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Newly elected Mayor of New York Bill de Blasio (R) is sworn in by former President Bill Clinton at City Hall in New York, January 1, 2014. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Mayor Bill de Blasio is coming into City Hall with a sweeping mandate to address the city's most vexing problems, from economic inequality to police and community relations.
But first, he will have to manage a snowstorm.
A winter storm that is due to hit on Thursday, de Blasio's second day in office, could pose the first challenge to the new mayor, as he tries to enact a progressive agenda while ensuring the city of more than 8 million people is well managed.
De Blasio succeeds Michael Bloomberg, who had no political experience when he took office in 2001 but had founded and run the successful company that takes his name. De Blasio, a Democrat, most recently was the city's public advocate and, before that, served two terms in the city council.
"This will be first test, and he's got to pull it off as close to flawlessly as he can," said Douglas Muzzio, a professor at Baruch College at the City University of New York. "He's got to send the message, 'I can run this joint.'"
Storms have famously complicated the political lives of New York mayors. In the winter of 1969, a storm that dropped 15 inches of snow created a political crisis for Mayor John Lindsay, who was faulted for the city's slow response.
In 2010, Bloomberg came under fire for his handling of a blizzard that shut down some subway lines for days.
"If we see a situation worsening we're going to take very aggressive action. So it's very much on our screens," de Blasio told reporters this week.
De Blasio, who is moving into the mayoral residence of Gracie Mansion in Manhattan, asserted his outer-borough credentials by mentioning that he remains a homeowner in the borough of Brooklyn.
New York City consists of five counties known as boroughs: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Staten Island.
Bloomberg, who was first elected as a Republican but dropped his party affiliation, was criticized for letting snow pile up in Queens and allowing large parts of Brooklyn go unplowed for days in 2010.
Regardless of what Mother Nature sends the city's way, de Blasio has his work cut out for him as he kicks off his first week in office.
De Blasio has said one of his first acts will be to dismantle the horse-and-buggy industry in Central Park, which has long been a tourist draw but has been the target of animal-rights groups.
Perhaps the defining issue of de Blasio's campaign for mayor was the issue of stop and frisk, a police tactic that critics say has led to racial profiling of young black and Latino men in low-income neighborhoods.
At the height of the Democratic primary last summer, de Blasio - who is white and whose wife, Chirlane McCray, is black - began broadcasting an ad that featured his mixed race son, Dante, and spelled out de Blasio's criticism of the tactic.
The ad boosted de Blasio's popularity among black and Latino voters and helped push policing to the top of the debate.
But first, de Blasio will have to quiet critics who say he lacks the management experience to be a great mayor.
Muzzio predicted de Blasio would rise to the occasion.
"Those types of events, they're defining in a way that a legislative victory is not," he said, adding half-jokingly: "You'll see de Blasio riding a snow plow. There will not be a screwup."
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The characters named Naruto, Sasuke and Madara regularly come at the top of opinion polls. The only way to decide who is the strongest character in Naruto is by looking at the results of polls and votes. These polls will differ according to the opinions of the participants.
To enable a player to know all the characters in Naruto, it might help to search the specialist sites that provide information on manga and anime, such as animevice.com and leafninja.com. Manga is a Japanese term for comic. This terminology stretches back as far as 1798. Anime refers to the animation. Naruto was created in the 1990s.


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The Goosebumps sequel is now reportedly called Goosebumps: Slappy's Revenge and is expected to focus on the eponymous evil dummy. Details surrounding the sequel to 2015's Goosebumps movie have been pretty sketchy up until now. The sequel, which was previously confirmed as being titled Goosebumps: Horrorland, may well now be moving in a different direction plot-wise and link closely with events in the original film, as well as a classic book from the original Goosebumps book series.
Goosebumps the movie was released in October 2015 and made a tidy worldwide gross of $150M from a budget of $58M. It starred Jack Black as a fictional version of real life author R.L. Stine, who had to deal with his literary monsters escaping from his books and terrorising a small town. Directed by Rob Letterman (Monsters vs. Aliens), it gained a good critical response and expertly tapped into the love for the YA horror novels that so many people grew up with or introduced their families to. A sequel was announced in 2016 and expected to move forward with the original star and director. It was then given an official title of Goosebumps: Horrorland, but development on the followup has been moving slowly since then.
RELATED: Goosebumps 2 Lands a New Director
Now it seems that things have definitely changed for the film. According to Omega Underground, the sequel is now being referred to as Goosebumps: Slappy's Revenge. This would suggest that the sequel is now heading in a different plot direction. It was previously expected to focus on the Horrorland spinoff line, based around the amusement park that Goosebumps creator R.L. Stine described as being the 'scariest place on Earth'. While there is a Goosebumps movie tie-in book titled Slappy's Revenge, the true inspiration for the sequel could be the 2008 novel Revenge of the Living Dummy, which is one of the most popular stories starring the evil doll.
According to Omega Underground's report, production on the Goosebumps sequel is currently slated to begin in Atlanta in the first half of 2018. While Sony is still holding onto a September 2018 theatrical release date for the film at the moment, this update indicates that the Goosebumps sequel won't be hitting theaters until 2019 instead.
The (unconfirmed) change in title doesn't mean that Horrorland won't still feature in the plot, but it probably means that it won't be as central to the storyline as previously thought. There's also the issue of Black's availability, as there's still a question mark hanging over whether he will be a part of the sequel or not. Although it's possible that his version of Stine will not return, he also provided the vocals for Slappy the first time around, so there may be a change unless his involvement is confirmed. However the recently announced director Ari Sandel, still seems to be at the helm.
Slappy was easily one of the best loved parts of the first film (and the whole franchise), so it makes sense that his name has now been giving top billing. However, until further plot specifics and casting announcements are officially announced by the studio, it's difficult to guess how this follow-up will compare to the original. We hope that Black throws his hat into the amusement arcade soon and look forward to hearing more about any movement on Goosebumps: Slappy's Revenge. We'll keep you updated.
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Egypt Should Release Photojournalist Held Nearly Two Years (allAfrica.com)
The International Press Institute (IPI) said today that it was increasingly concerned for the well-being of imprisoned Egyptian freelance photojournalist Mahmoud Abou Zeid and called on Egypt to release him without delay.
Abou Zeid, also known as "Shawkan", has been held without official charges since Aug. 14, 2013, when he was arrested while covering a sit-in held at Cairo's Rabaa Al-Adawiya square to protest the forced removal of former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi.
According to his own account, Abou Zeid has been subject to severe physical abuse and deprivation at the hands of security forces and officers at Tora Prison, which he has described in chilling terms as a "cemetery". A former contributor to Western media outlets through freelance work with the Demotix photo agency, Abou Zeid is now in "failing" health, family and friends say. Prison officials have denied him access to medication for hepatitis C, as well as to clothing and food provided by family members, a close family friend who is leading a campaign for Abou Zeid's release, said in a phone interview with IPI this week.
Mohamed Abou Zeid, Shawkan's brother, told IPI by telephone today that he had last visited his brother yesterday, July 30, and described the state of his health as "very bad" and having deteriorated over the past few months.
Egyptian courts have repeatedly extended Abou Zeid's pre-trial detention and the journalist did not appear before a judge until May 2015. All of Abou Zeid's hearings have taken place without the presence of his lawyer, who was only allowed to visit his client for the first time last month, according to Mohamed Abou Zeid.
Abou Zeid's most recent hearing, scheduled for July 21, was reportedly postponed until Monday, August 3, coincidentally coinciding with a visit to Egypt by United States Secretary of State John Kerry.
IPI Director of Press Freedom Programmes Scott Griffen said IPI and its membership was "horrified" by the treatment of Abou Zeid.
"We are deeply disturbed at the extent to which Mahmoud Abou Zeid's basic human rights have been grossly and continually violated by the Egyptian authorities," Griffen commented. "He has been arbitrarily detained for over 700 days and held in degrading conditions simply for doing his work as a photojournalist. He must be released immediately and provided with urgent medical attention."
With the world's attention focused on the sham trial of several Al Jazeera journalists in Egypt on charges of spreading false news and aiding the now-banned Muslim Brotherhood, Griffen also urged foreign governments not to forget the plight of Mahmoud Abou Zeid and other imprisoned Egyptian journalists whose stories have not received the same degree of media coverage.
"All foreign governments that are concerned about freedom of expression and the press in Egypt should also be pressing the Egyptian authorities to release Mahmoud Abou Zeid and others like him," Griffen said. "Every case of a journalist imprisoned in Egypt is unacceptable."
A verdict had been expected in the Al Jazeera trial yesterday, but was postponed until at least Aug. 2. IPI this week said the verdict would provide a test of Egypt's commitment to human rights.
According to his own account in a letter distributed earlier this year (a photograph of the original of which was provided to IPI by a close family friend), Mahmoud Abou Zeid was detained in a dragnet-style operation on the morning of Aug. 14, 2013. Despite identifying himself as a journalist, he was taken into custody together with an American and a French reporter, both of whom were released hours later. Although arrested and held without official charges, Abou Zeid reportedly faces an array of accusations – including illegal firearm possession, murder and membership in an illegal group – that are said to have been levied indiscriminately against those picked up in the dragnet.
Egyptian authorities have ignored documentation testifying to Abou Zeid's identity as a professional journalist, including a confirmation from the photo agency Demotix that Abou Zeid had been on assignment for the agency on Aug. 14, 2013.
Amnesty International has labelled Mahmoud Abou Zeid a prisoner of conscience.


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Ty Bollinger is alternative Health Researcher , cancer researcher, former competitive bodybuilder and author. After losing several family members to cancer, he refused to accept the notion that chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery were the most effective treatments available for cancer patients.
He began a quest to learn all he possibly could about alternative cancer treatments and the medical industry. What he uncovered was shocking. There is ample evidence to support the allegation that the "war on cancer" is largely a fraud and that multinational pharmaceutical companies are "running the show."
He is the author of the Cancer - Step Outside The Box eBook that was read by 100,000 people worldwide.
Ty has now made it his life mission to share the most remarkable discovery he made on his quest: the vast majority of all diseases, including cancer, can be easily prevented and even cured without drugs or surgery.
Dr. Eliezer Ben-Joseph, well-known naturopath and talk show host, interviews Ty Bollinger about his best-selling eBook, Cancer-Step Outside the Box.
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In 1986, McGill Cancer Center in Montreal, one of the largest and most esteemed cancer treatment centers in the world, surveyed 64 oncologists to see how they would personally respond to a diagnosis of cancer. Of the 64 oncologists surveyed, 58 said that... ALL chemotherapy programs were unacceptable to them and their family members due to the fact that the drugs dont work and are toxic to ones system! That's right, 91% of oncologists will not take chemo!!
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Real Techniques Miracle Complexion Sponge
There was a time before beauty blogging where I always used makeup sponges. After the discovery of makeup brushes, my sponges were binned and I never looked back.. until now. With the rise of the makeup sponges and contouring trends, I decided to see what I was missing and picked up the Real Techniques Miracle Complexion Sponge to see what all the fuss was about.
Now there's all sorts of makeup sponges out there, from Beauty Blenders to Primark's own £1 version but ultimately, I decided to settle on the Real Techniques version. The price was somewhere in the middle and having been impressed by their brushes, I had high hopes for their other products.
The sponge is shaped with three uses in mind, the flat edge is used in the contours around the eyes and nose, the sides are for blending around large areas of the face and the pointed tip to cover up imperfections. This is something I hadn't seen from the other brands so it was a real selling point for me.
To use the sponge, you simply dampen it, making sure you squeeze out the excess water and blend out your foundation/concealer of choice. Personally I find it most effective using a sort of dabbing motion to move the product around rather than dragging the sponge. It did take a little more time than average to apply my foundation but what I was left with was the most beautiful natural finish.
I often find when I use brushes I pick up too much product but because the sponge is wet, it sort of reduces the coverage and helps your skin show through. It felt like I had nothing on my face but provided just enough coverage so I think this would be best used with a medium coverage foundation.
I find it best to wash it after each use as sponges tend to get dirty much quicker, especially appearance wise! I dreaded the washing process but I found it really easy, soap and water is all you really need. The best part is that you can wash it just before you use it too as it's used wet anyway!
All in all, I was really happy with the results. Now that I've gotten to grips with the foundation application, I think I'll try my hand at a little bit of contouring! Watch this space..
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The Township of Hamilton is located approximately half way between Toronto and Kingston and is accessible by Hwy. 401 at Exit 472 (Burnham Street) and Exit 474 (Division Street).
You will enjoy the beautiful scenery, rolling hills and rich history that lie between Rice Lake to the north and Lake Ontario to the south. The pleasant hamlets, bed and breakfasts, and resorts offer a wide variety of sports, recreation and sightseeing.
The Township forms part of the Oak Ridges Moraine with scenic views, forests, trails and an abundance of natural wonders.
On behalf of Hamilton Township Council, it is hoped that this web site will be informational for our residents and that it will keep them informed and updated on Township business as well as coming events and notices.
On behalf of Council and the residents, it is also my pleasure to extend greetings to visitors to this area. I hope that while you are here, you will take the time to tour the Township of Hamilton from Rice Lake to Lake Ontario. You will find a variety of attractions from resorts to historic sites. Most of all, you will meet friendly people along the way and enjoy memorable experiences.
The Township is a vibrant and exciting place to live, work and visit. It provides a wide range of housing and commercial establishments while preserving the historical rural charm of the past. It provides an opportunity to seek an alternative to urban life.
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The Look: Eco-Conscious – Modern – Goth
The clothing Jenn Charkow creates from eco-friendly materials is anything but crunchy. Edgy, modern and darkly beautiful, these knits beg to be lived in and loved.
The Inspiration:
Charkow's sources of inspiration include famous fashion designers like Tom Ford, Helmut Lang, Vivienne Westwood, Narciso Rodriguez, Ann Demeulemeester, Rick Owens, Jean Paul Gaultier, John Galliano, Garth Pugh and Iris Van Herpen as well as costume designers like Colleen Atwood and Eiko Ishioka.
Behind the Design:
"I was always aware of fashion ever since I was very young. My mom had W magazine and other fashion magazines laying around the house. She was and still is very fashionable.
As I grew up I was the kid that never seemed to find what they were looking for. So at the ripe old age of 12, I started to take sewing classes at my local Ben Franklin's fabric store. My sewing teacher Shirley was awesome. I learned so much and I still have my black hooded velvet cape amongst all my other sewing projects.
All the while I was consuming fashion shows and learning all I could about the history of fashion. Then in high school I was tasked with designing the costumes for 'Midsummer Nights Dream' for my English class. After that I was hooked! Designing just was it for me. It has been ever since."
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Charkow appreciates that "some large brands/stores are educating their customers on the value of being eco-conscious." Though she doesn't like the environmental implications of fast fashion, she acknowledges the efforts of companies like H&M that are "leading the way for the rest of the large brands to be more aware of what they are doing – not only to the environment but their impact on the human side of the fashion industry."
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She doesn't have any hard rules, but Charkow likes that knits feel effortlessly beautiful and can easily be dressed up or down.
Jenn Charkow and six other independent designers will show off their designs at Fashion Week at The Bellevue Collection, the Northwest's leading runway show venue. Fashion forward, contemporary and luxury shoppers will enjoy an extraordinary experience replete with exclusive runway shows, trend reports and demonstrations, chic parties and irresistible shopping. Learn more and buy your tickets at fashionweekbellevue.com.


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This bungalow in the Scarborough Bluffs gained a rear extension as well as a second storey addition. The interior, including basement was totally renovated for move-in readiness. The home contains many custom features, including the one of a kind kitchen, which was designed and installed by The Robert Webster Company. The North kitchen wall was given additional storage which included two workstations. The main floor is totally open concept, except for the center-hall staircase to the second floor and behind to the basement.
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Next in our #DeckTheWalls line-up: another free printable! See the others here, and be sure to subscribe by RSS or email so you won't miss a single wall decor post this week!
Hi Remodelaholics! For those who don't know me, my name is Michelle and I'm the editor of a creative lifestyle blog called Elegance & Enchantment and I also run a stationery/print shop called Enchanted Prints. I'm so happy to be back for a second time this month to share some special art prints for your home! If you missed it, you will definitely want to check out the BBQ Invitations I shared earlier in the month, along with these Father's Day Coupons.
Like many of you, I love switching out my home decor for holidays, seasons and special occasions. Unfortunately, purchasing artwork for all those different times of year can really start to add up, which is why I adore using printables as an alternative. They are very inexpensive (in this case free), and it's ridiculously easy to swap out your current artwork or photos, for something new.
I really love the impact that pretty, typographic art can make in a room. This type of art is not only beautiful to look at, but they often become a conversation piece! The two prints that I'm sharing today have the extra bonus of being black and white, which means they will match with anything AND you don't need any color ink to print them.
The "let's stay home" print is just my speed. Netflix and takeout is my idea of a perfect evening! The "and they lived happily ever after" print would make a great addition to your bedroom OR a fantastic anniversary or wedding gift. You could even print the pair and present them as a housewarming gift. Let us know where you plan to use these in your home!
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ISA CHANDRA MOSKOWITZ is the bestselling author or coauthor of the hit books Isa Does It, Veganomicon, Vegan with a Vengeance, and many other titles. She created the beloved website Post Punk Kitchen (now IsaChandra.com), and her restaurant, Modern Love, has locations in Omaha and Brooklyn.
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"The most important things to know about me: I was born and raised in Brooklyn, I love cats and I love to feed people, myself included. I'm a cooking show addict and I also love the Golden Girls. I try to parlay my love for the kitchen into my love for social justice whenever possible. I'm a strong believer in baketivism. Bake sales, benefit dinners, or outreach via cupcakes, I believe that tastebuds are the perfect vehicle for change.
I've been writing cookbooks since 2005. I also do food photography, and I garden and I play guitar.
I started cooking when I went vegetarian as a teenager. The first vegan cookbook I ever cooked from was the Tofu Cookery, by Louise Hagler. It was a really important cookbook for my family, because we never really cooked together before that. We'd make Barbeque Tofu, or Tofu Balls And Spaghetti, and it really brought us closer. It was then that my love of cookbooks began!
My friends and I also formed a kitchen posse. We cooked for any old reason: birthdays, holidays, road trips, touring bands. We'd stay up all night making an elaborate seitan roast, wake up in the afternoon and make pancakes, go to an anti-fur demonstration then start all over again!
People often ask if I'm self-taught, and I guess that, yes, technically I'm self-taught. But really I've picked things up from all of the awesome and skilled people I've worked alongside over the years. From the guy at Food Not Bombs who showed me how to slice 10 pounds of broccoli in under 10 minutes, to the prep cook at a Brooklyn restaurant where I was a waitress who taught me to slice onions – the world has been my cooking school. And sometimes I'm just plain spying – like in my twenties when my roommate would make her secret maple potatoes and I would pretend to talk to her about some guy, but really I would be stealing all of her potato knowledge.
It's been over 20 years since I formed that first tofuball and I've never looked back. I'm so ecstatic to see vegan cooking gaining ground every day, one potluck at a time. It's been awesome to be a part of it. Even so, my mom and sister and I still make those same tofuballs. Some things never change!"


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In one course several weeks ago there was but a single copy of a book available for reference in the library. The instructor added two of his own. All three were stolen. A few days later a six volume edition of a work on Political Science was rendered practically useless because some undergraduate--doubtless intellectually eager -- had ripped out an entire chapter that was included in the assigned reading. The same day a book that was out of print was destroyed by several pages being ripped out. These are not isolated instances.
Cheating in an examination is sometimes weakly condoned by the assertion that the student is engaged in a game with the professor. There is not even a game going on in the library. The library assistants there do not attempt to watch the students; they trust them. We have no doubt but that the most awkward thief could get away with Webster's Dictionary. This is not in suggestion.
If increased watchfulness on the part of the librarians coupled with severe punishment for any offenders caught does not effect an improvement, there will be no other alternative but the force of public opinion. That weapon is gaining strength every day as more men go to the library and find that the book they need has been stolen. --The Dartmouth.
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|After a tornado blew apart their home last January, the Reeds started rebuilding, then won a new nursery for their new baby.
By Joe O'Donnell Photography by Wynter Byrd
On Jan. 22, 2012, a pregnant Tiffanie Reed, 28, was finishing a paper for school, while her husband, Willie Reed III, 27, and daughter, Tatum, 2, were in the other room. Tiffanie fell asleep and was later awoken by the deafening roar of a tornado hitting her home. It took Tiffanie about 10 minutes to find her family, terrified the entire time that they were hurt or worse and that the stress of these frightening events would cause her to lose her unborn child. She found her husband and daughter buried under bricks from the front wall collapsing but otherwise unhurt.The Reeds moved out of their house while it was being rebuilt (it was scheduled to be finished late last month).
Stories of survival and rebuilding are compelling in their own right, but this one has an extra twist, courtesy of St. Vincent's Hospital, ABC 33/40 and Marianne Strong Interiors. The Reeds entered the hospital's Nursery Contest to win a fantastic new nursery in their rebuilt home for the family's new baby, Boston Cruz Reed. Tiffanie owns a children's gymnastics gym in Trussville.
St. Vincent's Health System partnered with ABC 33/40 to give away a custom-decorated nursery from Marianne Strong of Marianne Strong Interiors. Expectant families were encouraged to submit their story online (abc3340.com) over a three-week period, which ended on April 13. A panel of judges from the community narrowed down the more than 100 submissions to three finalist families — the Cade family, the Reed family and the Wilson family. The finalists' stories were profiled on ABC 33/40, and viewers had the opportunity to go online and vote for their favorite family. Voting ended on May 18, and the winning couple — the Reed family — was announced on May 21 on Talk of Alabama. Over the next three weeks, Marianne Strong worked closely with the Reeds to decorate their dream nursery. Since the Reeds' home was being rebuilt after the tornados, the nursery was a clean slate. The family preferred a neutral design, so Marianne incorporated a natural rustic look with such statement pieces as a reclaimed wood dresser (also used as a changing table), large iron letters on the wall, an overhead barrel light, local art and wallpaper on the ceiling. The Reed's crib and whimsical bedding, both given to the family by Pottery Barn Kids as part of the contest, were also a focal point of the room. The final nursery was revealed live on Talk of Alabama June 8.
"I love to give back. As soon as I met the Reeds I knew they would be so much fun and great to work with. I was so honored St. Vincent's asked me to be a part of this," Marianne Strong says.
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Planet Sushi recently added a new maki roll to its menu and it mimics one of North America's most coveted salads: caesar salad.
The sushi bar, which is located in France, is known for its unique take on sushi. While the restaurant sells classic sushi cuisine, it also tries to cater to a wider range of clientele that isn't particular to fish. This unique sushi roll is one of its latest attempts.
The roll, which is almost like a miniature chicken caesar wrap (but with rice instead of bread of course), includes chicken, Parmesan cheese, caesar dressing, crouton pieces, lettuce and sesame seeds. It's an explosion of the salad's strong flavors in bite-size form and would act as the perfect appetizer before you dig into the rest of your sushi meal.
Planet Sushi Created a Maki Roll in Honor of Caesar Salads
Megan Facciuolo — May 25, 2014 — Lifestyle
References: planetsushi.fr


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Dennett was one of 66 cotton-top tamarins lucky enough to retire to Jungle Friends after the closure of a major primate research lab. Even luckier for Dennett, he was among the first group of 20 monkeys to join our Jungle Friends Family in Munchkinland!
Dennett lived to be a very old man, but he was always among the first to go outside -- a huge feat for a monkey that had spent the first 23 years of his life inside a laboratory. He spent much of his time outside in the sun, enjoying the perks of his new life. Dennett also enjoyed the wide variety of food being presented to him for the first time, though he didn't hesitate to complain if he came across something too strange. Dennett passed December 2016.


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Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan has shared secrets about one of the most watched TV shows during the Sydney Writers' Festival, Australia, news.com reported.
American series Breaking Bad, the highest-rated TV show in history, according to Guinness World Records, tells the story of chemistry teacher Walter White (Bryan Cranston) who starts cooking meth with former student Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul), after he is diagnosed with terminal lung cancer.
His aim is to make as much money as possible for his family before he dies.
The show, first broadcast in the US in 2008, has attracted millions of viewers and won numerous awards.
Here is what the creator shared with the audience in Sidney:
Breaking Bad was inspired by a real event. Gilligan explained he first got the idea after reading a newspaper article about a meth lab in Brooklyn that had made a group of children sick.
The writer admitted he had not planned the whole story in advance. The script and characters grew as the story developed.
Famous scenes such as the one where Walter and Jesse were trapped in the caravan were not resolved at the time of writing. It took seven writers a week to come up with Walter's exit strategy from that van, Gilligan explained.
Gilligan admitted he was surprised by how many people hated Walt's wife, Skyler (Anna Gunn). "I didn't see that coming," he said. "To us, she was a really good character... I think she really and truly did what she did for her family... I never saw her character as a bitch... I saw her as someone who was kind of a tragic figure."
The scene where drug lord and chicken fast-food chain owner Gus Fring (Giancarlo Esposito) dies took 19 takes to film. "We used the 19th take," Gilligan said. "We wouldn't make him fall down 19 times only to use the first one."
Gilligan considered killing off Jesse but changed his mind as the character developed and the chemistry between Jesse and Walt grew as the show progressed.
One idea that never made it into the series was for Jesse to take revenge on Walt through his son, Walt Junior. "When Jesse was very much on the out with Walt, we wanted him to get revenge by seeking Walter Junior and getting him hooked on meth," Gilligan said.
CEO of Sony America called the pitch "the single worst idea for a television show that I have heard in my whole life".
The creator wished he could see the show turned into a video game in which players drive around in a Winnebago. "I pitched that," he said. "That would be fun. I would love to see that happen."
A spin-off series, Better Call Saul, based on Breaking Bad lawyer Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk), will begin shooting in the US on 2 June. It will be directed by Gilligan.


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So You've got your new camera with a kit lens and are ready to go out and shoot. But before you go you have a look at some online forums and a magazine or two. Is the kit lens any good do I need a wide zoom, tele zoom or "better mid range zoom" and so it begins.
When I bought my first DSLR I used the kit lens and was pretty happy with it. I bought a tele zoom to give me 18-200mm FX equivalent. The tele zoom stayed in the house or camera bag but I felt happy that I had the choice. I bought a 35mm F1.8 prime and thought that's all I'll need I'm happy with my system. So I used it for a few months, kept looking online and in magazines and gradually I started to feel that my gear wasn't good enough. There was no empirical evidence for this it just didn't feel pro. So I researched the lenses that I'd need. Where was my Macro lens, my ultra wide, I'll have to get a portrait lens. My camera had an APS-C sensor, would I need a Full Frame camera so I could get the lenses I'd 'need'.
So 18months later I had 10 lenses, two were in my camera bag and 8 in a pelican case at home. Occasionally I'd swap one out but I'd never carry more than 3. I had an enthusiast camera but still, there was the Full Frame (FF) itch. So I calculated that if I sold half the lenses I could buy a Full Frame camera and the lenses I would need to take it to the next level and go Full Frame. So I did it, I took delivery of the camera and mid range zoom I already had a 70-300mm FF lens and 50mm F1.8 so now I had the FX equivalent of the kit I started with. I put it in my bag and went out in the car, and you know what, It was massive compared to a small APS-C and kit lens. I left the Tele zoom in the car and just used the 50mm it weighed over a kilo and was certainly conspicuous. At the same time I had sold a compact camera I used for travel and bought a refurbished APS-C camera with two lenses. I took this on a family holiday soon after and nine months later I'm still using it. The FF beast is in a pelican case unused and ready for sale.
This GAS journey has taken me three years I've taken thousands of shot on 3 cameras but never really got to know camera fully before moving on. The camera I use now is small light and inconspicuous. I have one lens on it and the other in my pocket. I can change any setting without looking at the dials or buttons. I feel I have developed more and learned more about photography in six months than in the previous 18. SO focus on the photography and light and not on the gear you think you need. You'll develop quicker and save time and money in the long run.


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Morëinion Orchaldor-Eldalótë
Aratar Morëinion, hîr OrchaldorOfficial portrait (1651)
|Lvl 13 Bard (Noble)
|Gifts & Geas
|True blood, Gift of foresight,
Magical ability, Possessed
Family treeHouses of Orchaldor and Eldalótë
Family treeMorëinion-Goeweth
Tomb of Morëinion in the mausoleum of Orchaldor-Eldalótë
Bar Orchaldor, palace of the Orchaldor-Eldalótës in Pelargir
Morëinion Eldalótë-OrchaldorSee also: Chronicles of Morëinion
Morëinion Eldalótë-Orchaldor (13 Ivanneth 1551- ?) was a Gondorian nobleman, scholar, sorceror, patron of art and gardening, and undisclosed leader of the criminal underworld in Pelargir. At the height of his power, he was styled aratar herenya, His Exalted Lordship, as a member of the Great Council and heir to the House of Eldalótë. He was also a constituent member of the secret society of Tindóme-Lië (the Golden Dawn), lodge of Eärendil at Pelargir.
His network of friends and associates was large and illustrious. Especially, Morëinion had the ear of the Queen Mírien, who had granted him right of access in gratitude of his support. He quarreled with King Tarondor, first over his inherited hunting grounds, and was then twice suspected (but not charged) of High Treason for giving aid to the King's enemies. First time he was incarcerated in the palace of Bar Annabon in Osgiliath for six months, second time he chose voluntary exile but disappeared in storm in the bay of Belfalas. His relatives declared him deceased to be able to conserve his considerable property, but several years later, Morëinion returned incognito to Gondor. His later years are not recorded in any tale or book.
"It is therefore a foolish and perilous thing, besides being a wrong deed forbidden justly by the appointed Rulers of Arda, if the Living seek to commune with the Unbodied, though the houseless may desire it, especially the most unworthy among them." (Tolkien, Morgoth's Ring)
Great king Vinyarion Hyarmendacil II had warred eleven years with Umbar and Harad. That summer he had crossed Harnen and crushed the army gathered by the Captains and Emirs. Rebels were given no mercy, prisoners were slain. In Gobel Ancalimon the King dictated his terms for a peace. Emirs were forbidden to ally with enemies of Gondor or to go armed west of Harnen. No ship under the flag of Umbar was allowed to sail north. They were also to pay tribute to the Winged Crown for twenty years.
Even the Spheres of Heaven were on Hyarmendacil's side, for while the Emirs argued, Isil (the moon) and Anor (the sun) conjoined and darkness fell over the land. At that moment when at high noon it was as dark as on a cloudy night, was Túrin Orchaldor's and Mirimë Eldalótë's only son and heir brought into this world. He was born in silence; there was no cry. And all this was taken as a great miracle by the midwives. From that moment, the son of Túrin had the gift of foresight.
For some trickle of fate or design of Ilúvatar, the blood of Westernesse flowed nearly pure in his veins, and he lived longer than many of his peers without aging. But when old age finally caught him up, his wisdom was blurred and his sight was stunted; for he had used his gifts for his own selfish interests, and in his folly he believed that he could safely delve deep in the Arts Unspeakable without being tarnished by the corruptive legacy of Morgoth. But the more his confidence in sorcery and his own prowess grew, the more he lost his trust, noble qualities and standing among others, and finally, he was despised and betrayed even by his own children.
- Túrin Orchaldor, son of Berthîr Ceiriath Pelethanor Orchaldor marries Mirimë Eldalótë, daughter of Erucolindo Eldalótë, governor of Lebennin and advisor to the king Aldamir
- Túrin appointed to oversee rebuilding Pelargir
- Túrin appointed condir of Pelargir by the king Aldamir
- Morëinion born in Pelargir to Túrin and Mirimë, at the moment when Isil and Anor joined in the sky and darkness of night reigned at high noon
- Embittered Túrin dies to a heart failure at his desk in Pelargir. King Vinyarion Hyarmendacil II does not appoint Morëinion condir after his father
- Morëinion becomes the Shadow, the master of Côr Morchaint after Túrin
- Marries Pallas Eldalóte after the death of Yulion Eldalóte to protect the wealth of the Eldalóte family
- Mordulin and Elanor are born, Pallas dies to complications after giving birth
- Mirimë dies peacefully in her sleep and Morëinion withdraws from public life into solitude to focus in philosophy and his roses
- The Great Plague in Middle-Earth
- A wave of pillaging and violence follows the plague killing four thousand in Pelargir
- Has sixteen people nailed and hanged up for betraying their oaths to Côr Morchaint, order slowly returns to Pelargir
- Great trial of Côr Morchaint, secures the house of Talahir in his pocket and strengthens his power over Pelargir
- Captures Lindefirion from captain Ormond after a daring nightly chase on the courier ship Blackbird on the coast of Gondor. Morëinion and Ormond negotiate over Lindefirion, but things get out of hand when Ormond tries to tear the book in to. Morëinion strikes Ormond unconscious with his Word and clashes swords with Urduzîr before withdrawing from the ship with Lindefirion.
- Breaks into Angamando, the best guarded prison in Pelargir with Miranda, disguised as members of the Tower Guard for a captured Umbar spy that came to Pelargir to find Miranda. The spy is given a poison to commit a painless suicide
- Is given a warning by a ghostly visitation of Turin, attacked by thing of shadows and protected by Irene Narika, considers the fate of his father and chooses his path
- Purchases a stolen shipment of arms from master Sigmund Malrach, captain Tirkhor is apprehended for the theft. Uncovers a plot of an Umbar spy, lieutenant Maruil to take Tirkhor's position. Saves Tirkhor's honor, pockets Maruil and makes a tidy profit with the arms that were intended to be Ormond's cargo to north.
- Binds into his service Irene Narika, the maia of air bound to guard the Lindefirion
- Finishes the translation of the chronicles of Ar-zagar, written and bound with Lindefirion, proving Miranda's heritage and line of ancestry
- Spends 900 crowns into dresses and jewelry to bring out princess Miranda in public in a grand ball for the king Tarandor, wins 800 crowns from the king in a game of dice, but refrains from gambling for the contested hereditary hunting grounds of the Eldalote's. Miranda kidnapped to Umbar by the priestesses of Ishtar.
- Elanor finally married to Raimond Serni, gives later birth to a boy and a girl
- Captured and imprisoned in Bar Annabon in Osgiliath by the Steward Dior Húrinion Usulúni for high treason, aiding Umbar and Sangahyandion and delivering passionate letters between the queen and Sangahyandion
- Decides to escape during masquerade ball and festivities, foiled by the Steward but forgiven by king Tarandor for helping him understand the queen's affections towards Sangahyandion. The queen Mírien gifts Moreinion with her ring for services rendered. Has to fight to save Miranda and Morvel that came to rescue Moreinion and flees to Pelargir haunted by the Nameless, banishes the form of Nameless by calling on the Valar. Loses his left eye and is almost killed in a duel with count Wilwarin, husband of Countess Katarina Curimardin
- Is taken by Miranda out of Gondor, feverish and sick from his wounds into a self-imposed exile and to flee other keepers of copies of Lindefirion on Nimgaur
- Meeting at the sea with (Miranda's uncle?), calling forth the winds to escape pursuit
- Carried by the summoned winds, Nimgaur is shipwrecked to Isles of Desolation where he discovers the dwelling of Ar-zagar
- Tries to kill the cat, but the bloody creature is saved by Brandir under the thrall of countess Curimardin's bossom. Irene Narika is set free by foolishness of Brandir, and Ar-zagar's staff broken. Commands Morwel to publicly whip herself for showing disrespect towards Miranda
- Assaulted by a powerful, malevolent spirit in the caves of the late witch and king Ar-zagar, father of Miranda Aranel, cackles maniacally. Stranded and abandoned by captain Ormond on the Isles of Desolation with Brandir Seldorien. Drowns the damn cat into the sea
- Brandir swears the oath of Cor Morchaint in return for wisdom and teaching
- Sends forth Nurufaire and Oloraista to curse Ormond's ship for its long travels to south and plague his nights with nigthmares as a small payback for stealing his possessions
1660 - 1663
- Delves into the deep depths of the caverns filled with water and lava, and climbs the high mountains of the island. Unlocks the forbidden wisdom of Lindefirion, Book of the Dead Names and Ar-zagar's and witchcraft. Calls forth and binds into his service both uncorrupted maiar and dark houseless spirits from the Underworld and ruins of the world that was sundered in the first war of Melkor and Valar
- Leaves the Isles of Desolation for Miranda's wedding, attends the wedding of Miranda and Sangahyandion to sway Miranda into abandoning the marriage. Leaves omens, dark predictions and smell of death as his wedding gifts but swears a sacred oath to Miranda
- Works on secret hush hush projects, seen in Pelargir, Linhir and Minas Anor. Leaving a trail of corpses behind where he walks
- Assaulted, inofficially buried and officially sealed in to die into one his houses in Pelargir by his own children, stripped of the Mask and Sword
- Elanor becomes the Shadow, Mordulin becomes the head of the family, Moreinion rots in darkness
"Eihän se nyt ollenkaan kurjaa ole kun haudataan elävälta, omat lapset varastavat vallan symbolit ja muuraavat seinän sisään kuolemaan unohdettuna, mukavaltahan se tuntuu!"


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Screw closure made of surgical steel in 1.2mm thickness.
Jewelry from different organic materials are absolutely harmless and therefore optimally suitable for persons with allergies through the skin-friendly properties of this material. They are not autoclavable though.
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Custom Engraving has been providing high quality components to the motorcycle market since 2000. The hallmark of our work is our ability to provide custom parts with extremely fine detail. That, coupled with finishing options, such as 24kt gold, has established Custom Engraving as the benchmark for custom parts in the motorcycle industry.
And now, we have set our sights on the automotive & tractor trailer sector. The work is the same. Custom designs done with ultra-high quality. The only difference is the parts that will be used for customizing. Making base substrate parts from billet aluminum is second nature to us. (First nature is engraving).
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The ELT world is changing rapidly for everyone in it. For publishers, authors, materials developers, sales people, teachers and, eventually, for learners. New roles are springing up for developers, UX designers and product managers. Wherever you are in that pyramid, you've probably got questions.
Take the agony out of your problems and queries and ask ELTjam whatever's on your mind. If we can't help, we bet we know people that can. Feel free to add your own comments and advice!
Here's our first letter from 'ELT Author' …
Dear ELTjam,
I've been an ELT author for years, often turning down work because there was such a continuous stream of freelance assignments from a variety of publishers. There almost weren't enough hours in the day to get the work done but I always met deadlines and worked well with the editors.
Now I find myself without a single writing or editing assignment. Have I been blacklisted for some reason? Or is it that publishers have frozen production while waiting to see what happens with the whole switch to digital? They must still be putting out products of some kind, so who's writing them?
ELT Author.
Dear ELT Author,
You're not the only one in this position and we think there are a couple of key reasons.
1. A lot of projects have been cancelled or are on hold while in-house training goes on to bring editors up to speed with new ways of working or entirely new types of product. They still need writers, but the nature of the writing work may change too. Tighter briefs, author teams, the need for using authoring tools rather than producing manuscript documents. The more you can skill up while work is quiet the better placed you'll be to take on assignments when they come up.
2. Most of the big publishers have restructured, shifting people to different departments, scaling down other departments, making redundancies. It's very likely that your old contacts have moved on and are no longer in a position to offer you work. Maybe they're even freelancing themselves.
Start as if from scratch and find out who's responsible for the kind of work you do. If you haven't been to a conference for a while, this might be a good time to network. But there's also no harm dropping your old contact a line through Linked In and finding out what they're up to or who their replacement is. We know of authors who've done just that and ended up with paid work and a new contact.
If you had a good relationship with editors in the past, it's highly unlikely that you've been blacklisted but publishers are wary of entering into contracts that are as binding as in the past. They seem to want to move away from royalties so, if you were a big ticket author on highly favourable contracts and perks, you might find that work is being offered to writers under different terms. Fees or even hourly rates are becoming common. Are you prepared to accept that?
One solution is to rethink the way you look at work. Maybe it doesn't have to come from a publisher's commission. Self published books and apps might be avenues to look into. So far, no one has made a huge splash with their own products, but someone has to be able to improve on Duolingo. Why not you? At the very least, you'll learn a whole set of new skills like marketing and design that might get you work in the future.
Good luck!
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If you need to cancel a lesson or change a lesson time then please give 24 hours notice. Full payment is charged for cancellations made inside 24 hours.


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This is a part time position with a stipend of $3,100.
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Construction Liens and Issues
If you need advice and legal representation concerning construction liens or other construction issues in metro Atlanta, contact an experienced attorney at the Alpharetta office of Ronald E. Dobelstein, P.C. Thoroughly experienced with all aspects of construction law and the many issues associated with different kinds of construction projects, we can give you a solid understanding of your rights and legal options, and represent your interests in court.Construction Liens
There have been substantial changes to the Mechanic's Lien Law which take effect on March 31, 2009. These require strict compliance by the lienor. Also called construction liens, some of the key features that pertain to mechanic's liens are listed below. Though some are not completely new, they should be followed:
- Filing of arbitration satisfies the lien lawsuit requirement within one year
- The one year 365 day period runs from the date of filing the lien
- The lien must be filed within 90 days after completion of work or furnishing of services or materials
- New liens filed after March 31, 2009 shall require additional language pertaining to expiration dates
- In two business days after the lien is recorded a true and correct copy shall be sent with proof of delivery to the property owner and contractor if a Notice of Commencement has been filed
- A Notice of Action shall be filed within 30 days of commencing the lien action
- Claimants not in privity with the contractor shall submit a notice to the contractor within 30 days of their intention to provide materials/services to the project
- The interim waiver and release and final payment and release have been modified to allow a 60 day grace period for clearance of checks
- Upon failure of funds to clear, an affidavit of non-payment is required to resurrect the lien claim
- A Notice of Contest of Lien has been created shorting the time to commence a lien lawsuit to within 90 days after filing of the Notice of Contest of Lien
- This Act is effective on March 31, 2009
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Cryo Tribble
Cryo Tribble
Very Rare Ground Device
Bind On Pickup
Values do not reflect skills or other modifiers
Removes all previous Tribble Buffs
+2 All Damage resistance for 3,600 sec
+5 Cold resistance for 3,600 sec
Cryo Tribble is a Tribble: a cute, round, furry creature that purrs when touched which has a tranquilizing effect on most races. This tribble seems to have gotten into something that has modified its physiology. Its blood has an enzyme that acts like a natural anti-freeze. This Tribble is a Polygeminus grex cryonic.
Cryo Tribble[edit | edit source]
Petting this tribble will have the effect of slightly stimulating the body's natural ability to resist all types of damage. Additionally, this Tribble will grant you bonus resistance to cold damage.
Can only be activated out of combat.
Stats[edit | edit source]
- Targets Self.
- 1.25 sec activate
- 6 sec recharge
- Removes all previous Tribble Buffs
- +2 All Damage resistance for 3,600 sec
- +5 Cold resistance for 3,600 sec
Breeding a Cryo Tribble[edit | edit source]
|Food to Obtain Cryo Tribble
Notes[edit | edit source]
- This is a special breedable item for players who have completed the mission "Cold Comfort". The reward from the mission, the [Deferi Snow Tuber], could originally be fed to either a Mat or Riv tribble to breed the cryo. However, a February 2011 update allowed to breed it from any tribble.
Tribbles in Star Trek Online
|Tier 1-3
|Dotson • Sparkes • Stahl • Susilo • Thompson • Tuffli • Vitales
|Tier 4-6
|Cavallaro • DeAngelo • Henry • Howe • Jasperson • Mattson • McCarry • Nix • Ricossa • Stacy
|Tier 7-8
|Daxter • Griffis • Harrington • Highison • Nielson • Velasquez • Yu • Zinc
|Special (bred)
|Cryo • Daring • Gamma Quadrant • Grand Slam • Kelvin Timeline • Lohlunat • Risian • Triolic • Winter
|Special (other)
|Crossfire • Fleet • Fluidic Space • IDIC • Inquisitive • Mol'Rihan • Nukara • Photonic • Radan • Rivera • Solanae • Terran Fortune • Tribble of Borg
|See also
|Tribble Breeding Guide • Cannibal Tribble • Tribble Kebab • Baked Tribble • Tribble Carcass


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For 11 years Creativity for Peace has been training teenage girls and young women in Israel and Palestine to become leaders for peace in their communities, region and internationally. Based on the idea that an enemy is a stranger whose story you haven't heard, our unique program of dialogue and art builds friendships that last and overcome the many difficult challenges of the conflict. A year round program of meetings keeps our girls connected when borders, checkpoints and visas would prevent them. Our advanced leadership training provides practical skills to become active agents of change along with the emotional resiliency necessary to keep believing that peace is possible. Your donation will fund our Young Leaders in running their own peace projects including school dialogues, short films and international speaking.
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Fuggler dolls are frightening plush toys that contain fake human teeth. There is very little known about the Fuggler, besides that it's created by someone named Mrs. McGettrick from England.
The Fuggler taps into a niche or hidden market for plush dolls that aren't attractive—rather, scary and perhaps repulsive to some. However, because of its uniqueness, perhaps it may be construed as a work of art, as opposed to a bedtime companion (imagine waking up in the middle of the night to one of these things hovering over you with a kitchen knife). The nice part about Fugglers is that they're hand-made by sweet Mrs. McGettrick herself, making each Fuggler a one-of-a-kind piece.
Besides plush Fugglers you can also purchase Fuggler cups for that morning cup of joe (assuming you survive the night).
Fuggler Dolls Contain Fake Human Teeth
Thomas Wade-West — September 23, 2013 — Life-Stages
References: etsy & laughingsquid


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I traveled to Nashville last February to style a bridal editorial for the European based wedding blog, Wedding Sparrow. I worked with the wonderful team of Camille from The Dress Theory, Hair and Makeup by: Amanda Gros, Megan from Wedding Sparrow and my dear friend and film photographer, Nicole Berrett.
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Is your story out of alignment?
Your hand hurts from the gazillionth re-write.
Your big bold number goal – and those unpaid bills – are getting more focus and energy than that follow-up email or invoice reminder.
You just signed on that client and gave her the early bird rate, an action taker's discount, a payment plan, the promise to give her detailed notes from every session along with ten PDFs you have not yet even created.
Or perhaps the clients and the money is flying in, you have a waiting list up to here, you have hit all of your targets, you have a great team taking things off of your hands…
Yet you feel uninspired, unchallenged, bored and well, not like yourself.
You lost the spirit of the Yoga instructor when you became a business coach.
The power of the healer when you started ignoring your self-care time to keep "rocking it every day".
The inventiveness of the creative when you kind of cut and pasted everyone else's formulas.
You've stopped being energized by your business and you are starting to feel drained by it.
You've forgotten about your vision, your dream.
And when people ask you what you do and can do for them, you feel like you are talking out of someone else's mouth.
You started looking towards others in order to find yourself.
And suddenly, everything you communicate is full of soundbites, phrases and even someone else's goals…
At this point many people start to try to re-brand.
They throw everything out the window.
They look around for inspiration and think "Who can I be?"
Instead of "Who am I? Who am I becoming?"
Story alignment is un-branding.
It is about wearing your truth.
The process of returning to your core story – present, past, future, and even ancestral – to find the patterns, symbols, context and confirmations that serve as anchors for re-aligning yourself.
It is supported by the most authentic core of who you are – rather than a fabrication of what you think others want..
It powerfully honors your voice, values and vision.
It seals you together the people who you are meant to serve — rather than trying to make you be everything to everyone.
And it weaves this all together to into the path of your success story – while giving you the pen to write it into reality.
Story alignment is a profound process that catapults us into that moment when we suddenly say:
"Wow, everything is always working out for me."
What happens when you bring your story into alignment? The Universe suddenly delivers. Click To Tweet
Linda's Alignment Story
When the beautiful, authentic and compassionate Linda Bot came to me, she had a whisper of a business.
In that whisper was a beautifully aligned narrative. One that threw the doors open to her success story.
Linda creates luxurious, beautiful, effective and 100% natural skin care products.
But the reason why this is her passion is the most interesting here – it is because she personally experienced how common manufactured skin-care products actually make can us and our loved ones literally sick.
This is the most important, powerful part of her story alignment.
So together, we aligned her vision for her business, her narrative, her values, and her voice with her message.
This naturally came together in a new name – one that completely carries her energy, story, voice and WHO SHE IS:
… it also formed the core story of her business – and sparked a beautiful success story that is unfolding before her eyes.
Linda's Upward Spiral of success
…She applied for and WON the Marie Claire Starters Award…
…The orders are flowing in so quickly her boxes still need to be unpacked…
…She found her first retail distributor in the city of Amsterdam – and within the first half hour, two of her products were already purchased…
THIS is not a coincidence. This is the upwards spiral of success that comes from the truth of story alignment.
Linda knows and has experienced first-hand how powerful story alignment is is for our lives and businesses.
And while I LOVE how she accredits it to our work together, I would like to add the FULL reason why she is enjoying her success is that she aligned her business ENTIRELY with the truth of her story. With who she IS.
And this is what catapulted her success.
Annika's Alignment Story
The powerfully sweet, ethereal, kind and magical Annika had been experiencing quite a journey when it came to both her life and business.
Her story is one of overcoming the most painful experiences while constantly turning towards the joy in life.
She had been a Birthing Guide, a "Raw Chocolate Fairy", and lately an "Intuitive Happiness Coach".
But it just was not feeling right any more.
She was experiencing a huge shift that was overwhelming, confusing and weighing on her.
Her dis-alignment was also reflecting on the clients she was attracting – as well as her financial situation.
She recognised that this shift was all about bringing her truths into the open and that made her feel vulnerable.
And then we teamed up together in the Story Alignment Intensive.
Together, we explored her past and present narratives, her vision, her voice, her gifts, and brought them into alignment.
This resulted in a new name that powerfully reflected the essence of who she is.
The Light Maiden
Her story alignment process also inspired clarity about her services, her message, who she serves and a flood of inspired action that led to more client sign ons than she ever could have imagined.
She took big, bold actions right then and there – in a way that brought on MORE energy rather than draining them.
She secured her URL and began the process of incorporating her story alignment into her look, feel & message.
She reached out and boldly dared to tell the world what she had to offer – literally. And she was 100% transparent about WHY she was offering what she was. Where she had just come from. Her financial situation. Her lack of alignment. And why this was her new truth.
Her offer pretty much immediately resulted in more bookings at once than she had ever received before and the month had just started.
This is the beauty of story alignment.
Ready to un-brand — and bring your story into alignment?
If you recognise yourself in what I have shared, if you are ready to get bold, if you are willing to embrace your vulnerabilities, if you are excited about exploring your present, past, ancestral stories and future vision, and if you are open to taking action to really go there…
Then the Story Alignment Intensive may be for you.
I have just a few spots left until the end of 2016 and if we are a good match, I would love to offer one of them to YOU.
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Our wax treatments at The Copper Door Spa are performed with the utmost care to protect the health and elasticity of the skin. The wax is applied warm, then removed gently, leaving skin absolutely smooth.
Brow – $17
Lip – $15
Chin – $15
Any two waxing services can be purchased for $26


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Last night, I did something fun. I played a small show, our first in Oakland, with new project "Fistful of Stars". We've played radio spots, making ready. We go on tour next month to Europe- so it's all coming together fast.
I'm writing lyrics now for at least 5 of our new songs, and wasn't quiet finished with 3 of them by last night. This is ONE fun thing about writing poetry (and one great thing about writing more often in April): As a poet, you get into the habit of seeing poetry everywhere; in couples drinking coffee, overheard conversation, positing scenarios from across the room, and just plain imagining things. And if you don't have that gene for remembering lyrics (I don't), or you haven't quite finished the words-no worries: Poet-in-You will deliver, often taking you utterly over, hijacking your body, setting sail in your soul, borrowing your lips to say things you never dreamed before ;). This is pure bliss, of course.
Last night, for one amazing song written by guitarist Rafael- that I didn't quite finish lyrics to- I called it Mesa Song, and strung together all of the poem pieces for my one poem called "Unravel". I read/talked the words as a single poem over the verses instead of singing. For the choruses, I sang (moaned) like the wind. Yes, Unravel– the poem pieces I haven't yet posted all here, beyond the first because I didn't think they were finished enough. 😉 Surprisingly, friends said that Mesa Song was their favorite of the night: it had a story they said, some mystery, and they got lost in the poem. Yay! I promise to post another piece of Unravel for my next poem post. Not tomorrow though- off to a Pow-wow.
So- I usually do a wrap-up post for NaPoWriMo. I have to say, this year, I wasn't as engaged in publicly participating as in past years. In fact, if there was one word to sum things up for me this year, it would be a verb:
This time, I was loathe to do anything on cue. And I didn't want to follow anyone's prompts. Hahaha! But I still wrote lots. AND best of all, I don't want to stop!! And so I won't. Yet another good rule to break.
You held us last night-
soft woods, laughter,
warm arms that offered sweet
champagne and love. We drank it all
down, and from across the room
I gave you a poem
like a kiss.
taralinda c.p. 2014


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Spring is here! And we're getting a start at our garden (I'm so excited to have home-grown veggies this year!).
My husband, Mike, is the true green thumb between the two of us, so I like to follow his lead. We gathered the following seed packs from our local garden store:
- Leafy Greens: spinach, arugula, lettuce, bok choy
- Root Vegetables: radishes, carrots
- Squash: zucchini, yellow Squash
- Herbs: basil, sage, margoram, cilantro, dill, chive, thyme
- Other: brussel sprouts, heirloom tomatoes, onions, green onions
Then we set up some indoor starter pods this afternoon. Mike had one side of the table and I had the other. Even though it's a pretty simple task, it's very theraputic. In coming weeks we're planning to build a little green house in the front yard and more - stay tuned for more gardening fun!


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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — On Thursday the High Court here rejected yet another challenge to the Sedition Act, paving the way for the government's record-breaking case against the political cartoonist Zulkiflee Anwar Haque, better known as Zunar, to proceed. Zunar faces up to 43 years in prison on nine counts of sedition — the most counts anyone in Malaysia has ever been charged with.
His crime? Posting comments and cartoons on social media criticizing a court decision last year that upheld a conviction for sodomy against the opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim.
In February, the police hauled in another cartoonist, Fahmi Reza, for drawing Prime Minister Najib Razak as a clown. (Mr. Fahmi has since been released.) The latest to be summoned were three lawyers who asked the Malaysian Bar to remove Attorney- General Mohamed Apandi Ali from his post for refusing to prosecute Mr. Najib over alleged financial improprieties. Their motion was deemed to be seditious because the attorney general is appointed by the king, and a challenge to him is seen as a challenge to the king himself.
In 2015 alone, according to Amnesty International, 91 people were arrested, charged or investigated under the 1948 Sedition Act — almost five times as many as during the law's first 50 years.
The act, which was amended after race riots in 1969, prohibits any action that might "raise discontent or disaffection" among Malaysians. It was enacted by the British colonial authorities, mostly to stamp out criticism from communists. But the Najib administration, after pledging to repeal the archaic law, is now wielding it to silence anyone who questions the state, or even the political status quo. This is an unprecedented onslaught against free expression in Malaysia, and an attempt to muzzle the entire population.
Some of those targeted last year were five of us working at The Malaysian Insider, an online news portal. We were arrested after reporting that the Conference of Rulers, the grouping of nine hereditary sultans, had stopped efforts by some religious groups to promote the application of Islamic criminal law throughout the country. We were released within 24 hours, but the intimidation continued.
On Feb. 25, soon after The Malaysian Insider reported that an independent oversight panel within the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission had found sufficient evidence of financial improprieties by Mr. Najib, Internet regulators blocked access to our site. They claimed that our story would confuse the public because the attorney general had already announced there wasn't enough evidence against the prime minister.
Our site remained accessible outside Malaysia, but the block order shut us out of the Malaysian market, and our advertising revenue, which already was weak, then flatlined. With no worthy bids forthcoming from potential buyers, on March 14, after eight years of operation, The Malaysian Insider was closed by its owners.
Fifty-nine of us lost our jobs. Malaysia lost one of its few independent news sources. And the communications and multimedia minister defended the government's position by suggesting that The Malaysian Insider published content as "undesirable" as pornography.
Of course, Malaysia has never been a truly free and open society. In the late 1990s, then Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, of the United Malays National Organization (UMNO), promised freedom on the Internet to attract Silicon Valley start-ups and propel Malaysia into the cyberage. But the Internet and mobile phones were beyond the reach of many Malaysians back then, so Mr. Mahathir had little cause to place any limits on them. And he shut down several newspapers in 1987, on security grounds, while generally keeping a tight leash on traditional media.
Mr. Mahathir's successor, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, also of UMNO, was more lenient, partly on the advice of a coterie of young advisers. Online news portals mushroomed. Social media flourished. This was the period when cartoonists such as Zunar and Mr. Fahmi came to prominence, beyond just doodling for newspapers. But critics within UMNO pointed out that Mr. Abdullah had given too much away when under his tenure the party lost a commanding parliamentary majority between one election and the next.
Mr. Najib replaced Mr. Abdullah in 2009, and for a while all was well. In response to growing rifts between the country's Malay, Chinese and Indian populations, he announced the "1Malaysia" program, a campaign to encourage national unity, diversity and pluralism. His government repealed draconian security laws that allowed detention without trial.
But just like the Mahathir administration had done, the Najib administration reversed itself after a few years in office. UMNO, which was first created to represent and unite Malay interests, was still failing to make inroads with non-Malays. It lost the popular vote in the 2013 general election. The party and its allies managed to secure a majority in Parliament thanks only to the weighted distribution of seats in Malaysia's electoral system, which benefits small rural constituencies, UMNO's traditional strongholds.
Matters have only worsened for Mr. Najib. About a year after the election, the strategic investment fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), whose advisory board is headed by the prime minister, started choking on its $11 billion debt. Then came talk that some $700 million found its way into his personal accounts.
Opposition politicians and civil society activists were the first to be hassled for exposing the outrageous details of 1MDB's losses and Mr. Najib's apparent windfall. After that it was journalists and cartoonists.
The Najib administration is desperate to control what is said about these sordid scandals and suspected wrongdoings. It feels especially threatened by nontraditional media outlets, which are widely accessible to the public: The Malaysian Insider was a free news portal published in both English and Malay; Zunar distributes many of his cartoons via social media, some free of copyright and with the permission to reuse them.
My colleagues and I have already lost our jobs. Zunar may yet lose his freedom. Surely, Malaysia is losing its way.


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Cala Barca is in a serene cove, backed by trees that provide a scenic backdrop for relaxing holidays to Majorca. This peaceful retreat isn't laden with bars and restaurants, but has a lone beachside club and is an excellent spot for scuba diving between naps on the beach. The busy town of Cala Dor is close by, and there you'll find a marina teeming with watersports, bars and restaurants, plus some seriously luxurious shopping.
The Cala Barca beach has 35 metres of warm, peaceful sands. It's no surprise that it can get busy in the summer months, because it's a scenic stretch of coast bordered by pine and oak trees. Along with the Sea Soul Beach Club, where you can grab a drink in between sunbathing stints, on-beach showers and toilets are also available.
The area's clear waters are sheltered by a line of rocks that keep the waves in check. This makes Cala Barca beach a hotspot for snorkellers and divers wanting to explore the underwater landscape. If you're a novice, there's a scuba and snorkelling centre where experts will show you the ropes and get you suited up like a pro.
There's rarely a dull day at the coast on this side of Majorca. While Cala Barca's beach stays mostly untouched in the ways of water-based activities – except diving, of course – you won't have to travel far to find popular excursions that'll get you exploring the sea.
From the marina in Cala d'Or, you can embark on leisurely glass bottom boats and tour beneath the waves or cut across the water on motorboats. You can also get sporty and rent kayaks, great for venturing out at your own pace and pulling in at neighbouring beaches.
Of course, for little ones the quieter waters of the beach at Cala Barca are ideal, with plenty of room to play – making this a good choice for those looking at the different kinds of family holidays Majorca has to offer.
The striking town of Cala dOr adds a hint of glamour to Majorca's eastern coast. It's only a 10-minute drive, or a half-hour bus ride away, from Cala Barca so spending the day here is no trouble.
In Cala d'Or, you'll have your pick of a staggering seven beaches, each of which boasts powdery sands and clear waters. From quiet coves where you can rent a pedalo and coast through the light waves, to bustling shores with thatched umbrellas and sun loungers, there's a variety of ways to relax.
Along the town's busy avenues, you'll get the chance to pause in waterfront restaurants or grab a drink from a local bar. It's close enough to Cala Barca that coming in just for an evening meal to shake up your holiday routine is totally worth it. Along the Avinguda Tagomago – the main promenade lined with designer stores – you can window-shop for dream accessories or treat yourself to a high-end souvenir.
Cala Barca's beach links up to a coastal path that'll lead you to the Mondrago National Park in the south. The rocky coastline is dotted with hidden coves and pale sand beaches that are incredibly popular with visitors. There's also a nature park and the Ses Fonts de n'Alis wetlands that's home to migratory birds.
If you're on a budget and hunting for cheap holidays to Majorca, make the most of free natural beauty spots and nature trails with your time away in Cala Barca.


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The New Beetle: Volkswagen's Management Problem
The idea of Volkswagen (VW) Beetle was designed so everyone can have a car of their own. Volkswagen kept that idea in mind to build New Beetle. When Volkswagen tries to bring New Beetle to public, management's problem was to know the consumer's expectations for New Beetle. They need to use marketing research to find out who will in their target market and what target market preferences are. After first step, then another problem is how management going to use those data to help them to understand what improvement does New Beetle needs in order to meet consumer's expectations and management needs to know the demand on New Beetle. At last, management needs to position New Beetle in positive image in order to get high sell in market.
Marketing research objective:
In order to solve management problems, there are few objectives that Volkswagen's managements need to focus on when they doing their marketing research. To Begin with they need to (1) Identify the target market, (2) Find out what the target market's preference of small car, (3) Find out customer expectations from new Beetle, (4) Know what the reasons are that people want to buy New Beetle. The Volkswagen New Beetle was introduced to U.S market in 1998 (Wikipedia.org). Before launching the New Beetle, the team needed to design New Beetle to look like the original Beetle in order to bring back people's memory about one of the most successful cars in the world. The New Beetle takes style and shape of the original Beetle to become a stylish and fashionable compact car.
Key factors:
There are different ideas between original Beetle and New Beetle. To compare their key factors in order to find out what management style is going to be and consumer's motivation to buy New Beetle. And marketing group will have challenging to face to raise the passion of salesman to sell The New Beetle.
Original Beetle: (1) Capable of transporting two adults and three. (2) Low price which people can afford. (3) The first car in people's life. (4) Use air cooled engine New Beetle: (1) include modern standard package in the car such an A/C, CD changer, airbags (2) Offers German excellent engineering design for good handling to improve driving performance. (3) In 1994 consumers linked emotional to new Beetle after North American International Auto Show (Wikipedia.org). (4) Link people's feeling and position it in fashionable compact. (5) Medium high-price strategy in the compact car segment. (6) Looks small in outside but inside is roomy for everyone.
Marketing Research Recommendation
There are four methodologies I think will help team discover new idea and also can find new insights of the New Beetle. And mixing those information will help raise the sales goal (1)Focus Group & In-depth Interview:
Who: Age which is between 17 and 55 years old. Focus group specially includes, industrial/art designers, people who went to the auto show What: information do we want to get from consumer:
(a) Consumers want more form New Beetle
(b) Industrial/art designers, their opinion to help New Beetle improvement
(c) Consumer Preference
(d) Key factors of buying decision
When: one to two months after the auto show
Where: At least 5 cities in US, recommend in SF, LA, Detroit, NY, Houston Way: Thought a marketing research agency
Why: Collect more in-depth opinions of specific groups and then to improve New Beetle to meet customer's desire. (2)Secondary Research:
Who: Age segment from 20 to 60 years old, Gender does not matter, prefer high level education at least college degree What: information do we want to get from consumer:
(a) Education level
(b) Lifestyle and living expense...
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Fifty years ago, Cambridge mineralogist, Dr Stuart Agrell was given VIP treatment and a police escort after flying into Heathrow from the USA because he was carrying a bag full of very precious rock material. The samples were amongst the most expensive ever collected as they had been retrieved from the moon by two of the American Apollo 11 mission astronauts. The programme of their investigation was a remarkable and unprecedented example of international scientific collaboration, which still continues.
Guess what I've got in my bag? 50 years ago, Cambridge mineralogist, Stuart Agrell nonchalantly carried some of the most valuable rocks ever collected back to Cambridge in his holdall. (© Mirrorpix, reproduced with permission)


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Along green foothills of rocky prominences surrounding Kisumu town lies Kajulu Kadero – a rural village of about 2,000 Luo; they spread across small sugar cane fields, mud huts and few concrete structures.
The main road rides like a washed out creek slightly smoothed by picis (motorbikes) carrying passengers along its dusty banks. We bump along, watching Kenya's daily toil. An old mama's head, burdened heavy with fresh avocados selling at 5 bob each (6 cents).
Cautious children stare; their shy smiles coaxed.
During the heat of the day stoic men, aged before their time, gather under the ancient Jacaranda's shade to rest from the endless grind of surviving. It seems the youth are gone – searching for pleasure in wrong places and finding a contagious death. Widowed grandmas inherit small children and a cycle of destitution continues.
Clean water is scarce and fuel to purify dirty water is costly. Witchcraft and spiritualism are both feared and appeased to garnish some fake blessing. But inside all this heartache we see hope - Jesus longing to reveal His love, His healing, His restoration in relationships of opportunity that creates a vibrant Kajulu that shines God's glory.
Kajulu is where we'll bring the next DIGGS training. 12 widowed mamas have been identified and welcomed us to join them in serving their community. Our Kenyan team of 5 will start training next Saturday, introducing Jesus Christ and a biblical plan for development. Thanks to a special donation, we've been able to bring piped water to this village and a Christian family has started to make bricks and built a fishpond.
The team will teach sanitation and construct biosand water filters with evangelism outreach. We'll also facilitate regular discipleship and skills training – sewing, weaving, and kitchen gardening. We'll use things considered trash to fabricate irrigation systems, useful vessels and intricate jewelry – each skill taught with the lessons from scripture about living fruitful, beautiful lives of surrender to Jesus. The goal is to participate with the Lord and see Him design His destiny of freedom in the lives of those oppressed.
Although we trust God that where He leads He provides, but many have asked how they can help so here it is…
Our most pressing need is for Luo Bibles which we can purchase at Kisumu Bible Society for $5.00 each.
We also need financial donations for materials, supplies and transportation.
· If you'd like to help with a donation please use our paypal account on tiltingbalance.blogspot.com or send a check to AmongtheLeast with a sticky note for Kajulu Project, Kenya. PO Box 3543 Pagosa Springs, CO 81147
Our prayer requests are for salvation, healthy discipleship, unity, wisdom, discernment and generous humility to usher in all the Lord desires.
Asante sana for all your prayers, support and encouragement.
hugs from the haugers Ooo0o