text:
|New Publication
|Homeopathy in Intensive Care
and Emergency Medicine
|Homeopathy First Magazine
|Best Vitamin C Drink
Learn More With Caralyn
Coupon SHOPWITHHWC
Creating Waves of Awareness
Let us have a look into the terminology. Hahnemann used contemporary medical terminology when he used miasma in the context of the organon and the chronic disease.
The physician Boissiere de Sauvage (1707 – 1767) was an opponent of theory and follower of simple experience.
Boissiere wrote the following (in "Nosologie methodique"):
Miasmatic diseases are those diseases, which are caused by miasmatic matter. Miasmatic matter is an evaporation which contains invisible destructive particles."
Boisiere classes as "Viral diseases": syphilis, scabies, lepra, finn and tetters. They are created in the body and are transferred directly.
Hahnemann was familiar with his work: "Nosologie methodique", which he used at the time of his own dissertation.
Definition: (deducted from organon and CD)
Disease which are transmitted from Human to human or animal to human are called miasmatic diseases. = acquired diseases.
Acute miasms: epidemics, childhood diseases, = duration determines
Chronic miasms: chronic forms of miasmatic diseases such as Psora, Syphilis, Sycosis
Tuberculosis is not an independent miasmatic disease but falls by its symptoms into Psora.
In the absence of Psora, syphilis and sycosis are acute miasmatic diseases. If the individual was actively psoric at the time of contraction of syphilis or sycosis, then syphilis or sycosis can combine with psora and become a chronic combined disease. (CD)
Likewise, if the individual is actively psoric diseased and is subjected to vaccination at the same time, then a chronic combination disease is likely to be established = Vaccine damage.
Likewise, if the individual actively diseased with psora is subjected to ongoing allopathic treatment a combination disease is likely to be established, whereby even after cessation of allopathic medication the adverse effects of these medicines will not stop but gradually increase.
Miasmatic diseases are recognized by their symptoms. In acute cases like measles, it is simple to diagnose; In chronic cases it is more difficult, as the start may have not be noticed.
All three chronic miasmatic diseases are of a cyclic nature. They have in common:
Stage One: a skin leason / eruption followed by
Stage two: a latency period with only very discreet symptoms, followed by
Stage three: Manifest disease symptoms.
They can also return from stage 3 to stage 2 (frequently seen) and possibly to stage one.
In the case of psora, which is a very common chronic miasmatic disease Hahnemann listed the symptoms of each of the stages in his book on chronic diseases. By those symptoms Psora is recognizable. (not by facial analysis)
If we know, that it is psora, what is to be dealt with, we know, that unless remedies are used which have the capacity to cure psora there will only be a amelioration of the disease. We also know, that for the cure of Psora different antipsoric remedies are necessary one after another. This observation nullifies the idea of ONE constitutional remedy which will cure the whole malady and also that constitution is disease.
In later years there were many interpretations of a religious or philosophical nature particularly in the 19th century America and 20th century south America. A deviation from the above simple definition was (kent) that Psora was seen as wrong thinking, sycosis as wrong wishing and syphilis as wrong doing reflecting the moral of middle upper class east coast America at the end of the 19th century. The practitioner became a healer by that, liberating humanity from evil. The old belief in inherited sin finds its counterpart in the idea, that psora can be inherited and therefore be handed down from one generation to another.
This goes along with a significant shift of what is to be cured; Hahnemann in his works always refers to the disease as something ultimately separate from the person, Kent et al. referred to the entire person to be cured, and therefore proclaimed that all symptoms, present or past, disease or non-disease be indicative for the selection of the remedy.
Another tendency is to create chronic miasms such as: Tuberculosis or Cancer or ringworm as independent chronic miasms ignoring that their symptoms are already included in Hahnemann's Psora and that these diseases are only different expressions of active psora.
There would be utter confusion, if all these miasms could be there at the same time and active so a theory was formed, that they exist in layers, and that they have to be pealed away like an onion by anti miasmatic remedies always selected from the class relating to the layer. But this fails often because it was quickly found out that there are remedies which are classed in various miasms, and that there are disease symptoms which can belong to different miasms.
I studied Hahnemann's Paris casebooks representing his last and most advanced methods. I found, that there was no reference made to either Psora, Syphillis or Sycosis.
Remedies were determined, (as far as we were able to follow) by the NOW present disease symptom picture. Some cases have Hahnemann's repertorisations included.
Often remedies were changed according when the symptom picture slightly changed when using C-potencies. The changes were less frequently using Q-potencies.
This does not surprise me at all, as the idea of diagnosing and determining remedies according disease- names was already criticized by Hahnemann, calling it a speculative / allopathic procedure.
At some late stage Hahnemann realized,. that by the growing numbers of remedies found to be useful in psora, the remedy selection was not made easier and the results did not improve as dramaticly as he wrote in the introduction to the Chronic Disease. From 1838 on Hahnemann started looking for the solution fof the problem elsewhere. He started to experiment with higher potencies, different modes of application.
The break through came with the Q-potencies.
Results in his cases improved dramatically (compare DF13 and 14 with DF4, 5).
I can confirm from my own experience in the past 20 years, that the Q-potency is an important milestone in the ongoing treatment, speeding up the recovery fourfold.
This raises the question: what is the value of the miasm theory nowadays?
My answer is:
It has no bearing on the remedy selection, it has no value if it comes to homeopathy in its pure unaltered form. There is no practical value at all and seriously aren't the homeopaths becoming the laughing stock going around telling people they are miasmatic?
It is one of those historic whims, which have done more harm to homeopathy than good.
Views: 13095
Miasm theory is always right, but we are not applying that properly due to various reasons. The blending of miasms, repeated suppressions and different faces of the same miasm, new miasms, etc. are confusing now a days. Even now, we really experience the difference in the outcome of treatment after the administration of an anti miasmatic remedy. It is said that similimum is the best antimiasmatic drug, but even difficult cases show marked improvement after the administration of a drug selected on the basis of prominent miasm. All controversies arise because of our ignorance!
Dear Dr. Rafeeque
Using the miasm theory when deciding on a remedy ( because it is listed in a certain class of anti --x remedies) goes against basic homeopathic principles.
Organon par.: 1 and 6 speak a clear language. further more organon paragraph 3 in a positive way lines out what is decisive for the success. Here we miss an inclusion pointing to the importance of miasm, or even a miasm being in any way and form a determining factor for the selection of the correct remedy.
This leads me to the view, that a homeopath knowing MMP well would have come up with the curative remedy anyway, possibly from this group , if his diagnosis was correct and the list of remedies complete.
But there is a danger in your view as well: remedies are prescribed by homeopaths with insufficient MMP knowledge because they are anti x-miasm and seem to fit the case well to the greatest detriment of the patient.
Here is an example of a case brought to my attention a week ago:
Mr. D.
Has consulted his homeopath being depressed and somewhat suicidal. He is restless. He awakes during the night with panic and can't get back to sleep. He has to leave bed and walks around, even a cup of coffee does not help. During daytime his concentration is bad. He forgets things and is unable to finish any job. He is very edgy. this condition started 3 days ago and got gradually worse. He came of cigarettes 3 weeks earlier with the help of a patch which he left off 4 days ago. He came of pain medication for his back a week ago.
the homeopath decided on ARSENICUM because of this persons SYPHILITIC background and the other more important symptoms matching.
In fact,it is easy to spot, that the symptoms above call fot NUX-V, which in a 30C aplied like an LM and given twice restored sleep and mood within 2 days.
Wether miasm theory is wrong or right is irrelevant for the success in homeopathy. Symptom similitude rules and if results are lacking, insufficient MMP knowledge of the practitioner is the culprit, besides other possible disturbances.
I do agree that there is lack of clarity in the classification of anti miasmatic drugs. Most of the polycrest drugs cover all miasms. Hence, the application of miasm should be done at the end. It will help the final selection of the similimum from a group of similar drugs.
In the example you have given, Nux v may be the similimum at that particular time. Nux is not considered as an anti syphilitic drug, still, it has less syphilitic features. How a drug becomes antimiasmatic? How we classify them? It is by comparing the symptomatology with the charecters of the miasm. The syphilitic features of nux is less compared to ars. But, it does not mean that nux is not anti syphilitic.
Physicians at the time of Hahnemman were lucky to have mono-miasmatic diseases, but now we have cases with blends of miasms. Even newborn babies are carriers of such miasmatic blends.
good comment and thanks for expressing what many homeopaths feel.
Miasmatic prescribing becomes less and less workable (leave aside, that it is unfit for remedy decision as shown above) with the increasing numbers of remedies associated to each of them. things get even more confusing if remedies are listed under the 3 major miasms,
-- what, -- if any --, accuracy is in that approach?
Hahnemann realized that problem and went beyond in his last years.
Boenninghausen after initially following Hahnemanns idea of classification (1835) came off the idea and amalgamated both repertories into one and by that ending the classification.
Jahr,-- probably one of the closest to Hahnemann, remember he compiled most of the late editions of the CD and the Organon-- saw the miasmatic classification unfit for selection of homeopathic remedies (1856).
Only Kent tediously hung onto it followed by other swedenbourgian homeopaths of the period, because it suited his religious beliefs, where --in fact-- he was the very one who ignored all miasms and gave the remedies indicated by the NOW present Disease Symptom Picture.
Praying after Kent and repeating his early lectures relentlessly inhibits the clear perception where the early masters left it.
The feeling that homeopathy is lacking and needs improvement reflects the unawareness where Hahnemann and contemporaries actually had left it.
Having studied their cases, having gained an accurate MMP knowledge, Working with their tools according to the principles and rules, leaves me with results where nothing more is to be desired.
peace wasalaman my dear hans,
"having gained an accurate MMP knowledge" could u please elaboret tihs statement?
peace wasalaman
Dear Alias Azhar
My homeopathy- study- guide gives you all the neccessary information how to establish this for yourself.
"Miasm is an old word used even before Hahnemann's time. Hahnemann retained this word in homeopathic literature. It means 'Disordered state of the internal economy'. It is essential that the homeopathic physician grasp the basic understanding of this internal deranged state. Hahnemann classified this into Psora, Sycosis and Syphilis. Pseudo Psora or Tubercular state is a post Hahnemannian thinking, although Hahnemann had included many of its features under Syphilis. The conditions that are considered under each of these classes range from Functional or Allergic (Psora), Proliferative or new growths (Sycosis), Degenerative and slow healing processes and healing by fibrosis/ intense allergic or idiosyncratic state (Tubercular), and Necrosis or destructive leading to irreversible changes and finally death (Syphilis). Even with changing times and addition of new information to our knowledge, these basic concepts have remained the same. This shows the sagacity of Hahnemann. Today, we understand the concepts by the name 'Hahnemannian Pathology'. This has a great prognostic value. Reversibility or irreversibility of conditions can be determined from this and the treatment can be instituted as curative or palliative. (Chronic Miasms- Allen; Notes on Miasms- Ortega)"
dear Dr Sarswat
The terminology has been set out precisely in my article. Regards the term miasma I refer to my documented sources. Please read carefully before commenting.
You may want to confirm for yourself that symptoms given by Allen for tubercular state are part of Hahnemann's list of Psoric symptoms.
Allen did not do this. Otherwise he would have realized, that a separate tubercular miasm does not exist.
In a nutshell Hahnemann knew Syphilis and Sycosis in advance of his "discovery" of Psora. He defined Psora as that miasmatic disease, which is not syphilitic and not sycotic, but has cyclical, chronic character not tending to heal itself. the group of man-made-chronic disease were kept seperate. We would class Psora nowadays as a SYNDROM ( a class of seperate diseases).
therefore, there cannot exist more than 3 chronic miasms in Hahnemann's miasm theory.
(BTW. one of my subjects when lecturing post grad.)
>> The conditions that are considered under each of these classes range from Functional or Allergic (Psora), Proliferative or new growths (Sycosis), Degenerative and slow healing processes and healing by fibrosis/ intense allergic or idiosyncratic state (Tubercular), and Necrosis or destructive leading to irreversible changes and finally death (Syphilis).
this is not what Hahnemann thought.
This is Swedenbourgian mythology introduced by Kent, --
It is beyond the miasmatic approach, even and beyond homeopathy at large, to determine in advance of treatment the reversibility / irreversibility of a condition.
If there is anything like "Hahnemannian Pathology", it was not mentioned by him, in fact he disregarded pathological findings for the selection of a remedy. His understanding was expressed in the "liveforce / living principle" realm, there he observed, there he got the clues, and there he found answers and solutions for restoring the sick to health.
When we give a potentized remedy, naturally it reaches the miasmatic level. A few homeopaths do not consider miasm; others give great importance. Ultimately both are targeting the miasms - intentionally or unintentionally!
© 2019 Created by Debby Bruck. Powered by


text:
Pain is both a curse and a blessing. At its best, pain serves to warn of real or impending tissue damage. Through its motivational and aversive aspects, pain compels individuals to take action, avoiding a worsening of damage, and/or beginning the process of restoration of damaged tissues. Unfortunately, pain's value as a warning signal is limited, and it may have exceedingly negative consequences. There are many situations, such as cancers, in which an individual can experience extreme and even life-threatening pathophysiology, without the perception of pain. An opposite problem may occur. Some individuals experience pain in the absence of any pathophysiological process, as in the case of somatoform pain disorder. Finally, many patients with tissue damage or a disease process may experience protracted disabling pain, leading to a downward spiral of emotional malaise, decreased physical function, and psychosocial upheaval.
Pain is ubiquitous. As the chapter by LeResche and VonKorff in the present volume demonstrates, pain can strike almost any organ system, and afflicts the young and old alike. The universal and aversive nature of pain has led to rapid development of the field of pain management.
Pain is complex. As discussed in the chapter by Riley and Robinson, pain is no longer considered a simple sensory occurrence. Rather, the most widely accepted current framework for the understanding of pain is now the biopsychosocial model. According to this model, nociception serves as a starting point for a series of events that culminate in the patient's perception of pain and overt pain behaviors. In the process, the pain experience is influenced by a) physical factors involved in pain signal transmission, b) psychological and emotional factors involved in the interpretation of pain signals, and c) environmental factors that provide incentives or disincentives for recovery.
The biopsychosocial model serves as a guide for the current volume. Part I of this volume provides in-depth coverage of some of the major psychosocial factors influencing pain syndromes. Financial and economic factors influencing pain syndromes are discussed in the chapter by Hadjistavropolous. Craig, Hill, and McMurtry both discuss how pain pa-

subset: commoncrawl


text:
I erased them, scene by scene. I didn't even have the decency to give them an honorable death in battle. Instead, I simply erased them. Denying them the adventure, and pretending they never existed.
For those of you that have beta read for me, you probably understand why I needed to do it. The two of them just didn't add to the story. I realized I was writing lines for them just so I could say they actually contributed to the story.
You guys never got to know them very well, but to me, they were still people.
And even though they didn't really do anything, they helped make the story what it is today.
Thanks Taryah and Hondo. Sorry I had to delete you.
Do you guys have trouble deleting characters?
On a happier note, have an awesome weekend!


text:
The Night Sessions
I have just finished reading Ken MacLeod's latest book, The Night Sessions. I really enjoyed Ken's last book, The Execution Channel and I am a great fan of his Fall Revolution series, so I was really looking forward to The Night Sessions. I was not disappointed. Ken revisits some of the themes and technological innovations of the Fall Revolution novels whilst exploring the new area of religious belief and motivation. So we have self conscious machines and artificial intelligences, a 24-7 online society and moves towards expansion of human civilization into space alongside the aftermath of "Faith Wars" and the global marginalisation of religion, creationist exiles from a US civil war conspiring in New Zealand and underground Christian fundamentalists conspiring in a hi-tech Scotland dominated by Russian capitalists, booming green technology and space industries, war weariness and sexually liberated hedonism! The action largely takes place in an Edinburgh at once recognisable and remote and a New Zealand of natural beauty, philosophical absurdity and technological wonder. A key part of the plot is an attempt to "techno-fix" climate change.
Like The Execution Channel, the new book is part detective story, part philosophical enquiry, but it is also a lovingly crafted depiction of a future world shaped by climate change, the aftermath of the "Armageddon" result of current conflicts and developing technologies, seen from the point of view of ordinary and extraordinary people.
As with his dissection of the political life and evolution of left sects and cults in the Fall Revolution series, Ken here looks at the life of churches in decline and the development of fundamentalism, re-occurring just when everyone thinks it has been defeated. This mirrors our modern experience. Religious conflicts, and class or national conflicts filtered through a religious frame had begun to seem very old fashioned and irrelevant even just 15 or 20 years ago. Yet now, by accident or design, religion and fundamentalism are hardly out of the news and are ascribed as causes to many events, even where Occam's Razor would suggest a much more easily understandable and basic causation.
Ken MacLeod again succeeds in bringing us a novel that not only entertains and amuses but asks serious questions of us all, enlightens and educates. I heartily recommend The Night Sessions to lovers of science fiction, politics, detective fiction or just those in search of a good read.
The other good news is that we are promised a new book entitled The Restoration Game in 2009.
Labels: Books, Climate Change, Culture, Science, Space


text:
Artificial Limb Centre - ALC Recruitment 2015 Notification in to recruit 05 Surgical, Assistant, Chowkidar, Lascar. 10th degree holder candidate can Apply Offline for 05 Surgical, Assistant, Chowkidar, Lascar Sarkari Naukri vacancies in ALC on Full time basis in Pune. This Recruitment Alert published from Employment News, and indian Government Jobs Portal. Check ALC Government jobs Advertisement regarding detail of posts, reservation chart, qualifications, and other terms and conditions etc. are given below:-
Artificial Limb Centre - ALC Recruitment 2015 by Employment News
Hiring Organization - Artificial Limb Centre
Employment Type - Full time
Job Category - 10th, 12th Pass
Post Name and Total No. of Vacancies - 05 posts
1. Boot Maker Surgical (SBM) - 01
2. Female Nursing Assistant - 01
3. Watchman / Chowkidar - 01
4. Lascar - 02 posts
1. Boot Maker Surgical (SBM) - 01
2. Female Nursing Assistant - 01
3. Watchman / Chowkidar - 01
4. Lascar - 02 posts
Experience Requirements - : Freshers jobs
Selection Procedure - Selection will be made strictly as per merit prepared on the basis of Written Exam, Practical Test.
Jobs in - Pune
Base salary and Grade Pay - Selected candidate will be paid remuneration based on pay band INR Rs. 5200 – 20200/- With 1800/2400/- Grade Pay..in accordance with the rule of Artificial Limb Centre
Age Requirement - Age of candidate should be lie between 18 to 32 Years(Post 1), 18 to 27 Years(Post 2)Age relaxations will be applicable as per the policy/ instructions of the Government. check job advertisement for age criteria of individual posts.
Educational Qualification - All applicant applying for ALC vacancies must posses 10th or its equivalent Qualification from a recognized Board / University. find job notification below For post wise Qualification.
How To Apply - All Eligible and interested candidates have to apply in prescribed format which can be Download from . After Filling The application form, candidate must send hard copy of application along with relevant testimonials (Mentioned In Detailed Advertisement) to the following Address before or on 4-09-2015
Important dates -
Last date for receiving of application form : 4-09-2015
Last date for receiving of application form : 4-09-2015
Address -
Important Links - For free job alerts like @ Latest Government jobs opening 2015 facebook page for Job updates on your Timeline and also Subscribe for JobsOK Employment Newsletter - Email subscription.


text:
To reliably support everyday collaboration activities, enterprises need a cohesive platform that may include a combination of hosted services and on-premise infrastructure and tools.
Many CIOs are consolidating disjointed office productivity, collaboration, content and portal assets into a single, unified software platform, based on a service-oriented architecture, that will benefit a range of workers and roles throughout their organizations. Forrester Research Inc. refers to this nirvana state as the information workplace. One mainstay of the vision is unified voice and data communicationswhich is more feasible given the rise of Voice over IPbut Forrester analyst Erica Driver says most enterprises remain unconvinced it makes financial sense to swap out existing voice systems.
Vendors of enterprise collaboration platforms are making slow progress toward unifying their real-time and asynchronous tools, while collaboration across platforms (you speak Lotus SameTime, I speak Microsoft Live Communications Server) remains difficult due to a lack of standards. And the list of options that support inter-enterprise collaboration is considerably shorter, though platform vendors are addressing the gap. For instance, Sharepoint, Microsoft's popular online workspace product, is largely limited to supporting collaboration inside the corporate firewall, so Microsoft acquired a competing product from Groove Networks in large part because it was designed to support inter-enterprise collaboration. Microsoft offers Groove in some editions of Vista.
Hosted services offer CIOs a good way to pare down their collaboration portfolios while providing their users with the latest features. Hosted options range from well-established Web-conferencing services such as WebEx to newer Web 2.0-based wikis, blogs and vertical-specific products such as Reuters Messaging.
"The trend at the moment is ease of experience over number of features," says Collaborative Strategies' Coleman. That could explain the growing popularity of basic, easy-to-use Web 2.0 tools that aren't overloaded with features, yet. Just when CIOs are intent upon rationalizing the proliferation of collaboration tools, an influx of appealing, easily acquired Web 2.0 tools may generate a new cycle of disjointed buying.
CIOs must stay on top of what's new and how it fits into their organization's collaboration strategy, and provide users with an approved library of manageable, secure tools. CIOs must also keep close tabs on how business processes and work habits are evolving. Even in a flat world, collaboration, like charity, begins at home.
IT Solutions Builder TOP IT RESOURCES TO MOVE YOUR BUSINESS FORWARD
Which topic are you interested in?
Data Storage
IT Management
What is your company size?
What is your job title?
What is your job function?
Searching our resource database to find your matches...


text:
"ID," the soldier said in Hebrew. There were two of them. The tallest one, the one speaking to Sinan, had sunglasses on even though the sun had long since set over Jerusalem. Streetlights cast shadows over the four figures on the road—the soldiers, Sinan and Kate. Sinan could see himself reflected in the soldier's glasses; he looked shrunken, like the wire dolls his sisters Khowla and Helema used to make. They would make a cross out of two wires for the body—the horizontal piece the arms and the vertical the chest, torso and legs. Then they would swaddle the wires in cloth embroidered with bright colors to create the thawb. A piece of stuffed fabric fastened atop the body became the head. Most of Sinan's brothers liked to play fedayeen, freedom fighter, but the girls spent all day imagining their dolls were farmers in Ramallah, just like their father's mother, and her mother before that, and hers before that. The dolls tirelessly lifted their little wire arms up and down, picking imaginary olives and placing them in imaginary canvas bags to be pressed for olive oil. Sometimes Sinan's father sat beside them and smoked a cigarette, describing their grandmother's land, the rolling hills lined with trees, their trunks as brown and gnarled as her sun-baked skin. "She was the land," he would say with faraway eyes. The girls could only imagine—the Israelis had taken the land years ago; the trees had been demolished.
Khowla and Helema would play until mama called them to help prepare za'atar for breakfast the next day or knaffeh for dinner. Sinan and his brothers usually destroyed the wire dolls, abandoned on the floor. Arms and legs were splayed across the carpet and heads rolled underneath furniture. Khowla and Helema would run out of the kitchen to mourn the dolls, fingers sticky with lemon juice and sugar for the pastry as they gathered the delicate, disparate parts.
"ID." The soldier's Uzi was slung across his shoulder like a purse. He nodded at Sinan, offering an expectant palm. He removed his glasses, revealing a dark scar, half an inch wide, running from his right temple to his jawbone. He had slate grey eyes. It had to be his first year in the IDF, Sinan thought. He looked like Sinan's youngest brother, Musab. The same proud, puffed chest—the irrational pride of youth. Eighteen or nineteen. Too young to have such a hardened gaze. But then, the intifada could do that to a soldier quickly, Sinan imagined. Grey eyes like the stones pelted at him.
The soldier shifted his Uzi and told his comrade, a shorter, fidgety man, to "talk to the girl" in Hebrew. The second soldier gestured for Kate to follow him across the road. "Come on," he said. She glanced at Sinan, her green eyes flashing a stop sign. Just a minute ago the two of them had been laughing, walking back to the Muslim Quarter after seeing a movie at the Cinematheque Theater on Hebron Road. Kate wore a long white skirt that danced in the nighttime breeze, revealing hints of skin beneath. The click of her cowboy boots on the cobblestone streets echoed through the Christian Quarter along with her laughter. American girls laughed loudly, Sinan noticed.
"What's your name?" Sinan heard the second soldier ask her in Hebrew.
Kate opened a small leather bag resting on her hip, just where the soldiers' guns lay. Sinan knew her reporter's notebook was inside. Earlier that day she had scribbled notes from a refugee camp he took her to in Gaza. Gaza was boiling; all of Palestine was, but in the camps you could feel the restlessness of the brown-eyed, fatherless boys. Earlier that week a nine-year-old was arrested for throwing stones. One stone struck a soldier in the cheek. Another bounced off a soldier's metal helmet. In response, the whole camp was put under house arrest for three days. There was no opportunity to pick fresh fruits and vegetables. Jaws ached with hunger.
Kate and Sinan watched on the fourth day as the gates to the camp were opened to welcome a bread truck. The children ran from their front doors, forming an eager circle around the truck. Three Israeli soldiers climbed out and unlocked the back doors. The smell of fresh bread invaded the air; mothers readied their tables. Suddenly, a title wave of loaves came tumbling out of the truck. One child started for them, but the soldiers stepped in, driving the fallen loaves into the mud with the heels of their combat boots. The children stood still. The soldiers got back in the truck and left.
Kate handed the soldier her American passport. "My name is Kate," she said in English. "What's yours?" The soldier said nothing. "Ma shimkha?" she repeated.
He was taken aback—by the question or her Hebrew, Sinan wasn't sure. "Mikhail," he said, glancing back at his cohort uncertainly.
"You're Russian!" Kate replied, smiling.
The grey-eyed soldier clenched his jaw. Kate's soldier gestured at her purse hurriedly, telling her to hand it over.
Sinan turned to his soldier. "Leave her alone," he said in Hebrew.
His soldier chuckled. "Maybe. Let's see some ID."
"I live here." Sinan felt heat rising in his belly and a tingle in his hands. In the background he could hear the other soldier asking Kate what was in the notebook, what their business was in Jerusalem. Her Hebrew was weak. "Movie, movie," she kept repeating in English.
"I live here," Sinan said again. He opened and closed his hands rapidly. They felt like they were going numb.
The soldier spoke slowly. "Give. Me. Your. Identification," he said.
Kate had stopped saying "movie." Now she said "journalist" over and over. A cat ambled past, its tawny hair matted, ribs poking through taut skin. It paused in front of Sinan and the soldier and let out a hoarse, pathetic wail, as if to admit to them that it had no home. It limped off to nowhere.
"We went to a movie; now we're walking back home," Sinan said. His Hebrew was flawless. He learned it as a boy, when he would turn lights or heat on or go buy bread for his neighbors in the Jewish Quarter on Shabbat. Sometimes they would pay him later, or direct him to a drawer where the money was waiting. David Cohen, one of his neighbors, would always teach Sinan a few words in Hebrew on those days and send him off with some challah. "You're a good boy, Sinan," he would say, cuffing Sinan's neck with a friendly chuckle. "You see people as people."
David had been there for the first suicide bomb, years ago. Sinan was passing through Zion Square after a visit to West Jerusalem when an explosion cut through downtown's everyday rush. Sound disappeared, but for a high-pitched whine in his ear. Sinan always remembered the eerie sight of children's mouths widened in anguish; friends' lips moved rapidly as their heads swiveled every which way in search of missing companions—but no sound, like he was watching a muted movie.
David Cohen worked as a lawyer a few blocks away, Sinan knew. He ran to the office. David's eyes widened when he found Sinan standing in front of the building. Wordlessly, David ripped off the checkered keffiyeh tied around Sinan's neck. When he spoke, Sinan read his lips: "Nobody can see you here. I'll take you home." David placed an arm around Sinan's trembling shoulders and shepherded him through the chaos, back toward the Old City. Later they learned that a member of the Palestinian Liberation Organization had stuffed a refrigerator with explosives. 15 people were killed.
Next Shabbat, David gave Sinan a Hebrew grammar book. "I think it's important you learn as much of this as you can. For the future," he said. His eyes were downcast, his expression wounded and searching, like something had been lost.
"Where's home?" the soldier asked.
"You said you're going home. Where's home?"
Sinan pulled his identification card from his back pocket. Its light blue sleeve protected him. Orange told the soldier "home" was the West Bank. Green told the soldier "home" was the Gaza Strip. Blue told the soldier "home" was Jerusalem.
The soldier examined it. "Stand still so I can make sure this is you," he said, holding the ID to Sinan's cheek. "Smile," he said.
Sinan grimaced.
Kate returned with the second soldier, who shook his head. "Nothing," he said.
"Don't waste time," Sinan's soldier told him. "Just go home." He handed the identification card over. As Sinan reached for it, the soldier let go. The card fluttered toward the ground for what seemed like minutes, finally landing between them.
"Pick it up."
Sinan stared at the card's blue jacket. He could see the picture of himself. Tiny, again. His hands tingled. He could feel Kate's green eyes.
"Pick it up," the soldier said.
"No," Sinan said, in Arabic.
He closed his eyes for a moment and braced for the impact. He, like all his brothers, had been in Israeli prison before. He could do it again. He waited for something, for yelling, for a fight.
Nothing came.
He opened his eyes. He looked at the soldier's scar, a twin of his own. His eyes met the soldier's gaze. The strap that held the Uzi slipped down his shoulder, which was sagging as if suddenly sore from the weapon's weight. A shadow came over his grey eyes. For a moment he looked at once far older and far younger than his eighteen or so years.
Silently, he turned away.


text:
Believing and belonging
A resource for all ages
In today's Africa children are beginning to learn in new ways. More children expect to be treated as partners in learning; and to be creative and playful in the way they learn.
- We are very grateful that we present the Sunday School Syllabus with a focus on the lessons of children from the explorer group to the senior group in the United Church of Zambia.


text:
Revisitng an old classic on individuality, freedom and the illusion of choice.
''The range of choice open to the individual is not the decisive factor in determining the degree of human freedom, but what can be chosen and what is chosen by the individual."
"The people recognize themselves in their commodities; they find their soul in their automobile, hi-fi set, split-level home, kitchen equipment."
-Herbert Marcuse
-Herbert Marcuse


text:
Little Metal Eyelets
Another installment of items attached to a board. This time around it is French metal eyelets. I particularly like the pattern of stitching on the reverse side.
Another installment of items attached to a board. This time around it is French metal eyelets. I particularly like the pattern of stitching on the reverse side.
I was craving some soba noodles the other night, but I am up in the country right now so I knew that desire might prove difficult to satisfy. Well, not only was I able to find the noodles in question, but just look at them!
Give me an object stitched onto a board and I am one happy little camper. This is the first in a series of such things. On another note…did you just feel that earthquake?
Happiness is a bevy of springs. Delight in all of the subtle variations. Seen at Lendy's Electric on Grand Street in NYC.
I saw these prints on Swissmiss this morning and fell for them in an instant. I am a true sucker for the mundane and the obsolete appearing in numbers. And I love the texture and flatness of these images. Good job Tweed Tom (real name, Tom Rowe). And thanks Swissmiss for having such a keen eye. If you want to live with one of these, go here.
I don't want to proselytize too much, but these wood burning stoves are fantastic! In a recent conversation with a designer who is planning to build a studio adjacent to her home, I found myself waxing lyrically about the beauty and efficiency of our own Morso stove (we have the little Owl…the 5th image down). The Danish company has been around since 1853, so in my opinion it's got some cred. These stoves are so efficient, that when used properly there is no smoke coming out of your chimney and virtually no ash left in the stove itself. I was originally looking at some really fancy (read: expensive) stoves, but we couldn't imagine spending that kind of money on a design for which we were not even that keen. They were lovely, but essentially too cold and hard-edged for our humble little A-Frame. There had to be something else out there that embodied the essence of Scandinavian design, but with some warmth and character. Morso designs run the gamut from very classic Danish court style to ultra modern. And, what's even better, they use 98% recycled materials in the production of their stoves.
The French curves shown here are mine, and rarely used anymore. It makes me a little sad to think that's the case because there is a certain joy and artfulness to using them. And more specifically, using them well. What got me to thinking about these was a quote I heard yesterday from a guy who manually charts the stock market. He said that "By doing something, you end up studying it." And that pretty much holds true for drawing curves. Sometimes it's a real struggle to get the curve you want and to make it fluid. And in that struggle, there is often an answer to the design.


text:
learning the Korean military rank
|Learning the Korean military ranks is kind of tricky, but let's see if this verse of Korean military folklore, 김일병의 비애 (Private Kim's Grief), helps:
Alternative lyrics also available.
The post above amended: "additional" --> "alternative", and "Korean military folklore" added, English translation added, lyrics blockquoted.
And here are the lyrics from the above link:
작사 : UnknownInteresting that similar sentiments exist also among the Finnish conscripts (must be a very universal in such an institution), but professional soldiers (officers) are not taken into account.
Categories: stratification • Koreanlanguage


text:
In the final months of pregnancy, sleep can be hard to come by, so by the time your baby makes his debut, you're ready for a good hearty nap. Since your baby is most alert during the first hour or two after birth, that's the best time to plop him onto your chest and give breastfeeding a try, and then ... Read More »
Tag Archives: childbirth
Some tips for managing visitors after your baby is born
The first weeks after your baby is born are a time of contradictory emotions, for some very good reasons: You just had a BABY! How cool is that? How amazing are her little hands and feet and her smell and her teeny face? This is definitely the best thing that has ever happened to you. On the other hand, you ... Read More »
What is Hypnobirthing? An interview with childbirth educator Cynthia Overgard of Hypnobirthing of CT
As part of our wonderful new slate of classes at Magic Beans stores, we're presenting "Three Things that Will Determine the Outcome of Your Birth," a talk by childbirth educator and HypnoBirthing instructor Cynthia Overgard, on November 4. HypnoBirthing is just one of many great approaches you can choose for your child's birth, but we love how respectful and empowering ... Read More »


text:
You are here
Home » Activities » Royal Graphics
Royal Graphics
Updated 12 June 2018
WHS ROYAL GRAPHICS creates and prints posters & banners for WHS teams, clubs, and local businesses.
Senior Banners
The Class of 2019 order form will be available in April 2019.
Contact Us
Email email@example.com for pricing information.
Poster Sizes
18x24 inches
24x36 inches
Custom sizes
Banner Sizes
24 inches high by any length
36 inches high by any length
42 inches high by any length
Printing (We print your product)
Design (We design your product)
Photo touch-ups (Added fees apply)
Grommets (Optional for vinyl banners)
Borderless printing (Added fees apply)
Paper Type
Heavy-coated paper
Awards, Bumper Stickers,
Cut-outs, Magnets,
Vinyl Clings
Visit ROYAL DESIGN for cut-outs, magnets, awards, or bumper stickers.
ROYAL DESIGN is a WHS Special Education work experience program.


text:
I had to reschedule this session to 3:30 PM since I had my dental appointment this morning. I'm fairly recovered from this morning's appointment but I feel like I'm worn out already. I kind of look forward to this session but not anything rough.
The doctor does some adjustments with the thumper but doesn't try anything radical or hurting so that's good. They are busy for a Friday afternoon so I only get the absolute necessary treatment.
I get a good 15 minutes of electro-massage and then about 3 minutes of ultra-sound. It's then back to the decompression table and 15 minutes of this treatment.
That's it. Another session done. According to Nurse Norma, I only have 3 left. I thought I had four but the next three will get me through next week and a fourth won't add much to my treatment anyway.
I also found out that I have an MRI scheduled for 6 August at St. Luke's and then a follow-up with Dr. Hilton on 11 August. We'll see where this leads.


text:
Latest News on mobile: sms NEWS to 7333
Home > News > PTI
Delhi: HC orders closure of banquet halls
February 17, 2006 18:59 IST
The Delhi High Court Friday ordered the Municipal Corporation of Delhi to close down all banquet halls functioning in the capital's residential areas. "Running of banquet halls are a perennial source of nuisance for residents, besides causing traffic congestion in the city, and they should go forthwith," a Division Bench of Justice Vijender Jain and Justice Rekha Sharma ruled.
The court clarified that Thursday's Supreme Court order on dismantling commercial structures in residential areas would apply to banquet halls as well.
The directions were given while dealing with a public interest litigation complaining about the functioning of commercial farmhouses in the city. The Bench observed that it was not only farmhouses but scores of banquet halls which have surfaced in residential areas illegally, causing severe hardships to the general public.
Hence, it asked the MCD to take immediate steps to close down such halls. Earlier, the court reiterated that no farmhouses would be allowed to organise commercial activities if the approach road was less that 60 feet wide. Justice Jain refused to buy the argument of the MCD and some farmhouse-owners that the 60-feet width should be computed between two buildings.


text:
Founded in 1967, Chicago's Museum of Contemporary Art features a large collection of modern art from World War II to the present. The current modernist building, designed by German architect Josef Paul Kleihues, opened in 1996 and in terms of square footage was the largest museum of modern art in the world. The highlight of the building is the main staircase, which leads to the beautiful atrium overlooking Lake Michigan.
There are more than 2,000 works on display by artists including Andy Warhol, Marcel DuChamp, and Alexander Calder. The collection is solid, with some really interesting pieces. There are also regularly changing temporary exhibitions, as well as live performances. This is a museum for art lovers, though. Those with a lesser interest will want to stick to the Art Institute, which also has an excellent collection of modern art too.
Address: 220 East Chicago Avenue
Telephone: (312) 280 2660
Website: www.mcachicago.org
Train: Chicago-Red
Hours: Tuesday through Sunday 10:00-17:00; 10:00-20:00 Tuesdays
Closed Monday
$12.00 Adults
$7.00 Students and Seniors
Free admission every Tuesday.


text:
Gul Roof Rack Pads 50cm
The Gul 2 X 50CM Roof Rack Pads will fit a wide range of roof bars and racks. Designed to protect surfboards during transit. Made from durable, long lasting and super tough diamond ripstop fabric. Two pads provided.
· 2x 50CM roof rack pads
· Fit a wide range of roof bars and racks
· Super tough diamond ripstop fabric
· Padded to help prevent damage to load
· Signature red secure Velcro fastenings


text:
Pita's other passion: helping our community0
Community involvement and support are part of the fabric of The Pita Group, so in the spirit of the season, marketing intern Aleaha Gilbert asked the Pita team how they give back, in their personal and professional lives:
Team Pita – United Way Day of Caring
This fall, eight Pita employees participated in the United Way Day of Caring Campaign by volunteering their time at the Women's League Child Development Center in Hartford. We're not sure whose day was brightened more! The children they helped thanked them with a handmade banner, and the Pita team came back with smiles from ear to ear.
The United Way Community Campaign runs from September to mid-November. It is the largest annual health and human service fundraising effort in Connecticut. The Pita Group actively participates each year. The company also matches employee donations to the campaign, which supports programs at many Connecticut agencies.
Kim Pita, Managing Principal
Kim spends each and every day contributing to at least one of the many organizations with which she is involved. Kim was recently named chairwoman of the Small Business Advisory Council for the Connecticut Business & Industry Association (CBIA), where she serves on the Board of Directors. Kim also serves as president of the Board of Directors at Hartford Children's Theatre, is a member of the Catalyst Steering Committee for Hartford Foundation for Public Giving and a member of the Board of Directors for Girl Scouts of Connecticut. Giving back has been one of her passions since childhood. She chooses to devote her time to causes she is passionate about, particularly those that impact women, children and the arts.
Paul Pita, CEO, Executive Creative Director
Paul is a member of the Executive Committee of the United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut. He serves on the board for the Center of Professional Development at the University of Hartford, where he shares his creative marketing skills to help make a difference. He enjoys working with organizations that he is passionate about and enjoys giving back. Golf Fore the Kids, another organization with which Paul actively serves, raises money to support the development of new aggressive cancer care strategies and treatment programs at the Jimmy Fund. Paul also participated in The Pita Group's Day of Caring. Even in one day, he believes you can make a noticeable difference. He enjoyed being there to give the kids the love and attention they deserved.
Jenny Smith, Director of Public Relations
Jenny works closely with FIRST® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) CT, this state's arm of an international organization created to inspire young people's interest and participation in science and technology. She serves on the FIRST CT Marketing Committee, where she works to reach out to current volunteers, potential volunteers and sponsors. Currently, FIRST CT volunteers are gearing up for the 2011-2012 season. Jenny is helping promote robotics, science and teamwork competitions that take place around the state between October and May with thousands of grade, middle and high school students. Jenny believes the promotion of FIRST's program and events will get more young people interested in science, technology, math and engineering careers.
Darlene Sargent, Senior Designer
Darlene focuses some of her time volunteering with CASTLE, Inc. (Colchester Alternative School Age Total Learning Experience), a non-profit before- and after-school program. She currently serves on the Board of Directors and is involved with their fundraising committee. Her two children attend CASTLE after school every day, a place she describes as "far beyond a typical before- and after-school program." CASTLE strives to provide a high-quality program, where school-aged children can learn about life skills, diversity, creativity and much more.
Steve Latronica, Interactive Developer
Steve serves on the Membership Development Committee for HYPE (Hartford Young Professionals and Entrepreneurs). Along with participation in monthly meetings, Steve also attends many of professional events hosted by HYPE. Steve has enjoyed meeting a variety of different people throughout HYPE. He strongly believes in their mission to guide young professionals in the Hartford area to become more involved in professional, social and community opportunities.
Karen Murray, Finance Manager
Karen has a strong history of volunteer work, including partnering with Habitat for Humanity and Kripalu. At Habitat, Karen has worked on fundraising campaigns, as well as assisting in building projects both locally and in Portugal. Kripalu, a yoga and wellness center in Massachusetts, provided Karen with the opportunity to work hands on in their kitchen, as well as become involved in the production department, assisting program presenters. Kripalu was part of her "Eat, Pray, Love" experience. Karen feels she is blessed and enjoys being able to help people in any way possible.
Nicole Stavola, Marketing Coordinator
Nicole has been recently inspired after volunteering during the United Way Day of Caring at the Women's League Development Center. In the past, she worked with the Special Olympics and with children at a Hartford elementary school. Nicole feels it is rewarding to spend her time helping others and putting a smile on their faces.


text:
Mild Hypertension pp 34-42 | Cite as
Baroreflex function and centrally acting antihypertensive drugs
The baroreflex is a neural circuit that has powerful effects on blood pressure and heart rate. First recognized in the 1920s (Koch and Mies 1929), it is now known to involve sensory endings (arterial baroreceptors) in both the carotid sinus and the aortic arch. These produce afferent impulses which are transmitted via the glossopharyngeal (carotid) and vagus (aortic) nerves to synapses within the nucleus tractus solitarius of the medulla. Ultimately, blood pressure and heart rate are affected by parallel sympathetic and parasympathetic modulation. Following the initial description of the baroreflex, it was speculated that a primary disturbance of its function might lead to hypertension in man. This speculation remains active today, supported by observations that impairment of the baroreflex function can produce hypertension in animals and in man. The development of centrally acting antihypertensive drugs, including clonidine hydrochloride, has provided further information about the neurophysiology of the baroreflex, including evidence that baroreflex modulation may be a component action of such drugs.
KeywordsCarotid Sinus Nucleus Tractus Solitarius Baroreflex Sensitivity Baroreflex Function Sustained Hypertension
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
- 1.Aars H (1972) Effects of clonidine on aortic diameter and aortic baroreceptor activity. Eur J Pharmacol 20: 52–59.PubMedCrossRefGoogle Scholar
- 2.Bauernfeind R, Hall C, Denes P, Rosen KM (1978) Carotid sinus hypersensitivity with alpha methyldopa. Ann Int Med 88: 214–215.PubMedGoogle Scholar
- 3.Brown AM (1980) Receptors under pressure: an update on baroreceptors. Circ Res 46: 1–10.PubMedGoogle Scholar
- 4.Carretta R, Fabris B, Bellini G, Tonutti L, Battilana G, Bianchetti A, Campanacci L (1983) Baroreflex function after therapy withdrawal in patients with essential hypertension. Clin Sci 64: 259–263.PubMedGoogle Scholar
- 5.Cowley AW Jr., Liard JF, Guyton AC (1973) Role of the baroreceptor reflex in daily control of arterial blood pressure and other variables in dogs. Circ Res 32: 564–576.PubMedGoogle Scholar
- 6.Eckberg DL (1979) Carotid baroreflex function in young men with borderline blood pressure elevation Circulation 59: 623–636.Google Scholar
- 7.Gribbin B, Pickering TG, Sleight P, Peto R (1971) Effect of age and high blood pressure on baroreflex sensitivity in man. Circ Res 29: 424–431.PubMedGoogle Scholar
- 8.Guthrie GP Jr., Kotchen TA (1983) Effects of oral clonidine on baroreflex function in patients with essential hypertension. Chest 83 (Suppl): 327–328.PubMedGoogle Scholar
- 9.Haeusler G (1977) Neuronal mechanisms influencing transmission in the baroreceptor reflex arc. In: De Jong W, Provoost SP, Shapiro AP (eds), Hypertension and Brain Mechanisms, Prog Brain Res 47: 95–109.Google Scholar
- 10.Kobinger W, Walland A (1972) Evidence for a central activation of a vagalcardiodepressor reflex by clonidine. Eur J Pharmacol 19: 203–209.PubMedCrossRefGoogle Scholar
- 11.Koch E, Mies A (1929) Chronischer arterieller Hochdruck durch experimentelle Dauerausschaltung der Blutdruckzügler. Krankheitsforsch 7: 241–256.Google Scholar
- 12.Korner PI, West MJ, Shaw J, Uther JB (1974) Steady state properties of the baroreceptor-heart rate reflex in essential hypertension in man. Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol 1: 65–76.PubMedCrossRefGoogle Scholar
- 13.Korner PI, Oliver JR, Sleight P, Robinson JS, Chalmers JP (1975) Assessment of cardiac autonomic excitability in renal hypertensive rabbits using clonidine-induced resetting of the baroreceptor-heart rate reflex. Eur J Pharmacol 33: 353–362.PubMedCrossRefGoogle Scholar
- 14.Kotchen TA, Guthrie GP Jr., McKean H, Kotchen JM (1982) Adrenergic responsiveness in prehypertensive subjects. Circulation 65: 285–290.PubMedCrossRefGoogle Scholar
- 15.Mancia G, Ferrari A, Gregorini L, Zanchetti A (1979). Clonidine and carotid baroreflex in essential hypertension. Hypertension 1: 362–370.PubMedGoogle Scholar
- 16.Mancia G, Ferrari A, Gregorini L, Ferrari C, Bianchini C, Terzoli L, Leonetti G, Zanchetti A (1980) Effect of prazosin on autonomic control of circulation in essential hypertension. Hypertension 2: 700–707.PubMedGoogle Scholar
- 17.Nowak SJG (1940) Chronic hypertension produced by carotid sinus and aortic-depressor nerve section. Ann Surg 111: 102–111.PubMedCrossRefGoogle Scholar
- 18.Ripley RC, Hollifield JW, Nies AS (1977) Sustained hypertension after section of the glossopharyngeal nerve. Am J Med 62: 297–302PubMedCrossRefGoogle Scholar
- 19.Sasso EH, O'Connor DT (1982) Prazosin depression of baroreflex function in hypertensive man. Eur J Clin Pharmacol 22: 7–14.PubMedCrossRefGoogle Scholar
- 20.Simon AC, Safar ME, Weiss YA, London GM, Milliez PL (1977 a) Baroreflex sensitivity and cardiopulmonary blood volume in normotensive and hypertensive patients. Br Heart J 39: 799–805.Google Scholar
- 21.Simon G, Kiowski W, Julius S (1977 b) Effect of beta-adrenoceptor antagonists on baroreceptor reflex sensitivity in hypertension Clin Pharmacol Ther 22: 293–298.Google Scholar
- 22.Sleight P, West MJ (1975) The effects of clonidine on the baroreflex arc in man. In: Davies DS, Reid JL (eds), Central action of drugs in blood pressure regulation. Pitman Medical, Tunbridge, Wells 291–299.Google Scholar
- 23.Sleight P (1979) Reflex control of the heart. AM J Cardio 44: 889–894.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
- 24.Sleight P, Gribbin B, Pickering TG (1979) Baroreflex sensitivity in normal and hypertensive man: the effect of beta adrenergic blockade on reflex sensitivity. Post Grad Med J 47: 79–81.Google Scholar
- 25.Smyth HS, Sleight P, Pickering GW (1969) Reflex regulation of arterial pressure during sleep in man: a quantitative method of assessing baroreflex sensitivity. Circ Res 24: 109–112.PubMedGoogle Scholar
- 26.Takeshita et al. (1975) Circulation 51: 739.Google Scholar


text:
The Annual State of the LGBTQ Movement Update
555 California St
San Francisco, CA 94104
We wrap up the year with our comprehensive analysis of the state of the LGBTQ movement as seen by some of its most outstanding leaders. Join high profile national and international leaders as they highlight the advancements and challenges of 2017 and look ahead.
- Rea Carey, Executive Director, National LGBTQ Task Force
- Isa Noyola, Deputy Director, Transgender Law Center
- Jessica Stern, Executive Director, OutRight International
- Rick Zbur, Executive Director, Equality California
- Roger Doughty, President, Horizons Foundation
Please be prepared to show identification to building security. This event requires advance registration; due to building restrictions, we are unable to accommodate guests who have not registered. Registration will close 24 hours prior to event or when we have reached capacity.
Please contact us at [email protected] or at 415.398.2333 ext. 115 if you have any questions or to make changes to your registration.


text:
my studio wall, originally uploaded by sarah ahearn.
january always gets me remembering my favorite moments of the past year... i'll be sharing some of those here in the next few days...
january also gets me looking forward to exciting projects & inspirations that will a part of the year ahead... those will be shared here soon too!
happy new to you! *s


text:
Crystal Renn appears on the cover of the June 2010 issue of American Glamour alongside Alessandra Ambrosio, and Brooklyn Decker. The headline to the cover story photographed by Matthias Vriens-McGrath in St. Barts declares, "Sexy! We've got the best swimsuits for every body…Size 2, Size 12, Whatever!"
Crystal leads the editorial that turns the conventional swimwear feature on its head. We've seen Alessandra Ambrosio wearing next to nothing for Victoria's Secret for years, we've seen the flawless Brooklyn Decker in Sports Illustrated's Swimsuit Edition, but seeing plus model Crystal kick off the story wearing a Zimmermann one-piece and Christian Roth sunglasses in an unpatronizing manner is an act heretofore unseen. What's so striking about the Glamour cover story is not that it's not a mere reprise of the "size issues" that have done the rounds of fashion magazines of late, but that Crystal's right there with the best of the best no matter the size.
Asked by Glamour if there is indeed a movement to use models of all sizes, Crystal is emphatic in responding, "I absolutely believe so. Even Prada showed curvier models this spring." And why not? If Crystal, Alessandra, and Brooklyn can share the odd cover of Glamour, then the possibilities are limitless.
Article taken from fordmodelsblog.com


text:
Monday, 17 May 2010
Bobbin bicycles.
9 comments:
I love Bobbin bikes - I SO want a purple one. But no justification. Of course if someone was to steal my trusty hybrid...ReplyDelete
I know, Nat. Really want one. But if my bike did actually get nicked I'd be really gutted. ;pReplyDelete
I'm sorry! In my defence, it was a complete surprise, I sent him a picture of this one months ago, labelled 'Dream Bike' & he's never bought me anything that pricey before, so it was kind of a shock.ReplyDelete
Just posting about it now - I cycled up Dartmouth Park Hill yesterday (near you?) and it almost killed me. Fancy a bike ride when I get rid of my cold? And of course I will wear a helmet :)
Aw, that is so sweet! What a dude.ReplyDelete
Yes, I'd love to go on a bike ride! We have to follow my golden rule and not cycle up any streets with the word 'hill' in the name, though. I can't believe you cycled up Dartmouth Park Hill!
Get well soon!
Thats where I got my beautful Gazelle! I love Bobbin, such a beautiful shop. That red bike is pretty gorgeous too, I'd be jealous as well:) x LZReplyDelete
Billie's got one of those!ReplyDelete
It's gorge and has the best bell I've ever heard but it's SO HEAVY. Not practical for those of us with excessive stairs...
I have a Bobbin... her name is Glorie :) Looking forward to riding her in the sunshine today :DReplyDelete
I would love a bike just like this. I love old fashioned bikes. I'm trying to work out whether I would be too lethal on the road! Probably! I even considered buying one and just riding around London Fields cycle lanes but I'm sure I'd be bored in no time. xxReplyDelete
- Anonymous20 July 2010 at 15:13
I got my cherry red Metropole(completely with wicker basket)earlier this month and I love it to bits. It was a bit of a gamble as I didn't know how to cycle at the time but I can now pedal unaided (although I'm hilariously wobbly and can't turn yet!) and am looking forward to taking my beauty on countryside jaunts very soon. An absolute dream of a bike, still can't believe I own it.ReplyDelete


text:
Stonehaven Flood Action Group have issued a plea for residents and businesses in the Old Town and Market Square area to remove hundreds of disused sandbags.
The sandbags still line the streets after the Flood Warning on January 7.
With Aberdeenshire Council under no obligation to collect or dispose of the sandbags, property owners are being encouraged to either store them off the streets for future use, or to take them away for disposal.
Due to the completion of the Stonehaven Flood Protection Scheme being many years away, residents and businesses are urged to always be prepared to protect their property from flooding at short notice at any time.
Sandbags can be stored for re-use provided they have not been contaminated by flood water, but to remain undamaged they must be stored indoors or in a dry, undercover place away from sunlight.
To help with the clean-up, Stonehaven Flood Action Group have announced a 'Sandbag Amnesty' for those who have no safe place to store sandbags on their property, or who have nowhere else to put them. Sandbags can be taken to the BP Garage on Dunnottar Avenue and placed on the wooden pallets located to the rear of the building, or to John A W Briggs Carpet Shop with prior arrangement.
A Flood Action Group spokesperson said: "We are really concerned at the amount of sandbags left around the streets of the Old Town. They are not only unsightly and a trip hazard on pavements, but if the bags burst then the sand will wash into the drains causing them to block and contribute to surface flooding in the streets.
"Since we contributed to the distribution of sandbags in January, we'd like to help get them off the pavements and make the town look nicer for tourists in the Spring."


text:
If you have read my blog a bit, you know how I feel about hyperfeminisation, particularly when it happens to little girls. The big Lego-debate can stand in for every time I have said: Feminine is OK, but give the poor girls more than one option!
So, imagine my interest when Merida, from Brave, has become a Disney Princess. She is already part of the Disney brand, as Brave is a coproduction between Disney and Pixar. Merida is the ultimate tomboy, the girl who resists with everything she has when her mother tries to make her a copy of herself. In the fight for power between the two women, their real love for each other is revealed, and turned into mutual respect. The story is grand, funny, beautiful and contains some of the best descriptions of feminine strength that I have seen targeted at children - both female dignity, motherly love, and strong-willed passion and dedication. Loving Merida and her mother doesn't mean loving men, it means loving the strength of women. And so taking her into a Disney universe where femininity so far means such things as sleeping until the Prince wakes you up, finding love together with the right shoe or giving up your voice for love was a bold and interesting move.
However not everybody likes the make-over she had to go through in order to fit in. Not that Merida ever wanted to fit in. That was what the whole film was about, Disney! Don't take away her bow and arrow!!!
The scariest readings are the comment fields, though. It looks like asking that one princess out of eleven remains a normal teen-ager and not a hypersexualised wet dream is a frontal attack on femininity and masculinity, simultaneously. That aggression just underlines the desperate need for more Meridas, girls willing to fight for the right to not conform to restrictive norms. You go, Merida. As for me, I aim to become a skinwalker, to show off how my inner bear wakes up when somebody threaten the freedom and safety of my kids.
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)


text:
I love how quiet it is outside when it snows. It's even quieter inside the car, especially when I don't clear off the windows, like a cave.
Then I think it's funny how the brake light reflects off of the rear window snow so I can see it from the inside. I wonder what it looks like on the outside, if they can see it at all?


text:
Bergman, Walls & Associates, Ltd.
John Hinton, Director of Native American Projects
Phone: 702-940-0000
Bergman Walls & Associates, Ltd., Architects, specializes in the design of Resorts, Casinos, Hotels, Retail, Dining, and Entertainment facilities with offices in Las Vegas and Ho Chi Minh City. BWA services include Master Planning, Architectural Design and Interior Design.
Serge Vardanyan, Director, Americas
Phone: 818-288-0895
BetConstruct is an award-winning developer and provider of online and land-based betting and gaming solutions. BetConstruct's innovative and proven offerings include an extensive range of market-leading vertical products including Free Play, Social Poker, Fantasy Sports, Sportsbook, Live Dealer Casino, RNG Casino Suite, Poker, Skill Games, Virtual Betting. BetConstruct currently powers the operations of more than 120 partners which are serviced via eight global offices. For more information, please visit the BetConstruct website at www.betconstruct.com.
BMM Testlabs
Jodi Dilascio, Director Tribal Gaming
Phone: 702-407-2420
BMM Testlabs is the longest established and most experienced private independent gaming certification lab in the world. We have been serving the gaming industry for over 34 years. Our experience, expertise and dedication in this fast paced and evolving market ensure we always exceed client expectations.
Broadcast Music Inc
Teresa Stafford-Scherer, Senior Director
Phone: 615-401-2874
BMI is a global leader in music rights management. Serving as an advocate for the value of music. BMI represents the public performance rights in more than 10.5 million musical works created by more than 700k song writers, publichers and composers.


text:
Throughout The Car Industry
Categories: Car News
FCA Design Chief Ralph Gilles Sketches Pacifica Hellcat
FCA design chief Ralph Gilles has always been known for having a strong imagination as well as an intimate connection with what enthusiasts want in a performance vehicle. He demonstrated both of these traits by publishing a sketch on his official instagram account that previews what a Hellcat-powered Pacifica would look like, if it somehow made its way to production.
Posted In: Car News, Concept Cars, Humor, Miscellaneous
Tags: FCA, FCA news, pacifica, pacifica news, hellcat, hellcat pacifica, sketch, pacifica sketch, miscillaneous
Hyundai Santa Cruz Pickup Truck To Spawn Kia Variant?
Hot on the heels of the recent unveiling of the Hyundai Santa Cruz pickup truck concept, a new report appears to suggest that Kia is not far behind in its desire for a work-oriented hauler, and could potentially have an entry of its own before the end of the decade.
Posted In: Car News, Reports, Rumors
Tags: Hyundai, Kia, Hyundai news, Kia news, industry news, car news, santa cruz, hyundai santa cruz, kia, kia rumor, kia report, kia news
Jeep Planning New Wagoneer SUV? New Report Suggests One Is Indeed In The Works
It's no secret that Jeep has been on a recent product blitz. So far it has helped produce strong sales, but a new report suggests that the product onslaught could include a revived Wagoneer SUV that aims to tackle the full size SUV segment.
Posted In: Car News, Reports, Rumors
Tags: Jeep, Jeep news, Jeep report, report, Jeep rumors, rumor, Wagoneer, Jeep Wagoneer
Jaguar F-Type SVR Leaked, Brings 575 Horsepower To F-Type Ranks
The current generation F-Type "R" model currently holds the mantle as the most powerful F-Type avalible to buyers thanks to its 550 horsepower supercharged V8 engine as well as its slick exterior styling, however thanks to a poorly timed leak by a German importer (which was spotted by the folks at Autovisie,) that model will be surpassed by a new breed of feline that brings more power and technology to the F-Type ranks while also putting established entries from Porsche and BMW in its crosshairs.
Posted In: Car News, Driving, Exotics, Special / Limited Edition
Tags: jaguar, jaguar f type, jaguar f type coupe, svr, jaguar svr, f type svr, report, jaguar report, f type report, svr report, f type sver report
Aston Martin To Auction Off DB10 Bond Movie Car
Collectors and James Bond fans will have a rare opportunity to relive their favorite spy fantasies if they can secure the highest bid for the Aston Martin DB10 when it crosses the auction block at Christie's in London, England, on February 18th.
Posted In: Auctions, Car News, Exotics, Miscellaneous, Special / Limited Edition, Technology
Tags: aston martin, aston martin news, db10, aston martin db10, db10 news, auctions, db10 auction, report
Audi Shifts Focus, Puts More Priority On EV Models Versus Niche Models
Like other brands in the greater Volkswagen empire, Audi has been dealt a sizeable blow by the ever growing Dieselgate scandal. As a result of this unforeseen blow, Audi revealed that it is shifting the focus of its research and development budget to projects to bring more green vehicles to the marketplace including the production version of the Q6 e-tron.
Posted In: Car News, Concept Cars, Hybrid / Green, Reports, Rumors
Tags: audi, audi news, e-tron, audi r8 e-tron, Q6, Q6 e-tron, report, audi report, rumors, audi rumors
Hyundai's Genesis N Division Beginning Work On Potential M4 Rival???
Hyundai's new Genesis division is doubling down on its lofty goals for the luxury car market, but, if a new rumor is found to be true, the brand's performance-oriented 'N' division could be preparing a formidable entry that would compete head-to-head with the BMW M4 and taget the Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Coupe in its quest to become the top dog in the luxury sport coupe segment.
Posted In: Car News, Reports, Rumors, Technology
Tags: hyundai, hyundai news, genesis, N, N division, rival, m4 rival, report, genesis report, hyundai report
MINI Unveils Clubman ALL4 Model
MINI has high hopes rolling on its fleet of all-wheel drive models, and it has unveiled the next member of the group, the 2016 MINI Clubman ALL4, which brings the ALL4 system to a smaller platform, while also ushering in new levels of efficiency and performance.
Posted In: Car News, Reports, Technology
Tags: Mini, mini news, clubman, mini clubman, all4, report
General Motors Launches 'Maven' Car Sharing Brand, Has Uber In Its Sights
The rise of Uber as the nation's most popular ride sharing service has not gone unnoticed by many in the automotive industry; some auto companies planning ride sharing services of their own to counter Uber's influence on the market. General Motors has unveiled its response, partnering with Uber's chief rival Lyft, in creating its all-new 'Maven' ride sharing service in its attempt to bring ride sharing to more customers.
Posted In: Car News, Miscellaneous, Reports
Tags: gm, gm news, maven, gm maven, ridesharing, gm ridesharing, lyft, gm lyft, report, gm report
Chevrolet Unveils 2016 Silverado Realtree Edition
With many truck buyers taking their pickup trucks off the beaten path, Chevrolet has unveiled a new special edition Silverado that strives to meet the demands of these very special customers, while bringing several model-exclusive touches to the Silverado model family.
Posted In: Car News, Reports, Special / Limited Edition
Tags: chevrolet, chevrolet news, silverado, chevrolet silverado, realtree, realtree edition, chevrolet silverado, realtree edition
Jaguar Discusses XJ Replacement And Bargain Model Below XE
Jaguar has released new information regarding its long-term plans and goals revealing preliminary details regarding a replacement for the current generation XJ flagship, as well as discussing the possibility of a model that would slot below the XE.
Posted In: Car News, Miscellaneous, Reports, Rumors
Tags: jagyar, jaguar news, xj, jaguar xj, 2016 jaguar xj, rumors, jaguar rumors, report, jaguar report


text:
By continuing to browse our site, you are consenting to the use of cookies. Click here for more information on the cookies we use.
Defending life from conception to natural death
SPUC supports parents and medical professionals in helping to protect children, before and after birth
SPUC has a team of highly trained speakers to visit your school free of charge.
Read about our founders, the aims spelt out in our constitution and some of the campaigns we've been involved in
We stand shoulder to shoulder with the African pro-life movement as part of the global witness to life
SPUC has been defending unborn children for nearly 50 years, both in the UK and internationally
We want you to be a part of our life-saving work: get in touch to find out how you can help end abortion
Be the first to know about breaking pro-life news stories
Read our latest blogposts from famous pro-lifers, local activists, SPUC staff, guest stars and more
Get the latest edition of our newsletter
SPUC's charities bulletin is a guide to where many well-known charities stand on abortion and other pro-life issues
The universal right to life of every human being is the foundation on which all other rights rely
Pro-life feminists represent a growing number of women who believe passionately in women's empowerment and the universal right to life
Want to find out more about abortion? Wondering about the hard cases? Our FAQ page is here to answer all your questions
12 February 2013
London, 12 February 2013: A leading pro-family lobbying group has challenged Education Secretary Michael Gove to be honest that teachers will be in trouble if they claim that gay marriage is not real or true or valid marriage.
The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC), which argues that the Marriage (Same-Sex Couples) Bill will undermine the pro-life institution of real (i.e. heterosexual) marriage, was responding to Mr Gove's answers this morning to the Commons committee scrutinising the bill.
Mr Gove indicated that teachers should not give "unbalanced" or "unreasonable" views or "inappropriate teaching" regarding same-sex marriage. He evaded a question on what will happen to teachers who refuse to take part in religious education (RE) or sex and relationships education (SRE) lessons unless they can follow their conscience on the issue.
When asked, by Tim Loughton MP, the specific questions:
Mr Gove demurred, saying he couldn't imagine that any teacher would set out in that way, and he refused to answer the question directly.
Antonia Tully of SPUC's Safe at School campaign commented: "What does Mr Gove mean by an 'unbalanced view'? Mr Gove can't claim on the one hand that teachers won't be under pressure to go against their consciences, and on the other hand conceal his position on what can and cannot be stated in the classroom.
"Many teachers will find themselves caught between their headteacher and their conscience. Helen Grant, a junior minister, has warned that '... it will always be a matter for the head to determine what teachers under his control should be teaching and he/she will have a range of disciplinary measures at their disposal if they are needed including ultimately dismissal.'"
Mrs Tully continued: "What about those headteachers who insist that so-called same-sex marriage is not equated with marriage between a man and a woman? Can we imagine them being allowed to use 'a range of disciplinary measures' against teachers who want to promote same-sex marriage?"
SPUC's Safe at School campaign is offering confidential advice and support for teachers facing a crisis of conscience over teaching same-sex marriage.
Antonia Tully of SPUC's Safe at School campaign can be contacted on 020 8407 3463 or 07926 007175. SPUC's communications department can be contacted on:


text:
Photography. We still take it really seriously.
That's right, the guys at The Camera Store has just released another great and funny video, a sequel of the first The Battle at F-Stop Ridge. What's different about this battle compared to the last one is that we don't see any "grenade" or "sniper riffle", because this is more of a close battle… so close that someone's "gun" got knocked off from his hands (ouch!). We do, however, see a lot of machine "guns" this time around, and also a war horse, which is a very nice touch. Enjoy.
You can check out part 1 of the battle here.


text:
Enjoy a lovely 3D game where you will have to drive a tractor on a farm without crashing it. You will also have to hurry up and complete each level before the time runs out. You can choose between fourteen fun colors for your tractor and play twenty four entertaining levels. Try to finish each of them with a three star ranking and stay focused before as you progress in the game, it will become more challenging. Have an amazing time playing Tractor Mania 3D Parking!
ARROW = Drive
SPACE = Handbrake
Newpopulargames.com is the premier social gaming network where people can make friends, relax, socialize, and play new games everyday.With an ever-expanding showcase of racing games, 3DFlashGame.net is regarded for its high quality games suitable for the entire family. Where you can play Action Game Cartoon Games, Fight Games, Flight Games, Girl Games, Sports Games, Puzzle Games, Skill Games, Playing Game ... and thousand of Free Online Games Sitemap


text:
Video game companies all over the world are subject to government regulations against free speech – some for good reason, others just for an unidentified purpose. While playing the mobile title Words With Friends 2 Online the other day it was discovered that "NAZI is not a valid word" according to the title which has players putting words like "Hod" or "Hi" and "Ta" in order to stack up points with words they really didn't even know before playing the game.
On top of the title being a simple exercise in trial and error rather than actually testing the vocabulary of its players, now real words are not valid entries simply due to their controversial role in reality.
For this week's WTF Wednesday stop and take a look at the country you live in, and name 3 games that have censored their content. In Germany, many students are not even taught about the existence of Adolf Hitler and the NAZI era of World War 2. Some say this is to prevent a low self-esteem issue while others claim it is to prevent repeating the past. In any event, most countries will not allow the Nazi Swastika symbol to appear in their video games despite the historical accuracy demanding such.
Editor's Note: RealGamerNewZ has moved web servers, some older posts can no longer be commented on and have been preserved without their images. Thank you for your understanding in this matter. This article was written by Mitch Walters on 20171207 and was last modified on 20171216 .


text:
Xpect Returns
Xpect Returns Service
Delivered through Yodel's van based network, Xpect Returns ensures parcels are returned to the retailer within 72 hours of collection booking with notifications to ensure shoppers and retailers are able to keep track of the return.
More Information
Parcels are delivered 6 days a week, from 7am to 9pm with push, email or SMS notifications as standard.
Xpect returns has a 30kg maximum weight limit with a maximum length of 120cm.
Related Services
Xpress, Xpect, Xpert, Overseas, Next Day, Saturday,


text:
CHICAGO (CBS) — Bears linebacker Lance Briggs wants to be traded, and has filed a formal request to make that happen, according to a published report Friday morning.
The Chicago Tribune reported in its print edition Friday that Briggs' agent, Drew Rosenhaus, had filed the request for a trade.
The Tribune's Vaughn McClure quoted Briggs, "The Bears made the decision, now I have to make mine," and that "it's just how the business works." He says until he is traded, he will remain fully committed to the game on the field, the Tribune report said.
The Bears did not have any comment on the issue Thursday, according to the Tribune.
This report comes just five days after Briggs' gave the opposite impression about his future. In another interview with the Tribune's McClure, he said he didn't want to be traded, and just wanted a raise this season.
"I am not asking to be traded, nor do I want to be traded. I love it here. I am a Chicago Bear," Briggs told McClure in the Sunday report.
Briggs and his agent, Drew Rosenhaus, recently approached Bears general manager Jerry Angelo about restructuring his deal. He signed a six-year, $36 million deal three years ago, but the market has since gone up and Briggs feels like he deserves more. He is set to make $3.9 million this season.
"It's not just about me. I know there are guys on our team that deserve to be paid and should be paid," he told the Tribune on Sunday. "And I do act as a voice when I have an opportunity to do so. I've been that way all my life.


text:
First round: Jerryd Bayless, PG, 6-3, 200, Arizona (trade)Second round: Nicolas Batum, G-F, 6-8, 200, Le Mans, France (trade)
Blazers GM Kevin Prichard is quickly becoming one of the top GMs in the business. Obviously it helps when you have Microsoft's Paul Allen's deep pockets, but Prichard is turning the draft into a clinic, bobbing and weaving like his name was Muhammad Ali (as he did in 2006). This year he started with one first-round pick (No. 13) and turned it into two potential top-five players out of this draft. It hardly seems fair. Bayless and Batum are two more excellent pieces to what appears to be a dynasty in the making.
Grade: A-plus.
First round: Derrick Rose, PG, 6-3, 200, MemphisSecond round: Omer Asik, C, 6-11, 230, Turkey
After much deliberation, the Bulls wisely decided on the local point guard who should instantly become one of the better floor generals in the league. Rose gives them a franchise talent to build around. The team will look to move Kirk Hinrich for frontcourt help. Michael Beasley offered a tempting option for them, but with Rose being from the Windy City, Paxson's support from the fans would have instantly dropped 50 percentage points. For a number of reasons, Rose is the safer pick, and though Beasley will probably start more impressively out of the gates, Rose is likely to improve more over the next five years, not to mention he makes those around him better.
Grade: A.
First round: Kevin Love, F, 6-10, 255, UCLA (trade)Second round: Nikola Pekovic, C, 6-11, 245, C, Serbia
Quite frankly, Kevin Love was a good sport with the "Stephen A. Smith heckling league of gentlemen," and has said all the right things since arriving in Minnesota. Whether or not he can be even a shadow of his "all-time favorite NBA player" Kevin McHale and live up to the fifth pick of the draft is another story. McHale's right-hand man is Serbian-born Zarko Durisic, so it only made sense that they would take Europe's most dominant big man, the Serbian Nikola Pekovic, with the first pick of the second round. Pekovic is locked into a deal that will likely keep him from signing with the T-Wolves for three years, but Pekovic should provide them with a nasty interior force in a few years and valuable trade chip (i.e. Marc Gasol) if necessary.
Grade: C-minus.
First round: Danilo Gallinari, F, 6-8, 220, Milano, Italy
Donnie Walsh's clean-up job began by taking the pride of Italy. The D'Antoni connection ended up being a factor as the Knicks opted for the sweet-shooting forward from Italy. Gallinari is a bit of a safe pick as he's already a proven professional in Europe and shows a high basketball IQ. This pick could end up terribly wrong as the pressure on Gallinari will be greater in the Big Apple than any team in the league. If he gets off to a slow start, it would be difficult for him to win over the team's fan base. Jerryd Bayless is the player that made the most sense for the Knicks, as he had the most upside of anyone left on the board. But his lack of a position and with Marbury still in the fold, it made taking him more difficult.
First round: J.J. Hickson, PF, 6-9, 245, North Carolina StateSecond round: Darnell Jackson, PF, 6-8, 250, Kansas (trade)Second round: Sasha Kaun, C, 6-11, 250, Kansas (trade)
The Cavs appear to be floundering, struggling to add talent around LeBron in the draft, free agency and trades. Hickson is an undersized four-man with good length and solid muscle but lacks the upside of other freshman prospects. If he's not able to bring the team much in the short term, there's a good chance he will struggle to improve much over time. LeBron and NYC, tick-tock....
Grade: D.
Second round: Shan Foster, G, 6-5, 195 Vanderbilt
The Mavs panicked after the Lakers pulled off the Gasol deal, making a terrible decision to acquire Jason Kidd. At the time, it was obvious this team was not a legitimate contender even with Kidd and the team went overboard, giving away far too much to obtain the aging playmaker. If Kidd was 2-3 years younger, the deal would make sense, but giving away a young, talented point guard like Devin Harris plus Diop and 2 first rounders was a huge mistake.
First round: Brandon Rush, G-F, 6-6, 210, Kansas (trade)First round: Roy Hibbert, C, 7-2, 280, Georgetown
Larry Legend did not start off his GM tenure in Indiana very well. Unloading Jermaine O'Neal and his 2-year $40-million deal was necessary, but he didn't get enough in return as T.J. Ford, like O'Neal, is injury prone and could be more trouble than he's worth. He also has yet to prove that he can be an elite-level point guard. Their draft philosophy makes sense for a team that's close to contending, adding Rush and Hibbert a couple of NBA ready players with not a lot of upside. Unfortunately the Pacers are in rebuilding mode and don't have the talent in place to make "solid" picks. Rush's career took a big turn for the worse when he was informed that he was being traded to Indiana instead of playing for Portland. The expectations and role that the Pacers have in mind for him will make it difficult for him to succeed. He is a defensive standout with solid shooting ability, but asking him to be more than that is asking for trouble. Taking Hibbert at 17 was also a mistake as he's limited athletically, and will be nothing more than a solid center. While these picks might look solid in a year, they likely won't appear so solid in 4-5 years when other players they could have taken (like Bayless and McGee) potentially become standouts.
Grade: D.
Players the Hornets could have added at the 27th pick: Darrell Arthur, Donte Greene, DeAndre Jordan, Mario Chalmers, and Chris Douglas-Roberts a player who happens to be exactly what they're missing. Now if they had known that those players would all be available, would they still have sold the pick to Portland? The Blazers were hot to trot and would have bought this pick at the 11th hour, so why sell the pick two days before the draft? Selling picks is no way to run an NBA franchise, and the team's fan base should be outraged. Wouldn't Darrell Arthur or CDR at $800k per year help this team? With the top point guard in the game in Chris Paul and one of the most exciting young teams in the league, this was inexcusable. This is no way to show Paul how much they appreciate him, and cracks the door open for him to bolt in free agency. Hopefully, they insisted on Euros for the pick.
Grade: F.
Atlanta's first rounder went to Phoenix in the Joe Johnson trade. Considering how well Johnson has worked out for them, and this team actually made the playoffs, Hawks fans can live without having a pick. The Hawks are finally out of the basement and have a team to be proud of, having extended the champion Celtics a lot further than Kobe and company. But with success comes adversity, as the team must now decide who to build around, and who to let go of. The Hawks had no picks and made no moves during the draft so they draw an incomplete.
Grade: Incomplete.
Home | Supersonics News | Supersonics Forums | Supersonics Photos | Supersonics Blogs | Sitemap
About us | Privacy Policy | Contact us


text:
Black ring around the eye
a few days ago i notice a black ring around my eyes. I use face cream and other stuff to remove it but it is still there. Is this a diabetic thing? please help me if this is happening to someone else.
5 replies
Yes, I have dark circles under my eyes also and lately I have floaters in my vision.. I always thought that the circles were from allergies and too much computer usage..
Dark circles around/under the eye have many causes…Aging/hereditary to things like allergies, or anemia…or other types of deficiencies…or maybe something as simple as stress or lack of sleep…If it persists and you want to get to the route of it you'd have to visit your Dr for a work up and rule things out or discuss what your causes could be…
Not much help here but I guess there are too many answers of what could be your cause…
Take Care :)
Next Discussion: Drinking »


text:
Before and After School Program
We realize that parents have full schedules, and that often requires extra care before and after school hours. Enrolling in our Before and After School Program allows flexible drop off and pick up hours comparable to other schools and daycares in Iowa City and North Liberty, but with significantly less cost. The Heritage Before and After School Program is a great option for busy parents.
Students may be dropped off as early as 7:00 AM and may stay as late as 5:30 PM. For pre-kindergarten classes that end at 1:30 PM, there is an opportunity for students to stay in the classroom until 3:25 PM, then transition into the Before and After School Program. For more info and current rates, please view the policy and registration form below.
BASP Policy and Rates
BASP Registration Form
BASP Terms of Agreement
Pre-K Monthly Costs with BASP Options


text:
Perhaps one of the largest milestones you will face is a graduation. How fitting is the word commencement (or beginning)? It's kind of the epitome of what defines a milestone, isn't it'? Graduation certainly does close the door on one era and begins a new one. Graduation signifies a time of completion, a successful end to an academic era culminating with a ceremony, in which you are handed a diploma. Perhaps in the past the most celebrated graduation was high school. Now, however, there is significance placed on preschool and college graduations as well.
The tune of "Pomp and Circumstance" almost resonates in your ear, yes'? High school graduation is the dream everyone strives after. Year after grueling year has been put in to achieving this high honor. It is an achievement that one works towards from kindergarten forward. A child faces many obstacles, challenges, and advancements in working towards this goal. It is an honor and one to be celebrated and acknowledged. It is the stepping stone into the military, working world or higher education.
Read: Pre-School | High School | College


text:
As D.C. shovels its way out of it's little snow storm yesterday, I am working from home. I slept yesterday away and I am ready to do some real work. As usual I am slow to hit the sewing room, put will get there. A co-worker sent me this Mug Shots, which one would be the right one for you? I picked all of them.
The Slow Quilter (Felicia)


text:
Radio stations declared themselves "Milli Vanilli Free" and former fans signed petitions denouncing the pop duo Friday after it was learned they didn't really sing on their hit 1988 debut album.
"People are mad," said disc jockey Paul J. Roberts of WQQK-FM in Nashville, Tenn. "After we made the announcement we took 120 calls in about an hour and 40 minutes."
Radio station WLOL-FM in Minneapolis said it was "Milli Vanilli Free" and would no longer play the album "Girl You Know It's True," which earned Milli Vanilli a Grammy two years ago for best new group.
The station offered listeners an exchange of their Milli Vanilli recordings for a CD or cassette of their choice. As many as 150 people took the station up on the offer, said program director Greg Strassell.


text:
To the Editor:
When you choose to take on the responsibility of having any kind of animal in your life, along with it comes specific obligations.
Love, nurturing, attention, food, shelter, bathing, walks or grazing outside, the right-sized collars and halters, immunizations, checkups at the vet; the list goes on and on. If you can't meet any of those obligations, then give them to a good home before things go wrong or bad.
Neglecting an animal also is abuse. Trying to blame someone else instead of taking action to get or give help before the animal is injured, maimed or scarred for life comes from within, because taking action before things get bad is the right thing to do. If you know and see that there is something wrong and you choose to look the other way, it makes you just as guilty.
These animals can't speak, but you can tell by their actions or how they look whether something is wrong if you loved your animal. Abuse is abuse, no matter what degree it is, and people should be held accountable for their actions. They should own up to what their part was in the neglected and take responsibility for their actions.
Those of us who truly care about our animals go to any length to make sure they are well cared for. These animals love unconditionally, are at their owners' mercy, and deserve to be treated with love and respect.
There is no excuse for abuse to any animal. Ever.
Sherri Messina
Spring Grove


text:
MLSAM (née MLSQL) is an open source XQuery library (written by Jason Hunter of MarkLogic and Ryan Grimm of O'Reilly Media) that allows easy access to relational database systems from within the MarkLogic environment.
MLSAM lets you execute arbitrary SQL commands against any relational database (MySQL, Oracle, DB2, SQL Server, Derby, etc) and it captures the results as XML for processing within the MarkLogic environment. Using the library enables XQuery applications to leverage a relational database without having to resort to Java or C# glue code to manage the interaction.
The 1.1 release includes support for OUT and INOUT parameters. It also fixes an issue where update statements against Oracle would exception out during the fetching on non-existent generated keys.
MLSAM is distributed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
Read the MLSAM Tutorial.


text:
The finish line is almost here and by that I mean that in less than 30 days I will walking across the stage! It's exciting and terrifying that I'm almost done with school, but until then, today I took graduation photos. I chose the electric blue dress and orange neckless to coordinate with my school's colors. It was so windy that I almost had a Marilyn Monroe moment. Below are photos and a photo of my mom and aunt. My mom is on the left and aunt on the right.
Almost here. Almost there.
November 17, 2013
Posted by Felipa Villegas
Labels: ariat, ariat boots, blue dress, boots, cap and gound, college, college student, cowboy boots, dallas, graduation photos, margaret hunt hill bridge, skyline, stole, sugar lips dress, texas
I'm a 20-something city girl with a degree in Advertising and Public Relations from The University of Texas at Arlington. I work full-time as a marketing coordinator, and part-time as a lifestyle blogger.
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)


text:
Here's some thoughts from veteran Ad man, Drayton Bird, on pitching, why it's a waste of money and what to do instead. Good advice I reckon.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
More bitching about pitching
Posted by Tony Richardson at 21.7.10
Labels: ad agencies, ad agency, advertising costs, creative pitch, pitching
No comments:
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)


text:
Download professional radio software, radio jingles, sound FX packs, production music albums and helpful 'how to' guides. You're welcome!
Make your radio station real. Give pupils an audience and reward their creative achievements with live and on-demand listeners from around the world.
Learn and share best practice to maximise the impact on learning your school radio provides. Say hello to a friendly vibrant community of teaching professionals just like you.
Keep your finger on the pulse with community blogs taken from the frontline and written by the children who plan, prepare and present radio programs live and on-demand.