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Why spray tanning?
Whenever you get back from a trip, the first point family and friends usually talk about is your excellent tan, or absence thereof. Sun tanning has been prominent because the very early 20th century, but the health threats related to the sun's UV rays have made maintaining an even tan -- much less any kind of sort of tan -- difficult, specifically for those who reside in cold as well as wet environments.
Go into indoor sun tanning beauty parlors, which ended up being a popular trend in the '80s. Currently, interior tanning is a $3 billion-a-year industry in the United States alone.
Considering that the year 2000, spray tanning has actually taken the tanning globe by tornado. It has actually given men with a means to get and also keep a healthy-looking, even tan without being subjected to the sun's rays. Just what is most excellent is that, unlike previous sunless tanning techniques, the effects of spray tanning really look great.
What is spray tanning?
Spray tanning works by applying an unique haze to the body. This haze is splashed into the body in a booth, which you can now locate at a lot of higher-end tanning beauty salons and also health clubs. The mist sent out includes dihydroxyacetone (DHA), which is a chemical that reacts with dead skin cells by cosmetically coloring them brownish. So after spray tanning, the skin tackles a gold brownish colour that usually appears like an all-natural tan.
Depending upon the booth made use of, the mist will either be water or oil based; men with delicate skin should select a water base. Also, some beauty salons provide different kinds of hazes, allowing you to choose the level of darkening. If you are extremely fair-skinned, keep in mind that going too dark will certainly look fake as well as unpleasant, despite the quality of the item.
Will it provide me a good tan?
The haze in spray tanning briefly makes your skin gold brown, not orange. The chain reaction literally changes your skin colour, so there's no have to fret about smear lines; besides, the items on the market have been well-tested in order to ensure they supply a colour that looks specifically like an organic tan (or as close as it's getting). Also fair-skinned guys who generally turn pink instead of brownish while tanning will certainly take advantage of a bronze colour by obtaining a spray tan.
For how long does it last?
Mystic Tan, among the most popular brand names of spray tanning booths, states that when an ideal colour is accomplished, it could be kept by tanning every five days. Fantasy Tan, a rival, specifies that their tans will certainly last approximately 10 days. As you'll uncover by continuing reading, there are particular steps you can take (before and after your spray tanning session) to ensure that your tan lasts as lengthy as possible.
Right here's a mini-lesson in dermatology: The leading layer of your skin naturally loses in order to yield to newer skin. Since that top level of skin is the part that's dyed by the DHA, the tan diminishes as soon as the leading layer of dead skin removes. So, to prolong the impacts of the spray tan, you have to use moisturizer (you recognize, that lotion your female speaks highly of) to keep the leading layer from dropping as swiftly. Generally, if you hydrate, you must have the ability to sustain an ideal tan for concerning five days.
There are numerous moisturizers on the marketplace, by every cosmetic producer on the planet. You can not stroll into a drug store or department store without locating a full shelf of right stuff so go out and get that tan that you deserve.
Safe Ways To Keep Tan Year-Round: Top 10 Reasons To Utilize Self sunless Tanners
There are methods to stay tanned without risking your health-yet many individuals still subject themselves to possibly harmful UV rays to accomplish a healthy and balanced radiance.
A poll taken by the American Academy of Dermatology located that 61 percent of women under 18 assume they are prettier with a tan and half assume a tan makes them look healthy. This could assist discuss a research study in the Journal of the American Medical Organization that reported skin cancer cells amongst ladies under the age of 40 has actually tripled in the past 30 years, citing the appeal of tanning as a noticeable reason.
Specialists from The Skin Cancer cells Structure urge people never ever to seek a UV ray tan. However, for those that desire a tanned appearance, self sunless tanning items, such as the Tan Yer Hide ™ House Spray Tanning System, is a secure option as long as it is used together with a minimal SPF 15. Experts supply these leading 10 reasons why people are turning to such self sunless sun tanning products:
1. No Hazardous Risks-Sunless tanners do not posture the dangers linked from UV rays with sunbathing and also tanning beds and you obtain the very same great-looking tan.
2. Cost Conscious-You could own your personal sunless tanning set and at-home spray tanning system-usually for regarding half the price of sun tanning in a beauty salon. For instance, the brand-new tanning system from Tan Yer Hide ™ uses the same spray innovation as a specialist system and also could be used to get a natural-looking tan, without touches or orange shade. It likewise comes with option that can last up to six months or even more.
3. Customized Tans-With the new at-home spray tanning system, you can manage the color of your tan. That suggests it is simple to go from a subtle tan to a "just got back from the coastline" look within days.
4. Tan Just Particular Areas-With self sunless tanners, you could tan just the locations you want, such as your face and arms, making you look more healthy and slimmer.
5. Conserve Time-There is no have to start fixing your tan months beforehand. A tan can be applied the day of or the day before you need an incredible glow.
6. Self sunless Tans Are Temporary-Although some self sunless tanning systems could last approximately 14 days, the majority of just last five to 7 days.
7. Safe For More People-Even if you cannot obtain an organic tan for clinical reasons, you can more than likely still utilize self sunless tanners. Simply check with your physician first.
8. Sunless Tanners Are A lot better Compared to Ever-The usage of DHA, the cornerstone in self sunless tanners, has been enhanced over the years.
9. No Tan Lines-Tan lines are almost inevitable with sunbathing and tanning beds. With tanners, you could use a tan to your entire body without any stress over unpleasant lines afterwards.
10. No Odor-With sun tanning beds and lotions, an offending smell can occasionally linger on your skin for days. However, brand-new systems such as the Tan Yer Hide Home Spray Tanning System option merely leave a subtle coconut smell.


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Now, here's a post everyone will love. Where to go SHOPPING!
There are dozens of jewelry websites on the internet, so it will be impossible for me to list them all. I will, however list sites that I've ordered from, and people I know have ordered from, so you can get some reviews on them.
http://www.bodyartforms.com: My favorite jewelry website of all. I cannot tell you how much I absolutely ADORE this website! Most of my current earring collection has come from this website. Their selection is incredible, their quality is impeccable, their shipping is wicked fast, their prices are reasonable and sometimes slightly cheaper than most other places. I have only ever heard of one person ever having problems with BAF, and that was with a product, not their customer service. I'm not entirely sure how good their international shipping may be, but I've heard from others that it's pretty awesome. They're based out of Texas, and when I was in Seattle, it took four days from order to delivery, even with the basic, cheapest, slowest shipping method.
http://www.piercedfish.com: Another great website. I've only ordered a few things from them, but what I have ordered has been great. The only unfortunate thing is that everything I've ordered has been externally threaded, which is bad for new or healing piercings. Otherwise, they're great. Shipping was quick, prices are cheap, and selection is pretty awesome.
http://www.painfulpleasures.com: A website I personally haven't ordered from, but I know many people who have, and they've loved it. They also have lots of other things besides body jewelry, like belt buckles, cell phone charms, lots of neat stuff.
http://www.heartonsleevejewelry.com: I have not ordered anything from this site, but I would love to. They specialize in wood products, mostly plugs and tunnels in various types of woods and even shapes. They also do custom orders. Their prices seem reasonable, and their products are certainly beautiful. As a lover of organic material jewelry, I would love for someone to order from this site and let me know what their experience was like and what the products were like.
http://www.relicstoneworks.com: Another specialty website, this time in types of stone. They mostly cater to larger sizes of stretched piercings, the smallest I found ready-made was about 1/2 inch. Their prices are pretty up there, but they're hand carved and many are one of a kind or limited numbers, and you VERY much get what you pay for with this sort of jewelry.
http://www.Etsy.com: Surprisingly enough, this website carries MANY great options for body jewelry, mostly stretched piercing jewelry that I've found so far. It will be impossible to list them all, but here are some Etsy stores in particular that I found lovely:
http://www.bodyjewelleryshop.com: This one is a UK based website, but I have heard good reviews for it. Fairly cheap, good selection, good shipping rates and speed, the standard. They also have some neat, not body jewelry products as well.
http://www.bodycircle.com: Again, haven't ordered from here, but heard good things. Have a lot of basics for fairly reasonable prices, as well as some other cool stuff. I really want one of their CBR finger rings, way cool.
http://www.steelnavel.com: Steel Navel has also gotten good reviews. Good selection, competitive prices, they even sell aftercare products like H2Ocean and Tattoo Goo.
http://www.tawapa.com: Tawapa makes some of the most beautiful organic jewelry I have ever seen. They are by far my favorite organic brand. I own several pairs of earrings from this brand, and hope to own many many more.
http://www.isbodyjewelry.com and http://www.anatometal.com: Industrial Strength, and Anatometal, respectfully, are probably the best brands of metal body jewelry on the market today. They're expensive, but you get what you pay for and as always, good jewelry isn't cheap and cheap jewelry isn't good. Unfortunately, according to their websites, you cannot directly purchase from Industrial Strength or Anatometal, but they do tell you what stores in your state or country sell their products. And many other websites, including Body Art Forms, carry their products as well.
Of course, professional body piercing shops usually have some kind of body jewelry selection. What they have depends on location, costs, how much space they have to sell, etc. Many can and will order in special requests you may have as well, mostly for just basics like simple barbells and rings. If you want super pretty things, shopping online or in another shop with a better selection is your best bet.
One website that many, many people suggest is http://www.kingsbodyjewelry.com. I, personally, don't like this website for several reasons. They sell inappropriate jewelry materials and styles as stretching tools, namely claw, crescent and talon shapes as tapers, and these are not safe to stretch with. They encourage the use of tapers way beyond the safe sizes (beyond 2ga-0ga is unsafe to use tapers with) by selling stretching kits up to one inch, sometimes even beyond, and in acrylic. Some stretching kits even include horseshoe barbells which, again, are not appropriate jewelry to be worn in newly stretched piercings. Most of their barbells are externally threaded which is bad for newly pierced or still healing piercings. They sell good brands, like KAOS softwear and Gorilla glass, but beyond that, I'm not a huge fan. I also hear their shipping times are really slow, and their customer service isn't very helpful. Their prices seem about right, on average as well.
Be aware of what currency the jewelry is being sold in. Most UK websites, for example, sell either in British pounds or Euros. If you use Paypal to order, the conversion is done automatically on the confirmation page, as far as I'm aware, so you know exactly how much is being deducted from your account. If you use your debit or credit card directly, if you don't do the conversion rates properly, you could end up being charged more than you'd like. So pay very close attention to what currency the website is using. I've also seen some that have a currency converter on the website, so use that if there is one.
Pay attention to pricing. If the prices are too good to be true, they probably are. If you find a site that's selling titanium plugs and tunnels, which can average anywhere between $75 to over $200 a pair depending on size, for a measly $20, beware. That's not a reasonable price for that large of a size and that quality of material, so where are they cutting corners? Have they stolen another websites image and are actually selling a much lower quality item? Is it not actually titanium, but a much crappier metal that they're trying to pass off as titanium? These are things you need to be aware of. Shop around, try to find an average price, and be willing to spend good money on good jewelry. Cheap is never good, and good is never cheap. You get what you pay for.
One thing that really gets to me, as a grammar Nazi, is when jewelry websites use bad grammar, spelling, sentence structure, etc. throughout their website. Remember that this place is a business, and a website business depends on its visual appeal. If you shop a website and things are spelled wrong, you can tell that English is obviously not their first language, their sentences or answers to questions are lazy and not very thorough, beware of that, too. If they're going to slack on something as easy as typing out information, or they can't express a simple thought or bit of information through words, what else are they going to be lazy with?
Read everything the website offers for information. Read their About Us sections, their shipping information, their FAQ section, everything. The more you can figure out about a website, the better. And by reading their shipping information, you know when to expect your item and when to contact them if you don't receive it.
Know what different materials are. You'll find many different names for the same basic material so it's important to know what each one is. The best example of this is plastic. Plastic comes under many names, including acrylic, dental acrylic, PTFE (Polytetrafluoroethylene), Bipolast, Lucite, and a new one I just learned of is Delrin. It's a type of plastic. Most websites should list what the material is, so make sure you pay attention to that as well. If you don't recognize a material, look it up!
Don't trust Ebay or Amazon to sell you good body jewelry. Sure, it's cheap and easy, but remember what they say about things that are cheap and easy? Try to order only from places that specialize in body jewelry, you're more likely to get better quality, which is the important part. Also, with Ebay, how do you know the person selling the jewelry hasn't already worn it? Gross.
Also avoid mall stores that sell body jewelry, like Hot Topic, Spencer's, Claire's, Arene's, Piercing Pagoda, various kiosks, basically anything in the mall. Most of these things are going to be low grade materials, externally threaded, with gems that are glued in instead of bezel or prong set; this means that the gems are more likely to fall out, to discolor, or oxidize.


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Fiji Fun
Wow what a fun couple of days!
Friday morning was what I like to call "spa day"! We woke up, did our normal morning routine, and then headed to the Sabeto Mud Pools! I'm sure you saw a picture from that day, but if not, here is what we did. We all go into this natural hot spring and cover ourselves from head to toe in mud. Not the gross kind of mud, but some type of mud that is supposed to be AWESOME for your skin. (Who knows if it is legit but I totally believed them- despite the smell). After you are covered, you go stand in the sun and let it dry, kind of like doing a clay mask. Then you go back into the spring and wash it all off. Then spring number 2- it is very warm and very relaxing. You chill there for a bit and then go off to pool number 3- which is cool and refreshing. It was such a fun Fijian "spa" experience! Afterwards, you guessed it, we hit the beach! I think I might have been the only one on the beach though :). Everyone was so excited to talk to you all, so a lot of them went and got wifi at different cafes! That afternoon we went to the Loloama house and did another kids club and continued our tutoring with the kids! That night we got to hear from our AMAZING chefs- Uncle Tomasi and Auntie Serena. They are actually Talei's parents, which has been so fun. They are such a blessing to us and such an encouragement!
Saturday was another fun day. We did our normal morning routine, and then went to do the "Sleeping Giant" zip line and waterfall hike. It was a series of 5 different zip lines, weaving through the mountain, it was AWESOME. Don't worry, I was the first one to go, made sure it was safe for everyone. I also screamed the loudest and I was the example of "how not to break" :) that afternoon we hit the beach! Everyone's favorite thing to do. We had a great dinner, packed for Suva, and went to bed, ready for the morning!
Sunday we departed for Suva city- the capital of Fiji. It was a good 4 hour bus ride- but we made lots of fun stops on the way. One being a little pier we stopped at called Maui Bay Jetty. It was BEAUTIFUL, crystal clear water and little fishes everywhere. We had a picnic there and some people stopped to swim! We got a bunch of great pictures. We then continued on our journey to Suva! Once we arrived, we went to Homes of Hope, the place we will be staying for the next couple of days. Homes of Hope is a rehabilitation center for abused women, it is an absolutely beautiful campus tucked away in the jungle. We all got settled in, and then went to the Suva mall to grab some food at the food court!
Monday morning (this morning) we all had breakfast in the little kitchen we have, cooked some eggs and made some coffee, accompanied with a devo by Miss. CheyAnn. Every day a student has been leading a devotional, and it has been so cool to see the students lead and share what the Lord has been teaching them. We then headed off the Fiji Museum and learned all about the history of Fiji and the Fijian culture. Cannablism used to be a thing here- but don't you worry- it is no longer! :) Later this afternoon we will did a kids club at a school for the deaf, which everyone LOVED. It was so cool to see that you don't need to know their language to show them God's love. Everyone agrees that the deaf school was their favorite thus far. The kids had so much joy and it was so encouraging to us. That night we had the opportunity to hear from the Pittmans, which was neat. They shared how Island Encounters came to be, how they met, why the do what they do, and what the pray we take away from this month. Ray has some crazy stories!!
Today (Tuesday) we will work a full day at Homes of Hope, doing various projects, and tomorrow we will do a half work day half waterfall day. Thursday we will do a few projects, eat lunch, then hit the mall for last minute shop time before we head back to the farm! We will pack for Australia and then leave bright and early Friday morning<x-apple-data-detectors://2> for the airport!!!! We are all so excited! :)
Everyone is doing well and everyone has great attitudes and high spirits! We all miss you very very much and we are so appreciative of your prayers! I would ask that you all continue to pray for safety, especially traveling to Australia, and for all of us to have servant and willing hearts!!


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text: This mood board's alternate title is: "this is so mom". Just about every image above conjure up thoughts of my mom. She loves red, she loves cardinals, she would go crazy for that red coat and she should totally make that red log cabin quilt (get on that mom - it's awesome and it's so you). Our Poppy colourway is a vivid, unapologetic, in your face red. Despite the fact that no one would ever accuse me of being a "red person" I actually find myself quite drawn to this shade when I see it on our shelves. It's just so rich and saturated and looks especially awesome in any of our bases with cashmere since they have so much velvety depth to them. If you're too shy to wear it head to toe, a pop of red goes with just about everything and always looks good!


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Pediatric ADHD Research Study
Age Range:
6 to 17
Meridien Research needs volunteers for a new attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) research study. Your child may qualify if they:
– are 6 to 17 years of age
– have a diagnosis of ADHD
Eligible participants will receive study-related care, monitoring and medication at no cost. Compensation for time and travel may be available. No medical insurance is necessary. For more information or to find out if you qualify for this pediatric ADHD research study, please contact Meridien Research confidentially at 407-644-1165 or complete the form below.


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Perhaps it's just coincidence. Or maybe, with the recent public discourse about the struggling middle class, this seems an apt moment to revisit a fairy tale about a good-hearted young woman, miserably oppressed by her family, who finds an unlikely soul mate in a loving prince.
Whatever the reason, it is Cinderella springtime in New York. "Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella" is playing at the Broadway Theater. On Monday night the Metropolitan Opera revived its 1997 production of Rossini's version of the fairy tale, "La Cenerentola," featuring the superb mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato in an endearing, plucky and vocally dazzling performance as Cinderella, and the phenomenal tenor Javier Camarena as the prince. (There are just two more chances to hear Mr. Camarena, on Friday and Monday nights, after which the tenor Juan Diego Flórez, who withdrew from the first three performances in the run because of illness, is scheduled to take over.)
On Wednesday night at the Peter Jay Sharp Theater, Juilliard Opera joined the Cinderella sweepstakes with an imaginative and affecting production of Massenet's "Cendrillon," another operatic version of the tale, first performed in Paris in 1899. A winning cast of gifted Juilliard students was led by the impressive, fast-rising American soprano Julia Bullock, who brought melting beauty and wistful elegance to the role of Cinderella. Ms. Bullock is already a Juilliard star, having sung the title role in the school's enchanting production of Janacek's "The Cunning Little Vixen" last spring. She seems poised for a significant career.
"Cendrillon" has some of Massenet's most delicate, sweet and refined music. The opera teases out the story's mysterious elements: During the scenes with the Prince, Massenet's Cinderella never knows whether this turn in her life is all just a dream until the opera's final, triumphant episode.
This production, directed by Peter Kazaras, revels in the dreamlike strands of "Cendrillon." To focus on the private story of Cinderella, Mr. Kazaras, with the support of the veteran French-born conductor Emmanuel Villaume, "pared down" the score, as he put it, cutting some of the public scenes with courtiers and such, along with most of the dance music.
To lend the tale immediacy, he sets the story in 1947 Paris. In the original libretto, Lucette, known as Cinderella, is the only child of a kindly, weak-willed father, Pandolfe, who, after the death of his first wife, has foolishly married an imperious countess, Madame de la Haltière, who has two spoiled daughters. In this Juilliard version, the countess becomes the owner of a Paris cafe; the henpecked Pandolfe is the establishment's bartender; Cinderella, naturally, buses tables, cleans the place and tends to her patronizing stepmother and mean stepsisters.
With vividly detailed sets by Donald Eastman and colorful costumes by Gabriel Berry, the updated production concept is both playful and poignant. Pandolfe, here Szymon Komasa, a fine baritone in a vocally elegant performance, is a sad figure, tending the bar in his long white apron, a man who adores his daughter but blames himself for failing her.
And when Ms. Bullock's Cinderella appears, it is almost unbearable to see her in a servant's plain dress, surveying the dirty dishes that must be cleared away. Sitting down at a table to rest, Ms. Bullock wins the audience from the start with her achingly lovely account of the forlorn, folklike song of remorse that Cinderella sings.
At this moment, Cinderella falls asleep and dreams that her fairy godmother has come. This production suggests that Cinderella has wandered into the realm of the movie house next door. Lights from the "Cinema" sign just outside fill the cafe. Films, after all, are the world of dreams and fantasies, and the metaphor works beautifully.
The fairy godmother, in her smart blue jacket and skirt, here becomes the efficient manager of the cinema, and the impressive coloratura soprano Elizabeth Sutphen sings the role splendidly. The fairy attendants that the manager, La Fée, summons to help her are presented as six adorably cute usherettes from the movie house, in matching red uniforms.
Massenet wrote the role of Le Prince Charmant for a female voice, a choice that emphasizes how the Prince and Cinderella are attracted partly because of their mutual innocence. Wearing a long frock coat, the mezzo-soprano Lacey Jo Benter brings a rich, full voice and youthful restlessness to the Prince, vividly conveying the young man's boredom and isolation until the moment he meets Cinderella.
A crucial later scene — really an unusual, yearning love duet — takes places in a "magic landscape," as the libretto states, where the fairy godmother had drawn the Prince and Cinderella together, though they can hear but not see each other. In an inspired touch, this production places the confused lovers inside the movie house, where they wonder whether their meeting was a fantasy, after all.
The whole cast was excellent, particularly the mezzo-soprano Avery Amereau as the stepmother. Mr. Villaume drew glowing and nuanced playing from the orchestra. Juilliard could probably have run this show for two weeks. Alas, there are only two more chances to see it.
And if this spate of Cinderella productions in New York is not enough for you, wait until June when American Ballet Theater presents Frederick Ashton's ballet version, with music by Prokofiev, at the Metropolitan Opera House.


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What statistics are available
All statistics published by Customs on international trade are available in the Statistics Service. Finnish import and export statistics on the internal trade of the EU are provided by the Intrastat system, whereas the data on Finnish imports and exports with countries outside the EU is derived from customs declarations. Combined statistics on imports and exports are produced in accordance with international statistical classification systems.
More detailed information on the statistical principles and contents of the import and export statistics can be found under the following topics
All statistics and surveys are published in PDF format on the Finnish Customs website. The Customs website also contains several different statistical tables and diagrams:
The detailed international trade statistics of Finnish Customs can be obtained from the Uljas database (distribution system for international trade statistics).
The database can be accessed at the website: http://uljas.tulli.fi
Import and export statistics of all EU Member States can be obtained free of charge from Eurostat's Internet database.
What information will the statistics provide?
The Combined Nomenclature (CN) is the most detailed classification used for international trade statistics. All other classification systems used to produce international trade statistics are based on it. The CN code is most suitable when statistical data on international trade of certain products or commodities is required.
Commodity statistics include monthly data on the following:
- value by commodity code in Euros
- net weight by commodity code (in addition, a supplementary measurement unit e. g. pcs, sqm, cbm etc. can be used for certain codes)
- unit value per commodity code (e. g. euros per kg)
Statistics on imports are compiled according to country of origin and country of consignment and statistics on exports according to country of destination.
Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) can be applied, inter alia, to examine the break-down of Finnish imports and exports regarding a certain country.
Classifications based on activity and main use of goods are mainly used to describe the structure and development of the trade as a whole. These classification systems include: CPA classification (Classification of Products by Activity), NACE classification (Nomenclature générale des Activités économiques dans les Communautés européennes), BEC (Classification by Broad Economic Categories) and MIG classification (Main Industrial Groupings). These classifications and correspondences between them are available on Eurostat's Internet Site.
Transport statistics are produced according to commodity classes based on SITC and CSTE (Commodity Classification for Transport in Europe) classifications. Country concepts used in transport statistics are country of consignment and country of destination. Statistics are produced with breakdown into the following modes of transport:
- sea
- inland water
- rail
- road
- air
- post
- other mode of transport
Transport statistics are also available on the Customs website Tables > Statistics on logistics.
Traffic statistics are published monthly and quarterly. They provide data on the arrivals and departures of vehicles by border-crossing points.
Indexes describing development of prices in international trade are available from 2005 on the Customs website: Tables > Indexes.
All the above-mentioned publications are available in electronic form. Statistical materials produced before 2000 are available in paper or on microfilm. Data produced before 1973 has been transferred to the National Archives > Archival database (Tullihallitus I and Tullihallitus II archives)
Points to consider
- Combined Nomenclature
- TARIC database (search for commodity code from the Commission's database)
- Eurostat's Classification Server (Ramon)
- SITC classification
Eurostat publishes international trade statistics of all EU Member States on its website.
In Finland other international trade -related statistics are published, among others, by
Eurostat provides a great number of statistics on transport (including modes of transport, passenger flows, ports etc.):
http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu click on Transport > Data.
The international trade database Comext can be also found on Eurostat's front page under the heading "External Trade".
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In 2014 we were tasked with revitalising the Grand Marnier brand for the UK festival & events scene, with the aim of shifting the brand identity & engaging a younger generation of Grand Marnier consumers. The creative execution of the brand included the design and production of an immersive mobile venue, which could pop up at festivals across the UK and help redefine brand perception.
Going back to the essence of the brand 'Hidden Charm' was born. This celebrated both tradition & modernity, a typical Parisian bistro exterior concealing a vibrant secret inside. The new world of Grand Marnier was contemporary, cheeky & utterly charming. Once inside the doors guests enjoyed a world of music, conversation and exquisite cocktails.
Activating at No. 6 Festival, Love Supreme, Isle of Wight & Big Feastival for 2 years consecutively - this secret spot quickly became the 'Hidden' gem at each event & brought Grand Marnier's charm to a new & receptive audience.


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How to book a consultation
All you need to do to get the ball rolling is to get in touch by email or through my web contact form. I aim to respond within one working day with consultation information and an idea of when I can visit.
questionnaire and vet referral form
Prior to my visit I ask you to complete two forms - a vet referral form and a pre-consultation questionnaire. There is no need to get these completed before booking, and I will send you this information when you first get in touch, but you may want to get a head start!
Pre-consultation questionnaire
So I can review the details of your pet's behaviour, I ask that you download and complete the relevant consultation questionnaire, and email or post it to me prior to my visit:
Vet referral form
Due to the importance of ruling out medical factors for your pet's unwanted behaviour, and because I view your vet as a partner in the behaviour consultation process, I require that your case is formally referred to me from your vet. Don't worry, this simply involves you and your vet completing the very short form below. You can send this referral form to me before the consultation, or I can pick it up on the day of my visit.


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Furnishing Utopia 2017
Design Within Reach presents Furnishing Utopia. The group underscores the influence of Shaker design on modernist furniture and interiors, while providing context for many of the materials, colors, and silhouettes so predominant in the present-day global design community. Led by Oregon-based Studio Gorm, 14 international design studios have created more than 55 original objects – all displayed alongside the original Shaker artifacts that served as inspiration.
New for the 2017 Furnishing utopia exhibition is the Drop-leaf bench. The Drop Leaf Bench utilizes the overhanging seat pad for lateral support and is inspired by the variety of joinery and construction techniques used by the Shakers. The upholstered wool seat has two textile hinges that fold down in assembly to xate the massive oak legs. The bench is composed of 4 parts that assemble with with sliding dovetails and only 4 screws.
Exhibition: Furnishing Utopia - SoHo
Year: 2017
Materials: Solid oak, HR foam & Wool upholstery
Size: L 120 x H 42 x W 32 cmPhotography: Charlie Schuck
Site: Hancock Shaker Village


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The Olympics are always an inspiring time for me. I marvel at the perseverance of these elite athletes, the dedication to their training regimens, the mental preparation to maintain focus in a high-pressure environment, and the passion for their sport.
I also admire their steely determination when they fall or make a mistake; I mean after all, they are human. But time and time again they stand back up, take a breath and pick up where they left off. Even if they don't win a medal, they are still Olympians—no one can ever take that away from them. If they continue to train and don't loose their passion, they can come back in four years and compete again.
Actors-what do you do when you don't "medal"?
We have the same passion for performing, we train extensively, and we know deep inside that we are built for our sport. But there isn't the equivalent title of "Olympian" to hold on to, to take pride in after we don't book that important gig. After you've been in final callbacks for a Broadway show/major film/TV pilot and don't book it, no note goes on your resumé. Perhaps the casting office and creatives will put you on the short list for the next project you are right for. Your friends and loved ones remind you how amazing it was that you "got that far". Your agent consoles you with the predictable platitude: "they went in another direction".
So how do we stand back up, take a breath and pick up where we left off? PRACTICE


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California Dreamin'
Hundreds of dollars later, and you know what I realize? I enjoy driving in the car, jamming out to AC/DC with my family just as much as I enjoy Disneyland with them. And I'm quick to admit that I LOVE Disneyland. But the older I get, the more I realize that the price of an experience doesn't necessarily make for a better memory. Watching my little family dance and laugh while stuck in a minivan together, those are moments that give my heart the warm and fuzzies! But let me be clear... Disneyland was a BLAST. We just got back from a busy and extremely fun trip to Southern California. We visited friends, met our DS buddies that we've followed via Instagram for years now (felt like meeting celebrities ;) ), went to the beach twice, swam until my kids were prunes and spent three days jamming every ride possible at Disneyland in. It was a week full of memory-making moments! But I can honestly say that I enjoyed breathing in the salty air and chasing Welles around (with his mouth full of sand) just as much as paying a million dollars for churros and riding Dumbo. Maybe even more. Don't get me wrong! I think Disneyland is more magical for me than it is for Scarlett, but those simple memories are kind of my favorite. And when we asked Scarlett what her favorite part of the trip was, she replied "playing at McDonald's with my cousins!" Oh, the lessons kids teach us.
I wasn't ready to come back to the daily grind, and I already have the itch to go on another little adventure with my crew!
I usually am too lazy to caption pics, but for the sake of my journaling, here I go...


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A guideline to further boost consumption as a key component in driving economic development was issued by the State Council on Nov 23.
The structure of consumption is being upgraded, the guideline said, which will bring new opportunities and spaces for development in fields such as infrastructure and public services.
Aimed at promoting consumption in care for the elderly, domestic and health services, the guideline emphasized boosting information goods and services, rising consumer spending on leisure and tourism, an added impetus to green consumption, keeping property consumption stable, and encouraging people to spend more on education, culture, and sports.
To achieve this, the guideline insisted that a set of fair, transparent and open market rules should ensure the correct environment to foster fair competition.
The government should deepen reforms in education, medication, elderly care and culture to encourage private investment in such areas, the guideline said.
Meanwhile, the government needs to promptly implement reforms to the household registration system and relax controls over the transfer of household registration in order to eliminate barriers between the urban and rural areas to boost consumption, the guideline said.
The government will work to improve the credit rating system, put in place a national unified system of codes for rating credit, and establish a platform for sharing and exchanging information on credit, the guideline said.
In addition, the government will strengthen monitoring, tracking and recall systems to ensure the safety and quality of consumer goods, severely punish the production and sale of counterfeit and shoddy goods, and protect the legitimate rights and interests of consumers, the guideline said.


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What is Lung Cancer And How To Diagnose It?
However, there are other factors that influence the origin of lung cancer:
As the age advances, there is more risk that the person suffers from cancer.
Hereditary factors.
Environmental factors.
When suffering from diseases like tuberculosis and bronchitis.
One way to prevent the risk of cancer is to stop smoking, avoid exposure to toxic radiation and chemicals, implement good eating habits, perform physical activities and maintain proper weight.
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Get the facts straight
10 Jul2017
ArticlesClimate changeDevelopmentInnovation & technologyEnglish
Published by New York Post
Politically tinged coverage of summer temperatures offers a lot of heat but not much light. "Deadly heat waves becoming more common due to climate change," declares CNN. "Extreme heat waves will change how we live. We're not ready," warns TIME. Some stories are more sensationalist than others, but there is a common theme: Dangerous heat waves will increase in frequency and ferocity because of global warming. This isn't fake news. In fact, it's perfectly true. But these stories reveal a peculiar blind spot in the media's climate reporting. While "deadly," "killer," "extreme" heat waves gain a...
6 Jul2017
ArticlesClimate changeDevelopmentEnergyEnvironmentGovernanceInnovation & technologyEnglish
Published by The Boston Globe
President Trump recently hosted "Technology Week" at the White House, focusing on "modernizing government technology and stimulating the technology sector." Behind this string of photo-ops is the unfortunate reality that Trump's 2018 budget request has proposed the steepest funding cuts for federal research and development in US history. The proposed budget would reduce funding for the Agricultural Research Service in the Department of Agriculture by 26 percent, which would lead to the closure of 17 research centers.
3 Jul2017
Published by The Huffington Post
When a child is born, a clock starts ticking. Scientists have shown that half of a child's intelligence potential is developed by the age of four. Early development makes a huge difference to life-long wellbeing. It is little surprise that distinguished economists who studied responses to Haitian challenges have focused attention on powerful investments that target children in infancy and in the womb. Haïti Priorise is a research project funded by the Government of Canada that has worked with more than 700 sector experts representing government, donors, think-tanks, universities and NGOs, and...
27 Jun2017
ArticlesConflicts and TerrorismDevelopmentInequalityEnglish
Domestic violence is a human rights issue, a public health issue and an economic development issue. In Haiti, evidence from confidential surveys suggests that domestic violence is a serious problem: it appears that around 273,200 women suffer from severe physical and/or sexual violence per year. This adds up to 9.4 percent of the population of 14- to 49-year-old women. Domestic violence has considerable consequences. It not only causes pain and suffering for the victims but creates costs for society. Victims are more likely to commit suicide, have more unwanted pregnancies, are less likely to...
16 Jun2017
ArticlesClimate changeDevelopmentEnergyEnglish
Published by Project Syndicate
President Donald Trump's withdrawal of the United States from the Paris climate agreement leaves the US without a global warming policy. That is alarming. But the world's response – to double down on the pact in opposition to Trump – should also cause concern. There have been two conflicting responses to Trump's decision – often heard from the very same person. On one hand, we are told that the move imperils the planet. Former US Vice President Al Gore says that Trump is damaging "humanity's ability to solve the climate crisis." Business leader Tom Steyer says the Paris accord is "essential...
Published by The Wall Street Journal
Environmentalists were aghast when President Donald Trump withdrew the U.S. from the Paris climate treaty, with some declaring that the very survival of our civilization was at stake. But is the Paris accord really all that stands between the planet and the worst of climate change? Certainly not. This is not to deny that President Trump's announcement was problematic. He failed to acknowledge that global warming is real and wrongly claimed that China and India are the "world's leading polluters."
14 Jun2017
ArticlesDevelopmentWater & SanitationEnglish
Low coverage rates for clean water and sanitation leave Haiti exposed to significant health burdens. According to the latest estimates, 72% of Haiti's population lack access to improved sanitation facilities and use either shared facilities, other improved facilities, or defecate in the open. In urban areas, 66% of the population lacks access to improved facilities while in rural areas, 81% of the total population lacks access to improved facilities. Between 2,000 and 4,500 people die each year from diarrheal disease. And the lack of basic water and sanitation services has contributed to the...
13 Jun2017
InterviewsVideosClimate changeDevelopmentEnglish
Published by Greg Gutfeld Show
Bjorn Lomborg to comment on the Paris Treaty on the Greg Gutfeld Show. He explained that the promises in the Paris Treaty were never enough to get anywhere near the 2°C target.
8 Jun2017
ArticlesDevelopmentEnvironmentHunger and MalnutritionInfrastructureEnglish
There are as many different ideas to improve the well-being of Haiti as there are Haitians. After talking to more than 700 people to identify all of the nation's biggest challenges and most promising solutions, the project Haiti Priorise has asked specialist economist researchers to focus on 85 key ideas across topics from health to infrastructure to the environment. Two research papers have recently been released that study on two ideas that have been long-discussed in Haiti. Are they ideas whose time has come? The first research paper, by Dr. Tarah Télusma Thelusme, Statistics Department...
Published by The Bolt Report
Bjorn Lomborg to comments on the Paris Treaty on The Bold Report. He explained that the promises in the Paris Treaty were never enough to get anywhere near the 2°C target.


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2 Reviews Written
Sail Date: December 2008
We just got in and I wanted to write my review while my thoughts were fresh. This was the first time cruising with Celebrity, however we have done 15 cruises in the last 8 years with Princess, NCL, Royal, and Holland. We arrived at the ... Read More
We just got in and I wanted to write my review while my thoughts were fresh. This was the first time cruising with Celebrity, however we have done 15 cruises in the last 8 years with Princess, NCL, Royal, and Holland. We arrived at the ship around 11:30 and were onboard by 12:30 and at the buffet. Nice selection and things went well. The ship left on time for Grand Cayman. Rough day at sea and then arrived at Grand Cayman but had to go to Spotts Bay, which is a small dock in no where 7 miles south of Georgetown. Luckily we had a rental with Alex and they pick us up, all others had to take a taxi to town. We drove the island, weather was overcast but stopped at Rum Point and saw starfishes, eels and lobsters. Next stop was Columbia and had Mr Emerald, Lee Miles set up a tour with Doris as out tour guide. 4 hour tour was very informative but merchants everywhere are chasing you. Doris was great. Panama was our next stop and had Alex from My Friend Mario. Went to Gatun Lock then a motorized canoe to the waterfall and finally the Indian tribe for lunch and tribal dance. Cut it close and barely made it back to the ship in time. Tour was terrific. Costa Rica with Oscar Brown was next. Saw Monkeys and Slothes, Banana Plantation, Zip Line and the beach for lunch. Tour was good but Costa Rica was dirty. On our way to Cozumel we were told a 25 year old had an issue and we went to Grand Cayman first to drop her off. Instead of arriving at 10:00 Captain said we would arrive at 2 but did not get to port till 3:30 and off ship by 3:50. Not good since it gets dark at 5. Waste of a port of call since we hoped to snorkel. Pier we came into was 3 miles from town. I would say the food was good but not great and not the best we have experienced. Speaking to people who have previously been on the Constellation they said the service has slipped and we would agree. Breakfast and Lunch in the main dining area are a joke. Service was slow at best and most waiters seem bothered to be there. Perry Grant was great and we saw most of his shows nightly. Most of the other entertainment was not that good, Noodles the comedian was the only other bright spot. Ship has a nice layout but is starting to show her age. No problem finding a chair on deck and the Aquaspa was enjoyable. We had high expectations for Celebrity since we had always heard they were a 5 star cruise. We would sail again if price was right but not at a premium for what were experienced. Read Less


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Duck Mole Enchiladas
A while back, we had an idea to make a pasta "al forno" with duck meat sauce appetizer. Demoing it by mistake with a chipotle sauce, we decided to skip pasta and make enchiladas! The initial difficulty lay in making tortillas, which none of us had done previously. We knew we wanted a semi-perfect cigar shape, so we tried making "pasta-tillas" because we did know how to make pasta. It was really rubbery and hard to make and kind of.....odd. Our next inspiration became "crepe-tillas" which are awesome!
This is a recipe for crepetilla batter:
1 ½ cup Masa Harina
½ cup Flour
4 ea Eggs
Milk, as needed
Salt, TT
- Whisk all ingredients to thin, creamy consistency.
Once we had our wrapper, the next difficulty lay in developing a filling. We knew we wanted to utilize the awesome shelling beans which were coming from our farm at the time. We developed a chunky bean and cheese filling for the enchiladas, which tasted great. When we baked it, however, they flattened out and looked sloppy. So we had to come up with a system that has been pretty foolproof, if a bit complex. Here it is:
First we shuck all the beans from their husks. This must be done by as many people as possible simultaneously, otherwise it takes forever.
These beans are called "Dragon's Tongue" cool, right? The taste is pretty comparable to an average white bean. They come from our farm, called Popelouchum in San Juan Bautista.
The beans are then simmered until very tender and buttery. We keep the flavor simple and use only salted water.
Then we pass the beans through a metal sieve called a tamis. This allows us to determine how smooth our beans will be and removes the undesired skins.
We then add shredded mozzarella, salt, and melted seaweed starch called Agar Agar. Agar has the advantage of melting only at extremely high temperatures. This way, when the cheese is melty and gooey in the enchiladas, the bean puree will still be fudgy and cake-like.
Above, Sous Chef Chris prepares special PVC pipes with Acetate paper and pipes the bean puree inside the tubes.
"Keep it Simple" - One pauses to appreciate the irony.
Once the bean mixture has cooled, we remove it from the pipes with a wooden dowel. Here they are looking extremely uniform. Awesome!
Next we cut the bean tubes into sections, lay them out next to "Crepetillas" painted with duck mole and roll up. Now there's our perfect cigar-shaped duck enchilada roll!
The duck Mole is made from simmered duck legs, mixed with dried and fresh peppers, spices and chocolate. On the side, we serve a small salad of Figs, Arugula, Orange Segments, some crispy Tortillas and Queso Fresco.


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The West Bengal State University in Kolkata, India is organizing a one-day International Seminar on Media, Communication and Culture (ISMCC 2016). The seminar themed "One Message Multiple Platform" will be held on 24 March 2016 in Kolkata, India. Prof Mohan J. Dutta has been invited to deliver the keynote address and will chair the plenary session at this seminar. Also, joining him in the plenary session will be Prof Kiran Prasad, Sri Padmavati Mahila University, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Monthly Archives: March 2016
Research Talk – Social Media as Pervasive Platforms for Ambient Communication
Dr Shim will be presenting the impact of social media platforms on community, society, culture with two empirical studies and their implications in the context of ambient communication. His studies focus on several key concepts such as media multitasking and social interaction behaviours, social pressure, and motivations. Two studies that are included in the talk relate to media multitasking and social interaction behaviours, as well as peer group pressure. The first study explores whether, and how, motivations for two screen viewing (TSV) predict social interaction behaviors and subsequent viewing intention of TV programs. The results show that motivations for TSV predicted distinctive sets of social interaction behaviour, which mediated the influence of motivations on viewing intentions. Results suggest that TSV could provide shared experiences nourishing social capital and reintegrate TV audiences. The second study investigates the moderation effect of peer-group pressure in the context of group chats on mobile instant messengers (MIMs). Why do adolescents engage in bullying behaviors on MIMs, in opposition to their attitude toward bullying? The findings illustrate the effects of interactions between attitudes and peer-group pressure. Adolescents with a neutral attitude toward MIMs bullying and perceived a high level of peer-group pressure were more likely to be engaged in MIMs bullying behaviours. Further implications of each study are discussed. In addition, Dr Shim will present his future plans on the theme of ambient communication as expansion of his social media research.
About the Speaker:
Dr Hongjin Shim earned his PhD from the Yonsei University and is currently an Associate Research Fellow of the Department Broadcasting and Media Research at Korea Information Society Development Institute (KISDI). His research interests include the effect of social media on society, psychological dynamics in new communication technologies, and new media research methods.
Time & Date : 3 pm, 23 March 2016
Venue : CNM meeting room ( AS6-03-33)
Random Blends 2016
Research Talk – Moving Towards Learning: Uncovering the secrets of Kinetic Learning
Kinetic Learning is a theory that physical movement or experience can help enhance learning outcomes by stimulating the sensorimotor system of the brain, as this adds detail and meaning to students' thinking. While there is plenty of research suggesting that physical stimulation in the form of exercise may help in human cognition, the specific mechanism regarding how such stimulation actually enhances learning performance has not been examined in detail. In particular, there is a lack of research in the academic community about what constitutes detail and meaning in terms of kinetic movement in relationship to learning content. This has implications on the design of kinetic instructional media for learning, as such media should not simply be a translation of a novel sensory modality into existing teaching modalities (such as audio or visual), because doing so may cause many details to be lost in translation. Indeed, the kinetic stimulation should not be deemed simply as exercise, as doing so may not provide insights into how specific movements relate to specific types of learnable content. Instead, the kinetic instructional media should make use of Embodied Learning concepts of "gestural congruency", in which the physical bodily movements should be structurally or analogically related to the learning content, in order for learning to be effective. However, it is still an open question as to how this can be achieved. In this research talk, I will give an overview of my recent efforts in studying Kinetic Learning, from the lens of interaction design, media design, and human-computer-interface design. I will also describe attempts at using public spaces and museums as experiment venues for collecting movement-based learning data, and show how such data could be used to provide insights into Kinetic Learning. Based on this pioneering work, I will lay out a vision for the future of Kinetic Learning as a novel field of research.
About the Speaker
Dr Lu Weiquan received his PhD in Electrical & Computer Engineering from NUS in 2013. Currently he is a Chief Researcher at KEIO-NUS
Research Talk – Communication and the M.I.N.D. in Virtual Reality Environments: Communication, User Performance and Brain Activity
Can virtual reality change the way we communicate and experience information? In a tour of some of the research and design at the M.I.N.D. Lab, we present recent studies on virtual reality and new media environments.Virtual reality and augmented reality designs have the potential to change the way information is communicated. These communication devices have implications for communication design not only for entertainment but for health communication, news, and education.In a series of studies we examine how virtual reality and augmented reality systems alter the way users experience and acquire information, improve their learning performance, affect persuasion, and generate a strong sense of presence ("being there") in the virtual environments. We explore how avatar coupling and representation significantly affects user experience, brain activity, physical response, and performance. The research includes real-time brain imaging using functional near infrared (fNIR) cortical sensors. We explore how the findings have implications for communication design using virtual reality.
About the Speaker:
Dr. Frank Biocca is currently Newhouse Chaired professor at Syracuse University, New York, and World Class University Professor at Sungkyunkwan (Samsung) University, Seoul. He directs human-computer interaction research at Media Interface and Network Design (M.I.N.D.) Labs, at networks of labs at several campuses. Among Dr. Biocca's 200 publications on new communication media is research on communication, design, and cognition in virtual environments. Dr. Biocca has been a faculty member or researcher at 10 universities in four countries including University of California – Berkeley, Stanford University, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, and others.
Time: 3 pm
Date: Wednesday, 09 Mar 2016
Venue: CNM Meeting Room
Research Talk – Social Media in the Lives of Senior Citizens: Uses and Effects of Facebook
Much research has focused on the role of social media in the lives of our youth, but we know very little about the uses and effects of social networking among senior citizens, the fastest growing demographic on Facebook. With increasing numbers of older adults aging in place, social media have the potential to combat physical isolation with social communications and enhance their health and wellbeing. This talk will discuss the speaker's program of research on the uses and effects of Facebook for senior citizens. In-depth interviews, content analysis and survey techniques across three large studies reveal why some senior citizens are drawn to Facebook while others avoid it, what motivates them to engage in certain activities online and which actions correspond to psychological feelings of competence, autonomy and relatedness.
About the Speaker:
Dr Eun Hwa Jung will be conferred PhD in Mass Communication from Pennsylvania State University, College of Communications.
Time : 4.30 p.m
Date : Wed 09 March 2016
Venue : CNM meeting room ( AS6-03-33)


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Instructional technology has changed dramatically over the last decade with new technology taking many different forms (e.g., CALI lessons which reinforce existing classes, videoconferencing, internet based courses). These new technologies create the possibility for cooperative distance learning ventures. Video conferencing, which used to be expensive and difficult to use, has now become relatively cheap and accessible. Internet based courses, which were a novelty a decade ago, have now become possible and relatively commonplace.These technological advances give law schools the chance to work together to significantly advance educational opportunities of their students. Within the United States, law schools can significantly expand their curricular offerings through distance learning. For example, suppose that a law school wishes to offer a course on white collar crime or international criminal law (or any number of other elective courses such as health law), but is unable to do so. This inability can result for several reasons: the school does not have a faculty member who teaches in the desired area; the school has insufficient demand to justify hiring a faculty member to teach in that area; the school does not have sufficient budgetary resources to make a new hire. One way the law school can meet the need for a particular course is let students take the course by video-conference or over the internet from a faculty member at another law school. Especially now, when law schools are facing tight (and, in many cases, constricting) resources, the opportunity for distance learning is potentially important.
Internationally, the potential for distance learning offers tremendous opportunities. Suppose, for example, that a law school wants to offer its students a broad-based curriculum on international business transactions and international taxation. Some law schools will have a professor who teaches in these areas, but the faculty member will usually teach only a course or two. By distance means, a law school can provide its students with a variety of courses: Doing Business in the Pacific Rim and Asia; European Union Competition Law; European Union Sales of Goods Laws, etc. Moreover, by bringing together faculty from all over the world, a school can arrange to have these courses taught by experts in the field.
An additional attraction of distance learning is the possibility of accessing market and revenue streams outside of traditional J.D. markets. Law schools could choose to offer distance courses for continuing legal education purposes, to non-J.D. students, or to others. The consortium system will provide an excellent foundation upon which to explore these markets.
In recognition of the potential of distance learning technology, the American Bar Associations (ABA) Section on Legal Education issued Standard 306 pertaining to the use of Distance Learning in ABA accredited law schools (Appendix A). To briefly summarize, this standard lets law schools offer entirely distance-based course or portions of courses as distance learning to its students. An individual student can earn up to 12 hours per law school career through distance means.
The new Consortium for Distance Education - CALI (CODEC) is designed to create a marketplace which allows schools to cooperate for distance learning purposes. The goal is to create a platform from which law schools can engage in distance education to the extent that they deem desirable. Members schools can choose to be active providers or recipients of distance education. Alternatively, they can choose to offer (or accept) only a single or occasional course by distance means. CODEC will create a convenient environment for faculty to offer courses, students to take courses and institutions to allow their members to participate.
While CODEC will help member schools gain insight into how to construct and deliver distance learning courses, the technology for such courses is already available and readily accessible. As a result, although CODEC will provide member schools with a place to debate the merits of various types of distance technology, CODEC will not provide the technological platform for distance education. CODECs primary objective is to create a marketplace that helps the free market of distance education flourish. CODEC regards this document as a starting point for engaging the law school community in the necessary dialogue to arrive at the final design for the consortium.
i. Establish a unified catalog of distance learning law courses (hereafter CODEC for COnsortium for Distance Education from CALI) available for members of CALI.
ii. Producers of courses may designate the parameters of their course including which law schools students can take the course, enrollment limits and the price per student.
iii. Consumers of courses will be free to designate what law schools courses they will allow their students to take and in what numbers.
iv. Students will receive credit from their home institutions.
v. CALI will develop a centralized, database-backed website where producers can list courses, consumers can post a desire for certain courses, students can register for courses, and faculty can submit final grades for the students taking courses.
vi. CALI will develop and operate the website with design input from the participating legal education community. An advisory board will filter community design and feature requests.
Consortium Details
I. Terminology
In this document, the term producers is used to refer to law schools that offer classes for students outside their school. The term consumers refers to law schools that allow their students to take courses from other law schools. CODEC assumes that most member schools will be both producers and consumers of distance learning. Faculty and students at each type of school would be referred to as Producer Faculty and Consumer Students.
II. Remuneration
CODEC participation will be governed by free market principles, and the function of CODECs website is to create a Coasean marketplace which reduces the friction for consummating transactions between producers and consumers. In other words, remuneration is a matter to be decided between producer schools and consumer schools, or perhaps between producer schools and consuming students, rather than by the consortium. CODECs goal is simply to create a way for producers to inform consumers of courses that they are willing to offer, and of the prices that they have set for their courses. CODEC envisions that the terms set by producers could take any number of forms including the following:
A. Barter. Schools would be free to agree between themselves to exchange courses. For example, suppose that one school desires a course in International Criminal Law while another school desires a course in First Amendment law. If each school has the potential to offer what the other school desires, the schools might agree simply to exchange the courses. In other words, a faculty member at one school might teach an ICC course by distance at the other school, and a faculty member from the other school might return the First Amendment course, with no compensation between the two institutions.
B. Fee Per Student. Subject to the willingness of consumer schools to permit their students to take the courses, a producer school might choose to offer courses on a fee per student basis. If the producer school so chose, and if consumer schools were willing to permit it (and accept the credit), a producer school could offer distance courses (e.g., over the internet) to any student willing to pay the fee (or to a limited subset of students, as the producing school dictates). Producer schools would collect these fees directly from consumer students.
C. Per School Fee. To the extent that a producer school and a consumer school agree, a consumer school could pay a producer school for offering a course by distance means at its own institution.
D. Alternative Possibilities. Any other arrangement that meets the agreement of participating schools are possible and permissible.
III. Academic Calendar Coordination.
CODEC recognizes that each school has different start/end times for their academic calendar, holidays, exam periods, etc. Each school that offers a course through CODEC is free to create its own registration deadlines and course calendars either individually or consultation with a consumer school.
IV. Course Registration.
Students registering for a consortium course shall do so through the CODEC website. CODEC will then distribute the information to the local administrative computing systems.
V. Producer control over enrollment
Producer schools shall be free to determine for themselves who they will accept as students. Producer schools shall be free to limit registration only to students from specified consumer schools. Consumer schools shall be free to decide which courses, and which institutions, in which their students may enroll.
The CODEC system allows schools to create smaller, mini-consortia where each school has designated only a few other schools for accepting students. For example, schools can choose to participate only with some subset of the CODEC market. For example...
i. all schools within a single state or other geographic region,
ii. two schools with a partnership agreement to trade areas of expertise in teaching,
iii. schools with similar admissions policies based on LSAT or GPA, etc.
By participating in the larger consortium, law schools gain the benefit of the consortiums services and keep their options open for future expansion. In other words, the network effect of the consortium can leverage the power of the collective.
VI. Consumer control over course selection
Membership in the consortium does not require that a consumer allow any of their students to take courses from any producer. As required by ABA Standard 306:
|"...(a) A law school may offer credit toward the J.D. degree for study offered through distance education consistent with the provisions of this Standard and Interpretations of this Standard. Such credit shall be awarded only if academic content, the method of course delivery, and the method of evaluating student performance are approved as part of the schools regular curriculum approval process... (Emphasis mine)
Once producers make a list of courses available - and for what law schools they will accept - consumers can view the list and indicate to the system which courses that their students can take. This can be done on a global basis or an ad hoc basis.
VII. Course pre-requisites
Producer schools are free to establish prerequisites for their courses and to limit enrollment to students who satisfy those prerequisites.
VIII. Academic Credit
Academic credit will be handled variably depending on the wishes of participating schools. If a school allows its students to take courses from a producer school on an independent basis, it is presumed (subject to alternate arrangement by the consumer school) that academic credit will be issued by the producer school and transferred to the consumer institution as per the consumer institutions ordinary rules governing transfer credit. If distance learning occurs by agreement between two institutions, academic credit should be handled as agreed between the two institutions. In the absence of an agreement, it will be assumed that the producing faculty member will be treated as a visiting faculty member at the consuming institution, and credit shall be granted by the consuming institution. In other words, the distance learning course is considered to be taught by the equivalent of an adjunct instructor at the consuming institution.
IX. Registration and your local administrative computing system
CODEC shall establish a centralized registration system for all students taking consortium-related courses. This web-based database system will be built by CALI staff. The system will function as follows:
A. When producers decide to offer a distance learning course, they enter the course information, requirements, etc., into the consortium registration system.
B. As permitted by their home institutions, students may register for consortium courses at the consortium website. Local registrars will then be able to download their own student registrations as standardly formatted data and it will be their responsibility to enter the course registrations into their own local administrative computing systems matching up the courses in the consortium with the courses that they previously entered into their own local administrative system.
C. Producers can receive the class list of remote students from the system in any of variety of formats (HTML, comma delimited, etc.).
D. CALI will work with consortium members to design a standard data format for all of these interconnections. Everything will be over the web via registered accounts and secure passwords and high-reliability hardware.
X. Drop/Add
Producer schools may establish their own rules regarding dropping or adding a course, as well as regarding wait lists. The consortium will strive to make the process unproblematic in respect to the flow of data. The local registrar will have to update the consortium system so that the remote instructor is informed of the students withdrawal from the course.
XI. Grade administration and grade curve policies
The consortium system will centrally collect grades and deliver them to local registrars. Absent agreement with the consumer school, producer schools shall award grades in the format that their institution authorizes or dictates. Consumer schools shall be free to apply whatever rules they choose to apply to distance courses. For example, a consumer school could choose to treat all distance courses as pass-fail courses. Alternatively, they could simply accept the grades awarded by the producer institution. A consumer school might also choose to apply its own internal grading curve to a distance course.
XII. Involvement of law school registrars
The consortium contemplates that this project will require substantive input from law school registrars. CODEC anticipates that it will collaborate with the National Network of Law School Officers (http://nnlso.org/).
XIII. Course Delivery
As indicated at the beginning of this document, a variety of distance learning technology is available. CODEC does not intend to dictate to member schools regarding the construction or delivery of distance learning courses.
Regarding the technical aspects of distance learning delivery, CODEC assumes that producer schools will establish the method and requirements (especially technical requirements) of all courses that they are willing to offer. When a course is registered with CODEC, producer schools will specify the method and requirements.
If a consumer curriculum committee approves a course that requires a local room with videoconferencing, then they are also taking on the responsibility of scheduling that room and providing the technical staffing necessary to make sure everything works for every class. This is made clear in ABA Standard 306:
Interpretation 306-5: Law schools shall have the technological capacity, staff, information resources, and facilities required to provide the support needed for instructors and students involved in distance education at the school.
Interpretation 306-6:Law schools shall establish mechanisms to assure that faculty who teach distance education courses and students who enroll in them have the skills and access to the technology necessary to enable them to participate effectively.
Producer faculty will, of course, have to make similar arrangements at their school with their local IT staff. It is presumed that no course will be made available unless the faculty member has arranged for the necessary technical support to deliver it.
The consortium will provide a clearinghouse of information of best practices in the delivery of distance legal education. This implies a website with links to articles, lists and links of software and development of basic models that faculty can use to get started. In the future, it could involve the development of application specific software or aggregations of tools that can be used to deliver distance education.
XIV. Membership Fees
Each member school will be asked to contribute $2,000 per year to finance the consortium, and allow the consortium to provide the services contemplated by this document. Schools who pay this fee shall be entitled to participate fully in CODEC.
XIV. Consortium system development, administration and governance
The consortium will governed by an independent Board of Directors within the CALI organization. The Board will have decision making authority for consortium guidance, operations and planning. Board members will elect one of their members as President of the Board.
The board will be made up of four law school faculty and CALIs Executive Director (as an ex officio representative of CALIs governing board) who shall serve staggered four year terms.
The initial board will be composed of the faculty who took the initiative in developing CODEC and CALIs ex officio member (Executive Director John Mayer) who shall serve the following terms:
|Board Member
|Term Expires
|Mr. John Mayer (ex officio)
Executive Director
|July 1, 2005
|Chancellor Donald E. Lively
Florida Coastal School of Law
|July 1, 2006
|Professor Ellen Podgor
Georgia State University
|July 1, 2007
|President Richard Matasar
New York Law School
|July 1, 2008
Professor Russell Weaver
|July 1, 2009
As an ex officio member of the Board, CALIs Executive Director does not have to stand for election or re-election. However, when a change in the directorship occurs, the new Executive Director will automatically replace the prior Executive Director on the Board.
When the term expires of a Board member elected as a faculty member, his/her re-election or replacement shall be determined by a vote of the remaining Directors.
John Mayer
|Russell L. Weaver
Professor of Law & Distinguished University Scholar
University of Louisville
Louisville D. Brandeis School of Law
Louisville, KY 40292


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The buildings of Asshai are made out of a [[black stone]]
The buildings of Asshai are made out of a [[black stone]] can feel greasy to the touch. The stone seems to drink in light, dimming toches and hearth fires alike, making the city have a dark and gloomy appearance. Asshai sprawls for leagues across both sides of the Ash, and its great walls allegedly could contain [[Volantis]], [[Qarth]], [[King's Landing]], and [[Oldtown]] combined. The population of Asshai, however, is no more than that of a good-sized market town. By night only one building in ten shows a light.
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Asshai is a port city located in the far south-east of Essos, where the Ash meets the Jade Sea at its eastern exit, the Saffron Straits.[1] Asshai is on the southernmost edge of a mountainous peninsula known as the Shadow Lands, thus the city is often called Asshai-by-the-Shadow and to go to Asshai can be described as to "pass beneath the shadow". The area of the Shadow Lands and Asshai are sometimes referred to simply as "the Shadow".
The origins of Asshai are lost in time, even the Asshai'i do not claim to know who built it, stating only a city stood there since the world began and will stand there until it ends.[2]
The buildings of Asshai are made out of a black stone that can feel greasy to the touch. The stone seems to drink in light, dimming toches and hearth fires alike, making the city have a dark and gloomy appearance. Asshai sprawls for leagues across both sides of the Ash, and its great walls allegedly could contain Volantis, Qarth, King's Landing, and Oldtown combined. The population of Asshai, however, is no more than that of a good-sized market town. By night only one building in ten shows a light.
Trading destination
Asshai is a popular trading destination for ships traders' circle in the Jade Sea, and it exports such goods as amber and dragonglass. The city is usually travelled to by ship, but it can also be reached overland by caravans.[3] Westerosi trading ships bound for Asshai go east through the Summer Sea and the Jade Sea, which are connected by the straits at Qarth, the Jade Gates.[4] Gold and gems are also a common export, though some say the gold of the Shadow Lands is as unhealthy as the fruits that grow there.
Aside from merchant traders, few from Westeros visit Asshai and little is known about it. Lomas Longstrider may have visited Asshai.
All foodstuff and freshwater is brought in by ship, as animals brought into the city soon die and the waters of the Ash river glisten black beneath the noonday sun and glimmer with green phosphoresence by night. The only fish that dwell in its water are blind and deformed, with only fools and shadowbinders daring to eat of their flesh.[2]
People of Asshai
Asshai and its few people have an ominous reputation in other lands. Asshai'i are described as having a dark and solemn appearance.[5] The Dothraki believe that Asshai'i are "spawn of shadows".[6]
There are no children in Asshai, and all who dwell there wear masks or veils and, oft as not, walk alone or ride in palanquins of ebony an iron, hidden behind dark curtains and carried upon the backs of slaves. Only the shadowbinders of Asshai dare to travel upriver and even they fear to tread before the doors of the Stygai, the corpse city.[2]
The Asshai'i are well versed in witchcraft and wizardry and have a language of their own, used in their spells (as done by the Valyrians). Mirri Maz Duur, who learned in Asshai, sang in a foreign tongue as a knife appeared in her hand, her voice described as "shrill" and "ululating".[7] Furthermore Melisandre has been noted to pray to R'hllor once in the speech of Asshai, once in High Valyrian, and once in the Common Tongue."[8]
Esoteric Knowledge
Asshai holds a significant amount of arcane knowledge. Of any current location, it is the most likely to have dragonlore.[9] Ancient books of Asshai also record the Azor Ahai prophecy followed by members of the R'hllor faith.[10] It is rumoured the spellsingers, aeromancers and warlocks practice their arts openly in Asshai.[11]
Recent Events
A Game of Thrones
In the Eastern Market of Vaes Dothrak Daenerys Targaryen spies dark and solemn Asshai'i people.[5]
During Tywin Lannister's council meeting, after news of Jaime Lannister's capture at the Whispering Wood reaches them, talk eventually turns to Stannis Baratheon. Among other reports he has received from Varys of Stannis's activities on Dragonstone, Tywin mentions that one of them is that Stannis is bringing a shadowbinder from Asshai.[12]
A Clash of Kings
Melisandre of Asshai is on Dragonstone to serve Stannis Baratheon.
Quaithe of the Shadow is one of the three representatives from Qarth who return to Vaes Tolorro with Jhogo in search of dragons. Later in Qarth Quaithe urges Daenerys to leave the city as soon as possible. When Daenerys what she means Quaithe gives a cryptic answer,
To go north, you must journey south, to reach the west you must go east. To go forward you must go back and to touch the light you must pass beneath the shadow.[6]
Daenerys takes the word "shadow" to be a reference to the Shadow Lands and, by implication, Asshai. Concluding that Quaithe wants her to head towards Asshai, she asks whether the Asshai'i would offer her an army, gold, or ships. She further asks what could be available for her in Asshai that is not in Qarth. Quaithe offers a laconic answer, "Truth." She then bows and fades back into the crowd. Daenerys later heads west of Qarth, ending up in Slaver's Bay.
A Feast for Crows
Euron Greyjoy tells his brother Aeron that from Ib to Asshai when men see his sails, they pray.
A Dance with Dragons
In Illyrio's manse in Pentos Tyrion Lannister finds wines from Asshai in his stock. Illyrio Mopatis later assures Tyrion that the galley that delivered him to Pentos is on her way to Asshai. It will be two years before she returns, if the seas are kind.
Prince Quentyn Martell notes that there are even masked shadow-binders from Asshai by the Shadow at the Merchant's House in Volantis.
In Meereen Xaro Xhoan Daxos informs Daenerys Targaryen that when she smashed the slave trade, the blow was felt from Westeros to Asshai.
At the Wall Melisandre notes that she is stronger there, stronger even than in Asshai. She also recalls a lesson she had learned long before Asshai - the more effortless the sorcery appears, the more men fear the sorcerer.
Notable Characters from Asshai
- Melisandre
- Quaithe of the Shadow, a shadowbinder who seeks out Daenerys Targaryen and counsels her to go to Asshai.[6] She wears a red-lacquered mask much like natives of the Shadow Lands.
Quotes about Asshai
Crows Eye, did you leave your wits at Asshai?[13]
– Asha Greyjoy to Euron Greyjoy
References and Notes
- ↑ The Lands of Ice and Fire.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 The World of Ice & Fire, Asshai-by-the-Shadow.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 36, Daenerys IV.
- ↑ So Spake Martin: Trade with Asshai
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 54, Daenerys VI.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 40, Daenerys III.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 72, Daenerys X.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 12, Daenerys I.
- ↑ Dragon Lore. May 19, 2000 So Spake Martin
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 10, Davos I.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 23, Daenerys III.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 69, Tyrion IX.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 19, The Drowned Man.
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