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Inflation in China accelerated to a nearly three-year high in March, and growth remains strong despite the country's efforts to cool the economy. WSJ's Jake Lee and Alex Frangos discuss what's next for China.
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Isamu Noguchi (American, 1904-1988)
Mountain Landscape (Bench), 1981
Collection of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri
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Mountain Landscape (Bench) reveals Noguchi's outstanding ability to combine refined carving and roughly chiseled surfaces within one work. The massive, horizontal bench was carved from a single p1ece of stone and rests on two stone feet. The flat-topped form on the sculpture's upper surface suggests a great mesa or mound rising from a primal landscape. These forms relate to Noguchi's lifelong study of ancient pyramids and burial mounds, which he explored on his world travels. Like a distinctive rock that has been carefully placed in a traditional Japanese garden, Mountain Landscape (Bench) also served as an aid to meditation. At Noguchi's studio in Mure, Japan, he and others rested on the bench and observed other sculptures.
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We, members of the NGO Committee to Stop Trafficking in Persons submit this joint statement on the extreme violence that continues to plague girls and women around the world: human trafficking for commercial sexual exploitation (CSE). This egregious crime is one of the most profitable illicit activities and is one of the most pervasive and systematic human rights violations in the world today. Unlike drugs or arms, those sold into sexual slavery can be sold repeatedly, making huge profits for their traffickers. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights guarantees human rights by protecting human beings against actions that interfere with their dignity and fundamental freedoms. It also obligates Member States of the UN to preserve and protect human rights without distinction of race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status.
A number of international agreed commitments to combat human trafficking for CSE are legally binding for States Parties, e.g. the UN Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, which includes measures designed to prevent human trafficking, protect victims, and prosecute traffickers; CEDAW and the CRC, including their optional protocols. In addition, the Recommended Principles and Guidelines on Human Rights and Human Trafficking, an international �soft law� instrument developed by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, aims to promote and facilitate an appropriate human rights-based perspective into national, regional and international anti-trafficking interventions, policies and laws.
The international human rights-based approach is a �person-centered� framework that recognizes the right to remedy and prioritized prevention, assistance to victims, and an appropriate response to perpetrators. An effective rights-based approach to trafficking for CSE renders the human rights embedded in treaties into services on the ground.
The 57th session of the CSW offers a unique opportunity for Member States to review progress on all of the promises that have been made to combat human trafficking for CSE. We urge UN agencies and States Parties to form strategic partnerships to bring an end to trafficking for CSE as a human rights priority.
The NGO Committee to Stop Trafficking in Persons is dedicated to stop human trafficking in all its forms. A forthcoming article in the American Journal of Orthopsychiatry by Yvonne Rafferty documents the research for these recommendations. We recommend the following actions:
1.Combat Demand
Trafficking for CSE exists because of the global demand for vulnerable victims to exploit. A comprehensive tackling of demand requires action at the following levels: (a) exploiter demand (e.g., brothel owners, pimps); (b) consumer demand (e.g., clients or prostitute-users); and (c) third parties and other intermediaries who profit directly or indirectly from CSE (traffickers, recruiters, agents, transporters, and corrupt officials in law enforcement, immigration and corrupt judicial systems that knowingly participate in the exploitation of persons through lax enforcement of laws against exploiters in the illegal sex trade). Traffickers and their accomplices are seldom investigated, prosecuted, convicted, or punished. We urge Member States to take immediate action to:
a. Strengthen legal frameworks through legislation and lw enforcement (e.g., ratify international instruments and adopt legislation in compliance with international obligations; enforce laws; prosecute traffickers and dismantle criminal networks perpetuating trafficking in persons).
b. Intensify efforts to identify exploiters and facilitators (people whose money makes trafficking possible), including those in the private and corporate sector.
2..Reduce Supply
Girls and women trafficked for CSE are often referred to as the �supply� side of human trafficking. Innovative policies and programs are needed to empower girls and women with essential personal resources to enhance their competencies within high risk settings. We urge Member States to take immediate action to:
a. Promote competence and resilience through education and life skills. Education is the right of every girl and young woman and the key to transforming her life and the life of her community. Without education, girls are denied the opportunity to develop their full potential and play a productive and equal role in their families, societies, country and world.
b. Ensure safe migration. Knowledge and awareness are the first steps to enabling girls and young women to defend themselves. Providing them with information and resources on safe migration, how to find decent work, dangers to be aware of, whom to contact for help, and how to ensure that job offers abroad are safe and genuine is essential.
3. Strengthen Communities
An effective, sustainable and rights-based solution to the complex problem of trafficking for CSE requires governments to create a safe, supportive and protective environment for all girls and women if they are to be protected against all forms of abuse, exploitation, neglect and violence and that their best interests are considered in all actions concerning them. We urge Member States to take immediate action to:
a. Promote gender equality. Social norms and cultural traditions that perpetuate gender based social inequalities, stereotypic attitudes, and discrimination toward girls and women perpetuate women�s subordinate status in society, heighten the vulnerability of girls, and pose a challenge to achieving gender equality. Because the trafficking of girls and women for CSE is rooted in gender politics, gender-based discrimination, and patriarchal structures, there must be a strong commitment to changing prevailing attitudes and social norms.
b. Implement national child protections systems. The essential components of a national child protective system consist of a range of options including: (a) strengthening education, health, security, justice systems and structures; (b) enhancing the capacity and accountability of those responsible for the child�s primary care including, parents, guardians or others who have the care of the child; (c) protecting children from adverse attitudes, traditions, customs, behaviors and practices; and (d) having adequate laws and policies in place.
c. Enhance economic opportunities. Poverty and economic inequality are significant risk factors associated with trafficking for CSE. Most victims of human trafficking come from families in communities with inadequate economic and job opportunities. Promotion of the right of development and economic opportunities is vital to eradicating one of the root factors of trafficking for CSE.
d. Strengthen partnerships. An effective response requires effective coordination and communiation between and among sectors and a sharing of resources both locally and across borders.
e. Adequate training of law enforcement, border patrol, and other front line staff. Professionals working in government and non-government institutions and organizations are often not involved in cases of human trafficking because they do not have adequate information on the issues involved (e.g., the types and modus operandi of the trafficking networks; the stereotyping of the victims or trafficking networks; the lack of knowledge regarding support resources and government and non-government assistance). As a result, the appropriate rights-based legal responses, and the needed actions and interventions are overlooked
f. Promote girls� participation. The importance of girl participation is a key component of human rights and is encouraged by the CRC. Their contributions shift their position from beneficiaries to rights bearers with an ability to claim their rights. Girls who have experienced trafficking for CSE are a valuable resource to those implementing preventive interventions and should be a primary source of information to base programs and policies (e.g., factors that make girls vulnerable, reasons for leaving home, special needs regarding prevention, assistance and protection).
4. Provide Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Reintegration Services for Victims/Survivors
Successful protection of those trafficked for CSE requires that we identify victims, assess their needs, and provide them with appropriate psychosocial supports and services. Health and safety standards in exploitative settings are extremely low and the degree of experienced violence can range from coercive strategies, such as physical and verbal threats, to extreme physical abuse or torture-like violence. Due to these harsh conditions, as well as the trauma involved, girls and women trafficked for CSE experience numerous adverse outcomes including physical health problems (e.g., broken bones, burns, sexually transmitted infections, HIV/AIDS, and complications from unwanted pregnancies and abortions), and mental health problems (e.g., hopelessness, despair, suicidal ideation and attempts, anxiety disorders, low self-esteem, depression, and post-traumatic stress syndrome/disorder). These experiences and outcomes attest to the need for effective strategies to rehabilitate and reintegrate victims and survivors. We urge Member States to take immediate action to:
a. Adopt a multidisciplinary service approach to recovery to ensure that victims receive effective psychosocial support during the rehabilitation and reintegration process.
b. Provide resources for victims of violence and insure that funding is never compromised.
c. Identify and widely promote promising practices for providing services to victims.
5. Collect, Analyze and Disseminate Data on Trafficking for CSE
Finding reliable statistics on the extent of human trafficking for CSE is virtually impossible. Available data are elusive, confusing and unreliable in view of: (a) the clandestine nature of trafficking for CSE; (b) the fact that it is a criminal activity and lawmakers and public officials find it difficult to acknowledge the magnitude of the problem; (c) uncoordinated data collection and statistics ridden with methodological problems making it hard to evaluate the validity and reliability of available data; and (d) the lack of a precise, consistent, unambiguous and standard operatin definitions of trafficking, trafficker, trafficked person and child. We urge Member States to take immediate action to:
a. Adopt definitions of human trafficking that are consistent with the Palermo Protocol.
b. Institutionalize data gathering that is disaggregated by sex, age, socioeconomic status, race and ethnicity.
c. Monitor, evaluate and share information on effective programs and policies.


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The Americans celebrated this year's Presidents' Day as 'Not My President's Day' by protesting all around the United States. In the New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, Atlanta and Washington, mass demonstrations against Donald Trump took place. It is the era of 'building bridges' and 'not walls' was the slogan of the protests.
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TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Shares ended sharply higher Tuesday on growing optimism that a political row over a fourth nuclear plant could soon be over.
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CHEESE TOASTS with CELERY ROOT-CARROT SALAD
An unusual and good idea for a light lunch or dinner with a bowl of fresh tomato soup. From "Cabin Cooking," by Tori Ritchie (Time-Life Books, 1998).
INGREDIENTS:-- 1/4 cup sherry wine vinegar or red wine vinegar
-- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
-- 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
-- 4 large carrots (about 1 1/2 pounds), shredded
-- 1 celery root (celeriac)
-- Salt and pepper
-- Chopped fresh tarragon, chervil or parsley (optional)
-- 4 large slices coarse country bread, each about 1/2 inch thick
-- 1 cup shredded Gruyere cheese
INSTRUCTIONS: Preheat a broiler. Whisk together the vinegar and mustard. Pour in the oil, whisking constantly, until blended. Set aside.
Place the carrots in a serving bowl. Cut off the peel from the celery root and trim away any brown spots. Cut the celery root into quarters and shred. Add to the bowl with the carrots. Pour the dressing over the vegetables; toss well. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Toss in the chopped herbs, if using.
Arrange the bread slices on a broiler pan and broil about 4 inches below the heat until golden on one side, about 2 minutes. Turn and top evenly with the cheese. Broil until the cheese melts, about 2 minutes.
Transfer the toasts to individual plates and spoon a little of the celery root-carrot salad evenly over the tops. Serve the remaining salad on the side.
Serves 4.
PER SERVING: 475 calories, 15 g protein, 41 g carbohydrate, 29 g fat (8 g saturated), 31 mg cholesterol, 463 mg sodium, 6 g fiber.


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Two vintage real photo postcards that are original ( not repros). Both are depict Grand Coulee dam in Washington State. One is a 1957 night view that is by Ellis and the other is a day view 1947 by Western Souvenir 510. Both are in good vintage never posted condition (see photos).
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This semi-detached cottage is adjacent to the owner's home in the village of Picklescott and sleeps two people in one bedroom.
Gate House Annexe is a semi-detached, Grade II listed cottage adjacent to the owner's home in the village of Picklescott. The cottage sleeps two people in one eaves twin bedroom. There is also a ground floor bathroom with a bath and shower over, a kitchen and a sitting room with a dining area. Outside there is off road parking for one car and a lawned garden with furniture. Gate House Annexe is a charming cottage in a typically English village, perfect for a wonderful break for two at any time of year.
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I put soldered pieces in the water before it goes in the pickle pot to quench them. The water is also used after pickle cleaning to remove the acid from the pieces.
Pickel is a water diluted acid solution to remove oxides on precious metals produced from heating and soldering as well as glassy flux residues. When I cast new jewelry they come out black since the silver is covered with oxidation. Putting them in the heated pickle for a couple minutes removed all the oxidation and leaves them white.


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Colleen Grady is the Costume Designer/Costume Shop Manager at the Walnut Street Theater. This is her 10th season with
this landmark theater in downtown Philadelphia. Her costume design credits include: Phantom!, La Cage Aux
Folles (for which she won a Barrymore Award for Outstanding Costume Design), She Loves Me, Evita,
La Vie En Bleu (American Premiere), West Side Story, and Godspell.
The Walnut Street Theater opens its 198th season with the musical production, "Windy City." It is based on
the play, "The Front Page" by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur. "Windy City" runs on the mainstage
of the Walnut Street Theater through October 22.
Colleen Grady can be reached at: [email protected]
PCG: Stage costumes need to mesh seamlessly with the actors, stage lighting, set
design, and audience perception. There are so many factors that influence the design process. As a costume designer,
how do you integrate everything?
CG: Many factors influence the design process. As the costume designer, I need
to know what color palette is on the set so the costumes can compliment that palette. For example, I don't want to
put someone in a costume that is the exact color of the walls, or else they'd appear like a floating head. Usually, I
meet with the director first and we talk about concept, color palette, character, etc. From there, I do research on
the time period according to the character. I consider things like time period, the characters' social and economic
background, what type of person are they... things like that. From there, I usually do some sketches for the director
to look at and approve. There are always production meetings so that the director, set designer, costume designer
and lighting designer are all on the same page. Then we start the building process up in the costume shop.
PCG: Are costumes at the Walnut Street Theater made from 'scratch', or do you
actually use and modify existing 'everyday' clothes--especially when doing plays of a historical nature such as the
WST's current mainstage production, "Windy City."
CG: It depends. For our current production of 'Windy City,'we made all of the
costumes for the character of Natalie from scratch. Because 1929-type dresses are in style right now, we were able to
buy a dress for the character of Molly, and modify it by dyeing it and adding some sleeves. Often it's a combination of
rentals, building from scratch, and modification of items purchased 'off the rack,' so to speak. The costume shop is at
the very top of the stairs (four long flights up!) backstage at the theater. Our storage is directly above the stage in
what we call the "jump." We have 4 industrial sewing machines, 1 industrial serger, 4 full-time staff
members, 3 full-time apprentices and countless numbers of overhire staff, depending on the production.
PCG: At what point in the theatrical production does costume design come in?
CG: We usually start fitting actors on the very first day of rehearsal! Then we
have 2 1/2 weeks to get everything fit, made, altered and created before our first dress rehearsal. Here, that rehearsal
is usually on a Saturday evening and the final dress rehearsal is on Sunday evening, so the time between Saturday and
Sunday can be very hectic, making changes or alterations for the dress rehearsal on Sunday night.
"In these days of 'vintage' stores and websites, it's not really that difficult to keep the historical integrity."
PCG: What are some of the creative challenges in doing costume design for a show
like "Windy City" which is set in a bygone era? How do you maintain its historical integrity while also using
modern day technology and materials?
CG: In these days of 'vintage' stores and websites, it's not really that
difficult to keep the historical integrity. What can be more difficult is finding a balance between realism and the
"musical comedy" world of the show. In 'Windy City' for example, I have put many of the reporters in brightly
colored shirts, which is not necessarily period-correct, but still fits in the world of the play. The best example of
that came from Marc Robin, the director and choreographer of the show. He wanted me to think of something like the
movie, "Dick Tracy", but not go quite as far color-wise. That color palette is not historically accurate, but
fits the mood of the piece.
PCG: What/who got you interested in costume design?
CG: I always loved the theatre as a kid, and as I grew up, I guess I always
considered it would be something I would do as a hobby. So, after high school, I went to hairdressing school. I did that
for a little while, then worked for my dad who was an architect. From there I got interested in Interior Design. I went
back to school and got a 2-year diploma in Interior Design and was starting college to finish off a 4-year degree. Well,
because of my lifelong interest in theatre, I found myself fulfilling all my Fine Arts requirements with theatre
classes. I struggled with the decision to switch to theatre. I sought advice from my Uncle David, who taught drawing in
an architectural program and has a Masters Degree in set design. He said to me, 'Do you want to pick paint colors for
cabinets, or be part of the magic of theatre?' Well that did it. I quickly changed my major to theatre and had
intentions of becoming a set designer. Hey, it's still interiors, right?! Then my hairdressing and wig styling skills
kept pulling me into the costume shop, which, was where I stayed. This is my 10th season with the Walnut!
PCG: Care to share any timeworn tricks up your sleeve to prevent onstage
'wardrobe malfunctions'? Or anything memorable on how you saved an actor from onstage disaster?
CG: First of all, we try not to have 'wardrobe malfunctions' around the Walnut
Street Theater, but when I used to work backstage, I always had safety pins with me at all times! Oh yes, I've pinned up
many a hem that had ripped offstage. There was one time I've quickly sewed someone into a dress and then had to cut the
actress out of it a few scenes later. For the most part, safety pins are always the key. The best part is that if the
audience doesn't notice all the work that goes on backstage, it means I'm doing my job well.
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Students dump online admissions, apply offline
On Tuesday, Rohan Dhawan was registered as a Class 11 student of Jhunjhunwala College, but on Wednesday he took the risk of foregoing the seat he had been allotted in the online process by cancelling his admission and applying offline to Hinduja College.mumbai Updated: Aug 18, 2011 01:38 IST
On Tuesday, Rohan Dhawan was registered as a Class 11 student of Jhunjhunwala College, but on Wednesday he took the risk of foregoing the seat he had been allotted in the online process by cancelling his admission and applying offline to Hinduja College.
The offline process, which began on August 12, was meant for the 5,000-odd students who were not allotted any seat in the online process, for international board students, CBSE school exam students and those allowed to keep term. It was not meant for those who had already secured a junior college through the online admission process.
However, unhappy with their allotments, or unable to avail the betterment option, students have been scrambling to apply offline. "Cancelling the admission was a risk, but I was willing to take it because my son was just not interested in the college he had been allotted," said Jugal Dhawan, Rohan's father. "When my son had 86.6%, which was more than the cut-offs at several colleges, and had listed these as his preferences, why didn't he get in?"
Department officials said applying offline even after getting a seat was not strictly forbidden.
"On the face of it I do not think there is a problem if students applied offline, if their marks were higher than the cut-off, but I will have to check on this," said education minister Rajendra Darda.
With the rush to apply offline, students and colleges have said that the purpose of the online process seems to have been defeated.
"The system of offline admissions that we had earlier was far better. The online process is pointless," said another parent who cancelled her child's admission on Tuesday and is still hoping to get a seat elsewhere.
The education department admitted that there were lacunae in the online process and said that they hoped to correct it for next year.
The betterment option – whereby students were able to get into a higher preference college – was available only once, an issue that drew the most criticism. It meant that those, like Rohan Dhawan, who exhausted their betterment option in moving from the first round to the second, couldn't move higher even after cut-offs fell in the third round.
"We will be looking at all such issues," said a senior education department official. "Whether we need another betterment option, why students were allotted far off colleges, whether we need to reduce the number of college preferences on the form."
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'Hotline Bling' parodies are still a thing apparently - and a good thing, because missed a trick by not making Chandler Bing-themed spoofs.
Until now. To promote TV reruns of Friends, a new edit mashing up Drizzy with all your favourite Matthew Perry quips, complaints and even one shriek.
In 'Hotline Bing', the smooth hip-hop track becomes a paranoid rambling from Chandler about why his girlfriend won't call him back.
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Wuntenga and zaare to the Bolga team's blog! If your Frafra is not up to scratch then let us be your guides to the language. Wuntenga is good afternoon and zaare is welcome. If you wish to say wuntenga to more than one person the plural prefix is ya, so greet your friends later today with a great, warm, ya wuntenga!
Besides providing some free language lessons this blog will also take you on a tour through the twelve weeks of our programme here in Bolgatanga, the capital of the Upper East region in Ghana. For those that do not know, there are six international and two national volunteers here working with an NGO by the name of TradeAID. Our project will be looking at how to help those working within the craft industry of the Bolgatanga municipality. To get things started, here's an introduction to the team.


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Wow, how G-Dep [flashback to the 'Special Delivery' track of yesteryear] is that? Adventures in Urban Mysticism is more or less abbreviated as AUM. Coincidence? I think not. More like synchronicity. And I didn't even plan it… SWEET!
Doh, where was I [weren't you writing something]? Doh!
I get asked very often, "how are you doing?" to which my reply these days is:
"Crazy!!!" or "Crazy." if I'm tired.
And it's been a great response because it makes people stop for a moment. Think about it. How often do we go through the motions and say vanilla, cut, and dry statements like "good!" when we aren't really good?
Another one I say often is "Okay." because I believe it's always okay due to how everything fits as a system but either way, how ever I am feeling, I'm being honest…
My life has been crazy! In a good way. It's been exciting, fulfilling, challenging, heart-warming, as well as frustrating. It's all pretty balanced in that I'm getting a little bit of everything. Doesn't mean it's not crazy nor do I view crazy as a bad thing.
For example, my new job is quickly becoming a brand new television series in the way it's unfolding. I love the people, I love the vibe, I love the location, and I suppose I have to say I love the drama because for some reason it's there, it's unfolding. It's fun, it's exciting. It can be irritating but when I get there, I just get in the zone like I'm tuning into another episode and I choose to embrace having an episodic type of day!
It's cool because the dance with devil that I was having towards the end of the last year is diminishing. There's still the dark and everything, I know that, but I feel my protection so I do not feel afraid like I did for so long. A friend told me, you were never afraid. I may have never been afraid spiritually, but in real life, I was afraid, afraid of all sorts of things. That's a big theme that from small kid time I remember being so afraid. A former mentor told me that I had absorbed it from my mother, the fear of my family being psychically transferred when I was born.
I don't know if that's true nor is there any way to prove or refute it but I do know that for a very long time, I was so very afraid. And I don't feel that so much. I'm not Daredevil, the Man Without Fear, (or is that The Black Panther?) but I find ways to move past it because I accept it.
Is it hard? Yes it is. But hard isn't a bad thing in life and many times, oftentimes, overcoming a challenge is quite fulfilling.
"But Why?" I get asked that alot too. I don't know. I'd like to but that's not how life works. Life more gives us exactly what we need and deserve when it is needed and deserved.
So one day at a time, I enjoy this Adventure in Urban Mysticism, the Redux that it is, because it's what I asked for…
To enjoy life, however it is, and to find a way to have an adventure wherever I was without feeling like I need to escape my life.
Or to be mindful. Be present. Not too happy, not too sad. Just to be.
Aloha ke Akua.
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Something hit me today. GTPv2 is not exciting any more, because I figured it out and understand things there is pretty easy now. Read this.
I want to start looking at different things and blog about them instead of dumb GTP. So I figured out my wish list. I had a wish list before but this is new one. :-D
- Volga: Volga is first the thing I want to track. My future posts post will be mostly on this technology. I have to say I absolutely have no idea about its architecture. I only know that in LTE circuit switched calls and SMS is not possible at this moment. CS fall back is not a good option and IMS is still far away. So this weekend its all about Volga.
- Femtocells: I want to rip these femtos apart and look into the devices. Specs? Architecture? etc etc
- OFDM/MIMO/64QAM: Radios signals and systems are my favourites since my engineering days. I still remember those days when I soldered a FM transmitter and broadcasted Eminem songs in college and apartment. I was pretty good with modulation, sampling and shannon;s theorems. TCP/IP made me forget them completely. I need to start reading radio.
- S11 interface: The code which I wrote in last post needs to move ahead. I am working on dragging my friend in.
- Mobiles: I am not a expert here. But I love to read reviews about them and may be post a few.
If something crazy is on my mind why should it be on blog and irritate the subscribers? There are few times where I said something would happen and it never happend, something I said I would do and never did. So I thought if I blog about what I want to do, I actually might do just for the sake that I wrote about it.
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Sea Form No. 2
Marina Walk, San Diego, California
Tide is a snaking strand of sculptural waves which crest and fall to allow pedestrian circulation.
Sited in a new plaza and pathway along the San Diego marina, the installation brings pedestrians from the highly trafficked Harbor Drive to the waterfront Marina Walk. Emerging from the grid of the site's paving pattern, the waves rise from the ground as square, powder-coated steel tubes.
Tide is a study in color theory. The installation's color palette transforms over the course of the day. In daylight, a pastel palette of five beach colors shines brightly. At night, LED lights illuminate the posts, causing colors to mutate and multiply with shadows and reflections.


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Most people don't initially turn to modular homes when working with real estate agents. Prefab houses have their pros and cons, but could prove a great deal for the right home buyer.
Modular homes come in a wide range of styles, and interiors can be customized to suit your tastes, but homes built on-site will always have more customization options.
Before we dive into a comparison, you should know that banks treat modular homes as they do homes built directly on your land (aka "stick-built"). Modular homes tend to appreciate in value, unlike mobile homes, which tend to decrease in value over time. Look at modular homes with the same eye that you'd use to judge any other new home.
Modular homes have a balance of benefits and drawbacks, so I recommend considering the following when adding a modular home to your potential purchase options.
Modular Home Costs and Resale Value
Pro: Home Price
Modular homes are constructed in a climate-controlled factory where weather events and materials shortages are less likely to occur. This reduces the cost of the home and often speeds up its construction. Modular-home builders often have in-house inspectors that ensure quality construction throughout the build, which also helps reduce the price.
Con: Land Costs
You need to own the land upon which your modular home will be placed. Many clients use real estate agents to help them find lots. You'll need to own the land before you can order a modular home. Sometimes the cost of land plus the cost of the home can come as a shock. If you're moving into a neighborhood, make sure your agent verifies that the neighborhood doesn't have any restrictions on modular homes.
Neutral: Resale Value
There's no guarantee that the value of your modular home will always appreciate – just like any home you purchase. Economic factors outside of the home itself often determine if values rise or fall. Choosing a modular home won't hurt resale value, and it won't reduce your resale prospects compared to a traditional home.
Financing Your Home
Pro: More Financing Options
Modular homes come with an additional avenue of financing that other homes can't access: financing through the manufacturer. A modular home will qualify for standard home financing and mortgages, but sometimes the manufacturer will offer a better deal. Always read loan papers carefully, and it's perfectly OK to ask your agent for financing advice.
Con: Payment Time Frame
Unlike financing for a stick-built home, a modular-home builder must be paid in full before the home is complete. Most builders require that you make a series of payments as construction progresses. This means financing needs to be in place beforehand and may come in the form of a construction loan that the builder will convert to a mortgage after the home is built.
The Building Process
Pro: Quick, Proper Construction
Prefabricated homes are often built very quickly. The construction is high quality thanks to the assembly-line process, and new modular homes use energy-efficient windows and insulation to help reduce energy bills from day one.
Con: Limited Variety
Modular homes come in a wide range of styles, and interiors can be customized to suit your tastes, but homes built on-site will always have more customization options. You select a floor plan for a modular home, while stick-built homes use blueprints that can be made 100 percent unique. I haven't heard of this being a major drawback since modular homes offer a large selection of options, but they can never be the custom-built home of your dreams.
The real estate industry doesn't have a rule of thumb for choosing between a stick-built and modular home. The best advice: Explore your options, look at the total costs and see what financing you can obtain. Whether you choose modular or on-site construction, always make sure the home you buy is within your budget.


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Seattle-Tacoma Airport offers free electricity for plug-in cars
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We're constantly looking for innovative ways to improve the Springwise experience, and so we're now introducing BeeLine Reader, a new technology that helps you read more quickly and efficiently. To learn more about BeeLine Reader, an award-winning startup funded by Intel Capital, see BeeLineReader.com.
As if tax breaks, freedom from the pump and an emissions-free conscience weren't enough to make a person want to drive an electric car, the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport is now doing its part to make the road even smoother for the plug-in vehicles by offering free charging in select parking spots in the airport garage.
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Mexico has increasingly been in the news because of statements and policies of US President Donald Trump. Many in Mexico are not intending to sit back and accept whatever Donald Trump attempts to force them to do. What will happen to Mexico? Will it make trade deals with Europe? Will it ultimately go to was against the USA? Will the Mexican economy drop at times and then improve? Dr. Thiel answers these questions and more.
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How the equitable sharing of benefits from genetic resources can contribute to fairness and innovation
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Tutwiler, M.A. (2016) How the equitable sharing of benefits from genetic resources can contribute to fairness and innovation. [Abstract of Lead Paper] presented at: Tropentag 2016: Solidarity in a competing world — fair use of resources. Vienna (Austria) Sep 18-21, 2016. 1 p.
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The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) take a holistic approach, recognising that human and environmental wellbeing are inextricably linked. SDG 1 – No poverty – expands the vision of poverty reduction to go beyond economic resources and include also the na- tural resources on which the poor depend. Agricultural biodiversity is one natural resource pool that poor farmers have always relied on in fact farmers are the people who developed the thousands of crop varieties we know today, which provide nutritious diets and support low-input farming systems. Even though farmers developed these genetic resources, and depend upon them, their rights over them and the traditional knowledge associated with them are not always recognised and the ensuing benefits are not always shared fairly and equitably. Two SDG targets directly address fair and equitable sharing of benefits from genetic resources and traditional knowledge: 2.5 Zero hunger, and 15.6 Life on land. Additionally, several international treaties govern the use of agricultural genetic resources: The Interna- tional Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, the Nagoya Protocol of the Convention on Biological Diversity, and the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plaunts (UPOV) Convention. National governments also have their own laws. Into this mix, farmers and private sector companies bring their own perspectives and interests of what is fair, what is equitable and what is necessary to spur agricultural innova- tion. In some cases, different views about what fair and equitable treatment means divide actors who should be working together. But there are also examples of where heightened emphasis on promoting equity and fairness has contributed to successful outcomes. My remarks will discuss how to bring successful local practices to national and international levels; how to bring international legal commitments on access and benefit sharing to local levels; and how to engage the private sector at the local, national and international levels


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PHILADELPHIA --The governors of Minnesota and Pennsylvania are wagering some sweet treats on Sundays NFC championship game.
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf will win a five-pound Pearson's Salted Nut Roll if the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Minnesota Vikings.
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One Unified Church! One body of Christ Jesus our Lord! We live in a world of separation & division, this division is purely created by man(flesh). God is not of separation or division, the Holy word (truth) of God teaches us that we should be unified. Ephesians 4:3 Endeavouring to keep the unity of the [...]
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Life! Life is a powerful thing, each one of us walk through our lives hoping. Sometimes we hope for more money, other times we hope for all the world's temporalities; TV's, Car's, Clothes, money, etc. Then there are those times when we don't have any hope at all! Hope! What does hope mean to you? [...]
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Exploring Wisdom: Revathi Raghavan on Marma
When combined with panchakarma, the practice of marma can help you find a profound sense of rest and release. We recently spoke with Revathi Raghavan, Marma Chikitsa Trainer, Ayurvedic Practitioner and Art of Living retreat host, about her journey with marma, and why she thinks it's an essential addition to your panchakarma experience.
AOLRC: Can you explain what, exactly, marma is?
R: The word marma literally means mortal, sensitive or vulnerable. The term comes from the suchi veda, a part of Ayurveda, and it said to have origins in the martial arts and used on the battlefield to defeat enemies. Another theory is that it originated from Dhanur Veda, one of the four "upavedas" along with Ayurveda, Gandharva Veda (Music) and Staapatya Veda (vastu). Warriors wore protective armor to guard their vital points. Marma points are hidden, secret and vital. Hidden because you can't see them, they are both inside and on the surface of the body. They're anatomically thought of to be present at the junction of muscles, ligaments, bones, joints, tendons, and nerves. They're sort of between mind and matter – that's why they're hidden. These points are also full of prana, or consciousness, which is why we refer to them as vital. It was also kept secret so that it is not misused – the knowledge was guarded and passed on mainly within families or through teacher-disciple relationship.
Sometimes we hear stories of people who are in accidents, and who may not have sustained any external injuries, but they die. Often, it's because their vital marma points have been hit. There are points that can cause death or injury. When the same points are used therapeutically they bring enormous healing benefits.
According to Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, it is one of the most restorative therapies. The practice of Marma or Marma Chikitsa is through gentle pressure or stimulation of these vital points. This releases any stresses or blocks held in the nadis for a long time and allows for free flow of prana or energy, thereby bringing deep relaxation and rejuvenation. It is one of the most direct ways of harmonizing prana in an individual. I like to think of Marma Vidya (Science of Marma) as the grandfather of acupressure.
AOLRC: And what are the benefits of marma?
R: The practice of marma has benefits on the body, mind and spirit. On the bodily level, it brings about hydration, nourishment, hormonal balance, pain relief, balances doshas, revitalizes organs, balances digestion and elimination, relaxes muscles and is generally cleansing. On the mind level, marma strengthens, balances the gunas, helps the mind be more in the present moment, improves perception, understanding and communication. Of course it helps us clear emotions and release stresses and achieve a deep state of relaxation. It also helps clear out any fogginess thus bringing clarity.
We live in a very stimulated environment today. People are constantly engaging their senses and there is enormous pressure to be someone and achieve something. There is also a overuse and misuse of our senses and we end up spending countless hours on television, ipads, kindles, laptops, and you-name-it gadgets. Everyone has goals, naturally, but there is so much pressure, hurried movement and competition that we've begun to live in this "vata" aggravated environment. Marma gives us a break from all of this and helps release some of the stresses brought on by the overuse/misuse of the senses.
AOLRC: What inspired you to learn and teach marma?
R: I had a wonderful experience receiving marma in Bangalore ashram once, and I've been fascinated ever since. I've been an Ayurvedic practitioner for many years now, and during my training, I delved into many panchakarma therapies, including abhyanga, shirodhara, nasya, swedana, virechana, and bastis. But I felt like my Ayurvedic training wasn't complete without learning about marma chikitsa. I had the opportunity to learn from Ann Revington, the director of the Sri Sri Ayurveda programs in Canada, in our Texas ashram, which is where my journey with marma began.
AOLRC: In your experience, what is the common experience that participants have with marma?
R: It's amazing to see how marma affects people. Even just doing a few points, people go into such a deep state of rest or relaxation. It's wonderful to see the stress and tension just melt away. People have reported and shared healing of all kinds. They are able to sleep better at night, let go of anxiety, relief from body aches/pain, rest like they have never gotten in years, also have a deep meditative experience. Marma is safe for all ages and groups of people. It is beneficial for post-shock and trauma, illnesses (including cancer), injury, surgery, anxiety, insomnia and many other conditions.
It's important for the practitioner to be on a regular sadhana practice, so that they're stress-free and centered themselves. Giving someone an experience of marma is a very meditative experience, and both the practitioner and the recipient tend to achieve a profound state of meditation, and a deep sense of intimacy and oneness with each other and the universe.
AOLRC: Why the Art of Living Retreat Center?
R: When I'm here, I feel home. I don't feel like going back to my real world! Everyone takes such wonderful care of each other here. The kitchen staff, the office, event organizers, the teachers, the participants – so courteous and sincere and go out of there way to make you feel comfortable. You can tell that everyone here is very passionate about what they do. I feel so comfortable here, so welcome. And yes, of course, the food is delicious!!
Experience the deep and restorative practice of marma at one of our many Panchakarma Retreats, and/or join Revathi for our next Marma practitioner training in July or October. You can also join her for a skin and beauty workshop "Beauty From Within" in July or October.
Experience the deep and restorative practice of marma at one of our many Panchakarma Retreats, and join Revathi for Beauty From Within in July or October!
Interested in learning more about programs at the Art of Living Retreat Center? Check out our annual catalog here!
3 Ayurvedic Oils for Massage at Home
What are the benefits of using essential oils in Ayurveda? They are plentiful! Using Ayurvedic oils for massage at home can help you manage weight, sleep better, achieve clearer skin, and de-stress. Vata and Kapha body types benefit most from warming oils, especially sesame oil to offer relaxation. Pitta people have a type-A temperament, so cooling oils, such as olive or coconut, help de-stress their mind. Here are three essential oils that you may want to add to a self-massage:
Patchouli: Relax
The calming, relaxing and anti-depressant properties of Patchouli oil make it effective in reducing stress, nervous tension, and anxiety, while stimulating creativity. Other benefits of patchouli are: its ability to improve metabolism, stimulate appetite and digestion, and regulate the body's hormone and enzyme production.The major Ayurvedic health benefits of Patchouli essential oil are:
- The antibacterial properties of Patchouli help ward off allergies or infections.
- Improves mental clarity by diffusing jealousy and feelings of insecurity.
- Uplifts the mind and helps overcome depression.
Rosemary: Uplift
Rosemary is touted for its memory-enhancing power and anti-depressant properties. Traditionally, issues treated with the oil include: halitosis (bad breath), upset stomach, headaches, insect bites and stings. Rosemary is among the few essential oils that must be in everyone's medicine cabinet according to the book, "Ayurveda and Aromatherapy". Primary benefits:
- The stimulating properties of rosemary oil improve stress-related disorders, nervous exhaustion, depression, dear, fatigue and anxiety.
- Improves memory and cognitive performance.
- Tonics for healthy hair and skin.
Sandalwood: Calm
Sandalwood has been used for thousands of years in Ayurveda for beauty, calming the mind and soothing an array of physical and emotional health problems. Sandalwood oil has the potential to benefit the reproductive and nervous systems, marrows, plasma, muscular and circulatory systems. The Ayurvedic health benefits of sandalwood oil include:
- The cooling effect on the brain and calming effect on the mind, which makes sandalwood oil the perfect meditation tool.
- Reducing pain, inflammation, digestive and respiratory issues.
- Repairs, rejuvenates and nourishes the skin and hair.
When using oils for massage, they have the best ability to pull out toxins if they're cured before application. To cure, heat until boiling, remove from heat and cool, and store in an airtight container.
Find out more how Ayurveda can benefit your lifestyle. The ebook Ayurveda 101 provides clear facts in simple language to help you successfully understand the essence of this ancient science.
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Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Heirloom Quality Miniature a new and improved design!
First I created a little smaller head, only the size of a US dime, and painted in the eyes, instead of inset eyes I usually create. I sculpted a small breast plate with holes to attach to a soft body. Then I created half limbs with holes, and grooves, so that a wire could be inserted within each limb, and the clothing could be nicely fitted into the groove. I took extra care to ensure a standard small size Heidi Ott shoe would fit! (those little Mary Janes are so darling!) I created a small soft, fiber fill body, with a few weight pellets in the bottom, and inserted 100% cotton pipe cleaners through the body for the arms, and legs.
I cut the wires to the proper length , and attached the limbs, and sewed the head/breast plate to the torso of the soft body. I then did a little soft sculpting to give her a sweet shape. Now her body was all together, and I began designing her hair and clothing. I made little pantaloons, and after sliding them on her, I loosely filled in the area around the leg wires with fiber fill, same with her little blouse and arms. I am including some WIP photos, so that you can see the progress. I forgot to take pictures of her soft body and wires, so I made a drawing to help show you.
I hope you enjoy seeing how she was made, and seeing her in completion! She is quite nice to pose, and hopefully someone will be proud to add her to their collection soon! She is listed on my eBay now! Thank you so much for taking the time to read this post, and for your visits! xoxox Christel
15 comments:
- The Old Maid said...
Nice work! She is sweet!
- March 18, 2015 at 10:26 AM
- Christel said...
Thank you Ewa.:)
- March 18, 2015 at 11:01 AM
- Ilona said...
She is absolutely adorable and so sweet to see in her nice dress and shoes :)! Her hairdo is wonderful, in short: fantastic work!
Thank you for showing to us, how you've made her, Christel!
Hugs, Ilona xxx
- March 18, 2015 at 1:32 PM
- Christel said...
Ilona, No, Thank you! I am so happy to have you as a follower. Your works are fantastic. xoxo Christel
- March 18, 2015 at 3:37 PM
- Dessa Rae Greenwood said...
She is just precious!!
I love dolls that are posable, and made the way you show.
I am making dolls the same way now but are around 11 inches.
Her shoes are so cute!!
Take care,
Dessa Rae
- March 19, 2015 at 2:07 AM
- Angelsdoor * Penny said...
How in the world do you work so tiny? My sister creates her dolls in the same fashion, with a cloth body and polymer clay limbs and head.. I really like them that way. The shoes are really something, Christel! She is adorable.
Thank you for coming over to meet Juliet and your kind comment.
- March 19, 2015 at 11:49 PM
- Christel said...
Dear Dessa, thank you for coming to visit, and your sweet comment. I popped over to see what you have been up to, and I know you probably have several things in the works, but haven't posted, hope to see your latest darling dolls soon. Christel
- March 20, 2015 at 7:59 AM
- Christel said...
Hi Penny! Awesome start to my day seeing you have been here! Thank you for always giving love and support to fellow artists, I think we all are like minded in the appreciation of each other and our varied talents! Xox Christel
- March 20, 2015 at 8:01 AM
- Angelsdoor * Penny said...
Good evening my dear friend.
Thank you so much for coming over to visit two of my posts. Your words are really appreciated Christel.. You are such an amazing artist... So your comments mean a lot to me.
Happy Easter!
Love and blessings,
- April 2, 2015 at 1:03 AM
- Mdm Samm said...
yes like this....( take a peak )at what I sent you...just half of your creations for special projects winkxx
- April 2, 2015 at 4:47 PM
- Angelsdoor * Penny said...
Hi Christel,
so happy to see you had come over to sit on the porch awhile with me and smell the roses.
Keeping you in my thoughts.
- April 10, 2015 at 4:46 PM
- Angelsdoor * Penny said...
Dearest Christel,
I have missed you too! Been away from the computer for so long... Good to be back.
It was a joy to see you had come by for a visit... You like the boot? Thank you so much.
I still want to make one more mouse for the top window...
I am really looking forward to seeing what you have been creating..
love and blessings,
- May 29, 2015 at 11:02 AM
- Castles Crowns and Cottages said...
Good heavens, as if you weren't already fabulous! HER FACE is perfect, and so small! Christel, she is just lovely, and I also want to thank you for coming to visit me!
Are you enjoying yourself? I can see it! School is over now and I'm ready for a vacation. Blogging will be a part of the fun for me!
Enjoy your day sweet friend, Anita
- June 4, 2015 at 5:21 AM
- Angelsdoor * Penny said...
Thank you dear friend for the visit, and most kind words. Hope to see a new piece from you soon.
Love and blessings,
- June 5, 2015 at 10:00 AM
- Angelsdoor * Penny said...
Hi Christel,
I am so happy you enjoyed Gus... Thank you so much Christel, for always being such a constant support.
Love and blessings,
- June 18, 2015 at 12:10 AM


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Have you ever heard of an Auto Driver Mela? Chances are if you are in Chennai, you have!
That's right, Ola just organized India's first ever Auto Driver Partners' Mela in Chennai, which allowed auto driver partners an opportunity to add autos to their fleet at a lower cost, with a plethora of other benefits. What was most interesting about this 'Mela', was obviously the way they chose to market it.
If there is one influencer in Chennai, a person everyone tends to follow, it has to be but one man. Oh sorry, he's not a man, he's a super-man.
Ola identified a brilliant opportunity in a Rajinikanth movie which was released recently – Baasha. Rajinikanth plays an auto driver in the film. Ola thus, tied up with the movie to create buzz around Ola Autos, and introduced the Ola branding on the Auto scenes in the film.
This allowed Ola to establish a very strong brand connect with their potential partner drivers, who would be turning up at the 'Ola Baasha Mela'. The name inspired from the movie itself.
As far as the 'Mela' was concerned, there were more than 25,000 Auto Drivers who attended the festival. Ola cracked a deal with Piaggio, which allowed Auto Driver Partners to purchase autos at special rates. Other strategic partnerships with financial institutions and insurance providers will ensure end -to-end benefits for the drivers, encouraging micro-entrepreneurship.
This 'mela' was a win-win situation for both the company and the drivers. While the auto drivers reaped the benefits of cost, insurance, garage services and a fun day out with their families – for Ola, this was a first of its kind congregation of potential partners explaining to them the benefits and features of getting enlisted with the brand.
Through this activity, Ola has equipped a large workforce with skill and financial support, while at the same time expanding their base of partners.
When the word got out, users started engaging with the brand online with #OlaBaashaMela trending on twitter for 3 hours. Cumulatively the activity churned more then 17 Million impressions.
As an added bonus, check out what the event was all about. Oh and look out for a Rajinikanth lookalike too 😉
What's your take on this unique 'Mela'?


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My mom sautes the apples before assembling this cobbler to give them a necessary head start over the biscuits, which need little time in the oven. Get Mom's Buttermilk Biscuit Topping recipe here. This is an old-fashioned, comforting dessert. I can't imagine it with anything other than a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Note: The pictured cobbler also contains rhubarb, a classic if somewhat underappreciated partner to apples. While we most commonly see bright pink rhubarb in desserts (as in our Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie with Sour Cream Crust recipe, for instance), there are also pale green varieties that taste just as good.
Photo courtesy of Shutterstock.
This recipe, while from a trusted source, may not have been tested by the CHOW food


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Pics? Links? I have no idea what you're talking about. -Deozaan (September 05, 2012, 10:49 PM)
I guess people are still having too much fun checking out how Nokia apparently is faking both the video and still images used to advertise how good the camera in those phones is:http://www.theverge....w-ads-are-fraudulenthttp://sefsar.com/no...the-still-photos-too-Jibz (September 06, 2012, 03:46 AM)
Meh... Perhaps a nice lawsuit or tasering will cheer me up. Or perhaps I should go munch on a nice juicy apple. Not really in the mood for an orange or banana. -Renegade (September 06, 2012, 07:22 AM)
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I didn't get enough sleep last night, yet I cannot sleep anymore this morning... I feel like I am on a different planet, where yesterday was a blur of a wedding and a fight, and now in the early morning light of the next day I am sitting here pensive, drinking coffee and feeling shell shocked.
Still the wedding was beautiful! Solde and Kris shone, and I managed to scrub up pretty well too!! Yet this morning in my sleep deprived haze I feel as if I am still in a dream...
A dream in million sparkling colours... Did I drink something last night!?! I don't think I did hehe... Maybe that's what I get for going to a Hippie Park hehe... Too much weed smoke in the air or something?!
The Tin Dress from EMPORIUM comes with a hud that includes this amazing dress pattern that is so pretty it almost seems to shimmer in this sunlit location to reflect the colours of the flowers that surround me. Then when I combined it with the MINT hair, which I had won at a past Gacha Event - I cannot remember which - it just seemed to scream fantasy princess!
I have to admit though that I cannot find the store and there was no landmark included with the hair, BUT it is one that has been created by Ivy Graves of Atomic, so perhaps look there?!
The haze around my brain is slowly fading... I guess it's time to stop moping and go out into the world, but it's nearly 4pm on Sunday... Where the hell did the day go?
What is she wearing;
Hair: [MINT] - Enchanted Child in Celestial (No Longer Available!)
Skin: Glam Affair - Lauren in America 07
Wounds: antielle - The Alchemical Transformation
Lip Piercing: Cute Poison - Wounded Piercing
Dress: EMPORIUM - Tina Dress
Tattoo: Identity - Tara's Garden
Pose: Signature Pose - Sophie 3


text: AP is reporting that at least six are dead in a shooting at Oikos University (Note: the link was not working when I tried – the servers may be down), a private Christian College in Oakland, California. What makes this of interest to nursing is that it is being reported that the shooting may have started in a nursing class. Early reporting is that the shooter may have been a former nursing student from the school. This apparently happened about 1 PM Central and is still under investigation. Let all our prayers go out to those affected by this tragic situation.


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Friday :: Feb 25, 2005
Pew Poll Shows Slipping Numbers For Bush
by Steve
(Thanks to Pew Center for this graphic)
The latest and highly respected Pew poll that came out yesterday didn't exactly have good news in it for the president. First, like other polls of late, his job approval rating fell to 46%, with more folks now disapproving his performance (47%) than approving it.
Second, more people in this large sample, small MOE poll were dissatisfied with the direction of the country (56%) than those who were satisfied (38%).
Third, a majority no longer supports the original decision to go to war in Iraq.
And lastly, take a look at the table above and see how more people describe Bush negatively than those who describe him positively.


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I have no presumptions (based on science, stats and facts) that all my efforts will work. I just hope. I have seen too many people who SHOULD be dead, but, are not. Science is a powerful tool, but, when you fall into the statistical group drug corporations won't help because it's unprofitable, the charm and seemingly magical power of medicine gets a little less impressive. So, you turn to other things. I am not pretending that science is bad. It has saved my life. But, in the long run, they will be the first ones to tell me, "We don't have a cure." In fact, they have...many, many times. A kid in my neighborhood who has the same thing (there are only about 25 of us a year in the US and he's 1 mile away). Our nickname for this guy is "Dr. Death" because, no matter what you have gone through, no matter how many times you have seen him, he will tell you, every time, without fail, "We have no cure." I have gotten to the point where I completely distrust him because I think he's just into making sure I fit his study stats. Okay, total rabbit trail.
Reality Bath wrote:
FWIW I had a friend a long time ago who was a hiker not a runner (and unfortunately still a pack-a-day smoker) who was diagnosed with advanced testicular cancer in his 20's. After every chemo he would hike up a local mountain (3000' gain in 4 miles) in the belief that it would flush things through and keep him strong. Something worked because 15 years later he was still in full remission, and still hiking that mountain. Best of luck to your noble cause.
Oh. I totally get why he does what he does. He's a super-sharp guy. You don't get to be a research fellow at a major cancer institute by being stupid. I just feel, at times, like science has lost its soul. Sure, taking this tact will protect him, but, what I have is largely a pediatric disease. You tell parents and kids this (unlike stubborn, argumentative adults such as myself) and they won't question and may never have a chance. I think if most people hear a doctor say, "Put your affairs in order." they truly believe them. I accept their insights as being valid, but, also recognize science is a limited and imperfect thing. I'll take my chances with unapproved methods (out of sheer determination) but still keep an ear open to what they say.
phenomenal wrote:
It's one of those things where if someone really thinks what they'd do in your shoes, maybe they realize they don't consider themselves so brave, but then to see someone else doing it can be life-changing.
Dr. Death's policy certainly protects him doesn't it? If he's right, well he said so. If he's wrong everyone is thrilled. Whereas if he gives a good prognosis and he's wrong...
Anyway, thanks for sharing and I hope your running and your life go well.
Yeah, I have a swiss ball for core stuff (my bigger issue), but, adding these in would be a good idea. I was doing single leg squats (a very weak, poor man's version) by standing on a stair step and lowering my other leg until it hits the lower step. It's the equivalent of 30 degree knee extensions. Build up the quad (vastus medialus) which seems to be my weakest point right now. Calves (doing single leg raises on the steps) seem like another obvious logical addition. What are bird dogs? Haven't heard that nickname yet.
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I was thinking more like low impact strength exercises.
Body-weight lunges, squats, pushups, back extensions, bird dogs, etc.
Okay. I do that one. Use the name Superman, but, I could see bird dog too.
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Bird dog is a core exercise but it also works on coordination and balance.
This is how I like to do it.
Get on all fours with your knees and arms at hip and shoulder width.
Extend right arm and left leg at the same time until they are straight and parallel to the ground. Make sure you extend them in unison. Hold for a couple seconds.
Bring them back in, but don't return to the starting position yet. Instead bring you elbow and knee together and squeeze your core. Hold for a couple seconds.
Repeat 5 times. Then do the other side.
I'll do a few sets as part of my off day cross training.
Good question. I doubt it. Ironically, my sister runs a state health department (and had to figure out how it applied to her division of 15,000 people), yet, I haven't asked her. She'd probably know pretty well...unless state and corporate are different. My health care (HSA) has been absolutely amazing. I come out of pocket a couple of grand and they cover everything else. No lifetime max. Last year I paid something like $28,000 in medical bills between everything I went through though. May be worth looking into. I know I wish I had life insurance though. I barely had any ($215k) at a couple of bucks a month. No way I'll ever be able to bump that up.
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That sucks, bro. Can't imagine having to do chemo forever. Will any of that change when Obamacare takes over?


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The brain continually processes information, whether a person is conscious of the fact or not. Much of this consists of signals sent to organs and areas of the body, to ensure functionality and maintain order. However, there are times where the brain attempts to convince a person of something that isn't exactly true. From over analyzing an event to attempting to back up a bad decision with rational thought, nearly everyone experiences something known as a cognitive distortion.
Cognitive distortions do not fall under a one size fits all definition though. There are, in fact, many different variations of cognitive distortions. Identifying and understanding the most common variants can help an individual not only correct these distortions and prevent the mental distraction, but also learn why the brain acts as it does. Here are 30 of the most common cognitive distortions nearly any individual might experience in their given life.