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My First Post! So C. finally did it ~ has turned this confused neophyte into a near-webbie ~ he "gently suggested I take my rants and raves to the web" ~ maybe to deflect some of the hot air I direct his way?
OK, so, this is my first-ever blog-post ~ I know, I know ~ it's 2004 dammit, where have I been; under a rock? Yes, it is called law school. So, it's a beautiful day here where I live in the best darn neighborhood in the Bay Area, at Lake Merritt, as I sip on my organic, free-trade coffee which I bought at my local Trader Joe's ~ but I am about to give into the Ikea temptation today and go buy a kitchen cabinet, when I read this great article about Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping. Reverend Billy preaches about the evils of consumerism, such as what he says about Urban Outfitters:
"And if this isn't bad enough, this transnational chain is owned by a Republican who donates a lot of money to President Bush!" ....... Reverend Billy's face is flushed with righteous indignation. And perhaps because this store's security guard is standing close to the entrance, the preacher opts against entering, and continues his procession down the street to another "walk of fame" location, Bookshop Santa Cruz. "When you patronize a real community store like this one, you know where your money is going," Reverend Billy reminds everyone. "When you give your money to a transnational corporation, it becomes mysterious."
So, enuff from me (until the next story, um see below) ~ onto the Rev. Billy article......
OK ~ now I just want to post my favorite creation ~ my post-California-Bar-Exam soliloquy (this is where certain friends would call me, "SOLILOQUIZER!"). I sent this to my friends after the Bar Exam in July 2003 ~ surprisingly, most of them even stayed my friends, even after this rant:
Subject: "The Big O"
NO -- not THAT smutty-minds!
The "BIG O" as in IT IS O-V-E-R!
I am DONE with the Bar Exam and had to come home and write about it to GET IT ALL OUT OF MY SYSTEM.
On your lunch break today, grab a soda, thank your lucky stars again that you are not me, and take 8 (ok, maybe 20) minutes to read my "Ode To The California Bar," below.
Thanks for indulging my post-partum depression need to write about this experience. I feel like I was pregnant for three years (law school) and have been in labor for three days.....
5 am: wake up in panic --- sit down "one last time" to "try to learn the law" by 8:45 am, the time we are supposed to be at the Convention Center for the exam. Hyperventilate; call Mommy for support -- this is how she answers the phone: "Oh, hi mija -- hey, when is that exam of yours you are supposed to take....?"
.........(prolonged silence, tear rolls down my face....more silence.....)
Those kooky Mexicans can never keep dates straight.
Hyperventilate again --- no time to cry! Must leave!
You remember when you were a kid and you got into serious trouble and your parents yelled at you to "bring me the belt so I can beat you!"--- ...... AND YOU DID IT?
Well, that's how I feel, driving myself to the Bar Exam.
So, I'm blaring "Flashdance" on the CD player -- putting on my game face, wondering if I can download "Eye of the Tiger" or the "Rocky Theme" tonight for tomorrow's drive..... I am practically playing air guitar in the car, when I look up and realized that I MISSED THE EXIT TO DOWNTOWN OAKLAND! I end up near Alameda, LOST! I start having yet another conversation with God, insisting that we really need more couples counseling if she is going to treat me like this! I try to make God jealous by pulling out my J. LO cd and blaring "Mari (oops, I mean Jenny) From the Block".
I finally stroll into the Oakland Convention Center --- only to drown in a sea of frantic, drained faces --- did I see a tear on that girl? Imagine nearly 2,000 sad, bitter law graduates, all clutching their good luck charms. I think to myself, well, I have my Good Luck Carp in my right pocket, I'm wearing my Good Luck necklace, I tucked my Good Luck chain in my left pocket, I'm wearing that pink Good Luck Indian Shawl that was blessed by Amma at the Ashram last month (don't ask), and (despite the fire hazard) I left the good luck candle burning at home. I realize that I have filled my cargo pants with good luck amulets but forgot to fill my brain with legal knowledge! DOH!
I try to shake it off, thinking to myself, "Well, I may have forgotten to study Corporations, but I really, REALLY know my Contracts, Con Law, Civ Procedure, Torts and Crim Law! Yeah!" I strike a Matrix pose and do the hand signal to the Proctors, as in "BRING IT!" I sit down, open the essay booklet.....
and Essay Question No. 1 states: " 'Corp.,' a privately-held corporation announces....."
Ohhh the pain.....gulp
"Well," I think, "at least it's not Trusts because I don't know that either....."
Turn to Essay No. 2: "...Under Trust Theories, what remedies are available to the parties?"
That's when I laugh out loud -- yep, I SCOFFED at the exam! People shoot me dirty looks -- I try to offer them ear plugs.....Doom....
I don't wake up at 5 am in a panic. In fact, I sleep in until about 6 am....lost in peaceful REM sleep (thanks to "Sound Sleep" an herbal "sleeping aid,")...my alarm goes off and I wonder to myself, "Hmmm, why am I waking up so early.....? OH THAT's RIGHT! My life sucks right now; I am taking the California Bar Exam!" I forgot about it for a minute and remembered that ignorance is Bliss.....
I say to myself to remember that Ian said I am "THE EXAMINATOR," and The Phil's words of wisdom were, "If a lawyer can do it, so can you!"
100 multiple choice questions in the morning.....by question no. 3, I say to myself, "Did I even GO to Law School? I mean, what IS all this ???" It was not until question no. 12 before I thought to myself, "YES ! Now, I KNOW I got that one right! Take THAT you mean Bar Examiners!." But, um, I only had that feeling 3, maybe 4, more times during the exam, and by question 41 I start DOZING OFF! ohhh, the pain.
Lunchtime ---- about 7 of us stagger out of the Convention Center, stricken, speechless, scared, bitter. We wander over to Golden Lotus, the all-vegetarian/vegan restaurant, and order their "Lemon Chicken" and "Noodles with Pork" (don't ask) and some soup...and about 4 or 5 iced coffees.
Then we all compare the different medications and herbal supplements coarsing through our bodies:
Aleve, Ibuprofen, Wal-buprofen, Echinacea, Gingko Biloba, Rhodiola Energy, TUMS, power bars, Luna Bars, and some other "over-the-counter-meds" that will remain nameless, lest I incriminate myself. We also realize that Ibuprofen and Ginko are both blood thinners and may be dangerous to take together ......
So what, we decide! Give me 3 Ginko and 4 Ibuprofen and make sure no one gets a paper cut or they'll bleed to death! Some of us comment on the irony of never having been in a sorority or fraternity, thereby escaping "Rush" and hazing.....UNTIL NOW as we suffer the worst-kind of hazing at the hands of faceless, old, lawyer-men in suits! Alegria decides she needs a pseudonym for the slasher-novel she will write where all the Bar Examiners are mysteriously killed --- she needs a Spanish-sounding-legalesque-type name -- maybe, "Remedios Mens Rea."
We do a huddle --- Ready team? BREAK! -- back to the Exam!
We are a sad, sad lot as we slowly walk back to the Convention Center, clutching our Ziploc bags (we're not allowed to take anything into the Exam except what we can put in a Ziploc -- we decide to call them "pocketbooks" and say they are all the rage in Italy). ~~ We wonder aloud if anyone will bring pot-brownies to the final day of the exam...
After Day Two, I decide I really, REALLY should go back home and "review" (translation: LEARN THE LAW DAMMIT!). But instead, I go see an apartment for rent that I found on CraigsList the day before, fall in love with it, sign a lease, and rush home to make plans for my new home! I am so easily distracted.
I decide to perform an "Exorcism" on the BarBri study materials on my desk around 1 am. I dramatically TOSS the books into a box, wanting to have a bonfire or otherwise cathartic book-disposal experience --- but I decide to hide the box of books at the back of my closet --- um, in case I need them again for the February exam!
I won't even bore you with DAY THREE except to say that I almost DID NOT GO! Alegria called and woke me up at 7:45 am, one hour before the instructions begin; I didn't get out of bed until 8 am; I took my sweet time showering and "getting pretty" in case I might be able to distract that 65-year-old Procter into letting me cheat; I left the house at 8:30 am! I turned up the music very loud to drown out the sound of my frantic heart beat; I think I burned the transmission in my car; but I strolled in right at 9:01 am, just as everyone had started the exam. People looked at me as if to say, "You are either a Genius, or you don't know any law, do you?"
I hope you all had a better three days than I did and I hope I can see you soon! I'm free, I'm free!
By the way, there were NO essay questions on Con Law, Civ Pro, Crim Law, or any of the other subjects I DID know!!!!
It takes an entire Village to get a friend through the Bar Exam ~ mad love to you,
~ Mari :)


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Cast: Halle Von
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Halle Von is a Must Watch Update. Put down the new Xbox, hide from everyone, watch this shot and don't forget to clear the cache and the keyboard (but that almost gives away what you were up to anyway, doesn't it!)
Halle is a about 100lbs of hot and she has fantastic orgasms from our machines - so much so that she is surprised by them! Great scene from a sexy new girl who is now totally in love with us. Yeah, that happened....

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The prevalence of print in the early nineteenth century did not mean that it was the only means of disseminating literary works. Many writers continued to produce and circulate texts in manuscript, often among a select coterie. This practice had its benefits. It gave authors and poets the opportunity to test new material and to revise and refine it before committing it to posterity. Similarly, manuscript circulation allowed writers a level of control over the exposure and consequent reception of their works that is impossible to achieve with the wider, more public dissemination that comes with print. There were, of course, problems and complications. This section takes one case, the relationship of Coleridge's Christabel and Byron's Siege of Corinth, and examines the complexities of manuscript transmission. The limited access to manuscript copies meant that many 'readers' only heard the text read aloud by another party. This meant that the audience of a given text often had to rely on (imperfect) memory, and errors often appeared in the later reception of such texts.
In a letter postmarked 30 March 1815, Samuel Taylor Coleridge requested Lord Byron use his influence to procure a publisher for some of Coleridge's hitherto unpublished works. Byron replied in a letter dated 31 March 1815 that he would pleased to lend his influence to the project, and went on to offer an apology for lampooning Coleridge's "To a Young Ass" in English Bards and Scotch Reviewers (1809).
Their correspondence resumed in the autumn of that year. On 15 October, Coleridge forwarded two volumes printed by friends in Bristol, Sibylline Leaves and "Biographical Sketches of my own literary Life and Opinions on Politics, Religion, Philosophy and the Theory of Poetry." As is mentioned in Byron's earlier letter, Coleridge hoped the Peer's support would enable both these texts to be distributed widely.
Coleridge's letter set off a brief flurry of correspondence: five letters were sent over the next fortnight. These later letters are of particular interest for the present exhibition, as they point to the influence of 'Christabel' on Byron's The Siege of Corinth. During a visit with Sir Walter Scott in June 1815, Byron heard the poem read aloud from a manuscript copy of Coleridge's 1798 poem.
Byron explained the situation in a letter to Coleridge dated 18 October 1815:
Dear Sir,—Your Letter I have just received. I will willingly do whatever you direct about the volumes in question—the sooner the better: it shall not be for want of endeavour on my part, as a negociator with the 'Trade' (to talk technically) that you are not enabled to do yourself justice. Last spring I saw Wr. Scott. He repeated to me a considerable portion of an unpublished poem of yours'the wildest and finest I ever heard in that kind of composition. The title he did not mention, but I think the heroine's name was Geraldine. At all events, the 'toothless mastiff bitch' and the 'witch Lady', the description of the hall, the lamp suspended from the image, an more particularly the girl herself as she went forth in the evening—all took a hold of my imagination which I never shall wish to shake off. I mention this, not for the sake of boring you with compliments, but as a prelude to the hope that this poem is or is to be in the volumes you are now about to publish. I do not know that even 'Love' of the 'Antient Mariner' are so impressive—and to me there are few things in our tongue beyond these two productions. [ . . .]
Ever yours truly,
Byron, George Gordon Noel. "Letter to Coleridge, 18 October 1815." Byron, a Self-Portrait. Ed. Peter Quennel. Vol 1. New York: Humanities Press, 1950. 316-17. PR A3Q4 1950 v.1 Humanities and Social Sciences Library


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Mobile App Roundup: GREE, Android Code & April Fool's
GREE Launches Social Games for Smartphones — Japanese developer GREE has announced the launch of three of its popular social games for smartphones this week, says SerkanToto.com. The games include Tsuri Star, Monpla, and Kaizoku Koukoku Columbus, but are now touchscreen-optimized web apps, not separate ones. [image via SerkanToto.com]
Google Further Controls Android Code — In recent time, Google has been attempting to keep licensees, for Android, to abide by "non-fragmentation clauses," says Bloomberg Businessweek, giving them the final say in how the code can be changed. In fact, such applies to Facebook as well, who has been working on it's own variation of Android. Unnamed sources state that Facebook executives are "unhappy that Google gets to review Facebook's tweaks to Android." This follows on the heels of the recently delayed Honeycomb source code.
3D on iOS — According to PocketGamer, iOS users might have a new bit of 3D technology to play with. Big Head Games, in collaboration with Korean technology company Floorpali have developed a special plastic film that can be placed over an iDevice to provide glasses-free 3D; similar to that on the new Nintendo 3DS. Developers will have to utilize a Big Head Games SDK in order for the film to work.
Angry Birds Rio Breaches 10 Million & Gets a Movie Trailer — The new Rovio Mobile title, Angry Birds Riohas already breached 10 million downloads, says mobileentertainment. In fact, the franchise has become so popular that it's even getting its own fan-made movie trailers.
Sega Raises $250,000 for Japan Through iOS Games — Last week, SEGA hosted an App Store sale for all of its Sonic and Football Manager iOS games, with proceeds going to the Red Cross to help aid in the earthquake and tsunami recovery in Japan. The proceeds have been noted at $250,000. Those that still wish to contribute, may bid on eBay auctions found here.
Benchmark Capital's Bill Gurley on the "Freight Train" that is Android: The venture capitalist says that Android is the "moat" that Google has built around its core revenue model of search. The operating system is a protective measure the company's taken to prevent would-be rivals like Apple and Microsoft from having too much control over its end relationship with consumers and their attention. Gurley calls Android "the greatest legal destruction of wealth in history."
Firefox 4 Comes to Android: Say yes to tabbed browsing and bookmark and history coordination between your desktop and mobile browsing habits. Mozilla released Firefox 4 for Android devices this week. It doesn't do Flash unfortunately, but there are many other valuable features that come with it.
Google, Amazon and Microsoft Get into NFC: It seems like there's a story a day about another tech giant fielding interest in NFC, which could lay the groundwork for consolidating credit cards into mobile devices. Google joined the non-profit industry association NFC Forum and may already be testing the technology with Verifone. Amazon is said to be considering it too. Microsoft may put it in the next version of the Windows Phone.
Yes, Twitter dropped the "Dickbar": File this away in the history of unfortunate mobile advertising experiments. Twitter dropped a persistent mobile banner in its iOS that rotated through trending topics. Officially called the QuickBar, it was informally dubbed the "dickbar," a reference to Twitter's chief executive Dick Costolo and well, it's annoying nature.
Sundrop Mobile Raises $900,000 To Focus on Data in Group Deals: This Florida-based company aims to let daily deal merchants like Groupon capture data about their customers. It's partnered with point-of-sale software solutions like Micros to replace plastic loyalty cards with customers' mobile phone numbers. That way businesses can monitor metrics like e-mail openings and coupon redemptions.
After a Kerfluffle, Opera Returns to GetJar's Marketplace: The mobile browser, which has a big audience in the developing world, returned to independent app store GetJar. It was booted earlier in March after the company said it would open its own app store in partnership with PocketGear (now renamed to Appia). That would've put it in competition with GetJar.
Speaking of PocketGear (I mean, Appia), They Raised $10 Million: The company, which has a white label service that powers app stores for the biggest carriers and OEMs like Verizon, Samsung and AT&T, raised the funds from Venrock.
IAC Tries to Start Its Own Incubator for Mobile Apps, Hatch Labs: Media conglomerate IAC is trying its hand doing an incubator too. Led by Dinesh Moorjani, IAC's former senior vice president of mobile, and housed in New York, the idea behind Hatch Labs is to bring in talent to prototype and develop new applications. Doing this inside a large company has its drawbacks, TechCrunch's Leena Rao writes. We have a suspicion that AdMob founder Omar Hamoui's Sequoia-backed Churn Labs will probably have more success.
Enterprise-focused Apperian Raises Raises $9.5 million in Funding: The company which tries to accelerate app development inside enterprises raised the funds from North Bridge Venture Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers' iFund, CommonAngels and LaunchCapital.
CNN Says Google is Building a Facial Recognition App. Google Disagrees: CNN claimed that Google may roll out a version of Goggles, its visual search app, that would recognize human faces then pull up their search results. Google denied this. That a facial recognition version of Goggles exists internally in the company has never really been a secret. Tim O'Reilly has talked about it in the past and various employees have mentioned its existence over the last year to us. It's just that the search company recognizes it would be a somewhat boneheaded move to roll it out to the public without the right design and marketing approach — if it launched the app ever.
RIM Buys HTML5 Mobile App Testing Company TinyHippos: Like Google and Facebook, RIM is betting on HTML5 too. The Canadian company behind the BlackBerry said that it bought the Waterloo-based development team for their experience in mobile web development. Terms of the deal are not disclosed.
And now the fun part, April Fool's Mobile App Round-Up!
Oogle-Gay Oice-Vay Earch-Say In-Way Ig-Pay Atin-Lay: It really works. Apparently, engineers had already built this internally awhile ago but they decided to roll it out for April Fools.
Mobile Payments Are Not Enough For Starbucks. Introducing Mobile Pour: The coffee chain may have one of the most successful mobile payments apps to date. But it's decided to take it a step further with an app that will send a Starbucks employee scooting by to deliver users a coffee right there and then.
The Birds Are Out, Developers Are In With Angry Nerds: Australia's Atlassian, which shares a venture investor with Angry Birds-maker Rovio Mobile, put their own spin on the game. Hurtling nerds attempt to squash out software bugs in this new physics title.


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President Donald Trump's new tax law has resulted in significant tax changes. These changes apply to tax years 2018 through 2025. Without Congressional intervention, these changes will end.
Even with a potential end date, the wealthy can take advantage of this window with various legal tools. One example: the dynasty trust.
What is a dynasty trust? This estate planning tool is used to transfer wealth to future generations. A trustee, often a financial institution, is appointed to control the operation of the trust. The trustee retains control over the trust because the dynasty trust is an irrevocable trust.
This trust is unique due to its long life span. It is not uncommon for this type of trust to last for over a century. This life span is also what makes this trust of more interest in 2018. The tax savings that are present with the new tax law can help justify the costs that come with managing a trust for this longer period of time.
What is the benefit of having this type of trust within an estate plan? There are two main benefits. First, the creator funds a dynasty trust by transferring money out of the estate. This means the overall taxable estate decreases. This can translate to a lower tax bill.
Second, as long as the creator stays within the current exemption limit of approximately $22 million for a married couple, the transfer is not subject to a federal estate and gift tax.
These tools are very complex and are just one option for the efficient transfer of wealth. An attorney experienced in these matters can help craft the documents to meet your needs and mitigate the risk of any surprises in the future.


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tank: Swell// shorts: Swell// hat: borrowed from the best
I loved taking this look with me to Kauai for a night out with my man. It's dressy without being too dressy. I still wanted that relaxed island vibe but I wanted to feel pretty. These shorts and comfy light tank top did just that! I threw on a sweater to feel cozy in the night air and a lovely hat covers up any beach blown hair from the days activities.
I wore this outfit to go for sushi and it was the first day I actually put on nice clothes and did my hair and makeup. I LOVE not having to get ready every day while I'm in Hawaii because my skin and hair feel so amazing and I feel beautiful with fresh skin and air dried hair. But, after a few days it is always feels nice to get ready ready and have your man say dang you look beautiful! haha.
So if your style is laid back, easy breezy but put together like I feel mine is, make sure you check out SWELL. I promise you will be able to fill your closet with their options, or at least grab a few items for your next vacation!


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In my website's store, I carry hardcover books that have been out for at least a year (I don't want to compete with bookstores on new releases). You can ask for a simple signature or a personalization. I sign orders about once a week when I'm not on tour, so it may take a few weeks to get done. Signed copies can be purchased at http://store.brandonsanderson.com/signed-books/ .
You can also check Upcoming Events (http://brandonsanderson.com/upcoming-events/) to see if I am doing book signings in your area.
I often sign extra stock when I'm in a bookstore for a signing, or just passing through (like in airports). You can call stores I've been in, or I'm planning to visit, to see if they're able to either hold or ship a book for you. I often will do a special signing at Sam Weller's in Salt Lake City near release day for mail order customers.


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Group calling itself Arrow Boys takes up arms to fight Joseph Kony, wanted by ICC for war crimes.
Watch our latest report from northern Uganda and add your voice to the discussion around this controversial campaign.
Invisible Children's Kony2012 video has brought infamy to Central Africa's rebel group, the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) and its leader, Joseph Kony.
But many have criticised the campaign for ignoring voices from people on the ground.
A group of Ugandan bloggers and filmmakers, collectively known as Uganda Speaks, have now released their own film online looking at the LRA and its impact from their perspective, in a move they say aims to bring local voices into the debate.
Click on the video below to watch a report on the subject by Al Jazeera's Malcolm Webb, who met Uganda Speaks in northern Uganda. Some of the reactions from our social-media communities will appear in the right-hand column as you play the video.
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The Youtube video A Life without Kony, on the left, was released on April 20 by the Uganda Speaks group. They say they spoke to the people of northern Uganda to "recapture the narrative of Kony2012, following Invisible Children's release of the controversial viral Kony2012".
The YouTube video on the right was released by Invisible Children in response to the criticism it received from many in Uganda for their Kony2012 video which went viral.
Watch our report and the two Youtube videos, and share your thoughts with us in the comments section at the bottom of the page.


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I am sorry for your loss. It could have been anything that killed her. Hugs to you.
Fly free River...
Been pretty rough end to my day off work this week. Went to feed birds as I do and saw Loki and floor and wondered what he was doing and then saw his mate River laying there dead D: I dont know what happened. I never knew how old she was or how Old Loki is as got them from breeder. So I am in shock. She is the first Cockatiel I have lost. I mean these days I kinda expect my old boys to be the ones to find dead. But River was unexpected.
I buried her in garden and Loki hasn't stopped screeching in distress D: Had to put heavy pot where I buried her as Milo my dog wont leave that spot alone and don't want him digging her up.
Pretty upset and in shock right now. I keep wondering if I did something wrong. She always seemed happy and healthy so I dont know if she was old and I didn't know.
I am sorry for your loss. It could have been anything that killed her. Hugs to you.
Fly free River...
Fly Free Boomer, we will forever love you.
I am so sorry you lost River. It will take time for both you and Loki to mourn the loss. I hope you will find a new friend for Loki!!
Fly high and free, River...over the rainbow bridge!
I was meant to be getting new home for her and Loki and a few the others as i struggling to cope with the amount of birds. Hoping Loki will cope in his new home thou hes going with a few the others when he does get home. I finding hard to keep track of so many and hard to avoid illness and parasites and it stresses me out. I'd love to keep them all but cant do it D:


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Social Entrepreneurship is a popular term in the modern start-up driven society. To some extent, most of us aspire to be a part of the positive social change. Bezgraniz Couture™ is one of the most inspiring, highly-educational and most of all, actually needed positive fashion project serving at least 18% of the global population.
Bezgraniz Couture™ (Fashion without Borders) was our best fashion discovery at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia SS17. It's a positive fashion movement (so much more than a brand) enabling fashion consumers with disabilities to dress with ease and wear the clothes they like. It's hard to imagine that putting on a jacket can be your daily struggle. What about wearing a stylish pair of trousers for your date? Or a pair of shoes with both looking the same? What if your body insecurities are not your unwanted +/- 5 pounds? What if your insecurities are living in your head, forever?
I put on my new jacket and suddenly I was dressed, while my brain took two more seconds to understand it, – Igor, 27-year-old IT expert with cerebral palsy.
Praised by their customers and endorsed by celebrities, Bezgraniz Couture™ is growing to become a global project. During their SS17 catwalk at LA Fashion Week, Hollywood actress Angela Rockwood and US Paralympians were among the fashion models who showcased the new collection.
Fashion Bloc speaks with Janina Urussova, co-founder of Bezgraniz Couture™ about the positive fashion that enables.
Fashion Bloc: When was Bezgraniz Couture™ launched, and how it all started?
Janina Urussova: Bezgraniz Couture™ was founded in 2010 by Tobias Reisner and me. We both wanted to create a project of functional modern clothes and accessories for people with different types of disabilities. It started with the Annual International Design Contest "Bezgraniz Couture™ INTERNATIONAL FASHION AND ACCESSOIRE AWARD" that we organised in 2011 and 2012. The finalists came to Moscow to show their collections. The contest was a unique international and professional event, which raised awareness to "universal design" and clothing for people with unique body measures and individual needs.
Since 2015, Bezgraniz Couture™ has been collaborating with British Higher School of Art and Design Moscow (BHSAD). During the educational course WearABLE Future students are working on prototypes of adaptive clothing. As a final year project, students present their collections on regular shows of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia in Moscow, including this year.
Today, Bezgraniz Couture ™ specialises in garments constructed to meet the demands of the wearers and to access a lifestyle associated with dignity and self-esteem, using a combination of hi-tech fabrics and technologies. The SS17 collection REVOLUTIONARIES, which was first showed during LA Fashion Week, blends style and function for wheelchair users, amputees, people with cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, and those with mobility restrictions.
Having a prosthetic leg, I face two problems: first, it's not easy to find pants or jeans where my prosthetic goes in without trouble, and second, I have a constant need to buy new pairs of jeans, because the prosthetic damages the material. Bezgraniz Couture solves both, – Dimitry, TV host and a member of the Russian Paralympic Swimming Team.
FB: What is Bezgraniz CoutureTM?
JU: What we are doing is creating a platform, where designers, investors, manufacturers, writers and visual artist, as well as people with disabilities, are coming together to create a new way of life, new products and solutions. We created a new way to promote and communicate disability, to talk about disability, which we call "rebranding of disability". It is a new intellectual and visual approach. Our goal is to enhance the lives of more than 18% of the human population: people with disabilities (PWD) and their families, friends and caregivers. Our partner in designing of the clothes is the BHSD, Anna, Vladimir and their students.
FB: Can you briefly describe your process of creation? The clothes are very functional and technical; does it involve a lot of research and development?
JU: Of course, the process of creation requires a lot of research – it is not just an ordinary fashion collection, it should tailor individual special needs, but within the scope of the industrial manufacturing, not individual tailoring. The most important thing – we are working close with models with disabilities, who are our expert consultants. It goes in line with the UN Convention on the Disability Rights: "Nothing about us without us".
Finally, it is great to estimate the results during our positive fashion shows. What I love is to see that everyone looks so great and stylish and you can feel the confidence glowing from within the models. Seeing that confidence that mere clothes can provide, reminds me of how important clothing can be to your self-esteem. The collection boasts that inclusion and fashion are for everyone.
FB: Who are your target customers?
JU: Our target group is young man and woman with disabilities. We work with and for active members of society age 19+; they all have families, jobs and hobbies. Our clothes are also suitable for people without disabilities who like our style and high technical quality.
FB: Your catwalks look very inspiring – who are your models?
JU: In 5 years we have acquired a database of about 300 young men and women from Russia, California and all over the world, who applied to be our models. More than 100 people walked down the runway in Moscow and Los-Angeles during the past five years at the five shows. After we had discovered that our catwalk had become a starting point for some of our former models, to create their own project, to become an advocate for PWD, or to change the way they live, we started to look for new faces among active community members.
Like, for example, one of our models, a 25-year-old Natascha with Down Syndrome, never spoke before the moment she was dressed and styled for the photo shoot at Bezgraniz Couture. She said 'Yes!'.
This year, among others, British amputee top model, the member of MOD (Models of Diversity Agency) Jack Eyers participated in our show at MBFW Russia. In fact, Jack visited Russia to take part in Bezgraniz CoutureTM project.
FB: Can you tell us a little bit more about your clients – what needs do they have which able-bodied people ignore or don't understand?
JU: People without disabilities ignore the advantages that they have in their daily lives. In the meantime, people with cerebral palsy or Down syndrome, people having to live in a wheelchair, or those who have autism, have survived radical mastectomy – they have to invent new methods of dealing with daily life. Things we consider to be "normal" like for example zipping your jeans or even getting into the jeans, it is a struggle to some of us.
Our clothes have a modern and minimalist aesthetic solution and are tailored to fit individual body forms and needs. Creating new types of silhouettes and constructions to cater the people with different disabilities we demonstrate that design can and should be used beyond the changing trends.
Moments from LAFW with Bezgraniz Couture
Bezgraniz Couture Lookbook credits:
Photo: Yan Yugay
Stylist: Ekaterina Melnikova
Hair: Arnika Veto
Make-up: Anna Dyatlova
Wheelchairs Otto Bock
Woman's footwear: Ekonika
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Bezgraniz Couture collection SS'17
Photo: Oleg Nikishin
Style: Anna Chernykh, Vladimir Tilinin
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Sunbeam is a long-established yacht builder in the boating world. YachtWorld currently has 11 Sunbeam yachts for sale, including 0 new vessels and 11 used yachts, listed by experienced dealerships mainly in the following countries: Spain, Italy, Netherlands, France and United Kingdom.
Sunbeam models can range in size and length from 31 feet to 52 feet with unique boat hull types including monohull. They are generally used for traditional, time-honored endeavors such as overnight cruising and sailing. Sunbeam designs models with inboard propulsion systems, available in diesel and other fuel systems.
Some of the most notorious Sunbeam models as of today include: 37, 34, 44, 40 and 42.1. Various classic and vintage Sunbeam models, built as far back as 1988, are currently offered for sale by specialized yacht brokers on YachtWorld. Many sleek, more modern yachts built as recently as 2015 are available from professional yacht dealers and brokerages around the world.
Sunbeam boats for sale on YachtWorld are listed for a variety of prices from $46,220 on the relatively more affordable end all the way up to $389,906 for the most advanced and biggest yachts in the world. Top-of-the-line models can accommodate motors up to an impressive 110 horsepower, while smaller models may have as low as 18 horsepower engines (although the average power size is 54 HP).
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Two members of the public have received recognition for their bravery in helping a fatally injured officer after her car was rendered disabled on the M61.
Special Officer Samantha Derbyshire was travelling home at around 3am when her vehicle was involved in a minor road traffic collision, resulting in the car becoming stuck at a horizontal angle across two lanes.
Miss Derbyshire was standing close to her vehicle after alighting it appropriately, when a north bound HGV struck both the car and Miss Derbyshire, who was subsequently thrown onto the hard shoulder of the motorway.
Oliver Beard was travelling to Scotland and discovered the collision, prompting him to call the emergency services from further along on the hard shoulder.
Also at the scene was Kim Tipping who was making her way home from Manchester airport. Mrs Tipping realised there was likely to be somebody injured after seeing the state of the vehicle following the collision, and began searching the hard shoulder for the passenger/s.
Upon discovering a seriously injured Miss Derbyshire, Kim and Oliver worked together to administer chest compressions and mouth to mouth, doing this for ten minutes until paramedics arrived.
Unfortunately, Miss Derbyshire's injuries were not survivable and she was pronounced dead at the scene.
Despite the tragic outcome, both Kim and Oliver acted selflessly and prioritised the need to help Miss Derbyshire, above considerations for their own safety.
Upon receiving the award, Kimberly said: "Both Oliver and I tried our best to help Samantha, but unfortunately her injuries were so severe that she wasn't able to survive the accident.
"I acted very much on impulse and as a cabin crew trainer for Jet2.com, I have experience of first aid training and I have dealt will all kinds of emergencies where teamwork is essential.
"Oliver and I very much worked as a team and supported each other in our efforts to save Samantha, and I am appreciative that our efforts have been recognized for an award."
Oliver added: "As Kim said, despite our best efforts Samantha unfortunately lost her life in this awful accident.
"While I am honoured that our actions and efforts have been recognised with this award I feel I was only acting on human instinct.
"Working for National Radio Bank my role involves travelling hundreds of miles a week all over Europe, and I would like to think that should I or anyone I know ever be in that situation someone would 'step up' "
Chief Constable Ian Hopkins who presented the pair with their awards said: "Not only a member of police staff, Sam also served the public as a Special Constable in the Bolton division and had recently been accepted in her application to become a Police Constable.
"This was a very tragic accident, and Sam is sorely missed by her family, friends, and GMP colleagues.
"I would like to offer my personal thanks to both Kim and Oliver for their efforts in trying to save Sam. They should both be proud of the way they acted on that fatal night. They both demonstrated great care and compassion for which Sam's family and I are extremely grateful."


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6 Ways To Create Your Own Happiness
Your happiness is your responsibility. That may sound a little like tough love, but it's actually just a reminder to you that your happiness is within your control. And isn't that good news?
When you tie your happiness to external factors (like other people) you aren't in the director's chair of your own life ... and who wants that? So create your own happiness with these six ways to raise your joy.
1. Write your achievements.
Train your mind to find the positive by listing your achievements. Write down physical achievements, personal achievements, goals you've met, things you have done, and places you have visited. Too often we spend time thinking about what isn't right with us instead of focusing on what's right.
Not only will this little activity put your mind in a positive place, but you also might be surprised at how many things you've already done in your life. Reading your list will make you feel like a million bucks. Look at you go!
2. Decide to make yourself a priority.
You shouldn't only think of yourself on a random girls' night or on your birthday. Show yourself some love by prioritizing your well-being. Load up your iPhone with your favorite music. Call a friend. Take a cat nap. Get a pedicure. Have a massage. Read a book before you drift off to sleep. Take a walk. Peruse your favorite bookstore or hide out in a coffee shop for 30 minutes. If you aren't accustomed to making yourself a priority, maybe you have to tap into your list-making skills here too.
Write this at the top: Ways to Make Myself a Priority. Now write your fabulous list that's tailored specifically to the things you find enjoyable. Pay attention to those activities that have a tendency to recharge your battery, so to speak. Carve out time for yourself even if you have to plan it and align the sun, moon and stars. You matter that much.
3. Fill your day with tiny things you love.
Sometimes happiness is in the details. Make sure your daily details work for you. Maybe it's your favorite cup of coffee or tea, a beautiful sunrise in the morning, a cozy sweater, your favorite yoga pants or a delicious meal in your slow cooker. Hang up a quote that inspires you or a picture that makes you feel peaceful and calm. Just ask yourself: In what way can I introduce tiny things into my day (all day long) that lift my mood?
4. Create visuals of your awesomeness.
OK, hear me out. There's a family I know who are avid cyclists.Every time they do a ride or a race, they keep their race bibs and plaster their garage wall with them. It inspires their young boys to continue with their athleticism and it serves as a colorful visual reminder of how many races they have done. How cool is that?
Maybe you compile your 5k race photos into an inspiring collage? Perhaps your visual awesomeness is how healthy and glowing you and your spouse looked on vacation. Display that photo! Into yoga? Have a friend snap that shot of you perfecting your pose and keep it on your desk. Our bodies are amazing. Celebrate yours by showcasing it visually. Everyone has something about themselves that they love. (C'mon, admit it.)
5. Do something new.
It's easy to get stuck in routines. You can get renewed energy from trying something you've never tried before. Maybe it's a new fitness gadget or a type of exercise you never thought you'd try. (Okay, another story here, different friend. She tried spinning and loved it. Loved the dark room, the adrenaline-pumping music and getting lost for an hour in an intense ride and sweat!) Get super-charged with a new playlist or invite a new friend to lunch. New experiences remind us that we're alive and that life is full of surprises.
6. Craft your day to create a win.
I bet you could tell me right now what needs to happen today for you to consider today to be A WIN (or a success)! Instead of getting stuck in procrastination or lost in the midst of your TO DO list, determine the one thing you'd be most happy about accomplishing today and then tackle it. Wrestle it to the ground and get er' done, first thing. If you can name "your win" you're half way there.
Now do it and feel amazing about your day. Too often we save our most important items for the end of the day to tackle once we get all the little things out of the way. Try the opposite instead; go after your big win because it makes you feel accomplished and cheery!
Don't you feel happier already? Now go out and share your smile with someone else. You will be happy you did.
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From Bento boxes to backpacks, Groupon has me covered. No waiting in long lines and fighting for the last advertised sale items for me. School shopping online in my pajamas is how I love spending the last few days of summer.
Just this week I managed to sign one of my kids up for Drivers Training through and awesome deal on Groupon, AND I snagged a great deal on a playdate at the local trampoline park for my middleschooler!
With all of the money that I saved on Groupon deals for the kids, there was plenty of wiggle room left in my budget to pamper myself. Afterall, I did manage to keep 5 kids entertained all summer long and was able to maintain my sanity! Since there are so many Health, Beauty & Wellness Groupons, it wasn't hard for me to find merchants in my area to make me feel beautiful again. I managed to find a great deal on a much needed massage for myself and I'll be gettting a long overdue hairstyle update and a fresh manicure to start the school year off with a bang!
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With the decrease of the grade of raw ore, the requirement for the technical level of gold separation is increasing day by day. In recent years, new gold separation methods and new gold separation equipment have been developed and put into the gold ore dressing, which has improved the index of gold separation.
Xinhai has long been committed to the development and innovation of gold separation technology and equipment, who can provide the reliable gold separation equipment and process to each gold miner. Here are several common gold separation methods.
Single flotation process is used to separate coarse and middle gold ore.
The gold ore is crushed and ground to the pointed particle size. With the grinding equipment, the gold ore is fed to the flotation cell with the sodium carbonate as a modifier and the butyl xanthate and butylamine aerofloat as a collector for separating the useful minerals and gangue minerals by the different hydrophobic of the mineral surface.
Flotation with HG process is used to separate natural gold minerals with coarse particle size and associating with pyrite and other sulfide ore.
Compared with single flotation process, the slurry is added the Hg after the grinding stage in this flotation process. This method is called adding Hg in the ball mill that is to say while grinding the minerals, the Hg will be added to extract the gold.
Another method is adding the Hg outside the ball mill to extract the gold. The Hg spreads in the gold particles to form the solid solution finally. When heating the solid mercury, the sponge gold will be got.
Because of the large proportion of gold, gravity separation process is the most common method of recovering gold, and is often used in combination with other gold separation methods to treat all kinds of gold ores, especially the alluvial gold mine. Gravity separation process mainly uses the different gravity of gold and other minerals to achieve the gold separation. The bigger difference of the minerals is, the easier of the separation will be. Usually, after the vibrating screen, jig and concentrating table, the gold -bearing ore will become the gold concentrate.
The ore is ground to a certain particle size and then it will be leached. When leaching, the activated carbon will be added to the leaching tank to improve the leaching rate of the gold. Finally, the gold-bearing carbon will be obtained by this gold separation process. Using high temperature to remove the gold in the carbon. Then the electrolysis method will be used to purify the gold during which some measure will be taken to recycle the tailing and the gold in the leaching liquid.
Microbial leaching process is usually used in the ore with low quality of gold and in the mine with large stone capacity. The sulfur mine such as iron sulfide in the ore wraps the gold which prevents the reaction between the cyanide leaching and gold ore.
Before leaching, the microorganism, such as ferrooxidans, will be used to resolve the sulfur mine in the surface of the gold. At the same time, the cyanide in the bacterial liquid reacts with the gold making it enter into the leaching liquid. Then the gold in the leaching liquid will be recovered.
In the actual production, we often need to determine the best gold separation process according to mineral processing test, gravity separation, gold cyanidation or flotation process, a combined process.
At present, under the stimulation of increasing demand and high gold price, the promotion and application of new gold separation equipment and processes will continue to be extended.
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I met my husband at my own birthday party on New Year's Eve. His sister is an old friend of mine and she dragged him out on the promise that he was getting set up with someone at a NYE party…..this someone was not me, they were merely stopping by "a friend's birthday party" on the way to the bigger NYE party. He came through the door, made a beeline for the cake (which I was standing next to), cut himself a piece and starting eating.
Me: "You Like That Cake?"
Him: "I love this cake!"
Me: "I made that cake."
Him: "You made this cake?"
Me: "It's my birthday cake."
Him: "You made your own birthday cake?"
Me: "It's pretty good, right?"
We've been together ever since.
For those of you who are wondering, his sister called off the set-up at the other party…to this day she won't tell us who they were going to set him up with.
And yes, he kissed me for the first time at midnight. Swoon city, am I right?
Though, to look at the story another way, I kissed him within 2 hours of meeting him. What. A. Hussy.
I've been thinking about this cake since posting Cosby's Chocolate Cake For Breakfast clip a few days ago. I've also been thinking about nice things I might do for my hubbo throughout this magical time in our lives…especially if I turn into a crazytown hormonal space beast once I start shooting myself up with hormones. He is notoriously patient and supportive and the least I can do is make dude a cake. We're actually trying to eat super well right now, but I think once we've done the egg retrieval and I'm trying to chill out, it'll likely be cake bakin' time.
The recipe's taken from one of my favorite cookbooks: The New Basics cookbook by Julee Rosso & Shiela Lukins. I've killed the spine on my copy and many pages are covered in….ingredient remnants. I've made tiny indications of a few tweaks – the cake's delicious without them, I just like to tinker….but for Pete's sake – do yourself a favor and bake this cake at some point.
For the cake:
3 ounces good-quality unsweetened chocolate
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
2 1/4 cups (packed) dark brown sugar (light brown will also work, you can always add a little molasses)
3 eggs
2 1/4 cups cake flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 cup boiling water
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
***tweek: add a Tablespoon or two of instant coffee to pump up the chocolate flavor
1. Preheat the oven to 375F. Grease and flour two 9-inch cake pans; set them aside.
2. Place the chocolate in a small heavy saucepan, and melt over low heat, stirring constantly. Remove the pan from the heat and set it aside.
3. Cream the butter and brown sugar together in the bowl of an electric mixer. With the mixer on low speed, add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in the melted chocolate.
4. Combine the cake flour, baking soda, and the salt. Alternating between the two, add the flour mixture and buttermilk to the chocolate mixture in three stages, ending with flour. Then slowly stir in the boiling water and the vanilla.
5. Pour the batter into the two prepared pans, and bake until a toothpick inserted in the center of a layer comes out clean, 30 minutes.
6. Remove the pans from the oven and let the layers sit for 5 minutes. Then invert the pans over
wire racks, releasing the cake, and let the cake cool completely before icing.
For the icing:
1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate morsels (tweek: I've used milk chocolate or dark chocolate, which are equally amazing). 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature 2/3 cup milk 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup confectioners' sugar 1. Combine the chocolate and butter in a small heavy saucepan, and melt over very low heat. 2. Remove the pan from the heat, stir in the milk and vanilla, and transfer the mixture to a mixing bowl. 3. Add the sugar gradually, beating with an electric mixer. Continue beating until the mixture is smooth; it will be runny. 4. Refrigerate the mixture for 1 hour, beating it every 15 minutes. (The icing will stiffen.) Two last tweaks: 1. bake the cake in 3 layers instead of 2 (cut baking time by 5ish minutes) 2. Make a raspberry filling for between the layers - use your favorite recipe or this is a good one: Combine 3 cups fresh raspberries, 2 Tablespoons cornstarch, 1/4 cup lemon juice and 1/2 cup granulated sugar in a pan over low heat, bringing to a low and slow bubble. Simmer for 10-15 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool. Chill in an air-tight container for at least 4 hours and overnight.


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There's another addition to the Black Ink Crew family! Just days after O'Sh*t found out that his wife Nikki was expecting a baby girl, their daughter Nova-Rae Rose was born. The labor took 31 hours (thirty. one. hours) but it was all worth it once the happy parents got a glimpse of their baby girl. She was born a bit early, but everything went smoothly. O'Sh*t is already head-over-heels in love: "There was no stopping her. She was small but healthy, she was 6 pounds, 5 ounces of amazingness and I couldn't be more happy."
And she's super freakin' cute. See for yourself!
Congratulations, O'Sh*t and Nikki! Hopefully we'll get to see her little face on future episodes of Black Ink Crew. Tune in on Wednesdays at 9/8c for all new episodes.


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The mind's strange syndromes
A condition where a person's hand takes on a life of its own is helping scientists understand the workings of the mind. BBC News Online looks at other unusual, but related, syndromes.
Having a hand which defies your will, or even turns violently against you, sounds like the stuff of fiction.
Indeed, this very real and distressing problem was likened to the Jekyll and Hyde story when first noticed in 1909.
Just like Peter Sellers' character in the movie, the 40 or so people with anarchic hand in real life are often forced into pitched battles with the appendage.
Professor Sergio Della Sala, of the University of Aberdeen, says one of his patients regularly tries to strangle himself at night.
Talking at the British Association's Festival of Science this week, he said the condition was caused by damage to a certain area of the brain.
Pointing the way
That a stroke, head injury or aneurysm can cause a hand to become errant in this manner raises questions about how all our brains operate.
Examining Dr Strangelove syndrome may help us answer some of these intriguing questions of human free will, says Professor Della Sala.
The type of brain damage which leads to anarchic hand is also blamed for a range of unusual afflictions.
Foreign accent syndrome is an incredibly rare condition, with just a handful of cases ever reported in the UK.
Patients like Mrs Bristow, who had a haemorrhage followed by a stroke, experience a change in their speech patterns causing them to enunciate words differently, despite their efforts to talk normally.
Although not the same as foreign accent syndrome, some people suffering asphasia - a change to their understanding of speech - revert to modes of communicating they used in the past.
Tongue tied
This condition is most noticeable in immigrants who have all but forgotten their mother tongue.
In a letter to The Times, following the case of a Scots woman who began speaking in a South African accent, Dr BI Chazan recounted the tale of a Jewish refugee from Nazi Germany who decided to speak only in modern Hebrew on reaching Israel.
Three decades on, a stroke robbed the man of his Hebrew, leaving him the "preserved ability" to speak the German he had disavowed.
The inability to recognise familiar objects and people is another hallmark of these uncommon syndromes.
Though able to describe a journey before setting out and notice small details, such as doorknobs on the houses they pass, sufferers cannot memorise the structures the rest of us use as signposts.
"They'll turn a corner and the street will be completely unfamiliar to them," said Dr Geoffrey Aguirre, a neuroscientist at the University of Pennsylvania.
Looks unfamiliar
Similar agnosias render people unable to recognise faces, shapes or even specific sorts of animals.
Supposedly the rarest of these types of conditions, and arguably the most distressing, is Capgras syndrome.
Named after the French doctors who identified it in the 1920s, the syndrome causes its victims to conclude a loved one has been replaced by an impostor.
It results from the breaking of the link between the parts of the brain responsible for visual recognition and emotional response, brought on by a head injury or a deep depression.
He decided that Christine Davies, suffering nothing more than whiplash, was a double impersonating his "dead" spouse.
Though Mr Davies still believes that "Christine One" was killed, and shows little affection for her "double", the couple have not divorced.
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I've just got back from a wonderful few days in the welsh countryside with my lovely man. I hadn't been feeling well for about a week before we went, but I felt well enough to go and we had planned to mainly do nothing, except a bit of walking if we could, so it seemed like a good idea.
Actually, it was a very good idea. A few days away from the hustle and bustle of life, just the two of us in the middle of nowhere. The chance to switch off from everything was amazing, and I'm so lucky to have opportunities like that. I follow many chronic illness blogs and I know that for many with chronic illness, trips away like that would be absolutely impossible, so I am grateful that I still have some freedom.
Nonetheless, there is, as always, a twinge of sadness that my illness still controls so much of my life. I still felt sick for most of the time we were away, and once in a while it would be nice to just be able to enjoy normal experiences like a trip away without feeling crap. We went for a nice walk, about 5 miles, on our first day there, which was so beautiful, but it definitely tired me out and I felt pretty bad in the evening. I'm such a go-getter, an active person, and I've adored the outdoors since I was a little girl. I remember as a small child jumping at the chance to help my Dad in the garden, and I think that love of the outdoors will be a firm part of who I am until the day I die. Nothing much makes me happier than the countryside. So in an ideal world, I would have spent the entire 3 days of our trip outdoors in one form or another.
I look back on who I once was. Many years ago, when my health was in a better place, I would have been up at the crack of dawn, going for a cross-country run, coming back for breakfast before heading out for a 10 mile walk, before heading out for a nice dinner and a few drinks. On this holiday, however, a gentle 5 mile walk was pretty much all I could manage.
Of course, I know that I am lucky I can walk 5 miles. There are many people in the world who are not so fortunate, and there are a multitude of reasons why people can no longer do things they used to once love, of which chronic illness is just one. I know these things, and I remind myself of how lucky I am every day. But sometimes, the sense of loss all gets a little too much and I roll into a big hole of self-pity.
Unfortunately today is one of these days. We were driving back from Wales and we were both feeling a little hungry, so we stopped at a service station to try and grab a snack. My boyfriend found himself a couple of tasty morsels, but there was nothing gluten & dairy free there for me except a packet of rice cakes. I bought the rice cakes. I actually quite like rice cakes, but it wasn't quite the tasty wholesome brunch I was hoping for, and seeing my boyfriend's scotch egg (God I LOVE scotch eggs!) was enough to push me into a full-blown wallowing, self-pitying tantrum.
It just feels that illness has taken so much from me, and that packet of rice cakes was all it took for me to reflect on all the things I have lost. Independence, fertility, the ability to pop out for a meal without having to trawl through online menus first, being able to stay up late without worrying how sick it'll make me the next day, alcohol, cake, waking up for an early-morning run…. etc etc.
I always try my damnedest not to let illness rule my life. Quote from the front page of this blog: " I do not accept that I should lie back and let Epstein Barr define me". But sometimes it feels like I am fighting a losing battle. As time goes on I feel like it rules more and more of my life. It is on my mind every second of every day. The first thing I think when I wake up each morning is, how sick do I feel today? The last thing I think when I go to bed at night is, how sick will I be tomorrow? Every single decision I make – career choices, whether to go to yoga class or go home and rest, what to have for dinner, what time to go to bed, whether to make plans with friends – is made with chronic illness in mind. I am so sick of the control it has not only over my body, but my mind, and actually my entire life. I fear that the day is just around the corner when I will be entirely defined by illness. That, if asked to describe me in one sentence, my family and friends would say "she's the one who's always sick".


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Yves Jarvis: The Same but by Different Means
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A new song, a new video, a new album, a new identity. Fans of Un Blonde's critically-lauded album "Good Will Come to You" will be ecstatic to hear that the Montreal-based creative wunderkind has a new album on the way. "The Same but by Different Means" will arrive March 1st 2019, but this time under a new name: Yves Jarvis.


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Joining a team from Sharks Pacific, a non-governmental organisation set up to advocate for the conservation and responsible management of sharks, Pittman made a six-day voyage to the northern island of Penrhyn, arriving for a five-week stay on April 16.
Sharks Pacific was first founded in 2012 (although only recently formalised as an organisation in 2015) by American marine biologist Jess Cramp, who has been based in Rarotonga for the past seven years.
Having been a part of establishing the world's largest shark sanctuary in 2012, covering the Cook Islands' 1.8 million square-kilometre Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), Cramp has since continued her work as a marine conservationist and shark researcher through Sharks Pacific, which she says was formed to generate and share more accurate information about sharks.
Cramp and Pittman first met not long after Cramp's initial arrival on Rarotonga, and recently reconnected through a mutual love of freediving.
"Terii expressed an interest in my plans (for the Penrhyn trip)," explains Cramp. "She's really good in the water, really comfortable, and I was really keen to get her involved."
For her very first trip to the northern group, Pittman says she "honestly had no expectations", but in talking to her it's plain to see she has been captured by the beauty of Penrhyn island.
"It's an atoll like Aitutaki – there's a huge lagoon in the middle, and these little islands on the side. It's so beautiful – very pretty," she says.
And while there might be a lot of things the people of Penrhyn lack when compared to Rarotonga, Pittman says there was nothing she really missed during her five weeks away.
"Not really, no. You know you're going without those things for a certain amount of time, and you are in this beautiful environment, with these amazing sharks, and amazing sea life."
Part of the work undertaken by Pittman and the rest of the Sharks Pacific team on Penrhyn involved dropping what they call BRUVS (Baited Remote Underwater Video System), which are used to observe the behaviour of sharks and other fish.
"They're like these underwater camera things with Go Pros – a Go Pro camera sits in it, you weight it, and it just sinks to the bottom," explains Pittman. "We stick bait in the front of it, so that attracts the fish and the sharks, just to see how many we can see, how they behave and things like that."
It was while dropping a number of BRUVS from their boat off Penrhyn that Pittman says she experienced her most memorable moment of the trip.
"One evening we were out there quite late, the sun was setting, and it was just really beautiful across the sky, like a postcard – the sea was really flat, and the sky was really beautiful.
"Anyway, we were going back to pick up the BRUVS, and on one of the floats – because you've got to pull up the BRUV and then you bring the float back into the boat – there were these tiny little octopuses about the size of my thumb, that would have just hatched – just all sitting on the float.
"That was one of my favourite moments."
During their five weeks on Penrhyn, the Sharks Pacific team – made up of Pittman, Cramp, Cook Islander Marino Evans and American marine scientist Kirby Morejohn, lived in a rented house, eating mostly just the food they'd brought with them for the trip.
"Rice mostly – frozen chicken, lots of canned corn," says Pittman. "Not much fish, because you actually have to catch your own fish.
"If you don't catch your own fish, you don't eat fish. Unless your friends or your family catch it for you, but you can't go buy fish.
"Even the locals were reluctant to sell their tuna to us, because a tuna catch was rare for them – they've noticed that it's not as easy to catch tuna anymore. It's not as easy as it used to be."
Summing up her Penrhyn experience, Pittman says it has spurred her desire to visit the rest of the northern islands.
"The trip was really interesting," she says. "It was just really exciting for me as a Cook Islander to be able to get up to the northern group, because it's a part of the Cook Islands that you just never go to, because it's just so far away and it's so expensive and it's so remote.
"So it was really exciting for me to be able to get to that part of the Cook Islands and see the different culture there and the different language.
"For me, personally, that was really exciting."


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Project Description: Caljet needed to expand their existing fuel distribution facility for large suppliers and gasoline distributors serving greater Phoenix. Caljet blends fuel with their proprietary additives and puts it in refiners' trucks to be delivered to gas stations. This project consisted of the design of the open-cut installation of approximately 140 LF of 8-inch SCH 40 A-36 steel product lines.
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Friday February 6, 2015 – Today Dr. Jill Stein, the Green Party's 2012 candidate for President of the United States, announced that she has formed an exploratory committee for a potential 2016 presidential campaign.
Full details are at the web site http://www.jill2016.com/ including a C-SPAN video of Dr. Stein's Washington press conference.
A statement from the website reads:
Americans deserve real solutions for the critical economic, social and environmental problems we face. But the broken political system is only making things worse.
It's time to declare our independence from the failed bipartisan establishment, and build a people's movement for real democracy and real solutions. Together we can do this —it's in our hands.
Announcements on Dr. Stein's facebook and twitter pages have already reached hundreds of thousands of people as of 5pm Eastern on the day of the announcement.
Exploring a run for president in 2016. A new society, a new economy: #ItsInOurHandshttp://t.co/NtdUjXWvir
— Dr. Jill Stein (@DrJillStein) February 6, 2015
News that Dr. Stein was exploring a 2016 run broke this morning with an ABC/Yahoo News exclusive interview titled "Meet the woman trying to turn the White House Green".
The story has already been picked up by major corporate media outlets including Bloomberg and the Boston Globe.
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On the smeared with chutney part, put finely chopped ingredients, excluding the pepper and cheese. Sprinkle with oregano. Grab each of the 8 cut parts, pull them up and over to cover the filling and stick the ends under the pita.
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Leave the pita to rise, then smear it with yolk and oil. Put a round slice of pepper on each of the open areas with filling and bake in a preheated oven. Once nearly baked, take it out and grate cheese over the open areas, then return to the turned off oven for it to melt.


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IXL has a wonderful reports section that I often wonder how many teachers use to its fullest extent. Here's one of the first ways that I used an IXL report, and it now saves me a lot of time making small groups for students who need additional math support. Let's say you've taught your lesson, and you're lucky enough to have the chance to use IXL after you're lesson is done. Your students all head into the lab and are…
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Don't abandon common sense, Cramer said Thursday.
Stocks don't all deserve to go down at once, for example. Violent stock movements, like those we've seen recently, are often more about internal problems of the sellers rather than having to do with the fundamentals of companies, he said.
Likewise, it's bullish when a commodity comes down because of supply. In turn, the economy will benefit from lower crude prices because it translates into lower gasoline prices, giving the consumer more money to spend elsewhere.
All of these things were forgotten on Thursday, though. It also seems that the hedge funds, who bought on margin, were forced to cover their positions. They were forced to sell their position and selling begets more selling, Cramer said. So the proximate cause of the sell-off is a sudden decline in oil, which is a good thing.
Cramer recommends looking at companies that have recently complained that so long as fuel costs remain high, they might not make their numbers. With oil prices falling, that shouldn't be a problem anymore. Restaurants, like Darden , have said they need oil to come down. Transports, like FedEx , have said the same. Should gas prices fall, the consumer will have money, which Cramer thinks will benefit retailers.
With stocks getting hit across the board, Cramer would look at companies that have recently reported good news, including Phillips-Van Heusen and Bed Bath & Beyond .
What's the bottom line?
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This sounds funny but we can't understand what the video below is all about. Shu Qi gave Jolin Tsai a present — a Hello Kitty. I think it is for Jolin's Agent J album launch in 2007.
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The Cab Accident Lawyers of Dixon Law provide the greatest level of care and legal guidance for St. Louis and Missouri residents. When you or someone you love has been the victim of a cab accident, and you've suffered severe injuries and have lost work and wages because of those injuries, you need a cab accident lawyer to protect your interests. The Cab Accident Lawyers at Dixon Law can guide you through your cab accident claim and see to it that you and your family are provided for during this trying time. Whether you need financial assistance because of loss of work, medical bills, or to pay for the costs of recovery associated with any injuries sustained because of the {crash}, Christopher R. Dixon and the Dixon Injury Firm can and will provide you with expert cab crash legal guidance.
When you or someone you love has been in cab wreck and needs a cab accident attorney, you need the best in the industry. Christopher R. Dixon and the St. Louis Car Accident Attorneys of Dixon Law strive to provide the best results possible. Christopher R. Dixon is recognized as a Top 100 Trial lawyer by the National Trial Lawyers Association and a Life-Time Member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, and when you choose Chris for your legal guidance and counseling for a cab wreck claim you will be taken care of.
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With the introduction of ridesharing apps such as Uber and Lyft, traditional taxi and cab companies have been under incredible stress to remain competitive. Many companies have used austere methods such as cutting workers hours and pay to stay competitive or hiring less cab drivers overall. This, unfortunately, puts incredible amounts of stress on the cab driver to remain competitive and to log as many hours and routes as they can so that they can earn money and keep their job. The individuals who lose the most from these types of changes are the people who ride in taxi cabs, the consumers. As a taxi driver's stress rises and exhaustion sets in, they are more likely to make mistakes that can lead to a crash and subsequent injuries for their passengers. Here are some statistics regarding cab accidents,
- Reduced Cab Driver Income has led to more accidents – As their incomes have lowered because of competition from Uber® and Lyft®, cab drivers have had to work longer hours and work harder when they are scheduled. This has lead to mistakes and accidents that could have been averted.
- Less Use of Seatbelts – Riding in a cab produces a false sense of security. Not wearing a seatbelt in a taxi is as dangerous as not wearing a seatbelt in your own vehicle. Taxi drivers should also reccomend that their passengers also buckle up.
- Taxi Drivers use their Phones and GPS more often – Taking your eyes off the road is dangerous, and when you're working longer hours for lower wages, you make mistakes. Taxi drivers who take their eyes off the road are being negligent.
- Cab Traffic Violations – Cabs get traffic violations to. In a 2014 study of cab and taxi drivers, nearly 60% of drivers were found to have atleast one traffic violation while operating their vehicles.
If you or someone you care for has been in an accident while riding in a cab/taxi, you may have grounds for a cab accident case and legal compensation. Cab drivers are supposed to be safe and cautious when driving, but more often than not, this isn't the case. When a cab driver takes negligent actions while driving and you are injured as a result of those actions, you need an aggressive cab accident lawyer to protect your rights, and the Cab Accident Lawyers of Dixon Law can protect your rights and interest.
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The Dixon Injury Law Firm is the industry leader when it comes to protecting the interests of cab accident vicitms. During a cab accident the responsible party, their lawyers, and the insurance agencies are going to try to get you to settle for as little as possible and attempt to place as much blame as possible on your for the cab wreck accident. This will allow them to settle quickly and against your best interests. That's why it is so vitally important to let Christopher R. Dixon and the Cab Wreck Attorneys of Dixon Law defend your best interests against the responsible party, their lawyers, and the insurance corporations.
The Taxi Accident Lawyers of the Dixon Injury Firm have a complete understanding of the most recent Missouri and St. Louis traffic law and statutes and can use this knowledge to defend you and your loved ones during this trying time. No one should have to suffer from a taxi accident injury, but when it does happen, choosing an experienced and knowledgeable Taxi Accident Lawyer can ensure that you and your family are adequately compensated for your lost time and injuries, and ensure that your financial future and health are protected.
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Individuals with cervical level spinal cord injury (SCI) can achieve significant functional gains using an implanted upper extremity neuroprosthesis, including the ability to be more independent in activities of daily living, such as eating, personal hygiene and office tasks. We hypothesize that further significant increases in functional outcomes can be obtained by expanding the alternatives for control of implanted neuroprosthetics. We have recently discovered that most, if not all, individuals who have been classified as having a """"""""motor complete"""""""" cervical level spinal cord injury actually retain some voluntary control over lower leg muscles. Subjects were not aware of their ability because the movements were not visible or palpable. One of the important practical implications of this research is that subjects who are considered complete may have voluntary control over one or more lower extremity muscles that could be utilized as myoelectric control sources for a neuroprosthetic system. We refer to these muscles as """"""""below injury control sources"""""""" (BICS). This discovery opens up significant opportunities that will be pursued in this study. We propose to screen a cohort of 50 motor complete cervical level SCI subjects to identify the prevalence of BICS. We will develop training methods targeted at improving the control of the weak muscles identified through the screening process. We will train a subset of the screened subject to determine whether improved performance can be obtained with targeted training using visual and electrocutaneous feedback. At the conclusion of this study we will have evaluated the potential suitability of BICS for neuroprosthetic use and will be prepared to utilize BICS to improve neuroprosthetic function in a future proposal.
Cervical spinal cord injury can result complete paralysis, particularly loss of hand and arm function. Some function can be restored through the use of electrical stimulation of the paralyzed muscles. Individuals control these systems through activation of muscles above the level of injury. In this project, we are exploring the recent discovery that many paralyzed individuals have very weak control over many muscles below their injury that were previously considered completely paralyzed. Although these muscles are far too weak to provide movement on their own, they might be able to be used to control stimulated muscle function.
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August 20, 2013 (Powerhomebiz.com) Roneyfield Photography of Fairfax, Virginia announces a new service line will be added at the beginning of September. This new service will be designed to serve high school seniors and their parents through custom senior portraits.
Previously, Sara Roney, lead photographer at Roneyfield Photography had focused primarily on wedding and engagement photography as well as event photography and newborn photography. To coincide with the new school year of 2013-2014 Roneyfield Photography has made the decision to expand into senior portraiture as well.
"I am very excited to go in this new direction. It is something I have done sparingly in the past but one which I feel will represent a beautiful addition to our business and professional portfolio," said Roney.
Roneyfield Photography reports that senior portraits have become an increasingly popular avenue for teens to express themselves. "No longer are these pre-college young adults content with standing in front of gray backdrops. They want to have their friends there, they want to bring their electric guitar or football outfit covered with mud from a recent game; they want to express themselves uniquely and dramatically through their senior pictures," comments John Roney, co-founder of Roneyfield Photography.
This new fall lineup will represent an exciting addition to an already busy photography business that serves the Northern Virginia, Maryland and DC areas. One of the cutting edge innovations used by Roneyfield Photography is their 'mobile studio' which allows them to serve clients anywhere in the DC-metro area. They plan to apply this mobile studio idea to the new addition of senior portraiture in order to serve seniors and their parents with this ultimate in convenience: the photo studio that travels to the clients.
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saghar of lab noon sent out a call for a virtual midsummer potluck for peace, and i was on board 3409%. i don't feel as fragile now as i did back in november, in a post-election haze. you know, when my already tear-y instincts were heightened to the point where i almost started bawling in the middle of lecture. i think it's partially because i try not to linger in certain social media black holes, and partially because i'm still ensconced in my bubble. there's so much crud out there to deal with, and sometimes i feel paralyzed by all that we need to do and my lack of political power considering how i'm simply 1 citizen. but what i can do is talk to people; all of you, for example. tell me about politics, your communities, anything. i want to listen, learn, and make a conversation that is constructive as much as it is friendly.
onto the food, since discussion is always better with belly filling sustenance. no mai fan, or chinese sticky rice, isn't particularly summer food. tbh, it's much more holiday food to me. but it's slightly chewy and savory, and i can't help but think that a bowlful of this would go a long way towards mellowing people out and ushering in a touch more peace.
the combo of normal and sticky rices makes it sticky and chewy, but not gluey. there's salty, crispy, fatty lap cheong, which i view as the chinese sausage king. earthy mushrooms and crunchy peanuts give this a bit more heartiness, which gets balanced out by the oniony scallions and herby cilantro. if you're not familiar with dried shrimp, this dish might be a bit fragrant, but i promise it's less intimidating in flavor than it is in scent.
check out all the other posts for this potluck!
adventures in cooking: strawberry rhubarb pie ice cream sandwiches
an edible mosaic: middle eastern spiced green beans with olive oil and tomato
brewing happiness: healthy southern baked beans
cloudy kitchen: earl grey blueberry pie
cook til delicious: cold sesame peanut noodles
displacedhousewife: strawberry scone-cakes with fresh orange blossom whipped cream
floating kitchen: blistered green beans with apricots and chive blossoms
ginger & toasted sesame: walnut bread with boursin and prosciutto
harvest and honey: chasing summer
hortus cuisine: panino with roasted peppers, pesto & arugula
on the plate: sriracha scotch eggs
ruby josephine: halwa d'tmar (moroccan date-stuffed cookies)
tasty seasons: grilled mojito chicken
tending the table: roasted cauliflower with pine nuts, parsley and currants
terminatetor kitchen: strawberry shortcakes with gluten-free yogurt biscuits & mint whipped cream
the little epicurean: halo-halo
this mess is ours: simple tomato & avocado salad
twigg studios: roasted beet leek and feta quiche
vermilion roots: tofu salad with spiced peanut sauce
wood and spoon: strawberry almond skillet cake
1 year ago: Cherry Jasmine Waffles, Apricot Melon Basil Popsicles
2 years ago: West Coast Brownies, Kimchi Fried Rice on Thursdays
No mai fan, or Chinese sticky rice, is filled with treasures like fatty lap cheong, tender shiitake mushrooms and crunchy peanuts.
- 1 cup uncooked sticky/sweet/glutinous rice
- 1 cup uncooked white rice
- 1 T oyster sauce
- 1 1/2 T soy sauce
- 2 tsp dark soy sauce
- 1/4 tsp fish sauce
- 1/4 tsp sesame oil
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 3 links lap cheong/Chinese sausage cut into small discs
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1/4 cup dried shrimp soaked for 15 minutes in warm water
- 1 medium onion finely diced
- 5 shiitake mushrooms diced (if using dried, soak in warm water until softened)
- 2 scallions chopped
- cilantro and roasted peanuts to garnish
Cook the rice in a rice cooker. I suppose you could do it stovetop instead, but why?
Combine the oyster sauce, soy sauces, fish sauce, sesame oil and salt in a small bowl. Heat a wok or frying [an over medium heat. Add the lap cheong; cook until crispy and it has rendered its fat. Add the garlic, shrimp, onion and mushrooms; cook until golden and fragrant.
Add the rice and break it up with a spatula. Add the sauce and mix until well-combined. Taste for seasoning, and adjust if necessary.
Mix in the scallions. If you want to get fancy (completely optional), you can pack the rice into a bowl rinsed in warm water and invert it onto a plate. Garnish with cilantro and peanuts, and serve hot.
Recipe adapted slightly from The Woks of Life.
If you want a higher rice to topping (the shiitake and lap cheong and such), you can increase the amount of white rice to 2 cups. Just be sure to adjust the seasoning quantities.
The quantities for the seasonings are merely suggestions; I typically eyeball anyways. Adjust to your tastes accordingly.
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Essence is a super-light foundation of software engineering including elements we always have, always produce and always do. Its application allows team to work in a super agile way and it turns software development to become more of an engineering discipline than just a craft. On top of Essence organizations are now developing practices and at the OMG Technical Meeting Special Event on June 18, 2015 in Berlin, Germany, speakers from companies such as MunichRe, Fujitsu, RedHat and Ivar Jacobson International shared their experiences in using Essence.


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Timex BeepwearPRO watch that's a phone, pager, and PDA all in one
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|Tired of carrying your phone, pager and PDA? Timex combined the functionality of all three gadgets when they designed the BeepwearPRO watch. Timex Data Link software allows you to input 150 contacts as well as desired watch settings using your PC, so you don't have to worry about hassling with its tiny buttons. You can then transfer information from your PC by holding the watch up to your CRT monitor (an LCD attachment is available). You can also send pages through SkyTel, which provides pager ID, voice-mail, and news and weather reports, a handy feature if you're a jet-setter who's always traveling from continent to continent. The BeepwearPRO also adjusts the time automatically when you're passing through time zones.