I think it's every parents dream to see their child on the side of a box of Huggies or Pampers. Am I right? But how do you do this?
Avery has a natural knack for modeling. It may have something to do with me snapping a million photos of him a day but he's a natural in front of the camera.
I got a call from a friend over at HLN that they were looking for baby that was Avery's age to appear in a segment featuring baby tech. The segment would be short and sweet but would appear on both CNN and HLN during their morning programming. That's national tv we're talking about. This was the most exciting thing to me!
After saying yes a thousand times, the producer for the segment reached out next and gave me the layout of how it would work, timing, and what they needed from me to prepare for the shoot.
I made sure that I had everything ready to go and set up the time for the crew to arrive at my home after I got off from work to film. Our little home was filled with lights and equipment and it's was go time. We filmed the segment for a couple of hours and then they all headed out to begin editing.
The show aired pending breaking news. I told my entire family and my friends about it. We all woke up early to see the segment live and many of us recorded it. You can see the segment here.
That moment sparked the idea for getting Avery into modeling. I started searching agencies but there are so many scams. Be ware of any agency that makes you pay for lessons, sessions, or any of that. That is a scam.
I wanted to go the agency route and get representation for Avery but after reading reviews, I didn't know who to trust in my area.
I found credible agencies in NYC and California but all of them want you to be within a close radius to their offices. The reason is because in this industry, a lot of times you will get booked for a gig at the last minute. If you live out of town, it is likely you will not be able to make it in time. Everyone has a unique look and features that brands specifically want. When an agency books you for a job, their client was sold on you and is expecting for you to show up. If you can't, you will likely burn your opportunity with the agency. That's why it's important to find an agency near you.
There are several agencies that provide listings of the work that they have for free. I would tap into this. They will try to get you by making you pay to be listed on their site as a premium user but just sign up for the basic free account to see if you like it first. Remember, don't pay for anything.
When you're submitting your child for jobs, they would like to see a few photos of your child. These are usually headshots as well as full body shots. I take all of Avery pictures and for his most recent gig with Baby Einstein, I submitted regular photos of him lounging around our home.
You're probably thinking but Crystal, you know how to take professional photos. Sure, I know how to take quality photos but these were in no way shape or form industry standard headshots. They were not shot against a white background or anything that would qualify them as headshots.
Each entry that you make for your child's modeling career may have different requirements. I'm not saying that you won't ever need professional headshots but I'm telling you that I didn't and when the time comes that I will, I will just stand him against one of the many white walls in my home and call it a day. I suggest you do the same unless you are given clear instruction on why you shouldn't and it's legit advice and not just someone trying to make a buck off of your ignorance. I know that sounds harsh but the people who will do it is what's harsh. Buyer beware.
When Avery was selected for Baby Einstein, the shoot was maybe a week or 2 later and it was during the middle of the day on a work day. Again, if you can't make the time commitment, don't sign your baby up. They will just get mad at you for making false claims of your availability. And the baby modeling opportunities that I've seen give you the availability up front so you know what you're signing up for.
There are labor laws for babies. They can't work more than 2 hours a day or something like that in the state of GA. Also I think the 2 hours has to be spread out into 10 minute increments or something like that. So plan to be on set for maybe 2-3 hours max. There should be refreshments there but of course don't rely on that. Bring your babies snacks from home and a bib if he/she is a messy eater. Wardrobe is usually provided but most brands have a certain aesthetic that they are going for and may not have several looks for your child if they mess up their clothes so try to keep them clean during their shoot. Also, I would bring something to keep them entertained but they should have toys on set for them to play with.
After the shoot, we saw Avery's photographs directly on the Baby Einstein website and a few months later we started seeing them popping up sites like on Target and Amazon.
Many people asked me if Avery got to keep the toys. The answer to that is no. The toys that Avery was paid to play with were toys that were new to the market. They barely wanted us to have cellphones out on set so they definitely weren't going to let us take the toys home. I didn't even know the names of the toys until I saw them online. They really wanted to protect the announcement of the toys as much as possible and I totally understood that.


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From Sarah Conover comes Muhammad: The Story of a Prophet and Reformer. This biography of the Prophet of Islam for ages 9 and up will inspire and educate readers of all faiths.
Author: Sarah Conover Foreword Bys: Eboo Patel, Eboo Patel
Publisher: Skinner House Books
In the pages of Muhammad: The Story of a Prophet and Reformer, young readers will encounter a man very different from the figure often presented in Western popular culture. Drawing from biographies, the Quran, and hadith, Sarah Conover, co-author of Ayat Jamilah: Beautiful Signs: A Treasury of Islamic Wisdom for Children and Parents, relates the story of a radical prophet who challenged the rich and powerful, guided his community of followers through a dangerous time of persecution and exile, formed alliances with people of different beliefs, and preached "love for humanity what you love for yourself."
Before he became one of the most venerated, and most misunderstood, religious leaders in history, Muhammad was an orphaned child and a shepherd….
Written for readers 12 and up, and with a foreword by Eboo Patel (founder of Interfaith Youth Core and a member of the President's Council on Faith-Based Neighborhood Partnerships), Muhammad: The Story of a Prophet and Reformer will educate and inspire youth and adults of all faiths. To read the Discussion and Reflection Guide click here.
Watch a video on YouTube from Eboo Patel, founder of Interfaith Youth Core, as he talks about Muhammad: The Story of a Prophet and Reformer
Foreword by Eboo Patel
The Orphan
City of Gods
Al-Amin, The Reliable
At the Center of the World
The Angel
Not for the Sun
Raise the Dead!
The Refusal
The First to Flight
The Boycott
The Prophet of Arabia
End of the Ban
Year of Sorrow
Insha'Allah
The Helpers
The Assassins
The number of Believers grew by a handful of converts each week. They called themselves Muhammad's Companions. Through the revelations, God was their educator, their Rabb. Muhammad told them, "Seeking knowledge is the duty of every Believer. It will enable you to be your own friend in the desert, it will be your mainstay in solitude, your companion in loneliness, your guide to happiness, your sustainer in misery."
Twice a day now, in the morning and in the evening, small groups met in secret for worship. Some walked in groups of two or three into the desert so they would not be seen; some met with Muhammad in the house of a Companion where a new revelation could be memorized and explained.
When Mecca slipped out of the sun's grasp and stars freckled the eastern horizon, the first soft knock on a Companion's door opened it just enough to let in a single person at a time. "As-salaam alaykum, peace be upon you," said Ali, entering. He was Muhammad's first cousin and one of the first Companions.
"Wa alaykum as-salaam, and with you also," replied the host, smiling-this was the greeting of peace that Gabriel taught Muhammad. The last of a small group arriving for worship, Ali locked the door behind himself. In the wandering light of the courtyard, unseen and unheard from the street, Muhammad's Companions formed lines and knelt on palm mats in order to pray.
Muhammad and Khadija needed to be watchful. The revelations would spin the world of the powerful in Mecca upside down. Not only had Muhammad declared a belief in one God-the statues at the Kaaba were nothing more than statues he said-but also the money from religious pilgrims for food, water, and housing while in Mecca kept the large and powerful Quraysh tribe, the guardians of the shrine, very rich.
Additionally, Muhammad taught that all people, wealthy or poor, were equal before God, "as equal as the teeth of a comb," he said, and the rich had a duty to share their wealth with the poor. A revelation that would further upset the powerful stated that the oppressed must be freed: Women were men's partners, not property; infant girls must not be killed; slaves must be able to earn their freedom.
There aren't many books about Muhammad's life written for youth. Conover (Ayat Jamilah, 2004) has taken on the task, beginning with the prophet's childhood adoption by Bedouins and ending with his arrival in Medina. Along the way, the author details Muhammad's education, his first marriage, the revelation of the Qur'an, and the anger he faced from his community. Throughout, Conover cultivates a strong sense of place with colorful descriptions of the desert setting, and she draws the events, characters, and some dialogue from established biographies of Muhammad, hadith, and the Qur'an. . . . Conover's sensitive, respectful approach is carefully researched, and her emphasis on Muhammad's peaceful, wise nature adds nuance to the all-too-common myopic perceptions of Islam in contemporary culture. . . .
—Sarah Hunter, Booklist
Conover, author of multiple religion books including the prize-winning Ayat Jamilah: Beautiful Signs: A Treasury of Islamic Wisdom for Children and Parents, adds herself to the growing list of biographers of the Prophet Muhammad. Her approach has a twist, though: aiming at teen readers, she adds imaginative, descriptive details and writes narratively—a departure from straightforward exposition. Conover makes an effort to include accurate sayings and customs (hadith) of Muhammad, interspersed with details of desert life. Stories well known to Muslims, such as how a spider at a cave's mouth saved Muhammad's life, and how Muhammad's camel picked the location of the prophet's Medina house, shore up areas where she took poetic liberties in, for example, dialogue. Carefully separating the facts from the liberties in an appendix, which also includes a time line and glossary, Conover ends her tale with the arrival of Muhammad in Medina, marking the beginning of the Islamic calendar. In her talented hands, Muhammad's story stays rooted in tradition, but takes on new dimensions that all readers, even seasoned ones, will appreciate and enjoy. Ages 12-up.
A portrait of Muhammad not as the caricature sometimes viewed in Western culture, but as a man. A great man, yes, but a man who lived and breathed, a man with a childhood. Conover has compiled facts about his life and weaved them into the landscape of Muhammad's Saudi Arabia.
—Skipping Stones
"I would like to congratulate Sarah Conover for this beautiful and inspiring book on Prophet Muhammad. Applying her storytelling skills, she has successfully done what every Muslim aspires to see, depict Prophet Muhammad as a human being in real historic terms, neither less nor more, yet project his Prophetic role through his daily activities and interaction with other human beings.
People of other faiths will be equally fascinated to know the real man of God, leader, reformer, problem solver, and bridge builder without him being demonized or misrepresented by those who are biased or who want to justify their own agendas.
I am glad to see that the author sought the guidance of knowledgeable Muslims in seeking accuracy, and the book has been reviewed by scholars and educators who are respected in our community. I recommend this book to all those who are honestly struggling against bigotry and ignorance. This is a useful tool in the hands of truth seekers and peacemakers. We are thankful to Sarah Conover for this great gift."
—Dr. Sayyid M. Syeed, National Director, Office for Interfaith & Community Alliances, Islamic Society of North America
"I was told the target audience of this book is young people, and so I started reading it with two sets of eyes: the eyes of a Muslim father who is constantly on the lookout for material that will give my young boys a deeper understanding of their faith and the eyes of an interfaith leader . . . . Both sets of eyes found much to love and admire here . . . . Like the best books meant for young adults, there is much here for those who are older and fancy themselves wiser."
—from the Foreword by Eboo Patel, founder and President, Interfaith Youth Core
"This book is uniquely precious and timely. Filled with grace and beauty, this highly engaging story will stimulate minds and open hearts."
—Imam Jamal Rahman, author of Spiritual Gems of Islam: Insights and Practices from the Qur'an, Hadith, Rumi and Muslim Teaching: Stories to Enlighten the Heart and Mind
"I recommend this book to all those who are honestly struggling against bigotry and ignorance. This is a useful tool in the hands of truth seekers and peace makers."
Ayat Jamilah: Beautiful Signs
Collected and Adapted: Sarah Conover Illustrated By: Valerie Wahl
Authors: Sarah Conover, Chen Hui Illustrated By: Ji Ruoxiao
Author: Sarah Conover Illustrated By: Valerie Wahl
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Author: Ibtihaj Muhammad Illustrated by: Hatem Aly With: S.K. Ali

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We are the U of M chapter of Fight for $15 and Fairness Manitoba, a group organizing to raise the minimum wage, improve employment standards, and improve access to unions in Manitoba. FF15F is an international campaign that started in New York and has since spread to other states and provinces in North America. Currently in Manitoba, according to the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, the living wage would be approximately $15 an hour. However, the currently implemented minimum wage is only $11.35 an hour. As many students are minimum wage or low wage workers, this is a fight that is particularly relevant to the university demographic, and rising tuition costs in the province make this fight even more pressing.
It is not uncommon for minimum wage and low wage workers to suffer from a lack of benefits (pension, health coverage, paid sick days, etc.), inconsistent scheduling, little say in workplace conditions, and lack of respect. FF15F hopes to give minimum wage workers a voice based on their experiences by raising awareness for the movement's five demands through community outreach and engagement at the University of Manitoba. The five demands are as follows:
1. Ensure all workers are paid at least $15 an hour, regardless of their age, student status, citizenship status, incarceration, and job or sector of employment, and adjust the minimum wage annually based on inflation;
2. Strengthen health and safety regulation enforcement on all job sites, including safety from workplace bullying, and ensure that workers who bring forward experiences of racism, gendered violence, threats to immigration status, ableism, and all other discrimination do so without repercussion or intimidation;
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With the Cardinals trailing the Mariners 2-0 going to the ninth inning on Wednesday night in Seattle, with just five hits through the first eight innings, it seemed likely the game report was going to be about another quiet night for the team's offense.
What happened in the ninth, however, might have just awakened the Cardinals from their season-long slumber.
The Cardinals erupted for five runs, with rookie Tommy Edman providing the biggest blow, a three-run, pinch-hit homer after they had scored twice to tie the game, to pull off the stunning victory.
The Cardinals had been 2-39 this season when trailing after eight innings.
The rally began with a leadoff single by Jose Martinez. With one out, Paul Goldschmidt singled and Paul O'Neill drew a walk to load the bases. A single by Dexter Fowler drove in the first run and Yadier Molina's sacrifice fly brought in the tying run.
That brought Edman to the plate, batting for Kolten Wong, and he launched a 2-2 pitch over the left-field wall for his third homer of the year.
It was the first pinch-hit, go-ahead home run in the ninth inning by the Cardinals since Nick Stavinoha homered off Trevor Hoffman in Milwaukee on April 9, 2010.
The win allowed the Cardinals to pick up a game on both the Cubs and Brewers, who both lost on Wednesday night. They are now back to .500 for the season at 42-42 and are just 2 ½ games out of first place in the NL Central.
Here's how the game broke down:
At the plate: Former Cardinal Mike Leake, who is still being paid $5 million this year by the Cardinals, shut them out through 7 2/3 innings before coming out of the game … The Cardinals were 0-of-7 with runners in scoring position off Leake and were just 1-of-12 in the first two games in Seattle before the ninth inning … Both of Edman's first two home runs had come batting lefthanded. He had been 2-of-8 as a pinch-hitter since he was called up from Memphis …It was the Cardinals' fifth pinch-hit home run this season … The last time the Cardinals scored five runs in an inning was in the fifth inning on May 18 at Texas.
On the mound: Adam Wainwright allowed just one hit through the first four innings before giving up a solo homer with one out in the fifth. He left the game after allowing a leadoff single in the sixth, and that run came around to score on a wild pitch by Tyler Webb … John Brebbia got the final out of the inning and struck out six of the seven hitters he faced, the most in his career, through the eighth inning. The other out came on a fly ball … Andrew Miller got the first two outs in the ninth, both by strikeouts, before Carlos Martinez came out to get the final out … Eight of the Mariners last 10 outs came on strikeouts.
Key stat: The last Cardinal before Edman to hit a pinch-hit, three-run homer in the ninth inning was Eduardo Perez in the first game of a doubleheader against the Cubs on Aug. 31, 2002.
Worth noting: The Cardinals reinstated right-hander Ryan Helsley from the injured list and optioned him to Memphis … Dylan Carlson, heading to the Futures Game on Sunday in Cleveland, hit his 13th homer for Springfield on Wednesday night, tied for the second most in the Texas League … The Cardinals have until July 12 to sign their remaining unsigned draft picks. Three of their top 21 picks have not signed – outfielder Tommy Jew (13th round) left-handed pitcher Zarion Sharpe (19th round) and left-handed pitcher Jake Owen (21st round). Jew is expected to sign; the Cardinals hope Sharpe will sign but don't believe Owen will sign.
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The Reformation had just begun in Switzerland (1525). The Roman Catholic Church was losing power and sway over the people. Ulrich Zwingli was deciding how far reform should take the Swiss. His zealous proselytes began to push reform in accord with the Bible alone.
Despised by Luther, Zwingli, and the Roman Catholic Church the Anabaptists provided the framework for present-day Baptists in America. They affirmed baptism for believer's only, church autonomy (not dictated by the state), priesthood of all believers, and were pacifists. The influence of the Anabaptists is most clearly connected with the Amish, Mennonites, and Hutterites. The Anabaptists were tortured and killed because of their unswerving commitment to the Scriptures. Michael Sattler is a prime example of their commitment and Christ-like attitude.
The torture, a prelude to the execution, began at the marketplace, where a piece was cut from Sattler's tongue. Pieces of flesh were torn from his body twice with red-hot tongs. He was then forged to a cart. On the way to the scene of the execeution the tongs were applied five times again. In the marketplace and at the site of the execution, still able to speak, the unshakable Sattler prayed for his persecutors. After being bound to a ladder with ropes and pushed into the fire, he admonished the people, the judges, and the mayor to repent and be converted. Then he prayed, "Almighty, eternal God, Thou art the way and the truth: because I have not been shown to be in error, I will with thy help to this day testify to the truth and seal it with my blood.
When you became a Lutheran, what were some misconceptions and reactions from folks on both sides (Evangelical friends and Lutheran friends)?
Lutherans and evangelicals don't cross paths much and that results in quite a bit of misunderstanding on both sides. When I first started having conversations about Lutheranism with my evangelical friends — all of whom were seminary educated — most of them didn't really know what Lutherans believed. The attitude seemed to be mostly that they were slightly better than Roman Catholics but not by much. There was also an assumption that later Lutheran doctrine must have departed quite a bit from what Luther taught. I think some think this because Reformed Evangelicals resonate with a lot of Luther's writings and think that he sounds more like them than he sounds like the little bit that they know of Lutheranism. What I found as I was moving toward Lutheranism is that the picture of Luther I had been given from the Reformed was quite a selective picture and one that was rather inaccurate to the Luther of history. Luther looked much more like a Roman Catholic than I had thought. Roman Catholicism was the vocabulary he spoke and the world in which he lived. Luther didn't start from a position of scrapping it all and starting over. He wanted to retain what was not contrary to the Word of God and restore what was commanded by the Word of God. This approach meant that he actually leaves quite a bit in place.
You can see the hold over of Calvin's and Zwingli's approach to tradition in the mindset of most of today's Evangelicals: if it's Roman Catholic, it's bad. Sometimes if it even looks Roman Catholic, it becomes a reason to exclude a practice.
So the misconception on the Evangelical side was that I was moving to Lutheranism because I was attracted to all of the bells and smells of Roman Catholicism but was too afraid to swim the Tiber. Once I had communicated my decision to move into the Lutheran church, a professor at the Baptist seminary I attended — a man who was also an elder in the Baptist church where I was a member — emailed me to express his grave concern that I was on a slippery slope to the Roman Catholic church, as though every Lutheran is just someone who has thus far managed to fight against the greased slide to Rome. What's I find ironic is how often I'm objecting the Lutherans who say things like "That's too Catholic!" I have to remind them that we are Catholic (and I refuse to give the capital letter to the Romans!). We're just not Roman. But just because it's Roman doesn't mean it's wrong.
In any case, living on the inside of the Lutheran church now, I can assure anyone that it's no slippery slope to Roman Catholicism.
On the Lutheran side, I have found that Lutherans tend to think of Evangelicals as anti-intellectual. There may have been a time when that accusation stuck, but it doesn't really today. These days, I think have something of a complex about having an anti-intellectual reputation, and they've worked hard to overcome it. There's also an opinion among Lutherans that Evangelicals don't take Scripture seriously, which is used to explain how Evangelicals reach their interpretations that are so contrary to the way Scripture has been interpreted historically. It's a misconception. Whatever Evangelical scholarship is guilty of, it does take Scripture seriously. From my experience in Evangelical scholarship, they are deeply concerned with having a right interpretation of Scripture. One could, however, wish that they didn't look so kindly on novel exegesis as they do. Occasionally, I run into Lutherans who are suspect of my credentials having come from an Evangelical background. On the whole, however, most don't regard it to be a detracting factor.
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This excellent, oversubscribed Enfield school proudly serves a very diverse community that take great pride in their school.
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A wonderful action/puzzle/platformer.
In Archibald's Adventures, the player is required to solve various environmental and physics puzzles, perform tricks and avoid monsters to reach the exit in each of the many game's levels.
On the surface this game looks like another indie platformer, easy on the eyes and lighthearted, but like with most puzzle games, it gets more and more challenging as you progress through the game. But it hardly ever gets frustrating because the controls are very tight and you always see the goal, you just have to find the way to reach it.
The game takes place in a mansion owned by a mad professor whose experiment has gone wrong. You control a teenage boy Archibald, who gets in the mansion by accident and has to find the exit.
This game features more than 190 levels that are divided into several stages. To unlock the next stage, you have to complete all levels of the current stage. After the story mode stages you can play a few extra stages with levels that are even more challenging. Normally in other games this would be a paid DLC.
Nearly 200 levels seems like a lot, and it is in a positive sense, because each level is unique and, as you progress through the game, new techniques, vehicles, items and monsters are introduced.
Archibald initially moves by skateboarding, but later drives a special pod. In one stage you control the mad professor, who moves by the means of a jetpack.
The game has a few music tracks that are played randomly in each level. Personally I think they are great and surprisingly never get old.
I am very fond of this game, it is one of those games that lift your mood thanks to the positive atmosphere, bright visuals and sense of progression and achievement. Some of the later levels are super hard and some even make you think outside the box. I must confess that there are still some levels that I never beat, but I refuse to look them up (walkthroughs are available at the game's homepage and Youtube).
If you like puzzle games, Archibald's Adventures is a must. It offers incredible value, remember nearly 200 unique levels that, at the later stages, will challenge even the most seasoned and wittiest gamers. Get this game now!


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Mone al college giocò a football a Michigan dal 2014 al 2018. Dopo non essere stato scelto nel Draft NFL 2019, il 28 aprile firmò con i Seattle Seahawks. Debuttò nella NFL lì8 settembre 2019 contro i Cincinnati Bengals, mettendo a segno 3 tackle. Fu svincolato il 26 settembre 2019, rifirmando in seguito per la squadra di allenamento. Fu svincolato nuovamente il 23 ottobre e di nuovo aggiunto alla squadra di allenamento il 29 ottobre. Il 20 dicembre fu promosso nel roster attivo. La sua stagione da rookie si concluse con 4 presenze e 4 placcaggi.

Mone rifirmò con i Seahawks il 23 aprile 2020. Nella settimana 3 mise a segno una safety placcando il running back dei Dallas Cowboys Ezekiel Elliott nella end zone.

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We commonly develop foot injuries while doing sports activities or during strenuous exercises. There are different types of injuries that cause pain and discomfort and also affect the mobility of the person. When the injuries are minor it is easy to treat and the recovery period required will be very less. But when the injuries involve tendons, muscles or bones, the recovery may not be so easy and it will take months before the foot becomes fully functional. Not using the foot for three or four months in the proper way can cause some dysfunction and the person may feel unstable or wobbly when trying to stand up. Such condition will require further treatment and you will need the experts to help you in the process.
When foot injury involves ankle ligament tear, many people will continue to feel pain and instability even after treating the problem. The joint of the foot will become unstable and walking on uneven surfaces or doing sports activities will not be possible. In such cases, the patient will have to undergo correction surgeries to tackle the problem. It is better to opt for minimal invasive repairs so that the recovery period is very less and it ensures complete restoration of foot function and stability of the leg. Keyhole techniques are highly effective in treating injuries to ligaments.
• The best way to treat foot injuries is by consulting the best orthopedic doctor in your area.
• Whether you require finest Achilles tear surgery or any other type of surgery or treatment the best qualified and experienced doctors should be contacted.
• Any trauma or disorder related to the foot can easily be diagnosed and treated by these experts efficiently. They will be able to provide therapeutic options specific to the conditions of each person.
• The patient will be able to reduce the downtime and enjoy the maximum treatment benefit with doctors especially experienced in keyhole surgery.
• Reconstruction surgeries with advanced technology will help in preventing wound complications and faster recovery.
Even after undergoing the surgeries for treating foot disorders or injuries, the patient needs proper monitoring and proper rehabilitation to regain movements, balance, and power. During the rehabilitation and recovery period, the patient will require the support of a good physiotherapist. So you need to opt for specialist orthopedic centers with best orthopedic doctors and physiotherapist to make a complete recovery from your condition. The right treatment can ensure that there will not be any deformities and your foot will be completely functional. Hence go for the best treatment centers available in your area.
How To Look Gorgeous At 30?
Experiencing anxiety about one's appearance is a common phenomenon amongst women in their 30s. As the signs of ageing start appearing or increasing, women tend to turn to beauty regimes and products that could help reverse the effects of ageing. Here are a few tips to help preserve your beauty and look stunning even during your 30s.
The appearance of wrinkles and fine lines around the eyes is one of the initial visible signs of ageing. This is due to the skin around the eye being thinner and more prone to damage caused by the sun and other environmental factors. To prevent this issue, it would be recommended to start using an eye cream or gel during your 20s in order to slow down the ageing signs. You could also opt for permanent methods such as eye bag removal, Botox or micro-needling to treat issues such as dark circles, fine lines and crow's feet.
Hair fall is one of the most common problems experienced by females, regardless of their age group. The main cause behind this is the use of a shampoo that does not suit your hair type. In addition, the use of hair products with harsh chemicals and over-exposure to heat from straightening irons can also increase the damage. Remember to oil your hair often in order to nourish the roots and keep the hair conditioned. It would be recommended to make an appointment for a hair spa or oil massage at least once a month as it will help improve blood circulation.
It is important to develop a skincare regime and stick to it, in order to keep the skin healthy and supple. The healthier the skin, the more resistant to damage it will be. Include an anti-ageing face wash to suit your skin type followed by a toner, moisturizer and serum. Adding an anti-ageing cream to the routine would be an added advantage too. If you suffered from acne during yours teens, you could opt for an acne scar removal treatment to get rid of any scars that that might add to your aged appearance.
Apart from beautifying your hair and skin, it is also important to maintain a fit physique. Develop an exercise routine with at least 3 days of exercise per week. This helps you stay healthy and fit and maintains blood sugar levels and helps prevent diseases such as diabetes, cholesterol and high blood pressure.
Ageing is an inevitable process. However, you can slow down the signs of ageing and look younger than you actually are, with the help of these tips.
Whether it's a gathering of your relatives or for hundred guests, parties are always fun and exciting. It is a celebration from the moment you decide to host a party to the day of the event itself. If you think you do not need an event planner and that you can take up the challenge of planning this event by yourself, there a few things to consider before you make any decisions or waste time and money.
A budget is important because it sets the frame on how much you have and how much you will spend. Therefore, identifying how much you are going to spend is crucial at the planning stage. The budget will help you decide on the guest list, the food, the decoration and so on. If you think about it, the budget is the base for your party.
A theme usually makes your party stand out from the rest. It is also easier to decide on things such as decoration, food, venue and even the guests to invite. Further, the theme would set the overall mood to the party and your guests will know what to expect. Themed parties are more fun and exciting than the usual gatherings. So why not pick a theme for your party and make your party trendier?
Deciding on the venue is also one important aspect to consider. Whether it is at your house or some where else, you need to look into many things when you decide on the place to host your party. You should look into things like your budget, number of guests you decide to invite, theme, space, safety of the venue and so on. The overall location of the venue is also important as it should be a convenient place for your guests to arrive and you should make sure your food delivery, flower shop delivery in Singapore and other delivery can be done without paying an extra heap of money for delivery.
Whether it's handmade paper decoration or affordable floral arrangement, decorations are what add color to your party. However, you should always make sure that your decorations go with your theme and is appropriate for your location. If you decide on using flower decorations check on the bouquet delivery cost as some florists might charge you for delivery. If you decide o handmade decorations, assess whether it's feasible and whether you have the time and material to make the decorations. Do some research and find out what suits your theme and go ahead purchasing or making your decorations.
Planning a party by yourself is not difficult if you pay attention to these things. You can save on spending on an event planner and become your very own event planner. Good luck!
How To Give Your Apartment's Bathrooms A Makeover In A Low Budget?
When we go apartment hunting, there are many things that we look for. For some, it's a friendly neighborhood, or even an agreeable distance from their workplace. For others, it may be flexible policies regarding overnight guests or even parking spaces. And ideally, we'd want to give all the requirements in our list a "tick" before we decide on an apartment.
But there are times when compromising makes more sense. If there's an apartment that offers you almost everything you want, but has one flaw in it, it makes more sense to pick that apartment, and then work on correcting said flaw. If the flaw in your chosen apartment happens to be its ancient bathrooms, then the tips below will be useful to you in giving it a modern makeover…!
Low budget? DIY all the way!
If you don't want to redecorate in an expensive way, then it makes sense to do it yourself. Have a look around your bathroom and decide if it's an assignment that you could do alone, or if you'd need a little professional help. If you feel you wouldn't have the time, and the condition of the bathroom is poor, then check out your local professionals. Those who offer special renovation packages in Singapore specifically for bathrooms may be able to give you your dream bathroom, for a very low cost!
If the condition of the bathrooms doesn't require renovations, then count yourself lucky. This means you might only have to do a little redecorating. Start by observing the existing interior design of the bathroom. If your expenses don't allow you to splurge right off, consider starting off small and affordable. Simply changing the shower curtains, rugs or even bathroom lights can make a huge difference.
If the bathroom looks shabby, no doubt it's because of the colors too. Check if the bathroom looks like it can benefit with a fresh coating of paint. Even the bathroom cabinets and fittings can get a coating of paint if they too look like they need it! And even if the paint looks fairly good, it's possible that the bathroom may look better colored in complementary colors (to the floor tiles or even wall tiles). For more specific details, you can definitely click here for best interior design.


Club Sports at Montana State University are grateful for the community help and involvement that they receive every year. Most clubs are funded through fundraising and dues so any donation is much appreciated!
Large donations, or donations by corporations or individuals, can be made to the MSU Foundation by specifying that the funds go to the specific club sport, gifts to the MSU foundation are tax deductible. Larger gifts can also be used to give scholarships in the name of an individual or in memory of an individual.
Individuals wishing to create specific funds with a designated or limited purpose can contact the Club Sport office and we will work with you and the MSU Foundation to make this possible.
To donate to the club sports, use the MSU Foundation online donation form. Be sure to use the "Other" blank to indicate you want your donation to go to the specific club sport.


The Holiday season always gives that excuse for you to become extra thoughtful to your friends and loved ones. And of course, there is no better way to show your affection than to send out special gifts to the people who are dear to your heart!
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Starter Guide to induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (iPSCs) Part 2: Reprogramming and Transdifferentiation
Posted by Guest Blogger on Nov 6, 2018 8:12:52 AM
This post was contributed by Kusumika (Kushi) Mukherjee.
The ultimate goal in the field of regenerative medicine is to replace lost or damaged cells. Here, I will discuss the two major processes by which an adult somatic cell is converted to a different cell type for regeneration and repair and situations where one process is favored over the other.
Cell conversion happens via:
Reprogramming
A differentiated somatic cell reverts back to a pluripotent state, which then proliferates and is redifferentiated to a different cell type.
Transdifferentiation
In this process, differentiated adult somatic cells are converted to cells of a different lineage, without dedifferentiating into a pluripotent stage.
Cellular reprogramming
The reversal of a differentiated cell type to an undifferentiated state and then redifferentiation into the cell type of choice in vitro is known as reprogramming [1]. The process can be divided into two stages:
Dedifferentiation - Conversion of adult somatic cells into the pluripotent state.
Redifferentiation - Conversion of the pluripotent cells into differentiated cells of choice.
The dedifferentiation stage involves overexpression of four reprogramming factors- OCT4, SOX2, KLF4, and C-MYC - that induce a differentiated somatic cell to revert back to a pluripotent stage (iPSC formation) [2, 3]. The iPSCs then proliferate and redifferentiate to another cell type of choice. The four reprogramming factors can be delivered and expressed in multiple somatic cells via various methods. Some of the more common delivery methods include retrovirus [2], lentivirus [4], adenovirus [5], Sendai virus [6], plasmid electroporation (episomal) [7, 8] and mRNA transfection [9]. Many of the plasmids used for these methods can be found on Addgene's stem cell page. On this page, you can also find a table with a list of methods and the species they were used in. iPSCs have now been generated from many different types of somatic cells. The goal is to use cells that can be easily isolated from donors. Apart from fibroblasts, human keratinocytes from hair pluck, peripheral blood cells, and renal epithelial cells from urine are some of the easily isolated somatic cells that have been reprogrammed to iPSCs successfully [10-12].
The next stage of reprogramming consists of redifferentiation of iPSCs into the cell type of choice. This step is sometimes also referred to as "directed differentiation." Specific cell media, supplements, bioactive small molecules, and growth factors are used to control the cell fate of iPSCs and differentiate them into different cell lineages [13]. Over the last decade, many cell types have been successfully differentiated from human iPSCs. Below is a list of some of these cell types [13]:
Germ cells [14] Hepatocytes [15]
Pancreatic β-cells [16] Intestinal tissue [17]
Lung epithelial cells [18] Red blood cells [19, 20]
Osteoclasts and osteoblasts [21, 22] Cardiomyocytes [23, 24]
Smooth muscle cells [25] Skeletal myogenic cells [26]
Chondrocytes [27] Adipocytes [28]
Keratinocytes [29] Photoreceptors [30]
Otic hair cells [31] Neurons [32, 33, 34]
You can find a variety of plasmids for differentiation here.
Dedifferentiation to an intermediate pluripotent state is not always obligatory in cell conversion processes [35]. Rather than reprogram cells all the way back to their most primitive pluripotent stem cell state, through transdifferentiation adult somatic cells are converted directly into a different cell type, bypassing the lengthy processes of reprogramming. The process was first observed in the regenerating lens of the newt over 100 years ago [36]. While natural transdifferentiation is rare in mammals, an example is observed in the pancreas when excess β-cell damage results in the transdifferentiation of glucagon-producing α-cells into insulin-producing β-like-cells [37, 38].
In 1987, Davis et al. reported one of the earliest examples of transdifferentiation in vitro where treatment of mouse fibroblasts with 5-azacytidine led to their conversion into myoblasts [39]. In 2000, Ferber et al. showed for the first time that mouse liver cells could be transdifferentiated in vivo to pancreatic β-like-cells with the expression of pancreatic and duodenal homoeobox gene1 (PDX1) [40]. In recent works, transdifferentiation is usually carried out by expressing transcription factors specific to the lineage of the target cell in the original somatic cells [41]. The in vivo and in vitro methods are similar except that the vectors carrying the transdifferentiation factors are directly injected into the organ of interest for in vivo transdifferentiation. Multiple cell types such as fibroblasts, hepatocytes, and pancreatic exocrine cells have been successfully transdifferentiated into neurons and β-cells [40-42].
Reprogramming and transdifferentiation: When to use one over the other
Both reprogramming and transdifferentiation convert differentiated somatic cells into another cell type. However, these two approaches differ in several ways. Below is a table listing some of critical differences (adapted from Zhou and Melton, 2008, [43]):
Characteristic Reprogramming+ Transdifferentiation
in vivo or in vitro in vitro Both in vitro and in vivo
Epigenetic marks Complete removal to convert to iPSCs and re-establishment after Partial rearrangement from one cell type to another
Time and resources More (due to additional pluripotency stage) Less
Safety Less (C-MYC, a known oncogene is one of the reprogramming factors) More
Chances of accumulation of harmful mutations More, due to selection from more cycles of proliferation Less
Cell types All types Less
Ease of genetic correction Easy Difficult
Overall, reprogramming is very flexible. It offers unlimited potential to produce all cell types in the body. On the other hand, only few cell types have been currently transdifferentiated successfully, limiting the utility of this process. Moreover, it is much easier to genetically modify cells during the reprogramming process as they are propagated in vitro as part of the process. This opens up a wide range of possibilities in clinical situations. In cases where the objective is to fix a disease-inducing genetic mutation in a patient, trying to transdifferentiate any of the patient's cells will not alleviate the problem. The best option then would be to dedifferentiate cells from the patient in vitro then correct the damaged gene in the resulting iPSCs before differentiating the cells into the correct lineage and returning them back to the patient.
In this post, I have detailed the two major processes by which cells are converted to replenish and repair cells that are lost or damaged. Both transdifferentiation and reprogramming give researchers the ability to convert a differentiated cell to a different cell type. While transdifferentiation is suited for switching cell types between similar lineages, reprogramming is more versatile and universal.
Many thanks to our guest blogger, Kusumika (Kushi) Mukherjee.
Kusumika (Kushi) Mukherjee is the Editor of Trends in Pharmacological Sciences, a Cell Press reviews journal. She joined Cell Press to pursue a career in science communication and publishing after completing her postdoctoral training from Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Connect with her on LinkedIn @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/kmukherjeephd/.
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Being an Internet Article Author is far and away the best way to get noticed quickly by the Big 3 Search Engines. Anyone can Create Enumerated List Articles. Here are 7 Steps explaining how to create an Enumerated List Article.
It's stunning sometimes how far article marketing has come over the last few years as an effective means of promoting business through educational articles. But precisely because it is so useful to online business, it is getting perverted by overzealous marketers. Some are using software that "Blasts your Article to 10,000 ezine publishers!" and others are simply SEO copywriters who write horrible so-called articles disguised as keyword lists parroting repetitive keyword phrases 15 to 20 times in a 700 word article. Some submit their article perversions for their clients or even to benefit their own Adsense filled sites.
If you are not creating articles for your website and your affiliate programs, you should. Why? Even though it may seem like a lot of work, and it may take you time to build -- articles add a valuable commodity to your site -- content. And my friend, the search engines and people alike are always on the lookout for good content.
You are running out of ideas, you sit down in front of your computer and stare at the blank screen with a blank mind.
Writing articles is by far the most effective online promotion strategy I?ve come across. If you can write good, readable, original content, you can easily put yourself far ahead of the pack in your field of interest.
You pick a pen, grab a piece of paper and scribble?or, nowadays, turn on your PC, go to MSWord, exhaust your fingers on the keyboard?and you?re done?instant article! That easy, and you?re an instant celebrity.
Thanks to recent information that leaked by Google within their US Patent Application 20050071741, we now know that quality content and incoming links are essential to the survival of your website within the search engines.
Take a look around the Web and you?ll find thousands upon thousand of articles, every one of them appearing on any number of websites. These are known as ?free re-print articles?. Free articles are used to promote business, whether the writer?s own business, or the business of the website on which they?re used.
Often all the Web Surfer will see is your title, Your Title will determine if your article gets read or not. You can use these techniques together or in combination to get your articles read.
There is no doubt that Spam has affected online business in a very big and negative way. So serious is the Spam problem today that many ISP filters will routinely reject and filter out messages you need from clients and business associates. Many times even email sites are trying to control ever rising Spam volumes. Many times this makes even genuine communication via email very difficult. Just try sending mail from Yahoo to AOL and you will get an idea of what I am trying to say here. Even sending out email newsletters or ezines, which are a very important online marketing tool, can be quite a challenge these days. Not to mention safe lists that are mostly a nightmare of bounced or unread emails. Out of the volumes sent, only a tiny fraction ever gets opened, let alone read. The result is that online marketing experts have been forced to look for other options and tools to help them meet their online business objectives.
Have ever wished that there were a formula for crafting your expertise into a Top Ten article that will showcase your knowledge, cement your credibility and promote your products and services?
Publicity?you're business can survive without it, but it certainly won't thrive without it. Maybe you've seen your competition at it - their website was featured on a major newspaper or television show. Or perhaps you heard them mentioned on your favorite morning radio show on the way to the office. The point is, when it comes to publicity, some businesses are getting it. And here comes the real shocker - some of them are getting it for free! Yep, there really is such a thing as free publicity, and we're going to show you a very simple way that you can start getting it.
Marketing on the internet can be a costly procedure, especially if you are trying to reach a very targeted audience. A great way to drive targeted traffic to your website is by writing articles. Writing articles does not cost anything; only effort.
MS: John, you must be one of the most prolific Ezine Writers on the Web - I see your articles nearly everyday in the article lists and in dozens of Newsletters. How long have you been writing Ezine Articles?
The name of the game as far as Internet marketing is concerned is original content. If you are serious about promoting your website, increasing traffic and improving your search engine page ranking then your website must have original articles with relevant content.
Writers talk about rejection all the time ? just part of the job. But getting rejected by a no-pay publication really scrapes the barrel. I know: it's happened to me more than once and now that it's been years [of therapy] later, I can admit lessons learned.


Discussion in 'General Discussions - USA & Canada' started by bharthi, Jul 21, 2005.
I hear this term a lot - refinancing? What does it mean to "refinance a home" or "refinance a mortgage"? A few americans I know talk as if refinancing is a basic concept and hence didn't feel like asking them what it means.
Can anyone help me understand what refinancing means? Appreciate your help.
Good Refinancing or mortgage companies.
We bought a house taking a 30-yr mortgage @ 6.125%. After a couple of years, when we came across better rates we did a refinancing with a credit union for 15-yrs @ 5.125%.
Basically what it means is taking a new loan from a financing organization offerring better rates with revised number of years and repaying the earlier organziation with whom you mortgaged. This way you can get better rates and save some money during the transaction.


There's no question in my mind that one of the most prominent weight loss tool in Saint Helena today is Garcinia Cambogia. It has been in the public's perspective for a year approximately. Last fall Dr. Oz introduced it to be one of the most recent revolutionary lookings for in the field of weight loss.
Since then, garcinia's road to fame began. After a year the world went bananas and now you see it anywhere. Everybody in Saint Helena is discussing it. Personalities have actually confessed to utilizing it to improve their weight loss efforts.
The short answer is no. As a result of its appeal opportunist, unethical individuals in Saint Helena attempt to make a rapid dollar on the innocent public. There have been a lot of vendors closed down due to the fact that they were marketing phony garcinia products.
I really wish you have not fallen for their methods. There are a few means to find out if the pills that you are thinking about getting are worth the cash or not.
To start with you have to examine the nation origins. I directly steer clear of from items made in Asia. The manufacturing and security setting is a joke. I much instead pay a little bit a lot more if I know that the garcinia that I'm buying was made in an FDA-approved lab.
Following you have to consider the ingredients list. The easiest means for scammers to reduce edges is by adding fillers and binders into the mix, and of course neglecting the crucial stuff that helps you burn fat.
Furthermore, fillers and binders could have severe side effects. Exactly what you have to know is that during the clinical trial the doctors made use of Pure Garcinia Cambogia and the volunteers took care of to reduce weight without any side effects whatsoever. This is why it is important to simply take pure and high quality products in Saint Helena.
Whether you're a veteran audience, someone who merely delicately kips down, and even if you have not ever enjoyed his program, chances are you have actually familiarized by this factor that Dr. Oz advises garcinia cambogia.
Because he initially suggested the therapy in fall of last year, the procedure has risen from relative obscurity to become one of the most popular products on the diet regimen and physical exercise market in Saint Helena.
Lastly check out the HCA material. It should go to least 60 %. If it's below that you will be having a hard time to see substantial results. In the research they utilized 50 % HCA Garcinia Cambogia extract.
The HCA, as in Hydroxycitric Acid, is the component that actually assists you reduce weight. This is the substance which informs your brain to really feel fuller and instead of storing the fat, to begin burning it.
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Where to buy Garcinia Cambogia extract in Saint Helena?
I do not suggest you buy it from the street edge. There are way better means, such as the internet.
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So, exactly how and why has Dr. Oz pertain to supported this item? Permit's take a look.
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The marketplace today is swamped with products which are laboratory-tested and refined, which is all well and good, but also for some, especially those with a view of medication and fitness which is a lot more all natural and green in attributes, this can be off-putting.
Because of this, the truth that Dr. Oz recommends garcinia cambogia might be considereded as both an indication of and a feedback to the development in the natural activity in nutritional and nourishment circles. As an extract from a fruit, garcinia cambogia is as natural as it gets, and can as a result both help you slim down and stick to a natural or green diet and lifestyle.
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It goes without saying, this can prove to be a great advantage when aiming to effectively start a diet plan regimen.


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Desperate Disney makes history - by offering discounts
Jason Cochran, AOL.com
Nov 7th 2008 7:00PM
The magic is fading for Disney, but for its customers, it's just beginning.
This morning, after announcing that theme park bookings fell off a cliff in the last month and corporate income was down 13% last quarter, Disney's stock dropped 6.1%. Hotel bookings at the Walt Disney World resort are down 10% from what they were a year ago, profits are down from last quarter, and they're only going to get worse.
So Disney, which runs nine of the ten most-attended amusement parks in the world, has sprung into action and is doing something it never does: It's giving stuff away. After years of turning up its whiskered nose at discounting, suddenly it's scrambling to draw customers back to Orlando. Disney is going all-out to fill its parks again.
The biggest score was just announced. If you book by December 20, you can get a seven-day vacation for the price of four days. That means that if you buy four nights in one of its hotel rooms plus four days of park tickets at the full price, Disney will give you another three nights and three days theme park tickets--free. The buy-four-get-three-free deal, equivalent to a 34% discount, also comes with another astonishing gimme from January through March: a free $200 gift card, which can be used to buy food and souvenirs.
What? Disney is giving away money? What's next-- talking fairies?
To seize this promotion, you can take your vacation between January and June of next year, minus the period around Easter vacation. The deals are good at the resort's Value rooms (available at four properties at the resort), which fortunately is already the cheapest class of room available there.
Finding a stellar deal on Orlando hotels is not tough. Using Priceline, I've found prices as low as $25 a night at perfectly good motels just outside the park property in the off season. No, the real budget killer has always been that Disney doesn't discount on its tickets. It's been resolute about this. In fact, just a few months ago, it raised prices again in its annual ritual. A day's ticket is now a shocking $80, and for a week's stay, a basic pass would cost $243 per person over the age of 9. That means that even if a family of four sleeps in the car, they'll spend over a grand to just get into the park gates.
Up until today, Disney, whose Magic Kingdom is the most popular theme park in the world, was already showing signs of extreme nervousness by slashing prices on its cheapest rooms from $82 a night to $59. That deal (which must be booked by Dec. 7) is still in place, and it's might be the better choice for people who don't want to stay an entire week. It doesn't come with tickets, though.
This new announcement -- free tickets! free money! -- is unheard of. Disney's desperation is big news. What was that about dreams coming true?
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Atiku vs Buhari, Ex-VP, PDP Write Justice Bulkachuwa Over Delayed Tribunal Hearing
Philips Sunday
The legal team of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Nigeria's main opposition party and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, have written to the President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, expressing their concern over delayed tribunal hearing.
Naija News recalls that Justice Bulkachuwa recused herself from the five-man panel of the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal after the PDP and Abubakar raised the alarm over her "connection" with the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nigeria's ruling party.
However, since she withdrew from the tribunal a week ago, her replacement was yet to be announced in order for the tribunal hearing to continue.
This online news platform understands that Justice Bulkachuwa has the exclusive power to appoint a judge of the court to serve on the tribunal's panel.
Worried that a replacement had yet to be provided for her on the panel, PDP and Abubakar, wrote Justice Bulkachuwa, reminding her of her promise to appoint her replacement.
Speaking with PUNCH, the petitioners' lead counsel, Dr Liy Uzoukwu (SAN), confirmed his team had written to Justice Bulkachuwa to remind her of her promise to appoint her replacement.
The PDP and Abubakar head of legal team told PUNCH that the letter was "delivered at the President of the Court of Appeal's office on Friday morning".
His words: "I am not aware of any new development. We have not been served with any hearing notice. But we have written to the President of the Court of Appeal to remind her of her promise to bring in a replacement, having recused herself. It is yet to be fulfilled. That is where we are.
"We are waiting to see what will happen, having done that," Ozoukwu said.
Asked if they were worried about the delay in the appointment of Justice Bulkachuwa's replacement, the PDP and Abubakar head of the legal team said, "Of course, we are bound to be."
Meanwhile, PDP and Abubakar filed a petition before the tribunal to challenge the victory of the APC and its presidential candidate, President Muhammadu Buhari, in the February 23 poll.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Nigeria's electoral umpire, President Buhari and the APC are the three respondents to the petition.
Naija News understands that PDP and Abubakar, as at the time of filing this report, have lost 76 out of the 180 days within which their petition is required to be heard and determined by the tribunal.
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Sergei Buagev. Photo: Nikita Pavlov
Visible and Invisible John Cage 0
Sergei Timofeev
Contemporary Russian artist Sergei Bugaev, who occasionally met with John Cage in Leningrad and New York over the course of several years, has prepared a project entitled John Cage in Russia and Worldwide for the 2011 Cēsis Art Festival.
Leningrad in the 1980s was a cradle for a whole string of trends in Russian contemporary culture. If Moscow's status as capital city didn't allow for practically any liberties, then Leningrad was considered a much more free-thinking, artist- and musician-friendly city. In the mid-1980s, the young and incredibly energetic artist and musician Sergei Bugaev, also known as "Afrika," moved to the city. In Leningrad, Bugaev quickly befriended the leading underground cult figures of the time, such as avant-garde composer Sergei Kuryokhin, rock musicians Boris Grenshikov and Viktor Tsoi, and artist Timur Novikov. In 1986, Bugaev himself achieved renown all over the Soviet Union, starring as the lead character in Sergei Solovyov's epochal film Assa—the tempestuous, bewitching artist/musician known as Bananan.
The collapse of the Soviet system, which liberated a wealth of energy and striving for a new eruption, also attracted lots of well-known Western musicians and artists to Petersburg. The city was also visited by the composer John Cage, a guru of untraditional cultural thought. Here he was introduced to Bugaev, and they spent a few days wandering around the city together and even organized a joint performance, called the Water Symphony. As Sergei recalled, the performance looked something like this: Directed by Cage, who was standing on a black box, Sergei and Timur poured water from tap-filled vodka bottles—American Smirnoff and Soviet Stolichnaya—into a single large bottle. Capitalist culture and Soviet state culture united, becoming simply water in a big bottle without a label. A while later, Sergei "Afrika" Bugaev traveled to New York, where he was shown around the city by Cage, who at the same time helped to find new project where artists from Russia could participate. Among other things Sergei, also worked with the famous Merce Cunningham Dance Company, whose music was composed by John Cage.
Time has passed. Cage is no longer among the living. "Yet in relation to him I'm unable to use the word 'died,'" says Sergei. "More often I used the expression 'went into Nirvana.' All people are different—some die, and for others something else happens. This couldn't have happened to John Cage, because he is a special substance that isn't created, doesn't disappear, but is somehow present. And at certain moments it appears. Almost like in his famous 4'33''—a piece of music that doesn't exist until you have defined certain parameters for where and when it will happen."
Sergei believes that "Andy Warhol's lesson about the creation of valuable objects" has been victorious in global, and particularly Anglo-Saxon, artistic culture. Meanwhile, Cage's lessons are complex activities and states, close to meditation, whose goal is completely different. "Yes, see—there is a thing, and it is expensive; yet nobody explains what manipulations could be performed with this thing in order to improve yourself. You can improve the country, improve the museum where it will be exhibited. But there is no talk about yourself. In Cage's case, everything was directed toward individual experience, which you can acquire only personally. There is no way this can be bought."
According to Bugaev, it important for a project to have a theme not only about an idea, but also about a succession in the soul and style of an artist's existence. "I, a Russian-Soviet citizen, touch upon an issue that is related to the memory of an American composer, and all of this takes place in Cēsīs. Immediately we recall Rothko, too, whom Cage respected very much and whose roots can be found in Latvia. In other words, a system of fragile threads linking separate individuals in a certain cultural situation undoubtedly exists. Another thing that is very important is simply the message about what a sincere, gentle person John Cage was, because the image of a good and decent composer or artist is disappearing now too. Now there are many detached, closed-off creators, who stew only in their own subjective environments. Cage was a completely different person—open and truly enlightened."
Sergei also points to Cage's unmediated link to radical music, noise, and revolutionary art in general. He promises that his next project will be related to the development of phono levitation (the movement of an object with the assistance of sound), his studies of Russian cemetery symbolism, and hardcore LP-cover culture in Rotterdam and Hamburg. "So there will be things that are not directly linked to one another. Yet here hides the essence of original creation. When people move around with their eyes and hear with their ears in these parallel realities, which at the same time allude to a Cage-like worldview—then this is the most interesting thing," says the 45-year-old artist from Petersburg.
During our conversation on the terrace of Hotel Neiburgs in Riga, Sergei's thoughts move in about the same spirit, extracting recent ideas and feelings from the darkness of the storehouse in his consciousness. "A couple days ago I was in Paris, where I visited my friend Rubik Petrosyan, who has lived there for a long time and distributes real electronic, 'fierce' hardcore music. It's close to noise, yet at the same time you can dance to it and it is psychedelic. Yet unfortunately this culture has almost disappeared. We visited him at his office, where there are piles of records that nobody buys or produces anymore. The company that released them no longer exists either. And so we sat there, with these records all around us, with lots of skeletons depicted on the covers, and skulls in various forms and seen from various angles. In my imagination, these records merged with another problem that I'm currently working on. I used to make photographs taken in cemeteries, where I turned my attention to a single thing. In Russia, and before that in the Soviet Union, gravestones often feature photographs of the person buried there. This tradition continues. Enter a graveyard, and you see photographs everywhere. I've even been to a company that mass produces ready-made forms for these photographs.
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