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Where are alebrijes made? They are made in small towns outside the city of Oaxaca, Mexico. But where exactly is that? Thanks to handy googlemaps:
You can see Oaxaca is southeast of Mexico City (about 5-6 hours by car) and very far west of Cancun.
But alebrijes are not made in the city of Oaxaca itself, they are made in small towns just outside Oaxaca – primarily in the towns of Arrazola, San Martin Tilcajete, and La Union Tejalapan. On the map below Arrazola is indicated in purple, San Martin Tilcajete in yellow and La Union Tejalapan in red.
(Actually, La Union is not on googlemaps – shocking, I know – so I have indicated the town's neighbor San Felipe. La Union is a bit further west along the yellow road.)
Due to traffic and road conditions, Arrazola takes about 25-30 minutes to reach by car from central Oaxaca city whereas La Union and San Martin take 30-40 minutes.
Arrazola and San Martin are the more successful alebrije-making towns and most members of these communities carve full time. Their success is reflected in the town, for example: the roads are paved, buildings are made of brick, and there is running water in most homes. Most artisans make medium to large size alebrijes from the trunks of trees and use acrylic paints.
La Union has been the least successful of the three, partially because it is the most difficult to reach; it is a small farming community where many households carve alebrijes in addition to practicing subsistence farming. They have dirt roads and most families do not have running water in their houses. As a result, their alebrijes are very different from those produced in the other two towns. They are much smaller, usually created from the branches of trees rather than from the trunk. They are also usually painted with aniline dyes that are made from plants, bugs, and minerals found on their farm. As a result, they retain a more rustic look and feel, hearkening back to the original alebrijes made 30+ years ago. They also remain truer to one of the original uses for alebrijes: toys made by farmers for their children while in the field watching their herd (for more on the origins of alebrijes check back tomorrow!).
Three Dreaming Rabbits is going to display alebrijes from San Martin, La Union, and Arrazola. Additionally, our NGO is going to work exclusively with these three towns to give back to them for giving the world so much.
From Mexico City, I wish all readers a great evening. Please check back tomorrow for more information on Oaxaca and alebrijes!
Three Dreaming Rabbits is a Mexico City based project devoted to alebrijes, hand carved and hand painted wooden animals created by artisans in small towns outside the city of Oaxaca, Mexico. Three Dreaming Rabbits features an online gallery and unique bespoke services so everyone can search for and obtain their perfect alebrije.
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Kennison Mountain Trail For Mountain Biking
The 5th most popular mountain bike trail in West Virginia.
Thursday 7 July 2016 01:49 GMT
Southwest of Slatyfork and Snowshoe in the Monongahela National Forest, the Kennison Mountain Trail (#244) is a challenging 20+ mile loop with plenty of vertical.
To reach the mountain biking trailhead from Lewisburg, head north on US219 from US64 through Hillsboro. Head west on SR39/55 to the Cranberry Mountain Visitors Center. Just past the Center, proceed north on FS102 to the end (past the Glades).
From the FS102 trailhead parking, continue on FS102 for roughly seven miles past the South Fork Trail and several Adirondak shelters. At the junction with the KMT, head south across the Cranberry River and climb 1000 feet vertical over the next mile. Follow the KMT as it runs the narrow and rolling Kennison Mountain Ridge for the next 9 miles over rocks and rhododendron roots. Continue on the KMT past the Frosty Gap trail and descend rapidly 400 vertical to the South Fork Trail. For the short route back, the SFT heads northeast back to FS102. For the long route back, continue on the KMT across SR39/55 and climb the Blue Knob Trail. Drop off Blue Knob to pick up the Pocoahontas Trail (#263). Head east on the PT for 2 miles descending 600 via switchbacks. Near the bottom, take the first trail on the left leading to the intersection of SR39/55 & FS102. Follow FS102 back to the trailhead.
Overall, Kennison Mountain Trail is the 5th most popular mountain bike trail of all 32 mountain biking rides in West Virginia. Several of the better mountain bike trails are nearby Kennison Mountain Trail including Slatyfork / Gauley / Tea Creek, Greenbrier River Trail, Laurel Creek Trail, North Fork Mountain, Cheat Mountain Club Loop and Stony River Reservoir LoopAllegheny Trail.


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Apparently, Shakespeare was the originator of yo mama jokes. Ok, I did not do fact-checking on this, but are these or are these not lines from the Shakesperean play Titus Andronicus? If so, I think you just got served:
Demetrius: "Villain, what hast thou done?"
Aaron: "That which thou canst not undo."
Chiron: "Thou hast undone our mother."
Aaron: "Villain, I have done thy mother."
Thanks to the cute lil blog b for bel for informing me of this useful nugget. Adding, I appreciate the heck out of Shakespeare, so please accept this offering in the spirit is is intended: LOLworthy yet reverent :).
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Are these the words I want to leave behind?
An imprint of the world on me, myself on the world.
I'm just trying to be ok,
To do something that means something,
But on every side I am crushed by doubt.
I tried poem as prayer,
Hoping that maybe then this would be more
Than just a selfish child screaming at the sky.
I wanted to imitate the music
Which walked with me through the dark.
Perhaps I could do the same for others;
Be the one who says, "You're not alone."
I thought there was beauty even in brokenness
Like the one star in a black sky.
Maybe I am wrong
Like so many other times
When I tried to do something right.
Are these the words of a blessing or a curse?
Whatever I'm doing, I have to write.
I have a schedule which cannot wait
For me to sort it out-
Through words
I learn these things.


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Researchers Faculty of Pharmacy, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, in 2003 obtained a patent Pentagamavunon-0 in the United States, which is an inhibitor curcumin compound modified cancer cells. Now the developed chitosan nanoparticles to carry curcumin to more effectively target cancer cells.
This (modified curcumin) to anticancer drugs in combination with curcumin in the overlying chitosan nanoparticle size, "said the lecturer and researcher at the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Gadjah Mada, Ronny Martien, Thursday (23 / 6), after receiving the award and research grant from the Bureau Oktroi and Indonesia Academy of Sciences (AIPI) in Jakarta.
Ronny is one of four other young researchers who were given grants of research funding by the Bureau Oktroi and AIPI. Ronny proposed Biodiversity Utilization of research fields.
Title research "Utilization of Chitosan in Improving Bioavailibilitas Compounds Pentagamavunon-0 (PGV-0) as-inflammatory Analgesic Drugs with Nanoparticles Formulations".
PGV-0 is a derivative analog of curcumin derived from turmeric and ginger rhizome. According to Ronny, PGV-0 researched UGM in cooperation with the Netherlands.
Then, PGV-0 patented in the U.S. with Patent No. US-6777. 447B2. It's given a lot of research done in this country and curcumin has resulted in several patents as well. Curcumin was obtained from turmeric and ginger are widely exported to the U.S. Indonesia.
PGV-0 proved to have the ability to inhibit the enzyme cyclooxygenase (COX-2) are found in cancer cells. Expression of COX-2 enzyme tends to increase in the cancer cells so it must be inhibited for the healing process.
"PGV-0 as anticancer drugs also have drawbacks in the form keterlarutan level in water is low so it needs to be combined with chitosan with keterlarutan in high water," said Ronny.
Ronny argues, anticancer drugs with nanoparticle technology is pursued through the encapsulation of curcumin with 2-5 nanometer-sized chitosan. Availability of raw materials for curcumin and chitosan thus likely to be abundant cheap drugs.
"There are two ways to make chitosan and curcumin has a size of nanoparticles," said Ronny.
Both methods include the top down and bottom up. Top-down method using principles of physics with homogeniser equipment that does not exist in Indonesia and the cost becomes relatively expensive. Bottom up method in principle reached by the chemical process of mixing the chitosan and curcumin.
"Currently there is no industry that says it wants to work together to develop this research and produce the medicine in the future," he said.
According to him, the abundance of raw materials is a major capital development of the drug in the future. PGV-0 easily derived from curcumin, turmeric and ginger rhizome that have suitable habitat in the tropical regions in Indonesia.
Chitosan is made from chitin contained in the shells of crustaceans, including crab shells. Shells of shrimp, for example, estimated to cover 30-70 percent of the shrimp body itself so that the shell becomes abundant waste.
Through the process of purification, the shells will produce chitin as the compound capable of binding aminopolisakarida 4-5 times the weight of fat rather than weight chitin itself. To make chitin as chitosan, taken through the process of chitin hydrolysis by acids and bases.
Chitosan is chitin that has been removed asetilnya group, then leaving a free amine group makes chitosan is polikationik or positively charged ions.
"Because of this positive charge chitosan can be affixed with the negatively charged curcumin," says Ronny.
Anticancer drug with a combination of chitosan and curcumin-more precisely is the PGV-O-nanoparticle size is inserted orally into the patient's body.
Nanoparticle drug is then easily absorbed and enter the blood vessels and tissue cells. Drug will work when the encounter cancer cells, particularly inhibiting the enzyme COX-2 in cancer cells.
"Curcumin in this case as a drug or medicine who wish to transfer with chitosan nanoparticles," said Ronny.
In later development, the drug can be altered according to what the patient needs. Drugs with nanoparticle size will reduce the dose, but Ronny admits, his research has not reached the target precision.
"The pharmaceutical researchers in the world right now is pursuing methods of achieving the target precision of disease to be treated with this nanoparticle drug," Ronny said.
Abundance of raw material drug nanoparticles become the main capital. However, persistence and seriousness of all parties to support this research is not less important. In fact, very important.Source of health kompas


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Before & After: Obtaining whole red snappers was far too difficult (and expensive), so I used snapper steaks instead. We both loved the noodles. I liked the salad, Mrs Pomegranate didn't.
She hated the fish. Not just because of the abundance of fish bones (Mrs P. is quite fussy when it comes to bones of any kind), but also because she got the most bitter bits. The papillote didn't work. We got none of the lime or ginger and the lemongrass turned a horrible bitter inside the parcel, rendering some tiny bits of fish inedible. The Worcestershire sauce, again, was lost entirely. Thank heavens for the S&P on top of that snapper!
Mrs Pomegranate's verdict: 2/5 ("Too bitter. (fish) – Too sour/gingery. (salad))
Herr Volt's verdict: 3/5


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I woke to a wet pillow, not my own doing. The rain was constant, not a break in the downpour throughout the evening. The rain had made it's way through the slightest gap between the canvas and the hard surface of the van – the first real evening of constant rain from our entire trip! Reflecting back on the evening we had, I recall a moment when Caroline and I had retired for the night, through the noises of the rain and wind Caroline heard a scratching sound outside where we were laying (Just to put it in perspective, our bed is an expandable part of the caravan. It has a solid roof, with three sides made from a canvas material and extends beyond the main frame of the van). The scratching was constant. I immediately thought it was one of the kangaroos we had previously spotted in the caravan park was trying to scratch it's way into the caravan for a spot of shelter. Being the brave soul that I am, I picked up one of our head torches and opened the door swiftly, to try and catch the kangaroo by surprise. Fortunately there wasn't a kangaroo outside – I don't think the little head torch would have been enough to stop the kangaroos we have seen in Denmark! It must have been the torrential rain…
For the first time since the 1st December, unfortunately Trixie did not come to visit. We believe due to the antics of the girls yesterday Trixie decided not to join us as the girls had been too naughty. Fingers crossed he visits tonight as the girls have been good today!
With terrible weather forecasted for most of the day, we decided to engage in some indoor pursuits over breakfast. The plan of attack was to drive to Albany for an impromptu, yet necessary, haircut for me, visit the National ANZAC Centre followed by a look at a replica of Brig Amity – all of this before lunch. A cunning plan to entertain the girls hoping that they may have a good sleep over lunchtime!
First things first. Haircut. I decided before breakfast that my hair was getting a little annoying. Too short to (dare I say it) tie up in a 'man bun', too long to not worry about. First priority for the family today was to cut Samson's locks.
With Caroline as co-pilot, she located a reputable salon up for the job, no need fussing away with one of those 'barber shops', Caroline scouted for salons with Wella or L'Oréal product ranges – supposedly indicative that the hairdressers would know what to do with the lion's mane. For most humans, trying to find the best salon over a 25 minute journey in a foreign state (and town) is not something that can be easily achieved. Caroline had found the best salon, booked an appointment and made sure the time fit in with our schedule. I have to admit I did need to press the accelerator a little more than desired, but made it to the salon on time. Time for a shampoo and haircut – I was particularly looking forward to the head massage!! The girls came to join me in the salon after completing their FaceTime session with their daycare buddies, Mia and Charlie. My haircut was almost complete and Ava walked up to me whilst in the chair stating "You look normal" – good to know I can still keep the beard!!
We headed for a fantastic coffee and mid morning sustenance following another great BeanHunter recommendation, 'The Naked Bean Coffee Roasters' where the girls and I witnessed beans moving from roasting to blending – such a beautiful smell, all those lovely roasted beans! A slight drive down the road and we were at the National ANZAC Centre, Albany.
The National ANZAC Centre is an incredible building atop of a Mount Adelaide overlooking the waterway outside of Middleton Beach. The centre is dedicated to honouring the ANZAC's of the First World War and provides a chance to connect with soldiers that fought in WW1. An amazing monument to brave men and women.
Upon entering the building, each of us received a card with a picture of a soldier upon it, including their name and rank. The idea of being provided the card was to follow the journey of your solider through the war, using interactive multimedia displays, artefacts, film and audio – it was a truly touching experience that connected us all to what the soldiers had endured. Seeing video footage of the soldiers marching onto the boats leaving Australian shores when entering the building, I could see that Caroline was already starting to tear up. Audrey turned to Caroline and said "The soldiers are coming, I'm scared". The sound of thousands of young men, marching in line unaware of what they were about to face. I held in the tears initially, but found myself emotionally speechless and fighting back the tears at the soldiers accounts of the war.
When we left the National ANZAC Centre, I felt empty. I can't express the feeling that came over me. Proud of the efforts of the ANZAC's, yet extremely saddened by the cost of war. Going to dawn service is something that Caroline and I have committed to ever since we started dating. Visiting the National Anzac Centre has made this pilgrimage once a year even more special!
We drove to our next destination, the Brig Amity replica, a replica of a boat from the 1800's – a few kilometres down the road. The Brig Amity, 'Brig' meaning two masts and 'Amity' meaning friendship was a ship that was used to transport 23 convicts, 21 soldiers, domesticated animals and seeds to grow crops from Sydney to King George Sound, the large harbour of Albany, Western Australia. Being battered by storms along the way, the voyage took over six weeks.
Boarding the vessel, you get a real appreciation of how difficult times would have been over the six week period. The bottom two levels below deck had low ceilings. To traverse these floors I had to hunch over whilst simultaneously squatting – a crab like walk allowed me access through the small rooms. Ava and Audrey were fine, a veritable cubby room for them, while Caroline thought she was ok with the ceiling height, banging her head on the ceiling whilst traversing the ladder to the next level. Secretly I think Caroline was happy hitting her head, she may have even jumped to perform this miracle – as I am sure she will never have the chance again to hit her head on a ceiling!! Fortunately I agree with the adage, 'good things come in small packages'! Caravan life in comparison is 'glamping' compared to what these convicts and soldiers endured – and here I am complaining about a wet pillow!!
Leaving Albany heading for Denmark, we ate the sandwiches Caroline had made earlier in the car hoping that the girls would fall asleep when we arrived back at the caravan park. After waiting for around 20 minutes, hearing Ava and Audrey squabble/dobbing over whom was "out of bed" and "who had their eyes open" we decided we would commence the afternoon festivities. A visit to Pentland, an animal farm where you get the opportunity to feed, pat and cuddle various animals including koalas, alpacas, pigs, rabbits, hamsters, sheep, goats and camels – the one animal we haven't seen alive during our travels!!
We received small bags of feed before entering the farm and moved toward the first attraction, the koala, whom surprisingly Ava was keen to pat. Describing the koala and "soft but stinky" it would be interesting to hear how Ava would describe the other animals!! Next stop was the goats. Pushy and rude would be my words, however gentle when you gave them food. They were extremely skilful in manoeuvring their heads to find the food!
It was almost 3pm and time to feed the crèched animals, some baby cows, goats and pigs. Ava lead the charge feeding the cows and pigs, holding the bottles with sheer determination yet in a motherly way. All those sessions where she uses her imagination with Audrey to play mum and baby had paid off – she was a natural! The cow and pigs absolutely smashed the bottles – stopping their raucous noises suggesting they were satisfied with her feeding techniques! After feeding the baby goat, which I did, we visited some donkeys, Scottish highland cows, a horse that followed us up and down the fence for more feed, an emu and camel among other animals, as well as a 2 day old Alpaca. The highlight for the day was a young alpaca Ava named 'friendly' and a kangaroo, which she happily fed by hand. Audrey stood on the sideline as her big sister led the way. The farm was a fantastic experience. So hands on, such a worthwhile experience to build up their confidence!
Before retiring to the caravan for the evening, it was my time to go to a farm a little more up my alley, a wine farm called Singlefile Wines.
In true tasting form I worked my way through the white and red varieties while Caroline had a slight sip, as she was designated driver. The lovely lady at the cellar door had provided a spittoon for use, totally unnecessary as far as I was concerned – I was prepared to embrace the full experience of this vineyard!! Known particularly for their Chardonnay and Pinot Noir's, the vineyard has vines in a few regions within the Great Southern region. Denmark for Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, Frankland River for their Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon, Porongurup for Riesling, along with Mount Barker and Albany providing high yielding fruit.
The wines we were particularly impressed with were:
- 2014 Pemberton Fume Blanc – a Sauvignon Blanc style that is extended in oak
- 2015 Pemberton Pinot Gris
- 2015 Denmark Pinot Noir **
- 2015 Semillon Sauvignon Blanc
- 2016 Chardonnay
- 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot – Frankland River **
While purchasing a few bottles from this cellar door (the ones indicated by the **), I have to say I was particularly taken by all the wines listed above. Good news is that Singlefile Wines should be available in Sydney through Vintage Cellar.. Yippee, no need to send a case home!!
We arrived back at the caravan park after a quick supermarket shop, cooked dinner and settled the girls for the night whilst Caroline and I attended to our usual evening pursuits – blog writing, photo sorting etc. Impressed with the Singlefile wines, we opened the 2015 Denmark Pinot Noir with dinner and had a 'splash' from the 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot. A fantastic way to warm up your insides whilst braving the cold sumer we are experiencing through Western Australia!!
Tomorrow, a new adventure. We pack the van and head to Albany for two nights!!
Chicky's edit : I asked Ava this evening what she learnt today from the ANZAC centre – her response was "that some people come back from the war and some don't". I then asked what she had learnt from the convict boat, her response was "that the people that run the ship live in better conditions than the convicts". I then asked about the animals "that alpacas are friendly and I don't need to be scared to feed them"


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The festival season is coming to an end in Edinburgh. In August, eleventy-billion festivals happen in the city; this is the birthplace of the Fringe, and the Fringe alone has over 2,000 shows to take in over three weeks.
The pub where I work is on the Royal Mile, the stretch of street that extends from Edinburgh castle to Holyrood palace, where the Fringe street performers do their shows and show promoters force flyers into the hands of the throngs of tourists walking up and down the mile. I have a drawer full of them.
I'm glad I came to Edinburgh during the festival season, to see what goes on and take in some shows. I'm also glad I'll be here once all the festivals are over, to see the real city, without having to fight through slow moving crowds to get down the street and being buried in flyers. I'm looking forward to feeling like I live here.
I will miss the inherent weirdness of festival. I've seen a man laying on a bed of nails and others juggling machetes atop tall unicycles. I saw the Guinness record holder for facial piercing wandering the streets. While I was waiting for my flatmate outside the beer gardens, a panda came up to ask me the time. I've seen lots of women on stilts.
I have a great flat and a great flatmate, Lindsay, who just got a puppy, Otto.


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shnizz0r replied to sebastiaanW's topic in MiniaturesI've had problems with vallejo primers as well, no matter if I waited a day or a week for it to dry. I tried out stinylrez, this is the real deal. I pretty much never looked back since. It feels a little bit thicker, thats why I still dilute it with water. Multiple thin layers are always recommended. But that is what I've done with vallejo as well.
Thx man!
Hey guys, Finally had some spare time for more YuJing models, still a lot more on the line though :/ Hope you like em: Oh and I painted up the fast panda food truck: Crappy pics, I know... I'll try to get some better pics soon!
shnizz0r replied to LeFrank's topic in MiniaturesDas nenn ich gut investierte 20 Stunden. Der Kriza ist doch noch gar nicht draußen?!
shnizz0r replied to LeFrank's topic in MiniaturesDie Details sind ja mal der Hammer, besser gehts nicht! Wie lang hast du am Taskmaster gepinselt?
Thanks Icarium, although I have to admit these are "only" decals from images which I found on the internet and printed on some decal paper. Did work out better than i expected though
Some of my terrain, a lot more is in the queue And then I'm trying to build an outpost table on an alien planet with the "Xenos Hive 4x4" from Kraken mats and a lot of space terrain from Kickstarter (which I hope will arrive soon). Already got the mat, its absolutely gorgeous! Go check it out!
thanks maru for all the links, next time I aim for better results ofc some new stuff for my YJ army: and finally the goo squad is ready to tack some TAG: And my crane rank, really like this mini a lot. I got some of the new plast craft decals and tried it on himm I think it turned out quite well: more angles of the CR: At the family reunion Oh yeah, and I finished this dude:
shnizz0r replied to TheMeth's topic in MiniaturesWhile I still admire Angel and all, hes a very quick painter, I actually think your minis look better than his. Sry Angel fanboys...
shnizz0r replied to Azard's topic in MiniaturesGood stuff there!
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shnizz0r replied to shnizz0r's topic in Rules of EngagementSorry, I wasnt perfectly clear there. I was not explaining the rules, I was explaining my thoughts on a hypothetical translation of reality into this alternative rule, where you are forced into partial cover even if it would set off the mine, which as we know, contradicts the rules. Enough of devils advocat
shnizz0r replied to shnizz0r's topic in Rules of EngagementI see your point solkan, this is some kind of edge case. Nevertheless it may happen and therefore has influence on my decisions on the table. The most intuitive and straightforward answer I can give you is, that it would be totally fine, if I dodge into the mine and it sets off, exposing me to the blast that I need to make an arm roll against. In the end I can still decide whether or not I want to dodge into it. Its a form of area denial after all, wouldnt you agree. About that second part, I would go with Recruit-3D: you are not allowed to move into partial or full cover if it sets off the mine, so you would need to go prone. Even if you are forced to move in that direction that sets off the mine. Knowing that you could use this to your tactical advantage. Now that I think about it, I would actually prefer it. I mean, think about it, you are a coward and flee into cover, in that moment you would be simply surprised by the mine and cannot dodge. The mine does not care if you moved by accident or subconsciously or even if you wanted to. It just sets off. Any way, I didnt want to start a discussion. I think I have my answer now, thanks!
shnizz0r replied to shnizz0r's topic in Rules of EngagementThanks for clarification. In my mind this still does not make sense. It basically tells me, if I have the opportunity to dodge into a mine, I should do it, since its a free roll vs. the mine. If I fail the roll vs. the mine, nothing happens. I understand B ) now, thanks. Doesn't make much sense to me either...
shnizz0r replied to alphz's topic in MiniaturesFor my zhanshi pants I went from a darkened vallejo olive green as base, mixing in falcon torquise for an intermediate stage, up to a mix of "lime green" (its almost neon green)+"light sea blue". Final stage includes more white, edges pure but heavily thinned down white. You say you want a more blueish green but state in the beginning you want a "ceramic Matt olive green/ khaki gree" . That is quite the opposite. Do you have a reference?


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The fifth edition of the excellent Townsmen mobile games is finally out for people to download to their phones. For those unfamiliar with Townsmen, you start the game as a struggling knight order and have to become self sufficient while avoiding the pitfalls of the land. There are buildings that give you different supplies, travelling merchants that will buy those supplies from you or sell you new ones and the land itself, which at any time may wreck your carefully laid plans with an earthquake. Townsmen is to mobile phones, what Civilisation is to PCs. A solid strategy game with an excellent control scheme.
Each building in the game needs several different items to build as well as different supplies on a regular basis to keep the building running. In return they will manufacture new items which will give you access to the better buildings in the game.
Lets say you want to collect some taxes from the villages surrounding your lands. Well first you'll need to build a tax collector, but he wont go to work without a constant supply of swill (the game's name for alcohol), so you'll need to build a tavern. The tavern wont work without a supply of meat so you'll need a basic pig farm. This runs on water from the well in your storehouse so that's fine, but now you find you're short of workers. You put those buildings into sleep mode so they don't drain your resources and plan an attack on one of the villages in order to suppress it and gain more servants. Knights can be sent from an outpost to do this but first they'll need weapons, so you'll need a smith. The smith needs wood for his fires and iron to smelt. You switch your farm to cut down wood from the forests around your lands, instead of breeding pigs, and build a mine to get some iron from the mountains. By this point you desperately need some more workers so you pay out some of your resources to upgrade the village and in gratitude they send more servants your way. Little do they know they're working towards their new overlord's evil plan.
Just at that moment a dragon attacks and trashes your farm. You'll have to get that up and running again before you can even think about collecting those taxes. Maybe you should sell off some of your excess weapons to the travelling merchant who's staying with you for the next few days?
Dragons are the big new addition to Townsmen 5 and much of the gameplay is centred around them. At the beginning of play you'll be constantly rebuilding after dragon attacks and cursing them to high heaven. Survive that though and you'll eventually have the resources to build a castle and hunt the dragons yourself. Once you've sent the soldiers into a dragon cave they'll bring a dragon home with them unless the cave is too difficult for them. If the cave is a higher level than your castle you'll have to wait until you can upgrade before tackling the dragons. But once you've caught one, you can get some revenge. Either sell it to a merchant for a load of gold or build a druid's stone circle and have them make a potion out of it. Of course you'll need herbs to keep a druid's circle going so you'd best start a farm working on that eh?
I started playing the Townsmen games way back with Townsmen 2 and the games started to go downhill after that in this reviewer's opinion. They got bogged down with extra features that made sense for the era but complicated gameplay a little too much. Those features have been redesigned and streamlined for this game with many of the decisions put into the player's hands where they belong. While that's the greatest compliment I can offer this game it's also the greatest criticism I have for it. With the streamlining so many buildings have been combined together that there's not an awful lot to build anymore. This can make it a little more difficult later on in the game when you've got three farms, two taverns, two smiths, and two mines each producing a different product. I'm sure I'm not the only one who'll be playing this but keeping a copy of Townsmen 2 for some real old fashioned strategy gameplay.
Graphics – 5/5 The townies may be only a few pixels high but they've got character and it's compulsive to watch them go about the routines you've set for them.
Sound – 2/5 While the generally excellent quality of music is still intact, the sound effects themselves are nothing more than rudimentary beeps.
Gameplay – 4/5 One of the shining examples of mobile gaming as always, but it's still missing something from the days of Townsmen 2.


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I'm a senior in college and I still am hurt from a boy in middle school. This one is for you. You probably never realized what a huge impact your bullying caused for my life. I have severe trust issues, hard time keeping friends and am over emotional about every comment someone makes about me. You called me ugly, made me feel dumb for being smart, and make the whole school hate me just to make yourself feel good. You called me Medusa and told everyone that if they looked at me they would turn to stone. So, no one ever took the chance of being my friend. I was alone in a time of need and that is all your fault. My first suicide attempt was that week. I've had 4 more since then. Hopefully, you've grown to be a better person and learned what a cruel, selfish, rude individual you were for making my life so awful from such a young age.
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I'm not sure I've ever told you this, but Spiritually speaking I can be a wanderer, well in my thoughts at least. I come across a verse, song, or sermon, and it stirs up something in me. I'm troubled by it in a good way; it's good to have light shined on my dark spots, even if it hurts.
Lately comfort has been on my mind . . . I believe you and I both have difficulty arranging our priorities. I've often wondered if there is ever even one second during which we could say we truly loved God with everything we have and our neighbor more than self, but that's another topic for another time. I think a wise man [or woman :)] should constant evaluate himself. Am I obeying, really? Is God number one, really? The kicker: am I being honest with myself, REALLY?
If I'm honest I must face the fact that the number one spot (or a number above Father anyway) in my heart often belongs to comfort. I long for comfort, I love it, I seek it.
When's the last time I had an uncomfortable conversation with someone for their benefit? Few and far between.
What keeps me at my job? Comfort. I never really believed it was home forever, but I'm comfortable. If I really seek out where God wants me I might have to be uncomfortable.
What has driven most of my decisions in the past? You got it
Why did I enter relationships I knew I shouldn't have? Again with the C word
Why do I ignore the nudges I get to say something, to show kindness to a stranger, to go to the altar, to use my talents for Him? Why do I wear the clothes I do?
I'll spare you, but it goes on with virtually no end. This is not the life for you and I. It's not what we were born again for. Comfort is not our God. This life isn't about being comfortable as much as possible. It suddenly hit me that there are tons of verses in the bible that talk about comfort, and nearly all the ones I can think of refer to the comforter, Holy Spirit. We're not meant to be comfortable with our lives but comforted by the comforter during our lives.
Picture this: you and I both lay this obsession down. What if we prayed, listened, and went for that uncomfortable job? Gave money to that stranger when we get that feeling? Taught that class? What if we didn't change the world but changed the world for one person and he or she did the same for three others? Do you have any idea how much good could come from it if you drew comfort from God instead of circumstances?!
Im not even sure where to start but where I am with what I've got sounds reasonable enough. I can't say I'm excited to get uncomfortable, but I don't think I can go on the same now that this has come up. I hope now I'm dragging you along with me 😉


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An Ethics Casebook for Hospitals
Practical Approaches to Everyday Ethics Consultations
Second Edition
Mark G. Kuczewski, Rosa Lynn B. Pinkus, and Katherine Wasson
Originally published in 1999, this classic textbook includes twenty-six cases with commentary and bibliographic resources designed especially for medical students and the training of ethics consultants. The majority of the cases reflect the day-to-day moral struggles within the walls of hospitals. As a result, the cases do not focus on esoteric, high-tech dilemmas like genetic engineering or experimental protocols, but rather on fundamental problems that are pervasive in basic healthcare delivery in the United States: where to send a frail, elderly patient who refuses to go to a nursing home, what role the family should play in making a treatment decision, what a hospital should do when it is getting stuck with too many unpaid bills.
This thoroughly revised and updated second edition includes thirteen new cases, five of which are designated as "skill builder" cases aimed specifically at persons who wish to conduct clinical ethics case consultations. The new cases highlight current ethical challenges that arise in caring for populations such as undocumented immigrant patients, persons with substance use disorders involving opioids, and ethical issues that arise beyond the bedside at the organizational level. The reader is invited to use the supplemental videos and assessment tools available on the website of the Loyola University Chicago ACES project (www.LUC.edu/ethicsconsult).
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Mark Kuczewski, PhD, is the Fr. Michael I. English, S.J., Professor of Medical Ethics, Director of the Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics and Health Policy, and Chair of the Department of Medical Education at the Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. A former President of the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities, Mark has been a leader in the effort to promote quality in clinical ethics case consultation.
Rosa Lynn B. Pinkus, PhD, served as Professor of Medicine/Neurosurgery, Associate director for the Center of Bioethics and Health Law and director of the Consortium Ethics Program, University of Pittsburgh. She retired in December 2013 and currently teaches a graduate bioethics course for the Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh.
Katherine Wasson, PhD, MPH, is an associate professor and bioethicist at the Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics and Health Policy at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. She is an educator, researcher and clinical ethics consultant and the Principal Investigator for the Assessing Clinical Ethics Skills project.
"This updated Ethics Casebook for Hospitals has practical features for training hospital ethics committee members, including resources for conducting role plays or simulation to elucidate different stakeholder perspectives in case consultations, and ways to develop and evaluate ethics consultants' knowledge and skills competencies. The innovative pairing with clinical ethics consultation resources housed on Loyola's Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics' website enhances the functionality of this casebook for individuals providing ethics consultation services. Also, broadening the scope of topics covered from the commonly encountered end-of-life issues to organizational ethics and substance use disorders makes this edition of the casebook particularly relevant as an introduction to hospital-based clinical ethics consultation."—Anita Tarzian, PhD, RN, Program Coordinator and Associate Professor, University of Maryland School of Nursing
"This is far more than a book. In combining a casebook with web-based consultation videos, Mark Kuczewski, Rosa Lynn Pinkus, and Katherine Wasson have created a cutting-edge way to learn to practice ethics consultation. Personally, I highly recommend it."—Marion Danis, MD, Department of Bioethics, National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
Table of Contents
Section 1: Consent and Capacity
Case 1: Truth Telling and Culture- Using an Interpreter in a Consultation (Skill Builder Case)
Case 2: What Does She Really Want? Coercion, Persuasion, and the Family
Case 3: "He Doesn't Know What He's Saying" Advance Directives in Emergency Setting
Case 4: "Please Don't Cut Off My Leg" Going from a Wish to a Plan of Care
Case 5: Consent and the Elderly- Is the Patient Her Own Best Spokesperson?
Case 6: "I Don't Want Any Tubes" Capacity and the Care of a Patient with a Kidney Transplant
Case 7: Caring for a Patient Who Uses Heroin- Fairness and Professional Responsibility
Practical Commentary and Cheat Sheet
Conceptual Framework
Further Reading
Section 2: End-Of-Life Decision Making
Case 8: The Stroke Case- "I Can't Be Responsible for Killing Your Mother" (Skill Builder Case)
Case 9: Futility- "But She Said She Wanted Everything" (Skill Builder Case)
Case 10: Withdrawing Treatment- Easier Said Than Done
Case 11: The Letter and Spirit of a Directive- Making Decisions with a Patient of Variable Capacity
Case 12: How Competent Does a Surrogate Need to Be? A Decison Maker Who Might Not Appreciate the Choice to Be Made
Case 13: How Does a POLST Form Help? When a Surrogate Contradicts a Valid DNR Order
Case 14: Withdrawing Treatment and the Family's "Returning Hero"- When One Family Member Says "Go" but the Surrogate Says "No"
Case 15: "They're Crazy!" The Micromanaging Family
Practical Commentary and Cheat Sheet
Conceptual Framework
Further Reading
Section 3: Decision Making for Minors
Case 16: "God Can Do Miracles, and He Will Heal Jessica" A Pediatric Patient Wants to Forgo Treatment but Her Parent Disagrees (Skill Builder Case)
Case 17: Transfusions as a Preventive Measure for a Witness Child- Do the Child's Medical Interests Outweigh Family Integrity?
Case 18: IV Drug Addiction and the Perfect Son- Difficult Decisions in Treating a Chronic Opiod User
Case 19: "She'll Never be Able to Take Care of That Child!" Family Integrity and the Newborn's Best Interest
Case 20: Families and Hope- Fostering the Patient's Self-Determination
Case 21: Who's the Patient? Dealing with a Formidable Advocate
Practical Commentary and Cheat Sheet
Conceptual Framework
Further Reading
Section 4: Organizational Ethics
Case 22: "If We Do This, They'll All Come Here" A Kidney Transplant for an Undocumented Immigrant (Skill Builder Case)
Case 23: "But She's Our Patient" Margin and Medical Mission
Case 24: Charity Care- What Are The Criteria?
Case 25: "What's the Use?" Capacity, Addiction, and Fairness
Case 26: A Teaching's Hospital Transfer Policy- Who is Responsibile for This Patient?
Practical Commentary and Cheat Sheet
Conceptual Framework
Further Reading
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The entire U.S. fixed income market (municipals, Treasuries, mortgages, corporates, federal agency bonds, money market, and asset back securities) totals over $40 trillion.1
Breakdown of U.S. Fixed Income Asset Class (as of December 31, 2016)
Corporate credit (high grade corporate bonds, high yield corporate bonds, and floating rate loans) is about $8.9 trillion of this pie. The high yield bond market is a large and growing market, now totaling $1.5 trillion in the U.S. and $2.0 trillion of U.S. dollar denominated high yield debt globally.2
If you add in high yield floating rate loans, that includes another nearly $0.9 trillion and together high yield bonds and loans account for nearly 30% of corporate debt. One thing is clear, that the high yield debt market is a growing market, and we believe one that cannot be ignored for fixed income investors.
As we look at just who owns high yield bonds, the three largest categories of owners are pension funds, insurance companies, and retail mutual funds, all of which have relatively similar size of ownership at just over a quarter of the market each.3
With this we see both institutional and retail customers as active in the space. At $42.1 billion, high yield exchange traded funds (ETFs) account for about 14.2% of the total $296 billion "retail" high yield fund base4, which includes the much larger mutual fund counterpart. High yield ETFs account for about 2.8% of the broader U.S. high yield market and have been around that level for the last five years, and loan ETFs are just over 1% of the total US loan market.5
While a very small portion of the total market, the place of high yield ETFs within the broader high yield bond market has been a discussion point over the last couple years, with some critics speculating that some widespread sell pressure in high yield ETFs could cause a collapse in high yield markets due to "liquidity" issues. We have previously explained how regulations post the financial crisis have led to less market making and lower dealer inventory of bonds, and the impact that has had on markets (see our piece "Understanding Market Liquidity", "The Pricing Issue in High Yield").
Flows in and out of these "retail" mutual and exchange traded funds (though we know that various institutions are buyers of mutual funds and ETFs as well) can be volatile week over week, but again, these flows pale in comparison to size of the total market. For instance looking back over the last year and a half of weekly retail exchange traded and mutual fund flows (chart below)6, the second largest reported weekly retail outflow on record occurred in March 2017 and totaled around $5.68 billion.7 This amount compared to a $1.5 trillion U.S. high yield bond market means it is about 0.4% of the total market, so seemingly minuscule.
Over this period, the largest ETF-specific weekly outflow (and the largest ETF outflow on record) was $3.45bil8, so only about 0.2% of the total U.S. high yield market size. Last week we saw the third largest ETF-related daily outflow on record and with that, the high yield market was down only 0.25%9, which certainly indicates that the market was able to handle the large ETF outflows without any significant disruption.
Not only do we see ETFs benefiting from their in-kind redemption mechanisms, in this environment of lower dealer inventory and heightened price volatility, we believe that high yield ETFs provide an advantage over mutual funds during more volatile times because ETFs trade/price intra-day, so we would argue provide a more accurate and true pricing mechanism for going in and out of the high yield market than mutual funds that only trade at the end of the day.
We see the high yield bond and loan market as an important piece of the fixed income asset class, especially in this global low yield and high domestic equity valuation environment. We believe that high yield ETFs provide investors great accessibility to the asset class. And while the post financial crisis regulations may add an element of volatility to the market, we would view this volatility as an opportunity for active managers like Peritus who have the ability to capitalize on discounts and can be intentional about the credits they invest in. While we have seen a strong year plus for the high yield market, we believe that there are still attractive opportunities within the high yield space for active managers who are able to search for value.


text: You don't have to Salsa to enjoy Cuban Fury, but it might motivate you to go out dancing and, or take-up a few lessons. Nick Frost spoke with us to explain that he made this movie for all the right reasons and that he took Salsa lessons for 7 months to make and star in Cuban Fury. Love the tag: All's Fair In Love & Salsa! Cuban Fury is about an overweight guy who has some competition, that's all I will say. Go see this movie for all the supporting actors: there are amazing Salsa dancers, gorgeous + fierce!!! 🙂 The dancers are true competitors in real life part of the UK scene. The movie surprises in the U.S. with British, mostly British, accents. A Good surprise. My favorite character was Bejan, a Persian gay dancer in training who is sooooo funny! You will luv him! This actor voiced roles in the animated The Pirates! Band of Misfits, one of my fav movies. Luv Bejan! The character Drew was sooooo good too. A real Irishman 🙂 Funny, Funny, Funny. His dancing duel with Bruce was Hilarious!!!! Hope to see more of him too! This actor was in Bridesmaids + Thor: The Dark World 🙂 He reminds me of Will Ferrell. You will luv him! Bruce, played by Nick Frost, does a great job winning the girl. He has "Corazon" (heart) … a major theme of Cuban Fury. Nick Frost acted in Paul (the alien campy movie you must see) + The Adventures of TinTin :)))) Nick Frost reminds me of Kevin James big time–charming + luvable!!!!!!! The dancing coach + young Bruce rocked it!!! The board game scenes with the coach I luved. More favorites were Bruce's best friends/friend …. hilarious!!! HIs sister in the movie, the Polynesian Cougar, just great and she acted in another movie I wuv, The Secret World of Arrietty 🙂 Rashida Jones rocks Beautiful! The daughter of the Giant Quincy Jones and an actor in more movies I luv: The Muppets (2011) + I Love You, Man! Cuban Fury is a romantic comedy with good values, many belly laughs, and fiery hot dancing moves. to do Salsa Give it a chance. It made me go out and bust a move. And like an audience member told Nick Frost, she doesn't need dancing shoes to dance Salsa 🙂


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Phillyware back from laser cutter
On friday, I received my first round of laser-cut flatware back from Ponoko, a company that offers laser-cutting services in New Zealand. I have been pretty anxious to receive these, as I spent a good amount of time designing and planning for them
Initially, I was hoping to sell the final designs online, thinking that it may appeal to Philadelphians that want to eat in style. However, the intricacy of the cuts needed in between the tines of the fork presented a problem for the stainless steel. A representative from Ponoko emailed me saying that their laser cutter can't do such small details, as the material begins to heat up and spatter, thus failing to define the shape I need. Also, they don't engrave designs into metal yet, so I couldn't get that Phillyware logo (above) engraved onto the handles of my pieces.
With this information in mind, I switched to jet black acrylic, a material that has been mastered by the Ponoko team. I am worried about the functionality of the flatware in plastic as opposed to stainless, but I'm going to continue to pursue getting these done in stainless in the future. Perhaps a water-jet cutter, as they do not heat up the material as they cut.
Anyway, here are some pictures of the laser-cut pieces that I received back. I created forks, knives, and spoons with many variations on each. I tried different ways to represent the Phillyware logo, and I tried some pieces flat and some pieces with 3D handles (slot and tab design that clicks into place). Please provide feedback on both the usability of acrylic flatware, the designs in general, and anything else on your mind after viewing these.
I was happy with the detail achieved by the laser on the fork tines, and I am a little uncertain with the quality of the engraving requested. It seems a little strange, almost like a checker-board pattern if you look close enough.
Also, these are simply the pre-forms.. they have yet to be formed into the proper shapes that will cradle food properly like real flatware does. They are flat coming from the laser cutter, as they are cut from flat sheets, but once formed I'll be taking context shots of them and posting them up here. I'm going to have to send away again, as I've learned a lot from getting these designs back.
Coroflot link: http://www.coroflot.com/westhomas/phillyware_laser-cut_flatware
March 9, 2009 10:25 pm
These look great. I love the subtle detail of the skyline in between the fork prongs. You may find this link useful for improving the your engraving results – http://blog.ponoko.com/2008/09/04/how-to-improve-your-engraving-results/


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We're so lucky that almost every time we go to see Martin, we get to hold him. I didn't expect to be able to hold him for the first few weeks. They actually told us not to expect to hold him for a long time. so I'm so grateful that we get to hold Martin when we're there.
Here's day 9--Matt and Martin just having a snuggle.
I love that he just looks like a normal newborn in the picture. You can't see the tubes or wires attached to him.
They upped his feedings on day 9, from 17ML to 24ML, and it takes about 1/2 hour for a feeding. They hook it up to the IV machine, so they can regulate how fast it goes in. I got to hold him for the entire feeding, which is so nice.
They've been taking blood everyday, so we've yet to be able to get hand or footprints, but hopefully soon! His billi levels were also low enough that they didn't have to put him under the lights, which is great.
Day 10--Martin is holding Matt's pinky finger. That's how tiny his hands are. It's amazing to me.
day 10--a little snuggle time with mamma. Everytime we get to hold him, they can turn down the flow of oxygen coming in his nasal canula. He's on low flow room air oxygen, usually between 20-30% (yeah, I'm not quite sure what that means either) but when we hold him, his oxygen gets too high, because he's so content being with mom and dad. It's awesome! That's how I know that us holding him is beneficial, even when some nurses don't think so.
I know this is a blurry picture, but look at that smile!! He kept smiling, and it was awesome. Makes a mamma happy!
Day 10 was very similar to day 9. We held Martin while he ate, and just enjoyed being there. Because it was sunday, we were able to attend the church services at the Hospital, which was nice, since I hadn't been for the past few weeks, and when I did go, I was in a wheelchair. It was nice to be able to walk in.
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- Krystal
- Wife to Matt, mother to Katryn (7 years old), Martin (5 years old), Kale (2 year old angel), Miranda (angel baby) and Indy puppy (10 years old), wanna-be domestic goddess, awesome chef, and world renowned author.
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Day 9&10 (march 20&21)
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- Cam
Normal 'air' isn't anywhere near pure oxygen. It constitutes just under 21% O2, with Nitrogen being the most prevalent gas at 78%. So, to have him down to 20-30% O2 means that he is almost ready for a 'normal' environment.
- March 28, 2010 at 10:47 AM
- Nancy
He's beautiful. Look at those precious little eyes poking out of the blanket and those teeny tiny fingers. I wouldn't want to leave either.
- April 1, 2010 at 8:50 AM
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I would like to hear about the experiences and opinions of graduates who working in recruitment as a recruitment consultant and weather this is a worthwhile opportunity to pursue as a long term career having previous exposure to sales. What are the positives and negatives of working in this role?
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Hi there,
Although I do not work in recruitment, I applied to many jobs in the sector, and developed quite good experience on the 'recruitment process' and the ways some consultancies work.
Positively, it is a rapidly expanding sector, with a diverse range of specialisms depending on which area suits your interest. Personally I was very interested in office and financial recruitment, so I applied to companies specialising in those areas. Furthermore. Each company is unique and can be vastly different to their competitors. Venn Group for instance work as a team, whereas Hays, Graduate Futures, and office Angels etc. employ recruiters who work individually, but still form a wider team. As such, friendships and office social life is a fundamental part of the sector, so I would recommend finding a consultancy which really suits your needs, and whose employees you could envisage working with on a daily basis. In addition, the sector also offers lucrative financial rewards for those who work very hard, and many companies also offer holiday/ social incentives alongside bonuses.
However, there are many limitations to recruitment consultancy. The hours can be ridiculously long, often with a poor work life balance. As quoted to me by a former Hays employee, "the rewards come to those who say goodbye to a social life". Also, the industry has a very high drop out rate, especially amongst graduates, many of whom join the sector without realising the compromises needed to succeed, so ensure you research the sector thoroughly before pursuing a career in it. Finally, some consultancies are entirely financially motivated, and thereby lack true care for their clients. One company I was interviewed by were proud in having this reputation, with the interviewer saying they, "didn't care a s**t" for the people depending on them to find suitable jobs. This personally caused me to decide against a career in recruitment, though I do acknowledge there are many companies out there which provide an excellent customer service.
Sorry for the long post, but I hope this has given you some idea. I lacked sales experience, and found the sector to not be an area for me. But I hope with your experience and aspirations, you pursue the right career in the sector for you. Just remember to do your research!
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Also, the industry has a very high drop out rate, especially amongst graduates, many of whom join the sector without realising the compromises needed to succeed, so ensure you research the sector thoroughly before pursuing a career in it.
That said, like anything it comes down to the individual. I have one friend who works as a recruitment consultant and absolutely loves it (+ earns quite well).
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Mandi Poefficient Vundla's poem 'The Starving Preface' has been nominated for the first ever Word N Sound Perfect Poem Award. Find out how to vote for this poem below.
When writing the poem, what did you hope the audience would take/experience/learn from it?
I don't write for the audience. It's first for me, they are secondary. So I really have no expectations. I am however delighted when some one says "that piece moved me, and I can't get it out of my mind". When my poems speak not only to me but to the listeners as well to a point that they begin to question my content and the depth of its truth…all is well with my soul .
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Some couldn't believe I mention Mandela but when it came to "Our poverty is the 8th wonder of the world" aaahhhhhhh, the crowd amused me. Their response was so random. I didn't expect that line to make people cry the way they did. Their applause intercepted my poem from "Children drawing imaginary friends to cry on".
Like I said, I write first for me, so it's humbling when your audience understands and relates to what you're talking about .
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TOURISTS: Who cant wait to blabber about our state of poverty when their fathers are responsible for it and for killing us.Americans will come to S.A on a sponsored trip under some endeavor to save Africa, you ask why they are here, they say oh I'm here on an UN-AID or some other program/project, to save Africa. They should save Africa from their homes by telling their fathers to stop killing us. THE ANC needs to quit prostituting our poverty when they are responsible for it
If someone were to hear only one line of your poem, which line would you chose to say?
OBVIOUS…. and the thing is, I never chose this line , the people did : "OUR POVERTY IS THE 8TH WONDER OF THE GLOBE"
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Serves as confirmation . *Singing* I WAS BORN FOR THIS Oh oh oh yesss!! *Singing*
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Logo & Identity - Since this project was a logo and identity for a powerlifting team I wanted to avoid the obvious iconography of musclemen and barbells while still creating something that communicated a sense of strength. The end result was this industrial look with the abstracted machinery in the logo and the gritty look and feel of the materials that the finished pieces were printed on.
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Islam and Extremism: What Is Underneath
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Islamists seem to be driven not only to establish the hegemony of Islam by supplanting secular governments and legal systems, but also by enforcing religious purity according to their own standards. Muslims in America – most of whom were undoubtedly fleeing abuse, not trying to bring it with them – should of course be treated with the same respect and deference extended to people of other religions But our civility should not blind us to the potential for extremism – a concern shared by 60% of Muslim Americans – or to the religious connections between Islam and terrorism.
An excursion into the blogosphere reveals the polarization which attends Islamic issues. Comment areas are populated with readers who seem to think that Islam is a monolithic belief system. This myth, maintained by both "Islamophiles" and "Islamophobes," has overshadowed any nuanced discussion of Islam.
Islam is a diverse religion. Many Muslims who have immigrated to America and Europe have adopted Western ideals of free speech and religious toleration. Those in the United States have done particularly well in assimilating these values.[1] In a democracy, in which the individual is regarded as the basic unit of society, a person is judged not by his ethnic or religious associations, but by his ideas and behavior.
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