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Skin care is a constant struggle, but that doesn't mean you can't conquer it. Every summer it's necessary to switch up your skincare routine. Your winter skin care regimen doesn't have to be as different as your summer one. We've come up with the ultimate guide to summer skin care, to help save all of you ladies some time on the switch up. We hope these next few tips we're about to share is beneficial to your life, but we're sure that they will be. Here they are.
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This summer, and every summer for that matter, the one thing people forget most is the sun. Not how hot the sun is in general, but it's very easy to forget how the sun affects our skin. The sun's rays are good for us, but just like everything else, too much of anything is never a good idea. Moisturizing should already be apart of your everyday routine, but in the summer it's best to switch up your products. Using a moisturizer that's designed to protect your skin from the summer sun is the best way to go to protect yourself from spots, burning, and other damages.
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Yup, that's right. Going fresh face for the majority of the summer (or whenever you want) is the one of the easiest and most effective ways to keep clear skin this summer. Sometimes it's just necessary to let your skin breathe. This doesn't mean that you can't wear a little mascara and a cute lip though. We're just saying foundations, concealers, highlights, and more can have the night off a few nights a week.
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Why is there so much emphasis on remembering Jerusalem in our lives?
If you follow My statutes and observe My commandments and perform them… [A]nd you will live in security in your land. And I will grant peace in the Land, and you will lie down with no one to frighten [you]. - Leviticus Chapter 26 verses 3-6
Moshe Rabenu's famous rallying cry has often been quoted most famously in the large demonstrations around the world for Freedom of Russian Jewry. However the verse is always misquoted because it is quoted incompletely. The complete quote is 'Let my people go and serve me (Hashem).'
Many Jews around the world will be celebrating the seder this Pesach and many of them will not realize that the word seder means order or structure. Judaism is all about structure and order.
Pesach this year extends from Friday night, March 30, until Saturday night, April 7.
There are four mitzvot you need to do on Purim Day.
There are five extremely important lessons we can learn from the manna. (Exodus Chapter 16)
The fight-or-flight response occurs in the presence of something that is terrifying, either mentally or physically. When the newly free Jewish slaves left Egypt and were camped by the Reed Sea they notice Pharoh and his army rapidly approaching behind them. They were terrified.

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(00m22s)Today, the vexillographers' creations. Every country has one. They fly, some people salute them, others burn them. They are lowered in surrender, and raised in triumph.
(08m01s)A flag can unify, but it can also divide. It can mark out territorial claims, excluding, sometimes provoking others.
(08m45s)I would say the first cloth flags would seem to have come from China. Remember the Chinese wove silk. And the earliest proper flags as we know them would seem to have been silk flags that came from China probably five thousand or so years ago. Their great warriors obviously had flags with which they and their forces could be identified. You can imagine this cloth, the silk, being carried all the way probably on camels and horses and ??? from China to the Middle East and then from there expanding through Europe. So we have to thank the Arabs and the Spice Trade between the Middle East and China for bringing this material to Western Europe.
——《为什么的原因》/《旗帜》,英国广播电台 2015/1/24
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(15m28s)Flags have this unique ability to move people emotionally. And then there is something very wondrous about the power of wind and cloth. When the wind moves fabric, it's wild, it's unpredictable, it's beautiful, it's kinetic.
-- The Why Factor / Flags, BBC 2015/1/24
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vexillologist 旗帜学家,研究旗帜学的人。
vexillography 旗帜设计(学)。
vexillographer 旗帜设计师。
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I told myself that I wasn't going to make any sweets this weekend. Not that I don't crave them daily. I just thought I'd spend the time cleaning instead of making another mess. Well, that went out the window as soon as I looked through my June/July issue of Taste of Home Magazine. They had a Red Velvet Crepe Cake that looked so cool. I just had to see if I could make it.
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- Make the cake mix according to the package.
- Heat a lightly greased skillet over medium heat.
- Add 1/4 cup of cake batter into skillet.
- Lift and tilt pan to coat the bottom of the pan.
- Cook until top appears dry, turn and cook another 15 – 20 seconds.
- Cool on a wire rack.
- Repeat with the remaining batter.
- Now frost a Cake "crepe" and add another cake "crepe" and repeat. You can make it as tall as you would like.
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Just one quick question. It seems to be that robberies where the robber escapes the house unscathed do not produce a tape.
I just was locked out of my house for a good 10 minutes and I would have really liked to know what he was doing all this time. I was a bit concerned he might be rummaging through my electronics. Or maybe he was just using my toilet. Either way, it didn't produce a tape and thus left me wondering.
Thoughts on that, or is it just a bug on my end?
In fact you can be batman.
(if he robbed houses and murdered families.) - Dalleck
Pretty sure this an intentional effort to not clog up your tapes list with robberies where people walk in, turn around and leave.
However... with the addition of blueprints, scouting is often a more calculated affair. It's easier to survive and learn from an unsuccessful robbery than it was in v5.
It might be handy to be able to see tapes for these robberies so you can gauge how close a robber is to cracking your house and adjust accordingly. Plus it's just fun to see people's thought processes.
Maybe this would benefit from a filter to show/hide non-fatal robberies on your tape list.
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Yeah, there aren't tapes for everything. Only if the robber dies (because those are fun to watch) or does something permanent (like steals something or kills family).
Tapes are the biggest data load on the server, because each user generates many, and they have to stick around for a while so that people get a chance to see them. A hard house can already accumulate many, many tapes. The top house currently has 144 tapes. Not only is that a data storage issue, it's also a pain for the owner to look through.
We could double all these problems by storing tapes for robberies where nothing significant happens (scouting trips).
Of course, it's also possible to build a house with a one-way gate at the entrance, so each scouting trip results in either success or death.
It might be handy to be able to see tapes for these robberies so you can gauge how close a robber is to cracking your house and adjust accordingly. Plus it's just fun to see people's thought processes.
Exactly. It's probably also because since blueprints are available, fewer people actually generate tapes since deep scouting beyond eventually deadly traps becomes unneccessary.
However, it's hard to argue with server load concerns, so point taken.
One might add a choice of keeping or throwing away tapes with a max no of tapes that can be stored. If you can only keep, say, 10 tapes, you'll store the funniest or most interesting considering the flaws of your design and just throw out random deaths etc. after viewing once. Especially if more players should come to play the game, this could significantly reduce server load if top houses accumulate 100+ tapes when unregulated.
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Cycling in Manhattan
Again, I apologize for the lack of posts as work has been super busy. But in the meantime, enjoy this clip I found today. It will give you an idea of how exciting it is to ride your bike in the biggest city in America. There's a brief intro and then the… more »
Bike Month NYC 2008
Did you know that May is Bike Month here in New York City? If you ride the subways you will see the ads plastered on the train cars. It's a great initiative to get people out and on their bikes. Bike New York's 5-borough tour, the ride my wife and I did… more »
Bike New York - The Aftermath
We're back, we did it. In all, we rode for 51 miles today, including the extra miles getting to the start and getting home from the end. I'm too tired to write more. I will update this post later with some images.… more »
Bike New York - 5 Borough Tour!
My wife and I are getting ready to do the 5 borough bike tour here in New York City tomorrow morning (see the link). We've been busy trying get some miles in for the last month. It's been hard, the weather hasn't been as warm as we'd like so we are very… more »


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I have been amazed and impressed by how many beaders and jewelry designers with disabilities are using their craft and skill to make a living, and have learned about some of the many challenges they regularly face and successfully overcome. I have no expertise in this domain, so I thought I'd share a link to a conversation I found elsewhere on the internet.
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We did group games, roller skating, archery and rock climbing. My favourite was roller skating.
Hey guys, while you were in Edale we went to Benham sports arena and did some team games, roller skating, archery and rock climbing. We had so much fun! We also had a picnic, went to Tesco to go and get our ingredients. It was delicious!!!!!!
We went on a knight hunt, however there were no knights!!!! We laughed so much!!!!!!!!
On Wednesday we helped reception in Forest school. We set up an Easter egg hunt for them!!! It was chocolate eggs and we ate them at the end. We also had a mini beast hunt! After that we all went to the park near the forest!!! It was so fun.Different experience to you.
It looks like a great time. You have been making me jealous from the start, that's enough about you how about us- we went to Benham, we also had a good time. We did team games, roller skating, archery and to end it off we did some rock climbing as well. The next day we started to make a shopping list for a picnic. In the end it was really good after we went into town to find a knight, unfortunately he doesn't exist. Today we went to forest school to hide some chocolate eggs for Reception to find. We made nests for the eggs, mine was one of the biggest-in the end we all ate the chocolate eggs I want another. After lunch we had ice creams from yesterday. Which comes to now good luck PS: me, Julia and Ali were the only ones who actually knew how to do roller skating!
I had loads of fun at Edale I came over my fear and the food was great!
Really,glad you had a great time Lottie- what was your greatest fear that you overcame?
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I had loads of fun at Edale I came over my fear and the food was great!


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Mark S. Burnham Trail is a 2.4 kilometer lightly trafficked loop trail located near Peterborough, Ontario, Canada that features beautiful wild flowers. The trail is rated as moderate and primarily used for hiking, walking, and snowshoeing. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash.
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I take my dog for a all here a few days a week. Great trail for a quick 20-40 minute walk. Only downfall is lack of garbages.
small little trail not to long good for walking your dog
This is a great trail to stop off at if you're driving Highway 7 between Ottawa and the GTA. It's very easy access from the highway and its a nice break from all the driving. Lots of hardwood trees.
Really great little trail! It's not very strenuous or long, so it's a great trail if you want a outdoor respite for a little while to just get out and enjoy nature. It's really pretty in the fall when all the leaves are changing.
Great trail, primarily used as a rest stop or trail for dog walkers.
Short little trail. Very typical foliage of this area and very open. Nice for a stroll if your bored and passing by.


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Balboa Yacht Club members, led by the late Chet and Glee Purcell (parents of BYC Staff Commodore and 50th Anniversary Co-Chair Tom Purcell), founded the Governor's Cup with a trophy donated by then-Governor Ronald Reagan who, like the Governor's Cup, had even more success over the ensuing years. Their dream was to start a sailing series for young people in one of the most exciting areas of sailboat racing, two boat match racing. The winner of the first two Governor's Cups and former BYC member, Argyle Campbell, has said, "match racing is the simplest discipline in concept and one of the most difficult in execution."
Some of the finest young sailors in the world have virtually started their careers at the "Gov Cup" for almost 50 years, including winners of the America's Cup, (Oracle USA skipper and tactician James Spithill and John Kostecki), the Round the World Race (Paul Cayard, Kostecki and New Zealand's Mark Christensen), and World Match Race Tour winners (Taylor Canfield, Phil Robertson), and other sailors too numerous to mention. The Governor's Cup truly lives up to its motto, "Pathway for Champions!"


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As of August, 2015 4J has a new library software system, Destiny. The library catalog contains over 611,000 books, e-books, textbooks, and more. The catalog is web-based and is accessible from any Internet-enabled computer, tablet, or smartphone. The Destiny software is provided by Follett.
The 4J IMC (Instructional Materials Center) collection is also part of the 4J Destiny catalog. It contains book sets and other materials that may be checked out by 4J staff members for classroom use.


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OK, so this doesn't have jack to do with politics, but I haven't been this excited since last November: the Columbus Crew are rumored to have signed Argentinian super-club Boca Juniors star (and fan favorite) Guillermo Barros Schelotto to a two-year contract for $2m per year. At 33, he's not a regular starter for Boca anymore despite playing there for a few months shy of 10 years, but he knows how to win: he's the winning-est Argentinian ever, with 17 championships in his playing career. (Argentina star and 2005 FIFA World Player of the Year nominee Riquelme also currently plays for Boca Juniors.)
This could be just the punch the Crew needs in the offensive end to complement a talented but unproven (and very young) corp of strikers. Jason Garey may have just become MLS's leading scorer, if he can position himself in front of goal and let Schelotto ping crosses off his head and into the goal, since Schelotto will probably be the second-best crosser in MLS behind David "Bend it like" Beckham.
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So tasty and good for you! Coconut Strawberry Chia Muffins for breakfast or snack – Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Sugar-Free, Low-carb, THM-S
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These Coconut Strawberry Chia Muffins are some seriously, yummy muffins and to top it off the smell of strawberries baking is so good! While they were baking, both of my daughters came out of their art studio at different times to see what I had in the oven. I love it when that happens. Oh, I'm just in the kitchen baking up some delicious healthy food for you.
When you make these, you can enjoy the fact that they are chock-full of healthy superfoods – chia seeds, coconut flour, coconut oil, coconut milk. And if you are able, use organic strawberries and free-range eggs and you'll be over the top.
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Coconut Strawberry Chia Muffins
- Yield: 12
- Category: Bread
- 1 cup coconut flour
- 1/4 cup chia seeds
- 3/4 cup erythritol
- 3/4 teaspoon Now Better Stevia
- 1 teaspoon baking soda or grain-free baking powder, either will work here.
- 1/2 teaspoon Himalayan or sea salt
- 1 cup coconut milk
- 6 eggs
- 1/4 cup coconut oil, melted
- 4 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup chopped strawberries, fresh or frozen
- Preheat oven to 350°. Grease muffin tin or line with paper liners.
- Mix coconut flour, chia seeds, erythritol, stevia, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
- In a large bowl whisk by hand or use a mixer the coconut milk, eggs, coconut oil, and vanilla extract.
- Add flour mixture into egg mixture and mix until combined.
- Fold strawberries into batter.
- Fill muffin cups 3/4 full and bake for 25 to 30 minutes until golden brown and center is set.
- Let set in pan on rack for 5 minutes before removing, then let cool on wire rack.
These muffins are a little on the sweet side. If you like less sweet, just back off a little on the erythritol and stevia or just leave out the stevia.
I like to use different flours when I'm baking to keep a variety in our diet. That's why you'll see my recipes sometimes call for almond flour, flax meal, coconut flour, sprouted gluten-free flours, or my baking blend.
See my Recipe Index for more Gluten-free, Sugar-free, Dairy-free, and THM recipes.


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[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DERBY-3574?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel&focusedCommentId=12588523#action_12588523 ] Tiago R. Espinha commented on DERBY-3574: ----------------------------------------- I ran the tests again (suites.all) natively on my Windows XP and here's the result: Time: 6.169 OK (9830 tests) The derbyall suite also had a 100% success rate. Apparently there is a problem while running suites.All under Ubuntu 7.10 (refer to DERBY-3616) and that's the reason why my tests were failing, and not something patch-related. Therefore I think it's safe to say that this patch can be applied to the trunk. > With client, attempting to get the lob length after commit or connection close if there was a call to length() before commit does not throw an exception > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Key: DERBY-3574 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DERBY-3574 > Project: Derby > Issue Type: Bug > Components: JDBC, Network Client, Newcomer > Affects Versions: 10.5.0.0 > Reporter: Kathey Marsden > Assignee: Tiago R. Espinha > Priority: Trivial > Attachments: derby3574-wtest.patch, derby3574.patch, TestLobLength.java > > > Attempting to get call Blob/Clob.length() after commit or connection close does not fail if there was a previous call to length(). If no previous call was made an exception is thrown as expected. > See attached program TestLobLength for repro with commit. If you comment out the two lines to get the length before the commit we get the expected exception. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - You can reply to this email to add a comment to the issue online.
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Do nurses work at tech companies?
Health, healthcare and technology are what I'm passionate about. I went to school for nursing because I knew I'd be able to work in hospitals during my degree and have a lot of doors open when I finished. Typically nurses apply to hospital or home care nursing organizations for work when finishing. Yet I often find myself on health technology companies, and just for the fun of it I check their career/jobs page to see who they are hiring.
These sites regularly have postings for programmers (makes sense), marketers, project managers, and other typical positions. In the health space they often have researchers or physicians, but rarely actually I don't think I have ever seen a posting for a nurse. But that does not discourage me and it should discourage other nurses either.
Our skill sets provide us a wide range of skills and abilities. We are taught a broad range of subjects, so we at least have a base of knowledge to dive deeper into specific areas. As early as school placements you learn to deal with challenging situation (illness, stressed families, death, and other difficult parts of healthcare) and how to stay calm under pressure.
A few weeks ago I was excited to find out PatientsLikeMe (PLM) has a nurse working there. I've meet Paul Wicks (@PaullikeMe) a researcher, and have been following PLM for a while. It is a fantastic example of how providing patients a place to track and share their medical information with others (patients, researchers, etc.) can help improve their health. So I'm excited to say that through Connecting Nurses I have the opportunity to interview Sally Okun later this week.
Sally is a nurse currently the Vice President of Advocacy, Policy and Patient Safety at PatientsLikeMe. She is the first nurse to speak at TEDMED, and has been with SLM since 2008. Needless to say I'm very excited!
If you don't know what PatientsLikeMe is check out this short video below.


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Follow Up and Assessment
What are the grades adopted by the Committee?
The HR Committee adopted a procedure in 2013 (CCPR/C/108/2) enabling it to assess the level of implementation of the urgent recommendations requiring priority attention within the 12 months following State reviews. The Committee can identify 2 to 4 recommendations to be included in the follow-up procedure, which normally appear in the penultimate section of the Concluding Observations. Based on information submitted by the State party and non-state actors, the Committee then adopts grades reflecting its analysis of the level of implementation of these urgent recommendations at least 12 months after the review.
What are the criteria for deciding on which recommendations are assessed?
The Committee chooses its follow-up recommendations on the basis of two main criteria: first, that the recommendation can be implemented within a year after it has been adopted; and second, that it addresses an issue which requires immediate attention because of the gravity or emergency of the situation (for example, if it constitutes a major obstacle for the implementation of the Covenant, threatens human life or security, or is a long-standing issue).
How does the Committee decide on grades?
The Committee's Secretariat drafts a preliminary analysis of the information provided by the State and other actors such as NGOs and NHRIs. The Committee Rapporteur on follow-up subsequently presents the draft report to fellow members of the Committee during a public meeting held during plenary sessions. The report subsequently published by the Committee includes a summary of the information provided by the State, a summary of the information provided by NGOs and NHRIs, and the grades and recommendations for further action by the State.
Where can I find the grades adopted by the Committee?
In the dedicated reports published after sessions of the HR Committee:
In the CCPR-Centre newsletters, which include periodic updates on the latest grades adopted by the Committee:
The individual letters addressed to the State referring to the adopted grades, which are available on the Committee's webpage:
→ "Country specific information" → "Follow up letter sent to the State party"
When are the grades adopted?
The primary condition for the HR Committee to adopt grades is once the State has submitted their follow-up report, which is due 12 months after the review. Discussion on grades by the Committee normally occur one or two sessions after the State have submitted their follow-up report, in plenary and public sessions. NGOs and NHRIs may submit contributions to complement State follow-up reports. The grades and Committee requests are subsequently transmitted to the State through their Permanent Mission in Geneva.
What are States Parties supposed to do once the grades are made public?
Unless a State receives a grade A on all urgent (or follow-up) recommendations, the Committee will request additional steps to be taken, and/or additional information to be provided with regards to the urgent recommendations. The Committee also provides deadlines for States to report back on these additional actions or information. Finally, the Committee may also request to meet with representatives of the State in Geneva.
Can States parties appeal against grades adopted by the Committee?
No. The HR Committee decides on the grades reflecting their assessment of the measures taken to comply with their urgent recommendations, based on information received by the State and other sources. There is no appeal procedure. However, the Committee may review and adopt a new set of grades following the submission of new information by the State.
What happens when a State receives a grade A?
Between 2012 and 2014, 8% of the adopted grades were A, with examples in all regions of the world. These mean that the recommendation is considered to have been implemented, and the Committee requires no further steps to be taken by the State.
What happens when a State receives a grade E?
Between 2012 and 2014, 1% of the adopted grades were E. These reflect worst-case scenarios such as when States take measures against the urgent recommendation.
Are the Committee sessions on grading public? Can States, CSOs, and NHRIs participate in these sessions?
The HR Committee meetings during which the grades are adopted and discussed are public, and they are live-streamed at www.treatybodywebcast.org. They normally take place during the morning of the third Monday during Committee sessions. Although representatives of States, NGOs or NHRIs may attend, they are not able to speak during these meetings.
How many rounds of grades can be adopted by the Committee? When does the follow-up end?
The Committee may adopt a total of three sets of grades following the review of a State. The follow-up procedure and the adoption of grades can be terminated as a result of various situations, such as when the next periodic report to the HR Committee or the adoption of the List of Issues prior to Reporting (LoIPR) are due within the following six months, or all answers provided by the State are satisfactory (although there has been no instance of this as of yet).
How can civil society and NHRIs contribute to the process?
They can submit alternative or "shadow" reports as part of the follow-up process, after the 12-month period has elapsed. The Committee request NGOs and NHRIs to focus their follow-up reports on the urgent recommendations, and to keep reports below 3 500 words. Reports must focus on measures taken by the State to comply with the urgent recommendations. They must be drafted in one of the UN languages and they can be submitted to the Secretariat of the HR Committee.
When should NGOs and NHRIs send their inputs to the process?
According to procedure, NGOs and NHRIs are able to submit contributions after the State have submitted their follow-up report. In practice, many NGOs have submitted reports ahead of the State, particularly in countries where State follow-up reports came in late. However, these reports are only considered by the Committee after the State has submitted their report.
Can NGO and NHRI contributions suggest their own grades?
Yes, they can. The information and suggested grades provided by NGOs and NHRIs are reflected in the analysis undertaken by the Committee and available in the follow-up report.
The CCPR Centre has designed a template of follow-up reports to the HR Committee. Get in touch with us at firstname.lastname@example.com for further info.


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"All things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them." Matthew 7:12
This is a wonderfully comprehensive rule of action. It bids us consider the interests of others as well as our own. It bids us set our neighbour alongside of ourself, and think of him as having the same rights as we have, and requiring from us the same treatment that we give to ourself. It gives us a standard by which to test all our motives and all our conduct bearing on others. We are at once in thought to change places with the person toward whom duty is to be determined, and ask, "if he were where I am, and I were where He is, how should I want him to treat me in this case?" the application of this rule would instantly put a stop to all rash, hasty actions; for it commands us to consider our neighbour and question our own heart before doing anything. It would slay all selfishness; for it compels us to regard our neighbours interests as precisely equal to our own. It would lead us to honour others; for it puts us and them on the same platform.
The application of this rule would put a stop to all injustice and wrong; for none of us would do injustice or wrong to ourselves, and we are to treat our neighbour as if he were ourself. It would lead us to seek the highest good of all other men, even the lowliest; for we surely want all men to seek our good. The thorough applying of this Golden Rule would end all conflict between capital and labour; for it would give the employer a deep, loving interest in the men he employs, and lead him to think of their good in all ways. It would also give to every employe a desire for the prosperity of his employer and an interest in his business. It would end all strife in families, in communities, among nations. The perfect working of this rule everywhere would make heaven; for the will of God would then "be done on earth, as it is in heaven."


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Friday, 28 April 2017
Success, but by the skin of my teeth! I needed to make 260 wedding tags, but as I said yesterday, I seriously miscalculated the amount of ribbon I needed.
One of the ladies in my team, Amanda, threw me a lifeline with the suggestion that maybe I could introduce a co-ordinating colour e.g. white or cream.
I was going to check this with Vicki but decided against it, having made up my mind I'd only ask if I knew I was doomed to fail.I used my calculator to work out the maximum length each ribbon could be. Using the small amount of ribbon I had left over from the invitations, I tested this length on a tag to see how easy it'd be to tie in a double knot.
I decided most people would be able to cope with it! I also thought there are bound to be quite a few people who'd need help for various reasons anyway .................so I decided to go for it.
I took my ribbon scissors and carefully cut the whole of the first reel of ribbon to this length, and made sure I cut at a slanted angle so I wouldn't have to go back and tidy the ends up! By 9pm they were all finished and I'd used every inch of ribbon! I'd made 264 tags and I've wrapped three of them to show guests what they were being requested to do.
Less than 24 hours to go before I can embrace my wonderful new son-in-law and I shall savour every moment of the day tomorrow! Many thanks for sticking with me during this wonderful occasion - normal service will be resumed after the wedding! ☺
I've posted three more masculine cards from the archives, but like yesterday, they were made using Stampin' Up! products which have since retired.
Until tomorrow, happy crafting.
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Congratulations! You did it! (Knew you could and would too!) Hope you can just relax tomorrow and savour the whole wonderful event! We'll be thinking of you. All. Happy wedding all of you! and we'll look forward to hearing all about it after the weekend! Love and blessings!ReplyDeleteReplies
Hi, Geraldine. I've now reached the stage where I can't settle to anything! I certainly will savour every single moment of the day tomorrow! Many thanks for your blessings. Have a great weekend. ☺ Happy crafting, JanB.Delete
How exciting tomorrow will be! I remember my son's wedding just three and half years ago. I totally approved of his bride and she has such a nice family. It's so good when that all works out. I always wanted a daughter, too, and now I have one.ReplyDeleteReplies
Oh, Sheron, that's so lovely to read! Leigh is such a lovely man, I'll be so pleased to be able to call him my son. ☺ Happy crafting, JanB.Delete
wedding plans don't come without challenges do they. you have done a wonderful job of putting things together and should feel happy about the result. i hope the wedding day is sunny and am sure it will be joyous for you all. enjoy the day and best wishes to the bride and groom . crafty hugs.ReplyDeleteReplies
Hi, Pearl. Thanks you for your good wishes. I'll certainly pass them on to Leigh and Vicki! ☺ Happy crafting, JanB.Delete
Congrats on getting everything done, wishing you and all your family a wonderful dayReplyDeleteReplies
Hi, Kaye. Many thanks for your good wishes. ☺ Happy crafting, JanB.Delete


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Why Have People Gotten Interested in What is or isn't in Their Beauty Products Now?
Fair trade, vegan, non-irritating, fragrance-free, nut-free, cruelty-free, eco-friendly: I get emails often from some of the veteran nail specialists around the country saying WTF, why are clients asking if my products and services have these traits?
As most of us are already aware, there has been a consumer surge of interest to make better salon product and service purchasing decisions for themselves than there was 10 years ago. What's the real reason for this though? Is it just a generational thing? Why should you care if a salon or client is interested in the products and services I review on this blog?
There are actually many reasons that have snowballed into a significant movement within the States and around the world, and it got a big push in 2006 from, of all things, dog food. But let's look into how our society has changed from self interest only to self and surrounding interest to better understand why the beauty industry needs to catch up.
In the 1990's, The Oprah Show helped a lot of people understand that emotional vulnerability was ok to express with others you love, whereas before people just bottled up everything and blew up at Thanksgiving dinner in front of everyone that wasn't ready to hear it. We started to understand during that decade that we all have private struggles in common with each other, and we beat ourselves up a lot while trying to look cool to everyone else.
Crying in a closet holding a bottle of booze so that no one else would know how alone we felt used to be a common thing; now people share to the point of oversharing with those that are not emotionally equipped to handle that information…although at the same time, people have gotten MUCH better at seeing other people's perspective when they haven't directly experienced the same themselves, or being open to listening to them when the timing is correct. And at getting professional help for their problems. The stigma against seeing mental health has been lessened a great deal from decades past.
Add the instant gratification of social media and mainstreaming of personal webpages and blogs in the 2000's, and you've got almost everyone's opinion on everything everywhere, all the time.
And This Ties Into Dog Food HOW, Exactly?
Ok so after the 1990's, people are more used to talking about our feelings even when they're not happy ones before we reached a breaking point. Then in 2006-ish, a lot of our dogs start dying unexpectedly. And, if you don't already know, YOU HAD BETTER NOT DO ANYTHING MEAN TO A DOG ON THE INTERNET. OMFG.
What was going on with our dogs??? Remember people screaming about rice gluten proteins being bad in the dog food, and the rice getting sourced from China with videos of rice getting sprayed with pesticides? Oh yeah, that. People totally lost their shit.
All of a sudden, China was bad for being a poorly regulated food manufacturing source, and people started taking charge of what their dogs were eating.
- RAW diets sprang up
- Home cooked dog meals came along
- Freeze dried kibble started getting carried in boutique dog stores
- 100% meat jerkey for dogs became wildly popular
I know this because I was a dog trainer at the time, and everyone that came in wanted to know where a product was sourced from, as well as the ingredients. It was really sad that so many dogs died from a common food ingredient, but it was good in that people became much more educated consumers almost instantly. Progression and innovation usually are a result of necessity, and boy were people motivated to find ways to prevent their dogs from dying a preventable death.
With the ball rolling on people wanting more involvement in their dog's food intake, they also started to get into wanting more information about what they could personally do to control what they were putting on and into their bodies. Oprah spun off a show with Dr.OZ during those years, and it took off like crazy.
Since I have family in the medical field, I can safely tell you that The Dr.Oz Show is definitely a love/hate type relationship within the medical community.
On one hand, the Dr.Oz Show is a typical Hollywood show; you get healthy and lean quick by doing things that make no sense at all like eating nothing but grapefruits for two months.
On the Dr.Oz show, there is a lot of 'eat this to fix your thyroid' or whatever, when it doesn't work in the amounts that people would be willing to eat. The research to support ingestion of a certain plant to change lab level results usually calls for gallons of that plant to be consumed everyday, and most people will do it for a couple days and then say "Bye Felicia".
On the other hand, an average person that was totally not involved with their own health felt empowered by the show enough to ask their local physician about topics they saw on the show that they felt they could do to become more healthy.
Soft drink sales went through the toilet for the first time since their creation during this decade; organic foods, simpler ingredient lists, minimally processed food, cooking at home, and recycling became commonplace. People felt inspired and more in control over their lives through simple purchasing decisions compounded together to make a perceived big impact in their personal life.
So How Has This Trend Trickled Down to the Beauty Industry?
The Oprah Show was part of a movement that made us more compassionate to the struggles of people around us, even when we were not directly part of the struggle. Her spinoff shows Dr.Phil and Dr.Oz (as much of a Hollywood circus as they are) helped the general public become more compassionate to people with physical and mental struggles different than themselves. Autism, food allergies, animals like beagles being subjected to cosmetic testing, and countless other topics that were always swept under the rug were now out in the open and discussed in social media, even to today.
People became interested in actually doing something to help change things by doing things or buying different things than they did before. They chose to buy food that was grown or raised in a certain manner that they felt it should be grown or raised, as opposed to how the industry usually did it.
They chose to buy things from stores that treated their employees better than the industry standard. In frustration, many decided to start making their own products and do their beauty care services themselves in order to have it executed in a way that they felt was ethical. And this trend continues to grow across nearly every industry around the world.
We as beauty professionals, as consumers ourselves, can chose to capture and retain clients that are participants in this movement towards more ethical products and business practices, all while continuing to provide the best performing products and services. The key is making sure a company that's branded as ethical also performs, and that's where a lot of us trip up.
If You Recall Recycled Paper in the 1990's for Example, it was Totally Worthless to Use. More expensive Than Regular Paper; Mushy, Gray, and Tore Easily.
However now it's the same performing quality as regular paper; I use it for my business cards with absolutely no problem and the cost is only a little bit more than regular paper.
It doesn't have to be expensive to opt into this movement. And it can capture a niche of mainstream culture here that your products and services currently do not attract. You just need to do a little homework, and like, I don't know, subscribe to this blog and let me know products you'd like information on…since that's what the whole purpose of me doing this blog is!


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Looking for your first job after university or have you decided that you want to look for another job after the summer holidays?
Interviews are something many people feel nervous about. If you have a lot riding on it and you have been looking for a job for some time this will undoubtedly add to the pressure.
So how do you prepare for an interview and come across as confident and well informed.
As with so many things preparation is the key. Find out as much as possible about the company you are applying to. Look back over what you have said on your application form and also the job specification you need to be matching up your skills with what they have asked for and be able to give examples to demonstrate how you have achieved this. If you feel there are some skills gaps have you done anything outside work that might demonstrate this skill? Things like working for a charity or even a hobby can allow you to gain skills. Think about what you are particularly good it is really important to be able to get your strengths over to your interviewer as it is your one opportunity to do so and although you might normally be reluctant to blow your own trumpet your success depends on letting the interviewer know why you would be good for the job. You also need to think about what your weakness are as this is a popular interview question don't; as somebody once told me, say that you can't get into work before 10. You want to look for something that might be an advantage looked at on another light or something that is not that important for this particular job.
Going to the interview in a positive frame of mind is really important, if you are feeling doubtful about your whether you measure up you will end up feeling more nervous, so before you go remind yourself what you are good at and what you have got to offer.
It goes without saying that you should allow plenty of time to get to the interview arriving about 10 minutes before. If you are feeling fairly calm, but haven't allowed enough time for parking means you will be rushing into the interview at the last minute and it is might throw you off balance.
Dress codes vary depending on the job and some require you to wear something more formal but whatever it is it is important to look well groomed.
If you are feeling a bit nervous use the breathing technique to help yourself feel calmer. When you go into the interview it is important to walk in looking confident head up and smile at the interviewer or interviewers when you are introduced. Not only will you look more confident you will actually feel more confident.
Make sure you are comfortably seated and take a few 7 in and 11 out breaths just to help you feel in the best possible form. Listen carefully to what they say and if you are not sure ask the interviewer to repeat the question. It is always tempting to try and answer the question as soon as the interviewer has finished asking you but just pause slightly to allow yourself to collect your thoughts.
It important to remember that even though this is an interview and you may feel desperate to get a job that this is a two way process. It gives you a chance to see if you would like to work for this company. So have some questions ready to ask your interviewers so you can get a better picture of what the company and job would be like to work for.
When it's over it is tempting to walk away and not think about it but a quick review about what you think went well and what you think you might need to improve next time can help to improve your interview technique.
If you are not offered the job it is asking why your weren't offered it, it is a tough thing to do and the reason may be something you can't do anything about but if there is something you can do then it is worth knowing.


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Killing Floor 2 Coming to Steam Early Access with Massive Evisceration and Trauma
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Back in January, a mishap with the Steam Stats page lead to behind-the-scenes look at several non-public games being played by developers and testers. Many of them wound up being legit, such as Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate HD and BattleBlock Theater; and now you can add Killing Floor 2 to the list. Today, PC Gamer announced that Killing Floor 2 is indeed real, providing an exclusive first look at the co-op FPS, zed-slaying gorefest.
The original Killing Floor started as mod for Unreal Tournament 2004 in 2005, eventually getting a retail release in 2009. As of 2014, Killing Floor has sold nearly 2.5 million copies. Tripwire Interactive president and co-founder John Gibson explains that "[Killing Floor 2] is the first time we've been able to develop a game from start to finish with what I would call a reasonable size staff and a reasonable size budget." A lot of that budget has been put toward developing the most complicated gore system in gaming, which Tripwire calls MEAT, for Massive Evisceration and Trauma. Each zed has 95 death animations divided between five kill zones: head, neck, chest, stomach, and limbs. Tripwire is also "using some really clever tricks to modify textures in the level in real time," allowing the studio to literally paint textures with blood at almost no additional rendering cost and leaving it for the entire match. In addition, Tripwire hired a mocap expert to capture "3,000 motion capture clips for the zeds, and melee attacks, and gun reloads."
Of course, it wouldn't be a Killing Floor game if there weren't perks (KF's version of classes), and the sequel is expanding upon that in a big way. Whereas the first game had a level cap of six, the sequel's level cap is a whopping 25. Raising the cap has allowed Tripwire to provide players with more variety, choices, and reasons to keep playing. Two skills unlock every five levels, of which only one can be equipped from each pair. Not surprisingly, there's a tradeoff to every selection, with PC Gamer listing one such example: "The Commando has to choose between a damage boost and a skill that shows his entire team the zeds' health bars." The number of perks has also increased from seven to ten, at least for the time being. Each perk has four primary weapons that can be purchased, along with "backup melee weapons and 'sidegrades' that won't ruin game balance."
If the new level cap, perks, and skills weren't enough, Tripwire has also reworked how difficulty settings work. In the first game, higher difficulties simply meant zeds moved faster and could soak up more damage. In the sequel, "zeds become more aggressive and gain new abilities." Perhaps best of all, Tripwire hasn't forgotten its roots: the mod community. Art director David Hensley explains that, "Every system that we make we're looking at how to make it extensible to modders." This means that not only will Killing Floor 2 support Steam Workshop for mods, but Tripwire will also release a mod SDK. Everything from gore effects to new attacks will be moddable.
A release date has not been stated, but Tripwire has made it clear that it wants the feedback of the fans still playing Killing Floor so many years after release, so it will be coming to Steam Early Access first. PC Gamer also announced that the US print edition #254 (July 2014) will include a free Steam code for a Killing Floor 2 "Dosh" character skin, which will be immediately redeemable, but obviously not available until the game releases.


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The Itch You Can't Scratch (English, Paperback, Sumit Kumar)
A former writer for savita bhabhi, sumit kumar takes the reader through his short but eventful life. From the absurd to the comical, from mundane activities to mind blowing realizations, from entrepreneurship to embarrassment. This is a self effacing, honest view of the life of a young, Confused man suffering from an acute case of the Itch you can't scratch
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A self-described clown for his entire life, Puyallup Police Department patrol officer Rob Kearney recently took his clown skills on the road with the Gesundheit Institute, a nonprofit organization founded by Dr. Patch Adams.
Kearney recently returned from his fourth trip to Guatemala with the organization.
"What Patch Adams does, it's called Humanitarian Clowning," Kearney said. "It's not the red wig with the face paint, but you put a red nose on and you dress really silly and you just go and make people laugh and take their mind off of the rough times their going through."
Four years ago, Kearney saw an ad for a spring break trip to Guatemala. Even though he had never been to Guatemala, or had met anyone from the group, Kearney did, however, see the movie 'Patch Adams' years ago, and decided to take a leap of faith and join in on the clowning fun.
"I realized it on the first trip, but I've been a clown my whole life," he said.
On the trips, Kearney and the other clowns make stops at children's hospitals, orphanages, adult clinics, group homes and psychological wards in hospitals.
"We were even locked in with patients that were categorized as violent," he said. "But we didn't see it."
The Gesundheit Institute focuses a lot on medical care, but Kearney brought along his 18 years of police training, and nine with the Puyallup Police Department on the trip.
"There are some things that are just instinctive by now," he said. "(On the trips) I've helped out with security assessment on things. I'm formally an EMT, so I have a little bit more than basic first aid knowledge, so I've been able to help out with that."
While most would think making the transition from police officer to clown is difficult, Kearney insists it's a way of treating people.
"If you ask anyone I work with, I'm a prankster and I joke around a lot," he said. "I use humor in law enforcement, too, because it's a good way to deal with people in crisis. Humor is a good way to pull things back to normal and get them out of their crisis mode."
The outward appearance of a police officer and a clown are completely different, as Kearney typically dresses completely crazy in clown mode, he says, but the humanitarian part of the trips and his job are very similar.
At one point of Kearney's trip, his police instinct kicked right in. There were a couple of orderlies dragging a woman into what looked like a holding cell, where they just threw a mat on the floor, put her on the mat and covered her with a blanket.
"They were going to lock her in the cell," he said. "I thought that I needed to see what was going on, so I went into the cell with them, and she was upset because her son had been murdered and there was no way to figure out who did it. It was a crime that was never going to be solved."
Right then, Kearney put himself into the woman's place, who had just lost her son and would most likely never receive closure. The police officer did what he could to help comfort her.
"I just laid down on the floor with her and held her hand and talked to her in Spanish for a little while just so she knew she wasn't alone," he said.
While seeing people living in adverse conditions on his trip, seeing the smiles that he and his fellow clowns bring to the people makes it all worth it.
"We see the change in attitudes of the kids at the orphanages that we go to; they're sad, they're feeling abandoned then we come in and we're crazy and we're silly," he said. "We're blowing up balloons and playing catch, or teaching them how to do craft stuff where they're running around playing games. Then they have just beaming and brilliant smiles on their faces when we're leaving. We leave them in a better place than when we arrived."
Since returning from his trips, the 47-year-old looks at his world a little differently.
"I always come back and I'm completely recharged," he said. "Some of the places that we go, the conditions are horrible and then I come back, I don't complain about anything. I don't take things for granted, because we have so much here. I was dealing with people that were sleeping on the floor and if they got one hot meal a day, that was good."


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Increased vehicle and foot patrols by Hazleton police through Operation Pressure Point in the area of South Pine Street resulted in two arrests and two citations late Thursday afternoon, Chief Jerry Specizale said.
Based on community complaints, quality of life issues and drug activity — an ongoing nuisance in the area of 209 S. Pine St., the chief said — officers have been patrolling, monitoring and enforcing violations.
Just before 5 p.m. Thursday, officers responded to the area of South Pine Street for a female inside a vehicle. Patrol and narcotics detectives observed a woman — later identified as Pamela Laureano, 24 — seated inside a 2003 Chevrolet with Pennsylvania registration and suffering an apparent overdose, police said.
Laureano, who was revived with naloxone, told police she had just left "Ray's." While Laureano was treated and transported to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Hazleton, it was determined she was wanted by the Luzerne County Sheriff's Department for failure to appear, police said..
Officers then responded to 209 S. Pine St. — the residence of Raymond Pacelli.
While knocking on the door, officers observed a female later identified as Natalie Ann Bersavage, 50, placing a syringe in her purse, police said. Pacelli answered the door and allowed officers inside, at which time they observed several spoons, crack pipes and empty heroin packets, police said. Bersavage and Pacelli were taken into custody and cited for violating the city drug ordinance and later released, police said.
While gathering evidence at the scene, a man later identified as Derek Kotsko, 24, came to the back door and appeared annoyed at the presence of the officers.
Investigation determined that Kotsko was also a fugitive from the Luzerne County Sheriff's Department and had numerous warrants for failure to appear, police said. Kotsko was taken into custody and transported to Luzerne County Correctional Facility in Wilkes-Barre.
While officers were taking Kotsko to jail, narcotics detectives conducting surveillance in the area of 209 S. Pine St. observed Laureano attempting to enter Pacelli's residence through the front door. They discovered that upon her arrival at the hospital, Laureano jumped out of the ambulance and fled on foot.
Laureano was again taken into custody and transported to police headquarters. Subsequently, she was taken back to the hospital, police said. Upon arrival, however, she became extremely combative and had to be restrained. Laureano was later cleared and was transported to the county prison.
City police said patrolmen and narcotics detectives will continue to saturate and monitor the South Pine Street area.


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A RECENT GUARDIAN article examined the current 'explosion' in feminist grassroots activism in the UK. New feminist groups are on the rise there, and the intensification of people's engagement with the feminist movement is being attributed, to a large extent, to young women and men.
Pupils as young as seventeen are reported to have organised in protest against local shops selling magazines that objectify women. There is, thus, a newfound enthusiasm for feminism, spurred by the obvious inequalities that still pervade our so-called liberal democratic societies.
Ireland is no exception in this regard. Recent years have seen a resurgence in feminist activism in Ireland, with new groups like the Irish Feminist Network, Cork Feminista and Feminist Open Forum forming a conduit for people eager to express their dissatisfaction with the status quo and willing to proffer alternative visions for the transformation of social and political structures. Groups focused on specific feminist themes have also sprung up, with the 50:50 Group focusing on women in politics, for example, or Women on Air concentrating on women in the media.
While Ireland has, of course, a continuous history of women and men advocating for changes in gendered power imbalances, and these new groups undoubtedly benefit from the insights and support of their activist forbearers, there is something unique about this particular moment in time which makes it conducive to oppositional political activism.
Mistrust and exasperationThe mistrust and exasperation people feel at the way the country has been mismanaged and brought to financial ruin, has in fact resulted in a general questioning of the wisdom of those in authority, and has ultimately spawned a climate relatively hospitable to a whole plethora of activists, who are not just content with accepting the current state of affairs.
Many of these critically engaged advocates believe that the correctives needed to redress the failings of those in charge are not being implemented – or that they are being meted out unfairly, making certain members of society pay more than others. They resist such unfair treatment at the hands of the powers that be, and bring different perspectives to problems that are frequently portrayed monolithically and in ideologically uniform ways.
Ireland's activist groups thereby provide alternative analyses of the issues negatively affecting people, or indeed identify certain issues as being problematic in the first place.
In a society where political decision-making still rests in the hands of a largely uniform and unrepresentative body of politicians, and where the news media regularly excludes large swathes of people, it is essential that Ireland's activist groups voice not only dissent, but also proffer creative solutions that will result in a more just, equitable and therefore stable Ireland. Feminist activist groups are doing precisely that, and are thereby contributing to a more vibrant civil society, which comes complete with demands for increased accountability and transparency.
While the momentum for change is palpable, we should not underestimate the challenges feminists still face. It is precisely the entrenched nature of issues surrounding women's objectification in the media, denial of reproductive rights, or lack of affordable childcare – to name but a few – that is driving people's (re)engagement with the feminist movement, but that also highlights the enormity of the task at hand.
The 'silent majority'In some cases gender inequality is perpetuated by hugely powerful industries, such as the fashion and beauty industries, and in others, it stems directly from political decision-making that disempowers women and children in particular.
In order to be maximally effective in working toward increased gender equality, feminist activist groups need to build upon their momentum by capturing the spirit of the 'silent majority' . That is, the very people who are affected by the issues – for gender inequality affects us all – but who may not be willing to express or act upon their negative experiences. Given the years of backlash against feminism, and its portrayal of feminists as hairy-legged men-devouring monsters, this is a tall order for a reinvigorated movement, but one that is nonetheless achievable.
The environmental movement, which similarly saw its members reduced to tree-hugging hippies, has managed to make the green agenda palatable to the mainstream. Indeed, political parties are now eager to proclaim their 'green' credentials, and being concerned with issues of environmental sustainability is no longer looked upon as a radical or outlier position, but rather as the norm.
Building upon its achievements thus far, the feminist movement can and must now follow suit by rearticulating social and political norms, thereby making gender equality the new standard of normalcy. We have already begun to do so by achieving gender quotas, for example, or by getting tangible commitments by government on the issues of sex trafficking and reproductive rights.
In a climate that is hospitable to proposals for wide-sweeping change, and where people are questioning traditional understandings of social and political issues, what could be more normal than the normalisation of gender equality?
Dr. Clara Fischer
IFN Co-ordinator
Cross-posted from thejournal.ie, Thursday 10th May 2012
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This is a private sanctuary, a portal for an uncensored exploration into the sensual erotic that finds its form in words. No inhibitions here but no need for crudity either. You are here by invite only. It is a safe and beautiful arena to play with words and push some boundaries. Feel free to comment and join in but remember if you will, that the thoughts and pleasures shared in here, are to remain within this cavern… become aware of your breathing… aware of your body… relax… and we'll begin.


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Emmylou Harris (born April 2, 1947 in Birmingham, Alabama) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. In addition to her work as a solo artist and bandleader, both as an interpreter of other composers' works and as a singer-songwriter, she is a sought-after backing vocalist and duet partner, working with numerous other artists including Gram Parsons, Linda Ronstadt, Dolly Parton, Mark Knopfler, Guy Clark, Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, Rodney Crowell, and Neil Young.
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