Kiki Strike!!!!! :))

above:Kiki Strike:Inside The Shadow City,
below:Kiki Strike:The Empress's Tomb

Currrently obsessed with this marvelous,incredible book-Kiki Strike:Inside The Shadow City.Never been this crazy for a book..but it's worth it.I'm even reluctant to let go of it when I go to bed.Seriously interesting. It's about the Shadow City,an underground city used long ago by a certain Augustus Quackenbush and his friends to smuggle and cater for the black market.Ananka meets Kiki and together they form a club called the Irregulars,copmrising of Kiki Strike,Ananka Fishbein,Luz Lopez,Oona Wong,DeeDee Morlock and Betty Bent. They explore the underground city and tries to hide as if it falls into the wrong hands,the lives of the New Yorkers above will be at stake.The story certainly ends with a twist!


Just read it.yA WON't regret it.Trust me. :)
-i'm lovin' it-



log on to :www.kikistrike.com to check the books out. :)

In front of the class

I watched this

movie: In Front of the Class..

Really good.It's about some guy who has got this rare Tourette Syndrome. Here's what Tourettes is all about.I quote

"Tourette syndrome (also called Tourette's syndrome, Tourette's disorder, Gilles de la Tourette syndrome, GTS or, more commonly, simply Tourette's or TS) is an inherited neuropsychiatric disorder with onset in childhood, characterized by the presence of multiple physical (motor) tics and at least one vocal (phonic) tic; these tics characteristically wax and wane. Tourette's is defined as part of a spectrum of tic disorders, which includes transient and chronic tics.
Tourette's was once considered a rare and bizarre syndrome, most often associated with the exclamation of obscene words or socially inappropriate and derogatory remarks (coprolalia). However, this symptom is present in only a small minority of people with Tourette's.[1] Tourette's is no longer considered a rare condition, but it may not always be correctly identified because most cases are classified as mild. Between 1 and 10 children per 1,000 have Tourette's;[2] as many as 10 per 1,000 people may have tic disorders,[3][4] with the more common tics of eye blinking, coughing, throat clearing, sniffing, and facial movements. People with Tourette's have normal life expectancy and intelligence. The severity of the tics decreases for most children as they pass through adolescence, and extreme Tourette's in adulthood is a rarity. Notable individuals with Tourette's are found in all walks of life.[5]
Genetic and environmental factors each play a role in the etiology of Tourette's, but the exact causes are unknown. In most cases, medication is unnecessary. There is no effective medication for every case of tics, but there are medications and therapies that can help when their use is warranted. Explanation and reassurance alone are often sufficient treatment;[6] education is an important part of any treatment plan.[7]
The eponym was bestowed by Jean-Martin Charcot (1825–93) on behalf of his resident, Georges Albert Édouard Brutus Gilles de la Tourette (1859–1904), a French physician and neurologist, who published an account of nine patients with Tourette's in 1885."

Hope you also will watch this movie one day ;)

-kimchi!-

Scoliosis

Okay.So I decided to dedicate this post to one of my friends who has this. :) Hope you will know more about this after you read this.

Scoliosis:

"Scoliosis (from Greek: skolíōsis meaning "crooked")[1] is a medical condition in which a person's spine is curved from side to side, shaped like an "s", and may also be rotated. To adults it can be very painful. It is an abnormal lateral curvature of the spine. On an x-ray, the spine of an individual with a typical scoliosis may look more like an "S" or a "C" than a straight line. It is typically classified as congenital (caused by vertebral anomalies present at birth), idiopathic (sub-classified as infantile, juvenile, adolescent, or adult according to when onset occurred) or as having developed as a secondary symptom of another condition, such as spina bifida, cerebral palsy, spinal muscular atrophy or due to physical trauma."


Cures:
"The conventional options are, in order:
Observation
Bracing
Surgery
Bracing is normally done when the patient has bone growth remaining, and is generally implemented in order to hold the curve and prevent it from progressing to the point where surgery is indicated. Braces are sometimes also prescribed for adults to relieve pain. Bracing involves fitting the patient with a device that covers the torso, and in some cases it extends to the neck. The most commonly used brace is a TLSO, a corset-like appliance that fits from armpits to hips and is custom-made from fiberglass or plastic. It is usually worn 22-23 hours a day and applies pressure on the curves in the spine. The effectiveness of the brace depends not only on brace design and orthotist skill, but on patient compliance and amount of wear per day. Typically, braces are used for idiopathic curves that are not grave enough to warrant surgery, but they may also be used to prevent the progression of more severe curves in young children, in order to buy the child time to grow before performing surgery, which would prevent further growth in the part of the spine affected. Bracing may cause emotional and physical discomfort. Physical activity may become more difficult because the brace presses against the stomach, making it difficult to breathe. Children may lose weight from the brace, due to increased pressure on the abdominal area."

Source:Wikipedia.

Now you know ;)