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3 Signs You Are Not Depressed – You Are Only Surrounded By Assholes
"Before you diagnose yourself with depression or low self-esteem, first make sure that you are not, in fact, just surrounded by assholes." – William Gibson
Just think about it, how many times you have allowed others` behavior to affect you and your feelings, so you begin to think that there might be truth in what they are saying or doing. How many times you have let your partner make you feel like a shit?
The chances are you are surrounded by assholes. There are people out there who are idiots and exist to bring others own. If you have people around you who show these signs, the problem is not your depression, but them:
1. Assholes Are Happy With Their Stupidity
In this context, ' stupid' doesn't refer to unintelligent. No one can be smart all the time after all! If a person doesn't know something about certain band, for instance, except that they are pleasant to listen to, they will not go around and teach others about it, will they?
On the flip side, assholes do this all the time. They are happy to show off with their stupidity and teach others about something that they are actually not familiar with.
2. Assholes Are Selfish Bullies
Having self-respect is a good thing, as it means taking care of yourself and your own emotions. But, assholes are selfish. They neglect others` opinions as they care only about their own viewpoints and values. They often ridicule other people`s ideas in order to make themselves feel significant.
3. Assholes Are Obnoxious And Loud
Most assholes aren't capable of holding a proper conversation. They dominate the conversation, shout, an invade another`s personal space as if the world revolves around them only. They are often unaware of doing this, but sometimes they do this on purpose in order to frighten others.
Why do assholes make us feel depressed?
Simply because most of us are nice and taught to respect others and their opinion. To value others and never intimidate or belittle them. Nice people are empathetic too, so they tend to take others and their feelings in consideration at all times. They are calm and quiet. Assholes take advantage of these characteristics and make us feel guilty for being nice. This leads to low self-esteem and feelings of sadness and depression.
How can you help and heal yourself?
Be honest with yourself and try to see people as they are and not the picture you have of them. This is the first step towards regaining your self-esteem.
The second step is taking action. Even if the asshole is your friend or family member, you need to take action and limit their presence in your life.
Ultimately, take care of yourself by doing things that make you happy. Love yourself and don't allow assholes to ruin your self-esteem.


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Space Saving Ideas for a Better House Organizing
Space saving is a thing more and more people are looking for these days, when the rule is to be as effective as possible in organizing your house.
Nowadays, since it's the era of saving time, everybody looks for furniture that is as effective as possible: it doesn't take up much space and it does as many things as possible. The same goes for appliances too, no more bulky machines, we look for multifunctional ones that are sleek and save a lot of space. However, everybody needs some space saving ideas to properly organize all the things we need to store around the house and not only.
Under the stairs. Many people overlook this precious space that's hidden under the stairs or prefer to keep it for cleaning products, mops and so on. But if you actually divided it into several compartments and store clothes or shoes, you would really see the difference.
Stair drawers. What if every stair was a drawer? That would mean so much space! This is probably the best of the space saving ideas, mainly because it frees some space that is already there, but it's not being used. Sure, that would mean some changes made to the stairs if you did not design them like that from the beginning, but it's a small effort compared to the benefits.
Sofa bunk bed. For the living rooms where there's not enough space and you want to offer your guests a nice place to sleep or for a guest room that can be quickly freed, a sofa bunk bed is the perfect idea. The advantage that makes it one of the best space saving ideas is that it can be easily taken to a different room, changed, enlarged or moved.
Modular furniture. This is a new technology that helps in space saving ideas, designed mainly for students rooms, but it can be used in any house, especially the smaller ones where every inch is valuable. It's probably the most flexible piece of furniture you can ever see, since you can transform it from desk and table to couch and bed, suitable for every need you might have.
Fold-up bed or table. Often seen in movies, these are great for saving a lot of space. Of course you don't use the bed all day long, so why keep it there to occupy a lot of space for nothing when you can fold it up and out of your way? Just think of a party, after you're done eating and so on, if you want to dance, you can easy move the food and fold up the table and that's it!
Ironing board mirror. This is actually a brilliant idea, and it's one you can even do it yourself. It saves you a lot of space if you think about it: instead of occupying a wall with a whole mirror, you can use that wall to place some shelves or counters and find some more storing space. Why occupy space with the ironing board when you can simply place it vertically and use it as a mirror in the rest of the time you're not ironing? Truly one of the best space saving ideas!
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The other night Ike was moping around the house. Alisa and I started talking to him, and before too long we discovered that he was feeling the blahs. I am an oldest child, and Alisa is almost an oldest child (not sure how birth order fits into a large family like hers), so we don't have a lot of insight into the life of a quintessential middle child.
What Ike was saying about his feelings made me think about an old A A Milne poem from When We Were Very Young called "Halfway Down." I read him the poem, which, if you don't know it, goes like this:
Halfway down the stairs
is a stair
where i sit.
there isn't any
other stair
quite like
i'm not at the bottom,
i'm not at the top;
so this is the stair
I always
Halfway up the stairs
Isn't up
And it isn't down.
It isn't in the nursery,
It isn't in town.
And all sorts of funny thoughts
Run round my head.
It isn't really
It's somewhere else
After listening to the poem and to me and Alisa tell him about how maybe halfway didn't have to be stairs but it could also mean being the middle child, which was an important and unique position in our family, Ike opened up his iPad and drew this:
He said, "I'm just a little bit below halfway down."
First off, this is heartbreaking. Second, it's just a little bit brilliant.
I'm not sure what to do with the boy, but I know that I want him to hold on to this part of himself, it's sad and beautiful and wonderful and not at all what regular folks look for in their lives. I think his melancholy is going to give him amazing insights. I also worry that our culture is going to want to medicate him at some point.
I should say that I don't think he's depressed, not in a clinical sense. I think he's emotionally sensitive: a feeler. He's sharp, perceptive, focused, observant. He has an amazing memory for detail, and he's downright hilarious.


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Recently, Quarantine aligned their BICON case for packaging with the import conditions for bamboo packaging. Bamboo packaging is now acceptable, provided it is treated by an approved method prior to export or on arrival and does not need to be declared as unacceptable packaging. Old Packing Declarations and Annual Packing Declarations will not be accepted after 1st July 2018!
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A NOT SO GOOD SUGGESTION. Sangguniang Panlungsod of Dagupan City will soon conduct a public hearing on the proposal to ban the holding of funeral processions on certain parts of the day in the central business district of Dagupan City.
The move, we understand, is in anticipation of the impending opening of the City Mall in Mayombo and later by the SM City Dagupan, which are expected to result in gridlocks and bottlenecks in the city.
The SP will solicit the suggestions from the public, specially the motorists, on what else could be done anticipating the impact of the operations of the two big malls that will likely spawn heavier flow of traffic in the already congested city, forcing traffic at a standstill for hours.
The proposal we heard from one councilor is that funeral procession will be permitted only at 5:00 a.m. at which time pupils and students are still not rushing to their schools and employees to their respective offices.
There will be no more walking mourners, only a cortege of vehicles will be allowed.
This may be a good idea but why make the relatives of the dead suffer more inconvenience by waking up early after a night's vigil to bring the departed to the church for the last rite and interment?
This is what I think may stymie the council's proposal. This is not only against accepted traditions but will force bereaved families to forego with the custom of holding a last night vigil for the dead before interment.
Who else would have the energy to join the funeral at dawn the next day after a late night for the vigil?
This proposal may offend the sensibilities of many people, especially our elders, who are used to spending time with bereaved families on the last night.
Is this the only alternative they can think of to minimize traffic chaos in Dagupan?
One alternative the council should consider is the permanent re-routing of some of out-of-town passenger jeepneys to Jose De Venecia Expressway Extension.
Another is to build another ancillary road network that will connect JDV Expressway Extension to Barangay Mamalingling and Tambac, Perez Boulevard to Barangay Tebeng and ultimately Dagupan downtown area to Calmay across river where a bridge would be needed.
Another suggestion is for the city council to talk to their counterpart in adjacent Calasiao to jointly persuade the Department of Public Works and Highways to install a traffic light at the intersection in San Miguel, Calasiao from Caranglaan, Dagupan City where congestion is experienced till early evening.
The traffic gridlock in this section extends up to Mayombo in Dagupan City.
Let's have a holistic approach, not work on piece meal solutions to the daily traffic bottleneck not only in Dagupan but in Central Pangasinan. We must think beyond regulating funeral processions because if we do, the city might as well ban civic parades, motorcades, Bangus festival street dancing, etc. (Leonardo Micua)
WOW AS IN WOW. There is something in Mangatarem that made me say "Wow!" during my visit on Jan. 24.
I was going to interview Ilocos Norte Gov. Imee Marcos who was guest at the town's civic parade. The invitation was extended by a media colleague who has connection with the Marcoses.
We were told to proceed to the house of Mayor Ramil Ventenilla, popularly known as Mayor Balong, for the interview. Honestly, I had not met Mayor Balong and I never got the chance to interview him.
With three media colleagues as my passengers, we asked for direction to the mayor's residence as soon as we reached Poblacion.
On entering the mayor's sprawling compound, I sensed the ambience of a typical rural setting. It was dotted with mango trees, an old house still standing, area was wide open, no fence in sight. It has an aviary with eagles but I missed seeing chickens roaming around.
When we finally arrived at our rendezvous, I saw something that caught my eye. The ladies preparing the table for the VIP guest and her entourage were all wearing white t-shirt printed with the names of Mark Cojuangco and Mark Macanlalay.
I thought I was traveling in a time machine when I saw the women in Cojuangco-Macanlalay t-shirts.
One, no one would dare wear that shirt nowadays, especially when some ranking officials are expected. Baka may magalit. Others present included Police Senior Supt. Ronald Lee, other men in uniform, and local town officials.
Two, the host might get a dressing down from someone. Ayaw nya ng ganyan, baka mag alboroto gaya ng Mayon Volcano in Albay, not in Naga.
Three, election is over. Move on na mga ateng!
Fourth. Wow, I salute you guys because you enjoy the freedom to do what you want to do. Walang personalan, suot damit lang. Madalang na ngayon ang ganyan. Hindi kinabog! — Eva Visperas
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Chair of Trustees
Kay Crosse is a qualified teacher and has a Masters degree in early years education. She has experience in many aspects of education from primary to secondary education and also including further and higher education. A major part of her career was spent in a college preparing early years education professionals to care for and educate very young children.
During her career Kay has had a range of educational roles including:
Ofsted inspector inspecting in colleges of further education, local authority children's services, children's centres, adult and family learning and commercial training providers responsible for the training of early years modern apprenticeships.
External Examiner for the National Nursery Examination Board.
Mentor and critical reader for Registered Nursery Inspectors.
Director of the Association of Nursery Training Colleges.
Overseas work included key note speeches on 'early years provision in the UK'.
Early years consultancy work in Bahrain, Hawaii and Japan.
Design and implementation of training courses for Gulf Air staff with follow up quality assurance visits.
Consultancy work for Oxford Brookes, Reading and Bath Spa Universities including research supervisions and professional studies.
Kay's last post of employment was as Principal of Norland College where Kay had responsibilities for its strategic direction and vision. This included change management processes related to the relocation of all aspects of the college from Hungerford to Bath with no interruption in student training. She reported to the Board of Directors on all issues relating to student training, staff recruitment, appraisals and deployment, financial and budgetary provision, the employment agency and all childcare provision, including on site nursery education, day care facilities, the childrens' hotel, holiday care and out of school provision and a pre prep school.
Following this post Kay then set up her own consultancy business continuing to advise on early years matters both in the U.K. and abroad. She has published two books as well as contributing to several early years journals. More recently she has been Chair of a Local Advisory Board in a Church of England academy and is now the Trust Chair.
Vice Chair
Sue is a Member and Director of TLAT and Vice-Chair of Trenance Learning Academy LAB. Previously Sue was the Chair of Trenance Learning Academy's Governing Body Achievement & Standards Committee and has been a Governor at Trenance for over 13 years. Her professional background is as a manager of a specialist tour operator servicing a global market. Sue has a particular interest in special educational needs and disabilities, and has established and developed a voluntary group in the community to promote understanding and support in this area.
Sue has worked alongside Clare Ridehalgh (TLAT Business Director) in developing both the Board of Directors and LABs Self Evaluation Form (SEF). The SEF has been written from the National Standard Framework and adapted for Academies from the Governors Kite mark and comprises a rigorous self-evaluation process. As a member of TLAT Development Committee, Sue has actively been involved in writing the LAB Induction Policy and Procedure, thus ensuring all LABs have a nominated SEF Champion and that all new LAB members are mentored appropriately.
After undertaking a BA (hons) in Business Studies at the University of Central Lancashire, Mike was involved in a management role in the tourist industry working as Land Product Manager for ebookers.com for 6 years. As Managing Director of the Midas Hotel Group for 5 years he was responsible for all aspects of the start-up of the company and then the general operations management of the company with a multi-million GBP turnover.
Having made a decision to move to Cornwall with a view to establishing Early Years Provision, Mike qualified as an Early Years teacher in 2010 and is now Managing Director of Small Wonders Newquay Ltd. He was initially responsible for sourcing the property, obtaining planning approval and meeting the statutory requirements to establish this company. Once launched, main duties included implementing a marketing strategy, allocating budgets and initially working as a practitioner in the Nursery.
Duties now include monitoring budgets, setting staff targets and operations management of a thriving company. Mike was elected as a parent Governor to the Board of Directors of Trenance Learning Academy in 2012, after the agreement of this board to form a Multi academy trust, with three other schools in Cornwall in need of sponsorship, Mike was appointed as Chair of the LAB at Trenance Learning Academy. Mike sits on the Board of Directors of TLAT and is chair of the Finance Committee.
Vice Chair
Pat is an education specialist with over 40 years' experience of teaching, research, education management and senior leadership in schools, local authorities, universities and now as a leadership coach and consultant for school improvement. This includes 17 years as a Head Teacher of two outstanding schools and 7 years as Dean of Education and Assistant Principal at the University College of St Mark and St John where he led on the introduction of School Centred Initial Teacher Training, Plymouth Education Action Zone and the creation of the National College for School Leadership, South West Centre. He is a member of the Diocese of Truro Education Board and has served as a Foundation Director of Askel Veur - the Diocesan Multi Academy, Umbrella, Trust. He was appointed Chair of Truro Cathedral Council in 2015. Pat is a Director of the Rainbow Multi Academy Trust and The Learning Academy Trust. He has been a governor of both Secondary and Primary Schools and was Chair of Governors at St Mary's RC Primary School in Bodmin. He now works with schools in difficult circumstances in a systematic, collaborative and research-led way to improve outcomes for children, young people and families. He serves as Chair of two Interim Executive Boards, assisting schools in Special measures. Pat is an experienced Leadership Coach, Mentor and Training Facilitator He is a mentor for the Church of England Professional Qualification for Headship programme and is the Lead Associate for Leading Schools South West which holds a DfE Licence for the National Professional Qualifications in Senior Leadership, Headship and Executive Headship.
Paul joined the Trustees in March 2015. Paul is currently the President of the Falmouth Rotary Club. His expertise is in HR and in particular industrial relations.


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You may realize by now that I'm not just a makeup artist. You will notice that I'm not just a 'Dream Chaser' but I'm a "purpose fulfiller". I May have just made that phrase up but it's the only way I can express exactly what my mission is. We all have a purpose but are we actively seeking it? My happiness journey that I speak about on my social media pages is what has showed me my purpose as well as revealed how much bigger my purpose really is.
I recently had the chance to jump into a field I thought I left behind years ago and that is Coaching. No, I'm not life coach and no I don't coach track. These are both amazing genres of coaching but the sport I have chosen to coach is cheerleading! Cheerleading is a sport and anyone who wants to debate me will be in for a battle :-). With my long history in cheerleading which includes competing since the age of 7 years old and also being able to lead my cheerleading squad in high school as captain it's safe to say Cheerleading is a big part of my life. Cheerleading isn't just about Pom-poms but it's about the spirit behind it. Cheerleaders aren't just a pretty face with big jumps but young ladies with BIG HEARTS! It takes a lot of heart to pep someone up that is losing or cheering on someone that you don't even have direct relation to in the freezing cold while they play football in the rain! We go hard for what we believe in at all times because that passion and spirit runs deep.
Being able to instill such values into a group of teenage girls is not only rewarding but the most high honor I have ever had. People tend to talk about what we need to be doing for our community but what action are we really doing? Are we taking a young woman or young man under our wing and showing them the way? Are we looking down on our youth as opposed to uplifting them because they are our future? There are some very important values that I place in my cheerleaders that I believe could help anyone who is working with the youth.
Cheer Gifts
Cheer Gifts are my way of teaching gratitude. When the season starts once a week we give cheer Gifts. I set the tone by giving a cheer gift of gratitude. What this will do is show each and every cheerleader how special they really are. As a coach we observe our players athletic ability but I try to go a little deeper and explore how they interact with each other and what value they even put on themselves. The first cheer gift is a thank you card to each and every cheerleader on the team with a special note from me as well as an inspirational quote for them to hold on to. The objective is to help them sift through what their purpose is on the team. What their strengths are and how they can capitalize on that.
Cheer Affirmations
Cheer affirmations is an exercise that I implement into practice. I assign each girl a day when they have to share a quote or affirmation with their squad. These quotes must be positive and breathe love into themselves as well as others around them. When introducing the importance of affirmations I like to lead with ones that will make them giggle but also teach them something. The first one in my Arsenal is "Show up, slay and make people mad"! This affirmation I came up with when my girls were having difficulty with learning that just because you don't like someone doesn't mean you quit the activity or bow out. You have to learn how to play chess. Teenage girls have a tendency of saying to themselves "I don't like her so I'm not going to work with her... I quit" and that's no way I want my girls to look at life as adults. So this affirmation teaches them that when you don't want to be somewhere because your ex best friend or ex boyfriend will be there that's when you show up in your best with a big smile because when people expect you to be unhappy your happiness makes them uncomfortable. Once that happens you have already won. Instilling this practice in them through cheerleading is a practice they will take with them into adulthood!
Cheer Sisters
"Cheer sisters" on our squad is what we refer to as "Big sister, Little Sister". The upper class-men are the big sisters to the younger cheerleaders. They are responsible for each other and each other's success. Through this process they can also find their purpose on the squad. The best way to compare this to adulthood is using the phrase "my sisters keeper" because in the grand scope of things we are all responsible for each other. If we spent more time uplifting each other and making sure we all succeed TOGETHER we would have much more forward progress. We also ultimately have more people living in their purpose then not.
As a coach I place high value on these three things. Through these teachings my ladies can find a higher purpose for what they initially signed up for which was to shake Pom-poms. Through them finding a higher purpose I found mine! So ask yourself how big is your purpose and what are you doing to actively pursue it?
Beautifully Devoted,
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Neck Scarf: Tommy Hilfiger
Coat: H&M
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DERA GHAZI KHAN: The teenage girl, who had fled Darul Aman, was subjected to violence on Jam Pur Road in Dera Ghazi Khan on Thursday.
She is a resident of Kohlu, Balochistan and came to Dera Ghazi Khan around 15 days ago.
On Wednesday, at a police picket, she was asked for some legal documents which she didn't possess. Later, she was arrested and was sent to Model Town B police station. The same day police presented her before the area magistrate on which the court sent her to Darul Aman. However, when she fled Darul Aman on Thursday morning, the staff from Thana Gadai's area Khayaban-e-Sarwar dragged her back to Darul Aman.
Police said a man, nominated in the case of kidnaping of the girl, was arrested in Kohlu three days back.
Upon receiving the information of girl being in Darul Aman, the family reached there and with lawyer's facilitation submitted plea regarding the custody of the girl on which the court on August 16 summoned R*, along with Incharge Darul Aman, but in the morning on hearing news of the girl's fleeing the shelter home, staff and police went on a search operation. However, staff workers followed and caught her near Dasti Pull, opposite Khayaban-e-Sarwar and subjected her to violence.
Since there was no lady police with them, R* started shouting and said she didn't want to go with them at any cost. Police said she also levelled allegations against Darul Aman, claiming she was raped at the facility.
After the incident, the High Court Bar Association's Women Rights Committee Coordinator Sundus Rahim Advocate and Human Rights Committee's Mirza Muhammad Idrees Khan strongly condemned the Darul Aman's staff negligence and demanded an investigation into the incident. They said stern action be taken against the responsible people.
Man allegedly rapes 15-year-old daughter for seven months
On the other hand, Deputy Commissioner Ali Akbar Bhatti took an immediate notice of the incident and ordered a team to investigate the issue.
*Names withheld to protect identity
Published in The Express Tribune, August 17th, 2018.


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After learning the number & addition method thru the Number Swift, move on to upper level, we bought this 神算子 on 2017 to enhance his Maths.
As usual, learning Math thru the games.
With the cards, train to use his brain to calculate to get the answer. NO pencil & paper to write the answer.
Pink Card 3 - use as answer or main card to use.
Yellow 1 (+) - use for addition
Purple 4 (- ) - use for subtraction
789 orange (+/-) - use for addition or subtraction
Once the turntable spin point to the number, e.g 5, by using the 13cards that he have to calculation the 5.
As picture shows below, the answer can be
1) pink card 5
2) 6-1
3) 5-2-1+3 (this way is to clear the cards on his hand)
4) using the orange card (+/-) to add / sub with other cards
We play this games in a very simple way as to meet his standard one Maths learning progress.


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Meet Hemant Bhai
In the first year of college, many of my friends would light cigarettes. It seemed a cool thing to do and I liked the aroma. Very soon I began taking a few drags with them. The drags grew and I lit my very own first cigarette. From then on to keeping packs in my pocket was just a matter of three months. Around then, I even started mixing tobacco in my pan masala. It felt like another world, light, intoxicating; every little or big stress seemed manageable with fire on one end and masala in my pocket.
When the time came, I tied the knot. My wife Netra was fiercely against any form of tobacco consumption. She tried all tricks she could: threats, imploring, love. I even tried giving up both the vyasan many times, but each time my willpower failed. I tried to cut down on my smoking, which meant 8 instead of 10 cigarettes and the days I tried not to chew tobacco, my cigarettes went up to 15! And then I would begin chewing tobacco too. Nothing worked!


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The Attleboro Y works side-by-side with our neighbors every day to make sure that everyone in our community has the opportunity to learn, grow and thrive. To do our important work, the Attleboro Yrelies on support from members, donors, volunteers and community leaders.
Current Volunteer Opportunities
SPIN-A-THON VOLUNTEERS: If you're interested in volunteering to support the Y's annual Spin-a-Thon on Saturday, March 9th, please contact Meghan Hamilton at email@example.com. We can use help with the event set-up, registration, refreshments, and more!
TOGETHERHOOD: Togetherhood is a program that gives Y members the opportunity to select, plan, and lead meaningful community service projects that benefit people and organizations right here in our neighborhood!
Learn more about our latest project at attleboroymca.org/togetherhood.
REACH & RISE MENTORS: Your time makes a difference! Reach & Rise group mentoring supports youth ages 12 to 15 who may often experience social issues, poverty, community violence, educational disparities. As a group mentor, you can build a supportive, consistent relationship with a group of young people. You will help to improve each mentee's self-esteem, confidence, sense of belonging, decision-making skills, school performance and relationships. With the support of Y staff and a social worker, two Reach & Rise Mentors work together with a group of six mentees over the course of 16 weeks. Please contact us as soon as possible! For more information, contact Susan Mastandrea at email@example.com or 508-409-0741.
FACILITY & GROUNDS PROJECTS: If you're handy, like to work with your hands, or simply like to see the physical impact you've had on your community, the Y has a variety of projects that could use your skills and talents at our two branches and at our camps. We're happy to work with school groups, scouts, and groups of co-workers who'd like to team up on a specific project. If you're interested in any facility and grounds projects, please contact Mark Murray at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Please note: In keeping with the Attleboro Y's Child Protection Policy, volunteers are required to complete a CORI and SORI screening.


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Q&A with Arianna Reagan, Arcana NYC
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Fashion's #1 commodity has always been newness, whether that be a new technique, silhouette, or in this case, a fresh face. Though we crave the unique, the fashion world often looks to the designers who keep one foot firmly planted in the confines of the tried and true as an anchor, while always looking ahead and experimenting. We search for the fresh face who understands the importance adding edge and modernity to keep fashion moving forward. To truly be someone worthwhile, a designer must have not only mere talent, but also absolute passion. In the case of Arianna Reagan of the Arcana NYC, that passion exists for both the art of fashion as well as the health of our planet.
By Kat Jones
I understand that you recently graduated from Parsons School of Design. Before coming to NY, where did your creative journey begin, and why did you want to pursue fashion?
"I grew up in San Francisco, born to an eclectic (and somewhat eccentric) family of creative people. Art was so entrenched in my upbringing that I couldn't say when my creative journey began. I was very introverted as a child, and spent much of my time wrapped up in the internal landscape of my imagination. I felt like I belonged to another time and place, and… costume allowed me to express a part of myself I had no words for, to reach something I could sense but couldn't see.
Later, as a Religion student in college, I read about shamans donning ritual garb when they wanted to commune with the gods. It was the physical act of dressing oneself that allowed one to transcend the mundane world and connect with something greater, something sacred. There is an almost magical quality of fashion that allows us to transform ourselves, express ourselves, and connect with each other, our heritages and our communities.
I never intended to become a fashion designer. Looking back, I know I had to take the route I did to really understand how to approach fashion design in a way that felt authentic to me. I majored in Religion and Gender and Sexuality Studies as an undergraduate, which allowed me to explore iconographic lexica, mythologies, and the complex role of women and their bodies in society, art and spiritual landscapes.
When I woke up at three in the morning a few months after dropping out of grad school and realized I would never be happy unless I devoted my life to a creative pursuit, it was fashion that was calling me. I applied to Parsons that night. It was the beginning of the realization that fashion can be what you make it—that, if approached mindfully, it can be a powerful artistic medium that is more than just pretty clothes. That fashion has the potential to transform, to transcend, to connect, and perhaps even change the world. "
The ethos of your brand, Arcana NYC, is to produce garments in a way that is ethical and sustainable for both our planet and the traditional textile industries you work with. What was your inspiration for such a brand? Has this been your goal from the onset of your fashion career?
"There is a real ugly side to the fashion industry, which was what initially dissuaded me from pursuing my lifelong passion. When I finally made the decision to do fashion, it was going to be on my own terms—with integrity, with honor, with heart, with respect. Sustainability wasn't a specific goal, more the product of always trying to make the right choice. For instance, there are two kinds of cotton in front of you. One is mass-produced by machine in China, dyed with toxic chemicals, and processed by underpaid and undervalued laborers. The other is organic, eco-dyed, handspun and handwoven by a collective of female entrepreneurs in rural India, working together to raise themselves and their communities out of poverty. I believe the choice is an obvious one."
Two of the most interesting fabrics you utilize in the fall 2016 collection are salmon leather and kimono silk. How did you discover these materials?
"Fashion consumers are savvy these days, but they can't buy smart unless we—the designers—buy smart. As a designer, I am Consumer Zero, and it is my responsibility to invest in companies that I want to see succeed. I chose to source from companies who sustainably produce traditional textiles in a way that honors artisans and their heritage, or who represent the cutting edge of sustainable textile innovation.
There are online sourcing databases out there for sustainable textiles that provide a great entry point. Two of my favorites are the Ethical Fashion Forum's database and Le Souk. They allow designers to explore the vast array of approaches to sustainable textile manufacturing that are out there, and they make it easier to discover and connect with mills and collectives all over the world—even in far-flung rural areas. They're a tremendous resource."
What does the salmon leather look like in terms of sustainability?
"Generally, animal products are not sustainable materials. However, this salmon leather comes from fish that are caught for food. The skins would normally go to the landfill, but some brilliant Icelandic entrepreneurs found a way to repurpose the skins and reduce waste. The salvaged skins are tanned using Iceland's natural geothermal energy, so the manufacturing of the leather leaves a zero carbon footprint. Best of all, they treated the skins to be machine-washable, allowing you to avoid toxic and expensive leather cleaning services."
What is the importance of using kimono silk and supporting a textile industry which is so close to being forgotten?
"In a rapidly globalizing world, the sorts of boundaries that defined us are fading fast. We each experience it in different ways, but it boils down to clinging to cultural identity with one hand and reaching for the economic opportunity of development and progress with the other. I believe it leaves my generation in particular feeling like we've lost something, like the world we see around us isn't quite the one we belong to in our hearts. I want to provide the vessel to carry these emblems with us into the future by using traditional textiles in my designs. Our distinct identities are blending together, but our global identity should be enriched by our varied individual pasts, because those distinct heritages reflect our humanity.
Japan is a great example of this friction between heritage and globalization. On the one hand, they are at the forefront of progress and innovation in fields from textiles to astrophysics. But on the other hand, they are a nation whose interaction with the rest of the world is relatively new. For centuries, Japan has been an island in every sense, and its isolation forged an aesthetic, philosophic and practical sense that places value on thoughtful production. The manufacturing of kimono silk is incredibly labor-intensive and requires the skilled touch of master craftsmen. In the past, kimono houses were esteemed and renowned for their works, but their numbers have severely dwindled today. The fact is, their art form is too labor intensive to fit today's model of producing quickly and cheaply.
Kimono silk, therefore, is a symbol of the art that we're in danger of leaving buried in the sands of time. By showcasing this colorful chapter of Japanese history, we can pay homage to textiles as art, and by doing so remember the mentality that allows us to slow down and appreciate the details of handcrafted masterpieces."
Since Fall 2016 is your brand's first collection, what are your plans for the future? What other textiles or styles are you looking to explore?
"I recently spent a month on a motorcycle riding through Bali, diving into tiny little villages weaving traditional Indonesian textiles on homemade looms. Bali is a prime example of a deeply spiritual, highly creative heritage with a truly exceptional textile tradition. I found atenun, or weaving collective, still practicing traditional double-ikat back strap weaving. I fell in love with the place. However, this tradition is also threatened by globalization. As more and more sarongs are mass-produced (and even outsourced to Java where labor is cheaper), the preservation of this technique is now more important than ever. It's quite the logistical challenge figuring out how to get the fabric to New York, but certainly worth the effort.
I hope that future seasons bring more opportunities to travel, to discover new textiles and to learn more about sustainable manufacturing. I plan to visit my alpaca suppliers in Peru, to see the spinning of the yarn first hand, and to explore the traditional motifs of Andean weavings. I plan to visit my denim suppliers in India and take their classes on Ayurvedic dyeing techniques. I will return to Iceland and watch the tanning of salmon skins, and venture to Japan for the first time to hunt down more beautiful vintage kimono silks.
Along the way, I intend to strengthen my design and business practices. I will always look for ways of streamlining, cutting down waste, and producing fashion more efficiently and sustainably because there is always room to improve. My hope is that Arcana changes the way people consider and consume fashion by showing that luxury and sustainability aren't two concepts that sometimes overlap, but that the extra care and human touch that goes into sustainable fashion is, in itself, the very definition of luxury."
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Rhianna Rashid wants nothing more than to be seen as "just an ordinary kid" who loves going to school and playing sports.
"Even though I need my cochlear implant to help me hear, I am an ordinary girl. I enjoy going to school and playing with my friends. I like to swim, read and play badminton. I also like to craft," says the shy but precocious 11-year-old who is in Year 5 at SK Seksyen 2, Bandar Kinrara in Puchong, Selangor.
Rhianna was born with profound hearing loss in both ears, diagnosed when she was a-year-and-a-half. However, because her mother, Ruziyanti Mokhtar, is a speech and language therapist, intervention to help Rihanna hear started early.
Rhianna received her first cochlear implant when she was two and her second one at four, which along with years of speech and language therapy, has enabled the youngster to hear.
In fact, it's hard to keep secrets from her, says her mum, because she "eavesdrops very well".
One reason that Rhianna has adapted so well, says senior audiologist at the Sunway Medical Centre Saravanan Selanduray, is because her condition was diagnosed early.
"Early diagnosis is very important. For children, detecting and treating hearing loss early allows them develop their speech faster and better.
"The American Pediatric Association recommends a hearing diagnosis by the time a child is six months old. We are still not there yet in Malaysia where most children are diagnosed when they are about two years old.
"Research shows that if children are diagnosed before they turn one, their speech development will be on par with other hearing children. The later the diagnosis, the longer the delay in their speech and language understanding," explains Saravanan.
Rhianna is enrolled in a national school where she has learnt to not only adapt, but thrive.
"She came out third in her recent exams," says Ruziyanti, beaming with pride at her firstborn's achievements.
Early diagnosis is key
Early detection is also crucial for adults with progressive hearing loss. Unfortunately, he says, most adults resist getting hearing aids, even though their lives have been impacted by their progressive deafness, because they fear how they will be perceived by society.
"Most adults put off getting diagnosed and treated. The most common question we get asked by adults is how visible hearing aids are. They are embarrassed and worry about how their family, friends and colleagues will view them. The thing is, in most cases, the people around them have long realised that a problem exists and when they finally get an aid, everyone is relieved," says Saravanan.
For adults, delaying treatment can also lead to other medical and cognitive complications such as early onset of dementia, warns speech and language pathologist, Dr Basyariatul Fathi Othman.
"Local research conducted on a large group of the geriatric population compared adults with visual deficits with those with hearing deficits and the latter displayed other deficiencies as a result of their impairment such as early dementia, difficulties in learning new things and so on. Those with visual deficits had only visual deficiencies.
"The loss of hearing eats into your memory and everyday processes. The longer you wait, the worse it becomes because the brain forgets. Our ears do the listening but the processing of sounds is the job of our brain. If the ear shuts down, the brain stops getting stimulated and after some time, the brain gets used to this restive state and getting better becomes exponentially more difficult," she explains.
A family affair
Even with the help of hearing aids and devices, a hearing impaired child will need the support of his family to cope and adjust.
"It takes a lot of hard work. A hearing aid or an implant is not a miracle cure. Your child doesn't automatically hear like other hearing children just because they have on a device that can help them hear.
"Some parents send their children for therapy and expect us to do all the work. But it doesn't work that way. You can't drop them off and expect them to pick up speech and language after a 45-minute or hour-long session in therapy once a week. Parents need to do a lot of work with their children," says Dr Basya.
When Suki Cheong's son, Bryan, was diagnosed with moderate hearing loss at age two, she quit her job in advertising to be a full-time mum.
It's been an arduous journey for Suki and her husband Bernard Ng, who spared no effort in helping Bryan, now 17, cope with his hearing issues.
"We worried about how he would cope? Would he be able to learn and grow up as normal, hearing children? Would he be bullied and teased in school? Would he be able to learn in school? What about when we were no longer around?" shares Cheong.
But, instead on dwelling on their fears, the couple went on a crusade to find out all they could about hearing impairment as well as research treatments that were available to him.
They fitted Bryan with a hearing aid when he was two. They also considered a cochlear implant but Bryan wasn't keen and so they didn't force it on him.
"I think he was afraid. We do tell him that because his condition is progressive, he may one day lose his hearing. But the decision is his. Maybe one day he will decide to do it," says Bernard.
There are different degrees of hearing loss – the most common categories of hearing loss are mild, moderate, severe, and profound.
Bryan's parents have fully supported him through his rehabilitation – from being active in his schooling to supporting him in his interests and passions outside school, which include sports, robotics and drawing.
Bryan's younger sister Bernie, 14, has also attended his therapies, lending him support and learning how she can help him cope.
Bryan's hearing impairment is now rated severe to profound.
Without his hearing aid, he can only hear if people talk "very loudly". Even with his hearing aid, he cannot hear when people talk behind his back. He can read lips though, which he says may make him a good spy.
"Hearing loss is not easy. It's hard for me to follow conversations and I have to ask my friends to repeat what they say sometimes. Some of them do but some are impatient and don't," shares Bryan.
With the support and encouragement of his parents though, Bryan has gained confidence and is doing well.
He came out fourth in the Federal Territory MSSM Golf Tournament in February and his robotic's team at school won the "Innovative Solutions Award" at the Lego League Malaysia competitions recently.
Ruziyanti recalls how difficult it was getting Rhianna adjusted to her implant.
"Rhianna rejected the implants at first. She'd pull out the processor (tucked behind her ear) out and throw it. She'd scream and cry and we had to try all means to get her to wear it even enlisting the help of other people to help persuade her.
"I know it wasn't easy for her. After all, she'd been used to silence all her life, and all of a sudden she had these sounds in her ears. The hard part was getting her to accept the implant. And, being a toddler, it was harder but she eventually got used to it. After that, it's been smooth sailing," shares Ruziyanti.
For Bernard and Suki, a large part of supporting Bryan is giving him the confidence to try new things.
"We have to build his confidence to face the world. We must also get rid of the stigma attached to hearing impairment. We never back away whenever people ask us about his hearing aids. Hopefully one day there will be an invention that can help hearing impaired children hear like normal children," says Suki.


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Just got the e-mails back from our Operation Christmas Child boxes. This is the second year my boys have participated. This is also the year we doubled from last year's boxes.
There's an option for paying for your boxes online and getting a code so that your box is tracked to its final destination where a little dude is now playing with all the goodies we sent out.
Here's where our boxes went…
Operation Christmas Child is a really fun program, and I hope you'll consider helping us with it this year. We'll kick things off in November!


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The Vault
Two estranged sisters are forced to rob a bank in order to save their brother. Although the heist begins smoothly, mayhem ensues when the defiant bank manager sends them to a basement-level vault-which they soon learn is home to something truly evil.
James Franco, Francesca Ruth Eastwood, Scott Haze, Taryn Manning, Q'Orianka Kilcher, Clifton Collins Jr.
Luke Daniels, Tom Butterfield, Alan Pao, Alex Cutler, Mo Ramchandani, Darby Parker, Michael Becker, Jeff Rice, Lee Broda, Gary Matthew, Dmitry Paniotto, John Sherman, Jeff Gum, Alex Vashelboym, Shaun S. Sanghani, Dan Bush, Conal Byrne, Jamie Carmichael, Josh Kesselman, Jon Graham, Alexander A. Motlagh, Greg Scott, Michael Guerin, Dana Guerin, Scott Adler, Michael Milford


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How to Encourage Repeat Bookings of Your Holiday Home
17 January 2011
If your main purpose for purchasing that Silver Coast property for sale was so that you could rent it out for part or most of the year, then here are some tips for you to help ensure that your tenants are happy and will want to book with you on their next holiday.
There is plenty of beautiful Silver Coast property for sale that can be rented out to holiday-goers, so you need to make yours stand out above the rest. Encouraging repeat bookings is good because your tenants will spread the news about their positive experience by word of mouth, which is the best advertising, and if they were tidy and responsible tenants you will be pleased to take them back again so that you don't have to take a risk on someone you don't know.
The best way to encourage your tenants to come back is to pay attention to the little details. Consider taking the time to put together a welcome pack for them when they first arrive at the holiday home, with all of the phone numbers of amenities that they might need, a map, a guide to local attractions, and any other important information. You can package this all up with some chocolates or biscuits and fresh flowers, and this kind and friendly touch will be very memorable for your guests and will create a positive impression of you in their minds.
Once they have moved in, be a caring and attentive landlord. Make sure that everything in the house is functioning properly, and if it isn't ensure that it is repaired quickly. Make sure that the house is cleaned thoroughly as well before renting it out, because this is noticed and makes a bit difference on the perceived value of the home.
Now that you have decided to rent out your Silver Coast property for sale, if you take good care of it and your tenants you will have plenty of repeat bookings and a great reputation.
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U.S. Swings Shares Higher
BRUSSELS -- Shares rose Tuesday, tracking a strong post-holiday rally on Wall Street.
The Bel-20 Index of leading Belgian shares gained 51.52, or 1.6%, to 3364.23 on volume of 5.69 billion Belgian francs. Overall market volume reached 7.14 billion francs.
Traders said that U.S. investors had to catch up with two positive sessions in Europe...


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Parent Voice
What is Medina College Parent Voice?
Medina College Parent Voice is run by the parents of Medina College for the parents, with direct links to the College and the Island Innovation Trust governors. Medina College welcomes input from parents, recognising that students enjoy school more, behave better and achieve more when their parents have a positive relationship with the school.
Am I automatically a member?
Any adult who is a carer or parent of a student at Medina College is automatically a member of Medina College Parent Voice.
Is it the same as a Parent Teacher Association?
Parent Voice is parent-led. We invite the headteacher or another senior leader to our meetings, so they can ask for our feedback on what's being planned for the school, and answer our questions. We also invite a governor to attend. A member of the school staff acts as our school link for any questions that come up. But the membership itself is made up of Medina College parents/carers. It's a great chance to find out more about what's going on in school, meet staff and other parents and share news and ideas.
When and where does it meet?
Parent Voice meets in school once every half term. The current year's meetings, all at 6.10pm in the Medina College library are:
Wednesday 3rd October 2018
Tuesday 27th November 2018
Wednesday 30th January 2019
Tuesday 26th March 2019
Wednesday 15th May 2019
Tuesday 16th July 2019
How do I keep in touch with Medina College Parent Voice?
Follow us on Facebook http://facebook.com/MedinaCollegeParentVoice/
Follow us on Twitter: @MHSParentsVoice
We look forward to seeing you!
The Parent Voice Team


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Here are the awful stats.
While it was a day beset with occasional bouts of sorrow, it wasn't really any more stressful than usual. I did realize that the data I have been keeping hidden is that in a couple of weeks Joey would have been 32. I have imagined him as he might have been as each year passed by, so it's easy to pull up a picture of him as I type - so much like some of his cousins in build and like his sister in face. I miss that man that we never had the chance to meet. Of course I am thinking of the strong healthy version, not the addict he may have still been. Big sigh - on to the new day.


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The Foundation Board of Directors is a regional group of 17 civic-minded volunteers with varied backgrounds who bring a wide range of experience and expertise to the table. Quarterly meetings are held to conduct Foundation business. The Foundation Board's primary functions include:
- Educating and involving the public with regard to the purpose and mission of the Foundation and Medical Center, creating a regional awareness of philanthropic opportunities;
- Spearheading fundraising events and campaigns, as well as special projects to assist area not-for-profit organizations;
- Implementing various types of giving programs; and Overseeing and appropriating Foundation funds, unless otherwise restricted.


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Our orphan care program is designed to meet the physical needs of children who have been rescued from abusive and neglectful situations; and to also prepare, empower, and propel them to live out their God-given destinies. We are committed to rescuing the one, loving them unto complete healing, and restoring hope for their futures.
RDSN the Mission is steadfast in our pursuit of creating an orphan-less world. We believe we can accomplish this through family. Family is the answer to the orphan problem. We hope to inspire an adoption revolution and bring awareness to every believer that they are called to be the solution. We, as one family, can create an orphan-less world!
We want to highlight the restoring power of Jesus through family by sharing Carmen's story with you.
Carmen turned 18 last month and is the oldest of a family of four that calls RDSN home. Carmen and her siblings were rescued from poverty, abuse, and severe neglect. In March of 2012, we were holding a church connection group in their neighborhood when we discovered the tragic circumstances they were living in.
We contacted child protective services and the children were placed with us shortly after. They were timid, protective of one another and nervous about what the future held for them. But love broke through their barriers, their doubts and their pain. Throughout the years they have been confronted time and again with His healing love demonstrated through the compassion of the RDSN family. His love has restored their hope and healed their hearts.
Coming of age after being in a governmental system for most of your life can be scary, even for those who have embraced the Lord and family. Those big life questions of "what's next?" can be hard to navigate alone. Thankfully Carmen went to her older RDSN "siblings", young men and women that at one time were in the same position as Carmen but are now leaders, staff or students in the School of Missions. Carmen asked them why they'd chosen to stay and be a part of the family after they were old enough to make their own decision to stay or leave. They had varying answers but these stood out beyond the rest; family created a platform for them to be launched from, a home to be loved fully in, and a place where they are known.
Carmen has chosen to stay and continue on her path of discovering who she is and what she wants to impact in the future. She is looking forward to being a part of our School of Missions in September where she will be positioned to grow deeper in her relationship with her family and impact the world around her as she fortifies her identity in the Lord.
Carmen's story is not unusual for us. Next year we'll be celebrating 30 years as family! In those 30 years we've had hundreds of rescued children grow into healthy, whole adults that have created their own families. To all of you that supported us with your prayers and finances, THANK YOU! You have made a difference in the life of Carmen and countless others.
Right now Gil's garden contains beets, beans, tomatoes, and Swiss chard. He started the garden because he wanted the outside of his home to be beautiful, and he likes plants in general because they "give fruit." His favorite things to plant are strawberries, cucumbers and watermelon. But Gil stresses, that his most favorite fruit to grow is strawberries.
Gil says that it is easy to take care of the plants and explained the way he does it, "You just water them and place them under the sun." He loves to garden but in the future he says that he would like to become a pilot.


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Don't wait! Watch live Thoroughbred and Standardbred racing year-round at the Trackside Lounge located in the Grandstand.
1:25 Saratoga (t)
2:15 Gulfstream (t)
6:30 Charlottetown
7:30 Hoosier
7:30 Rideau
8:30 Mohawk
Monday - Wednesday: Open at 7pm
Thursday - Saturday: Open at 1:30*
Sunday: Open at 12:30
*If a track is running earlier than 1:30 then the Trackside Lounge will open in time for the first track


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Make a Grassy Meadow Scene
We'll be using The Grass Essentials to make a realistic grassy meadow scene, complete with a hazy morning fog and hiking trail.
The Finished Result
A few more steps and you can get this:
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By Corey Sustarich
Flight Habit's first album, Glorified Hill Myna, is beautiful in its simplicity and smart in its reservation. There is no attempt at over-explaining or complicating these songs. The parts of each one are laid bare and stacked to create an ethereal ten song album full with sincerity. Tim Schmied, Josh Mackie, Zack Robbins, and Sean Hallock make up Flight Habit, all of which are related to other impressive Philly bands including DARK MTNS, Gunk, Sandcastle, and more.
Glorified Hill Myna is ten songs left naked enough to be naturally beautiful and revealing. The opening song, "On Track," starts calm and undulating only to crash into one of the many gorgeous melodies from this album, back to crescendo and a soft end. There's an intense forward motion to these songs despite their calm outer shell. The drums sit in the middle of the mix and gently thrust them forward to the next beautiful strum, vocal melody, distant guitar track or atmospheric sound. The last minute of "Incarnation" alone is enough to make this album worth a listen. That three note guitar riff makes this song. It's so simple and it's been played a thousand times, but I'll be damned if those notes aren't the condensed version of the very moment they were conjuring.
Track three, "Holiday," gets right to the point, its lyrics: "Chalk your mood up to a lack of omega-3's and vitamin D and sitting around / Maybe somewhere south of here treating skin with aloe v you find some type of peace." It's a slow bounce. The distant guitars groan pretty. Tiny staccato notes lead into a really satisfying build driven by a much anticipated change in the drumbeat during the last thirty seconds.
"Spit Shine" has an impressive spread of guitar tones, from a thick clean reverb to ethereal chorus to sustained fuzz. The introductory lyrics of this song are also the name of the band which could explain its electric clamor. The dynamics grow to the precipice of minute two. The climax pulls itself back into the intro riff and fades for the next track. Running in at just over two minutes, "Collection," is two-thirds windy progression, one-third simple stepped guitar line folded neatly into a verse of church-like vocals. Much like the last moments of "Incarnation," I wait with anticipation for the last part to punctuate its ending.
The sixth track, "The Pit," coolly walks its way through a bout of depression. A huge cowboy chord backed by an acoustic followed by soft undulating vocals gives this song qualities of Neil Young. "Who Told You" is the banger on this album. There's a serious sense of purpose behind the bass riff, whirling melody and rolling drums. Confident in his discontent and with a sense of clarity the vocal melody sings: "Trepidation makes its stand shaking like a branch / When you could go anywhere choose to hole up with your parents / What if they weren't there? Who told you they care? / Who told you that you have to understand?"
One catchy section after another builds and builds into a colossal beautiful thing that kneels down into yet another great guitar track. It starts and ends with the same chord and ambient sound which makes repeating it over and over again very euphonious. "Brother" bobs with its heavy downbeat through low clouds of bass and flashes of bright guitar. Little atmospheric howls fill the air between the heavy falls of percussion. Near the middle the lyrics mutter a loving concession, "Even when it gets cold you like the sound of AC / I don't mind if it helps ya sleep." The end is a cacophony of chirping feedback, thick guitar, and what sounds like sustained notes from a cello.
"Gone Away" is the one alone. It's a voice and a guitar. The strings scratch along to the words while the vocal melody of the chorus tapers its edges with high notes that plead honestly. This song is laid bare with great sadness and purpose. "Arc," the final track, is a cloud of chorus that only lasts for a wispy minute. There are no drums. In their stead are gorgeous reversed notes that swirl around the vocal melody. I repeat this one for the way he sings: "Remember the faces and all the places and complications weren't / Walking through the city, sun in our eyes and swinging on the winter arc"
Each song furthers this band's sound by creating a wonderful amalgamation of its four members. There's balance, patience, confidence, and openness inside each song and if this album is indicative of their next release then I eagerly wait for more.


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Botox treatment, anti-wrinkle injections remain one of the most affordable, fastest working safe and effective non-surgical skin lifting treatment available.
All Botox treatments at Medispa Clinics are performed only by the most experienced doctors and nurses as patients safety is paramount.
Botox treatment remains one of the most affordable, fastest working safe and effective non-surgical, anti-aging treatments available.
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As we age we lose tone and the natural elasticity of the skin. This prevents recoiling of the skin which leads to the formation of wrinkles, fine lines, and folds.
Anti-wrinkle injections work by blocking impulses to facial muscles causing the muscles to relax, thereby reducing the prominence of expression lines and achieving a more youthful radiant look.
Ideal areas for botox treatment are those wrinkles caused by a muscle that doesn't have a particularly significant function such as the crows feet the frowning muscles and the muscles that elevate the brow.
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Depending on the amount of areas being treated, an anti-wrinkle injection appointment can be done in as little as 15 minutes.
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The best time to consider having anti-wrinkle injections is when you begin to notice that your dynamic lines (these are the wrinkles that only appear through expression) appear regardless of expression and form even when static. This usually happens in your mid 30's, however it differs from person to person dependant on genetic and lifestyle factors such as sun exposure, stress, cigarette smoking, and other environmental factors. Botox treatment works best at this stage, rather than with deeply etched lines, which are more difficult to smooth the appearance of later on.
The longer you wait, the more invasive the treatments for wrinkles become – for example, dermal fillers are used when anti-wrinkle injections will not suffice. Anti-wrinkle injections can be used prophylactically to prevent the appearance of wrinkles becoming etched into the skin ESP if there is a clear genetic predisposition already noted.
Areas that anti-wrinkle injections can treat include:
- Frown lines - forehead and area between the brows
- Crow's feet - around eyes
- Bunny lines - on the bridge of the nose
- Necklines - horizontal 'necklace lines' and vertical 'platysmal bands' (Nefertiti Neck Lift)
- Marionette lines
- Medical conditions - such as migraines, excessive sweating and facial flushing
Anti-wrinkle injections can stop migraines before they even start, with treatments recommended every twelve weeks for maximum effect. This works by blocking the release of the neurotransmitters that are associated with causing pain, meaning that you no longer have to experience the severe pain of a migraine.
Anti-wrinkle injections can help with excessive sweating by blocking the signals that the body sends to stimulate sweat glands. It is injected into the skin, and the effects last for 3-6 months.
Anti-wrinkle injections can treat blushing of the face, neck and chest by blocking the signals between nerve cells that reach the skin and blood vessels. For those who suffer from anxiety and are embarrassed by their blushing, anti-wrinkle injections can bring back confidence and significantly improve quality of life by removing this worry altogether.
Some people are self conscious about the amount of teeth and gum that is revealed when they smile. Anti-wrinkle injections can be used to minimise this by relaxing the muscle above the upper lip, restricting it from lifting as high.
Anti-wrinkle injections can treat horizontal 'necklace lines' and vertical 'platysmal bands' in the neck with a treatment known as the Nefertiti Neck Lift, restoring a tighter and youthful appearance of the skin on the neck.
- Tell your Doctor if you are suffering from any illness and inform them if you are taking any medication. These may affect treatment with anti-wrinkle injections.
- To avoid bruising do not take aspirin or anti-inflammatories prior to treatment.
- Tell your doctor if your are pregnant or breastfeeding.
- Tell your doctor if you have had any problems in the past with previous injections botulinum toxin or with injections in general.
- Tell your Doctor if you have any inflammation in the muscles or skin where your Doctor plans to inject.
- Tell your Doctor if you have had any problems swallowing.
- Tell your Doctor if you have had any surgery that may affect the area to be injected or if you have any pending operations.
Anti-wrinkle injections come in the form of a vial, botulinum toxin in powder form. Your Doctor will dilute this powder by adding saline solution.
Once reconstituted, your Doctor will draw up the necessary amount using the syringe. After disinfecting your skin (and making the injections sites) your Doctor will inject the treatment at several points into the muscles.
As with any medicine, anti-wrinkle injections may cause side effects some patients. Do not worry when you read this list of side effects in some patients. Do not worry when you read this list of side effects, you may not have any. Side effects usually occur within the first few days of injection and are temporary. The most common side effect are headache, drooping of the eyelid, skin redness, local muscle weakness and facial pain.
Other side effects may be associated with the injection (bruising, redness, pain, burning, stinging, swelling). Adverse reactions possibly related to the spread of toxin distant from the side of administration have been reported very rarely with botulinum toxin (e.g muscle weakness, difficulty swallowing or pneumonia due to unwanted food or liquid in the airways).
Be certain to adhere to the following post-treatement instructions:
CLEAN - Use a gentle cleanse and tepid water to cleanse the face of the following 72 hours and gently dry the treated skin. Always make sure that your hands are clean when touching the treated area.
HEAL - Serum antioxidants are recommended post-treatment as the properties are ideal to help heal the skin. These products can help smooth the skin lessen irritation.
HYDRATE - Following your treatment, your skin may feel drier than normal. Hyaluronic Acid is an ideal ingredient to hydrate and restore the skin back to perfect balance.
MAKEUP - It is recommended that makeup should not be applied for 24 hours after the procedure. Do not apply any makeup with a makeup brush, especially if it is not clean.
To ensure the proper healing environment, be certain to observe the following:
- For at least three days post treatment =, do NOT use any Alpha Hydroxy Acids, Beta Hydroxy Acid, Retinol (Vitamin A), Vitamin C (in low pH formula) or anything perceived as 'active' skincare.
- Avoid intentional and direct sunlight for 24 hours. No tanning beds.
- Do not go swimming for at least 24 hours post-treatment .
- No exercising or strenuous activity for the first 24 hours post treatment. Sweating and gym environments are harmful, rife with bacteria and may cause adverse reactions.
- No excessive alcohol on the day of the treatment.
- Do not lie face down following the treatment
- Do not use iburofen following the treatment for 2 weeks
*Disclaimer: Results and patient experience may vary. These are dependent on a number of factors such as age, medical history and lifestyle.
*Disclaimer: Results and patient experience may vary. These are dependent on a number of factors such as age, medical history and lifestyle.
*Disclaimer: Results and patient experience may vary. These are dependent on a number of factors such as age, medical history and lifestyle.
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Having delivered over 65,000 treatments with truly exceptional results, she has gained the admiration and respect of TV personalities, celebrity figures and some of Britain's most familiar faces. Nyla's flagship clinic, Medispa Cheshire, received Top Cosmetic Clinic Award in the UK for 2019.


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Mavericks Could Be Down 2 Players For Game 2 At Rockets
The Dallas Mavericks will try to avoid a 2-0 hole to the Rockets on Tuesday night in Houston, but the Mavs could be without starting small forward Chandler Parsons and key reserve guard Devin Harris due to injuries. Houston opened as a 5-point favorite at Bovada. On the series line, Houston is -425 and Dallas +355.
Game-Time Call Likely
Coach Rick Carlisle said the status of both players could be game-time decisions after neither practiced Monday. Parsons is dealing with soreness in his right knee, which caused him to miss the final six games of the regular season. He played 37 minutes in the Mavs' Game 1 loss despite pain significant enough for him to retreat to the locker room during the second quarter to be evaluated by the team's medical staff.
Harris played only 10 minutes in Game 1, sitting out the second half because of issues with his big toe and second toe on his left foot. A case of turf toe in his left big toe caused Harris to miss the final game of the regular season. He aggravated that condition during Game 1. If both guys are on the sidelines, it would mean Richard Jefferson is likely to start with increased minutes for Al-Farouq Aminu. As for Harris' absence, that would open the door for more J.J. Barea.
Rockets Won Game 1 Rather Easily
Houston took Game 1 118-108 as James Harden led seven Rockets in double figures with 24 points. Corey Brewer led the way in the fourth quarter, scoring 13 of his 15 points. Brewer made three 3-pointers in about three minutes in the fourth to keep the Mavericks at bay. Josh Smith came off the bench and scored 11 points and grabbed seven rebounds along with two blocks in 25 minutes.
Dirk Nowitzki kept the Mavs in the game with his shooting, knocking down 10 of 14 attempts from the floor during his 24-point performance. Center Tyson Chandler posted an 11-point, 18-rebound double-double, taking advantage of Houston Rockets counterpart Dwight Howard's foul trouble. But it wasn't nearly enough. Ellis and Parsons both struggled, combining for only 26 points on 31 shots. Ellis had 16, going 5-of-16 from the floor despite making a couple of 3-pointers, ending a personal 25-day drought from behind the arc. Parsons had 10 points on 5-of-15 shooting in his return from a six-game absence.
Rockets coach Kevin McHale is concerned with the 14 offensive rebounds the Mavericks obtained and a majority of the 58 points allowed in the paint was a result of Howard sitting with foul trouble. McHale wants his team to defend the pick-and-roll better by improving the communication and movement
"We just got to come out aggressive especially on the defensive and," Howard said. "We get stops, we'll be able to get out and run and it doesn't give them an opportunity to set their defense up. We got to push the pace but make sure on the defensive end we lock down."
In the first round, NBA teams clinch a best-of-seven series at a 95.2 percent clip after taking a 2-0 series lead. Of all series, NBA teams clinch series 93.9 percent of the time after taking a 2-0 lead.
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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Zynga Inc. posted a net loss for the fourth quarter, though adjusted earnings for the quarter came in ahead of Wall Street's estimates. For the period ended Dec. 31, Zynga ZNGA, +1.22% reported a net loss of $435 million, or $1.22 a share, compared to net earnings of $43 million, or 5 cents a share, for the same period the previous year. On a non-GAAP basis, the company said it would have earned $37.2 million, or 5 cents a share, for the recent period. Revenues jumped 59% to $311.2 million. Analysts were expecting earnings of 3 cents a share on revenue of $302 million, according to consensus forecasts from FactSet Research.
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Modeling the nonlinear interaction of ultrasound and stable cavitation gas bubbles in liquids
The propagation of ultrasound in a liquid in which a population of tiny nuclei of gas exists, due to the presence of impurities in the liquid or crevices on solid surfaces in contact with the liquid, can lead to the generation of oscillating gas bubbles (cavitation bubbles) when the amplitude of the wave is over a value that depends on the liquid (cavitation threshold). These bubbles induce dispersion effects on the sound speed and attenuation. In addition, the compressibility and nonlinear parameter of the medium can become very high. Cavitation is used in a wide range of industrial processes (cleaning, mixing, sonochemistry…). Inertial cavitation is characterized by the generation of unstable oscillating bubbles that grow and collapse. These bubbles can generate emission of light under particular circumstances. When the effect of ultrasound is not violent, these bubbles oscillate nonlinearly around their equilibrium size without collapsing during many acoustic cycles. A nonlinear interaction that involves the bubbles oscillations and the ultrasonic wave exists. The modeling of this stable cavitation process is the subject of this paper.
We developed a numerical model and conducted a study by considering a population of air nuclei uniformly distributed in water in a two-dimensional resonant cavity in which a standing ultrasonic field is established at the frequency of 200 kHz. The generation of bubbles relies on a nonlinear law that relates the bubble density in the liquid to the negative values of acoustic pressure and on a threshold-based mechanism. The model solves a nonlinear system of two coupled differential equations that considers dissipation and dispersion due to the bubbles. This coupling assumes that both correlated fields, ultrasound and bubble oscillations, become nonlinear during their interaction. The model predicts the distribution of cavitation bubbles in the liquid and shows their effects on the ultrasonic field.
For amplitudes below the cavitation threshold, the nuclei medium remains intact and the acoustic field remains linear at the fundamental frequency (200 kHz). Above the cavitation threshold, bigger bubbles (radius of 4.5 μm) are generated and form a cloud in the area of maximal pressure amplitude. The acoustic properties of the medium are changed. The cavity is no longer resonant. After several thousands of periods, the region of new bubbles is reduced in space and is shifted towards the source. The acoustic field is hugely altered. The wave is attenuated and higher harmonics appear: 400 kHz, 600 kHz, 800 kHz, and 1 MHz, showing the nonlinear effect of the stable cavitation bubbles on ultrasound.
The ultrasound spectrogram and the evolution of void fraction in the liquid at a specific point, displayed in the Figure 1, show four successive phases. 1) A linear standing wave at 200 kHz is formed in the liquid with nuclei. 2) New large bubbles are created, they enhance the nonlinearity of the medium, and the acoustic energy is distributed from the fundamental over harmonic frequencies. 3) Pressure and bubble density fluctuate, giving rise to a medium with fluctuating nonlinearity and to variations of pressure harmonic amplitudes. 4) A strong nonlinear standing wave is established in the liquid with a quasi-stable density of large bubbles and quasi-constant harmonic amplitudes.
Results show that the energy transfer from the fundamental to higher harmonics is linked to the growth of new bubble density (growth of void fraction) in relation to the acoustic signal. They contribute to understand the formation of cavitation structures observed in experimental works. Three-dimensional simulations at higher amplitudes for higher threshold values are now required.
Christian Vanhille
Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain
A two-dimensional nonlinear model for the generation of stable cavitation bubbles.
Vanhille C
Ultrason Sonochem. 2016 Jul
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Three little girls glide into Starbucks in summer dresses and sandals. They are obviously sisters with very similar features, each one with a shiny head of honey-blond hair. They are nine, seven and five—each exactly two years from her closest sibling by way of tight family planning, their respective heights reflecting this precision, a set of stairs. Contentedly toting their cups, the girls glide out onto the patio with their mother. They are in perpetual motion but almost always grouped together, collectively balancing on ledges, walking the perimeters of the raised garden beds, examining the contents of the free newspaper box, investigating ants.
Everyone watches the girls. Within the shop and on the patio, there is not a single patron who has not spent at least a few seconds taking stock of the image these girls create—their childness, their girlness, their physical similarity, their vitality. One or more patrons make small talk with the mother: "Are they sisters?" "How old are they?" "Three girls!" "You must have your hands full." But most just absorb their presence—arrested, almost not able to do otherwise, compelled to stop and notice the entrance and exit of this small pageant of matching girls. The appealing spectacle is part of the mosaic of reasons that each of these people has come to Starbucks instead of brewing their coffee at home or rushing off to some other destination, drink in hand. We are all there to be with people, to be in the hum of strangers and the stories we invent based on their bodies, clothes, hair, handbags, ages and the way they hold themselves in a public space. Is she meeting a friend or colleague? Is it an interview? A sales meeting? Is he writing a novel on his laptop? What are those girls doing now?
I am the girls' mother. I often watch people watch my children. The level of interest rises dramatically the more of them are collected together; it is as a complete group of three that they exert the most power over a public space. If I had four or five girls, I can imagine them dominating the attention of every venue we entered, with no one free to daydream or talk or work until we left. This sounds extreme, of course, and yet the girls' batch presence is not unlike a public argument between lovers or the open palm of a panhandler—people are forced to give up a piece of their consciousness to their disruptive power. In perhaps a more comfortable way, the girls demand either attention or an active maintenance of inattention, a willful ignoring.
I also watch my daughters responding to being watched. Their behavior shifts and although they are not interacting with a specific viewer, they "perform" for the group. It is a subtle shift but they enact a pantomime intended to be adorable. They become highly solicitous of one another, more polite and helpful than their natural set point. The two oldest girls undertake ridiculous efforts to be helpful and sweet to the youngest, offering to fetch her a napkin, helping her climb up onto a high ledge and helping her jump down from it. It is not that they wouldn't do these things in private, but rather that here the actions become theatrical and a touch saccharine. They are playing the role of sisters for their audience, and the sisters in this production are pretty and nice, kind and thoughtful. They do not shriek or hiss at one another. They act in the awareness that eyes are on them but without any particular awareness that this is a choice—that they have developed public personas.
Meanwhile I am part of the Starbucks performance as well. I am context. Is that their mother? Do they look like their mother? Will they grow up to be slim or heavy? She's tall—perhaps they'll be tall. Will their hair turn dark like hers? What does she do—does she work or does she stay home with them? Is she a good mother? How does she speak to them? Do they mind her? Is she succeeding or failing at mothering them? I am part of a picture of both what they are and what can be imagined for them at some future stage. I am also part of the matrix of opinions we all have on the state of the culture and the efficacy of parents today. I am an example of a specific set of ideas on American motherhood, with markers for my socioeconomic status and region and quiet little suggestions of my age, which generate assessments of whether I am aging well or not. It has been suggested that women over fifty could commit any crime because they move through the world largely unseen. When the girls are away at school and I am alone, I am a middle-aged woman who slips in and out of the coffee shop mostly unremarked, one more white paper cup, passing in and out of the public's vision like a shade. When I am with my children, I am thrust into the light of scrutiny and surmise again, because I am part of their story as they—young, full of promise and presented in triplicate—claim their time from the world for being noticed and watched.
Being visible, when we are prepared for it, is pleasurable. It makes us feel alive. We set scenes for our visibility, preparing ourselves at home and then bursting forth in some public place, where we consider the way others respond to us and consider others in turn. This conscious presentation of ourselves is tightly bound to the desire to interact with beauty, to show or give beauty to others and to feel beauty in and on ourselves. Dining at a tiny and impossibly hip restaurant while visiting New York City, I watch the women who work there saunter through the space, contributing their special affect to the general impression of being someplace desirable and special. These women are physically attractive, but it is not so much their features as an attitude or style that makes them arresting—it is, in some sense, the fact that they have elected to be impactful.


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- A broker defines what's wrong with brokers (Malcolm Carter)
- Apartment prices edge up slightly this quarter; one-bedrooms clean up (NY Times; Curbed)
- Sweaty commodes noted in Brooklyn (Brownstoner forum)
- City slashes rat killers (Fox News)
- What happens to mortgage rates now? (NY Times)
- Park Slope woman says she lost finger to a Williams Sonoma tray (Daily Intel)
Ah, spring: Brokers behave badly, property values stir, rats earn reprieve, and more
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