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Benefits of Regular Medical Checkups

Regular medical checkups are encouraged as they help the doctors in identifying severe medical conditions at an early stage. Individuals are encouraged to check in a health facility after every three months to be tested.

Always ensure that the doctor does a comprehensive checkup every time you visit a health facility. This read looks at some of the advantages of regular medical checkups.

dentist performing a checkupJust like the adage says, prevention is better than cure. When you regularly check in a hospital for a medical checkup, the doctors will be able to diagnose problems that might lead to serious health issues in future. The doctor will then take proactive steps that will ensure that the issues are treated at an early stage.

It is easy to treat an ailment at the initial stage rather than waiting until it is in its advanced stages. The doctor will also alert you on some of the warning signs to watch out for.

One condition that has driven many men to their early graves is stress.  It has been established that stress causes most of the diseases that many people suffer from today.

Some of the ailments that can be caused by stress include asthma, gastrointestinal problems, hypertension, blood pressure, heart disease, and weight problems to mention a few. By going for a regular medical checkup, the issues will be identified at an early stage which will help the caregivers manage it before it becomes severe.

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One of the tests that you will be subjected to every time you go for a medical checkup is the blood test. The blood test is greatly encouraged especially for individuals with multiple sexual partners. We have several diseases that can be detected by subjecting an individual to a blood test.

Some of these diseases include cancer, sexually transmitted diseases, diabetes, and cholesterol levels. If an individual has recently contracted the sexually transmitted infection, he will be put on medication immediately.

equipment for medical checkup Going for a regular medical checkup is cheap in the long run. When you decide to go for the routine medical checkup, there is a cost that will be associated with your every visit. If you have cancer, for example, they will be able to detect it at the earliest stage and therefore, manage the condition successfully.

You will end up spending less as compared to treating the disease when it is at the advanced stage.  Most of the severe medical ailments can be diagnosed and managed at a lower cost rather than waiting when the condition is more severe.

A guideline to safe weight loss

Many people today find that they are overweight or obese. This is a growing issue due to the lifestyles people lead and their lack of healthy food and exercise. When you find that you are over the healthy weight limit for your age and height, then it is time to look into your options of losing weight seriously.

Weight loss

Anyone who is over their BMI needs to start looking for ways to reduce their weight. You can look at exercising at a gym, taking supplements or dieting. Let’s look at each option individually.

Going to the gym and exercising is a great way to give your body a good workout and stay fit. Unfortunately, not everyone has the time to go to a gym. Subscriptions cost a lot, and if you need to hire a personal trainer, your bill can inflate even further. For some people, it may just not be practical as any gym may be too far from their home.

Going on a strict diet will help you lose weight gradually and safely. The ketone diet is one program that has proved to be successful in helping people lose weight. It centers around the person going on the diet that has little or no carbohydrates. It is not like those that require you to starve yourself and live on one meal a day. Ketosis is the process where the body’s metabolism starts burning the fat cells stored due to the lack of incoming carbs. .

gbfvdcsWhen a person eats excess carbs, the body stores uses what it needs and stores the rest for future use which is how you find your belly increasing in size. But if you stop taking food that has sugars and fats, your body will automatically turn to these reserves for energy. Ketosis is a great natural way to lose weight by simply manipulating the body’s mechanisms to work in favor of weight loss.By regularly monitoring, you can see how your body is reacting to the diet, and you can make the required changes accordingly.

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In this sensitive topic of oral hygiene, kids happen to be the most affected. This is especially when they are at the critical stage of shedding off their milk teeth. This is the point where they are in dire need of guidance from adults especially their parents. Their teeth are just not strong enough to withstand all the pressure from sweets. Their buildup leads to cavities and other major problems with their oral health. The real issue here happens to be on how to brush their teeth.

Sensitize the little ones

gdgfdgdfgdfgdfgghgfhfghKids are so vulnerable to many dental problems that are preventable. All the more reason to be on our toes when it comes to their oral well being. Most of them obviously do not know what they are doing.

Being the young and naive beings that they are, what they need is for you to be close by and nurture their blossoming smiles. How? Lovingly and affectionately, teach them about the importance of brushing their teeth after a meal or snack.

Better yet, give them a step by step tutorial about how it is done. Do this until you are very sure that they have got the hang of it. You can start by doing it for and with them in the first week. The following week, give them a chance to show you what they managed to grasp during the past week.

Be keen on what you offer them

As much as they need to enjoy their childhood, this can be done with moderation. They are growing kids, and they do need to be on a healthy diet. This does not include sweets and all manner of unhealthy foods and snacks.

A little bit of confectionery every once in a while will not hurt. Remember to include milk in each of their meals. This is one way of ensuring that their teeth grow healthy and strong.
It is surprising to note that the number of visits paid to the dentist depends on the nurturing and care, which is given to the little ones’ teeth.

Pay a regular visit to the dentist

fddfgdfgdfgfdgdfgdgdfgIt is precisely evident that most kids do not really fancy the idea of going to the dentist. The horror stories that they hear of makes them want to run away at the sound of the word ‘dentist.’

The dentist has all the ABC’s needed to get your child through this horrific stage. After all, most dentists have years of experience in matters to do with dental care. Your kids will grow up knowing the value of dental checkups.
The dentist should be their best friend especially at a time like this when they have no idea which path to follow.

Teach them to refrain from putting objects in their mouths

This will not only keep their oral health secure, their general health is also kept in check. For instance, kids love putting their fingers in their mouths. As we all know, it is not really a promotional measure for oral hygiene. Put them on a routine that will help them quit this habit.


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Queens Bard

East Kingdom Queen’s Bard, AS 47

all songs and poems © Myra Hope Eskridge, known in the SCA as Lucien de Pontivy, Lukian Pontivyen, and Leceabh merch Ouein

Lucien performed and/or composed these works while competing to be, or serving as, the East Kingdom Queen’s Bard. Other original works may be found under Original Works.

For the East Kingdom Bardic Competition, 2/2/2013

Gauntlets“, by Lucien de Pontivy
Our first challenge was to perform a piece on the theme of “something that inspires us”. In this original piece, I tried to fit in as many things that inspire me as I could.

O Viridissima Virga“, by Hildegard von Bingen (c. 1150)
For the second challenge, we were asked to perform a documentably period work. I love chant, and Hildegard is one of my idols, so this piece came easily.

Who Will Speak for the Sheep?” by Lucien de Pontivy
For the third and final challenge, contestants were given a theme and asked to write or adapt an original work to suit. The theme was: Saint Robert, pulled pork and bacon, and a reactionary dispute about the ownership of a flock of sheep. I couldn’t make heads or tails the pork thing, but I’d been present at Robert’s execution, was aware of the dispute, and had a few verses to hand for adapting.

Video kindly provided by Yona Carmichael.

For the Coronation of Their Majesties Kenric II and Avelina II, 10/9/2013

Cyne-weorc” by Lucien de Pontivy
For the coronation of Their Highnesses Kenric II and Avelina II, I wrote two new pieces. “Cyne-weorc : Kingmaking” is a poem in Old English describing the Crown Tourney bout in which Kenric fought Sir Thomas Ravenhill, and the (imagined) charge to the new King by Queen Avelina. More about the project may be found here.

Waltant Lango” by Lucien de Pontivy
This Old High Saxon poem is original, a summoning-song in close harmony for two voices.

For the elevation of Aváldr to the Order of Chivalry, 1/4/2014

Aváldr Veit” by Lucien de Pontivy
A Processional for Aváldr on the occasion of his elevation to the Order of the Chivalry.

——— LYRICS ————

I am a carver of treen for good custom
Serving the crown with my heart and my hands
A spoon or a bowl or a small axe of maple
Are the harvest I tithe, are the wealth of my lands

When trumpets called morning I laid down my carving
Fashioned my plowshare back into a sword
With one kiss for luck, and another for courage,
I armored up; then I was gone to the war

The hands in my gauntlets hold a lover and children
The hands in my gauntlets are fashioned to pray
But I’ll fight for honor, and I’ll fight for love
And I’ll follow my King into battle today

Swords from the West they came on twice our number, and
Over the East rang the voice of our King
For him we were myrmidons, giants, and tygers, and
All through the valley you could hear us all sing

(Chorus, with “our”)

The day brought us victory, ripe for the singing,
Though I returned limping to hearth and to farm
A child at the gate bore an axe made of maple
With one brave salute, she ran straight to my arms

O Viridissima Virga

O viridissima virga, ave,
que in ventoso flabro sciscitationis
sanctorum prodisti.
O viridissima virga,
Cum venit tempus
quod tu florusti in ramis tuis,
ave, ave fuit tibi,
quia calor solis in te sudavit
sicut odor balsami.
Nam in te flourit pulcher flos
qui odorem dedit
Protulerunt, et quoniam volucres celi
Nida habuerunt
Nunc autem laus sit altissimo

Who Will Speak for the Sheep?

(C)When dispute threatens the great Leven Loch
(F)And good Saint Robert cries, “och, Meggie, och!”
(G)Lords and Ladies, let noblesse oblige be your (F)teacher
(G)As you gaze on the weakest, the meekest, the sweetest of (F)creatures…
Tell me…

(C)Who (F)will (G)speak for the (C)sheep?
(G)When (F)great houses (C)battle, who (F)speaks for the cattle?
(C)Who (F)will (G)speak for the (C)sheep?
(Dm)Their little hearts break for the beating,
(Em)And their voices expire for the bleating,
Tell me (C)who will (F)speak for the (C)sheep?

Sheep don’t know the terrors of war
They don’t read history… (well, who does anymore?)
Wooly ears hanging low trotting in to their beds
Getting stuffed into cannons? No! Losing their heads!
Who will speak for the sheep?

(Dm) Longing for the taste of tender green grasses
(Em)The cool breeze is the balm for the brands on their… delicate hindquarters
(C) Who will (F)speak for the (C)sheep?

CYNE-WEORC : Kingmaking

by Lucien de Pontivy, drawn from Beowulf

Old English Modern English
Hwæt! We Eást-thegns / in geardagum,
þeodcyninga, / þrym gefrunon,
hu ða æþelingas / ellen fremedon.
Listen! We have heard / of the East-thanes glory,
in the old days / the kings of tribes –
how noble princes / showed great courage!
Aledon þa / leofne þeoden,
beaga bryttan, / on bearm bǽl-fýres
They laid down the king / they had dearly loved
their tall ring-giver, / in the center of the bier.
Sin ge-swegra / weg-gomen com. His cousin / came to the tourney.
Eodon him þa togeanes, / gode þancodon,
ferþ-grim þegna heáp, / ferhþum fægne
They clustered around him, / his thanes
Fierce in battle / happy in their hearts
Tomas Hrafn-hyll maðelode, / on him tohte scan
Aras ða bi ronde / rof oretta,
heard under helme, / hiorosercean bær
Thomas Ravenhill spoke, / gleaming from battle
The famous champion / stood up with his shield
brave behind helmet / in hard war-shirt
“Eart þu se Essex, / se þe wið Edward wunne?” “Are you the same Essex / who challenged Edward?”
Kenric maþelode, / “Na! Ge-swegra ic beo!” Kenric replied, / “No! I’m his cousin!”
æfter þæm wordum / weorold-cempa leod
efste mid elne, / nalas ondsware
bidan wolde; / wig-wylm onfeng
After these words / the warrior of the world
turned boldly / would not wait
for answer / surging battle enfolded them.
Swa mec gelome / leód-mægen
þreatedon þearle / þryðswyðe ecgþræce
Kenric gemærunge gemacode / mægenræs forgeaf
hildebille, / Hrafn-hylle cwellede.
Again and again / the champions
made fierce attacks / with violent swordplay.
Kenric finished it. / He put his whole force
behind his sword-edge, / killed Ravenhill.
þa wæs Essex / heresped gyfen,
wig-gomen weorð-mynd, / þæt him his winemagas
ágirnon hyrdon. / Eode Avelina forð,
cwen Kenrices / cynna gemyndig,
Then Essex was given / victory in battle
such honor in the tourney / that the men of his house
eagerly served him / Avelina came forward
Kenric’s queen, / mindful of courtesies;
“Bruc ðisses cyne-rice, / Kenric leofa,
cen þec mid cræfte / ond þyssum cyn-ren
wes lara liðe; / Wes þenden þu lifige,
æþeling, eadig.”
“Enjoy this kingdom / the treasure of a people.
Make known your strength, yet be / to these common-folk
gentle in counsel. / While you may live,
be happy, O prince!”
þæt wæs god cyning! That was great king-ship!

Waltant Lango

by Myra Hope Eskridge (c)2013

mahtigen khuning bi-queman
skoni kunigin bi-queman

inan de mihil de mihil maht
in unsen lant eristo anti meisto
ubar scultira isi pelliz des heiz-wurm

der ostan khuning kreftig anti virinlih
die kunigin skoni and wisi

wonen innarunhalb unser waltant lango

The highest King is coming
The beautiful Queen is coming

With great might
first and greatest in our land
Shoulders mantled in dragon’s pelt

The strong and fearsome Eastern King
The clever and beautiful Queen

May they abide and rule our lands for all time

Aváldr Veit

1. Veitztu hvé hǫggva skal? (Aváldr veit)
2. Veitztu hvé fá vefja skal? (Aváldr veit)
3. Veitztu hvé þjóna skal? (Aváldr veit)
4. Veitztu hvé rísta stafi skal? (Aváldr veit)
5. Veitztu hvé steinabrú smíða skal? (Aváldr veit)
6. Veitztu hvé verðr bǫrnvinr? (Aváldr veit)
7. Veitztu hvé standi heitfastr skal? (Aváldr veit)
8. Veitztu hvé ráða skal? (Aváldr veit)
9. Veitztu hvé ðegia skal? (Aváldr veit)
10. Veitztu hvé smíða mjǫð skal? (Aváldr veit)

1. Do you know how one must strike? (Aváldr knows)
2. Do you know how one must paint a shield? (Aváldr knows)
3. Do you know how one must serve? (Aváldr knows)
4. Do you know how one must carve staves? (Aváldr knows)
5. Do you know how one must build a bridge of stones? (Aváldr knows)
6. Do you know how one becomes friend to children? (Aváldr knows)
7. Do you know how one must stand oath-firm? (Aváldr knows)
8. Do you know how one must counsel? (Aváldr knows)
9. Do you know how one must be silent? (Aváldr knows)
10. Do you know how one must make mead? (Aváldr knows)

From Óðinn’s Rune-verses in the Hávamalá. Writ with gracious assistance from Lady Aildreda de Tamwurthe, Sir Michael of York, and Master Fridrikr Tomasson.

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European Charter on Participatory democracy

The European Charter on Participatory Democracy in Spatial Planning Processes

The Charter of participatory Democracy was approved at the ECTP-CEU General Assembly, Dublin, October 17th 2015.
This primary vocation of this text is to invite all the actors of the planning processes - including politicians and citizens - to share the values stated in this call for action.

Working Group Chair: Luc-Emile BOUCHE-FLORIN
The authors and working group members:
Luc-Emile BOUCHE-FLORIN, Chair, France. Vincent GOODSTADT, United Kingdom. Elias BERIATOS, Greece.
Virna BUSSADORI, Italy.
Paulo CORREIA, Portugal. Pierre-Yves DELCOURT, Switzerland. Maros FINKA, Slovakia.
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Wednesday, 5 October 2011

Wild Thing

Well that was a very wild recovery at the end of yesterday's strange trading day. I had a good day mainly as I took off my long hedges at 1075.25 in the morning and then put them back on at 1115.25 shortly before the close. Against that my late day scalp long at 1073.5 that I cashed for 1.25 points obviously left over 40 points on the table.

There was a lot of news yesterday.  Moody's three-level downgrade of Italy caused surprisingly little trouble. The announcement of possible plans to shore up Euro-area banks was credited with causing the late day moonshot.

Bernanke's Q&A session was very funny, with some particularly dimwitted questions and answers there. My favorite (good) question was the query whether the printing press was the Fed's only tool. My favorite (stupid) answer was Bernanke's remark that people need to learn to save more. In a situation where centrally planned and controlled interest rates effectively confiscate the entirety of savers' real interest returns as a huge subsidy to borrowers, the comment was rich with unintentional irony. You'd think that an Economics Professor might have picked up at some point that people respond to incentives, and that longstanding policies that have punished savers while rewarding borrowers would be likely to increase borrowing and reduce saving. It's hard to escape the idea that a gerbil as head of the Fed would do a better job than Greenspan and Bernanke have delivered since Greenspan was appointed by Reagan in 1987.

My ES 60min channel that I posted before the open proved to be prescient, with a perfect reversal at the lower trendline. Overnight a bull flag formed that has played out as high as 1124.75 on ES before reversing a few points lower at the time of writing. I've marked some strong resistance levels for today on the chart and I'm expecting to see at least a bit more upside today:
The NDX 15min falling wedge that I posted yesterday morning reversed very choppily and is playing out. Obvious overhead resistance is in the 2160 area:
Of SPX, NDX and RUT the only bullish engulfing candle on the daily chart was on RUT. That seems likely to deliver some more upside, and I'm looking at the intersection of two important trendlines in the 670 area as a possible target and likely strong resistance:
The Vix daily chart showed Vix closing back within the bollinger bands yesterday and many have noted that a lower close today would deliver a confirmed Vix Buy (equities) signal. These don't tend to be good performers in bear markets however and the last two signals triggered in recent weeks were both bull traps. I've marked those on the chart:
30yr treasury futures (ZB) are looking interesting. My little IHS target at 144'15 was made and exceeded with ZB running up to a lower high just over 146. The reversal there looks solid and the lower high suggests that ZB may have made a significant top. That's interesting here though bonds often top before equities so a significant top on ZB wouldn't preclude lower lows on equities:
I'm leaning strongly towards this being an oversold rally before new lows are made, though I know many analysts are seeing this as more than that. The move down looks incomplete however and I have a very good example of why that is on oil. I posted the oil futures (CL) chart yesterday giving my preferred target on CL as 65 from the 76.4 it was trading at when I capped the chart before the open. I don't tend to pay much attention to the oil ETF USO, but I was charting it last night on multiple timeframes for a project I'm working on, and noticed a perfect H&S on the 60min chart with the pattern target at 24.8. USO opened yesterday at 29.4 and if I apply the same fall I'm expecting on oil futures to USO I get a target on USO at 25, very close to the H&S target. If oil makes new lows and makes these targets then I'd expect to see new lows on equities too:
Overall I'm thinking we'll probably see a rise into a strong reversal on SPX. That might also fit with the bullish morning, bearish afternoon trading pattern we've been seeing on many trading days in recent weeks. The pivot on SPX is at 1107.95 and that will be a warning signal if SPX falls below it. Apart from the targets I've marked on the charts, the key ovehead resistance level to watch on SPX is the R1 pivot at 1141.12, and the Elliot Wave guys are watching the 1145 and 1150 areas for strong resistance as well.

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  • A $5,000 summer cash stipend to carry out their internship, in which they are expected to engage in social entrepreneurship, community service, or work with or for a non-profit business making changes in sustainability

Meredith Benek is a Master of Sustainability student from Harmony, PA with a bachelor’s degree from Slippery Rock University in Environmental Studies. Meredith has had a lifelong interest in the environment and living sustainably, working as an Environmental Health and Safety Specialist. Meredith’s summer 2016 internship is with Penn Forest Natural Burial Park, Pennsylvania’s first exclusively environmentally friendly burial ground. She will interface with all aspects of the park – from communicating with the public, understanding the environmental impacts of the area, and situating issues within the context of a socially responsible business.

Elisha (Elly) Helgen is a Master of Sustainability from Danvers, IL with a bachelor’s degree from Mercyhurst University in anthropology/archaeology. After graduating, Elly spent a year with AmeriCorps and led a project that included creating a community garden within a refugee and low-income neighborhood. There she saw the many mental, physical and spiritual benefits that come from bringing communities together around a green space. During her summer 2016 immersion experience, Elly will continue working with community gardens, and further develop her skills as they relate to sustainable and equitable community development.

Zachary J. Schmucker is a Master of Sustainability student from Lycippus, PA with a bachelor’s degree from Davis & Elkins College in Sustainability Studies and History, where he worked to bridge the gaps between the humanities and environmental science. Zachary’s summer 2016 internship is with the United States Forest Service (USFS), where he will continue his work as a trail crew leader in the Monongahela National Forest, including trail condition assessment and remediation; land use monitoring; and community outreach. Zachary has been a crew leader with the USFS in previous years, but will expand on his role this summer by working to redevelop trails with a goal towards watershed improvement.

Megan VanGorden is a Master of Arts in Food Studies student from Olivebridge, New York with a bachelor degree from Saint Michael’s College in Anthropology/Sociology and Applied Linguistics. Megan spent two years with AmeriCorps, managing volunteers and working on healthy aging programs, and serving with a community food council focused on nutrition education for families with young children. Megan’s summer 2016 internship involves two sites: At Eden Hall, she will create a community supported agriculture model that can be scaled up in future years to provide students with produce from Eden Hall. At Churchview Farm in Baldwin, PA, a small, woman-owned farm, she will assist with operations and the business side of running a farm that sells to restaurants and hosts a work-share program.

Mollie Walter is a Master of Arts in Food Studies from Summit, NJ with a bachelor’s degree from the University of Pittsburgh in Economics and History. For the last three years, Mollie has worked as a tax specialist for BNY Mellon. Currently, she interns for Three Rivers Grown, a regional food hub that specializes in distributing dairy within 100 miles of Pittsburgh. Mollie’s summer 2016 internship will be with The Hatchery in Chicago, a food business incubator that accelerates economic development by helping food entrepreneurs launch their companies. There, she will use and build on her business skills, doing supply chain analysis, production and distribution, business strategy development, research, reporting on food and beverage trends, and more.

Learn more about the Eden Hall Fellows Scholarship Program, including expectations of Fellows and eligibility requirements.


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Join today and be apart of decision making about the Island and be apart of a supportive business network!

Being a member of the Chevron Island Trade Association has many benefits, including promotion of your business and ongoing exposure, active socal media outlets like facebook and instagram where you can access us to promote any events or offers you have, invitations to our regular meetings where you can have your say and make a difference. Plus, uou are automatically included in our Island's business directory on our Island's website! Each member also receives a window decal free when joining! And don't these look great don't they? (see above)

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Boston Marathon Explosions Leave 3 Dead, Over 100 Injured

In what is being handled by the White House as an "act of terror", three people were killed and over 100 more injured after two explosions went off amidst spectators at the finish line of the Boston Marathon. In the melee that followed, the seriousness of the attack quickly became apparent, with witnesses describing blood covered sidewalks and victims with severed limbs.

In the aftermath of the attack, no one has been arrested and security forces are still trying to determine whether the source of the attack is foreign or domestic. President Obama has promised to find those behind this event and hold them responsible for their actions.

As runners were crossing the finish line, a fireball and smoke rose from behind cheering spectators, the impact of the blast knocking many to the ground, as seen in several videos. A second blast further up the street went off just after the first. Witnesses described the scene as a war zone: blood and body parts littered the street and sidewalk, with many victims losing their legs.

First responders rushed to the scene to help, with ambulances lining up for blocks as people were carried in others' arms, in wheelchairs, and on stretchers to the waiting vehicles. Photographs of the scene , many graphic, show first responders, spectators, and runners helping victims, as well as holding and consoling one another.

Three people have been confirmed dead, including an 8-year-old boy. Several others are in critical condition. Click here for the latest updates on the attack .

Our attorneys at Boudreau & Nisivaco send their thoughts to all those affected by the Boston Marathon explosions. Our personal injury attorneys witness firsthand the effects an injury or death can have on the victim and his or her family. An injury suffered during such a tragic, publicized event will have a lasting impact both physically and emotionally for the victims and spectators. This event has not only affected the lives of those who were there to witness the tragedy firsthand; it has affected the entire nation.

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Bugaboo + Pendleton: Native American Inspired Designs & Prints For The Donkey & Cameleon3.

Bugaboo announced their latest collaboration this morning – this time with Pendleton. The brand is well known for their for their tartans and woolen blankets, most infamously the Rob Roy (red and black check print).

The new stroller collection includes three designs – the Rob Roy (pictured above), Spirit of the Peoples and Crossroads, a design exclusive to the Bugaboo Cameleon3.

The Spirit of the Peoples is a gorgeous Native American inspired print that showcases shades of red, turquoise and black with various stripes and shapes. It’s quite eye-catching!

Crossroads jacquard design harnesses the power of the four directions (East, West, North and South).

Each stroller comes with a beautiful, woolen woven blanket. Prices have yet to be released, but we will update this post once we hear more.

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Haval F5 to go on sale in September with two engine variants
The Haval F5, the first model of the “F” Series under Great Wall Motor's Haval brand, will go on sale in September this year, according to local media. Positioned as an entry-level compact SUV model, the Haval F5 has two engine variants.
The new SUV model adopts an all-new design in its appearance. At the front face, a massive dot-matrix intake grille matches with slim headlights and well-designed fog lights. Besides, the curvaceous rear design creates rather sporty visual effect.
The Haval F5 features traditional split-type taillights at the rear end, which looks quite neat. The new model measures 4,470mm in length, 1,857mm in width and 1,638mm in height with a wheelbase of 2,680mm.
Inside, the Haval F5 boasts a concise layout by carrying a sporty flat bottomed steering wheel, a full liquid crystal display as well as a large-sized screen in the center console under which only physical keys of the air conditioner exist.
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Monday, November 2, 2015

Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Natasha Stott Despoja

On Vietnam Net, the state-run daily news of Vietnam Communist of Vietnam (CPVN) on October 17, 2014 in Politics section, there was an article: “Australian Ambassador praises Vietnamese women”.

Correct compliment is a good thing. But an incorrect compliment becomes “Dog hissing the bush” as an old Vietnamese adage for generations. When an ambassador or a news reporter arrives in Vietnam and offers their compliments which are quite contrasting to the political and social realties in Vietnam then “telling the truth” is something much luxury to them. Therefore, diplomats or news reporters in Vietnam should investigate and understand the realties in Vietnam before making any statements. That is the self-respect to those statement makers themselves and also to the people related to the subjects by which the statement makers mentioning about.

We can evaluate the above assessment through Australian ambassador to Vietnam Natasha Scott Despoja who spoke out her speech to Vietnamese women. She said: “I would like to offer my best wishes to all Vietnamese women on the commemoration day of Vietnamese women. I am glad Vietnam reserves one specific day for its women that are also the day the Federated Association of Vietnamese Women was founded on October 20, 1930 (sic).

According to ambassador Depoja:”The Vietnamese Women Day is a good opportunity for everybody that includes women, men and children altogether reflect themselves upon the role and influence of the women in the family and the society.

This is also the opportunity to praise the contributions of the Federated Association of Vietnamese Women, the organization that has been the counterpart of Australian similar association in some projects reserved for women, in which those projects help increase women’s incomes, provide legal support and broaden choices in agricultural work force for Vietnamese women.

Vietnam is a top example in the South East Asia about its women’s efforts in which the percentage of women who participate in the labor force with pay, the achievements in education and the improvement in medical and health care. Vietnamese women are now government officials, business women, medical doctors, scientists, teachers, peasants, architects, engineers, and lawyers, politicians…(I only name a number of professions). Every day, Vietnamese women in Vietnam and around the world always have to plan their works along with their extra responsibilities as mothers, educators, and care givers to their children.

These are not easy tasks. But I hope with the cooperation between Australia and Vietnam, we will be able to contribute our great assistance to help Vietnamese women so they can have better opportunities to achieve their goals, aspirations in their professional careers and in the society and more than that it will be their major contributions to the prosperity of Vietnam (sic).

Australian ambassador’s speech also included:” Even though the Women Day is a reminder to everybody to think about other women who live around them. I always encourage every woman carry out this task not only 1 or 2 times in a year but they should do it every day or many times in a day.

When saying so it does not mean I only encourage other people to think of and honor women but also you yourself, the Vietnamese women, should also highly value yourselves and actively play your roles in the society and your families. One again, I would like to wish the Vietnamese women real joy and much happiness (sic).

The author realizes most foreign ambassadors when they work in Vietnam, except communist ambassadors, intentionally or unintentionally, usually do not fully understand political, economic and social realties in Vietnam. They do not know anything which has been actually happening in Vietnam, but they only talk about what Vietnamese communist authorities would like to hear and literally “permit” them to say.

In the case of Australian ambassador mentioned above, it is worthwhile to note 2 concrete examples that indicate her statement and her speech lack of most important facts and reliable news sources she used for her speeches. Are they reliable news sources or these data are just purely politically or economically motivated and provided to her by Vietnam communist government or state-censured agencies?

Truong Minh Hoa: Sublieutenant or Second Lieutenant of the Armed Forces of Republic of Vietnam (ARVN)?

This is the first example which likely causes serious damages to the reliability and the fame of the community of Vietnamese refugees in Australia and around the world. That is:

According to whose owner is Hua Vang Tho with an article on its website which indicates Australian former commander colonel of Nui Dat Jack D’espagnol after reading the article of novelist Truong Minh Hoa about Long Tan battle in Vietnam (1966) showed his significant interest in this article and considered that is the most valuable article. He also classified it in the records of the Vietnam War. Excerpt of former Australian colonel:” It is an excellent coverage of the battle of Long Tan and probably the best ever produced. I will keep it with my permanent records.” (

When Mr. Jack D’espagnol praised Truong Minh Hoa’s article then it appeared he does not know anything about Truong Minh Hoa himself but he only based his judgment on the details Truong wrote up about the battle of Long Tan in 1966 in Vietnam. Therefore, the former colonel showed his strong interest in Truong’s article and forgot to verify the authenticity of that article and the author’s background because he was the commander whose military combat division directly fought Vietnamese communist soldiers in that battle. D’espagnol is not aware who Truong Minh Hoa is or if Truong he ever fought in that battle or Truong ever participated in that battle or if Truong ever conducted researches using reliable sources to obtain many details of that battle.

Firstly: In his book, Truong Minh Hoa dishonestly ranked himself as a sub lieutenant (Trung uy). In fact, he was only a second lieutenant (thieu uy) of the Armed Forces of Republic of Vietnam (ARVN). This is one of his big lies. Why was Truong Minh Hoa such dishonest? The truth was Hoa was only a second lieutenant of Political Warfare Division of a local armed forces of Republic of Vietnam in city of Ca Mau where Hoa was born. It means that was the local town he was raised, drafted and served since his birth until the Fall of Vietnam (Saigon) on April 30, 1975 and eventually he was imprisoned by the Vietnamese communists under their so-called “Reeducation camps”.

Details Hoa wrote in his book which recited about his forced labor and cruel brainwash were stories of other prisoners, not his own. There are so many news sources and materials on the internet which indicates Hoa was or (still has been) under most favorable treatments by the current Vietnamese authorities. In fact, Hoa was indeed the whistle blower for the communist jail guards, including his conspiracies with those guards to probably secretly harm or kill captain/ pharmacist (of the ARVN) Quach Duoc Thanh.

His other lying is: In 1981 when Hoa was released by the communists. Quote in his book “Laborer to Author:”In 1981, I was released due to my serious illness (sic).

Other quote in his same book:” "During period at detention, I have a risky plan to learn English that was accused as counter- revolution, and imperial American. If Vietcong discovered, my life would be in peril, Vietcong could shoot or torture" (sic).

Most political prisoners of Viet communists realize and confirm that there was no incident that political prisoners are released due to their illnesses. This is Hoa’s gross lying.  If sick prisoners of Viet communists were released then why some 156,000 political prisoners got killed in those brutal jail camps as Hoa wrote in his book.

If any sick prisoners were released then Hoa was the only prisoner who was under specifically favorable treatment by the Viet communists, may be because he closely cooperated with the jail supervisors to help them significantly in jail.

Secondly: Hoa made up his own fake story that he risked his life to learn English in his jail cell even he was aware that “if getting caught by jail guards he might be executed or badly tortured”. We invite Mr. Jack D’Espagnol to ask Hoa if there were any documented cases in which prisoners of Viet communists were executed only because they learned English by themselves in jail. Remember Captain Nguyen Huu Luyen of the ARVN Special Forces who was jailed in the most horrendous jail up high on the coldest mountain in North Vietnam “Gate of Heaven” for 27 years. Mr. Nguyen also learned English in jail by himself. Many other prisoners in his jail have verified and confirmed this fact. Another case was poet Cung Tram Tuong (real name Cung Thuc Can, Lieutenant Colonel in charge of Political Warfare Division of Republic of Vietnam Air Force. He taught Math and English at K1, Z30D Ham Tan jail, Thuan Hai province to a numbers of juvenile prisoners who attacked a police station. These young men were convicted and sentenced 16 to 18 years (some kids were only 15 years old).  Both teacher and students were never executed nor were they tortured. Therefore, Truong Minh Hoa’s bragging about his persistent learning of English for 5 years has never been verified. Because in Viet communist jails usually there were 5 jailers who slept on 4-slot sleeping mats. So any small acts of jailers are immediately recognized by other jailers. After his release and fleeing to Australia in 1983 Truong Minh Hoa already “memorized by heart” pocket-sized English-Vietnamese or Viet-English dictionaries”. Hoa wholehearted boasted of “his most modern self- invented study methodology to learn English and any other foreign languages at the speed of light to become a grand master of linguistics”. With this ability of an “expert Hoa learns English…by memorizing every single word in dictionaries” Truong published his first book in 2010, second book in 2011 and third book in 2012.

A question: It took Truong 27 years (because Truong continued to “learn English…by dictionaries” after he settled in Australia) to publish his first book. His original quote:”I promised myself:” if survival, I will write the stories about the ruthless regime to treat the POW” (sic).

Truong Minh Hoa had to take 27 years to publish his first book and 2 other books in the following 2 years because he had to read the other prisoners’ books or listen to stories audios which were published by other prisoners. And Truong likely used other authors’ materials to transform their work into his own works. Ex: Truong Minh Hoa used the work of Major Lien Thanh, Police and Intelligence Chief of Thua Thien-Hue province, Vietnam about the massacre by communists in Hue in the Tet offensive in the first few days of Spring 1968. Or Truong used materials of Viet Thuong journalist about Ho Chi Minh (In May 1959 Ho assigned Lieutenant General Bui Xuan Dang to assume responsibility to build Ho Chi Minh trail to transport troops and weapons from North to South Vietnam).

The most important thing was in Australia every year there is a commemorate ceremony of Long Tan battle (in Vietnam 1966). Therefore, Truong, a second lieutenant of a local Political Warfare division whose charged area was only in Ca Mau province, not a sub lieutenant as he himself promoted. And he surely was not a sub lieutenant in a combat unit. Truong was so skillful to import other authors’ works into his own book about Long Tan battle and also magnified the accomplishments of an Australian division in this battle. That’s why former colonel Jack D’Espagnol, a former direct Australian commander did not have detailed knowledge about his own battle as Truong Minh Hoa made it up himself. That’s why Colonel Jack D’Espagnol was entrapped, misled and then he well-polished up Truong Minh Hoa with Hoa’s first-hand book in 2010 “The Dark Journey”.

Colonel D’espagnol referred to some specific paragraphs in Truong’s book and classified those as “my permanent records” and seriously praised it “probably the best ever produced”. It might be introduced by Colonel D’espagnol so Truong’s “The Dark Journey” was admitted by the US Library of Congress. Truong bragged himself he risked his life to “learn English by…dictionaries “inside the communist prisons and took another 25 years to learn English probably via “on- line dictionaries at any break/ lunch time, 7/24/365 to quickly become a grand master in linguistics in Australia while working full time before publishing his third book “From laborer to author”.  And “From laborer to author” was recognized by the letter from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, which was presented by Arts Minister Tony Burke in 2013” (sic).

Because Colonel Jack D’espagnol had not verified or understood original reference sources of Truong Minh Hoa’s books so he recognized his works. And eventually Minister of England Tony Burke submitted Hoa’s books to Queen Elizabeth II. She entrusted Minister Burke and granted Truong the English Emperor’s Moon Crown award.

Therefore: It is our serious request to former colonel Jack D’espagnol and minister Tony Burke to thoroughly verify the works of Truong Minh Hoa and report to Queen Elizabeth II as soon as possible so she can reassess or revoke her award to Truong Minh Hoa which was misled by Truong Minh Hoa’s skillful and professional plagiarism. The Queen’s award probably was served to encourage Hoa, a man who was studious in his self-educating in his challenging situations in jail. However, her recognition created precedence to dishonest people who maliciously infiltrate into the communities of good Vietnamese people to divide them and carry out their own special tasks or to become community leaders. The majority of Vietnamese people in other countries usually work hard to contribute their honest work to build up and enrich their lives, construct better communities and the society in the nation they choose as their second father land.

By the way, we ask colonel Jack D’espagnol to get in website to read Truong Minh Hoa’s articles to understand his standards of ethics through his articles of defacing people without evidences or making up evidences as well as using badly foul language to make even uneducated, low class people become very uneasy and blush themselves when reading their smelly untrue articles.

Now we would like to share our thoughts with Australian ambassador Natasha Scott Despojah about her speech to Vietnamese women concerning the so-called Federated Association of Vietnamese Women.

Mrs. Ambassador, please remember when Ho Chi Minh communists group was founded Ho was aware Vietnamese women were about one half of Vietnamese population. It means besides the women who followed Ho then nearly other half of them were not forced to work unless they wanted to. So Ho enacted his executive order/ law of marriage and family in order to best utilize all those women and in a sense those women worked as slaves, subordinates or even sex toys to Vietnamese men. But in fact, with Ho’s order which governs marriages and families he was able to free these women from their families and became workers in other forms of slavery. If Ho’s legislation of marriage and family to boost up Viet’s women’s rights then why Ho Chi Minh and his subordinates such as Pham Van Dong (his notorious name DONG VEU with his “historically extra thick and dark-skinned pair of lips”), Le Duan, Vo Nguyen Giap, To Huu all had second or third wives and many other women along their ways when they “visited people to obtain hand-on experience and understand those people situations”.

We like to invite the Australian ambassador to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRVN) to read the formal definition of Vietnamese women below so you can understand profoundly and eventually support the Vietnamese women with your great diplomatic capability:

“Women are considered a “people organization’ which belongs to the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPVN) (sic). Question: If this women/ people organization belongs to the political totalitarian CPVN then how can Vietnamese women highly value themselves with great self-esteem and their important roles in Vietnam society and their own families (sic) as you well wished so to them while dreaming of such an unrealistic, contradictory scenario.

So, if you live in Vietnam, and if you are a woman in a class which is considered as red slaves then you will understand the communist slogan (formula): The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPVN) leads, the administration (Nha Nuoc) manages and the people are strictly governed/ controlled in their every single aspect of their lives”.

This formula is so short and precise but one can say that until 2014 people still does not want to look at the truth which was matched with our ancestors’ adage “Look at chicken but misidentify them as cool coots”. Through concrete proofs then under tightly controlling governance of the communists:

The CPVN puts out nation’s political policies. The administration (Nha Nuoc) is the executive branch of the CPVN who carries out detailed measures to force Vietnamese women to properly play their roles and responsibilities as “owners” of the society. But in reality, the so-called “communist administration” only cares how to force the women to be the “owners” and be responsible in “production” significantly and equally as men’s production ability. However, the very important part is when women enjoy the fruits of “their own labor and production” then they are no longer the “owners” but they become only beggars who get in groups of long lines in front of state-run shops to beg for “rewards” of their own contributions to the society.

This reality has become a bad practical habit which not only affects women but it also affects all organizations in various genders, religions and culture in which people will be required to BEG for favors but otherwise their “rewards” are simply their LEGAL RIGHTS in other democratic countries. And the CPVN with its subordinate communist administration in their role as “servants to citizens” is the only one who does the “GIVING”. This is a very illogical and contradictory because it should never be BEGGARS are OWNERS and GIVERS are (public) “servants”.

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 vấn ông trùm và việc bao nhiêu lao động nữ cũng nhận!

Slaves since childhood how can they dare to self-evaluate?
Cụ Vũ Thị Vần tật nguyền bên cô con gái bị liệt toàn thân sau một cơn tai biến

The Federated Vietnamese Women Asociation provides care to all women so these mom and son only dream for a full meal

For decades, observing activities in Vietnam society one can immediately see the mechanism of “BEG and GIVE” scenario is everywhere.  Even fake activists for democracy in Vietnam always only perform their peaceful responsibilities for “BEG and GIVE” mechanism. They use that motto “BEG and GIVE” to lead people who are “red slaves” so all of these people should comply with the communist standard “BEG and GIVE”.

Another important fact, Mrs. Ambassador, have you ever seen this Federated Vietnamese Women Association demand for Vietnamese women’s basic human, civil and religious rights? According to your speech, you probably have plenty of proofs, evidences, witnesses and documentation to prove this Association is a political organization of Vietnamese women. Please show us those proofs.

It is quite clear the author has presented that the CPVN “throws out” mercilessly their strategic political policies, its communist party members/ subordinates (the executive/ administration) manage people/ society using different administrative and police measures and screwed tactics including using hired street gangsters to enforce their arrests and jail time…to powerless and innocent citizens. And the Federated Vietnamese Women Association only wholeheartedly complies with ready-made / canned political and administrative measures by the CPVN and its administration without any political ideas or contributing initiatives or questions. In fact, this women organization is only a puppet organization in its accurate meaning, Mrs. Ambassador. For example, in production plants which have sufficient number of workers to set up workers labor unions then these organizations have never intervened to help their workers who have work related issues.  One of many examples is a Samsung production plant which has more than 1,000 workers but there are only 2 rest rooms for workers. It is not mentioned about issues of female workers who are pregnant or women related issues such as menstrual needs, birth giving, child care services, etc.

More than 1,000 females who share 2 rest rooms in Samsung production plant in Vietnam

The Federated Vietnamese Women Association has never stood behind those female workers to demand the minimum wage, better working conditions for workers, etc.  In fact, it encourages women workers to work additional shifts and extra hours, “if working days meeting no quota then workers should work extra night time”. And if the plant management requires each female worker must sew 50 pair of shirts and pants then this Women Association encourages worker to work more hours in the working spirit of self- owners, self-bosses. It means each worker should try harder to sew 60 or 70 pairs of shirt and pants...

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Bared backs of under-aged ladies strongly appeal…foreigners and whoever has money to buy these young ladies

Vietnamese young females “proudly” expose their completely naked bodies to mentally, physically ill foreigners who come to Vietnam to “buy” their brides at cheap prices.

One thing I believe you have been well aware of: Vietnamese women have been sold to foreigners as brides, but in a real sense, they are sex slaves. These Vietnamese women have to get in lines to expose their completely naked bodies to their prospective “grooms” to touch, smell and taste their “flesh products”…with “all you can smell and taste at no extra charge” exactly as you go to Saigon market to carefully examine and purchase your fresh poultries, meat and vegetables. The other scenarios are Vietnamese naked ladies are publicly displayed inside tall boxes made of 100% transparent glass so customers can view and touch “fresh lady products” before buying their “extra flesh products” for their enjoyment. If customers do not like those “extra moist meaty packages” for any reason then they have all legal rights to return or exchange those unfortunate products (ladies) for better “meaty and chubby …idols” in order to fully meet their ultimate sexual fantasies. Human meat exchanged or returned is fully guaranteed, no questions asked, under the Vietnamese so-called Constitution of 1982 and seriously modified with brand-newer version just a couple years ago, Mrs. Ambassador.

-         Many people misunderstand the real corruption and the complete collapse of Vietnam society under the communism (now having changed to much colorful “Market Economy under Direction of Socialism”, especially Western diplomats, therefore they only like to receive free information from the communist agencies and ignore horrified situations of unfortunate Vietnamese women in Vietnam. If they pay some attention to these horrific situations then they may receive information from fake, state-controlled opposition figures which have been born and trained by the communist professional agencies so these puppets, state-run organizations can go out to other foreign countries in their expensive trips to do their propaganda jobs. Vietnamese oppressed citizens have not been aware of the existence of these organizations, not to mention to citizens’ rights to elect “purely dummy” figures and “yes men/ women” in these associations and legislative institutions.

 nạo phá thai, sức khỏe sinh sản

-         It is worthwhile to provide to you, Mrs. Ambassador, with some statistics by Vietnam state-censured agencies. Every year there are million cases of fetus/ baby abortions,

-          64,000 cases of HIV infections, 24,000 cases of vaginal and uterus cancer. If you make a tour around the big cities and cannot find such places then we can offer these photos which were posted by Vietnam state agencies. There are places which perform unprofessional abortions and the abortion providers are also unprofessional without minimum hygiene standards while performing those abortions. If you have chances to walk around capital Hanoi which has been proud of its thousand years of Vietnamese sophisticated culture have you ever wondered about those places which display bright red advertising boards which occupy whole corners of busy streets? And please ask a simple question: Perhaps the Vietnamese Women Association members are quite all blind and do not see those abortion shops and have never had any simple words or any concrete actions to stop those businesses in order to protect Vietnamese women who do not have money to go to hospitals for better protected abortion services so they have to risk their own precious lives to come to those unlicensed and unprofessional abortion shops.

It is also much more valuable to “proudly” introduce to you, in 2014 underage youths are still forced to participate in labor force to work in the SRVN’s production plants as well as in agricultural highland areas. And women, in saddest fact, replace big buffalos to pull heavy plows behind them to plow soil and prepare land for seedbeds and rice cultivation. Then, has your help been much influenced to those victim females? Is it possible you praise the so-called Federated Association of Vietnamese Women, an instrument to enforce ironic rulings of the Vietnamese communist authorities? This is our sincere and earnest hope: As an educated and sophisticated diplomat you will offer your profound, constructive thoughts and initiatives to realistically help out our unfortunate, badly abused Vietnamese women under the communist severe oppression and exploitation for their own selfish sake of monetary advantages. It means it should not give the Federated Association of Vietnamese Women to “drink extremely sugary lemon juice” by using highly unrealistic, much polished diplomatic language. You may want to be an ambassador of a big country Australia and also an ethical woman who will soon alarm to the whole world about those basic human issues which have seriously violated human, civil and religious rights for decades that were just indicated above. This article is not able to present 1% of all daily major problems and systematically threatening corruption of Vietnam society under the communist heartless hands. And also it is recommended that you better inform Australian government and other nations not to pay much attention to such associations like Federated Association of Vietnamese Women or other so-called independent citizen associations. Supporting people requires responsible studies and comparative researches. Otherwise, honest supports may highly be exploited as in the case of former colonel Jack D’Espagnol who was accidentally became the “innocent” conspirator with Truong Minh Hoa to cover up truths and unintentionally glorify copy-right and related violations  which have never been accepted to honest, self-respected writers’ communities.

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She was then passed to the care of her grandparents, but began to suffer from acute diarrhoea, which produced her dehydration. Her stay lasted two months and she slowly began to eat. It was only ten days after her admission that she smiled again. The mother had enormous difficulties in getting pregnant, and then became convinced that if she had a boy, he would be malformed. When Chloe was born, her mother was certain the child would die. From then on, she just lived waiting for the illness that would kill her daughter, be it leukaemia, cerebral illness, a tumour, or encephalitis.

The Name-of-the-Father is a signifier. The father, through his name, produces in the place of the Other an effect of phallic signification. The consequence of the distinction between the real father and his symbolic function is that “father” is a signifier, which must be differentiated from biological fatherhood: in this sense, all fathers are adopted. The father adopts his child when he recognizes him as his own; the child adopts his father by consenting to his law. The paternal metaphor suggests that although what the child asks for is related to need or love, desire is sustained through the Name-of-the-Father, in the sense that it introduces a limit, a border, between mother and child, severing the action of lawless Maternal Desire (DM).

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Toy Boy enters the Art world - meet Luaiso Lopez

Luaiso Lopez with Mario Zombie
Since the first art toys appeared in the 1990s, the popularity and demand of urban designer toys has not stopped growing. Artists coming from the anime/manga, animation and graffiti arenas are consistently crossing from lowbrow to highbrow art, with frequent exhibitions and shows is the most prestigious contemporary art museums and fairs. Takashi Murakami, KAWS, and to a certain extent, Koons, are leading by example on how to be investment grade art whilst boasting your popularity with luxury global brands and social media.

Even the toy industry is split, as the growing category of collectible figures with multi zero price tags made by manufacturers like Kidrobot, that leans toward calling them art, are still referred as toys by its leading competitor, Funko. No matter how such art toys are labeled, consumer demand has made the sector a booming business. Sales of all collectible toys surged 33 percent in 2016, and again last year they have been a leader of growth in the toy industry, The global collectibles market grew by 14 percent to $3.9 billion in 2017, according to the NPD Group.

There is a new kid on the block for whom making toys is no game but a very deep rooted passion. His name is Luaiso Lopez and he brings a fresh outlook, polished craftsmanship and a range of characters, some new, some reinvented, that are lit with special souls that make them alive and instantly loveable. One of the reasons of this likeability is the frequent relatedness to our own feelings and states of mind. Whether you are going through the motions of the daily grinding routines like  a Zombie Mario, or feeling under strain like Anxious Mickey. one can feel comforted by the shared vulnerability of these sculptures, that at the same time glow with optimism and vitality.

‘Anxious Mickey’ by Luaiso Lopez

Luaiso Lopez is as much image making as storytelling. As the examples from the ‘Imperfect Symbiosis’ project show below, his digital illustration work, accompanied by his own prose, has a much darker and introspective narrative, attuned to Lopez’s internal creative universe of endless possibilities. This is what makes us so excited about Luaiso Lopez, the anticipation of what he could become.

Due to difficulties in school and social adaptation, Lopez spent much of his childhood taking refuge in the drawing, eventually he studied graphic design and became a professional in illustration and self-publishing.

He started in 2008 as a freelance with works such as covers of books or albums, getting published in several magazines and collaborating with well-known fashion photographers that got him interested in photography. In 2011 he won the Contemporary Art Contest of Alicante (Spain), successfully exhibiting a mixed illustration and photography project, which he later used to explore his narrative facet.

“The conversation had ended minutes before without reaching consensus. The Instinct, its uncontrollable, impulsive and almost inalienable part, leaned back on the seat, took a deep breath and relished tasting the smell of endless travel, filling the chest with melancholy while observing the diminishing lights of the city.” – ‘Big City Lights’. Extract from Imperfect Symbiosis

Throughout 2014 he developed self-taught sculpture skills, drawn by the culture of Art Toys. Key creations of this period are a collection of figures for the fashion designer Maria Escoté and the making of a giant sculpture of actor Tyrion Lannister’s head commissioned by Vice magazine for the renowned Sonar and Primavera Sound music festivals in 2016.

In 2017 he took part of an exhibition at the TOPIC Puppet Museum organised by the Art Toy Gama collective together with a large number of artists from the current Art Toys scene. Lopez also begun a collaboration with Pobber Toys in the production of a limited series of his popular piece Mario Zombie, which has just been presented at the Singapore Toy Show this year.

Inspired by pop, freak and his introspective travels, Luaiso Lopez creates a universe halfway between fantasy and reality, exploring the possibilities of illustration, narrative, and sculpture.

‘Cheetah Web’ by Luaiso Lopez

How did your artistic life begin? Who supports you more in pursuing your projects?

I think that my artistic life began at a very young age, I did not have very good social skills and I preferred to stay at home using my fantasies as a place of refuge.

My relationship with art is strongly marked by the countercurrent path that I have always taken. Being abstracted drawing at school was not well seen by the people around me, so I can say that despite the doubts, I always relied on myself.

How would you define your art?

I find it very difficult to define my art as if it were an object, I do not like to limit myself, it varies according to what I want to do at each moment. If we talk about recurrent visual styles you can see clear references to Western animation or Japanese anime, the graffiti culture of the 2000 also marked me a lot.

‘Mr. Pastanaga’ by Luaiso Lopez

Does your work have a special message?

Each work to a greater or lesser extent tells a story, sometimes it can be something that worries me or turns me in the head. They can also be ideas that I need to capture in some way to see them with perspective. There is no defined message, it is rather what I find interesting to share the conversations I have with myself.

Where do you get inspiration from?

Most times the inspiration comes from a need, the need to express myself, I love the feeling of flowing with what I want to tell and really some wonderful things come out. On the other hand, sometimes I find myself working with little inspiration and without motivation, especially when I have to monetize my work.

‘Sasha Velour’ by Luaiso Lopez

In your work of digital illustration, what comes first, the image or the story? Is each image a different story or are they all parts of a common narrative?

First the image and then the story. Let’s say that the process is: thought, idea, visual image of the idea, and from there simulate a story in that context.
They are not linked directly, because each part of a different context, but they are all in one way or another own experiences so they are part of the same.

“Even I trusted in my Second Coming, so much so that I let things flow by themselves, without worrying the least about polishing the details. I was so sure of my destiny, that I did not even work a little on it, I just waited for my luck and intuition to make the effort for me. The downside is that these media are so intangible that for long-term goals, you do not have the certainty that they are working unless a considerable time passes, and since time does not exist you never know if enough has passed. The days of my great achievements were already far behind, the expectations of those who fed me were more of a handicap than a source of motivation, I lost confidence, much was expected of me and I felt as if I had been awarded some abilities that did not correspond to me . For more iNRI, pardon the pun, my lethargy had only made the work doubled, making me even more susceptible to laziness. Unfortunately or luckily I found refuge for my boredom in simpler options, evading responsibilities involves dedicating yourself to other tasks, habits that easily become addictions.” – ‘Jesus is Late’. Extract from Imperfect Symbiosis

“You would not see the writing on the billboard until you passed it, but even so you would not even notice its presence, you were stepping on the accelerator too much. The bushes and bushes scratched the underside of the van, which rattled at full speed through the uneven terrain, leaving the entire paintwork full of marks. When she flees that way it does not matter much the course, at that moment the only thing that mattered was leaving behind her hometown, that prison of ties, sharp ties like scalpels and vitiated to the point of tying one mind to another. There is something more for me. There is another reality out there, after the darkness. I would find many certainties, yes, but the night is infinite and the fury does not last forever, sooner or later everyone wants to return, even for a moment, and that is when an absolute truth is discovered: under no circumstances, in any time and in no space there is a way back.” – ‘No Way Back’. Extract from Imperfect Symbiosis

Tell us about the creative process in your sculptures, from the idea to the finalisation.

When a thought takes relevance in my head it is automatically looking for an escape, there comes a time when something inspires me, an idea occurs to me and I think: this may look good, I get excited and I start working, I draw a sketch and then I start to build while I’m working out the way that I think is the best way to carry it out. Sometimes halfway the idea changes, evolves. It also happens to me that once started later they do not seem so interesting to me, and I am left halfway.

‘Boobycorns’ by Luaiso Lopez

How do you communicate with your fans and followers, and make your work known?

I work mostly with Instagram, it’s super direct and you can access a lot of people.

How would you define your regular collector / follower?

There is no specific type, but they have in common that they look for something different and special.

“She always had a different opinion of the things that surrounded her; most people thought she was crazy. She was not very cultured, and was never interested in things like history, politics or even art, but she was smart as a rat. From a very young age it was clear to her that knowledge would be given by life itself and not some letters printed by other people with criteria that should be trusted.” – ‘Brothel’. Extract from Imperfect Symbiosis

“I think the first thing was consciousness, she used it as a mirror and she knew herself, but when she wanted to share it, she was hit, which did not hurt her as much as the feeling that caused her, so she used the ego as a shield, and when she felt its protection she got pride, it was very tiny, and she knew another bigger one, then envy appeared and it fed her with ambition, so the ego grew and became stronger, and then ranks and power appeared, and wanting to be free of all those imaginary things that animals do not understand.” – ‘Open your mind’. Extract from Imperfect Symbiosis

What are you working on now?

My idea is to continue with the series of Zombie Mario, I will also develop the universe of Mr. Pastanaga. On the other hand I would like to edit a book of stories with digital illustrations.

What are your artistic plans for the future?

I have no plans, art for me is a need that inevitably appears in my life, I guess I will continue creating while I still have things to tell.

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The Anglican Church of the Ascension, Cadenabbia

The 2018 season begins with our Easter Day service on April 1st and closes on 28th October.

We once again will be welcoming to Roger and his wife Enid to be chaplain throughout the summer. We look forward to welcoming them shortly and continuing the sterling leadership Roger has shown in making a fantastic start on the implementation of the restoration plan.

This season also sees us have our first retreat in October this year, led by Revd Lyn Phillips.

We have regular concerts throughout the season, do have a look at our concerts and music page.

If you would like to contact us during the closed season please email the Venerable Vickie Sims, All Saints Anglican Church, Milan, at

WELCOME TO LAKE COMO, the most beautiful of the Italian lakes, and to the Church of the Ascension at Cadenabbia, one of Lago di Como's most beautiful churches.  We have offered worship and fellowship to English-speaking visitors and residents since the 1880s, although the present church was designed by Italian architect Giorgio Brentano and built in 1891.

Who are we?

We are part of the Anglican Church, belonging to the Diocese in Europe and we welcome all visitors of the Christian faith to our services of Holy Communion.  These are held every Sunday at 10.30 am from the beginning of May to the end of September.  There are occasional services outside of the summer season which will be announced on the Services page.

The church is run by a small group of residents and visiting priests, with the support of the Chaplain of All Saints, Milan. In addition to the weekly services, which attract visitors and holiday home owners from many countries, it hosts regular concerts,detailed on the Concerts and Music page.

The Church is also a popular choice among those seeking to have a wedding blessing service, renewal of marriage vows or baptisms - please visit our Wedding Blessings page for details on how you can celebrate your special day in the beautiful surroundings of our Church on the shores of the most beautiful of the Italian Lakes.


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Ortega Serie D #8

Ortega Serie D No. 8

Origin : NicaraguaOrtega
Format : Robusto
Size : 5 1/2 x 50
Wrapper : San Andreas, Mexican maduro
Filler : Nicaragua
Binder : Nicaragua
Price : ~$7 each
More info about purchasing Ortega cigars...

Eddie Ortega is a big name these days. Only recently, Ortega set out on his own, after parting ways with EO Brands, the company he founded with Erik Espinosa. Serie D is the first selection offered by Ortega’s new solo company, and includes 5 different sizes in natural or maduro (this review is for the maduro). The filler and binder leaves are grown in Jalapa and Esteli in Nicaragua, while the wrapper comes from San Andreas, Mexico.

Appearance : ★★★★★
This is a pretty rough-looking cigar. I can see other people rating the appearance as higher or lower than I would. It kind of depends on your taste. I know some people love to see smooth cigars with no “imperfections,” but I don’t think that’s all that important. Mine was darker and lighter in some parts, but to me that’s fine. I like the natural, rustic look. It makes it clear to me that I’m getting something real. The cigar feels pretty hard, which initially had me worried about the draw, but that turned out to be just fine. Pre-light aroma is cedar.

Construction : ★★★★☆
The construction mirrored the appearance for the most part, but thankfully the draw wasn’t as tight as I had initially dreaded. It was still a little tighter than I would prefer, but not unreasonably so. Burn was very even, and the ash clung to the end for an inch or so.

Flavor : ★★★★☆
Initial flavors are coffee, strong dark chocolate, and tobacco. I was surprised, because I had expected mostly cedar. The cedar comes through in the aroma, with a bit of peppery spiciness. The coffee and chocolate get stronger through the middle third, and in the final third, the chocolate took over as the main flavor. The coffee fades into the backdrop, along with the cedar undertones and the tobacco flavor. I love chocolate, so I was pretty thrilled with this flavor profile. This would be perfect for dessert.

Value : ★★★★★
At only about $7.00 a stick, this is an excellent cigar. I can’t complain about the price at all, and I could easily see going out and getting a box of 20.

Overall Rating : ★★★★½
For chocolate and dessert lovers, Ortega Serie D is a very good choice. Some smokers may be deterred by the rustic appearance, but I enjoyed this aspect of the cigar. I think it lends character. It is just one more mark of the fact that these cigars are rolled by hand. The flavor profile is anything but rough. I am definitely looking forward to purchasing more and enjoying them with dessert in the evenings.

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  1. No Cuban top 10 of ’13? Been waiting to see that post. Thanks for all reviews

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News about internationalisation

The first selection of North-South-South networks for the 4th programme period characterized by experience and high quality

Changes introduced by the 4th Programme period

In December 2012 the decision regarding funding for a 4th Programme period covering the period 20013-2015 of the North-South-South network programme was taken by the Minister for Foreign Affairs. The first Call with a budget of €2.15 MIL was opened in January with a deadline of March 7th. The focus of the NSS programme remains on student and teacher mobility, however, a larger share of the overall budget will be allocated to intensive course activities (shift from earlier 15% to current 20%). A new activity related to dissemination of results obtained within network activities and intensive courses was also added. Scholarship amounts were increased to answer changed requirements related to obtaining visas and residence permits.

To support transparency of the evaluation process selection criteria and their relative weight were implemented during the spring application round. As a result of the selection process proposals were ranked according to three categories; highly recommended, recommended and not recommended. The quality of the proposals was highlighted through the relatively very high number of 20 highly recommended proposals (55%). These proposals were in line with Finnish development policy goals, target country and HEI strategies, they presented sound management of activities, reflected southern ownership and wide impact.

Further information about the selection process can be found in the Guidelines for applicants.

Balanced interest among Universities and Universities of Applied Science

A total of 36 proposals were received, out of which 11 were new. There was a slightly bigger interest from the Universities of Applied Sciences with 19 proposals against 17 from the Universities. Proposals were widespread in terms of subject areas, nevertheless, the health care and social work representatives are increasingly active within NSS; a majority of 14 proposals were received within these subject areas (40%). The higher education cooperation is geared mostly towards Eastern African countries, even though proposals also covered Egypt, the Palestinian authority, the Balkans, Asia, Latin-America and Central Asia.

A total of 23 new partner institutions involved in the selected networks

A total of 17 networks were proposed for funding, among them only one entirely new network. However, the long-running networks have included a total of 23 new partner HEIs to broaden the impact of the network activities and previous experience gained.

The budget of €2.15 MIL was allocated to 299 student mobility periods between Finland and developing countries; 172 incoming students and 127 outgoing. 149 teacher mobility periods were supported; 80 incoming and 69 outgoing. Furthermore, 17 intensive courses and 17 dissemination measures, both implemented in the south, were financed.

The group of networks selected for funding cover several subject fields, even though social and health care are still in focus.

The main target countries are in East Africa and naturally consist of Finnish long-term development cooperation partners, but the selected networks also cover for example Peru, Vietnam, Nepal, Kyrgyzstan, the Palestinian authority and Mali.

The following call for proposals will be opened in October 2013, with a contract period running from June 2014 to August 2016, with a budget of €2 MIL.

More information:

Results of first Call for proposals within the 4. Programme period of North-South-South

Statistics from the February 2013 application round

Information on the North-South-South programme

European Commission news about culture, education and youth


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You better not cry,
You better not pout,
I’m telling you why:
Santa Clause is coming to town!

’Tis the season! Horror fans energized with the holiday spirit can look forward to the best yuletide bloodbath since Die Hard with A Christmas Horror Story. A Christmas Horror Story comes to VOD October 27 from eOne Films, and readers across Canada can win a Christmas Horror Story prize pack that includes some spooky movies (titles TBA) and a Christmas Horror Story t-shirt! Answer the trivia below for your chance to win! No lumps of coal in this blog's goodie bag :)

Synopsis: CHRISTMAS: a time of Joy, Peace and Goodwill… unless you live in Bailey Downs.  For some folks in this small town Christmas Eve isn’t about getting together with loved ones and exchanging presents – it’s a desperate fight for survival.

Thanks to eOne Films, Cinemablographer has prize packs for A Christmas Horror Story to give away.

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Bonus entries go to anyone who shares/likes this contest on Facebook and/or Twitter!

Contest closes Friday, October 30 at 9:00am EST.
A Christmas Horror Story comes to VOD October 27.
It screens in Ottawa at The Mayfair Dec. 11.

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Catfish in Black Bean Sauce - 1999 Catfish in Black Bean Sauce (1999)
...raised by an African American couple, a Vietnamese brother and sister are reunited with their birth mother.
Rating: 6.4/10
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Rating: 6.4/10
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Follow your heart. But watch your back.
Rating: 5.1/10
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