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Along with being our temple, and the physical existence of our conscious, our bodies are barometers. If we listen to our bodies' signals, we can often discover underlying ailments and disease. One of the biggest culprits of physical demise is stress.
As defined by Psychology Today, stress is "simply a reaction to a stimulus that disturbs our physical or mental equilibrium." The most curious aspect of stress is how and why it occurs. What makes this aspect so complicated is that it can drastically vary from one person to the next. What would stress you out could be meaningless to a different person.
Stress wreaks havoc on our physical bodies. Consistent exposure to stress can lead to an overproduction of the hormones adrenaline and cortisol. Adrenaline is what fuels our bodies into "fight-or-flight" mode, and an overproduction of this hormone can begin to develop into these feelings:
- Sleeplessness or Insomnia
- Irritability
- Dizziness
- Lightheadedness
- Restlessness
- Anxiety
- Heart damage
As explained on AdrenalFatigue.org, "higher and more prolonged levels of circulating cortisol (like those associated with chronic stress) have been shown to have negative effects, such as:*
- Impaired cognitive performance
- Dampened thyroid function
- Blood sugar imbalances, such as hyperglycemia
- Decreased bone density
- Sleep disruption
- Decreased muscle mass
- Elevated blood pressure
- Lowered immune function
- Slow wound healing
- Increased abdominal fat, which has a stronger correlation to certain health problems than fat deposited in other areas of the body. Some of the health problems associated with increased stomach fat are heart attacks, strokes, higher levels of "bad" cholesterol (LDL) and lower levels of "good" cholesterol (HDL), which can lead to other health problems.*"
It's important to regard and be aware of your personal stressors. Just because other people may not believe something should be stressing you out, it doesn't mean that the stimuli is not having an affect on you. Some common stressors are time management, work-related, money-related, and family issues, but stressors could run the expanse such as loud noises, loneliness, feeling incapable, vulnerable, or depressed, and anything else that is causing you discomfort.
If you're feeling overwhelmed by stress, you should most certainly seek the help of a medical doctor or licensed therapist, but there are some strategies you can use to try and minimize stress in your life.
Once you've identified your personal stressors, try clearing your perspective of the issue by breaking it down into manageable pieces. You can try aromatherapy and comforting moments directed solely at your relaxation. Devote special time for yourself everyday, whether it's getting some exercise, taking a bath, meditating, reading, lighting a candle, listening to music, or anything that brings you peace and serenity. Consider delegating complicated tasks, asking for help, eating healthier, and taking care of your physical well-being.


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Every once in a long while the history of the beloved and storied Porsche automobile has been eloquently captured in the pages of large coffee table books, posters, and calendars. On Friday March 4th Motorbooks Inc. released one of the most impressive historical perspectives and richest pictorials of Porsche in the book, Porsche: A History of Excellence. This newly Spotted book is authored by RandyLeffingwell, the best-selling Motorbooks author and extraordinary photographer, who has earned a reputation as one of the most diligent and renown Porsche authorities today. Randy dedicates the book to Porsche spokesman Bob Carlson, praising him as both a friend and "a colleague whom I deeply respect. He has supported encouraged, and aided my book efforts immeasurably for two decades," according to Leffingwell. According to the release information we received, this book was important to publish because no other sports car has had a run like Porsche's on the street or on the world's racetracks. The Spotted 9s team's experience with the book has been extremely enlightening as we go about the important work of chronicling and identifying vehicles we spot across the digital landscape, and throughout the towns, cities and countries around the world. Chapter one, as an example, delivers a joyfully biased overview of the Volkswagen roots of the Porsche origin. While chapters two through six are dedicated to the rich Porsche automotive racing heritage.
The book is broken down in chronological order, with each chapter teaching us something new about critical milestones leading up to today's grand Porsche legacy. Chapter seven highlights takes the reader from 1970 to 1976 as the journey of the next generation began, which included the mid-engine mounted 914 Roadster. With twenty full-length chapters of Porsche history in text and photographs, this richly illustrated volume released on March 4th, 2011, tells a very complete story of the fabled Porsche marque. The renowned automotive writer, photographer and Porsche aficionado Leffingwell focuses his lens on each important model from the first 356 to today's Cayman and 911. His pictures, in-depth analyses of each car, and interviews with key personnel all serve to comprise a comprehensive, compelling and often revealing history of the world's premier name in sports cars. The book retails for $30 and is also available on Amazon.com.

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- Best Makeup Brush Set
- Best Bronzer Brush
- Best Powder Brush
- Best Foundation Brush
- Best Concealer Brush
- Best Eyeshadow Brush
- Best Lip Brush
- Best Eyeliner Brush
- Best Blush Brush
- Best Eyebrow Brush
- Best Kabuki Brush
Best Makeup Brushes
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Your makeup products are only as good as the tools you use to apply them. You can transform a common everyday drugstore foundation into a professional looking airbrushed finish. Take a gooey lip product and use it to sculpt and define your lips, versus applying it with a finger. Brushes reduce your risk of breakouts as long as you keep them clean. They also reduce the risk of wasting your products because they only pick up a little at a time. The following lists offer the best brushes on the market.
Best Makeup Brush Set:
Buying your makeup brushes in a set not only saves you money, but equips you with everything you need. This makes applying makeup easier and more enjoyable, with professional-looking results. The ideal set should include application and blending brushes for the eyes and face. Some can perform more than one task; for example, lip and liner brushes can usually be used interchangeably. These brushes are soft and gentle on the skin, while giving you results that will exceed your expectations.
Sigma Beauty Essential Kit
You get it all in the Sigma Essential Kit. There is a brush for powders, creams, gels, or liquid base makeup products. The brushes are ideal for applying and/or blending. These come with the classic long-handled design preferred by professional makeup artists. You can achieve any look with ease. Read Full Review
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Real Techniques Core Collection Set
This is the perfect collection for your budget. These basic brushes are a great start to any makeup brush collection. You get 4 different sizes and shapes to allow you to create any makeup look. The synthetic bristles allow you to pick up and buff all of your favorite products with ease. Read Full Review
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Bobbi Brown Basic Brush Collection
Bobbi gives you 6 professional-style brushes in a compact zip protector pouch. These brushes are built to stand up to constant use without shedding or losing shape. This is a good investment if you want professional results. Read Full Review
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Sedona Lace 12 Piece Synthetic Professional Makeup Brushes
These brushes offer more than just a pretty design. They perform just as good as they look, and are made with high quality pink-and-black synthetic fibers. These are a great buy because they are moderately priced, yet can outperform many other expensive name brands. Read Full Review
Sephora Collection Ultimate Travel Tool Brush Set
Sephora Collection Brush Set gives you the ideal brushes to work with any product. You get 8 brushes that are made with either synthetic or natural fibers. The synthetics allow you to work with creams and liquids, while the natural fibers are ideal for picking up and blending in the perfect amount. Read Full Review
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Best Bronzer Brush:
A bronzer brush can double as a blush, highlighter contour, or foundation brush, depending on how you like to wear your bronzer. For full on glam and tan, use the body brush to take your bronzer from face to neck to chest and finally, shoulders. Others may want just a hint of color where the sun would naturally hit the skin, so use the rounded brushes for a soft and light application. Use the flat brush for cream or cream-to-powder formulas because you need to avoid using hands, and sponges can cake it on and look uneven. Whether you dip, swirl, dab, dot, swipe, or sweep, there is the perfect brush to match your favorite bronzing style. These brushes have been chosen because they are considered top-of-the-line by makeup artists and beauty fans. All of these are great for any skin tone from fair to dark. These are all also worth the money and are truly ideal for heavy constant use.
Tom Ford Bronzer Brush
Tom Ford is ideal if you are a bronzaholic. This brush will be your go-to choice and you will probably use it daily. It is well worth the cost, and cleans up beautifully. The bristles will stay in the same shape you bought it in even after constant use. Read Full Review
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Bare Minerals Handy Buki Brush
This brush was made for swirling. It is a simple technique that works exactly like it sounds. With swirling, you get even coverage that is easy to layer. The size is perfect for travel; the brush is big enough to cover your entire face in a snap, but small enough if you just want to place your bronzer strategically. Read Full Review
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Sephora Collection Classic Bronzer Brush #44
If you want a durable, lasting quality brush this is a great middle ground cost option. It is the perfect size for all skin types; especially fair skinned beauties that need to pay careful attention to detail while applying bronzer. This is also the perfect brush for applying shimmery shades and dusting the dcolletage. Read Full Review
Bobbi Brown Face Brush
This travel-ready brush will be perfect for all of your powder makeup needs. You can sweep on little highlights onto cheeks, or use it all over your entire face. The size is compact enough to stash into the smallest of handbags. Read Full Review
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It Cosmetics Heavenly Luxe Powder Brush
It Cosmetics Heavenly Luxe Powder Brush is a great brush to travel with. It will fit beautifully into any makeup bag and still gives you enough handle and brush surface for flawless makeup application. This is a quality synthetic option that gives you dense bristles ideal for distributing product evenly. Read Full Review
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Best Powder Brush:
Powder brushes are ideal for loose or pressed powder-based foundations, finishing powders, or illuminating highlighters. The one thing that sets these apart from other tools is the fact that this brush typically has a larger and more compact set of bristles. This helps to cover your entire face and/or chest quickly and evenly. It is great for working with larger surface areas, blending, or wicking away excess product. All of these products have been chosen because they all have a great following, are highly recommended on YouTube (and some of my personal favorites). They are ideal for professionals as well as everyday makeup wearers. These have been chosen because all of these are well worth the cost and you have a variety of price ranges to choose from.
Hakuhodo S102 Finishing Brush
If you a tool that is top-of-the-line and performs just as beautifully as it looks, opt for this professional line of brushes from Hakuhodo. This company is quickly becoming very popular internationally renowned brand. This handle does include a 24 karat gold plate and is made with natural bristles. Read Full Review
Hakuhodo K022 Powder Brush Round and Flat
If you want an affordable and professional quality brush that will work with any skin type you cannot go wrong with Hakuhodo. These brushes are so good they were worth mentioning twice. Makeup artists and professionals love the end result. Read Full Review
EcoTools Large Powder Brush
Try EcoTools if you want an affordable, quality option. The bristles are synthetic, but they are soft and great for blending. The handle is made out of bamboo and recycled aluminum, making this a durable must-have for any loose or pressed powder. Read Full Review
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Japonesque Kumadori Powder Brush
If you want to treat yourself to a professional quality brush, be sure not to overlook Japonesque. This brush is designed with the finicky makeup artist in mind. The bristles are natural, perfectly rounded, and fluffy. This is perfect for all powders; from the loose and airy, to the rich and compact. Read Full Review
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Smashbox Face & Body Brush #19
Smashbox Face & Body brush has gotten tons of great reviews because it is the perfect got-to brush if you need something that can do just about anything. This one is has a sexy red handle and is super compact so it will easily become your new fave. The price point is pretty great too for a brush you will use almost daily. Read Full Review
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Best Foundation Brush:
No one wants to apply foundation with fingers. Not only does this make a mess, you don't get even-looking coverage. A sponge can have similar results, and often, we dont change them out as often as we should. These can build up a cesspool of bacteria which can break out the skin. Use a foundation brush for smooth, even coverage. Not only is this going to prevent breakouts, but it will be a lot faster and easier. It doesn't matter if you typically use liquid, powder, or cream foundations, these brushes will give you flawless even coverage (be sure to pick the tool that fits with the product consistency). Every one of these products have been chosen because they give you the best bang for your buck. They are all made with lasting quality materials, come at a reasonable price point. They have been chosen because their bristles will hold their shape and continue to perform beautifully with daily use.
Shiseido Perfect Foundation Brush
This brush is going to work for any type of foundation no matter the consistency. It gives you control over your level of coverage and while using a swirl or stipple method. You will notice the light airbrushed finish looks completely natural. This brush is an award winner and comes at an astoundingly low price for such a high end brand! Read Full Review
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Makeup Forever Foundation Brush Large 108
If you want a classic foundation brush to apply rich, creamy liquid foundations go for Makeup Forevers 108 foundation brush. This one is gentle enough for mature skin, works well with thin to thick formulas without ever streaking or dragging across the skin. This quality brush will certainly maintain its shape even after heavy use. Read Full Review
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Tarte Airbrush Finish Bamboo Foundation Brush
Choose any foundation in any consistency you like. This brush will take even a basic drugstore brand and create a soft, professional, airbrushed look. This brush is a bit on the large size, but gives your skin an effortless-looking finish. Read Full Review
Hourglass Foundation/Blush Brush No. 2
You can easily justify the price of this versitle brush because it is an all in one high quality face tool, and is money well spent. This Hourglass brush is also ideal for sensitive skin. The bristles are animal-free, and the quality of the synthetic fibers will have you raving about how great this brush works with any face product. Read Full Review
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Estee Lauder Brush 3 Powder Foundation Brush
If you love wearing powders and want a brush that gives you the ability to buff, go for Estee Lauder. Oily skin types will love how soft and bendable makeup becomes with the use of this brush. It has dense but soft bristles and a lightweight, easy-to-wield handle. Read Full Review
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Best Concealer Brush:
Concealer has a tendency to be on the thick and creamy side, and thats exactly the thing we like about them. This poses a challenge when it comes to application, because blending is the key to hiding those unwanted flaws. Applying concealer with a brush is a great way to keep oils from your hands from making a breakout worse. Other tools may not give you the coverage you need. Brushes allow the product to blend into skin without looking caked-on or splotchy. Be sure to smooth the edges of the concealer for seamless blending with your foundation layer. All of these brushes have been chosen because they are all the perfect size for any skin issue that may need to be concealed. They have all gotten incredible reviews and have a loyal following.
Bobbi Brown Touch Up Brush
If you need a little more brush to work with for skin discoloration this is a great choice. This brush is made for buffing and blending - especially on the days where you may need a little more coverage. You can also use the Touch Up Brush to correct your makeup throughout the day. Read Full Review
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Cover FX Concealer Brush
If you need a smaller concealer brush to cover blemishes, help conceal under eye circles or even prime the eyelid, try this quality animal-friendly option from Cover FX. This is a great quality brush that comes at a very affordable price. You will love the fact that this handle is chip resistant so it will travel well. Read Full Review
Stila One Step Complexion Brush #33
If you want a tool that will help you apply makeup quickly and easily, you will love the duality of this 2-in-1 brush option. One side has dense, soft bristles ideal for concealing large areas or even applying cream blush or a highlight. The other rounded tip end is perfect for doting concealer on those stubborn scars and blemishes or even hiding under eye circles. It can also be used to push eye shadow into creases seamlessly. Read Full Review
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Benefit Cosmetics Concealer Brush
If you only need a tiny bit of concealer and need a precise brush to apply your thickest products, use Benefit. The tapered bristles are perfect for blending in rich creams with a seamless and undetectable finish. The long, professional-style handle gives you total control. Read Full Review
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Sigma F75 Concealer Brush
Sigma is a quality brush that will run you around $10. It has a flat tapered end that is perfect for patting on your thickest cream-based concealers. This brush is perfect for lips too, so you will really get your moneys worth. Read Full Review
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Best Eyeshadow Brush:
The most important thing you want to look for in an eye shadow brush is versatility. You may wear your eye shadow differently depending on the time of day, the colors you use, and the level of depth you want to achieve. You need a brush that will allow you to control the right amount of product, work in a swift manner, and keep the shimmery stuff on your eyes instead of your face. Larger brushes are great for overall application and blending, while slimmer models are great for getting close to the lash line - especially when working with darker colors.
There is a shadow brush here to meet all of your specific needs; crease, highlight, all over lid color and blending. The eyeshadow brush category really has many options to choose from so I have selected the best for each sub-category. All of these tools together will give you the ideal professional look, or choose a few that know you will everyday. All of these options have gotten awesome reviews and avid makeup users love them all.
Cozzette Depositor D225 Brush
This brush is very easy to clean, use, and apply colors with. It also comes at a great price. The shape and size gives you the versatility to work in any shade while allowing you to highlight. It deposits the perfect amount of color and blends beautifully. Read Full Review
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Samantha Chapman Real Techniques Shading Brush
This pretty purple shade brush is going to knock your socks off. This is a fairly new line from international makeup artist Samantha Chapman. This is a professional quality brush that will only run you about $6. It is a great option for creating any look with your favorite shades. Read Full Review
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Elizabeth Arden Eyeshadow Brush
If you want a versatile brush with all-natural bristles, Elizabeth Arden is a great choice. Use this brush to build up color, highlight and contour. This picks up and applies a lot of product without as much fall out ending up on your pretty face. Read Full Review
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MUD Crease/Natural Blend Brush #800
If you want a crease brush that will actually work to apply, move and blend while holding up this crease brush is perfect. If you have a deep crease you know how messy eyes can look when you dont apply shadow properly. Those with deep set eyelids and flatter eyelids will love how much you control you get over your product with the #800. Read Full Review
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Crown C456 - Infinity Pointed Blender
If you love lining your eyes with shadow and blending pencil lines, then this affordable brush is a must have for your beauty arsenal. It has thick, dense bristles ideal for applying, blending and moving your product into the perfectly precise or blurry line. Read Full Review
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Best Lip Brush:
The ideal lip brush needs to be firm enough to pick up your lip products, but soft enough to conform to your delicate lip shape. It is easier to apply lip products evenly with the use of a small lip brush. You will not get the same precision applying your lipstick directly from the tube. It is especially recommended for richer and highly-pigmented colors like reds and berry tones. Pots that do not come with tools - balms and glosses - are best applied hands-free with a lip brush. This way, you are sure to get the perfect amount. All of these products have been chosen because they will take even the messiest, creamiest formulas and help you apply them with precision. These tools are all very popular in the makeup and beauty world and are all pretty affordable as well.
Revlon Covered Lip Brush
If you dont want to shell out a ton of money on a simple little lip brush, go for Revlon. This sleek design comes with a lid, and is travel-friendly. This is the perfect tool for lipstick and soft creamy glosses. The tip contains high-quality synthetic fibers. Read Full Review
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Napoleon Perdis Cream Liner Sable Brush 4h
Napoleon Perdis makes great quality products at a reasonable cost. You will love this high quality lip brush especially if you dig sexy creamy lips. Anything liquid or cream-based can be easy to mess up, but with this brush you get precise even application with or without your liner. Read Full Review
Merle Norman Makeup Artistry Lip Brush
When you have a brand that has been around for a very long time, it has to continually evolve in order to stay relevant. You will not be disappointed with this lovely liner. You get a retractable tool that is made with top quality synthetic and natural fibers in the perfect size. Read Full Review
Aveda Environmental Retractable Lip Brush
This brush gives you the ability to work with different colors and build a variety of effects. It works great with sheer colors with a light application (perfect for day time). The tip allows you to line the lip and fill in dark bold colors; ideal for a night on the town. Read Full Review
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Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics Brush 010: Precision Lip Brush
You really need a go-to lip brush in your beauty arsenal. If you dont like working with tiny pencil-thin bristles, you will adore this tapered shape by OCC. It is not so small that it will take all day defining and filling in color. You will be able to sculpt and fill in lips quickly and easily. Read Full Review
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Best Eyeliner Brush:
You need a liner brush to work with liquid-based or gel pot eyeliners. These are all the rage right now for creating those sultry winged eye looks. The liner brush will get close to the lash line and allow you to control the perfect amount of product for eyes of any shape and size. Take it to the next level and use it to apply a little shadow for a bold and softer look. Liner brushes will help you a get a lot more use out of your products while keeping your look crisp.
All of these products have been chosen because they simply make applying liner easier. They will reduce your chance of making a mess and wasting precious time. These are going to give you either a classic look or a trendier look depending on the product type, technique and style you are going for. All of these little finds will truly help you take your makeup look to the next level and are made with professional length handles for easy use.
Christian Dior Eyeliner Brush No 24
You know that with a name like Dior its going to be good. This quality brush will work well with applying gel liners perfectly, smoothing creams, blending shadows into the lash line and also smudging pencil lines with ease. Read Full Review
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Clinique Eye Liner Brush
Clinique is always going to be a great choice if you are sensitive and have skin allergies. This brush too is designed to prevent eye irritation and is made with high quality synthetic fibers that prevent bacteria from festering. This one is also very easy to clean. Line perfectly with any liner product and get precise application every time. Read Full Review
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Laura Mercier Smoky Eye Liner Brush
Laura Mercier helps you create the perfect smoky eye with this cone shaped brush. The bristles are angled perfectly for sweeping the perfect amount of shadow along the lash line. Smoldering eyes, be it day or night looks will be much easier to achieve with this tool. Read Full Review
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Makeup Geek Outer V Brush
If you love the cat eye looks but are either unsuccessful or find it to be too hard or a lot of work, give this brush a try. Im not saying that it doesn't take practice but using the right tools can make creating professional winged looks much easier that out of the tube wands. Try this brush with a gel or smoky powder shadow. Read Full Review
Avon Mark Flat Eyeliner Brush
Avon gets it right with this brush from the mark line. It gives you flawless even application while also giving you the ability to blend and smudge you lines. You will love the long handle and the fact that this quality brush comes at an incredible price. Read Full Review
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Best Blush Brush:
Size is what you really need to take into consideration when choosing your blush brush. If you generally like to contour, you may prefer a small to medium size to get right on the tops of the cheek. Opt for a medium to large brush if you like wearing bronzer as a blush, or if you like a light all-over dusting of color in the general area. Shape is the other thing you need to consider before making your final decision. Angled brushes are great for sweeping color out from the inner nose area to the outer edge of the face, then showing off your blush with a contour color. Use a rounded tip brush for building up a higher concentration of color in a specific area, then blend.
These brushes have been chosen for their versatility, whether you prefer flat, classic or tapered tips, we have the perfect product here for you. All of these brushes are actually very versatile and could work with many great formulas. They are all high quality brands that are great for at home or professional application.
Lancome Paris Precision Cheek Brush #7
If you need a brush that will apply either powder or cream-to-powder formulas that work great on anyone Lancme is a beautiful brush for keeping color looking natural. It will work best with larger areas and can double as a foundation brush. Read Full Review
Bdellium Tools Studio 964 All Purpose Blusher
If you want a classic, professional style blush brush then try this fun brand. This brush is an affordable quality option. The bristles will hold their shape and will work with any blush consistency. This will work well on anyone. This line also makes many other fun colored brushes. Read Full Review
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Pur Minerals Blush Makeup Brush
Use this all-natural (cruelty-free) fibered brush for highlights, blush, or contouring powder. It glides across the skin with a soft, smooth flow. It is also the perfect size for any technique. This product is a steal at around $16, and is made by one of the leading names in the mineral makeup world. Read Full Review
Urban Decay Good Karma Optical Blurring Brush
Use this brush to create the ideal look with your blush. It will help define cheeks and help keep highlight and contour color blending together seamlessly. These soft and dense bristles will give you a smooth air brushed finish weather you have heavy cream or light mineral powders. Read Full Review
Sonia Kashuk Dense Blush/Powder Brush
You only want a pop of color? Use this brush by Sonia Kashuk. It has a little tuft of bristles that are ideal for dabbing, buffing, and smoothing all other makeup. This particular brush is under $20, and is made with fine quality materials. Read Full Review
Best Eyebrow Brush:
This season, sculpted, natural-looking brows are in fashion. Thin, penciled-in brows are out unless you love that look and that's cool too. Fill in your brows to define your beautiful eyes. A perfectly sculpted brow is like the frame around a work of art; that is your eye. You can use a bit of dark eye shadow, a brow pencil, or both. The key to looking natural is blending, of course. Enter your brow brush. You want slightly firm bristles to work the product into coarse eyebrow hairs, and ability to smudge the product into the outer edges. All of these brushes have been selected due to the fact that they are angled, making shaping brows virtually fool-proof. This time I have also included various price point in case you do not spend a huge amount of time or money on your brows, there are high end and economical options to choose from. All of these are great quality tools with high durability as usual.
Anastasia Beverly Hills Angled Cut Brush #15
Anastasia Beverly Hill truly does brows better than anyone. This brush is specifically crafted to give you the perfect application time after time, and you never need worry about it losing shape. This is a very fair price for such a great quality brush. Brows of any shape will be sculpted like a professional makeup artist in a flick of the wrist. Read Full Review
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La Bella Donna Angle-Brow Brush
If you want a high-end brow brush under $20, this is your brush. This one is designed to give you a little bit more precision. This shape helps sculpt arches with ease. Use it to hit under the brow too, for a professional-looking highlight. Read Full Review
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MAC 266 Small Angle Brush
This brush define brows with the precision of a professional makeup artist, and you can use it as a liner brush as well. It really works well with any liquid or powder-based makeup. If you are looking for a lot of control and want to create perfectly straight lines, this great brush can do just that. Read Full Review
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Paula Dorf Perfect Tools - Perfect Brow Brush
Paula will help you achieve natural-looking brows. The bristles really work the product in, and keep your shape at the same time. Use it with any brow product in any consistency you wish and enjoy your long-lasting look. Read Full Review
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Maybelline Expert Tools Angled Definer Brush
This brush will allow you to hack your makeup and save you money. What I mean by hack is the fact that you can use it wet, dab it into a bit of eye shadow and use it to sculpt brows at a fraction of the cost of high end brushes and brow products. Maybelline is the perfect dupe for the other more expensive options. Read Full Review
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Best Kabuki Brush:
A kabuki brush has many different uses. Start with the basics, and use your kabuki to apply any type of powder, loose minerals, bronzer, highlighter, and blush. The second way you want to use it is to remove excess powder. Once you get your setting or finishing powder onto the skin, you need to remove the excess to keep the rest of your makeup flawlessly in place. Kabuki brushes can come with a stump-like or short handle for close-up control. These brushes are ideal for "all-over-the-face" application because bristle shapes tend to be a bit on the larger side.
I have included various sizes in case you want a studio style or travel friendly option. All of these are ideal for flawless even coverage and a makeup must-have. These have won incredible reviews and their are also a couple of newbies as well as cult classics listed here.
Alison Raffaele Kabuki Powder Brush
If you want the perfect Kabuki that is head and shoulders above the rest when it comes to quality synthetics then you will love how this kabuki performs. The bristles are inspired by the adorable chinchilla and are ideal for applying and blending your favorite products, all with the perfect sized handle. Read Full Review
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Sedona Lace Midnight Lace Collection Kabuki Brush
This brush is very dense, and will work on any skin type. It is made with the softest pink synthetic bristles, and works amazingly well to blend and distribute rich creamy foundations. It gives your makeup a professional look, and works great with bronzer and other powders. Read Full Review
The Body Shop Slanted Kabuki Brush
If you are a fan of The Body Shop, then you are sure to love their new slanted Kabuki brush. This allows you to apply powder and bronzer to the face and body, while the slant lets you sculpt and contour. This works with all powders, and will travel quite well. Read Full Review
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Too Faced Retractable Kabuki Brush
If you want a beautiful brush that will keep the germs away this kabuki is great if you have sensitive skin. The new model turns the bristles up and down and uses a lid to reduce exposure to bacteria. This also makes it travel-friendly. The gorgeous pink color is just an added bonus because this brush performs beautifully. Read Full Review
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NARS Botan Kabuki Brush
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illustration: single speed
October 21, 2017
In cities, a single speed is the preferred type of bicycle by commuters due to its lightness and simplicity. It is so bare bones that it doesn't even have brakes or cables. There are no derailleurs. Basically, that means you're feet are the drive train, the gears AND the break. So get ready to pedal hard when you have to climb that steep hill because you can't downshift to a low gear ratio. And then, how do you go down the other side of the hill? Very carefully, I would say.
The print of my drawing is available at my store. Feel free to check it out :)
drawing: bmx boy
September 23, 2017
A simple drawing of a kid cycling, enjoying the outdoors. The weather is nice this weekend. Get out and enjoy it :)
Happy Autumn everbody!
sketch: bicycle shop
February 26, 2016
I had the awesome opportunity to do a set of pen & ink type drawings for the redesigned website of a local bike shop, called the Brooklyn Bicycle Company. My little sketches appear on the homepage, navigational buttons and other landing pages. Their website has a nice clean look with professional photos of their unique products. If you are looking for a classic style bicycle or a simple urban design, I recommend checking out Brooklyn Bicycle Company. Just order the bike model that fits your needs and accessorize it. They will send it to a bicycle shop near you and assemble for no additional fee.
Hey. Spring is less than a month away. Are you ready for cycling on you're favorite trails?
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August 1, 2014
The Volkswagen Beetle has come a long way from being a concept of Hitler's in the 1930's. Originally called the Volkswagen Type 1, it was born from the need of a cheap and simplistic car design, yet powerful enough to travel on the Autobahn.
From out of the darkness of WWII, however, the Bug is adopted as a symbol of Peace. And now, a fun way to get to your favorite activity destination. Am I starting to sound like a car commercial?
My drawing is based on the new Beetle that was re-introduced to the world in 1998 (including a cool mountain bike).


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Jon Poling said Hannah, like her mother, has a rare inherited mitochondrial disorder. Mitochondria are the "power batteries" inside every cell of the body and supply the cell with energy.
And here it is:
Ultimately Hannah was diagnosed with mitochondrial disorder, where not enough energy is produced for cells and muscles. Her mother also has been diagnosed with the disorder...And then they get it wrong:
...yet she shows no signs of autism. That suggests Hannah's autism symptoms are not caused by genetics, but exacerbated by the childhood shots which then triggered her autism.No, what it suggests is that Hannah's mito is more severe than her mother's (this is common). If one reads more than a paragraph or two on mitochondrial disease, they'll plainly read that autistic features can be a symptom of mito. Just because I am not autistic, doesn't mean my daughter's autism isn't genetic. I see autistic traits in myself and my husband, as well as other family members.
Also, I'd say this very clearly proves that Hannah's mitochondria wasn't somehow "injured" by those vaccines. This is clear evidence that Hannah was born with a mitochondrial disease, and that vaccines most certainly did not cause it.
I still wonder why this wasn't mentioned during the Larry King Live show? There is also at least one false statement in this article, should you read it in its entirety, I want to clarify:
In a 2005 study, 60 Portuguese children with autism also had mitochondrial abnormalities.The actual figure is 5 of 69 of those children with autism also had mitochondrial abnormalities.


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Sean Lowe Premarital Sex Views to Be Addressed on The Bachelorby Free Britney at .
Sean Lowe is not your typical Bachelor star, and his views on sex before marriage will be addressed on the show this season, according to host Chris Harrison.
"Obviously it's way too early now," Harrison said, but it will "absolutely" be an issue.
"He doesn't mind kissing and that's where the relationships are, but as we get closer to fantasy suites and overnights, it comes up, and he's very open about it."
Chris says Sean Lowe "wears his religion and his heart on his sleeve" and therefore did not have a problem with Selma's decision not to kiss him on screen this week.
"I would think for maybe another Bachelor it would matter, but with Sean it only helps and it only adds to the attraction," he said.
"Sean is a slow mover. He's not one to go jump into bed with just anybody, and the fact that a girl wants to take it very slow is totally fine."
"That will never be a deterrent for him."
"I also think it raised her stock and made her more intriguing, but how long will that work? At some point he's going to want to say, 'Okay, I want to kiss you'."
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"Wham City" by Dan Deacon which clocks in at 11:45
My friend Ike* hates Dan Deacon. He thinks that Dan Deacon makes mindless hipster "liking this music makes me the shit" dance groove, "dunno why I'm listening to this" (because somebody cool told me to) "but it make my body move" - "oh and WOW is this club where this show is off the beaten path (extra cool points) or what?!" - music. Like, to Ike, Dan Deacon = The Happy Mondays, and all of Williamsburg is The Haçienda, and the pills being passed around aren't ecstasy, but rather coolperson culture pills. Ike doesn't need them pills ya'll, and he sure as heck'd rather not bother with some "shart" songs that're 75% about the communal experience of seeing them performed live; good or not. Ike don't need your stinkin' scenestertastic auralgasms, Sir. Dan. Deacon.
I'm paraphrasing there actually. Ike hasn't said nearly any of that to me, I'm simply summing up Ike's unstated opinions; which, I'm concluding are floating around in his head based upon a few passing "stupid Dan Deacon" comments Ike has made. However, I know how he thinks. And I'm fairly certain that's an accurate approximation. Good enough for our purposes here, at any rate.
What I'd like to look at, ever so briefly, is that which this very song title references. For you, for me, and for our sour friend Ike.
"Wham City".
What is "Wham City"? Land of a thousand careless whispers? The place where everything she wants is everything she sees? The land that time forgot, where you'll have a boom-boom put into your heart and a jitterbug into your brain? Where the grey skies are out of your way and the sun shines brighter than Doris Day? Everywhere else your beats per minute never been the same, in "Wham City" you'll go dancing, everything will be all right!? If you can Make It Big there, you can make it big anywhere??
Well sir, sign me, and my George Michael loving self, up for a one way ticket to this "Wham City". I love Wham.
The truth is, in addition to being the title of this particular 8+ song by Dan Deacon, that Wham City is also a collective of artists in Baltimore founded in 2003 when several graduates from SUNY Purchase relocated from New York.
"Ah, well okay, I still hate Dan Deacon", says Ike.
Be quiet Ike. Now, don't be a lazy Ike and take that wiki entry as the entire story of Wham City. Let's dig deeper.
Part time Pitchforker, eMusic list maker, previous Pazz & Jop balloteer, Seattle Weekly contributor, and current Senior Idolatoress Jess Harvell wrote a piece for Baltimore's City Paper that lays out all of the details you'd ever want to know in regards to Wham City. Do read the whole thing, but if you're pressed for time you can find some select bytes below.
- The climax of the set comes with "Wham City," from Deacon's new album Spiderman of the Rings (Carpark). The song was written as a "national anthem" for Wham City, the crew of Baltimore-by-way-of-New York artists who are Deacon's closest friends and collaborators. Deacon's friends and fans pile onstage, chanting the lyrics.
Far from a castle with a gold-spewing fountain, the real Wham City was a rented industrial loft space squatting somewhere between Mount Vernon and Charles Village. (Its members have requested we don't divulge the exact location in print.) In its first incarnation, it was often filled with garbage. Smashing plates in a sink with a baseball bat was a popular activity when bored. But especially after it moved one floor upstairs in the same building, it was a crucial local space for "music shows, variety shows, TV talk shows, video productions, theatrical productions, lecture series, potluck dinners, photo shoots, fashion shows, [and] dance parties" in the words of Wham City member Adam Endres. Wham City united many young people in the Baltimore art and music scenes who maybe didn't even know they needed uniting
And perhaps even more important than providing a space to promote this mixed-media aesthetic, Wham City gave the members a safe haven to, well, dick around. Ideas could be quickly thought up and executed, eradicating the pressures of "professionalism" that come with putting on an event as a club, theater, or gallery. Or, as Wham member Ed Schrader says, "[Wham City] means I can wake up with a retarded new song in my head one morning, and be playing it two days later in front of 100 people."
"Artist schmartist. The music still sucks," says Ike.
STFU Ike.
*name altered to maintain the anonymity of he who has been referenced.
**image of Wham City flyer found HERE.
Buy Spiderman of the Rings HERE on Amazon or HERE on iTunes.
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Topic: Unsung Hero (12/07/06)
- TITLE: Her Mentally Challenged Angel
By Debora Dyess
Rex and Stephanie looked down at their infant son, sleeping quietly in a hospital crib. "You're wrong," Stephanie said. "He's going home with us. He'll do just fine."
"You're deluding yourself."
"I'll prove you wrong."
John had been born perfect—a dark haired cutie, the angel of his parent's life. But, at two months he received his DPT shot and had a severe reaction. The brain damage that it caused left him the victim of multiple seizures per week, and left his parents scared and exhausted.
I met them when John was six. His little brother, Justin, was just turning three. An ex-special education teacher, I was amazed at the story Stephanie unfolded about life with John. Not only did he recognize people and understand limited conversations, he was the social butterfly of the birthday party being thrown in his little brother's honor.
"Hi!" He stretched out his little hand. "Howa' YOU?" His smile, slightly twisted, lit up the October day like a second sun.
Rex didn't last long after that. He rarely interacted with Stephanie, never seemed to acknowledge John.
Even Justin couldn't entice him to participate in family life. Within a couple of years he'd left to start another family. Visitation was kept only after phone calls from his ex-wife, begging him to take the boys for an afternoon. Often Rex came for Justin, making excuses not to take his eldest.
Stephanie's life evolved into one of caretaker for her mentally challenged angel, and both mom and dad for Justin. She tried to split her time evenly, but knew she often failed.
"It's okay, Mom," Justin told her. "Don't worry. You take care of John now. I'll do it when I'm bigger. We'll take turns."
John's seizures abated as he reached teenage years, which was a blessing. With his increased size Stephanie often found her body throbbing. Helping him in and out of the bathtub, or off and on the toilet wore on her. "I hurt all the time," she sighed one day. "He'll only get bigger. What do I do? I can't afford to hire anyone...No one knows how to take care of him right, anyway."
"What about group homes?" I suggested.
"He's too young!" she nearly cried. "That'd be like sticking him somewhere to get rid of him."
I nodded, knowing the doctor's words from years ago haunted her.
I knew for sure a few weeks before his sixteenth birthday.
"I dreamed I went into his room and...found him dead," she whispered over the phone.
I said a silent prayer and sighed. "Steph, he's beat the odds. What makes you think that doctor was right about anything?"
She laughed, but I still heard fear in her voice. "That's true."
"God loves John," I told her. I'd told her that so often. "Just like He loves you."
"I don't know how much He loves me," she said, as always, "but you'd have to be a fool not to love my angel."
Life plugged on, without much changing. Stephanie made the sacrifices necessary to care for John. Her body continued to deteriorate. He grew bigger, his smile grew more lopsided and brighter, and Justin began to prepare to leave the nest.
Last month Stephanie had surgery on her knees. The lifting finally wore them out. The surgeon told her because of the stairs in her apartment they'd have to move. Her sister watched John for the day and we hustled, moving their stuff, cleaning the apartment. As we finished John came in the now empty dwelling.
"Hi'ya, sweetheart," he smiled. "Howa YOU? Have'a goo' day? Howa YOU?"
He leaned on his mom, towering above her.
"I'm good," she said, stroking a cheek badly in need of a shave. "And I love you, too."
"Howa YOU?" he echoed, patting her shoulder.
"Loving you," she repeated.
They've had the conversation a million times—it's the only one John can create, but Stephanie knows what he's saying. At twenty-two John has leaned on her his whole life, using his crude communications and pats on the back to tell her about his love and appreciation.
It's the only way he can.
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Caswell Park brings an old-time softball ambience to East Knoxville. This magnificent softball complex hosts 4 large softball fields with lights. The quaint Sam Anderson Pavilion was designed to blend with the architecture of the neighborhood homes, and is reminiscent of old time ball parks. Surrounded by a wrap-around porch that's furnished with wooden rocking chairs, there are concessions, restrooms, and a top-of-the-line press box. First Creek Greenway connects to the park and to the Ashley Nicole Dream Playground, Knoxville's first totally accessible playground, located in Caswell Park, just across the street from the softball complex.
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I was never big on Altoids — they're a bit too chalky, a little too fresh, perhaps. But I would be chewing the hell out of those things if they made me $25,000 richer, as they did the four individuals (one of them a New Yorker) whom the New Museum has named the winners of the first Altoids Award, a new biennial prize for emerging artists that's sponsored by the "curiously strong" mint maker.
"For so many of these artists, this is a life-changing opportunity, and that is exactly what we are here for — to champion emerging artists and to consistently offer our audiences the chance to experience new art and new ideas from a variety of perspectives," said Lisa Phillips, the New Museum's director, in a statement.
In addition to the cash, the artists — who were selected from a pool of 46 nominees by a jury that included Paul McCartney — also get a joint exhibition at the New Museum that will run from June 25 through Oct. 12.
According to a release the museum sent out yesterday, the artists all "seem to be interested in new forms of storytelling, and in their individual styles they all explore the ways people come together to form groups based on identity, collaboration, family ties, or politics," and "their works offer a vivid picture of today's American art and a complex, troubling view of America itself."


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Earlier today we found out that Deutsche Bank was cutting 1,900 jobs.
And in the next breath, the bank announced that it would be "reviewing compensation practices" — obviously, not to give anyone a fat raise.
The thing is, as CNBC's Kayla Tausche and Jesse Bergman report, even if Deutsche Bank does nothing to their compensation pool, bankers that receive bonuses are facing a pay cut.
You can blame the euro. According to Tausche and Bergman, Deutsche's bankers get their bonuses in three parts — cash, stock, and deferred euro-based cash. The bank's stock is down 35% since February of this year, but to make matters worse the euro is down 9% since February.
So as goes the euro, so goes the Deutsche Bank bonus.
To illustrate: €100,000 bonus (worth $132,000 to a US-based banker in February) would now be worth roughly $111,000 due to respective stock and foreign exchange fluctuations. The harsh reality is that most bankers are playing with numbers much larger than that.
Discussions between senior bankers and management over alternative pay structures are open, people familiar with the discussions said, though any changes are unlikely to be in place by the next pay cycle. Possible options would include allowing individuals to hedge their packages, or hedging the entire compensation pool, these people said.
In short, bonus season is going to be bad any way you slice it.


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its heinous, but its BIS, so you wear it… and you hate yourself…April 1, 2010
Best in Slot. Sigh.
This term means there is an item available in the game that is considered the best of what is out there for your spec or class. Sometimes its an easy choice, there is often only one trinket or bracer or whatever that is clearly tops for your avatar. Sometimes it's not so easy to choose, as blizzard did a good job providing many choices for that slot.
Sometimes the item is a beautiful item, which graces your toon and makes it even more beautiful in your eyes. The gear delights your senses just as much as it satisfies your desire for better game play. But other times, and IMHO, far too often, it's a rather ugly item, one that only the most competitive will begrudgingly wear, and then only because it is.. Best in Slot.
This time the ugly item is a belt. Both of the most recent belts for both tier 9 and tier 10 level gear have been hideous in my opinion. They are large and clunky, look like a pro-wrestling belt trophy, and make my avatar appear pregnant. They come off looking like she has a puffy muffin wrapped around her waist.
Sigh. It's not pretty, but until I reach level 95, I am pretty sure I am stuck with it. >.<
Somewhere out there is an evil gaming gear graphics designer that is laughing his ass off. All the way to the bank. =P


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Benedict Brogan: Francois Hollande, DSK and the sex shop birthday party: what French politicians are really talking about
DIRTY tricks have always played a part in French presidential debates. In the legendary encounter between Valerie Giscard d'Estaing and François Mitterand, VGE tied to put off his challenger by repeatedly dropping references to the town where the President kept his not-so-secret mistress; Mitterand in turn put a folder on the table in front of him with 'diamonds' written on it and tapped it from time to time, suggesting he had material to share about VGE's involvement in the Bokassa diamond scandal. It later transpired the file was empty, a stage prop.
Last night there was a bit of that. François Hollande mentioned Mme Bettencourt, which was a way of reminding people of charges that she funded Nicolas Sarkozy's past campaigns. And they discussed Dominique Strauss Kahn, the spectacular affair that overturned French politics last year and cleared the way for M Hollande's candidacy. Mr Sarkozy suggested that Mr Hollande knew about DSK's private life; he was Pontiius Pilate for washing his hands of it. "You had information, I didn't," Mr Hollande shot back. Sarko's smile said he knew this was rubbish, but chose to let it go. The potential for damage on both sides is considerable.
But why was Sarko smiling? Perhaps he was thinking about a current source of gossip among French politicians and journalists that hasn't made the front pages, namely the birthday party on Saturday night for socialist bigwig Julien Dray at the J'Ose (I dare) nightclub. It has lots of spicy elements, not least that the venue is a former clip joint in the Rue St Denis, the capital's historic red light district, and is surrounded by sex shops. It helps too that Mr Dray was the subject of a judicial inquiry into alleged embezzlement. But the detail that has everyone chortling and the socialists reddening is an unwise encounter between Mr Hollande's campaign team, who were there in force, and none other than DSK, now a socialist pariah and a source of constant embarrassment to the French left. Segolene Royal, who was there, walked out when she heard that DSK was in the room. She has described him as 'undesirable' and an 'insult to women'.
But others weren't so smart: Manuel Valls, Mr Hollande's communications chief, and Pierre Moscovici, Mr Hollande's campaign director who is tipped as a possible future foreign minister, have tied themselves in knots trying to explain whether or not they chatted to DSK. The charge is they spoke to him at length, which raises questions about propriety given that DSK is the subject of various legal procedures. There's also a lot of indignant steam on the right about the number of left wing journalists who were there (given the incestuous relations between journalists and Camp Sarko, that's a bit overdone).
Of course, little of this will make big headlines. And it's come too late. Last night's debate looks to have sealed the deal for Mr Hollande who, it should be stressed, wasn't there. But at the very least it tells us that the DSK business continues to trouble the socialists, and could still come and cause the future president difficulties.


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Break a resolution yet? If any were travel-related, here's some good news: In 2014, you can save while staying the traveler that you are.
In other words, set your nonnegotiable standards, then minimize costs and maximize value. For example: Let's say you refuse to sleep in the same room with a stranger. That means you won't be staying in hostels, so concentrate on lowering costs on hotel stays or short-term rentals.
Here are four issues about which budget travelers of good faith can differ, and some tips on cutting costs no matter which side of the debate you're on.
A Room of One's Own?
This is no longer just a hostel versus hotel debate. Private rentals through Airbnb have long been in the mainstream, and hospitality exchange sites like Couchsurfing and BeWelcome are thriving — two visitors from Lyon, France, who found me through Couchsurfing, are staying in my living room even as I write this.
Hostels, however, will still be the mainstay for backpacker types. Many use the big booking sites Hostelbookers.com or Hostelworld.com, but it's also worth getting to know Hostelz.com, a search aggregator not unlike Kayak. You'll get to compare prices for Hostelbookers and Hostelworld (as well as the Eurocentric site HostelsClub). But even better, the site also shows ratings from all the sites, as well as lengthier reviews Hostelz pays travelers to write. That's especially important, because hostels vary as widely as hotels in comfort and cleanliness.
For those who need their privacy, don't write off Airbnb; you can set filters to show you only private rooms or even entire houses. And despite the name, I've found that many Couchsurfing hosts (though not me) offer spare bedrooms.
If you really want to stick with just hotels, there are ever more ways to save. Two new sites monitor hotel prices after you reserve in case prices go down: TripRebel simply refunds you the difference, and TripBAM alerts you if the price drops in the same or nearby hotels and offers to rebook your reservation. For the truly picky, TheSuitest uses hotel features and amenities to calculate a room's value relative to its price, so you can find the best deal on a place with, say, a gym or great views.
And finally, a compromise of sorts: the growing Britain-based Camp in My Garden (campinmygarden.com), on which users can offer their backyards to potential campers. It's dirt cheap, and tents are, after all, completely private.
Connecting the Stops
On a flight from New York to São Paulo last year, I sat next to a young guy headed to Buenos Aires quite indirectly. He had long layovers in São Paulo and Montevideo, lengthening a 10-hour trip to more than 24 hours. But to him it was a no-brainer — he'd save a few hundred bucks.
If that sounds familiar, you probably already know how to list flights by price and set filters to allow multiple layovers on sites like Kayak and Bing Travel. And here's another tip for flights in Europe: The WhichAirline app and site (whichairline.com) can help you find inconvenient but very cheap connections that other engines don't. For example, it found me a $119 flight from Paris to Budapest on the budget carrier Ryanair, with a layover of about five hours in Milan each way. (The cheapest option on the usually dependable Vayama.com was $280.)
If you're anti-layover, consider making your dates more flexible. It's far easier than it used to be. About a year ago, Google introduced Flight Explorer (google.com/flights/explore), which displays a bar graph for the best prices to a specific destination over any specified time range. Even better, be flexible about your destination: Pick a region ("Western Europe") and it will show you those same bar graphs for multiple destinations, starting with the cheapest options. You can also set the maximum length of the trip.
Miles Mania
There are two kinds of fliers: miles obsessives who pay more upfront for airlines in a specific alliance and shuffle miles-accruing credit cards to reap free flights at the end; and others who can't be bothered, who just look to save on each individual flight, car rental and hotel, regardless of the brand.
Being a miles maniac requires a steep learning curve in a world that seems to be both endlessly complicated and constantly shifting. Navigating this world requires a lot of help, and many turn to smart sites like ThePointsGuy.com. Two new ones are also worth a look: Altimetr.com debuted in June, and though it often takes a higher-end approach, evaluating business class service and private jets, it includes plenty of articles for the rest of us, like comparisons of frequent-flier programs and a useful intro to the whole points game.
If it's all about frugality for you, try RichmondSavers.com, courtesy of a husband and wife team of C.P.A.s in Virginia, which focuses more closely on how to save big. Their step-by-step guide to a free family trip to Disney World is a good test of whether miles mania is right for you.
The Grid: On or Off?
I post to Twitter and Instagram wherever I go, but not without feeling conflicted: It's fun, but it's also part of my job. I'm not sure I would do it if I were traveling for pure pleasure.
But for fans of social media — and other sorts of data usage — it's undeniably getting cheaper to stay connected. Last year, T-Mobile became the first major carrier to include international data in its regular domestic plans; customers can now check their email in Mongolia or post to Facebook from Frankfurt with no additional charge. (There is one catch: the free data comes with a promise of only 2G coverage, though you can pay for 3G and 4G, as with other carriers.) And there's no reason anymore to pay for international text messages; that's what WhatsApp and its ever-growing list of competitors are for. (Of course, you can also use local or international SIM cards.)
Those who do pay for data now can use it to save money more easily than before. Last year saw Google's Field Trip (fieldtripper.com) make the jump from Android to iPhone. The app alerts you when you are near attractions, restaurants, sales and the like, using information from an ever-growing list of sources. It's customizable, and I've been teaching mine to stick to the cheap stuff. Now, among other things, it alerts me when I'm near a restaurant reviewed by master hole-in-the-wall-finder Robert Sietsema for Eater.com.
Of course, those who prefer to stay out of touch and find things the old-fashioned way don't require any fancy technology tips to help them save. In 2014, as in 1914, they'll get their budget travel advice from handy analog devices called human beings.


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On September 1, 2002, the Erie County Department of Health established the Office of Public Health Preparedness with funds from the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The Office of Public Health Preparedness will enhance our capacity to detect and respond to biological attacks, infectious disease outbreaks and other public health threats and emergencies.
Preparedness, Planning, and Assessment
We assess the public health system's capacity to respond to bio-terrorism, infectious disease outbreaks and public health threats and emergencies. Based on the assessment, we prepare a public health emergency response plan for the detection and response to such events. In addition, we participate in managing the National Pharmaceutical Stockpile (NPS) and a smallpox pre-event/post event plan for Erie County. Finally, we provide guidance and support to Erie County residents during an emergency. See more on emergency preparedness by following this link: PA Emergency Preparedness Guide.
Pandemic Flu Resources
Surveillance and Epidemiology
Because we do not know what new diseases will arise, we must always be alert and prepared to address and respond to any new infectious diseases.
ECDH will provide guidance in the area of infectious disease surveillance, investigations and interventions utilizing public health principles and Epidemiological methodologies to health care personnel and the community.
Public Health Surveillance Data Systems procedures will be upgraded to improve our ability to detect and respond to infectious disease outbreaks, bioterrorism events, and other public health threats and emergencies.
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Root name server
A root name server is a name server for the root zone of the Domain Name System (DNS) of the Internet. It directly answers requests for records in the root zone and answers other requests by returning a list of the authoritative name servers for the appropriate top-level domain (TLD). The root name servers are a critical part of the Internet infrastructure because they are the first step in translating (resolving) human readable host names into IP addresses that are used in communication between Internet hosts.
A combination of limits in the DNS and certain protocols, namely the practical size of unfragmented User Datagram Protocol (UDP) packets, resulted in a decision to limit the number of root servers to thirteen server addresses.[1][2] The use of anycast addressing permits the actual number of root server instances to be much larger, and is 997 as of 11 July 2019[update].[3]
Root domain[edit]
The DNS is a hierarchical naming system for computers, services, or any resource participating in the Internet. The top of that hierarchy is the root domain. The root domain does not have a formal name and its label in the DNS hierarchy is an empty string. All fully qualified domain names (FQDNs) on the Internet can be regarded as ending with this empty string for the root domain, and therefore ending in a full stop character (the label delimiter), e.g., "www.example.com.". This is generally implied rather than explicit, as modern DNS software does not actually require that the terminating dot be included when attempting to translate a domain name to an IP address.
The root domain contains all top-level domains of the Internet. As of July 2015[update], it contains 1058 TLDs, including 730 generic top-level domains (gTLDs) and 301 country code top-level domains (ccTLDs) in the root domain.[4] In addition, the ARPA domain is used for technical name spaces in the management of Internet addressing and other resources. A TEST domain is used for testing internationalized domain names.
Resolver operation[edit]
When a computer on the Internet needs to resolve a domain name, it uses resolver software to perform the lookup. A resolver breaks the name up into its labels from right to left. The first component (TLD) is queried using a root server to obtain the responsible authoritative server. Queries for each label return more specific name servers until a name server returns the answer of the original query.
In practice, most of this information does not change very often over a period of hours and therefore it is cached by intermediate name servers or by a name cache built into the user's application. DNS lookups to the root name servers may therefore be relatively infrequent. A survey in 2003[5] reports that only 2% of all queries to the root servers were legitimate. Incorrect or non-existent caching was responsible for 75% of the queries, 12.5% were for unknown TLDs, 7% were for lookups using IP addresses as if they were domain names, etc. Some misconfigured desktop computers even tried to update the root server records for the TLDs. A similar list of observed problems and recommended fixes has been published in RFC 4697.
Although any local implementation of DNS can implement its own private root name servers, the term "root name server" is generally used to describe the thirteen well-known root name servers that implement the root name space domain for the Internet's official global implementation of the Domain Name System.
Root server addresses[edit]
There are 13 logical root name servers specified, with logical names in the form letter.root-servers.net, where letter ranges from a to m. The choice of thirteen name servers was made because of limitations in the original DNS specification, which specifies a maximum packet size of 512 bytes when using the User Datagram Protocol (UDP).[6] Technically however, fourteen name servers fit into an IPv4 packet. The addition of IPv6 addresses for the root name servers requires more than 512 bytes, which is facilitated by the EDNS0 extension to the DNS standard.[7]
This does not mean that there are only 13 physical servers; each operator uses redundant computer equipment to provide reliable service even if failure of hardware or software occurs. Additionally, all operate in multiple geographical locations using a routing technique called anycast addressing, providing increased performance and even more fault tolerance. An informational homepage exists for every logical server (except G-Root) under the Root Server Technical Operations Association domain with web address in the form http://letter.root-servers.org/, where letter ranges from a to m.
Ten servers were originally in the United States; some are now operated using anycast addressing. Three servers were originally located in Stockholm (I-Root), Amsterdam (K-Root), and Tokyo (M-Root) respectively. Older servers had their own name before the policy of using similar names was established. With anycast, most of the physical root servers are now outside the United States, allowing for high performance worldwide.
|IPv4 address
|IPv6 address
|Old name
|Location & Nr. of
sites (global/local)[9]
|AS19836,[8][note 1] AS36619, AS36620, AS36622, AS36625, AS36631, AS64820[note 2][10]
|Distributed using anycast
|NSD and Verisign ATLAS
|18.104.22.168[note 3][11] [12]
|Distributed using anycast
|Cogent Communications
|Distributed using anycast
|184.108.40.206[note 4][16]
|University of Maryland
|Distributed using anycast
|NASA Ames Research Center
|Distributed using anycast
|BIND and NSD
|Internet Systems Consortium
|Distributed using anycast
|G[note 5]
|18.104.22.168[note 6]
|2001:500:12::d0d[note 6]
|Defense Information Systems Agency
|Distributed using anycast
|220.127.116.11[note 7][23]
|2001:500:1::53[note 8][23]
|AS1508[23][note 9][24]
|U.S. Army Research Lab
|Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland & San Diego, California
|Distributed using anycast
|22.214.171.124[note 10]
|Distributed using anycast
|NSD and Verisign ATLAS
|Distributed using anycast
|BIND, NSD and Knot DNS[29]
|220.127.116.11[note 11][30]
|2001:500:9f::42[note 12][31]
|Distributed using anycast
|NSD and Knot DNS[34]
|WIDE Project
|Distributed using anycast
There are also several alternative namespace systems with an alternative DNS root using their own set of root name servers that exist in parallel to the mainstream name servers. The first, AlterNIC, generated a substantial amount of press.[citation needed]
The function of a root name server may also be implemented locally, or on a provider network. Such servers are synchronized with the official root zone file as published by ICANN, and do not constitute an alternate root.
As the root name servers are an important part of the Internet, they have come under attack several times, although none of the attacks have ever been serious enough to severely affect the performance of the Internet.
Root server supervision[edit]
The DNS Root Server System Advisory Committee is an ICANN committee. However, the root zone is controlled by the United States Department of Commerce who must approve all changes to the root zone file requested by ICANN[needs update]. ICANN's bylaws[37] assign authority over the operation of the root name servers of the Domain Name System to the DNS Root Server System Advisory Committee.
Root zone file[edit]
The root zone file is a small (about 2 MB) data set[38] whose publication is the primary purpose of root name servers.
The root zone file is at the apex of a hierarchical distributed database called the Domain Name System (DNS). This database is used by almost all Internet applications to translate worldwide unique names such as www.wikipedia.org into other identifiers such as IP addresses.
The contents of the root zone file is a list of names and numeric IP addresses of the authoritative DNS servers for all top-level domains (TLDs) such as com, org, edu, and the country code top-level domains. On 12 December 2004, 773 different authoritative servers for the TLDs were listed. Later the number of TLDs increased greatly. As of July 2015[update], the root zone consisted of 1058 TLDs. Other name servers forward queries for which they do not have any information about authoritative servers to a root name server. The root name server, using its root zone file, answers with a referral to the authoritative servers for the appropriate TLD or with an indication that no such TLD exists.[39]
See also[edit]
- Blackhole server
- Distributed denial of service attacks on root nameservers
- EDNS0 (Extended DNS, version 0)
- Internet backbone
- Open Root Server Network
- ^ AS19836 is not listed by the RIPEstat tool, though one can see it in https://stat.ripe.net/AS19836#tabId=at-a-glance
- ^ AS64820 is listed as "private use" in RIPE's RISwhois tool
- ^ Originally it was 188.8.131.52; It was changed to 188.8.131.52 from January 2004 to October 2017.
- ^ Since 3 January 2013; originally was 18.104.22.168.
- ^ Formerly http://www.nic.mil/ (Internet Archive link); unlike all other DNS root servers, G-Root does not implement a homepage under root-servers.org, i.e. http://g.root-servers.org/[permanent dead link].
- ^ a b Unlike all other DNS root servers, G-Root does not respond to pings.
- ^ Since 1 December 2015; originally was 22.214.171.124.
- ^ Since 1 December 2015; originally was 2001:500:1::803f:235.
- ^ Since 1 December 2015; originally was AS13.
- ^ Since November 2002; originally was 220.127.116.11.
- ^ Since 1 November 2007; originally was 220.127.116.11.
- ^ Since 23 March 2016; originally was 2001:500:3::42.
- ^ Mark Andrews, ISC (11 November 2011). "Reason for Limited number of Root DNS Servers". bind-users (Mailing list). Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ^ "DNS root server FAQ". Netnod. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ^ "root-servers.org". Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- ^ "Root Zone Database". IANA.
- ^ Duane Wessels, Marina Fomenkov (2003). "Wow, That's a Lot of Packets" (PDF). Retrieved 7 November 2013.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
- ^ RFC 1035 Domain names - implementation and specification
- ^ ICANN: Accommodating IP Version 6 Address Resource Records for the Root of the Domain Name System
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l AS-numbers and IP-addresses from Root-servers.org homepage checked 9 January 2014
- ^ Location and sites from Root-servers.org homepage checked 10 October 2014
- ^ "RIS — RIPE Network Coordination Centre". Ris.ripe.net. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
- ^ "B-Root's IPv4 address to be renumbered 2017-10-24".
- ^ "New IPv4 address for b.root-servers.net".
- ^ "List of Root Servers".
- ^ "Root Server Technical Operations Assn". www.root-servers.org. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ "RIS — RIPE Network Coordination Centre". Ris.ripe.net. 13 October 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
- ^ "D-Root is Changing its IPv4 Address on 3 January 2013". Archived from the original on 10 March 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
- ^ RISwhois, excluding less-specific AS3303 route announcement
- ^ D-root History page
- ^ "RIS — RIPE Network Coordination Centre". Ris.ripe.net. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ a b "RIS — RIPE Network Coordination Centre". Ris.ripe.net. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
- ^ F-root | Internet Systems Consortium
- ^ "RIS — RIPE Network Coordination Centre". Ris.ripe.net. 18 September 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
- ^ a b c "Advance notice - H-root address change on December 1, 2015". DNSOP. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- ^ "RIS — RIPE Network Coordination Centre". Ris.ripe.net. 2 January 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
- ^ "RIS — RIPE Network Coordination Centre". Ris.ripe.net. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
- ^ a b "RIS — RIPE Network Coordination Centre". Ris.ripe.net. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
- ^ "RIS — RIPE Network Coordination Centre". Ris.ripe.net. 20 June 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
- ^ "Peering Networks Detailed View". Peeringdb.com. 21 October 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
- ^ K-root Homepage
- ^ "Advisory — "L Root" changing IP address on 1st November". ICANN.
- ^ "L-Root IPv6 Renumbering". ICANN. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016.
- ^ [1], excluding less-specific AS3303 route announcement
- ^ "Peering Networks Detailed View". Peeringdb.com. 15 April 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
- ^ l.root-servers.net
- ^ "RIS — RIPE Network Coordination Centre". Ris.ripe.net. 21 October 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
- ^ "Peering Networks Detailed View". Peeringdb.com. 23 December 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
- ^ "BYLAWS FOR INTERNET CORPORATION FOR ASSIGNED NAMES AND NUMBERS | A California Nonprofit Public-Benefit Corporation - ICANN". www.icann.org. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ "IANA — Root Files". www.iana.org. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ ISOC, DNS Root Name Servers explained for the non-expert, (Available online, accessed 19 March 2010.)
Further reading[edit]
- Root Server Technical Operations Association
- List of Root Servers, IANA
- Root Servers' Geographical Locations on Google Maps
- DNS Root Server System Advisory Committee
- DNS Root Name Servers Explained For Non-Experts
- DNS Root Name Servers Frequently Asked Questions
- Location of Root servers in Asia-Pacific
- Bogus Queries received at the Root Servers
- RFC 2826 - IAB Technical Comment on the Unique DNS Root
- RFC 2870 - Root Name Server Operational Requirements
- RFC 4697 - Observed DNS Resolution Misbehavior (from observations on the Root Servers)
- ORSN, Open Root Server Network - an unrelated, competing DNS-based name infrastructure


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The Southwest Folklife Alliance is supported by public and private sources in addition to revenue generated through mission-based programs. We would like to recognize the below organizations who have provided direct support to SFA programs in 2016. To see a full list of Tucson Meet Yourself Folklife Festival Presenting Sponsors visit the TMY website.
Agnese Nelms Haury Program in Environmental and Social Justice
Arizona Commission on the Arts
Arizona Humanities
Arts Foundation for Tucson and Southern Arizona
Community Foundation for Southern Arizona, Sharron Kent Endowment
Marshall Foundation
National Association of Latino Arts and Culture (NALAC)
National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
Surdna Foundation
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Speculation runs rampant that tonight's episode, the last in the can before the writer's strike, will also be the last ever for the troubled Bionic Woman. As the show opens, Jaime and the Berkut gang are down at the corner tavern holding an old-fashioned wake for Antonio. "I slept with him once. It was amazing," says Ruth, apres de a bunch of booze. Well. Apparently she's NOT gay, thus ending another bit of internet hypothesizing as well as a potentially interesting storyline.
Cut to Jaime chasing a motorcycle-riding bad guy with ridiculous blond dreadlocks. After he performs several gratuitous wheelies, Jaime knocks him off his bike and whacks him upside the head. When he complains, she tells him to save it for somebody who cares. Says Nathan, who's watched the whole chase through Jaime's eyes, "She's totally PMS-ing." This explains what's wrong with the show in one simple sentence. Jaime starts acting like she's PROGRAMMED to, and Nathan blames it on her hormones—because, of course, an angry woman can only be the result of the imminent arrival of the crazy-making Little Visitor. Certainly, Jaime acting tough is an anomaly: when Jonas later tells her to off the guy who's ready to kill her so he can sell nuclear secrets to those evil North Koreans, she can't do it—especially because he's got his son with him.
The rest of the plot revolves around the standard "Jaime tries to balance work and home" hijinks, this time transported to a spa in Montana (which, for a lodge supposed to be in the middle of nowhere, seems as busy as the local Holiday Inn hosting a self-improvement seminar). Should she tell Becca about her bionics? Jaime decides not to. Will she ever? We may never know.


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EVENT DATE: Mar 24, 2017
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We (Wendy Blake, Seph Huber and Chris Gillette) are raising funds for Teacher Grants and Student Scholarships from the Bozeman Schools Foundation! We do this by competing in their 9th Annual Adult Team Spelling Bee competition! You can help us compete! If we raise $250, we get 1 FREE word point, $500 gets us 2 and $750 gets us 5 FREE word points. If we raise $1,000 we get a guaranteed spot in the FINAL Round!


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The growth of the Average Net Circulation of the Digital Replica Edition of the print newspapers (exact replica of a print newspaper in digital form) grew by 49.40% during the current audit period (1st July 2016 to 31st December 2016) compared to that of the last audit period (1st January 2016 to 30th June 2016). It was 697,513 copies per publishing day vs. 466,870 copies per publishing day. This momentum is very encouraging to the industry in line with the internet penetration growth in Malaysia.
Print newspapers, though net circulation / distribution dropped by 6% during the current audit period, had a net average circulation / distribution per publishing day of more than 3.0 Million copies.
Ms. Foong Ai Peng, the Vice Chairman and Audit Committee Chairman of ABC took the opportunity to emphasis the commitment of ABC in being a bureau of information that provides independent verification of audited circulation and other measurement statistics of the registered products of its members. With this, it delivers to the marketplace a true picture of the circulation performance of the audited publications and digital replicas.
The detailed circulation breakdown is available at our website www.abcm.org.my


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He says there are too many unknowns. "This is a big, huge, impactful program. All the things that are going to follow from it are not clear. So rather than taking satisfaction, I'd rather take precautions," Brown said at an event in Silicon Valley Monday sponsored by The Atlantic magazine.
The governor says California's rollout is going better than the national effort, and his health care advisors are cautiously optimistic about the state's success.
Brown also says President Obama and Congress should follow the strategy California used to address a budget crisis.
"We cut, we taxed and we're still investing."
~Governor Jerry Brown
Brown acknowledged the state used a key advantage that the federal government lacks: the voter initiative process. He said California's Proposition 25 has transformed how the state is governed by removing the supermajority requirement to pass a budget.
"That can't be done in Washington. But Washington can cut, tax and invest – and those three things are very important to stabilize and advance our country," Brown said.


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The reverberations of West fort Hospital Group promoted in 1989, as it orchestrated its winning rhythm, were heard in Ayurveda Sector in 2005 as a point of realization envisaged by the Group with a forty bedded Multi-specialty Ayurveda Hospital initiated, with, the authentic centre on the rear side of West fort Hospital in Lakshmi Nagar at West fort, Thrissur.
Due to a positive inclination which juxtaposed with the push and pull of people's tendency towards Ayurveda and especially so because it's a treatment with nil alarm bells of adverse side-effects or toxicity and also since the treatments are basically ecological friendly herbal treatments given to acquire immunity power and to prevent as well as to cure diseases, the West Fort group were lured towards providing a centre with an Ayurvedic solutions to the medical problems of the society. The treatments absolutely realize the modern etymology which defines the term 'Ayurveda', as 'the Science of Life'.
Ayurveda is a whiff of fresh breeze in the ground of Medical Science. Even though it takes time, if that much time is available regarding a patient or his disease then there is no other better option. This is because Ayurveda provides maximum solution to many major diseases. However it takes time and that fact should be perfectly understood.
Ayurveda is part and parcel of our culture. It is often said that Ayurveda is not just a treatment procedure but is almost a habit. Massaging and dieting on a regular basis along with a system of life which includes yoga can prevent a lot of diseases we are vulnerable to. Even though it has many ways of treatments and diagnosis it basically concentrates on prevention of disease. As according to a person's character he is vulnerable to certain diseases which should be prevented by undergoing regular and systematic massaging and dieting. In fact Ayurveda is basically about realizing a life culture.
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Routes : North America : United States : Kentucky : East : Red River Gorge (Climbing) : Fortress Wall : Blue Runner
Blue Runner - 5.9Average Rating : 3.00 out of 5
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Route Summary | Ascent Notes (1)
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Rock (Trad)
Rap anchors at top of climb. Thin gear through the finger crack, big gear in the chimney
Description:Located left of Calypso II and American Crack/Wall. Route start is "marked" with a large boulder at the base. Climb through an over-hanging section to a ledge. Climb the thin fingers dihedral until it widens to OW. Work your way up this to a ledge with anchors on a large boulder.
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South Korean electronics giant Samsung Electronics said on Friday it has agreed to acquire a stake in Chinese automaker BYD to enhance its electric car parts and smartphone component businesses.
Samsung Electronics said the amount of the investment had not been finalised.
It also downplayed market expectations that the partnership could enable affiliate Samsung SDI to supply electric vehicle batteries to BYD.