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Morecambe boss Sammy McIlroy has revealed that midfielder Fraser McLachlan could remain sidelined for the rest of the season.
McLachlan twisted his knee in Saturday's opening-day 2-2 draw against Hereford and had to be substituted after just 12 minutes.
A scan has revealed ligament damage, and McIlroy said: "It's a massive blow for Fraser and the club."
He added: "Two years ago he missed the whole season after breaking his leg and it looks like the same could happen again.
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2013 New Years resolutions, travel plans, and a look ahead
By Jeremy Branham on Jan 08, 2013 with Comments 19
As I look ahead to 2013, I reflect on 2012. Honestly, I am not a big New Year's resolutions person. I never have been.
Maybe that's part of my problem.
I believe that we need to look back and remember. So many travel memories and moments teach us a lot about ourselves.
I talked about my top 10 travel moments of the year and shared the stories and adventures. I even had my top 5 sports and travel moments of 2012. With every destination, there are two things in common – people and stories.
Every experience, journey, and destination should teach you something and give you direction. Travelers around the world reflected on their best travel moments of 2012. However, I've done a horrible job of taking those life lessons and setting goals.
So my first New Year's resolution was to make some New Year's resolutions.
There will be some changes and growth. There will be a more defined direction. There will be a need for miracles more than resolutions. And there are some exciting dreams for my 2013 travels.
2013 New Year's resolutions
As I look back on my 2012 travels, this year will be tough to top. I got to do my dream travel series and have been the envy of many friends, fans, and travelers. This Fall, I traveled to 8 cities as part of my Expedia College Football Travel Tour.
I went on numerous hikes. I took off my pants (and a little more) to wear a kilt. I did a sit down interview with my hiking boot. I met sports celebrities and icons like Mike Golic and Bobby Knight. I flew over 32,000 miles and drove many more.
So what did I learn?
I need to set more goals. I need to define who I am. I need to make New Year's resolutions to keep me on track. And I need miracles.
A new direction – 2013 travel plans and goals
Looking ahead to a new year, here are a few New Year's resolutions that will mean some changes, some dream travel trips, and some help.
A new direction
As I celebrate 2 years of Budget Travel Adventures, I look back at the first couple of years and cringe a little.
I was all over the place – travel news, travel deals, stories that may have revealed too much, travel tips, travel ideas that started and died. I need a map for where I am going.
I'm going to focus on a few key areas as I become more focused in my travels. Here are the six areas of travel that will define Budget Travel Adventures:
California – stories on California cities, towns, destinations, people, adventures, and more
Hiking – hiking guides and stories from my hikes in California, US, and around the world
Traveling thoughts – personal stories, reflections, and observations on travel and life
Budget Travel Guides – travel tips on food, transportation, connecting with locals, activities, and lodging written by travelers about destinations all over the world to help you save money and connect with the places you visit
Destinations – stories about places and people that I encounter in my travels around the world
College Football Travel Tour/Sports and Travel – stories from my College Football Travel Tour including college campuses, tailgating, football experiences and more as well as sports and travel stories around the globe which will feature interviews, unique experiences, stadiums, and the cultural connection between sports and travel
A new look
Wearing the same hairstyle or clothes for a few years may become part of who you are. However, sometimes you need a new look.
If you haven't been by in a while, you'll notice one of the first changes – a new logo. The idea is to incorporate this new direction with a new look making it easier to navigate. Photos are bigger on the home page and the categories are gone.
More changes are on the way to help people find what they want and read the latest stories. Not all change is easy but it can be beneficial.
2013 travel plans
Surprisingly, this is one resolution/goal that hasn't gotten a lot of attention – yet. However, there are plans for a new series as I focus on six key areas of travel for 2013.
This year, I hope to carry the torch of Huell Howser – a California travel icon who recently passed away. A southerner who made California his home, Huell inspired people with the beauty, culture, and people of California by showcasing all that this state has to offer. I hope I can do the same.
Currently, I am working on two dream trips. Sure, I did the College Football Travel Tour last year but these are two different kinds of trips. I am not sure if either of these will happen but stay tuned – these are big!
This isn't a New Year's resolution. This is more like crying out for a miracle.
In my head, I organize my thoughts well. In life, everything is a mess. Honestly, organization is one of my biggest weaknesses and it has had a huge impact on my travel life.
I find it very difficult to get everything done because I am all over the place. I have good ideas but they are misplaced and forgotten every time I move on to something else. Papers and bills are everywhere and I dread trying to find stuff that I need.
I have good ideas that get lost in the chaos. Following up on emails and stories seems like a lost cause. Getting on a schedule to help me organize thoughts, ideas, and my writing is nearly impossible.
Organization will help me make my travel lifestyle a success. However, too much chaos leads me to fall short of my desires and expectations.
This is one area where I need a miracle – not a New Year's resolution.
Looking ahead to 2013
Travel plans, changes, New Year's resolutions, and miracles.
This is my focus for 2013. Honestly, I am inspired my these travel resolutions as a way to make a positive impact on the world. However, that needs to start with me – focus, planning, goals, and direction.
We will see if I am organized enough to even remember these New Year's resolutions next week.
What are you New Year's resolutions for 2013? How has travel inspired you to change or do something different in 2013?
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I am liking the new logo. Your plans for 2013 look good. I hope that you are successful with these. I too have made plans not resolutions for the new year. Hopefully our paths may cross. On another subject what did you think of the game last night. I was not surprised by the result.
Thanks Steve. May have a few more tweaks to the logo but I wanted something a little more detailed that represents everything I love about travel. As for my plans, they are slowing coming together. I have one trip that is almost a certainty (I will announce that one soon) and another one that I really want to happen. We will have to wait and see.
As for the game, Alabama dominated and I expected that. Notre Dame played a good schedule on paper but the offenses they played were horrible. Defense was exposed against Bama.
Hey thank you for posting such a wonderful and useful article. Very much inspiring for all travel lovers.
Thanks. Do you have any New Year's resolutions?
I really like your new logo too! I still haven't made any resolutions but do need to tweek my site too. Looking forward to reading about your adventures in 2013!
Thanks Debbie. I am liking the new logo as well. Still putting together my travel plans. Have one trip almost finalized and working on another. Both of them are big ones for me. When are you going back to Europe? I saw where you want to go but when are you doing it?
Love the new logo, looks great! Also like the idea of defining your site. I'm the oposite of you, I make too many New Year's resolutions and am then stressed out trying to keep them all
Thanks Laurel. Still got a lot of work ahead of me. That organization thing is going to kill me. I really think that is the thing that holds me back the most. Hope you do a better job with your resolutions than mine!
Are yours all travel related or other things as well?
Everyone says about your Special Travel Log….Me to…Great..
Your Plans, guide, goals and New Year Resolution Topic is so nice…..
All the very best
We would like to throw our support behind these resolutions–particularly the one about posting more hiking guides. We've always loved the level of truly useful detail you include in your reports from the trail!
First off, I love the new logo, it's brilliant.
Second – it already sounds like you've made some really positive steps forward by organising your thoughts and picking your direction. I read somewhere that writing things out really helps you to both focus your thoughts and also makes you more likely to succeed, so I am totally confident that this is all going to happen for you. No miracle needed 😀
The good thing about New Years Resolutions is looking back at the end of it and seeing what worked and what didn't. Will be interested to see if you achieved what you set out to at the end of the year.
Good luck for your travel plans mate! Hopefully this is the year we catch up somewhere along the way.
Great the new logo! Some actually say that some mess supports their creativity, so it's not always disempowering. If you do want to change it, perhaps you can commit to making a small change and increase over time. Hope your big trips work out
Thanks for the comments about the logo. I am definitely a mess and while I have a lot of good ideas, I need to organize things so I can actually implement them. Since I can't have more hours in a day I need to make use of the hours I do have
Any tips on becoming better organized? I've read lots of stuff but always open to suggestions and ideas.
Trying to keep an organized schedule is a big resolution for me this year too. I'm so bad with that. Good luck with yours Jeremy!
I think you've got a special niche with College Football Travel. Of course, I personally like the hiking guide idea too!


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The bridge is located on the Tahuya River Trail and is a main trunk trail for the Tahuya State Forest. The trail serves motorbikes, all-terrain vehicles/quads, hiking, and mountain bikes. DNR's trail crew closed the trail segments leading up to the bridge with wooden fencing and posted "trail closed" signs. The crossing will be closed indefinitely. DNR will be looking into a more sustainable location for a new bridge in the coming months.
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Greene was fired after the police department mishandled the search for a missing lobbyist whose body was later found in the parking garage of the building where he worked.
Greene had been with the department for 33 years when she was fired last March.
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Hi, Pete,
As you say, obviously adding more RAM to a machine reduces (rather than
increasing) the need for swap. It's odd that people seem to behave as if
the reverse were true. :)
However, I think SIDR remains a good rule of thumb for calculating how
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This is merely a problem of not having a boot loader of any sort installed in
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You need a boot loader config file. In your case grub. Grub looks for its
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1. Do you have a valid grub.conf file for your system? After you have a
grub.conf file then you can move to step 2, see my example below.
2. You must boot from a rescue disk of some sort, Tom's or Knoppix. If the
machine has a CD, I would recommend Knoppix.
3. Once you have booted into a rescue environment you need to mount your
filesystems as they will be configured in your final running system. Since
you only have 1 partition this is not an issue. Open up a root shell and
mount your root partition (/) of your system onto a mount point.
mkdir system
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grub-install /dev/hda
You should see some output from grub as it writes to the MBR and installs
itself. Now we need to exit from the chroot environment and reboot.
shutdown -r now
See if the system comes up. I may have missed a thing or two... but you
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NASCAR's Pemberton: Restart penalty for Johnson was "cut and dry"
Jun 2, 2013, 11:43 PM EDT
Despite Jimmie Johnson's insistence that race leader Juan Pablo Montoya wasn't going fast enough on the final restart of Sunday's Sprint Cup race at Dover International Speedway, NASCAR vice president of competition Robin Pemberton said the decision to penalize Johnson for jumping Montoya was a clear one.
"He left early and he didn't give [the lead] back like we tell them all the time when that type of thing comes up," Pemberton told the Associated Press following the FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks. "It's pretty cut and dry. You can look at the films and the restart zone and where the start was."
As the race leader, Montoya, who was situated on the outside as he and Johnson led the field, has the duty of staying in the lead once the cars hit the restart zone. In addition, NASCAR rules state that the race leader must be the first across the start/finish line on a restart.
However, Johnson got a sizable jump off Montoya and momentarily would not give up the point as he asked NASCAR over his team radio to review the start.
"Please look – I checked up to give him the spot back but he blew it so bad," Johnson pleaded.
But NASCAR stood firm on their decision and after issuing the black flag for Johnson, he went to the pits to serve a drive-through penalty for the violation.
Instead of a potential win, he wound up 17th after leading 143 of 400 laps. Montoya was unable to hold off Tony Stewart in the final moments and settled for second.
Afterwards, Johnson called the decision a "judgment call" that simply went against him and his No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports team.
"I ran half throttle for the first half a lap waiting for him, then at some point you have to go and you have to race," Johnson explained. "That is when I got back in the gas and took off. Went so long and I tried to give it back and I was hopeful they would look at the telemetry and see. They have all that ability. I was hopeful they would see I was trying to give them the spot back.
"I didn't know if [Montoya] broke, I didn't know if he had contact, spun the tires and hit the outside wall. I have no clue. At some point, I had to go and unfortunately, they called me on it."
For Montoya's part, he believed that Johnson was indeed trying to jump the restart – although he also added that he would've done the same thing if he were in second.
"When we got to the line, I think [Johnson] wanted to time it and he timed it too well, and he just ‑ you know, he wanted to get the jump on me and he just jumped it too much," he said. "It's one of those deals that when you time it too good, it actually hurts you."
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Hey Jimmie want some cheese and crackers with that whine? Chad couldn' figure a way to get your butt out of this one. You and Danica have one maybe two things in common Whinning and shape, now if she had a beard.
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Look theracefan, Johnson is by far the best driver in Nascar. Except for Petty
and Pearson he's probably the best ever. That fool Montoya was playing around,
trying to get Johnson to jump the restart! How long was Johnson supposed to
wait for that jerk, all afternoon? Jimmie Johnson really won the race at Dover,
not Tony Stewart. Nascar should have penalized Montoya for not driving at a
proper speed for a restart. This is a bunch of crap.
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Landis admits doping, says Armstrong did too
Tour de France legend Armstrong denies doping
All this comes after years of obstinate denials about doping, after the impassioned pleas at town-hall meetings and fundraising rides for supporters to contribute $10, $20, $100 -- whatever they could afford -- to a legal defense that, according to one person who worked on the campaign, reached $2 million. Landis is believed to have raised about $1 million from the "Floyd Fairness Fund" in 2006 and 2007.
In his 2007 book, co-authored by Loren Mooney, Landis writes:
"I did not use performance-enhancing drugs in the 2006 Tour de France or any other time in my career. All I ever did was train. ... I made the sacrifices I had to make, and I did so honestly."
There also was the so-called "Wiki Defense," an exhaustive rebuttal to doping charges that was prepared by Landis' longtime San Diego mentor, Dr. Arnie Baker, and posted on the Internet. Baker also gave a PowerPoint version to overflow crowds at bike shops across the country.
Baker did not return a phone message at his home Wednesday night.
Dr. Brent Kay, another of Landis' closest friends and the man who bankrolled his two most recent cycling teams, was unavailable as well. A man answering Kay's cell number, when told it was a reporter from the Union-Tribune, hung up twice.
Landis, 34, who has lived in San Diego and often trains on backroads in the county, has declined repeated requests for interviews with the Union-Tribune for the past few years. In 2006, the Union-Tribune published a story about how there was mounting pressure on Landis to come clean and perhaps implicate Armstrong; in 2007, a Union-Tribune story cited various pieces of evidence that pointed to doping by Landis, including newly disclosed blood screens that one international expert said "raises red flags for me."
But as astonishing as his own admissions are, it is Landis' claims about Armstrong that figure to be the most explosive.
In an April 30 e-mail to USA Cycling president Steve Johnson, Landis explains how in 2003 he had two half-liter units of blood extracted in Armstrong's apartment in Girona, Spain, then stored them next to blood bags from Armstrong and other riders "in a small refrigerator in the closet."
Blood doping, as it's called, is a practice where athletes re-infuse the blood shortly before a competition to increase the concentration of oxygen-rich red blood cells. It is known to significantly improve endurance and, as such, is explicitly banned in international sport.
"Since Mr. Armstrong was planning on being gone for a few weeks to train," Landis' e-mail says, "he asked me to stay in his place and make sure the electricity didn't turn off or something go wrong with the refrigerator."
Landis said he "personally witnessed" the blood being re-infused into Armstrong and other riders on the U.S. Postal Service team during the 2003 Tour de France. The next year, he said, the blood transfusions took place on the team bus while traveling to the hotel after a stage, when "the driver pretended to have engine trouble and stopped on a remote mountain road for an hour or so so the entire team could have a half-liter of blood added."


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Videos, photos and information on the reconstruction of a 9th-century Arab ship, and its historic voyage from Oman to Singapore.
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A perfect model of the Jewel of Muscat will be among the exhibits at the exhibition in the heart of Paris. The model has now been unpacked from its shipping case and will soon be installed in a special gallery at the museum along with a wide range of other items which tell the story of Oman's long relationship with the sea.
From the earliest Bronze Age boats that sailed from the coast of Oman to the high tech racing trimarans of Oman Sail, the intriguing story of Oman and the Sea looks set to win the hearts of minds of the public in the French capital.
Jewel of Muscat has completed her voyage from Oman to Singapore where she is to be handed over to the people of Singapore as a gift from Oman.
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A Cup of Jo: Lemon Herb Hummus
A Sweet Spoonful: Almond Meal Cookies
Cannelle et Vanille: Breakfast Tostada + Carrot Muffins
Cookie + Kate: Beer Bean Poblanos
Delightful Crumb: Tofu Quiche in Almond Meal Rosemary Crust
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Food Loves Writing: Buckwheat Harvest Tart
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Stana Katic: Tonight's Episode Will Bring Castle and Beckett One Step Closer to a Relationship
Tonight's intense Castle won't just have Beckett shedding some Emmy-worthy tears, it'll also have her at least thinking about shedding some of her old reservations — particularly when it comes to her relationship with one Rick Castle.
In a series of interviews, Stana Katic (Beckett) revealed that after "Kill Shot," the detective darling will have a very different view of what she wants from the Caskett romance, as well as her own life. (Read: She'll finally realize she wants to be with him. Huzzah!)
Katic says Beckett's "been defining herself by her mother's murder" for too long, and after tonight, she'll finally realized she doesn't want that anymore. "It's caused her to make certain decisions … she's unable to invest in a real relationship because of it. She's not willing to compromise living life anymore," Katic explains.
As hard as it is, Beckett owes this romantic revelation to her PTSD struggle on tonight's episode.
"I think this episode brings them one step — one huge step — closer [to a relationship]," Katic tells Zap2It.
But there's still one catch: Both Castle and Beckett are harboring massive secrets from one another, which could ultimately prevent them from being together.
"Beckett knows that Castle said 'I love you,' but she also knows that until she solves her mom's murder, she's no good in any relationship," Katic says. "And Castle knows more about Beckett's mom's murder case than he's willing to let her know because he doesn't want her to get killed."
Although the truth-withholding stems from a need to "protect each other in the interest of the relationship," Katic says it would all be much easier — and they could probably be together — if they could just be honest.
When (or if) that happens remains to be seen, but either way, Katic believes Beckett is "finally coming to a space where she's ready to dive into" a "fully committed" relationship — "in spite of the fact that she might never get the answers [from her mother's murder] she is looking for."
"They're right at the point of being together, which I can't wait for. I think they're perfect for each other." Katic said in an interview.
So, Katic isn't worried about viewers jumping the shark? Not so much. She's actually hopeful the "perfect" duo will get together sooner than later.
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In Illustrator CS5 Essential Training, author Mordy Golding explains the core concepts and techniques that apply to any workflow in Illustrator, whether designing for print, the web, or assets for other applications. This course includes a detailed explanation of the elements that make up vector graphics—paths, strokes, and fills—and shows how to use each of the Illustrator drawing tools. Also demonstrated are techniques for combining and cleaning up paths, organizing paths into groups and layers, text editing, working with color, effects, and much more. Exercise files accompany the course.
When using the Pencil tool inside of Illustrator, you may find it difficult to get really nice looking smooth paths. This happens more often when you're using a mouse with the Pencil tool, but it can happen when using a tablet also. After all Illustrator is simply trying to keep up with the paths that you create. But the truth is you really don't need to worry about this because there is a tool inside of Illustrator to help you modify that. Let's take a quick look. I am going to jump into a new document. I'll use the Print profile and I'll click OK. And I'll use the Pencil tool here to draw a few paths to my screen.
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For now, let's go ahead and work with the Smooth tool. The Smooth tool only works on selected paths. So if I want to focus on the stem for a moment, I'll go ahead now and I'll click on this. Notice now that my cursor has changed to the Selection tool. That's because I'm now pressing the Command key on my keyboard to select that. Upon releasing the Command key I am returned back now to the Smooth tool. And I'll simply draw over this path to smooth it out. See how those anchor points went away? That's because Illustrator adjusted the path as I painted over it. I am going to hold down the Command key once again to switch to my Selection tool and select this path right over here.
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Now I could smooth over this path, get it to look just how I want it to, and when I'm done I can let go and I'm back to using the Pencil tool. I also have the ability to delete parts of a path using the Path Eraser tool. Notice by the way it's called the Path Eraser tool because there is another tool inside of Illustrator down here which is the Eraser tool itself. Since we are dealing directly with paths here, I want to use the Path Eraser tool. And I can now simply draw over any part of the path to remove it. If I draw over the middle part of the path, it will remove that part of the path as well.
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COLUMBIA - The battle over ethics reform in South Carolina took a new turn Thursday as lawmakers killed but promised to resurrect a bill that would allow them to remove the attorney general and other officials from prosecuting certain ethics and public corruption cases.
In a morning of back-and-forth politicking, the bill was immediately panned as a power grab by the Legislature and a way for lawmakers to interject themselves in an ongoing ethics probe into House Speaker Bobby Harrell, R-Charleston. The bill went from dozens of co-sponsors to depleted support as journalists and outside voices raised questions and problems with the bill.
The bill gave critics pause because it put the House speaker in a position to influence the removal of the attorney general and appointment of a special prosecutor. Harrell is facing an ongoing criminal probe into whether he used campaign funds for personal use. His lawyers are seeking to have Attorney General Alan Wilson removed from the case because they say his motives are political.
Under the bill, the General Assembly could appoint a special prosecutor in lieu of the attorney general when he has a conflict, such as an investigation into his own conduct. A majority of both houses would have to decide to pursue the appointment of a special prosecutor. That individual could be any member of the bar and would be appointed by the House speaker and the Senate president pro tempore.
The bill did not appear to apply to cases that involved members of the Legislature, including Harrell. But outside groups said it was vague, and the bill's sponsors began to question it.
"It shows there's a panic among the supporters of Bobby Harrell trying to facilitate the removal of Alan Wilson," said John Crangle, director of Common Cause South Carolina, and a frequent Harrell critic. "They're afraid that Wilson is going to finish off Bobby Harrell. If they get Wilson removed from the case, then they've got a mechanism to appoint a special prosecutor to replace Wilson."
Harrell had said in an earlier interview that he had nothing to do with the bill and that it would not apply to the case against him. "It does not apply to the Legislature at all," he said.
Harrell's office also released a statement on the bill Thursday. "There is no ambiguity to the fact that this bill in no way applies to the Legislature, implying otherwise is simply inaccurate political spin," Harrell said in the news release.
Mark Powell, a spokesman for the attorney general, said Wilson believes "that members of the House and Senate will ultimately act in the public interest."
Lawmakers said that the bill was intended to solve a problem raised in a Post and Courier story on Saturday. The newspaper report delved into problems with Wilson's campaign fundraising efforts, which fall under the state Ethics Act.
Cathy Hazelwood, the State Ethics Commission general counsel, said in the story that she had "no idea" who would investigate and prosecute the attorney general if it came to that. Lawmakers said Hazelwood's comments in the story prompted the bill.
Rep. James Smith, D-Columbia, was an original co-sponsor on the bill but withdrew his support along with others. Smith, a Columbia lawyer, serves as an attorney for Wilson's campaign.
He called the original bill "inartful" and said it was unclear whether it would apply to the Legislature. He said he and others would draw up a more carefully crafted bill and introduce it in the coming weeks. There is little chance it would pass this year, but he hopes it could pass next year.
"We believe in the need for a special prosecutor in certain circumstances," Smith said.
The turn of events spoke to the powerful whirlwind that Harrell's case has become.
Rep. Kris Crawford, R-Florence, said he introduced the measure to solve a glaring constitutional problem: finding an independent special prosecutor to look into the attorney general, constitutional officers and the governor's appointees. The provision only applies to charges under the Ethics Act.
As it stands, there isn't a good answer for who could be independent in such an inquiry. Other lawmakers said it could also be used to investigate troubled executive branch agencies.
Crawford had said he hoped to move the bill forward quickly. "There's a news article out there implying there might be a right-now kind of problem," Crawford said.
Ultimately, much of those efforts will have to wait until next year.
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humanitarian convoy on its way to Gaza in international waters, killing 9
civilians, injuring dozens more, and kidnapping hundreds. Today -- as
Hamas and Fatah negotiate internal unity and Egypt moves to permanently
open Gaza's southern border, consequences of the Arab Spring -- the
international solidarity movement musters an even greater flotilla of
ships to challenge Israel's illegal actions against the Palestinians.
On Friday, four Jewish groups announced the launching of a petition drive designed to overturn the trustees' decision and to open debate on American campuses regarding
Israel's policies. They promised to present the petition to the trustees
early next week.
Tony Kushner believes that Israel engaged in ethnic cleansing at the
founding of the state. He is an advisory board member of Jewish Voice
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critics as aiming to destroy the State of Israel. JVP has endorsed a
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Jewish groups defend Tony Kushner, denied honorary degree by CUNY, and call for an end to censure and blacklisting on campuses.
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AZ and nationwide.
The Middle East is a long way from Tucson. But is there a parallel between the struggles of people there and Ethnic Studies students in Arizona? A presentation at the U of A Thursday night says, "yes"; at least where Palestinians are concerned.
Jewish group challenges retirement fund TIAA-CREF's attempt to keep Israeli Occupation resolution off ballot
Jewish Voice for Peace advocates for shareholder democracy and socially responsible investment.
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Bumpy highways. Will there be Stimulus II?
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Friday, December 18th, 2009 at 7:43 pm in Uncategorized.
California's highways are in lousy condition. That conclusion, contained in a new study by a group that advocates highway construction, is not exactly a news flash to Bay Area residents used to jarring, bumping rides on their commute.
But hey. It's nice to know that someone recognizes the pain of Bay Area motorists. Also, shining on a light on the problem may help build pressure to do something about it.
Meanwhile, Congress is considering a second, smaller version of the economic stimulus bill that might pump more money in highway and road projects.
Some are calling the bill Stimulus II. The House approved a $75 billion bill Wednesday. We can expect more debate about the bill.
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After one year of planing, collecting informations of where and how to go, we've started our road trip thru the U.S. Now that were on the road for about 7 days I would like to share my report with you.
I was suprised it took only 1 hour to release the bike. Never been in the U.S. bevore, the first miles on my own bike riding on U.S. roads was very exciting. There I realized what we are really doing. Because even we arrived in LAX it still felt like a normal vacation.
We decided to leave on the same day (one earlier) in the afternoon to save one day for the trip. So we rode from Oxnard to Barstow, north of L.A. Here we had our first encounter with unpaved roads on a heavy loaded GS Adventure.
Our next destination was Las Vegas. Of course we rode thru the Mohave National Preserve instead on the Interstate. Primary we wanted to use a "backdoor" to ride into. The plan was to leave the interstate at Ludlow and take the dirt road to the Kelso Dunes. But we failed because of deep sand and gravel. So we took the old 66 instead because we don't wanted to enter the interstate again. There again we failed because of road works. :(
However, we reached the Mohave Desert and was amazed about the great landscape! The rocks in the background looked fantastic and a little bit unreal, like a picture from another place which was placed here. At the Kelso Train Depot we saw another beemer with stickers from Afrika on it and I was interested to meet the rider for a short talk. I was pretty surprised that the rider was a retired woman which is also a member of MOA. And yes, we had a great and interesting talk.
Lady if you read this, please leave me a note. Hope you had a save ride home. It would be a pleasure to meet you again on our way back to the west coast. ;)
Sometimes I have the feeling to do something .. let me say, others won't do. The result looks like that:
We reached Las Vegas at sundown and spent there 2 nights as typical tourists. Including the flight over the Grand Canyon it was the most expensive part of our trip. Except all the great hotels, shows and live on the strip there was something else very interesting: I met there a Vietnam veteran from Chicago and had a great talk about life.
On the bike again we headed to Bryce Canyon. First we rode thru Lake Mead NP, where we met Victor from L.A. who was on his way to St.George for the Ironman. We talked at the gas station about his idea about riding to Panama. A very nice guy. Hope he make it there next year! Good luck again if you read this!
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Sorry my battery is low. tbc
CU on the road!
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cool man
i wish you a amazing trip.
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Having a good ride according to your Facebook page. I will check back here when you get a chance to post more.
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I hope you have a safe trip. I'll be riding along in spirit. :)
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I hope you enjoy my country as much as I do yours.
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Victor joined us and we rode thru "The Valley of Fire" together. In St.George we had our first real meal and the best ribs ever in my life!!
Zion NP was more beautyful as I imagined and it was an outstanding ride. I love those orange colored rocks and tiny curves! We reached Bryce Canyon in the early evening. Because it was getting dark and cold (at 7700 ft) we decided to visit the canyon in the next morning. Which was a good one because the light was much better.
It was a very special day for me because I wanted to ride the Burr Trail from Boulder to Halls Crossing. The only things I knew was: maybe water crossing, 3-4 miles on sand, only the first part is paved. It was the kind of adventure I was looking for and it was absolute FANTASTIC!!
Camping was part of the plan but as we arrived in Halls Crossing (there was nothing else than a marina and a gas station on a campgroud) we couldn't resist to sleep in a trailer. Never seen something like this! Three bedrooms, a big kitchen and a living room .. wow!
On the next day we rode thru the Monument Valley and had lunch at the Trading Post. Of course we made a picture of the long road, maybe the most known in the world. What a great scenery!! But here I wont show you it to you because I'm sure you've seen it several times. Hope you like this one:
After some advices we didn't rode the classic tourist route to Flagstaff. Instead we rode to Farmington, which was really boring (80 miles and just one gas station) and from there to Taos (a very nice town) and Santa Fe. The first part to Taos was a little bit windy, but from Taos to Santy Fe we had some curves .. fine to ride.
Here in Santa Fe we met up a german guy who lives there for about 14 years ago and has now own a motorcycle workshop.
After our arrival in Alamogordo we spent the rest of the daylight in White Sands NP. It's a small area of white sand (dunes and couple of plants) and the first rockets was tested there for spaceflights (if my memories don't lie). Next to White Sands there's the Holloman Air Force Base where a german soldier was there for a week or so. Normally he's stationed for 3 years in Washington D.C. We met him at the Motel, talked for about 2 hours and he invited us to stay in his house in Washington. He also told us about the "Rolling Thunder", I didn't know until then, and were now trying to get there.
The next two days we rode thru Texas with a short stop in Roswell, where we visited the UFO museum (and bought a sticker of course :) ). Quite a funny place but not really that interesting as I thought it would be. Ah .. yes, I just forgot that I met a retired police officer from Florida there. He's a member of the IPA, as me. So we had a talk.. of course.
However, we took the hwy (70?) directly to Roswell thru the "hills". Holy .. this was the coldest ride we had in the US by now. The temperature was at 7 degrees (c) and we put all on we had (incl. rain gear.). Didn't know that it could be that cold - and yes, I didn't mentioned the details because I didn't wanted to plan too much. It's more fun that way.
Somewhere on the road after Roswell I saw a guy next to his bike on the hwy. So I stopped and asked if he needs help but he just wanted to make a picture of this huge open land. Glad that I'm not the only one who's amazed about that "boring" wide land. I met him several times again and in the evening we was neighbours in the same motel. He's from New Orleans and gave us some great tipps about what to do there. Sadly that we didn't changed our contacts.
The ride from Brownsville to Fort Worth wasn't really exciting, just a lot of farms, straight roads and open land. Only the arrival in Fort Worth was great. Before we me up with James, we rode to the BMW dealer in hurst. The bike was ready for the 7000 mi service and in fact that we would stay for two nights I wanted to know if they could put me in for the next day. There I met Justin, a guy from the service team and the most craziest man I've ever met. Ithink it was something they called "bike night" going on in the evening. So we stayed a little bit longer than we expected. We had a lot of fun and talks about the trip.
James was great!! This was the first time we saw an american house from inside and it was like to meet an old friend. He gave us a room to sleep, a lot of information what we could do (while he's at work) and took us to the Stockyards for dinner. If I would write songs, one would be about him. In fact that his parents live right next on our route to Florida, we'll stop there to bring them a letter from their son. :-)
After a lot of advices to ride thru the Ozarks, I put them on the list. But before we leave Texas I tried to get a real Texas cowboy hat. Ok, thats not so difficult, but to find one which I could transport on the bike it was. We stopped in Justin, as James said, to visit the stores there. But.. none who would survive our trip, and they don't ship to Europe. So we left after breakfast and rode into rain, the half day long and until we quitted in Mena.
In the next morning, I was online to tell the people at home whats going on, a guy from BMWMOA invited us for a stay in his guest house right next to the Ozarks. So we changed our plans and rode the Pig Trail on hwy 23. Ken was amazing! Because he and his wife was invited for dinner, but didn't wanted us to wait, he left his and the guest house UNLOCKED for us. Ok, the people in austria outside of the cities are not really scarred and of course they know and trust eachother in the neighbourhood, but I'm quite sure they won't leave their houses unlocked for foreigner they never met. I felt very, very honered about that and I'll never forget this. Ken, this was AWESOME!!
We talked a lot, in the evening and at breakfast. On our way to Memphis, Ken and his father (90 years old!!!) Joined us the half way to West Plains, where we split up after lunch. It was a beautyfull ride and we had a great time with Ken, his wife and his father. Thank you very much again!
Just for dinner and a short view about whats going on in Memphis.
On the map the roads look not that straight as they are in real. Down the Mississippi we rode thru small towns and saw a lot of farming. But the river, we saw him just once. Only the Natchez Parkway was good to ride but way too short.
Today was a short day. The plan was to ride on smaller roads and see some plantages. But the bridge I'd planned was gone - thats about the details. *grrr So we just saw some old houses, which was great, but had to use the Interstate to ride around in the same time. As you can imagine, staying in the French Quarter isn't cheap and because of that we wanted to arrive as soon as possible to have time for walking around - what we already did.
Tomorrow we'll continue our trip on the coastline to Florida, where we'll visit another guy from advrider.cm in Tampa. On the way to Daytona Beach, maybe we'll stay there for a day to relax on the beach, we'll - hopefully - visit another most wanted point of interest.
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The French Quarter in New Orleans was a very interesting and fascinating place. When daylight you'll see all the old and beautyful buildings and so much flowers. But after sundown, specially the Bourbon Street, transforms into a partyzone. And the "handgrenade" .. wahoo
After we left New Orleans I saw a lot of swamp, thats what I thought it will look like around New Orleans. There I saw the first time houses which are build a few meters above ground - I hope you know what I mean - in case the area gets flooded. Some of those looked really nice, other .. different.
The ride along the coastline was just beautyful! White sand quite everywhere. This was the first time we saw a beach since we left the westcoast. Great and hot!
Pensacola is great and of course we rode thru and visited the beach. Some houses looked .. quite expensive! Ah .. and riding over the bridges was funny. They can get pretty high sometimes.
Panamy City looks like fun and a good place to stay for vacation
On the way to east coast we met very lovely people and stopped for a good and long talk. In the same afternoon we reached one of my most wanted personal highlights.This was the one of the best days of the trip!!
After more than 5000 miles on the bike, we reached the east coast and arrived in Daytona Beach yesterday. And what could be the best way to celebrate the arrival than doing that:
Tomorrow we'll continue our trip and head to Smoky Mountains.
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Today were heading to Telico Plains & Smoky Mountains.
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many thanks for reports and pic's
you are a speedjunkie, on the beach speed limit is 10 mph
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I looked at your proposed route on your Facebook page and I'm not sure if you had it planned or if it's just a happy accident, but you plan to cross the Blue Ridge on Route 211 on your way to Washington. The short stretch over Thornton's Gap is a magnet for all of the bikers in the area - really nice linked sweepers up and down the "mountain".
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Oh thats really a happy accident and good to know, thanks I'll note that!
Sittin right now in Robbinville right infront of "Trailhead" from advriders ... how funny is that? :)
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It's the section between Luray & Sperryville. Also - there's a good small restaurant called "Rae's" in Sperryville - turn off 211 into "downtown" Sperryville, and they're about 100 meters in on your right.
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Grant from Spruce Creek told us to ride on A1A right up to St. Augustine, the oldest City in the US. As the direction was the same it was easy to change that on the route. The A1A was a great scenic ride and we was happy to left the hotels and t-shirt shops behind us.
In St. Augustine we stopped for a break and some cold drinks. We rode thru the streets looking at the old building. For walking it was to hot. :-)
The Museum was closed in Warner Robins so we had to continu to Macon where we finished the day.
From Macon, in Georgia, the roads began to get more curvy. After 3 weeks of straight roads you can imagine how fun it was to ride on curvy roads.
In Tellico Plains it startet to rain the first time. After this little shower the clouds and the rain followed us all the way to Robbinsville, where we spent the evening with a couple of motorcyclists who all wanted to ride the dragon on the next day. Right in front of me sit a guy from the Adventure Rider forum and we both read the forum .. crazy but funny accident.
The morning started wet but without rain. I was impressed how good the Heidenau K60 works under pressure. The dragon was great fun and the amount of curves in that short distance is indeed very special. With other tires and a dry road .. hmmm
I'll continue as soon as possible. Breakfast is calling and my wife is hungry. And when she's hungry, she can get green. Believe me, nobody wants that she gets green.
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Art Market Blog – Ten Most Memorable Artists of 2007
Ten Most Memorable Artists of 2007
The definition of memorable is 'worth being remembered or noted' which is a key factor in determining the future value of an artists work. When I refer to an artists work as being memorable I am not referring to artworks that have displayed in the media so much that one can't help but remember them (ie Hirst, Koons etc.). What I am referring to is those artist's whose work extends beyond mere aesthetics and evokes thought, discussion, contemplation, reflection and an urge to re-visit and re-experience over and over again. Below is a list of ten artists that I think have been the most memorable of 2007:
Tim Hawkinson – For his amazing sculptural machines that are both engaging and challenging
Helio Oiticica – For his amazing show at the Tate Modern which was absolutely mind blowing (above image 'B 11 Box Bólide' by Helio Oiticica)
Damian Ortega – For the amazing nine-part film 'Nine Types of Terrain'
Antony Gormley – For his 'Blind Light' exhibition at the Hayward Gallery in London which included the amazing cloud filled glass room.
Julie Rrap – For her highly imaginative manipulation of images of the human body
Cy Twombly – For continuing to produce engrossing and beautiful work
Amy Stein – For her fantastic domesticated series of photographs
Doris Salcedo – For the creation of a cracking crack
Matthew Barney – For his fantastic and challenging 'Drawing Restraint' series which was exhibited at the Serpentine Gallery
Olafur Eliasson – For his groundbreaking work as exhibited at the 'Take Your Time' exhibition at SFMOMA
**Nicholas Forrest is an art market analyst, art critic and journalist based in Sydney, Australia. He is the founder of artmarketblog.com, writes the art column for the magazine Antiques and Collectibles for Pleasure and Profit and contributes to many other publications.
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Thanks for including me in the list. Very impressive company indeed!
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No problem Amy, your position is well deserved
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Dermal Fillers: Quick Facts
- Dermal fillers restore volume or revolumise areas of the face to non-surgically enhance the shape of the face, or to lift the face
- Common areas for treatment with dermal fillers include; lips, cheeks, tear troughs, chin, nose, brows, nasolabial folds, mouth corners, and wrinkles.
- The most common dermal fillers are made of hyaluronic acid, a substance which is naturally found in the skin.
- Victorian Cosmetic Institute performs dermal fillers procedures at our four Melbourne locations: Beaumaris, Templestowe, Berwick and Toorak.
- Victorian Cosmetic Institute does not endorse the use of permanent fillers. To find out why, read below.
What makes dermal fillers so successful at enhancing the lips, cheeks and other areas of the face?
Dermal fillers are used to revolumise the face. Lost volume may cause folds, wrinkle, flattening or shriveling of an area. Facial volume loss is one of the key factors in the ageing process, and dermal fillers can help to replenish this lost volume and rejuvenate the face. Importantly, dermal fillers can be used for non-surgical facial enhancement, including;
- lip enhancement,
- cheek enhancement
- disguising eyebags/filling tear troughs
- nose reshaping
- chin enhancement
- brow shaping/lifting
- non-surgical facelift
- non-surgical jowl reduction
At the Victorian Cosmetic Institute, we only use temporary fillers lasting from 4 to 24 months, and some are composed of substances that are naturally found in the skin.
Expert dermal filler practitioners have a wide palette of treatment options to choose from. Dermal fillers are an area where the experience and high level of training of Dr Gavin Chan's team of Cosmetic Physicians and Cosmetic Nurses gives Victorian Cosmetic Institute its very high reputation in Melbourne.
Case study: dermal fillers to rejuvenate the eyes
This patient presents to Victorian Cosmetic Institute with concerns about looking tired. After having children, she found that she was getting more comments from others about her 'looking tired'. She was treated by Dr. Natasha Moscato who identified her as having some volume loss around the eyes. She replaced this volume in the upper eyelids and tear troughs using 1mL of dermal filler with excellent and natural looking results.
Dermal Fillers Case Study - cheeks, jawline and lip enhancement
This patient selected Victorian Cosmetic Institute for treatment with dermal fillers. She had treatment of the full face with filler type JU/JU+. The main goal was to rejuvenate the face naturally without surgery. Dermal fillers were used to;
- Enhance the cheeks by replacing lost volume and lifting the cheeks
- Reduce the appearance of eye hollows/ eyebags by placing fillers in the tear troughs to smooth the transition of the lower eyelid to the cheek
- Hide the jowls by placing fillers along the jawline, and mouth corners
- Straighten the nose by putting dermal filler in areas of deficit in the nose
- Enhance the lips - to replace lost volume there and define her lips without over enlargement
What types of dermal fillers are available?
Victorian Cosmetic Institute offers a wide variety of dermal fillers, lasting from 4 to 24 months. Each filler is suited to different applications and we will advise you on which dermal filler is best for you at the time of consultation.
Due to TGA regulations, the exact name of some of the dermal fillers used cannot be mentioned. Instead they will be termed;
Filler type JU (0.8mL), Filler type JU+ (0.8mL), Filler type JRefine (0.6mL)
Filler type V (2mL)
Filler type R (0.5 and 1mL) Filler type P (1mL)
Filler type RSQ
Filler type RVL (2mL), Filler type RSQ (2mL)
Filler type E (1mL), Filler type M (2mL)
Radiesse (0.3mL and 1.3mL)
We do not advocate the use of permanent fillers as we believe that there is an increased risk of serious complications with these fillers including infection, granuloma formation (permanent lump formation that can occur even years after administration) requiring surgical removal, and filler misplacement.
Dermal fillers, type JU, JU+, JRefine, V, E, M, R, P, RVL, and RSQ (highlighted above in green) are made from a clear gel composed of a substance that is naturally found in skin. Being a natural product means that the risk of problems such as allergies are greatly minimised. The main differences between these fillers are their thickness, viscosity, and longevity. The finer and smoother ones tend to not last as long, whilst the thicker viscous fillers last longer. Finer fillers are generally used in areas where the skin is fine and smoothness is critical, such as around the eyes or upper lip. These fillers are very fine and can be placed superficially in the skin without causing lumps. The thicker fillers are used for more bulk revolumisation of areas such as the cheeks, or jawline. They are typically injected deeper than the finer fillers.
Most of these fillers also contain Lidocaine, a local anaesthetic, which is blended into the filler. This can significantly reduces the amount of pain during a filler procedure; there is less injection pain, and it mildly numbs the skin where it is injected. It is possible to fill a sensitive area like the lips with minimal discomfort – even without a a nerve block to numb the areas prior to treatment.
Radiesse is filler that is based on calcium microspheres that usually lasts for around 12-18 months. It is particularly suited to facial volumising in areas such as the chin, nose and mouth corners as it is slightly firmer than the other filler types. It cannot, however, be used close to the eye orbit (e.g tear troughs) or in lips.
What are the most common areas that dermal fillers are used and how long do they last?
|Filler used / longevity in this area*/no. of syringes required in this area**
|Filler type JU / 6 to 12 months / 1 – 2 syringesFiller type R / 6 to 9 months / 1 – 2 syringes
|Nasolabial folds
|Filler type JU, JU+ / 6 months / 1 – 3 syringesFiller type R, P / 6 months / 1 – 3 syringesFiller type V, RSQ, M / 12 to 18 months / 1 syringeRadiesse / 12 to 18 months / 1 (1.3mL) syringe
|Filler type R, JU / 6 months / 1 syringeRadiesse / 12 to 18 months / 1 (0.3mL) syringes
|Filler type JU, JU+, R, P / 6 to 12 months / 2 – 4 syringesFiller type V, RSQ, M / 12 to 18 months / 1 – 2 syringesRadiesse / 12 to 18 months / 1 – 2 (1.3mL) syringes
|Vertical upper lip lines and other fine lines on face
|Filler type JRefine / RVL / 6 months / 1 syringe
|Marionette lines/jowls/oral commissures
|Filler type JU, JU+, R, P / 4-6 months / 1 – 2 syringesFiller type V, RSQ , M / 12 months / 1 syringeRadiesse / 12 months / 1 (1.3mL) syringe
|Filler type JU, JU+, R, P / 6 -12 months / 1 – 4 syringesFiller type V, RSQ, M / 12 – 18 months / 1 – 2 syringesRadiesse / 12 – 18 months / 1 – 2 (1.3mL) syringes
|Filler type JU, R / 12 – 18 months / 1 syringe
|Tear troughs
|Filler type JRefine, JU, R, RVL / 12 to 24 months / 1 syringe
|Frown lines
|Filler type JU, R / 6 to 12 months / 1 syringe
*Please note that filler longevity is variable from person to person and may last for a longer or shorter time than stated here.
**The number of syringes required for each area is to be used as a guide only.
*** Due to the irreversible nature of Radiesse, and the possibility of lumps in the tear troughs, it is not recommended in this area. We recommend reversible fillers only in this area.
Dermal fillers are most commonly used in the lips, jowls, marionette lines, brows, cheeks, chins, naso-labial folds (the fold from the nose to the corners of the mouth), and in permanent frown lines.
Other commonly treated areas with dermal fillers include nose reshaping for those who do not want to undergo surgery, and also just under the eyebrows to give an eyebrow lift or to fill out any hollows there.
Tear troughs, or the hollows that occur under the lower eyelid, can also be filled with fillers type JRefine/JU/R / RVL. They help to smooth the transition between the lower eyelids and the cheek, and therefore reducing the appearance of under eye hollows and/or fatty bulges.
One of the most popular reasons for dermal filler use is lip enhancement. Dermal fillers can be used to outline the border of the lips to enhance the definition of lips or in the body of the lips to enhance lip size and pout. Filler type JU/JU+ is an excellent filler that is particularly suited to the lips due to its soft and malleable nature. It tends to last slightly longer than other equivalent fillers in the lips also. It tends to create less of a 'trout pout' or 'duck' look than other fillers in the lips.
Cheeks and naso-labial lines, or the lines that go from the corners of the mouth to the corners of the nose are usually filled with type R/P, JU/JU+/V/RSQ/M or Radiesse. Type R/P/ JU/JU+ tend to last a shorter time in this area (around 6 months) and are reversible, whereas Radiesse tends to last longer. Although more expensive, Radiesse tends to create more volumising of the fold, and lasts longer. RSQ and type V can also be used, and these fillers provide superior volumisation and the option of reversibility.
Finer lines are usually harder to fill with dermal fillers, and require finer fillers. Filler type JRefine/ JU / E are suitable for fine lines, especially those around the mouth. Skin resurfacing with lasers is a good option for the reduction of fine lines as it is a more permanent option, but requires some recovery time.
Dermal Fillers Case study - nasolabial folds
This before and after case study is one of our doctors. She had her naso-labial folds (the lines from the corners of the mouth to the nose) filled with filler type JU+ 0.8mL. The after picture was taken approximately 2 weeks after the treatment.
Case study - dermal fillers around the mouth
This lady was concerned with the wrinkles around her mouth. A total of 2 mL filler type R was injected into the wrinkles around the mouth, including some into the corners of the mouth to help turn the corners up.
What does treatment with dermal fillers involve?
During a consultation with one of our medical staff, we will discuss and advise you on the best filler and treatment areas for you, after a careful aesthetic assessment. We will outline for you the amount of fillers required, the price, the side effects and the after-care required.
The face is firstly cleansed with anti-septic solution. Local anaesthetic may also be used in the skin to numb specific areas where the filler is to be injected. We often use ice to help numb the skin prior to any injections. Fillers can be injected with either a needle or a cannula, and the following video describes the key differences here.
Often there is mild discomfort associated with the treatment, but it is well tolerated by most patients.
Treatment times vary depending on the amount of fillers required and the areas treated, but generally take from 30 to 60 minutes. After treatment, it is possible to apply make-up if applicable, and to go about your normal activities. We usually ask you to refrain from heavy exercise however.
Treatment with dermal fillers sometimes does take more than one session to get the best results. The first treatment lays the foundation for the subsequent treatments, and future treatments allow for any adjustments to be made.
What should I expect after having dermal fillers?
There is usually some transient redness after the injections. Swelling is also present after the procedure, especially with any lip enhancement procedure. Swelling of other areas post-treatment tends to temporarily enhance the effect of the dermal filler, and it often takes 3 or more days to see the actual real improvement without swelling.
Bruising can also occur, and if it does, it can take normally take a week or two to completely disappear. Make-up/lip stick can be worn (if applicable) soon after treatment should there be a need.
Asymmetry is also possible, but correctable on a subsequent visit.
Small lumps can occur, and these will either dissipate in a few weeks, or may require dissolving with hyaluronidase.
Note that if you have a history of cold sores and the treatment area is around the mouth, then you should notify your treating doctor as filler treatment can cause cold sore flare ups. You may be instructed to take anti-viral medications prior to treatment if this is the case.
There are few risks associated with the use of dermal fillers and few long-term side effects with the (temporary) fillers used at Victorian Cosmetic Institute. Most fillers comprise of substances that are naturally present in the body. Dermal fillers have been used safely for cosmetic reasons for over 20 years.
Our opinion of permanent fillers is that their safety profile is not as high as temporary fillers. Permanent fillers have previously been fraught with complications such as severe infections and lump formation that requires surgical excision. No permanent fillers are used at Victorian Cosmetic Institute.
Can dermal fillers be combined with anti-wrinkle injections?
Yes. Despite having different actions, they are commonly used together. In fact, anti-wrinkle injections often prolong the effect of dermal fillers. Anti-wrinkle injections relax the underlying muscle that causes expression lines, and dermal fillers provide volume to fill in static lines.
Why choose Victorian Cosmetic Institute as your provider of dermal fillers?
Our dermal filler injectors have many years of specialist experience in the use of dermal fillers. We allow you ample time to communicate your aesthetic goals to us, and use our expertise to help you achieve your desired outcome. Furthermore, we offer a large range of dermal fillers and we will be able to best advise you on what dermal filler suits you best. The first step is simply contacting us for your initial dermal filler consultation, where we will discuss with you what is a realistic and achievable outcome, and what to expect from your treatment.
Our goals with your filler treatment are to;
- Provide you with a careful and honest aesthetic assessment
- Achieve the best aesthetic result possible
- Cause as little bruising and swelling as possible
- Ensure that your procedure is as comfortable as possible for you.
Making that first phone call about any cosmetic procedure can be a confronting task – many of our patients have preferred filling out our online enquiry form. We can then contact you with an understanding of the results you are hopeful of achieving and ensure the treatment is appropriate.
Otherwise, you can phone us directly on 1300 863 824.


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Ouch! Apple Makes More Money From iPhone Accessories & Apps Than Competitors Do Selling Phones [Chart]
Here's an illuminating chart by Horace Dediu. Check out how big Apple's iTunes and iPhone accessory revenues are, compared to the entire mobile phone revenue of pretty much every smartphone manufacturer except Samsung. It easily dwarves them. Maybe these guys should stop making smartphones and start making iPhone accessories?
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Tunis — Leaders of Ennahdha Movement called for protection of the electoral legitimacy, at a demonstration staged Saturday in Habib Bourguiba Avenue, Tunis.
Lotfi Zitoun, Walid Bennani, Ameur Larayedh, Habib Ellouz and Abdelkrim Harouni among others underscored that "the Movement will be uncompromising with those who challenge legitimacy and seek to create a political vacuum," adding that foreign sides are trying to interfere in home affairs and abort the Revolution.
They also exhorted Ennahdha supporters to contribute to preserving stability in the country so as to make peace prevail and ensure the success of democratic transition.
In this same vein, they called for the protection of legitimacy, underlining that the reform process will go on.
The success of Tunisians, the speakers agreed, depends on their unity and solidarity in spite of the divergence of their viewpoints. The point today, they highlighted, is to protect the Revolution.
The popular mobilisation in favour of Ennahdha and the legitimacy, they affirmed, will continue, adding that a new demonstration is scheduled for next Friday.
Ennahdha supporters who gathered in large numbers on Saturday afternoon in front of the Municipal Theatre, in Tunis, marched peacefully to the January 14 Square, chanting slogans against bigwigs of the deposed regime who, according to them, "poison" the situation in the country and foreign interference (of France) in domestic affairs.
Besides, they criticised several parties including Nidaa Tounes and called for passing the law on immunisation of the Revolution.
Speakers also accused media of "contributing to fuelling tension" as they put it.
Security forces were heavily deployed along the Habib Bourguiba Avenue.


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