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Mid-Century Modern Paint – How These 5 Colors Can Change Your Life
Mid-Century Modern paint colors are known to be existed from garish shines of the 1950s till the urban and earthy color schemes of the 1960s. What makes the Mid-Century Modern decorating style such an amazing and gorgeous style is the fact that it is uncluttered, in addition to the appreciation of the simplicity of the boxy modern houses of that era. So let's get to know these 5 colors. Restless Olive SW 6425 – Sherwin-Williams It is the same as the ideal martini; Sherwin-Williams Restless Olive is a life-changing Mid-Century Modern Color scheme. In case you didn't know, Restless Olive is an extraordinary green, which you can use as a neutral color and mix it with different colors. If…Read More »
Reasons Why You Should Choose Neutral Colors for Your Dining Space by Moss Design Team
We may define the neutral colors as non-complete colors that couldn't provide your home a certain mood without extra decorative elements. Such colors are perfect backgrounds to help you display your inspirational and personal talents throughout the corners of your home. If you still think that the neutral colors are boring and lifeless, you will certainly change your mind quickly. Such colors include warm and cool shades such as the wide range of grey shades, white, black, and pale shades of all existing colors. Moss design team members use Montpelier ashlar grey, Alexandra beige, storm, backdrop, shale, accessible beige, and fresh grey shades in different dining spaces to show off the existing furnishings, accessories, and textures and let the homeowners…Read More »
Modern colorful bedroom renovation to enhance your home value
Do you feel dissatisfy when you walk around your bedroom? Do you need to change the overall look and feel more comfortable and happy? All your wishes now are so available and handy, you just need to follow some tips as a basic and then get your personality inside your bedroom according to your taste and imagination. Let's begin the renovation mission! Above all, you need to set your needs within your budget. You have to be aware of your pocket money and never exceed it. If you can't set what you really need or what design, décor to opt for; it will be easy when your search in décor magazines. After knowing or deciding the décor you need, it…Read More »
Breathtaking Modern Home Accent Colors by Blutter Shiff Design Associates
Changing the accent colors in your modern home regularly keeps your home interesting and appealing all the time. However, you should choose the right accent colors to create a sense of harmony in the place. Here are a few ways to provide your home an accent look from the designs of the team of Blutter Shiff. To add an accent color to your neutral colored modern home, you can use fixed or temporary elements. For example, you can paint white wall blue or red accents or use blue or red beddings and furniture like the look of North-shore residence. In San Francisco residence, the team members of Blutter Shiff use paintings and wall decals, books, and sculptures with red, blue,…Read More »
Amazing Ways to Decorate Your Home with Colors and Patterns Inspired from the Works of Margarida Oliveira
Your choice to the colors and patterns will affect the look of your home and your mood at the same time. The suitable color pallet and patterns should match the style, size, and theme of the whole house to create a sense of harmony in your life. In your modern or transitional home, the grey and white walls will be a great base for tender, exciting, stylish, and restful looks. In Caledon, Margarida Oliveira and her team decorate a restful home using walnut floor, dark grey walls, patterned curtains and throw pillows, an elegant chandelier with ceiling spotlights, and glass surfaces. To provide the place a pop of color, Oliveira and her team use blue and green paintings, framed pictures,…Read More »
Innovative Home Décor Ideas with Bold Colors Inspired from Case Design and Remodeling Inc.
Your home is your own retreat where you should see everything you love and fulfill your desires. If you have a powerful personality, you can use bold colors such as orange, green, red, and purple to decorate your home. Yet, you should use such bold colors carefully because they will affect the activities and mood of your family members. The popular way to add a bold color in a modern home is using accessories or accents. For example, you can use a floral black frame to the window of your traditional reading nook. However, you can inspire your décor from the Arlington home decorated by the team members of Case Design, as they use red furniture and patterned curtain in…Read More »
Simple tips to renovate your home with some colors and textures
Are you extremely bored of your old home decorations? Do you need to renovate its look without spending too much? Now, it will be so easy to do so after reading this article. You don't need to spend a fortune to enjoy a happy and livable atmosphere inside your home. With the following tips, you will be able to renovate your home completely. If your sofa and chairs are so old and you don't have enough money to buy new ones. So be creative and think outside the box, there is no need to buy new ones. But with an easy way, you can change their look completely from old or traditional sofas to a modern and contemporary one, just…Read More »
Creative Ways to Choose the Color and accessories of Your Walls Inspired from the Projects of D for Design
The right color for your walls is not only what you like but also what will match the key furniture pieces, the mood you need to create, the outdoor look, and the lighting techniques you will use. In this article, you will find professional and creative ways to help you choose the suitable wall colors and accessories for your own home. If you already have pieces of furniture in your home, the suitable wall color can be a neutral color or a darker degree of the large piece's color. For example, Donna Puzifera and her team use cream colored-walls to go with the brown and off-white furniture pieces and furnishings in addition to green plants in Corona del Mar to…Read More »
Outstanding Ideas to Incorporate Dark and Bold Colors in Your Home Décor with Duet Design Group
When you intend to provide your home a deep and sophisticated look, the dark or bold colors will be certainly your best choice. Yet, you should use a right amount of such colors in the right spots to avoid creating a depressing look in the place. Here are a few ideas inspired from the projects of Devon Tobin and Duet Design team to help you use such colors creatively. In your large traditional home, you can paint an accent wall black with white trim molding and window frames in addition to colorful furniture and accessories to provide the place a timeless and sophisticated look. You can use patterned wallpaper with light and rich colors, black bookcase frames, dark fabrics, or…Read More »
How to Coordinate the Colors of Your Kitchen by Dream Kitchens
Are you going to decorate your new kitchen or remodel your existing one? The tips to choose your traditional or modern kitchen colors inspired from the projects of Dream Kitchen team members will certainly fascinate you. To define the perfect colors for your kitchen, you should define the mood you need to create such as such as relaxing, airy, energetic, timeless, dramatic, or luxurious. After you define your favorite color pallet, you can choose your cabinets, countertops, backsplashes, floor, and appliances. The dark colored cabinets with light natural stone countertops and warm-colored wooden floor or natural earth tone tiles will provide your kitchen a dramatic and warm feel. The neutral colored appliances such as stainless steel refrigerators, white or black…Read More »
Cheerful and Inviting Color Options for Your Modern Home Inspired from the Projects of JAC Interiors
The cheerful and happy family members are defined mainly by their choice of their home interior and exterior colors. However, you should use such cheerful carefully to protect your eyes from eye-glare. The cheerful colors and patterns used by JAC Interiors will certainly inspire you to choose the perfect colors for your home. If you think the turquoise or light blue colors are perfect only for your kids' rooms, you should change your concepts. The fresh blue furniture with white or yellow accents and a large source of natural light will provide your living room an eye-catching look. In Santa Monica, Andrea Putman of JAC Interiors chooses an accent wall in each room to display a bold and fresh color…Read More »
Inspiring Color Choice Techniques by Jennifer Pacca Interiors
The psychology of colors is the first criteria you should consider when you intend to decorate a new or an existing home. Such colors will affect your family members' activities and reflect your personalities at the same time. In this article, Jennifer Pacca Interiors team will share you a few techniques to choose the perfect colors for your home. Every room in your home needs a special decorating way as per its function and formality. Jennifer Pacca and her team apply this technique in a Spring Lake residence painting the living room light pink ceiling with cream and light grey Furniture and walls to enhance the welcoming look of the place and painting the bedroom soothing shades. Even if you…Read More »
Interesting Warm Colors for Your Modern Home by Friedman and Shields
Color is a powerful way to set a certain mood or style in your home; so, try to use it carefully. The warm shades are restful and somehow stimulating, yet you can enhance such a look using the right lighting options. The decorative elements of Traci Shields and her team's projects will certainly inspire you to find the best color pallet for your home. The neutral colors with their light and dark shades can provide your home an incredibly calming look. Traci Shields and her team create a luxurious look in a modern home using monochromatic shades of brown walks, floor, and furniture. Above the custom gas fireplace, the designers install a combination of brown textural wall panels and walnut…Read More »
Professional Color Inspiration Ideas by Kelly Guinaugh for Your Home Decor
The color has unmatched effect upon your home and your family members' moods and life; so, you should choose the main and accent colors carefully. The color inspiration can be a piece of furniture, fabric, accessory, an outdoor flower, or even an item out of your imagination. Thanks to the latest technology in different fields, you can find almost anything you need with whatever color you choose. This way, you can incorporate your favorite shades easily to your home decor. Whenever you see a picture including your favorite shade, try to screenshot it and save it using a photocopy app to your coming decor date. Using such picture, you can coordinate three or four contrasting or matching colors that will…Read More »
Funny colorful kid's furniture
Having a child into your home is a blessing. Decorating your child room is so funny and creative task. You should consider picking functional, safe and colorful furniture. You have also to be sure that the room theme is so joyful and enjoyable for the kid and reflect his/her personality. It is common for a girl room to choose pinky color or light red to have a princess feeling while for the boy room you may choose blue or brown and design the room in sportive style. But you need to make the kid's room more lively and colorful to be eye-catching and enhance your child energetic feel. So what about to consider the animal themed furniture for the kid's…Read More »
Fresh and Colorful Furniture Set that enhance the one's creativity and imagination
Every day we always seek to know more and more about the newest items in the world around us in our daily life basics. The most important thing that you as a person care about is your home sets, where you want it to be funny, colorful and charming. For these purposes, the contemporary companies are always inventing new items and features to match everyone needs and taste. They care about providing you funny and colorful sets for your home in general and especially for your kid's room and your beautiful garden. The contemporary sets are usually simple and attractive; the manufacturers everyday invent charming and elegant items to fit your living room, bedroom, kitchen and, of course, your kids…Read More »
Color inspirations to create specific mood and to beautify the overall look
Every homeowner when designing his house seeks the perfection and wants to get the best as he could. The designing is all about setting a perfect plan of combining the matched items together from the colors of everything to how to place your items according to the size and the beautiful style. But the color scheme will always remain the number one basic when you select a prefect color you will be sure to get matched items colors and you can easily set your desirable mood. When you go to choose your colors you have to choose from the interiors color wheels which will enable you to match more than one color together. But you need first to get everything…Read More »
Create your elegant and romantic bedroom with red color scheme
Every newly married couple is seeking to get the best décor for their home especially their bedroom where they will relax and sleep. When they are thinking about designing their bedroom they need something new and creative within their taste too. What about having an elegant and romantic red bedroom design! There is no doubt that red is a strong color which will add warmth and depth to your bedroom. But when you are about creating a red bedroom theme you need to consider some features. First, red is romantic but it is also strong color and you can't overwhelm your room only with red. Then, here arises the question how to get the best red bedroom theme? You need…Read More »
What about going for a green colored bedroom and enjoy the natural beauty!
There is no doubt that the bedroom is where you almost spend the 1/3 of your time there. Thus, when you stay on your bedroom you need to feel cozy and relaxed. The bedroom décor should emphasis this feeling. How to achieve this goal! We will talk about that in this article. The number one basic of any room décor is how you can create a perfect look with playing with the room colors. All the scientific studies prove that the colors have a great impact on setting a specific mood inside the room. so when you begin decorating your bedroom you should think about the room colors. As above mentioned that you need a comfortable atmosphere so what about…Read More »
The Art of Using Natural Colors and Materials with Bates Design Association
The natural colors and materials create a timeless, powerful, and relaxing home. Such natural elements will blend perfectly with the classic, cottage, contemporary, and high-end home styles. The designs of Bates Design Association can inspire you with different ways to use such natural elements in your home. The timeless classic colors and materials are still trendy and inviting because of their natural elements. In a 90's home, the team members of Bates Design Associates create a remodel using the shades of beige and brown along with natural color accents including blue, white, gold, and green.An elegant French touch with natural materials creates a fabulous look in a formal home. The team use framed paintings of natural views, fresh green plants,…Read More »


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Lunar Eclipse, a Celestial Magic, a True Spectacle!
Sadly, I couldn't capture better and more photos of the event.
I hope you like these pictures, give me your feedbacks. Link to my Facebook album - C.l.i.c.k.e.D
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For many people, every morning begins with a battle between their mind and their body.
Scientific studies show that people who sleep for six to seven hours per day enjoy best health and live the longest. Also, reducing your sleeping time from 8 hours to 6 hours a day ensures that you have 14 hours of extra time every week. You can use this time for pursuing your favourite hobby or for increasing your productivity. However, can you teach yourself to get by on less sleep?
The answer is yes. Your body will take some time to adjust to the new sleeping patterns - but with practice you can learn to sleep less and still feel energetic. To understand how, one must first look at the mechanism of sleeping.
The body sleeps in recurring cycles. Each cycle lasts for 90 minutes (1.5 hours). The most intense part of a sleep cycle is the REM stage which occurs late in the cycle. REM stands for rapid eye movement and this is the stage when people experience dreams. Being deprived of this sleep stage causes serious negative effects on the body. Studies show that the average adult gets only 90 to 120 minutes of REM sleep per night. When a person is woken up during the REM stage of a cycle, he or she may feel disoriented for a short while.
However, at the end of each sleep cycle, the person comes out of REM (deep sleep) and begins to sleep lightly again. In other words, a person finds it easy to wake up at the end of a sleep cycle. Thus, if you sleep for a period which is a multiple of 1.5 (hrs), then you will have fewer problems waking up. For example: if you go to sleep at 10 pm and set your alarm for 4 am, then you will wake up feeling fresh as the body has already completed 4 sleeping cycles in 6 hours. However, if you set your alarm for 5 am, then you will most
likely not wake up or wake up feeling drowsy as you have broken a sleep cycle.
Note that even though seven hours is more than six, you will actually feel better if you wake up after 6 hours. If you want to sleep more, then sleep for 7.5 hours instead of 8.
If you want to sleep for even lesser periods of time, then you should try polyphasic sleep.
'Poly' refers to many and thus polyphasic sleep means sleeping in several short phases instead of one long phase (monophasic sleep). Scientists believe that our ancestors experienced this type of sleep and even today, polyphasic sleep is common in a few species of animals.
There are several schedules for polyphasic sleep but the most famous is the Uberman schedule. This schedule involves sleeping for 20 to 30 minutes after every four hours. Thus, you will be sleeping only for 2 or 3 hours per day.
Initially, you will find it hard to get accustomed to such a sleeping schedule but after a week you body will adapt to it. You will be able to fall into deep sleep (REM sleep) immediately and will wake up feeling energized.
However, there are a few problems with this schedule - you cannot stay awake for more than four hours and so this sleep pattern is useless for those who have jobs or go to schools or colleges. This schedule is also impractical if you do not live in a quiet, tranquil environment as you might find it hard to fall asleep with so much activity going around you.
Still, several organizations such as NASA, the Italian Air force, US Army, Canadian Marine Pilots etc. have conducted extensive experiments on polyphasic sleep and their results have been generally favourable.
So the final verdict is that you can train yourself to get by on less sleep. However, it is advised that you adopt a polyphasic sleep schedule only during very demanding situations. Under normal circumstances, you must sleep at least for 6 hours every day to maintain sound mental and physical health.


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Burnley boss Sean Dyche eyeing swoop for Newcastle United winger Matt Ritchie
Dyche sees Ritchie as the perfect replacement for injured Robbie Brady, who is out for the rest of the season
MATT RITCHIE has been spring-loaded on to the Burnley transfer radar.
Robbie Brady badly injured his knee against Leicester City last month and is expected to be out for the rest of the season.
Clarets' boss Sean Dyche is also thought to have Everton's Aaron Lennon, West Bromwich star James McClean and Jordan Jones of Kilmarnock in his sights.
But Newcastle United wideman Ritchie's crossing ability and skill at set pieces has also caught his eye, reports the Daily Mail.
Former Bournemouth man Ritchie, 28, joined the Toon in 2016 for £12million and his contract runs until 2021.
So far he has managed five assists in United's stuttering stop/start campaign following promotion from the Championship.
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In contrast, Burnley have done well and are lying seventh in the Premier League.
Whether Newcastle boss Rafa Benitez is willing to part with Ritchie is another thing altogether.
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His decision may depend upon whether or not the club is sold.
If not, he may use Ritchie's fee to finance other incoming deals.
Ritchie is obviously highly valued by his Spanish manager.
He is Newcastle's most regular first-teamer having started 20 of the 22 league matches.
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Last season he scored 12 times in the Championship and made seven assists.
Life has obviously proved much harder in the Prem - although there is a welcome break this weekend.
Newcastle entertain League Two Luton in the FA Cup on Saturday before resuming top flight action against Swansea, Manchester City and Burnley.
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JLL met the exacting standards of this five-star historic hotel while managing high-end designers and securing approval from the city's Cultural Heritage Commission for this intensive, peak season renovation. A nine-phase construction approach allowed JLL to complete full renovations of the famous 203-seat Polo Lounge & Patio, pool area, main lobby and planning for future renovations of 150 rooms without disrupting operations. Savvy budget management delivered cost savings well in excess of project management fees.
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How as a fly tier do you view realistics?
Posted 08 June 2009 - 01:50 PM
poll vote as how you veiw this form of tying. Or if you think its tying at all.And think of
realistics you have seen not just my flies .But those that post here and other sites.
Thanks, Fred
visit my website http://www.realisticflytying.net
Posted 08 June 2009 - 02:11 PM
realistics is art on a hook equally to classics, by my meaning.
Regards C
Horse manure...
my english is bad in spelling...
Posted 08 June 2009 - 03:58 PM
Darwinism seems to have become a politically protected sacred cow, and I've never seen a sacred cow I haven't wanted to roast - the fact that you are not supposed to criticize it is just too irresistible to me.
-Angus Menuge
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Posted 08 June 2009 - 05:01 PM
However, if practice and patience is put into it, and there is some innate ability within the individual, it can be taken to the level of art. Just as in any style of tying. Each style can be tied to its highest form. Not any "one" style is the epitome of fly tying.
Posted 08 June 2009 - 05:52 PM
You can tie a dry fly or a nymph with the highest skills available but it will never look as good as a classic or a realistic. Try to impress somebody you meet on a fair or show with an Red Tag or a pheasant tail....do you really think that would work? Some forms of fly tying just take more skills than others...that's where tying and art start to mix. Everybody can tie fishing flies but not everybody can tie a classic (which I think takes more skills than realistic stuff). Even with a lot of practice that's not "easy".
Greets Paul.
Posted 08 June 2009 - 06:20 PM
I guess my choice would have been "impressive, artistic, but impractical."
Posted 08 June 2009 - 08:04 PM
Otherwise, I'd just call it a heckuva load of artistic talent....
[indent=1]From On the Road by John Geirach (quoting A.K. Best)
Posted 08 June 2009 - 09:24 PM
and when a line is crossed over into something else. I used Classic tying in one of the options to compare to because Classic tying has some definite boundries.I did not mean to liken realistic flies to classics. I refrain from giving my opinion, allthough I think many of you already know. And please be honest with your vote. Spare no feelings. If you think it is not tying say so . If you think it is tying then say that. But you can't pick and choose which flies are and are not. Collectively if they are allowed to be posted under realistics and this is what you see vote accordingly.
visit my website http://www.realisticflytying.net
Posted 09 June 2009 - 02:01 AM
I Voted "as an Art form", but as a long time forum member, I reserve my right to give an explanation why. I have a two-parts to my opinion...,
The first part of my opinion takes into account the roots and/or foundation of the "Arts" as a whole. In the artistic world of Painting, there are basically three main Genre's an artist or art lover can persue. Those being the "Abstract or Surreal" ie) Pablo Picasso or Andy Warhol... the "Impressionistic" ie) P.A. Renior or Claude Monet..., and finally the "Realistic" such as the works of Robert Bateman and Glen Loates.
These three Genres apply not only to Painting but to virtually every other art form or media one could possibly imagine...including "Marble Sculpture", Wood Carving" and even "Fly Tying".
The second part of my opinion is a little more complicated and deals with what comprises "tying" (as opposed to sculpture and/or modeling) and how that may or may not apply to any perceived definitions of "Classical, Realistic, Impressionistic tying or otherwise. For example, 50 or a 100 years from now, a number of newly innovated flies today will joiin the ranks of the Classic's tomorrow. It's likely there will be then, or perhaps is already now, the sub-definitions of "Modern Classic's" and "Olde or Original Classics" ...I for one believe there is room in our hobby for that. What will separate the two?...Original Classics will allways be in my mind, creations tied using feathers, fur, silks and threads etc. Modern Classics could be determined by (in addition to fur and feathers) the use of modern synthetics and may include tying steps (that aren't acutally "tying") that call for the use of adheasives, epoxys, inks/markers etc.
That said, It appears that many "Realistic" fly patterns make heavy use of synthetic/modern materials. The advent of these modern materials has allowed tyers to create patterns that well surpass olde tyme materials in realism. It's an evolution of the hobby, an evolution that is bound to continue evolving. Bottom line, it's going to be fisher-folks and hobbyists or artists that determine what's acceptable...what's fly tying...whats classic and whats not. If a pattern survives the years and is still around...still being used...and still catches fish, well, its a fly, and may well one day be a classic...god forbid even if it's a Gummy Minnow.
Best regards,
Posted 09 June 2009 - 06:57 AM
Posted 09 June 2009 - 08:12 AM
It matters most what the fish we seek to entice think.
That's what I think.
Southern Kelpafornia
Posted 09 June 2009 - 09:58 AM
visit my website http://www.realisticflytying.net
Posted 09 June 2009 - 02:00 PM
Posted 09 June 2009 - 07:00 PM
I voted art form as I am reminded all too often. My brother is a realistic tier (although certainly not as good as Fred and others here), and every holiday it is something like "look at my new siphlonurus aestivalis" and I am "err.....look at my new ragged bit of sheep's wool and copper wire." I have much respect and admiration for anyone who can do this.
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Slowhand Software Adds Mac Version and Lets Musicians Learn, Create and Share Video Lessons in Community
Slowhand, the music video download and learning software, announces the launch of new versions for Macs, upgrades for the PC version and a new Slowhand Community. Launched in 2015, Slowhand lets you download music lessons and videos from YouTube and Vimeo, as well as your hard drive, and create loops, zoom in and slow down the video so you can learn any song quickly.
The Slowhand software is a powerful way for any musician on any instrument to quickly learn how songs are played, and even makes it easy to practice until you have it note for note. There are a variety of projects ready for download in the Slowhand Library that feature bass, saxophone, piano, keyboards, cello, even accordion, in addition to guitar projects.
A new Slowhand version for Macs will debut at the NAMM show with a release date in early July. Alongside the release of the Mac version, a new PC version of Slowhand will launch with an improved user interface that streamlines the ease of navigation.
In addition, the Slowhand Community will also debut at NAMM. The Slowhand Community is a web app where users can find Slowhand projects based on a wide variety of musical genres and instruments. The app allows Slowhand users to share their projects in the Community and will also feature projects created by MasterMind Design and a growing list of YouTube Influencers exclusively for the Slowhand Community.
"In terms of a social community, our aim is not to 'reinvent the wheel', but rather to provide a go-to place for Slowhand users to find what we all have in common and integrate social media that people already use. Learning to play music and how to play instruments using the Slowhand app is what the Community is all about," says Bob DeKett, Founder of MasterMind Designs, the parent company for Slowhand.
With the release of this latest free update, Slowhand also gives you the option to save a project with only the loops you've created, saving storage space and speeding load times. This enhancement makes uploading and sharing your projects in the Slowhand User Library even easier than ever.
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Our team is proud of the work they do at SierraSil. Each has her or his own story of what brought them to and keeps them at SierraSil. Click on the videos below to see our team member stories.
Hi, I'm Michael Bentley, President of SierraSil. This is where I work so welcome to the office. I love what I do here. I work with great people. We have great partners in our business whom are very valued. Our vendors, contractors manufacturers, The distributors that we work with and all the reps, and the retailers that do a great job marketing SierraSil to their customers. I think what I enjoy most are the testimonials that we get from our customers. Those are a lot of fun to receive from people right across the country, right across the continent, and even across the world. We've got great clinical research, but their stories are the ones that touch your heart, make a difference, that make you go home wanting to work just that much harder the next day. I also love SierraSil personally, I take it every day and it makes a big difference for me when I exercise. I am just not sore, I can run further without my knees bothering me, and that's important to me cause I can go out for a run on the weekend with my beautiful wife.
Hi, I'm Nicholas sales manager here at SierraSil. I have worked for the company for several years now. I really enjoy my job and really enjoy making a difference in peoples lives. We've had some great testimonials and some great stories. SierraSil really can make a huge difference in peoples lives. I know that first hand. My mother was in a severe motorcycle accident and with in 14 days she saw some terrific results. Sometimes I think she calls me more to get more SierraSil than she calls me to see how I'm doing on the other side of the world. It's a great company, great product!
Hi my name is Maria and I am the Logistics Coordinator at SierraSil. I love the company, we have a great product. My Grandma is 72 and she lives in Russia, My Uncle is 55 and he lives in Canada. Both of them are saying that SierraSil is one of the best thing that has happened in their lives. And I believe them because we get testimonials from customers all over the world every single day. SierraSil is an amazing product and it does change peoples lives. So maybe it's your turn to try it and if you have any questions, please feel free to give us a call. Thank you.
Hi I'm Faith. I'm the controller for SierraSil and also in my spare time I'm the treasurer for Triathlon BC. Running and cycling have been my passion. Unfortunately for me about a year ago the discomfort in my right knee got so bad that I could hardly walk let alone run or ride because I couldn't clip out of my pedals. 2013 was an awesome year for me. Not only did I land a job with one of the greatest companies that I ever worked for, SierraSil, but in my interview I was given a bottle of Joint Formula 14, which I tried. Within two weeks I was walking without discomfort. Within a month I was running up to 5 kilometers. I am now up to 10 kilometers and it's not my knees that are holding me back.
Hi, I'm Nikola, General Accountant here at SierraSil. As an avid traveler and sports enthusiast, I live for the next adventure. Wether it's hiking, climbing, skiing or running, having the ability to move on a daily basis is something I can't imagine my life without. So working here at SierraSil with like minded individuals who strive to help other people and help them achieve or maintain their activity levels is very rewarding and inspiring to me. I believe in our product, the people behind it and I hope it can find its way to you and help you too. Please share your experience of SierraSil with us, we'd like to hear from you!


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The Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships (CCPPP) has announced the winners of the ninth annual National Awards for Innovation and Excellence in Public-Private Partnerships at an awards dinner and presentation held at the Downtown Toronto Hilton Hotel on the evening of December 3, 2009.
Winner of the Gold Award for Leadership in Public-Private Partnerships was the Confederation Bridge, in Prince Edward Island, partnership of Transport Canada and Strait Crossing Development Inc.
Two Gold Awards for Infrastructure were also presented.
Gold Award for Infrastructure was presented to the Canada Line in Vancouver, BC, partnership of Canada Line Rapid Transit Inc. and InTransit BC Limited Partnership and the Sea-to-Sky Highway Improvement Project, partnership of British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure and Sea-to-Sky Highway Investment Limited Partnership with participation by Partnerships BC.
Silver Award for Project Financing was presented to the Royal Jubilee Hospital Patient Care Centre, British Columbia, partnership of Vancouver Island Health Authority and Health Care Projects Canada Ltd. Silver Award for Infrastructure went to Golden Ears Bridge (British Columbia), partnership of TransLink (South Coast BC Transportation Authority) and Bilfinger Berger Project Investments Inc.
An Award of Merit for Project Financing was also handed out.
The Award of Merit for Project Financing was presented to the Niagara Health System partnership of the Niagara Health System and Plenary Health with participation by Infrastructure Ontario.
The 2009 Champion Award was presented to H. William Pearson and Donald G. Gibson, founders and long time Board Members of The Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships. They are the tenth and eleventh, recipients of the Champion Award. Previous recipients have included the Hon. Gordon Campbell, Premier of BC, Pierre Le François, the late James MacLaren, Donald Macdonald, Mac Carson, Glenna Carr, the late Chuck Wills, Gary Collins and Michael H. Wilson. Premier Campbell continues as the Honourary Chair of The Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships.
Sponsors for the 2009 Awards Program were: Aecon Group Inc., Société Générale, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP. Infrastructure Canada is the Research Contributor.
Case Studies of the 2009 National Award Winners are available in our bookstore. Information on previous case studies is also available.


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Together they have undertaken commissions for some of the worlds most innovative and desirable brands.
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Capt. David Cushman, Jr. Preserve - Duxbury, MA
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Nestled along the banks of the tidal Bluefish River, the Cushman Preserve offers both historical and natural interest. Captain Cushman purchased the land from relatives of his wife, Mary W. Alden (a direct descendant of John Alden), whose family has held the property since the 1620s. The Captain's home, "The Anchorage", was built in 1846 and housed many treasures from his voyages to China and the South Seas between 1840 and 1860. The house and property were donated to Wildlands Trust by Lura Cushman, the Captain's granddaughter. The house remains a private residence.
A trail leads from the parking area into a field, skirting the edge of a woodland. English oak, a non-native species, is found in the tree line behind the old barn. At the eastern margin of the field, large Norway spruces can be distinguished from native conifers by their long, five-to-six-inch cones.
Tree and barn swallows sweep the air for insects above a variety of grasses and wildflowers, including black-eyed Susan, Queen Anne's lace, sweet goldenrod, and small white aster. Birders should keep an eye out for meadow-loving species such as eastern meadowlark, eastern bluebird, field sparrows, Savannah sparrows, and hawks. To maintain diversity of habitat, Wildlands mows the Cushman field after the nesting season, thus preventing its return to forest.
From Anchorage Lane and the spur trail, visitors are afforded lovely views of the Blue Fish River and saltmarsh. The vegetation here is a mixture of cordgrass, salt marsh hay, and salt-loving wildflowers, such as sea lavender and seaside goldenrod. Watch the marsh and river for great blue or green-backed herons, great or snowy egrets, least terns, and a variety of ducks. At low tide, you may glimpse feeding shorebirds, such as greater yellowlegs, black-bellied plovers, and killdeer.
Anchorage Lane, off St. George Street
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Rt. 3 to Exit 11. Turn right onto Rt. 14 East toward Duxbury. Bear right at fork, staying on Rt. 14. Cross 3A through lights, pass schools. Turn onto Anchorage Lane on right. Follow gravel lane to preserve signs.
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Americans refrigerate eggs because of US federal food safety regulations that require chicken eggs to be washed prior to sale. The process of washing eggs actually exposes them to bacteria because it destroys the outermost protective coating of the shell that keeps bacteria and other microorganisms from penetrating it. Refrigerating the eggs after washing helps prevent microorganisms from reaching within the porous shell. Egg refrigeration is not common in other countries, with the exception of Japan and Scandinavia, because of differing food safety standards that do not require washing beforehand. nstead, hens are required to be vaccinated against illnesses prior to laying eggs.
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Euroxati, look up information on birds and bird eggs. If the egg has been fertilized, then the embryo is within the egg. The yolk supplies nutrition to the developing chick. The mother hen sits on the eggs to keep them warm, turning them as needed. After the chick has fully developed, it pecks and cracks the egg open. Voila! The chick is born.
This does not happen in "egg factories" for several reasons, primarily because the focus is on egg production. The eggs are not fertilized, therefore, no chick.
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To be honest, I'm not surprised at all that the U.S. produces so many eggs per year. After all, just look at how many people eat eggs, and how much they're used as additives in food products. In fact, in my opinion, eggs are one of the most versatile products known to man.
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Even though the article doesn't mention this, I think another reason why Americans refrigerate eggs is due to the fact that you can get poisoning from eating the inside of the egg, and even more so, if it's not refrigerated.
In fact, allow me to explain. While it's not always unsafe to eat an uncooked egg, more than often, doing so can lead to salmonella.
However, just imagine how much more of a chance one would have of getting Salmonella if they were to eat an egg that's not only non refrigerated, but also partially spoiled as well.
While it's possible that many people from other countries might see us as being overly protective when it comes to refrigerating eggs, on the other hand, I see them as being a little to non-cautious.
I don't mean to sound like I'm stereotyping, and obviously, it's not the case for everyone, but still, it's something interesting to think about.
In fact, don't quote me on this, but I've heard that many people in other countries have a tendency to get a lot sicker than most Americans, and the even the Japanese tend to have a rather high rate of parasites. Even though this could obviously be several factors, perhaps one of the reasons for this is due to lack of sanitation.
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Even though many Americans are supposed to refrigerate eggs, one thing that I've always wondered about eggs is how they even become yolks in the first place?
After all, when a chicken lays her eggs, aren't the baby chicks already in the egg, or are they sent to a factory and completely unprocessed?
While this doesn't specifically relate to the article, I still think it's rather interesting, and something that should be discussed more often.
On a final note, one thing that I find very interesting about this article is how it mentions the fact that only Americans are the ones who put their eggs in the refrigerator.
While it's obviously true that people from other countries do the same thing as well, I also like how it points out the fact that the rules for this are a lot stricter in America. However, does anyone else wonder why Japan (and some other countries as well) don't even bother to refrigerate their eggs? Obviously, standards and regulations aren't always the same, but a lack of refrigerating certain food can lead to contamination, right?


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The 2018 ACTE CareerTech Expo will be on Thursday, November 29 and Friday, November 30 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, Exhibit Hall 2, San Antonio, Texas.
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There is an abundance of things to see and do in the Fort Lauderdale area: visit the newly redesigned Fort Lauderdale Beach and cafes, stroll the historic Riverwalk, shop the luxurious stores on Las Olas Boulevard or venture to the Everglades for an intriguing air boat excursion.
Philipsburg, St. Maarten
This Leeward island has been famously bisected into French and Dutch territories since 1648, and is referred to both as Saint Martin and Sint Maarten. In their respective capitals—Marigot and Philipsburg—there are ancient stone forts and candy-colored buildings lining winding streets. The Dutch side has a slightly larger population but is a bit smaller, at 34 square kilometers (13 square miles), versus the 53-square-kilometer (20-square-mile) Saint Martin.
Named for its founder John Philips, Philipsburg, the capital of the Dutch side, has some excellent international art galleries, thumping discos and popular casinos. Farther afield are beautiful beaches and a seemingly endless array of nature conservancies. With them come extensive opportunities for adventure—hiking, biking and zip lining—and amazing wildlife sightings in the sea, on land and in the sky.
On the French side, there are cafés serving café au lait and pain au chocolat and sidewalk bistros offering chilled rosé and savory crepes. A variety of luxury shops and cosmopolitan boutiques beckon to sophisticated shoppers who love a good bargain—the entire island has no sales tax.
Frederiksted, St. Croix
It's one of the three isles that make up the U.S. Virgin Islands, and though St. Croix is the largest—measuring 218 square kilometers (84 square miles)—it's the least visited of the trio. Perhaps that's because much of the island has been set aside as parkland, which means fewer tourist hubs and more space dedicated to natural wonders, including pristine beaches and primo snorkeling and diving. But St. Croix also boasts many excellent historical sites. At various times it was controlled by Spain, Britain, France, the Netherlands and Denmark; the latter's influence is the most visible in the architecture of St. Croix's charming capital city of Christiansted, on the northern coast. Frederiksted, on the western point of the island, is a busy port surrounded by some significant colonial attractions, with a restored sugar estate and an 18th-century fort being among the most noteworthy. Here you'll also find a family-run rum distillery and many restaurants and shops.
Half Moon Cay
The Caribbean is full of tropical wonders. But there's nothing like Half Moon Cay, Holland America Line's 2,400-acre private island paradise in the Bahamas. The most authentic, highest-rated private-island experience in the region, Half Moon Cay has won Porthole Cruise Magazine's Best Private Island award 17 consecutive years, and was also named the best in Travel Weekly's Readers' Choice Awards. One visit and it's easy to see why guests wish they could stay here forever. Uncrowded and unspoiled, it combines the unparalleled natural beauty of a protected preserve with access to a wide range of amenities and activities. With miles of pristine, white-sand beach, guests can stay busy all day or simply luxuriate in tranquil solitude. Holland America Line acquired this beautiful island more than 20 years ago to create a unique and memorable experience for our Caribbean cruise guests.


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