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An essential movement that helped evolve art, design, and the mindset of artists was Art Nouveau. This international style of art, architecture and applied art, was especially fixated towards the decorative arts. It was considered a total art style as it embraced all forms of creation taking form in architecture, graphic art, interior design, and almost all of the decorative art including jewelry, furniture, textiles, household utensils, lighting, as well as the fine arts. These artists had a desire to combine the fine arts and applied arts, even for utilitarian objects. It was very popular between 1890 and 1901, as it cultivated as a reaction to the academic arts of the 19th century. It was highly inspired by natural forms and structures, particularly the curved lines of plants and flowers. The aim was to modernize design, they attempted to abolish the eclectic historical styles that had previously been popular with their more naturalistic take on art. This movement was also committed to abolishing the traditional hierarchy of the arts, which viewed so-called liberal arts, such as painting and sculpture, as superior to craft-based decorative arts. According to the philosophy of the style, art should be a way of life.
These artists were visionaries who were highly self inspired and a bit rebellious. This movement is very empowering to look back on as an artist. It promotes the idea of self discovery through art and pursuing where passion takes you. They went against the norm to create a very beautiful style. It offers a unique approach to elegance that is often strayed away from in lots of modern design. The beauty of how their pieces flow together through imagery and typography really captures the elegance of nature. It also depicts the circle of life in a way and well how nature works together in order to become this thing we know as life. The impact of nature is clearly depicted through Art Nouveau. However, this beauty gets lost in the modern day design through the great deal of industrialization that has taken over. The bold and clean look to modern designs offer their own sense of beauty but its not the same as magnificence of Art Nouveau. Their philosophy was that art should be a way of life, which is why forms of life, like plants and flowers dominated their art style. The artists of this time truly embraced life and all the beauty it has to offer.
This style has a to offer to current designers. Often times we tend to follow guide lines were are taught and have trouble straying away from them. We are taught how design should looked tend to assume that others have figured out the way of design. However, through experimentation, testing the limits, and breaking rules we will never truly grow or expand. Art needs to be treated as a way of life, not a way of conforming. Life is ever changing and growing which is why art needs to follow after. Life has an unlimited supply of inspiration and it is important for artists to take full advantage of this.


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It had been weeks on the coach to Hommlet. Boring long weeks with nothing but ourselves and some annoying adventurer types for company. On the evening that we arrive, we note the warm glow of the village, the smoke rising from the chimneys, and the screams of people in distress.
Rushing forward we discover a band of Orcs have captured some of the local maidens and are proceeding to carry them off. We charge forth with little care for ourselves, or much understanding of the lethality of AD&D 1st Edition. Quickly Olaf and Filbert take nasty blows. Lemmentu leaps into action with little effect. Fortunately a wizard who had been travelling with us, Inka, had memorised a Sleep spell. Without her efforts we would have been lost. Olaf and Filbert bravely apply their blades to the sleeping Orcs while Cerys and Lemmentu finish up the others.
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One of Sag Harbor's reliable pleasures is a cocktail or a cup of tea on the American Hotel's trellised porch while watching the Main Street promenade. The 1846 hotel features four pristinely restored dining roomsa large main room, a bar room, a cozy back room, and a narrow atrium. Nary a detail is out of place, from the dim-lit Lincoln portraits to the period ads. The American twist on the French menu would be the most exciting thing here if it didn't have to compete with the celebrated 2,500-strong wine list, featuring the best of local vineyards. Gardner's Bay clams and Peconic oysters keep the focus local, as do seasonal salads and vegetables from North and South Fork farms. Quality ingredients shine in the kitchen's simply prepared, cleanly executed dishes, but the tender bison filet mignon and delectable slow-cooked Long Island duckling are likely to be among the best-prepared entrées this side of Riverhead.Dress Code
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NATURAL ALCHEMY: Esther Traugot
Oakland, CA Chandra Cerrito Contemporary is pleased to announceNatural Alchemy, a solo exhibition of works by Esther Traugot. Esther Traugot uses the intricacy of tiny crocheted works to blanket and warm the most delicate of objects…twigs, pods, seeds, eggs, dead honeybees. It is a gesture aimed at reinforcing the presence of such things while honoring their fragile nature. Beautifully hand-dyed cotton thread--a very specific shade of pollen-gold--reveals the form of each specimen, holding them safe from total decay and casting a brilliant glow.
Traugot meticulously covers each object with tiny stitch after tiny stitch, appearing not much bigger than moss spores in small rows. The calm, meditative state required in order to create such painstakingly crafted work is apparent, and the extended periods of time devoted to the task are embedded in each stitch. Many of these pieces stop just short of actually obscuring the object, leaving a bit of branch or twig exposed. In this manner, the artist creates a metamorphosis that is almost alchemical: process and material have a symbiotic quality, rendering gold from ordinary substances.
The artist must give herself over to the results, as what is revealed may not be visible until completion. Dedicated to this task, Traugot spends hours completing each piece, and has taken on the installation of a "stump forest" for her solo exhibition at Chandra Cerrito Contemporary.
The use of crochet in her work came later, after her formal training as a painter. The process was one she was familiar with, but it had not occurred to her to incorporate the skill in her work as a fine artist, "…being an artist meant being a painter," she says. Having grown up in a rural area, the artist's work as a painter includes fantastical landscapes and quiet botanical drawings of seeds and pods.
In collecting objects to work with, some things come to her fortuitously, others she may seek out. For a recent project at the Fullerton Arboretum, she set out deliberately to collect the specimens she found on the grounds, creating a series of works that were identified and labeled with their botanical names. Dead bees from a friend's hive or finds from a walk in the woods or her mother's garden may also generate material.
Traugot's work inhabits space much like a museum of natural history, with the use of small shelves, vitrines, and bell jars accentuating their preciousness. She has developed a body of work that belongs to a genus and species of her own design.
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LaMonte McLemore of The 5th Dimension tells the story!
Michael Jackson, Frank Sinatra, Bill Cosby, Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder, Marilyn McCoo, Florence LaRue, Ray Charles, Ava Gardner, Don Cornelius, Dick Clark, Jimmy Webb, Johnny Mathis, Richard Pryor, Billy Davis, Jr., Sammy Davis, Jr., Ron "Sweets" Townson, Redd Foxx, Johnny Carson, Jayne Kennedy, Marvin Gaye, Glen Campbell, Mike Douglas, Gladys Knight…just SOME of the stars featured in "Mac's" upcoming autobiographical memoir, FROM HOBO FLATS to THE 5th DIMENSION: A Life Fulfilled in Baseball, Music & Photography by LaMonte McLemore with Robert-Allan Arno. Lots of RARE photos, history & wisdom, too! Stay tuned for news of its Christmas season '14 release! LaMonte thanks each of you for your kind support and enthusiasm…me too, friends! –Robert-Allan Arno
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This is the last of the current series of posts, dismounted Men at Arms as an alternative to using the mounted knights depending on the opposition.
The figures are dominantly Zvezda plus Revell and a scattering of Strelets. The banners are all from Dansk Figurspilsforenings Hjemmeside look under download for a great set of flags.
Now I'm just starting on the last of the medievals, the Strelets medieval levy pikemen.
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Tuesday, 22 September 2009
HYW English Knights
At last! It seems ages since my last figure post and more will follow shortly.
For the Men at Arms I have used a combination of figures from various manufacturers, Zvezda, Revell, Strelets and Italeri. Both the Italeri and Zvezda have patterns moulded on to the shields and horses. It seems at first like a useful idea, but there is only a limited number of poses so there is a lot of duplication, hence the mixing up of the Revell and Zvezda figures.
I have kept the Italeri Knights as a separate unit (front left above) as I plan to use them as False-French given they have fleur-de-lys
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Monday, 14 September 2009
It's awfully quiet?
Well not quite, it's the curse of the irregular, non uniformed figures. I've got nearly 100 medievals on the go and I just seem to be adding odd bits of colour to random figures.
In the meantime I've played another French Revolution game (thanks Paul) and the rules are shaping up OK. The only problem was the terrain effects chart that needs more work, hopefully I'll post a draft on esnips soon.
Given the better weather I've been out and about and on Sunday I was cycling through Tatton Park when I was stopped by a column of Union Infantry singing "The battle cry of freedom". There was an ACW reenactment in one area of the park and these guys were marching into the Old Hall area preceded by Berdan's sharpshooters, it certainly made me want to play ACW again.
In the meantime I've played another French Revolution game (thanks Paul) and the rules are shaping up OK. The only problem was the terrain effects chart that needs more work, hopefully I'll post a draft on esnips soon.
Given the better weather I've been out and about and on Sunday I was cycling through Tatton Park when I was stopped by a column of Union Infantry singing "The battle cry of freedom". There was an ACW reenactment in one area of the park and these guys were marching into the Old Hall area preceded by Berdan's sharpshooters, it certainly made me want to play ACW again.
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Tuesday, 1 September 2009
Avoiding the ooooh shiny effect
Well, not exactly, continuing the theme of army planning I'd thought I'd try and justify my self-imposed constraints over the years on my army building activities. (The sceptical may ask what constraints since I have 22,000 figures already painted.)
In general my constraints have been more of an attempt to force myself to complete existing armies rather than create new.
1) Stick to plastic figures - originally worked well as a rule until what became known as the golden age of plastics, new releases were slow and steady giving me time to consider how to use them. These days I can't buy even a single packet of each new release without falling behind. Plastic Soldier Review is a great help now as in the past I'd have to buy a pack just to see how useful the contents could be! This rule also only adequately applied while plastics were only available in 20mm. The rule originated when money was short and plastics were the cheap option, I also discovered that large metal armies needed transport that I didn't have.
2) Stick to a common scale of figures - alongside the boxes of figures I have many boxes of terrain and this tends to get used across multiple periods. Any new scale would entail purchasing yet more terrain to go with them. Having started with Airfix I have also stuck with 1/76 as my vehicle scale, which reduced the range of temptation.
3) Don't start an army until sufficient of the range is available - I suffered this on a number of occasions, when a manufacturer started a range and then just stopped. The Esci Crimean War is a prime example, for years I held onto Russian infantry and artillery waiting for suitable enemies, of course once I disposed of them Strelets started producing them!
4) Build both armies - having been itinerant for some of my life this had the advantage of always allowing me to put on a game whenever I was and even play solo (I was a member of the Solo Wargames Association for a number of years).
5) Why create this army? - what is so different about this period/army from those I already have? This is now a more relevant question as I could add quite a number of extra armies to my existing collection. A subset of the question is how flexible is the army in terms of different periods it can fight in or with small changes act as a different army. My new Ottoman army can cover at least 300 years. However note that this capability may cause you to create yet another army to face it in a different period! e.g. I'm currently contemplating using Spanish conquisadores against the Ottomans.
6) Make a purchasing list - there is nothing worse than getting back from a show and finding you forgot to buy something, but I find creating a list helps me to maintain focus. My list also prioritises my purchases into "must haves", "only if cheap/discounted", "for the future" plus "Xmas". The latter is issued at the relevant time of year to family so they know what they can buy me.
Finally after all that I still buy things on the spur of the moment, especially from the B&B
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March, 2017
Well, I suppose in all honesty, I may not be the right person to write about paranormal research. My own active research only lasted for two months and then it was over. But, in a more accurate sense, my experience with the paranormal was far from over. What I can write about with some experience is at least one danger, one risk in particular that goes along with researching the paranormal and what is essentially the unknown.
If one's paranormal research involves actively attempting to communicate with spirit entities (and I should point out here that it would probably be more accurate to say unknown spiritual entities), then there is a risk that one could be inflicted with a condition of spirit attachment and what these spirit attachment situations can sometimes look like essentially mirrors what some people would consider schizophrenia in many ways.
One of these ways is that a person could start hearing voices. A person may start hearing numerous voices or just a single voice. These voices may seem to originate external (from the outside), or these voices may be heard more internal. That is, you may hear these voices speaking to you from within your head. But, one of the tactics (the sinister tactics I should say) of malevolent entities is to harass a person with constant voices.
These voices may be incredibly cruel and tormenting, or they may be more benign. But, in many cases, they are almost always intrusive. Once they start talking to you, they never stop in many of these situations and a person must learn to retrain their mind to become desensitized to these voices and to ignore them as much as they possibly can. The voices will always try and keep your attention focused on them, but if you can learn to move away from them, you will discover that they fade further and further into the background.
This is what one of the risk looks like and as far as paranormal research goes, this condition can be brought about by prolonged interaction with a single spirit entity (a malevolent entity) or a group of them. Based on my own experience and also after seeing accounts of many cases that were very similar to my own, I can state that initially, these malevolent entities often seem anything but malevolent during the early stages of your interaction with them.
In my own case, I was experimenting with EVP for two months back during the winter of 2015. It didn't take long before I started hearing numerous voices on my recordings. But, within two months these voices came out of the recordings and I began to hear them with just my naked ears at all times (until I went through a long and difficult process of learning how to block them out, something that I am still working to perfect to this day).
The voices that I was initially hearing on my EVP recordings were all for the most part seemingly benign if not outright friendly towards me in nature. Looking back now after some time has passed, I deeply regret my decision to ever become involved with paranormal research in the first place. But, that being said, one big mistake that I made was to let these benevolent voices that I was hearing on my recordings early on lead me to have a false sense of security.
I was new to all of this and in the beginning, my experience was so fascinating that I allowed myself to become mesmerized in a sense and further, I became completely blind to any possible danger. This never occurred to me at the time when I first started doing EVP sessions, that these voices that I was hearing on my recordings, I could start hearing outside of my recordings at all times, and worse, that at this point they would no longer be "benevolent" in nature, but that they would turn on me and become extremely tormenting.
So, in the blindness of my false sense of security, I let doing EVP sessions become an obsession. For two months during the winter of 2015, I was doing EVP sessions practically every night. On some nights, I would do EVP sessions for hours on end. As time went on, I was able to hear more and more on my recordings and it was also becoming easier to communicate with these spirits.
On a few occasions, I experimented with various background sounds in an effort to strengthen the volume of the voices on my recordings. I do recall that on a few occasions, as I was experimenting with these various background noises, I did in fact hear the voices with just my naked ears coming in over the noise. At the time, my experience with EVP was still benevolent for the most part (though into the second month of recording, negative voices slowly began to appear on some of my recordings), so I was not panicked by hearing these voices in real time. But, looking back now, after having gone through some very nightmarish experiences with hearing these harassing voices, when I first heard them like that, with just my naked ears, that should have been a red flag for me right there.
But, unfortunately at the time I was still mesmerized by all that I was experiencing. So, I have little doubt that this intense and prolonged interaction with these unknown spirit entities afforded them the time and the opportunity to gain access to my perception range, so that when they were ready, they switched completely from being seemingly benevolent in nature, to becoming extremely hostile and proceeding to torment me with menacing voices as well as physical/bodily disturbances and abuses. The more that I interacted with them while doing EVP sessions, the more that I was giving them a chance to do this. They were setting a trap for me all along with their clever deception and I walked right into it.
An attachment situation can be just that. It doesn't necessarily mean that these malevolent entities are inside of or literally attached to your body at all times. What it means is that they literally attach themselves to your life. They literally follow you everywhere that you go at all times, trying to make you aware of their presence as much as possible. In a very real way, until you can learn to become desensitized to their presence, all sense of personal privacy as you once knew it may be lost.
These malevolent entities will try to grab and hold your attention at all times. One way they do this is by constantly trying to get you to hear the voices. But, this can be countered by working to retrain your mind to block these voices out. A crucial aspect of this is to never believe what these voices say at face value. They lie, speak in riddles and half-truths and are very cunning when it comes to playing psychological mind games. It is important to get yourself desensitized to the content of their words as quickly as possible because they will not for a moment hesitate to fill your head with all sorts of outrageous claims in order to get you to believe them. It is best, if one is in a situation where they are perceiving the voices of these malevolent entities, to take everything that you hear with a serious grain of salt and it would be even better not to believe anything that they say at all.


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I can't wait to get home tonight & crack it open.I quickly thumbed through a bit...Wow!This book is packed with information.http://www.amazon.com/Oxford-Companion-Beer-ebook/dp/B005MLIQCQ
You had an e-book delivered by mail? Looks interesting.
I've read critical comments on-line related to the accuracy of some of the sections.Some of the criticisms seem a bit over-zealous, particularly as the Oxford Companion covers a great deal of territory, but nonetheless you'd like it to be accurate.Most of the criticisms I've seen can be found at the Shut Up About Barclay Perkins blog.


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Tree near the Pastor's Quarters, Presbyterian Church, Mission Veng , Aizawl
A tree near my home. I had nothing to do that day and was just staring at the busy traffic in the cold winter air. I was about to get inside when I looked up and couldn't resist taking a shot so I ran into the house, took the camera and just managed to capture it before the sun went down. You can see the top of Tlangnuam and the viewing point there.
I like this tree because I used to play and hang out with my friends and cousins near the tree when I was a kid. Those were carefree days. Now I seldom visit the place. But every once in a while, when I look up towards the tree, whether its bare trunks in winter or its flowers in full blossom in spring, it takes me back to the years long past. And then... the memories come back to me.
Tree near the Aizawl Theological College, Aizawl
This one's a little different. There's no history that I can relate to save for the fact that my little niece's birthday was on the second of January. You see, I went to her birthday party that afternoon and the college was just up the road from their house as her father was a student there. So I took a walk just before sunset and saw this tree right in front of the gate. I thought it looked cool so I just clicked the camera.


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Back in the early 1990's I used to watch, amongst other numerous examples of televisual tripe, a programme called, Through the Keyhole. The recently departed Sir David Frost presented, with the annoyingly nasal drone of Lloyd Grossman guiding viewers through the homes of the rich and famous. One can but assume that the kudos Frost earned from interviewing Nixon had by now been lost. And that the owners of their homes were fading stars or otherwise desperate for a little more attention before dropping from the public spotlight entirely.
I'm neither famous nor wealthy, and there's no star presenter I can call on to guest write this post. You'll have to make do with just me, multitasking as presenter, guide and personality all in one. It's a brief tour. Unlike the show, there are no prizes for guessing which personality is hiding behind that keyhole. It's not a secret.
There's obviously a Mexican connection here, and perhaps an interest in photography? And a contrast in movement too, thrown in for good measure. Are those medals we see, possibly with a Mexico City Marathon medallion amongst them? It's fair to say that these probably weren't won by a turtle. Although turtles are clearer considered winners in this household. There'a also a book, which one could only assume is for learning Spanish to be used in taxis and at Lucha Libre events. Finally, a mass of cables under a table. Perhaps we are getting the point of the post.
That table is an heirloom. Once upon a time it was the dinner table in a household of five in North West London. It's a fold-away sort of a table that grew wings even below Red Bull was invented. It was my grandfathers. Then my mothers. It is decades old, older than myself. It's currently in my possession, but is no longer used for meal times. Today it is my workstation. Can you imagine what the chaps and chapesses who made/packed/sold this table would have made of this photo if they'd seen it back in the 50s/60s? There is no photo of Mrs P on the desk, I'm sorry to say. Just a little clock that I've had since forever. Which has its time set by an atomic clock to tell Mrs P how late she is for work to the absolute nano second.
Once upon a time I spent a good deal more on my tech. I had a huge purpose built workstation with the latest 19″ CRT flat screen monitor, the latest PC money could buy (which I built myself) a 5 speaker sound system, a secondary PC and a very comfy executive chair. That was ten years ago. I was single back then, and earned substantially more than I do today. Alas. Times change.
Today, I prefer to keep things simple. I like wireless, although the mess of cables underneath my chair suggest otherwise. Had I the money, I'd own an iMac, with a wireless printer, mouse, keyboard and single Bose (or similar) speaker. I'm a bit of a way off from the promised land though. But the important thing is that the laptop is a half decent unit. It serves me well. Those of you who follow along have seen all the photos of where I've been. Now you've seen where the adventures are put together, ready for the digital world.
Kudos to señor Calypso, and his idea to open the keyholes of the Mexican blogging community. Of which I like to consider myself an honorary member, rather than former member. You can regard me as a future member, if you wish. Although, looking at Mr Calypso's set up, maybe he just wanted to show off. I'm not sure how a man can have so much tech in his life, and be married! He's a very lucky guy!


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Treatment with minocycline led to significant, though limited, improvements in children with fragile X syndrome, a randomized study found.
Improvements on the seven-point Clinical Global Impressions (CGI) Scale were greater during treatment with minocycline than with placebo, with scores of 2.49 and 2.97, respectively (P=0.0173), according to Mary Jacena Leigh, MD, of the University of California Davis in Sacramento, and colleagues.
The treatment also resulted in improvements in mood and anxiety, with scores on a visual analog scale of 5.26 cm versus 4.05 cm (P=0.0488), the researchers reported in the April Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics.
Fragile X syndrome is caused by mutations of the FMR1 gene on chromosome X, resulting in elevations in matrix metalloproteinase 9, which has a fundamental role in synaptic plasticity in the hippocampus.
Disease manifestations include cognitive limitations, distinctive physical features, and behavioral disturbances including anxiety, aggressiveness, and attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder.
Minocycline is a tetracycline antibiotic used for conditions such as acne, but also has neuroprotective properties including anti-inflammatory and anti-apoptotic effects, and has been used experimentally in neurologic disorders such as Huntington's disease.
The drug also has shown promise in mouse models of fragile X syndrome and in open-label clinical studies, so Leigh and colleagues enrolled 55 affected children in a blinded crossover study in which each participant received 3 months of minocycline and 3 months of placebo.
Dosages ranged from 25 mg to 100 mg per day, depending on patient weight.
On the CGI, caregiver scores of 1 represented "very much improved" and 7 was "very much worse."
A second primary outcome was the score on a 10-cm visual analog scale for whatever individual target behavior the caregivers most wanted to see improved (VAS1).
Secondary endpoints included changes for the second and third most important target behaviors (VAS2 and VAS3).
Participants' mean age was 9.2 years, and most were boys.
Mean intelligence quotient standard scores were about 55, and mean Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule total score was 9.75.
While the primary CGI outcome showed "modest" improvements of about 0.5 points during treatment, no differences were observed on VAS1 for treatment versus placebo, with scores of 2.28 and 4.13, respectively (P=0.67).
A trend for improvement was seen with treatment for VAS2 (4.91 cm versus 4.16 cm, P=0.06), but there were no differences on other prespecified secondary endpoints.
The individual behaviors were rated in an ad-hoc analysis. While benefits were shown for anxiety and mood and a category termed "other," which included self-calming, defiance, and self-injury, behaviors such as aggression and language showed no improvement.
Adverse events occurred in 81.8% of the children, with most being gastrointestinal and mild.
Five showed tooth discoloration, but the study was too short for the full effects of this adverse outcome to be assessed, the researchers noted.
The only serious adverse event was a seizure, which turned out to be during the placebo phase.
Immune system effects such as autoimmune hepatitis and lupus-like syndrome, previously reported in association with minocycline, were not seen in this trial.
Limitations of the study included the short duration of treatment, the lack of a washout period between active treatment and placebo, and the possibility that the doses used were inadequate.
In addition, the full planned recruitment was not met.
Nonetheless, the investigators concluded, "Further studies including long-term follow-up of individuals with [fragile X syndrome] treated with minocycline are warranted, with a careful assessment of effects on dentition and the immune system."
The study was supporteed by the National Fragile X Foundation, the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, Interdisciplinary Training for Autism Researchers, A Toolbox of Outcome Measures for Targeted Treatments in Children, and the Fragile X Research Center.
Two of the co-authors have received funding from companies including Hoffman-LaRoche, Novartis, Forest, and Seaside Therapeutics.
- Reviewed by Zalman S. Agus, MD Emeritus Professor, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Dorothy Caputo, MA, BSN, RN, Nurse Planner
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Random Acts of Flowers partnered with Alzheimer's Tennessee to repurpose the flowers from the Pat Summitt "Celebration of Life." Volunteers picked up the flowers from Thompson-Boling Arena, deconstructed the arrangements and created 372 bouquets that were delivered to Alzheimer's and memory care patients in East Tennessee.
Executive Director for Random Acts of Flowers Knoxville branch, Jennifer Sheehan, says it is a great opportunity to brighten the day of someone else.
"We are humbled and honored that we are able to take her flowers and mix them with other flowers to create some beautiful bouquets that will serve close to 300 folks," Sheehan says.
Sheehan's father went through Alzheimer's and she says many of his friends were not sure how to act around him, creating a lonely time for their family.
"For those who receive flowers," Sheehan says, "even if they don't understand quite the meaning of it, for their caregivers and their family, for them they realize they haven't been forgotten. This disease robs you of your dignity, it robs you of your friends and family. So I hope they realize that they live in a community that cares about them and wants to be apart of their treatment."


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Guitarist/vocalist Peter Parcek is nothing if not a mood setter. Dark and brooding though it may be here, the early-on member of the London blues scene keeps it compelling throughout on covers of Blind Lemon Jefferson's "See That My Grave Is Kept Clean" and Peter Green's "World Keep On Turning" and originals of similar emotional color. He counters these with a few tasty, up-mooded instrumental features of which "Pat Hare" is a standout. Luther Dickinson and Spooner Oldham guest.


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The Baltimore trial of brothers Avi and Eliyahu Werdesheim, who are charged with assault and false imprisonment — accused of beating a black teenager last year while members of a Jewish patrol group — has been postponed for a fifth time.
The racially charged case, which has strained relations between some black and Jewish city residents, was set for trial Monday. But defense attorneys asked for an advance postponement last week, according to Mark Cheshire, a spokesman for the Baltimore state's attorney's office.
The new trial date is set for Feb. 1.
"Each of the postponements has come at the request of the defense," Cheshire said. Prosecutors "have been prepared for each trial date."
Andrew I. Alperstein, who represents Eliyahu Werdesheim, 24, said the latest postponement was granted because 21-year-old Avi Werdesheim's attorney, Susan R. Green, wasn't available. At least one previous delay was requested for the same reason, he said, and others were granted to allow the defense more time for investigation.
Green could not be reached Monday, and the court file was in transit and inaccessible, according to a Circuit Court clerk. A video recording of the postponement hearing, which was held last week, was not immediately available for viewing.
According to court records, the brothers, who have pleaded not guilty in the case, assaulted a 15-year-old high school student, who was armed with a stick, in Northwest Baltimore a year ago, on Nov. 19, 2010.
Police charging documents claim that Eliyahu Werdesheim told the boy, "you don't belong around here," and struck him in the head with a radio after another man — later identified as Avi Werdesheim — threw the boy to the ground. One of the teen's wrists was broken in the incident, according to police.
The brothers were members of Shomrim, an Orthodox Jewish citizens group that patrols parts of Northwest Baltimore. At a hearing in January, Alperstein said his client no longer participates in Shomrim.


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In a study using magnetic resonance imaging, about one infant in four delivered vaginally had at least one form of intracranial hemorrhage, found John Gilmore, M.D., of the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, and colleagues.
MRI did not show signs of bleeding for babies born by caesarian delivery, they reported in the February issue of Radiology.
"Small bleeds in and around the brain are very common in infants who are born vaginally," Dr. Gilmore said. "It seems that a normal vaginal birth can cause these small bleeds."
But he added that although more research is needed on the implications of the hemorrhages, vaginal birth has not suddenly become unduly risky.
"Obviously, the vast majority of us who were born vaginally and may have had these types of bleeds are doing just fine," he said. "Humans have been born vaginally for a very long time, and our brains probably evolved to handle vaginal birth without major difficulty."
Intracranial hemorrhage in full-term infants is usually associated with symptoms such as apnea, bradycardia and seizures, Dr. Gilmore and colleagues said, and a range of factors has been suggested to account for the bleeding, including prolonged labor and assisted delivery.
But for this study, the researchers studied 88 asymptomatic newborns, evenly divided between male and female, of whom 65 were delivered vaginally and the remainder by caesarian.
The babies were studied using a 3-Tesla MR machine, without anesthetic, between the ages of one and five weeks, the researchers said.
Analysis found that:
- Seventeen of the babies -- or 26% of the cohort -- had bleeding, including 16 subdural, two subarachnoid, one intraventricular, and six parenchymal hemorrhages.
- Seven infants had two or more types of bleeding.
- None of the infants with bleeding had been delivered by C-section.
- Intracranial bleeding was significantly associated with vaginal birth (at P<0.005) but not with prolonged duration of labor or with traumatic or assisted vaginal birth.
Typically, such small hemorrhages resolve over time without causing problems, the researchers said, although larger events may cause such issues as seizures, learning disabilities, or problems with motor development.
The author noted several limitations of the study which may have led to underestimates of the frequency of bleeding.
"The images were not obtained immediately after birth but in weeks one to five after birth, and, perhaps, we missed cases of intracerebral hemorrhage that had resolved. Also, our imaging protocol did not include T2*-weighted or magnetic susceptibility-weighted images, which might be even more sensitive for depiction of hemorrhage."
They also pointed out that "no follow-up images were obtained to determine imaging resolution of hemorrhage, and no clinical follow-up was performed after the identification of intracerebral hemorrhage."
"We just don't know at this time what these bleeds may mean over the long term," Dr. Gilmore said. "Ultimately, we hope to be able to determine whether intracerebral hemorrhage is associated with later neurodevelopmental problems." The group plans to follow this cohort longitudinally to see whether the perinatal bleeding is associated with future difficulties, such as idiopathic epilepsy.
|The research was support by grants from the National Institute of Mental Health and the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. The researchers said they had no financial conflicts.
- Reviewed by Zalman S. Agus, MD Emeritus Professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
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Within in the past two weeks, I have had the priveledge of riding in two Christmas parades. The first one occured in Arkadelphia, AR. The weather was wonderful and they had a great turn out. I even saw my little sister from the Big Brother, Big Sister Program in the crowd!
Waiting for the parade to start in Arkdelphia!
Chili with Madison... yummy!
I noticed this boy was looking at Madison and I throughout dinner.
He finally got enough courage to ask if he could take a picture with us! Too cute!
I also really enjoyed spending time with Madison! I always forget what an awesome and mature young girl she is, and how much I enjoy being around her. We got to catch up and laugh a little. She is planning on attending the University of Arkansas in the fall where she will play in the marching band and major in architecture. I am so fond of Madison and the example that she sets. She is a beautiful, caring, and intelligent young woman that will definitely make an impact for the better on this world!


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Christmas sewing has started in my house these past few weeks, first up was miss Sweet pea's turn. I sewn her two Oliver and S Fairy Tale dresses this year for the Holiday season, one dressy and one fun.
The more dressy one was made in non traditional colors using the Art Gallery Wonderland line. Well these are the colors Sweet pea loves at the Christmas so to her is says Christmas all the way!
I love this dress pattern for so many reasons. The darts on the bodice makes it look just right for parties and I love all the options this pattern has, each one gives a dress a totally different look to it. The possibilities seem endless.
The Art gallery dress is made in View B. I love how it has the hand stitching on the sleeves and skirt to give it a lovely finish. The darts give this dress a more tailored look.
The skirt on this dress has such a beautiful full look because not only does this dress have a fully lined inside with skirt lining but also has a full Crinoline between the skirts as well. My daughter thinks that this is the perfect party dress for dancing.
Now our fun version of the fairy Tale! This one is made with Sweet pea's favorite Nutcracker fabric. It is not Christmas with out the Nutcracker ballet so when she seen this fabric she wanted a dress made in it.
I made View A on this dress. It has beautiful tulip cap sleeves and a hand sewn belt with a tiny bow sewn onto the front side.
This was one dress I couldn't get her to sit still in for photos so it is a fun dress that she wanted! ha-ha! Prince C wanted a vest made with this fabric as well so stayed tuned for tomorrow for a brother sister matching outfits!
Now for the exciting part, the Sew Along!! Over at Whimsical fabrics this next month starting on the 7th I will be leading the fairy Tale Dress Sew Along! It is the perfect time to get ready for the holiday and party season with us.
It gets even better, Danielle at WF has put together four lovely kits, each kit comes with everything you need to sew either views of the fairy tale dress up! A one stop shop. You can go over the shop to purchase your kit or even just the pattern if you have other fabric in mind. Plus if you join us you could win some awesome prizes, how awesome is that?!
The Sew Along lessons will be posted up on the Whimsical Fabrics Face Book Group, please join us there?
I hope to see you there!!


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Here's some sample photos, taken at Six Flags Marine World (can you tell that I have a one-track mind?)
The rides featured here are: Medusa, an excellent new "floorless" coaster; Kong, a suspended looping coaster; Tasmanian Devil, which is a torture device of some sort; Boomerang, which is, well, a Boomerang. Finally, we have Roar, a nice wooden coaster. Enjoy!
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The spring MACC Phi Theta Kappa 5K Run/Walk will be held April 30, 2011 at the MACC Activity Center (rain or shine). The route begins at 9am behind the Activity Center on Holman Road, through beautiful Rothwell Park and back to the Activity Center. Registration is from 8am to 9am. Sponsorships are also available.
To register, fill out the form below and send or bring to: Ann Parks (Room 138), MACC, 101 College Avenue, Moberly, MO 65270.


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If you've ever fantasized that you are the heroine in a romantic novel, this is your chance to turn those dreams into reality. To celebrate the month of love, one lucky contest winner will receive a personalized romance novel, courtesy of YourNovel.com and Lovetripper.com.
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Escape into the pages of a personalized paperback or hardback romance, set in the exotic locale of your choice. The winner will have the choice of 25 YourNovel.com titles, peppered with personal details such as your hometown, favorite music, affectionate nicknames for you and your sweetheart, etc. The winner can also choose from an array of romantic genres, including historical, detective, and sports-related stories. The value of the giveaway is up to $125.
Send in a myLovetripper entry describing your destination wedding, honeymoon, a romantic getaway, or the most romantic spot in your home town. To be eligible, entries must be a minimum of 50 words if accompanied by a photo, 100 words without a photo. The contest is open to readers worldwide. Readers must be 18 years of age or older to enter.
The deadline for entries is 11:59 on February 28, 2009. The winner will be announced on March 1, 2009.
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Crytex has claimed that the forthcoming versions of first-person-shooter Crysis 2 on the Xbox 360 and PS3 will be "similar".
The first Crysis game for the PC received widespread critical acclaim when it was released in 2007, but was also notoriously demanding on the hardware required to run it.
Its sequel will mark the arrival of the franchise on the consoles - made possible thanks to the development of the CryENGINE 3.
This has led to some commentators arguing that the title's considerable power requirements could reveal the true comparative performance of each system.
Speaking to Develop Mag, Crytek chief executive Cevat Yerli said that the console versions will deliver a comparable experience but that the PC iteration will be considerably better.
"As for difference, between consoles and PC I see a difference. The PC version will outscale and outperform the consoles," he said.
"Between each console I believe the experience will finally be next-generation, but similar."


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Wednesday, 8 February 2012
Dentist outcome
So I went to the dentist's today.... Got 2 Quotes..... One was for 5 teeth extractions, and 2 cavity fillings and a partial bridge for 2133$...... The other one was for $2995 for 3 root canals, 2 teeth extractions and 5 cavity fillings.... This all has to be done before chemo starts to minimize risk of infection. We are probably gonna go the cheaper route.... Talked to social worker as well... There isn't much options. For dental work but I will look around for something. She suggested calling around and telling the dentist's I'm a cancer patient and see if they have a heart and offer cheaper rates.... We will see. She said she would call around for me too and see what she can find. That's all for now!!!
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Disney Channel has ordered a fourth season of "Hannah Montana," ending all the speculation that Miley Cyrus would be trying to leave the show that made her a star anytime soon.
The press release after the jump:
Disney Channel has ordered a fourth season of the worldwide smash hit series and cultural icon "Hannah Montana," a property that has triumphed in every frontier from television, music, concert tours and books to DVDs, consumer products and films. The announcement was made today by Gary Marsh, president, Entertainment, Disney Channels Worldwide. Production wraps on Season Three this week and will resume early next year on Season Four in Hollywood. The storyline for the fourth season will have the Stewarts grappling with saying goodbye to their beachfront Malibu home.
In making the announcement, Marsh said: "'Hannah Montana' has become one of the most iconic series in television history. That is a direct result of the extraordinary collaboration between the show's producers, writers and cast - all of whom constantly challenge each other to raise the bar, comedically, musically and from a storytelling perspective. In keeping with that approach, Miley and the producers have proposed a change of setting for Season Four that will provide the catalyst for wonderful new characters and further expand the storytelling opportunities."


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So, it's a horror anthology movie of various scary stories set to the backdrop of monsters in a club telling them. A very 80s sort of movie, with new wave music in-between tales. Currently it's available on YouTube in it's entirety, if you'd like to check it out.
The music is incredibly fun, but the movie doesn't really seem to know what it wants to be. Yet it works. It's one of the funnest movies you could watch, and I think it owes to the man that inspired the stories, R. Chetwynd-Hayes. A majority of his books are out-of-print, but they're worth checking in to. The man creates a world of his own, very dry wit amid a strange population of monsters. He even makes a kind of family tree for them (like what might happen when a werewolf and vampire have a child, or a ghoul and a vampire, or a ghoul and a shagmock...) which is reflected in this movie really well.
What really stands out for me, though, is that it looks like everyone involved with this picture had a great time. The transition from story to story is done pretty well, and the meat of each tale has a hint of originality, if not cute humor to it. This is an early evening Halloween movie to watch when the kids start to come around asking for candy, and a great opener for a horror-themed party.
If none of that was confusing, just watch this awesome number.
You can just feel the new wave leaking out of the screen...and maybe a little bit of blood, but that's normal.


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Edelbrock Launches Endurashine Carburators with Free Pair of Spy Sunglasses
TORRANCE, CA (March 3, 2006) – To mark thelaunch of our EnduraShine carburetors, we are giving away an equally impressive pair of Spy Optic eyewear with the purchase of qualifying Edelbrock EnduraShine carburetors and Dual-Quad carburetor kits. The "Yeah"¦It's that Bright" promotion is limited to the first 1,000 qualifying redemptions during the promotional period, April 15-30, 2006. If you're one of thos eguys or gals fortunate enough to make it in time,we'll send you a pair of these shades to block the glare from the mirror-like shine that's virtually maintenance free-this way, you'll be able to fullyappreciate the stellar beauty that is EnduraShine.
EnduraShine is the ultra-modern three-step thermal vapor deposition coating process that not only looks great, but is extremely durable. Never polish again with Edelbrock's EnduraShine finish. EnduraShine is available on popular Edelbrock Intake Manifolds, Water Pumps, Valve Covers, Air-Cleaners and new for 2006, Edelbrock Performer and ThunderSeries carburetors. Another Industry first from the industry leader!
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The minor road from Ulpha to Eskdale Green climbs up atop Birker Fell, a broad, flat moor which affords fantastic views over the western Lake District. This is one of the best views in the Lake District, especially when the evening sun lights the fells and mountains. I saw this view of Harter Fell, and just pulled my car off the road to take the photo. I love how the curving road seems to disappear towards he fells.
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For many people, diets do not seem to work. One of the main reasons that most people have trouble dieting is because they are literally starving themselves and over-exerting themselves in an excessive exercise program. In this article, I will explain several tips that will help you to maintain a healthy weight, stay active, and lose the weight that you want to lose.
1. The first rule of dieting, and the most obvious, is to make sure you stay on a healthy diet plan. A regular diet is usually 2,000 calories a day, and you need to maintain those numbers in order to keep your energy up and your exhaustion low. If you do not get enough calories per day, you are likely to feel worn out and tired.
2. Drink lots of water. Since your body is made up of mostly water, you need water to rehydrate yourself throughout the day. Water can also curb your appetite by helping you stay fuller longer. Generally, it is recommended to have 8 glasses of water a day.
3. Eat healthy foods and sensible meals. First of all, veggies and fruits are your best friend. They are full of nutrients that your body needs and also have way fewer calories than processed foods and are low in fat. When you eat your meals, make sure you are not over-eating. You are allowed to have healthy snacks between meals. It is recommended that you stay on a diet with protein (chicken is your best bet), veggies, and fruits. But don't forget that you also need a good intake of fiber. It is okay to have bread and grains! Just do not eat too many carbs!
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Mayor's Message
"The Jumbo Glacier Resort has successfully navigated one of the most demanding approval processes ever undertaken in British Columbia. I am confident that generations of Kootenay residents will enjoy the access to the remarkable terrain that the resort offers and that they will proudly bring visitors to show them our region at its best."
Mayor and Councillors
Mayor Greg Deck
Greg Deck combines a long career in local government with a continuing role as a small business operator in the tourism industry. He was the founding Mayor of the Village of Radium Hot Springs and held that position for eighteen years. He and his wife continue to operate a campground in Radium, and Greg is active in other boards in the province.
Councillor Nancy Hugunin
Nancy Hugunin is a long-time resident of the Windermere Valley and an owner/operator of various businesses during that time. Her experience includes construction company owner, restaurant owner, and presently owner of a company specializing in residential and municipal onsite wastewater and subdivision consulting. She has been a ski instructor, past president of the Windermere Valley Ski Club, and past East Kootenay zone chair for BC Alpine Ski Association.
Councillor Stephen Ostrander
I currently reside in Invermere, where I have lived for much of my life. Graduating from the local David Thompson High School in the early seventies, I went on to earn a degree in Forestry from UBC and then returned to Invermere to work as a professional forester. For the past 30 years, I have been employed locally at all levels of forest planning and forest management while working at various times for the provincial government and the forest industry. In 2008, I retired from full time work and since then, I have been actively involved in a number of volunteer organizations including the Columbia Valley Food Bank, The Lake Windermere District Lions Club and the Columbia Headwaters Community Forest Initiative.


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Animal Protection > Worldwide Actions > Austria
1st AR Conference for South-East Europe a success
Though participation was open to all countries, a special invitation had been extended to groups and individuals from South-East Europe.
The conference was a first meeting of this kind for those countries, where the movement has just begu to grow.
More than 150 people travelled to Vienna from the following 19 countries: Croatia, Slovenia, Poland, Czech Republic, Latvia, Serbia, France, Hungary, Macedonia, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, Portugal, Estonia, Ukraine, England, Finland, Ghana and Austria.
Many countries had representation from more than one group, such as Romania, with 7, providing evidence that the animal rights movement is spreading. There was no entrance fee and the conference language was English.
Though no restrictions were placed on participants regarding their diet, strictly vegan food was provided and a cafetaria catered with vegan burgers, cakes and soyamilk.
One of the participants from Croatia stated at the end that the conference had turned him vegan.
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It's that time of year again. Azalea trimming time.
Every spring, cross my heart, I promise that as soon as they quit blooming, I will trim the azaleas lining the driveway.
My family has learned that I have no intention of doing an extreme cut where you chop the azalea bushes practically to the ground.
Tell me 40,000 times how such a trim makes them grow back thicker and healthier.
I don't believe it.
It is true that my azaleas more or less encroach on the driveway. Watching someone backing a big truck through the narrow alley of green attacks my conscience but not enough to make me grab the clippers.
There are complaints from my children that the azaleas put scratches on their car that no insurance man will acknowledge as legitimate. For that, I apologize.
It's a regional malady. Growing up in Savannah, we took for granted that the median on Victory Drive would be an explosion of color at Easter time. Under the lines of palmettos planted to honor the veterans of World War I, azaleas were in a double row, so tall you could walk down the center under an arch of the Formosas' electric pink.
Brownie cameras clicked overtime.
Then, these beauties were deemed dangerous to traffic safety, so they were cut way down and replanted in a single line.
Many died.
All of the miniature azaleas planted after World War II simply disappeared.
When Percy Huger purchased Beef Island and renamed it Myrtle Island in the 1920s, he was ahead of his time, designing a land that included nature parks and access for everyone to both sides of the island.
Twenty years later, resident and flower Walter Lee Mingledorff whose home was designed by noted architect John Lebey, planted groupings of different varieties of azaleas throughout the island. As lots were sold there, owners added even more azaleas to the landscape. This is one plant that is almost ridiculously easy to grow.
We bought few azaleas. Like our neighbors, we rooted our own plants from cuttings, sometimes from a grown plant in the yard, often snitching a small piece off of a bush that took our fancy.
It was Mama's system to strip off all but a few leaves, give the stem a fresh angled cut, dip it into Rootone, a hormone powder she swore by, and stick it into a wash tub filled with building sand.
The whole shebang stayed under a yew tree in the back yard until ready to be planted which was about a year later.
Over 60 years have passed and her azaleas are still happy.
Dr. Wackerman planted the ones in my driveway about the same time. They are eight to 10 feet tall.
I will cut them.
Maybe next week.
They have stopped blooming, and a promise is a promise.
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Unless you are qualify to appeal for yourself, most job petitions want a job offer and require that the corporate petition for the employee. Most companies apply for an employee by means of Form I-140, Petition for Foreign Worker. For more details on how to petition for an employee, see the At work in the U.S.A page.
You can turn to be a citizen through consular handling when living abroad from the United States. Consular processing is when USCIS works with the Division of State to issue a visa on an recognized Form I-140 petition when a visa is available. For more information on consular processing, see the govt site.
You can turn to be a permanent living hood through turning of status when living inside the United States. Once the I-140, Immigrant Plea for Unknown Worker, is sanctioned and a visa number is accessible you can apply on Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, to become a permanent resident.
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New Delhi: For ace archer Dipika Kumari "old is always gold", as the 20-year-old Ranchi girl came out with flying colours in the just-concluded World Cup Stage IV in Wroclaw, Poland after a stretch of poor form forced her to change her bow and re-unite with former coach.
Dipika`s decision to move under the tutelage of her childhood coach Dharmender Tiwari and shun the new bow not only helped her regain the lost touch but win three medals in the World Cup, including a gold in the women`s recurve team event.
Apart from the gold, Dipika also bagged a bronze each in recurve women`s individual event and recurve mixed team pair event along with her partner Jayanta Talukdar.
"Of late I was really struggling with my form. I was World No.1 in 2012 but then moved out of the top-10 rankings. The frequent change of coaches did not help either. The I decided to return to my old coach Dharmender sir, who knows everything about my game. I also started to use my old bow instead of a new one," Dipika told PTI on the sidelines of a felicitation function here today.
"Dharmender sir was the chief coach of Tata Academy so he was hardly associated with the national teams on abroad tours. He got chance to be with the national team in the World Cup and he will also be with us in the Asian Games."
In the World Cup Stage IV in Wroclaw, Indian men`s recurve team had to settle for a silver after losing to Mexico 3-5 in the final. Besides, the Indian compound mixed pair of Abhishek Verma and Puvasha Shende also clinched a silver medal.
Having been there earlier Dipika definitely wants to rule the world once again but the present focus for the Indian is the Incheon Asian Games, starting next month.
"It happens in game. It happens in every athletes career. I an presently world no. 14 and obviously want to be World No. 1 again. But all my focus now is on the Asian Games," she said.
She, however, said the competition at the Asiad will be much tougher than the World Cup events.
"I am really working hard for the Asian Games. But the competition in the Asian Games will be different from the World Cup. It is going to be very tough and we need to put in a lot of hard work," Dipika said.
"All Asian teams like Korea, Chinese Taipei, Japan, China are very tough. So I won`t say I will win a gold or silver or bronze. I can only assure that I will give my 100 per cent.
"My performance is improving and because of this I will approach the Asiad with a positive mindset," she said.
It is incidentally the first time India`s both men`s and women`s recurve team won medals in a World Cup event and Dipika said the archers gained a lot of confidence from their performance in Poland.
Apart from Dipika, Laxmirani Majhi, Rahul Banerjee, Tarundeep Rai, Jayanta Talukdar Govindas Singh were the other archers who were present at the felicitation function held at veteran BJP leader and Archery Federation of India president V K Malhotra`s residence here.
Indian compound archers are presently in Utah, USA on a 10-day training programme at the Easton Salt Lake Archery Centre, while the recurve archers are perparing in the national capital.
Both the compound and recurve archers will leave for Gwangju, Korea on August 28 for a 20-day acclimatisation training camp ahead of the Asian Games to be held at Incheon from September 19 to October 4.