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Mold is dangerous and can have devastating effects to your health. If the damage is extensive (for example, under floorboards or within the wall) you likely will have to hire a professional to accomplish the work for you. Some of these provide benefits for humans, while most serve as threats. Likewise, you don't want to see tiles buckling or toilet leaning because of your rotten sub-floor. If the damage is extensive (for example, under floorboards or in the wall) you likely will need to hire a professional to complete the project for you.
Some quick and healthy ways of removing molds require keeping the home ventilated with air conditioners and exhaust fans. Molds are commonly found on carpets that are already left untreated after staining or water damage. If you have yellow or yellow- green spots about the wall, this might be black mold. When bleach is combined with bleach water, the bleach vaporizes leaving behind water. Make certain you have "walled" off the whole area and that you haven't missed anything.
Some quick and healthy ways of removing molds require keeping the home ventilated with air conditioners and exhaust fans. For example, if a water leak has caused discoloration of your vinyl floor, you'll find a way to strip away the existing vinyl cover and replace the damaged flooring with new vinyl. 8 Tips for Saving Energy this Winter By Rachel Bean.
Your family will have to be removed from your home, should you are coping with black mold. That is why many carpet cleaners advise homeowners to treat their carpets immediately once water damage or staining occurs. Take note of any yellow stains around fire restoration and mold removal service the walls, since this may be mold. After this, you'll have to possess the mold problem eradicated, to allow your loved ones to go back in, so a company will have being hired to accomplish this.
Carpet cleaners Indianapolis are experts in cleaning and restoring your carpet from mold-caused damage. Small numbers of mold can usually be eliminated easily but larger quantities might require hiring outside professional contractors to do the job well. This type of mold allergy symptoms testing targets antibodies inside the patient's blood to determine if there may be some forms of allergy present.
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And Iron Bullet, Third stallion.
Peek at my accidental Pintaloosa and foal crop for next month :]
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So I had an interesting day in the sims. I added two new stallions, Rocketeer and Dynamite. I also started on some foals for next month, and ended up breeding two stallions ._. My first Pintaloosa. On the other hand everything seems to work okay and I intend on adding one more Stallion soon.
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Peek at my accidental Pintaloosa and foal crop for next month :]
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The new stallions are gorgeous! I especially like Dynamite, probably because I already have a Nez Perce similar to Rocketeer. Well whenever your game is stable, I'll be sure to send a mare over for a pairing with Dynamite and I'll keep an eye on your new foals.
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Thank you :] I spent a lot of time on them, too much actually. Sure, I think I can pretty much receive horses better if it's as a single family so it ends up in the library, or on a lot. The sim bin is temperamental. Or maybe my files got ruined? I'm not sure. I'm hoping any new files won't affect my game negatively.
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The CYTO-PV trial was a randomized clinical trial that examined risk for cardiovascular death or major thrombosis associated with specific hematocrit levels in patients with PV.
The study included 365 adult patients with PV being treated with phlebotomy, hydroxyurea (HU), or both.
Patients were randomized into one of two groups with different target hematocrit (Hct) levels.
Phlebotomy is one of the first interventions used in patients with PV, in addition to low-dose aspirin. In patients who are considered at high risk (age >60 or with previous history of thrombosis), cytoreductive agents may be utilized in addition to phlebotomy.3 Poor tolerance of phlebotomy or requirement for frequent phlebotomy, among other factors, are also considered indicators for cytoreductive therapy.3
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The Spanish Registry of Polycythemia Vera is an observational database of >1,300 patients. Hematocrit control was evaluated in a retrospective study of 533 patients with polycythemia vera who were treated with hydroxyurea with or without phlebotomy.5
Sixteen percent (85/533) of patients received ≥3 phlebotomies per year in addition to hydroxyurea to maintain their hematocrit. Patients requiring ≥3 phlebotomies per year were5:
1. Marchioli R, Finazzi G, Specchia G, et al; for the CYTO-PV Collaborative Group. N Engl J Med. 2013;368:22-33.
2. Barbui T, Masciulli A, Marfisi MR, et al. Blood. 2015;126(4):560-561.
3. Barbui T, Barosi G, Birgegard G, et al. J Clin Oncol. 2011;29(6):761-770.
4. Spivak JL. Blood. 2002;100(13):4272-4290.
5. Alvarez-Larrán A, Pérez-Encinas M, Ferrer-Marín F, et al. Haematologica. 2017;102(1):103-109.
Elevated red or white blood cell counts may increase thrombotic risk and require active monitoring.
Beyond hematocrit, it's important to actively monitor for leukocytosis, spleen size, and symptoms.
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Dr. Marcia Chatelain on higher education, democracy, and the future
Religious Studies alumna Dr. Marcia Chatelain delivered a powerful message about higher education, democracy, and the future as she was honored with a Distinguished Alumni Award during A&S week. You can read her remarks here:
"Thank you so much for this incredible honor and I'm especially grateful to Signe Cohen of Religious Studies, who in cahoots with my mentor and friend Jill Raitt prepared this nomination. I am also grateful to the faculties of Women's Studies, Black Studies, and the School of Social Work, who have long supported my work and have invited me to share my research and my experiences overs the years. My learning inside of classrooms in arts and sciences, as well as Journalism and the honors college was enhanced by the learning I was able to do at the women's center, the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender resource center, and the various programs of the Office of Multicultural Affairs, Academic Retention services and the McNair Scholars Program. And I'm so excited to be able to take many strolls this weekend down memory lane with my husband, Mark Yapelli. I have spent my professional and personal life finding ways to repay my student debts—not student loans—but the debt that I owe the state of Missouri and her taxpayers for underwriting my undergraduate education and providing the resources that have made so much possible for me. And this award encourages me to continue to do this.
As a professional historian, I have had the opportunity to not only conduct archival research and academic scholarship for my peers and students, but I have tried to use my voice to remind the public that higher education is not the enemy of the state, rather it is the place where we are in service to the public good. In this moment, in a moment in which the attacks on higher education are coming from statehouses, the White House, houses of worship, and sometimes from inside our own institutional house, we, as citizens of an academic community, must understand that we must fight for the humanities and the arts, with the intensity in which we clamor to receive funding for the sciences. Our fates are intertwined and our times demand it.
Without well-trained historians, we will continue to endure political rhetoric that misleads and manipulates the public into misunderstanding the faith, faults, and facets of the nation's founders. Without scholars trained in religion, voters will believe the lies about a rise in the implementation of Sharia law on the local level and we will continue to see conflations—like those made between Muslims and Sikhs in xenophobic and racist news reporting. Last week's tragic shooting in Parkland, Florida would have taken even more victims if it were not for the medical science that allows people to survive gunshot wounds, but in the absence of scholars to frame the student walkouts in protest of our nation's abysmal gun laws-- within the larger story of youth activism and social change, we cannot fully understand the urgency of now and the depth of their courage.
I appreciate returning to Columbia and seeing the improvements to the university's Sanborn Field campus and our continued expansion of science research, and nothing can replace the experience of seeing three paintings by Salvador Dali at the Tiger Hotel. The arts and the sciences, only make sense together, if they are appreciated, valued, and funded in proportion.
The University of Missouri has experienced some very public and very difficult challenges over the years. We heard the voices and cries of students ignored and underserved by the university, and a young man was so moved by the demands of his time that he deprived himself of nourishment to raise the level of consciousness about what this institution was not able to do. As our university grapples with lost opportunities, hurt feelings, and tightening resources, I've remained in awe of the perseverance and dedication of the community members and students who continue to search to finds ways for Missouri to make real the institutional values of respect, discovery, excellence, and responsibility.
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Amend "Stray Cherub:" in "Mana" to:
Stray Cherub (or just "Cherub"): A Pactmaker on a Stray Cherub's Square can do one of the following by paying 10 Stamina:
- Save it: By sending it back to Heaven, the Cherub is Saved, removed from the Ibiza map, and the saving Pactmaker gains 5 mana.
Once per week, the Seraphim can and shall create a new Cherub at a random Ibiza Square.
Create two Cherubs at random Ibiza Squares.
Add a subsection called "Spells" to "Mana" with:
The following are Spells that Pactmakers can perform, by paying its associated cost in mana (within parentesis in the list) or 1 mana, whichever is greater. ("T" represents the spellcasting Pactmaker's "Tension", which is the amount of their Promises which have been Scorned. The tighter - and riskier - their promises are, the more power they can wield.)
* (5) Pulley: Move a Pactmaker on your Square up to T Squares away from their original position.
* (10 - T) Noose: Remove from the Ibiza map a Mana-eater which is on your Square.
* (5 - T) Fishing Line: Only useable on a Beach Square. Put a Pactmaker or a Mana-Eater which is on a Water Square onto your Square.
Making these both at the same time so that the Cherub-hunting can be done in the context of Spells.


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Taking place in Walton New School of Music's Digital Piano Lab and designed for absolute beginners, our Introducing Piano/Keyboard for Adults course encourages the development of each student's abilities in an atmosphere of relaxed concentration. Students learn the fundamentals of keyboard technique – as well as basic music theory, sight-reading and chordal accompaniment – while progressing through a varied and interesting repertoire that ranges from classical to pop. Headphones allow students to hear themselves play without hearing the rest of the class and enable the teacher to work individually with each student. Alternatively, students can learn to sight read and play together without headphones in an ensemble setting.
Course participants will need to have (or have access to) acoustics or digital pianos to practice at home, as well as The Classic Piano Course, Book I, by Carol Barratt (available from Waltons or any good music shop) before the course begins.
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Liza studied both piano and music theory at the DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama, obtaining her ALCM and GNEIM diplomas. She went on to teach at the Rathdown School for seven years, as well as continuing her musical studies with voice lessons, before coming to the New School. She has performed widely both as a jazz singer (with her own Trio and Quartet as well as numerous other musicians) and pianist (specialising in music of the 1930s and 40s, from George Gershwin to Cole Porter) at numerous Irish and Italian venues, including The Button Factory, The Bleu Note and Le Basement Jazz Club, among othes. She has been teaching piano and keyboard at the New School, to students at all skill levels, for over a decade.
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Andrew began his music training at the DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama and the Royal Irish Academy of Music, where he studied pianoforte performance and music theory and was awarded distinctions in both a London College of Music performance diploma and an ABRSM teaching diploma. He graduated from University College Dublin with an honours BA in Music and French and also studied pipe organ for two years (he is currently organist at Church of Our Lady Seat of Wisdom at University College Dublin). More recently, Andrew was awarded distinction in a City and Guilds Higher Diploma in Sound Engineering and Music Technology, and in addition to a busy teaching schedule he also works as a freelance music producer, producing music for short films as well as a self-produced EP. Andrew has worked with a wide range of students of varying ages and levels both at the New School, where he has taught since 2011, and other schools in Dublin. He has also prepared students for examinations in both Pianoforte and Music Theory with all major music examining bodies.
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An enormous thank you to the Curtain Call Players for their two gifts of experiencing the comfortable venue of Toronto's Fairview Library Theatre, and for making this ol' guy tear up near the conclusion of an incredibly moving performance of Peter Colley's 'You'll Get Used to It! The War Show'. Yes, it is the same Peter Colley who has also written the terrific 'I'll Be Back Before Midnight' which can truly scare the hell out of you. I have heard of 'You'll Get Used to It', but I have never had the chance to see it performed live until the Sunday afternoon matinee, and I'm pleased I had the chance to see it with this vibrant company.
'You'll Get Used to it! The War Show' bills itself as a drama with music. As a first-time director of a musical, Meg Gibson writes in her Program Message that Mr. Colley conducted interviews with veterans, factory workers, house wives, and war brides. Two different views of the war emerged: from a Canadian perspective, our soldiers were struggling through Europe while holding the torch of democracy. From the soldiers' perspectives, they weren't fighting but having the time of their lives through drink, song, carousing, debauchery and skirt chasing until the true reality of the war sets in for them and for us.
Thank goodness, this cast could find some humour and laughter mixed in with the serious subject matter of war. We are at the dawn of the war that was never to occur again where Canada has just joined the fight. Dusty (John McGroarty) and his five platoon-mates: bad Sharky (Cristien Rapp), dim-witted Dudley (Jacob Brien), dashing Jean-Pierre (Daryl Ledwon), wise-cracking Pop (Jonathan Rosenstein) and no nonsense Sarge (Jim Leckey). It was evident that Ms. Gibson cared about this show very much as she elicited six central performers to work keenly as a true core ensemble of players. There are no star trips and no egos among these guys. They eagerly listen and respond to each other appropriately when necessary during some of the hilarious moments and some of the poignant times.
The Ensemble Players (David Rudat, Lisa Ferreira, Laurie Hurst, Nikki Hogan, Jennie Garde and Jill Leger) become highly important characters who play a multitude of key roles and influences in the lives of these soldiers. Like the soldiers, the ensemble colourfully enhanced the mostly brisk pacing whether through song, dance or the sharing of historical information. From what I understand, Ms. Gibson also worked effortlessly and tirelessly on the choreography. Her efforts paid off tremendously as we see dance numbers where the actors and the audience members were enjoying themselves thoroughly.
What follows in this nearly three-hour performance are moments of corny jokes, saucy comedy and heart wrenching emotions which envelope this uniquely Canadian story of the most famous conflict in world history.
I have been seeing several period piece plays the last while, and I can understand how important it is that the era is captured as best as possible. From my seat in the house, the soldiers' uniforms and women's dresses and skirts nicely captured what would have probably worn in WW2. The toe tapping, big band soundscape as the audience enters had people thinking about such luminaries as Tommy Dorsey and others. There was no need to have lumbering set pieces for this staging. Ms. Gibson and Producer Janet Flynn made the wise decision to make use of boxes and chairs to establish various scenes and locales.
Sound and lighting effects persuasively made us feel a myriad of emotions while heightening tense moments especially the sound effects of bombs dropping combined with red lights circling the entire auditorium.
Music Director James Quigley and his four-piece band are to be commended for their efforts to provide high quality musical content of an array of many songs from the period. Some of the more ribald content drew much laughter from the audience particularly in the two numbers 'Der Fuhrer's Face" and "Our Sergeant-Major's Got a Helluva" Nikki Hoggan and the Company's rendition of 'Lilli Marlene' was quite moving. A minor sticking point in the music for me was in the balance and volume from some of the singers. Some of the voices of the women were just a tad too amplified for me in the space provided especially since all the performers wore microphones. Sometimes, the volume from the men during the songs was overshadowed by the women.
Mr. Colley's play becomes a touching tribute to those who sacrificed it all for the good of our country, and the story is a reminder for all Canadians never to forget especially as we approach this Remembrance Day in our 150th year as a nation.
'You'll Get Used to It! The War Show' continues November 9 at 8 pm, November 10 at 8 pm with a final matinee performance on November 11, Remembrance Day at 2 pm. Tickets may be purchased at the box office before each performance, contact 416-703-6181 or visit their website for further information about this show and the upcoming spring production of 'Sister Act'. The Fairview Library Theatre is located at 35 Fairview Mall Drive in North York.


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Below is a short list of the VIOLENT crimes committed today (and there was also ANOTHER satanic terrorist attack. This time in a church, a priest in France murdered by ISIS.)
For an even sadder picture of what is going on in the "real world" take a look at HOMICIDE WATCH CHICAGO — (the map page with the red balloons mark will break your heart.)
"… drive-by shooting… 19-year-old died at scene." According to ABC11.com, July 27, 2016.
"… man playing "Pokemon Go" robbed of his cell phone and shot several times." According to Dayton Daily News, July 27,2016.
"… Man uses power spray to blast carjacking attempt at car wash [had disabled veteran brother inside car]." According to KCBD.COM, July 27, 2016.
"… young mother of two, was shot to death..." According to Homicides.suntimes.com, By Rummana Hussain Chicago Sun-Times, July 27, 2016.
"… standing on sidewalk 18-year-old killed, 13-year-old boy shot in both legs, 17-year-old boy shot in the left shoulder, 45-year-old man sitting on a front porch shot, 20 year-old woman standing in alley was shot in back, 50-year-old man shot in the arm while standing in front of a home, 29-year-old woman shot, 29-year-old man walking was shot, 51-year-old woman walking into a home shot in the right leg." According to Chicago.suntimes.com, July 27, 2016.
"… two soldiers killed while protecting woman from alleged gunman." According to People.com, By Char Adams, July 27 2016
"… man with a long criminal history (that includes drug offenses and robbery with a firearm) attempts to break into home…" According to Sun-Sentinel.com, By Brian Ballou and Dylan Bouscher, July 27, 2016
"… Sheriff's deputy stabbed by a man…" According to KTVQ.com, By MTN News, July 27, 2016
"… 90-year-old man shot on July 21 by a group of teens, died Wednesday, July 27, 2016." According to Fox10tv.com, by Rebekah Hoeger, July 27, 2016
"… man dies after being stabbed multiple times…" According to Baltimoresun.com, by Seab Welsh, July 27, 2016
"… my sister was stabbed 4 time…" According to foxnews.com, July 27, 2016.
"… a man and a woman found stabbed to death... " According to Chicagotribune.com, by Michelle L. Quinn, July 27, 2016.
"This is a new era of senseless killings. Terrorists, active shooters and child killers have launched an evil attack against innocent lives. Our family's security is at risk, and our lawmakers have failed to execute a plan to "prevent the attacks" and end the bloodshed." — The Watchful Mom


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Nahla Said Naiel came to Texas for medical treatment for a heart condition. Naiel, a resident of Egypt, was staying with family in Houston this month while she saw her doctor about her high cholesterol.
The doctor decided to change her course of medications. He gave her a prescription for Crestor, which she filled at a Walgreens in Katy, TX. She had been taking the medication for four days when she began to feel sick.
"I feel my heart boom, boom, boom, boom, all the night. I can't sleep," she said.
She was visiting relatives in San Antonio when a cousin noticed that the name on the prescription label was someone else's. The family went on to discover that the drug in the bottle was not Crestor, but Bumetanide—a diuretic. However, the Walgreens receipt Naiel received was printed with her correct information.
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The man explained that when he notified Walgreens, the pharmacist corrected the mistake and apologized. Naiel also got an apology and correct prescription, plus a full refund—but she remains concerned that this type of mistake will happen to someone else.
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By great good fortune I came across a Major J.S., recently demobbed, of Wolverhampton while he was feeding the ducks in West Park. 'Hats off to his handling of the ground' he said, 'but I have often wondered what Capability Brown was trying to show with his maps.'
It's a good point and follows on from notes 8 and 13 on Brown's surveyor Spyers. The Major wandered off before I had formed a reply, but I was on the point of speculating that Brown might have selected his cartographic style as a means of expressing his preference for harmony in his parkland. The style is certainly minimal and unexciting; he shows so little of what he was actually going to spend money on; there is never an indication of earthworks, and only the outline of a lake, with no assessment of the engineering required for its construction, there are no contours – heaven knows how he ever managed to draw a lake without first taking levels; he does not show the drives; there is seldom any indication of land use – the plans could only have been any use to a foreman, who could guess pretty well what Brown was going to do anyway, or a land-owner desiring to keep the cost of such operations from their better half.
We might simply conclude with the French tourist de la Rochefoucauld, 'that it was impossible to mark out an English garden on paper; the country in which it is to be made is all-important and the various views determine the groups of trees required to divide them.' But the curious might ask whether his cartographic style might have developed out of a desire to reassure his clients that the proposed alterations would restore the timeless harmony of the place.
The phrase 'swept away' which is so associated with Brown, should be scotched wherever it occurs. Nonetheless it does carry with it a just sense of the peeling off of artificial interventions to restore the original and natural form. Above all else his work provided clients with an intelligible setting for a direct engagement with nature, something that squiggles of drives and heavy hachuring on a plan might not have conveyed so readily.
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AN MSP last night called for a full investigation into how police handled an alleged stabbing outside a primary school.
John Mason wrote to Strathclyde Chief Constable Stephen House to express his concern over the incident at Caledonia Primary School in Baillieston, Glasgow.
It's claimed a 38-year-old man was knifed just before 3pm on January 20.
Mason, SNP member for Glasgow Shettleston, asks House if police could have prevented the attack. There have been claims that threats were made during a dispute at the school that morning.
The MSP writes: "This seemed a fairly clear warning, and I understand the school and the police were made aware of it."
Mason suggests police should have been outside the school when classes ended later in the day.
He tells House said he met an Inspector at Shettleston Police Station on January 31 to discuss the matter, and complains that he could not attend a meeting with parents at the school on February 2 because he wasn't given enough notice about it.
He stresses in the letter that his "main concern" was the handling of the incident.
Police said they had not yet received Mason's letter. A 38-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the alleged stabbing.


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At Week 7 we went to the doctor's office to visit Kitty again.
One thing I love about this office, is they are usually running on time. We got right in, Kitty lubed me up and there was the big black spot with the little unidentifiable blob.
They call it a baby.
Over the belly there wasn't much action. Being only 7 weeks, I was surprised we could see anything.
But it was enough for me to turn on the water works.
I began to cry out of relief that there was a heartbeat and I hadn't miscarried in these few weeks we have known I was pregnant.
I cried out of awe that God, The Hubs and myself had made a little blob.
I cried because it was finally happening. So real. After so many months of let downs and frustrated tears, these were my tears of joy.
Kitty told me to go "empty my bladder" and then we would do it with my pants off.
The Hubs replies, "That's the way I like it." That's the father of my child people.
Side Note: When I returned to the room it was just us two. He was excited to tell me about weird condom they put on the probe and I was excited to tell him how I peed all over my hand when I had to pee in a cup….we were made for each other.
Next, Kitty inserted the probe and BAMB. There it was. Our baby.
The heartbeat was 134 and the baby was standing on it's head!
Due date for Baby – July 4, 2012
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iDID launched in 2012 as a response to a lack of accessible and engaging opportunities for disabled people to improve physical and mental well-being through adventure sports. Since launching, iDID has supported over 500 individuals to access adventure activities and has supported countless professionals to become inclusive service providers.
Our team is dedicated to inclusion and continues to develop resources that support professionals and individuals to increase participation in adaptive adventure. We are passionate about working in a collaborative network and promote opportunities and services from high quality providers across the UK.
Our mission is to become the largest social organisation promoting the positive use of adventure sports to improve well-being in marginalised groups by supporting professionals and individuals through engaging activities and training.
"If we are to build a healthier, more productive and fairer society in which we recognise difference, we have to build resilience, promote mental health and wellbeing, and challenge health inequalities." no health without mental health: a cross-government mental health outcomes strategy
Improve well-being, confidence and self-esteem through adventure sports
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At iDID, we define good well-being as 'positively engaging in life'. That can be when a person feels valued, understands and contributes to their environment, and feels connected to others. Feeling valued in society can have a huge impact on an person's well-being and many marginalised individuals can become more susceptible to mental health issues as a result of social isolation or deprivation.
There are an estimated 9 million deaf and hard of hearing people in the UK who are disproportionately affected by mental health issues.
- 1 in 12 young people deliberately self-harm
People with learning disabilities are more likely to experience mental health problems
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- 1 in 10 children aged 5-16 has a mental health condition
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The 6 Best Automatic Hair Curlers For The Easiest Curls Ever
It's not easy using a curling iron. Clip or no clip, I always have trouble maneuvering my hair around the barrel without burning myself, and I'm never 100 percent sure how long I should keep the hair wrapped around it. Luckily, there's a solution—the best automatic hair curlers will curl your hair quickly and easily, regardless of how skilled you are with a heat styler. For a clumsy girl who always manages to burn her hair on any styling tool I get my hands on, this is a lifesaver.
Sure, these things look a little medieval, but curling irons are hard enough to use that I was willing to give it a try. With a press of a button, the barrel will spin around, creating the same effect you would get from twisting the hair yourself. If you have wrist pains, are simply not the most coordinated, or want to put direct heat on your hair for the shortest amount of time possible, that's where an automatic hair curler comes in. It'll do the whole head in minutes, saving a lot of time and minimizing heat damage. A lot of these are very similarly constructed to traditional curling irons—many are made with ceramic or tourmaline, have auto-shutoff, and temperature control. Here are some of the best automatic hair curlers, if you're interested in giving this weird but useful gadget a try!
1. The Pink Curler That's Perfect For Long Hair
VAV Tourmaline Ceramic Automatic Hair Curler, $38, Amazon
This ceramic hair curler is made for people with long hair to get the job done much faster—and if your hair is long, you know just how valuable this timesaver can be. Featuring a 1" tourmaline ceramic barrel that will create beautiful waves or loose curls, it's made from materials that will reduce heat damage and add shine. Reviewers with thicker hair rave about it: "I have long hair and a lot of it, and I get compliments on my curls even on days 2 and 3! Truly a great purchase. I've recommended this to numerous friends."
2. This Automatic Curler Is Also A Straightening Iron
InStyler Max 2-Way Rotating Iron
This multifunctional styler has a two way rotating curling iron to create soft curls and beachy waves without much effort at all. However, it's also got a brush for smooth or voluminous styling, making it perfect for those who don't want to keep a lot of hair tools around. It's also got automatic shutoff and four heat settings.
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Momm Emma is baaaccckkkkk!!! How did I know that? Kasi she just tagged me!! Hahaha!! Anyway, she wants to know some quirky or unusual things about me. Hmm...if I reveal 6 of them, would you think I am an ALIEN????? I'll try to list the most humanly 'quirks' that I have.
1. I am a 'righty' but I play jackstone with my left hand.
2. As much as I like to sing, I don't sing in the shower. Do you??
3. Never cooked for my family back home so they cannot believe that I am actually surviving.
4. I use chopsticks with my left hand. Why? For the longest time, I refused to use them. But when I decided to learn [in Taiwan], I decided to 'teach' my left hand. Btw, that's a big no-no for Taiwanese/Chinese per my Chinese friend. Why? Because the left hand is used for....let your imagination work now, ok?
5. I tie my hair on pony tail when I go to bed. I used to braid it but tying is faster.
6. I can't do # 2 if I am NOT reading or doing crossword puzzles...used to be smoking but I quit a long time ago so I had to find something to sub for it...hehe...
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Our friend, Ali Spagnola, has saved the day once again. Our lives were becoming boring and, in the nick of time, Ali took a few moments from her insane schedule to make certain that none of us ever take a step without having access to a party. The singer and multi-instrumentalist is bringing her Power Hour to your phone.
Talking to Ali about her resume can be dizzying: she sings, dances, plays three instruments, paints, was once a competitive figure skater, and is a member of the Pittsburgh Pens Ice Team. I'll explain that one a bit later on. I first spoke to Ali about her Power Hour show last April and she told me then that her hope was to make it an app in addition to a shot-glass USB; despite being rejected multiple times from Apple, her app was finally accepted and will be available for iPhone beginning September 30th. This means that each and every one of you will be carrying a portable party along with you at all times no matter where you go so it just might be time to reconsider your no-friends-for-me policy.
When Ali shared her news about the app with me, I nearly asked who helped her design it but then I remembered that she once worked at a video company as a composer and designer. Speaking with Ali is always entertaining and highly informative; despite her cheerful and outgoing stage persona, she is generally quite reserved during our interviews and exceedingly humble about her multitude of ventures – she rarely volunteers information about her bevy of talents which always makes for an interesting interview because I have to do my homework. I caught up with Ali to find out about her app, talk about her projects, DragonCon, Channing Tatum, and to find out what she can't do. The answers may surprise you.
Tuff Gnarl: I don't even know where to start – you've been doing a lot! Vegas, Comic Con, you made the Pittsburgh Pens Ice Team, you're still doing stand-up…did I miss anything?
Ali Spagnola: (laughs) I'm putting out an app at the end of this month! It comes out September 30th. It was finally accepted last week, it'll be a paid app.
Let's talk about your covers. The Taylor Swift "Shake it Off" cover was great but my favorite is definitely Iggy Azaela's "Fancy." Well, it's a toss-up between that and the "Sweet Brown" cover. How often do you do a new cover?
I guess it depends on what moves me. I try to put out a video every week but I've been kind of failing at that because I've been traveling so much.
How do you lay them out? Do you arrange it all by ear or do you look at sheet music?
Just by ear. "Sweet Brown" doesn't exactly have sheet music.
I want people to realize that while you are very funny and you do a lot of things for laughs, you're a very good, legitimate multi-instrumentalist and a great singer. Between guitar, drums, and keys, what are you strongest at?
Thank you, by the way! Piano definitely, I started doing that when I was five. Guitar is just because it's way easier to tour with that on my back. (laughs)
So you started piano when you were five. Did you just realize one day that one instrument wasn't enough, that you had to play at least three and play them all simultaneously?
(laughs) I guess that all-at-the-same time is a recent thing. I don't know, I taught myself guitar in middle school and I was a percussionist all through high school so…yeah. I just put them all together.
Do you have a favorite cover?
I don't know if you could call this a cover but my favorite Broadway star, my favorite singer, took a role in Aida and I have a version of her singing the opening song for that show even though she didn't originate the role – it's Idina Menzel – singing "Every Story is a Love Story" and it's pretty fantastic.
Do you have a favorite soundtrack, since we're sort of brushing that topic?
Oh yeah! I would say [Andrew Lippa's] The Wild Party is my favorite soundtrack.
I take it you've done some musical theater.
Yeah, I was going to go to college for that then I ended up switching majors but I'm totally a Broadway musical dork.
You went to Carnegie-Mellon; what did you end up studying?
I was an art major. I actually studied musical theater at Carnegie-Mellon when I was in high school and I loved it but I realized it wasn't gonna be my thing so I switched to fine art.
You are a painter. Do you still do one painting a day, filling requests?
I do.
How do you have time to keep up with something like that?
It's kind of like brushing my teeth at this point, I just do it. If I don't do it I feel friggin' horrible like if you don't brush your teeth you're like "aww that sucks!" but if you do brush your teeth you're not like "heck yeah! I brushed my teeth – high-five!"
The first time we talked, you told me you grew up listening to a lot of Top 40 radio. Do you think pop music has gotten better or worse since you were a kid?
I think it's still equally as awesome. (laughs) I don't think that things are going sucky; in terms of production quality it's getting better but that's just a technology thing. Everything is still just as catchy and awesome, it's just different, but I wouldn't say better or worse.
Technology is a big part of what you do but you have put in the work beforehand – you started playing piano when you were five, you taught yourself guitar in middle school – because there's so much technology, do you think that gives people the easy way out? Someone doesn't even have to learn to sing in tune anymore. Can technology hurt music more than it can help?
Not at all. It's about making compelling work and whatever tools you can use to get the job done. You're an artist and that's totally cool.
On that note, with all the technology you use, are people at your shows surprised at how much sound is coming from one person? There's a lot going on there.
(laughs) Yeah, it's kind of a mess on stage. My manager was saying to me "you're doing so much I half-expected you to be making popcorn for the audience." Which then I was like "I need to start doing that because it'd be sweet." (laughs) I don't know. At my live shows I'm generally doing Power Hour and people are playing along so it's more of an interactive party than just a concert so people aren't just passively sitting and watching, they're a part of it.
What was Vegas like – that seems like the perfect place for your show?
It was super fun. I had three nights of shows and didn't lose my voice which was fantastic. I played to the biggest crowd I've had so far which was at the Rio the last night and it was outdoors at the pool so it was this beautiful outdoor stage and a sea of people and then a sea of pools and hot tubs and the Rio behind that and behind that it was full moon that night so it was just super-perfect.
So they essentially built that for Power Hour to happen.
What was DragonCon like?
It was fun. That's my third year going. I actually played five shows this time which was crazy but it was a blast and I saw a lot of the same people from a lot of the past years and it was so fun.
I feel like you and I are now at the point where we can geek out together. Are you into that stuff or do you go just as a performer?
I'm a dork. I'm totally a nerd, I fit right in.
Films, comics…
Film definitely. I just recently signed a thing with Fandango so now I'm writing songs about their upcoming movies so now I'm under contract to be a film geek! (laughs)
Any favorites?
Wreck-It Ralph was really cute. It took me a while to get to it but everyone was wearing Wreck-It Ralph stuff at DragonCon. I used to work at a video game company and one of my co-workers was like: "you definitely need to check this one out!" and it was super-cute.
You used to score video games, right?
Yeah, I used to write music for them and I used to actually create them – I was the lead artist at a video game company – although I don't play now, I don't have time! (laughs) It hasn't been a part of my habits lately.
Is there anything you haven't done involving creativity or is there something you're bad at?
(laughs) I always say I'm a bad driver but I don't know if that involves creativity.
Depends on how bad you are. Oh, and I also saw that you might be a panelist at SXSW. What panel might you sit in on?
We developed a couple of them. One was about what to do once you go viral and the other was about making a living by living your dream and doing creative stuff full time.
The sense I've gotten the last few times we've talked is that a lot of [creative success] is new to you and it sounds like you've had salaried jobs in the arts before; do you feel like you've made enough headway in terms of personal creative success to be able to give solid advice to someone else?
Yeah definitely, that's why I put the panel together and actually I plan on being the counter-point to everyone else. Saying: "Quit your job and go for it!" because I, for so long, went to my day job and just moonlighted as a musician and developed that to the point where it was very clear that I could no longer do that. I needed to leave my job but until then, you know, hang on to that salary because in your free time you really can develop something and make it big.
How does someone know he or she is good enough to make that jump? How did you know?
Crap, I never thought about that! (laughs) Oh no, I never evaluated my goodness! I have to go back to my job! (laughs) It was never about evaluating my potential or talent or ability, it was the fact that I was spending every waking moment sprinting at my creative dream, I mean, if I wasn't at work. It was very clear that there was no way to fit in everything so I got rid of the salary.
You're making it work. How does being a member of the Pittsburgh Pens Ice Team fit into all this?
It's the crew that cleans the ice between whistles. I'm a huge Pens fan and always have been because I grew up in Pittsburgh. I used to be a competitive figure skater so I was like "I could give this a shot" and they actually put me on the team!
Figure skating sounds like a huge time commitment.
It was and I had to choose between that and being a competitive dancer and, around middle school, they started butting heads so I went with dancing.
Are you bad at anything?
Just driving. I suck at it. Everything about it, not just driving, everything. Locking my keys in my car, running my battery down…parking.
I saw a picture of you behind a DJ deck. Do you DJ too?
Yeah I've DJ'd a bit but I don't consider myself good at it. There are people that are so ridiculously talented and put a lot of work into it so I wanna respect them and not call myself a DJ. (laughs)
But, you do know how to make a good party. What's the key to helping people to have a good time if you're performing at an event?
Just make everyone feel welcome and that everything they do is cool and that they are awesome and that they can't embarrass themselves. (laughs)
Good advice. Did you ever see yourself being involved in this many things?
I always had trouble picking a thing so probably. I remember as a kid wanting…I actually truly believed I could be a superhero if I just learned everything. And I guess I never stopped doing that.
Someone pointed out to me that you have a So You Think You Can Dance video on YouTube. Were you voted most talented in high school?
I was actually voted most sarcastic! (laughs) Which is bull crap. They don't know what sarcasm is.
If you had to play one song for your celebrity crush, what would you play?
(laughs) Oh lord. My celebrity crush is Channing Tatum so I'd probably play something from Magic Mike.
Not a ballad huh? He seems like a ballad guy to me.
(laughs) No! He's a dancer I wanna get him moving!
I see him in an IROC with ballads blasting out of his T-top. When we first talked, you told me you'd tell me if you ever got tired of weird fan requests. I saw on Instagram that you signed your first body part.
That's not true. I've signed boobs before. That was my first buttocks. To be fair, I brought that on myself. At the end of the show I said "I'll be by the merch table if you want to come have a drink or let me sign your butt." And then…well…he stepped up.
A butt is pretty good.
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