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There is a terrible story about an user that had a complain about copyright infringment, in which she was not the owner of the copyright over the original character as the original belongs to Lauren Faust / Hasbro. The girl unleashed her fanbase (other than all the other pricks around the internet that have no other interesting stuff to do and find it funny) against a Community Manager, Administrator of Deviantart, which i find to be an otrageous thing to do.
I searched for a simple yet effective description of what Copyright means and i found it surprisingly non other than on the respective bashed admin's journal, as a very old entry.
Probably if the people would have bothered to browse and read, they would have been illuminated why the admin took the actions he did on the so often posted screenshot.
What I want to do here is to use the overall issue to compare the differences between copying, plagiarism, and copyright infringement.
These three subjects are all tightly intertwined; sometimes they can all be the same thing and sometimes they are not but the reason I want to talk about them briefly is because the Great Campaign Against Art Theft rarely bothers to notice the distinction and for CEA in 2010 we are pushing a bit more education on these subjects out into the community.
Another problem is that the vague term "art theft" gets applied to all three of these situations and as I've pointed out the "art theft" and "stealing" terms just really don't acknowledge the sometimes subtle shades of grey (not to mention not being the right terms to use at all).
Copyright Infringement
Copyright Infringement is what most people are referring to when most people scream "art theft" or "stealing" but of course "stealing" and infringement aren't the same thing.
Copyright is a bundle of five rights which are exclusive to the copyright owner. These rights include the right to reproduce, distribute, create derivative works based upon, preform and display the protected work.
The owner controls all of these functions, subject to certain limitations and exceptions built into the law.
For most people copyright infringement involves the posting of their work or the manipulation (or "blending" or "editing" or "rendering") of their work. In these cases your actual work has been taken and directly used in some fashion.
If you created a fan art upon an original artwork, you detain no copyright over the respective image and you have no right to scream *art theft* over someone who copyied/traced over a piece of fan art of yours.
There are a bunch of different ways which an infringement can occur but there are also exceptions and other situations where infringement might not be occurring so it is really important that you recognize when actual infringement has occurred and that you know how to proceed to remedy the problem (hint: mob action and death threats is not part of the procedure)
Sometimes plagiarism and copyright infringement are the same thing; sometimes they are not.
A plagiarist is a person who poses as the originator or a work which they actually obtained from someone else; they claim to have come up with words they didn't really write, ideas they didn't think up, facts they didn't discover, etc, etc.
When you guys talks about people "stealing your ideas" you are talking about plagiarism.
Now copyright infringement and plagiarism aren't always the same thing. For the purpose of plagiarism the material "stolen" doesn't have to be protected by copyright and the plagiarist cannot be sued for copyright infringement if all that they take are unprotected ideas or facts or things which can be considered to be in the public domain.
If someone were to take and submit one of your original works to deviantART and claim it as their own work, that person would be considered to be a plagiarist as well as a copyright infringer.
If someone were to take and submit your original work but not claim it as their own they would simply be committing copyright infringement.
If that same person were to take and submit the Mona Lisa they would not be committing copyright infringement (because the Mona Lisa is in the public domain) but if they claimed that it was their own painting then they would be considered a plagiarist.
Aside from plagiarism, which is essentially copying while taking credit, we have just plain old copying.
Just like with the comparison between copyright infringement and plagiarism, simple copying is not necessarily either of those and this is where things get really, really confusing.
Artists have been copying from each other since the dawn of time but copying isn't always plagiarism and it also doesn't necessarily equal copyright infringement either.
Copying usually becomes copyright infringement when the copying is "verbatim"; the entire work is copied and copied exactly. There is usually no doubt that infringement has happened when two works are essentially identical in every way.
If there has only been "substantial" copying involved, with the works being obviously similar but not exactly the same it can become harder to have a valid claim of infringement, even more when the works are only superficially similar.
The main problem with copying is that the underlying idea behind your work, lets say a wolf howling at the moon in a dark forest, isn't protected under copyright.
Your exact rendition of the idea is protected and copyrighted to you, but anyone anywhere is free to use that idea in their own work, and many will do so without ever seeing your work and it is entirely possible that the works could simply share superficial similarities by coincidence without any copying having occurred.
Try Googling "wolf howling at the moon" and check the image results to see the sort of superficial similarities I'm talking about.
If you managed to follow all of this you'll hopefully carry away some notion of how nuanced and laced with subtleties these issues are in reality; something which the Black-or-White proclamation of "art theft" completely fails to acknowledge.
It's the biggest reason I'd love to see the community abandon use of that phrase (along with "stealing") and adopt some of the terms I've discussed here. I think once we do we might be able to see a lessening of some of what you could call "batshit insane" reactions people have to situations which don't necessarily call for such a highly dramatic reaction.
We've got millions of artists here and we get ten times that many visitors so it's high time we all started to better understand the issues which affect us as a community; we're all creative people here and we draw our inspiration from other artists even if we don't do it deliberately.
We can all probably name one person we know of who got "popular" here by copying the work of some other little-known artist and not bothering to credit them (plagiarism) and for every one of those people we can probably name five others who have obviously copied and "borrowed" ideas from works they've seen, not to mention the chronic problem of copyright infringement which is practically built into Internet use.
Famous plagiarists that i know: J.K. Rowling to name one. Though this didn't stopped people to love her characters and buy her books.
Another one is George R.R. Martin who integrated in his books an entire book of Marion Zimmer Bradley, Hawkmistress! respectively. But nobody cares as long as Martin's books are hella entertaining. This doesn't make him less a plagiarist.
And to conclude, here is a list of really famous artists that copied, and they are not less famous because of that (example Picasso, Degas, Cezanne..):
Also you should read this journal: fourteenthstar.deviantart.com/…
Explains very well and in detail what is dA policy about tracing!
1.J.K. Rowling's plagiarism case:
There is plenty of material outthere that discuss the argument. Go and do a serious search without being a fanboy. I love Rowling and her books, this doesn't mean she did not copyied.
2.This applies to G.R.R. Martin as well; who did not read both authors/books cannot understand what i'm talking about. It's pointless to post links.
3.The link versus the famous artists that copied or traced photos is just one of many. I learned this in school, that was just an example.
The pictures does not belong to the respective artists, they were used as references. If you do a search you will be surprised to discover how many of them copyied.
You would want to give a watch to this video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zd-dqU…
I'm not gonna bother to answer to each of the comments. Google exists for this purpose, is an awesome tool, use it!
If you are an avid reader you don't need anyone to tell you what did you read is real or fake.


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The Tennessee Valley Authority has invited its customers and those with other energy interests to a power-plan meeting in Memphis on Nov. 6 to discuss how the regional electric utility will provide the best mix of energy resources for the next 20 years.
A similar meeting was held Thursday night in Knoxville.
The 7 to 8:30 p.m. CST meeting in Memphis will be at the Memphis Light Gas & Water University, 4949 Raleigh-LaGrange Rd., in east Memphis. Digital registration and participation also is available at https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/839194697.
TVA's 9 million-strong consumer base should take the public meetings seriously and make a record of their views either by written submissions or in online communications.
TVA, the largest public utility in the nation, has an 80,000 square mile service area with a diverse and sometimes controversial base of energy generation operations.
TVA obviously is trying to diminish its exposure for much-criticized coal-fired generating plants as well as avoid the kind of outcry that has accompanied the Southern Company's construction of a lignite-fired generation plant in central Mississippi – a source of ratepayers' anger and environmental-interest objections.
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TVA, chartered in 1933, has been a reliable provider of affordable electricity, but it also became a huge bureaucracy and extended organization as it grew. The public meetings like the one set in Memphis hold TVA to its origins as a people's utility.
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"We are delighted to host the Jumpitz on SecretBuilders in a one-of-a-kind live action concert in a children's virtual world," says Umair Khan, CEO of SecretBuilders. "The Jumpitz philosophy of encouraging children to jump in and discover their world is complementary to our mission of getting kids to explore literature, art, and the humanities in a fun, engaging virtual world."
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How to Ask Permission from a Girl's Father to Date Her
Traditionally a man is expected to ask a woman's parents, particularly her father, for a date when the girl is still living at home. Asking a girl's parents for a date can be a formal and nerve-wracking experience. In fact, many guys — especially those asking for the first time — fail at delivering it smoothly. In order to come off as polite and responsible as possible, try putting yourself in the dad's shoes.
1Make your intentions clear with the girl you wish to date. Let her know you would like to ask her father's permission to date her, and make sure she agrees.
2Schedule an appointment to meet the father at a coffee shop or their house.
3Comb your hair, brush your teeth and be nicely groomed, but don't go overboard. The parent is unlikely to dress up for you. Don't put on too much cologne or jewelry, but do wear your lucky boxers, if you have any.
4Eat a healthy breakfast if you're meeting him for lunch so you will not be tempted to order a large lunch that takes a long time to eat.
5Go to the set place (be on time). Sit down, make small talk for a while, then get to the point. Be prepared to answer the question, "What are your intentions?" Be honest here, but not too cocky! Here are a few helpful answers:
- To get to know your daughter and her family better.
- To be her friend and talk and listen to her.
- To realize how lucky you are and see if you two are compatible.
- So she can have someone to go to and someone who can comfort her. Mention that you will be there for her through hard times.
6Remember, don't be too cocky.
7Answer any other questions the parent may have as honestly as possible. Make eye contact.
8After the discussion, let the parent stand first, and give them a polite, firm handshake. Thank them and do not forget to smile.
9The night of the date, bring her flowers to show that you care for her. She will think you are sweet and show her family that you are serious. Thank the father before leaving, tell him you'll have her home on time, and do.
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- A firm handshake is a great way to make a good first impression. Do it the instant you are introduced to the girl's parents.
- You should always do this before asking out a girl. Her parents will like you a lot better because asking permission to date shows respect and courtesy. And parents like that.
- Eye contact shows trust and respect, use it.
- Don't show that you are nervous in any way. The girl's father may start to doubt his decisions.
- Make sure she likes you before asking her father's permission.
- Don't ever say things that could be offensive to the father. Ask the girl about that.
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Kati and Ray moved to Fort Wayne, Indiana on January 2, 2013 due to a job opportunity for Ray. Kati came over on New Year's Day and spent some time with us before they left on their life-changing journey.
I cried, cried, and cried some more. I will miss my sister being close to us! But we had some really good quality time to share our hearts and hugs with each other. We also took pictures of Kati with each member of our family...
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ATHENS, Ga.- For the third year in a row, the NCAA doubles trophy belongs to Stanford.
After battling for nearly three hours in the singles final, Mallory Burdette and Nicole Gibbs shook off fatigue to claim the doubles title with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Georgia's Nadja Gilchrist and Chelsey Gullickson on Monday afternoon at the 2012 NCAA Tennis Championships.
About the only resistance Burdette and Gibbs encountered was a pre-match shift to the indoor courts after heavy rain ended any possibility of playing the match outside in the stadium.
Instead, Burdette and Gibbs cruised to a relatively easy win over the team of Gilchrist and Gullickson, which was playing in front of its home crowd.
In addition to Monday's doubles win, Stanford's top players now boast other notable achievements that place them in exclusive company.
Gibbs becomes only the third Stanford player to claim collegiate singles and doubles championships during the same season, with Kathy Jordan capturing AIAW titles in 1979 and Linda Gates pulling off the NCAA double in 1985. Gibbs defeated Burdette 2-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3 in the singles final earlier today.
Burdette added a second NCAA doubles title to her resume, after teaming with Hilary Barte to win the 2011 title. Burdette becomes the seventh player in school history to win at least two collegiate doubles crowns but only the third player to accomplish the feat in NCAA competition (joining Barte and Linda Gates).
Monday's championship matches represented a historic day for the Stanford women's tennis program. It was the first time in NCAA men's or women's tennis history that teammates squared off in the singles final before later pairing up in the doubles title match.
Burdette and Gibbs (No. 2 national rank, No. 2 NCAA seed) were simply dominant during the postseason. The All-American duo did not drop a set and surrendered four games or more in a set to their opponents only twice.
After cruising to a 6-2 victory in the first set, Burdette and Gibbs moved ahead 3-1 in the second set. Georgia's duo of Gilchrist and Gullickson managed to hang close, creeping to within 4-3 and 5-4.
Burdette and Gibbs then broke serve and locked up the second frame at 6-4 to secure the championship.
Stanford has now produced the last three NCAA doubles championship teams, with Barte and Lindsay Burdette claiming the crown in 2010 before Barte and Mallory Burdette took home the hardware last year.
Burdette and Gibbs bring home Stanford's 15th overall collegiate doubles title in school history, and eighth since the since the NCAA adopted its current format in 1982.
Also capturing NCAA doubles crowns for Stanford were: Linda Gates/Elise Burgin in 1984, Linda Gates/Leigh Anne Eldredge in 1985, Meredith McGrath/Teri Whitlinger in 1990, Lauren Kalvaria/Gabriela Lastra in 2002, Alice Barnes/Erin Burdette in 2005, Barte/Lindsay Burdette in 2010 and Barte/Mallory Burdette in 2011.
Winning doubles titles prior to 1982 were: Linda Yeomans/Carol Hanks (1962), Jane Albert/Julie Anthony (1967), Susie Hagey/Diane Morrison (1976), Susie Hagey/Diane Morrison (1977), Barbara Jordan/Kathy Jordan (1978), Kathy Jordan/Alycia Moulton (1979) and Caryn Copeland/Alycia Moulton (1981).
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NOTES: Burdette and Gibbs wrapped up the year 35-5 overall, 18-2 in duals, 17-3 in tournament play and 18-4 against nationally-ranked opponents ... The Cardinal's top duo also ended the year having won eight of its last 10 matches ... Monday's doubles final was a rematch, as Burdette and Gibbs defeated Gilchrist and Gullickson 8-1 back on Oct. 8 in the semifinals of the Riviera/ITA All-American Championships ... Pairing up together this year as for the first time, Burdette and Gibbs opened the season by claiming the title at the Riviera/ITA All-American Championships ... The duo also earned a runner-up finish at the Pac-12 Championships in April ... The only doubles teams to defeat Burdette and Gibbs this year were the following: Notre Dame's Kristy Frilling/Shannon Mathews, USC's Valeria Pulido/Zoe Scandalis, UCLA's Robin Anderson/Skylar Morton and USC's Kaitlyn Christian/Sabrina Santamaria.
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Nicole Gibbs
Opening statement...
"I think we came out really strong. After the singles match, we were both feeling the ball well in our returns and Mallory was doing a great job, as always, of cutting balls of at the net, and that's when we're at our best."
On the advantages of having already played some today...
"It gets rid of some of the jitters. We had no real nerves going into the doubles because we had already been out on the stage earlier today."
Mallory Burdette
Opening statement...
"I think we played great from the very beginning today. We were super solid on returns and we had a few dips here and there with our first serve percentage, but all in all, just solid, aggressive doubles, which is the way we like to play."
On the decision to move indoors...
"I thought it was great. I love fast courts and I like people who hit hard. I want to use their pace and make something out of it. I loved it in there, it was great."
On what factors caused the match to be a quick one...
"Our aggressive play, I think. We make it really tough on our opponents when we make a lot of first serves and a lot of returns. We make them play every single point and we put pressure on them by moving around at the net. I think we do a great job of that."
Head Coach Lele Forood
On the coaching approach in doubles...
"I think Frankie (Brennan) and I both have our things that we like to get across and I think we were keen on both getting some things heard. I'm sure we didn't overwhelm the girls, but it was kind of fun."
On Stanford's historic day...
"Today's probably one of the biggest days in our program's history. It's very exciting, especially because no one's graduating. So, we go forward from here. It's quite an amazing day. It's hard to play your teammate in such a big moment and then to come back and double with them to a title is a testament to how mature they both are and that they could do what they had to do today."
Georgia's Nadja Gilchrist
Match thoughts...
"I actually would have prepared to have been outside. Our indoor courts are a little faster so the first couple of games started off a little rocky for us. Chelsey and I learn to adjust, and in the end I don't think it really mattered but I think I would have preferred to play outside. I was feeling my ground shots a little bit. It's kind of hard because in the last game I wasn't serving as well as I had the rest of the week. My volleys were definitely a little shaky during the match."
Georgia's Chelsey Gullickson
Match thoughts...
"You could tell that they were warmed up from their singles match. Nadja and I just kind of started off slow a little bit. I think Nadja was definitely hitting her ground strokes well. I think one thing that we were doing really well earlier in the week was our returns, I think that really helped get us here. Today we just missed a lot of easy returns that we should have made. I think, personally for me, I missed a few volley opportunities that could have changed the course of the match a little but that didn't go the way I wanted to."
Georgia head coach Jeff Wallace
Opening statement...
"Unfortunately, we ran into a Stanford team that just really played well. Obviously those two were in the singles final against each other and sometimes when you're on a roll, you just hit shots and think that everything is going to go in. That's really what they did today and they played great."
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No. 2 Mallory Burdette and Nicole Gibbs
First Round: d. No. 50 Hilary Bartlett/Lindsay Graff (Princeton) 6-1, 6-1
Round of 16: d. No. 26 Natalie Beazant/Dominique Harmath (Rice) 6-2, 6-2
Quarterfinals: d. No. 32 Lorraine Guillermo/Khunpak Issara (Pepperdine) 6-1, 6-3
Semifinals: d. No. 10 Natalie Pluskota/Kata Szekely (Tennessee) 7-6 (1), 6-1
Championship: d. No. 27 Nadja Gilchrist/Chelsey Gullickson (Georgia) 6-2, 6-4
No. 3 Nicole Gibbs
First Round: d. No. 22 Emily Fraser (Virginia) 6-0, 6-2
Second Round: d. No. 21 Joanna Mather (Florida) 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
Round of 16: d. No. 35 Natalie Pluskota (Tennessee) 7-6 (1), 7-6 (6)
Quarterfinals: d. No. 8 Jana Juricova (California) 6-2, 7-5
Semifinals: d. No. 1 Allie Will (Florida) 6-2, 4-6, 6-3
Championship: d. No. 5 Mallory Burdette (Stanford) 2-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3
No. 5 Mallory Burdette
First Round: d. No. 120 Maria Craciun (South Carolina State) 6-1, 6-1
Second Round: d. No. 17 Denise Dy (Washington) 6-1, 6-2
Round of 16: d. No. 14 Zoe Scandalis (USC) 6-0, 6-3
Quarterfinals: d. No. 2 Beatrice Capra (Duke) 6-3, 6-2
Semifinals: d. No. 13 Zsofi Susanyi (California) 6-2, 6-2
Championship: lost to No. 3 Nicole Gibbs (Stanford) 2-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3


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To lift a quip from Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Arctic sovereignty policy and apply it to the American view of Alberta's oil sands: Use it or lose it.
The Chinese government pushed its shovel deep into Canada's energy motherlode yesterday when it announced a $2-billion stake in a five-billion-barrel reserve of "dirty oil" that Americans increasingly find unworthy of fuelling their vehicles.
The 60% claim by Petro-China in two projects owned by Athabasca Oil Sands Corp., while small compared to the great gobs of capital pouring into oil sands expansion and extraction, are the global giant's largest investment in Canadian energy yet.
And China usually buys into products it aims to consume.
Sources in Washington predict politicians there will not be pleased at having a massive supply of secure energy on their northern doorstep slipping under Chinese ownership.
Well, too bad.
Under the greenish Obama administration, "oil sands" is becoming a dirty word as Americans take on the delusional swagger that they can be picky about which oil is good enough to buy in a recession when supply is temporarily ahead of demand.
Canadian oil sands exports are increasingly encountering U. S. political resistance at federal, state and municipal levels as low-carbon fuel standards move through the legislative process to erect barricades against an energy source with an extraction problem.
But it is delusional because there is no post-refining difference between conventional and non-conventional oil and banning it in one state or city merely moves it to another, with no corresponding reduction in carbon emissions.
Yet the difference between the American and Chinese views of oil sand imports suggests that Canada is nearing a moment of decision.
It can be forever held captive to the whims of U. S. refineries, which import 60% of oil sand production or about 780,000 barrels a day. Or it can create a battle of demand between the two energy-consuming superpowers that will soon find there is not enough oil to satisfy their combined thirsts.
That will require Canada, whose pipelines now head only north and south, to punch a hole in the Rockies and open up a crude flow to the West Coast, from where oil could head overseas.
Environment Minister Jim Prentice is no fan of a single-buyer market for exported bitumen, which actually sells at a discount in the U. S. compared with Middle East oil despite coming from a friendly neighbour. He'd like competition injected into the system.
"Doesn't it help Canada's exporters to have alternative market choices?" he noted in a recent interview.
"We need transportation mechanisms to ship it to the West Coast. Refineries in the U. S. have limited capacity and we don't have anywhere else to sell it. Having the capacity to ship it to the West Coast would keep everybody honest, so I think it's good policy."
That's so obvious as to be rhetorical, but the cost and complications of a new westbound pipeline may be prohibitive for the private sector to go it alone.
The proposed Enbridge Inc. Northern Gateway pipeline, which has been on ice for several years, is being thawed for reconsideration.
That's at least five years off and the project faces numerous environmental, aboriginal land claim and geographical hurdles, which is probably why they weren't talking about it yesterday --although they weren't ruling it out in the longer term either.
But to understand China's strategic investment interest, keep in mind that 2009 will likely go down as the first year when car sales in the Communist country beat the United States, making it the world's largest car-buying nation.
At the risk of stating the obvious, cars consume gasoline, gasoline comes from oil and the world's largest deposits of oil, albeit locked in tar, straddle northern Alberta and Saskatchewan.
If America doesn't want to use it on environmental grounds, they're only one pipeline away from losing it to someone else.


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Women's earnings 78 percent of men's in 2002
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Median weekly earnings for women who were fulltime wage and salary workers were $530 in 2002, or 78 percent of the $680 median for men.
The corresponding ratio was 76 percent in 2001. In 1979, the first year of comparable earnings data, women earned 63 percent as much as men.
Between 1979 and 2002, the earnings gap between women and men narrowed for most major age groups. The women's-to-men's earnings ratio among 35- to 44-year-olds, for example, was 75.4 percent in 2002, compared with 58.3 percent in 1979. The ratio for 45- to 54-year-olds was 74.6 percent last year, compared with 56.9 percent in 1979.
The earnings ratios for teenagers and for workers aged 65 and older, however, showed no consistent movement over the 23-year period.
These data on earnings are produced by the Current Population Survey. Earnings data in this article are median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers. More information can be found in "Highlights of Women's Earnings in 2002," BLS Report 972 (PDF 188K).
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Women's earnings 78 percent of men's in 2002 on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2003/oct/wk2/art03.htm (visited June 27, 2016).
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Do I Need to Have My Eyes Checked If My Head Hurts?
Deborah I. Friedman, MD
A red eye typically warrants immediate eye examination, at least the first time. Eye pain or headache with a normal external appearing eye nearly always has another answer, than the eye itself, when anyone seeks medical attention. The eyes deserve an exam to evaluate the nerves in the eyes, the optic discs, when headache or eye pain is present. This is to eliminate increased pressure in the head and/or eye as a cause.
Many people will begin their quest for trying to find the cause for their headaches by seeking medical care with the ophthalmologist or optometrist. In fact, most eye pain does not result from an eye problem. Pain in and around the eye usually reflects referred pain from headache. "Referred" pain is pain that radiates from its originating location to another site. There are a few eye conditions that are important to consider.
What is eye strain?
"Eyestrain" can produce eye discomfort and headaches, although it is uncommon and overrated as a cause of headache, especially headache associated with any function limiting activity. Eyestrain is caused by improper focusing (nearsighted, farsighted or astigmatism) or when the two eyes are not properly aligned. Children under school age rarely complain of headaches from eyestrain. The typical headache of eyestrain starts
using the eyes, especially for extended periods of time such as following long periods of time using the computer, reading, or even sewing. Any number of tasks that require you to use your eyes for a long time may lead to a headache. For these individuals, it is important to make sure that, if needed, they have the appropriate prescription of eyeglasses. If the discomfort is caused by eyestrain, then it will be relieved with lenses or by correcting the alignment of the eyes.
Recognizing headache that is NOT due to eye strain
Thus, most headaches are not due to eye strain. Some are tension-type headaches that have little to do with vision. Headaches that are present on awakening or those that wake one from sleep also are not caused by eyestrain. Additionally, eyestrain headaches are not generally associated with nausea or vomiting. For the vast majority of people with headaches, making changes to their glasses, using prisms, doing eye exercises and other types of "vision therapy" are generally not useful. Instead, these people have what is called a primary headache disorder and these headaches are not related to visual concerns at all. The two most common primary headache disorders are migraine and tension-type headache.
Recognizing headache that may be due to eye strain or an eye problem
Cornea-related concerns:
The clear surface in the front of the eye (
) has a rich nerve supply and is very sensitive. Even a small speck of dirt in the eye produces intense pain. Likewise, anything that disrupts the front surface of the cornea can be painful. When the cornea is scratched or injured, there is extreme pain and redness of the eye. Degenerative disease of the cornea can also be painful. Infections of the eye produce eye pain, redness, swelling and light sensitivity.
A less obvious cause of corneal pain is dry eyes. The cornea requires constant lubrication with a film of tears released from glands near the eye. If the tear film is not adequate and the front of the cornea is exposed directly to the air, it is painful. Other symptoms of dry eyes include redness, itching, burning, excessive tearing (it's a reflex response), fluctuating blurred vision ("Every time I go to the eye doctor they change my glasses. I now have 5 pairs and my vision still isn't clear."), the sensation of having something in the eye, a gravel sensation in the eye, seeing multiple images out of one eye, and frequent blinking. The symptoms are worsened by activities requiring visual concentration (reading, watching television, using the computer, driving).
Dry eyes can be caused by medications (for example, diuretics, antihistamines, antidepressants), medical disorders (such as systemic lupus, Sjögren's syndrome, thyroid-related eye disease) or in a dry environment (an arid climate, constant use of heating systems in the winter). Sometimes there is no underlying cause. The treatment is lubrication--frequent use of artificial tears during the day and a lubricating ointment at bedtime. Do not use saline. Products that "get the red out" will make the condition worse.
Eye Inflammation:
Inflammation in or around the eye can be painful. It is generally accompanied by redness and swelling of the eye and eyelids, pain with eye movement and extreme sensitivity to light. The eye doctor will be able to see evidence of inflammation by looking into the eye using a microscope (slit lamp). Tumors inside the eye are often not painful, but a tumor behind the eye can cause pain. The pain is most often constant and the tumor will cause the eye to bulge forward. A tumor may also cause visual loss or problems with peripheral vision.
The type of glaucoma that most people get (open angle glaucoma) is painless. However, an acute attack of angle closure glaucoma produces eye pain, blurred vision and a bulging, firm red eye. A mild attack may just cause pain in and around the eye. The attack may be provoked by going from darkness to light (for example, on leaving a movie theatre, or when the dilating drops given by the eye doctor wear off). Urgent attention is needed to bring the eye pressure down to normal. A simple laser procedure will prevent future attacks.
Optic nerve conditions:
The eye doctor will also be able to look inside the eyes and see your optic nerves. The optic nerves are part of the brain, and they become swollen if there is high pressure in the brain. A brain tumor may cause the optic nerves to swell or produce double vision.
Pseudotumor cerebri (also called idiopathic intracranial hypertension)
is a disorder that produces high pressure in the brain with no tumor. It generally affects young, overweight women, producing headaches that are concentrated in or behind the eyes. There may be episodes of temporary visual loss (lasting seconds), blurred vision, double vision or a whooshing sound in the ears. Anyone being evaluated for headaches by any physician should be examined with an instrument called an ophthalmoscope for optic nerve swelling.
Giant cell arteritis (also called Temporal arteritis):
This headache disorder typically occurs in persons over age 65 and can lead to permanent blindness if it is undetected. There is no specific cause, but the underlying problem is inflammation of blood vessels that can block blood flow. Sometimes the first symptom of temporal arteritis is visual loss. It is usually sudden, painless and dramatic. Most often it occurs in one eye, but can rapidly affect the other eye if untreated. The other symptoms of giant cell arteritis are headaches, tenderness of the scalp, pain or weakness of the jaw while chewing, fever, weight loss, loss of appetite, new onset of joint or muscle soreness, night sweats, depression and feeling poorly overall. The arteries in the temples and forehead will sometimes look prominent and be tender to touch. The diagnosis is made by hearing the patient's complaints, obtaining blood tests known as C-reactive protein and erythrocyte sedimentation rate and a biopsy of the artery under the skin of the temple. It is treated with corticosteroids to stop the inflammation. Once it occurs, the visual loss usually doesn't improve, so early detection and treatment are important.
In conclusion, most patients with headaches don't have any related eye problems and do not need to see an eye doctor for them. Most headaches are due to a primary headache disorder and are generally classified as migraine or tension-type headache. However, it is important to know that there are a few exceptions that warrant a visit to your doctor's office for further evaluation. These other eye conditions should be apparent to your doctor and you may need to go to an ophthalmologist for further evaluation. A careful recounting of your symptoms and a complete eye exam will reveal any of the conditions discussed above.
--Deborah I. Friedman, MD. Professor of Ophthalmology and Neurology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY
Updated May 2008 from Headache, the Newsletter of ACHE, Spring 2000, Volume 11, Issue 1.
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The guys at Flashbang Studios are a smart and hard working crew that continues to churn out lots of cool ideas and content. For those that missed it they recently went live with their own Unity-centric game portal website, blurst.com:
So far they went live with a soft-launch as the site isn't completely filled out just yet, there will be community features and hopefully lots of cool games. Give it a look and stay tuned future updates from Flashbang. Keep it up guys!
Tom Higgins
October 29, 2008 at 6:11 pm /
It's still a bit new and their plan as I understand it is not to host some massive amount of content like other portals. Instead they want to focus on having higher quality differentiated content so when you go to blurst.com you know you're getting premiere games only.
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Rumble World Entertainment Announces K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Hawai'i
Event will feature Akebono vs. Hong-man Choi and B.J. Penn vs. Renzo Gracie
HONOLULU, HAWAI'I June 20, 2005 -- For the first time in history, Fighting & Entertainment Group Inc. (FEG Inc.) and Rumble World Entertainment (RWE), will bring the K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 to Hawai'i's shores on Friday, July 29, for what promises to be a stellar card. The event will be the largest martial arts event ever held in North America and will be held at the 50,000-seat, 104-acre Aloha Stadium in Honolulu.
The event is part of a partnership between Japan-based FEG Inc., the managing company behind the K-1 Corporation, and Rumble World Entertainment, the promotional group behind the Rumble on the Rock events.
Main events for the evening include Hawaiian Sumo legend and Yokozuna Akebono (6'8" 484 lbs), a K-1 veteran, who will make his Hawai'i debut against Korean superstar Hong-man Choi (7'2" 353 lbs) under K-1 rules. Hawai'i's own lightweight and welterweight champion B.J. Penn (5'9" 170 lbs) will return to take on Brazil's legendary Renzo Gracie (5'10" 185 lbs) for the night's highly anticipated Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) bout.
K-1 World Grand Prix's prestigious eight-man tournament will follow and will also be held under K-1 rules. All bouts will be held in a boxing ring and not in a cage.
Tickets to the event are priced at $35, $65, $75-$150, $200, and $300, and doors will open at 6 pm. Fans who cannot attend the event in person will be able to watch the event on Pay-Per-View - live in Japan and delayed in the U.S.
A preliminary press conference will be held in late June to offer interested media the opportunity to interview some of the fighters while they are in Honolulu. Details on the press conference and where tickets may be purchased will follow later.
About Fighting & Entertainment Group Inc. and K-1 World Grand Prix
Established in September 2003, FEG Inc. produces all of K-1's bouts and promotional events. K-1 is a professional martial arts-based competition where contenders from various fighting disciplines square off in five 3-minute rounds. To ensure the safety of the fighters, gloves are worn and attacks are limited to kicking and punching. Throwing, elbowing and head butting are prohibited.
Started in 1993, K-1 has since become the most popular sport in Japan and has reinvigorated the country's interest in the martial arts. In recent years, K-1 has also grown into a licensing empire, spawning movies, video games and trading cards. K-1 is the hottest live contact martial arts sporting event in Japan. Each fight takes place at arena-sized venues and guarantees sell-out, full capacity crowds. In 2002, a record breaking 74,500 fans attended the K-1 Grand Prix Finals at the Tokyo Dome.
FEG's elaborate staging and production perfectly complement and enhance the sport's larger than life intensity, creating a visual spectacular of epic proportions. In the future, FEG plans to utilize its skills to produce a wide range of sports and entertainment events.
For additional information, please contact:
FEG Inc. Jingumae Bldg. 3F, 2-18-22 Jungumae Shibuya-ku Tokyo #12306;150-0001 TEL 03-3796-5060/FAX 03-3796-2978
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The Hartwell Sisters now playing a successful en
gagement at the Orpheuni Theater.
On and Off the Stage.
Harry Carson Clarke will soon spring a new
farce comedy entitled "What Did Thompkins
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light opera at the Grand Opera House, San Fran
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ed many of the most famous of actors and ac
tresses died at his home in Providence, R. I., May
31, of consumption. Mr. Keane's failing health
forced him to cancel all engagements. He was
born in Philadelphia in 1852.
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According to the Eastern papers, roof gardens
are a thing of the past, and their places has been
taken by the "aerial." Koster and Bial's is now
known as "aerial palm garden," Hammerstein's
the "aerial meadow," and the Madison Square
Garden as the "aerial conservatory."
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Madame Hermann, widow of Hermann the
Great, has promised to give the public an oppor
tunity to judge of her ability in magic which it is
claimed is scarcely less than" that of her husband's
Long experience as an assistant has given her a
perfect knowledge of the art which practice and
training have perfected.
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The latest arrival, "The Cowboy and the
Lady," was roughly handled by the critics, but
mightily pleased the public, who are crowding
the Duke of York's Theatre nightly. The ap
plause greeting Nat Goodwin and Maxine Elliott
was as hearty as hands and voices could make it.
"Pinafore" is having a successful revival at the
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London, June 10. A sweet and wholesome
domestic comedy is Dr. Conan Doyle's first effort
as a dramatist. It is entitled "Halves," and was
produced at the Garrick Theatre tonight. The
piece is as modest and unpretentious as the author
himself, who evidently attempts the playwright
with diffidence, but while "Halves" does not pre
tend to be a great play it is in refreshing contrast
to some of the recent risque products of more
famous dramatists.
The McVay stock company closed their sea
son at the Opera House on the evening of June
24th a presentation of the melo-drama of the
Octoroon being given. Mr. McVay and his as
sociates have made many friends during their
stay and the hope is expressed that they may
meet the Honolulu public again in the near
future and under more fortunate surroundings.
The cozy Orpheuni has been the center of at
traction during the week past both on account of
the appearance of new faces amongst the per
formers and also by reason of the meritorious
events. As usual Jim Post and May Ashley are
favorites, while the Hartwell sisters in their ac
robatic work and high-kicking do interesting
business. Dave Marion in "Coster" songs takes
well and, Frank Barton in his coon specialties
has made a hit. Glorine continues the spectacular
dances. The popular proprietor Mr. C. S. Desky
will retire from the ownership having sold out
his interests to a local syndicate.
A Rat Story.
A big rat came unannounced mto the Phila
delphia Grand Opera House, the other night, dur
ing the first act of the "Gladiator" (says the
Philadelphia Press), just as the cruel empress
had ordered Nero to kill lovely Neodamia, the
heroine in the tragedy. In the front seat, close to
the big fiddle, were seated Joseph Bailey and Con
Cooney, a pressman, who intended to go to his
work after the theatre, and had a well-filled dinner-basket
between his feet. The rat came close
to the basket, sniffed a couple of times, and, in
sniffing, moved Cooney's hat so that it fell off the
basket. Just at that moment, a pretty little blon
de, seated in the box, looked down and saw the
thieving rodent. With a silvery yell of "Rats 1'
she threw decorum to the winds and jumped up
on her chair, at the same time giving an im
promptu skirt-dance. In a twinkling, the air was
rilled with smothered screams and the swishing
and rustling of silken skirts. The women jumped
on the seats. The rat, realizing that he had made
the mistake of his life, scampered up the main
aisle. Mr. Cooney and Mr. Bailey were thunder
ing up the aisle in close pursuit. Around the or
chestra circle, the rat led by a short lap. Down
the side aisle sped the trio, and up the center
again. The rat darted down toward the stage,
and one excited individual yelled: "Oh, it's
going up on the stage !" All this time the actors
had kept on with the play, but the announcement
that the stage was likely to be visited by a rat
proved too much for Neodamia. Despite the fact
that her life was in danger from the jealousy of
the empress, she jumped nimbly to a divan, and
tucked up her Roman gown. By this time the rat
had grown weary, but Joe, the avenger, was just
warming up to the event. The chase led close to
the spot where Mr. Cooney's lunch-basket was,
and, when directly opposite, Joe made a flying
leap. One foot demolished both Cooney's hat
and lunch-basket, but the other foot went straight
to the mark, and the despairing squeal that fol
lowed, indicated a sudden death in ratland. When
the excitement had subsided and Mr. Cooney had
gathered up the fragments of his basket and hat,
the generous audience tendered a round of ap
plause to Mr. Bailey and Mr. Cooney that made
the chandeliers tremble. Then Neodamia climb
ed down from her perch and the performance
A new play on the subject of Peter Stuyvcsant
has been almost finished by Bronson Howard
and Brainier Matthews. It will be produced in
the fall at Wallack's Theatre, New York, with
William II. Crane in the title-role, and will after
ward be published in book-form.
The situation in the Philippines does not ap
pear favorable to American arms at present and
news is barred dispatch. The N. Y. World's
Washington's special of June 16th states: "The
President is determined to continue to cnfoice
the censorship of private and press dispatches at
Manila. Within a few clays he has intimated
forcibly to General Corbin that too much infor
mation is being made public from the War De
partment. General Otis is in supreme authority
over the Manila censorship, and it is not within
the War Secretary's province to order its abate
ment. Newspaper correspondents are forbidden
by General Otis to file press reports from Hong
kong, and are warned that if they evade censor
ship by this mode their 'usefulness to their pa
pers will cease immediately.' Colonel Thomp
son, the censor, in a private letter to an officer
here, writes: 'Mv duties are exceedingly try
ing.' "
The Cry of Russia.
(Let tlic sorrow fill slgliiiiir of tlin prisoners romc buforn Tliee )
Where all the Rus-ias sweep northward and eastward,
League on and league on. the black land, the white,
We in our misery, sorrowful prisoners,
Send up our voice through the deep winter night.
Dost thou hear, Lord God?
From the foul mine, from the gray, squalid prison,
Where the chained wand'rers toil onward to die.
Over the whip-crack and over the death-shot,
Rises to heaven our desolate cry.
Does thou hear, Lord God?
We that were men, orco the stately, the stalwart,
Chief's blood and king's blood aflame in our breast,
Broken now, shattered now, sinking and dying.
Still, while the life holds, our crv shall not rest.
Dost thou hear, Lord God?
We that were, women, once delicate beautiful,
Nursed amid rose, on lily leaves laid,
Naked now, bleeding now, scourged and tormented,
Cry with a str ng voice, and are not afraid.
Dost thou hear, Lord God?
Still for a moment, ye aintly ones glorified
Still your clear voices that sing round the throne!
Once, only once, on the silence of blessedness
Let our keen anguish fall, sobbing alone.
Dost thou hear, Lord God?
Nay, but the earth hears. From southward, from west
ward, Where men breathe freedom, nor faint with the bliss,
Over the freemen's sea, sweeping resistlessly,
Comes a deep murmur our ears can not miss.
Dost thou hear, Lord God ?
Murmur of pity, of anger, of sorrow,
Murmur of comfort, of brotherly cheer;
Saying they weep for us, they, the glad-hearted,
Saying they work for us, free, without fear.
Dost thou hear, Lord God ?
Courage, O brothers! O sisters of steadfastness,
Look up once more through the anguish, the pain !
Where love Is there is God, mighty, nil-merciful.
Now are our tears and our blood not in vain.
Thou dost hear, Lord God !
Night In Venice.
Love, in this summer nlftht, do you recall
Midnight, and Venice, and those skies of June
Thick-sown with stars, when from the still lagoon
We glided noiseless through the dim canal?
A sense of some belated festival
Hung round us, and our own hearts beat In tlune
With passionate memories that the young moon
Lit up on dome and tower and palace wall.
We dreamed what ghosts of vanished loves made part
Of that sweet light and trembling, amorous air.
I felt In those rich beams that kissed vour hair,
Those breezes warm with by-gone lovers' sighs
All the dead beauty of Venice in your eyes,
All the old loves of Venice In my heart.
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April 24, 2014
PHILADELPHIA – Following strong performances in the heptathlon, the Northern Illinois University track & field team kept the momentum going Thursday at the Penn Relays by breaking the school record in the distance medley relay. Ali Olson (New Auburn, Wis./Bloomer), Julianne Cronin (Bartlett, Ill./Bartlett), Rebecca Cronin (Bartlett, Ill./Bartlett) and Meghan Heuer (St. Charles, Ill./North) teamed up to register a time of 11:36.53 to top the old mark set in 2012 by 10 seconds. "Our day was full of some high and low performances," said NIU head coach Connie Teaberry. "The unfavorable morning wins was not kind to those on the track. Even though the marks were not quite what we were hoping for, the athletes gave great efforts today." After just missing the cut to compete in the Championship of America heat, the Huskie quartet made the most of their opportunity in the college heat by taking second place in the 19-team field that included Clemson, Providence and Georgia Tech, among others. Key to the record-breaking run was Julianne Cronin, whose 400 meters time of 56.03 would rank as the best on the team, and Olson's 3:35.92 clip in the 1200-meter portion of the relay. "Ali, Julie, Becca and Meghan gave great competitive efforts and I'm proud of the way they represent the Huskie family," Teaberry said. Tyra Bickham (Blue Springs, Mo./Blue Springs) had a sensational day in the throws. The freshman set a new personal record in the discus with a toss of 154-07 (47.12m), topping Penn State's duo of Rachel Fatherly and Melissa Kurzdorfer to claim ninth and a Mid-American Conference automatic berth. Later on in the day, she hit 41-07.25 (12.68m) in the shot put en route to a 15th finish. "Tyra is extremely talented and is coming into her confidence as a collegiate athlete," Teaberry said. "She is definitely one to watch as the season continues." Facing some of the nation's top sprinters, NIU's 4x100 relay team of Alexandria Isom (St. Louis, Mo./Nerinx Hall), A'Iesha Irvin-Muhammad (East St. Louis, Ill./St. Elizabeth Academy), Tahtyana Peer (Milwaukee, Wis./King) and Latesha Bigby (Hanover, Jamaica/Butler CC) ran 47.20 to finish 39th in a field of 100 teams. Bigby opened the day on the track with a 28th-place finish in the 400 hurdles, running 1:02.00 to take third in heat five ahead of Morgan State's Nichole Candelaria. Rounding out the day in the City of Brotherly Love was Claudette Day (Belleville, Ill./Belleville West), who placed 15th in the long jump at a wind-assisted distance of 18-06.50 (5.65m). NIU Opens Competition at Gina Relays HILLSDALE, Mich – The Huskies also started competing at the Hillsdale Gina Relays Thursday with encouraging results. In the heptathlon, senior Natalie Tarter (Batavia, Ill./Batavia) ended the first day sitting in third place. Headlining her day was a run of 15.62 in the 100 hurdles for a second-place finish. Moments later in the 3000 steeplechase, Carly Pederson (Bloomington, Ill./Normal Community) ran 12:17.65. Meanwhile, Juliane Totzke (Graefenroda, Germany/Carl Zeiss Gymnasium) led NIU with a 17:42.49 time in the 5000 meters, followed by Leah Raffety's (Machesney Park, Ill./Harlem) 17:50.30, Claire McAuley's (Glasgow, Scotland/Glasgow School of Sport) 18:17.20 and Taylor Perkins' (Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville North) mark of 19:17.60. The action continues tomorrow at Penn and Hillsdale. In Philly, NIU's sprinters will compete in the 100 meters, 100 hurdles and sprint medley relay. Over in Michigan, the Huskies will be represented in six different events.


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Tandoori dishes are traditionally cooked in a tandoor, which is an oval-shaped clay oven that has a small fire in the bottom. The heat rises gradually but ultimately reaches a much higher temperature than a barbeque. A tandoor is normally used to cook naan bread, meats and kebabs (meat or paneer). The bread is stuck to the sides of the tandoor, the kebabs stood vertically and whole chickens rested on a grid over the fire.
With that said, a tandoor is not really convenient for domestic cooking, but the meat dishes can be reproduced on a barbeque or in the oven. The bright red appearance of tandoori meats is produced by a food dye which isn't necessary to enhance the look of your tandoori dishes.
Tandoori style food has flavor without being spicy, high in calories or too filling. It's ideal in summer or the winter and it doesn't take hours to prepare.
You can easily make whole tandoori chicken, tandoori lamb chops and lamb tikka (kebabs). Here is a quick chicken tikka recipe that serves two people, but you can multiply it for a large crowd.
2 chicken breasts
1 small tub Greek yogurt
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp ground coriander
½ tsp ground turmeric
½ tsp ginger powder
½ tsp chilli powder (or to taste)
1 small clove garlic, crushed
salt to taste
1 tbsp lemon juice
Cut the chicken breasts into 1 inch cubes and set aside.
Mix the spice powders and garlic into the yogurt. Mix in the salt and lemon juice to the yogurt-mix, place the chicken in and let it marinade for 15-20 minutes.
Thread the chicken onto skewers and either barbeque or cook under a grill using medium heat until the chicken is slightly browned and cooked through.
For a light meal, serve with salad, pitta or naan bread and lemon wedges or for something more substantial with rice and dal.


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Kiersten Popke Barcelona, Spring 2012
Kiersten's Posts
Back in the USA
Five short months ago I wrote my first blog expressing all my excitement, nervousness, and uncertainty about the experience I was embarking upon. I write my final blog from my kitchen counter back at my house in Michigan.
Barcelona, Post departure blog, reflection, Spain, Study Abroad, Travel
Cya Barca
I've realized the saying "all good things must come to an end" is so true and at the same time incredibly depressing.
Is this real life? Spring Break: Part II
I had about 10 hours to re-group before getting in a taxi to start the second half of my spring break. Basically what I am saying is that there was no time for sleep that night! Our destination this time around was Italy.
Is this real life? Spring Break: Part I
¡Hola! I am currently blogging in the airplane on my way back to Barcelona after spending the past five days in the Canary Islands.
48 Hours in Paris
This past weekend I went to probably the #1 tourist spot in Europe… Paris. None of the vacations I have taken over here disappoint and Paris was no exception.
Is Culture Shock Even Possible in a City Like Barcelona? Nahh…
"Culture Shock" – The feeling of disorientation experienced by someone who is suddenly subjected to an unfamiliar culture, way of life, or set of attitudes.
La Gastronomía (aka FOOD!)
While I truly do love the apartment option, cooking for myself can get a tad repetitive. Not to mention my jealousy of all the students who rave about the amazing food their "señoras" cook in the homestays. So when IES offered an optional cooking class, my roommates and I jumped at the opportunity.
Barcelona, Cooking Classes, food, Optional Activities, Spain
It's Halftime
I cannot believe I have already been living in Europe for seven weeks. The time is flying by and while I still have tons planned I fear it will be over before I know it. Now that I've been here for quite some time I thought I would give a list of my five favorite "musts" in Barcelona.
Adventures Outside Spain
I would definitely have to say one of the best things about studying abroad is the ability to travel all over Europe. In two weeks I have traveled to Interlaken, Switzerland and London, England. Two completely different trips but nonetheless an unreal experience unique to each city.
"Extreme Weather Conditions in Europe"
I'm not sure if I have bragged in my previous posts about the amazing weather here in Barcelona. When I say "amazing" though I am holding it in comparison to the frigid temperatures my family is experiencing back home.
Este es la Vida
This weekend I traveled to Valencia, Spain for the mandatory IES field trip. Personally I think any "mandatory" field trip to visit and explore a new location is a pretty sweet deal. Valencia is only a four-hour bus ride down the coast of Spain but it differs in so many ways from Barcelona.
Me Encanta Barca
I don't know if it is possible to love a city this much after a mere 9 days… and yet I think I do. Barcelona is one of the coolest cities I have seen and I know there is much more exploring and learning to do.
¡Adiós América!
I'm leaving behind my family, friends, school, and typical American lifestyle. Not only that but more importantly I have to wait four months to see how all of my favorite shows unfold! Regardless, I know this is about to be the opportunity and experience of a lifetime.