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Audrey Dia Pearl Cushion 23Sand Begie
Audrey Dia Pearl Cushion 23Sand Begie
"May Island Audrey Diapearl Cushion SPF 50 + / PA ++++ Radiance Moisturizing Cushion gives a light coating, hides minor imperfections in the skin and evens out the tone.
It is highly resistant and holds well throughout the day, preventing the appearance of dryness and tightness. Cushion also has a caring effect - moisturizes, soothes and gently brightens.
The cushion regulates the functioning of the sebaceous glands and normalizes oily skin during the day, does not fall into the pores and does not emphasize wrinkles, provides an easy and even coating, gives a tone and a healthy glow.
The sun protection level SPF50 prevents unwanted pigmentation, protects against photoaging and slows down skin aging. The main active components:
Diamond powder - is a cleansing and brightening agent. Gently cleanses, improves complexion, gives the skin a beautiful inner glow, smoothing the overall tone of the skin and improving complexion.
Pearl powder - improves the condition of the skin, nourishes it and deeply moisturizes. In addition, it helps to eliminate harmful toxins from the cells of the epidermis. It is pearl powder that allows the product to brighten the skin of the face and effectively deal with freckles and age spots.
Gold - contribute to a better and faster penetration into the skin of the active components of the cream. Gold accelerates skin cell division, which is especially important for mature and aging skin, saturates the skin with oxygen, enhances blood microcirculation, removes toxins and toxins - the skin is updated at the cellular level, the aging process is inhibited.
Aloe extract - helps to soften the skin and relieve irritation, accelerates wound healing, has anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic activity, has an antioxidant effect, stimulates the synthesis of its own collagen fibers.
Argan oil - 80% of unsaturated fatty acids, helps to renew and rejuvenate the skin, making it supple and soft. It contains a large amount of vitamin E, due to which it protects cells from the harmful effects of free radicals.
Snail mucin is a biologically active stimulant enriched in an enzymatic complex. It is a powerful antioxidant, protects cells from destruction and premature wilting, evens out complexion and resolves stagnant spots.
The product is presented in 2 shades:
13 - light beige;
21 - natural beige;
23 - sand beige; "
May Island
$14.80
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A pair of UP ES44AC's haul a typical Intermodal train up the grade at Ordway, literally the only normal train I photographed on this variety-filled day.
Extending the immigration transition period beyond 2014 will provide more time for investors, workers, and families to normalize their status under U.S. law. Following up on my standing request to the Secretary of Labor to make his extension determination as soon as possible, I met with James H. Moore, Jr., Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy at the Labor Department. He explained the data-gathering process now underway that will be necessary for the Secretary to make a well-informed decision. I will keep tracking the Labor Department’s progress to be sure that the extension decision can be made without delay.
Scenes from the Training of Trainers workshop for UN Women’s Voices against Violence project, in partnership with the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) and with the support of Zonta International. From 18-22 October in New York, the workshop brought together 45 youth leaders from the girl guiding movement in Argentina, Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Egypt, Grenada, Saint Lucia, Slovenia, Tunisia and the United States of America, to learn how to deliver a unique non-formal education curriculum that aims to prevent violence against women and girls.
Pictured: Stefanie Argus is with Girl Scouts of the Sierra Nevada and a Lead Facilitator for the Voices against Violence curriculum. She believes that preventing violence against women and girls begins with recognizing and questioning the harmful practices and attitudes that have become normalized, and to make impactful change, men and boys must also be engaged in this work. Stefanie introduced the concept of ‘brave space’ in the recently concluded training workshop in New York. “A ‘brave space’ acknowledges that there is risk, difficulty, and controversy associated with discussing issues of identity, oppression, power and privilege. Conversations will not feel comfortable; we must be courageous.”
Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown
Read More: www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2015/10/through-education...
One of the few places we visited in Artsakh that still hold visual proof of the war. It was pretty unsettling. Stepanakert seems very "normalized" by comparison.
Following the EU-CELAC Summit 2015, the GMF held a roundtable discussion with representatives from the EU and LAC countries to discuss the trend of growing ties between the EU and Latin American and Caribbean countries, including other pressing issues, such as TTIP, U.S.-Latin American relations, and the importance of normalizing U.S.-Cuba relations.
This bracket is used to mount two PAR sensors (Part# S-LIA-M003) and two solar radiation sensors (Part# S-LIB-M003) on the Light Sensor Bracket (Part# M-LBB) for making the measurements needed to calculate the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI).
Chicago, March 31, 9.15Pm: In light of the recent semi-final cricket match between India and Pakistan, President Obama of the United States was highly encouraged by the camaraderie, exhibited by the leaders and peoples of both countries of South Asia. To celebrate this normalization of the relations between the two countries, President of the United States, declared that every American should wear Salwar Kameez dress in the next twenty-four hours. When asked by a confused Washington inside-the-beltway reporter, “what’s the point of this? I thought we were here for briefing on Libyan Crisis” President Obama explained, that within the context of multilateralism policy, showing gratitude towards both countries, will promote peace and harmony between the nations and he further elaborated his point that by doing these small gestures by Americans, we can decrease the billions of foreign aid and thus lower the tax rates for the American people. Another reporter asked, “Mr. President, where would Americans find Salwar Kameez dresses?” Mr. Obama replied during his recent trip to South America, after having lengthy debates with his staff on all the crisis in Japan, Libya, growing protests in Middle East and other important policy issues towards South America, he took a five minute break and surfed the net. He came across a Salwar kameez Boutique website that reminded him of his days as a young student when he used to visit Karachi, Pakistan. According to him, this website had very elegant dresses. He said, he showed to Michelle and she asked him with the excitement in her eyes “Mr. President, you have to buy me this dress when we visit Pakistan, this year” He replied “No, Mrs. President, you can click right here and get it and its cheap, too” President added that he promised Michelle that during their upcoming visit to Pakistan, he would definitely take a stroll on Mall Road to show her how much Pakistan has improved. He was referring to the website mallroad247.com/ with its vibrant and elegant, yet affordable, dresses by Zoya’s Collection Boutique.
Designer Salwar Kameez online at affordable prices
and much more. please visit
i don't approve of this normalized punctuation and formatting.
still it's a nice choice for graffiti.
I need to start this by sharing that I recently listened to an opinion piece about the lasting legacy of Green Day, and the narrator introduced Green Day as "…that band your parents listen to…" and now I feel old.
But anyway.
In a time freshly torn apart by terrorism, war, and politics, Green Day wrote a concept album that encapsulated that early-2000s era turmoil. We’ve somehow normalized the upheaval in the last two decades, but that shaky ground was unfamiliar in the period following 9/11, and that period is right where the American Idiot album transports me every time. I was just entering adulthood and concerned for the world I was inheriting.
The musical follows the paths of three men as they try to navigate the new world and contains the music from the album as well as other Green Day songs—each performance ending with “Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)” at the curtain call.
I don’t really know the story behind how this angsty concept album made its way to Broadway, but I’m just glad this stage musical exists.
About the Ornament
I wanted this ornament to look weathered but still beautiful, or maybe beautiful because of what it had weathered. I decided on oxidized metal. I used a tiny, tiny bit of gum arabic powder to help create some texture in places. Over the gum arabic, I lightly distributed some gold mica powder, as well as the gold/green/red powder that I initially used for a Hadestown ornament. Then I added silver mica to coat the rest of the ornament. FORTUNATELY, I was adding the silver conservatively because I remembered almost too late that I have a mica powder actually called Green Day—I do love a theme. Since my silver coverage was still light in places, I was able to add the new powder so that it just peeks through if it catches the light just right.
The playbill art is easily adapted for vinyl; I mainly moved the heart grenade from the title to the back.
I struggled deciding on a ribbon to use. I like pretty, shiny, sparkly ribbon, so obviously this is what makes up the majority of my ribbon stock. I went with a black satin ribbon with metallic silver stripes, but it looked too clean, too crisp, next to the “rusted” ornament with the ragged lettering effect. Using a dry paint brush, I brushed patches of gold and “Green Day” green mica powders over the porous black areas of the ribbon to give it a similar battle-worn look. I also dusted powder on the silver satin ribbon I used for the hanger so it wouldn’t look so shiny and new.
XD Talon, M9-14 Hypersonic Demonstrator (Hypersonic Fixed Wing Aircraft)
XD Talon, M9-14 Hypersonic Demonstrator (Hypersonic Fixed Wing Aircraft). This is not a graphics design but an actual aircraft design that is highly refined and serial production ready.
Submitted with #DIU but #Stratolaunch evidently spent millions to ensure they get selected (weeks before DIU even solicited for Hycat on behalf of AFRL) for their rehashed 90s M5 plane. Their plane is not likely to even survive flight at those velocities and ensure a very very high cost.
www.ioaircraft.com/hypersonic/xdtalon.php
More Info
XD Talon was designed specifically as a demonstrator model, for normalized hypersonic aerospace capabilities. Scaled down from XH Talon. XR Talon, is much larger version.
Submitted with DIU (Defense Innovation Unit) with the Dept of Defense as per request, it was rejected without a single question being asked.
XD Talon was specifically designed around HYCAT, and met all criteria of the request, and exceeded every aspect in their entirety.
The rejection is not from DIU, but from a group of individuals at AFRL/AFOSR who are obstructing (along with a few insiders not employed by DOD) the Dept of Defense from advancing, preventing the United States from catching up with China, Russia, Brazil, and now even India for hypersonic capabilities.
The United States used to be Mach 10 capable 20 years ago, but the brain drain has been enormous.
Today, the Dept of Defense is spending billion's just trying to rehash 1990's capabilities for Mach 5-7.
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XD Talon, propelled by U-TBCC propulsion, which is a Hybrid turbine platform, that the center core of the engine is a ramjet/scramjet, and the turbine assembly rotates around the dual mode ramjet/scramjet. All technical detail are extensively proprietary.
More info about U-TBCC can be found here. www.ioaircraft.com/hypersonic/utbcc.php
Hydrogen storage capabilities for 16,000 PSI are proprietary technology of Io Aircraft Inc. The inner shell for the conforming tanks, are 1/8" thickness multi layer graphene and using our Conforming Tank technology that is patented.
More Info about conforming tanks can be found here ioaircraft.com/innovation/conformingtanks.php
This allows for substantial energy storage of compressed hydrogen for extended endurance of hypersonic aircraft of all types, plus fuel cell powered electric private and commercial aircraft.
The kero fuel, ie Jet, JP7m JP8, etc is meant exclusively for the turbine aspect of the propulsion, for take off, landing, accent, descent, etc.
The entire aircraft is 3D printed using graphene dust, the aircraft ribbing is primarily for visual presentation but also forming the 3 dimensional referencing of the 3D printing processes and conducted in stages.
The surface structuring is de-oxidized graphene shell, over coated for 6,000+ F thermal resistance which at Mac 10 at 90,000ft altitude will not exceed 3,000F and able to operate perpetually, with minimal maintenance, ie dozens of flight before any maintenance is required. Furthermore, the nose section (ie the bow) has an internalized cooling system which cycles nitrogen throughout the nose when underlying structures exceed tolerances for sensors and the fwd bay.
Overall, XD Talon is serial production ready, once the first unit is fabricated and begins flights.
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This is a comparison of PixInsight and Iris alignment.
Alignment of the raw images (no preprocessing).
Top left corner : PixInsight alignment (default parameters), reference image is the image on the bottom left corner, average combination, no rejection, no normalization, no weighting
Top right corner : Iris alignement, global matching (affine transformation), arithmetic addition (normalize if overflow)
Bottom left corner : one raw image of IC1805 (300s Halpha -10°C), image with the best FWHM according to CCD Inspector
Bottom right corner : Iris alignment, global matching (cubic transformation), arithmetic addition (normalize if overflow)
This bracket is used to mount two PAR sensors (Part# S-LIA-M003) and two solar radiation sensors (Part# S-LIB-M003) on the Light Sensor Bracket (Part# M-LBB) for making the measurements needed to calculate the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI).
Władysław Eugeniusz Sikorski (Polish pronunciation: [vwaˈdɨswaf ɕiˈkɔrskʲi] (listen) ; 20 May 1881 – 4 July 1943) was a Polish military and political leader.
Beginning in late May 1943, Sikorski began visiting Polish forces stationed in the Middle East. In addition to inspecting the forces and raising morale, Sikorski was also occupied with political matters; around that time, a conflict was growing between him and General Władysław Anders, as Sikorski was still open to some normalization of Polish–Soviet relations, to which Anders was vehemently opposed. On 4 July 1943, while Sikorski was returning from an inspection of Polish forces deployed in the Middle East, he was killed, together with his daughter, his Chief of Staff, Tadeusz Klimecki, and seven others, when his plane, a Liberator II, serial AL523, crashed into the sea 16 seconds after takeoff from Gibraltar Airport at 23:07 hours. The crash was attributed to cargo on the plane shifting to the back upon takeoff. Only the pilot, Eduard Prchal (1911–1984), survived the crash. Sikorski was subsequently buried in a brick-lined grave at the Polish War Cemetery in Newark-on-Trent, England on 16 July that year. Winston Churchill delivered a eulogy at his funeral. On 14 September 1993, his remains were exhumed and transferred via Polish Air Force TU-154M, and escorted by RAF 56 Sqn Tornado F3 jets, to the royal crypts at Wawel Castle in Kraków, Poland.
In 2008 Sikorski was exhumed and his remains were examined by Polish scientists, who in 2009 concluded that he died due to injuries consistent with an air crash, and that there was no evidence that Sikorski was murdered, ruling out theories that he was shot or strangled before the incident; however they did not rule out the possibility of sabotage, which is still being investigated by the Polish Institute of National Remembrance.
Memory of General Sikorski was also preserved both in Poland and abroad, by organizations like the Sikorski Institute in London.[5] In the UK, Sikorski received honoris causa degrees from the University of Liverpool and University of St Andrews. In 1981, a commemorative plaque was revealed at Hotel Rubens in London,[5] where during the war Polish Military Headquarters, including Sikorski's office, were located. He is commemorated in London's Portland Place, near the Embassy of Poland, with a larger than life statue, unveiled in 2000. A propeller from the plane in which he died is the centrepiece of a new memorial to Sikorski at Europa Point, Gibraltar
Born: May 20, 1881, Tuszów Narodowy
Died: July 4, 1943, Gibraltar
Cause of Death: Airplane crash
Spouse: Olga Helena Zubrzewska
Parents: Emilia Sikorska, Tomasz Sikorski
Children: Zofia Leśniowska
Party affiliation: Independent politician
Chicago, March 31, 9.15Pm: In light of the recent semi-final cricket match between India and Pakistan, President Obama of the United States was highly encouraged by the camaraderie, exhibited by the leaders and peoples of both countries of South Asia. To celebrate this normalization of the relations between the two countries, President of the United States, declared that every American should wear Salwar Kameez dress in the next twenty-four hours. When asked by a confused Washington inside-the-beltway reporter, “what’s the point of this? I thought we were here for briefing on Libyan Crisis” President Obama explained, that within the context of multilateralism policy, showing gratitude towards both countries, will promote peace and harmony between the nations and he further elaborated his point that by doing these small gestures by Americans, we can decrease the billions of foreign aid and thus lower the tax rates for the American people. Another reporter asked, “Mr. President, where would Americans find Salwar Kameez dresses?” Mr. Obama replied during his recent trip to South America, after having lengthy debates with his staff on all the crisis in Japan, Libya, growing protests in Middle East and other important policy issues towards South America, he took a five minute break and surfed the net. He came across a Salwar kameez Boutique website that reminded him of his days as a young student when he used to visit Karachi, Pakistan. According to him, this website had very elegant dresses. He said, he showed to Michelle and she asked him with the excitement in her eyes “Mr. President, you have to buy me this dress when we visit Pakistan, this year” He replied “No, Mrs. President, you can click right here and get it and its cheap, too” President added that he promised Michelle that during their upcoming visit to Pakistan, he would definitely take a stroll on Mall Road to show her how much Pakistan has improved. He was referring to the website mallroad247.com/ with its vibrant and elegant, yet affordable, dresses by Zoya’s Collection Boutique.
Designer Salwar Kameez online at affordable prices
and much more. please visit
Photo by Cimmorene, post-editing by jaklumen
Passed through a "Normalize" color filter with the GIMP to compensate for poor lighting at the time of the shot.
Although he misplaced the tooth initially, Cimmorene eventually found it and I believe he got his reward from the tooth fairy.
The CSIS Americas Program and the Center for International Policy will host a half-day conference that will explore what normal relations between the United States and Cuba could look like, while discussing a legal roadmap for getting there. The purpose of the event is not to discuss whether the United States should normalize its relations with Cuba. Instead, the event will explore the process in its legal, practical, and diplomatic aspects, in the event that a U.S. president decides to pursue such a relationship.
The event will feature a morning keynote address by Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ), who will discuss his recent trip to Cuba and the outlook for the bilateral relationship, and a luncheon keynote address by Ambassador Tom Pickering, who will discuss the role of practical diplomacy in normalizing relations with countries subject to U.S. economic sanctions.
Washington, D.C. attorney Robert Muse will describe the legal capability of a U.S. president to normalize relations with Cuba, and then moderate a discussion of the various elements of normalized U.S.-Cuba relations. Speakers include: Mark Feldman, former Deputy and acting Legal Adviser at the Department of State; Gustavo Arnavat, former U.S. Executive Director of the Inter-American Development Bank and Senior Adviser at CSIS; Jake Colvin, Vice President of the National Foreign Trade Council; Prof. Christine Haight Farley, American University's Washington College of Law; Matthew Aho, Akerman, LLC; and Dan Whittle, Environmental Defense Fund.
Please note that this event is closed to the public, but the proceedings will be live webcast on this page during the conference.
Programs
AMERICAS PROGRAM, AMERICAS PROGRAM: FOCUS ON NORTH AMERICA, AMERICAS PROGRAM: FOCUS ON SOUTH AMERICA, AMERICAS PROGRAM: FOCUS ON THE CARIBBEAN, AMERICAS PROGRAM: FOCUS ON THE HEMISPHERE
Topics
DEFENSE AND SECURITY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND RECONSTRUCTION, GLOBAL HEALTH, HUMAN RIGHTS, TRADE AND ECONOMICS, GLOBAL TRENDS AND FORECASTING, GOVERNANCE
Regions
AMERICAS, CARIBBEAN, NORTH AMERICA, SOUTH AMERICA
The CSIS Americas Program and the Center for International Policy will host a half-day conference that will explore what normal relations between the United States and Cuba could look like, while discussing a legal roadmap for getting there. The purpose of the event is not to discuss whether the United States should normalize its relations with Cuba. Instead, the event will explore the process in its legal, practical, and diplomatic aspects, in the event that a U.S. president decides to pursue such a relationship.
The event will feature a morning keynote address by Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ), who will discuss his recent trip to Cuba and the outlook for the bilateral relationship, and a luncheon keynote address by Ambassador Tom Pickering, who will discuss the role of practical diplomacy in normalizing relations with countries subject to U.S. economic sanctions.
Washington, D.C. attorney Robert Muse will describe the legal capability of a U.S. president to normalize relations with Cuba, and then moderate a discussion of the various elements of normalized U.S.-Cuba relations. Speakers include: Mark Feldman, former Deputy and acting Legal Adviser at the Department of State; Gustavo Arnavat, former U.S. Executive Director of the Inter-American Development Bank and Senior Adviser at CSIS; Jake Colvin, Vice President of the National Foreign Trade Council; Prof. Christine Haight Farley, American University's Washington College of Law; Matthew Aho, Akerman, LLC; and Dan Whittle, Environmental Defense Fund.
Please note that this event is closed to the public, but the proceedings will be live webcast on this page during the conference.
Programs
AMERICAS PROGRAM, AMERICAS PROGRAM: FOCUS ON NORTH AMERICA, AMERICAS PROGRAM: FOCUS ON SOUTH AMERICA, AMERICAS PROGRAM: FOCUS ON THE CARIBBEAN, AMERICAS PROGRAM: FOCUS ON THE HEMISPHERE
Topics
DEFENSE AND SECURITY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND RECONSTRUCTION, GLOBAL HEALTH, HUMAN RIGHTS, TRADE AND ECONOMICS, GLOBAL TRENDS AND FORECASTING, GOVERNANCE
Regions
AMERICAS, CARIBBEAN, NORTH AMERICA, SOUTH AMERICA
I'm glad that the snow is melted and the train service normalized a bit. It was annoying the last weeks...
Wednesday 12.1.2011
Chicago, March 31, 9.15Pm: In light of the recent semi-final cricket match between India and Pakistan, President Obama of the United States was highly encouraged by the camaraderie, exhibited by the leaders and peoples of both countries of South Asia. To celebrate this normalization of the relations between the two countries, President of the United States, declared that every American should wear Salwar Kameez dress in the next twenty-four hours. When asked by a confused Washington inside-the-beltway reporter, “what’s the point of this? I thought we were here for briefing on Libyan Crisis” President Obama explained, that within the context of multilateralism policy, showing gratitude towards both countries, will promote peace and harmony between the nations and he further elaborated his point that by doing these small gestures by Americans, we can decrease the billions of foreign aid and thus lower the tax rates for the American people. Another reporter asked, “Mr. President, where would Americans find Salwar Kameez dresses?” Mr. Obama replied during his recent trip to South America, after having lengthy debates with his staff on all the crisis in Japan, Libya, growing protests in Middle East and other important policy issues towards South America, he took a five minute break and surfed the net. He came across a Salwar kameez Boutique website that reminded him of his days as a young student when he used to visit Karachi, Pakistan. According to him, this website had very elegant dresses. He said, he showed to Michelle and she asked him with the excitement in her eyes “Mr. President, you have to buy me this dress when we visit Pakistan, this year” He replied “No, Mrs. President, you can click right here and get it and its cheap, too” President added that he promised Michelle that during their upcoming visit to Pakistan, he would definitely take a stroll on Mall Road to show her how much Pakistan has improved. He was referring to the website mallroad247.com/ with its vibrant and elegant, yet affordable, dresses by Zoya’s Collection Boutique.
Designer Salwar Kameez online at affordable prices
and much more. please visit
Another view from our campsite during the Stan Rogers Folk Festival. Colours adjusted with the GIMP to enhance spectrum. A little on the cartoonish side but not displeased with the results.
Colours/Auto/Colour Enhance
Colours/Auto/Normalize
Mooney Airplane Company N1035S Mooney M20TN Acclaim c/n 31-0065. Powered by a turbo-normalized Continental TSI0-550-G powerplant with twin turbochargers and dual intercoolers - "Leap Down Under" Tour of Australia February 29 - March 19 2008. File: N1035S_YBCG_20080301_2015
very informal test; ignore base color, no attempt was made to normalize white balance; wall is pale yellow, separate test on blue wall confirmed the luminance vignette is a factor, but minor
it's really not as bad as it looks-- this lens works well on this body, but a CornerFix recipe is probably going to be helpful
f/4.5
Chicago, March 31, 9.15Pm: In light of the recent semi-final cricket match between India and Pakistan, President Obama of the United States was highly encouraged by the camaraderie, exhibited by the leaders and peoples of both countries of South Asia. To celebrate this normalization of the relations between the two countries, President of the United States, declared that every American should wear Salwar Kameez dress in the next twenty-four hours. When asked by a confused Washington inside-the-beltway reporter, “what’s the point of this? I thought we were here for briefing on Libyan Crisis” President Obama explained, that within the context of multilateralism policy, showing gratitude towards both countries, will promote peace and harmony between the nations and he further elaborated his point that by doing these small gestures by Americans, we can decrease the billions of foreign aid and thus lower the tax rates for the American people. Another reporter asked, “Mr. President, where would Americans find Salwar Kameez dresses?” Mr. Obama replied during his recent trip to South America, after having lengthy debates with his staff on all the crisis in Japan, Libya, growing protests in Middle East and other important policy issues towards South America, he took a five minute break and surfed the net. He came across a Salwar kameez Boutique website that reminded him of his days as a young student when he used to visit Karachi, Pakistan. According to him, this website had very elegant dresses. He said, he showed to Michelle and she asked him with the excitement in her eyes “Mr. President, you have to buy me this dress when we visit Pakistan, this year” He replied “No, Mrs. President, you can click right here and get it and its cheap, too” President added that he promised Michelle that during their upcoming visit to Pakistan, he would definitely take a stroll on Mall Road to show her how much Pakistan has improved. He was referring to the website mallroad247.com/ with its vibrant and elegant, yet affordable, dresses by Zoya’s Collection Boutique.
Designer Salwar Kameez online at affordable prices
and much more. please visit
Sony RX1 User Report.
I hesitate to write about gear. Tools are tools and the bitter truth is that a great craftsman rises above his tools to create a masterpiece whereas most of us try to improve our abominations by buying better or faster hammers to hit the same nails at the same awkward angles.
The internet is fairly flooded with reviews of this tiny marvel, and it isn’t my intention to compete with those articles. If you’re looking for a full-scale review of every feature or a down-to-Earth accounting of the RX1’s strengths and weaknesses, I recommend starting here.
Instead, I’d like to provide you with a flavor of how I’ve used the camera over the last six months. In short, this is a user report. To save yourself a few thousand words: I love the thing. As we go through this article, you’ll see this is a purpose built camera. The RX1 is not for everyone, but we will get to that and on the way, I’ll share a handful of images that I made with the camera.
It should be obvious to anyone reading this that I write this independently and have absolutely no relationship with Sony (other than having exchanged a large pile of cash for this camera at a retail outlet).
Before we get to anything else, I want to clear the air about two things: Price and Features
The Price
First things first: the price. The $2800+ cost of this camera is the elephant in the room and, given I purchased the thing, you may consider me a poor critic. That in mind, I want to offer you three thoughts:
Consumer goods cost what they cost, in the absence of a competitor (the Fuji X100s being the only one worth mention) there is no comparison and you simply have to decide for yourself if you are willing to pay or not.
Normalize the price per sensor area for all 35mm f/2 lens and camera alternatives and you’ll find the RX1 is an amazing value.
You are paying for the ability to take photographs, plain and simple. Ask yourself, “what are these photographs worth to me?”
In my case, #3 is very important. I have used the RX1 to take hundreds of photographs of my family that are immensely important to me. Moreover, I have made photographs (many appearing on this page) that are moving or beautiful and only happened because I had the RX1 in my bag or my pocket. Yes, of course I could have made these or very similar photographs with another camera, but that is immaterial.
35mm by 24mm by 35mm f/2
The killer feature of this camera is simple: it is a wafer of silicon 35mm by 24mm paired to a brilliantly, ridiculously, undeniably sharp, contrasty and bokehlicious 35mm f/2 Carl Zeiss lens. Image quality is king here and all other things take a back seat. This means the following: image quality is as good or better than your DSLR, but battery life, focus speed, and responsiveness are likely not as good as your DSLR. I say likely because, if you have an entry-level DSLR, the RX1 is comparable on these dimensions. If you want to change lenses, if you want an integrated viewfinder, if you want blindingly fast phase-detect autofocus then shoot with a DSLR. If you want the absolute best image quality in the smallest size possible, you’ve got it in the RX1.
While we are on the subject of interchangeable lenses and viewfinders...
I have an interchangeable lens DSLR and I love the thing. It’s basically a medium format camera in a 35mm camera body. It’s a powerhouse and it is the first camera I reach for when the goal is photography. For a long time, however, I’ve found myself in situations where photography was not the first goal, but where I nevertheless wanted to have a camera. I’m around the table with friends or at the park with my son and the DSLR is too big, too bulky, too intimidating. It comes between you and life. In this realm, mirrorless, interchangeable lens cameras seem to be king, but they have a major flaw: they are, for all intents and purposes, just little DSLRs.
As I mentioned above, I have an interchangeable lens system, why would I want another, smaller one? Clearly, I am not alone in feeling this way, as the market has produced a number of what I would call “professional point and shoots.” Here we are talking about the Fuji X100/X100s, Sigma DPm-series and the RX100 and RX1.
Design is about making choices
When the Fuji X100 came out, I was intrigued. Here was a cheap(er), baby Leica M. Quiet, small, unobtrusive. Had I waited to buy until the X100s had come out, perhaps this would be a different report. Perhaps, but probably not. I remember thinking to myself as I was looking at the X100, “I wish there was a digital Rollei 35, something with a fixed 28mm or 35mm lens that would fit in a coat pocket or a small bag.” Now of course, there is.
So, for those of you who said, “I would buy the RX1 if it had interchangeable lenses or an integrated viewfinder or faster autofocus,” I say the following: This is a purpose built camera. You would not want it as an interchangeable system, it can’t compete with DSLR speed. A viewfinder would make the thing bigger and ruin the magic ratio of body to sensor size—further, there is a 3-inch LCD viewfinder on the back! Autofocus is super fast, you just don’t realize it because the bar has been raised impossibly high by ultra-sonic magnet focusing rings on professional DSLR lenses. There’s a fantastic balance at work here between image quality and size—great tools are about the total experience, not about one or the other specification.
In short, design is about making choices. I think Sony has made some good ones with the RX1.
In use
So I’ve just written 1,000 words of a user report without, you know, reporting on use. In many ways the images on the page are my user report. These photographs, more than my words, should give you a flavor of what the RX1 is about. But, for the sake of variety, I intend to tell you a bit about the how and the why of shooting with the RX1.
Snapshots
As a beginning enthusiast, I often sneered at the idea of a snapshot. As I’ve matured, I’ve come to appreciate what a pocket camera and a snapshot can offer. The RX1 is the ultimate photographer’s snapshot camera.
I’ll pause here to properly define snapshot as a photograph taken quickly with a handheld camera.
To quote Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, “Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” So it is with photography. Beautiful photographs happen at the decisive moment—and to paraphrase Henri Cartier-Bresson further—the world is newly made and falling to pieces every instant. I think it is no coincidence that each revolution in the steady march of photography from the tortuously slow chemistry of tin-type and daguerreotype through 120 and 35mm formats to the hyper-sensitive CMOS of today has engendered new categories and concepts of photography.
Photography is a reflexive, reactionary activity. I see beautiful light or the unusual in an every day event and my reaction is a desire to make a photograph. It’s a bit like breathing and has been since I was a kid.
Rather than sneer at snapshots, nowadays I seek them out; and when I seek them out, I do so with the Sony RX1 in my hand.
How I shoot with the RX1
Despite much bluster from commenters on other reviews as to the price point and the purpose-built nature of this camera (see above), the RX1 is incredibly flexible. Have a peek at some of the linked reviews and you’ll see handheld portraits, long exposures, images taken with off-camera flash, etc.
Yet, I mentioned earlier that I reach for the D800 when photography is the primary goal and so the RX1 has become for me a handheld camera—something I use almost exclusively at f/2 (people, objects, shallow DoF) or f/8 (landscapes in abundant light, abstracts). The Auto-ISO setting allows the camera to choose in the range from ISO 50 and 6400 to reach a proper exposure at a given aperture with a 1/80 s shutter speed. I have found this shutter speed ensures a sharp image every time (although photographers with more jittery grips may wish there was the ability to select a different default shutter speed). This strategy works because the RX1 has a delightfully clicky exposure compensation dial just under your right thumb—allowing for fine adjustment to the camera’s metering decision.
So then, if you find me out with the RX1, you’re likely to see me on aperture priority, f/2 and auto ISO. Indeed, many of the photographs on this page were taken in that mode (including lots of the landscape shots!).
Working within constraints.
The RX1 is a wonderful camera to have when you have to work within constraints. When I say this, I mean it is great for photography within two different classes of constraints: 1) physical constraints of time and space and 2) intellectual/artistic constraints.
To speak to the first, as I said earlier, many of the photographs on this page were made possible by having a camera with me at a time that I otherwise would not have been lugging around a camera. For example, some of the images from the Grand Canyon you see were made in a pinch on my way to a Christmas dinner with my family. I didn’t have the larger camera with me and I just had a minute to make the image. Truth be told, these images could have been made with my cell phone, but that I could wring such great image quality out of something not much larger than my cell phone is just gravy. Be it jacket pocket, small bag, bike bag, saddle bag, even fannie pack—you have space for this camera anywhere you go.
Earlier I alluded to the obtrusiveness of a large camera. If you want to travel lightly and make photographs without announcing your presence, it’s easier to use a smaller camera. Here the RX1 excels. Moreover, the camera’s leaf shutter is virtually silent, so you can snap away without announcing your intention. In every sense, this camera is meant to work within physical constraints.
I cut my photographic teeth on film and I will always have an affection for it. There is a sense that one is playing within the rules when he uses film. That same feeling is here in the RX1. I never thought I’d say this about a camera, but I often like the JPEG images this thing produces more than I like what I can push with a RAW. Don’t get me wrong, for a landscape or a cityscape, the RAW processed carefully is FAR, FAR better than a JPEG.
But when I am taking snapshots or photos of friends and family, I find the JPEGs the camera produces (I’m shooting in RAW + JPEG) so beautiful. The camera’s computer corrects for the lens distortion and provides the perfect balance of contrast and saturation. The JPEG engine can be further tweaked to increase the amount of contrast, saturation or dynamic range optimization (shadow boost) used in writing those files. Add in the ability to rapidly compensate exposure or activate various creative modes and you’ve got this feeling you’re shooting film again. Instant, ultra-sensitive and customizable film.
Pro Tip: Focusing
Almost all cameras come shipped with what I consider to be the worst of the worst focus configurations. Even the Nikon D800 came to my hands set to focus when the shutter button was halfway depressed. This mode will ruin almost any photograph. Why? Because it requires you to perform legerdemain to place the autofocus point, depress the shutter halfway, recompose and press the shutter fully. In addition to the chance of accidentally refocusing after composing or missing the shot—this method absolutely ensures that one must focus before every single photograph. Absolutely impossible for action or portraiture.
Sensibly, most professional or prosumer cameras come with an AF-ON button near where the shooter’s right thumb rests. This separates the task of focusing and exposing, allowing the photographer to quickly focus and to capture the image even if focus is slightly off at the focus point. For portraits, kids, action, etc the camera has to have a hair-trigger. It has to be responsive. Manufacturer’s: stop shipping your cameras with this ham-fisted autofocus arrangement.
Now, the RX1 does not have an AF-ON button, but it does have an AEL button whose function can be changed to “MF/AF Control Hold” in the menu. Further, other buttons on the rear of the camera can also be programmed to toggle between AF and MF modes. What this all means is that you can work around the RX1’s buttons to make it’s focus work like a DSLR’s. (For those of you who are RX1 shooters, set the front switch to MF, the right control wheel button to MF/AF Toggle and the AEL button to MF/AF Control Hold and voila!) The end result is that, when powered on the camera is in manual focus mode, but the autofocus can be activated by pressing AEL, no matter what, however, the shutter is tripped by the shutter release. Want to switch to AF mode? Just push a button and you’re back to the standard modality.
Carrying.
I keep mine in a small, neoprene pouch with a semi-hard LCD cover and a circular polarizing filter on the front—perfect for buttoning up and throwing into a bag on my way out of the house. I have a soft release screwed into the threaded shutter release and a custom, red twill strap to replace the horrible plastic strap Sony provided. I plan to gaffer tape the top and the orange ring around the lens. Who knows, I may find an old Voigtlander optical viewfinder in future as well.
Carina Zona (@cczona) observes that artificial database-induced constraints (such as normalizing gender to M or F) short change our users and the richness of our data.
I did a short anim of a velvet curtain opening for a recent wedding video I edited. The curtain was modeled as a wavy line, normalized (given segments of equal length) and extruded and segmented down to squares of approximately equal size, so as to faithfully mimic cloth. I made a renderable spline into a deflector and simulated one side of the curtain using Sim cloth 3, the free Chaos Group plugin. (I got used to using simcloth on a production and use it because I know it better than reactor.)
I saved the vertex movement with point cache, linked the curtain and rope (modeled from the same spline the deflector came from) to a dummy object and then made a mirrored copy.
The top curtain, the valence, or part that hangs in folds like scallops, was a fairly simple loft object made in a similar way.
Though I've gotten so used to the wonderful results from the VRay renderer that I rarely regard the scanline renderer as being of any use, it is still faster in many cases, especially when things are in motion and when global illumination would be a waste. I've used the scanline renderer here. Basic material, Oren Nayar Blinn shader, lots of fractal noise maps, nine shadow-mapped lights, instanced, about 256 pixel maps. Meshsmooth and noise world space modifier bindings after vertex animation to give it a little more ripple and irregularity.
The CSIS Americas Program and the Center for International Policy will host a half-day conference that will explore what normal relations between the United States and Cuba could look like, while discussing a legal roadmap for getting there. The purpose of the event is not to discuss whether the United States should normalize its relations with Cuba. Instead, the event will explore the process in its legal, practical, and diplomatic aspects, in the event that a U.S. president decides to pursue such a relationship.
The event will feature a morning keynote address by Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ), who will discuss his recent trip to Cuba and the outlook for the bilateral relationship, and a luncheon keynote address by Ambassador Tom Pickering, who will discuss the role of practical diplomacy in normalizing relations with countries subject to U.S. economic sanctions.
Washington, D.C. attorney Robert Muse will describe the legal capability of a U.S. president to normalize relations with Cuba, and then moderate a discussion of the various elements of normalized U.S.-Cuba relations. Speakers include: Mark Feldman, former Deputy and acting Legal Adviser at the Department of State; Gustavo Arnavat, former U.S. Executive Director of the Inter-American Development Bank and Senior Adviser at CSIS; Jake Colvin, Vice President of the National Foreign Trade Council; Prof. Christine Haight Farley, American University's Washington College of Law; Matthew Aho, Akerman, LLC; and Dan Whittle, Environmental Defense Fund.
Please note that this event is closed to the public, but the proceedings will be live webcast on this page during the conference.
Programs
AMERICAS PROGRAM, AMERICAS PROGRAM: FOCUS ON NORTH AMERICA, AMERICAS PROGRAM: FOCUS ON SOUTH AMERICA, AMERICAS PROGRAM: FOCUS ON THE CARIBBEAN, AMERICAS PROGRAM: FOCUS ON THE HEMISPHERE
Topics
DEFENSE AND SECURITY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND RECONSTRUCTION, GLOBAL HEALTH, HUMAN RIGHTS, TRADE AND ECONOMICS, GLOBAL TRENDS AND FORECASTING, GOVERNANCE
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AMERICAS, CARIBBEAN, NORTH AMERICA, SOUTH AMERICA
The CSIS Americas Program and the Center for International Policy will host a half-day conference that will explore what normal relations between the United States and Cuba could look like, while discussing a legal roadmap for getting there. The purpose of the event is not to discuss whether the United States should normalize its relations with Cuba. Instead, the event will explore the process in its legal, practical, and diplomatic aspects, in the event that a U.S. president decides to pursue such a relationship.
The event will feature a morning keynote address by Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ), who will discuss his recent trip to Cuba and the outlook for the bilateral relationship, and a luncheon keynote address by Ambassador Tom Pickering, who will discuss the role of practical diplomacy in normalizing relations with countries subject to U.S. economic sanctions.
Washington, D.C. attorney Robert Muse will describe the legal capability of a U.S. president to normalize relations with Cuba, and then moderate a discussion of the various elements of normalized U.S.-Cuba relations. Speakers include: Mark Feldman, former Deputy and acting Legal Adviser at the Department of State; Gustavo Arnavat, former U.S. Executive Director of the Inter-American Development Bank and Senior Adviser at CSIS; Jake Colvin, Vice President of the National Foreign Trade Council; Prof. Christine Haight Farley, American University's Washington College of Law; Matthew Aho, Akerman, LLC; and Dan Whittle, Environmental Defense Fund.
Please note that this event is closed to the public, but the proceedings will be live webcast on this page during the conference.
Programs
AMERICAS PROGRAM, AMERICAS PROGRAM: FOCUS ON NORTH AMERICA, AMERICAS PROGRAM: FOCUS ON SOUTH AMERICA, AMERICAS PROGRAM: FOCUS ON THE CARIBBEAN, AMERICAS PROGRAM: FOCUS ON THE HEMISPHERE
Topics
DEFENSE AND SECURITY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND RECONSTRUCTION, GLOBAL HEALTH, HUMAN RIGHTS, TRADE AND ECONOMICS, GLOBAL TRENDS AND FORECASTING, GOVERNANCE
Regions
AMERICAS, CARIBBEAN, NORTH AMERICA, SOUTH AMERICA
Chicago, March 31, 9.15Pm: In light of the recent semi-final cricket match between India and Pakistan, President Obama of the United States was highly encouraged by the camaraderie, exhibited by the leaders and peoples of both countries of South Asia. To celebrate this normalization of the relations between the two countries, President of the United States, declared that every American should wear Salwar Kameez dress in the next twenty-four hours. When asked by a confused Washington inside-the-beltway reporter, “what’s the point of this? I thought we were here for briefing on Libyan Crisis” President Obama explained, that within the context of multilateralism policy, showing gratitude towards both countries, will promote peace and harmony between the nations and he further elaborated his point that by doing these small gestures by Americans, we can decrease the billions of foreign aid and thus lower the tax rates for the American people. Another reporter asked, “Mr. President, where would Americans find Salwar Kameez dresses?” Mr. Obama replied during his recent trip to South America, after having lengthy debates with his staff on all the crisis in Japan, Libya, growing protests in Middle East and other important policy issues towards South America, he took a five minute break and surfed the net. He came across a Salwar kameez Boutique website that reminded him of his days as a young student when he used to visit Karachi, Pakistan. According to him, this website had very elegant dresses. He said, he showed to Michelle and she asked him with the excitement in her eyes “Mr. President, you have to buy me this dress when we visit Pakistan, this year” He replied “No, Mrs. President, you can click right here and get it and its cheap, too” President added that he promised Michelle that during their upcoming visit to Pakistan, he would definitely take a stroll on Mall Road to show her how much Pakistan has improved. He was referring to the website mallroad247.com/ with its vibrant and elegant, yet affordable, dresses by Zoya’s Collection Boutique.
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Sgt. Shawn C. Che, HHC USAG-Daegu, makes a final spurt at the last minute of 2 Mile run during Iron Soldier and KATUSA competition held at Camp Henry’s Victory field, Sept. 2.
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S-I joint pain teaches compulsory lessons in patience,
persistence, and diligence, as you do what it takes
to recover your comfort and freedom of movement.
Be patient — methodical — gentle with yourself.
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CONTENTS
* How to Use This Program/Preparation
* What to Expect
* Units of the Regimen
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This regimen consists of a series of somatic education exercises done in a specific order. Each exercise title (below) is followed by a link either to a freely-available YouTube video or to a purchase-page for the program containing the exercise. You can purchase either physical media or electronic download.
For downloads, you must use either Firefox or Internet Explorer.
To play downloaded files, you must use a player enabled to play MP4 and MP3 video — RealPlayer, Quicktime, or Microsoft Media Player, all freely available on-line.
You don’t do all the exercises in one sweep (which is why I divide the instructional into units of practice); you do them in units, as described, below.
Each exercise sets changes in motion that progress for some time after practice. Some release you so you can change; some initiate normalization of function; some integrate the changes that have occurred; and some flush up existing problems so you can deal with them by cycling through the regimen.
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As in a cake recipe, no one ingredient constitutes the entire recipe, and there are steps of preparation. A somatic education exercise may be viewed as an ingredient and the regimen is a recipe.
Gentle Spine Waves, given first in the regimen, is such an ingredient and a step of preparation. Do not expect it to relieve your symptoms by itself (although it works for simple back pain); it’s necessary preparation that addresses an element of the pain pattern: back tension.
This regimen came from solving my own problem. I had deep “gluteal” pain (which wasn’t gluteal pain, but referred nerve pain), sciatica-like pain in my right calf, deep waist pain and the other symptoms I describe in my entry on S-I Joint Pain / Pelvic Distress Syndrome.
I started with Gentle Spine Waves — done with respect for my own tolerance. Certain other movement patterns were key and exist in the regimen. The gist of it is to remove forces that simultaneously compress and twist the sacrum in the pelvis or twist the ilium (side-hip bone) in relation to the sacrum. Hence, the regimen’s extensive nature.
The regimen is good, it works, and it’s improving as I continue to develop it.
When I’m satisfied that it’s sufficiently optimized for my taste, I will publish it as a paid program. For now, significant portions of it are freely available.
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I recommend this sequence for people who have groin pain that has persisted despite therapy for tight psoas muscles, for testicular pain, vulvar pain, deep pain in the pelvis, deep pain at the waist in back, and pain, numbness, or “lightning like” shooting/burning pain at the side or front of the thighs — symptoms I note in the write-up.
Each exercise produces specific effects, obvious after sufficient repetition and movement-learning, usually one or two practice sessions; you continue with practice until you’ve gotten the full result.. If you don’t feel changes that quickly, either you don’t particularly need that exercise or you were doing it differently than as described in the instructions. People often think they’re doing one thing, while they’re actually doing something different.
The exercises combine like the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle to produce the result. Don’t expect relief from any particular symptom from one exercise until you’ve discovered what changes that exercise produces; you’re dealing with a larger pattern that you must deconstruct and then reconstruct into a healthy pattern. However, you should feel changes in movement and balance from the beginning.
Here’s the regimen:
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PREPARATION:
How to do somatic exercises well.http://ift.tt/SE1QGL
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These tutorial videos are advance-notice, pre-publication versions that I’m making available to people in need. Please bear with any aesthetic or technical quality issues until I get the final versions into shape.
SELF-ASSESSMENT
Self-assessment is not optional. It’s required in order to know on which side to do which exercise. You assess yourself each time you do a practice session, and, if you are really meticulous, before and after each exercise.
If you can’t confidently assess yourself, get a therapist to teach you how and to confirm your accuracy; if you feel worse after practice, change sides.
Precede practice of UNIT 1 Spine Waves by Determining Sacral Position.Determining Sacral Position (self-assessment)
Determine which way (left or right/forward-backward) your sacrum is turned to determine which way to do the movements: Start with Leg Forward on the deeper side.Determining the Easier Direction of TwistingUNITS of PRACTICE
1. “Unit 1” (seven cycles, or so)
2. “Unit 1” + “Unit 2”
(subject to personal coaching recommendations)
3. “Unit 1” + “Unit 3”
In YouTube tutorials, read the Description section before proceeding.
Exercises not given in YouTube tutorials are available for purchase as part of a program available by clicking the adjacent link.UNIT 1 | Unlocking the Situation
From those preparatory exercises, expect relaxation and lengthening of the spine and of the whole side worked, feelable as you lie in repose after practice.
Follow the basic guideline: 7 cycles through this unit until you cease to get the improvement stated FOR THAT EXERCISE. Then, move on.A. Gentle Spine Waves
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B. Sidelying Sacral Correction
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Video shows 3 repetitions. When you know the movement without guidance:
Leg forward on the deeper side. (5x)
Leg backward on the deeper side (5x)
Leg forward on the deeper side (5x)
C. Gentle Spine Waves (repeat)UNIT 2 | Normalizing Movement
Do one section (A, B, C, D, E, or F) in any ONE practice session.
Do the sections in sequence and do the number of practice sessions indicated for each section before moving to the next. Cycle through the sections.
If a movement is painful to do or produces an adverse effect (i.e., you’re not ready for it), switch to the next section of movements; you will return to the troublesome movements later, when you are more fit for them.SECTION A | two (2) practice sessionsA.1 - Walking into the Floor (from Free Your Psoas) | do the deeper side
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A.2 - Lazy 8s (from Free Yourself from Back Pain) | do the shallower side
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SECTION B | two (2) practice sessionsINSTRUCTIONS: Deeper side up, first, both movements, then shallower side up, both movements.B.1 - Nose in the Hole
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B.2 - Cat Stretch Lesson 5, sidelying
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SECTION C | two (2) practice sessions
C - The Twist that Untwists (from Get Free from that Back Pain)
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SECTION D | one (1) practice session
IMPORTANT: Assess your condition before each practice session; start on the correct side. Do the seated assessment procedure shown in video. When you do, visually observe, as well as feel, which leg is easier to move forward and backward. Generally, whichever side of the sacrum was deeper, that leg and hip are more difficult to move backward. To go only by feel may give you inaccurate information, so assess visually, as well as by feel.D.1 - Reciprocity (Reciprocal Movements of the Pelvis and Shoulders)
The Reciprocity movements stir things up.
INSTRUCTIONS:
STARTING POSITION: Lying on the DEEPER side (MORE DIFFICULT to move that hip BACKWARD).
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Pay full attention to the sensations during movement. After doing the movement a few times, you may notice that it gets “sticky” when you reach a certain position. If you locate such a “sticky” or more painful place, move to the center of the “stickiness” and slowly relax. Begin the movement anew from that position and, EACH TIME, look for the first “sticky” or more painful place you encounter and relax in that position.D.2 - The Wheels of Synchrony (coordinating the pelvic and shoulder girdles)
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SECTION E | two (2) practice sessionsE.1 - Straight and Bent Leg Integation
INTRODUCTION:
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INSTRUCTION:
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E.2 - Three-Way Sidelying Integration (from Free Your Psoas)SECTION F | two (2) practice sessionsF.1 - 4-Way Walking Integration (from Free Your Psoas)F.2 - Freeing and Coordinating the Jaws (advanced jaw movements 1-5)
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After some cumulative/lasting improvement, or when your sacrum seems close to centered or changes position frequently, do the UNIT 3 Centering moves instead of UNIT 2.UNIT 3 | The Centering Moves
You may notice at some point that it becomes difficult to determine which side of the sacrum is deeper or which side moves more easily. This is not the result of lack of skill in self-assessment, but of changes of sacral position. (If you lack the skill to do self-assessment, see your chiropractor or other practitioner and work with him/her to develop that skill until you two agree consistently.)DO BOTH:
Centering the Sacrum
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The Dog Stretch (from Get Free from that Back Pain)
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AFTER EVERY UNIT 2 or UNIT 3 PRACTICE SESSION1. Gentle Spine Waves (5 minutes)2. Side Sway Balancing (one minute)
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3. Freeing Hamstrings, Standing Position (three minutes)
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4. a 10-20 minute walk to integrate the changes
Most practice sessions take about 1/2 hour; some take longer. You may divide practice sessions into two (morning and evening) practice sessions daily.
Once you have been through all Units, you begin this regimen in sequence from the beginning and cycle through the Units until the trouble is entirely gone and you have superior functional freedom.
At that point, do all of Free Your Psoas from the beginning, following the standard practice guidelines. Then, do all of Get Free from That Back Pain from the beginning.
If you get stuck, don’t worry. You get 15 minutes free consultation for each program you purchase. Ongoing coaching or consultation (paid, with a satisfaction guarantee) is available. Please visit ift.tt/1kRK2Uk to schedule.
Lawrence Gold
The Institute for Somatic Study and Development
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Practice somatic education exercises.
You’ll soon feel, “Wow!
Look what I can do now!”
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Gotta love the picture messages from home! Olive's temp is running just the teensiest bit higher than normal, so a nice bath helps her normalize. Plus, she's always puking on herself, so it serves a double purpose. :)
Check out that chub! Breast milk? More like breast milkshakes!
11:08 A.M. EDT
THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody. Please have a seat.
More than 54 years ago, at the height of the Cold War, the United States closed its embassy in Havana. Today, I can announce that the United States has agreed to formally re-establish diplomatic relations with the Republic of Cuba, and re-open embassies in our respective countries. This is a historic step forward in our efforts to normalize relations with the Cuban government and people, and begin a new chapter with our neighbors in the Americas.
When the United States shuttered our embassy in 1961, I don’t think anyone expected that it would be more than half a century before it re-opened. After all, our nations are separated by only 90 miles, and there are deep bonds of family and friendship between our people. But there have been very real, profound differences between our governments, and sometimes we allow ourselves to be trapped by a certain way of doing things.
For the United States, that meant clinging to a policy that was not working. Instead of supporting democracy and opportunity for the Cuban people, our efforts to isolate Cuba despite good intentions increasingly had the opposite effect -– cementing the status quo and isolating the United States from our neighbors in this hemisphere. The progress that we mark today is yet another demonstration that we don’t have to be imprisoned by the past. When something isn’t working, we can -– and will –- change.
Last December, I announced that the United States and Cuba had decided to take steps to normalize our relationship. As part of that effort, President Raul Castro and I directed our teams to negotiate the re-establishment of embassies. Since then, our State Department has worked hard with their Cuban counterparts to achieve that goal. And later this summer, Secretary Kerry will travel to Havana formally to proudly raise the American flag over our embassy once more.
This is not merely symbolic. With this change, we will be able to substantially increase our contacts with the Cuban people. We’ll have more personnel at our embassy. And our diplomats will have the ability to engage more broadly across the island. That will include the Cuban government, civil society, and ordinary Cubans who are reaching for a better life.
On issues of common interest –- like counterterrorism, disaster response, and development -– we will find new ways to cooperate with Cuba. And I’ve been clear that we will also continue to have some very serious differences. That will include America’s enduring support for universal values, like freedom of speech and assembly, and the ability to access information. And we will not hesitate to speak out when we see actions that contradict those values.
However, I strongly believe that the best way for America to support our values is through engagement. That’s why we’ve already taken steps to allow for greater travel, people-to-people and commercial ties between the United States and Cuba. And we will continue to do so going forward.
Since December, we’ve already seen enormous enthusiasm for this new approach. Leaders across the Americas have expressed support for our change in policy; you heard that expressed by President Dilma Rousseff of Brazil yesterday. Public opinion surveys in both our countries show broad support for this engagement. One Cuban said, “I have prepared for this all my life.” Another said that that, “this is like a shot of oxygen.” One Cuban teacher put it simply: “We are neighbors. Now we can be friends.”
Here in the United States, we’ve seen that same enthusiasm. There are Americans who want to travel to Cuba and American businesses who want to invest in Cuba. American colleges and universities that want to partner with Cuba. Above all, Americans who want to get to know their neighbors to the south. And through that engagement, we can also help the Cuban people improve their own lives. One Cuban American looked forward to “reuniting families and opening lines of communications.” Another put it bluntly: “You can’t hold the future of Cuba hostage to what happened in the past.”
And that’s what this is about: a choice between the future and the past.
Americans and Cubans alike are ready to move forward. I believe it’s time for Congress to do the same. I’ve called on Congress to take steps to lift the embargo that prevents Americans from travelling or doing business in Cuba. We’ve already seen members from both parties begin that work. After all, why should Washington stand in the way of our own people?
Yes, there are those who want to turn back the clock and double down on a policy of isolation. But it’s long past time for us to realize that this approach doesn’t work. It hasn’t worked for 50 years. It shuts America out of Cuba’s future, and it only makes life worse for the Cuban people.
So I’d ask Congress to listen to the Cuban people. Listen to the American people. Listen to the words of a proud Cuban American, Carlos Gutierrez, who recently came out against the policy of the past, saying, “I wonder if the Cubans who have to stand in line for the most basic necessities for hours in the hot Havana sun feel that this approach is helpful to them.”
Of course, nobody expects Cuba to be transformed overnight. But I believe that American engagement -- through our embassy, our businesses, and most of all, through our people -- is the best way to advance our interests and support for democracy and human rights. Time and again, America has demonstrated that part of our leadership in the world is our capacity to change. It’s what inspires the world to reach for something better.
A year ago, it might have seemed impossible that the United States would once again be raising our flag, the stars and stripes, over an embassy in Havana. This is what change looks like.
In January of 1961, the year I was born, when President Eisenhower announced the termination of our relations with Cuba, he said: It is my hope and my conviction that it is “in the not-too-distant future it will be possible for the historic friendship between us once again to find its reflection in normal relations of every sort.” Well, it took a while, but I believe that time has come. And a better future lies ahead.
Thank you very much. And I want to thank some of my team who worked diligently to make this happen. They’re here. They don’t always get acknowledged. We’re really proud of them. Good work.
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