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This is the first photo for my 52 week project, I think It's going to be much more manageable than 365.
Flowers from a superhero
Gary was just like you and me until the day he accidentally wandered through a field of genetically modified flowers and became ‘Nosegay’ with the ability to grow the most amazing alien-looking bouquets of flowers right from his fingertips. Now, whilst this wasn’t very helpful when it came to fighting supervillains it did give him a certain celebrity appeal. Which he revelled in. His client list was quite something to behold.
Despite this, his newfound wealth, and his access to jaw droppingly beautiful women he had repeatedly failed to impress any of them into going on a date with him. He imagined it was because he was ‘vertically challenged’ but in reality it was because he was arrogant and boring. Sadly he’d never have the insight to realise it…
This piece is based on an old sketch and is on a big bit of reclaimed canvas that was originally about 5 metres wide but had to be cut down into a slightly more manageable size. Which wasn’t really manageable at all. It’s now been rolled up so long that it’s no longer really viable as an actual canvas. Why I did it so large in the first place I'm not quite sure.
Perhaps I'll go and grab a smaller canvas and paint it again. That would mean that I have to take myself to the art shop though which is never an action to take lightly as who knows what I’ll come back with.
Cheers
id-iom
Leo had a great time working sheep today. It's been so cold that it's been hard to get out as often as I'd like. Today was great though- no wind, and although it was still cold- it was manageable!
Note: This guide specifically targets the Google+ Early Adopters, Bloggers, Social Media Enthusiasts, Photographers and All Users with a following of 1k+. However, other users are more than welcome to read through, provide feedback and re-share.
(me in G+ : plus.google.com/100001448954947983372/posts )
It has only been 4 weeks since Google+ went into field trial. Us social media enthusiasts and early adopters flooded in like this gif: bit.ly/iZGosF. In this short span of time g+ has taken over our online presence. Why? Because g+ offers us a publishing platform catering to our social needs like no other network before it:
- The posts can be as long as you want them to be while holding videos and pictures.
- Feedback here is instant and meaningful. For example, Photographers have found an excellent following here. They can publish pictures in elegant portfolios as well as share their skill and technique with other photographers.
- There are no spams.
- I’ve never been a fan of blogging and hence never had a blog/website, but Google+ makes me want to write, publish and share!
And the list can go on for much more I'm sure.
The issue I want to highlight and possibly solve is that even though most of us know how to work google+, we still don’t use it to its full potential. It is important we do so because:
- It will make our presence on google+ more organized and manageable both socially and individually.
- It will increase our rewards on the time we invest into google+.
- Our followers, especially the new comers, rely on our knowledge of the system for guidance and support. The google+ community managers are already swamped with support requests so surely we can help out with what we know.
For these reasons and more, I believe that there is an unknown but very real need for a guide that will fully unlock the power of g+ for the early adopters and social media gurus. We are quick to provide Google+ with a list of features that we would like to see but we ourselves aren't even using the complete set of features that have been giving to us. Using them properly will show you that most of what we need is already in here just waiting to be discovered.
The guide is divided into six main sections:
Circles | Sharing | Commenting | Chrome Extentions | Sparks | Educate
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1. Circles
a) Organization
I know of quite a few users on here that are popular; they follow a lot of people and are likewise followed by even more. However, they are of the opinion that even though they really need to sort out their circles, they would rather not because it’s a hassle and there is no time. Instead they just put everything into one or two circles and share everything publicly.
I humbly refuse to agree with that. Granted that it can be a hassle to sort out 10k+ people but if you are spending 12 hours a day on google+ then you definitely have two hours to invest as a one-time investment to organize your circles. Doing so will save you a lot of trouble in the future when the list of your followers will grow even further. Circles are the most powerful feature of google+ in my opinion. If used in the right way, they can make the sharing and reading experience a 100 times more efficient and manageable. How? Here is one way to do it using Dividing, Nesting and Prioritizing: bit.ly/gpcircles
b) Etiquette
More importantly, managing circles is also a matter of etiquette. Even though people are following you, that does not necessarily mean they’re interested inall the things you’re posting and would rather not have you clogging their stream. However, they’re still interested in some of the information you share relevant to their interest. Therefore, I would suggest creating circles meant purely for interest-based sharing. For example: Mobiles, Movies, Books, Music. Then poll your readers; let them know that you have created the above-mentioned circles and will be posting to them accordingly. In response, they should let you know which circles they want to be a part of based on theirinterests. Afterwards, add them to your interest-based sharing circles accordingly. This way you will accomplish two things:
- You will be filtering content automatically so that your readers get information from you that they’re interested in specifically.
- You will add your readers to your circle. Even if you’re a famous actress or a social media guru with 50k followers, you adding your readers to specific circles makes them happy and lets them be a part of the google+ community. An inspiring example of this is +Trey Ratcliff setting up his photographers circle. Think of the world of good that will do to the aspiring amateur photographers.
So, don’t just amass followers. Add them to circles based on interest. That way content will be filtered and people will feel wanted on here. This is something I am working on too by setting up my Movie Maniacs circle.
c) Bookmarking
So much content is being generated on here that it’s hard to keep track of it. A bookmark circle is one of the most popular tips being shared on g+. Surprisingly though, a lot of people haven’t created it yet, and if they have then they don’t use. Create an empty circle called Notes or Bookmarks and bookmark things in it by sharing content with that circle only so only you will be able to see it. I find this an excellent way of saving long articles I’m typing as drafts or to go through interesting content on google+ as per my own convenience.
2. Sharing
a) Content Filtering
One of the important aspects of sharing was already mentioned above with content filtering using circles. So to recap don’t share everything publicly, rather use Interest-Based sharing with the help of content filtering that is made possible by circles.
b) Formatting / Layout
A brilliant aspect of google+ is the ability to format your posts. And yet it is so under-used. When you’re posting something, take the time to format your text and lay it out in an aesthetic way. This will make your posts more readable, presentable and will definitely attract more attention. A well formatted post stands out in the stream. Furthermore, add helpful text so people can give one look at your post and tell what it’s about. Here is what I try to do mostly:http://bit.ly/pz1wTU. Some note-worthy tips from that link:
- Give a bold category heading at the top. It further helps filtering based on interests.
- If you’re sharing a link/picture/video then give your own description of the link even if it silly. It gives readers something to talk about in your comments and gets a discussion going.
- Keep it precise but make sure the users get all the necessary info at a glance. For possible ideas please refer to the link above.
c) Re-sharing
Don’t re-share a post straight away. Space it out. If someone popular with 50k+ users just shared a post publicly then that means tons of people see it already. So you re-sharing will clog the streams of users who already got it the first time and will be counter-productive. The better thing to do would be to wait thirty minutes so that the original post has disappeared down in the streams. Re-sharing after that time-period will spread the message more efficiently because users who missed it the first time will now get another chance to see it.
d) Crediting
Always give credit when you re-share what someone else posted. That is a big question of etiquette. Doing so will earn you respect on the network. The aim is not to earn followers and +1s, rather it is to allow everyone to share original and quality content.
3. Commenting
a) On other posts
Don’t just post your own content. Interact with other users on the network. Only then will you become social on this network. Go through your stream. Comment on other people’s posts. Discuss. That “Incoming” circles stream is there for a reason. It is most definitely not to block out people that have followed you. You are not the only one sharing interesting content on Google+. Therefore, see what the users are posting and provide feedback to them for it. This will also earn you more respect on the network and people will look forward to having you online.
b) On your own posts
After posting something, do not leave what you just shared for other people to comment on. As mentioned earlier, the great thing about google+ is you get real-time genuine and helpful feedback. So respond to people when they leave comments by +mentioning them. It is the least you can do. This will not only show them you actually care about what they have to say and but it will also make them feel integrated too. You needn’t respond to each and every one of them but make your presence felt in the comment threads regardless of the number of followers you have.
4. Chrome Extensions
Google+ has an excellent, clean and functional UI. It is pleasing to the eyes. There are some handy extensions for Chrome that make the Google+ experience even better. Here are some of the ones that I use and would strongly recommend them:
Google+ Photo Zoom: bit.ly/rurhrR
Replies and more for Google+: bit.ly/pMH2GB
Usability Boost for Google+: bit.ly/pPXWa1
There are lots more out there. If you have some really helpful ones to share then please link them in the comments. I will add them here as necessary.
5. Sparks
Sparks is the most un-used feature of google+. I agree that there are some flaws in Sparks that need to be ironed out but it still provides an easy way of looking up the most popular content on the internet relevant to your interests. So create Sparks for yourself. It is a great way to find content not just for you but also for your Interest-Based circles.
Some sparks that I’m using so far are: Android, The Dark Knight Rises, Movies, Google+, WTF, Samsung Galaxy S II, etc. If you have more terms for Sparks, please do leave a comment and I will add them here.
6. Educate
As the well-settled adopters of google+, we now have a responsibility to the social network. We’ve all wondered and written about whether google+ will last long and eventually be a big force in the market both for companies and individual users. But what we don’t realize is that the network has to spread through us. I already mentioned in my previous article, Google+ Starter Pack (bit.ly/gpstarter), the average facebook user (AFU) uses the internet strictly on a personal level to share with a small group people within their real-life social circles. If they browse the internet for looking up content related to their interests, they either use their facebook stream, follow a popular twitter account or lurk on sites like reddit.
This AFU is now giving Google+ a try thanks to the invite system opening up recently. However, when they come here they see a large community of well-settled users, like me and you, who have a relatively huge following compared to theirs and who publish regularly. As a result, they feel blocked by a learning curve making it harder for them to become a part of the g+ community. We as Google+ early-testers can help bridge this gap by guiding these people with what we already know about the network. Here is what you can do to play your part:
- I’m sure you’ve all come across posts/tips both on googIe+ and elsewhere that helped you with your first few days on the network. Include this collection of articles and tips in the About section of your profile. The Introduction textbox is most suitable for this as it allows formatting and embedding of links. New users always look at About sections of other users. Therefore, any helpful tips and articles found there will greatly assist them with getting started smoothly. If you can’t find a good collection of articles then you can use mine:
Google+ | The Starter Pack - bit.ly/gpstarter
Google+ for the Average Facebook User - bit.ly/gb_fb
Circles: Dividing, Nesting and Prioritizing - bit.ly/gpcircles
- In a similar way, use the Introduction text-box to advertise any Interest-Basedcircles you created for sharing. Users can then message you and request to be added. Again, this will help them with getting integrated into the community while immediately exposing them to content relevant to their interests. For ideas, please look at my Introduction text-box: bit.ly/zeeshan_about. If you know of other helpful About profiles, please do share in the comments below.
That marks the end of the guide. Indeed, there are many ways of using Google+ and each person utilizes the available features as is most convenient and suitable to them. However, in writing this guide, I hope to show you all that Google+ offers a lot more than we actually see at the moment. Exploiting the true potential of g+ will do wonders for you and the community in terms ofcontent, management and integration.
me in G+ in :
Some of us are born to create, to play music, to write, to nurture, to teach, to be an advocate. It's not a choice we've actively pursued, but a desire that was woven into the very structure of who we are as a human being. The choice lies with whether or not we decide to foster these interests. As ridiculous as it might sound to others, I acknowledged a long time ago that for me this ingrained passion was for dolls. It was never a hobby I saw in the hands of others, researched a bit, and then chose to delve into. It wasn't a desperately needed outlet that I elected for myself. No, dolls were a part of my DNA, and when we met, it was like a magnetic attraction that I couldn't deny or push away, no matter how hard I tried in later years. The very moment my first two dolls, a balding Ice Capades Barbie and a shabby All American Ken, entered my world, something clicked. As I held Christina in my tiny, two year old hands that first time, I vaguely remember that feeling--this was right. Her overpowering purple eye shadow, arched eyebrows, and dimpled smile were the most magnificent sight I had ever held. This feeling was pure magic, and it lit up my world, even as a little toddler.
I might have only been two, but that one experience manifested itself very quickly. Before I knew it, I had several dolls--some clones, a few secondhand Barbies, and a Disney doll or two. Whenever I had allowance money, I always wanted a Barbie, and if I couldn't afford one but had to buy something, I picked a clone. I looked forward to Christmas and birthdays, mostly because I wanted more dolls. The other gifts were subpar compared to my dolly friends. They also became a bond between my older sister and me. Before I had my own dolls, we mostly played separately with our own friends. Colleen wanted nothing to do with me as she was jealous that I was the younger sister, and all my attempts to make her my best friend were all in vain. But after I stole some of her dolls and accessories, and we battled back and forth about the thefts, she finally caved. The hours we spent on my shaggy tan bedroom rug, which didn't even cover the entire floor, were countless. Dolls became our number one pastime, and even in most cases trumped pure make believe. It was the one thing we really agreed on, and as we grew to be a little older and less crude with dolls, our bond strengthened. I played dolls with many friends in my younger years, but I noticed early on that Colleen and I were different. Compared to the doll games at my friends' houses, ours were "sophisticated." We had plans ahead of time, special sets, storyboards, specific cast members, etc. Mom even thought we were bizarre--I recall her asking us one time why we needed to plan things out ahead of time, and why we didn't just sit down and play. We shook our heads and rolled our eyes at such a "simpleton" suggestion. Mom, of course we needed structure to our scenarios--if we didn't have a game plan, how did we know who was related to who? How did we know where they lived, how old they were? What if we wanted to arrange for a love story to happen or what if our dolls had to flee from "bad guys?" It wasn't just our desire for extensive planning that I felt put a great divide between my fellow doll playing friends, but also the general demeanor towards the dolls themselves. I remember some of the other kids we played with threw their dolls, smacked them up against each other, and made them run around wildly biting each other. Colleen and I often had "rated R" doll games with abusive alcoholics, domestic violence, and child neglect, but we were always careful not to be too rough with our friends. I wouldn't even dream of throwing one of my precious plastic friends from the top of our playscape like I had seen other kids do. I wouldn't dare draw all over my dolls as a cruel form of amusement, nor would I cut their hair with the intent to make it look bad (although sometimes my best of intentions were fraught with bad outcomes). My dolls always had to have brushed hair, and by the time I was maybe three or four, I had started organizing me stuff in a more manageable fashion. As we grew older, the disparity between Colleen/myself and other children grew wider. I dreaded playing dolls with friends, and I always cringed whenever they wanted to play with one of my dolls and tossed her around like a piece of garbage and acted in an "uncivilized manner." And so this developed into a special, secluded outlet between the two of us. It became our private world that nobody else was a part of.
My interest in dolls was always deeper than just what ones were pretty or came with cool fixings. As soon as I started learning the ABCs, my inner curiosity belted out. What were these markings on Christina's back, on her head? Why were some of the tags in their outfits different? For me, I learned what a "fakie" doll was at an early age--just by the smell and weight of the plastic, and the differences in their facial screenings. The question, "How do you know a real Barbie or American Girl apart from a knock off" always baffled me. How could you not know?!! This feeling wasn't cockiness, but rather an honest misunderstanding...to me it felt natural to just look at a doll, accessory, or outfit and deduce if it were "real" or "fake." But I craved knowledge--I was desperate to have all these mysteries solved. One of the things I wanted to know early on was who Christina and Kevin were. How old were they? Who had owned them before? Why, why were they abandoned? It would take nearly twenty years before these questions had answers, but they were the fuel in the fire that was my thirst for doll knowledge. I began to collect dolls around the age of nine. Of course I refused to use the word "collect" as I associated it with coldness, and an interest in only the doll's value. I imagined a collector to be an old, grumpy man or woman, holed up in a dark room with all boxed dolls counting dollar bills. I didn't realize that the word meant so much more, and that it was an honor to wear it as a badge. I recall in the early 2000s, Colleen and I suddenly took an interest in the dolls of the 90s. It became our newest "thing," much like how earlier we had focused on hoarding Kid Kore and other clone dolls (but that was born out of a childish "boycott"). We searched high and low for 90s beauties at the local flea market, and whenever we found an inexpensive boxed one, we had to nab her. There was something about opening a doll that had previously never been freed that gave me such inner satisfaction. The child in me wanted to doll to experience love and admiration from outside her cardboard and cellophane prison...and to be honest that desire never left. I was fascinated by their box art, the differences in the Barbie logos, and of course the advertisement pamphlets tucked inside their packaging. Within a few months we had several de-boxed 90s friends, and out of date stuff we found at places like Toys 'R' Us and KB Toys. This was the start of our collecting--in the years after we focused on 70s and 80s Barbie, Skipper, Stacie, Ken, Bratz, Mary-Kate and Ashley, etc. But even before this turning point, we always did have pinpointed interested--Colleen built up a magnificent Kelly collection, and I had a proclivity towards ethnic dolls, Disney characters, and of course the Generation Girls. As we got older and discovered the world wide web at Dad's office, we were able to further our research. As our collection expanded I noticed differences in the plastic, hair types, packaging, etc of all these dolls...even down to the way they smelled. I wanted to know it all, and each tidbit of information I acquired felt victorious.
But there was more to this story than just our lust for doll knowledge. Growing up with predominantly secondhand dolls up until the age of maybe eleven, I always wanted to restore them in some way. It began at the age of six when I discovered that the No More Bedhead spray worked miracles on our ratty Water Jewel Magic Jasmine. But that was not enough within a few years. It occurred to me one day to wash and condition their hair, and when I did and saw the results, it sparked my inner cleaning demon. As a kid who probably had undiagnosed OCD, which led me to compulsively brush my doll's hair, over organize their things, and cry over imagined filth, the power to fix them up was ever so satisfying. Foam 'n Color Barbie and Corduroy Cool "Lizzie" were just the practice dolls. But once I realized how powerful this treatment was, all my dolls got it. This became a ritual--every time we imported secondhand dolls from the flea market, they'd either get hand washed or thrown all together in the bathtub for a cleaning. Their clothes and accessories were no exception. Afterwards we'd follow up with a blow dry and hair styling. It was a very rudimentary version of what we do nowadays. And as for our old favorites who were regular cast members in our dolly games, well they got weekly treatments. I became obsessed with my dolls always looking and smelling their best. My desire to organize well also intensified and I had little containers for everything--the dishes were all subdivided by cups, pan lids, plates, bowls, etc. Each doll type also had his/her own containers too. We were always trying to identify clothes and accessories, so we could properly sort them. And I remember saving hair I brushed out from other dolls and storing it in a ziploc, thinking that maybe one day I could do a hair transplant of sorts. If doll social media had been a thing back then, and I had access to the knowledge I do nowadays, I can guarantee we would have tried it all--the boil wash, the flat iron, properly washing their clothes, etc. I think part of why I do overkill these days when it comes to cleaning is because it was a skill I desperately wanted as a kid, and now that I know how to do it all properly, I just can't stop!
You could say that I always had a one track mind when it came to dolls. Not only were they my main interest and therefore the desirable gift to receive or the obvious choice to splurge my allowance money, but they also occupied just about every other space in my brain. I would daydream about dolls all day--on the school bus, sitting in class, laying in bed at night, at the dinner table. Because my thoughts were constantly revolving around dolls, it seems natural that I would see the world in terms of dolls. Discarded food advertisements and mini umbrellas from the Chinese restaurants weren't just trash to us. No, they were props for our dolls. Even when we owned a vast amount of authentic Barbie/fashion doll accessories, we still saw the potential in all sorts of odds and ends. Kid Kore Katie and my Perfume Princess Jasmine dolls (aka Reggie and Myra) were lucky enough to profit from this behavior--they had quite the expansive collection of McDonald's toys, Polly Pockets and other bits and bobs to fill out the space in their "bedrooms." A shoe box was the perfect closet, my bookcase the ideal shack, and I always waited eagerly for little tins and food containers to be emptied so I could store my dollies' valuables inside. When Memeré first moved out of our house and left a vacant bedroom, Colleen and I immediately envisioned a dolly paradise. For several months it was--the drawers in the desk she left behind were great for tucking away some of their things, and the fold down top was a magnificent spot to put the dolls at night, safe out of harm's way. Things honestly haven't changed much. My thoughts are always brewing new ideas for doll stuff. Whether it is content for videos, concepts for "dolly essays," or the possibilities I feel when I see discarded jewelry, everything seems to tie back to dolls. I find myself constantly brooding over better ways to organize, and aimlessly meandering through aisles at the store looking for inspiration for doll crafts. If I have a gift card, even for a non toy stocked store, I wonder what could my dolls gain from this?. I'm that person who literally spent all her birthday gift card for Michael's on discounted pads of scrapbook paper which would create countless backdrops for my doll photography and future video scenarios. I admit, I'm intense, even compared to some other collectors. I never have any qualms about moving my own stuff out of the way to make space for my dolls, much like how I shove our own towels out of the closet to accommodate my guinea pig and chinchilla laundry.
For a long time, I think I resisted dolls because they were so all consuming. I began to feel a sense of discomfort and awareness about my unconventional passion as a teenager. It wasn't "normal" to spend Friday nights at toy stores with your dad buying dolls when you are fourteen. It certainly wasn't acceptable to be toting dolls with you to restaurants either. I met a crossroad during this time. There was the part of me that genuinely wanted to know who Shelly was without dolls, but there was also the other half of me that knew she couldn't leave them behind. Even when all the dolls were packed up and put away to be forgotten about in the basement, I still felt something whenever I saw dolls. It could have been a glimpse of a doll in a movie, or a pile of kanekalon haired Barbies at the flea market, or the toy aisle at the brand new Wal-Mart Supercenter I had never ventured into. I felt intrigued, compelled, and no matter how hard I tried to push the thoughts out of my mind, they were always there. Even though in that time I forgot exactly what it was I loved about dolls, even if my deep connection for Bratz became buried to the point of me shunning them later on, my heart never failed to leap at the thought of dolls. I'll never regret my time away from the hobby, because it gave me the chance to figure out who I wasn't. I dabbled with your typical teen interests--makeup, boys, clothes, the internet, bands, etc. But most of it never felt natural, it almost was as if I was dressed up for Halloween. It made me feel very much like those "picture days" at school when Mom crammed me in some hideous dress that I would never willingly wear, or that discomfort I get whenever I drive a vehicle that's not a Jeep. Some things just fit, whether or not you want them to, whether or not they fit your "aesthetic." In the darkest hours of my life, the pages of Barbie and Disney collector books lit a little match inside me. I truly believe that dolls are part of who I am, which is probably why I had no self control when I delved back into the hobby in 2011. Within a few months that one shelf of Disney dolls in my room turned into a huge shelf unit just for Bratz, a doll house, and another bookcase all dedicated to my dollies. Almost every waking hour of free time was somehow devoted to dolls--research, organization, cleaning, shopping, creating...you name it. I'm not sorry about any of it either. While Shelly is and always was a separate person from dolls, I have to admit that I'm a happier with dolls in my life. Honestly, I think I'm the best version of myself when it comes to dolls. I'm the most motivated, thorough, creative, and courageous because of my dolly companions. Although there may be occasions in the future when I can't have a huge collection or I have to dedicate most of my free time to more important aspects in my life, dolls will always be there lurking in the shadows, waiting for me to be done with "adulting" so we can play. I may have been born to love dolls, but I choose to keep them in my life no matter what judgements or criticisms come my way, because to deny my passion them would be an inauthentic version of myself.
Sunday in Cambridge, just been to see an art exhibition at Kettle's Yard.... Visitors to Lift Off! will be submersed in Gustav Metzger’s world of creative experimentation and activism between the late 1950s and early 1970s www.kettlesyard.co.uk/exhibitions/2014/metzger/index.php
A bit weird, like a small part of the Venice Biennale, manageable and interesting...followed by a very nice Costa outside in the sunshine, watching all the tourists in Cambridge....
We have finally made it back up to a peak where we can see the promise of a series or more peaks ahead with manageable dips between them. The main ridgeline would have been a steady upward climb but our route required several manageable descents and re-climbs.
In this image you can see some of my gear. I use a Hyperlight Mountain Gear Windrider backpack that weighs 25.6 oz (726 g). My New Balance Minimus running shoes weigh 13.6 oz (385 g).
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The dream of staying somewhere where time stands still - one hour follows after the other - one day follows after the other - most of it is manageable and is a repetition of something one has already experienced and lived through. Bedouins in the Sahara desert
JEAN YES // the subtle art of denim deconstruction is in the order of operations and organization of remainders. what once was an overwhelming pile of ugly scraps becomes manageable, useful, beautiful
Another member of Ruger's "Hard R" line, the LCR (for Lightweight Compact Revolver) has a grip frame and trigger guard of polymer and upper frame of aluminum alloy. The 5-shot cylinder and barrel liner are stainless steel. The hammer is completely concealed and there's really nothing sticking out to snag on clothing when you pull it out of wherever you hide it. Ruger describes the recoil as "highly manageable," but I found it a bit sharp when firing 125-grain, non +P rounds as well as U.S. military type M41 ball ammo. Nothing outrageous, just your typical .38 Special snubbie. The factory installed, soft rubber Hogue monogrip does absorb some of it. It has a keyed trigger lock, but it's necessary to remove the grip to get at it! It weighs about a third less than my Smith & Wesson model 649 Bodyguard and so has less of a tendency to pull my pants down when stashed in a pocket.
Ruger has recently introduced this model in .357 Magnum (ouch!) and more recently an 8-shot .22LR version. It would be interesting to see this revolver in a 6-shot .327 Federal Mag version.
Opposite of Samye Monastery, Tibet's first monastery, lies the hill of Hepo Ri.
At Hepo Ri Guru Rinpoche defeated the demons paving the way for Buddhisms introduction into Tibet. King Trisong Detsen - one of the Dharma Kings of the Yarlung Dynasty - put up a palace here. Nowadays a manageable climb in order to get amazing views and shots of the mandala-shaped Samye compound.
Wikipedia on Samye:
The Samye Monastery or Samye Gompa is the first Buddhist monastery built in Tibet, was most probably constructed between 775 and 779 CE[1] under the patronage of King Trisong Detsen of Tibet who sought to revitalize Buddhism, which had declined since its introduction by King Songtsen Gampo in the 7th century.
The monastery is located in Dranang, Shannan Prefecture. It was supposedly modeled on the design of Odantapuri monastery in what is now Bihar, India.
Erik Törner is a Tibet analyst from IM who last visited Tibet in January 2011.
Photo and copyright: Erik Törner, IM Individuell Människohjälp www.manniskohjalp.se
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Mike Cain - CES uses Drupal as the platform of choice to build content manageable websites for its clients, we will demonstrate how we have enhanced our offering by developing additional modules to meet client requirements.
— Meet BUDDY! —
This beautiful boy is a brown and white Pit Bull Terrier who is approximately 2 to 3 years old and weighing in around 80 pounds.
He was found wandering the streets of Los Angeles very hungry and scared. Luck was with him one day when he happened to stop in front of a house that loves dogs and took him in. Shy at first and not knowing where he was, he quickly warmed up to his new human friends. Buddy is NOT GOOD with cats but loves other dogs that are okay with larger Pit Bulls. He's a big guy with a heart as big as his size. He's potty trained, knows commands like "sit", "down", "stay" and "kiss". He's learning to walk on a leash. Buddy is very curious and loves to goof around. One of his biggest (and best) qualities is that he L-O-V-E-S to cuddle and would do so with you all day, if you let him. He's an indoor dog and you can leave me outside during the day if you're not home but make sure he has a warm bed and blanket and is inside as he does not like cold weather.
Buddy promises to love and keep you company for the rest for his life. All he asks in return is affection, a warm bed, and the promise that you will keep him until it's his time to visit Doggie Heaven.
Buddy has been neutered and is up-to-date on his vaccinations.
• OBSERVATIONS BY DOG BEHAVIORIST •
On the behavioral side - Buddy is a piece of cake. Yes, he's a big boy, but very manageable with a GREAT personality. A moderate to experienced Pitty handler would be best considering his size, but not a requirement. He's a bit forward in his greeting but accepts correction and redirection very easily and gives neat kisses (not slobbery). The one downside to this love bug are cats. Unfortunately, Buddy doesn't do well with them, which isn't to say this can't be corrected -- as he's a very willing/receptive learner.
"Sweetie pie" was one name given to him. No living creature is perfect, and he definitely deserves a second chance -- he's come this far. Please help this sweet boy.
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“Searching is half the fun: life is much more manageable when thought of as a scavenger hunt as opposed to a surprise party.”
Jimmy Buffett
what is is with teddy bears out on the streets these days? this one was acutally a manageable size so i brought her home.
she's currently taking a nap in a beer coozy on my desk... maybe tomorros she'll get a bath and will get some of her depth back. she got crushed pretty flat by all the car tires.
I was very fortunate to be invited back to shoot the UT Longhorn Band again last Saturday. I'm currently working my way through the 900 or so shots I took during the game trying to get it down to a manageable 250 or so to pass back to the band via Jerry Hayes, their official photographer.
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The IBM Power 795 server uses 64-bit POWER7 eight-core processor technology in up to 256-core configurations with PowerVM virtualisation. This enterprise Power server offers leadership performance and massive scalability, along with the reliability, manageability and security features needed to consolidate AIX, IBM i and Linux® applications in the largest and most demanding data centre environments
yesterday i took out Shigemi for a spin. I am still struggling with some of the focussing, and the movements. but getting there. at least i have the process somewhat under control. still haven't goofed up on the exposures and the developing. Just waiting to see when that will happen ;-) ... Anyhow i ham learning a lot and practicing the Zone system. I must say that the spot meter is an absolute must for this process. At for me it has made a once indecipherable technique fairly manageable.
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First uploaded in November 2012, this passenger train originally had six 8-wide cars consisting of a baggage car, four passenger coaches, and a observation car. It was pulled by my 2-8-4 Berkshire for a while before I whittled down the number of the (slightly heavy) cars to a more manageable total of four. Over these two years I have modified them a lot, taking out the detailed interior and replacing the complex window assembly with something less fragile. Recently I have decided to change my 2-8-4 Berkshire steam locomotive to a 2-10-4 Texas type. I am also going to revamp these cars once more, this time reducing the distance between windows to one stud and turning the baggage car into a half passenger coach / half baggage car, also known as a combine.
By the way, here is the original inspiration for these cars, a vintage 2009 LEGO model of "Galaxy Express 999". (Link to Brickshelf: www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=374748 ) The name 909 Limited is a combination of this and the Beatles song "One after 909"
Running Qmaster with Compressor for optimization of the multicores. At first ran Qmaster with 24 instances but with only 6GB of RAM it locked up the computer. Dropped it down to 16 instances and it became manageable with about 250MB dedicated to each instance... around 4GB total being used for the transcode. One instance for two cores is the recommended setup.... so I'm really pushing it.
Yezidi family from Shangal.
The refugee flow to the wealthy continent of Europe is just the tip of the iceberg. It's a minor crisis compared to the real refugee crisis hitting Iraq and Iraqi Kurdistan, where resources are not so plenty as in Europe. Belgium is not overwhelmed by a flood of refugees like Kurdistan. Many internal Iraqi refugees from areas which have been taken by IS flee to the Kurdish region in northern Iraq. Most refugees remain in the region, and within the sphere of influence of the conflicts of yesterday, today and tomorrow. Browse through these photos by photographer Baram Maaruf and you might get a better understanding of the scope of the "crisis" in Europe: limited and perfectly manageable. It's a not a "refugee crisis", but a crisis of "political will".
ARBAT IDP CAMP
Arbat Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Camp is located outside the city of Sulaymaniyah in Iraq's Kurdistan Region. It is one of the most overcrowded refugee camps in Iraq. The camp was supposed to house 800 displaced Iraqi families, but now there are more than 2000 families (23.000 people). In each tent there are several families. It was established for Syrian refugees as a transit camp, but it turned into a camp for internally displaced Iraqi refugees. As the crisis in Iraq enters its second year with no political or military solution in sight, the government and aid groups are being forced to seek longer-term humanitarian solutions for the more than three million displaced by violence across the country.
ASHTI CAMP
It’s a short drive to a new camp location just five km away: Ashti Camp. UNHCR and its partners began to move residents to better-equipped facilities in June 2015. Ashti camp, was recently completed and will eventually accommodate some 1000 families who will be moved from Arbat Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp. They are displaced Iraqis sheltering in Iraq's Kurdistan Region. It looks like the foundation of a new village. Instead of pitched upon packed earth, tents here rest on poured concrete foundations. Plumbing is underground and electric wiring runs along poles that neatly follow the camp's grid layout.
ARBAT PERMANENT CAMP
The third refugee camp is a permanent camp for 6000 Syrian refugees, mainly Kurds from Kobani and Qamishlo. It looks like a village with paved roads, electricity wires, shops, little brick houses. Even though the whole “village” looks miserable, it is much “better” compared to Arbat Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp.
You will love Ghent, featuring the largest low-traffic pedestrian zone in Europe. Experiencing Ghent on a bike is a really good idea: the city loves cyclists and cyclists love the city. Ghent is a manageable size and the sights are easy to find.
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that never, ever get worn. Bought at the same time as the latest black boots, they were about $7 apiece, so i couldn't resist. I used to always have a pair like these on hand, and i used to wear them to death, back in the day when i had a manageable collection of 20-odd pairs of shoes
In Gaza, only 10% of families have access to clean drinking water and an electricity crisis impacts water delivery and sewage treatment. Clinics like Beni Sohayla have found it difficult to provide much-needed care.
The high number of patients have overloaded health care workers and delayed treatments that do not involve a medical emergency.
“Working with poor standards and equipment is manageable, but working in a facility with polluted water is impossible,” says the clinic’s doctor, Ahmad Altaweel. Here, he is giving new-born Amneh a vaccination that will protect her from life-threatening illnesses.
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This was taken with a 2003 Leica D-Lux, which is not to be confused with the new Leica type 109.
The Nikon D700. Nikon's first full frame DSLR. Arguably a pig, but I like pigs. The D700 is basically a D3 reduced to a more manageable, but still massive size. It's a fine camera. Really excellent.
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Regis is LightStream's Director of Technology and one of its Principal Solution Architects. He has worked in the Business Intelligence and Enterprise Performance Management' space for the past 15 years, starting his career at Hyperion Solutions where he spent 7 years prior to joining what is now LightStream Analytics, based in Shanghai and Singapore. He led and actively contributed to many implementations in China and South East Asia helping customers automating and optimizing Financial Modelling, Operational Planning, Statutory Consolidation, Management Reporting, Profitability and Cost Management processes.
Pierre Daniel
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Origin: - Rosiers, near Tulle, France
Picture taken: Geneva
Day when I met Pierre, I was looking for a strange stranger, something unique and different. I walked around the town shooting cityscapes, Its been couple of hours, but I did not find anyone really interesting whom I would like to give a second look. It was getting dark and cold, Sun was about to set behind the old architectural buildings of Geneva, I was slowly walking towards my home. That’s when I saw Pierre briskly walking. Without a second thought I asked him excuse me!
He was in a hurry, but thankfully spared few minutes to listen to me. He was not very good with English but manageable. He agreed to give me a picture coz it was for a project.
Pierre Daniel is a tall guy around 6.5 you cannot miss him in a crowd ☺ I approached him coz I liked his overall appearance and his personality. I was using 50mm so quite close; co communicating with him while taking pictures.
He said he wanted to watch Sunset from “Bains des Pâquis” its where the light house is and its almost in the middle of the lake. I took few shots they were good but I wanted more, as he was an interested subject, so decided to walk with him to watch the sunset and take few more of his pics.
Pierre is from small town called Rosiers in the neighborhood of Tulle, France. he was quite simple and modest like the small towners with a clean heart. He has come to Geneva to visit his brother and will travel back home after a week. He has two Kids Ann 12 and Evan 10 (I hope I got there names correctly) but the kids stay with there mom and they no longer live together. But he misses his kids and often visits them.
We reached Light house, sun was almost behind the buildings, light was going down, switched the settings shot the ISO up…he took out something from his bag and started to rotate it around him, It was like a string with ball and cloth at one end…when he started to moving it, it reminded me of the people who plays with fires, circling around them, it was graceful. I could tell that he was feeling quite good while doing that.
Light was going down and it was difficult to capture him moving. So I packed my bag.
When asked, what was that he was moving, he told me its called “Bolas” its like a a yoga to him…its been 6 months he has started and already love the way it has evolved to him. He feels better when is does that, it also helps him to keep his backbone straight.
He has also been practicing Vipasana but its difficult for him to mediate and focus. But he is trying.
Sun had gone down, as it was getting cold so we walked in to a coffee shop, for a quick coffee, where we discussed about lot of things…about present and future how the humanity is fading away, people are becoming selfish….and so on…..how the children education has to be etc…etc…...he as worked in education field and also in sports field…..but now he has a break and will start looking for jobs soon…..
He wants to visit London doesn’t know why but just wants too, he has red lot about London and he often see it in dreams.
After a long conversation and coffee we parted away.
He was quite an interesting person to talk to.
Pierre – It was really nice to meet you and thanks for sharing few moments of your life with me, and also agreeing to be a part of this Project. I hope you will like your photos ☺
Best of luck for your future, hope you fulfill all your dreams.
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It was like being struck by lightning when I saw these steps.
1. The shadow represents the past.
2. The steps represent the present!
3. The top represents the future!
4. The foundation represents “Looking forward!”
5. The base represents “Do not give up!”
6. The substructure represents “Go step by step!”
7. The topmost represents “It is manageable!”
Therefore, I would like to quote W. Churchill, “The farther backward you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see.”
Kristina and I spent a morning walking around London Bridge looking for good spots to shoot.
It was great fun and Kristina was great fun to work with.
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I'm discovering that one of the hardest parts of processing images from a shoot is narrowing down the pictures to manageable portions. I love so many of them that it is really hard to decide on which ones to process and which ones to leave.
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This is a leaf from an early copy of Gregorius Magnus "Moralia in Iob" that was written c.775-800 probably in Switzerland at Saint Gallen near Lake Constance.
The text is from Book 33, Chapter 15 of the Morialia.
There are 30 lines in a pre Carolingian minuscule in dark brown/black ink and without rubrics.
Letter forms and various different ligatures initaly make the text quite difficult to read but it does quickly become manageable. The following should be noted: -
The diphthong “ae” - of the 20 occasions needed it is written out in full 15 times, as “e” with cedilla once (verso line 12) and as “e” only twice (recto line 8 and verso line30).
The letter “a” - written as “cc” on 210 occasions (including in diphthong), as “oc” twice (recto line 20 “valde” and verso line 10 “bona”) and with an uncial “a” twice (recto line 8 “di ma” and recto line 9 “avis”).
The letter “r” is in ligature with most letters that come after it and often has a long descender.
Tletter “e” is in ligature with most letters that come after it.
The letter “g” always has both bowls open as a “3”.
Ascenders and descenders are always long in “b”, “d”, “f”, “h” and “p”, and are sometimes clubbed.
Some examples of words that are very difficult read are as follows: -
Verso, line28 “teneret” Recto, line 28 “vero”
Recto, line 16 “serpens”
Word separation is not always as good as it could be which adds to the difficulty of reading the text.
The leaf has no illumination or decoration of any description.
The leaf is ruled in blind on the verso and prickings remain in the outside margin for all horizontal lines.
The size of the leaf is 257mm x 176mm (10 1/10ins. x 6 9/10ins.).
The size of the text block is 232mm x 140mm (9 1/10ins. x 5 1/2ins.).
PURCHASE DETAILS: -
Purchased from Giuseppe Solmi, 40064 Ozzano Dell'Milia, Italy.
PROVENANCE: -
1. Expert opinion has been obtained indicating that the leaf is similar to manuscripts of scribes active, when Abbot Werdo (784-812) was abbot in Saint Gallen and pointing out that Saint Gallen manuscripts Codd. Sang 6 (i.e. p.2,12); Cod. 44 (i.e. p.85); Cod. 125 (i.e. p. 109); or Cod. 567 (i.e. p.135) are quite similar.
2. Obtained by Mr. Solmi in a small collection from a collector and manuscript expert in Paris, a Mr. De Coligny.
3. Received with Export Licence No. N. 342 dated 7th. July 2016 issued by the Italian authorities.
CONDITION: -
It looks as though the leaf has been used as part of a binding or as part of a folder. The top margin has been removed (without taking any of the text) and it is now somewhat rough, as is the inside margin. There is a natural flaw in the bottom margin that has been extended a little to the left by another very small loss of velum. The text at the inside edge at the bottom half of the recto, and in the bottom two lines particularly, is somewhat worn with the loss of a few letters. There are 17th./18th. Century notes on either side which do not detract and whilst the recto has browned the verso is quite bright. Overall, considering that the manuscript is all of 1200 years old, it is in very good condition.
GENERAL COMMENTS: -
This leaf is a truly superb addition to the collection. It is of great rarety.
Hurrah, my Wolfords finally turned up, I ordered them before Xmas.
Shot this while testing my new 'home studio' (which is a paper backdrop and stand set up in my living room. I could really do with more space but it is manageable. I was getting it ready for my first 'proper' photoshoot. When I say 'proper', we mostly just pissed around, took a few photos and then went to the pub. I hope all photoshoots are this sucessful!
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Wildlife Photography, Jungle.
Nikon D300 DX Camera.
Nikkor 17-55 2.8 Lens.
Curious young monkey looking at it's
own reflection in the camera lens.
At this age they're manageable ..... ;-)~
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I'd seen this handsome gentleman on my steps a couple of mornings in a row, but he did not hang around long enough for me to grab my camera. Yesterday I got him!
Cool Facts from Cornell:
- Though this bird mainly eats insects, spiders, and other arthropods, it eats plenty of plant material, too. In particular, acorns, nuts, and pine cones, as well as seeds extracted from annual and perennial plants and (particularly in fall and winter) fruits ranging from grapes and hackberries to oranges and mangoes. Occasionally eats lizards, nestling birds, even minnows.
- You may sometimes see Red-bellied Woodpeckers wedge large nuts into bark crevices, then whack them into manageable pieces using their beaks. They also use cracks in trees and fence posts to store food for later in the year, a habit it shares with other woodpeckers in its genus.
- A Red-bellied Woodpecker can stick out its tongue nearly 2 inches past the end of its beak. The tip is barbed and the bird’s spit is sticky, making it easier to snatch prey from deep crevices. Males have longer, wider-tipped tongues than females, possibly allowing a breeding pair to forage in slightly different places on their territory and maximize their use of available food.
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Returned to the Badlands after spending a week here 3 months ago to catch end of summer changes…
Grasses are dying and turning glorious fall colors, and sunrise and sunset are both an hour later/earlier than before (making for a shorter more manageable shoot schedule).
Only shot 4 sessions this time…
About Osseointegrated, Percutaneous Implants for Rehabilitation following Limb Amputation (C 5)
Room 302/304 (Hynes Level 3)
Horst-H. Aschoff, MD
James P. Beck, MD
Jason T. Kahle, MSMS, CPO, FAAOP
Richard L. McGough, MD
Munjed Muderis, MB, ChB, FRACS, FAOrthA
Andreas Timmermann, CPO-G
Discussants: Jessica Ringel, JD, FDA Legal Counsel, King & Spaulding
David A. Boone, BSPO, MPH, PhD
Learn the history, indications and technique of osseointegrated, percutaneous implants for rehabilitation following limb amputation from experts from around the world. The “Endo-Exo-Prosthesis” from Lübeck, Germany, for above- and below-knee amputees will be presented as well as the first results from the University of Utah. Additionally, Dr. Muderis will report about the first case of a transhumeral amputee supplied with an osseointegrated device in Australia.
Safety of osseointegration implants (OI) for TFAs will be reported where mild infection and irritation of the soft tissue are the most common manageable side effects, and severe side effects are rare. The OGAAP-1 accelerated protocol reported in several multi-site studies will be discussed. Significant improvements are achieved while allowing full ambulation at one-third the time of other OI protocols.
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Doctors finding hurdles to using pills to treat COVID-19
High-risk COVID-19 patients now have new treatments they can take at home to stay out of the hospital — if doctors get the pills to them fast enough.
Health systems around the country are rushing out same-day prescription deliveries. Some clinics have started testing and treating patients in one visit, an initiative that President Joe Biden's administration recently touted.
The goal is to get patients started on either Pfizer’s Paxlovid tablets or Merck’s molnupiravir capsules within five days of symptoms appearing. That can prevent people with big health risks from growing sicker and filling up hospitals if another surge develops.
But the tight deadline has highlighted several challenges. Some patients are delaying testing, thinking they just had a cold. Others have been unwilling or unable to try the new drugs.
With vaccines and treatments available, "we can make this much more manageable in the future, if people are willing to take care of themselves,” said Dr. Bryan Jarabek, who helps lead COVID-19 treatment and vaccination efforts for the Minnesota health system M Health Fairview.
The Food and Drug Administration authorized the drugs last year. Doctors hailed the pills as a huge advance in the fight against COVID-19 partly because of their convenience compared to other treatments that require infusions or injections.
But patients can miss the pills' short window if they dismiss symptoms like a headache or sniffles and wait to see if they go away before seeking help.
Stanford’s Dr. Thomas Lew said he’s seen high-risk and unvaccinated people who have waited more than a week. Some hospitalized patients on oxygen have told him they thought nothing of their first symptoms.
“They say everyone in the family decided it was a cold or allergy season is coming up, but it was COVID all along,” he said.
People delay seeking help for many health problems, not just COVID-19, Lew noted. But when it comes to the virus, the doctor believes patients may not be aware of the tight deadline.
Even those who get tested quickly, however, sometimes refuse the pills, doctors say.
Jarabek estimates that 30% to half of the patients who qualified for the antiviral pills turned down the treatments in his health system earlier this year.
He said some people didn’t consider themselves high risk or didn’t think they were sick enough to need the pills, which are free to patients. They also worried about side effects or how the drugs would interact with other medications.
Jeff Carlson couldn’t try Paxlovid when COVID-19 hit him in January because it might interfere with his heart medications. The 61-year-old suburban St. Paul, Minnesota, resident has Type 1 diabetes and heart disease.
A doctor asked him to try molnupiravir about three days after he started feeling symptoms. By then, Carlson couldn’t get off his couch. His fever had soared and he was struggling to breathe.
His wife picked up the prescription and a few days later, Carlson felt well enough to shovel snow.
“It turned me around basically in a matter of ... pretty much 18 hours after I took the first dose,” he said.
Some health care providers have started free delivery services for Paxlovid or molnupiravir.
New York City has established a hotline patients can call if they test positive for the coronavirus. They can talk to a care provider if they don’t have a doctor and have pills sent to them if they are a good candidate.
The Mass General Brigham health system in Boston started a similar program that ships pills to some patients via FedEx.
Raymond Kelly received a package of Paxlovid about three hours after a doctor cleared him for the prescription last month. The 75-year-old Needham, Massachusetts, resident said he caught the virus despite being vaccinated and receiving a booster shot.
His doctor was on the phone with him minutes after the health system notified him that he had tested positive.
“It was all sort of blur because it was going on so quickly,” Kelly said.
Mass General Brigham aims to treat patients quickly and solve transportation problems with its program. Dr. Scott Dryden-Peterson noted that some COVID-19 patients may not be able to pick up pills, especially since they should be staying off buses and ride-sharing services.
“Transportation is not equally distributed in our society,” he said.
For patients with transportation, the drugstore chain CVS Health has started “test to treat” programs at its nearly 1,200 stores with MinuteClinic locations. Pharmacists cannot test and treat, so that program won't happen at all stores.
Other retailers like the grocer Kroger also plan to test and treat at some locations. The Biden administration has called for federally qualified community health centers to do the same, but Health Secretary Xavier Becerra recently told The Associated Press that the "test to treat” initiative could be hampered by a funding impasse with Congress.
Chicago’s Cook County Health has run drive-through COVID-19 testing since the beginning of the pandemic. It is planning to pilot a program that adds treatments. Patients will be able to drive to one of the tents, get tested, wait about 15 minutes for the result and then talk to a doctor through telemedicine, said Dr. Greg Huhn.
With options for quick care growing, doctors and public health officials say now is the time for people to stock up on at-home tests.
Testing supplies that ran short during the omicron surge have since rebounded, said Neil J. Sehgal, a University of Maryland health policy expert. But he noted that future supplies also will depend on federal funding.
Doctors say people at high risk of developing health problems from COVID-19 need to remain vigilant for symptoms and seek help quickly, especially if another surge develops.
“It may not be the time to let your guard down,” Huhn said.
this project is much more manageable. I don't feel nearly as pressured as to take photos as I did with the 365 project. I love that I didn't have to go anywhere special to take beautiful photos. Just set up shop in my backyard. Me, my camera and my tripod. It was perfect. If anyone is interested in seeing any of the other photos from this shoot, I posted about them on my blog. now I'm off to watch The Big Bang Theory. Peace out.
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Runner Up
Name: Alison Porter
Organisation/Department: Swansea University Medical School
Title: Manikins (n=19)
As qualitative researchers in healthcare, we try to find meaningful and useful information in data on patient experience, and present it in a way which is manageable.
Working from patients’ words, we aim to find common stories to tell, but also respect and acknowledge the infinite variety of individual perspective and experience. There is a constant tension.
These manikins, stacked in a training room in a college in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, are used for teaching resuscitation to paramedics.
Limbless and lifeless, these artificial people have been reduced to the bare functional basics of head and upper torso. All are identical, and a little bit uncanny.
They are a useful visual reminder to researchers like me of the struggle to keep the humanity of patient experience – in all its varied, messy, full complexity – at the centre of our work. We don’t need data on plastic half-people.
Find out more about this research: www.swansea.ac.uk/staff/medicine/research/portera/
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Ail safle
Enw: Alison Porter
Sefydliad/Adran: Ysgol Feddygol Prifysgol Abertawe
Teitl: Maniciniaid (n=19)
Fel ymchwilwyr ansoddol ym maes gofal iechyd, rydyn ni'n ceisio canfod gwybodaeth ystyrlon a defnyddiol mewn data ar brofiad cleifion, a'i gyflwyno mewn ffordd y mae modd ei reoli.
Gan weithio'n seiliedig ar eiriau cleifion, ein nod yw canfod straeon cyffredin i'w hadrodd, ond parchu a chydnabod bod safbwyntiau a phrofiadau unigol yn amrywio'n ddi-ddiwedd ar yr un pryd. Mae tensiwn cyson.
Caiff y maniciniaid hyn, sydd wedi'u pentyrru mewn ystafell hyfforddi mewn coleg yn Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, eu defnyddio er mwyn hyfforddi parafeddygon i ddadebru. Heb goesau, breichiau na bywyd, nid yw'r bobl ffug yma'n ddim ond hanfodion gweithredol y pen a'r torso uchaf.
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DOLLS IN LINE: Cloe; Yasmin; Sasha; Jade
BODY TYPE: 2010; white painted panties; bend & snap legs
HEAD MOLD: 2001; closed lips; pierced ears
PERSONAL FUN FACT: When the Featherageous collection was first released in stores, I wasn't buying too many "new" Bratz dolls. At the time, I wasn't fully adjusted to all the changes that Bratz had undergone since 2005, when I stopped playing with dolls. Part of me wanted to like the Featherageous line, simply because I have a soft spot for dolls with crazy long hair. But I was very quick to write them off. I was especially intimidated at the prospect that they would have nylon hair. I couldn't imagine how I would cope with floor length nylon tresses. I hadn't yet figured out that you could flat iron certain doll hair to make it manageable and beautiful. Around the fall of 2012, I had a change of heart about the new generation of Bratz. I think much of this had to do with the immediate gravitational pull I experienced towards Boutique Yasmin. Once I found one collection that I was obsessed with, the rest soon all followed. Before you know it, I was hunting down dolls left and right. I stumbled on Cloe and Jade at Wal-Mart on sale for less than $10 each. It was a bargain I couldn't resist, and my curiosity had gotten the better of me. When I brought them home, I was floored when I realized they both had Rapunzel length, SARAN hair! I immediately decided that I also wanted Yasmin and Sasha too. I ended up ordering the other girls from the Toys 'R' Us website not long after (because they weren't in stock in person...but they later turned up again). I prefer Jade and Yasmin's dresses the best from the set, since I feel like they best represent the girls' personal aesthetics. I also adore that Jade was give blunt bangs for this line--it reminds me fondly of my childhood Xpress It! Jade's hairstyle.
It's early. Good vibe, when I was taking this. Everyone here seems to be asleep. Years ago, Mr Ellis (number 8) would probably have been doing his naturalist thing, walking round his garden, starkers. Him and his misses were all right, thinking back. Quiet people who kept themselves to themselves, mainly, like you probably have to do to not become part of this damaged and damaging community.
Mr and Mrs Wood (number 9) would've been asleep. Mrs Wood, whose son-in-law was on the verge of hysteria when I was ejected from town, similarly loved her gossip. She told me when I was a little kid that we need wars, occasionally, to limit the population. I even knew then that she was full of it. Her husband, Eddie - sleazy Eddie - another personable type on the surface. No wonder they were married. They had a lodger, Kojak. He stopped for a few nights once, and never left. Strange but funny one, him. For some reason, we always wound him up, I think because he really did look like an English version of Kojak.
Paddy (number 11), who told me when I was little that he wanted to put me in his stewpot after which I genuinely thought for years that he was a serial killer. He was a pisshead, who argued with his son, and died suddenly, one day in his house.
Apart from maybe Mr and Mrs Ellis, the one I remember with most interest, here, was great-grandmother Goode (number 9). Must have been in her 90s - very, very old, however old she was. Never spoke to her. She was incredibly frail, but would always struggle to get to the end of the path to prop herself up on her gate and seemingly endlessly watch us young kids playing in the street. I'd look at her, now and again, not really thinking much about why such a very old woman would make such a struggle to stand at her gate, watching very young children playing in the street for so very long. Now I know. I know everything she was thinking. Everything. What a great memory that is, now.
There were other people in the street, but that was about it, down our end. Up his own end, there was a bloke who'd always tell us to get down our own end, so we usually didn't.
My Mom and Dad bought our house for about £4000 in 70 or 71, and this was the house I grew up in. Amazing times: mostly good, occasionally bad. A great upbringing, tainted by a form of intense psychological abuse at times from my dad that I had to figure out and manage from a very early age. I'm proud of how my kid self did that. I never gave in to it because, after the first few times, I mastered the methods he used and just took the piss. Poor fella didn't stand a chance. My capability to take the utter piss out of that sort of behaviour, while not a great problem-solving strategy, was outstanding for someone so young. But the depths he could reach with the mind games would leave a legacy I had unpick even up until recently. I'm pretty sure it's done now, though, but maybe you can never tell.
Mom would try her stunts, too, hitting more emotional buttons. Sometimes I'd just shake my head, even as a really young kid and think: 'These people are supposed to be grown up. Sort it out.' But I'd still scream the house down and shake the radiator by the front window whenever she crept out of the house to go to work, partly because, I now realise, the woman's always had an issue with just levelling with me. Grown ups.
The only leveller was my half-sister, who loved my sense of humour and my rebellious streak. She'd go berserk, laughing her head off, when I did my very special freak out dance to the theme from Hawaii-Five-O. You had to be there. Always stuck by me, that one, when we were kids.
But that's decades ago. It's years later, now, another era and another world. It's Sunday, early on a morning in 2012. Those people in the street are all dead, now, my family's gone, too, never to return, and the street's very different, these days. I have absolutely no connection with any of these people in the street and I don't ever want one.
I've mentioned before the malicious gossip that changed everything back in 96, that just snowballed here to the point where, because I didn't go along with it or submit to it, even came to my front door from people in this street who now, one told me recently, have no recollection of how crazy they were in the lead up to me being detained under the Mental Health Act in 2000, misdiagnosed and medicated, when it was obvious what was really going on.
Even when the doctors and a social worker first came to my door, I could clearly see that they were hyped up and that the processes and psychological positioning instigated, perpetuated and fuelled by that gossip in 96, right up to that moment, were now being made official.
I shouldn't really say this, but back in about 97, when I was at this big deal cultural studies department at Birmingham University, it even reached there and I had to leave. I probably wasn't ready to do a Masters then, anyway, but that's not really the point. It would have been nice to have had the chance to fly at that age. I pretty much guessed the gossip was going to get there, though, the original people behind it - people with close links to the local medical community and local police - had that very deep and ugly capacity to go to those lengths.
I can't make direct links with any proof from Kidderminster's community, but the bullshit was there, make no mistake about that and one of the senior lecturers there, some dude who's quite big in the field had links with someone from guess where: Kidderminster Fucking College. Fair play to the senior lecturer at Birmingham, though, he was a decent bloke in the end and tried to build bridges, but the damage was done and I had no choice but to walk.
Because there's nothing much you can do about that, because the safeguards aren't realistically there, I'm not the type of character to go for official mechanisms and because gossips like that are excellent at cutting off the type of realistic communication that could resolve such things by exposing the gossip, I had no choice but to walk and just know my place, thank you very much, something I had to do more and more of between 1996 and 2000.
So, here we are in 2000. On my doorstep: the official representation of my 'friends' from 1996, finally at to my door. Kafka couldn't have dreamt this up. I didn't stand a chance, looking back with what I know now, but I did put up a fight in that hospital. Didn't I just. They got scared, at times. One doctor, terrified, said I was right about almost everything. Another doctor, who fluctuated from scared to freaky, said I was wrong about everything, but this same doctor was similarly terrified especially the once, offering to essentially cut me a deal that would give me some sort of medical treatment, some package of care or something. I launched, shouting him and the place down about what had really been taking place for four long, isolated years. He was a tall bloke, who withered to almost nothing in the face of that and almost crawled away into an office. I could write loads about what happened in that hospital, back then, but I don't need to. That's enough. Or it should be.
They eventually established their authority, and, in the years since, the pain of trying to make sense of what mistakes I might have made in relation to that, I know now that whatever I did that could have given them back that bogus authority didn't matter. The momentum of those four years was always going to mean that I would be forcibly medicated, detained and psychologically and socially reframed, essentially according to processes and ideas laid down by a couple of malicious gossips in 1996.
If you know where to look, it's in all the major write ups in the medical records and it's been in every significant conversation with health services. With a disastrous combination of damaging and very strong psychiatric medication, along with a fair amount of social influence, I pretty much lost who I was for about 12 years, only now and again approaching what always should have been, only to burn up on re-entry, a process they framed and medicated away as a 'relapse' (a 'relapse' to what, exactly?), a process that, in my experience, you just have to ride through to the other end, making the most of it, as constructively as you can.
It's only now that I'm getting even close to the pre-2000 levels of functioning I had. And it's only now that it all makes sense - clear sense - and 1996 is pretty much defeated in my mind, although it's influence in my social environment persists, which I have to be watchful about, even now. Another problem that detracts from the life I should have been living since 1996. Like I say, this area is not a healthy place for anyone.
A friend of mine, who's got The Knowledge, said 'I feel so sorry for you.' She knows me better than anyone else on this planet, but she was wrong, in a way, to think like that. The way she said it - just flat, brutally literal and entirely human - hit me temporarily. Then I realised that to feel like that was a reaction to a myth that, because I can see it, I don't need to react off it, however the social environment may play on things like that.
Anyway, I'm cool. Over the years, I've seen many people psychologically destroyed beyond repair by stuff like this. They're never, ever coming back, but they should be treated differently because, although their real message can be buried deep, and many of them have been consumed by many of the myths of mainstream culture, when you really can hear what they're saying at what I consider to be their best, these people are saying something very deep and profound, almost in unison: our culture has failed, and failed badly.
Psychiatry is definitely not the answer. It is a conservative and limiting mechanism, with its primary function to bring about conformity and, if it sees fit, impose control, that has all manner of quite sophisticated techniques to detract from that basic, core idea. It hides and suppresses information that's of benefit to everyone. This is another example pointing to something that I've learned from what I've read, experienced and thought about during my 12 wilderness years in the mental health system: Psychiatry is extremely broken both theoretically and practically from top to bottom and, because of its very core ideas, will never, ever work. That that's obscured and easily dismissed information that's so rarely heard accessibly and widely in public is a testimony to the methods and power psychiatry has, along with the dominance of its ideas in mainstream culture. Nearly everyone's taken in by it and, from everything I see, hear, read and watch, that's relevant to this, their ideas run very deep in almost everyone's mind in the wider society, even most of the people I've come across who hope and believe that they're better than that.
Here I am, quite vulnerable to people who've shown over the years that they can be all too willing to exploit and compound abuses of information, now, perhaps soon depending on any decency and insight of key officials. It's being going on for years and I can't see any reason why that'd stop. Too many people with too many personal interests, now. Too many people who can't stand the idea of this being mentioned, even though it gives back to my life a sense of a proper context, despite everything. Dangerous situation, in all, especially when I consider how high and wide this all went over the years, much of which I haven't covered, some of which I daredn't, but it really does all beggar belief, which is why these posts aren't even a request for support. The required structures aren't really there, yet.
I could write reams about all the crap that could be said and done to discredit what I'm saying here. That sort of shit usually goes on when you're not there. It has to to survive, because anything else exposes it to analysis that would easily spoil the fun. The trick with malicious gossip in the context I'm faced with isn't to make some of the mistakes I've made over the years. Neither is it to essentially react and be forcibly made to submit and accept it (I never had 'psychosis' before I was put on psychiatric meds, by the way), is to just leave them to it. There's no other way, not with my (I'm sure) realistic approach to official mechanisms, especially locally, or the environment I'm in.
After I told my friend with The Knowledge what had really been going on, yesterday, and what I'd been putting online, she said, 'You're going to get sectioned.' She knows full well how it can all work around here. She said I'd 'seen the light', a sort of religious phrase that I'm not too happy with, but I'll take it because it's true. My mate knows, too, that I'm healthy. Very healthy, especially when you take into account what's been going on around here and the threat of being forced into what they might spin as 'medical treatment'.
It doesn't really matter what I say. It doesn't matter about 96 or 2000. It doesn't matter that I've got more than enough to go on that there's two people in this town who may, according to conventional definitions, be psychopaths, who've been at the heart of what's been going on in the past and of late, in terms of manipulating the social environment for hidden and dubious purposes, which even dragged in the local police and may have been the reason for the behaviour of the local medical community in recent times. It really doesn't matter. It doesn't matter that I'm healthy. My experiences of my environment since 1996 suggest that, although I've got an advocate, now, I remain vulnerable to all this. That's stressful, but manageable. The fact that there's nothing I can do or anything that would be done even as a result of saying such things is something I've been realistic about for years. It happens, partly because it's so sounds so incredible.
The good thing is that I could see this all playing out over a prolonged period in the town centre. Very interesting stuff and good for what I want to do. I now pretty much know who was involved, why, what they did, why they'd cover it up, how they'd do that, what they'd say if they were exposed, why they'd be wrong to do that and why the justifications that they truly believe are seriously wide of the mark. I've seen it all before.
Sometimes, especially when I'm in a mood, I sometimes conduct my own version of the Milgram Experiment (and I have done that on myself). I think mine's better, because it goes deeper, looking for solutions beyond the premature cut off point of that test. I see the authority figure as the culture and the offending behaviour as something that could be addressed, rather than going on the notion that this is the way people are and that's that.
I'm not buying that. There's ways of addressing that stuff and I know there are. One of the failures of the way most of us think of the Second World War is that we think beating the Third Reich was the be all and end all. It was important, but it was only part of the battle. I shouldn't need to elaborate on that.
Tomorrow, I'm getting a phone call from a psychiatrist at the local hospital. I scare and intimidate him, according to an independent advocate, who sat in on our last meeting, because, she thinks, I'm so intelligent and know a lot more than they do. Whatever the case on that, that points to a reaction in these people that's too widespread and says so much, especially when seeing their behaviour in context since events stretching way back to 1996. I contacted the psychiatry department at the local hospital, to calm the waters just in case, not least because one of their staff was at the coffee shop when I was being banned.
I also have a meeting, a 'consultation', there next week. The plan is that that will be my last appointment with a psychiatrist. The job, that wasn't even needed in the first place, has been done and done well. Recent events have made that easier, because I could see all these social processes playing out all around me and know exactly why they were playing out. All the tricks and all the games were pretty transparent from day one. What would be good now, though, and not for any petty reasons, is if officials were to actually be open and honest about what was really going on at the hospital in recent times. Something was definitely going on. I'm pretty sure I know what, but I'm open to a transparent explanation of alternatives.
Similar to 2000, though, I'm highly unlikely to get that, even though the very gesture would mean a lot. I could say 'wish me luck', but if you don't know by now that that probably won't make a blind bit of difference, you never will. It's looking like the time's coming for me to conduct yet another Milgram Experiment.
Kristina and I spent a morning walking around London Bridge looking for good spots to shoot.
It was great fun and Kristina was great fun to work with.
Check out her profile on TFP Models
I'm discovering that one of the hardest parts of processing images from a shoot is narrowing down the pictures to manageable portions. I love so many of them that it is really hard to decide on which ones to process and which ones to leave.