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Just sat reading the "UK Guidelines for the Use of Thyroid Function Tests" as formulated by the Association for Clinical Biochemistry (ACB), the British Thyroid Association (BTA) and the British Thyroid Foundation (BTF)…..I really should get out more often.
Pondering the whole TSH as a measure of thyroid function controversy, I was interested to see that the guidelines do acknowledge that "the secretion of TSH is pulsatile [brilliant word – means beating rhythmically!.... by that I think they mean it has a circadian rhythm] and night time concentrations are higher than during the day". I did in fact know that already and recently read elsewhere that there is a 72% variation between your night-time TSH and that during the afternoon.
If this is the case, not only does it have important implications for when we as thyroid patients go for our blood tested (I always fix my appointment first thing in the morning). More importantly, however, are the implications of this for the labs when testing subjects to determine reference ranges. The guidelines go on to state that:
"For TSH, reference ranges should be established using specimens collected between 0800h and 1800h",
- which is quite a wide window of time considering its "pulsatile" nature (I am going to try and use that word at least twice daily this week!). Surely collection times, at the very least, should be standardised between labs???? It raises all sorts of questions like do they take the blood samples to establish their reference ranges at staggered intervals during the day to compensate for its "pulsatile" nature (.....doing well!) or do they simply call their subjects in all at the same time?
Am I missing something? As far as I can see, this state of affairs could potentially result is quite a variance between different labs. Are you out there Helvella, Diogenes….PR4NOW…. and the like….have you any thoughts on this? Considering it's pulsatile nature (hat-trick!) and the wide range of its variation and the fact that we are dealing with tiny hormonal shifts correlating with symptoms I would have thought it was of paramount importance to have this more closely pinned down.
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A kindergarten in Bogotá, Colombia, selected by GSAS professor Barry Bergdoll '77CC, '86GSAS to appear in the book Designed for the Future: 80 Practical Ideas for a Sustainable World, edited by Jared Green '99SIPA. This kindergarten is in a very poor area, where schools tend to be fenced off from the public, but in this innovative design, a lattice of angled steel poles creates a secure environment without shutting out the world. Within an oval enclosure, classrooms are scattered whimsically like giant dice. At night, the school doubles as a community center.
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Filius Educata team from UCTI is consisted Mohamed Mahmoud Talaat El Bedwihi, Ong Yi Ling, Desiree Chow and Derek Oii.
Their project titled : Utopyeah! is regarding preventation of the domestic abuse against women in urban areas. One of the main features is the "Panic Response" where a notification will be sent out to her trusted people or NGO is a woman is in abusive situation.
Excalibur is from UTM with Jovian Joris Tan, Hendra, Nur Anis and Tamimi in the team.
Their project known as Embrace where it use to aim to sustain the environment by promoting "Recycling Culture" in the same time imbue the habit propers waste disposal among the locals.
Asia Science members are Named Mortaji, Perinba Selva, Krishnashree and Ali Arabzaseh. They are from UCTI too.
They come out with their project name : Power Transmission Automation where it enterprise system that manages transmission of power substations. 3 major part are divided in this project which are : Desktop Application, Azure Application and Thin Client Application.
KCast is from KDU University College. Members are only 2 which is Khor Ruin Yen and Chua Yin Fu.
Their project title is Network Broadcast Projector. It is a broadcasting engine. The main objective is to digitized education especially in areas where costs rob the students of such an experience.
Next is Cyber Knightz from UCTI too. Their members are Tan Jit Ren, Chan Wai Lun, Ker Jia Chiun and Wong Mun Choong.
Health3 is thier project title where targets to improve the health of a cancer patient by using human basic need : food intake, exercise and emotional needs. Cancer patient can customize, deploy and start monitoring to improved their health and increasing their survival chance.
RGBY, not red green blue and yellow, is from UKM with Gooi Chun Aun, Heng Sua Yee, Ling Chee Yang and Yeap Chun Leong as members.
Their project knowns as Project Hive (not for Green Hornet :P) whereby users can use it to get into a queue for a particular service.
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[bih-haf, -hahf]
- in/on behalf of, as a representative of or a proxy for: On behalf of my colleagues, I address you tonight.
- in/on (someone's) behalf, in the interest or aid of (someone): He interceded in my behalf.
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- interest, part, benefit, or respect (only in the phrases on (someone's) behalf, on or US and Canadian in behalf of, in this (or that) behalf)
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Old English be halfe from be by + halfe side; compare Old Norse af halfu
On behalf of is sometimes wrongly used where on the part of is intended. The distinction is that on behalf of someone means `for someone's benefit' or `representing someone', while on the part of someone can be roughly paraphrased as `by someone'. So, the following example is incorrect: another act of apparent negligence, this time not on behalf of the company itself, but on behalf of its banker, when what was meant was there was negligence by the company's banker
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Word Origin and History for on someone's behalf
c.1300, behalve (with dative suffix), from Old English (him) be healfe "by (his) side," and on (his) healfe "on (his) side," from healfe "side" (see half).
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Idioms and Phrases with on someone's behalf
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Does anyone remember the great sugar shortage? Back in 1974 sugar imports dropped by a third when Caribbean producers decided to switch supplies to the more lucrative American market instead. Shops here rationed sugar sales and my mum resorted to panic buying to satisfy our collective sweet tooth.
Like power cuts and roller discos, empty supermarket shelves seemed like a very seventies problem but 40 years on, they are back. When I was young, a shortage of courgettes would have been considered a blessing by every child in the land but thankfully we are more enlightened now. Given the Scots fondness for baking and confectionary, a sugar shortage would probably still cause more consternation but the courgette crisis is gathering momentum as others vegetables, including aubergines, broccoli and peppers, also start to disappear from view.
The current shortage all comes down to an unusually harsh winter in the south of Spain. At this time of year, the Murcia region supplies an astonishing 80 per cent of Europe's fresh produce. However, the heaviest winter rainfall in 30 years means only 30 per cent of the fields are producing. The shortage has sent prices rocketing with New Covent Garden fruit and vegetable market reporting £6 boxes of courgettes now selling for over £20.
Instead of getting drawn into a damaging price war, supermarkets have introduced rationing to try to avoid commercial caterers cornering all supplies.
Despite that, many shelves now lie empty. In their place we have a nagging sense of just how reliant we are on European vegetable imports as Brexit beckons.
This week's Commons vote commences the countdown to the triggering of Article 50 so the veg crisis is a timely reminder of the role the continent plays in our daily diet. Of course we can always batten down the hatches and look to the home front instead
Scottish root vegetables and brassicas are at their very best right now and plentiful in the shops. Fat Spanish broccoli may be in short supply but our own purple sprouting broccoli is ready – and tastes much better.
With spinach, kale and cauliflowers also on from these shores and on the shelves, we hardly need to worry about developing scurvy any time soon.
But what about next year and the following year? If we want to become more self sufficient in vegetables we will have to more than double production here. And there is another issue. Getting vegetables to grow in the depths of winter is one thing but getting them out of the ground and into the shops is another whole challenge. That falls at the feet of the thousands of foreign seasonal workers who are the backbone of fruit and vegetable picking in this country.
Within farming there is already widespread concern about who will gather existing crops post Brexit never mind any expansion in the fruit and vegetable sector.
The truth is, no-one knows where the negotiations will take us. If trade routes and labour supplies are easily agreed, little will change. If not a lack of iceberg lettuce will be the least of our worries.


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I found several galleries of this pretty mature model on a free amatuer site, but I am sure I have seen her somehwere else. She says her name is Hollie, and it seems I have seen her as Hollie Adams somewhere before, but I might be wrong. Maybe it was another amatuer site. I cannot find her on any of the regular mature sites. I would love to see more of her, especially any full nudes or hardcore. Any help is appreciated.
I looked around there isn't much out there on her. I guess she really is an amatuer. She does have a new post on another free amatuer site, but I wish there was there was something from her on other sites. I think she is really pretty for a mature model. This is her new post.
I wrote a message to Hollie on one of the sites she was on, and she answered back. She sent some photos and said it was OK to post them on Peachy Forum, so I hope that is OK. She says she is posting on amatuer sites right now but hopes to be doing professional shoots and videos soon. It is hard to believe she is over 50. For those who looked for her pictures, thanks!
I have found out that she goes by the name of Holliebaby on the Project Voyeur sites. She has become one of their more popular models, and in one of the forums I read she will soon be on other mature sites. I am looking forward to that! She is so cute for a 50 year old. Thanks for your help on finding more out about her.
She is now on the Watchersweb site. Anybody seen her anywhere else?


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My entire life is outside my comfort zone.
I live in a foreign country where I barely speak the language, I stick out like a sore thumb among the locals, I'm substantially older than most of the other foreigners here, and I'm learning a new vocation — and those are just the major points.
Yes, stepping out of my comfort zone has become quite a habit for me. So why would I include such a task in my 30-day challenge?
Because 99.9% of the time, I gain something invaluable from the experience, and I wanted to share that feeling with you.
But guess what? I couldn't think of anything to do today!
Seriously. If it weren't for my friend Kimberly, I would've passed on this challenge and written about that one time, a few months back, when I performed in a local production of The Vagina Monologues — an experience so terrifying that I'll probably never do that sort of thing again.
Or I would've posted an unflattering photo of myself bad enough to make us all uncomfortable. Lucky for you, Kim saved the day.
So here's what happened. We decided to hike Mt. Halla to see the famously bright pink azaleas that bloom in the spring. Supposedly, they cover the entire mountain. We only saw two.
Anyway, the trailhead we chose is difficult to access. Buses only run once an hour and cab rides there are expensive. We tried driving my van, but poor Pedro couldn't make it up the long, steep, windy road.
So we drove as far as we could and started walking. And walking. And walking. And walking. And the trailhead was nowhere in sight. So Kim decided to step outside her comfort zone and hitch us a ride, something she had never done before.
The very first car, rented by a nice couple from Seoul, stopped and picked us up. Note to my parents: Hitchhiking here is nothing like hitchhiking at home. Please stop freaking out.
They were headed to a different trailhead, so they dropped us off at a sign that indicated we were only 300 meters from our destination.
The sign lied.
After walking, and walking, and walking, and walking, Kim decided to hitch us another ride. This time, a father and his two kids picked us up. The dad's English was near perfect, but the kids, especially the teenage girl next to us, seemed embarrassed and annoyed. I guess some things are the same in every culture.
We finally made it to the trailhead just before the cutoff time to start the hike. Thank goodness, yet again, for the kindness of Korean strangers!
Our plan was to hike up one trail and down another and take the bus back to my car. So we finished the four-hour hike and began walking to the bus stop.
After a fair bit of walking, guess what Kim did? Yep, she hitched us a ride!
Again, the first car stopped. This time, it was an older couple. The woman got out and began rearranging the back seat to make room for us. I asked the man where they were going. It was the wrong direction, but the bus stop was nearby so they insisted on giving us a ride there anyway.
Then, we waited for the bus. And waited. And waited. And waited. Kim decided we should hitch again, but this time she said, "It's time for you to step out of your comfort zone."
She was right, so I stuck out my thumb and smiled with the most awkward, crazy expression imaginable. The driver of the first car just laughed as he passed us by. Maybe he didn't stop because we were standing on the wrong side of the street. Or maybe because I looked insane.
We crossed the street and I tried again. I started feeling even more awkward and self-conscious when the second car passed us — and the third! To be fair, the second car turned up the hill in the wrong direction and the third car was full. But still.
Finally, the fourth car stopped and a man rolled down the window. I asked, in Korean, "Where are you going?" (I was very proud of myself for this addition to the comfort-busting challenge.)
He answered, "Seogwipo."
Hooray! It was the right direction, so I asked, using English, Korean and mime, if he could take us to my car. He agreed and we got in. Only then did I notice a woman sitting in the back seat.
I thought it was strange that he was driving while she was in back, and pondered it in silence for quite some time. I tried to fill the silence with lame attempts at conversation, including announcing that The Beatles were on the radio, and then Wings. When The Village People's "YMCA" started playing, I tried and failed to invite them to a disco party we're having next week.
That's when I finally figured out what Kim must've known all along: In the back seat, under a blanket, a brand new baby was lying on the woman's chest.
Can you imagine an American couple with a new baby stopping to pick up two foreign hitchhikers?
This is just another reason why I love Korea — and, of course, stepping outside my comfort zone. How did you step out of your comfort zone today?
Tomorrow's Challenge: Sit Quietly in Nature
To see what's coming up, check the 30-day Challenge List .
One more important thing before I go …
Here's to appreciating you and all the thousands of times you must have stepped out of your comfort zone.
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In Their Own Words
April 25, 1739
Oglethorpe's Servants and Soldiers Ran Away
This day's entry in the journal of William Stephens showed the problem of runaway servants in colonial Georgia even extended to James Oglethorpe (the General):
"…Mr. Mace, an Ensign in the Regiment at St. Simen's, arrived, and brought me a Letter from Major Cook, advising of three indented Servants, belonging to the General, being run away; and also of five Soldiers having deserted (viz. two from the Major's own Company, and three from Lieutenant Colonel Cockran's) all from St. Simon's; describing the Persons, promising the Reward for taking, as usual, &c. The Ensign had with him a sufficient Force of Hands well armed, in case they came up with them, and was pushing on for Carolina with Intent to keep a head of them, and look out narrowly in his Way back."
Source: Allen D. Candler, ed. The Colonial Records of the State of Georgia, Vol. IV, Stephens' Journal 1737-1740, Atlanta, GA, 1906, p. 323.


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Latitude: 51.1827 / 51°10'57"N
Longitude: -3.2331 / 3°13'58"W
OS Eastings: 313912
OS Northings: 143335
OS Grid: ST139433
Mapcode National: GBR LV.5QS1
Mapcode Global: VH6GQ.XJ5N
Entry Name: West House
Listing Date: 16 November 1984
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1057414
English Heritage Legacy ID: 265128
Location: East Quantoxhead, West Somerset, Somerset, TA5
County: Somerset
District: West Somerset
Civil Parish: East Quantoxhead
Traditional County: Somerset
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Somerset
13/84 No 41
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Formerly The Rectory, now house. 1806-10 on site of C17 parsonage, altered and extended circa 1840, late C19 verandah,
Architect George Sale of Dunster. Roughcast over random rubble, tiled roof, decorative ridge tiles, trick stack right.
Plan: double pile service, addition at rear.2-storeys, 4 bays; 16 pane sash windows, entrance outer bay right,
fanlight with divider tracery, 6 panel door, panelled reveals. 5 bay verandah, hipped tiled roof, paired turned colt,ins
with decorative spandrels and fretwork baluster set on plinth, approached by flight of 6 steps end bay right. 2 bay
right return, canted bay on left return. Interior: early C19 staircas. (VCH Somerset, Vol 5 forthcoming).
Listing NGR: ST1391243335
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Independence Public Carnegie Library
220 E. Maple
Independence, Kansas
Independence Public Carnegie Library is located in Montgomery County, Kansas certified as a historic location on Monday January 11, 1988. This location is a protected historic place because of historical significance relating to Education, more specifically a Library. Independence Public Carnegie Library was nominated by as a historic location by State Government based on Event, Architecture/Engineering and its significance in Education, Architecture, Social History.
Independence Public Carnegie Library InformationOwnership Type: Local
Type of Resource: Building
Historically Significant Years Associated With This Location: 1907
Level of Governmental Significance: Local
Architect, builder, or engineer: Gunn,Fred C.; Brewster,Frank D.
Architectural Style: Neo-Classical
Restricted Archeological Site: Not Listed as a Restricted Site
Independence Public Carnegie Library Size DataAcres occupied by this site: 9
Number of historically contributing buildings: 1
Number of historically contributing sites: 0
Number of historically contributing structures: 0
Number of historically contributing objects: 0
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Pipestem and Princeton
Pipestem Resort State Park is a great place to relax and enjoy nature at your own pace, during any season. It has a variety of activities and amenities that are sure to entertain the whole family. In addition, it is close to the town of Princeton, a bustling community rich in history. Along the way, you might even find a beautiful waterfall or two.
Stop 1 – Brush Creek
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A beautiful resort offering everything from outdoor adventures to family fun to fine dining. Pipestem has cabins, tent and RV campgrounds, and two lodges. There is also an aerial tram, three restaurants and a snack bar, miniature golf, an 18-hole golf course, hiking, horseback riding, cross country ski trails, outdoor dramas, a nature center, and a lake. Oh, and some pretty spectacular views. Come for a day or stay for a week!
The park entrance is gated from 10pm-6am. Those staying on the premises are allowed to enter with a parking permit.
There is no cost to come enjoy the scenery, hiking, or nature center. There are fees for lodging, horseback riding, golf, and the aerial tram.
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The main lodge at Pipestem Resort State Park. Walk out onto the back porch for a spectacular view. B...DetailsAdd to favorites
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Brandon's BBQ
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Ribs, pulled pork, BBQ chicken and more. Located at Nostalgia Inn....DetailsAdd to favorites
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Jordan's Chapel
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Constructed in 1852, Jordan's Chapel was the first frame church to be built in this area. Visitors a...DetailsAdd to favorites
Stop 3 – Princeton
One of Mercer County's two cities, Princeton has a rich railroad history and a growing art scene. If you would like to explore more of the natural beauty of the area, Camp Creek State Park is just over 10 miles north of Princeton.
Vietnam Memorial
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Modern multi-dealer antique mall offering fine antiques and collectibles. Certified appraisal servic...DetailsAdd to favorites
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Fine Art Gallery featuring the works of core artists within The RiffRaff Arts Collective. Photograph...DetailsAdd to favorites
Princeton City Park & Recreation Center
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- 201 Morrison Dr, Princeton, WV 24740
Olympic-size pool with waterslide, picnic facilities, trails, gymnasium, playgrounds and skate park....DetailsAdd to favorites
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Glenwood Recreation Park and 4-H Camp
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Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid on Thursday said the Generation Breakthrough Project is a positive initiative to prevent gender-based violence and improve the reproductive health of the children and adolescent, reports BSS. "The government has taken many initiatives like generation breakthrough to ensure gender equality," he said while addressing a discussion meeting as the chief guest at International Mother Language Institute at Segunbagicha, in the city. Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education (DSHE) organized the discussion titled "Dialogue and Discussion Meeting with the Head of the Institutions of Dhaka Metropolitan City and Field Level Officials of DSHE under project area" to share experience under the banner of the Generation Breakthrough Project. Education Secretary, Md. Sohorab Hossain, Dr. Annie Vestjens, First Secretary SRHR and Gender, the Embassy of the Kingdom of Netherlands, Iori Kato, Representative a.i., UNFPA Bangladesh and Orla Murphy, Country Director of Plan International Bangladesh were present as guest of honor. Professor Dr. S M Wahiduzzaman, Director General of the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education chaired the event while Dr. Mohammed Jahangir Hossain, Project Director of Generation Breakthrough and Director (Planning and Development) of Directorate of Secondary Higher Education presented a presentation at beginning of the event. The project is being implemented to address Gender Based Violence (GBV) and Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) issues through different interventions covering 300 Schools and 50 Madrasahs in selected 4 districts with the assistance of UNFPA and Plan International Bangladesh. This project is financially supported by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.


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This piece contains silhouettes of my husband, myself and our two cats. It shows us scrambling at night trying to get ready for the next day as well as the "Evening Ritual" which is feeding our kitties in separate areas before they got to sleep for the night. They were so wild in the evenings that we had to separate them–one kittie, Sergei our 16 1/2 lb. Russian Bleu follows my husband upstairs for his can of cat food and Calvin is fed in the kitchen area–he requires that I stand still while he is consuming his evening meal. I, of course, acommodate.
In both upper-hand corners are two other silhouette submissions that I had worked on previously, but they wouldn't fit in the required box size. At least I was able to show them this way. The stairs are cardstock, and I included scraps from paintings I had done previously.
I love cutting sihouettes and often in birthday cards I send several small silhouettes that drop out of the card when opened–like confetti–everyone loves them!


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This poem I wrote in high school after reading James Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (Signet Classics)
Joyce's Hero
Black birds glide like winged shadows
In the soft violet air.
The hero looks on, silent and thinking,
seeing prophesies unfold above him.
Dreams, yet untold of youth, foolishness,
Epiphanies and childish love flash in his mind.
He waits, his arms still,
Listening to the call of his winged brethren.
He remembers being scorched and drowned, falling.
He watches the skies deepen into purple.
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The Bullion Report on December 22: Buoyed by Investors
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One of the largest growth areas for gold demand over the last few years has been investment demand. The drive for the apparent "haven" of precious metals during tumultuous times has bolstered this interest. As governments and officials look towards the potential recovery, this latest wave of precious metal fever seems unlikely to pass any time soon.
Now, investment demand for physical metals is specifically referring to the segment of demand that involves acquisitions solely for investment. This excludes any kind of global interest in jewelry, which is both ornamental and investment driven at various times. That kind of interest in precious metals is a topic unto itself. Physical sales, coin sales, ETFs, and other precious metals based buy-and-sell vehicles are the main focus.
This kind of investment demand for gold has been closely tracked by the World Gold Council. In its latest news releases, WGC reviewed the third-quarter gold demand in 2010. Although the investment desire for gold dipped from the second quarter of 2010, it was still 19 percent growth from the year prior. Profit taking and other outflows followed price changes in gold, but buyers still sought the potential opportunities in metals markets. Physical gold product demand was noted as a "phenomenon" while official coin investments were around 2 percent higher year-on-year.
Gold is not alone on this apparent investment pedestal. Silver bullion sales have also been recorded as robust. The sales of silver coins from the U.S. Mint were particularly strong, and the new 5 oz coins from the same source could prove popular. The Wall Street Journal even noted that "some dealers were reportedly being offered 'double spot value,'" for the America the Beautiful bullion coins. (1)
Higher prices are an obvious catalyst for investor attentions, but they can serve as a double-edged sword. On one hand, the fact that precious metals have broken to new heights can garner attention, bringing some people into the fold who would otherwise have not invested in precious metals. The excitement that can build in these markets ahead of price milestones can be alluring. On the other hand, there is an obvious mental barrier for some people when it begins to look like prices cannot possibly move higher. Profit taking often occurs at those levels, but any subsequent sale can turn things around. As the prices drop when investors take profits, there seem to be a number of willing buyers on any dip.
According to many dealers in India, this is definitely a reality. An article from Reuters suggests that there is an "underlying appetite" that can fuel interest on any drop in gold prices. (2) But what is it about the current climate that can buoy investment demand which, in turn, has been bolstering the market?
The fundamentals behind investor interest in gold and silver markets remain much the same now as they have been for the last several months. The fear factor behind the global economic crisis can drive prices and lure fresh interest to the markets. The economic and credit issues do not appear completely resolved and that has definitely impacted the average investor. More importantly, there seems to be a long term shift in the way people look at the overall markets.
Other markets and even entire countries seem to have been laid bare for all the flaws and potential weaknesses. Sure, precious metals have a couple of issues as well. The prices could go down at any time under certain pressures or market fundamentals. Volatility does exist in bullion markets. However, gold and silver are not reliant on seasons or monetary policies. They cannot be manipulated in an easy fashion (though charges of market manipulation are not unheard of), and it seems unlikely that any massive discoveries are around the corner which could shift the supply dynamic and mining trends.
From the macro side of investor thinking, the potential for a collapse of individual or whole economies is still not outside the realm of possibility. Downgrading of certain nations marches on. Printing of money in an effort to maintain or spark economic growth is seen as a real threat to certain currencies.
Investment demand summarized by the World Gold Council may have tapered from the impressive levels set earlier this year. This doesn't mean that investors are leaving en masse. On the contrary, there appears to be a real trend, especially among western cultures, towards maintaining precious metals holdings even through price dips. As the end of the year approaches, it will be interesting to see just how far this growth in investment demand has come to wrapping up this quarter. Amid another round of quantitative easing, it seems likely that investors are ready to step into gold and silver, drawn by a universal and historic appeal for all that glitters.
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We invite, then, the world to come with its silver and make the exchange. Richard Parks Bland 1 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB20001424052748704156304576003931976247962.html
2 http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-53732020101222


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Lady Liberty turns 125
Lady Liberty is celebrating a big birthday.
The 125th anniversary of the dedication of the Statue of Liberty began with a naturalization ceremony.
125 immigrants from more than 40 countries became U.S. citizens.
The statue was a gift of friendship to the U.S. from the people of France, dedicated in front of then President Grover Cleveland on October 28th, 1886.
The celebration includes plenty of nods to the statue's French heritage.
It will continue into the night with a 12 minute fireworks display set to patriotic music ignited from two barges right next to the statue as well as from Liberty Island.
The statue will get a rest after her big day.
The interior will be closed down starting Saturday for one year to complete a $27 million renovation project.


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The Writer's View - Silver Pheonix by Cindy Pon
From Goodreads: No one wanted Ai Ling. And deep down she is relieved—despite the dishonor she has brought upon her family—to be unbetrothed and free, not some stranger's subservient bride banished to the inner quarters.
But now, something is after her. Something terrifying—a force she cannot comprehend. And as pieces of the puzzle start to fit together, Ai Ling begins to understand that her journey to the Palace of Fragrant Dreams isn't only a quest to find her beloved father but a venture with stakes larger than she could have imagined.
Bravery, intelligence, the will to fight and fight hard . . . she will need all of these things. Just as she will need the new and mysterious power growing within her. She will also need help.
It is Chen Yong who finds her partly submerged and barely breathing at the edge of a deep lake. There is something of unspeakable evil trying to drag her under. On a quest of his own, Chen Yong offers that help . . . and perhaps more
The Writer's View
I want to thank the author, Cindy Pon, for writing this book! It's the sort of book I wish I'd had as a teen -- A YA fantasy adventure set in an Asian-inspired setting with strong, loveable Asian characters. The setting, particularly the demons, has a strong root in Asian myth and legend. It was such a relief to find something completely "Eastern" in teen genre fiction. I wish there were more books out there like this!
Worldbuilding with food
Pon's setting has so many equisite Eastern details, but the one that really struck me was her details of the food. (It helps that the heorine, Ai Ling, has a very healthy appetite as is pre-occupied by food on a regular basis.) Here are some examples of the food in this book: Deep-fried aquash coated in rice-paste batter. Rice porriage simmered with sweet yams. Braised meatballs. Sticky rice balls with sweetened taro. Rice Porriage with picked vegetables and salted pork.
Isn't all this detail great? It never occurred to me to beef up my worldbuilding with food. (No pun intended!) I just love how much dimensions these culinary details added to Pon's world. I'm definitely going to have to try this out in one of my books.
Deux ex Machina
For those of you not familiar with deux ex machina as a literary device, here's the definition from Wikipedia: [Deux ex machina] is a plot device whereby a seemingly unsolvable problem is suddenly and abruptly solved with the contrived and unexpected intervention of some new event, character, ability, or object. It can be roughly translated as "God made it happen," with no further explanation, and, depending on usage, is primarily used to move the story forward when the writer has "painted himself into a corner" and sees no other way out. However, in other cases, it is used to surprise the audience, or, commonly influenced by editors and/or publishers, bring a happy ending into the tale.
The italics above are mine. You can read the full article here if you're interested in learning more, but I think you get the basic gist of what deux ex machina is from the explanation above.
To be honest, I am not a fan of deux ex machina in stories. I am pre-disposed to dislike this when I find it in stories. I just want to let you know this bias upfront, because it may not bother some readers, but for me personally it really affected my enjoyment of this novel.
And as much as I enjoyed Silver Phoenix, I was disappointed when a dragon miraculously appeared and took Ai Ling to visit a goddess. This goddess neatly explained 1) all the supernatural occurences Ai Ling had been experiencing, 2) revealed who the bad guy was, 3) explained why the bad guy was after Ai Ling, and 4) explained what Ai Ling had to do to save her father and defeat the bad guy.
Despite this gripe, I did enjoy this story. I highly recommend it anyone looking to escape conventional "Western" fantasy elements.


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On the occasion of a Press Lunch with media Executives, H. Hr. Dr Fru Richard presented to all in attendance a heart felt speech addressing an array of issues. Here are some features of the event in pictures and the Speech by Dr Fru.
Let us all unite with love and compassion to defend mankind from the corruption of medical science.
We must understand that we are seeds of the Creator, and as the Creator dwells in battle with the wicked spirit of the beast, so must we on the physical level. God is the first scientist and the only Healer.
Our inaccurate knowledge on Natural medicine, its philosophy and practices have been orchestrated by factors such as: greed, selfishness and ignorance. But it is only the truth and the truth alone that shall set us free; it is only that truth that we have been preaching over 18 years now that shall set Africa and the rest of the world free.
The key to true life is nothing less than the marriage between knowledge, power and love. Knowledge and / or power without love in the domain of medicine would only result in to the mess the evil ones in both orthodox (conventional) and Traditional medicine have plunged the world into.
Greed and corruption is slowing the progress of Traditional Medicine in our country therefore frustrating the vision of Traditional Medicine by WHO (World Health Organization), AU (African Union), who are all backing its promotion, growth and its integration into the National Health System of member states. In fact, the garbage beneath is too much and the stories that follow are many but one thing is clear. Traditional (Natural) medicine is the bedrock of all medicine on earth and remains the future of all medicines.
I am therefore calling on Medical Anthropologists, Researchers, Bureaucrats, policy makers, Religious groups, Schools, Ritual Ceremonial groups, Community leaders, all Health and wellness oriented practitioners to consciously come up with a solid frame to see how the poor and marginalized population groups are being treated in the political and economic conditions.
I am calling on the Almighty God to endow us with the dew of Heaven; the spirit of Wisdom, knowledge and understanding, so that, we would listen, see, talk and act according to his will. There is this ancient declaration of Bantu philosophers: "Unmuntu Ngumuntu Ngabantu"- "a human is a human because of other humans". This proclamation represents an African communal aspiration which teaches us that, "our humanity is contingent on the humanity of our fellows and that no person or groups can be human alone". In a nutshell, Life is complementary; no one can exist alone!
The effects of corruption and embezzlement, political instability, intrastate and interstate conflicts, diminishing middle class, and debts repayments to Western creditors are in effect frustrating the efforts of goodwill African Leaders who are working in promoting African Traditional Medicine (ATM) and good Health.
Many authorities fight against Traditional Medicine and back Western medicine because of too much money being pumped into it which is being spent (misuse) in bureaucracy, and in too many seminars and conferences.
The vast majority of our people are in poverty because their greed holds them back from collectively making better communities. They and their so called "Help Organization" are content to sit in conference and seminars in expensive hotels and talk about what they will do while they are awarded the best plagues or "certificates" to the best speakers and not the best doers. In fact, we are unable to distinguish between our wants and our needs.
Ignorance, greed, selfishness and poverty have become our greatest problem leading to misplaced priorities. Greed our biggest weapon of containment has help us back from using profit made out of our national and international business ventures for the general good of our people.
Our selfishness has spontaneously allowed our egos to get into the way of our goals. Ingrain in our minds is the virus of holding lavish convention or seminars in expensive hotels, drinking the best brand of wine and whisky. It is quite realistic although annoying that many of us have continued to live in ignorance because we have refused to read, listen, act and react wisely.
Hosea 4:6 says, "My people are perishing because of lack of knowledge". Proverbs 3:35 says "wise people will gain an honourable reputation but stupid people will only add to their own disgrace". Proverbs 3:16 says "Wisdom offers you long life as well as wealth and honour".
"For every ailment, there is a cure", is an advocate of Islamic faith. The popular view that certain diseases are yet to have a cure is only within the orthodox medicine that has stemmed from the limitation of modernizes (modern) science.
In fact, Health Professionals-intellectuals should to marry laboratory stints with societal truths and should stop acting as "out-tellectuals" whose finding are limited within the laboratory and could not transcend the boarders of their lone. We have to merge laboratory tests or findings with societal realities to help move our society forward.
Traditional healing in general is one of the most difficult elements to understand by many of those who are influenced by modern scientific world-view. Anything divine is often considered as illogical and hence unreal even though obvious. This explains PART of the reason why the western powers are always in conflict with any effort made by Africans to provide alternative and more effective therapeutic measure for HIV/AIDS, and some other simple, multiple and complex diseases or health disequilibriums.
If these claims came from the west, the response of the government would be prompt without questioning its efficiency and safety to the society. We are all living witnesses of the number of drugs being withdrawn out of the market today because of their devastating effects to millions of its victims. Is this not enough proof that scientist and their lone laboratory are failing? Or do they mean to tell us that the hundreds upon hundreds of drugs being withdrawn never passed through the laboratory? Let those who have ears hear and those who have eyes see!!! After all, the book of Romans 8:5 says; "those who live as their human nature tells them to have their minds controlled by what human nature wants. Those who live as the spirit tells them to have their minds controlled by what the spirit wants". In Romans 8:6 the lord says "to be controlled by human nature results in death; to be controlled by the spirit results in life and peace"
Religion can in fact guide science by adding revelation to some traditional and scientific approaches as once remarked by Professor- of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the North Western university of Chicago USA, J oe Jeigh Simpson.
The practice of Traditional Medicine goes beyond conventional or western science because it widens and extends beyond the narrow materialistic world view thereby raising medicine to an art of healing. This explains why Traditional Medicine Practitioners (TMPs) are being referred to as "healers".
It is true to say that any research and findings I Natural Medicine that are limited to the approaches and findings of physical or conventional science would reduce Traditional Medicine from being a practice of Intuition and intelligence combined, to a practice of intelligence only.
Thank you for your kind attention
God bless you all.
Discours de bienvenue présenté par Dr.Fru à l'occasion d'un diner de presse avec les Representants de média, à la Fondation GEIHR de Dr.Fru à Buea le 15 juin, 2013.
Réunissons-nous avec amour et compassion pour defendre l'humanité contre la corruption de la science médical. Comprenons que nous sommes la semence du creâteur, alors puisque le créateur lui-même lutte contre les forces du mal, nous, être-humains devons suivre ses pas. Dieu est le premier scientifique et le seul guérisseur.
La clé a la vraie vie n'est autre que le marriage entre la sagesse, la puissance et l'amour. La connaissance et / ou la puissance sans amour dans le domaine de la medicine orthodoxe (conventionelle) et traditionnelle ont plunge le monde de nos jours.
L'égoïsme et la corruption relentissent le progress de la medicine traditionnelle dans notre pays, frustrant ainsi la vision de L'OMS (Organisation Mondiale Pour la Santé), de UA (L'Union Africaine) pour la medicine traditionnelle, qui consiste à la promouvoir son integration dans le système de santé des états members. En effet, les déchets sont énormes et les histories qui suivent sont tracassantes mais une chose est Claire, la medicine traditionnelle (naturelle) est la socle de toute médicine à l'échelle mondiale et reste l'avenir de toute médicine.
Je lance donc un appel à tous les anthropologies de la medicine, les chercheurs, les bureaucrats, les décideurs, les groups religieux, les écoles, les groups de ceremonies rituelles, les dirigeants des communautés, les parties prenants de la santé, de bien vouloir élaborer une base où la population plus défavorisé recevra un traitement approprié ainsi dans le domaine politque qu'économique.
Je prie également au bon Dieu à ce qu'il nous accorde l'esprit de la sagesse, de la connaissance et de la comprehension qui nous permettra de mieux écouter, voir, parler et agir selon sa volonté. Il y a ce dicton des ancients philosophes Bantu: "Unmuntu Ngumuntu Ngabantu", qui signify qu "un humain est humain pour le bien des autres humains". Cette proclamation est une réflexion Africaine qui nous enseigne que "notre humanité à un rapport étroit à l'humanité des autres humains" pour résumer, la vie est complémentaire; on ne peut exister seule!
Les méfaits de la corruption, de l'instabilité politiques, des guerres internes et entre pays, le remboursement des dettes aux occidentaux contribuent en effet à anéantir les efforts des dirigeants africains de bonne volonté qui oeuvre à la promotion de la medicine traditionnelle Africaine (MTA) et de la bonne santé.


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C2Hear Videos Launched on YouTube
C2Hear Videos Launched on YouTube
December 01, 2015 at 12:10 PM
New free online service to help people use hearing aids
People who are prescribed hearing aids are to get help in using them more effectively thanks to a new series of online videos developed by scientists and researchers at the NIHR Nottingham Hearing Biomedical Research Unit.
The C2Hear project has been designed in collaboration with a large group of hearing aid users, after concerns that many new users struggle to adapt to wearing them. C2Hear is a series of interactive multi-media 'how-to' tutorials and is a partnership between The University of Nottingham, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, the audiology company PC Werth and the charity Action on Hearing Loss.
The healthcare tool has been available to buy on DVD, but will now be freely available online after the launch at the British Academy of Audiology conference in Harrogate on November 26 2016. C2Hear Online offers 10 bite-sized interactive multimedia presentations with instructions and information, animation and videos with advice and encouragement from hearing aid users telling their own personal experiences.
Project leader, Dr Melanie Ferguson, consultant clinical scientist at the NIHR Nottingham Hearing BRU, said: "Hearing aids can transform the lives of those with permanent hearing loss, yet out of two million people who have one, around 20 per cent — 400,000 people — choose not to wear their devices. Reasons for this include difficulties using their aids and difficulty remembering all the important information needed for successful use. Our research showed C2Hear resulted in significant improvements in these areas, along with increased confidence and reassurance. C2Hear Online is an exciting development that will make essential information accessible to many people across the UK and beyond through the internet, smartphones and tablets."
The effectiveness of the C2Hear programme was piloted in a trial involving more than 200 new hearing aid users recruited through Nottingham Audiology Services. It showed that people who used the programme were better informed about potential problems with hearing aids and had much better practical skills in using them.
Hazel, a research participant, said: "If I did not have the C2Hear DVD I might have given up wearing my hearing aids", and another user, Isobel, said: "Everyone should have access to the video tutorials in some form or other."
The Health e-Learning and Media (HELM) team in the School of Health Sciences have led the development of the multimedia videos. Mike Taylor a learning technologist in HELM said: "By making the C2Hear video tutorials available on Youtube we are making these high quality resources available to anyone in the world who needs them."


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This is the first of a new column that I am writing for Artist's Market Online. The overall spirit of the column will be geared towards artistic inspiration, exploration and self-promotion. My "Work as Play" insights will be of interest to artists of all levels who want to evoke the power of curiosity and play as a way to add that magical spark to both their creative and promotional endeavors. To start our journey of experimentation and exploration, I'd like to share with you an excerpt I wrote as an introduction to my book Experimental Painting.
Creativity is a gift that we are given and express instinctively as children. Without self-doubt or fear of rejection, the inner spirit soars, embracing new experiences wholeheartedly. Eager to learn and always willing to try, children approach everything as if it were for the first time. Sensually aware and stimulated by even the most inconsequential things, the untempered mind explores the world in a way that is awe-inspiring to witness.
Oftentimes, as we move into adulthood, the inner realm gets overshadowed by the constant pressures, demands and distractions of the external world. We lose sight and no longer trust in the spirit of play that makes our unique gifts and talents shine. Easily bamboozled into thinking that doing something for the pure joy of it has no apparent purpose, we no longer see play as a relevant part of our process. In time, we become stagnant and creatively blocked.
To break free from the chains of self-induced boundaries, we must again dare to give ourselves the freedom to play, transcending to a time where the creative spirit reigned in a vast and seemingly limitless field of dreams. We need to remind ourselves what it feels like to be inquisitive, bursting with imaginative faculties. A pilgrimage back to a child-like, playful state of mind reunites us with the soul of our work: a bright, flickering flame that has always been present within. Without fear of mistakes or pressure to perform, we begin again, challenging ourselves to reach for new heights in our work.
As artists, our legacy lies in the ability to approach aesthetic endeavors with an authentic voice and vision, maintaining an intimate connection with the divine spirit that resides within. The expression of our gifts and talents is our unique contribution to world. To make an everlasting impact, an extraordinary mindset that is genuine at heart is needed to persevere, triumph and succeed with great rewards. The more we approach our work with insight, vigor and passion—continually cultivating creative play, exploration, experimentation—the more we are able to see and reach our full potential and inner greatness as creative beings.
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As artists, the act of play holds an integral part in the creative process. With our focus on the journey and not the destination, we enter into a world of discovery and invention. When we begin to play, we open the door for the imagination to take flight. I'd like to share with you work that has been created by artists who have attended my Artist Network University online mixed-media workshops. They generously share their insights and techniques. You can see more of their work here.
Artist Network Webinars & Online Courses by Lisa L. Cyr
Transforming the Surface with Mixed Media Painting Techniques Webinar Tuesday May 7, 2013 1:00pm to 2:00pm EDT
This webinar will cover a striking array of creative approaches in which to alter and transform the mixed-media painting surface. Lushly painted passages and rich transitions employing resist, blotting, lift-off, dissolve, marbling, sponging, distressing, aging and printmaking techniques will be shown in inventive combinations. Utilizing both traditional and unconventional tools and techniques, this webinar will certainly ignite the creative juices.
Assemblage Accents Webinar: Employing Faux Finishes & Patinas
Tuesday June 4, 2013 1:00pm to 2:00pm EDT
This webinar will cover creatively customizing found objects, assemblage accents and sculptural creations with unique finishes and patinas. To enliven the mixed-media landscape, a diverse array of techniques and materials from repurposed and custom treated natural and man-made elements will be explored. With the addition of faux finishes and decorative techniques, the everyday object can be transformed into a one-of-a-kind accent, communicating a concept or illuminating a subject in a unique way.
Collage Techniques for the Mixed Media Artist
This webinar covers an array of exciting collage techniques from gluing, sealing, tearing, scoring, punching, die-cutting and custom inlays to wrinkling, creasing, burning, peeling-back, stitching, weaving, embossing and debossing handmade, custom treated and machine-made papers, foils and ephemera. If you love working in collage this workshop with artist Lisa L. Cyr is for you!
Within the Layers: Inspirational Mixed Media Art Techniques
This online workshop will investigate exploratory methodologies, techniques and approaches in mixed-media art. Throughout the workshop, exciting in-depth demonstrations will be shown, providing an extensive array of visually-stimulating possibilities for artists to explore. Both two-dimensional and three-dimensional techniques will be covered. For artists that are looking to push their work to a new level, this workshop will be a valuable resource and an ongoing source for creative inspiration. Course registration comes with a digital download of Experimental Painting by artist and author Lisa L. Cyr.
Creative Explorations in Mixed Media: 2D, 3D and Beyond!
This online workshop will explore alternative, innovative ways of conceptualizing and creating content-driven mixed-media art that is on the cutting-edge. Throughout the workshop, insightful and thought-provoking profiles of leading artists and illustrators accompany exciting in-depth, step-by-step demonstrations, shedding light on signature processes and techniques. The workshop also provides insight into the historical influences behind contemporary thinking and approaches, investigating the origins of alternative, unconventional picture making throughout the decades. Offering a wide range of possibilities for exploration and experimentation, this workshop will reveal how alternative, mixed media aesthetics is uniting the disciplines of two-dimensional, three-dimensional, digital and new media art in inventive combinations. For those wanting to venture outside the norm, this workshop will be a valuable resource and an ongoing source for creative inspiration. Course registration comes with a digital download of Art Revolution by artist and author Lisa L. Cyr.
Lisa L. Cyr (www.cyrstudio.com) is an accomplished multidisciplinary artist and author with a content-driven approach. Her highly imaginative, fantasy-inspired works use layers of metaphor and allegory to stimulate curiosity, provoke thought and encourage further inspection. A poetic, rhythmic synthesis of drawing, painting, collage and assemblage, Cyr's visually tactile, mixed-media work is composed to collectively create a new reality with a more expressive, symbolic arrangement. An artist member of the Society of Illustrators NYC and the International Society of Experimental Artists, Cyr's work has been featured in numerous magazines, books and online. She has authored seven books on art and design and writes for many of the creative industry's leading art publications. In addition, Cyr gives workshops across the country and teaches in several of the top MFA graduate programs.
Go to the Create Mixed Media Interview with Lisa.
Read Lisa's complete 2013 Artist's & Graphic Designer's Market interview here.
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of loose evening sessions over more than a few drinks, the band has evolved
to become one of the most exciting and energetic live Celtic folk/punk acts
in Canada. Glengarry County has always been a hotbed of Celtic culture, and
most members of The Peelers have immersed themselves in this rich legacy from
An area separated
by New York State by the St. Lawrence River to the South, it was originally
settled by Scottish immigrants who chose the name Glengarry in memory of home.
The county has become a stomping ground for many musicians, both Scottish and
Irish, who have refined a sound unique to the locale. The Peelers bend the rules
of this tradition, with their contemporary Irish/Scot blend drawing more from
the insurgent nature of artists such as Shane MacGowan & The Pogues, Flogging
Molly, The Mahones, The Waterboys, Black 47, and Tom Waits, while still maintaining
a glint of the sound upon which they were weaned. The Peelers have two releases
currently available. In 2002 they released the album "Boots and Suits", (a reference
to the band's unique fashion sense). In 2004 the band released "Liquordale",
recorded over a twelve month period in three Montreal studios. The album, produced
by the brilliant Pierre Pineault, was subsequently named Album of the Year on
the Boston based webzine Shitenonions.com, considered the online bible for Celtic
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Why are People Still Drawn to the Black and White Image?
There's something about black and white images that makes them powerful, interesting and almost more expressive than color photos. One might have assumed, back when color photos were first developed, that black and white images would slowly turn into a relic from a time when imaging technology was in its infancy. After all, color brings a whole new dimension to photography.However, as the years went by, black and white photography didn't disappear. Instead, these monochrome images have... continue reading


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'Once upon a time there was a story. The child who read it was so enchanted that she/he couldn't stop at just one and kept searching for more and more.'
I have been reading short stories collections a lot lately. A couple of weeks ago guys from aleph publishing got in touch with me. They were offering 'Best Stories from Around the World' to review. I quickly jumped at the opportunity. The fairy-tale like beginning was enough to get me started with the collection.
Cover page
The enchanting cover design of the book was another reason I was looking forward to reading the book. Birds, animals, nature and stars all live happily in the book and that is reflected in the cover page as well. Magenta colour scheme with golden embossed lettering gives an impression of children's fantasy tales. It is a beautiful cover which can be parked on the shelf and passed on to generations ahead. I wish it was available in hardback!
The stories have different characters, all of them alluring. There is a selfish giant who hates children playing in his garden. There is a poor couple who find the most appropriate gifts for each other. They invent the art of giving gifts. There are a group of children who have fun playing truth and dare and discover a great thing about their neighbour. And of course! There is Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watsons. There is a man who travels through the world of fantasy and escapes his wife.
All the characters in the book are great to great about. Each of them is intimately written about. They bring certain nostalgia with themselves. It is like your grandfather telling you stories to bed.
The book is a collection of short stories curated by Deepa Agarwal. The stories are primarily for children but can be enjoyed by adults as well. You will find stories from your childhood such as 'The Selfish Giant', 'Gift of Maggie' and 'The Tin Soldier' I remember reading these for school. There is also a story from 'Sherlock Holmes' which has launched my interest in Sherlock Holmes stories which I have tried but never really liked reading earlier. So, thank you aleph for piquing my interest in the character. The mere are several stories that have been translated from different languages and they all bring to you the diversity in story writing. They make you understand that the world is huge and the stories are numerous.
In 'A Minikin-Eared Ewe' by Tsendyun Damdinsuren translated by D Altangerel the author talks about his experience with fire as a shepherd and his great love for Minikin-Eared Ewe. It brings out a sort of nostalgia for the past. Valia by Leonid Andreiev translated by Lizzie B Gorin is a story of a childhood with different sets of parents. The conflicting nature of their authority over the child and how he deals with the confusing nature of his relationship with both. 'The Accursed House' is a funny story about a house who's owner happens to be a kind hearted fool who ends up scaring people out of not only the house but the entire neighbourhood. Amongst the new authors, the book includes a story by Jerry Pinto. It is a funny cum ghost story titled 'Saritha Kamakshi Makes a Mistake'. Rip Van Winkle is another story close to my heart -Full of fantasy and life. This one is a must read. These stories have beautiful beginnings and more beautiful ends. These will remind you why you got into read at first.
There was one particular story that I had difficulty understanding. Namely 'Bother Rabbit's Cradle' by Joel Chandler Harris. The language was difficult to catch hold of and I gave up of it ultimately.
These stories are meant for all the age groups and therefore the language has been kept simple. These consist of short sentences and easy to understand words. There is a whiff of childhood nostalgia in all of the stories. They are written extremely well. Well curated.
Good points
With cover design, it was love at first sight. The characters are all so different and curios to read about. Rip Van Winkle is probably my most loved characters from all the stories. The stories are just beautiful. These are meant to be told and retold. The collection is well curated by the author.
Bad points
I did not particularly dislike anything in the book except I was expecting few stories from the new-age authors.
It is an interesting set of stories from all around the world. These are a must read!
Whom do I recommend this to
This book is for everyone, children and adults alike. Those who enjoy short stories every once in a while are going to love this collection.


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Nicola Sturgeon told party loyalists in Dumfries tonight that the prospect of a hung parliament at Westminster was a major opportunity to push "progressive politics" onto the whole UK. The First Minister pledged that SNP MPs would fight to end austerity across the whole country, not just in Scotland.
In her speech, Ms Sturgeon said: "There has been much discussion in recent days of how SNP influence in the Commons will work. And let me be clear – the influence of a big team of SNP MPs in a minority House of Commons, governed by the Fixed Term Parliaments Act, would be significant.
"We would use that influence responsibly and constructively at all times – but always with a view to winning better and more progressive policies."
She continued: "If on Friday morning there are a number of progressive voices elected to Westminster from across the whole of the UK who – with Labour – can lock the Tories out and ensure influence and representation for all parts of the UK, that would be more balanced, surely, than a party trying to take power without UK wide support.
"The SNP will use our influence in Westminster to give Scotland a strong voice – but we will do it by working with allies from the rest of the UK, and I pledge that we will do it with the interests of people across the UK firmly in mind as well."
The speech came as reports from marginal constituencies suggested the fear of a Labour/SNP coalition was damaging Ed Miliband's chances. Conservative campaigners have been told to remind voters that voting Labour might put the SNP into power.
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Hawkeye #10 (Preview)
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- Story by
- Matt Fraction
- Art by
- Francesco Francavilla
- Cover by
- Francesco Francavilla and Paolo Rivera
- Publisher
- Marvel Comics
• The most acclaimed new book of the year continues!
• Who pulled the trigger?
• Where have you seen him before? Have you seen him before? Maybe. But not like this.
• It's murder, mayhem, and greasepaint make-up for the money, kids — and that means playtime is over, Monsieur Hulot. Caw caw.


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Apple's Phil Schiller hints at screen-equipped Amazon Echo killer
Enjoy the 70-percent lead while you can Amazon, because Apple's coming to slay Alexa and the Echo. Well, it'll try.
In an interview with India's Gadgets360, Phil Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of worldwide marketing, dropped the first hints for its long-rumored smart assistant speaker that'll reportedly be powered by Siri.
Despite refusing to talk about the Echo and Google Home, Schiller didn't shy away from talking about voice-based devices as a whole. While he says Apple is heavily invested in Siri, Schiller talked up both the advantages and disadvantages of having a display.
Stating the obvious, Schiller described situations where a screen isn't necessary and voice controls are better — like when you're driving and can't fiddle with your phone or dashboard, or when you want to control your music from across the room without getting up.
Other obvious comments: A screen's useful for displaying visual content, like mapping and photos, and games.
"I think voice assistants are incredibly powerful, their intelligence is going to grow, they're gonna do more for us, but the role of the screen is gonna remain very important to all of this," Schiller said.
Reading between the lines, we can presume Apple's Echo-killer will come with a screen. And that'd certainly be noteworthy if Amazon wasn't also working on an Echo speaker equipped with a screen, which could arrive as soon as Wednesday.
The question isn't whether Apple will enter this increasingly crowded smart speaker market (I'd bet good money it definitely will) or even what its speaker will look like (I'm sure it'll be over-designed in typical Apple minimalist fashion), but whether Apple can succeed in the home.
If we're to judge Apple's chances in the home by its HomeKit platform, the company is basically screwed. Compared to other smart home platforms, HomeKit simply hasn't gained much traction in the two years since its introduction.
But that'd also be misleading. Apple's failure in the home with HomeKit is a combination of things, including tedious MFi device certification (which could take up to a year) for companies looking to build HomeKit-ready devices, and development tools that aren't as friendly and open as Amazon's Alexa API.
The other elephant in the room is Google Home. Though it only launched last fall, Google Home's quickly shot up to grab 23 percent of the voice-enabled speaker market, according to eMarketer.
When Apple joins the battle, it won't simply be fighting against a family of Alexa-powered Echo products, or Google Home, or the myriad other voice-controlled speakers like Harman Kardon's Invoke, it'll be fighting against entire platform swarms.
Alexa isn't limited to the Echo family; it's being built into everything from smartwatches to smart fridges to cars. And Google seems to be headed on the same path, too, with Assistant everywhere.
Can a Siri-powered speaker — however nice its audio fidelity — compete with Alexa and Google Assistant embedded everywhere? Apple's got an uphill battle for sure, but it's not impossible. Remember, Apple's almost never first in product categories, but when it arrives, it's usually on a tide.


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