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WHAT IS KICKSTARTER: It's a website where people back creative projects in exchange for rewards and for the good feeling of knowing they helped an artist in need. My campaign will help fund the research for my novel about Marie Laveau, I'm offering copies of the book when it comes out as well as jewelry, swag, voodoo dolls, and more.
WHAT YOU CAN DO: Go on to Kickstarter, open an account, donate however much you want, and choose your reward. That's it! I also could use as many people as possible to spread the word, so if you'd like to help, you can post my project on social media. I will be forever grateful!
VOODOO QUEEN, a novel of the famous voodoo priestess Marie Laveau, is an epic trilogy of magic, secrets, love, death, and spiritual power. Think of it as a mix between Margaret Mitchell's GONE WITH THE WIND and Toni Morrison's BELOVED.
Marie lives in a world where the heads of rebellious slaves are stuck on spikes, colored women live as concubines to white men, and improper medical treatment kills people by the hundreds. There's so much Marie wants to change, but she's just a poor colored girl abandoned by her parents – a nobody.
Then she discovers voodoo. The mystical energy she taps into makes her more powerful than she ever imagined. Soon her potent gifts make her the most feared and respected woman in New Orleans.
Marie's strength is tested repeatedly by personal tragedy, but with the help of the spirits, her ancestors, and her unstable family, Marie empowers and heals New Orleans.


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WordCount Blogathon 2010. What is it? Briefly, a challenge to post a blog each day of May 2010. Yikes. Click on the participant badge on the right hand screen for more info! In the meantime, Holy crap! Thirty-one days, thirty-one posts. Who am I to run away from a good challenge!? Yeah, so in a moment of…what shall I call it? Um, introspection…in a moment of introspection I realized several things:
1.) My blog stats are flatline.
2.) The most traffic I've ever had on Thrifty Knee Socks is eight people and I was stoked until I realized it was just me googling myself and possibly a few other lost souls.
3.) I've had this blog for three months and I've posted three times…what kind of nonsense?
4.) I need structure. I need challenge.
So this is me, flyin' by the seat o' my pants while daring to have a plan of action. Sure, in the fifteen minutes since I signed up for this shindig I've had some heart palpitations. It's a little like lacing up for a marathon after not running for three years. Buuut, I say why not? What's the worst that can happen? Let's do this. Tomorrow, Thrifty Knee Socks, be here or be square.

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Jessica's birthday surprise Devilra
Kristen Margiotta's characters seem to exist in strange imaginary worlds, populated by creepy creatures and feelings of fear and loneliness. There's an air of the 'old' about those worlds, as if the spirits of the old masters still live on, lost in barren landscapes that are haunted by evil spirits and cursed by dark spells. But like so often in the imagery of the dreadful and frightening, these mysterious figures in their supernatural worlds also emanate a sense or beauty, a mix that makes them objects of fascination.
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Did you know you are supposed to exfoliate your LEGS? I always assumed that the very act of SHAVING your legs was exfoliating enough. Oh silly me! But exfoliating before you shave sloughs off any dry, dead skin, so you can get a closer shave, and ultimately, smoother legs. :-)
I stumbled across this idea for a pre-shave leg exfoliating scrub and knew I wanted to try it. I feel like I've been missing out all these years! I couldn't be happier about discovering this stuff. After using it, I would venture to say my legs have never felt softer OR smoother! No kidding.
The recipe is super simple. The most challenging part for me was actually finding time to take a bath! Well, unfortunately I never DID find that time, so I made do and used it in the shower instead. I've never really been a fan of shaving in the bathtub anyway, so this worked well for me.
Exfoliating Scrub For Silky Smooth Legs
- 1 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup oil (I used olive oil, but you can use any oil, coconut oil, baby oil, canola oil, etc.)
- 3 tablespoons citrus juice (lemon or lime) OR 20 drops Lemon Essential Oil
- Shower-safe container
- Razor
Start by mixing all the ingredients together. I put mine in a mason jar and just shook it all up.
Then I transferred the mixture to a plastic squeeze bottle for easy application.
Soak your legs in the tub for 5 minutes. Or if you're taking a shower, wash and conditioner your hair first, then after your legs have had a chance to soak for a few minutes, apply the mixture to your legs and rub it in. I was surprised at how GOOD this felt! I ended up using it on my feet and arms as well!
The abrasiveness of the sugar rubs off all the dirt and dead skin, the lemon juice works as a mild skin peel, revealing brighter, smoother skin, and, of course, the olive oil penetrates deep into the skin and provides long-lasting moisture.
After rubbing the mixture in for a few minutes… it's time to shave your legs. Feels pretty good huh? Well, we're just getting started!
Now, rinse and REPEAT! Yep, do it again. Rub mixture all over your legs, shave, and rinse again. This time you might want to use a mild soap to get some of the oil off. Or not, your preference!
(Note: make sure the bottom of the shower isn't super oily when you are done, so that the next person to use the tub or shower doesn't slip and hurt themselves.)
When you get out of the bath or shower, put some lotion on and enjoy your silky smooth legs! I guarantee you will be so amazed at how soft your skin feels, you won't be able to keep your hands off yourself! ;-) And for more amazing homemade bath and body recipes, be sure to check out my eBook At-Home Bath & Body! You can buy it in my shop, or download it for free if you're an OGT Plus member!


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So far, these rare earth bottlenecks haven't been especially critical because we mostly use lithium-ion batteries to power video cameras and laptop computers. But now people are actually thinking about using batteries to power cars. This move would turn tiny resource problems into ginormous ones.
Ah yes, using vertical integration is an old established practice in industrialization. Whatever the economic reasons given, the real reason is usually the desire to secure reliable sources of the production basics. Just remember, while all parts are not equally expensive, all parts are equally important. Missing just one element out of thousands will close down production.
Cobalt Recycling May Be The Only Way To Break Dependence On China And The CongoResource Investing News | Apr. 28, 2012
By Karan Kumar — Exclusive to Cobalt Investing News
The United States, like many other western nations, produces virtually no cobalt, a mineral that is crucial for several applications, including superalloys and batteries for phones, laptops, and electric vehicles. The Democratic Republic of the Congo supplies nearly two-thirds of the world's cobalt, most of which is refined in China. Hence, recycling cobalt is important, especially in countries that do not produce the metal. And the trend is growing.
"In 2011, cobalt contained in purchased scrap represented an estimated 24 percent of cobalt reported consumption" in the US, the US Geological Survey said in a recent report. "China was the world's leading producer of refined cobalt, and much of its production was from cobalt-rich ore and partially refined cobalt imported from Congo. China was a leading supplier of cobalt imports to the United States."
In the European Union, which has identified 14 minerals, including cobalt, as critical, the intention is to recycle as much as possible of these minerals until new supply sources are established. In cobalt's case, that means supply from the Congo and China needs to give way to other sources.
"The recycling rate of different metals varies considerably," a study by the European Pathway to Zero Waste, a part of the UK's Environment Agency, showed. While some minerals like gallium and rare earth have recycling rates of less than one percent, cobalt, niobium, and some platinum-group metals "are all reported to have a recycling rate above 50%," the study showed.
While recycling minerals can be expensive, "[r]ecycling cobalt from lithium-ion batteries and metal alloys is economically feasible at current cobalt prices," according to the US Department of Energy.
Belgium-based Umicore SA (EBR:UMI), one of the world's largest precious metals recyclers, already has a process in place to recycle cobalt and nickel from rechargeable batteries. The company has said its process "enables an Environmentally Sound battery recycling of used Li-ion, Li-polymer and NiMH batteries, without any potentially hazardous pre-treatment, and returns the main Nickel and Cobalt metals into the form of new advanced materials for new battery applications." Last year, Tesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) launched an initiative to recycle its industry-leading battery packs throughout Europe at Umicore's facility in Belgium.
Honda Motor Co. (NYSE:HMC) and Japan Metals and Chemicals this month developed a technology "capable of extracting the rare earth materials from a battery and separat[ing] them from the stainless steel of the battery," Hydrogen Fuel News reported. "The stainless steel produced through the process can be reused and the nickel and cobalt recovered is pure and abundant enough to be used in new batteries." more
Mining Revival—German Solar Firm Goes Hunting For LithiumBy Christoph Seidler Solarworld 05/02/2012
Essential for building electric car batteries and solar technology, lithium is a raw material of the future. Now a German firm is searching for deposits of the valuable resource in the country's Ore Mountains. Geologists believe that some 1.5 billion dollars' worth of the light metal lies underground.
The road sign behind Armin Müller may read "summer trail," but the first thing the business manager does is bundle up. It definitely doesn't feel like summer up here, not even like spring. Cold gusts of wind and occasional rain showers have the head of the Solarworld Solicium company reaching for his black windbreaker. His little troop of guests is shivering too.
Müller's company, which specializes in photovoltaic products, has invited a handful of journalists to the edge of the Erzbegbirge, or Ore Mountains, near Altenberg. Here, on the German side of the border with the Czech Republic, SolarWorld is drilling for an underground lithium deposit. At least 40,000 tons of the light metal is believed to be hidden on the German side alone. It would be a treasure worth some $1.5 billion (€1.14 billion). "And that's the lowest estimate," says Müller.
His company aims to find out by the end of the year how much lithium actually lies in the ground. The hope is to explore the Czech side too, where at least 80,000 tons of the valuable substance is also likely waiting. The license to explore in Cinovec was issued several days ago.
The most important tool in the excavation is the drilling machine, which Müller demonstrates to his guests on the German side. The loud machinery tears a ten-centimeter wide hole into the earth. A few meters away, outside Zinnwald church, a similar drill awaits.
The machine has already drilled down to a depth of more than 80 meters to reach the rock formation that contains lithium. Core samples are placed in labeled wooden boxes. While the first samples are a red color, further down they are a speckled dark grey. And then, bingo! The sought-after metal is hidden within the so-called Zinnwaldite, a mineral ore that holds up to 0.3 percent lithium.
Each day drillers bore 10 to 15 meters deeper into the ground. The drilling runs diagonally in order to cut through as much of the 1,200-meter-long and 500-meter-wide deposit as possible. The goal is to reach a depth of 250 meters. The area has been drilled before, including multiple times by when it was still part of the former German Democratic Republic. Müller and his colleagues know from studying old documents how much lithium they can hope for. New data will fine-tune the plan and aid in the process of gaining international certification, an important step in attracting investors to the project.
Müller's company is interested in lithium because it wants to make customers an offer they cannot refuse: the chance to install lithium ion batteries in their cellars to store the energy that the solar panels on their roofs absorb. The raw material for the batteries will come from the ore, which is also important for the lithium batteries in electric cars. Recently, management consultancy Roland Berger estimated that the world market for lithium ion batteries will grow to $9 billion by 2015.
As attractive as it all might sound, there is no shortage of lithium on the world market. In the coming years even a surplus is expected, especially if the Bolivian government develops a vast deposit in Uyuni, in the southwest of the country. And besides, doesn't SolarWorld have other problems to contend with at the moment? Solar firms in Germany are falling like dominoes. Solon, Q-Cells, and First Solar are just a few examples, with low-cost competition from China blamed for the demise of the industry. At SolarWorld too, sales dropped by 20 percent last year. more


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Dr Zieve explores how cannabis can be used in health care with Dr Julie Holland, editor of The Pot Book, A Complete Guide to Cannabis.
Julie Holland is a psychiatrist specializing in psychopharmacology, with a private practice in New York City. She majored in the Biological Basis of Behavior at the University of Pennsylvania and received her M.D. in 1992 from Temple University School of Medicine. At Mount Sinai Medical Center, she completed a residency program in psychiatry, where she created a research project that treated schizophrenics with a new medication. In 1994 she received the Outstanding Resident Award from the National Institute of Mental Health. From 1996 until 2005 she worked weekends running Bellevue Hospital's psychiatric emergency room, and she's penned an autobiography of this time, Weekends at Bellevue: Nine Years on the Night Shift at the Psych ER.
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I received a parcel today!
I have never ordered fabric from overseas! On the internet! So how exciting!
And quick! It was only last week that I was checking out Etsy for some fabric to go with a swap
I am doing!
Not sure what I am going to do with it, but we all know how happy new fabric makes us!
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January 21, 2016: FERC approved CIP v6 today. However, the effective date of the Order is 65 days after publication in the Federal Registry. This means it needs to be published in the FR by next Wednesday, in order for the dates below to be valid. Otherwise, the effective date will be in Q2, and some (but not all) of the dates below will move back a quarter. In any case, they won't move back any further than that.
February 26, 2016: I have revised this post to reflect the fact that FERC just moved back the compliance date for all the CIP v5 requirements that affect High and Medium impact BES Cyber Systems to July 1. As I explain in this post, none of the other dates are changed by this action.
On November 8, 2014, I published a post listing the incredibly complicated set of compliance events for CIP versions 5 and 6. This was based on the CIP v5 Implementation Plan (which was of course set in stone with FERC's approval of v5 in 2013) and the v6 Implementation Plan (which was at the time in its final draft form and seemed very likely to be approved by the NERC ballot body, by the NERC Board of Trustees, and finally by FERC).
February 26, 2016: I have revised this post to reflect the fact that FERC just moved back the compliance date for all the CIP v5 requirements that affect High and Medium impact BES Cyber Systems to July 1. As I explain in this post, none of the other dates are changed by this action.
On November 8, 2014, I published a post listing the incredibly complicated set of compliance events for CIP versions 5 and 6. This was based on the CIP v5 Implementation Plan (which was of course set in stone with FERC's approval of v5 in 2013) and the v6 Implementation Plan (which was at the time in its final draft form and seemed very likely to be approved by the NERC ballot body, by the NERC Board of Trustees, and finally by FERC).
Until less than two weeks ago, I saw no need to revise this schedule, and I've referred to it constantly in my posts as the current compliance schedule for v5 and v6. However, last week I wrote a post pointing out that FERC's failure to approve CIP v6 in December 2015 meant that the v6 compliance dates would be pushed back by at least three months. Even with that, I didn't think I needed to do anything more than put a note to this effect on the original post, and keep referring to that post when I needed to reference the compliance timeline.
However, a few days ago Michael Wilson of Tri-State Generation and Transmission wrote in to question a few of the v6 dates I had in the original post. He also pointed me to a WECC webinar in which one or two compliance dates were listed that aren't even in the v6 Implementation Plan – and therefore weren't in my original post (I suppose these could be called "implicit effective dates", just as there are "implicit requirements" in v5 and v6).[i]
At this point, I decided I really needed to rewrite the original post; Michael collaborated with me to make sure this one was complete and accurate. So here is my new compliance schedule for CIPs v5 and v6. Note one big caveat: The dates below are based on the assumption that FERC will approve v6 before April 1, 2016 – meaning the dates in the v6 Implementation Plan will be pushed back three months. If they go beyond that date, some of the dates will be pushed back two quarters, and possibly more depending on when FERC approves v6.[ii]
One note: You may notice that this plan is even more complicated than what was in my original post (mainly because I left out some of the finer points and of course missed the "implicit effective dates"). I wish to emphasize that I'm not making this up; this is what's in the v6 Implementation Plan. I originally considered the v5 plan to be complicated because it had two dates, one for Highs/Mediums and one for Lows. That plan now seems like the paragon of simplicity compared to the v6 plan, which has separate effective dates not only for individual standards, but for individual requirements, individual requirement parts, and even particular applicability categories within a single requirement part.[iii]
July 1, 2016
This is the date both the v5 and v6 standards become effective. As is shown below, the actual compliance dates for many v6 requirements and requirement parts are later.
CIP-002-5.1, CIP-005-5 and CIP-008-5: Highs and Mediums have to comply with these three standards in full. In addition, Lows have to comply with only CIP-002-5.1 R1 and R2 (i.e. they have to identify their "assets containing Low impact BES Cyber Systems" and have the CIP Senior Manager approve the list).
CIP-003-6 - except for R1.2, R2 and Attachment 1 (Lows): The three items listed are all for Lows, and they have other compliance dates.
CIP-003-6 - except for R1.2, R2 and Attachment 1 (Lows): The three items listed are all for Lows, and they have other compliance dates.
CIP-004-6: Entities must comply with this standard in full.
CIP-006-6 (except for R1.10, for Control Centers that weren't Critical Assets with CCAs under v3): R1.10 was ordered by FERC in Order 791, and says that cabling between ESP devices, that itself goes outside a PSP, needs to be physically or logically protected. This requirement part becomes effective on this date, except that Control Centers that weren't Critical Assets under v3 are given more time to comply.[v] Once again, folks, I'm not making this stuff up! There's no way I could dream up something so complicated; indeed, I think Rube Goldberg himself would doff his cap in admiration of how complicated the v6 implementation plan is.
CIP-007-6: This standard needs to be complied with in full, but there is an exception for certain devices under R1.2; compliance for these devices is due at a later date. These devices are "Nonprogrammable communication components located inside both a PSP and an ESP," which is a new item added to the Applicability section of R1.2 in the v6 version of the standard (this is also the first time NERC CIP requirements have applied to devices that are not Cyber Assets).
CIP-009-6: Entities must comply with this standard in full.
CIP-010-2 except for R4
CIP-011-2: Entities must comply with this standard in full.
April 1, 2017
CIP-006-6 R1.10: For Control Centers that weren't Critical Assets (with CCAs) under v3, R1.10 now becomes effective.
CIP-007-6 R1.2 for certain devices: See the discussion of CIP-007-6 above.
CIP-010-2 R4: This is the requirement for transient devices.
CIP-003-6 R1.2, R2 and Attachment 1 – These are the Requirements that apply to Low impact assets in v6. R1.2 – which requires four policies, without specifying their content - is the same as R2 in CIP-003-5 (which is superseded by its v6 counterpart). The new R2 is the one that addresses FERC's mandate in Order 791 for specific requirements for Lows. There are essentially two parts to this Requirement. First, the Requirement itself calls for a plan to address the four areas in Attachment 1; this plan must be in place on April 1, 2017.
The other part of R2 is contained in Attachment 1, which provides the detail on what is required for those four areas, each in its own section. However, entities only have to comply with the first and fourth sections of Attachment 1 on April 1, 2017; these are the security awareness policy and incident response plan. For sections two and three – physical and electronic access controls – entities need to have policies developed (due to R1.2) on April 1, 2017, but the controls themselves don't have to be implemented until later.
September 1, 2018
On this date, Lows have to implement Sections 2 and 3 of CIP-003-6 Attachment 1. These sections mandate physical and electronic access controls.
The views and opinions expressed here are my own and don't necessarily represent the views or opinions of Deloitte Advisory.
[i] I had also made a mistake by stating that FERC's non-action in December, 2015 meant that all of the v6 compliance dates will be moved back at least three months. The Low impact requirements in v6 will still become effective on the same dates as previously - April 1, 2017 or Sept. 1, 2018.
[ii] My original post started with the following four caveats. These still apply:
1) The v5 plan included dates for "Initial Performance of Certain Periodic Requirements"; these are the dates by which you need to perform each of the annual (i.e. 15-month) or quarterly requirements. Since these are in the v5 Implementation Plan, they refer just to the v5 standards; however, the v6 Implementation Plan simply refers to the v5 plan for the Initial Performance dates [I'm not linking the final version of this plan because it's buried in the 3300-page filing for v6. If you would like me to send you the copy I'm working with – the draft prepared for the final NERC ballot (although it refers to v7 as well as v6 - long story) - email me at firstname.lastname@example.com.]. This means that, to determine these dates for the v6 plan, you have to go back to the v5 plan and fill in the appropriate v5 or v6 standard numbers (e.g. CIP-002-5.1, CIP-003-6, etc.).
2) In the v5 plan, there's a table for "Planned or Unplanned Changes Resulting in a Higher Categorization"; this refers mainly to new assets that are acquired or commissioned. Again, the v6 plan simply refers you back to the v5 plan for this. There was a similar provision for versions 2 and 3, contained in a separate document whose acronym was "IPFNICCANRE". However, that document is no longer valid once v5 comes into effect in April.
3) The v6 plan includes a section (consisting of a single sentence) providing for "Unplanned Changes Resulting in Low Impact Categorization". This is a new concept in CIP v6; it didn't appear at all in the v5 plan, perhaps because complying for new Low impact assets wasn't a big deal under v5 given what was required (or not required) by CIP-003-5 R2.
4) Of course, the implementation schedules for Canada are different than for the US. Those vary by province and not all the provinces are implementing v5 (at least not yet). Even the ones implementing it may be implementing slightly different versions (since the FERC-approved standards have no force in Canada, each province is free to modify any NERC standards as they see fit, or not implement them at all) – except for probably Ontario, New Brunswick and perhaps Nova Scotia, which tend to follow the FERC-approved standards almost to the letter.
[iii] There's also a separate date based on whether the facility had Critical Cyber Assets under CIP v3 – which of course isn't in any way related to the v5 or v6 standards themselves. I'm surprised there aren't also separate dates that depend on whether the person implementing v5 compliance is left- or right-handed - although I should be careful what I say, for fear the v7 implementation plan may contain such a provision!
[iv] This exception isn't in the v6 implementation plan, but was pointed out by WECC in a recent webinar; Michael called my attention to this.
[v] Note I got this wrong in my original post. I thought that R1.10 compliance was postponed for everybody, but Michael pointed out it is just for these specific Control Centers.


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Healthy vision and good eye sight are important to everyone from infancy onward. Diseases, accidents, infections, and age endanger our vision and can sometimes lead to blindness. Many ocular ailments have symptoms that occur very gradually and painlessly but may result in complete loss of function. Dental hygienists and the entire dental team hold value in the function and protection of teeth; the same value should be applied to the eyes and emphasized through patient care and education. Many eye disorders are secondary to other diseases that also threaten oral health, such as diabetes mellitus. These diseases require dental hygienists to be acutely aware of early signs and symptomatic indicators. This same disease detection should be applied to common eye disorders to help prevent further disease progression and possible loss of sight.
Cataracts are one of the most common, treatable causes of blindness in the world.1 By age 65, 90% of people in the United States will have experienced a cataract.1,2 Cataracts affect the lens of the eye, which is transparent and allows light to pass through and transmit images to the retina.1 The retina receives, processes, and sends the images to the brain, which produces sight. New cells are continuously being made in the lens of the eye, however, numerous aging factors cause portions of the lens to become hardened, dense, and cloudy. The lens is no longer able to transmit clear images to the retina when it is cloudy and hard. The majority of cataracts are attributed to the aging process and exhibit very few symptoms. Cataracts grow slowly and may take several years to affect vision.
The different types of cataracts are:
People who have cataracts may experience the following symptoms: blurred-cloudy vision, double vision, sensitivity to light, or a constant glare in the path of vision (Figure 1).1-2 Colors may appear washed out and frequent changes may be needed to prescription eyeglasses. An optometrist or ophthalmologist diagnoses a cataract by performing a visual acuity test, looking through a slit-lamp during a dilated eye examination, or by looking through an ophthalmoscope. Once a cataract is diagnosed, it is treated if quality of life is compromised.1
Surgery is the only treatment for cataracts and includes lens removal and replacement. This is one of the most successful surgical procedures performed on the eyes and is an outpatient surgery conducted under local anesthesia. If both eyes require surgery, usually only one eye is treated at a time. The other eye may be treated a few weeks to a month after the original surgery, thus allowing adequate healing of the first eye.1
Although, there is no exact prevention method, protection from ultraviolet B (UVB) light may prevent or slow the progression of cataracts.1,3 An important preventive measure for any eye disorder is to take care of other health problems and chronic diseases.1-3 Free radicals from cigarettes increase the rate of cataract formation, therefore, smoking is discouraged especially if a cataract has been detected. Environments with second-hand smoke should also be avoided. If a cataract exists but surgery is not yet appropriate, contacts and glasses should have a current and accurate prescription. While waiting, the use of a magnifying glass and brighter lamps that accommodate halogen lights or 100-watt to 150-watt incandescent bulbs may be helpful. Night driving is discouraged for anyone who has cataracts.3
Glaucoma is a leading cause of blindness across the world, especially among older people.4 With glaucoma, early detection and treatment are vital to preventing vision loss. Glaucoma is a group of eye disorders that cause optic nerve damage due to increased eye pressure. Delicate nerve fibers of the optic nerve transmit images to the brain, which allow for clear vision. When these fibers are damaged due to increased pressure, blind spots develop in the field of vision and tunnel vision is experienced (Figure 2). Resulting nerve damage and vision loss are permanent. Most people detect signs of glaucoma very late in the disease process after severe optic nerve damage has occurred. Blindness is experienced when the entire optic nerve has been damaged.
The etiology of glaucoma is not fully understood due to the pathophysiology of numerous different types of glaucoma.1,4 Pressure in the eye is created by mechanical compression and decreased blood flow to the optic nerve. Glaucoma may occur in high-tension or low-tension environments. It can be congenital or acquired and can be further subclassified into open-angle (most common) and angle-closure types, depending on the mechanism that reduces aqueous flow and creates pressure in the eye. In open-angle glaucoma, the open drainage angle of the eye becomes blocked by cells, tissue, or particles and leads to increased eye pressure. Optic nerve damage occurs over a slow, painless period and results in vision loss. In angle-closure glaucoma, the drainage angle becomes blocked from the iris pushing or pulling over the area. Acute symptoms, such as loss of vision in one eye, severe eye pain, blurred vision, flashes of light, and halos around light, must be treated immediately.4 Other types of glaucoma may be caused by injuries, tumors, and other eye diseases.
Symptoms that indicate a need for a thorough eye examination include: unusual trouble adjusting to dark rooms, challenges focusing on near or far objects, squinting or blinking due to unusual light, iris color change, en - crusted or swollen lids, double vision, excessive tearing, dry eyes, and the appearance of ghost-like images. Diagnosis of glaucoma is determined using tonometry (measurement of the eye pressure), gonioscopy (inspects the drainage angle of the eye), opthalmolscopy (evaluates the health of the optic nerve), and perimetry (measures and tests the visual field of each eye). Like periodontal diseases and diabetes, glaucoma cannot be cured but it can be effectively managed.2,4 Treatment modalities for glaucoma help to prevent further damage to the optic nerve. Oral medications are commonly combined with eye drops to alter the circulation of eye fluid and reduce eye pressure. Laser and surgical operations are also treatment options.1,4
Risk factors for glaucoma include elevated eye pressure, age, African ethnicity, familial history, and nearsightedness. Patients who have glaucoma should understand the importance of monitoring exams to evaluate treatment and track progression of the disease. Lifestyle changes include sipping fluids slowly and carefully monitoring intense exercise routines because these both contribute to increased eye pressure.
Diabetic Retinopathy
Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a complication of diabetes mellitus that causes damage to the circulatory system of the retina.4 When damaged, blood vessels within the retina leak blood, grow fragile branches, and produce scar tissue. Blurred images are then created and sent to the brain from the retina (Figure 3). Bleeding vessels can lead to macular edema (retinal swelling), which is the leading cause of permanent vision loss among people who have diabetes.4,5 Blood and fluid leak from the vessels allowing fatty material to deposit in the retina, causing it to become swollen. It is possible to see the early signs of this disorder before damage occurs, vision blurs, or blindness results. DR may also cause abnormal blood vessels to grow on the retinal surface, termed proliferative retinopathy.4 This abnormal growth causes glaucoma and may pull the retina away from the back of the eye, leading to severe vision loss including blindness.
The longer someone has diabetes, the higher his or her risk becomes for developing DR.5 People who have diabetes should look for the onset of symptoms in their early stages, which include: difficulty reading, blurred vision, seeing rings around lights, dark spots or flashing lights, and loss of vision in one eye. Treatment is not required for mild cases, but close monitoring of blood sugar and blood pressure levels is crucial to prevent progression of DR.4,5 Advanced cases attempt to stop damage leading to vision loss and include: laser surgery, intraocular steroid injections, cryotherapy (freezing), and vitrectomy (operative).5
Macular Degeneration
Macular degeneration (MD) affects 1.5 million Americans and is the leading cause of visual impairment in people older than 65 years of age.4 The exact cause is unknown, but the condition develops as the eyes age. MD is characterized by a breakdown of the macula (central part of the retina) of the eye. Close work, such as threading a needle, becomes difficult because blurriness and blind spots develop in the central part of vision (Figure 4). By itself, MD does not cause blindness and is very case dependent; it develops differently in each person with varying symptoms that may include progressive loss of central vision.1,4
There are two main categories of macular degeneration: dry (most common) and wet type (more damaging).1,4 The dry type develops when the delicate macula tissue becomes thinned and does not function properly, sometimes developing into the wet type. Growth of abnormal blood vessels behind the macula that hemorrhage and form scar tissue if untreated characterize the wet type. Treatment includes medications, laser treatments, and photodynamic therapy.4 The National Eye Institute recommends a diet rich in green leafy vegetables, Omega-3 fatty acids, egg yolks, and fish. Supplements that may help prevent MD include antioxidants, zinc, and vitamins A, C, D, and E.6
Eye Protection for Patients and Dental Team Members
Preservation of eye sight and proper eye protection are important for both patients and dental team members.7 Patients who have common eye disorders must have confidence that dental providers will protect their eyes and reduce any threat of disease progression. All patients and dental team members should wear eye protection upon entering the operatory. Modern dental instrumentation and techniques create an increased ocular threat to patients and dental team members.8
Eye injuries in the dental office occur among both patients and dental team members, including ocular contusions from sharp instruments and rubber dam clamps, conjunctivitis linked to waterline contaminants, and three cases of in-office injury that resulted in the complete loss of an eye.9-12 Ocular injuries in the dental office often go unreported due to the localized impact of trauma, low incidence of complete blindness, and the litigious status of current society.8
Dental hygienists must be aware of the various types of ocular threats in the dental setting that may result in loss of quality of life, production, and revenue. They include: mechanical trauma (most common), chemical insult, microbial infections, and electromagnetic radiation.8,11 Mechanical trauma may result from instrumentation transfer or particles projected by dental handpieces, which produce a velocity of up to 50 mph.8 Chemical insult includes injury from dental materials and medications. Microbial infections can result from contaminated bioaerosols generated by handpiece cooling mists and ultrasonic/air polishing units, which may contain bacteria, viruses, fungi, and prions.8-11
Electromagnetic radiation is also a potential threat to ocular health. The adoption of laser usage in dentistry is increasing annually throughout the United States.13 As a result, eye injuries caused by lasers are likewise on the rise. Approximately 35 injuries are reported every year, yet more may occur and go unreported.14
Laser energy is scattered, reflected, absorbed, or transmitted. Therefore, eye protection is mandated for both patients and dental team members.15 Warning signs should be placed in a visible area outside of the treatment room where the laser is used, much like radiation signage. Goggles should be worn by the patient and dental team, and must be specific to the wavelength of the laser being used. The lens color and density of the eye protection depends on the laser being used because one type of protection will not cover the full range of wavelengths used in the dental setting. Additionally, eye protection surfaces should be maintained carefully to avoid scratching or wearing away of the protective coating. Extreme care should be exercised if using any optic instruments, such as magnifying glasses, loupes, microscopes, cameras, or videos, because they can magnify the image energy on the eye and transmit it. Any reflective surfaces should be used with extra caution.16
Damage to the eye can lead to headaches, excessive watering of the eyes, and floaters (distortions caused by dead cells that detach and float in the vitreous humor.) Cataracts and retinal damage can occur as well as retinal damage that results in partial loss of vision or complete blindness.17 Damage to the cornea and lens can occur along with blind spots in the fovea (scotoma). Lasers can also generate a plume containing contaminants that are irritating to the eye.
As with lasers, curing lights can be damaging as well.18 So a protective shield or eye wear should be used to filter to the emitted UV rays.
Safety protocols must be adhered to in order to avoid permanent damage to the eyes. The eyes are the most important sense to the practice of dentistry. And, since vision provides more than 75% of all sensory information, every factor that affects vision should be given ample and immediate attention. Although many hazards exist in the dental setting, fortunately, most eye injuries can be prevented through use of protective measures. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has regulations currently in place to reduce potential ocular threats among employees in the dental setting. Dental hygienists should be aware of these laws and promote compliancy among all team members.
The Future
Dental hygienists play a valuable role in reducing the rates of common eye disorders and injuries by detecting links between ocular and primary disease patterns, emphasizing the need for eye examinations, and providing optimal eye safety in the dental setting. Dental hygienists should inform their patients about numerous resources for common eye disorder support from the American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Academy of Optometry, and the National Retina Institute.
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1. Kanski JJ. Lens: acquired cataract. In: Clinical Ophthalmology: A Systematic Approach. 6th ed. Edinburgh, UK: Elsevier Butterworth-Keinemann; 2007:337-367.
From Dimensions of Dental Hygiene. March 2010; 8(3): 48-51.
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'Inequality' offers education on economy
Working and middle-class Americans have a passionate advocate in Robert Reich, secretary of labor during the first Clinton administration and currently Chancellor's Professor of Public Policy at UC Berkeley. He has long contended that growing income inequality is an injustice and a threat to the nation, and he makes a compelling case in a new documentary, "Inequality for All."
The film uses footage from Reich's popular "Wealth and Poverty" class at Berkeley, supplemented by interviews with others and a modicum of helpful charts. He comes across as personable and good humored, presenting facts and logic and avoiding heavy rhetoric.
Directed by Jacob Kornbluth ("Haiku Tunnel," "The Best Thief in the World"), the film won a special jury award at Sundance earlier this year, and is about to open theatrically.
Reich and Kornbluth spoke at Reich's office on the Berkeley campus.
Q: You open your lecture by saying: "I want to shake up your assumptions ... as to why the system works as it does."
Reich: People on the left tend to assume that big corporations and the rich are responsible in some malevolent way for widening inequality. People on the right, if they're worried about inequality at all - and many of them aren't - they tend to blame it on either the government or the poor.
That is, the poor have brought it on themselves. These stereotypical assumptions are both fundamentally wrong. What I try to do in the class, and what the movie tries to do, is show people that there is a system at work here, and it's a system over which we have, potentially, some control. Because it's a matter of rules and laws, and if we understand what's really going on, we have at least half a chance of changing those rules and laws.
Kornbluth: A lot of people, when they approach a film like this, think about it in partisan terms. Is this a film that's going to advocate for leftist orthodoxies or conservative ones? It was important to us to make a film that addressed the issue but that wasn't stuck in the partisan debate of the moment. That's the other way to frame that, it's to make sure that people come at it with an open mind, and if they can, don't think about it in strictly partisan terms.
Reich: One final point: The name "Inequality for All" reflects our conviction that income inequality is bad for everybody.
Q: You also mention "great prosperity" of the 1950s through '70s, when there was less income inequality.
Reich: We had strong unions - more than a third of all workers belonged to a union, and therefore the middle class had bargaining power to get a share of the gains from the economy. Secondly, we invested substantially in education and expanded higher education. Thirdly, we controlled Wall Street. Fourthly, we had a tax system that was far more progressive in that the top income earners paid a much higher percentage of their incomes.
All of this in turn was supported by a strong sense of social solidarity. We had been through the Depression, we had been through the war, we knew that America was far from perfect but equal opportunity was a palpable goal.
Q: You talk about globalization and technology as two "tugs" on the economy. Are governments capable of mitigating the negative effects of these overpowering forces?
Reich: Yes. Other countries are subject to the same forces. Germany would be one example. The top 1 percent in Germany, instead of taking home over 20 percent of total income, is taking home 11 percent of total income. And the median wage in Germany is much higher than the median wage here in the United States. And public goods, such as health care and education, are of higher quality and more available. So it's certainly possible to mitigate the effects of globalization and technology.
Q: Maybe the most striking chart displayed in the movie is the "suspension bridge" that shows how years of peak income inequality (1928 and 2007) preceded major economic crashes.
Reich: To both of us, the parallels were striking. Yet (the nation) went through the financial crisis of 2008 and 2009 without much discussion of what happened in the 1920s, and what could be learned both from what happened then and from the dramatic changes that we made in the 1930s.
Basically, we have not made those dramatic changes this time around, so the economy continues to be sluggish, the recovery is anemic, the median wage continues to drop, adjusted for inflation, inequality by all measures continues to widen.
Kornbluth: It's a pretty clear demonstration of inequality being bad for everybody, not just for poor people or the middle class, but also for the wealthy. If the whole economy crashes when it becomes too imbalanced, when it affects the economy's ability to grow, that's a problem that's substantial enough to merit changing or fixing. That's what makes that particular graph so impactful. It's the first one I saw that made me want to make the film.
Q: The film suggests that growing income inequality leads to growing political polarization. The idea that we could be more polarized is scary.
Reich: It is scary. You look at other nations, and look historically, and see that the worse inequality becomes, the greater the public, not just divisiveness, but anger and animus and acrimony. There seems to be a direct correlation.
Q: You say in the film that when you were in the Clinton administration, "We didn't do enough." Enough of what?
Reich : We didn't do enough to reverse these underlying trends. I'm proud of what we did do, but we set out to do much more. There's a distinction between the business cycle, the natural ups and downs of the economy, on the one hand, and these underlying structural trends.
I think we in the Clinton administration managed to help facilitate a very vigorous recovery, one of the best recoveries in American history, at least postwar. But we didn't do nearly enough to reverse widening inequality. The moment the recovery was over, we were back to the same underlying trend lines, but worse.
Q: Henry Hazlitt wrote a book called "Economics in One Lesson," which has a very different outlook from yours. If you were to rewrite that book, what would be your one lesson?
Reich: I think the central lesson in modern times, starting with the great crash of 1929, is that we're all in this together. Ayn Rand, Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher - they all were fundamentally wrong. They conceived of an economy as a bunch of individuals in pursuit of maximum selfish gratification, and that's not really what we are. The rising tide really does lift all boats. The rich would do better with a smaller share of a rapidly growing economy than they are doing now, with a large share of an economy that is barely growing at all.
Q: Documentaries about issues often seem to preach to the choir. How have you tried to prevent this?
Reich: We've done a number of screenings of the film, including screenings for people who were clearly in the top 1 percent (of income), such as in Aspen, Colo. And afterward, Jake or I or both of us stay, and I've been flabbergasted at the number of very wealthy people who come up and say, "You know, I've never understood this. You've caused me to think hard. I'm shaken up. I've got to take some action."
The film is successful in doing what we set out to do. The challenge is to get people in the theater, and we're hoping that word of mouth, and reviews, and other ways of communicating will get at least the independents, and people in the middle, and, hopefully, people on the right. {sbox}
Inequality for All (PG) opens Friday at Bay Area theaters.
To see a trailer, go to www.inequalityforall.com.
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The demonstrations come a day after a House of Commons committee recommended modest changes to the federal government's veterans charter.
The report is not binding on the government, and committee members have acknowledged that not everyone will be pleased with its conclusions.
Here are some other events and potential happenings today on Parliament Hill:
— All eyes will be on Justice Minister Peter MacKay in anticipation of a proposed new prostitution law that could be introduced as early as today;
— Financial markets will be waiting to hear from the Bank of Canada as it sets the country's overnight target for interest rates;
— The Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada will hold a rally on the Hill to raise awareness about expiring federal assistance for existing co-op housing;
— And the Olympic flag will be flying high as athletes from the Sochi Games are honoured in the House of Commons. Medalling athletes and coaches from the 2014 Olympics and Paralympics will also receive cheques as part of the Canadian Olympic Committee's Athlete Excellence Fund.


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According to the Institute of Medicine, there are approximately 100 million Americans—more than those affected by heart disease, cancer, and diabetes—who suffer from chronic pain. When untreated, chronic pain is associated with functional loss and disability, reduced quality of life, high health care costs, and premature death. According to the Institute of Medicine Pain, the cost of pain to society is between $560 and $635 billion annually due to loss of productivity and medical costs. It is important that these patients, whose chronic pain often interrupts daily life, gain and maintain access to adequate pain relief. Opioid analgesics play an important role in the management of moderate to severe pain and are the most widely prescribed products for pain, with 259 million prescriptions written in 2013.


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IshqBaaz FF – A Love Story Of Rivals (CH-2)
Scene starts in Anika 's House–
They break the hug.
Sid- So Ani, have u thought abt way to re-enter the Oberoi mansion.
Anika (smriks)- Dont worry Sid, as much as i know them, i will be inside very soon.
Sameer- BTW, Mom & Dad where asking abt U & Sahil dii.
Gautam – Yaa, & we have managed.
Sid- Its good that Mom-Dad are in europe, otherwise we wld not been able to take our revenge.
Anika- Yes…
Sid gets a call , he talks & cuts it.
Siddharth- Ani.. Some foreign delegates are coming , so i have to leave take care … Haa..
Anika nods.
They all hug & Sid leaves. Sameer & Gautam to leaves for Rana Mansion.
Scene shifts to Oberoi Mansion—
Dadi- Billu…. Whatever u did with Anika was wrong? U did not even let her say a word.
Shivaaye- Dadi, u are still taking her side. She allowed Dev to meet priyanka even when i asked her not to.
Om- No Shivaaye, may be she had a reason. U shld have let her speak.
Shivaaye- Plz Om dont take that 's girl side.
Dadi- But Billu….. (She was cut off by a voice)
Hello everyone….. What's up…
Everyone turned towards the voice. All are happy.
Pinky- O my Mata!!!!!! Mallika…..
She enters the house.
Takes the blessing frm all. & hugs her bros & prinku.
Mallika- So Shivaaye bhai….. whats happening here.
Om & Rudy tells her everything abt Anika.
Mallika– Wow… what a girl…. Finally who can give takkar to my bro. Haa….
Shivaaye glares at her , While others supress there smile.
Priyanka- Btw bhai, actually i wanna say something.
All looks at her.
Priyanka- Actually, wo Anika did not bring Dev to meet me. Haa bhaiya…. He came to me through window, i was scared , so took him to my room. Just then Anika saw us …. She was taking Dev to u only but… u misunderstood her.
All are shocked.
Rudy- Dekha bhaiya…. aur aap bematlab Anika didi parr gussa gaye…
Om- Haa Shivaaye…. Rudy is right…
Mallika- Haa bhai… after knowing everything, i think u shld say sorry to her.
Dadi — Haa billu….
Shivaaye- Stop!! Ok fine… I will say…..
Dadi-Okay, then go & bring her here.
Shivaaye – kk dadi…..
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Ondrula, a 6-foot-3-inch, 185-pound senior at Springfield Griffin, may be the best high school quarterback in Illinois. That`s what the college recruiting lists said before the season. But you never would have known it by his opening game against Springfield High, when he completed only 9 of 21 passes for 87 yards.


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Players have to win two matches in ranking tournaments to earn any money and making a living is a hard slog.
And with dwindling sponsorship, it's surely going to get worse before it gets better.
17 comments:
Very interesting article.
This bit has me scratching my head though:
MacKenzie said: "It's still the third most popular sport in Britain but there's a lack of money at the top of the sport so you can imagine what it's like for the rest of us.
Third most popular?
- 9:25 pm
No doubt the WPBSA will be fining him for being honest, erm. I mean not showing the sport in a positive light!
- 10:44 pm
1. Phil Taylor £510,658
2. James Wade £310,159
3. Raymond v Barneveld £267,800
4. John Part £188,012
5. Terry Jenkins £136,556
6. Mervyn King £128,504
7. Adrian Lewis £122,721
8. Wayne Mardle £121,999
9. Andy Hamilton £109,294
10. Colin Lloyd £107,121
11. Dennis Priestley £106,101
12. Alan Tabern £105,401
13. Ronnie Baxter £100,061
14. Peter Manley £ 97,185
15. Colin Osborne £ 89,604
16. Kevin Painter £ 88,604
And not so long ago this sport was always 2nd fiddle to snooker.
Wake up and smell the coffee.
- 8:04 am
id like to see that list extend down to at least 75 (if possble) please.
- 9:26 am
Its taken from SkySports where they only list the Top 16.
Mr Hearn does have a habit of only talking of winners, not "Also Rans".
Sounds harsh, but hey, thats business.
- 10:31 am
Its taken from SkySports where they only list the Top 16.
Mr Hearn does have a habit of only talking of winners, not "Also Rans".
Sounds harsh, but hey, thats business.
- 10:31 am
- Matt@PSB said...
The full PDC darts list can be found here:
The world number 75 in the PDC has £8,296 on the order of merit.
- 12:59 pm
The PDC Order of Merit is based on 2 years of prize money, with money 'lost' on the two year anniversary of the event. I have no idea why it's two years.
Anyway, using dartsdatabase.co.uk, a query based on earnings from all PDC ranking events from 07/01/2008 - 14/01/2009 (basically ending at the WC last month) shows the following:
60 Nick Fulwell England £6,550
61 Michael Barnard England £6,100
62 Remco van Eijden Holland £5,933
63 Steve Grubb England £5,875
64 Russell Stewart Australia £5,600
65 Warren French New Zealand £5,600
66 Hannes Schnier Austria £5,430
67 Colin Monk England £5,383
68 Charles Losper South Africa £5,300
69 Mark Stephenson England £5,200
70 Lionel Sams England £5,100
71 Marko Kantele Finland £5,000
72 Per Laursen Denmark £5,000
73 Shi Yongsheng China £5,000
74 Nandor Bezzeg Hungary £5,000
75 Steve Hine England £4,797
76 Ray Carver USA £4,600
77 Steve Brown England £4,455
78 Simon Whatley England £4,400
79 Sam Rooney England £4,375
80 Alan Warriner-Little England £4,225
81 Mark Lawrence England £4,150
82 Dave Askew England £4,025
83 Steve Evans Wales £3,683
84 Kevin Dowling England £3,608
85 Roger Carter USA £3,600
86 Shawn Brenneman Canada £3,450
87 John Ferrell England £3,375
88 Steve Smith England £3,050
89 Shane O Connor Ireland £3,025
90 John Kuczynski USA £2,850
91 Larry Butler USA £2,825
92 Jason Clark Scotland £2,783
93 Anastasia Dobromyslova Russia £2,700
94 Martyn Turner England £2,675
95 Darren Johnson England £2,625
96 Martin Burchell England £2,575
97 Ben Burton England £2,533
98 Lourence Ilagan Philippines £2,500
99 Sudesh Fitzgerald Guyana £2,500
100 Akahiro Nakagawa Japan £2,500
Not fortunes by any means, but it still goes some way to covering some of the expenses for the year.
Interesting to see at #93 Anastasia Dobromyslova, the Russian female player. You can call it a marketing gimmick, but she's shown she can compete. Just wondering if and World Snooker allow female players to compete?
- 1:00 pm
i dont think that theres that much difference between the person in the "exact same" numerical position in darts as scott is.
at least, we are not talking sustainable income.
in darts those from 60 down dont make a "job" income and the most part of them will not be sponsored with any great amount (the majority, not them all)
so, even though the top flight of darts is sky high at the moment, it seems that those in the 50 or lower bracket dont make a living at it.
tennis and snooker are different, but when you consider how popular darts is at present against how lowly their players get "paid" when not high in the rankings then its no surprise snooker players at that position dont get too much money
think scott is a butcher also? or helps?
- 1:37 pm
Yeah I believe that is the case.
- 1:44 pm
It would help snooker greatly if the money was split a bit more evenly between ranking events instead of having a massive fund for the WC (did the winner get £250k last year?) and far smaller prize funds for 'less esteemed' events.
This is what appears to happen in darts, with Taylor receiving only! £125k last month for winning the WC, although the prize money is due to increase substantially over the next 3/4 years for this particular event.
- 7:38 pm
i agree the pot could be split more evenly but in the case of the WC i would leave it as is, as i dont like to think of the "worth" of the WC going backowards too much, even if it stays still (which would only mean a comparaive year on year drop)
- 8:28 pm
There's another bit in that interview that leaves me scratching my head. MacKenzie says he got a good draw for the Worlds. Well unless he's looking at a different draw sheet to me I notice he's playing Judd Trump in round 3. I can save him the expsense of travelling now and tell him he's got no chance of qualifying. He'll be lucky to beat Joe Delaney in Round 2. Unfortunately there's a lot of deluded players out there who time would have been better spent studying at school.
- 11:22 am
very easy to be funny and cheeky with the benefit of hindsight Rich.
Just shows you want kind of person you are
Knowing Scott myself i can assure you he is a polite unassuming guy who has worked hard at his game.
No player knows for sure when they are 14 if they will make it to the top 16, and obvioulsy very few do make it there where the "job" money is, so youre just a wee bit out of order with that comment IMHO
- 11:30 am
- nipperse said...
Here are some statistics from the past two seasons on the WSA Main tour WSA have put £650,000 of their own money into the tour over the last two seasons .Almost all of this has gone into the latter rounds.
Players ranked 1-16 £2,200,000 AVERAGE £137,500 HIGHEST £288,000 LOWEST £52,000 (over 2/3rds of £3.26 MILLION total prize money)
1-16 EARNT 4x AS MUCH PRIZE MONEY AS 1-32
2007-2008 prize money
- 1:16 pm
Anonymous, he's obviously a little deluded if he thinks he's got a good draw for the World Championshiops when he clearly hasn't got a chance. It's that mentality that's cost him all this money, someone should have told him. You can usually tell if a player is going to make it or not.
- 1:51 pm
youre talking rubbish WRT telling if a player will usually make the top 25
WRT his draw, it is a good draw considering who he has came up against in the past. he didnt say it was an easy draw, just a good one
ie he thinks hes got a chance but knows he has to play well
your "putting words into his mouth" by suggesting he thinks hes going to walk through and has that attitude all the time
he hasnt got it now and hasnt had it in the past
by good draw hes not saying easy
he is saying they are all hard (cos he knows they are) but this one isnt as hard as it could be for the worlds
you obviously dont know him well and are just guessing
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Before Planning A Child – Some important notes
"Childbirth was probably easier for most women in early cultures, especially in hunter-gatherer societies, where everyone was accustomed to physical labor and supple and fit from daily activity."
– SUZANNE ARMS, Immaculate Deception
The reason, I am starting this article on the above note is a major concern among aspiring parents. The challenges which the advanced world holds, bars many couples from having children. Some voluntarily opt for the DINK policy which is "double income no kids" and while the other lot struggles to have one 🙂 . Life in its own way is a irony and a sublime fallacy. The generation has advanced, with its tide it has brought about a woman of career, a woman who exercises her rights and exploits her talents to reach new heights but she is still a woman who is biologically arched to be a mother. In an effort to put forward her personal best to manage every bits and pieces that come her way, STRESS seems to raise its monstrous head. Owing to it, many a times a woman finds herself unable to conceive. With everything such as career and finances put in place when motherhood gains the spotlight, conceiving becomes an issue.
So, here I want to discuss some vital aspects to be kept in mind prior to when one decides to take the plunge into parenthood.
- Find a good gynecologist, though child birth is a very simple process but at times it can get critical, so the need for an experienced doctor increases.
- As per the doctor's advice carry out the tests and advised medication. Usually folic acid tablets are advised.
- If you are obese or over weight, work on it first. Exercise and do yoga to achieve a ideal BMI. Usually over weight mothers give birth to low birth weight babies.
- Discuss with your doctor regarding any vaccines that need to be taken prior such as German measles and chicken pox. Vaccines cannot be given if one is already pregnant.
- Note each and every point which you feel is important and involve your husband in this activity. Discuss all these points with the doctor prior planning a baby.
- Cheerful parents have happy children. So try to be happy and stress free during this period. The couple needs to be happy and bond with each other.
- Read good books, join a gym and do all that is necessary to cut down stress levels. Stress plays havoc on your hormones.
- Completely avoid alcohol and smoking, this is for both the partners. Smoking and alcohol consumption is known to have detrimental effects on the fetus. High alcohol intake by females is known to promote Fetal alcohol Syndrome in the fetus.
- Take nutritious food rich in iron, vitamins and good fats. These include spinach, pomegranate, soya beans, nuts, almonds, raisins and fruits and vegetables. Also reduce the intake of sodium/salt as it tends to increase blood pressure.
- This is for working moms, pack lunch from home, it really helps. Discuss insurance and maternity policies with your Company HR. Also discussing with your manager would smooth out the issues you have during the pre-natal and post-natal period.
Hope it comes of help :). All the best to you all aspiring parents.
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I AM here to dispel the rumors that we want your men. We take your men. These damn men talk to us on the train. Bus. Behind the counter at Sephora while he's buying you a gift. Your man tells me what you can't do right. Your man starts talking dirty to me. Starts putting his lips on my body. I'm the one to tell your man to calm the fuck down. Get the fuck off of me. Chill the hell out before I get my mace.
I want to talk about every man who talks to US because they aren't gay but like ass. Their girlfriend isn't a freak. She doesn't listen to what I tell her. It feels better with a man. I'm just trying something new. I want to talk about every man who tried to make a regular dude put on drag for 'comfort'. Only wants head. Every man who tries to find a loophole around the fact that the motherfucker that your creeping with has just as much or more testosterone as you do!
However what makes us different? We are men but If he's not with me, it's someone else and still not you homegirl. Or it could be with just another girl all together. It's 2011, it's a freaky nation we live in and the man you might be living with might be gay. You don't think so. You can't imagine it. Please girl! Yes, he gay!!!


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Pray the Vote 2008: Pray the Vote - 40 Days for Prayer
They all joined together constantly in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.
--Acts 1:14
Holy God, You give us the gift of communication with You through prayer. You promise to guide us and lead us if we turn to You. I thank You for the gift of prayer, that I may speak with You at any time and at all times! Because You are timeless, You hear all our prayers no matter when we offer them.
As the elections approach, I ask You to stir our nation to prayer. May we be constant and consistent in faithfully upholding our nation and these elections before You in heartfelt prayer. Lord, grant that we may invite others into the blessing of prayer, bringing revival and renewal to our nation. In Jesus' name, Amen.
May Our Blessed Mother as Our Lady of the Rosary, intercede for our country on this day.


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Genuezskaya Street 5, Odessa, Ukraine (Open map)
The property is located in Primorsky district, 6 km from Jewish Museum of Odessa . Genuez Hotel is a good accommodation choice in Odessa.
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Apartment De France
Frantsuz'Ky Bulvar, 26, 1 Этаж, Odessa, Ukraine (Open map)
The Municipal O.Bleschunov Museum of Private Collections is about 3 km from the property. Aparthotel is a great place to stay in Odessa.
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Beehive Hotel
Arkadiyskiy Pereulok, 9/1, Section 3, Floor 2, Apt. 117, Odessa, Ukraine (Open map)
Guests can quickly get to The Cannon, which is roughly 7 km away. Beehive is a 3-star hotel offering a beauty salon and a…
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Hotel De Paris Odessa Mgallery By Sofitel
Ekaterininskaya Square 4/1, Odessa, Ukraine (Open map)
This property is 5 minutes' walk to The Odessa Port. Hotel De Paris Odessa Mgallery By Sofitel is located in a shopping area of Odessa…
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5B Gagarin Palteau, Odessa, Ukraine (Open map)
The property lies within 6 km from The Municipal O.Bleschunov Museum of Private Collections . The 4-star Gagarinn provides guests with an excellent accommodation…
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Elementary Hostel
79 Novoselskogo Street, Odessa, Ukraine (Open map)
A theatre, an opera and monuments are located nearby. The central Elementary Hostel provides quick access to Duke de Richelieu monument, which is 1300 meters…
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Plyazh Lanzheron, Odessa, Ukraine (Open map)
Odessa Theatre of Opera and Ballet is about 2.2 km from the property. Asteria offers rooms with pay TV, a fridge, a dressing area, a…
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Hostel Chemodan - 2
50 Hrets'Ka Street 4 Th Floor Apartment 7, Odessa, Ukraine (Open map)
Staying at Hostel Chemodan - 2 in Odessa, guests will be 5 minutes' walk away from City Garden. Hostel Chemodan - 2 is situated in Primorsky district…
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La Gioconda Boutique Hotel
1, 2Nd Lermontovskiy Lane, Odessa, Ukraine (Open map)
A short distance to a train station enables you to get to Odessa Literary Museum and Deribasovskaya Street in no time. The 4-star La…
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Taki Hostel
Koblevskaya Street 40, Odessa, Ukraine (Open map)
It will take about 15 minutes to walk to Duke de Richelieu monument . Taki Hostel is located in Primorsky district 1100 meters away from Potemkin…
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Hotel Sorrento
1 Polunychnyi Lane, Odessa, Ukraine (Open map)
The property is situated 6 km away from Pushkin Museum . Sorrento Hotel is a 3-star accommodation within 4.8 km of The City Zoo .
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Hotel Om Shanti
12A Hvardiis'Ka Street Dom, Odessa, Ukraine (Open map)
Odessa Archaeological Museum is around 7 km from the property. Hotel Om Shanti offers a perfect accommodation to stay in Odessa.
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Bunina 19, Odessa, Ukraine (Open map)
Set in Primorsky district of Odessa, around 20 minutes' walk from Spartak Stadium. The comfortable Ayvazovskiy Hotel offers accommodation in a beach area of Odessa.
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Tapki Hostel
Novoselskogo 100, Odessa, Ukraine (Open map)
A 15-minute walk will take guests to Pushkin Museum . Tapki Hostel is located in Primorsky district 1350 meters away from Odessa Archaeological Museum.
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Soprano Apart Hotel
Yekaterininskaya Street 1, Odessa, Ukraine (Open map)
A walk will take guests in 5 minutes to Deribasovskaya Street, Duke de Richelieu monument and Kinomuseum. City Apartments On Yekaterininskaya apartment is located in…
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Wall Street
Vitse Admirala Zhukova Lane 12, Odessa, Ua, Odessa, Ukraine (Open map)
The property is about 15 minutes' walk of Odessa National Research Library. Wall Street Hotel is a 4-star venue set just 1.7 km from…
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Comfortel Aparthotel
Kovalskaya (Kuznechnaya) Street, 28A, Odessa, Ukraine (Open map)
Potemkin Steps is about 1.5 km from the hotel. The budget Comfortel Aparthotel provides guests with a baggage storage, a designated area for smoking and…
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Nebo Hotel
Onilovoi Lane 18, Odessa, Ukraine (Open map)
The city center is about 20 minutes on foot. Nebo Hotel is located 1200 meters away from Museum of Western and Eastern Art in the…
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Bon Apart
Genuezskaya 5, 4 Entrance, 2 Flooor, Odessa, Ukraine (Open map)
Potemkin Steps, Literary Museum and Sculpture Garden and Odessa National Research Library are located just 5.8 km away. The central Bon Apart Aparthotel is placed…
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Uyut Hostel
Nechipurenko Lane 1, Odessa, Ukraine (Open map)
Guests are invited to explore a theater and an opera located in close proximity. The central Uyut Hostel is set next to Kinomuseum, Potemkin Steps…
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text: Whine All You Want: Obama Gets It Done He's no Michael Moore—he's a pragmatist, and he keeps scoring By Matt Cantor, Newser User Posted Dec 20, 2010 1:50 PM CST 77 comments Comments President Barack Obama, left, shakes hands with Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., right, after signing a tax deal into law, Friday, Dec. 17, 2010 in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) (Newser) – Frank Rich and Paul Krugman can rail all they want, fueled by their disappointment that President Obama is no "Michael Moore in chief." These "brilliant men" are "profoundly resistant to the core rationale of the Obama presidency"—a strategy that's working well as Obama manages consistently to "get shit done," writes Andrew Sullivan at the Atlantic. Obama's goal is "to move past the paradigms of the boomer years to a pragmatic, liberal reformism that takes America as it is, while trying to make it more of what it can be." While he's "nudged" us leftward, he doesn't "disparage or ignore those who voted against him." And the results are impressive: "universal health insurance, the avoidance of a Second Great Depression," the Don't Ask Don't Tell repeal. "Obama is looking good because he kept his nerve and retained his restraint." My Take on This Story Report a story error Show results without voting | 10% Annoying 4% Hilarious 4% Intriguing 2% Depressing 81% Brilliant 0% Scary


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How can something this delectable be so wrong? Well, to some it is wrong and to some it is all right (note: not alright). The Uncouth Gourmands always put our tummies first but we do acknowledge the line between scrumptious delicacy and duck force feeding until livers expand to 10x their size for the sake of that food.
When we arrived at Vroman's to see Mark Caro, author of Foie Gras Wars, we weren't sure if we were in the right place becasue the first woman we saw was clearly an animal rights activist. We were a little nervous when we saw how warmly she received the author, she even invited him to a hoedown at her farm. At the point I had sent Josie a text message that read, "He already had a groupie offer him a hoe down." We laughed and waited for the discussion to begin. We didn't know anything of the author prior and after this encounter we figured he was probably very anti-foie gras. When he finally began speaking he started by explaining the issue at the most basic level. People like ducks, they are seen in cartoons and in most city ponds, and duck jokes are some of the smartest. There is no negative connotation with the word, as Mark pointed out, like with cow, pig, or chicken. You think of a lucky duck or water off a ducks back but neither is bad in the slightest. Plus duck is not a common food except among the wealthy, so there are not as many mixed emotions if you didn't grow up eating it. He then went into the more complex issues like where everyone draws their own line, the small farms, the treatment of the ducks, the so-called disease, the silly Chicago ban, the underground foie gras restaurants that popped up in Chicago at that time. What an interesting time in American Food history and Mark Caro, a reporter (mostly Entertainment) at the Chicago Tribune, was the catalyst for this whole thing.
Our favorite thing about Mark and his book is that you will all be able to draw your own conclusions from the nonbias facts he lays out. As he pointed out a writer in Chicago said that this book made him stop eating foie gras and yet Salon said it was the best justifaction for eating it. Even in the small reception at the bookstore I noticed the exact same thing. The UG ladies were nodding along with the animal activist and we were both interpreting his words entirely differently. That is a mark (pun always intended) of a true reporter. When he opened the floor for questions, of course, the first question asked was, do you eat it now? He said on occasion, I nodded happily and the activists gasped. He said he doesn't eat veal or pork and rarely red meat and tries to eat organic, free range, and cage free poultry but it is difficult to be consistent.
We were thoroughly impressed and sure this rollercoaster of books (coined by Josie) would leave each reader with a very different conclusion and we liked that. Personally we tend to side with Bourdain on the issue. Okay, I will admit it, we just want to be like him in every respect but foie gras is mighty delicious and I hope the foie gras ban that is supposed to come into play in 2012 in California is repealed.
Oh and buy the book. Mark's newspaper employer is one of many going under so help a thoughtful eater out.
So what did we do after this discussion? We had a hankering for poultry and headed to a chicken institution in Los Angeles, Zankou. We were also celebrating our highest number of daily blog hits. Josie introduced me to the Tarna and I don't think I will ever go back to the simple chicken plate after that.
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It's definitely been an eventful year. Of all the words I could use to describe it, "boring" would be the last I'd think of. Guess that's nothing new in my life, really ;)
2010 started with worries, a never-ending row of illnesses, an emotional breakdown, 7 kg underweight, and way too much work. 2010 ended with happiness, good health, emotional stability, my ideal weight, and a day off :D
Between those, there was a long stay in Denmark and Norway with my lovely family. I met my niece, Freja, and felt very fortunate to have enough time to bond with her. My oldest niece announced her first pregnancy (it's ok, she's 26 ;) ) and gave birth to a healthy baby boy just a couple of days ago. My sister & family inaugurated our, oeps I mean their, new (and very luxurious) summer house - which is of course the gathering point of our entire family, just like the old one was.
It had been 3 years since my last visit and it was about time. Many things have happened in Denmark since I left the country 16 years ago. The language has changed a lot (why do people think it's cool to translate American terms directly into Danish?? - It sounds silly and wanna-be) and it would appear that Danish culture has changed a lot. There seems to be less "hygge" and tolerance, but more narrow-mindedness and sense of entitlement. Or maybe it's me getting older. Or maybe it's me having widened my horizon by living in other cultures.
Going back confirmed that I love the country and my friends and family dearly. Going back also strengthened my suspicion that I would find it very difficult to live in Denmark again. But to be fair, I have been (or am) known to make surprising decisions ;)
Speaking of surprising decisions.......do remind me to tell you about my personal life at some point.......never a dull moment and a huge surprise for everyone, especially myself (no I'm not pregnant!!!) ;)))
In September I returned to Thailand to continue working for M/V Oktavia, the best live-aboard in Thailand (if I do say so myself). 2009 I came to Khao Lak just a couple of weeks before the season started and there simply wasn't enough time to set up the organisation the way I'd have liked to. Hence the early start this year. The result is that the administration runs more smoothly this season and we have transformed our office into a rather nice-looking shop. Unfortunately, shops are open till 21-ish here, so my spare time is rather limited - but I do have an assistant this year, so I don't start work until noon-ish. This gives me time to go to the gym in the morning, something I've missed quite a bit.
Speaking of gym, my brother and his family came to visit a couple of weeks ago. You may not see the connection, but they brought me a lovely present: new running shoes :D Some things are just difficult to get here. For instance Danish Christmas cookies, Gammel Dansk and salty liquorice. And Asics running shoes ;)) They all came on the boat for a 5-day cruise and did some snorkelling. One of my bonus nieces did her Open Water course with me and Torben went diving for the first time since 1989. His ears weren't happy about it though, so we left it at the one dive.
Before the trip I was a bit worried about my sinuses after all the trouble I had last season and the doctor's verdict that I need surgery. I didn't have any problems at all and it was absolutely wonderful to be back in the water - 11 months after my last dive! Being on the boat was of course still work, but it's very different from sitting in an office all day every day. Besides, I have awesome colleagues, who basically wouldn't let me do any boat work during the trip - so I was just teaching and doing office work whenever the phone connection allowed it :) I felt my batteries charging day by day :D After the trip, we all spent Christmas eve at a Swedish restaurant here in Bang Niang. Surprisingly enough, Swedish food isn't all that bad. It was quite lovely, really - I grudgingly admit ;))
Speaking of which (I'm quite good at those transitions, ey?).......there's something else I have to admit: there's a new man in my life. he has the same name and looks exactly the same as my previous partner, Jan, but this one behaves in a very different way. We both spent the 6 months apart wondering and considering what we want, need and expect. The result was that Jan came to Thailand 2,5 weeks in December and left today. We have both learned a lot about ourselves and each other and we have both grown a lot. And so we've decided to wipe the board clean and start from the beginning again without the mud of the past. There are of course still some issues and it'll be a long while before everything's dealt with, but we are both very happy, both very much in love - and now we're taking things step by step. It feels very good and very right - and who could possibly ask for more.
After two weeks with humane working hours and lots of fun with family, friends and partner it's time to roll up the skirt again. Uhm, that'd be sleeves, I guess. I'm way behind at work and have been pushing the work load in front of me, where it's still sitting, towering over me. I also have to move into my new place properly - I moved one day before we went on the boat and have been otherwise occupied the past 10 days, so the place still looks like the first day (apart from the shelf units, which Jan assembled and I still haven't filled). Cha-cha as we say in Thailand - slowly slowly ;))
Speaking of cha-cha.....things are really moving slowly in one area: there is something missing in Khao Lak.........a tourist or two. It's a BAD season down here; very few tourists and the ones we see don't want to spend any money. Quite disastrous in an area which depends almost entirely on tourism and where most people are constantly living on the edge - financially. Many businesses have closed down already and many will follow. There are less volunteers for the charity projects and less donations for the orphanages and Burmese schools here. I always find it interesting when European tourists complain about the current financial problems. They can still afford to fly to Thailand, they probably all have a nice place to live, they don't have to worry about finding money for the next meal and I'm pretty certain they own at least one car and one TV. Try walking through a Thai village, think again and then stop complaining! Most people in the Western world have a lot to be grateful for; they just sometimes need to be reminded of it ;)
Speaking of which (last one today, I promise - just couldn't resist)........Before I dig into work it's time to say a big fat THANK YOU! I am humble when I think of the fantastic people I have in my life, my wonderful friends, my incredible family, who always makes me feel safe, secure and loved - no matter what life throws at me or what I throw myself into ;) Thank you all for 2010, I look forward to going through 2011 with you.
I wish you all a good and happy new year with lots of precious moments
Karin xxxx


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By Horsetalk.co.nz on Sep 17, 2012 in News
The Bureau of Land Management is looking to remove 138 wild horses from two herd areas in northeast California and far northwest Nevada, as well as treating 48 mares with a long-term contraceptive.
The bureau's Surprise Field Office is seeking public comments on an environmental assessment for the gather in the Buckhorn and Copppersmith herd management areas.
The public consultation period runs until October 10.
The bureau proposes gathering about 234 horses and removing 138 from the Buckhorn and Coppersmith areas.
Its goal is to bring the population to 109 wild horses, which is the lower end of the appropriate management level of 109-160 animals in the two herd areas. The Coppersmith area has a population range of 58-85 horses, and the Buckhorn area's established population level is 50-75 horses.
Of the horses gathered, the bureau plans to release back to the range 48 mares treated with a fertility control drug, and 48 stallions to maintain the herd size and help slow population growth.
The BLM would confirm wild horse populations using inventory flights before and after roundup operations.
Horses removed from the range would be offered for public adoption. If no adoption demand exists, they will be cared for in the bureau's system of long-term pastures in the Midwest, retaining their federal protection status.
The bureau estimates the wild horse population at 247 animals within and around the two areas. The horses are consuming up to three times the amount of forage allocated to them and causing damage to riparian and wetland areas, it says.
The material is online at www.blm.gov/ca/surprise. Click on the link for Buckhorn and Coppersmith Wild Horse Population Management Plan 2012. Those who prefer the document in written or computer disc form can request copies from the BLM Surprise Field Office at (530) 279-6101.
A 30-day public comment period runs through Oct. 10, 2012. The BLM will consider comments in developing a Decision Record to be released this fall.
Comments should be sent to Surprise Field Office, Attn: Buckhorn and Coppersmith, PO Box 460, Cedarville, CA 96104. Comments may also be sent via email to email@example.com. To be most helpful, comments should be specific to the alternatives presented in the EA.


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Just in, the best selection of vintage design dishtowels, tableclothes and cotton shopping bags.
We only have a limited quantity for now, but fear not more are on order, as soon as we saw the quality and fabulous designs we knew you would just love them!


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If only.
I have been flying down to Miami (okay, twice) for job interviews for next summer. (see previous post). But, I had an idea after looking at my IG feed that -- wouldn't a great post be about the difference between your internet reality and real reality??
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Da bomb dot com view from my balcony in my hotel room that was totally comped and upgraded and INCREDIBLE.
What you don't see:
The fact that I fly down on Sunday night, to return on Monday night. Hectic. I can't do any of my schoolwork/ extra curricular obligations because I'm such a nervous flyer that I can't concentrate in the airport or on the plane.
What you see: Amazing fucking view.
What you don't see: No, okay, this is just rad.
Same pic, but IG'ed.
What you don't see:
No, sorry, this view was just too incredible.
IN-FUCKING-CREDIBLE view from the firm where I interviewed.
What you don't see:
When (ONE OF) the interviewer(s) asked me, "so, from teaching, to big law, that's a big change, why?" and I said, "Well, you know, I feel like the two are not mutually exclusive, and I can still contribute and give back to the community outside of work" and the attorney literally LAUGHED at me and said, "I just want you to understand what it's like to work here. You have NO free time to do anything. I've been trying to get through a book for a year, but I can't because my life is here."
Awesome hotel room. Incredible jacuzzi tub. Wiiiiinneee.
What you don't see:
I can NEVER get the temperature right. TOO hot, burned my skin off. OW.
INCREDIBLE Miami Beach. Fucking, GORGEOUS.
What you don't see:
The taxi driver dropped me off on "lincoln road", i didn't know where to go, so I just started wondering around -- this is after my taxi driver put the "a/c" on, which I'm pretty sure was just hell-fire blowng on me. I sweat entirely through my shirt before I got out of the cab (THIS IS NOT A JOKE! THE BACK OF MY SHIRT WAS A DIFFERENT COLOR!). When I stepped out of the cab, it felt COOLER than inside the cab (reference point: weather.com said that the "feels like" in miami beach was 100 fucking degrees, jus sayin) . . . I walked around, down to the beach, up lincoln road - for probably like an hour. I sweat SO MUCH that I thought I was going to faint. It was SO hot.
Hofbrauhaus München -- in Miami
What you don't see:
I was LITERALLY the only person in this bar. All the places on this road were so fancy I was afraid to stop, I finally went in here, because I LOVED the hofbrahaus in munich, but it was so awkward.
Cool cocoon thing outside the pool at my hotel
What you don't see:
How exhausted, sweaty and hot I was while laying in there. This little cocoon was literally a life-saver, but damn if I didn't have an exhausting day leading up to it!
The outside of my "cocoon".
What you don't see:
Nothing. This is an accurate representation of where I was napping before the airport!
What you see:
View of Miami downtown/water.
What you don't see:
How tired & ready to be home I was!
So there you have it. A FEW of the differences between what you see and what is actually going on. I hate to complain about having interviews, because not many people get them (e.g., the recruiter told me they also invited back two other guys from my class -- so out of 167 people, they invited 3 people bck for interviews), but it is REALLY REALLY draining and exhausting and is basically like another job!
What does your internet persona show v. what's reality???


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How many of you guys love to see people's make-up collections? I know I do! Today I am going to share with you my eye shadow collection. In no way am I trying to brag or show off, so please, no hate comments. :) I also decided to do this now because my wrist is still hurt, getting worse actually, and I haven't been able to wear much make-up because I have a hard time applying it. If you see anything that intrigues you, please let me know!
|NYX Jumbo Eye Shadow Pencils in Baby Blue, Pots and Pans, Cottage Cheese, Horse Radish, Strawberry Milk, and French Fries
|Cover Girl Eye Shadows in: Golden Sizzle, Tropical Fusion, and Moonlit Lilac
Not pictured: Golden Sunset
|e.l.f. 100 palette, Coastal Scents 88 Ultra Shimmer Palette, and of course, Urban Decay's NAKED palette!
|Maybelline: Green Gardens, Forest Fury, Impeccable Greys, Eye Tattoo in Bad to the Bronze, Sapphire Siren, Taupe Temptress, and Give Me Gold
|NYX Trio in Golden/Rust/Walnut Bronze, Glitter Cream Palettes in Bronze Goddess and Royal Violets
|Almay's Trio for Blue Eyes and L'oreal Paris H.I.P. in Charged
|Rimmel: Silver Moonlight, Precious Rose, Posh Peacock
Stir it up creme shadows in: Out of the Blue, Wassup?, and As If
|Hard Candy single shadow in Lunar Eclipse and Eye Def Cream Shadows in Algae & Ditch
|Elf Quad in Day 2 Night, Claire's eye glitter mini palette, NYC's Individual Eyes in Smokin' for Blue Eyes, ULTA Baked Duo in Sweet Dreams, Color Mates Palette
|Wet n Wild trios in Walking On Eggshells and I Got Good Jeans and the 8-palette in Comfort Zone
|Revlon Cream Shadows in Precious Metals and Eternal Summer, Satin Shadow in Nude Slip, and Custom Eyes in Rich Temptations and Smoky Sexy
~ MRI for this hand on Monday...kind of nervous :/
~Watching Lord of the Rings right now, love Orlando Bloom almost as much as I do Johnny Depp (;
~Making a V-day gift for my bf 2mro, hope he likes it <3
~I need sour gummy worms. Now.


text: Did Bug Bites Do in Dinos? Disease-carrying insects may have contributed to dinosaur extinction By Lucas Laursen, Newser Staff Posted Jan 9, 2008 1:07 PM CST 0 comments Comments Did Bug Bites Do in Dinos? Did Insects Kill Off The Dinosaurs? (ABCTV23 (YouTube)) The Deadly Mantis (sciencemonster (YouTube)) 1 of 2 (Newser) – Disease-carrying insects may have contributed to the extinction of the dinosaurs around 65 million years ago, entomologists write in a new book. Scientists found malaria and other parasitic pathogens in insects preserved in amber, and the same parasites were found in fossilized dinosaur waste, the Guardian reports. New plants, pollinated by insects, forced the herbivores to adapt their diets or starve, the book also suggests. Disease, rather than a meteorite, could better explain why dinosaurs didn't die out suddenly. "We can't say for certain that insects are the smoking gun, but we believe they were an extremely significant force in the decline of the dinosaurs," one author said. The theory of a catastrophic or geologic event fails to account for a process that took "a very, very long time, perhaps millions of years." View 4 images