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aboutI am 48 years old (yes that's old compared to some of you).
I have worked in nursing and/or healthcare management positions for 24 years. Primarily OB, Neonatal, Mental Health, Occupational Health and Geriatrics. In Jan 2008 I started my own business to board horses and do equine/human education. I am also a certified dog trainer.
I've been around the block so to speak and seem to be always helping others. I've been told that the reason people seek me out for advice is that I am approachable and caring. But on the same token even though I consider the person's feelings. I tell it like I see it. I've dealt with people in trouble with the law, dysfunctional families such as those with abuse & marriage problems. Not to mention problems with employees and employers.
I don't ever claim to know it all, and always keep an open mind.
I've been having a lot of problems with my boyfriend and i recently started self harming again, i always hit my head when he aggravates me or ignores me and i cut myself when i feel he doesnt care, no one knows about it only him. i am 19 yrs old and i did this from age 11-15 then i stopped when i started dating him cause he made my life better than before (we've been together since then). Well lately every time we argue i always try and go to sleep because i seem to forget, but when i cant to go to sleep i start hitting my head uncontrollably and start cutting. Yesterday he made me mad and i started hitting my head really bad more than ever before and really hard so i was afraid cause i started going crazy and having thoughts of killing and weird thoughts and i tried falling asleep but couldnt because i had taken a nap that day so i took Acetaminophen PM with sleep aid (cause my head was hurting from when i hit it). and i fell asleep from 9-7 a.m. i woke up cause he called me and i felt really sleepy my head felt really heavy and tingly and i couldnt talk right and my head felt numb and it hurt a lot. I fell back asleep and woke up at 9 a.m. and felt soo sleepy i tried getting up and almost fell over and i was so dizzy and my head feels so heavy i thought maybe it was because i hadnt eaten since yesterday i only ate an apple (i dont starve myself i usually eat a lot i just had a lot on my mind and i slept most of the day since i was arguing with my boyfriend). I managead to serve myself cereal but could barely eat cause i kept falling asleep and i could barely put the spoon to my mouth and i cant smile or open my mouth a lot and my head feels like its gonna fall over. I have been depressed since as long as i can remember from age 11-15 i cut myself and i attempted to commit suicide all the time and my mom would spank me with a belt so i wouldnt do it anymore and get really mad and say i was such a brat cause other people had it worse yet i would cut myself and wanna die, and sometimes her hitting me would stop me from cutting cause i was scared she was gonna find out and hit me and yell at me and i hate seeing her mad or upset. but that stopped and i had been telling her i have been feeling more depressed than usual cause i always feel depressed and that i've been hitting my head when aggravated and she just said its cause im such a brat and i over react at stuff. but today i felt weird so i told her this morning and she got really mad and yelled that she hated me and that she was gonna hit me and i swore i wouldnt do it anymore but anyway im scared cause i feel like just going to sleep even though i slept almost all day yesterday and my head feels wierd like i can write this because i know the keyboard by memory after years of taking the computer class in school but i cant read like if i tried to read something i cant but yet again i can write this.But could this be because of the pills i took or is this serious and yes I know im depressed but my family can barely afford to pay the bills and get enough food we have no type of insurance and dont qualify for any we cant afford even going to the doctor so most of the time we dont go and we already owe so much to the hospital so now we dont ever go even if we are in excruciating pain cause we cant afford it.my parents cant afford missing a day a work to go so they go to work with the pain and i dont have family here cause i came from mexico and im now legal but i dont have anyone and since im so depressed and negative i dont have any friends i only have my boyfriend who works nights and works twelve hour shifts and hasnt had a day off in YEARS. he works from 10-10 gets home at 11 wakes up at 6 showers eats sees me sometimes plays games or just lays and relaxes til he leaves at 9, he hates going out because he is always tired and the light bothers him and his legs and joings always hurt he hates his job but cant find a better one. What should i do? Like should i go to sleep? or Should i wait til my boyfriend wakes up and tell him to take me to the Dr (he does have money since he works a lot) but right now his family took it all(like always) and he only has like a 500 dollars, he told me, or should i just not worry about it cause it could be like my depression or the pill i took? or is there anything i can do myself i tried listening to music or trying to wake up and i cant i feel so sleepy even as i write this my eyes close ?
You posted this a while ago, so your funny feeling has probably resolved. Sounds like you have had a very difficult time, and life is hard for you. You say that all you have is your boyfriend, and your parents that have treated you horrible. That's not true, you have yourself...don't give anyone else control by hurting yourself because of them. Everyone was put here for a reason, and that reason is not to be treated badly. Don't tolerate it, you are worth more than that. Yes you need to seek help for the depression, but beware you might get resistance from your boyfriend. He doesn't want you to get better because then that makes him look even worse. So take care of yourself, that is all we can count on in this world anyway.
so i busted thru my bottom lip, and it has left a tiny scar! it has been a little over a month since the injury, and, with the exception of redness, its its not open anymore. however, the light casts a bad shadow on this scar becuase it looks to be depressed inward.i use tons of topicals, but none seem to be doing the trick. i hear the next step is laser treatment. im wondering if laser treatments will give me good results or if its just a waste of money. i know there is nothing to get rid of the entire scar, but perhaps theres a way to make it not indent?
Since this is obviously on your face, I would seek more than one opinion with a cosmetic surgeon. It seems to me (and of course I am not a doctor) but that there may be at least two more options Vs Laser treatment. One being injections to build up the tissue and another being a scar revision. I'm not sure if laser treatment would help with the indent, it may make the scar it's self look smoother, but also may be a risk to the surrounding tissue and it could always be worse than before you started. It's worth it to do your research though.
Best wishes,
about 9 weeks ago, my horse bucked me off. and since then, my tailbone still hurts, i cant recall if i actually landed on it, but i might of bruised it/cracked it. I didnt notice that it hurt so badly until i went back to school, which was about 1 or 2 weeks later. And it still hurts, I try to exercsise to lose weight and some of the exercises are ones where you sit back on your tailbone, and they hurt. My mom wont take me to a doctor or get my back xrayed. She says it wont do any good. And I continue to ride horses now, like 3 or 4 days a week. So are there any exercises or therpy exercises that i can do for my low back and tailbone? My mom wont take me to a chiropractor either, obviously. So for MY benefit, I would like to get my back better =]
You could have fractured your tail bone, but the only way to know for certain is with an x-ray. The good it will do going to the doctor is, you can get some appropiate pain medication and he can tell you what activies you should limit to allow the area to heal. Actually at this point exercise may make it worse and certainly riding horses won't help. So insist to your Mom that you need to see a doctor. If she still won't take you talk to the school nurse, maybe he/she can write a note.
Have been to a doctor and was given eye drops and was told to use warm wash clothe several times a day. Have done now for 4 days swelling has gone down but no stye has appeared. Do I need to go back to the doctor?
Hi, is it your eyelid that is swollen? I guess I wasn't clear on that. Maybe you are not going to get a stye (in case that's what the doctor said) My son used to get a condition called Blepharitis, and his eyelid would swell and hurt but no stye would be present. He used a q-tip with baby shampoo to cleanse his eyelashes and then applied triple antibiotic ointment to just the base of the lashes, was careful not to get it in the eye. That's what worked for him, but of course you should follow the advice of your DR. If what he/she told you is not working, you could always see someone else such as an opthamologist.
what can i do to make both of my infected pierced ears heal?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! i am like afriad that i will have to go through surgery or something. the earing is embeded in my ear and i ca't take it out! help!!!
Of course your best bet would just to see the doc because the swelling may be due to an infection that should be treated with oral antibiotics.
But if you insist on not going to the doc, this is what I would try if it were me.
Clean the area with cotton swabs dipped in hydrogen peroxide to remove any old drainage which will make it sort of sticky. Then apply a cold compress for about 20 minutes, after that use an antibiotic ointment (if you are not allergic to antibiotics of course) I'd try this 3-4 times in a 24 hr period is all & try to remove the earing that is embedded, because actually it may have to be surgically removed later if you don't get it out now.
Once you can remove the earing and if you want to keep pierced ears, try surgical steel/nickle free french wires to keep the holes open, you can turn them several times a day and most likely won't get embedded.
ever since i got my braces off (three years ago) my jaw kinda pops sometimes.
that mostly stopped for a while, but recently i've been expieriencing a LOT of soreness on the left side; it feels like a bruise and i can't open my mouth all the way.
it's not my teeth, i suspected it might be a cavity but i got checked and it turns out i don't have any.
any way i can make the pain stop?
what might have caused this?
It could be that your teeth are not in perfect alignment with each other. In otherwords your bite may be off. While this seems minor, it can cause major pain and soreness. I've had it happen to me, so I know. It may just be a tiny amount and the orthodonist didn't notice. If this is the case it would be very simple to fix. Once my bite was corrected the pain was gone in less than 24 hours, but I tell you, my entire face hurt before it was BAD.
well my mum noticed a lump on my chest when she was rubbing vopor-rub onto it, and decided that i should see a doctor. i went and he said it seems like a fracture, so i have an x-ray in 8days. i recently stopped smoking and was wondering if they will be able to see that i smoked (my mum will be there, dont want her to know). thanks:)
It would depend on several things..how long you have smoked, how much and how long ago it was that you quit smoking. It is quite possible some density from smoking could show up on the chest x-ray, although at this stage it would be difficult to determine the exact cause. Certain respiratory infections could show similar findings. Keep in mind those exposed to just a little second hand smoke can have findings on a chest x-ray. I know someone who hadn't smoked for 50 years...and had changes on a chest x-ray. Amazing!
i'm planning on heating a needle to make several needle point burns on my hand to make a design. please spare me to you need help gesture, b/c im not doing it to take out pain on myself, im just making a tatoo like burn. what can i do to make sure the scars show up.
First of all when you heat a needle up it will turn black. When you penetrate the skin with that needle--such as in a burn, the black burned color may be imprinted into the skin. Please remember that your hands will be seen at every career you will ever have in the future and people won't take you serious because of the wound you inflicted upon yourself. I am guessing that at a later date you will want to have plastic surgery to remove those scars. Seems like too much of a risk to me.
ohkay, well on the left side of my upperback and sholders, its been hurting since january or febuary, it hurts so so so so bad, like somone stabbed me in my sholderblade.and i can barley laugh, i cant sneeze or cough, it hurts
whats wrong?
please help
The first thing you should do is see your family Dr. If you didn't have an injury, the doc will want to rule out other things first. Did you know that heart problems, lung problems or gallbladder disease can show up as upper back or shoulder pain? Not saying that is what you have, but I am just letting you know that it could be serious, and you owe it to yourself to get it checked by a professional.
last night i did sit-ups. this morning i woke up at 7:00, nothing was wrong. woke up at 10:00, my neck hurt MISERABLY. it STILL hurts, i can't turn my head or anything. it's my right side, i can't lift my right arm. it hurts too bad. i was thinking maybe it was the sit-ups, that i could have strained/pulled my neck or something. but my throat is like swollen, my ears.. i can't hear really well.. they feel full. the pain is my whole right side of my neck, front & back. please don't tell me to see the doctor. do you know what's wrong with me? has anyone else ever had this?
Sit ups is not going to make your ear and throat hurt and decrease your hearing. Any other advice other than seeing a Dr would be the wrong advice. The best interpretation is an infection of some sort, but only a doctor can diagnose you and treat you. I know it's not what you wanted anyone to say, but this type of thing can be serious, so you owe to yourself to find out what is wrong other than asking on a message board.
Okay, so I wasn't EXACTLY sure where to put this, but my left foot tends to cramp up quite often. I'll just be sitting doing nothing, and if I even wiggle my toes, it will just cramp up like I can't move it at all. It hurts soo bad though. Also; when I walk, it gets sore rather quickly.. and I can't even explain it. But here's my question: does anyone know what this could be? I'll be going to the doctor shortly for a physical, so I can ask her then... I would just like to have some input to see if there's anything I can do in the meantime. Thanks for any advice!!
Usually this is caused by the type of shoes you wear. It happens once you take them off because the pressure of the shoes cause a decrease in circulation which in turn cause the nerves to fire wrong. Of course you want to make sure this is nothing more serious when you see the doc. However you might try some good shoes with a high and roomy toe box.
Just a hint, to check shoes out to see if they are good or not, place them on a flat surface (off your feet of course), and lightly tap the toe, if the shoe rocks back and forth or forward and backward, don't buy them.
I went swimming, I had a "Charlie Horse" in my foot. It lasted long, it always does for me. After that.. I got out and went in the bathroom to change.
So I was kinda.. sqautting to get my bathing suit bottoms off. The toe next to the baby one, POPPED out of joint. It freaked me out so I smacked my foot against the ground. It went back in place and then popped out again.. Finally it went back into place...So I have it wrapped. Is there anything else I should do? It's kinda numb and stuff, so tomorrow.. is it gonna hurt like hell? (I took vicodin a while ago)
Is it going to feel like it's not there?
Is it going to pop out again?
I have always had a fear of breaking my toes or something, because my feet are so tiny and yeah.. It scares me.
Well if you have it wrapped and "it's kind of numb" you need to take the wrap off. If you have a muscle spasm in your toe, it will pull on the joint and make it look crooked. Rather than wrap the entire toe, use a strip of tape or bandaid and buddy tape the painful toe to a toe next to it. The biggest reason people have muscle spasms in their toes is because of tight or improperly fitting shoes, when you take the shoes off they will still feel cramped and can go into spasm. Be sure to wear shoes that are wide enough with a high enough toe space. Elevate your foot as much as possible today and use a cold pack on your toe 3 times a day for 20 min each. If you continue to have problems or if the toe continues to look crooked see your doctor for an exam.
For some reason i somehow managed to pull a muscle or hurt something at least in my leg last night while sleeping and it hurts! Ive done it before, just not recently and im not sure how i do it. Right now my calf area still hurts even though i tried stretching it. Is there any way i can keep myself from pulling a muscle while sleeping? Is this even considered pulling a muscle or something else?
As the other's already mentioned you probably had a muscle spasm or "charlie horse" in your calf while you were sleeping. If this wakes you up you may even feel the spasm--the muscle will feel contracted. At that moment try stretching your toes toward you to help relax the muscle. Putting moist heat on your leg will help with the pain, and ask your Dr or pharmacist about OTC medications. Many people who get these type of spasms are lacking in vitamin D, calcium, magnesium and potassium. If you don't take vitamins try eating a banana and drinking milk every day. If you have tenderness, redness, swelling or the area feels warm to the touch please see a Dr right away as this could be a more serious condition that requires medical intervention.
i had an MRI done & it turns out i have a chronic ankle sprain. i looked it up on google but it did not give me much information. i don't meet with my doctor until november. has anyone ever had this?? what did you do about it?? i've had it since june & it hurts a lot. i can't go out for more than an hour or two without it being tired. it feels like its hanging on by a string & is really weak. i've started therapy, but it didn't help too much. that's when i went & got the MRI done. anyone have any ideas??
A chronic condition means it's long term, the ankle has never healed the way it should. Therapy as prescribed by your doctor is probably the best treatment for you right now, but it's most likely going to take a lot of therapy or a long time in therapy. After all, this has been going on a long time. If you are not satsified with your recovery or the treatment you are receiving, it would be reasonable to seek a second opinion perhaps by an orthopedic or a podiatrist. It would depend on what the Dr says but wearing an ankle brace or a strap on support might help, but it also might keep the ankle weak. There's been good reports of healing with magnets, (The special kind that are made for that purpose) The Dr may not agree with it, but at least it wouldn't hurt to try it. If anything wear the magnet on your ankle at night.
ok my butt crack itches really bad... like for 2 days its been going on.. its happened before but only for like 2 or 3 days so im hopin its the same.. is it bad? like it itches reaaaaaaaaaly bad.. is that bad? is there anything i can do to stop it?
Just wanted to update you on the information that another poster gave you. I doubt if it is tapeworms. Tapeworms are not transmitted by hand to mouth contact..to get a tapeworm you actually have to swallow a host which is usually a flea. Pinworms may be what everyone is trying to say here. They exit the rectum at night to lay their eggs. Often little white dots are seen in the stool--or actually tiny worms. The itching would be worse at night. I do believe there is over the counter medicine for pinworms if you think that may be what you have. Call the Dr or ask a pharmacist. Otherwise what may be going on is some type of skin yeast infection. In this case you'd want to keep the area as clean and dry as possible and apply a nystatin type powder. The best advise of all however is to see your Dr so you can get diagnosed and get some relief from the pure torture that itching can cause.
i'm a 15 year old female. i recently broke my fibula and tibia at a soccer tournament. i had surgery last week, where they installed a rod in my leg. i'm supposed to be putting as much pressure on it as possible, to start the healing process, but it hurts too much. so i've just been staying off of it. my homecoming is in two weeks, and my goal is to be able to go without crutches. but i can't seem to convince myself that it's okay to walk on it. please, if you have any advice on stretches i could do - or just some encouragement to get me motivated would be nice. thank you :]
Since you are feeling unsure about bearing weight, what I would suggest is asking your Dr for a referal to physical therapy (PT). The therapist will be able to design a regimen that is specifically for your type of injury and surgery. I am sure you'd rather not reinjure your leg considering all you've been through, and this might be what is causing your apprehension. That's completely normal, I understand. As far as motivation, PT is very good at this...and with each little bit of progress you make you will feel much better and be willing to do more.
how do you reduce/eliminate the apperance of scars and/or stretch marks? any kinds of lotions or something?
New scars can be treated with a flat type of dressing that is gel like. This will flatten the scar and make it less noticable. Follow the package directions.
To fade stretch marks one could try a topical vitamin A or retinol type cream. There are stonger versions of this available by prescription. Otherwise laser treatment may help too.
I got a bloody nose last night... it lasted for about 20 minutes... so I need to know how to make it stop fast.
Lean forward, pinch the nostrils together with your fingers and a cold wet washcloth and apply a cold pack directly to the nose. Leaning back only makes it appear as if the bleeding has stopped because the blood will run down your throat. It's tempting, but don't blow your nose for several hours afterwards because that will dislodge the clot and start the bleeding all over again. If the blood loss seems severe during "20 minutes" you should probably see the Dr who can either pack the nostril or cauterize the blood vessel and stop the bleeding immediatly. If this occurs frequently the Dr can also advise prevention strategies.
i jammed my toe. its kind of crewkid now just a little and it hurts and its swollen. i am scared to pop it cuz it hurts so bad. so if i dont will it eventually go back to normal?
Don't try to pop or manipulate the toe back into place yourself. This might just make it worse. The best thing to do is to see a Dr to rule out a fracture or dislocation. Use a cold pack and elevate your foot as often as possible and try not to bear weight on that part of your foot until it is healed. If the crooked appearance is from swelling alone, it will go back to normal after the swelling goes down. If it is a problem with the bone/joint or tendon it will not change without the proper treatment.
i slept on my shoulder wrong the other night and had mom massage it in the morning. but it made it worse. now, it feels like a huge bruise spread across my upper back. it hurts quite a bit. but im wondering if i should go to a massage therapist or just take asprin until it goes away.
If you are under 21 you shouldn't take aspirin due to the possiblity of Reye Syndrome. Ask your Mom and/or the pharmacist about taking Ibuprofen or Tylenol. It's not logical for one to suggest OTC meds due to the potential for complications when the persons medical history is unknown. Use a cold pack three times a day for 20 minutes each. Try not to do anything strenuous with your arm/shoulder for a few days aside from gentle range of motion exercises. Those with shoulder problems should sleep on their back with a pillow behind the head that extends below the posterior shoulders. Using topical pain releiver creams or gels would be a good idea. If the pain does not resolve in a few days or gets worse, seek further treatment advice from a licensed health practioner.


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U.S. hostile policy towards DPRK denounced
Pyongyang, December 5 (KCNA) -- Political parties and organizations of Bangladesh including the Workers' Party and the Communist Party issued a joint statement on Nov. 27. The statement said that the moves of imperialists against the DPRK would go busted as in the past and the people in Bangladesh and the rest of the world would stand firm on the side of the Korean people.
It went on:
The world people denounce the Bush administration for listing the DPRK as part of an "axis of evil".
The U.S. imperialists have deployed nuclear weapons in South Korea and incessantly threatened the DPRK, which is a source of the U.S. loudmouthed "nuclear issue" of the DPRK.
The DPRK-proposed conclusion of a non-aggression treaty between the DPRK and the U.S. is the most realistic and reasonable way of achieving peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula.
The U.S. authorities have neither reason nor justification to refuse the proposal.
The DPRK Government, army and people are in a position to defend their sovereignty and are capable of doing so.
Verdict of not guilty given to GIs flailed
Pyongyang, December 5 (KCNA) -- Citizens in South Korea made a cyber attack on the White House in protest against the verdict of not guilty given to the GI criminals who brutally drove an armored car over two girl students to death, according to the ABC of the U.S. on Dec. 2. The attack came against the background of infiltration into the U.S. military bases and march toward the U.S. embassy in Seoul of people of different social standings.
The attack was led by an alliance grouping 130 civic organizations and the number of the participants in the attack was uncertain, the ABC said, adding:
After the U.S. military court gave a verdict of not guilty to the GI criminals, the anti-U.S. sentiment is growing stronger in South Korea.
The second attack will soon come, according to the ABC.
New measure committee formed in S. Korea
Pyongyang, December 5 (KCNA) -- The North Chungchong Provincial Measure Committee against the killing of girl students by a U.S. armoured car grouping 15 civic organizations in North Chungchong Province was inaugurated in Chongju on Nov. 30 with due ceremony, according to Seoul-based Yonhap News. At the inaugural ceremony, the organization released a statement.
The U.S. military court's trial of the killers of the two girl students was totally invalid as it was prearranged and the U.S. Forces side should transfer the jurisdiction to the South Korean side for a fair trial, the statement said.
It demanded the U.S. set forth a basic way for putting an end to the crimes of the U.S. troops and totally revise the shackling South Korea-U.S. status of forces agreement. It declared that the organization would conduct an all-people signature campaign and a protest demonstration every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday in Chongju until its demands are met.
U.S. accused of ditching AF
Pyongyang, December 5 (KCNA) -- It is quite natural for the DPRK to have armed forces for self-defence in order to cope with the constant threat posed by the United States after singling out the former as part of an "axis of evil" and a target of its preemptive nuclear attack. Renan Raffo Munoz, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Peruvian Communist Party, said this in a lecture on the situation of the Korean Peninsula on November 27.
He went on:
The situation in the region is festering due to the bellicose Bush administration's hostile policy toward the DPRK.
The U.S. asserts that dialogue is impossible and the DPRK-Japan and inter-Korean relations will be in great jeopardy unless its "nuclear issue" is solved.
This brigandish logic is intended to disarm the DPRK and attain its purpose.
The U.S., persistently dodging the DPRK's positive proposals including an offer for concluding a non-aggression treaty between them, is insisting on its unilateral, brigandish and absurd assertion that the DPRK should scrap its "nuclear program" before dialogue.
It announced a decision to stop the supply of heavy oil to the DPRK from December, which has been under way under the DPRK-U.S. Agreed Framework.
The U.S. is, therefore, totally to blame for ditching the AF.
The U.S. unwarranted assertion and its behavior against the DPRK are touching off the world peace-loving people's resentment.
The U.S. is well advised to face up to the trend of the times and behave with discretion.
Exhibition of DPRK stamps held in Austria
Pyongyang, December 5 (KCNA) -- An exhibition of DPRK stamps took place in Vienna on November 25. Displayed at the exhibition hall were stamps showing the revolutionary history of President Kim Il Sung and achievements under the army-based leadership of Kim Jong Il and the superiority of Korean socialist system.
Speakers at the opening ceremony said that Korea has traditionally developed culture from olden times and values and develops the culture of its own style. They said that the Austrian people will come to know well about resourceful and peace-loving Korea through the exhibition.
Noting that the stamps deal with looks and the spirit of Korea, they expressed belief that the exhibition will serve as an occasion to promote the economic and cultural development and boost the friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries.
Korean people praised as dignified people
Pyongyang, December 5 (KCNA) -- Ket Kiettisak, Vice-Minister of Justice of Laos, who visited the DPRK, said that the Korean people are the most dignified people who are led by the great men absolutely revered and lauded by all people. Seeing foreigners visiting the Kumsusan Memorial Palace, I came to deeply feel again that President Kim Il Sung always lives in the hearts of progressive humankind as the sun of Juche, he said, and continued:
The progressive humankind boundlessly adores and follows Kim Il Sung.
Every stone contributed to the tower of the Juche idea carries the reverence of the world people for him.
General Secretary Kim Jong Il has wisely led the building of great monumental edifices to glorify his immortal exploits for all ages.
Among them are the Tower of the Juche idea and the Arch of Triumph.
Victory and glory are always in store for the Korean people who vigorously advance under the banner of the Juche idea.
Mass-based literature in Korea
Pyongyang, December 5 (KCNA) -- Mass-based literature has made a rapid progress in Korea. Every year more than 20,000 literary pieces written by amateur writers have been presented to prize-winning competitions and hundreds of them won prizes.
This year some 1,500 works have been published.
Joining in the literary activities are workers, peasants, office workers, schoolchildren, students, servicemen and even housewives.
Among them are children below 10 and aged people far above 60.
In Korea the mass-based literature entered a new stage of development in the 1970s under the wise leadership of Kim Jong Il.
He advanced a policy of putting literature and art on a mass basis and provided all necessary conditions for widespread creative activities among working people.
A regular system of literary activities has been established in all units and the role of amateur writers and their groups enhanced considerably.
The "June 4 Literature Prize" was enacted and those who wrote works excellent in ideological and artistic value are given a high appreciation.
It inspires working people with creative activities.
Many novels, short stories and other literary works written by amateur writers have been published as collections of mass-based literary works and printed in newspapers and magazines.
Some of them are cinematized.
U.S. hypocrisy under fire
Pyongyang, December 5 (KCNA) -- The United States is keen to create an atmosphere for diplomatic pressure upon the DPRK, turning its face away from the latter's proposal for concluding a non-aggression treaty. This proves that President Bush's remark that the U.S. has no will to invade North Korea is sheer hypocrisy. The Arab leadership of the international front against Zionism in Jordan said this in a statement on Nov. 24.
Expressing its full support to the DPRK's stand on the nuclear issue, the statement said the U.S. should bear in mind that its rival is the indomitable people who are ready to die for the sake of their ideal.
Meanwhile, the Arab Committee of Christianity for Peace in Jordan in a statement on Nov. 25 noted that the U.S. policy toward the DPRK is aimed to deprive it of its sovereignty and its identity and render it powerless so as to invade people's Korea and destroy its system and the historic socialist gains made by the Korean people.
The present U.S. policy is also aimed at recovering her economy and saving the face of its administration from the international dilemma and increasing isolation caused by political setback, it said, adding that the Arab Christians will not spare their efforts to expose the campaigns of the imperialist enemies and forces for domination against the DPRK.
U.S. nuclear racket under fire
Pyongyang, December 5 (KCNA) -- The United States seeks several sinister aims in getting more vociferous about the "nuclear threat from North Korea". This is pushing the situation on the Korean Peninsula to an extremely dangerous phase.
Rodong Sinmun today says this in a signed article.
It goes on:
The U.S. is getting more clamorous about the "nuclear threat" from the DPRK because it calculates that its row can help internationally ostracize the DPRK as a dangerous state and a criminal responsible for nuclear proliferation and carry out its policy to isolate and stifle it with ease as the nuclear issue is a sensitive one of the world's deep concern.
As the U.S. is wholly to blame for unilaterally scrapping the DPRK-U.S. Agreed Framework it seeks a way out in escalating its racket over the "nuclear threat from North Korea," i.e. its "nuclear development." This is also designed to save its face as regards the issue of the Korean Peninsula and thus turn the situation in the region favorable for its purpose.
Many countries of the world are supporting and welcoming the developments on the Korean Peninsula and promoting their interests swimming with the trend of the times. But it is only the U.S. which has pursued confrontation. This is rendering the U.S. further marginalized in the world.
It was against this backdrop that the U.S. kicked up a racket over the "nuclear threat from North Korea" in a bid to tarnish the DPRK's international authority and prestige and create an environment for internationally isolating and pressurizing it.
The U.S. mad-cap nuclear ruckus is, in the final analysis, a premeditated and mean operation to justify its moves to mount a preemptive nuclear attack on the DPRK and create favorable conditions for its military domination over the Korean Peninsula under the pretext of its "nuclear issue."
Visiting group of Koreans stages strong protest in U.S.
Pyongyang, December 5 (KCNA) -- A visiting group of Koreans staged a strong protest against the GIs' killing of the schoolgirls in Manhattan area, New York, on Tuesday, according to Seoul-based Yonhap News and MBC. The group had a press conference at a centre in front of the UN headquarters.
They explained how the two schoolgirls were killed, problems raised in the investigation and the course of the trial and the South Korean people's protest actions.
Recalling that they had come to the U.S. to demand a personal and open apology of president bush for the murder, a probe into the truth behind it and the punishment of those responsible for it and the revision of the shackling South Korea-U.S. "Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA)", etc, they asked the media to pay attention to this issue and cooperate in its solution.
The co-delegate of the international action council, a U.S. organization for human rights against war and an organization for solidarity with the all-people measure committee, said the protest against the killing of the South Korean schoolgirls and the movement for the revision of the SOFA are of great significance in view of the mounting opposition to U.S. Forces' presence in Asia and other regions.
At the end of the press conference the members of the visiting group marched through streets together with those concerned in the International Action Council and the New York Association to Support the All-People Measure Committee, distributing literature among passers-by.
At times square they staged a demonstration in front of a U.S. military base, holding a photograph of the place where the murder was committed and others.
The visiting group also held a symposium at the International Human Rights Centre to seek ways of getting international sympathy for the slain schoolgirls and showed a videotape on the killing with those concerned in the non-governmental organizations attending.
That day, the group held a protest rally and a photo exhibition in front of the UN headquarters and conveyed a letter calling for UN concern and measures related to the incident to the UN Secretary General.
Mass rally in South Korea
Pyongyang, December 5 (KCNA) -- A people's rally for 2002 was held in Seoul on November 30. The rally was attended by over 4,000 people including workers, peasants, the poor and students.
The rally was addressed by representatives of different organizations such as the South Korean Federation of Peasant Association, the South Korean Alliance of the Poor, the South Korean Federation of Democratic Taxi Drivers Unions, the Government Employees Union and the Public Health and Medical Workers Union, the Railway Workers Union and the South Korean Council of Youth Organizations and the South Korean Federation of University Student Councils.
A resolution read at the rally said that the demand of the people is to retake the right to existence from the foreign forces and lead a true life, which is the most elementary to restore national independence free from new imperialist high-handedness of the United States.
The 10-point demand of the people will be achieved at any cost through a vigorous solidarity struggle, based on solidarity with workers and peasants and participated in by popular masses, the resolution stressed.
After the rally the participants joined citizens who held a candle-light rally to march from Jongro to the U.S. embassy.
Holding candle-light in their hands, they shouted "punish the murderous U.S. troops" and "ensure peace march".
The demonstrators got angry about the U.S. military trial giving a verdict of not guilty to GI criminals and strongly demanded total revision of the unequal South Korea-U.S. "Status of Forces Agreement" and punishment of the criminals.
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nuevo producto agroquimico - "kangrok"
pyongyang, 5 de diciembre (atcc) -- recientemente el centro de medicamento biologico koryo del instituto anexo biologico de la academia de ciencias de corea desarrollo "kangrok", nuevo producto agroquimico natural y vegetativo. es un producto verde que tiene gran eficiencia de exterminio de insectos y no causa la polucion.
varias granjas cooperativas que pulverizaron 3-4 kg de "kangrok" mezclado con el producto agroquimico ya usado por cada hectarea previnieron completamente el dano por enfermedades e insectos nocivos y elevaron considerablemente la produccion agricola.
"kangrok" no da malos efectos al cuerpo humano y hace las veces de los productos agroquimicos y abonos, gracias a lo cual goza de gran popularidad de granjeros.
literatura masiva de corea en desarrollo
pyongyang, 5 de diciembre (atcc) -- en corea se desarrolla con rapidez la literatura masiva. en los ultimos anos se ha elevado incomparablemente el nivel ideo-artistico de las obras literarias y se aumento varias veces el numero de obras escritas.
segun datos recogidos, mas de 20 mil obras literarias masivas fueron enviadas al concurso efectuado cada ano y centenares de personas fueron elegidas.
este ano se crearon y se publicaron mas de 1 500 obras sobresalientes.
en esta labor participan los obreros, campesinos, oficinistas, escolares y militares e incluso las amas de casa, entre ellos figuran los ninos de menos de 10 anos de edad y ancianos de mas de 60 anos.
en la decada de 1970 la literatura masiva de corea entro en la nueva etapa de desarrollo por la sabia direccion del dirigente kim jong il.
este presento la orientacion de hacer masivos la literatura y el arte y preparo suficientes condiciones capaces de desplegar mas ampliamente la labor de creacion de la literatura masiva.
como resultado, en todas las unidades se ha establecido el ordenado sistema de la creacion de la literatura masiva y elevado considerablemente el papel de los grupos de literatura masiva y corresponsales literarios.
en particular, con el establecimiento del "premio de literatura del 4 de junio" estiman altamente a los autores de las obras excelentes en lo ideologico y artistico, lo que eleva aun mas el celo creador de los trabajadores.
numerosas novelas largas, medianas y cortas y colecciones de obras literarias, escritos por los corresponsales literarios siguen publicandose o insertandose en los periodicos y revistas.
se crearon tambien muchos guiones.
ee.uu. vuelve a armar alboroto contra rpdc
pyongyang, 5 de diciembre (atcc) -- el periodico "rodong sinmun", en un articulo individual de hoy, senala que en estos dias ee.uu. vuelve a armar frenetico alboroto de supuesta "amenaza nuclear de norcorea" con varios objetivos siniestros, debido a lo cual se ha creado la situacion muy peligrosa en la peninsula coreana. el articulo continua.
ee.uu. sigue hablando ruidosamente de la "amenaza nuclear" de norcorea porque si su alboroto marcha bien, podria lograr facilmente su politica de aislamiento y aplastamiento a la rpdc acusando a esta ante la faz mundial del "estado peligroso" y "criminal nuclear". sabe que el problema nuclear es un agudo en que se concentra la atencion mundial.
ee.uu. que se encuentra en la situacion del "acusado" por haber anulado unilateralmente el acuerdo basico concertado con la rpdc recurre al alboroto del "desarrollo nuclear" o sea, de la "amenaza nuclear de norcorea" para liberarse de la responsabilidad de eso, elevar su posicion en la solucion del problema de la peninsula coreana y convertir la situacion regional en favor de la realizacion de su objetivo.
numerosos paises del mundo apoyan y aplauden la evolucion positiva de la situacion de la peninsula coreana y fomenta sus intereses incorporandose en esta corriente, pero solo ee.uu. persigue el enfrentamiento. eso hace que ee.uu. se pone fuera de la corriente de la tendencia y se halla en situacion de aislamiento.
por tal motivo fraguo la "amenaza nuclear de norcorea" para denigrar la autoridad exterior de norcorea y crear un ambiente de aislamiento y presion internacionales a esta. en fin de cuentas, el frenetico alboroto de ee.uu. es para justificar sus maquinaciones de ataque nuclear anticipado contra la rpdc so pretexto del "problema nuclear" de esta y realizar el dominio militar sobre la peninsula coreana.


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I, along with Kristen of Rock My Palate and some other bloggers, was invited to dine last night at Baleen at the Portofino Hotel and Yacht Club in Redondo Beach. Despite living in the South Bay for the past year, I've only started exploring the area. Located in the same area as Ruby's Diner and Joe's Crab Shack, Baleen is tucked away at the end of the road. Its hidden location made me completely oblivious to its existence, unfortunately, for this place is really a gem.
We started off the night with some cocktails in the dimly lit, poshly casual lounge area. I was immediately sold on the Passion Flower ($11) due to "passion fruit" being listed as an ingredient. Sweet and fruity, this rum-based cocktail was a nice and strong start. Kristen went with Strawberry Fields ($11) , a concoction of Cruzan Silver rum, strawberries, basil, lime juice and club soda. The basil was very pronounced in the flavor. If fruity drinks aren't your thing, you can always have a beer (draft or bottle), a glass of wine or have the bartender whip you up something using ingredients from their well-stocked bar.
After drinks, we moved over into the equally dark dining area to start our meal. One smart thing Baleen did, considering how little lighting their dining room has, was to backlight their menus so they were readable. GENIUS!
For this dinner, we were served several shared appetizers, a salad, allowed a choice of a main dish and tasted 2 different desserts.
First up was the Duck Carnitas ($14) with cornmeal crepes, chipotle blackberry and apple slaw. While the duck was a little salty by itself, combined with the sweet blackberry sauce and crunchy apple slaw, it turned into a delectable, well-balanced bite.
The Dungeness Crab Cake ($15) were also tasty. I appreciated the fact that the kitchen did not skimp on the crab. Definitely make sure you get some of the lobster lemongrass sauce and almonds. Also, we got a double order; a single order only contains 2 cakes.
Next up was one of my favorite dishes of the night, the "Hole in One" ($13). When I was in middle school, I went thru a phase where I made and ate a lot of egg-in-a-hole. This dish took me back to those days but Chef Jesse Souza's refined rendition is a hell of a lot better than the wheat bread and overcooked egg version I made. Thick-cut brioche, an over-easy egg (oh god, runny yolk LOVE!) , asparagus, mushrooms, shaved Parmesan Reggiano and a truffle vinaigrette, I was in breakfast-for-dinner heaven. Surprisingly, this dish is NOT on the brunch menu but Chef Souza did say he was thinking about a different version for brunch. I hope so!
With the restaurant located next to the water, it's expected the menu contain some seafood. The Ahi Tuna Tartare ($14) is nicely done here with a seaweed salad topping the pillar of fresh fish and avocado placed on a bed of thinly sliced cucumber. Served with a side of crispy wonton chips, this is a refreshing starter.
Being an avid fan of bacon, this next dish, "BLT" salad ($12), was a hit with me. A carnivore's wedge salad, this piece of greenery was topped with a thick-cut slab of porky yumminess that was braised for 2 hours and coated in caramelized sugar. The jalapeno ranch sherry bacon vinaigrette was also delicious with a hint of heat to it; I would buy this if they sold jars to take home. Also, wedge salad has become a bit of an inside joke for me and Husband after an episode of Modern Family (I "wedge salad" him all the time) so just thinking about this makes me giggle…and hungry.
For my main dish, I chose the grilled hanger steak (half $16 / full $28), a play on breakfast's steak and eggs. Served with a side of potato-bacon hash topped with a fried egg and garlic spinach, I really enjoyed this hearty dish. The steak was cooked to a perfect medium rare.
Kristen got the Cane Sugar-Seared Ahi Tuna (half $19 / full $33) – slices of tender fish on a bed of sweet coconut rice, served with avocado wasabi mousse and papaya salad. I only tried a bite of the tuna and coconut rice; a nice dish if someone wants Asian-influenced flavors.
The table was also treated to Lobster Mac & Cheese ($14), one of the side dishes on the menu. I was impressed by the large amount of lobster in this dish. And truffle slices! While the cheese sauce was just a smidge too thin for my preferences, this was a winner in my book.
We got to taste two desserts, a chocolate madacamia torte and a lemon meringue pie. As I've mentioned before, I'm not an avid fan of rich chocolate desserts which the torte was for me. Quite decadent… Husband would LOVE this since he's a chocoholic. I adored the lemon meringue pie, however. The meringue was almost marshmallow in texture and the lemon was just the right amount of tart and sweet.
I should note that there was a wine pairing with the dishes. I'm not a wine person by any means but I liked all the different wines I tried; it made me sad that I couldn't drink all the glasses what with being a light weight and nursing a baby. I especially enjoyed the ice wine paired with the lemon meringue. The pairings were done by the General Manager who used to work up in Napa so if you want a recommendation for your meal, he will not steer you wrong.
Overall, I was impressed with Baleen. The food is fabulous and the ambiance, elegant but intimate. It would make a great dinner date location or an ideal place to have brunch/lunch with friends. Don't make the mistake I did and stop at Joe's Crab Shack. Drive a little further (and enjoy complimentary parking) and stop in at Baleen instead for fabulous food and drinks!
4 1/2 NOMs for Baleen!
The Portofino Hotel & Yacht Club
260 Portofino Way
Redondo Beach, CA 90277
(877) 225-3365


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LuAnn de Lesseps and her boyfriend Jacques may have put the baby talk on the back burner for last night's episode of The Real Housewives of New York (Season 5, Episode 4: "Diss-Invite"), but judging from this preview of next week's episode (Season 5, Episode 5: "The Cool Girls," airing July 2), the Countess definitely still has babies on the brain.
Among the juicy tidbits in the sneak peek video below is a trip to the acupuncturist for LuAnn. When the technician says that working on one particular area of the body "helps you ovulate," LuAnn wants to make sure she gets pricked there. A lot.
Also, Heather Thomson thinks Aviva Drescher has "crawled so far up Ramona [Singer]'s ass," Sonja Morgan defends Ramona (sort of...) by saying, "I can't make people want her around," and Ramona delights in Carole Radziwill's princess status because, as she puts it, "You have one up on LuAnn!"
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When Chuck Taylor asked us to create several custom Chuck Hack sneaker designs, we embraced the challenge. Instead of using a fabricator to create the sneakers, we created them by hand, keeping the true Chuck Hack spirit. The Converse Vine and Instagram channels nearly doubled in size after this project.
Creative Director: Roberto Fara
Hackers: Chaz Rini, Jarrett Jamison
Vine Artists: Yell Design, Chris Donlon
My Role: Created designs and hand painted sneaker designs. Created concepts for the stories around the sneakers and worked with Vine Artists to produce them.
Agency: R/GA
After winning the pitch for the business of PBC, we created a campaign based on the theme: BACK TO BOXING. Essentially we are cutting all of the fluff from the sport and getting back to it's Sweet Science.
The business fell through but we still like what we made.
My Role: Art Direction and design of print ads and conceptual development of
the campaign.
Agency: R/GA
JJANG means Cool or The Best in Korea. I was brought in to create hand painted video titles and accents for various content throughout this project. We even got a shoutout from MTV Asia.
Creative Director: Nat Drapiza
Associate Creative Director: TJ Walthall
Animation: Joseph Oak
My Role: Created hand painted titles and accents for content.
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Most tablets are highlighted for their productivity features such as the ability to film a movie, or compose music. We took an honest approach and showed what people really use their tablets for.
The Samsung Tab S is designed for astonishing color and surpasses the rest with it's Super AMOLED Display. Compared to conventional LCD tablets with about 70% color reproduction, The Super AMOLED reproduces colors that match up to more than 90% of nature's true color palette, enabling you to enjoy videos, pictures and other various contents in their true colors. Super AMOLED display. Vision Redefined.
Associate Creative Director (Copy) - TJ Walthall
Copywriter - Jose "Pepe" Hernandez
Art Direction and Design - Josh Yeston, Jarrett Jamison
My Role: Conceptual development, Art Direction and Design from the pitch of this business all the way through to the end production. Conceptual development and design of OLA units and homepage takeovers also.
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R/GA partnered with L'Oréal Paris and the MTA to create the L'Oréal Paris Intelligent Color Experience, a pilot project designed as the next incarnation of experiential marketing and out-of-store shopping. The Intelligent Color Experience is an interactive machine that uses cameras and sensors to scan the colors in a shopper's outfit. After detecting the three primary colors in the outfit, the machine offers the shopper personalized matching (or clashing) product options from the L'Oréal Paris Colour Riche line. Shoppers can purchase the suggested nail polish, eye shadow, mascara, and lipstick directly from the machine or choose to email the options to themselves.
Housed in the 42nd Street–Bryant Park subway station, the L'Oréal Paris Intelligent Color Experience drew immediate attention with media calling the machine the "futuristic beauty store for the city girl on the go". An article by The New York Times announced the project and highlighted both R/GA's ingenuity and L'Oréal Paris's position as a leader in the beauty space.
In less than 48 hours, the program generated 130MM impressions and $4.7MM in ad value and appeared in major publications from Creativity to the coveted Low-Brow/Brilliant section of New York Magazine Approval Matrix.
Creative Direction: Matt Zavala, Suyin Sleeman
Copy: Brooke Johnson
Designer: Rachel Tervenski
My Role: Website design and design support throughout the experience.
I have a Visual Art Background, so I still draw and paint, but I also illustrate things. Here are some of them.
Cannes Future Lions Winner 2013
Young Glory Shortlist 2012 (October Brief)
Overpopulation is affecting many cities around the world. Primarily, traffic. So we created Project Accel, an app that eliminates gridlock.
In only a week we raised over $16,000 for all 5 team members to travel to Cannes, France to accept our award.
CW - Devin McGillivary
GD - Verenice Lopez, Nath Cochran
Motion - Bradley Daniely
AD/Motion - Jarrett Jamison
Atlanta Addys Gold - Print
As Seen At Dinner
Since television is the leading competitor to dinner, we advertised dinner time conversations as TV shows. "Let's Put Dinner Back in Prime Time."
CW - Martin Baker, Devin McGillivary
IM - John Shafto
AD - Jarrett Jamison
Too Good For Manners
Atlanta is full of delicious burger competition. We needed a way to set Yeah! Burger apart. After eating there, we found the face-stuffing menu nearly impossible to eat politely. Hence the tag, too good for manners.
CW - Kate Carter
IM - Tyler Welbron
AD - Jarrett Jamison
Sometimes the only way to see how consumers really feel about a brand is ask them who they'd rather share a waterbed with. So, we did. Modern Copywriter liked it so much he tweeted about it.
The project received over 50,000 impressions in 24 hours.
CW - Kate Carter, Will Isom
Dev - Xiao-Wen Mak, Eric Liang
AD/ GD - Jarrett Jamison
The One Show Finalist 2013 - Merit
The One Show Client Pitch 2013 - Finalist
The Big Picture
The brief called for an idea to increase fundraising for Pencils of Promise among millennials. We couldn't think of a better idea than giving millennials more opportunities to post pictures of themselves.
CW - Kate Carter
IM - Andie Calloway
AD - Jarrett Jamison
Simply put, D.A.R.E. needs to take a risk. By ironically putting more guns on the street, D.A.R.E aims to gain awareness about gun violence.
CW - Gretchen Zachan
IM - Alec Lewis
AD/Motion - Rory Jensen
AD - Jarrett Jamison
Lamisil is losing too much business to ignorance and home remedies. In order to convey just how badly Athlete's Foot itches, we put together these hair-raising scratch contraptions to encourage everyone to treat the problem properly, not poorly.
CW - Kate Carter
IM - John Shafto
AD - Jarrett Jamison
From ref stripes to pin stripes.
We are playing a different game now.
CW - Kate Carter, Devin McGillivary
GD - Verenice Lopez, Aleena Khan
IM - Julie Vann
AD - Danae Belanger, Jarrett Jamison
We've asked our entire class to design themselves, so that you can play with us. Literally.
Coming very soon to a desk near you.
CW - Kate Carter, Josh Shelton
AD/ Illustration - Rory Jensen, Jarrett Jamison