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'It's about expressing how you feel': Dubai henna artist's modern spin on the traditional design
Traditionally applied during Eid and weddings, henna is attracting millennials year-round thanks to artists such as Azra Khamissa
Henna artist Azra Khamissa and one of her minimalist patterns. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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"Not your mom's henna" is how an invitation from Puma Middle East describes the work of henna artist Azra Khamissa, who has become an Instagram sensation for her non-traditional approach to this traditional design form.
A refreshed craze for henna is emerging among millennials, who are eschewing the busy, paisley- and flower-filled designs usually reserved for South Asian and Middle Eastern brides, in favour of more abstract, minimalist designs that correlate to contemporary style trends. Leading this new-age cultural movement in the UAE is Khamissa, who goes by the moniker "Dr Azra" on social media.
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While Khamissa's personal style is emulative of trendy Emirati fashion, her background is Canadian-South African. "We came here when I was 12 and moved straight to Jumeirah, where my father opened a clinic. It was a fresh start in a new country, and I went to an Arabic school behind Mercato Mall," she says. "We're Muslim, I was covering, and we started adapting to Emirati culture."
More than a decade later, Khamissa has used her adopted home to help create a henna subculture that has inspired artists across the globe to approach the age-old art with a fresh set of eyes. A chiropractor and handbag designer, Khamissa stumbled into henna design somewhat by accident, when she experimented with an Emirati design on her hand the same weekend she was scheduled to shoot her handbag collection with photographer Cheb Moha.
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"We were waiting for the model to get there, so we just took a photo of the henna with a camel, and the picture was so cool – it ended up getting featured in ID Magazine," Khamissa tells The National.
Like many women from the East, Khamissa's childhood experiences with henna were limited to weddings and Eid, when it is customary to decorate the hands with the earthy, plant-based paste. But that tradition did not outlast her childhood.
"When it comes to those traditional designs, they never really worked for me and my aesthetic, and a lot of girls obviously feel the same way, that it is only for brides," she says. Khamissa's approach to henna, much like the one she takes with her handbag designs, is more minimalist and experimental, and celebrates the art year-round.
Her latest designs range from a scatter of 25 hearts drawn across the hand, to large, wispy flowers stemming from the fingers and ending at the wrist, complete with a snail and dragonfly. Elsewhere, a star sits in the centre of the palm, with thin lines connecting the points to the edges of the hand and fingertips, or the phases of the moon laid out in a line, beginning at the top of middle finger and ending a few inches below the wrist.
"When I first started with the handbags and the henna, it was a very clean kind of aesthetic, but I have been exploring now with more playful and experimental work," she says.
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Khamissa's job as a chiropractor greatly influences her work, especially her use of lines. "I look at the hand as a whole, so I use the joints and the different planes, and try to incorporate the whole hand in the design," she says.
Some of her patterns, particularly those created in collaboration with photographer Mous Lamrabat, are deeply conceptual – a photo of a pair of hands, covered in the distinctive McDonald's "M", in front of the face in the gesture of prayer, is captioned "Praying for a healthier world".
Khamissa says rather than only serving beautifying purposes, henna can be used to convey messages that are deep and effective, much like tattoos.
"It's a way of expressing how you feel, and it's also a great tool for Muslims who cannot or do not want to get a tattoo. Tattoos are a great way to express in general; many have deep meanings, and henna can be the same," she says.
Khamissa at work, creating a design. Chris Whiteoak / The National
In fact, Khamissa's aesthetic – contemporary and edgy – has more in common with tattoos than with traditional henna, which is why Puma recruited her for a collection launch in March, where she worked on the hands of guests in a makeshift tattoo parlour – an exciting prospect for Khamissa, who points out that conventional tattoo parlours are not allowed in the UAE. "While there are henna salons here, they look and feel nothing like a tattoo parlour, and that is the vibe and energy I tried to [achieve]", she says.
After a month spent fasting, praying and social distancing, henna can serve as a positive pick-me-up for those seeking the festive Eid spirit, and Khamissa has recently launched her own Azra-branded henna cone, in time for the holiday. Made in Dubai, the henna is non-toxic and comes in a biodegradable plastic casing. Each cone costs Dh20, and delivery is available across the UAE.
Khamissa is well-known for her intricate designs. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Khamissa's mission to make henna cool is attracting attention, in addition to helping millennial women rethink the cultural practice, and make it their own, regardless of where they are from.
She believes that henna can also help third-culture residents or long-term expatriates, connect with their cultures. "My great-grandparents are Indian and it is definitely within their culture, and henna is a deep part of the Emirati culture. I'm very detached from my culture – my parents were brought up in South Africa, I was brought up in Canada and Dubai, but henna is one thing that I find connects so many different cultures together," says Khamissa.
"It's like an accessory, and it is something that is natural, and something that is our own – no single culture owns henna; it is just a plant."
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KMG Fiduciary Partners LLC grew its position in Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) by 27.4% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 31,871 shares of the biopharmaceutical company's stock after acquiring an additional 6,864 shares during the quarter. KMG Fiduciary Partners LLC's holdings in Pfizer were worth $1,185,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Global Trust Asset Management LLC grew its stake in Pfizer by 14.5% during the fourth quarter. Global Trust Asset Management LLC now owns 51,277 shares of the biopharmaceutical company's stock worth $1,888,000 after buying an additional 6,476 shares during the period. Acropolis Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Pfizer by 6.4% in the fourth quarter. Acropolis Investment Management LLC now owns 12,151 shares of the biopharmaceutical company's stock worth $447,000 after acquiring an additional 736 shares in the last quarter. Cox Capital Mgt LLC increased its holdings in Pfizer by 4.7% during the 4th quarter. Cox Capital Mgt LLC now owns 57,642 shares of the biopharmaceutical company's stock worth $2,122,000 after purchasing an additional 2,596 shares during the last quarter. Baugh & Associates LLC boosted its stake in shares of Pfizer by 3.6% during the 4th quarter. Baugh & Associates LLC now owns 103,448 shares of the biopharmaceutical company's stock valued at $3,808,000 after buying an additional 3,576 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bath Savings Trust Co grew its position in shares of Pfizer by 14.4% during the fourth quarter. Bath Savings Trust Co now owns 22,182 shares of the biopharmaceutical company's stock worth $817,000 after buying an additional 2,791 shares in the last quarter. 69.08% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
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In related news, major shareholder Pfizer Inc purchased 1,200,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, October 27th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $10.00 per share, with a total value of $12,000,000.00. Following the purchase, the insider now directly owns 27,349,211 shares in the company, valued at $273,492,110. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 0.08% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
PFE stock traded down $0.36 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $36.82. The stock had a trading volume of 787,109 shares, compared to its average volume of 36,397,031. The company has a quick ratio of 1.16, a current ratio of 1.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78. The company has a market capitalization of $204.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.75, a P/E/G ratio of 3.10 and a beta of 0.66. The company's 50 day moving average is $38.24 and its two-hundred day moving average is $37.16. Pfizer Inc. has a one year low of $27.88 and a one year high of $43.08.
Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 27th. The biopharmaceutical company reported $0.72 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.71 by $0.01. Pfizer had a net margin of 28.80% and a return on equity of 25.11%. The company had revenue of $12.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $12.30 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.75 EPS. Pfizer's revenue was down 4.3% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, research analysts predict that Pfizer Inc. will post 2.84 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 29th will be paid a $0.39 dividend. This is a positive change from Pfizer's previous quarterly dividend of $0.38. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.24%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, January 28th. Pfizer's dividend payout ratio is currently 51.53%.
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Ally Brooke soared through a medley of her new tracks at the 2019 Miss Universe pageant — and though she was joined by a few back-up dancers, she got some help from some of the gorgeous contestants themselves.
In a sleek and sparkling white suit, Brooke started the show off on a sultry note with "Low Key" as many of the Miss Universe contenders — including Miss Australia, Miss Denmark, Miss Haiti and more — surrounded her and worked through elegant choreography with red roses in hand.
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State of Work report: Employees more invested in work than ever - expect the same in return
New study from Workfront and Adobe offers insights for employers looking to drive employee engagement in COVID age of digital transformation.
For the previous six years, the annual State of Work report gave leaders compelling insights into how the digital workforce views and values work. But the 2021 report came together a little bit differently. Thanks to some fortunate timing, our research team conducted a survey in the first quarter (Q1) of 2020, just prior to the global COVID-19 pandemic — and the near-overnight shift of employees working in an office to most working from home. Researchers fielded the same questions again in the fourth quarter (Q4) and compared the two data sets. These findings, mined from the surveys of 1,000 remote employees at large companies in the U.S., reveal profound opportunity — and risk — for employers looking to lead in this age of digital transformation.
The State of Work research surfaced the four themes below. For more details, be sure to read the full U.S. report, and for an international perspective, check out the 2021 U.K. and Germany State of Work reports.
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Discovery #1: Digital workers are resilient
Amid the personal and professional challenges of the pandemic, workers' confidence saw an uptick in key areas of work ranging from managing time, to learning new skills, to communicating ideas. Especially interesting is that digital workers gained capacity in two of the most difficult aspects of work: collaborating with colleagues across geographies, which rose by 4 points, and dealing with work-related conflict and hard conversations, which rose by 5 points.
Deprived of the energy and inspiration of in-person brainstorming and collaboration, remote workers turned to technology to support a variety of creative activities. The report shows a 9-point rise in reliance on technology to support creativity and innovation, and an 8-point rise in workers relying on technology to develop new ideas.
Robyn Tombacher, global head of workforce management for the marketing firm WPP, has a positive outlook on this shift. Being forced to accelerate the use of digital collaboration tools has been a "gift" for her company. "Our creativity isn't limited because we don't sit next to each other," Tombacher says.
Discovery #2: Digital workers are even more engaged
Despite — or perhaps because of — this past year's events, employee engagement is on the rise. The number of employees who reported feeling invested in their jobs grew from 79 percent to 81 percent. During this same period, the number who said doing their best work was more important than pay jumped by nearly 10 percentage points.
While undoubtedly good news for employers, these findings come with a word of warning: Paired with this desire to make a difference at work is a need that employees have to feel valued. The number of those feeling unappreciated rose by 8 points, and in both the Q1 and Q4 studies, feeling unappreciated was the top barrier to employees feeling invested in their work.
Discovery #3: Digital workers have new expectations
While remote employees are more engaged and invested in their jobs, they also have higher standards. One big reason: Digital employees know what a good customer experience feels like, and they bring those expectations to work. So, when technology makes their jobs harder or limits their success, they are willing to walk away. In fact, 49 percent of respondents said they will quit a job if the technology is out of date or hard to use.
These numbers represent more than a desire to have access to the latest and greatest, says Elizabeth Volini, the executive director of JLL Technologies. By failing to invest in the right tools, companies are sending the signal that they "aren't very concerned with the quality of work or the people doing the work," she says.
Discovery #4: Generations are being impacted differently
Remote workers are not all the same, and they are responding differently to the changes and challenges that have emerged over the past year — and into the future. This is particularly true when comparing millennials, those between the ages of 25 and 40, and Gen Xers, who range in age from 41 to 56. According to the data, Gen Xers showed major gains in confidence around communication, including conflict resolution and their ability to build and reinforce trust in a new environment. Millennials, meanwhile, appear to be adapting at a slower pace, particularly with regard to trust. On that issue, millennials reported a 3-point drop compared to the Gen Xers' 4-point rise.
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"We tend to assume that because younger workers grew up as 'digital natives,' they're very comfortable with a technology-enabled workplace and don't need the extra support," says Laura Butler, SVP of people & culture at Workfront. "But younger workers haven't had the opportunity to build collective resilience through a national catastrophe, are still growing their professional networks, and haven't logged as many years absorbing all the nuances of corporate culture." Add to this the fact that many have young children at home, and it is easy to see why millennials face an uphill climb when it comes to these topics.
The future of work is distributed, flexible, and autonomous. Companies must prioritize technologies that make it easy for employees to collaborate, stay aligned across time zones and geographies, and work in the places — and with the tools — they love. Doing so will boost productivity, direct business outcomes, and help companies attract and keep the best talent, regardless of where or how they work.
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There is just something about this time of year and the coolness of fall that puts me in a baking mood. I have been dying to make something with pumpkin. So I purchased some at the store and got a great recipe from a friend.
Grease muffin pan and bake at 350 for 35 minutes or until done. cool in pan 10 min.
Don't I have the cutest little helpers ever?


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No international ban for Liverpool FC's Luis Suarez after punch incident
Investigation sparked by off-the-ball incident during World Cup qualifier in March
James Pearce
Luis Suarez in action for Uruguay
LIVERPOOL striker Luis Suarez will not face an international suspension for allegedly punching Chile defender Gonzalo Jara.
The Uruguayan frontman, who is currently serving a 10-game domestic ban with the Reds, was under investigation following an off-the-ball incident during a World Cup qualifier in March.
Reports in South America suggested Suarez had reacted angrily to Jara grabbing his genitals.
However, the Uruguayan FA (AUF) general secretary Fernando Cacares revealed that FIFA have finally decided not to take any action.
"The president of the disciplinary commission of FIFA has decided that this matter does not require the intervention of the disciplinary commission of FIFA and therefore this procedure is now closed," he said.
Suarez is suspended for Uruguay's next qualifier away to Venezuela on June 11 following an accumulation of bookings.


By now you've probably seen it... A viral video of a guy appearing to pee in Old Faithful at Yellowstone. Turns out that guy's from our neck of the woods.
The man was arrested on Friday after allegedly leaving the trail at Yellowstone National Park, approaching the Old Faithful geyser and then appearing to urinate or attempt to urinate into it.
I assumed he must be one of them weirdos from Florida, but nope, he's from my hometown... Greeley, Colorado.


We've been enjoying such pretty fall weather this month, with lots of warm, sunny days, interspersed with a few cool and rainy afternoons.
But we might actually get some snow in a few days, which I'm not quite ready for. I'd like it to stay fall for a good long while before it starts to feel like winter. I've been loving getting re-acquainted with my favorite brown boots, and crunching through fallen leaves in every shade of yellow, orange and red.
Jamie requested panna cotta last week, and with half a jar of homemade salted caramel in the fridge, I thought I would try adding that to the panna cotta.
I've never made panna cotta before, so I just adjusted the basic recipe on the box of gelatin to incorporate the caramel instead of sugar, as well as keeping it lighter on the cream, with more milk and yogurt than cream.
The panna cotta takes a few hours to fully set, and once set, they can be eaten right away or prepared a day in advance. But be sure to cover them with plastic wrap, to prevent them from drying out, which will make them rubbery instead of creamy.
While the panna cotta was setting, I melted a little chocolate for spiderweb garnishes. The chocolate was a delicious companion to the creamy panna cotta and salted caramel sauce dripping over the sides. I think these would look so cute for a Halloween dinner party.
Note: If using store bought caramel sauce instead of homemade salted caramel, sprinkle a little coarse sea salt over each before serving.
Pour the water into a saucepan and sprinkle the gelatin over the water. Let stand for 10 minutes to soften. Whisk in 1/2 cup of the cream and simmer over medium low heat, whisking constantly, until the gelatin is dissolved (you will know the gelatin has dissolved when the mixture become very smooth instead of grainy). Whisk in the rest of the cream, milk, caramel, yogurt and vanilla until smooth.
Pour the panna cotta into 6 small ramekins. Chill in the refrigerator until set, about 2-3 hours.
Serve the panna cotta in the ramekins, or run a spatula around the edges to loosen them, and turn them out onto serving plates. Serve with more caramel sauce, or even dark chocolate syrup.
To make the chocolate spider webs, melt one ounce bittersweet chocolate, scrape into a piping bag or zip-lock bag, snip off a small corner, and squeeze the chocolate onto a parchment-lined baking sheet in the shape of small spider webs and spiders. Chill in the refrigerator until firm again, and place on top of the panna cotta before serving.
This looks so funny! Must try that next week!


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Group seeks hospital soda ban
by John Ruch • June 3, 2011 • 0 Comments
LONGWOOD MEDICAL AREA—Local medical institutions should pledge to stop selling soda and other sugar-sweetened drinks in their buildings, says the youth organization Sociedad Latina.
At least a few Longwood Medical Area (LMA) hospitals have agreed to cut back on the sweet drinks, which are linked—sometimes by LMA institutions' own research—with obesity and other health problems.
Mission Hill-based Sociedad Latina is piggybacking on Mayor Thomas Menino's recent ban on sugar-sweetened drinks in all City of Boston buildings and events. That covers not only soda, but also juices, teas and sports drinks that have added sugar.
"Mayor Menino took a bold and forward-thinking step," said Sociedad Latina Executive Director Alexandra Oliver-Dávila in a press statement. "We ask the health institutions in our community to follow suit and set an example for healthy lifestyles."
"There are a variety of other options, many that they are already offering," Sociedad Latina spokesperson Nate Leskovic told the Gazette. Those include "water; 100 percent fruit or vegetable juice; low-fat or non-fat milk; unsweetened coffees and teas; flavored seltzers; [and] diet sodas or drinks."
In a campaign that began in late April, Sociedad Latina asked various institutions to remove sugar-sweetened beverages from vending machines, cafes and cafeterias. The targeted institutions include: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Children's Hospital Boston, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), Joslin Diabetes Center and New England Baptist Hospital.
One of those institutions is ahead of the game.
"Joslin doesn't have any vending machines, cafes or cafeterias," said Joslin Diabetes spokesperson Eric Bender. "We are very much in sympathy with the effort to reduce obesity and its related ills, one key one being type 2 diabetes."
Some hospitals, including BIDMC and Children's, are studying their use of sugar-sweetened drinks. BIDMC recent reduced its vending machines offering sugary drinks.
Children's has formed a "Healthy Hospital Workgroup" that is reviewing hospital policies on such subjects as sugar-drink sales, according to spokesperson Rob Graham. Children's is also part of a collaborative effort with the Boston Public Health Commission to "analyze this issue and share best practices," he said.
Last year, Brigham and Women's and HSPH published a study that linked the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages to type 2 diabetes and other disorders. Neither institution could immediately tell the Gazette what its own policies are regarding the sale of sugary drinks. According to Sociedad Latina, Brigham and Women's has a "task force" examining the issue.
The other targeted institutions did not respond to Gazette requests for comment.
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I've been using VT5 for a while now on a Dual Xeon 2.4 system and XP Pro w/3GB ram. Everyting's been consistent for months - but today while working on a short project (10 minutes run time), after a reboot - making no changes, no updates, installing no new software or utilities - and I'm not even online with this system - I reload VT5 as usual and instead of just bringing up my previous project, it also (for the first time) brought up a "Welcome to SpeedEdit" screen allowing me to OPEN an existing project or CREATE NEW project. This would be fine but 1) this screen never came up before, and 2) the previous project I had open from the last session was already there. It doesn't lock up, it doesn't crash...it just won't let me do a thing. I can't exit this newly-annoying screen; I can't open/close/start a new project. The ONLY way to get back into VT5 is to end the VT5 Process, reload, click YES (after VT5 tells me the last session ended incorrectly) to reset everything then open all of my modules. If I then exit, I have to do this crap all over again. Anyone know why on earth this would happen? I've closed and opened VT1-5 thousands of times and have never encountered this startup problem. Again...I changed NOTHING (that I know of) to prompt this startup screen that is totally blocking me from getting to my work. HELP!
I've seen this before. On the start menu under NewTek | VT5 | Utilities you will find "Reset Configuration". Do that and it should solve your problem. Note that you will need to go back in and reset any preference changes you had made.
Jeff...thanks for your help. Problem solved!


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Doctors in a highly specialized Emergency Burns Unit carry out a new treatment for severe burns that involves grafting skin grown in a laboratory from the patient's own cells. Transplants of skin from another person result in rejection. Even patients with 90 percent burns usually have small patches of healthy tissue, such as between the toes. This skin is sent to a laboratory in Boston, US, where cells capable of quick reproduction are cultivated, and in less than three weeks grow into a piece of skin 10,000 times the size of the original sample. This can survive for only 24 hours outside the lab, so must be rushed to the hospital. At the hospital patients have to be kept in exceptionally sterile conditions, as the body has lost its protective layer.
The doctor assesses a burn patient's condition and tries to illicit response to voice and touch. In a highly specialized Emergency Burns Unit doctors carry out a new treatment for severe burns that involves grafting skin grown in a laboratory from the patient's own cells. Transplants of skin from another person result in rejection. Even patients with 90 percent burns usually have small patches of healthy tissue, such as between the toes. This skin is sent to a laboratory in Boston, US, where cells capable of quick reproduction are cultivated, and in less than three weeks grow into a piece of skin 10,000 times the size of the original sample. This can survive for only 24 hours outside the lab, so must be rushed to the hospital. At the hospital patients have to be kept in exceptionally sterile conditions, as the body has lost its protective layer.
Doctors in a highly specialized Emergency Burns Unit carry out a new treatment for severe burns that involves grafting skin grown in a laboratory from the patient's own cells. A temporary skin layer, usually obtained from a dead donor, must first be removed before patches of skin cultivated from the burn patient's own cells can be applied. Transplants of skin from another person result in rejection. Even patients with 90 percent burns usually have small patches of healthy tissue, such as between the toes. This skin is sent to a laboratory in Boston, US, where cells capable of quick reproduction are cultivated, and in less than three weeks grow into a piece of skin 10,000 times the size of the original sample. This can survive for only 24 hours outside the lab, so must be rushed to the hospital. At the hospital patients have to be kept in exceptionally sterile conditions, as the body has lost its protective layer.
A burn patient is made ready to receive a graft of cultivated skin. Doctors in a highly specialized Emergency Burns Unit carry out a new treatment for severe burns that involves grafting skin grown in a laboratory from the patient's own cells. Transplants of skin from another person result in rejection. Even patients with 90 percent burns usually have small patches of healthy tissue, such as between the toes. This skin is sent to a laboratory in Boston, US, where cells capable of quick reproduction are cultivated, and in less than three weeks grow into a piece of skin 10,000 times the size of the original sample. This can survive for only 24 hours outside the lab, so must be rushed to the hospital. At the hospital patients have to be kept in exceptionally sterile conditions, as the body has lost its protective layer.
Bandages are removed for an initial assessment nine days after a skin transplant. Doctors in a highly specialized Emergency Burns Unit carry out a new treatment for severe burns that involves grafting skin grown in a laboratory from the patient's own cells. Transplants of skin from another person result in rejection. Even patients with 90 percent burns usually have small patches of healthy tissue, such as between the toes. This skin is sent to a laboratory in Boston, US, where cells capable of quick reproduction are cultivated, and in less than three weeks grow into a piece of skin 10,000 times the size of the original sample. This can survive for only 24 hours outside the lab, so must be rushed to the hospital. At the hospital patients have to be kept in exceptionally sterile conditions, as the body has lost its protective layer.
Doctors in a highly specialized Emergency Burns Unit carry out a new treatment for severe burns that involves grafting skin grown in a laboratory from the patient's own cells. Transplants of skin from another person result in rejection. Even patients with 90 percent burns usually have small patches of healthy tissue, such as between the toes. This skin is sent to a laboratory in Boston, US, where cells capable of quick reproduction are cultivated, and in less than three weeks grow into a piece of skin 10,000 times the size of the original sample. This can survive for only 24 hours outside the lab, so must be rushed to the hospital. At the hospital patients have to be kept in exceptionally sterile conditions, as the body has lost its protective layer. Following a skin transplant, it takes around five weeks before doctors know whether the tissue has attached itself properly.
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Full details revealed for Kamen Rider Heisei Generations FINAL
By Brett Summers on October 21, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )
Toei has revealed the final details and poster for Kamen Rider Heisei Generations FINAL including the news that Kenchi Otsuki will portray the role of a mad scientist named Kaisei Mogami, who will also transform into a Rival called Kaiser: The full cast are as follows: Atsuhiro Inukai […]
Trailer released for Kamen Rider Heisei Generations FINAL!
By Brett Summers on October 3, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )
It lands in December and finally Toei have dropped the trailer for Kamen Rider Heisei Generations FINAL! which will feature Kamen Rider OOO (Shu Watanabe), Kamen Rider Fourze (Sota Fukushi), Kamen Rider Gaim (Gaku Sano), Kamen Rider Wizard (Shun'ya Shiraishi) and Kamen Rider Ghost (Shun Nishime):
Kamen Rider Generations: Dr. Pacman VS EX-Aid and Ghost With Legendary Riders is coming!
Kamen Rider Generations: Dr. Pacman VS EX-Aid & Ghost With Legendary Riders is coming in December and it will see Pacman himself battle a wide range of past and present Kamen Riders including Kamen Rider Ex-Aid, Kamen Rider Ghost, Kamen Rider Drive, Kamen Rider Gaim, and Kamen Rider Wizard:
Ghost RE:BIRTH Kamen Rider Specter announced
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The Tokusatsu Network have revealed that the latest Kamen Rider v-cinema release, Ghost RE:BIRTH Kamen Rider Specter will be released on 19th April 2017. Series writer Takuro Fukuda returns to pen the script while Kazuya Kamuhoriuchi will be sitting in the director's chair. The story follows Alain and Makoto on […]
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Kamen Rider Ex-Aid Trailer Released
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Kamen Rider Ex-Aid is a "drama centered on patients" that follows Emu Hosho, otherwise known as M, a new pediatrician at Seito University Hospital. As M, he is an unstoppable genius gamer, as a doctor, he is considered a kind hearted but mistake prone loser. Emu is given the power to […]
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Cult TV Essentials: Kamen Rider Ghost
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Kamen Rider Ghost was the 26th Kamen Rider television show and focused on a young man named Takeru Tenkūji. Tenkūji's father was a ghost hunter who had died 10 years previous to the shows opening. Shockingly for an opening episode, Tenkūji is killed at the hands of an evil monster known as a […]
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Bandai open official Kamen Rider Ghost Website
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Happy Thanksgiving thanks to a Woman!
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Sarah J. Hale
Most people don't know the history of Thanksgiving beyond the story of the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag Indians sitting down as friends to celebrate the harvest of 1621 after a long, difficult winter. [As an aside, the sons of the Wampanoag Chief Massasoit, Alexander and Phillip would die at the hands of the colonists 54 years later during one of the bloodiest battles between "friends."] But that story veers away from my warm and fuzzy post about Sarah J. Hale so, let's just focus on the origins of Thanksgiving.
Sarah J. Hale was truly an independent woman in her own right. After her husband died in 1822, she turned to writing in order to garner an income for her family, and she was very successful at it. She used the pages of several publications to further her belief that women should be given an equal education to a man. She was very good at making her points without alienating anyone by advocating that women should be in the home, but an education should be a focus in her upbringing. [of course at the time, there were no daycares, microwaves, grocery stores with dozens of food aisles, so someone had to run the household. So the concept of a woman working in the home made complete sense]
New England celebrated Thanksgiving all of Sarah's life and she felt strongly it should be part of a national tradition. As editor of Godey's Ladies Book, one of the most influential publications in the 19th Century, she wrote a series of articles called on the President and Congress to make Thanksgiving a national holiday.
She wrote to Lincoln, who needed something to help bring the country back together. In 1863, he agreed and release his Thanksgiving Proclamation in 1863. Hale's campaign is largely credited with the effort.
For the next 76 years, each president would declare a certain day Thanksgiving. It was always the last Thursday in November, until…1939, when Franklin D. Roosevelt, pressured by retailers and declared the date to be November 23, 1939, one week earlier than usual in order to extend the shopping season. He tried it for two years and then admitted his mistake. In December 1941, Congress passed a bill establishing the last Thursday of November as the official Thanksgiving holiday.
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Gina Damron, Robert Allen and Elisha Anderson, Michigan.com
As a crew carried out an eviction at an home in Detroit, they made a grisly discovery: the bodies of two children in a freezer.
Autopsies have not yet been performed, but police said they believe they are a boy and girl, ages 11 and 15.
Their mother was taken into custody as a person of interest in the case, Detroit Police Chief James Craig said. He said the bodies appear to have been frozen for "some time." Assistant Police Chief Steve Dolunt said it's possible they had been there for more than a year.
Court officer Lee Gordon said her crew made entry into the home on Tuesday to clear the property at the Martin Luther King Apartments. Just inside the door, she said, was a small deep freezer.
Their mother has not been charged. On a Facebook page, believed to belong to the woman, a post was made in January that said, "There is no greater blessing than being called Mom" and also on the page it says "Loyal To My Babies."
Court documents obtained by the Free Press show the woman has four children, ages 8, 11, 15 and 17. Craig said the other two children are in protective custody.
Craig said the mother was found with the help of a community member who offered a tip.
Some neighbors said that they hadn't seen the children for as long as a year.
Jessy Porter, 28, who lives next door to the unit where the bodies were found, said that sometimes the only way they knew their neighbors were home was by hearing them through the walls.
Gordon said there were children's items in the home, including boots by the door. She said that once they saw a body in the freezer, everyone was told to leave and 911 was called.
Carol King, a neighbor who had been a longtime friend of the family, said she'd spoken with the mother Tuesday morning and had offered to help deal with the eviction after she got off work.
Two days earlier, she had been at the residence for a barbecue with the mother and kids. The deep freezer was there, but King said she "never paid no attention to it. I've got a deep freezer."
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In the bottle, this smells kind of "meh", but after it's been on my skin it becomes fantastic--lemongrass and creamy coconut. In the bottle (actually, imp) I smell the lemongrass, something green and florals, no coconut. The coconut and something else make it smell like an expensive lemongrass, I think because it makes it so much more complex. I didn't quite know what to expect, but I love this and it's going on my big bottle list now.
in the vial: Lime, lemon and a hint of something else.. can't explain..
on the skin: lime and lemon like woah. after a few seconds there is a slightly floral scent in the background.
on drydown: I am smelling the lemongrass more here, its still very citrusy with a hint of floral and finally the coconut meat in the background. Very nice.
Lemonlime candy. Like a Life Saver. I kept it one for hours, too. Candy candy candy the whole time.
All of those gorgeous notes..... and the only one that I smell is the citrus. Oh, the injustice! I'm bringing out the villagers for that BOOO on aggressive lemongrass!
i had a pretty immediate aversion to this one because of the lime and lemongrass. my skin really amps up the citrus, and the citrus/coconut combination is just not doing it for me. those are the only notes i can make out, as i'm not sure what the florals in it actually smell like. i'll be swapping this to someone who can give it more love.
This is such a strange scent. In the imp vial, it reminds me sharply of Australian 'tutti-frutti' candy -- sweet, a little fruity, and heavy with sugar. But it transforms almost instantly, on touching my skin, so that 'radiant' becomes precisely the term for it. Oh, there's still a lot of fruit in here: if anything, the lime note is swollen into dominance now. But there are hints of sweet coconut peeking through, and the lemon's been made fragrant with petals, and everything has a deliciously sugared edge to it.
Oh, this one is going to be a Summer scent for sure.
at first: a sweet, white scent. i can definitely smell some coconut.
on: lovely. this reminds me of the star a little, but with a lot of floral notes to it. very pretty.
1.5 hours later: a soft, sweet, creamy floral with a bit of coconut.
3.5 hours later: lovely. warm, sweet, creamy flowers with a bit of musk.
5 hours later: wonderful. this is such a lovely, sweet, creamy floral. i'm getting a hint of lemongrass, too, which brightens it up nicely.
overall: i'm glad i got ahold of an imp of this because it really smells nice on me.
wet: this is very light; i can barely smell it on my skin. Definitely lime and coconut, and a little light floral.
drydown: lemon notes seem to take over on my skin. This one turned to pure lemongrass.
For the huge number of notes listed, this isn't a very complex smelling scent! I get lemongrass and lime STRONGLY at first, almost astringent smelling. Then after an hour I smell lilac and some watery floral, maybe the waterlily. Not a lot of throw, even after I slathered. I like it, especially after the lemongrass calmed down but I don't think a bottle is necessary.
In the bottle: Lime, lemongrass and something akin to lotus. Ick.
Wet: Lime and lemongrass, with the thickness brought by coconut. It reminds me of a certain type of coconut candy. Then suddenly the citrus lifts to give way to... iris, I think.
Drydown: Lemongrass comes back with a vengeance, still mixed to coconut. I get some florals, but I couldn't describe which, except that they smell very clean and white. I do recognise iris and it's strange greenness. After a while the lily of the valley (muguet) and snowdrop peek through a bit more.
Overall: Iris and lemongrass and lime, with coconut, all notes that I really don't like or can't wear. I think it smells like window cleaning product, and I don't get very much beyond that. Plasticky, artificial and citrusy. Not my thing.
With a name like Shoggoth, I don't think you ever really expect for such an uplifting, light and bouyant scent lol. When it goes on wet, the lemongrass is quite apparent - it's bright and lemony and backed by some airy floral.
When it's dry, the lemon is more... sweet - kind of fruit loopy in a way. And the lime is the same. It's a playful lemon lime scent. The musk smoothes this out and the floral and wood notes are so subdued that you cannot distinguish exactly *which* notes they are in the background.
I *barely* get coconut but it's there. This smells very similar to The Star only if The Star was Key Lime Pie, Shoggoth is a lemon lime pixie stick - softer and more sugary. I love it!
I love this so much, the sugary quality to this makes it almost candy like, but in a soft spun sugar kind of way. Want more!
Lemongrass is almost always a note that ruins a blend for me, partly because I my skin seems to amp it outrageously and partly because I don't like it. This seems like mostly lemongrass and lime to me with barely a hint of anything else. There's a tiny weeny amount of coconut. This is the kind of scent I like in a wax tart but not as a perfume.
Shoggoth – This is a really bright, fresh scent that is predominantly lemongrass on my skin. I smell a touch of wisteria and lime behind the lemongrass, but not much else. The scent doesn't morph or change as it stays on my skin. The lasting power is about average, although the throw is light once it dries down. I highly recommend this for people who like strong, lemon scents.
Wet: Sugared limes on ice with a twist of coconut meat.
Dry: Undercurrent of my Spanish grandmother... weird.
Lime yogurt. This is swiftly going claylike on me.
Everything turns to clay! What is up with my skin?
I was actually hoping for the sharp lime/lemongrass attack that people were complaining about but I never got it.
Dry it slowly turned into a gorgeous "warm island"-creamy-coconut-floral-tropical smell. Really, really lovely. Medium throw.
Wow. I don't like florals, or girly scents, and I thought this fragrance was emphatically "not me" but it's so... *pretty* I might end up buying a bottle anyway, which is saying something. I imagine it'd be great in warm weather.
imp: lemon candy lolipops from the Dr's office.
In the bottle I get a really sharp lime with herbs, followed by a brief hint of woodiness. On my skin it turns into a kind of generic floral/citrus scent, and I really don't get the coconut at all, which is a shame because I love coconut. This reminds me of one of those expensive spa lotion/bubblle bath type scents, kind of herbal, kind of generic smelling. I don't know, maybe I'll give it a try some other time, but this is just not what I was hoping for.
This was... well, every bit as peculiar as you'd expect a Lovecraft-inspired perfume to be, and definitely fit the constant-change part of the description! Wet, it was all the lemongrass, to the point of lemon Pledge. I just kept my wrist away from my nose and waited, confident that everything would change on the drydown. And it did -- sufficiently that the musk rubbed up against something late in the coconut-floral stage (which, thankfully, never got cloying) and gave an almost smoky note, as if to say, "Hey! This is a monster! Remember?"
On me, Shoggoth had fairly good throw for an oil that's so light-colored in the imp, which was interesting. I think that overall, for me, either this is going in the "age it, try again" pile, or this is more in the category of "perfume science experiment" -- if I'm trying to write and my brain really needs to be woken up with some highly unusual sensory input, definitely, Shoggoth. I can see why this isn't in Bewitching Brews under the "fall at my feet, you hot and lustful man" category, however.
This is an interesting scent. I used to shy away from everything with coconut because I thought I hated it, but then I started becoming interested. Obatala, for example, is one of my favorite scents. And I like citrus, so I swapped for an imp of this.
And was not disappointed. In the imp is it is sharp citrus, but immediately on my skin it turns creamy lime, but key lime rather than regular lime (you know, slightly sweeter than a regular lime but not lemon either?) It does very much remind me of Milk and Honey only stronger.
After a bit, the coconut comes out, and I love it in this blend. It is as if lemon were added to Obatala, which is a clean and crisp "white" scent (appropiately for the loa), so Shoggoth to me is a clean white scent with the brightness of citrus added.
It gets creamier and sweeter the longer I wear it, but the florals are only there to add sweetness on my skin--I can't pick out individual notes. And that's fine with me, since I don't like a lot of florals.
Overall this is great, and I may have to order a bottle.
As Shoggoth dries down it becomes more floral, there is almost a peony sort of side to the fragrance. It also becomes more rounded, probably the amber and coconut. The scent has a good throw and I can still smell it in my cleavage 15 hours after initial application. All in all it is a total suprise that I love this scent, as the notes are really not me on paper. It even garnered unasked for compliments from Mr Bagfish too, which is very unusual.
I REALLY need a big bottle of this for the summer, it is totally gorgeous!
On Skin: Citrus, very strongly a lime citrus, and coconut.
On Drydown: The lime edge flitters a bit away and I get more of a floral coconut.
Verdict: I think the lime is a little too sharp for my taste. And I was hoping that the coconut would not take over. Unfortunately, it seems the BPAL coconut wants to smother me in its goodness but I don't appreciate the smothering. There is some very light, cheery, summery and tropical about this blend. It's as if Shoggoths went down to a Brazilian beach for some suntan time and margaritas.
I don't think that's the image Lovecraft had in mind.
I tried an imp of this last night.
This starts out beautiful....very watery and light and summery. It's mostly coconut, but it's not the fake, gag-inducing sweet coconut that I despise in cheap lotions and sprays. This coconut is mild and fresh, though it is the dominant note here. There is a lot of citrus and I bright lime. So far this is very tropical and reminds me of the beach. I'm not noticing any of the other notes, except perhaps a *hint* of very pale florals. Overall, it's clean and happy.
This fades quickly on me, and becomes all warm coconut and something musky. I don't think that this is for me, though I will say that if you are a fan of coconut scents then this might be the perfect coconut blend for you. Despite many efforts I am not a coconut person at all. I was hoping more of the other notes would make an appearance but unfortunately this was more like a single note for me. I think I will pass this one along to my mom who smells wonderful in coconut blends.
Initial Impression: This smells very soft to me. A very light floral. Strong aquatic notes.
On Wet: It's turned brighter and sweeter. Still quite floral, but not heavily so. I smell the lime and the barest hint of musk coming out. Slight antiseptic smell.
On Dry: More lime and coconut now. Amping the musk and a hint of citrus. Something smells vaguely antiseptic. Coconut is gone.
Final Impression: Unfortunately, this turned a bit antiseptic on me otherwise this would have been a pretty and unusual scent. But I prefer Embalming Fluid if I want musk and citrus.
In Bottle: Very lemongrass, and some wisteria. It's very faint... I almost can't smell it!
On Skin Wet: Oh... my... gods. I love this. I love lime, and, unlike in the bottle, my skin is amping it with the hint of coconut, making me practically swoon! There's a tiny bit of an aquatic water lily note underneath, but the lime is taking the stage!
Drying: Lime still strong, but the coconut is coming through more. A bit of the lemongrass trying to peek its head up.


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O2 tries to muscle in on Orange Wednesdays?
Has anyone else noticed how mobile network O2 are trying to muscle there way in on Orange Wednesdays and in actual fact setup there own groupon thing?
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O2 tried many times to offer tickets to gigs, etc in the past but nothing has stuck or had the disruptive effect of Orange Wednesdays. I now know people who stay with Orange simply because of Orange Wednesdays.
O2's list of discounts and offers (priorities as they call it) is pretty impressive but is too lengthy… The thing they don't get about Orange Wednesdays, is that, its exactly that… Orange Wednesdays. For example on O2 you get this from the Odeon. Half price adult & teenager tickets (Sun – Thurs). Well thats the same as you get from Orange really. Sunday – Thursday is interesting because Sundays are still popular and Thursdays are usually when the previews show. However thanks to Orange Wednesdays, thats bouncing back and forth between Wednesdays and Fridays depending on the distributor.
All the other offers and theres a lot of them, puts 02 in the Groupon & Living social fields for sure. Lots of useful discounts but no real focus, and to be fair focus of attention is maybe what is needed. Orange should stick to there guns.


I feel much better today. Yesterday must have been one of those weird phenomenons. I tried to watch a rebroadcast of Star Trek: Enterprise's finale last night at 8:00, but there was a storm here on campus the hour before. Before I go any further, I should say that our ABC and UPN affiliiates are run by the same company. When I tuned to UPN, it was a rehash of ABC's programming (NBA playoffs). I was pissed. Greg theorized it was a problem at the headend. Oh well, it'll be out on DVD later this year, and my friend Dan probably taped it anyway, so I'll get to see it nonetheless.
It's 12:39 PM, and Greg hasn't come online yet, this is weird… wonder when he'll be online.