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Body piercing involves the perfection of a technique by a body artist over time until the process is mastered. Although techniques for piercing each part of the body can be perfected, the results are not always perfect, since a 'perfect' piercing is in the mind of the client.
It may be that the level of pain felt by the client was more than they had expected. Or, once, healed, the client may not like the final alignment of the piercing in respect to the position the body jewelry lies. The problem could also be that the final position of a multiple facial or nipple piercing is asymmetrical. Whatever the cause may be of your dissatisfaction regarding a body piercing, you have two choices; either accept your new piercings as they are, or re-pierce. It's up to you. Just keep in mind that if the reason you have for wanting a re-piercing is purely subjective, and not the fault of your piercer, you may (and should be) re-charged for the piercing. Not only will you endure the original pain (and possibly more if the position of the new piercing(s) are near the original area(s) that were pierced), but the final result may not be any better (or different) than the first time around. Then again, for us body piercing perfectionists in the world, it's still worth getting it right even if it takes a few tries…
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We're going to look at 5 of the most shocking myths about fibromyalgia. But before you write this off as the same old list that starts with "fibromyalgia isn't a real disease" and only gets more boring from there, we've taken a fresh look at the topic. These are 5 myths that can apply to just about any pain condition.
Plus, we're not going to stop at just listing 5 misconceptions about pain conditions and explain the facts. The article will conclude by discussing a form of natural care that is bringing a newfound hope to many fibromyalgia sufferers.
Myth #1 Anyone Who Takes Painkillers Will Get Addicted
It's true that opioid abuse is rampant in the US today, and painkillers do bear some of the blame. However, it is important to note that not everyone who takes pain medication becomes dependent on it. You may have days when you need to take something just to make it through the day. Unfortunately, for most fibromyalgia sufferers, opioid painkillers do very little to reduce pain levels. This is because (as researchers have finally revealed in recent years) fibromyalgia originates in the central nervous system and also has some vascular origins. It's the same reason these painkillers do little for migraine patients. Painkillers are more effective for pain that originates in the musculoskeletal system.
As for the likelihood of addiction – a doctor should always check if a patient has a personal or family history of substance abuse before prescribing opioids in the first place. According to a shocking report in 2015, 38% of Americans were prescribed opioids. Meanwhile, only about 1% are addicted to opiates, so taking a pain pill doesn't mean you'll get hooked. You just have to be careful.
Myth #2 Pain Is Just a Natural Part of Aging
This combines two of the most popular myths about Fibromyalgia – that it's not real and that you only get it after you hit middle-age. The fact is that many people are stuck thinking that pain happens as a person ages. But if you are dealing with fibromyalgia, even if you developed it later on in life, you know that neither the pain nor any of the other accompanying symptoms are a natural part of aging.
Other symptoms of fibromyalgia besides the pain include extreme fatigue, sleepless nights, cognitive problems, sensory sensitivity, headaches, vertigo, and associated conditions such as IBS and depression or anxiety disorders. These are not simply things that we have to deal with as we get older.
Myth #3 The Pain Will Go Away if You Lose Weight
First of all, not all fibromyalgia patients are heavy, especially before the onset of the condition. The combination of being overweight and having fibromyalgia is often something that happens when a person becomes less active due to the pain. While losing weight may relieve some pain from your joints, it doesn't have anything to do with the origin of the pain of fibromyalgia. That having been said, it is always best to try and maintain a healthy weight, especially when dealing with a chronic condition. Just don't expect losing a few pounds to be a miracle cure.
Myth #4 Bed Rest Is Best for the Pain
There may be times when you simply don't have the energy to get up and do anything. For fibromyalgia patients, having a "pajama day" now and then isn't a choice so much as a symptom. However, don't be fooled into thinking bed rest is always the best way to recover. In fact, too much rest can lead to stiff joints and weakened muscles. This can increase pain levels. Of course, you can end up fatiguing yourself into a week in bed by thinking you should try CrossFit on a day you feel good. The best way to avoid muscle atrophy and the keep joints flexible is to get a little bit of mild to moderate exercise every day. This has been shown in studies to reduce pain levels for fibromyalgia patients.
Myth #5 Weather Can't Affect Pain
If you've ever had someone accuse you of just making excuses so you don't have to go out during a storm, then you probably know at least one person who believes this untruth. While studies on the subject have produced a mixed bag of results, just about anyone with a pain condition, from fibromyalgia to arthritis, will tell you that weather makes a difference. The biggest effects seem to be due to sudden or drastic changes in things like temperature or barometric pressure.
What to Do About Fibromyalgia
If you are suffering from fibromyalgia, what can you do to feel better? While healthy lifestyle changes like adding daily exercise to your routine and maintaining a healthy weight are important, we'd like to introduce you to a natural form of care that has been seeing good results in case studies – upper cervical chiropractic.
What is upper cervical chiropractic care? This is a specific form of chiropractic that focuses on just the top two bones of the neck, the C1 and C2, which are located at the base of the skull. This sensitive area protects the brainstem as it joins the spinal cord and it also helps to facilitate blood flow to the brain. For these reasons, even a slight misalignment can cause the neurological or blood flow problems that can lead to most fibromyalgia symptoms.
Correcting such a misalignment has had significant benefits for some patients in reducing the severity of symptoms and the frequency of flare-ups. For others, it has resulted in complete resolution of the problem. To learn more about this precise and gentle form of chiropractic and what it may be able to do for you, please contact a practitioner in your area to schedule a consultation.
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The Central Academy of Fine Arts, the earliest state-run art academy in China, celebrated its hundredth anniversary this year. On March 22nd, 2018, the "CAFA Centennial Celebration Press Conference" officially announced the Centennial Celebration Logo of the Academy—The Arabic for 100 is divided into two parts; embedded in the middle negative space is the chief logo of the Academy, while arranged vertically on the left side is the English acronym "CAFA" and a line of small characters that reads "1918-2018 A Hundred-Year Glory." Hereafter, as the most critical visual image of the celebration, this logo has frequently appeared in numerous activities among CAFA. The designers are two teachers from the CAFA School of Design: Wang Jie and Chen Weiping.
The interview was scheduled for the café at the CAFA Art Museum. Right on the eve of the undergraduate graduation exhibition, the art museum was like a noisy factory in the background with the preparation and arrangement of the exhibition being arranged, so we started our conversation in a relatively quiet corner. Chen is from Hong Kong. Although he has studied and lived in Beijing for more than ten years, his Mandarin still retains an accent. Wang was born in Taiyuan, Shanxi province. Despite the fact that one is from the South and one is from the North, their partnership has gone surprisingly well: the two were fellow apprentices in the School and both chose to stay on campus after graduation and taught in the Department of Visual Communication. During the interview, they chatted amiably with no hurry, talking about their design concepts in clear, easily understandable words, and never forgetting to add a few sentences for each other when needed. Apparently, they are close friends who have collaborated for many years.
On the Design of the Centennial Celebration Logo:
"What we need is a visual image that not merely possesses Chinese characteristics but also embodies a contemporary international perspective."
Last February, less than two months before the opening of the celebration, Chen Weiping and Wang Jie were appointed to design the CAFA Centennial Celebration Logo. In order to fulfil this important task, they seized every possible moment to discuss and perfect their draft design, producing nearly twenty versions in such a short period of time. For instance, they had once considered to prioritize "A Hundred-Year Glory" over other elements, and also tried to combine the derivatives of the word "百hundred" using graphics. For better understanding of the history and tradition of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, Chen scrutinized materials at the CAFA History Museum in the early days of the logo design, exhaustively teasing out a series of visual images such as iconic emblems based on the chronology of the academy and attempting to find inspiration from them. Among all of his findings, the CAFA emblem designed by Mr. Zhang Guangyu in 1950 won his favor. The primary visual image of this emblem was a tree. Since in Chinese, the word "美术fine arts" sounds like "美树great trees", and "树tree" could also be extended to indicate the idea that "百年树人it takes a hundred years to educate people." But in the end, this plan was not adopted.
Wang spent his undergrad years at the Central Academy of Fine Arts. As an alumnus who personally experienced the relocation of the Academy from Beijing No.2 Radio Factory to Hua Jia Di, he highlighted that while contemplating how to express the spirit of the generations of CAFA alumni in design and integrate it with the new logo in the meantime, the coordination of accuracy and systematic design was extremely crucial. "After repeated discussions, our clue become increasingly clear, what we needed was a visual image that not merely possesses Chinese characteristics but also embodies the contemporary international perspective." Chen added. After several revisions, they finally determined the Centennial Celebration Logo that we see today—featuring the Arabic numeral "100" as the keynote, the number is divided horizontally into two parts, symbolizing the past and future of CAFA's hundred-year glory; Embedded in the middle negative space is the chief logo of the Academy, while the left side is comprised of the vertically arranged English acronym "CAFA" and a line of small characters that reads "1918-2018 A Hundred-Years of Glory."
With the impact of various emerging media, the concept of brand nowadays is no longer confined to a certain fixed image in the traditional sense, but rather inclines to signal a complete, recyclable "system." Just like the design of this Centennial Celebration Logo, which used the central negative space as the text area for a series of activities and defined the boundary of this area with a thin wire frame that was consistent with the main logo, it provided more possibilities for the extension of the visual image of the hundred-year glory. In the series of CAFA celebration activities, we observed that whether it was the undergrad graduation exhibition or other events planned by the Academy, all consciously employed the design of this logo. The usage of the main logos had distinct gradations, ensuring a unified coordination between the serial exhibition activities and the main logos. As a result, the image of the main logo showed up constantly within this system, improving the popularity of visual power.
On the Design of the 2008 Beijing Olympics:
"That is not a simple refinement, but rather a way to unite modern design language with traditional Chinese culture and translate and present them appropriately."
Chen Weiping and Wang Jie are not new to visual system design of large-scale events like this sort. After Beijing's successful bid for the Olympics, the Beijing Municipal Government partnered with the Central Academy of Fine Arts to establish the Art Research Center for the Olympic Games in 2003. With great honor, the two artists participated in the related designs while they were still taking master courses at the CAFA School of Design: Chen was in charge of the core graphic design as well as the landscape design of the torch relay of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, whereas Wang was responsible for the sports icon design of both the Olympics and the Paralympics.
"This is actually a very complex system design, especially as our generation of designers grew up learning Bauhaus, yet the Olympic landscape design requires thorough comprehension of traditional cultures." Wang said, the question was how to place these impressive cultural foundations in the context of modern design, "that is not a simple refinement, but rather a way to unite modern design language with traditional Chinese culture and translate and present them appropriately." In the end, the CAFA design team polished the auspicious cloud patterns depicted on the Dunhuang caissons to shape the core graphics of the Olympics; including the Chinese mythological image "phoenix" in the creation of the landscape design of the Olympic torch; they took the seal script strokes as the basic form, adding the hieroglyphic interest of other ancient Chinese writing systems such as the oracle bone scripts and bronze inscriptions as well as the simplicity of the modern graphics to devise a whole set of sports icons for the Beijing Olympics.
The entire design lasted for three to four years, and corresponding images were always in need whenever the project reached certain points. In light of this, designers had to apply the overall notion of the system design, taking great pains to meticulously perfect these designs. The Olympic Design Project not only called for designers' philosophies, but in essence, it had a research nature. Since it was a long-term, high-intensity project, most design companies or designers were unable to afford it. However, the strong resources and outstanding academic profile of the Central Academy of Fine Arts provided possibilities for the prolonged design cycle of the Olympics—experts from different disciplines could offer insight and make assessment, an unparalleled competitive edge that no commercial organizations could ever be equipped with. "In the design process, prestigious old scholars of the Academy made a lot of pragmatic suggestions and lent sufficient support to the design no matter whether the topic was the design concept, humanity or styling. In regard to the interpretation of calligraphy, we could ask the people that teach this subject for guidance. As for traditional Chinese patterns, we could also find professors who specialized in this field. Academic support like this was indeed quite powerful," Wang commented.
On the Extension of Design
"In this era of 'becoming,' everyone becomes a newbie and the expert is absent."
In addition to brand design and interactive design, Chen Weiping and Wang Jie had participated in other designs as well, including book design, product design, exhibition design and so on and so forth. Chen was particularly interested in reinterpreting the classical exhibitions of the time-honored Chinese calligraphy and paintings with the technique of contemporary designs, presenting old propositions through the usage of an updated cultural perspective and a brand-new interactive mode and was involved in the show as a media artist. Speaking about diverse cross-disciplinary operations, situated in the era of rapid media and technological development, the acquisition and sharing of information has been becoming increasingly easier. Designing is not a closed-door process, it demands designers to constantly get in touch with any and every burgeoning newcomer. "I used to be afraid of trying certain projects in the past, but now I find it is not that difficult. The hardest part is in fact of whether you have the incentive or not," Chen voiced, "The question lies not in taking actions but thinking instead."
In recent years, Wang has dedicated his time to study the reflection of artificial intelligence on design methods, opened an interactive course entitled "Think Like a Machine", and began to use products as a design output to face a broader user group. In the meantime, he has also turned to the interactive design in curations, "An exhibition resembles a huge interactive design project." Wang believed: "The best thing of this era is the absence of barriers between different disciplines. The outdated, conservative assembly line and industry model left by the traditional industries have begun to collapse, allowing many present-day ideas to quickly find the possibilities to reach fruition."
The functional and value attributes of design itself determine the difference between design and pure artistic creations. Since design in the contemporary era is not a matter of simply considering design itself, does it need to compromise? In Chen's eyes, contemporary design entails regular media criticism, improvement, and upgrading, thus it is natural to make a compromise within a reasonable scope, "This is not a design condition, but a compromise induced by environmental factors." Designing has already managed a way to cross the boundary of disciplines, and the transboundary has already become an unchangeable trend. Besides getting equipped with superb professional skills, designers also ought to put more weight on things like communication methods and rapid media changes as well.
It is impractical to stick to the traditional proverb "Good wind needs no bush." in the era of information explosion. "Designers need to be familiar with media and their means of communication and know how to reach good designs for ordinary subjects, but there is a gap in these processes." According to Wang, design has nothing that contradicts with communication and good design should be attached with enough importance and be properly promoted. At the same time, designers have to continue their education and pay attention to self-reflection because there is no such thing as life-time skills. Just as Kevin Kelly wrote: "In this era of 'becoming,' everyone becomes a newbie, and the expert is absent."
On Their Identity as CAFA Teachers:
"Students will exceed your expectation as long as you provide enough stages for each of them."
Putting their identity as designers aside, Chen Weiping and Wang Jie are teachers at the CAFA School of Design. In general, as students who are able to be admitted to the academy often have already had a solid foundation in terms of professional competence, Chen and Wang emphasize the cultivation of critical thinking and analysis in teaching the undergrad courses. Design cannot be taught one to one through imitation. Instead, it guides students to brainstorm things that are beyond the rational from a critical designing point of view. "I may not be fond of students who behave rather conventionally," Wang stated, students will be suppressed under a standardized teaching system, "yet in disciplines of design and fine arts, we need some rebellious spirit."
Unlike traditional styling subjects that focus on the performance of artistic techniques and aesthetics, Chen underlines the inclusive element and openness of art when teaching design courses. "I hope that students can explore media through interactive design, and thereby master the creation method and design thinking," Chen noted, "Teaching students methods is a big problem itself as methods are always changing. Hence it is imperative to teach them how to find methods, especially for graduation projects, letting them explore their own paths and creative inspiration." Excellent designers should have a broad horizon which coincides nicely with this notion, the basic teaching principles of the academy are to encourage students to break down barriers and set zero boundaries. Chen went on to say that in the design process, we may discover the necessity of learning many seemingly irrelevant subjects such as mathematics, chemistry, biology, etc., and the study of these subjects will eventually turn into the nutrition sources of design thinking.
It was right in the middle of the CAFA graduation season, when they were asked about the attitude towards the students, both Chen and Wang spoke highly of them. Wang indicated: "Students at the Central Academy of Fine Arts are all preeminent. They will exceed your expectation as long as you provide enough stages for each of them." Always keeping faithful to your original will but do not be restricted by norms and conventions, this is the beautiful message that the two teachers gave to those who are about to graduate.
Text by Lin Jiabin, translated by Paris Yang and edited by Sue/CAFA ART INFO
Photo by Hu Sichen/CAFA ART INFO
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What is ehrlichiosis?
Ehrlichiosis is a bacterial infection. The infection is caused by a tick bite. The ticks that spread ehrlichiosis are the Lone Star tick, the deer tick, and the dog tick. Dogs, cattle, and other animals have always gotten ehrlichiosis. In the mid 1980s, scientists discovered the infection occurs in humans as well. Ehrlichiosis occurs in almost any area of the United States. It happens mostly in the southeastern and south central areas of the country. Also, it's found in many foreign countries.
Symptoms of ehrlichiosis
Ehrlichiosis symptoms are similar to the flu. They usually begin 1 to 2 weeks after you've been bitten by an infected tick. Symptoms may take up to 1 month to appear. They include:
- fever
- chills
- fatigue
- malaise (a general feeling of not being well)
- headache
- joint and muscle aches
- nausea
- vomiting
- diarrhea
- confusion
- rash (more common in children).
Most cases of ehrlichiosis are mild. Some people who have ehrlichiosis do not develop symptoms. Their bodies fight off the infection without treatment. Ehrlichiosis can become serious if the infection isn't caught early. Symptoms of a more serious case of ehrlichiosis include:
- seizures
- difficulty breathing
- coma
- kidney failure.
Ehrlichiosis feels like the flu at first. That means it's important to see your doctor if you feel like you have the flu in the early days and weeks after you've been bitten by a tick. Tell your doctor that you were bitten by a tick and when it happened. If you know the type of tick, give your doctor that information, also.
What causes ehrlichiosis?
Bacteria from a tick bite causes ehrlichiosis. People who spend time outdoors in areas where ticks are common (either for work or recreation) are at higher risk of getting ehrlichiosis. Ticks usually wait near the top of grassy plants and low bushes for people or animals to brush up against their perch. Ticks will crawl upward on people's clothes or bodies for up to several hours or more before attaching to the skin.
How is ehrlichiosis diagnosed?
Your doctor will examine your body to see if you have evidence of a tick bite. A blood test will confirm ehrlichiosis.
Can ehrlichiosis be prevented or avoided?
The best way to prevent tick bites is to avoid being bitten. When you are outdoors, follow these guidelines:
- Use tick repellents (follow instructions on label). Choose a repellent containing 20% to 30% of the chemical DEET. Tick repellents that contain DEET can be put directly on your skin (sparingly) or on your clothing. Don't apply it to your face or on children's hands, and don't use it on infants younger than 2 months of age. Repellents containing the chemical permethrin should be put only on clothing. Talk to your doctor before using any tick repellent on your child. Your doctor can give you more information on what type and strength of repellent is safe to use.
- Wear light-colored clothing that covers most of your skin when you are outdoors near the woods or an area overgrown with grass and bushes. This makes it easier to see and remove ticks from your clothing. Wear a long-sleeved shirt. Wear pants instead of shorts. Tuck your pant legs into your socks or boots for added protection. Ticks are usually found close to the ground, especially in moist, shaded areas. Check your entire body for ticks after being in tick-infested areas. Check your children and pets for ticks. Common tick bite locations include the back of the knees, groin area, underarms, ears, scalp, and the back of the neck.
- Remove any attached ticks as soon as possible. To remove a tick, use fine tweezers to grab the tick firmly by the head (or as close to the head as possible) and pull. Do not use heat (such as a lit match), petroleum jelly, or other methods to try to make the tick "back out" on its own. These are not effective.
- Wash the area where the tick was attached with soap and water. Keep an eye on the area for a few weeks and note any changes. Call your doctor if you develop a rash around the area where the tick was attached. Be sure to tell your doctor that you were bitten by a tick and when it happened. Only people who get sick and/or get a rash after being bitten by a tick need antibiotics. If you are bitten by a tick and don't get sick or get a rash, you don't need antibiotics.
Ehrlichiosis treatment
Many times, your body will fight off the ehrlichiosis infection on its own. For more severe cases, your doctor will prescribe an antibiotic to treat it.
Living with ehrlichiosis
Living with ehrlichiosis will be uncomfortable, as you feel like you have the flu. You also will need to remember to take your antibiotics as your doctor prescribes them. It is important to finish taking all of your medicine.
Questions to ask your doctor
- How should I dispose of a tick once I get it off?
- Should I apply an antibiotic cream to the bite once I get the tick off?
- What if I don't see the tick on my body for days? Will it get worse the longer it is attached to my skin?
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This information provides a general overview and may not apply to everyone. Talk to your family doctor to find out if this information applies to you and to get more information on this subject.


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Rangiora's Able Musician (AMUS) Jessica Hix (24) is still coming to terms with the fact she was the drummer for the catafalque guard at this year's 99th Anzac Commemorative services in Gallipoli.
AMUS Hix joined the Royal New Zealand Navy band (RNZN) just before she completed her Bachelor of Music at the University of Canterbury two years ago.
"I was lucky to get the job with the band just before I graduated and I absolutely love what I do."
When she found out she was going to Gallipoli AMUS Hix couldn't believe her luck.
"To play at Gallipoli is one ceremony all of us in the band really want to do," she said.
Like many New Zealanders AMUS Hix had studied Gallipoli at school but really didn't have an appreciation of what had happened there.
"Our contingent spent a day visiting the cemeteries and sites of the Anzacs and it was a really emotional experience to get some insight into what the soldiers went through," she said.
"For me, seeing how young the men were who died at Gallipoli was really sad and emotional. Many of those who died were younger then me, they were just teenagers," she said.
"It's hard to get your head around the fact they fought and died half a world away for us here in New Zealand."
AMUS Hix was also impressed at how gracious the Turkish people are.
"Given what has happened they are warm and welcoming to us. It has been an honour to be amongst them and learn a little about their culture while we have been here for the commemorations."
AMUS Hix had two roles at the two Gallipoli Anzac Commemorative Services.
The first was as the drummer for the guard where her job was to 'drum them on and off' and make sure they stayed in time.
The second was as the percussionist for the combined New Zealand Defence Force Band that played several times during at the evening during the Reflective Programme on the night of 24 April.
" It has been an incredibly humbling experience and I know I will not forget those who died for us at Gallipoli."


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…or Snorfcon, Day Three.
Day One Day Two
The first Snorfcon is over. We shared views, got new ideas and had many interesting conversations. Although there clearly are big differences between the way of thinking in fandoms in different Nordic countries, I definitely think there is much more that the active fans have in common that what sets them apart. And I'm pretty sure that this meeting will result in increased cooperation—or at least communication—within the Nordic fandom. How, where, and when exactly, remains to be seen.
Dinner on Friday Night.
All things are possible when you put a dozen fan actives in a room for a couple of days and close the door. Including making not only one, but three credible (sounding) bids for a make-believe convention in just two hour's time and presenting them to the other participants.
The bid for the Nordicon in Oslo even had a presentation, including pictures of the con site. Most impressive.
Another thing that especially impressed me was The "Snorf" dot One, a fanzine Knud Larn produced some time between Saturday and Sunday—I still can't figure out how that is possible—and distributed on Sunday morning.
As I had expected, the most important and memorable thing about Snorfcon was all the people I got to meet. I mean, I'd met most of these people before, but not really talked to that many of them. At least, nowhere nere as much as after spending a weekend with them talking about things we all know and love. And by listening to fans from other countries, I gained more insight about the Finnish fandom and what makes it tick. Perhaps more on that some day.
There were a lot of things that did not get discussed, and everyone agreed that the first Snorfcon shouldn't also be the last. But for now, many thanks to the organizers who made this happen. And a very special thank you to Olav, our gracious host for the weekend.
Others: Johan Anglemark has a report on his blog about this Snorfcon (in Swedish).
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After 16 years at Playboy, where I wore a number of hats, including editor, producer, make-up artist, wardrobe stylist, and photographer, I set off on my own to capture special moments through film. I have worked with other professionals, whom I adore and for publications, which have inspired me throughout my career. Today, I'm based out of Kansas City, Missouri where I feel both completely energized as well as humbled by the creative talent shaping the KC community every day.
The only thing I love more than photography is my family. My husband is my partner in most everything I do. With an amazing artistic eye of his own, he is crazy brilliant, handsome, and perhaps most importantly - fun to be around each day. His passion for life, friends, and family is truly beautiful. My K-9 loves Calvin and Ringo keep things interesting and infinitely better.


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Nigerian entertainer, Davido announced that he's disappointed to be cancelling his remaining tour fixtures due to reasons particular to his NYSC programme.
He took to his page to share a text image which reads,
Due to scheduling conflicts and National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) commitments in Nigeria, the remaining dates for the Davido Locked Up Tout has been canceled. Refunds will be made available at point of purchase. Davido and his team are working hard to reschedule all dates plus add new dates in the near future. I love you guys and see you soon. Houston , Dallas , LA and San Francisco would be giving y'all the new dates soon
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"Rhythm is one of the most striking features of 20th century music. There can be no music without rhythm." ~ Stravinsky
Both concerti have rhythmic material which is stated first (Arutiunian at A and the Haydn in the opening solo bars in the first movement) which forms the basic foundation for the rest of the movement (or section in the case of the Arutiunian). The rhythm from the opening is also used in the development sections in both concerti, however, not always in full. This is an example of motivic use of rhythms and was used extensively in the Classical period. In a recording of the Haydn trumpet concerto (by Ludwig Guttler) he inserts his own cadenza at the end of the last movement (at the pause before b.280) which incorporates thematic material and therefore rhythmic motives that sum up the whole concerto. This is also true for the Arutiunian where Timofei Dokshizer (see appendix no.1) has written a cadenza to the Arutiunian concerto which also includes rhythmic patterns that are common in all parts of the concerto.
In all these examples and many other places during both concertos the main beats of the bar (i.e. first and third in 4-4 time) are highlighted to give the piece momentum and almost all the accents lie on these strong beats as well. For example, an extract of the bass in the Haydn:
MUSIC EXAMPLE ~ Haydn: Bass part at b.137 (1st movt)
These are all features of the Classical period and most of these features can be seen in works by other composers during this time (1750-1810).
However, there are no changes of meter or syncopated rhythms in the Haydn concerto, which were Classical features. There are also no interlocking contrasting rhythms, which Haydn mastered in his string quartets. However, in the second movement there are many phrases that are tied across the bar lines (e.g. b.10, 34, 43 in the solo part). While the solo part is playing through the bar lines the accompaniment is playing on the beat. You may think that this is syncopated, but the movement is usually taken slow enough to be counted in six rather than two (quaver = 76) so the tied quavers sound more like suspensions.
Haydn uses rhythmic motives more often as an element of the overall structural unity. Not only did he use sudden accentuations (both on strong and weak beats), but there is a rhythmic pulsation in his motives, and also in other composers of his time, which adds to a unique character in their music and which also propels their music forward.
As expected, rising scales and rising melodic figures always go towards the first beat of the bar. For example in b.109-110 of the first movement in the Haydn. This is also seen in the Arutiunian in the soloists last note before D and is especially effective as the high Bb is the highest note in the concerto. Writing notes with shortening note values, like this, gives the impression to the listener that there is a big accelerando towards a climax.
Listen to sample no. 1 - (RealAudio)
This is also a good example of the concertos intense rhythmic energy which is what I think is the main characteristic of the Arutiunian. (The main theme at A is a good example of the driving rhythmic force present in many Russian folksongs.) However, Haydns concerto is much more rhythmically tame as there are no accelerandos or changes of meter. This, however, is used frequently in the Arutiunian and conceals the obvious regular pulsations. An example of this, highlighted by the use of displaced accents and can be found at P.
MUSIC EXAMPLE ~ Arutiunian: rhythm at P (displaced ac)
It is used here to create a rhythmic ambiguity and an unsuspecting outcome. The displaced accents is another tension-creating rhythmic device as it temporarily disrupts the rhythmic flow, as seen at A and P (shown above) in the Arutiunian. The use of displaced accents go hand-in-hand with the changing metres and help to propel the music along.
These ideas are used more sparingly in the Classical period but there are no clear examples in the Haydn. Although there are no displaced accents as such, the impression is given when there is a rise in pitch on weak beats of the bar.
E.g. b.66, b.68 in the solo part there are leaps of a 4th to the 2nd beat of the bar.
Listen to sample no. 2 - (RealAudio)
MUSIC EXAMPLE ~ Haydn: b.66 ( 1st movt)
There is a 2-4 bar thrown in at G which disrupts the rhythmic flow.
This gives a sense of hurriedness. However, having said this, the soloist plays almost always in 4-4 time: Another similarity, as the soloist in the Haydn always stays in the time-metre stated at the beginning of the movement.
One major difference in rhythmic features is that of syncopation. Syncopation seems to feature a lot in the Arutiunian concerto and sometimes in unlikely places, such as the slow sections D and M in the accompaniment.
MUSIC EXAMPLE ~ Arutunian: accomp. at M
There is also the off-beat syncopation, such as 13 bars after A. Both types of syncopation can be found at B and are used in these instances to create tension in the piece. There is no syncopation in the Haydn trumpet concerto at all. Movement two of the Haydn may seem to have syncopated rhythms in it but it is actually rhythmically simple as the quaver receives the beat with no syncopated rhythms.
The use of cross-rhythms was used both in the Classical period and the 20th century. There are just a few examples in the Arutiunian (see E where there are triplet-quavers played against quavers). In the Haydn there are very few triplets or dotted rhythms so therefore there cannot be any cross-rhythms.
Rhythm occupies a more dominant role in the music of the 20th century than it ever has done. The main features I found were the irregularity and unpredictability of rhythms, the tendency for Arutiunian to use the changing meters, polymeters, displaced accents, and many types of cross-rhythms, all tension-creating devices that often have a jolting effect upon the listener. The rhythmic element has become more flexible and irregular that the meter signature is often a convenience merely for the conductor and not for the players, as seen at P.


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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act brought the biggest changes to both individual and corporate taxes seen in the past 30 years. Included in those changes was IRC Section 199A, which is a new section of the tax code that introduces a 20% deduction on qualified business income (QBI) for the owners of various pass-through entities (which include S corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships, and sole proprietorships). Fortunately, the QBI deduction will provide a significant tax break for many business-owners, but there are many rules and limits, is highly complicated, and may take some time before the IRS can even provide more meaningful guidance on how it will be applied. Here is some insight to this new code Section.
- Sec. 199A allows taxpayers other than corporations a deduction of 20% of qualified business income earned in a qualified trade or business, subject to certain limitations.
- The deduction is limited to the greater of (1) 50% of the W-2 wages with respect to the trade or business, or (2) the sum of 25% of the W-2 wages, plus 2.5% of the unadjusted basis immediately after acquisition of all qualified property (generally, tangible property subject to depreciation under Sec. 167). The deduction also may not exceed (1) taxable income for the year over (2) net capital gain plus aggregate qualified cooperative dividends.
- Qualified trades and businesses include all trades and businesses except the trade or business of performing services as an employee and "specified service" trades or businesses: those involving the performance of services in law, accounting, financial services, and several other enumerated fields, or where the business's principal asset is the reputation or skill of one or more owners or employees.
- Qualified business income is the net amount of qualified items of income, gain, deduction, and loss with respect to a qualified trade or business that are effectively connected with the conduct of a business in the United States. However, some types of income, including certain investment-related income, reasonable compensation paid to the taxpayer for services to the trade or business, and guaranteed payments, are excluded from qualified business income.
- The W-2 wage limitation does not apply to taxpayers with taxable income of less than $157,500 for the year ($315,000 for married filing jointly) and is phased in for taxpayers with taxable income above those thresholds. Income from specified service businesses is not excluded from qualified business income for taxpayers with taxable income under the same threshold amounts.
- The new law also reduces the threshold at which an understatement of tax is substantial for purposes of the accuracy-related penalty under Sec. 6662 for any return claiming the deduction, from the generally applicable lesser of 10% of tax required to be shown on the return or $5,000 before the new law, to 5% of tax required to be shown on the return or $5,000.
- The law's many yet-unclear points include its application to rental property, the netting of qualified business income and loss for taxpayers with multiple qualified trades or businesses, determining the deduction for tiered entities, allocating W-2 wages among businesses, and whether compensation paid to an S corporation shareholder is included in W-2 wages for purposes of that limitation.
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T'is the Season to be Jolly. La la la la….
Ho ho ho! Yes! It will be Christmas in 8 days.
Well, I must admit that I'm not a very Christmassy person. I was when I was little because Christmas equated to presents, many many presents. Right now, Christmas means that I have to trudge through masses of people just to buy necessities. Orchard Road is a madhouse nowadays. It seems that the whole of Singapore is there. SIgh….
Still, it's a day to be celebrated, else I wouldn't have a paid non-working day… Arhh.. That is bliss…. not having to go to the office and pretend that I'm working. Some information for people who simply love their jobs : Pretending to be busy is much more torturous than being really busy. *shrug*
Since it's the Christmas season anyway, here are 2 links, contributed by Duma (See! I have the decency to acknowledge friends.. unlike SOMEONE… that SOMEONE knows whom I'm referring to! *folds arms*)
1. Snowfight!!
Somehow, it reminds me of SouthPark… Kenny in particular. The agonising shrieks emitted by the cute little fellows are rather disturbing… That goes for the unnatural cackles at the end of the game.
2. Snow Globe
Watch the little ones fly in the air in agony as you shake the globe. *evil laugh*


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Written by Maureen Paulsen on Thursday, August 8th, 2013
Trade shows and conferences have become a cottage industry of their own—with a 'must attend' and 'can't miss' event happening in your city seemingly every month. Trade show organizers hoping to sell you a spot on their exhibit hall floor (or a pricey sponsorship) can sometimes make you feel like your business will crumble if you're not at their next event.
Exhibiting at the right trade show can put you face to face with qualified prospects and build your database of leads. Exhibiting at the wrong one can leave you with nothing more than a lighter marketing budget.
If you're just getting started with trade shows or are having trouble deciding which ones make sense for your company, here are a few quick tips to assess events:
Check out the speaker list. High profile speakers who are respected authorities in your industry will probably attract attendees that you want to meet.
Examine the past exhibitor/sponsor list. If all of your competitors routinely participate in a trade show, they're likely to be getting some bang for their buck.
Ask for a list of past attendees. Trade show organizers probably won't share names and contact info, but they may send you a blinded list with company names and titles of past attendees. If your business targets C-level decision makers, an event that is primarily attended by middle managers isn't worth your time and money.
Find out if you'll receive a pre or post-event attendee list. Some events will provide you with an opportunity to market to registered attendees before the show or will provide a post-show attendee list. While not a deal breaker, getting the list is a nice bonus particularly for larger conventions and events where all attendees may not make it to your booth.
Factor in the total cost to exhibit. Once you've decided to have a presence at an event, be sure to weigh all of the costs of being there. Beyond your booth or exhibit space cost, think about signage, exhibit design, giveaways, prizes, printed materials, labor to set up your display, electrical costs, travel for employees and the opportunity cost for them to be away from the office.
Ask for a better deal. Trade show organizers will usually negotiate—particularly when it comes to sponsorships or other trade show visibility options like underwriting a coffee break, lanyards, etc.
When in doubt, start small. If you have a limited budget or are unsure whether to take the plunge on a new or unknown event, ask the organizer for a complimentary or discounted admissions pass because you're assessing becoming a future exhibitor. Check out the crowd and see if the event is a fit for you. If so, plan for a bigger presence next year.


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This incredible Matteo Guendouzi stat will get Arsenal fans even more excited for the future
The Gunners signed Guendouzi from Lorient this summer and he has been one of the only positives for fans as Unai Emery's reign has begun with two Premier League defeats
ARSENAL midfielder Matteo Guendouzi has made more tackles and interceptions combined than any other Premier League player this season.
Guendouzi has played the full 90 minutes in both of Arsenal's games in the new campaign and his defensive abilities are clear for all to see already with 17 tackles and interceptions.
Arsenal and new boss Unai Emery came under heavy criticism following the defeats to Manchester City and Chelsea, leaving Arsenal 17th ahead of only Fulham, this week's opponents West Ham and Huddersfield.
But it appears one positive for the Gunners and their supporters is the immediate impact of Guendouzi, who signed from Lorient this summer.
Despite being just 19, he has been selected to start ahead of fellow new boy at the Emirates Lucas Torreira, who has replaced Granit Xhaka in both defeats.
Guendouzi has made eight successful tackles and nine interceptions across the two games.
Chelsea midfielder N'Golo Kante has made a name for himself as a great tackler and a player with an outrageous ability to regain possession.
But even the French World Cup winner has only mustered four tackles and three interceptions, while Leicester's Ricardo Pereira has an impressive ten tackles and three interceptions from his opening two Premier League games.
His ten tackles are only bettered by Will Hughes' 12, with Guendouzi's nine interceptions two more than Arsenal team-mate Hector Bellerin, Daryl Janmaat and Kenedy on seven.
The 19-year-old Guendouzi has only committed one foul, whereas Brighton striker Glenn Murray has given away 11 in their games against Watford and Manchester United, the most in the league so far.


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"Arctic: New Frontier", a pioneering double expedition by Yuri Kozyrev and Kadir van Lohuizen which explores the effects of climate change on the entire Arctic territory, is published in the Washington Post as a online feature as well as a weekend supplement.
Through their project, they experienced the dramatic transformation of natural landscapes and the demographics in the Arctic, and the impact of these changes on the lives of the region's inhabitants. This project is the 9th Prix Carmignac for Photojournalism, funded by the Carmignac Foundation.


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According to new research, more than 260,000 small businesses in North American use social media like Twitter, Facebook, Tangle, LinkedIn, or MySpace to answer customer questions or to network, perhaps in the hope of increasing sales.
The research from Sage Software and AMI-Partners found that some 64 percent of small businesses used social media sites to simply answer questions from customers.
According to eMarketer, a leading Internet marketing research firm, most of these businesses focused their activities on networking sites rather than on microblogging sites like Twitter or Yammer.


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I had a smoked chicken meal at Smokey's BBQ in Wellsville in northeast Franklin County. I ordered my meal with potato salad and baked beans. The chicken was wafer sliced, contained a very generous serving and was well smoked. The baked beans contained chunks of ham and were very good. I enjoyed the chunky medium sauce on the chicken. They also serve a good apple bread that is the consistency of cornbread. Smokey's is open daily at 510 Main in Wellsville. Phone 785-883-4119.
Based on a recommendation of Keith Stokes restaurant guide for Olathe, I had a meal at Chapala Mexican Restaurant. I ordered my favorite tacos de carne asada, and they were good, comparing favorably to any I've had at other Kansas restaurants. I did enjoy the salsa and chips too. Chapala is located just off I-35 at exit 218. See Keith's extensive guides at the following link:
Keith Stokes Kansas Travel, Tourism & Restaurants
I visited Hillsdale Bank Bar B-Q, located in a 100 year old red brick bank building in Hillsdale, northern Miami County. This facility also features a caboose which has been converted with dining areas. I've had their smoked meats on previous visits and enjoyed their fine sauce at home. This time, I tried a pizza with smoked chicken, red onions, banana peppers and tomatoes. The 8 inch square pizza was cooked in a wood fired oven and served on a pizza stone. It was sliced on a diagonal into 8 pieces. The pizza was excellent with a thin crispy crust, fresh toppings and good sauce. I would highly recommend it.
For more information, see the following link:
Hillsdale Bank Bar B-Q
Also, I had the opportunity to visit Guy and Mae's Tavern in Williamsburg in western Franklin County to try some of their famous pork spare ribs. This family run business has been operating since 1973, and serves half and full rack ribs on foil and newspapers. I found the ribs to be very tender - they almost fell off the bone. The mild sauce was good, although not really needed on the ribs. The atmosphere was friendly in the tavern too. Guy and Mae's tavern was voted as one of the 8 wonders of Kansas cuisine during the contest coordinated by the Kansas Sampler Foundation.
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Madison Nicole Ziegler is a gorgeous model, an enthusiastic dancer, and a prominent and prevailing actress who. She is better known as Maddie Ziegler. At the age of only 15, this young girl has established a successful career in the field of dancing, acting, and modelling significantly. She is undoubtedly a versatile young lady who is beatified or blessed with multiple talents to achieve her dream life of starlight. Maddie incredibly has earned a good fortune at an early age with remarkable recognition across the world.
The net worth of Maddie Ziegler is significantly noticeable due to her ambitious career. Her extraordinary talent fetched her multiple awards and recognition with huge net income. Maddie has also become a popular face on various social media sites for her dancing talent. Now let's have a close look at Maddie Ziegler's net worth in 2019.
Early Life
Maddie Ziegler was born (30 September 2002) and brought up in Pennsylvania, the United States and hence an American citizen by birth. Maddie's parents were 'Kurt Ziegler' and 'Melissa Ziegler–Gisoni', but her parents soon got separated after her birth. Later, her mother Melissa got hitched to another man named as 'Grey Gisoni'. At a trivial age of 2, she got fascinated with varied kinds of dance style and forms which has built the urge for learning dancing.
Soon, she started taking dance session at her mother's will and joined 'Abby Lee Dance Company'. Maddie has learned varied dance forms like ballet, aerial, jazz, hip-hop, contemporary, and much other. On the other hand, Maddie has a younger sister named as 'Mackenzie'. In 2013, Maddie completed her schooling from 'Sloan Elementary School'.
Personal Life
Till the beginning of 2017, Maddie has been dating Jack Kelly (Australian by nationality) who is a teenage Instagram star.
Maddie Ziegler's first breakthrough is from the reality television series 'Dance Mom'. In this show, Maddie showed her impeccable and flawless dance form where she got the highest recognition. Maddie got her first chance of presenting her acting skill in the series 'Drop Dead Diva' in the year 2012.
Here, she got an incredible response from millions of fan followers who were the die-hard fans of her. Maddie also appeared in a popular TV series in the United States named as 'HitStreak Summer'. She was also a popular face in the TV series 'Pretty Little Liars'.
Maddie also appeared in a couple of movies like 'The Book of Henry', and 'Ballerina'. She has successfully excelled in both acting and dancing with her inborn talents and skills. Soon, she became a rising star over the internet with highest viewers and likings. Thus at a young age, she has earned fame, name, and success in remarkable amount. Maddie has become a rising star among millions of youth, especially among the female teenagers.
Awards & Achievements
In the year 2016 and 2017, Maddie Ziegler won the 'Teen Choice Award'.
In the year 2016, she has also won the 'People's Choice Award'.
Net Worth of Maddie Ziegler
The fame and name have given much popularity to her at a very young age with some fan followings. Maddie has got full support from her mother and sister as well, to live her dream life extravagantly. She is expertise in attending various events, stardom shows, movies, TV series which has impeccably earned her great fortune over the past years. Therefore, the total net worth of Maddie Ziegler is about $6.5 million approximately.
Undoubtedly, she has excelled well with remarkable performance for her dancing and acting attributes which were immensely loved by all wholeheartedly. Maddie Ziegler is a young American star who has already become an inspiration for all.


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Normal People Scare Me, by Prism Polish
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I am so super excited to share with you four new polishes from Prism Polish which will be available to buy on the 1st October at 7pm. The 'Normal people scare me' collection has been inspired by the first season of American Horror Story, Murder House which I have no idea about because, well….I don't do scary. I like to sleep thank you! Either way, this collection is absolutely stunning, something you can always expect from this mega indie brand.
There will be more polishes swatched by my fellow nail/art addicts, so keep watching out over on Instagram for more.
Let's take a look shall we…
Normal People Scare Me
Lets kick off the post with this beautiful chocolate-y brown multi chrome that has flashes of red, orange and a lot of gold. This looks incredible in all lights and should definitely be on your Wishlist. Though I could say the same about all of the polishes I have to show you!
Normal People Scare Me is full and even colour in two easy coats, and dries to a super glossy finish. For all of the photos today, I haven't used a top coat to show you just how perfectly glossy all of them are by themselves.
Where's My Treat?
I'm mega giddy to see a thermal in this collection, I'm going to have so much fun doing some nail art with this. It is a tricolour thermal with red/green shifting shimmer flakes. It starts off as a tomato red/orange, but when your hands warm up, it turns a orange-y yellow.
It's probably the least glossy polish out of the bunch, but as you can see it still has a high-shine finish. Again I only needed two coats for full opacity, although as the polish turns yellow, you can see my sneaky white nail tips!
Overall: LOVE!
You Don't Want the Trick!
This is my ultimate favourite, and I know that its going to be a quick sell out. Suzie nailed it with this bad boy, how perfect is it for Halloween though?! A bright, neon orange with pink and purple flakes complete with a purple iridescent shimmer. It's perfection in a bottle.
I Want to be a Pretty Girl!
Well where do I even start with this multi chrome beauty?! So many colours, so much sparkle and shimmer, and in only two coats. My camera was behaving itself here and was able to pick up the hints of green, purple, pink and gold.
The next two polishes I have to share with you are from the Core Collection…
Ardea is a gorgeous pale blue - grey that applies to the nail like a dream, a true creme polish.
Very much the same in terms of formula to Ardea, but this time a lush raspberry red colour.
All of these products have been to the same high standards that I always get from Prism Polish, Suzie sure knows how to keep her customers coming back for more! You will never be disappointed with a purchase from this high end indie brand, you have my word on that.
Thank you so much for reading, and remember to put a reminder in your diaries for the 1st October when these pretties go live.


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Watch Bootsy Collins' Colorful, Animated "Ladies' Nite" Video
MC Eiht, BlvckSeeds appear on synth-fueled cut from bassist's upcoming 14th LP, 'World Wide Funk'
by Ryan Reed
In the song's colorful video, an animated version of the iconic Funkadelic bassist drifts into outer space, grooves on a golf course, levitates over his bed and hangs out at everyday locales like a grocery store and laundromat.
Last month, Collins announced World Wide Funk and issued the LP's lead single, "Worth My While," a cosmic slow-jam highlighted by his alternating wah-wah and fuzz-bass.
The album, which follows 2011's Tha Funk Capital of the World, features a high-profile crew of guest stars, including rappers Doug E. Fresh, Big Daddy Kane, DJ Quik and Dru Down, experimental guitarist Buckethead, singer-songwriter Musiq Soulchild and bass guitar virtuosos Victor Wooten, Stanley Clarke and Manou Gallo.
One of the record's most noteworthy tracks is "A Salute to Bernie," a posthumous spotlight for keyboardist Bernie Worrell, Collins' former Funkadelic bandmate who died last year from cancer at age 72
Bootsy Collins released a colorful, animated video for "Ladies' Nite," a single from the bassist's upcoming 14th LP, 'World Wide Funk'
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Paris' New Skyscraper
Paris Set for First Skyscraper Since the 1970s
Paris is to get its first skyscraper in over 40 years after Swiss firm Herzog & de Meuron won planning permission for its Tour Triangle project. The controversial triangular tower, which local residents claim will overshadow them, will be the French capital's third tallest building after the 324-meter Eiffel Tower and the 209-meter Montparnasse Tower on its completion.
Years of restrictions on the construction of skyscrapers in the city have recently been lifted and Parisian planning laws now permit construction of residential towers measuring up to 50 metres and office blocks up to 180 metres within the city's arrondissements. Herzog & de Meuron, the architectural firm that designed the ambitious and breathtaking Beijing Olympic stadium and New York's Parrish Art Museum, have managed to convince local officials that the building will not only restore the historical axis formed by the Rue de Vaugirard and Avenue Ernest Renan, but also create 5,000 jobs during its construction and a further 5,000 jobs once built.


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Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. Psalms 23:6
Friday, May 2, 2014
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5 comments:
- living from glory to glory said...
Dear Amy, I can see his ability and love for creating and working with his hands! He did a great job!
He should make a few and sell them!
Thanks for allowing him to grow in the talents and abilities God has given him!
Did you say coffee station, love the idea of that!
Have a blessed day and hope to see you at the next Link Up Party...
XO Roxy
- May 2, 2014 at 12:43 PM
- Jo said...
Well done. I have things around the house made by my son, they are much treasured. On my dressing table I have a four draw box that I use for my jewelry box, it takes pride of place as my eldest made it.
- May 3, 2014 at 5:30 AM
- Vicky Hunt said...
You son is quite talented! The box is rustin and lovely...:) I am so sorry to hear of the terrible time with your tooth but am so happy to hear you are on the mend. You faith is amazing and you are an inspiration to myself and I'm sure many others. Your comments always lift me up when you visit my blog as well...:) Have a blessed weekend!
Hugs, Vicky
- May 3, 2014 at 6:35 AM
- Pam said...
I love the rustic box Amy. It is just perfect. I love it with the doily hanging over it. Clayton is full of gifts and talents and I am always so impressed with him. I can see why you are so proud of him, he is a gift from God to you and to those who know him. Your coffee and tea station is wonderful.
Love and blessings,
- May 3, 2014 at 8:34 AM
- Ceil said...
Hi Amy! I can just imagine how proud he was to make you something that you could use. And every time he sees your tea/coffee station he knows that he made that especially for you...what a morale booster!
My son never liked having his photo taken either. I guess it's a guy thing?
Happy Mothers Day a little early :)
- May 4, 2014 at 9:47 PM


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Tina Fey's Netflix original series "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" comes back for season three in May, and it looks awesome based on the trailer that just dropped.
Kimmy is going to college! But it looks like season three will stay true to the show's roots and be as weird as ever: Titus is still broke (he is literally coloring money with crayons), and Lillian still has that creepy fling with Robert Durst.
Some of the show's greatest guest stars are back including Fred Armisen as Robert Durst, Jon Hamm as Richard Wayne Gary Wayne, and Josh Charles.
The full-length trailer also gives us a longer sneak peek at Titus's "Lemonading," which is when you dress up like Beyoncé and smash things with a baseball bat when you think your partner is cheating on you.
Season three of "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" makes its debut on Netflix May 19. Watch the trailer below.


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#CarnivorrGoesForGold: Week Nine
The #CarnivorrGoesForGold challenge continues with a recap of my visits to Le Comptoir, Gjusta, Night + Market Song, Cassia, Park's BBQ, Shibumi, and Manhattan Beach Post. Stay tuned as I eat at all of Jonathan Gold's Best 101 LA restaurants in 101 days!
53. Le Comptoir (#56 on the #JGOLD101)
I headed to Le Comptoir in Koreatown for my mom's birthday for a very special tasting menu. It's basically a one-man show for Chef Gary Menes, just him and his apprentice behind a counter with only ten seats - the most intimate restaurant I've experienced. The tasting menu is vegetable focused, with lots of the produce coming from Chef Gary's garden in Long Beach.
What I ate: kale chips with aioli (!!), purple asparagus soup with sheep milk yogurt + breadcrumbs, "vegetable and fruit plate," poached egg with garden greens + sourdough spelt bread, artichoke heart with melted tomatoes + confit garlic, beans + pear + red wine sauce, squash + mushrooms, potatoes & onions from the garden, grass fed beef with cabbage + fried glen wheat berries, a donut hole (made from a 21 year old sourdough starter, with preserves, chantilly, and chocolate), and the best coffee I've ever had
Watch my full review of Le Comptoir here!
54. Gjusta (#92 on the #JGOLD101)
Took my friend Jenny to the Venice Beach hotspot, Gjusta, for a delicious brunch!
What I ate: baklava croissant, breakfast sandwich (with collards, gruyere, bacon, hot sauce, on an English muffin), mushroom bowl (with brown rice, mushrooms, greens, fermented chili, fried egg), and a blackberry tart
Watch my full review of Gjusta here!
55. Night + Market Song (#23 on the #JGOLD101)
Night + Market Song is probably my favorite restaurant in Silver Lake. Such a fun spot with great Thai food!
What I ate: khao soi neua (curry noodles with braised hanger steak and tendon, and a very rich broth!), THE FRIED CHICKEN SANDWICH (with dark meat + papaya slaw), coconut sticky rice!!
Watch my full review of Night + Market Song here!
56. Cassia (#8 on the #JGOLD101)
Cassia is a gorgeous French/Vietnamese restaurant in Santa Monica with really interesting dishes!
What I ate: oysters, chopped escargot (sautéed with lemongrass, served on flaky tandoor bread), uni egg custard, steak frites with hanger steak + shallot butter + peppercorn sauce (fave!)
Watch my full review of Cassia here!
57. Park's BBQ (#57 on the #JGOLD101)
Park's BBQ in Koreatown is the opposite of a cheap, AYCE Korean BBQ spot. They serve prime & wagyu beef of incredible quality. Definitely the best KBBQ I've ever had.
What I ate: American wagyu ggot sal, noodles, bulgogi stew, bon chon
Watch my full review of Park's BBQ here!
58. Shibumi (#12 on the #JGOLD101)
Chef David Schlosser is the king of funky and fermented Japanese. Lots of really unique dishes at Shibumi, his restaurant in DTLA.
What I ate: steamed abalone with fresh mochi and ginger miso, rice with beef shin + tendon + pickled vegetables, grilled heritage pork with koji + pickled daikon + leek (my fave!), salmon with wild cherry bark, Japanese cheesecake with persimmon
Watch my full review of Shibumi here!
59. Manhattan Beach Post (#84 on the #JGOLD101)
Manhattan Beach Post is a rare example of a restaurant with a gorgeous beach location AND delicious food. David Lefevre is the chef behind one of my all-time favorite brunch spots.
What I ate: bread pudding with a brandy butterscotch drizzle, bacon cheddar scones, sausage with maple syrup and sage, corned beef hash with fried egg, scrambled eggs and avocado toast, spiced pumpkin griddle cake
Watch my full review of Manhattan Beach Post here!
Looking for more in-depth reviews of each restaurant? Watch full restaurant recaps on my new Youtube channel!
Follow the #CarnivorrGoesForGold project on Instagram to see live videos with the chefs and behind the scenes at each of the 101 restaurants.


text: Who's that girl? Interview Office – I love the fleece jacket, I feel like it's almost a fashion crossover for people who are into the whole hip-hop look. Like a high-style North Face. Yara Flinn – I'm a hundred percent inspired by outerwear, especially the North Face. High school is one of my biggest sources of inspiration. I went to high school in Chelsea, on 17th St., and when I was growing up, everyone wore khakis and North Face jackets. O – Sounds like I went to a very similar high school. YF – Same vibe, right? Like, preppy thugs. What color North Face did you have? O – I think I had the blue… YF – I had tumbleweed, remember the sage green one? That was like the new color, I was so psyched. O – Absolutely, that was the one the crunchy kids had, who were like, hiking in them. Nobody was comfortable dressing like an actual thug at my high school, because it was like "Dude, we know where you live. Give me a break." YF – The yellow ones were for the ballers. Red and yellow, you were like, that's a cool kid. I remember it was really hard to convince my parents to buy that jacket for me, they were like "What? This is ridiculous." I was like, "This is going to be my jacket forever, it's got a lifetime warrantee!" That definitely lasted a while. Then I was really into Triple Five Soul, I was kind of like, into the conscious hip-hop thing. O – That was big for a while, especially in San Francisco. Conscious hip-hop, spoken word, poetry slams…[Laughs] YF – Yeah, I went to Nuyorican [Poet's Café] when I was in high school. I even wore headwraps sometimes. [Laughs] Oh god, that's the darkest thing about me that's ever come out! O – [Laughs] I love it. It was a whole awkward phase for a lot of people. YF – Aesop Rock came long before A$AP Rocky. Calling you out A$AP Rocky! O – The first time I saw the name A$AP Rocky I was like "Wait, is Aesop Rock rebranding? Is he trying to be relevant again?" YF – Yeah, did he get like, twenty years younger? O – [Laughs] Right, and super into fashion?YF – Being really into fashion was definitely not cool in our high school days. O – True, but it felt like kids would try anything in the search for their identity. I can remember the hip-hop phase, then there was punk rock. YF – That you really couldn't pull off. O – Yeah, it's like, I'm supposed to dress like a junkie right now? YF – I'm sure your parents loved that one. I think that's so important though. When I see kids now that are so fashion-conscious and they're like fourteen, I'm like "You're supposed to look like an asshole at that age, you're supposed to be wearing thrift store shit." It's too advanced. Those kids will get excited and be like "You're a fashion designer!" and I'm like "Yeah, that's lame though. I want to be a rapper, that's so much cooler!" O – Tell me about Nomia, what's happening with the line? YF – Well, I am shipping my first Resort collection to Barney's, which has been my dream store forever. So that's exciting. But then also I have my personal favorites, really obscure stores that I love, like Maryam Nassir Zadeh, Totokaelo, Creatures of Comfort, that mean a lot to me because of how small they are. O – Because your brand has a greater presence in those smaller settings? YF – Yeah exactly. But at the same time I think it's really important to have a major like Barney's to give your brand the validation that a lot of consumers need to believe in it. But I don't really shop that much, to be honest. I feel kind of bad making clothes and not shopping. One day I'll shop a lot though! O – Where do you get your clothes then? YF – These pants are Dickies, this is a Gang Gang Dance T-shirt. O – You had to buy those shoes… YF – I had to buy these shoes, I love these shoes. Specifically, I love silver shoes, I have four or five pairs. You know what's really sad? Oh god, I don't even want to say this. I want to say it, but not in a misogynistic way—girls really like shiny things! O – [Laughs] There's nothing wrong with that! YF – I know but it feels kind of wrong to say it. We're just I want to say it, but not in a misogynistic way—girls really like shiny things! kind of magpies. I don't know what it is about shiny things, but they definitely attract people. So I think it's nice to have something shiny, especially sneakers. So yeah, I don't shop that often. I feel guilty spending on things for me, because I should be investing in my line. I also feel like I really should be making things that I genuinely want to wear. O – Do you wear your own line then? YF – I do. I find that it's overly simplistic to be like "Oh, I'm a woman who designs clothes that I want to wear." It's obviously not that simple. But it comes from a place of authenticity, and that's really all you can hope for as a brand, is to come off as authentic. O – Right, but authentically what? YF – Authentically you. Just not emulating others too much, not following trends that don't make sense for you, not trying to appeal to the lowest common denominator. Just "I believe in this." I'm not in a vacuum, and I certainly don't avoid looking around me, but I also don't want to regurgitate, and if I stay true to what I think is cool, for lack of a better word, than I won't stray. O – Your palette is very subdued, do you express yourself in your collections more through shape and form? YF – Yes, they're expressive silhouette-wise, and I think that the most successful pieces that I've made have had a certain relatability. Appealing to people's nostalgia is a powerful thing, and I think a lot of designers work that way. Designers always use their formative years as a touchstone. If you're talking about Raf Simons and eighties skinhead culture, that's always going to be a reference for him. And I think that's totally fine, I think it would be inauthentic for him to all of a sudden say he's inspired by flappers or something. It's not like you can't evolve from your original basis of inspiration, but it's nice to have something that you always just go "Oh, I know what I like. It's this." And preppy thug, for whatever reason, is something that inspires me. I like outerwear. There's something really pure about that age, around sixteen, when you're first sculpting your own identity, and all your music references, film references, art references feel so yours. It's like when you're the least jaded about stuff, you're just like "I love this band! I love them the most, and they get me." Then as you get older and realize everybody likes them, it doesn't feel as special. So this collection in particular is even a little bit inspired by…ravers? Especially the vest, I feel like vests were really big at that time, with like huge JNCO jeans. [Laughs] And the color is a little bit candy raver-ish. I miss shopping in New York at that time, like the Canal Jeans era, where there would be actual vintage army stuff, with weird latex, goth stuff—everything all together, and you would just think "Wow, everything I need to look cool or weird is here." Everything was thirty dollars, or at least kind of affordable. And you couldn't look online to see what was the cool thing, you just had to see people, and then try to source it yourself. O – It's funny you mention raver culture, because everyone who wasn't in that group clowned the shit out of those kids, but you can't say they weren't pushing boundaries and doing something more adventurous than the North Face-and-khakis crowd. YF – Right, they were wearing something radically different than the "safe" uniform. O – Did you see a lot of live music in high school? YF – Not really, cause my parents were kind of strict. But I saw DJ Shadow for sure, at Wetlands, which was a cool venue, and I saw Beat Junkies, Qbert… O – Seeing shows in high school is so formative as well. You're suddenly in a spot with people of all ages, most of them posturing themselves in some way around a specific style, that specific genre of music. YF – It's true. Plus graffiti was huge, that was the coolest crew that you could try to be a part of. There weren't any legit writers in my school, but I was friends with some other kids, Dash Snow was actually in this crew with my friends from Soho. I did a little bit of graffiti, but it was more in my sketchbook. One night I went bombing on like, Bowery, and I was terrified the whole time, I was like "What am I doing?!" It was like nine o'clock, it was way too early! [Laughs] It's so embarrassing to look back on those things, but if you don't have embarrassment as a kid, that's just wrong. You need it. You need that humility. O – Have you ever lived anywhere but New York? YF – Not besides Ohio for college. I kind of knew when I went there that I would come back to New York afterwards, so I wanted to go somewhere totally different. I kind of regret that I haven't lived anywhere else. I just love New York. My family's here, it's my hometown. I can't imagine doing New York without my family, it's really daunting and competitive. It's a really intense time to be doing something here. I feel really fortunate to have graduated in 2004 and not now. I don't know what I'd do. O – I feel like a challenging job market forces people to experiment a bit more though, and just try different things. Nomia began as an experiment, right? YF – I was just trying it at first, and now I've had it for six years. On varying scales of course, but it was tough in the beginning. If it had happened any faster than it did, I don't think I would've been able to handle it. O – It's valuable to let something grow naturally over time, and not put time limits on success. You can't leave it fully up to fate, but you can put yourself in a position where fate can intervene. YF – I know, and I tend to have a little bit of that fear of success, more so than fear of failure. Where the expectations just keep increasing. O – That's true for a lot of people, the fear of success. YF – I think a lot of creative people are like that. You just want to have one little thing that's yours. O – And you want to be able to do something good and then share it, but in an industry like yours, you're always being asked "What's next?" There is always pressure to grow, grow, grow. Then the business expands out of the hands of whoever created it, and once there's no personality as an input into the product, the quality drops drastically. YF – Yeah I am really trying to keep things personal. I only have two people working with me. It's a tiny team. Even so, learning to delegate, that's not anything I ever anticipated having to do, and it's not a natural thing for a lot of people, especially designers, to do. That's why this CFDA program is so helpful, because that's specifically what it's meant for. O – How does the program affect your day-to-day work? YF – Structure. For sure. Even being in this office, this physical space, has made me take myself more seriously. It's like, time to shit or get off the pot. You can keep cruising by, but at some point you're going to need structure, help, employees, advice, and even just a schedule. I used to get in a lot later, and work later, but I wouldn't be in tune with my factories, and other contacts that would be active during the normal workday. Now one of my main factories is right across the street, so it's amazing, if we have a question we can just drop in and address it immediately. So any hesitance I had about being part of the program was immediately alleviated once I was here. O – So the space is provided through the program as well? YF – Yeah, there are ten designers in the program and we're all here, together. It's like camp. The camaraderie and support, emotional and otherwise, is really different. O – Do you interact much with the other designers? YF – Yeah, the girl across the hallway, Kaelen, and Katie Ermilio, from two doors down, we went to Paris together and shared an apartment, and showed together. It was awesome, we had a really great time. It was kind of sad once we got back, we were like "Let's go get a café crème!" and then realized we were in the garment district again. [Laughs] O – What is your relationship with the CFDA itself? YF – I think it's really symbiotic. They invest time and money and resources into people like me, and in turn our success is going to reflect the quality of the program and help spread the gospel of what the CFDA is doing. It's great knowing that someone is invested in you, apart from yourself. It's really motivating. O – You've said that there's not an entirely new inspiration for each of your collections. How then do you build on your concepts and make your line evolve with each season? YF – I think what's difficult is definitely the frequency of the collections. You don't really have the reflection time after ending a collection before you've got to be working on the next one. But you can use that to your advantage to create an ongoing language and story. I always start with fabric, so that informs the direction of each collection. I can't make an inspiration board of movies or references or whatever, and then go "OK, now I need to go find those fabrics." I just go into a room of fabrics and pick this, this and this, put them together and then ask myself what I can make out of that mix. O – Where do you source your fabrics? YF – I work with a lot of Italian mills, because they make a lot of wash textures that I really like. The greatest benefit of growing bigger has definitely been having access to more fabrics. When you're small and not meeting minimums, suppliers just won't give you the fabric. It's not economical for them to do such small orders. So that limits a lot, you're kind of using stock fabrics, or leftovers. You could go to Première Vision, the fabric show, and walk around and get a million swatch cards and be like "Whoo!" but if your orders are tiny the mills will be like "No." I've got boxes full of beautiful fabrics that I couldn't get. But sometimes you use that as inspiration and try and source something similar. That silver fabric for the jacket was one of the first things I saw at PV, and it was in the outerwear section. I just saw it and was like "Ugh, I need that!" Sometimes it just happens. If I'm on the fence about it that's usually a good thing, because it should be a little scary. Otherwise you settle into a comfort zone, and the clothing doesn't evolve the way it should. So you should kind of be like "Is this good? I don't know, let's just make it and see." And sometimes it really works. That silver parka is one of the first things I made from this collection, and I was like "Whoa, what have I done?!" It looks like a spacesuit. It stands out, but you need to have some exciting things in your collection. And surprisingly a lot of stores are ordering it. I'm a little bit like, "Who's going to buy this?!" O – It almost serves as punctuation for the rest of the collection, which is far more understated. YF – Completely, it's punctuation. Everything to me is about balance. Balance of wearable versus editorial. I'm friends with a lot of women who buy my clothes, and whether we were friends first, or we became friends as a result of their interest in the line, all of them talk about how much they wear my designs. That, to me, is the biggest compliment. Prev Next


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Fifth rank holder in Badminton World Federation Saina Nehwal is all set to play for China Open next month. In 2014 the star shuttler Saina has also won the tournament. This time Saina has finally returned to the competitive field after getting better from a knee injury. According to Saina's father, she will be playing at the China Open which is starting form November 12.
According to the reports knee injury is the reason behind her absence in 2016 Rio Olympic campaign. Saina has already started the match practice; she would compete against top players.
Last year runner up of china open will not participate in International Olympic Committee's Athletes' Commission in November. Saina has been recently appointed as a member of International Olympic Committee's Athletes' Commission.
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