Many people (myself included) who are concerned with toxic-free products and living natural lifestyles really enjoy yoga.There’s just something about yoga – it strengthens both mind and body, and it leaves a sense of peace and wholistic balance after a practice.

So here’s an irony: most yoga mats are toxic.

If you’ve read some of my previous posts, you should’ve learned that PVC plastic (plastic #3) is toxic. It releases phthlates, which are endocrine disruptors linked to a number of health problems. Many yoga mats are made from PVC.

Yoga is supposed to be a cleansing, natural way to strengthen the body and connect with the mind. It is an all over wholistic ritual. But how can yoga be truly beneficial when you’re practicing on a toxic mat? Every down dog or child’s pose that puts your nose right to the mat may be forcing you to breathe in unhealthy chemicals! Chances are that your yoga mat (if you have one) is made of PVC. I realized mine was – so I did some research to find brands that are made without PVC, and I thought I should share the results of my research.

In the end, I settled on a Nike yoga mat. I had to give up my “extra thick” and extra comfy mat for the phthalate-free assurance, but it’s more than a fair trade.

In general, don’t trust that something is PVC free unless it explicitly says so.Not everything that actually is PVC free will disclose itself, but use it as a loose guideline.

Here are some links to some PVC free yoga mats:

http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=yoga+mat+pvc+free&tag=googhydr-20&index=aps&hvadid=1726221041&ref=pd_sl_422wrr5kf1_b

http://www.care2.com/greenliving/green-girls-pvc-free-yoga-mat.html#

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00618703000P?vName=Fitness%20&%20Sports&cName=Yoga&Pilates&sName=Exercise%20Mats%20&%20Bags&psid=FROOGLE01&sid=IDx20070921×00003a

http://www.sportsauthority.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2930556&CAWELAID=164555269

http://www.barefootyoga.com/Detail.bok?no=512

http://www.gaiam.com/product/yoga-studio/yoga-props/eco-yoga-tools/earth+lovers+yoga+mat.do

There are many options out there of PVC-free yoga mats; you just have to find them! The list above is nowhere near a comprehensive list; these are just the first few I found in a quick internet search. That said- I’m not endorsing any of the specific products, just the PVC-free ones!

We can’t just throw away our old yoga mats though, despite wanting to get as far away from the phthlates as possible. PVC is toxic to not just your health, but the environment too! My recommendation is to recycle your PVC yoga mat; many groups and yoga centers collect old mats to be used in community service sessions, and I even considered passing mine off to a homeless person to have a more comfy place to sleep.

I know.. it’s bad to be giving toxic mats to these people- but in the case of the homeless, they might not care about the phthlate issue because of larger, more pertinent concerns. In their case it becomes a cost-benefit where accepting the yoga mat might help them more than harm.

Of course, it’s up to you about what you do with your yoga mat and if you even care enough to purchase a new toxic free one. But, I hope you will put all of these factors into consideration and decide what is best for you!

In this hobby, nendoroids are such a big craze that it wouldn’t be surprising to have heard about them or own at least one. With the abundance of styles and characters from anime series, one nendoroid is bound to make it’s way into your home.

I’ve amassed what I think is a sizable collection, but I never posted pictures of what my nendoroid army looks like. The pictures are a bit outdated and do not accurately reflect the enlisting of new recruits.

According to Tsuki-board.net, I supposedly own roughly a combination of 160 nendoroids and nendoroid petites, but the numbers on Tsuki-board is not accurate considering it is open to users adding into the database which invites human error.

My very first nendoroid set was the heavily bootlegged versions of the Death Note and I’ve wisen up to both bootlegs and internet purchases. They were my first and last bootlegs and for those who don’t know the difference, it’s definitely a big difference and going authentic is the way to go in the long run. My first authentic nendoroid purchase (IIRC) was Bincho-tan at a local anime store.

As a completionist, I tend to complete sets regardless of how exclusive and/or limited the figures are or how the odds of being able to acquire the figure are stacked against me. Given the manufacturer behind the nendoroid line is Good Smile Company (for the most part), the exclusives and limiteds released are plentiful and have to be one of the most aggravating line to collect. Anything from event exclusives such as your standard fare of Wonder Festival and Comiket items to the unconventional shrine solicitation, mail-in dvd coupons, webshop, magazine, and video game sets.

If you’re not into cute, super deformed/chibi-fied characters, nendoroids are probably not your thing and it saves you the trouble of having to deal with such a problematic delightful line-up. For the large quantity of nendoroids out there in a typical $34.99 price range, collecting this line quickly adds up in costs. I think the normal retail price that nendoroids are sold for are a bit steep for the amount of quality involved and scale. For around the same price, I could purchase a full-scaled figure from Kotobukiya’s US distributor and mainly prefer full-scaled figures over non-scaled ones. Sometimes, nendoroids have amazing retail prices such as Saber Lion nendoroid at $29.99 and other times nendoroids are regularly priced at $41.99 if they come with additional accessories. From another perspective, the price for this nendoroid is just about right considering this is an imported novelty item.

As you can see, I can’t say “no” to these devilishly cute little items and wonder when or if I’ll ever tire of this figure type. Even with how much is constantly being mass-produced and the never-ending releases of extraneous product I wouldn’t have bought in the first place had a nendoroid or nendoroid petit not been attached to it.

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This picture was supposed to go up a few months back but the laptop explosion among other things is the reason why this picture is going up so late. I am missing a handful of recently acquired nendoroids in this picture, but I am sure that I own a good portion of the ones that have come out if I haven’t got them on preorder.

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1st row Left to Right – Nanatsuiro Drops Sumomo, No. 34 Lucky Star Fate/Stay Night Cosplay Set of Konata and Kagami, 54a Lucky Star Tsukasa Hiiragi Comptiq ver., 55a Lucky Star Miyuki Takara Comptiq ver., 55b Lucky Star Tsukasa Hiiragi Normal ver., 54b Lucky Star Tsukasa Hiiragi Normal ver., 56b Pixel Maritan: Mission Complete! (Battle Preparations Version), 56a Pixel Maritan: Mission Complete! (Assault Version)

2nd row – 6 Ouka-chan (Wonder Festival 2007), 44 Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu Asakura Ryoko Expansion Set, 50 Fate/Stay Night Saber Lion, 17 Death Note L, 53 Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann Yoko, 20 Binchou-tan Bincho-tan, 28a Lucky Star Konata Hiiragi Comptiq ver., 28b Lucky Star Konata Hiiragi HP ver.,

3rd row - 24 Mabinogi Nao, 60 Kodomo no Jikan Kokonoe Rin, 16 Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu Mikuru Asahina, 47b Shakugan no Shana Shana Melonpan ver., 28c Lucky Star Konata Hiiragi Chara-ani ver., 29 Demonbane Al Azif, 3 Fate/Stay Night Hetare Saber, 5 Fate/Stay Night Tohsaka Rin

4th row – 46 Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro Katsuragi Yako, 40 Vocaloid Kagamine Len, 47a Shakugan no Shana Shana Enpatsushakugan ver., 37 Moe-tan Moetan Pastel Ink, 33 Vocaloid Miku Hatsune Normal ver., 27a Lucky Star Konata Izumi Comptiq ver., 42 Vocaloid Miku Hatsune Hachune ver., 58 Vocaloid Kaito

5th row – 46 Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro Neuro Nogami, 39 Vocaloid Kagamine Rin, Kemeko Deluxe! Kemeko, 32 Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu Tsuruya-san, 52 Kyoran Kazoku Nikki Kyoka Midarezaki, 62 Lucky Star MikuMiku Kagami, 10 Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu Yuki Nagato, 25 Zoid Genesis Kotona Elegance.

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1st row - 49 Triggerheart Exelica Triggerheart, Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu vol. 1 petit set, Shuffle! Memories Primula Wonder Festival 2008, 59 Zoku Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei Nozomu Itoshiki, Fate/Hollow Ataraxia Illya’s Castle set Wonderfestival, Melty Blood Deka Neko Aruku (Hobby Complex ver.)

2nd row – 14 Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu Suzumiya Haruhi (Bunny Girl Set Wonderfestival), Lucky Star vol. 2 petit set, Shuffle! Memories Primula Gamers ver., 26 Zoids Genesis Rei Mii, 36 Wagamama Capriccio Melissa Seraphy, Sumaga petit set, 31 Death Note L Christmas ver., 30 Death Note Light Christmas ver., Lucky Star Washinomiya shrine petit set orange ver.

3rd row – Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu (Bon Festival Ochugen set) petit set, Idolm@ster vol. 1 petit set, Shuffle! Memories Primula normal ver., 61 Zero no Tsukaima Louise Hobby Stock exclusive, 41 CHUxCHU Paradise Melissa Seraphy Devil Queen ver., 35 Joymax Wonderfestival 2008, 00 Neko Aruku Wonderfestival 2006

4th row – Lucky Star Washinomiya shrine petit set regular exclusive, 43 Gachapin, 7 Kuwagata shimami Kuwagata shimami & Joshi-chan, 1 Neko Aruku Normal ver.

While I’m writing this post, I definitely don’t see certain nendoroids that I know that I clearly own based on my memories of scrutinizing over individual pieces.

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I had a difficult time stacking the boxes of nendoroids on top of one another in fear of the boxes falling over and taking damage. I was rearranging the figure boxes and decided to use some of them as support for the nendoroid wall. Thank you Hayate, Moetan, Hime, Onechanbara, Spirit of Wonder girl, Louise, Reinforce, Haruhi, Iroha, Unity May, Garnet, Hiyori, Chidori, Klan Klang, Kpuhime, Saber Maid and everyone else.

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I hope everyone had a really fantastic Thanksgiving holiday. My Thanksgiving holidays are always the same – nothing special and nothing disastrous. I am a bit ticked off that eating establishments overcharge base price just because it’s a holiday, but I should have expected that. Now, I didn’t  have time to cook or prepare anything for Thanksgiving and my family went out to do their own thing this year meaning I couldn’t come over and eat some good food with them.
For all the Black Friday morning shoppers, I hope all of you came out with superb deals.

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I have memories of buying a toy for my kids and having it break because of poor quality or discovering that it had small parts and we had a baby brother in the house. Back in “the day” we didn’t think about lead or pthalates in the toys. There are many things to consider when buying toys these days.

ConnPIRG has just released their annual toy safety report, and they’ve launched a new mobile phone website that allows toy shoppers to look up and report dangerous toys as they shop. Check out their new resources, and help make sure kids’ toys are safe this holiday season. Make your list then check it with CT-toy-report-2009.

This document reminds us of all the hazards we might consider including loudness. Almost 15 percent of children ages 6 to 17 show signs of hearing loss. In March 2007, the American Society for Testing and Materials adopted a voluntary acoustics standard for toys, setting the loudness threshold for most toys at 85 decibels but there are still exceedingly louc (and I might add annoying) toys on the toy store shelves.

In addition, think through and avoid toys that have possible choking hazards, while considering age appropriateness, “almost” small parts, balloons, marbles, pthalates and PVC products. What is left for kids to play with? We’ve eliminated dolls (plastic), legos (plastic), toy cars (lead paint). OKAY- wooden blocks it is. Actually one of my kids favorites!

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I forbindelse med kjøpefri/handlefri dag lørdag 28. november, kan det også være verdt å merke seg hvilke produkter man  skal være forsiktig med å kjøpe på grunn av forskjellig slags “grums”. Portalen “Foreign policy“, nevner følgende versting-ting:

GULL: Miljøskadelig. Sprayes ofte med cyanid for å separere det fra andre mineraler. 20 tonn cyanidblandet avfall er i bruk for å produsere en eneste gullring. Dette miljø- og helseskadelige avfallet dumpes ofte i nærliggende vann. For å opptre miljøvennlig, er det derfor best å handle resirkulert gull.

SJOKOLADE: Barnearbeid. 70 % av verdens kakaopulver kommer fra Vest-Afrika, hvor bortimot 300.000 barn under 14 år sliter under farlige forhold på kakaoplantasjer. Alternativet er å kjøpe Fairtrade-sjokolade fordi den er produsert ved hjelp av voksen arbeidskraft.

TEAK-MØBLER: Burmesisk teak. På grunn av den burmesiske befolkningens frihet og miljø. Teak blir hovedsakelig brukt til utendørs-møbler, og den burmesiske teaken er regnet å være den sterkeste og den vakreste i verden. Salget av denne tresorten har også hjulpet det brutale regimet økonomisk i neste 30 år. Man bør handle møbler i mer vanlige tresorter eller forsøke plantasje-teak, som selv om det ikke er så sterkt som den sentvoksende burmesiske teaken, ikke bidrar til avskoging.

DUSJFORHENG: Polyvinyl chloride (PVC), også kjent som vinyl. Både helsa di og miljøet påvirkes. PVC er i alle slags produkter. Lukten av ny bil? Det er PVC. Lukten er egentlig PVC gifter, karcinogener som slippes ut i lufta. Produksjon og avfallet til PVC frigjør kvikksølv og dioksin til miljøet. Velg PVC-fritt plastleketøy og dusjforheng som er laget av Peva, som er en mindre skadelig plasttype.

MOBILTELEFONER:  Inneholder Coltan. 80 % av all coltan utvinnes i den krigsherjede republikken Kongo. Australia utvinner også Coltan, men dette er umulig å spore i mobiltelefonene. Man unngår dette ved å kjøpe telefoner i resirkulert materiale.

Luego de varios atrasos finalmente llego a las tiendas la favorita de muchos Fate en su versión Shin Sonic gracias a Alter y esta estupenda figura.

Esta figura de Alter que desde que fue anunciada causo mucho de que hablar por ser uno de los personajes más populares de la serie Nanoha además por el gran tamaño de la figura, sus detalles y su precio 12800 yen y por lo que he leido de gente que la compro han tenido que pagar 6000 yen de gastos de envio lo que al final hace un costo de 18800 yen

Fate aparece cuando su Barrier Jacket se ha transformado en la forma Shin Sonic (True Sonic o Sónico Verdadero) en la Sonic Form su defensa se ve debilitada sus velocidad se ve aumentada en la Shin Sonic además su magia es aumentada.

Aunque la figura es de 1/7 de escala su pelo extendido asi como sus armas

Su fiel Bardiche viene en forma Riot Zanber donde se divide en dos Riot Blades unidas por un cordón amarillo. Las cuales Fate puede combinar para crear una versión mas grande de Zanber (la cual es grande de por si) y que se puede ver en la figura y que por ello incluye un soporte adicional.

Que más decir pasen por foobarbaz y vean las fotografías de esta magnifica figura

Vous avez remarqué que dans mon dernier billet, j’utilise par 2 fois le terme de congestion rénale, de quoi s’agit-il?

Le concept d’un afflux anormal de sang dans les vaisseaux du rein ou congestion rénale entraînant une insuffisance rénale est connu depuis 1930. Plusieurs mécanismes sont évoqués:

• Un modèle expérimental provoquant une hypovolémie et augmentant la pression de la veine rénale va causer une insuffisance rénale indépendamment du débit cardiaque.
• Une compression temporaire de la veine rénale va occasionner une diminution d’excrétion de sodium, une diminution du GFR et une diminution du débit sanguin rénal.
• Une augmentation de la pression veineuse centrale (PVC) peut engendrer une augmentation de la pression interstitielle rénale qui donne lieu à un état hypoxique du parenchyme rénal. Cet état est similaire aux mécanismes par lesquels une congestion hépatique déclenche une insuffisance hépatique en cas d’insuffisance cardiaque.
• Des données suggèrent qu’une augmentation de la pression intra-abdominale (définit comme > 8 mmHg) engendrée par un oedème viscéral ou de l’ascite participe à ce tableau.
• Une augmentation chronique du volume circulant ou de la PVC va atténuer un certain nombre de réflexes vasculaires, donnant lieu à une baisse encore plus importante du débit sanguin rénal.
• Une augmentation de la PVC participe à  la baisse du GFR chez des patients souffrant d’hypertension artérielle pulmonaire avec un débit cardiaque conservé.
• Une récente sous-analyse de l’étude ESCAPE suggère que la péjoration de la fonction rénale est le fait d’une augmentation de la PVC.
• Une étude sur 145 patients souffrant d’une insuffisance cardiaque décompensée (NYHA III-IV – FEVG < 30%) a montré que la PVC était le facteur hémodynamique prédictif  le plus important d’une péjoration de la fonction rénale.
• Enfin, une équipe hollandaise a revu ses données de cathétérisme cardiaque droit chez 2′557 patients et montré que l’augmentation de la PVC est associée à une insuffisance rénale et est une cause indépendante de mortalité.

Tous ces éléments pour dire que dans l’atteinte rénale en cas d’insuffisance cardiaque , il se peut que ce ne soit pas que la baisse du débit cardiaque qui soit en cause.

This is a small review of Sumeragi Lee Noriega Figure with her lovely daily clothes. The commander of the mothership Ptolemaios from Gundam 00 and Gundam 00 Season 2, immortalized in this awesome Arcade Prize Figure made by Banpresto.

This Figure is one of the best prize that I found for just 3 plays and ¥500 spent on an Ufo Catcher. Is there any Arcade Prizes on your Wish-list or Collection?

Sorry guys, after one year with my loot from Tokyo, I finally had time to prepare a place to take photo sessions of my figures. Let’s stop crying and go to the work.

== Specification ==
Name: Sumeragi Lee Noriega
Series: GUNDAM 00, GUNDAM 00 S2
Type: Pre-painted PVC 1/8 Scale, Arcade Prize.
Release date: September 2008
Manufacturer: Banpresto
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Del juego RPG Erogeo o (H-Game) Toushin Toshi III Volks presenta a Flamel Hazumi y Kalar Remedia

Estas figuras de edición limitadas solo estan a la venta en las tiendas y en el sitio web de Volks exclusivamente

Estas lindas figuras con sus elaborados trajes son del juego Toushin Toswhi III del conocido desarrollador de juegos para adultos Alisoft. Y como es de esperar para un juego H o Erogue las figuras pueden ser despojadas de sus vestimentas.

Las figuras de Volks son de su serie M.O.E. 7500 yen por Flamel y 7000 yen por Kalar

Opening del juego

Más fotos en AkibaHobby

DISNEY PVCs

(5% de desconto para pré-encomendas efectuadas até 27/11/09)

(disponíveis a partir de Dezembro)

PREÇO (CADA):

Talvez a direção do Grêmio acerte ao contratar Dorival Júnior. Talvez.

De qualquer forma, será por acaso, claro, já que o plano A era mesmo Adilson Batista.

E como nenhum técnico com o mínimo de bom senso aceitaria uma oferta feita pelo Meira, o presidente Duda Kroeff já foi pro Rio pra tentar finalizar a negociação.

Mas ao saber do interesse pelo Dorival Júnior (que passou por aqui em 1993, quando ainda era chamado apenas de Júnior), lembrei de um texto publicado no blog do PVC no ano passado ou no começo deste. Não consegui encontrá-lo na versão original, mas como eu sabia do que se tratava, uma rápida consulta ao Google resolveu.

É bem interessante. Ó:

“Desde 2003, quando assumiu o comando do Figueirense e começou para valer a carreira de técnico, Dorival Júnior tem um título por ano, à exceção de 2007, quando terminou vice-campeão do Paulista pelo São Caetano. Ganhou o Estadual de Santa Catarina em 2004, foi campeão cearense pelo Fortaleza em 2005, conquistou o estadual de Pernambuco pelo Sport em 2006. Não foi campeão estadual de 2007, pelo São Caetano, mas aí iniciou uma trajetória em que cumpriu todos os objetivos traçados por seus clubes. O São Caetano precisava ir às semifinais. Foi à decisão. O Cruzeiro tinha o compromisso de chegar à Libertadores, em 2007. Chegou. O Coritiba sonhava com o título paranaense. Foi campeão em 2008. No mesmo ano, quando subia da Série B para a Série A, o compromisso não era Libertadores, mas Copa Sul-Americana. Classificou-se. O Vasco precisa subir para a Série A, mas feliz também a galera vascaína ficará se sair da fila de títulos. O trabalho recente de Dorival Júnior credencia.”

Então, vou pedir pro Papai Noel as seguintes metas: um Campeonato Gaucho e um título nacional (a Copa do Brasil fica de bom tamanho).

Ah, o que eu acho do Dorival Jr.? Como todo técnico, tem coisas boas e ruins.

As boas:

- Está no ponto ideal da carreira. Já deu voltas olímpicas em número razoável para não tremer em decisões, mas ainda não está com a vida ganha e precisa de um título nacional.

- Me parece ser uma pessoa inteligente. É só ouvir uma entrevista dele para ver que ele sabe se expressar.

- Já passou pelo Grêmio. Ao contrário do desinteressado e conceitual Paulo Autuori, deve ter uma noção de onde está se metendo.

As ruins:

- É um técnico caro. Ganha mais de R$ 250 mil no Vasco e se valorizou com o título da Série B.  Não seria melhor pegar essa grana toda e gastar em um jogador fora de série?

- Mais um que não gosta muito de gritos. Prefiro um pouco de truculência no vestiário.

Resumindo: entre os que estão no mercado, é uma boa opção. Talvez a melhor mesmo. Só que o mais importante é garantir um grupo forte, com Maxi Lopez, Victor, um lateral-direito, um volante, etc.

Segunda-feira a noite eu não perco o Linha de Passe, programada da Espn Brasil, mas ontem todos os telespectadores tomaram um pequeno susto. Enquanto o excelente jornalista PVC estava fazendo seu comentário, a luz do programa simplesmente apagou! Os jornalistas experientes e que estão acostumados a situações desconfortantes no programa, não bobearam e ainda brincaram com o apagão.

Confira o vídeo abaixo e veja que a luz acabou quase na mesma hora que o PVC bateu as mãos:

Parabéns para o João Palomino que conseguiu manter postura e ainda fez piada da situação e que teve ajuda de Juca Kfouri com seu costumeiro bom humor.

una excelente figure, buen trabajo de MEGAHOUSE enjoy!

Rating :

Fabricante : メガハウス/MEGAHOUSE

Serie: Excellent Model CORE

Titulo : 戦闘教官 アレイン

Aparicion: クイーンズブレイド/ Queen´s Blade

Fecha de salida: 2009/09/29

Escala: 1/8

Medida: 200mm

Fuente: foobarbaz.jp

Muestra :

Galeria : http://www.foobarbaz.jp/figure/review2009/f_mega_qb_alleyne/

[ALTER 1/8 Yuki Nagato and AlphaxOmega 1/8 Klan Klang]

This late post highlights two acquisitions for surprisingly really good prices. You can also consider this a semi-filler post since I lost all of my data, pictures, miscellaneous items. I backed up a considerable amount of files, but I haven’t checked how recent the backup goes up to.

As you can see, this is the limited white bathing suit version that was only available for preorder through the Chara-ani online shop. Some time last year, I was able to spot one of these end for roughly $30 from an eBay seller. Given how low the price was, I thought that this figure wasn’t really in demand, therefore I didn’t place as much of an emphasis in prioritizing the acquisition of this figure. Well, the joke was on me because the $30 was a momentary fluke and prices for this figure escalated in price. I really wanted this figure, but I didn’t want to spend more than her suggested retail price.

In the midst of this year, the figure gods bestowed upon me the gift of the ALTER Yuki Nagato figure. Both figures are of excellent quality and do a really splendid job of depicting her personality. I think it comes to a question of regular releases versus limited ones or preference in color schematics. The regular release version is a light blue bathing suit whereas the limited one is white. For some reason, I was still determined to get the limited release of this figure for $30 or less. Yeah, I know.

I saw her go up as in-stock and decided to redeem my $15 voucher which halved the cost of this figure. In the end, I paid less than $30 for her and I couldn’t be any happier with that. The primary reason in wanting this version has to do with my orders for the limited releases of this ALTER line-up. I figure that I would have a complete set for the limited versions and seek out the regular versions if I felt like it in the future.

Now, if you’re trying to budget out luxury costs, I wouldn’t suggest getting this figure if you already own the regular version regardless of how tempting the price is. There is always something new and exciting out there that requires monetary saving and planning.

Initially, I blatantly disregarded this figure because I wanted an adult version of Klan Klang and other figures were serving as a better distraction for me. Upon announcement of Sheryl and Ranka Lee, I knew that I had to get this figure to complete the set. Once again, I couldn’t justify spending retail price on her even though the sculpt was very good. Timing was perfect as this was in-stock at the same time as the Yuki Nagato figure and it was only $30.

In this hobby, you never know whether or not it’s better to wait or preorder right off the bat. Usually, I’m very  good at preordering items especially limited production run ones, but the timing may not always be the best.

Personal Update: I am really loathing how my cursor will jump around and I will be typing lines of text only to have those lines start at odd locations and completely scramble up what I was trying to say in the first place. I also hate how it will automatically select the forward button at the top of my internet browser or highlight text so I end up overwriting things often. UGH!!!!!!!

I thought that I uploaded all the pictures that I wanted to write posts about, but it seems that I have placeholder posts with no accompanying pictures in them. I have to check my external harddrive to see how much of my data was backed up and how much I lost. I care not to think about how much I ended up losing. UGH!!!!

As many of you can probably surmise, I am a very hardcore gamer and the release of great titles has further interfered my ability to update or communicate with people. If you happen to have my PSN Id, Xbox Live gamertag, or Wii friend code, then you know where to find me. Other than that, I am now physically back more so than ever with the arrival of my still wonky laptop.

I am still working a lot of insane hours at work which cut into my personal hobbies. I’m also trying to reassess my life path and see where it takes me from that point on.

Oh yeah, I have the slight case of the sniffles. I am drinking monstrous amounts of water, popping vitamins according to my suggested daily intake, AND sleeping more frequently. Yes, I  know the sleeping part must be a weird thing, but it, too, will pass as normalcy kicks in.

Hope everyone is doing really well^^

-Jem

Bellísima figura de la Shining Force Feather, el juego para DS de Sega

La figura Alfin en su version Umbrio está siendo realizada por Kotobukiya a un precio sugerido de 8190 yens y escala de 1/8 (190mm) saldrá a la venta en Marzo del 2010 y ya puede ser reservada en los sitios que patrocinas ImperioMoe

Alfin esta sentada pero a la vez vemos una pose que muestra cierto dinámismo, su vestido negro con flores moradas obscuras a lo Gothic Lolita se habre para dejar ver sus piernas y su pelo esta expandido hacia atras, mientras ella sostiene una dulce sonrisa y mueve sus brazos.

Aunque Kotobukiya tiene ya días en el mercado de las figuras siempre se han considerado a las figuras de GSC y Alter las mejores por su complejidad y detalles pero con las mas recientes figuras de Kotobukiya estan dando mucho que hablar entre los fanáticos.

Megahouse finalmente llevo a las tiendas la figura de Alleyne.

Esta es la figura de Alleyne de Queen’s Blade hecha por MegaHobby de su serie Exellent Core model y de la que les habíamos platicado con anterioridad ahora en una revisión fotográfica completa.

Alleyne aparece con su sexy traje verde, capa y gorro rojo y su arma a la espalda.

La figura puede ser despojada de la mayorias de sus ropas quedando solo con la botas, guantes y una pequeña tanga.

Más fotos incluyendo desnudo parcial (por lo que se recomienda discreción) foobarbaz

Have a look at this piece in TheCelebrityCafe.com. It seems environmental activist Erin Brockovich is speaking out against outdated chemical laws which still allow BPA and other harmful chemicals to be used in the production of cans and packaging in the USA.

It is well documented that the use of BPA has been restricted in many American states and in Canada due to a list of negative health risks and increased studies linking exposure from BPA to reproductive abnormalities, breast and prostate cancers, type II diabetes,  impaired immune function, obesity, and heart disease.

Brockovich has teamed up with other grassroots campaigners to take the Million Baby Crawl Campaign to key American cities and educate the public about The Kid Safe Chemical Act, a new toxic chemical bill being presented to Congress this month. She says

“This effort is about creating awareness and encouraging parents to be the watchdog for their children”

We are very proud to say that all BornFree™ products are 100% Free of BPA, Phthalates and PVC and are the safe and smart choice for you and your baby.

These days many companies  are removing these chemicals from children’s items. We never used them. Ever.

It is our hope that awareness in the UK will spread and the British public will put pressure on the government to outlaw the use of BPA in products meant for the use of children.

It is really great news that a well known champion of underdogs like Erin Brockovich has joined in the fight against BPA. Go Erin!

For more information on the Million Baby Crawl please visit the campaign website  www.millionbabycrawl.com

Een studie, uitgevoerd onder 145 kleuters, geeft aan dat wanneer de concentraties van twee algemeen voorkomende ftalaten (=plasticweekmakers) in de prenatale urine van de moeder verhoogd waren, hun zonen minder geneigd waren tot spelen met typisch jongensachtig speelgoed en spelletjes, zoals spelen met vrachtwagens en vechten.

Deze studie is uitgevoerd door het University of Rochester Medical Centre en gepubliceerd in The International Journal of Andrology.

Omdat testosteron het mannelijke brein produceert, zijn onderzoekers bezorgd dat foetale blootstelling aan anti-androgenen, zoals ftalaten – die alomtegenwoordig zijn in onze leefomgeving – het potentieel hebben om mannelijke ontwikkeling van de hersenen te veranderen, zegt hoofdauteur H. Shanna Swan, Ph.D., hoogleraar Verloskunde en Gynaecologie, directeur van het Centrum voor Reproductieve URMC Epidemiologie, en een expert in ftalaten.

“Onze resultaten moeten worden bevestigd, maar zijn intrigerende op meerdere fronten,” zei Swan. “Niet alleen zijn ze in overeenstemming met onze eerdere bevindingen die aangeven dat ftalaten tot veranderde mannelijke genitale ontwikkeling leiden, maar zij zijn ook compatibel met de huidige kennis over hoe hormonen sekseverschillen in de hersenen vorm geven, en daarmee gedrag. Er zal meer studie gedaan moeten worden, maar de gevolgen zijn potentieel verregaand.”

Ftalaten zijn chemische stoffen die worden gebruikt om kunststoffen te verzachten. Recente studies hebben aangetoond dat de belangrijkste bron van menselijke blootstelling aan de twee meest zorgwekkende ftalaten (DEHP, DBP) via de voeding is. Deze ftalaten worden hoofdzakelijk gebruikt in polyvinylchloride (PVC), zodat alle stappen in de verwerking, verpakking, opslag of verwarming van levensmiddelen die gebruik maken van PVC-bevattende producten ze kunnen introduceren in de voedselketen.

Ftalaten zijn chemische stoffen die worden gebruikt om kunststoffen te verzachten. Recente studies hebben aangetoond dat de belangrijkste bron van menselijke blootstelling aan de twee meest zorgwekkende ftalaten (DEHP, DBP) via de voeding is. Deze ftalaten worden hoofdzakelijk gebruikt in polyvinylchloride (PVC), zodat alle stappen in de verwerking, verpakking, opslag of verwarming van levensmiddelen die gebruik maken van PVC-bevattende producten ze kunnen introduceren in de voedselketen.

In studie  van Swan, werden hogere concentraties van de metabolieten van twee ftalaten, di (2-ethylhexyl) ftalaat (DEHP), en dibutylftalaat (DBP), geassocieerd met minder man-typische gedrag in het spelen bij jongens, gemeten met een standaard vragenlijst. Geen andere ftalaat metabolieten die waren gemeten in-utero waren gekoppeld aan het minder mannelijk gedrag. Spelgedrag bij meisjes werd niet geassocieerd met ftalaten niveaus in hun moeders urine, concludeerde de studie.

Swan’s hypothese luidt dat ftalaten foetale testosteron productie kunnen verlagen tijdens een kritieke fase in de ontwikkeling – ergens tussen de 8 tot 24 weken zwangerschap, wanneer de testikels beginnen te functioneren – hetgeen tot een wijziging van de seksuele differentiatie van de hersenen kan leiden.

Eerdere studies van Swan en anderen hebben aangetoond dat blootstelling aan ftalaten tijdens de zwangerschap de ontwikkeling van de geslachtsdelen van zowel mannelijke knaagdieren en baby jongens zou kunnen beïnvloeden. Wetenschappers noemen dit cluster van genitale veranderingen als de “ftalaat syndroom” en onderzoek aan knaagdieren pups, suggereert dat het syndroom nadelige gevolgen kan hebben voor later seksuele ontwikkeling.

Als stoffen die de hormoonhuishouding ontregelen, zoals ftalaten genitale ontwikkeling en de hormoon niveaus in het lichaam kunnen aantasten, zoals deze studie heeft aangetoond, dan is diepgaand onderzoek over hoe deze chemische stoffen het effect van de hersenen beïnvloeden gerechtvaardigd.

Voor bepaling of er bij uw kind sprake is van een verstoring als gevolg van plastic weekmakers is er in de homeopathie een methode beschikbaar. Met deze zelfde methode kunnen de schadelijke effecten van het gebruik van plastic weekmakers als regel worden opgelost.

dioxin-molekyl

Danska forskare presenterar en 326-sidig forskningsrapport som visar att pojkar redan i 2-årsåldern blir femininiserade som en följd av “gender-bending chemicals” som återfinns i  bla vattentäta kläder, gummistövlar, sängkläder, mat, blöjor, solskydd lotion och fuktgivande kräm. Till dessa kemikalier hör PCB, PVC, dioxiner, flamskyddsmedel,  ftalater (mjukar upp plast) och paraben som förekommer i många krämer och verkar hormonstörande. Ur artikeln i the Daily Telegraph:

“Sperm counts are falling so fast that young men are less fertile than their fathers and produce only a third as much, proportionately, as hamsters. And gender-bending chemicals are increasingly being blamed for the mystery of the “lost boys”: babies who should normally be male who have been born as girls instead. The Danish government set out to find out how much contamination from gender-bending chemicals a two-year-old child was exposed to every day. It concluded that a child could be “at critical risk” from just a few exposures to high levels of the substances such as from rubber clogs, and imperilled by the amount it absorbed from sources ranging from food to sunscreens.”

“Young boys, like those in the Danish study, could end up producing less sperm and developing feminised behaviour. Research at Rotterdam’s Erasmus University found that boys whose mothers were exposed to PCBs and dioxins were more likely to play with dolls and tea sets and dress up in female clothes. And it is in the womb [livmodern] that babies are most vulnerable; a study of umbilical cords [navelsträngar] from British mothers found that every one contained hazardous chemicals. Scientists at the University of Rochester in New York discovered that boys born to women exposed to phthalates had smaller penises and other feminisation of the genitals.”

“The contamination may also offer a clue to a mysterious shift in the sex of babies. Normally 106 boys are born for every 100 girls: it is thought to be nature’s way of making up for the fact that men were more likely to be killed hunting or in conflict. But the proportion of females is rising, so much so that some 250,000 babies who statistically should have been boys have ended up as girls in Japan and the United States alone. In Britain, the discrepancy amounts to thousands of babies a year. A Canadian Indian community living on ancestral lands at the eastern tip of Lake Huron, hemmed in by one of the biggest agglomerations of chemical factories on earth, gives birth to twice as many girls as boys. It’s the same around Seveso in Italy, contaminated with dioxins from a notorious accident in the 1970s, and among Russian pesticide workers. And there’s more evidence from places as far apart as Israel and Taiwan, Brazil and the Arctic.Yet gender-benders are largely exempt from new EU regulations controlling hazardous chemicals… Now the Danish government is planning to lobby to have the rules toughened up.”

Jordnötter innehåller också fytoöstrogener, som även kan minska risken för prostatacancer

I en färsk europeisk undersökning fann man 80 gånger så mycket östrogen-liknande substanser i sojabaserad mjölkersättning som i den vanliga ersättningen och “än så länge vet ingen vilka konsekvenser det kan ge barnen men forskarna befarar att det ökar risken för diabetes och bröstcancer.” Sojabönor innehåller som bekant fytoöstrogener och i den engelska wikiartikeln om sojabönor kan man läsa att (under “Health risks”): “Because of the phytoestrogen content, some studies have suggested that there is an inverse correlation between soybean ingestion and testosterone in men” (se vetenskaplig referens i wiki-artikeln eller här en populärartikel i BBC News från 2004). Kanske kan läkaren och genusdebattören Pelle Billing ta en titt på dessa studier . Han har för övrigt nyligen hållit en utbildning om jämställdhet  i Vellinge kommun, och Pär Ström har skrivit en debattartikel i Expressen och Axess-bloggen tar upp Birgitta Ohlssons (fp) problematiska hållning i föräldraförtsäkringsfrågan. Mycket debatt på genusfronten alltså. Själv brukar jag äta en matsked sojaprotein i veckan för att få i mig de essentiella aminosyror som behövs för att hjärnan ska kunna återställa balansen hos signalsubstanserna efter den dagliga psykos kombinerad med högt blodtryck och ångest man drabbas av i samma ögonblick som man öppnar en svensk dagstidning. I fredags har tex nätverket “Hardqueer” genomfört en husockuppation i Lund med ett queerperspektiv.

Storhetsvansinne på hjärnscanning

På tal om psykoser, jag tror jag funnit en av förklaringarna till genusmaffians storhetsvansinne såväl som framgångar i det offentliga rummet (utöver lobbyverksamheten). I veckan har jag suttit och plöjt några Timbro-rapporter inom Välfärdsprogrammet (det är aldrig för sent att rusta sig för kamp) och under “Rapporter” finner man “Bland världens mest bildade folk” av fil dr Daniel Braw och som handlar om hur läroböckerna i historia skildrat Sverige genom tiderna och frågan ställs om bilden av Sverige som ett ledande föregångsland kan påverka beslut. Ur sammanfattningen sid 29:

“Den svenska exceptionalismen, föreställningen om Sverige som föregångsland, har varit tongivande i berättelsen om Sverige. Även om det är möjligt att betrakta denna föreställning helt enkelt som en fortsättning på en gammal nationalistisk tendens att framhäva allt fosterländsk, är det frågan om det är meningsfullt eller hjälper förståelsen av exceptionalismens karaktär. Den moderna svenska exceptionalismen handlar inte, som den tidigare nationalistiska historieskrivningen, om gamla svenska seder eller traditioner, utan om Sverige som ett mönstersamhälle och föregångare i en utveckling som mer eller mindre alla länder har att genomgå. Som övergripande modell har denna föreställning blivit alltmer osannolik och sällsynt, men den lever fortfarande kvar i ett slags allmän föreställning om att Sverige tenderar att ligga i utvecklingens framkant och har en internationell betydelse som överstiger landets storlek.”

Protestmarschen kommer att kantas av några fordon som plattar till de strukturer som upprätthåller vansinnet

Bilden av Sverige som det mest demokratiska och jämlika landet och som i alla avseenden kommit längst banar givetvis vägen för genusvansinnet som ett led i kampen för jämställdhet (där Sverige ju också kommit längst) och denna tro på att utvecklingen går framåt och i rätt riktning bara för att tiden går framåt, samtidigt som det inte finns något behov av att jämföra sig med andra länder eftersom Sverige ju ändå kommit längst och alltid kommer att ligga i utvecklingens framkant oavsett vad man sysslar med, måste ju vara en bidragande orsak till att genusvansinnet kunnat etablera sig. Det finns flera bidragande orsaker och när jag funnit alla ska jag anordna en protestmarsch mot genusvansinnet. Vi ska tåga från Centrum för Genusstudier, rakt över Enheten för lika villkor och vidare till Mynttorget. Det får bli en liten omväg då, eftersom enheten för lika villkor ligger i Uppsala (eller så kan vi ta enheten för lika villkor i Linköping). Och så avslutar vi med att åka ångvält över Värdegrundscentrum vid Umeå universitet som också strör skattepengar omkring sig. Anledningen till att hemsidan inte är uppdaterad sedan 2005 är att Värdegrundscentrum med hela genus- och värdegrundsmaffian tillfälligt flyttat in i Rosenbad! Alltså räcker det att vi avslutar vår marsch där.

I Linköpings universitets portal för Lika villkor finner vi ett knappt två minuterlångt reportage från SVT från en föreläning som ägde rum nu i veckan (17/11) med titeln “Härskartekniker – den fula vägen till makt”. SE DET HÄR (eller här)! Den värsta härskartekniken är tydligen “komplimangtekniken” och glöm inte att listan utökats från Berit Ås ursprungliga fem från 1976 till de nuvarande 33 härskarteknikerna. Vi kan även se ett videoklipp om hur “heteronormativiteten tar sig uttryck i skola och lärarutbildning” – se det här (5 min): “Skolan som plats för sexualitets- och könskonstruktion”. Vi får veta att  “upprätthållandet av skolan som en asexuell plats kan förklara delvis varför det är sen sådan stark heteronormativitet”. Varför går elever, lärarstudenter och föreläsare inte runt och tänker på sex, heteronormen och maktstrukturer hela dagarna!? Detta allvarliga ämne måste diskuteras mycket och länge för skattebetalarnas pengar.

Genusmaffian ska rökas ut ur Rosenbad

För att återgå till ämnet, vi avslutar vår parad utanför Rosenbad där vi sedan röker ut genusmaffian. Medan den är på avgiftning i Dubai i Storkalifens harem (svenska sjukhus är ju överfyllda av tvångsintagna patienter som förnekat könsmaktsordningen, lider av patriotisk posttraumatisk stress eller uppvisar allvarliga dissociativa symptom i form av upphävd identitetsupplevelse som en följd av genusmaffians verksamhet) ägnar vi oss åt att avskaffa inte mindre än hela det genusindustriella komplexet. Som ni minns så ställde jag ju för ett tag sedan en medicinsk diagnos på genusmaffian och denna kommer jag att faxa till sjukhuset i Dubai och därför lär de stanna där ganska länge – så vi har gott om tid på oss att vidta åtgärder för att förevigt utestänga det globala terrornätverket “Genus och intersektionalitet” (som de kommer att ha byggt upp under sin sjukhusvistelse) och förhindra att det tar sig in i landet igen via en osmotisk process. Detta gör att vi tillfälligt måste täcka över hela landets yta med ett ogenomträngligt membran och en sådan ändlig övertäckning möjliggörs av Heine-Borels övertäckningssats. I förebyggande syfte måste vi också rensa upp på tangentborden och avskaffa alla bokstäver i alfabetet som möjliggör ordbildning i syfte att framställa politiskt korrekt propagandaklister som fäster sig i huvudet på våra ovetande landsmän likt ett obeprövat SSRI-preparat som måste tas på daglig basis för att hålla både lyckan och genusvansinnet på en onormalt hög nivå, och en handlingsplan måste också utformas för att stoppa den olagliga import av vodka som sänker fryspunkten och höjer toleransnivån hos folket. Min kvalificerade gissning är dock att vi inte behöver vara oroliga eftersom “Genus och intersektionalitet” kommer att ha fullt upp med att studera intressanta strukturer i Dubai, men om de vågar sig tillbaka så ska huvudaktörerna placeras i Riksdagens egen proteinmixer och smulas sönder likt äggulan på ett sönderkokt påskägg för att därefter reduceras till ofarliga aminosyror som vi ska använda oss av för att nära det växande folkvettet! Jag skojar bara! Men protestmarschen kommer att bli av, förr eller senare, men utan ångvältar.

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Phthalate warning: Medications contain chemicals that “feminize” unborn baby boys

Natural News
November 17, 2009

“…the enteric coating polymer is selected from the group consisting of cellulose acetate phthalate, polyvinyl acetate phthalate, methacrylicacid copolymer, cellulose acetate trimellitate, shellac, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose phthalate, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose acetate succinate and combination thereof.”

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