"Allah's Apostle: the Lord of the Muslims, Leader of the Allah Fearing, Messenger of the Lord of the Worlds, the Peerless and Unequalled."
"They can have no Faith, until they make you (Muhammad) judge in all disputes, and find in their souls no resistance against Your decisions, accepting them with complete submission."
"The Prophet said, 'I have been given five things which were not given to any one else before me. 1. Allah made me victorious by awe by His terrorizing my enemies. 2. The earth has been made for me. 3. Booty has been made lawful for me yet it was not lawful for anyone else before me. 4. I have been given the right of intercession. 5. Every Prophet used to be sent to his nation only but I have been sent to all mankind.'"
"You have indeed a noble paradigm in the Apostle of Allah." [A second translation reads:] "You have in (Muhammad) the Messenger of Allah a beautiful pattern of conduct for anyone to follow." [A third reads:] "Verily in the Messenger of Allah you have a good example for him who looks unto Allah and the Last Day." [A fourth reads:] "Certainly you have in the Messenger of Allah an excellent prototype." [A fifth says:] "You have indeed a noble paradigm [archetype, exemplar, standard, model, or pattern] to follow in Allah's Apostle."
"Indeed in the Apostle of Allah you have a good example to follow."
"The Prophet got a silver ring made with 'Muhammad Allah's Apostle' engraved on it. The ring glittered on his hand."
"Allah's Apostle said, 'I have five names: I am Muhammad and Ahmad, the praised one; I am al-Mahi through whom Allah will eliminate infidelity [by killing every infidel]; I am al-Hashir who will be the first to be resurrected [beating Jesus]; and I am also al-Aqib, because there will be no prophet after me.'"
"I heard Allah's Apostle saying, 'I am the nearest of all the people to Jesus. All the prophets are paternal brothers - their mothers are different, but their religion is one. There has been no prophet between me and Jesus.'"
"Allah's Apostle said, 'Every Prophet was given miracles because of which people believed, but what I have been given is Divine Inspiration which Allah has revealed to me. So I hope that my followers will outnumber the followers of the other Prophets.'"
"The Prophet preached at a suitable time so that we might not get bored. He abstained from pestering us with sermons and knowledge.'"
"Allah's Apostle said, 'Whoever obeys me will enter Paradise, and whoever disobeys me will not enter it.'"
"Believers, be not forward in the presence of Allah and His Messenger, and fear Allah. Raise not your voices above the voice of the Prophet, nor speak loudly around him, as you speak to one another, lest your deeds become nullified unconsciously. Those that lower their voices in the presence of the Messenger have their hearts tested by Allah. Theirs will be an immense reward."
"No Muslim has any choice after Allah and His Apostle have decided a matter."
"Allah and His angels shower blessings on the Prophet. So believers, send your blessings on him, and salute him with all respect - a worthy salutation. Those who annoy Allah and His Messenger and speak evil things of them - Allah has cursed them and prepared a humiliating torment."
"Those who speak negatively of Allah and His Apostle shall be cursed."
"The Prophet was holding Umar's hand. 'O Allah's Apostle! You are dearer to me than everything except my own self.' The Prophet said, 'No, by Him in Whose Hand my soul is, you will not have faith till I am dearer to you than your own self.' Then Umar said, 'However, now, by Allah, you are dearer to me than my own self.' The Prophet said, 'Now, Umar, you are a believer.'"
"I heard the Prophet saying, 'Islam cannot change!'"
"He went to Khadija and said, 'I think that I have gone mad.'"
"Khadija was the first to believe in Allah and His Apostle. By her Allah lightened the burden on His Prophet. He never met with contradiction and charges of falsehood but he was comforted by her when he went home. She strengthened him and belittled the opposition."
"We have exalted your fame, raising high the esteem in which you are held."
"'Muhammad is trying to bewitch you.' With that the Quraysh got up and left before the Messenger could speak. The following day they gathered again. This time the Apostle said, 'Kinsmen, I know of no Arab who has come to his people with a nobler message than mine. I have brought you the best of this world and the next.'"
"To you you're Way, and to me my way. You shall have your religion and I shall have mine."
"For he who insults you (Muhammad) will be cut off."
"Only those are believers in Allah and His Messenger who, when they are with him on a matter requiring collective action, do not depart until they have asked for his permission. Deem not the summons of the Messenger like the summons of one of you. Allah knows those who slip away, making excuses. Beware of rejecting the Messenger's orders lest a grievous penalty be inflicted."
"Blessed is He who holds the reins of Kingship."
"You are an exalted character of tremendous morality. Soon you will see, and they will see, which of you is afflicted with madness."
"The Prophet said, 'I have been given the keys of eloquent speech and given victory with terror.'"
"Verily this is the Word (brought by) a most honorable Messenger imbued with power, the Lord of the Throne, Mighty, One to be obeyed."
"We were steadfast trusting in Him. We have a Prophet by whom we will conquer all men."
"The Prophet said, 'I have been given the keys of eloquent speech and given victory with terror so the treasures of the earth were given to me.'"
"O people, this is Allah's Apostle among you. Allah has honored and exalted you by him. So help him and strengthen him. Listen to his commands and obey them."
"We pledged an oath to the Messenger of Allah that we would listen to and obey his orders."
"His authority among the Quraysh was like a religion which the people followed and which could not be infringed; they always acted in accordance with its laws. They recognized his superiority and nobility."
"Those who shout out to you from behind the private apartments have no sense."
"And know that among you is Allah's Messenger: were he to follow your (wishes), you would fall into misfortune...."
"We have truly sent you (Muhammad) as a witness, as a bringer of Good News, and as a Warner: In order that you ( men) may believe in Allah and His Messenger, that you may assist him and honor him, and celebrate His praise morning and evening."
"Allah's Good Pleasure was on the Believers when they swore allegiance to you (Muhammad) under the Tree: He rewarded them with a speedy Victory."
"Allah's Apostle said, 'By Him in Whose Hands my life is, none of you will have faith till he loves me more than his father and his children.'"
"The Prophet said, 'None of you will have faith till he loves me more than his father, his children and all mankind.'"
"Whenever Allah's Apostle went to answer the call of nature, I along with another boy used to go behind him carrying a tumbler of water for cleaning the private parts and a spear-headed stick."
"The Prophet went out to answer the call of nature and asked me to bring three stones."
"To you they swear in order to please you: but it is more fitting that they should please Allah and His Messenger (Muhammad)."
"People of the Quraysh, Allah has taken from you the haughtiness of the Time of Ignorance and its veneration of ancestors.... For now I have humbled you, made you Muslims, submissive unto me.... People of the Quraysh and people of Mecca, what do you think I intend to do with you?"
"The people assembled in Mecca to swear allegiance to the Messenger in submission. They gathered to do homage to the Apostle in Islam. Umar remained below the Prophet, lower than the place where he sat, imposing conditions on the people as they paid homage [reverence] to Muhammad, promising to submit and obey. Umar administered the oath, receiving from the Meccans their pledge of allegiance to Muhammad. They promised to heed and obey Allah and His Messenger."
"When the Messenger was finished with the men's swearing of allegiance, the women swore allegiance." "He said, 'You shall not disobey me in carrying out my orders.' The Messenger told Umar, 'Receive their oath of allegiance and their homage.... Now go, for I have accepted your allegiance and praise."
"It is not lawful for anyone to shed blood in Mecca. It was not lawful to anyone before me and it will not be lawful after me. If anyone should say, 'The Apostle killed men in Mecca,' say, 'Allah permitted his Apostle to do so but He does not permit you.'"
"Allah gave you a seal imprinted. [The "Seal of Prophethood" was a hairy mole.] Allah's proof is great. [Now there's a delusional thought.] I testify that your religion is true and that you are great among men. Allah testifies that Ahmad [it means "praised"] is the chosen. You are a noble one, the cynosure [someone who attracts attention or admiration] of the righteous, a prince."
"Our people were routed and fled, no one turning to look back. Allah's Apostle withdrew and cried, 'Where are you going? Come to me. I am Allah's Apostle! I am Muhammad, son of Abdallah!' It was of no avail. The camels just bumped into one another as the Muslims ran away."
"When the polytheists overwhelmed the Muslims, the Prophet got off his mount and started reciting verses in the rajaz meter: 'I am the Prophet, it is no lie."
"When Muhammad saw his men confused and in disarray, he repeated: 'Where are you going, men?' But not even one of them paid heed to his cries."
"Allah's religion is the religion of Muhammad. We are satisfied with it.
"The Prophet is the master of your rich and your poor."
"The Messenger of Allah named himself to us in various ways. He said, 'I am Muhammad the one who is praised, Ahmad, the most praiseworthy, al-Aqib, the last in succession, and al-Mahi, the obliterator.'"
"Allah gives his Messenger Lordship and Power over whomever He wills."
"But if he (the dying person), be of the denying, erring (away from Islam), then for him is the entertainment with boiling water and roasting in hell fire. Verily. this is the absolute truth with certainty, so celebrate (Muhammad)."
"You may have whomever you desire; there is no blame."
"While I was in the Hijr, Gabriel came and stirred me with his foot. He took me to the door of the mosque and there was a white animal, half mule, half donkey, with wings on its sides yet it was propelled by its feet. He mounted me on it. When I mounted, he shied. Gabriel placed his hand on its mane and said [to the jackass], 'You should be ashamed to behave this way. By God, you have never had a more honorable rider than Muhammad.' The animal was so embarrassed, it broke into a cold sweat."
"The Messenger said: 'I was brought on al-Buraq, an animal white and long. I mounted it and came to the Temple in Jerusalem. I tethered it to the ring used by the prophets and entered the mosque, praying two rak'ahs in it. Then I came out [of the nonexistent building] and Gabriel brought me a vessel of wine and one of milk. I chose the milk, and he said: "You have chosen the natural thing," and took me to heaven.'"
"When we arrived at the Temple in Jerusalem, we found Abraham, Moses, and Jesus, along with a company of prophets. I acted as their imam in prayer."
"After the completion of my business in Jerusalem, a ladder was brought to me finer than any I have ever seen. An angel was in charge of it and under his command were 12,000 angels each of them having 12,000 angels under his command."
"'Then we ascended to the second heaven. The guard at the gate asked, "Who is it?" Gabriel said, "Gabriel." The gatekeeper asked, "Who is with you?" He said, "Muhammad" "Has he been sent for?" He said, "Yes." The guard said, "He is welcomed. What a wonderful visit his is!" and opened the gate. Then I met Jesus and Yahya (John) who said, "You are welcomed, O brother and Pious Prophet.... Then we ascended to the sixth heaven and again the same questions and answers were exchanged. There I met and greeted Moses. When I proceeded on, he started weeping and on being asked why, he said, "Followers of this youth who was sent after me will enter Paradise in greater number than my followers.'"
"We granted the vision of the ascension to the heavens, Miraj, which We showed you as an actual eye witness but as a trial for people.' [17:60] Allah's Apostle actually saw with his own eyes the vision of all the things which were shown to him on the Night Journey to Jerusalem. It was not a dream."
"'Choose what you want for yourself and your Lord.' The Messenger recited [lurid tales of virgins from] the Qur'an and made us desirous of Islam. Then he said, 'I will enter a contract of allegiance with you, provided that you protect me as you would your women and children.'"
"We pledge our allegiance to you and we shall defend you as we would our womenfolk. Administer the oath of allegiance to us, Messenger of Allah, for we are men of war possessing arms and coats of mail."
"'Men of the Khazraj, do you know what you are pledging yourselves to in swearing allegiance to this man?' 'Yes,' they answered. 'In swearing allegiance to him we are pledging ourselves to wage war against all mankind.'"
"'If you are loyal to this undertaking it will profit you in this world and the next.' They said, 'We will accept you as a Prophet under these conditions, but we want to know specifically what we will get in return for our loyalty.' Muhammad said, 'I promise you Paradise.'"
"You of Faith, say not (to the Prophet) words of ambiguous import like 'Listen to us,' but words of respect; and obey (him): To those who don't submit there is a grievous punishment."
"When the Apostle was settled in Medina and his comrades were gathered to him, the affairs of the workers were arranged, and Islam became firmly established. Prayer was instituted, the zakat tax was prescribed, legal punishments were fixed, as were all things permitted and forbidden."
"Allah's Apostle ordered the dead to be thrown into a pit. All were thrown in except Umayyah. He had swollen up in his coat of mail and filled it. They went to move him, but he fell apart, so they left him where he was and flung some rocks over him. As the dead were being thrown in, Muhammad stood over them and said, 'O people of the pit, have you found what your Lord promised you to be true? For I have found what my Lord promised me to be true.' The Muslims said to him. 'Allah's Messenger, are you speaking to dead people who have been putrefied?' He replied, 'They know what I promised them is the truth.' You hear what I say no better than they, but they cannot answer me."
"The Prophet cursed those that had teased him. He said, 'O Allah! Destroy the chiefs of Quraysh, Abu Jahl, Utba, Shaba, Umaiya, and Ubai.' I saw these people killed on the day of Badr battle and thrown in the pit except Ubai whose body parts were mutilated."
"Whenever you differ about a matter it must be referred to Allah and Muhammad."
"And Jesus, the son of Mary, said: 'Children of Israel, I am the Messenger of Allah (sent) to you, confirming that (which was revealed) before me in the Torah, and giving Glad Tidings of a Messenger to come after me, whose name shall be Ahmad, the Praised One.' But when he came to them with Clear Signs, they said, 'this is sorcery!'"
"It is He Who has sent to the unlettered ones a Messenger from among them, to rehearse and recite to them His Verses, to purify them, and to instruct them in the Book and Sunnah (of Muhammad); they had been in manifest error."
"The Prophet went up the mountain. He had become stout and heavy with age. When he tried to climb up, he could not manage on his own. Talba Ubaydullah squatted beneath him and lifted him up until he settled comfortably on a rock." Ishaq:383 "That day I heard the Prophet saying, 'Talha earned paradise when he did what he did for me.'"
"O people, Allah's Apostle is among you. Allah has honored and exalted you by him. So help him and strengthen him. Listen to his commands and obey them.'"
"Allah sent you an Apostle of your own, reciting to you His verses concerning what you did, and teaching you good and evil that you might know what is good and do it, and know what is bad and refrain from it, and so that you might gain much from obeying Him and avoid His wrath proceeding from disobedience and thereby escape His vengeance."
"Allah's Apostle said, 'I have been sent with the shortest expressions bearing the widest meanings, and I have been made victorious with terror. While I was sleeping [besieging], the keys to the treasures of the world were brought to me and put in my hand.'"
"Helped by the Holy Spirit we smited Muhammad's foes. He is a true Messenger from the Compassionate, an Apostle reciting Allah's Book. He became honored in rank and station. So the Apostle sent a message to them with a sharp cutting sword."
"O ye who believe! Enter not the Prophet's apartments until leave is given you for a meal. (And then) not (so early as) to wait for its preparation. But when you are invited, enter; and, when your meal is ended, then disperse. Linger not for conversation. Lo! that would cause annoyance to the Prophet. Such (behavior) bothers him. He is ashamed to dismiss you, but Allah is not ashamed (to tell you) the truth. And when ye ask (his ladies) for anything, ask them from behind a screen: that makes for greater purity for your hearts and for theirs. Nor is it right for you that you should annoy Allah's Messenger, or that you should marry his widows after him at any time. Truly such a thing is in Allah's sight an enormous offense."
"Aisha, the Mother of the Faithful, was asked, 'How did the Messenger of God behave?' She replied, 'His eye did not weep for anyone.'"
"Those who obey Allah and His Messenger will be admitted to Gardens to abide therein and that will be the supreme achievement. But those who disobey Allah and His Messenger and transgress His limits will be admitted to a Fire, to abide therein: And they shall have a humiliating punishment."


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Хмельное () — деревня в Липиничском сельсовете Буда-Кошелёвского района Гомельской области Белоруссии.

География

Расположение
В 21 км на северо-запад от Буда-Кошелёво, 69 км от Гомеля, 6 км от железнодорожной станции Салтановка (на линии Жлобин — Гомель).

Транспортная сеть
Транспортные связи по просёлочной, затем автомобильной дороге Жлобин — Гомель. Планировка состоит из короткой, близкой к широтной ориентации улицы, застроенной деревянными домами усадебного типа.

История
По письменным источникам известна с XIX века как деревня в Староруднянской волости Рогачёвского уезда Могилёвской губернии. С 1884 года работал хлебозапасный магазин. По переписи 1897 года находились: хлебозапасный магазин, ветряная мельница. Рядом был одноимённый хутор. В 1909 году в деревне имелись 360 десятин земли.

В 1925 году рядом находились Хмелинския хутора. В 1929 году организован колхоз. Во время Великой Отечественной войны 31 житель деревни погиб на фронте. В 1959 году в составе колхоза имени В. И. Ленина (центр — деревня Буда Люшевская).

До 16 декабря 2009 года в составе Буда-Люшевского сельсовета.

Население

Численность
 2004 год — 15 хозяйств, 19 жителей.

Динамика
 1897 год — 42 двора, 276 жителей (согласно переписи).
 1925 год — 62 двора; на хуторах — 11 дворов.
 1940 год — 79 дворов, 357 жителей.
 1959 год — 332 жителя (согласно переписи).
 2004 год — 15 хозяйств, 19 жителей.

Известные уроженцы
 Савченко, Владимир Кириллович (род. 27.9.1939 года) — генетик. Член-корреспондент Национальной академии наук Беларуси (1989), доктор биологических наук (1977), профессор (1987). Лауреат Государственной премии БССР.

См. также
 Городские посёлки Белоруссии
 Города Белоруссии

Примечания

Литература
 Гарады і вёскі Беларусі: Энцыклапедыя. Т.1, кн.1. Гомельская вобласць/С. В. Марцэлеў; Рэдкалегія: Г. П. Пашкоў (галоўны рэдактар) і інш. — Мн.: БелЭн, 2004. 632с.: іл. Тыраж 4000 экз. ISBN 985-11-0303-9 ISBN 985-11-0302-0

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EEGLAB News
The EEGLAB News #13
Sarah Lippé, Ph.D. Neuropsychologist
Full Professor, Psychology Department, University of Montreal
Director, Neuroscience of Early Development Lab (NED)
FRQ-S Senior Scientist, Sainte-Justine Hospital
"What happens at key moments in child development when pathologies sometimes occur that harm cerebral, cognitive, and emotional development?" Dr. Sarah Lippé, Full Professor of Psychology at the University of Montreal and FRQ-S Senior Scientist at Sainte-Justine Hospital, is determined to find answers. As Director of the multidisciplinary Neuroscience of Early Development Lab (NED) she studies the cerebral mechanisms involved in learning processes in infants and children. "I believe that many neurodevelopmental disorders exist because of an accumulation of prenatal and genetic risk factors," she shares. "My research focuses on many of these possible risk factors." She hopes the results of her studies will lead to the development of early screening methods and treatment options for children with neurodevelopmental disorders.
"There are so many factors that influence child development," she explains. "For the genetic aspect to affect neurocognition," she continues, "often there is a mutation in a very important gene, or several mutations that have a general effect on the brain. It's also possible that all genetic background has an influence when you accumulate the risk factors. I study these risk factors that, when combined, can affect brain development and increase a child's risk of developing a neurodevelopmental disorder." In other words, having one risk factor might not affect cognitive function, but when you accumulate many risk factors, you can end up having a very severe condition.
Dr. Lippé's studies include epilepsy, premature birth, leukemia, autism, intellectual disability, genes that affect brain development and maternal physiological and psychological conditions during pregnancy which may affect infant outcomes. She performs her work in an ideal location -- as an FRQ-S Senior Scientist at Sainte-Justine Hospital, the largest mother and child center in Canada. "It's an incredible place, because it includes most pediatric specialties," she shares enthusiastically. "I have the opportunity to study many risk factors in one place." (Photo credit: Dr. Lippé, and NED, featured on Radio-Canada)
But with so many variables at play, estimating children's outcomes can be extremely challenging. Dr. Lippé gives an example: "For infants who have one risk factor – such as having one seizure, or being born a few weeks earlier or having a copy number variation that affects a few base pairs – it can be difficult to measure the impact on brain development because the effect size is small or instances are so rare. In these cases, you need a huge data set." Dr. Lippé strives to determine, "What is the real contribution of one risk factor over the others?' It is hard to tell. Researchers, over the last ten years, have mostly studied one or two risk factors at a time to determine how each can affect the brain. Then, once we understand these factors better, we are able to study at the population level, how each can contribute to a developmental disorder." This takes time and effort.
Dr. Lippé's projects focus on environmental, as well as genetic, risk factors. She is eager to delve into a relatively new research track: Maternal depression during pregnancy. "I want to study how the interactions between infant and mother during pregnancy and early childhood can impact long term brain development and cognitive function." This focus is especially important today. "During the pandemic," she explains, "depression in mothers increased immensely: Up to 40% of mothers in Canada and other developed countries showed significant depressive symptoms during pregnancy." Dr. Lippé wonders -- What are the effects of maternal depression on the developing fetus and infant, and what can be done to counter that effect? She hopes her research can help point the way.
Upbringing and Education. Dr. Lippé was born and raised in Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, a small town close to Montreal. She grew up speaking mostly French, but was exposed to English often during her teenage years. (Photo: Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec). Her interest in the brain began as an undergraduate at the University of Montreal. "During my bachelor's degree, I was interested in the impact of psychological traits on brain functions, and the interaction between a neurological condition and psychological traits. For instance, I was interested in how stress, as measured by cortisol, could affect premature children, in addition to their prematurity. I wrote up the study as a bachelor's student and even received small funding to do it. But I ended up not completing that project because I changed Universities and began a new project."
During her Ph.D. in clinical neuropsychology and research at the University of Montreal (graduated 2006), Dr. Lippé studied EEG signal in infants that experienced a febrile seizure or epilepsy. "We wanted to investigate whether there were particularities in the EEG signal that could explain the excitability in the brain. Not while they were having a seizure, but more generally." Dr. Lippé's aim was to be able to predict the seizure outcome (the neurological and cognitive outcomes) based on EEG.
The thought of using EEG results to predict behavioral outcome excited her. "Even back then, in the early 2000s, it was clear that there was a difference in high frequency and low frequency brain waves in infants with seizures. There were more lower frequencies and less higher frequencies at rest. The neuronal ensembles were already not behaving normally and they were not catching the developmental trajectory. We first saw this pattern in kids who had febrile seizures, but it is a pattern that we see now in children with a neurodevelopmental disorder. These infants often show a different pattern of density in the spectral domain."
After her Ph.D., Dr. Lippé worked for a few years in clinical pediatric neuropsychology, in a rehabilitation center with patients who had neurodevelopmental conditions, before completing post-doctorate degrees in neuroscience at the Atomic Energy Commission (France), where she used dMRI and fMRI to assess peculiarities of brain structures and functions of epileptic children.
EEGLAB. As a Ph.D. student, Dr. Lippé began searching for an additional measurement for the spectral analysis of her study with children who had neurofibromatosis. "Drs. Scott Makeig and Arno Delorme were just starting EEGLAB together," Lippé recalls fondly. "I came across their research on the web, and my supervisor encouraged me to contact them to learn how EEGLAB works. He said, 'If they accept, I will pay for your trip and your stay.' So this is exactly what happened. I traveled to the Swartz Center for Cognitive Neuroscience (SCCN) in 2003 and stayed there for one month. It was great. I didn't have a background in engineering or math like they do, but they were kind enough to show me the principles and how different things work. And sometimes there were little things that had to be developed or fixed, so they would create a script for it."
Dr. Lippé's time at SCCN was an experience she will never forget. "It was extremely helpful. I worked with the data and EEGLAB for one month, creating all kinds of maps and looking at the data in all different ways. I learned so much during that month, that I was ready to basically make a career out of it!" she jokes, adding, "This was in addition to having a great month in San Diego! We went hiking, and I remember Scott's son took me surfing. I was able to stand up on the board, but not for long!" She recalls going with SCCN colleagues to hike part of the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) and meeting several hikers there; another time, she joined SCCN members on a trip to Joshua Tree in the Mohave desert.
EEGLAB has been invaluable to Dr. Lippé's research. Her studies use non-invasive methods such as structural and functional neuroimaging, electrophysiology (EEG/MEG), and behavioral (eye tracking, neuropsychological tests) measures. "We probably use EEGLAB in 90% of our studies," Dr. Lippé acknowledges. "We also use related plug-ins such as Fieldtrip, for some signal analysis." The results have been impressive, hinting at the potential to impact early screening and treatment options for patients with neurodevelopmental disorders in the future. She eagerly summarizes some of the publications:
In a study of three genetic syndromes associated with intellectual disability (Fragile X syndrome, Down syndrome, tuberous sclerosis complex), her team found that each syndrome affected brain activity, but the pattern of the brain signal was not the same. There were specificities and distinctiveness of ERP and RS brain responses between the syndromes. (Côté, et al, 2021 and critique: Hollander E and Uzunova G, 2022)
In another recent paper, Dr. Lippé and her team studied the repetition effect (a decrease in the brain response for each repetition of the same thing) and change detection response (a different pattern of response when there is a change). They found that these responses exist very early in infants, and that they evolve with age. The results also suggest that the "repetition effects and change detection response vary according to adaptive skills displayed by infants during the first year of life, demonstrating their predictive value for neurodevelopment." (Deguire et al, 2022 and López-Arango et al, 2021)
EEG as an Outcome Measure. Dr. Lippé believes that EEG can be an important indicator for an underlying disorder, as well as a nice outcome measure for treatment. "We can test whether an intervention is beneficial to brain development by looking at the EEG signal," Dr. Lippé eagerly shares. She is leading the EEG investigation of several trials to determine if taking a prescribed medication will increase and improve EEG signal. "We can ask, 'Does this treatment show benefit in the EEG activity?' Because EEG activity is a surrogate of brain functioning, and eventually behavior, as well." She continues, "I believe that, although we measure aspects that are quite low level, if the brain signal improves, even for very simple things, the general outcome should improve, as well. We can test all kinds of interventions using EEG, to determine if those interventions are beneficial to brain development." (Photo credit: Radio-Canada)
"Sometimes," she continues, "it is difficult to show that an intervention has an effect, when you choose one primary outcome measure, which is the design of a clinical trial currently. But if you show that there is an effect on brain function (using EEG), then that is a really good start. You don't have to discard this treatment or intervention completely. You may just want to investigate further with other measures, or longer term, if it is finally beneficial." Dr. Lippé offers an example – their proof of concept study on children with neurofibromatosis type 1, a genetic disorder that causes tumors to form on nerve tissue. "We've shown that Ritalin, a psychostimulant, is beneficial to the synchronized brain response," she shares enthusiastically of their paper that was recently published in the Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders (Lalancette et al, 2022). "The other clinical trials are all currently in progress. I am eager to see the results!"
The Future. Dr. Lippé is passionate about her research and looks forward to exciting future discoveries. Her lab has already accomplished so much – it is among the very first to propose EEG as an outcome measure in international and national clinical trials, she and her lab are busy with many ongoing projects, and she is leading national and international initiatives on infant EEG, aimed at creating a normative database to understand EEG signals maturation and to create a clinical tool for infant brain signal assessments. (is this correct? I read on a website) She also participates on a committee with Drs. Makeig and Delorme called the Global Brain Consortium (GBC), a Canada-based, diverse network of brain researchers, clinicians, and institutions focused on building collaborative relationships among health researchers worldwide.
Dr. Lippé has a vision for her future. One of her goals is to perform more studies in a naturalistic setting: "I would like to study the interaction of infants and others using EEG in a naturalistic (or as we say in French, 'ecological') setting. Some people perform more naturalistic studies with infants, but not as frequently using EEG. I would like to have EEGLAB toolboxes adapted so that I could continue to use the same tools with those kinds of experiments." She is excited about a recent project that studies stress in mothers and infants. "We are currently collaborating with a nursing colleague, to see whether more skin-to-skin contact between mother and premature infant during a difficult birth can reduce stress for both and improve outcomes. Does this skin-to-skin contact also show benefit in the EEG activity?" She pauses, then adds with a laugh: "It's funny because this project involves that same study I wrote up from my bachelor's studies that I never had the chance to complete. Investigating stress in premature infants in the NICU. We actually just received funding to do this project – about 20 years after I first wrote up the study!"
While some things have come full circle, Dr. Lippé remains steadfast in moving the field forward. She envisions a future where EEG becomes a clinical tool for neurodevelopmental disorders. "If a pediatrician has concerns about a child, sometimes it's difficult to know if it is something the parents should be concerned about or not. In those cases, maybe an EEG could help," she imagines. "Right now, we have to wait until the behaviors show, and then it can be more difficult to treat." If we had the ability to detect things early in the brain, she believes, we might be able to offer interventions and support to children earlier. This could lead to better outcomes. "We're a long way from using EEG as a clinical tool, because there is a lot of (EEG?) variability in the general population. But I think this approach could be very useful in the future." (Photo credit: Radio-Canada)
Being the mother of a ten-year-old daughter has helped Dr. Lippé remain sensitive to important questions and paths of investigation. "I sometimes ask myself different questions than other researchers would," Dr. Lippé admits, "because I observe things in my daughter. In fact, I did some of my studies really to answer those questions!" For her, and thankfully for many other families looking for answers.
R. Weistrop, September 2022
Lalancette, E., Charlebois-Poirier, AR., Agbogba, K. et al. Steady-state visual evoked potentials in children with neurofibromatosis type 1: associations with behavioral rating scales and impact of psychostimulant medication. J Neurodevelop Disord 14, 42 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s11689-022-09452-y
Deguire F, López-Arango G, Knoth IS, MSc, Côté V, Agbogba K, Sarah Lippé S. (2022) Developmental course of the repetition effect and change detection responses from infancy through childhood: a longitudinal study. Cerebral Cortex (2022), bhac027, https://doi.org/10.1093/cercor/bhac027
López-Arango G, Deguire F, Côté V, Barlaam F, Agbogba K, Knoth IS, Lippé S. (2021) Infant repetition effects and change detection: Are they related to adaptive skills? Eur J Neurosci. 2021 Nov;54(9):7193-7213. doi: 10.1111/ejn.15475. Epub 2021 Oct 13. PMID: 34585451.
Côté V, Lalancette E, Knoth IS, Côté L, Agbogba K, Vannasing P, Major P, Barlaam F, Michaud J, Lippé S. (2021) Distinct patterns of repetition suppression in Fragile X syndrome, down syndrome, tuberous sclerosis complex and mutations in SYNGAP1. Brain Research, Volume 1751, 15 January 2021, 147205. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brainres.2020.147205
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Moïse de Valachie, est prince de Valachie de 1529 à 1530.

Dernier prince de la famille des Danesti à occuper le trône de Valachie, fils de Vladislav , il est élu prince après la mort de Radu  de la Afumați de janvier 1529 à juin 1530. Renversé il est tué dans un combat le  en tentant de reprendre le trône.

De son épouse Anca il n'avait eu qu'une fille :
 Zamfira, qui épousa successivement un noble hongrois, Istvan Keser, puis un noble polonais, Stanislaw Nisowski.

Bibliographie
  Constantin C.Giurescu & Dinu C.Giurescu Istoria Romanilor volume II (1352-1606) . Editura Stiintifica si Enciclopedica Bucarest (1976) 237-238.

Prince de Valachie du XVIe siècle
Maison Basarab
Famille des Danesti


I have to say that I'm excited: I got my book in the mail today!! Hans, it looks great!! What a fantastic job you did. It looks so professional!! It IS!! I'm so excited to have this...thanks so much Hans for organizing this and putting it all together.
....and thank you to all the contributors, without whom there would be nothing to read and enjoy!! And mostly, thanks to Anne for whom the book was created!!
Sara, has your copy arrived? If you ordered at the same time as me it must be imminent now.
I've decided to keep the sticky-labels safe...I figure I'll have other opportunities to irrita...uh...meet everyone again. |3 I'll use the stickies as a last resort. Thanks for those Steven!
And my order with LuLu is STILL "fullfilling"
I have two copies. One will get the sticky labels and the other will remain pristine.
I got my copy yesterday, though it could have been sitting in the post office a few days before I picked it up.
It's a beautiful book, and I'm happy with it.
Yes, Hans, I went back and ordered another one, too. Like you Steve, I wanted one to read and one to put away.
Luckily your name's right in the title of your entry.
Now, give me a couple of weeks to calm down from the weekend and beginning of term and I'll get my copy!
Glad to see that you were finally able to order yours...your gon'a love it!!!
I know I will! That's what has helped make this wait to even just order it so hard too!
Yeah, happy for Becky!!! It will arrive before you know it. And yes, as Maelin said, you are going to love it.
In last war, merchant ship hits mine in North Sea and radios for help. Naval ship is despatched from Harwich.
corn works for me every time!
Well done all, read it cover to cover and now I can put names to faces. Also a right mixture of different people from all over the world, just like on Pern!
Ghyle, if I known at the time, you wanted 1, I would have ordered 2 to save us both a headache.
Oh, P'ter. That is sooo bad!!
Glad you got yours Jube. It is a wonderful treasure.
The postage becomes even cheaper per book if you make a multiple order. Dragongirl, perhaps you could combine your order with a friend who also wants a copy and also lives nearby? *Pauses and thinks about tiny remaining space on Venn diagram* Ok, you'll need to persuade one of your neighbours they want a copy .
Dragongirl christmas is not that far off, maybe some will get it for you. Did you put a essay in? If so tell your Mother she has to get it because you have a published story in it making you a published auther. I am hoping to get aa copy for Christmas. Kibbie wants one as well so I maybe able to convience a sister to get it for us.
My copy finally came today! I've had a quick look through and I'm amazed at the size of some people's collections! Anyway, it's look good and I'm looking forward to getting into it.
YIPEEEE Joz.... Glad to see you finally recieved your copy...!!!
After noticing all the buzz about the book, I went and ordered mine today. Early Christmas present for myself. I took the USPS media shipping and my total was only a little over $21. I'm looking forward to getting my copy.
Well, well, well!! I believe you will enjoy it. It's fun reading about how all the people here "met" Anne and her world of Pern. Enjoy the book!!
Oh what a wonderful book! Mine arrived today! I know I've been MIA for a while ... Hans (and everyone) - we can't thank you enough for this little volume!
No - I got a good laugh out of that! And it's true.
I'm a newcomer to MoM, but after reading about this book here, I thought it would be fascinating to read about other peoples' experiences with Pern and ordered it.
Wow. What a wonderful thing. Not only for Ms. McCaffrey, but for all Pern fans. It's so great to realize what this world has meant to other people as well as me!
Thanks so much to all who were involved!


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Kate Delamere
Crime, Literary Fiction, Plays and Scripts, Writing for Children
Writer (stage, radio, print and screen)
Kate Delamere is a former journalist for national newspapers, magazines and TV, who now writes drama for stage, radio and print.
She has worked on projects for Northampton's Royal and Derngate and Leicester's Haymarket and Phoenix theatres. Play that's Parent's for You! was staged at Northampton's Royal and Derngate theatres in June 2008. She has had a range of fiction from poetry to comedy monologues published in anthologies as well as written comedy drama produced on radio. She held the post of writer in residence at four theatres in Lincolnshire for Theatre Writing Partnership in 2007-8 and was associate artist at Northampton's Royal and Derngate Theatres in 2007/8.
February 2010 – Selected as one of 16 professional writers for North West scheme WritersLab to work with production companies AbbottVision, Red Productions, Lime Pictures, BBC Writersroom, LA Productions, Made In Manchester, R.S.J. Productions to develop an original script, along with team writing and producing. Six part crime drama series mentored by Richard Fee at Red Productions in Manchester.
March 20th, 2010 – Public reading at De Montfort University in Leicester, independent publisher's open day.
June 2008 – That's Parents For You! – Play staged at Northampton Royal and Derngate Theatre.
April 2006 – Team writer of comedy radio soap The Willows produced by Carillon Radio.
Jan 2006 – Comedy monologue Happy Families produced by Crystal Clear.
July 2005 – Co-writer on play about gun crime commissioned for Leicester's Haymarket and Phoenix theatres
Contributed To
Anthologies including Writing for Reading Aloud anthology edited by poet and writer Deborah Tyler-Bennett and In The Beginning anthology edited by writer Mystie Hood, produced by Crystal Clear Creators.
Performances & Workshops
Please refer to relevant experience above.
Selected for WritersLab a new scheme for published/produced writers working with North West Production companies.
From March 2007 – September 2008 I was writer in residence for Nottingham-based Theatre Writing Partnerships, attached to four theatres in Lincolnshire, also Morton Hall HMP, Lincolnshire.
Facilitating lectures, workshops, performances, individual tutorials, preparation and staging performances for festivals.
From October 2007 – June 2008. Teaching stage-writing through performance-lead workshops to undergraduates and postgraduates at Lincoln University.
October 2007-April 2008. Associate artist at Northampton's Royal and Derngate, devising a play through workshops with local youngsters.
I currently work as a part-time lecturer in creative writing at Leicester, De Montfort and Worcester universities. I continue to work as a freelance journalist.


This week, The Bookshelf features Erin Bowman. In Bowman's new young adult novel, Vengeance Road, Kate Thompson is 18 years old. She lives with her father on the western frontier. And one day her father is murdered by a band of outlaws. As Kate sets out to seek revenge on her father's killers, she learns surprising things about her father's past. Take a listen to Bowman's conversation with All Things Considered host Peter Biello, or scroll down to read the Q&A below her book picks.
1. The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly. "This is a dark fairytale, featuring twisted, fractured versions of the ones you read as a kid. But it's also a story about grief and guilt and growing up. In many ways, it's timeless, and it's utterly enchanting. One of the few books I've reread multiple times. (A note for parents: TBOLT was originally marketed as adult fiction and now has a middle-grade friendly cover. However, the content is on the dark side, so I advise reading before your children!)"
2. Holes by Louis Sachar. "My favorite middle-grade novel. Fun, smart, magical, epic. This is an unforgettable tale about friendship and underdogs and triumphing against the odds. If you haven't read it (yes, even you, adults), you're missing out."
3. Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson. "A reimagining of Peter Pan told from Tiger Lily's perspective, this young adult novel features a more brutal and savage Neverland, without magic or flying. But Barrie's original themes can be found too (first love, loss of innocence, time and the uncertain future), along with some complex commentary on colonization and identity. This is a beautifully tragic, bittersweet book."
4. Through the Woods by Emily Carroll. "This collection of graphic stories by writer/illustrator Emily Carroll is haunting and eerie, with evocative artwork throughout. If you like dark tales and endings that are as ambiguous as they are spine-tingling, you need to pick this up."
5. The Girl With All the Gifts by M. R. Carey. "One of my favorite recent reads, The Girl With All the Gifts is an incredibly compelling zombie story with heart—and the science to back up those undead beings! (Zombie stories have always been a hard sell for me, but this one clicked). Add a sympathetic zombie protagonist and a nuanced supporting cast, and this action-packed thriller is a winner."
This novel is written from Kate's perspective. How did you find Kate's voice?
This voice actually came to me in the shower as all good decisions and ideas as a writer, right? Well, I had wanted to write a western novel for a very long time and I just didn't have the right story idea, and I did stumble upon a rough plot for this. I didn't get started on it until I heard Kate's voice and she came to me. I was just showering, I don't know why she popped into my head, but I heard the opening line of the book. It didn't change from first draft all the way to publication. That was the first line I heard, and I was leaning out of the shower while wet, trying to type it into my phone, you know, because it was so stark and clear. And then it was just a matter that she was in my head, and she kind of just poured out like that, which is really nice because it's a very distinct voice and not how I typically write.
Now I'm curious about the plot. Tell me about that.
I grew up watching westerns with my dad and reading like some of my favorite books as a kid were Little House on the Prairie, and Sarah Plain and Tall, and books on the frontier. And that's what I wrote a lot when I was little, too, so I had always wanted to write a story set in this time period, but I didn't have anything substantial enough. So, one night my husband—he has family out in Arizona, so he grew up visiting there and hearing tales about the Lost Dutchman Gold Mine, which is supposedly a mine set in the Superstition Mountains that houses a ton of gold and has never been found, people still search for it to this day.
So he's telling me about this mine and all the various threads surrounding the legend, and I just had this muse explosion of, oh my gosh, this mine is out there and this girls going to lose her father, and while she goes out for revenge, she's going to get entangled in this quest. This gang is going to be after the gold that's supposedly in these mountains. So that's sort of where the idea just blossomed from and I started to do a lot of research into that legend. Because, like I said, it is a real legend and people search for that gold until this day. And I just started playing with fiction and fact, and just kind of blurring and weaving that all together.
We should mention for our listeners that the big secret in Kate's father's past is that years before the action of the novel starts, he found an enormous amount of gold in a mine.
And he has this secret map where when they come to kill him they steal the journal in which the map is found and everything sort of unravels from there.
Yeah and Kate doesn't know about any of this. This is her father's sort of dark secret and gold brought more trouble into his life than good things, because everyone back then had gold fever, so he's kind of kept this all secret, and as she goes out on that quest for revenge she starts to learn, oh that's why he was killed, he had this journal full of maps that supposedly lead to this gold.
And Kate is a fascinating hero for a western, because in the course of this journey she is a ruthless killer at times when she feels like that person deserves to die. Anybody she thinks had a hand in killing her father, she has no remorse at all. But if someone dies and she thinks maybe they didn't deserve to, maybe they were caught in the crossfire in a bar fight or something like that, she feels really guilty.
That's not what I normally expect from a western, which may typically feature Clint Eastwood types.
Yeah, so there's two things I wanted to play with when I wrote the novel: First, putting a female at the center. Like I said, I grew up watching westerns. Besides reading things like Little House on the Prairie, I didn't see females at the front and center of these stories, so I did want to put a girl in that hero role, but I've always been fascinated with grey characters, people have sort of an ambiguous moral code of what they will do and what they won't do. And a lot of the characters in this book are that way, too, it's not just Kate. In her eyes, anyone who played hand, as you said, in her father's death is guilty, and she's set on revenge, nothing is going to change her mind.
But to balance that, you know, we don't like to read books (at least I don't, I don't know maybe some of your listeners do), but when a character is too dark and too crazy and I can't relate to them at all, then I can't empathize with them, and I don't want to cheer them on in their story. So I wanted to balance her with showing that sympathetic side. So, I didn't want her to be totally dark, but in terms of avenging her father's death she's like, yeah if you did it, you're going.
So which writers would you say are your biggest influences?
I never have a go-to list because I' read very widely as a kid and even now and even now I read across genres, I read across age ranges. But influentially for me it's a lot of the books I loved as a kid. I feel like everyone from my generation says this, but Harry Potter was like my life growing up, and I loved a lot of books that combined a contemporary, very realistic tale with a little bit of magic and adventure, so growing up I really liked Tuck Everlasting, and Bridge to Terabithia, and books like that. But I don't have any, I know a lot of authors say these are my big inspirations, but I think it's everyone, everything I read has channeled in to who I am now as a writer.
Because you don't write primarily westerns. You write other stuff, too.
Right, yeah this is my first western. And my trilogy which is also for young adults that I wrote before Vengeance Road is sort of a science fiction futuristic dystopian type thing. So very different and this is my first foray into historical fiction, western literature.
Will you be taking more such forays?
I hope so. I've been playing around with the idea of a companion novel for this book, so it would be set, at least right now as it is in my computer with just a couple chapters written, it's set ten years in the future and it's a new plot and new characters, but there might be some cameos from certain characters from Vengeance Road. But it depends, I need to write more of it and see if there's a full story there and see what my publisher thinks. I have so many book ideas, I hope to write more westerns and I hope to write more things in other genres, too.
The Bookshelf: Ken Sheldon and Fred Marple of "Frost Heaves, New Hampshire"


This is the one who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ, not with the water only but with the water and the blood. And the Spirit is the one that testifies, for the Spirit is the truth. There are three that testify: the Spirit and the water and the blood, and these three agree. If we receive human testimony, the testimony of God is greater; for this is the testimony of God that he has testified to his Son.


Cartoonist Satish Acharya explains why his cartoon column with 'Mail Today' ended on Saturday.
'We are under no obligation to carry content that fails to pass our editorial filters,' says the publication's editor.
That's how my cartoon column with Mail Today ended on Saturday.
That's how the editor looked at a cartoon and cartoonist's opinion.
That's how the editor chose to shut a voice.
The cartoon he rejected was about how China is surrounding India by spreading influence in countries like Maldives and others.
I thought it was how a cartoonist looked at the growing influence of China around Indian interests. So I said it was debatable and the cartoonist's opinion should be valued.
In response, he asked the news desk to drop the cartoon and carry a photo.
I have been battling to protect my freedom, to protect the sanctity of a cartoon column for many days. Maybe for the editor it is just three-column space, but for a cartoonist it is a whole world. A world where the cartoonist is free to express his opinion. A world to challenge his own creative boundaries. A world to voice protest, criticise, lament, cheer, and more.
For one cartoon on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, they asked if I could "replace Modi's character with any general BJP character".
And more of "this doesn't make sense", "this is unacceptable" et cetera.
It was very difficult to do a cartoon, as too many barriers were installed around me.
Out of desperation, I approached many senior journalist friends for feedback. They sympathised with me, some asked me to wait, some asked me to stay strong.
Giving up is easy in such a situation as I'm a freelance cartoonist contributing to other clients too. I thought I need to fight for my right. I thought I need to do justice to the cartoon space that goes with my name.
But at the end, I was rudely reminded that, that space is owned by the editor, the paper. And they could just drop my cartoon and carry a photo!
Of course, there's a strange relief. Now there's a thought that when I sit to draw a cartoon, I don't have to worry about, what my editor thinks/says about the cow in the cartoon, lynching in the cartoon, Modi in the cartoon or a Muslim/Hindu guy in the cartoon!
But this humiliating experience is hurting.
As a cartoonist I expect my editor to respect my opinion and also trust the boundaries I have drawn for myself. Cartoonists are not bound to mimic editor's voice. Cartoonists are supposed to, and expected to express, independent voice.
Of course, editor is within his right to differ with a cartoon and inform the cartoonist. But he should be open to discuss, without being dictatorial.
My cartoons used to appear in Op-ed page of Mail Today, where I thought some of the columnists enjoyed more freedom than my cartoons!
Luckily I have few other clients, where the editors respect my opinion and trust my cartoons, even when they don't agree with me. Hope we will have more such large-hearted editors.
And I also have social media, where independent voice gets an audience.
Ironically, the personal website of the Bharatiya Janata Party chief Amit Shah carries most of my cartoons featuring him, though many of them are very critical of him.
As is famously quoted, when they were asked to bend, they chose to crawl.
This article first appeared on Satish Acharya's website and Facebook page and is reproduced here with his permission.


Most Java EE features re-added to the build.
UI Gestures Collector that logs users actvities in IDE.
Profiler added Memory Profiling Improvements.
Review full list of new M6 features for complete picture of what's new in M6. M7 will be stabilized during a week of Feb 12th and released around Feb 19th.
M6 has no serious issues users should be aware of when using it.


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ISLE OF WIGHT FIRMS FINED TOTAL OF £250,000 OVER WORKER'S DEATH
The death of a construction worker on the Isle of Wight in 2016 has led to 3 local firms being fined a total of £256,667.
Ryde Demolition, Stoneham Construction and HJ Bennett Ltd have each been fined tens of thousands of pounds and ordered to pay £12,000 costs following the death of 53-year-old David Shayler.
Portsmouth Crown Court has this week heard how Mr Shayler, an employee of Ryde Demolition Limited, was removing roof timbers by hand with a colleague when a gable wall partially collapsed, causing him to fall backwards striking his head against a stack of roof tiles.
Mr Shayler, a father-of-2 from Ryde, died in Southampton General Hospital just days after the fatal incident at Atkinson House in Newport on 13th October 2016.
Police, the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service and the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service all attended the scene early on the Thursday morning. The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance then airlifted Mr Shayler to Southampton General Hospital, where he was placed on life support. He died just 6 days later as a result of head and neck injuries.
Now, almost 4 years after the fatal incident, Judge Timothy Mousley QC has handed out massive fines.
Photo: Supplied by HSE
An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found the work was inadequately planned and managed by all the duty holders involved in the project, the technique used to remove the roof timbers was done out of sequence, and the brick gable had been left unstable. In addition, inadequate provision was made to prevent falls from height, despite concerns raised by workers in the days leading up to the incident.
Ryde Demolition Ltd of St Johns Hill, Ryde pleaded guilty to breaching 2 counts of Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and have been fined £80,000 and ordered to pay costs of £12,132.02.
HJ Bennett Ltd, which is to cease trading, pleaded guilty to breaching 2 counts of Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and have been fined £120,000 and ordered to pay costs of £12,057.62.
Stoneham Construction Limited of St Johns Place, Newport have pleaded guilty to breaching Regulation 13(1) of the Construction (Design & Management) Regulations 2015 and have been fined £56,667 and ordered to pay costs of £12,004.42.
Speaking after the case, HSE inspector Dominic Goacher said:
"This was a tragic and wholly avoidable incident, caused by the companies' failure to implement safe systems of work.
"Demolition is a high-risk activity whose safe execution is complex and technical and where expertise is vital. The risk of unintended structural collapse is well known within the industry. Demolition requires careful planning and execution by contractors who are competent in the full range of demolition techniques.
"Falls from height remain one of the most common causes of work-related fatalities in this country, and the risks associated with working at height are well known. In this case the risks of structural collapse and falling from height were not controlled, which led to the preventable death of a father-of-two."
Sarah Sierra
That poor family, my heart goes out to them
Disgusting a family lost there husband/dad / son and that's all was handed out is fines hope people in charge of that site rot in hell
Does Health and Safety exist on the Island!
The problem is its the sort of thing that people and companies always think it won't happen to them, but then this shows that it can happen at any time and to anyone. Let hopes the companies have taken notice and have raised their standards going forward to prevent something like this happening to someone else, and to prevent another sad loss of life, and the lasting affect it will be having on this persons family and friends.
Reply to John Smith
Health and safety in all trades should be a priority for all companies. most of the large companies do their best to comply. The problem exists because of lack of policing by the authorities, all the time you have the guy who works out of the boot of his car and gives clients a excessively lower price that they are quite happy to accept, the bigger firms will be compromised every body should be singing from the same song sheet. I agree these firms should have known better as they are long established and would I,m sure been much more… Read more »
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New report has it that actor Brad Pitt is dating actress Charlize Theron, 43. According to The Sun, the pair were introduced by Theron's ex-fiance Sean Penn. 'The new lovebirds were all over each over at a showbiz function last week,' a source claimed.
According to the publication, the function was a showing of the movie Roma at the Chateau Marmont in West Hollywood on January 12. Both Pitt and Theron were there. A source who spoke to the publication said; 'Brad came over to Chateau afterward, changed his outfit and joined Charlize in a corner of the bar,' said the insider.'She was on a vodka cocktail while he stuck to mineral water,' noted the source.'They were ridiculously touchy-feely and his arm was around her back. At one point he winked at her,' said the eyewitness.'Brad seemed in a really good place — they both looked really happy,' added the source.
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Guest Review: Highland Conquest by Alyson McLayne
Posted August 28, 2018 by Jen in Reviews | 2 Comments
Reviewer: Jen
Highland Conquest (The Sons of Gregor MacLeod, #2) by Alyson McLayne
Series: The Sons of Gregor MacLeod, #2
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca
Publication Date: February 6, 2018
Format: eARC
Point-of-View: Third Person
HE WAS LOOKING FOR VENGEANCE
Laird Lachlan MacKay never planned on leading his clan, but when his older brother was murdered, he was left with no choice. His vow to avenge his brother has led him to the MacPherson clan—and their bewitching healer, Amber.
INSTEAD HE FOUND HER
Amber MacPherson is desperate. Dressed as a boy to escape her clan's treacherous leader, she runs right into Lachlan—who orders her detained. At first she causes him nothing but frustration, especially when she blackmails him into helping her clan. But when she's threatened by the same man who murdered his brother, Lachlan will do whatever it takes to keep her safe—and by his side.
The most I can say about Highland Conquest is it was…a Scottish romance. There were a few nice moments, but overall it didn't leave much of an impression on me.
Amber MacPherson is an interesting character. She was abused (TW: for threats of rape) and held captive, but she managed to escape by sneaking out of the MacPherson keep dressed as a boy. She happens to be escaping just as Lachlan MacKay is doing a sneak attack on the castle, and not knowing quite who or what she is, he captures her. When the truth comes out and the villain escapes, Lachlan takes over the MacPherson clan temporarily, and they both try to figure out how to stop the bad guy.
I liked Amber, at least in theory. She's a healer and she's very good at it. I like that she quickly and competently helps Lachlan's clan, even at first when he's not sure he can trust her. She knows her herbs and medical treatments, at least what passes for medical treatments at this point in history, and she's calm under pressure. She's a bit wishy washy and naive, but largely that was due to the trauma she experienced for most of her life. Lachlan is ok too, I suppose. He's brawny and tough and Scottish, you know the drill. He has some decent chemistry with Amber, but they move somewhat slowly, partly due to her inexperience and partly due to her past. Things don't really heat up significantly until fairly late in the book, although it was sweet and sexy.
This isn't my first book in the series (though you don't need to read the first one to enjoy this one), and one of the best parts of the series is the interactions between the adopted brothers who were all raised by Gregor MacLeod. We get to see Gregor and the other brothers in this book, and their interactions are excellent. There is some great family banter, but I especially enjoy that the men discuss their feelings and relationships. It's fun to read.
Otherwise, though, this book didn't stand out that much for me. The villain is over-the-top and wily past the point of believability. There's also a bit I didn't like where Amber and Lachlan are essentially railroaded into marrying. Sure, deep down they DO want to get married, but I wanted them to come to the conclusion themselves rather than getting pushed into it.
Honestly, writing this review I had a hard time coming up with anything I particularly liked or didn't like about this book. This book scratched my itch for a Scottish romance, but that's about all I can say.
The Sons of Gregor MacLeod
Tagged: 3.0 Reviews, Alyson McLayne, Guest Reviews, Jen's Reviews, Reviews, Scottish Historical, Sons of Gregor MacLeod Series
Guest Review: The Scot's Bride by Paula Quinn
Posted February 9, 2018 by Tracy in Reviews | 0 Comments
The Scot's Bride by Paula Quinn
Series: The MacGregors: Highland Heirs #6
Also in this series: The Taming of Malcolm Grant, A Highlander's Christmas Kiss, Laird of the Black Isle (The MacGregors: Highland Heirs #7)
Publisher: Forever
Publication Date: October 31st 2017
AN IRRESISTIBLE SCOUNDREL
Highlander Patrick MacGregor likes his life just the way it is. Fighting for his coin, enjoying a woman's charms, and bearing no responsibility at all. Aye, that's the life for him. That is, until Patrick sees her-a raven-haired beauty with eyes as dark as midnight. Patrick swore never to fall in love. Not even with a lass as wild as he...especially when she's from a rival clan.
AN UNDENIABLE DESIRE
Charlotte Cunningham knows Patrick is trouble the moment she sets eyes on him. Her only goal is to escape the possibility of marriage. Any marriage. But as the summer days turn into sultry nights, enticing her beyond reason, Charlie is forced to choose between the freedom she craves and the reckless rogue she can't forget.
Patrick MacGregor is a man who's a bit bored with life. He sees beautiful, available women and can't seem to find interest in them. He thinks there might be something wrong with him. Lol He sees Charlotte, however, and his interest is piqued. He follows her and ends up being captured by her father and brothers while on their land. Charlotte secretly warns Patrick to say that he's not a Ferguson as her family has a feud with them. Patrick isn't a Ferguson but he's related to them through his mother. He decides to make himself a Campbell as the MacGregor name is proscribed and being a Campbell, the Cunningham's welcome him in. Especially as Charlotte's father sees a marriage between Charlotte and a Campbell a very good thing.
Patrick is more and more enamored with Charlotte aka Charlie every day. The more he gets to know her the more besotted he becomes. Unfortunately when he finds out that her brothers killed his cousin he wants nothing more than revenge. He has to play his cards right, however, and find out exactly what happened to his cousin Kendrick.
Charlie is a woman on a mission. She wants out of her father's house, away from his rule and her brother's high-handedness. She's trying to find a cure/relief for her sister's asthma and as soon as she does she'll leave town. She had been in love with her neighbor, Kendrick Ferguson, but her father had ordered her brothers to kill him when he was 15-years-old just to keep him away from Charlie – she had never forgiven any of them. She still loves Kendrick and had never looked at another man until Patrick showed up.
Charlie knows that Patrick can change her whole life and she's not sure she wants that. As much as Charlie tries to stay away from Patrick his love for her soon has her thinking of a very different future for herself.
This was a good Scottish romance. I liked Patrick and Charlie a great deal and the story was definitely one that kept my interest throughout.
Patrick fell hard and fast for Charlie which was nice (even though he kept denying it to himself). Charlie took a bit longer to admit her feelings for Patrick since she'd loved no one but Kendrick for so long. Of course when true decisions needed to be made I was a bit surprised that Charlie chose Patrick. Quinn almost did too good of a job telling us of Charlie's love for Kendrick and it made me doubt her fast-growing feelings for Patrick.
The story had a few plot holes in it but overall it was a decent read. It wasn't overly exciting but sometimes that's a good thing.
The MacGregor's: Highland Heirs
Tagged: 3.5 Reviews, Forever Publishing, Guest Reviews, Highlanders, Historical, Paula Quinn, Reviews, Scottish Historical, The MacGregors: Highland Heirs, Tracy's Reviews
Guest Review: Campbell's Redemption by Sharon Cullen
Posted January 23, 2017 by Tracy in Reviews | 0 Comments
Campbell's Redemption by Sharon Cullen
Series: Highland Pride series #3
Also in this series: Sutherland's Secret, MacLean's Passion
Publisher: Loveswept
Publication Date: November 22nd 2016
Like his ancestors, Iain Campbell, the Marquess of Kerr, swears loyalty to whichever government happens to be in power. Privately, however, he despises the British for the slaughter following the Battle of Culloden and finds himself playing a dangerous game of deception. When he defends a fellow Scot under cloak of darkness, Iain is wounded and must put his life in the hands of a mysterious healer. The prickly, bewitching woman saves him with her touch, though she denies Iain the pleasure of a smile from her sensuous lips—which only makes him want her all the more.
Cait Campbell has no fondness for the marquess and his political machinations. Now he makes a treacherous patient, since Cait is harboring Jacobite fugitives in her cellar. But with Iain confined to bed rest, Cait sees another side of the fierce warrior. How can she hate a man whose eyes sparkle in candlelight, a man whose voice stirs her soul? She soon discovers that he loves the Scottish people deeply—and, despite her painful intuitions, Cait is tempted to let Iain love her, too.
Cait is happy with her life. She's a healer living on the outskirts of Campbell land. It's been four years since her husband died and she's doing well. She heals both the Scottish people as well as the redcoats that come to her. She doesn't like helping them but she's a healer so that's what she does. She also believes this will create goodwill between her and the soldiers and they'll leave her alone. When Iain Campbell brings the commander of his warriors to be healed she's happy to help but she wants nothing to do with Iain. Her husband, John, was Iain's commander when he was alive and died by a bullet intended for Iain. Cait can't help but find Iain responsible for John's death even though logically she knows he's not. Part of her solitude is harboring Scottish fugitives from the English. She's not willing to give that up for anyone.
Iain has felt guilty for John's death and though he told John as he was dying that he would take care of Cait he hasn't. The guilt was too much for him to be around Cait but once he was back in her house he couldn't keep himself away. He has feelings for Cait but she's not willing to make an affair with him public. Unfortunately the redcoats Cait thought she was keeping away didn't stay away and when she's threatened Iain will stop at nothing to protect her.
Another great story in the Highland Pride series. Iain Campbell, in previous books helped both MacLean and Sutherland but yet everyone thought he was an English sympathizer when the truth was he was a spy. Because I wasn't totally sure of his loyalties going into the book I was cautious. Cullen made me a lover of Iain very quickly as his care for Cait was so honest and real.
Cait was a stubborn woman from beginning to end. She had lost everyone who she had ever loved and she wasn't willing to get involved with Iain and take the risk of losing him. Luckily Iain was persuasive with Cait and was able to make her believe his love for her. I really loved the two of them together. Individually they were strong characters but together they were a bit invincible.
There was a bit of intrigue in the story as well and I thought that was well done. It was woven well into Cait and Iain's story and made it that much better. The whole of the story was well worth reading and I very much enjoyed it.
Tagged: 4.0 Reviews, Guest Reviews, Highland Pride series, Historical, Loveswept, Reviews, Scottish Historical, Sharon Cullen, Tracy's Reviews
Guest Review: Falling for the Highlander by Lynsay Sands
Posted December 30, 2016 by Tracy in Reviews | 0 Comments
Falling for the Highlander by Lynsay Sands
Publication Date: January 31st 2017
Lady Murine Carmichael has known her share of bad luck. But when her debt-ridden half-brother tries to sell her off in exchange for a few Scottish horses, it's the final straw. If keeping her freedom means escaping through harsh countryside alone, so be it. She has barely begun her journey when she lands an unlikely escort—the brawny Highlander who just refused to buy her virtue.
Dougall Buchanan was disgusted by Lord Danvries' shameful offer, but Murine herself tempts him beyond measure. Even bedraggled and dusty, the lass glows with beauty and bravery. Dougall wants to do more than just help her flee. He wants to protect her—with his life and his heart—if she'll only let him. For Murine may be pursued by a powerful foe, but nothing compares to the fiery courage of a Highlander in love.
Murine Carmichael has seen a lot of death in the past few years. Her brothers and her betrothed were killed then her mother died not long after that. Her father then was ill and but had died just when she thought he was getting better. Her half-brother, Montrose, picked her up and told her that he was now her guardian. While Murine wasn't thrilled with the idea she dealt with it. She even managed to deal with it when Montrose gambled away her dower. When Dougall Buchanan and his brothers show Montrose fine horses and he can't pay for them he tries to bargain with them. Dougall's not interested. Then Montrose gets desperate and offers his sister as payment – to use until he gets tired of her. Dougall, his brothers and Murine are all shocked and disgusted at this suggestion. Obviously Dougall refuses and leaves.
After hearing another suggestion by Montrose about offering her up to one of his neighbors for coin, Murine decides it's time to get the hell out of dodge. She knows that traveling alone is extremely dangerous but figures facing death is better than what Montrose has planned for her. She heads off on her pet bull, Henry, to try to reach one of her friends. Not far from her brother's house she runs into the Buchanan brothers. They are nice enough to hide her from his brothers and agree to take her to her friend, their sister, Saidh. Along the road there are many perils and accidents that beset the group and mostly directed at Murine. During the course of the travel Dougall and Murine get close and lust ensues that soon turns to more. Unfortunately with Montrose trailing the Buchanan's and Murine will they be able to stay together?
This was a cute story. I really liked a lot of the book and was pulling for Dougall and Murine throughout. The camaraderie between the Buchanan brothers was another plus to this book as they were close but still had scuffles like most brothers do.
I really liked Dougall in this book. He was stubborn and strong-willed but protective and kind as well. He had morals and was a decent guy whose parents had raised him right. Murine took a bit of getting used to. She was kind of oblivious a lot of the time which annoyed me. She didn't seem the type to be oblivious so when it happened it was frustrating. Examples…she was running from her brother but when she was traveling and saw people in the woods, she never said anything? She thought she heard someone in the house she was in by herself but never mentions it to Dougall when he comes in right after? There were so many things that she questioned to herself but never once said anything to Dougall or his brothers. What the hell? Why not? She was trying to get away from her brother but she sees random people or hears random things and shrugs it off? Uh, no, don't believe it for a minute. In most Sands historicals the heroine always ends up doing some crazy things but this just takes the cake. Now, that being said she was strong when she needed to be. She saved lives when there was a fire as she had saved Saidh's life in a previous book. She kept getting hit in the head and kept getting up. She got shot by an arrow but took it like a trooper. She was a good person for the most part, really.
Overall it was a good story that I had some issues with. It certainly won't stop me from reading more of Sands' historical novels as their more on the fun/slapstick fun side and I like that about them.
Tagged: 3.5 Reviews, Avon, Guest Reviews, Highlander Series, Highlanders, Historical, Lynsay Sands, Reviews, Scottish Historical, Tracy's Reviews
Guest Review: The Rebel of Clan Kincaid by Lily Blackwood
The Rebel of Clan Kincaid by Lily Blackwood
Series: Highland Warrior #2
Also in this series: The Beast of Clan Kincaid, The Warrior of Clan Kincaid (Highland Warrior #3)
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Publication Date: December 6th 2016
Since childhood, Magnus has been led to believe he is the Laird Alwyn's bastard, and raised to hate the Clan Kincaid. But when he learns he is without a doubt the son of the murdered Laird Kincaid, his life as he has always known it is shattered. Now, hiding his knowledge and his fury, he returns to Burnbryde Castle, awaiting the chance to strike against the man whose treachery robbed him of his legacy. His first act of rebellion: to steal a kiss from the redheaded beauty who's betrothed to the Alwyn's eldest son and heir.
Since her arrival at Burnbryde, Tara Iverach has been confined to a tower to guard her virtue before she marries. But after a surprise embrace with a lean, bare-chested Highlander who claims to be the Alwyn's oldest son, she can't contain her excitement over her good fate. Unfortunately, he is the wrong eldest son, and she is set to marry his cruel and lecherous half brother, Hugh. Can Magnus conquer his rivals and claim his Kincaid destiny before the woman who's captured his heart becomes his sworn enemy's bride?
Magnus has always believed – because his mother told him – that he was the bastard son of Laird Alwyn. He's spent his life trying to be a good warrior and get his father's attention. Then he found out that he is actually the son of the slain Laird Kincaid. The Alwyn was instrumental in getting his parents killed and now he's working with his Kincaid brother to take down the Alwyn. Of course he's doing this all while in the Alwyn home.
Tara has been in a convent since she was 15 years old and her parents died. Her sister was sent off to court by their guardian and she gets letters from Arabel every once in a while. One day at the convent her guardian and his two sons show up, tell Tara that Arabel is dead and take Tara away to marry Arabel's betrothed. Tara knows that she needs to get away because that's not what she wants at all. She ends up at the Alwyn keep however, and meets Magnus. They are drawn to each other and when she finds out that he's willing to help her escape she's hesitant to trust him but does it despite her misgivings. When she finds out that Magnus may not be as trustworthy as she thought Tara will have to take it upon herself to get away from the Alwyn's for good.
This was a great addition to the Highland Warrior series. I really liked book one in the series and this was no different. Magnus was a great hero and I loved reading about him. I felt so bad about the way he'd been treated his whole life. Yes, things started to change for him but it was too little, too late as he'd already found out what a bastard the Alywn was. He was completely enamored by Tara from the first meeting. He wanted to do nothing but protect her from the eldest Alwyn son, Hugh, who was a toad. Magnus was a good person – kind and honorable. He's damned sexy too. 🙂
Tara was definitely high-spirited in a really good way. She knew what she wanted and wasn't afraid to go after it. She wasn't one to sit around and left everyone else decide her fate and I liked that about her. I thought that it was sad that her sister had died and that she couldn't figure out what had happened to her. She had the determination but no one was willing to give her the info she needed. I did think that she jumped to conclusions with Magnus during the book but I appreciated that the author realizing that herself instead of trying to justify her distrust.
In the end a very good book. I can't wait to see what happens in the next book as I'm sure it will give us the story of the third – and still currently missing- brother.
Tagged: 4.0 Reviews, Guest Reviews, Highland Warrior, Lily Blackwood, Reviews, Scottish Historical, St. Martin's Paperbacks, Tracy's Reviews


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Best-Selling Author and Social Entrepreneur Wes Moore Joins GTI's Board of Directors
William SumnerJuly 10, 20183min980
Green Thumb Industries
Pete Kadens
Green Thumb Industries (GTI), a national company focused on cannabis cultivation, dispensary operations, and packaged cannabis products, has announced that best-selling author Wes Moore would be joining its board of directors.
"I'm thrilled to join GTI's board and help empower its efforts to revitalize neighborhoods that have been disproportionately affected by the failed war on drugs," said Moore in a statement. "As a veteran, I applaud GTI's efforts to expand access to medical marijuana for those who have found relief from PTSD, chronic pain and other conditions via cannabis' medicinal benefits. I'm also impressed with the company's entrepreneurial success story and look forward to being a part of the team that leads the company's strategic growth going forward."
Moore is a former combat veteran, an outspoken advocate for U.S. military veterans, and a Rhodes Scholar with degrees from Oxford University and John Hopkins University. He is most famously known for his books "The Other Wes Moore" and "The Work," both of which made it the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists, as well as the host of the PBS series "Coming Back with Wes Moore." Currently, Moore serves as the CEO of New York City's largest poverty-fighting organization, Robin Hood. Prior to his current position, Moore also served on Robin Hood's Veterans Advisory Committee, where he helped connect veteran families living in poverty with government and non-profits resources.
"Wes is an ideal addition to the GTI board as we look to further the company's positive impact on the communities we serve, many of which have lost lives and economic opportunities due to mass incarceration for non-violent drug-related convictions, in some cases resulting in generational poverty," commented GTI CEO Pete Kadens.
GTI Starts Trading on OTCQX
Over the last several months, GTI has been rapidly expanding its national footprint; acquiring multiple medical cannabis licenses in Ohio and becoming listed on both the CSE. Earlier this month, the company also announced that it would begin trading on the OTCQX market under the symbol GTBIF, effective on July 9, 2018.
William Sumner
William Sumner is a freelance writer specializing in the legal cannabis industry. You can follow William on Twitter @W_Sumner or on Medium.
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Q: Haskell: Usage of flip results in error: Equations for '.>' have different numbers of arguments I am struggling to understand what's going on here.
I want to implement a data type Direction and define a commutative operator .> for it.
So far I have this:
data Direction = N | E | S | W | None

(.>) :: Direction -> Direction -> [Direction]
N .> S = [None]
W .> E = [None]
(.>) = flip (.>)

I get the error Equations for '.>' have different numbers of arguments. That's what I don't understand, because both sides of the equation have the same numers of arguments when checked in ghci:
λ> :t (.>)
(.>) :: Direction -> Direction -> [Direction]
λ> :t flip (.>)
flip (.>) :: Direction -> Direction -> [Direction]

I can resolve the error by writing d1 .> d2 = d2 .> d1 instead of using flip but I can't understand why flip won't work. Any ideas?
Edit: removed second, unrelated question

A: Haskell mandates that each equation for a function has the same number of explicit arguments on the left hand side. This is not allowed:
N .> S = ...   -- two arguments
W .> E = ...   -- two arguments
(.>) = ...     -- no arguments

Even if the last line is morally correct, since the type of the ... part has two arguments, Haskell does not allow it, since the arguments are not explicitly present in the left hand side. So, we need to make the arguments explicit, using something like
x .> y = ... x y  -- two arguments

That is:
x .> y = flip (.>) x y

which can be simplified to
x .> y = y .> x

which is what you wrote in the question.
If you wonder why this is disallowed, there is a question for that.

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How to eat less meat and more plants
Lisa Drayer, CNN
Updated 1204 GMT (2004 HKT) May 19, 2020
Photos: Meat substitutes going mainstream
Solein is a protein-rich powder made by a microbe. The makers say it's 100 times more climate friendly than meat.
You can already buy proteins made from microbes. Quorn is a meat alternative derived from a fungus. Quorn says its "mycoprotein uses 90% less land and water than producing some animal protein sources."
In Quorn, the fungus is mixed with an egg- or potato-based binder to produce meat alternatives including fake mince, sausages and chicken nuggets.
Marmite -- a savory spread popular in the UK -- is another food made from microbes -- in this case, concentrated yeast extract, which is a by-product of beer brewing.
Meat-free proteins are becoming increasingly popular. Impossible Foods has produced a burger containing a genetically modified version of heme -- an iron-containing molecule from soy plants, which gives it a meaty flavor.
The company debuted its Impossible Pork product in January 2020. This pork substitute is also made with soy protein.
KFC has launched a vegan burger in the UK and Ireland. It is made from Quorn served with vegan mayonnaise.
Tyson, one of the world's biggest meat producers, has launched a line of chicken-free (but not egg free) chicken nugget alternatives, as well as burger patties made with a combination of beef and plants.
Tyson's chicken nuggets are sold under the brand Raised & Rooted. They are made from pea protein, egg white and flaxseed and bamboo fiber.


It seems like one of the biggest trends these days is having perfect eyebrows. Whether you're an eyebrow pencil pro or a master at using brow powder, some days your brows just don't want to cooperate. That's where microblading comes in.
Microblading was introduced to the beauty world a couple years ago and has evolved ever since. It's a form of tattooing, but don't let that scare you! Pigment is implanted under the skin with a manual, handheld tool instead of a machine. This allows the artist to draw hair-like strokes that mimic the natural hair in your brows.
Whether you think microblading hurts or not is dependent on your personal pain tolerance; however, the general consensus is that it mostly feels like little scratches. You can feel it, but it's not unbearable. If you do have a low pain tolerance, you can apply a numbing cream up to an hour beforehand.
To ensure accuracy, most stylists like to block out about two hours per client. Be mindful, that this fully depends on where you go and the experience level of the stylist.
Results can last up to three years depending on your skin and lifestyle. It's suggested that you should get a touch up every six months or so.
Microblading can be an investment, with prices reaching up to $900 in some locations. At our local microblading salon Savannah Microblading, the initial treatment is only $475 with additional pricing for touch-ups, etc listed on their website.
If you're looking for a way to cut-back on the time it takes to get ready in the morning or just want picture-ready brows 24/7, microblading might just be for you!
Savannah Microblading is located inside of Roots Southern Salon at 310 E Bay Street in Savannah, Georgia. For a free consultation, give them a call at 912-239-5181.
For more information on microblading, visit https://www.elle.com/beauty/a37438/semi-permanent-eyebrow-microblading/.