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When family members of gone but not forgotten patients celebrated outside of federal court after Dr. Farid Fata was denied bond, yet again, oncology nurse Angela Swantek was there celebrating, too.
Three years ago she lodged a formal complaint against Dr. Fata after interviewing for a job at one of his facilities, doing a job shadow and seeing what she called "horrifying" indications that he was running a chemo mill for profit, not for care.
She filed a formal complaint with the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs in Lansing and after a year received a formal letter saying after a thorough investigation nothing out of the ordinary was found. The case would be dropped.
On Wednesday, Fata was arraigned on even more charges of fraud. He's been in jail since early August awaiting trial on those fraud charges as well as endangering the lives of his patients by prescribing unnecessary, overly aggressive and fraudulent chemotherapy to patients, some who apparently didn't even have cancer.
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Every day, nurse Swantek goes back to that letter she wrote three years ago and wonders how no one found anything sooner, even after she blew the whistle.
Late Wednesday afternoon after I requested a formal on-camera interview with the state investigator who looked into the Fata allegations lodged by nurse Swantek, I was told that the matter is confidential and no one will speak to me. When I reminded the state that the information is kept on record for five years to await other complaints, here's the response I received by email from Jeannie Vogel, Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) Office of Communications:
" ... since the allegation was closed without the filing of an administrative complaint, everything about the file is confidential pursuant to MCL 333.16238. We cannot discuss the details of the investigation or who was interviewed. Because the Public Health Code prohibits us from disclosing anything, there is no reason for an interview."
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Behind the Scenes at the Cover the World Global Music Challenge
By Katy Henriksen
Music is a universal language. It transcends boundaries and resonates across the globe, penetrating to the core of our humanity, uniting us all as one.
It's with that in mind that Chevy launched the Cover the World Global Music Challenge. Presented by Chevy Spark and MTV Iggy, the contest tasked four of the world's hottest breaking bands with covering Cyndi Lauper's iconic hit "True Colors," picked by online voters over seven other classic pop tunes. The four talents performing the song include 26-year-old Gyptian, a soulful Reggae musician from Jamaica who's reinventing the genre by imbuing it with a 21st-century R&B twist; the four Maryland boys of America's energetic pop punk group All Time Low; a melancholy Aussie folk troubadour named Angus Stone; and Wonder Girls, a five-member girl group from South Korea.
Though the acts span the globe and are wildly diverse musically, there's a uniting theme in "True Colors," as the Wonder Girls attest.
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And it's easier than ever for musicians to gain a global audience, thanks in large part to the Internet and the power of social media. "Technology has made it possible to get the message out faster," says Gyptian, whose soothing, infectious reggae sounds were born in Jamaica but whose stylings have come a long way since Burning Spear. "With YouTube and Facebook, our audience can keep up with the music."
So what were the biggest obstacles he had to overcome to achieve global popularity? "I thought the language barrier would be an obstacle, but I was wrong. In Japan a lot of people at the concerts couldn't understand English, but they responded very well to patois [Jamaican slang], so once the music starts we're all on the same page."
Sometimes it's in the darkest hours that music resonates, says Angus Stone, reflecting on a story a fan told him after one of his concerts: "There was a man standing there with his son and he stopped me to tell me that one day he needed to rush him to the hospital so he got a car. His son wasn't breathing or moving. He remembered saying to him, 'Don't worry, everything's going to be alright. We're going to get there.' And at that moment, he said, one of my songs came on the radio and he knew, just knew everything was going to be okay. They got to the hospital and the doctors resuscitated the boy. There they were standing in front of me. 'I'd like to thank you for that,' he said. Sometimes people share with you how the music has connected with their lives, and it's really special."
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The Fullers are ex-pats living in the former Rhodesian countries of Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Malawi, though they have livied in Africa for generations. Although this mostly the memoir of Alexandra Fuller's childhood, it is also the change from white to black rule in these countries. The fascinating personal story of the Fullers is wrapped up with the civil wars and cultural changes. Fascinating.
Alexandra Fuller, also know as Bobo, is the youngest surviving child of a British expatriate couple who work as farmers in the African countries of Zimbabwe, Malawi, and Zambia. The author paints a very colorful picture of these three countries as she describes the years of her African childhood. She remembers the good times and the bad. Her parents lose three children, her parents are heavy drinkers, and her mom suffers from manic depression. Growing up in a time when blacks and whites don't mix socially due to class difference seems strange now, but Bobo's story reflects a different time and place. Being tormented by her older sister Vanessa doesn't bother Bobo all that much as she is always able to find pleasure in the simple things of African life. Even later, as a married adult living in the USA, she relishes any opportunity for a return visit to her former African home.
Although a mildly painful book, the overall spirit of it is one of joy. It's terrifically descriptive of the rustic setting which Bobo called home as a youngster. Jump into this read and take the time to learn a bit more about Africa than you already know.
I did not find this book as interesting as I hoped. The disorganization of events did not sit well with me. All I know for sure is they were poor Anglo-Saxons living in Africa, [somewhat] racist and lived through many wars.
This book was an interesting read. Alexandra Fuller writes of her life growing up in Africa, from the perspective of her childhood memories and impressions. The writing was vivid, honest and at times, both heartbreaking and harrowing. The choices made by her parents, and the life they chose to carve out for themselves in some of the harshest places in Africa was a rough one, and not always easy to read. Over and over, I felt grateful and relieved to have grown up where I did, in the life that I did, safe and secure, above all else. Boring perhaps but then, I guess I am just not an adventurous spirit. Her style of hyphenating several words to create a new word or phrase is creative, I suppose, but began to wear on me and annoy after awhile, but apart from that, the writing was fine.
What intrigued me more, though, if I am to be honest, was googling her after finishing the book and watching her speak on several youtube interviews. She comes across as a very articulate, intelligent and *together* type of person, and that made me feel good; to know that in spite of her rather un-typical upbringing, she has forged a life for herself that is productive, successful and positive. I would seek out others of her books.
Alexandra Fuller's memoir of growing up in Africa was first of all, compulsively readable. I had a hard time putting it down. As is often the case in memoirs, her parents are kind of crazy, and it's easy to be as amused by their antics as you are appalled. Bobo, as Fuller is known in the book, is raised on a series of small, barely profitable tobacco farms in Rhodesia (later Zimbabwe), Malawi, and Zambia.
She's a bit of a wild child, as is probably to be expected from the combination of permissive parents, remote locations, and a backdrop of civil war and societal unrest. Her family goes into town in a convoy including soldiers and their own mine-proofed SUV. She drinks, smokes, and learns to shoot an Uzi at an early age. The casual racism of the time and situation are presented without commentary or explanation, which can be interpreted as brave. I think there is often a tendency to want to rush in after the fact and explain it away, to reassure the reader than you know much better now. But at the same time, I was left curious regarding how Fuller feels about all of that now.
There's no doubt that Fuller and her family have deep roots and a sincere love for the physical land of Africa, but I found myself contemplating what it really means to love a country when you're simultaneously oppressing and displacing its people. (Yes, I'm aware of clear parallels to the original American settlers - and that brings up the idea of history being written by the victors. The Americans won their country, while the English/Dutch etc were mostly driven out of Africa; is that the difference?) Although the family in the book isn't perpetrating many of the most egregious acts of colonialism, the fact remains that their farm is on land that only white people could own, they have black servants, and they clearly think the black Africans are inferior. Is it possible to really love a place without accepting its people?
Quote: "There is only one time of absolute silence. Halfway between the dark of night and the light of morning, all animals and crickets and birds fall into a profound silence as if pressed quiet by the deep quality of the blackest time of night. This is when we are startled awake by Dad on tobacco-sale day. This silence is how I know it is not yet dawn, nor is it the middle of the night, but it is the place of no-time, when all things sleep most deeply, when their guard is dozing, and when terrorists (who know this fact) are most likely to attack."
Don't Let's Go To The Dogs Tonight: An Africa Childhood by Alexandra Fuller who was born in England but was raised in Rhodesia by an "absented mind" mother, an "always on the go and work to do" father and with an "I mind my own business and you all can go to hell" older sister.
The book is about her childhood in Africa. There are witty passages and sad ones and a lot about Africa
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I havent gone through all 41 pages, so forgive me if this is a mimic post.
First of all, I like the changes, as they seem to balance out some of the more overpowered abilites (warlocks, not commenting on other classes, although some of their stuff looks really cool) such as Spell Drain, our bubble mechanic, etc. I am also quite happy to see Wild Imps as not cut :)
I do have some questions about the Dark Soul Passive effects. The new proposed Dark Soul looks really good, but if the passive effects are disabled while the ability is on cooldown, what is their point? Are these abilites not supposed to be used on cooldown? With the current Demon Soul design, you might save the demo or aff one when it could be of better use, like a Drain Soul or Soul Fire phase (not as much with the current Demo Demon Soul), but with Dark Soul offering very powerful passive stat buffs, it seems as though they would be used all of the time, except for perhaps the demonology one, which could just be timed to use with Guardians.
Perhaps Im misunderstanding the wording or the way these abilites are supposed to work. Any constructive clarification, blue or not, would be greatly appreciated :)
Keep up the good work. Very excited for MoP!
90 Dwarf Rogue
I just thought of something that has me concerned about the rogue poison talents, Leeching and Paralytic.
I like the new talents overall, and like the idea that you get three powerful, interesting choices, and have to decide between them. But Leeching and Paralytic poison are getting a double dose of that.
Not only do they have to compete with the other talents in their tier, but with the non talent poisons. In pvp they have to compete with cripping, wound and mind numbing. Wound poison is a must against healers in pvp. I don't see us giving up crippling anytime soon either. So to use these two talents, rogues have to sacrifice some of our existing poisons in pvp at least. In pve we don't get nearly as much use out of the non letha poisons so it's not a concern for me. But I'm not sure i can ever justify paralytic or leeching poison over wound/crippling for pvp, let alone also at the expense of their respective rival talents.
That's a good point considering that we are there to dps. We should be worried about ourselves, and support roles (if the boss encounter calls for such) like dispelling or CC, but being support health to someone who doesn't know how to oh....move out of fire.... is hardly comforting. This should be a healer talent to allow a HEALER to swap health so the target can be spared death. They are, after all, already paying attention to the health of party/raid this would be more up their alley.
85 Goblin Death Knight
Mind Freeze - 4 sec lock out - 15 sec cd
Pummel - 4 sec lock out - 15 sec cd
Kick - 5 sec lock out - 15 sec cd
Wind Shear - 3 sec lock out - 12 sec cd
Rebuke - 4 sec lock out - 15 sec cd
Counterspell - 6 sec lock out - 24 sec cd
Skull Bash - 4 sec lock out - 10 sec cd
Of course these are a work in progress, and I believe Skull Bash hasn't been updated with the longer cd times.
I'm curious if blizzard is going to normalize the kicks, aka all 'standard' interrupts (kick, pummel, mind freeze, rebuke, & skull bash) on the same interrupt duration and cool down time?
Wind shear has always been short cd with short lock out.
I do feel as though Counterspell should be set on a longer cooldown if this is the approach to the other interrupts. All other interrupts have received a 50% cooldown increase, so pushing Counterspell to 36 sec cooldown seems fair, especially given the blanket silence is being baselined for it.
90 Draenei Paladin
I'd imagine in about a month we will see another update, showing the new developments for Priest, Hunter, and Shaman, while providing minor updates for the other classes.
85 Blood Elf Warlock
Glad Warriors get Storm Bolt finally, loved it in WC3 :D
90 Blood Elf Mage
some interesting stuff for mages.. like the idea of the arcane bomb, also arcane misslles now generate an arcane charge rather than dump them. like the idea of alter time.
but a couple of missing talents I don't see though; improved mana gem, nether vortex, arcane concentration, netherwind presence, arcane tactics. Also, kind of a big one, I don't see focus magic anywhere.
Also, dont see fire orb in arcane or fire. Arcane now has an arcane bomb and fire has living bomb but now frost has a frost bomb and a frost bomb.
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Well, that cleared up my concerns of Ret not being able to catch up to ranged targets in PvP. :D
The new paladin tree looks amazing, a huge upgrade from the last one in my opinion. I especially like the level 90 tier. (It's raining hammers!)
85 Human Paladin
There are some incorrect mana costs displayed in the talent calculator for some Protection and Retribution Paladins spells right now. For example, Consecration actually costs 7% of base mana, not 22%.*
I'm fine with this so long as the rotations are mana positive to the extent Prot and Ret regain mana spent on utility in a reasonable amount of time. Regular utility such as HoJ, Rebuke, and hand spells should have little effect on the mana pool because these are already limited by cooldowns. The devs have to find that sweet spot which limits utility like Flash of Light, but doesn't eventually prohibit it in an extended fight.
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So the new talent trees came out and I really hope I am not the only one completely and utterly shocked. With the new class coming that will be rolling on the exact same loot I feel like they want all ferals to reroll monk or something along those lines. If they don't want us to reroll they just don't want us to be viable anywhere doing anything at end came content.
Currently the only thing that makes Feral DPS viable in current end came PVE content is our 4 piece and our utility. With MoP that is gone and so are we. On to the new talents.
-Wild Charge now has a 15 sec cooldown for all variations of the charge.
•Cat Form no longer causes your Ravage to be useable with no Energy cost. So basically here we are losing a decent amount of dps and 2 free combo points. I pretty much use this ability on cooldown any fight I am able to for the easy savage roar/2 free combo points. (Heroic Spine is a great example) What this is going to do is make it much harder for us to keep a 5 CP rip/SR/rake up at all times.
-Claw now causes 350% of normal damage, up from 155%
•Completely useless for any endgame content. More than likely to make low leveling easier but if they are justifying the shred nerf with this buff I am clueless to how.
-Symbiosis may not be cast on other Druids and the effect is lost if the linked targets are too far apart. 6 sec cast time.
•How far apart are we talking? That alone can be very detrimental to the abilities success, on top of that 6 SECOND CAST TIME?! WTF BLIZZ if this is not changed to an instant cast or the ability doesn't end up being totally OP the 6 second cast time is completely overkill.
-Shred damage has been reduced from 540% to 425%
•Awesome our main single target filler is being nerfed by a massive amount, at this point mangle spamming will probably be more effective.
-Ravage damage has been reduced from 950% to 750% damage.
•Nice the ability that will never be used due to the high energy cost and the fact that it is no longer proc'd from the new "Wild Charge" ability is being nerfed by a considerable amount. Guess it doesn't really matter since we will never use it.
-*NEW* Soul of the Forest Aessina's blessing grants a benefit which varies by your combat specialization.
•Balance When a Lunar Eclipse ends you gain 20 Solar Energy and when a Solar Eclipse ends you gain 20 Lunar Energy.
•Feral Your finishing moves grant 2 Energy per combo point.
•Guardian Mangle now generates an additional 2 Rage.
•Restoration You gain 50% haste for your next spell when you cast Swiftmend.
-Figured I would post all forms since it is a new ability. I mean an additional 10 energy AT A MAXIMUM really doesn't do much for us at all, that isnt even 1 shred. (if we will be using shred anymore) Even for the other specs it seems very lackluster especially balance. In balance you want to remain in eclipse as long as you can because your spells hit harder. This talent is simply getting us out of eclipse faster..... Enough said.
•Ursol's Vortex can now be cast at a specific location instead of being used on the Druid. 30 yd range.
-I mainly PVE but I know I should put it in here, great change to the talent, should be very good in PVP.
•Bash is now a talent and has been renamed Mighty Bash Invokes the spirit of Ursoc to stun the target for 5 sec. Useable in all shapeshift forms.
-Again another PVP mostly talent, useable in cat. Nice change.
I believe this link really says it all.(As far as PVE goes) Blizz is nerfing a spec that is only second to hunters. Mages, rogues, and warriors are clearly on top with other specs so they're not included. Please Blizzard I am begging you, DO NOT LET THIS GO LIVE. It is the downfall for ferals as we know it.
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Shaman Question:
Are shock cooldowns still linked? We can't really tell from the calculator tooltips.
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I got a few questions for locks is metamorphosis going to be a constant thing? I seems to have no cd, or maybe it uses demonic fury?
Won't destro's destructive influence and grimoire of sacrifice counteract each-other making destro's rotation not flow smoothly compared to those who avoid it? This would hurt your any choice works method that your going for.
Also we ever going to see the glyph side of the talents any time soon?
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Can you answer this for us: What is being done with spell crit for DPS specs?
Our baseline assertion is that all spells and abilities will crit for double damage. There are a few exceptions to this, such as Elemental shaman getting a 2.5x crit multiplier, but the default is 2x for everyone now.
Yes, this means that Enhancement shaman spells and rogue Poisons will crit for double damage.
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Oh, thanks for the clarification!
BTW, Any word on the currently missing Righteous Defense? Are all tanks across the board losing a taunt?
Claw now causes 350% of normal damage, up from 155%
I doubt it addresses the Shred nerf as we are supposed to Mangle when in front of an enemy not Claw. I believe this is just to make going into cat less painful for non ferals.
-Symbiosis may not be cast on other Druids and the effect is lost if the linked targets are too far apart. 6 sec cast time.
The cast time is no unreasonable as we cannot actually cast it in combat. It is simply the application of the link the ability we gain from it will not have a 6 second cast time.
-Shred damage has been reduced from 540% to 425%
Everyone's damage numbers are getting looked at.
-*NEW* Soul of the Forest Aessina's blessing grants a benefit which varies by your combat specialization.
Numbers can be looked at once we get our hands on it. At the moment I agree that 10 energy is kinda low, but we need to know the frequency of finishers. Balance's bonus is applied after eclipse ends so it actually gets you into your next eclipse faster rather than getting you out of it.
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For the most part, these new Hunter talents are pure awesomesauce. However there is one particular talent that worries me: Exhilaration.
They could tie the heal to Feign Death instead of Disengage. When you come back up from the fake death, you're healed 30% (because of longer cooldown).
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Unfortunately, as many know, this is not as easy as it seems. Well let's put it in perspective! Image saying to yourself one morning "I am going to save myself some money and cut my own hair." So you take out the sheers and start to cut your hair!!! Hell no, you wouldn't do that, I know you wouldn't. We all have tried to just give ourself a little trim and we know how that turned out. The first person you see that you know says "What happened to your hair?" Ok, so we can all relate to what a very hard task it would be to cut or trim our own hair.
Well when it comes to trimming, cutting and shaping of your pubic hair it can be evn more complicated. You say Why? Well for one, the hair in our pubic area is not as thick. This tends to making mistakes very easy. One wrong clip and you are truly screwed. No, not literally. But a bald spot looks as bad as an unkept area. Pubic hair does not grow in a specific direction, you can have hair growing in four different directions in an area as small as a square inch. Talk about a pain in the butt to figure out which way to cut. The last and possibly the hardest thing to overcome is the skin's sensitivity in this area. The last thing you want is a whole lot of red bumps and rash. Not the most inviting looking.
If you are looking to model a swimsuit, pose for judges in a body building competition, or simply just take a trip to the beach, the wrong move in the bikini area can be devastating!!!
So you want to Trim the Hair Down There
First of all I recommend you DO NOT USE A RAZOR!!! I have seen too many that end up with a horrible rash that makes the area anything but visually pleasing. A razor cuts the hair at an angle, some hairs at a very sharp angle. This is why the area looks great right after the shave, but the next day it is a nightmare. When the hair starts to grow it pricks the skin as it emerges and causes irritation. Then you get the red bumps and rash. By the time the rash heals the hair has grown enough that it needs to be shaven again...The endless loop of a horrible rash. Sure there are products such as powders nad cremes that supposedly get rid of the rash, but there you have another expense even if they work.
Another problem with a razor is the fact you want a very sharp one, in the very delicate bikini area you have very sensitive Labia in females and penis and testicles in males...HELL NO!!! Way too much to go wrong there.
Ok, so what do we use??? Something that is gentle enough for the pubic regions, yet strong enough to get the job done? Well the answer is right here:
The Philips Bodygroom TT2030
This trimmer is amzing in everyway!! You will NEVER want to use another razor again in that delicate area. No matter how sensitive your skin is, you will not breakout! I can't say enough good about this product! Buy it and but it NOW!
I use it on my entire bikini area, my testicles included. My skin is as soft is it can be and not ONE SINGLE BLEMISH...EVER!!!!
Below I have included pictures of my pubic area, minus genitalia of course, to show that I have NO bumps at all. Below I have included pictures of my pubic area, minus genitalia of course, to show that I have NO bumps at all. There are 4 images the first is the entire area, then it is cut into Left, Middle and Right. (If you click on any one of the individual pictures it will enlarge in an individual window so you can see detail.) Please note that this is 48 hours after using the TT2030 and the hair is starting to bud through the surface of the skin, and there is not a single bump or blemish!!
I don't know about you, but I have never had these results with any other razor ever. As far as styling, shaping etc..these items will be discussed later. I just wanted you to know about the TT2030 so if you just want to shave the areas that are closest to the waist band and legs holes of your bikini bottom you know what you can use. And use with confidence.
Now it is time to Shape that Little Garden!
So you obviously are interested in the concept/process or you wouldn't be here. We have already discussed the whole scenerio of havinf un-sightly hair poking and pushing out of your swimsuit, shorst, underwear, etc. And you obviously want to do something about it. BRAVO...to you for caring. I am sure your close friends and partners will truly thank you for taking the time.
If you have mastered the trimming process explained on the last page, then you are ready to hurle yourself into the shaping facet of making your pubic hair a work of art. There are two ways of designing and shaping your pubic regions into the style and design you want. The hardest and oldest way is using a trimmer like the whal trimmer discussed in the trimming section of this blog. This method is limited to BASIC shapes!!!
Step 1: You first need to get an idea of what shape you want to make. You can get ideas from those you have seen before in magazines, movies, or even in person. You can also think of a design that might mean something special to you such as a hobbie, craft, etc. Many people have tattoos in their pubic area, they can be incorporated into the design very nicely. Remember, if you are going to use the trimmer method, it is not easy to do intricate work when you are only dealing with a fee small strands of hair per cubic centimeter. If you want more intricate designs wait for the cooking cutter method that will be described below.
Step 2: Once you have decided on a style you need to either use a picture and scale it to size or print a design offline.
Step 3: You need to make sure you have enough area in your existing pubic hair to be covered by the image. If you do not have enough area, either resize the image or wait until more hair grows in.
Step 4: You must trim the length of your hair down to atleast 1/4" length. If the hair is much longer the design will not be as visible when finished.
Step 5: Cut out the design you have photo copied and hold it over the area where you want the design to be. While holding the design over the area carefully trim around the design. Be careful not to trim too much as it will take a while to fix while waiting for the hair to grow back.
Step 6: When you feel you have the design cut discard the paper and carefully trim the areas that need to be eliminated to make the design more clear.
Here is a small video that shows this method being done, but a design from paper was not used. The shape being made is an arrow freehand. Not as easy as it looks.
Remember, the design will become much more defined as time goes on and you do your regular upkeep as outlined in the upkeep section of this blog.
If you are looking for the easiest and fastest way to have a design that looks great without a lot of work than I recommend what I call the "Cookie Cutter Method", I named it this because you actually use a common household cookie cutter to stencil the design into the hair. You will need three things to accomplish this task. The first item you will need to make your cookie cutter shape is the cookie cutter in the shape you desire. Most department stores carry a good selection of different cookie cutters. If you live by a Michael's or Joanne's Crafts stores they carry a much larger supply. If there is a design you have in mind that you can't find then you might want to search Ebay or other online sources. The second item you will need is the men's Nair I discussed in the Leg shaving section of this blog. The third and final thing you will need is the whal trimmer discussed earlier in Pubic Hair Trimming. The steps are easy and they surely make the job a lot easier than simply trying to do it from scratch with a trimmer only.
Step 1: Trim the pubic area to a consistent length, 1/4" is a good length.
Step 2: Place the cookie cutter in the exact spot you want the design to be. Remember the cutter should cover the hair that you want left when finished. Hold the cutter firmly against the body but DO NOT PRESS HARD!!!! (If you press hard the skin underneath the cutter will be forced into the cutter, the shape will then be skewed when removed. Take my word it will ruin the design.)
Step 3: While holding the cookie cutter firmly in place, spread the Nair cream all over the area not covered by the cookie cutter. This is the hair that will be removed leaving the design underneath the cutter. Make sure to use plenty of the cream and get all the hair thoroughly covered. Also it is very important to make sure to get plenty of the cream tight up to the edge of the cookie cutter all the way around the shape. The better the edge is covered the better the definition will be of the design.
Step 4: Wait 10 FULL MINUTES, while carefully holding the cutter in place rinse off the area with the shower and with a clean wash cloth, rub the hair off around the design. Once rinsed well, remove the cookie cutter and carefully rub away the excess hair. Wash the area well with shampoo and rinse well. Dry the area and get ready to finish.
Step 5: The design should now be pretty clear to see, but there are always areas that will need fine tuning with the whal trimmer. Carefully trim away the hairs that do not belong to the design.
Here is a video of the exact procedure!


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Research riches: what we get for our money
What does the taxpayer get for funding research, you ask? Three researchers talk about their work on disease-resistant crops, better online video-streaming, and technology to aid faster wound-healing
Dr Emmanuelle Graciet, who is trying to counter plant diseases. Photograph: Emma Moseley
Prof Cormac Sreenan: streamlining the movement of data from point to point. Photograph: Tomas Tyner, UCC
Dr Wenxin Wang, who is working on an artificial skin that can help speed up the healing of wounds
Each year, millions of euro of taxpayers' money flows into scientific research. Announcements are made and pictures are taken. But what happens with all of the money?
The Government invests about €350 million a year in research, most of which goes to the third-level institution labs, and major research centres such as Tyndall National Institute in Cork or the Crann nanotechnology centre at Trinity College Dublin.
The public funds do not just disappear into the laboratories. They support thousands of scientists working in a wide range of areas, for example cancer and Alzheimer's, nutrition and food safety, renewable energy and information and communications technology. It keeps the big labs running but also provides start-up support for young researchers via the Irish Research Council, for example.
The money flows into producing highly trained and capable scientists and into the labs they need to make important discoveries. The human and financial resources combine to deliver findings that can be used to improve medical treatments, to advance world knowledge about, say, how the universe formed or to develop new technology that can be turned into jobs and wealth through commercialisation.
Public funding is essential to sustain this work. Having a strong research base also helps attract foreign direct investment from companies that rely on technological developments to sustain their businesses.
That is why reducing the State spend on research represents such a false economy. It causes negative effects that work against the positives and damage our reputation abroad as an advanced, forward-thinking economy driven by the advance of knowledge.
So what do we get for our money? Quite a lot. Following are a few examples of researchers who earned a share of €47 million awarded earlier this year under the Science Foundation Ireland Investigators Programme.
Dr Emmanuelle Graciet
For Dr Emmanuelle Graciet, it was about trying to find a way to counter plant diseases and, in the process, come up with a superfit turnip. "I work on plant biology, and what I am really interested in is how plants resist disease."
She is based at NUI Maynooth, and she received €715,000 to develop a way to build better disease resistance into food crops to boost yields and reduce losses. The method has to avoid genetic engineering given consumer resistance to modified foods. She has been looking at an interesting "pathway" in a plant that is often used in the lab called arabidopsis. Changes take place in the plant when it is challenged by a fungus or bacterial infection that seem to help it cope with attack.
She wants to learn exactly what is happening with a view to reproducing this pathway in the turnip. The goal would be to boost its disease-resistance and see what other crop plants might be improved in this way. Rapeseed is next in line. "If we manage to have plants that are more resistant to pathogens, farmers will not have to spray so much, so it is better for the environment, gives higher yields and is cheaper to grow," she says.


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Rocky Mountain CARESHola Luis and thanks for your post.Either options would be very reasonable-- the first, Atripla is widely prescribed and endorsed in most major treatment guidelines around the world. It is the industry standard for effectiveness and has the lowest... Read more »
Atripla vs sustiva and truvadaMy husband and I have been on Sustiva 600 and Truvada since 2004 with no unplesent side effects. We do have the vivid dreams but they are always plesent. On 01/01/07 our dr switched us to Atripla and said it was the exact same thing that we were...
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Rocky Mountain CARESThanks for your post.It would seem that you and your husband have experienced a quite unusual effect of the simplification from Truvada + Sustiva to Atripla. It might be worth trying a switch back to the two pill daily combo to see if the symptoms... Read more »
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A total of 29,801 new "restructure arrangements" were agreed during the first quarter of 2014. Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire
Judging the success or failure of the Insolvency Service of Ireland (ISI) was never going to be easy. It is tantamount to deciding what constitutes a successful undertaker. It depends whether you are selling funerals or a potential customer.
For most of us it would be great if undertakers did no business because it would presumably mean we all get to live for ever.
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For this to hold true the relatively low level of business being done by the ISI – just 124 deals in the second quarter of 2014 – should by the corollary of a big upswing in the number of people reaching restructuring deals directly with the banks.
No figures are available on restructuring for the second quarter, but the Central Bank has recently published data for the first quarter, which saw an increase in the number of mortgage accounts classed as restructured increase by 10 per cent to 92,442. A total of 29,801 new "restructure arrangements" were agreed during the first quarter of 2014, reflecting a 25.3 per cent increase on the number of new arrangements agreed during the previous quarter, it said.
Many of these restructuring are, however, short-term arrangements such as interest-only periods, but encouragingly the number split mortgages agreed by banks increased by 5,000 in the period.
It is too early to draw any firm conclusions and even harder to prove cause and effect, but it would look as though the existence of a viable working statutory alternative to bankruptcy has impelled the banks to engage more seriously with borrowers looking to restructure.
From this perspective the most important figure published yesterday, by the ISI, was the size of the write downs it was agreeing on secured debts, which in the main were home loans.
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Jury deliberations are underway in the Casey Anthony murder trial. Their decision is eagerly anticipated - and far more complicated than guilty or not guilty.
After receiving the case yesterday following closing arguments and a rebuttal summation by the prosecution, the jurors dissected it for about six hours.
Deliberations pick up today, with Casey's fate hinging on whether the jury finds Caylee Anthony's death was premeditated, not premeditated, or accidental.
Prosecutors argued Monday the 25-year-old killed her two-year-old in June 2008 because the toddler interrupted her carefree partying and love life.
Defense attorneys have tried to explain away what they call circumstantial evidence (such as shady Internet searches) over the past couple of weeks.
The jury received the more than 400 pieces of evidence in the jury room that have been by both sides in the case since the trial began in late May.
After the defense rested (without Casey testifying), the prosecution responded that the notion that Caylee's death was an accident made no sense.
Anthony's attorneys say Caylee drowned in the family's pool and that Casey's father, a former police officer, decided to make the death look like a homicide and dumped the body in the woods (George Anthony denies this).
Prosecutors say no one makes an accident look like murder. Your thoughts?
UPDATE: The verdict is in ... and the jury found Casey Anthony not guilty.
How can anybody normal not convict Casey Anthony? She is guilty on every level. People do not lie for no reason. People lie to cover up or hide something. Casey told every lie in the book to stall for time and allow enough time to pass, for the body to decompose, and then to lie some more, to figure out a story for the smell of decomposition and Caylee's disappearance, and then lie and lie and lie to create enough time passed
How can anybody normal not convict Casey Anthony? She is guilty on every level. People do not lie for no reason. People lie to cover up or hide something. Casey told every lie in the book to stall for time and allow enough time to pass, for the body to decompose, and then to lie some more, to figure out a story for the smell of decomposition and Caylee's disappearance, and then lie and lie and lie to create enough time passed
the people that think she is innocent are on drugs because first of all your child is missing for 31 days right there is a crime if that was you you would be guilty and then her skull being found shes guilty and the jurors the brainless jurors let her walk the whole time she laughed in court i would be a basket case that bitch is not normal and she innocence get a clue
Not enough evidence to convict this bitch. She murdered her own child and gets away with it....another O.J. If they let her go, she can either watch her back when she goes out or everybody in the public run for your life, lock your doors and windows and restaurant owners if you see this woman in your restaurant, please refuse her service.
I hope somebody gets the lying, murderous little pig with a blade shoved right into her ear. She's done nothing but lie and cover up throughout this whole ordeal. She doesn't deserve to live free, let alone live at all. I hope somebody kills her and I hope they do so as quickly and brutally as possible.Joe A, you too are delusional, please collect your prizes at the door as you leave.
The sad thing is they found her NOT GUILTY of murdering her child and all counts but she was found GUILTY of lying of which we already knew she was a liar so now another murder has been set free.
GUILTY! She is Guilty! no one else killed her daughter and i hope they find her guilty on all counts!
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July 5th, 2011 9:44 AM I believe that she's not guilty. I believe this because duct tape is what they said she used to kill her daughter. They didnt find any DNA on the duct tape that linked it to Casey Anthony so that kills that argument and everybody forgets that Roy Kronk was hurting for money and thats why i believe that he held the body til their was a reward for the findind of Caylee's body. Plus i have an answer for the who did it if Casey didnt. I believe George did it bc Caylee was getting old enough to start talking and she could tell of all the times that George molested Casey and he was afraid for the truth to get out so he made it look like Casey did it when in fact he did it George Anthony is not the one on trial, Casey is. Molestation, abhorrent as it is, does not give you the right to kill your child. You can spin this case any which way. Her not reporting her OWN child for 30days and the jail house calls she made are what are going to do her in.
Michael Tindle: You're delusional, thanks for playing though.
Innocent? Come on. She herslef laughed at the idea (jailhouse conversation with her Mom and Dad in which she responded "surprise, surprise..." after they told her the media was saying Caylee drowned. PLEASE! No matter what the jury comes back with...GOD WILL GET YOU CASEY!!!! Just wit till the Pearly Gates!


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To do more than imagine a future in which a convergence of big data, cloud computing, cybersecurity and applications culminates in a mobile method of utilizing those tools, federal agencies are going to have to become more coordinated in their approach to mobility.
While mobility is certainly more advanced and secure today than it was back in the days when the Defense Department first purchased BlackBerry phones, a sense remains that progress has happened more by happenstance than effective planning. That's not a viable long-term strategy for a technology rapidly becoming a pillar of any organization's IT plan.
"There have been a lot of random acts of mobility. We've lacked coordination, and these strategies now affect more than just IT," said Bryan Coapstick, director of Mobile Innovation for HP Enterprise Services public sector business.
"Everybody within government can see the incredible potential of mobile, creating a mad dash for organizations that believe going mobile is the answer," Coapstick said. "But without clear answers, they are setting themselves up for failure."
Answers don't always come easy.
Mobile acquisition is a difficult challenge to tackle right now, with a variety of requirements and standards in a game that features mostly lengthy legacy procurement methods for technology that changes by the week.
From an innovation standpoint, mobile acquisition is challenging for agencies, just as security has been. The diversity of these issues is why Coapstick said siloed approaches to mobility aren't likely to lead to stories of money well spent in mobile.
"Acquisition offices want to buy one-size-fits-all, but to encourage healthy mobile ecosystems, you want to find the right individual component that fits in that ecosystem," Coapstick said. "We need to move from that siloed think to a systems think."
For years, talk of a program that does for mobility what the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program does in standardizing the government's approach to cloud computing has permeated the federal IT community, but thus far mobile adoption has been mostly agency-dependent.
In the absence of such a framework for mobility, Coapstick said, agencies should ensure "everything" an agency does in mobility "must occur in a mobile lifecycle" that allows for an emphasis on speed, security and healthier mobile ecosystems.
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Sad part of all this new mobil technology is when you go with the cheap provider and it lacks in communication/data speed. They really need to think about that when they are putting this devices into there officers or personel hands to use as a life saver in case of an emergency. I think that management should be held liable when one of there personel gets hurt or to say the worst killed because he could not get a hold or they could not reach him cause his phone does not work in a lot of the areas he works in. What is more important a life or a cheap service provider just to say we got you a mobil phone. That answer should be very clear, even if that means you do not hire another person.
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