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According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), most people who get the varicella vaccine disease will not get chickenpox. But, if they do contract chickenpox after being vaccinated they will have a much milder case with fewer blisters and little or no fever. Children who have had a confirmed case of chickenpox may not need the vaccine if their antibodies for the virus are adequate. However, there is no harm in giving the vaccine to someone who has had chickenpox. Check with your child's doctor if you have a question concerning the need for vaccination if your child develops chickenpox.
As discussed above, hammertoe surgery healing takes place over the course of a month or so. Pain following surgery is usually moderate, and well controlled by pain medication or anti-inflammatory medication. The skin heals within two weeks, although toe swelling can take several months to go down. Most people see long-lasting correction, although a small number can have a partial return of the contracture if the forces acting on the toe are too strong. This can be prevented by using a prescription orthotic shoe insert following surgery to control the foot structure and the forces that cause toe deformity over the long term.
Bone arthroplasty In this procedure, the surgeon removes some bone and cartilage to correct the toe deformity. A small segment of bone is removed at the joint to eliminate pressure on the toe, relieve pain, and straighten the toe. The tendons and ligaments surrounding the joint may also be reconstructed. Corrective toe surgery is performed by experienced podiatric surgeons, who are physicians who specialize in foot and ankle surgery. Patients who are otherwise healthy usually have toe surgery on an outpatient basis at the surgeon's office or in an ambulatory surgery center. The procedures are usually performed under local anesthesia or with intravenous sedatives administered by trained staff.
Nobody likes to think about their own mortality. Unfortunately, one thing you must consider is what happens to your body after you're gone. One way to ensure that your legacy will continue after your death is to donate your body to medical science. Your body will be used for research purposes and experimentation. This could one day lead to finding a cure for a deadly disease. Here are some tips for leaving your body to medical science. What might have started of a just a cute yellow of white spec on the toe or finger nail has now spread and to cover the whole nail. Maybe even to other nails.
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A new Fashion and Textiles Centre at Gower College Swansea will enable students to hone their skills on industry standard equipment that will set them in good stead when applying for jobs within the profession.
Thanks to a £150,000 funding boost from Welsh Government, the new facility at the Llwyn y Bryn (Uplands) campus will be used by students on a range of art and design related courses,
"We're really excited by the creative possibilities opened up to our students by the installation of this new equipment at Llwyn y Bryn," says Curriculum Leader Elinor Franklin. "They can access a laser cutter, a Mimaki textiles printer, industrial embroidery and sewing machines, pattern cutting software and Gerber grading equipment. In addition, we have blind hemming machines, Lectra design software, a MAC suite, a ceramics printer and heat press, large pattern cutting tables and a bank of industry mannequins."
From September, the College will offer a brand new Foundation Degree in Fashion and Textile Design.
"This is where the new facility will really come into its own," adds Elinor. "This course is all about developing the practical skills necessary to pursue a career within the fashion and textile industries and has design and production skills at the core of all projects. We are now able to offer students the very best in cutting edge technology at the Llwyn y Bryn campus."
Also on the horizon is the launch of a Level 2 Fashion and Textiles apprenticeship which will be delivered in partnership with Red Dragon Flagmakers and will see students spending one day a fortnight at the Fashion and Textiles Centre.


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Thursday, April 29, 2010
To Post or to Not post -- Which way do you lean?
On the positive side; I've read on one blog in particular; Stop Being Afraid of Posting Your Work Online
The author suggests that you shouldn't be afraid of posting your work online.I believe this includes websites. She claims that test marketing helps improve your work and aids in building an audience while getting feedback is critical to a writer's development.
I agree. I would also go on to say it is so important to developing technique, voice, etc. Also, getting the assurance that your MS or short piece has any appeal. And what better way to do that, than to post it on your website or blog? Maybe.
On the negative side, I've read--let me just lay it out here--writers steal. Really?
Check out these two blogs:
Be Slightly Afraid of Posting Your Work Online
Posting Your Pose Online--Don't
It's always been in the back of my mind, but hey, then I think, who in their right mind would want to steal my writing? (Okay, so it sounds like I have a self-esteem problem, I don't, just saying). Anyway, not all, in fact, I would hope most writers don't steal, but I'm sure there are those shady characters out there that have a nasty habit of taking your very creative idea and tweaking it just enough to call it their own. They're just lurking around writing groups and checking websites for that phenomenal story that might just have that golden ticket. And how do we know if this happens? I would think, we don't. I'm sure you can't possibly look at every book title out there and find one that you think might have been your idea.
If you're posting your MS on your website or blog hoping some agent will see it, well the author of one of those blogs reminds us that agents and publishers are not surfing the net looking for aspiring author's blogs and websites (yes, there are exceptions, but as a rule they don't).
I wouldn't think they'd have time to do that anyway.
Another argument is that some publishers might ask if your work has ever been published. And some will argue whether or not posting on blogs and website is a form of epublishing.
Well now I'm really confused.
I personally don't think it's a bad idea to post small amounts of my writing in critique groups, (I need all the help I can get) but I think I'll keep pieces of my MS off my blog and website, until after their published. :) But what do you think?
Another thought, I don't believe I've ever seen a sample posting by a published author (well known or not) of work they are in the process of creating on their website.
So by presenting these ideas, I ask; should we or shouldn't we post our unpublished, pieces or full MS on our blogs and websites? And, does posting an unpublished MS, short, or chapter on a blog or website qualify as epublishing? Hmmm...
Thanks for reading and I'd love your comments.
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For me, I'm fine with posting tidbits on Scribd where I can mark traditional copyright and even take it off when I want, But I reserve that for my short stories.ReplyDelete
For anything that really matters to me (my novel for instance) I keep it close. I have the first draft of the preface, which has since become the first part of chapter 1, of my novel on Goodreads, but that's all other than a snippit here or there (300 words or less) when it applies to a question.
I'm a nobody, true, but someday, I hope to publish. So I'm thinking better safe than sorry.
Thanks for the feedback, Wendy and no, you're not a nobody. I know this for a fact.:) I said that once at my stepson's wedding during a speech in front of many people, and everyone awed. Then I felt bad that they all felt sorry for me. What I'd meant was, I wasn't a family member yet. I will never say that again. But anyway...ReplyDelete
I have to agree with you, better safe than sorry. I'm not real familiar with Scribd, but when you post there, what are you hoping for? I mean, why post at all, unless you have a network of readers that you know will read it? And then, why not just email it to them?
I guess my concern here is that I read in those blogs that some publishers and agents ask whether or not your MS has ever been published and won't even consider it if it has. I guess some of them now consider epublishing published. Isn't posting on Scribd epublishing?
You are right, I didn't mean to elicit "poor me"s. I merely meant to say that I am not published...yet. Working on changing that. *wink*ReplyDelete
I suppose it's fun to post stories and get feedback, but if I hoped to publish something for real, I wouldn't have it on Scribd. I look forward to what others think.
- AnonymousApril 29, 2010 at 6:31 PM
Susan, Glad you raised the question. I have been told it's good marketing but to be careful. I would never post a lot on line. Yet, if you go to a writers' conference or a workshop. You read parts of your material for feedback. I was at a conference in Colorado and you or the moderator were only allowed to read five minutes from your work. That would only cover about two pages. So maybe that's a guide. CherylReplyDelete
Cheryl, that's really interesting. Five minutes, huh. Two pages seems like a reasonable amount. Enough to show you can write, but not enough to give away any important details. Thanks for the info.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 29, 2010 at 9:04 PM
Hi Susan,ReplyDelete
I agree with the idea of posting short excerpts on line. And once our books are published, or 'soon to be released', I think longer excerpts on line can stir up interest.
But, for a work-in-progress, I think it best to just share with trusted friends.
I agree Jeanne. Those trusted friends, though, the ones willing to read, are sometimes hard to find and many writers are stuck with what to do. But after reading those other blogs, I don't think posting unpublished work that you intend for publication, should be posted.ReplyDelete
Good post, Susan. A question I wrestle with too. I like posting my work on Scribd, as mentioned somewhere before. I don`t post on my blog, not often. I guess I do occasionally. For longer works I often see authors posting excerpts, and they seem to rotate those excerpts. Every now and then there is something different up. So I guess be careful is the only advice to give. Never post a full novel, that`s just my opinion.ReplyDelete
Hmm, this gives me much to think about. Thanks for bringing up the topic.ReplyDelete
I posted a snippet for critiquing on my blog. It was worth it, my followers guided me in the right direction. I will not post anymore, it was a one off.ReplyDelete
I would never put up the full novel. I gained a private email from an editor. They told me to polish up and keep working on it. I had a good premise. Now that was an ego boost to say the least. They are not in my genre, but it certainly helped this aspiring writer sitting at her desk.
Happy Scribbling
Wow, Glynis,ReplyDelete
That must have been a huge ego boost. If that happened to me I'd be doing the happy dance for sure. I peeked at your blog. Very nice. I'll definitely spend some time there.
Thanks for commenting.
I thought about the thieves out there when I created my blog. I post portions or all of my writing. I (c) Patrick Sean Lee at the bottom of each (on the advice of an attorney friend of mine, a wonderful writer herself). I see hits coming from the weirdest places...Moscow, Brazil. Strange. But nobody can write my story like me. And if they steal it, I'm calling my attorney friend, lol.ReplyDelete
Chances are probably slim anyone will (gulp. I hope). I have half my writing life in that book, and it's almost finished. Again. I'll be like Henry...or is it Paul. Finish the damned thing at light speed.
Then comes the agent thing. Drat.


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Posted on March 21, 2020 in Configurations
By Henry Seltzer for ASTROGRAPH Horoscopes
The March 24th Aries New Moon, taking place at the 4-degree mark of the sign, early morning on the west coast, later morning on the east coast and in Europe, is a rather dynamic configuration. The New Moon degree itself is conjunct Chiron, and partile semi-sextile to Uranus at the 4-degree mark of Taurus, while a triple conjunction of Jupiter-Pluto-Mars, at 23-25 degrees, separated by 1 degree each, is squared be Eris in Aries. The Capricorn stellium is even more greatly highlighted by the fact that the New Moon degree is in quintile with its midpoint, within 2 degrees of orb. This is extremely confronting. Later in this article I will summarize the transits to the US chart, which are quite significant. For now, let us just consider the Jupiter-Pluto-Mars conjunction at a personal level. Being so greatly highlighted, and involving Mars and Pluto, this has a symbolism of hidden anger coming to the surface to be either healed or further exacerbated. These pockets of almost infantile outrage usually stem from ancient wounding, long buried within our psyches, the residue of early childhood trauma. It would thus be an excellent timing to become more aware of any such issues that could be arising now, especially considering the tension of our current social circumstances. We must now, more than ever, attempt to direct our higher awareness to these difficult places within us, for eventual healing. That Chiron, the Wounded Healer, is also an important factor in the New Moon further stresses the importance of these realizations of interior wounds, and the possibility of being able, with conscious effort, to move somewhat beyond them.
Regarding this New Moon, and the times that we are currently living through, it is also interesting to note that Saturn has entered Aquarius for a short spell, dipping in his toe, preparing to retrograde back toward Pluto again on May 10th. After that May station, Saturn will eventually again join Pluto, this time in a triple conjunction with Jupiter, on around November 15th, and then return to Aquarius by December 21st, meeting Jupiter there in their celebrated once-in-every-twenty-years conjunction. This signals a societal shift that we can suddenly perceive that we are already in the midst of. The Aquarius positioning of Saturn in this New Moon configuration might be considered to presage the December 21st event, giving rise to the notion that not only is this not Kansas anymore, it never will be again.
Another significant factor in this New Moon configuration is the long-term aspect of Eris in Aries squaring the Capricorn stellium, now partile to Jupiter and within one degree for Pluto. This is an extreme activation of Eris, and indicates that in these transformational years of 2019 and 2020, the time of the Feminine Warrior is upon us. In the zeitgeist, this is the era of the movement of women throwing aside the centuries-long practices of patriarchal entitlement, variously described as #MeToo and Time's Up. On individual levels, we are each being encouraged to stand up for ourselves, and for our deepest values. You might want to look to the position of Eris in your natal chart, and to feel into the way that you are valiantly attempting to embody your most authentic self.
Other new planets are coming into the picture more forcefully now, with the prominence of Haumea and, especially, Makemake in this New Moon. These are earth-oriented planetary archetypes, as significant in charts perhaps as Pluto and Eris, all four now in the special category of "dwarf" planet in their naming by the IAU. My research has shown that these other two represent profound connection to Nature, and Nature as spiritual path, with Makemake the more activist of the pair. Some of the evidence for this is documented in my article, "New Planetary Archetypes in Western Astrology," in the current April issue of The Mountain Astrologer magazine. Certainly the time for earth activism is also upon us these days, in stark terms, with the existential threat looming of the very real and present danger of climate change.
Haumea, at 27 plus of Libra, is aspected by Uranus and Mars, being in partile square to their midpoint. Makemake, at 5 plus degrees of Libra, is greatly emphasized in this New Moon, with an opposition from the New Moon and Chiron, partile from Chiron at the 5-degree mark of Aries. There is also a yod that is formed from Mercury and Uranus, each in close inconjunct (quincunx) to Makemake. My suspicion therefore would be that, over these next thirty days, there will be a leaning in toward recognizing, along with the science of this novel coronavirus, the science, too, of global warming, based on excess carbon in the atmosphere. Another way to look at this is that – through the mechanism of the necessary response to this pandemic – the earth itself is asking human civilization to slow down.
The transits to the US chart are quite interesting, and my FB Live discussion of these is available on our Facebook channel at Astrograph Astrology Horoscopes. In summary, the self-identity of the American population as a whole is changing, as indicated in this New Moon by Sun and Moon, together with Chiron, squaring US Jupiter, the chart ruler, with Uranus in close sextile. Also, Pluto at the 24-degree mark of Capricorn stands in partile opposition to US Mercury, signifying the media in this country, so important now as vital information continues to be dispersed regarding steps to quell the outbreak, evidence from other countries, and the US media's ongoing critique of administration responses.
Finally, in these difficult and yet also holy times, it might be refreshing to take a look at the Sabian Symbol for this New Moon, in the fifth degree of Aries (counting from one): "A triangle with wings." In this we are reminded of the numerology of C. G. Jung's take on the four elements, with one suppressed, that three leads to four as the process of individuation takes place. Marc Edmund Jones, who caused these symbols to be created in the 1920s, nearly one hundred years ago, remarks upon, "the inviolability of (one's) essential nature throughout every ramification of experience, as long as he (or she) holds to the purity of her (or his) original impulses… light rather than darkness remains the goal… personal capacities become a continual refinement of the baser metal of selfhood." He goes on to state that there is possible a "creative transformation of everything into an expression of enduring idea, and a reflection of the real vision ahead." In the midst of these trials that we are currently living through, may it be so.
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Central government employees are set to see a hike in their salaries after the Union Cabinet last week approved the reformed allowance structure under Seventh Central Pay Commission. This will happen despite House Rent Allowance (HRA) rates being lowered under the pay panel.
The pay panel led by Justice AK Mathur had recommended HRA to be paid at 24 per cent, 16 per cent and 8 per cent of the basic pay for X, Y, and Z cities, as opposed to 30 per cent, 20 per cent and 10 per cent for the same, as stipulated by the preceding Pay Commission. Considering the recent inflation trends, these rates will be raised to 27 per cent, 18 per cent and 9 per cent when Dearness Allowance (DA) crosses 25 per cent. It will be hiked again to 30 per cent, 20 per cent and 10 per cent when the DA goes over 50 per cent.
Considering how the lowered HRA rates will be bothersome for employees in the lower salary brackets, the amount to be paid under HRA will never be lower than Rs 5,400, Rs 3,600 and Rs 1,800 for X, Y, and Z cities respectively. These numbers were reached by calculating HRA at 30 per cent, 20 per cent and 10 per cent of the minimum basic pay, which is Rs 18,000.
For a Class X city, HRA at 30 per cent of the previous basic pay, that was Rs 7,000, added Rs 2,100 to the pay check. On the other hand, HRA under 7th Pay Commission in a similar city will not go under Rs 5,400. This amounts to a 157 per cent increase in HRA awards than what was being paid earlier. This is expected to benefit 7.5 lakh central government employees working Level 1-3 jobs.
For higher positions, Cabinet Secretary and corresponding officials posted in Class X will be paid Rs 60,000 as HRA, against Rs 27,000 paid earlier, after their basic pay goes up to 2.5 lakhs on recommendations of 7th Pay Commission. This will be a 122 per cent hike.
The changes in allowances will be apparent in July salaries of central government employees after the Cabinet decision approving them is notified in the Official Gazette. The government is planning to do this within this week so that the employees can get the benefits from July itself.
The Cabinet approved the pay and pension recommendations under 7th Pay Commission back in August, 2016 but held back its decision on allowances. The reason behind this was the extensive changes recommended by the pay panel and dissent of central government employees over many of these changes.
Apart from the decline in HRA, the 7th Pay Commission had also suggested 52 allowances to be scraped and 36 other to be subsumed with other allowances. The Cabinet retained 12 allowances out of the ones recommended for abolition. Three of the allowances meant to be subsumed will also be maintained as separate entities due to their unique nature.
The Cabinet formed a Committee on Allowances under Finance Secretary Ashok Lavas who submitted his report in April this year. The report was then sent to Empowered Committee of Secretaries (E-CoS) for review and to consolidate recommendations by Lavasa Committee into proposals for the Cabinet.
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Introduction: Corpse Hands
Because who couldn't use an extra pair of hands?
Halloween is done up big in my house, normally by me! I've taken a lot of inspiration and instruction from the internet over the last few years and thought it was about time I gave back. So today we will be discussing the method I use for making the hands of the undead minions that find themselves meandering in my front yard come October.
I thought long and hard over the proper method for making the "bones" and "ligaments" for my hands. Some people use sticks, or modeling clay, wired together. I came up with the idea of using the shafts of disposable pens. Thought of or ripped off someone else, who can tell? That's all well and good, but how do you connect them? Scrounging around in the basement, wading through my children's discarded crafting materials, I happen upon... Pipe Cleaners! Brilliant!
Now that I had the way of making the fingers, how shall I put them together? Initially I used duct tape to construct the palm. It worked, but the palm wasn't all that rigid. What else to use. How about cardboard? Rigid enough to hold the correct shape, but flexible enough to do my evil bidding. Perfect!
Onto the show!
Step 1: In Which We Gather All Our Things Together...
Here is the bill of goods you should assemble before actually doing anything useful:
• Pipe cleaners or "chenille stems" (30x)
• Disposable pens (lots)
• Ruler (with millimeters)
• Tape measure
• Masking Tape
• Scrap Cardboard
• Sharpie (optional)
• Cutting tool (Wire Cutters, XActo Knife, box knife, I used a band saw)
• Facial Tissue paper
• Wood for arm bones
• Cable (zip) Ties (optional)
• Flour
• Liquid Starch
• Liquid Bleach
• Water
• Newspaper
• Tissue Paper (like you would stuff in a gift bag when you feel too lazy to wrap something, you big jerk)
• Various colors of paint
First thing that needs to be done is to figure out how long the finger bones are going to need to be. I just so happen to have a Bucky skeleton on hand (if you don't know what a Bucky is, are you sure you are into Halloween? Just asking) so I measured each bone and made a grid. Since I like you and I see you have potential, I've provided my measurements already (each unit is in millimeters).
However, if you don't want to use Bucky's hand, because, say, you're making something disproportionally large (pervert), there is an online calculator you can use to get some useful numbers http://www.zombietronix.com/calculator_simplehand.php. Alternately, you can use the ruler I said you needed and measure your own fingers. You'll probably get something close enough. Make a simple grid, you should already have a pen (or 12) handy...
Note that there are four (4) bones for each finger except for the thumb. What it lacks in bones, it makes up for in usefulness. Don't believe me? Try doing this project without using yours.
Step 2: In Which We Tediously Cut Out All the Bones...
Here is the fun bit for those of you that like to do dull, tedious tasks. You know who you are...
Using your ruler, mark out the length of the longer bones, those in the palm. You will want to cut these out first, since they take up the most real estate and you will go through fewer pens. Using the cutting implement of your choice (I choose you, band saw!) cut at the mark. I did the cut as a bevel cut, so that the joint will close easier for you to pose your new hand.
Here's a tip on the tips. The finger tip bones narrow down dramatically. I used the end plastic bit of the pen for this bone.
You will need to pay attention to which finger you are working on. I used my sharpie to mark each bone so that I knew exactly where it went (ex. The bone that connects to the wrist on the thumb was T1) I noticed that all my finger tip lengths were more or less the same, so I didn't bother marking these.
Step 3: In Which the Phalanges Bones Are Connected to the Metacarpal Bones...
Now that all of our bones are cut out, we should probably add the ligaments. Each finger can usefully be served with three (3) of the puffy pipe cleaners. You might want to use consistent colors for a given hand if you are working on both at the same time, as I did here.
If you'd used my suggestion in the last step, and have the narrow end of the pens as your finger tips, then the metal within the pipe cleaners will jam up nicely where the ball point part would normally go and effectively lock them into place.
With the bevel cut I added, you can see how nicely the finger will bend. It will bend more than is shown; I just chose a nice arc to illustrate my point.
Notice that I did not cut off the ends of my pipe cleaners. Once the hand is constructed, we will be using the extra length to anchor it into the arm.
Step 4: In Which We Create the Palm Webbing...
Once all the fingers are assembled, the next step will be constructing the palm webbing. Find yourself some scrap cardboard, such as the carton from a popular carbonated beverage. I'd steer clear of corrugated cardboard. We will be bending it not necessarily in a way the corrugated can relate to.
Using a pen or a Sharpie, trace the outline of your hand like you are back in second grade making a Thanksgiving turkey. Omit the fingers (we already made those, remember?).
Cut out the hands and on one side (be consistent) place each finger, in turn, where it would like and trace the line of the long palm bones from the end towards the wrist.
The human hand is a strange and wonderful thing. It is also not a flat thing. We must make sure our new hands reflect this reality. Once you've trimmed as you see necessary, bend the cardboard into an arc, creasing at your marks initially, the between them afterwards, until you get the curvature you desire.
Frequently I will see people do a nice job on hands, except the palm is flat as a pancake. Don't be like these people, you know better.
Step 5: In Which We Add Bulk to the Fingers...
When we left off with the fingers, they were just skin and bones, without the skin. We need to fatten these little babies up. Now we get to use the Haunter's secret weapon: masking tape.
Tear off a bit of tissue paper (facial tissue, toilet paper, doesn't matter) and crumple it up over the joint. Use your tape to completely cover it and fasten it to the bones. Rinse and repeat with each joint. If you think there are other areas (besides on the bones of the palm) that need more bulk, by all means add it. I also folded a little bit of tissue and tape over the finger tips. I will be adding finger nails to these hands and need something to stick them to.
Note: don't fatten your fingers too much; we will need a little bit of breathing room for when we are skinning them.
Step 6: In Which We Attach the Fingers to the Palm...
Our cardboard frames are going to be making the inside of our hands. I chose this because I like a little definition on the back of the hands to indicate the bones, as you would get with someone whose tissues have desiccated and contracted.
With your frame, start by laying down the Index finger along the line you drew, with the end of the knuckle resting right on the edge of the cardboard. Don't worry if you've padded up that knuckle and it won't lie flat. We are not that much of a perfectionist (as you can probably tell). Apply two horizontal stripes of tape to hold the bone in position. Move to the middle finger and do the same. Repeat for all fingers until we have the thumb.
If you've laid out your hand correctly, looking down your thumb will be on the right for the left hand, and etc. etc for the other. If this is not the case, you've made some sort of hideous mutant. You can either tear it apart and pay attention next time, or embrace the whole mutant zombie commie thing you've started.
When placing the thumb, pay special attention to the angle of the bones. Obviously the thumb doesn't point the same direction of the fingers; otherwise it would be a short finger with one fewer bone. Make sure it faces inward, so that your hand looks like it could actually grip something.
Once done, if you find the bones on the back of the hand, go ahead and stuff tissue into the gaps and cover with tape. We want a good surface to start the skinning process in a couple of steps.
Step 7: In Which We Add Arms...
Remember that little ruler we used to measure the finger bones? Throw it away, time to bring out the big dogs! Measure your arm from wrist to the point of your elbow. This will be the length of your radius, the longer bone of your forearm. In this case, I have my Bucky arm to measure. Since I'm using his hands, I'll use his arm. I'm funny that way. In this case, the length of the bone is 24cm, or 9.5" with a width at the wrist of 4.5cm, or 1.75".
Just about anything can be used for this bone, depends on how much is being exposed. To be realistic, you can use two thinner pieces of wood or PVC, since your arm is not circular, but flattened. This is what I am doing, knocking off the square corners with a knife ahead of time. Attach the two bones together in some manner, such as wood screws or cable (zip) ties.
Attach your hand to the arm using something secure, such as cable ties. Don't snug the hand right up to the bone if you want to be able to pose the wrist. Give it some extra room and pad the tape with more tissue and tape. We want the wrist to be able to be posed, not floppy. As pictured, I added some stiff wire between the arm and the hand.
Once secured, fill in any gaps with more tissue and tape.
To build up some muscle on the arm, wad/roll newspaper in pleasing manner and tape down like you had done on the palm.
Step 8: In Which Skin Is Added...
Our hands already look nice, what with the masking tape and all, but how can we make them fabulous? I have no clue, but I can tell you how to make them look nicer.
The method in which I will be employing is paper mache (or papier-mâché if you're pretentious). Before you panic, this isn't your grade school paper mache, although it's similar. I've gotten some good results, so bear with me.
The paste I use is the one I got off of http://www.stolloween.com/?page_id=209, Stolloween's website, as he is the undisputed master at the art. It consists of six (6) cups of flour, one (1) cup of liquid starch, one (1) cup of white glue, and a splash of bleach (to kill off anything that might choose to eat it, like yeast). Mix with enough warm water to get to the consistency of thin pancake batter.
Stolloween says to use a blender, but I know if I did in my house, my wife would punch me in the face. Since I like my face, I use a paint mixer attachment to my drill.
Learn from me, wear old shoes you don't much care for, as it will drip and harden. Also, use that stupid grilling apron that your brother-in-law got you for Christmas last year. It will save your clothes.
Pose your hand and wrist the way you want now. Once you start laying on the paper mache, you're done with the posing unless you do some surgical alterations, then you have to fix the gaps and that means more paper mache and time...
Shred the newspaper into strips about six (6) inches long and one (1) inch. Don't use the cut edge, ripped edges blend better. Each strip needs to be dipped into the paste and squeezed off with your fingers. Begin applying the strips along the arm up to the hands. When you get to the fingers, you might want to switch to smaller strips. Try to not let the corners of the paper where you when around a curve pop up. If they do, don't panic, we can trim that off later with a sharp knife.
This step is by far the most time consuming as you can only do one side of the hand/arm at a time. You should build up at least three (3) layers of strips, alternating directions, one layer only after the first one dries, top one layer, bottom the next. I found it convenient when changing directions between layers to alternate between standard white one direction, colored for the next (like from advertisements or the funny pages). Don't use anything that is glossy. The varnish prevents the paste from saturating the paper and you get a weak layer that way. Again, learn from me...
If it's hot and dry out, you might get away with adding more than layer per day, but I would allow a day for each layer to dry. You don't want to trap moisture in your arm or hand. Mildew. Enough said.
Once you've built up the proscribed layers, you will find that you have a rigid shell around the hand and arm. But, however, it's not a very nice skin layer, what will that the strips being visible and all. I'm coming to that.
Trim off any unsightly mistakes with you sharp knife. Having done that, it's now time for the final layer of paper mache.
Get some tissue paper, and I don't mean the toilet kind. Any really thin paper is what you want. Rip it to irregular shapes. You might find that this paper doesn't have a ripping grain like the newspaper did. Add this paper to the arm. You will notice that it tends to wrinkle and you place it on your arm. Use that to your advantage. This layer covers a lot of sins. Color of the paper, at this point, doesn't matter and can be quite amusing.
Step 9: In Which We Bring Out His True Colors...
This part is a bit arbitrary, as you will undoubtedly have your own idea of how you want to paint your own creation. I will, however, endeavor to show you how I accomplished my own painting.
Painting is an art. An accomplished master takes years and years to hone his skills. I, on the other hand, am not a master by any stretch of the imagination. But I have a few tricks in my bag. We will be working in layers, moving from the darkest colors to the lightest.
Start off by coating the entire arm, from fingertip to funny bone in the dark brown, making sure that all the little nooks and crannies are covered. Nothing more frustrating to think you're done, only to find a streak of white between the fingers that you missed! Let this layer dry. Depending on how heavy you ladled it on, might take an hour or a few. I leave a fan on it to accelerate the process. This is the "base coat". This is what will show through where you don't paint in the next steps.
The next coat is the "undercoat". Use a lighter brown, either straight up or by mixing the brown with a little yellow and/or white. You might add a little red, but be very careful of red. It takes very little of this color to start to saturate your mix and "pink"-ify it, which I, personally, don't like. With your brush, take some of the paint and tap off most of the color onto a rag or paper towels. With a light stroke, go over the arm. The idea here is to not slather the paint, but to caress the arm with the tips of the brush. It's not what's called "dry brushing" but its close. You should still see the darkest paint when you are done, but not a lot. Let dry.
Now we are on the last major painting step, highlighting. In this we will be dry brushing. I will explain in a minute.
The color here we want to use is closer to the final color you want. I am using white, with yellow mixed in, a touch of red and brown.
Now we dry brush. We do this by tapping only the very ends of the bristles into the paint and tapping almost all of it off onto our rag or paper towel. You want just the barest hint of paint on the brush. Start brushing the piece with the brush. You should notice that only the highest parts of the skin texture will pick up the paint. That's what you want. Avoid any this of brush strokes. If you get a streak of color, immediately start brushing the area in the sideways direction, to smear it out. Once done, you might change your color slightly and go over it again, hitting certain areas you think need special attention. It's not unusual to dry brush with multiple colors (adding a little white, or yellow, etc). Skin tone is not flat (or monochromatic) so don't be afraid to experiment.
If you finish and don't quite like the results, you can always go back what you did on the undercoat and start over from that point, covering your highlighting.
What happens if you get the paint nice, but slightly the wrong hue? Once thing you can do is a wash. A wash, in many ways, is the opposite of dry brushing. Instead of a little paint, you have a sloppy, wet brush. But the paint you use is highly watered down. It should be mostly water with just a hint of color on it. Coat the whole thing with a wash and you will be amazed.
If you don't feel comfortable doing this on your piece right away, you can always practice your technique on something else first, like a scrap of wood, or maybe your neighbors' cat... Okay, not the cat, scratch that.
Step 10: In Which Our New Hands Get Their First Manicure...
This is another optional step. I find that a hand doesn't look quite right without fingernails. One option is to just paint them on, but hey, if you've gotten this far, you're hardcore like me. We have another choice.
At the local Wal-Mart, or local convenience store (or even at a Halloween store), you can find fake fingernails. Perfect for what we need. The fingernails, out of the package, are a bit shiny and a little too perfect. Taking some fine grit sandpaper will remove the shine. You might even "break" the nails with your sharp knife for added affect. Make sure you rough up the inside of the nail for gluing.
Use sandpaper, or a Dremel to scuff up the ends of your fingers where you plan on glue the nails down. Don't overdo it; you just spent the better part of the evening painting the darned thing. Make sure your paint is well dried before gluing, or you won't get good adhesion.
For glue, any number will probably work. Most likely your best bet will be a 5-minute epoxy. When gluing down, use a toothpick to spread out any glue that squeeze out from under the nail. You might even take some of the surplus glue and smooth out the transition from the nail to the skin. Looking at your own hand, you will see that nails are not sitting on top of your skin, but rather are embedded within. Depends on how detailed you want to make it.
Another thing you can do is to add a little paint to the nails, to give them that "freshly clawed out of the grave" look. Mix brown, black and white and streak down the length.
Step 11: In Which I Hopelessly Plug My Websites...
Thank you for taking the time to read my first how to. If you are one of those people that like humor mixed in within your instructions, I hope you found me both helpful and amusing. If you are one of those people that don't and feel the need to criticize me on that aspect, don't bother. I am who I am and you trolling aren't going to change that.
Feel free to visit my Halloween website at http://halloween.tittivillus.com or my blog at http://grimrecesses.blogspot.com.
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This is great! I love Halloween and make all kinds of things. Most my neighbors think I'm nuts. I did a pair using the pens and a pair with the straws. I love this so much thank you. I had used dish gloves for a few but they don't bend. They look great but when you want them to hold something was no good. I'm working on a new addition to my boogie guys so using this for hands.
Very nice. I really like the idea of the pipe cleaners and pens to make the structure/armature for the fingers. I chose to use Celluclay to mold the fingers and then cut up an old plastic container to make the nails (I might try to make it all out of Celluclay on my next set and just Dremel it down to make the cuticles, etc.). I left a lot of nook and crannies in the clay which made it great for painting. Different layers of reds, blacks, browns really made them look like zombie fingers (what I was going for). They made a great addition to a desk nameplate (tombstone) I made for a friend who loves vampires and zombies. Thanks again.
I LOVE THISSSSS!! Can't wait till halloween again!!
wow thanks for helping me with the cauldren creep
GRRRRREAT "ible". A little to late to make them for this yrs haunt but definately a possibility over the dwn season. Just as a by the by, Ive found that a mix of white(school)glue and craft acrylic paint makes a good wetting medium for paper mache and it drys very hard
Agreed about the paint, but leaving it out makes it a LOT easier to get blobs out of your clothes!!
Perhaps straws would work better and cheaper? The large straws used for Big Gulps or other over sized beverages
Probably. When I first started doing these I had a lot of old pens in the house. My first versions I used latex so that the fingers would still be flexible after painting. In that case, the straws wouldn't have enough rigidity to keep the bone part of the fingers straight.
There are about a hundred different ways to make hands like these. This is just my interpretation.
Nice 'ible! Out of curiousity, who is "The Haunter"?
A "haunter" is someone who makes yard haunted or haunted houses. Someone who would make this things.
WTF happened in your childhood? But seriously, very convincing. Good tut.


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Give thanks to God;
bless God's name for God is good:
the Lord whose kindness endures forever…
From Psalm 100:4-5
As I consider the things for which I'm grateful, I find that I have more time than usual to compile a list. My husband and I aren't cooking today. Our older son and his wife have taken on our annual Thanksgiving feast. His younger brother and wife will do the same for Christmas Day. I admit that I'm quietly rejoicing in response to this turn of events. Thank you, God!
The next point on my list of blessings is my family. That I married was a huge surprise to me. That my husband and I have children is a miracle, literally, from what the doctors have told us. I'm grateful to my parents who shared their faith with me through their practical daily lives. They appreciated God's love and their resulting ability to weather any storm taught me to do the same. My siblings each contributed to who I am today in so many ways. Thank you, God!
I appreciate God's love, too. When in doubt, I turn to Jesus who insisted that God loves us as we are with all of our frailties intact. Though Jesus provided a lifetime of very good example, he also assured us that God expects only what we are able to do, nothing more. Thank you for this, Dear God, because I sometimes forget that I'm good enough for you!
On this Thanksgiving Day, this reflection should be the longest I've ever written because my blessings are so numerous. Suffice to say that God knows them all and that I'm most grateful. I hope you find that the same is true for you!
Happy Thanksgiving!
Generous God, thank you for everything!
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Permission reviews for applications that either have a large number of users or a highly complex set of permissions get a lot easier and faster after integrating that data into Permission Assist. And – since we prefer permission reviews that are easy, fast and not shaken or stirred – we've added several new application importers that are ready and waiting to help you shrink your permission reviews!
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Centrix Exact/TMSTM
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So it seems we're back from the beach. Feels like we were just getting ready for the trip a few minutes ago, and now we're home already. Spent several days in Rehoboth, Delaware, sunning and playing in the surf, and eating way too much at all the great restaurants (it's back to the diet this week, darn it).
One of the things I love doing while we're in Rehoboth is just walking around the little community right around the beach, taking photos of storefronts and the colorful window displays. On this trip, I discovered a shop selling these garden thingies, and fell for this guy – if I had a garden, I'd have brought him home with me.
Monday, August 31, 2009
Random Photo Monday: Garden Cat
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23 women have been murdered in almost a similar manner in Nansana and Entebbe. Police have arrested some suspects.
Police have today issued an alert on two dangerous men on the loose.
They said the men were seen travelling in a black, numberless Ipsum car, with a kidnapped woman who had been blindfolded, inside.
"We have received credible information that two men - one dressed in a black attire and another putting on a red shirt and black jacket - are travelling in a numberless black ipsum vehicle.
"They attempted to kidnap a young lady at around Abayita Ababiri in Katabi town council. The vehicle had another lady who whose face was tied with a piece of cloth. She was wearing a short, black skirt," Police spokesperson, Asan Kasingye, said in a statement.
He urged the members of the public to be on the lookout, especially with the increased kidnap and killings going on in Nansana and Katabi Town Council.
Kasingye insisted that the Police had started a man hunt for the vehicle and its occupants and called upon members of the public to provide information fitting the description of this vehicle and its occupants on police telephone numbers 0714667710, 0714667759, 0714664806, 0714667808, 0715989979, 071777070 or use the police toll free lines 0800122291, 0800199099, 0800300100.
To date, 23 women have been murdered in almost a similar manner in Nansana and Entebbe. Even though Police has arrested some suspects it says are connected with the killings, they still continue.


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Just in case you're wondering, it turns out that buying a Victorian house situated in a city two hours' drive away and in the space of two months running up to Christmas, when you're up against inflexible deadlines of jobs starting and applications for school places, is just a teensy bit stressful. And that's not to mention paperwork-free knock-throughs, potentially porous roofs and building insurance traumas. As if the festive period wasn't expensive enough as it is...
Still, job done. Finally, at the age of nearly 40, we are homeowners. Do we qualify as Proper Adults now?
There's no sigh of relief or relaxing just yet, though, what with the horrors of the actual move yet to come...
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Hurricanes Earn 5-2 Win Over Blazers Saturday
Lethbridge, AB – The Lethbridge Hurricanes played their final home game before the Christmas break on Saturday as they earned a 5-2 victory over the Kamloops Blazers at the ENMAX Centre.
The Blazers struck early in the game as they would pounce 1:55 into the game scoring on their first shot as Kyrell Sopotyk outwaited Reece Klassen on a breakaway to make it 1-0 Kamloops. The 'Canes equalized just over four minutes later as Jake Leschyshyn ripped home his 21st goal of the season on a two-on-one to tie the game 1-1; Nick Henry and Jordy Bellerive picked up the assists on the goal. Bellerive scored his 14th goal of the season on a power play at the 9:12 mark to put the 'Canes ahead 2-1; Calen Addison and Leschyshyn earned the assists as Lethbridge held a 2-1 lead after twenty minutes. Blazers outshot the Hurricanes 17-16 in the first period.
In the second period, the Hurricanes outshot the Blazers 14-11 and had their chances. The 'Canes hit a pair of goal posts in the middle frame, including a Bellerive bullet off the crossbar but they were unable to beat Blazers netminder Dylan Garand. Kamloops tied the game with a power play goal at the 13:34 mark as Connor Zary ripped home his ninth goal of the season to make it a 2-2 game; Josh Pillar and Carson Denomie earned the assists as the game was tied after forty minutes of play.
The Hurricanes broke the tie just 4:44 into the third period as Dylan Cozens snapped home his 17th of the season to make it a 3-2 Lethbridge lead; Taylor Ross and Jake Elmer earned the assists on the goal. Just under six minutes later, Ross ripped home his 19th of the year from Elmer and Cozens to make it 4-2. The 'Canes rounded out the scoring with an empty-net goal as Nick Henry scored his first as a Hurricane and 16th of the season to make it a 5-2 final.
Shots in the third period were tied 11-11, but the 'Canes held the edge in the game 41-39 in the game. The Hurricanes went 1/3 on the power play while the Blazers were 1/2 with the extra man.
Three stars of the game in the building were:
1) 'Canes – #24 Dylan Cozens (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG)
2) 'Canes – #31 Reece Klassen (37 saves)
3) Blazers – #12 Kyrell Sopotyk (1 goal)
The win for the Hurricanes was their second straight and improved their record to 8-1-2-0 in their last 11 games while improving their overall record to 17-9-4-2 on the season. The 'Canes end the first half with a 10-4-0-2 record in 16 games at the ENMAX Centre.
The Hurricanes will play their final game of the first half on Sunday afternoon in Calgary against the Hitmen at Scotiabank Saddledome at 4:00pm. The 'Canes will be back at the ENMAX Centre on Friday, December 28th when they welcome the Victoria Royals. Tickets can be purchased online at www.enmaxcentre.ca, by calling 403-329-SEAT (7328) or by visiting the ENMAX Centre Ticket Centre.


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After all, a donor that feels safe giving to your organization is more likely to continue giving.
In honor of National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM), we will post 1 blog a week on security! Today's post is based off of recommendations from JustGiving.
Donations are protected
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Industry standards
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Legitimate nonprofits have a track record
Some consumers are concerned about being scammed by a "nonprofit" or their donation being misused. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) keeps a record of approved charities and can provide proof of an organization's tax-exempt status. In addition, BBB Wise Giving Alliance is the nonprofit division of the Better Business Bureau. As a nonprofit, making this information readily available can provide potential supporters with the confidence to go through with a donation, particularly if your organization is fairly new or still developing.
Security of personal information
Nonprofits using Secure Socket Layers (SSL) on pages where confidential financial information is being inputed by the user is extremely important to security. SSL provides an encrypted connection and transmission, keeping user data private from those trying to find a back way in.


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This is the shocking moment doctors discovered dozens of "mushrooms" growing inside a woman's ears.
Doctors at a clinic in Vietnam's Dien Bien province found the abnormal growths after a woman walked into the centre complaining her ears were itchy and painful.
Gruesome footage, filmed with an endoscopic camera, shows what the physicians saw when they looked inside.
According to the doctor who treated her, medics were surprised to discover hundreds of tiny mushroom-like structures growing.
It is believed an ear infection could be to blame for the bizarre condition.
Doctors said that if the spores had been left untreated, the woman's ear canal could have been totally destroyed.
Soon after looking inside, the doctor quickly removed the growths from her ear.
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Fungal ear infections, known as "otomycosis", vary in severity and can cause poor hearing, discharge, redness or pain.
Infections often happen if someone does not have enough ear wax, which protects the ear canal.
Ear infections are more common in tropical countries due to fungi growing faster in warm conditions.


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Manchester United playmaker Juan Mata is poised to sign a new deal at the club, with sources claiming there is a '90%' chance that an agreement will be reached.
The Spaniard joined the Red Devils in January 2014, switching from rivals Chelsea for a sum of £37.5m. Despite his reputation in England and the steep fee paid for his services, Mata has struggled to hold down a starting spot in the United team for much of his Old Trafford career, regardless of the manager in the dugout.
The midfielder featured in just ten of the 21 Premier League games since new coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer took charge of, though the Norwegian was believed to be keen on keeping the player in the north-west, with his contract expiring after the end of the 2018/19 campaign.
Mata's steep wage demands were holding back negotiations over a new deal as United refused to meet his desired salary given the ex-Blues man's status as a squad player.
However, the Mirror claim that a compromise has been reached between the two parties, seeing the 31-year-old pen a new one-year contract with the Red Devils.
The club have already lost two members of the squad this summer as both Antonio Valencia and Ander Herrera chose to up-sticks and settle elsewhere, while goalkeeper David De Gea and record signing Paul Pogba amongst a group of individuals rumoured to be heading for the exit door.
It is unclear whether Mata will be improving on his current pay packet of £140,000-a-week, though it is likely that there will be some added incentive for him to sign on for another season.
As the extension is just for 12 months, it is not unreasonable to believe United accepted his demands to ensure the side wasn't left bare-boned by a wave of departures.


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2-005 To Juan T. Trippe, July 6, 1939
To Juan T. Trippe1
July 6, 1939 [Washington, D.C.]
My dear Mr. Trippe:
I have you to thank, I think, for the very generous and gracious treatment accorded me and the officers with me in Brazil, and also for your message of service which was received by me and passed on to General Monteiro on our way to Langley Field.
One reason I am particularly glad I was chosen to go to Brazil was the opportunity to see something of the splendid plant that was being operated by your Company. I want to tell you very frankly that I consider this of great importance to the general program of national defense for this country and for the western hemisphere as a whole.2
I hope you will let me know when you are in Washington because I will enjoy another opportunity to talk things over with you.
Faithfully yours,
Document Copy Text Source: George C. Marshall Papers, Pentagon Office Collection, General Materials, George C. Marshall Research Library, Lexington, Virginia.
Document Format: Typed letter.
1. Juan T. Trippe, a veteran of the naval aviation service during the World War, had been president of Pan American Airways since 1927.
2. Pan American, the world's largest international airline at this time, had acquired numerous landing fields and other facilities (i.e., "plant") in Brazil since the early 1930s. The company's airfields were not satisfactory for military use. However, the war Department was anxious over the extent of influence of German and Italian interests in the South American aviation industry, and had, as early as May 1938, advocated "the backing of American-owned commercial aviation interests in Latin America." Other objectives included the development of airfields with military capabilities and the preparation of these for air operations once hostilities broke out. (Stetson Conn and Byron Fairchild, The Framework of Hemisphere Defense, a volume in the United States Army in World War II [Washington: GPO, 1960], pp. 174, 238.)
Recommended Citation: ThePapers of George Catlett Marshall, ed.Larry I. Bland, Sharon Ritenour Stevens, and Clarence E. Wunderlin, Jr.(Lexington, Va.: The George C. Marshall Foundation, 1981- ). Electronic version based on The Papers of George Catlett Marshall, vol. 2, "We Cannot Delay," July 1, 1939-December 6, 1941 (Baltimore and London: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1986), p. 6.
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Clinical Trial 19379
Cancer Type: Malignant Hematology
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A Phase 2, Multicenter, Open-Label Study To Evaluate The Efficacy And Safety Of Luspatercept (Ace-536) In Subjects With Myeloproliferative Neoplasm-Associated Myelofibrosis And Anemia With And Without Red Blood Cell-Transfusion Dependence
The main purpose of this study is to see if people with Myeloproliferative Neoplasm (MPN) Associated myelofibrosis that may or may not need blood transfusions will experience an increase of their hemoglobin or stop needing blood transfusions by taking luspatercept. The safety of luspatercept will be also evaluated in this study.
Primary Objective: The primary objective of the study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of luspatercept for the treatment of anemia in subjects with myeloproliferative neoplasm (MPN)-associated myelofibrosis with and without red blood cell (RBC)-transfusion dependence. Secondary Objectives: To evaluate the safety of luspatercept in MPN-associated myelofibrosis. To evaluate the effect of luspatercept in MPN-associated myelofibrosis: - on the time to and duration of anemia response - on frequency of RBC transfusions and transfusion dependence - on symptom response improvement via the Myelofibrosis Symptom Assessment Form (MF-SAF) v4 - on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) via the EQ-5D-5L and Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - Anemia (FACT-An) questionnaires. To evaluate population pharmacokinetics of luspatercept in subjects with MPNassociated myelofibrosis with and without RBC-transfusion dependence. Explanatory Objectives: To explore the relationship between luspatercept exposure and measures of efficacy and toxicity. To explore biomarkers related to efficacy parameters and markers related to mechanism of action of luspatercept. - Activin receptor IIB ligands such as growth differentiation factor 11 (GDF11) and, - Activin B, - Inflammatory cytokines such as interleukin (IL)-6, IL-8, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-a), - Serum markers related to fibrogenesis such as transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGF-b1) and thrombopoietin (TPO), - Circulating blasts (CD34+ cells), - Gene expression profiling or other similar evaluation related to drug mechanism of action. To explore MPN-associated myelofibrosis-related mutations relative to disease progression and/or drug response.
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How do we dance with life when there are tragedies and pain? How do we dance with life when there are storms and rain?
To dance with life means to express and accept ourselves fully with the joys and the suffering in life- moving with our whole being, voice, body and words.
I've been leading a Nonviolent Communication and Biodanza week, known as Dancing with Life at the Kalikalos Holistic Education Centre (Alexandros Campus Mt Pelion) for many years. It is a journey into the heart of compassion.
Through the body-based coaching system of Biodanza and Nonviolent communication, we explore how we embody life and express ourselves in the world.
A Journey into embodiment
My own embodiment journey began when I was a child. I was confident in how I moved-running, climbing, jumping, building and dancing. In my teenage years, I took risks and explored the many ways to get out of my body. I also wanted to feel the pleasure of my body and I felt fear. This taught me about instinctive intelligence – the instinct to fight, flight, freeze and flop! I became anxious sometimes and self-conscious during experiences too.
We all have emotional body learning, which gets stored in the subconscious mind. The map of experience extends into the muscles of the body.
Are you listening to the language that your body speaks?
It was at a Tony Robbins workshop in my early 40's that I began to truly attune to the language that my body was speaking. I walked across hot coals during his training!
All of the experiences I had when I was young, including the mediation moments with my parents, prayer, yoga, watching a master embodiment teacher juggle and demonstrate the magic of Qigong made sense.
Conscious dancing, 5 rhythms and Biodanza
My sister introduced me too conscious dance events and my raving days passed – free dance took over and gave me the confidence to be more fully me.
Later, after years of dancing 5 rhythms and studying various modes of communication Counselling, Coaching, NLP and NVC, I attended a Biodanza class and embarked on an incredible journey of integrating many modalities that I used personally and professionally.
There is more wisdom in your body than in your deepest philosophies.
~Friedrich Nietzche
We can all flourish and feel hopeful about life and love and relationship
What I love about working with communication through words and movement is that everyone can flourish and feel hopeful about life and love and relationship. You can be a seasoned traveller through the personal development terrain, or a first-timer, however, the foundations of these practices give everyone who attends, a jewel in their lives that they can take with them.
NVC enables us to communicate and relate with radical honesty in ways which honour each other, our values and needs.
Biodanza works directly through bio-regulation, to support the nervous system, strengthen resilience, wellbeing and empathic connections between people.
We become more conscious and in choice about how we respond to what is presenting itself, instead of reacting based on past conditioning.
Gently we can embrace more of who we are
Emotions that are blocked can be released through empathic communication, movement and dance and there is a liberation – a sense of newfound freedom that is experienced. Gently we embrace more of who we are during our time together and develop the language of words that are absolutely in sync with what the body tells us.
I am in awe of the way that the Biodanza system and Nonviolent Communication combine to facilitate the human encounter of people who meet for the first time in an authentic relationship beyond words.
Dancing with Life is a residential event, held by the incredible beauty of nature. Read participant testimonials here.
Pelion-Dancing with Life
A Participant's Poem
Fleeing the English rain
in a powerful metal machine,
I transverse rivers, mountains, seas,
descend into snuggling, swaddling warmth,
gather myself in for a journey.
A journey first fast, splashing, jumping,
then curving, winding, swaying –
stuck rigidly between two seats –
I ascend, ascend this Pelion,
home to Chiron, Wounded Healer.
Homeward I bring this part of me,
to this green, serene mountain;
peach-rose sun, red-gold full moon;
soft winds; waves lapping white stones;
torrential rain; thunder bangs.
Clangs of discomfort, uncertainty;
feeling feebly forwards; toes, hands
in contact with surrounding elements;
body, head, heart-searching out
nourishment, harmony, balance.
Yin yang dancing my inner feelings, needs
How long I've needed to arrive here
to this place of guiding, learning;
safe, secure, held in its embrace,
rising and falling with the breath,
with the sleeping, the waking, the being.
Nikki Bennett,
Alexandros, Kalikalos, Greece