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Wonders of water by Lillian Bassman
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Lillian Bassman - Wonders of Water, Harper's Bazaar | From a unique collection of photography at http://www.1stdibs.com/art/photography/
(via Cerise Cundy / Pinterest) Lillian Bassman, Wonders of Water, Harpers Bazaar, 1959
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Wonders Of Water, Harper's Bazaar 1959. By Lillian Bassman
Wonders of Water by Lillian Bassman, Harper's Bazaar, 1959
Lillian Bassman - Wonders of Water - Harper's Bazaar 1959
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Lillian Bassman: Wonders of Water, New York, 1959
Photo by Lilian Bassman
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of course i will blow you an underwater kiss
underwater pictures...this summer.
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4. Take a pic underwater
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SPLASH! Li Kang of China dives into the pool during the women's platform competition during the USA Diving Grand Prix in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. See color original here. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1940808/Pictures-of-the-day-9-May-2008.html?image=5
splash! Black & white Underwater photography.
Pool dive in black and white
by Ilse moore
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Three Rivers Deep (book series) "A two-souled girl begins a journey of self-discovery." ---#element #elemental #magic #devvi #nature -- by Ilse moore
*** Three Rivers Deep (book series) "A two-souled girl begins a journey of self-discovery..." #Nature #threeriversdeep #Elemental #Devvi "Three Rivers"
Three Rivers Deep | elemental book series "A two-souled girl begins a journey of self-discovery..." READ MORE @ http://threeriversdeep.wordpress.com/three-rivers-deep-book-one-overview/
Three Rivers Deep (book series) "A two-souled girl begins a journey of self-discovery..." -- by Ilse moore
Ilse Moore photography - https://www.behance.net/ilsemoore
by Ilse Moore ocean underwater photography Pisces Neptune
Bride underwater by Ilse moore // Trash the dress
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UNDERWATER PHOTO TOPLESS TSHIRT BIKINI
#inspiration #art #photography
Black White // Photography.
living a dream..
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In one of the most elaborate sets in the world, British film production company Pinewood Studio captures breathtaking shots in a tank filled with 1.2 million liters (317,000 gallons) of water. The underwater stage, which opened in 2005, has been used for a huge number of TV commercials, music videos and films, including The Bourne Ultimatum, Atonement, Elizabeth and Casino Royale.
Back in the underwater house. I sit on the ground and pull my knees up to my chest and wrap my arms around them. I bury my face in my knees and take deep breaths to keep the tears away. I feel Poseidon's hand on my shoulder, tentative, yet loving. "Do you see know my child?" I lift my head and glare at him, "you should've let that pale girl Emma kill me." My voice is flat and emotionless. Poseidon's hand squeezes impossibly hard on my shoulder. "Look at me my Hero." I raise my eyes to his and he
Underwater photo that would be amazing to recreate
I wake up in an underwater house. Of course I'm breathing okay but I still panic a little. Once I gather my wits I calm down and start to swim around. "You're angry." That's the first thing I hear. I spin around and come face to face with my father, Poseidon. "Oh no gee what makes you think that?" I respond, sarcasm thicker than mud in my voice. Poseidon sighs and sits in a chair. "I was trying to help you." "By taking away my family?! Then giving me a new one and taking THEM away too?!?"I stare at him incredulous. "HOW IS THAT HELPING ME?!" Poseidon sighs and stands before me. "You weren't supposed to return to Orion. Not fully anyway." "What do you-" I begin but Poseidon cuts me off. "Let me show you" he looks at me as though asking for permission. I stare at him, furiously them nod.
Underwater house.. aah i want to live here!
I want to do an underwater photo shoot :)
underwater pictures are so cool
Underwater ~ Pinewood Studio
Underwater house, love it
Free your Wild :: Ride the Waves :: Salt Water :: Cures Everything :: See more Untamed Ocean Photography @untamedorganica
Sunlight Water, Ocean Water, The Wave, The Ocean, Underwater Light, Under The Sea, Deep Blue, Sun Rays
#Rewave_lab #sea #ocean #water #underwater #photo #pic #blue
I dreamt I was under the sea floating drifting flying...
underwater sun ray.......
down in the deep blue sea
A model floating in the water at Weeki Wachee Spring, Florida. The image by fashion photographer Toni Frissell was published in Harper's Bazaar in December 1947.
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In her legendary photos Toni Frissell impresses with a strong trend toward surrealism or realism. The photo presented below, although in black and white, is both extremely sharp and clear. To achieve such level of clarity in black and white is extremely hard. #art #photography #black #white #toni #frissell
Amazing underwater photography by one of the first female photographers to work for Harper's Bazaar and Vogue in the 1940s, Toni Frissel.
Black and White Photography Weeki Wachee Spring by Toni Frissell (1907 -1988). Ze is begonnen als Fashion Fotograag voor Vogue. Later ook bekend geworden om haar foto's van de 2de Wereld Oorlog & vrouwen sport foto's. Het mooie aan deze foto vind ik de rust en tegelijkertijd het mystieke wat de foto uitstraalt.
A model floating in the water at Weeki Wachee Spring, Florida. The image by fashion photographer Toni Frissell was published in Harper's Bazaar in December 1947 ---- This has been my desktop image for a couple of years. Heh. Partially because I grew up wanting to be a Weeki Wachee mermaid more than anything.
Shorpy Historical Photo Archive :: Lady in the Water: 1947 A model floating in the water at Weeki Wachee Spring, Florida. The image by fashion photographer Toni Frissell was published in Harper's Bazaar in December 1947.
-Toni Frissell and was published in Harper's Bazaar in December of 1947. "A model floating in the water at Weeki Wachee Spring, Florida"
Toni FRISSELL :: A model floating in the water at Weeki Wachee Spring, Florida. For Harper's Bazaar, December 1947
A model floats in Weeki Wachee Spring, Florida. Photo: Toni Frissell, 1947.
*** Three Rivers Deep (book series) "A two-souled girl begins a journey of self-discovery..." synopsis: https://threeriversdeep.wordpress.com/three-rivers-deep-book-one-overview/ pic source: Lane Coder
Fra411 Underwater, Underwater Sink, Summerdreamz Photo, Art Photography, Underwater Photography, Underwater Moments, Photography Inspirational
You only have a certain number of summers in your life. You work thru most of them, you've only got yourself to blame. The sad part is that most of these folks won't realize that until it's too late. I'll say it again, work is something you do to have a life, not the other way around. - photo by (Lane Coder)
My head is under the water but i'm breathing fine!!!. - photo by (Lane Coder)
can u feel the tide begin - photo by (Lane Coder)
pinterest.com/fra411 #underwater - sink
Love underwater photography
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Famous Fashion Photographers | Henri-Cartier-Bresson,-Peter-Lindbergh,-Paolo-Roversi-and-more-Moscow ...
Peter Lindbergh’s fashion photography. Natalia Vodianova
Fashion Crossing: Fashion Photography - Peter Lindbergh
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Photography- portrait ~peter lindbergh.
Henri Cartier-Bresson - Photographer
Paolo Roversi - Girl's Portrait
Peter Lindbergh - photographer
.. water and sparkles ..
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photo: daeja falls "till dawn".. How cute would this be for a part2 to an engagement photo session with us in the water. LOVEEEEEE
here's to friday nights on-island - taking casual midnight stroll thru ocean w/ sequin cocktail dress no biggie... ;)
water sparkles. http://www.daejafallas.com
Water sparkle lights and reflection
current portfolio : daejafallas
blurry photos are underrated.
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Fashion Photographers, Photographer Lillian Bassman, Art Photography, Moving Dance, Bassman Motion, Lilliann Bassman
Lillian Bassman (Brooklyn, New York, USA, June 15, 1917- February 13, 2012) is one of the great 20th century fashion photographers along with Irving Penn and Richard Avedon.
PHOTOICON NEWS: MÃ¼nchen, Germany - Lillian Bassman, Paul Himmel
Ballet Serenade, 1951-52 | Paul Himmel (1914-2009) [zb]
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Song still makes me cry . . .one of those wedding songs. Wonderwall- Oasis
underwater photography above the surface***2 different worlds
Black and white underwater photography, hold your breath
Wonderwall ~ Oasis www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hzrDeceEKc
#Underwater, #Black #And #White #Photography
Wonderwall-oasis ♡_♡ on We Heart It.
Lyrics Wonderwall - Oasis
Under the water the world was so much different. There was no up or down, no left or right. There was only the pull of the currents that guided you, the steady tug of a flowing stream. All you had to decide was whether or not you would follow.
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....I can't ever pass up pinning these underwater shots.....
would love to do underwater pictures D:
I just love these underwater shots.....
Someday I will do underwater photos.
of recklessness and water • elizabeth weinberg
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CCCXIX Im good at being that guy that you find yourself spending more and more time with until you meet your husband. N.M. photo credit: Elizabeth Weinberg
Photographer Elizabeth Weinberg's “Of Recklessness and Water” series. Beautiful!
Dazed Digital | Elizabeth Weinberg: Of Recklessness and Water
Of Recklessness and Water - Elizabeth Weinberg Photography
Relaxing in the water -- Photographer Elizabeth Weinberg
Lifestyle - Elizabeth Weinberg Photography
Photographer Elizabeth Weinberg.
Love shots like this, the still water is so moving.


text: This is an excellent review article covering the pathology of pituitary adenomas (PA) as well as rare sellar lesions like lymphocytic hypophysitis that require aggressive treatment. The authors have preserved the 2017 World Health Organization (WHO) classification of PA and pituitary carcinomas in the review. However, they also discuss the proposed nomenclature changes for pituitary neuroendocrine neoplasms (PitNETs). Due to lack of studies to validate the terminology ‘atypical adenoma’, the International Agency for Research on Cancer has recommended that all pituitary tumours be classified as PitNET. Besides discussing the current knowledge of pituitary transcription factors, the authors also discuss how the diagnosis of pituitary carcinoma is retrospective after identification of cranio-spinal or distant metastasis and not at the time of initial diagnosis of PA. Their review is accompanied by stellar histopathology pictures and is a must-read for all skull base surgeons.

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The Buckle Shows Gains, Bucking Current Retail Trends
The Buckle Inc.’s sales momentum continued into January with the retailer reporting growth for the month and full year on Thursday.
Kearney, Neb.-based Buckle ended its fiscal year ended Jan. 28 with net sales of $1.3 billion, up 3.9% from the prior year. Same-store sales for the fiscal year rose 3.3% compared to the year-ago period.
The growth continued a mostly upward trajectory for Buckle, which has reported same-store and net sales increases in most of its monthly updates to the market for over a year now. Only three of the last 14 fiscal months have seen either declines on both measures and, in the case of last November, a decline in comparable store sales.
Shares of the retailer, which had a recent market cap of $2.2 billion, edged up nearly 1% in trading Thursday to close at $44.43.
The full-year results also came with a fiscal month update in which Buckle saw net sales for the four weeks ended Jan. 28 of $69.4 million, up 6.9 percent from a year earlier.
The retailer said same-store net sales for the same four-week period rose 6.1 percent from a year ago.
Men’s sales during this same fiscal month increased 4.5%, with price points up 1%.
Women’s sales rose 3.5%, with price points down “slightly,” according to a pre-recorded statement released Thursday by Vice President of Finance Adam Akerson.
Meanwhile, accessories jumped 26% for the four weeks ended Jan. 28 as footwear fell about 5.5%.
Akerson told analysts in November during the company’s third quarter earnings report that youth was Buckle’s fastest-growing segment for the second quarter in a row. Youth is still relatively small and accounted for about 4% of total company sales during that timeframe.
The company noted denim, wovens, outerwear, and accessories as being top categories in the October quarter.
Buckle operates 440 stores in 42 states.

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Air Pollution (Sulfur)
Sulfur Pllution Comes from Impurities in Fuels:
1) Many of our fuels are hydrocarbon-based, like petrol and natural gas. Some are carbon-based like coal. These fuels contain loads of impurities as they're extracted straight from the earth's crust.
2) Many of these impurities are fairly harmless but some fuels contain traces of sulfur.
3) When the fuel burns. the sulfur burns too. When sulfur atoms burn, they combine with the oxygen in the air to produce a pollutant called sulfur dioxide.
4) When power stations and…

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We also provide Hemp protein powder, which is used by athletes all over the world and is largely considered the best on the market. As a result, we provide a sample to test for £1.
Hemp items tend to be one of the most sought-after products surpassing the trends of a range of other products. Now, where can you find a high-quality lineup? This is where we can help.


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Losses from natural catastrophes in 2015 were again lower than in the previous year. The natural climate phenomenon El Niño reduced hurricane activity in the North Atlantic, while it brought major floods and heatwaves to many developing and emerging countries.
The deadliest catastrophe, and also the costliest in terms of overall losses, was the Nepal earthquake in April, where some 9,000 people lost their lives and overall losses totalled US$ 4.8bn.
“In terms of financial losses, we were somewhat fortunate in 2015: Strong tropical cyclones frequently only hit sparsely populated areas or did not make landfall at all. In the North Atlantic, El Niño helped to curtail the development of heavy storms. Measures to reduce loss susceptibility have also had a positive effect”, explained Peter Höppe, Head of Munich Re’s Geo Risks Research Unit.
However, the comparatively low losses are no reason to become complacent: “Scientists believe that in 2016 the strong El Niño phase might be followed by its twin sister, La Niña.
Both versions of the climate oscillation ENSO (El Niño/Southern Oscillation) in the Pacific influence weather extremes throughout the world. A La Niña phase would promote the development of hurricanes in the North Atlantic, for example.”
The year at a glance
- 2015 saw the lowest losses of any year since 2009. Overall losses totalled US$ 90bn (previous year US$ 110bn), of which roughly US$ 27bn (US$ 31bn) was insured.
- The loss amounts were also below the long-term inflation-adjusted average for the period 1985–2014 (overall losses US$ 130bn, insured losses US$ 34bn).
- The natural catastrophes of the past year claimed 23,000 lives, substantially more than the previous year’s figure of 7,700. However, the number of victims was still some way below the annual average for the last 30 years (54,000).
- For the first time, more than a thousand loss events were recorded in a single year. However, this is primarily due to improved communication of such events. In particularly benign years, a lot of minor events are recorded.
The year’s most devastating natural catastrophe was the earthquake in Nepal, which occurred on 25 April northwest of the capital Kathmandu and reached a magnitude of 7.8. Nepal and the neighbouring states of India, China and Bangladesh are all highly exposed to earthquakes, as this is where the Indian and Eurasian continental plates meet.
The Indian plate moves about 4–5 cm north each year and pushes up the world’s highest mountain range, the Himalayas, by about a centimetre each year. This is what causes these powerful earthquakes.
And that was also what happened just before midday on 25 April near the town of Gorkha. The tectonic plates were displaced by up to four metres at a depth of 10–25 km. Countless buildings, including many historically important sites, were destroyed. Around 9,000 people were killed and 500,000 were made homeless.
Landslides occurred in the mountains to the north, which buried entire villages in the valleys. It is believed that many more would have died if the earthquake had not struck at Saturday lunchtime. Some 6,000 school buildings throughout the country were either badly damaged or destroyed. Thankfully, there are no lessons on a Saturday.
As is so often the case in developing countries, only a fraction of the US$ 4.8bn in overall losses caused by the quake and the aftershocks was insured (US$ 210m).
“Just like in Nepal, the proportion of insured losses for catastrophes in other developing and emerging countries remains very low”, explained Torsten Jeworrek, member of Munich Re’s Board of Management.
“The insurance industry is exploring new avenues to close this gap in cover and thus to help people better cope with material losses after a catastrophe.”
For example, Munich Re participates as a risk carrier in risk pools in the Caribbean (Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility, CCRIF), for Pacific island states (Pacific Catastrophe Risk Assessment & Finance Initiative, PCRAFI) and in Africa (African Risk Capacity, ARC).
These recently established pools offer covers throughout these regions for risks from weather catastrophes and also for earthquakes/tsunamis in some cases.
“These are pioneering solutions, especially as they also permit insurance for the countries that suffer most from the consequences of climate change, but have thus far not been able to organise cover”, added Jeworrek.
Some 94% of loss-relevant natural catastrophes in 2015 were weather-related events. Particularly evident was the influence of the climate oscillation ENSO (El Niño/Southern Oscillation) in the Pacific, which influences weather extremes in many parts of the world.
Due to the strong El Niño phase, the number of 11 tropical cyclones in the North Atlantic was below the average for the warm phase which has been ongoing since 1995 (14.8). Of these cyclones, only four reached hurricane strength (average 7.6). Overall and insured losses came to just a fraction of the average of previous years.
On the other hand, El Niño promoted the development of intense tropical cyclones in the northeastern Pacific, partly due to the higher water temperatures it brings. A total of 26 cyclones (long-term average 15.6) developed there, 16 of which reached hurricane strength (8,7). 11 (4.1) grew to severe hurricanes.
Many storms in the northeastern Pacific do not make landfall. However, one was particularly noteworthy: Hurricane Patricia was to become one of the strongest storms ever recorded anywhere and the most powerful in the northeastern Pacific ever to make landfall. With peak wind speeds of up to 340 km/h, Patricia made landfall on 23 October (very late in the hurricane season) close to Cuixmala in the Mexican state of Jalisco.
Fortunately, this region contains the Chamela-Cuixmala Biosphere Reserve and is therefore very sparsely populated. The storm was also relatively small in size and was unable to cause the sort of damage that many less powerful but larger storms usually do.
Numerous buildings were destroyed in the areas hit by the storm. Overall losses came to more than US$ 0.5bn, with only a small portion of this insured. Had the storm reached the nearby holiday resort of Puerto Vallarta, the damage and losses would have been much greater.
“Besides this fortuitous set of circumstances, timely precautions and early warnings helped bring people to safety and prevent losses. One such measure was the prompt evacuation of affected areas ordered by the government”, explained Höppe.
The El Niño phase had a considerable effect on droughts and heatwaves, especially in South America, Africa and Southeast Asia. Overall losses worldwide from such events last year came to US$ 12bn, of which US$ 880m was insured. However, the highest losses from heatwave and drought – albeit not influenced by El Niño – were caused by the hot, dry summer in Europe. The overall loss totalled some US$ 2bn (€1.9bn); only about a tenth of this was insured.
The costliest natural catastrophe for the insurance industry in 2015 was the series of winter storms that struck the northeastern United States and Canada in February. Insured losses came to US$ 2.1bn; overall losses were US$ 2.8bn. Just like the previous year, the entire winter in the northeastern USA was unusually cold and snowy. In Boston, almost three metres of snow fell over the winter months – an absolute record.
North America is regularly hit by many storms each winter. In spite of potential losses from snow, freezing rain and the storms themselves, these events do not usually harbour the same loss potential as tropical cyclones, for example. Nevertheless, a large number of storms over the whole winter can produce significant losses in total.
There were direct overall losses of US$ 4.6bn in the USA from the harsh winter of 2014/15, of which US$ 3.4bn was insured. Losses were therefore even higher than in the winter of 2013/14 (US$ 4.4bn, insured losses US$ 2.5bn).
Two tornado outbreaks across the southern USA in late December 2015 brought a destructive and deadly end to what had been a relatively quiet year for severe thunderstorms in the USA.
The December outbreaks included two tornadoes of the second strongest category EF4, with wind speeds up to 300 km/h. One of them carved a path through a densely populated suburb of Dallas. Both tornadoes each took the lives of at least ten people.
Reliable loss estimates are not yet available. The current El Niño probably had an impact on these events, as winter and springtime tornado outbreaks occur with a higher frequency close to the Gulf of Mexico coasts under El Niño conditions.
There were notable floods in Europe in December 2015. Storm Desmond hit Great Britain on the weekend of 5 December. As it was carrying a lot of moisture from the Caribbean, it developed a so-called “atmospheric river”, which brought extreme rainfall in the county of Cumbria and in the border area with Scotland. In places, there was as much as 200 litres of rain per square metre, resulting in serious flooding.
The storm then swept across Scandinavia. Initial estimates suggest losses from this storm system over northern Europe could reach US$ 1.5bn (€ 1.4bn), with expected insured losses of US$ 0.8bn (€ 0.7bn).
Further storms and heavy rain brought more floods to the north of England towards the end of the year. Storm Eva in particular led to severe flooding in Yorkshire, with large parts of the city of York submerged under water.
Although it is too early to be conclusive, the overall losses from these floods could well be over € 1bn. The flooding occurred in areas that had already been badly hit by floods several years before. Since then, flood protection measures have been carried out, but they were not enough to stop the flooding from these storms.
The floods in the north of England are the result of weather conditions that persisted for several weeks, with unusually mild and calm weather in central Europe and storms and heavy rain over the British Isles. Such persistent weather conditions intensify due to changes in the location and track of the high-altitude winds (jet stream). Recent studies indicate that this may be linked to the warming of the Arctic regions and thus influenced by climate change.

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Dr. Smith & Pam Toney, Executive Director at BJVIM receiving a check from Subaru for $22,570.
This year your donation of $22,570 will go towards medical services for those who are uninsured in the Greater Bluffton and Jasper County area. It is part of the Subaru of America, Inc. Share The Love program. There are over 17,000 patients in the Greater Bluffton Jasper County area that are uninsured. With your help we can provide free clinics to those in need.
Bluffton Jasper Volunteers in Medicine was the recipient of the Zenie Ingram Community Service of the Year award for 2018 at the 59th awards banquet coordinated by the Jasper County Chamber of Commerce.
Dr. Jack McConnell, founder of the first Volunteers in Medicine free clinic, passed away on February 6, 2018 at the age of 93. Dr. McConnell founded the charitable clinic model in Hilton Head, SC, in 1993, utilizing largely retired, volunteer physicians and staff to serve the low income, uninsured residents of the island.
There was a great crowd at the Christmas in July event. It’s not too late to purchase raffle tickets for a romantic weekend getaway to the Biltmore Estate. Tickets are available at the Ridgeland Clinic and the Burnt Church Road Clinic. Join us from 5:30-7 p.m. August 31st at the Morris Center For Lowcountry Heritage in Ridgeland to find out if you are the winner.
The Bluffton Jasper Volunteers in Medicine is selling raffle tickets at $10 each for a chance to win a romantic inn getaway to The Biltmore in Asheville, NC. The lucky winner will receive a deluxe king room, a chef’s breakfast buffet, three course dinner, bottle of Biltmore’s sparkling wine, daily estate admission and more.
As part of their Share The Love program, Subaru of Hilton Head presented Bluffton Jasper Volunteers in Medicine with more than $21,000 — an unrestricted donation that can be used in the clinic wherever most needed.
BLUFFTON, Sc. (WSAV) – A Bluffton woman is trying to help doctors save lives by placing pictures on pill bottles to help patients understand how to take their medications, and so far, it’s working.
“If they have a heart medicine such as blood pressure, I usually put a little heart on there just to make sure that they know that that is for their blood pressure…some people may skip some medicines, but that’s really one that we don’t want them to skip,” said Janice Holloway, a nurse practitioner in the Lowcountry.
Did you know almost half of all patients do not take their medications as prescribed, and more than 70 percent of physicians may not know if their patients actually understand how to take them once they leave the office?
That’s according to the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the Lowcountry is no exception.
The patients at Bluffton Jasper Volunteers in Medicine (BJVIM) Bluffton and Ridgeland clinics have been receiving a little extra care. Janice Holloway, a nurse practitioner, is providing medication education to diabetic and hypertensive patients through a research project as part of her Doctorate of Nursing (DNP).
Through extensive interviews, Holloway found that many patients did not take their medications because they did not understand the instructions on their bottles.

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Community Open House: S.F. Opera
Published 2:26 pm, Wednesday, November 7, 2012
The free event is expected to bring visitors of all ages face-to-face with opera singers, costume designers (and the costumes they make), set technicians and more. It all commemorates the opera's 90th season, a milestone that has been celebrated for much of the year.
The agenda certainly packs a punch. The undisputed highlight: two separate showings of "Carmen for Families - The Movie," an original, 60-minute film that introduces young audiences to the opera "Carmen." Each showing is expected to be preceded by a 15-minute introduction from one of the performers. Showings will occur in the basement cafe area.
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Also on the agenda: musical "demonstrations" (i.e., random arias) from "Tosca" and "Lohengrin." The demonstrations are expected to feature Nicola Luisotti, the San Francisco Opera Orchestra and Chorus, soprano Melody Moore and tenor Brian Jagde.
Families also will see the 25-minute technical demonstrations, which give a behind-the-scenes look at set creation, lighting and other technical elements; arts-and-crafts projects will allow families to make castanets inspired by "Carmen" and paper dolls inspired by "Tosca." There will be a scavenger hunt, as well as a costume display with actual costumes from "Tosca" and "Lohengrin" on display in the lobby.
(Elsewhere in the lobby, visitors can pose with headdresses and masks.)
Ruth Nott, the Opera's director of education, said these events provide a nonintimidating introduction for first-time opera visitors who may not understand what opera is all about. She noted that in many cases, this glimpse into life at the opera is all it takes to get newcomers hooked.
"The lesson here is that opera is for everybody," she said. "Young people are interested in reading stories and creating their own stories. Well, opera is just another way to tell a story."
All told, Nott said she and her colleagues expect a few thousand visitors on the day of the open house. She added that while the facility has held open houses previously, it has been "at least a decade" since the last one.
Because the event is free and open to the public, registration is not required. But those visitors who do register will be entered into a drawing for free tickets to one of the Opera's performances. The grand prize: four tickets to next year's world premiere of "The Secret Garden," a family-friendly opera co-produced with Cal Performances and staged at Zellerbach Hall at UC Berkeley. (You can register at bit.ly/QTfGhW.)
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So what do I mean about protecting you? I have and still struggle with understanding people, especially why they can be unkind. Why do they leave people out? Why they can nice one minute then not the next? Or make you feel invisible? Or say undercutting comments or worst just don’t comment at all if you are doing well? Is it the root of jealousy? Is it sadness in their heart? Is it a lack of intelligence – namely emotional intelligence? Lack of empathy? Narcissism? I don’t know + I am not sure you will ever know. I have combined a few self help steps / things I’ve learnt over the years to help me deal with these people.
- Don’t change you…but…
- Work out how much of you they get.
- The circle
A c c e p t a n c e:
You can not change someone because that is controlling them. Save yourself a lot of stress + worry, and recognise, that people are who they are + it is their journey, they have to change for themselves. You can be a role model for goodness + kindness but you can’t change them. So accept them for who they are. But you don’t need to have them in your life or put up with their behaviour, that isn’t acceptance.
D o n ‘ t c h a n g e y o u :
As I have mentioned this is an issue I have had since I was a little girl. I used to say to my dad when I was in primary school, but why are they mean, why can’t they just be nice? I have had loads of therapy, trying to change me. As lots of people will tell you, you are too sensitive or expect too much. Whilst there is truth here, what I have learnt (after many therapy bills), that you don’t need to change you, being sensitive, caring + thoughtful is your makeup, it is who you are, without it or if it is pulled back you loose your beautiful, loving, generous self. Just because others don’t have these qualities, doesn’t mean you have to change yourself. For example, if a friend, doesn’t ever comment on how you look or asks how you are (maybe they only focus on themselves), rather than changing you, and not doing it in return (eye for eye never ends well), continue to be you, give a compliment + ask how they are, don’t let them control who you are or change you, you stay authentically true to yourself. Please note – sometimes you do have to change you IF it is affecting your life negatively + when it is debilitating. If you can’t go to work or leave the house, something needs to change.
W o r k o u t h o w m u c h o f y o u:
This is something I have only learnt recently and has been a game changer. What I mean about this is, don’t change you as previously discussed, but protect you + work out how much of you someone gets. This will evolve with relationships over time and will take sometime to work out. I had a friend that I always contacted and asked how they are and organised catch ups. I would constantly get frustrated + ask why, it feels so one-sided. If on the off chance they did contact me, I would ask myself, should I call back, should I be cold, should I tell them how they have treated me, so they know how it feels? No! Don’t change you. Respond, be kind, ask how they are, remember don’t let them change or control who you are. BUT if this person continually is only giving you a little of their heart / time / attention or interest, you pull back too and do what works for you. You may be an ‘accomodater’ , you catch up when or where they wanted to, didn’t really suit you but you just wanted to catch up. Now ask yourself, does it suit you? Also you might of told them everything and anything about you (I do it all the time), but maybe don’t tell them everything all at once. If you know they don’t respond how you want them to (eg you have lost weight and are proud of yourself or good things are happening at work) if they don’t usually show an interest, maybe don’t show all your cards straight away.
T h e c i r c l e:
I am going to do a seperate post about this because I think it is really useful. But basically ‘the circle’ is a practical task in which you draw a few circles within a circle (the amount of circles) will depend on the amount of people you will include. You are in the centre of the circle (some people may add their God here too). The next circle is the next group of people you can trust (don’t think of who you SHOULD have here but more who you trust the most). It might be an uncle or an aunt not nessasarily a parent. The next circle, is the next group of people who you trust. Please note that people will move in and out of these circles. What your circle looks like now, may look very different in 10 years time. You may have one or two people or zero in certain levels. The closer they are to you, the closer you trust them, if they are ‘far away’ whatever they do can’t ‘hurt’ you. More to come on this.
One final thought – remember to adjust your expectations. If you are usually invited or expected to be invited to things or be included, and after 3 times you haven’t been invited, just expect to not be invited. Or if you continually message a friend or organise the catch ups and they don’t do it in return, it is is one sided, expect to either do the organising or don’t see them at all. The sad thing is, some people who were always in your inner circle, closest to your heart, the ones you could trust, my no longer be there. Don’t spend hours worrying or googling (like I do – what is wrong with me?) but put it back on them, it isn’t a nice trait they have and has nothing to do with you. Let them own that ugliness. You are only in control of you, as long as you are kind, that is all you need to focus on at the end of the day. Adjust expectations, don’t lower them or your standards.

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Heh. Nothing can stop The Twitter! Nothing.
Fox News’ Adam Housley took to Twitter from the air to share this traumatic tale:
Oh dear! Hope the flight attendants have enough peanuts to pass out to stave off the munchies.
She’s not the only one who would do such a thing. Other travelers report a rash of nefarious nail-painters.
A fitting punishment.
But, is there something worse than forcing people to have a group fume-high?
Pshaw! Filing is for amateurs, evidently. Clipping is where it’s at.
And for the disgusting win:
We’ll leave you with an exit shudder:
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Pune: A mob of some 40 people beat up members of a group opposing “virginity test” for brides on the first day of marriage in western India.
The incident occurred during a marriage on January 20 at Bhat Nagar in Pimpri, some 15 km north of Pune, the cultural capital Maharashtra state. The victims belong to a WhatsAapp group “Stop the V-ritual” that opposes against their caste council conducting the virginity tests.
Prashant Ankush Indrekar, a 23-year-old resident of Bhat Nagar in Yerwada has lodged a complaint at the Pimpri police station.
Indrekar and his family were invited for the marriage of a Kanjarbhat couple near Zulelal complex in Bhat Nagar.
Indrekar told The Indian Express newspaper that after the marriage was over at 9 am, the caste panchayat met and talked about demanding money from the bride and the groom. “Also, there was a discussion supporting the virginity test of bride, claiming it was part of their tradition,” he narrated.
Although Indrekar did not oppose the plan at the spot, the panchayat knew he and his friends were members of the WhatsApp grou that creates awareness of the unjust practice among community members.
“So, they got angry and questioned us,” Indrekar said. Then some 40 young people, including the brother of the bride attacked some members of the WhatsApp present on the occasion. “When I intervened, they also started beating me. A person even thrashed us with a leather belt. We condemn this act,” Indrekar, a realtor, explained.
Based on a first information report lodged by Indrekar, the Pimpri police booked 40 persons including the bride’s brother under various sections of the Indian Penal Code.
“We have so far arrested two persons identified in this case,” Senior police inspector Shridhar Jadhav of Pimpri police station told the newspaper.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone III) Ganesh Shinde said, “As per our investigation, the quarrel erupted as the accused questioned the complainant regarding virginity tests.”
Shinde said the accused opposed the frequent awareness campaign being carried out by the WhatsApp group.
Indrekar wants the police to invoke sections of the Maharashtra Protection of People from Social Boycott (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act against the accused persons.
A group of young people of Kanjarbhat caste led by Vivek Tamaichikar, a student in Mumbai, formed the “Stop the V-ritual” group.
The WhatsApp group met deputy commissioner of police Deepak Sakore along with members of the Maharashtra Andhashraddha Nirmulan Samiti (Maharashtra committee for eradication of superstitution) to submit a memorandum to stop virginity test.
“We condemn the attack on progressive Kanjarbhat. Police should consider this issue seriously and ensure that stern legal action against the caste panchayat,” said Nandini Jadhav, district president of anti-superstition committee.
Virginity tests in India
A major part of villages in India believes in virginity test. To know if a girl is a virgin or not after marriage is of utmost importance to these communities who have made their own set of rules which evades into a woman’s privacy.
All the tests are to check if the hymen is intact, which is traumatizing and humiliating for the women. Recently, a man from Nashik in Maharashtra abandoned his wife after she failed the virginity test.
Here are some of the virginity tests that are done on women even today in India:
To ensure a woman is a virgin four kinds of tests are done on her: the fire test, the water test, and the oath giving.
1. Pani ki Dheej (purity by water)
To ensure a woman is virgin, certain communities make woman hold her breath under water while someone walks a hundred steps. The International Rehabilitation Centre for Torture victims describes it as a “gross violation of women’s rights and one that may amount to ill-treatment and torture under international law.”
2. Agnipariksha (trial by fire)
In agnipariksha, the bride has to carry a red-hot iron in her hand. Woman who are unable to do the task or leave it in mid-way are considered impure. The women who fail virginity test are forced to disclose the name of their partners. In some cases, female doctors are asked conduct the test.
3. Kukri ki rasam (stained bed-sheet)
To make sure, the woman is virgin, on the first night of the marriage a white thread is placed on the bed, when the couple consummate their marriage. The following morning, elders of the family locate traces of blood on it. While in some communities, members of their community wait outside the room in which the couple have sex. They are expected to show a blood-stained bed sheet which will prove that the girl was a virgin.
4. Two-finger test
Another commonly known virginity test is the two-finger test. This was earlier generally used to check rape victims. The Supreme Court of India has held the test on a rape victim in the past. Human Rights Watch criticized the test as ‘degrading and unscientific’. In two-finger test, often older women search for a hymen using their fingers. However, it is unscientific as there is no accurate way to check the laxity of vaginal muscles if a girl is habituate to intercourse.
If woman does not pass the virginity test, she is obliged to declare the name of the person with whom she had sexual relations. The family members of the girl or the man whose name she declared are required to pay compensation to the in-laws family, so that, they can accept an ‘impure bride.’ If the family does not agree to pay, the issue is taken to the village or caste council. The council gives the girl and her family members an opportunity to prove the girl is a virgin in front of the community.

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It looks like HTC is working on an HTC One variant that would run Windows Phone 8 rather than Android. The information comes from Neowin, which claims that such a device could be launched at some point in the fall, featuring a 4- to 5-inch screen, “a mostly metal body,” and Windows Phone 8 GDR3. An Ultrapixel camera may also be included, but that’s still not confirmed.
The HTC One is the second best-selling high-end Android smartphone (after Samsung Galaxy S4) and it makes perfect sense for the Taiwanese company to rely on the popularity of its existing product to expand to other markets.
At present, HTC sells two Windows Phone devices, 8S and 8X, which sit in the shadow of Nokia’s Lumia range. The HTC One running Microsoft’s mobile platform could help shift the tide in HTC’s favor while at the same time helping the Redmond giant expand its market share…
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ADAPTATIONS IN PLANTS
Natural home of a plant is called its habitat. Each habitat has its own characteristic, i.e., some places are warm, some are hot, some are cold and some are very cold. Some places get a lot of rainfall while others are dry.
Plants have special features to live successfully in their respective surroundings and have adjusted themselves to the different habitats on Earth e.g., desert plants try to save whatever water is available and hence have adjusted well with low water conditions. This process of adjusting or changing to suit the environment is called adaptation.
Adaptations in Terrestrial Plants:
Plants that grow on land are called terrestrial plants. As there are different land forms like plains, hills, deserts, swamps, etc., there are different types of plants growing in each of these habitats.
Plants growing in the plains:
Plains have a moderate climate. It is neither too hot nor too cold. The climate is warm to hot in summer and cold in winter. The rainfall is just sufficient for plant growth. As the climate is well suited for plant growth, many kinds of plants grow here. Trees growing in the plains have lots of h e branches e.g., neem, peepal, mango, banyan, etc.
- Most trees growing in plains usually shed their leaves in winter to protect themselves from the cold weather and get new leaves again in spring. Such trees are called deciduous trees, e.g., oak, maple, elm, etc.
- Certain trees do not shed their leaves and remain green throughout the year. Such trees are called evergreen trees, e.g., some varieties of neem plant.
- In plains, where it rains heavily, tall and thick trees (e.g., teak, rubber, etc.) and some short trees and climbers grow. Such areas are called rainforests which are home to many animals. Most rainforests are found in South America, Asia, Africa and Australia.
Plants growing on hills:
The climate on hills and mountains is cold to very cold. During winter, there is snowfall in some areas therefore, the plants growing on hills are well adapted to such weather conditions.
|Pine tree (evergreen)||Needle – like leaves and Woody cone of a pine tree|
- Sloping shape of trees helps to slide off the snow easily. This helps to prevent damage to the plant and its parts due to extreme cold.
- Leaves are needle shaped with waxy coating. This helps to prevent any damage from the snow.
- These trees have woody cones instead of flowers. That is why they are called coniferous trees. The cones are very hard and bear seeds inside them e.g., pine, spruce, cedar, fir etc.
- Most of the conifers are evergreen trees e.g., pine, spruce, cedar and some conifers are deciduous trees e.g., larch.
Plants growing in deserts:
Climate in deserts is hot, dry and dusty. There is shortage of water. Inspite of all these disadvantages, plants grow in deserts with certain special features.
|Desert Oak, found in Australia has roots that are 30 times longer than its trunk. The roots go very deep into the ground to reach water. This water is then stored in the trunk. When there is no water in the desert, local people put thin pipes into the trunk of this tree, to drink water.|
- Certain plants, like Acacia or babool have small leaves to prevent water loss through transpiration. Transpiration is the process of losing water in the form of vapour through the stomata of leaves.
- Some plants, such as date palms, have strong and hard leaves which help them to survive in hot and dry deserts.
- Certain plants, like mesquite tree, have roots that go down up to 20 metres under the ground in search of water.
- In some desert plants, the stomata are found deep into the leaves rather than on the surface of the leaves. Hence, they are called sunken stomata. This reduces water loss through stomata.
- Certain plants, like cactus, have leaves modified into spines that help in preventing water loss through stomata. These spines discourage animals from eating them. The green stem stores water and carries out photosynthesis
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Plants growing in swamps or marshes:
Marshes have clayey soil with plenty of water. The soil is sticky and does not have enough air for the roots of the plants to breathe.
To withstand these problems, the trees growing in marshy areas have roots growing out of the water-logged soil to breathe air. Such roots are called breathing roots. Mangrove trees grow in marshes e.g., sundari tree (a mangrove tree) found in Sundarbans.
Plants growing in sea coasts:
The coastal areas have hot and wet climate. Trees growing in coastal areas should be able to withstand salty water, strong winds and heavy rainfall.
|Coconut tree||Pepper plant|
The trees growing here are usually tall and straight. They have a crown of giant, feather-like leaves which allow the wind to pass through. They are adapted to grow well in salty water. Their fruits and seeds are scattered by water. Some examples are trees of coconut, pepper.
Adaptations in Aquatic Plants:
Plants growing in water (ponds, lakes, seas, oceans) are called aquatic plants. Aquatic plants are of three types- fixed, floating and underwater plants.
- The roots of such plants are much reduced and are fixed to the mud at the bottom of the pond.
- The stems are long, hollow, light and flexible so that they stay afloat and can bend easily with the waves of water and do not get broken or uprooted.
- Their leaves are broad and flat which help in staying afloat and to get enough air and sunlight for photosynthesis.
- Stomata are on the upper side of the leaves so that they can breathe easily.
- The leaves of fixed plants have a waxy coating on their surface so that water cannot stay on them. This prevents them from rotting or shrivelling up. Some examples are water lily, lotus, etc.
- These plants float freely in water as they have spongy bodies filled with air.
- They are not fixed at the bottom of the water body. Their roots just float below the water surface.
- They are small and light in weight. Some examples are duckweed, water lettuce and water hyacinth.
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Some plants like Hydrilla and tape grass remain completely submerged in water. So, they are called underwater or submerged plants.
- These plants have thin and narrow leaves with flexible stems to withstand water currents. Hydrilla has tiny leaves and the leaves of tape grass are ribbon-like.
- Their roots are fixed to the bottom of the pond.
- The leaves of underwater plants have no stomata at all. They breathe the dissolved oxygen through their body surface.
Plants are primarily known for their green colour due to chlorophyll and their self-dependence for food. However, there are certain plants which show different types of nutrition.
Some plants like dodder do not make their own food, but absorb food from other plants. Such plants are called parasites. Some examples are Dodder, Corpse flower and Australian Christmas tree.
There are some plants which eat insects. Such plants are known as insectivorous plants. These plants are green in colour and make their own food but they grow in soil which is poor in minerals. So, they trap and eat insects to fulfil their nutrient requirement. Some examples are Venus fly trap and pitcher plant.
- In pitcher plant, the leaf is modified into a pitcher with a lid which can open and close. The pitcher is filled with a special nectar (digestive liquid). Whenever an insect comes to feed on this nectar and sits on the edge of the pitcher, the lid closes and the insect is trapped inside. The insect gets digested from which the plant can obtain its mineral nutrition.
- The leaves of Venus fly trap are like boxes with hinges. They have long hair along the edges. When an insect touches the hair, the leaf closes rapidly, trapping the insect inside. The insect gets gradually digested.
|Venus flytrap||Pitcher plant|
|Venus Flytraps: Venus Fly Traps. Attracts small insects with sweet smelling nectar, then snaps shut and digests the meal.|
Pitcher plants: Pitcher plants are shaped like vases, or pitchers, and resemble flowers in look and smell. Pitcher plants color, nectar and scent lure in and trap insects. Hairs and digestive acids inside the plant ensure insects cannot escape, becoming a meal for the pitcher plant. Pitcher plants slowly break down the insect and absorb essential nutrients for survival.
Bladderwort: Bladderwort is unique in that the underwater leaves bear small oval “bladders” that trap and digest small aquatic creatures. Bladderwort is usually found in quiet shallow, acidic waters and can form dense mats.
Sundews(Drosera): Sundews are “flypaper” plants that trap prey in sticky hairs on their leaves. They make up one of the largest groups of carnivorous plants. Long tentacles protrude from their leaves, each with a sticky gland at the tip. These droplets look like dew glistening in the sun, thus their name.
Fungi are organisms that cannot make their own food by photosynthesis as they do not have chlorophyll. They absorb nutrients from dead and decaying plants, animals or stale food. They are also called saprophytes. Moulds and mushrooms are some examples of fungi.
Sometimes, bread slices change colour when you keep them for longer time at room temperature. This is because of the growth of moulds on them.
PLANTS OF GRASS FAMILY
Plants of grass family are useful to us in many ways:
- They provide food, e.g., wheat, rice, bajra, jowar, sugarcane, etc.
- Bamboo plants are tall plants. They are used for making furniture, mats, baskets, etc. Young bamboo shoots are used to prepare food items, like curry, pickles, etc. It has high nutritive value.
- Some grasses are used to make paper. Paper was first made in Egypt from a grass called papyrus.
- The grass family has fibrous roots which hold the soil tightly and protect it against erosion.
- Dried grass is used as packing materials and for side cover of air coolers.
- Some grass family plants are used in preparing medicines e.g., lemon grass.
USES OF PLANTS
- Plants are producers. They produce food in the form of fruits, vegetables, pulses, grains, spices, nuts, etc., that are required by animals to survive.
- Plants produce oxygen during the day by the process of photosynthesis which is used by animals for breathing.
- Plants provide us with medicines, oil, rubber, wood, paper, etc.
- Plants such as cotton, jute and flax provide us with fibres used to makes clothes, bags, etc.
- Plants maintain the balance of oxygen and carbon dioxide gases in atmosphere.
- Plants help to beautify our surroundings.


Now, all that has changed.
I had a great back-and-forth with Dean Heuman on Twitter (@dheuman). Dean is a marketing and communications pro with www.focuscom.ca and he is a die-hard Blackberry fan. But even Dean admits that “even if Blackberry comes out with something awesome, they are tainted with being uncool. It seems once you are tainted, you can’t be cool again.”
Can cool be recaptured?
There are some examples that suggest it is possible.
Only a decade ago, Old Spice was a washed-up brand that only your Dad would wear. Today it is the top selling men’s bath brand.
For a long time Johnny Cash was uncool, even in country music. He very quickly recovered that cool, and died a rock ‘n roll and country music icon.
The Lacoste crocodile is suddenly cool to wear again, despite being a powerful symbol of 80s preppiness.
What can Blackberry take away from the lessons learned by these comeback brands?
1. Find new friends. Johnny Cash found uber-hip producer Rick Rubin. Old Spice found creative energy in Wieden+Kennedy and spokesperson Isaiah Mustafa. When you associate with cool, you too can become cool.
2. Take serious risks. Nintendo went after an entirely new audience for video games with Wii. Johnny Cash recorded sparse acoustic versions of alternative rock songs. If you want to move the needle, you need to do remarkable things that are inherently risky.
3. Touch pop culture. Isaiah Mustafa, as the Old Spice guy, has become a pop culture celebrity. The Wii became a pop culture phenomenon. When the world is talking about you, good things usually happen. Unless you’re BP, Anthony Weiner, or Tiger Woods.
4. Be patient. Lacoste waited nearly 20 years through the age of grunge, until the prep look came back in style. Johnny Cash waded through two decades of musical fads before his raw sound found an audience again.
5. Create scarcity. A shortage of something creates value. The lack of available Wii consoles when they were first released created a massive push for them. The death of Johnny Cash, at the peak of his comeback, left us wanting more of the Man in Black. Demand + Scarcity = Value.
I don’t know for sure if any – or all – of those lessons will apply to the fortunes of Blackberry, but I hope the brand recovers and emerges strong. It is good for competition and for the people of Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, whose economic base has grown along with Blackberry’s parent company Research in Motion.
There is an entire chapter in the book Brand Like a Rock Star that examines how brands can recover their “cool”. You can pre-order the book right now.
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text: A clergyman's call to arms to end the AIDS pandemic in Africa. The growing HIV/AIDS crisis in Africa has met its match in Rev. James Cantelon, the host of Canada's popular Eye to Eye TV show. The pandemic is devastating much of sub-Saharan Africa, and with the support from former US President Bill Clinton, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Stephen Lewis, and Rick Warren to fight the pandemic, HIV/ AIDS is at last becoming an international 'front-burner' issue. The ramifications of the disease in countries where drugs and therapies are not available are beyond belief. What Cantelon proposes is as old as scripture itself-caring for the widows and orphans ravaged by AIDS. He calls upon churches around the world to join the desperate fight to stem the spread of AIDS. When God Stood Up is Cantelon's eloquent manifesto on how churches can form a delivery mechanism for AIDS-related care for nations in need. The book is Cantelon's response to a series of requests from politicans, clergy, lay-leaders, and youth that he has spoken to at churches, conferences and in consultations around the world. Describing a 'faith that works,' this inspiring book will help pastors and church lay- leaders to develop a social conscience in their congregations. An answer to cynicism and despair, When God Stood Up will reawaken readers to their role as citizens of the world, especially those young adults who are keen on being activists.

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Nokia World 2011 starts in less than 12 hours and it’s going to be the unveiling moment of Nokia’s first Windows Phone devices. We’ve seen the Nokia 800 and Sabre leaked already and even the Nokia 900 aka Ace showed us its face in a recent leak, but the authenticity of the handsets wasn’t confirmed up until now.
What you see here are official slides form the Nokia World 2011 presentation, that confirm the Nokia Lumia 800 and Lumia 710 handsets. It appears that in the end Nokia Searay aka Nokia 800 aka Nokia N800 will be called Nokia Lumia 800, while the Sabre model will be called Lumia 710. Things to expect here are an identical twin of the N9 in the case of the Lumia 800 and a brethren to the C7 for the Lumia 710.
Both run Windows Phone Mango, as does the Nokia 900 model, that packs the biggest display of the bunch. Lumia 800 is supposed to feature the exact same design traits of the Nokia N9, aside from the extra camera button and capacitive buttons for WP7 under the display. Lumia 710 will be a lower end handset, while Nokia 900 comes with a 1.4GHz CPU, 8MP camera and other goodies. More info at Nokia World 2011 when it starts!


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"There, raised an inch above the tissues lining the bottom, resting on a pedestal fashioned from the cardboard core of a toilet paper roll, is a cuplike nest the diameter of a quarter."
"She wears no shoes and sits curled up on her legs, like a cat, in a cuplike leather chair."
"After a short while, the sound of the little brook was joined by the louder sound of falling water, and through a gap in the trees ahead, Kellen could see what must be their destination for the night: a wide crack in the canyon wall where a tiny waterfall spilled down from above to fill a cuplike catch-basin before spilling away into the narrow stream."


The Royal Norwegian chancery building on Embassy Row is prepping for a major facelift.
Denver-based Fentress Architects, charged with designing renovations to the 30,000-square-foot, 41-year-old building at 2720 34th St. NW, expects work to begin in the latter part of 2019. A 3,000-square-foot expansion is planned to increase programming space, in addition to a host of cosmetic upgrades.
Statsbygg, the Norwegian Directorate of Public Construction and Property, selected Fentress for the project last year as part of a competitive process. Whiting-Turner is the contractor for the project, which is slated for completion in 2020.
Owned by the Royal Norwegian Government, the campus comprises two buildings — the ambassador’s residence and a chancery with offices for diplomatic services. The property, which sits on the edge of a residential neighborhood in Ward 3, hosts approximately 100 events per year.
When complete, the facility will feature a new garden room-event space connecting…Read the full story from the Washington Business Journal.


Just yesterday, House Republicans voted to release the much talked about memo that has Democrats in panic mode. The memo is now being reviewed by President Trump who will decide whether to release it to the public. Speaker of the House Paul Ryan said the FBI needs to be cleansed after the controversial memo detailed alleged surveillance abuses by the U.S. government.
He added: “I think we should disclose all this stuff. It’s the best disinfectant. Accountability, transparency — for the sake of the reputation of our institutions.”
While most Republicans agree the memo needs to be released, Democrats and the mainstream media are doing everything they can to discredit the damning information and label Republicans as liars. If released to the public, the memo is sure to enrage millions of Americans and could finally prove that President Trump has been right the whole time. Another Republican who is urging the memo to be released is none other than Trey Gowdy, the outspoken Congressman from South Carolina.
Gowdy is determined to see the memo released and went on Fox News on Sunday for an interview, and what he said makes the release of the memo that much more enticing.
According to Western Journal:
Rep. Trey Gowdy spoke with Chris Wallace on “Fox News Sunday” and discussed certain clues that might be found in the controversial document, which may be released as early as this week by the House Intelligence Committee.
“Do you want to know whether or not the primary course in these court proceedings had a bias against one candidate?” Gowdy asked rhetorically. “Do you want to know whether or not he said he’d do anything to keep that candidate from becoming president?”
The question of the particular source opposed to President Donald Trump may be in reference to former British Christopher Steele who wrote the dossier, suggested The Daily Caller News Foundation.
Speculation arises as to whether or not Steele had been hired by opposition research firm Fusion GPS, who was reportedly paid $1 million by the Clinton campaign and DNC to investigate Trump.
Throughout 2016, Steele met with FBI agents to discuss the investigation, with the DOJ allegedly using Steele’s work in an application for a surveillance warrant against former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page.
It was also around the same time last June that former FBI Director James Comey stated the dossier was “salacious and unverified.”
Republican lawmakers have raised concern about how heavily both the FBI and DOJ have relied on the dossier for warrants against American citizens, as well as for the investigation into alleged collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia.
The lawmakers are also pressing for information on whether or not the agencies vetted the dossier before using its information in any FISA application.
Though the memo remains classified for now, many Republicans are hoping for the Intelligence Committee to release the document, though it’s bound to meet up with some resistance.
Democratic lawmakers have accused the classified documents as being a set of “talking points” geared towards helping Trump, with DOJ Committee Chairman Devin Nunes claiming its release would be “extremely reckless.”
Yet, back in June, Nunes admitted that his investigators had uncovered evidence that the government was abusing surveillance practices, though it seemed to fall on deaf ears.
Gowdy added that the information contained in the document is based on information already provided by those agencies and has suggested that Nunes allow the DOJ and FBI to view the memo prior to its release.
“There’s nothing in this memo the Department is not already aware of.”
Democrats realize that their only hope of coming out of this clean is to place all the blame on the President and label the disclosure of the information as reckless. The American people deserve to know what is happening in our government, and the memo is key to discovering how dirty the left is. President Trump has once again proven to be smarter than the Democrats who have been exhausting every effort to get Trump removed from office.


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Your smile plays a key role in the way you look and feel. It can highlight your natural beauty, or it can detract from it. The dental profession is well equipped to not only make your teeth healthy but to make them more attractive too.
Dr. Molly Moreland at Advanced Dentistry of Iowa City enjoys contributing to the positive effects of cosmetic dental procedures on people’s physical appearance and their psychological well-being. Her experience, compassion, and expert care provide several treatments that can make a difference in your smile and your life.
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Laser treatments for gummy smiles can create proper gingival height for maximum visibility of teeth, giving people a fuller smile.
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Thanksgiving is quickly approaching, and if you’re hosting the dinner this year, it’s time to start planning. That’s why I’ve put together a helpful Thanksgiving checklist to relieve some of the stress. There’s even a downloadable PDF version so you can check it off as you go!
The market will be analyzing the September 21st FOMC meeting minutes in search for any signs that they will follow through on recent hints of a second round of quantitative easing. Additionally, the Treasury will begin this week’s $66 billion auction package with the sale of $32 billion in 3 year T-notes.

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Brilliant ruby red with violet hues. On the nose, Sherazade has a bouquet of fragrant red plum and cherry with light spicy and balsamic scents. The palate is soft and enveloping with smooth tannins and a spicy fruit profile that reflects the nose and reveals extraordinary freshness.
The Rallo family has made wine in Marsala since 1851 and their ancient cellars tunnel beneath the city. They were one of the first families to begin making high quality table wine when sales of traditional Marsala started to decline, launching the Donnafugata label in 1983 and championing the potential of the region's native varieties. Today, Donnafugata has four estates in Sicily: a modern winery and 283 hectares at Contessa Entellina in the hills east of Marsala; 36 hectares in Vittoria to the south eastern point of the island; 68 hectares on the island of Pantelleria; and 18 hectares on the slopes of Etna. Donnafugata means 'fleeing woman' and is a reference to Queen Maria Carolina, who escaped the court of Naples in the early 19th century with her husband, Ferdinand IV of Bourbon, when Napoleon's troops arrived. The couple took refuge in Sicily at the Santa Margherita Belice palace, also the favourite residence of celebrated writer Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa and depicted on the 'Mille e una Notte' label.


To make use of a networked environment, it made sense to extend certain tools, some of which have already been described. Networks also created a need for new utilities to control and monitor them; this led to ideas for new tools that took advantage of network speed and connectivity. This section describes concepts and utilities for systems attached to a network; without a network connection, they are of little use.
Some commands, including rcp and rsh, work only if the remote system trusts your local computer (that is, the remote system knows your local computer and believes that it is not pretending to be a system that it is not). The /etc/hosts.equiv file lists trusted systems. For reasons of security, Superuser ...


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Individuation Narcissism is Associated with the Lack of Development of the Personal Essence
Individuation narcissism is associated with the lack of development of what we call the "Personal Essence." This is a manifestation of essential Presence in which -- like Essential Identity -- we experience "I am" but here, the emphasis in experience is more on the "am" than on the "I." It is a Presence of fullness, substantiality and well being. I am, as Personal Presence; I experience myself as a person, but this person is not patterned by self-representations. The Personal Essence is a Presence of the self as a person, a human individual with unique qualities and capacities. This person is an ontological Presence of pure consciousness.
The Point of Existence, pg. 362
Narcissistic Disturbance in Relation to Individuation
From the perspective of self-realization, the Personal Essence is the individuation of the soul. When the self is alienated from this form of Being, it is narcissistically disturbed in relation to individuation, rather than in relation to identity only, as in central narcissism. Thus, there are narcissistic disturbances in relation to the sense of being an autonomous individual, in the integration of the unique individual qualities of the self, and in the integration of its capacities, skills, and talents. The development of individuality, qualities, skills, and talents is not necessarily absent; rather, the integration of this development into one’s sense of identity is disturbed. Issues of self esteem related to this development are significant in individuation narcissism. This narcissism is an important element of the disturbances of individuation, but not identical to them. Individuation narcissism manifests as the need for support for individuation, and as the need for mirroring of one’s skills and capacities, and as grandiose ideas about one’s qualities, skills, talents, and accomplishments. One is narcissistic in relation to one’s competence and capacity, as well as in relation to one’s sense of being,
The Point of Existence, pg. 363
Precociousness is a Dynamic in the Development of Individuation Narcissism
Precocious development that alienates one's capacities from one's sense of self is another dynamic in the development of individuation narcissism... We find that in this form of narcissism, grandiosity is used as a defense against the sense of inadequacy and deficiency that underlies the precocious development.... The sense of inadequacy characterizes the emptiness connected with the absence of Personal Essence, while feeling adequate and mature characterizes its presence.
The Point of Existence, pg. 366
Transformation of Individuation Narcissism
The other reservation is our general one regarding psychological theories of narcissism, namely, that this view does not address the issue of alienation from Being as the cause of fundamental narcissism. The failures in meeting subphase developmental tasks which contribute to the development of individuation narcissism also contribute to this alienation. It is this alienation, specifically from the Personal Essence, which is at the root of this form of narcissism. This distinction is not simply a matter of theory. If the alienation from Being is not addressed, then this narcissism cannot be transformed; it can only be ameliorated. Its fundamental transformation is equivalent to the integration of the Personal Essence, to the degree of self-realization. Only when the student is able to experience himself as the Personal Essence can we say that individuation narcissism has been transformed. This is a resolution of a spiritual nature. It is not only a matter of developing a sense of individuation with a capacity for relating with others. It is not only a matter of establishing a stable sense of autonomy with realistic self-esteem. It is a matter of fundamentally knowing oneself as an authentic presence of Being, which feels personal and human, and whose self-esteem springs from the fact that this presence is its own value.


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