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PORTSMOUTH — Plans to redevelop the Witch Cove Marina property into a world-class yacht club complete with three adjacent residential units have been put on hold by the developer.
The proposal was expected to go in front of the Zoning Board of Adjustments for variances Tuesday night, but was ultimately taken off the agenda, according to Planning Director Rick Taintor.
The main reason for the withdrawal of the project is because the developer, property owner J.P. Nadeau along with Witch Cove Marina Development LLC, chose to first concentrate on obtaining a necessary conditional use permit from the Conservation Commission, said Taintor.
The permit is needed for a particular wetlands impact on the southside of the property where a parking area has been proposed for the club.
Taintor said the process of obtaining the permit can take some time and the developer instead chose to do that first rather than try and obtain the variances needed from the Zoning Board of Adjustments.
He said he expects to receive an application within a few days, after which the request would go in front of the Conservation Commission, most likely on Aug. 12. If the permit is granted it will be sent to the Planning Board for approval, said Taintor.
The proposal would then go back to the ZBA for consideration of the variances and then onto the Technical Advisory Committee and the Planning Board.
Nadeau said earlier this month that the plan is to redevelop the 64-year-old facility to provide seafaring Seacoast residents a new place to dock their boats and enjoy all that Sagamore Creek has to offer.
Having bought the property eight years ago, Nadeau said he has continued to make sure to improve parts of the 3.7-acre property located on Route 1B.
Several other older buildings on site will either be demolished or relocated to make way for a 6,000-square-foot, two-story yacht club complete with dining facilities. A residence that currently sits adjacent to BG's Boathouse restaurant will be relocated across the street on a separate 1.7-acre lot and another building would also be razed.
Two storage buildings near the water would also be removed. Parking for the club would be located across the street and should be available for everyone who belongs to the club.
The three new residential units are expected to be built on the north end of the site, which is now used as a boat yard and full of boat trailers.
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PORTSMOUTH — Plans to redevelop the Witch Cove Marina property into a world-class yacht club complete with three adjacent residential units have been put on hold by the developer.


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Scouting the Greyhounds: Coach Mike Randolph has guided Duluth East to state 15 times since 1991, using a similar regular-season approach. Players are allowed some rope until Christmas time before Randolph implements his way of doing things. With only four seniors and a wealth of new faces, Randolph hid the rope all season. "We said, 'This is the way you have to play or you're not going to play.' " The Greyhounds got the message and scored victories at Eden Prairie and Grand Rapids in early January to set the tone for playoff success.
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You never quite know what's going to happen around the Lovenest. Sometimes it can be downright dangerous. Snakes. Yellowjackets. And huge tall trees.
This beautiful Black Oak had shaded our house - its trunk just feet from our front door - for years. It came down in last night's horrific storm - and did us a last favor by falling away from the house, and just missing that truck.
Tree, what a grand tree you were.
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I had hoped we could hold the next Jam on Sept 23rd, but this clashes with another event at the museum which now has more attendees than was originally expected.
So the second Raspberry Jam at The National Museum of Computing will be on Sunday September the 30th.
10:00 to 12:30 as before, but we will have use of a second room which can comfortably hold 40 people so there will be more tickets available this time !
I'm still thinking about what to organise, but I think just 2 planned "slots" with the rest of the time available for people to mix/show their projects/ask questions will a better balance.
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Duke associate head basketball coach Jeff Capel III has long been a favorite of mine dating back to his playing days at Duke. Capel was so talented that legendary hip-hop artist Tupac Shakur wore his Blue Devil jersey at one point. Like us all, Capel III has a family. His father, Jeff II, was diagnosed with ALS (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease). Capel III took time to document the highs, lows and the stories that have defined his relationship with his father over the years in this article.
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This article almost brought me to tears. At one point, Capel is complaining about Duke wanting sympathy while starting on the No. 2 team in the country as a freshman.
Capel's dad tells him "Man, SHUT THE F*** UP. Stop calling home and complaining. And just play."
READ THE ARTICLE: The Tree | The Players' Tribune
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Edgerton, Wisconsin-based limousine company Lyons Limousine and 20-year-old Janesville resident and driver Aaron Nash are being sued by 45-year-old Michael Johnson and 53-year-old Robert Rosa, both of Fitchburg, who are among those injured in a fatal accident that occurred on March 25, 2016 as Nash was driving Johnson, Rosa, 53-year-old Monona resident Terri Schmidt, 59-year-old Monona resident Kevin Schmidt, 61-year-old Verona resident Louis Corning, and 64-year-old Verona resident Donald Corning to Chicago, Illinois' O'Hare International Airport for a vacation in Mexico.
The lawsuit, which was filed in the Cook County Circuit Court last Thursday, April 14 and which alleges five counts related to personal injuries received from negligence, also identifies Lyons Limousine owner Patrick Lyons and another company Nash works for, Zenith Limousine, as defendants.
The limousine flipped over and killed Terri Schmidt when Nash hit a construction barricade on the Illinois Tollway near Elgin. Police said Nash told them that he was blinded by the sun, causing him to not see the traffic pattern.
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I am on vacation. Those are words I don't remember saying for a long time, and it turns out I really needed this. I have taken trips that have been fun and energizing, but not vacation. My husband, son and I drove out to Las Vegas to visit our daughter, who lives here. We are sleeping in, taking our time getting to places, stopping when we see something interesting or quirky or just downright weird (not uncommon in Las Vegas). Mostly, we are just having fun as a family together again. The fact that the weather is sunny with highs in the 50s and 60s is the icing on the cake. (I need to find a new phrase – icing on a cake just isn't a good thing for a T1D.)
We are only a few days into this adventure in Las Vegas, but already I feel the stress rolling away. Now, don't get me wrong, I am not unhappy in my 'real life' back home. I love my job and the people I work with and the things I do. But it has been taking a toll on me lately and it is really only as I have come away from it that I see that. I still have the same issues with diabetes that I have at home but I am handling them with far less emotion. I am able to head off the lows and let the highs roll off my back more easily. I still hate being high, but I don't feel the same urgency or anger that has been plaguing me lately when a high hangs on without mercy. Nor do I feel the hopelessness of the lows.
There are all kinds of lessons here. First, I need to manage my stress level better when I return to real life. I don't have any idea yet what that looks like and honestly I am not really thinking about it. This is odd, because I had planned on thinking this through during these couple of weeks away. I'm not. Maybe that is why I am feeling so relaxed.
Second, diabetes takes an emotional toll on me – and all diabetics, whatever type they may be. Can I hear an amen from my dia-buddies? And there is a vicious cycle here – something goes awry with my blood sugar, I get all worked up about it (but have become adept at hiding this from others at times), and the emotional roller coaster that is set off often makes the blood sugar problem worse. It certainly uses up energy that could better be used for more constructive things. This lesson should not be news to me, but for some reason, I tend to deny that I am emotionally involved with this disease. It feels like I am weak or that diabetes has too much power over me to admit that it affects me emotionally. But I give up – and hopefully my emotional health will improve because I finally have admitted this.
Third, I am not in a good place as far as really trusting God with all of this. I am trying to manage the diabetes and the emotions all on my own. My morning devotions have become too perfunctory, rather than feeding my spirit and filling me with His Spirit. A too-busy life is death to my spiritual growth. I need to let God's Word penetrate beyond the surface and really change me. This takes time, energy and submission, things that have been in short supply in recent months.
Finally, exercise. That has completely fallen by the wayside and I can feel it. I am renewed in my commitment to swim regularly again. I know it helps me feel better and it helps my blood sugar management.
These are my first conclusions from this time away. I am hoping there will be more revelations that will motivate me to make the changes that I need to make, and perhaps some inspiration about what the changes are. But those are not things I am going to focus on. For now, I will just live day to day, enjoying the amazing scenery in and around Las Vegas, and laughing and playing with my family. Merry Christmas everyone!


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CARSON, Calif. -- Robbie Keane believes he could be on the 18-man roster for Sunday's SuperClasico against Chivas USA, but it could be a reach to make the starting lineup.
The LA Galaxy captain, who missed Wednesday's 4-1 win over D.C. United with what he said was an adductor strain sustained in last weekend's victory over Vancouver, said he felt fine after Saturday morning's training session at StubHub Center.
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"It feels OK, but whether it's good enough to start or, more precaution than anything else, maybe it could be in reserve. But we have to see how it reacts today."
Alan Gordon stepped in for Keane on Wednesday, and he and Gyasi Zardes -- both big, both mobile -- caused fits for the United defenders. Gordon tallied a goal just 67 seconds into the game.
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Midfielder Stefan Ishizaki, who has missed the last two games with a toe injury, says he's "day to day" and that "if everything feels good, I might be in the 18." He was going to be evaluated later Saturday.
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I'm starting to think that New Years resolutions are just stupid. I mean really, you have all year to start or stop whatever it is that you want to or want not to do. But New Years seem like the magical time when you will actually stick to it, why now? Why not October? May? I don't mean to sound like a pessimist, but I can't think of anyone that has actually followed through with their resolutions, including myself. So I say, forget about it! If you want to get thin, start when you feel fat, stop smoking now, don't wait, thinking that something will change just because the calendar says January 1..... Another riveting post, I know. Things are slow ok?
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What is Media? Google defines it as "the main means of mass communication (broadcasting, publishing, and the Internet) regarded collectively." But as a whole I see it as a form which is multi-formatted and consumed by a variety of audiences. With saying that, what truly is an audience? The idea around audiences and their need with in the media is continuously changing.Audiences of mass-media are seen as more of consumers then they are actual audience members, none the less this does not stop their interests in the media. The continuous change in media products and evolving of communications over the years allows audiences to continuously change their opinions and viewpoint around these products.
Reviewing my own interest in the media and specific areas of the media, allowed me to see how much time I truly spend on these "products" that are intended for a consumer and how I myself have become and active or passive audience member. Engaging with a variety of different medium without intending to opened my eyes to the world of consumerism and how the media target specific audiences. Listing my the time I spent on each medium, meant that I could see first hand the amount that these things take over our lives and how we are interacting with the media even if we are not aware of it or do not want to. The pressure from the media to take part is evermore as advertisement has become a part of every aspect of mass-media and people continue to review and look at a variety of products that the media continue to put on the market. What was even more striking in my opinion was what is classed as media and why, down to the simplest form media is constantly surrounding us from TV to film, radio and even books everything we engage with has a media purpose and is created for a specific audience. The use of media with in our society is ever changing and growing as we are becoming reliant on newer forms and varieties of media to engage us as an audience and enhance our experience as consumers. Reviewing the changes over the period of my lifetime it's scary as to the changes that has already happened and to the movement of the media in to a new technological age as we usher in fresh ideas and items that we once "trendy" have now become archaic in use such as mobile phones, VCR's and cassette tapes.
My relationship with media across the years has changed completely, when I was younger much like other people the media didn't play a crucial part of my life. But with becoming a part of the first real generation to have access to these forms of media, I feel I've played in to the hands of the companies and have become a prime consumer. Looking to the future, my relationship with these forms of medium will more than likely change again as I continue being a consumer. These changes with in my life are ultimately unstoppable and will continue to happen as the media takes over our lives. Our need for continuous change and new products being created means, can we actually stop the growth of mass-communications?
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Have you ever seen a picture of a celebrity who recently had liposuction? In the picture her stomach is lumpy and rippled. The first thought is to blame it on the doctor or "bad plastic surgery." Nicole Psomas, the author, shows the reader that this is not because of bad plastic surgery, but rather bad care after surgery.
"After The Cut" is a comprehensive how-to-guide for preparation and recovery after cosmetic plastic surgery. The author begins by explaining how to determine if surgery is the right choice for you. She gets into the harsh realities of plastic surgery that many doctors will not tell you.
The book goes on to teach you how to prepare your mind, body and home for surgery; making the point that those best prepared for surgery have better results. A step by step walk through of a typical "surgery day" is vividly described to the reader, so they know what to expect.
Once out of surgery, and recovery begins, the reader is given a detailed guide of the authors innovative method on how exactly to recover after any cosmetic plastic surgery procedure. This method will teach you how to prevent complications, reduce swelling, increase range of motion, decrease pain, increase sensation, decrease scar tissue, and ultimately maximize the results and appearance after cosmetic plastic surgery.
Like any surgery, plastic surgery should be made with serious consideration and not entered into lightly; it is not a day at the spa. The choice to have plastic surgery is a personal one that will have a significant impact a person's future. If the choice is to have surgery, you need to be informed and most importantly know what to do to heal well. The steps illustrated in this book empower the patient to play a substantial role in their recovery. With this knowledge, the patient can feel confident about making one of the most personal decisions of their life.
Copyright © 2017 After The Cut - All Rights Reserved. By Nicole Psomas


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Do you have passion, energy and feel as though you're CV could do with a little sparkle. If that is the case, what are you waiting for as Vital QPR is looking to hire a vibrant Super Hoop co-editor.
What is expected from a co-editor?
A co-editor will be expected to publish articles about Queens Park Rangers Football Club. The site editor will entrust the co-ed not to infringe copyright laws and to publish stories to a high standard.
If I become a co-editor, how will it enhance my CV?
The current co-editor, Boxer aka Adam is currently studying Communication and Sport at Oxford Brookes University. He is using his spare time to write site articles so he can refine and enhance his writing skills.
Just think, billions of web users and potential employers around the world can access your work with just a click of a mouse.
Do I need to support QPR to apply?
No, but it would help if you followed a football team. Just contact me at the e-mail address given below and I can point you in the right direction.
Do I need to be a budding journalist?
No, as long as you have bags of enthusiasm and can spare a few hours a week.
How old do I have to be?
I don't care so long as you can string a sentence together.
I've heard that I need to be an expert in the computer language oddly named HTML. Is that the case?
HTML stands for HyperText Markup Language. It would be an advantage to know the basics, nevertheless Vital QPR has a hidden moderator's board only accessible to moderators / publishers. I have written the codes in basic English to help those who need a helping hand.
How do I apply?
One needs to be registered on Vital QPR or the Vital network. This can be done by clicking here.
Once registered please feel free to contact me by way of e-mail explaining why you want the co-editors position and how you feel you could take the site to the next level.
It doesn't matter how many apply. If you are good enough you WILL get the position of co-editor of Vital Queens Park Rangers.
Vital QPR is 100% unofficial – for the fans, by the fans.
E-mail me now!.
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In yet another twist in the tangled fate of Anderson News—which as recently as January shared half of the country's magazine distribution business with Source Interlink and is now facing chapter 7 involuntary bankruptcy in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware—the company fired back at magazine publishers and wholesalers in U.S. District Court in the Southern District of New York. It is seeking damages in an amount to be determined at trial.
Under the Sherman Act and common law concerning conspiracy, Anderson charged Bauer, American Media, Inc., Hachette, Rodale, Time, Time/Warner Retail Sales & Marketing, Curtis, Kable, Distribution Services, Inc., Hudson and the News Group with an anti-competitive scheme "to attack, disparage and destroy Anderson's business." Among other things, Anderson asserts that the defendants spread false rumors about its financial stability, forced it to sell off its distribution facilities at "fire-sale prices" and tried to steal intellectual property by raiding its employees.
Anderson calls the defendants' scheme "a reaction to growing requests by retailers for larger discounts on magazines and scan-based trading." The latter would enable retailers to report magazine sales through electronic scanners and then dispose of unsold copies. It claims that the defendants conspired to eliminate both Anderson and Source (which initiated a suit against magazine publishers in the same court last month, but has since settled with American Media, Time/Warner and The News Group) because both wholesalers supported efficiency measures like SBT. As a result, Anderson says that it was cut off from 80% of the magazines it had delivered for years and began losing $1million a week.
On February 7, Anderson suspended operations, then closed permanently on February 16. Prior to the closing it had 6,000 employees. It subsequently dismissed 2,500 employees and now faces a class action suit as part of the chapter 7 proceedings for failing to give employees a 60-day WARN notice.


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Southern Records
|Southern Records
|John Loder
Allison Schnackenberg
Danielle Soto
|Southern Studios
Forte Music
|Country of origin
|London, England
Chicago, Illinois
|Official website
Southern Records is an independent record label closely associated with Crass Records, Corpus Christi Records and Dischord Records. It is based in London and had offices in Chicago (closed November 2008), Le Havre (closed July 2009), and Berlin (closed December 2008).
Southern was originally a recording studio owned and operated by John Loder.[1] Loder became friends with musician, author and poet Penny Rimbaud and collaborated with him and others in an experimental progressive band called EXIT. Rimbaud later formed anarchist punk band Crass, and Southern Studios and John Loder were the obvious choice of venue for the recording of their first album The Feeding of the 5000, originally released on Small Wonder Records.[1] When Small Wonder encountered problems manufacturing the release, due to the allegedly blasphemous nature of some of the lyrics, Crass determined they would need to start their own label to take full responsibility and control of their output. Loder facilitated this by acting as the business manager behind Crass Records: arranging manufacture, distribution and accounting.[1]
The success of Crass and their label thrust Loder into the emerging international independent record business, as he formed alliances with small distributors around the world to distribute the band's output. Through this work he came into contact with a handful of like-minded bands and labels that inspired his passion in a similar way as Crass. He in particular formed a lasting partnership with Dischord Records, helping them to release the Minor Threat records in Europe by pressing and distributing them on their own Dischord imprint.
The first release on the Southern Records label (not to be confused with Loder's Southern Studios, the recording studio and distributor) was Babes in Toyland's album Fontanelle, in August 1992.
Other label imprints operated by Southern include Black Diamond, Latitudes and Truth Cult.
Southern closed its US distribution and label offices in November 2008 and moved all operations to London.
- 90 Day Men
- Antisect
- Action Beat
- Asva
- Atombombpocketknife
- Babes in Toyland
- Bellafea
- Bell Gardens
- Billy Mahonie
- Bob Tilton
- Boduf Songs
- Cat On Form
- Chrome Hoof
- Chumbawamba
- Crucifix
- Darediablo
- Dianogah
- Geoff Farina
- Frightwig
- Faucet
- Glorytellers
- Hawnay Troof
- Him
- Jenny Hoyston
- Joan of Arc
- Karate
- The Lapse
- Les Savy Fav
- Lungleg
- Mothlite
- NoMeansNo
- The Owl Service
- The Paper Chase
- P.W. Long
- Racebannon
- Rex
- Therapy?
- The Sorts
- Slow Loris
- The Smoothies
- Sweep the Leg Johnny
- Tartufi
- Ten Grand
- Todd
- Trencher
- Ui
- William Elliott Whitmore
Southern imprints[edit]
Black Diamond[edit]
- A (Fallen) Black Deer
- Alexander Tucker & Decomposed Orchestra
- Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti
- A Storm Of Light
- Bardo Pond
- Blood & Time
- Boduf Songs
- Bohren und der Club of Gore
- Chelsea Wolfe
- Circle
- Dälek
- Drcarlsonalbion
- Gang Gang Dance
- Ginnungagap
- Gowns
- Grails
- Magik Markers
- The Master Musicians Of Bukkake
- Miasma & The Carousel Of Headless Horses
- Mount Eerie
- Nadja
- Paradise Island
- Shit and Shine
- Sir Richard Bishop
- Sylvester Anfang II
- William Elliott Whitmore
Truth Cult[edit]
See also[edit]
- ^ a b c Berger, George (2006). The Story of Crass. Omnibus Press.


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More than six and a half years after the United States-led invasion here that many believed was about oil, the major oil companies are finally gaining access to Iraq's petroleum reserves. But they are doing so at far less advantageous terms than they once envisioned.
The companies seem to have calculated that it is worth their while to accept deals with limited profit opportunities now, in order to cash in on more lucrative development deals in the future, oil industry analysts say.


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What a blessing God has given us by revealing His plan for our salvation, through His Word. The cornerstone of His plan was the life, teaching and sacrifice of His Son, Jesus Christ.
During 2015 we will be reading through the Gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John three times. The Gospels tell the story of Jesus' life and His teachings. Jesus is our example for living the Holy life.
As obedient children, do not be conformed to the former lusts which were yours in your ignorance, but like the Holy One who called you, be holy yourselves also in all your behavior; because it is written, "YOU SHALL BE HOLY, FOR I AM HOLY." (1 Peter 1:14-16 NASB)
Reading the story of Jesus' life shows the relationship He had with everyone around Him and His Father, God. Jesus prayed for those who believe in Him to develop the same relationship with Him and God, as He and God shared. The result of that relationship would be that through our lives others would believe Jesus was sent by God to save them.
"I do not ask on behalf of these alone, but for those also who believe in Me through their word; that they may all be one; even as You, Father, are in Me and I in You, that they also may be in Us, so that the world may believe that You sent Me. (John 17:20-21 NASB)
The reading for each day will consist of at least one chapter a day five days a week, Monday through Friday. Saturday and Sunday will be for reflection, prayer and meditation over the reading for the week. At the end of each reading we will ask questions that will challenge us to change our lives to be "Just Like Jesus".
Here are a few suggestions to maximize your learning while reading:
1. Pray before you read and ask God to open your heart to His Word.
2. Read the passage as though you have never seen it before.
3. Read with a pen and paper at your side ready to take notes.
4. Keep a journal of what you read. Write down questions about the passage as you read. Take notes of ideas you want to study further, of places mentioned in the passages, verses that "speak" to your life.
5. Write down a verse each day you read to use on Saturday and Sunday to reflect, pray and meditate about.
6. On Saturday choose one verse you wrote down during the week to memorize and commit to your mind and heart during the coming week. By the end of the year you will have memorized fifty-two verses from the Gospels.
7. Always think about what you are reading and how it applies to your life and what you need to do to live "Just Like Jesus". Apply those changes to your life.
Enjoy your year long journey of reading through the Gospels and learning about Jesus and His life giving Good News of salvation.


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Also fixing up a little bear I found. This is his before pix.
I will post after pix when I get done working on him. He is sooo cute.
Needle Arts and Quilting
The third and final preview before tonight's exhibit! We hope to see you at Bridgestreet Gallery & Loft from 6-8PM. Can't make it tonight? The gallery will be open tomorrow and Thursday from noon to 4PM. (Thanks to Christianna Traynor for photos and Orlando Thompson for video editing.)
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Posted by Celeste Amparo Pfau on Wednesday, July 15, 2015
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This is going to be a bit lengthy for a personal post—not because I'm long-winded (though that's certainly true), but because I'm genuinely interested to hear any women's stories or insight into how you arrived at where you are now (with fashion, politics, anything really), and feel the best place to start is by offering my own journey. I was looking through a before/after radical feminism thread in a Facebook group and was loving all the pictures, but I wondered what else there was to the story.
I have a feeling there's not really any sort of sudden before/after shift in clothing for a lot of women—I know I dressed like a little gay girl when I was young (lots of sweat suits and hand-me-down denim jackets—basically I wanted to look how Mary Kate looked in How the West Was Fun), and this didn't really change until I was 20 or so. I grew up going to Catholic school, so there were always uniforms, and any 'free dress days' we were offered I'd use to wear jeans and t-shirts my mom would buy me from the Target men's section.
I didn't really wear anything beyond those jeans and t-shirts until my sophomore year of college. That October, I was sexually assaulted at a party on another campus, and later that same October I started dating my best friend's brother, a boy who had (about a year and a half prior) had sex with me without my consent (I know there's a word for this, but I really only started looking at this experience through that lens within the past year and it still freaks me out). I transferred schools beginning the spring semester and began to buy dresses every now and then, and heels. I remember the first short dress I bought, and how vulnerable I felt with my legs exposed. It felt risky and for some reason that's what I was looking for.
When I turned about 21 or so and was out of the previous relationship, I went through a phase where I bought anything that looked appealing on Etsy and would wear, like, cowboy boots with long skirts and weird flowing shirts. It was a strange time, but not unpleasant. I think I was trying to figure myself out again. After I started dating the next man, I wore skirts and dresses nearly every day for two years, whether I had classes or not. None of my clothes were what I'd call terribly repressive, but still I never wore just jeans and t-shirts.
About a month after that breakup (less a Gwyneth-style conscious uncoupling and more a Juliette-style mental unraveling), I met Emily. I was still in dresses and heels, though still didn't really wear makeup. After we began dating, I started wearing makeup more and more frequently, and started dressing in a more extremely feminine way (higher heels, tighter skirts, etc.)—I was already a radical feminist but the clothing I wore out wouldn't necessarily have reflected this. I honestly hate and distrust the version of me I was during this time most—not just because I was wearing clothing that didn't reflect who I was, but also because I became a stranger to myself. I'm not sure looking back if I dressed like I did because I was coming out as a lesbian and so had to 'make up' for any lost femininity there, but it makes me wonder.
After a series of shitty events and after cutting multiple men out of my life, I started to dress as I do now—I work in an office, so often I'm wearing business casual type clothing, but on the weekends nine times out of ten I'm wearing jeans and t-shirts (the other time I'm wearing a mock neck).
Do any women out there (hello!) have similar patterns? Gender's intersection with material culture is one of my all-time favorite things to discuss, and I'm particularly interested in how childhood, trauma, environment, religion, etc. play a part in shaping what we wear. Feel free to share stories, pictures, anything you feel might be relevant to the discussion. I appreciate you, and appreciate the perspective you have to offer.


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Jaeger Geophysic E168
The 50's were important for scientific explorations and expeditions to the most extreme parts of the world. These explorers were respected people and relied on sturdy watches. Jaeger-LeCoultre wanted to contribute to these fascinating professionals by launching the Geophysic in 1958, during the first international Geophysical year. A proud moment in the history of the brand as it was used in the first (three day) submersion from one ocean to another via the most direct route, underneath the ice sheet covering the arctic. Why did their crew used the E168? It is an ultra-precise chronometer (Cal. 478BWSbr) housed in a sturdy steel case with an extra inner-case to protect the movement from the effect of magnetism. A couple of years back Jaeger-LeCoultre made a tribute to this model but we rather go for the original. Few over a thousand pieces were produced back in 1958 and they rarely are offered for sale.


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The couch smells.
And the pillows are
kind of lumpy.
And my nose itches because
we haven't bothered to evict
the colony of dust bunnies underneath.
And my back hurts
when we flop down after a long day,
and fall asleep without dinner.
Sometimes I'll wake up, with
pieces of rice stuck to my face
from last week's takeout night.
But if I put my hand
under the left cushion, I'll find
the remote, sticky with the
residue of old labels, and the
peanut sauce you spilled on it
while trying poke me with your
And when I lean back
my head will find the dimple in
the cushion, and settle in
like a marble on a board
of Chinese checkers.
And when you curl up next to me
it feels nice, even though you only want my
Kung Pao chicken
We're like two matching pieces of
a jigsaw puzzle, shoved together
in the wrong space.
And even though, sometimes,
it kind of sucks,
it's really not so bad.


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ALLEGHENY CITY, PA–According to retired steelworker Martin Kramarczyk, 67, something weird is definitely going on inside that Montessori school across the street from his house.
"I've been keeping an eye on that place for a while now, and I'm telling you, something just ain't right about it," said Kramarczyk, peering at the Allegheny Montessori Learning Center through his living-room window. "I wouldn't be surprised if one of these days the FBI came down and busted it for some sort of kinky, perverted stuff."
Though Kramarczyk has no hard evidence of improprieties at the school, he said he has "some pretty strong suspicions" about its internal activities.
"Everything about it seems a little off. I mean, they got kids playing out on the playground at all times of the day. And scraping away on those weird Mexican gourds. What kind of school is that?" Kramarczyk asked. "And the teachers have always got the kids doing these weird little puppet shows. That's gotta tell you something right there."
One of almost 4,000 such schools in the U.S., the Allegheny Montessori Learning Center was founded in 1978 and employs educational methods pioneered in 1912 by Italian physician and educator Maria Montessori. The school's 47 students, all of whom are under 10, are encouraged to learn at their own pace through activities designed to engage their intellect.
"We provide a stimulating and inspiring classroom environment that empowers children to develop their personalities and become strong, independent-minded individuals," AMLC instructor Ellen Driscoll said. "The Montessori method rejects the traditional teacher-student relationship, in which the teacher is in control and the student passively accepts knowledge. Instead, the teacher serves as a guide who enhances a child's learning ability by appealing to their creativity and recognizing their individual talents. The child learns by doing things herself."
"Today, some of the older students are learning how to make rock candy," Driscoll continued. "Then we're going to learn a traditional folk song from the French province of Picardy!"
"Look, I was taught by the nuns and, sure, they could go a little overboard with the switch sometimes, but it was a good, thorough education, with none of this weirdo stuff," Kramarczyk said. "I had to drop out of the ninth grade to support the family, but I knew the three Rs up and down. All these kids know how to do is play autoharps and grow bean plants. That ain't education to me. I don't know what it is, but it ain't education."
Kramarczyk said that in the past few months, he has observed numerous strange goings-on at the school, including children fanning out across the neighborhood, armed only with hand-drawn maps and compasses; teachers pretending to be students and vice-versa; and energetic sing-alongs in observance of Learn Three New Things Day.
Most disturbing of all, Kramarczyk said, was a May occurrence he calls "The Egg Incident."
"A truck pulled up to the school one afternoon and a couple men got out," Kramarczyk recalled. "They were carrying in boxes. A day later, I could see a bunch of egg incubators on the windowsills of one of the classrooms. Then, a couple weeks later, as I was walking the dog near the school, I heard peeping noises. Why'd those kids need to hatch eggs? Aren't there farms that do that sort of thing? It just don't add up."
Kramarczyk said he has had direct contact with school personnel just once, and the meeting only confirmed his suspicion.
"A few months back, I was trimming the hedges, and a ball came flying over their fence and into my front yard," Kramarczyk said. "I looked down at it and noticed it was a multi-colored, knitted-fabric kind of ball I've only seen at the Montessori school. That type of ball doesn't even bounce. That's another queer thing. Montessori balls never bounce."
Continued Kramarczyk: "Next thing you know, standing in front of me is a Montessori teacher with one of the kids, who's probably about seven. So I toss the kid back his strange little ball, and the teacher says to him, 'What do you say to the man, Jeffrey?' The kid looks up at me and says, 'Merci beaucoup.' Then the teacher says, 'Or…' and the kid says, 'Danke schoen.' Then the teacher says, 'Or…' again, and the kid says, 'Domo arigato.' Then they walk off."
AMLC director Roberta King insisted that Kramarczyk misunderstands the school's curricula and teaching methods.
"We are aware of Mr. Kramarczyk's fears about our school, and the various theories he has circulated at civic-association meetings," King said. "I'd like to take this opportunity to say that, although the Montessori method is of Italian origin, we are not affiliated with the Mafia in any way. Nor is the school a sweatshop that forces the children to produce black-market finger paintings. And not one toddler who is enrolled in our day-care program has ever been boiled in a broth."
To help Kramarczyk better understand Montessori education, King offered to take him on a personal guided tour of the school. Kramarczyk rejected the offer.
"Oh, no, forget it," Kramarczyk said. "There's no telling what would happen to me in that place. They'd probably strap me to their big abacus and pelt me with Montessori balls. Or cover me with plaster of Paris and leave me there to harden into a life-size statue for use in some kind of educational display about retired steelworkers. No way, folks. I wasn't born yesterday."


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It's been a while since I've updated. Not much has been going on lately which is probably why. Last weekend I traveled to Orlando for a Girl's Weekend with my mom and cousin. We spent the weekend visiting the two Universal Parks. It was really nice spending so much time with my mom even if things didn't go as perfect as we would have liked.
The Good - spending time with my mom
The Bad - saying goodbye to my mom in the airport - it is amazing, I am almost 27 years old and married but I still miss my parents terribly. As we were saying goodbye my mom started tearing up and I told her to stop before she made me start! I love how close I am to my mom, she really is my best friend and I tell her everything.
The Good - it was 75 degrees when we landed in Orlando on Thursday.
The Bad - it started raining as soon as we got to the park on Friday.
The Good - even though it was raining it was still warm so we weren't cold AND wet.
The Bad - Wet Chucks give some serious blisters on ones feet.
The Good - I found the only wandering medic in the park and got free band aids.
The Bad - Toes wrapped in band aids then shoved into shoes does not feel very good.
The Good - Seeing my mom and cousins faces as they took in each aspect of the park. See picture below for evidence of said excitement.
This was Debra's first experience with Honeydukes sweet shop and lets just say she was very overwhelmed with everything.
There are many other good and bad moments but overall the good outweighed the bad. I cherish the moments I get to spend with my family. I think an annual or semi-annual trip with my mom is in order! Here are a few more pictures of our trip.
This is the emptiest I think you'll ever see Harry Potter World on any given day!
Next month we are heading to Key West for Valentine's Day with Drew's parents. That should be a lot of fun - we will be able to get another dive in before the cruise. Ahh the cruise - we have a month and like 12 days before our cruise. I seriously need to get more hardcore into the gym. I'm very excited for the next three months. Key West, 27th Birthday, Cruise, and our 1 year anniversary. How exciting! So far things have been quiet but I will have plenty to post over the next few months.


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Hi! I hope you are having a lovely day. It's beautiful and sunny in Montreal today and I'm sitting just beside my window enjoying the sun!
I'm also giving some serious thought to the fact that I need to make some price adjustments ASAP. This, to keep my business in the growing path and I'd like for this year to make lost of innovations to apply to my jewelry and make new designs that I have in my sketch book and in my head. I also would like to enter the world of retail as I've been approached by amazing shops that are interested in carrying my work and so far I haven't been able to say yes to them because of lack of time but most importantly because I have to make adjustments to make it worth for me and my business.
Most importantly, I'd like to keep offering this personal touch that I love so much about what I do and the way I do it: I like to take time in every piece I make, to finish it just the way I envision it and to deliver a beautiful piece of jewelry to every costumer. A piece that will not be forgotten in a drawer but will be enjoyed for a long time, not only for the beautiful and simplicity of its design but for the quality on its craftsmanship.
And to be able to maintain my mission, I have to adjust and raise some of my prices.
I'll be doing this in the next couple weeks, as I study each one of my pieces to see in detail where improvements need to be made and taking factors like time into real consideration for pricing.
At the end, I truly believe this changes will not only be beneficial to the growth of my business but to the person who buy my jewelry as well: I want my costumers to keep enjoying a special and unique piece of jewelry, made specially for them, with great craftsmanship and I also want for them to obtain a beautiful keepsake and not something disposable :)
I'd love to hear what you think about handmade & pricing! and as a costumer but also as a small business owner, what does handmade mean to you? thanks so much for your comments bellow ;)


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I am immensely grateful to the EJIL:Talk! Editors for sponsoring this discussion and to Mark Drumbl, Patricia Viseur Sellers and Valerie Oosterveld for their thoughtful and detailed responses to my book The Politics of Gender Justice at the International Criminal Court: Legacies and Legitimacy. It is a true honour for me to have had these three esteemed international law experts carefully read and comment on my work. Their eloquent responses captured aspects of my argument better than I ever could, and I thank them for helping me to think more clearly about how the different facets of the book speak to various audiences, and the work that still needs to be done in understanding gender and other intersecting injustices under ICL.
I was heartened that both Patricia and Valerie responded favourably to my positioning as a 'critical friend' of the ICC, and the ICL feminist legal project more broadly. Immersing myself in the critical feminist law literature in recent years, I quickly realised many of its core critiques are similar to those of some feminist political scientists and sociologists who regard feminist engagement with 'the state' as a dangerous project, likely only to lead to co-option and shoring up a patriarchal institution (see my analysis of these debates here). While not dismissing the limitations, compromises, challenges, and indeed losses that can come with engagement with any aspect of the law – including ICL – I have also felt some unease with arguments that recommend rejecting the feminist legal project in its entirety. This comes from my deep pragmatic impulse. If gender justice advocates withdraw from engagement with powerful institutions – be they courts, state bureaucracies, or legislatures – these institutions won't stop regulating our lives. However, in the absence of feminists holding them to account, such institutions may well do a much worse job of addressing gender injustices manifested through misrecognition, misrepresentation and maldistribution. To my mind, walking away from the feminist legal project (or indeed the political or bureaucratic one) is in my view a backward step. I think the more difficult path is to enter the fray, to persist in seeking out institutional 'soft spots', to push for and build on incremental changes – that in themselves can be transformative – and to attempt to hold the line when the next inevitable wave of resistance and backlash occurs.
As Patricia and Valerie highlighted in their comments, it is important not to see feminist engagement with the law in dichotomous win/loss terms, including as Valerie rightly points, in relation to the definition of gender in the Rome Statute. Whereas many feminist critics have criticized the definition as a comprehensive failure for gender justice advocates, Patricia rightly notes that I do not deem the outcome as fatal. Instead, as Patricia explains, I draw upon Valerie's "subtly voiced" notion of ""constructed ambiguities" that exist even in the face of a less than salient win or a terse compromise". Constructive ambiguities, as Valerie's work has shown, and as I point out in the book, can cut both ways. At the ICC, these ambiguities have helped in developing a gendered understanding of representation and of reparations and assistance through the Trust Fund for Victims. However, as yet they have done little to improve gender recognition, including through an interpretation of the definition of gender agreed to at Rome, or as Valerie points out, a range of other crimes, including forced marriage or gender persecution. Moreover, the extent to which these ambiguities have been exploited in ways that improve gender justice has largely been dependent on the presence or absence of focused and forceful gender justice advocates –including, it should be noted, Patricia and Valerie themselves, Judge Odio Benito, Prosecutor Bensouda, Brigid Inder, and key organisations such as the Women's Caucus followed by the Women's Initiatives for Gender Justice – operating within and outside the ICC. In it has mattered to the achievement of gender just outcomes that there have been feminist voices in and around the ICC in its early years.
These concepts of critical friendship and constructive ambiguity help me to address Mark's question: "Why is it, then [given its retributive focus], that advocates for gender equality invest greatly in the prosecutorialism of an international penal institution?" With this and his subsequent questions, Mark makes important points, which requires more detailed responses than I can provide here, but I will give three brief reactions. First, I think we need to remember that a prosecutorial strategy is not the sole or even primary focus of feminist action in seeking conflict and post-conflict justice. Gender justice strategies are multi-pronged, with feminists strongly invested in seeking justice through transitional justice mechanisms (see Ni Aolain, Haynes and Cahn for examples), as well as in peace processes and in conflict prevention, as the exhaustive efforts around the Women Peace and Security agenda demonstrate.
Second, I think Mark is right in intimating that feminists have engaged with international criminal law as a pragmatic response to the development of international tribunals including the ICC, and as I discuss in the book, speaks to the 'nestedness' of the Court in the broader system of international relations. As the Court was coming into being, feminists were organising across international legal venues, including the ad hoc tribunals and more broadly through the UN Beijing Platform for Action. As Valerie has argued elsewhere, with the ICC: 'we came to the conclusion that the train is in the station, the train is leaving the station, if we do not jump on the train right now, what is going to be the outcome?' For those active in the international feminist community at the time, engagement with the Court was risky, but for many not engaging was riskier.
Third, it seems a reasonable proposition that victims of all crimes, including sexual and gender-based violence, should have access to access to all available accountability venues, including retributive processes given they are and are likely to remain an ongoing feature of the international and national legal landscape. As ICTY Prosecutors Serge Brammertz and Michelle Jarvis demonstrate in their excellent edited collection on prosecutions for conflict related sexual violence, through trial and error, international tribunals are gradually learning how to contextualize conflict related sexual violence and to appreciate how it is integral rather than incidental to other acts of violence. With this deeper understanding comes a better chance of successful prosecutions for SGBV, resulting in the end of impunity for perpetrators and better recognition of the harms suffered by victims. In a more perfect world, we might also see the expressive power of prosecutions, and their ability to deter the commission of these sexual and gender-based violent acts in future conflict. Even so, such an approach will only ever be one strategy among many for seeking to prevent and seek justice for conflict-related sexual and gender related violence, and, ultimately, to understand and undo the gendered foundations of the law.
My final response relates to the issue raised by all three commentators about the approach to gender taken in The Politics of Gender Justice at the International Criminal Court. I agree with Patricia's comment that 'the book under-develops the impact of inter-sectional fault lines other than gender'; my reading of gender was a relatively narrow one, and was focused on the effect of gender legacies primarily on women. I explain in the book that I think this approach to gender is an important first step, but I agree that as a result, the book doesn't capture how these legacies also affect men – including through privilege and through the enactment of different gender biases on male victims of sexual violence for instance. Nor does it address how gender intersects with other identities, including sexuality or race. As Mark points out, my book also doesn't speak directly to the issue of female perpetrators. As this is a matter yet to come before the ICC, there wasn't an opportunity to provide a detailed discussion, but with the possibility of a case coming before the Court against former First Lady of Côte d'Ivoire, Simone Gbagbo, it could become a very salient concern in future. (As a side note, I look forward with great anticipation for the imminent release of Laura Sjoberg's new book on this topic, Women as Wartime Rapists).
With a potentially transformative mandate, the ICC has an important role in the broader matrix of international justice and accountability to 'surface' gender biased assumptions of the law and to end impunity for sexual and gender-based crimes. The ICC is still a very new institution, just entering its adolescence. As we receive news of key African states, including South Africa and Burundi, indicating their intention to withdraw from the Rome Statute, we can only hope that the Court survives into adulthood to advance both gender justice, and in Mark's terms, 'other fault-lines of gruesome injustice'.


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Official: The Xbox One S launches August 2
Microsoft told us the Xbox one S would arrive in August back when it was announced, but we didn't think it would arrive this soon. The console is set to both reach-pre-order customers and physical stores on August 2. If you need a refresher, the console is both smaller and more powerful than the current model. Microsoft claims a 40 percent size reduction, while increased power to support 4K, video streams (but not 4k gaming) and HDR for both video and games. That being said, there are only a few titles set to launch with HDR so far, including 'Gears of War 4,' 'Forza Horizon 3,' and 'Scalebound.'


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You have to consider many different criteria when choosing your new TV, and it is not always easy to set your priorities (look, blending into your interior, uses, 4K or UHD image quality, Smart TV or Android TV connectivity, budget), which is the reason why TCL has produced this buyer's guide. These four questions will quickly and easily guide you towards the ideal TV for you and your family and friends.
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Sketch, the sultry wine bar at 101 Broadway, already has one of the best late-night menus in Denver, and now, owners Jesse Morreale and Sean Yontz, have added breakfast and lunch dishes to the syllabus, along with a full-service coffee and espresso bar. "The breakfast thing has been in the plan ever since we opened almost a year ago, and lunch was the next logical step, considering we'd already be open and staffed, " explains Morreale.
The morning menu, available until 11 a.m. daily, pimps oatmeal, bagels, smoothies packed with protein powder and breakfast panini heaped with egg whites, ham and cheddar. And the panini theme continues throughout the lunch hour with choices of prosciutto and mozzarella, Virginia ham with white cheddar or pickles and cappicola paved with goat cheese and mounted with tomatoes. "I love all of our espresso drinks, but food-wise, I'm really digging the simple egg white and ham breakfast panini, because it reminds me of my mom's fried egg sandwiches," says Morreale.
But for all the talk about panini, the most awesome thing about Sketch's expanded hours is that the wine bar's salumi and cheese plates will be available long before happy hour, which means you can ply your gullet with salami, beef carpaccio, chorizo, Époisses, Morbier and Haystack Peak right after you've plowed through your bowl of oats.
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Check Out Priyanka Chopra latest Hot photo-shoot Images Pictures : The "Desi girl" of Bollywood is now started to knock the door of greatness as her career is progressing. After, making impactful debut her in Bollywood industry in 2002 released movie Aitraaz.
Then, she ruled the Bollywood industry for her next 13 years and still doing well. The kind of work she was doing, a Hollywood call up was juts matter of time.
And the opportunity came and Priyanka Chopra grabbed with without wasting a single minute. She reached Holywood and made her Hollywood debut with the popular action thriller venture Quantico.
Priyanka impressed everyone with her elegant acting and her sensuous role. Even she, get the chance to walk the red carpet of 2016 Oscar, to present the award to Vin Diesel.
Then, after the great success of Quantico, she got the big breakthrough in the movie "Baywatch" alongside Dwayne Rock Johnson. And in between all these, Priyanka went for a shoot for another photoshoot recently and she looks as gorgeous as always.
Priyanka looks adorable and innocent in these pictures. Priyanka did the photo shoot for the Marie Claire magazine. According to the close sources of Priyanka, she enjoyed a lot during this shoot and also cracked many jokes with the team of this photo shoot.
The desi girl was seen in one black image and in another picture, she was seen in the full white dress. Meanwhile, Priyanka was styled by Brittany Kozerski and photographed by Amanda Demme for this one.
During this photo shoot, Priyanka also talked about shooting for Quantico. She told the media wing that " shooting for Quantico was not that much easy as it needs more strength but the biggest challenge for her was to make American audience that she is capable of playing an American girl.
Priyanka also revealed her favorite food as told media wing that she loves Chicken Wings, Thai Food, Pizza, and burger.
Priyanka is making us proud and we would like her to wish for her near future and would like her to do more of a Bollywood movies.


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I went to Japan for about a week at the end of October, specifically to Sendai and Tokyo, for work. It was a rare opportunity that I got to travel during Autumn! We flew into Narita Airport, then took a domestic flight to Sendai, which was cooler than Tokyo.
Sendai is one of Japan's biggest cities, and it is famous for its beef tongue, Samurai history as well as being the City of Trees.
We got to make our own soba and had it for lunch!
Other than awesome Kit Kat flavours, I love to check out Haagen Dazs in Japan too!
We took the Matsushima Bay Cruise, where we sailed around the many pine trees inhabited islands in Miyagi Prefecture. It was one of the areas affected by the tsunami in 2011.
A seafood and beef tongue lunch by Matsushima Bay.
Pear Ice Cream (300Yen) after lunch. I was really excited when I saw it, but the milk base was very strong and it covered the subtle flavour of the pear.
We also got to participate in a Kokeshi Doll painting workshop! Kokeshi Dolls are made of wood, and they have enlarged heads and thin bodies with no arms or legs.
One of the nicest places to view Mount Fuji is at Lake Kawaguchi.
Mount Fuji, probably the most famous landmark and symbol of Japan. Apparently, we were really lucky we got to see a clear view of the mountain, as it is usually covered in clouds.
During my trip in December last year, I went to Asakusa to shop. This time, I went there to eat!
Huge melon buns for 200Yen. This shop behind the popular shoppign street sells 4,000 buns a day!
A hundred years legacy deep fried curry bun (290Yen). Made using homemade 100% prime Japanese beef curry, then coated with breadcrumbs and then deep fried.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building offers a bird's eye view of Tokyo. There are many observation decks in Japan, but unlike Tokyo Skytree and Tokyo Tower, the view from this 45th floor is free.


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I know, another romper…but I just can't get enough of them right now! I love, love, LOVE them! My love for rompers started with summer dresses, I wore them all the time. I loved how they were flowy and just so easy to throw on and leave the house. When rompers came out, I was awestruck. How was I not the person who thought of this? Its even better than a dress! No more worries about sitting down or if there is a sudden gust of wind. I could do whatever I wanted in a romper! There is a downside when you inevitably have to go to the bathroom…but still…fashion equals pain and I will take the hit.
Heres the link to the romper: Floral Multicolored Romper ($65, available only in a Medium)
Don't worry, those gorgeous lace up heels are available on my Poshmark as well: Black Suede Gillie Heel ($130, Size 7)


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There generally isn't a specific point in time when a new telecommunications platform crosses the Rubicon from the periphery to the mainstream. The process is far more subtle and nuanced. But at some point it becomes apparent to everybody that the technology has become commonplace.
That has happened with online video. ABI Research says that browser-based video viewership has gone from 32 percent of online U.S. houses last year to 63 percent now. The reason, according to the analyst on the project, is the richness and variety of content available. The trend will continue. The report, entitled "Broadband Video Usage Habits of U.S. Consumers," suggests that younger users are likely to get their video online.
Gartner also suggests great increases. It released a report last week that said IPTV subscriptions will increase 64.1 percent worldwide from 12 million to 19.6 million between last year and 2008. The revenue picture is even better: It says the total will nearly double from $2.3 billion to $4.5 billion. The long-term picture also is bright: This year, IPTV subscribers represent 1.1 percent of households worldwide. This percentage is expected to grow to 2.8 by the end of 2012, with revenues of $19.6 billion.
The report suggests that a variety of existing and emerging content sources, including "portal players," social networks and even device manufacturers are driving the sector. There are vast differences in regional strength, the report says. Western Europe has the greatest number of subscribers, while North America produces the most revenue.
The situation doesn't seem as positive in Europe, at least according to a new report from Screen Digest. The report, "IPTV Business Models: Profit and Loss in the Telco TV Space" says there were more than 8 million households using IPTV at the end of last year, with more than 22 million homes likely to receive programming this way by 2012. The report says that bandwidth bottlenecks near potential users' homes is a big problem, though.
IPTV is packaged three ways in Europe: bundled with free television, as a basic pay service or as a premium service. The final points from the highlights attest, in one way or another, to the conclusion that the platform hasn't yet been overly successful. There are two parallel reasons that the fate of IPTV is important. The first is simply that its success means that providers are making money, and can lead to innovative services, such as AT&T's plan to integrate the iPhone with the IPTV element of its U-Verse fiber platform.
The second and perhaps even more important long-term issue is that presenting IPTV requires the industry to create an infrastructure with a bandwidth-intensive infrastructure in which latency and jitter numbers are good. In short, the growth of IPTV suggests the growth of a stable and robust network. This is good, of course, for any other advanced service the provider seeks to offer. This exhaustive Informa piece describes some of the issues specific to IPTV. The bottom line is that successfully presenting complex and demanding video will provide great benefits to the networks' overall health.


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March 19, 2018
What a special four generation family photo session. I photographed Ong Family in Rossmoor, Walnut Creek. Rossmoor is a beautiful senior living community and Ong family got together from New York, Texas and San Jose for family session followed by family lunch and gathering. They have 3 children, 5 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. They ordered beautiful custom designed album and framed prints as a gift . Thank you Ong Family for choosing me, it was an honor to be a part of four generation family session!


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Bacon Breakfast Thin with Avocado Aioli
- For the aioli: In a medium bowl, combine all ingredients until smooth.
- In a small bowl, toss arugula and 1/2 teaspoon olive oil. Season with salt and pepper. Reserve.
- In a small sauté pan, heat remaining olive oil over medium heat. Cook eggs until desired doneness.
- To assemble sandwich: Spread 1-2 tablespoons aioli on each side of sandwich skinny. Next, layer 2 strips of bacon on bottom portion of skinny. Place 1/4 cup of arugula on top of bacon. Layer egg on top of arugula and top with tomato slices. Top with remaining sandwich skinny.
TIP: Make aioli up to 2 days ahead of time to reduce prep time.
Recipe Courtesy of Chef Audrey, ALDI Test Kitchen


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Take a city break to Berlin and see three opera houses, more than 150 theatres and stages, over 175 museums and collections and some 300 galleries enrich the city's cultural repertoire. 2017 sees Berlin celebrate its 780th anniversary and it can look back on a varied and exciting history. The German capital offers compared to other international cities an excellent value for money for your city break.
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