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Every day this year, I will be examining the artwork on a single comic book story. Today's artist is Stuart Immonen, and the issue is Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E. #10, which was published by Marvel and is cover dated January 2007. Enjoy!
I'm not sure why Immonen changed his style from the smoother lines of his 1990s and early-2000s work to a harsher, angular line that comes to full fruition in Nextwave after showing up on the Ultimate Universe books, but he did, and it instantly made him one of the most versatile artists in mainstream superhero comics. For proof, look no further than Nextwave #10, as we shall see!
We saw yesterday that Immonen was shifting to a sharper line, and in Nextwave, he goes even further, possibly because its cartoonish tone lends itself well to this kind of art. For instance, in Panel 2, Immonen and/or Wade von Grawbadger's thick lines on Aaron Stack's weaponry help it stand out and also makes it bolder and more dangerous looking. Aaron is a robot, so of course he's going to be a bit more angular than Monica Rambeau in Panel 3, where we see vestiges of the "softer" Immonen, with some more subtle hatching and more "human" features. In Panel 3, we get a bit more mixture, as the lines are quite hard we get some nuanced hatching on the pink hair in the center, while colorist Dave McCaig does some nice shading on the characters. Immonen, as we can see, knows how to sell the humor through facial expressions, as Aaron's maniacal look in Panel 2 leads to the embarrassment in Panel 5, as he realizes that maybe he used a bit too much force.
Immonen has always been good at action, but in Nextwave, he had to get good at absurd action as well, as the violence in the book is often very over-the-top. He leads us through the page well, as the Captain grabs that bad guy and flies left to right, then grabs the leg and swings hard, bashing it against the upside-down castle. Then he squeezes and that black goop blasts the other bad guys in the castle. It's smoothly done, as Immonen knows exactly how to manipulate a layout. Notice how "sharp" everything is - the Captain's jacket, the clothes on the bad guy, and the point of impact in Panel 3. Even a panel like #4, where Immonen uses more blacks on the jacket and McCaig adds some more shading, is still full of jagged edges. What's interesting is that even though the borders of the characters are so thick and angular, that doesn't mean there's not some interesting texturing on the page. The Captain's camouflaged pants, for instance, are colored in the modern, digital fashion, without Immonen adding lines beyond the seams and the pockets. For the most part, the coloring on the main sections of the book are "flat," but that doesn't mean McCaig doesn't use modern techniques to add some nuance to it.
Forbush Man blasts Nextwave into other dimensions (as we'll see below), and McCaig gets to do a lot on this page, from the cool magenta effect of Panel 3 to the white light of Panel 4. But look at the difference in the way Immonen draws figures. Monica's hip could put someone's eye out, and her knee really shouldn't bend like that. You can't see it as well, but Elsa Bloodstone's hip is also very sharp, and Immonen puts her in those tremendously impractical heels. The seeming simplicity of the designs belies the fact that Immonen does marvels with them when they move around, but it does look more simplistic than his older work. Again, part of it, I reckon, is the cartoonishness of the actual comic, but this is still his new way of drawing things, as we'll see moving forward.
Monica is sent to San Francisco in 1967, where she experiences the groovy Sixties. Immonen uses a much more fluid line, as reality is warping around Monica, so even though we see some vestiges of his "newer" work here (Monica's arms and legs in Panel 2 are still freakishly thin), but this is much more in line with his older style. There's a bit more hatching, especially on the hair in Panel 3, which makes it look more "realistic." As Monica keeps experiencing this kind of drug-induced stupor, Immonen uses less severe lines in the background, which again feeds into the tone of the page. McCaig, of course, has a lot of fun with this, as I assume he colored the sky with that pattern. As Norm Breyfogle mentioned when I featured Hellcat, he found patterns on-line and dropped them in, so Immonen could have done that and then McCaig used that psychedelic palette on it, but whoever did it, it's trippy, man.
Once again, Immonen uses "softer" lines, which makes Monica a bit more free-flowing, while the lush blacks in her hair, the hatching on her body, and the use of more shading on her face and body are in marked contrast to the Monica we saw in the "real" world. I mean, she's not putting anyone's eye out with that hip! Interestingly enough, the Marvel-Gun is more like what we saw in the "real" world, possibly because it's made out of metal - its border is a thicker line, and the hard lines have no "give" to them. I wonder how Immonen or even McCaig did the shooting effect - Immonen, I imagine drew in the black shapes, but I wonder if McCaig added the stars in the coloring process. It's a very neat effect, especially as the stars are largely transparent, showing how ephemeral "joy from a better universe" is in this place.
Aaron Stack is trapped in an insurance company hell, and Immonen does nice work with his facial expressions and body language. As his eyes are obscured, that makes it harder for Immonen, but notice that he looks at the ceiling in frustration in Panel 4 of the first page, and then Immonen turns his mouth down in Panel 5 as he listens to the woman heap abuse on him. We see him begin to snap in the final panel of the first page, as Immonen has him tapping his pen in increasing anger, until it breaks in Panel 1 of the second page. Then, of course, Immonen draws him growing increasingly angry until he bashes the phone, them himself, against the computer. Notice that he, von Grawbadger, and McCaig use lines and shading on Aaron's suit to make it look ill-fitting, befitting an insurance company flunky. It's a nice touch. I also like how Immonen slowly begins to add lines to Aaron's face, showing him literally cracking under the pressure. Anyone who's read Nextwave knows there's one more page to this joke, but I won't spoil it!
The Captain gets sent to a depressing universe, and Immonen reverts to as close to his old style as we're probably going to see from now on, even though we can tell that in Panel 3, the Captain still has the sharp edges that we see with Immonen's "new style." The emphasis on blacks and fewer holding lines - the beach on which the Captain sits is all colors, not lines - make this look much more like Secret Identity than Nextwave. Immonen uses black shapes very well - the birds in Panel 1 and the ships in Panel 2 are beautiful silhouettes - and McCaig's bright yet sickly colors stand out nicely against those blacks. Immonen is still using sharper lines on, say, the Captain's blanket/cape, but this is a nice and creepy evocation of the style that made Immonen a star in the first place.
Immonen channels Mike Mignola beautifully in the Elsa Bloodstone sequence (which makes sense, as she's a monster hunter and therefore the Hellboy vibe works really well), as he uses those sharp lines that he's been using on Nextwave but, to make them more "Mignola-esque," he uses a lot more spot blacks and far less hatching. Immonen even does a nice job mimicking "Mignola smoke" in Panel 2, which is pretty cool. He uses blacks on Elsa's face very well in Panel 4, as her eyebrow and lashes look very rigid, and her hair, with we saw above is a bit swirly in the "real" world, is also very stiff in Panel 5. It looks like she's crying in Panel 5, as Immonen uses two simple lines to create the tears on her cheek. Even letter Joe Caramagna gets in on the action, as he uses yellow rectangles and smaller letters to evoke Hellboy comics. It's very clever.
I don't love the fact that Warren Ellis is so mean to poor Tabitha here, but it's still a funny gag. We're back to the new Immonen style, and so we get thick lines creating the border of Tabby's hair in Panel 2, for instance, but Immonen and von Grawbadge still add some nice hatching to Forbush Man's saucepan, roughing it up nicely. The character are back to having sharp chins and knees, but the explosion in the center of the page, with the thick blacks and gorgeous shading, is another example of Immonen blending the new style with touches of his old one. It's just another weapon in his arsenal, and it's pretty cool.
Immonen, of course, did some amazing work on issue #11, with a bunch of awesome double-page spreads that don't fit on my scanner. Thankfully, Our Dread Lord and Master has your back, so if you want to see the double-page spreads, you can check that out. Or, you know, you could buy the damned comic yourself!
Tomorrow, I'll check out some even more severe Immonen art in this style. Can you handle non-superhero Immonen? Too bad - you're going to have to! And be sure to check out the archives for more sudden artistic style shifts!


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Editor: Re: Nothing wrong with the volume at Uptown Live!, Record, Letters, July 2.
If (Uptown Live!) is a community event, it should be workable for everyone in the community, right? I'm peeved by "Uptown Loud" as well as last week's letter writer who says you can just close your windows and you should sit out and enjoy it as she did. "Uptown Loud" should not be able to dictate how I spend my day.
I should not have to leave my home to have peace. And shutting windows when it's 30C-plus is just cruel. Not that it helped because I could still feel throbbing in my ears from the bass, even while listening to my own music in a headset. It's like an unwanted touch – over and over and over and over. It's an assault – a noise assault and a lot of noisy people actually would smile reading that as they get a kick out of annoying others – bass-boomers and motorcycle clatterers. I'm looking at you and others. Not all, just many. Not OK.
So, during "Uptown Loud," I called the police – twice – because the first time the bass went back up after a couple hours. But the second time, the bass stayed down.
I live in a good concrete tower, two blocks away and the strains of music were reasonably faint in the distance, but the bass was up close and personal – a physical touch in my body, way too much. It's all well and good that others want the bass-body experience, but no way on Earth should it be forced on others, as it has been every year in the past and would have been this year except that the police, I think, put a stop to it. I say "I think," because the police weren't the only ones I complained to.
This is just not right that this should go on like this. Boundaries – the right for everyone in the community to enjoy the weekend. And the letter writer who said it's one day a year? That's what every loud, annoying event says. All the ones at the teen centre, the various dance and sports events, and the movies in the Moody Park that used to be so loud but this year were not. Maybe the city is finally getting it.
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A/N: Here's some happy smut for all you StanxKyle lovers. :) I usually don't write out alot of slashy smutty goodness, so please review and tell me if it's good or a pile of dog poo.
The Best Dream Ever
"Hmm mmm hmm… hmm hm hmmm…"
Stan turned up the volume on his iPod and rolled onto his stomach. He continued humming as he re-adjusted his pillow and got into a comfortable position on his bed. It was a warm day in May, but Stan felt lazy and decided to loaf around that afternoon.
After a few songs, he took notice that his phone was vibrating across the carpeted floor in his dark room.
'Who the hell's that?... probably Kenny or Kyle...' Stan shrugged it off and closed his eyes.
"Oh, damnit Stan!" Kyle said as he put his cell phone back into his pocket and continued to quickly walk to his best friend's house. His shoulder length semi-straightened red hair bounced freely due to the fact he wasn't wearing his usual thick green hat. It was too warm out for that. Kyle's mom wanted him to watch over Ike's birthday party alone while she went to visit her hospitalized cousin in Denver.
'Why the hell does she have to visit her stupid cousin today?' Kyle thought as he turned the last corner to Stan's house. 'There's no way I'm being left alone with six hyper grade school kids and no witnesses.'
Kyle finally reached Stan's house and walked up to the front door, noticing that his parents' vehicles weren't parked in the front.
'Aw man… they better not all be gone,' Kyle thought as he knocked on the door. No answer. He knocked again and looked through the living room window, to no avail.
"Son of a bitch!" Kyle said angrily as he made his way around to the side of the house. Maybe there was a slight chance Stan was in his room.
Kyle eyed up the tree next to Stan's window and began climbing it with ease. Partway up, a squirrel gave a surprised squeak at the teenager invading its home.
"Shoo!" Kyle said at the squirrel, who hastily obeyed him. When he got to a branch near the window he looked down at the ground, swallowed, and slowly crawled closer. He peered inside, trying to steady the swaying branch. The only light he could see was on his friend's cell phone, signaling he'd missed a call. Kyle squinted and tried to decide if he could see Stan on his bed or not.
Inside the room, Stan opened his eyes as the song switched from a calm song to a fast paced one. He paused his iPod and stretched, gazing first at his unanswered phone and then to his window. He jumped in surprise when he noticed his best friend, dangling from a branch and staring into his room. Kyle proceeded to laugh from outside the window, obviously meaning he'd noticed Stan.
"Jesus..." Stan rolled his eyes and got up from his bed. He walked over and kicked his phone to the side and opened his window, staring at his friend hanging from the tree.
They both blinked.
"What the hell are you doing?" Stan asked casually.
"You gotta let me in! My mom want's me to watch my stupid brother's party while she abandons me and goes to Denver!" Kyle said, flinching as he heard the branch crack.
"Okay okay, hurry up before you break the tree," Stan said, helping his strange friend through the window.
"Why's your mom going to Denver?" Stan asked once both teens were safely inside the bedroom.
"Because she want's to visit her cousin in the hospital…" Kyle said, looking around Stan's dark room. "What the hell are you doing in here?" he asked, raising an eyebrow.
"I was just listening to music," Stan said lamely. He wandered back over to his bed and sprawled out on it, tossing off his blue cap in the process. He ran a hand through his sleek black hair and clicked his iPod off pause.
"Oh," Kyle said. He looked at Stan's cell phone and picked it up while he made his way over to the bed. He sat down, flipping the phone open and fiddling with it.
"What are you doing?" Stan asked, lifting his head.
"Playing Tetris," Kyle said.
"Oh, brother!" Stan said. He lifted a foot and kicked the phone gingerly out of the Jews hands, gaining an unimpressed look from him. "You've already beaten my record on there like, fifty times."
"Well what do you want to do, then?" Kyle asked.
"Listen to music! Lie down," Stan ordered, moving over to the edge of the bed.
Kyle hesitated, but flopped down next to Stan. The raven-haired teen stuck an ear bud in his friends ear and closed his eyes.
Kyle stared at the ceiling, letting the melody and comfortable bedding distract him from his problems. He yawned and let his mind wander.
After a few songs, the red-head turned to his side groggily and stared at the teen lying next to him. He felt a faint blush come to his face for no apparent reason as he took note of Stan's deep, slow breaths. 'He must be asleep…'
With a stretch of his legs, Kyle too closed his eyes and let sleep overcome him.
Kyle groaned and felt his consciousness return to him. He took note that the music had stopped as he opened his eyes partway and saw two discarded ear buds between himself and Stan. He breathed deeply and looked beyond his sleeping friend, trying to find out what time it was. His eyes snapped open when he tried to move, looking down at his pants.
Stan had rolled towards Kyle in his sleep, and had a hold of Kyle's waistband. Kyle blinked and swallowed hard as he shifted awkwardly. He felt his face redden as Stan squirmed in his sleep and slid his fingers deeper into the front of Kyle's pants, then relaxing once again.
The sensation of Stan's fingers triggered a chain reaction in Kyle. 'Oh God, oh man…' Kyle thought quickly. Nothing good could come from this situation. His breath quickened as he felt his pants grow tighter. He kept both eyes unwaveringly on Stan's face as he gently grabbed the slumbering boy's dainty wrist. He felt his face grow warmer as his manhood grew curiously towards the intruding fingers. He tried to pull Stan's hand out, but Stan just gripped tighter and squirmed again.
When Stan let out a semi-conscious moan, Kyle quickly let go of his wrist and lay limp. He felt a bead of sweat roll down his neck as Stan's breathing returned to normal and he cracked his eyes open.
'Oh, sweet mother of crap… Pleeease make him not notice!' Kyle thought desperately. He opened his left eye very slightly to see what his best friend's reaction was.
Stan yawned and began to stretch, but came to an abrupt stop and opened his eyes wide. His mouth gaped slightly and he felt his face turn crimson when he moved his fingers.
'Oh, my, God. Is that… Kyle's… wang…?' Stan thought with growing panic. He blinked and tried to read Kyle's face, while his own burned with embarrassment. He seemed to have a relaxed expression, and his mouth was parted lazily. 'Oh thank God, he's asleep.' Stan thought with some form of relief.
Stan swallowed and brought his attention back to his right hand. An insane thought raced through his mind and his insides churned. 'Oh, jeez…I'm so sick… this is so not good…'
He inhaled and slid his hand deeper into Kyle's pants. He started to stroke his erection slowly, feeling Kyle's body tense up next to him.
Kyle couldn't bear to watch anymore and he closed his left eye. He felt his body flood with arousal while his friend explored his privates. 'Oh, God Stan... What are you doing to me??' he thought with panic, but secretly hoped his friend's curiosity would continue.
Stan licked his lips and studied his friends twisted face as he removed his hand. After a moment he started fiddling with Kyle's buttoned jeans. 'What the hell am I doing?!' he though, as he undid Kyle's fly and reached into his boxers once again. As if hypnotized, Stan continued to fondle Kyle's growing boner and squeezed it gently.
"Nnnh…" Kyle breathed. He pushed his hips towards Stan's grip impulsively and twitched his eyelids. Stan got surprisingly turned on as he watched his friend's instinctive reactions.
'Don't wake up, don't wake up…' Stan thought. He would never live it down if Kyle woke up and saw what he was doing to him. He slid Kyle's boxers partly down his hips so Stan could see firsthand his dirty work.
Stan widened his eyes at the sight of his exposed friend, squirming at Stan's actions. Kyle was biting his lip and had his eyes squeezed shut.
'Oh, Goddamn...' Stan thought as he hungrilly stared at Kyle.
With that, Stan spontaneously began pumping Kyle's erection, slowly at first and then quickly increasing speed.
"Nn- nnnh…" Kyle moaned, arching his back and grabbing lightly onto the bedspread. He rolled his eyes back behind his closed lids and let the guilty pleasure flood through his whole body. 'Oh, God Stan… don't stop…'
Stan persisted, gently adding more pressure to his pumping. The sight of Kyle's naked privates and the teens gentle bucking towards Stan's hand was so unbelievably hot to the raven-haired boy, who had always thought he was straight as a toothpick until now.
After another moment of Stan working away on his fake-sleeping friend, Kyle's whole body tensed up and he shuddered as he came, pulling on Stan's sheets. Kyle was biting his lip hard to try and seem as unobvious as possible, but couldn't help but to moan as he climaxed.
As soon as he finished, Kyle let out a long, satisfied breath. Curling slightly into an embarrased ball as he became totally aware that his penis was hanging out, he slowed his breathing down once again and he became very still, trying to seem asleep even after all that. 'Fuck, Stan... wow...'
Stan swallowed hard at the sight of his friend, convincing himself he really was asleep the whole time and felt his panic lessen slightly. "Oh, Jesus…" Stan said quietly. His own breath was still quick, and his heart was pounding. 'Dude…'
He looked at the sticky fruits of his labor in his hand. Just then, he heard a door close and movement downstairs.
"Stanley might still be in his room, Shelia. I'll go ask him if he knows where Kyle is," came the muffled voice of Mrs. Marsh.
"Oh, fuck!" Stan said, slapping his other hand to his mouth as Kyle stirred. Stan jumped up, spun in a confused circle in the middle of his room and wiped his hand on the back of his curtain. He ran back to his bed and quickly but gingerly buttoned up Kyle's pants.
'Not a fucking moment too soon,' thought Stan as he re-positioned himself on the bed next to the friend he just jacked off.
Kyle stretched out his legs and slowly opened his eyes. "Mm… Stan?" he asked softly.
"Shh Kyle! Close your eyes!" Stan hissed.
The Jew obeyed his friend just as Stan's door opened.
"Sta- oh, Stanley?" Mrs. Marsh said quietly. "Are you awake?"
Stan and Kyle lay still on the bed, but both their minds were metaphorically exploding.
"Well, Sharon? Does he- oh, Abraham!" Mrs. Broflovski said, peeking into Stan's room. "What is he doing here, for crying out loud!"
"Oh, Sheila. They're just tired. I'll go make a pot of coffee and we can chat until they wake up," Mrs. Marsh said, walking down the stairs.
Mrs. Broflovski followed. "But that babysitter I got to watch Ikey's party is expensive! That little sneak is gonna pay for her time with his own allowance!" she said, her voice growing farther and father away as the two mothers traveled downstairs.
Stan lifted his head, making sure their mom's were gone for sure, and rolled over. "Thank God, they're gone," he sighed. He closed his eyes and let his mind make sense of what just happened in the last several minutes.
"Yeah…" Kyle sighed, and propped himself up on his elbow. "I wish they didn't have to come up here though… that was the best nap I've ever had," he said innocently.
Stan couldn't help but smile, and looked away. "Uh… really?" he looked at his best friend awkwardly. "Have any dreams?"
Kyle smiled widely and fell onto his back. "Yeah, it was the best dream ever," he said.
"Well, what was it about?" Stan asked, wondering why the hell he asked.
Kyle put his arms behind his head. "God, I couldn't tell you. It's too embarrassing," he said. He looked at Stan. "But it was fucking awesome."
A/N: Hee. X3 Well, thar you go guys. Sorry if it isn't that well done, I pretty much just typed it out while the neighbors kids screamed next door... D: Hopefully you liked it, though! n.n
Pleeease review and make me smile. :D


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EveryLibrary Events
EveryLibrary Fundraiser in Washington DC during ALA Annual
Join us for our Annual Fundraiser in Washington DC at Buffalo Billiards during the American Library Association's Annual Conference on June 22nd and help support libraries in the United States.
EveryLibrary Fundraiser in Washington DC during ALA Annual
Join us for our Annual Fundraiser in Washington DC at Buffalo Billiards during the American Library Association's Annual Conference on June 22nd and help support libraries in the United States.
We're excited to bring you another fun fundraiser during the American Library Association Conference in Washington DC. Built on the success of the sell-out fundraiser at ALA in New Orleans and the fun we had throwing axes in Philadelphia during PLA, we are planning another sell-out event with a lot of fun activities, free drinks, light snacks, and networking opportunities for attendees as well as special guests!
You can also purchase tickets by starting a $5 per month donation here.
This year, we'll be hosting our event at Buffalo Billiards, just a short distance from the Convention Center. This fun space offers billiards, skeeball, shuffleboard, ping ping, darts and much more. Your ticket includes access to everything that Buffalo Billiards has to offer and an open bar with beer, wine, and well. Plus, don't forget about those opportunities to meet with and connect with some of your favorite friends and colleagues and meet new people.
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Finally, because EveryLibrary is an organization that supports libraries at the ballot box and fights against library defunding measures through pro-bono consulting, digital tools, on the ground training, and more, this fundraiser will help EveryLibrary continue on it success throughout 2019.
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Search Supreme Court Cases
U.S. Supreme Court
New York v. Jersawit, 263 U.S. 493 (1924)
New York v. Jersawit
No. 352
Submitted December 3, 1923
Decided January 7, 1924
1. The tax laid on a domestic corporation in New York (Tax Law, § 209) for the privilege of exercising its franchise in the state, to
be paid annually "in advance" for the year beginning November 1st, to be computed upon the basis of the entire net income of the corporation for its fiscal, or the calendar, year preceding is an entirety, and cannot be apportioned to a fraction of the tax year which has elapsed when the corporation goes out of business. P. 263 U. S. 495.
2. The state has a claim for the entire tax when the corporation is thrown into bankruptcy after lapse of part of the tax year. Id.
3. The addition of 10% where the tax is not paid by January 1st is a penalty, and the further addition of 1% for each month the tax remains unpaid is not statutory interest, but part of the penalty, and neither can be allowed the state in a bankruptcy proceeding. Bankruptcy Act, § 57j. P. 263 U. S. 496.
290 F. 950 reversed.
Certiorari to an order of the circuit court of appeals which affirmed an order of the district court, in bankruptcy, adjudicating a claim made by the State of New York for a tax.
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Hi stampers! Happy Friday! I'm very happy it's the weekend...even though I've pretty much just sat around the house since my test on Wednesday, ha! Maybe I can actually DO some things over the weekend....like finish my Artisan projects and get some laundry done and work out! I'm feeling quite a bit better this evening and better than I was this morning. I'm hoping I'll be in tip top shape to teach aerobics Saturday morning, eek! Anyway, at least I was able to go to work this afternoon and not get stranded at the gas station thinking I was going to pass out :-)
And I got a whole season of Friday Night Lights under my belt while recovering so at least I had some eye candy and feel somewhat accomplished, lol! I watched the show off and on when it was out but found it On Demand and I really missed out all those years! It's a good show!!!!
So, I hope you have some time to play at Fab Friday this week. From what I heard this challenge was...well...quite challenging for a lot of the DT. But hang on before you blame me...it was suggested by one of them! :-)
I used a card I made last fall as inspiration because I thought the colors worked well!
Stamps: Oh, hello
Paper: Soft suede, poetry prints DSP stack
Ink: Soft suede
Accessories: Raspberry ripple stitched satin ribbon, linen thread, the new buttons that the name has escaped me and in my invalid condition I'm not traipsing to the craft room to look---LOL!
It felt good to stamp...that's how you know that I feel crummy....I'm off for almost two whole days and I don't stamp!!!! Anyone else out there like that? :-) Don't forget to CASE your own cards sometimes if you're stuck for an idea. YOU are your best inspiration!!!! And I have to say that I wasn't in love the the DSP stack (I only have it because we got it free at regionals) but I REALLY liked the way this card turned out. Funny how that happens sometimes!
Now, head on over the Fab Friday site and check out the rest of the cards and play along!
Happy stamping!
Friday, May 10, 2013
Fab Fri 18
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- AnonymousMay 10, 2013 at 12:42 AM
hi mindy, I just wanted to say good luck. I'm Bethany Drew..I've been selling SU! for 9 years now. I tried out for the artisan award about 4 years ago now? anyhow..i'm trying for it again. I thought I would since i'm finally going to my FIRST CONVENTION! WOO HOO! I HOPE to meet you if you go. I love your style and your cards:) So, I wanted to wish you good luck:) I think you deserve to win....ReplyDelete
LOVE this, Minday....so striking with the Soft Suede base!ReplyDelete
Very cute Mindy!!! Love the banners!! :)ReplyDelete
Thanks for your comments. I probably won't respond unless you ask a direct question (because I know my limits, lol) but I read and appreciate every single one <3
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WASHINGTON July 1, 2014 — Immigration now has the honor of becoming the most recent political football career politicians are throwing around Washington. While the nation gets ready to skip work, or call in sick for the US v. Belgium World Cup game, politicians in our nation's capital are getting ready for the next half of their own game. The immigration game.
The team with the most possession time, and the most points, during this particular period of the immigration game is undoubtedly President Obama, and the Democratic party.
Recently, President Obama vowed to move on immigration reform through executive means, because Congress wasn't playing nice. Upset that the President actually does not have as much power as he wants it to have, President Obama has ordered his cabinet to "get creative" in thinking about ways that the Administration can unilaterally affect immigration reform.
Let's go back to the first two years of President Obama's presidency, back when hope and change was still alive, and a spring was in everyone's step as they breathed in the sweet air of a progressively liberalizing nation.
Back when the House, the Senate, and the White House were all controlled by the Democratic Party. Back when every branch of government necessary for the passage of laws was thoroughly blue. Back when they could pass any piece of legislation they wanted.
What a perfect time, when they controlled literally every important aspect of federal government, to pass comprehensive immigration reform and enact amnesty towards all illegal immigrants in the country. What a perfect time it would have been for them to enact various programs to assure that illegal immigrants were not deported but looked after. What a perfect time it would have been, for Democrats to follow through on years of promise to their immigrant constituents.
What did they choose to do instead? They chose to pass legislation that completely transformed the American healthcare system, and assume one sixth of the American economy into the government sphere of control.
And then nothing on immigration.
But why?
The answer is twofold, and brutally simple.
First, seat retainage.
Offering amnesty to millions of illegal aliens while millions more waited patiently in line to go through the process legally would have been extremely unpopular with even independent voters. If a Congress completely controlled by Democrats passed both comprehensive immigration reform AND the Affordable Healthcare Act, the Democrats would never have maintained control of the Senate, and they could have lost the White House in 2012. Those two particular progressive tidbits of legislation would have been too much for the country to swallow at once. The Conservative groups would have gained far more strength, and far more support if immigration and healthcare reform was adopted during that session.
Second, and most important, leverage.
When it comes down to it, immigration reform is far too powerful a weapon to simply give up through the legislative process. The Democrats passed the ACA, they got their big win for the foreseeable future, there was no need to push their luck. So they put immigration reform in a bag, and when they feel like the Republicans are growing too strong, or they are making too much noise, or gathering too much support, they open the bag and beat them over the head with immigration.
The issue of immigration is the perfect weapon for Democrats to knock Republicans down a peg. Opposing immigration reform seems cold and heartless, or at least that is what the liberal media spins to the public. Opposing immigration reform drives a wedge between Republicans and Latinos, a rift which hurts the Republicans who are scrambling to expand their voter base. And so when the Democrats tried to bring immigration reform to the floor in the House, they knew it would be blocked by the Republicans and an ever polarizing Conservative base. And when they brought it to the Senate, they knew that it would not pass with so many Democratic senators up for reelection in states where being soft on immigration is a career killer.
By introducing immigration in this climate the Democrats are doing significant damage to the national image of the Republicans. They are aware that nothing will pass, that is why they introduced the idea of legislation at this point in time in the first place. It was not going to pass, but they needed to look like they were making an effort, and that it was the big bad Republicans fault for hating grandmothers and pretty colors and happiness for not passing immigration reform.
Now the stage is set for the President to swoop in and be the hero, at least nominally. As Congress "bickers" over immigration reform, and the Democrats fight valiantly for its passage, President Obama steps forward and promises to take the lead in the fight. Donning his unilateral cape, and with his unilateral pen, and his unilateral phone, President Obama takes on immigration reform on his own.
There really isn't a downside to this for the President. Anything he does will cement his legacy as a President who went above and beyond, circumventing that pesky body of elected legislative officials, to enact policies that no one else had the gumption to! If he succeeds in affecting some change, he will be lauded for his bravery and his intellect, and the media will swoon over him more so than usual. If he fails to affect any change, he will say that he fought the good fight, but in the end he is disappointed that Congress failed to act on this. And then he will go play ten rounds of golf while someone considers him for another award.
The truth is, the Democrats don't want to pass immigration reform. If they wanted to pass immigration reform they would have done it in the first two years of the Administration. The issue is too valuable for the Democratic party to surrender to legislation, and possible lawsuit. There is no guarantee that immigration legislation once enacted will stay enacted. If they pass it, they can no longer use it as an issue to throw gas on the fire of their constituency. If you are seeking comprehensive immigration reform from this president, or this Congress, don't hold your breath. That particular ball is far too valuable to be taken off the field and put into a trophy case.
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Happy Fathers Day to all the men in the world who do the most important job on the planet - fathering children, raising them to the best of their ability, and guiding them throughout their lives. We need engaged responsible fathers today more than ever.
The school shootings, the suicide rate, the drug use, the gang killing, the overall anger and lack of moral clarity in our nation, can be traced directly to the effects of the war on men and fatherhood that has taken place since the 1960's - particularly in the black community. When was the last time you saw a TV commercial that did not portray the boyfriend/father/ husband as a total insensitive fool? That's the lie and that's the problem.
Today I celebrate men who are strong, who are capable, who are loving, who are engaged with their wives and their children, who are serious about doing the most important job on the planet and doing it well! We wish them all a Happy Father's Day because they are a critical part of making all our lives, and our entire world, great! Today we thank them for their hard work, their love and their wisdom.
Tom Zawistowski
Executive Director
Portage County TEA Party
Father's Day Quotes
"Small boys become big men through the influence of big men who care about small boys."
[Author Unknown]
"My father used to play with my brother and me in the yard.
Mother would come out and say, 'You're tearing up the grass.'
'We're not raising grass,' Dad would reply. 'We're raising boys.'"
[Harmon Killebrew]
"By the time a man realizes that maybe his father was right,
he usually has a son who thinks he's wrong."
[Charles Wadsworth]
"Don't handicap your children by making their lives easy."
(Robert A. Heinlein)
"Too often we give children answers to remember rather than problems to solve."
[Roger Lewin]
"A good father is one of the most unsung, unpraised, unnoticed, and yet one of the most valuable assets in our society."
[Billy Graham]
"The most important thing that parents can teach their children is
how to get along without them."
[Frank A. Clark]
"The father who loves his children will not substitute toys for time, replace commendation
with condemnation but will be their teacher not taskmaster."
[R. Robert Flatt]
"My father didn't tell me how to life; he lived, and let me watch him do it."
[Clarence Budington Kelland]
"A father's words are like a thermostat that sets the temperature in the house "
[Paul Lewis]
"He didn't tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it. "
[Clarence Budington Kelland]
"Children seldom misquote you.
They more often repeat word for word what you shouldn't have said."
[Mae Maloo]
"Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged."
[Colossians 3:21]
"An effective father devotes himself to become an instrument and model of human experience to his children...
accepts and affirms his children for who they are, appreciates them for what they are accomplishing,
and covers them with affection because they are his."
[Gordon MacDonald]
"One father is more than a hundred Schoolmasters."
[George Herbert]
"The footsteps a child follows are most likely to be the ones his parents thought they had covered up."
[Author Unknown]


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Ali Baba Singles Day Sales Hit Rs.94,527 Cr in 2015
Chinese e-commerce giant Ali Baba announced that its total sales on 11th November hit as much as 91.2 billion yaun (Rs.94,527 crores). Ali Baba holds biggest online shopping sale "Singles' Day" on 11th November every year. This year, the sale showed an improvement of 60% said Ali Baba. While Rs.61,398 crores was collected on Singles' Day in 2014, the amount has been collected in just half day this year. Around 1,20,000 orders were placed each minute in 2015 on Singles' Day, which is also called Double Eleven Day sale. Ali Baba site mentioned that 27 million purchases were made during first hour of sale. 68 percent was through orders from mobile devices, stated Ali Baba. It was 11 years ago that Chinese number 1 online shopping site Ali Baba turned 11th November to Singles' Day, making it equivalent to Cyber Monday (shopping event) in USA. Singles' Day has crossed sales of Cyber Monday. China's Singles' Day now makes sales equivalent to those made on Cyber Monday and Black Friday combined.
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This series was shot during the late fall months on a pond in Maine – a beautiful, tranquil time. Angelic calls of the loon throughout the evening and morning hours can be heard across the water. Because the water is clean and deep, the light only reflects on the lilies. Using a head lamp to focus on the lilies and a boom with lights hanging over the boat, I am able to capture the lilies finishing out their life, descending to the bottom to help next year's lilies emerge.
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Dustin Hutton-Alcorn
People Operations
- Team experience
- Inventory and process management
- Community engagement and outreach
Combine Olivia Pope and Donna Paulsen, and you have Dustin, Axiom Zen's beating heart. If anyone knows what's going on in our office, it's him.
Dustin empowers our team to work hard and play harder, both inside and outside the Axiom den. He's reinvented the Vancouver office's lunch game; spearheaded the ground-up design of our brand new space; ensures our office is less corporate headquarters and more warm, welcoming home; confirms, with assertive benevolence, that every team member takes advantage of company perks; plans Christmas, summer, and other extravaganzas for our hard-working Axioms to unwind; and constantly champions Axiom Zen's internal brand standards. Dustin puts everyone else first: only when every Axiom is taken care of can he relax.
Prior to Axiom Zen, Dustin was a Preservation and Operations Specialist for Apple. Project managing in-store restoration work while simultaneously supporting event planning and management, Dustin ensured the entire team had seamless access to business-critical technology. He also helped launch the Global Volunteer Program in Canada, which encouraged Apple employees nationwide to undertake regular, ongoing volunteer initiatives with nonprofits and charitable organizations.
Contributing to the greater good is important to Dustin. He graduated from Carleton University with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Political Science and Human Rights. One of his earliest contributions to Axiom Zen was founding a volunteer program for our team, getting our team away from their monitors for a few hours to give back to the community.
Like a big meal at a small table, Dustin delivers a warm and fulfilling experience for everyone he brings together.
- Discovering new restaurants
- Travelling to new places
- Photographing it all on his phone


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Let us help you feel free to show your smile to the world
- Less pain, Less bleeding. No Stiches
- Stronger and Secure teeth
- Comfortable and Natural function
Are you suffering from tooth loss?
What about tooth decay or injury? Do you need to find corrective dental surgery for missing teeth? For decades, people with periodontal disease and missing teeth had only two treatment options available, dentures and bridges.
However, technological advances in dentistry have widened the range of available services including the popular dental implant treatment.Dental implants are titanium screws to replace the root of your teeth, offering a strong foundation for removable replacement teeth or permanent teeth.
Healthy gums and strong bones are required for dental implant surgery. Post-care requires strict observance of good oral hygiene. These are the foundations with which high-quality dental implants thrive and become effective.
At Villa Louisa, we offer an extremely high success rate with strict care and maintenance of implants post-procedure.
Sliding dentures can make chewing difficult. Dental implants function like your own teeth, allowing you to eat your favorite foods with confidence and without pain.
Dental implants look similar to natural teeth giving patients newfound confidence in a brand new smile.
Dental implants become part of your natural teeth so it eliminates any discomfort associated with removable dentures.
Dental implants cannot be removed which means they don't come loose or fall off during meal time. You can eat, smile, talk and laugh without worry!
In Villa Louisa clinic you can also without any problems extract 8 teeth or fix meeting for other surgical manipulations. During complex facial skeletal imbalances, orthognathic surgeons come to the rescue. Orthognathic surgery is used in cases of skeletal imbalance between the upper jaw and lower jaw due to increased or decreased growth of the lower or upper jaw.
For long-term operations in our team there is an anesthetist who provides psychological comfort of the patient during the intervention.


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Students based in Japan have far tougher lives than their western counterparts. Back when I was a lad the most stressful thing on my agenda was completing math homework on time. Compare that to the curriculum followed by Japanese schoolgirl Misa. Not only does the pigtailed protagonist of Mitsurugi Kamui Hikae have academic duties to fulfil, but she is also expected to master fencing in order to battle demonic hordes. Her prowess with a sword will come in handy as she slices her way past an army of fiends in pursuit of a classmate that has been corrupted by a cursed blade.
Mitsurugi Kamui Hikae is a hack n slash brawler created by indie developer Zenith Blue. The game has been doing the rounds on Steam for two years now and is finally available to download on next gen consoles. I bet the PC master race are feeling all smug about getting the game first, but they shouldn't gloat too much because PS4 owners can at least claim that their version of Arkham Knight actually works. The aim of this Japanese made arena fighter is to dispatch waves of enemies until the end of level guardian makes their presence known. Defeat said boss and passage to the next stage shall be granted.
Slaying foes can be accomplished via a combination of sword swipes and skull crushing melee attacks. Katana inflicted carnage deals the most damage, but be aware that the weapon cannot be used indefinitely as it depletes Misa's blade meter. To replenish the gauge players are expected to occasionally pummel targets with a flurry of weedier punches and kicks. Misa's modest repertoire of offensive maneuverers can be expanded throughout her quest by spending the orbs reaped from fallen adversaries. The orbs can be used to buy health upgrades, unlock new skills and purchase a new uniform (because no girl can resist clothes shopping.)
My rating for Mitsurugi Kamui Hikae is three and a half stars. It gets an above average score, as the combat is surprisingly solid for a budget title that retails for under a tenner. The action feels like a simplified DMC, starring an attractive heroine in place of emo Dante. Although the story mode's five levels can be cleared within an hour, you'll need to play through the adventure multiple times to earn all the trophies on offer. On the easiest difficulty you can get by on mindless button bashing, but more tactful play will be required to conquer the higher difficulties. Surviving hard mode will demand fast reflexes, mastery of the parry command and well timed counter attacks.
Despite enjoying the game Mitsurugi Kamui Hikae has a few niggles. My chief complaint lies with the positioning of the camera, which sometimes resulted in my attacks getting interrupted by out of view assailants. More enemy variation would have been nice too, as most of the grunts you face are either generic automatons or masked swordfighters sporting snazzy tuxedoes. Finally the graphics could use a facelift, as the visuals are of PS3 quality. I have no complaints with Misa's design though. A mini-skirt wearing schoolgirl, cartwheeling across the screen, is fine by me 😉 Surprisingly Misa's underwear is black whilst her villainous rival Suzuka prefers white panties. Who says that video games aren't educational? Through ogling digital women I have learnt that a person's alignment isn't tied to the colour of their undergarments.


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|The sun that never sets..photo taken in Jordan
LIFE goes on...
so nurture it
with LIGHT as there is LOVE,
with LOVE as there is HOPE
with HOPE as there is LIFE..
Lessons learned in life...
Thank you Allah for Your endless blessings.
LIFE is the most brilliant proof of the All-Glorious One's unity and one of the greatest sources of His bounty; it is the most subtle manifestation of His compassionate and most hidden, unknowable, and incomparable embroidery of His art (The Words).
Our Lord! Let not our hearts deviate (from the truth) after You have guided us, and grant us mercy from You. Truly, You are the Bestower (Quran3:8)


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Recommendations for the Use of Antiretroviral Drugs in Pregnant Women with HIV Infection and Interventions to Reduce Perinatal HIV Transmission in the United States
The information in the brief version is excerpted directly from the full-text guidelines. The brief version is a compilation of the tables and boxed recommendations.
Antepartum Care
Monitoring of the Woman and Fetus During Pregnancy
Last Updated: December 7, 2018; Last Reviewed: December 7, 2018
|Panel's Recommendations
|Rating of Recommendations: A = Strong; B = Moderate; C = Optional
Rating of Evidence: I = One or more randomized trials with clinical outcomes and/or validated laboratory endpoints; II = One or more well-designed, nonrandomized trials or observational cohort studies with long-term clinical outcomes; III = Expert opinion
Viral loads should be monitored more frequently in pregnant individuals than in nonpregnant individuals because of the importance of rapid and sustained viral suppression in preventing perinatal HIV transmission. Individuals who are adherent to their antiretroviral (ARV) regimen and who do not harbor resistance mutations to the prescribed drugs should achieve viral suppression within 12 to 24 weeks. Individuals with higher viral loads and lower CD4 T lymphocyte (CD4) cell counts are more likely to take more time to achieve viral suppression during this time period,1,2 whereas those with lower viral loads and higher CD4 counts and those using integrase strand transfer inhibitors (INSTIs) are more likely to achieve suppression in much shorter time frames. Most patients with adequate viral response at 24 weeks of treatment have had at least a 1 log viral load decrease within 1 to 4 weeks after starting therapy.3,4 Viral load should be monitored in pregnant women who are living with HIV at the initial clinic visit, 2 to 4 weeks after initiating or changing ARV regimens, monthly until undetectable, and at least every 3 months thereafter. If adherence is a concern, especially during early pregnancy, more frequent monitoring is recommended because of the potential increased risk of perinatal HIV transmission associated with detectable HIV viremia during pregnancy.5-7 Similarly, pregnancy may affect the drug exposure levels or efficacy of some drugs; women who are taking these drugs may require a change in therapy or more frequent viral load monitoring (see Table 6 and Table 7).
Viral load also should be assessed at approximately 34 to 36 weeks' gestation to inform decisions about mode of infant delivery and optimal treatment for newborns (see Transmission and Mode of Delivery).
In pregnant women with HIV, CD4 cell count should be monitored at the initial clinic visit. For patients who have been on antiretroviral therapy (ART) for ≥2 years, who have had consistent viral suppression and CD4 cell counts that are consistently >300 cells/mm3, and who are tolerating ART in pregnancy, CD4 cell count should be monitored only at the initial antenatal visit; CD4 cell counts do not need to be repeated for these patients during this pregnancy, as per the Adult and Adolescent Antiretroviral Guidelines.3,8,9 Women who have been on ART for <2 years, women with CD4 cell counts of <300 cells/mm3, or women with inconsistent adherence and/or detectable viral loads should have CD4 cell counts monitored every 3 to 6 months during pregnancy. The safety of this approach is supported by research that demonstrates that patients who are stable on ART (defined as viral load levels <50 copies/mL and CD4 cell counts >500 cells/mm3 for 1 year) are highly unlikely to experience a CD4 cell count <350 cells/mm3 in the span of a year.10
HIV drug-resistance testing should be performed in women with HIV before starting or modifying ARV regimens if HIV RNA levels are above the threshold for resistance testing (i.e., >500 to 1,000 copies/mL). See Antiretroviral Drug Resistance and Resistance Testing in Pregnancy for more information on resistance testing, including considerations regarding INSTI genotypic resistance testing. ART should not be delayed while waiting for resistance test results. If the results demonstrate resistance, then the regimen can be subsequently adjusted. ARV drug resistance testing should also be performed on women who are taking an ARV regimen but who have suboptimal viral suppression (i.e., failure to achieve undetectable levels of virus during an appropriate time frame, as noted above) or who have sustained viral rebound to detectable levels after prior viral suppression on an ARV regimen (see Lack of Viral Suppression and Antiretroviral Drug Resistance and Resistance Testing in Pregnancy). Drug-resistance testing in the setting of virologic failure is most useful when it is performed while patients are receiving ARV drugs or within 4 weeks after discontinuation of drugs. Even if more than 4 weeks have elapsed since the ARV drugs were discontinued, resistance testing can still provide useful information to guide therapy, though it may not detect all resistance mutations that were selected by previous ART regimens.
Laboratory monitoring for potential complications of ARV drugs during pregnancy should be based on what is known about the adverse effects of the drugs a woman is receiving. For example, routine hematologic monitoring is recommended for women who are receiving zidovudine-containing regimens, and routine renal monitoring is recommended for women on tenofovir disoproxil fumarate. Liver function should be monitored in all women who are receiving ARV drugs. Hepatic dysfunction has been observed in pregnant women on protease inhibitors (PIs), and hepatic steatosis and lactic acidosis in pregnancy have been related to the use of nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors. Pregnant women in general are more likely to have elevated liver enzymes than their nonpregnant counterparts.11,12
Pregnancy increases the risk of glucose intolerance. PIs have been associated with increased risk of hyperglycemia, new-onset diabetes mellitus, exacerbation of existing diabetes mellitus, and diabetic ketoacidosis.13-16 However, the majority of studies in pregnant women with HIV have not shown an increased risk of glucose intolerance with the use of PI-based regimens during pregnancy.17 A prospective study reported that pregnant women with HIV who received PI-containing regimens did not have more glucose intolerance or insulin resistance than did women who received regimens that did not contain a PI.18 In both groups, the rate of impaired glucose tolerance was high (38%), but that may be related to specific characteristics of the study participants, including high body mass index and race/ethnicity. Women with HIV who are on ART during pregnancy should receive the standard glucose screening at 24 to 28 weeks' gestation that is recommended for all pregnant women. Some experts would perform glucose screening early in pregnancy for women receiving PI-based ART that was initiated before pregnancy, similar to recommendations for women with risk factors for glucose intolerance.19
Accurate estimation of date of delivery is critical when planning scheduled cesarean deliveries at 38 weeks' gestation to prevent perinatal transmission in women with HIV who have elevated HIV RNA viral loads (or when scheduling cesarean delivery or induction for an obstetric indication). Therefore, a first-trimester ultrasound is recommended to confirm gestational age and to provide the most accurate estimation of gestational age at delivery (see Transmission and Mode of Delivery).20-22 In patients who are not seen until later in gestation, a second-trimester ultrasound can be used for both an anatomical survey and for determining gestational age.
Noninvasive methods of aneuploidy screening should be offered, using tests with high sensitivity and low false-positive rates as recommended by American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Screening can be accomplished using serum analyte screening alone or combined with nuchal translucency, cell-free DNA screening, or ultrasonographic screening alone.33,34 Women with HIV who have indications for invasive testing during pregnancy (e.g., abnormal ultrasound or aneuploidy screening) should be counseled about the potential risk of HIV transmission along with other risks of the procedure so that they can make an informed decision about testing. Although data are still somewhat limited, the risk of HIV transmission does not appear to increase with the use of amniocentesis or other invasive diagnostic procedures in women who have virologic suppression on ART.23,24 This is in contrast to the era before effective ART, during which invasive procedures such as amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling (CVS) were associated with a two- to four-fold increase in risk of perinatal transmission of HIV.25-28 Although no transmissions occurred among 159 reported cases of amniocentesis or other invasive diagnostic procedures performed in women who were on effective ART, a small increase in the risk of transmission cannot be ruled out.29-32 Some experts consider CVS and cordocentesis too risky to offer to women with HIV, and they recommend limiting invasive procedures to amniocentesis. At a minimum, pregnant women with HIV should receive effective ART before undergoing any invasive prenatal testing. In addition, they should ideally have undetectable HIV RNA levels at the time of the procedure, and every effort should be made to avoid inserting the needle through, or very close to, the placenta. In women with detectable HIV RNA levels for whom amniocentesis is deemed necessary, consultation with an expert in the management of HIV in pregnancy should be considered, see Other Intrapartum Management Considerations.
- Aziz N, Sokoloff A, Kornak J, et al. Time to viral load suppression in antiretroviral-naive and -experienced HIV-infected pregnant women on highly active antiretroviral therapy: implications for pregnant women presenting late in gestation. BJOG. 2013;120(12):1534-1547. Available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23924192.
- Snippenburg W, Nellen F, Smit C, Wensing A, Godfried MH, Mudrikova T. Factors associated with time to achieve an undetectable HIV RNA viral load after start of antiretroviral treatment in HIV-1-infected pregnant women. J Virus Erad. 2017;3(1):34-39. Available at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28275456.
- Panel on Antiretroviral Guidelines for Adults and Adolescents. Guidelines for the use of antiretroviral agents in adults and adolescents living with HIV. 2018. Available at: http://aidsinfo.nih.gov/contentfiles/lvguidelines/AdultandAdolescentGL.pdf.
- Read PJ, Mandalia S, Khan P, et al. When should HAART be initiated in pregnancy to achieve an undetectable HIV viral load by delivery? AIDS. 2012;26(9):1095-1103. Available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22441248.
- Garcia PM, Kalish LA, Pitt J, et al. Maternal levels of plasma human immunodeficiency virus type 1 RNA and the risk of perinatal transmission. Women and infants transmission study group. N Engl J Med. 1999;341(6):394-402. Available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10432324.
- Townsend CL, Byrne L, Cortina-Borja M, et al. Earlier initiation of ART and further decline in mother-to-child HIV transmission rates, 2000–2011. AIDS. 2014;28(7):1049-1057. Available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24566097.
- Mandelbrot L, Tubiana R, Le Chenadec J, et al. No perinatal HIV-1 transmission from women with effective antiretroviral therapy starting before conception. Clin Infect Dis. 2015. Available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26197844.
- Gale HB, Gitterman SR, Hoffman HJ, et al. Is frequent CD4+ T-lymphocyte count monitoring necessary for persons with counts >=300 cells/muL and HIV-1 suppression? Clin Infect Dis. 2013;56(9):1340-1343. Available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23315315.
- Girard PM, Nelson M, Mohammed P, Hill A, van Delft Y, Moecklinghoff C. Can we stop CD4+ testing in patients with HIV-1 RNA suppression on antiretroviral treatment? AIDS. 2013;27(17):2759-2763. Available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23842127.
- Di Biagio A, Ameri M, Sirello D, et al. Is it still worthwhile to perform quarterly CD4+ t lymphocyte cell counts on HIV-1 infected stable patients? BMC Infect Dis. 2017;17(1):127. Available at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28166729.
- Huntington S, Thorne C, Anderson J, et al. Does pregnancy increase the risk of ART-induced hepatotoxicity among HIV-positive women? J Int AIDS Soc. 2014;17(4 Suppl 3):19486. Available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25393995.
- Huntington S, Thorne C, Newell ML, et al. Pregnancy is associated with elevation of liver enzymes in HIV-positive women on antiretroviral therapy. AIDS. 2015;29(7):801-809. Available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25710412.
- Food and Drug Administration. FDA Public Health Advisory: reports of diabetes and hyperglycemia in patients receiving protease inhibitors for treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). 1997. Available at: http://www.fda.gov/cder/news/proteaseletter.htm. Accessed December 7, 2018.
- Eastone JA, Decker CF. New-onset diabetes mellitus associated with use of protease inhibitor [letter]. Ann Intern Med. 1997;127(10):948. Available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=9382376&dopt=Abstract.
- Visnegarwala F, Krause KL, Musher DM. Severe diabetes associated with protease inhibitor therapy. Ann Intern Med. 1997;127(10):947. Available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9382374.
- Dube MP, Sattler FR. Metabolic complications of antiretroviral therapies. AIDS Clin Care. 1998;10(6):41-44. Available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11365497.
- Soepnel LM, Norris SA, Schrier VJ, et al. The association between HIV, antiretroviral therapy, and gestational diabetes mellitus. AIDS. 2017;31(1):113-125. Available at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27677165.
- Hitti J, Andersen J, McComsey G, et al. Protease inhibitor-based antiretroviral therapy and glucose tolerance in pregnancy: AIDS Clinical Trials Group A5084. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2007;196(4):331 e331-337. Available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17403409.
- American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. ACOG practice bulletin No. 190 summary: gestational diabetes mellitus. Obstet Gynecol. 2018;131(2):406-408. Available at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29370044.
- American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. ACOG practice bulletin No. 58. ultrasonography in pregnancy. Obstet Gynecol. 2004;104(6):1449-1458. Available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15572512.
- Bennett KA, Crane JM, O'Shea P, Lacelle J, Hutchens D, Copel JA. First trimester ultrasound screening is effective in reducing postterm labor induction rates: a randomized controlled trial. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2004;190(4):1077-1081. Available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15118645.
- American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Method for estimating due date. Ostet Gynecol. 2014;124(5):863-866. Available at: https://www.acog.org/Clinical-Guidance-and-Publications/Committee-Opinions/Committee-on-Obstetric-Practice/Methods-for-Estimating-the-Due-Date.
- Floridia M, Masuelli G, Meloni A, et al. Amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling in HIV-infected pregnant women: a multicentre case series. BJOG. 2017;124(8):1218-1223. Available at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27319948.
- Peters H, Francis K, Harding K, Tookey PA, Thorne C. Operative vaginal delivery and invasive procedures in pregnancy among women living with HIV. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2017;210:295-299. Available at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28092853.
- Mandelbrot L, Mayaux MJ, Bongain A, et al. Obstetric factors and mother-to-child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1: the French perinatal cohorts. SEROGEST French Pediatric HIV Infection Study Group. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1996;175(3 Pt 1):661-667. Available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8828431.
- Tess BH, Rodrigues LC, Newell ML, Dunn DT, Lago TD. Breastfeeding, genetic, obstetric and other risk factors associated with mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 in Sao Paulo State, Brazil. Sao Paulo collaborative study for vertical transmission of HIV-1. AIDS. 1998;12(5):513-520. Available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9543450.
- Shapiro DE, Sperling RS, Mandelbrot L, Britto P, Cunningham BE. Risk factors for perinatal human immunodeficiency virus transmission in patients receiving zidovudine prophylaxis. Pediatric AIDS Clinical Trials Group protocol 076 Study Group. Obstet Gynecol. 1999;94(6):897-908. Available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10576173.
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Plenty of dog organizations, non-profits, shelters, and puppy groups are helping this city climb from a dog-accepted to a dog-encouraged city. One of the organizations, Grateful Paws, is a self-proclaimed small but mighty non-profit that acts as a no-kill dog and cat rescue organization for South Florida. Comprised entirely of volunteers, the organization depends on foster homes to house pups while they seek out furrever families. Neglected, stray, or abandoned pups can find haven in the arms of the volunteers at Grateful Paws.
Alternatively, the humane society of Broward County, one of the largest organizations, runs a 33,000 square foot, air-conditioned shelter, providing a space for over 300 dogs and cats. This organization provides shelter, aid, and responsible adoption for the animals that are put into their care, and that's a job they take seriously. In 2016, this non-profit organization re-homed about 7,000 animals! This group is not associated with the county and has full-time vet services available for their shelter animals.
Tickets start at $20 and will get you and Fido two complimentary drinks, appetizers, live music, and even canine-themed silent auctions! Want more pup-action at this event? Check out the doggy fashion show and pup giveaways! You can even peruse the dozens of doggy vendors that will be set up all over the riverwalk!
One of the most popular parks, Bark Park at Synder Park is open from 7am-8pm and costs about $2 to get in. While that may be pricey for a few hours in the park, this Bark Park offers you and your pup not only a fenced in area for them to run around and explore, but also a freshwater lake to splash around in!
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I honestly can't believe it's taken me this long to finish this model. For some reason I was just not super psyched to paint it. I took a couple shortcuts getting it done, perhaps the most significant being that I didn't put a rune on him like all my other beasts simply because I couldn't find a good place to put one.
This is my personal diary of painting experiments and Warmachine, Hordes and other miniature adventures (and perhaps a splash of real life thrown in occasionally too). This blog is as much for my own motivation as to share my experiences with others. My self imposed rule for my army is that I only field painted models. If you're a fellow painter, I encourage you to challenge yourself, learn new skills, try new things, and most of all, paint like you have a pair!
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This idea – of memories in objects – is explored beautifully in Anna Smaill's book The Chimes. You should read it if you haven't already. It's so original and a page-turner to boot.
Anyway, I wanted to let you know that it's Winter Zine Fest at Thistle Hall, Cuba Street, Wellington, this Saturday 4 June between 12 and 5. I'm going to be there, selling the first chapter of Mansfield and Me: a graphic memoir if you want to have a sneak preview. Maybe I will also staple up some of my Let Me Be Frank comics – it depends on my finances! Anyway, come and say hi if you're in town – I'd love to meet you.


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Farmers' outfits to start 'Kisan Jagriti Yatra'
A meeting of farmers' organistaions under the banner of 'Rashtriya Kisan Sangh' was held here to deliberate on the problems of the farmers.
Representatives of farmers' outfits from states like Gujarat, Punjab, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Kerala took part in the meeting, said Bhartiya Kisan Union (Kadian) President Harmeet Singh Kadian.
"We today resolved that a nationwide 'Kisan Jagriti Yatra' will start from November 24 from Kurukshetra in Haryana which will culminate in Delhi on February 23 next year," he said.
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