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|Council workmen have at last found the time to make repairs to the footbridge that connects Kandarin with the Barbarian town of Rellekka.
Do you have what it takes to impress the barbarians who live there, and perhaps be welcomed as an honorary member of their clan?
|Items required:
|1 raw shark, manta ray, or sea turtle, any axe (except black), knife, tinderbox, 5,252 gp (3-5 prayer potions, super attack potion, super defence potion, and super strength potion recommended for those who want to earn a new weapon), Camelot teleport runes are recommended.
|Enemies to defeat:
|Koschei the Deathless
Draugen (level 69)
NOTE: If you complete the quest, you will not be able to use Peer the Seer to bank your items, such as snape grass, anymore.
WalkthroughEditYou can do the trials in any order.Begin the quest by speaking to Chieftain Brundt. He explains that the only way to become a Fremennik is if you impress seven of the twelve members of the council of elders enough that they give you their vote. Each of the seven that even consider accepting you has a trial for you to complete.
Manni the RevellerEditGo back to Seers' Village and buy a no alcohol keg of beer from a Poison Salesman by the bar for 250 coins. Then buy some regular beer from the bar in Seers' Village. Give the regular beer to the Council Workman at the end of the bridge to Rellekka to get a cherrybomb.You can find him in the bar right next to the chieftain. He can be found walking around drinking. Talk to him and challenge him to see who can drink more beer before getting drunk. First you need a keg of beer, which can be grabbed off the bar in the longhall. Once you are done, talk to him to drink. You will lose no matter what, while he'll hardly get drunk at all.
Go to the Rellekka bar and take another keg first. Then look on the outside of the longhall for a pipe. It should be on the east wall - the same side with Olaf the Bard. Light the cherrybomb with your tinderbox, then hide it in the pipe. Use the low alcohol keg on a regular keg to switch the contents, then talk to Manni for a rematch. You will win this time and gain his vote.
Olaf the BardEdit
You should see him east of the bar building where you started the quest. He'll give you his vote if you can prove your worth as a bard by performing at the longhall. The first thing you need is a lyre.
There are two ways to get a lyre:
1. It may be dropped by Lanzig when killing him. It may take 1-27+ trys, but if you don't have the skill to make it, this is the way to get one. Lanzig is found in the building with a dairy churn just south of Olaf. If you've recieved a lyre from Lanzig you must then have the lyre enchanted by the Fossegrimen just southwest of Relleka.
(Lanzig respawns approximatly every 28 seconds. If you decide to get a lyre this way it isn't always the fastest way.)
2. First, pick a potato, onion, and cabbage from the vegetable patch near the exit of Rellekka. Then, go to the woods east of Rellekka. Leave through the gates and follow the east mud path. Chop a branch off the swaying tree. Use your knife on it to get an unstrung lyre.
After that you need to string your lyre. To do that you need a ball of golden wool. Head further east, and you'll find an enclosure with golden sheep and golden apple trees in it. Talk to Lalli (you can't miss Lalli, It's a troll) and ask about golden wool. He thinks you're after his apples but you convince him otherwise. He'll mention giving some to another human, so ask who this other human is. The other human is Askeladden, a young Fremennik also trying to complete his trials. Talk to him in front of the longhall. He will give you a pet rock, which he fooled Lalli with. Lalli doesn't want another and is stupid thinking the rocks will have baby rocks, so tell him you can make him a delicious rock soup. Talk to Lalli again, then use the rock, potato, onion, and cabbage on his cauldron to make some stone soup. He likes it and gives you some golden fleece, which you must spin into a ball of wool on a spinning wheel. The closest usable spinning wheel is in Seers' village. Use the golden fleech on the spinning wheel to obtain golden wool. Use this on the unfishished lyre to complete it.
Now you need to get it enchanted. Bring a raw shark, manta ray, or sea turtle with you and if you cannot fish one, buy one for 380 coins in Canifis or from another player (There is usually a shark fisher in Catherby. If not, try hopping between populated worlds.). Southwest of Rellekka is a fork in the main and dirt road. South of this, on a tiny peninsula, is a strange altar. With the lyre in your inventory, use your raw shark on the strange altar. A spirit named Fossegrimen will appear and enchant your lyre for you.
Sigli the Huntsman
Go back and talk to Olaf the Bard again. Then, enter the door near the longhall bouncer to enter the backstage of the longhall through the side door near Olaf. Play your lyre in front of the crowd, and then talk to Olaf a final time to get his vote.
Sigmund the Merchant
He's near the entrance gate. Your task is to find the Draugen, an immortal spirit, and defeat it to weaken it. Keep using the hunter's talisman that he gives you to find where to go. The talisman is used the same way you might use a runecrafting talisman, selecting locate gives a chat message in the direction to go. The Draugen moves around the Fremennik Province and can cross bridges. Eventually, when you are in the correct area, the Draugen will appear, announced by a chat message "The Draugen is here! Beware!" With the proper gear, a level 50 player should defeat him without problems. When you defeat him, the Draugen's essence will be absorbed into the Hunters' talisman. Return with the talisman to Sigli to get his vote.
You can find Sigmund in the market. He will want you to get him an exotic flower. This may sound easy, but you will end up having to get something or do something for another person, kind of like a miniature One Small Favour quest.
First, talk to the Sailor on the dock about the flower. He will want a romantic ballard composed for him.
Talk to Olaf the Bard. He will ask you to get him a pair of new boots.
Go to the clothing store and ask Yrsa about them. She will agree to make the boots only if Brundt the Chieftain will lower the taxes on the stores.
If you talk to Brundt in the longhall, he will tell you that the clan will be able to afford it if Sigli the Huntsman will show him the best places to hunt monsters.
Sigli agrees, but first will want a custom made bowstring.
Go to the helmet store just north of the longhall. The shopkeeper Skulgrimen will give you one in exchange for the rare fish that the Fisherman caught.
On the docks in northern Rellekka, you'll find the Fisherman. He will ask you to get a map of the best spots to catch edible fish.
Find Swensen the Navigator, who is located in the building south of the market place. He will make the map but he will want a weather forecast first.
Peer the Seer will give you a forecast if Thorvald the Warrior will agree to be his bodyguard.
Thorvald the Warrior is found in the helmet store. He wants you to get him a seat in the longhall.
Manni the Reveller will gladly give up his seat if Thora the Barmaid will make him one of her legendary cocktails.
Thora will only agree to make one if you can get a signed note from Askeladden for him to stay out of the bar.
Talk to Askeladden to get the note for 5000 coins.
Then give the note to Thora, the cocktail to Manni, the token to Thorvald, the contract to Peer, the forecast to Swensen, the chart to the Fisherman, the fish to Skulgrimen, the string to Sigli, the map to Brundt, the slip to Yrsa, the boots to Olaf, the ballad to the Sailor, and finally the flower to Sigmund. You will get his vote.
Talk to Swensen in his house south-west of the longhall. Your task is to navigate your way through his maze of portals. In each room, there are four portals: One on the north wall, one on the south wall, one on the east wall, and one on the west wall. One of the portals will take you to the next room. The other three will send you back to the start.
The trick is to spell his name. First go in the South portal, then the West, then East, then North, then South, then East, and finally North again (SWENSEN). After you finish, talk to Swensen to get his vote.
Peer the SeerEdit
Peer is found south of the market. He'll give you his vote if you can simply enter the front door to his house, then come out the other side. This is more difficult than it seems, because you cannot take any items in, and you will encounter many puzzles inside.
To get in, you need to answer a puzzle. The answer is a four letter word, and Peer will give you a clue for each letter and the word itself. All possible answers include: time, life, mage, fire, wind, mind and tree.
After you've solved the riddle, go upstairs. Search and study everything until you find an old red disk, a wooden disk, a red herring, an empty jug, and an empty bucket. Use the herring on the cooking range to get some sticky red goop and use it on the wooden disk to get a red disk. Then go down the other ladder and use the two disks on the abstract mural to get a vase lid.
You now need to get the vase, which can be found in the chest upstairs in his house. To open it, you must set exactly four litres of water on it. You need the jug and bucket to do this. Here is what you should do:
1. Fill up the bucket from the tap south of the cooking range.
2. Use the bucket on the jug to end up with two litres of water in the bucket. Empty the jug by using it on the drain.
3. Use the bucket on the jug to get two litres of water in the jug.
4. Fill up the bucket with the tap again and use it on the jug to get 4 litres in the bucket. Use the bucket on the locked chest to get the vase.
Fill up the vase in the sink and use the lid on it. Then use it on the frozen table to freeze the water, which makes it bigger and shatters it. Then you can get the frozen key out. Thaw the frozen key on the range to receive the seer's key. Go down the east ladder and out the exit to get Peer's vote.
Thorvald the WarriorEdit
Thorvald lives in the weapon store. His task is for you to fight a special warrior called Koschei the Deathless. There are two rules:
1. You must defeat him three times.
2. You cannot use any weapons or armour. (However, you can use food and prayer.)
You should also ask Thorvald the Warrior about his sword.
Stock up on the food and potions (lobsters or better are recommended) you will need, and proceed to head down to Thorvald's basement.NOTE: If you have completed the Lost City quest, you can smuggle a dramen staff into the arena by taking a dramen branch, and a knife into the arena with you. When you enter the arena, Koschei is hidden. Simply roam around for a short while, and he will appear.
Koschei's first form is easy and should give you no problems. After you defeat him, he will regain all of his health and become stronger. There is way to safe-spot him as you have no weapons, but you can trap him over the hole and wait a while for your health to regenerate. However, if you stay there too long, he'll disappear and reappear after you run around, back in his first form. His level is not displayed.
His third form is fairly difficult, so you'll most likely need to use food and/or prayer here. You may need a prayer potion here as it is possible to run out of prayer points early. This is the last form required for you to defeat to complete the quest.His second form might give you a bit of trouble, and you might need to use food or prayer. Pures can't really beat this form unless they are melee pures.
The fourth form is the hardest. He will hit about once every quarter second, but he usually hits one. It is reccomended that the player use a Ring of recoil. If the player defeat this form, he/she will get a Fremennik blade. This sword is also dropped by Fremennik guards in Rellekka and Dagannoths on Waterbirth Island.
Once you have all seven council members votes, head back to Chieftain Brundt and speak to him to complete the quest.If you don't feel that you can beat his fourth form, simply let your hitpoints run out. When you're at 1 hp, you'll kneel down and wake up in a bed upstairs with Thorvald's vote, because it was a test of bravery, not strength. Please note that if Koschei defeats you before you fight his fourth form, you WILL die a normal death and lose your items.
- 3 Quest points
- 2812.4 Agility experience
- 2812.4 Attack experience
- 2812.4 Crafting experience
- 2812.4 Defence experience
- 2812.4 Fishing experience
- 2812.4 Fletching experience
- 2812.4 Hitpoints experience
- 2812.4 Strength experience
- 2812.4 Thieving experience
- 2812.4 Woodcutting experience
- Access to the islands of Miscellania and Etceteria, along with access to the facilities in Rellekka.
- Ability to wear the Fremennik warrior, berserker, archer, and farseer helms


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High Performance Computing with CUDA
Welcome to the course notes for the full-day SUPERCOMPUTING 2009 CUDA Tutorial!
(Note: the slides below are also available on the NVIDIA website.)
NVIDIA's CUDA is a general-purpose architecture for writing highly parallel applications. CUDA provides several key abstractions—a hierarchy of thread blocks, shared memory, and barrier synchronization—for scalable high-performance parallel computing. Scientists throughout industry and academia use CUDA to achieve dramatic speedups on production and research codes. The CUDA architecture supports many languages, programming environments, and libraries including C, Fortran, OpenCL, DirectX Compute, Python, Matlab, FFT, LAPACK, etc.
In this tutorial NVIDIA engineers will partner with academic and industrial researchers to present CUDA and discuss its advanced use for science and engineering domains. The morning session will introduce CUDA programming, motivate its use with many brief examples from different HPC domains, and discuss tools and programming environments. The afternoon will discuss advanced issues such as optimization and sophisticated algorithms/data structures, closing with real-world case studies from domain scientists using CUDA for computational biophysics, fluid dynamics, seismic imaging, and theoretical physics.
8:30 Introduction-Overview and CUDA Basics
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Furniture designer Jonathon Logan of Loganstudio speaks with Indesignlive about winning Launch Pad 2011 and working with a career-boosting prize package.
March 7th, 2012
'De Sade' is a small side table, comprised of 25 individually hand lathed legs.
"The composition followed from a fascination in repetition, and a theoretical tangent that continues to revolve around tactility and sensuality," says Jonathon, who took out the top award at Launch Pad 2011 for the 'De Sade'.
Since then Jonathon has been working closely with Launch Pad's two major sponsors, Living Edge and How We Create, to develop 'De Sade' into a collection of highly marketable furniture pieces; the very first editions of these will soon be available at Living Edge.
"Living Edge, Indesign and How We Create have been great, [providing] resources that have allowed me to side-step issues that would have slowed the sampling process," comments Jonathon on working with the 3 organisations. "[Currently] we are working to resolve… various sizes, colours and applications which will include follow-up projects to continue the concept."
Jonathon had an affinity with design from an early age, starting with drawing – which may very well have been inspired by his artist father. "These early investigations follow on," says Jonathon. "My first attempt was at fashion but I was too rigid for the process, so where I've ended up seems right."
In terms of inspirational sources, he delves deeper than the obvious choices. "Its easy to favour artists and designers that you share particular qualities with, so I try to focus on theoretical concerns relating to these interests – whether they're personal or no."
The investigation he undertook in developing the 'De Sade' focused around the erotic and sensual, arising from a focus on artists such as Yayoi Kusama, Louise Bourgeois and Jamie Hayon.
Major achievements through programs such as Launch Pad have been encouraging for Jonathon, who describes his approach and process as being "quite serendipitous".
His experience of Launch Pad, as a platform for emerging designers to take their prototype into production, has been an eye opening experience. "Throughout this process I have found there to be a desire from manufacturers to connect with designers. I believe initiatives like How We Create, [who foster] these relationships, are key to this development.
"Designers really must be proactive at industry events and exhibitions to help build their own profile, and if nothing else it helps them reaffirm who they are as a designer and their intentions."
As winner of Launch Pad's Ultimate Launch Package in 2011, Jonathon received a $10,000 grant from How We Create to help launch his career, the opportunity to have his product retailed through Major Sponsor Living Edge, and the opportunity to promote his work through Indesign Media Group.
Enter Launch Pad today, for your chance to win the 2012 Ultimate Launch Package, including a $10,000 grant from How We Create, the opportunity to have your product retailed through Major Sponsor, Living Edge and a 12 month advertising campaign with Indesign Group.
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Remember when you prepared to go out on a first date? You made darn sure your clothes were ironed, your shoes polished, your teeth brushed and flossed (maybe twice), and perhaps you dabbed on a bit of cologne or perfume. In the middle of dinner, you might have even snuck into the bathroom for a spray of Binaca (do they still sell that?)
All of this was done in an attempt to impress your date, or at the very least to not turn them off. First impressions matter.
They matter when you are selling your home too. Not everyone owns the most beautiful move-in ready home with granite counters, stainless steel appliances, a perfect paintjob, and clean, stain-free carpets. So, while you may not be able to sweep every potential buyer off their feet, at a minimum, you can most certainly avoid the following
Ferocious Dogs: Nothing against pets. To many people, their dogs and cats are a part of the family. However, when you're trying to sell your home, Mr. Pit Bull or Mr. Rottweiler may make potential buyers skip your home. There have been times that I've been with clients who wouldn't even allow me to open the door when they heard loud barking inside.
When you are selling your home, it's often best to take the pets with you while your your home is being shown, leave the animals with friends or family while your home is on the market, or put Fido in a cage in the basement.
Outdated furniture and decorations: You may love the flowery wallpaper and pink carpeting, but it's unlikely that the new buyer of your home will. Most buyers understand that they'll redecorate after they buy your home, but strange colors and ugly appliances or furniture and bizarre wallhangings can certainly be a turnoff. Rooms overstuffed with clutter can also make it hard for a buyer to imagine the home without "all the stuff"
You may consider some quick, simple and inexpensive fixes such as repainted with neutral colors, storing excess clutter in a garage or storage facility. Another option is to hire a professional stager to really make your home shine.
Smelly!: There's a reason you put on cologne or perfume before that first date. Our sense of smell is very strong. Can you imagine walking into a beautiful home only to turn around after catching the first whiff? Pet odors, mildew, strong cooking smells, cigarette smoke can be the strongest odor offenders.
Take some time to thoroughly clean your home. Air fresheners can help but don't fully cover up these scents. Additionally, overdoing the air fresheners can make potential buyers suspicious of lingering odors.
Darkness: Darkness was one of the Ten Plagues that were inflicted upon the Egyptians in the Bible. Don't plague your home sale -- "Let There Be Light!" Dimly lit rooms appear gloomy. Buyers are attracted to homes and rooms with lots of natural light. Darkness may work for haunted houses, but it doens't work to help sell your house.
Make sure you replace or repair lights that don't work, keep the shades up, and clean the windows to let in the maximum amount of light into your home.
Wet Basements: In Florida, there's no such thing as a basement -- it's called a pool! In Virginia and D.C., many, if not most, homes have basements. Signs of current or past water damage are a certain turnoff for homebuyers. I've had some clients who only want to view homes after a big rainstorm to make sure that the basements do not get wet.
If you get water in your basement, get your foundation inspected for damage. You may also need to install a dehumidifier or sump pump.
If a homebuyer is going to make it past the first date and enter into a relationship with your home, you've got to make sure that your home makes a good first impression and doesn't turn them off.


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The Hokianga is the area around the natural harbour and estuary, which is also known as the Hokianga River, or just 'the River' to the locals.
The area around the harbour is geographically divided into three major areas:
The South Hokianga which includes the settlements of: Waikara, Waipoua, Wekaweka, Waimamaku, Waiotemarama, Waiwhatawhata, Omapere, Opononi, Pakanae, Koutu, Whirinaki, Rawene, Waima, Taheke and Moehau.
The Top of the Harbour, which includes the settlements of: Horeke, Motukiore, Utakura and Mangamuka, Waihou Valley and Wairere.
The North Hokianga, which includes the settlements of: Broadwood, Pawarenga, Panguru, Mitimiti, Motukaraka, Motuti, Rangi Point and Kohukohu.
The larger settlements generally comprise a General Store, a service station, one or two other shops and a hotel. The smaller settlements ar just a group of dwellings clustered together.
All of them have one or more churches and one or more marae.
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Mandel discusses how to conserve ink and make image files easier to print by replacing CMY elements with black.
By Rick Mandel
The RIP
The RIP is one piece of software that doesn't mind the reference of GCR/UCR when it's used to assist in file optimization and ink savings. The RIP product you may have now may create the ink savings for which you're looking. For example, when you send Onyx's Thrive a PDF, it only processes the file. The file is not optimized. If you send a PostScript or EPS, the RIP will process the file into an optimized PDF. Part of the optimization is ink savings through GCR/UCR. Onyx has that as part of the profiling process. It is called PowerChroma.
Per Onyx, their engineers have written an algorithm that allows GCR and UCR to be applied at the same time. The combination allows for a smoother result with more ink saving (Figure 5). Onyx notes its PowerChroma ink-savings technology allows users of Thrive and ProductionHouse to build color profiles to fit their quality demands and reduce their cost.
With the latest addition of the GCR Plus setting to Onyx's PowerChroma feature, users can build profiles that can save up to 30% ink, while maintaining smooth output quality in lighter tone regions. Existing profiles will be rebuilt without the need to re-measure the data, ultimately creating optimized profiles. As with other software, customization of UCR and GCR components are available (Figure 6).The results are three fold: better imagery, easier printing, and ink-cost savings.
EFI's RIP solution also optimizes the ICC profile, as it produces the ICC profile in the color-manager module. It is at this stage that GCR/UCR can be introduced for the optimal ink savings, while balancing image integrity.
ICC profiles
Implementing ICC color management remains tedious in multidevice and multiprocess environments. An individual ICC profile for each press and substrate is technically right but practically difficult. It may not be necessary to achieve very good and consistent results on the press, because:
• A printer does not always know far in advance which print device will be used to print a job; therefore, in these cases, it is not possible to use the actual print profile for production.
• Substrates can be chosen or changed at the last minute depending on price, availability, etc. Print results can vary dramatically between substrates, even in the same category.
Therefore, one choice is send each production file through an optimizing server to alter the values of the native file. This enhanced file will have the ability to print more effectively on each of your printing devices. In essence, it is an easier file to print. The result is increased color consistency and ink savings.
The server method is wonderful for the creation of color separations for an analog printing process (offset, screen, flexo). Alwan and OneVision are examples of this method. Another choice is a solution to create a better ICC profile generated through the profile producing software, such as ICEMeta. The optimized profile will also advance the color production and ink savings. The last solution is altering the base profile within your current RIP solution that takes advantage of GCR/UCR options.
All methods reduce the total area ink coverage of chromatic color components independently from their absolute values, as far as this is possible, by replacement with black ink. The benchmark for all these processes should always be the visual impression of the graphic that meets your client's expectations.
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VIDEO: HELI YEAH! Man waltzes with HELICOPTER in incredible stunt clip
THIS is the moment a man danced with a helicopter. Yes, you just read that correctly.
In amazing footage, the pilot of the copper shows off his flying skills to a crowd at a small rodeo in Porto Murtinho, Brazil.
He sways the chopper just inches from their heads and performs a number of impressive tricks.
After a number of swoops and near misses with the stands, the pilot then brings the vehicle down close to a man waiting on the ground.
As the speaker system switches, the man and the helicopter dance in tandem around the arena.
The eye-opening stunt shows the man almost controlling the helicopter as it floats freely next to him.
And in one big finale, the helicopter shoots to the sky as fast as it can with the man hanging out the side.
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News – New regulation found after the CAMbrella deliveries:
No new regulation found.
Notice! All text below is copied from the CAMbrella report – delivered Dec 31, 2012
In this summary, you will find:
- Direct links to the legislation of specific CAM therapies in the United Kingdom
- The legal and regulatory status of CAM and CAM practices in the United Kingdom
- The governmental supervision of CAM practices in the United Kingdom
- The reimbursement status of CAM practices and medicinal products in the United Kingdom
Go directly to legislation of specific CAM therapies in the United Kingdom:
Acupuncture – Anthroposophic medicine – Ayurveda – Chiropractic – Herbal medicine/Phytotherapy –
Homeopathy – Massage – Naprapathy – Naturopathy – Neural therapy – Osteopathy – Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) – Other treatments
The United Kingdom (UK) entered the European Union in 1973 (11) and consists of England, Wales, Scotland (who together make up Great Britain) and Northern Ireland (11). UK became a founding member of the Council of Europe from 5 May 1949 (12).
The legal and regulatory status of CAM and CAM practices
Under Common Law all practitioners have a duty of care towards their patients, and nonmedically qualified individuals are prohibited from curing or treating specific illnesses and medical conditions, for example cancer and venereal disease (301). The Health and Safety at work Act 1974 places a statutory duty of employers to ensure the health and safety of people affected by the various activities undertaken on their premises (301).
According to the House of Lords' report 2000 5.9. (301). "The Common Law right to practise medicine means that in UK anyone can treat a sick person even if they have no training in any type of healthcare whatsoever, provided that the individual treated has given informed consent".
Osteopathy and chiropractic are statutorily regulated while acupuncture and other CAM
treatments are voluntarily regulated (or not) depending on the associations/groups (234). The UK Government has announced that it is planning to statutorily regulate practitioners supplying unauthorized herbal medicines on a one-to-one basis (after an individual consultation) under the aegis of the Health Professions Council. Both statutory and voluntary regulations are based on minimum standards for practices.
However, for voluntary selfregulated practitioners there are no legal sanctions against practitioners who fail to meet these standards (302). The Government's Command Paper Enabling Excellence (February 2011) stated that the Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence (CHRE) was to be given new powers to accredit voluntary registers of health professionals who are currently not regulated by statute. These powers will be enacted when the Health and Social Care Bill becomes law, and the CHRE is expected to commence the implementation scheme in the autumn of 2012 (303).
On 1 March 2012 the Law Commissions of Scotland, England & Wales, and Northern Ireland published a joint consultation "REGULATION OF HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS", seeking views on how the regulation of health care professionals in the UK and social workers in England can be made clearer, simpler, more modern and more consistent. Chiropractic and osteopathy are listed among the regulated professions in question (304).
Non-medically trained homeopaths, acupuncturists, and herbal medicine practitioners are all registered and self-regulated in their own individual councils. A number of other disciplinary groups of non-medically trained CAM practitioners are registered under the banner of the Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC). CNHC has put into place the policies and procedures necessary for an effective running of a regulatory body, including an on-line multi-disciplinary register that opened in January 2009 (305).
The governmental supervision of CAM Practices
In England the Care Quality Commission, established under the Health and Social Care Act of 2008, regulates health and adult social care under the Care Standards Act 2003 (302). Similar inspectorates are established for the other UK states, but they do not regulate CAM services under current legislation (302).
Anyone may practise and provide various CAM treatments as long as they do not claim to be a medical practitioner registered under the Medical Act or claim to cure diseases as
proscribed by the law (301). The above mentioned groups fall outside the governmental health supervision systems.
The reimbursement status of CAM practices and medicinal products
A number of private health insurance companies cover some CAM treatments in their
policies but many private insurance companies will only reimburse treatments carried out by statutorily regulated practitioners.
Some acupuncture treatments (largely for pain) is covered mainly by private insurance companies in the UK (106). Some acupuncture, anthroposophic medicine and homeopathy treatments are also provided by the NHS (60, 106).
Some therapies are available through the NHS in pain clinics and terminal care environments but the vast majority of CAM provision in the UK is within the private sector and is not covered by medical insurance.


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At this point, practically everyone knows about the much-discussed deal with telecom powerhouse China Mobile that's set to go into effect next week. By giving Apple access to a potential consumer base that reaches into the hundreds of millions, the China Mobile deal should clearly be a major growth contributor to Apple this year.
However, Apple also recently opened the doors to another potential growth driver in China.
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Apple also recently opened up a new online storefront in the popular shopping site Tmall, an operating subsidiary owned by Chinese e-commerce kingpin Alibaba.
True, Apple already owns and operates its own online store in China. However, as e-commerce sites like Tmall draw scores of China's increasingly online shoppers, this move should help to provide Apple with increased exposure in its most important growth market. These are just two of the key growth initiatives Apple should get under way in China in 2014.
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"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed"
"…the right of the people…". Yeah, that is what it says, "the people". Not the State, not the military, not the police and not even the U.S. Government. Nope, this right is reserved for "the people". "WE THE PEOPLE…". "…of, for and by the people.".
"…to keep …". Hold or retain in one's possession. Not to request to keep, pay a fine or a fee or tax to keep, or fill out the right forms, but simply "to keep".
"..and bear…". To carry or equip oneself with. Not lock up or store away. Or contract away your right for a piece of paper from the state that says you can bear.
"…Arms…". Anything one might use in ones defense. Guns, knives, swords, cannons, thermonuclear warheads. Or rocks.
"…shall not be infringed.". Any law that would in any way deter anyone from owning any "arm" for any reason is a blatant violation of this right. There can exist NO law that would require you to register your arms. NO law that requires a fee or tax for your arms. NO law whatsoever that would prohibit any citizen of the U.S. from owning and carrying in whatever manner they chose the arm of their choice out of fear of reprisal.
"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free state…". I have seen this used to say that the 2nd Amendment is for Militias. But it doesn't say anyone who does chose to exercise their right to "keep and bear" has to join the Militia, just that one is necessary for a free state. It allows an armed populace that can chose to fight to defend their freedom but never makes it mandatory. It is never a stipulation but a statement to the fact that an armed people are more ready to defend the state than an unarmed one.


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Well, well, well - what do we have here, then?
We've already had numerous EastEnders script mentions of newcomer Vanessa Gold's husband - and Jodie's father - Harry in the small number of episodes since the two females in his life set foot on the Square.
It was therefore inevitable that we'd meet such a prominent character in their lives at some point in the near future a la Ronnie and Roxy's evil dad Archie Mitchell.
With Harry, I expected something similar. I thought we'd have to wait for months - at least until Zöe Lucker begins her extended second stint - to see him for the first time.
But not with this patriarch.
Here's an exclusive first look at Harry Gold - played by Linal Haft - alongside Vanessa.
Don't they look happy?!
Take a closer look...
Beneath Vanessa's brassy exterior lies a trapped housewife.
We've seen Vanessa reject umpteen phonecalls from Harry and during next Wednesday's episode, he's at it again. Anyone would think he was checking up on her!
After a sneaky fag in the car, we actually follow Vanessa into her home - a luxury Essex mansion, complete with long driveway and pillars outside the front door. Very swish. It's all material, though. Inside, a daughter she dotes on and a husband she apparently detests.
Stepping into the front door, Vanessa changes out of her high heels and into her flip-flops, before straightening the other shoes in the lineup. On her way to the kitchen, she also spots a tall ornament out of place. Happy after pushing it into its rightful position, she moves on. Sounds all a bit OCDish to me. But that's not the best bit.
Heading into the living room, Vanessa takes a deep breath and approaches a large leather armchair. At this point, I expected a Blofeld-esque non-reveal of who was slouched in it. But to my surprise, the camera panned to Harry.
First words to his loving wife? "Mine's a double."
Questioning why she smells of smoke and interrogating her over her movements for the day, Harry eventually strikes the killer blow - he reveals that he's actually spoken to the friend Vanessa claims she's been with all day. An argument below a looming family portrait ensues, before Vanessa heads to bed - alone.
As she does, Harry moves the ornament back to the edge of the table in the hallway. Controlling or what?!
The whole 'going into the bad man's lair' scenario very much reminded me of the first time we met villainous Mitchell patriarch Archie in July 2008. Mind you, that's not a bad thing. If Archie's the measure of a modern day successful soap villain, exec producer Bryan Kirkwood's onto a winner.
Hopefully, though, Harry's not a stereotypical Archie-type - even if he is another brainchild of Simon Ashdown.
Harry makes his first appearance during next Wednesday's hour-long Ashdown ep, during which Stacey gives birth and Max comes face to face with Tanya again.
Incidentally, that episode ends with Julia's Theme...
What do you think of Harry Gold? Are you looking forward to seeing more of him later in the year? Let me know your thoughts on the above using the usual form below!


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GMOSeralini.org welcomes the news of the republication of the chronic toxicity study on the glyphosate-based herbicide Roundup and a commercialized genetically modified (GM) maize, Monsanto's NK603, led by Prof Gilles-Eric Séralini. The republication restores the study to the peer-reviewed literature so that it can be consulted and built upon by other scientists.
The study found severe liver and kidney damage and hormonal disturbances in rats fed the GM maize and low levels of Roundup that are below those permitted in drinking water in the EU. Toxic effects were found from the GM maize tested alone, as well as from Roundup tested alone and together with the maize. Additional unexpected findings were higher rates of large tumours and mortality in most treatment groups.
The study was first published in Food and Chemical Toxicology (FCT) in September 2012 but was retracted by the editor-in-chief in November 2013 after a sustained campaign of criticism and defamation by pro-GMO scientists.
Now the study has been republished by Environmental Sciences Europe. The republished version contains extra material addressing criticisms of the original publication. The raw data underlying the study's findings are also published – unlike the raw data for the industry studies that underlie regulatory approvals of Roundup, which are kept secret. However, the new paper presents the same results as before and the conclusions are unchanged.
The republished study is accompanied by a separate commentary by Prof Séralini's team describing the lobbying efforts of GMO crop supporters to force the editor of FCT to retract the original publication.
GMOSeralini.org editor Claire Robinson commented: "This study has now successfully passed no less than three rounds of rigorous peer review.
"The first was for the initial publication of the study in Food and Chemical Toxicology. It passed with only minor revisions, according to the authors.
"The second review took months. It involved a non-transparent examination of Prof Séralini's raw data by a secret panel of unnamed persons organized by the editor-in-chief of FCT, A. Wallace Hayes, in response to criticisms of the study by pro-GMO scientists.
"In a letter to Prof Séralini, Hayes admitted that the anonymous reviewers found nothing 'incorrect' about the results presented. However, Hayes pointed to what he said was the 'inconclusive' nature of some aspects of the paper, namely the tumour and mortality observations, to justify his decision to retract the study.
"The rationale given for the retraction was widely criticized by scientists as an act of censorship and a bow to the interests of the GMO industry. Some scientists pointed out that numerous published scientific papers contain inconclusive findings, including Monsanto's own short (90-day) study on the same GM maize, and have not been retracted. The retraction was even condemned by a former member of the editorial board of FCT.
"Now the study has passed a third peer review arranged by the journal that is republishing the study, Environmental Sciences Europe.
Comments From Scientists
Dr Michael Antoniou, a molecular geneticist based in London, commented, "Few studies would survive such intensive scrutiny by fellow scientists. The republication of the study after three expert reviews is a testament to its rigour, as well as to the integrity of the researchers.
"If anyone still doubts the quality of this study, they should simply read the republished paper. The science speaks for itself.
"If even then they refuse to accept the results, they should launch their own research study on these two toxic products that have now been in the human food and animal feed chain for many years."
Dr Jack A Heinemann, Professor of Molecular Biology and Genetics, University of Canterbury New Zealand, called the republication "an important demonstration of the resilience of the scientific community". Dr Heinemann continued, "The first publication of these results revealed some of the viciousness that can be unleashed on researchers presenting uncomfortable findings. I applaud Environmental Sciences Europe for submitting the work to yet another round of rigorous blind peer review and then bravely standing by the process and the recommendations of its reviewers, especially after witnessing the events surrounding the first publication.
"This study has arguably prevailed through the most comprehensive and independent review process to which any scientific study on GMOs has ever been subjected.
The work provides important new knowledge that must be taken into account by the community that evaluates and reports upon the risks of genetically modified organisms, indeed upon all sources of pesticide in our food and feed chains. In time these findings must be verified by repetition or challenged by superior experimentation. In my view, nothing constructive for risk assessment or promotion of GM biotechnology has been achieved by attempting to expunge these data from the public record.
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LENG I don't know who you are. But, I can absolutely say that you have blind hate issues. That is the most irrational thing I have heard in a long time. The corporations that are doing this sick thing have nothing to do with Jews or Zionism. It is pure capitalism.... the republican way. Why would a religion poison people. Do you think all Jews eat only organic food? Really? See a psychiatrist please before you hurt yourself or someone you can actually care for.
Just another example of the Zionist promotion of death to Americans. No other country allows this. Monsanto has also been found to have ties with a genetics lab in Tel Aviv which has been creating new strains of biological weapons that specifically target Arab genes. Almost 80% of the foods on the grocery shelves are kosher: safe for the jews to eat. If Monsantos ties are deeper, who is to say that their foods aren't already targeting other gene pools here? Their tomatoes caused stomach and liver cancer. They fixed that little problem and now the signs are much more subtle. Never buy kosher and boycott kosher slaughter.
The only problem with this report is that it is a European Study published in Europe. Our DOA and FDA choose to ignore anything published off shore regardless of their value. I guess that they only consider documentation in American English when attached to a green slip of negotiable paper.
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Located just north of NE 8th Street, riders will enter at a south entrance from NE 8th Street and a north entrance connected to 116th Avenue NE via a new pedestrian walkway. This elevated station, which includes a passenger drop-off, pedestrian access and bus connections, provides important access to the medical facilities and Wilburton re-development area.
Key features
- Elevated station located just north of NE 8th St. along the former BNSF rail corridor
- South station entrance at NE 8th Street and a north entrance connected to 116th Avenue NE via a new pedestrian walkway
- Surface walkway from the north end of the station headed west toward 116th Ave. NE with connections to medical facilities
- Bus, pedestrian and paratransit access
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- Passenger drop-off area directly to the east of the station
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2018 East Link construction milestones include:
- The Rainier Freeway station and D2 bus roadway from I-90 into downtown Seattle will close in the fall for work on the Judkins Park station.
- Construction starts on the Operations and Maintenance Facility: East (OMF East) in Bellevue.
- Elevated rail guideway is placed over I-405 in Bellevue.
- Excavation of the downtown Bellevue tunnel is completed.
- Post-tensioning of the I-90 floating bridge to prepare it for light rail and increase its lifespan is completed.
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Didcot is a small town in South Oxfordshire and is the place I grew up and lived for the first 23 years of my life. The town and it's people and places shaped my life and made me the person I am today. The town today is nothing like the town I grew up in however as it is now at least 3 times the size it was….
Didcot was probably one of the oldest settlements in the area of South Oxfordshire dating back to about 200-600BC, it is only a few miles away from the Iron Age hill fort of Wittenham Clumps (recently excavated on Time Team) situated in the fertile Thames Valley below the ancient trackway of The Ridgeway which crosses the chalk downland through ancient Wessex.
The name "Didcot" is Saxon, deriving from "Dydda's or Dudda's Cot" literally the cottage of Dudda until relatively recent times (the 19th century) the village was known as Dudcot or Dudcote. In Saxon times there was a fortified farm on the site and the village remained small until the arrival of Brunel's Great Western Railway- or God's Wonderful Railway – in 1844 when the population exploded.
Old Didcot still remains centered around All Saints Church with several streets of thatched cottages, the streets further out – around the railway and up to the area known as Northbourne are red-brick Victorian terraces built for the railway workers. This area was a "new village" created for the railway workers apart from the old village of Didcot.
Didcot expanded again in 1915 when the Didcot Arsenal was built to support World War 1 and another huge influx of labour needed housing. Since World War 1 Didcot hasn't stopped and by 2005 it became the largest town in South Oxfordshire with the building of the huge Ladygrove housing development- the first housing in Didcot to be on the North side of the railway line.
I myself grew up in a new housing development built in the mid 1960's – the Brasenose estate – my parent bought our house as a plot and moved in as soon as it was built. My first school, Stephen Freeman, was built along with the housing estate for the new families moving in.
In the mid 1960's Didcot Power Station was built just outside the edge of the town where my home was – to me it seems incredible that when my parents first moved to Didcot they went for a walk to Wittenham Clumps and then didn't know which way to walk to get back…..all my life Didcot Power Station has been visible for miles in any direction along the flat, wide Thames Valley.
There are 2 secondary schools (High Schools) in Didcot, unusually they are both single sex – Didcot Girls School and St Birinus for the boys. St Frideswides school was built in 1931 and was a mixed school, St Birinus was built in 1935 and when it opened St Frideswides split with the girls remaining there and the boys going to St Birinus. Any girls and boys who passed the 11+ exam went to Wallingford Grammar School until 1958 when Didcot Girls' Grammar School opened in what is now called the Cockcroft Building.
In the 1970's when comprehensive education was rolled out Didcot Girl's Grammar and St Frideswides combined to become Didcot Girls' School – which I attended from 1980 to 1987. Going to a Girl's school means that whenever I tell people this they always assume I went to a public school (for those of you in the US – a public school is exactly the opposite of that, its a private fee paying school!!)
Amongst Didcot's claims to fame – one of the Gunpowder plotters, Robert Wintour or Winter, held a mortgage on the manor – Manor Farm on the corner of Brasenose Road and Foxhall Road is the only remaining building of this manor. There is no evidence that the plotters ever actually met there however.
The church of All Saints, which is on the highest point of the old town, may have been one of the places that St Birinus preached when he brought Christianity to this area in 634. The area around the church was certainly a place of worship as far back as the Romans. The yew tree beside the church door is said to have been planted soon after Birinus preached here and it is certainly over 1,000 years old.
I was baptised at All Saints as a baby, attended Sunday school, was in the choir from age 7 till about 17, confirmed their aged 15 and so when I got married in 2001 there was only one place I could have my wedding, despite moving from Didcot about 9 years before!
My parents and brothers still live in Didcot as do many of my friends from school and so I visit the town regularly.
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Kim Jong-un vows to slaughter thousands of AMERICAN troops in mass casualty strike
NORTH Korea has pledged US army bases in South Korea and on the American mainland in a chilling statement of intent.
The oppressive secret state has promised harsh retaliation for joint military exericises proposed by South Korea and the US next month.
Kim Jong-un's regime has branded them "preparations for war" – amid spiralling tensions after North Korea's recent nuclear test and rocket launch.
Pyongyang's Supreme Command of the Korean People's Army said: "All the powerful strategic and tactical strike means of our revolutionary armed forces will go into preemptive and just operations to beat back the enemy forces to the last man if there is a slight sign of their special operation forces and equipment moving to carry out the so-called 'beheading operation' and 'high-density strike'.'"
"All the powerful strategic and tactical strike means of our revolutionary armed forces will go into preemptive and just operations to beat back the enemy forces"Supreme Command of the Korean People's Army
It said its first target would be South Korea's presidential Blue House, while US military bases in Asia and on the American mainland would be secondary targets.
About 28,500 US troops are based in South Korea.
Last week, South Korean President Park Geun-hye warned of tough measures against the North following its January nuclear test and its long-range rocket launch this month.
She said Pyongyang's pursuit of nuclear weapons would speed the collapse of the regime.
South Korea and the United States say both actions were violations of UN Security Council resolutions, and are pushing for further sanctions.
Days after the rocket launch, South Korea suspended the operation of the Kaesong industrial zone just north of the border, which had been run jointly with the North for more than a decade.
Over the weekend, Kim released a bizarre rant directed at the South Korean leader, branding her a "tailless, old, insane b***h" and "senile granny".


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In recent years, there has been an urge from different sectors, and mainly the arts sector to include digital media in marketing approaches (Art Council Report, November 2010). Indeed, the use of digital content through digital and social media has opened new ways for museums, galleries, and art organisations to communicate more effectively, and engage a wider and broader audience. The amelioration and fluidity of websites has not only enabled organisations to offer tickets online, or distribute generic content (times, exhibition résumés), but also opened new methods to advertise to a new set of individuals. According to the report by the Digital R&D Fund for the Arts, the most visited cultural websites visited are those which have created a brand throughout the years, notably the National Trust, the British Museum, and even online journals such as The Guardian, or Time Out. Social media platforms have also been widely used as one of the techniques to acquire new audiences, and engage the latter in the cultural and production process of certain exhibitions (user-generated content). The Digital R&D Fund for the Arts was able to pinpoint three main advantages in using digital media for art organisations, as follows: "growing audience size, reaching new audiences, and increasing engagement" (link below). This case study will focus on the Wellcome Collection's interactive digital story Mindcraft.
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The exhibition is curated especially for digital consumption and is presented in six interactive parts that each relay a piece of the unfolding story. Viewers are prompted to scroll through each interactive section and engage with the material through a combination of sound effects, narrative text, image galleries, a short film, video narration, and an interactive quiz. The project utilises illustrations, instructional documents, books, and personal accounts from the Wellcome Collection's extensive archive that have been digitised specifically for "Mindcraft" and are now accessible online for the first time. In addition to these more traditional modes of presentation, "Mindcraft" incorporates a more modern exhibition style by recreating the contemporary debates surrounding animal magnetism in the form of a Twitter battle, as well as by telling the story of George du Maurier's bestselling book Svengali in the form of a graphic novel.
Danny Birchall, the Digital Manager at Wellcome Collection and the Executive Producer of "Mindcraft", describes the motivation behind the project as stemming from a chance to make use of little-used pieces of the collection in a new and exciting way. "For 'Mindcraft', we set out to tell some of the hidden stories buried in the Wellcome Library's collections. Working with Mike Jay and Clearleft, we crafted a story about the history of mind control that's full of surprises, explores a variety of narrative methods, and allows the user to delve as deeply as they wish into the Library's extensive store of digitised content. Future digital stories will explore other curious aspects of the human condition."
Though the Wellcome Collection continues to primarily engage its audience through its permanent and temporary exhibitions, there seems to be a palpable interest in the development of digital engagement as well. Several film screenings are forthcoming, and a new digital exhibition similar to "Mindcraft" entitled "The Collectors" launched last month.
Link to "Mindcraft": http://digitalstories.wellcomecollection.org/pathways/1-mindcraft/
Link to "Collections": http://digitalstories.wellcomecollection.org/pathways/2-the-collectors/
1. In 2010, the Art Council's Report showed that currently the use of digital media is used as a complement rather than a substitute for live experiences. Do you believe this might change in the coming years? Is digital media going to take over live performances?
2. Do you think that by giving more access and information to individuals using digital media will increase the presence/outreach of a particular museum/gallery?
3. From experiencing the "Minecraft" story, do you believe that you have learnt more than if you were assisting at an exhibition?
4. Do you think that exhibitions like "Mindcraft" provide a sustainable and engaging way of incorporating digital platforms in museums? Are they the "exhibition of the future"?
5. Does "Mindcraft" succeed in creating a "hybrid" environment that keeps arts and culture at the core of the experience while still taking advantage of digital technology? Why or why not?
1. http://wellcomecollection.org/
2. http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/media/uploads/doc/Digital_audiences_final.pdf
3. http://artsdigitalrnd.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/DigitalCulture_FullReport.pdf
4. http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/News/Media-office/Press-releases/2014/WTP058095.htm
5. http://wellcomecollection.org/mindcraft
6. http://blog.wellcomecollection.org/2015/02/18/why-the-world-needs-collectors/#more-5646
Additional readings
1. http://www.collectionstrust.org.uk/digital/social-media-more-than-just-good-communication
2. http://www.theguardian.com/culture-professionals-network/2015/jan/23/museums-slower-digital-wellcome-collection-mindcraft
3. http://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/may/21/bbc-news-buzzfeed-digital-strategy-sir-howard-stringer


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NEW YORK, NY -- Set Realistic Expectations: Setting realistic career expectations is key to conducting a successful job search. If you are not seasoned in your field of choice, look for positions that will let you broaden your skills. You may not secure that management job this time, but you will be well-positioned for future opportunities.
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xoxoxoBruce Friday Dec 30 09:46 PM
Dec 31st, 2016: Pub Crawl
Since you Dwellers would never drink, smoke or dance the hoochie koo, I'll explain. A pub crawl is a mobile party that moves from bar to bar until they can't. Now if you want to hit as many places as possible it's a good idea to figure out the most efficient route.
You can see the big (50 inch) version at the link below.
They worked out the most efficient pub crawl in the United Kingdom, connecting 24,727 pubs in the shortest possible closed loop, 45,495,239 meters, or about 28,269 miles. Because it's a loop, you can jump on at any point and it will bring you back there.
fargon Friday Dec 30 10:32 PM
Next time I go to the UK I'll keep that in mind.
sexobon Friday Dec 30 11:17 PM
I'll just tour the pubs that deliver.
xoxoxoBruce Friday Dec 30 11:42 PM
OK, but you'll be missing Limey's Island.... and a chance to see her fanny.


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The path of street art - from New York's subway cars to galleries and the worlds of music, fashion and film - has recently taken an unexpected turn onto the walls of a suburban municipal building doubling as a gallery.
The path of street art � from New York�s subway cars to galleries and the worlds of music, fashion and film � has recently taken an unexpected turn onto the walls of a suburban municipal building doubling as a gallery.
�Urban Art,� in Upper Arlington�s Concourse Gallery, places a small group of paintings by students at Jones Middle School � studies for wall murals featuring decorative text treatments in the style of street art � alongside works by five local artists under the movement�s influence.
According to participating artist and elementary-school teacher Rob Jones, the history and practice of street art falls within the state�s standards for visual-arts education and reaches students in a way the old masters can�t.
�This is such a contemporary art movement,� Jones said. �I think they�re interested in it because it�s so now. And it�s great to talk (to students) about the purpose of this art. It preserves the moment.�
Jones bypasses the traditional street-art medium of spray paint in favor of incorporating found objects, a practice also favored by other movement artists, including the California duo the Date Farmers. Using ink and acrylic, he commemorates obscure blues and soul artists on surfaces found in alleys and thrift stores.
Love and Affection captures Detroit singer Nathaniel Mayer on a rusted section of an industrial metal drum, while Iron Leg promotes Mickey & the Soul Generation (�San Antonio�s finest!!!�) on a serving tray, an old baking sheet and flattened soft-drink cans. The humble parts suggest a holy shrine.
Aerosol-paint techniques appear throughout the work of the four other artists, including Joss Parker, presenting more of the pop culture-saturated canvases also on view this month in Gallery 831, and Jason Amatangelo, who meticulously combines spray paint with collage and sculpture for framed 3-D works under glass.
Among the paintings contributed by Ashley Voss, two similar works stand out. Each presents a large hummingbird, juxtaposing spray art and nature illustrations. Flight Patterns, a �portable puzzle mural� in six pieces, further impresses the viewer with its size and intricacy, as well as the practiced precision in Voss� freehand lines and mix of vibrant colors.
In her paintings, Stephanie Rond continues a quest to soften the stigma of street art, instigated by its connections with graffiti as vandalism. Pieces such as Childhood Lost and Smile! reflect an inspired meeting of spray paint, backgrounds patterned with vintage lace, and subjects culled from items with warm sentiment inherently attached: candid family photos of children.


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text: If you are like I am, you keep an eye on all that tablet candy being promised by so many different companies. Are there tablets that are GOING to come out in the NEAR FUTURE that are better than what I have? Most likely yes. BUT>>>> Let's use a car analogy. I've been driving my A500 car for over a month now. I've tricked out the insides (with apps) to do exactly what I want it to do. I've got music, videos, documents, a seamless connection to google docs, great internet access, etc. You've been walking to work for a month while you sit on the fence waiting for the best car (tablet) you can have. Hope you like the wait! Maybe someday I'll see you drive by in your BMR Tablet, but guess what? I paid a lot less for my Acer and I get really great gas mileage. Ken


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Contrary to some reports, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have until midnight tonight -- not 4 p.m. -- to make a decision on whether they're going to match the offer sheet to safety Kalvin Pearson. Pearson, a restricted free agent, signed a three-year, $3.5 million contract with the Detroit Lions last week and the Bucs have seven days to match.
According to a Lions official, the Bucs have until midnight to inform the league. The Lions likely won't get an official response from the league until sometime Thursday morning. If the Bucs don't match the offer sheet, they won't receive any compensation from the Lions because Pearson entered the league as an undrafted free agent.


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Hi, Lupus fighter, RebeccaDestiny and Everyone,
I'm sorry to hear of the pain struggles each is going through. I have had a rough day today also, and for the last few days acutally. It has been miserable and exhausting!! I felt really bad today because I couldn't spend the time with my children to go Christmas shopping. This is when it gets me the most. I get so tired of having to disappoint them because I'm not feeling well or am too ill to participate in activities.
I take Tramadol too. Most of he time it eases the pain, and lets me get some sleep. Agree with Ginny, the heating pad and hot baths/showers have sometimes been my lifesavers. I add a little something to help relax me, like jasmine or chamamile to the hot bath, along with a little Epson salt. It does the trick. Also good point regarding the prednisone and the Fibro. This could be the culprit.
My thoughts are with you all. RebeccaDestiny, my prayers are with you too.
Love and blessings…
Great information and suggestions Ginny!
Lupus Fighter, you could not have gotten any better advice! With Lupus, you will have to alter your lifestyle in it's entirety so you are comfortable with the state you are in. As my doctor said to me, people will not always understand how sick you really are becasue they may not see a "physical wound". They may never understand the dept of your illness, but talk to them about it anyway.
Take heed to Ginny's advice regarding the prednisone. It will be your "best friend" when it is the only thing that will seem to give you some relief from your Lupus symptoms, but at the same time, it will make your body even more fatigued and pretty darn sore. You have to learn to take it slow, arm yourself with as much knowledge and information on Lupus and fibro each day as you possibly can stand to read! Knowing certain things to expect from these disesases really helps out a lot.
Take care, and never stop fighting!!


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German-born actress Marlene Dietrich is one whose unique style and ability to blur gender lines through clothing has endured for decades, influencing the creation of Yves Saint Laurent's le smoking tuxedo suit in 1966 as well as countless other designers, photographers, and editors. Here we present to you some images demonstrating Dietrich's continued ability to serve as muse for fashion's creative minds.
Dietrich in one of her signature suits, 1933 Vogue Germany, February 2013
Photo by Eugene Robert Richee, 1930 Beyonce for L'Uomo Vogue, June 2011
"Shanghai Express," 1932 Jason Wu Fall/Winter 2012
Photo by William Walling, Jr., 1934 Kirsten Dunst for V Magazine, Spring 2010
"Manpower," 1941 Galliano for Dior RTW Spring/Summer 2004


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Mod Carousel, a Seattle based boylesque troupe, does a sexy parody of Robin Thicke's Blurred Lines music video.
It's our opinion that most attempts to show female objectification in the media by swapping the genders serve more to ridicule the male body than to highlight the extent to which women get objectified and do everyone a disservice. We made this video specifically to show a spectrum of sexuality as well as present both women and men in a positive light, one where objectifying men is more than alright and where women can be strong and sexy without negative repercussions.
Let us know what you think of the video above. Do you think the original is misogynistic? We'd love to read your opinions!


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