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If you are given the diagnosis of cancer the first advice you are given is surgery, mastectomy or lumpectomy . They start talking about your breasts like they were beasts not breasts. They are not what is wrong, they are not turning on you and they are not evil; your breasts are part of you, that is good.
By surgically trying to remove the cancer they open they invite the cancer to spread. Biopsies help spread cancer too, the doctors call it seeding; meaning by doing a biopsy the cancer is being 'seeded' elsewhere in the body. While it is difficult to statistically show the difference in people that have biopsies and go on to have metastases and those that do nothing and still have metastases; primarily because the majority of all cases use biopsies due to pressure of the medical professionals.
If there is a treatment that can kill the tumor cells and other cells that may have begun to spread why a mastectomy or lumpectomy be needed? The answer is simply it is not needed. When surgery is done, most surgeons will remove lymph nodes as well; these lymph nodes are not disposable and removing any portion of our lymph system is not beneficial. Often chemotherapy and/or radiation is added to the treatment further harming the lymph nodes and remaining breast tissue, along with the risk of further extensive damage to surrounding organs.
Lymph nodes are necessary to a healthy functioning body. Lymph nodes serve two major functions; they filter lymph and assist the immune system in building an immune response. Lymph is a clear fluid that comes from blood plasma that exits blood vessels at capillary beds. Lymph nodes house lymphocytes [ B-cells and T-cells] which are immune system cells that originate from bone marrow stem cells. B-cell lymphocytes become activated due to the presence of a particular antigen, they create antibodies that are specific to that specific antigen it is then labeled for destruction by the immune system. Lymph nodes filter lymph of harmful pathogens such as bacteria and viruses. The nodes also filter out cellular waste, dead cells, and cancerous cells.
The filtered lymph from all areas of the body eventually returns to the blood through a blood vessel near the heart; returning this fluid to the blood prevents edema or the excess accumulation of fluid around tissues. In cases of infection, lymph nodes release lymphocytes into the blood stream to aid in the destruction of pathogens. When lymph nodes are removed there is an increased risk of lymphedema that is recognized by fluid buildup in limbs, commonly found in breast cancer victims. This is a good reason if you want to live with fully functioning lymph system to keep it intact.
Using the Philippine protocol only available at Cytoluminator, breast cancer can be eliminated using the breakthrough x-gly with nanomolecules followed up with a series of specialized supplements and finished using their proprietary sensitizer and lights called 4th generation PDT that will ultimately render the woman immune to the breast cancer.
[Left photo before treatment cancerous mass, Right photo after x-gly and nanomolecules at day five now only exterior blood supply]
Your breasts are not beasts and complete elimination of breast cancer can leave women with breasts intact and cancer a thing of the past. Before doing surgery think about saving them; if you have already had surgery, elimination of your cancer is always available, hope for a cancer free future is real.
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Jana Skarecky
Jana Skarecky was born in Prague, in the Czech Republic, on November 11, 1957. She emigrated to Canada with her family in 1968.
She holds a Bachelor of Music degree (Honours Composition) from Wilfrid Laurier University (Waterloo, Ontario), where she studied composition with Barrie Cabena, and a Master of Music in composition from the University of Sydney, Australia, where she studied with Peter Sculthorpe. She has an ARCT in piano performance, having studied piano with Erhard Schlenker.
Ms. Skarecky's compositions cover a wide spectrum of instrumental and vocal resources, and have been performed in Canada, USA, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan. Her orchestral work Streams opened Hammerson Hall of the Living Arts Centre in Mississauga. Green and Gold for soprano and piano (text by P.K. Page) was commissioned for the Wider Boundaries of Daring poetry conference (Windsor) and the choral work Song of Life was commissioned for Then, Now, & Beyond... a Festival of Music by Women (Ottawa). Her opera Emily, the Way You Are continues to be enthusiastically received by audiences.
Jana Skarecky has been Chair of the Association of Canadian Women Composers, and a member of the National Council of the Canadian League of Composers. She is also active as a visual artist. She teaches piano and theory at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, and in Mississauga and Hamilton. She is the translator of The Foundations of Modern Harmony by Karel Janeček from Czech into English.

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Ivan2408 wrote:Purchased used 2013 Leaf S in Dec 2015. It has been 100% trouble free until just recently with no prior warning my car wouldn't start. Every single light on dashboard was illuminated. Would not engage on any gear as other posts have described. It wasn't until a few days later when I check on it again that it displayed "T/M System Malfuction". I was dreading having to pay to get it towed all the way to dealer (about 40 miles).
After Googling, I found these posts here. Sure enough I pooped the hood and the battery's terminals were REALLY corroded. So I replaced the battery with new one and after installing it I'm back in business with no problems at all. Saved a ton of money by looking in this forum vs towing and paying diagnostics, parts and labor at dealer. Thanks!!!
My 13 didn't have any grease on the terminals but my 16 has some blue grease on them.
Nissan probably started doing this after the above problems had been reported.


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Allure Magazine is getting ready to unveil an entire month worth of giveaways. This is a total of 20,787 items that include hang bags, blow dryers, lipstick, skincare and much more. You can head over to allure.com/freestuff and browse the calendar of full of goodies you can win. You can even sign up for daily text message reminders to help you score from freebies. Ladies, mark your calendars… you know I will. 🙂
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Thanks for the reminder! I was wondering if you were ever going to do any new podcasts? I really enjoyed listening to them.
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To date, my research in modern and contemporary European history has focused on the overlapping fields of migration and citizenship, the creation of racial and national identities, colonization and decolonization, international business and labor, and European integration. For example, my work seeks answers to questions such as the following:
I seek answers to these questions through multi-lingual and multi-archival research.
I am currently working on a book manuscript, Migration and the Transformation of the Western Mediterranean: Economic Development, Decolonization, and European Integration, 1945-1975. The manuscript is a transnational study of the three decades after World War II that established contemporary patterns of migration in France and the western Mediterranean and the ways in which they are politicized. Based on dissertation research in six languages, in twenty archives, this "crossed or "entangled" history analyzes how migrants from Algeria, Spain, and Italy were differently politicized and integrated in the French workplace and nation-state due to the processes of decolonization and intersecting ideas about race, gender, and skill.
I am also in the midst of researching and publishing a quartet of articles on how migration policies in the western Mediterranean intersected with ideas about race, the labor market, and welfare. The first article, "Making 'Mediterranean Migrants,'" was published in December 2014 and traces how racialized conceptions of migrants in France were informed by changing conceptions of the Mediterranean as the border of Europe. A related piece in progress examines the relationship between nineteenth-century racialized discourses and policies of migration in Algeria and early twentieth-century discourses and policies in metropolitan France. An article on vocational training for adult Algerian migrants provides an opportunity not only to analyze how the tensions of colonialism prompted innovations in metropolitan training programs, but also to understand French citizenship, developmental policy, and the trans-Mediterranean labor market. A final article, "Protecting the Nation's Own, Abroad," will examine how Spanish policymakers and the press "discovered" mass migration in France in approximately the decade after World War I and the resulting transformations in migratory policies.
The next book project, which I am beginning to research, examines the social and legal fate of migrants during economic crises.


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Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Heroics Gone Fabulous!
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- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2010 at 1:41 PM
I wonder if Awesomeization lowers your gear score enough to prevent you from getting queued for HHOR or H-Oculus.ReplyDelete
Nope. I think it goes on the gear you have in your bags (maybe even bank) as well.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2010 at 11:17 PM
I think the Judgement set is my favorite vanilla set of all; and it looks way better on belfs than it ever did on humans.ReplyDelete
I support this endeavor wholeheartedly. Ya know, I've got a set of dungeon 2 in my bank... =P
We girly belf men look great in dresses. Unfortunately people collecting such gear is something I think that's probably fairly unique to a RP server.ReplyDelete
We have 4 male belves in guild with several pieces of the set each. I'm at 7/8 pieces, only need the belt.
- AnonymousJanuary 22, 2010 at 10:59 AM
Well I play on a normal PvP server, and while most of the players are the 'lolrp' sort, I've known a lot of hardcore raiders who keep RP sets and dress their bank alts in nice outfits.ReplyDelete
Personally, I can't put anything in my bank cause its full of holiday clothes, scourge event items, old gear I can't part with, and a load of other knick knacks I can't bear to part with.


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UNITS Milwaukee Delivers End of Year Discount
Although the weather might be frightful, we are still delivering portable storage containers to metro Milwaukee. To let people know we are offering a $19.00 initial delivery for locations within 20 miles of our warehouse. That's crazy cheap. Call before … Continue reading


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Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Blogging Friends....
31 days to a better blog. I'm intrigued. I fully admit up front I might quite this midway or even after 3 days. However, I don't want to do it without some others.
Will you join and we can do it together?
Big Shark
Monday, March 30, 2009
Beach Fun
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Stamp: UNITY!! of course
chipboard book: Colorbok
paper: Stemma from their Victorian Scrap Pad Kit
ink: versamark and Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Antique Linen and Walnut Stain
embossing powder: blend of Tim Holtz Distress Powder Old Paper and Stamp-n-Stuff Jeweled Gold
ribbon: American Crafts
pearls: Kaiserscrapbook
A favorite quote of mine:
"One of the most difficult things everyone has to learn is that for your entire life you must keep fighting and adjusting if you hope to survive. No matter who you are or what your position, you must keep fighting for whatever it is you desire to achieve. If someone is not aware of this contest and expects otherwise, then constant disappointment accrues. People who fail sometimes do not realize that the simple answer to everyday fears is to keep fighting. Health, happiness, and success depend upon the fighting spirit of each person. The big thing is not what happens to us in life, but what we do about what happens to us."
-Geore H. Allen, Former Charman of the Presiden'ts council on Physical Fitness
Continue on your way to Michelle's blog: http://www.thecraftycat-michelle.blogspot.com/
I don't know what to put inside this book, so feel free to leave me suggestions.
Friday, March 27, 2009
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Dallas Temple
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Saturday, March 14, 2009
My parents
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Going to Texas
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Drop Stitch Shrug
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Some food for thought...
Here is something to consider.
The winner...
ahhh. Thanks for sharing your special moment.Georgeous colors!
March 6, 2009 9:08 AM
You are the winner of the Unity Stamp single. Please email me your address so I can get it out to you. Thanks!!!
Friday, March 6, 2009
Growing in Unity ~ Day 5 HHH
Happy Friday! Thank you everyone who has checked out my projects and left me some love. It has been great! I have a scrapbook page that I worked on all week this week. It started with just an idea in my head and I slowly put it on to the paper.
I used the burnish velvet technique with the cuttlebug and glitter. And I used 5 Unity stamps all from different sets!
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Blog Candy Winner
how sweet is this!
March 4, 2009 6:50 AM
You are the winner of a Unity Stamp single!
Growing in Unity ~ Day 4 HIP HOP!!!
Knitted bikini
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Growing in Unity ~ Day 3
I'm super excited about tomorrow for Hip Hop Thursday. I have this cute project that is the perfect gift for your friend who likes to go out to eat. Plus, it means I pick a winner for the Unity stamp giveaway and of course the awesome Blog Hop!
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Growing in Unity ~ Day 2
This page I made as a RAK (random acts of kindness) in our Unity RAK group. This particular lady is pregnant with her second boy!! Her due date is the same day as her first boy just two years later! And she only happens to be less than 2 hours away from me, but I have yet to meet her. It is Ashley or HeartHugsDesign.
The stamp set was just released in February and it is called Journal Baby's Journey. It is super cute! I loved the scrapbook page Chelsea Cook (Unity DT) did for Hip Hop on 2-19, click here to see. I used the idea of the top page that is distressed to show the paper below it.
I really like this mama stamp. I used Koh-i-noor pencils to color it purple.
Monday, March 2, 2009
Growing in Unity ~ Day 1
I put a magnet on the back of the images and one on the clothes pin, so I can switch out the images to suit my mood.
I do!
This blog: http://lifeonelayoutatatime.blogspot.com/2009/02/this-is-cricut-giveaway-link.html
is giving them away!!! You leave a comment for a chance to win. Tell them KAP from All Over the US sent you. Thanks!


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Benfica legal advisor arrested on bribery chargesBy TPN/Lusa, in News · 07-03-2018 09:28:00 · 0 Comments
The Portuguese police arrested two people on Tuesday, one of whom is the legal advisor to Benfica football club on suspicion of corruption, illegal access to information, violation of the secrecy of justice, computer fraud and trafficking in favours.
The police said their 'e-mole' operation involved 30 searches of homes and offices in several cities such as Porto, Fafe, Guimarães, Santarém and Lisbon.
The investigation began six months ago when the police were alerted to illegal access to judicial information about court cases involving Benfica.
A source connected with the case said that Benfica's legal advisor Paulo Gonçalves had been detained regarding a case of emails.
A computer technician belonging to the justice computer department was also arrested.
The police believe the judicial system was penetrated illegally and the information about the investigation in Benfica and search warrants was sold to Paulo Gonçalves.


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How We Work
During Phase 1, the Alliance and its partners helped over 20 million households adopt cleaner and more efficient cookstoves and fuels. These clean cooking solutions have helped save tens of thousands of lives, protected millions of trees in vulnerable ecosystems, and created hundreds of thousands of jobs.
While Phase 1 of the Alliance was dedicated to launching global and in-country efforts to rapidly grow the sector, Phase 2 focuses on driving investments, innovation, and operations to scale, with an ambitious goal of enabling 60 million households to adopt clean cooking solutions by 2017. In addition to emphasizing scale, Phase 2 also marks a significant shift towards demand creation, while continuing to the Alliance's work to strengthen supply and foster the enabling environment for clean cooking solutions. Toward this goal, the Alliance is working to better understand the cookstove and fuel needs of consumers, and to leverage this understanding to launch targeted awareness-raising campaigns in our focus countries and at the international level in order to drive demand for cleaner cooking solutions.
The Alliance is working with financial institutions and others stakeholders to make these cleaner solutions more affordable to consumers at the base of the pyramid by facilitating guarantees and new consumer financing products and delivery models. And we are also working to increase accessibility of clean cookstoves and fuels by strengthening existing last-mile distribution channels and leveraging new ones by funding pilots, building capacity for enterprises, and compiling and sharing best-practices. The Alliance is also spurring efforts to increase the integration of women in the clean cookstove value chain by empowering them to be clean cookstove and fuel entrepreneurs, and providing training and financing through the Women's Empowerment Fund for the development of sustainable enterprises.
As demand for clean cookstoves and fuels grows, supply will need to keep pace to ensure consumers are able to purchase the products they want and need. The Alliance will continue to engage in a graduated approach to provide and drive private investment and direct enterprise capacity-building, with support mechanisms ranging from early stage grant funding, through subsidized capital, to angel equity, and ultimately commercial capital.
Our Phase 2 efforts also reflect a continued emphasis on promoting technology innovation for increased stove and fuel performance and benefits via our leadership in the ongoing ISO process to create a set of standards for the sector to ensure that technologies achieve the desired benefits for health, livelihoods, and the environment. The Alliance will also ramp up efforts to roll-out certification and labeling in our focus countries to ensure adherence to global standards and allow consumers to make informed choices.
We continue to support robust global research demonstrating the negative health, environmental and gender impacts from the use of solid fuels in open fires and traditional cookstove, and the net benefits of cleaner and more efficient cooking options in order to drive greater investment in the sector.


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Supplementary guidance on the seismic design of residential retaining structures in the Port Hills
MBIE has released new guidance on the seismic design of residential retaining walls in the Port Hills. This guidance is intended for engineers and designers of retaining walls and for building consent officers. It shows how to incorporate the effects of earthquake shaking into the design loadings for residential retaining walls. The guidance will be supported by worked examples of different types of retaining walls, such as concrete cantilever walls, concrete crib walls, and timber pole walls. These worked examples will be progressively developed and uploaded to the MBIE website.


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I started racing cross-country mountain biking four years ago, after being inspired by the Olympics to get out and give it a go.
last year I decided to try a new challenge and turned my attention to endurance racing. This is a very different type of riding which is as much about mental strength and physical.
Here is a little video about the transition. Please subscribe to my channel and follow my blog for more updates on training towards my next challenge.
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Poás Volcano is one of the major attractions in the Central Valley region and one of the most visited national parks in all of Costa Rica.
Poás volcano is a powerful symbol of the geothermal forces that formed Costa Rica. When the mist and clouds part you'll see the sulfuric, bubbling, green rain fed lake at the bottom, surrounded by smoke and steam rising from fumaroles. Water from the lake is constantly seeping through cracks in the hot rock, evaporating and building pockets of steam.
When the pressure in these pockets exceeds the weight of the water above, the steam breaks through in geysers that rocket up to 820 feet (250 meters) high. Don't worry about getting a shower though, the crater is 1,050 feet (320 meters) deep. At almost a mile (1.6 km) across it's also the largest active crater in the world.
A modern visitors center (wheelchair accessible) and small museum explains and interprets the geothermal and ecological attractions in the park. A cafe serves coffee and hot drinks—as much to wrap your hands around to warm them as anything else—sandwiches, and snacks.
Poás is active, but don't expect to see a full fledged eruption or even any lava flow here, the most recent period of eruptive activity ended in 1954. The last major activity was in 1910 when nearly a million tons of ash was ejected along with an immense column of smoke and steam.The volcano provides an excellent if extreme example of the effects of acid rain. Around the caldera, and for several miles downwind, the vegetation is stunted brown and black by the tainted moisture that precipitates from the omnipresent clouds near the peak.
Hiking and Walking Trails
Trails that lead through cloud forest stunted and twisted, not only by volcanic emissions but the rigors of the cold windy high altitude habitat. Lake Botos fills an extinct crater at the end of one trail, and is home to many cloud forest birds including hummingbirds, tanagers, flycatchers, toucanets, Costa Rica's national bird the clay-colored robin, and the area's most famous avian resident, the resplendent quetzal.
The paved, level, 0.3 mile (0.5 km) crater overlook trail starts at the visitors center and takes about 15 minutes each way. There is a viewing platform surrounded by a short wall. The Botos trail, 0.9 miles (1.4 km) branches off the overlook trail just before the viewing platform and climbs gently to the lake. The 0.6 miles (1km) Escalonia cloud forest trail is an excellent route to see all of the birds that live in the park, and two of the endemic species—Poás squirrels, and escalonia trees easily identified by their unique pagoda shape.
Poás is above the frost line, and temperatures below freezing are possible. Nearly constant winds and saturating humidity contribute to biting cold at the rim.
When to Visit
Poás clouds over well before noon year round and in the rainy season it may not clear off at all.
The best time to visit is always early in the morning but you can use the drop down menu to see what the weather is likely to be like in the month you're planning to travel.
Quick Facts Poás Volcano National Park
Protecting 5,600 hectares with elevations range from 2400 to 2708 meters (7874 to 8885 feet) Poás is a small but important park. You can find cloud forest and tropical rainforest-upland habitats within the boundaries.
The story of conservation at Poás began in Tennessee's Great Smoky Mountains National Park in the 1960's. Mario Boza was a student when he visited the park in the United States and was so impressed that he developed a plan to manage the area around Poás Volcano in a similar way, presented it as his masters thesis, and pursued its implementation. How the plan was adopted as an integral part of the birth and development of the National Park system in Costa Rica is described in David Rains Wallace's book, The Quetzal and the Macaw.
Getting There Tours
Most tour operators in San José offer day trips to Poás for $US 60-120 depending on what other attractions are included. There are no accommodations in the Park.
Driving directions
From San José take the Pan American Highway west to Alajuela, across the highway from the airport. You will come into town on Calle 2. Follow this all the way through town and it becomes route 130 to Itiquis and Fraijanes and is signed for the National Park. If you are uncertain, ask before you leave Alajuela, once you are on the right road out of town it takes you directly to the park.
Alternatively, from San José take highway 3 or 5 to Heredia, then 126 north through Barva, and Roble to Varablanca where you turn left towards Poasito and follow the signs 10 km to the park.


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top: sestra moja, shorts: patterson kincaid
whistlin' dixie
top: sestra moja, shorts: patterson kincaid
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Beautiful photos!ReplyDelete
Haha I feel awkward when my mum takes pictures of me in public and I think she'll be done and I try and walk away and she asks for more haha :)ReplyDelete
are those shorts underneath? they're cute :D
loooove the shorts!xxxReplyDelete
amazing blog! just love it :)ReplyDelete
Hi Hun, I know what you mean, I feel like a right tit when getting blog pics taken everyone totally goggles at you. Fab outfit adore the top and muchas love de shorts. I love your banter makes me laugh a lot.ReplyDelete
Have a fab weekend fashionista
Dude those shorts are insane.Have a good weekend babalooxxxReplyDelete
I love this look so so much. the photos are phenomenal. The setting is simple spectacular. The blue sky and the white wheels, I love it. But you outfit has staggered me the most. The blouse is gorgeous. Such a fabulous cut and the fabric is so delicate. Love the combination with the big bold jewelry.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous3/5/11, 4:29 AM
these photos are stunning! so jealous of your weather i cant wait for it to start warming up :P xReplyDelete
I will never understand the need for people to stare at me while taking blog photos! Hmmm...maybe they're mistaking me for a super model...hehehe. Anyhoo, whatevs! Love the outfit, love that deck!ReplyDelete
tomato goddess!! so happy to hear(read) from you!! i'm in the crazy land of rising sun!! you wouldn't believe what kind of explosions of colors you can see here!! i'm freaking searching vintage and second hand clothing shops (new clothing is sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo expensive but soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo wishable!!!), but not thinking about the dragon tattoo....yet,haaaaahaha! this is an adventure...ReplyDelete
my last post was in spain, yes, but in a different city of the one I live in (Madrid)
I must and want to tell you that your pics are fucking great!! you've totally shocked me, i'm a fried onion!! hahaha, love all your looks, pics, poses and posts!! yeah, although i don't comment, i do see all of them!! "every step you take...i'll be watching you..." remember it, haha!!
Now keep spreading your beauty of tomato goddess and give us a salad of inspirations!!(??? haha)
I'll be back soon!!!! muaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
love the shorts!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous3/5/11, 7:12 AM
Ashley, I love your shirt!ReplyDelete
I can totally understand feeling awkward when I'm getting my photos taken!haha
I want more confidence so I can have more variation of poses and locations!
much love from Tokyo,
Taking pictures in public is the worst. But it's better than taking lame outfit pictures inside your house (like me).ReplyDelete
Perfect outfit!!
Thanks so much for your lovely comment, it is such a huge compliment to be called inspirational by someone I consider an inspiration! LOVE your blog and am always marveling at your incredible wardrobe of unique pieces <3ReplyDelete
Very cute gear... I feel the same about pictures in publicReplyDelete
woweeee girl, gorgeous photos! great deck! i loooove your white top.ReplyDelete
and thanks for your awesome comment! i know right?? gimme celine!!
Amazing outfit! I love these pictures and blog!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous3/5/11, 7:19 PM
I just noticed your hair! I love this chocolatey brown on you..looks so good!ReplyDelete
Haha I love those confused bystanders! Your shorts are the perfect underwear as outerwear-looking piece!ReplyDelete
La Petite Marmoset
this is an AWWW mazing shoot :)Am I following you? Now I AM!ReplyDelete
goodness! these photos look like an editorial. haha.ReplyDelete
i love your that top seriously!
and i am you newest follower via google.
gonna put your link on my blog.
you are awesome!
Love your blog, you always inspire me!! and beautiful pictures... hope u had a great weekendReplyDelete
love your shirt !! so lovely !!! How are you Ash ?? I think that thanks to your weather, everything's fine haha!!ReplyDelete
Me, things are getting slowly now, and i'm happy to go back in NY.
P.S: I'm planning to go to LA for the coachella festival, and i'll pass for sure to a Planet Blue Shop. I have too!!
xx ♥ yamina.
who cares what other people think, these photos are seriously amazing! i looooooooove the way the sun's hitting everything and the shadows it casted.ReplyDelete
Gorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgeous!!! <3ReplyDelete
... i'm traveling and away from my beloved home LA and when i check in with your blog, i get so happy, i love it - always... don't stop!.. keep it coming cause your editorials are full of love and humor.ReplyDelete
Waaah, love the shorts! Where are they from?ReplyDelete
Also find it embarassing taking pictures in public, but hey, if you want a great picture you got to do what you got to do!
Hope you had a great weekend!
I know people STARE HARD when we take pics but what the heck. I'm just WAITING for the day when someone walks into a lamp post.ReplyDelete
I know - I'm evil.
K x
I may have to buy those shorts now that I know they're not sold out, I didn't know Revolve carried them. These photos are really pretty and I just saw the photos of you on the Planet Blue website, they look amazing.ReplyDelete
Ummmmm this is fuckin insane my little winged bandit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What is this crazy place you at pursey, I love it, must be the madonna in yo? Your video with Simpy is killing me, I am dyinnnggg!!!!! I need to come back asap and get me some coco lovin!! Peaches was so pissed off when I got home, she smelt some coco action and peed on the floor to get back at me, goddam fur ball I'll turn her into a cape if that keeps up! Missing you guys biggggtime now!! xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxReplyDelete
very cute, I'm missing California!ReplyDelete
amazing pics and tops.. totally owning it.ReplyDelete
Ok, dude. I think we all feel a little lame taking self-important photos in public!! But that's what makes us bloggers, right? Thanks for mentioning it, I am glad I am not the only one feeling like a douche! Love your style as always....ReplyDelete
this location is insane- where is it?! what amazing shots... :)ReplyDelete
Beautiful! xReplyDelete
Love love love the shorts girl , need to hunt these down asap !ReplyDelete
you ALWAYS have the best backdrops girl....I want to live your life for a day...you seem so carefree:)ReplyDelete
and you look beautiful as always.
I'm loving your blog.. You and your friends seem like such fun people to hang out with! I want to come play!ReplyDelete
lovely outfit! your top is beautiful.ReplyDelete


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Synopsis: This book is a true investment classic. It relates in simple, plain English the key concepts behind investing. Graham artfully distinguishes between investing and speculating (the presence of a "margin of safety" against loss) and explains the essence of "intrinsic value" and shares his famous depiction of "Mr Market". While not a "reference" book or a textbook (for that, one needs to read his other seminal work, Security Analysis, written with David Dodd in 1934), it is a book to which one can return many times, as there are always new nuggets and perspective to consider. This book is simply a must read for anyone who intends to make money investing.
My take on Graham is that he believes that investing is about knowing what one is looking for: this, I think is the true sense of "businesslike investing". Different investors, facing different circumstances with different strengths and weaknesses must think about how they want to approach the market. The key is to understand clearly what one is looking for and then seek to exploit the opportunities the market offers, when it offers them. This is very much like a firm must approach the market for its goods and services. The firm must be selective and targeted. So must the investor. Picking a good target is important, but then the investor must train his ability to see and to be patient if that which he seeks is not readily available. What many (un)intelligent investors choose to do is change their strategy to fit the market, making them slaves to Mr Market and his whims.
Full version: When Warren Buffett was 19 he read a book published by
Graham's views of investing were heavily informed by his experience in the Great Depression. Graham had been a successful speculator in the late 1920's boom, before losing his entire fortune. That experience was an eye-opener, though. He came to realize that his purchase decisions had been driven by entirely the wrong set of measures. He resolved to revise his principles and make investing based only on the "fundamental" value of a business. This was a fortuitous decision for two reasons: a major change in the information available to investors in securities and an extremely inexpensive market. Just at the time that he resolved to make decisions based on the financial condition of a company, the
Graham seized this opportunity to begin purchasing stocks at bargain basement prices. Together with his textbook, which was the first systematic approach to using the newly standardized financial statements required by the SEC, his professorship at
By the early 1950s Graham was again a wealthy man and was something of a legend. He decided to write a book that would encapsulate his investing philosophy. Graham's philosophy is often distilled into two basic concepts: Margin of Safety and the irrationality of the Market in short term price decisions. In spite of the efficient market hypothesis and its heralds (many of whom are professors at my alma mater on the shores of
In my opinion, his system can be boiled down to two factors: know your strategy and exploit market conditions to when they are favourable to your strategy (either in the purchasing or selling). This would be good enough advice (it is often not followed), but he broke down the elements of these two investing rules into more practical factors
- Know what you are looking for. "Value" does not inhere exclusively in an investment. Aninvestment's value is also based on the objectives and skills of the investor
- ·Leave room for error. Investing is too uncertain to haggle over small differentials. The amount of time some firms spend determining (and arguing) about small changes in discount rates never fails to amaze me. Technical wizardry often trumps common sense, with disastrous results (think LTCM). Better to be approximately correct than precisely wrong, as Buffett says.
- Use market error in your favour. If you know what you are looking for, and you can distinguish value from irrational swings, you can have the confidence necessary to make significant capital allocation (or significant reduction of capital allocation) and achieve fantastic returns.
In short, this is one of my favourite books on the topic. It is readable, enjoyable, sensible and practical, which is more than one has a right to expect from most books on finance. It is available for $9.99 from Amazon.


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In Texas we have early voting. Hooray for us. For two weeks leading up to the election, you can vote by mail or in person. In Austin, where I live, you can vote in any of 26 locations, open twelve hours a day including Saturday and six hours on Sunday.
I went on a Tuesday morning. It took me less than ten minutes to vote.
Of course now all you hear about is election day chaos with long lines, machines breaking down with no paper-based back-up, and voters on the west coast influenced by election returns from the east coast.
What would happen if there were no election day, just early voting?
- Voters wouldn't be affected by state returns, time zone differences, and the news networks "calling the race for whomever" every ten minutes.
- Lines would be shorter because polling locations are open for many days instead of one. Shorter lines means more people actually vote.
- The quasi-laws requiring employers to allow employees time off to vote could extend to the extended voting period, causing less disruption as people take off different days and times rather than all at once.
- The time pressure to report results vanishes. You have at least the two weeks to accumulate numbers, plus some pre-determined number of days after that. Now you can recount close races and double-check numbers without the time pressure and scrutiny of Wolf Blitzer and the Fantastic 12.
- Some swing states in this election aren't used to high voter turnout (Michigan, Colorado, Nevada, Pennsylvania) and are anticipating problems with insufficient number of voting booths, long lines, and not enough back-up ballots in case a machine fails. With the voting spread out over more time, it's easier for each location to have enough back-up paper. You could even extend the number of voting days if you needed to.
I suppose you lose the suspense and drama of voting day results reporting, but it seems like democracy would be better served.
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Like most modelers I seem to have an endless list of unfinished projects.
Many projects start, but very few seem to finish. So in the spirit of making January new year's resolutions, and in the hope that by writing them down they will miraculously get done, I present my overly optimistic list of 2017 'to-dos' (in no particular order):
1.Troubleshoot JMRI. No idea why, but when my laptop updated to the most recent MacOS v 10.11.x my JMRI stopped working. Or more specifically JMRI is working fine, but Decoder Pro isn't programming decoders anymore. No idea why I can no longer read or write to decoders, but my guess is that it has something to do with my Zephyr Xtra DCS 51 not properly communicating with the Digitrax PR3 and I am sure that this little project will occupy many frustrating hours.
2. Set up Command Stations & Boosters. Happily, Steve Juranics gave me a great deal on a used DB 150 Command Station and I plan to hook this up to the DCS 51 – as either the command station or as a booster. The DB 150 has 5 amps of programming power and provides that bit of extra juice to program the troublesome Atlas engines with QSI sound decoders that didn't seem to want to work with the Zephyr (unless I was programming in blast mode). Part of this project will also involve setting up power districts and hooking up a couple of PM42 Quad Power Managers.
3. Speed Match all my locos. Conditional on actually getting Decoder Pro to successfully program a decoder, the plan is to start speed-matching pairs of locos so that I can have consists that actually run well together. It will be nice to finally have smooth running pairs instead of the pushing and pulling that I'm used to.
4. Arduino. I am inspired. After reading Geoff Bunza's great article A modeler's introduction to the Arduino in MRH in Dec, I have most of the bits (and almost enough very basic knowledge) to put together a couple of really neat Arduino projects. First up, I will finish the Tardis project started a year-and-a-half ago. The plan is to trigger the flashing light on top of the tardis and play the dematerialisation sound whenever someone approaches it on the layout. This can easily be accomplished with a PIR motion sensor; all I need to do is figure out how! Next up will be railroad crossing lights and bells for three roads on the layout. Also check out a great series starting on YouTube Model Builders called the YTMB Arduino workshop.
5. Oh yeah, that. I guess that in all the 'fun' stuff I should also include the track and scenery to-dos. After laying the mainline and key switches with tortoise switch machines, I have been troubleshooting my track work and have found a couple of places that need a little TLC. I will continue to sand, fill, gap and redo until the mainline track is flawless.
6. The Paper Mill. I plan to attack the complex track work in the paper mill section next on the theory that once done, I can have some fun switching if I want a distraction. There is no shortage of track to lay and it would be nice to have it all finished by the time the year comes to a close.
7. Scenery. I'm not one for the step-by-step approach to model railroading. I know that some people attack all of the benchwork, then all of the track and wiring before moving on to scenery. Call it hobby ADD but I get bored easily and like to mix things up a bit. Two areas of the layout are 'done' and the track in those sections isn't (yes I know) going to change. I'd like to start building the farm scene in some detail and start on the Ciment Quebec scenery.
8. Structures. I've never built a kit. Yup. It's true. Not plastic, not wood… nuthin'. And that's gotta change soon. I have quite a large supply of wood and plastic kits that I purchased over the years and now it's time to start building. First up will probably be a wood barn kit for the farm scene or a couple of the cement work structures.
Rolling Stock
9. Weathering, couplers and weight. Early on I made a promise to myself that I would only run cars on the layout that had at least a minimal level of weathering. I plan to give each car a spray of Dullcote to remove the plastic sheen, a quick dusting of Pan Pastels and a little detail work on the trucks and wheels. In addition, i've noticed that most of the couplers need a little bit of attention. I plan to swap out all plastic couplers for Kadees and check their height. At the same time at cars will be weighed and extra weights will be added if necessary.
10. Locomotives. I have a number of locomotive projects planned; from simple weathering and modifications right up to complete strip and repaint jobs. These include:
- CFL 114 – MLW S13u BELL-GAZ switcher
- QGRY 6908 – a SD40-3 originally built as CN 5198 (SD40)
- a couple of fictional additions to the G&W family including the B&B (named for Bernard & Ben)
11. Centerbeam Lumber Flatcars. One of my most important goals this year is to have some decent items to bring to the 2017 Toronto Railway Prototype Modelers Meet. Last year I met Chris van der Heide who showed me some of his fantastic lumber loads, and I've been busy at work getting this project ready for the next Meet on Saturday, March 18th, 2017.
12. Ecofab gondola covers. The project that I am most proud of and most excited about is my scratch-building of some Ecofab gondola covers out of styrene. This will be the subject of an upcoming blog post, so I'll leave the details of this project til then.
13. PQTX. I haven't blogged about this in any great detail other than here, but I have one 'fun' and fictional industry on the layout. Poutine Quebec (PQ) will be a poutine factory located outside of Montreal and will have a number of company owned cars. Inbound will be cheese curds in PQTX reefers, potatoes in PQTX boxcars and light brown gravy powder in PQTX hopper cars along with packaging and other assorted supplies. Once a week there would be a PQTX tank car shipment called the 'gravy train' that would bring in a heavier grade of gravy for storage in onsite tanks. Outbound would be the finished Poutine Quebec product to market.
Phew. There are more ideas in the works but that is certainly a good start for now. It's likely that each of these projects will morph into it's own blog post…so please stay tuned for many more details coming soon.
As always, comments, ideas and your thoughts are very welcome!


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Marimekko's Flower vase is perfect for displaying single flowers and little branches but looks lovely just as it is. Designer Carina Seth Andersson has given the small vase a beautiful, distinct silhouette – the cylinder-shaped body is topped with a delightful sphere-like neck. Flower is made of olive green glass, and its height is 10,4 cm.
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The use of tricyclic antidepressants is associated with an increased risk of hip fracture. Despite a better side effect profile, this adverse effect has also been reported for selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. To determine whether these findings result from bias arising from the case-control method, the authors have performed a case-control analysis and a self-controlled case-series analysis using 1987–1999 diagnosis data for 16,341 cases of hip fracture and 29,889 controls drawn from the United Kingdom General Practice Research Database. Both analyses showed an association between hip fracture and antidepressant treatment, and this was most marked during the first 15 days of treatment. The estimates from the case-control study were larger than those from the case-series analysis: The odds ratios for fracture within the first 15 days of a prescription for tricyclic antidepressants and serotonin reuptake inhibitors were 4.76 (95% confidence interval (CI): 3.06, 7.41) and 6.30 (95% CI: 2.65, 14.97), whereas the equivalent incidence ratios were 2.30 (95% CI: 1.82, 2.90) and 1.96 (95% CI: 1.35, 2.83). Tricyclic antidepressants and serotonin reuptake inhibitors are both associated with an independent increase in hip fracture incidence during the first weeks of treatment. The estimates from the case-series analyses were smaller than those from the case-control analyses, suggesting that the case-control method is subject to bias.
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Quadruple Rollover Winner Named!
Updated: Friday 17th July 2015
The winner of the quadruple rollover jackpot in last Wednesday's Lotto game has been named as 67 year old Peter Congdon from Truro in Cornwall. Peter recently received a cheque for the sum of £13,538,113 after matching all six of the main numbers that were drawn on 27 May, and one of the first things that he will do with his cash is treat his family to a group holiday at Butlins in Minehead – a venue that he has been visiting for decades.
Peter's massive success in the midweek Lotto game was preceded by a lucky run of scratchcard wins. He usually spends five pounds each day on lottery scratchcards, and he won cash prizes on three consecutive days. Then, on Wednesday, as he was collecting his latest prize, someone commented that he would probably win the Lotto jackpot next. Two other people made similar remarks later in the day, and it turned out that all three of the optimists were right!
Despite having been told three times that he would win the quadruple rollover jackpot on Wednesday, Peter initially thought that he had matched just three numbers to win the lowest tier prize of £25. He then realised that he had matched all six numbers required for the jackpot, so he quickly left the house to visit his daughter, Helen, and asked her to verify the results. She did exactly that, and inadvertently ensured that Peter wouldn't get much sleep that night!
Peter has a large family which includes three children, ten grandchildren and one great-grandchild, and he now plans to take them all to Butlins in Minehead to celebrate. He has been going to the famous British holiday park for 40 years, and has no intention of changing that habit of a lifetime just because he happens to have won more than £13.5 million. He will, however, be treating himself to a brand new Land Rover, and he plans to treat his children to brand new cars as well.
We congratulate Peter on his magnificent quadruple rollover win, which he achieved by playing a mixture of anniversary, birthday and lucky numbers, and we wish him continued success in the future. As for those of you who have been inspired by Peter's story to pursue your own life-changing Lotto jackpot, click here to enter your numbers online, think positive and good luck!Published: Wednesday 3rd June 2015
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Johanna Selhorst "Josie" Maran (born May 8, 1978) is an American model, actress, and entrepreneur.
Maran was born in Menlo Park, California. She is of Russian Jewish descent on her paternal side. Maran attended Castilleja School, an all-girls school in Palo Alto, California from grades 6 to 12. While she was still in high school, Maran was approached by a woman who asked her for a modeling performance in San Francisco, and a scouting agent encouraged her to pursue modeling professionally.
Her first cover was Glamour in 1998. In 1990, an appendectomy left Maran with a noticeable scar that is typically edited out of photos. Signed at age 17 with the Elite modeling agency of Los Angeles, Maran appeared on her first cover with Glamour magazine in 1998; she was then the featured Guess? Girl in their summer 1998 and fall 1998 campaigns.
After building a résumé of over 25 commercials and advertisements, including playing Howie D's companion in the music video of Backstreet Boys hit Everybody (Backstreet's Back), in which she was bitten on the neck by Count Dracula (played by Howie D), Maran moved cross-country to join with Elite in New York City. In 1999, she landed a multi-year deal with Maybelline. Maran appeared in the annual Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue for three consecutive years; from 2000 to 2002.
Maran's interest in music led her to play casually in two bands: Darling, with socialite Nicole Richie, and Hollywood 2000, where she sang and played violin. In 2001, Maran appeared in an independent film, as title character Mallory in The Mallory Effect. Maran followed this by appearing as Susan in Swatters in 2002. In 2004, she appeared in three films - as a French model in Little Black Book, as one of Dracula's brides, Marishka, in Van Helsing, and briefly as a cigarette girl in The Aviator.
Maran appeared in a short film "The Confession" alongside Wentworth Miller in 2005, and as Kira Hayden in The Gravedancers in 2006. She was recruited in 2005 by EA Games to appear as a main character in the street-racing computer and video game, Need for Speed: Most Wanted, which was released on November 17, 2005. She plays the game's second lead Mia Townsend, who guides the lead character through the game. She also plays as the main character voices in the street-racing Ps3 and Xbox game, Midnight Club: Los Angeles which was released on October 20, 2008.
She plays the game third lead as Annie, who guides the lead character about the racers. Maran competed in the 2007 season of Dancing with the Stars, but she and dance partner Alec Mazo were the first couple eliminated. In June 2007, Maran launched her own natural cosmetics product line, named Josie Maran Cosmetics. The company motto is "luxury with a conscience" and the main ingredient of the skincare and cosmetics is fair trade argan oil, grown and harvested by co-ops of Moroccan women.
Josie Maran cosmetics are sold on QVC and at Sephora. Beyond her business activities she commits herself to the protection and improvement of nature and the environment. Maran and her husband, Iranian American photographer Ali Alborzi, have two daughters, Rumi Joon, born on June 20, 2006 and Indi Joon, born on July 1, 2012.
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ADIC has withdrawn its offer to take over Overland Storage. This withdrawal is based on Overland Storage management's refusal to engage in a meaningful dialogue with ADIC.
We might wonder how often do turkeys vote for Christmas - not to be rude about Overland CEO Chris Calisi and his team but to indicate a sense of puzzlement that Peter Van Oppen expected them to talk to ADIC at all, particularly about an unsolicited offer which would materially affect their careers.
We equally wonder how the ADIC folks expected Overland Storage's shareholders to receive the ADIC offer when there wasn't enough of a premium over the trading price of the shares. It might seem to an observer that ADIC has mis-managed its offer in that it didn't manage to have a meaningful dialogue with either Overland's management or its shareholders.
ADIC's management is competent and 'street smart' - in the Wall Street smart sense - and yet it embarked on a takeover bid with no effective strategy for persuading reluctant management or willing - 'Show me the money' - shareholders to its cause.
Why not?
Was it serious about this at all? If it was then its credibility must surely be weakened. If it was not then why all the huffing and puffing and sense of pique emanating from the CEO's office?
It's hard to avoid the conclusion that either it was serious but managed its bid without the competence one expects, or it wasn't serious in which case it has behaved in a mischievous, possibly worse, manner, and demonstrated insufficient resolve to press its case.
Is there any other conclusion possible?
Here is the letter of withdrawal:-
November 16, 2005
Board of Directors
Overland Storage, Inc.
4820 Overland Avenue
San Diego, California 92123
Dear Board of Directors:
We write to inform you that ADIC is withdrawing its offer, set forth in its October 11, 2005 letter, to acquire 100% of Overland's common stock for $7.90 per share in cash. Although we continue to believe in the merits of a business combination between our two companies, and that such a combination would be in the best interests of our respective shareholders, we have decided to withdraw our offer after your continued refusal to engage in any dialogue with us.
Our withdrawn offer represented an 18% premium to Overland's unaffected share price of $6.69 per share, which was the closing price of Overland stock prior to the date on which we filed a Schedule 13D indicating that we had acquired a significant stake in Overland, and an 85% premium to your unaffected enterprise value, based on Overland's expected cash balance as described in your earnings call on August 15, 2005.
We have attempted to have a dialogue with you for nearly three months, since shortly after the August 3 announcement that you had lost the business of Hewlett-Packard Company (which accounted for approximately 54%, 59% and 58% of Overland's net revenues in fiscal 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively). In the interim, you adopted a shareholder rights plan without shareholder approval, stating that the purpose of the rights plan was not to prevent offers for Overland but rather encourage potential acquirors to engage directly with Overland and its board regarding such offers.
Despite your announced willingness to engage with potential acquirors, you have continually refused to engage in discussions with us. On September 2, 2005, you sent us a letter stating that Overland's board and management "are not interested in engaging in a dialogue regarding [a] sale of the Company."
We tried again in October, by letter dated October 11. In response, you issued a press release on October 13, 2005 indicating that the Overland board of directors would not engage in any discussion regarding our proposed offer. This response followed the announcement by Overland of disappointing third-quarter results.
Despite your disappointing results, we reiterated our commitment to pursuing a friendly transaction with you in a letter dated November 1, 2005, to which you have never responded.
Yesterday, at the annual meeting of Overland shareholders, you asked shareholders to elect four members to the Overland board of directors, one of which is the current CEO of Overland and one of which is the former CEO of Overland. In addition, you asked the Overland shareholders to vote to approve an amendment to Overland's articles of incorporation to increase the authorized number of shares of common stock from 25,000,000 to 45,000,000, an increase that, notwithstanding your stated reasons, was apparently intended to fully implement the shareholder rights plan.
As you may know, the leading proxy advisory services expressed negative views on your annual meeting proposals. Institutional Shareholder Services recommended that Overland shareholders withhold the vote on all director nominees and questioned whether the board was independent. In addition, Glass, Lewis & Co. recommended a negative vote on three of your directors and a vote against your share authorization proposal.
Based on our limited discussions with other large Overland shareholders, we believe that you received a substantial negative vote on the share authorization proposal. Contrary to good governance practices, frank shareholder communications and our representative's request to do so, you have declined to announce the results of the annual meeting ballot in what appears to be an attempt to disguise shareholder dissatisfaction with the course you have chosen. Your behavior--uncharacteristic of a public company--leads us to believe, as many of your shareholders have already communicated to us, that a significant portion of your shareholders, including some of your largest institutional investors, are unhappy with the current direction of Overland management and would like Overland to pursue discussions with ADIC.
Sadly, we believe your shareholders end up losing the most from your unwillingness to fully consider a fair transaction.
/s/ Peter van Oppen
Peter van Oppen
Chief Executive Officer


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Hey lovelies, what's crackin'? Hope you girls had an awesome weekend! I know I did, with Stereosonic2011 going off and weather god was on our side. Definitely one of the best weekends I had this year!
Today, I will be doing a review on my TORIC LENSES FOR ASTIGMATISM IN E-NATURAL2 , kindly sponsored by MUKUCHU. My apologies for taking SO LONG to have this review up as I have mentioned several times before, my backlogged list can probably fight the Great Wall of China as of today. #FailBeautyBlogger.
These lenses barely give any difference in terms of size or colour of my eyes duhhh. The only "effect" I can tell is it makes my dopey eyes more "awake" and "alive".
Would you be able to tell which eye has the lenses on and which doesn't?
Winner gets a virtual chocolate from me. :P
Kudos to those who managed to guess: Left without, Right with.
Both eyes with lenses, without make up.
Lenses, with make up (using Wet & Wild Palette in LUST )
Lenses, with make up (using Illamasqua Cream Pigment in Androgen)
A close up on how the lenses look - you can vaguely see the black "rim" surrounding my dark brown eye.
A complete FOTD, with lenses.
See what I mean by "livelier" and "awake" eyes?
My thoughts on these lenses:
Colour/ Pattern: As you can tell from the pictures above, these lenses are nothing but subtle. Its probably suitable for those of you who want to try out circle lenses but is still a little reserve with the crazy ass patterns, this will is the perfect "trial lense".
Enlargement: I don't think these lenses have any enlargement effect compared to my other lenses.
Comfort: For toric AND circle lenses, they are pretty comfortable I must say. I wear them for almost 15 hours a day and I am pretty fortunate that my eyes have not turned into Sahara desert without the need to apply eye drops.
Price: These lenses are retailing at $48AUD/ $46USD a pair. I know they are a little steep, but that's because they are toric lenses and toric lenses are ALWAYS more expensive. My normal prescribed toric lenses are THREE times the price of a pair of normal lenses. There you go.
MUKUCHU is currently running a few promotions for bulk buyers:
Purchase 3 pairs: receive a free pretty lens case
Purchase 4 pairs: receive a $5 coupon
Purchase 5 pairs or more: receive a free pair of lenses
Check out the range of TORIC lenses MUKUCHU carries. If you are lucky enough to have low to no astigmatism, you have a whole lot of varieties to choose from.
Disclaimer: These lenses were sent to me for consideration and review purposes. I am in no way affiliated with MUKUCHU, nor am I being compensated for this post. All opinions stated are 100% honest. For more information, please review Through Beauty Eye's disclosure policies.


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It has been three months since Marshall University President Stephen Kopp led freshmen and first year students on the annual walk to the convocation held at the Keith-Albee.
During the walk there is hope and optimism over the upcoming semester, and excitement about entering a new stage of life. There is little thought, however, about:
* Mid-term and final exams
* Cramped living space
* Project deadlines
* Social networking
* Sleepless nights spent in study
College semesters are a bit like marathons. The first few weeks of college, like the first few miles of a race, should be full of hopeful enthusiasm. And just like a long, hard race, there must be time near the end of a semester for pause and rejuvenation.
That's the best part of the Thanksgiving break!
Happy Thanksgiving from the College Support Program for Students with Asperger Syndrome. May your time with family and loved ones bring you happiness and peace.
And don't forget to rest!
November 19, 2009
Nearing The Finish Line
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1 comment:
- Brian Andrew Wong said...
The three of us students in the CPSAS walking with Dr. Stephen James Kopp.
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Vendors at the World Heritage Festival Bike Tour de las Misiones and Mission Pachanga are able to be a
part of a historic event that celebrates our San Antonio Missions!
World Heritage Festival Bike Tour de las Misiones will be held at Mission Park Pavilions, located at 6030
Padre Drive from 8am to 3pm. The events will bring together members of the community to participate in
a leisurely ride ranging from a 7- to 22-mile routes stopping at each mission. Afterward, guests are invited
to stay at Mission Park Pavilions for the Mission Pachanga from 9am to 5pm. The Pachanga will feature
live music, entertainment, and food truck vendors and will reflect the culture and spirit of our city's unique
Craftsman/Artisan - $75
Non-Profit/Community Partner - $100
Festival Food Vendor - $200
Business Partner/Branding & Sampling - $500
We request that all sponsors and vendors be setup by 8:30 a.m. for when riders and walkers begin to arrive.
Participants are responsible for providing their own 10x10 tents/canopies. Tables and chairs will be available
the morning of the event if requested in advance.
At least one 6ft. table and two chairs can be reserved for each participant with advance notice, although
setup is the responsibility of the participant. Banners, linens and/or table covers will not be provided;
participants are encouraged to bring their own.
You will be assigned your 10x10 spaces and sent an information packet closer to the Festival.
Vendors selling any item(s), especially food, is responsible for meeting City health and fire codes. Please notify me if you
need a copy of the codes.


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JIMM 097 - One Voice Walk 2007, Pt 4
+ This episode is part 4 of a series providing coverage of the recent One Voice Domestic Violence Community Awareness Walk in Cincinnati, Ohio, on September 9, 2007.
+ Audio presented chronologically as it happened with some commentary along the way, this time with reactions of people during and just after the walk.
+ Thanks to Tony, Kevin, Amit, Will, and Jennie for sharing.
+ Direct link to file (mp3, 31:35, 28.9 MB)
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+ One Voice Walk
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+ One Voice Walk on Twitter
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+ Heart to Heart Cincinnati
+ EndAbuse.org
+ YWCA Cincinnati
+ National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233)
+ Neace Lukens
+ Cincinnati Priestess Community
+ Rape Crisis & Abuse Center of Hamilton County
+ Ritter and Randolph, LLC
+ John J. & Thomas R. Schiff Insurance Company
+ Cincinnati church of Christ
+ Chiquita
+ Old World Bakery
+ Keebler/Kellogg's
+ Trauth Dairy
+ Snyder's of Hanover
+ The Kroger Company
+ Post It Cast Live - Interview with Daniel Johnson, Jr. from 9 Oct 2007. direct link to file (mp3, 01:28:22)
+ Daniel Johnson, Jr.
+ Journey Inside My Mind Podcast on MySpace
+ New Media Cincinnati
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After starting in 2001 with a small office in Western Australia, our reach now extends across Australia with clients in every state and territory.
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During this time, we have acquired a comprehensive understanding of the unique requirements of your industry and have developed a range of specialist products to specifically cater for those requirements.
Our specialist products enable Aged Care providers to protect themselves against financial exposure that would otherwise create substantial financial hardship.
We are able to provide Aged Care providers throughout Australia with our specialist products either directly or indirectly, through our network of supporting brokers.
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We constantly travel extensively to the most remote parts of Western Australia in order to provide a true hands-on, face-to-face service.
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|a second great day at selfridges.
|the award winners went down so well i have had to sos colm for more tasting samples
|at least one of these boxes is winging it's way to hong kong as an example of 'the best chocolate ever!'
|very strange
|hoping to make some hot chocolate to give out next week
|i can confirm that the gin and tonic marmalde is nice spread on our gin and tonic bar!


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For all the details on how they brightened our evening (including photos), see this Perfect Moment Monday post.
At the end of the evening, our hostesses sent each of us home with this gift basket.
Windex Multi-Surface Vinegar Cleaner (ammonia-free), a composite photo frame (room for six 4x6" photos) and a canvas basket sent to you, leave a comment below by February 7. In your comment, please tell about how your day was recently brightened, or how you have brightened someone's day. Random.org will select the winner, and make sure I am able to reach you.
**BABY SMILING is the winner! Congrats to her and thanks to the other commenters!**
Let the sun shine in, and face it with a grin!


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The Symptoms are as follows.
If an application creates a new window, the window will take ages to load. The host machine has a leased line and I have 1.4 MB (Bytes not bits) up and downstream from the X server machine. The connection is routed as follows.
X-Server -> internet gateway box(SSH 2022:xclient-machine:22) -> Xclient-machine (SSH)
i.e., I am going through a Openbsd box using a SSH tunnel to get to my client machine where the X11 forwarding is happening
When I create a remote gnome-terminal it can take anywhere between a minute to five minutes. If I use one of these remote terminals to create a new gnome terminal, that too takes the same time, furthermore the terminal that initiated the new window is locked during this time.
Other then this the windows are perfectly responsive. What might be going on here ?
Note1: This is not a compression or bandwidth issue.
Note2: The remote client machine has "UseDns no" set in the sshd config.
Note3: performing a reverse DNS(nslookup) lookup of my home address, or that of the external ip of the gateway machine, results in a immediate response. The gateway IP does not have a FQDN.
What is going on here ? Do I need to setup FreeNX ?


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Microsoft Outlook remains one of the most widely used email management programs in the world, largely because of its intuitive and sophisticated automated functions. Outlook's vast capabilities enable you to automate tasks like updating your appointment book, sending confirmations and creating forms for frequently sent types of correspondence. And, as with most Microsoft products, new versions are released every few years.
How to Install Microsoft Outlook from a Disc
Look at the system requirements printed on the outside of the disc packaging. Compare them to the system specs on your computer to determine if you meet the minimum system requirements. If you do not know how your computer compares to the minimum requirements, open the control panel and right-click on the "System" icon. Then click "Properties." Your system's specifications are listed in the window that appears.
Put the disc in your computer's disc drive. Close the drive door. Wait for the installation program to auto-start. If you have other applications running, close them now.
Click "OK" and "Next" on the first two dialogue boxes that appear, then enter your product code when prompted. Your unique product code should be printed on the disc's packaging.
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Follow the on-screen prompts to decide whether you want normal installation or custom installation, which you might use if there are certain components of Microsoft Outlook that you do not want to install. You can also change the installation directory if you would like to install the program somewhere other than the default location.
Wait for the installation process to complete. This can take several minutes, depending on the speed of your computer. When the process is complete, click the "Finished" button on the installation wizard to close it. Microsoft Outlook email is now installed and ready to be used.
Installing Microsoft Outlook from Microsoft's Website
Explore the Microsoft website to determine which version of Outlook you would like to buy. Look for the system requirements for your desired version on the website and verify that your system is compatible, using the same method described in Step one of the first section.
Add your desired version to your cart and proceed through the checkout. Enter your personal and credit card information to complete your transaction.
Follow the prompts from Microsoft's website to download the installation file. When the file has finished downloading, open the file.
Access your current email client and check the email address you provided to Microsoft during the purchase process. You should have a confirmation email with a product code. Move the mouse cursor next to this code, then click and hold the left mouse button and drag the cursor over the code to highlight it. Press "Ctrl" and "C" on the keyboard to copy the code to the clipboard, then close your email client.
Close all other applications except for the installation wizard.
Click "OK" or "Next" on the dialogue boxes until you are prompted for your product code. When asked for the code, press "Ctrl" and "V" on the keyboard to paste your code into the boxes, then click "Next."
Change any installation settings on the next two screens; you can change the destination directory for the program installation and determine which specific aspects of Microsoft Outlook to install or omit.
Wait for the entire installation process to complete, then click the "Finished" button on the installation wizard. Microsoft Outlook email is now ready for you to use.


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When I first started eating paleo, one of my biggest questions was, "Well, what exactly do I need to eat?" I had no idea what a typical day, let alone week, looked like, and even the simple task of grocery shopping seemed daunting because I didn't know how much food to buy!
I'm pretty comfortable with this lifestyle now though, and even though the hubster isn't 100% paleo, we have a certain groove and things tend to run pretty smoothly now. I thought I'd share a typical week of menus plus the amount I spent on the groceries for the week - you know, just to give other newbies an idea of what to expect expenditure wise, as well as an example of daily paleo eating.
A quick note about expenses... my grocery bill has gone up slightly since going paleo. It went from about 325€ per month to about 400€ per month. We eat a lot more meat than before, and we also eat a lot more veggies. So yes, in the days of subsisting on bread and pasta for most meals might have been cheaper, it also was painful and boring. Also, I don't really pay attention to what I spend when I'm grocery shopping. I know I have about 400€ per month that I can allot to food {household items such as washing power and toilet paper are also included in this budget}, so I just buy whatever I feel like eating, including some extras that we could easily live without. If 400€ a month is too much for you, know that when I shop deals and make an effort to spend less, I can stay below 300€ pretty easily. We just have less variety is all.
Anywho, on to the menu! Most weeks I choose one cookbook and try to make a maximum of meals from it. This both ensures that I'm "getting my moneys' worth" out of each book, as well as varies our meals pretty well from week to week.
For me:
Bone-broth-based veggie soup {made from the weeks' scraps}
Cauliflower "Fried Rice" {The Autoimmune Paleo Cookbook}
Three Herb Beef Patties {with added beef liver and pork heart}
For him:
Sauteed zucchini
Three Herb Beef Patties {with added beef liver and pork heart}
For us Sunday:
Cinnamon Ginger Baked Pears {The Autoimmune Paleo Cookbook}
+ everything else from the other days
|Three-Herb Beef Breakfast Patties || Mickey Trescott
For me Monday-Friday:
Half a bag of salty plantain chips
Mediterranean Salmon Salad {The Autoimmune Paleo Cookbook}
served on a bed of fresh spinach
For him Monday-Thursday:
Herbed Roast Chicken {The Autoimmune Paleo Cookbook}
Mixed bell peppers and onions cooked with the chicken
For him Friday:
Hubster Cheat Day {he goes out to eat with his coworkers}
For us Saturday:
For us Sunday:
Usually a restaurant meal with the hubster's grandparents, family lunch with parents, or we scrounge/clean out the fridge. There's never a real plan for Sundays.
|Tuna & Peaches Salad || Meg White
Crossfit days:
Banana {the hubster puts his in his protein shake}
Half a can of tuna + avocado {mayo for the hubster}
Non-crossfit days:
Carrot sticks
{The hubster usually also has nuts or peanuts}
Lamb meatballs with Garlic & Spinach {The Autoimmune Paleo Cookbook}
Curried Cauliflower {The Autoimmune Paleo Cookbook}
Chicken Caesar Salad {The Autoimmune Paleo Cookbook}
Yuca fries for me {The Paleo Approach Cookbook}
Potato fries for the hubster
Pork tongue {recipe coming soon!}
Rosemary Roasted Carrots {The Autoimmune Paleo Cookbook}
Broccoli mash {recipe coming soon!}
Leftovers, scrounge meal
Dinner with the parents
Usually a restaurant meal with the hubster's grandparents, family lunch with parents, or we scrounge/clean out the fridge. There's never a real plan for Sundays.
|Cranberry Braised Short-Ribs || Mickey Trescott
And this weeks' grand total was: 84,63€. This is more than enough food for the week, and we'll be eating some of the veggies into next week as well. This budget works for us - and I hope my menu helps inspire y'all just a wee little bit!
How much do you spend on groceries?


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Beautiful Honey Roast Hams to Buy
With Christmas fast approaching, why not order yourself one of our much loved Christmas hams
Perfect with scrambled eggs Christmas morning, or cheese and chutney Christmas Evening or Boxing Day Tea, dont forget our fully prepared Christmas Dinner is also available.
Please ask for details
Our horseshoe gammons are cooked purely in ginger beer then scored and roasted with our sticky honey, orange and mustard glaze.
Hams can be ordered as whole hams or half a ham
(whole ham weighs approx 3-4kilo)
(half a ham weighs approx 1.5-2kilo)
whole and half a ham are charged at £12.50 per kilo
or you may order a platter of sliced ham at £15.00 per kilo
Please note
We will aim to get your ham weight you require as close as possible, please be aware some hams may come over or under your ideal weight. All hams will be charged by the kilo
How to order:
You can order by phone or email – 01206 255298 – email@example.com
Payment can be taken over the phone at time of order or on collection/delivery of the ham. A delivery charge will be added
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Diagnosis through imaging is becoming more and more important. The Quest Spectrum Platform takes imaging in the operation theater to a new level. Being able to simultaneously show the color image and the fluorescent overlay without switching, makes it a valuable tool in precision surgery and diagnosis.
With the fluorescent image guided surgery an extra layer of information comes into view which is otherwise invisible. When injecting a fluorophore and image the object with the Quest Spectrum Platform, structures otherwise invisible to the surgeon can now be seen on screen.
The Quest Spectrum™ Platform can be used to provide real time visualization in operating rooms to assist surgeons in making critical decisions. But the system can also be used for research and pre-clinical applications. More information about the applications can be found in articles linked to the items below.
Visualization of TumorsThe Quest Spectrum Platform can be used for visualization of tumors. Tumors are widely known for their rapid generation time an increased energy consumption. In order to prevent a full..
Sentinal lymph node mappingThe Quest Spectrum Platform can be used for visualization of the sentinel lymph nodes. The sentinel lymph nodes are the first lymph nodes or group of nodes that drain tumors...
The Quest Spectrum Platform triple signal Camera is able to show the live color image of the situation the surgeon is actually looking at. The natural image is overlaid with one of the two fluorescent images.
The prism technology makes it possible to look through one lens and see the object on three sensors via identical light paths.
This technology, core to the Quest products, makes it possible to:
- Combine the information from the three sensors in one image.
- Combine without switching between visible and fluorescent images.
- Move the camera without motion aberrations or Pixel deviation.
Color capture with 2 fluorescent overlays in one image
Open- and laparoscopic surgery with same camera
Very High sensitivity and HD imaging
Realtime video and stills


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Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre: An Uncommon Heroine
"They are not fit to associate with me," says young Jane Eyre of her rude, spoiled cousins who consider themselves above her.(29) In this simple quote lies all the facets of the young Jane: she is angry, passionate, and subtly - but positively - self-assured. It would be simple for Charlotte Bronte to continue the story of Jane in this fashion, casting her as a perpetually bitter and proud heroine who is rendered incapable of growth by her traumatic childhood, but Bronte refuses to cast her heroine as a flat character. Throughout the novel, Jane grows, matures, and learns to forgive, but she never loses her courage and acute sense of self. Her growth is primarily shown in her visit to the Reed home as an adult, and in her ability to develop intimate relationships with people, while her retention of self is demonstrated in her determination to follow her convictions with both Rochester and St. John.
Jane's visit to the Reed home at nineteen is a remarkable demonstration of her growth. The last time that we see her in direct contact with her aunt and cousins, she has an outburst of passion: "I am not deceitful: if I were, I should say I loved you, but I declare that I do not love you: I dislike you the worst of...
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Wed 13 May 2009 in Columbia:
This hash is located on the road, making for a perfect Speed racer achievement. It is located on Lockhart Hwy out in the boondocks of York, near the center of the northern part of the grat. Google maps shows it just off the road in maps view, but in the road in satellite view. I'd go with the latter.
Crazycaveman is planning on making the run out here right after work. It'll be about an hours drive (probably less tho... speed racer achievement lol).
- Crazycaveman should be there around 6
I reached the coordinates around 5:53, shortly before my 6 o'clock target. It was a good, uneventful drive and it was nice to back in the area. I love driving on country roads, it's very relaxing. The drive was a lot quicker than I thought it would be, but I guess that's to be expected. I don't have a GPS, but according to Google Maps, I passed right through the hashpoint. Maybe I can talk some people into going with me next time...
| Crazycaveman earned the Land geohash achievement
| Crazycaveman earned the Speed racer achievement
| Crazycaveman earned the No Batteries Geohash Achievement
|Crazycaveman earned the Virgin Graticule Achievement


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Polo Ralph Lauren Enters the World of QR Codes
QR bar codes, mostly popular in Asia are beginning to slip into wider use. Ralph Lauren has introduced the quick response codes into print ads, mailers and store windows aimed at sending traffic to their new mobile commerce site. The codes, when scanned with a mobile phone with QR software will direct the phone's browser to a website where you can shop for RL products.


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Loved this image of Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman, a pastiche of the Jeremy Brett era of Holmes and of course the Victorian era in which Holmes was set.
Sherlock is great although I am not too keen on Moriarty, just doesn't seem to have the presence he should have. However, a great series and should run for a good long time.
Dynamic detective duo Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson return. The BBC released the first image from its upcoming "Sherlock" special, and the lads look downright Victorian.
The image, tweeted with the hashtags #221back #Sherlock #notkidding, treats fans to an unusual reveal of the detectives that makes us wonder if a time warp will be in effect when filming for season 4 starts in January.
Wearing vintage clothing including a top hat for Sherlock and a bowler for Watson, the pair's look harkens back to the earlier "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" TV adaptation made by Granada Television from 1984 to 1994, starring Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes, and David Burke and later Edward Hardwicke as Watson. Coincidentally, Brett was a family friend of Cumberbatch's parents.
"Sherlock" producer Sue Vertue also tweeted a photo of the cover page for the read-through draft of the script entitled "Sherlock Special" written by Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat.
"This is what we've been doing today! Later on a pic of Sherlock and John as they'll appear in the Special #221back," Vertue tweeted.
Fans have been anxiously awaiting any news of the upcoming special since it was first announced in July. The popular series will return with a special and three new episodes for season 4. Shooting is set to begin in January.
"Of course, it's far too early to say what's coming, but we're reasonably confident that the very next thing to happen to Sherlock and John is the very last thing you'd expect," co-creator, writer, and executive producer Moffat said in a press release.
Season 4 will take Sherlock and Watson into "deeper and darker water than ever before… The Game is on — again!" co-creator, writer and executive producer Mark Gatiss said in the release.
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