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This Super Mario kimono is high-class fashion
In the fashion world, "retro" is in. I should know because I am a fashionista because I've been playing a lot of Style Savvy: Trendsetters on the 3DS, so I'm up on my sh*t. You couldn't be a more fashionable guy than me.
So when I tell you this Super Mario Bros.-themed kimono is high fashion, you know it's gotta be gold. And the little Famicom controller atop the obi is the perfect touch.
These pics come from Japanese culture site Hiyoko-G as part of a regular feature that collects photos of folks rocking various gaming T-shirts and other articles of clothing. In this 21st edition, we've got hand-knit Mario and Luigi sweater and a hoodie that looks like a garbage dump of Super Mario Bros. data. You'll also find a Japanese musician by the name of JUN-ROW rockin' a Goomba cap, diamond shades, and a sweet Rokko Chan T-shirt that I totally want.
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On November 6, 2007, Denver voters passed 9 ballot initiatives aimed at maintaining the City's critical infrastructure now and into the future. Issue 1C included funding to design and construct a new branch Library in the Green Valley Ranch neighborhood.
Green Valley Ranch Branch Library Site - 4856 Andes Court
The recent growth in Denver's residential and business communities has created gaps in Denver Public Library's ability to serve all the people of Denver. Because of the location of Green Valley Ranch (approximately eight miles south of DIA) it is difficult for residents to access the nearest branch, the Montbello Branch Library, located six miles from the Green Valley Ranch town center. Accordingly, the City of Denver and the Denver Public Library are in the process of working with consultants in an effort to design and construct a Library in Green Valley Ranch in order to provide essential library services for the residents of that part of the City.
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The $11.4 million dollar GVR Library, located at 4586 North Andes Court, is the first of three Better Denver Bond funded, newly constructed Denver Public Library branches to be completed or to begin construction as part of the Better Denver Bond library improvements.
The new 26,000 square foot facility incorporates the latest in library technology including customer self-checkout stations and an automated handling system utilizing Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology, making the checkout of materials quicker and ensuring better tracking and accessibility of Library collections.
The Library branch also boasts fifty public computers, wi-fi accessibility, a lounge complete with a fireplace and views of the outdoors, areas for children with youth-friendly furniture, a sub-dividable 100-seat community room, small meeting rooms, and even an airplane cockpit provided by United Airline's Training Facility that encourages imagination and shared learning for visitors of all ages.
"I'm excited about this new Library and the difference it will make in Green Valley and the surrounding area," says Councilman Michael Hancock. "Everything about the Library, especially the fabulous access to computers, will add so much to the area's quality of life. Thanks to all the citizens who participated in the Library's planning and design brainstorming, and thanks to the voters for endorsing the Better Denver Bonds."
As part of the City's commitment to Greenprint Denver initiatives, the Library was designed and constructed with the goal of achieving Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold Certification through sustainable construction approaches recognized by the U.S. Green Building Council. Through the use of recycled and regional materials, materials with low emissions, low-flow water fixtures, solar tubes, day-lighting, and evaporative cooling systems the facility is estimated to use approximately 60% less energy and 40% less water annually than those buildings using conventional design approaches.
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The vision for the Branch's physical design was derived from community comments emphasizing the building's relation to the plains landscape and the airplanes of the nearby Denver International Airport. Humphries Poli Architects specifically designed the building to accentuate the "i-Plains" and the "e-Planes" concept with an aerodynamic roof form, structural detailing developed from early aircraft design, and long and linear shapes that echo strip farming and other dry-land agricultural techniques.
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Some of the coolest collector license plates are the presidential inauguration tags that have been affixed to an official vehicle used in the inauguration activities. These plates were first used in the inauguration of President Roosevelt in 1933. Depending on the year, sometimes these tags are made available to the public. Just don't ask for numbers 1 or 2. They are reserved for the Presidential and Vice Presidential limos.


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In yet another display of democracy and "People Power," the unarmed protestors in Syria have set off two bombs in Damascus targeting government buildings and killing some 40 people.
This latest "peaceful demonstration" occurred conveniently on the eve of the arrival of a team of Arab League Monitors, sent to ensure that the Syrian government takes no action to stop these "peaceful protestors" (who have thus far killed some 2,000 Syrian army and police personnel).
As we recall from Kosovo, which really wasn't that long ago, the humanitarian civilian monitors were in fact agents of the Central Intelligence Agency and other Western intelligence services. As the above-linked Sunday Times (London) article reported back in the year 2000:
"Central Intelligence Agency officers were ceasefire monitors in Kosovo in 1998 and 1999, developing ties with the KLA and giving American military training manuals and field advice on fighting the Yugoslav army and Serbian police."
Anyone believing that the Arab League monitors will be any different need only look at the leading role the Arab League played in facilitating the NATO destruction of Libya just a few months ago, the pretext for said action has since been proven a pack of lies. As Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said in a remarkable display of mendacity back in March, it was only the backing of the Arab League for a "no fly" zone over Libya that convinced the oh so reluctant US administration to take action. Said Clinton: "since the Arab League backed a no-fly zone over Libya there has been a 'sea change' in international opinion toward favoring the action." How convenient.
The US media — even some alternative and antiwar sources — do not bother to exercise even a touch of skepticism when the rebels who seek regime change in Syria are the very sources of the increasingly lurid tales of atrocities against the "peaceful demonstrators" by the savagely demonic Assad regime. Indeed, we hear from the mysteriously well-funded UK-based Avaaz rights group that the UN reports of regime atrocities (also solely provided by the rebels) of 2,000 then 4,000 then 5,000 were criminally understated and in fact more like 6,237 persons have been killed. It's a human rights group so it must have only the best intentions at heart, no? Well a closer look at Avaaz reveals that it is no more than a front for regime change moneybags himself, George Soros. As reported in the National Post (Canada):
Avaaz, an internationally based liberal activist group, registered for the first time as a third party in Canada — meaning it raised and spent money on campaigning, but wasn't an official party or candidate…Avaaz was incorporated in 2006 in New York, but quickly went to work fighting Canada's Conservatives, specifically aiming at their climate change policies. During the 2008 election campaign, then environment minister John Baird, now government house leader, called Avaaz a "shadowy foreign organization" and tied the group back to the funding of George Soros, the U.S. activist billionaire behind several left-wing causes.
As Professor Jeremy Salt of Bilkent University in Ankara points out in a recent (and highly recommended) article, the much-vaunted report of the UN Human Rights Council's 'independent international commission of inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic' reports rebel allegations against the Syrian regime as facts without making any effort to verify them. Sound familiar? Libya, for example? Srebrenica?
Writes Professor Salt:
"The commission says it interviewed 223 victims and witnesses of alleged human rights violations, 'including civilians and defectors from the military and security forces'. It does not say who these people are, where it got their names from, why they were chosen and who covered the costs of their travel and accommodation. It indicates that other sources of its information include 'non-government organizations, human rights defenders, journalists and experts'. As this same group is the source of many of the unsubstantiated if not patently false accusations (i.e. dead people who have turned up alive) appearing in the mainstream media, it is obviously important to know precisely which organizations and individuals helped the commission and what the information was that they supplied, but the commission does not say."
Yet the report is cited as the Gospel truth of the reality on the ground in Syria which no one dare question.
Other long time observers, like retired CIA expert Philip Giraldi and seasoned international affairs expert Eric Margolis have questioned the sloppy reporting and overt propagandizing of the regime-change cheerleaders, offering a more nuanced view gained from their years of experience in the region. Writes Giraldi recently in the American Conservative Magazine blog:
"CIA analysts are skeptical regarding the march to war. The frequently cited United Nations report that more than 3,500 civilians have been killed by Assad's soldiers is based largely on rebel sources and is uncorroborated. The Agency has refused to sign off on the claims. Likewise, accounts of mass defections from the Syrian Army and pitched battles between deserters and loyal soldiers appear to be a fabrication, with few defections being confirmed independently. Syrian government claims that it is being assaulted by rebels who are armed, trained, and financed by foreign governments are more true than false." (emphasis added)
Giraldi also details US covert support for the Syrian rebels, ramped up after a presidential "finding" authorizing increased US efforts to overthrow the Syrian government. Could this latest democracy activist bombing in Damascus have CIA or other intelligence agency fingerprints on it, designed to set the stage for the arrival of the Arab League monitors/targeters?
It is an old device to impede those seeking the truth to accuse them of being apologists for the regime in place. But informed skepticism of the old familiar pattern of lies, provocations, and regime change is hardly motivated by an affection for the regime in place. It is interesting to note, however, that the Christians who fled Iraq down to the last man, woman, and child after our "liberation" of that country all by choice went to Syria where they have existed unmolested by the regime. Now that Syria is in line for a similar "liberation" they will have no place left to go. The end of Christianity in the Middle East is close at hand as Christians around the world prepare to celebrate Christmas. That alone is food for thought…and perhaps prayerful reflection.9:42 am on December 23, 2011 Email Daniel McAdams


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Meet The New Castmembers Of 'Real Housewives of NYC'
We met the three new cast members of the "Real Housewives of New York City" Aviva Drescher, Heather Thomson and Carole Radziwill.
The Real Housewives of New York City follows the busy lives of a group of driven and ambitious Manhattan women as they juggle their demanding careers and motherhood and navigate the wonderful world of jam-packed social calendars, children and city life.
Premiering Monday, June 4, at 9 pm ET/PT, "The Real Housewives of New York City" are Countess LuAnn de Lesseps, Sonja Morgan, Ramona Singer, and new this season -- Aviva Drescher, Carole Radziwill, and Heather Thomson. For more information, visit www.bravotv.com.
AVIVA DRESCHERAviva Drescher is the first and only New York City born and bred "Housewife" in the history of the show.
At 5'10" with brains to match her beauty, this part-time socialite and full-time mother will let nothing hold her back. When Aviva was just six years-old, she was in a tragic farm accident, which resulted in the amputation of her left leg. Aviva has never let this tragedy define who she is.
Aviva has a solid education. She received a Bachelors of Arts degree from Vassar College, a Masters degree in French from New York University, and then went on to earn a JD from The Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. Instead of practicing law, she devotes her time to her investment banker husband Reid and raising and educating their family of four children on the Upper East Side.
Aviva continually teaches her family the importance of giving back through her philanthropic work as the National Spokesperson for One Step Ahead, an organization for amputees and as an Advisory Board Member of Cancer Schmancer/ Trash Cancer and for her work with the Live4Life Foundation.
HEATHER THOMSONA savvy and highly successful businesswoman, Heather Thomson is the creator of "Yummie by Heather Thomson," a popular and innovative shapewear line.
Fifteen years as a successful designer and stylist, she's worked with some of the biggest names in entertainment, including Jennifer Lopez, Beyoncé, and Tina Knowles and Sean "Diddy" Combs. She was the founding Design Director for his Sean John line, and is credited as a major force behind multiple CFDA award nominations. A married mother of two, Jax, 6, and Ella Rae, 4, the idea for Yummie by Heather Thomson was born shortly after having her children.
Disappointed by existing shapewear, she set out to create something sexier, comfier, and "yummier." She came up with the patented 3-panel system that is now Yummie Tummie's signature. Since the launch of the original tank, Yummie by Heather Thomson has expanded into ready-to-wear and denim. In addition to her professional work, Heather supports several charitable initiatives including Kelllner Family Pediatric Liver Disease Foundation and City of Hope.
CAROLE RADZIWILLBest-selling author and award-winning journalist Carole Radziwill grew up in upstate New York. She moved to New York City at age 18 to attend college, earning a Bachelor of Arts at Hunter College and a Masters degree at New York University.
In 1988 she landed a life-changing internship at ABC News. It was the start of a long and rewarding career. Carole's work with Peter Jennings' documentary unit and the news magazine shows PrimeTime Live and 20/20 garnered her three EMMYs, a Robert F. Kennedy Humanitarian award, and a GLADD award.
Carole has traveled all over the world for her work, reporting on hard-hitting stories from places like Cambodia, India, and the Middle East. She was stationed in Israel in 1991, to cover the first Gulf War. And in 2001, during the Afghanistan War, she spent a month documenting the 101st Airborne Division in Khandahar for the ABC docu-series Profiles From the Front Line.
In 2003 Carole left ABC News to write her first book, What Remains: A Memoir of Fate, Friendship and Love. It is a moving account of her life, her marriage to fellow ABC News producer Anthony Radziwill, and their heartbreaking battle with cancer. What Remains spent over 12 weeks on The New York Times Bestseller List and was nominated for the "Books for a Better Life" award. Carole is a frequent contributor to Glamour magazine and her first novel, The Widow's Guide to Sex & Dating, will be published in summer 2012.Copyright © 2014, Hartford Courant


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Preliminary design plan for an aircraft carrier for the Fiscal Year 1922 shipbuilding program (Preliminary Study # 2). This drawing was prepared by the Bureau of Construction and Repair in response to draft characteristics provided by the General Board on 6 November 1920 in order for the Bureau to be able to discuss design tradeoffs at a planned General Board hearing. This version met all the draft characteristics except for speed and provided much greater aircraft storage than Scheme # 1 (see Photo # S-584-169-A and Photo # S-584-169-B). No ships were built to this concept, which was superseded by new designs in 1921 (see Photo # S-584-179.)
This plan provided sixteen 6-inch guns, electric drive machinery, and a speed of 32.75 knots in a ship 810 feet long on the waterline, 80 feet in beam on the waterline, and with a normal displacement of 35,000 tons.
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Everyone who has served in the US military since 1997 knows that Aimpoint manufactures the M68 Close Combat Optic. The "CCO" is well known for its speed and accuracy, and legendary for its ability to take the type of abuse that combat conditions dish out every day. What fewer people realize is that Aimpoint red dot sights started out as hunting optics, and the reasons that Uncle Sam has purchased over one million of these sights over the past 15 years are the same reasons why they are the perfect match for your hunting rifle.


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Spontaneous uterine rupture at the 21st week of gestation caused by placenta percreta.
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To describe the management of a ruptured uterus caused by placenta percreta in the 21st week of gestation.
We present a case report of a 33-year-old patient with a ruptured uterus in the 21st week of gestation who presented at the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Luebeck. Therapeutic management was performed by laparoscopy, and consecutive laparotomy and hysterectomy.
A 33-year-old patient presented with severe abdominal pain in the 21st week of gestation at the department of abdominal surgery. A laparoscopy was performed to exclude appendicitis. There was about one liter of blood in the peritoneal cavity and a small, bleeding lesion in the fundus uteri was found which was coagulated. The blood was evacuated and the patient returned to department of gynecology. One hour after the first operation, the patient developed signs of hypovolemic shock and ultrasound showed absent fetal heart beat. An immediate laparotomy was performed and a ruptured uterus was detected. The fetus was removed and a hysterectomy performed. Pathology results showed a placenta percreta. After a few days in hospital and transfusion of 4 liters of blood the patient was discharged in a healthy condition.
In a pregnant woman with severe abdominal pain even in the 21st week of gestation a placenta percreta has to be considered as a differential diagnosis. If there is no evidence of other causes, laparoscopy may help to confirm the diagnosis and hysterectomy is a life saving intervention.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Medical Center Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany.
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Uterine rupture caused by placenta percreta in the first half of the pregnancy.
A 32-year-old woman in her 18th week of gestation was admitted to hospital due to abdominal pain and hypotension. A CT scan showed bleeding from the uterus into the abdomen and an acute laparotomy rev...
First trimester spontaneous uterine rupture in a young woman with uterine anomaly.
Spontaneous uterine rupture is a life-threatening obstetrical emergency carrying a high risk for the mother and the fetus. Spontaneous uterine rupture in early pregnancy is very rare complication and ...
Spontaneous rupture of uterus in midtrimester pregnancy due to increased uterine pressure with previous laparoscopic myomectomy.
Uterine rupture is a life threatening condition for both the mother and her fetus. It may be seen in the second trimester usually after induction for pregnancy termination in a scarred uterus. Spontan...
A pregnant woman with spontaneous rupture of the uterine artery.
Pregnant women with acute abdominal pain are a clinical challenge. We present a rare but potential life-threatening condition of a pregnant woman with acute abdominal pain. The woman was in gestationa...
Spontaneous rupture of uterine vein in twin pregnancy.
Objective. Aim of our study is to present a case of a twin pregnancy following invitro fertilization cycle complicated with hemoperitoneum at third trimester. Case. A 26-year-old nulliparous pregnant ...
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The objective of our study is to determine the clinical utility related to the maintenance oral nifedipine therapy in patients with symptomatic placenta previa. This study is a prospective...
Safety and Efficacy Study of Intentional Delivery in Women With Preterm and Prelabour Rupture of the Membranes
Two-year multicentre randomized controlled parallel trial to compare intentional delivery and conservative management in pregnant women with preterm and prelabour rupture of membranes bet...
Indomethacin Versus Placebo in Women With Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes (PPROM)
The purpose of this study is to determine if the short term use of indomethacin will reduce the number of women delivering within 48 hours when given to women with preterm premature ruptur...
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Perinatal Mortality
Deaths occurring from the 28th week of GESTATION to the 7th day after birth.
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Premature separation of the normally implanted PLACENTA from the UTERUS. Signs of varying degree of severity include UTERINE BLEEDING, uterine MUSCLE HYPERTONIA, and FETAL DISTRESS or FETAL DEATH.
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The last third of a human PREGNANCY, from the beginning of the 29th through the 42nd completed week (197 to 294 days) of gestation.


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Is it safe to take other prescription medications when taking Chantix?
- Q: I will be taking Chantix to quit smoking. I am currently taking bupropion and wondering if i should keep taking it while on Chantix
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Smith, flying on Southwest, had purchased two tickets on a flight but opted to fly standby on an earlier flight. The earlier flight only had one seat available, according to the airline's blog, and the pilots deemed Smith would need more than one seat.
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26th of January 1950 was the day when India got its own constitution and became biggest democratic nation of the world. Since then this day has been celebrated as national festival and called as Republic day of India. In this essay we have provided, not only the glimpse of Republic day celebration but also interesting images for attraction of kids.
Republic Day of India
India is the world's biggest democratic nation. Though India got freedom against British rule on
15th of August 1947
, but till 1950 we do not have our own law and order to follow. The
26th of January 1950
, was the dawn of world's biggest democracy, when we got our own constitution and India became a republic nation. From then on, this day has been declared as a national festival of India and we celebrate this day as
Republic Day of India
. The word republic means a country that is ruled by people, elected by the the people of that nation.
Today we have completed 63 years with our own constitution and proud to be a part of the world's biggest democracy. This is our privilege that we are the citizens of a secular nation. Our constitution provides us freedom to travel anywhere in India, freedom to adopt any religion we like to follow, we can arrange public meeting; we can express and share our thoughts etc. Being a citizen of a democratic nation, we not only have many rights but also many responsibilities to carry out.
Republic day celebration
On 26th January of every year, we celebrate our Republic day. This is India's national festival and also declared as national holiday. On the eve of Republic day, cultural programmes are arranged in school, colleges and different public places. Political and social meeting also arranged for considering social and national issues. National flag is furled not only at government offices but also at public places. National anthem beats inspire the countrymen with feelings of patriotism.
The main attraction of Republic day is the
special Republic day parade
taken out at Rajpath, in front of India gate in our capital Delhi. Early in the morning people from all over India, start to gather at Rajpath to watch this parade. People, who can't go there, watch it on television. Some foreign ministers are also invited as chief guests on this occasion. Indian Prime minister with other ministers and chiefs of armed forces also arrive at Rajpath. With the arrival of Indian President and foreign chief guest, the national flag furls sky high.
The bravery awards are distributed to brave soldiers, martyrs, brave citizens and brave children. Brave children are brought by elephants on this occasion. After this Republic day parade starts with the flag march of all Indian forces. Indian president takes the salute of all Indian armed forces. Armed strength of the country has been shown in this parade. Tableau from many states of India and Union territories, are the center of attraction for everyone on this occasion. The Rashtrapati Bhawan and important government buildings are decorated with light in the evening.
How we should celebrate this festival?
This is the festival of proud for our nation. Every countryman should participate in this occasion. We should also remember our freedom fighters on this day. This is an occasion of patriotism, unity; peace, love, proud, happiness and inspiration. We should make some principle on this occasion and try to be loyal to our duties and nation.
Here are some promises; every countryman should do to himself and nation:
• We shall root out all evils from our society and nation.
• We shall respect our constitution
• We will always remember our freedom fighter and golden heritage of our country.
• We shall feel proud to be the part of India.
• We shall spread the spirit of united India.
• We shall root out corruption from our society.
• We shall make our people literate.
• We shall protect our national resources and save our environment.
• We shall follow principles of our great ministers.
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Glass Half Empty…or Half Full? Looking on the Bright Side
Amy Campbell
November 14, 2011
What's your outlook on life? Would you consider yourself to be a pretty happy person? Do you take things in stride? When you look at the proverbial glass of water (or milk, or diet soda!), do you see it as being half full or half empty?
This week, I decided to write about optimism in relation to nutrition and diabetes behavior. I'll admit, I may be a little out of my league here, and the topic of optimism is probably better suited for my esteemed colleague, David Spero, to address. But last week, I listened to a webinar regarding optimism and nutrition behavior, and I thought there might be some pearls of wisdom that you all might benefit from. I know that it helped me look at things differently.
Your Outlook Affects Your Behavior
You might be thinking, yeah, well, so what? What good does it do me to think "optimistically?" And the answer is, actually, a lot. Here are some reasons to look on the brighter side and expect good things. Optimists tend to have:
• Better physical and mental health
In addition, optimists enjoy certain, tangible health benefits that their cousins, the pessimists, may not:
• A longer life
So, OK, that's all well and good, but how does all of this translate into better nutrition and improved food choices — and, I might add, improved diabetes self-care? Some of it is obvious. If you look forward to the future, if you're goal oriented, if you feel well physically, emotionally, and mentally, it stands to reason that you'll likely make an effort to treat yourself well and take care of yourself. For example, you may be more inclined to choose healthier foods, read food labels, watch portions, and be physically active. You may be more willing to check your blood glucose regularly, keep food and blood glucose records, take your medicine, and go to your medical appointments.
The Blame Game
You Can Become an Optimist
• Learn as much as you can about your diabetes (or your high blood pressure, your cholesterol, etc.). The more you know, the less you'll fear it and the more likely you'll be able to manage your condition.
• Practice positive self- talk. For example, instead of saying, "I shouldn't have eaten that piece of pie because my blood glucose is now 300. I'm a failure," think of what good came out of the situation, such as stopping at just one slice of pie, or learning how a particular food affects your blood glucose.
• Write it down. Journaling is good for so many things. When you write down your fears or concerns, it helps you think about things differently and with more clarity. You'll be more likely to problem-solve. While you're at it, write down the positives, too. What went well? What are some good things that happened in your day? What are you grateful for?
• Get help. You don't have to go it alone. Meeting with in a group or with a therapist, or talking with a trusted friend or clergy member can be reinforcing. Often, others can help you keep perspective and realize that things really aren't so bad!
• Do something you enjoy. Try not to dwell too much on your diabetes or your health, in general. Don't let it overtake you 24/7. Take a break by doing something you like to do. At the very least, take time out of your day to relax — meditate, listen to music, read a good book. Treat yourself well.
— An optimist sees an opportunity in every calamity; a pessimist sees a calamity in every opportunity. Winston Churchill
Everybody in your Blog was well employed! That in itself should stimulate optimism.. Got a chuckle though by this statement: "such as stopping at just one slice of pie". I haven't eaten pie in a lot of years -- for very good reasons.
Posted by: John_C | Nov 19, 2011 12:39 AM
I speak to patients often, and while I'm not a medical person, (I am a patient-expert) I tell them I'm prescribing something their health care provider probably never has: "Do more of what you love!" Just as you said, it's obvious, but our brains are so tuned in to see the 'fly in the ointment' that we miss it. When you do more of what you love you're happier. When you're happier you're stronger, more confident and more able to manage anything, including your diabetes.
Posted by: riva | Nov 17, 2011 10:01 AM
Helpfull excellent thoughts. One truly needs to have a positive attitude or be victim to self full fulling prophacies all the time. One needs to pull back on the self flagelation as well as ease off the Roman War Galley routine of whips chains and drums. Churchill's comments are timeless. He and the ENglish people persvered through the horrendous bombing and V1/V2 rocket attacks that were simply devestating and grinding on moral. Thank you.
Posted by: jim snell | Nov 14, 2011 03:05 PM
I have been on victoza for a year now, I was on metformin but decided to drop the metformin myself, I lost 10lbs from last february to August. I am on 1.8 mgs of victoza. It appears to help but I have to stay on a strict diet of veggies and meat only. Very seldom have carbs in my diet or sweets of any kind which I will have on ocassion but then take extra humulog. I am also on 95 units of Lantus insulin. My blood sugars used to be always up in the double digits 14.0- 17.0 in the mornings, I was introduced by a friend to nutrient product which is supposed to help you lose weight and lower blood sugars, I have been feeling great lost 18lbs. Best of all my blodd sugars are almost normal now rangeing from 5-7 which for me is superior considering what they used to be. I am on victoza and lantus insulin and rarely use fast acting insulin any more.
Posted by: Doreen Woods | Nov 14, 2011 03:36 PM
Thanks, Jim. Glad you found this helpful. I, too, appreciate Winston Churchill's quotes — they're timeless and always applicable!
Posted by: acampbell | Nov 14, 2011 04:21 PM
Hi Doreen, Thanks for sharing and I'm glad to hear that you're doing so well! I'll also bet that being optimistic has helped you with your diabetes and your weight loss.
Posted by: acampbell | Nov 14, 2011 04:22 PM
As a Type 1 for 54 years my glass has always been half full. The best attitude helped me, my husband and children to work out whatever we faced including my Type 1 diabetes. Of course there were days then and now that were and are not always easy but manageable with a positive attitude. As Abe Lincoln said: "Whatever you are, be a good one!" However, not everyone can pull up a positive attitude immediately when diagnosed with a chronic illness or disease. So I am pleased to learn that there are ways to develop a positive approach to life. Together We Can and Will Make a Difference!
Posted by: joan | Dec 07, 2011 03:09 PM
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Rare earth-materials are used in a wide range of today's high-tech consumer and industrial products and are critical enablers for many emerging 'green energy' technologies, such as plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, some of the latest PM-type generators for wind turbines, compact flourescent lighting and miniaturized components incorporated in computer hard-disks, mobile telephones and MP3-players.
Commentators expect global demand for NdFeB to almost quadruple by 2030 and quantities required for specific applications can be significant. Industry sources quote, for instance, that the 60 kW fast speed electric motor fitted in a Toyota Prius hybrid vehicle contains at least 0.5 kg of NdFeB magnet material. For a PM-type generator fitted in a 5 MW direct drive wind turbine, these same sources quote a figure of up to 200 kg of NdFeB per MW power rating, around one tonne per machine. This is a much higher quantity compared to the relatively light and compact fast speed systems.
Former Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping observed years ago that the 'Middle East has oil, but China has rare earth-elements.' Xiaoping's quote reappeared in the world's press as the issue of supply of the materials resurfaced last year. This coverage followed a leaked Chinese government report named 'Rare Earths Industry Development Plan 2009-2015', which stated that China currently accounts for 93% of the world's production of rare earth-elements (other sources speak of at least 95%). China also produces more than 99% of the output of dysprosium and terbium, which are vital for a wide range of green energy technologies and military applications.
The report stated that within six years (2015) Chinese rare earth-material exports might be restricted to 35,000 tonnes annually. By comparison, global demand during the past decade increased three-fold to about 125,000 tonnes and might reach 200,000 tonnes annually by 2014. By that time, China is expected to need its full annual rare earth-metals output for its local industries, with exports being reduced to zero. Simultaneously, China is said by the report to contain 'only' 53% of the world's cumulative rare earth-element deposits. A major reason for this huge discrepancy between resource availability and China's current near-monopoly market position is said to be largely economic.
During the 1990s a combination of surplus production, resulting low price levels and stringent environmental legislation led to a spate of mine closures in the West. China kept its mines open, benefitting from lower wage levels and, it is claimed, less stringent environmental legislation. Any prospect of rare earth-element/materials scarcity represents a worrying scenario for the many non-Chinese high-tech industries that increasingly depend upon their unrestricted availability on the open market.
Options to counteract a looming future shortage include – as some have already done – shifting industrial activity that depends on these materials to China itself, in order to safeguard supply.
However, besides the potential conflict with strategic and national security interests, this strategy might also severely hamper goals in other countries and regions to build strong 'green Industries'.
A second option is accelerated mine reopening outside China, which is already being implemented in the US at Mountain Pass and Australia's Mount Weld. Apart from these mines there are at least four additional, but smaller, mining locations spread over Canada and Australia. A third option is to search for other solutions outside the rare earth-material scope.
In a sign of its concern, the Japanese government has compiled a 'Strategy for Ensuring Stable Supplies of Rare Metals'. Europe, like Japan, is not in a favourable strategic position as it lacks any significant resources in this area leaving the continent, according to some experts, fully dependent on imports for supplies.
Details of a R5,3-billion financial incentive, aimed at promoting energy efficiency among South African electricity consumers, was confirmed by Energy Minister Dipuo Peters on Tuesday.
The scheme, which would be known as the Standard Offer, would enable electricity consumers to claim a rebate in respect of the amount of energy they had saved from the electricity system.
Department of Energy director-general Nelisiwe Magubane told journalists at a media briefing in Cape Town that the incentive was linked to the new electricity tariffs and allowed for a rebate to be paid for every megawatt hour saved.
It was understood that the National Energy Regulator of South Africa would shortly hold public hearings on the Standard Offer initiative and it was anticipated that the standard offer would be operational before the end of May.
South Africa's first large-scale solar-water heater project, whereby 200 000 solar geyser systems will be installed nationwide, will be launched next week, Department of Energy (DoE) acting deputy director-general Ompi Aphane said on Tuesday.
Speaking to journalists in Cape Town, Aphane elaborated that the project was an extension of State-owned enterprise Eskom's solar water geyser installation programme, under which 3 000 solar water systems had been installed over the past three years.
The idea was to start "massifying" the roll-out, Aphane said, indicating that the 200 000 target had been set for the end of the current fiscal year.
The project was due to be formally launched by President Jacob Zuma in Winterveldt, north-west of Pretoria, on April 28, where 7 000 units would be installed.
Energy Minister Dipuo Peters told journalists that the DoE was working together with the South African Bureau of Standards to ensure that the technology, which had been flooding into the country over the past few years, was up to standard.
It was also stressed that the DOE was working with the Department of Trade and Industry to promote solar geyser local content.
"We believe that by next year we would have localised the solar water heater technology so that we do not have to import systems," said Peters
April 19 (Bloomberg) — Iberdrola SA won approval to build the world's largest onshore wind-energy project in Romania, requiring at least $2 billion in investment through 2017.
The Spanish utility said today it acquired rights from the Romanian government to build 1,500 megawatts of capacity. That's almost five times the power coming from Europe's largest wind complex and triple what's proposed offshore Massachusetts in a project opposed by the late U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy.
Iberdrola, which became the world's biggest wind-farm owner by using government incentives and charging above-market electricity rates for clean energy, now operates in 10 markets including the U.S. and U.K. The Romanian mega-park, near its operations in neighboring Hungary, may extend the Spanish company's lead over second-ranked wind producer FPL Group Inc. of Florida.
Romania generates much of its electricity by burning oil and gas, which can be easily scaled back during a windy day to allow for surges of power from windmills, said Will Young, a wind energy analyst at Bloomberg New Energy Finance in London.
"That makes Romania an attractive market," Young said today in an interview. "Romania has relatively high power prices and flexible energy generation that allows power producers to feed in electricity easily."
Additionally, the government may approve a law later this year to double the number of "green certificates" eligible for wind power and boost the total price per megawatt-hour by 25 percent, Young said.
The company's Iberdrola Renovables SA renewable-energy unit plans 50 Romanian wind parks that would supply the equivalent of almost 1 million homes, it said in astatement. The project amounts to a third of the new wind power
Iberdrola plans for Eastern Europe, after investing 100 million euros there in 2009.
Black Sea
The average cost to buy and install wind turbines around the world is about 1.3 million euros ($1.75 million) a megawatt, according to New Energy Finance. Using those figures, Iberdrola's Dobrogea project in southeastern Romania on the Black Sea would cost more than $2 billion.
A spokesman for Iberdrola Renovables in Spain, who declined to be identified in line with company policy, wouldn´t comment on the investment needed.
Iberdrola's total net investment last year was 2.06 billion euros, the company said in a February presentation to investors. Iberdrola has a "flexible approach to investment" and has only committed to spend 9.6 billion euros of the estimated 16 billion-euro net investment planned through 2012, the company said at the time.
urbine Prices
Prices for turbines fell about 18 percent last year and wind farm operators like Iberdrola are benefiting from the lower costs, said New Energy Finance's Young. European Union policies to help reduce dependence on fossil fuel-based power generation a
re also an incentive for the project, he said.
Iberdrola reported installed capacity at the end of last year of about 44,000 megawatts, of which natural gas-fired plants account for 30 percent, renewable energy 25 percent and hydropower stations 23 percent. Iberdrola Renovables plans to increase its installed capacity to 16,000 megawatts by 2012 from 11,294 megawatts at the end of March.
Like FPL, Iberdrola has grown to be one of the world's largest investor-owned utilities partly because of rapid expansion in wind energy. Wind and biomass are typically the cheapest sources of renewable energy and plants using them can be built faster than large-scale solar or geothermal installations.
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The company, ranked by megawatts of wind-energy in operation, is followed by Juno Beach, Florida-based FPL and China Guodian Corp. of Beijing, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance.
Iberdrola's American depositary receipts in the U.S. fell 11 cents to $34.70 as of 5:10 p.m. New York time.
The Dobrogea complex will dwarf Whitelee, Europe's current record-holder, a 322-megawatt wind installation near Glasgow that is owned by Iberdrola's Scottish Power unit. Whitelee is scheduled to be expanded to about 600 megawatts in a few years.
The Cape Wind offshore wind project in Nantucket Sound would have capacity of 420 megawatts. The project, proposed by Energy Management Inc., has been fought by Kennedy, whose family owns a compound on the shores of Cape Cod.
Iberdrola's Romanian partner is Eolica Dobrogea. That company, part-owned by Swiss engineering firm NEK Umwelttechnik AG and C-Tech Srl. and Rokura Srl., both Romanian, will secure building permits, Iberdrola said.
In Hawaii, a power developer will soon find out if earth and sky mix.
Pacific Light & Power will build a 10-megawatt solar thermal plant that will combine a trough solar collector from Spain's Albiasa with a turbine traditionally used in geothermal systems.
Why? Ten megawatts is unusually small for a solar thermal field. BrightSource Energy, by contrast, wants to build one in California that will produce 396 megawatts of power. Most solar thermal systems, however, collect heat from the sun to turn water into steam and then feed the steam into gigantic turbines. The heat requirements and the size of the solar thermal fields mean that solar thermal parks can only be built economically in places like North Africa or Arizona where the sun shines almost every day of the year, lots of empty land exists, and humidity remains almost nonexistent. Even the presence of a few clouds can depress the power output.
Geothermal turbines swap water and steam for organic fluids like butane, which turn to vapor at lower temperatures. Thus, geothermal turbines require less heat, which in turn allows for smaller solar fields in a wider range of climates and geographies. Like traditional solar thermal systems, excess heat can be stored and run through the system in the evening or when cloud cover descends.
Jesse Tippett, the managing director of Albiasa, likens it to thin-film solar panels. The underlying technology may not be as efficient but it can generate energy in a wider variety of circumstances.
When completed in 2011, the plant — located on the island of Kauai — will provide close to seven percent of the power needed on the island.
Alibasa and PLP describe it as a hybrid plant, but it's more of an unusual concatenation. Generally, hybrid plants are power plants that combine renewable energy generation — like solar thermal systems or biogas burners — with gas turbines to provide more baseline-like power. Florida Power and Light and Abengoa are currently building hybrid plants.
Power from the plant will be "close to Hawaiian (grid) parity," he said, which means expensive. Electric power in Hawaii costs around 25.78 cents a kilowatt hour, the highest rate in the U.S., according to the Energy Information Administration. Hawaii generates most of its power from diesel generators. But Albiasa will study ways to bring the cost down to make these systems feasible elsewhere.


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New York City students need an education on sex. That's what a new mandate from the Department of Education says, and even though females and males engage in sexual intercourse, the city's new emphasis on birds-and-bees education focuses more heavily on one gender.
Boys are the target of the new citywide order making sex education mandatory. Specifically, African American and Latino males are the focus of the order requiring a semester of sex education in the 6th or 7th grade, and then again in 9th or 10th grade.
The city says that 57 percent of new HIV cases are diagnosed among African American and Latino males, and those demographics are part of a larger initiative Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced last week. He got philanthropist George Soros to match a $30 million contribution from Bloomberg's own foundation to help fund a $127.5 million city policy emphasis. It's designed to improve the health, education and employment prospects of African American and Latino males, and to reduce their population in jails and prisons.
With that city initiative in mind, New York City Schools Chancellor Dennis Wolcott sent an email Tuesday evening to public school principals requiring them to have the sex education curriculum in place in time for the second semester of the 2011-2012 school year.
"It's excellent. I like it," one parent, Amira Roberts, told PIX11 News. Under the new requirement, her daughter would have sex education a year from now, when she starts sixth grade. "At this age, there's kids that are sexually active and they need sex education to teach them what's right and what's wrong," Roberts said.
The new requirement generally got positive reviews from parents who spoke with PIX11 News, although some parents may agree with public school dad Kenneth Shepard. "I'd rather I teach them, to tell you the truth," he said, pointing out that he did not approve of children as young as eleven being required to take a semester on sex. "[Only] if they're older, sixteen and up, I think it's a good idea."
Parents will have the option of restricting their children from classes that they find offensive.
Asebi Tingling is considering using her parental right to have her 13-year-old daughter opt out of lessons on birth control methods. "She's so shy and so quiet, I'd rather her find out from me," the Brons mother said. "I've been there done that, and I think I'm the best teacher."
Joe Zwilling, spokesman for the Archdiocese of New York, denounced the new mandate, calling it troubling. "Parents have the right and the responsibility to be the first and primary educators of their children. This mandate by the city usurps that role," Zwilling said. "Abstinence before marriage is the only sure way to avoid pregnancy and disease The City would be better advised to put its efforts into promoting what truly works rather than continuing to promote a failed experiment."Copyright © 2014, The Morning Call


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"At Electrolux we want to deliver smarter, more resource-efficient solutions to more people around the world," Keith McLoughlin, President and CEO of Electrolux, said in the report. "To make this kind of positive difference every day, sustainability has to be fully embedded across our organization and right at the core of our business strategy. I'm convinced that raising product efficiency for the growing middle class is where long-term shareholder value creation lies."
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Dear Rebecca,
Finally we have found some time to send you a short note to thank you for your assistance in setting up our holidays in Vietnam. We have very much enjoyed your beautiful country. The guides were all willing and capable in explaining things, in very good French, which made things so ugh easier for all of us.
We are glad we had the chance to change our beach time resort during our stay as it was clearly too cold in Hoi An.
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3 Days Dong Trieu Home Stay – Soft Cycling & Ha Long Kayaking
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Experience a home stay in the northern part of Vietnam, biking in the rural area of the Red River Delta, mixing with friendly local people and discover the hidden parts of Ha Long Bay by kayak. This trip brings much to see in the way of sights, people and...
Tour Code : VCST 05
Tour Duration: 3 Days
Starts/Ends: Hanoi/ Hanoi
Tour Level: Moderation
Group size: Private only - 2 person minimum and above
Day 1 Hanoi - Dong Trieu
Day 2 Dong Trieu - Halong Bay
Day 3 Halong Bay - Hanoi
Day 1 Hanoi - Dong Trieu (L, D)
This morning we will leave Hanoi behind for Dong Trieu town, which is located 120 km Northwest of Hanoi and pass through the green fields of the Red River Delta.
On the way we will have a chance to visit one of the Humanity Centers, which support local disabled children. Arriving at Dong Trieu town we will be introduced to our Japanese push bikes and then cycle through this peaceful area of country lanes and rice fields.
We will also visit some schools, Dong Trieu's ceramic villages, and chat with the local people. This evening we will become the guests of a local family.
Level of home stay: Standard.
Day 2 Dong Trieu - Halong Bay (B, L, D)
Today we bid farewell to our local family hosts and leave for Ha Long Bay, the spectacular World Heritage Site. Once there, we will embark on our junk cruise followed by cruise briefing.
After our seafood lunch our junk cruise further along the limestone islands of Fighting Cock, Dog Rock and Incense Burner, to name a few. We will visit one of the most impressive caves in Halong Bay, the Amazing Cave. We will have chance to see thousand of stalactite and stalagmites with many different shapes and colors.
We then back to the boat and take our kayak to the hidden parts of this seclude bay We then going to anchor place we can go for swimming, taking photos or just simply relax as the sun starts to set
At 19:00 our dinner will be served. Socialize with other guests or just laze around. Overnight on board.
Day 3 Halong Bay - Hanoi (B, L)
Today we get up early and start our day with swimming, exercise or photo hunt. We then have breakfast at sunrise. We then cruise through Drum Cave Island, Man's Head Islet, Van Gia Fishing Village and then head back to the Harbor.
We will disembark our junk cruise at around 11:30. We will say good bye with our crews and transfer back to Hanoi and trip finishes at the hotel in Hanoi around 16h30. Our trip concludes.
Dong Trieu village is located 120 km Northwest of Hanoi and pass through the green fields of the Red River Delta.
Halong Bay is famous internationally, and is recognized as a World Heritage by UNESCO.
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English speaking tour guide (other languages upon request)
One night accommodation at home stay
Transportation with air conditioned bus or car with reasonable amount of water in the ice box
Share deluxe junk cruise in Ha Long bay in a twin share cabin.
Basic Japanese push bikes
Kayaking based on a twin share basis
Meal as indicated in the itinerary as: 2 Breakfast, 3 Lunches and 2 Dinners
Water during kayaking
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Mindy Marin says:
While I enjoy your blog, I was taken aback at your support for
a raw chicken hanging senselessly from a wire. 'Fantastic...?' Not so much for the chicken. We should have more respect for
other beings.
Mindy Marin
Los Angeles, CA.
Emma ::emmas designblogg:: says:
Actually, I don't think the chicken minds. It's kind of already dead... I think the chicken stopped being a "being" when it died. Now it's food.
ella says:
Great work by photo and by interior... and very interesting blog!
Ella from Milan (Italy)
Jean says:
Love the blogg! <3
Anna says:
I agree with Mindy! I don't get it...what's so great about a dead animal hanging? I think it's poor taste.
Emma ::emmas designblogg:: says:
The greatness lies in the unexpected.
Would you have been equally upset if it was a tray of minced meat? If not, what is the difference? Both are just food.
Camilla THINGS COLLECTION says:
love the first picture.
raw material vs soft material
Kerby | postcard printing says:
I really enjoyed this post. The concept of the photos are funny but creatively done. Thumbs up to the photographer and creator of the concept.
Alexandra K says:
I really like the idea..until I read this is a raw chicken I was thinking it is a toy one.)
mini says:
världens bästa inspiration! tack emma!
Eli Terese says:
Det var skikkelig kult !
m. says:
Wow! I love this post! what a wonderful colours!
Tina Hellberg says:
I don't know if I can agree that it is just food. The chicken is there to create attention and it sure does but we need to be aware of why we are doing things and how. I think the chicken is not needed in the otherwise beautiful picture. But at the same time it raises our attention and we get to think about our point of view. I think we should always pay respect to all living creatures, even after they are dead. So if you eat meat you should always cook it the best way you can and choose the meat that you know is coming from an animal that was living a good life.
Anonym says:
Disgusting, and not very cool
vanillapetal says:
AWESOME shoot this! love it love it love it!
iFlaneur says:
This is quite something!
Emma ::emmas designblogg:: says:
Can some of you that don't like it tell me what is so horrible about a raw chicken in a beautiful setting? Why is it disgusting? Would it be equally disgusting if it was some other kind of meat, for example a sausage?
Tina, I don't see what is so disrespectful about this picture. The body of the dead chicken gets to hang in beautiful surroundings, and as it seems, it raises questions and opinions. Wouldn't it actually be more disrespectful to eat it, when you think about it? If it was a human, I think most would agree that it would be better to put the body in a beautiful room instead of eating it?
Daniel says:
Hi, wonderful but strange pictures =) Hava great one!!
tinajo says:
I did not expect the chicken - that was a different touch to say the least! Love the two last pics! :-)
Laura says:
I get the art on this, but wouldn't do it myself!
Respect any form of expression guys!
Tina Hellberg says:
Like I said it is a beautiful picture and I did not say that the picture in itself was disrespectful. I also said it was a way to raise our attention like you also think it is. It would be interesting to hear what the guys that made the picture has to say:-). It is also interesting that an interior blog is inspiring to a moral and philosophical discussion.
And I think that in a raw chicken you actually see the animal and if you compare with a sausage you don't, that is why it raises attention and emotions.
Which probably was the idea.
Katy Vella Pace says:
With all due respect, British shock-artist Damien Hurst has already done this, exhibiting a a wide array of animals from sharks to sheep in formaldahyde.
Shock for shock value alone adds nothing to the uplifting of humankind.
Metaphor is necessary for art to to resonate within our souls.
A dead chicken is just a dead chicken.
annaleenas hem says:
haha, fint, sjukt fint :)
AL xx
Lille Ani says:
desiree - vosgesparis says:
Personally I think it does not add anything to the picture..It kinda annoyed me that the colors I so love seem to be associated with dead! (if that is the idea behind it) I also think it is not 'nice' to play with dead animals not even for the sake of art .. but then I am a vegetarian ;)
SiljeOhlaLA - California dreamin' says:
i really like the pics you post, good scandi inspiration:)
Malin says:
Otroligt vackert!
Mel says:
I really doubt that someone took the chicken home and ate it after the shoot, so I wouldn't call it "food". To me using a chicken's body as decoration is as distasteful as wearing a fur coat.
Persson says:
120 million chicken slaughtered in Denmark annually. One of them became "art" in this amazing picture.
johanna says:
Å, jag är sugen på grått!
Arnie & B says:
These pictures are beautiful! I love the subtle, stylish shades of grey and the contrast of the black & white adding a more dramatic edge. Lovely urban, industrial feel. Not sure about all the chicken comments...seem to be missing the point a little..
Coco says:
Having been a photo stylist, I have to say that I think the plucked chicken is a bit of a cheap trick. It's obviously there for shock value and to get attention (which it has done admirably) but it's totally overshadowed the product. You also have to wonder about the mindset of these two. There they are setting up a shot and they step back to have a look. "Hmm", one says to the other, "it's a bit bland." "I see what you mean", says the other, "but what can we do?" "Well, I do have this chicken that I was going to use on another job. Why don't we just hang it in the middle of the shot and pretend we're really edgy." "Awesome!", says the first one.
Emma ::emmas designblogg:: says:
Katy: I haven't seen anything like this from Hirst. Can you show me? I know he used dead animals in his art, but not at all like this.
Mel: Of course noone ate the chicken afterwards, they would get sick after eating food that's been left in room temperature for hours. But this is the same for any photo including food pieces. Noone eats the ingredients used in food shots, but it's still food!
Anonym says:
Hi Emma,
Re your statement that Hirst didn't use animals in in the way that that the chicken was used in the style shoot.
I provided the example of shock-artist Hirst's use of dead animals, to convey the idea that the "other" has been used both in the arts, and communication to unsettle. He is far from alone in this practice.
I would suspect that if Hirst were a stylist he would juxtapose the "other", the dead animal against objects to disquiet the viewer.
It has been said that in art there are no virgin births. Artists, and I would define a stylist as an artist, requote the art that went before.
In the Pronk painting of the Dutch Renaissance artists painted the spoils of the hunt. Deer,hares, pheasants et al were arranged to create visually rich tableaus which signified the wealth and power of a privileged elite: the land owning patrons who had the sole right to hunt on their land.
I would suspect that if Hirst were a stylist he would juxtapose the "other", the dead animal against objects to disquiet the viewer.
Our humanity is compromised when sentient beings are sacrificed to convey shock and power.
Thankyou for your inspiring blog, Katy
The following post succinctly critiques Hirst's work without artspeak. Please scroll down past the ads:
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Daniel says:
varför ha en kyckling hängandes?


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Springville Red Devil Swimmers Win Region ChampionshipPublished by carey.white on Tue, 01/25/2011 - 22:41
by Abi Santiago, SHS Staff Writer
On January 21-22, the Springville High School swim team traveled to the Region 8 Championship meet in Uintah for the weekend. They competed for the championship title and succeeded by almost doubling all the school's scores. Competing were Spanish Fork, Maple Mountain, Salem Hills, and Uintah. The meet was split into two separate days with half the events on Friday and the other half on Saturday.
"Everyone did very good. It was really exciting that the boys and girls won. There's a lot that will move on to state," said Head Coach Aimee Hargett.
In the end, all of the Red Devil swimmers helped the team to win the title.