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The first question:
Osho,Today at the lecture you extolled the virtues of Hasidism. But if they are so praiseworthy, so full of feeling of brotherhood, etc., why do they exclude women from their religious practices, and particularly their ecstatic religious dancing?
Pratima has asked the question. It is very relevant, and has to be understood. The first thing to remember, to always remember, is never to judge the past by present standards. That is not compassionate. For example, when Hasidism was arising, to allow women into a religiously ecstatic dance would have been impossible. Not that Hasidic mystics were not aware, not that they would not have liked to allow it - they would have loved it - but it was impossible.
Even Buddha was afraid to initiate women into his order. What was the fear? Was he an orthodox person? No, you cannot find a more revolutionary mind, but he insisted for many years on not allowing women into his order. The reason is to be found somewhere else.
A religion has to exist in the society. If the society is too much against a certain thing, even the founder has to make a few compromises otherwise the religion as such will not exist at all. The society is not in a condition of perfection, the society is not yet as it should be, but a religion has to exist in this society, in the framework that this society allows it. Revolutionaries try to go a little further than the boundary, but even they cannot go too far. If they go too far they will be uprooted.
For example, I have no objection if you go naked when meditating. I have no objection. In fact I will support it, because clothes are part of the repressive culture. I know it, but still I have to insist on you not being naked in the meditations because that creates such trouble that even meditation will become impossible. That will be too much. To destroy the whole possibility of meditation just for clothes or nudity would be foolish. It would have been good if I had been able to allow you to be absolutely free - free from clothes also. But then society will not allow us to exist at all, and we have to exist in society. So we have to choose the lesser evil.


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30th Annual Sugar Bowl Classic ~ January 1, 1964
#8 Alabama 12 (Final: 9-2-0)
#7 Ole Miss 7 (Final: 7-1-2)
How Alabama and Ole Miss Met in the 1964 Sugar Bowl
There had been Sugar Bowls won by field goals before - the 1936 game being won by a kick, the only points the winning team could manage. To show how much the game has changed, Sammy Baugh's boot in that one was the first of just nine before 1964 in the Sugar Bowl's three-decade history.
Tulane Stadium really did resemble a huge sugar bowl on the first day of 1964, with snow banks flanking the field. The moist 45-degree temperature was said later to have played a critical roles in the outcome, causing a total of 17 fumbles, 11 by the losing team, and bringing on an incredible for-the-time four field goals - including the longest ever kicked in any bowl - by Davis, three coming after bobbles, which provided the ultimate difference.
Playing with a second-string quarterback, 18-year-old Steve Sloan, in place of suspended Joe Namath, and against the nation's best run defense, Bear Bryant figured he was in for an iffy afternoon.
On 'Bama's first series, though, Sloan took the Crimson Tide on an impressive quick-hitting, between-the-tackles drive that netted five straight first downs. Ole Miss, which led the nation in rushing defense, finally was able to stop the Tide at the Rebel 15, forcing Davis to come in and kick a 31-yard field goal.
Following the kickoff, Ole Miss quarterback Jim Weatherly, in for Perry Lee Dunn, set the tone for a frustrating Rebel day by losing the ball with no one around him as he attempted to pass. Butch Henry recovered at the Ole Miss 31, and Davis eventually came back in to boot a 46-yard field goal, breaking the Sugar Bowl record of 32 yards that he set himself two years before against Arkansas.
After yet another lost muff at the Rebel 37, Davis, in for his third play of the game, attempted a 50-yard field goal, but it was wide to the right. "I ought to beat you with a stick, you rascal," admonished the Bear with a smile. "You should have had that other one, too. I saw you take your eyes off the ball."
Another lost Rebel fumble at the 16 gave Davis another chance. With 16 seconds left until intermission Davis kicked a 22-yarder that gave Alabama a 9-0 halftime lead.
"I'm not taking anything away from Alabama," reflected Rebel end Joe Wilkins. "We played under the same conditions. Our game, though, I feel, was much more affected by the weather than theirs. We had a much more open offense, handled the ball more than Alabama, which ran basically a simple quick-hitting offense. The main thing was the snow put more moisture in the air. The field was slick as glass ... With our roll-out offense; it just seemed a little more difficult for us."
Dennis picked up 11 yards on the first play of the second half, registering Ole Miss' initial first down. Two plays later, Frank Kinard dropped the Rebels' eighth fumble, bringing Mississippi Governor Ross Barnett to his feet, saying, "Why is it the boys can't hold onto the football?"
Two series after that, Davis kicked a 48-yard field goal, at that time the record for any bowl (record field goal pictured below, courtesy of the Paul W. Bryant Museum - the University of Alabama).
Ole Miss crossed midfield for the first time in the fourth quarter, and Dunn eventually hit Larry Smith with a five-yard touchdown pass, The Rebels, outplayed most of the day, were now in position to win. And soon they were knocking on the door again, but on a fourth down at the 4, Dunn was stopped at the 2. Bryant would say later, "If I remember right, we (Kentucky) stopped Oklahoma in almost the same spot in the '51 game."
Ole Miss, hot now, made a last bid, getting to the 19 where end Joe Pettey caught a pass in the numbers and near the sideline. Fittingly, he couldn't hold the ball as he was tackled. 'Bama recovered at the 9 to seal the victory.
It was difficult to believe that a game with 17 fumbles, 11 by Ole Miss, both all-time bowl records - could be so exciting at the finish.
Davis, of course, was the postgame story. He credited the snow with his performance. "I think being off the day before the game was the answer," he theorized. "I just had more zip in my kicks. I could see when I was warming up before the game. If the snow hadn't forced us indoors Tuesday, I would not have been so strong and accurate."
Recap excerpted from the book "Sugar Bowl Classic: A History" by Marty Mulé, who covered the game and the organization for decades for the New Orleans Times-Picayune.
Tulane Stadium
Ala: Davis 31-yard field goal
Ala: Davis 46-yard field goal
Ala: Davis 22-yard field goal
Ala: Davis 48-yard field goal
Miss: Smith 5-yard pass from Dunn (Irwin kick)
Ala.: Sloan 16-51; Nelson 16-47
Miss.: Dennis 7-37; Dunn 6-24
Ala.: Sloan 3-10-1, 29 yards
Miss.: Dunn 8-10-0, 125 yards, 1 TD
Ala.: Stephens 1-15.
Miss.: Wells 4-76.
Miller-Digby Award recipient: Tim Davis, Alabama kicker

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16 Under-$100 Ways to Add Color to Your Home
1. "Beige is timeless, but it can be boring without color alongside it," says Ellie Cullman, the New York–based designer who revamped this house (she's also the coauthor of The Detailed Interior). "Rich accents, like throw pillows and curtains, give the room personality."
2. "Hang curtains as high as possible" to fake extra-tall ceilings—they'll make the room appear larger, Cullman says.
3. "I'm a fan of handwoven rugs because I love their irregular texture, but you'll get that same look with a sisal rug at a fraction of the cost," she says.
4. Cullman used leftover green fabric from the curtain trim to make pillows. So smart!
5. This kind of space is meant to have fun in, so leave out games like Parcheesi or checkers. They'll instantly relax people.
"I love leather," Cullman says. "It's the only material that looks better with age." Leather sofa, starts at $2,383; sofasandsectionals.com.
Jazz Up Your Office With This Functional D.I.Y.


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Clinic-based ART Diagnostic Evaluation (CLADE)
Recruitment status was: Active, not recruiting
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|Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome HIV Infection RNA Virus Infections Virus Diseases
|Other: HIV-1 viral load testing
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
|Official Title:
|Clinic-based ART Diagnostic Evaluation
- Viral failure [ Time Frame: 18 months on follow-up ]
- The study primary endpoint is viral failure at the 18 month follow-up visit as defined by VL>1000 copies/mL by the viral load platform approved by the Kenya Medical Research Institute/ Walter Reed Project Clinical Research Center laboratory under the College of American Pathologist and related external quality assurance programs.
- Relative cost-effectiveness of routine viral load monitoring in addition to CD4 count and clinical monitoring compared to CD4 and clinical alone in clinic-based ART management
- Viral failures [ Time Frame: 18 months on follow-up ]
- Combined clinical outcome as defined by 2 new World Health Organization stage III events or 1 new World Health Organization stage IV event.
- Death (as confirmed by medical records or death certificate).
- Hospitalization (for any illness).
- Opportunistic infections (onset after study entry).
- Adherence (routinely captured by clinics).
- Lost of follow-up (defined as missing 2 consecutive appointments and/or inability to have final study visit).
- HIV genotype resistance in all treatment failures and all viral failures at the final study visit.
- Feasibility of rolling out viral load monitoring in rural district-level ART clinics (based upon knowledge, attitudes, and performance indicators.)
- Cost of viral load monitoring (in addition to CD4 count and clinical care monitoring as actual costs collected during 18 months of follow-up on ART).
- Adherence to GCP (as a research study is incorporated in to ART clinics and based upon GCP indicators).
|Study Start Date:
|January 2010
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|August 2014
|Primary Completion Date:
|August 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
No Intervention: Standard of Care
clinical (World Health Organization staging) and immunological (CD4 count) monitoring every 6 months with confirmatory or targeted viral load monitoring based upon Kenya Ministry of Health and World Health Organization guidelines
Experimental: HIV-1 viral load testing
viral load in addition to clinical (World Health Organization staging) and immunological (CD4 count) monitoring every 6 months
|Other: HIV-1 viral load testing
Detailed Description:
The Kenya Ministry of Health (MoH) guidelines for antiretroviral therapy (ART) and manual for ART providers recommend targeted viral load monitoring in ART management. While only limited use of viral load monitoring exist due to limitations in technical and financial resources, the feasibility and cost-effectiveness of viral load monitoring has not been prospectively studied in ART roll-out at the clinic level.
"Clinic-based ART Diagnostic Evaluation" (CLADE) is an unblinded, randomized (1:1), prospective, observational, cohort public health evaluation (PHE) aimed at evaluating the superiority and cost-effectiveness of two recommended Ministry of Health ART diagnostic evaluation approaches at the clinic level in adult treatment naive patients beginning Ministry of Health approved first-line ART: "routine care", the most common approach to ART roll-out where clinical (World Health Organization) staging and immunological (CD4) monitoring are the primary baseline and follow-up evaluations and targeted viral load monitoring; and "viral load care", where routine viral loads are included with clinical and immunological evaluations.
In this study we plan to enroll 820 adult participants starting ART, 410 people will be enrolled in each of the public health evaluation arms. Arm A/ "routine care" will receive MoH standard of care monitoring consisting of baseline CD4 and WHO staging every 6 months, or as clinically indicated, with CD4 and WHO staging criteria guiding care and treatment in addition to routine clinical evaluations. In addition, MoH criteria for targeted viral load monitoring will be used. Arm B/ "viral load guided care" will receive MoH standard of care as in Arm A but also have routine viral load monitoring at baseline and every 6 months, or as clinically indicated, to guide care and treatment. Each arm will receive Kenya Ministry of Health first-line ART. Participants meeting MoH criteria for treatment failure will being second-line ART.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Male or female > 18 years of age at the time of consent.
- Identified by clinic staff as intending to start ART at the next clinic visit
- Provision of informed consent in either Kiswahili, Luo or English
Exclusion Criteria:
- Any reason (medical, physical location of home relative to clinic, or other) existing that the ART team feel will prohibit the volunteer from coming for routine ART clinic visits.
- Any reason (medical, social, or other) existing that the ART team or study team feel may present a risk to the participant that outweighs the benefit of participating in the study.
- Pregnancy (confirmed or suspected) at time of enrollment.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01791556
|Kenya Medical Research Institute/ Walter Reed Project HIV Program
|Kericho, Kenya
|Principal Investigator:
|Fredrick Sawe, MBChB, MMED
|Kenya Medical Research Institute/ Walter Reed Project
|Principal Investigator:
|Douglas Shaffer, MD,MHS
|Kenya Medical Research Institute/ Walter Reed Project
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
|Responsible Party:
|Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR)
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01791556 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
KEMRI SSC# 1717 ( Other Identifier: Kenya Medical Research Institute )
RV 257 ( Other Identifier: US Military HIV Research Program )
|Study First Received:
|February 11, 2013
|Last Updated:
|February 11, 2013
Keywords provided by Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR):
viral load
Antiretroviral therapy
randomized clinical trial
ART monitoring
treatment failure
HIV resistance
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Communicable Diseases
HIV Infections
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Virus Diseases
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
RNA Virus Infections
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Immune System Diseases
Slow Virus Diseases
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Super Cells: Building with Biology
When Bishop Charles Cardwell McCabe, one of American University's founders, became vice chancellor (and later chancellor) of the university, he envisioned an educational system unlike any that existed. He also oversaw the first fundraising campaign which provided the funding for the McKinley Memorial Building, the university's second oldest building.
To honor his legacy, the Board of Trustees started the Bishop C.C. McCabe Lecture Fund in 1906. The lecture series, still in existence today, has featured David Kestenbaum and Adam Davidson of NPR, geneticist Dean Hamer, poet Edward Hirsch, and illustrator Sandow Birk, in addition to numerous AU professors.
On March 27, the 2013-2014 series will feature tissue engineer and TED Fellow Nina Tandon. She grows artificial hearts and bones using new techniques she developed to care for artificially grown cells. In her presentation "Super Cells: Building with Biology," Tandon will describe the inventions being created with cells. These creations may someday make personalized bone replacements, living condominium complexes, bacteria-made haute couture, and top sirloin grown sans farm realities for our world. She'll also discuss the ethics behind engineering cell-based improvements.
Tandon's research is partially inspired by her family. "I have two colorblind sisters and a night-blind brother, so from a very early age I was aware that everyone sees the world quite differently," she said in her e-book, which shares the same name with her McCabe presentation. "This interesting mix of perspectives also taught me that the cells that form the very fabric of our being also mediate our experience of life. I understood that these cells, which might compose our eyes and also interpret the neural signals they produce, like any living object, are both miraculous and fallible. It was my first glimpse into biology as a technology."
After receiving her bachelor's in electrical engineering, Tandon worked in telecommunications. "I was really interested in technologies that were interactive," she said in an interview with Refinery 29. "At night, I was taking classes at a community college, and I ended up getting way more into this physiology class than any normal person. I remember being in class and seeing all these parallels. I was this weirdo kid at the community college that was like, 'Oh my gosh, DNA is like a hard drive! The cables in the telephone wires at work are just like nerves!' And it really sparked my imagination toward going to grad school to pursue that idea further."
She received a Fulbright Scholarship to Italy to work on an electronic nose used to "smell" lung cancer, then decided to go to graduate school for biomedical engineering. At MIT and Columbia University, she focused her studies on electrical stimulation for cardiac tissue engineering.
Tandon is now the cofounder and CEO of EpiBone, the world's first company to grow living human bones for skeletal reconstruction. She also works as an electrical and biomedical engineer at Columbia University's Laboratory for Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering. She teaches a class on bioelectricity as an adjunct professor at Cooper Union, her undergraduate alma mater. Fast Company named her one of their 100 most creative people in business in 2012.
While some say that most discoveries in science have been "done," Tandon believes there's plenty of opportunity for new findings. "We get a lot of messaging from the powers that be that we're not excelling in science anymore, when actually this country is at the epicenter of a really interesting movement, like the DIY bio movement," she said. "I get really excited about what could be an interesting new chapter in science that's coming online right now."
Tandon's talk will take place on Thursday, March 27, at 8 p.m. in the Butler Boardroom. More information can be found on the McCabe Lecture Series website.


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The markets advanced during the midday with the Dow rising 27 points to 12,530 as home prices rose. Nasdaq gained 14 points to 2850.
On the upside
The Food and Drug Administration granted tentative approval to Supernus Pharmaceuticals' (Nasdaq: SUPN) epilepsy treatment Trokendi XR.
First Horizon (NYSE: FHN) will increase its mortgage repurchase reserve by $250 million.
Rising home prices lifted shares of PulteGroup (NYSE: PHM).
On the downside
Standard & Poor's lowered its corporate credit rating on James River Coal (Nasdaq: JRCC).
STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) introduced its new STM32 F3 series of micro controllers but the stock price fell.
Robbins & Myers (NYSE: RBN) reported lower third quarter earnings and forecast current quarter results below analyst estimates.
In the broad market, advancing issues outpaced decliners by a margin of nearly 5 to 3 on the NYSE and by more than 9 to 7 on Nasdaq. The Russell 2000 which tracks small cap stocks added 2 points to 763.


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ESPN.com: Sources -- Phoenix Suns waive swingman Mickael Pietrus
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ESPN.com: Sources -- Phoenix Suns waive swingman Mickael Pietrus
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Go get him Indiana! Please don't leave us with D. Jones as the backup SF!
Good shooter and good defender I would love to bring him here if he is healthy.
Don't think he's that good of a shooter. Streaky shooter perhaps.
I'd rather die standing up than live on my knees.
-Emiliano Zapata
39%/64% last year.
Will give you he tries on D, but don't think he's any better than DJ there.
I'd rather die standing up than live on my knees.
-Emiliano Zapata
Would be nice to pick somebody up who can make such good kabobs. Our whole team could feast on them.
This space for rent.
In 49 states it's just basketball, but this is Indiana!
This guy has always been overrated on the PD, IMO. I don't think he's any better than D. Jones either.
"Just look at the flowers ........ BANG"
Especially when he was with the Magic.
In 49 states it's just basketball, but this is Indiana!
We've got an open roster spot and he could come cheap since he's got the guaranteed $$ from Phoenix. Why not.
Rise up Pacer Nation!!!
Not needed! No, Not at all! No thx! I'll Pass! Let's try Another! Next Plz!
Never let this be the sole reason to go after someone! Seriously though, he's ok. Doesn't provide anything that we don't already have.
Never liked Pietrus that much.
"Look, it's up to me to put a team around ... Lance right now." Kevin Pritchard press conference
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Pacers have 2 open roster spots.
I guess that means you aren't interested.
sign him opposed to doing nothing? Sign him. Deeper the better.
he's a low basketball iq version of BRush. Pass.
Ash from Army of Darkness: Good...Bad...I'm the guy with the gun.
I have a feeling that many people here have not seen Pietrus play, the guy is a defensive machine that can hit the 3 when needed, we need a guy like that now that Rush is gone.
Man, no love on the kabob thing? Am I old and out of touch?
This space for rent.
Some of you are describing Golden State Pietrus, and he's not that guy anymore.
Unfortunately, that is something could be said about quite a few players in recent years.
However, I wouldn't mind giving him a shot as a backup wing for a decent price if he his health isn't going to be a long-term concern.
pietrus did depend on his athleticism. if he's lost his hops, then he's just another guy.


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Quarterback Johnny Manziel was scheduled to meet with the Raiders in Oakland on Sunday night and Monday, according to an ESPN report.
The Raiders have the No. 5 pick in next month's NFL draft. Manziel is one of a handful of quarterbacks considered worthy of a first-round selection, along with Central Florida's Blake Bortles, Louisville's Teddy Bridgewater and Fresno State's Derek Carr.
Teams can host up to 30 draft-eligible players before the selections begin, and ESPN said Manziel is making several visits. The network said he has met with the New England Patriots but did not indicate what other clubs are on his visit list.
Manziel is rated the 20th-best prospect in the NFL draft by ESPN, which has him projected to go eighth overall to the Minnesota Vikings in its latest mock draft.
Oakland already found a starting quarterback for the 2014 season when it traded with the Houston Texans for Matt Schaub last month. However, Schaub will be 33 this year, and the Raiders feel they need to find a long-term solution at a position that has been in flux for the past decade or so. The Raiders also have quarterbacks Terrelle Pryor, Matt McGloin and Trent Edwards on their roster.
Raiders coach Dennis Allen was one of eight head coaches who attended Manziel's pre-draft workout at Texas A&M last month. Raiders offensive coordinator Greg Olson and quarterbacks coach John DeFilippo also watched Manziel at the workout.
Manziel won the Heisman Trophy in 2012 as a freshman and turned in another impressive season in 2013 before deciding to turn pro.


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Purton-based artist Gordon Dickinson has been presented with a Swindon Art Hero award for his work with young people. Alongside his wife, fellow artist Toni, he runs No Added Sugar, an educational organisation which devises art projects
"I WASN'T trying to be an artist," said Gordon Dickinson, remembering his early work.
"I was just doing stuff in my spare time. I got bits and stuck them together, started painting on bits of hardboard, doing my own thing.
"I knew nothing about art, never studied artists. I never looked at it or read about it. I just did stuff."
Gordon was born in 1959. His father, Bob, worked for Pressed Steel, while mum Muriel worked for fishmongers Mac Fisheries.
He has three brothers. One of them, Trevor, is also an artist and lives in Australia.
The young Gordon started his schooling at Lainesmead Primary before spending six months at Walcot Secondary. "Then I moved on to Dorcan when it had just opened.
"It was quite experimental, Dorcan, when we first went there. I had come from Walcot which was blazers, ties, the cane. I got caned for having my hair too long.
"They blew a whistle at break time and you had to stop dead no matter what you were doing. If you moved a muscle you got the T-square.
"I got caned about six times. I was only there six months and I wasn't particularly bad.
"Then we moved to Dorcan and it was like going to Butlins. They introduced me to my form teacher, Mr West. He said, 'Call me Alistair,' and I thought, 'No way!'"
The impulse to create art was already with him but he chose to follow a normal career path – at least initially.
"I was offered a place at art school but I was also offered a place at the railways.
"At the time, if you'd got a choice of going to a proper job or art college, where you wouldn't earn any money for at least four or five years if you ever did, it was a no-brainer as far as everybody else was concerned."
"I chose coachbuilding because it fitted in with what I was doing. It meant I could be a Jack of all trades.
"We were using wood, metal, glass, all of the materials."
Gordon was a father at 20 and in a marriage that lasted only 18 months. The Railway Works, although he's full of praise for it, made him restless.
"I used to look around and it was clocking in, clocking out, the hooter and all of that. When you're in the railways you've got your place and that's pretty much it for life.
"There was an old boy used to sit down behind me and he had a chair made out of a piece of wood that had a groove in it – he'd been on that chair for 30 years, probably. There was a piece of wood behind, where he rested his head, that had a little groove in it, and there was one where he put his cup down."
Leaving at the end of his apprenticeship, Gordon became a council carpenter and quickly discovered that the grass wasn't greener on the other side.
His first task was to install window frames, and Gordon managed two carefully-planed perfect fits in the time it took an old hand to install a dozen. The younger man soon realised why.
"They were all the wrong size. They were all too big. He said, 'Watch,' and he pulled out this lovely silver hatchet, got the frame, hacked it down the side, put it in the hole. It still wouldn't fit so he got a big hammer and banged it in."
Gordon later went into the double glazing industry, but career satisfaction wouldn't come until his mid-30s when he decided he wanted to be a full time artist, come what may.
He had continued to create pieces since his schooldays – paintings, sculpture and abstract works in boxes and frames fashioned from whatever he could lay his hands on.
He had begun to exhibit, sell and meet other artists, one of whom, Josie Williams, would become another well-known figure on the Swindon scene.
Over lunch at Queen's Park one day in 1999 they agreed to start an art group. Contemporary Artists of Swindon – CAOS – went on to become a major force for the arts in Swindon, staging shows, performances and 'happenings' such as roving galleries consisting of artists parading through streets, in pubs and elsewhere.
"It was just about people getting together, having a few drinks and talking. It was a raving success – before we knew it I think we had 60 people wanting to join within a month."
Gordon met fellow artist Toni at the turn of the millennium, and No Added Sugar was established in 2001.
"We decided we were going to do this together as community work and she said to me, 'There's a phone, there's a directory. Ring up schools, tell them we're artists and we'll come and do your projects.
"We decided that we wanted to do a quality product that looked really nice but was still owned by the kids."
The business has gone from strength to strength. The couple work throughout Swindon and as far away as London, Leicester and Northampton. A recent project was a huge frieze of carefully-crafted butterflies on an inside wall of a London primary school, beneath which Gordon painted the words: "Until you spread your wings you will have no idea how far you can fly."
His guidance for would-be artists? "Don't do it for the money. If money is your driving force for being an artist, if you're not doing it anyway, don't even bother. You're wasting your time.
"It might work financially but you might as well just get a job doing anything."
The No Added Sugar website is noaddedsugar.org, and it is also on Facebook.


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So overall I would recommend this product with the added advice to use
I have fairly thick, long hair which naturally probably falls into the 'wavy hair' category. I much prefer my hair when it is styled so I tend to use my hairdryer after showering and either hair straighteners of hair curlers every day. I definitely used to notice this taking a toll on my hair - it was dry, dull and damaged - my hair looked really unhealthy because the heat was killing it! Since I found this product, that problem has been completely solved! I still use heat on my hair daily but my hair is now lovely and healthy - I always get compliments on it!
The spray is a good investment as although it isn't the cheapest product available, I find a little spray goes a long way so it lasts me quite a long time. I spray it on my hair when it is still damp. Normally I towel dry my hair a little so it isn't dripping and then comb it through before applying the spray to avoid any product build up. The spray can be applied all over the hair but I tend to spray the product more heavily at the ends of my hair, with just a little spray by my scalp. I would recommend this method to others as I found my hair could feel a little greasy if I applied too much to my scalp.
I would definitely recommend this product. It has allowed ne to continue styling my hair without worrying about it's health. It effectively protects the hair and is an affordable price.
I was looking for a spray to use on my hair when using heated styling tools, as I was keen to prevent any damage to my hair lengths from heat damage. I eventually ended up buying a couple of items from the well-known 'Tresemme' range, with this review outlining my experiences of using the "Tresemme Heat Defence Spray."
The Spray is available to buy from good drugstores such as Boots, where the current purchase price is £5.25 for the large bottle, with this being 300ml in size. My own bottle is a 'miniature' version of this, being only 60ml in size which was ideal for my own requirements at the time of purchase, as I was looking to take such hair care items on holiday with me. I believe I paid in the region of £1.50 for this small bottle from a local branch of Superdrug.
The packaging comprises of a small black bottle with a 'pump' dispenser at the top. There was a small plastic 'cap' on top of the pump spray, but this was misplaced long ago. I have found my small bottle is ideal for taking on trips or holidays, of course, but I also like how easy the packaging is to use, particularly as I have limited strength in my hands that can make the use of some products quite difficult.
The spray promises "up to 230 degrees protection" and "Helps protect against damage from dryers and heat styling tools." These claims appealed to me as I will often use hairdryers and heated straightening irons to achieve my desired 'poker-straight' hair style. I do favour using styling products that have added protection to avoid damage to the hair lengths, and so I felt reassured by the claims made on the product's bottle.
To use, I simply need to 'spritz' some of the product onto my towel-dried (damp - NOT wet) hair. I find that spritzing the Spray near the top of my hair in one or two squirts is ample for my own requirements, but I do tend to comb it through the hair lengths afterwards to ensure even distribution. This application process is without fuss or 'faff' which suits me down to the ground, and I have found that the Tresemme Heat Defence Spray has fitted in quite nicely to my normal hair care routine, as a result.
A little word of warning here, to be cautious about the amount of product sprayed - I have found that too much of the product will easily feel 'sticky' on the hair ends, and whilst this does die down a little once the hair is being dried, it can still be quite easy for some annoying residue to linger on the hair's lengths if too much product is applied, so a 'less is more' approach is advised. I have actually found that a surprisingly little amount of the product can achieve great results, so the small bottle that I have has lasted a surprisingly long time, allowing the purchase price to feel justified and the product itself to feel rather economical. Worth bearing in mind, given the slightly higher-than-average price tag of the full-sized bottle.
I find that there is quite a strong aroma present during the time the Spray is being applied to my hair, and whilst this is verging on being quite 'chemical' it is not over-bearing or too sickly for my own liking. The smell does die down quite significantly once the hair has been dried and styled, but I can still detect a faint whiff of it every now and then. Thankfully though, this never feels intrusive or too strong.
When my hair is blow dried, I find that the Tresemme Defence Spray works quite well in keeping my hair free from frizz and flyaway ends. True, I haven't noticed much in the way of added shine or 'body' from the spray, but I think this is rather what I had expected to achieve from its use, rather than it being promised on the spray's bottle. There is a claim printed on there in relation to continued use helping to prevent breakage of the hair, but I can't say that I have noticed much in the way of results here, although to be fair my hair is not particularly prone to breakage issues.
When using my hair straighteners, I find that the Tresemme Defence Spray works quite well in acting as a sort of 'barrier' to the hair, providing a little protection from the intense heat from the straightening irons. I do find that the product works really well at controlling frizz and keeping hair straight and free from 'kinks' if it is blow dried with the use of the Tresemme Spray and THEN straightened separately, as I do think the spray works best with the use of a hair dryer. After using the spray with my hairdryer, then by finishing off my styling regime by whizzing the hair straighteners through the hair lengths, I am able to achieve a poker-straight result that lasts well and looks quite sleek. I do feel, therefore, that the Tresemme Spray is a worthwhile addition to my regular hair-care routine.
I can't say I have noticed any 'build-up' of the product resting on the hair after use, except in those instances where I have accidentally sprayed too much on the hair before drying it, which can encourage stickiness to settle. Other than this though, I have been impressed with how my hair feels and looks, pleased that my hair does not appear dry or brittle at its long lengths, which has definitely been an issue in the past, before I ensured hair was protected from heated hair tools.
I have noticed nothing in the way of irritation to my sensitive skin and scalp from this product, either during or after use, so I do feel that it is entirely suitable for those consumers who, like me, suffer with sensitive skin issues.
Taking everything into account, I do feel the Tresemme Heat Defence Styling Spray is a worthwhile purchase, and I would repurchase it again for myself in the future. Although the purchase price of the full-sized bottle may feel slightly excessive initially, I do feel the product is extremely economical as only a little is required with each use, and this has allowed the product to feel like reasonable value for money.
I've been using this product for a few years now, after my hair started to get damaged from blow-drying and straightening my hair. My hairdresser advised me against this, but they advise against anything that isn't Loreal, since they're endorsed by them. The product promises to protect your hair up to 230 degrees, and has a UV filter to minimise sun damage. It also promises to smooth frizz and seal in shine.
---In Use---
Applying this product is very simple, you just spray it onto your hair with the nozzle at the top of the bottle. I like to apply it just before I start to style my hair, and brush it through for better coverage. I find that the ends of my hair get damaged a lot from styling, so I usually apply a bit extra to the ends to prevent this.
When using your styling tools, it's likely that steam will come off of your hair. This is perfectly normal and is simply because your hair is wet from the product. I don't use this before blow-drying anymore, because I put anti-frizz serum on my hair while it's wet, and that has heat defence properties too. When I use this with straighteners, my hair styles a lot easier than before I used it. Without the product the straighteners would tend to snag on my hair, but with the product, the straighteners glide over smoothly.
I still get split ends from styling my hair, but I get significantly less now that I use this. The ends of my hair feel softer and more healthy, as opposed to feeling rough before. In fact, my hair feels softer and healthier in general since using this. The product does smooth frizz while I'm straightening my hair, but it doesn't keep the frizz away on it's own. I use anti-frizz serum while my hair is wet, and anti frizz creme when it's been straightened, and that stops my hair from going frizzy in wet and humid conditions. My hair is naturally wavy and frizzy, so if you have normal hair, this could work better for you.
The best thing for me about this product is the smell. Before I started using it, my hair would just smell burnt, no matter what type of shampoo I used before. I hated this, since I had to go out with hair that smelt horrible. As this protects my hair from burning, it also keeps away the burning smell, so I can still smell my shampoo, as well as the soft fruity fragrance from the spray itself. This is a massive bonus for me, as I feel more confident when my hair smells nice.
I usually pay around £4.00 for this, but it can be found cheaper on occasion in discount shops like savers, or on offer in the supermarkets. You get 300ml of product for this price, and it lasts a long while, especially if you don't use it every day. Mine can sometimes last me for 5-6 months depending on how much I use it, so this is great value for money.
I have been using heat protector on my hair ever since I bought my first hair straighteners. With having fine hair, it is important I use it probably more so than most hair types just to my hair breaking so easily compared to thicker hair.
My normal hair routine would be I wash my hair as normal then I dry it a little with my towel (not too much as I'm scared of been too rough as my hair breaks so easily) then I spray this all over my hair trying to focus on the ends of my hair (which split the most) and then I go on to blow dry my hair and curl or straighten it. Even if I were to give my hair a break from straightening it or curling it, I will still spray this on my hair, as most people don't realise how damaging hair drying your hair is. I guess it's probably because we have been doing it for so long and to most it's a necessity to avoid colds etc. but they don't realise how it can affect the hairs condition, I guess some people just think it's the whole styling process that does it.
The heat protector is £4.89 for a 300ml bottle at boots. Which is fairly normal for a heat protector. Remember because you are just doing a few sprays round the hair it does last a long time too. This spray may be cheaper at other stores though like Home bargains that tends to sell most products that little bit cheaper, but that isn't always the case, so please don't fully take my word but it's definitely worth looking!
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The heat protector is supposed to protect products up to 230 degrees which is ideal for people using heat tools like hair straighteners as they tend to range around 200-220 so it will likely protect your hair from the tools you normally use.
Also the heat protector contains a UV filter, so even if you don't style your hair normally with hair heating tools, you can just use it to protect it from the sun. It's quite shocking how damaging the sun is to the hair and can really dry it out, so when I'm in a hot country I use this. I even used it in England when we had our sunny spell, which unfortunately seems to have gone now.
The heat protector also aims to tame frizz, I know people who just use this for the sole purpose of taming their frizzy hair and don't even use heat tools so I guess it must be good for frizzy hair.
My hair looks a lot shiner when I use this product too which I didn't actually realise it was supposed to make hair shinier until reading the bottle before writing this review. But I definitely have noticed a difference, which is always an added bonus!
Is my hair breaking less?
Yes, I definitely have noticed I'm lacking a lot more on the split end front- something that was never the case before using this protector and shows the other ones I used maybe wasn't as good as I have always used them. I don't feel as guilty therefore for using heat products. I must admit I use heat products every day on my hair. I dry my hair every other day (as I wash it every other day) and then I straighten or curl my hair every day. So for me having a product like this is a major essential for my hair as my hair would be in an incredibly bad state.
The packaging is quite typical of Tresemme products. Its in a black bottle with a spray nozzle and it explains that it's a 'protect' product and has a small picture of a hair dryer and hair straighteners which clearly explains the purpose of the product, so its easy to spot out when looking for a heat protector.
5/5 I cannot fault the product, protects hair, adds shine and makes me feel less guilty for using heat products on my hair!
=Tresemme Heat Defence Styling Spray=
I brought this more for my daughters use than mine, as in the summer, I can let her hair dry naturally, but October onwards or if we are in a rush then its need to be dried with a blow dryer, as she has mid back length hair bit it thick.
She does have a pair of hair straightners, but they are only used once in a blue moon and by me.
=Her hair=
Although we do take care of her hair in terms of shampoo, conditioner, and detangler when needed, I found after blow drying, it seemed to take some of the good work that we had done.
On one of wonders down the health and beauty aisle, I saw this Tresemme Heat Defence Styling Spray.
It was priced at £4.79, or at the time there was a 3 4 2 promotion on Tresemme products, so I was able to get shampoo, conditioner and this Spray.
=The Product Claims=
-Helps protect against damage from dryers and heat styling tools
-Offers heat protection up to 230C
=Smoothes frizz and seals in shine.
=The bottle=
The heat defence bottle is a black plastic bottle, with a black sprayer attached the top, it wouldn't look out of place in a Salon.
=The Trigger=
For the first couple of times using the trigger found it was stiff and I had problems getting the spray out, but after that it flowed easily, I put it down to being a new bottle.
I found that one spray really does go a long way, I will be honest and say the first couple of times using it, we didn't get enough then the second time we soaked her hair, but it was the first time using the spray so I forgive myself for that!
Once we mastered the spray and the best way to do my daughter hair, which was to section off and do it that way, the way we found that worked was to spray once on the scalp area then the other spray just underneath the back of her hair, as that is the thick element of her hair.
There is a mild smell to this, nothing over powering, just like an extension of a shampoo, but it does not last lost.
I am pleased to say that there was no greasy, sticky or smell left behind, it is almost as though you get all the benefit from the product but with none of the residue left.
=Blow Drying=
I feel it does offer protection to her hair as when we brush it later on in the day or bedtime, the brush just glides through. We both have heavy duty hairdryers, so this is really a good product to use.
=For Straitening=
For the purpose of the review, we had a go with the straightners, and the spray and I really did feel that the straightners went through her hair a lot smoother, and her hair looked really glossy after straightening.
I can't comment on the frizziness as neither of us suffer with frizzy hair.
=My Niggle=
My only niggle is that although I love the product that the bottle is a bit bulky, if as an adult you were doing your own hair you could with a 3rd hand as you may have to put the appliance down to spray.
The bottle is long lasting, we use it about 5 times a fortnight over the winter and maybe once a fortnight over the warmer weather, and a bottle lasted us about 4 months, (that was Winter) so value for money it is full marks.
This is a 5 star product, I was going to knock one star off for the shape of the bottle, but then I thought if the bottle was smaller, be less product and would the price go down? I doubt it.
I blow dry my hair and straighten it every other day, so I'm keen to protect it from being damaged by the heat, with one of the products I've tried being Tresemme Heat Defence Styling Spray, which comes in a 300ml bottle which costs £4.79 in Tesco, though I have frequently seen it on 3 for 2 offers with other Tresemme styling products.
The main claims the product makes are:
*Helps protect against damage from dryers and heat styling tools
*Smoothes frizz & seals in shine
* Offers heat protection up to 230°C
This heat defence spray bottle is a smart black sprayer- it looks very much like something you'd see used in a smart salon, and indeed Tresemme do claim to offer salon quality at affordable prices. The trigger was a tiny bit stiff at first, but loosened up after a while, and when triggered the spray comes out quite fast, but in a widely dispersed mist that actually covers a good chunk of hair. I have incredibly thick hair (my mums is Chinese, so I blame her!) and actually find that I need to spray a little on the top of my head, which takes maybe four sprays to cover the whole head, but then also apply some halfway through the depth of my hair. I find this with all such products though, and even when straightening my hair - I need to split into more segments just due to the sheer abundance of hair.
This has a light smell to is, nothing too strong and offensive and to be honest it's gone seconds after you spray it. It doesn't leave any grease, dullness, or residue on the hair, and doesn't cause any stiffness of style or dragging of the straighteners either. In fact, I think it makes using straighteners that tiny bit easier, as they glide through the hair more smoothly. This also does reduce the frizziness of my hair, and leave me with a healthy glossy shine after straightening.
My one criticism is that the bottle is a bit big and bulky- I appreciate I'm getting a good amount for my money, but I've had to decant this into a narrower mister that is easier to hold. Alas, it doesn't spray such a wide area, so I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place at the moment. If Tresemme offer this in a smaller, lighter, narrower bottle I wouldn't hesitate to give it the full 5 stars, alas on this occasion I can only award 4.
I use heat defence on my hair whenever I use my hair dryer or hair straighteners without any questions. It is a must! My weapon of choice for the past few months has been the Tresemme heat defence. I purchased this when it was on offer in Boots.
The Tresemme heat defence promises protection up to 230 degree, helps to protect against damage from dryers and heat styling tools and smoothes frizz and seals in shine.
To use the spray you simply spray onto your hair, brush through and then proceed to use your heat styling tool. I like the design of this bottle and the nozzle is quite big and easy to press. The product dispenses evenly and is quite well spread out. Some products like this you get and when they spray out they just go on one section of your hair leaving our hair feeling weighed down.
The spray has a fairly nice scent, it isn't really anything special but that's not really what you need from a heat protectant. I would rather my hair smelt of the shampoo that I had just used so this is perfect.
My hair is just past my shoulders and is what I would class as more on the thin side. Because of this I find that some products cling to my hair and can make it look greasy and flat. I do not have any problems with this at all with this spray. It helps to combat dryness and makes my hair smoother. When using this my hair looks and feels more healthy from root to tip. You can definitely tell the different between using this product and not using it.
If like me you prefer having longer hair or you are trying to grow your hair then I cannot recommend this heat protectant enough as it provides a great barrier to damage to allow for this hair growth.
You can find this in stores priced between £4 and £5 which compared to some of the other hair care products you can buy is a bargain. It lasts absolutely ages as well. I use mine every other day when I am drying my hair and have had my current bottle for around 6 months.
Deep down I know full well that heating my hair everyday with the hairdryer, tongs or straightners isn't good for my barnet I still insist on doing it each morning and have sacrificed the health of my hair a little. And when my hair shaft got a little damaged and kinked, I used the stylers more to try a temporary fix! A vicious circle. At least now, after a recommendation from a friend, I feel reassured that no matter what styling I put my hair through, my hair will be protected when using Tresemme's Heat Defence Spray.
I've been a big fan of Tresemme ever since my salon stocked their products around a decade ago, so when my friend mentioned this spray and I then noticed it in my local chemist a few months back I was excited to try it when I next used my straighteners. I wasn't disappointed. I sprayed it all over my damp hair and then just styled as usual. Simple! It only took about5 sprays for my entire hair and I have mid-long length hair. When I had finished my hair was smooth and shiny and looked really healthy as a result. I didn't feel like I had just ravaged it of all its natural moisture, I actually felt like I was helping to protect it from my harsh straighteners. It's main ingredient is activated by heat so will always kick in when styling or even blowdrying.
The bottle is very pretty and the spray system looks great and works really well -- its not the usual looking spray nozzle and so hasnt dripped like some sprays do. I bought mine for £4.50 but it seems to average around £4.99 in most places. It's quite a decent size too (300ml) so will last a while.
I'd definately recommend this - it's second nature now to just reach for it before styling my hair, even if that means just blow drying.
I style my hair pretty regularly with a hairdryer and also hair straighteners. Therefore, I am quite concerned about potential heat damage and the negative effects this can have on my hair. Therefore, before styling I treat my hair with a defensive spray to help it withstand the high temperatures and minimise any damage caused. I tend to browse around when I need a new spray and buy whatever is on offer or catches my eye at that time. Most recently, that was this Heat Defence Styling Spray from Tresemme.
I bought a 300ml bottle for £4.69 from Boots. It is on the 3 for 2 mix and match promotion across hair care at the moment (April 2013) so if you need other things too, you can save a few pennies. The bottle is black in colour - as is all the Tresemme range - and features a trigger spray at the top. The bottle is rounded, fairly plain and quite chunky. This makes it easy to hold but less easy to apply in more tricky areas such as round the back of your head. The trigger works well and disperses the liquid widely across your hair. I have thick, long hair and use around 5 or 6 sprays per application. The spray smells a little chemically but is not unpleasant nor is it overly fragrant - I would prefer a nice scent on this but it is not a great issue to me. Other people have said that the spray smells fruity, but it really doesn't to me!
The spray contains a 'heat activated complex to help protect hair when drying and straightening.' I spray onto my hair after washing and towel drying before using a hair dryer and straighteners. It doesn't feel sticky or add any weight to my hair. After drying and straightening, my hair looks and feels good. My hair has a few frizzy areas and this really helps to calm them down. It adds shine to my hair too. I have been using this for several weeks now and I am very confident that this is helping to protect my hair. My hair feels in good condition and split ends are minimal too. It has meant that I have been able to go a little longer between haircuts but still feel confident that my hair looks good. I would definitely recommend this spray.
I often use a variety of electrical items to style my hair. I use hot air rollers, a hair dryer, straighteners, curling tongs, a barrel curler and other products. Because of this my hair can get quite distressed if I don't look after it regularly. This is why I like to use heat protection spray to try to keep my head in tip top condition.
Tresemme is a brand that I have used in the past and recently I have been using their shampoo and conditioner when I am at the gym - despite the massive bottles! When my bottle of GHD spray had run out I was looking in Tesco for a heat defence spray a few weeks ago and I found this one for £4.69 on a buy one get one free. This included other products and so I snapped up one of these sprays and something else too. This caught my eye not just because of the special offer but because of how simple to use it looked with a trigger that I knew I would be able to hang up in my bathroom on a rail I always hang bottles on for use after the shower.
Now when it comes to the bottle it is very simple to use, I just pull the trigger and spray directly on to my hair. The bottle is comfortable to hold in my hand and when I spray the trigger it produces a fine miss that covers my hair quickly and with minimal wastage which is always good. Because this spray is so fine I can do just the right amount before I saturate my hair which is something I have struggled with when using other brands.
Once I have sprayed my hair I tend to give it a brush through again and then I start drying it before using a little more than straightening it or styling it with an electrical item such as curling tongs or a barrel curler.
With regards to using this spray I find it fantastically simple to use. This is very simple to apply to my hair, which I love of course, meaning I can just spray this and get on with my normal routine. My hair is past bra strap length again now, it seems to grow so fast, and styling spray can sometimes take ages to apply. A few sprays go a long way with this and I concentrate on the roots and the tips if I am really rushing. This spray doesn't feel too greasy or weigh my hair down at all which is fantastic. My hair doesn't look greasy or lifeless either after using this and styling it which is brilliant.
As long as I am careful with applying this there is no grease or problems with my hair at all. I feel that this is fantastic and in the past I have found sprays that are either too greasy or that don't do a good enough job at protecting my hair. My hair smells light and fresh after using this rather than smelling like hair that has just been burnt! When I run my fingers through my hair they end up being a little sticky which is surprising considering how light and fresh this is on my hair.
This 300ml bottle has lasted me about three weeks so far and I feel like I am about half way through the bottle making this fantastic value for money. I will definitely try this again in the future although I am often persuaded by special offers rather than loyalty!
My hair is frizz free and controlled after using this and styling my hair. Overall I don't really have anything bad to say about this styling spray. My hair looks wonderfully healthy and best of all when I use styling spray I am able to take care of my hair and prevent spit ends as much as possible. Everything about my hair has been slightly improved thanks to using this so that is why I am rating it 5 out of 5 stars!
I have really been trying to look after my hair this past year and get it in better condition. I am trying to grow it long, and I like wearing it down straight, so a heat defence spray is an must have for me as I use hair straighteners on my hair. I bought this Tresemme heat defence spray from Boots for £4.70 the first time I bought it, but it is quite often on offer, and is currently selling in Boots for £3.13, which is a great price for this heat defence styling spray as it is a 300ml bottle. It helps protect your hair when using up to 230 degrees heat on it.
This heat defence spray bottle is black and has a spray top lid. You just point the spray at your hair where you want to spray it and pull down the lever and the actual product comes out really fast but in a large mist that covers a large section of your hair in just one spray. I use around 4 sprays or this in my hair each time I need to use it, so a little goes a long way. A bottle of this lasts me a good 8/9 months, although I don't use it every single day. The bottle is quite heavy when full and I have to use two hands when using it, one to hold the bottle still and one to spray it, I can't do it one handed due to the weight.
This does not leave my hair feeling like it has a product in it, and when I dry my hair, you cannot tell I have sprayed anything in it. It doesn't leave hair greasy, but my hair does have a nice shine to it, and it also leaves my hair smelling lovely too. My hair is definitely in better condition than this time last year, I cannot say that this product has helped it get into better condition as I am using lots of different products on my hair, but my hair does not look heat damaged, so I am sure it is working in protecting my hair from the heat. My hair does feel stronger and I am getting less split ends, which can be caused by heat damage. This spray claims to prevent 82% of hair breakage with continued use, and I do feel my hair is stronger and not breaking and getting split ends so much.
I will continue to use this spray, I am on my second bottle now, and I don't have any complaints about it. I just wish I could find it in a slightly smaller bottle, to take away with me when I travel, as the 300ml bottle is quite bulky and doesn't fit in my toiletries bag with everything else. However I love this spray, it is so easy to use, there is no mess with it and it just does the job it is supposed to do, leaving my hair protected and shiny!
Heat protection spray is something I like to use as part of my hair care routine, as I have very thick hair which takes forever to dry naturally. As a result of this, I use a hairdryer each time I wash it, and occasionally I'll straighten it if I'm going out, so I'm very conscious of my hair breaking and getting damaged due to excessive heat.
I'd never tried this particular heat protector before, but was forced into purchasing it because of a very poor choice in my local Morrisons. That'll teach me to not "stock up" on things as and when I see them in Boots! I can't remember exactly what it cost me at the time, but looking around online you can expect to pay around £4.69 for a 300ml bottle of this from the likes of Boots, Superdrug, and the supermarkets. I think this is reasonably priced, because anything cheaper than this would make me doubt the effectiveness of it.
The main reason I was drawn to this particular spray, was because of its promise to protect hair from damage from heat up to 230 degrees. This seems reassuring when you think that most straighteners use temperatures in this region these days. It also claimed to leave hair frizz-free and seal in shine, so apart from protecting my hair I was hoping it would also improve the day to day look of it.
The spray is a trigger spray, which I quite like because it allows me to control it a little easier than a traditional aerosol. The trigger is nice and big so I can grasp it easily whilst trying to spray the back of my head at awkward angles. The advice for usage is to spray liberally on towel dried hair, which I do, and then style as usual.
In use, the spray feels quite light and I don't feel like I'm weighing my hair down with heavy styling products. This is important to me because although my hair is quite dry, it can become quite greasy at the roots if it's overloaded with products. The fragrance is very pleasant, being quite feminine and almost fruity, but this is irrelevant really because it soon disappears after applying the spray.
In terms of protecting my hair, I do feel that this offers a bit of reassurance that breakage will be minimised due to the protection from high heats. I haven't noticed those little tufts of broken hair sprouting from my roots as much as I usually would, and to me this is a good indication that my hair is being damaged less. However, I can't say my hair looks any less frizzy, nor does it shine more than it usually does, so I was a little disappointed with the outcome of it from a vanity point of view. I was at least hoping it might smooth my hair a little so I don't look like I've been dragged through a hedge backwards by the time I get to work.
In summary, I am happy to use this spray until it runs out, and feel reassured that it is safeguarding my hair from further damage. However, I'm a bit disappointed with the fact it doesn't make my hair look any different, and certainly doesn't eliminate or even reduce frizz. I won't be in a hurry to buy it again, but it's ok for emergencies.
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In order to protect my poor hair from all the styling appliances I use I always buy Tresemme Heat Defence Spray. I quite like Tresemme as a range and I like the volume shampoo and conditioners, which I use quite a lot. I have been using the Heat Defence Spray ever since I started to use heated appliances regularly as my hair is in a poor enough state as it is without me adding to the mix.
The bottle is black and contains 300ml of product and costs me around about £4.50 a pop. I have also used the much smaller (60ml) travel sized bottles whenever I've gone away on holiday as I don't use a great deal of it and the larger sized bottle is just far too large to cart around.
This product comes in a black plastic flexi bottle with a pump action spray on top. The idea is that you spray it onto wet hair before using any heated appliances (including the hairdryer) and it will protect it from any damage up to 230 degrees and added to that, it also has a UV filter so will protect my hair from any sun damage.
The first thing I noticed about this spray is just how lovely it smells. It has a really unusual fragrance and this seems to intensify with the heat of the hairdryer. Unlike other heat protection sprays I've used, this one doesn't leave my hair feeling heavy and sticky after I've dried it. I swear it also adds volume (though it doesn't mention it's meant to) and it leaves my hair feeling great and in good condition afterwards.
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By Nate Weitzel
May 4, 2002
|There are now two fixed chains on this route, on the last two bolts. I discovered the one fixed chain, and decided to fix a second one to alleviate a problem with getting off of this route. By clipping the anchors at the top of the climb, it causes some terrible rope friction if you want to clean your draws, and is tough on the rope. Now, if you are so inclined, you can pull the roof, go up and touch the anchors, then jump. You will take one of the greatest swings around, and have two fixed chain draws to catch you. This also makes cleaning the draws much easier. Just a thought to add a little more adventure to the redpoint of this one!
By richard magill
Oct 2, 2002
|A total blast.
By Anonymous Coward
Nov 25, 2002
|I noticed that some of the holds on the steepest part of roof were flakes. To be honest, I was a bit nervous pulling on them. Do you think they are safe?
By richard magill
Nov 26, 2002
I've done this route several times without any problems. And I've seen bigger and heavier climbers pulling on this flake without incident. This route has probably seen hundreds of ascents.
Of course, there are no guarantees. At least it is very steep and if you reef the flake off, it won't hit anyone (except maybe the climber).
By richard magill
Nov 26, 2002
Cleaning choss, loose flakes, and other dangerous stuff off a route can't be considered "manufacturing", even if you have to clean it with a prybar. It is completely different from drilling a pocket, because pocket-drilling is done strictly to facilitate climbing, whereas prying crap off a route is simply safe and responsible.
Incidentally, I think this route is one of the best routes in the canyon - great job!
By micah stocker
May 12, 2004
|[The first bolt on the roof, before the lip, looks crappy, too. It looks like the hanger is about to pull right off the bolt. This could be the result of repeated king swings from cleaning this route. If someone know how to do this I will donate the bolt. I think replacing it with a 3/8 inch Metolius bolt is the way to go.]
By Anonymous Coward
May 23, 2004
I have climbed on the route a few months ago and the bolt seemed to be pulled out a decent amount. Does anyone know it still is that way or if it has been fixed. If not, and it know one minds, I would be willing to replace it with a 3/8" SS double expansion fixe on my next trip to that wall. Let me know what you think.
Ed Rhine
By micah stocker
May 25, 2004
|[The bolt is still in bad condition as of yesterday. If you replace the bolt make sure you leave the chain behind. Good luck, and thank you for helping to keep climbs safe.]
By Anonymous Coward
Jul 6, 2004
|Thanks for posting those pics Mike. I'm sitting in a restaraunt in Barcelona and was thinking about the last project Micah and I worked before I left. Thanks for the cool surprise. Oh yea, I also want to say thanks a pant load for spelling my name wrong. Cheers! Wyatt
By Anonymous Coward
Sep 11, 2005
|I was working this route last week and left some draws on it. Someone took the bottom three I had hanging, just wanted to give a heads up. Other than that really fun route.
By chris deulen
From: Castle Rock
Oct 15, 2005
rating: 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
|I would say the most exciting route on WOJ. skipped the 4th (or 5th?) clip (wherever the crux is). A bit scary, but I did fall on it once, and it's a clean fall. The ending is one of the easier ones as far as mantles go; plenty of holds, just keep it together.
By Ben Randolph
From: Boulder, CO
Mar 16, 2006
|Super fun climb. The crux for me was getting into the underclings. I found a good crimp up and left of the last bolt that made pulling the lip easy.
By non
Apr 2, 2007
The 2nd to last bolt before the anchors (fixed chains) is still in bad shape, but the proximity to the previous and next bolt should keep things safe when it comes out. You may get pelted in the face with a chain though...the bolt just after the undercling crux has a loose nut that should be checked and tightened before weighting.
This is a fun route with bouldery moves. The right skills will allow you to skip some of the holds and make your static, climbing friends piss and moan. I'm guessing the frequent forum downraters do not have these skills. Either way it seems fair at 12c.
By Nate Weitzel
Jul 5, 2007
|I have added a third fixed chain under the roof. This should provide some additional protection if cleaning the route from only the fixed chains, since the bolt under the roof (now middle chain) seems a bit suspect. I do not have the knowledge to replace a bolt without really messing up the rock, but this bolt may well qualify for some help.
By Jamie gatchalian
From: denver, co
Sep 7, 2007
rating: 5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a
|What a great route. Those roof jugs felt great. Fell pulling the lip on both my 2nd and 3rd burns. Those last few sloping crimps don't feel so good with a pump. Can't wait to get back and tick this one. Classic, for sure!
By Darren Mabe
From: Flagstaff, AZ
Jul 29, 2009
rating: 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b
Some updates...
By Jay Samuelson
From: Denver CO
Jul 31, 2010
rating: 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b
|What a sweet route! The exposure is great for such a short route! Great climbing throughout, and the name is perfect for the finish. I would recommend the victory whip as well.
By chipacles
Aug 2, 2010
rating: 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
Apparently I used a sort of "cheat," pulling off a horn out left instead off both underclings, though how one is supposed to know that the horn is off is beyond me. I think moving off both underclings would up the difficulty by a letter grade, though...but I've yet to try it. Next time I'm there.
That said, it's a lot of fun. Once you pull the crux, then there are some HUGE jugs on the roof to a sort of burly lip. Great movement, tons of fun, get on it!!!
By Jay Samuelson
From: Denver CO
Aug 7, 2010
rating: 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b
|Hey Chipacles, I use the undercling horn out left as well. I think people just say that's cheating because they went with the terrible option of using those horrible underclings! Either way, it's a great bit of climbing, but I would say let's leave the 'cheater holds' to the gym....
By ChanVan Schaack
Jul 18, 2011
rating: 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
|Agreed- to not use the horn out left (if you can reach it) seems silly...using it makes it a 4-star 12b while forcing yourself to not use it makes it contrived 12c- whatever floats yer boat.
By sesser125
From: Boulder, CO
Apr 16, 2012
|Today I replaced the 2 old biners at the anchor as well as donated a draw to the hanger two below the undercling section. Get after it.
By Curt MacNeill
From: Boulder, CO
Jul 19, 2012
A really good route. Climbs steeper than it looks with a feeling of exposure from being above the river. Super fun jug hauling which felt pretty powerful especially through the last 2 bolts in the ceiling. Gets shade most of the day with the exception of the very top which can make pulling the lip on slimey holds more challenging and fun. If you feel the grade is soft(as with all mp downgraders), I recommend campusing the final 2 jug sections in the ceiling or climbing with a watermelon strapped to ur harness......
Oh yeah I forgot, you should never clip the chains and jump once ur established over the lip. It's way better on your rope than lowering and is great fun!
By BrianWS
Aug 4, 2012
rating: 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b
So Much Fun.
If the left pointing horn before the crux reach is indeed on, calling this route 12c would be a bit of an ego stroke. Slammer felt much more difficult and spot on for the grade.
Do not let the grade deter you from trying this climb - a solid 5.11 climber can easily do all the movements, but stringing them all together would be the challenge.
By slim
Sep 12, 2012
|I'll be sure to send an urgent memo to the permadraw fairy....
By jarthur
From: Westminster, CO
May 8, 2013
|Since when has the "cheater" horn vs. the double underclings on this route ever been the crux? Anyone that's ever done this route knows that the crux is pulling the mantle at the top when you're pumped.
By Michael Hauck
Jun 24, 2014
|Bad draws and aluminum carabiners have all been replaced as of today, 6/24.
By Dirt Squirrel
From: Golden , co
Mar 18, 2017
|Draws two through four have half worn through quicklinks on the bolt end of the draws. Anybody know if there's a climbers coalition to address this with?
By Darren Mabe
From: Flagstaff, AZ
Mar 18, 2017
rating: 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b
|You are the coalition.
By Dirt Squirrel
From: Golden , co
Mar 22, 2017
|Sounds good. Hopefully new quicklinks will be on it within the next week.
By Nolan Robertson
Apr 7, 2017
rating: 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
|Great route swinging around a jugs with a couple quick crux underclings in the middle.
By Joseph Crotty
From: Broomfield, CO
May 7, 2017
rating: 5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
The quicklink on the third draw (i.e., half worn through) was replaced today by Travis Brenner and me.
The rest of the fixed draws and bolts are in decent shape, although this route is a good candidate for a total overhaul both bolts and proper permadraws (e.g., some nylon dog bones are looking marginal). The chains on bolts 6-8 are great, but the biners often flip when the rope is pulled leaving the next redpoint suitor with extra work.
By Nate Weitzel
Jun 21, 2017
|Glad you replaced the quick links! If I had to guess, that was probably what I put in over 15 years ago! along with the chains. Haven't been on the climb in a while - hope everything else looks good.


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Last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit put a stay on a lower court's ruling allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly in the military.
Explaining the stay, Fox 34 in Lubbock said, "As of right now anyone who is gay and in the military must keep that sexual preference under wraps."
Nonnie Ouch, a Texas Tech student from Dallas, does help explain any confusion in her "It Gets Better" video below. She describes Lubbock as "the second most conservative city in the country."
Getting sexual orientation wrong is the least of the Fox story's problems. They're a little fuzzy on the "don't ask, don't tell" issues.
For example, they quote a Texas Tech law professor saying he had a long, distinguished career as a JAG and knows "don't ask, don't tell" quite well.
So well, in fact that he claimed that he defended the policy in the 1980s. Wow. A whole decade before anyone even dreamed up the discriminatory DADT policy, this "expert" was out there defending it. He must really, really like it.
Or maybe not so much because the professor calls the policy an anachronism.
But the military needs time to work out some privacy issues, he says. Well, it seems the only privacy that's been violated is the privacy of gay and lesbian military personnel. Their privacy is regularly invaded and they are thrown out.
The former JAG and legal expert Fox quotes thinks the military, not the courts, should be making the policy. Interesting since it was Congress who created the policy that was signed into law by the president. And I don't remember anyone criticizing Congress or President Bill Clinton about interfering with military policy when they instituted it. And isn't the president the commander-in-chief?
Ouch's comments to Fox are a lot clearer than those of the policy's sort-of defender who doesn't seem to like the policy much anymore.
"It's a huge deal, I have friends that are serving in Afghanistan right now that are gay and I couldn't wait to tell them the news," she told the Fox station before the stay was placed on the ruling.
In her video, Ouch tells gay youth that if they can get by in Lubbock, you can get by anywhere else in the country.


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A health boss has come under fire for plans to axe a ward for dementia patients at Airedale Hospital and shift it 14 miles to Bradford.
Allison Bingham, Bradford District Care Trust's deputy director of adult services, was told the plan to relocate it to Lynfield Mount Hospital would cause distress and hardship, especially to the elderly.
Bradford District Care Trust hopes to have the unit of 22 en-suite rooms up and running by May.
But opponents claimed it showed a marked lack of compassion for elderly carers, especially those living in the far reaches of Craven, who face very long journeys.
County Councillor Shelagh Marshall told North Yorkshire's scrutiny of health committee: "What is lacking here is compassion with care. I think you will have a big job gaining the confidence of the public."
Doreen Lee, a Keighley East councillor, illustrated the plight of her aged aunt and uncle if the changes went ahead.
"She is in her 80s and in Ward 24 and he is 88 and goes to see her every day.
"Can you imagine what it would be like if he had to travel to Bradford and even if he managed it I wouldn't like to think of him catching a bus late at night to return home.
"Another person came to me crying, asking how could she visit her husband so far away."
So far campaigners have collected 5,500 names on an opposition petition.
The Rev David Griffiths, chairman of the Ward 24 Carers Action Group, said the plan was not an example of efficiency but a waste of £2.5 million to save £300,000 a year.
"Because people with dementia are generally older and have other multiple and complex medical conditions, they need to be in a general hospital," he said.
Ms Bingham told the meeting that transport costs would be offered to people for the first three years and there was a chance to consider extending it, if necessary.
She said that retaining the unit at Airedale had been considered but the advice from experts was that Airedale was less suitable for people with dementia and would be better as a ward for people with functional illnesses such as depression and anxiety.


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OAKLAND — Laron Logwood will spend at least 40 years in prison after a jury found the 36-year-old guilty of murder for killing a drug dealer during an argument over who was allowed to loiter in front of an East Oakland liquor store.
Rejecting Logwood's claims that he killed Edwin Grady, 25, on July, 16, 2009, in self-defense, a jury of seven men and five women found the Oakland native guilty of second-degree murder and a gun enhancement.
While the second-degree murder conviction guarantees Logwood will have at least a decade in prison, the firearm enhancement verdict ensures he will not be released from prison until he is at least 72 years old.
The jury's verdict was based primarily on a video recording from a security camera that captured the killing and testimony from Logwood who said he killed Grady because he feared for his life and the life of friends and family who were at the liquor store.
Logwood said he believed Grady had a gun and said just before he shot the marijuana dealer, Grady was making threats because too many people were loitering in his drug-selling spot.
In trying to convince the jury of his fear, Logwood recounted his past, which included being involved in numerous shootings. His attorney then argued that Logwood's violent history made him fear for his life on a daily basis as he walked the streets of Oakland.
But Grady was never found with a gun and the video recording of the incident did not show clearly whether or not Grady was carrying a gun when he was killed. Instead, the recording showed Logwood turning away from Grady during a verbal exchange, pulling out a gun and then turning back and firing at Grady's chest at point-blank range.
In finding Logwood guilty of second-degree murder instead of first-degree murder, the jury appears to have reasoned that Logwood did not act in self-defense but also did not premeditate, or plan or think, about the killing.
"I'm pleased with the jury's verdict and pleased that the jury saw through the defendant's contrived self-defense claim," said Deputy district attorney Tim Wellman. "The victim's family came seeking justice, and by the jury's verdict, justice was done."
William DuBois, Logwood's defense attorney, said that while he disagreed with the jury's verdict, he understands the panel's reasoning.
"I thought it should have been a manslaughter verdict," DuBois said. "But having talked to the jury, I can understand how they reached their conclusion."
Logwood will be sentenced Feb. 13 by Alameda County Superior Court Judge Morris Jacobson.


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USC opened training camp Saturday with a full-blown quarterback derby amid immediate speculation over whether the loser of the competition would transfer.
Sophomore Max Wittek, who started two games last season, said he was not sure what he would do if he lost the competition.
"I guess I'd have to cross that bridge if it came up," Wittek said.
Sophomore Cody Kessler said he would not transfer even if he were a backup again.
"It's obviously going to be disappointing but it's not the end of the world," Kessler said. "If I'm not the right guy, so be it. I don't want (transferring) on my name. It goes against my beliefs."
The other quarterback in the competition, Max Browne, is only a freshman and not expected to start, at least for the season opener against Hawaii.
USC coach Lane Kiffin said he was pleased with all the quarterbacks on Day 1 and noted Browne's gained 10 pounds since last spring, which means he weighs about 225 pounds.
A noticeable change involved Wittek, who said he is putting more air on his deeper passes to avoid overthrowing wide receivers. Among the three quarterbacks, Wittek has the strongest arm.
Cravens at safety
Freshman Su'a Cravens practiced with the first team Saturday, a mild surprise because Demetrius Wright was the starter at the end of spring practice. However, it was not unusual in the Pete Carroll era for young players to get quality time early in camp.
Cravens spent most of the spring playing nickel back but it was assumed he would play safety in the fall. Cravens, who tore the meniscus in his knee last spring, said he felt fine Saturday.
Dion Bailey, who started at linebacker the past two years, was the other starter at safety. Anthony Brown and Kevon Seymour started at cornerback. Bailey said he lost 10 pounds to play safety and is currently 198.
Redd, Morgan limited
Tailbacks Silas Redd and D.J. Morgan did not participate in all drills because they are coming off spring knee injuries. Fullback Soma Vainuku was also limited for the same reason.
Crowd count
USC is allowing 200 fans to show up and watch practice from a rooftop at the adjacent baseball stadium, Dedeaux Field. About 50 fans attended Saturday's practice.
Roster additions
USC added two walk-on quarterbacks: Chris Willson, who transferred from Wake Forest, and Ted Landers, who played at Mt. San Antonio College.
With only five scholarship wide receivers, USC added Christian Guzman of Desert Hot Springs.


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Will Roy ever get a regular season offensive game?
Um, we play tomorrow against the Bulls.
Frank Vogel just took the most massive **** ever all over our teams momentum.
CJ Watson is such a breath of fresh air. Great, great backup PG.
Lance is finally home. Whether he becomes our starting PG or he's 6th man, he's getting big minutes and he's here to stay. #llortontnia
Paul George was like "give me that s***"
@WhatTheFFacts: Studies show that sarcasm enhances the ability of the human mind to solve complex problems!
This quarter was very poorly managed by Frank. This should not even be a game, but he insisted on playing the bench as a platoon for way too long. I don't understand Vogel sometimes.
Vogel destroyed the flow of this team with his lineup decisions. Inexcusable.
Roy is a mental midget man
That was not a good shot, CJ.
Tonight, all flags must burn, in place of steeples.
Autonomy must return into the hands of the people.
Why is this team so afraid to challenge at the rim tonight? Pick up a foul. So what? You send a message.
Could we stop taking absolutely awful shots Mkay.
Thanks Frank...
@WhatTheFFacts: Studies show that sarcasm enhances the ability of the human mind to solve complex problems!
Frank Vogel does this from time to time. He goes from being a great coach to Jim O'Brien-esque.
He didn't play the bench as a platoon. Lance was out there with them.
Tonight, all flags must burn, in place of steeples.
Autonomy must return into the hands of the people.
To be fair, our Bench should have been better than that.
4 games in 5 nights. They'll pull this one out in spite of it.
Vogel was trying to be too smart right there.
He shouldve put PG and Hibbert in earlier.
I still think the Pacers win this game, but if they don't, that flagrant by Lance was the turning point. Totally needless.
It wasn't about being the team everyone loved, it was about beating the teams everyone else loved.
Division Champions 1955, 1956, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Conference Champions 1955, 1956, 1988, 2005
NBA Champions 1989, 1990, 2004
Paul just got fouled by 3 people...................
This team is out of rhythm. Apparently sitting on the bench for 10 minutes of game time isn't conductive to keeping a good flow.


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JR wrote:jubuttib wrote:@zj: That's why I still have the C-MD2 in my bag. The Axis is absolutely fantastic on finesse shots (and discspeed said that it's a new type of mid: It's a slightly improved version of the orange FR P-MD2's ) but I really like having a disc I can rip without worrying about it.
Axis and Ion are more sensitive to the release angle than most discs if you measure how far off sideways you land per a degree of miss in the hyzer angle.
I have to really think about this one...I think you may be right as the discs will hold exact lines a little more than most discs, but they also still push forward on whatever angle they fly on for me. I suspect this can also be manipulated by adjust the amount of forward momentum vs. spin on your throw because I think I do some of this only semi-consciously when I throw different lines. l know that I feel a pinpoint touch on the Ion and Axis that I don't or haven't with other similar discs, but I'm not always on with them. When I'm not exactly on though they are still fairly forgiving for me, I'm just not getting exactly what I visualize like I can at other times.


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Los Altos Hills resident Sarah Zebb has styled hair and makeup for decades locally, and over the years her understanding of who sits in the salon chair has changed.
"Over 30 years doing hair, I lost clients to cancer – some of them going through chemo. I feel like with my job, I've got to help somehow," she said. "For me, working with hair, I see a lot – maybe more than normal people, because I'm in this business."
Once or twice a month Zebb heads to Stanford Hospital and other treatment centers to give makeovers and teach women trade secrets to coping with skin changes and hair loss.
Zebb went to the Veterans Administration Health Care System's Palo Alto campus last week to beautify Cindy Dang, a veteran who was getting married while undergoing cancer treatment.
"She served our country, I wanted to make her feel good for her wedding that day – I wanted to do my part for her," Zebb said.
She volunteers for a program administered by the American Cancer Society, Look Good, Feel Better. In addition to providing haircuts and makeovers, Zebb brings makeup kits to give away and offers tutorials on how to paint over some of the treatment's pernicious physical effects. To fundraise for the program, offered free to participants, Zebb is harnessing her scissors and blow driers for an event 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday. From her chair at Voila Salon at 221 State St., Zebb will offer haircuts and blow-outs, with all proceeds going to the Look Good, Feel Better program.
"The whole thing is to put a smile on their faces," she said. "Things like this show community, the support – that we all have to get involved and help. Everybody is touched by this, not just one person."
Women and men undergoing cancer treatment don't just shed hair and eyebrows – their skin tone and coloring can change, and days spent at war with their body can affect how they feel about their look. One woman told Zebb that going through chemo treatment itself hadn't been as bad as losing her hair and eyebrows.
"A lot of these women come in – they don't even wear makeup, but because they're going through treatment they want to wear it – it makes them feel better. Self-image and self-esteem is so important for women," she said.
Participants can experiment with wigs, hats and turbans, pick up tips from other women getting the training and learn advanced eyebrow art. Eyebrows can be a particular sticking point – many women don't have experience drawing in faux brows, and a hat can't mask their loss, Zebb said.
Next week's fundraiser isn't the first time she's touched locks in Los Altos with an eye to cancer fundraising – you may have seen her set up outside Starbucks a few months ago, chasing donations with the offer of a bright-pink extension, tied into your hair while you wait.


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Hi all
I think I have asked this before elsewhere, but haven't figured it out yet. Sorry if it's been asked already in the archives, I didn't have a look.
Are thoughts vipaka? If I'm not mistaken, mental objects are included as external ayatanas the way forms, sounds, tastes etc are. But are these mental objects thoughts, or something much more ephemeral, or are thoughts a kind of active by-product that comes about as proliferation etc in response to risen objects? I hope that question is clear.
When we wake up, first thing in the morning, it feels as if there are thoughts that come out of nowhere, that arise as a resultant of the previous days thinking, for example. And it feels like those thoughts are vipaka. But I would guess that the correct answer is that thoughts are conceptual and therefore are not dhammas, and cannot be vipaka. Mental objects that are external ayatanas must be something far more fleeting than thoughts. Right?


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Angry Birds Rio — Free App of the Day
Leave it up to the Angry Birds to find a way to get ticked off while in a tropical paradise. But that's just what's going on in Angry Birds Rio! Of course being kidnapped and shipped down there helps a little bit. But you should be happy that you can get a great game from Rovio for free. That's why Angry Birds Rio is today's Free App of the Day!
In this game, the original Angry Birds are pilfered and smuggled to the shining jewel of Brazil — Rio de Janeiro! The birds escape and set out to save their friends, Blu and Jewel – who you might recognize from the animated movie. Yeah, there's movie stars in this game! That's just one reason why you need to play this great spin-off.
Other reasons include the good 'ol Mighty Eagle, new gameplay goals and achievements, and power-ups to boost your birds. You can use cool stuff like the Sling Scope, Super Seeds, Samba Burst, and TNT Drop.
Definitely take advantage of this great price drop and pick up Angry Birds Rio today for your iPhone & iPad!