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We have been successful - so we allege - in deciphering the entire complex of Scandinavian rock drawings at the World Heritage Site of Tanum, now in Sweden, and formerly in Norway (until the year 1658 - see the Treaty of Roskilde).
Our decipherment shows that the more than 1500 petroglyphs (rock drawings) at Tanum and its rock art affiliate locations form an enormous ca. 70 square kilometer planisphere (sky map of the heavens).
The graphic presentation of the decipherment is found below:
The Decipherment of the Tanum Petroglyphs by Andis Kaulins 2007
This sky map forms a shape of the stars along the Milky Way which was probably intended by its makers to represent a heavenly boat of the ancient Nordic seafarers. We have drawn in the line of the Milky Way to show this, but it is not, as far as we know, actually drawn on the ground.
As we shall be presenting a paper on this topic in May of this year in Horn / Bad Meinberg, Germany, at the Machalett Conference on Preshistory and Early History, this posting just contains the basics of our discovery.
It was 30 years ago in the year 1977 that this author first visited the petroglyphs (rock drawings) of Tanum,
Tanum includes the following petroglyphic locations covering many square kilometers of countryside: Vitlycke (where the museum is located), Tanum, Tegneby, Aspeberget, Gerum, Ryland, Oppen, Slänge, Varlös, Fossum, Lycke, Hoghem, Västerby, Ljungby, Tuvene, Litsleby, Kyrkoryk, Orrekläpp, Rungstung, Satetorp, Ryk, Tyft, Hovtorp, Björneröd, Bergslycke, Kalleby and Trättelanda.
One key to our decipherment was the Tanum rock drawing location map found
One cannot escape the feeling at Tanum that we are witnessing the birth of modern astronomy among the ancient seafarers, whose need for a knowledge of star orientation in sea navigation is beyond dispute.
These ancient men formed these constellations primarily for practical purposes and not, as mainstream archaeology persists in advocating regarding these petroglyphs, for unproven rites and rituals, which may have been a part of the complex of the ancient world, but certainly not as its moving force.
It is in fact little wonder that there are so many boats (ancient ships) represented in the petroglyphic figures. To the seafaring ancients, the night sky was a sea of stars. We think it possible that this might be the location at which our modern stellar constellations were initially "grouped" by European man - for purposes of navigation in seafaring travel.
There are other proofs - beyond the evidence of the rock drawings themselves - that this astronomical decipherment is correct, e.g. the names of locations at which the rock drawings are found, but these proofs will first be discussed in a paper in German to be presented to the 41st Conference of the Machalett Study Group on Prehistory and Early History in May of this year.

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SEATTLE – Federal investigators used 3-D laser scans Sunday to study what remained of a collapsed Washington bridge as Gov. Jay Inslee announced temporary spans will be installed across the Skagit River within weeks – if plans go well.
Sunday's announcement comes a day after the chairwoman of the National Transportation Safety Board called last week's Interstate 5 bridge collapse a wake-up call to the state of safety of the nation's infrastructure.
The collapse, caused by a semitruck carrying an oversize load striking the bridge, fractured one of the major trade and travel corridors on the West Coast. The interstate connects Washington with Canada, which is about an hour north of Mount Vernon, where the bridge buckled.
After the collapse, semitrucks, travel buses and cars clogged local bridges as traffic was diverted through the small cities around the bridge. But overall, traffic was flowing as well as expected during the holiday weekend.
"We're going to get this project done as fast as humanly possible," Inslee, a Democrat, said Sunday. "There is no more important issue right now to the economy of the state of Washington than getting this bridge up and running."
Inslee said he hopes the temporary spans, each with two lanes for northbound and southbound traffic, will be finished by about mid-June. The spans will be prebuilt and trucked to Mount Vernon.
The state plan also calls for a permanent span to be built and competed by autumn, officials said.
Officials say there are remaining inspections to the spans left standing to make sure they are safe to use.
The federal government is expected to cover 100 percent of the costs of the temporary bridge and 90 percent of the replacement, said state Transportation Secretary Lynn Peterson.
The temporary span would be able to carry regular-size cargos as well as cars. The speed limit would be lower than the 60 miles per hour allowed previously.
Barges arrived this weekend at the river with equipment ready to remove the mangled steel, pavement and cars in the water.
On Thursday, a semitruck carrying an oversize load clipped a steel truss, starting the collapse of the span and sending cars and people into the cold river waters, authorities said. The three people in the cars survived with non-life-threatening injuries.
An Associated Press investigation suggests similar accidents could happen elsewhere. Thousands of bridges around the U.S. are kept standing by engineering design, rather than sheer size or redundant protections. Such spans may be one freak accident or mistake away from collapse.
Bridge regulators call them "fracture critical" bridges, because if a single, vital component is compromised, they can crumple.
NTSB Chairwoman Debbie Hersman said such bridges and other kinds of bridges around the nation should be looked at.
"The wake-up call is really to focus on how important our infrastructure is to our nation, certainly for our commerce and keeping communities vibrant and connected," she said Sunday, adding that when important decisions are made about infrastructure, safety should have "a seat at the table."
Hersman said on Sunday said the bridge had withstood other over-height collisions with vehicles in the past, with the most recent reported collision happening last October. She said evidence of other collisions can be seen in the spans still standing over the water.
Hersman also said a second truck with a similar cargo was traveling behind the truck involved in the collision. She said investigators are inspecting that cargo and truck to take measurements. The truck involved in the collision has also been moved off the highway on-ramp where it has been parked since Thursday.
Hersman also said investigators have traveled to Alberta, Canada, to inspect the trucking company's records.
The NTSB head also said that if the truck had been on the left lane of the southbound lanes, it likely would have cleared the bridge without a collision, but added that more precise measurements need to be taken. The bridge's height clearance varies across it.
"We know the company was required to establish that they could clear the entire route," Hersman said.
The truck's cargo from Canada was headed to Alaska. Its plan was to load the cargo onto a barge in Vancouver, Wash., about 275 miles south of the border crossing.
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Ref. Do men exist who do not want to have children!!
Yes....I am living testament!! I am happily married (12 years now).
Obviously being married not part of the Nexus single discussion group....so thought i would just leave a comment on your profile.
Your discussion touched a nerve......both my wife and I, at thirty were back single...dreading the dating game again...particularly the friends setting you up scenario!
However we both met through a dating agency, yes was cheesy joining up and plenty of people with issues, but no more then on a Friday night at the local bar!!!!.....the dating agency allowed us to be both honest & up front, and get through lots of people to find the one…….my wife was literally inundated with men wanting to meet………makes me feel kind of special writing this now….knowing she chose me, although I am probably working progress to her!!!! Anyway neither I or my wife want kids.....sometimes general society can make you feel a bit of a leper by not fitting in with the 2.4 family model......but I wouldn't change what I am....in fact I feel sorry for a lot of people trapped by kids they simply don't want, but they make themselves feel better by saying dumb statements like 'I wouldn't be without them' Dohh!!!
In answer to your final statement should you give in and date men who have kids, my advice is a definite no!! Either way, whether you are confident you don't want them or are not sure….if you meet someone who does have them and then fall for them…..later on down the line you risk being trapped into something your heart desired but your head would never agree to……stick to your guns and put the effort into finding Mr. Right….no compromise. Remember the saying 'do in haste repent at leisure!' We are social creature and need company….the right company!!
As regards adopting……I think that is a great idea for the future…which you can discuss…..but start with the fact that probably don't…..then he'll know where you stand.
Hope this helps….both me and wife have been where you are probably at…………just aim for what you want….and don't let family or friends dissuade you from your goal. :)
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Disney theme parks are a place of magic and wonderment, especially around the holidays when the parks are transformed with out-of-this-world decorations to celebrate whatever special event is upon them. Freeform's latest Decorating Disney special takes fans behind the scenes of the Disney Halloween transformation and trust me when I say it'll blow your mind as you see what goes into turning these theme parks into ghoulish Hallow's Eve paradises.
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Sternberg named PIANY's MetroRAP Industry Professional of the Year
GLENMONT, N.Y.-The Professional Insurance Agents of New York State Inc. will present Steven J. Sternberg, senior vice president of business development for BankDirect Capital Finance, with its Industry Professional of the Year award at the annual Metropolitan Regional Awareness Program, Jan. 31, 2013. The event will be held at the New York Marriott in Brooklyn. BankDirect Capital Finance, a leading national provider of commercial premium financing, is a division of Texas Capital Bank N.A.
This award recognizes an individual from an insurance company, general agency, managing general agency or other insurance industry profession, who has demonstrated qualities that foster a strong working relationship with agents and brokers, and who has exemplified a commitment to professionalism and service.
"Throughout his career, Steve has demonstrated a respect for his colleagues and customers in the insurance industry," said Michael Skeele, CIC, PIANY president. "This award reflects his dedication to the insurance industry where he has built a reputation for professionalism."
Active in PIANY, Sternberg is a long time committee member of the Long Island Regional Awareness Program and is a past downstate chairperson and member of the New York Young Insurance Professionals, an organization dedicated to the professional and personal growth of newcomers to the insurance industry and an affiliate of PIANY.
The days events also will include an expansive trade show, and timely education sessions on Cyber Liability in 2013-The 21st Century Peril in the morning, hosted by Cathy Trischan, CPCU, CRM, CIC, ARM, AU, AAI, CRIS, MLIS. Trischan also will instruct E&O-Practical Solutions for the Insurance Professional in the afternoon. Although E&O is always a concern for the insurance producer, SuperStorm Sandy has created additional worries for many.
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May 9, 2012 ~ The killing of four students on the campus of Kent State, Ohio, on May 4, 1970, during a demonstration against Nixon's expansion of the Vietnam War into Cambodia received new attention on April 23, 2012. The Obama administration's Justice Department decided not to re-open the case in spite of evidence that the guardsmen had been ordered to shoot. This reminded the public that the question of who ordered the shooting has never been resolved.
The first of an occasional series on the place that has become TUC Radio's new home: Mendocino County, Northern California, to honor extraordinary people and events in this remote region.
Here is the connection between a small local newspaper in Anderson Valley http://www.theava.com, a rural radio station, KZYX http://www.kzyx.org, a woman, Laurel Krause living on the Pacific ocean near a former logging mill town http://www.truthtribunal.org and a veteran radio programmer, Jeff Blankfort http://radio4all.net with events that shook the world in 1970.
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Texas-based Main Event Entertainment will open a bowling alley and entertainment complex off Mansell Road in Alpharetta. The firm has secured the former Home Depot Expo Design Center facility at 10700 Davis Drive. Measuring in at over 87,000 square feet, the building is one of the largest vacant spaces in Alpharetta.
Main Event bills itself as the premier "eat, bowl, play" destination. Each location includes bowling, laser tag and arcade games as well as dining and a full-service bar. Select locations offer indoor mini-golf, rock climbing and ropes courses. Inside it's a dizzying array of lights, sounds and fun. It's a concept similar to that offered by Stars and Strikes in Cumming but more upscale.
Headquartered in Plano, Texas, Main Event is owned Australian-based conglomerate Ardent Leisure. Alpharetta would be their second location outside of the Lone Star State where they operate a dozen locations. A Phoenix, Arizona store is also in the works as the company works to double their presence in three years.
Their arrival comes at a great time for the city. Alpharetta's southern-most corridor is facing the possibility of large vacancies as movie theaters relocate. Main Event's location on Davis Drive will create an trifecta of adjacent entertainment options. Next door is ice skating venue The Cooler. And nearby on Westside Parkway will be high-tech driving range Top Golf, also from Texas.
The news also comes at the same time a bowling alley and entertainment complex is being considered near North Point Mall. A rezoning will be necessary for this facility who's operator has yet to be named. Main Event will need no such zoning change for their location. They've gone straight to the city's Design and Review Board to approve their facade changes. If you're putting money on which bowling alley is likely to be knocking down pins in the future, a wager on Main Event is a safe one. North Point's bowling alley may be a non-event.


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Don't let the retro '70s AM cover fool you; his sound is still as fresh as any modern-day folk artist, if not more so. Over the course of 15 tracks, Rush takes you for an acoustic journey down through the past or towards the future. One can't help but notice the variety of songs and how they are able to evoke different emotions and moods with just one listen.
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MILWAUKEE -- After taking a week-long break from throwing to rest his surgically repaired left shoulder, Brewers reliever Tom Gorzelanny is back on track in his rehabilitation, manager Ron Roenicke said Wednesday.
Gorzelanny, who had surgery in December to repair fraying of his rotator cuff and labrum, had hoped to be active for the Brewers by the end of April, but he hit a wall earlier this month in his throwing program.
"We backed him off for about a week, and then yesterday or the day before, he came back and threw a bullpen and was really happy, really threw the ball well, far better than he was throwing," Roenicke said. "So he called [head athletic trainer] Dan Wright [and] told him he had a really good bullpen. He's pretty excited about it."
Because of the day-to-day nature of Gorelanny's comeback, the Brewers cannot predict when he will be ready to pitch in a game. In the meantime, the Brewers have three lefties in the Major League bullpen: Zach Duke, Will Smith and Wei-Chung Wang.
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It's National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day! Celebrate With a Waffle 'Wich
Happy National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day! In honor of the holiday, I'm sharing a contemporary update on what happens to be one of my favorite nostalgic foods.
I've said before that some of the best sandwiches evoke memories, and this recipe goes back when I was maybe 7 or 8, and my mom fixed me some waffles before realizing we were out of syrup. She improvised to make this sandwich, and "peanut butter and jelly waffles" soon became one of my favorite meals. Like the nonwaffly version, this PB&J is very easy to make and can inspire countless variations: almond instead of peanut butter, different flavors of waffles or even waffles from scratch, honey in place of jelly, Elvis-style with bananas, and on and on.
This time I used Eggo cinnamon waffles, which I highly recommend. The only requirement for this breakfast or lunch sandwich — and what sets it apart from a traditional PB&J — is using hot, toasted waffles, which melt the peanut butter in just the right warm and comfy way. To see my recipe, keep reading.
Peanut Butter and Jelly Waffle 'Wich
From Nancy Einhart, YumSugar
- 2 frozen waffles, plain or flavored
2 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
2 tablespoons jelly of your choice
- Toast waffles in toaster on high, until they are medium brown.
- On one waffle, spread the peanut butter, making sure to fill in the square indentations. On the other waffle, spread the jelly.
- Place the peanut butter and jelly sides together, cut in half, and serve immediately.
Makes 1 sandwich.
- Category
- Other, Breakfast/Brunch
- Cuisine
- North American


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John Baez and his student John Huerta have an article in Scientific American this month about octonions in string theory and M-theory. Peter Woit has given it a bit of a cynical review describing it as hype. The defence from John in the comments is worth reading. Here is a bit of what he says
"So, don't try to make it sound like an obscure yawn-inducing technicality about "some supersymmetry algebra working out a certain way in a certain dimension". It's a shocking and bizarre fact, which hits you in the face as soon as you start trying to learn about superstrings. It's a fact that I'd been curious about for years. So when John Huerta finally made it really clear, it seemed worth explaining — in detail in some math papers, and in a popularized way in Scientific American."
The article entitled "The Strangest Numbers in String Theory" is about an early observation from the study of superstring theories that the four division algebras are related to four classical formulations of superstring theory in 3, 4, 6 and 10 dimensions. The four division algebras are the reals, complex numbers, quaternions and octonions with dimensions 1,2,4 and 8 and the dimensions of the superstring theories are 2 dimensions higher in each case.
Many of our readers will be familiar with the internet writings of John Baez where he has described these things so I wont attempt to cover any details. His student John Huerta has just finished off his thesis in which he clarifies these observations using higher dimensional lie algebras. The results extend to one dimension higher when strings are replaced by membranes. In the quantum theory only the highest dimensional versions related to the octonions hold up consistently giving us the 10 dimensional superstring theories and M-theory in 11 dimensions. Of course this is not complete since we still don't know what the full formulation for M-theory is. Even these higher dimensional observations are not new, see for example Mike Duffs brane-scan from 1987 where the relationships were already plotted out. This new work clarifies these results using the concept of 3-lie-algebras from n-category theory.
The Scientific American version does not go into great detail but is a very well written introduction to the ideas. If you don't have access to it don't worry, John says he will be allowed to post an online version after a month or so. You can also explore what has been posted already starting here which is more advanced than the article but still very pedagogical.
Personally I find these algebraic ideas for M-theory very enticing. It is a major goal to formulate a complete non-perturbative version of string theory that encompasses all its forms and I think the purely algebraic approach is the best line of attack. It is especially intriguing that the octonions have such a direct relationship to the dimensions in which these theories work, but ultimately the algebraic structures we need to understand it fully are probably much more complex.
The work of Mike Duff and his collaborators which brings in the algebra of hyperdeterminants and qubits to understand a slightly different role of the octonions in string theory is one of the areas to follow. This work brings in the duality algebras found in string theory black holes. I know that several of our regular commenters are very familiar with this already so I need not give more details. Indeed it is the fact that the same algebraic structures keep appearing in different contexts that is so intriguing, yet so confusing, as if we are missing some principle of unification that relates these things.


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50% Of 'Retiring' Senators Now Become Lobbyists, Up From 3% A Few Decades Ago
from the the-influence-business-is-good-business deptThis is from a little while ago, but Hunter Walk alerts us to a buried gem in a NY Times' book review of This Town by Mark Leibovich -- a book about Washington DC that sounds just horrific (not the book itself, but the concept of wanting to know any more about DC). The review notes that Leibovich buried an interesting statistic deep in the book:
in 1974, 3 percent of retiring members of Congress became lobbyists. "Now 50 percent of senators and 42 percent of congressmen do." No one goes home anymore.We've talked plenty about the corrupting influences of the revolving door between industries and the government. Not all lobbyists or lobbying is bad, per se, but it's a symptom of the times we live in and the business of influence. It highlights the kind of "soft corruption" that Larry Lessig has been talking about for years, where it's not out-and-out bribery, but merely the promise of a cushy job down the road that can have tremendous impact on the way the government functions.
And, with so much money flowing into lobbying efforts, we're building a system where political entrepreneurship outweighs market entrepreneurship -- and that's exceptionally dangerous for our economy and our future. Political entrepreneurs -- those who manipulate the system for their own benefit -- tend to focus on locking up value, limiting competition and providing themselves with greater control over the market. Market entrepreneurs are more focused on innovation, expanding the pie and economic growth. Tragically, political entrepreneurs, via massive lobbying efforts, like to pretend they're about market entrepreneurship, and we get a system of crony capitalism that actually does significant harm to the economy.
When nearly half of everyone in Congress who is retiring jumps into that business of helping political entrepreneurship, the system is completely broken.
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Do you think you could recover enough of your loss through swarms and less splits?
I just read your previous thread about hobby to business.
I think if you keep a balanced approach and stay small at first, then measure your returns, then your bottom line will direct your path to where the best return on investment lies.
I had a 100% loss last season.
My goal in rebuilding this year is to get to a point where I can start grafting again. It's hard to make a swarm box, a queenless builder, a queen-right finisher, and a dozen mating nucs when you only have two nucs.
How many hives,
and have you determined why?
I would hate to see you invest a bunch of time and resources just to repeat last winters results.
I would highly recommend not doing a bunch of walk away splits as you might end up with a bunch of late fall failures.
I would take your two swarms and the 2 nucs, put them on drawn comb and let them build up real strong between now and June/July. Keep an eye on them and feed if necessary. I would then pick the strongest and turn it into a queen rearing unit using the Cloake method. Pick a mother queen and raise a round of queen cells from her. Once you have the cells, I would take and split hives up into 2 frame mating nucs and give each a cell. I would then grow these 2 frame mating nucs into 5 frame nucs by fall and plan on overwintering them. If things go well, there is no reason you can't go into winter with as many nucs as your high. Overwintered nucs build like gangbusters the following spring.


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Modest Petrovich Moussorgsky
Modest Petrovich Moussorgsky (mədyĕst´ pĕtrô´vĬch mōōsôrg´skē), 1839–81, Russian composer. His name is also transliterated as Mussorgsky and Musorgsky. He was one of the first to promote a national Russian style. A member of the minor aristocracy and an officer in the Imperial Guard until 1858, he was later a government clerk. His study with Mili Balakirev and his associations with other composers encouraged him to become a composer himself, although his musical training was sketchy and never satisfied him. His masterpiece is the opera Boris Godunov (1868–69, revised 1871–72, produced St. Petersburg, 1874), in which he successfully combined realism and lyricism. Other important works are the opera Khovanshchina (1886); the piano suite Pictures at an Exhibition (1874), later orchestrated by Maurice Ravel;A Night on Bald Mountain (1867), for orchestra; and many songs and three song cycles.
Moussorgsky succumbed to alcoholism in a Saint Petersburg hospital at the age of 41. Most of his music was edited and revised after his death by Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov and others, often to such an extent that the originals were seriously misrepresented. Moussorgsky made much use of Russian folk songs, and his settings of Russian texts are unexcelled. Expression and communication were paramount for him; form, inconsequential. In working out a Russian idiom, his rejection of many European standards and practices influenced not only Russian composers but also Claude Debussy and other French composers.
See letters and documents in The Musorgsky Reader, ed. by J. Leyda and S. Bertensson (1947, repr. 1970); biographies by M. D. Calvocoressi (1946, rev. ed. 1974), V. I. Seroff (1968), O. von Riesemann (tr. 1929, repr. 1970), and D. Brown (2003).


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Oh boy is right. I know how Liz feels in a way. Wouldn't want to be in that position again. Exept, it was my friend and a boy that I liked. What's more is that she dumped him the next day and Now I couldn't be with him because he was already with my friend. Sigh... such problems...
K, Just wanted to put my say in ^_^
Later y'all!!
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This is definitely a surprise.
Unit Labor Costs fell a stunning 4.3% in Q1, according to the BLS:
Unit labor costs in nonfarm businesses fell 4.3 percent in the first quarter of 2013, the combined effect of a 3.8 percent decrease in hourly compensation and the 0.5 percent increase in productivity. The decline in hourly compensation is the largest in the series, which begins in 1947. However, over the last four quarters hourly compensation increased 2.0 percent and unit labor costs rose 1.1 percent.
This compares unfavorably to expectations of a 0.5% increase.


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"You guys just did several hundred thousand dollars' worth of engineering studies for us, for free. Thank you." – Mike Biagi, Director of Parking and Transportation Services for Cal Poly Pomona.
(Edit April 2nd: The campus newspaper, The Poly Post, published a half-page article on our work, read all about it!!)
Over the winter quarter, a group of 20 students worked on several transportation-engineering projects for the campus. This was initiated last year, when ITE approached campus officials to identify what some of the campus's needs are and what we can do as civil engineering students. We developed five projects: Roundabout Study, Intersection Study, Parking Study, Policy Position Study, and Traffic Control Device Database project. Continue reading


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You know it's tough out there when fashion and beauty executives think that even a model's body isn't good enough to sell clothes or that a celebrity's natural face isn't up to par, even with makeup.
The website Jezebel reported in early December that Swedish retailing giant H&M featured images on its website of lingerie shown on "completely virtual" computer-generated bodies with real models' heads superimposed on top. Meanwhile the British Advertising Standards Authority banned two makeup ads in 2011 featuring Christy Turlington and Julia Roberts because they thought too much airbrushing made the ads misleading, and CoverGirl pulled a mascara ad after a U.S. watchdog agency questioned product claims and post-production enhancement of the photo.
An H&M official defended his company's practice, saying "It's not about ideals or to show off a perfect body … we are doing this to show off the garments."
But faced with an onslaught of digitally enhanced or photo-shopped images, many girls and women find it challenging not to compare and despair. In a currently airing public service announcement produced by the Alliance for Women in Media and the Dove Self-Esteem campaign, broadcaster Lisa Ling cites Dove research that found only 4% of women around the world think they're beautiful.
Even celebrities lauded for their beauty — such as Jane Fonda and Megan Fox — have admitted to insecurities about their looks. "Glee's" Leah Michele says she was told she'd never make it because of her nose, and some stars have acknowledged eating disorders. "I get a very interesting perspective because I work with the most beautiful women in the world who don't always view themselves as the most beautiful women in the world," says celebrity makeup artist Sam Fine, the creative makeup director for Fashion Fair Cosmetics who's also been a spokesman for Revlon and CoverGirl, worked on myriad magazine covers and done make-up for renowned beauties such as Iman and Vanessa Williams.
Fine's solution is to use makeup to bring attention to the person's favorite feature. "If you want to bring attention from your smaller lips to your bigger eyes, then that means a lash and a beautiful brow … you can also de-emphasize areas with contour," he says, adding that in many ways there's a growing diversity in the beauty industry. "Don't compare yourself to someone else's standard of beauty," Fine says. "Realize that your eyes aren't Iman's eyes, but we can bring out your eyes, your beauty."
But sometimes makeup isn't enough. A change in thinking is called for.
"It's very normal for people to be unhappy with their appearance," psychologist Sabine Wilhelm says.
Wilhelm is an expert on what happens when this dissatisfaction is taken to an extreme, when people have such raging negativity about their looks that it "really interferes with having a good life." As an example she cites "someone who says, 'I'm just too ugly to go out today because my skin broke out.'"
About 2% of the population has what's called Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD), she says, in which minor imperfections are perceived as major and cause stress out of proportion to the reality. Wilhelm knows this territory well. She is director of both the obsessive compulsive and related disorders program and the cognitive-behavior therapy program at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, where she is an associate professor of psychology, and founder of the hospital's BDD clinic and research unit. She wrote a book about the issue, "Feeling Good About the Way You Look: A Program for Overcoming Body Image Problems."
Her techniques for working with BDD patients can be translated into advice for others who are trying to feel more confident about their looks.
Acknowledge that negative thoughts may not be reality: Consider this example: A person may spend hours per day thinking about a scar that, in fact, no one else notices. This is a disconnect between the person's body image and actual appearance.
"Very often patients with body image concerns engage in a lot of mind reading. They automatically assume that other people are reacting negatively to them even though they have no evidence for that whatsoever," Wilhelm says. Think everyone looking at you is thinking how big your nose is? "Examine how helpful, accurate or valid your thinking is," Wilhelm says. "Ask, 'Is there any other thing that supermarket clerk might have been thinking when he smiled at me?' Well yeah, he may have just been being a friendly guy.... The world doesn't revolve around your nose. That particular approach is called 'cognitive restructuring' — learning to step back from your thoughts and evaluate them more critically."
Inventory all your assets: Many with body image issues selectively focus on whatever body part they dislike. In therapy, Wilhelm helps patients see a broader perspective and shift the emphasis away from appearance to other assets. Often, she says, people with body image issues disregard their other talents. Perhaps the client sings beautifully, writes poetry, has a terrific work ethic, is really smart or is a good daughter or friend.
"The average person doesn't have just one dimension that they base their self-worth on," Wilhelm says. "There are many facets of yourself that you can draw self-esteem from."
Cut down on appearance rituals: Wilhelm's patients might say that they feel better if they apply four layers of concealer before going out, but the good feeling is short-term. In the long run, the routine traps them and keeps the anxiety going. One therapeutic solution is to reduce grooming rituals that are based on the belief that it's important to hide or fix problems.
"We talk about whether those appearance rituals or avoidance behaviors have really helped them or not. Often the answer is no," Wilhelm says.
Learn to be objective: Wilhelm says that BDD sufferers have "all or nothing" thinking. They divide people into two categories: beautiful or ugly, models or monsters. One perceived flaw makes the difference.
A practical mirror exercise keeps the person from zooming in to focus on the body part causing concern — big ears, say — by instead standing in front of the mirror and describing herself from top to bottom in very objective, nonjudgmental terms: "I'm 5 feet 8, my hair is brown, my eyes are green."
Embrace your unique beauty: Lauren Hutton's gap teeth, Cindy Crawford's mole, Barbra Streisand's nose, India Arie's natural hair, Angelina Jolie's lips and even Kim Kardashian's derriere — these are all things that veered from current standards of beauty but that became assets.
Wilhelm says that people with body image issues interpret their "uniqueness" in a totally different way. "They might think, 'I look different, therefore I have a deformity and therefore I'm abnormal, ashamed.' And then they engage in all kinds of appearance-fixing behaviors, even to the point of cosmetic surgery," she says.
People with a real disfigurement may feel increased self-esteem after surgery, but people with BDD who have surgery to correct a perceived flaw "often don't feel any better about their appearance," she says. "Surgery is definitely not the answer because in cases like this, the flaw is not a physical one; it's an internal problem.... In therapy, people really learn to expose those things that they're struggling with. We reduce [a woman's] avoidance behavior by having her flaunt her nose, so to speak, but we also examine her thinking around the nose and show her nothing bad is going to happen if you take the risk" of showing it off.
Getting professional help: For that small percentage of people who aren't simply insecure but who do have BDD, it's important to get professional help. The condition is often accompanied by depression that can lead to suicidal thoughts and substance abuse.
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Wilhelm says that it is not uncommon for people to think that a loved one is merely vain when the problem is actually BDD. "These issues start around adolescence and usually won't go away without professional help," she says.
"Don't get stuck in an argument with them about whether the flaw is real or not," she advises. Instead, focus on the person's suffering and address it directly. For instance, say you've noticed how much they're struggling or how anxious and sad they seem. Say, for example, "Honey I've noticed that you spend an awful lot of time in front of the mirror and you keep asking me about your hair several times a day," or "I've noticed that you're not going out with your friends as much."
To a teenager, Wilhelm suggests following with, "I'm worried that you have a problem and that you need professional help." For an adult, you might provide a book on the subject and say, "You may have a problem called Body Dysmorphic Disorder, and here I have a book for you. Why don't you take a look at it and see if any of the descriptions sound familiar?"
The good news? "There is actually really good treatment out there now," she says, citing cognitive behavior and pharmaceutical therapy.


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Time Out says
NOPI's chef-owner is Yotam Ottolenghi, who struck culinary gold a few years back with his game-changing Ottolenghi cafés. This somewhat more grown-up, all-day restaurant shares a similar look and ethos, but is more formal. The white decor is warmed up with brass fittings; the basement contains large sharing tables and an open kitchen. The inventive cooking has a firm foundation in the Middle East and takes bold flavour forays into the Mediterranean and Asia.
You can go the conventional route, with starters and mains, or take the opportunity for wider grazing by sticking to sharing plates (but these are quite small). Vegetarians have plenty of choice, with dishes such as a savoury cheesecake with gently pickled beetroot, crunchy hazelnuts and thyme honey, or a moreish side portion of truffled polenta chips. Star dish was spiced gurnard served Vietnamese-style: taken off the bone, mixed with chilli and spices, wrapped in a banana leaf and steamed.
NOPI isn't the greatest bargain in town (a main course of comparatively lacklustre chickpea dumplings with tahini and yoghurt cost a stiff £19). Two-hour table slots are strictly enforced, and service can seem rushed as a consequence. The wine list is as wide-ranging as you'd expect, with some excellent (if pricey) selections.
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Ever since I picked up a NOPI cookbook I had been dying to go to this restaurant and it was certainly not a disappointment. The flavours are incredible and the staff were so friendly and knowledgeable.It is well worth the money, although definitely a place to go when you feel like splurging as it is quite easy to rack up a large bill!
What a treat! The food is so full of flavour and the surroundings are smart and understated.
Had an overall great experience here. There is nothing not to like: beautiful décor, friendly staff, a good wine list and most importantly, fantastic food.
I'm a big fan of sharing plates at restaurants so we followed our waiter's recommendation and opted for these over having our own separate courses, which is definitely a recommendation I would pass on as it means you get to try multiple dishes and trust me, after your first bite you'll want to get your hands on as many as you can.
The dishes were all very individual with great flavour and beautiful presentation. The beef short rib and octopus were the clear standouts – so good we ordered them both twice.
The desserts also definitely deserve a mention. Some of the best I've had in recent memory, we went for the baked chocolate ganache and the caramel and roasted peanut ice cream. Again, so good we ordered them twice (we're a greedy bunch).
Tastemaker tip: Not something I often comment on, but their toilets are brilliant. I won't spoil it for you, but make sure you make a trip during your meal. Any excuse to have some more wine, eh?
I dont quite understand what's going on here - everything says that the food and overall dining experience should be amazing. Ottolenghi's name, his previous culinary proofs, his teaming up with supposedly another food genius Ramael Scully, the golden page lined impressive NOPI cookbook, the beautiful interior and shimmering, head spinning Tom-Ford-perfume-ad-like lavatories... You expect so much.. and yet - THE WORST FOOD I'VE EVER HAD IN LONDON.
NONE of the dishes that we ordered were inspirational, bur rather bland, boring and borderline inedible. The vegetable dishes to share were cold and tasteless, and just scooped up from the salad bar near the entrance. The supposedly roasted okra side dish came out completely cold, and was raw and uncooked. The two mains (spicy potato cakes and duck) were ok, but very very small portions and again, completely forgettable and non-inspirational.
When it was time for dessert we just asked for the bill and went to the coffee shop around the corner to finally please our palates with a moorish brownie and an espresso.
And all of this, 105 £ for two people. Never again! Sorry, Yotam, something's very wrong here.
(Have added an extra star for the interior. Food gets just one!)
I had breakfast here and did not know what to expect. The food was great, the service and the ambiance was fabulous. The decor of this restaurant was beautiful although the mirror toilets made me feel a little dizzy - probably not that good after a couple of glasses of wine. It was a pricey breakfast but well worth the special treat.
Very good quality food with great presentation in cool atmosphere. Baked veg cheesecake a must, twice cooked chicken superb, sirloin less so but still good. Menu clearly changes daily and wine list very good. Staff excellent, Fergus notably so. Can't wait to return.
I am a big fan of all things Ottolenghi. I dream about creating his fabulous med inspired rustic dishes in the Guardian, but time and sourcing mysterious ingredients are always a problem. So, I was pleased as punch, when I found out about his latest flashy restaurant Nopi, in easily accessible Soho. I brought one of my fave girly luncheon partners and off we went. The restaurant itself is glossy in a posh souk way with white tiled walls, eastern golden fittings and a grand display of large white bowls of very attractive salads (posh buffet style). The service was a little sharp, not oozing with family hospitality, which I was for some reason expecting. The good looking menu has small and larger sharing dishes with zingy, mouth watering combinations such as duck with hazelnut butter, roast sweet potatoes with figs and cheese and truffled polenta, yum. We had the twice cooked baby chicken with chilli and salt, which was light, crispy and flavoured with eastern promise. We ordered it twice. The polenta chips were a little solid but there was some fab moreish chilli sauce. All the dishes are vibrant in colour and have a fresh, zesty, light feel, that cleverly whisks one away to that feeling of grazing at a gourmet barbecue in the soaking med sun. Unfortunately, we both had all-consuming colds, so could not fully enjoy the subtle flavouring and wizardry of Yotam. I was slightly underwhelmed, maybe the cuisine is better off in a posh deli rather than a high end, flashy restaurant. Prices are not cheap and add up with extra small dishes. However, I would go again, maybe when my tastebuds are revving up again and the desire for Eastern delights beckons .
I had early dinner today at Nopi. Lovely crowd and atmosphere but I was sooo disappointed the food was very very small portions. And the menu didn't have a lot variety I expected much better. Nothing wow in food. I ordered 3 starters and portions were sooooooooo small. And my half chicken was normal. Nothing special. Ohhhhhhhhh dessert i thought it will be wow like ottaligi. But it was sooooooooo bad I ordered the caramelized rice. It was really bad not sweet at all. My rating not coming here again
Bedazzled! By the shinning white tiles, the gold tables and lanterns, the wall to floor mirrored toilets and the ambience. Here is another word – opulence! Unfortunately I can not say the same about the food. Everything was yummy, as I would expect it to be, but nothing was great. The wine list was extensive and the cheapest red wine on the menu, the Rijoa, is actually good, very good. The is about as close as we got to good value for money the whole night. Before the starters, we were given two small pieces of sourdough with some olive oil. The bread was very good but as others have reported it is very sparse. We then ordered two starters of courgettes with a truffle vingerete and also sweet pumpkin with tahini. Both delicious but very very small portions. I especially liked the truffle vingerete and the sesame seed on the pumpkins but for about £9.00 a main the portion size was unforgiveable. For mains we had the buttered lemon sole and the steak. No complaints here, both again were very good. The service was professional but lacking in any warmth and at times a bit surly. I also didn't like the sneaky little trick of including the service in the bill. Naughty Naughty Ottlenghi. What was missing overall was some oomph! Middle Eastern food has so much vibrancy which was completely lacking here. Also, a culture which is known for its generosity in food wasn't replicated. Moreover, I could have forgiven the prices if the food was technically brilliant – but it wasn't. Which left me thinking, what is he trading on? – reputation or trend – probably? Given that, it was about 30-40% too expensive we left unimpressed. Two starters, two mains, two desserts, a bottle of red wine and service came to £150. We should have called it even at £100
not very inspiring. the dishes here are nothing special, the combination of flavours quite familiar if you have eaten persian/lebanese etc before. it is also very overpriced for what you get. 3 slices of roasted aubergine with a couple of pomegranate seeds - that'll be £8.50 please. 2 (two) not very good scallops - certainly not fresh - with two reconstituted dried shitake mushrooms: a snip at £12 vegetable crudites with industrial quality guacamole sets you back a fiver. our neighbours had the fish and the chicken and were visibly unimpressed. and yes - they are still mean with the bread. the wine list is idiosyncratic but likewise twice as expensive as it should be. service was attentive and the ambience ok. but £50 per head and not a single memorable culinary moment ? hmm....
Went for breakfast this morning. Very impressed. Stylish restaurant, most attentive friendly staff I've met for a long time, lovely food at a reasonable price. I had french toast with star anise....mmmmm. Go!
Suppose to be great for vegetarians however the only vegetable option for a main dish contained rennet (usually from the abomasum of newly-born calves). As did a number of the smaller/starter dishes and everything came with crème fraîche – total crème fraîche overload! When I asked if the vegetable dishes where vegetarian the waiter confirmed they were twice, the third time I asked the chief, who confirmed as I'd suspected, they contained retina. The waiter admitted many vegetarians had enjoyed these dishes in the past – he had disappointing knowledge of the dishes and a lack of concern for the customer, although friendly and reasonably attentive. The cocktails also didn't hit the mark and need more consideration. Quirky yet overall disappointing and definitely too pricy for what it is!
I cant rate it highly enough for the inventiveness, quality and sheer deliciousness of the food. I have done dinner and breakfast there and find the portions more than ample and agree with the reviewer below - give me quality over quantity every time.... Service has always been friendly, relaxed and professional. A gem in what can often be style over substance in Soho.
I had the most EXQUISITE MEAL OF MY LIFE last night at NOPI. The attention to detail on the flavours is fantastic - truly amazing The pea and courgette fritter was sublime, the twice cooked baby chicken to die for, and the roasted aubergine nearly had me falling off my seat in sheer rapturous delight!. We had seats at the bar, so entertained and informed by the bar staff over the course of the evening, and it meant they were always 'on hand'. I can't recommend the food and cocktails highly enough, and I will be returning many times with my favourite (rich) friends. All you fat greedy pigs that want quantity over quality need to go ta an 'all you can eat buffet'.
Everything was delicious. Broad bean and pea fritters (a English-ified riff on falafel), marinated aubergine, the duck confit and a glorious take on Eton mess (who knew surmac would be so good on strawberries?) But the surprise standout, crushed potatoes with caperberries. Service was excellent.
Very Unhappy! Our waiter overcharged us and lied to us about the amount paid by 2 of our party by card, all to increase his personal tip! I will not eat here again, and I urge you not to either. Appalling!
This is the second time at Nopi and both have been first class! The food is superb, the atmosphere is great and the decor very nice. I understand they have a state of the art acoustic plaster ceiling which absorbs some of the sound in the room. This certainly seemed to do the trick as the four of us were able to have a relaxing conversation whilst the restaurant retained a great atmospheric buzz. I'll definitely be back soon!
Interesting food and some amazing flavours but some of the portion sizes are just ridiculous for the price. The size of the seabass was insulting and we did point it out to the waiter. They are also extremely mean with the bread - one half of a slice per person.
Can't recommend this restaurant highly enough. Between the two of us, had six of the seven vegetarian dishes on offer, all of which, together with a small 'starter' salad and a dessert, were equally delicious - inventive, fresh, satisfying - really food at its best. We were still savouring it a couple of days later, and trying to recapture the amazing tastes which the dishes create. The service was absolutely perfect - attentive without being over-imposing, knowledgeable, helpful, friendly and efficient. The ambience is just great - clean and bright without being sterile, bubbly without being overly unbearably noisy. The cost of the food, at about £65 for two, is well worth such a fantastic eating experience, and has to be hard to better anywhere in London. I can only assume that the reviewers who complained about the size of the dishes are not familiar with tapas-style eating - perhaps better to think of this as a chance to sample a number of the best of Ottolenghi's dishes at the price of a reasonable meal. Only complaint, possibly, is that the wine list does not offer very much in the way of reliable lower-priced wines, so this can add substantially to the bill. But overall this is a great restaurant - and I only wish I could go there more often.
Great food.....dreadful service. Lost count how many people came to our table. Not even busy but still had to remind them we were there. Don't appreciate asking about the food to be told, sorry only been working here three weeks. At the prices they charge, expect better.
The food was generally great and very tasty but the portions were really small. 2 of us shared 6 dishes and we felt still hungry afterwards. Specially one fish dish was not worth the price at all. ONE grilled prawn cut halfway with a spoonful of "Thai style herbs" was only a mouthful and that for the price of £ 12 is a bad joke. Staff was very friendly. The tables are too small for all the tiny plates. It was my second visit and I'm not sure whether I would recommend the place or would go again.
Went for dinner. Loved it. Shared 6 dishes with my wife, plenty of food, amazing flavours, beautifully presented. Admittedly one dish we had let the side down a bit, softshell crab was rather too salty with not much else going on flavour-wise, but the others we tried more than made up for it. My recommendation - the Burrata, blood orange and coriander seeds - sublime! Oh and the staff were lovely too. Not sure about those toilets mind.
Food was bland, I left hungry for the first time I have left a restaurant. I went for brunch and I had the beef brisket croquets with Asian slaw and aubergine with double cooked chicken, the chicken was very dry with a drizzle of soy sauce, aubergine moist and tasted was ok. I thought paying high prices would reflect in the quality of food. I was disappointed and really felt like I was a tad ripped off. I enjoy fine dining, and new experiences, but this appeared more imaged based than anything else. In the end I went to china town and ate again. I would have ordered more if I was impressed with the flavours, but I was not; and do not fathom why it has been reviewed as good food? I may not excessively dine out, nor am I food critique, but I know good food when I taste it, it was not bad, but not did it impress or hit the spot for my pallet and I was hungry when I went in.
I would give it 3.5 if possible. We went for breakfast, the food was very tasty but there wasn't a great deal of choice on offer - a few more savoury options would have been nice as well as a list of additionals you could add to your dish. We did this but it was not advertised. The coffee was inconsistent - the first was too milky and weak, the second very watery and incredibly hot. Ottolenghi always get their coffee right. Pastries were delicious but tiny. Staff were lovely. This feels more like a restaurant than a breakfast venue - it's too formal for a weekend brunch. The decor is very smart, the toilets are interesting...
We ate at Nopi on the weekend and were underwhelmed. On the plus side several of the dishes we ordered were very good; the ambiance (we were on the ground floor) was spot on; and the staff very lovely and attentive without being annoying. On the downside the food was overpriced; some of the dishes were only ok; and the meal alternated between times when everyone was picking at one or two dishes and the table being overladen with food. I would suggest you can get a better and more fulfilling meal at restaurants such as the River Cafe for the same amount of money.
Last night at Nopi was one of the greatest meals of my life. The food beats most 3 star Michelin places hands down, for freshness, originality, power of the flavours and all round explosion of taste. Anyone who loves food has to come here, asap.
I can't recommend Nopi, tiny platefuls of snacks, not big enough for one person to get the flavour, cannot be described as 'for sharing'. And at £10-12 each, 3 per person means a £36 main course, kinda dear even for town. Didn't like the puddings, liked the staff but nowadays they don't let you eat the waiter if you're still hungry when the bill arrives. Bread came in tiny amounts and the offer of more came a poor second to simply bringing a decent amount. And the tables are too small for lots of tiny plates, the lighting too ugly, the room too 'magnolia tunnel''. Hated the tricksy lavatories, give me clean walls and loo doors that open wide.
I'm not sure about this place at all. We love the Ottolenghi cookbook so were excited about going. The wine was excellent and the service was very friendly - albeit the regular attenpts at upselling were quite offputting. As others have mentioned the portions are absolutely tiny relative to the cost. Bringing the food out 'as and when' (2 dishes at a time) means that if your partner is eating something you don't like then you can't share them. Worse still, you end up eating things which taste random together. But the biggest beef we have is around the space. The tables are crammed in so much that you might as well join your neighbours for dinner. Which is not so great if they are loud, irritating and drunk as ours were last night. The swede gratin was boring and the chicken was also rather dull. The braised beef croquettes were super and the mung bean and braised carrots were great but 10 quid for what is effectively a side order of veg is a scandal. The cheesecake was more like quiche (12 pounds...). Won't be going back.
Just been to Nopi for a long lunch. The decor is stunning - clean, sunny and glamorous and the food is even better - fresh, varied and incredibly tasty. This has instantly become one of my favourite restaurants in London. And the staff are absolutely lovely. Well done!
Went last Tuesday and really must reinforce the point re portion sizes. no hearty meals to be had here! deliciously prepared and served, but still extortionate. e.g. the burrata dish can be replicated at home for 4 for the same price as in the restaurant. I'd give it 5 for the food, but 3 overall because of the lack of value.


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At TI, we often get questions about whether there are any quick tips or tricks to keep in mind when designing with RS-485. So, we've put together a comprehensive list of the top commandments to remember when working with RS-485. If you have any further questions on this topic, our team is always hanging out on our E2E forum, and we would be happy to help. So, without further ado...
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How to apply them...
1) Determine maximum cable length with Chart A
2) Use twisted pair cable with Zo = 120Ω or 100Ω
3) Connect bus nodes via daisy chain
4) Terminate one cable end with RT1 = Z0
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5) You can operate 3V and 5V devices on the same bus
6) Make stub length no longer than
7) For ± 7V GPDs use standard transceivers
For ± 20V GPDs use SN65HVD17xx
For higher GPDs use isolated transceivers
8) Terminate unused conductors with RT = Z0 to their local grounds
9) For ESD, EFT, and surge protection use SM712
10) Limit clamping current into the transceiver with 10-Ω pulse-proof or MELF resistors
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In the U.S., every year, about 2.6 million people have some type of brain injury — whether as a result of trauma, stroke, tumor, or other illnesses, according to the Brain Injury Association of America. About 52,000 die as a result of traumatic brain injury, and more than 5 million Americans who've suffered traumatic brain injury require assistance in performing daily activities. Approximately 130,000 Americans die of stroke each year, according to the National Stroke Association.
What Are the Types of Brain Damage and How Severe Are They?
All traumatic brain injuries are head injuries. But head injury is not necessarily brain injury. There are two types of brain injury: traumatic brain injury and acquired brain injury. Both disrupt the brain's normal functioning.
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is caused by an external force — such as a blow to the head — that causes the brain to move inside the skull or damages the skull. This in turn damages the brain.
- Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) occurs at the cellular level. It is most often associated with pressure on the brain. This could come from a tumor. Or it could result from neurological illness, as in the case of a stroke.
There is a kind of brain damage that results from genetics or birth trauma. It's called congenital brain damage. It is not included, though, within the standard definition of brain damage or traumatic brain injury.
Some brain injuries cause focal — or localized — brain damage, such as the damage caused when a bullet enters the brain. In other words, the damage is confined to a small area. Closed head injuries frequently cause diffuse brain damage, which means damage to several areas of the brain. For example, both sides of the brain are damaged and the nerves are stretched throughout the brain. This is called diffuse axonal injury or DAI.
The severity of brain damage can vary with the type of brain injury. A mild brain injury may be temporary. It causes headaches, confusion, memory problems, and nausea. In a moderate brain injury, symptoms can last longer and be more pronounced. In both cases, most patients make a good recovery, although even in mild brain injury 15% of people will have persistent problems after one year.
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Iron Crown Enterprises has been working on a new edition of Rolemaster for a while. If you weren't aware, ICE was bought out some time in 2010-11. They have been going through an extensive reorganization. Part of that has been contacting the authors of many of the old books. The idea behind that is to reformat and reconcile at lot of the past gaming materials. In doing this, ICE has consolidated the various editions of the game into one master RM new edition.
Right now that edition is in beta testing. You can get free copys of the PDFs for play testing if you like. I cannot link to them here because part of the agreement is that you register on their site and go and download them yourself. That does require registering at their forums.
Go to ironcrown.com and click on the link for their forums. Register (if you are not already a user). Once you register and login you will see the playtesting forum. The available PDFs for download will be in those forums.


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Here is the second un-winning Artisan Award Project. I based it off my two drawer butterfly box I had created about year ago.
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CBS says it's bringing "Two and a Half Men" back next season.
The network announced the decision Friday on Twitter. It didn't address whether the full cast would return.
The series stars Ashton Kutcher, Jon Cryer and Angus T. Jones as Cryer's son.
Jones' character is serving in the Army this season and has been somewhat less visible on "Two and a Half Men."
In January, the 19-year-old actor apologized to CBS after calling the popular sitcom "filth" and "very inappropriate."
CBS declined comment on Jones' future with the sitcom, now in its 10th season.
"Two and a Half Men" has dealt with cast changes before, when Kutcher came aboard in 2011 after Charlie Sheen's firing.


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