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Our newest babe has super sensitive skin and had terrible eczema breakouts from two months old until about four months old. Every so often, she still has a little flare up, especially on her face. I've found that my soap is nearly the only soap I can use on her skin. It keeps her super moisturized, helping to heal the eczema breakouts and preventing new ones from occurring. In my attempts to prevent it, I've been researching ingredients known to help and playing around with soap recipes that are very nourishing. In my studies, I've found many who say that using breast milk is great for healing skin problems from eczema to sunburns. I've seen recipes for breast milk lotion, heard of applying it directly to the skin via wet gauze wrap, taking baths with it added to the water, and so on. So, why not use it in soap?!
I'm sure I'm not the first to try this, but I'm also sure that not many people probably want to talk about it! (I can just hear some of my friends with weak stomachs gagging now.) After breastfeeding five kids, I'm not grossed out in the least by this awesome, natural wonder of God's creation. In fact, I think it's pretty incredible! So. many. benefits. Please don't think I'm getting on a soap box. (Haha! No pun intended!) As wonderful as breast milk is, I totally understand using formula and other types of milk as well. But science has proven how totally awesome breast milk is in so many ways. Plus, I have GALLONS of extra milk in my deep freezer! Just ask my husband. He'll tell you in a very annoyed voice that I'm not lying when I say our chest deep freezer is FULL of breast milk. The entire freezer. I'm not kidding. My body thinks I had triplets again!
Another incredible natural wonder for skin: honey! Have you ever checked out the benefits of honey? It's great at drawing moisture to the skin, and it has antibacterial properties. I've been using it as a facial mask a few times a week, and my skin is much more moisturized and clearer. I've added it to a few other soaps and wanted to include it in this one as well.
This newest Baby Bee Buttermilk soap recipe includes lots of nourishing oils and butters, high in vitamin E and other skin-benefiting vitamins. It begins with a lye solution made from 100% breast milk. I froze the milk to a slushy state, then added the lye very, very slowly with the pitcher sitting in an ice bath. The milk went from a creamy white color to a deep yellow, almost orange color. When I added it to the oils, everything turned a lovely deep tan color. I separated out a bit of soap and colored it white. At a very thin trace, I added about half an ounce of honey and scented the main batch. For fun, I put bubble wrap in the bottom of the mold, poured the main soap in, did an in-the-mold swirl with the white, then put more bubble wrap on top. Looks like a honeycomb. I oven processed this soap overnight. After just 24 hours, it was already quite hard when I cut it.
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Max and Lucas is our ultimate "Stranger Things" ship!
And according to Sadie Sink, season three will bring more of this budding romance! In case you missed it, the Netflix hit sci-fi show is coming back with new episodes this summer and we can't contain our exciement.
But while we wait, we're eating up every mini teaser from the cast and in a recent interview, the 16-year-old redhead known for her role as video gaming and skateboarding Max is giving some insight on what's to come for her character's relationship status. And fans and followers should get ready because we're getting a lot more Max and Lucas scenes in season three!
"I loved the relationship because it's a typical teen relationship. Most shows today have these teen relationships and they're totally unrealistic, but Max and Lucas have this hilarious relationship that I think everyone's gonna love. Yeah. You've got some really funny plots this season."
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I could catch up with Jamie Jones at La Paloma restaurant this summer and interview him for Amnesia Magazine. We talked about his new night at DC10 , his first steps on the island and of course about music.
When did Jamie Jones arrive in Ibiza the first time?
The first time was in 1997, I came on a holiday for a week. I was 17, almost 18. We came for a week, package holiday, San Antonio. I had a life changing experience. Back then, all English people used to go there. We had no idea what we were doing. We'd get a package holiday, hotel, flight, everything included. I came and then discovered it…I knew about the clubs, but I'd never been to a large club like that, I'm from a small town in North Wales. And I've been coming every year since.
Were you a DJ at the time?
I bought my first decks when I was 15 or 16. I'd been buying records for a year and a half or so, just learning how to mix.
How did the opportunity to play at DC10 come about?
I'd been going to DC10. I came here to live and work the summers from 2000 to 2005. So I was coming to DC10 every week from 2000, even under rain, whatever, I'd be there. So I kind of became a face there. I was just a kid, I didn't really know anyone, any of the DJs. I got introduced to Clive Henry in 2004. I had done a mix and he really liked it and I got my first gig there in 2005 or 2006, I played at the closing party. And then they asked me back two or three times each season, and the last two or three years they asked me if I wanted to become a resident.
And now you have your own party. It must be a great challenge.
Absolutely. It's been a huge challenge. The opening party went really well. It's like a great weight lifted off my shoulders, it's been so much work to build the line ups for 13 weeks and when you do your own night in Ibiza so many things can go wrong! It was great to see it finally happen and it was good, so it's been great!
How did that idea happen?
Well, it came about because I had some offers from other clubs and there was one that I started to consider, but I never really wanted to leave DC10. It was a question of whether I could do the two things. And then, they didn't want me to leave and so they came back and offered me my own night, quite a good deal for Ibiza. I thought I could make it work. I was going to do 2 or 3 Wednesdays for them anyway, like last year, and then they offered me this. And then I waited a while to make sure I had enough music coming out from the label and I thought it was the right time. And you have to take risks. Sometimes they pay off, sometimes they don't.
The risk is also exciting.
Absolutely! Nerve-wracking sometimes. I think it was the right moment. Now I can bring some DJs that are established that I never get to see in Ibiza. I've tried to book everyone who's ever had a release on the label for the party. And it's cool for them because some of them have never been to Ibiza before.
And what artists are you keeping an eye on right now?
There's a few. From my label there's a guy, HNQO. He's just sent me lots of tracks, really cool, 22 years old, still makes his music with his headphones but the tracks sound so good. There's also a few other guys from Brazil called Digitaria and Funky Fat, they've just had EPs but they're both doing albums. There's a guy in the UK called Waff whose sending us songs every week. Those are the guys on my label who're doing really, really well.
And why the name Paradise?
It has to do with the Paradise Garage. I've never been, obviously, but buying vinyl I'm a big fan of that music, and the idea of those parties were quite eclectic, musically. Not dark clubs but really good after hours in a club. Weirdly enough, there's three tracks going around: one by these guys Digitaria, they did a track called Paradise; I had a track on my last album called Paradise, and also Ali Love that I'm trying to sign, she's just finished a track that isn't called Paradise but one of the main words in it is Paradise.
So it had to be Paradise.
Yeah! I'm thinking it might change every year and it might be related to the names of my tracks. I might call it Amazon next year and it will be more of a Jungle kind of feel, though we'll be doing that this year with lots of palm trees
Do you feel that electronic music is now mixed with indie and live instruments and vocals more, that house music is moving in that direction more?
I think that rather than house music moving in that direction, it's indie music that's moving in the dance music direction. I listen to a lot of different types of music and the ones that are doing better, the music I'm liking more, they don't just use guitars, drums and keyboards, they're using effects and drum machines… they're influencing people like Hot Chip… house music will always be house music, you know, whether it's soulful, deep house, electro house, techno, it kind of stays with that core … but I think that indie music and pop music are changing more, we see that all over the world.
You've become really popular in the last couple of years. How do you keep the balance between your human side and your social life?
I think what's most important for me is I have a really solid group of friends who I've known for a long time, surviving on bread crumbs in Ibiza and back in London to make ends meet.
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Bon Jovi ,are without doubt one of the biggest super groups in music history with hits spanning 3 decades since 1984, they are Grammy award winners and in 2010, were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. They have sold over 120 million Albums worldwide have produced 13 Albums with some 25 singles charting. In 2010 they completed their 10th world tour performing in 30 counties across the globe.
At last, presenting "Living on a Prayer" the Bon Jovi Show a brilliant homage to the superstar stadium rockers from New Jersey.
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I am so excited to be featured on the blog "Clean Fresh Design*" written by CJ Dellatore talking about my favorite club chair. Of course, it's available on a deadline.
If you haven't read this great blog, now is the time to add it to your blog roll. I am also honored to be featured alongside other interior design greats, Micheal Berman, Mary Douglas Drysdale, Wade Hallock, Kara Mann, and Alan Tanksley. If you are in the market for a new chair, this post is for you!
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Roasted turkey, avocado, basil, lettuce and lemon aioli on a roll.
Shop-cured bacon, tomato, basil, shredded lettuce and lemon aioli on a roll.
Pole-caught tuna, harissa, mayo, celery, parsley, lemon, shredded lettuce and pickled onions on a roll.
Quinoa-dill fritters, whipped chili-mint feta, arugula, cucumber and pickled onions on shop-made flatbread.
Avocado-horseradish spread, shredded carrot, cucumber, basil, beefsteak tomato, arugula and pickled onions on a roll.
Lemongrass grilled Jidori chicken thighs, pickled veggies, cilantro, jalapeno, persian cucumber and mayo on a demi baguette.
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Roasted jidori chicken, brandied onions, Gruyere and on a roll.
Turkey albondigas meatballs, chipotle adobo sauce, avocado, lime and cabbage slaw on a roll.
Served sweet or savory with fontina, cheddar and Gruyere on sliced artisan wheat boule.
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Romaine lettuce, jidori chicken breast, red pepper, shaved Parmesan cheese, with Chipotle-Caesar dressing.
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Brown rice, Persian cucumber, tomatoes, red onion, parsley, scallions, in a lemon-sumac viniagarette.
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Yukon potatoes, celery, red onion, in a Watercress-Greek yogurt-buttermilk dressing.
Line caught Albacore tuna, parsley, harissa, celery, mayo & Greek yogurt.
Jodori chicken breast, celery, pepitas, parsley, dill, scallions, lemon zest, Greek yogurt & mayo.
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Denmark part of the world's largest telescope project
A telescope, which will be the world's biggest and that will be able to see the weakest stars in the most distant universe, is a new gigantic project under the European Organisation for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere, ESO. The Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen is participating in the project and is taking part in the development of an instrument for the telescope, which will be astronomy's answer to CERN.
The telescope will consist of a number of mirrors, which adjust as if it were a single giant mirror 42 meters in diameter. That is five times as large a mirror diameter and 25 times as large a mirror area as the current largest mirrors on the Very Large Telescope, VLT in Chile. The telescope, which will be the world's largest, is also called E-ELT, which stands for European Extremely Large Telescope.
"To be part of such a project means that we are on the forefront of instrument development and it also means that we are defining the scientific research to be focused on", explains astronomer at the Niels Bohr Institute, Per Kjærgaard Rasmussen, who is the leader of the Danish team that is developing and building a special instrument, a spectrograph, which will go into the telescope.
The astronomers dream
While normal spectrographs measure one object at a time, the new spectrograph will be able to measure up to 300 objects at one time in a field. The telescope will be so sensitive that it can fulfill the astronomer's dream of being able to take direct images of planets in other solar systems in the Milky Way and study the very first stars and galaxies to be created in the universe 13 billion years ago.
The spectrograph is being developed in cooperation between France, Holland, Italy, Denmark, Germany, and England. The first step in the big project has just gotten underway and the preliminary studies will be finished in January 2010. The telescope project is espected to be finally approved in the summer 2010 and when the precise project is developed, the final telescope and the spectrograph will be finished in the year 2018.
It is the largest earth based astronomy project within the next 20 years and it will cost a billion euro, but the financing is not completely in place yet. Neither has it been decided where the telescope will be placed, "but it will probably be in South America, possibly Chile, because there are good atmospheric conditions here and a large number of clear nights", explains Per Kjærgaard Rasmussen.
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Digital Wall Clock Day Date Time – Most people that fall deeply in love with the wonder and style of antique wall membrane clocks decide to choose duplications pieces because most people just want to create the clock to the right time and also tell an account of the kind of clock it is, where in fact the clocks were made popular and what the history behind the clocks are. Even though these people may have a duplicate clock, they'll still have a very good story to tell and a very good conversation part to spark these reviews when they are amusing in their home. Besides, hardly any people invite an actual clock connoisseur to their home for brunch.
On the other hand, some people made a decision to get an actual authentic antique wall membrane clock not knowing that they come with quite a little of responsibility. Authentic antique wall membrane clocks come with much more than simply a good story. Many of them come with genuine paperwork that explains to where so when it was made and in many cases which company made it and the entire year or at least the era it was made. Generally, this paperwork is very old and will need to be stored in a secured place where continuous ruffling will never be a choice. With an genuine antique wall membrane clock not only will one need to ensure the clock works but one will also need to determine are there any special attention and maintenance regiments that will have to be performed and exactly how often.
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Many times people want to just forget about their furnishings after they have located them in "the perfect place" in their home but, often with elderly items like genuine antique wall membrane clocks the "established it and forget it" attitude is no option. For occasions, a damp or very moist environment or a host with direct sunlight or fluorescent lighting will never be a choice with these items. Dampness or wetness may make some of the paper or cardboard swell and direct sunlight or fluorescent lighting may cause some of the ink on these sensitive items to fade, in essence ruining enough time part and, depending on how much you paid for it, depreciating it from an expensive heirloom to a worthless status. If these clocks are appraised and covered then a few of these behaviors could make your insurance policy null and void.
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You can find two main types of genuine antique wall membrane clocks, ones that are spring-driven and will run for approximately eight days or ones that are weight-driven and will run for approximately thirty hours. Authentic antique wall membrane clocks usually also come with labels, stamps or brands of authenticity that may be easily ruined if located in the wrong area. These clocks are also usually much bigger and far heavier than modern or duplicate wall membrane clocks so take care to ensure they can be secure in the place they are hung. Unlike modern clocks, slipping off the beaten track several times or having your "Tabby Kiddy" join or scratch it up could end up costing you your investment. Be sure you discuss all antique items with your homeowner's insurance agent because items of great charge may have special clauses concerning if they are protected or not.
These are some of the key reasons that whenever looking to acquire an antique wall membrane clock, a person should always ask themselves first if an old-fashioned wall membrane clock is right for these people and when so, which kind? There are many different kinds of antique wall membrane clocks from old English, old French, old German to early North american, or ones that come from specific eras like WWII or the Renaissance etc. If you are a meticulous person who pays close focus on details and would like to acquire and look after one of these elegant time pieces then by all means research and appearance into the purchase.


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For Zoey Carlson, being maid of honor is more than she bargained for. The groom is a billionaire, the bride is hounded by the press, and the super-secret wedding is across the ocean in France. Zoey will do anything to keep away the media—even spend two weeks wedding planning in Paris with Mitch, the uptight best man who drives her crazy.
For Mitch, keeping the press away is about more than making sure his best friend has a perfect wedding—it's his job. And as far as he's concerned, chaotic and spontaneous Zoey is an attractive liability.
When a reporter follows them to France, Zoey and Mitch must work together to make their best friends' wedding day paparazzi-free while fighting their growing attraction to each other. Can these two opposites admit they're not so different and build a life together?
My Review:
I loved the book Miss Match that I read by Armstrong, so I was thrilled with the chance to read another by her! Mix 'N Match is about Zoey and Mitch. Zoey is Brooke's best friend and Mitch is Luke's friend and assistant, from the book Miss Match. Zoey and Mitch are thrown together and have to go incognito to try to plan out Brooke and Luke's wedding in Paris. Trying to keep it under the radar of the paparazzi is nearly impossible as is trying to fight the growing affection the two have! Will they admit to their true feelings for each other, or will they continue to fight against them since they are complete opposites in every way! Armstrong has a way with words that kept me interested and reading until the very end. A fun story with sizzling chemistry that still stays clean, Mix N Match is a book that I would recommend to all of my book friends!
Happy Reading!!!
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An oddly slow day for news besides FF XIII demo videos popping up on the net as reported by Jim Bradford. There were a couple gems of news out there though. Before I get to those diamonds in the rough, I'd like to take this time to remind you that we record a podcast every Thursday night. With this in mind and Thursday being tomorrow, we'd like to solicit your help to talk about stuff that interests you, our lovely readers. So please either comment on this post or send us an e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com with a topic or question you would like us to discuss! We prefer it be gaming related, but we're up for anything.
Now, onward to the Daily!
The single player demo for Dawn of War II just popped up on Steam and they are celebrating in a big way. If our review wasn't enough to sway you, be sure to pick up the demo and decide if you want to buy it quickly as Steam has discounted the game 25% until April 20th (next monday). It's a fantastic game and worth the regular price of $49.99 for the single player alone and a steal at that deep Steam discount.
TabletopGamingNews.com is reporting that a deal for the sale of WizKids assets has failed to close from an article over at ICv2. I'm assuming the deal was with Pinata Games. As we reported in one of our PNG Dailys back in the beginning of March, they were trying to acquire WizKids IP like Hero Clix from Topps. It looks like we'll have to wait and see who the next suitor is, but rumor is it might be Catalyst.


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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- TheStreet's Jim Cramer is keeping an eye on shares of Nike (NKE) - Get Report and Micron (MU) - Get Report, as both companies prepare to post their latest quarterly results after the close Thursday.
Micron can't get out of its own way, said Cramer, adding that it wouldn't shock him to see something of a bounce when the company reports its numbers. Still, he noted, he wouldn't want to own it.
Nike, on the other hand, is all the way up, and he doesn't like that either.
Cramer advised investors to be careful with both Micron and Nike. -- Micron because he doesn't like the earnings, but said it could bounce; Nike because he hates to buy stocks at or near their 52-week high.
Analysts are expecting Micron to post earnings of 57 cents a share and revenue of $3.91 billion for its third quarter. On Tuesday, several analysts lowered their price targets on the stock. The company currently has an average rating of buy, and an average price target of $35.86. Shares of Micron are down about 30% year-to-date.
For sports retail giant Nike, Wall Street is expecting earnings of 83 cents a share on revenue of $7.69 billion for its fourth quarter. Nike is widely expected to blow past those estimates. Recently, Nike and the NBA announced a partnership making the sports retailer the official provider of apparel to the NBA beginning in 2017. The deal is said to be worth more than $1 billion. The company is also benefitting from the athleisure trend which is driving sales of apparel and footwear. The stock is up about 11% year-to-date.
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Will Carr is a stage and screen actor born in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, and currently based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Will trained in musical theatre at the Canadian College of Performing Arts in Victoria, BC before moving to Toronto to begin his career. He is known for Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019).
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Pros & Cons of Buying Electronics Items Online
If we talk about buying online so yes it's the best opportunity one can avail. It expands their purchasing option, the best option to save money and time as well. Online stores are highly competitive. Buying electronics online is having pros and cons both and it's so difficult for one to decide whether should or not. It's a tough choice because electronic items are a big headache and expensive as well, risky though.
This can made customers put on their thinking caps. But the biggest advantage is convenience, as it can be done anytime from anywhere and there's nothing which is not having disadvantages.
Pros of Buying Electronic Items:
Choosing to buy the electronic items online can be so effective, as it can be so beneficial. It saves your time and money.
- Convenience:
It is so convenient to buy electronic items online, as it is so effective and makes your life easy. Customer can buy things without going somewhere.
- Exciting discounts:
Exciting discounts are always waiting for the customer and there are lots of schemes on internet you can get through it and buy your choice in valuable price.
- Saves time and efforts:
It's the most effort and time saving. Customers don't need to waste their energy by going into malls and other outlets and you don't get bounded. All things can be found on one web page and can buy the products at reasonable price. No other problems like traffic, parking, etc. are faced.
- Information:
Customer can have the detailed information of the products and have a look towards all the information regarding it they don't have to go out for it. They can first have a look about product, on internet and can get easily satisfied instead of, listening to seller's exaggeration about the product.
- Wide variety and various models:
Customers can compare the products of different brands and model with a vast variety to get the best product according to their needs.
Cons of Buying Electronic Items:
Similarly, it's having so many disadvantages which are as follows:
- Delivery:
Lacking in the delivery is the main issue, they have time disorders. It's the biggest reasonone can have to mess up the plan. It's costly which is of no use or of no advantage, because it contains shipping fees.
- Experience:
While buying the items online, no one can get experience of shopping and can't get to know that how to buy and what to buy. Experience is important to make the right choice and when it comes to electronic items they are the basic households.
- Touch and feel of merchandise:
Lack of touch and feel of merchandise means one can't check the material of the things they are buying. Hence, this can cause scamming. The dealer is not scared off you and can make you fool easily.
- Significant Discounts:
Customer can miss out the outstanding discounts if you prefer online buying, which is the best opportunity on electronic items which are expensive.
- Close examination:
A customer has to buy a product without seeing actually how it looks like. In order to minimize all the disadvantages and improve customer trust of Pakistani audiences, some online electronics stores such as Shophive and Qmart are making efforts to deliver electronics accessories with return or exchange warranties and loyalty programs so that customers can buy their product with confidence. Currently Pakistani e-commerce industry is among the fastest growing industries but improving trust factor of customers can help Pakistani this industry grow even at a faster pace.


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2019 UCD Medicine Clinical Commencement 'White Coat' Ceremony
The 2019 UCD Medicine Clinical Commencement 'White Coat' Ceremony took place in UCD O'Reilly Hall on Wednesday 13th February 2019. A key milestone for our medical students, the ceremony marks the formal transition from a predominantly class room-based education to full immersion into clinical training at our affiliated teaching hospitals and with general practices in the community.
The proceedings were led by Professor Michael Keane, Dean of Medicine and Head of School, supported by a selection of our academic faculty. Students from Stage 4 of our direct entry undergraduate and Stage 2 of our graduate entry medicine programmes took part in the ceremony which was attended by many friends and family. As part of the ceremony, students are 'robed' with white coats by members of faculty as an important symbol of their transition into the role of doctor in training.
In opening the event, Prof Keane noted that this transition represents a landmark in the students' education and one which he felt sure they would look back on fondly. He noted that with the privilege of clinical training comes great responsibility as our students are expected to exhibit empathy, dedication and the highest standards of professionalism.
The White Coat Ceremony is an important recognition of the extensive knowledge of biomedical science that has been mastered to date which puts the students in a position to apply this knowledge of the scientific basis of health and disease in the clinical arena. In UCD, we think it is important to mark this transition formally, and this tangible marker of career progression is very much appreciated by students, their families and their friends.
The awarding of a white coat is both practical and symbolic ; In addition to protection of clothing and infection control, the white coat represents the increased professional privileges and responsibilities that accompany this transition. In addition to meeting the expectations for professional practice, conduct and ethics, our students are joining a medical community in which it is the doctor's primary responsibility to be a strong advocate for their patients, above all other considerations.
This advocacy is particularly important in a period of shrinking healthcare resources, which reinforce the need for evidence-based best practice to guide patient care. This role also mandates development of leadership and teamwork skills, which our students will continue to seek to develop right up to their graduation and beyond. Our students' behaviour in the clinical setting is geared toward protecting patients and optimizing their outcomes, whether it be by rigorous hand hygiene, up to date vaccination against communicable diseases, or other aspects of evidence-based clinical practice.
Prof Keane welcomed UCD Medicine alumna Dr Rita Doyle, President of the Medical Council of Ireland who gave the keynote presentation. The Co. Wicklow general practitioner gave a thoughtful, reflective address which touch on many of the key lessons for our students as they embark upon full-time clinical training. She highlighted the privileged responsibility, the nature of the doctor-patient relationship and the need for each student to develop their own particular communication style.
You are now going to enter into the really sacred world of both doctor and patient. You and I are privileged, and I emphasize that word privileged, to be allowed to enter in this world. We must never abuse that privilege. The doctor-patient relationship is a truly unique and special one. It is never an equal relationship and you must always remember that. Never presume it's your right.
Dr Doyle described the formative early experience of the family doctor visiting her home to care for a loved one. She remembered how influential that doctor's domiciliary visit was on her subsequent career choice as a family doctor. Dr Doyle offered a persuasive, passionate endorsement of her specialty which has an important gatekeeper role in healthcare.
Let me give you an example so that you can understand this. A patient comes in to me with a lump. I listen to their story, elucidate their belief around that lump and then examine them. I find it to be a benign cyst, reassure them and they go back to normal living. I examined that lump and alarm bells go off in my head. I don't know what it is and I decide to investigate it myself, maybe with a scanner maybe, taking a biopsy. The patient is anxious and may become a little dependent while awaiting results. I examined the lump and from the very beginning I know it to be neoplastic and I need to refer them to secondary or tertiary care. Their lives are now changed. They become a sick patient and my role is to support them through their diagnosis and their journey into the world of hospital medicine.
Dr Doyle, who became the first female President of the Medical Council last July, reflected on the changing gender balance of the Class of 2021 compared with her class in which she was one of only 18 women among a class of 120 students. She described her postgraduate training in the days before a formal GP training scheme, her time spent in St Ultan's Children's Hospital, learning about the effects of deprivation on people's health. Highlighting the late Professor Julian Tudor Hart's Inverse Care Law, Dr Doyle observed,
The inverse care law is the principle that the availability of good medical and social care tends to vary inversely with the need of the population served. Proposed by Julian Tudor Hart way back before I even qualified the term has since been widely adopted. It is a pun on the 'inverse-square law', a term and concept from physics. The deprived areas have half the number of doctors that they need and the wealthy have twice the number. The disparity between the life expectancy is truly staggering. Often even in this city, oh but four kilometers apart there can be twenty years in the difference of life expectancy.
Dr Doyle reflected on how her patients and their conditions changed as they both aged, from paediatrics and antenatal care through to chronic diseases and complex co-morbidities.
I've been in the same practice now for nigh on 35 years. so I've had have at times three generations of the one family under my care. When I was young in practice most of my patients were young and I have aged with them. I was an expert in paediatrics at that stage as well as antenatal care, sexual health and contraception as I aged so did they and I became an expert routine health and gynaecology. Then began to care for a lot of older patients with chronic diseases and complex comorbidities such as diabetes, hypertension, coronary heart disease, rheumatoid arthritis, chronic obstructive airways disease but only all in the one patient. So medically speaking the job has got harder.
Drawing on the works of the late Professor James McCormack and late Professor Peter Skrabanek, authors of the influential 'Follies and Fallacies of Medicine', Dr Doyle invited the students to always remain inquisitive.
I know if James were here today he would be wishing you all a healthy dose of skepticemia. He defined it as a condition almost unheard off in medical students, an uncommon, generalized disorder of low infectivity. And he stated medical school education is likely to confer lifelong immunity! Really what he was saying was you must never stop questioning.
In closing, Dr Doyle described the role of the Medical Council and the importance of investing in people in healthcare.
Our role (Medical Counci) is dual one - patient safety and the support of doctors in delivering best care. Our vision is 'Excellent Patient Care, Public Confidence in the Medical Profession and Leadership in Healthcare'.
Our health service is in crisis. Mainly because we have not invested enough in people. We've had the Cervical Check controversy, the Scally Report, Open Disclosure, Repeal of the Eighth Amendment, commencement of the termination of pregnancy act bringing with it all the ethical issues around conscientious objection. All since I took over (as President of the Medical Council) last July. So my life is busy!
If I were to give you one piece of advice, and I might, it would be this. Always but only always keep the patient at the top of your agenda and you won't go far wrong. Whatever argument you have put your patients first and you will be safe and they will be safe. There is a small part of me that really envies you just starting your career. Would I do it again? Absolutely!
We extend our sincere thanks to Dr Doyle for her excellent address and her inspiring words.


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Whiting: Dementia not shameful despite handling by 'experts'Grief counselors often talk about the five stages of loss: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance. Some people follow the pattern, while others jump between stages.
By: Lonna Whiting, INFORUM
Grief counselors often talk about the five stages of loss: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance. Some people follow the pattern, while others jump between stages.
As my mother's brain failure evolves, I find myself wavering between acceptance and anger. I accept her new behaviors and daily challenges. I accept I can't make her better. I accept the responsibilities of daily caregiving.
But I do not accept the blatant ignorance of those among us trained (and often paid quite well) to help families like mine. In fact, when doctors and social workers – so-called "experts" in their fields – dismiss dementia and Alzheimer's because it's an inconvenient reality, I tend to get a little angry.
In a recent New York Times article, Dr. Danielle Ofri, author of "What Doctors Feel: How Emotions Affect the Practice of Medicine," wrote about how embarrassing it is for her and her esteemed colleagues to make a dementia diagnosis.
Ofri describes the tedium of diagnosing an elderly man with Alzheimer's: "There was something almost shameful in bearing witness to a fellow human being's profound indignities," Ofri writes. "I was embarrassed for him, for how embarrassed he would likely be, if his former self could see his current self. My colleague and I ducked out of the room in silence, lost in our own private stew of unease, wincing at our unspoken keenness to move on to other patients."
Months ago, upon asking my mother's primary care physician if he saw many young onset cases, he responded, "Not often, thank God."
Ofri's colleague echoes that sentiment, exclaiming: "A fate worse than death!"
I'm horrified to know the most revered medical professionals among us would consider my mother's condition an undignified, shameful fate worse than death. This perspective is frightening considering the growing millions among us who are fighting the "long goodbye" every day.
The perception of dementia as undignified isn't isolated to the medical field. It seems to have spilled over into the social work field as well. I experienced similar reactions when dealing with county financial intake workers. At best, they addressed our urgent questions, concerns and pleas with occasional form letters mailed out every month or two requesting the same information we gave them five times before.
Most certainly, those workers felt similar to Ofri: ducking out of the room, keen to be moving on to less shame-inducing clients.
Ofri feigns empathy by claiming doctors are forced to focus on diseases they can treat and cure.
"In the dishearteningly limited time of a medical visit, we're forced to focus on the diseases we can treat," she says.
I'm sure Dr. Ofri and a few others would be surprised by what they find if they took time out of their incredibly busy days to listen to dementia patients and families discuss the disease.
It's not a fate worse than death.
It's not shameful.
It's not undignified.
Dementia is a learning moment, not only for victims and families but also for doctors, social workers and societies as a whole. By interacting with those who have brain failure, we learn the fundamentals of all that is good in humanity: sharing patience, offering gratitude, providing comfort.
I invite Dr. Ofri and her colleagues to visit with me any time about how doctors should feel when opening the exam room to diagnose someone with dementia. Perhaps she and others will then truly understand this is not a disease with which we can ever close the door. It is a global health crisis begging for medical and social activism.
Unlock the door. Look deeply into the faces of victims and families. In them you will see the injustice created by misperception, ignorance and fear.
Now, let's fix it.
Lonna Whiting is a copywriter at Flint Group in Fargo. Her mother was diagnosed with early-onset dementia at age 61. Whiting can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com. To get involved in local advocacy work, visit www.facebook.com/youngchampionsfm
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7 Reasons to go on a Meditation Retreat
I have been thinking about yoga, meditation and the process of discovery we go through. For most of my twenties I was either studying, meditating, practicing yoga, travelling or a combination of all! I have come to realise that the many years of meditation retreats alongside a dedicated yoga practice is what deepened my understanding of yoga, beyond the asana. I've noticed that there is a great reluctance by yoga students, and yoga teachers to contemplate an intensive meditation retreat as an element of their practice – but generally it is a life changing experience.
So here are 7 reasons why I think an intensive retreat is a good idea:
SILENCE: There is nothing like the sound of silence. For some people it is terrifying, for others it is liberating. Not talking to, looking at, or engaging with another person for 10 days is a form of freedom for me. The experience of silence like this is profound. In this silence the mind's chatter, thoughts, habituated worrying, judging, complaining, and daydreaming becomes very, very clear. It is different to the experience of a quiet practice in the middle of daily life. It is prolonged and hugely transformative.
DON'T FEAR: I think if we are dedicated to spiritual practice yet scared of a 10-day retreat, what we really fear is ourselves – our own mind – and that's no way to live! To live constantly in fear of our own thoughts, reactions or feelings won't help us to be happy.
OVERCOMING AVOIDANCE: I hear quite regularly 'I'm just not interested' when it comes to meditation retreats. I don't understand this logic – if you are very dedicated to spiritual practice via yoga, then this seems avoidant? Any opportunity to get to know ourselves better is wonderful to my mind. As a yoga student, intensive meditation enriches our understanding of our daily practice, and as a teacher – well, it will allow you to experience the other limbs of yoga in a way a moving practice doesn't – and this learning can only make you a better teacher.
IT'S THE RIGHT TIME: In many ways it's never the right time to undertake a retreat. Realistically there is never a great time to just take 10 days out of life to do 'nothing'. So just make it happen and see what unfolds. The only time that's really not the right time is if you have people reliant on you for their care, elderly parents, children etc.
OVERCOMING HABITUATED PATTERNS: On a meditation retreat there is no reading, no internet, no Facebook, no email, no demands from other people. It is an immediate stop to our daily patterns. Creating a break in these patterns allows for change.
FINDING FREEDOM: Yoga can make us feel good. Feeling good is great – I am certainly addicted to the way yoga makes me feel. It's the best drug ever. But stillness is different. There is a freedom in seated meditation that is very different to asana practice. Sitting still in meditation for hours and hours each day for 10 days will bring you to the cusp of your sanity – it will show you your blind spots, reveal the patterns that unconsciously drive you. You can't be free from patterns you can not see.
GET TO KNOW YOURSELF: Freedom and happiness comes from getting to know yourself, and accepting whatever you find. Our minds are unique and relentless, with great ability to bring us and others joy and sadness. The mind is a powerful tool if you can harness it. But you must know yourself first. Sitting alone with yourself for 10 days will allow this to happen in a way that is quite unlike any other ways I know.
Have I convinced you? Let me now if you go on retreat or have been on retreat and what your experience was?
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If your client has a premier or business class paypal account, it will come with a free paypal shopping cart. Beside the item to be purchased, you have an "Add to Cart" button which will add the item to a paypal shopping cart (Which will be on the paypal server). It can get tedious though, as you will need to manually enter every item and generate a button for it.
Alternatively, there are scripts out there that integrate paypal into shopping cart systems. Unfortunately there aren't many (if any) that are free, so you will have to pay some money to purchase them.
Here is a link to some scripts you might want to look at:
There are many more as well - just look under hotscripts.com or fatscripts.com. I have been doing research on the topic myself, as I am looking for an easier method to sell digital goods such as my design services and possibly templates.
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I need some info, does anyone know how to setup a PHP Pay Pal Shopping Cart, I need to set one up for a client that would be like the shopping cart at this site. http://www.sharpmoneysports.com/ . I do not know any PHP basically but I know HTML and XHTML. Would this be a hard task for me to accomplish, or is there somewhere where I can get an easy script and implement it to my needs. Thanks for the help ahead of time.
well all i can say... is whay not tap into the open source resourcess?
try places like hotscripts and sourceforge there is plenty of sites like that out there just do your search... off the top of my head there is oscommerce and zencart.. that i used in the past.. i made those sites using oscommerce,
osc (os commerce) isn't the best choice as far as design and limited coding skills though... but zencart is almost the same, actually it's a spin-off from osc, and it has a template system integrated into it, but you'd still need to know some basics of php...
both have paypal payment gateway with ipn, plus 100's more, and they're a full blown shopping cart system....
but then again there are virtually 100's of other free (GPL) carts out there, and many of them use paypal as a gateway...
i guess it all comes down to your reqirements, if you shed some more light on what you want it to do, than i might be able to help you further...
Hope this helps, feel free to to get in touch, i have some expirience with shopping carts...
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By Kim Young-jin, Joel Lee
Why are Psy and Snoop Dogg sitting together in a convenience store, scarfing down instant noodles? What are they drinking in those small green bottles?
If you've watched the video for Psy's new jam "Hangover" ㅡ released on his YouTube page Monday ㅡ and are wondering about a few things, you're probably not alone. The video is full of the zaniness that the viral Korean rapper is known for.
It's also filled with references about Korea and its unique drinking culture.
Korea is a heavy-drinking nation, recording the highest per capita alcohol consumption rate in Asia, according to the World Health Organization. The tendency has historically lead to large spending on medicines to cure alcohol-related illnesses.
Those familiar with the country will be nodding their heads at the references to the culture in Psy's video. For everyone else here's a breakdown of the drunken melange.
The video begins with Psy waking up on the floor of an apartment that's cluttered with beer bottles. He's clutching a stuffed animal, suggesting the night of debauchery, during which he hoped to "catch a lady by the toe," ended in futility.
At 0:10 on the video, we see Psy with his head stuck in the toilet. Snoop Dogg ㅡ a.k.a. Calvin Broadus, Jr. ㅡ appears out of the bathtub and starts whacking his buddy on the back.
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This is a scene you may encounter in Korea, as it's common to assist one's friend in expelling the toxicity -- or at least try to. It's questionable whether the whacking helps, but props to Psy and Snoop for making a dance out of it.
At 0:41, Psy mimes playing a wind instrument in time with a high-pitched squeal. Koreans will recognize his "air-playing" motion as a reference to the "piri," a traditional woodwind instrument.
The video begins flashing back to the previous night, beginning with Psy surrounded by an intricate assemblage of beer and shot glasses. He sets off a domino effect in which the shot glasses all fall into the beer.
Those who have spent a night drinking in Korea will instantly recognize this as the boilermaker known as "poktangju," which typically consists of cheap domestic lager and the distilled Korean beverage, ''soju.'' Poktangju packs a mighty punch and is a staple at office get-togethers (often to the chagrin of workers who have to wake up early the next day).
Psy and Snoop head to a convenient store to fill their stomachs and chat. This is a common practice in Korea, and the stores have microwaves to heat up instant food.
The Korean chows down on instant noodles, while the American opts for triangle-shaped "kim-bab" (rice rolled in laver). Psy also gulps down a bottle of one of the "anti-hangover" drinks popular here. Such products contain various plant extracts and vitamins.
The musicians are next seen at a public bath house, which are ubiquitous in Korea. The facilities usually have multiple hot tubs of varying temperatures. The fellas are sitting in one with a sign that translates to "half-drunk tub."
In a flashback, Psy and Snoop are seen at a Chinese restaurant (1:35).
On the table are bowls of "jajangmyeon," a black-beans-and-noodle dish that was popularized by the country's ethnic Chinese community. As Psy pours a shot for his friend, he brings his left hand to his elbow, a sign of respect.
At 2:29, the friends head to a karaoke room ㅡ known in Korea as "noraebang" ㅡ with two middle-aged women they met at the restaurant.
While most offer good clean fun, noraebang are often a site where men can buy the accompaniment of women. As for Psy and Snoop, their companions begin looking younger due to their inebriation.
Their next stop (3:06) is an amusement park on Wolmido Island, a tourist destination not far from Incheon.
At 3:34, the rappers head to a billiards hall, where they play four-ball. Frequenters of such joints ㅡ including Psy ㅡ often order jajangmyeon from the nearest Chinese restaurant and the noodles are quickly delivered via moped or motorcycle.
The friends are next seen in a temple (3:58) where they engage in some martial arts and meet up with CL from 2NE1. The fellas drink from a variety of containers.
Note the large blue ladle. These have traditionally been used to help people bathe. However, university students sometimes use them to mix a variety of beverages for binge drinking games. Participants are dared to drink from cocktails that include rather unappetizing elements such as soy sauce.
Psy and Snoop's last stop is a grilled shellfish restaurant. At 4:18, they intertwine their arms as they take a shot of soju. This is known as a "love shot" and is usually done among people of the opposite sex to get closer to one another.
The night ends in chaos, with the rappers inadvertently starting a fight in the restaurant. They don't appear too drunk as they walk coolly into the morning. But the bedlam is reflected at 4:40 when a deliveryman runs by on fire, still clutching the metal case in which he carries food.


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True story: You can celebrate the 4th of July in patriotic style — and still look like your adorable self. You do not need to don something like a star-spangled version of Charlie Kelly's Greenman costume to rock the red, white, and blue. Check out our ModStylists chic suggestions below and you'll see just what we mean!
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If you tend to favor feminine frocks and will always pick to walk a mile in a good heel rather than flats, then this is your look. Opt for a beautiful blue and white dress, slip into a pair of white sandals with a mid-heel, and then grab a bold red bag. Voila! Patriotic meets pretty.
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If your style MO falls squarely in the casual category and you're planning on spending the day playing lawn games, grilling out, and then running across a lawn with sprinklers — and trying to capture that perfect moment for Instagram — then you'll want a casual-cool look that can keep up with you! Opt for the classics: denim cut-offs, a comfortable tee, and fun flat sandals.
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Are you a retro-glam goddess who'll be spending the 4th in a poolside cabana? (Jealous.) Here's a swimmingly stylish look: one ravishing red, white, and blue vintage-inspired swimsuit, sparkling silver sandals, a gleaming gold cooler bag (for drinks and snacks, obvs), and super-cute heart-shaped sunnies!
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For those of you not well-versed in classic rock: Panel 1 is John Fogarty of Creedence Clearwater Revival, Panel 2 is Janis Joplin, Panel 3 is Roger Daltrey & Pete Townshend of The Who, and Panel 4 is Grace Slick of Jefferson Airplane.
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TRANSCRIPTION COURTESY OF JOSEPH HOUK - [1969; The REAL reason why they came to Woodstock – the MUSIC:] (John Fogarty) "I see the bad moon a-risin'... I see... trouble's onnn the way..." (MG, off-screen) "PLAY 'UP AROUND THE BEND'!" (CW, off-screen) "They don't write that 'til NEXT YEAR, Moonbat!" (Janis Joplin) "Take anotha little piece of my hearrrt now bay-behhh..." (MG, off-screen) "PLAY 'BOBBY MCGEE'!" (CW, offscreen) "Moonbat, she hasn't recorded that yet!" (The Who - Roger Daltrey) "People try to put us d-d-d-down..." (Pete Townshend) "Talkin' bout my geeeneration..." (MG, off-screen) "PLAY 'WHO ARE YOU'!" (CW, off-screen) "That's 1978, dumbass!" (Grace Slick of Jefferson Airplane) "Don't you want somebody to love... don't you need somebody to love..." (MG, off-screen) "PLAY 'WE BUILT THIS CITY'!" (CW, off-screen and EXTREMELY AGITATED) MATT!!! (MG, off-screen) "Aaahhh! It's 'Moonbat', remember?"


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4 Rehab Marketing Strategies Your Treatment Center Should Use
With the opioid crisis continuing to spiral out of control, more people than ever before need the help of drug rehabilitation centers.
If you're currently looking to serve more patients, you need to fully evaluate your current rehab marketing strategy. You should work to identify areas that need strengthening and run tests to figure out what's working for you, and what isn't.
Not sure where to start?
Read on to learn some of the most effective ways to improve your rehab's marketing plan this year.
1. Embrace Local SEO
Far too many rehab marketing plans overlook the importance of local SEO.
While of course, you want your center to serve patients from all across the country, it's important not to neglect your local market — the people who are the most likely to use your services.
First, be sure to claim your Google My Business page, and fill it with your contact information, photos, and even reviews and testimonials (more on that later.)
On the contact page of your website, include a Google Map to boost local search results. Finally, be sure you include location-based keywords (like "best drug rehab Omaha, NE") in your content.
2. Write Guest Posts
Think about some of the websites and blogs that you read every day to help you to strengthen your rehab center.
Chances are, other professionals and potential patients are reading them, too.
Reach out to this blogs and ask about writing guest posts. This will help you to increase your own followers and will establish you as an authority in your industry and target market.
3. Have Patient Testimonials
For example, the website for In Motion Rehab is filled with patient testimonials. These testimonials let readers know what patients sought treatment for, the unique plans created for them, and how the environment of the center helped them to thrive.
Testimonials are often one of the most convincing tools you can use to encourage severely addicted people to get help. They want to hear from people who know exactly what they're going through.
As always, when asking for testimonials, be sure that you offer the possibility of anonymity, and change any names upon request.
4. Start A Blog
In addition to writing guest posts for online newspapers and industry websites, your rehab marketing plan should also include blogging.
First of all, the numbers are on your side. In fact, businesses that blog create over 126% more leads than those that don't. Additionally, blogging helps you to establish your rehab center as a leading treatment facility and voice within your industry.
It lets potential patients and their loved ones understand what a typical day in treatment looks like, as well as the types of patients you serve. Finally, blogging is an excellent way to tell Google and other search engines that you frequently update your site — meaning you'll rise in the search engine rankings.
Need Additional Rehab Marketing Tips?
These are just a few of the most effective rehab marketing strategies that you need to start incorporating into your overall marketing plan.
However, just like recovery, digital marketing is a process and one that's constantly evolving.
To make sure you're always on top of the latest trends, spend some time on our website and blog.


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What is Studio 3E?
To put it simply… Studio 3E is a photographic playground. It's a workspace designed for creatives wether you are a photographer or videographer, amateur or professional… You pick the canvas, we provide the creative setting. Studio 3E is available for your creative project with limitless possibilities.


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Karlyn is a highly trained and experienced Breathworker who has been sharing the power, magic and beauty of conscious breath across the globe for the last 12 years. Her interest in transformational processes began when she was 19, when she was desperately trying to overcome depression, anxiety, eating disorders, and find her place and purpose in the world. Her path lead her to also study yoga, reiki, meditation, crystal therapy, tantra, sacred sexuality and conscious birth. The use of plant medicines and other psychoactive substances have also played a part in her life. However, Conscious Breath revealed itself as the key to long lasting positive change that includes integration and balance in ones life. It is the common thread that runs through all human existence and spiritual practices. Her passion is in creating sacred space for people and teaching them to use their own breath as medicine.
The Breath as Spirit Medicine.
Is it possible to enter altered states of consciousness without contraindications?
Presenting at Somara, Karlyn brings the use of conscious breath as a support or alternative to the use of plant medicines. Recognising the importance of the duty of care that is needed when using plant medicines as a transformational process, Breathwork is a modality that allows us to safely explore the depths of our inner world and the cosmos through altered states of consciousness.
Plant medicine has traditionally been used to make contact with the spiritual realms of Mother Nature and touch the divine. What has been discovered is that this journey is a meeting of TRUTH. Ultimately we meet the fullness of ourselves and experience our oneness with ALL THAT IS. Whether we like it or not we enter a multitude of dimensional portals which show us the nature of reality and who we really are; the shadow and the light. For the majority of people using plant medicines to traverse this territory, the journey is intense, sometimes scary but mostly a glorious quantum leap of awakening. For some however, it can become a bad trip that doesn't end and leaks out over into our usual reality, creating unbalance in what we once knew as everyday life.
Breathwork offers the opportunity to take this journey in a more gradient form. We can choose whether to take the gentle path or to blast our consciousness out into the cosmos. Breathwork is also a powerful tool for integrating trauma or intense life experiences. In this way, it's a fantastic method of support for those who've had experiences with plant medicines that have left them feeling imbalanced or for those who feel that plant medicines might be too strong for them.


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I drew this on paper and in Procreate, scanned it in, image traced it, and cleaned it up. It's supposed to be a Douglas fir cone, which are very common around here in SW Washington (State). I didn't draw the bracts because I didn't like the result, so it's not really completely accurate.
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IAS 2015 Set To Open In Vancouver, As Sub-Saharan Africa AIDS Conference Ends In Zimbabwe
Canadian Press/Chronicle Journal: Vancouver HIV-AIDS meeting seen as step towards goal of ending pandemic by 2030
"More than 6,000 international experts on HIV-AIDS will gather in Vancouver this weekend to share the latest scientific advances in the fight to eradicate the disease, which first emerged almost 35 years ago and exploded into a global pandemic. The 8th International AIDS Society (IAS) Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention will bring together researchers, clinicians, community leaders, and public health experts from around the world…" (Ubelacker, 7/15).
VOA News: Africa AIDS Conference Wraps in Zimbabwe
"Medical researchers and scholars from 13 sub-Saharan African countries on Thursday wrapped a three-day conference in Zimbabwe. The event was held to share insights and success stories on applied innovations to address HIV and AIDS…" (Stein, 7/16).


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We hope that the information below will answer many of your questions about volunteering at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland.
Volunteers must be 16 or older, complete an application, participate in a group interview to determine eligibility and complete health clearance forms, pass a background check (if 18 yrs old or older), as well as attend additional training sessions including a 32-hour customer service training. Due to the overwhelming interest in our program and the changing needs of our hospital, we regret that we cannot accept every applicant.
Volunteers keep a regular schedule of one shift per week. Most shifts are four hours long, and nearly all shifts are during regular weekday business hours. Your shift will be "fixed" (same placement, same time, same day each week). You commit to a minimum of 100 hours of service (a six-month continuous commitment).
Yes! Many of our volunteers give their time more than once a week, sometimes even in two or more service areas. We are especially interested in recruiting long-term volunteers. Many of our volunteers have been with us for many years and have completed thousands of volunteer hours.
We've posted an extensive list of some of the areas where volunteers serve. Our volunteer needs fluctuate throughout the year, and new opportunities pop up all the time. When a volunteer is ready to start, we review the opportunities available at that time.
Not all areas are open to new volunteers—the Intensive Care Nursery is an example. In addition, volunteers who are under 18 are currently limited to the following assignments: Art Cart, Book Cart, Clerical Support, Gift Shop, Greeter and Sports Medicine.
YES! Over 60 languages are spoken at Children's. Our interpreters are involved in medical conversations with families and caregivers, but volunteers play an important role in helping to break the isolation families may feel due to language barriers. Please list any/all languages you are familiar with, including American Sign Language. You may be surprised how often you get to use your language skills in the course of volunteering!
Yes. If you are under 18, your parent(s) or legal guardian(s) must sign the application.
YES, two reference forms must be completed. You may send the link teachers, friends, neighbors, members of church or social groups you belong to, or anyone who can provide a reference to your character and suitability as a volunteer in working with hospitalized children in a diverse setting. Do NOT list relatives. Our letter of reference form.
We need a Volunteer Health Clearance to protect our patients and our volunteers:
Children's Employee Health department drop-in hours for free testing are:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday: 7 AM - 9 AM
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday: 2 PM - 3 PM
Remember to bring your Volunteer Health Clearance form when you come for your appointment. Each TB/PPD test is a two-step process and requires two short visits 48 hours apart, so plan your schedule accordingly. You do not need an appointment to come in during these times.
Please let the ambassador at the front desk of the main hospital know that you would like to visit Employee Health. They will issue the appropriate visitor badge and will give you directions to our Employee Health office, room 148, first floor (510) 428-3620
You can get your second TB test one week after your first is completed, however, you should confirm this with your primary doctor.
Yes, we need to receive all vaccination documentation together.
A photocopy of your immunization record, such as an immunization card, is acceptable. If you received your first immunization as an infant, make sure you also received a second MMR booster after you turned age four. Your physician may also complete this section of the form. They need to provide a signature as well as to rubber-stamp their office information for verification.
Up to 2 weeks, after you have submitted your paperwork, Volunteer Services will contact you to arrange placement.
Volunteering is rewarding, and our volunteers are an essential part of UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland. Thank you so much for your interest in joining our program.
PUse Vic Touch to record your hours. Each time you report for duty and leave at the end of your shift, please check-in at the laptop in the lobby with your assigned pin number. .
If you do not remember your pin number, please email: email@example.com
If you need to change your schedule or if you anticipate an absence, please contact your supervisor so that we may make adjustments accordingly.
Please contact Volunteer Services at (510) 428-3471 ext. 2 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Thank you.


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In his role as an Area Engineering Manager, John is responsible for enterprise-level integrations and development efforts. He works with the team at Gorilla Logic to provide support throughout the development process with an eye for detail and quality. He says that being a good communicator and having a true passion for the work are keys to success in this role.
John has been in the software industry since 2005 and holds multiple certifications. He loves working at Gorilla Logic because of the Agile philosophy and company culture that comes with the role. He says his team is "the best team to be a part of."
John describes himself as a creative person who enjoys being busy. To keep things this way, he fills his free time traveling and working on his passion projects, including his clothing line inspired by the environment in Costa Rica. It's clear that through all his projects, he promotes self-expression and originality. Whether John's working on something personally or professionally, you can bet he's putting his own unique spin on it.


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I love everything to do with quilting! I have created a website http://www.icklequilts.co.uk because I have a passion for the craft and I enjoy finding ways to contemporise traditional patchwork patterns and transform them into fresh modern designs using harmonising colour combinations.
I live in Hampshire on the South Coast of England, with my husband and my two bouncy whippets.
I am a member of the Quilters' Guild of the British Isles, and I won a Highly Commended Recognition Award at the international Festival of Quilts event 2019 for my first ever exhibition quilt.


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They equipped their strength and power to fight a peaceful people living in a small land area, including more than 300 thousand displaced people as their religious communities lived a modern tragedy after having suffered repeatedly throughout history by the Ottomans in the region.
When Turkish crimes were committed in Kasab and Idlib under the pretext of the "dictatorship Alawite regime," it violated all international laws and human rights principles with its mercenaries and committed war crimes in the ethnic cleansing and cultural annihilation of the Alawites, Christians, Druzes, Kurds and Ismailis along with Arabs and Turkmens who did not accept its occupation and its terrorist mercenaries , to be its argument in Afrin and the rest of the regions in the north and east of Syria fighting the Kurds and "returning" Syrian refugees to their land by clearing other territories of their peoples and destroying their culture. This is what happened in Tel Abyed, Serê Kanîyê and Afrin.
In Afrin and Azaz .. Tragedy of 25 thousand Yazidis and hundreds of Christian families, and destroying dozens of holy sites..
Yazidis were distributed in 22 villages in Afrin canton and in the center of it. According to unofficial statistics, before the Turkish occupation and its mercenaries' attack, they numbered 25,000. They had 15 holy shrines and places distributed in Afrin canton, as well as public schools opened by the Autonomous Administration (AA) to teach Yazidi religion, whose affairs were run and organized by the Yazidis Union in Afrin.
As for the Christians with their doctrines and ethics (Armenians, Kurds - Syriacs), they were significantly distributed in the center of Afrin city and the two districts of Rajo and Mobata. In addition, there were 20 churches and archeological temples, considered the most ancient in the world, and the Great Good Shepherd Church was opened in the center of Afrin in April 2011. And their population before the Turkish attack and occupation was about 250 families, but the official numbers are more if compared with their presence before the revolution.
With the start of the Syrian revolution and its transformation into a crisis and anarchy since 2012, Afrin region managed to preserve its peacefulness and protect its originality and the history of its peoples with their diversity of religions and ethics, but it did escape the barbaric attacks of terrorist organizations and groups supported by Turkey. The religious communities such as Yazidi, Christian and Alawite were in the priorities of the attacks of those groups in Afrin.
After the control of the mercenary groups on Azaz city in 2012, their attacks began on the villages of Yazidis in its countryside under the name of "attacking the infidels," and they occupied the Yazidi villages of Qatmah and Ala Qinoh in the end of 2013, and kidnapped a number of their people while the rest of them displaced to the villages of Qastal Mount (Barsai) and the center of Afrin at that time. The Yazidi villages in Qastal Mount witnessed dozens of attacks by the Euphrates Shield mercenaries backed by Turkey.
Violations and war crimes in the Turkish invasion on Afrin in January 20, 2018..
After the occupation of the Turkish army and mercenaries; the Euphrates Shield, the Turkmenistan Islamic Party, foreign immigrants of the remnants of Daesh, militias called Ahfad al-Rasoul (the Descendants of the Prophet) and Firqet al-Hamzat in that region of Afrin canton, they began cultural and ethnic cleansing and annihilation in the region. They have detained the remaining of the standing Yazidis who could not displace, and forced them to learn al-Quran and pray behind them to abandon their religion and adopt Islam.
This violation was repeated in the Yazidi village of Basofan where the Turkish occupation built two mosques and in the Yazidi village of Qastal Jendo, a mosque was built, and the remaining residents were forced to attend the legitimate lessons. Also in the two Yazidi villages of Burj Haydar and Ghazawi, the same violations were practiced. As for the other Yezidi villages, they settled immigrants from the Syrian interior as they turned their homes to mosques and others too departments for teaching Sharia, and distributed their properties as spoils to the families of their elements.
Moreover, their holy sites and shrines that numbered 15 cemeteries and temples were destroyed. They also seized the lands and trees of the citizens in those villages, and referred to the houses of the Yazidis' possessions as of blasphemers, which were seized and robbed to the armed elements, as happened in the villages of Basofan, Qatmah, Qastal, Burj Haydar and Bafloun, in addition to destroying the Prophet Zeredesht Status, Lach Dome and the Yazidi Union HQ in the city.
The Turkish occupier also transformed the largest shrine of the Yazidis in Barakat Mount into a military observation post. They removed all Yazidi symbols, painted the place with Islamic and other Turkish national colors.
The Turkish-backed Euphrates Shields mercenaries settled immigrants from the Syrian interior in the villages of Qatmah and Ala Qinoh after the Yazidis were expelled from them, and abducted 20 Yazidis from the villages of Basofan and Baflon to their detention centers in Janders district. Dozens of Yazidi civilians from the villages of Qibar, Basofan, Qastal Jendo and Burj Haydar were kidnapped and transported to Mare and Azaz prisons, and they were tortured to demand ransom from their families.
In addition, dozens of cases of murdering and kidnapping were recorded for ransom due to their Yazidi religion, among them the citizen Abdo Hamo was killed at his home in Qibar village, and then his father was kidnapped, tortured and ransacked on 1-4-2018. The civilian Omer Memo Shemo from the same village was also killed because he refused to pronounce the Islamic testimony in addition to the mockery of the militants of Turkey at him and his religion.
Breaking the crosses, choking the bells and forcibly displacing the Afrin Christians ...
Many Christian families have been displaced to Aleppo since 2012 because of the repeated attacks by mercenaries supported by Turkey and in the result of the siege imposed by the latter on Afrin residents from three sides as only 250 families remained in the city and its districts during the Turkish attack on 20-1 2018.
During the attacks, the Turkish warplanes committed a massacre against an Armenian family in Rajo district on 23-1-2018, in which the mother and son were killed, the daughter lost her leg along with many injuries in her body by shrapnel of the bombardment.
Furthermore, 250 Christian families were displaced due to the intensive bombardment and the mercenaries' threats to slaughter the blasphemers, in addition to destroying the graves and churches in the city. The Turkish warplanes also bombed the archaeological site of Barad that included the grave of the St. Maron and the Church of Julianus, one of the most ancient churches in the world. The bombardment inflicted vast damage to the historical churches, monasteries, temples and tombs belonging to the Roman era.
The mercenaries of al-Sultan Morad and elements of the so-called Jaish al-Sharqiyya shared the holdings of the Church of the Good Shepherd and its buildings among themselves after the fighting and the destruction inflicted to its landmarks and holy sites, and everything related to the Christians there.
The Alawites in Afrin.. There is no place for them as the Yazidis and the Christians in a place that the Turkish army and its mercenaries put in place
Al-Alawites are also considered of the main components of Afrin, whose number is about 15,000 people concentrated in Mobata district, some of whom are native inhabitants of Afrin and others escaped from the Ottoman authorities' violations at the time or fled their massacres in Dêrsim and other cities of Bakur as they have many cemeteries in Afrin city and its countryside, the most important of which are "Yagmur Dada, Aslan Dada, Ali Dada, Maryam Dadah, Sultan Berboush Shrine, Sheikh Hamo, Sheikh Ma'am."
In the Turkish occupation and its mercenaries' attack under the name of the "Olive Branch," the warplanes and artillery targeted many of these places and shrines. The Yagmur Dada Shrine in Mobata was destroyed. Ahrar al-Sharqiyya mercenaries also vandalized and destroyed the Av Ghira Shrine in the center of Mobata district in search of gold and antiquities.
Now, there is no Alawites, Yazidis, or Christians in Afrin, except for the kidnapped and the imprisoned for demanding the ransom from their parents. Their properties were expropriated and their sanctities were destroyed in addition to the resettlement of displaced persons and armed families of foreign mercenaries under the Turkish supervision to turn Afrin city characterized by diversity and beauty of nature to blackness and square for looting, murdering, torturing with an extremist, salafist and Turkish feature alien to the region.


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I love to read. I am an avid reader. I've been a reader since the age of 3 and a half when, as my mother tells it, she grew tired of constantly reading to me and taught me how to do it for myself. I read very widely – and completely inappropriately.
I recall at a very young age, reading a Reader's Digest Condensed book called 'Where are the Children'. I vividly remember the plot, because it revolved around two murdered children and two more kidnapped children, and I was so terrified that I spent the following few nights huddled under my covers with a torch, reading the Bible. I was sure that even if a mass murderer was around, the Bible would keep me safe (I am a minister's daughter after all!). Needless to say there were no mass murderers, eventually I started sleeping again, and I am not scarred for life. I do remember the basic plot of the story very clearly though (I've just googled it and Mary Higgins Clark is the author and I have all the key plot points firmly locked in my head!), and there are some scenes that have stayed with me to this day. I should note at this juncture that I had read the Bible cover to cover a couple of times, and was completely in favour of the somewhat more gory Old Testament!
Then there were the Anya Seton novels. The one I remember most clearly is The Winthrop Woman, with its vivid depictions of scalpings and lots of children, many of whom died. I also loved Seton's Katherine, and this was far less gruesome! Jean Plaidy was another favourite and I think by age 9, Georgette Heyer had completely captured my imagination. I have been a most intolerant Regency romance ever since, because she set the bar so high for me.
There were the Wilbur Smiths, and other books of my Dad's. Pretty harmless stuff for the most part, although a few were a bit racy (well, racy for a 10 year old!). I didn't tend to filter or censor, I just read anything I could get my hands on. When I was that young, living miles out in the country, there wasn't a lot of readily available young adult fiction. I do recall my Standard 1 teacher giving me Famous Five books, which were certainly age appropriate and thoroughly enjoyed. I'd read my way through the classics – the Brontes, L M Montgomery, Mark Twain, Johanna Spyri, Louisa M Alcott, Tolkien, C S Lewis, Robert Louis Stevenson and others such as Susan Coolidge and Arthur Ransome by the time I was 9 or 10.
We moved into Gisborne City when I was 10, and there was the bliss of the public library. It wasn't uncommon for me to take out 10 books and bring them back a few days later. By the time I was 13, the Childrens' Librarian was showing me the catalogues of young adult fiction, and together we added Anne McCaffrey, Susan Cooper and a host of others to the Young Adults section.
At the same time, I was taking out biographies, category romance novels (these are your fairly standard Mills & Boon novels), murder, mystery and thrillers. Looking back, not many of the books I was reading, whilst they were adult, had significant adult content. I do recall reading sex scenes, but they were fairly tame. I do recall reading murders (Agatha Christie anyone?) but again, nothing too graphic. I was introduced to Jane Austen about this time too, and continued to read widely.
I have read all through my adult life, and loved my couple of years in England where the books were cheap and there were stores like Forbidden Planet. And an excellent public library down at Clapham Junction stopped me from buying too many books to ship home.
Then I had children, and lo and behold, they were excellent readers. And we had the same issues my parents had – finding suitable content which was still challenging for a young child. I was mindful of my own experiences, and so tried to steer them away or towards certain books. The children never got into Swallows and Amazons, but the girls loved Anne of Green Gables and Little Women. Actually, the boys secretly did too and enjoyed it when I read to them. The joy of passing books I love on to the children, and having them love them as much is indescribable.
We chose not to stop the children from reading anything, but we tried to make sure one of us read it first. The limits for me are when books were just outright nasty – child violence or sex, paedophiles, children being murdered, very graphic sex or violence scenes. Then our oldest girl started reading Jodi Picoult. Picoult's stories are excellent and the ones that I have read raise very good ethical and moral dilemma questions, but I wasn't sure that at 13, Genna really was ready for the depth of these. Until she started reading the one about the teenage murder-suicide pact. That was a grim one, but Genna was able to discuss it in some detail, talk about her feelings on the plot and what she would have done in their place. We had some amazing talks because of that book.
It does seem to me that many of the new books published are more graphic in their portrayals of sex and violence, and whilst I think it is very important for children to know about these things, do they need to read graphic descriptions of them? On the other hand, you have wonderful books like 'The Help' which my 13-year old and I both loved recently. So the end result of all my musings is that the children will self-censor. If they're not comfortable with what they're reading, or it goes above their heads, then they will stop. If they have questions, they will ask. I will give guidance if they come across an author or a story which one of us feels is too graphic, but the choice is normally up to the kids.
And the plus side? They are recommending books to me! The Hunger Games trilogy was a complete favourite, and in return, I recommended Ender's Game. Some things I've held back on a little. My now 13-year old has just embarked on Wuthering Heights. My own experience tells me that 9 was too young for it. At 11, she read and loved Pride and Prejudice, just as I did. My 13-year old stepson has been working his way through his Dad's collection of Raymond Feist and Janny Wurtz, and has read Lord of the Rings more than once. On the other hand, my 11-year old son, whilst an excellent reader, isn't really interested in books. He's just abandoned Zac Powers (very simple spy type stories) for the Percy Jackson books, which the older children have been trying to persuade him to read for years. He's setting his own reading level and enjoyment.
Are my older children more sophisticated than they should be? Possibly, when it comes to books and movies, but none of them is showing any signs of distress, angst or terror. So that's where I've come to. Trying to find books which they will enjoy, recommending excellent writers and stories I've enjoyed. Taking the time to discuss the stories they're reading, applying it to our lives, reading their books.
What books have you shared with your children that you loved? And are there any that you would hesitate to give them?


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Every month, I meet Katia, a university friend, for a gossip over sushi – and we accidentally get very, very drunk. Before our date tonight, I said that we had to forgo the sushi for something I'd never had before. Scouring the mid-way point between Katia's Upper East Side pad and my SoHo spot (which …Read More
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text: I am abolished, so I have a happy peaceful day with Daisie, my first day off since a very long time. Beautiful weather, but frightfully cold. I have been 3 days in bed with influenza and fever and now Daisie has it. Major Fernie came to tea. I don't know what is to become of me and don't really believe they mean to abolish me, but I have no orders.


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Hindi lang talaga nakatadhana ang panalo para sa Filipina warrior Jomary Torres.
Sa pag-asang mahihinto na ang dalawang magkasunod niyang talo ay nasundan pa ito ng pangatlo nang napasuko siya ni Lin Heqin ng China sa ONE: REIGN OF VALOR noong Biyernes, Marso 8.
Torres looked confident early on, but she got caught by a slick triangle choke by her Chinese foe after over-committing on her advances.
Malaki ang tiwala ni Torres sa sarili bago ang laban pero nadali siya ng triangle choke ng Heqin na nagpatalo sa kanya
"The loss might be a bitter pill for me to take, but I am sure that I will learn many things from it," sabi niya.
"After this, I have no choice but to train hard so in the next bouts I'll have a chance to win. Now, there's a lot of things on my mind and that's why I wasn't really focused. But that's not an excuse, I need to refocus."
Hindi matatapos ang mga bagong matutunan para kay Torres at ang pagkatalo niyang ito ay nagbukas lalo ng kanyang mga mata sa mga kailangan niyang mapabuti sa kanyang sarili.
"I'm still gonna train hard. I know that I still have a lot of shortcomings in all of it, striking, grappling and jiu-jitsu. The loss once again showed me the things that I need to work on moving forward," pahayag niya.
"I trained almost every day to improve. I'll take this loss as a big lesson. I'm confident that I'll come back stronger after this."
"I know I still have a great career ahead of me," sabi niya. "The loss will only make me a better competitor moving forward."


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Total SA boss Patrick Pouyanne proved once again that he'll go where other business leaders fear to tread.
The storm in Saudi Arabia caused by the killing of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi was too much for the chief executive officers of Siemens AG and BlackRock Inc., who pulled out of an investment conference in Riyadh this week. But the head of France's oil giant didn't just show up, he maintained a high profile.
"It's preferable to engage in frank and assertive dialogue, in which we make our values clear, with our partners" he said in the glittering plenary hall, looking relaxed in a blue navy suit alongside Saudi Energy Minister Khalid Al-Falih. "We see what partnership means when you have a difficult time."
He later posted the same message to his roughly 8,000 followers on Twitter, alongside a picture of himself with a backdrop that read "Invest Saudi."
Pouyanne was perhaps the most senior Western executive to attend what had been dubbed "Davos in the Desert." Many of his peers chose to forgo the conference, held in a convention center alongside the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Riyadh, were scores of senior officials and businessmen were imprisoned for weeks in 2017.
The Total CEO went on to sign memorandums of understanding with Saudi Aramco that foresee a joint investment of $5 billion in a petrochemicals project in the kingdom, and another collaboration in fuel retail stations. His counterpart at Siemens, Joe Kaeser, had to delay the signing of a power-plant contract that could ultimately be worth as much as $20 billion.
Pouyanne has taken other bold stances in the Middle East. Total was the first major western energy company to sign up for a big project in Iran after the U.S. lifted sanctions back in 2016. Although that venture is on ice since President Donald Trump reimposed the restrictions.
Total has successfully navigated enmity between the Gulf Arab states, making big investments in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates while also maintaining a large business in their political foe Qatar.
When asked at the same conference in Riyadh a year ago why he's keen to bet on the Middle East, Pouyanne had a disarmingly simple answer: That's where the oil is.


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Having a beach or Hawaiian Luau themed party? You must make a lei! Nothing says "beach" quite like the lei. Leis are necklaces that can be make with just about any material that can be strung together, from candy to feathers. But of course, the most popular leis are made of flowers. Fresh flowers are the best, as they are the most fragrant and attractive, but artificial ones can also be used in a pinch.
Just about any fresh flower can be used to make a lei, but avoid fragile flowers for the best results. Common flowers used in lei making include: orchids, plumerias, tuberoses, and carnations. Look in your garden to see what kind of flowers you could use or visit your local florist for your supply of fresh flowers. And don't forget to remove the stems.
The making of the lei is actually quite easy and you just need a few materials (and some time and patience!) to get started: some flowers (preferably fresh), a long needle or wire, and string or dental floss.
Watch this short video clip to learn how to make a flower lei.
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