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Codeine Hypokalaemia Side Effect Reports
The following Codeine Hypokalaemia side effect reports were submitted by healthcare professionals and consumers.
This information will help you understand how side effects, such as Hypokalaemia, can occur, and what you can do about them.
A side effect could appear soon after you start Codeine or it might take time to develop.
|Troponin Increased, Diarrhoea, Tachycardia, Thrombocytopenia, Renal Failure, Hypokalaemia, Febrile Neutropenia, Sepsis, Vomiting
This Hypokalaemia side effect was reported by a consumer or non-health professional from GERMANY. A 60-year-old patient (weight:NA) experienced the following symptoms/conditions: pain,head and neck cancer. The patient was prescribed Codeine Phosphate And Acetaminophen (dosage: NA), which was started on Dec 13, 2010. Concurrently used drugs:
|Hypokalaemia, Acute Coronary Syndrome, Somnolence, Syncope, Electrocardiogram St Segment Abnormal, Electrocardiogram Qt Prolonged, Fall, Alanine Aminotransferase Increased, Aspartate Aminotransferase Increased
This Hypokalaemia Codeine Sulfate side effect was reported by a health professional from on Dec 23, 2010. A Female , 30 years of age, was treated with Codeine Sulfate. The patient presented the following health conditions:
|Febrile Neutropenia, Anaemia, Troponin Increased, Hypokalaemia, Sepsis, Tachycardia, Vomiting, Renal Failure, Hypotension
This is a Codeine Phosphate And Acetaminophen side effect report of a 60-year-old patient (weight:NA) from GERMANY, suffering from the following symptoms/conditions: pain,head and neck cancer, who was treated with Codeine Phosphate And Acetaminophen (dosage:NA, start time: Dec 13, 2010), combined with:
|Electrocardiogram St Segment Abnormal, Electrocardiogram Qt Prolonged, Liver Function Test Abnormal, Hypokalaemia
A 30-year-old female patient (weight: NA) from UNITED KINGDOM with the following symptoms: NA started Codeine Sulfate treatment (dosage: Unk) on NS. Soon after starting Codeine Sulfate treatment, the consumer experienced several side effects, including:
|Electrocardiogram Qt Prolonged, Electrocardiogram St Segment Abnormal, Liver Function Test Abnormal, Hypokalaemia
A female patient from UNITED KINGDOM was prescribed and started Codeine on Dec 23, 2010. Patient felt the following Codeine side effects: electrocardiogram qt prolonged, electrocardiogram st segment abnormal, liver function test abnormal, hypokalaemia Additional patient health information: Female , 30 years of age, The consumer reported the following symptoms: . Codeine dosage: NA. Concurrently used drugs:
|Electrocardiogram St Segment Abnormal, Hypokalaemia, Electrocardiogram Qt Prolonged, Liver Function Test Abnormal
This report suggests a potential Codeine Hypokalaemia side effect(s) that can have serious consequences. A 30-year-old female patient from UNITED KINGDOM (weight:NA) was diagnosed with the following health condition(s): NA and used Codeine (dosage: NA) starting NS. Soon after starting Codeine the patient began experiencing various side effects, including:
|Dehydration, Electrolyte Imbalance, Fatigue, Hypokalaemia, Hypomagnesaemia, Short-bowel Syndrome, Weight Decreased
An adverse event was reported by a consumer or non-health professional on Jun 13, 2005 by a Female taking Codeine Sul Tab (dosage: 60 Mg (every 6 Hours),po) was diagnosed with
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Codeine Hypokalaemia Causes and Reviews
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Codeine Hypokalaemia Reviews
|Wed, 06 Mar 2013
I have gained nearly 1 stone in 1 week after being on dihydroCodeine for 1 week. My diet has been less than normal due to constipation from the medication. My normal weekly exercise routine was 1 hour 5/6 days a week which at the moment I am unable to do.
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|Fri, 25 Oct 2013
I've been on DihydraCodeine for years and I have just had some tests done 'an MOT sort of thing' because I was getting a shortened of breath, pains in my chest like I was having a heart attack, and some results showed abnormalities in my haemoglobin but I am trying not to think about that until the next six weeks when I get checked again.. I don't know if this is because of the fact of the medication I am on or because of a side affect in the sense of that, I feel low energy levels, so therefore don't do the kinds of fitness I use to do, I totally do nothing at all from someone who has swam for the north of England in youth UK championships, I was a city club champion runner, youth champion, 56 out of over 10'000 people in the Tyneside Triathlon and cycled to the point my lat's had lat's :-) anyhoo I had a motor bike crash in 2001 and things haven't been the same since, my life has just became a prescription junky I cannot live without pain killing medication and have had pain killer addiction 3 times, but being left with the choice of unbearable pain or taking pain medication? I am now worrying about think this haemoglobin abnormality which could be as little as just being anaemic or cancer? sickle cell disease - well lets put it this way, I have spoken to someone but I am in hyper-drive thinking about what it could be!! trying to study is hard worrying about things, as I'm doing my level 5 beauty therapy, DTLLS along with other things and well pain and worry about my health is the last thing I need! I just want to have energy and be able to do more with my life and enjoy it, I am sick of being to tired to do anything worthwhile, my social life is the pits and I basically have no life other than my career, I miss going out clubbing, having a drink and enjoying life which I simply don't do because pain has affected me so much! of course my friends say have a drink it numbs the pain, which with pain killers I guess does, but I don't drink really and don't have a life really! I hold my piss in because I can't even be bothered to have one! that's how shit I feel and how down! I spend hours, days on my own and I think most of the people I meet are just how can I put this? fucked up, I don't really want to mix with them, there are so many people I like and that but I often feel it is one sided in the sense of, making an effort! so I think fuck em all!! I am in pain and make an effort, I have real genuine issues and I make an effort, others just can't even be bothered to make a cup of tea when I go to visit, I have to make it my self, I mean I'd never expect someone ever to make themselves a cup of tea in my house unless I couldn't walk, which of course I have been paralised since 2001 over 30 times for up to six weeks sometimes 8, so therefore I'd expect them too! but not if I am able to walk to my kitchen, just bad manners and anti social fucked up friends who I cannot be bothered to visit because they are lazy! so I end up being on my own! sit and get on with theory. family are no better and yes I am very angry and upset, but I keep it to myself instead of telling the whole fucking lot of them how fucking dysfunctional they all are! they piss me right off! I am a nice person, I have done many things for other people, even put them before my own well being and what do anyone do for me? fk all... well I would rather be on my own than share a minute with anyone, I mean they complain I don't invite them to mine now, guess why ass holes? I'm in pain and I get more joy from an 85 year old neighbour more than I ever do any of you!! Any way I have totally lost the point there but yea pain is shit... but I'd like to know more about the side affects yea !!
|Tue, 20 Apr 2010
i took dihydracodine and got great painless hours after a serious motorcycle accident , i wont go into details and bore you ,i am now on methadone for life,
|Wed, 27 Oct 2010
|i feel quite spaced out i was given it today after an painfull extraction each tablet is 30mg and i have taken two
|Tue, 15 Feb 2011
|I was given dihydroCodeine after being in hospital with tonsillitis that progressed into glandular fever. After my first dose of DihydroCodeine i felt spaced out and was staring at the ceiling laughing. I am unsure if I was supposed to be prescribed it as I am only 15. But on the other hand DihydroCodeine has helped me in a big way to reduce the swelling of my tonsils and also reduced the pain leaving me able to eat and drink with a little bit more ease.
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Episode 40 - Hope Taylor, Photographer, on Investing in Industry Workshops & Conferences, Batching To Do Lists, & Outsourcing Tasks/
On today's episode, I chat with Hope Taylor about how she went full-time in her photography business at age 18, why workshops and conferences are so important and how to decide which one's to go to, and how she makes her business work. She also gives us some great tips for social media and how to make it easier for your business. It was so fun to chat with our first photographer on the show!Read More

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If there is one thing that you should do this time, it is about protecting your health. Hence, you do all your best to give time for yourself to relax. However, going to sleep is not the only means for you to relax so well. You should decide to eat the right foods and drink potable water as well. You should find time to check your health by seeing a doctor and conduct physical activities that will trim down some excess fats. You would surely like to take good foods this time. Nevertheless, you also need to accept the fact that a simple meal may never give you all the vitamins and minerals that you deserve. Hence, it is important to look for some awesome supplements this time.
Researching is what you need to do this time. You would certainly decide to take supplements but you are not yet sure which to pick because there are many of them in the market. You need to remember that there are supplements with synthetic contents while others are simply natural. When using a certain brand, you will notice some side effects in your body and you would never love it if those things are bad to your health. It will be essential to choose reading some blogs and books because it will help you to determine the right product to order over the counter.
If you would choose to buy a supplement, you need to be sure you buy the complete one. There are a lot of brands that advertise about being complete but you are not sure if they are really what they tell. What you should do is to find some experts that would speak to you at heart. If you want to search further about a certain product, it will be meaningful this time once you choose to bring samples and give them to the people working in the bureau of food and drugs. You need to speak with the people who are working in the bureau for they could tell you what vitamins and minerals you need to take. Hence, they will also recommend a certain brand that will never cause health deterioration later on.
It is important for you this time to have wise decision so you better consult the experts. It matters for you this time to simply know what you buy and the only thing that would bring help to you is to consult all those people who have knowledge about vitamins and minerals. Seeing all the products in the market will make you think that they are all good to you at first but you need to listen to the advises of some experts for they know exactly the contents of each product and give you the soundest advice on what to choose. You also need to consider the price of the product for you need to buy one according to your financial level.
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Nain in Focus Post #4
Eva Wu
Written by Gabrielle Foss
Today I experienced the fastest eight hours of my life. As the North in Focus team trudged down Nain's main road en route to the school – still groggy after a long night of photo editing and program planning – we went over the schedule for the day. It would consist of a 2-hour class visit for the grade 7s and 8s, followed by 6 hours running activities in the JS Centre. And yet now I'm sitting at our kitchen table in the apartment, reflecting on all the important discussions that were had, and all the excitement that was generated!
The class visit began with the hand-up/hand-down activity, ensuring every student was aware they had a state of mental health. We then spoke about the applications of photography for storytelling, stigma reduction, and as a self-care activity. Two videos were shown, featuring the lived experiences with mental illness and substance abuse from Clara Hughes and Jordin Tootoo. Prior to watching those videos, the class brainstormed negative terms that are commonly associated with people who have a mental illness. These included words like "crazy", "dangerous", and "FAS". However after hearing Clara and Jordin's stories, we revisited the words and saw quite the opposite. People like Clara and Jordin - people who live with mental illnesses - are strong, brave, intelligent, and unique. On this, the whole class agreed.
The evening program included sports and a photo walk, and then Megan Dicker delivered a presentation encouraging her peers to use social media to spread positivity. I've personally benefitted from Megan's uplifting Instagram posts sharing the joy of life's simple pleasures, such as a cup of tea and a good book. We all use social media, why not use it for good? My heart swelled a few sizes as the participants wrote sticky notes to be posted on the wall around a central theme of Northern Pride (prompt question: what makes you proud, happy, or grateful).
As we all drank Tetley and munched on leftover Halloween candy, we discussed the difference between an Earache and a "Psychache". You can't see an earache, yet no one hesitates to talk to someone about it and reach for treatment. Yet when it comes to a mental instead of physical illness, people often keep their feelings bottled up. One goal of the Nain in Focus workshop is to change this response. Before breaking for dinner, the charismatic Christine Peddle (a local counsellor from Labrador-Grenfell Health) addressed the youth about the mental health resources available to them, and promoted a variety of coping skills.
From 7pm onwards, we had a blast decorating hats – an activity that brought in first-time Nain in Focus participants – and playing around with light painting. Good vibes all around as we danced and chatted into the night. Some participants were eager to provide feedback, so I'll end this post with their words:
I think the workshop has fun activities, and nice staff, I'll miss you guys. –Julie Obed
The workshop is a good thing to do because we get to do activities instead of people playing games, iPod, or watching TV. –Rae Dicker
The workshop is really cool, had a fun night tonight I really wish we can do this more often. -Sheila Angnatok Jr.
#bullsh*t word of the week. –Jonathan Lidd (in reference to the card game FYI)
I have not much to say but I can say that this week was amazing! Now I know that ill always be happy with everyone together to ensure a long life and so others will show an interest in helping you out when you're alone. I also learned this week that it is not good to avoid big problems by making a big issue out of small matters. Sapilittailigit-Don't ever give up. I'll see you guys again on the road, my name is moo, like the cow says (lol), first name Simeonie. I wish you all an enjoyable happy life. –Simeonie Merkuratsuk
I didn't think everybody had a mental illness, mental health in them and its important to learn about the things that we don't know. There is so much to learn. -Jonathan Lidd


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Category Archives: Winter
Rhubarb Bakewell (Rhubarb and Almond Tart)
When I was little my aunt Lizzie was exactly who I wanted to be when I grew up. One of my Mums best friends, single without kids, she lived in a gloriously clean and tidy house in a small village … Continue reading
Smoked Mackerel Kedgeree
Massive cooked breakfasts are off the menu at the moment , cooking them for 40 people at a time has made me rather non-plussed about sausages or bacon. But most especially on a bank holiday weekend I want to enjoy … Continue reading
Smoked Mackerel and Cream Cheese Pate with Red Onion, Pickle and Parsley
Mackerel is back in season , one of my favourite fish , it is both plentiful and ethical. For anyone put off by a whole fish , smoked mackerel is available in supermarkets peppered or unpeppered. For a delicious if … Continue reading
Jerusalem Artichoke and Leek Gratin
In case it seems things we getting a little too meaty around here, I am still working my way through a vege-box on a regular basis. At the moment we are inundated with jerusalem artichokes , it's hard to get … Continue reading
Shredded Chilli Beef Brisket
Many weeks ago the special in the Derby Market was Beef Brisket on the bone. This is a real Flintstones joint of meat huge bone , craggy burgundy coloured meat with inches of yellow marbling. Irresistible but totally intimidating… so … Continue reading
Dim Sum
Its Chinese New Year this Sunday, and if you are looking for something delicious and I promise very easy to make- look no further than some home-made dim sum ( I have not made them for a while ). I … Continue reading
Salt Fish Croquettes with Mushy Peas and Tartare Sauce
I have another cold (boo hiss). This means I need comfort food , something from childhood like fishfingers and mash or tomato soup. With perfect forward planning or premonition, this Saturday I made some salt fish croquettes ready to heat … Continue reading
Chinese Slow Cook Pork Shoulder with Five Spice Sauce
I really wanted to go for a walk this Saturday, but we got a call to say a long awaited item was finally being delivered, as usual they promised the morning , but morning means anytime between 9am and 2pm. … Continue reading
Potato, Kale and Chorizo Tortilla
This Sunday my head was pounding following a foolish consumption of gin on a Saturday night, truly ruinous but so delicious. All I managed to make on Sunday morning was Marmite and Toast, but I lay in bed listening to … Continue reading
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Holiday Jewelry Gift Guide/
It's that time of year again! I wanted to put together a holiday gift guide for you guys with a few of my Stella & Dot favorites!
Earrings: Hammered Hoop ($34Sm / $44Lrg) & Sparkle Stud ($19)
Ring: Stellar Pave Ring ($39)
Necklaces: Luna Pendant ($49) & Eve Bib ($139) & Rebel Pendant $(79)
Bracelets: Signature Engravable Bar ($98) & Chevron Leather Wrap ($59) & Simple Knot Cuff ($34)
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- Monday 10 December 2018
School intersection upgrade in Beerwah
We've been pushing for quite a while so it's good to see the announcement of road works by the Department of Transport and Main Roads in response to the Palaszcsuk Government election commitment to signalise the intersection of Old Gympie Road and Peachester Road, near the Beerwah State School. This upgrade includes new traffic lights and slip lanes to allow a safe commute around the school, reducing safety issues for parents at pick-up and drop-off times.
Christmas at the Glasshouse Country Community Carols
The countdown to Christmas is on and there's no better way to get yourself more connected to your community while absorbing the Christmas spirit than to attend the Glasshouse Country Community Carols! With two to three thousand people expected on Saturday December 15, the new organisers are preparing the event with a big stage, great sound and an exciting, brand new program. Entertainment will be in full swing from 4.30pm, including performances by local dance groups, bands and soloists. There will be rides, food, an animal farm, a jumping castle and lots more. From 6.30pm, two choirs will join carolers singing some of the all-time Christmas classics before fireworks bring this special evening to a close. I encourage families to bring blankets or picnic chairs and spread themselves out ready to singalong and gaze up at the sky. Parking is available, but why not travel by train to Beerwah station and walk the short distance to the event. For more details, visit Glasshouse Country Community Carols Facebook page.
I would like to take this opportunity to sincerely wish all residents of Division 1 an absolutely fantastic holiday, good health and my very best wishes for the New Year!
Meet and greet
With the end of year fast approaching, my last Meet and Greet session for 2018 is taking place at the new Division 1 community of Harmony, Palmview. Drop by, say hello and chat all things local government. Tuesday 11 December, 10am-12noon, Kai Coffee Harmony, Harmony Blvd, Palmview.


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Saturday, October 30, 2010
Friday, October 29, 2010
Ghostbusters" is a 1984 song recorded by Ray Parker, Jr. as the theme to the film of the same name starring Bill Murray andDan Aykroyd. It hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on August 11 in 1984, and stayed there for three weeks. It also peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart on 16 September 1984, where it stayed for three weeks. The song is performed in the key of B major.
It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Music, Original Song, but lost to Stevie Wonder's "I Just Called to Say I Love You".
According to Parker, he was approached by the film's producers to create a theme song for the film. Unfortunately, he only had a few days to do so and the film's title seemed impossible to include in any lyrics. However, when watching television late at night, Parker saw a cheap commercial for a local service that reminded him that the film had a similar commercial featured for the fictional business. This inspired him to write the song as a pseudo-advertising jingle that the business could have commissioned as a promotion. The line "I ain't scared of no ghosts" came from a 1937 Mickey Mouse short, Lonesome Ghosts.
Parker was later the defendant in a copyright-infringement lawsuit which claimed "Ghostbusters" was too similar in musical structure to "I Want a New Drug", written and performed by Huey Lewis and the News (more specifically, the guitar riff which runs through the song). "I Want a New Drug" was a U.S. top-ten hit earlier the same year. The two parties settled out of court. Details of the settlement (specifically, that Parker paid Lewis a settlement) were confidential until 2001, when Lewis commented on the payment in an episode of VH1's Behind the Music. Parker subsequently sued Lewis for breaching confidentiality; the lawsuit is ongoing.[1] Ironically, Lewis had at one point been asked to record a theme song for the movie, but turned it down for other commitments.[citation needed]
In later years, AutoNation adopted the theme for their advertising campaign. In the United Kingdom, the song is parodied with Parker himself being featured in a commercial advertising direct enquiries line 118 118.
The song re-entered the UK Top 75 on 2nd November 2008 at #49.
Lindsey Buckingham claims to have been approached to write the Ghostbusters theme based on his successful contribution to Harold Ramis's National Lampoon's Vacation(the song "Holiday Road"). He turned down the opportunity as he didn't want to be known as a soundtrack artist. He mentions this on the "Words & Music" interview disk.
A music video for the song featured a young woman, played by Cindy Harrell, who was being haunted by a ghost portrayed by Parker, roaming a nearly all-black house interior with vibrant neon designs outlining the sparse architectural and industrial features. It also contained footage from the film Ghostbusters, and featured cameos from many celebrities of the day, including Chevy Chase, Irene Cara, John Candy, Melissa Gilbert, Nickolas Ashford, Jeffrey Tambor, George Wendt, Al Franken, Danny DeVito, Carly Simon, Peter Falk, Teri Garr and Casey Kasem; all of whom exclaim the "Ghostbusters!" line of the song when shown.
The video concludes with Parker and the stars of the film, in full Ghostbuster costume, dancing down the streets of New York City. The Ghostbusters also performed the similar dance in the closing credits to the Real Ghostbusters cartoon series as well as in a trailer for the 2009 Ghostbusters video game.
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Each of you is important. If I had some blue ribbons like those in the story below,
I'd give one to you and some extra to pass on to others. Even without those ribbons,
we can pass on kindness, helpfulness, support, and other kinds of unconditional love.
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Are We Looking At Copycat Youth Suicides | Focus On The Rainbow
I can't recall so many teen or near teen suicides, both LGBT and not, in such a short time frame as we have had since the beginning of this school year. And when one is brought to the brink of so much despair and reading about others is it possible that some are now looking at that final answer to their various dilemmas as a way to go on and be remembered through the media and reminders of what brought them to that final act of desperation.
This question of mine is not new. On January 23, 2008, Daniel Finkelstein wrote an op-ed piece at The Times titled "Does the Internet cause copycat suicides?" in which he wrote in part, The first thing to understand is that copycat suicides are not something new. In fact there is an academic name for them – the Werther Effect – and this name shows that these strange deaths have happened for many years.
Goethe's novel Die Leiden des jungen Werthers (The Sorrows of Young Werther) was published in 1774. And its publication was followed by many reports of young men shooting themselves. Why? It was widely believed that these suicides were copies of the death of the novel's hero.
When academic David Phillips studied copycat suicides in the early 1970s, he coined the term Werther Effect.
While doing some background for this posting, besides the above I found a three page PDF of an article written in 2003 by a Dr. S. Stack then with the Department of Criminal Justice, Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan and titled, "Media coverage as a risk factor in suicide". It starts off with the following, A total of 293 findings from 42 studies on the impact of publicized suicide stories in the media on the incidence of suicide in the real world were analyzed by logistic regression analysis. Studies measuring the effect of either an entertainment or political celebrity suicide story were 14.3 times more likely to find a copycat effect than studies that did not. Studies based on a real as opposed to fictional story were 4.03 times more likely to uncover a copycat effect. Research based on televised stories was 82% less likely to report a copycat effect than research based on newspapers. A review of recent events in Austria and Switzerland indicates that suicide prevention organizations can successfully convince the media to change the frequency and content of their suicide coverage in an effort to reduce copycat effects.
If what we are witnessing are indeed some form of copycat suicides this raises the bar to an even higher level of concern for our LGBT youth and all youth in general who may be suffering at the hands of bullies or some other sort of persecution whether verbal, physical or via the Internet. Let's hope there are wiser minds than this simple writer who can evaluate and come to some sort of solution before more young people are lost through acts of so final desperation.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Love is judgmental,
Love is not lending a hand to a stranger in need
Love is painful,
Love is not knowing the sacrifices are worth it
Love is biased,
Love is not recognizing someone's pain and being there for comfort
Love is difficult,
Love is opening your heart to those who want to give
Love is selfish,
Love is putting another's heart second to your own
Love is blind,
Love is not looking in the mirror and know you are someone special
Love is complex,
Love is an insincere smile
Love is distant,
Love is a heartless hug
Love is not lending a hand to a stranger in need
Love is painful,
Love is not knowing the sacrifices are worth it
Love is biased,
Love is not recognizing someone's pain and being there for comfort
Love is difficult,
Love is opening your heart to those who want to give
Love is selfish,
Love is putting another's heart second to your own
Love is blind,
Love is not looking in the mirror and know you are someone special
Love is complex,
Love is an insincere smile
Love is distant,
Love is a heartless hug
Love is the one true gift we have to share with anyone,
anywhere, in an unlimited supply. How's your 'love supply'?
Monday, October 25, 2010
On this day, the third anniversary of our relationship, I must say that I still feel immensely blessed, fortunate and humbled by the love that we share for each other. Three years ago we began on this journey and I must say it is one that I have not regretted taking. Our Love continues to grow from strength to strength and I consider myself to be very fortunate.
This journey thus far has taught me a number of things about myself and about the key ingredients needed for a relationship to be successful (I by no means think it is a one fits all formula or that it would work for everybody, just stating my perspective based on my experience), these include: open and honest communication, sacrifice, time and effort, compromise and unconditional love. Love isn't the fairytale that is portrayed in the movies and requires effort and commitment to nourish and sustain it. It is also important to have common goals, a common vision and to articulate these with one another.
Baby, I love the balance that you have brought to my life with your love, wit, compassion, intelligence and profound sense of confidence and awareness. You have shown me how important it is to not take life so seriously and how to recapture that youthful playfulness that sometimes elude me. I am grateful for the love that you have shown me through these years, and the time has gone by rather quickly and seamlessly. You have enriched my life and have given further purpose to my existence here on earth.
I think the words of the song ''Thank God I found you'' (Mariah Carey), best sum up my feelings for you.
Thank God I found you
I was lost without you
My every wish and every dream
Somehow became reality
When you brought the sunlight
Completed my whole life
I'm overwhelmed with gratitude
Cause baby I'm so thankful
I found you.
By Noel Isaacs
Sunday, October 24, 2010
We all know that we did NOT choose to be born; we did NOT choose our parents we do NOT choose the country of our birth and/or the immediate circumstances of our upbringing; and while it is true that we all are born, live, suffer and die, the thing that distinguishes someone like me, from a religious person is what we do in between. Many have the un-testable belief in the afterlife that it almost seems as if they don't care about pain of this world. Compared with the eternal bliss/torture of Heaven or Hell, pain in this world is but a stubbed toe. Can someone tell me why SO many religious people have a DEEP-SEATED belief that in order to do well in the world, they have to suffer n' sacrifice?
I know that this commonly held idea stems from a certain mentality, inherited from ancestors who came before us who may have experienced this as true. But isn't this often the way in which false beliefs take hold and don't let go, even though they are no longer relevant? We must all live our own lives, in our own time, and learn what is true for us, because very few truths prove valid for all people all the time.
Keeping our minds clear of false notions is not an easy task, as it requires us to first know our beliefs. Very often, these beliefs have settled deep in our unconscious minds where they simply sit unquestioned. Nevertheless, they have an effect on our hearts, our minds, and our reality. These beliefs act on us, creating situations and relationships that we regard as fate, when they are, in fact, simply our unconscious minds manifesting in the external world. As a result, we may not even be aware that we are carrying the burden of a poverty STRICKEN spirituality, and we may wonder why we are not manifesting abundance, especially since it is MY belief that we deserve it! The time to look deeper within ourselves to discover the obstacle(s) rises and set with the sun each day, yet we do NOTHING about it!
Is it time to take on the day, and conquer the night! The life that lives mostly in the dark stays in the dark, oblivious to the 'idea of the light' with growing self awareness. All the answers to move into the light of awareness and consciousness are found by using the invisible 'light switch' called 'your choice' that hides in the talking head, and the waiting, ignored heart. I get that in order to evolve, it is important that we examine the contents of our minds and hearts and get to the root of what we believe about reality. Generally, our concerns of the moment can be trusted to guide our inquiries. If we are not manifesting and maintaining the abundance we know we deserve, then this issue is calling us to look into the hidden corners of our psyches and root out any remaining beliefs that tell us we must suffer and sacrifice in order to do well. Our efforts will take us one more step away from this energy-sapping belief that we no longer need.
Within this realm of choicelessness, doesn't it hurt choosing NOT to live? Nearly all religions seek conversions of people to pay for its religious salesmen to have a means of income. Why can't we see that? Why is it SO hard for the many followers to see that their religious leader isn't living like a pauper? From where I am sitting, they have NOTHING to offer that is not within you! I wonder if religious leaders are afraid of empowering their followers and enforcing that life is being 'sourced' by them.
Spirituality should feel good; and religious experiences that leave one feeling depleted, sad, and make excuses are not based in love. Religions are the 'WalMart' of fake spirituality for those looking for a cheap, quick fix, and not willing to take the time and effort to look within themselves where all the answers lie. I am sure they are weak from that transcendental experience that goes NO WHERE! I know that I am trying to undo years of teachings, but I will ALWAYS implore people in this world to build their spirituality around qualities like love, awareness, where no one is the monopoly! It is SO important that we know ourselves in a manner NOT dictated by someone else. BREAK FREE OF THAT SAFETY NET, BE BRAVE ENOUGH TO SEEK THE LIGHT & ASK YOURSELF, WHY NOT NOW?
Saturday, October 23, 2010
"All My Life" is a R&B love ballad recorded by Jodeci members (and brothers) K-Ci and JoJo. It was released as a single from the duo's album Love Always.
It was K-Ci and JoJo's second number-one song, following 2Pac's "How Do U Want It" (on which they were credited as featured vocalists). "All My Life" had earned enough airplay to debut on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 at number fifteen on March 28, 1998, when the single was released to retail stores. It later jumped to number one and stayed there for three weeks.
Shayne Ward recorded a cover version for his debut album, Shayne Ward.
Nelly samples the song in his single "Wadsyaname", as does Plies in his single "Medicine" featuring Keri Hilson.
The opening violin of the song is sampled from "P.S. I Love You" by Frank Sinatra, while the piano part interpolates "Cliffs of Dover" by Eric Johnson.
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
1- Being too easy to please
The truth is that men LOVE compliments! We adore being told we're hot, irresistible and look sexy. But throw out too many niceties too early on, laugh at all of our jokes (even when we both know they're not funny), and always want to do what we want to do, and we'll begin to think you're being insincere. We'll also think that you're only trying to achieve one thing: to get into our pants. While that probably is your endgame, coming off like you have no opinion or spine instantly turns you into one of two things:the TOO-nice guy or the desperate gay man...and no man wants to date either. Instead, make us work for our compliments. We love a challenge and compliments go so much further when we feel we've actually earned them.
2- Being too focused on sex
We know you have an endgame with us. In fact, we'd be mightily insulted if you didn't want to sleep with us after the first date! However, if you rush us or push us into a sex guilt-trip, we more than likely would give it up...then wonder whether you like us for our personality or for our assets. If you really like a guy and are interested in forming a long-lasting relationship with him, hold off on the pressure.
3- Being possessive too soon
You know what it's like: You're sitting at home while your hot new boyfriend is still out drinking with a bunch of his friends. It's getting late and since you haven't heard from him for a couple of hours, you try to get hold of him. But you can't. So you start obsessively calling, texting and stalking his Facebook page. Unfortunately, he's not going to think it's cute; he's going to think it's creepy. Wait for him to contact you and then listen and nod politely when he regales to you stories about his crazy antics from the night before. Even if you are growing green with envy over the fact that he was hanging with other men, you need to act like he's entitled to have a life of his own. And if you do this, he's going to want to spend even more time with you anyway.
4- You're cheap
Even though we can pay our own bills and can afford our own expensive dinners(most days), we judge how much a man likes us by how often he pulls out his wallet. Sorry, that's just how it is! Of course you don't have to take him to the snazziest place where a bottle of wine is more than the cost of your weekly rent, but taking him on a date where you pay for his meal (and don't complain about it), will show him that you're the sort of man who knows how to take care of a man. Believe it or not, some men are drawn to men who can protect and provide for them. While we're happy to pay every third or fourth date, making us pay up too early sends signals to our brains that you're not the sort of man we can have a future with.
5- Talking about exes
Though our brains are wired alike yours, we don't always thrive on competition. We don't think it's the ultimate challenge to help you get over your ex (sometimes anyways) and get on top of us instead. On the contrary, many of us will actually shy away from you if you continue to tell us either how wonderful your ex was, how upset you are that he dumped you, how toxic your old relationship was, or how glad you are to finally be rid of him. Instead of being a turn-on, all this ex talk instantly screams that you have way too much baggage for our comfort levels. Not to mention the fact that it's boring for us to have a man whine on and on about a relationship that doesn't involve us. Get over it!
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
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Forging Turnkey Companies FROM Taiwan are looking for Global Partner for Long Term Cooperation
Dear Sir:
Greeting and Good days
This is J.D.machiney fromTaiwan, It is our pleasure to have contact with you
We are a group of companies who can provide you the turn key of the forging project and other machinery fields
Our machines are ssuitable for the Hand Tools, Auto Parts, Motorcycles, Bicycles, even the aviation fields.etc
As long as you show us a sample of forging part or machinery fields
We can organize the total solution for you from the production line layout, equipment setup, even the mold design.
There is no need for you to search around the suppliers; it can definitely save you time and money
The most important one, we offer you the most stable and reliable products and after-sale service
The followings are our turnkey related companies just for your reference
You may check it out
Should you need more information?
Please feel free to contact us
1: Forging Machines: J.D Machinery Co. Ltd
Production line:
Hot forging press, Cold forging press
Capacity: 80 Tons ~2500 Tons
A: Specialized in making High Speed Hot/Warm/Cold Forging presses more than thirty years experience of forging industry.
B: Provide sophisticated mold design
C: 80% share of market of forging machines in Taiwan
D: Production capability: 150~200 presses per year
Please check the following YouTube hyperlink for more information
Fully auto hot forging machine
2. Cutting Machine: K.C Machinery Co. Ltd
Production line:
A: Bar cutting machine---Square cut type, Angle cut type, Square cut type, flat cut type
B: Cutting Punch Machine
C: Cold Coil Straighten Cutting Machine
A: Turn Key for the metal cutting ---Bar cutting, Coil straighten
B: Integrated solution provider
C: Maximum cutting diameter: 100 mm
D: High precision---Up to ± 0.4% weight error
E: Long Durability
Please check the following YouTube hyperlink for more information
Hot coil straighten and Round cutting machine
Bar cutting machine with auto loading device
3. High Frequency Melting Furnace: M. E Co. Ltd
Production line:
Induction Furnace-Standard
Smith Forge Furnace
Horizontal / Vertical Centrifugal Casting Machine
High Frequency Induction Heating System
A: Auto power lowering system in case of jamming, to avoid the wok-piece melting in the transporting pipe
B: Fully protection system for the main body, lower down the dysfunction rate and easy to maintain
C: Roller feeding and Air push feeding types, easy for different work-piece to apply
Diameter: 8~200 mm
Length: 25~600 mm
Effectiveness: 2.1~~3.8 kw/h/kg
Please check the following YouTube hyperlink for more information
4. Heat Treatment Furnace: WS Industrial Co. Ltd
Production line:
I: Continuous Bright Carburizing Quenching Furnace
II: Continuous Hot Blasting Furnace
III: Box Furnace
A: High quality, Custom made, Long Durability
B: Most of the spare parts comply with the main stream of Taiwan and Japan supplier
C: High Uniformity of temperature
D: Higher Thermal insulation; fuel cost saving
E: Easier to maintenance
F: All key parts import from Japan
Please check the following YouTube hyperlink for more information
Capacity: Custom made
Please check the following YouTube hyperlink for more information
A: WS Company Profile
B: Bowdlerizing (phosphate coating)
C: Continuous Bright Carburizing Quenching Furnace
5. Electro-Plating: PT Co. Ltd
Production line
1. General Metal Finishing Plating Line
2. PCB Wet-Process Equipment
3. Coating Pretreatment Equipment
4. Anode Oxidation Line
5. ED Coating Equipment
6. Semiconductor Wet-Process Equipment
7. Surface Process Related Pollution Prevention Equipment
A: Turnkey solution provider,
I: the high class plating line,
II: the power system,
III: exhaust air system
IV: the waste water treatment system
B: User friendly fully auto computerized control,
C: Any material, such as the Zinc, Brass,, Plastic, Iron
Type: Hanging plating and Roller plating
Capacity: Custom made
Please check the following YouTube hyperlink for more information
PT fully auto Electro-Plating line
6. Vacuum Furnace: VLV Technology
Production line
A: Vacuum Sintering Furnace
B: Vacuum Heat Treatment Furnace
C: Vacuum induction melting furnace
D: Metal Injection Molding
E: Green Energy Process Equipment
I: High Temp: up to 2400 ?
2: High uniformity: up to ± 5 ?
3: Vacuum: up to 10¯12 Torr
4: Measuring point: 9 ~11 measuring points
5: Customers for Aero Space Industry has been approval by Boeing & Honeywell
Please check the following YouTube hyperlink---VLV company profile for
7. Exhaust Fan/Cooler System: YD Industry Ltd.
Product Line:
I: Width: 34", 46" and 54"
II: Blades: 6 or 7 blades
III: Material: Aluminum Alloy; Magnesium Alloy; FRP
A: F class Self-made motor-Spindle run out is within 2 microns
B: Every motor is dynamic balancing treated-
C: Every fan is dynamic balancing treated
D: Huge volume exhausting air: 45000 cubic meters per hr
E: Economic way of air cooling system, save lots money and energy
Motor: F Class; Spindle Run-out within 2 micron; every motor is dynamic balancing treated to make sure the durability of YD'S Fan
Cooler system will provide you a economic cooling system instead of air conditioner
And you may check the following hyperlink for our exhaust fan calibration test
Exhaust Fan Calibration 1
Exhaust Fan Calibration 2
These can guarantee our fan quality
8. Conventional Precision Lathe: WH Machinery
Product line:
Swing over bed: 430~760 mm
Distance between centers: 560 mm~ 4300 mm
Type: S, M and L
Spindle bore: S---58/ 80(op) mm; M---85 mm; L---85/120(op) mm
Bed width: S---300 mm; M---350 mm; L---400 mm
1. FAG or SKF precision bearing installed spindle
2. Maximum cutting depth: 8 mm
3. Best Roundness: 3 micron( 200 mm long)
4. Equipped with a plastic rear , shafts and gears inside head stock are well protected if crush occurred( S series)
5. Universal gea box for both imperial and metric thread conversion table also attached
6. Track of cross slide and bed are well lubricated with lubrication pump( manual)
7. Overload device to ensure safety when operating
8. Wear resistant phosphor bronze lead screw
9. Durable reservoir oil bath type cross( s series)
10. Thermal treated Meehanite bed casting
11. One-piece base for high rigidity and low vibration
12. High capacity coolant tank offers sufficient coolant output
13. All series certified for CE
Advantage: High Precision and Long Durability and COMPETITIVE Price
We are looking for global partners via long term cooperation
Should you have any question about our products or cooperation?
Please feel free to contact us our task force team
Kind Regards
J-Cheng ----Forging turnkey project leader
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Tel: 886423265080
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Dear Gap-Forum,
This is to announce bugfix number 2 for GAP 4b4. The priority of this fix
is high.
You should not apply this fix to any version of GAP3.
This fix corrects:
1) A dangerous bug in the sublist operator for GF2 Vectors.
2) A problem with `String(0)' for which we provided a workaround
in fix 1.
3) Path handling in the Windows version.
4) A Problem with completion files.
5) A bug in `ApplicableMethod'
Error 1 leads to wrong results, Error 3 can cause problems with reading
files under Windows, problems 4 and 5 can cause GAP to crash.
Many thanks to:
Jacob Hirbawi, Chris Parker and Kaustuv Das who reported bug 3.
Burkhard H"ofling for recompiling the Macintosh binaries.
To apply the fix, you must have installed bugfix 1 first.
Load the zoo archive 'fix4b4n2.zoo' from the
bugfixes web page
Alternatively you can find this file in the 'bugfixes' directory of the
GAP4 ftp distribution.
Unpack the file in the home directory of your GAP distribution (the
directory containing the 'lib' and 'grp' directories) using
'unzoo -x fix4b4n2.zoo'
(On a PC or a Mac you will have to enter the argument line after
the call to 'unzoo'.) This will replace the erraneous file by fixed versions.
Make sure you have write permissions when applying the fix.
This fix changes the kernel. You must recompile.
PC and Macintosh users will find corrected binaries on the aforementioned
web page.
You can remove the file 'description2' afterwards.
Alexander Hulpke, 10-Aug-98
############################################################################# ## ## These commands should run without error if the fix has been applied. ## v:=[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0]*Z(2); ConvertToVectorRep(v); if IntVecFFE(v{[18..36]})<>IntVecFFE(v){[18..36]} then Error("wrong sublist!"); fi; if Length(String(0))<>1 then Error("wrong length!"); fi; Filename( DirectoriesLibrary("lib"), "version.g"); Print(MutableNullMat); x := Indeterminate(Rationals); foo := function ( a, b ) local fu; fu := ApplicableMethod( \mod, [ x, x ] ); return fu( a, b ); end; for i in [1..1000] do a:=(i*x) mod x; od; for i in [1..1000] do a:=foo(i*x,x); od;


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Job Description and Activities
An Electrical Supervisor oversees the work of the port's electricians, assistant electricians and apprentice electricians, and ensures their work is done safely and to the requirements of the port and its customers. The activities of an Electrical Supervisor would include the following:
- Supervising workshop activity – the Electrical Supervisor is responsible for informing electricians of the work schedule and ensuring they complete their work to time and that the work is thorough and safe.
- Supervising safety – it is normally the responsibility of the Electrical Supervisor to ensure that the immediate working area is safe to work, and that the electricians are wearing relevant safety equipment and working safely.
The Working Environment
Electrical Supervisors will spend the majority of their time on the workshop floor. They will need good communication and leadership skills.
Entry Requirements
Because of the skilled nature of engineering and mechanical work, an Electrical Supervisor will need an appropriate qualification. Experience working as an electrician is also valued.
Career Development
An Electrical Supervisor would usually next progress to workshop manager, dependent on the required qualifications. Opportunities also exist outside the industry.


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I just mostly finished doing the chain and metal work for Boskone. Got a little too design carried away with black silver and black and bronze and made more work for myself then I planned. Now it's mostly finished. Have some soldering and a little polishing and completing work but its all much closer to being done.
There is what I gather is an amazing package of stones coming from my lapidary this week. I'm really looking forward to it.
This is the Ethiopian opal and black silver pendant from Bayla Fine's collection. The several tones of black almost show in the photo. (I'll have some black silver designs, inlcuding a small flock of Ravens at Boskone.)
I wasn't (just) talking about the stone - the whole piece is gorgeous.


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Choose Your Favourite From Your Many Kids Trackless Party Trains
Maybe you have contemplated owning your own personal trackless party train? These are typically very unique vehicles, ones that are almost always seen at some type of state fair or carnival. They permit men and women to get inside, and acquire a tour of the facility, or simply just take a load off and get transported in one end towards the other. Many of them were created within a traditional way, replicating the standard look of any regular locomotive. Others are different, appearing almost cartoonlike, ideal for kids that absolutely love to ride these party trains. The subsequent guide can help you choose your favourite from your many kids trackless party trains that are available just in case you want to rent one, or possibly get one, for the upcoming party that your particular youngsters are having.
Review Of A Trackless Train
These are unique devices that emulate the appearance of trains, together with the notable exception that they do not need a track to be able to function. Typical trains must have railroad tracks to enable them to get in a straight line, or around curves, but a trackless train is a lot more like a car that you could drive. They don't go extremely fast, but they can pull several carts behind them, allowing as much as four passengers in each one of these typically. Often known as a road going articulated vehicle, it is only a transport that is certainly crafted in a fashion that is different and quite often comical in design. Click here to buy train trackless: WWW.Bestontracklesstrain.com/.
What Exactly Do They Appear like?
Whether you make reference to them as a Dotto train or Tschu-Tschu train, here is the same rubber tyred vehicle that you will see that most carnivals today. They are doing best on flat hard surfaces. These road trains may be found in every country, and upon cursory inspection, there exists really no difference with their general appearance to a regular train. In case you are at an airport, they will likely have a much more sleek design, a stark contrast to what you should find for kids in a carnival. They pulled multiple carriages, sometimes around eight at one time, depending on the potency of the vehicle that may be pulling them. At airports you will see these vehicles, with the locomotive looking much more like a tiny vehicle than a real train with a cattle guard. There is certainly almost always a roof, with either open or closed sides, providing easy accessibility for passengers which can be going along for that ride. Latchable doors ensure it is very easy to offer safety for mothers and fathers that are taking small children along. Today these are made primarily of aluminum or fiberglass, materials that are both cost-effective and sturdy, allowing these two last for several years as well as decades.
Choosing Your Favourite Trackless Train
The train that you like, specifically if you are a child, will be in reference to what you appreciate about trains. Adults that happen to be riding them probably will not care one way or another since they are simply utilized for functionality. However, a young child will most likely compare the train to just one in their favourite cartoon trains for party they obsess about every single day. The greater number of similar that it is to their favourite character, the happier they will likely be. Trains for children are often bright color, almost cartoonlike in looks, having a happy face in the front. These anthropomorphic trains will be the favourites among children around the globe, and definately will typically be their top choice. Check out the information.
Trackless party trains is going to be around for quite a while. From your tractor unit in the front, on the carriages and back, new designs are produced annually. Manufacturers from around the world know the high demand for creating these trains without tracktrains without track that happen to be used at both professional and carnivallike settings. Additionally it is possible for the most popular person to obtain one because companies will replace all models using what is completely new. This keeps customers happy, and in addition provides one to pick one of those up to get a significant discount, an excellent present that you can give your children when you are a parent or gaurdian looking for something absolutely special.


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Near Cordele in Crisp County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Georgia Veterans Memorial State Park
Camp Safety Patrol
"Camp Safety Patrol," established 1951, lies along the South border of the Memorial Park and was sponsored by the Safety Education Division of the Georgia Department of Public Safety and the Georgia Department Veterans of Foreign Wars, and proved to be the first School Patrol Safety Training Camp in the nation dedicated to teaching safety to youth.
Erected 1956 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 040-5.)
Marker series. This marker is included in Georgia Historical Society/Commission marker series.
Location. 31° 57.233′ N, 83° 54.967′ W. Marker is near Cordele, Georgia, in Crisp County. Marker is on Clay Pit Road 0.1 miles south of Georgia Veterans Road, on the right when traveling south. The marker is located in Georgia Veterans Memorial State Park (fee required), at the entrance to the Lake Blackshear Golf Club and Resort, built on the site of Camp Safety Patrol. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cordele GA 31015, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Veterans of Foreign Wars Group Camp (a few steps from this marker); Spanish-Indian Battle (approx. 0.6 miles away); a different marker also named Georgia Veterans Memorial State Park (approx. one mile away); Camp Safety Patrol (approx. one mile away); Blackshear Trail (approx. 5.7 miles away); Fort Early (approx. 6.6 miles away); Crisp County (approx. 7.9 miles away); De Soto Trail (was approx. 8.1 miles away but has been reported missing. ). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cordele.
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. To better understand the relationship, study each marker in the order shown.
Additional keywords. Parks
Categories. • Education • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II •
More. Search the internet for Georgia Veterans Memorial State Park.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 12, 2017. This page originally submitted on August 29, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 938 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 21, 2012, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. 2. submitted on August 29, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.


text: I've been following ths thread and am concerned because i just noticed a "cottony" spot on my Fancy Goldfish, too and today it has little specks so it is definately ick. My pet store gave me a product called Aquari-Sol- have you heard of it? My other Fancy has no spots (yet) so I think I am catching it right at the beginning. My tank is new- I have had the fishies 5 days and really don't want them to die! They are both eating well and are active- my question is.. can I use Aquarium salt and the Aquari-Sol? Will the salt interfere with the medication? I am going to remove the tank decorations tonight and do a partial water change and vacuum then I'll put the heater in and stat rasining the temperature..


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Unfortunately the first day of summer didn't live up to its billing – it tipped down! We'd managed moored in Oxford, met up with Ray and Diane from nb Ferndale and Sue & Andy from nb Festina Lente and we weren't going to let a bit of rain get in the way of a Monday half price breakfast in the Slug & Lettuce.
When we arrived we had to phone the pub to persuade them to actually open their doors – I don't think they thought that anyone would actually be out in the appalling weather!
Sue decided that the ladies hand drier was a good way of getting her trousers to dry out a bit – that's what she said she was doing anyway….
…and we managed to capture an incredibly rare image of a group of boaters in a pub drinking only water.
As Gordon and I had visited Oxford before, there were only a couple of things we wanted to do during our stay. The first was a trip up the Carfax Tower to have a look at the panorama of the 'dreaming spires'. I managed to huff and puff my way up the ninety nine steps to appreciate the view.
Our next stop was at the Natural History Museum where we'd spotted an Exhibition by the Penwith artist Kurt Jackson – Bees and the Odd Wasp in my Bonnet. The paintings were wonderful…..
….as was the short film of Kurt talking about the story of how the exhibition came about.
When we were at Jane's Tea Garden she recommended a visit to the Old Bookbinders Pub close to the canal in Jericho. It's a pub/restaurant with a French theme and it proved to be every bit as good as Jane had said it would be. The six of us met up with Ray and Leonie, a couple of Kiwi ex boaters, and had a wonderful, and reasonably priced, meal. I reckon it's a must visit if you find yourself in the area.
After Oxford our plans had been to go out onto the Thames and make our way towards the Basingstoke Canal. This was all thrown up in the air when we were contacted by Paul to say that our friend Elaine had been moved into a hospice in Macclesfield and was ready for a visit. We hastily decided that we could move all three boats back to Thrupp, where we could leave them safely while we hired a car to arrange a visit en masse.
Amazingly we managed to find space in Thrupp for all three boats on the seven day moorings which is very close to a miracle. So it was in Thrupp that we celebrated Gordon's 64th Birthday with yet another lovely meal with good mates, this time in the Boat Inn.
We ate, drank and managed to finalise the plans for our road trip.


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This father of two is a man who has a lot to say about mothers. Rodrigo Garcia's new film, Mother and Child, released two days just before Mother's Day, tells the story of three controlling women who are affected by the responsibility of motherhood in positive and negative ways. This limited release movie does not show so much the "Child" as it does the "Mother," and it explores a woman's maternal importance in unique ways. Allen's review of Mother and Child
I sat down with Mr. Garcia at The Peninsula hotel in Chicago to discuss the influences behind his unique story, and also to figure out what research he undertook in order to bring these three extraordinary yet fictional women to life (played by Annette Bening, Kerry Washington, and Naomi Watts).
(There are spoilers in this interview.) What was your mother like, and was she a direct influence on the story?
She's a very gregarious person, very interested in people and their lives. She has a strong personality but she can also be swayed … she's understanding. There must be some of her in the movie just like there is some of me and my father and my brother, but I don't see the roots of her in the film.
Do you personally know any women have gone through the situation that the three women in the film experience?
I have known people and I've been the kind of person who has wanted something very desperately, who is sometimes in their own way. Or, someone who lashes out at the wrong person. Mostly what these three women want to do is control their environment. That's how I saw them in three different ways. Elizabeth controls with her talent, her smarts, her beauty, her sex. She literally throws tentacles out there and controls. I think Karen controls by shutting off the world. I know people, and I am one of those controllers. But it often comes from lack of control.
Even with her detached situation, Annette Bening's character Karen talks about how she still celebrates her daughter's birthday.
Yes, that's something I read multiple counts of. People who have named a child, celebrated a birthday. And I have friends who have been adopted, and happily adopted. But on their own birthday, they think, "I wonder if they're thinking of me today?"
Do you have any close relatives who have been adopted?
No, but I have close friends who have adopted and been adopted themselves. By and large much happier stories than this one of course.
Was this the original concept of the film?
Originally it was just Karen and Elizabeth. But that became a little monotonous, just bouncing back and forth. I didn't want the idea of them just moving towards each other, I wanted it to be a little more complicated.
The movie doesn't feature many scenes of physically raising children. What was your decision to bump the childhood process?
Well, you only use what you think you need. And what you only need is the scene where Lucy is trying to put the baby to sleep. I think it was useful to me because it was about Lucy. I came to understand through Kerry's performance that Lucy was a perfectionist who saw her inability to get pregnant as a personal failure. She set this goal for herself that "My life will be perfect if …" and then the reality hits of what it's like to have a baby at three in the morning. And she's cracking.
So you do believe that Lucy (Washington) loves that baby, even if it's not her own, and even if she is "cracking" in that scene.
That scene – I've been that person. I have biological children, I've been that person at 4 AM, and you're not loving anyone at that hour. And you're literally thinking, "I have ruined my life." It's all lack of sleep. It's so incredibly elementary. There is no psychology behind it. The lack of sleep drives you nuts. And because we're programmed that the baby screaming sound is unbearable, so you tend to it.
So parenting is mostly about getting enough sleep?
At the beginning, if you meet someone that has a little baby, the first thing you [should] ask them is "Does your baby sleep?" It's two lives. Your baby sleeps, your baby doesn't sleep.
Let's talk about performances. Did you coach your actors a lot?
No, the scenes were just set up in general descriptions. It's not the kind of thing you rehearse … and off [they] go. There she goes.
How much time did you take in-between shooting Kerry Washington's outburst towards the third act of the film?
As little time as possible. It's easier for her if you go quick. So probably from the first time we rolled, until the last time we rolled, I can't imagine it was more than twenty-five minutes. … You try to do as few as possible. Sometimes the scene requires a change in the make-up, especially if there is crying. But you don't want the actors to get cold. It's hard to rev-up that kind of emotion several times.
Samuel L. Jackson is in the film, and is noticeably gray in the film, but he seems very comfortable with it.
A lot of women audience members have found him very attractive as a realistic, almost "nerdy sexy" version of Sam. He's so good at playing those big masculine larger-than-life than he can do beautifully without overacting, he can own that bigness. He really liked this, and committed over night. I think he's a very good romantic lead.
Overall, are you an optimist or a pessimist?
I am a pessimist who is working on becoming an optimist. I begin optimistically pessimistic. That's hard to say. I'm a pessimist, but I want to believe I'm wrong.
There's a lot down moments in this movie, but it's all realistic.
You don't do the movie with an agenda, but you want to try to reflect something that hopefully comes across as truthful. I wanted an ending that reflected what I had learned and researched, and that is that nobody involved in this can foresee what a reunion will be like, or IF there will be a reunion. I wanted an ending that was unforeseen, not a surprise ending, not only for the audience, but for every character in the movie. Because I have learned from a lot of these stories. … Life is infinitely more imaginative than anything you could cook up. A woman came up to me after a screening in Connecticut and said that she had looked for mother a long time, and her biological family had once lived across the street from her.
Do you know of anyone who has done an adoption like Lucy's where it was done by chance?
The script is built on the old closed adoption system. The point of departure is Karen being forced to give up her baby thirty-something years ago, back when adoptions were closed and there was shame surrounding teenage pregnancy. The movie is not a primer on adoption in that sense. But to answer your question, when I was reading accounts, interviews, and memoirs about this, it's amazing the amount of flukes, accidents, near misses. It talks to fate and chance. I know you read about someone going to an orphanage in Africa. You immediately think, well, "This baby, and not THIS baby. This destiny and THIS destiny." The role of destiny seems to be hovering over these stories, not the stories in the movie, but the stories of people who go through things like this. So I don't know anyone who went through what Lucy went through but I did read a lot about things that were going to be one way and were another way.
Do you think luck has a large part in your life?
It depends who you are. I think it's one of the issues that hovers over the movie also – luck, chance, timing. Is someone calling the shots, is there a God saying what's what? And maybe there is no God, and this is just a human making his or her own choices. Lucy says it's a combination of luck and will, a roll of the die. I certainly have no good answer, but there's a lot of luck involved in anything.
Are you a religious person yourself?
Interesting. You mention how the nun could be an agent for a higher being, but in the movie it seems like she is at the center of everything.
I connected with her as a normal person. Without giving away anything, the movie hinted that she might have made a very human, personal choice. But it's clear that she is her own person and makes some choices that may or may not be what she is supposed to make.
Did you talk to anyone like the nun when you were shooting the movie?
I do remember reading for example about a woman showing up at the agency and being informed that it was a closed adoption, and that they could do nothing for her. She of course could leave a letter in the file, but it may never be answered. I read more than one of these – and someone at the agency had taken pity on them, and had leaked the name of the name of the mother to the woman.
Did you ever consider doing that for the story?
Its arguable that there's something like that, when the nun says to Lucy, "There's a baby available." It's possible. Of course, you can argue that doesn't come from a bad place. A woman told me that she met with a worker across a table like we're sitting, and this person had the biological mother's name in front of her, and she said, "I can not tell you this name, because it's a closed adoption." The woman would say, "Right there in front of you, you have my own mother's name. My own identity; it's right there, and you will not give it to me."
Do you know why the adoption agencies can't reveal the name?
It was thought of as the best way. I think, I presume, that shame is at the heart of it. You don't want to be traced back to be the adolescent pregnant girl, since girls were sent away, etc. By all accounts, now adoptees have the resource to track. Sometimes if its not known the biological parents, there are legal ways to find out, however difficult or traumatic that experience is like. It seems from a lot of experience now that it's better to know or to move on, than to have that ghost that creates emptiness. Quick Questions with Rodrigo Garcia Favorite fruit? I'm a big fruit fanatic, but mangoes.
What did you have for breakfast? Three small buttermilk pancakes. The short order.
If you could be someone for 24 hours? I would be myself at age 11.
Why age 11? Not too much of a kid, not too much adolescence. Age of first kiss? I can't remember. Maybe 12, 13.


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The future of dentistry - as like most other industries – is Digital. Infinitidental Clinic is moving with this change and is now offering patients the opportunity to have their teeth scanned.
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viernes, 27 de febrero de 2009
jueves, 26 de febrero de 2009
I'm gonna take it and get it on telly
lunes, 23 de febrero de 2009
domingo, 22 de febrero de 2009
jueves, 19 de febrero de 2009
This video is the beginning of a long term project. I hope one day to make a good film out of it or maybe a book after.It should be watched a few times another to appreciate the details , although it is just a pilot .
I have been waiting for the time to experiment videos and film making since we live in a world full of images, shapes and colors put together frame by frame. I had the opportunity to work with photography before and I liked it very much.
In order to prepare this portfolio I had to draw, it was my first time doing this kind of work. I went to a literary and social science oriented High school and I found it extremely hard until I discovered that my dyslexia diagnosed two semesters before graduating from high school had to do with it.
I find myself while drawing using more emotions than the rational part of my brain .. hand motor skills or comparative logic ..scale. Many times, I feel nausea as well as palpitations because of the stress.te amo. Not too long ago, I did have to rush to the hospital for emergency help. Drawing puts me in contact with my emotions which helps me find the lines, curves, colors, shapes on the paper. It helps me also find out how shapes and color fight each other and how pencil pressure, graduation scale can make a whole image 3D to 2D...perspective. I even wrote this poem to help me interpret and see where do lines come from.
This one is in front of me
That one is going a way
This one is getting closer
That one is surrounding me
As you did hear in the video
The drawing of the human body ..being consius of scale members thru members and muscle thru muscle ..skin elasticity and color, made me realize that no big bang could have created that from nothing; it was designed and it is an oeuvre d'art (master piece)
"web quote"
Dyslexia is often used as an excuse. The fact that I have been diagnosed late made me realize that if I had been diagnosed earlier I could be a conformist that is to say that I wouldn't be myself as I am now. Also, it makes me realize that there is a solution to everything. If you ask me if I had a chance to choose to be born with or without it, what would I do? I would say that I wouldn't change a thing since I like the way I am. I hope that later this project can help other dyslexic kids learn how to live better and get over it. I have decided that it will not stop me achieving my dream to become a fashion designer.
BRAIN SURGERY why not CAT SCAN as a name ?
In a brain surgery you have to open the head, be in touch with the brain, see it, cut it, touch it, and feel the gray matter as a surgeon. Seeing, touching and feeling your patient toughs images, memories feelings when they were little, may sound metaphorical. Thoughout our life, we will save random images that we pick up. Most of us will never use them. Recreating how to find them through that journey back into my head ..concepts, explanation for my behaviors ..thru all this years , it´s about finding how to use them in a creative way .
In the CAT SCAN, it is impossible to get the feeling that the surgeon experiments in a Surgery. There is no touching, there is no feeling.
The idea was to use the digital medium as a converter to recreate the different wiring of a dyslexic gray matter. Let´s suppose metaphorically that the gray matter was the negative, the real converter is our behavior. I hope that I could do so through moving images medium!
I suppose that in any normal or damaged brain there is a state of organized chaos. I remember in my early childhood how difficult it was to learn how to read time in a clock, to discriminate the letters such as C and S, M and N or to be able to tie my shoes , math ....agghhh!. I remember how writing was a nightmare to me.The yell of parents, teachers , the principal saying C' est pas difficil , On attend que Ebenz termine le devoir , pourquoi ..pourquoi.. Of course, I repeated first grade because of the concern of my teachers and my parents, but I still think it was really a misunderstanding, I was not dum! The teacher would show us blue and purple cards with pictures on them for us to learn by association but for me it wouldn't work, I had my own system. I had to do another type of association based on my daily life, for example "red is red" because when I saw it, I would mentally go back to my home and the smell of the nail polish that my mom used to use for her nails. I would directly smell the nail polish remover while seeing the red card in the class room. "Purple is purple" when I saw it, I would feel happy because somehow it was my favorite color and the survival kit goes on and on..for much more complicated stuff . It was not about confusing colors but associating a word with a color. To all of this, I will add the four languages that I have learned (French, Spanish , Creole and English). For each of them I experimented some kind of confusion. I had a very though time in High School .
On the other hand, learning languages was easy. I have lived in Argentina for 6 years and I was able to speak Spanish fluently during the fisrt three months. Also, I was able to read people body-language and emotions and compare differences between sounds and culture easily. My psychologist said that I should study psychology, he is still mad about it, but in my mind psychology is directly related to design and fashion. I wrote and said in the film "fashion is exactly what is not ...us people ..every second ..every heart beat...impulse by impulse" or "we wear what we think step by step beat by beat". I think my fashion love comes from another emotional part of my life joining my mom every month to her couturiere, to get made her new dress for work ..taken from catalogs or her own ideas ..watching how how she could transform her passion, authority , beauty , her life story...that nothing can stop me ..the "power walk" I call it ...into a dress . Fashion designing would be my way of expressing josefina deja de estar en putas.. my impulses ..feelings , fashion is my passion.
Anything can be used for creativity: broken glass jar can inspire buildings, a simple line in a drawing can create the "line of fire" of liberskind jewish museum. Gilbert and George use excrement and body fluids for their paintings. His majesty Mies Van Der Rohe uses almost nothing in construction. Galliano uses foreign culture or history religion in his purest form and of course in its highest. Dali deforms reality and uses video and sound. Barbara Kruguer with her political message and Giacomenti only uses gray. Senses be praised! Mind chaos is the best way to create because for me there is no box, but everybody is trying to get off the "box"
I had to realize all of this during the four months I have been in New York City . I did it through my research on how to draw or create while being dyslexic. I think if I had not been a dyslexic I would never discover all that and it wouldn't be so personal and meaningfull to me. Dyslexia may be a good thing, it´s not an handicap, this I have learned .
This is where the project comes from. All greatness comes from loss. I hope you like it and enjoy it. I also hope to be able to expand this project in the future.
miércoles, 18 de febrero de 2009
Algún día en cualquier parte, en cualquier lugar indefectiblemente te encontrarás a ti mismo, y ésa, sólo ésa, puede ser la más feliz o la más amarga de tus horas.
martes, 17 de febrero de 2009
¿Qué cosa más grande que tener a alguien con quien te atrevas a hablar como contigo mismo?
domingo, 15 de febrero de 2009
viernes, 13 de febrero de 2009
You're so provocative, I'm so conservative
You're so adventurous, I'm so very cautious, combining
You think we would and we do, but we do, but we do, but we do
miércoles, 11 de febrero de 2009
Yeah you got a mil but for real dog, nobody cares
If you don't share, you don't donate to charity
Children who can barely eat, no shoes on their feet
We don't see, we don't read, we don't really need to
Self-centered humans be the root of all evil


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Gotta wake up the sleeping giants. We have about an hour before we trundle down to the office for another day of celebrating Christmas (visually), revamping/moving the design on the Tiffany Treasures logotype of the Museum, and having a 24 hour blitz on an iphone app icon design which then rolls into a web page, and fun collateral (I am proposing pins from Busy Beaver and temporary tattoos for the roll out of the phone icon). But, first things first, wake the giants.
Giants roused, not up though. One more shout and holler in another 15 minutes.
We had a busy day with work, the Trumansburg Farmers Market and the streams of visitors from teenagers to friends. I think it will be much of the same today but inching along with finalizing a few things as we go. I cooked a nice big dinner which is now parsed into small bags for the working mans lunch at the office (if you work with/for me, I provide coffee/tea and lunch everyday...whether it is leftovers, new stuff (like soup) or Chinese lunch specials). I find that as the season progresses, I am in awe of the things we can grow and eat locally. The glistening raspberries in their little wooden boxes, the glowing mammoth jars of honey from Mr. Waid, the white eggplants--3 for a dollar. So many organic farmers. One even had locally grown artichokes!
Met up with a local Rotarian at the market who was buying corn and salt potatoes from a farmer to add to the chicken barbecues they (the Rotary) put on at Taughannock State Park every Saturday the free music is offered. They use the Cornell Chicken recipe and grill great piles of chicken along with the expected corn and salt potatoes. Then you need brownies (this is the school signature)) if you are doing the Tenth Grade Prom Fundraising chicken barbeque...with all the brownies made from mix, cut randomly and wrapped. All very nice. My Rotarian Friend was happy to keep the produce local and support the local farmers. I love that...as the dollar is staying here--and we are encouraging our neighbors and friends to stay growing this wonderful produce. Plus, little carbon footprint from the field to the State Park. Happy all around.
I pulled a stack of books out for Maddie to look at relative to a project I am having her work on. Some good ones about the Pushpin Studios, Jim Flora and then the divine Mr. Hohlwein. This seemed good for Maddie and got the steam building in this shallow brain. I am fiddling rather heavily with pattern brushes in illustrator and created the logo above as a proposal for a "clean and spare" holiday mark for the Museum. Clean, spare and contemporary its not...Its psycho russian easter egg...but as it was the first "real" thing that came off the pen versus flush left, or flush right? centered? Justified? Sans serif all the way? mixed? letterspaced? positive and negative? I liked it...and so I just sent it. They like it too...with revisions. So, hopefully revisions today and then I can noodle with the applications. I like being a decorative Russian for a moment albeit with type and stuff. Maybe some reference? Could it blend with the growing project? hmm. Time for some reference: Russia, Russian, Folklore, illustration, crafts?


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Where to Buy Capes and Cloaks (Winter Fashion for Goths)
Sometimes I'm a mermaid. And sometimes... I'm a Gothic Gothy Goth Viking looking witchy thing that is NOT EVIL. This puts me in a unique situation when it comes to shopping. Especially in the Winter. How do you wear Goth clothing in the winter, I mean... really!?!? Well, I kinda decided on a solution to that problem. I. Bought. An. Epic. Cape. (And it's not just some ordinary cape either!)
So, where do you buy a cape? I was browsing the internet a while ago and came across a website called DevilNight (DevilNightUK). It is a company that is supposedly based out of the United Kingdom.
DevilNight UK: A Place to Buy Goth Clothing
DevilNight (DevilNightUK) is a Goth clothing company that sells Gothic, Steampunk and other Alternative Fashion Clothes. However... they don't actually make all of the clothing that they sell. Although they do have their own line of Goth and Alternative Fashion items, DevilNight sells a lot of Brand Name clothing from other alternative stores. My cape was bought through their company but is really a PunkRave product. Kinda confusing, huh?
At DevilNight, you can buy all sorts of things ranging from capes and cloaks to Victorian era dresses and Platform Boots. It's a pretty neat website, and I encourage you to check it out at https://www.DevilNight.co.uk But... should you actually make a purchase from them? Keep reading...
My DevilNight Clothing Haul
Before I go into my buying experience with this company, I should probably give you the details about what I bought. Here is practically everything I know about my furry winter viking cape that apparently looks like it is from Game of Thrones (which I have NEVER seen, by the way.... just so we're clear!):
Here are the details about my cape:
- BRAND: PunkRave
- NAME: "Black Gothic Wool Collar Long Cloak for Women"
- FABRIC MATERIAL: 100% Polyester
- LINING MATERIAL: 50% Polyester 30% Acrylicfiber 20% Kanecaron
- FUR MATERIAL: Some sort of Fake Fur??? (It's so soft though!)
- PRICE: About $110.00 USD + Shipping
Is DevilNight Reliable and Should you Buy from them? DevilNight Review
Should you buy from DevilNight UK? Will you actually get the product you ordered from them? Is Devil Night a scam website? My experience buying from DevilNight was unique, to say the least. It was for sure the most I've worried about my identity being stolen in a long while... hahaha! 😅
I decided to order my cape from DevilNight after having seen that one of my favorite bloggers, FaeTeeth, orders some of her clothing from them. I like her. I trust her. Therefore... I decided to give this site a shot. If I tell the truth and nothing but the truth though... I don't really know what to say about this store.
After adding like a bazillion items to my "wishlist" and asking every one of my family members to help me decide which to buy between the countless ones I favorited, I ended up purchasing the cape that's seen in the picture at the top of this blog post. What I bought is a very fashionable Winter Cape that I utterly ADORE (and so do the people of my town who watched me light our community's Christmas Tree!). I do NOT regret having bought the cape, and I will love the frickin' threads out of that thing!!!
Here's what was a bit fishy (and not in a mermaid sort of way!)
Buying from DevilNight: UK or China???
DevilNight UK. The company's URL says UK, which stands for the United Kingdom, right!?!?! I am still so confused about this. It hurts me.
Okay, so I bought my cape a few days before Thanksgiving and received it in the mail on the Friday after Thanksgiving. The shipping was FAST! I have no complaints about that. But, what did throw me off was the package that the UPS guy (who is such a nice guy, by the way) delivered to me. I got a yucky colored yellow bundle of packing tape. It was lumpy and bumpy. It was heavy. And it said it was a $10.00 "Sample" from CHINA. Maybe the labeling it as a "Sample" was a way to cut down the costs of overseas shipping, but the part about it being from China... come again??? To make things even more interesting, the invoice that came along with my item did NOT list the product I bought OR the price that I paid for it.
Also, might I add that the cape was literally rolled up in a ball and wrapped shoved into a big ball of packing tape. Did you watch the unboxing video? It was SO difficult to get my cape out of the packaging mess without slicing it with the scissors. Not much care was taken in wrapping my poor baby. It will now get all of the tender love and care that it did not get as a wee thread of fabric.
Mama loves you, Pumpkin. 😘
The Bottom Line...
Alright, so should you buy from DevilNightUK? I got what I ordered. I LOVE what I ordered. I got it very quickly. Am I happy with my purchase? Yes.
Would I recommend that you buy from this company? I honestly can't say that I know what to tell you. They seem like a legit company, as I did get what I paid for and I have not yet had any weirdness going on with my bank accounts/personal information. Their packaging sucks and they kinda seem to have tendency to lie (my cape was advertised as being "wool," to add to the list of lies... which it is not!). I really, really, REALLY do want to like them. Like... I LOVE them but don't fully trust them at the same time (sorta like one of those ex-lovers who you still have feelings for, but the feelings are equally hostile as they are that of love? 😥). I strongly feel that you should do business with them using caution.
(P.S.) They featured me on Instagram, by the way! So this makes me feel like a terrible person writing the review that I did... I hope they can prove to me and you that they really are legit and worth our trust. DevilNight... I WANT TO BUY EVERYTHING BUT THIS MERMAID IS SKEPTICAL!!!! Please, please, please prove to me that you're good. Pretty please.
XOXO- Mermaid Phantom


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A front engine layout. McLaren apparently is tossing out the traditional GT layout and building a mid-engine GT. Does that really make sense?
Well, the idea of a four-door coupe still does not make sense to us yet everybody is doing it.
This is essentially going to be a bigger, spacious, heavier, and more luxurious McLaren. A model going completely in the opposite direction of what makes McLarens so desirable but clearly they want to bolster sales numbers with the older crowd that does not put a premium on performance.
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Record-Based Block Distribution RBBD and weighted set cover scheduling WSCS in MapReduce
Record-Based Block Distribution RBBD and weighted set cover scheduling WSCS in MapReduce - Download this document for free, or read online. Document in PDF available to download.
Journal of Internet Services and Applications
, Volume 3, Issue 3, pp 319–327
First Online: 23 October 2012Received: 15 May 2012Accepted: 16 September 2012
The massive increase in data volume with the development of computation capability has outmoded compute-intensive clusters for the analysis of large-scale datasets due to the network bottleneck caused by the large amount of data transferred over the network. Chunk-based storage systems are typical data-intensive clusters introduced to do big data analysis. They split data into blocks of the same predefined size and randomly store them across nodes. These systems adopt the strategy of co-located computing and storage to reduce the network transfer by scheduling computation to the node with the most required data. It performs well when the record as the input of the analysis is mostly on the same node. However, this does not always hold to be true, because there is a gap between the records and the blocks. Blocks are scattered across the data nodes with no regard to the semantics of the record. The current solution overlooks the relationship between the computation unit as a record and the storage unit as a block. For records contained in one block, there is no data transfer to schedule by block locations. On the other hand, in practice, one record could be consisted of several blocks which widely applies to binary files, as a result, extra data transfer is incurred to prepare the input data, because these blocks are randomly stored across the nodes and need to be transferred to the selected compute node. Our contribution is to develop a Record-Based Block Distribution RBBD framework for data-intensive analytics to eliminate the gap between records and blocks, reducing the data transfer volume before the analytics are processed. Meanwhile, a weighted set cover scheduling WSCS is implemented to further improve the performance of the data-intensive analytics by choosing the best combination of data nodes to perform the computation. Our experiments show that using our RBBD framework and WSCS, the data transfer volume is reduced by an average of 36.37 % and our weighted set covering algorithm outperforms the random algorithm by 51–62 %, with the deviation from the ideal solutions of not more than 6.8 %.
KeywordsHadoop Data-intensive MapReduce HDFS Co-located compute and storage HEC Download fulltext PDF
Author: Qiangju Xiao - Pengju Shang - Jun Wang
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