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WM Nationalspielerin Ariane Hingst offensiv gegen Psoriasis – Video

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WM Nationalspielerin Ariane Hingst offensiv gegen Psoriasis

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Mother, 42, describes the misery of living with psoriasis

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Vanessa Lawrence-French was diagnosed with the skin condition at 18 She has severe flare ups which last for up to three months The condition makes her skin very itchy and sore and has dented her self-confidence - when she has a flare up she avoids going out She has to take immunosuppressive drugs for the condition but they leave her vulnerable to infections and could damage her liver or kidneys

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PUBLISHED: 04:21 EST, 6 November 2013 | UPDATED: 04:23 EST, 6 November 2013

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A mother has told how her painful skin condition left her feeling trapped in a body she hated.

Vanessa Lawrence-French, 42, has had severe psoriasis since she was 18 and says the condition has had a devastating impact on her self-confidence.

She says when she has a flare up of the condition she feels so self-conscious she avoids leaving her house.

Vanessa Lawrence-French (pictured with her husband, Alan, and sons, Ethan and Damian) was diagnosed with psoriasis when she was 18 and frequently has severe flare ups of the condition

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Yoani Sánchez: How Pixels are Bringing Down the Wall of Censorship – Video

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Yoani Sánchez: How Pixels are Bringing Down the Wall of Censorship
On October 28, the Program on Liberation Technology at CDDRL, in partnership with the Association for Liberation Technology, the Center for Latin American St...

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Ron Paul BASHES BOSTON MARTIAL LAW Policy News – Video

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Ron Paul BASHES BOSTON MARTIAL LAW Policy News
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Crysis 3 – Post Human (HD) (M) – Video

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Crysis 3 - Post Human (HD) (M)
Walkthrough Part 1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zoligameshd.

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The Glamour of Futurism: An Interview with Author Virginia Postrel

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Futurism and glamour are inextricably linked in American history. The sleek techno-utopian futures of yesteryearthe ones filled with flying cars, jetpacks, and automatic highwayscouldn't exist without the support of this concept that's equal parts intrigue and attraction.

Virginia Postrel's new book, The Power of Glamour: Longing and the Art of Visual Persuasion, looks at glamour as a powerful force in our culture. I talked with Postrel, who writes a regular column for Bloomberg, about the role that glamour has played in shaping our expectations for the futurefrom the Futurama exhibit of the 1939 World's Fair to the Jet Age dreams of the 1960s.

I also asked Postrel about glamour in the futurism of today, and why the two concepts might feel less connected than ever. Can we embrace a glamorous future when the headlines are filled with techno-centric fears? And is there perhaps a dash of glamour mixed in with our modern concerns about tomorrow?

Gizmodo: How do you define glamour?

Postrel: I think of glamour as a form of communication, persuasion, rhetoric. What happens is you have an audience and you have an objectsomething glamorous. It could be a person, could be a place, could be an idea, could be a carand when that audience is exposed to that object a specific emotion arises, which is a sense of projection and longing.

Glamour is like humor. You get the same sort of thing in the interaction between an audience and something funny. Its just the emotion thats different. So when you see something that strikes you as glamorous, or you hear about or see something glamorous, it makes you think, If only. If only life could be like that. If only I could be there. If only I could be that person, or with that person. If only I could drive that car, fly in that spaceship, or whatever.

And there are always three elements that create that sensation: one is a promise of escape and transformation. A different, better life in different, better circumstances. The other is there is a sense of grace, effortlessness, all the flaws and difficulties are hidden. And the third is mystery. Mystery both draws you in and enhances the grace by hiding things.

Another way of thinking about glamour is to think about the origins of the word glamour. Glamour originally meant a literal magic spell that made people see something that wasnt there. It was a Scottish word. A magician would cast a glamour over peoples eyes and they would see something different. As the word became a more metaphorical concept, it always retained that sense of magic and illusion. And where the illusion lies is in the grace; in the disguising of difficulties and flaws.

Gizmodo: Why do you think Americans remember the 1920s and '30s as the Golden Age of Glamour, and what role did futurism play during this era?

Postrel: Glamour was incredibly important in the 1920s and 30sin the interwar period. We remember it as a Golden Age of Glamour partly because of the association with glamour and the movies. But glamour occurred in many different forms during that periodeverything from the first superhero comic books to streamlined design.

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The Voice of Poland – Oksana Predko – „No Freedom" – Video

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The Voice of Poland - Oksana Predko - „No Freedom"
http://www.voice.tvp.pl/ Podczas nokautu Oksana Predko za?piewa?a "No Freedom" z repertuaru Dido.

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FREEDOM A Complete Picture Part 6 of 6 – Video

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FREEDOM A Complete Picture Part 6 of 6

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AM LIVE Nov 4th 2013; Freedom of the Press Part 1 – Video

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AM LIVE Nov 4th 2013; Freedom of the Press Part 1
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Internet Freedom Monitoring in New Zealand

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Internet Freedom Monitoring in New Zealand

Summary

We conclude that of the 29 Internet Freedom indicators in the La Rue Framework New Zealand: 14/29 compliant including: basic legal framework; no generic bans / restriction on political content; high levels of access , no State sponsored cyber attacks and strong privacy laws 4/29 non-compliant: child sexual abuse images filter has no legal basis; protection of journalists and bloggers is weak; access to legal information needs improving; and the private sector is not transparent on content removal; 11/29 unclear: these include access issues for marginalised and vulnerable groups and proposed laws on national security and counter-terrorism (which were not developed at the time this research was completed, but have since become law).

Where we are doing well New Zealanders are generally free to express themselves online There is no criminal defamation New Zealands legal structure applies to and supports freedom of expression on the Internet Content blocking for solely political reasons does not occur and policies for operation of .nz adhere to rule of law in relation to takedown of online content. Government actions generally adhere to the rule of law and due process but there are significant exceptions which raise serious concerns The local Internet community is active in promoting human rights in Internet policy Internet access rates are high, there is diverse content and infrastructure development and improvements

Where we need to do better: There is a high degree of soft censorship and an apparent acceptance of this by many internet users. This is a concern given lack of transparency and few opportunities for input into filtering and content blocking policies of Internet service providers. Overall, Internet freedom related public policy is fragmented and contradictory: for example, on the one hand the law on Internet intermediary liability and the lawful basis for filtering of child sexual abuse images are unclear and have not been tested in the Courts. On the other hand there is increasing specificity and control over regulation for some online content and proposed new laws for online communications will set a lower legal standard for removal of online content than would be possible for offline content. Privacy laws are strong, but there are increasing concerns about privacy breaches by government agencies and the need to protect whistleblowers. The private sector is doing poorly in transparency reporting and is not generally engaged in Internet freedom debates. New Zealanders have access to some legal information for free, but access is poor for those who cannot afford premium fee-paying services and for access to secondary legal information, including case law.

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Even Granny Herald has come to love Kiwibank. To the point where in May 2010, it was saying in an editorial that Kiwibank had been such a success, it should be semi-privatised! ...

So, riddle me this. Since Kiwibank has been such an acknowledged success, why on earth has Granny Herald been editorialising so strongly this week against the Labour Partys announcement of a Kiwi owned and operated insurance company, along Kiwibank lines?

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