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The Supreme Court says corporations can spend as much money as they want on political advertising. Millions of Americans say they've had it.
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In 2009, Riki Ott was on the road for 252 days educating people about the dangers of “corporate personhood.” That’s the legal doctrine that says corporations have constitutional rights, just like human beings. She mostly spoke in academic settings, and there was some interest in the idea, says Ott, but not much.

All that changed on January 21, 2010, when the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. Now interest has skyrocketed, and Ott finds people eager to volunteer, to organize, to meet, to do anything to reverse the Court’s decision.

Rallying Around Citizens United

Supreme Court cases are usually interesting to lawyers, scholars, and those directly affected. Occasionally, a decision makes the news for a few days before disappearing from the public eye. But sometimes there’s a game changer—a decision that is so clearly wrong that it becomes a rallying point. David Cobb, former Green Party presidential candidate and longtime activist on corporate personhood, points to Dred Scott v. Sandford as one such decision. Citizens United, Cobb says, is shaping up as another.

The two cases are mirror images of error. In 1857, the Dred Scott decision said that a flesh-and-blood human being had no constitutional rights because he was black. On January 21, 2010, the Court, in a 5-4 decision, used Citizens United to declare that corporations—legal entities with no human attributes—have the same constitutional free-speech rights that humans have.

Dred Scott was the most notorious Supreme Court decision of its time. It was not a groundbreaking case—it simply took existing law to its logical conclusion. But it so clearly violated both logic and human decency that it forced people to look at what slavery really meant. Rather than legitimizing the status quo, as it was intended to do, the decision galvanized the growing abolitionist movement, and set the stage for the end of slavery. But it took the 14th Amendment to overturn Dred Scott.

To say that a corporation with billions to spend on advertising is no different from a human being with one voice and one vote goes beyond what people are willing to accept.

Citizens United also takes existing law to its logical conclusion. And, like Dred Scott, it is generating tremendous discussion and debate—this time about corporate power and about what role, if any, corporations should play in the political process.

An ABC News/Washington Post poll taken February 4–8, 2010, found that 80 percent of Americans oppose the Court’s ruling, including 65 percent who “strongly” oppose it. Opposition cuts across the political spectrum: 85 percent of Democrats oppose the ruling, as do 81 percent of Independents, and 76 percent of Republicans.

Within days of the Citizens United decision, groups formed to undo the Court’s damage. They are pursuing remedies ranging from local ordinances to federal legislation to a constitutional amendment.

Why Should We Care

Citizens United says that corporations can spend unlimited amounts of money on political advertising. The Court declared more than 30 years ago that spending money is a form of speech, and that corporations had a First Amendment right to speak that way. But there were still limits, particularly in the area of political speech, where there is a century-old tradition of controlling the influence of corporations on the electoral process.

Marquee Photo by David Gans

Allen Michaan, owner of the Grand Lake Theater in Oakland, Calif., routinely exercises his free speech, in this case by sharing his reaction to the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision. The well-known marquee faces the MacArthur Freeway (I-580).

Photo by David Gans

Citizens United takes away those limits. According to the Court, if human beings are allowed an unrestricted right to free speech, then corporations must have the same right.

The Court overturned a key provision of the McCain-Feingold campaign-finance reform law that prohibited corporate- and union-funded campaign advertising within 90 days of a federal election. Now, corporations can spend unlimited money influencing our elections right up to Election Day.

More than $5 billion was spent on the 2008 campaigns with the McCain-Feingold law in place. If that seems like a lot of money, wait for the next election cycle. Citizens United was a case about a corporation spending money to advertise and air a movie that amounted to a hit piece on Hilary Clinton. There are now no limits on the funding of that sort of negative campaign material. Any candidate who doesn’t toe the corporate line can look forward to a flood of opposition cash.

The Humanity of Corporations

Just as Dred Scott was only an extension of existing law, Citizens United merely extends law that has been developing for a long time. But, like Dred Scott, the Court’s conclusion makes clear to most people that the law is wrong. To say that a corporation with billions to spend on advertising is no different from a human being with one voice and one vote goes beyond what a large majority of Americans are willing to accept.

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But this is the logical conclusion of the doctrine of corporate personhood, a legal theory that has been developing since the 1800s. Until 1819 the law was clear that corporations had no constitutional rights. In that year, the Court held for the first time that the Constitution applied to corporations.

How to Get Involved

Free Speech for People
proposes an amendment to the Constitution that will restore the First Amendment to its original purpose: protecting the people’s right to speak. Its website has plain-language explanations of Citizens United and the issues it raises and a link where you can join 50,000 others petitioning Congress for an amendment.

Move to Amend is working for an amendment that will revoke all constitutional rights for corporations. Find links to the full text of Citizens United and an exhaustive reading list on the case and on corporate personhood. Check out its “Take Action” page. Nearly 78,000 people have signed its petition.

The Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund is one of the pioneers in the fight against corporate personhood. Read its articles on Citizens United and dig into resources about community-rights initiatives and the Daniel Pennock Democracy School.

The key moment was the 1886 case, Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific, an unremarkable case about taxes on railroad property. One of the railroad’s arguments was that the tax they were challenging violated the then-relatively new 14th Amendment to the Constitution—the Amendment that specifically overruled Dred Scott.

The railroad claimed that it had been deprived of “equal protection under the law,” which is one of the guarantees of the 14th Amendment. The problem with the argument was that the Amendment said, “No state shall … deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.” There is nothing in the language of the Amendment that makes it apply to anyone but humans—it uses the words “person” and “citizen.” The railroad’s argument was that, since a corporation was a legal entity, it was rather like a person and, thus, should enjoy the rights granted by the 14th Amendment.

The Court made no official decision on that issue, and it is discussed nowhere in the Court’s opinion. But in the headnotes (an unofficial summary of the case, not written by a judge), the court reporter, a former president of a small railroad line, quoted the Chief Justice as saying that the Court did not want to hear arguments on whether the 14th Amendment applied to railroads because “we are all of the opinion that it does.”

A lawyer who based an argument on a headnote would be laughed out of court. Yet the headnote in Santa Clara has been treated ever since as a statement of the law. From that crack in the door, the Constitution has been broken open to gradually provide corporations more of the rights granted to humans.

We have gone from a Constitution that nowhere mentions corporations, let alone grants them rights, to Citizens United, which says that the Constitution cannot tell the difference between General Motors and a member of the general public.

Corporations are now a sort of super-being: They can live forever, they cannot be jailed, they have no conscience—yet they also enjoy virtually all the rights that humans have.

“[T]he Court’s opinion is thus a rejection of the common sense of the American people, who have recognized a need to prevent corporations from undermining self-government since the founding, and who have fought against the distinctive corrupting potential of corporate electioneering since the days of Theodore Roosevelt. It is a strange time to repudiate that common sense.” But for the style, those words might have come from one of the activists working to abolish corporate personhood. They are actually the words of Justice John Paul Stevens, speaking for the four dissenters in Citizens United.

A Turning Point

Eighty percent of Americans agree with Justice Stevens, and they’re ready to demand a return to common sense. The Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF), founded by Thomas Linzey in 1995, has long championed abolishing corporate personhood. Citizens United “opens peoples’ eyes,” says Mari Margil, CELDF’s associate director. “Very often we walk into communities and they’ve never heard of corporate constitutional rights, or they think it’s an academic concept that’s not important for their lives. So we have to show through stories, through examples, through breaking down how our structure of law came to be and how it works,” says Margil. “Now Citizens United allows us to speed that process up a bit.”

Cobb Photo by Doctress Neutopia

David Cobb has given more than a hundred presentations on Citizens United and what it means to our democracy.

Photo by Doctress Neutopia

Riki Ott and David Cobb are working under the banner of Move to Amend, a coalition that launched its Web site the day the Citizens United decision came down. In less than three months, says Cobb, without coverage in a single mass media outlet, more than 77,000 people have signed the group’s online petition for a constitutional amendment to reject the Citizens United ruling. Move to Amend now counts among its growing steering committee and key partners more than 20 progressive organizations, including Black Agenda Report, the National Lawyers Guild, Velvet Revolution, and the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom.

A partnership of Voter Action, Public Citizen, the Center for Corporate Policy, and the American Independent Business Alliance launched Free Speech for People (FSFP), also on the day of the decision, and also seeking a constitutional amendment. They worked with Rep. Donna Edwards (D-Md.) on the amendment she has introduced in the House, which restores the right of Congress and the states to regulate corporate spending. They have collected about 50,000 signatures on their petition.

John Bonifaz, legal director of Voter Action, has participated in FSFP presentations. “It’s pretty clear that the public is ahead of Washington,” Bonifaz says. “Washington, D.C. is looking at relatively modest reforms. The people around the country are very clear on the idea that corporations aren’t people. They believe the Citizens United ruling is a threat to our democracy and to the First Amendment.”

Still, all of these activists caution that this is a matter for the long haul. Amending the Constitution is not an overnight process—Dred Scott was accepted law for 11 years; the fight for women’s suffrage was multi-generational.

Cobb says that although we’ve been told that this is a land of liberty, justice, and equality, people are realizing that it’s not. “Rather than just get caught up in despair and anguish, we can make it that land,” Cobb says. “We are going to force this country to live up to its promises and its best ideals. Are you with us?”

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Thursday, September 29, 2011

i <3 this song,
tried recording a video with my new E-P3, the singing is very soft though cos the camera was closer to the speakers :S used the cross process art filter, together with my SLR magic toy lens! love the blurred background effect!

叮当 － 一半
ok.. the lyrics are wrong btw. and i came in too early on the 2nd verse.

hope y'all like!

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

dinner date at Timbre!

don't remember when's the last time i put YZ's face up here but i'm sure it's been ages, cos of a few reasons: we've been too lazy to even take pictures, and we haven't been going on any proper dates for the longest time! usually just hang out for comfort food at hawker centers and etc. plus, YZ's been working hard to pick up his business again (he's a property agent!) after a short break when he took part in the Giant TV show.

oh, and he's so damn vain now after his whole weight loss thing. TSK. he actually kept on looking at the pictures after we took them, with the sole purpose of self-admiration -.-

we pigged out at Timbre@substation, two of us finished one huge pizza and 2 sides entirely by ourselves! D: mad stuffed afterwards. the pizza is really shiok, though the roast duck one can get a lil bit jelat cos of the sweet sauce! complemented the italian half nicely since that one was savoury.

took the chance to test out my new baby as well since the lighting at Timbre was pretty dark! all pictures taken with the E-P3, and the flash is surprisingly flattering! doesn't wash out the skin tone which is awesomeeeee. woohoo!
our bill amounted to a very affordable $46.70 for having fed two pigs. definitely worth it, and even better if you have a small group of maybe 4-6 people, you can order more variety and it'd still be cheap!

the new cross stitch shoulders blouse that i'm in love with. wore it over a tank dress to dress it up a bit!

and here's a close-up of the cross stitch details. so intricate and neat! I'm a sucker for embroidery yes i am :X

received Lancome's Virtuose Drama mascara together with the revolutionary Visonnaire Advanced Skin Corrector, so i decided to try the mascara since i've heard so many rave reviews about Lancome's mascara! (all the above pictures are with the Virtuose Drama mascara on!)
Lancome Virtuose: 100° lash curve with divine length all day!
sleek looking little tube, it was fairly easy to apply on and didn't clump much!
it was indeed very lasting, and didn't smudge as well! wore it out the entire day with no problem.
Lancome Virtuose Drama retails at Lancome counters for SGD$50 if i'm not mistaken! :)

i've also started using the Lancome Visionnaire Advanced Skin Corrector, which is supposed to be amazing! shall wait a week more before i review it. i'm pretty sure i can see improvement in my skin already! so excited for more results to show!

the case i ordered from Gariz on gmarket finally arrived yesterday!! friggin' expensive but omg it is super chio, love it! though it only protects the bottom and sides of the camera. the top is still exposed! ah well. handle with care.
& a hot pink USB cable for my iPhone bwahaha. #bimbo much! you can apparently get this off gmarket too!
went for iS clinical's launch event yesterday with Evonne and made a couple of new friends, Gen & Cher! :D two pretty girls!! and Evonne bought me goodies from Japan too, hohoho. show them off soon!

anyway, YZ just did something totally lame. he asked me, "where's your phone?" then fiddled with it, and disappeared outside the room. awhile later, my phone rang, and this is what showed up on my screen:
i was like, WTF? then i picked it up, and a male voice said in a low voice: "我是神。。。。"

so i just WTF-ed and hung up the call and checked my call history to realize that it's my stupid boyfriend. after which he appears back in the room and is hysteric cos he cannot stop laughing at how funny he is.

Sunday, September 25, 2011

KlearZkin-ed my Macbook Air!

i've been using my darling Macbook Air for almost 2 months now, and every time i carry it around, i'm always amazed at how convenient it is for me to work from anywhere, the Macbook Air is sooo light and slim, hehe :P not to mention how sleek and pretty it looks! have been thinking about getting one of those leather covers for it, but they kind of spoil the streamlined look of the Macbook Air, and make it bulkier :/

so when i heard about KlearZkin, i was super excited! KlearZkin is a super high-quality film protector especially tailored for your Apple products, like your iPad, or Macbook! i got mine installed last week, and YAY! now i don't have to worry about getting scratches and accidentally damaging the sleek exterior of my Macbook Air anymore!
the installation was very quick and fuss-free, took about 30-40 minutes i think?
and once it's done, the film protector will adhere and dry in 24 hours and look super good!
check out my beautiful Macbook Air after it's been KlearZkin-ed! no fear of marring its surface now!
psst. KlearZkin is a local start-up too! support our local industry! :D
the film is cut to precision, including rounded corners, battery covers, and etc!
front & back equally protected, thanks to KlearZkin! two thumbs up!! now i can carry around my darling Macbook Air with ease now, no fear of scratches and marks anymore! :P

you can get your iPad or Macbook KlearZkin-ed too!
how the iPad's KlearZkin looks like, cut to fit around the buttons/speakers/charging point etc!

KlearZkin is available at the following stores:

DG lifestyle @ Northpoint (iPad)
930 Yishun Avenue 2
#02-63, Northpoint Shopping Centre
Singapore 769089
Tel: +65 6851 6880
(Operating Hours: 10am to 10pm, Sunday to Saturday)

DG Lifestyle Store @ VivoCity (iPad & MacBook)
1 Harbourfront Walk
#02-10, VivoCity,
Singapore 098585
Tel: +65 6376 8221
(Operating Hours: 10am to 10pm, Sunday to Saturday)

i had mine done at Vivocity! i think Vivocity is the only outlet that carries the KlearZkin for MacBooks product. free installation is provided, so no worries about not knowing how to install the film protector yourself! :D

visit their website for more information!

chee cheong fan, soft and yummy!
don't know what's this cos i didn't eat it. haha
i love 纸包鸡!
banana in popiah skin!
some scallop dumpling thingy.

one of those tuesdays when you end work late and your very very bad influencing neighbors jio you out for supper. we ate up a storm at Wan Tou Sek, superly full after the meal! thanks SK & SM for making us all fat. hahahahha. okay okay just kidding. you know i love y'all. honestly food is the only thing to look forward to after a long day of emails and parcels! it's always fun to gossip and commiserate together with those who know exactly how it feels and are going through the same thing as you! like therapy session like that hahaha.

supper again, soon! not at Wan Tou Sek next time okay? i think the dim sum there's way too oily! everything is like oil-laden. i prefer my Victor's Kitchen at Sunshine Plaza!

anyways, the Les Affaires event yesterday was super duper fun!!! heheh. we all enjoyed ourselves tremendously, camwhoring, eating, and trying on sleepwear! by coincidence, the marketing-in-charge was my ex-schoolmate, so it was a catching up session too! thank you Fel, Eils & Marilyn for taking time out to come and have fun with me, i hope you all had as much fun as i did! :D

sneak preview of some pictures from the event, it's on my very long to-blog list!
quote: there is no rule against looking your best when you are asleep
we all left happy, with our chosen sleep wear to bring home!
what i wore: bow stockings, printed skirts, orange knit shrug & suede mary janes
a specially designed plague with my name (omg i feel so honored!!) and lots and lots of foooood!

will share the rest of the pictures and blog about the event in proper soon! :)

haleigh cape toga romper in magenta!
this OTD is from quite some time ago! (before i permed my hair obviously...) finally decided to launch the cape toga romper next collection already.. cos everyone's been flooding my FS to ask me to launch it!!! hahah. okay okay.. next collection! i'll put up more pictures on Facebook soon! :) it comes with a matching sash, but i paired it with my own belt! i love the elegant drapey cape thing (i have a fetish for drapey details haha) and the slim fit of the bodice! comes in two sizes S & M :)

i've been damn hardworking and blogging regularly these few days. hope y'all are reading! LOL. another Sunday tomorrow. now Sunday = clear emails day! shit it's 6am already :( blogging is so time consuming! but i love it. hahahaha.

enjoy your Sunday, be back to update soon!

Friday, September 23, 2011

wine & curly wurliness

so i took a leap of faith (in my hair dresser Stephanie) and finally permed my hair yesterday at Salon Vim! it's called a texturizing curl for your information. the word perm is out of fashion already! :P

gonna blog a proper post about it with my painfully long (painful for my butt anyway) 4 hour process at the hair salon next, when i have more time!! D: but here's a little sneak preview to show off the curls.. i actually got Steph to cut bangs for me, but curls + bangs just seem a bit too dolly for me, so side swept fringe it is!! loooove the very distinct vibe and look, it's so very different from tame hair. hahaha.
my latest eye of the day: Freshlook color blends monthlies, in grey! my favorite colored contacts, very comfy for me. grey eyes seem to pop too much on me though! might prefer the hazel color which is more natural.
outfit: slouchy pockets blouse from TVD in wine, and wrap skirt from MGG! i'm wearing an S for the skirt! love the combination :)

you know who else needs a visit to the hair salon.
QQ is so super mad scruffy!! she totally needs to go to the groomer, can't even see her eyes already!
hello cutie pie
peeking at me out of the corner of her eye. she's so darling.

some instagram-ed pictures at the hair salon. i'm not used to the new updated instagram at all! some of the filter colors seem less flattering somehow. and it crashes when i'm taking pictures! shouldn't have upgraded yet. anyone knows why the pictures aren't showing up in my camera roll??

anyway, just follow me on twitter and instagram (@yinagoh) cos i always tweet/instragram lots of random stuff when i'm not blogging haha.

my chiobu hair stylist Stephanie!
attached to a strange sci-fi looking machine...
this is like marilyn monroe hair! hahaha.
perpetual barbie doll look now D:

thank you for the words of encouragement and love, everyone!!!
y'all are all so awesome. i am very very very blessed.

Thursday, September 22, 2011

injustice rankles

don't usually blog about negative things regarding TVD, but i'm feeling pretty angsty now, and i just had to get it off my chest :/

i've been managing the blogshop for over a year now,
and there's always been good and bad times, it's not like everyone thinks, that it's such a breeze to run TVD and it got established so quickly and all that.

i guess maybe it's just too much for me + one helper to handle, so sometimes we might be slow in replying to emails, or accidentally send out registered articles via normal mail, or send items in the wrong size etc.

no matter what it is, we usually try our best to resolve all issues, and to keep the customer happy. so it really really rankles me when customers complain about poor CS or bad attitude or what not.

no invoice sent = item is all pending/sold. this is quite standard blogshop protocol, and i don't think it reflects on a shop's CS at all?

2011-09-21 09:41 pm (local) (from (link) Select
em. i commented yesterday on the highwaist shorts but you didn;t even email me to tell me whether its pending or whatever? at least have the courtesy can? ok seriously. you guys should improve on your customer service attitude as there are a lot of complaints going around regarding your shop. you still want your customers than kindly improve!
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what do you mean by a lot of complaints going around regarding my shop, and if i still want my customers, then kindly improve? i have no idea who left this comment, but i'm sure it's a brand new customer who has never shopped with us before.

why so judgmental? and so rude.

yes i know there are bound to be complaints here and there, with some unhappy customers/transactions, but my conscience is very clear that we do our best to resolve any issues at hand and deal with every customer honestly and we definitely don't cheat our customers of their hard-earned money or do anything unethical. customers are not stupid. if we are really so highly complained about, and with such terrible CS and attitude, we would have closed down by now and be boycotted by the online shopping universe. so please, read what you see on forums/websites with a discerning mind!

i think only other blogshop owners would empathize with me. sigh :(
i really, really, put a lot of heart and soul into TVD, ever since i started running it full time. same as so many other blogshop owners i know, we work our asses off cos we enjoy the process so much, we love manufacturing apparel, we love fashion, we love happy customers.

i know we have a lot to improve on, especially in terms of efficiency and email replies. cos we get so many emails a day, we can't even get around to replying all of them within 24 hours, especially when there are other jobs to be done, like packing/mailing out orders, stocking-in at our retail rack, photo shoots, discussing samples and etc. it's really draining at times.

just hope that customers will give us the grace to learn and improve, and to better cope with the growing customer base.

we're working at it!

of course, i am eternally grateful to all the really nice customers as well, those that send us emails to tell us how much they love our apparel, those who are always super patient and super understanding even when we screw up.. the nasty customers don't realize it, that being nicer would probably get you better results than being nasty, hahaha. i love you all TVD fans! always making my day whenever i'm feeling demoralized or down.

just remember, a smile begets a smile :) what comes around, goes around.

i believe in karma...

new washes for candy empire shorts! guess i have to rename it now, to denim empire! heh. comes in washed black & washed blue now! :)
either the fit is slightly smaller, or i'm fatter. size M is really tight on me! :( tassel embroidery top is also an upcoming piece! love it super much!

the shorts are not gonna be launched yet, no photoshoots planned this week! so earliest will be next next collection. just a sneak preview for the disappointed girls who missed the extras from BO, now you have two new classic washes to look forward to! :D

okays. end of rant. promise we'll get back on track tomorrow, i'll bring my darling macbook air along with me to the hair salon to reply each and every single email if possible!

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

at pizzeria mozza

work has been taking a lot out of me lately, and i haven't been seeing friends for so long, i feel like a hermit :( the only people i've been seeing are my fellow blogshop laobanniangs, minions, suppliers & my boyfriend! sounds quite depressing right :( you'd never think that so much time and work goes into running a small online business. shan't elaborate, some day when i have a lot of free time, i'll sit down and maybe write a long long blog post on TVD.. how it started and how i ended up doing what i'm doing now! haha. freaking long grandmother story.

neways.. finally got to meet my three girls for dinner, it's been eons since our last dinner! like some time in May lor... pre-Poland. lol. which also reminds me that i'm only halfway through my Poland travelogues. i am so so so so slow. i've been seeing Fish a lot now that she's working for LRH, but Woon & Aini are also busy with work, finally managed to find a night that everyone could take time off to have our dinner date!

this time round, we went to MBS.. so atas right! bwahaha.
to an Italian joint called Pizzeria Mozza! :)
just for your info, the whole menu is in Italian okay. so it's probably better to consult a waiter to decipher it for you. haha.
they served these cheese crackers thingy, i like!
all their pizzas are made-to-order, and the waiting time is like 45 minutes! super worth the wait though!!
Woon & Aini
Fish & me!
i still had to launch on the day of the dinner, omg, had to do up the entry with LJ's new freaking annoying entry editor in like half an hour! *panic mode* fortunately managed to launch on time, the girls had to wait for me while i wrapped up the launch before we could concentrate on dinner! love my macbook air cos it's so awesome, i carry it around all the time and don't feel the weight at all!

on to the food! we waited quite a while before they started serving the food, and the restaurant was extremely crowded! shows how popular it is.
calamari. why i mentioned you should consult the waiter before ordering, cos smart alecks us just saw the word "calamari" and interpreted it as deep fried squid rings, lol but we were presented with this whole squid on sticks! it was very yummy though! well marinated and tender, not too chewy or rubbery!

and i just have to rave about the pizzas. they are sooo sooo good!!! the crust isn't doughy and thick, it's a little chewy, thin and so damn good i had to resist from finishing it all up! :X diet plan, you see. can't take too much carbs :P
magherita pizza, just tomato and cheese goodness. the tomato was very tangy and it tasted awesome! the fresh herbs complemented the pizza well and super not jelat unlike some other pizzas i've had. VERY GOOD.
and my LOVE. al funghi pizza omg omg omg look at it it's covered in mushrooms!!! super not stingy with the mushrooms, and they were so juicy and tasty! dammit. salivating already. imma super big fan of mushrooms in my food! definitely must try. every bite is mushroom heaven.
we also tried the bone marrow anti pasti, this one was interesting! first time trying bone marrow, lol suaku much. it just tasted very oily to me.. must have came from a very well fed cow! Fish couldn't really stomach it though. hahaha. she said she couldn't stop imagining the poor cow while looking at the bone...
camwhoring through out, but the lighting's quite dim in the restaurant so it's not really a good place to camwhore!
Fish trying very hard to dissect her pizza crust.
me devouring pizza. YUM YUM YUM.
i ran into an old friend, J at the restaurant too! :) from church. we were wearing the same shade of blue! coincidence coincidence.

our meal for four came up to about 80 dollars or less? i can't remember, but the pizzas cost like $20 over ish per pizza, so it was pretty affordable! :) i googled online and read a few reviews, it's supposed to be one of the best pizza places in singapore, and apparently you'd need to make reservations for the weekends! highly recommended for pizza/italian food lovers.

Osteria & Pizzeria Mozza
2 Bayfront Ave #B1-42/46
The Shoppes @ Marina Bay Sands Singapore
Tel: +65 6688 8522

the above photos are all taken with leme cam, i think! cos a reader was asking about it in the previous entry! :)

so we decided not to take dessert at the restaurant, and ended up wandering aimlessly around for a bit.. we walked to the river side and the view was really pretty!
Fish & I posing with the LV window display. i looove LV's window display! so whimsical and pretty. Fish is wearing LRH's upcoming skirt & i'm wearing TVD's cape toga romper! both pieces are mad love! :D
awesome cityscape
two insane girls. hey Woon is in full TVD too! weekender skinny trousers & checkered shirt from TVD hehehehe.
a nice bokeh shot of Aini taking a picture of the view. whee. still taken with my E-P1 btw cos this was before i bought the E-P3! :P

in the end, we cabbed down to the only place that was probably still open with desserts: 2AM dessert bar at Holland Village!
they have really awesome cushy seats, and i haven't been there for ever cos Holland Village is so out of the way. but once the Circle Line is fully open, it'd be a lot more accessible to me! woohoo.
definitely maxed out my calories that night. we ordered four different desserts to share zomg! all very good. especially the chocolate tart with strawberry ice cream!!! great place to pig out over desserts and chillax. went home at 1am, full (guilty) stomachs and happy hearts.

absolutely adore girl dates. sighhh. thank you girls :) love you all long time!
i love my BF and our boy/girl dates too also okay. just to clarify, if not later YZ'll get jealous :P

everyone knows that girl dates without the men are always much fun-ner, what's better if you get to unleash your inner shopaholic coupled with champagne, canapés and giggles right! :P
if you don't already know, Les Affaires is a French-inspired sleepwear label for women, and it has just launched its Fall/Holiday 2011 collection which includes gorgeous new designs made with lush, organic fabrics that are perfect for the tropics.

Les Affaires has kindly invited myself and three of my readers, to a Les Affaires’ Girls’ Night In, at its boutique store at Wisma Atria, so be prepared for a fun girly night with champagne & canapés all ready for you! we'll get to look at the wonderful new Fall'11 collection, try on every single piece if you wish, or just relax and sip champagne! :)
if you'd like to join me this Friday evening, 23 September at

Les Affaires Boutique
@ Wisma Atria #03-09
from 7-9PM,

simply send in an email to,
with the subject header: Les Affaires’ Girls’ Night In,
and provide me with the following information:

Mobile number:
Tell me why you wanna come!

by Thursday 22nd September, 12 noon and i'd be picking three readers to join me on Friday night! :) what's more, each reader will get to pick out and take home a piece (worth $60 or less) from the new collection, courtesy of Les Affaires! sounds fantastic alreadyyyy i can't wait!!! :D come come come and join me!!

find out more about Les Affaires via their Facebook page here!

it's already past 3AM! gonna go head off to bed now! have a slew of appointments this week, very eggcited! :D gonna do my hair, and going for a slimming treatment. LOL. this slimming thing is never gonna work if i don't control my appetite. TSK!

good nightttt!!!
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The Shield of Athena

Swami Sivamurti Saraswati

Athena is a manifestation of the divine wisdom of shakti. She sprang fully formed from the crown of the head of Zeus, her father. This would equate with the yogic teachings that she was born from the crown chakra of sahasrara, and was endowed with perfect wisdom and insight from birth. She did not need to reconcile dualities, therefore was a virgin goddess.

Symbology of the myth

In Greek mythology we usually find Athena portrayed as a warrior, in her role as defender of heroes and of the city of Athens. However, there is another image of the goddess where she appears wild and awesome, wreathed in snakes. Even when she is in her warrior role, Athena still carries the image of the snakes on her aegis (shield) with the severed head of Medusa. This image harks back to an early time before patriarchy. It refers to the Minoan snake goddesses. Snakes are not thought of here as symbols of sin and evil, as in Christian mythology, but as symbols of divine wisdom. Athena is the goddess of wisdom, so it is apt that she is accompanied by snakes as well as the owl. The snake is also the symbol of the kundalini which, in the case of Athena, has already travelled to its destination. From this vantage point she guides the destinies of her followers.

The famous aegis originally belonged to her father, and he passed it on to her rather than to any of his sons. The head of Medusa, before she was slain, turned men to stone. Her hair was full of snakes. Medusa was originally one of the guardians of a cave of Gaia. She was her granddaughter. Medusa means ‘queen’ or ‘mistress’. She protected the uninitiated from entrance to the goddess’ mysteries. Zeus gives this shield to Athena because, with her power of self-disciplined awareness, she can transform the terrifying face into a protective shield. Through the use of the aegis, Perseus was saved from being petrified by Medusa’s gaze (petros means ‘stone’). Here we can see again the use of reflection rather than direct confrontation. By reflecting Medusa’s gaze, Perseus could act with detachment and dispassion, and overcome the obstacle on his path. He did not become destroyed by being overwhelmingly involved in the situation.

Medusa did not really die however. Blood from her body was given to Asclepius, the god of healing. With blood from her left side he slays, and with blood from her right side he heals. This later became manifest in the symbol of the caduceus. The same symbol is seen in the passage of kundalini, from its base in mooladhara chakra to its summit at sahasrara. Through the nadis of ida and pingala, and via the chakras, it twists like the energies of Asclepius. These overtones of healing, as well as protection, are associated with the aegis. It was usurped by Zeus and rightly returned to the goddess Athena. One of her aspects was as Hygieia, the goddess of health.

The aegis is the symbol of divine sovereignty. It also refers to the potential destroyer aspect of the goddess, similar to the attributes of the Indian goddess Kali. Within the divine are the three energies of creation, preservation and destruction. But above all, the aegis signifies wisdom. Athena was the guiding female energy of the Greek pantheon in her role as Sophia or wisdom. She was the teacher of humanity. From her city, western civilization spread to the rest of Europe. She can, therefore, be seen not just as the goddess of Athens, but of the whole western world as well.

Athena is the principle that brings about civilization. Within her are balanced the male and female polarities. She is not only the goddess of war, but also of peace. Her gifts suit the occasion and the needs of the times. She introduced to humanity the plough and the olive, which are looked upon as part of the origins of civilized life. Her wisdom was not only spiritual, it was also immensely practical. Her energy is marked by spirit and intelligence. It comes straight from sahasrara, but embraces all the chakra energies beneath and within it. In Jungian psychology she is seen as the highest manifestation of the anima.

Wisdom, as well as artistic achievement, is also conveyed in her guidance of craftspeople, particularly women who wove her beautiful peplos or drape. Wisdom is also imaged in weaving, as the warp and weft threads mesh together to implement the vision or sankalpa of the devotee. Weaving can be seen as the manifestation of our resolve.

Athena is a personal protector to her friends and to Athens. Like other virgin deities she does not have any children of her own, so she can give all of her maternal energies to the well-being of her disciples. She is known as the goddess of nearness. This is clearly illustrated in the tales of the Trojan war and the journey home of Odysseus. The close relationship she had with her heroes was similar to the relationship many people have today with the Virgin Mary.

She is a goddess of restraint, lucidity and high intelligence. Her flashing grey eyes can see beyond the surface of the situation into the meanings that lie beneath. With her helmet on, and spear in hand, she gazes out towards the future, and helps us plan our strategy to achieve the goals of life. Metis (meaning ‘counsel’ or ‘practical wisdom’) was her mother before Zeus swallowed her. Athena has similar attributes of counsel, and thinking carefully through situations with practical foresight.

She is the image of the human ability to think rationally and give reflective judgement. To the ancients this was considered a divine attribute, as it raised humanity above the beasts. Her chastity can be seen as a symbol of the purity of this reflective faculty, which is not influenced by personal desire. She battles for principles rather than passions. This springs from her ability to hold the instincts in check, and make choices made on impartiality, reason and detachment.

Balanced femininity

How can the Athenian energy help today’s woman? Primarily she is associated with awareness, which is the prime quality advocated by yoga. With her detachment and awareness of a situation, Athena, and the woman who imbibes her qualities, can keep a clear head in conflict and, from that stance, is able to work out good tactics to solve a difficult situation. She is the epitome of vairagya, dispassion, and viveka, discrimination, the two main attributes a sannyasin tries to emulate. When a woman realizes these qualities, she has a positive and creative attitude towards a situation and the people involved. She emerges as a leader. She is not swayed by her emotions, but has developed the left side of her brain, to focus on a situation with reason and a cool concentration. Athena is the goddess of feminine maturity. She never had to experience childhood or the confusion of adolescence. She came into being as a fully mature woman, with her masculine and feminine energies harmonized so that, from that point of unity, she could inspire and lead others to victory through her mental clarity.

This Athenian energy is often used by modern women to run their homes with efficiency, so they can manage a career as well. In their work it helps them compete with men, and rise to the top of their profession. In particular, her energies thrive in the fields of law, business, academia, scientific research, the military and politics. Her logical and analytical mind helps her manage the economic side of her life and plan long-term strategies. She can further her own career, or excel as a consultant to other men and women. The Athenian energies of consultation are of the companion-advisory kind. Her advice is pragmatic as well as highly intelligent.

The energies of this goddess excel wherever diplomacy is called for. She is able to keep a cool head and listen with objectivity to all sides of an argument. She is the daughter of Zeus, the god of justice, and is able to give a sound judgement when called upon.

Discerning and moderate

The woman with well-developed Athenian energies is able to research effectively and draw conclusions. She is not preoccupied with herself, but has an overview of the situation. This attitude complements the selflessness required in seva, selfless service. She is able to work in teams and committees, and is an accomplished mentor to others. She uses her discernment and understanding to make the correct decision.

Moderation is a hallmark of yogic teaching, and it is also an attribute of the Athenian energy in a woman. She lives within the ‘golden mean’. She recognizes that intense feelings or needs belong to the passions, and are not associated with her rational nature. Her energies support others when they are in the midst of emotional chaos. With her aegis and spear she protects us, and leads us out of our quagmire to the safer ground of reason and common sense. Athena is dressed in full armour, and from that vantage coolly assesses the needs of every situation. She does not rush into situations; she is always prepared.

Goddess of sadhana and awarenss

Women who feel they may be lacking in Athenian energies can cultivate them through training of the mind. Mental training demands that we discipline the manifestations of the mind and that we also study. Discipline is also part of yoga, and yoga itself is described as a discipline. Through the discipline of sadhana or spiritual practice we progress and develop towards our goal in a gentle, but effective manner. Athena can be seen as the goddess of sadhana. She urges us forward when we slacken, and protects us when we encounter challenges. She helps us move away from only subjective and emotional thinking to one governed more by reason.

Athena is the shakti of awareness. Development of awareness is a discipline of yoga through which we can learn all there is in life to learn about ourselves, others and the world we live in. With awareness we develop the capacity to observe the present moment as it unfolds. We learn to view it as an impartial witness. This is the energy of Athena and of the conscientious yogi and sannyasin.

Restraint is the hallmark of Athena’s advice and this we learn through awareness and detachment. She was the ‘ever-near’ goddess to the Trojan heroes. She stood behind them, invisible to others. She whispered her advice; she was not possessive or manipulative. The woman with well-developed Athenian energies knows how to use her power wisely for the good of all.

Becoming Athena

Today’s woman and yogini is right to honour Shakti in the goddess Athena, and include her attributes in sadhana practices to develop the goddess’ energies within herself. The energies of Athena are those associated with pingala nadi and are largely masculine in nature. By endeavouring to make these predominately male energies her own, the modern woman becomes fully equipped to take her place in today’s world, in times of conflict and in times of peace. Eventually she achieves a balance between both polarities, and becomes the type of leader the world needs today, as we move from a patriarchal culture to one less gender-orientated.

Today’s world is crying out for women with the energies of Athena. It is time for all women to arm themselves with her qualities, and step forward to serve humanity, as Athena has been doing throughout the ages. Her spear, aegis and helmet personify the same energies that are to be found in yoga. Athena used her energies to bring forth western civilization. The women of the twenty-first century should arm themselves not only with the hallmarks of western culture but also, through yoga, with those of the East as well, to bring about a world that is united not in its sameness, but in the richness and splendour of its diversity.

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  • Completion of a bachelor’s degree with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher
  • 1 year of General Biology
  • 1 year of General Chemistry
  • 1 semester of Biochemistry
  • 1 year of Human Anatomy and Physiology
  • 1 semester of Microbiology – preferably Clinical Microbiology
  • 1 semester of Statistics
  • 1 year of behavioral sciences to include Psychology, Sociology, or Anthropology
  • Graduate Record Examination (GRE) – York PA Program - GRE Code 1984
  • 500 hours of documentation healthcare experience (volunteer or paid)
  • Application to 1) CASPA (Central Application Service for Physician Assistants) requiring personal statement, health care experience documentation, references, and a current resume 2) CUNY
  • Personal Interview and Interview Exit Essay

  • 1 semester of Organic chemistry (may be required as a prerequisite for Biochemistry)
  • A Statistics course taken more than 10 years ago will not be accepted and must be repeated.
  • The Human Anatomy & Physiology courses must have been taken within the previous 5 years. Science courses (Biology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Microbiology) taken more than 10 years ago will not be accepted. As an alternative to repeating the General Biology Or General Chemistry courses, applicants may demonstrate adequate content knowledge by successful completion of the CLEP (College Level Equivalency Placement) Exam.

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In the past, all admissions review and calculations have been done by the faculty and staff of the program. As a master’s program, we will be participating in CASPA (Central Application Service for Physician Assistants) which will handle collection of documents, screening for minimum requirements, initial processing applications, and GPA calculation. CASPA allows students to apply to multiple PA programs with a single submission of documents. Selected students are invited for an interview and all components of the application are scored.

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As I told you in my previous post I visited a small museum of technology in Paris. So here are the pictures I took: as you can see allot of the museum is about Apple and their progress troughout the years.

November 2nd, 2009

Museum of Technology

Since I’m in France I went sightseeing and I came across the Museum of Technology located on the top floor of the Grande Arche de la Défense. It’s not a big museum but I saw some interesting things there. I have a set of pictures that I will post here but first I would like to ask to see if you guys know what’s in this picture(as soon as I get a couple of comments, I’ll release the other photos with their descriptions).

July 4th, 2009

BackTrack WEP Cracking

Backtrack WEP Cracking

The Wired Equivalent Privacy is an encryption algorithm that was introduced in 1997 for securing wireless networks and was designed to offer the privacy of a wired network in a wireless one. Known to have security flaws since 2001, WEP was superseded by WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) in recent years, but is still used in many wireless networks.

BackTrack is a Linux distribution which is distributed as a Live CD and can be used for performing security tests and other various tasks. Using BackTrack’s command line, called Konsole, and a few nifty commands, you can crack the WEP encryption and log onto the network. This tutorial uses BackTrack version 3, as version 4 is only in pre-release stage.

First and foremost, you will need a wireless adapter capable of packet injection and, of course, a wireless network nearby that uses WEP. The first thing you need to do is get a list of network interfaces and then fake a MAC address on your network interface. Next, you get a list of wireless network interfaces and look for one that uses WEP encryption. The final step is collecting enough data packets to make the crack successful (this requires that the signal is strong, so collecting of the data doesn’t take ages).

WEP has been cracked before and you can find lots of other tutorials on the Internet, so it’s no secret that it’s not a secure encryption standard. This one though can help even someone with just a little networking experience to successfully crack WEP. It only takes a few adequate tools and a little patience and voila! – you’re hacking. Detailed BackTrack commands, as well as screenshots and additional information is available in the link.

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 Computer controlled RGB Lamp Board      Computer controlled RGB Lamp heatsink

This project teaches you how to build a lamp that can change color, and can be controlled by a computer. Simple Python and C programs for your PC or Mac are provided that let you program color patterns into the lamp. Implementing the weather forecast and other ideas are then up to you. Web scraping with wget is easy if you understand a scripting language. The whole project should cost under 100 euro, half of which is for the lamp (glass ball, LED module, microcontroller, and odds and ends), and the other half for the flash programmer if you don’t have one. So considering you already have a programmer, the project should not set you back too much.

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Jessica Simpson Thinks Tony Romo Rules

Jessica Simpson spouts off to People about her love.

According to our homies over at The Frisky, Jessica Simpson just jinxed the bejesus out of her relationship with Tony Romo for referring to him as the love of her life in a forthcoming issue of People magazine, the magazine about people.

How jaded have we become that someone can't make bold "love of my life" claims without people crying death knell? Sure, karma (plus dharma and dogma) does have a way of punching us in the proverbial jejunum when we get a bit big for our britches but come on. She's a fragile, tiny, large-breasted flower prone to wearing her heart on her sleeve and falling intensely into things. Let's let her dance like no one's watching and love like she's never had her ass broken.

Are we a little jealous that we didn't come up with this doomed angle first? Maybe a little, but we sort of hope she proves 'em wrong. But, we suppose, the likelihood of a very public romance making isn't great. But the good news for her is that the guys shes dating/marrying are getting progressively more famous and the looks aren't falling off. So, a public breakup with Tony Romo could lead her to Owen Wilson, A-Rod, or George Clooney conceivably. It's a bit of a stretch but some feminists like to be spanked by their boyfriends and some people prefer their cabbage boiled, so anything is possible.

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Nokia Lumia 520 Tips and Tricks

It is very important if you know some tips on your device like Nokia Lumia 520. It will help you learn more about your device to make your life much easier in using it. Improving your productivity and fulfilling what you expected on your  Nokia Lumia 520.

Here are some How To's for your  Nokia Lumia 520. These How To's may still not yet complete and I am still working on the others:

How to Hard Reset Nokia Lumia 520

There are two ways on how to reset your Nokia Lumia 520, it can be through the hard reset or soft reset. When you say hard reset it involves on the hardware part, so you need to remove the battery of you Nokia Lumia and reinsert it. Then turn on your device normally. This should refresh the content of your device but will not remove any data.

Software reset will return your device to its default settings. Like a brand new phone, no information or data saved on your device. This procedure will erase all your data save on your phone.

If your Nokia Lumia is frozen, it is recommended to perform the Hard Reset.

You can soft reset your Nokia Lumia in two ways. By accessing it through settings or doing the hard key combination.

Resetting through the settings:

Go to Settings About > reset your phone.

Hard Key Combination:

Use this option if your device is locked and you don't know the code.

Note: Make sure that your Nokia Lumia is turned off.

Step 1. Press and hold the power key until it vibrates then release.

Step 2. Press and hold the down key volume. If the exclamation mark will be shown on the screen, you can now release the button.

Step 3. You need to input these key combination:

Volume Up > Volume Down > Power > Volume Down.

Your phone will reset and will boot up automatically. This might take a several minutes.

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How to Import Contacts From Old Phone to New Phone (on iPhone, Samsung, HTC and Nokia)

Contacts is very important for everyone of us. We can't connect to our friends without a contact number. If you have a new phone, saving contacts on the phone one by one is so hassle. But now, there's an easy way how to transfer or import your contacts from your old phone to your new phone.

Use your PC to transfer contacts to your new phone. This process is applicable in several phone brands, including iPhone, Samsung, HTC and Nokia.

You just need an Internet Connection on your PC, your old and new phone and their own USB cable.

Then you need to install the PC Companion program. This is a free application and the installation files are already saved on your new phone. This program can also be used in updating your phone software.

Please note that if you are using the Microsoft Windows 7 operating system on your PC, make sure that the AutoPlay setting is enabled.

To check your settings:

Click Start > Control Panel, then type "autoplay" on the search box. Click the AutoPlay, and mark the check box Use AutoPlay for all media and devices.

Installing the PC Companion:

  • Turn on your new Phone and connect it to your PC.
  • On your new Phone, tap "Install" to install PC Companion on the PC.
  • On your computer, if a pop-up window that appears notifies you about available PC Software, select Run Startme.exe.
  • Then click Install to start the installation and then follow the instructions to complete the installation.

If you are not prompted with a pop-up window to install the PC Companion, you can also download the PC Companion here.

Transferring your contacts to your new phone:

  • Make sure that PC Companion is installed on your PC.
  • Open the PC Companion application on your PC.
  • Then click Contacts Setup and follow the instructions to transfer your contacts.

How to Extend Battery Life of Nokia Lumia 520

Battery Life depends on how you use your device. For Nokia Lumia 520 device, if you want to save your battery to last longer hours, you may need to adjust your settings. Follow these suggestions:

• Turn on the power-saving option on the device. Then lessen the screen brightness and the screen lock timeout. On the Home Screen, swipe left, then tap on the Gear Icon or Settings > Battery saver.

- Be reminded that when your phone goes into battery saver mode, you may not be able to change the settings of all apps.
- If you want to change the settings of the Battery saver, tap on Advanced.

• Turn down your device volume with the volume keys.

• Close any apps or features when you are done using it so they will not continuously running in the background.

• Turn off the network connection if you are out of range so that your device will stop searching for a network signal.

• You should use the latest version of the software update. Software updates improves some features and fixes some bugs on the previous software version.

• Turn off the camera flash.

• The camera viewfinder can be a power drain, so after you've finished taking photos, press the left arrow key.

How to Take a Screenshot on Nokia Lumia 520

Did you just created a nice piece of art on your new Nokia Lumia 520 phone? Or perhaps you've just personalized your screen and want others to know how you've come up with it.Well, take a screenshot and brag it to your friends. Here's how you can capture a screenshot of your Nokia device.

1. Press on the Power key on the right side of the phone and the Start key simultaneously for a few seconds.

2. To see the screenshot, tap on Photos, the Albums and select Screenshots.

3. Tap and hold the screenshot you wish to send and then tap on share on the options.

There you have it. You've just captured a screenshot.

How to Scan Codes on Nokia Lumia 520

Nokia's latest installment of smartphone, the Lumia 520, allows you to scan QR codes, barcodes and book and DVD covers. Your device will give you further info after you scan the codes. Here's how you can make use of this feature.

1. First, you need to tap the Search icon

2.  Then tap on

3. And point the camera at the code. Make sure to keep the camera steady on the code and should be completely visible in the camera viewfinder.

How to Make a Conference Call on Nokia Lumia 520

Conference calling is a network service. The maximum number of participants involve in a conference call varies by network service provider. Nokia Lumia 520 supports conference call between two or more people. Well, here's how you can make a conference call using your Nokia Lumia 520 phone.

1. Call the first participant of the conference call.

2. To make a call to another person, press  , and make the call in the normal way.

3. When your call is answered, just tap merge calls icon.

4. If you want to add another person to the call, just tap add call iconthen call another person and tap merge calls icon.

Now, if you want to have a private conversation with someone while you're on a conference call, just tapprivate call iconand the person's name or number. The conference call is put on hold while other participants continue the conference call. Tap onmerge calls icon to return to the conference call.

How to Make Your Nokia Lumia 520 a Wi-Fi Hotspot

Ever imagine how you can make your own Nokia Lumia 520  a WiFi hotspot? Well, sure you can. This feature allows for your other devices to pick up your mobile hotspot settings on your Nokia Lumia 520. This is more preferable when you’re in public trying to locate a WiFi connection. Nokia did not mention how many devices can connect to your Nokia Lumia 520, but usually it is 6-8 devices. Check out these steps for easy, convenient and a money-saver internet experience.

1. On your Start screen, swipe left, and tap  Settings.

2. Then select Internet sharing.

3. Switch the Sharing to On.

4. If you want to change the name of your connection, tap Setup Broadcast name, then enter the name.

5. If you want to secure your Wi-Fi hotspot, then you can also type in a password for the connection.

6. Then select the connection on the other device.

Wait for few seconds and your phone will start broadcasting its WiFi network name. Now you’re ready to connect your other device to your portable mobile wifi hotspot.

Note: The other device uses data from your data plan, which may result in data traffic costs. For info on availability and costs, contact your network service provider.

How to Find a Lost Nokia Lumia 520

Losing a phone is sort of a matter of life and death these days especially if you have confidential files on it. If you misplaced your phone or someone has stolen it, then keep calm and follow the steps below so you can locate your phone and lock or delete all data on it remotely. All you need to have is a Microsoft account on your phone.

1. On your computer, laptop or tablet, go to

2. Then sign in using the same Microsoft account as on your phone.

3. Choose find my phone. From there you can:

> locate your phone on a map
> make your phone ring even if its in silent mode
> lock your phone and set it to show a message so it can be returned to you
> delete all data from your phone remotely

How to Uninstall an App on Nokia Lumia 520

Deleting apps on your phone can free up your phone memory storage. So if think you're phone is a bit too crowdy and if some apps lurking in it deserves to be out of your phone memory then you might want to consider uninstalling those apps you no longer want to use. Here's how you can clean up and uninstall an app on Nokia Lumia 520.

1. On your device's start screen, swipe left to the all apps menu.

2. Then simply tap and hold an app and tap uninstall. Take note that you might not be able to remove some apps especially those that came with your phone.

As easy as that. If you wish to reinstall the app without buying it again, then you can do as as long as it is available in Store.

How to Personalize the Start Screen on Nokia Lumia 520

Do you want to get easy access on your most-used apps? Then pin your favorite apps, websites, contacts and much more right on your Nokia Lumia 520 start screen. Here are some ways on how you can personalize your start screen and make it look neater.

To pin an app:

1. On your device's screen swipe left to go to the apps menu.
2. Then tap and hold the app you wish to pin on the start screen.
3. And tap pin to Start.

To pin a contact:

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How to Download Maps on Nokia Lumia 520

Are you a certified travel addict? Then why not download and save maps of your destinations right on your phone before you hit the road. By doing this, you can travel the world while browsing your map guide even without an internet connection. Here are the steps on how you can download maps on Nokia Lumia 520.

1. On your device's start screen, swipe left and tap Nokia Maps icon Here Maps, then tap on.

2. Now select on download maps. Make sure that you're WiFi is on and is connected to a network.

3. After tapping download maps, tapand select the country or region.

To delete a map just tap download new maps. Then tap and hold the map you wish to get rid of and finally tap on delete.

How to Download Apps on Nokia Lumia 520

Do want to jampacked your Lumia 520 with cool apps and games. Then try checking out their own version of app store to download free apps, games and other stuff for your Lumia 520 phone. Here's how to download those stuff on your phone.

1. First tap the Store iconon your device.

2. Then tap an item to view its details like the price, description, rating and etc.

3. If the said item has a price, tap buy or if its available for free at a limited time, tap try. If its free, go ahead and tap install.

4. If you're not signed in to a Microsoft account, then sign in now.

5. And just follow the on-screen instructions to complete the download.

When the download is complete, you can open or view the item, or continue browsing for more items at the store. But even if you're still downloading the item, you can continue to browse for more items and even add an item to your download queue. To view your download queue just tap the download notification at the bottom of the main view. If you want to pause the downloading, tap and hold the downloading item and tap pause. Tap resume to continue the download.

How to Create a Start Screen for Kids on Nokia Lumia 520

With Kid's Corner feature on Nokia Lumia 520, you can now let your kids use your Lumia phone without worrying that they might delete important files on your phone or purchase apps without your consent. Just create their own start screen and personalise it with their favorite apps or games. Here's how to create a start screen for your kids on Nokia Lumia 520.

1.  On your device's start screen, swipe left and tapSettings.

2. Then tap on Kid's corner.

3. Now you can create a fun and safe start screen for your kids. Choose which content your kids can use and even create a password so they can't access your own start screen.

4. To let your kids buy game points or define a Wallet PIN, you must enter the Wallet PIN to make each purchase. To define a Wallet PIN, swipe left on the start screen and tap  Wallet >settings+PIN.

5. To turn off kid's corner, swipe left on your start screen and tap Settings. Then switch kid's corner off.

If you want to go back to your own start screen just press the power key twice and swipe up on your own lockscreen. To go back to kid's corner, swipe left on your start screen and swipe up on the kid's lockscreen.

How to Logout Facebook on Nokia Lumia 520

1. Open up Facebook App.

2. Right swipe to bring up the left menu (or tap on the three dotted icon on the top left corner).

3. Scroll to the bottom of the Menu and tap on 'Logout'.

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Christian Abalo said...

I dont think lumia 520 has a file manager on the device itselft. But you can access file manager using your computer.

Sukeerthi Shetty said...

How can i download applications which is not present in lumia520 store?

Balaji said...

Hi Abalo,

I was able to connect my Nokia Lumia with my desktop earlier. Afterwards when I changed my memory card. From that moment I am not able to connect Lumia 520 with my PC through data cable. Please suggest what to do?

Christian Abalo said...

I have also encounter that kind of problem on my previous phone. If I am not mistaken, the error message is asking for the driver right? Try to restart both your pc and your phone. Usually it works a while but sometimes it will not.

I also suggest to try other PC or laptop and see if it will work. If it will work, then there might be a problem with the PC that's having problem reading the driver.

Tanuj said...

Is there any option to blacklist in Nokia lumia

Christian Abalo said...

As far as I know, blacklisting of devices should be done by your phone manufacturer. Each phone has a unique serial number registered to it, so I suggest you try to contact Nokia for that.

By the way, did you lose your phone? You can try tracking your phone first on

dominic said...

Nokia suite is not recognising my Lumia, it says USB mode needs to be changed on phone, how ?

jaideep said...

how to download high end games in lumia 520 through mobile metwork..when i download bigger games,it directly start using wifi...?

ankita said...

how to add contact in blacklist

hello said...

Nokia Suite will not identify lumia...You need to download windows phone app..

Stop Nokia Lumia Music Player
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rabia said...

my lumia 520 is not reset after locked the phone

lugi said...

how do i use the internet via wifi on the 520? cause at my college theres wifi available which i cant use to my benefit

Ryan Poon said...

my phone when insert the memory card,it'll stuck at boot screen "NOKIA".it wont start-up.pls help tq

cacg said...

does lumia 520 have a file manager?? where will the files get saved??

umer said...

When i make says...:"tap to expand"...what does it mean and how can i fix it.....please help...:(

Christian A said...

Is it happening right after you purchased the phone? Or have you made a call successfully?

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  1. Meir, J.U., G.R. Scott, L.A. Hawkes, P.B. Frappell, W.K. Milsom 2011. Rebuttal to Counterpoint: High Altitude is not for the Birds!. Journal of Applied Physiology 111 (5), 1518
  2. Ponganis, P.J., J.U. Meir, and C.L. Williams 2011. In pursuit of Irving and Scholander: a review of oxygen store management in seals and penguins. Journal of Experimental Biology 214: 3325-3339
  3. Scott, G.R., J.U. Meir, L.A. Hawkes, P.B. Frappell, W.K. Milsom 2011. Point: High Altitude is for the Birds!. Journal of Applied Physiology 111(5), 1514-1515
  4. Williams, C.L., Meir, J.U., and Ponganis, P.J 2011. What triggers the aerobic dive limit? Patterns of muscle oxygen depletion during dives of emperor penguins. Journal of Experimental Biology In press
  5. Meir, J.U. and Ponganis, P.J 2010. Blood temperature profiles of diving elephant seals. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 83(3): 531-540

Jessica U. Meir

Post-doctoral researcher (NSF International Research Post-doctoral Fellow)

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Research area: Comparative Physiology
Supervisor: W. Milsom
History: Ph.D. Scripps Institution of Oceanography (UCSD), La Jolla, CA, USA (Marine Biology)
M.S. International Space University, Strasbourg, France (Space Studies)
B.A. Brown University, Providence, RI, USA (Biology)

Displayed in extraordinary feats such as trans-global migrations or dives to incredible depths in the ocean, the diversity of form and function in the animal kingdom is astounding. As a comparative physiologist, I aim to reveal the mechanisms which underlie this remarkable biodiversity.

I am fascinated by the physiology and adaptations of vertebrates in extreme environments, especially in how animals obtain and manage their oxygen stores. Studying various organisms which thrive under similar constraints, yet in diverse habitats can reveal what is shared or unique among different species. This can expose a great deal about an animal's physiology and their role in a particular ecosystem.

I assisted in human physiology research at the NASA Johnson Space Center, with the aim of understanding the effects of space flight and microgravity on the human body. These experiments were conducted on astronauts on the Space Shuttle and International Space Station, on people (including myself!) on NASA's parabolic flight aircraft (capable of achieving repetitive ~30 second periods of 'weightlessness'), and as a crewmember in an underwater saturation diving habitat (Aquarius). These experiments help us understand the human body in all environments, and provide valuable input for the planning and management of human space travel.

My Ph.D. work focused on the diving physiology of marine mammals and birds, mainly in the emperor penguin and the elephant seal. These animals can dive to unspeakable depths, for unimaginable durations. By deploying biologgers on these animals in the wild and assessing other parameters in the lab, we've learned a lot about how they manage their oxygen stores. For example, my research revealed that emperor penguin hemoglobin has an enhanced affinity for oxygen, and that elephant seals have an exceptional tolerance to extremely low levels of oxygen. These characteristics assist them in accomplishing such incredible dives.

Bar-headed geese migrate twice a year over the Himalayan Mountains, flying at altitudes around 6,000 meters, and even being spotted over the summit of Mt. Everest. At these altitudes, oxygen levels are only 1/2 to 1/3 those at sea-level. Currently, I am studying how these birds manage to deal (and even fly!) with the low oxygen conditions experienced during their migration. I'm training these birds to fly in a wind tunnel and will measure various aspects of their physiology (heart rate, oxygen usage, blood oxygen levels, and temperature) while they are flying under normal and reduced levels of oxygen. We hope these experiments will provide insight into how these birds manage their extraordinary migration.

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Discovery Channel, Daily Planet TV series feature (bar-headed goose project), Sept. 27, 2011 Episode, online at:

“Into thin air: How do bar-headed geese manage to migrate over the Himalaya?”, Livescience.com Discoveries feature (Feb. 2011): http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=118659

“Secrets of the world’s extreme divers”: Science News for Kids (March 2011)

“Earthguide: Elephant seals”: primary science contributor for educational/outreach website: http://earthguide.ucsd.edu/elephantseals/

“How Penguins and Seals Survive Deep Dives”: invited article for Livescience.com website:

“Women Working in Antarctica”: project by video journalist Mary Lynn Price, 2008

“The Beat Goes On . . .Barely”, Explorations Magazine, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, 2008

“Emperor Penguins Underwater for Nearly 20 Minutes” OceanLines: Passagemaking & Marine Science News, 2008

American Physiological Society International Early Career Physiologist Travel Award

For Research

International Hypoxia Symposia 2011 “Best post-doc/trainee presentation”, Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada

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National Science Foundation NSF RAPID grant

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American Physiological Society Comparative & Evolutionary Physiology 2010 “Outstanding Oral Presentation”, Denver, Colorado

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National Science Foundation International Research Post-doctoral Fellowship

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Our CEO at the time, Jim Broadhurst, wanted to create a holiday card on video to thank the city of Pittsburgh for their support of Eat'n Park.

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Jim Broadhurst Almost every day - from the time he was old enough to walk to school, he peered into the bakery window and thanked his lucky stars that his mom, once again, had given him a nickel from her pocketbook to buy one of those precious, colorful smiling sugar cookies.

That little boy - Jim Broadhurst - would one day help spread the joy of that special smiling cookie to virtually every part of the world - from the White House to military serving in the far corners of the globe to every state in America. What began as a simple, childhood indulgence became a sweet treat enjoyed by millions every year.
You see, in 1973, Jim joined Eat'n Park Restaurants - a Pittsburgh-based family dining chain that originally opened in 1949 as a carhop restaurant.

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Sandra Sanders, a fifth- and sixth-grade teacher at Cordley School, was named a finalist for Kansas Teacher of the Year Sunday night.

The 18-year education veteran wore a big smile as she approached the podium to accept her recognition during the an awards banquet at the Lawrence Holidome.

"I considered all the different professions and all the different professions I respect, but there is nothing more worthwhile," Sanders said to a crowd of 300 people.

The Kansas Teacher of the Year award is sponsored by the Nancy Landon Kassebaum Excellence in Education Foundation and the Kansas State Board of Education.

Other finalists were Peggy Andra from Oak Park Elementary School in the Shawnee Mission School District and Damon Roberts from Highland Middle School in the Turner School District. The finalists received a check for $2,000 from a teacher's foundation initiated by Sen. Kassebaum.

The state Teacher of the Year will be named Nov. 4 in Wichita.

The two elementary finalists and one secondary finalist will serve as state education ambassadors throughout the year.

Sanders, who has taught at Cordley throughout her teaching career, said she especially wanted to recognize her husband, Frank, who also is a teacher at the school.

During the ceremony, each of the 3rd District's 14 nominees were introduced, several former Kansas Teachers of the Year spoke and Rep. Barbara Ballard, D-Lawrence, ended the evening by congratulating each educator.

Current and past principals sat with Sanders during the award presentation, along with family and colleagues.

"I'm the guy who hired that gal," Paul Dickens said proudly.

Dickens served as principal at Cordley from 1968 to 1983, working six years with Sanders.

"I just recognized her potential," he said as he gave Sanders a hug.

Janet Broers, another former Cordley principal, said Sanders stood out from the crowd because she succeeds with special-needs students.

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Stunted growth: Kevin Conley cuts to the chase in ‘Full Burn’

"The Full Burn" author Kevin Conley is at the wheel as he and stuntman Sean Graham, back seat, test their driving skills at Griffith Park in Los Angeles.

"The Full Burn" author Kevin Conley is at the wheel as he and stuntman Sean Graham, back seat, test their driving skills at Griffith Park in Los Angeles.

August 3, 2008

— On a recent afternoon, the writer Kevin Conley sat in a rental car driven by Sean Graham, a tanned, ripped stuntman who hadn't slept for 72 hours. The two spent some time kicking up dirt on a back road in Griffith Park, burning out the car's clutch, driving with two wheels on the curb and stripping the life out of a very sad emergency brake.

"I got all the insurance!" shouted Conley, 48, from the back seat. "The most I'll have to pay if it's totaled is $500."

With that, he took over and was skidding downhill toward a reverse 180 when a ranger's truck showed up in the distance. Conley and Graham settled down, like teenagers whose mom had caught them sneaking a six-pack of beer. They began rehearsing what to say if they were pulled over.

"Good thing we're not saucin'," offered Graham.

Stunt driving isn't everybody's idea of a good time, but Conley - a short, rotund New Yorker in geek-chic Ray-Ban glasses and black T-shirt - thrilled to his friend's down-home insouciance and stories of crashes and near misses.

"Actors are always smaller than life," he said, after Graham left in a whirlwind of tall tales. He means not just physical stature but presence - actors often blend into the background or observe others. "But the stuntmen are the actual sexy guys on the set. So the reaction you expect a movie star to get you often get from a stuntman. It's real theater."

Graham, who did Mark Wahlberg's stunts in "The Italian Job," was one of hundreds of stuntmen Conley met while writing "The Full Burn: On the Set, at the Bar, Behind the Wheel and Over the Edge With Hollywood Stuntmen." The book tells the field's history mostly through magazine profiles of stunt stars and was just released by Bloomsbury.

Conley's recurring subject is "the passionate subculture," with its own argot, personal code and value system.

"I like to make accessible a very arcane art," he said later at a downtown Los Angeles coffee shop, "and make people appreciate what you would never see."

He has spent part of his career writing about dance and is interested in capturing the body in motion. "With stunts it's kind of like male choreography. It's macho dance."

Athletic pranksters

Growing up in Detroit, Conley was more interested in Latin and Ingmar Bergman, both of which he studied at Yale, than gear-head chatter. But he picked up car talk, he says, "by osmosis," whether he wanted to or not.

After college, he became a kind of stunt journalist: He spent 10 years or so in New York, producing clever, bemused pieces on poker, roller coasters and NASCAR and writing "Stud: Adventures in Breeding." (He describes the amorous emissions of the Thoroughbred horse Storm Cat, whose stud fee, at his peak, came to $500,000, as "probably the most expensive 30 seconds" in sports.)

Conley met Graham and other stuntmen while doing a New Yorker story on a movie called "The Punisher," based on a Marvel Comics character. "Full Burn" - the name of a fiery stunt Conley has tried himself - also looks at Jeff Galpin, a wily Cajun who wrangles gators; Mike Kirton, a hard-drinking wild man who has been declared legally dead on sets twice; and Debbie Evans, "the Meryl Streep of stunts," who has triumphed over the field's institutional sexism.

Despite some variation, the stuntman type is pretty consistent, according to Conley.

"They're more sophisticated than most athletes," he said. "Because for many of them, their careers start out with a certain disappointment, either because they found themselves the best at a sport that has no market or they've had a crushing injury.

"Terry Leonard had thrown out his back in the (Canadian Football League), and so he came in with a sense of mortality, even as he did some of the greatest stunts on film. He's the one who went under the truck in 'Raiders of the Lost Ark.'"

And because working stunts - or "gags" as they've been called since the Keystone Kops - means a lot of waiting around on film sets, stuntmen tend to be gregarious and imaginatively prankish. (Their marriages, perhaps for related reasons, typically don't last long.) The down time also leads them to hone skills as storytellers, which benefits Conley's book.

"It's like any locker room," he said, "but they're better because they've got time to perfect it. They call what they do 'gags,' and when they're not doing one on set they're trying them on each other. The film clip of their pranks would be as good as the clips of their stunts."

New breed of stuntman

Part of what made Conley believe he had a book was learning about the evolution of the field. The old days of stunting, he said, were wild. "Like much of American industry, it was very dangerous, carelessly approached, haphazard." For a sense of what that period was like, he refers to the oil-drilling mishap that begins "There Will Be Blood."

"People have a vision of the crazy stuntman who drank and was devil-may-care and did crazy things - well, half the country was that way. Everyone was doing a three-martini lunch."

Things are different now for many reasons, including the demise of westerns (in their heyday, stuntmen often came from the rodeo world), the influence of Cirque du Soleil, computer-generated imagery and Asian martial arts. Gangster movies (in which stuntmen fell through glass windows) led to the car-chase era (Steve McQueen's Mustang skidding down the streets of San Francisco in "Bullitt") and then to Carrie-Anne Moss piloting a motorcycle on the freeway in "Matrix Reloaded." Today's breed, derided by veterans as "BlackBerry guys," is saner.

"Like much of the culture," Conley said, "they're more in shape, much more serious about it. They're athletes who realized they have to spread out their earning years, take care of their bodies.

"They hate it that everybody wants to see them with broken bones - that would be a bad job. That would ruin their reputation."

'Amusing idiosyncrasies'

Conley is a witty, at times beautiful writer: His restaurant reviews at the New Yorker, where he was an editor until going freelance in 2004, are masterpieces of concision.

"Stud" was well received; one reviewer compared his prose to the writing of Bill Bryson and P.J. O'Rourke. Some, though, were critical: The Washington Post's Nan Mooney enjoyed his humor but added that "Conley's romp through the breeding industry is too often confined to cataloging such 'amusing idiosyncrasies' rather than tackling larger issues." Jane Smiley, in the Los Angeles Times Book Review, wrote that the book "just skims the surface."

The strengths and weaknesses of "Stud" and "The Full Burn" derive in part from the way Conley sees his mission. Although he's an intellectual guy, he's not especially interested in analysis or stepping back.

In college, during the 1970s and early 1980s, he majored in theater. It was a time when the ideal was Method acting. Conley worshiped performers who turned themselves inside out, the way Robert De Niro transformed himself, psychologically and physically, into boxer Jake LaMotta for "Raging Bull."

"That's always been my ideal of total immersion," Conley said. "De Niro just lived it. And I think I get to do that - without putting myself or my performance in the center of it. I'm getting to play those roles."

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