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Rotation Schedule
PGY 1 Residents
This is a transitional year during which residents rotate in neurology, inpatient medicine and family medicine. Rotations also include inpatient and geriatric psychiatry training at the Atlanta Veterans Health Care Systems. Residents are introduced to patient safety and quality improvement curriculum and ACGME core competency expectations.
|Year 1
|2 months
|2 months
|2 months
|6 months
|Internal Medicine
|Family Medicine
|Inpatient Psychiatry - 80%
Geriatric Psychiatry - 20%
PGY 2 Residents
This year provides training and experience in outpatient community psychiatry. Experiences in child and adolescent psychiatry, addiction psychiatry, psychosocial rehabilitation and community outreach services are included. Residents participate in patient safety and quality improvement activities/projects and begin work within the different psychotherapy competencies.
|Year 2
|12 months
Assertive Community Treatment
Intake Substance Abuse Groups
Momentum Clinic
Infectious Disease Program (IDP)
Psych OB
Psychosocial Rehab (PSR)
Child Psychiatry
General Adult Outpatient
PGY 3 Residents
Residents will complete an emergency psychiatry rotation, consultation-liaison rotation, forensic rotation, adult inpatient rotation with the severe and persistently mentally ill at the state hospital, inpatient child and adolescent rotation, and a substance abuse-trauma recovery rotation. Residents will continue care for long term supervised psychotherapy cases and patient safety/quality improvement projects.
Clinical Assessment/Psychotherapy – 50%
|Year 3
|3 months
|3 months
|2 months
|1 months
|3 months
|Consultation/Liaison Psychiatry
In-patient Psychiatry
(2 months)
Forensic Rotation
(1 month)
|ER Psych
|Outpatient Psychiatry
Trauma Recovery Program – 50%
Substance Abuse Program – 50%
PGY-4 Residents
Residents in their fourth year of training will complete a psychotherapy rotation at the Atlanta VA/CBOC and customize the remainder of their training with elective clinical experiences.
Outpatient Psychotherapy – 10%
|Year 4
|6 months
|6 months
|Outpatient Psychiatry – 50%
East Point CBOC/Center of Excellence
Grady Psychiatry Elective – 50%


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Busking permits will be determined and supplied by Connecting Southern Gold Coast, and will be free this year to all successful applicants.
We'll be looking for 50s, 60s & 70's themed acts, with both solo and group performers invited to audition.
All buskers will be bound by the City of Gold Coast busking guidelines. Please read them thoroughly here before applying.

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Il Domenichino
Domenichino, Il
(pseudonym of Domenico Zampieri). Born Oct. 21, 1581, in Bologna; died Apr. 6, 1641, in Naples. Italian painter and representative of the academic style of the Bologna school.
Domenichino studied in Bologna with L. Carracci, moving to Rome in 1602, where he collaborated with Annibale Carracci. His best works—the frescoes in the churches of San Luigi dei Francesi (1616-17) and Sant' Andrea della Valle (1624-28) in Rome and the paintings Last Communion of St. Jerome (1614) in the Vatican Pinacoteca and Diana at the Chase (1617-18) in the Borghese Gallery in Rome—are characterized by symmetrical composition, clear, idealized drawings, and variegated local color.


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Wyndham opens Ramada Resort in Phillip Island
Wyndham Vacation Resorts Asia Pacific, a division of world leading hospitality company Wyndham Worldwide, announced the addition of the Ramada Resort Phillip Island property to its expanding portfolio of resorts in the South Pacific. The agreement for the property, formerly known as All Seasons Phillip Island Resort, is for management rights of a selection of villas providing a combination of studio, two and three bedroom self-contained holiday apartments which will serve as a mixed-use property. In addition to the franchise agreement with Wyndham Hotel Group, the world's largest hotel company with approximately 7,200 hotels, Wyndham Vacation Resorts Asia Pacific has also contracted to acquire a number of rooms and the common areas in the resort from Moss Capital who today acquired the freehold land including the common areas and 74 villas. A selection of villas will transfer into WorldMark South Pacific Club by Wyndham, for use by its more than 44,000 timeshare owners.
"The re-branding of Ramada Phillip Island is an integral step in our company's strategic direction to grow our portfolio in key tourism destinations with properties that are suitable for both hotel and apartment-style vacationing," said Barry Robinson, Managing Director of both Wyndham Vacation Resorts Asia Pacific and Wyndham Hotel Group in the South Pacific.
"Phillip Island as identified and communicated by the Victorian Tourism Board, is one key tourism and event destination in Victoria that appeals to both domestic and international travellers with over 3.5 million people visiting the island annually. We immediately recognised this resort as an ideal holiday destination to complement our recent Torquay acquisition."
Ramada Phillip Island, located at 2128 Phillip Island Road, Cowes, Victoria, features 211 free-standing, villas situated on 65 acres of picturesque countryside. With excellent onsite facilities including restaurant and bar, conference rooms, swimming pool, tennis courts, kid's playground, BBQ areas and numerous walking tracks, Ramada Phillip Island will appeal to families, conference and leisure visitors alike.
The resort is less than two hours drive from Melbourne and centrally located to take full advantage of the variety of attractions Phillip Island has to offer, from bay and surf beaches to the Penguin Parade, Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit and the bustling seaside town of Cowes.
With this latest acquisition, Wyndham Vacation Resorts Asia Pacific continues to expand its portfolio of resorts with quality facilities in locations that provide a lifetime of holiday choices for its vacation ownership base of more than 44,000 owners.


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Entertain the Right Way with Outdoor Video
Prepare for Spring and Summer with New Technology
When considering your next home upgrade, we suggest thinking outside of the box — or more literally — just outside. Why limit your smart technology to inside the home? Incorporate outdoor video on your Indianapolis, IN property. With this technology, you can take your shows and movies outside — whether you're entertaining with a lot of guests or if you're just enjoying your system alone to relax after a long day.
In this blog, we'll look at what you can do with outdoor video at your home.


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CLEVELAND - A brawl outside a Cleveland bar almost turned deadly early Thursday after seven people were shot, some victims recovering from multiple gunshot wounds.
According to Cleveland Police, the shooting began around 1:30 a.m. outside the Dog Pound Lounge on St. Clair.
One woman who lives nearby said she heard rapid gunshots.
"We had just got finished praying and as soon as we said amen shots, you know, rung out," said Dimples Hollis describing the shooting. "Different kind of guns like they was shooting back and forth at each other."
Cleveland Police say the shooting began as a fight between two women. A man attempted to break up the fight by stepping in between the two.
The police report indicates, a second man approached the victim, who tried to stop the fighting and shoot him several times in the stomach and chest. A total of seven people were shot during the incident.
Surveillance video from a nearby business shows the aftermath. As several people ran away, one man calmly walks holding an unidentified object in his hand.
Cleveland rapper "Q Money" was shooting a music video nearby the scene. A police report indicates he also heard several gunshots. The report does not state he was directly involved in the incident.
Located just one house away from the lounge, stands a hundred years old pillar of the community, Nottingham United Methodist Church. Inside, the volunteer pastor says her doors are always open to anyone in the community who wants to find a way towards peace.
"There is a purpose in you that needs to be fulfilled and a turf war will not do that, fighting each other is not the answer to that building each other up is," said Wilma Roberson.


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Des Kenny Reviews Amharc Fhine Gall X - Transhistorial Terrain
Ella DeBurca, Ruth Clinton & Niamh Moriarty / Curated by Linda Shevlin
Ground & First Floor Galleries, Draiocht Blanchardstown
14 December 2015 - Our Arty Blogger is back! Des Kenny Reviews Amharc Fhine Gall X - Transhistorial Terrain ...
Amharc Fhine Gall is an annual exhibition for emerging visual artists based in county Fingal and occupies the Ground & First Floor Galleries in Draíocht. Fingal Arts Office, moving with the current contemporary art trends, has employed a curator to pick the artists for this exhibition. The curator in today's art world must have great knowledge of the forever changing landscape of contemporary art practice and be adept at generating projects which keep pace with new interpretations of modern visual aesthetics. The curator also brings intellectual rigour to an exhibition while creating a platform for artists to express themselves. The artist and curator working model is an inclusive relationship that charters two diverse artistic disciplines towards a common vision. A symbiotic dialogue between both partners with a shared vision can raise the profiles of artist and curator to achieve a more extensive visual arts audience.
The curator Linda Shevlin is very interested in how artists interpret local history and how re-evaluating the topical hinterland of our buried past can affect present and future social history. The curator searched through the visual archive of Fingal Arts Office and decided on fifteen artists whose work had an affinity with the curator's preoccupation with social history. Linda then made fifteen studio visits over three days which culminated in picking three artists for the Amharc Fhine Gall Exhibition. The curator decided to include a number of Fingal artists who did not make the exhibition shortlist in other projects she is currently engaged with and future art programmes awaiting realisation. The dynamic relationship between artist and curator will continue long after this exhibition has finished.
Linda Shevlin has titled the show "Transhistorical Terrain" which hints at her interest in the environment of indigenous social history and renders a cohesive system for debate between artists and a regional audience. The curator does not overtly influence the artists on how to display the works but does offer suggestions to maximise the choreography of presentation.
The Ground Floor Gallery features the work of two artists Ruth Clinton and Niamh Moriarty who work collaboratively together. The show consists of photographs, a video and various banners. The artists received permission to make work in and around the estate of Glenmaroon House which was formally owned by the Guinness family and latterly by the Daughters of Charity. The estate has fallen into disrepair and now stands vacant, clasped in the grip of the withering elements of Irish weather. As the artists worked in the house over weekends they discovered traces of a film crew working on a film about the 1916 Rising. Scattered pages of script denoting scenes and directions for actors were discovered throughout the house. The artists decided to use these found pages as an additional motif in their exploration of the houses history. Artifice and fact melded accidently and the discovered actor's lines were embedded into a newly constructed plot. A fabricated record of events was construed to be true and a storyline was fashioned around this fiction. On a wall in the gallery a line of photographs are displayed showing various aspects of the house. Stairs seem to always pull the viewer upwards by design to an inaccessible location, a long corridor glazed in darkness might have two shadowy silhouettes and doors open searchingly as in a barren dream, stir an atmosphere of unease. Interspersed throughout these photographs are the pages of dialogue between a male and female volunteer who are trying to defend the building from the advancing British Army. There is bristling tension as ammunition runs low and the volunteers decide to retreat. In one scene a British soldier raises his rifle to shoot a volunteer in a basement but is shot by Frances and dies. The scripted word invigorates the photographs with additional significance. Are these the stairs and corridors the volunteers fled through? Is that blood or red paint on the stairs? The formal barrier between reality and fiction erodes and the vacuum is filled by the viewer's imagination.
A short video with an insistent music score plunges the spectator into another fictional history of the house and perhaps suggests a murder may have occurred there. The opening sequence reveals trees disappearing into clinging mist and milk white steps lost in fog. History seems to drape itself in obscuring mist before unveiling its truths. The windows of the house fog up as if a passerby breathed upon them before leaving. Doors open and close without us seeing the protagonist. Dead flies and butterflies that accumulated on window sills are arranged into a black shaped directional arrow which points towards an unseen revelation. A hand is held over a hot oven and perhaps the same hand holds a torn page describing the safe use of knives. If this advice was followed a terrible act would not have occurred. The video ends with an aerial shot of the house as if taken by a news crew seeking the only access to a crime scene for the morbid viewing of an insatiable TV audience. Left uncertain if this reading of the video is correct, alters ones sense of critical judgement and undermines its fatal certainty.
In the centre of the gallery is a large grey banner stretched between two poles. The gauze like material has a translucent quality and seems to refer to an excerpt of a Kafka novel which describes the action of male servants attempting to raise grey linen sheets in the air so they could manufacture the atmosphere of a misty morning for the benefit of the lady in the great house. There is also a connection to this banner in the video on Glenmaroon House. This banner is raised in front of a window to give a misty morning effect as in Kafka's novel. It brings into question the opening sequence in the video showing mist covered trees and fog covered steps, may not be a natural event but something conjured up by the artists. This is a multi-layered exhibition were fact and fiction are threaded together to fabricate a poetic realm were the imagination can reside.
In the First Floor Gallery, Ella De Burca's temperate piece in the Amharc Fhine Gall exhibition is made of a video projected on a large homemade kite. The kite is tilted at an angle as if caught in the turbulent wind, aching to break free of its restraints. Upon the kites clear plastic surface is displayed a short video. Ella spent time researching the history of St Ita's Hospital in Portrane. The hospital cared for long term psychiatric patients. The institution opened in 1900 and at one time housed 1600 patients who were looked after by 300 staff. Most of the staff lived on the site. The hospital grew its own food and small industries occupied the patients. It was conceived as the ideal method to treat the mentally ill at the time. By the 1940's due to poor financial support it fell into disrepair and its services for the patients became limited.
Against this historical backdrop the artist has conceived a work which tries to commemorate the patients who are buried in unmarked graves in the hospital grounds. When the veiled social history of an institution like St Ita's is unearthed, a remnant of the tangled distraught memories of its history clings like a residue to the researcher. This is alluded to in a booklet printed by Fingal Arts Office where the artist chronicles a conversation overheard on a train while travelling to Brussels. An artistic couple discuss the documentation of a performance work, were a residue of the performed piece still remains after the event. Perhaps this was not fully understood until the artist became involved with this emotionally unsettling project. Sometimes this resonance of clinging history cries out for someone to bear witness to the suffering of the grieving past. During her research the artist discovered weekly screenings of films were shown to raise the spirits of the interred patients. She decided to screen a video over the patient's graveyard to commemorate the memory of those weekly films and also aspire to exact repentance and acknowledge their padlocked suffering.
The artist flew a large kite up into the darkening winds of a star filled sky. On this blustering kite she projected a dancer skipping and tapping across a stage to the sound of an Irish ceili tune. The imagery hints at De Valera's desire that all citizens would find happiness if they danced on every crossroads throughout Ireland to the rhythmic beat of Irish music. This ideal way of life was not granted to the patients of St Ita's whose smothered torment was hidden from a blinkered society. The incessant tapping of the Irish dancer appears frenetic as he tries to remain in shot of the video projection caught on the rippling surface of the flying kite. Briefly the word SORRY mingles with the Irish dancer on the kites surface as if their choreographed interaction seeks redemption for past injustice. Then the music and dancer fade and the word SORRY holds the forgiven air above the graveyard of the forgotten. The artist silhouette is seen now and then as she struggles to control the kite wishing to take wing up into the splintered night sky. Although a short video it seems to grip tenaciously to the viewer like an afterimage on the back of the eye. It remains there like a residue snagged in the shadow of consciousness long after one has left the show.
Read more about the show ... here ...
Desmond Kenny is an artist based in Hartstown, Dublin 15. He is a self taught painter, since he began making art in 1986 he has since exhibited widely in Ireland and abroad, solo shows include Draíocht in 2001, The Lab in 2006 and Pallas Contemporary Projects in 2008. His work is included in many collections including the Office of Public Works, SIPTU, and Fingal County Council. Kenny's practice also incorporates print making and he has been a member of Graphic Studio Dublin since 2004.


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Do you struggle to stitch straight boning channels? Do your stitch lines end up taking unexpected detours? Lots of people have asked how to get perfectly straight and even boning channels and it's something I struggled with for a long time. But through trial and a lot of error I have come up with a few tips and tricks that help me tame unruly stitching.
I should point out that while I am confident that these techniques will help those of you who are having some problems, you won't see the full benefit unless you practise. I never found a way round the old adage of "practise, practise, practise". I am a firm believer that a great corset maker isn't someone who can whip up a corset in an afternoon, but someone who has worked hard to polish their skills and sees the value in putting in the extra effort to attain a higher standard.
One of the things that helped me was to draw squiggly lines on a piece of coutil, trace over them with machine stitching, and then stitch beside them again in an attempt to create a swirly boning channel. Granted, you'll probably never make such a boning channel, but if you can conquer the swirly boning channel, you'll never feel nervous about stitching curved boning channels again!
What you use to make your boning channels is as important as how you stitch them. I have tried several ways, using lots of different fabric choices. I'll list some of them and give my opinions, but remember to use what works for you.
Satin Ribbon – External boning channels
Stitch a strip of ribbon onto the front of the corset and insert your bones into them.
It looks pretty when you have stitched them.
It looks horrid when you insert the boning. If you use spiral boning you will most likely see the contours of the spiral.
It doesn't last five minutes before the boning starts to rub against the ribbon and damage the fabric.
Twill tape – internal boning channels
Stitch a strip of twill tape to the inside of the corset and insert your boning in between the stitch lines.
You can't see the contour of the bones from the outside of the corset.
If you purchase good quality, tightly woven twill tape it creates a secure channel which will last medium to long term.
Getting hold of good quality twill tape can be difficult (especially in the UK).
Twill tape is expensive compared to other methods.
It can make the boning channel appear a little bulky – especially at the edges. Too often I have seen ridges created from the stitch line and the edge of the twill tape which is noticeable from the outside of the corset.
Lining up the position of the twill tape on the inside of the corset can be a real pain – it's no fun when you've stitched a perfectly straight boning channel only to discover that your stitch line has run off the edge of the twill tape.
It takes time to hand baste your boning channel into position.
Not suitable for external boning channels.
Coutil Tubing – Internal and External boning channels
Create a tube out of coutil and stitch to the inside of the corset to create boning channels.
For external boning channels, you can add a layer of fashion fabric when making the tube to match/contrast with your fashion fabric layer.
You can't see the contour of the bones from the outside of the corset.
The bone is encased between at least three layers of coutil making for a long term and secure fitting for the boning.
Can be cheaper than twill tape.
Neat and professional finish on the inside of the corset compared with twill tape, making it a great choice for single layer corsets.
As for twill tape, it can be a pain lining up your boning channel on the inside of the corset.
It takes longer to make the tubes than it does to use something "off the roll".
Again, like twill tape it can be a little bulky.
It takes time to tacking stitch the tube into position ready for stitching.
Double layer coutil corset – sandwich method
This involves creating two identical strength layers and stitching them together to make a single corset. You can then create boning channels by simply stitching two lines wherever you need a boning channel.
You don't need to make tubes, line up or hand stitch tape/tubes down.
It gives a smooth finish to the boning channel as bulk from adding layers to create the channel is eliminated.
It is the simplest way to make boning channels.
If you are using a lot of bones it is a much cheaper option compared with twill tape.
It creates a secure, long term fitting for the bones.
Creating a double coutil layer corset is a skill in itself. It can be tricky to get each pair of panels to line up exactly. And if you don't then the corset will suffer with wrinkles and the wearer will not be comfortable.
Making double layer corsets can be very time consuming because of the need to be exact and accurate at every stage of the construction process.
Seams can be very bulky.
Not suitable for external boning channels.
The double layers cheat
Instead of making a double layer corset, cut one set of panels with seam allowance included and one with seam allowances removed. Before stitching the panels together to create the corset, stitch the panel with the seam allowance removed to the corresponding panel with the seam allowance added, creating a single panel. Then stitch through both layers to create the boning channel.
This has all the advantages of the double layer coutil method.
It is quicker to make than a double layer corset, and reduces bulk at the seams.
It's quicker to cut two panels and stitch them together than it is to make coutil tubing and hand stitch it in place.
Not suitable for external boning channels.
Great boning channels start with a clear guideline to follow when stitching. Time spent here will be rewarded when you come to stitch and look at your final results.
You should always finalise the position of your boning channels during the toile stage. The only exception would be if you are planning to use an exceptionally high number of bones for a single corset, in which case you can be forgiven for grouping some together. Once the toile has been correctly fitted, transfer any changes over to the pattern and then carefully plot the position of your boning channels.
Equipment Needed
Draw lines on the fabric to represent both the left and right stitching line. Stitch over the lines using an open-toed foot.
See video "Stitching a Corset Boning Channel" below
Clear, unobstructed view of the position of the needle in relation to the markings, which is especially useful when stitching curved boning channels.
Requires you to draw both stitch lines.
Ensuring the stitch lines are evenly spaced depends entirely on the accuracy of the markings.
Open toed foot
Chalk Pencil/thin chalk marker
Mark and stitch the left hand stitch line, insert a loop pressing bar (which corresponds to the required width of the boning channel) between the coutil layers. Use a zipper/piping foot to hold the loop pressing bar snug between the layers and stitch the second stitch line.
See video "Corset boning channels, with a pressing bar" below
You only need to mark out one of the stitch lines.
Pressing bar enables you to stitch the second stitching line quickly and accurately.
Uniformity in the distance between the first and second stitch line.
You need to carefully position the needle to avoid it hitting the pressing bar.
Adjustable zipper or piping foot
Loop pressing bars (available from quilting shops or eBay).
(For separate or external boning channels that are then attached to the corset) Fold a piece of coutil in half, insert loop pressing bar that corresponds to the required width of the boning channel. Use a zipper/piping foot to hold the loop pressing bar snug between the layers and stitch the second stitch line.
See video "Corset boning channels, with a pressing bar" below
You don't need to mark any stitch lines.
Pressing bar enables quick creation of uniform boning channel tubes.
You need to carefully position the needle to avoid it hitting the quilting bar.
Adjustable zipper or piping foot
Loop pressing bars (available from quilting shops or eBay).


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These last six months, I have lived somewhat out of my comfort zone. I have been traveling between houses preparing one home to be put on the market, while creating a comfortable space in the new one. I have also spent a lot of time away from my husband and the security of what has been our home life. Although I am feeling more settled and connected to our new digs, I still find comfort in the place I have called home for so many years. I will be traveling back to Chicago over the 4th of July holiday, the last in our home town, and look forward to spending time with family and friends, as well as work on some last minute preparations before the For Sale sign is placed on our front lawn in the next few weeks.
My husband's company is relocating us, the process has begun, and now suddenly it all feels so real. Am I ready to leave? Yes, no question. We have been ready for a fresh start for a while, however we needed to stay put until the girls graduated from high school. And now here we are. Even though we are leaving, there is a piece of my heart that will remain there. I had a wonderful childhood in Chicago and my children were born and raised in that house. We were the third owners, but lived there the longest and I definitely put my stamp on it. My how that house has changed over the years.
Right now, after several months of activity, I find myself in a bit of a lull before the craziness of moving and getting two daughters to college on opposite coasts begins. Sometimes, I get a little anxious when there is too much quiet. My mind has always had a hard time enjoying the bliss of too much silence, and it never takes long before it starts whispering "what if's" into my ear. I start living in the space of a future that isn't a part of my life, yet can still cause me anxiety. I have to remind myself that I am being given this gift of solitude to enjoy and prepare for the busy August ahead. I have to remind myself that everything is as it should be, and seek that soul connection to my breath- the present moment. While I was having one of those stressful moments, I opened an email from my daughter, Nicole. It was a post she had written about Coming Home to Yourself, and it was just what I needed to read. Funny how that happens.
I would like to share that post with you.
It has been a whirlwind of a year. The latter half of 2016 and the first part of 2017 were filled with events that pushed the boundaries of my experience. This time was expansive, exciting, sometimes uncomfortable, as are most things that propel us out of our comfort zones. Overall, it was wonderful, and I am grateful for every experience, whether it was positive or negative or anywhere in between.
And now, my body is calling me to creative stillness. It is calling me inward, homeward. To listen, to breathe, and to be still. And I must honor this calling, or else I will lose balance. When my body calls for rest, I sleep. When I wish to be alone, I seek solitude. When I want to write, I write, and when I don't want to write, I honor that as well. The body's rhythms are delicate, and many of us have numbed ourselves to its nuances. We feel burned out and uninspired because we have neglected to take the time to listen and feed the aspects of ourselves that are begging for our attention and awareness.
This process of homing, returning, introverting… it requires us to be honest with ourselves. We must drop our pretenses, let go of any our personal expectations of who we think we should be. We must be willing to do the work, to purge the toxic emotions that keep us in the same cycles of fear, resentment, listlessness, and doubt. We must nurture and soothe the unhealed parts of ourselves and act on the inner callings to take action in ways that align with our souls. Whatever your body and soul are urging you to do, this is your time to do it.
If we don't honor ourselves and our needs, we will never truly become who we need to be. We will always fall short of our truest potential if we march to the rhythm of the world, or even the rhythm of those around us. We are all different, and thus we all have different requirements for self-care and self-expression that we must uphold. Not everyone will understand your personal needs, but if these boundaries are critical for your well-being, don't hesitate to make them clear without compromise. You should never have to apologize to others for who you are and what you need as a human being. This is something I am still practicing, as I have often sacrificed my own needs to make others comfortable or happy. However, I am learning that if others fail to respect me, it may just be that their needs differ from my own, or perhaps they have yet to expand the scope of their compassion and understanding to those who are different from themselves. Just remember that you are never at fault for being who you are.
I believe there is a time to sing and dance, and a time to listen and be still. Whatever place you are on your path, honor it. You deserve that sort of unconditional self-love.
"be easy.
take your time.
you are coming
to yourself."
–the becoming
Have a wonderful week. ~ May
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Prince Of This World: 1 Johannes 5:19 ~ Video
Top Illuminati Grand Wizard: "We Control Islam and We'll Use It to Destroy...West." (WW3)
"In this documentary short we discuss Albert Pike's Three World War Predictions. There are websites with this information, however I believe the most important aspect of the predictions is that the Illuminati is using Islam to accomplish its goals. Albert Pike openly stated that Islam will be the central component in a war against the West, and that the Illuminati will lead Islam into direct confrontation with the West. We have already seen what the New World Order has done with Islam, and that is to foment a crisis and watch as Brussels, Begium and Paris, France attacks happen. But it's all been planned, setting the stage for WW3. Just as they set the stage for WW1 and WW2.
After Islam is used for its purpose, it will be done away with to make way for the religious system of pure Luciferianism. All Muslims will partake in the new system and worship Lucifer." source
HÄR kan du läsa boken!
Lucifer (Satan) is the prince of the air. (1 John 5:19)
God says that this MUST happen!
If you are religious but not Christian (born again), turn to the LORD and he will save you from all that will come over the world - and give you eternal life!
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'Devastating loss': 22-year-old police officer shot, killed while responding to crash
An officer was shot and killed Thursday night in California and the suspected gunman was found dead in a home, police said.
Natalie Corona, 22, was taken to the hospital, where she later died, Davis Police Chief Darren Pytel said.
The gunman was found dead early Friday morning. Police said it appears he died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
The shooting happened just before 7 p.m. Thursday near 5th and C streets in downtown Davis. Corona was shot while responding to a three-vehicle crash, police said.
"She passed despite lifesaving efforts that were provided by firefighters who were immediately there -- the fire department is across the street," Pytel said.
The suspect ran from the scene, prompting a manhunt throughout downtown Davis. Multiple law enforcement agencies from the region responded and helped with the search.
Around 10 p.m., police said they had a possible lead on the suspect. At that time, officers had surrounded a home in the area of 5th and E streets that the suspect was barricaded inside.
Just before 1 a.m. Friday, officers entered the home, where they found the suspect dead.
"The case is currently under investigation, and there's an active investigation going on," Pytel said. "At this point, we've turned over the criminal investigation to the Sacramento (County) Sheriff's Department. They told us that they would take the lead, and we're allowing that to happen."
Corona started at the Davis Police Department in 2016 as a part-time employee. She had finished the academy in July and completed the field training just before Christmas.
"I can tell you that I haven't see anyone work harder in a part-time capacity and be more motivated to be a police officer than Natalie," Pytel said.
Corona was out on her own for only several weeks before the shooting. She is survived by her parents.
"I would like to express our deepest condolences to the family," Davis Mayor Brett Lee said, " and express our thanks to the brave men and women who work day in and day out who protect our city."
The last time the Davis Police Department lost an officer was in 1959, Pytel said.
"She was just an absolute star in the department and somebody that pretty much every department member really looked to as a close friend, a sister," he said.
"I've heard her described by our officers (Thursday night) as our daughter and our friend, and just the sister that we all wanted," he said. "This is just an absolutely devastating loss."


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It wasn't a bad birthday at all. The age factor kind of sucks, but other than that it was a good day.
My darling hubby got me tickets to see Metallica in January – very exciting stuff.
And we went to Cheeburger Cheeburger for dinner – I live on the edge, don't I? But with the economy and all, I figure low key is better. Besides, they have the most awesomest shakes ever!! Snickers is my poison of choice.
I haven't lost any weight, nor have I gained any…so stable is where we are at. I'm just dealing with it for now. If I can get up the gumption to do more weight loss stuff then great, if not – I refuse to stress about it with everything else going on.
I did give myself the birthday present of piercing the top of my ear. I've been wanting to do it forever (well, ever since it closed up in a day), so I decided to get it done and over with. Now, of course, I want to do the inside of my ear…..maybe for Christmas!!! 😉
Still on BCP, but I think I finally stopped spotting, so I might actually be able to have real, live sex before I start stimming.
Tomorrow and Saturday are set aside for Pumpkin Carving!! Yeah, I'm a loser – gotta love it.


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50 Fabulous Braid Styles You Will Adore
We women love taking advantage of our luscious locks to play around with all sorts of hairstyles. Among them, braid styles are undoubtedly some of our favorites, thanks to the countless techniques out there. In today's list, we will talk about no less than 50 glamorous braiding methods that will leave you in awe. As you'll see, the majority focuses on the African hair community, the all-time queens of braiding. Without any further delay, feast your eyes on these beautiful braids!
1. Cornrow Braid Styles
What better way to start our selection than with a classic braiding style? Cornrows have been in style for as far back as we can remember, and they're as fashionable as ever to this day. You can get yours in a classic, laid back manner, or you can incorporate a part or unique design into them.
2. Colorful Braids
If you're the outgoing type of gal, you sure will want to consider a multicolor braided hairstyle. This look can be obtained either by getting highlights in a handful of your favorite colors, or by adding extensions. Get inspired by this metallic pastel look on a black base.
3. Box Braid Hairstyles
Box Braids are definitely one of the most endeared braid styles for African American women. They're highly flattering for all face shapes and facial features. Additionally, they come in various lengths and widths, from small to jumbo braids.
4. Ombre Braids
Want to add a splash of color to your braids without going over the top? Ombre is your best friend. This dyeing method looks especially lovely on braids, as you can appreciate the gradient even better. Silver is a trending ombre choice, but you can get yours in your favorite color.
5. Goddess Braid Styles
On the braid styles podium you can also find gorgeous goddess braids. These lovelies are quite similar to cornrows, just that they're thicker, wider and more eye-catching. The number of goddess braids you get can range from two and even up to a total of seven or eight.
6. Sisterlocks Braid Styles
Love curls? Sisterlocks should be one of the braid styles you consider for your next hair appointment. What makes these sweet braids so special is that they result in large ringlets, all formed with tiny braids.
7. Braided Pigtails
Another one of the hottest trends this year is low braided pigtails. Regardless of the braiding technique, these stylish pigtails have an urban glam edge to them that will certainly make heads turn after you.
8. Goddess and Micro Braids Updos
What if you want to combine two or more braid styles? Challenge accepted? Two of the most popular options are goddess braids and micro braids, especially when they're ended in a graceful updo.
9. Cute Braid Hairstyles for Kids
Little girls absolutely adore braids, there's no doubting that. To make your daughter feel like a fashion queen, don't hesitate to bring out the best in her natural features with a funky updo. Here, cornrows in different widths are combined with twisted Bantu knots, all in a super cool faux hawk.
10. Braided Ponytails
Another way to rock your braids is with a sky high ponytail. However, please note that you'll have to get this style braided directly this way, including the upside down braids in the back. For even more allure, add some silver or gold beads here and there.
11. Classic 3-Strand Easy Braid Hairstyles
Let's go back to basics! This is the easiest braid of them all, created by simply weaving three thick strands. It works for all Caucasian women, as well as African American ladies with long hair when it's relaxed.
12. Braided Updos
Have a super important event coming up? You can count on a braided updo for an unforgettable appearance. In this example, you can see how the goddess braids were created diagonally for an elegant shape. They're twisted in a spiral bun at the back for an even classier touch.
13. Half Up Braided Buns
Box braids ladies have a bunch of options at hand for additional hairstyles with their braids. A trending style this year is the half up bun, wrapped in a top knot style. It works best for women with narrower box braids.
14. Havana Twists Braid Styles
For a sexy island gal look, you have to check out Havana twists. These sublime braids are perfect for ladies who want long, jumbo braids. Nevertheless, you can rock them even in shoulder length if you want a shorter approach.
15. Feed In Braid Styles
An excellent way to get your braids done is with a feed-in technique. In other words, you start your braids small at your hairline and braid them thicker as you progress to the back of your head. Two braids are the most popular, but you can branch out to four or five easily.
16. Halo Braids
Now this is an angelic look that you'll fall in love with. Halo braids get their name from the illusion created at the end, exactly like a halo that rests delicately on your head. You can either get yours with an extension or by relaxing your natural hair, provided it's long enough.
17. Nubian Twists Braided Hairstyles for Short Hair
If you have short hair, Nubian twists are your go-to braids. They're chic, playful and all-around charming for women with any face shape. You can get Nubian twists even if your hair is longer too, although most of them are shoulder length or shorter.
18. Half Braided Hairstyles for Natural Hair
Want to flaunt your natural afro-textured curls? You shoulder consider a half braided hairstyle. In this example, three loose goddess braids were created on the top part, leaving the rest of the ravishing ringlets free to bounce around.
19. Poetic Justice Braids
Some of the most iconic braids for African American women are Poetic Justice braids. These beauties were made famous by Janet Jackson in the 1993 movie that their name was inspired from. Essentially, they are jumbo box braids with plenty of style.
20. Braids Styled Into Buns
On that note, how about a pretty hairstyle to emphasize your box braids? If you're on the run but still want a cute hairstyle to complement them, bend your head down and wrap them all in a wonderful bun. In two minutes you'll be radiant!
21. Crown Braids
Crown braids are the sisters of halo braids, as you can easily point out the similarities. However, the present version stands out through an angled braiding method. In most cases, there will be a side or middle part, as opposed to the all-around circle of a halo braid.
22. French Braid Hairstyles for Long Hair
The French braid has been around for ages, but it's still as trendy as ever. It's safe to say that it's a timeless classic braid for women with straight hair. For an original approach, consider creating your French braid horizontally.
23. Senegalese Twists Braid Styles
This is yet another twist style that we're crazy in love with. With rich African origins, Senegalese twists are a traditional hairstyle that comes from the homonymous country. They're lavish braids that also double as a protective hairstyle for natural hair.
24. Braided Buns
Updos are some of the best ways to experiment with different braiding techniques in one hairstyle. Here, for instance, you can see micro cornrows at the base, with feed-in goddess braids in between. The bun part is accentuated through sleek jumbo twists.
25. Half Up Pulled Back Braided Hairstyles
You can frequently find Keri Hilson with enchanting hairstyles of all kinds. In this shot, she went back to her roots with splendid box braids. What makes the look truly memorable is the half up and swept back styling.
26. Kinky Twists Braid Styles
These cuties that are known as kinky twists are "cousins" with Nubian twists. The main difference is that Nubian twists have a spring-like look, while kinky twists are usually more laid back. However, kinky twists tend to have a drier appearance, so keep this aspect in mind too.
27. Jumbo Twists Braid Styles
If you want a jaw-dropping hairstyle, jumbo twists are totally an idea to think about. These marvelous braids create a sensational hairstyle when worn long. Don't forget that they're protective, so you can rest assured with your natural locks.
28. Braids with Headwraps
Some of the prettiest accessories to accompany African braids are headwraps. They can be sported in a great number of ways, with your hair half down or even entirely wrapped up. The example in this photo is a superb idea to get you started.
29. Braided Long Bobs
In most cases, you'll see braids as long as possible, with some even reaching thigh-length. Nevertheless, that doesn't mean that they can't be as extraordinary even when they're short. For an out of the box approach, think about getting your braids in a long, inverted bob hairstyle.
30. Dutch Braid Styles
For a look that mixes innocent with edgy, you should check out Dutch braids. They resemble goddess braids through the outwards braiding technique a bit, but they're usually destined for women with naturally straight hair.
31. Blonde Braids
Want to make your braids pop? Color is key! Blonde braids will contrast amazingly with your rich skin tone, making them stand out even more. A daring color like platinum blonde is perfect for a woman with bright personality.
32. Marley Twists Braid Styles
We're back to terrific twist braid styles, this time with Marley twists. As you can probably guess, they get their name from the late and great reggae artist. It's another dazzling way to protect your natural hair.
33. Braids with Hats
If your braids are long and laid back, you can explore an abundance of accessories to match them. This floppy hat is a super chic example, but you can try out other types of hats that also flatter your face shape.
34. Ghana Braid Styles
Another traditional African braid style consists in Ghana braids. We recommend them for ladies looking for jumbo braids that flow beautifully from their scalp, down their beck and on their backs or to the side.
35. Chunky Box Braids
Like we mentioned earlier, box braids come in different versions. We first presented a smaller version, but now you can admire these spectacular chunky box braids. We encourage you to keep the different options in mind when picking out your desired braids.
36. Braided Double Buns
Have the 90s still roaring in your heart? You can have fun with a funky fresh braided hairstyle like this one. In a nutshell, the braids are cornrows with a feed-in start at the top center of the scalp. After that, they are styled into adorable double buns.
37. Yarn Braid Styles
Bring more color into your life by getting yarn braids. These phenomenal locks stand out through vivid shades, which can range from bright colors to soft pastels. A major advantage is that you can combine numerous tones.
38. Pull Through Braid Styles
Women with naturally straight hair will adore the super sweet impact of pull-through braids. The braid itself gives you a Rapunzel-like look, with long, flowing hair styled beautifully. We recommend it for ladies with long, straight and thick hair.
39. Half Up Braided Ponytails
Aside from the fact that we're in love with this intense burgundy hair color, we especially admire the hairstyle chosen to enhance the braids. These Senegalese twists are styled with a half up ponytail that gently flows into the rest of the hair.
40. Flat Twist Braid Styles
If you want to prepare your delightful natural curls to impress, flat twists is the best way to do so. Not only does this hairstyle look fantastic on its own, but it's also an excellent way to protect your hair before releasing your ringlets.
41. Braids and Beads
Your baby girl will love some colorful beads in her braids. They look the best on cornrows or other narrower braids, no matter the length. You can add as many beads as you'd like to the tips, from two or three to ten, like in the example here.
42. Micro Braid Styles
An alluring braided hairstyle that you shouldn't miss contains a head full of magnificent micro braids. It might require a few more hours than normal at your hair salon, but the results will take your breath away.
43. Twisted Faux Hawks
For a grand appearance at any fancy or glam event, you can rely on a big twisted faux hawk. The sides are expertly slicked down to create the illusion of a mohawk. For a nice touch, you can incorporate two or three micro cornrows on the slicked down part.
44. Waterfall Braid Styles
If you want to feel like a princess, think about getting a waterfall braid on your straight, wavy or curly hair. Even if your hair is straight, you can curl the strands that weave through the horizontal braid at the ends.
45. Wrap Around Braided Updos
Another remarkable updo for those important events in your life is this wrap around braided hairstyle. It starts from one side as a crown braid, then wraps around into a sharp spiral at the back of your head.
46. Huge Wrapped Up Braids
Having an abundance of braids has its ups and downs. A slight disadvantage might be the discomfort created from them falling in front of your eyes. Nonetheless, here's where a big advantage comes in. You can wrap them up in a huge bun for a practical and impressive hairstyle.
47. Tree Braid Styles
We often associate tree braids with micro braids, owing to the thinness of the braids. However, tree braids use micro braiding just at the roots. After an inch or two, the rest of the hair is long and usually straight or wavy.
48. Crochet Braid Styles
If you long for big, bouncy and brilliant curls, crochet braids should be the next style you go for. They're perfect in any length, from bobs to curls that even are longer than your shoulders. You'll get all the natural volume you have ever dreamed of.
49. Half Flat Twist Outs
Remember what we said about flat twists and their protective properties? Well, here you can see the results of a half flat twist out. The creatively designed cornrows on the top part are also a neat idea to think about.
50. Reverse Braid Hairstyles
The last of our braid styles can work for both naturally straight hair and relaxed, afro-textured long hair. Known as a reverse braid or upside down braid, this idea involves bending your head over and creating a French braid from your nape to the top.
To conclude, braid styles are generous, versatile and a sheer joy to admire. From box braids, goddess braids or cornrows, to braids suitable for Caucasian women, the possibilities are limitless. Whether you choose to get your braids with your natural hair or extensions, the outcome will be breathtaking nonetheless. Try out different styles and don't forget to wear each one with confidence!


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The Running Junkie and Fear of Recovery
As I looked out my window this morning watching the pounding rain, I thought to myself, 'I should just stay inside and do yoga'. But then the rain lightened up for a brief moment and I said, "Oh, it looks like it's gonna stop. I'm going for my run."
At mile four of my hilly-six miler, when the cold spring rain was pelting me in the face like shards of glass as I ran, I had two thoughts:
1. I am so glad I opted to leave my expensive Garmin Watch at home, although I would REALLY like to know what my pace is right now.
2. I am so glad I didn't opt-out of my run and do yoga.
While most sane people are looking for a good opportunity to back out of a scheduled run, the Running Junkie dreads having to back out of a run. The Running Junkie's worst day is when he/she is sick, and not because he's on his knees vomiting into the toilet, but because he is too weak to go outside and run. He fears he will lose fitness and God knows what else.
While creating today's blog in my head today during my stormy run I discovered the 'God knows what else' of the above sentence…I think.
You see, staying inside and doing yoga this morning would have been perfect for me and my fitness. This is especially true since I did two speed-workouts yesterday (one of them completely unplanned and off the cuff) and my left leg was wound as tight at a pretzel.An easy day full of stretching and meditation would have probably allowed my leg to mend and my muscles to repair so that my long run tomorrow would really be awesome…maybe even brag-worthy.
But I didn't choose yoga, like so many Running Junkies out there, I chose to run.
Now I'm going to tell you a dirty little secret that only a small handful of people (maybe 3 people) are aware of. I think it is pertinent to my discovery this morning so I am willing to scar my perfect image with the sad truth of my youth.
As I ran along, my shoes sloshing through mud puddles I dialed my brain back about 18 years to a time before I was married and long before I became a runner. I was in college, alone in a strange town in Montana and using pills to get me through my long days of school and work. During my college career I had developed a nasty dependency on these pills so much that I was taking them every day and barely able to pay for rent to feed the addiction. I was convinced that without the pills I would fail; fail at school, at work and in life, that I couldn't imagine a single day without my precious pills.
Occasionally I would decide to take a 'day-off' of my pills, to let my body recover and my tollerance to bounce back a little. I was taking more and more all the time, I had hoped that with a day off, maybe I wouldn't require so many pills to keep me bouncing through my day. But the planned 'day-off' seldom came.
I feared it. The only way I could manage it was to stay in bed all day and sleep. A day without my pills was like a day without the sun.
Now fast forward to the me you see today, the organic food eating, running, swimming, biking mother of two and wife. I'm so far from the disaster I was almost twenty years ago. But if I look deep into my soul I have to admit I still have an addiction, I've just replaced it with running.
Like so many Running Junkies, whether they are running from a past, a drug, a relationship or whatever, we are junkies. We can't imagine what will happen if we don't get our fix for the day. We run in the rain and do speed workouts the day before a race and choose running over yoga because there is a piece of our brain that just plain cannot imagine what will happen if we don't run. Even when we know we would be a faster runner, win more races and suffer less injuries if we just gave ourselves the recovery/rest days we need…we still run.
In the last few months I have pledged to take one rest day a week. I often end up hiking or doing something active, not sleeping, but it is a day off. In return my body has rewarded me with faster tempo runs and new race PR's (personal records). When I wake up on my rest day and think about going for a run, just a short one, I think back to my youth and tell myself, 'No, Diane. You're a grown-up now. You know what will happen if you don't run…and it's a good thing."
But today was Wednesday, not Saturday, so I couldn't possibly miss my run:)
So, to all you Running Junkies out there, and to Tim, whom I know is going to try to squeeze a quick four mile run into his layover at San Francisco two days before his big marathon, you are not alone. At least we understand each other. Have a great run, I hope you find what you are looking for.
Happy running to all my fellow Running Junkies AND to the Sane Runners we will never be. (Yes, Running Junkie and Sane Runner DO need to be capitalized:P
#running #junkie #racing #recovery #restday #drugs #pills #training


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an inlet of the Baltic Sea on the coast of the USSR and Poland. Length, 74 km; entry width, 107 km; depth, up to 115 m. Salinity less than 8 parts per thousand. The Vistula River flows into the gulf. The Hel Spit separates the Puck Bay from the Gulf of Gdańsk in the northwest, and the Baltic Spit separates the Vistula Bay from the Gulf of Gdańsk in the southeast. Tides are mixed, with a height of less than 0.1 m. The ports are Gdynia and Gdańsk in Poland and Baltiisk in the USSR.


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Hot dogs and gourmet cuisine: life at the top of Reuters
On his first foreign assignment as a correspondent John Chadwick met three successive Reuters chiefs within the space of 18 months and learned some lessons in the facts of company life at top level. The following account is based on a passage in his 2009 book Snapshots: A Reporter's Life.
Word came from London in 1959 that General Manager Sir Christopher Chancellor was coming to Copenhagen for contract negotiations with the Danish agency, Ritzau.
Chancellor (photo) was a redoubtable figure, with a massive reputation for steering Reuters into smooth waters after the war. I was on hand as requested at Kastrup airport when the great man arrived, accompanied by Walton "Tony" Cole, his burly Scottish deputy, and I shepherded the impressive pair out towards the long queue for taxis. These were mainly glittering black Mercedes - though I noticed that down the line a battered relic of pre-war days had somehow got into the action. It surely wasn't going to get to the head of the queue, though, was it? Surely? But as the line rolled relentlessly nearer, it became clear that this wheezing wreck was indeed the one into which the head of Reuters would be bundled. We rattled in virtual silence into town. After Chancellor had retired to his suite in the splendid Hotel d'Angleterre (where else?) Cole took me aside to teach me the facts of company life at higher level, where you don't queue for taxis, you order cars in advance. I was clearly not accustomed to the good life. So I made sure to be at the hotel promptly at nine each morning, when the General Manager's day began. A morning chat would first take place in Cole's room, where I was already at hand. A knock on the door heralded Chancellor's arrival. The Reuter boss would walk in behind an outstretched copy of The Times and then sit down to peruse its principal pages, shooting sharp questions at Cole from behind the paper to elicit how Reuters had done on this or that world story. Cole, obviously already well briefed by head office as to the state of the Reuter wire, would smartly respond. Now there were social/business calls to be made and, on the first day, a visit to the Ritzau family's home. We surely cut a strange sight in this highly Social Democratic capital. Chancellor's elegantly tailored black jacket and striped trousers were not something the Danes saw every day. He strode briskly in front, the massive Cole doing his best to keep up. Chadwick (as I was always addressed by Chancellor) brought up the rear, carrying a bunch of flowers, as commanded, for Mrs Ritzau.
Once the MD had left for London, things relaxed. Business done, Cole (photo) liked to get out in the evenings. He had what seemed to me a gargantuan appetite. We were walking down Stroget (the main shopping street) one evening when he spotted one of those Nordic institutions – a hot dog stand. They come boiled or grilled, with tomato ketchup or mustard. Let's have some, said Cole. So Reuters' future boss and I stood in the cobbled square, munching shiny red sausages. And he'd already dined substantially, I imagine, in the considerably more elegant surroundings of the Angleterre. "I like these", he said. "We must try them again". And so we did, several times, before his business in Copenhagen was done. He enjoyed the atmosphere of the city by night, the lights from dozens of small shops casting a warm glow over the streets. He told me he collected old lamps. I'd just written a feature on the subject and knew where the antique shops were. I remember him standing out on the pavement on a cold November evening, watching like a tennis spectator at Wimbledon as inside the dimly lit shop, half a floor below pavement level, the proprietor and I haggled back and forth over the price of a pair of Chinese lamps which had taken his fancy. Eventually I looked up through the window and signalled that the price had been satisfactorily negotiated, at which Cole came bounding down the steps. He was delighted with his purchase. He rewarded me by having me carry the bulky parcels back to London on my next trip home!
I was soon to meet the third man in a row to accede to the Reuter throne, following Cole's sudden death of a heart attack at his desk at 85 Fleet Street. Gerald Long (photo) was very much the gourmet, and I doubt if he'd ever have dreamt of eating sausages on the street. The first time I met him he was European Editor in Bonn. Now he arrived in Copenhagen for contract talks with the Danish agency. A fellow northerner, son of a postman, he'd by this time acquired quite an upmarket accent and manner to go with it. He was outspoken in his view of the agency, clearly ambitious and dissatisfied with his role in Bonn. Because of Reuter stinginess, he said, (however seriously I couldn't judge) - their fourth child had had to sleep in a bottom drawer, converted into a bed. He said he'd earlier had a good offer from the Daily Express and now wondered if he shouldn't have taken it up. It was strange to recall all this a year later in New York, where I was then working, when the news came through, after Cole's death, of Long's appointment to the top job. I was the only one in Reuters North America who'd ever met him. ■
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I saw a classic 80's film tonight at the Academy theater in Hollywood. What a phenomenal presentation it was too, I'll be writing more about it in my next post. In the lobby were props and costumes worn by a famous actor. I think these pictures are pretty self explanatory 😉
There probably won't be a lot of reviews or commentary posts for a little bit as my project has swung back into full gear. We're hitting the home stretch now, so its getting very exciting now. But I will try to still post something everyday, even if it's just pictures or a quote for the day, whatever cool thing I can find.


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The 2016 Financial CHOICE Act
In September 2016, after previously releasing a discussion draft, House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas) introduced the 2016 Financial CHOICE Act, a package of financial services measures meant to overhaul the 2010 Dodd-Frank law. State regulators saw the introduction of the Financial CHOICE Act as a welcome opportunity to advance the debate on right-sizing financial regulations for community banks.
At the direction of the CSBS Legislative Committee, CSBS worked to have included in the 2016 Financial CHOICE Act several provisions that were aimed at right-sizing the regulation and supervision of community banks, as well as improving the efficiency of state licensing and supervision. Following weeks of engagement with members of Congress, CSBS saw the inclusion of two of its recommended provisions in the 2016 Financial CHOICE Act.
CSBS recommendations adopted in the 2016 Financial CHOICE Act included a provision stating state regulators be included in the regulatory processes related to capital election, and a recommended approach to tailoring the capital election process for less complex institutions through the use of a simpler leverage ratio.
The 2016 Financial CHOICE Act was marked up and passed out of the House Financial Services Committee in the second half of 2016, but it never made it to the House floor for consideration before the 114th Congress ended. An updated version of the bill passed the House in June 2017, and CSBS is actively working with members of Congress to have the perspectives of state financial regulators recognized in this financial regulatory overhaul legislation.


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Every photographer has his own favourite techniques. Since the same effect can be achieved in Photoshop in at least 20 different ways the range of possibilities is almost unlimited. Typically there will be as many different opinions and recommendations as photographers. Surprisingly Photoshop has one tool that seems to be commonly highly prised by almost any experienced digital artist - the Curves.
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Yesterday's stories about Prince Charles and his quest to protect Prince William's girlfriend, Kate Middleton, from the paparazzi re-opened a dialogue about the usefulness of the monarchy itself. Why are the royals so special? many are asking. This sentiment is summed up in Peter Wilby's post over at the the Guardian's Comment Is Free blog. Wilby is the former editor of The Independent and The New Statesmen, and he doesn't beat around the bush in laying the smackdown on the royals:
Members of the royal family, whatever Prince Charles may think, have no moral rights to privacy. The monarchy is a public institution, which now has no significant function other than to satisfy public curiosity. The Queen and her family are not chosen for special skills, talents or achievements; they occupy their positions solely through birth or marriage.
And he deftly rubbishes any talk of them trying to avoid another tragedy like Princess Diana's:
If they fear she will end up like Diana, being chased to her death through the streets of Paris, they should tell her that the public will always want to know where she is going and who she is with, and there is no earthly reason why they shouldn't.
Yes, people do forget that hard truth – if Diana had just stayed put in her limo and let the poor, pathetic paps snap her photo, she'd likely be alive today. The woman wasn't gunned down or anything. In other words, Kate, you're dating a rich, handsome, world-famous prince. Suck it up and smile for the camera! The comments section of Wilby's post is filled with cheers and spot ons, the British equivalent of You go, girl! The royal family had to have known that any declaration that they are somehow more worthy of safety, and, therefore, better than your everyday folk, would result in a backlash. Even people who become famous from having, you know, actual talent have to deal with the paps. It's a small price to pay for all those free gift baskets, the public adulation, and the endless VIP treatment.
There's no indication that Prince Charles' request for photographer restraint is being honored. Big Pictures, the agency shown on BBC AMERICA's Paparazzi, was amongst the mob that confronted Ms. Middleton throughout her 25th birthday. The Times, one of the papers included in the "ban" on pap shots of Middleton, quotes the photographers:
"A picture of Kate pointing at a camera and clearly saying â??sod off' is clearly worth more on world magazine markets than one of her walking sedately down a street," Harris said.
Alan Williams, chief executive of Big Picture, one of the world's leading agencies for selling paparazzi pictures, denied intrusion. "We took Kate's picture yesterday because it's a news picture," he said.
"She's in the news. If she wasn't, she wouldn't be in the least bit interesting."
Which all means…as long as there's a profit motive in the media – the same media that supports and nourishes the royals as public figures – the paparazzi ain't going anywhere. The monarchy will fall long before capitalism does, sweetums.
Meanwhile, who's gonna protect the royal family from pedophile teachers?
Also: Prince William did, in fact, join Kate Middleton on her birthday.
In other news:
- BBC seeks out the experts to advise Morrissey if he decides to do the Eurovision Song Contest.
- Could Gary Glitter receive an early release – on good behavior – from that Vietnamese prison?(The Sun)
Dear British citizen, today you and your loved ones are most likely to have horrifying and painful deaths. Have a nice day!: MI5 will send out emails alerting people to imminent terror attacks.(Telegraph)
- Real Madrid will not renew David Beckham's contract, suggesting a move to Los Angeles. The Guardian says, "A move to the US is more likely now Major League Soccer has implemented the new 'Designated Player Rule' which allows clubs to sign players whose salary will fall outside the team salary budget."
- Newsflash: Victoria Newton is mean. She posts a photo of Kate Moss, Pete Doherty, and a reptile and says, "A SCARY, slippery creature slithers up to KATE MOSS – and so does a snake." (The Sun)
- Kelly Osbourne's single and available again…don't hurt yourselves beating down her door, fellas.(Mirror)
- LOL…great headline: "I want to be Kelly Os-porn."
- Donny Tourette says he'd only return to Celebrity Big Brother if Jade Goody and her family leave.(Mirror)
- Telegraph's Sarah Crompton says the housemates are just jealous of Jade. "She is famous for being famous and her fame has lingered; how has theirs, built on some form of achievement, vanished so fast?"
- The Sun has "unearthed" a Jade Goody liposuction scandal.
- Jade's boyfriend, Jack Tweedy, and Shilpa Shetty are up for eviction. Also: is there a romance brewing between Shilpa and Faceman?(Hello!)
- Yesterday's Macworld conference suggests an end to the feud between Apple and The Beatles.(Guardian)
- Ricky Gervais' stand-up show gets four out of five stars from The Times.
- The cost of living in the UK is skyrocketing, accelerating at nearly twice the rate of the U.S.(Daily Mail)
- Lenny Henry has a big ol' piece in the Telegraph in which he opens up about the death of his mother and his marriage to Dawn French.
- When Archibald Leach became Cary Grant.(Daily Mail)
- Cheryl Cole of Girls Aloud speaks out about the gay rumors that have followed her husband, footballer Ashley Cole. "At first I laughed my head off because the suggestion was so ridiculous. But Ashley wasn't laughing."(Pink News)
- The Smiths' "Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before" mashed up with The Supremes' "You Keep Me Hangin' On"? I'll believe it when I hear it.(NME)
- Angelina Jolie says the article in a French magazine in which she's quoted as criticizing Madonna's adoption "included many falsehoods" and "omitted many positive things."(Female First)
- The View, No. 3 on my 16 British Songs That Deserved To Be U.S. Hits list, elievebay eirthay ownay ypehay.(NME)
- An Arctic Monkeys clothing line? Couldn't we just shop in the children's department or shrink our T-shirts in the laundry and get roughly the same effect?(NME)


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Well, I wind up finding it useful -- and perhaps even necessary -- to frame the discussion in terms of communication, trust, and belief rather than just in "meaning". Rather than talking about whether <http://example/z> xhv:license <http://example/l1>. "holds", talk about two parties (Alice and Bob), where Alice asserts <http://example/z> xhv:license <http://example/l1>. to Bob, and how that assertion might affect Bob's beliefs. Bob knows that Alice's interpretation of <http://example/z> is ambiguous, just as Bob knows that Alice's authority to assert licenses for any of the interpretations <http://example/z> may be in question. I was considering ways in which Alice could reduce some of the ambiguity (by saying more about Alice's interpretation of <http://example/z> ), but I don't imagine there are any cases of an _unambiguous_ model. And if Alice instead asserts <http://example/z> license l1 (using unqualified relations and even license identifiers), the result is that Bob has even more ambiguity to deal with, that Bob knows less about Alice's belief about the license for <http://example/z>. At least for me, thinking along these lines seems to be a way of creating a framework that could include RDF and microdata, putting the two systems in the context of ambiguous communication, rather than strictly focusing on "meaning". Every communication is ambiguous because the receiver is not certain of the interpretation of the model that the sender is using, and the technology we provide disambiguates to one degree or another. Does that help? Larry -- http://larry.masinter.net -----Original Message----- From: Jonathan Rees [mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com] Sent: Friday, June 24, 2011 10:50 AM To: Larry Masinter Cc: Xiaoshu Wang; Alan Ruttenberg; Tim Berners-Lee; David Booth; Jeni Tennison; firstname.lastname@example.com List Subject: Re: Issue-57 On Fri, Jun 24, 2011 at 1:05 AM, Larry Masinter <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote: > Using a URI to identify a resource has ambiguity in many dimensions, not just use/mention. > >>Suppose the following holds: >> >> <http://example/z> xhv:license <http://example/l1>. >> >>Suppose that I do a GET of 'http://example/z' and retrieve a >>"representation" R. > > Is the license for z just for R, or does it apply to, say, any transcluded content? > Does it apply to the R that is returned NOW, or does it apply for all time? > Does the license apply to the whole site, or just the "home page"? You are asking an empirical question. Here is how I think metadata of this sort is currently interpreted in the wild, most of the time. The first is indefinite and is a cause of concern - there may be some miscommunication occurring. But I'd say most of the time (not all) either there is no transcluded content or the impact of any transcluded content doesn't matter, so the statements are still useful. In the second case it is current and future representations. How long the statement is thought to be true depends on the communication context; for the most part RDF is ephemeral and the temporal extent of the statement is similar to the extent of a similar hyperlink. Usually, in RDF, a URI refers to a page or document or image. Maybe some people use them to refer to sites, and are understood when they do, but I'm not aware of examples. >>My interlocutor wants me to be able to infer that >> >> R xhv:license <http://example/l1>. > > I don't know how xhv:license can relate things that aren't given > by URIs. The same reason that rights in _Pale Fire_ (the novel) could be licensed, before there were URIs. This discussion isn't restricted to RDF, but RDF is referentially transparent (by specification) as should be any language used in civil discourse (in my opinion). Apparently we have a cultural mismatch here regarding how relations like xhv:license work. I'm not sure what it is. > But let's imagine that R is a sequence of bytes RB with media type RT, > where RBE is the base64 encoding of RB. > > data:RT;base64,RBE > > is the 'same' representation R. > > Does <data:RT;base64,RBE> xhv:license <http://example/l1> hold? By your construction the data: URI is another name for R, so this follows by referential transparency. > I think that's only one of the interpretations of the original assertion. Indeed, many interpretations are possible. But I'm talking about two kinds: interpretations that the httpRange-14 rule advises, and the interpretations that I see in the wild, where RDF is used to express metadata on the Web. In both cases the interpretation is as I say, as far as I know. > I'm thinking that rather than trying to disambiguate these possible interpretations dynamically (by restricting the URIs to HTTP URIs and attempting disambiguation by whether the HTTP server returns one status code or another), that the disambiguation should be made explicitly OK, now you're talking about alternatives to the rule, not what it means or whether it's observed. Did you read either of the notes I wrote? They both talk about unambiguous notations that are alternatives to http: URIs. (I don't give a way to express all of the things you want to say, but I didn't set out to.) > <the-content-visible-when-rendering-the-results-of-accessing-at-any-time http://example/z> xhv:license <http://example/l1> > > If I want to explicitly disambiguate that I mean > - at any time > - including transcluded images > - not including any other content > > Likely this is an approach that has been tried before, but if so, kindly point out why it was rejected. It has certainly not been rejected, but it has not been pursued, in my opinion, because given the httpRange-14 rule, nobody has felt much need for it. They use URIs to refer to web pages, and they're mostly happy. Maybe the need exists - one would certainly expect that it does - but it is not to my knowledge a current pain point for any constituency. Not that I would necessarily know, but I keep my ears open for this kind of thing. I think you're saying the OK is the enemy of the correct. Maybe so, let's talk about it. > The use/mention ambiguity is useful. If I invent a cartoon character and want to license the _character_ (and not just the drawing of the character), I might usefully want to apply a license to the "thing described by" a drawing, or leave it ambiguous exactly how close some other drawing has to be before it is the "same" character. What is licensed and under what terms is usually spelled out in the license terms document and related statute and case law... To refer to a page's primary topic we usually use the foaf:primaryTopic relation or something similar. You can express anything you want in RDF, you just have to create an appropriate vocabulary. Refusing to agree with others on what a URI refers to is perfectly fine, but it means that if you want to communicate, you have to come up with a way that doesn't rely on the URI. If you want to say that you don't agree to let http: URIs refer at all, that's OK, I'll be sure to remember not to use them that way when talking to you, and we can talk about new notations to replace linked data. This is revolution, not reform. I know I'm coming out as partisan but in the end what I want is just a standard for certain simple cases of Web metadata. (I thought we had a Resource Description Framework, and it's turning out that maybe we don't.) I think it would be unwise to throw away what little we've got without pretty careful thought, since the cost of deploying something new would be very high. But maybe in this case revolution will be easier than reform, I don't know. Thanks for your comments. I will be interested to know what you think appropriate next steps would be. Jonathan > Larry > -- > http://larry.masinter.net >Received on Friday, 24 June 2011 19:34:26 UTC
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Sony has finally given up the game with PCs and has decided to sell its VAIO brand, after failing to refresh its computer business. And to think, VAIOs were once desk candy second only to Apple Macs.
In a statement posted today, the Japanese company also announced it was axing 5,000 jobs, in an attempt to avoid drowning as it jumps from its sinking computing ship. Clearly Sony was still feeling more sumo than svelte, having already laid off 10,000 people since April 2012.
The former electronics behemoth slashed its full-year earnings forecast to a loss of 110bn yen (£670m), having chopped its profit estimate 40% to 30bn yen only three months ago.
Sony's computer business has struggled as consumers switch to tablets and smartphones, which has pushed worldwide PC sales down for the last six quarters. However, smartphone sales will cheer the company up a bit - they pushed revenues in the company's phones and computer division up 44.8% year-on-year to 461.5bn yen in the three months to January, helped along by the weakening Japanese currency.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's reforms (known as Abenomics) have weakened the yen by 25% against the dollar since the end of 2012, and helped carmakers Toyota and Nissan post stellar results recently. Sony's third quarter sales were up a whopping 24% to 2.4tn yen, but a less impressive 5% on a constant currency basis.
Sony also announced that it is spinning out its loss-making TV business into a wholly-owned subsidiary, presumably so it can make a quick escape if sales continue to flounder. The company has been trying to squeeze profit out of its TVs since the end of 2011, when they made a loss of 147.5bn yen, and sheepishly admitted it expects a loss of 25bn yen for the 12 months to March this year.
'There's no prospect of its TV business being profitable,' said Myojo Asset Management's chief exec Makoto Kikuchi emphatically. 'Sony's strengths are content such as games and movies. It cannot increase profit without moving its focus from TV production to content.'
Looks like he's partly right - sales in Sony's gaming unit rose 65% to 442bn yen, or 33% stripping out currency movements. However, the company put it down to all those geeks swarming to buy the new PlayStation 4.as geeks swarmed to buy the new PlayStation 4.
The box office wasn't quite so booming, despite films such as American Hustle and Captain Philips raking in the awards. Sales in Sony's picture unit were down 13% on a constant currency basis to 223.7bn yen, with Skyfall apparently a hard act to follow. That's right – blame Bond. James Bond.
The big hurdle Sony has to cross is to figure out what it actually does: does it make mobiles? Games? Films? Shedding the PCs is just the beginning.
Blue screen of death for Sony's PC business
The Japanese electronics giant also slashed its full-year earnings forecast again and is cutting 5,000 jobs.
Sony has finally given up the game with PCs and has decided to sell its VAIO brand, after failing to refresh its computer business. And to think, VAIOs were once desk candy second only to Apple Macs.
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The UN Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters (Committee) has released several reports in advance of its annual meeting, slated for October 11–14 in New York, revealing that significant changes to the UN's transfer pricing manual and model tax treaty are under consideration.
A revised version of the United Nations Practical Manual on Transfer Pricing for Developing Countries, to be presented for consideration and approval at the meeting, will have a new format, according to a report of the subcommittee developing the manual.
The chapters have also undergone "significant updating" to take into account global tax issues, such as the G20/OECD base erosion profit shifting (BEPS) plan output. Moreover, new chapters on cost contribution arrangements, intragroup services, and intangibles will be added to the revised transfer pricing manual, the subcommittee said.
While most of the proposed revisions have not yet been made public, the text of new Part D of the UN manual, which describes country transfer pricing practices, was released on the UN website.
New Part D would replace material in Chapter 10 of the current manual, providing updated information about transfer pricing practices in Brazil, India, and South Africa and adding a new section describing Mexico's transfer pricing practices. A paper titled "Introduction to Transfer Pricing," was also released.
A draft chapter for the revised UN manual on intragroup services was released last February.
It is expected that, if approved, the new UN transfer pricing manual will be published in Spring 2017.
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The Committee also released a report of the subcommittee on BEPS outlining proposed amendments to the United Nations Model Double Taxation Convention between Developed and Developing Countries (UN model tax treaty) for consideration and approval by the Committee. The amendments address BEPS issues that arise out of or were emphasized by the OECD/G20 BEPS plan.