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What are Allergies?
Allergic rhinitis is a medical term for nasal allergies. It is an extremely common condition that affects millions of Americans and is one of the most common reasons patients see their primary care doctor. The condition can affect any age group including children, adolescents, and adults.
People usually have recurrent symptoms of a runny nose, nasal congestion, sneezing, and post-nasal drip. The condition can be very bothersome and may reduce the quality of life and productivity. Symptoms usually occur during certain seasons of the year such as spring (seasonal allergic rhinitis), but in some individuals, symptoms may occur throughout the entire year (perennial allergic rhinitis).
What Causes Allergies?
Allergic rhinitis is usually caused by allergens in the environment such as:
- Pollen
- Grass
- Pet dander
- Dust mites
- Insects (cock roaches)
- Mold
This may occur during a particular season (e.g., spring), in certain environments (e.g., home or work), or through exposure to pets. Allergens enter the nasal passage and promote the release of histamine. Histamine is a molecule that promotes inflammation and mucous secretion, resulting in swelling of the nasal passages and nasal congestion.
Inflammation in the nasal passage also results in a runny nose and the drainage of mucous behind the throat (post nasal drip). This leads to frequent clearing of the throat and cough. Symptoms can worsen if individuals are exposed to cigarette smoke.
How Common are Allergies?
Allergic rhinitis affects an estimated 20 to 40 million people in the United States. This may actually underestimate its true prevalence since the condition is not life threatening and many individuals do not seek medical evaluation for their symptoms. In fact, patients frequently treat themselves with over-the-counter medications.
Signs and Symptoms
Symptoms of allergic rhinitis can be similar to the common cold. The most common symptoms of allergic rhinitis include the following:
- Runny nose
- Nasal congestion
- Sneezing & nasal itching
- Post nasal drip
- Throat clearing & cough
Signs of allergic rhinitis include swollen nasal passages, clear mucous drainage from the nose, and a finding called "cobblestoning" on physical examination. Cobblestoning is a phenomenon that can be seen in the back of the throat and occurs because of long-term inflammation and activation of the lymphatic system. Enlarged lymphatic tissues have raised appearances that resemble cobblestones, hence the term cobblestoning.
People with allergies tend to have other symptoms associated with allergic rhinitis, such as eye allergies (allergic conjunctivitis), asthma, and hives (allergic rash).
Allergic rhinitis is a clinical diagnosis, meaning your doctor can diagnose it based on your symptoms and signs on physical examination. There are no specific tests to make the diagnosis.
Sometimes, if your symptoms are severe, your doctor will order skin or blood allergy tests to determine if you are a candidate for immunotherapy.
Allergy Medicine and Treatment
The treatment of allergic rhinitis includes avoiding allergens, medical therapy, and occasionally immunotherapy.
The first line treatment of allergic rhinitis is a class of medications called intranasal corticosteroids. Corticosteroids reduce inflammation, which is the main cause of a runny nose, nasal congestion, and post-nasal drip. There are various types of intranasal corticosteroids and now some of these agents are available over-the-counter. The most common intranasal corticosteroids include:
These medications can start working within hours, but their maximal effectiveness occurs after 1-2 weeks of daily or twice daily use.
These medications are also usually well tolerated and have no significant systemic side effects. Some side effects may include:
- Bloody nose
- Perforation of the nasal septum
- Oral candidiasis (yeast infection of the mouth)
There is some evidence that long-term use may be associated with osteoporosis and impaired bone growth in young patients.
An alternative to intranasal corticosteroids are intranasal antihistamines. The most common intranasal antihistamine is Astelin (azelastine). As we mentioned, histamine released in the nasal passages promotes inflammation. Therefore, intranasal antihistamines reduce the ability of histamine to start the inflammatory process, thereby decreasing nasal inflammation and symptoms of allergic rhinitis.
In addition to intranasal medications, individuals with allergic rhinitis may benefit from oral antihistamines. These include:
- Benadryl (diphenhydramine)
- Zyrtec (cetirizine)
- Allegra (fexofenadine)
- Claritin (loratidine)
Oral antihistamines are frequently combined with intranasal corticosteroids if corticosteroids are not effective enough in reducing symptoms. Some antihistamines (e.g., Benadryl and sometimes Zyrtec) can cause sedation; therefore, these medications should be avoided during the day. These medications should also be avoided in elderly individuals as they can lead to confusion and increase the risk for falls.
Less commonly, medications such as Cromolyn or a class of drugs called leukotriene receptor antagonists may be recommended.
If your symptoms do not respond to the medications we have discussed so far, your doctor may prescribe a short course (1-2 weeks) of oral corticosteroids such as Prednisone or Solumedrol (e.g., Medrol dose pack). Long-term treatment with oral corticosteroids should be avoided as it can lead to weight gain, changes in mood or behavior, suppression of the immune system, diabetes, and osteoporosis.
Lastly, patients with severe allergies may benefit from seeing an allergist and receiving immunotherapy to decrease their allergic response to environmental allergens that trigger their symptoms.
- Sur DK, Plesa ML. Treatment of allergic rhinitis. Am Fam Physician. 2015 Dec 1;92(11):985-92. - https://www.aafp.org/afp/2015/1201/p985.html
- Klimek L, Mullol J, Hellings P, et al. Recent pharmacological developments in the treatment of perennial and persistent allergic rhinitis. Expert Opin Pharmacother. 2016;17(5):657-69. - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26800187
- Stewart MG. Identification and management of undiagnosed and undertreated allergic rhinitis in adults and children. Clin Exp Allergy. 2008 May;38(5):751-60. - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18419620
The above information is an educational aid only. It is not intended as medical advice for individual conditions or treatments. Talk to your doctor, nurse or pharmacist before following any medical regimen to see if it is safe and effective for you.


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This fairly enjoyable treat from the late 1960s is almost like getting two films for the price of one. The first half is a cute screwball comedy with the traditional screwball dame, while the second half turns into a screwball murder mystery that has a boatload of suspects all confessing to the same crime. What primarily takes it from being a somewhat slight if affable effort to handing out some sweet pleasures along the way though is the delightfully dithering performance of Asha Parekh.
My rating for this film: 6.5

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Juventus manager Max Allegri has admitted that he is pleased with the performance of Cristiano Ronaldo during his maiden game for the Rossoneri. The Portuguese superstar joined the Turin giants from Real Madrid earlier in the summer but he took no part during their pre-season tour after being offered an extended break for his World Cup exploits.
In the season opener against Chievo, Ronaldo was pretty active in the frontline where he managed to have eight shots on goal but unfortunately, he could not find the scoresheet with goalkeeper Stefano Sorrentino in fine form. Speaking after the game, Allegri spoke positively regarding the Portuguese's showing and believes the attacker should only improve in the coming games.
He said: "Ronaldo held out well physically, has only been training with us for seven days and did really well. It's a pity he wasn't able to score a goal. It depends on the characteristics of the players near him. Ronaldo had several shots on target today, Sorrentino made several saves, there were also some good movements that were not rewarded by the midfielders. Those are movements that must be read from the back with the ball provided in the right spot. I was most impressed that Ronaldo settled in to the team, he was very happy in the dressing room and had his chances."
Juventus found themselves in a heap after trailing 2-1 with just 15 minutes on the clock. However, an own goal from Mattia Bani and a dramatic injury-time winner from Federico Bernardeschi ensured that the Bianconeri won their opening game of the campaign. Aside from Ronaldo, there were also debuts for Emre Can and Joao Cancelo in the club's shirt whilst the game also witnessed the second coming of Leonardo Bonucci after returning from AC Milan earlier in the summer. Juventus face Lazio in their next league outing at home and hopefully, the game can bring about Ronaldo's maiden goal for the club.


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UPDATE: The terrorist killed turned out not to be Noordin Moh Top, but Ritz Ibrohim.
Terrorist group Noordin Moh Top, was ambushed today by Indonesian counter-terrorists Densus 88 in his hiding in Temanggung, Central Java, Indonesia.
Sources say they have been able to win the gunfight against the hiding terrorists. The breaking news is currently being reported live on all Indonesian national TVs.
The terrorist group allegedly bombed the JW Marriott Hotel Jakarta in July 17, 2009, causing deep shock to many countries. ASEAN representatives were also very supportive of the Densus 88 counter-terrorist group's actions.
During the raid that lasts more than 17 hours with almost constant gunfire, the Malaysian-born Noordin Mohamed Top bomb terrorist were being pushed back to the toilet and underground sewers before finally killed by a bomb launched by Densus 88 policemen.
The civilians immediately cheered "Hore… hidup polisi!" (Hurray! Bravo Police!) seeing the Densus 88 police team calm down having successfully attacked the terrorists.
It is not yet known if there are any other captured terrorist members.
Source: detikNews
Related news:
- Teroris Bom Noordin Moh Top Dilumpuhkan di Temanggung
- BBC News: Indonesia police storm Java house
- Polri: Mayat di Temanggung Bukan Noordin, tapi Ibrohim
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Evening y'all! Welcome to my first Crosstalk post. Anyone watch the new ABC show Resurrection? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments. Obligatory spoilers warning.
Ok, so, Resurrection has aired in the Eastern and Central time zones. Mountain, when do y'all air prime time stuff? I always get lost with y'all. Pacific, you should be wrapping up (as I'm writing this), so stop reading now if you don't want the first episode ruined.
A little background on the show. It's based on the novel The Returned, by Jason Mott, and is being co-produced by ABC and a Brad Pitt-led production company called Plan B Entertainment. After watching the huge cluster that was the movie adaptation of World War Z, which Pitt's company was also instrumental in producing, take that as you will. I haven't read Mott's novel, but it is now on my radar and will be read in short order.
I'm a sucker for anything sci-fi, though, and this pilot episode definitely whetted that craving. As far as first episodes go, I think it was pretty successful. Primary characters were introduced smoothly into a storyline that did a good job of leaving the viewer with enough questions to warrant a return watch next week.
And speaking of those main characters, the cast is made up of some nice veteran actors. Omar Epps, most well remembered as Dr. Foreman on House, plays Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent J. Martin Bellamy, who unwittingly lands in the middle of the plot mystery when he agrees to repatriate a young American boy who awoke in a rice paddy in China. The boy is Jacob Langston (played by Landon Gimenez), the first "returned" that we meet. Jacob piques Martin's curiosity, moving us along quickly to the show's main location in a small Missouri town called Arcadia. There we are introduced to Jacob's parents: his mom Lucille, played by Frances Fisher, and dad Henry, played by former That 70s Show sitcom dad, Kurtwood Smith.
We learn that Jacob and his aunt died about 30 years ago in a drowning accident. And we learn just how small a town Arcadia is. Its sheriff is Jacob's uncle, (husband to the aunt who drowned with Jacob). The ER doctor who examines Jacob after he suffers a seizure is also his cousin, Maggie Langston, who was an infant the day he died. His parents' pastor is Jacob's childhood friend, all grown up. And we also learn that Arcadia is a bit xenophobic, as evidenced by Martin's attempt to look at county records associated with Jacob's and his aunt's death. The receptionist at the county records office refuses to unlock the door for him, even after he identifies himself as a federal agent.
Most of the episode is dedicated to the strangeness of the entire situation, with various members of Jacob's family struggling to accept it, and his former childhood best friend-turned-pastor even having a brief crisis of faith. But we are given a glimpse at a possible antagonist? At least the appearance of this unnamed man seems that way at first. We see him first in a short cutaway as a hitchhiker being asked by a driver why he's headed to Arcadia. He responds that he has a kid there. We don't see him again until a climactic scene where Jacob has snuck out of his hospital room and returned to his home. The strange man, walking on a nearby sidewalk, is whistling an ominous tune, causing Jacob to turn around. At that moment, his uncle and father arrive in the uncle's patrol car. Jacob runs off into the back yard and the woods behind the house, and the scene devolves into a memory of a day when Jacob and his dad had played in that back yard. It's a little unclear who is reliving the memory, though, Jacob, or dad Henry. Perhaps both?
DNA tests confirm that Jacob is biologically the son of Lucille and Henry. And the strange man who's only ever onscreen with ominous music turns out to be another returned. This time, though, he is the father of Maggie's best friend. And Martin was again on hand to see the shocked recognition of someone seeing a returned for the first time.
So who are all these people? Why are they coming back? Why don't people check the graves? Well, obviously, those are the questions we'll hopefully get answers to before ABC decides to shelf the project. We get a bit of foreshadowing that the grave question will be asked soon during a short scene outside of the family mausoleum where Jacob was interred, and also in the teaser for next week's episode. Plus, the returned seem to be limited to Arcadia residents. It doesn't appear as if this is a national, or even global, phenomenon, despite Jacob's resurrection clear across the world.
So, this recap has been fairly long. Sorry about that. I was definitely entertained throughout the episode. We'll see how the insular quality of this small town limits or frees up plot development. How long can Agent Martin Bellamy stymie the questions his coworker has? Why did he lie to her about the DNA results coming back? Or will this quickly turn into a case of the government swooping down to investigate as more returned appear? Why Arcadia? Does the name Arcadia mean anything significant, a la allusions to Joan of Arc, or of the divine? Do the returned know anything of their own purpose in returning? It doesn't appear so, yet, at least in Jacob's case.
All in all, I'm willing to watch the next episode. What did you guys think?


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Shelly Rudman is hoping to pay back her sleepy home village of Pewsey with an Olympic medal after emerging as a surprise contender for today's women's skeleton in Cesana Pariol.
Rudman performed above expectations to post the fastest time in the sixth and final training run, following earlier encouraging finishes including third and fourth.
The 24-year-old Wiltshire woman now stands on the brink of emulating Salt Lake City bronze medallist Alex Coomber despite missing out on world-class performance funding last year.
Villagers clubbed together to form the Shelley Rudman Supporters Group' and launched a 12-hour canoe marathon which raised £4,000 to support her bid to reach Turin. Now in her first full World Cup season, Rudman is on the brink of going one better than another Pewsey resident, Bill Amor, a member of the British football team which came fourth in 1948.
Two fourth-place finishes on the World Cup circuit this season have proved Rudman belongs among the stars of her sport and she admitted: "I can't believe how well things have gone.
"My coach and I have agreed top 10 would be a good result, top eight would be a lot better and anything else would be extra special. I would hate to say I will win a medal, as it would be blowing my own trumpet, but I am going to go into the race as competitive as possible - I am not entering for the fun of it."
Rudman was a promising 400 metres hurdler who had never laid on a skeleton sled when she watched on television as fellow Wiltshire athlete Coomber claimed bronze four years ago. Yet yesterday Rudman beat reigning world champion Maya Pedersen into second place by 0.02 seconds to fill her with confidence ahead of the biggest race of her life.
Rudman, the girlfriend of former World Cup champion Kristan Bromley, who races tomorrow, added: "Just being there considering where I was at the start of the season is fantastic."
Rudman's medal challenge will take place over two runs at the Cesana Pariol track, and she will start eighth for the first of those at around 4.30pm.


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New Orleans (Guy's Trip 2013)
So it's been quite a while since I've written on this. It's not for lack of good eating. I guess it was more of life getting in the way, lack of motivation and general laziness. I was reminded recently why I started this in the first place. It was originally started as a reference point for family and friends. If there was ever an instance they were curious as to where to find good sushi, a fancy sandwich or solid steakhouse they could find at least one (hopefully trustworthy) opinion from someone who REALLY likes eating. So I'm going to try get back into this and update this more regularly. It's also a way for me to relive some of my favourite meals.
So a group of my guy friends from university take a trip together every year. It was a way for us to make sure we kept in touch and it was a pre-approved trip away from the wives/girlfriends (sorry ladies, you know I love you). This year we went to New Orleans and ate some of the most tasty food I've ever had. I'll try to keep the commentary short since there is a lot of food.
Our first meal was at Central Grocery in the French Quarter. It's an Italian grocery store with a well oiled (both figurative and literal) sandwich operation going on in the back. The sandwich to get here is the Muffulleta.
First off, it's quite large. I think they are designed to be shared by at least two people. But if you can eat a whole one…kudos.
So the Muffuletta is a mix of Italian deli meats, cheese and a olive salad type thing that is quite potent. If you don't like olives you won't like this sandwich. It's a good thing I like olives. As for taste, it's a little on the salty and oily side. I thought it was delicious though. I needed a drink after but it satisfied this craving for Italian deli meats I've been having lately. Next we went to Cafe du Monde for beignets.
So a friend of mine warned we before going to this place not to wear black. Should have taken her advice. I was wearing black shorts and was covered in white powdered sugar after the first bite. These donut-like pastries come out piping hot, wonderfully doughy but light, and powdered-sugar-sweet (not scrunch your face sweet, but rather the "oh man I want some more" kind of sweet).
That night we went to Acme Oyster House. It's one of those famous seafood places with a line up outside the door. We met this nice couple in line who told us to get the chargrilled oysters.
And WOW were they right. This is one of the best things we ate. Fresh oysters covered in cheese and butter. After were polished these off, I wanted to suck the rest of the sauce down. We also tried a few other dishes. Next to come out was the crawfish.
I've always had a bit of a problem with shell fish in general. I think it's because it's a lot of work to get to the meat. I'm not quite sure if it's worth the effort. I even watched a youtube video before going down in preparation. It was tasty once you got to the meat but I'm going to have to improve my crawfish extracting abilities before I think I can fully enjoy these. We also tried a small order of the Jambalaya.
Very tasty. Bold flavours but nothing to write home about. Next was the étouffée.
Now this was a tasty dish. Lots of seafood. Lot's of sauce. Lovely cajun flavours. This is what New Orleans tasted like in my mind before going. The last thing we tried was the fried crawfish.
Kind of reminded me of popcorn shrimp. Crunchy, tasty side sauce, bouncy meat…no complaints from me.
The next day we caught a cab out to Domilise's, a famous Po'boy sandwich place.
It was lined up outside the door at 2 in the afternoon. My first thought, "these better be good". I think the fact that I was hung over and standing in the hot sun didn't help my mood but let me tell you, it was worth the wait.
We got the shrimp po'boy with gravy. The gravy addition was a suggestion from another patron in line. Man was he right. The shrimp was fantastic and there was a TON of it. You can see it falling out of the sandwich. We also tried the fried catfish.
This was extremely good too. It was a little easier to eat than the shrimp but I think the general consensus around the table was that the shrimp tasted better. There were no complaints about the fish though. It's just varying levels of awesomeness. We also tried the roast beef, which I read is the original po'boy ingredient.
The beef was good. The gravy was awesome. The bread used in all the sandwiches is phenomenal. A great roast beef sandwich as far as roast beef sandwiches go but the shrimp and catfish were in a league of their own.
That night we tried a place called "The Joint". I think this was featured on a food network show I saw once. The people in town also referred to it as the only place to get good BBQ in the city.
So to me, this is the hallmark of a good BBQ place. When I walked up to the counter, I started rattling off our order and was stopped by the cashier with an abrupt, "Nope". I was perplexed and then she said, "we are sold out of the ribs, the chicken, and might have one or two orders of brisket." She quickly checked with the kitchen and came back saying they only had half a rack of ribs left, only a quarter chicken left, but enough brisket, sausage and pulled pork to fill our order. So I proceeded to clean them out of whatever meat I could. We also ordered side of mac and cheese, coleslaw, potato salad and baked beans.
So the ribs were the best part of the meal. The ribs fell off the bone, had a wonderful smoky flavour and were seasoned to perfection. These are some of the best ribs I've ever had. The baked beans were also amazing! They had a familiar smoky flavour, brown sugar sweetness and hints of pork (I think there was bacon in it).
The chicken was good. Nicely seasoned but a little on the dry side. They provide multiple types of BBQ sauce at the table however so this wasn't an issue. The pulled pork was tasty. Nothing special but solid. The mac and cheese was pretty standard. Cheesy and not overcooked which was nice.
The brisket was seasoned well and very tender. They give you a LOT of it too. Actually same with the pulled pork. We couldn't even finish those, despite our best efforts (and this is an impressive effort coming from 5 hungry dudes). The sausage was good. Nicely spiced and cooked perfectly. The coleslaw was crisp and refreshing. The potato salad was good. Not spectacular like some of the dishes but again we are dealing with varying levels of awesomeness.
The next day we went to Luke for oyster happy hour.
So these might be some of the best oysters I've ever had. Fresh, briny, huge and incredibly cheap. 50 cents an oyster! We actually went to this place twice. Both times getting a dozen each. Check out the bill.
Crazy cheap! I love America! Our last meal was at a place called Coop's. We had to wait an hour in line to get into this place so we were starving by the time we got in. We all ended up ordering the same thing, fried chicken with sides of coleslaw and jambalaya.
This ranks up there as some of the best fried chicken I've ever had. Succulent, juicy, crispy, hot, and I loved the spice blend in the batter. A number of cajun spices but there was something else in there that I can't put my finger on that made it amazing! The other standout was the jambalaya. I'll come straight out and say, this is the best jambalaya I've ever had. It was a rabbit and sausage mix and had so much flavour I got weak in the knees. It was one of those blissed out food moments that changes your life. Man, that was fantastic!
The food in New Orleans is amazing and we didn't even get to eat our way through all of it. I like to think we got a pretty good cross section of the food but I would definitely make another trip back to try some more. As for the night life, there is great music everywhere you look and tons of friendly party-goers to mingle with. If there is a word of caution I have for visiting, it's be careful with a drink referred to as the "Hand Grenade". It's much more potent than it looks.


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Tinnitus: Therapy? You are the Cure!
How much screaming will you tolerate before taking decisive action. I have learnt to preach to the choir in my ears. I did so because there came a time a when I realized that no one and nothing was going to rid me of my tinnitus. Just a small reminder of some of the therapies I have tried in orderRead more


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EDIT: Oh noez, this is AMIP forum, not AIMP(grr, whose idea was the name?)... sorry to bother you guys.
AIMP V3.55 (build 1345, 26.03.2014)
Windows 8 64 bit
When I am playing a longer track, the player automatically skips to the next one several minutes before the current track has finished.
This typically happens with tracks longer than 8 minutes, however not with all. On the other hand, if a track is affected by this, it happens regularly with it.
If I skip several seconds in the track progress-bar, the track will not be skipped.
The format of the tracks is MP3. The bitrate does not seem to matter(reproduced with 133-320 kbps), as well as the VBR. The encoder used to convert the track can be related - it seems to happen mostly with the tracks I have converted from another source(FLAC, CD). I cant remember the used conversion tool, it was one(or more) of the freely available.
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2019 Men and Women of Distinction Calendar Revealed
Joe Denoyer - December 11, 2018 9:52 pm
The Liberal Chamber of Commerce unveiled its annual Men and Women of Distinction Calendar Tuesday evening at the Rock Island Depot. Those included on the 2019 calendar are: Ivanhoe Love Jr., Mike Bailey, Renae Hickert, Royce Kitts, Dr. Ken Trzaska, Peggy Luck, Dr. Dora Davis, Janice Northerns, Enrique Weissel, Keeley Moree, Bill Hill and Darin Payne. The calendars are free and available at the Chamber office.


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Author: Bárbara Pezoa
A corporate digital communication channel, with functionality similar to WhatsApp, is the idea behind CoTalker, which with just over two years of existence, now seeks to grow in Latin America.
"Can you send me the file you sent about three Monday ago again?" "What did you specifically ask me at the last meeting?" Two scenes, two questions that will surely be recognizable to many, especially at the corporate level, and that served as inspiration for the CoTalker owners, who with their entrepreneurship promise to make those questions disappear or, failing that, decrease their frequency. How? With a corporate digital communication channel with functionality similar to whatsApp.
Nicolás Durán (in the photo), an entrepreneur with extensive technological knowledge and after several years of working in a software factory, decided to channel his efforts into one and having whatsApp as a digital communication model, we just needed to give him the corporate look, that together with their partners they achieved it by integrating a boot, which helped them give traceability, automate and make correlations, all with artificial intelligence.
"CoTalker is a software that helps companies to transform digitally and does so from their internal management perspective, understanding that the transformation goes to the end customers and inwards. We help companies to transform from the management of collaborators ", explains Nicolás Durán, CEO of CoTalker. How do they materialize this? For example, in the case of banking or financial business, he says, executives can consult a robot for a particular document. If the boot does not know the answer, it will communicate with the expert who knows that information, in addition to saving the information to have it, in the event that in the future consult again for it.
According to the data handled by Nicolás Durán, a January study of this year indicated that 34% of Chilean companies have invested or will invest in internal communication actions and presence in social networks. Specifically, and in their eyes say, CoTalker, has a lot to grow.
The origin of the idea
After experiencing the work within the corporate world, Durán saw that the main problem there was communication between the different departments. This, coupled with the success of WhatsApp worldwide, led him to incorporate a platform similar to the number one messaging network in the world, based on a similar operation (conversation groups), adding corporate functionalities.
"Through chats, forms, metrics and bots, CoTalker allows direct communication, greater traceability to processes, and manage information in real time using a cloud," summarizes Nicolás Durán about his venture.
Commercially speaking, they work based on "Software as a Service", a software distribution model where the software and the data it manages are hosted on the servers of an ICT company (Information and Communication Technologies). Its clients, including BCI, Mutual Asesoría, CCU, SURA and Puerto Coronel, subscribe to CoTalker through monthly memberships.
With a little more than two years of existence, they currently have clients not only in Chile, but also have a presence in Argentina and Mexico. And the plans are to keep growing. This 2019 and 2020 seek to reach at least 25 customers.
Article Barbara Pezoa, published by the La Tercera - Piensa Digital.
Article link (Spanish only): https://www.latercera.com/laboratorio/noticia/plataforma-para-transformacion-digital-de-las-empresas/877637/


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A pharmacist's perspective on health and metabolic disease
Sleeping badly for any reason is well-known to cause or aggravate poor health. This is one reason why shift workers can often be at higher risk of metabolic disease.
In our newly published paper, we explore the mechanisms that link poor sleep to metabolic disease and why sleep quality may be more important than quantity.
We also explore the links between metabolic disease and sleep apnoea and discuss the use of an experimental 2nd generation CPAP device called Rest-Activity-Cycler positive airways pressure (RACer-PAP) under development by David White at the BioDesign Lab, Auckland University of Technology.
If you were at Low Carb Breckenridge, you may have had the chance to see the RACer, or as Jeff did – try it out!
RACer is still an experimental device and not yet commercially available. We need to do more research and have a funding application in at the moment, but our paper discusses the science behind the device!
(Typing is still hard for me following my recent surgery, so let me know if I need to blog more about this and I will do it as soon as I can. I promise to give an update about Low carb Breckenridge as well.)


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The King of parties, Sean 'Diddy' Combs, celebrated his 50th birthday this weekend with an opulent bash at his Beverly Hills mansion. Acclaimed gospel artist Marvin Sapp performed two songs that have been very special to Diddy and have helped ...Read More »
Bishop Marvin L. Sapp Announces Retirement from Lighthouse Full Life Center in Grand Rapids
Bishop Marvin L. Sapp today announced to his congregation that he is retiring as Senior Pastor of Lighthouse Full Life Center. He has accepted the personal request of Bishop Richard E. Young to assume the role of Senior Pastor of ...Read More »
Kirk Franklin, Travis Greene, Snoop Dogg, Koryn Hawthorne and more! 11 Dove Awards nominations-RCA Inspiration
Today, RCA Inspiration artists received eleven nominations for the 49th Annual GMA Dove Awards. Releases from gospel and inspirational superstars Kirk Franklin, Travis Greene, Koryn Hawthorne, Marvin Sapp, and The Walls Group and hip-hop icon Snoop Dogg garnered nominations in eight categories: Gospel Artist of the Year, New Artist of the Year, ...Read More »
Smokie Norful, Tasha Cobbs-Leonard, Marvin Sapp, Johnny Gill & More To Honor Gospel Music Legend Dottie Peoples At ESSENCE!
ESSENCE Festival is celebrating the 10th anniversary of our All-Star Gospel Tribute with a star-studded afternoon of music and inspiration honoring Gospel music legend, Dottie Peoples. Per usual, the All-Star Gospel Tribute will close out our 3-day Conference & Expos festivities on ...Read More »
The GMA Foundation Honored Legacy Artists and World Changers with Special Tributes at 5th Annual GMA Honors and Hall of Fame Ceremony
The 5th Annual GMA Honors and Hall of Fame Ceremony was held Tuesday night at Lipscomb University in Nashville. CCM artist Carman, award-winning Southern Gospel artist Karen Peck Gooch, legendary Gospel family group The Staples Singers and acclaimed producer Greg Nelson were inducted into the GMA Gospel ...Read More »
Billboard Music Awards-four nominations RCAI Travis Greene & Marvin Sapp!
RCA Inspiration celebrates four total nominations across all top Gospel categories for the 2018 Billboard Music Awards, with double nominations in the category of Top Gospel Album. Chart-topper, Travis Greene, is honored with three nominations for Top Gospel Artist, Top Gospel Album, for ...Read More »
Kirk Franklin, Snoop Dogg, Travis Greene, Marvin Sapp, Le'Andria, Koryn Hawthorne, Kurt Carr, Greenleaf and more!-Stellar Awards, RCA Inspiration
RCA Inspiration received multiple honors at the 33rd Annual Stellar Awards hosted by music icon Kirk Franklin and held at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, NV. One of faith-based music's most engaging artists, Travis Greene, took home four awards for Producer of the Year, Male Vocalist of the ...Read More »
AsOne Joins Musiq SoulChild, Marvin Sapp and More on "News One Now with Roland S. Martin" Music Special
Music's First Ever Chart-Topping Interracial Female Duo, AsOne, sit down with Roland S. Martin on the infotainment program "News One Now with Roland S. Martin" tomorrow Friday, August 21st at 9:00am EST/ 8:00am CST for a 1 hour music special ...Read More »
Week of August 1, 2015 Billboard Top Gospel Albums Chart: Marvin Sapp Returns to #1 with "You Shall Live"
Marvin Sapp returns to #1 with his hit album You Shall Live, followed by WOW Gospel 2015 at #2. The Japan Mass Choirs re-enters the top 10 at #3 with Powerful: Living In His Body As One and Tamela Mann's ...Read More »
Marvin Sapp Consecrated as Bishop Within The Global United Fellowship
In a sacred and grand Episcopal Consecration Service held Friday, July 10, in Jacksonville, Florida, Marvin Sapp was elevated to Bishop within the Global United Fellowship (GUF) under the leadership of Presiding Prelate, His Grace, Bishop Neil C. Ellis. The ...Read More »


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8:00am: Kenya's election is far too close to call, and violence is rising. Nothing to do but watch and wait…
10:00am: Things are looking worse. Hoping for peace. Rioting is not the same as national instability, but it's still worrisome. Here's the BBC Africa report.
12:00pm: Signs of vote rigging appear; violence continues.
2:00pm: I am surely the only one following this in so much detail, but am keeping track of things here anyway. This article highlights the fact that Kenya is still let by its independence-era leaders. If Odinga wins, it would be something really new. He is seriously feared, however, as a potential intentional "stirrer" of ethnic tensions. He is already a stirrer without doing anything, because he is non-Kikuyu, meaning a huge number of Kenyans have hopes for a reversal of Kikuyu dominance if he wins. Such a reversal might be a good thing, but it will probably be difficult to achieve peacefully.


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Lately, I have been kinda lazy when it comes to myself, sure I still put on makeup and brush my hair, but I didn't do that extra push I normally do. That extra push that makes all the difference.
The reason has been many and it's been quite a stressful last six months, and now I've decided to change that. I invested in new makeup, started wearing both mascara and eyeshadow ( !!! ) and my plan is to start to properly style my hair. I want wawes just like Anine Bing (the dream) so my hairdresser told me that to get that I have to cut layers, said and done, this is the result. I freakin' love it. Now my only concern is; will I be able to achieve this look by myself? To be continued...
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Following the announcement that Xbox has a new way to watch television on your TV, magazine publisher Condé Nast and printer-maker Hewlett-Packard have announced a new service to let you get printed copies of magazines that you can already get delivered to your mailbox. The new pay-per-print magazines allows people to choose issues of Allure, Details, Epicurious, Glamour, Golf Digest, Self, or Wired and schedule them to be printed on an HP Internet-enabled printer. As CNET elaborates there's "no word yet on how much less that will cost to produce (combined with ink and paper, of course) than just subscribing to the glossy or going to the store and picking up a copy." On one hand, this might be a good way for magazines to reach readers if the U.S. Post Office goes bust. That, of course, still leaves open the question of who's going to deliver all that paper and toner to your house.
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Clowns and Juggalos generally have pretty distinctive looks. So distinctive in fact, that without much work (or rather leaning entirely on the work of others) we can build a super accurate classifier. But that's not what we'll do here.
Disclaimer: This article skips over a lot of the core techniques involved in preparing your data and creating a Fast.ai Learner to train a model. If you are interested in how that works, check out my article on Using Transfer Learning to Detect Yoga Poses.
No, we will explore a deeper question.
When does Clown become Juggalo and vice versa? When is it too hard for even a modern AI classifier to confidently tell them apart?
Modifying the same steps we did previously, we can prepare our data from two Google Image datasets. We are using a Fast.ai DataBunch again, so we can easily inspect a batch of training data.
We have a fairly small data set, roughly 300 pictures per category. Even so, the model is super accurate in under a minute of training.
We can trust that our model is pretty good at understanding the features that separate Clowns and Juggalos. Now we can explore the gray area between the two.
To see where the model made the greatest mistake, we can evaluate images that produce the highest loss. The images with the highest loss are where the model chose incorrectly or was not as confident in the prediction.
The images above are pretty representative of our top losses, groups of clowns and scary clowns.
Some baseless guesses:
- Many of our Juggalo photos are from large events, and crowds tend to make the model less confident about a prediction of clown.
- Scary clowns tend to have more dark paint around the eyes, which is also a feature of Juggalo make-up.
It's worth noting that the model classified all but the first image correctly, it was just less confident about these choices.
Checking out the other side, we can see where our model gets confused with Juggalo face paint and outfits. Some of these images could go either way, so I am not surprised that our model had a hard time.
My takeaway is that red color is generally pretty indicative of high Clownosity in an image.
Maybe more interesting, the model has an easy time distinguishing the two categories of face paint. This means that Juggalo make-up really has a pretty consistent style. One entirely separate from your average door-to-door Clowns.
Thanks to the Clowns and Juggalos that put on make-up and allowed my model into their culture and into their hearts.
If any of this is interesting to you, check out course.fast.ai.


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System.OutofMemoryexception - PG2.
In One of the Operator Station with version 800xA 5.1 FP4 Rev D, i am getting the following error attached.
System having 8 GB of RAM and 2GB Video card with dual monitor configuration.
Thanks & Regards.
1. Report the problem to your regional ABB support center for further action
2. I assume 64-bit operating system (any RAM above 3.5 GB will just be a waste on 32-bit OS). Its not difficult at all to run out of memory on 32-bit operating systems; just make configuration complex enough.
3. It is indeed possible to overload the workplace so it runs out of memory
4. How far does Virtual Bytes (measured with Perfmon.exe, NOT Task Manager) reach and how fast from start of workplace until this problem?
5. Try "Divide and Conquer" strategy; make a copy of the configuration (Workplace, graphics, etc) and cut away the configuration piece by piece or half by half.
- number of tabs
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- reduce number of OPC subscriptions
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6. In rare occasions; certain graphic design may overstress the graphic engine causing unpredictable results. E.g. extensive use of timers and or "encapsulation" in several layers, very large complex hierachy of graphics. Try making the display simpler.
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Friday, July 24, 2009
Vintage : (
1. Clean (for its age!)
2. In tack (or wit fixable flaws)
3. Made of nice fabric (no burlap sack material!)
4. Able to look modern with the right styling
Maybe it's my location, but whenever I visit a vintage shop I leave disappointed. Sure, I've found a couple of earrings (clip-ons, which I love), and one Audrey Hepburn inspired dress, but lately I haven't been seeing anything acceptable. I want classy, valuable pieces... not your grandmother's old smock circa 1963!
I LOVE cocktail rings, and I'm trying 2 find some vintage 1s. No Luck! Well, actually I did find one that was pretty cute. It had personality, but the price was not right. I don't even think it was all the way real! I'll get it on payday!
Where can I find good vintage? I need to move to NY or LA I guess.
Vintage Pucci, ain't it GRAND!
Rachel Zoe, that lucky son of a fashionista!
Ahhhh. Vintage Heaven... where all the old fabulous clothes go to rest until they are bought into a new life!
I have BIG dreams! Those were a little out of my price range, but this I could afford... the jacket
LOVE the boots, purse, and jacket!
The background looks like NY...figures
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Yeah...no good vintage stores in Buffalo either, plus I'm petite so whenever I shop in a vintage store in Buffalo everything drowns me.ReplyDelete
Girl, u can easily hop ova to NYC! I would if I was closer. But yea, I know how it is, I'm tiny 2!ReplyDelete
I LOVE vintage shopping. Where I went to school at there were little shops with old pieces that were soooo bad (in a good way of course). Hopefully I can get up to NYC to go shopping there.ReplyDelete
lol Buffalo is actually eight hours away from NYC! By car that is...its ok though all non-New York Staters think we are really close, I wish we were.ReplyDelete
Yea, I knew I was being a lil naive, but 8 hrs... thats crazy. Is NY really that big? O well!!ReplyDelete
I like ur page. It definately shows u. I just started mine so I'm working on it. Keep on being fly sistaReplyDelete


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Hi everyone SeeJay here, This is the 1st part of me building my warhound titan.
So I ordered a warhound titan on Sunday September 28th and received a week later on Monday.
I got the Mars pattern because they make the best shit, also I like this one the best.
I also got the plasma blast gun and turbo laser. I will be buying another turbo laser, the mega bolter, and inferno cannon from Travis. I have yet to pick how I want to paint it, I'm thinking either the Warp Runners or Fire Wasps (shown above).
So last night I stated cleaning the feet.
I clipped off all the extra junk, and next I will be soaking them in water and dish soap and using a brush to clean off the mold release on Thursday. Then I will start on the legs. I plan on pining the toes and all the leg joints this weekend. I also plan on going to see if I can find a base at Lows or Menards. I would like a wooden base but I will see what I can find. I am also not sure how to set the titan on the base. I am thinking I will need to get some bolts and drill through the wood and in to the feet.
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Debbie and Jason are heading for the airport as I type. I miss them already! :o(
I can't believe I'm sitting at the computer at 5am! I probably should have gone back to bed but I didn't. I put a load in the washing machine, ordered some books from Amazon (oops!) and then decided to blog.
I think I might go and read my book until Douglas gets back from the airport. We'll then have some breakfast together - a thing we never do during the week as he leaves way too early for a civilised breakfast before he goes to work!
Then I have to take Mum to Asda for her messages and then I have Singers tonight - rehearsing for 2 concerts next week.
I think I wrote all that to show to myself that, even without Debbie here, life goes on. I know she is sooooooo happy in Canada but that doesn't make it any easier to say cheerio.
I love you Debs - and I think Jason is well worth keeping! ;o)
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Brita Vivreau's ViTap has taken third place in a shortlist of 50 products in the Tomorrow's FM Awards – the highest rank given to a hospitality product.
The sixth instalment of the Tomorrow's FM (facilities management) Awards saw over 2,000 votes cast – a record number for the second year running.
The ViTap dispenses mains-fed purified chilled still, sparkling and instant boiling hot water from a single outlet with a touch sensor control and what is said to be zero splash. It is suitable for an organisation looking for a sustainable and high-quality drinking water system.
Debbie Tate, communications and marketing director, Brita Vivreau commented: "We are delighted that our ViTap has been recognised by the Tomorrow's FM Awards as the highest-ranked hospitality product.
"Our cutting edge ViTap works effectively in busy bars in particular, as it quickly dispenses large quantities of chilled still, sparkling or boiling hot water. It also saves bar managers from having to order, deliver, stock and recycle bottled water, thereby significantly reducing carbon footprint."


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GLASGOW: France's Brice Leverdez pulled off the first shock of the Badminton World Championships by defeating men's second seed Lee Chong Wei in three games in Glasgow on Tuesday.
The 31-year-old claimed the scalp of his career 21-19, 22-24, 21-17 in 75 minutes and perhaps ended Lee's elusive search for the world title which has seen him take three silver medals just as he has done in the Olympics.
"I'm really happy," he said.
"I managed to stay relaxed and played my own game."
Leverdez had two match points in the second game – 20-21 and 21-22 – and it was only a successful hawk eye challenge on the second match point that saved Lee from a straight games exit.
In the decider, the 34-year-old Malaysian led 15-10 – but the Frenchman wouldn't give in.
"I knew I was in trouble, but I never gave up," said Leverdez.
For Lee it was another chance gone.
"I tried my best and he got lucky on a few points," said Lee, whose fourth win in the All-England Open this year suggested he was still capable of ending his world title drought.
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Basic analysis in Forex trading studies the macro-economic occasions of the nation or international locations in addition to other events comparable to political occasions or announcements, which can have an effect on the forex market. "If all immigrants have been just to disappear from the U.S. workforce tomorrow, that will have an amazing damaging impact on the financial system," said Daniel Costa, the director of immigration legislation and coverage analysis on the Economic Policy Institute , an economic analysis think tank based in Washington, D.C. It is more and more doubtless Australia might be dragged into the worldwide company tax race to the underside – and the implications are manifold.
With the widening fiscal deficit, the nationwide authorities's debt now amounts to P4.42 trillion, accounting for greater than half of its GDP and more than three times the federal government revenues if collectors have been to call the debts in. The Philippines depends heavily on domestic and international borrowings to bridge its fiscal hole, which is predicted to hit a document P325 billion this year (abs-cbnNEWScom).
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SAVANNAH, GA (WTOC) - A former state legislator announced her bid Friday for mayor of the Hostess City.
Regina Thomas will be going up against challenger and current mayor, Eddie DeLoach.
According to documents WTOC requested from the city clerk's office, several challengers are vying for their chance to lead Savannah from City Hall.
"I have decided, with much deliberation, to seek the position as mayor of the City of Savannah," Thomas said.
Mayor DeLoach confirmed to WTOC he will kickstart his re-election campaign in March.
"I think that's what we've done here. We've got the results to put in front of folks and say, 'it's not what I said I would do, it's what I've done,' and that's what I want to run on," DeLoach said.
Mayor DeLoach says he'd increase the fight against blight, as well as focus on poverty reduction, job fairs, decline in crime, and other improvements throughout the city. He tells us his record will be more than enough to win. On that note, he says he's not necessarily running against anyone. Instead, his focus is on highlighting what he and council have done the last three years.
"We've got a great record to run on," Mayor DeLoach said. "We've had great participation and we're excited about going forward. Anybody who runs is just like me or anybody else. They've got an opportunity, and if they feel like they need t do that, they need to do it."
Five people have turned in paperwork with intentions to run for city office. The documents must be turned in before a campaign can start raising money, so it's not uncommon for candidates to file the papers sooner rather than later, even though they are not required to publicly announce their intention to run until mid-August.
"It's always good to come out early," Thomas said. "Last time, I didn't come out early. Last time, I came out towards the end."
This isn't the former state lawmaker's first campaign for Savannah mayor. She ran in 2011 and was defeated by Mayor Edna Jackson.
She says she's running again with no change in focus or platform.
"Really, there isn't much of a difference. It's pretty much the same thing," she said. "You work with people on the other side of the aisle. You have to be a consensus builder. You have to be able to work with all people, and because I was able to do that in my 13 years in the Georgia General Assembly, I was very effective for Savannah, and I want to continue to do that."
Thomas is focusing her campaign around 13 years of leadership at the state level. She has four years as a Georgia House representative and nine years as a state Senator under her belt.
"I served on the Appropriation's Committee for the state. When we had a short year of funding, we asked every department head to reduce their own budget by 15 percent," she said.
Along with crime and fiscal responsibility, Thomas says her biggest priority in the race is transparency.
"Sure, crime will always be at the top of anybody's list, no doubt about that, but there are so many issues it's hard to prioritize what to do, but I think we need to have transparency first. We need to have integrity. We need to have honesty. We need to let the people know that they can trust us," Thomas said. "Because I know city government. I know state government. I know federal government. I know the policy and the rules, and I want to let the people know so many things are being done without the public's input until after it's been done. I want the people to know what's going on before it happens, and I want the input before it happens."
Her election paperwork with the city of Savannah says she is running as a non-partisan candidate.
Thomas' campaign says they are planning more outings in the next few months on the campaign trail.
"I have no criticisms of anyone. This is not personal. It's just I know I can do a better job."
So far, only Thomas and DeLoach are in the running for mayor.
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Yuki had just finished with her last customer, watching them walk off. Then, before she could even look back towards Furen, he had put his hand on her hip and moved it towards a more sensitive spot. "N-ngh~" Was the noise she made, and she made another one as he stroked her tail. He had pulled her closer, too...and she could feel something up against her that was coming from Furen. She kissed him passionately as he did the same, and he had explained how he felt afterwards. "I feel the same way, Furen. I just...need you and nothing else." She stated as they kissed again, this time with it being deeper and more brought out. Without even thinking about it, Yuki and Furen were on the ground, still making out passionately. She couldn't resist his aroma, his looks, his...everything, for that matter. It was just too much for her to handle, and her desire grew even more. The neko girl looked down at Furen, who was underneath her...since she was the one who had brought them down to the floor. She could see that same look in his eyes that she had in hers...and she knew what they were about to do.
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Furen did the best he could helping Yuki with the costumers, and he wasn't doing too good. To him, it felt like he was just slowing yuki down. Every other customer he had to ask Yuki how much something cost. Being able to see her in the corner of his vision didn't really help either. That pressure had returned to his pants, his mind going back to that time in the car. Finally, the amount of nekos dwindled, and it was just him and Yuki. Rising from his seat, he walked over to her and stood next to her. Without even thinking, he put a paw on her hip, then could not resist moving his paw ever so slightly, touching something that was a little more private. With another light shift, he stroked Yuki's twitching tail. Furen looked up at his soul mate, just wanting to see that she was having just as much fun as he was. Standing in front of her, he wrapped his arms around her, pulling her close. He licked her nose, just for the fun of it. Pulling her just a little more, Furen made sure she could feel his hard spot. With a passionate kiss, he sampled her taste. It was just as intoxicating as the first time, if not more so. "Yuki, I just can't control myself around you. You drive me to the point I feel like i'm feral." With that said, he kissed Yuki again, tunges touching and playing.
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Although Yuki had gotten back to her booth and was working well, she was still distracted by Furen being there. His scent could still be smelled in her nose quite strongly, and simply breathing it felt like a privilege. She was quite happy that he was there, and then heard him ask if he could help her out. "Why, of course!" She said, needing the help and also using it as an excuse to be closer to him. "I would definitely love the help." The neko girl stated, a smile spread across her face...and a blush as well. She pulled him over to an area in the booth and got him a chair. "With you, I could run two different lines and we could get this done a lot faster! Then, maybe we can...y'know." She winked, making it obvious that she was still in the mood just like he was. Soon, a good amount of customers had moved over to Furen's line to purchase some items and a few stayed at Yuki's. After a good chunk of time, both lines had completely dwindled down to nothing and no one was left to buy from the booth.
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They were at Yuki's booth. Furen didn't really know what to do with himself. He didn't want to leave yuki, so exploring the festival wasn't an option. But he couldn't really stay where he was, cause all he could do is just stand there. Furen shifted his weight from foot to foot, unsure what to do next. Yuki's scent was trapped in his nose. With each inhalation, he got a fresh dose of Yuki. He kept eyeing her up, his gaze constantly pulled to her face, then her chest, back to her face. Grasping at straws, Furen finally said, "So, Yuki, would you like some help with your booth?" A line had already started to form. It didn't look like Yuki needed help, but Furen was at a loss. He could almost have another round with Yuki, but she did have a responsibility to tend to the booth. Trying to look casual, he leaned up against the wall of the booth, pretending to examine Yuki's goods. Furen watched as Yuki worked with her customers, he loved the way she moved. Though he could tell she was thinking about him just as much as he was thinking about him.
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Yuki didn't know what to say about what she had just experienced. It had been one of the most amazing things she had ever felt, in mind, soul, and body. She got dressed reluctantly, kind of wanting more...but knowing that they had already done enough. "Yes, it definitely was." The neko girl said with a little laugh as she shut the car door behind her. They had reentered the convention, and Furen had taken her to the milk booth. He had bought the finest milk and given it to her without hesitation. "R-really, for me?" Yuki asked as he had nodded. "T-thank you so much!" She said in delight as she lapped at the milk, loving the taste of it...although not as much as she loved the taste of Furen's lips. "I feel the same way, Furen..." She said, replying to what he had mentioned about this only being the first time they had met. "Meeting you is the best thing that has ever happened to me, too. I love you, Furen. I don't want this moment to ever end...and I just want to be with you everywhere you go." Yuki said with passion as she looked into his gorgeous eyes.
Yuki Alayne
/ 2y 273d 3h 27m 18s
Furen put his clothes back to the way they were supposed to be. He watched as Yuki did the same. She drove him absolutely crazy, but in the best way possible. Waiting till his love was fully dressed, he got out and opened the door for her, even helping her out of the car. "That was amazing," he complimented her, his voice much steadier then it had been just moments before they got in the car. Paw in paw, the two pf them went back to the festival. Upon reentering the convention, he stopped by the milk stand he went to the first time he entered the festival. After ordering their finest milk, he gave the bottle to yuki. "This is for you," he said with a smile. "You,..make me so happy." He paused. "Where i'm from, there aren't many nekos. I'm the only one, actually. But i feel like i've known you my whole life, yet we just met." Furen was almost skipping he was so happy as he lead Yuki back to her stall. "You were," he started with a blush, "amazing back there. That was the second best thing that ever happened to me, the first was meeting you."
Furen Dorīna
/ 2y 273d 4h 46m 26s
Yuki's blush intensified as she nodded. "Y-yes...I want you too." She tilted her head. The neko girl watched as he looked her over, while she did the same thing to him. His body looked quite nice, although she found much more joy when looking at his face and into his eyes. He had then complimented her. "And y-you're very h-handsome..." She said passionately. Right when Yuki had finished her words, she was suddenly pulled in for another kiss. While they kissed, she snuck her tongue out a bit and French Kissed Furen for a while until their lips had parted. A large crowd had gathered by now, although she didn't mind. As long as Furen was there with her, everything was amazing. She could still smell his wonderful scent...and his taste was also amazing as well. Once she was able to let go of him for a few seconds, she closed a small gate at her booth and placed a sign that said it was closed at the moment. "Take me with you, wherever you're going." She said as she put her arms around him again.
Yuki Alayne
/ 2y 273d 5h 55m 14s
Furen took a deep breath to try and steady himself. "I want you..." he said, his voice husky. "I want you...to be mine..." he said with shallow breathes. Furen tried to resist the urge to just pull Yuki to his car. She had a booth to run, he couldn't just pull her away from that. Not sure what to do, he just stood there awkwardly. He caught his eyes looking her up and down. First her face, then her chest, finally her tail. His gaze followed it erratic path, and found his tail doing the same thing. The purr coming from his throat got louder. "You're...very beautiful." And like a dam bursting, he pulled Yuki back in for another kiss, this time a lot longer. Was that a little tongue? The crowd noticed them this time. Some smiled. They knew what was going on. It was a pair of nekos going through their imprinting. Some stopped walking just to watch the pair. Furen didn't care. The crowd didn't exist to him. All that existed was himself and her. He wrapped her in a hug and pulled her as close as he could to himself.
/ 2y 273d 6h 3m 2s
Yuki listened as Furen told her his name, and she blushed greatly when he had taken her hand in both of his. She heard his purring, and let out her own little purr as well. Something about this neko...was so special and great. She didn't want it to go away as she felt her body become hot. "I'm...Yuki. Y-Yuki Alayne." She said nervously before her eyes widened as he had pulled her in, kissing her. Surprisingly, she...enjoyed the kiss. She absolutely loved it...she wanted more of it. Was it bad that she had wanted more...and that she wanted to go farther? "D-don't apologize, Furen. I...actually...l-loved t-that." She stuttered as she began to feel hotter and more nervous, stuttering even more. Her tail was swaying in an awkward pattern and at an interesting speed, and she couldn't control this feeling. She had never felt the urges she was feeling right now ever before...and she wanted to fulfill those urges. There was a long moment of silence as Yuki looked into Furen's eyes once again. She...wanted him.
Yuki Alayne
/ 2y 273d 6h 25m 17s
Furen started to panic as the female neko walk over to him. He couldn't help but blush when she pointed out he had just called a canary a mouse. Putting the toy down, he looked right back at her. Her smell. Just being near her. A purr escaped from his throat. "My...my name?" he asked in responce to her question. "i'm Furen, Furen Dorīna." Takingg one of her paws in both of his, he felt her skin. It was soft. Furen could touch her all day and not get tired of it. His pants started to feel rather tight now, causing his blush to deepen. Suddenly, without thinking, he put his pawn gently on her shoulders and pulled her in for a kiss. Her taste was just a special as her scent. He stood there, frozen in the kiss. Time just seemed to stop. Finally, he pulled back, and realized what he had just done. He just kissed a total stranger. "Um...i'm so sorry...i...i don't know what happened there..." He looked awkward, not sure what to do now. His tail swished from side to side, and the pressure in hhis pants only became stronger. Furen hoped she hadn't noticed that detail.
/ 2y 273d 6h 38m 36s
After a few seconds, when she wasn't distracted, Yuki could smell something...different than anything else she had ever smelled before. It was extremely pleasant, and she was drawn to it quickly. She turned her head towards the source of the amazing aroma as she suddenly felt herself becoming more tense and nervous. The source was...another neko! He had picked up a canary toy and then started conversing to her. "That's a c-canary toy, sir. Not a m-mouse." She said, an obvious stutter in her voice. His scent...his wonderful scent...was overwhelming. She didn't really know what to do or what to say, so she walked closer to him. "S-sir...what is your name?" Yuki manage to say in a comprehensible manner, despite how strange yet wonderful she was feeling. She tilted her head a bit as she looked into his eyes...his deep and great eyes. The neko girl could barely hold herself back from just tackling him over. "T-there's just s-something about y-you..." She said with a blush as she continued to look at him.
Yuki Alayne
/ 2y 273d 7h 15s
As Furen was walking around, he was suddenly struck with a new scent. It was new. He had never smelled anything like that before. It was...special...different. For whatever reason, his heart started to speed up, his pulse quickening. Moving his head side to side, Furen tried to find the source of that beautiful smell. It was coming from his right. Turning in that direction, he walked closer and closer to where that smell was leading him. Soon, he was at a booth, and he caught a glimpse of the booth owner. The bottle of milk slipped out of his paw, crashing to the hard floor and exploding in a shower of glass and milk. Furen just stood there, staring at the booth owner. He couldn't help it. He knew he looked stupid, like a kitten that had just discovered the joy of milk for the first time, be he couldn't help it. She was so beautiful, the most beautiful. The ever flowing crowed walked around him. Some walked in front of him to buy from the other neko's booth. Finally, Furen got a hold of himself. With a shake of his head, he tried to clear his thoughts, but all he could think about was her. With a shaking paw, he picked up a stuffed canary toy. However, he wasn't really looking at it, just pretending. Every couple of moments he sneaked a glance at the other neko. "This is a very nice mouse toy," he said, his voice shaking.
Furen Dorīna
/ 2y 273d 7h 15m 1s
Yuki had been adoring to finally go to the neko convention, and was extremely happy that the day had come. Her tail had swayed slowly as she set up her booth, filled with a nice assortments of different items that any neko would desire to buy. Soon, the doors had opened and many different people...nekos included...swarmed the place. Many had come to her booth, buying off some of the various things she had for sale. She smiled and conversed with many of the customers, telling them of how things were like and other various information. This was always the most pleasant time of the year for her. She could talk to some new people and also make some money...although she found more value through the socialization. It was also the one time of a year she wasn't an introvert. Usually, she'd prefer to be by herself with her own thoughts. However, the neko convention was a time she'd always love talking to people. Yuki looked around the entire place, taking in the sights as another neko with some milk walked by her.
Yuki Alayne
/ 2y 273d 7h 30m 52s
The day had finally come. Furen Dorīna was in the middle of the crowd. The smell of fur was strong in the early morning light. Furen, like all the other nekos, were waiting for the doors of the convention to open. The sound of many voices chatting were almost deafening. However, Furen was completely alone. He was the only neko in the area he lives in, and thus had no one to come with him. Suddenly, the large doors open, and the crowd starts to flow inside. Now that he was inside, the smell of food mixed with the smell of fur. Booths were set up at intervals, selling different items, toys, food, anything a neko could want. The light overhead were bright, the mood cheerful. Spotting a milk booth, Furen walked to it while digging his wallet out of his pocket. Looking over the glass bottles, he selected one and payed the neko who ran the booth. Popping the top off, he lapped at the milk. It had a wonderful, rich, creamy taste. With bottle in paw, Furen walked among the crowd. Though his stomach was full, his heart was empty. That emptiness was like a weight in his chest.
/ 2y 273d 7h 42m 50s
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Saturday, March 27, 2010
The Halfling, the Moon ... and Salvador Dali strikes back!
Changing body geometry in DAZ 3D is a lot of fun, and you van do almost anything, from make a character's head shrink to the size of a peanut (don't you wish you could do that with some people in real life?!) to taking the feet and making them ... hobbit size. And adding the pointed ears of the halfling, and so on. You might have to see these renders at larger size (click on them) to see those pointed ears. They really are lovely!
The moon in the background is also a model: Moon Glow ... the effect is quite good but it's not perfect. It gives you a place to start rather than a final destination. The renders show a distinct "crop line" around the outside of the transparency planes, which had to be airbrushed out in post production. But that's okay, because the model itself is very cool.
Today's adventures in Bryce 5.5 are -- different, to say the least! I call this one "Salvador Dali Strikes Back" ...
The picture is deliberately off-balance, with a weird structure halfway out of the shot, and a hypnotic waterscape under an astonishing sky that disappears into the mist. These pictures were designed to throw you off balance, stop you, make you think. I hate to confess this, but in Bryce this was so easy I feel, um, guilty! The skies are the easy part. Then you make a ground plane and apply a picture-texture ... pebbles. Then you make a water plane and tell it to be very reflective and highly transparent. Then crank up a bit of mist. Make some simple objects and half-submerge them. Hit render and go for a cup of tea...!
The second Bryce render for today is intended to simulate an actual painting ... and it works! This looks like a watercolor! You'd lay the sky on as four or five washes, then do the trees as three or four layers of greens and blues ... the greens continue into the foreground, and you finish off with a partial yellow wash. Then, last of all, you hook up the airbrush and lay down a fine mist of Gauche white...
Either that, or you play with Bryce for half an hour! The sky ... easy. The trees are Foleypro Trees plus a couple of genuine 3D trees. The foreground is a small ground plane with a single diffuse-channel material added, so there's no detail and an "arty" feel, and then I cranked up the fog level. Yep ... I found the fog controls!
And now, back to work. I have two jobs to get through before I can call it a day, and for some reason I'm yawning my head off here! So, here goes nothing...
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Well my basement shop is all cleaned for the winter and I got bored with nothing to do so I took these last 2 pieces of an ironwood branch out to the barn and made some goblets out of them. I found that I am terrible at making beads!!
One is 5" tall and the other is 5 5/8" tall. I left the shape of the branch on the base to show where they came from. Ironwood branches are not round but have a lot of flats on them.
They are finished with EEE and Shellawax.
Cheers, Jim
-- Jim Jakosh.....Practical Wood Products...........Learn something new every day!! Variety is the Spice of Life!!
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#1 posted 12-23-2017 07:40 PM
#2 posted 12-23-2017 07:40 PM
Time to start pouring the wine Jim. Nice work! Shouldn't you be helping the wife get ready for Christmas?
-- Mike, an American living in Norway.
#3 posted 12-23-2017 07:51 PM
I realy can't tell that you are not good in anything related to woodturning. Nice pieces and beautiful wood.
-- Ivan, Croatia, Wooddicted
#4 posted 12-23-2017 08:03 PM
I'd say you did just great!
Merry Christmas, Jim, to you and your family!
-- Lew- Time traveler. Purveyor of the Universe's finest custom rolling pins.
#5 posted 12-23-2017 08:21 PM
Nicely done Jim, I like the natural base, the one on the left might have a slightly better proportion (from the pic)
alll the best for Xmas to you & Carol
cheers Bud
-- Pete G: If you always do what you always did you'll always get what you always got
#6 posted 12-23-2017 08:27 PM
I thought I had a lot of projects with about 100.
I wish I had half of your free time….
#7 posted 12-23-2017 08:32 PM
Very well done.
Iron wood is extremely difficult to work too. I used to grow where I formerly lived and I cut fells for firewood then.
The ironwood taught me how to sharpen chains for the saws. It would really test them.
-- Wood rescue is good for the environment and me! just rjR
#8 posted 12-23-2017 09:23 PM
Very nicely done Jim! My Favourite one is this one. ... WOW! ... You even got a Lumberjocks "Award Of Honour" for that one! ;}
Regards: Rick
-- Richard (Ontario, CANADA)
#9 posted 12-23-2017 10:44 PM
The end result is what counts and the beads look great. MERRY CHRISTMAS
-- Brian - Hazelton, British Columbia
#10 posted 12-23-2017 10:52 PM
Thank you all for the nice comments. This is my last project this year.
Hi Ralbuck, this Michigan ironwood is a whole lot different from that from Arizona or Mexico. I'd never use that again. It is tough on tools. This stuff is real easy to turn. I'm giving that tall goblet to the guy that gave me the branch and he said he has a bigger branch for next year.
Hi Rick, a special thanks to you. I like that one best too. I just made the other one to use up that short piece. They both had a branch growing out the side..some of it shows in this one.
Cheers, my friends!!!!!!!!!............................Jim
-- Jim Jakosh.....Practical Wood Products...........Learn something new every day!! Variety is the Spice of Life!!
#11 posted 12-23-2017 10:54 PM
I was going to ask about the unique shape of the bottom until I read the post. I'll still give you the credit for leaving it on. Nice goblets Jim. I'm like you with the beads, it's hit or miss.
-- Dave, Downers Grove, Il. -------- When you run out of ideas, start building your dreams.
#12 posted 12-23-2017 11:05 PM
Thanks, Dave. I'm not good with a skew..using it the proper way of slicing with it. That is the best way to cut a bead. I wish you were coming to Arizona this year. You could be going home with some osage orange!!
Cheers, Jim
-- Jim Jakosh.....Practical Wood Products...........Learn something new every day!! Variety is the Spice of Life!!
#13 posted 12-23-2017 11:08 PM
Very nice Jim.
-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python
#14 posted 12-23-2017 11:10 PM
Beautiful goblets and interesting fact about ironwood branches – The rough shaped base is really eye catching. Merry Christmas.
-- Leafherder
#15 posted 12-24-2017 12:08 AM
I'm glad you clarified that that was not southwestern iron wood otherwise I'd have to start calling you bat crazy 8^)
Nice elegant shape, how does it hold up to liquids?
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When selling a property it is important to ensure that you chose the best way to do so and also the most competent agency that will make the best offer of your property to ensure that you raise the highest amount of money from the sale. Finding the best real estate agency can be a great challenge if you are new at the venture in identifying the legit agency and those who are not and also narrowing your options down to the best company that offers more benefits than others averagely in the market and to work with as a trusted business partner.
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