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Use the following link to navigate to the contact us page and fill out the form. We will reply within 24hrs.
What will be the amount of payment and what will be our method of payment?
How long do we need to stay in North Cyprus for the procedure?
What are the factors influencing the success in IVF?
What is the age limit for applying IVF?
What is microinjection?
What is IVF?
What is the difference of microinjection from the IVF?
Who is IVF or microinjection applicable for? How is it applied?
Which phases do IVF consist of?
What is done in cases where the number of sperm is few or none?
How are the eggs collected? Is it a painful process?
How does a person feel following egg collection?
Does ovary reserve run out as a result of these treatments?
Is every single egg fertilized?
How are embryos placed into the womb?
Are there any embryos left after the transfer procedure? If so, what happens to them?
How is embryo selection carried out?
What can be done in case of multiple pregnancy?
Does the process of embryo reduction have a risk, does it influence the progress of the pregnancy?
Should one take a rest after the transferal?
When does the person begin to do the normal activities after the transferal?
When does the result of the pregnancy become clear?
Does it affect the sexual life of the person?
Do the hormone drugs used in IVF treatment increase the risk of cancer? Do these drugs have side effects?
Does ectopic pregnancy occur as a result of these treatments?
How are the results of pregnancy acquired with the frozen embryos?
Is there a risk of disability between the babies born with the frozen embryo and the normal IVF method?
What shall be done in the case of no pregnancy of the couples who have no medical problems?
How long does the IVF treatment last for?
Does returning back to home country immediately after the transfer has a disadvantage?
There is no specific number for this, however, after three trials, it is seen that the chance of pregnancy decreases. Although, there is less chance of it, pregnancy may still occur in the subsequent trials.
How many times can the method of IVF be applied?
Can we determine gender in IVF pregnancies?
Are there any precautions that can be taken for genetic problems before pregnancy occurs?
Who is the genetic examination in the embryos suggested for?
Can genetic problems be identified after pregnancy occurs?
What is the chance of success in IVF process?
What are the risks that may occur during IVF process?
Is it necessary to stay in the hospital during IVF treatment?
Is there a difference between the babies born with the pregnancies enabled with IVF applications and babies born in a normal way?
How far is our centre from the airport/ hotel?
You can call our accounting department to learn the amount of payment required depending on the procedure you will have to undergo.
Prices are in EUROs, and payments are accepted in cash on the first day of the procedure. If desired, payments can be made in TL, USD or GBP based on market exchange rates.
Payment via installments is not accepted.
The most important factor is age. The older the female is, the less the chance of getting pregnant. There is practically very little chance of pregnancy for females who are older than 44 years old. The chance of pregnancy is negatively affected by the previously experienced sexually infected diseases and infections influencing the ovaries and the fallopian tubes.
Quality of sperms, adhesiveness of the embryos within the womb, problems such as myoma or polyp, blocked fallopian tubes are kinds of factors that influence the success of IVF.
IVF can be applied till the age of 44. However, it is known that there is less chance for a successful IVF after the age of 44.
It is a method of IVF that enables the fertilization through injecting a single sperm into the egg.
Unlike the microinjection, certain number of sperms is put around the eggs and one of the sperm enters into the egg naturally.
Microinjection is used in male infertility whereas IVF is used in female infertility.
These methods are used in such situations as when no pregnancy occurs and standard treatment methods are ineffective.
It consists of stimulation of the ovaries, collection of the eggs, fertilization of the eggs with sperm, and transfer of fertilized eggs (embryos).
If the number of sperm is very few, microinjection is performed. In cases where there is no sper, it is required to surgically search for the sperm inside the testicles.
Eggs are collected with the help of vaginal ultrasound. It is a process that is generally performed under short-term anesthesia.
She can go home straight away and she can even go to work in the afternoon of the same day of egg collection.
Stimulation of the ovaries with the purpose of IVF doesn't decrease the ovary reserve.
For an egg to be fertilized, it should be mature and structurally normal. All the eggs are not appropriate for fertilization. Each fertilized egg doesn't turn into a healthy embryo either.
Embryo transfer is a simple process. An embryo is placed from the cervical field into the womb by using a thin plastic catheter with the help of ultrasound.
The remaining embryos are re-evaluated by the embryologist and if there are embryos with sufficient quality, couples are advised for the cryopreservation.
Only fully developed healthy embryos are selected. 1-3 embryos are placed into the womb depending on the age of the female.
First of all, it is necessary to prevent the multiple pregnancies. This is possible by lessening the number of embryos transferred, for women with higher chances of pregnancy (young, previously pregnant). Generally, no attempt is made in twin pregnancies. As for the triplet pregnancies, pregnancy reduction is recommended.
The probability of losing the other embryos is 5% .In twins reduced from triples, rates of premature birth and miscarriage are higher when compared with normal twin pregnancies.
We suggest you to continue your normal life because there is no specific benefit of having rest.
Except sexual life and sports, she can begin to do all the normal activities just after the transfer.
Following the transfer, on the 11th day, with the blood test called Beta-HCG, it can be seen whether the pregnancy has occurred or not. Following the embryo transfer, our nurses inform you about the date of the test.
We don't recommend sexual intercourse until the pregnancy test; however the efficiency of this has not been proven.
There is no association between the two. The most probable side effect is the excess stimulation of the eggs (hyper stimulation).
Possibility of ectopic pregnancy is about 1-3%. Possibility of it both in and outside the womb is5 % and this is called heterotypical pregnancy.
These rates change from one centre to the other. We have a very successful embryo freezing program with the vitrification technique in Dünya IVF centre.
There is no difference.
A detailed research should be done in situations as when no pregnancy occurs with IVF. If a reason preventing the pregnancy is found out, it should be treated. However, most of the time, specific reason is not found out.
IVF treatment lasts approximately for 30 days from the beginning of the treatment till the pregnancy test.
Since having a journey after the transfer has no scientifically proven disadvantage, you can return back home in the transfer day or the day after.
It can be determined; however this is not possible in many countries due to the ethical and legal reasons.
If there are genetic diseases within the family and if pre-implantation genetic diagnosis of these diseases is available, examination should be performed upon the embryos.
Genetic diagnosis is possible for Mediterranean anemia, sickle cell anemia and many similar diseases that occur on the single gene.
After pregnancy occurs, chorionic villus sampling or amniosynthesis and some of the genetic diseases can be diagnosed.
Success depends on the age of the female and the quality of the embryo. Below the age of 30, rates of pregnancy is over % 50, however, it decreases to % 10-15 after the age of 40.
The most significant risks are multiple pregnancy and hyper stimulation syndrome.
There is no need to stay in the hospital at any phase of the process.
There is no difference. There may be a slight increase in some anomalies when surgically taken sperm from inside of the testicles are used for fertilization.
Our centre is approximately 42 km from the Ercan (ECN) airport and the distance between our centre and the hotel that our centre is partnered with is 7 km.
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A dog was poisoned by thieves to clear the path for them to steal two cows in Pursat province on Friday.
Police said the thieves served up a dish of poisoned dog food in their bovine bid.
The victim of the theft was a 53-year-old widow. The police confirmed the doggoned thieves were repeat offenders and had stolen cows in Koh Chum commune.
Villagers have requested police and the village chief to take action against the cow thieves to keep their homes safe.


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Heliopolis: ('Sun City', 'Anu', 'Lunu', 'On').
Shows evidence of occupation since pre-dynastic times (1).
Heliopolis was once one of the largest cities in ancient Egypt, It was the capital of the cult of Amon-Ra, second only in size by Thebes (Karnak). The chief deity of Heliopolis was the god Atum, who was worshipped in the primary temple, which was known by the names Per-Aat (pr-at; "Great House") and Per-Atum (pr-ỉtmw; "Temple [lit. "House"] of Atum")
Several of the obelisks in Rome originated from Heliopolis, as did both the Cleopatra's needles in London, and New York.
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Heliopolis:
The ancient city of Heliopolis, the city of 'On' in the Bible, was the chief town of the 13th nome of Egypt (These nomes were ancient administrative borders with roots tracing right back to the unification by Menes (c. 3,100 BC). In Egyptian mythology its name was lunu, meaning 'pillar' and it was thought to be the location of the 'mound of creation' from which the world arose from the waters.
The position of the great temple is marked by a single obelisk, being one of a pair set up by Senusret I, the second king of the Twelfth Dynasty) and a few granite blocks bearing the name of Ramesses II. Now buried almost directly under the sprawling city of Cairo, the archaeological context of this city remains are going to remain difficult to interpret.
We know that there was a religious centre dedicated to Djoser Netjerikhet of the 3rd Dynasty. Several fragments of very fine limestone relief were found in the temple area at Heliopolis excavated in 1903 by Schiaperelli. Now exhibited in the Turin Egyptian museum, the fragments show lines of text naming Netjerikhet, and stress the importance of the solar cult at that time.
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Pyramid Alignment Towards Heliopolis:
It can be seen that many of the pyramids of the 4th and 5th dynasty were positioned so that their corners aligned towards Heliopolis.
Pyramid sight lines at Abusir, Saqqara and Giza
It was Hans Goedicke who made the first suggestions over this theory, but they were not published first in a scientific journal, but in a newspaper in 1983. And what does the theory say? Well, Goedicke noticed that there seems to be a common constructional element at several necropolises: one corner of each structure is often on a straight line with the same corner of other structures in the necropolis. These alignments are found at Giza (south-east corners of Khufu, Kaphere and Menkaure), Abusir (north-west-corner of the pyramids of Sahure, Neferirkare und Neferefre), Saqquara (south-east-corners of Sekhemkhet, Djoser, Userkaf und Teti) - and even between necropolises as Goedicke thinks that the east face of Userkaf's Pyramid is aligned with the same face of Khufu's Pyramid several kilometres to the north.
Goedicke later concluded that these sight lines were aimed at the solar temple at Heliopolis.
It appears that there are more alignments to be found at each site ...
Verner notes also that at Abusir, the 'Unfinished pyramid' was finally determined to have belonged to Neferefre, a suggestion which finds support in its placement at the southwest of the Abusir complex, suggesting a chronological placement. He says:
'As a precise geodetic measurement has confirmed, its northwest corner is on a line that already connected Sahure's and Neferirkare's pyramids and represented the basic axis of the pyramid necropolis at Abusir' (3).
As we can see, Giza has two sets of corner-alignments, not one.
(More about the Alignment of Pyramid Corners)
The Chronology of Heliopolis:
The exact origins of Heliopolis are sadly lost to us at present, but the fact that it is included in the creation myth gives it an obvious importance that extends back to pre-dynastic times.
Excavations in the area revealed that the depths beneath the city of Heliopolis go back to prehistoric times. An old cemetery dating back to the second Naqada period was uncovered there. (3)
In the Old-Kingdom Heliopolis was a centre of astronomy, as reflected in the title of the high priest who was called the 'chief of observers'.
By the time of the Middle-Kingdom, it had become the centre of the cult of Amun-Ra (following the association pf Atum and Ra/Re). Donation lists from the time of Ramases II indicate that the temple at Heliopolis were second only to that of Amun at Thebes.
Herodotus stated that the priests of Heliopolis were the best informed in matters of history of all the Egyptians. Heliopolis flourished as a seat of learning during the Greek period; the schools of philosophy and astronomy are claimed to have been frequented by Orpheus, Homer, Pythagoras, Plato, Solon, and other Greek philosophers (1)
The city was largely destroyed in the Persian invasion of 525 BC.
The significance of the city was lost following the founding of Alexandra in 332 BC. The old monuments were plundered and the remains were used as a quarry for building much of medieval Cairo, and other civil projects since.
When Strabo visited the city (1st cent BC), he found it almost deserted.
Diodorus Siculus wrote in 60BC that Heliopolis was built by Actis, one of the sons of Helios and Rhode.
Though only fragments of Heliopolis' city walls remain, they were easily discernable at the time of the French Expedition in 1798, portions of these walls stood ten to twelve meters high.
Today, all that remains of this once great city is the single (20.4m high, 121 ton), obelisk, originally one of a pair erected at the entrance of a huge temple to mark the 12th dynasty king Senusret I's 30th anniversary at around 1940 BC. (and a few granite blocks bearing the name of Ramesses II).
(More about Egyptian obelisks)
Mythology of Heliopolis:
According to Heliopean tradition, the first act of creation occurred when the sun god Atum, "Lord of Heliopolis", rose out of the chaos of Nun from a lotus flower and stood on a raised mound he created, the ben-ben. This first act of creation brought light into the world. At the site of his emergence, the temple of Heliopolis was built.
Heliopolis is where the cosmic creation of Egyptian myth began. Ancient Egyptian mythology states that in the beginning of time everything began with Nu. Nu is the description of what the planet was before land appeared. Nu was a vast area of swirling watery chaos and as the floods receded the land appeared. The first god to appear out of this watery mess was Atum.
Atum emerged from Nu as the sun god at the beginning of time and is the creator of the world. Since Atum was all alone he chose to mate with his shadow. Atum gave birth to two children by spitting out his son (Shu) and vomiting up is daughter (Tefnut). (Or by masturbating them, depending on version), Shu represented the air and the principles of life and Tefnut represented rain and principles of order. The three remained in the watery chaos of Nu and after some time Atum was separated from his children. When they were finally reunited, Atum wept with tears of joy. When his tears hit the ground men grew and he then began to create the world. Shu and Tefnut later gave birth to Geb, the god of the earth in which the throne of the Pharaoh would be decided. Nut was also born from Tefnut and Shu as the Goddess of the sky, the separator between earth and Nu. Geb and Nut then gave birth to Osiris, Isis, Seth, and Nephthys.
Atum is known also as Khepri, the great scarab beetle, Ra-Harakhte, the winged-solar disk, Ra, the midday sun, Aten, the solar-disk, or Horus on the Horizon. By whatever name you call him Atum, is the one and only creator in the universe. The sun god Atum travels along Nut during the day and then is swallowed by Nut at night. At dawn it is seen as Nut giving birth to Atum as the sky opens up to the light.
References to Heliopolis in the Bible.
Genesis (41:45) - And Pharaoh called Joseph's name Zaphnathpaaneah; and he gave him to wife Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On. And Joseph went out over all the land of Egypt. (King James Bible)
Ezekiel (30:17) - "The young men of On and of Pi-beseth Will fall by the sword, And the women will go into captivity.
On was the name for Heliopolis in the Bible.
Jeremiah 43:13 - He shall break also the images of Bethshemesh, that is in the land of Egypt; and the houses of the gods of the Egyptians shall he burn with fire. (King James Bible)
Beth-shemesh is, "the house of the sun," in Hebrew; called by the Greeks "Heliopolis".
(Other Egyptian Sites)
1). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heliopolis_(ancient)
2). The Historical Library of Diodorus Siculus, Book V, ch.III.
3). http://www.sis.gov.eg/En/EgyptOnline/tourism/
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KAABOO us proud to expand its brand in 2019 to the Cayman Islands. On February 15 & 16, 2019, KAABOO Cayman will host its inaugural event with all of the same elements that have made KAABOO Del Mar an international success. Overlooking the world-famous Seven Mile Beach in Grand Cayman, KAABOO Cayman celebrates KAABOO's elevated live entertainment lifestyle brand in paradise!
It's official; this past weekend KAABOO Cayman debuted on the shores of the world famous Seven Mile Beach in Grand Cayman and made island history. The sold-out event brought together live entertainment fans from around the world while hosting one of the largest festivals of its kind to ever hit the Caribbean. Not only did KAABOO Cayman deliver a top-tier lineup of chartoppers and hit makers such as The Chainsmokers, Duran Duran, ZEDD, and Jason Derulo, but the two-day event also offered guests an elevated weekend for all "five senses under the sun" with live contemporary art installations, culinary demonstrations, top-tier comedy, and health + spa treatments.
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (May 15, 2018) - KAABOO is proud to announce the 2019 lineup for its newest destination event, a multi-sensory experience in the Cayman Islands.KAABOO Cayman, set to take place February 15 + 16, 2019, welcomes internationally renowned EDM-pop duo The Chainsmokers and British new wave idols Duran Duran as headliners for its inaugural event overlooking the Caribbean Sea. Russian-German producer and DJ ZEDD, Pop-RnB platinum-selling artist Jason Derulo, Canadian super-star Bryan Adams and American rock band Counting Crows, join a multi-generational lineup including Flo Rida, Blondie, +Live+, Maren Morris, Sean Paul, Shaggy, Salt-N-Pepa ft DJ Spinderella, Blues Traveler, Los Lobos, and many more. Comic canons Wanda Sykes, David Spade,Jenny Slate, Darrell Hammond and more will headline KAABOO's HUMOR ME stage. A confirmed listing of KAABOO Cayman's music and comedy lineup is below.
May 7, 2018 (Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands) - KAABOO is proud to announce the expansion of its KAABOO Kindness charitable giving program into the Cayman Islands in partnership with the announcement of KAABOO Cayman, slated for February 15 + 16, 2019. Originally established in 2015, the KAABOO Kindness program aims to support local charitable organizations that have the ability to affect major change in a community. One dollar of every pass sold to KAABOO Cayman, plus monies raised from a number of other charitable programs, will go to support community partners with regional connections to the Cayman Islands. This year,KAABOO Cayman has selected The National Gallery, Feed Our Future and Cayman National Cultural Foundation (CNCF) as local partners, along with the Recording Academy's MusiCaresprogram partnering on a global level.
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The Cabin and site was accepted to the National Registry of Historic Places in 1976.
The site has two historic structures — the 1856 Baker Cabin sitting on it's original site, and the 1895 Pioneer Church, moved to the site in 1967 from Upper Logan (Springwater).
Horace and Jane Baker traveled west from Illinois in the second wagon train from Independence Missouri in 1846. This was the first wagon train to cross the new Barlow Road from The Dalles to Oregon City. The Barlow Trail bypassed the treacherous ride on rafts down the Columbia River.
Pioneer Church
The 1895 German Methodist Church was acquired by the Society 1967. Originally built by a German community in Logan it was abandoned in 1920. It is said that all sermons were preached in German. Slated for demolition, the church was salvaged by a group of community members lead by Ernest Heinrich, who moved it to the Baker Cabin Site.
Beautifully restored, the Pioneer Church, in it's tranquil wooded setting, has become a popular for Weddings and nondenominational Church Services at Easter Sunrise, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Wedding or Concert rentals are available and help to defray to costs of maintaining the site.
Our Mission Statement is to "restore and preserve the Baker Cabin… and Pioneer Church… to create and perpetuate a property of interest and historic value for community education and use…".
The Baker Cabin Society is a non-profit association of community partners and history buffs from all over.
Maintaining and improving the Buildings and Historic Site is a great way to learn more about your community, about the history of the Oregon Trail, and to invest your time into something truly worthwhile.
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Northeast Philadelphians had a lot to say when asked about the upcoming mayoral race. Issues such as education, revitalization and prison reform were all topics of discussion.
Henon feels that the enthusiasm that the candidates bring to the election will spill over to the voters, which will help increase voter turnout. In terms of what Northeast Philadelphia needs help with, Henon believes it's education over all else.
Henon believes that choosing a school is important for residents of any city.
Councilman Henon encourages the candidates to engage the residents of Philadelphia.
Lisa Deeley has lived in Rhawnhurst her entire life. She sits on many different committees and boards and is an active member of the Rhawnhurst Athletic Association. Deeley's passion for her community has lead to her candidacy in the race for city commissioner.
"I'm very civically active in my neighborhood, so my concerns come out of my passion for my neighborhood which I have always had," she said.
Deeley believes that there needs to be a stronger concentration on the different neighborhoods in Philadelphia.
Deeley also feels that revitalization and redevelopment of Rhawnhurst is important, specifically in terms of schools, recreation centers and housing.
She believes that recreation centers are an important part of any neighborhood.
Deeley also talks about how thankful Rhawnhurst residents are that their schools are still open.
She also believes that Northeast Philadelphia has great community groups and some of the best civic associations in the city.
Rich Frizell is president of the Holmesburg Civic Association. He believes that prison reform is one of the most important issues regarding Holmesburg.
Frizell says he would like the new mayor to also help with parks and recreation.
"My primary goal is to have our slice of Pennypack Park get more notice because the people who work for me work very hard," said Frizell.
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In an electrical grid, contingency is an unexpected failure of a single principal component (e.g., an electrical generator or a power transmission line) that causes the change of the system state large enough to endanger the grid security. Some protective relays are set up in a way that multiple individual components are disconnected due to a single fault, in this case, taking out of all the units in a group counts as a single contingency.

The choice of term emphasizes the fact that a single fault can cause severe damage to the system so quickly that the operator will not have time to intervene, and therefore a reaction to the fault has to be defensively pre-built into the system configuration. Some sources use the term interchangeably with "disturbance" and "fault".

Contingency analysis
The contingency analysis application periodically runs on the computers at the operations centers providing suggestions to the operators based on the current state of the grid and the contingency selection. The software provides answers to the "what if" scenarios in the form of "alarms": "Loss of component X will result in overload of Y by Z%". By the 1990s analysis of a large interconnected system involved testing of many thousands of contingency events (millions if double contingencies were considered). An effect of each contingency requires performing a power flow calculation. Due to the rapid change of the state of a power system the run of the application shall complete in minutes (up to 30) for the results to be useful. Typically only selected contingencies, mostly single ones with some double ones are considered to speed up the process. The selection of contingencies is using engineering judgment to choose the ones most likely to cause problems.

N-X contingency planning
Reliability of the energy supply usually requires that any single major unit failure leaves the system with enough resources to supply the current load. The system that satisfies this requirement is described as meeting the N-1 contingency criterion (N designates the number of pieces of equipment). The N-2 and N-3 contingency refers to planning for a simultaneous loss of, respectively, 2 or 3 major units; this is sometimes done for the critical area (e.g. downtown).

The N-1 requirement is used throughout the network, from generation to substations. At the distribution level, however, the planners frequently allow a more relaxed interpretation: a single failure should ensure uninterrupted delivery of power to almost all the customers at least at the "emergency level" (Range B of the ANSI C84.1), but a small section of the network that contains the original fault might require manual switching with a service interruption for about an hour.

The popularity of contingency planning is based on its advantages:
 each of the N elements in the system is analyzed separately, limiting the amount of work to be done and simplifying the failure options (e.g., generator failure, short circuit);
 the process inherently provides a way to deal with the contingency if and when it will happen.

The N-1 contingency planning is typically sufficient for the systems with the usual ratio of peak load to capacity (below 70%). For a system with a substantially higher ratio, the N-1 planning will not deliver satisfactory reliability, and even N-2 and N-3 criteria might not be sufficient; therefore the reliability-based planning is used that considers the probabilities of the individual contingencies.

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Many thanks for your reply. I had forgotten all about this post! I did get back past Edmund Hammond - in fact back to 1751 but then the trail became confused as there were two possible branches I could have followed so I gave up.
I would be very interested to learn about Edmund's father and grandfather if you have the time to let me know.
I expect by now you have found out about Edmund Hammond but if you havn't then I have some information on him. I would be interested to make contact anyway as I have a family connection.


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Why do we need a men's shopping list? It's because grocery shopping is still something that mainly women do.
This might seem like a very broad statement, but research shows that women still form the majority of people who look after the groceries. In fact, one survey found that a massive 76% of women claim they look after all or a majority of a household's shopping.
What this means is that when men do the shopping, it's likely that they're not someone who regularly does it, resulting in them experiencing some significant challenges.
Lack of familiarity – if you're not someone who regularly does the shopping then the experience if going to be quite alien. It can throw up surprises that would otherwise be familiar to those who do it regularly.
Men and women shop differently – even if you might have a strong opinion about gender and learned behaviors, there's still a lot of interesting research about how men and women approach grocery shopping differently. These documented habits can provide solutions to the challenges men face when shopping.
Therefore, we present to you our guide of shopping advice for men, with tips for men about how to make a men's shopping list. This will help tackle the problems men experience when they do the grocery shopping.
We men can be quite confident about our mental abilities. Indeed, it's the bread and butter of our stereotype.
We don't need a map, directions, or an instruction manual. We can put together furniture without pointers. There's no need for a grocery list: we can remember everything.
However, sometimes our mind lets us down for whatever reason. We go out for milk, and end up coming home with everything but the cow-juice! When asked in our survey, "What are the biggest mistakes you've made when you've done the grocery shop?", several shoppers highlighted this as a major problem.
But women don't usually have this problem, especially as 69% of women make a grocery list.
Even though if might not feel too macho to carry one around, they're very effective in helping us remember things. Block & Morowitz's research back in 1999 pretty much concluded that shopping lists are a great memory aid.
There's also a whole load of other psychology behind why they're great for helping our memories. For starters, they appeal to our spatial memory and are formatted in an easy to read F-pattern. There are also many other interesting reasons why making shopping lists are good for our brains.
If a pen and paper shopping list doesn't appeal, there are plenty of shopping list apps, such as Listonic. Some apps even have a smartwatch version for the more digitally savvy dudes.
You've got cheese on your shopping list. But there's so much cheese to choose from! Not only do you have to make a choice between different types of cheese, but you also need to decide which brand to buy.
Often, if you're not the one who regularly does the shopping, you're probably going to buy the "wrong" type of something. This often leads to disappointment, or even arguments, with those who usually look after the groceries.
Adding some details to each item will give you crucial information about what you should be buying. Indian IT specialist, Era Golwalkar, went viral after she shared the illustrated grocery list she made for her husband, chock-full of precise details about the products she needed him to buy.
Whilst you don't need to go to such lengths as Golwalkar, it's still a good idea to flesh out the details of certain items, especially if they're particularly specific. This will also help to save time at the supermarket as it means you won't stand there trying to make decisions.
However, we know this can be tricky: who has the time to sit down and make a grocery list together these days?
Thankfully, this is where technology can help. As well as providing a better alternative to carrying around bits of paper, they also make it easier to collaborate.
For example, Listonic's sharing functionality means that you can make changes such as adding items and details to a grocery list remotely. Whoever you've shared the list with will instantly see what's been made or receive timely notification about it.
This means you can collaborate and build your grocery list anywhere and at any time. You don't even need to be in the same room, let alone find the time to make one simultaneously.
Oscar Wilde once said, "I can resist everything except temptation". We think he was definitely onto something.
One of the biggest criticisms men face when doing grocery shopping is buying unnecessary items: stereotypically, beer.
But buying unnecessary items really isn't a man-only problem. In the book What Women Want: The Science of Female Shopping, environmental psychologist, Paco Underhill, states that 50% of shopping carts are made up of unplanned purchases.
It's because supermarkets use an arsenal of psychological tricks to make us spend more. These range from placing certain items at eye levels, to special offers that aren't that special. If you want to know more about these underhanded mind-games that supermarkets play, check out our guide with solutions on how to combat these.
But one of your best weapons is the humble grocery list. This is because it can help you keep your focus and buy only what you need, not what you're coerced by. Is it on the shopping list? No? Then don't buy it!
Of course, it's not always as straightforward as that, but it can certainly help. An Italian study showed that shoppers who use grocery lists are more likely to resist impulse buys.
Men like to get in and out as quickly as possible: particularly when it comes to shopping.
One piece of research shows that men spend, on average, 10 minutes making a purchase decision compared to women who take 14 minutes. That's 40% longer than men!
It is argued that men approach shopping in a more utilitarian manner. There's a need that needs filling and it should be done as quickly as possible. Women are much more price-aware when it comes to shopping. They will take more time in trying to discern which is the better value option.
Indeed, Marti Barletta, in Just Ask a Woman: Cracking the Code of What Women Want and How They Buy, explains that men just want to find a working solution asap. Women aim to find the "perfect" solution.
This is further illustrated in a study that showed men are more prone to buying something because of red pricing on products, making a snap assumption that they must be cheaper. Decision made! Women are warier and will question the value before making a decision.
Besides trying to get into the habit of pawing over different products and prices, an easier thing to do is to set a price/budget for certain items. This can help ensure that your quicker, less comprehensive decision making doesn't mean spending too much. This can strike a balance between not spending too much time trying to discern what the best possible option is, whilst ensuring alacrity.
Men also don't like to use coupons.
These can certainly be a great way to save money, but it takes a lot of time and effort. 57% of women will plan their shopping around a store's offers and will also use coupons.
Unfortunately, there's no trick for getting into the habit of looking for and using coupons. Certainly, some apps like Sales&Deals can make it easier to electronically sift through the catalogs that get pushed through your letterbox.
But there's nothing more frustrating than finding an offer, cutting out the coupon, and then forgetting to actually use it in the store.
Therefore, one of the details you could and should add to the items on your shopping list is whether a coupon is available or not. This means you can be prepared to take the coupons with you when shopping, and even remind you to have them ready when you approach the checkout.
Making a shopping list doesn't have to be girly. In fact, a men's shopping list can make you a much better grocery shopper regardless of your gender.
But it shouldn't just be your everyday shopping list. Your men's shopping list should tackle the issues men usually face when doing the shopping. So, be sure to make your men's shopping list using these shopping tips for men.
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On the occasion of Andrey Tarkovsky's birthday (4.04.1932) we are sharing his letters to Sergei Parajanov, which were first published in "Mirror and Pomegranate" book by White Space Gallery and ArtMost Foundation in London, 2012. The great friendship between these two film directors began in the early 1970s in Kiev. They met just months before the latter was imprisoned. They regarded each other as equals and each got inspiration from the other's work. When Parajanov was arrested, Tarkovsky along with Liliya Brick, Federico Fellini, Vasily Katanyan, Vasily Shikshin, Yuri Lubimov, Kira Muratova and many others wrote letters to him and to the Soviet authorities asking for his release. Tarkovsky wrote often to Parajanov sometimes sending artistic collages in exchange for the ones Parajanov made for him in prison.
I'm really sorry – I haven't written to you in a long while and I know it's unforgivable. For more than six months I lived in the country with Larisa and Andriushka. I was getting ready for the "Hamlet" production that I will be staging at the Lenkom Theatre (Mark Zakharov) and was also writing a script on Hoffmann for Tallinn. (These days nobody really knows how to stage Ho mann or what he really means). Nobody could stage him better than Sergei Parajanov.
In the countryside I was mostly busy with the construction of a new barn. I managed to build a wonderful barn, 40 sq. metres, with an overhang and the slated roof. Unfortunately no pictures so far to send you.
We had a wonderful time there and I started feeling that I could probably live without the God forsaken and long-abandoned art of cinema. Living like this all my life, on the bank of the river, and writing an endlessly long book which my son would continue writing after my death, and then his son, and so on and on and on…). And living with our own work. We have a vegetable patch 1,500 sq. metres and a small garden.
Here I can't bear it anymore: futile persuading everybody how important the art of cinema is. I really feel I'm getting closer and closer to the realisation of this idea. What keeps me from it is vanity and regret about my forgotten talent: both feelings paltry and insignificant.
The Strugatsky brothers (with my participation) are writing a script for me. I'm planning to finish its production by the spring of 77. But it's just me planning. There's been a lot of what I've been planning, but not much came out of it.
I came back from the country in mid-December and was not pleased to see either Moscow or the Muscovites.
I'm seeing a lot of Sasha Antipenko these days – he's staying at the Mosfilm hotel, in the same building where I live. I also saw Galia Shabanova a few times – we always talk about you when we see each other.
How are you? How's your health? What do you need out of things that you are allowed to receive by mail? Please write or send me a message through a letter to somebody else if you've already exhausted your letter limit.
My warmest hugs. I wish you patience, courage and help. Larisa screams to say she's joining in all the greetings and wishes.
Alexander Antipenko (b. 1938) – cameraman who worked with Parajanov on his film Kiev Frescoes which was banned and remained unfinished.
I received your letter. Thank you very much – from myself as well as from Larisa.
Yesterday at the "Hamlet" rehearsal we talked a lot about you with Archil Gomiashvili – he's playing Claudius. I work a lot these days, and get really exhausted. It's work for the sake of work, because the pay is really miserable. Also I'm not feeling well. My eyesight is getting worse – I need to order spectacles.
There are hardly any results of my work, they're invisible. And enjoying work – even the most creative one – is not really something I can do (unlike you). I can't really cherish it, or be happy about the achieved success.
As to your application to be transferred – I don't even know what to say, it's obviously beyond me. In any case, it's a serious issue, and before making any decisions you should take into account all possible consequences, rather than rejecting it just out of principle or of fear of changes.
I was really amused by your story about Angélique. It just proves again the existence of one and only form for art. I wouldn't want to call it "primitive", but it's essential, just as our daily bread. And therefore it's timeless. Just as bread is. As soon as there's no bread, there's no man. As soon as there's no art, there's no man.
The difference is that man knows that he can starve to death without bread. But he doesn't know that he can starve to death without art. Only a few know.
(I'm sending you a few shots from "Rublev". It's from a (test) widescreen copy that never got realised. It's the scene of Andrey parting with Daniil).
As to [Lilya] Brik's letter – Larisa will keep it for you. As for me I don't need it. I have a firm opinion about you, and let me assure you, it's deeper. For two reasons: 1) we are of the same generation (nearly) 2) we are birds of a feather, both artists. There's a third reason: I always say the truth. You are more talented than they think you are. But I may be wrong. But in any case you're an infinitely kind man. Unlike me. Or rather I'm not indifferent to the reasons and motivations of what people do while you don't really care, you just can't be bothered.
Warmest hugs, wish you health and courage.
Letters were first published in Mirror & Pomegranate: Sergei Parajanov and Andrey Tarkovsky, book by White Space Gallery and ArtMost Foundation, London in 2012. With thanks to Henrietta Foster, Zaven Sargsyan, director of Sergei Parajanov Museum in Yerevan and Andrey Tarkovsky Foundation in Florence.


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Q: Did Dumbledore know that Harry would have to sacrifice himself from the very beginning? Based on the following interchange between Harry and Dumbledore in the pivotal "King's Cross" chapter of Deathly Hallows, I was wondering when exactly Dumbledore put together that Harry would have to die in order to bring about Voldemort's ultimate demise:

"And you knew this? You knew--all along?"
"I guessed. But my guesses have usually been good," said Dumbledore (Deathly Hallows, 599, hardcover).

The conversation that spurred Harry's question includes material dating back to Halloween '81, but also specifically mentions the events of the graveyard from GoF. So, "knowing all along" could refer to everything (i.e., Harry must die, Voldemort ignorantly tethered him to life, etc.) or just that Voldemort tethered him to life.
Other important information pertaining to this question can be found in OOTP, when Dumbledore confirms (if he didn't already know) that Harry contains part of Voldemort's soul. He uses the silver instrument to find out that Harry is just like Nagini, having the ability to share mind and soul with Voldemort. He also says the following:

"I guessed, nearly fifteen years ago," said Dumbledore, "when I saw the scar upon your forehead, what it might mean. I guessed that it might be the sign of a connection forged between you and Voldemort" (Order of the Phoenix, 826-827, hardcover).

While confirming that he guessed that Harry might share a connection with Voldemort from the very beginning, Dumbledore does not confirm with this statement that he knew Harry would ultimately have to give up his life.
In Philosopher's Stone, when Dumbledore drops off Harry on the Dursley's doorstep, we know he is not entirely truthful with McGonagall.

McGonagall asks: "How in the name of heaven did Harry survive?"
"We can only guess," said Dumbledore (Philosopher's Stone, 12, hardcover).

Of course, this was a lie. Dumbledore already knew how Harry survived, otherwise he wouldn't be delivering Harry to Lily's sister to extend the blood sacrifice. By proxy, he also knows that Voldemort will return b/c of Horcruxes, otherwise he wouldn't be so worried about Harry.
Finally, when asked in the same scene if he could remove the scar, Dumbledore says:

"Even if I could, I wouldn't. Scars can come in handy" (Philosopher's Stone, 15, hardcover).

So, did Dumbledore know at this very moment that Harry would have to die? Did he at least guess it to be true during this scene? We know he gains perfect confirmation in OOTP, but did he know it "all along," as a particular reading of the King's Cross interchange in DH would have us believe?

A: Clearly, Dumbledore knew that Harry would have to die as soon as he realized that Harry contained a piece of Voldemort's soul.
As to when he knew that, there are two options, both with valid arguments. My own opinion is that the second option is more correct:
OPTION 1: In OOTP, when he performed the "Essence divided" experiment

Rosi: What does "in essence divided" mean?
J.K. Rowling: Dumbledore suspected that the snake's essence was divided – that it contained part of Voldemort's soul, and that was why it was so very adept at doing his bidding.
J.K. Rowling: This also explained why Harry, the last and unintended Horcrux, could see so clearly through the snake's eyes, just as he regularly sees through Voldemort's.
J.K. Rowling: Dumbledore is thinking aloud here, edging towards the truth with the help of the Pensieve.
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(hat/tip @Slytherincess in this answer)

OPTION 2: Basically, from birth.
This can be deduced from three quotes:

*

*Deathly Hallows, "Prince's Tale":

Another long silence. Then Snape said, "I thought . . . all those
  years . . . that we were protecting him for her. For Lily."
"We have protected him because it has been essential to teach
  him, to raise him, to let him try his strength," said Dumbledore,
  his eyes still tight shut. "Meanwhile, the connection between them
  grows ever stronger, a parasitic growth. Sometimes I have thought
  he suspects it himself. If I know him, he will have arranged matters
  so that when he does set out to meet his death, it will truly mean
  the end of Voldemort."

Note that this "we have protected him" protection was arranged by Dumbledore from Harry's parents' death day, when he was left at Petunia's house.

"You have kept him alive so that he can die at the right moment?"
  "Don't be shocked, Severus. How many men and women have
  you watched die?"
  "Lately, only those whom I could not save," said Snape. He
  stood up. "You have used me."
  "Meaning?"
  "I have spied for you and lied for you, put myself in mortal danger for you. Everything was supposed to be to keep Lily Potter's son safe. Now you tell me you have been raising him like a pig for slaughter—"

... at which point, Dumbledore doesn't deny it.
 ----

*Another quote is actually one you have provided from OOTP:

"I guessed, nearly fifteen years ago," said Dumbledore, "when I saw the scar upon your forehead, what it might mean. I guessed that it might be the sign of a connection forged between you and Voldemort"

 ----

*And, lastly, we can deduce that Harry would have had to die from the following happening at the end of Goblet of Fire

When Harry told of Wormtail piercing his arm with the dagger, however, Sirius let out a vehement exclamation and Dumbledore stood up so quickly that Harry started. Dumbledore walked around the desk and told Harry to stretch out his arm.
  Harry showed them both the place where his robes were torn and the cut beneath
  them.
  "He said my blood would make him stronger than if he'd used someone else's,"
  Harry told Dumbledore. "He said the protection my - my mother left in me - he'd
  have it too. And he was right - he could touch me without hurting himself, he
  touched my face."
For a fleeting instant, Harry thought he saw a gleam of something like triumph in Dumbledore's eyes. But next second. Harry was sure he had imagined it, for when Dumbledore had returned to his seat behind the desk, he looked as old and weary as Harry had ever seen him.

Remember that Dumbledore wouldn't have cared about Voldemort taking in Harry's blood, except for ONE and ONLY one reason: that taking of blood is what would have tethered Harry to life, allowing him to survive being "killed" by Voldemort.
As such, the only reason for Dumbledore to "triumph", never mind even care, about the event, would have been if he already knew that Harry would have had to sacrifice himself - and this simply gave him hope that Harry would be able to survive that sacrifice.

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My name is Kathryn and I am a junior at Calhoun High School. One of the issues very important to me is the treatment of the LGBTQ community in the United States. I'm a part of the community, as i identify as bisexual. I've been treated unfairly and looked down upon for my sexualtiy many times before. It's a well known fact that many LGBTQ members in the United States are discriminated against and even assaulted or hurt. Thats terrifying to me, because i can't imagine what people would do to me for just being myself. I think it is important to make sure everybody in the United States is treated fairly and equally and allowed to express themselves how they want because it is an American value.
The problem starts with how the LGBTQ community is perceived. Many of us just want to be accepted. There is a HUGE difference between tolerance and acceptance. To tolerate someone is to put up with them and hold yourself back from doing anything hurtful to another person. By that definition, just not punching someone for being gay is tolerance. But shouldn't you not punch anyone anyway? Shouldn't that type of behavior towards anyone be uncalled for? So why is it that the gay community has to settle for being tolerated, when it's a human value in itself? The answer is because normally we aren't tolerated. It's a huge issue that people think that because we're different we should just be tolerated and not accepted. Everyone is supposed to be tolerated in America. It's the lowest form of respect here, to be tolerated. We deserve more than to be tolerated. We deserve to be accepted and treated as equals.
The tolerance and intolerance of people towards the gay community has taken many lives. Whether it's by being assaulted or by being pushed to suicide by unfair treatment, the people who don't treat us equally are to blame. Some people aren't allowed to use the correct bathroom, people aren't allowed in certain places or areas, and some people are scared to go to a certain place or area due to the prejudice there. America was formed on being free and being able to think for yourself, but for certain people that isn't a truth. For some people, it's dangerous to be themselves. The LQBTQ community has been through many struggles. Some people aren't accepted by their family and outcast, some are physically hurt, and some even killed.
The LGBTQ community is a big part of society. The next president should try to include their needs in new bills. The gay community should be protected and treated like everybody else. There should be rules against violence towards them and equal treatment in all parts of the government. It's very scary for people to come out and be themselves if they feel as though they won't be supported in society.
Thank you so much for your time. It means a great deal that you would read my letter. I hope that you support my cause and find a way to improve LGBTQ treatment.
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It never seemed like the Mets were serious players for Keuchel, but the Yankees emerged as "true favorites" recently. Of course, the Yanks would lose out to the Braves.
For the Yankees, they will now pivot to the trade market to look to add a frontline starter. They could target big names like Madison Bumgarner, Max Scherzer, or even Marcus Stroman. However, it's going to take a king's ransom to acquire any pitchers of this caliber.
For the Mets, the Braves just added a former Cy Young winner to help solidify their rotation. It feels like the NL East race is going to come down to the Braves and the Philadelphia Phillies. The Mets won't keep pace in the division if they don't make changes in the bullpen. However, if they manage to right the ship and challenge the Braves and Phillies, Keuchel could be the edge Atlanta needs to take the division.
The Mets are still theoretically in the playoff race. But it won't be surprising to see them become sellers as the trade deadline approaches. Perhaps the Yankees will look to fill their Keuchel-sized void with a pitcher from Queens when the Mets begin selling.
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I think I was born with creativity running through my veins… but for over 3 decades, I was an artist without a medium. I tried many things over the years, from art and craft, to drawing and painting, and even writing. But nothing seemed to gel. I always loved photography, from the very first instamatic I took away on 4th grade camp, to the High Schools 35mm SLR, I borrowed and played official school reporter, recording all the most important scholastic events. At one point in my early 20′s, I even imaged that I might be able to be a photographer. I went to the Photography Institute to inquire about enrolment, but backed out at the last minute, for fear of not being able to make the grade.
In the years to come I still loved to snap things on holidays. I never really understood the point of going somewhere different and exciting unless you were going to photograph it. I thought I was just recording the events of my life… I still didn't see that this is what I was born to do. Any time I saw a person without a camera, I just didn't get it. I still don't.
Finally at age 45. My youngest son bought himself a digital SLR. I was excited for him, and secretly envious of his new purchase. I borrowed it every chance I could, just to experiment and take pictures in my garden. Finally my son decided that he was never going to get the same enjoyment out of the camera that I was, and he allowed me to have it. I was so excited.
That was over 7 years ago. In that time, I have eaten, slept, breathed, and absorbed all things photographic. My style has developed into something hopefully a little unique and definitely much more artistic than it once was. It's still early days for me yet. But to say that I have found my passion would be an understatement of epic proportions. I spent literally decades trying to figure out what I was "meant" to be doing with my life, when it was under my nose the entire time. Finally a clarity that only comes with hindsight.
And this experience of not discovering my passion until relatively later in life, pushes me to inspire others to find theirs, much sooner. I have never had a dream before, a goal, a mission. And so I am driven by the idea of influencing others to reach for their own stars, whatever they may be. Whether you are a teenager or you are in your 80′s, it is never to late to peruse a dream, to be all that you were meant to be. My hope is that my images inspire others to seek beauty where they might not otherwise see it. And to share a little of myself and the way that I look at things along the way.
Completely self-taught having never had a photography lesson in my life… I know first hand what can be achieved with dedication and commitment and true passion.
I currently sell my work through RedBubble as well as my website Tracie Louise Images.
Hey Tracie Louise! I made my first purchase this morning; "Cleveland Pier"! I sent you a short message at the 'contact' section but don't know if I got the thing posted. Thanks for stopping by Cry and Howl.
I did get the email, and I sent one back to you… THANK YOU SO MUCH… I can't tell you how much I appreciate you doing that. I really hope you enjoy your new print just as much as I enjoyed capturing it for you. It was an amazing day with a wonderful friend holding the umbrella over my head. I had wanted to see that pier for a long time, so it was really exciting for me.
Thank you Tracie Louise! I'll be making more purchases as time continues on. I admire your work very much and know getting set up and catching the exact moment of a great photograph is very challenging.
Anyway, I hope you're having a great weekend, and thank you very much for your most welcomed reply.
As much as I believe in and promote truth and beauty, I also believe in telling it like you see it… I believe VERY much in holding "the powers that be" accountable. And I fight tooth and nail for everyone's right to self-expression.
Thank you! Sometimes my "self-expression" will get somewhat crass, but what can a Texan do?
So, don't be surprised to see that perhaps this week.
Thank you again Tracie Louise!
Just a note to let you know I received the print last night. It's great! Thank you! I surely hope you and your family have a great weekend!
I am very inspired by your amazing photography, and I have decided to pass on the One Lovely Blog Award to you! Enjoy!
I think you're a Natural ….
It's really fulfilling to find your passion in life, isn't it?
You have so much talent! I love your photos! Truly you are an artist. Keep up the good work.
Thank you Marney.. that's very sweet of you.
Your work is stunning. There's actually no word I can think of to sum it up – everything from the colour to the composition. You really are talented and I'm so glad (reading your post about Living on Purpose) that you came out of your shell and found a creative medium that works for you.
I've nominated you for a Sunshine Award in the hope that other people stop by your blog and see your amazing work.
I loved the part about you not seeing the point of going somewhere unless you could photograph it. That's me, too, and others don't seem to get it. Last time in Sydney, I wouldn't go on the "climb Sydney bridge" tour b/c the tour information said visitors are NOT allowed to take photographs from the top. And just recently I cancelled a tour of Windsor Castle for the same reason. The camera is an extension, not only of my hand, but also my mind, as I'm sure it is for you, too.. I am lost without it. Thank you for finding my blog. I'm very glad I was led to yours.
Pope Benedict wasn't Pope until in his seventies. Mother Teresa was a famous elderly nun who loved everybody. President Lincoln was homely but the best US President we ever had. God gives us all a talent or two or some people get 10 talents. We must use them for God and others, or we can bury them. It's our choice to make. But, God will be upset if we bury our talents. I have to remember this myself. I am extremely fearful probably due to abuses, so I tend to bury my talents. Keep up this excellent career. Even if it is an avocation, you're doing what God wants. Just take it, as God sends it. YOUR PHOTOS ARE AWESOME!!!!
Your photos are exceptional with its own style, bright colors just super nice!
Love your images. I too am dabbling in photography and am looking at selling images, though I haven't gotten that far yet. I too started photography young, with a high school course, but never considered it as something I was supposed to do. For me it was also simply, documentation. Then my father died, and something changed; shifted, fell into place. Writing is also a passion, and at 48, I'm finally going to give this whole thing a whirl. So very nice to meet you! I look forward to more lovely images from you. Am going to have a look around your site now!
Your story is amazing and your photography blows me away ~ every image is so stunning! I really enjoy seeing every new post. Thank you!
You are very talented! Your photographs are stunning!
A good thought to yiou!
You take amazing photographs…quite inspiring! Thank you for stopping by our new blog 🙂 Although now I'm rather embarrassed by my shoddy photography skills.
Very inspiring, wishing you the best from the USA!
The main reason I nominate any blog is to send some traffic, which I consider the main point — I totally get not wanting to be bothered which is why I've asked not to be nominated any more… You're so welcome!
so happy for you Tracie! youre story is so inspirational and one I closely relate to!
WOW! Great pictures – you are so talented.
The oldest member in my photography school the year I attended was 75, the youngest 18. Pursuing dreams isn't age-related. It's a matter of intention. Much like good photography!
SO TRUE!!!!! Thanks for sharing that.
Hi Tracie! Thank you so much for stopping by my blog…….I was able to find you and I have to say…I AM BLOWN AWAY….You are the best photographer I've ever seen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
May I ask what equipment you use…I'm very happy with my Nikon D300….but I always want to file away info so that when I'm ready to make a change, I have a point of reference…again,,,you have an amazing gift…Thanks for sharing it with everyone!
You are so welcome… have fun with the new lens.
Absolutely stunning work.. Thanks for stopping by my page.
Tracie you are an amazing artist!
wow nice to find your just wonderful photos. love the 'shine effect' . still looking , do wish I could do a blog ! have one here, but lol can't see how to work it.. Gini.
It took me ages to figure out how to the do blog and how to get it to look like I wanted it to look… but persevere, and you will get there. Thanks so much for the lovely kind words.
Hello Tracie! Thank you for liking one of the posts on my blog at Faith1st Ministry. I hope it has encouraged you. Please continue check in on us from time to time and follow if you will. Thank you again and remember to have Faith 1st.
Faith is about all I have these days… and without it I would have nothing. Thanks so much for the following.
I do believe that SO much…. I think we are really close to having our prayers answered…. Thank you for your strength.
and please do carry on doing what you do as they are beautiful……..
I'm touched… thank you so much.
I am so glad you happened upon the lizard picture I posted on my blog. I just devoured the pictures you have on your blog and I am smiling and inspired and so glad to have had this experience. I too believe that one must pursue the dream they have and never give up. Your photographs…….I am in awe. I too love photography and love my first canon digital. I only have it about a year and it is great.
I have not dedicated myself to studying the art of taking pictures, as you have. I am just enjoying what I do and designing greeting cards with some of my images. This is very enjoyable for me and I hope others enjoy my cards as well.
Visiting your blog has been great. I look forward to visiting again!
(Your story about yourself is in very hard to read type….I made it darker and then I could read it..
Thank you for visiting my blog. I'm glad it allowed me to discover your website. You have a natural talent. I'm inspired that you went after your passion in life and that you encourage people to do so at any age.
Beautiful photography! Your profile above also resonates with me, I have the same intention over at http://themiddlelifeofk.wordpress.com Thanks so much for dropping by and 'liking' what you read.
You do beautiful artwork, very inspiring photographs and my words here don't do them justice.
What an amazingly kind thing to say… thank you.
Thank you so much… you are so very kind.
I just looked at your photo you have of yourself on the side here..you're so pretty!
we love u, tracie–wdednh and pinkmotel!
Lots of good things here! First, I love the style/design of your blog. It's very clear and easy to follow 🙂 Second, your photographs are beautiful!! Finally, I loved learning about your story and this description was very well written! Have a great day!
Tracy, thanks for your visit to my site. Been visiting and enjoying yours. Very nice.
Really wonderful blog! And seriously some of the most beautiful pictures I have ever seen. I am so happy I found you. I wish you blessings and lots of love on your journey.
Wow, Tracie, you're a very inspirational woman! I am glad I stopped by to check your blog out. I wish the best of luck in all your blogging endeavors for this year. Take care, love. "Shoot" for perfection! Ha, sorry, I couldn't help it! It was just a … focal point… for a joke on a photography blog.
Wow! I am amazed that you discovered photography so recently. Like you once did, I too often felt like an artist without a medium. I finally discovered writing as my main medium but I feel like I am only at the beginning of really crafting my style. The fact that you are so gifted as a photographer and that you only discovered photography as your medium relatively recently is very inspiring to me! Thank you for sharing your story and your beautiful work!
Hello there! What a beautiful blog you have! Thanks for stopping by mine and following my blog. Sorry it's taken me awhile to take a peek over here. Glad I did! Keep up the beautiful work!
I can definitely relate. While I was always interesting in taking pictures and had a poloroid as a teenager, it wasn't until I retired that I was able to really put my heart and soul into taking pictures. My contention is the Beauty is Simple. So I just walk out my door or look out my window and snap that which strikes me. It ususlly isn't grand, but it delights me to know end to be able to capture it. Thanks for visiting and the like of my post "Our Big Snow". It gave me a chance to find you and your lovely work.
I am grateful for every reader who shares in my "Wanderings".
My family loves photography. Yours is gorgeous.
Wow. What a stunning compliment. I'm blown away!!
Breathtaking shots! Those are HDR-pictures, right? I'm about to get a new camera and start on it. Exciting!
Thank you. I'm so glad you like my work. I do a lot of HDR. Not all my shots are HDR but I do use it about half the time.
I use Photomatix Pro to process the HDR. And yes, I use a lot of filters in my work. I think for a landscaper grad ND's and full ND's (for water movement) are essential. I sometimes use coloured filters as well. If I'm in a hurry I use the auto bracketing on my camera, but I only have 3 shot bracketing. I also bracket manually if I want more exposures. I have even experimented with up to 20 exposures, but that was for an indoor cathedral shot.
One last question.. can you reccomend any grad ND filter? (not colored) for Nikon?
Hi there! I love your blog (the pictures!) so much that I decided to nominate you for a Sunshine Award! 🙂 Greetings!
I was wondering, what do you use for a camera and lenses? you work is beautiful!
My camera is a Nikon D90. I have several lenses. 18-200mm, 10-20mm, are my most used lenses. I have a 150-500mm for the birds. A 50mm f1.8, & 35mm f1.8. And a 90mm macro. I use filters a lot, especially for the timed shots.
Thanks! I would love a macro! I haven't used many filters, can you recommend any? I have a d5100.
It would depend on what you are trying to achieve but as a landscaper, a good polarising lens is a must and for time delay shots, a ND is critical.
Hi Tracie. I found you on Redbubble while browsing some images (waterfall ones I think) and loved your photos, then read your story which really spoke to me. I've had a very similar experience – always feeling creative but never quite knowing what until I had a DSLR in my hand. I started down the path of selling photography a little over a year ago, but haven't ahd the time I'd like to devote to it due to another full time job, but I'm so pleased to see the success you seem to have had already. Given your images you certainly deserve it! Anyway, I'm in SE Queensland as well, so I just wanted to reach out and say hello. I'm looking forward to following your photographic journey. Have fun in the States!
That's so exciting. Where abouts in QLD. Maybe we could catch up sometime.
I'm in Sandgate, north Brisbane. Whereabouts are you? I'd be up for a catch up some time if our paths cross (I'm also in the CBD a lot).
I did some travelling in the US at the end of 2011. Loved it. Looking forward to your photos!
You are so very welcome. Many of my posts are as much a reminder to myself as to anyone else. I often feel that as I get older, maybe my chances have passed me by, but I can't dwell on thoughts like that. I feel that I still have much to offer (as do you) and we can't let anything stand in our way.
I am so glad to hear that. Thank you so much.
You take the pictures I always dreamed I could…so thanks! Also, thank you for following bebeautifulanddance.com … see you around the blog streets.
My greatest hope is to inspire others to chase their seams. Whatever their dream may be. Thank you for the lovely comment. You have warmed my heart.
Tracie, just got a minute to read your story. This is incredible! I am so thankful I stumbled by your site this morning seeking to connect with people who just want to give to the world. Thank you so much for being a channel for the expression of divine beauty. Thank you for being here on this planet, now! Your art is nothing short of stunning and is a hugely valuable contribution to the shift taking place at this time.
I love you so much! Thank you for being willing to let spirit express through you, you inspire me to want to be as willing!
Feels great connecting with you and the inspiration and vision you give!
And you are certainly welcome!
See, that's the thing. I don't even know you, but yet, I KNOW YOU. And likewise, YOU KNOW ME. All of the "behind the scenes" spirit work, I believe, is the cause of these arrangements. It just looks in the physical world like I got on the internet and found your site, but I don't believe for a single minute that I was not supposed to.
So great that you are so passionated about photography! Great post!
I am so glad you enjoyed it… thank you.
Hai Mam, My name is Sandeep,I am from India,now in UAE related to my job as a Nurse. I am very much intrested in Photography. If u dont mind can u please help me by sharing your experience? Also help me to choose a good DSLR camera?
It has taken me over 2 years of constant learning and experimenting to get where I am now, and I still have such a long way to go. I don't think you ever stop learning. I am totally self-taught and a lot of it was instinctual. It's almost impossible to explain it to someone else, and lots of people have asked me. The best advice I can give, is to buy the best quality camera you can currently afford. I have upgraded my own camera 3 times now.. but I always go Nikon. And just practise, practise, practise. The more you shoot the more you learn.
Thanku for your valuable advice Mam. The words you told was correct ,THE MORE WE SHOOT,MORE WE LEARN. I will practise as much as i can.
In future,may be,I may have lots of doubts,if u dont mind,will you please clear my doubts in future?
Two years ago I said the same thing. If you want it bad enough and work at it hard enough, it will happen.
What an interesting story you have. Perhaps nowadays in my generation it's easier to be a self–taught photographer by means of the Internet and quick communication tools than it was 20 years ago. Kudos for (sub-consciously) sticking to your passion and making it work. Your most recent and first portrait session looks very professional!
Thanks Laura. It was a wonderful experience, but in hindsight not one I am planning on repeating. My passion is working with animals and promoting conservation efforts. And that is where I will be concentrating my efforts from now on.
And yes, the internet (no matter what your age) is a fantastic tool for learning whatever your heart desires.
My photography passion is in the area of nature; landscapes & wildlife.
I'd be interested to know how you went about getting yourself a website and cementing yourself as a photographer. I have sold a few landscape digital images, early this year, to companies who discovered my work via my blog but I need to formalise things I think.
I will send you an email and let you know whatever I can to help.
Hi Tracie Louise, just stumbled on your blog – love your wildlife and bird photography, absolutely stunning. Love seeing more. Btw, where did all those Kookaburra's come from?
HI Tracie Louise- Thank you for following my photography blog, Jane's Lens. I hope you are inspired. Your images are exciting and I look forward to seeing more. I lived in Sydney for three months a year ago and love your beautiful country.
Thank Jane… I have visited the US a dozen or so times and feel the same way about your country, although I could never call anywhere but Australia home.
You are too kind… thank you so much.
Hi Tracie — I've been skimming your site this evening and I am just stunned — clearly Spirit is working through you. Phrase it however may be most comfortable, but you are a truly gifted photographer and teacher of Spirit. Or if you prefer, Spirit is working through you and your cameras. Either way, it's the same thing. Thank you for allowing this awakening in your life, because through your work something wonderful is flowing into this hurting world. Thank you, thank you. Don't stop.
Thank you so very much for those amazingly kind words. I won't be posting here on Capturing God any longer. But do hope you will follow me at Enjoyable Living.