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Online Business is the Gold Rush of the 21st Century
The California Gold Rush of the 1850's was a time of opportunity for the common man like no other in the united States.
Average citizens would rush to California by the tens of thousands with their families and possessions in tow in the hopes of striking gold,
Back in those days if you were just an Average Joe, it was extremely hard to build wealth if you didn't already have a lot of money to begin with.
The most obvious way was to become a merchant – which required a huge amount starting capital, the luxury of your own ship (or paying the fare) to transport goods, and a certain degree of luck. All of this would have been no big deal if you were nobility and had the human and natural resource systems setup and running.
But what if you were Average Joe? Well then you were shit out of luck… unless you just happened to strike gold.
The global business landscape that we live in today makes it possible for anyone – even average Joe – to go from a nobody to a somebody in a relatively short period of time. This would not have been possible even as little as 30 years ago. Humans have walked the Earth for thousands of years and never before in the history of mankind has it been possible for an average Joe to go from just over broke to filthy rich in a short period of time.
If you live in a first world country in the 21st century, there is absolutely no excuse for why you should be struggling for money when you have the biggest gold rush of all time available to you at your fingertips.
Huh?? What are you talking about Joel? I don't see any gold anywhere! If I did I would grab a hold of it right away!
Oh yes you do. The reality is that you see gold everywhere. You see it every single day of your life and you've personally witnessed an untold number of people getting rich off it, but you choose to filter it out and assume "it wouldn't work for you". Instead, you're happy to sit on the sidelines and watch Tom Brady throw another touchdown when someone "less educated" than you is actively picking up the gold nuggets that you left on the ground and cashing out bigtime.
The gold that I'm referring to is digital gold. I call it digital gold because its worth just as much as real gold.
Any idea how much a standard bar of gold is worth? Just about everyone and their grandma knows intuitively that gold is valuable, but most people underestimate how much its worth.
Take a guess…. $1,000? $5,000?
As of right now, a standard bar of pure gold trades for somewhere between $45,000 and $50,000 USD.
Unlike real gold which you have virtually no chance of discovering and exists in a finite supply, digital gold is special because its supply is infinite and YOU have the power to create it from nothing.
If you are living in a first world country in the 21st century and you can afford food and housing, you have what it takes to cash out on digital gold. In terms of statistics, you are one of the luckiest people to have ever lived in the history of mankind because you were lucky enough to have been born into this era with access to digital gold.
Your grandparents didn't have access to this opportunity. Some poor farmer born today in Indonesia doesn't have access to this opportunity. When it comes to pure opportunity, by virtue of the fact that you can read these words on your computer screen, you are part of the most blessed generation that has ever lived.
The dumbest thing you could do is to just go with the flow and settle for living like an average worker/employee when you have the ability to transform yourself into a small time prince in as little as 5 years.
How the Internet Revolutionized Business for Average Joe
If Average Joe wanted to start a business 30 years ago, what would he almost certainly have to do? First, he'd have to accrue a sizable portion of initial investment capital. After that, he'd have to lock down a piece of real estate to set up shop in. If he was living in a big city, he'd have to pay significantly higher fees for the benefit of having access to more people. If he was living in a small time, it would be cheaper, but his income would be locked to what the citizens in that town were willing to spend.
After all that, he'd have to spend another large investment on the initial supply of the store. The store itself would also have fixed monthly costs to upkeep and he'd either have to stand behind a counter for 12 hours a day or hire other people to do that for him.
This is all well before he ever made a single sale. After each sale, each dollar is filtered through the cost of building maintenance, employee's wages, insurance, and paying off supply costs before it ever reaches his pocket. In terms of actual standard of living, if he was getting a consistent flow of customers, he'd still be making less money than the average physician. Even though he's his own boss, he is by no means "wealthy" by any standards.
Not in terms of time.
Not in terms of money.
And definitely not in terms of freedom.
His ability to make income is tightly tied to the land and the population of the town. His has the freedom to take a day off here or there but it would pay dearly if he were to travel anywhere for an extended period of time.
Even if the business was profitable, in order to continue making revenue, he would have to stay in close proximity to his town. So travelling, living abroad, or shifting his time to something else is pretty much a non option.
Does he stand a ghost of a chance of becoming wealthy anytime soon serving low to medium priced goods to the limited population within his town?
He may "own his own business" and he may "be his own boss", but in reality its nothing more than a glorified job.
The mistake that our poor friend made was choosing to set up shop in an environment that is not at all conducive to exponential growth and rapid wealth creation.
Since the business and the assets exist in fixed location in time and are only available to a small group of people, there is a very real ceiling on how much he could stand to earn in any given year even if the stars were to align and everything were to go right business-wise.
In your grandfather's age, there was really no other option available so he had to do the best he could with what he had available. That's pretty much how its been for all of human history up till this point. The rich noblemen who had wealth and resources grew wealthier while the poor stayed poor. Up until now, there really was no reliable way for an average man to rise above the lower and middle classes that wasn't based mostly off luck or extreme natural physical talent.
The Dawn of the Digital Golden Age
The internet has produced more self made millionaires in the past 30 years than in the past 1,000 years of history combined. As of right now, you and I are living in what I call the Digital Golden Age. Goldmines of opportunity never last forever and eventually this goldmine will become known to the mainstream and dry up as well. I can't see that happening anytime in the foreseeable future, but it must happen eventually.
It may happen in 20 years or it may happen in 50 years, but eventually this goldmine WILL dry up. And when it does, everyone who didn't take advantage of it will be left banging their head against a concrete wall for being so stupid for going with the flow and getting a slave career instead of taking advantage of the opportunity of a lifetime.
Realize how fortunate you are to be alive in this generation and take full advantage of it. What does this mean in practical terms?
Never before has it been this easy to start a business from scratch on a web property (website) with FREE ACEESS to a global marketplace (anyone with an Internet connection) and make absolute bank in a relatively short period of time with very little upfront costs and the added luxury of freedom of location.
Don't let anyone fool you by saying "its so hard so you may as well not even try".
Compared to the daunting task of starting a brick and mortar business or trying to create wealth from scratch by purely physical means, this is anything but hard.
There's absolutely nothing hard about pressing buttons on a keyboard and watching money flow into your bank account. There are plenty of people out there far stupider than you or I making 6 or 7 figures a year off some silly gaming videos or vlogging about makeup and meaningless drama.
While you're busting your ass doing something you hate, they're having fun making boatloads of cash.
Masters and Servants
In this world there are masters and there are servants.
There's nothing inherently wrong or right about being a master or a servant. I rely on plenty of people who slave away all day to serve my food at a restaurant, build the public highways that I drive, and provide me electricity, gas, and food. I don't look down on them in any way and I'm extremely grateful that they're willing to settle for less because it makes my life a whole lot easier and more enjoyable.
Some servants barely make enough to get by, while other servants are able to live very comfortably and have a few more additional freedoms and luxuries.
Whether you work for a coffee shop or you work for a hospital, whether you earn $10 per hour or $200 per hour, a servant is a servant and no servant can ever out do or be greater than the master he serves. In addition to that, all servants have one thing in common – they are not free.
By definition, a servant does not have freedom of his time and must remain in service to his
employer master.
You can cry till the sun goes down about how unfair the system is and how it sucks that everyone can't be everything they've ever wanted to be or you can play the game in your favor.
The game has been this way for thousands of years and industrialization and globalization have only made the gap between masters and servants wider and wider. The only way to bridge the gap would be to revert to a pre-industrial non-consumerist agricultural society and that will never ever happen.
The only difference is that unlike your predecessors, you have the choice to live as a master or live as a servant because you live in the Digital Golden Age. Even if you're living as a servant today working in retail or a corporate 9-5 job, the possibility to live as a master in as little as 2 or 3 years down the road is very real if you're willing to give it your all and give everything you have to give.
How Easy is Online Business?
Its easy in the sense that if you have average intelligence, you're willing to put in the time without giving up, and you're creating content that people want to consume, you are pretty much guaranteed to make it.
This shit is joke compared to designing computer circuits and solving complicated physics problems. But you know what's funny? It pays a lot better than a job that required years of extensive complicated technical training.
Why would I ever want to go back to working hard as a computer engineer when I can work easy and make more money with an infinite potential for growth?
This is easy in the sense that the actual work itself doesn't require you to be Einstein. Anyone with average intelligence with a desire to learn would be capable of doing what I do.
Its not easy in the sense that you can sit on your ass all day daydreaming and one day hope to wake up to see amazing results.
Just like any business, you have to put in the time and you have to put in the effort in order to grow and succeed.
The Reason Most People Never Start
There are 2 main reasons why someone wouldn't start an online business making passive income when the alternative is to work a job for the rest of their lives.
1. They don't believe its possible to make money online
This is the most obvious one.
If you were to try and explain to the average person that its possible to make 5 or 6 figures a month by typing some words on a keyboard, sitting in the comfort of your kitchen in your pajamas on a Wednesday morning, they'd look at you with a blank stare as if you had just told them the Earth was flat.
The idea that this is even a possibility just doesn't occur to the majority of people alive today. They will go on YouTube and watch their favorite YouTuber create a new video talking about some bullshit with millions of views or watch a podcast or read a blog article and assume that everyone who's busting their ass creating content is doing it "for fun" because the content creators obviously couldn't think of a way to better spend their free time.
By the time they finish watching a video or a podcast, they'll go to bed thinking that their favorite content creator is doing all of this for shits and giggles, and completely overlook the fact that the creators are making buckets of cash.
It may by just a game or a silly video to you as the viewer, but to the creator, it's hundreds or thousands of dollars in real life cash.
The solution is to open your eyes and realize that making money online isn't just a fun theory. It's a well established fact of life and I guarantee that you know of a handful of content creators that are living very well off their gig.
2. They believe that they don't have what it takes so its not worth trying
For every Jenna Marbles, there are 10,000 other nameless girls posting videos you've never heard about.
For every ModafinilExpert, there are 1,000 other wannabe's who nobody really gives a shit about.
The reality is that creating useful content that people want to consume requires a lot of time and effort. You know this intrinsically and you also know that most people who create content are not extremely successful and that for every massive success, there's a long list of people who "tried and failed".
Making money online is not like making it onto an NBA team or winning the Nobel Prize in physics. Not by a longshot.
Its not one of those things that is dependent on a large amount of raw natural talent that leaves some people predisposed to be failures or successes right from the beginning.
Learning how to make money online is a lot more like learning to be good at chess.
Is having an IQ of 200 a pre-requisite for becoming an exceptional chess player? Of course not. Perhaps it is if you want to be one of the best in the entire world, but you certainly don't need to be a genius to become exceptionally good (compared to the average chess player).
What are the 2 most important determining factors?
You learn the basics from a trustworthy, reliable source.
You spend hours and hours practicing, acquiring experience, building upon your basic skillset, try new things, and grow and expand.
Creating a successful blog, YouTube channel, podcast, or conducting e-commerce business works more or less the same way. Once you've acquired a basic understanding of how its done, so long as you're consistent with putting the hours in, you will continue to grow and get better over time.
If you just start a blog and begin to publish content and don't receive thousands of viewers right off the bat, that's not an indicator that its time to throw in the towel and quit. That would be just like quitting chess and telling yourself that you suck and you'll never be any good when you've only played a handful of games.
You wouldn't expect to be good at playing chess, or shooting a basketball, or painting a beautiful portrait after only a week or two of practice. Nor would you get down on yourself for not seeing success right off the bat.
You wouldn't look at LeBron James and get depressed at how much better he is at basketball compared to you when you've just barely learned how to dribble.
If you were committed to success, you would accept the fact that you're a beginner, stick to the process, and take the small victories as they come.
What makes you think running a successful blog or website is any different from learning any other skill that requires time, commitment, and practice?
It took me 2 years to reach this point where I can live quite comfortably off the Internet. I'm nowhere near satisfied and I'm really looking forward to where the future will bring me.
If you had started 2 years ago, you could have been where I am today. But you didn't.
If you take action today, you'll be glad you did when you've finally made it. I can't say how long it will take you. I know of guys that have managed to do it in 5 months, while other guys took 4 or 5 years to catch up to speed.
No matter how long it takes you personally, once you've finally made it, you won't even remember all the work you put in leading up to it.
You'll be too busy rejoicing to care about the past.
Don't be the sucker down the road banging his head against the wall for going with the flow and not passing up on the gold that was freely available to him, had he made the choice to seize it.
Go get yours.
There's no need to shoot blindly in the dark. Allow me to show you how its done.


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Congratulations to Whitecliffe 2011 BFA Fashion Design graduates Yun Do and Jessica Grubisa who have just been announced as finalists in The Westpac Young Fashion Designer Competition.
The competition was started three years ago and entry is open to students who are currently completing a New Zealand fashion based tertiary course, or have graduated within the last four years. The winner will receive a prize package that includes NZ$5000, a mentor-ship from an established New Zealand designer, plus Westpac business banking advice. The judging panel is comprised of Zambesi menswear designer, Dayne Johnston; editor of the New Zealand Herald's Viva magazine, Amanda Linnell; editor of Remix magazine, Tina Moore; and futuristic electro-pop diva, Zowie.
"It seems like people aren't afraid to be trying something new and fresh, which was exactly what I was hoping for!" says Zowie. "There were loads of pieces I would wear on-stage and off-stage, and I can imagine loads of other people loving too. It was really difficult to pick a Top 10, which says a lot about this year's entrants!"
The three designers who receive the highest number of votes by Sunday 19 August will present their collections to the judges during New Zealand Fashion Week, with the winner being announced live at the Westpac RED COLLECTION show.
Yun Do's hand-dyed, draped and distressed collection, Twists, has its origins in the traditional clothing and folk paintings of 18th and 19th century Korea.
TO VOTE FOR YUN DO - apps.facebook.com/contestshq/contests/252284/voteable_entries/55430306
Jessica Grubisa's collection, Rags to Riches, investigates the façade of wealth by creating entire garments out of shimmering tinsel and decorating others with an abundance of non-precious plastic gemstones.
TO VOTE FOR JESSICA - apps.facebook.com/contestshq/contests/252284/voteable_entries/55019213
Image: Bejeweled dress worn with tinsel coat "Rags to Riches" collection by Jessica Grubisa

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Recently a couple of readers reached out to ask for some more easy "comfort food" recipes, and it doesn't get much easier, or more comforting, than meatloaf! Now one issue I always have with most online meatloaf recipes is that they're too darn small. Who needs a 1 1/2-2lb meatloaf?!? So here's a real meatloaf, … Continue reading
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My current mission? Sing, dance, laugh, share, walk, breathe, play, work,Irene
hug, whistle, climb – not necessarily in that order.
Hi there! I'm Irene Anggreeni, an Indonesian national, long-term resident of The Netherlands. I graduated from Codarts (Rotterdam, MA Dance Therapy) and before that, I did a post-bachelor course dance therapy at ArtEZ (Enschede). And before that… it's a longer story, which perhaps you'll get to if you keep reading 🙂 In my therapy work, I draw from my diverse training among others from dance, taichi, sport climbing, and mindfulness. I'm both analytical and intuitive thinker. If you wish to work with me, I would advise you to plan an intake right away. This first consultation (intake) is free and non-binding. If you are curious to know more about me, be welcome to read more below my life story.
My journey with dance & movement
I'm a late bloomer when it comes to dancing. I started in my early twenties. Back then I was a scholar in Sweden, and I stumbled in love with Lindy Hop. There's rhythm, improvising, being social, attuning to the dance partner and a happy mood. This first love was so strong, that when I moved to Enschede (NL) I had to share it with friends. Since then I have been dancing through various styles & cultures: Argentine tango, ballroom dances, salsa and other latin dances, classical Egyptian dance (belly dance), classic ballet, modern dance, contact improv, among others. It was not until a personal crisis that I started to rediscover dance as a language of expression, reflection and personal spirituality. 5Rhythms, Authentic Movement and Joged Amerta have been treasured encounters in different periods of my life. I am fortunate enough to have met various people who get me in touch with this deeper layer of movement.
Next to dancing as a means of expression, I practice martial arts and sport climbing. They allow me to exercise discipline and perseverance. Most recently I train in the Yang style tai chi chuan to reconnect with my Chinese root. Grounded, precise, being in constant flow are among the qualities that I learn to apply in my daily life. As a climber I see myself getting in touch with my playful inner monkey. A brush with my survival instinct also keeps me in check on how I'm dealing with fear. With safety assured, each climb is an opportunity to confront my mental blocks. Each of these movement disciplines has opened doors into different areas of my personality which I can grow in.
Breathing in, breathing out
If you read above about my dance & movement journey, you might get the impression that I'm a busy body. Yes, I absolutely have that tendency. A human tendency to get oneself busy to avoid unpleasant reflection. Human doing, instead of human being. A life-changing process happened to me as I learned to slow down. Breathing in, breathing out, I'm aware that I'm alive. I'm privileged to have had the opportunity to practice with the Plum Village community. Being mindful of what's happening in me, brings awareness to what's happening around me. Acceptance, non-judgment and compassion are my life-long trainings that come with practicing mindfulness. I'm determined to apply these in my work. In the clinical setting I have worked with clients from young adults to elderly with various diagnoses. While such diagnostic (if available) will inform my approach, I meet my clients first and foremost as a person – not diagnostic labels.
Where I come from, where I'm going
Previously, I arrived in the Netherlands as a knowledge migrant to do my PhD at Uni Twente. Afterward, I held various jobs in the engineering/design/research sector. Having discovered that my real passion lies in relating with fellow human beings, I follow this passion in the dance therapy profession. I meet my clients without any judgment as we create our 'dance' together. It could be to stimulate meaningful changes in their lives. But it could also be just a way of being with each other. In this therapeutic process, I always keep enough dose of skepticism of a scientist and critically see my own approach through the lens of science.
Before the Netherlands, Indonesia and Sweden have been my home. This experience of moving, settling, being exposed to various cultures, adapting, building and maintaining friendships, letting go to move forward, creating my own sense of home throughout, has shaped my cultural awareness, identity, and life attitude. I empathize with and can help people in similar journeys, to navigate in between cultures with authenticity.


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Published at Wednesday, July 17th, 2019 - 03:32:54 AM. Bedding. By Simon Doisneau.
A modern bed is more than just a piece of furniture in the home, it is a household item in which we spend some of our most vulnerable and intimate times.
Most beds in the 21st century consist of the bed frame and the mattress, with the mattress sitting on top of a solid base made of either a sprung base or wooden slats. Most modern beds also include the option of a headboard for resting against and medical beds can even include side rails and in some cases both types of beds also include footboards. Beds that have headboards also normally have bed skirts which double up as dust covers that both protect and hide the actual bed frame under the mattress.
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Monday's challenge on Splitcoast was to create a Telescoping image, not card. We were to stamp our image several times and cut and layer it with different colored shaped dies. It took me a while to find an image that would work for this challenge, but I finally settled on the gorgeous Dove and Holly set from Flourishes.
I stamped the image twice in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink on Neenah Solar White cardstock. One was cut and embossed with a large Circle Nestabilities die and the Out of the Box Technique as well in the center with a small Circle die. The second image was cut with a medium Circle Nestabilities die. The images were colored with Copic Markers (Doves: E40, E41, E42 Leaves: YG91, YG93, YG95 Branch: E23, E25, E27 Berries: R08, R27, R39 Beak/Claws: YR23, YR24). The circles were sponged with Antique Linen and overstamped with the Christmas Music Background in the same color. The biggest circle layer was stitched before it was adhered to a piece of white cardstock, cut and embossed with the largest Tear Drop Circle die. The other layers were adhered to the base with dimensionals.
A 3″ x 4 1/2″ piece of MME Lost & Found Christmas paper was adhered to a 4 1/2″ square of the same paper pack and stitched to a 1/4″ bigger piece of Neenah Soalr White cardstock. Burgundy Organdy Ribbon was tied around the layers before the stacked image was adhered with dimensionals. Part of a Finesse Pearl Swirl was adhered to top right and bottom left hand corners of the layers.
A sentiment from Dove and Holly was stamped in Tuxedo Black on a piece of Solar White cardstock, cut and embossed with the smallest Petite Oval Nestabilities die. The inner part was sponged and overstamped with a small image from that set in Antique Linen. The sentiment was adhered under the bow before all layers were taped to the card base, which was cut out of Kraft cardstock with a Grand Scallop Square Nestabilities die.
Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful day.
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For We Are Not Ignorant of His Devices
We don't want to acknowledge the unseen dark world and then blame God for everything. He is in control. (Study Job). One of the enemies greatest schemes is to keep us knowledgeable of the Word of God. The second scheme of the enemy is for us to not be led to the foot of the Cross…Read More


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Met with Dr. Ashis Roy yesterday in Washington DC, where he is staying with his daughter's family on his visit to US.
Delhi based Dr. Roy is one of a kind! He is 75 years old and has completed 82 marathons so far, and has plans to notch up the hundred mark before he is 80! His next marathon will be at the Grandma's Marathon in Duluth, Minnesota on Saturday June 22nd.
When Indian nationals are a rare sighting at even a 5K or a 10K in the US, Dr. Roy's feat of completing 82 marathons seems totally out of this world!
I had come across his name in a newspaper article about his completion of the 82nd Marathon recently at the Delaware marathon. I contacted the author of the article to get Dr. Roy's contact information, and wrote to him last week. After a couple of phone conversations and email exchanges, we set up a "running date" this past Sunday.
It was a pleasure running with Dr. Roy. We had a long conversation about his life, the various marathons he has run, his experience at those Marathons, and about good running practices.
He has been a runner all his life, growing up in Shillong, Meghalaya, running and walking to faraway school from early age. He was a Ranji level Cricket player in his youth. He had joined the Indian Air force in 1957 with am ambition to represent India in long distance running at the Olympics. The plans to represent India in the 10,000m race at the 1960 Rome Olympics failed to materialize as work pressures took over.
After retiring from the Air Force as a Wing Commander in 1978, Dr. Roy started a private practice in Delhi, and had gained a lot of weight over the next few years.
A chance encounter with an ex-colleague who could not recognize Dr. Roy with all the weight he had gained, made Dr. Roy to take up regular running as a physical exercise to reduce weight. He ran his first marathon two years later, and has been going from strength to strength ever since.
He has accumulated amazing amount of knowledge about running through his long years of running. A beginning / intermediate runner like me got quite a bit of useful advice from him about good running, some of which I share below for the benefit of my readers:
- Run slower and longer; taking a walking break breaks the rhythm and the warmth of the body. I ran 6 miles with him in 1 hour 19 minutes at a slower pace than usual and ended the run very strongly, feeling very comfortable.
- It is advisable not to spit out saliva and instead to swallow it. Saliva is the fluid content in our body and we need to conserve it, not throw away.
- Good running shoes - which provide good cushioning to the sole with Gel - are mandatory for long running career.
- A total newcomer to long distance running is advised to run 5Ks and 10Ks for the first two years, and go for a couple of half-marathons before attempting the first marathon. I am right on track to follow this advice, having competed in a few 5Ks over the past three years, and now training for the first half-marathon in July. My first marathon might be at the end of this year. Or early next year.
- The run should be preceded and followed by a good stretching work-out. When we ran yesterday, we stretched for a couple of minutes before the start, and spent around 15 minutes stretching after the end.
- One advice to me and to the many Indians (and non-Indians) who have bellies of various sizes: Make sit-ups a standard part of your work out. He does a 100 sit-ups everyday as part of his training. That is the key to get rid of the belly fat!
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At Ayah Sub-district, there is Goa Petruk, a cave that also near to the other famouse cave, Jatijajar. Goa Petruk is also called Goa Andrakila and it precisely located in the village of Candirenggo, Kebumen.
In contrast to Goa Jatijajar that already equipped with lighting, Goa Petruk is presented with a view that is more natural and genuine, and therefore the manager is deliberately not to put lights in this cave.
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Russian-born designer, Marina Solomatnikova, is debuting her women's wear collection. She has credited a well-known artist her first collection. According to fashionschooldaily.com Solomnatnikova said, "My primary inspiration for my thesis collection came from Georgia O'Keeffe's paintings showing pieces in nature from an unusual perspective. Images as flowers on the horse skull against a sandy surface, mother of pearls with colors changing from pure white to night black, white seashells contrasting against the multicolored dark background – these all found their way into my collection. The combination of tough natural forms with fragile airy elements married silk chiffon and suede in my collection. The multilayered landscapes inspired pleats and trapunto quilting designs. Curvy, continuous, flowing lines in her paintings inspired the complex drapes and silhouettes of my outfits." So often we see fashion designers taking cues from the world around them.
Fur is making a comeback…and fashion writer Samantha Critchell says that fashionable women would do well to raid their boyfriends' closets come fall. Menswear influences were seen throughout the collections of Alexander Wang, Victoria Beckham, DKNY, Rag & Bone and even Diane von Furstenberg.
Black is back! Critchell said that black was the color of choice on the runways Saturday and that three out of four editors in the front rows wore black. I am seeing a lot of black in new 2010 home products – fabulous black mirrors and accent pieces. Check out my Black Collections at The Well Appointed House if you want to not only wear black, but have it in your home.
Twinkle by Wenlan had their show Saturday at 6PM on the Promenade. This is a great example of fashion/interior design/home products overlap. Designer Wenlan Chia's collection has grown to include ready to wear, accessories, jewelry, home furnishings, a book series and yarn collection. I am excited to report that we will be carrying her fabulous line of home products at The Well Appointed House. She is showing a lot of black and white in her latest collection. See her runway looks from this weekend here:


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BC: My Furry Friends
1: A dog is a bundle of love wrapped in fur."
2: A cat is the only thing on earth that loves you more than you love yourself." - Josh Billings
4: Purrr..
5: Our Furry Friends..
7: A Dog's Life
13: "My little dog, a heartbeat at my feet." ~ Edith Wharton
14: Here Kitty, Kitty
15: Cats understand the importance of a nap. | Meow
16: Cats are adoruble animals!
18: Lucky Dog
21: Home Is Where The Cat Is
22: Cats and dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lifes whole. - Bettina Eddie
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In order to produce such luminescent coatings, two deposition techniques are considered and developed, namely magnetron sputtering and phosphor-embedded (luminescent particles) wet-coatings. At PHYSEE we use stable inorganic luminescent materials that are environmentally friendly (non-toxic). All coatings have broad absorption (from UV over visible to near NIR) as well as sharp emission in the near infrared region, allowing for almost no self-absorption.


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It's been five months in the making. Five months of me trying to keep my mouth shut (I failed pretty spectacularly) or at least not mentioning it on the blog until it was a reality (I barely- BARELY- managed that).
But now it's done. So I can post this:
What? You have read this blog before, right? I mean, I hope you weren't expecting something more appropriate. Something deep and meaningful and Shakespearean? That's not really how I roll.
I Have A Dick. Now What? is about all those things that guys should know, but often don't. The best way to stare at a woman without getting caught. The best methods for hiding porn. And several plans of attack for removing a bra. This book- while addressed to males- has proven to be entertaining to the womenfolk as well, as it peels back the (admittedly shallow) mystery of common male behaviors. To the rest of you- who have ever been caught ogling the fairer sex, have protested to your mother that you don't know how the Playboys got under your bed, or desperately swore that you'd have that bra unhooked in no time no really you mean it just one second oh thank heaven there it goes- you may want to read this.
Like this blog, it is written by me. Unlike this blog, it's nearly 50% pictures. A typical page looks like this:
Although it could just as easily look like this:
Like this blog, it is available electronically. Unlike this blog, you can also have it delivered in print form.
If you want more info, you can check out the site here. There's more sample pages, an "about" section explaining where the idea came from, and even some shirts (there will be more later). There's also a facebook page here, since I'm told the kids love that. Become a fan, won't you?
Please help me out by re-tweeting, re-posting, and generally spreading the word to anyone who you think might find this book amusing. And do keep in mind the vast, untapped possibilities represented by offering it as a gag-gift. I mean, that's the whole idea behind the dedication page:
Next post: My thoughts on just how awesome it is that a no-talent hack like me can publish their own book in the year 2010.


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Treasure Island Subic is one of the finest beachfront resorts in Baloy Long Beach, Barrio Barreto, Olongapo City, Zambales. Our place is a favorite hang-out of both foreign and local travelers where everyone can have fun swimming or bar hopping inside Olongapo City's entertainment district.
Escape from the hustle and bustle of the city and enjoy the scenic view of Subic Bay right in front of our hotel rooms. Guests can select from our Ocean View Room, Beach Front Deluxe, Deluxe Room and Standard Rooms.Our guestrooms are fitted with the following amenities: quality air-conditioning, mini bar, safety deposit box, private bathroom and toilet with free toiletries, cabled TV, additional couch and a dining table. We offer free Wi-Fi connection in all areas of the resort.
We don't only provide the best accommodation in Baloy Long Beach but we also promise an extraordinary experience in our Voodoo Floating Bar, a unique way to enjoy your favorite margaritas and other cocktails being served by our friendly staff. A swimming pool is also situated right in front of our restaurant overlooking the scenic view of Subic Bay. Satisfy your cravings as we carefully prepare wide varieties of cuisines as you dine al fresco in our restaurant which is open daily to provide you the best gastronomic adventure in town!
Being nestled in the entertainment district of Subic, Treasure Island is only 3-hour drive from Manila and approximately 45-minute drive from Angeles City or Clark.
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Comfortable rooms
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It was an enjoyable stay for the family. :)
overall rate 4 over 5
The place was clean and nice. The family room was spacious and was very accessible from the beach and the pool so it was very ideal for us . Food was affordable and the sisig tasted great. The staff were nice and very helpful. The beach was clean, as in very minimal trash (plastic) were seen, my kids enjoyed looking for starfish. The free WiFi was definitely great!
If you are a family with 2 kids, the Family Room is very ideal because it is close to the pool, the beach and the restaurant.
Roselle Josef
Barkada trip!
overall rate 4 over 5
Location location location, staff, and newly renovated rooms, off-road parking
We travelled as a group of 9 friends, got 2 rooms. 1 family suite and 1 deluxe room. All I can say is that I'm amazed at the size of the rooms. Trip advisor says that the family suite can only accomodate 5 people, but I'm here to tell you that the family suite is so spacious that it can actually accomodate 7 people without having to request additional beds. Location is great! It's just a minute of walk from the beach! When we got there the deluxe room is newly renovated, need some improvements on comfort room maintenance. That's all I can say. Thanks Treasure Island!
Kristoffe Oliver Chua
Great resort
overall rate 5 over 5
Beach front hotel, big and clean room.
Joseph Yabut
Our long weekend at treasure island
overall rate 5 over 5
I like the ambiance. The staff are very friendly and helpful/ The room is very clean. I like the food and of course my partner like the swimming pool so much.
Standard rooms should have a chair (stool).
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Good vacations at treasure island
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Good place quiet and peaceful. Staff is very nice and helpful.
My solo holiday
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I liked the pool it was very refreshing, and the service for meals and drinks where great, the staff is also very friendly, and it was not very far to the floating bars.
I only had a cheaper room but there was nothing wrong with it. Some or the dearer rooms where over looking the sea and the pool, which would make a nice view.
A great time with a great hotel!
overall rate 4 over 5
The location of the hotel was great, while some might complain that it was off the main drag, this was good as it was right beside the beach and it was easy to get to by trike or just by walking. Another great thing was the wifi. It was very fast and reliable, something that I need when I travel so that I can keep in touch with work. The service was outstanding and had no problems getting questions answered, finding information, or booking other things such as transportation and rides to local attractions. Also great service at the bar and restaurant.
Try to book early during the High Season, I was happy with the room, I would have liked to have gotten a room with a cheaper rate. It was a last minute trip so I few options. Overall it was a good stay and I would go back again!
Timothy Seymour
Subic stay february
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Friendly no nonsense staff Good value for money Harty welcome, feeling like an appreciated guest
stefan meert
Another good stay
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This isn't a flash hotel, but it's clean,everything works, the pool area and restaurant are both good. The staff are all friendly and efficient, would definitely stay here again.
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Lemon Garlic Shrimp & Pasta
1 pound Shrimp, peeled and deveined
16 oz pasta
1/4 c butter
1/4 olive oil
4 large garlic cloves crushed
1 /3 c white wine
1/4 c lemon juice
salt & pepper tp taste
1/2 c fresh parsley
1 Tbs lemon zest
1 batch of asparagus
Parmesan to sprinkle on top.
Fill large pot with water to boil, add pasta, cook until al dente. Chop the asparagus put in the bottom of the strainer, pour pasta water and all over the asparagus and let it sit for 5 minutes...
in a skillet, add oil and butter, and melt. Add garlic and cook til softened. (a few minutes)
Add shrimp, wine, lemon juice, and cook until shrimp are no longer translucent in the middle.
(about 5-6 minutes.) Pour pasta/asparagus into large bowl, then pour the shrimp onto the pasta and stir up, add salt and pepper, sprinkle with parmesan cheese, stir in parsley and lemon zest.
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TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Jan. 25, 2017) - (TSX:OSP) (TSX:OSP.PR.A) Investors and investment advisors are invited to listen to a recorded presentation on the resource market, hosted by Senior Portfolio Manager Laura Lau of Brompton Funds. Laura discusses the resource sector, in particular the improving supply and demand environment which is supportive of commodity prices and the attractive valuations of resource equities relative to the broader market. Brompton Oil Split Corp., Brompton 2015 Flow-Through LP, and Brompton Resource Fund each provide investors with significant exposure to resource equities and delivered strong performance in 2016. A link to the presentation recorded on January 24, 2017 has been posted to the Brompton Funds website at the following link:
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Studio Hours Thanksgiving Week
The studio will be closed Wednesday, November 22nd through Saturday, November 25th. Regular classes will resume on Monday, November 27th. Enjoy your time off from school and spending time with your families.
Dance Company Auditions
Have you dreamed of dancing more or want to expand your dance skills and participate in great performances in parades, competitions and other events? If so then audition for the Spotlight Dance Company 2017-2018 season.
Dancers age 9 years and older, with 5 years experience in tap and ballet and 2 years or more in jazz, will have the opportunity to audition for the award winning Spotlight Dance Company. Audition Rehearsals will be held at the Spotlight Dance studio on June 6th, 8th, 13th and 15th at the following times:
- Rising 3rd, 4th, and 5th Graders 5:00 – 6:30 PM
- Rising 6th, 7th and 8th Graders 6:30 – 8:00 PM
- Rising 8th Graders & 9th through 12th graders 8:00 – 9:30 PM
The Final audition will be Thursday, June 15th. Your audition appointment time will be selected on Tuesday. Your June tuition payment will need to be paid prior to the final audition date on June 15th.
Spotlight Dance company members dance all summer long on Tuesday evenings, starting July 11th.
Dancers are expected to attend all four days of auditions. We understand that there are many school events and Graduations in the next two weeks, however you are expected to let us know that you have prior plans. If you are not available on every date listed above, please email Lisa or use the Contact Us page to let me know prior to the missed date.
We accept students from other studios so if you have friends who want to dance at Spotlight bring them with you. There is no charge to participate in the auditions.
Open Today and Tomorrow (Monday, December 21st and Tuesday, December 22nd)
|We will be open today from 12-4 and tomorrow from 4-7 for last minute Christmas present purchases and for Pre-Ballet and Pre-Tap classes.
December New York City Trip
We will be chartering a bus to New York City on Saturday, December 19th. All students, parents, and friends are invited. It's always a great trip and is an easy way to see NYC at Christmas time and there are plenty of things to do including:
- See the Christmas Tree or ice skate at Rockefeller Center.
- Attend the Rockette's Christmas Spectacular Show or a Broadway show.
- Look at the store windows that are decorated for Christmas.
- Sightsee – Lots of options including a city bus tour that takes you the top sites.
- Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.
Participation is limited to the first 50 people to complete and return the Registration and Liability Waiver forms along with the full payment. We can only accept payments made by cash or check for the trip. In the event the trip is cancelled all payments will be returned.
NYC Spring Spectacular Bus Is Full – Deposit Being Accepted For A Second Bus
Our original plan was to take one bus to NYC for the Spring Spectacular show at Radio City Music Hall. Since we filled the bus so quickly and have quite a few people on the waiting list, we are going to attempt to get a second bus. As with the first bus the cost is $145 per person and includes chartered roundtrip bus transportation and a ticket to the show. We will be leaving at approximately 6AM from the studio parking lot and returning around midnight. If you are on the waiting list or would like to be, please complete the registration form and return it to the front desk with the full payment (check only) no later than received by March 17th at 9pm. Keep in mind that friends who are not part of the Spotlight Family are welcome to go on the trip. In the event that there are not enough participants for the second bus we will refund your full payment.
NYC Trip To See The Rockette's New York Spring Spectacular Show
On Saturday, April 25th Spotlight Dance is sponsoring a bus trip to New York City to see the Rockettes in their new show: New York Spring Spectacular. The cost is $145 per person and includes chartered roundtrip bus transportation and a ticket to the show. We will be leaving at approximately 6AM from the studio parking lot and returning around midnight. We can accommodate up to 50 people on the trip. If you would like to participate complete the registration form and return it to the front desk with your full payment (check only) no later than received by March 3rd at 9pm. In the event that there are not enough participants we will refund your full payment.
King's Dominion Dance Schedule
King's Dominion has posted some event specific information on the Dance Festival on their website. We have been assigned the following dance times:
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|Petite Dance Co.
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|Elite Dance Co.
|Lisa & Ashleigh
Refunds For NYC Trip
Refunds are being handed out at the front desk starting this afternoon. A full refund is being given to anyone who decided to go on the trip and a partial refund of $45 is being given to anyone who still wants to go to NYC and make their own plans. Also, there are still seats left on the bus of Saturday and they are $75 each.
Cherry Blossom Routine
A video of the Cherry Blossom Routine is available on our Downloads page. All dancers who do not know the routine can use this video to learn the routine and to practice it.
Rockettes Show Cancelled – Trip to NYC Still On
The Rockettes show was cancelled until 2015, which is very disappointing. Our plan is to run the bus if we can get enough participants. Many of those who were going to see the Rockettes have decided to go anyway and plan to get tickets for a different show or sightsee. Anyone is welcome to come with and the cost is $75 per person. Full refunds ($120) will be given to those who choose not to go to NYC and partial refunds ($45) will be given to those who do go.


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William K. Rawson recently retired as a partner in the Washington, DC office of Latham & Watkins, where he chaired the firm's global chemical regulation practice and also chaired the environmental department in that office. Mr. Rawson's diverse practice included trial court and appellate litigations, arbitrations, agency proceedings arising under various federal and state environmental statutes, consumer product class actions involving health and safety issues, and Congressional investigations. Mr. Rawson is a recognized expert on the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), co-authored ELI's TSCA Handbook (with Latham colleagues), and has testified twice before the U.S. Senate and once before the House of Representatives on TSCA reform. Mr. Rawson attended Stanford Law School and Amherst College. Before joining Latham in 1982, Mr. Rawson clerked for Judge Jerome Farris on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Mr. Rawson has served on the Stanford Law School Board of Visitors and as a director of the Stanford University Alumni Association. He currently is a trustee at Phillips Exeter Academy (Exeter, N.H.) and E.L. Haynes Public Charter School (Washington, DC), and formerly was a trustee and chair of the Board at Washington Episcopal School (Washington, DC).more » « less


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Whether you want to play tennis and improve your game, or meet friends who also enjoy tennis. Whether you want to work on your fitness through a sport or get a little serious with your game, play a comp. Based in Brisbane's Northside, we cater for children and adults of all ages. " You have found the right place".
At our Tennis Centre, you will find friendly staff who will welcome you at the door. You will also find our advice professional, friendly and up to date.
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THE SEDIMENT DEPOSITED by rivers is called alluvium. The name derives from the Latin word alluvius, meaning "washed up." Alluvium comprises clay, silt and sand (in some definitions gravel is included) and derives from the erosion of rocks and soils in the upper reaches of river basins. The mineral characteristics of the alluvium thus reflect its origins. It is carried downstream until the energy or sediment-carrying capacity of the river diminishes and the water can no longer carry the sediment in suspension.
During carriage, the sediment may be altered in physical character because of sorting and attrition. Sorting involves the separation of particles on the basis of size with finer and thus less dense particles like clay being carried farther downstream than larger and coarser particles such as sand and gravel. Attrition occurs as sediment particles collide during transport; overall, this causes a reduction in particle size and a general rounding in shape as angular material is smoothed.
The deposition of alluvium in river channels, on floodplains, in estuaries, deltas, and lakes takes place over time. The erosional, depositional, and attritional regimes of a river may also change over time depending on climate and land-use characteristics in the river catchment.
Alluvium is widespread globally. It may provide fertile agricultural land because it is rich in nutrients, and it has provided the means for some of the world's great civilizations to develop and thrive. Examples include those of ancient EGYPT based on the NILE Valley, those of the Indus civilization in the valley of the same name, and those of ancient Mesopotamia in the Tigris and Euphrates Valleys. Today, some of the world's most productive agricultural land is on alluvium, as are many of the world's major urban areas, for example, LONDON, Bangkok, BUENOS AIRES, Cairo, MUMBAI (Bombay), and Shanghai. In many cases, there is conflict of interest in relation to land use as urban spread competes with agriculture and sediment extraction, such is the value and prized location of alluvial deposits.
Where alluvium comprises the fine particles of clay, it can be used for brick making and pottery, and where gravel predominates, it is sometimes excavated for use as road aggregate and building materials. If ore-bearing rocks occur in the upper catchment of a river, the alluvium resulting from their erosion may be sufficiently mineral rich to warrant extraction. The most important metallic minerals found in alluvium include tin, gold, and platinum. Precious stones such as diamonds may also be found if catchment rocks are a source of gem stones.


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The Greek translation for Hat is καπέλο .
Other possible / similar Greek translations may be Καπάκι, το .
|Translations in other languages:
|Catalan: barret
|Chinese: 帽子
|Dutch: hoed
|Estonian: müts
|Finnish: hattu
|French: chapeau
|German: Hut
|Hebrew: כובע
|Icelandic: hattur
|Ido: chapelo
|Italian: cappello
|Japanese: 帽子
|Korean: 모자
|Macedonian: капа
|Norwegian: hatt
|Polish: kapelusz
|Portuguese: chapéu
|Romanian: pălărie
|Russian: шляпа
|Slovene: klobuk
|Spanish: sombrero
|Swahili: kofia
|Swedish: hatt
|Telugu: టోపి
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WASHINGTON — The emergence of abortion as the last and most contentious of the issues that held up the budget deal reached Friday night highlighted the enduring influence of social conservatives within the Republican Party even at a time when the Tea Party movement's focus on fiscal austerity is getting most of the attention.
The main abortion-related provisions sought by Republicans were stripped out, apparently in return for deeper cuts in federal spending. But the intense push by abortion opponents, including Representatives Christopher H. Smith of New Jersey, Joe Pitts of Pennsylvania and Mike Pence of Indiana, sent a signal that Republicans intend to keep social issues on the front burner as Congress moves on to a further series of battles.
The abortion opponents lost on their effort to restrict money going to Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers as part of the budget deal. But they succeeded in winning agreement for a separate vote on that issue next week — Senate Democrats are sure to defeat it — and in keeping in the budget deal a provision that would restrict abortion financing in Washington.
The social conservatives established that they have a welcome ear in Speaker John A. Boehner of Ohio, who has won awards from opponents of abortion rights and during the debate over health care of provisions was a visible supporter of preventing federal money from going to abortion providers like Planned Parenthood. (Federal law already prohibits the use of federal dollars for abortions..)
The main restrictions Republicans had sought were included in the first spending bill passed by the House, in February. They had the backing, with varying degrees of intensity, not just of Republicans identified primarily as social conservatives but also of many fiscal conservatives. While the party ultimately chose not to close down the government over its position on abortion, social conservatives were heard more clearly on the issue than they have been since the November election focused Washington on cutting spending.Continue reading the main story
"The life issue is important to a lot of us," said Representative Steve Chabot of Ohio, who has been very involved in anti-abortion measures in the past. "For some, people, for example, abortion is more important. For some people, spending is more important. For me, it would be hard to say one over the other."
Republicans had sought to take away federal money for family planning for poor women and give that money instead to states, to forbid the District of Columbia from using its tax dollars to help the poor obtain abortions, and to end family planning subsidies to some international groups.
In one sense, the flashpoint nature of the battle presented both parties with an opportunity to energize their bases.
Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, the Democratic majority leader, stressed repeatedly on Friday that his party was committed to defending abortion rights, and he characterized the fight as one over women's health. Equally, House Republicans portrayed themselves as determined to stand by their principles.
But the high-profile fight held political peril for Republicans in particular when it comes to appealing to women and the broad center of American politics.
In polls taken this year and last by The New York Times/CBS News, when Americans were asked to name the most important problem facing the country, fewer than 1 percent cited abortion. In December, when respondents were asked how available abortions should be to those who seek them, 36 percent said generally available, 40 percent said available with limits, and 20 percent said abortions should not be permitted.
The risks were not lost on Republicans like Senator Susan Collins of Maine, who favors abortion rights. "Senator Collins does not believe this rider belongs on this bill," said a spokesman, Kevin Kelley, in an e-mail before the deal was announced. "She believes it is the height of irresponsibility for Congress to jeopardize pay for our dedicated troops, who are serving in harm's way in three wars, because of a policy debate that can occur later this year."
Other Republicans, including Senator Tom Coburn of Oklahoma, also urged the party not to sacrifice the budget deal to make a point on the abortion issue.
Few Republicans wanted to be seen as shutting down the government over the issue, which may be why House freshmen insisted that the issue was irrelevant to the budget battle, even as aides to lawmakers negotiated them down to the wire.
"This is not about policy riders," said Representative Raúl R. Labrador of Idaho, echoing almost word for word seven other House Republicans and Mr. Boehner as well. "It's about spending."
America has seen this play before. Over the nearly four decades since the Supreme Court affirmed women's abortion rights, Congress has worked to chip away at them, often through measures like those on the table in the final stages of the budget battle. Those efforts have largely been led by Republicans, but not exclusively; it was Democrats who favored restrictions on abortion who came close to unraveling the 2009 health care overhaul.
While the 87 freshmen Republicans in the House ran on a platform of containing federal spending, and while some Republicans, like Gov. Mitch Daniels of Indiana, have suggested de-emphasizing social issues until the nation's fiscal problems can be addressed, the desire among social conservatives to curb abortion rights has never gone away.
While few of the measures Republicans sought would cut spending — in the case of funds used by Planned Parenthood, it would simply move them — Republicans repeatedly said supporting family planning groups was a waste of taxpayer funds.
"This has been an ongoing struggle for decades," said Norman J. Ornstein, a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative research group. "But in this particular context, there is a different twist. It is one thing to be deeply opposed to a policy and look at every vehicle you can for changing it. It's another when you frame the entire narrative around the debt crisis we face."
Using the amendment process to pull away at abortion rights has a history that dates back almost as far as Roe v. Wade, which was decided in 1973. In 1976, the House passed the Hyde Amendment, which excludes abortion from health care services provided through Medicaid.
The amendment has been tacked on to annual appropriations bills ever since. Under the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, health maintenance organizations gained the right to refuse to cover counseling or referrals for abortion on moral or religious grounds. The law restricting the use of District of Columbia funds for abortions, known as the Dornan Amendment, was first introduced in 1988.
In the final hour, another social policy amendment of sorts, one that would finance a school voucher program in the District of Columbia near and dear to Mr. Boehner, went into the bill.Continue reading the main story


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I learned a few years ago about looking for commencement speeches this time of year because some of the best of the best are out there sharing wisdom to our graduates. See Sheryl Sandberg's 2016 Commencement Speech at UC Berkeley.
I learned about Sheryl Sandberg when she wrote "Lean In."
And then last year, I was moved by her once again when her husband, Dave Goldberg, died of a heart attack while they were vacationing in Mexico with friends.
If you don't know about Sheryl Sandberg, she is the COO of Facebook. Her husband, Dave, was the CEO of Survey Monkey. These are two platforms that I use for MyMT.
Interesting timing that I should view this speech yesterday as it fell in my timely lap when I had grown frustrated, once again, by a post by someone on the AHDI Facebook page. You can view my frustration on the MyMT Facebook page. I was unable to link it here for your convenience. It's not that there is anything wrong with noticing what is going on in similar industries around us. No, that is not my angst. It is that I have never worked in a more troubled industry than this one and can't get people interested in asking, "What can WE do about the mess this is in?" The popular discussions are about what is happening TO us. Poor poor us.
What I like about Sheryl Sandberg is she is transparent, she is real, she shows emotion in her speech; yes, she cries about the loss of her husband. You just get a "No BS" vibe from her.
At the end of Sheryl's message, she says this.
"My favorite sign at work says, "Nothing at Facebook is someone else's problem."
I don't want to hear about what a poor shake we all got. I want leaders to join me in saying, "How do we fix this?" Don't point me to pretty guidelines and rules that nobody is paying any attention to. Don't defend what went wrong and why. No hidden agendas. No finger pointing. The big bad doctors. The big bad EMR. I don't want to hear it. I want all the dirt up on the table, an acknowledgement to our workers, PR repair, no political speak. Real people talking about and REALLY doing something about real problems.
I want to be part of a mission that says,
"The medical transcription problems are the medical transcription industry's problems. What are we going to do about?"
I'm on board for that movement.
Comments? I am not interested in hearing about all the great things we are doing. We are sucking at it. When are we going to get off that position that all is well and we have all things properly in place. Just, poor us.


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We can draft almost anything imaginable and wedding dresses are no exception.
But, occasionally, a customer comes to us with a vintage pattern that she wants to see come to life as a modern dress. When we work from a vintage pattern, some modernization is almost certainly necessary. Darts need to be shortened or moved to adjust for the fact that the customer is unlikely to be wearing the same sorts of shaped undergarments (a girdle and pointed cups).
Adjustments can also be made for body types (in this case the customer was quite tall). And the pattern can even be altered to fit sizes that it never would have come in originally, including plus and petite sizes.
If you have a vintage pattern that you have always loved the look of but never had anyone willing to make it in your size, just write and we can discuss different options. One of the pictures shows a "muslin fitting" of the dress with the tulle overskirt. We made the dress from cotton first and fit that on the customer insuring that we made the right corrections for a look that was completely vintage yet also modern.
Just contact us to find out more about making the ideal vintage style dress whether for special occasions, like a wedding or prom, or something more everyday, like a shirt dress.
Working on unique custom projects is our specialty. We make all of our projects by hand here in our studio in Denver, Colorado. So if you are looking for a local dressmaker in Denver, we can definitely handle your project. But we have also perfected making dresses at a distance and more than 90 percent of our customers are located in other spots around the globe.
With our muslin fitting process (we send you a muslin version of the dress for pics and feedback), we are able to guarantee a great fit and the look that you have been hoping for, even at a distance,
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Members like to keep up with Inland, and consider themselves well-informed about association and foundation activities. Their preferred way of hearing from Inland is email—but they show plenty of love for the print and editions of The Inlander.
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Advice For All Wine Aficionados Who Want To Know More
Choosing the right bottle of wine to serve at your next gathering is not easy. There are so many factors that determine how good a bottle of wine tastes or how you should take care of it before the next party. The following article is equipped with great tips to help you ensure your next bottle of wine is a great tasting one!
Make sure that you drink at least one glass of wine a day with one of the meals that you have. Wine is great in helping with your heart, especially red wine. Do not drink too much though, as excess wine can cause you to feel groggy and can hurt your health.
Attend as many wine tastings that you can during the course of the year. This can be very beneficial for you as it allows you to get an idea of some of the newer wines that are on the market. This will help you to gain a better appreciation for all wine has to offer.
Wine goes extremely well with pasta dishes. To choose the perfect wine remember that red wines work best with heavy sauces such as tomato sauce. Pair white wines with white sauces and salads. For basil pestos and other meatless dishes, you should opt for a complimentary wine such as a rosé.
If you are really passionate about wine, you should consider visiting a vineyard. You will learn a lot about how wine is made, what makes a flavor unique and even get a chance to witness the production of your favorite wine if you visit a vineyard during the right season.
If you enjoy cooking, try incorporating wine into your dinner menu. Wine can be used in a variety of cooking formats including sauces and marinades. If you have small children, you need not be concerned about cooking with wine as most of the alcohol is cooked out during the cooking process.
Understand the types of fruits that are used in your wine and the ones that you like. This can go a long way in determining your favorite types of wines, as you can look at the content before you purchase. This will allow you to filter out the wines that do not have the ingredients you prefer.
If you are in the market for champagne for a wedding or other festive event, consider a sparkling wine instead. Sparkling wines are typically from California, and they taste similar to a Champagne. They are almost always less expensive, making it easier to afford a large quantity for big events.
If you have a lot of wine in your cellar, you may want to invest in an inventory management system. This will track the types of wine that you have in your cellar and how old they are at a given time. Compartmentalizing wine into a database can make your storage capabilities very efficient.
For a spring picnic, evening at the race track or other outdoor events during seasonable weather, your best bet is a sparkling wine. Take your pick of bubbly's like a nice Asti or Champagne and complement it with mild cheese, fresh bread and fruit. Remember to bring flute glasses too, to make the experience complete.
Take notes on any wine you try. if you are really getting into wines, you'll be tasting dozens of them over the course of the year, easily. It can be tough to keep track of what your impressions are on certain bottles, especially if they shared many similarities with only subtle differences. Making notes will help keep you on track.
When you are opening wine, make sure that you do not open it too fast. The sound that you want to get when you open it is not a pop, but a sigh. This will maximize the safety in the room when you are opening your bottle of wine for the evening.
Pair spicy foods with sweet wines. Especially with the heat of Thai and Indian food, you will want to stick with dry white and red wines that are sweet. Some great pairings include Chenin Blanc, Gewurztraminer, and Riesling. If you choose Riesling, try going with a German brand since their higher acidity doesn't make the sweetness seem as apparent. These wines act as palate cleansers to help you enjoy the spiciness of the meal.
If you are buying wine for a large party and are not sure what to buy, let statistics be your guide. Approximately, seventy-five percent of people are known to prefer red wines. While it is always a good idea to have white wines on hand, having primarily red wines is a good idea unless you know your guests prefer otherwise.
As you've just learned, there are so many factors that can help ensure the wondrous taste of your next bottle of wine. These are the tips that you should keep in mind when choosing, tasting or serving your next bottle. If you apply all you've learned, you will ensure your success in serving the best wine.


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To many of us taking a picture simply means pulling out our camera phones and pressing a button, but to others taking a picture is an art form. Photography is a very detailed discipline, and it requires everything to be just right in order to take the perfect photograph. One of those things is the lighting. With the right lighting, it's possible to completely change someone's appearance, highlight important features, and give a photograph an entirely different feeling.
Making things great through simple means can be hard, but there are a lot of techniques and tips you can learn to really make your photos shine. Check out the Portrait Photography with Simple Gear course on Udemy and find out what you can do with a few items and a lot of creativity.
Although the concept of studio lighting may seem daunting, there's a lot you can do without having to spend thousands of dollars, but still getting an amazing photograph. These are just simple things that can be done with a few accessories and your trusty camera.
Creating a Great Home Studio Setup
If you really want to create a great atmosphere for lighting, then you can use your own home as a place to setup. This may limit you as you may want to prefer using more natural means of light for your subject, but for the most control there is nothing better than your own home setup. These are some of the items that you're going to need to help create a simple, but effective home studio for photography.
- Flash Heads: These little devices come along with a flash tube and you can get two of them in most kits. Flash heads are a light source and they work well for your subject. These items can usually be triggered by each other, so you only have to connect your camera to one.
- Light Stands: These devices help support the flash heads and direct them away from the subject. You can your flash heads with these stands and adjust the angle and distance to help you get the subject in the right light.
- Umbrellas: I'm sure you always wondered what those umbrellas were for when you were taking your school pictures. The light is directed into the umbrella (or brolly) and the light is then reflected back onto the subject. You can get different surfaces to reflect what style suits you best; they usually come in silver, gold, or white.
- Softbox: A softbox is a tool that's a bit more sophisticated than the umbrellas, but they work the same way. Once you get the hang of them, you may prefer these over the umbrellas since they tend to create a softer light. There's also the added benefit of getting more even lighting than what you can get with the umbrellas.
- Snoot or Honeycomb: For concentration and focus, this tool is usually used for your backlights or when you want to put more emphasis or focus onto a part of the subject.
- Reflector: Finally for your home set up you need a reflector. You can fill in hard shadows with this device, and you can really improve on the way the subject is hit by the light with this item.
Having a great home setup means you always have a go to place for taking your photographs whenever you want to make high quality pictures. You can adjust and work with the lighting in an environment that you're familiar with as well.
If you want to explore beyond that though and learn about the finer details of lighting and how to achieve it no matter where you are, you can try the Lighting Asylum course on Udemy that goes through all of the important types of lighting and how you can achieve it.
Tips and Techniques for Creating Great Lighting
There're many techniques that you can use in your photography setup to get great results. There're several techniques and tricks that you can use with lighting to alter the look of your subject in photographs. Below you will discover some of the more advanced techniques and lighting positions you can use to bring your subjects to life through their photographs.
These techniques can be great tools, but if you really want to get into photography you should check out The Fundamentals of Photography course that gives you some general knowledge and advice on taking better pictures.
The Triple Reflector Technique
This is an innovative way to light your subjects, and remove shadows. What you do is place three small reflectors directly underneath the subject. Since all of the panels can move independently from each other you can remove shadows from all sides. You then add a light above the model's eye and point it downwards towards the reflectors. This gives a very flawless and well illuminated photograph. You can even add a hair light to this technique as well to help give it a fuller effect.
The Advanced Hair Light Technique
Now that you have your setup, you should use one of the techniques many studios don't regularly apply. The hair lighting technique adds emphasis on more than one side of the subject's face. Getting more than just the subject's "good side" and putting an extra light towards the back of the set gives you an imagine that looks more three-dimensional.
The way to apply this additional light source is to place it in a careful location behind your subject on one side, but you should never place it where it shines in the lens. After you do this, you meter the light while all the others are turned off so that it can be dimmer by about half a stop than the main light sure you're using.
Once this is all done, you should use your snoot or honeycomb to create a small direct light path that highlights the texture of your subject's hair. This gives your subject a much more vibrant and fuller look making the photograph seem less flat.
Broad Light
The broad light set up places an emphasis on the side of the subject that is facing the camera and places more light on it. This tends to be a technique that a lot of photographers don't use because it makes the subject seem a bit "chubby", but you can adjust this by adding a reflector opposite to the light source.
Short Light
Short light is the direct opposite of broad light and the lighting source puts an emphasis on the side of the face that is looking away from the subject. This helps makes your subject have a thinner appearance visually. Again, just like the broad light though a reflector can be placed along the opposite side of the light source to lessen the shadows on the subject and make the photo with a more even lighting.
Rembrandt Light
For many photographers this is a very artistic lighting technique. In fact, many professional photographers use it. The way to create this lighting setup is to place your main light source high and position it to the side of the face that is facing away from the camera. In most cases your subject will be placed at a 45 degree angle towards the camera and not looking directly at it. In photos that use this type of lighting the face is illuminated on one side and the shadows are very dark and heavy on the other.
Split Light
In this lighting setup you take your light source and you place it facing 90 degrees towards the subject. This places a very dramatic shadow straight down the face of your subject. Your model should look directly at the camera, and you should always see the shadow go down the direct middle of the face, so much so that it even hits the tip of the nose. The results have a dramatic tone to them, and they can be really engaging.
Butterfly Lighting
This technique can be achieved when you put your main source of light in front of the subject and raise the height so that a shadow is created under them and it's in line with their nose. This is a more glamorous style of lighting, but the results are fantastic. If you want, you can add an additional light source to illuminate darker parts of the subject's face, such as the chin and under the nose.
Expanding on Your Subjects
Some subjects may not be found in the convenience of your own home. There are tons of pictures you can only take outside of the studio and away from the setup. The Landscape Photography course that's taught on Udemy is a great source that you should check out if you want to learn how to take photos of the area beyond your studio.
There's a lot you can learn about photography, and once you master it there are some amazing pictures you can take. You may even want to start learning about and trying your hand at filmmaking, as you can learn about in this blog post.


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Simple monitoring
I was searhing for a simple monitoring tool but most tools out there are very complex. We use 3rd party virtual private servers now so hardware monitoring is not our business. We're interested in monitoring two things:
- Free disk space
- CPU load
You can create the two scripts below and edit the MAILTO and TRIGGER variables to suit your needs /usr/local/bin/monitor-load.sh:
#!/bin/bash TRIGGER=2.00 email@example.com host=`hostname -f` load=`cat /proc/loadavg | awk '{print $2}'` response=`echo | awk -v T=$TRIGGER -v L=$load 'BEGIN{if ( L > T){ print "greater"}}'` if [[ $response = "greater" ]] then #capture top command output for the mail body body=`top -n 1 -b` echo "$body\n."|mail -s "High load on $host - [ $load ]" $MAILTO fi/usr/local/bin/monitor-disk-usage.sh:
#!/bin/bash email@example.com TRIGGER=80 HOST=`hostname -f` CURRENT=$(df / | grep / | awk '{ print $5}' | sed 's/%//g') if [ "$CURRENT" -gt "$TRIGGER" ] ; then mail -s "Disk Space Alert for $HOST" $MAILTO << EOF The root partition of '$HOST' remaining free space is critically low. Used: $CURRENT% EOF fi
Make these two scripts executable:
chmod +x /usr/local/bin/monitor-load.sh chmod +x /usr/local/bin/monitor-disk-usage.shNow schedule these script in system cron jobs:
# Check server load and diskspace * * * * * root /usr/local/bin/monitor-load.sh 0 7,16 * * * root /usr/local/bin/monitor-disk-usage.shThis will check the server load every minute and disk space at 7am and 4pm. Finally it's wise to test if mails sent from console arrive. Change the e-mail address in this command and run it:
echo "."|mail -s "Test mail from console" firstname.lastname@example.com
April 07, 2016 at 09:18
Hai Merijn,
The last cronjob will run every minute from 7:00 to 7:59 and from 16:00 to 16:59.
April 07, 2016 at 09:40
Thanks! I've adjusted it.
April 08, 2016 at 15:01
Hi Merijn,
nice scripts. We use dedicated hardware an monit for this purposes. I'll post a howto in the forum.
August 16, 2016 at 13:51
I recently joined a small team of people who have a lot of different small apps that include Celery, Django, Flask, Java, et al and now they are critical enough that they'd like to know if they are all working.
What is a good monitoring and visualization tool to track custom events?
1) Simple: We have a Python script that can test each service and test if it's working... but we would like to see a dashboard of: "when was the last time this was successfully tested?" so we can get a sense of availability... and maybe some trend graphs over time.
2) We would like to track events to see when things overlap.
Analyst #1 runs report A at 11:33am.
Analyst #2 runs report B at 11:35am.
Report B finishes at 11:40am.
Report A finishes at 11:50am.
I've done some searching but a lot of the projects seem to be unmaintained. So I'd like to know what the community here uses.
Whatever we choose needs to be self-hostable internally as this environment is very locked down.
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September 02, 2016 at 09:44
The amazing things on this blog are what you have to write on a freedom spaces.