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Dallas, TX, April 4, 2013 –The Dallas Museum of Art today announced the acquisition for its European painting collection of an early work by the French painter Guillaume Guillon Lethière (1760–1832), one of the first major artists of African descent in the history of European art. The painting, Erminia and the Shepherds, was shown at the Salon of 1795 in Paris and perfectly complements the DMA's collection of late 18th- and early 19th-century French paintings. In style, it references the neoclassicalism that dominated the last decades of the 18th century, but also anticipates the new interest in European historical subjects that would prevail in the early 19th century. It is currently on view in the Museum's European Painting and Sculpture galleries on Level 2.
"The Dallas Museum of Art is delighted to add this work by Guillaume Guillon Lethière to the Museum's collection. Its acquisition is made all the more significant for our global collection for it marks the earliest work of art in the DMA by an artist of color working in the Western tradition," said Maxwell L. Anderson, The Eugene McDermott Director of the Dallas Museum of Art. "Erminia and the Shepherds is a beautiful addition to the DMA's current holdings of European paintings from this time period."
"Guillaume Guillon Lethière was the son the king's chief prosecutor in Guadeloupe and an emancipated African slave, and he was a prominent figure in the history of French art, achieving the highest academic rank by the end of his career," said Olivier Meslay, Associate Director of Curatorial Affairs and The Barbara Thomas Lemmon Curator of European Art at the Dallas Museum of Art. "His work Erminia and the Shepherds represents the painting style prominent during the late 1700s while anticipating the romantic shift in execution and subject interest. This painting serves as an important touchstone and reference point for this key transitional moment in art history."
Erminia and the Shepherds represents a departure from Guillon Lethière's earliest exhibition pictures, which were in a severe neoclassical taste. It demonstrates his new attention at that moment to the meticulous description of costume and armor, as well as the beautiful still life of the wicker basket in the foreground. The shepherd's wife and family are portrayed with an almost ethnographic attention, and Guillon Lethière carefully evokes the subject's pastoral setting through the framing device of the vine-covered trellis and the expansive landscape at right. He would become a regular landscapist who exhibited landscapes of Italy and of Guadeloupe. The new pictorial interests evident in Guillon Lethière's work highlight the reorientation of French painting toward a more romantic vision, inspired by medieval and renaissance literature, with a more polished and delicate appearance.
The subject of Erminia and the Shepherds is drawn from Torquato Tasso's epic poem of the Crusades, Jerusalem Delivered (Gerusalemme Liberata), published in 1581. The seventh canto tells the story of the Muslim princess Erminia, who falls in love with the Christian knight Tancred. Attempting to approach the Christians' camp on horseback, she was instead forced to flee and hide, disguising herself in the armor of the fallen warrior-maiden Clorinda. Early one morning, hiding near the Jordan River, Erminia hears rustic instruments and approaches an old man who is weaving a basket, surrounded by his singing children. These shepherds were at first frightened by the sight of an armored warrior, but Guillon Lethière shows us the moment when Erminia removes her helmet to reveal that she is actually a beautiful young woman.
About Guillaume Guillon Lethière
Guillaume Guillon Lethière was the illegitimate son of Pierre Guillon of Martinique, the king's chief prosecutor in Guadeloupe, and a Guadeloupian emancipated slave, Marie-Françoise, known as Pepeyë. Guillon Lethière was brought to France by his father at the age of fourteen to begin his studies, studying first in Rouen with Jean Baptiste Descamp and then, after 1777, in the studio of Gabriel François Doyen. In 1786, after a series of successes at the annual academic competitions, including the Second Grand Prix, he was nominated for study at the Académie de France in Rome, where he stayed until 1791. His first submissions to the Salon came two years later and continued intermittently for nearly four decades. In 1799, Pierre Guillon was able to legitimize his son and make him his heir. From that time, he added Guillon to his surname, but continued to use the name Lethière, which he had adopted on his arrival in France. In 1800 and 1801, Guillon Lethière accompanied Lucien Bonaparte, Napoleon's brother, to Spain, where he worked to assemble an art collection for the imperial prince. In 1807, Lucien Bonaparte nominated Guillon Lethière for the post of director of the Académie in Rome, a post he held for nearly a decade. He ended his academic career as a professor at the École des Beaux-Arts and a member of the Institute de France.
About the Dallas Museum of Art
Established in 1903, the Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) ranks among the leading art institutions in the country and is distinguished by its innovative exhibitions and groundbreaking educational programs. At the heart of the Museum and its programs is its global collection, which encompasses more than 22,000 works and spans 5,000 years of history, representing a full range of world cultures. Located in the vibrant Arts District of downtown Dallas, the Museum welcomes more than half a million visitors annually and acts as a catalyst for community creativity, engaging people of all ages and backgrounds with a diverse spectrum of programming, from exhibitions and lectures to concerts, literary events, and dramatic and dance presentations.
The Dallas Museum of Art is supported, in part, by the generosity of DMA Partners and donors, the citizens of Dallas through the City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs, and the Texas Commission on the Arts.
For more information, please contact:
Jill Bernstein
Dallas Museum of Art


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No More Miracles Ice
Anybody who is a fan of online NHL betting has a clear memory of the Miracle on Ice. Oftentimes considered to be the greatest upset in the history of sports, the Miracle on Ice holds a special place in the heart of hockey fans, especially those who hail from the United States.
After the Soviet Union, one of the deadliest regimes in human history, had won the gold medal in six of the last seven Winter Olympic Games, most NHL sportsbooks had the Russians pegged as the clear winners of the 1980 Winter Games. The Russians were coming in with a team primarily made up of professional players with a considerable amount of experience in international play. The US team, by comparison, was made up entirely of amateur and collegiate players, thus making them the youngest team in the tournament and by extension the youngest team in US national team history. In the group stage, both the Soviet and US teams went undefeated, making their first game in the medal round the most anticipated match of the Winter Games.
Of course most online NHL betting fans will remember how their fateful contest would end. The Soviets came in as the favorites and gained a 3-2 lead in the second period. But in the third the US team bounced back, scoring two more goals to take their first lead of the game. In the end the final score would read 4-3 and the US achieved a dramatic victory over their Cold War rival. Following the match, the US went on to claim the gold medal by defeating Finland in the final match of the tournament. The Soviet Union went on to take silver, further cementing this contest as the greatest international ice hockey story of the past 100 years. By the look of things, the Miracle on Ice might never be surpassed. Not because of a lack of competition, but rather because of the NHL's unwillingness to allow their players to compete in the Winter Olympic Games.
Obviously this would be a huge blow to both the fans and hockey betting sites that look forward to the Winter Games. From the NHL's point of view, being the business that it is, all that matters are the profits. Recently, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman discussed publically the feeling amongst team owners that competing in the Olympics isn't profitable enough for the league.
"I think after doing five of these, I don't know, fatigue might be a word (to describe it)," Bettman elaborated on the owners' reactions. "The ultimate impact it had on the game worldwide was negligible. I think our constituents have become increasingly negative toward the Olympic experience. I think that's fair to say."
This might not be what online NHL betting fans wanted to hear but it sounds like the NHL-Olympic days might be a thing of the past.

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3 charged after Alexandria massage parlor prostitution complaints
Three Alexandria women have been charged after police received reports Thursday about prostitution at two Jackson Street massage parlors, according to a release.
The Alexandria Police Department's Narcotics Team got information about the alleged prostitution at Asian Zen Spa and Body Works (or Jackson Street Bodyworks), both owned and operated jointly.
Search warrants were obtained for the Body Works location, at 5401 Jackson St., and those were served on Thursday.
Three women were arrested: Wei Hong, 61; Jun Xu, 53; and Yanzia Wang, 54; all of the same apartment in the 5400 block of Downing Street in Alexandria. The search also recovered $20,000 in cash, reads the department's release.
All three were booked into the Rapides Parish Detention Center on charges of pandering, money laundering and racketeering.
Xu and Wang also were charged with prostitution by massage.
Bond on the racketeering charge for Hong was set at $15,000. Bond for the other two women on the prostitution charges was set at $1,000. However, all three remain in jail without bond on their other charges.


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Manny Pacquiao is the new WBA welterweight champion.
The Philippines' boxing senator recorded his first stoppage victory since 2009 at the expense of Argentine Lucas Matthysse.
Pacquiao's victory was despite calls to retire and collective doubt on his fitness to continue in the sport.
Back on top
The 39-year old Pacquiao had dominated Matthysse since first round. The Argentine was sent to the floor with a jab to the chin in the third round, but eventually returned to the action.
The fifth round saw Pacquiao sending a flurry of power shots to Matthysse, who took a knee shortly before the bell rang. By the next round, Matthysse was limited to short jabs that Pacquiao easily countered with more power shots.
An emphatic uppercut from the Filipino sent Matthysse to his knees in the seventh round. Referee Kenny Bayless ordered the match stopped after the now-former champion struggled to return to his feet.
Doubts, calls for retirement
With his 60th win, the boxing world is celebrating with Pacquiao, who earlier in the year had been called on to retire.
Class from Pacquiao. The boxing community was calling for him to retire and he goes out and produces that performance. Perfect from the beginning. Professional for 23 years and countless millions in the bank and he still does that. Shocked. #PacquiaoXMatthysseKL
— Boxing Kingdom (@BoxingKingdom14) July 15, 2018
Freddie Roach, Pacquiao's former coach advised the new welterweight champion to retire after a surprising loss to Australian Jeff Horn in July 2017.
Roach suffers from Parkinson's disease, an illness often caused by head trauma, and is thus regarded as one of the health risks posed by a length career in boxing.
This would be the perfect moment for Pacquiao to retire. With a bang. With his head held high. But with this emphatic win, he'll do the exact opposite and fight on. And that's the sad thing.
— Dino Maragay (@dino_mars) July 15, 2018
Pacquiao has announced that he is willing to take on another match. Analysts are divided over the announcement. Some are calling for Pacquiao to retire, while some are excited to see the next step in his career. — with reports from Dino Maragay, Philstar.com sports editor; Videos by TopRank and Philstar.com


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One of my favorite things about my foray into instagramming and blogging has been the opportunity to support women who are doing cool things. So needless to say, I am beyond excited about this project I just did with 3 of my favorite bloggers- Paige (@paigechristensen), Erin (@calivintage), and Melissa (@melissasonico), styling looks from the Pre-Fall collection by one of my favorite (woman owned, made in the US brands) – Esby Apparel.
We all wore different color combos of the Rose Top (mine is Tomato) and Lucia Seamed Ankle Pants (mine are Camel) from Esby.
I chose to pair my outfit, with some desert go-to's: my Mohinders slides & Atlas Supply Company backpack. And of course my fav go to accessory- my daughter. Toddlers are totally the hot trend for 2018 y'all ;-).
Really, the best part of this whole experience was getting to know the women involved. Instagram has been a huge source of inspiration and community for me, and this just really reaffirmed my love for the platform and all the amazing opportunities it has brought me!
Here's a little sneak of the other looks, but
go check out their full blog posts here:


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For Seniors in Loudoun: Residential Living Options Abound
One of Loudoun's fastest-growing market segments is services to care for the senior population, with three new assisted living communities opening in recent months.
Few communities offer the breadth of elder care options that are available in Loudoun—ranging from a military-oriented life campus to a large assisted living center to a small home-like care center.
In common, they share a desire to provide a safe and caring environment designed to give seniors the highest quality of life possible in their twilight years.
According to American Senior Communities, the typical assisted living resident is described as a mobile woman (on average, women outlive men by about seven years) around the age of 87 years old. While she is still mostly independent, she requires some help with at least two or three daily living activities, like bathing, dressing, eating, or medication management. She also might have some chronic conditions like osteoporosis or high blood pressure.
Loudoun's senior care options include a host of independent and assisted living facilities with their own areas of specialty or special offerings. Those are in addition to the host of active adult communities where residents are required to be 55 years old or older but are not necessarily retired and don't require special care.
Ashby Ponds
21170 Ashby Ponds Blvd., Ashburn
Loudoun's largest retirement communities, Erikson Living's Ashby Ponds offers a full range of care, including assisted living;
a memory care neighborhood that encourages engagement, independence and creativity; post-acute rehabilitation including physical, speech, and occupational therapy; and round-the-clock skilled nursing care.
Ashleigh at Lansdowne
44124 Woodridge Pkwy., Lansdowne
Retirement Unlimited's Ashleigh at Lansdowne offers residential living, assisted living, and memory care. Residents have a choice of studio, one bedroom or two bedroom apartments and monthly rent includes all amenities as well as three chef-prepared meals per day.
Brookdale Sterling
46555 Harry Byrd Hwy., Sterling
Brookdale Sterling is a long-term senior care option providing personal care and support for medication management, daily living activities and amenities such as housekeeping, linen services, transportation and recreations.
Falcons Landing
20522 Falcons Landing Cir., Cascades
Falcons Landing is a Military Life Plan Community that offers a full continuum of care, from independent living in single-family detached cottages to assisted living apartments, nursing care and rehabilitation. Military veterans, their widows and spouses, and senior-level federal employees are eligible. Residents sign lifetime contracts, graduating as they age from independent living to assisted living.
Lovettsville Home Assisted Living
39196 Rodeffer Road, Lovettsville
Lovettsville Home Assisted Living provides long-term and respite care, rehabilitation services, Alzheimer's dementia care, and a Hospice program all in a small home setting. Featuring a professional staff and homemade meals, the center serves up to eight residents, offering highly personal care.
Meadow Glen of Leesburg
315 Dry Mill Road SW, Leesburg
Meadow Glen of Leesburg offers assisted living and respite care on a campus built around a 19th century farmhouse near downtown Leesburg. Private and companion assisted living suites are available and amenities include large living rooms, a large day room, a music room, and library, with residents' meals served in a dining room.
Morningside House of Leesburg
316 Harrison St. SE, Leesburg
Built in 1993 and renovated in 2002, Morningside House of Leesburg has 64 apartments in studio, one bedroom and two-bedroom configurations. The center provides assisted living and memory care while emphasizing socialization among residents, family and friends.
Poet's Walk Leesburg
102 Desmond Plaza, Leesburg, VA 20175
Managed by Spring Hills Senior Communities, Loudoun's newest senior care facility, Poet's Walk, will welcome its first residents next week. With 68 beds, it is the only center dedicated entirely to serving residents with Alzheimer's and dementia. Staff members specialize in memory care and are aided by the latest innovative technology and medical research while offering engaging activities that promote social well-being.
Spring Arbor of Leesburg
237 Fairview St. NW, Leesburg
Among the specialized offerings of Spring Arbor is the Special Care Cottages and programs custom designed for residents with the challenges of Alzheimer's and dementia-related disabilities.
Sunrise of Leesburg
246 W. Market St. Leesburg
The architecture style of Sunrise of Leesburg is that of a quaint bed-and-breakfast within the downtown historic district. The center has 31 rooms and capacity for 34 residents. Staff members offer individualized support and programs that seek
to enhance the mind, body and spirit.
Sunrise at CountrySide
45800 Jona Drive, Potomac Falls
The Sunrise at CountrySide campus offers newly renovated independent and assisted living suites with an experienced staff that is knowledgeable about residents' needs. The proximity to the Dulles Town Center mall, movie theaters and a senior center provide for convenient designations for outings.
Tribute at One Loudoun
20335 Savin Hill Drive, Ashburn, VA 20147
This Thrive Senior Living community opened in September. The 140-room center features a spa, salon, movie theater, and outdoor rooftop terraces as well as a variety of high-tech amenities aimed at keeping residents active and involved. The Tribute is separated into distinct "neighborhoods" dedicated to serving seniors with varying levels of dementia. Atlanta-based Thrive Senior Living's proprietary wellness program allows residents, their families, and physicians to maintain a picture of their well-being using tools such as activity trackers and in-room monitoring systems that record each resident's routines and patterns and can report anomalies and trends.
Waltonwood at Ashburn
44141 Russell Branch Pkwy., Ashburn
The Singh Development facility opened in November and provides a full continuum of care, including assisted living, memory care in a program designed to allow seniors to age in place. The complex has 114 independent living apartments, 72 assisted living apartments and 27 memory care apartments.


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The Fur Industry in 2 Minutes
The search for beautiful furs played a key role in North American history, but did you know that the fur trade is still important?
Today there are more than 200,000 licensed trappers across the United States.
These trappers are our eyes and ears on the land helping to keep wildlife in balance with available habitat.
Trapping is carefully regulated to ensure we use only part of the surplus that nature produces.
Only abundant fur bearers are used.
Never endangered species
Watch the video to learn more!


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The Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale Round-by-Round Review: Roy Nelson vs. Matt Mitrione
It's main event time with heavyweights Roy Nelson (17-7) vs. Matt Mitrione (5-1).
Round 1: Nelson misses early with a few strikes. Mitrione is trying to avoid strikes from Nelson. Nice pair of high leg kicks by Mitrione. They grapple up against the cage and Mitrione looks to have the advantage. Nelson is swinging away and Mitrione's mouthpiece falls out.
The referee, Herb Dean, doesn't step in to pause this one as they are both throwing punches. Nelson with an uppercut that sends Mitrione falling back to the ground against the cage and he pounds away until the referee steps in. Mitrione never even got the chance to put his mouthpiece back in.
Roy Nelson defeated Matt Mitrione via TKO (punches) at 2:58 of round 1
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16 August 2007
Cel Edman (SL) has created what looks to be a nifty tool for generating sculptie textures called SculptyPaint. It was created using processing and is available for OS X, Windows, and Linux. I'm looking forward to trying it out when I have some free time.
« Year Four ::: New Open Source Virtual World Platform »


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This challenge will run another week. I hope you will take some Time Out of your busy schedule to play along with us.
Wednesday, August 23, 2017
Time Out #90...Reminder...Happy Birthday
This challenge will run another week. I hope you will take some Time Out of your busy schedule to play along with us.
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This is so adorable and the colouring fabulous. I bet it took forever! I like the hot weather but also like the burst if colours that Autumn brings xReplyDelete
I love these little guys! I have this set too! Love how you colored them and placed them on your card. So cute!ReplyDelete
I just love these little guys!! Darling card Joyce!ReplyDelete
Speed stamping or not this is such a cute card, love your colouring!ReplyDelete
Fun to see a non-speedy card! And beautifully coloured! I enjoy the summer, but like the burst of colour of autumn... Hugs, GerrinaReplyDelete
Worth every single creative moment, Joyce... gosh they are adorable! Will welcome them out of hibernation - quickly!!!ReplyDelete
Aw, cute mice and amazing coloring project!ReplyDelete
zoomed in for a close-up ...those mice are beautifully coloured. And I love the one layer design.ReplyDelete
All that coloring was worth it. These are adorable Joyce!ReplyDelete
PS Did you drop your daughter off at school? Have been thinking of you.
What a sweet scene, Joyce ... and awesome colouring ... these little harvest mice are just so cute! Hugs, Anita :)ReplyDelete
Super cute!!! I love this image. Jenny xReplyDelete
This is just adorable... I love these little busy mice. Your coloring is wonderful and I love the placement of the sentiment.ReplyDelete
You did an amazing job with all the masking on these images and your coloring is just beautiful, Joyce! I'm ready for some cooler weather too :)ReplyDelete
Did your daughter leave for college?
I love your cute design Joyce -those little mice are so sweet :) Your colouring is perfect and definitely worth the extra time. Perfect Autumn card!ReplyDelete
Fabulous card...love those sweet autumn mice and I just love the way you colored them, adorable.ReplyDelete
Love those sweet mice, a favorite set of mine! Even if it took a bit more time, the result was with it. Your coloring is wonderful!ReplyDelete
I've always love those little mice, Joyce. Cooler weather not so much although I know it's been way too hot where you are.ReplyDelete


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Heathrow, UNITED KINGDOM
VIJAY SHAH via WGN and ITV News
A British Airways pilot has been hailed a hero after a mechanical emergency forced him to make a stop at the UK's Heathrow International Airport, potentially saving hundreds of passengers' lives, Chicago-based news station WGNTV reports.
Flight BA295 was en route to Chicago, U.S.A. and was two hours into the flight when a malfunction developed with the landing wheels, causing the pilot to take evasive measures and return the plane back to Heathrow, it was reported. The pilot was able to land the stricken plane without any problem after two of the five sets of landing gear broke down, having notified everyone on board.
As a safety precaution to prevent the plane from tipping over due to the instability caused by the damaged wheels, passengers were asked to exit from the rear first. Several of them commented that the experience left them feeling scared but relieved that the pilot, who is currently unnamed in reports, acted calmly in dealing with the emergency.
The UK's ITV News further reported that Heathrow was forced to temporarily close down the affected runway. Passengers experienced delays as only one runway was still in use. The airport apologised on Twitter for the inconvenience to travellers and advised holiday-makers to check with their airline before leaving for the airport.
British Airways has not yet released a statement regarding the BA295 incident.
Facebook, Facebook Inc. https://www.facebook.com/topic/British-Airways/102805706422563?source=whfrt&position=1&trqid=6245885814059875889
"British Airways flight bound for Chicago makes emergency landing" – WGN Web Desk, WGNtv.com/WGN/Tribune Broadcasting (30 January 2016) http://wgntv.com/2016/01/30/british-airways-flight-bound-for-chicago-makes-emergency-landing/
"British Airways plane diverts to Heathrow for 'technical reasons' " – ITV News/ITV plc (30 January 2016) http://www.itv.com/news/2016-01-30/british-airways-plane-turns-back-to-heathrow-for-technical-reasons/
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Don't forget about Career Day this week. Location is Sanders Clyde, this Thursday, April 10, 9am until noon. Anyone from our club who is interested can stop in between those hours, sign in at the front office, and then they will assign Career Day speakers to a room. Presentations are very informal, 10-15 minutes in length with 5-10 minutes of questions and answers. If you have any questions, you can call Dave at the numbers I emailed to everyone this morning.
For Friday morning, Fleetwood and Henry have the front desk. Health & Happiness is Jimmy Hagood. We have a proposed new member – Steven Wilk, Marketing, Palmetto Commercial Properties. Our speaker will be Molly Spearman, candidate for Commissioner of Education.
See you all Friday morning. Angie


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19th International Congress of ESCAP 2021 Maastricht
'Networks in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry'
The 2021 ESCAP Congress is going to be held in Maastricht during 27-29th June 2021 – in the south of The Netherlands, close to the German and Belgian borders – under the responsibility of the Dutch ESCAP member: the child and adolescent faculty of the NVvP, the Dutch Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. The ESCAP 2021 Congress theme in Maastricht will be: 'Networks in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry'.
Local organizing committee
Manon Hillegers, congress president
Professor and head of department of child and adolescent psychiatry/psychology | Erasmus MC-Sophia children's hospital | Rotterdam | The Netherlands
Thérèse van Amelsvoort
Professor and Personal chair, Psychiatry & Neuropsychology | School for Mental Health and Neuroscience | Fac. Health, Medicine and Life Sciences | Maastricht | The Netherlands
Arne Popma
Professor | Amsterdam UMC, loc. VUmc | department of pediatrics and child and youth psychiatrist | Amsterdam | The Netherlands
Wouter Staal
Professor of child and adolescent psychiatry | Radboud Medical Center | Nijmegen | The Netherlands
Some topics to tempt you with.....
- The brain as a network of neurons
- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry as a network of mental health professionals
- Children growing up in a network of peers
- The impact of the social media network on youth
- The need for collaboration and sharing knowledge in a European network of CAP
- The value of the community network for families and mentally ill children
- The network of antecedents in the development of mental illness
- Using eHealth applications to reach and treat youth.
- The need to develop, understand and use algorithms in networks of big data


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Sasank Gopinathan, who is working as a Product and Automotive Designer, was approached for a custom saree design. He was asked to modify the Simpson Family to look like they are South Indian Brahmin family. I liked his work so much and asked his permission to reproduce that in my blog. Sasank kindly agreed.
Sasank has done so many projects which are worth viewing. You can follow Sasank on his Behance profile.
The Simpson Iyers!
Bart Iyer is wearing a kurta and pajama with sandals. His Iyer vibudhi (holy ash) mark is visible on his forehead


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Probably the most awesome thing about fall is that we can finally get back into our pants again. We've been championing the trouser since early spring, and now with nippier times ahead there will be plenty of time to road test all the Hammer pants we've been stockpiling all summer. And although we're not at all opposed to ladies wearing their boyfriend's jeans, there is something infinitely more amazing about wearing trousers that your grandpa would probably fit.
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Learning about leadership means understanding the dos and don't. Being a leader can be difficult, and decisions can be tough. Therefore, consider this advice so that you are aware of more of what leadership takes.
Work to communicate the vision of the team among the workers. Sometimes, they have difficulty communicating among themselves. Try using the company's mission to guide you and you should also put the company's values into what you're doing every day. You must show them the whole project while giving them details on their personal role. This will give your employees direction while providing motivation.
When you are a leader, try to keep things as simple as possible. Always remember what is truly important. After doing this, it will be time to set your priorities straight. Make the work simple when possible. Also you have to allow for time to think for others as well as you.
Good leaders inspire creativity. Creative thinking along with the right risks put you in good positions. Always be curious and explore new possibilities. Consider new ideas even in situations where they won't help you short-term. Help others add to those ideas within the whole.
Do not assume that your team are mind-readers. Clearly communicate expectations if you want tasks to be carried out correctly. Maintain and open-door policy. Let them know that you welcome questions if they'd like clarity on something.
Be open and honest as soon as there are any issues. It used to be that hiding business problems was the norm, but now great leaders do the opposite. Why is that? There is a lot of communication in the world today. The story can get out regardless of whether you wish it would or not. How about bring the captain of the ship instead of a passenger? This is the path of true leadership.
Leadership takes time and effort but is very rewarding. It's fulfilling to know you help other people's lives. There are plenty of people out there who need to be lead, and lots of people that are in a position to lead them. You should realize the importance of this role.
Never do anything that could be considered unethical, illegal or underhanded. Ethics is a part of any successful business. When people know you are thinking about their best interests, they will be loyal. You can make sure that your employees follow the rules if you develop a company policy on ethics.


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Ribwort plantain (Plantago lanceolata): a member of the Plantago family, one with a long tradition as "first aid plants", ribwort plantain has a proven track record in treating catarrh, coughs, bronchitis and asthma. Now is the time to "harvest" it, while the leaves are fresh and green and before it goes into full blossom.
Yarrow (Achillea millefolium): with an established reputation for the treatment of digestive ailments, yarrow is also said to intensify the effect of the other herbs it is used with
Elderflower (Sambucus niagra): is a diaphoretic, meaning it has the capacity to induce increased perspiration i.e. it helps you to sweat it out, whatever it is that ails you, not least fever and colds…
Snip or tear your freshly-picked herbs (ribwort plantain leaves, yarrow fronds and elderflower blossom) into a sterilised jar (I fill the jar with boiling water direct from the kettle and leave it to stand for at least 5 minutes before using).
Pour in the honey (ideally local and not pasteurised) – enough to completely cover the herbs and more – seal and leave to stand at room temperature for four weeks, turning the jar occasionally.
At the end of the four weeks, strain the honey into a clean jar, discarding the herbs, and use as required, either in herbal teas or direct from the jar, to combat coughs and colds.


text: The Rel Attribute in HTML 22. April 2007 Nik-Makris Web Development (0) The rel attribute is available for use in a few HTML tags namely the <link> and <a> anchor tags, but until recently it has been fairly pointless to use because web browsers did not support the intended functionality of most of the values you could assign to the rel attribute.The rel attribute has been around since HTML 3 specifications and defines the relationship between the current document and the document specified in the href attribute of the same tag. If the href attribute is missing from the tag, the rel attribute is ignored.For example:<link rel="stylesheet" href="styles.css">In this example the rel attribute specifies that the href attribute contains the stylesheet for the current document.This is probably the only recognised and supported use of the rel attribute by modern web browsers and by far the most common use for it to date.There are other semantic uses for the rel tag, beyond those which a browser might find useful; such examples include social networking, and understanding relationships between people; see http://gmpg.org/xfn/intro, the other use which has been talked a lot about recently concerns search engine spiders.Search Engines and the rel AttributeRecently Google has played a big part in finding another use for the rel attribute. This time the HTML tag in question was the humble anchor tag.Google and the other major search engines (MSN and Yahoo!) have a constant battle with SERP SPAM which clutter their results and make them less useful. These pages make their way into the top results pages by using black hat SEO methods such as automated comment SPAM, link farms etc.Rather than adopt a complex algorithm to determine these SPAM links which increase target pages search engine vote sometimes called "Page Rank" or "Web Rank", the search engines (Google, MSN and Yahoo!) have collectively decided that if blogging software, big directories and general links pages etc use anchor tags with a rel="nofollow" attribute those links will simply be ignored by search engine spiders, yet still be fully functional for end users.Of course using rel="nofollow" does not mean the links are deemed as bad in any way, every link on a blog comment will be treated in the same fashion. The webmaster is essentially saying"this link was not put here by me, so ignore it and do not pass any "link juice" on to it".More on nofollow by Search Engine Watch. Putting Webmasters in ControlPutting this kind of control in the webmasters hands hasn't been without controversy. People will always try to experiment with ways of manipulating the intended outcome to favour their own goals, such as using nofollow internally in their site etc. Others have welcomed the move as a way of reducing the problem of spamming.


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Coinfirm Delivers Regulatory Solutions: Will It Take Hold?
With blockchain technology and digital currency growing in worldwide use, questions still remain unanswered regarding the regulatory state of this expanded landscape. As concerns about corporate fraud and terrorist funding continue to surface, digital transactions are experiencing increased scrutiny as regulators wrestle with balancing risk mitigation nd the right to privacy. Given all of this there are growing calls for greater access to blockchain data to ensure better compliance and oversight practices within the financial industry.
Coinfirm, a new platform for managing risk and compliance has recently emerged as a major player in this landscape. Headquartered in Warsaw, Poland, their objective is to bring thoughtful, transparent security and accountability to the emerging space of blockchain transactions.
The model employed by Coinfirm ensures that parties involved in digital transactions are compliant and safe in terms of regulatory and fraud risk. Among their many functions is the monitoring of bitcoin transactions, an increasing area of concern for many regulators.
These and other advancements on the part of Coinfirm arrive at a time when the EU's Anti-Money Laundering Directive is employing new due-diligence controls including efforts to address the anonymity associated with some financial exchanges. Counter Terrorist Financing (CTF) is another area that's under the watchful eye of authorities, part of an overall plan to negate the proliferation of terrorism throughout the world.
By some estimates, financial institutions spend up to 25 percent of their labor costs towards compliance with some major digital currency exchanges dedicating 20 percent of their workforce towards this endeavor. Coinfirm's value here is that it maintains a database of verified digital currency and blockchain users, enabling full KYC/AML reporting and risk ratings. The platform also possesses fraud investigation capabilities through the tracking of transactions via the blockchain ecosystem.
Fostering Compliance Innovation
Coinfirm's Blockchain Lab serves as the epicenter of new developments in this space, an environment for interested partners and collaborators to learn, research, test as well as deliver solutions in the area of blockchain compliance. A key element in the lab's project mix is an initiative called IDbity, otherwise known as the "Blockchain Bug Bounty" program. Here developers are rewarded for finding system flaws as well as for the development of new, compliant applications for the unbanked.
Says Pawel Kuskowski, Coinfirm's Co-Founder and CEO: "We have a really unique and diverse founding team. Our COO and I are both highly experienced with AML, counter terrorist financing, compliance, and fraud issues. Our other founders are innovators in IT, the bitcoin/blockchain field and startups. So we've created a really unique and powerful team that can accomplish these goals across multiple sides of the equation."
Kuskowski notes that money laundering and terrorism fraud has become a very serious concern for the financial sector, particularly when one considers the effort and costs dedicated to it. Coinfirm, he says, brings a suite of cost-efficient and effective solutions for AML/CFT compliance and fraud prevention allowing for great commercial and institutional adoption of digital currencies and blockchain transactions.
"I've long believed that the future of digital currencies and blockchain transactions will require a platform that offers enough transparency and risk analysis for users, businesses and institutions to properly adopt it. We also want to attack the problem that exists around compliance in the traditional financial system which is now being repeated in the digital currency ecosystem, in terms of how data is presented."
He goes on to say that today's companies and institutions that use the blockchain for payment transactions receive unbelievable amounts of data that they have to pour through, resulting in massive amounts of labor, time and resources needed to pull out actionable conclusions. In the traditional sector these costs can reach up to 25 percent of overall labor costs, with the CEO of Coinbase even admitting that upwards of 20 percent of their employees are involved with compliance in some form."
Relative to this point, Kuskowski attests to Coinfirm's immense value proposition,
"We've created one of the largest structured blockchain databases in the world which allows us to push our data through our algorithms and engines so that the information is structured into precise and clear actionable conclusions. Not only does this allow digital currencies and blockchain transactions to be more widely adopted and safer to use for everyone involved but it significantly changes the realities of managing risk and compliance overall."
At first glance, the Coinfirm webpage appears to be nothing more than a sophisticated Bitcoin block search engine. But do not be fooled by this as the functionality of this platform is quite robust. With an emphasis on AML reporting and risk assessment, the goal is to offer a portal for identifying anomalies in Bitcoin transactions. Users who enroll to use the site will have the ability to generate in-depth reports replete with a comprehensive financial overview. Moreover, Coinfirm automatically provides a AML risk assessment feature for all of its customers.
Igniting New Possibilities
On August 31, Coinfirm and Billon, the latter a blockchain-centric payment platform featuring products like Quikpay or Billon.me, announced a collaborative partnership to boost efforts in assisting institutional and mass market institutions with compliance related blockchain transactions. In essence, this signifies a unique merger between an innovator in the analysis and compliance of blockchain transactions with a proven player in the Blockchain payment space.
In terms of the next 12-18 months, Luskowski delivers a hopeful outlook in terms of the future of Coinfirm,
"Our platform will always be growing, adding features and data, but an important next step is the official launch of Coinfirm platform services across all user and client segments, from individuals to commercial clients and institutions. We endeavor to become the service of choice and the segway to adoption between blockchain transactions and the commercial, institutional, and mass market. We're also going to continue to grow our Blockchain Lab ecosystem, add projects and partners to it as well as open up Blockchain Labs with partners in other parts of the world."
Joe Ciccolo, Founder of BitAML, a firm that provides AML compliance solutions for digital currency startups concludes,
"As a compliance professional, I know what to look for, but I also know that company's need the right tools for the job. Coinfirm offers dynamic and holistic blockchain compliance as a service with actionable results delivered via an intuitive dashboard. I'm excited to be part of the beta launch."


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Android's latest Ice Cream Sandwich is still few weeks away but the first images of Nexus S running the latest Android OS has surfaced. The images come by way of Android Police and Rootz Wiki who also happen to spill some beans on the expected features. The ICS will have a new blue theme and will boast features like panorama mode integrated with the camera, new app drawer, revamped Gmail interface, integrated Google search bar at the top and a new icon on the dashboard that apparently is a quick view of the opened apps.
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Yesterday, it was revealed that Senator Dianne Feinstein of California, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Judiciary committee, had referred a secret letter about Trump's Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh to the FBI. At the time, she released a statement on the mysterious letter.
"I have received information from an individual concerning the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. That individual strongly requested confidentiality, declined to come forward or press the matter further, and I have honored that decision. I have, however, referred the matter to federal investigative authorities," Feinstein said in a statement.
Immediately, rumors began to emerge that document had to do with allegations of sexual misconduct regarding Kavanaugh and a woman when they were in high school. Now, more of the details have emerged.
The New Yorker reports that the letter outlines an accusation from a woman who says she had a disturbing interaction with Kavanaugh at a high-school party in the 1980's. The reporting was done by Jane Mayer and Ronan Farrow, the latter of whom has become a powerful journalistic voice for the victims of the #MeToo era.
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"In the letter, the woman alleged that, during an encounter at a party, Kavanaugh held her down, and that he attempted to force himself on her. She claimed in the letter that Kavanaugh and a classmate of his, both of whom had been drinking, turned up music that was playing in the room to conceal the sound of her protests, and that Kavanaugh covered her mouth with his hand. She was able to free herself," The New Yorker explains.
While Kavanaugh was not able to carry out the evil act he's accused of attempting, the woman still has to live with the consequences of his actions.
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"Although the alleged incident took place decades ago and the three individuals involved were minors, the woman said that the memory had been a source of ongoing distress for her, and that she had sought psychological treatment as a result," The New Yorker explains.
Kavanaugh's nomination has, understandably, stirred up some painful psychological wounds for the woman, and she felt compelled to reach out to Democrats in Congress to share her traumatic story.
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Not surprisingly, Kavanaugh has denied the incident. The classmate alleged to have aided him in his botched sexual assault claims to not recall it. While it doesn't seem that the FBI will be taking any action against Kavanaugh at this point, the allegation still drastically changes the tenor of these nomination proceedings.
If true, it means that an attempted rapist could be headed for a seat in the most powerful court in the land. The alleged behavior may have happened decades ago, but it offers a rare glimpse into his real character as a man. Someone that would engage in this kind of horrifying act has no place in our government. We already have a rapist in the White House, we don't need a (possibly additional) sexual predator on the Supreme Court.
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Women, can't live with them, can't live without them. Votes: 2Desiderius Erasmus
Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive. Votes: 2Dalai Lama
Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please. Votes: 2Mark Twain
When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time. Votes: 2Maya Angelou
Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them. Votes: 2William Arthur Ward
All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them. Votes: 2Walt Disney
You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to them. Votes: 2Desmond Tutu
It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them. Votes: 2Ralph Waldo Emerson
If you love someone, set them free. If they come back they're yours; if they don't they never were. Votes: 2Richard Bach
Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them. Votes: 2Dalai Lama
The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us. Votes: 2Ashley Montagu
I know who I am. I am not perfect. I'm not the most beautiful woman in the world. But I'm one of them. Votes: 2Mary J. Blige
As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. Votes: 2John F. Kennedy
I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. Votes: 2Maya Angelou
I believe that if life gives you lemons, you should make lemonade... And try to find somebody whose life has given them vodka, and have a party. Votes: 2Ron White
Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them - that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like. Votes: 2Lao Tzu
We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open. Votes: 2Jawaharlal Nehru
Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same. Votes: 2Ronald Reagan
If you live long enough, you'll make mistakes. But if you learn from them, you'll be a better person. It's how you handle adversity, not how it affects you. The main thing is never quit, never quit, never quit. Votes: 2William J. Clinton
All life demands struggle. Those who have everything given to them become lazy, selfish, and insensitive to the real values of life. The very striving and hard work that we so constantly try to avoid is the major building block in the person we are today. Votes: 2Pope Paul VI
If you're trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I've had them; everybody has had them. But obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it. Votes: 2Michael Jordan
Bad things do happen; how I respond to them defines my character and the quality of my life. I can choose to sit in perpetual sadness, immobilized by the gravity of my loss, or I can choose to rise from the pain and treasure the most precious gift I have - life itself. Votes: 2Walter Anderson
Friends can help each other. A true friend is someone who lets you have total freedom to be yourself - and especially to feel. Or, not feel. Whatever you happen to be feeling at the moment is fine with them. That's what real love amounts to - letting a person be what he really is. Votes: 2Jim Morrison
The more often we see the things around us - even the beautiful and wonderful things - the more they become invisible to us. That is why we often take for granted the beauty of this world: the flowers, the trees, the birds, the clouds - even those we love. Because we see things so often, we see them less and less. Votes: 2Joseph B. Wirthlin
Truth is, I'll never know all there is to know about you just as you will never know all there is to know about me. Humans are by nature too complicated to be understood fully. So, we can choose either to approach our fellow human beings with suspicion or to approach them with an open mind, a dash of optimism and a great deal of candour. Votes: 2Tom Hanks
If they love another, let them love! Votes: 0Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount Cherwell
if I inflict wounds, I heal them. Votes: 0Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sevigne
Master books, but do not let them master you. Votes: 0Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
Frogs are smart - they eat what bugs them. Votes: 0William Greenough Thayer Shedd
You must look into people as well as at them. Votes: 0Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield
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I can't answer your question, but I would love it if you could print off this poem and send it to her. It may not do any good as you have already talked to her, but seeing an animals mental anguish...
" It's great to have a diagnosis, and an explanation for the years of night time tummy ache complaints,"
Try and think back about what was going on in her life when this first started. It is...
Good luck, hope all goes well.
Check back in and let us know what happened. You never know your question may help out another child in the future.
In my first answer, I posted some additional information, you may want to read it.
I know that if they burst, the child could be in serious trouble.
I have known people to have a huge amount of...
I hope you have taken your child to the doctor.
I'm not sure on the vomiting but the pain around the navel and the low grade fever are both signs of appendicitis.
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A product called Urine Gone should remove the odor if directions are followed. I would also buy a deterent spray to keep her from going near the couch.
Is she neutered, if not this could be part...
Looks as though they have decided to recall some of their pet products.
pimple ball recall
Nikki with the big beautiful brown eyes is welcome!
For at least a few days I would keep the kitty confined to a room. Maybe take the dog to the door and let them sniff each other from afar.
You could also try putting the kitten in a cage and...
Here's a shocking and frightening about a dog toy (Pimple ball with bell) got stuck on a dogs tongue and he had to have his tongue amputated.The Chai Story
How old is the kitten?
It could be a UTI and he needs medication.
It could be a sign of dominance and it would be hepful to have him neutered if he is old enough. Regardless a vet checkup would be...
Very touching, made me teary eyed.
I'm not exactly sure of your realationship with your brother, but let him know you miss him and want to see him.
Well, hubby took it apart and fixed it!!
Turns out that it was parts that were called slide drums 4 of them, and bearing... I'm reading this from the part order.
I know when he took it apart a...
My next door neighbor goes to Habits in Oakley, Ohio I will ask if he knows this person. I'm not sure how long he has been going there.
My dryer squeaks when it has a load in it, if I remove the clothes then the squeaking stops... Does anyone know what the problem could be? Is it expensive and complicated to fix?
My husbands infant 3rd cousin was murdered this spring by her father. She was only a few months old... when he killled her she had only been in his care for less than a hour.
Don't let this happen...
I believe about 1 in 4 kids are molested, so it s a very high rate.
These monsters that molested the men in your life lured them in and when they were the weakest, they took advantage of it. The...
It could be kennel cough that is very treatable with antibiotics. I have also heard they will cough with certain types of worms.
As Judy said please take her to the vet.
I have been reading these threads for weeks and rarely say anything but... I am wondering why no one is commenting on this post.
Would it be wise to vote for a man that has questionable friends and...
"Some people take a lifetime to make an impact on someone, and some people are so special, they glow, and only need a moment to impact you for the rest of your life. You my dear glow."
Alty I...
I rescued a brindle/white boxer last year. She had more white than brindle though.
"Life is a series of dogs, of wagging tails, puppy breath, old age, death, heart ache and then once again, joy. A house without a pet isn't a home."
Beautifully written by our dear Alty.
Boxer was first the thing that came to my mind.
We had a member on here not long ago that had taken their dog to the beach and the dog had contracted some type of parasite from the water... not sure what it was called but a trip to the vet cleared...
Thanks, its been a while. I was beginning to worry about myself. I feel much better now. :)
Could be an infection take the dog to the VET
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Luggage rack
Underside of wheel barrel, chair, glider.
Today I was in a town near the rescue that accepted this boxer. I was sitting at a redlight and who came around the corner but... this very same boxer! A man was walking her along with an Airedale...
Wondergirl, I believe you will find the answer to the above in this post that I am attaching.
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Quiet honestly, if this has been going on for a while and has started back up she could develop a blockage and die. If she were my pet I would be at a ER vets office ASAP.
If your pet pees or poos...
Bread pudding
Dried up bowl of corn flakes thrown in the garbage.
YouTube - The Dance - Garth Brooks
I think this song will honor your father as well as anyone in your life. Listen closely.
[QUOTE=Unknown008]Have you ever seen chinese fried noodles?? I have a Chinese origin and I can tell you that that isn't like it. ( noodles have a round cross section, another thing similar called 'Sa...
Believe me the vet can handle the cat. I have taken some rather large ones in as well as some with huge attitudes.
Those mats are very uncomfortable for her and can cause her skin problems if they...
She wants him to see a neurologist if he has another seizure in the next 4 weeks.
I am also supposed to put him back on his old dog food. She thinks it may probably be a case of canine epilspey. She...
monkeyblossom, FYI I have also read that apple seeds are very toxic to dogs.
I saw a list of paintings one was titled, The Enchanted Boat Ride but it would not allow it to be viewed.
Here's the site I found the name on The enchanted Boat Ride - Hans ZATZKA, Painting,...
Sounds good a spoon for you a spoon for me. I love taste testing:)
If he is not scooting I would leave it alone... to much water may upset the balanc eo fhis skin.
But I would get a flea comb and run through his fur... I have a pom mix and I know how thick the...
Wow I love potato soup... I put bacon in mine and cream cheese with chives oh it is so rich and creamy.
Apple sauce
Some of that fresh baked bread with lots of butter. I like cracked wheat or bread with sunflower seeds, pine nuts in it. Now I'm really hungry!
MMake sure he is not having anal gland problems, worms or fleas... they will act weird if any of those problems are present. Keep an eye out for scooting, biting or licking around the anal area.
Funnel cake. Damn you all I'm getting hungry.


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Wig: Custom Auburn Acquire Bob Wig
Esthetics: by Kallisti
Profile: Miss Aphra, is a bit of a wild mare with a penchant for literature and a passion for the theater. She spent some time on the continent spying for her Majestie's government, gaining little by it, but picked up a smattering of French and other continental skills besides. At the end of her continental stay, about nine months, a baby girl, christened Miette, was left in the care of a convent, a typical L'Ecole des filles, to be brought up by the abbess herself as a foundling. Aphra came to us exhausted but with spirit intact and vowed to send for the little girl as soon as she was able.
Arrival Day: July 28th, 2006
Birthday: January 21st (twins w/ Hermione)
Sign: Capricorn
Age: 17
Type: Volks Super Dollfie Pure-skin White
Edition: LE White Cat Chris
Head: Chris
Body: SD13 Boy
Eyes: HG Thin Pink 18mm
Wig: W-101-613 One-Curl Bob Ivory
Esthetics: by Kallisti
Location: Consumptive Ward
Profile: Lysander Menace, Lord Foppington is a bit on the delicate side with a weakness for Laudanum infused with crushed, dried beetles. He can frequently be seen hacking attractively into a monogramed hanky of delicate lawn while reading the latest bit of gothic trash from the lending library.
Hermione & Lysander, orphaned twins born within five minutes of eachother, at one time stood to inherit grotesque amounts of money until it was revealed that Old Unkie Roderick had frittered away the family fortune on exotic cheeses and fur coats (he was a bit of a swissophile). Upon their birth, their mother, Lady Foppington, lingered briefly with glistening brow and promptly perished. Young Master inherited the title upon the death of his Father, the Old Lord Foppington, who died of ennui and whiskey. Still, until Young Master and Miss Menace reach maturity at twenty-one, they are in the foster care of Blastmilk Home for Wayward Girls (and one boy).
Birthday: January 21th, 2006
Sign: Aquarius
Age: 17
Type: Volks FCS
Head: SD-F-16
Skin Color: Pure-skin White
Wig: W-27 Mixed Wine
Glass Eyes: Zoukeimura #04 Thin Green
Body: SD-B-06 (SD13 SM Bust)
Hand: SD-H-04
Esthetics: by Zoukeimura
Profile: The Hon. Hermione Menace is a sullen, independent girl. She'd just as soon paint her toenails green and walk barefoot down Main Street as pen outlines for faux term papers on the phantasmagoric and carnivalesque in eighteenth century literature. She doesn't say much, but when she does, O! The stories she tells! None of them are true, of course. They are wild, hair raising tales of daring-do and blood curdling adventures of young abused heroines with crazed eyes and torn gowns of the palest lawn. But every so often, in the midst of telling her tale, she gets a glisteny wide-eyed look, and you wonder what could take her thoughts so far away. I asked her once and she answered simply, "Cookies."
Hermione & Lysander, orphaned twins born within five minutes of eachother, at one time stood to inherit grotesque amounts of money until it was revealed that Old Unkie Roderick had frittered away the family fortune on exotic cheeses and fur coats (he was a bit of a swissophile). Upon their birth, their mother, Lady Foppington, lingered briefly with glistening brow and promptly perished. Young Master inherited the title upon the death of his Father, the Old Lord Foppington, who died of ennui and whiskey. Still, until Young Master and Miss Menace reach maturity at twenty-one, they are in the foster care of Blastmilk Home for Wayward Girls (and one boy).
About: Hermione was ordered at the Los Angeles Sumika on opening day, November 21st 2006, and her headplate reads is #5! While Hermione is not a Sasha clone, or a Sasha stand-in, she believes Sasha could certainly be tolerated, as a distant cousin, or bastard half-sister, but she doesn't want anyone to be so gravely mistaken as to assume that she is in any way second choice to a Sasha.
Birthday: November 19th, 2005
Sign: Scorpio
Age: 17
Type: SD10 Sweet Dream Nana in Pure-skin LE beauty white
Edition: Special LA Edition One-Off
Head: Sweet Dream Nana
Eyes: HG Cadet Blue 20mm
Wig: One Off Special
Esthetics: Ciera
Location: Consumptive Ward
Profile: Aschenputtel is the stepsister of Ginevra. We found her one morning sitting on the kitchen floor saying hail marys while pointing a vegetable knife at her chest. We're not sure where she came from, neither her nor Ginevra are very forthcoming about their origins, but clearly they had very unhappy beginnings. Strangely, they don't get on much and frequently can be found bickering at the bottom of the garden. Aschenputtel is of very sad countenance, and keeps mostly to herself. One peculariar thing though: she seems to like to preserve dead mice and sew little outfits for them. Hrm.
About: Aschenputtel is so named for a happy weekend we spent in Los Angeles attending the Volks reception and opening day festivities on November 19th & 20th respectively, in 2006. They issued 100 invites to the Reception at the Volks Mansion, and had twenty-one OOAK one-offs available by lottery. I entered for one, a Sweet Dream Nana, whom I have always coveted, and after a few false starts on ticket calling, won the opportunity to buy her. She's dreamy! You can see her original presentation and paperwork here.
Birthday: February 13, 2005
Sign: Aquarius
Age: 19
Type: Hypermaniac
Edition: Ksy
Body: HM 15 Years
Esthetics: by Kallisti
Profile: Another aquarius, Ondine is a bit on the mysterious side. She's not entirely trouble, but she has her mischevious moments.
Orphaned long ago, passed from home to home, we found her stealing peaches and selling them to strangers in our yard. We punished her by making her bake us pies forever. This makes her sad.
Birthday: June 1, 2004
Sign: Gemini
Age: 14
Type: Volks
Edition "Lady Sylvie"
Head: Limited Sylvie
Body: SD10 FCS pure skin w/ medium breast
Esthetics: by Kallisti
Profile: Demelza Grimwig is an impish girl. She got her hair slammed in an upper story window when she was creeping around in my attic. I trapped her by offering her snacks, which ensared her in our world forever.
About: Lady Sylvie was the first Volks doll I think I really fell head over heels for. I tried in vain to get her when she was released in October of 2003 (or thereabouts) but I was much less savvy in the ways of scoring these hard to find treasures. A couple deals fell through and I set my sights elsewhere and ordered my FCS F-13 in December.
The next year I noticed they were still popping up relatively cheaply on Yahoo Japan. Finally I snagged a girl sans costume for a very good price. I had already bought the costume some months earlier from someone else. My Sylvie was coming home!
Birthday: January 20th, 2004
Sign: Aquarius
Age: 19
Type: Volks FCS
Head: F-13 (Mimi Type)
Body: SD13 B-06 (Megu Type)
Skin: Old-skin Beauty White
Eyes: Volks Neosium (GE-15)
Wig: (default) W-4 Navy (C-23)
Esthetics: by Kallisti
Profile: I came home one day and found Fifi in my bathroom knee deep in my cosmetics bag. She had the lash curler in one hand and nail polish brush in the other. We never could get her to leave.
She's definately the alpha female of the group, and gets very cranky with the other girls for borrowing her wardrobe and body all the time. She's very proud of her lithe, creamy white figure. She looks more and more like a drag queen the older she gets.
Fifi is an Aquarius with a Gemini rising. She is one psycho dollie. Venus in Pisces. Mars in Aries. Mercury in Capricorn. Basically, Fifi is detached, airy, and prone to crying jags and road rage when she doesn't get her way. A destructive drama/glamour queen!
Glad Fifi is inanimate — aren't you?
Thank you to Bat for the astrological analysis. Mwah!
About: I waited sooo long for her to come home. Saved for many months
and then 6 weeks from the time I ordered the FCS from Rudi she arrived!
Please visit her namesake!


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The Shade collection is inspired by magical moments in nature where colors melt and speak for themselves. Designer Begüm Cana Özgür emphasizes: "this is a handmade flat-weave rug that generates an incredible and well-rounded diffusion of color. The surface releases a sense of tranquillity and well-being that is balanced by the penetrating vibration of colors."
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Born in 1989, Turkish designer Begüm Cana Özgür received her master's degree from Cranbrook Academy of Art, US. In 2014, she opened her studio, based in Istanbul, where the cultural richness of the land has been the major motive in her work, developing an interest in ancient craft practices.
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I was raised Catholic, and came to faith in Jesus Christ about 2 years ago. Most of my friends and family are Catholic. I frequently am in situations where Catholic beliefs are discussed. None of my Catholic family or friends are bible literate, but have had exposure to some scripture through the Mass etc. One passage frequently quoted to support the belief that the Catholic Church is the one and only true church, and that salvation can not be achieved outside of it, is Matthew 16:15-20.
The Catholic interpretation of this passage is that Christ named Peter as the rock upon which he would build his church (verse 18). Christ also named Peter as the authority over this church (verse 19) and thereby created the first "pope".
Christian interpretations of the passage that I have read indicate that if one refers to the original language, Greek I think, it is clear that Christ was referring to the "rock" of truth that Jesus is the Christ (Peter's statement) and it is on the basis of that truth (that He is Christ) that Jesus would build His church. I have read a variation on this that the "rock" referenced is Christ himself, and it is therefore on Christ himself that Christ would build His church, not Peter.
Can you shed some light on this passage given your understanding of the original language? I understand of course that you come from the Protestant tradition, but I trust you to support your view with the facts of the text.
Thanks again. I know God has blessed you greatly, and in turn has blessed us all with continued insight into who it is we worship.
Technically the Greek words for Peter (petros) and rock (petra) are different, although derived from the same root. Petros is used 162 times in the New Testament and all but once is translated Peter. The other time it's translated stone. This leads scholars to conclude that it's being used in its metaphorical sense, to describe a hard and unyielding soul, when referring to Peter.
Petra is used 16 times and is always translated rock. Literally, it means a large rock or cliff.
Common sense tells us that if the Lord had intended to say that Peter was the rock upon which He was going to build His church, then He would have used the same word in both instances. Since He didn't, He must have been referring to the unequivocal nature of Peter's answer, "You are the Christ, the Son of the Living God" in response to His question. This view is further supported by the fact that Jesus explained that Peter's answer hadn't come from his own deduction but had been supernaturally given to him by God.
Finally, the foundation rock on which Christianity stands, and without which it would topple, is the fact that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the Living God. Peter was indeed instrumental in building the Church on earth, though probably not as much so as Paul. But if Jesus had turned out to be someone other than the Son of God, Christianity would have long ago been exposed as a lie.
As for giving Peter the keys to the Kingdom and telling him that whatever he bound on Earth would be bound in Heaven, etc. there are two instances when Peter is seen to have opened the Kingdom, one on Pentecost to the Jews, and one in Acts 10, to the Gentiles. To see this as giving the Catholic Church, through Peter, sole authority on Earth is an incorrect interpretation. And in Matt. 18:18-19 we read that the authority to bind and loose was meant to apply to anything that two or more of the disciples agreed upon. Some believe that the same authority is available to believers today meaning that anything that two or more of us agree upon will be done for us.
Given all this, it seems clear that the Catholic treatment of Matt. 16:15-20 is inconsistent with the Lord's intent as revealed in related scriptures.


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Monday, September 27, 2010
Metrobank Art & Design Excellence 2010 Semifinalists
Here are the Semifinalists in the Metrobank Art & Design Excellence 2010 Painting & Sculpture.
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Thursday, September 23, 2010
Metrobank Art & Design Excellence 2010
Here are the winning works from the recently concluded Metrobank Art & Design Excellence (MADE) 2010 which is held annually. For the Sculpture category Marc Vincent Cosico emerged as Grand prize winner for his entry "Superhero Complex". Dennis Ticao landed the Special prize award for his entry "Riders of the Storm". Each of them won P200,000 and P150,000 respectively.
On the Water media category Lester Rodriguez got the top spot for his entry "Hidden Agenda" while Kathleen Yeo managed to bagged the special prize for her entry "Patungo". They won P200,000 and P150,000 respectively.
Next year I'll join!
for more info and complete lists of winners just follow the link: http://mbfoundation.org.ph
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Monday, August 16, 2010
A Funny Bar Joke! c",)
A young man goes into a pharmacy and tells the pharmacist, "Could you give me a condom? I'm going to my girlfriend's house for dinner and I might get lucky!" The pharmacist gives him the condom, but as the young man is going out, he returns and says: "Give me another condom. My girlfriend's sister is very cute ad she always crosses her legs provocatively when she sees me. I might get lucky with her, too."
As the boy leaves again he turns back and says: "I need one more condom. My girlfriend's mom is still pretty cute and she always makes eye contact. I think she is expecting me to make a move!" During dinner, the young man is sitting with his girlfriend on his left, the sister on his right and the mum facing him. When the dad gets there, the boy lowers his head and starts praying, "Dear Lord, bless this dinner and thank you for all you gave us." A minute later the boy is still praying; "Thank you, Lord, for your kindness." Ten minutes go by and the boy is still praying while still keeping his head down.
Finally, his girlfriend gets closer to the boy and whispers in his ear, "I didn't know you were so religious." To which the boy replies, "I didn't know your dad was a pharmacist!
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With over 50 million small businesses using the free Pages on Facebook, how do you get your business to stand out? Well one way is by promoting some of your content and Facebook recently announced that they had reached 3 million businesses actively advertising on Facebook. To celebrate reaching the milestone, Facebook created Your Business Story — an automated step-by-step tool that uses photos your page has uploaded to create a very basic video. It's similar to what they previously had rolled out for individuals to create their own personalized video for Friends Day earlier this year.
Here's one we created on our own Facebook page:
If you don't have the budget to create your own video, Your Business Story is fine. It's not incredibly compelling video, but it's STILL video and video resonates with audiences on Facebook. Is it as compelling as the video Facebook created to promote 'Your Business Story'?
Obviously not. But it's the difference between a video creation template product and a customized story. One is created as a software template to create hundreds of thousands of videos and one Facebook created to tell one story really well. But the impact in storystelling is clear and Facebook knows storytelling works. They also know that video generates far more engagement than any other type of content; particularly when that video content is personalized.
Facebook realizes that video is the engine that keeps their advertising platform running. So they created the 'Your Business Story' tool to be a sparkplug and keep that engine running more efficiently. If more advertisers use video even at the most basic video like this and see results, then they spend more.
Organic Reach of Facebook posts dropped in the past year to a paltry 2%. So if you're trying to reach your audience on Facebook, you had better be advertising. And if you're advertising, 70% of marketers claim video produces more conversions than any other content. So why wouldn't you start with creating Your Business Story? When you're ready to tell a more compelling story around what you do or what your brand does, we can act as your virtual video marketing partner to help you get the results you need. It's painless and a lot of fun to boot.
Have you created a Your Business Story on Facebook and advertised with it? What did you think? Share your thoughts and experiences in the comments below, I always reply back quickly to keep the conversation going.