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TRACK: „PEHLIVAN“ / EP: „TURKISH DELIGHTS“
The songs on the EP TURKISH DELIGHTS are about naivety, desire, fusion, Islam, sensuality, and self-determination, but recent political events have given FERHAT's "delicate Turkish affairs'' a more serious turn: In a time marked by political and religious extremes and global crises, his songs become their own musical revolutions about love, freedom and civil disobedience. FERHAT's playful global pop becomes urgent and universal in a world where fake news, fear and prejudice are on the rise.
Whether it's veiled women dancing in close embrace with guys in leather gear in the video for LET ME BE, government oppression in the clip for FATHER STATE, shot on the original set of Babylon Berlin, or FERHAT's bittersweet love affair with the Turkish metropolis in MY ISTANBUL - at the core, it's always about one thing: "I ask myself why I am not allowed to live out all facets of myself. Why can't I be everything I love? I want to call for understanding, reconciliation and peace, because we all belong together. We are human beings and should - even after incidents like the one in Hanau and everywhere in the world - we should be allowed to move closer together again and simply love each other."
His new single PEHLIVAN doesn't mince words either: With beautiful, half-naked bodies and a minimalistic beat, PEHLIVAN perfectly sums up the TURKISH DELIGHTS FERHAT has to offer for the EP release. The video breaks taboos by turning traditional Turkish men's wrestling sport into an erotic affair and points out the delicate topic of homosexuality in Islam, while the accompanying track is both sensual and danceable at the same time. International reactions to PEHLIVAN demonstrate how international FERHAT's musical language is: It was nominated for "Best Music Video" at the Basel Film Festival, and has long since secured a place on the cult compilation "Listen to Berlin".
PEHLIVAN will be released on Nov. 19, one week before the release of TURKISH DELIGHTS, followed by the PEHLIVAN remix by producer and DJ İpek İpekçioğlu, who with her "Eklektik BerlinIstan" is considered a musical and political visionary worldwide. FERHAT will follow up with the release of a complete remix EP of TURKISH DELIGHTS.
The actor-turned-musician FERHAT first studied acting at the Theatre College Of Bern and went on to play in the well-known ARD crime series “Mordkommission Istanbul''. In the following years the artist of swiss-turkish origin took singing lessons at the “Popschule Berlin”, “Sängerakademie Hamburg '' and the Zurich School of Arts. Starting out as a dancer for global pop phenomenon Madonna and Robert Miles just to name a few, FERHAT went on to release his first music on Dance Compilations by ZYX or Dance Street/Big Bird Records. His live shows brought him on the stage of Berlin’s legendary SO36, as well as a performance at the Zurich Christopher Street Day and the M4Music Festival, where he was nominated for an award in the category “Best Pop”. Most of FERHAT’s music is made in Berlin-Kreuzberg, where he lives and works with frequent collaborators Jovanka von Wilsdorf (e.g. Polarkreis 18, Laing, Tim Bendzko, Annette Humpe) and Masen Abou Dakn.


THE entire Divisoria area will soon have a facelift after business owners consented to the City Government’s plan to have their buildings repainted.
Councilor Dante Pajo, chairman of the committee on health sanitation, said the owners and representatives of establishments within the Divisoria area all agreed to repaint their buildings with bright colors to give the whole place a “bright atmosphere.”
Pajo said some representatives of businesses in the area suggested to retain their corporate colors. Among them are McDonald, Jollibee, China Bank, and BDO.
“They will be given up to November to finish the repainting,” Pajo said, who sits as member of the City Council’s Committee on Tourism, which spearheaded the meeting between the City Government and the business owners to discuss ways on how to improve and beautify the downtown area.
He added that the repainting is also part of his sanitation campaign to encourage people not to urinate on the walls of the establishments.
Vice Mayor Caesar Ian Acenas, chairman of the tourism committee, said all buildings in the area should be repainted, especially the old ones.
Acenas assured that the repainted buildings would be free from vandalism as the City Government is now working on ways to eradicate vandalism in the city.
“The city will assign barangay tanods to monitor the areas. The security guards of the respective businesses should also guard their premises to avoid vandalism,” Acenas said.
Pajo added that the City Government is also doing a saturation drive on street children, families who are living in the streets and even those who have mental problems.
He said the saturation drive also forms part of the City Government’s aim to have a clean and colorful city.
“Soon, the city will have a different view in attracting tourists. It would then be known in the world that Cagayan de Oro City is the cleanest and colorful city, aside from being the City of Golden Friendship,” Pajo said.
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One of the more heated 2018 elections is the upcoming Congressional Seat, the PA 18th District, formerly held by Congressman Tim Murphy. Murphy, who held the seat up until this year, had resigned due to his extramarital affair that has left the seat vacant. The PA 18th Congressional District is situated south of Pittsburgh. During the 2016 election, President Donald Trump carried the district by 20 percentage points over his Democratic opponent, Secretary Hillary Clinton. Currently, the special election is set to be held on March 13. The two opponents in the race are Conor Lamb, Assistant District Attorney, and Rick Saccone, State Representative of the 39th district.
On the Democratic ticket, Conor Lamb, a former Marine, and a former federal prosecutor seeks to upend the political landscape with this election. His current priorities for this election focuses on aspects such as:
- Tackling the Opioid Crisis
- Jobs & Infrastructure
- Affordable Healthcare
- Protecting Medicare & Social Security
- Releasing Students from Lifetime Debt Traps
- Modern Energy Development
On the Republican ticket, Rick Saccone, a former Counter-Intelligence Air Force officer, Political Professor, and State Representative, is a political candidate who seeks to push the priorities of President Donald Trump. His current priorities for this election focuses on aspects such as:
- Lower Taxes
- More Jobs
- Government Reform
- Fixing Obamacare
- Immigration Reform
- Keep US Safe
What sets this election apart from other years is the increased level of enthusiasm from the Democratic party. Conor Lamb represents the first opportunity, in a long time, that Democrats in the 18th district have a fighting chance to win the seat. Following a recent poll, Conor Lamb is not only 3 points, 41-38, behind Rick Saccone in the election. What does that mean for the election? For one thing, Democrats have changed strategy to put forward candidates in districts that were once thought to be solid Republican. With the surprise victory of Doug Jones, in the Alabama Senate Special Election, it is clear that momentum is giving Democrats a chance to win in areas once thought impossible to win. Couple this with the fact that over 21 Republican House members have already announced that they are retiring at the end of this term.
What is certain in all of this, a lot of interest is going into the PA 18th District in the coming weeks. Both President Trump, and Vice President Pence, have scheduled to stop by in this district to bolster Republican efforts. In addition, a super PAC affiliated with Speaker Paul Ryan has pledged to hire 50 campaign workers to build a Get Out the Vote operation for Saccone. For those looking to see a possible upset, like the Alabama Senate seat, stay tuned to the PA 18th District.

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Saturday, May 11 will be the first-ever Wine Tourism Day http://www.winetourismday.org in North America. Wineries, restaurants, hotels, and wine-related businesses throughout the U.S., Mexico and Canada will offer special events to the public to promote tourism in the wine industry.
The idea came about last year at the Wine Tourism Conference in Santa Rosa,California. The concept of designating a day to celebrate and encourage wine tourism originated in Europe and the first European Wine Tourism Day was held in 2009. The European Network of Wine Cities set the second Sunday in November each year as the European Day of Wine Tourism.
The U. S. has over 7,500 wineries located in 205 American viticultural areas. There are 40 appellations in Mexico, and 38 authorized wine appellations in Canada. And in each of these regions, visitors that come for the wine are also looking for lodging and restaurants to enjoy during their stay.
Wine Tourism Day events range from free wine tastings, to special wine dinners, to behind-the scenes cellar tours at participating wineries. Many wine regions have exclusive deals at area restaurants and hotels. Organizers see it as the perfect way to promote wine country visitation. To see what events are planned in your area, visit http://www.winetourismday.org/events.
Taking part throughout the country are wineries, winegrowers associations, state wine groups, city and state visitors bureaus, industry boards, chambers of commerce, tourism offices, wine trail associations, grape grower and vintners associations. Close to 100 events are scheduled throughout North America for May 11th.
The event has been organized by Zephyr Adventures http://www.zephyradventures.com through partnership with Local Wine Events http://www.localwineevents.com, Touring and Tasting Wine Magazine http://www.touringandtasting.com, Wine America http://www.wineamerica.org, Wine Industry Network http://wineindustrynetwork.com, and the Wine Tourism Conference http://winetourismconference.org.
Wine tourism is important to wineries, restaurants, hotels, cities, and small communities throughout North America. What a perfect way to celebrate the wine tourism industry, and the consumers that make it possible.

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Fire in Hixson
Hixson, TN (WDEF) – Late Friday evening, neighbors in Hixson called 911 with reports of a chimney fire.
Dallas Bay Volunteer Fire Department responded to 7016 Fairington Circle and contained the fire showing on the side of the home.
There was no one in the residence and no injuries were reported.
The cause of the fire is accidental and started in the chimney. Damages are unknown at this time. The American Red Cross will assist the family with their immediate needs.
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Ok, so the name of today’s recipe suggests that you should be camping when trying these. And I have nothing against camping. Love it, in fact. But I say if you have a grill at home (heck, even the oven would do) and want a quick, easy, and fun treat to make with the kids, these Campfire Cones I found from Kids Activities Blog look like the way to go. Just look how fun . . .
Amiright?! I’m right, right? I am so in love with the idea of Campfire Cones that I am going to try them as soon as I can get my butt to the store for the ingredients.
What you’ll need:
- Chopped fruit of your choice
- Mini marshmallows
- Chocolate chips
- Waffle ice cream cones/bowls
- Tin foil
That’s it! Just fill, wrap, heat, and eat. (For complete instructions for how to make these, along with some more lovely photos from Kids Activities Blog, click here.)
Really, it’s that easy. And the possibilities are endless for what you can do with these. If you’re more of a caramel and apples type of person, try it. If you like more traditional s’mores, try it! Like candy bars? Try it!
If you need even more ideas, please also check out Chef Jessica Bright’s Campfire Cones ideas.
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. I think your mouth is going to thank me for this one. 🙂
As always, if you try it, let us know how it turns out. And send some pics!
I’m no cooking or crafting guru, so I started these Too Tired to Try Tuesday posts to share craft and recipe ideas that I’ve come across and would really like to try but am just too damned tired (that sounds better than lazy, right?) to get around to. In addition to ideas that I find, I am open to submissions from you–either something tried and true or something you want to try but haven’t had the time to. Just send me an email at firstname.lastname@example.org with your ideas, and I may share them here. (And by “may” I mean “will definitely”! I just confessed how
lazy tired I am, so if you take the time to send me something to share, I’m going to share it!)
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We have a camping trip planned this summer with four families (9 kids) and I’m making the hell out of these. So clever!
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Do it!! And if you don’t mind, take some pics and send them in so I can share them. 🙂
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|Berkeley Old Time Music Convention||Music|
The Berkeley Old Time Music Convention focuses on the old-time music and dance of the American Southeast, featuring national, regional and local artists who specialize in Appalachian fiddle and banjo music, ballad singing, square dancing and flatfooting. Activities include concerts, square dances, a string band contest, youth showcase, film showing, master classes, jamming, workshops, open mic, children's concert, family dance.
Festival has a children/youth component.
|Festival Website: www.BerkeleyOldTimeMusic.org|
|Occurs in: September|
|Festival Location: venues throughout Berkeley|
|Berkeley Old Time Music Convention|
|Suzy Thompson - Director|
|c/o Freight & Salvage, 2020 Addison, Berkeley, CA 94704|


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“I’m celebrating HUGE today! This is my two-year anniversary of being off sugar, and I am deeply grateful for the amazing ways it’s changed my life. Two years ago I was in a much different place. I got sick all the time, I would wake up tired and feel beat all day, and I even experienced brain fog, which was pretty scary. Then I saw a naturopath, who enlightened me about the culprit: candida. When you have candida you experience yeast and fungal overgrowth. This affects millions of people and is a hidden cause of many health conditions. One out of three people suffer from candida overgrowth. Some common symptoms of candida are brain fog, acne, fatigue, weak immune system, asthma, anxiety, depression, hypothyroid and the list goes on. To learn more about candida and the diet click here. The first step to healing candida is to cut out sugar! As soon as I kicked sugar out of my diet, my life began to change. Today my immune system is strong, I have tons of energy, my digestive system is happy and mind is super clear.
In this video I share my story of quitting sugar and all the ways it’s helped me. If you too want to overcome this addictive pattern, I offer tips on how you can quit sugar to feel healthy and vibrant inside and out. I hope this video serves you.”
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5 Tips to Quit Sugar the Spirit Junkie Way
Enjoy my free guided meditation on how to heal your body image.
My blog on What it’s Like to Be Off Sugar.
Check out some awesome sugar + Gluten Free Dessert Recipes by my friend Chef Steve Anderson!
Sugar Free/Gluten Free Chocolate, Ginger, Orange Bundt Cake
Steve uses 1 Stick of Butter (I prefer 2 tablespoons of butter & 1/2 a cup of coconut oil)
6 Whole Organic Eggs
1 Tablespoon Unsweetened Organic Coco Powder
1 tsp Cinnamon
1 Cup Sugar Substitute (Steve’s recipe calls for Swerve) – You will want to experiment with the proportions to cater to your personal taste. Swerve and stevia can be VERY sweet so sometimes less is more. I would us 1/4 a cup.
If you use choose stevia as your sweeter only use 1 tbsp. Stevia is SUPER sweet.
1 Tbsp Fresh Grated Ginger
1 Tbsp Fresh Grated Orange Zest
2 Cups Coconut Flour
Mix all of the ingredients together and pour into a greased bundt pan. Bake at 350 for 50 minutes and enjoy!
If you need support quitting sugar check out my friend Sarah Wilson’s book, I Quit Sugar: Your Complete 8-Week Detox Program and Cookbook This New York Times bestseller is a week-by-week guide to quitting sugar to lose weight; boost energy; and improve your looks, mood, and overall health, with 108 sugarfree recipes.
For awesome sugar free candida clearing recipes check out Living Candida-Free: 100 Recipes and a 3-Stage Program to Restore Your Health and Vitality
My dear friend Jamie is out with an awesome new book, Juice It, Blend It, Live It: Over 50 Easy Recipes to Energize, Detox, and Nourish Your Mind and Body. There is an entire chapter on juices that don’t include fruit! If you want to go BIG and cut out the fruit too, then you’ll really dig this:)
I only recommend products and brands I passionately believe in, but wanted you to know that when I make a recommendation, I may receive a referral fee.

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To minimise water retention in the body and also prevent constipation, avoid salty and processed foods and prefer potassium-high foods, such as almonds, seeds, pistachio nuts, pulses, fish, oats. Flavonoids in foods, such as cocoa, fresh vegetables and fruits, improve blood circulation and can reduce varicose veins.
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Renewable energy from a reliable source at competitive price is the key to the good future of our planet. Kitemill has found the solution high up in the air and is committed to show the performance of airborne wind energy. Our future clients - the energy companies, are conservative and focused on reliability and availability in their energy producing plants. Kitemill shall give them what they need.
Kitemill employs a team of skilled and experienced experts. We are testing our KM0 and KM1 prototypes in Lista, Norway, where we also will develop our next KM2 models.
Kitemill has an ambition to reach a more operational phase with its demonstrator during 2022.
To meet its challenges and development targets, Kitemill is now recruiting an aero-mechanical engineer. The aero-mechanical engineer will have a responsibility for the mechanical design of the KM2 system – a rigid kite with wingspan of 12-15m.
The Aero-mechanical engineer will contribute to develop and produce the most efficient kite for the kite turbines. He / she will contribute to the development of the planform, up to the manufacturing of the kite as well as the final testing of the system. He / she will work together with our collaborating partners on finding an optimal solution dependent on the defined specifications and requirements.
The person will have the internal responsibility to develop and mechanically construct (or contribute to) parts of the system (related to kite). He / she will contribute to the development and design as well as in the final testing of the system. He / she will make production-ready drawings using engineering methods.
Ideally the candidate has an aerospace background leaning towards structural mechanics, material strength, analysis of the plane (FEA), 3D CAD modelling (e.g. SolidWorks), and drawings to industry standard. The person should have experience with documentation and manufacturing methods.
English writing and communication are mandatory. The person should be independent and self-motivating. A passion for renewable energy is a must!
The company aims at increasing the number of female employees, such that female applicants are especially encouraged to apply for this position.
Would you like to know more?
Contact Lode Carnel (R&D Manager) email@example.com


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494 TREATY WITH THE OTTAWAS, ETC. 1836. Locations tu ARTICLE Ercm-n. It is agreed, that as soon as the said Indians desire lm ¤°“€h;_ I0}'; it, a deputation shall be sent to the west of the Mississippi, and to the
""' country between Lake Superior and the Mississippi, and a suitable loca.
&.c,tion shall be provided for them, among the Chippewas, if they desire it, and it can be purchased upon reasonable terms, and if not, then in some portion of the country west of the Mississippi, which is at the disposal of the United States. Such improvements as add value to the land, hereby ceded, shall be appraised, and the amount paid to the proper Indian. But such payment shall, in no case, be assigned to, or paid to, a white man. If the church on the Cheboigan, should fall within this cession, the value shall be paid to the band owning it. The mission establishments upon the Grand river shall be appraised and the value paid to the proper boards. When the Indians wish it, the United States will remove them, at their expence, provide them a year’s subsistence in the country to which they go, and furnish the same articles and equipments to each person as are stipulated to be given to the AMG, P- 4~‘$r Pottowatomies in the final treaty of cession concluded at Chicago. Payment to ARTICLE N INT11. Whereas the Ottawas and Chippewas, feeling a l1:¤lI·b;¢¤d$i¤ strong consideration for aid rendered by certain of their halfibreeds on ,,2:,; ’°S°"°' Grand river, and other parts of the country ceded, and wishing to testify their gratitude on the present occasion, have assigned such individuals certain locations of land, and united in a strong appeal for the allowance of the same in this treaty ; and whereas no such reservations can be permitted in carrying out the special directions of the President on this subject, it is agreed, that, in addition to the general fund set apart for halfibreed claims, in the sixth article, the sum of forty-eight thousand one hundred and forty-eight dollars shall be paid for the extinguishment of this class of claims, to be divided in the following manner: To Rix Robinson, in lieu of a section of land, granted to his Indian family, on the Grand river rapids, (estimated by good judges to be worth half a million,) at the rate of thirty-six dollars an acre: To Leonard Slater, in trust for Chiminonoquat, for a section of land above said rapids, at the rate of ten dollars an acre: To John A. Drew, for a tract of one section and three quarters, to his Indian family, at Cheboigan rapids, at the rate of four dollars ; to Edward Biddle, for one section to his Indian family at the fishing grounds, at the rate of three dollars: To John Holiday,for live sections of land to five persons of his Indian family, at the rate of one dollar and twenty-five cents; to Eliza Cook, Sophia Biddle, and Mary Holiday, one section of land each, at two dollars and fifty cents: To Augustin Hamelin junr, being of Indian descent, two sections, at one dollar and twenty-tive cents; to William Lasley, Joseph Daily, Joseph Trotier, Henry A. Levake, for two sections each, for their Indian families, at one dollar and twenty-five cents: To Luther Rice, Joseph Lafrombois, Charles Butterfield, being of Indian descent, and to George Moran, Louis Moran, G. D. Williams, for haliibreed children under their care, and to Daniel Marsac, for his Indian child, one section each, at one dollar and twenty-five cents. Pa mm ,0 Arvrronn Tmrrn. The sum of thirty thousand dollars shall be paid to cmeé, the chiefs, on the ratification of this treaty, to be divided agreeably to a schedule hereunto annexed. Annuigjeggo Anucnm EL¤v1rN·1·H. The Ottowas having consideration for one of two aged chiefs. their aged chiefs, who is reduced to poverty, and it being known that he was a firm friend of the American Government, in that quarter, during the late war, and suffered much in consequence of his sentiments, it is agreed, that an annuity of one hundred dollars per annum shall be paid to Ningweegon or the Wing, during his natural life, in money or goods, as he may choose. Another of the chiefs of said nation, who

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Hope you all had a fabulous weekend
and are rejuvenated to start a new week :)
Today over at BBTB2,
our lovely Mayra has chosen the theme
as our challenge for the week!
We want to see you use a frame on your projects!
I absolutely love Elegant Edges and this cart
has some amazing frames on it.
I decided to keep my card simple this go around
by just framing my pattern paper because it is so cute!
The paper comes from My Mind's Eye Reunion.
The paper flowers are from Studio G
as well as the stamp.
My card size is 5x5 and the frame is cut at 4 3/4,
with the shadow feature as well.
I hope that you will join us over at BBTB2
this week for this awesome challenge!
Thanks for checkin' in!!!

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SP's Land Forces - Issue 6 - 2018<< Previous Issue Next Issue >>
Interaction of Jayant Baranwal, Editor-in-Chief of SP’s Land Forces with the Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Bipin Rawat
American Sig Sauer rifle and UAE’s Caracal carbine to kick off long-delayed small arms modernisation
Army Day is celebrated on January 15 every year in India, in recognition of Field Marshal Kodandera M. Cariappa (then a Lieutenant General) taking over as the first Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army from General Sir Francis Butcher, the last British Commander-in-Chief of India, on January 15, 1949.
“I am a Warrior, defending my Nation is my Dharma. I will train my mind, body and spirit to fight. Excel in all devices and weapons of war – present and future.
The Doctrine mentions deployment and application of Integrated Battle Groups (IBGs), which is also planned in the restructuring of the Army.
It implies that the manufacture of the guns will start around 2033. Notionally if 1000 guns are required and rate of production is 24 guns/year then the last gun will be manufactured after about 42 years.
Exercise Hand-in-Hand is conducted annually as part of military diplomacy and interaction between armies of India and China.
Italian Beretta Lapua Magnum and American Barrett M95 guns to replace the ageing Soviet-origin Dragonov rifles
The United States and allied military forces will upgrade their missile defence capabilities under a $1.8 billion contract for production and delivery of Lockheed Martin Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) and PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (PAC-3 MSE) interceptors.
Soon after flying at 6 kms altitude recently, the Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) project of HAL gathered momentum as the third prototype (PT3) made its maiden flight on December 14, 2018.
Agni V, a long-range surface-to-surface Nuclear Capable Ballistic missile, was successfully launched from a canister on a road mobile launcher at the Dr Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha recently.
Lt General S.K. Sharma assumed the appointment of Chief of Staff, Northern Command at Udhampur on December 31, 2018.
Army Day is celebrated every year on January 15 because on this day Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa (then a Lt General) took over as the first Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army from General Sir Francis Butcher, the last British Commander-in-Chief of India.


A Very Personal Decision
can help those with Unwanted Hair
By JENNIFER SAMMARTINO,
Advance Health & Fitness Editor
Unwanted hair on the face, neck, and other body parts has long been a sore spot for women. Methods
of ridding themselves of the hair -- from waxing, to shaving, to plucking, to electrolysis -- leaves some women in tears.
Electrolysis, one of the methods of getting rid of unwanted hair, has been in the media a lot
lately -- with lots of negative attention. The procedure is performed with a tiny needle, inserted into a single hair follicle,
with heat and/or electrical current applied to destroy it.
"People are so afraid," said Susan Nasta, a licensed electrologist, noting that there have been
dozens of cases of burning and damage to the face highlighted in the media.
"I don't want to attack any other electrologists. There are some very good ones out there," said
Ms. Nasta, who got her license in Massachusetts, where it is required. She
is a graduate from the Electrology Institute of New England.
But Ms. Nasta, and others, feel that by having electrologists licensed, the results would be much
safer. A petition to put licensing into law in New York has gone to Governor Pataki.
"I think people should be licensed," said Dr. Patricia McCormack, chairperson of the Department
of Dermatology at St. Vincent's Medical Center. "When anyone is doing anything somewhat invasive, there should be some regulatory
"I'm trying to set people straight about all the negative publicity," Ms. Nasta said. Electrolysis
is a permanent method of hair removal."
The method that Ms. Nasta uses is called the Apilus technology. The probe, which is inserted into
the hair follicle, is accompanied by a computer, which controls the electric current and heat. Ms. Nasta said. "The most important
thing is not to damage the skin."
The procedure requires that each hair follicle be treated at least twice, she said. Three, four,
or six weeks after the first treatment, there will be re-growth which is lighter, since the procedure reverses the growth
of the hair. It's not covered by insurance.
Dr. McCormack said she is not familiar with the Apilus approach to electrolysis. The problem with traditional electrolysis, she said, is that probes cannot get deep enough they dont reach
the hair follicle and so growth continues. Theres also a risk of scarring.
Dr. McCormack said that laser hair removal for darker hairs is a safer, permanent
method, but its more expensive. Its a beam of light that is directed and gets
absorbed by the pigment in the hair follicle. In addition, there's also creams, waxing and plucking. Dr. McCormack
said "We all deal with all of this stuff".
The machine is unique to Classique Salon, Dongan Hills, where Ms. Nasta sees clients. "There's
so many people out there who have unwanted hair problems," Ms. Nasta said, and she knows from experience. "It's a very personal
thing," said Ms. Nasta, who used to have light hairs at the bottom of her chin. She said that when she plucked them, they'd
come back darker and coarser.
Now she wants to help people in the same way.
Marie, a 40-year-old Grasmere resident, is currently undergoing electrolysis with Ms. Nasta. Her
problem area was under the chin.
"I was plucking for five years and destroying my skin," she said. "I was getting irritation from
plucking." After six weeks of treatment, a half hour session once a week, she is very happy with the results of electrolysis.
"My skin is clear. There's no scarring at all," she said. And although she was expecting pain,
she didn't feel any and she says that her self-esteem has increased tremendously.
"I was really afraid to go because of things I'd heard in the past," Marie said. "I was fed up
with tweezing. Now I got rid of my tweezer."
Danielle DeStefano, 22, of Arden Heights was sick of tweezing her eyebrows. Now, instead of tweezing
daily, she sees Ms. Nasta for weekly treatments.
She said she can feel slight heat during the procedure but it's not very painful. She said she
also had a numbing cream applied to the area.
Linda, 51, of New Dorp, started electrolysis on her chin and upper lip in February. "I thought
about it awhile," said Linda, who asked that her last name not be used.
"I've has great results," said Linda, who had been treating her dark hairs for 15 years. "I don't
have to wax anymore; I don't have to tweeze anymore."
During the actual treatment, Linda said she doesn't feel any pain. "She numbs the area first. When the middle of my lip was treated, there was a slight pinch, nothing dramatic."
Nasta said that electrolysis is not for pregnant women, those with a pacemaker, anyone with diabetes
or coagulation problem. She takes a medical history before doing anything on a client.
Sometimes, she said, unwanted hair growth might be a side effect of medication, such as birth
control. In addition, certain times in a woman's life -- such as pregnancy, adolescence or menopause, may also cause hair
growth, thanks to hormones. This is commonly known as hirsutism.
Prices are $25 for 15 minutes; $40 for 30 minutes; $55 for 45 minutes; and
$70 for one hour. Ms. Nasta is also offering a complimentary consultation and 20 minutes free of electrolysis to first-timers.


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The popular Hong Kong newspaper Oriental Daily recently reported via its online news site that Italian investigators said they are working with the European Union to hunt down Chinese criminal groups who have smuggled a large amount of goods into the EU via the Greek port of Piraeus to avoid an import tax and a product value-added tax (VAT). The Italian Central Anti-fraud Office pointed out that evidence showed Chinese criminals worked through their own companies in Piraeus to import counterfeit clothing and shoes. The Italian government estimated the loss reached tens of millions of Euros. The Greek government also started its own investigation. Piraeus is Greece’s largest port. Its largest shareholder is China Ocean Shipping Company (COSCO). The Port of Piraeus is a strategic city in China’s “One Belt One Road” plan. Oriental Daily has been Hong Kong’s number one newspaper in circulation since 1976, with a record readership of over 3,100,000.
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Skinny building falling into San Antonio River?
Just four blocks West of the Alamo is a tall optical illusion considered by many tourists as an unexpected highlight of touring the famous Riverwalk in downtown San Antonio, Texas.
Narrator barge pilots on Rio San Antonio River Tours know just right time and place to see the illusion on the North bank of the river.
As barges pass under the Navarro Street Bridge, narrators suggest passengers look up and to the left at the Nix Professional Building, just above Dick's Last Resort.
"Ewws and ahhs are prevelant at this point on the River," laughs resident Bobbi Shipman. "Locals enjoy hearing and seeing paseenger reactions almost as much as tourists do who discover the view of what looks like a skinny building about to fall on them."
The Nix Building was built in 1931 and touted as the first hospital ever inside a skyscraper. It was also the first building with a parking garage, hospital beds and doctor's offices in the same facility. The 23 story structure is built in the Art Deco architecural style. The Riverwalk side of the building is cut off diagonally on the South wall, creating the optical illusion of a flat wall.


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Who is Katy Mixon and what is her net worth 2018? The sweet and feisty star Katy Mixon is the queen of small screen world. She is one of the lead characters in the America’s popular television series, ‘American Housewife’. Like her character Katie, is a ball of energy. Her never ending energy is something to lookout for. She charms her colleagues with her always-happy persona both on and off sets. Her show is a one of a kind comedy series, full of fun and ageless humour, which just got a full season pick up, is hooked entirely on the Mixon’s presence and charisma. She plays the role of a sarcastic mother in the sitcom, exactly opposite of her character in real life.
Katy Mixon is an American actress, who was born on 30th March, 1981. She was third eldest among the seven children of her parents. In a family of nine, she has five sisters and one brother. Born and brought up in Pensacola, Florida, she was brilliant in her education and her focus was on her studies. Being the third eldest, she also had the added responsibility of the upbringing of her younger siblings. After coming to the film industry, she earned enough money to help her younger siblings in their education.
Mixon was just 20 years old when she first got an acting role, playing the role of Calpurnia in the Utah Shakespearean Festival. It was a presentation of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar. Her performance was well received by the viewers and this made Mixon move to Los Angeles, California, in 2003 to enhance her acting skills. Later on, in the year 2005, she made an appearance in the premiere of the interactive theatre, in the play ‘American Standard’.
It was the same year, 2005, when she made her motion picture debut in a thriller film named ‘The Quiet’. In the very next year, she was seen portraying a secondary role in a romantic comedy ‘Blind Dating’. Her brilliant acting skills made her very famous. Movie goers appreciated her performance. Mixon was waiting for some bigger roles that she had always dreamt of; and finally that moment came in the year 2008 when she was offered the role of Jon Favreau’s younger wife in the comedy film ‘Four Christmas’. After this movie, she has acted in about 9 films and all of them were well acknowledged.
Apart from movies, Katy Mixon has also enjoyed acting in TV series. In 2010, she played the role of Victoria Flynn in the CBS comedy series ‘Mike & Molly’. The series ended in 2016 with 6 seasons and 127 episodes. Mixon was named as ‘The Funniest Part’ of the sitcom by the Vanity Flair. By this time, she became popular enough to play the leading roles in TV series.
In 2016, she was cast in the first leading role of her career in the comedy series by ABC. It is ‘American Housewife’ created by Sarah Dunn. Katy received very positive reviews from the critics as well as from the viewers. She played the role of ‘Katie Otto’. This performance led to her name being included in People’s ‘One to Watch’ list.
Education: Katy Mixon attended Alabama School of Fine Arts in Birmingham for her primary and secondary education. Later on she moved to Pensacola Private School of Liberal Arts for her graduation. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from another school name Carnegie Mellon School of Drama.
Katy Mixon Net Worth
Katy Mixon is a fine actress and her net worth is $2.2 million. She has earned her wealth from the many characters she has represented.
Mixon was formerly in a relationship with Bobby Deen, son of Paula Deen, for over four years. She started dating Bobby, a television chef, from 2010. It ended in the year 2013. In the year 2014, she got engaged to American male javelin thrower, Breaux Greer, and now they are expecting their first child, reportedly a baby boy.
Mixon’s 2016 movie ‘Hell or High Water’ has been a critical success and now her movie is nominated for an Oscar in the Best Picture category.
Katy Mixon is one of the finest actresses of this generation. She has done a lot of TV shows and motion pictures. She is the kind of actress who can surprise everyone with the various kinds of characters she can portray on the small screen as well as the big screens.
She is a person of gut and instinct. She never gets on the back foot while facing challenges. In fact, she always wants to do challenging roles.

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Scott Russell Sanders
American novelist, essayist, and teacher. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, and educated at Brown and Cambridge Universities, Sanders has spent his teaching career at Indiana University at Bloomington, where he is professor of English. The author of four novels, two short-story collections, and seven children's books, he is best known for his nature writing and his personal essays. Among his many books are
Wilderness Plots: Tales about the Settlement of the American Land (1983, 2007); The Paradise of Bombs (1987), a collection of essays about violence in the United States; Staying Put: Making a Home in a Restless World (1994); The Force of Spirit (2000), a collection of meditations on family and the passage of time; A Private History of Awe (2006), a spiritual memoir; A Conservationist Manifesto (2009); and most recently Divine Animal (2014), a novel. See also scottrussellsanders.com.

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Illumina is a character mentioned in the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series and its spin-offs published by Archie Comics. She is a goddess who controls Maginaryworld, the Zone from where all dreams originate, where she manages all the dreams using the magical Master Precioustone.
At some point, trouble arose when Illumina, in a moment of self doubt, split into and manifested as two aspects of herself. One was Lumina Flowlight, a spirit that embodied all the positive of Illumina. The other was Void, a dark spirit who was the manifestation of Illumina's doubts and the Zone's nightmares.
After Illumina's split, Void shattered the Master Precioustone, creating the many Precioustones and endangering Maginary World, but Lumina called upon Sonic, Tails, Amy and Knuckles to defeat the threat of Void and restore the Master Precioustone. After the true origin of Lumina and Void was uncovered, the two of them merged and restored Illumina.

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This unlikely collaboration is probably the best thing to happen to music in a while. Both of these artists have similar vibe, and this track proves that. BANKS and Chet Faker have a growing following in the music world with the growing popularity of their style of music.
This track is perfectly fit for both of their very unique voices, and I love BANKS on this more upbeat track. Chet’s vocals deliver as always, and it is nice to hear a fresh of breath air from these two amazing artists.
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Albany Creek apartments on track to completion!
MS Queensland is excited to announce that the Albany Creek apartments, a partnership of MS Queensland, Youngcare and the Queensland Government, is on track for completion this month. The site at Leitchs Road, Albany Creek has been provided by the government, which is also providing a $1 million contribution through the Elderly Parent Carer Innovation Initiative (EPCII), which aims to find new housing solutions for people with disabilities currently living with elderly parent carers”.
The stunning new apartments will be home to eight young people living with MS or other progressive neurological diseases with high care needs. Their homes will have innovative technologies where lighting, automated doors, entertainment systems, beds and blinds are all controlled with the touch of a fingertip, helping our new residents to control their apartment and surrounding areas. The apartments are a new two-bedroom design, providing each resident with the added flexibility of an additional guest room or study.
There is a housing crisis in Queensland and finding age appropriate high care housing for people living with MS and other progressive neurological diseases is extremely difficult. Many people have little choice but to move into aged-care accommodation as a last resort. Right now in Queensland there are more than 300 people living with MS or other progressive neurological diseases under the age of 65 who live permanently in residential aged-care – this is just not good enough and we’re determined to solve this.
A Community Open Day for the new Albany Creek apartments was held on Tuesday 16 May, with plans for an official opening underway. This inspiring development is another step towards creating a future where every young person with high care needs has the opportunity to choose where and how they live their lives.
For more information on our housing strategy, please contact Karen Quaile, Director of Services on 07 3840 0840 or firstname.lastname@example.org.


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Devotion to the Sacred Heart
When we think of saints who have promoted devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, we often call to mind the Visitation sister St. Margaret Mary Alacoque and her confessor St. Claude de la Colombière, S.J. And that is for good reason. Both of these saints were very important in spreading this devotion. Although, prior to St. Margaret Mary, there had been a long history of devotion to the heart of Jesus which was practiced by others such as St. Catherine of Sienna, it is through her and her private revelations of Jesus that the devotion became more widely known and practiced.
Over the course of eighteen months, beginning on December 27, 1673, St. Margaret Mary received several visions of our Lord in which she received information about the form of the devotion and a call to promote the devotion to the Sacred Heart. After much resistance to her efforts to fulfill this mission to promote the devotion, she finally received support from St. Claude who believed that the visions were genuine. Following her death, the devotion grew in a large part due to the spreading of the message of the Sacred Heart by the Society of Jesus.
What is perhaps a lesser known story about this popular devotion is how the consecration of the whole world to the Sacred Heart of Jesus was accomplished in 1899. The story involves a daughter of a count and countess who became a nun, the Holy Father being healed from an illness, and the sister’s obedience to our Lord’s wishes. Through the faithfulness of Blessed Maria of the Divine Heart, Pope Leo XIII consecrated the world to the Sacred Heart of Jesus shortly before the Twentieth Century.
The Daughter of a Count who became a Religious Sister
Due to pneumonia, she left the school and remained at home in order to recover from her illness. During the time of her illness, she heard within her heart, Jesus say, "Thou shalt be the wife of My Heart." The call surprised her because she knew who she was and did not consider herself someone who would be worthy of this grace. In response, she tried to live the life of a religious within in her own home. She lived simply with less furniture in her room and kept to a schedule modeled after the life of a nun. It was noted, however, that she was not so resolute that she would not take time to break her schedule to hear the family news and local gossip. It was also during this time that she kept a precious statue of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Heading up the Mission in Porto
In 1894, she was sent by her congregation to join its mission in Porto, Portugal. The mission was troubled with a lack of devotion, discipline, and finances. After arriving in Porto, Bl. Maria started to learn the language and help the mission move in the right direction. She once again demonstrated her ability to connect with the young women. Over time, the young girls and women whom the congregation served viewed her as a dear mother, and as her reputation spread, the locals were curious about this holy sister from Germany. Within two years, Bl. Maria was appointed the superior, and she took direct control of turning the mission around.
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Czech police have arrested an influential Iranian born businessman on suspicion of massive tax evasion, the news server of paper Lidové Noviny reported on Friday. Shahram Abdullah Zadeh was arrested in the presidential suite of the Hilton Hotel, Prague, where he had a long term rental agreement. They found documents relating to massive business details and substantial amounts of ready cash, the web server said. According, to some Gulf newspaper reports Zadeh fled Dubai when his links in major oil deals with the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps were uncovered. Zadeh, who reportedly has Iranian and Czech citizenship after marrying a Czech woman, had been contesting the appropriation of a Dubai-based real estate company, in which his partner was a relative of Dubai’s emir, before his flight.
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Ponte Preta focuses on defense, getting outscored 21-16 in 27 Brazilian Serie B League matches. They're tied for last offensively and have the second-most DRAWS (11). They're on a 1-1-3 run splitting a pair of 1-0 finals along with ties versus Botafogo SP (0-0), Ceará (1-1), and Sampaio Corrêa (0-0). They've tied five of their last 10 league road games and head to fifth-ranked Vila Nova FC. Vila Nova can play any style, anchored by a defense that is No. 1 in the league (16 goals allowed in 27 matches). These rivals have met 18 times with half of them ending in ties, including seven of the last 10. Take Vila Nova FC/Ponte Preta to DRAW.
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Intex Aqua Lion 3 launched in India
Intex Aqua Lion 3 which is 4G enabled smartphone. Intex has launched the Aqua Lion 3 in the India market. The phone is priced is at Rs. 6,3499. The Aqua Lion 3 has a 5.5 inch FWVGA IPS LCD display, Quad-core MediaTek MT6737 chipset, 2GB RAM, 16GB internal storage, 8 megapixel rear camera with LED flash and autofocus, 8 megapixel front camera with LED flash,
Dual SIM, 3G/4G, 4000mAh battery, and Android 7.0 Marshmallow. Intex Aqua Lion 3 comes in only black color.


Divine Drawstring in BlackYHWH-DIV-BLA-S
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Yoga Hyde’s organic cotton is GOTS certified and dyed with the environmentally sustainable bluesign® system.
Meet our bestselling classic, the divine drawstring. sleek and slim, these bootcut yoga pants are designed without an outseam, giving you a seamless look and flattering fit. comfortable, breathable, perfect for gentle yoga, Pilates or barre — or just lounging at home. we’ve been known to sleep in them too, sometimes in savasana. oops.
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Indonesia June auto sales rebound after Covid-19 restrictions eased
Car sales in Indonesia rebounded on a monthly basis in June to reach 12,623 units, although that was still 78.8% below sales in the same month in 2019, data from the car association cited by auto distributor Astra International showed on Wednesday.
The country saw just 3,551 cars being sold in May due to coronavirus restrictions in place. (Representational photo)
Just 3,551 cars were sold in May, representing a 95.8% plunge on a yearly basis, according to the data.
Indonesia began easing coronavirus-induced restrictions on people's movements in early June. Toyota, Suzuki and Mitsubishi led sales in June.
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text: If you would, take a walk with your mind through a period of a life when life, love and even death played on my particular gray matter. The pictures that you will envision are the same that reside inside your own chamber of electrical impulses. Take some time to walk outside of your own mind and into another, walk slowly and carefully; the mind that you step on might be your own. So enjoy the trip, travel through reality and fantasy with stops along the way that might surprise you. The walk is to enjoy that which life provides in all of its designs. So hold next to your hearts those thoughts that emerge along the walk for they are yours.

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Howard University protesters continue to occupy an administration building for a fifth day in protests sparked by revelations that university employees had misappropriated financial aid money from 2007 to 2016.
Students occupying the administration building have refused to leave until all nine of their demands are met, including the resignation of university president Wayne A.I. Frederick.
In an emailed statement to students, Kenneth Holmes, vice president of student affairs, confirmed that the school will extend the deadline to put down a deposit for housing. If a large number of students request on-campus housing, Holmes said, the university will delay renovating the Harriet Tubman Quadrangle, a.k.a. ‘The Quad” to accommodate them. “The Quad” includes five dorms housing about 640 freshman women, Howard’s website states.
Holmes also said that the “administration will engage our students in examining the adequacy of on-campus housing to meet Howard University’s housing policy,” which requires students under 21 to live on campus unless they live with a parent or guardian.
“Our students are our priority, and we look forward to supporting them in their holistic Howard University experience,” Holmes said in the statement.
Even though one demand has been met, McKenney said students will continue to occupy the administration building until the other eight have been met. HU Resist is not willing to negotiate on the remaining demands, she said.
“We want people to see that there is a reason why we are here,” McKenney said. “It’s not just the financial aid situation — that highlights a very serious and a pervasive issue of the lack of transparency with this administration, and the lack of student involvement in all functions, which has led to a lot of issues.”
The Howard University Alumni Association released a statement Sunday backing President Frederick and the Board of Trustees. Association president Nadia Pinto said there have been many advancements under the leadership of Frederick, including four consecutive years of faculty salary increases and the university’s partnership with Google. Pinto also acknowledged the importance of addressing the issues raised by protesting students.
“The hearts and actions of our students today mirror the students who stood outside the A-Building fighting for change during the 60’s, 80’s and 90’s,” Pinto said. “When we see student protests, we know it is an indication that their voices are not being heard.”
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This Place: 150 Years Retold includes a variety of historical and contemporary stories that highlight important moments in Indigenous and Canadian history. It introduces students to the unique demographic, historical, and cultural legacy of Indigenous communities, and explores acts of sovereignty and resiliency.
In this deeply engaging oral history, Doug Williams, Anishinaabe elder, teacher and mentor to Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, recounts the history of the Michi Saagiig Nisnaabeg, tracing through personal and historical events, and presenting what manifests as a crucial historical document that confronts entrenched institutional narratives of the history of the region.
Orange Shirt Day is observed annually on September 30th to honour residential school survivors and their families, and to remember those who did not make it. This book explores the historical impact on Indigenous people in order to create champions who will walk a path of reconciliation through Orange Shirt Day, promoting the message that Every Child Matters. The Orange Shirt Society is a non-profit society based in Williams Lake BC that grew out of the events in 2013 inspired by Chief Robbins' vision for reconciliation.
La croqueuse de pierre is the French translation of The Gnawer of Rocks. Texte de Louise Flaherty et Illustrations de Jim Nelson. Alors que tout le monde se prépare pour l’hiver qui approche deux filles s’éloignent de leur camp, suivant un chemin formé de pierres à la fois étranges et magnifiques. Mais ce qui s’annonçait comme un après-midi paisible au coeur de la toundra devient rapidement cauchemardesque : les filles se retrouvent piégées dans la grotte de Mangittatuarjuk – la croqueuse de pierre!
Red: Un Manga Haida is the French version of the ground-breaking title Red, A Haida Manga, written and illustrated by Haida artist and activist Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas. This book was translated from English by Marc Founier. Combining the art styles of Haida carvers and the graphic aspects of Japanese manga, Yahgulanaas creates a captivating and innovative graphic novel that retells a Haida narrative for a contemporary audience. The main character is Red, an orphan, who experiences tragic loss when his sister Jaada is kidnapped from their village.
Inconvenient Skin / nayêhtâwan wasakay written by Shane Koyczan, Cree, and now available in paperback, is a dual language English and Cree poetry and art book. It includes the artwork by Kent Monkman, of Cree ancestry; Joseph Sánchez, a leader in Indigenous and Chicano arts since the 1970s; Jim Logan, who grew up in a Métis household; and Nadia Kwandibens Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) from the Animakee Wa Zhing #37 First Nation. The Cree translation is provided by Solomon Ratt.
Mi'kmaq Campfire Stories of Prince Edward Island by Julie Pellissier-Lush, Mi'kmaq, and art by Laurie Martin, are Mi’kmaq stories of medicines in nature, hunting on the land and fishing in the waters of the sea. These stories pass on traditions, songs, language and the culture of the Mi’kmaq.
Echoes of Our Dakota Ancestors by Doris Pratt (Duzahan Mani Win Oyake), and illustrated by Rosalyn Boucha is about enjoying imakhmakhap woyakapi (enjoyments that are told) in Dakota. Each chapter in this charmingly illustrated booklet focuses on a month of the year, with stories, poems and songs in the Dakota language. Doris Pratt, a long time language teacher and material developer, shares this Dakota collection to help students learn and practice the language.
Muskgege Carol's Traditional Medicines is written by Caroline Sanoffsky and illustrated by Nicole Marie Burton. Muskgege is a written record of traditional knowledge, passed down through the generations. It features descriptions and illustrations of 36 wild plants that can be used to make medicines. It is a beautiful and compelling reminder of the important role nature plays in First Nations culture.“We are all visitors to this land, our land has so much to offer, our land is overflowing with the medicines our bodies need, but we are only passing through.
Fighter in Velvet Gloves: Alaska Civil Rights Hero Elizabeth Peratrovich, is the story of how Elizabeth Peratrovich came to give a speech that helped Alaska lead all of America in the battle for civil rights. This book is written by Annie Boochever in consultation with Elizabeth Peratrovich’s eldest son, Roy Peratrovich, Jr.(Tlingit) who read and edited each revision of his mother’s story.


Carry Somers was inspired to act after the Rana Plaza factory collapse in Bangladesh in 2013 and founded Fashion Revolution. For the previous 20 years, Carry's fashion brand Pachacuti had pioneered radical supply chain transparency, mapping the GPS co-ordinates of each stage of the production process, from the community plantations where the straw grows, through to each Panama hat weaver's house. Carry in a conversation with Subir Ghosh.
It's been five years since the Fashion Revolution movement was launched. How do you look at the journey so far? Is five years too less to make an assessment of an impact?
Five years ago, the Rana Plaza factory collapse shook the fashion world, and ignited a Fashion Revolution. Five years of Fashion Revolution means five years of millions of people using their voices and their power to call for greater transparency. And it's working. We are now the world's largest fashion activism movement. We have counted 152 large brands publishing a list of the facilities where their clothes are made. (Brands with a turnover over £36m. Data as of end February 2018).
But we still have a long way to go until everyone who makes our clothes can live and work with dignity, in healthy conditions and without fear of losing their life. Poverty, human rights abuses, lack of union representation, unfair wages, discrimination, environmental pollution, waste and lack of transparency all remain within fashion. In our Garment Worker Diaries project which interviewed 540 garment workers every week over the course of last year, 40 per cent of workers had seen a fire in their factory.
Every day people are risking their lives to make our clothes. In the 2018 Fashion Transparency Index published on April 23 which ranks 150 of the biggest fashion brands and retailers according to how much they disclose about their social and environmental policies, practices and impact, 12 brands scored zero per cent and 48 brands and retailers (32 per cent) are scoring in the bottom 0-10 per cent range. This shows that many brands and retailers are still lagging far behind, disclosing very little about their social and environmental practices. This is why we still need a Fashion Revolution and are planning to make this Fashion Revolution Week bigger and bolder than ever before.
Coming to the impact itself. How have you been tracking the impact of #FashRev? What are the metrics that you have been falling back on?
No, because we haven't used the #FashRev hashtag for the past few years. Our main hashtags are #whomademyclothes and #fashionrevolution, with #imadeyourclothes for the response of brands, retailers and producers. Last April, we saw 533 million impressions of our hashtags on social media. Last year, 3,600 organisations posted photographs with the hashtag #ImadeYourClothes. Over 2.5 million people engaged in the Fashion Revolution campaign last year.
How much do you think the movement has been able to have an impact on the discourse about sustainable fashion itself? Or, say for instance, on the harmful effects of fast fashion (just as an example)?
Indices such as the Fashion Transparency Index also help to motivate brands to improve. When we compare the 98 brands and retailers that were included in both the 2017 and 2018 Fashion Transparency Index, we have seen these brands and retailers increase their level of transparency by an average of approximately 5 per cent overall and across each section of the methodology-suggesting that inclusion in the Index has influenced brands and retailers to disclose more information. Through the Fashion Transparency Index, we want to see fashion brands and retailers increase levels of supply chain transparency and communications, seeing improved scores year on year. Through publishing the Fashion Transparency Index research, we hope brands will be pushed in a more positive direction towards a fundamental shift in the way the system works, beginning with being more transparent.
One of the pegs of the movement has been transparency. How have brands reacted to the Fashion Transparency Index in the year gone by? Have they been trying to improve on their scores? From what I remember not a single brand went beyond the 50 per cent grade.
This year 10 brands achieved more than 50 per cent. Adidas and Reebok were followed by Puma, H&M, Esprit, Banana Republic, Gap, Old Navy, C&A and Marks & Spencer in the 51-60 per cent range of scoring.
The section on transparency is where we have seen the most improvement in transparency since last year's report. Fifty-five of the 150 brands are publishing a list of their 'tier one' factories-in other words, where their clothes are typically cut, sewn and completed. This means 37 per cent of brands and retailers in this report are disclosing who their suppliers are, up from 32 per cent last year (32 brands in total in 2017). This year, 32 of the 150 brands and retailers are publishing over 95 per cent of their 'tier one' suppliers.
A few brands and retailers are going above and beyond the requirements of the Transparency Pledge. Four brands include an email address or phone number for each 'tier one' supplier; these include Converse, Jordan, Nike (all owned by Nike, Inc.) and Lindex. Three brands-Converse, Jordan, Nike (all owned by Nike, Inc)-include the percentage of foreign and migrant workers in each supplier. Although not covered within the scoring of our methodology, we thought it interesting to point out that Marks & Spencer is the only brand/retailer that includes whether each facility on its 'tier one' supplier list has a trade union or workers committee.
Only one brand is publishing where they source raw materials. Ninety per cent of the fibres produced for ASOS products come from major suppliers Lenzing and Aditya Birla with a very small amount sourced from Shangdong Yemi and Nanjing Chemicals. Last year, no brands or retailers were disclosing the source of raw materials.
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A strong storm has occurred in the northern part of the state of California.
The media reported that three people have died as a result.
Many houses in the state have also been damaged due to the rains and floods that accompanied the cyclone.
It is also stated in foreign reports that electricity has been cut off to more than 97,000 homes and businesses.
The meteorological authorities of the country say that the current storm situation may further develop.


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피에트 몬드리안, 앤디워홀, 데미안 허스트, 마르셀 뒤상, 그들을 포함한 총 27명의 아티스트는 이제 건축을 통한 일러스트로 표현된다.
Iconic works from artists including Piet Mondrian, Andy Warhol, Damien
Hirst, Marcel Duchamp and more are reinterpreted as cross-sectional
drawings of buildings in this series from Italian architect and
illustrator Federico Babina
The collection of 27 images, entitled Archist, playfully interprets the
styles and themes of some of the world's greatest artists including
Picasso, Salvador Dali and Joan Miro, and imagines them as architectural
Babina explores the symbiotic relationship between architecture and art, and how they would interact with each other.


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Here's what stands between Tom Brady and an unprecedented sixth Super Bowl title: Blake Bortles, Case Keenum, and Nick Foles.
Diesel up those Duck Boats, because we know how this story ends.
I'm not even going to bother doing the research, because there's no way the disparity between the final four QBs has ever been greater. Brady is a Hall of Famer and the greatest quarterback that ever lived. Bortles serves as a recurring punchline on NBC's "The Good Place" to torment a Jags fan in Hell. Keenum spent six years in college throwing for like 5,000 yards annually and then wasn't even drafted. Foles should've lived out his days as Carson Wentz's backup.
Brady faces Bortles on Sunday in an AFC title game that we'll try to convince ourselves will be competitive because of "Jacksonville's defense," conveniently ignoring the fact that said defense just got shredded for 42 points by the Steelers and is only three weeks removed from watching Brady's understudy, Jimmy Garoppolo, drop 44 points with the 49ers. (Alex Guerrero should probably leave the doors unlocked at TB12 this week, just in case).
Once Brady finishes sending the Jags back to Florida, it'll be our solemn duty to hype either the Vikings' unprecedented Super Bowl home-field advantage, or Foles's place as the game's best backup, playing in front of Philly's stout defense.
The reality is far simpler. Brady's not losing to any of these jamokes. Make room for another banner, give the first 40,000 fans at next year's opener Roger Goodell colostomy bags, and call it a day.
It didn't have to be this way. The weekend started with three legitimate threats very much alive. Pittsburgh's Ben Roethlisberger owns two titles and nearly beat the Patriots in December. He was a monster against the Jags, throwing for 469 yards and five touchdowns. He also tossed a pivotal interception and had a fumble returned for a touchdown in Sunday's shocking 45-42 loss. Sorry, Big Ben. The bell tolls for thee.
Atlanta's Matt Ryan is the defending MVP and has started a Super Bowl, you may recall. He led the Falcons on a late-season charge which included an impressive 26-13 victory over the Rams in the wild card round. Could lightning strike again against Foles and the Eagles on Saturday? Nope. Philly choked out all the oxygen and Ryan sputtered home a 15-10 loser.
That left former Super Bowl MVP Drew Brees of the red-hot Saints. New Orleans had Minnesota beat on Sunday after rallying from a 17-0 hole to take a 24-23 lead with 25 seconds left, but Saints safety Marcus Williams picked a bad time to play the role of a low hurdle, which Vikings receiver Stefon Diggs miraculously cleared en route to a stunning 61-yard TD on the game's final play.
As Tommy Heinsohn used to say, bing, bang, boom. Just like that, the possibility of Brady squaring off against Roethlisberger, Ryan, and/or Brees gave way to Blake Bortles, Case Keenum, and Nick Foles. If those three had any respect for the game, they'd stay home.
It would take the impossible for one of them to hoist the Lombardi Trophy and displace Trent Dilfer as the worst quarterback ever to win it all. That's just not going to happen. Infinitely more likely is that they'll kneel before Brady's King in the North and join the list of forgettable QBs to lose a Super Bowl to a true star, a group that includes Chicago's Rex Grossman (vs. Peyton Manning in 2007), Carolina's Jake Delhomme (vs. Brady in 2004), Atlanta's Chris Chandler (vs. Denver's John Elway in 1999), and Pittsburgh's Neil O'Donnell (vs. Troy Aikman in 1996). While we're at it, Vince Ferragamo, David Woodley, and Tony Eason say hi, too.
The Patriots have faced their share of challenges this year, from the woeful opener against the Chiefs to the mediocre 2-2 start to the soap opera melodrama rattling their three pillars of greatness.
The path forward, however, is as clear as a Gisele's complexion. All Brady must do to surpass boyhood idol Joe Montana is beat two among Blake Bortles, Case Keenum, and Nick Foles.
When should we throw the parade? How about tomorrow?


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Low again ache is one essentially the most pervasive and dear circumstances in medication at present. Roughly 80% of People will expertise a big episode of low again ache in some unspecified time in the future of their lives. Even worse is the truth that the height incidence happens between the third and fifth decades-one of the best intervals in life. Low again ache constantly ranks within the high 10 record of causes folks search medical care, and price estimates vary within the billions yearly. LBP accounts for 1/Three of Workman’s compensation claims, which common $8,000.00 per declare.
Regardless of the frequency, incapacity and price to the general public a 1994 authorities funded committee decided that there was inadequate dependable information on which to base remedy suggestions. Right now, nationwide pointers for the remedy of persistent low again ache nonetheless don’t exist. The excellent news in all of that is that 80% of the time insidious low again ache will resolve by itself with out intervention inside two weeks. It’s the different 20% of those instances that don’t present dramatic enchancment in two weeks that account for almost all of remedy assets and time.
In a more moderen go to to this drawback Dr.’s Atlas and Nardin integrated current findings in an try and develop an evidence-based method to the analysis and remedy of Low Again Ache.
1. Historical past and bodily examination present clues to unusual however severe sources of LBP.
2. Diagnostic assessments shouldn’t be a routine a part of the preliminary analysis, however must be used selectively primarily based on historical past, examination, and response to remedy.
3. Sufferers with out neurologic impairment ought to obtain exercise modification, schooling, and nonnarcotic analgesics.
4. Sufferers who don’t recuperate in 2-Four weeks must be referred for bodily remedies. Sufferers with or with out radicular signs and no neurological deficit ought to obtain conservative care.
A Few Phrases About Diagnostic Imaging
We stay in a world with superb expertise and that is no exception in the case of medical imaging assessments (xray, CAT scan, MRI…). As a rule sufferers presenting with low again ache have both had some form of imaging executed and/or have questions in regards to the affect of those outcomes or the need of costlier testing (MRI, CAT scan and so on..) The attention-grabbing factor about diagnostic testing is that blinded research of those photographs alone don’t permit physicians to foretell who has ache or dysfunction. Actually, research point out upwards of 30% of populations have constructive findings on commonplace diagnostic assessments but haven’t any signs or dysfunction. So sufferers age 30-55 with diagnostic findings of osteoarthritis, degenerative disc illness and even disc involvement can be incorrect assuming that these findings are the supply of their ache or that these findings sentence them to a lifetime of ache or dysfunction. Having mentioned that, it’s crucial that the choice to have testing executed and the interpretation of any outcomes is made by a doctor, who has evaluated the affected person to rule out severe illness processes and orthopedic/neurologic issues. It’s for these causes partially that the evidence-based method doesn’t suggest routine diagnostic testing (see level #2).
Remedy Choices in Bodily Remedy
Regardless of these ugly truths the excellent news is that main progress is being made in our understanding of low again ache and its rehabilitation, though sorting by way of the immense varieties in remedy approaches and suppliers is usually irritating. With this in thoughts, I’ve evaluated quite a few fashions and approaches for remedy. I’ve determined to deal with approaches that emphasize a Postural/Structural mannequin. Beneath are transient critiques of 4 of the very best approaches for mechanical administration of low again ache accessible in conservative care at present.
McKenzie Mechanical Prognosis &Remedy
The McKenzie method was developed by Robin McKenzie just a few many years in the past. The McKenzie Institute is an Worldwide Group that certifies clinicians in mechanical prognosis and remedy of backbone dysfunction. This method is usually misunderstood as solely extension train. In actuality, the method relies on a mechanical motion examination designed to find out directional bias for restoring movement and centralizing signs. The results of this examination is a remedy and train technique that will embody flexion (ahead bending workout routines), extension (backward bending workout routines), sidebending or rotation. Research on centralization point out it’s constantly certainly one of just a few good predictors of a very good consequence. The sort of analysis could also be useful in choices concerning the necessity for diagnostic testing or extra invasive procedures. Robin McKenzie has authored two books designed for self remedy of neck and low again ache.
Guide remedy has an extended historical past and includes a big spectrum of strategies starting from excessive velocity to oblique myofascial. A 2003 examine in Backbone discovered considerably bigger enhancements in ache, incapacity and return to work each quick and long run with manipulation versus train alone. Using manipulation is advisable for sufferers with acute low again ache within the first month of signs based on the US division of Well being and Human Companies. The time period manipulation is used right here to incorporate osteopaths, bodily therapists and chiropractors, all of whom present these providers albeit underneath differing philosophies.
Dynamic Core Stabilization
Current research on lumbar perform have recognized key patterns of muscle activation, and extra importantly discovered variations in these patterns between topics with and with out low again ache. This info has led to implementation of latest train methods to make sure that the affected person is ready to activate these mechanisms. That is notably useful in postoperative sufferers or sufferers with hypermobility. Evaluation and implementation of those workout routines must be executed underneath the care of a bodily therapist. Folks typically discover that beginning core/belly workout routines that they’ve heard or examine solely aggravates their signs, which results in pointless frustration and ache. The explanation for that is that current muscle imbalances require particular methods and cueing to be resolved.
Conventional Adjunctive Modalities
Moist warmth, ice, therapeutic massage, ultrasound, electrical stimulation, traction, and topical lotions all fall into the class of passive remedy modalities. Whereas these remedies typically really feel good and supply short-term decreases in ache they’re inadequate as stand alone treatements in persistent again ache. Regardless of the shortage of top of the range analysis for these modalities, they will typically be useful to the affected person when a part of an entire mechanical remedy program.


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Making your own kombucha is a great way to save money, learn about fermenting, and revel in the success of a tasty homemade beverage!
There are two types of people at the VNHQ, those who appreciate kombucha, and those who think it’s the devil’s spawn. Those who adore this fizzy drink have one common contention: the hefty price tag attached to store-bought brands. Now, with many kombucha brands being pulled from grocery store shelves due to the controversial notion that it could contain more than the allowed amount of alcohol for unlicensed retail, the bottled stuff is getting harder to find.
Brewing is essentially a matter of trial and error, and books such as Sally Fallon’s Nourishing Traditions and Sandor Elitz Katz’ Wild Fermentation are highly recommended for guidance from fermenting pros. Brewing supplies can start with just a large mason jar and some cheesecloth, and as you get more comfortable with brewing and want to challenge yourself with other projects such as ginger beer, head to your local home-brewing supply store to find knowledgeable staff and all your bottling needs.
Learn from a Pro
People who brew tend to get passionate about their kombucha, and fermenting pros such as Andrea Potter, a classically trained chef and registered holistic nutritionist who runs Rooted Nutrition, often offer workshops and classes to share their passion for fermentation. The following methods and recipe are a combination of Potter’s tips and VegNews’ experimentation.
Not Your Average Mother
Often called mushrooms, despite the fact that they don’t technically classify as such, the Symbiotic Colony of Bacteria and Yeast (SCOBY) that makes kombucha is commonly called a “mother.” The pancake-shaped culture tends to take on the shape of the container it is brewed in, so if you really want to freak your family out, choose a container with a very wide rim.
The mother acts on caffeine and sugar to produce acetic, lactic, and glucuronic acids. These acids are considered aids to body’s cleansing process, and also cause the kombucha to fizz and develop its pleasantly acidic taste. The mother requires both sugar and caffeine to brew, so if you don’t feed your mother enough sugar or caffeine, you won’t have much success. Potter suggests using a fairly refined sugar such as unbleached organic white cane sugar. The type of tea you use is up to you and dependant on personal preference, but caffeine-free teas will not react with the mother to produce kombucha. Herbal teas may be added for flavor (try adding peppermint tea), but they must be paired with caffeinated tea.
Motherless? You have options! Your best bet is to find a friend or someone in your community who brews. Yet another strange and amazing fact about brewing kombucha is that with each batch, a new mother (or child—if you will) forms on top of the original mother. The two often stick together once the batch is finished, but it’s easy to pull them apart, much like two pancakes. This means that everyone who brews kombucha is constantly producing more and more mothers, and would like nothing better than to pass one off to a friend rather than chuck them in the compost!
A Word To Sugar-phobes
Don’t be afraid of the amount of sugar used in the brewing process. During fermentation, the sugar will be broken down and transformed into acids, vitamins, minerals, enzymes, and carbon dioxide, and it will also help grow and develop the mother. Due to this breaking down process, kombucha is actually very low in calories.
There are more things to consider for safe, successful brewing, so check out the recommended books and wealth of information available on the web—such as the fermentation forums at Wild Fermentation—for troubleshooting support. Check out our recipe and happy fermenting!
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SAMPLING DESIGN FOR WATER QUALITY MONITORING IN MARINE RESERVE : A STUDY CASE AT BANDA SEA CONSERVATION PARK
AbstractDesign of sampling site water quality monitoring at marine reserve is critical, to optimize the effectiveness of periodic assessment. A simple stratified systematic design, that been usually used in most of monitoring anlaysis, may not maximize the information of spatial data in marine hydrology. The present work applied a multivariate statistical analysis and spatial autocorrelation methods to develop an optimal sampling design for water quality assessment in tropical marine reserve, Banda Sea Conservation Park, Indonesia. Seasonal (west, intermediate, and east monsoon season in Indonesia) and spatial (38 stations) water quality analysis (Salinity, Dissolved Oxygen, pH, and nutrient) in 3 zones of Marine Reserve were conducted. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) showed Dissolved Oxygen (DO) was the principal variable for the sampling design criterion. Spatial DO Variograms showed relocation of the sampling stations, to optimize the design of water quality monitoring. Therefore, even the principal variable may vary at other locations, depends on hydrology and other area specific characteristics, the proposed technique could be applied in sampling design concerning hydrology monitoring.
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While not quite packing the venue to capacity, Balkan Beat Box rocked everyone in the crowd at Summit Music Hall Tuesday night with its synthesis of traditional Middle Eastern music and modern hip-hop. Alongside Tomer Yosef’s strong, often swooning vocals, Tamir Muskat, Ori Kaplan and the rest of the six piece act belted out over an hour’s worth of high energy dub-and-Mediterranean pop laced with hypnotic dueling saxophones.
While Yosef stirred the crowd with escalating, rhythmic chants about subjects as topical as racial profiling in airports to the innate happiness of hollering into a microphone, the band continuously built up euphoric tension — and the crowd responded with flailing, jumping and fist pumping. A few instrumentals successfully merged the band’s Middle Eastern thrust with some surf guitar that would make Dick Dale smile, before rocking back into a ferocious version of “Political F*ck,” from its latest record, “Give.”
A clear highlight of the set was a cover of the Specials’ “Ghost Town,” which BBB made sound even spookier and more danceable than the original. The band also showed off a spirited version of “Move It” that brought the house up a few more notches in both temperature and fervor.
Local 12-piece band Atomga opened the night with a raucous set of Latin-laced Afrobeat — and was probably the reason the crowd was so pumped for BBB. Fronted by a stellar horn section, Atomga made the Summit’s mid-sizestage look like a crowded bus. The sound, anything but pedestrian, was an inspiring find. Definitely a band to watch for the fusion/Afrobeat crowd.
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