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Alongside the world's elite runners, which this year included our very own Mo Farah running his marathon debut, the celebrities and the politicians, were everyday people – some running the course for the first time, some running to set a personal best, and still more taking part because they have a special reason to be there.
For many, gaining a place at The London Marathon is a lifelong ambition. Competition for places is strong as entries work on a ballot system. Those that apply via the public ballot have a one in seven chance of a place. But many runners also look for a golden or silver bond entry - guaranteed places held by charities. And for those runners with a charity place, training, fundraising and running the London Marathon will prove to be a life-defining experience.
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In her role, Diana works closely alongside her fundraising participants – and will remain in constant contact and offer continual support. She can provide fundraising materials and ideas (those running for Tommy's in the London Marathon are asked to raise £2k) and will put you in touch with others running the same event, particularly if they are local to you. The bond formed with the charity and fellow competitors is so strong that around 25 per cent of those taking part in the London Marathon for the charity will be repeat runners.
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If you want to achieve something out of the ordinary with your fitness goals, and would like to raise funds for a cause with special meaning to you, a charity place in a major event such as The London Marathon could be your greatest achievement yet. There's no doubt that the training, completing the event itself and raising a substantial amount of money can be hard – but the result is something that you will treasure even more than that finishers medal.
If you want to raise money for Tommy's and run the 2015 London Marathon for the charity, you can apply online here.


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Those who took the survey cite that the four indicators of professionalism are:
Interpersonal skills (33.6%)
Work ethic (27.3%)
Appearance (25.3%)
Communication skills (24.9%).
One-third of the HR and management professionals surveyed state that they believe professionalism has declined over the past three years. Nearly two-thirds of those surveyed disagree with the idea that the perceived lack of professionalism is due to generational differences.
The most frequent problems managers and HR professionals encounter in new employees:
Poor time management: 32.6%
Sense of entitlement: 27.2%
Weak work ethic: 23%
Poor attendance: 22.2%
The HR and management professionals stated that the best way to increase professionalism for new employees is to increase education: Once the new hires have onboarded, 30% of those surveyed believe there should be more business etiquette workshops.
Many of the professionals feel there should be more done on the front end for workplace preparedness (31%) including internships and on-the-job training (37%).
Only half of the companies that participated in this survey have orientation programs that specifically address what is considered to be professional behavior.
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7 Celebrity Couples Costumes For Kids To DIY This Halloween
If you've been looking for a way to step away from the normal princess and ninja costumes that your children usually go for during Halloween, there are many creative ways to do so. For me, I think choosing a DIY costume every year is an option better than purchasing because you get to change it up how you like. Especially when it comes to dressing them up as a celebrity. And although there are many to choose from, having a good solid list of celebrity couples costume for kids handy will help you narrow down the materials you need for this year's holiday.
If you follow pop culture, you'll know that there are so many different looks that you can pull from when it comes to recreating your favorite celebrity couples looks. I also think that the best thing about it is you don't have to restrict yourself to current day couples either. You can go as far back as your heart desires or use those couples who have been rumored to be together. No matter who you choose, just make sure your kid is comfortable and you guys get creative together.
Need a little nudge in the right direction for costumes? These seven looks can help you get there.
1. Barack & Michelle Obama
For this political look, get a blue suit ($60), light blue shirt ($13), grey tie ($6), and American flag pin ($1) for the presidential look and a skater dress ($10) for the First Lady.
2. Prince William & Kate Middleton
To nail this royal look, get a blue suit ($60) and white shirt ($13) for Prince William and a long sleeve floral dress ($36) with nude flats ($8) for Kate Middleton
3. Jay Z & Beyoncé
To replicate this hip-hop royalty couple look, get a white lace dress ($24) and black sunglasses ($13) for your little Beyoncé. Grab a a white long sleeve shirt ($5), black jeans ($10), and black hat ($15) for Jay Z.
4. Ellen DeGeneres & Portia De Rossi
For this couple, get a green suit ($55) and blue oxford shirt ($22) for Ellen DeGeneres and a black floor length dress ($72) for Portia de Rossi. Ad don't forget to teach your little Ellen some sick dance moves.
5. Bill & Hillary Clinton
Taking Halloween to the polls this year? Nail the Clinton's look by getting blue suit ($60), white shirt ($13) and red tie ($6) for President Clinton. And for presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, get a red jacket ($45) and red slacks ($45).
6. Elton John & David Furnish
For Elton John, you'll need a blue suit ($56), patterned shirt ($15), and a pair of children's loafers ($52). To get David Furnish's look, get a pair of black slacks ($15), a white oxford shirt ($13) t, and a nicely designed blazer ($50).
7. Puff Daddy & Jennifer Lopez
Take it back to before they were probably born with this late '90s Jennifer Lopez and Puff Daddy-inspired Halloween costume. All you need is a pair of white pants ($10), a white tank top ($7), and a white bandana ($2) for J.Lo and some blue jeans ($15), a white t-shirt ($5), and a black hat ($15) for Puff.


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Health reform's political fallout
Despite talk earlier this week that the health care law was gaining favorability in the wake of the House repeal effort, polls now show it continues to be unpopular among a majority of the American public.
Indeed, directly after the House voted to repeal, a few polls showed slight upticks in favorability. But whatever ground the health care law appeared to have gained proved fleeting. A poll released Tuesday by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health shows the law remains unpopular — with 50 percent of respondents viewing it unfavorably, up 9 percentage points from the last survey.
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The health care law is at its "lowest level of popularity ever," said Jake Tapper of ABC News, citing a recent Washington Post-ABC News poll. Rasmussen Reports, which has measured support for repeal since the bill passed, continues to find more than 50 percent of respondents in favor of repeal.
It could even be that no such piece of major legislation has created the continued, vehement public opposition that health care has provoked since the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 — which resulted in the abrogation of the Missouri Compromise.
The Republican Party was created in opposition to that act — and went on to win control of the House in the 1854 elections. Last year's health care bill in great part spawned the tea party, a driving force behind the GOP's big House wins.
The opposition to health care turned an election already going south into a political catastrophe. Election studies at Stanford University and the University of Minnesota concluded that at least one-third of the House seats that Democrats lost can be attributed to the electorate's negative reaction to the health care bill. Election night exit polls found that a near majority (48 percent) of voters favored outright repeal. Independents who favored outright repeal voted for Republicans, 86 percent to 9 percent.
There is one big underlying factor that continues to cause many Americans to oppose the health care bill: Its passage was anti-democratic. If the Republicans' campaign slogan of 1854 was the "Crime Against Kansas," in 2010 it would be the "Crime Against Democracy."
Deals to buy votes in the House and Senate, including extra funding for state projects, all became part of the 2,000-page bill that most representatives never read. These deals deeply affected the American people, making them feel the law was forced on them, despite their opposition.
This fundamental perception of contempt for the American people's will has sustained the opposition. It is likely to do so until the bill's anti-democratic stain is expunged.
Many commentators labeled last week's vote for repeal as symbolic. They argue that repeal would either fail in the Senate or be vetoed by President Barack Obama.
That attitude reflects the political class's inability to understand the will and the attitudes of the American people. Regardless of the outcome, this action set the stage for health care to be a decisive issue in 2012.
The president's two most important promises about the bill have already fallen flat. The guarantee that anyone can keep their current plan if desired proving false — companies, realizing they can save money if poorer and sicker employees move to public insurance exchanges, are dropping people. Obama also vowed that the individual mandate, the source of the most opposition, was not a tax. But the federal government is in court defending it as a tax, all the while saying that it will somehow save money and improve the quality of care — an assertion that the public rejects.


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The Oakmark Global Select Fund declined 4% for the quarter ended June 30, 2016, underperforming the MSCI World Index, which returned 1% for the quarter. The Fund has returned an average of 7% per year since its inception in October 2006, outperforming the MSCI World Index's annualized gain of 4% over the same period.
The United Kingdom's vote to exit the European Union caused extreme reaction in the global financial markets. Please see the International lead letter for more information on this topic.
The largest contributor to performance for the quarter was Apache (U.S.), a global oil and gas exploration company, which returned 14%. In addition to higher oil prices, Apache benefitted from solid first quarter results that demonstrated better production at lower costs. The results also showed that Apache continues to reduce its capital intensity with North American well costs down 45% since 2014 due to service prices and efficiencies. In our view, Apache has the balance sheet and asset quality to survive continued volatility in oil and gas prices, and we like how the management team is preserving and growing per share value. One of the reasons we purchased Apache last year was our confidence in the newly appointed CEO, John Christmann. He acted quickly, replacing the operating heads of each region and changing compensation metrics to focus on return, better aligning management with the shareholders. We continue to believe that Apache is inexpensive relative to the value of its properties.
Credit Suisse, one of Switzerland's top financial services groups, was the largest detractor from performance for the quarter, declining 22%. Although the U.K.'s decision to leave the EU has negatively impacted Credit Suisse Group's share price, it is important to remember that the bank derives only 2% of its revenues from the U.K., while 13% of its costs are denominated in pound sterling currency, the net result of which may be somewhat positive for profitability. While the decision to leave the EU has caused notable market upheaval, global market declines were actually more extreme in the first few months of 2016 due to significant commodity price weakness, concerns regarding slowed economic growth in the U.S. and China, and monetary decisions by major central banks. Even so, Credit Suisse was able to grow net new money by 6.1% in the first quarter, which was meaningfully better than the 3.8% we estimated for the full fiscal year and higher than our expected normal run-rate of 5%. Additionally, we believe its overall first quarter results were good. Performance in its investment bank division lagged behind the industry, however we recognize that the underperformance is partially due to restructuring activity and we expect performance to improve when restructuring is complete. Also during the first quarter, Credit Suisse realized about half of its intended CHF 1.4 billion in cost cuts, which was ahead of schedule. Although the company's near-term results may suffer, it is too early to know the extent to which the U.K.'s EU exit will affect Credit Suisse. The company reports its second-quarter financial results in late July, at which time we'll have a clearer view.
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Despite the weakening of many currencies during the quarter, we continue to believe some currencies are overvalued versus the U.S. dollar. We maintained our defensive currency hedges and ended the quarter with approximately 31% of the Swiss franc exposure hedged.
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• Cinderella, Mar. 13-23. This expansive and lighthearted three-act ballet tells the triumphant story of a young girl who encounters magic and love at a dazzling ball. Boston Ballet, 19 Clarendon St., Boston, 617-695-6955; bostonballet.org.
• St. Patrick's Day Parade, March 16. Everyone is a little bit Irish during South Boston's annual St. Paddy's Day parade. Break out the green clothing! southbostonparade.org.
Harlem Globetrotters, March 29-30. The Globetrotters bring their crazy jokes and basketball antics to Boston. TD Garden, 100 Legends Way, Boston, 617-624-1050; tdgarden.com.
• Special Family Concert Performance: "Mozart: 'The Magic Flute," March 30. A one-hour version of Mozart's opera, devised for children by Federico Cortese and Bill Barclay, and sung in English. Suitable for children 6 and older. Boston Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Ave., Boston, 617-266-1492; bso.org.


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UIS to host panel discussion of artist Preston Jackson and his work
September 15, 2006
SPRINGFIELD – The University of Illinois at Springfield will host a panel discussion of the life and work of sculptor Preston Jackson beginning at 7 p.m. Thursday, October 5, in Brookens Auditorium, located on the lower level of Brookens Library on the UIS campus. A reception hosted by the UIS Alumni Association will immediately follow the discussion at 8:30 p.m. in the Public Affairs Center restaurant. The UIS Visual Arts Gallery will also be open after the discussion to allow participants to view some of Jackson's works firsthand. The panel presentation, the exhibit, and the reception are free and open to the public.
Jackson's work is currently the subject of Bearing Witness: The Art of Preston Jackson, on display at the Illinois State Museum, Prairie Art Alliance, Springfield Art Association, and UIS from September 9 through October 28. The exhibit is the first-ever citywide partnership of Springfield's four major art institutions.
Mike Miller, UIS assistant professor of Visual Arts, was instrumental in bringing the exhibit to life. "Jackson is wide-ranging," said Miller. "He creates bronze figurative work, monumental steel sculptures, and small abstract pieces as well as two-dimensional work. His pieces are often politically charged, and they explore themes such as war, racism, sexism, violence, and forgotten histories.
"We have an excellent group of art historians, gallerists, curators, arts administrators, and artists assembled in this panel," Miller continued. "The fact that experts of this caliber have agreed to take part in the discussion is itself a testament to the quality of Jackson's work."
Panelists will be:
Elizabeth L. Kelley, arts administrator, art historian, and Curator of Public Art for the City of Chicago.
Sculptor Richard Hunt, whose works have been the subject of retrospective exhibits at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City and the Art Institute of Chicago.
Michael Dunbar, arts administrator, sculptor, and director of the Illinois Capital Development Board's Art-in-Architecture Program.
Robert Sill, curator and assistant director of art at the Illinois State Museum.
Born in Decatur in 1944, Preston Jackson received his BFA from Southern Illinois University and his MFA from the University of Illinois. In 1998 he was named a Laureate of the Lincoln Academy of Illinois, the highest honor given to individuals in the state. Jackson is a professor of sculpture at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the founder of the Contemporary Art Center in Peoria.
This program is sponsored by Ameren Corporation, the Springfield Area Arts Council, the Statehouse Inn, and the UIS Speakers' Fund.
For more information, contact Miller at 206-7469.
|The University of Illinois at Springfield, one of three U of I campuses, is a small, public liberal arts university that offers 42 degree programs – 21 bachelor's, 20 master's, and the Doctorate of Public Administration. UIS has a special mission in public affairs and service and is known for extraordinary internships, a wireless campus, extensive online offerings, and a commitment to teaching.


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North firefighters look set for strike action after pay talks with the Government failed to provide a breakthrough.
Fire Brigades Union chiefs in the region are expecting members to reject a pay rise offer of 16 per cent over three years when they meet at fire stations across the region today.
And the deadline of March 17 for military action against Iraq will not deter a walkout, the union warned.
Tyne and Wear FBU chairman Keith Walters said: "We are in the process of putting the new offer to members today but it will more than likely be rejected.
"It is not a 16 per cent pay rise like the Government is making out. It is just four per cent over three years which comes at a very high price to members in terms of modernisation.
"It is almost certain we will be calling for more industrial action during the next few weeks."
The FBU executive will meet to consider setting dates for fresh walkouts. Military resources will be stretched if war breaks out, making it difficult to deploy troops to give fire cover again.
Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott today refused to say if the Government would ban fire strikes in the event of war and repeated that 16 per cent was a substantial offer.
Mr Walters added: "We have done everything by the book. We have followed the process and balloted our members.
"What we are doing is lawful. It is not the fire brigade that is planning to start a war with Iraq, it is the Government. It is a war that we don't want and neither does the majority of the country.
"Military action will not stop us using our lawful right to strike."
The union is hoping for talks with Mr Prescott before its executive meets. A recalled national conference will be held on March 19 in Brighton when new strikes could be sanctioned.
FBU officials have been consulted about the offer, but there is growing anger about the move to increase management control over shift patterns and the deployment of firefighters.
One union official said today management would be able to impose shift systems, telling firefighters where and when to work and at short notice if the new deal was accepted.


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Rachel Hendrickson meeting with colleagues Marilyn Sorenson, RN, MA and Kiaja Earlywine.
Rachel Hendrickson '12, '17 found her career field during her freshman year at St. Scholastica in 2008. At first undecided, Rachel was interested in health care, but knew that direct patient care was not for her. So, when a fellow student told her about the health information management (HIM) major, she was intrigued.
"It was even better than I hoped," said Hendrickson. "The professors were great and we got a lot of one-on-one attention. The coursework was relevant and allowed us to get plenty of hands on experience. I really feel we were set up to succeed."
And, succeed she has. Hendrickson graduated with her HIM degree in 2012 and got a job as a credentialing coordinator at St. Luke's in Duluth. Though she enjoyed the position, she knew she eventually wanted to move on to a different role. That desire is what motivated her to pursue a master's degree in health informatics.
"I knew that a master's degree would open new opportunities in the field for me," she said. "But I wasn't sure if I should get a graduate degree in health information management or health informatics. I met with Professor Ryan Sandefer who explained the differences and shortly after I decided to go with health informatics."
Hendrickson says her choice was partly due to how much she enjoyed one of her undergraduate research classes, as well as her fascination with data and the potential it holds to improve health care. She says the fact she was in the process of earning a master's in health informatics is what landed her a job at Community Memorial Hospital in Cloquet as a clinical informaticist. "I know it's what set me apart. When I got the job, the coursework was related to what I do every day, so I could put what I was learning to use right away."
Hendrickson is responsible for implementing documentation tools and workflows to optimize the way clinicians record information in electronic health records. She also ensures the hospital meets meaningful use requirements.
The choice to come to St. Scholastica for her master's program was an easy one. "I really didn't consider any other schools for my graduate degree because I had such a great undergraduate experience at CSS," she said.
According to Hendrickson, nearly everyone in the HIM field knows of The College of St. Scholastica and its excellent reputation for health informatics and information management education.
"St. Scholastica has an excellent reputation and I absolutely loved the online learning environment for my master's program," she said. "The professors tailor courses in a way that there is a lot of interaction, so I never felt isolated."
"I also found the program to be manageable for someone who works full time. Since it's 100 percent online, you do everything on your own time. It's very flexible for people who have other obligations."
Crossing the stage to receive her master's degree diploma was a memorable moment for Hendrickson. "It really hit home that I did it!" she said. "I would highly recommend St. Scholastica for anyone interested in the HIM field. Both my undergraduate and graduate experiences were outstanding-there's really nowhere better."
The College of St. Scholastica founded the first HIM program in the country in 1935, and has been widely respected in the field ever since. Our programs are grounded in the Benedictine values of community, hospitality, respect, stewardship and the love of learning. We are literally founded upon and driven by our commitment to caring for others. This has led to a national reputation as the authority in health information education.
Community Memorial Hospital (CMH) of Cloquet provides a good example of how graduates of St. Scholastica's healthcare programs are making a difference in the community. It employs 41 Saints in positions ranging from senior administration to therapists, health information management professionals, and more.


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Oprah: Obama's Opposition Is Racist, Just Needs to Die Already
Right on cue. Oprah Winfrey is one of the richest women in America, but as President Obama finds himself drowning in his own disasters and dishonesty, Winfrey betrays America to a foreign media source.
"There's a level of disrespect for the office that occurs," Winfrey tells the BBC, "and occurs because in some cases, and maybe even many cases, because he's African-American. There's no question about that, and it's the kind of thing that nobody ever says, but everybody's thinking it."
Actually, just about everyone on the left has used that smear at some point over the last five years, repeatedly and with glee. Including Oprah Winfrey.
Also, apparently George W. Bush is "African-American" too.
In the same interview, Winfrey also declared her desire for "old racists" to die.
"There are still generations of people, older people, who were born and bred and marinated in it, in that prejudice and racism, and they just have to die," she said.
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Did you ever had a theme or a template that you really liked but it contained hidden links that you couldn't remove? Or maybe the footer was stuffed with unwanted links and when you wanted to remove them, You found out that the footer file is encrypted or encoded!
The solution is very simple!
I'm not going to go thought how the actual decryption can be done, I'll just keep it simple. You don't have to be a PHP geek or a developer of any kind.
1. Just go to your footer.php file (or whatever file it is), It should look something like that like this…
<?php eval(base64_decode("4c2JHeHNiR3hzYkNnMk1Da3VJajhpTmFsKCRsb4c2J HeHNiR3hzYkNnMk1Da3VJajhpTmFsKCRsbGxsbGxsbGw==")) ?>
2. Now add the following line at the very beginning of the file, before anything.
3. And another line at the end of the file…
4. Save the file and upload it to your server.
5. Go to your web site, You may want to press (Ctrl+F5) if you're using Firefox to avoid viewing the page from the cache.
6. Go to View menu and View source (Ctrl+U)
Scroll down and you'll see the output HTML of the encrypted file, It will be between the two lines that we just added.
7. Copy this piece of HTML and paste it in the encrypted file and save it. You'll replace the old encrypted code with another HTML code that you can read and edit!
(Beware not to infringe someone's copyright, That's not good!)
Now you're probably wondering about how you didn't think about that before! 🙂
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Roslyn Brewing Company had been in business for 14 years when Kit was evaluating his options. The craft brewery, located on 207 Pennsylvania Avenue in Roslyn, Washington, was just what he was looking for. That was in 2004. Kit's now owned the brewery for 12 yrs, which, at that time, offered two brews: Brookside and Roslyn. Now, he's added 4 more (Red Lager, Belgium Ale, India Pale Ale, Boomtown Ale) and is working on a 5th. Currently, Roslyn Brewing Company beers are sold at bottle shops and served at fine establishments around Washington State. Lucky for Washingtonians!
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Yung Berg Wanted By Police For Skipping Court Date
Via The Shade Room,
#YungBerg probably shouldn't take a trip to Miami any time soon because he's a wanted man! According to @TMZ_TV, Young Berg missed another court date that may land him in jail!
The tea is, Berg was busted after cops were called after an altercation in his hotel room back in October where cops found 2 blunts on him. This usually isn't a major offense but Berg had an outstanding warrant from 9 years ago that never got taken care of so they arrested him right then and there.
Though he was released, he missed his court arraignment in his weed case. Hopefully Berg can get it together in the new year because it's looking like the slammer is in his near future!


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THIS RESTAURANT IS CLOSED Arrows Restaurant Restaurant Review: Chefs Clark Frasier and Mark Gaier started off the season with a bang; indeed, a "Revolution" in terms of their updated menu. As always, your experience begins before you even enter the elegantly rustic eighteenth-century farmhouse, as you wander through the vegetable and herb garden with a glass of Champagne. When you approach the door, you're greeted with an amuse-bouche, a taste of what's to come. While elements of the farm-to-table ethic and the chefs' trips to exotic lands remain, gone are the more rigid tasting menu choices, replaced with a customizable small plates and bites menu along with more luxurious selections. The options are many. Simply put yourself into the chefs' hands with a six-course Chefs' Collection at $95 and stop there, or add more elements, such as Collections of Three, small trios of themed dishes at $6 each, $17 for the trio. Each presents one bite, such as braised shank with fennel purée or butter-poached lamb loin with huckleberry gastrique. The Luxury Collection includes caviar and a New York strip steak. The Collection is a series of nine dishes at $22 each, including a duck confit cube with kumquat sauce and duchesse parsnips. Staff can help pair wines with each dish. Finish with something from the Collections of Sweets, such as the Thai dessert box with pandanus and coconut gelée, banana fritters, coconut ash pudding and tamarind paste. It sounds complicated, but actually the format gives diners a chance to try more dishes at reasonable prices. Regardless, you'll embark on a beautifully orchestrated journey, enhanced by the romantic setting and relaxed hospitality of your hosts.
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July, 2017
Does stress cause an ostomy to leak or affect the adhesiveness of the bag opening?
There are times when all ostomates encounter appliances that just won't stick, and this is frustrating to deal with. We have all shared these experiences. There is always a cause for adhesives failing, and once you find that cause, your life will become infinitely more enjoyable. Following are a list of potential appliance failure causes and solution hints that may help. I would also advise you to seek guidance from an Enterostomal Nurse (ET Nurse -WOCN stoma nurse) for further assessment of your situation and recommendations.
Problem: Although stress alone may not affect the adhesiveness of appliances, the potential of excessive sweating for example during a particularly stressful time is possible. We all sweat, but sweat under our wafer can cause a lot of issues with the adhesive. For ostomates living in hot, humid climates, this can be an ongoing issue that needs to be dealt with continually.
Possible Solutions:
- Try using an extended wear wafer, or one that's suited to excessive moisture. You may find that some brands are better than others, so sample, sample, sample when you can!
- Change your appliance more often. If you're only sweating during certain times (i.e. after a strenuous workout), it might help to change your appliance after those activities. If you live in a constantly hot and humid environment, change your appliance a day earlier to see if it helps.
Skin Care Products
Problem: The ingredients in many soaps, moisturizers, shampoo/conditioners, baby wipes and creams often contain ingredients that interfere with the adhesives in our wafers. Oils in particular can cause issues, but even if your skin doesn't feel oily after using these products, it can still create problems.
Possible Solution:
- If possible, avoid the use of these products, or at least avoid using them near your stoma.
- Try another brand of soap that doesn't have extra moisturizer. Mild soaps are likely to work better.
Body Hair
Problem: Body hair, especially on men, can create a unique challenge for ostomates. When hair gets too long on the skin and your wafer is on top, it can impact the adhesive and create tunnels for output to leak through.
Possible Solutions:
- Shave the area around your stoma before putting on your appliance.
- Change your appliance more often if you find that hair grows back quickly.
Applying Wafer onto Wet Skin
Problem: Wet skin is a big no-no when it comes to adhesives; ostomy wafers and other supplies like barrier rings, need to be applied to dry skin.
Possible Solutions:
- Be sure to dry your skin before applying anything to your skin; some ostomates let their skin air-dry.
- If you like to have showers before an appliance change, make sure that you've gotten rid of as much humidity from the bathroom as possible: open a window, open a door, or use a ceiling vent.
- If you live somewhere that's always humid, you may want to invest in a dehumidifier to help with appliance changes.
Not Using Enough Pressure or Heat on Your Wafer
Problem: Some wafers require heat and/or pressure in order to properly activate the adhesive. You'll want to do this before and during your appliance change.
Possible Solutions:
- Gently heat your wafer before applying it to your skin. This can be done by putting it under your arm, or rubbing it between the palms of your hands.
- After applying your wafer, use the palm of your hand to apply gentle pressure to your wafer (for a minute or two).
Skin Issues
Problem: If you've got damaged skin, weepy skin, irritated skin, fungal/yeast infection, psoriasis or eczema near your stoma, you will likely have a lot of difficulties getting your wafer to stick.
Possible Solutions:
Because each case is unique, and may require special attention, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND you seek medical advice in these situations. Skin problems around your stoma don't tend to just go away, and often get worse, but treating it quickly and effectively is the key.
- Have an Enterostomal Nurse (ET Nurse – WOCN stoma nurse), dermatologist or family doctor have a look at your skin. You may need to be prescribed medication or special topical drugs to heal your skin.
- Rule out allergic reactions to the adhesive by testing the wafer on another part of your body to see if it causes the same issue.
- There are non-adhesive wafers available, but they are not common and your ET Nurse should be the one to recommend their use.
- The use of a protective barrier between your skin and wafer may help if your skin is damaged or weepy.
- Use barrier wipes to help protect your skin from damage caused by tape or wafers.
Flush or Recessed Stoma
Problem: If you have a stoma that retracts or is flush with your skin, you may get leaks under your wafer, preventing it from sticking properly.
Possible Solutions:
- Using a convex wafer is often the recommendation for these types of stomas. Because convex wafers increase the risk of pressure ulcers around the stoma, it's highly advisable that you seek help from your ET Nurse, who can assess if a convex wafer is right for you.
- In extreme cases, you may need to have your stoma revised. Your surgeon would be the only person qualified to assess and recommend this to you.
Problem: "Ballooning" happens when gas is stuck in your pouch, and gets to the point where it literally looks like you've got a balloon stuck to your abdomen. Ballooning can put a lot of pressure on your wafer, and can often result in a leak or full appliance failure.
Possible Solutions:
- Experiment with different filtered pouches to see which one works best at releasing gas from your pouch.
- Modify your diet to reduce gas output.
- Keep your pouch as empty as possible (of both stool and gas).
Using Expired Products / Improper Storage
Problem: Expired products may lose their ability to stick properly; not storing your supplies properly may also cause this problem, regardless of whether or not they are expired.
Possible Solutions:
- Keep an eye on the expiry date on supplies and use them before they expire.
- Store your products according to the instructions found on either the box and/or product insert.
Adhesive Remover Residue
Problem: If you use an adhesive remover to help get your wafer or medical tape off your skin, you may not be aware that it can leave a residue that makes it hard for the next wafer to stick properly.
Some products, leave an oily film on the skin, and must be cleaned off before applying your wafer.
Possible Solutions:
- Avoid using adhesive removers if you don't need them.
- Use only enough adhesive remover product as necessary (don't spray half a can onto your skin if you don't have to).
Regular Wear Appliances
Problem: Regular wear wafers are meant to be changed more often, and don't usually last for more than 3 -5 days. They contain adhesives that are more prone to breaking down, but allow for easier removal from the skin. These products may begin to peel prematurely, and so the appliance may not stick as well as you'd like.
Possible Solutions:
- If you change your appliance often, and prefer to use regular wear wafers, consider looking at other brands to see if they offer a better fit without peeling.
- You can use a wafer extender or medical tape on the edges of your wafer to keep it from peeling.
- Consider using an adhesive product.
Your Skin and Wafer Don't Get Along
Problem: Our skin chemistry is different from person to person, and some people may have oily skin, while others have dry skin. Sometimes, our unique skin simply isn't compatible with the adhesives in certain wafers, and they either don't stick well or fail completely.
Possible Solutions:
- Sample as many products as you can so that you can find one that works best on your skin. Many manufacturers and suppliers offer free samples – just ask!
- You can consider using additional adhesive products, protective sheets or tape to keep your appliance on better. These are more like band-aid fixes though, rather than complete solutions, but it can help while you find a product that works best for you.
- Keep an eye on what you're eating, if you find that it contributes to oily skin.
Problem: A properly fitted ostomy appliance should keep your stool or urine in the bag without breaking the seal between your wafer and stoma. Due to many factors, leaks can happen and they inevitably cause your wafer to fail completely.
Possible Solutions:
- Be sure to keep your skin clean and dry before applying a new appliance.
- Make sure that you know how to properly cut the hole for your stoma into your wafer.
- Prevention is key when it comes to leaks, but if you do find yourself with one, a wafer extender or medical tape might be able to buy you some time before you can do a full appliance change.
Lack of Pouch Support
Problem: When your bag fills, it can cause tugging on your wafer. This can not only cause leaks, but may also cause your entire appliance to come off.
Possible Solutions:
- Empty your pouch before it gets 1/3 to 1/2 full. This will make sure that it's not getting too heavy.
- Use a support garment, wrap or accessory belt for added support.
- Wear a smaller pouch to prevent it from getting too heavy. You will need to empty it more often though.
- Try a larger wafer. A larger wafer sticks onto more surface area, so it may be able to hold up better than a smaller one.
- Try a different style or brand of wafer that gives less pull on your skin.
Water from Showers, Pools, Beaches, Etc.
Problem: While wafers are designed to be waterproof, some ostomates may still experience peeling edges or worse when theirs gets wet for prolonged periods of time.
Possible Solutions:
- Wafer extenders can help to keep the edges of your wafer protected from water.
- If you don't have wafer extenders, you could also use medical tape in a pinch.
- If you don't swim, but would like to protect your wafer during showers, you could try using a shower guard.
- Many ostomates who swim will change their appliance after getting out from the water.
- Salt water will apparently degrade wafers very quickly, so use a wafer extender at the very least when dealing with salt water (from oceans or swimming pools).
Our friends over at Nurses Specialized In Wound, Ostomy And Continence Canada [NSWOCC] (formerly called The Canadian Association for Enterostomal Therapy (CAET)) have renamed their handy look-up page on their website. It was formerly called "Find An ET Nurse" and is now called "Find a NSWOC". Click on the image to the left or link here to go to their site.


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mp3: Diana – "Born Again" remixes
Download 3 excellent, very different takes on Diana's "Born Again," re-worked by their friends Doldrums, Heathered Pearls, and Luke Lalonde of Born Ruffians. The original version + the Doldrums remix appear on the band's debut 12″ single, out now on Forest Family. Grab all 3 remixes for free in the player below:


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Pellicano x Modern Classic Clothing 'GIOVANNI' – Collaboration Shirt
Hand made in Italy from a luxury, light blue chambray style poplin, using traditional sartorial techniques and made in strictly limited numbers.
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Alphabet compact wallet for women in small grain & smooth calfskin
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Compact wallet for women in small grain & smooth calfskin - 6 card slots - 1 note/bill compartment - 1 zipped compartment - 2 flat pockets - 1 back external pocket Comes with a dust bag - Length/width: 15 cm / 5.9" - Height: 10 cm / 3.9" This ladies' wallet is made from semi-aniline leather. The half-transparent finish imparts a robust nature to the product while preserving its natural character. Respect care instructions on the leaflet. Colour: faded blue Item code: CHC16AP709H9Q44L
Crafted from small grain and smooth calfskin for refined texture, the Alphabet compact wallet for women is scaled down to fit only the essentials and will slip easily into your clutch or a small bag. The wallet's smaller proportions make the Chloé-designed golden initial charms more striking. The delicate leather links and metallic detail add a feminine and decorative touch to this ladies' wallet.
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Something was following Conrad.
He smelled it first—a faint whiff of burning on the chill autumn air. His nostrils flared and his scalp prickled—it smelled like the worst day of his life.
Like the smoke of a funeral pyre.
Conrad sniffed the air and scanned the horizon, searching for a source—a bonfire, or a thin trickle of smoke from a friendly cottage. But there were no fires nearby. Even the light of the manor , where he worked as a stable boy, was hidden by the hills behind him, and only the faint glow of starshine lit his way home over the moor.
The night was dark, cold, and still.
A breath of chilly air teased Conrad's hair, and he shivered and wished he were back by the manor's roaring hearth, listening to the bard strum his harp and tell tales. The stories had seemed exciting and noble then—Beowulf destroying fierce Grendel! Faraway heroes battling fantastic beasts with their wits and courage. Conrad and his friends had laughed and boasted they could kill a dozen monsters each.
But now the stories filled his mind with images he wanted to shut out: a hairy creature taller than a bear, hungry for blood; a seven-headed snake with poisonous breath; a demon woman with eyes that turned you to stone.
Conrad's chest began to ache from holding his breath.
Nothing, he told himself, sucking icy night air through his nose. It's nothing. But he fingered the bow slung over his shoulder. He was a hunter, like his father had been. He knew what tracking—and being tracked—felt like.
In the darkness, a stick cracked.
Conrad wrenched an arrow from his quiver and notched it to his bow. He peered across the hills, but the black night revealed nothing. No yellow gleam of eyes shone through the dense tangle of weeds. No whisper of smooth, powerful haunches crouching to spring—
Yet something darker than darkness slid toward him.
Conrad drew back the bowstring. His fingers itched to send a shaft into the void—but he didn't shoot. He wasn't a little kid, panicky, like his brother Eadric. It was foolish to waste an arrow on some nameless, unseen fear. Instead, he relaxed his arm and turned back toward home, pulling his cloak tighter against the autumn cold, walking a bit faster as he headed down the hill.
He did not return his arrow to its quiver.
Down in the valley, tendrils of mist swirled around Conrad's knees. Mist—or smoke? The bard's voice echoed in his ears: Beware the fell beast that haunts the moors—the demon hound with breath of fire. It's made of shadow and fear, that one, smoke and terror in goblin form.
Conrad stopped and looked back up the hill. The slope was black against the star-sprinkled sky; the long moor grasses bent gently in the wind.
And then he saw it: first a gathering and thickening smoke, then a black mass, a shaggy body eating up the stars with its dark silhouette, bigger than a dog, bigger even than a horse.
Conrad stared at the shape. It's one of the oxen the thane uses to draw the plows—that's it. Escaped from its pen is all. If Eadric were with him, that's what Conrad would tell him.
But the thing lifted its muzzle and stared at Conrad, and it snarled, white canines bared against dark lips. Blood-red eyes, each the size of Conrad's palm, shone from its grotesque and unearthly head.
It was no ox.
It was the grim.
Conrad's knees grew weak, and his fingers trembled as he fitted his arrow to the bow. The beast raised its nose to the sky and let out a wail that was cold, shrill, and bloodless as earth and stone. The baying of the grim.
It meant his death.
But Conrad would not go down without a fight. The arrow flew from his fingers, straight and true.
It passed through the beast like a wisp of smoke.
Conrad ran.
Doomed. Doomed. Doomed. Conrad's heart beat out the death knoll against his chest. His legs shook, but fear pushed him forward up the grassy hill. The tall, tangled weeds snagged at his leather slippers and grabbed at his ankles. His ears strained for the sound of padding paws, the swish of fur through the rushes, the sound of death on his heels.
Something flashed in the corner of his eye, and Conrad glanced left. The beast was loping along beside him, grinning from its hideous goblin face. It veered closer, then away, teasing him. Like a cat with a field mouse. It shook its head and dissipated in a cloud of mist.
Conrad swerved right, but a dark figure pushed him back. The grim was herding him, like a sheepdog herds the dumb wooly beasts. He ran blindly, terror giving his heels speed, senseless of where he was going, smashing through waist-high grasses and billows of chilling mist.
Close behind him, the cold, bloodless wail sounded again. Twice now he'd heard it. If he did not reach home before the third—
Conrad broke out of the fog, splashing ankle-deep in freezing water. It was the mere—how could he have forgotten! He was trapped—water curved around him on a thin peninsula. Before him the water stretched out like polished silver in the starlight, a crescent moon just tipping over the edge of the horizon. The beauty of it hit Conrad like a blow. What a rare place to die, he thought.
He heard footsteps behind him and stepped forward. Water swirled around his calf. Another step. Thick mud sucked at his foot. No, Conrad thought. I can't go this way! What about Eadric? What will he do without a big brother to teach him? He is only just learning to draw a bow.
Conrad wrenched his foot from the mud and turned. The mist swirled and billowed, and again he tasted the acrid burning in the air. He shut his eyes, wishing he could also shut his nose to the smell—the smell and the memory it brought, the memory he could not shove away.
He was standing beside his mother, her hand—strong and gentle—holding his, her eyes full of tears, but her face set. They were watching his father's funeral pyre, its smoke rising to the sky.
"How could he leave us?" Conrad had whispered. He'd been young then, Eadric's age.
"He was afraid," his mother had said, drawing Conrad close against her side. "Fear ate him up inside."
Afraid of what? Conrad had wanted to ask, but didn't, because he knew. There were many things to be afraid of on the moors. The wolves that hunted you even while you hunted. The hunger you felt every day. The lawless men that hid in the hills. The thane himself if you crossed him.
They'd found Father's lifeless body on the moor. Some said it was the grim that did it.
Running from his fears hadn't kept him safe.
The grass rustled, and Conrad's eyes flew open. The mist parted and the grim emerged, its ghastly face and huge shoulders taller than Conrad's head. The beast did not growl, but its blood-red eyes never wavered from Conrad.
Its mouse. Its sheep. Its prey.
Conrad jerked a foot out of the mud and lurched forward until his feet found solid ground. He felt it beneath him, hard and real.
The grim shook its shaggy head and bared its gleaming fangs. It paced left, then right, each time coming closer, closer, closer. With every step it seemed to grow bigger and more terrible.
Conrad swallowed hard, but he forced his trembling legs forward, one after the other, until he stood nose-to-nose with the beast. His heart hammered in his chest, but he didn't back away. Not even when the grim opened its mouth and breathed into Conrad's face.
The smell of burning. Of death.
It's only a shadow. A thing of the night, Conrad thought, clenching his fists.
But he couldn't stop shaking.
The beast grinned a long, slow grin. It threw back its head and lifted its muzzle to cast one last wail to the night sky.
"Enough!" Conrad said.
The beast lowered its head and growled. But it did not attack.
"You can't hurt me," Conrad said. "You can only frighten and terrify those who let you. Your power is all in fear." Conrad stood tall and made his voice strong. "I master you," he said. "I am not your prey. Go away, and never return."
The grim narrowed its eyes, and the fire drained out of them. Its shaggy coat softened and melted and drifted away into the night air, the burning smell lingering for just a little longer before the wind carried it away.
"So late?" Conrad's mother asked. She slammed the door shut behind Conrad, and clutched him to her. "I thought—I heard the howl of the grim on the moor, and I feared for you, my son."
Conrad let her hold him, letting the warmth and solid feel of her soak into his body. "It was only the wind, Mother," he said. "There is no grim in these parts."


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2015 Vernier/NSTA Technology Award Winners
The award, co-sponsored by Vernier and NSTA, is part of the NSTA Teacher Award Program. Each year, educators are recognized for their planned or current innovative use of data-collection technology.
Elementary School
Amy Atkinson
Hominy Valley Elementary School, Candler, NC
Amy Atkinson created a project that focuses on healthy lifestyle choices in diet, exercise, and relaxation, which culminates with a fourth-grade health and wellness fair. As part of the project, students work with local health professionals to explore different facets of healthy living and use Vernier sensors to measure and collect real-time heart rate, blood pressure, and respiration data.
Middle School
Susan Brown
Northland Preparatory Academy, Flagstaff, AZ
To help students in grades 6–12 explore how climate change affects lichen growth and diversity, Susan Brown created a long-term research project in partnership with a local arboretum and Northern Arizona University. The project utilizes gardens along an elevation gradient, as well as an on-site one at the school. Students will use Vernier sensors to collect weather-related data from the gardens and then make their own observations and inferences about climate change and its effects.
Dennis Pevey, Jr.
eSTEM Public Charter School, Little Rock, AR
Dennis Pevey, Jr. engages his students in science education by infusing STEM concepts into projects that focus on the environmental issues impacting central Arkansas. In one particular project, students will create biofiltration units for the school's parking garage to help prevent the leaching of chemicals into the Arkansas River. They will use Vernier Ion- Selective Electrodes and SpectroVis spectrophotometers to monitor and analyze water samples over a three-month period.
High School
Kristy Bibbey
Poudre High School, Fort Collins, CO
During a project that introduces the physics of sound, Kristy Bibbey's physics students—as well as a local musician—bring in an instrument that they play and use a Vernier Microphone to record sounds of various wavelengths. The data is shown in real time on the classroom's whiteboard so that students can analyze data, recognize properties of a wavelength, and understand the inverse relationship between period and frequency.
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To help make kinematics and dynamics more accessible and relatable to students, Karlheinz Haas adapted a series of commonly used physics labs to incorporate the use of the TI-Nspire CX handheld in combination with Vernier sensors and TI-Nspire's DataQuest software. These labs include a marble activity that teaches students about horizontal velocity and an investigation involving echoes that teaches students about the speed of sound.
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In Ann Shioji's "Beauty and the Yeast" unit, students explore how chemicals affect their daily lives. At the beginning of the unit, students conduct preliminary research on the gestation period and respiration rates of yeast and then conduct a class investigation using a Vernier CO2 Gas Sensor to determine the rate of respiration of glucose by Saccharomyces to monitor a closed population of yeast. Then, students are provided the opportunity to design their own inquiry-based experiments to test the effects of chemicals on living yeast cells.
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Muskingum University, New Concord, OH
Muskingum University partnered with the Muskingum Soil and Water Conservation District to assess the water quality in nearby Salt Creek Watershed. They used Vernier sensors and spectrometers, which were instrumental in helping students conduct a variety of analyses on these water samples. Through this partnership, students worked with local environmental professionals. The community won a grant for conservation efforts based on the water quality assessments.
Seven awards are available: one elementary, two middle school, three high school, and one college level. The awards, each valued at $5,500, include $1,000 in cash, $3,000 in Vernier technology, and up to $1,500 in expenses for attending the NSTA convention.
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Rugby was the loser in Christchurch - it got beaten up almost as badly as the Springboks.
The test was a drab, frustrating, stop-start, foregone conclusion which couldn't rise above the early penalties dished out by the officious Aussie Angus Gardner. When the referee got Dane Coles for early scrum engagement early on, I thought "oh no" and began to disengage myself and with good cause as it turned out.
The Rugby Championship test was a barely watchable bore, played in the capital of polite clapping. If the spectators who pay good money seem bored, what is the rest of the world supposed to think.
But rugby suffered most in comparison to what league dished up on Friday night. Rugby union got well and truly smashed over the weekend by the NRL, and one game in particular. The finals contest between the Cowboys and Broncos in Townsville was a stunner, the football game of the year. One commentator likened it to Ali v Frazier.
League drowns in hyperbole, but in this case it was a good description.
Here's the problem for rugby. There is hardly ever a match to match that Townsville Tornado. Forgetting all the other issues, and league can be a mundane watch as well, union struggles to produce nail biting finishes, the essence of great sport. League, with more structured possession swaps, produces them up every week and celebrates the deal with its addictive golden point madness.
The Townsville game involved a brutal, tit for tat, combat to the bitter end between battered men who refused to give up and produced under enormous pressure while savaged by exhaustion. The sides were eventually separated by one of the best footballers you will ever see, Johnathan Thurston, who found a bit of magic at the right time as he so often does.
You did not need to even like league to love this game. The red hot atmosphere burst out of the screen. The screaming crowd was hanging on every moment.
The rugby test in Christchurch was gripping alright, as in I had to grip the couch tightly to stay upright. Sir Graham Henry is right, and he's on the money raising the issue. World rugby is in a parlous state, key evidence including the state of the Wallabies.
The All Blacks beat Argentina by about 30 points in a "close" test, and they have now crushed the hopelessly naive Springboks by a similar margin without even playing well.
They won going away even though Beauden Barrett hardly fired a shot, Ben Smith was below par, there was a fullback on the wing, and the midfield combo was workmanlike to put it very nicely. Even super locks Sam Whitelock and Brodie Retallick were borderline AWOL compared to their usual efforts.
Test rugby isn't a development zone, or it shouldn't be. Who cares if the Springboks are blooding a team? And even if they are, what's the bet it will be inferior to the team the All Blacks are always blooding.
I hate to say this, but there was also a spell during the game which gave some substance to complaints the All Blacks get favourable treatment from match officials.
As commentator Justin Marshall - the fairest man behind the TV rugby mike we've had for a long time - noted, a Matt Todd obstruction should have seen the Ardie Savea try ruled out. But wait, there's more: Savea didn't appear to ground the ball but a video check was not called for.
Most embarrassing of all, Ryan Crotty was allowed to throw a long pass that was so forward it landed in October. Then Wyatt Crockett got away with going out of his way to block Francois Hougaard, who was chasing a kick.
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The American School Bus is basic, ugly and visually has not changed much in years - however, despite those comments it is obviously practical, cheap to run and from conversations I have had over there with bus operators, very reliable.
The attached photo came to me with a series cars and motor bikes that have been modified, added to etc. The bus looks real, but who knows with the wizardry of Photoshop!


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Squicklean Beta
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- Code: 344082
- Japanese: スプラトゥーン2 ブキコレクション フルコンプ 8個入 食玩・清涼菓子 (スプラトゥーン)
- Weight: 0.34kgs
- Package Size: 12cm x 17cm x 13cm
- Manufactured by: Bandai
- Release Date: Monday 04 December, 2017
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In general, the book synopsis is the make or break moment for me when buying new books. However, I'm not going to lie and more often enough I do gravitate towards books that have awesome covers.
Let's be real. When you're looking for a new book in a bookshop the book cover is the first thing we see and our initial reaction usually derives from the book cover. So when I'm looking for a book, I don't particularly like covers that feature a book model that's dramatically looking at the camera. Example A – The Sweet Trilogy covers.
There are several reasons why I don't like this trend. First of all, when I'm reading I like being able to create my own perception and image of the characters; that's why I don't fancast because I have already created an image of my own. So when I look at a cover that features the broody looking cover model my perception is immediately being influenced and I don't get the chance to create a complete image of my own because all I see is the cover model. It's not fun.
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