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Denys Val Baker
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|Denys Val Baker
|Denys Baker
24 October 1917
Poppleton, Yorkshire, England
|6 July 1984
(aged 66)
|Pen name
|David Eames, Henry Trevor, David Valentine
|novelist, journalist, short story writer, editor
|Autobiography, short story
Denys Val Baker (24 October 1917 – 6 July 1984) was a Welsh writer, specialising in short stories, novels, and autobiography. He was also known for his activities as an editor, and promotion of the arts in Cornwall.
Early years[edit]
Born Denys Baker in Poppleton, York, North Riding of Yorkshire on 24 October 1917 where his father, Welsh born Valentine Henry Baker, was stationed as a pilot instructor during World War I. His mother was Dilys Eames, who was from Anglesey in North Wales and had played harp at the National Eisteddfod of 1901. He grew up in Sussex and eventually lived with his parents in Surbiton, then in Surrey, now in Greater London.
Val Baker was always proud of being of Celtic ancestry, and he considered himself to be more Welsh than English, and this was an influence in his writings.
A lifelong pacifist and vegetarian, he registered as a conscientious objector in June 1939, prior to World War II, and volunteered to join a group of some 200 COs sailing to Jersey in May 1940 to work on the tomato and potato harvests. The impending German invasion of the Channel Islands led to the return of half of the COs, including Val Baker. He became secretary of a pacifist community, Youth House, in Camden Town. and carried out rescue work in London during the Blitz.
Val Baker showed an interest in writing from when a young man. He was particularly drawn to the short story format, which was very popular in the 1920s and 1930s, and he would send stories to many magazines. Thanks to his father's contacts with the Harmsworth family, Val Baker managed to get a job as a reporter on the Derby Evening Telegraph, one of the Harmsworth family's regional titles, and stayed there for three years. After that he moved to London where he worked as a jobbing journalist on various trade papers.
He was by now beginning to supplement his income through freelance journalism and sales of short stories to the many literary magazines that were popular in the days before television. He had by this time legally changed his surname to Val Baker in honour of his father, who had died in a flying accident in 1942.
Val Baker started publishing his own quarterly magazine Opus, (later to be renamed Voices) in the early forties featuring stories, poems and reviews by his contemporaries- many of whom went on to be well-known writers. In 1943 he produced the first of his annual Little Reviews Anthologies through Allen & Unwin, which presented the best of that year's output from the country's many literary magazines. There were also a series of anthologies of short stories by British and international writers.
As a writer of fiction his career really started with Selected Stories, which was a little stapled paperback issued in 1944. This was quickly followed by Worlds Without End, a hardback published in 1945, and then his first novel The White Rock in the same year. The latter was also published in US and the Netherlands. A second novel The More We Are Together soon followed and then a third The Widening Mirror in 1949.
Val Baker was also increasing his output of short stories, many of which were not only published in magazines, but also read on the BBC's Morning Story programme. Over the years, he had well over 100 stories read on BBC radio.
Val Baker had always been enchanted by Cornwall, and he eventually moved there permanently to St.Ives in 1948. This change was to mark a new era in his writing career. While continuing to write short stories, he also launched the publication The Cornish Review in 1949. The Cornish Review featured poems, short stories, articles, art and book reviews. This quarterly magazine lasted three years and ten issues. In 1966 Val Baker revived the Review with much the same mixture, this time it lasted for twenty six issues until it folded in 1974.[1] An Index to "The Cornish Review" by Phoebe Proctor was published by the Institute of Cornish Studies in 1978; "The Cornish Review" magazine: an illustrated bibliography by Tim Scott was published by Cornish Connections / Hare's Ear ISBN 0-9515686-2-0.[2]
In 1959 he published the acclaimed Britain's Art Colony by the Sea about the artistic community of Cornwall, and particularly based around St. Ives. Val Baker lived in various places in Cornwall as his family kept growing. The family life in Corwall was to provide the basis for many autobiographical, humorous books. The first of which, The Sea's in The Kitchen, was published in 1962 by Phoenix House and was to be his best selling book since the forties. This was soon followed by The Door is Always Open in 1963 and eventually by another twenty four.
Another aspect of his life was his interest in the sea. When Val Baker purchased his own boat, MFV Sanu,[3] an ex-navy supply tender, it was an inspiration for his books, short stories, and magazine articles.
In the 1960s and 1970s he continued with a prolific creative output, mainly through the publisher William Kimber & Co. But finally, in the early eighties onwards Val Baker's health began to deteriorate and he suffered excruciating pain from irritable bowel syndrome, an illness that seems to have practically curtailed his writing career.
On 6 July 1984 Val Baker died at the West Cornwall Hospital, Penzance at the age of sixty six. He had written fourteen novels, twenty two collections of short stories, twenty six autobiographies, over forty anthologies, another twenty books on general subjects as well as hundreds of short stories and articles for magazines throughout the world. The popularity of his books was reinforced when with the introduction of Public Lending Rights in the year of his death the royalties put him in the top 120 of most borrowed authors of over 6000 who had registered.
Family life[edit]
He was married twice. His first marriage was to Librarian Patricia Johnson whom he met in 1942. They had one son, Martin, born in 1944. This marriage collapsed and ended in 1948. At this point Val Baker moved to Cornwall. He lived there for the rest of his life except for a three-year sojourn in London and one year in Bermuda.
He married Jess Bryan (b. 1922) in 1949. Bryan brought to the family Gillian (b. 1945) and Jane (b. 1947). The family slowly grew with the births of Stephen in 1949, Demelza in 1951, and Genevieve in 1954.
His life in Cornwall really began in 1948 when he rented a small cottage at the foot of Trencrom Hill just outside St Ives. But as the family quickly grew, following the marriage with Jess, they moved from Trencrom to Penzance and then to Sennen Cove.
Then, the Val Bakers were able to buy the seventeen-room Old Vicarage, St Hilary, the house featured in Bernard Walke's book Twenty Years at St Hilary. At this time Jess took lessons with the potter David Leach in Penzance and soon opened up a studio pottery, which continued for at least twenty years.
In 1954 the Val Bakers left St Hilary and moved to Kent and then to London. But three years later they returned to Cornwall to a tiny rented cottage in Virgin Street, St Ives and then to Church Place before in 1958 moving to St Christopher's a house overlooking Porthmeor beach. It was here that the pottery run by Jess began to be successful, and Denys would often be found there both writing and serving customers. It was also here that Denys started on a series of autobiographical books, inspired by family life at St Christopher's.
In 1967 the family moved to the Old Sawmills, an isolated, rambling house located in extensive woodland up a creek at Golant on the river Fowey approachable only by boat or walking along the railway belonging to English China Clays. It was here that Denys settled for five years, writing in an old shed/studio on the sunny side of the creek. By now most of the older children had set out on their ways but they often returned with friends, and the Sawmills was always a very busy place. One of the reasons for this move was the safe mooring available for the newly purchased 60 ft ex-navy supply tender MFV Sanu. Meanwhile, the Mask Pottery in Fowey continued to be run by Jess, with the help of Stephen and Demelza. Jess was offered the opportunity of running a course teaching the pottery in Bermuda so she and Denys spent a year there.
On their return in 1972, with MFV Sanu now moored in the Mediterranean, they started planning to move to another old millhouse, at Crean between St. Buryan and Land's End in 1972. As at Golant, Denys continued writing in a shed for a studio. Along the cliff footpath at Zennor, there is a bench overlooking the sea, which is dedicated to the memory of Denys Val Baker.
Selected bibliography[edit]
1. The White Rock: Sylvan Press, 1945
2. The More We Are Together:Sampson Low,1947
3. The Widening Mirror:Sampson Low, 1949
4. A Journey With Love: Bridgehead USA 1955.
5. The Titles My Own : (as David Eames) Bless1955.
6. The Faces Of Love : (no 4 revised) 1967.
7. As The River Flows: Milton House, 1974.
8. Company Of Three: Milton House, 1974.
9. Don't Lose Your Cool Dad: Milton House 1975
10. BarbicanÕs End: William Kimber:1979
11. Rose: William Kimber: 1980.
12. Karenza: William Kimber: 1980 (no 1 revised)
13. One Summer at St Merry: 1980 (no2 revised)
14. Frances: William Kimber: 1980 (no 3 revised)
Short story collections[edit]
1.Selected Stories: Staples and Staples 1944 ?
2.Worlds Without End: Sylvan Press 1945.
3.The Return Of Uncle Walter: Sampson Low1949
4. Strange Fulfillment: Pyramid Books USA, 1959.
5. The Flame Swallower: J. L. Lake, 1963.
6. The Strange and the Damned: Pyramid, 1964.
7. Bizarre Loves: Belmont Books, USA, 1964.
8. Strange Possession: Pyramid 1965.
9. Strange Journeys: Pyramid, 1966.
10 The Face in the Mirror: Arkham House USA 1971.
11.Woman & the Engine Driver United Writers1972
12. A Summer to Remember: William Kimber1975.
13. Echoes from Cornish Cliffs: Kimber 1976.
14. The Secret Place:: William Kimber 1977.
15. Passenger to Penzance: William Kimber 1978.
16. At the Seas Edge: William Kimber 1979.
17. The House on the Creek: William Kimber 1981.
18. Thomasinas Island: William Kimber 1981.
19. The Girl in the Photograph: Wm Kimber 1982.
20. Martin's Cottage: William Kimber1983.
21. At the Rainbow's End: William Kimber 1983.
22. A Work of Art: William Kimber 1984.
23. The Tenant: William Kimber 1985.
1. The Sea's in the Kitchen: Phoenix House 1962
2.The Door is Always Open: Phoenix House1963.
3. We ll Go Round the World Tomorrow: 1965
4. To Sea with Sanu: John Baker: 1967.
5. Adventures Before Fifty: John Baker 1969.
6. Life Up The Creek: John Baker 1971.
7. The Petrified Mariner: William Kimber 1972.
8. An Old Mill by the Stream: Wm Kimber 1973.
9. Spring at Lands End: William Kimber 1974.
10. Sunset Over the Scillies: William Kimber 1975.
11. A View from the Valley: William Kimber 1976
12.The Wind Blows from the West: Kimber1977
13. A Long Way to Land's End: Kimber1977
14. All This and Cornwall Too: Kimber 1978.
15. A Family for all Seasons: Wm Kimber 1979.
16. As the Stream Flows By: WmKimber 1980.
17. Upstream at the Mill: William Kimber 1981.
18. A Family at Sea: William Kimber 1981.
19. The Waterwheel Turns: William Kimber1982.
20. Summer at the Mill: William Kimber 1982.
21. Family Circles: William Kimber 1983.
22. Down a Cornish Lane: William Kimber 1983.
23. The Mill in the Valley: William Kimber1984.
24. When Cornish Skies are Smiling: WK1984
25. My Cornish World: William Kimber 1985.
26. Cornish Prelude: William Kimber 1985.
Other works[edit]
Edited books include[edit]
Literary magazines published[edit]
- ^ The Cornish Review Anthology
- ^ Scott, Tim, ed. (1999) Cornish Connections: the Tangye Checklist; 2nd ed. Wokingham: Cornish Connections / Hare's Ear
- ^ Obscure authors Garstin and Val Baker
- "A Literary Life". Retrieved 17 January 2007.
- "Life of Denys Val Baker". Retrieved 18 May 2007.
Further reading[edit]
- Scott, Tim, ed. (1993) Denys Val Baker: an illustrated bibliography. Wokingham: Cornish Connections / Hare's Ear

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Haruji Matsue
|January 15, 1876
|November 29, 1959(aged 83)
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Haruji Matsue (松江春次 Matsue Haruji?, January 15, 1878 to November 29, 1954) was a Japanese entrepreneur and the first person to manufacture the sugar cube in Japan.[1] His brother, Major General Toyohisa Matsue was commandant of the Bandō prisoner-of-war camp in World War I.
Early years[edit]
Matsue was born in Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima as the second son of a former samurai of Aizu Domain. In 1899, he graduated from Tokyo Technical School and found employment with Dai-Nippon Sugar Company. However, in 1903 he passed an acceptance examination held by the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce and received a scholarship to study overseas. He was sent to the Louisiana State University, well-known at the time for its work in sugar cultivation, and graduated with a master's degree.[2] He returned to Japan in 1907 and was appointed plant manager at Dai-Nippon Sugar's Osaka factory. However, Matsu left the company in 1908 after it became the center of a public scandal involving the bribery of several noted members of the Diet of Japan and moved to Taiwan. He worked for two sugar companies in Taiwan, but left due to disagreements with their senior management and after realizing that both companied were in precarious financial situations. Visiting Saipan and Tinian in Mariana Islands, he realized their potential for development for sugar cane cultivation, and returned to Japan seeking investors.
Nan'yō Kōhatsu Kabushiki Kaisha[edit]
Meanwhile, the first governor of South Pacific Mandate, Tezuka Toshiro, was turning to the Oriental Development Company for assistance in reviving the economy of Saipan and rescue the former employees of two failed companies, Nishimura Takushoku and Nan'yō Shokusan.[3] With the capital from these companies and government approval, Matsue acquired the assets of Nan'yō Shokusan. In 1921 he founded Nan'yō Kōhatsu (South Seas Development Company). He trained Japanese laborers living on Saipan and others brought over from Okinawa and the Tōhoku region to clear the land, cultivate and harvest sugar cane, and build his refineries.
By 1925 Matsue had built an alcohol factory and ice plant on Saipan, planted over 3000 hectares of sugar, and extended his operations to Saipan's neighboring islands. By the end of the decade, he had brought more than 5,000 workers to the Marianas.[4] The company quickly grew to become the largest private company in the Japanese Mandate, and at its height employed over 40,000 people. Matsue also built numerous recreational facilities for his workers on Saipan and other islands.
A fervent supporter of the Nanshin-ron doctrine, which advocated Japanese territorial expansion and colonization of the islands of Oceania and eventually the European-held territories of the Indonesian archipelago, Matsue led the company in developing a wide range of activities in Dutch and Australian territories in southeast Asia, especially in Sulawesi, Portuguese Timor and in New Guinea. The company bought out local Japanese copra plantations and fish processing plants, and established a shipping company. He also cultivated close relations with the Imperial Japanese Navy. Matsue resigned as president of Nan'yō Kōhatsu in 1940 and withdrew completely from the company in 1943. He donated money from his successful business to his home town of Aizuwakamatsu. A technical high school, Aizu Kōgyon kōkō (会津工業高校), was constructed using these funds. He died in November 1954 of a cerebral hemorrhage.
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Bhaja Govindam
Bhaja Govindam [Praise/Seek Govinda (Vishnu)] also known as Moha Mudgara (Hammer [to shatter] illusion) is a popular 8th century[1] Hindu devotional composition in Sanskrit attributed to Adi Shankara. This work of Adi Shankara underscores the view that devotion (Bhakti) to God, Govinda, is a vastly important part of general spirituality, as emphasised by Bhakti Yoga and the Bhakti movement.[2] This work is generally considered a summary of Adi Shankara's Advaita Vedanta philosophy.[3]
Original text in Sanskrit[edit]
भज गोविन्दम् भज गोविन्दम्
(Translation : Seek Govind, Seek Govind)
गोविन्दम् भज मूढ मते । सम्प्राप्ते सन्निहिते काले नहि नहि रक्षति दुखृन्करणे ।। १ ।। मूढ जहीहि धन आगम तृष्णाम् कुरु सद्बुद्धिम् मनसि वितृष्णाम् । यल्लभसे निज कर्मोपात्तम् वित्तम् तेन विनोदय चित्तम् ।।
(Translation : Seek Govind alone, you fool) [4]
(bhaja govindam bhaja govindam, govindam bhaja mudha mate) sam prapte sannihite kale, na hi na hi raksati dukrn-karane[5]
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This composition is a reminder that the author, Adi Shankaracharya, who is often regarded as a stalwart advocate of the Jnana Marga (Jnana Yoga) or the "Path of Knowledge" to attain Mukti, yielded to none in appreciating, indeed enjoining the Bhakti Marga (Bhakti Yoga) or the "Path of Faith/Devotion" to the same goal,[6] and as C. Rajagopalachari put in his commentary, "When intelligence (jnana) matures and lodges securely in the heart, it becomes wisdom (vignyana). When that wisdom (vignyana) is integrated with life and issues out in action, it becomes devotion (bhakti). Knowledge (jnana) which has become mature is spoken of as devotion (bhakti). If it does not get transformed into devotion (bhakti), such knowledge (jnana) is useless tinsel."[7]
In this prayer, Adi Shankaracharya emphasizes the importance of devotion for God as a means to spiritual development and to liberation from the cycle of birth and death. The prayer leaves one in no doubt that the renunciation of our egotistical differences and surrender to God makes for salvation. Many scholars hold that this composition encapsulates with both brevity and simplicity the substance of all Vedantic thought found in whatever other works that Adi Shankaracharya wrote:
The refrain "Bhaja Govindam" which defines the composition and gives it its name invokes the almighty in the aspect of Vishnu; it is therefore very popular not only with Sri Adi Shankaracharya's immediate followers, the Smarthas, but also with Vaishnavas and others.
Meter / Chandas[edit]
The metre is moraic (मात्राछन्दस्). Apart from the first verse, all other verses have 16 mAtrAs, which tend to fit the description of the pAdakulakam variety of mAtrAsamaka [मात्रासमक] in vRtta-ratnAkara.
There is a story attached to the composition of this Hymn. It is said that Shri Adi Shankaracharya, accompanied by his disciples, was walking along a street in Varanasi one day when he came across an aged scholar reciting the rules of Sanskrit grammar repeatedly on the street to earn more money from any students who would be interested in learning it. On watching this, Adi Shankaracharya in anger went up to the scholar and advised him not to waste his time on Drukrukarane rules of Grammar at his age but to turn his mind to God in worship and adoration which would only save him from this vicious cycle of life and death and not the money earned through the teaching of the rules of Grammar. The hymn "Bhaja Govindam" is said to have been composed on this occasion.[8]
The composition consists of thirty-three verses. Besides the refrain of the song beginning with the words "Bhaja Govindam", Shankaracharya is said to have sung twelve other verses. Hence, the hymn bears the title "Dvadasamanjarika-Stotra" (A hymn which is a bunch of twelve verse-blossoms). The fourteen disciples who were with the Master on that occasion are believed to have added one verse each. These fourteen verses are together called "Chaturdasa-manjarika-Stotra" (a hymn consisting of fourteen verse-blossoms).
Artist M. S. Subbulakshmi is mainly popular for singing this hymn.
- ^ Review Yogalife, sivananda.org, 2003.
- ^ Bhaja Govindam, by Sankarācārya, Chinmayananda, Translated by Brahmacharini Sharada. Published by Chinmaya Publications Trust, 1967. Page5-7.
- ^ Swami Chinmayananda, Adi Sankaracharya's Bhaja Govindam. Central Chinmaya Mission Trust, 2005.ISBN 817597107X.
- ^ Rajgopalachari, C. Bhaja Govindam. ISBN 81-7276-309-3.
- ^ Bhaja govindam bhaja govindam bhaja govindam mudha mate: "You fools, you mudha mate..." Mudha mate means "you fools." He was addressing the whole world, "you fools." Bhaja govindam: "Just become devotee of Krsna. Just become Krsna consciousness." Prapte sannihite kale marane na hi na hi raksati dukrn-karane: "You are philosophizing. You are talking on grammar and this way and that way." Because these people, they want to establish impersonalism from Bhagavad-gita by strength of grammar. Such a nonsense they are. They want to understand God by..., through grammar. God is so cheap that He can be understood through grammar. Therefore especially he specified, prapte sannihite kale marane: "When death will catch you, your grammar, dukrn, prata, this will not save you. You fools. You please become Krsna conscious, Krsna conscious." That was the instruction of Sankaracarya.
- ^ Bhaja Govindam Ancient Wisdom, Yogalife, Fall 2003 Issue. Sivananda.
- ^ Commentary on Bhaja Govindam by C. Srinivas Kuchibhotla.
- ^ The Hymns of Sankaracharya, by Śankaracarya, Telliyavaram Mahadevan Ponnambalam Mahadevan, Totakācārya, Sureśvarācārya. Published by Motilal Banarsidass Publ., 2002. ISBN 81-208-0097-4. Page 33.
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*sigh* I can't really tell how many times I must explain this. If you weren't there at the time, and if you weren't acquainted with anyone there who could have told you second-hand what happened, then you have no clue what is truly happening. Could it be bullying? Sure. Could it be two guys getting into a fight over something meaningful? Sure. Could the one in the shirt be the bully and the shirtless one just trying to stick up for himself? sure. Point being: post only funny or things you have experienced first-hand.
#238 to #236 - iamphoenix
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There's a Youtube video of it. The shirtless guy jumped the other kid and started **** with him.
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Uhhh....I'm not sure how to answer that second question. If you watch the video, it's clear that's what was happening. Shirtless douche just walks up to this kid and starts **** with him. The other kid tried to get him to piss off but he decided he wanted to fight him.
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He keeps trying to get shirtless douche to not fight with him because he has no problem with him, but to no avail. Douches gonna douche.
He keeps trying to get shirtless douche to not fight with him because he has no problem with him, but to no avail. Douches gonna douche.
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It's not bullying. It's just a street scrap. Bullying has more psychological aspects to it. It IS clear the one in the shirt wants to avoid physical conflict, but from what one could gather from the video, the man in the shirt started it by spreading rumors, to which the shirtless one wanted to end. There are no "victims" in this incident, only idiot teenagers.
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#251 to #249 - Kamesakke
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Yes, he acts irresponsibly to the situation, but I'm not defending him, I'm only saying both people are to blame. There is no "good guy" or "bad guy" until you can look through every single person's eyes and get the full perspective. I blame those two for fighting, as I blame those other kids for not breaking it up. As I blame you victimizing one person while we are not %100 sure of the whole situation in the present.
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I know if I hear somebody say "I don't even know you" "I don't want to fight you" and "I'm not putting up with this **** anymore", They're not the bad guy in that situation
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Or they prefer to attack from a different source. Think about it, North Korea doesn't want to fight, but they still want to rule innocent people and bend them to do their bidding. Yet we all know they're the "bad guys". All I'm saying is that when you judge something without all possible perspectives, you're only fueling a fight, not ending it.
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Jesus Christ just admit you were wrong you ******* moron. You didn't knew the source of the gif, you assumed it isn't bullying so you decided to make a smartass comment. You were proven wrong and now you come start saying a bunch of crap you don't even believe.
The shirtless guy assaulted someone who had no intention of fighting or harming him. That is intentional aggressive behavior. If that's not bullying I don't know what the **** is.
The shirtless guy assaulted someone who had no intention of fighting or harming him. That is intentional aggressive behavior. If that's not bullying I don't know what the **** is.


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To evaluate the safety and efficacy of a novel bioabsorbable suspension device made of a polymer of polylactic acid and polyglycolic acid (Endotine Ribbon), we performed a retrospective multi-institutional case study of 21 patients who underwent minimally invasive or open rhytidectomy with the use of the device in an ambulatory surgery center setting. Twelve patients had an excellent result, 7 a good result, and 2 a fair result. Early complications were corrected with technical modifications. Patient satisfaction was high. The Ribbon is a safe and effective adjunct for performing both minimally invasive and open rhytidectomy and cervical lifting.
The polymer ribbon (Endotine Ribbon; Coapt Systems, Palo Alto, California), showing 17 rows of double tines with a long leash made from polyglycolic and polylactic acid.
The polymer ribbon in the protective housing. The "keel" allows it to be easily deployed or reinserted into the housing.
Fixation of the device to the fascia after removal of excess length of the leash.
Placement of the ribbon against the midplatysma through a minimal-access incision behind the auricle.
Posterosuperior traction on the ribbon to tighten the platysma, define the jawline, and rejuvenate the neck. Notice the anchoring stitch on the anterior aspect of the device (arrow).
Jowl elevation performed via a temporal hairline incision.
Patient 1. Right (A) and left (B) preoperative photographs and right (C) and left (D) 8-month postoperative photographs of a patient who underwent a cervical polymer ribbon lift without adjunctive procedures.
Patient 10. Right (A) and left (B) preoperative photographs and right (C) and left (D) 6-month postoperative photographs of a patient who underwent a cervical polymer ribbon lift in conjunction with open face- and neck-lift.
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JD Blair is an American drummer. He has released four solo albums, and is mentioned as an influential character in Victor Wooten's book The Music Lesson as well as Wooten's DVD Groove Workshop.
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Blair was born in Las Vegas, Nevada. He is an AFM #369 member and a founding member of Mu Phi Sigma, National Percussion Fraternity, Incorporated. His work reaches across all musical genres, which began in church. His formal training started while attending Lee High School in Huntsville, Alabama. Bob Baccus was his instructor. Afterwards, J. D. was recruited by John Paul Lindberg to attend Norfolk State University. He also attended Alabama A & M University as a Telecommunications Major.
J. D. has played with some of the biggest names in country music, including Wynonna Judd, Lyle Lovett, Shelby Lynne, Big and Rich, and Shania Twain. Along with a host of video and worldwide TV appearances, J. D. has received many awards for his accomplishments, including Drum! Magazine's 2000 Country Drummer of the Year. He also has been awarded the Louis Armstrong Jazz Award. The Groove Regulator has released a project entitled, "2012?". Vix Records, LLC is the home of this project. 2013 saw J. D. playing dates on Victor Wooten's Sword and Stone, Words and Tones Tour. J. D. was the drummer for Shania Twain's "Still the One" show in Las Vegas. You may see their work on her CD/DVD, "Live in Las Vegas." Expect a new audio project in 2016. Guests musicians include Dane Bryant, Otiel Burbridge, Victor Caldwell, Jeff Carruthers, Kat Dyson, Will Hollis, Jeff Lorber, Gray Mayfield, Rod McGaha, Jason Mowery, Keith Nelson, Dave Richardson, Giovanni Rodriquez, Justin Schipper, Eric Struthers, Crystal Taliefero, Darrell Tibbs, Malcolm Jamal Warner, Kirk Whalum, and Victor Wooten. Victor and J. D. will be performing as, 2 Minds, 1 Groove. Periodically, they will be joined by, "The Teacha", Regi Wooten.
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Yolanda Adams, Eddie "Spanky" Alford, Sam "Shake" Anderson, India.Arie, Bob Babbitt, A Special Blend, Ayla Brown, Larry Carlton, Jeff Carruthers, Bootsy Collins, George Duke, First Call, Tommy Emmanuel, The Eternal Chariot Singers, Anthony Gomes, Heirborne, Richard "Groove" Holmes, Paul Jackson, Jr., Wynonna Judd, Phil Keaggy, Chris Kent, Matthews, Wright, & King, Erin Leahy, Jeff Lorber, Lyle Lovett, Shelby Lynne, Yo-Yo Ma, Natalie MacMaster, Donnie McClurkin, Donna McElroy, Rod McGaha, Gary Motley, Point Of Grace, Riapsedon, Mike Stern, Take 6, Takana, Shane Theriot, Shania Twain, Malcolm Jamal Warner, Kirk Whalum, BeBe and CeCe Winans, Joseph, Regi, Roy, & Victor Wooten.
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- "Still The One - Live in Las Vegas" - Shania Twain
- "Fake ID" - Big and Rich
- "Holiday On Ice" - Natalie MacMaster
- "UP!" Chicago Live – Shania Twain
- "Not Just A Pretty Face" – Shania Twain
- "Come On Over" – Shania Twain
- "Honey I'm Home" - Shania Twain
- "Open Praise" – Madison Mission Mass Choir
- "I Hung It Up" – Junior Brown
- "No Way Out" – Suzy Bogguss
- "Slow Me Down" – Shelby Lynne
- "I Got A Love" - Matthews, Wright, & King
- "Come Together" – Delbert McClinton
- "One More For The Road" – Suzy Bogguss & Chet Atkins
- "Church Song" – Lyle Lovett
- "Crazy When It Comes To You" – Margaret Bell
- "Walls" – DC Talk
- 2015 - Solo Artist, & Victor Wooten
- 2014 - Shania Twain, & Victor Wooten
- 2013 - Artist, Shania Twain, & Victor Wooten
- 2012 - Artist, Natalie MacMaster, Shania Twain & Victor Wooten
- 2011 - Natalie MacMaster & Victor Wooten
- 2010 - Natalie MacMaster & Victor Wooten
- 2009 - Natalie MacMaster & Victor Wooten
- 2008 - The Ascenxion Project, Digby, & Natalie MacMaster
- 2007 - The Ascenxion Project, Digby, & Natalie MacMaster
- 2004 - Shania Twain & Victor Wooten
- 2003 - Shania Twain & Victor Wooten
- 2002 - Wynonna Judd & Shania Twain
- 2001 - Point Of Grace & Victor Wooten
- 2000 - Shelby Lynne, Take 6, & Victor Wooten
- 1999 - Victor Wooten
- 1998 - Shania Twain & Victor Wooten
- 1997 - Rod McGaha & Victor Wooten
- 1996 - Take 6 & Victor Wooten
- 1995 - Shelby Lynne & Take 6
- 1994 - Shelby Lynne
- 1993 - Matthews, Wright, & King
- 1992 - Lyle Lovett's Large Band
Film credits[edit]
- "America's Dumbest Criminals" (Nationally Syndicated) Role: Undercover Cop & Uniformed Policeman. Prod. Co. & Director: Enthos/Scene Three, Inc; Glenn Petach
- "Finally Gets Wings!" Role: Krystal Patron. Prod. Co. & Director: Ogilvy & Mather/Atlanta
- "Crocodile Shoes" Role: Chester the Drummer. Prod. Co. & Director: Big Boy Productions; Robert Knights
Recordings as a solo artist[edit]
- "Grace" (2016 release.)
- "2012?" on Vix Records, LLC.
- "Come On!"
- "Regulated!"


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One Valentine's Day for my husband, I made a CD with a slide show of favorite pics over the years. I added music and a loving note at the end of the slide show, printed a CD label with a pretty picture and gave it to him for Valentines Day. He loved it.
The CD cost me little, but was so special because I took the time to put it together for him. He still pulls it out and looks at it on occasion.
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My sweetie is not into big gifts, fancy cards, or other holiday kitsch so this Valentine's day I am showing my love for him in a very heartfelt way. I made a heart pattern that will fit on a 3x3 inch post-it note.
For a frugal Valentine gift to your honey, make a favorite meal that they enjoy. Then have their favorite movies ready (I get them at the library or rent them)...
This year, I made homemade valentines using magazine cutouts and cardstock I had on hand, unused postcards from trips taken together and printouts of valentine graphics on craft sites. So the cost of the card is free.
Today, I started what I am calling the "14 Days of Valentine". I am leaving a pink paper heart and a small chocolate heart on my husband's pillow every day.
For Valentine's Day, I cut out a decorative arrangement from a glossy magazine (in this case of feathers and ribbon with a cupid, actually) and then mounted it with spray adhesive on some cardboard I had saved.
Here is a great way to tell your loved one why you love them. On your computer write sentences like "I love how you love me", "I love your eyes", "I love how you play with the kids". You get the idea.
I have eleven grandchildren, ages 13 years to 3 months old, so even buying cards for holidays can become expensive. I love to send out something small to each child. In January, I scored a cheap alternative to Valentine's Day cards at my local grocery store.
Instead of paper valentines, buy some flower seeds at the dollar store (usually 6-10/$1) and give them to your friends with a note that says something like - "MY LOVE FOR YOU GROWS AND GROWS!"
What are your favorite ideas for your Valentines Day gifts or activities?
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Put on your reddest lipstick, pucker up and kiss several a sheet of plain, white paper. Repeat until you get a good kiss print, then personalize with your Valentine message.
Many radio stations allow listeners to call in and dedicate songs. Find a local radio station that does, then phone in your dedication; make sure your sweetie is listening!
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I bought rose petals made a picnic lunch with wine and chocolate covered strawberries. I blind folded him and we went to then lake. I had a picnic blanket and candles set up by a fire for a romantic Valentine's surprise for my boyfriend and he loved it!
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Jeremy Swanson, 27, reportedly called 911 and told dispatchers he killed his wife, according to the Bonner County Sheriff's Office. When Priest River police officers arrived to the home at 350 Harriet Street, they found Jennifer Swanson, 27, dead.
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A man sustained critical injuries when he was reportedly stabbed early Wednesday morning in the parking lot of a Chattaroy bar, the Spokane County Sheriff's Office said.
Deputies found the man lying on the ground shortly after 2 a.m. in the parking lot outside the Prime Tyme bar at 4211 E. Westwood Ave., a news release said.
He was unconscious and had multiple stab wounds, according to sheriff's spokesman Craig Chamberlin.
Detectives arrested Brian Reinhart, 25, and Dwayne Hackley, 42, on suspicion of first-degree assault after they reportedly called 911 this morning and said the man attacked them. Anyone who has information about the fight is asked to call Crime Check at (509) 456-2233.
Plea deal struck in child abandonment
A 27-year-old Spokane-area woman has reached a plea agreement after being charged with abandoning her young children along Interstate 90 in Post Falls in October.
Shannon Duval's attorney Larry Purviance said Duval has agreed to plead guilty to one count of felony injury to a child in exchange for prosecutors recommending a probationary sentence. Purviance said the hearing is scheduled for next month. Duval remains in custody.
A construction worker found the boys, ages 3 and 6, along the road at about 9 a.m. on Oct. 30. The boys said their mother had run out of gas and had gone for help and that it was dark and raining when she left.
Duval was arrested that evening at a residence in the Spokane area.
The children were placed in foster care.
Plane crash kills two in Montana
LIBBY, Mont. – Two people are believed to have died in a plane crash in northwestern Montana, authorities said Wednesday.
Allen Kenitzer of the Federal Aviation Administration said preliminary reports are that a twin-engine Beech King Air-100 was discovered Wednesday about three miles north of Libby. The plane crashed Tuesday night, he said.
Local authorities reported that the two people onboard were killed, Kenitzer said. Lincoln County Sheriff Roby Bowe told the Western News that rescuers concentrated their search in the Swede Mountain area, where the plane's GPS beacon was last reported.
The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating. Additional information, including the plane's registered owner and possible identities of those aboard, could not immediately be confirmed.
Bowe did not immediately return a message left by the Associated Press.
Heavy snow hampered the search Wednesday.
Mudslide disrupts train traffic again
MUKILTEO, Wash. – Another day, another mudslide on railroad tracks in the Everett-Seattle corridor.
Burlington Northern Santa Fe spokesman Gus Melonas said the Wednesday afternoon slide south of Mukilteo was being cleared and freight train traffic was only expected to be briefly interrupted.
However, the slide does reset the required 48-hour moratorium on passenger and commuter train traffic in that corridor. That moratorium now extends until Friday afternoon,
Melonas says there have been more than 30 mudslides in the corridor since Thanksgiving week. The area has been pounded by heavy rainfall.
Student arrested for fireworks at school
TACOMA – A student was arrested for bringing fireworks to Stadium High School in Tacoma.
Police spokesman Mark Fulghum said it was a small mortar-type firework that had been wrapped in tape. The boy forgot he had it in his backpack and it was found by a school security guard.
The school was evacuated about 9:30 a.m. Wednesday and students waited at the performing arts center across the street until police determined the building were secure.
District spokesman Dan Voelpel said the student has been expelled.