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The Down and Dirty of BJDs Pt2 – Buyer's Guide

=eating-dust:iconeating-dust: reports, 2d 17h ago
Just getting into BJD, but have no idea where to start shopping? A vetran and tired of telling 1000 people that you got your hydrangea from 4D? Here's a little linksource to cure your woes. Not every company/wig manufacturer/eye manufacturer is listed here, but it's a good place to start.

The very best of september

=RainyDaysClub:iconRainyDaysClub: reports, October 3
The very best of the month that just passed. Feast your eyes!

PanoramaClub September 2008 Submissions

=PanoramaClub:iconPanoramaClub: reports, October 1
PanoramaClub September 2008 Submissions
2 comments   Editorials  Last +fav: ~azhaan

Please Don't Let All This Beauty Die...

*TazzyDee:iconTazzyDee: reports, September 30
A collection of Traditional Photography

The Difference Between Anime Edits And "Vectors"

~stop-tracing:iconstop-tracing: reports, September 29
Hint: There is no difference!
51 comments   Editorials  Last +fav: ~azhaan

Tips for Tipping in a Restaurant

*FireFeathers:iconFireFeathers: reports, September 28
A guide to any person misinformed on the art of tipping, and what it means to be a waitress.

Bulgarian deviants, and all others please read

lolly:iconlolly: reports, September 25
Please check out the link :)

[share] Pink, It was love at first sight

*Flutterings:iconFlutterings: reports, September 25
A collection of ';pink' works and information about a cause close to my heart.
31 comments   Editorials  Last +fav: ~azhaan

Concerning The spiritual in Art: A Review

*gromyko:icongromyko: reports, September 23
Every work of art is the child of its age and, in many cases, the
mother of our emotions. It follows that each period of culture
produces an art of its own which can never be repeated. Efforts
to revive the art-principles of the past will at best produce an
art that is still-born. It is impossible for us to live and feel,
as did the ancient Greeks. In the same way those who strive to
follow the Greek methods in sculpture achieve only a similarity
of form, the work remaining soulless for all time. Such imitation
is mere aping.

Las convicciones de *noticias

*noticias:iconnoticias: reports, September 23
Las convicciones de *noticias

¿Te suena la ídea de escribir algún texto para *noticias pero aún no lo decides?
Te invitamos a que leas este artículo y tomes una decisión.
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The Down and Dirty of BJDs Pt2 – Buyer's Guide

=eating-dust:iconeating-dust: reports, 2d 17h ago
Just getting into BJD, but have no idea where to start shopping? A vetran and tired of telling 1000 people that you got your hydrangea from 4D? Here's a little linksource to cure your woes. Not every company/wig manufacturer/eye manufacturer is listed here, but it's a good place to start.

The very best of september

=RainyDaysClub:iconRainyDaysClub: reports, October 3
The very best of the month that just passed. Feast your eyes!
19 comments   Editorials  Last +fav: ~azhaan

PanoramaClub September 2008 Submissions

=PanoramaClub:iconPanoramaClub: reports, October 1
PanoramaClub September 2008 Submissions

The Do's and Don'ts of Getting a Daily Deviation

*AdigunPolack:iconAdigunPolack: reports, October 1
If you ever wanted to get a Daily Deviation that you deserve for your best and hard-grinding work but have not earned it yet, then this important article is for you!! Learn the sheer tricks of the trade that I am sharing with you in how to step up your overall quality *and* get you even closer and closer to that ever-coveted daily feature the right way, so come on in and see you there!!! :D :thumbsup: !

In Defense of Anime Style Art

*WingedHippocampus:iconWingedHippocampus: reports, 15h 15m ago
If you think the anime/manga style is not valid, I encourage you to please read this.

A Lesson in Colours

=thunderfox5:iconthunderfox5: reports, 2d 10h ago
If your art is not getting much attention, or people's attention are drawn to details that shouldn't be the first things to notice, you might reconsider your thoughts about colours.

The Best Of September Submissions

*PhotomanipulatorClub:iconPhotomanipulatorClub: reports, October 4
The best of September here and, if not a member, JOIN!!!

Community is...

*tabikat:icontabikat: reports, October 4
Community is is about the definition of what a community is and to help bring back the spirit of community that DA was meant for.

"The Circus, 1870-1950": greatest book on Earth?

`kreestal:iconkreestal: reports, October 1
Ladies and gentlemen, prepare to be amazed, dazed and stunned: get to know the greatest, most orgasmic book on Earth, TASCHEN's The Circus, 1870-1950!
4 comments   Editorials  Last +fav: ~elvenfae

All Things Pink!

~JadedSphnix:iconJadedSphnix: reports, 1d 23h ago
October marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month in New Zealand.

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A Word on Respecting Your Medication

^StJoan:iconStJoan: reports, January 23
It is about Respect
It is something that we take for granted, something we do not think about.
But even an over the counter medication can be deadly when abused.

Tylenol says in its commercials:
Stop.
Think.

for a reason. Daily I hear and see people take much more than the recommended dose. They do the same with medications like Advil and wonder why they are nursing a bleeding ulcer.

The recommended dose of Tylenol is two pills. Just two. No more. Less if possible.
Acetaminophen. It is the active ingredient. You can overdose, and this overdose is slow, and sometimes fatal.
What causes it?
It damages your liver, and as much of a beating as your liver can take, when too much assaults it, it will give up, and you sort of need your liver to you know, live. Hell, it is in the name.

How can you prevent overdose?
Read the labels; follow the directions.
This goes for over the counter and Rx's.
Look for interactions. This means talking to your doctor, and looking at the active ingredients in the medications you take.
Tylenol provides a list (though not entirely complete) of common medications that contain acetaminophen and therefore should not be combined with Tylenol.
Read up here

Also see information on Tylenol and NSAIDs as found in Advil, Motrin, and Aleve.

On Sleeping Pills
Over the counter sleeping pills generally contain an antihistamine such as diphenhydramine hydrochloride or doxylamine succinate.
Yes, antihistamines. They are depressants, which is why when you take a med for allergies you get tired.
So what do you think you should not take with them?
Oh! Yeah allergy medications.
ON top of that!
BY NO MEANS, NO MEANS, should you EVER mix OC and Rx! This means your Xanax and your Valium and of course never mix either of those with alcohol!
Yeah, so guys, stressed out, can't sleep? Don’t wash down your TylenolPM with your night cap and Vicodin.
Oh yeah, Vicodin, contains Tylenol.
Oh! Aspirin is not so innocent either. Acute overdose has a mortality rate of2%, but chronic ODing on it--low level over dose over a long period of time--25%.

Why am I going over this?
Because Heath Ledger died, and I am betting it turns out not to be a suicide, but an accidental overdose. He is not the first, and unfortunately, he will not be the last.
Look, I take a disgusting amount of pills a day, and yes, they interact, and conflict and you know, I feel like I am gambling every time I take a dose.
But I'm aware, and I forgo what I can, when I can.
I'm aware because I read the literature provided with each and every Rx, and the warnings and directions on every over the counter medication.
And most importantly:
I follow them.

Talk to your doctor, always before taking anything with your Rx's. Even herbals .
especially herbs
There are several that are literally aspirin, and many that cause toxicity if you take them.
Hell--Grapefruit!.
I can't have it. It blocks the metabolism of one of my medications and causes it to build up in my system, and on the dose I'm on, the backup will become toxic quickly.
If by some odd chance I want a drink. I don't take two of my medications, and I limit what I have severely because my remaining meds still interact with it and they depress my system anyway.

Assessment and Moderation
The last thing you can do is assess your pain or your sleep issue accurately and decide what you can safely take, and take as little as possible.
Only a slight headache? Skip the pills, get a heating pad instead, or a cup of soothing lavender tea.
Restless before bed? Try reading a book, or doing some stretching, or breathing exercises.
Sore? Take a hot bath or shower and stretch it out.
Toothache? GO TO YOUR DENTIST (and rinse with salt water--trust me!)
Use medications, all medications, as a last resort and with the utmost respect. Mild pain? There are ways around it without those little compressed pieces of chalk.
Try not to live out of a bottle. They are not the answer to everything, and it gets old, real fast.
Trust me.
Stop.
Think.
Educate yourself

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**Disclaimer: I am by no means advocating a position that would have you forgo all medication all the time. Moderate use of OTC drugs is by no means something to look down on. Take the medicines your doctor prescribes, and the way he instructs you to. They did not get a medical degree for nothing folks.

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!Coffee-Rules:iconCoffee-Rules: Jan 23, 2008, 3:23:53 PM
Like I said in your journal, it's great you higher-ranking folk (kiss-ass much?) are taking the initiative to educate people.

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*whitesidevampire:iconwhitesidevampire: Jan 23, 2008, 3:41:14 PM
Too right. <3

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=elisiabattell:iconelisiabattell: Jan 23, 2008, 3:41:52 PM
Gah. Totally. <3

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^guruubii:iconguruubii: Jan 23, 2008, 3:43:46 PM
this is an amazing and important article :D

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*ItDoesNotHaveMe:iconItDoesNotHaveMe: Jan 23, 2008, 3:46:29 PM
thank you for this reminder. we all need it on a postit note on the medicine cabinet

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`vaia:iconvaia: Jan 23, 2008, 3:47:41 PM
Amen

:tribute:

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~JobobArikan:iconJobobArikan: Jan 23, 2008, 3:48:09 PM
you assume I use doctors--

I would like to put them in the pit along with insurance and pharmaceutical executives and cover them over
`Beccalicious:iconBeccalicious: Jan 23, 2008, 3:52:42 PM
People should ensure they read the leaflets that come with their prescribed meds carefully too.

Great article Ali, sometimes its the celebrity shocks that really make you think.

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=katzypotter:iconkatzypotter: Jan 23, 2008, 3:57:19 PM
AMEN. :clap: I'mma put this in my journal.

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*motionlessSndtrk:iconmotionlessSndtrk: Jan 23, 2008, 4:23:25 PM
SUCH importnat news.

SO SO SOOOOO important. bravo.

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