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Amagi Brilliant Park
by Paul Jensen, James Beckett,
I'm off on vacation visiting my extended family this week, so my brain is entirely too frazzled to come up with a clever or interesting introduction. Instead, I'll just jump right into it. Welcome to Shelf Life.
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Amagi Brilliant Park
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Amagi Brilliant Park
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James is up to bat this week with a review of Amagi Brilliant Park.
If I'm being honest, I had an inkling I would enjoy Amagi Brilliant Park before I ever got hold of Sentai Filmworks' Blu-ray set. I spent some time as a teenager working at a super-popular theme park, so I immediately related to the mundane trials and tribulations that come with trying to satisfy thousands of people over just a few short months. I still wasn't prepared for just how much I would end up enjoying this series. I didn't just enjoy Amagi Brilliant Park, I loved every second of it. I don't know that I would call this the best series I've ever reviewed for Shelf Life, but I've been contributing to this column for over a year now, and this is easily the most fun series I've covered.
I think it really comes down to the characters. Amagri is populated by dozens of faeries, monsters, and otherwise fantastical creatures, and almost every one is brimming with charm and personality. The core trio of park mascots is made up of the serious mouse Moffle, the perpetually horny Pomeranian Tiramy, and the mischievous sheep Macaron. These three knuckleheads alone would make for an excellent Three Stooges-style comedy series. There are also the lovable Elemental Sprites who sing and dance for the park guests, a dorky Dragon with a passion for obscure trivia, a terrifying shark with a heart of gold, and many more. Amagi Brilliant Park takes the potential of its central premise and runs with it, creating a little world filled with zany characters who are both funny and surprisingly relatable. It's one thing to see a bunch of scruffy mascot types get into magical shenanigans trying to run a trans-dimensional theme park, but it's another thing altogether when all they want to do is hit the bar afterwards and trade stories over beer. For a show that's ostensibly focused on spitting out as many gags as possible, Amagi Brilliant Park never loses its eye for the human element that makes things special.
Speaking of the human element, our core cast of human characters are also great. Kanie is the perfect mix of smug jerk and genuinely passionate manager, and Sento plays an endearingly befuddled straight-woman to the madness surrounding them all. The two have excellent chemistry, and the way their relationship develops over the series is one of its highlights. Princess Latifah, the sickly girl who owns the park, probably gets the least to do, but she still manages to inject some cuteness into most scenes. Also, the main humans are in fact named after Kanye West, 50 Cent, and Queen Latifah respectively. Any series that manages to get away with naming adorable anime protagonists after some of America's biggest hip-hop stars is alright in my book.
Though this Blu-ray set doesn't contain any special features outside of the usual creditless opening and ending, it does have both the series' thirteenth episode and its OVA, which aren't available in the West for streaming at this time. While neither episode is essential to the main plot, which gets wrapped up handily in the main twelve episodes, both of these extra entries are just as funny, heartfelt, and delightful as anything else in the series. Episode 13 in particular focuses on the team's efforts to create a promotional video for the park, resulting in some of the biggest belly laughs Amagi Brilliant Park has to offer. If you want to see Amagi Brilliant Park in its entirety, then this Blu-ray is for you.
This release also contains an English dub, which is how I watched the series, and I have to say that it's pretty darn good. Evangelion mainstays Tiffany Grant and Allison Keith-Shipp pop up as Moffle and Macaron respectively, and I thought every performer did an excellent job in playing up both the pathos and the relatability of their parts. Adam Gibbs and Molly Searcy also turn out appropriately charming performances, which is good, given that their characters get the lion's share of screentime. An English dub always has the potential to muddle the comedy of a series in translation, so I'm glad to report that Amagi Brilliant Park avoids that pitfall.
If it isn't clear already, I couldn't recommend Amagi Brilliant Park enough. It's one of the few shows where I have almost nothing to complain about, because any little nitpicks or criticisms I have wouldn't hold a candle to how much unbridled joy I felt watching it. It's true that the gags might not work for everyone, and the series places much less emphasis on worldbuilding than it does on putting a magical twist on workplace comedy. I can't say that I minded any of this personally. I don't rave about things very often on Shelf Life, but this series is absolutely worth raving about. If you're looking for a refreshing, endearing, and endlessly entertaining comedy to add to your shelf, then Amagi Brilliant Park is a must-own.
That wraps up the review section for this week. Thanks for reading!
This week's shelves are from Ashlee:
"Hello, my name is Ashlee (aka Aura Ichadora)! I've been featured on Shelf Life two times before, but it's been about 3-4 years since I was last featured and a lot of things had happened since then! I had gotten married, we had moved into a new place, and both my husband and I's shelves had grown from being split into two rooms to lining nearly every wall of our bedroom. Which is a good thing, considering how much our collections had grown! Sadly, I don't have everything featured here - a large portion of my husband's gaming and manga collections are a mess and we hadn't had much time to reorganize it - but I did want to include the parts we were most proud of.
The Resident Evil shelf is my husband's; it's one of his favorite series and something he's extremely happy to brag about! Some of his favorites are the signed copy of Umbrella Chronicles (from D. C. Douglas, voice of Wesker), his figures of Berkin and the Tyrant, and his replica guns (VP-70 is the one on the second shelf, and the P-Virus/D.S.O./Sentinal 9 is in the case on the third shelf). He's still missing a few games and other things, but he's working on expanding it! He has some promo art from GameStop for RE7 he wants to put up, but we hadn't found an area to display it yet, however.
The rest of the shelves are of my anime and manga, with a small picture of my Obitsu dollfies (from left to right: Ambellina, Ceraesa, Seramye, and Yuki). For my anime, the things I'm proudest of are the autographed items, something I'm still gathering while going to cons. So far, my collection includes signatures from Johnny Yong Bosch (Eureka Seven), Todd Haberkorn (Fairy Tail), Greg Ayres (Nerima and Ouran), and much of the main cast for Fullmetal Alchemist (although you can't see Caitlin Glass' autograph on my FMA movie because it's on the back, I did get her autograph for Ouran).
For my manga, the Japanese volumes I own are for Glass Mask, a series I'm still wishing will get a US release someday. I don't think I have any specific prides in anything with my manga collection, outside of my general love for anything CLAMP. I do have a few frustrations, though! My collection of the Jing: King of Bandits manga still remains incomplete after trying to collect it for the last 8 or so years, but I hope to finally get those last two volumes soon! I also keep wishing for Translucent to be finished in English; I love the series, but having it remain virtually incomplete (similarly to my Glass Mask DVDs...) sometimes drives me bonkers!
I am working on the gaps in my collections though! I've also included pictures of my small figure collection, ranging from full figures to small blind-box finds and I think a couple of cake toppers that I found randomly at garage sales (at least that's what I think the Inuyasha figures are). That's really all else I can say at this point, though; thanks for featuring my collection and my ramblings, and hopefully I'll be re-submitting my shelves again in the future with even more growth (and more shelves)!"
The best relationships are the ones that expand your collection. Thanks for sharing, and for reading Shelf Life for all these years!
If you'd like to show off your own shelves full of anime and manga goodness, send me your photos at [email protected]!
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Kevin Durant may be one of basketball's biggest names, but he's also just a new guy in town.
After eight years in Oklahoma City, the small forward moved to the Bay Area this summer to join the Warriors. So late last week he opened his laptop and went to a forum for Golden State fans on Reddit, the social media site.
"New to the area," he began, then asked: What places should I check out?
What followed was an unexpected distillation of the best the Bay Area has to offer, at least according to thousands of local sports fans.
A sampling of their advice:
• Where to eat
Hundreds of people rallied behind Ike's Sandwiches, which has locations throughout the Bay Area. It's "amazing," wrote twiste18201, who like many Reddit members posted anonymously.
Also singled out for praise: the Italian restaurant Delfina and the Mexican joint La Taqueria, both in San Francisco; Uptown Oakland's Belly, which serves Asian-style tacos and burgers, and Gorilla Barbeque in Pacifica for, as the user NCGiant put it, "some legit BBQ."
• Where to get coffee
San Francisco-based Philz Coffee, known for its slow-drip ethos, was the clear favorite.
• Where to catch a show
When Durant mentioned a taste for jazz, he was told not to miss Yoshi's, a reliable destination for top jazz musicians in Oakland.
• Where to enjoy the great outdoors
One forum member, who used the name JamesHouse, offered a list of "must dos" that earned hundreds of "upvotes" from other users. It included Half Moon Bay, Muir Woods, Point Reyes, Sausalito and Lands End in San Francisco.
At one point, Durant was asked what he's into. He mentioned vinyl records, which prompted advice that he check out the famed Amoeba Music.
Another user suggested he try some boba, the popular milk tea with tapioca balls.
Durant was listening.
A couple days later he posted two photos to the forum. In one, he was at an Amoeba store; in the other, he was sipping boba.
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California Online
• At least 13 people were killed when a tour bus returning to Los Angeles from a casino trip slammed into the back of a semi-truck north of Palm Springs. [The New York Times]
• Lawmakers condemned a Pentagon effort to recoup enlistment bonuses improperly paid to thousands of California National Guard soldiers. [Los Angeles Times]
• A stretch of the San Joaquin River, among the state's most dammed rivers, is set to start flowing year-round for the first time in 60 years. [The Associated Press]
• Tom Hayden, the 1960s antiwar activist who became an author and California state legislator, died at 76. [The New York Times]
• David Bunnell, a journalist and publisher who helped create tech publications including PC Magazine and Macworld, died in Berkeley. He was 69. [The New York Times]
• In June in San Jose, a tug of war over a Donald Trump sign sent one man to jail for six days and another man soul-searching. [The New York Times]
• How Khalil Rafati, a former addict, started a wildly successful juice chain in Malibu, the toughest of markets. [The New York Times]
Coming Up This Week
• On Monday, President Obama is expected at private fund-raisers in San Diego and Los Angeles. He is also scheduled to pop in on "Jimmy Kimmel Live."
• Silicon Valley companies will present a series of earnings reports. Among them: Apple on Tuesday, Tesla Motors on Wednesday and Alphabet on Thursday.
• David Byrne's new art exhibition opens Thursday in Menlo Park. For "The Institute Presents: Neurosociety," visitors can participate in cognitive experiments.
• On Saturday, Tenacious D's Festival Supreme, a comedy and music affair, comes to the Shrine in Los Angeles. On the roster: Flight of the Conchords, Weird Al Yankovic, Patton Oswalt and Sarah Silverman, among others.
And Finally ...
Last month, Apple set hands wringing over its decision to eliminate the headphone jack from its newest iPhones.
But the company is no stranger to skeptical customers.
It was this week in 2001 that the technology giant introduced its first iPod.
Steve Jobs, chief executive at the time, unveiled the digital music player during a low-key event at Apple's Cupertino headquarters. It was six weeks after 9/11, with the country on edge and the economy uncertain.
For its size, about as big as a deck of cards, the device was a storage powerhouse. It had a 5-gigabyte hard drive, large enough to store about 1,000 songs, many times more than MP3 players then on the market.
Still, some industry analysts scoffed at its likely appeal.
For one thing, at $399, it was much more costly than rivals. It also only worked with Mac computers, owned by about seven million people.
But its look, as The Times's technology columnist David Pogue put it in his review, was "ravishing."
"You can't flash this thing in public without getting stopped by passers-by," he wrote.
Sales momentum was slow at first. But with subsequent upgrades and the broadening of its compatibility with Windows users, it accelerated.
By 2003, a million of the players had been sold.
Over time, the iPod got smaller, faster and more popular, hitting a sales peak in 2008 when Apple shipped more than 55 million units.
With the rise of do-it-all smartphones, they also became increasingly obsolete. In 2014, the company quietly discontinued the original iPod design, known as the Classic, that changed the way we listened to music. (Earlier, we wrote that the iPod was discontinued. But a reader noted that some versions continue to be still sold).
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Many anglers and hunters have been weighing in in opposition to proposals to sell or dispose of our federal public lands. Recently, Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) proposed legislation that would have sold off some 3 million acres of federal lands including more than 90,000 in Colorado – though we never saw a final listing of exactly which lands were going to be sold. In response to the overwhelming voice of sportsmen speaking out against this type of measure, here is what Rep. Chaffetz announced via his Instagram account: "I am withdrawing HR 621. I'm a proud gun owner, hunter and love our public lands. The bill would have disposed of small parcels of lands Pres. Clinton identified as serving no public purpose but groups I support and care about fear it sends the wrong message. The bill was originally introduced several years ago. I look forward to working with you. I hear you and HR 621 dies tomorrow."
The voice of hunters and anglers is strong, and we CAN make a difference when we speak out. To all of you who have helped speak out on this issue, recently and throughout the past few years, thank you - and keep it up!
"We are pleased to hear Representative Chaffetz has changed course on his effort to sell public lands and we thank him for listening to the voices of sportsmen and women. Across the country we have seen a groundswell of support for our public lands," Trout Unlimited CEO Chris Wood said. "Selling them off cheats not only this generation but all those who follow."
We can still make our voices heard and sign the petition that we want to keep America's public lands in public hands!


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2. The ACLU is gathering signatures to petition Kevin K. McAleenan, Commissioner of United States Customs and Border Protection, to stop the government from abusing immigrant children. You can find the petition here.
3. You can contact ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) directly. Write to them here or call them at 1-866-DHS-2-ICE. Sample Script: " I am outraged at the policy being carried out which separates vulnerable children from their parents and siblings. The reported abuse and terror it represents is reprehensible. This is inhumane and illegal and must be stopped immediately."
4. The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has recommended guidelines for human rights at international borders which you can read here. The reported actions our DHS is taking do not comply with these guidelines. You can contact the UN Office for Human Rights here. Sample Script: As a U.S. citizen I am appalled by the policy and practices of my government in the matter of Border security separation and abuse of minor children. What actions can I take to enforce or promote the decency expected by the UN?"
5. Amnesty International has been calling for an end to the U.S. policy of separating children at the border. Their call to action can be found at the end of this post here.
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7. DEVELOPING: There is a nascent effort to organize #WhereAreTheChildren Marches for June 14. Check here for more information.
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"Prying infant children from their parents' arms as they seek asylum is a flagrant violation of their human rights. Doing so in order to push asylum seekers back into dangerous situations where they may face persecution is also a violation of U.S. obligations under refugee law." —— Amnesty International
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Website. Children's Rights: Protecting Kids, Providing Hope http://www.childrensrights.org/outcry-over-policy-separating-immigrant-children-from-families-at-the-u-s-border/
Website. Where Are The Children and What to Do to Help Them. https://politicalcharge.org/2018/05/26/wherearethechildren-how-to-help/
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Website. Actions to take to protect children and asylum seekers
Forbes, November 21, 2014. "The President Has As Much Immigration Authority as the Congress Gives Him". https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2014/11/21/the-president-has-as-much-immigration-authority-as-congress-gives-him/#40cc78833251
Baltimore Sun, June 3, 2018. "This is No way to Treat Children. Period" http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/editorial/bs-ed-0530-border-children-20180529-story.html
Slate, June 4, 2018 "U.S. Senator Turned away From Center for Migrant Children" https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/06/sen-jeff-merkley-turned-away-from-border-facility-for-children.html
NYTimes Opinion piece, February 28, 2018. "The Cruel Ploy of Taking Immigrant Kids From Their Parents" https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/28/opinion/immigrant-children-deportation-parents.html
NYTimes June 5, 2018. "Taking Children from Parents is Illegal, UN Tells U.S. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/05/world/americas/us-un-migrant-children-families.html
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Oh, Javy. What did you do to that poor innocent iPad? During Monday night's game against the Braves, Javier Baez tried to adeptly turn a double play with a sidearm throw from second base to first. That plan failed, and instead the ball sailed hilariously off the mark and into the Braves' dugout where it hit an iPad sitting innocently on the bench.
That iPad never stood a chance. Just hanging out, minding its own business, enjoying some baseball on a rainy Monday night, and BAM — an errant throw takes it out without warning.
Baez redeemed himself later in the game with a base hit to center that set the Cubs up for a two-run single by Ben Zobrist, but he's definitely on Brian Snitker's list now that the Braves manager will have to drive over to the Apple Store tomorrow and pick up a new one. And nobody likes an impromptu trip to the Apple Store.
After heading to the mound to toss some warm-up pitches, Scherzer threw one pitch that bounced wide, then reportedly indicated to manager Dusty Baker that he was done. You Cheap Utah Jazz Jerseys can see in the video below that he mouths "I can't go" to Baker and motions to his neck before exiting the Cheap US Jerseys game.
This only proves the age-old saying, Never Bat. It can only end in tears.
Scherzer reportedly took himself out of the game due to neck spasms, which he says stemmed from sleeping weirdly last night. If he only took himself out of the game as a precaution and that's the extent of the injury, then Nats fans should be very happy.


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INDEPENDENCE, Kan. - With the second half of the season already underway, the Independence Lady Pirates (6-7, 1-5) are back at ICC Field House Wednesday January 9 hosting the #11 Seward County Saints (12-2, 4-1).
"Our plan against Seward County is to limit the amount of times they have looks at the bucket," coach Leslie Crane said. "We've got to stay with them on the boards and out rebound them and cut our turnovers down forcing them in multiple areas."
"They're long and not extremely quick, so we have to use that to our advantage and not allow second chance points and avoid sending them to the free throw line for a low possession game."
This season the Lady Pirates have averaged 65.2 points pe game along with 40.4 rebounds. Seward County averages 75.7 points per game with 41.0 rebounds riding a six-game winning streak.
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Part-Time Assistant Self Storage Manager
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Job Description
This position is a part time role as one of our assistant day managers to handle the day-to-day running of the self-storage business, currently spanning three facilities in Artarmon, Sydney.
The working days/hours are currently: Mon and Tues, 1 pm to 6 pm.
The role will include but not be limited to:
• Sales: face to face sales, managing telephone enquiries, taking customers around the facilities to select a suitable storage space, high level of customer service
• Operations and administration: billing of accounts and follow-up, build and maintain relationships with new and existing customers, deal with questions and issues promptly, updating and maintaining records on computerised industry software system
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• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively
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• High personal standards in relation to quality of work and personal presentation.
We are seeking long-term stability in this role. Training will be provided.
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The Sneaker Deck project is a 90 Second Online Commercial created for the brand "Footlocker" by Marshmallow Laser Feast as an in-store concept of an interactive dance floor.
A digital interface for creating music with your shoes. Each type and colour of shoe triggers a different flavour of interface on the dance floor allowing different dance styles and modes of interaction.


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- SacRT Bus: There have been proposals to expand the SacRT Bus system, and it's easy to see why. Service currently ends at 11:00 p.m., and often much earlier on weekends — you know, exactly when you might want to return home late. Most express buses only run a few times a day, and frequencies range from 15 to 80 minutes. Even if you're happy with the service, you can't take it too far. Coverage becomes spotty further out from the center of the system, even outside of downtown.
- SacRT Light Rail: There could be a time when SacRT Light Rail is a good option, but that time is not now. The whole system shuts down after 12:30 a.m., and there are only three lines. Expansions are planned, but coverage remains limited. Even worse, trains only come every 15 minutes Monday through Friday, so you're often left waiting. On the weekend, you'll be waiting up to 30 minutes.
- Amtrak: Comfortable seats, fast travel times, and even decent service — but it's a shame about the high prices. And the lack of routes. And the lack of stops. Amtrak only really makes sense when you're travelling cross-country, but that's when ticket prices reach their zenith.
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East Central HS (ECHS) Class of 1977 Alumni List
Help us Update the East Central HS 1977 Class List by adding any names missing from the list below:
Registered Alumni
1977 Class List
- Barbara Abel
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- Randal Piper
- Linda Rakowitz
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Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope was the top movie in theaters in 1977, with a lifetime gross of over $460,998,007. Among TV shows in 1977, Happy Days was the most popular of the year.
Hit Songs From 1977
Year Of The CatAl Stewart
You Don't Have To Be A StarMarilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr.
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Love Theme From "A Star Is Born"Barbra Streisand
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The Things We Do For Love10cc
I Just Want To Be Your EverythingAndy Gibb
Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright)Rod Stewart
Don't Worry BabyB.J. Thomas
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The New Year comes and will knock to our snow-covered cozy houses very soon)))
Who was waiting for novelties ?;) Who asked me what I head and share ?;) And who demanded New Year yesterday ?;)
Get ready, creative, these Christmas decorations and new games you have not seen anywhere :)))
In my workshop preparations are in full swing;)
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24-year-old Oregan resident Valerie Curbelo attempted to smoke in the bathroom of the Southwest Airlines plane after tampering with its smoke detector. After being caught, Ms Curbelo was then directed to her seat where she proceeded to scream at airline staff. She has pushed the flight attendant and shouted stating that she would kill everyone in the plane. She had to be restrained for the last 30 minutes of the flight and the authorities were waiting at the gate for her.
When questioned on why she attempted to smoke in the airplane bathroom she mentioned "anxiety". She was struggling to find words when asked why she made death threats to everyone on the flight. She simply said: "I don't know, it was not me. It was not me." She could not even reveal why she was flying to the Californian city on Saturday.
Southwest Airlines said that all 136 passengers onboard the flight arrived safely. It also said that Ms Curbelo "violated federal laws by both smoking onboard an aircraft and by tampering with a smoke detector in an aircraft restroom. Ms Curbelo is currently being held at Sacramento County Main Jail with no release date, and her total bail currently amounts to $75,000. The enraged passenger will appear in court today.


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Last week my crew decided to relive the glory days and take a trip to Albany. Experiencing Eagles again was so worth the drive and the late night on a Thursday. So many good memories from my Oregon State days, so many nights of dancing and laughter. Hard to believe it had been so long since I had been there. Not much was different, and it wouldn't have mattered anyways when I was surrounded by my best friends tearing up the floor with me.
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Bring a touch of luxury to your day with Amor Amor perfume by Cacharel. This beautiful scent mixes the luscious aromas of fruits, florals, fragrant woods and vanilla to create the perfect addition to your daytime ensemble. Introduced in 2003, this fragrance for women lets you bring out your inner femininity.


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Standing up to oral cancer
Unlike some types of cancers which are fortunately declining, mouth cancer is rising in the UK. Around 7500 people are diagnosed with mouth cancer each year and sadly it takes more lives than road traffic accidents. The earlier it is identified, the more likely it is to be successfully treated.
When you visit the dentist
When visiting the dentist for a check-up, most people think about their teeth and gums. The dentist however, will routinely look far beyond these and do a full mouth cancer screening. This quick check has the potential to save a life. If anything seriously concerning is noted, you can be reassured that your dentist is able to arrange a hospital appointment within two weeks.
Who is affected?
Mouth cancer can affect anybody. Individuals using tobacco in any form, are known to have a higher risk of mouth cancer. High alcohol consumption may also further increase the susceptibility. Recently, there has been a rise in the number of affected individuals who are non-smoking, non-drinking, young and healthy. These cases are often associated with HPV. This is the family of viruses causing cervical cancer and if exposed to the mouth, can cause cancer in a similar way.
What can I do?
Attending your check-ups at the suggested interval will ensure your mouth is examined regularly. It is also useful to keep a look-out yourself for anything concerning. If you have any lumps, unusual patches or non-healing ulcers, speak to your dentist, even if you're not yet due for a check-up. The poster explains how important it is look everywhere in the mouth – lips, tongue, gums and cheek.
Together we can fight mouth cancer.
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Antiz Skateboards got some of the team together and headed to Greece with Remy, Teemu, Samu, Sam, Julien, Julian, Roland, Peter, Gabeeb, Dallas and Thanos. They found quite a few cool spots, had a great time and came back with this video. Black and white is always cool and some great music for the background as well. Got those skateboarding tour blues now…want to hit the road!
GREECE TOUR! from Antiz Skateboards on Vimeo.
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In February, breath-taking post-classical artist Poppy Ackroyd released her latest record, Resolve (One Little Indian Records). A classically trained pianist, violinist, producer, and composer, Ackroyd turned heads in the neo-classical world with her previous works Escapement and Feathers, as well as her involvement in Hidden Orchestra (Tru Thoughts).
Having played alongside giants of the genre, Hauschka and Nils Frahm, the unique musician has returned, newly signed to Björk's label One Little Indian Records, fresh off the back of a mini-album Sketches, and set to release her brand new self-produced full-length record – her most ambitious and progressive piece of work to date.
The ground-breaking album explores life's constant challenges, and many of the songs are extremely personal to Poppy. In her own words: "Resolve is about the determination to embrace the good things in life whilst dealing with unexpected and challenging difficulties. Finding the light in the dark, facing sadness and loss head on, and developing a growing inner strength."
Through studying contemporary classical piano works and listening to electronic music, Ackroyd quickly developed her signature compositional style on previous albums, using contemporary pianistic ideas whilst also inhabiting the world of sound beyond the keyboard, using extended techniques to 'play' other parts of the instruments as well. The intelligent artist works by recording improvised contemporary classical piano motifs and then rearranging and manipulating these sounds digitally. The result is a fantastic fusion of acoustic and electronic in a post-classical setting.
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A Japanese fashion photographer stopped me on Prince Street, Nolita and asked if he could photograph me. He said he liked my style and that in Japan, women don't shave their head; little did he know why my hair is so short! This is just ten days after I got out of the hospital from my mastectomy; my clothes are loose to hide the bloody drains coming out of my left side. He asked if he could include my photo on his fashion blog, CHUMOKU, I was flattered. Today was the first day I went out in public without a hat or a wig; he made my day!
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The effects of environmental factors on heart, lung, blood, sleep disease development across the lifespan
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So thankyou for hopping along today, there is such a lot of gorgeous inspiration as you go around the design team. Enjoy it. And don't forget we love to see what you create using the same colours. You have 2 weeks to get a photo of your project up on our Facebook page.
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This web site has a very simple method for food elimination/challenge diet that can be applied to ANY #food intolerance.
Category Archives: Food allergy
Dear Doctor…..
Dear Doctor,
Thanks for all your help with my #allergies, but I have a bone to pick with you. A few minutes into my visit and you're talking about "rhinitis" and "IgE" and "desensitization". By the time my brain catches up with you, our visit is over and I don't feel like I really understand what condition I have. Could you slow down and explain what you mean by all that medical riff-raff?
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Food allergy "testing" is usually a bad idea
Thanks Dr Benaroch for your insights from a pediatricians standpoint. We see patients everyday that have been told based on a "test" that their child has food allergy. The percentages vary, but a majority of children that are found to have a food allergy by testing, tolerate the food just fine after challenge. What are the exceptions? Peanut, tree nut, milk, and egg anaphylaxis should always be asked during patient histories. This is why meeting your patient and asking directed questions is so important!
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People like tests. You get numbers, and maybe a printout, and there's science and blood and things just feels more… serious, when testing is done. You can picture Marcus Welby (or perhaps a more modern physician), looking solemn, declaring "We'd better run some tests."
Are medical tests magical and mysterious, and can they unlock the secrets of life? Usually, no. And among the worst and most misunderstood tests we do are food allergy tests.
A few recent studies illustrate this well. A review of about 800 patients referred to an allergy clinic found that almost 90% of children who had been told to avoid foods based on allergy testing could in fact eat them safely. The study, bluntly titled "Food allergen panel testing often results in misdiagnosis of food allergy" also found that the positive predictive value of food allergy blood…
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Is Milk Allergy Desensitization Ready for Prime Time?
This article is in press and will be published in Annals from the College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology next month. I thought the study is very interesting given the "push" for oral desensitization. I just returned from the AAAAI annual meeting and it appears that patients with food allergy can become "desensitized" or cured, however, that comes with a cost of potential anaphylaxis during treatment. Think of it like the use of allergy shots which are very effective, but you can develop anaphylaxis after an allergy shot that will need additional treatment such as epinephrine. The question I have is, "should this therapy with foods be used at home where parents and patients don't know much about giving epi?"
Here's the summary–>Asthma patients are at risk for more severe reactions and less likely to reach full desensitization during milk oral immunotherapy, according to a study in Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. Researchers in Israel studied 194 subjects 6 years and older with IgE-mediated cow's milk allergy, with and without asthma, undergoing milk oral immunotherapy. Regardless of severity, subjects with asthma had more reactions and injectable epinephrine use during induction, and more home treatments with immunotherapy. Moderate to severe asthma also was associated with a lower likelihood of reaching full desensitization
The Problem with Foods–foods that make me want to throw up
We all want to be realllllly healthy and it makes sense that what we eat is a place to start. Right? Well not so fast. Jenny (isn't her real name to protect the innocent) went to her health club to lose some weight and get into shape. Jenny had always struggled with being overweight and was even laughed at in grade school because she was plump. (not funny if you're one of those kids) Continue reading The Problem with Foods–foods that make me want to throw up
Camp Weekaneatit for Kids with Celiac
It's nice to have resources like this when you (the kids) need the resources!
From my colleague, Jeff Lewis: "The camp is called Camp Weekaneatit, it is July 13 to July 18, overnight camp, strictly gluten-free so the kids can eat what they want without having to worry. Its part of Camp Twin Lakes – an organization that hosts tons of medical camps. We have kids from all over – as far away as California the last two years. Scholarships are available."
Anyone who tries to follow a strict gluten-free diet knows how difficult it can be to take a trip outside the home. This camp lets kids enjoy camp without the worry about the next meal or snack. Spread the word!
Seafood Allergies Get Worse Over Time
Seafood allergy is a major problem because as it worsens in someone's life, the seafood allergy, actually, can become a problem that can be even life-threatening. Now, initially, people who have problems with seafood, actually, suffer difficulties which are more like stomach irritation, diarrhea, vomiting. But as the seafood allergy worsens, and as the symptoms start to get worse, what invariable happens is people start to have hives and even anaphylactic reactions.
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The Government Gets It Right!
Food allergy is a constant source of anxiety to parents of children who could in fact die or suffer a severe reaction to foods. Believe it or not, the government has done a nice job with information pertaining to public safety, in this case, food allergy in schools. In case you think I'm kidding about the severity of food allergy, the YouTube link below should change your mind. The second link from the CDC is the "official word" on food allergy in schools.
Food Allergies and Potlucks – Should I stay or should I go?
Always be careful when you didn't make the food!
With allergies, comes decision-making; should I eat this, should I go there, should I risk it? You need to remember to always do what is right for you! You know what situations may be dangerous for you and need to do what is best for your health and safety.
With the holidays quickly approaching, potlucks are upon us. Trusting other people with food allergies can often be a tricky thing to do. Last year I had a negative experience with a school potluck that is making me reconsider my decision to attend this year. Everyone was informed of the allergens that were not to be brought to the potluck, but people forgot and they were present. I was not comfortable eating any of the food and left the room, as there was food on most surfaces.
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Contradictory skin test and ImmunoCAP results–which is better?
This question comes up in my office almost everyday….should I do skin testing or blood work? As you can see from the response of national experts, it depends. There is NO test that can boast 100% accuracy to predict whether or not you will react to a food. In fact, the gold standard if you will, is still the oral food challenge. Here is some food for thought (really, do you have to pun)
- Clinical history is very important in determining food allergy. If you can eat a food without difficulty breathing, rash, or hives, you are most likely not allergic. You may have a positive test, but that only means you've had previous exposure to the food.
- I will often obtain both skin testing and ImmunoCap (blood work) to clarify the presence of IgE-mediated allergy. If both tests are negative, you may have an adverse reaction to a food, not the severe life-threatening anaphylaxis. Very important distinction!
- If in doubt, a food challenge is always a procedure to consider. Here's why.
- Sometimes the food in question just isn't worth the trouble to challenge. No one says you have to eat strawberries!
- If you challenge peanuts for example, in the doctor's office and experience anaphylaxis, better there than at home. Epinephrine is more readily available and in many cases, IV access and full resuscitation is available within minutes of your reaction.
- This is another reason why a single test or treating allergy without experience is not a good idea. Read the link below and tell me just how complicated things can become!


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Yvonamor Palix Gallery : « FRESH »
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July 12 – September 16
A bit of freshness to cool down the hot Houston Summer.
You are invited to come join us for the second exhibition of the newly opened Yvonamor Palix Art Gallery in Houston.
This show proposes a very diverse range of artworks by internationally established and young local artists.
France: Jean Marie Haessle, Claire Basler, Romain Froquet
Spain: Pep Guerrero
Mexico: Alfredo De Stefano, Alberto Ibanez, Patrick Petersson, Victor Rodriguez
US: Sandy Skoglund, Celeste Tammariello, Richard Tuttle, Mars Woodhill
The works chosen for this exhibit may or may not evoke the sensation of a cool breeze, but certainly a refreshing point of view whether it be the palette chosen for some of the abstract paintings by artists Jean Marie Haessle, Mars Woodhill and Romain Froquet, the jeu de mots (word play) that may seem a tad risqué in Celeste Tamariello's photography or perhaps the daring uninhibited « Dog Girl » dressed solely by a mask by hyperrealist painter Victor Rodriguez as well as Pep Guerrero's pictorial patchwork of tree-lined landscapes meshed with 1940's pin up girls. Recently exhibited (Fotofest) Alfredo De Stefano exposes the viewer to a serene and tranquil open landscape from his photographic series taken in Iceland titled « Cold », Alberto Ibanez' humoristic representation of Pepe Le Pew offers us a fresh delicacy on a platter and Patrick Petersson transports the viewer to the « Blue Lagoon » in his unique three dimensional wood carved paintings while in a more classical style, Claire Basler's rendering of a cloudy sky evokes the calm before or after a big storm.
Visitors will also have the opportunity to view some historical work by art icons such as Sandy Skoglund with her « Dogs on the Beach » and « Cats in Paris », a true paradoxical representation of the animalistic state of humans and a rare tapestry by Richard Tuttle that displays his everlasting preoccupation with the horizon and the landscape realized in his characteristic linear manner.
The gallery, located at 1824 Spring St., #108, in Houston, is open for Spring Street Studios' « Second Saturdays » of each month from 2-5 pm or by appointment only.


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JobfitMatters is pleased to announce John A. Murray's appointment as the next Head of School of Central Christian School in St. Louis, Missouri. The search committee's selection of Murray, along with the Board's approval, were unanimous.
Murray is a leader in academia with significant experience in teaching and administration. He is a thought-leader in regard to equipping children and parents to impact modern culture. He received a Bachelor of Arts from Vanderbilt University (1990) and a Master's degree from Dartmouth College (1995).
Since 2008, Murray has served as Headmaster of The Fourth Presbyterian School in Potomac, Maryland. He has also served as the Head of School at Santa Fe Christian Schools (Solana Beach, California) and St. David's School (Raleigh, North Carolina). He brings a deep knowledge about children, best practices in education, and a passion for Christ and influencing our generation.
Murray has extensive experience in impacting the broader public through film-making, writing and speaking. His documentary, Think About It: Understanding the Impact of TV-Movie Violence was nationally distributed by numerous organizations, including Focus on the Family and the American Association of Educators, for over a decade. His articles addressing education, history, politics, media and youth culture have appeared in numerous publications, including The Wall Street Journal and USA Today.
Laura Coverstone and Ed Poff of JobfitMatters assisted Central Christian School with this search. Upon accepting the position, Murray said, "It is with great excitement that I accept the Board of Directors' call to serve as Central Christian's next Head of School. Viewing each student as a unique image-bearer of God, the school models amazing diversity as it seeks to fulfill its mission to prepare students for the 21st century. It is for these reasons and more that I look forward to joining Central's Christ-centered, academically challenging community — one that instills a passion for God, a love of truth, and a zeal to serve."
John and his wife, Barbara, have four children: Andrew (16), Mary Stuart (14), Kingsley (13), and Sarah Cate (10). We are excited to welcome them to the Central Christian School family.
The appointment of Murray was recently endorsed by former Head of School, Josh Crane, " I have known John for twenty years, and he is one of the best men in the Christian education business in this country. CCS is truly blessed. John is godly and kind and possesses a keen understanding of what excellence in Christian education means."
Murray will join Central Christian School in the summer of 2014.


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Bathroom wall tiles – which tiles are best for your bathroom?
Friday 11 July 2014, Written by Sarah Cole Tags: Bathroom
Of all the places tiles are used, bathroom walls are among the most logical and effective places for them to be installed. Providing a hygienic, easy to clean and durable surface, bathroom wall tiles will provide an attractive and water resistant surface for many years. Not to mention that a vast choice of material, (from ceramic and glass toporcelain, natural stone and mosaics in a range of options) means that you can use your tile to create a unique and striking personal style.
Which tiles will work in your bathroom?
There are several factors to consider before you choose which tile to install in your bathroom, including the proportions of the space and the effect you'd like to achieve.
Small is beautiful
Is your bathroom of more modest proportions? If so, choosing glossy, light coloured tiles in a material such as glass will reflect light around the room, making it feel much bigger and more open. Opting for larger format tiles can also help to make a compact room feel more spacious as they trick the eye. This could make for a more complex installation though, as more cuts will be required, so do bear this in mind if you are undertaking the work yourself.
Back to nature
If you want to create a natural, soothing space, using genuine stone such as marble, travertine or limestone will help to turn your bathroom into a calming sanctuary.
All out glamour
Your bathroom isn't somewhere that you (relatively speaking) spend a great deal of time, so if you're not afraid to make a statement, this could be the place to do it. Mosaic tiles are a popular choice for bathroom walls, and come in an almost endless array of shapes, sizes, colours and materials to allow you to really make a statement. Use interesting details, like a border tile, to add interest or define particular areas, such as these Bonete recycled glass mosaics.
Spectacular splashbacks
If you prefer a more understated look, why not opt for a plainer tile with a patterned splashback behind your basin to draw the eye and add interest. Try using a classic metro brick tile - and experiment with a different pattern to the traditional brickbond style).
The Tapestry collection of ceramic tiles offers a selection of beautifully patterned tiles in a combination of whites and blues that look great against a plain, glossy metro tile - perfect for making a statement in a neutral bathroom.
What tiles will you choose for your bathroom?
For more ideas, head over to our Inspiration pages or browse more images on Pinterest.


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lost in the poetry section {poetry thursday}
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On Wednesday afternoon, I got lost in the poetry section at Borders (not my first choice for poetry, I must admit, but I had a $5 gift card. Of course, I was so distracted by the fun I had that I didn't remember to use it).
I pulled a few books off the shelf and settled into a comfy leather chair with my iced mocha (with whipped cream!) and began to read the pages of the poems of Sharon Olds, Sylvia Plath, Jack Kerouac, and Naomi Shihab Nye.
I discovered something that people who have visited poetryland for years now already know. There is a rhyme and reason to the order of poems in a book of poetry. I suppose on some level I understood this. However, I didn't really "get" this until I started reading this book of Sylvia Plath's poetry. This is the collection of her poems that was published by her husband, Ted Hughes, after her death. When he published them, he, as her daughter explains in the foreword of the book, "left out some of the more lacerating poems." It seems he did this in an attempt not to alienate the reader or hurt her friends and family. Some of you may be familiar with this story. I was not. Freida Hughes (Plath's daughter) explains some history here that may be eye opening for some. Again, I am new to Plath's poetry and this story, so I will not even try to speak to all of this here. I am simply intrigued by it all. (And on a sidenote, I didn't realize until I came home from the bookstore to read my email that netflix has sent the movie Sylvia to be delivered tomorrow. Another layer of the story will be given to me I suppose. Virginia Woolf and Sylvia Plath...walking across my life this week. I guess since they sit beside each other on my bookshelf they must have decided to cook something up and get me to start really reading them.)
This edition includes all of the poems Plath intended for this volume of poetry. It even includes facsimiles of her typed pages in the arrangement she had planned. There are other interesting surprises in the book as well. For example, the hand-written, then typed, drafts of the poem "Ariel." A tiny glimpse into the thought process of this woman. I loved this. Knowing Sylvia Plath had many drafts of one poem. I sat there and took a breath, reminded once again that I am not alone.
As I began to understand that, to the poet, the order of poems is significant, I turned to this book and started to read from the first page. I read the first few...then skipped to the middle and read a few in order there. Ahhh...how interesting.
Of course, these two books came home with me, so that I can continue to read and contemplate and curl up in the words of these two insightful, questioning, courageous, brilliant women. And I suspect that sometimes, I will have to shut the book and sit, with eyes closed, and try to take it in...because these two poets will invite me to look at aspects of my life that may not be as comfortable and question if I am really living or just watching my life.
Click here to read "Morning Song" by Sylvia Plath (from her collection of poems in Ariel).
Click here to read "Streets" by Naomi Shihab Nye (from her collection of poems in Words Under the Words: Selected Poems).
Happy reading...maybe you will feel invited to head to the poetry section and get a little lost yourself.


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