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Happy New Year! It's 2014, and we welcome all of you to our first PurseForum Roundup of the New Year. The holidays have drawn to a close, and we spent the afternoon looking in on our PurseForum members to see what they have been up to this week. We found some resolutions, and of course some reveals, too!
We can always count on Dior to provide us with elegant classic bags in eyepopping colors. This week, a couple of reveals caught our eye in this popular subforum. ThisVNChick's new "red and gold" Diorling is a perfect holiday red, but we predict it will be a wardrobe staple in every season. Baghagg posted a Dior Soft in delicate poudre, a pretty reveal perfect to ring in the New Year.
It's freezing in many places, but it's warm and delightful in Dior! We found two beautiful sunny reveals this week – Brandee1002 revealed a purple crocodile Lady Dior, and sleepyl0verxgrl posted a pink python Lady Dior that is just stunning. Her thread also started an interesting conversation on exotic leather care. It seems we may need to be careful with those hotel towels, yikes!
The turn of the year is so often a time for resolution making. Large or small, life-changing or not, it is always interesting to see what we find our PurseForum members resolving to do (or not to do) each New Year. We found the 2014 iteration of the Shop Your Closet theme going strong: The 2014 Shop Your Bag and Wallet Collection thread reminds us that a bag doesn't have to be brand new to be fabulous. Cupcakegirl's classic and carefree Longchamps tote looks crisp and ready for adventure, and Clevercat put it perfectly – "isn't it nice to have a thread that makes you appreciate what you have rather than making you want to run our and buy something new!" This sentiment is happily accompanied by her purple Balenciaga, which actually makes us want one – oops!
Are you thinking of wardrobe-related resolutions? If so, you will absolutely love this thread: Fashion Resolutions 2014, a hot new discussion in The Wardrobe that not only makes for good reading, but is also full of tips and suggestions for getting a handle on your style and wardrobe. This will be one of our favorites this year, for sure.
Roundup regulars may remember the Painting and Glass of Wine thread in our Home and Garden subforum. We have watched LuckyDogMom re-decorating her beautiful living spaces and been inspired by her creativity and style. This thread is special because – like shopping our closets – it is about showcasing your treasures, repurposing what you have, and making a house a home.
Also in Home and Garden, we have seen some amazing kitchens lately in the Show us Your Kitchen Thread, including jeh3v's end-of-the-year remodel reveal. And if you are needing some support decluttering (like we are), there is a place for that, too!
Over in Christian Louboutin, we found some more resolutions in this thread. Hint: One theme is Wear Your Shoes!
We found some reveals, too. Pollygal spiked her holidays nicely with this collection, as did FreshLily with these Daffodiles. S2Kgurl shared a pretty fierce pair of new shoes with a sweet story to boot! There to see in the New Purchases thread, including the Make Up Trash pair MrsHunnycutt found at a great price.
We like to remind our readers of the rich and diverse non-fashion areas of the PurseForum, where conversations range across a seemingly infinite assortment of topics. And within these conversations, information is shared and friendships are formed. Drop into the Television and Cinema Subforum for all the latest on your favorite shows, or visit the Money Talks discussions to help get a handle on your finances – the 2014 Curbing Consumerism Thread is sure to be a popular one, so drop in and join the dialog! If you are interested in browsing, The Playground is the place to start!
We close our this roundup with a very last look at Holiday 2013, this pretty star from StyleMeChanel, in the Random Picture Thread.
Thank you for stopping by and reading our Roundup of this week's happenings on the PurseForum. Once again, we wish you all best for the coming year and look forward to bringing you the best of the PurseForum each week! Have a great weekend!
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My maternity leave is coming to an end soon *sob* so I've been spending my time creating a baby memory book for Penny with the help from Printiki. I picked up this beautiful Peter Rabbit scrapbook at Paperchase, a mountain of washi and double-sided tape from Amazon and downloaded all my photos straight from Instagram and Facebook through Printiki. I had them printed out in this retro polaroid style and delivered straight to my door – the whole process was so simple and stress-free. I never get around to printing out my photos, so it was fun looking back at all the forgotten snaps I had taken months ago when Penny was a tiny newborn.
As well as photos, I also added notes and postcards with hidden messages just for Penny when she is old enough to read, her first scan photo, Christmas cards, lullabies, hospital memorabilia, family quotes and funny stories. The book starts before she was even born with photos of my baby shower and hospital room where I sat for two days waiting patiently for her to arrive, all the way to her first tooth and first visit to the swimming pool. I wanted to create something that was really fun and colourful, whilst being crammed full of all her wonderful achievements. I really hope she enjoys reading this once she's a stroppy teenager who's too cool for all my kisses and huggles. I am one proud mama already and if this book captures even a tiny fraction of how much I love her, it was worth all the time in the world.
Thank you to Printiki for helping me to print out all our wonderful memories.

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When everything conspires to drain the best in me, even the most cliche positive quote waters and refreshes the driest parts of my heart.
It's no wonder then, that for the first time in a long while, I understood again what it feels to have tears of joy running down my cheeks when a special friend sent me this: "Some days, you just have to create your own sunshine."
It was strange having those tears fall like waterfalls in the instant that I read "create" and "sunshine." Maybe it happened because I said the syllables of those bright and empowering words on such a dark and discouraging day; maybe it happened because I received the big, sweet reminder on a day I never wish to relive. But if I were to dig deeper in the recesses of my heart, I think those tears of joy meant that I truly, really want to act on the belief of creating my own sunshine–my own glow, my own light, my own glitter–on days when everything seems cold and colorless from all corners.
I may not recover from a letdown faster than the speed of light, but thanks to a special friend, I know I can stand and think straight again even if I'm bruised and frustrated.
As I'm writing this, I'm wondering how I can repay my special friend for carrying me up in the clouds after I fell hard on the ground.
It's 4:01 AM, and all I can think of right now is a long, warm hug coupled with this short blog and another little thank you note–this time on a fancy paper.


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If you have a green thumb or consider yourself an artisan, creating unique crafts that incorporate plants should be up your alley. Silent Divine, an online plant shop based out of Charlotte, N.C., showed the SaveOnEnergy.com® team how to upcycle eggshells and broken succulent stems to make a mini garden that can help eliminate waste. Check out how to turn the eggs you've used for baking into a cute and easy-to-make craft below.
To start, get supplies to bake a cake, make cookies or serve up a casserole. You want an excuse to make something delicious and unhealthy, so here's your chance. Whatever you choose, make something that calls for eggs (preferably something that calls for at least six eggs so you have something to work with).
Before you actually make a dish, you're going to make your mini egg garden. Lay out your eggs, then find a small bowl and knife. This is when things can get messy and tricky.
Instead of cracking eggs the old-fashioned way, hold your eggs carefully over a bowl and begin tapping around the crown of the egg with a butter knife. Be even and gentle as you tap around the top part of the egg. As you tap in a circle, you'll begin to notice small cracks. If you need some reference, check out the video below:
Once you have gently cracked a circle around the crown of the egg, use a knife to puncture the surface. With the knife slightly inserted into the egg, lift up and separate the top part of the shell from the bottom. Dump the contents into the bowl, setting them aside, and safely place the bottom portion back into the egg carton it came in.
Repeat this step for each egg, discarding the top portion of each eggshell and rinsing out the inside of each shell.
Take the egg shells and carefully place potting soil inside each shell. Save enough room for a small succulent, or a small piece of one. For those who already have succulents on their property, you can simply pinch off a small piece of one – or use a piece that you may have accidentally broken off. Plant the succulent inside the shell. Use caution, as the shell can easily break.
Succulents are hardy plants and easily grow with little amounts of watering. However, using a safety pin to make a small hole in the bottom of your egg shells can help drain any excess water to prevent root rot.
Now that you have successfully created "egg plants," it's time to share your creation! Be sure to tag SaveOnEnergy.com on Facebook and Twitter so the team can see how well you made your very own mini egg garden.
Upcycling is reusing an item to create a new product of higher value than the original, and we definitely think this is a great example.
Now, go bake that cake! You deserve it.


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1 large sweet onion (about 1 pound)
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1/4 cup finely chopped shallots
1 tablespoon minced garlic
8 ounces cremini mushrooms, very finely chopped
1/4 teaspoon plus 1/8 teaspoon salt, divided
1/4 teaspoon plus 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground pepper, divided
1/4 cup dry sherry or dry white wine
4 teaspoons chopped fresh sage, divided
3/4 cup shredded extra-sharp Cheddar
3/4 cup coarse fresh breadcrumbs
1/4 cup finely chopped flat-leaf parsley
1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 teaspoon Tabasco
2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
- Preheat oven to 425°F. Spray an 8-inch-square baking dish with cooking spray.
- Bring a large pot of slightly salted water to a boil. Trim the ends off the onion and cut in half lengthwise; peel. Cook the onion halves in the boiling water for 2 minutes. When cool enough to handle, remove the 4 largest outer layers from each half. Return the remaining pieces to the pot and boil for 5 minutes more to cook through. Set aside. Using tongs, return the 8 onion layers to the boiling water and cook until soft and pliable, 1 to 4 minutes, pulling each layer out as it's done. Set aside on a plate.
- Heat butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add shallots and garlic; cook, stirring, until the shallots are soft, 4 to 5 minutes. Add mushrooms and 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper. Add sherry (or wine); cook, stirring, until almost all the liquid has evaporated and the mushrooms form a soft mass, 8 to 10 minutes. Stir in 2 teaspoons sage; cook 30 seconds more. Transfer the mixture to a medium bowl; stir in cheese, breadcrumbs, parsley, Worcestershire and Tabasco. Finely chop the reserved onion core; add to the bowl.
- To stuff an onion layer, hold it with the curved side cupped in your hand. Spoon 4 to 5 tablespoons of stuffing into the center and gently form it into a football-shaped packet. Lay the packet seam-side down in the baking dish and repeat with the remaining layers. Brush the packets with oil and sprinkle with the remaining 2 teaspoons sage and 1/8 teaspoon each salt and pepper. Cover the dish with foil.
- Bake until the onions are bubbling, 15 to 25 minutes. Serve hot or warm.
Nutritional Information
per serving (makes 4 servings, 2 onions each):
Per serving: 265 calories; 13 g fat ( 7 g sat , 5 g mono ); 30 mg cholesterol; 25 g carbohydrates; 0 g added sugars; 10 g protein; 3 g fiber; 393 mg sodium; 489 mg potassium.


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Alzheimer Disease with It's Treatments and Preventions
Alzheimer disease is constitute a type of Dementia that very often be found in Clinical medicine with symptom appearing as consequence of brain damage, often be suffered by elder human more than 64 years age, and be caused by loose of brain nerve cell in area related with remember power, with symptom forget permanently about some things from environment around.Brain constitutes very complex body organ, where in brain be found areas which are managing certain functions, for example front part of brain be related with glorious function like as remember power capability, thinking process and others, back part of brain be related with sight function and others.
The symptom of Alzheimer disease is forgetting permanently about some things that still available from environment around, with some signs as below:
1. By happen again submit the same question at certain time,
2. Forget how to enforce a routine activity,
3. Speaking disorder,
4. Disorientation about place and time (day, month),
5. Abstract thinking disorder for example difficult to compute the money,
6. Personality disorder for examples easy to become be offended, easy to angry, and easy to suspicious.
7. Decision establishes disorder.
Until this time no treatment that be able to cure Alzheimer disease yet. The medicines which be provided has characteristic to move slowly the progressively of disease. Because Alzheimer disease has chronic characteristic and long increasingly the patient more be depended on other person, so then it is needed calm family or person who will take care of patient extremely.
Medicines that be used in medical world to help reduce the patient suffering i.e.: donepezil, rivastagmine dan galantamine. These medicines work by repairing brain neurotransmitter values and thinking function, along with patient behavior control.
Alzheimer disease constitutes the degenerative disease as consequent of brain cell death and generally causing deterioration intellect and cognitive function, which include: deterioration of remembering power and thinking process. The behavior that often be experienced by patient is forget easily or senility. Like as we know as risk factor of Alzheimer disease is old age more than 64 years, descent or generation, environment contaminated by heavy metal, smoke, pesticide, electromagnetic wave, serious head traumatic history and substitute therapy by hormone for woman. So, some methods to prevent the Alzheimer disease i.e.: low fat diet, consume nutrition specific for brain, meditation, sport, and brain exercises.


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One of the most obvious questions you will need to ask yourself is what kind of restaurants for sale you are looking for in Little Havra. For example, you may be searching for Thai or Mexican restaurants in Little Havra. Whatever type of restaurant for sale you're searching for in Little Havra, find it here at MOVEHUT.
Getting a restaurant business off the ground often requires additional funding from a third party. There will be several different methods to fund your restaurant in Little Havra. The most typical way of financing restaurants in Little Havra is by securing bank loans. MOVEHUT has a variety of restaurants to choose from in Little Havra, so keep us in mind once you have decided how to finance your new business.
It is advisable to conduct some analysis into your competition when planning to buy a restaurant in Little Havra. For example, this would enable you to get ideas on how much to charge your customers each restaurant menu item. Conducting research into the competition will give your restaurant in Little Havra the best possible start.
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A five kilometre run is set to take place in New York's Riverside Park, on 14th November, to raise funds for The Mark Pollock Trust.
Mark Pollock is a truly inspirational person. Despite losing his sight at the age of 22, he went on to become one of the world's most respected adventure athletes. He completed amazing journeys including running six marathons in seven days across the Gobi Desert and racing hundreds of miles to the South Pole in freezing temperatures. In fact, he was the first blind person to trek to the South Pole. Pollock has also won two medals for Northern Ireland, in rowing, at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.
In 2010, Pollock suffered a terrible accident which has left him paralyzed. After 18 months in hospital he is determined to take back control of his life and he is working with researchers in California to create a functional form of robotic legs for people with paralysis.
You can help fuel his rehabilitation and this groundbreaking research by signing up for the 5km run next month and raising funds for The Mark Pollock Trust - thousands took part last year in night races around the world for Mark, and this is the first time that the event comes to New York.
The race starts at 7.30pm at Riverside Park, at 108th Street. To sign up for the race visit the Run in the Dark site. There will also be an after party following the race as Five Lamps Tavern.
Here's a video about Pollock which was shown at the Irish people of the year awards:


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Topic Page: Lascaux Cave (France)
Complex of caves in the Dordogne in France, discovered in 1940. They contain examples of 13 different styles of Palaeolithic wall paintings, depicting horses, ibex, stags and a reindeer. The caves, some of which may have been used for ritual ceremonies, were closed in 1963 in order to halt the deterioration of the paintings.
Lascaux Cave, like many archaeological sites, was discovered by chance. Four young boys stumbled across the cave in 1940 in southern France near the town of Montignac. Inside, these adventurers encountered what later researchers further explored and analyzed: a cavern filled with paintings and engravings on limestone walls depicting an array of images, which were determined to have been created millennia before. Today, Lascaux Cave's contents provide a glimpse of a people and a time in prehistory of which little else is known.
Lascaux is a multichambered cave extending approximately 250 meters in total length when considering all its areas. Chamber widths vary considerably so that the height of Lascaux's ceiling is equally diverse in size, going from less than one meter to several meters high, with variations in dimensions sometimes happening within a single chamber. As for when the cave was occupied, researchers conducted the dating of Lascaux's occupations through the use of multiple techniques including carbon-14 dating and the observance of animal species depicted in the wall art. The results of these tests have generated a range of corresponding dates, particularly between 18,000 and 16,000 years ago.
The actual paintings and engravings within the Lascaux Cave include a myriad of designs ranging from realistic and abstract images of animals to images and designs whose meaning remains undetermined. The images include horses, aurochs, bison, and felines. In addition to the wall art discovered in the Lascaux Cave, researchers discovered tools such as projectile points, miscellaneous flint tools used for engraving, and pottery sherds. As with other caves discovered in Europe with similar artwork, the paintings and engravings within the Lascaux Cave demonstrate the use of multiple techniques to generate images on stone. The materials used to generate colors for the wall art at Lascaux were predominately iron and manganese oxides.
Questions remain as to the importance and function of these images to their creators. Some researchers have postulated that the images were to serve as magical aids in hunting, perhaps in rituals; others have argued that the images were created as a form of decorative art. While answers to these questions remain elusive, interest in the images of Lascaux Cave remains strong. However, further investigation of the cave and its contents has been suspended and access has been restricted. This was considered necessary to protect the cave and its contents from continued deterioration caused by multiple contaminants that were destroying Lascaux's art. When and if access will be granted to researchers in the future remains to be seen. Fortunately, researchers have at least acquired a glimpse into the lives and activities of those who occupied and decorated Lascaux Cave, thereby providing us with some understanding of an era that remains relatively unknown.
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Hugh Hewitt and Andrew Sullivan are both touting Pres. Bush for Time's Man of the Year. A good, logical choice. Now let's see how Time botches this. I will never forgive Time for its cop-out choice for Man of the Century of the 1900s by choosing Einstein. Sorry, but that one isn't even close: there's Churchill and all others. No greater man with greater effect lived in those 100 years.
Meanwhile, Arthur Chrenkoff notes that Poland has ditched its historically Francophilic outlook in favor of an Atlanticist bent. Why were they so closely aligned with the French? Poland is the most Catholic country in Europe east of Italy (which probably accounts in no small degree for the traditional German, Austrian and Russian antipathy towards the Poles -- the former two are Protestant, the latter [when religious to any degree] Eastern Orthodox), France is one of the five main Catholic countries in Western Europe (with Italy, Spain, Portugal and Ireland) and the people themselves share some traits, as Chrenkoff explains.
Why have the Poles changed their alignment? Like Italy and Hungary, Poland is a country that has historically been trampled upon by greater powers: conquered, annexed, liberated and then conquered. Its ultimate freedom came with the fall of the Soviet Union and that happened thanks to the US, not France. Poland remembers the dark days of totalitarian rule. The policies of President Bush serve to ignite their love of political freedom, and remind the Poles (and Hungarians, Czechs, Bulgars and Romanians) why that freedom is so important and valuable. No other country's policies resonate with the Polish polity in that way.
The Poles are now stalwart allies of the US. Good. The more countries with their priorities straight, the better.


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- Now that Meghan Markle is a royal, she can start deciding how to use her position.
- Her official royal biography, published after the wedding, suggested that feminism will be front and center.
- Its inclusion so early on official channels shows that the palace is on board.
- Meghan will get more chances to shape and promote an agenda as she settles into her role as Duchess of Sussex.
Meghan Markle has been a royal for less than 48 hours, and it's already becoming clear that her mission as the new Duchess of Sussex will be a feminist one.
And what's more, she seems to have the full support of the famously conservative royal establishment as she presses ahead with plans to champion women's rights.
We got a big clue about how Meghan and palace officials see her role shaping up when they published an official biography of her after the wedding was done.
Her page on www.royal.uk, the official website of the royal family, went live on Sunday — and almost all of it is devoted to championing women.
Its central point, and the only direct quote from Meghan, is the line "I am proud to be a woman and a feminist."
The entry also opens with an anecdote from 1993, when the 11-year-old Meghan called out the US consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble for using sexist language to market their dish soap.
It also highlights her pro-women work with the United Nations, which she supports as an "advocate for women's political participation and leadership."
Meghan will have the chance to flesh out her priorities as a royal in the coming weeks, where she will begin to announce the charities and campaigns she will support in her royal life.
These will help shape which issues she can bring to prominence, in the way that Prince William has campaigned on animal protection issues, and Prince Harry has championed wounded veterans.
Meghan and Prince Harry are currently spending time out of the public eye, and their exact location is a secret.
But on Tuesday they are due to attend their first engagement as a married couple, a party at Buckingham Palace to mark the 70th birthday of Prince Charles.


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People have been working on putting computing hardware into contact lenses for years now. One breakthrough happened in 2009 when a group at the University of Washington in Seattle successfully tested a prototype that incorporated an integrated circuit, an antenna, a radio receiver and an LED into a contact lens that could receive power via RF from an external battery to light the LED. Two of the same researchers worked with Google X labs to create a prototype for a glucose-detecting smart contact lens, a project that was officially announced by the company in January 2014. So integrating other minuscule hardware -- such as a tiny camera -- isn't all that far-fetched.
And it's already in the works, at least in the patent-sphere. Several patents filed by Google in 2012 having to do with integrating computing components into contact lenses were released by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in early 2014. At least one of them, titled "Image Capture Component On Active Contact Lens," involves embedding tiny camera hardware.
One of the inventors listed on the patent, Babak A. Parviz, worked on the both of the formerly mentioned contact projects, as well as Google Glass, which integrates a smartphone with image capture and other capabilities into a glasses form factor. In a way, smart contacts are the next logical step after Google Glass.
Since the camera-laden contact lens is only at the patent level publicly -- although it could be in the works in the lab at this point -- there's no telling if or when it will actually come out as a viable consumer product. But if it does, it is sure to be a game changer.
Hardware the Contacts Would Likely Contain
An image-capturing contact lens would need to integrate tiny, thin chips, wires, antennae and other miniature hardware, either bonded on top of or embedded within contact lens material. According to Google's patent, each one would at the very least include a control circuit, a sensor and a camera (referred to in the patent as an image capture component), although more components may also be incorporated. The internal components might be connected using embedded wires, wirelessly, or a combination of the two.
The image capturing component would need or a sensor that can take in light and convert it into digital data. This could be achieved with a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) image sensor, a charge-coupled device (CCD) image sensor.
The other embedded sensors listed in the patent include:
- photodiodes (which sense light)
- pressure sensors
- conductivity sensors
- temperature sensors
- electrical field sensors
- micro-mechanical switches
A control circuit would be required to incorporate the various components to make the image capturing contact lenses work. This circuit would have a processor that would likely be made up of an imaging control component to instruct the camera hardware how and when to capture image data; an analysis component for processing the raw image data and generating metadata about things detected in the captured images; and an interface component to exchange instructions and data with remote devices.
Another necessary circuit control component is power. The lenses would have to include some way to receive (or generate), store and distribute electric power to the internal hardware without being wired directly to an outside power source. (We can all agree that power wires attached to contact lenses would not be practical.) Energy can be transferred from the outside via RF (radio frequency) waves, or the sensors might even be able to generate energy themselves and send it to the power component. The patent lists the following possible power components:
- battery
- capacitor
- solar power source
- radio frequency (RF) power source
- electrochemical power source
- temperature power source
- mechanically derived power source
The circuit control would also incorporate transceivers (components that can transmit and receive data) to facilitate the exchange of images, commands or other information between internal components and external devices. The transceiver could include an RF antenna, according to the patent. Another likely component is a data store for saving data or instructions from the internal components or remote devices.
The smart contact lenses may also include a display and possibly light emitting diodes (LEDs) to provide output to the wearer. For a display to work, the lenses would need to include various sorts of micro-lenses (possibly refractive, diffractive or hybrid lenses) to focus the images and make them appear to be suspended at some distance in front of the user. One possibility mentioned in the patent is a liquid crystal lens, which is a variable-focus refractive lens that can be altered with application of an electrical signal. Another mentioned is a Fresnel lens, which is a diffractive lens that doesn't quite have the image quality of a refractive lens but can be made much thinner.
The system could work with one contact lens alone, or two contact lenses with identical or different distributions of components. With just one contact lens, the user would be able to capture images within view just fine since our two eyes move in conjunction with each other for the most part. With two contacts, the user could potentially capture 3-D images.
What Camera Contacts Could Do
The obvious function of contacts with embedded cameras is to capture images within the view of the wearer, but contacts with built-in computing components could do much more. If the contacts incorporate a display, the user might be able to see highlighted objects, expanded peripheral views, zoomed visuals or even text and other information superimposed on reality -- in other words, augmented reality.
Images could be processed and interpreted by the internal contact lens components, but the interface and transceiver components could be used to communicate wirelessly with nearby remote devices such as smartphones, tablets, personal computers, Google Glass or other wearable or non-wearable devices. These external devices would have much greater processing ability, and could therefore be used to quickly provide valuable information to the user based on visual data received by the contacts.
The patent lists many other remote device possibilities, including televisions, gaming systems, set top boxes and even car stereos and navigation systems. Many devices these days are connected to the Internet, so with their help, the contacts could even possibly display information from or send images to the 'Net.
The user might be able to blink input command patterns or send commands to the contact lenses via a remote device. It may also be possible to set parameters for automatic image capture, such as certain time intervals or anytime enough power is available, among other criteria. A lot of the functionality will be determined by what software is developed for the contacts, as well as whatever hardware ends up being incorporated.
The patent states that the image data can be processed to detect light, color, color patterns, objects, faces and movement, among anything else that can be determined by analyzing an image or multiple images, and the document even includes some example uses. For instance, images could be analyzed to look for danger, such as a car approaching an upcoming intersection, and the wearer could be warned via an audio or other non-visual cue from a remote device (which could be helpful for a visually impaired pedestrian), or some sort of alert could be displayed on the contacts themselves, such as a flashing LED or a highlighted view of the dangerous object. The contacts could incorporate multiple cameras at various positions and angles that provide a wider view than the human eye can manage, allowing the display to expand the user's peripheral view to provide greater knowledge of the wearer's surroundings. With the right micro-lenses, it could even allow the user to zoom in on things.
The technology could also be used for other things that require a camera and processing power, like facial recognition, another feature that might be useful for the visually impaired, but one that brings potential privacy issues to mind.
Possible Issues
Both the image capturing and facial recognition aspects of the technology are likely to cause privacy concerns. Already Google Glass wearers have had confrontations with strangers who aren't too keen on having their every move tracked or filmed. Google has issued a list of suggested dos and don'ts for Glass users, such as always asking permission before filming or taking photos of people, turning them off in any situation where a phone wouldn't be allowed and otherwise not using the devices in rude ways.
Depending upon how the final product looks and how tiny or transparent the components are, embedded camera contacts could allow users to take photos on the sly with much greater ease than they could with a smartphone, camera or even Google Glass. Anyone's eye could, in effect, be wearing a hidden camera.
There's also the concern that the user data generated by the contact components could get out into the wild. The patent does address the privacy of the wearers, stating that users would be able to opt in or out of providing demographic, location or other personal or sensitive data, and mentions that the device might be able to anonymize any data it collects, receives or transmits. But the privacy of others would, as always, be dependent on the etiquette of the users.
Comfort and safety are other concerns. To avoid obstructing the user's vision, the tiny hardware components will either be transparent or positioned around the contact so that they won't get in the way of the pupil. They also need to be as thin as possible to avoid making them substantially thicker than conventional contact lenses. The contacts would likely be weighted on the bottom to keep them aligned in a certain position on the eye.
Some computing components (such as LEDs) are made out of somewhat toxic materials, so they would have to be coated or embedded in such a way as to shield your eye from exposure. The RF emissions would also have to be kept at or below safe exposure levels.
If they're anything like Google's existing glucose-detecting prototype, the chips that the image-capturing lenses use will be embedded in soft contact material, which should keep users from being able to feel the hardware. People who already wear contacts might find them more comfortable than newbies to contact lenses, of course.
Coming soon to an eyeball near you?
As of early summer 2014, there aren't any smart contacts on the market, although some products are coming close. Google is apparently in talks with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on its glucose-sensing contacts, which could be a stepping stone for this project, as well as a boon to people with diabetes.
Another company, Innovega, demonstrated contact assisted augmented reality at CES 2014. Their special iOptik contacts provide different optic paths to work in conjunction with a pair of display glasses, but in that case, the actual computing hardware is in the glasses rather than the contacts.
If Google's image capturing contact lenses do come out, there are lots of possible applications. Google Glass has already been used by medical professionals and other emergency personnel to speedily access life-saving information, so one can imagine similar applications for this much less obtrusive tech [sources: Makarechi, Kelly]. The ability to blink commands, communicate with nearby devices and display information could make it a great hands-free way to get and send info while doing everyday things (hopefully not driving, of course).
Plus, anything that can do eye tracking, image interpretation and augmented reality display is bound to have fun gaming applications. That's something we can all get behind.
Author's Note: Can you put a camera in a contact lens?
As far as comfort, I already wear contacts on a daily basis in lieu of glasses, so as long as the danger of scratching or leaching of harmful chemicals is minimal, I wouldn't mind trying these out when and if they come to market. If prescription versions are available, they could become my eyewear of choice, especially if I can go from activity to activity without having to swap out devices and headgear.
This is yet another technological advance that might turn yesterday's sci-fi virtual heads-up display into reality in the near future. We just might have to get even more used to the idea that anyone could be filming us at any time. So if they come into being, just don't do anything in public that you wouldn't want your mom to see on YouTube.
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Simply Red. We don't mean the band led by Mick Hucknall – we mean this iconic tub chair brought to you by Sloane &Sons. It is so simply red that it can be placed in a room where black, grey, blue, green, white and a variety of others could be the leading colour in the room, with this Cranberry Red tub chair being the signature piece. The block colour of the chair makes it so easy to match with other pieces of furniture or wallcoverings, that should you place the tub chair in one room and later decide to place it in an alternative room, the bonus of the chair will be in its versatility to bring something special to the party no matter where it's final resting place is. In a sitting room where space is at a premium and a sofa would crowd the room, two tub chairs placed either side of the fire or television would be the perfect solution.
The frame of the tub chair is timber which is encased in foam and further encased in the rich red fabric you see in our images. With a height of 76cm, the chair can be placed either under a window or indeed in front of a window without blocking the daylight and in this position, the chair would be ideally placed for reading or perhaps short term laptop work. With a straight back and gently sloping arms, you will have the essential support you need to help with your posture. Slouching can be a default position for some people and this tub chair will certainly help you in correcting that.
Most organisations look for more contemporary furniture these days for their receptions, waiting rooms, meeting rooms and break out areas and want furniture that is more comfortable than the traditional plastic backed chairs of old. Brand is everything today and Sloane & Sons offer not just the cranberry red tub chair fabric, but a variety of alternative block colours to meet the brand demands of the corporate world.
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SKU TCBRIRED Height 76 cm Width 79 cm Depth 71 cm Seat Height 43 cm Colour Red Material Fabric Pattern Plain
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Date Score Customer Comment Our Response 22-Jan-2019 Service:
Service rating : Good all round service ,good quality chair delivered on time and excellent value for money.
Product : Excellent quality chair at a very reasonable price.
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Product : Great to hear this review Allan. Enjoy your chair
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Service rating : Great customer service, I selected the day I required the chairs for and without fail they were delivered that morning. Thanks Sloane & Sons
Product : Stunning red fabric tub chair that fit in with the colour scheme in my spare bedroom. The finishing touch!
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The 2012 event was the most successful yet, with tens of thousands of people attending. The ten-day event provided both residents and visitors with a chance to learn about, experience and enjoy the city's lighting, including a number of special lighting installations. The seventh City of Light event saw the unveiling of 14 new permanently illuminated locations including the Äijälänsalmi Bridge, the Moirislampi Park and the Korpilahti Church. Currently, the city already has more than 80 permanent lighting installations.
Click here to view the event program. Click here to view photos from the event.
Valon katedraali (Cathedral of Light) work of environmental art from Friday, 21 September to Saturday, 22 September, 7:30 pm – 2:00 am
The Church Park will glow with new light, and the church building itself will appear in a different way with its
surface, shape and colour changed by lights. Beams of light from super powerful searchlights will cross at an altitude of approximately one kilometre, forming a ceiling of light above the church, visible from a distance.
Demowall 2012 multimedia presentation Friday, 21 September at 8–12 pm and Saturday, 22 September at 7–12 pm
The demos are computer-programmed multimedia presentations edited in real-time, and they project an outdoor presentation, Demowall, to the wall of the Sonera building (at the crossing of Kilpisenkatu and Vapaudenkatu).
Tulivirta (Firestream) fire artwork Sat 22 September at 8–10 pm
The fire artwork designed by artisan Mika Virta to the Ridge is comprised of 40 massive "lumberjack candles." The fire artwork, erected in the Vesilinna parking area, will give the yard area a genuine atmosphere of natural light. It is also worthwhile to visit the terrace of Restaurant Vesilinna (Ihantolantie 5) to see the work, with a magnificent view over the city.
Varjoista valaistuin (Shining Shadows), Friday, 21 September – Sunday, 30 September at 8–12 pm, once every 30 minutes
The visual multimedia piece will be seen on the façade of Jyväskylä Lyceum. The five-minute work of art is about the impact of light, colours, motion and music on vitality.
Elovalo (Light of Life), Friday, 21 September – Sunday, 30 September at 6–12 pm
The Elovalo team creates three pillars of light that change according to the movement of passersby in the Church Park along Kauppakatu. The work describes the flow and vividness of urban life.
Light on plywood (Dedicated To Dan, But He Wasn't Watching)
light installation Saturday, 22 September – Sunday, 30 September
A light construction built in the lobby of the City Theatre (Vapaudenkatu 36) for the enjoyment of theatregoers – it can also be viewed from the lobby windows facing the City Hall.
Jyväskylä Church Park Photo Annual exhibition Friday, 21 September – Sunday, 30 September
The exhibition arranged by Äkkigalleria transforms the Church Park into a photo exhibition.
The photographs by Patricia Driscoll will be placed in illuminated cabinets along Kauppakatu. Opening ceremony on Friday, 21 September at 6:30 pm
City of Light photo exhibition Thursday, 20 September – Sunday, 30 September
Photographer Juhana Konttinen's photo exhibition of the City of Light sites and events over the years in the lower lobby of the Jyväskylä City Library (Vapaudenkatu 39–41). The exhibition is open during the library's opening hours, Monday–Friday 10 am–8 pm, Saturday 10 am–4 pm.
Work of art by artist Kari Alonen Friday, 21 September – Sunday, 30 September
Steel floats, as you can see in artist Kari Alonen's work Valon värettä ja Kiven hehkua™ (Ripple of Light and Glow of Stone™), which has been brought to the bank of Lake Jyväsjärvi at Hotel Alba (Ahlmaninkatu 4) for the duration of the event.
Dark Side of Light photography competition, entries until 27 September at 2 pm
A free-for-all photography competition will be arranged in connection with the event. The theme of the competition is the "Dark Side of Light." Pay attention to your surroundings, find encounters of light and shadow and capture them for others to see! The best photograph will win a gift card worth EUR 350 to a camera shop, while the best insight will win a EUR 100 gift card. The deadline for entries is Thursday, 27 September at 2 pm. Further information: www.valonkaupunki.jyvaskyla.fi
Overview of the Downside of Light photography competition Tuesday, 2 October – Friday, 19 October
Photos from the Downside of Light photography competition will be exhibited in the lower lobby of the Jyväskylä City Library (Vapaudenkatu 39-41). The exhibition is open during the library's opening hours, Monday–Friday 10 am–8 pm, Saturday 10 am–4 pm.
Guerrilla Lighting, Tuesday 25 September at 8–9 pm
Lighting guerrillas strike again! The action, originating in the United Kingdom, brings architecture alive during the dark with light. The event is realised using powerful flashlights and a large number of assistants. The public is welcome to admire the momentary light phenomena! Departure from the cafeteria in Naissaari in Vaajakoski (Naissaarentie 2) at 8 pm.
Viherlandia's lighting theme day, Thursday 27 September at 12 noon – 3 pm
In Finland, darkness prevails almost half of the year, so high-quality lighting of our environs is really significant. Viherlandia (Kammintie 6) offers expert advice by lighting designer Annukka Larsen and representatives from Nelos-Sähkö Oy for lighting your garden. Bring photos and/or a map of your area to be planned.
Light soirees at the Lutakko harbour pavilion on Friday 28 September and Saturday 29 September starting at 7 pm
The harbour pavilion (Siltakatu 4) is home to a Light Soiree on two evenings, with snacks and mulled wine in a setting of atmospheric music. The cafeteria has fleece blankets you can borrow to keep warm and cosy. Experience the atmospheric harbour area in the darkening evening!
Elämysten polku (Path of Experiences) illuminated work of environmental art on Friday, 28 September starting at 7 pm
(work of art on display 25–30 September)
The Elämysten polku on the bank of the river Tourujoki will be lit starting at 7 pm, when there will also be installations by students from the Craft School and dance performances by students from the dance school. The lanterns of the Valo virtaa (Light Flows) event will be set off in the River Tourujoki at 8 pm.
Valo virtaa (Light Flows) event, Friday 28 September at 8–9 pm
The water of the River Tourujoki will be released during the traditional Valo virtaa event and handmade candle lanterns will be set off in the stream. You can experience the atmosphere on the Kinakuja bridge and the river banks, with hundreds of works of light art floating with the stream towards Lake Jyväsjärvi.
Tourujoen yö (Tourujoki Night) event, Saturday, 29 September at 10 am – 10 pm
The programme of the social culture event includes the Vapaaehtoiseksi! (Become a volunteer!) fair, car boot sale and a bazaar event featuring a recycling shop with a light theme, light expedition on the river, bridge dance and outdoor movie theatre, among other happenings. The event will be crowned by an impressive fire show at 9:30 pm on the Kinakuja bridge. The locations of the event are Matarankatu 4 and 6, the Kinakuja bridge and the Tourujoki valley. For a more detailed programme, see www.matara.fi.
Moov It movie cycling, the event date will be selected depending on the weather
between Monday, 24 and Friday, 28 September at 7 pm
The Moov It movie cycling will bring Nordic short films to an urban setting.
The films will be shown at points located around the city, with easy access by bicycle. Bring your own picnic blanket and food, the organisers will also be selling coffee and warm juice. Programme and timetable:
www.ksek.fi and www.liveherring.org.
Evening of Light at Toivolan Vanha Piha, Sunday, 30 September at 7:00-8:30 pm
The opening day of the Toivolan Vanha Piha (Cygnaeuksenkatu 2) will culminate in an evening of light, which is also the closing event of the City of Light festival. The programme features a light installation by visitors, a video presentation about the history of the courtyard and, finally, a fire show. Warm drinks will be served during the event and a cafeteria van will be there. The craftsmen's homes, boutiques and workshops will also be open.
• Kauppakatu pedestrian precinct
• LED lighting of the grid plan city centre
- parts of Vapaudenkatu and
Gummeruksenkatu as well as Urhonkatu
• Lower section of the steps of the Harju ridge
• Lutakko harbour pavilion
• Sokos Hotel Paviljonki
• Innova 2
• Moirislampi
- Timo Hannunen, "Varjot" 2012
• Music campus
• Oikokatu
• Masts of the Harju stadium
• Äijälänsalmi bridge
• Louhunsalmi bridge, Säynätsalo
• Korpilahti Church
• Höyrygalleria in Korpilahti
The new lighting installations have been implemented by the Sporting Services and the Urban Design department of the City of Jyväskylä, the Jyväskylä Parish, JAMK, JAO, Technopolis Plc and Keskimaa Osk.
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Pedro the Miniature Pinscher/Chihuahua
Many, many years ago, Pedro a Miniature Pinscher/Chihuahua cross, was rescued. Now, he's still afraid of cages.
It's not just cages but he's also afraid of gates, especially the iron gates that look like cages.
Miniature Pinscher/Chihuahua cross are also known as ChiPin. Pedro, like the Chihuahuas and Mini Pinschers, has a big attitude. Everybody must go out of his way when he walks down the street. He owns the street and he's nice enough to let use his street.
Pedro is the perfect dog for people that live in a small apartment, like his owner who lives in a tiny downtown apartment.
Before (left) and After (right)
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Lens: Canon 70-200mm f/4 @200mm and f/6.3
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Here at Smokin, we build boards that we like to ride. When there is a technology out there that is the best available, why would you want to ride anything else? Our pursuit of the perfect snowboard has been a driving force since day one, with a constant progression and a search for the best materials and designs available. Since 2006, the path to snowboard enlightenment got wavy. Smokin was hot on the heels of our first ever TWS Good Wood award for the Superpark. Mervin Manufacturing's Stephen Cobb had created a new design for utilizing pressure disbursement to increase edge hold that they called Magne Traction. Mervin really started making moves with this new technology winning board tests left and right and people got a taste of what they had created. Once Smokin Jay had the opportunity to get a Magne Traction board under his feet, he knew what must be done. It totally changed the way he perceived the ride and what was capable with the board. Detuning edges without fear and loathing of ice patches, clinging to firm faces at impossible angles, every facet of snowboarding was enhanced. Magne Traction was a game changer and he had to have it. Being a former Lib Tech rider and long time friend of the brand, he approached them about an independent license. The heads at Mervin must have been in a good mood that day because they agreed! For the last four years Smokin has been the only independent manufacturer to have a license on Magne Traction. In 2011, big mountain pioneer Jeremy Jones is launching his own brand which will have the second independent license. We are humbled to be amongst such prestigious names and Jeremy's use of the tech only serves to legitimize its usefulness. Smokin would like to throw a huge thank you to the guys at Mervin for their commitment to the progression of snowboarding and the support they have given us by allowing us to use magne traction to make great snowboards.
In traditional snowboards, your energy when making a turn is pushed outwards towards your tip and tail. The harder you drive into the turn the more force is exerted onto the flex of the board, eventually causing you to wash out. Magne Traction technology fixes this dilemma by introducing 7 contact points along the entire effective edge most notably underfoot and between your bindings. These points disburse your weight evenly along the entire edge and transfer energy directly underfoot. The result is a powerful, stable ride with unmatched edge grip in any condition.
Smokin's blend of Magne Traction is unique from that of Mervin's in 2 ways. First, our magne traction bumps are equidistant and the height of each is the same with the exception of our contact point. Secondly ours is slightly less aggressive than most Mervin Magne Traction. Any way you slice it, boards with Magne Traction rip. Keep your edges sharp and conquer ice with valor, or dull 'em out and still hold an edge when you are lapping the park. Run 'em beveled for a catch free ride all over the mountain, or round em out for street shredding. No matter where you ride one things for sure, you will never go back to traditional sidecut again.
With the explosion of rocker in recent years it is even more important to have a Magne traction board. Rockers take away your edge hold by reducing contact with the snow and limiting leverage by reversing your camber. Without the transfer of energy that Magne Traction provides directly underfoot you might as well be shredding a lunch tray!


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ROANOKE, VA – York College senior Greg Warner closed out his amazing Spartan career on Saturday evening with a second-place finish at 149-pound at the 2019 NCAA Division III National Championship tournament.
Warner fell to College of New Jersey's Ryan Budzek 4-2 in the national championship bout as Warner finished as the national runner-up for the second straight season.
The title bout featured a scoreless first period as the Warner and Budzek couldn't get any openings. The duo started the second period in the neutral position and Budzek got a takedown 13 seconds into the period for the 2-0 lead. Warner escaped six seconds later as the second period would end with Budzek holding the 2-1 lead. Warner was on top to start the third and was awarded a penalty point at the 1:18 mark, tying the match at two. Budzek got a reversal with 1:02 left in regulation for the 4-2 lead. He would hold on and win the national championship as an unseeded wrestler.
Warner advanced to the championship match thanks to his 10-7 win over Brett Kaliner in the semifinals. Warner began the match with a take down just 21 seconds into the match. He earned a four-point near fall to go up 6-0. Kaliner got an escape with four seconds left as Warner led 6-1 after one. Kaliner was on-top to start the second and Warner escaped 41 seconds into the period. Kaliner got a take down and Warner got another escape as the lead was 8-3 after two. Kaliner made it exciting in the third with a pair of take downs of Warner but it would be too little too late as the Spartan senior advanced to the championship bout. Kaliner would recover to win the third-place match later on Saturday.
Warner finishes his career with a record of 131-35, the identical record to all-time wins leader Ryan Flynn who had held the record for the last two years. Warner closes out his senior year with a record of 34-7. He was York's first four-time All-American and was a two-time runner-up at 149 pounds. Warner won at least 30 matches in all four of his years as a Spartan.
On the strength of Warner's performance, the Spartans finished tied 17th as a team as they totaled 18 points, tying them with Alma College.


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Overeducated white dudes attempting to roll gangsta always bring to mind the implicit indictment of such behavior in Mike Judge's brilliant Office Space, but this vid's pretty funny anyway. Culled from Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas clips, King of the Ghetto reminds us a bit of the days in suburbia when young boys would do things like hooking up a Colecovision to a VCR in order to critique their baseball performance. Still, lots of stuff blows up and there are a few choice lines, so it's worth checking out. Oh and by the way, while in San Francisco, we saw a grab 'n' go frankfurter stand called "What's Up, Dog?" Apparently, our mileage must be varying considerably. [Thanks to Mojito for the tip.] [Update: They changed the links. Find the new one here.]
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Louise Redknapp lands her biggest gig EVER supporting Britney Spears at Brighton Pride
The mum-of-two is joining Ella Eyre and Pixie Lott on the starry line-up in August to support the legendary singer's Piece Of Me show
LOUISE Redknapp's singing career continues to blossom as the newly-single pop star is named one of Britney Spears' opening acts at the Brighton Pride in August.
The mum-of-two, 43, joins Ella Eyre and Pixie Lott on the bill for the legendary singer's Piece Of Me show, just months after her divorce from Jamie Redknapp.
The former Eternal band member is listed simply as "Louise" in the starry line-up on marketing material for the huge gig.
She will take to the stage before the American star for the headline event on Saturday 4 August at Preston Park in Brighton.
Britney will be performing her Piece Of Me show for the first time outside Las Vegas, where she has just completed her residency.
In June, Louise will also be appearing at the Isle Of Wight Festival as she continues to revive her singing career.
The exciting announcement for Louise comes as it was revealed her ex Jamie is dating model Julia Restoin Roitfeld.
According to Mail On Sunday, ex-Liverpool FC ace Jamie, 44, seems to have really moved on, scoring with the mum-of-one stunner who has more than 300,000 Instagram followers.
She is also an art director and founder of maternity website Romy and the Bunnies, which offers "inspiration for the modern mother".
Her social media is littered with cute pics of her posing with her little girl, five-year-old Romy Nicole - or jetting around the world in skimpy outfits.
Jamie and Louise Redknapp officially divorced last year after a 19-year marriage.
According to reports the quickie separation took just 20 seconds to be sealed, signed and delivered.
They are parents to two sons Beau and Charles.
Last month Louise was spotted leaving the Brits with a male pal after a wild night out at the awards bash.
Her attendance at the bash comes after she announced that she'd signed a new record deal with Warner.
In the aftermath of her divorce, Louise has been keeping busy with her fashion blog, A Style Album and has been working on brand new material in the studio.
Louise is currently touring her Intimate & Live show after her first headline solo gig in over 15 years sold out in under ten minutes in December 2017.
Speaking about being back on tour, Louise said: "I hadn't played a headline show for 15 years and taking to the stage again filled me with so many emotions from nerves to sheer joy."
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If you met a unicorn, would you take a picture of it, or would watch it for as long as it stayed, then let it leave you with nothing but a memory? Would you close your eyes?
The first specimen of the unicorn was spotted in India, millennia before Christ. It has reappeared many times since, as described by numerous religions. Unicorns are white, four-legged, large mammals who supposedly dwell in dense forests, where they are accompanied by a sprinkly melody. They look like white horses with a single horn pointing out of their forehead, which serves for non-violent communication only. A unicorn can be caught solely by virgins and North Korean emperors. Throughout the years, it has embodied purity, innocence, enchantment, and all their opposites. A bit like the colour pink, in fact.
When Nietzsche said "God is dead", he did not mention unicorns, who supposedly remain alive untill further notice. This is visible in the three Western subcultures which are currently most concerned with the unicorn.
The first and most prominent unicorn-concerned subculture is that of the little and not-so-little unicorn girls. They revere a kind of unicorn that looks like a new version of My Little Pony, This unicorn commonly dances on a rainbow, bathes in it or takes a bite out of it. Oh, don't worry, it'll grow back. Girls in this group regularly post unicorn related content on Facebook, along with some fairy dust. This way, they reveal how magical their lives are.
Then there is the equally notable subculture of the proud unicorn spotters. These are the people (or the state in the case of North Korea) that announce they have captured a unicorn in the wild, and post their proof online. It could be a shaky YouTube video, a blurry picture or, in the case of North Korea, archaeological evidence. They usually fuel an online debate on whether the interpretation of their proof is accurate or not. This group is generally not concerned with unicorns alone: they'd capture multiple kinds of mythological creatures and a UFO or two if they get the chance. Behaviour or ecology of these creatures do not matter much to them, nor the types of rainbows they come along with. All they need is the documentation.
Thirdly, there is the group of atheists who say they believe in the unicorn (sometimes pink…) as a metaphor to rhetorically prove to religious people that God doesn't exist. That could sound like this: "Hey religious guy! Do you think unicorns exist?" "No, dear atheist man" "Why, not?" "Because nobody ever saw one." "Well, religious guy, that's why I don't think God exists." The internet examples where the unicorn is brought forward as the terminator of God are endless.
What does the prevalence of the unicorn in an otherwise secularising global society mean? For one thing, I think it is an indication that the appreciation of the supernatural is still alive among us. It even gives atheists a smile on their face. Are we guarding our mental state of the child's fantasy, perhaps? Silently protecting the thought that there may yet be something more? Luckily that hasn't died.


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Melanie holds a Masters degree in Music Performance from Arizona State University, as well as a BM/Voice with a Dance Minor from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Melanie has sung a wide variety of roles in both opera and musical theater, including roles with the Middle Saxony Theater in Freiberg, Germany and the Arizona State Lyric Opera Theater. In addition, she has played violin and viola since she was 9 years old, performing with the Omaha Youth Symphony, the Omaha Youth Philharmonic, and in Chamber Music groups at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. As a violist, she is a former Larson Young Artist Award Finalist, a Nebraska Young Artist Award Recipient, and has performed in numerous honors orchestras throughout Nebraska. Melanie loves helping students realize how learning a musical instrument can be a fun and exciting process! Melanie has been teaching at MMW since summer, 2015.


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After a troubling childhood, wealthy Evan Sinclair likes his life orderly and controlled. He rarely gives in to spontaneous urges—until he begins a chance correspondence with a mystery woman who sounds like his complete opposite. She intrigues and amuses him, and the interest seems mutual…which is more than he can say for his current obsession, Miranda Tyler, the tough-as-nails, sexy schoolteacher who's made it clear she's not impressed—or interested.
Miranda finally has it all: a good job, friends, and the security of living in the quaint coastal town of Amesport, Maine. She even has an anonymous pen pal—a man she's never met yet has bonded with almost effortlessly. The only thing unsettling her life is Evan Sinclair. The handsome billionaire is arrogant, pompous, and far too used to getting his way. Miranda tries her best to avoid him, until Evan's steamy kiss turns her world upside down.
Soon their red-hot desire is scorching the sheets and has them both spinning out of control. But when secrets are revealed, will their insatiable attraction keep them together or force them apart? In J.S. Scott's The Billionaire's Touch, the eldest Sinclair just might have met his match.
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I really enjoyed this book, Evan has always come across as arrogant and stand offish in previous stories in this series so it was great to finally find out why. I liked the way the story begins and then builds into more after Evan arrives in Amesport, the way a tentative friendship gradually turns into more. The love and trust Lily shows to Evan from the start. Miranda has lost so much and is feeling a bit lost, but she has always felt the attraction from the first meeting. the feelings are intense between the characters, we get more of the childhood story the abuse suffered. the author also covers a subject that affects a lot of the population in currant times Dyslexia in a very sensitive and I informative way. In such a way that anyone that's not ever had to deal with it can understand just a little bit clearer, how hard it is for those that have it find it to read and see words and numbers . overview of this story is that its been very well written, the subject has been researched and understood and really helps to enhance and add to this book. The abuse side has also been handled well and sensitively giving the reader some understanding of how this type of abuse can affect how the sufferers live and behave. The descriptions of weather/scenery/houses are very clear helping the reader to see it in their head, feel the cold. I loved the way that as the story unfolds the family come together in support, in a way that overall none of them have ever had before from each other. The sudden clarity and understanding of each other and how their growing up the way each did had influenced them all, making them into the adults they are now. J S Scott has covered some very difficult subject matter in this book but in such a way that it really gives an enormous amount to it and the characters she's invented, she has also given the heads up leading us readers into at least 2 more stories from this this one. Well done J I personally cant wait for more
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