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Key Hall at Proctors is an elegant, truly unique wedding and event venue in revitalized downtown Schenectady, NY. Serving the community for over 100 years as a bank, this unique venue offers the stately beauty of a bygone era, and boasts a stunning ballroom, with Italian marble, gleaming terrazzo floors, and a 40-foot high ceiling, and a unique private event space that can accommodate up to 200 guests for a sit-down dinner or 300 guests for a cocktail reception. Key Hall at Proctors can accommodate any event from holiday parties to grand weddings and galas and with Mazzone Hospitality your next event will be one for the ages at the historic and magnificent Key Hall at Proctors.
The Glen Sanders Mansion is an elegant, truly unique wedding and event venue in Scotia, NY. Glen Sanders Mansion with a stunning ballroom and several private rooms, Glen Sanders Mansion can accommodate any event, from business meetings to grand weddings and receptions. Offering innovative gourmet food and flawless service, the attentive staff manages every detail of your wedding to ensure that all of your expectations are exceeded. Glen Sanders Mansion with unsurpassed wedding packages for every wedding-related event, your options are endless for planning the wedding of your dreams.
Mallozzi's Banquet and Ballrooms strive to make each experience truly unique and memorable. Mallozzi's Banquet and Ballrooms main focus is offering a superior quality product, with exceptional service. Mallozzi's Banquet and Ballrooms strive to stay committed to strong foundation, deeply rooted in tradition and hard work. Each person that enters one of facilities has become a part of the Mallozzi Family. Mallozzi's Banquet and Ballrooms are excited to wake up each day, come to work and to see what masterpieces can design, implement and how can positively impact guests' lives and community.
The secluded beauty of the property inspired the construction of the banquet hall which officially opened in 2003. Since then, the River Stone Manor has been one of the finest venues in the capital district for weddings, corporate events and social gatherings. River Stone Manor Enjoy the illusion of an indoor reception while capturing a refreshing breeze from the river. The Terrace Tent features brick pavers, white chivari chairs, ceiling fans for the hotter months, a full granite bar, separate bathrooms and a separate parking lot. The Terrace offers all the amenities needed with a seating capacity of up to 115 guests, and cocktail parties for up to 220 guests.
Mohawk River Country Club have a beautiful indoor banquet hall for receptions and a spacious golf course that makes an amazing outdoor wedding venue. Because of attractive grounds, inclusive amenities, and excellent customer service, many choose Mohawk Country Club, If you're looking for an indoor or outdoor wedding venue, or both, location and scenery are everything. From the moment you walk down the aisle to the time you raise a glass with your other half, you expect everything to look the part. Mohawk River Country Club take pictures with your wedding party with beautiful landscape in the background and then bring the party indoors to spacious banquet hall. It's the recipe for the perfect day.
Settles Hill Banquets and Events was originally established in 1991 by Jock Farnsworth, who had purchased 465 beautiful acres and built The Tree Farm Restaurant in Altamont, NY. In 2008, the DePasquale family, former owner of The Backgrounds Restaurant in Schenectady, NY took over the facility and Settles Hill Banquets and Events was born. Let Settles Hill Banquets and Events staff take care of all the details of your event, from large weddings to more intimate small gatherings. Settles Hill Banquets and Events have menus and packages customized by in-house Chef Sal Depasquale to meet all your needs. Come experience country elegance at its finest.
Polish Community Center facility offers the Perfect Settings for Special Occasions Weddings, Banquets, dances, corporate meetings, seminars, after funeral gatherings, trade shows, and much much more. Polish Community Center full Ballroom Can comfortably accommodate up to 300 guests for large events or subdivided for smaller ones with additional access rooms and an outdoor Gazebo that creates a beautiful setting for warmer day affairs. This offer kitchen and menu available for your service, However you may consider a caterer of your choice.
Altamont Manor whether you are planning a wedding, reception, corporate event, or a birthday party got you covered. Altamont Manor is Silicon Valley's most elegant and historic private venue. You will receive a return call from one of coordinators to go over the details of your event. Altamont Manor highest levels of quality and personal service with a commitment to exceeding Members and guests expectations, and providing the highest value for Members.
A Lively Event is a wedding and event planning company that keeps up with the latest trends in design and technology to help you create A Lively Event full of special memories. Founder Katie Hamuka, has formed a team that hustles behind the scenes to execute the perfect wedding day or event no matter your budget, no matter your venue. Let relieve your of all the stress while you enjoy the fun aspects of planning your event. Driven by the vision you have for your event, A Lively Event will help you organize every part of your special day, from small intimate dinner parties to grand weddings. A Lively Event is a warm, friendly group that becomes a close-knit power-team with you, which allows the privilege of capturing your uniqueness to infuse it into the perfect event.
The Venue provides a timeless setting for your fairy tale wedding day and the perfect backdrop for your photo's. That starts with a personal consultation where get to know the two of your style, your stories. Then The Venue combine meticulous planning with impeccable attention to detail to plan the perfect venue of your dreams. Which leaves you free to relax and enjoy the most important day of your lives. The Venue wedding expressed personalities perfectly. The flowers, the music, the food everything came together flawlessly.
Wolferts Roost Country Club is the private event site and guest house. Wolferts Roost Country Clubhas sweeping views of Mt. St. Helena to the north and the Coastal Mountain Range stretching south to the San Francisco Bay Area. With views in all directions, yet private, venue offers a beautiful location for wine country celebrations such as weddings, reunions, and anniversaries. It is an incomparable facility for business and community service functions.
Takk House can arrange to have the marriage license issued on the spot. Takk House offers personal individualized service because understand that everybody is unique and special. For this reason Takk House offer a variety of services and packages from initial advice and consultation through to full wedding planning and coordination. Takk House beautiful wedding ceremony packages are ideal if you want to elope or enjoy an intimate ceremony all of which can be created simply as they are or used as a reference point to create your unique ceremony.
Franklin Plaza's newest addition offers spacious comfort and a chic modern decor ideal for your special occasion. Whatever the event, Franklin Plaza third floor is the perfect space to make your next gathering memorable and exquisite. In stark contrast to the classic elegance of Franklin Plaza Grand Ballroom, chic and modern third floor event space and lounge is perfect for your next upscale event, conference, business dinner and more. The newest addition to Franklin Plaza's offerings, the stylish third floor features a distinctly different feel from the rest of building, while still maintaining the comfort and quality of services clients have come to expect from Franklin Plaza.
Take Your Event to the Next Level. Book Levels Banquet Hall for your happening today . Located in a prime Albany, NY district, just minutes away from I-787 and in walking distance of the Palace Theater, Hilton and Renaissance, Level Banquet Hall is your best choice in venues for your special event. Whether you are planning a wedding or baby shower you'll find all the room and event packages you need at Levels Banquet Hall.
Levels Banquet Hall is the perfect venue for meetings, banquets, receptions, parties, and other special events that require an elegant state of the art facility. Levels Banquet Hall provided excellent customer service and went above and beyond to ensure, experience was as delightful and memorable as possible. Levels Banquet Hall beautiful wedding ceremony packages are ideal if you want to elope or enjoy an intimate ceremony all of which can be created simply as they are or used as a reference point to create your unique ceremony.
The State Room hosts destination weddings, ceremonies and receptions, retreats, and workshops. The State Room offers a choice of locations for wedding ceremonies and receptions, elopements, wedding coordination, indoor and outdoor meeting areas, a wide range of overnight accommodations, a full-size lap pool, a fire pit and a commercial kitchen that provides delicious personalized catering. The State Room rates are reasonable, and friendly, supportive staff is available to assist you with every aspect of your event.
Imagine your wedding, corporate gala, fundraiser or other special events in the scenic heart of downtown Albany.90 State Events remains an architectural masterpiece with a timeless marble interior with superior modern amenities. Breathtaking details and a professional staff help to earn us a top spot among the Capital Region's elite wedding and event venues. Gourmet cuisine, cityscape views, and historic character provide the perfect setting for your wedding, reception, or both. 90 State Events professional production staff ensures nothing less than perfection.
Events at 90 State Events are hosted by renowned restaurateur Angelo Mazzone and his team of culinary and event professionals. 90 State Events experience unsurpassed brand of hospitality. Gourmet cuisine, cityscape views, and historic character provide the perfect setting for your next event. Imagine having your wedding, corporate event, fundraiser or other special events 90 State Events remains an architectural masterpiece with a timeless marble interior with breathtaking details. Incorporating many modern amenities allows you to have events that while beautiful do not compromise on modern conveniences.
11 North Pearl Event Center is centrally located in the heart of Albany, NY and is easy to reach from all points. 11 North Pearl Event Center has provided Angelinos with an exciting alternative to a traditional venue. This luxury event destination incorporates the finest features of a five star hotel, complete with personalized service and attention to detail. 11 North Pearl Event Center can accommodate every type of party and event.
The Leona Grace Ballroom opened on January 1st, 2013 after a loving restoration. The Leona Grace Ballroom was created as an example of adaptive re-use that is self-supportive in nature to show that these buildings can, and should be saved for the generations to come. Leona Grace Ballroom hope to prove that these historic buildings can support the basic expenses that come with ownership of a landmark that adds to the character of the communities they were built to serve.
Today this former centerpiece of financial extravagance has been transformed into an exquisite main ballroom and luxury event venue designed to host special events and social engagements. Restored by The Gordon Companies in 2013, Sixty State Place now combines the most modern amenities while retaining the beauty and elegance of the buildings historic origins. It was absolutely stunning. If Sixty State Place could do this entire process over again. It would have saved Sixty State Place so much time.
Welcome to A Wedding in the Country, a country chapel for non-denominational wedding ceremonies and small intimate wedding receptions. If you have been searching for a truly romantic wedding chapel for your wedding, you have just found the right place. A Wedding In the Country strive to provide a truly memorable event. A Wedding In the Country love couples to feel at home and then to invite their guests to join them for their unique event. Whether you seek a simple country wedding or an enchanting fairy tale wedding, A Wedding in the Country is the perfect place to have your wedding ceremony.
Pat's Barn is wedding designers with fourteen years of experience in listening to clients wedding dreams and executing them to the last detail. Pat's Barn goal is to provide a natural, outdoor, serene and beautiful facility for all your special events. Pat's Barn beautiful wedding ceremony packages are ideal if you want to elope or enjoy an intimate ceremony all of which can be created simply as they are or used as a reference point to create your unique ceremony.
Hall of Springs residing on the Saratoga Performing Arts Center grounds in beautiful Upstate New York, the Hall of Springs is a historical, world-renowned banquet venue and is considered one of the most beautiful buildings in America. With the capacity to seat up to 500 for your next wedding or corporate event, Hall of Springs are also one of the largest venues in the area. Hall of Springs award-winning service is first and foremost, and attention to detail is second to none. These qualities, along with the backdrop of the historic Hall of Springs, are sure to make your next event unforgettable for both you and your guests.
Residing on the Saratoga Performing Arts Center grounds in beautiful Upstate New York, the Hall of Springs is a historical, world-renowned banquet venue and is considered one of the most beautiful buildings in America. With the capacity to seat up to 500 for your next wedding or corporate event, Hall of Springs also one of the largest venues in the area. Hall of Springs award-winning service is first and foremost, and attention to detail is second to none. These qualities, along with the backdrop of the historic Hall of Springs are sure to make your next event unforgettable for both you and your guests.
The enchanting and historic Canfield Casino is the perfect backdrop for a wedding or special event. Why not reserve the Casino for your big day or next big event. Situated in Congress Park, in downtown Saratoga Springs, the Canfield Casino is close to everything, making it the perfect location for you and your guests. The Canfield Casino is only booked for one event per day and must be booked through the Casino Coordinator only.
Since 1994, The Olde Tater Barn has hosted and created delicious food for hundreds of weddings, anniversary parties, birthday parties, graduation parties, family reunions, dances, service club events, retirement parties, line dances, group picnics, memorials, breakfasts and barbecues and many many more. Olde Tater Barn also have a full-service beer and wine bar, facilities for outdoor ceremonies and overnight accommodations next door at Tater Tot. Olde Tater Barn can accommodate an intimate gathering for 30 guests or a larger affair for up to 220.
Excelsior Springs Event Center guests will delight in the gracious hospitality of this beautiful Saratoga event venue, located a stones throw from downtown Saratoga Springs, NY. Contact Excelsior Springs Event Center certified wedding and event planner to create the perfect wedding, banquet, business meeting or party. Classically inspired elegance, on an intimate or grand scale, marks your memorable day. Comfort, flexibility, and sophisticated technology create winning business events.
The Stablegate Barn is the original historical structure and is the ideal setting for both daytime and evening events. The rafters are lit with string lights that create a romantic, warm atmosphere. The new dance floor is ideal for dancing the night away. Dreaming of an Outside Wedding Stablegate Farm and Vineyard's sprawling countryside acreage provides numerous picturesque locations to setup for your special day. Locations such as the vineyard, fields and ponds offer a multitude of scenic sites and photo opportunities for wedding ceremonies, receptions, cocktail parties, private parties and exclusive corporate events.


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You probably see the word "antioxidant" on many of your skincare products. We all know it's a good thing to have in a day cream or serum, but not everyone can tell you why. In fact, the role antioxidants play in your regimen is almost storybook-worthy; they're the heroes that ride in to save the day when a villain's on the loose. Hear us out: The villains are the free radicals that metabolize when skin is exposed to certain aggressors. These include pollutant particles, sunlight, certain medications and cigarette smoke.
Free radicals are unstable molecules with an unpaired electron, and they're looking to brace themselves by attaching to the nearest healthy cell. Therefore, they turn that once-healthy cell into another free radical, and then you have two unstable cells wreaking havoc and damaging skin tissue.
Antioxidants—the heroes in our story—forage these free radicals and donate an electron to them, thus preventing any further damage to your skin. Just as crucially, they also help to reduce acne scarring, even out skin tone, soften wrinkles and amp up long-term radiance in a way that makeup cannot match.
Ready to find yourself one of these skin heroes? Here's where to look.
Deputy editor Shannon Peter has never used a serum she's enjoyed more than Caudalie's. It contains polyphenols, which provide the hit of antioxidants, but also resveratrol and hyaluronic acid. It's technically an anti-ager, but even if you're just looking for skin that has visible bounce, this serum serves it up in spades. And all without pilling under moisturizer or SPF. It's just magical.
Smother your face in this lotion daily and you won't be disappointed. It's a true multitasker that spans the roles of an SPF, an antioxidant serum and a tinted primer. The coverage is minimal, but it's great for no-makeup days, as it lightly blurs the appearance of pores without masking your natural skin tone. One for the suitcase, for sure.
Perhaps my favorite thing about this serum is that it's as thin and fuss-free as water, meaning it's instantly absorbed into the skin and holds no threat of pilling under makeup. It's perfect for those living in a city, as its broad-spectrum formula detoxes pores in the face of pollutant particles.
If the cost doesn't thrill you, The Ordinary's formula will. This is serious skincare (with a not-so-serious price tag) that harnesses two of the hardest working antioxidants: resveratrol and ferulic acid. Three percent is a high concentration for these powerhouse ingredients, too. Wear layered over a water-based serum or underneath heavier creams and oils.
Replace "serum" with "dew" and you've got, perhaps, the loveliest-sounding antioxidant around. Kypris's product puts as much focus on protecting your skin as it does on plumping pores and quenching thirst. Use it if your complexion is particularly parched, and the cocktail of plant extracts will prove hardy allies in the battle against dryness.
SkinCeuticals is known for its potent serums, and C E Ferulic is up there as one of its most popular formulas. It's pricey, yes, but if you're looking for radiance-boosting effects that are noticeable from day one, this cult classic lotion really delivers.
The delicate skin around your eyes needs as much (if not more) protection from pollution as the rest of your face. That's where this plant extract–powered eye serum steps in. It was designed to reduce the appearance of fine lines and improve the skin's texture. It also comes with the added bonus of making a great base for under-eye concealer.
Okay, so now your antioxidant protection is set, but have you thought about layering up with a hyaluronic acid serum for extra hydration?


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Wherever you live, chances are the weather this Winter has been insane. Here in Florida, we have been going from the mid-70s one week, to the low-30s the next, and on and on the weather swings. We even had snow for the first time in three decades.
I love the cold. I have long dreamt of moving somewhere with stable seasons. But being a Florida girl, I never realized what the cold was going to do to my hair. And let me tell you, it's not good.
The cold air is literally pulling the moisture out of my hair- leaving it dry, brittle, and FULL of static. I live in Florida! There is usually so much moisture in the air here that it takes two days for my hair to fully dry. I am not loving this new problem.
So what do I do? I put myself on full budget lock-down for the month of January, so there's no way I'm buying all new products. But I can't keep running around town looking like Gilda Radner's Roseanne Roseannadanna character either.
It's time to bust out the DIY powers!
I went to the pantry and pulled out these 4 products (plus my trusty Essential Oils, of course) and they have made a world of difference.
- Honey. I am lucky enough to have a good friend who keeps bees, so my Honey is as local, organic, and heavenly as it gets. But even a little honey bear from your local grocery store will work wonders on your hair. Honey is a humectant- which means that it draws moisture to your hair and helps to seal it in as well. Honey is also full of nutrients and antioxidants that will feed your hair follicles and encourage stronger hair.
- Apple Cider Vinegar. I know, it smells less than fabulous. But once you start using ACV on your hair for a few weeks, you will never doubt me again. ACV works by closing the cuticle of the hair, which allows light to reflect off it and results in super shiny hair. It also removes product residue and gunk without stripping the hair. You will be amazed at how soft and smooth your hair feels. I use Braggs Organic, but any organic brand will do.
- Coconut Milk. Coconuts are like God's miracle food. And Coconut Milk is a miracle for your hair. Full fat coconut milk contains proteins, Lauric acid, Vit E, and a whole plethora of minerals. By using it regularly in your hair you are both conditioning the hair and strengthening it. Coconut Milk has been shown to drastically reduce hair loss and breakage. Plus , it smells amazing! *Quick note about Coconut Milk- there is a lot of debate about using canned coconut milk because it is so high in fat, it leeches the chemicals out of the lining of the cans. Just to be safe- it is super easy to make your own- or you can grab it from the refrigerator section.
- Castile Soap. This one may not be something that everyone has in their pantry, but it should be. I use Dr. Bronners- mostly because I enjoy the insanity of the bottle. I don't have particularly oily hair, but it still needs to be truly washed every few days or so. I like Castile soap because it's as simple a cleanser as it gets- there are no weird ingredients in it all. Plus, it's super concentrated- you need less than a tbsp to wash your hair.
My recipes for these ingredients are super simple too.
Shiny Happy Hair
1/4 cup of organic, raw honey
10 tbsp of Apple Cider Vinegar (I like Braggs)
Mix the honey and ACV together in a jar. Apply as you would shampoo- be sure to work it in from roots to tips. Let it sit for 15-20 minutes and then rinse with warm water. Use twice a week, between shampoo days
Super-Moisturizing Shampoo
1/4 cup coconut milk- full fat
1/4 cup Liquid Castile Soap- I like Dr. Bronners
1/4 cup distilled water
10 Drops YL Rosemary EO, 10 Drops YL Lavender EO, 10 Drops YL Clary Sage EO, 10 Drops Cedarwood
1 tsp Almond Oil
Combine all ingredients in a jar and use as you would regular shampoo. Keep batches small so that your coconut milk doesn't have time to get funky.
Enjoy your new strong, smooth hair!


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Windows Live Writer 2009, yes, this application had everything to seek my attention the last week, when I
accidentally ended up to the writer's zone of Windows Live. Don't read this if you are on a platform other than windows, it will waste your time. Windows users like me, generally don't care to use applications provided by Microsoft. Reason-- Money, honey; I am quite a fan of FOSS. We easily get similar identical software over the net for free. I just don't get Microsoft's policy of pirated license. Okay, enough bragging. Lets get to the point.
In case you are unfamiliar with Writer
of which the chances are quite high, allow me to do a little introduction. As the name suggests, it is a writing tool for windows users and unlike other Microsoft products, it's free. Writing tool? No, I don't mean Word! Writer provides you a platform to writer over your blogs/websites, offline--Windows Live, Wordpress, Blogger, Live Journal, TypePad, and many more. The 2008 edition had minimal functionalities but the 2009 release is cool, in every sense of word. You write from your desktop offline and publish to your blog on one push of button; of course after connecting to the internet. Not just that, you can add photos/albums, hyperlink, table, maps, and video(s) on just one push. And it has more. You can set/add categories, time and date, add tags, save draft and what not! Yes, no need to go to your dashboard. All you have to do is, to set up your blog in writer by entering your username, password, blog url and you are done. It downloads the theme of your blog in no time and you start blogging straight from your desktop. So, it simplifies blogging.
Full Feature List
- New border treatments (including Instant Photo)
- Crop and tilt photos
- Insert multiple photos
- Toolbar alignment commands enabled for images
- Insert and upload Windows Live photo albums
- Insert and publish video to YouTube
- Additional spell checking languages: Arabic, Basque, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, English (Australia), Estonian, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Indonesian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Malay, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Turkish, and Ukrainian
- Server-side tagging (for supported blogs)
- Type-down filtering in the Open dialog
- Twitter, Digg and Flickr Plug-ins
- Improved blog account setup
- Lightbox and Windows Live Spaces inline preview support
- Improved category control: adding categories, type-down filtering
- Tabbed view switching
- AutoLink glossary
- Smart quotes/typographic characters
- Word count
- Support for bidirectional languages (like Hebrew and Arabic)
- Tabs for view switching
- Beautiful look and feel
The Good.
Let me tell you what I like most about this tool. I have been using Wordpress since long
forget that I am writing on blogger now and I always wanted to customize my font style at my blog, but wordpress allows you limited customizations. Again, Money, Honey. But guess what, Writer provides you all the fonts that you have installed on your computer to use on your blog and infinite number of customizations. Unlike the boring dash boards of blogs, where you are bound to write in a visual box, Writer downloads the layout of your blog and you actually write on your blog page, plus you can always see the instant preview of your post which is integrated in an inline tab; again the one push thing comes into action and, and, and, for those who like html editing while writing, there is a 'source' tab also integrated inline and shows your html in twinkling of eyes. It also gives you an option to publish your post as a draft to your blog and do online editing.
The killer feature of this tool is that, you can add as many blogs as you want, write on them at the same time by instant switching from one to another.
The Interface.
Like every Microsoft product, it's quite user friendly. In one window, you have every tab to comfort you, and also, it allows you to opt for multiple windows for different blogs. It's very light. There is a side bar, which is basically useless, because the utilities on the sidebar are also present on the task pane. You can always remove the side bar. The feel is awesome. The light blue menu bar is nice and you can always change it's color according to your mood. You can add plug-ins from windows gallery to suit your needs but that might ruin the light experience.
The Bad.
The major drawback of Writer is that you can not add pages to your blog using writer, it only gives you an option to create new posts. Repetitive menus in the interface irritate. I mean, the menu options on the menu bar under different menus are the same ones on the task pane and the side bar. As you publish your post, it doesn't appear publicly until you update it on your blog; this happens with Wordpress. Though works flawless with Live space. On other blogs, I am yet to figure. Another thing that is bothering me is the preview with blogger, it's showing a comment and Shivi's name as the author of this post. Though preview works fine with all other blogs.
The Conclusion.
I will give a Seven out of Ten to this product. Try it and tell me what do you think of it. You can download it here
for free. For my Linux and Mac friends, I will find something like this for you and review it, not accidently though.
Anyway, talking so much about windows and Microsoft reminds me of Office. Did you guys try MS Office Beta 2010? Found anything new? Okay, I am not a MS fan
girlboy. :)


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Organisation Insight Centre for Data Analytics
Project Description
Researchers at the Insight Centre for Data Analytics based in UCC have developed a real time map of bus times, train times, available parking spaces in 8 car parks across the city and available bikes at Coca-Cola Zero public bike hire stands.
Insight has collated real time information from a number if sources including the Cork Smart Gateway open data repository, Transport for Ireland and Coca-Cola Zero Bikes and mapped it using Open Street Maps.
The map is available to view at http://corkopen.insight-centre.org/corkopen/


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A leader in style: Miriam Clegg chooses stunning £390 'New York Dress' to listen to husband's speech
- Nick Clegg's wife wore white dress by Scottish designer Henrietta Ludgate
- Stylish knee-length outfit was teamed with pointed orange heels from Zara
- She normally avoids public eye but has been upstaging husband this week
She usually avoids the public glare - instead focusing on family life with her husband, three children and high-flying legal career.
But Miriam Clegg has risked upstaging the Deputy Prime Minister this week at the Liberal Democrat conference - and she managed it again yesterday with a stunning outfit for her husband's speech.
The wife of Nick Clegg, who goes by her maiden name of Miriam Gonzalez Durantez, wore a white knee-length 'New York Dress' by Scottish designer Henrietta Ludgate, which normally sells for £390.
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Dress sense: Miriam Clegg has spent this week upstaging her husband Nick Clegg during the Liberal Democrat conference - and she managed it again with a stunning white outfit for the Deputy Prime Minister's speech
But the 44-year-old Spanish lawyer's cropped-sleeve version by the luxury womenswear designer was made to order, so would have cost substantially more than its retail price.
In a subtle nod to her homeland, her dress, with sleeves to the elbow, was teamed with pointed orange heels from popular high street name and Spanish-owned clothing chain Zara.
The Scottish label's website describes an 'ethos of supporting Scottish craftsmanship' with fabrics sourced from within Britain and pieces produced locally.
It states: 'When you buy a Henrietta Ludgate creation, you are not only investing in the British textile industry, but also supporting traditional skills and providing employment for local communities.'
All smiles: Nick Clegg waves to party members as he walks next to his wife after delivering his keynote speech
Well-chosen: In a subtle nod to her homeland, her dress, with sleeves to the elbow, was teamed with pointed orange heels from popular high street name and Spanish-owned clothing chain Zara
Mr Clegg, wearing a dark suit and pink tie, sought out his wife after the keynote speech before the couple made their way out of the hall together through the cheering conference crowd in Brighton.
Delegates, journalists and photographers have seemed apparently more interested in the Spanish lovely than the Deputy Prime Minister's pronouncements on tax and spending this week.
He was left visibly uncomfortable on Monday - the day of his wedding anniversary - after Sky News host Eamonn Holmes ended an interview on live television by remarking on Mrs Clegg's appearance.
'Congratulations on your long lasting marriage. May I just say you have a very attractive wife,' Mr Holmes said as Mr Clegg squirmed, replying: 'I think she will be very flattered by that. I think so.'
Carrying on regardless Mr Holmes then said: 'I think he blushed at that,' and the Deputy Prime Minister tried to end the conversation by saying simply: 'Yes'.
VIDEO: She's got it. Miriam Clegg stuns in £390 dress for husband's speech...
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- Enough food in your home to last 3 days.
- To know where to get water, if your normal supply is unavailable. Store some water if a warning is issued, fill containers immediately after a large earthquake.
- Alternative lighting. A torch with spare batteries, gas lantern or light sticks. Tip - store some batteries sealed in a bag in the fridge. Don't use candles - they're not safe.
- A battery operated radio and spare batteries. Don't forget your car radio as a last resort.
- A first aid kit and manual. Make sure you have your essential medication.
- Alternative heating, blankets, survival blankets or warm waterproof clothing.
- Alternative cooking methods, barbecue or gas cooker.
- Important family documents stored where you can get them easily during an emergency.
- A first aid kit and fire extinguisher in your car.


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Heroin addiction has been making a pretty big comeback in the United States since the turn of the century. Heroin addiction, something that was hardly even heard of in the 1990s, is now a crisis and a virtual epidemic. The problem goes on and on and worsens and worsens time and time again with little to no sign of it getting any better any time soon.
Heroin addiction began to increase around the turn of the century when prescription drug abuse began to jump upwards to. Between 2001 and 2005, prescription drug abuse skyrocketed by over three-hundred percent, an increase that blasted up in tandem with a more than three-hundred percent increase in the production, distribution, and proliferation of these drugs into the hands of Americans everywhere. Prescription drugs became more available, and the abuse of the drugs increased at that point too.
Now, heroin is the second most commonly abused deadly drug in the nation, second only to prescription drugs. A big problem to say the least. In 2015, more than two and a half million Americans were addicted to prescription drugs, more than eight-thousand died from their abuses, and more than three-hundred thousand became newly addicted to the drug. Surely, this substance is gaining popularity year after year with no sign of it going down any time soon.
For some of the data on it, heroin abuse has quite literally skyrocketed in the U.S. in tandem with increases in opiate pain reliever abuse. To get the numbers on it, the 2007 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) reported that there were approximately 1,153,000 current heroin users in the United States in the year of 2007. 2015 saw that number almost double. Desperate times call for desperate measures, so the main focus in the United States now with the current heroin epidemic has been with utilizing rehabilitation, rehabilitation, and more rehabilitation to address these dangerous and totally worrisome issues.
The truth of the matter is that the best way to tackle any drug or alcohol addiction problem is with inpatient, residential, drug and alcohol addiction and dependence treatment centers, detox facilities, rehabilitation programs, and recovery organizations. These programs offer the best services of them all and tend to provide comprehensive and thorough care to those who suffer from a heroin addiction.
Heroin addiction and heroin abuse, in general, is not something to be taken lightly. This is an issue and this is a problem that just seems to worsen on and on and on with little to no sign of it getting any better any time soon either. And that is the simple truth of it. Without a heroin rehab covered by BCBS insurance or any kind of insurance for that matter, an addict will simply continue to abuse the substance on and on infinitely. It is a never ending problem except when it is confronted with rehabilitation.
This is why rehab centers that are BCBS covered are so key. In fact, this is why any rehab center of any kind is so key. A heroin addiction rehabilitation program utilizes an effective and permanent approach to working against the addiction and addressing each and every aspect of it. In doing so, addiction is brought to bear and a person is able to move forward into a life of freedom and recovery that lasts a lifetime.
Unfortunately, most insurance only covers approximately 30 days of treatment. Some individuals, due to the type and specifics of the addiction or just personal preference, desire to stay in rehab for a longer period. In those cases, they would need to pay for the extra time out-of-pocket.
It is always a good idea to check to see what portion, if any, your insurance will cover for substance abuse treatment. If your policy will not fully cover all the costs, you could ask the program if they allow payment installments; or there is the option of medical necessity loan options.
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Hotel Highlights
- Former coastal mansion house, dating back to the 1790s
- Each room has its own style, reflecting the grand décor of the Ottoman Empire
- Exclusive waterfront pool and rejuvenating vinotherapy spa
Hôtel Les Ottomans - Luxury Hotel in Istanbul
A luxurious historical mansion on the Bosphorus Strait
A former 18th-century seaside mansion set on the shores of the Bosphorus, Hôtel Les Ottomans has been lovingly restored with interiors that shun contemporary simplistic style for something altogether more theatrical. The ten suites are packed with intricate detailing and are served by two fantastic restaurants and an intoxicating vinotherapy spa.
Eye-catching at every turn, each suite at Hôtel Les Ottomans is individually decorated in a mix of Ottoman Empire meets Feng Shui. Ultra-chic design features include gold paintwork, parquet flooring, Venetian-like velvet walls, mosaics, a red-panelled ceiling with black chandeliers and Turkish works of art.
Enjoy an exhilarating workout in the fitness centre, or head to the spa for a Pulp Friction Sculpting Massage with fresh grapes. Then dine in Hôtel Les Ottomans' restaurant, on the terrace, for superb food and romantic views of Istanbul, the river and the Asian shore.
- 10 rooms
- 1 floor
The rooms
Hurrem Sultan
Sleeps: 3 People.
The 146 sqm suite has a living room with seating area, dining table for 8 people, kitchenette and guest bathroom. There are 3 plasma TVs, 2 minibars.
The bedroom has its own bathroom with Jacuzzi; shower cabinet and offers a panoramic view of the Bosphorus.
Kosem Sultan
Sleeps: 5 People.
A 148 sqm dublex suite overlooking the Bosphorus, private seating area with a dining table, 3 plasma televisions, 3 minibars and two bedrooms with private bathrooms.
The master bathroom has a large window with a view of the Bosphorus.
Safyie Sultan
Sleeps: 2 People.
Safiye Sultan has a separate living room with seating area and working desk, ensuite bathroom with Jacuzzi and shower and guest bathroom.
Equipped with AMX system to control windows, lights, curtains, TV and radio. It is 65sqm and has a panoramic Bosphorus view.
Hafza Hatun
Sleeps: 3 People.
Hafza Hatun is a 99 sqm duplex suite with a garden view and en-suite bathroom with jacuzzi, living room with a working desk, a dining area.
Facilities include plasma tv, minibar on each floor, guest bathroom, TV and radio.
Turhan Hatice Sultan
Sleeps: 3 People.
The 81 sqm duplex suite has a living room with a guest bathroom, dining table for four people, seating area, working desk, a plasma tv on each floor and two minibars.
The bedroom upstairs has its own copper ornamented bathroom with Jacuzzi and shower.
Bezmialem Sultan
Sleeps: 3 People.
Bazmialem Sultan is a duplex suite with a garden view. This 82 sqm suite has a living room with a working desk, a plasma tv and a minibar on each floor.
Also includes a guest bathroom downstairs as well as a bathroom with Turkish style bath (hammam) and shower upstairs.
Nurbanu Sultan
Sleeps: 2 People.
Nurbanu Sultan, with 69 sqm, has a partial Bosphorus view. The room has a seating area, a working desk, a minibar, 2 plasma televisions and a bathroom with jacuzzi and shower.
The seating area is separated from the bedroom by hand made iron separators.
Nilufer Hatun
Sleeps: 3 People.
This 82 sqm dublex suite with a garden view has a living room with a working desk, a safety box, a dining table for four people, a plasma tv and a minibar on each floor.
Also includes a guest bathroom downstairs as well as a bathroom with jacuzzi and shower upstairs.
Hayme Hatun
Sleeps: 2 People.
This 66 sqm duplex suite with a garden view has a living room with a working desk, a safety box, a plasma tv and a minibar on each floor.
Also includes a guest bathroom downstairs as well as a bathroom with jacuzzi and shower upstairs, TV and radio.
Devlet Hatun
Sleeps: 2 People.
Devlet Hatun, with 51 sqm, is a spacious room with a garden view. The suite has a seating area, a working desk and a safety box.
Also offers a minibar, a plasma tv and a bathroom with jacuzzi and shower.
Key Features
Air conditioning
Exercise gym
24-hour room service
Wedding services
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Join INVITED and get 10% off exclusive rates. Plus early check-in and late check-outs among other benefits.
- 24-hour front desk
- 24-hour room service
- 24-hour security
- Accessible facilities
- Aerobics instruction
- Air conditioning
- Airline desk
- Analog data port
- Audio visual equipment
- Bell staff/porter
- Business Center Services
- Car rental desk
- Catering services
- Children welcome
- Coffee shop
- Computer rental
- Concierge desk
- Conference space
- Continental breakfast
- Currency exchange
- Doctor on call
- Dry cleaning
- DVD/video rental
- Elevators
- Executive floor
- Exercise gym
- Family plan
- Fax service
- Fire safety compliant
- Flip charts
- Free high speed internet connection
- Free parking
- Full service housekeeping
- Grocery shopping service available
- Health club
- High speed internet access for laptop in public areas
- High speed internet connection
- Hotspots
- Housekeeping - daily
- Laundry/Valet service
- Lounges/bars
- Massage services
- Meeting rooms
- Newspaper
- Nightclub
- Overhead projector
- Parking
- Parking fee managed by hotel
- Pets not allowed
- Photocopy center
- Pool
- Restaurant
- Room service
- Safe deposit box
- Security
- Shoe shine stand
- Shuttle to local attractions
- Shuttle to local businesses
- Slide projector
- Solarium
- Sports trainer
- Tape recorder
- Translation services
- Turndown service
- Valet parking
- Video billing
- Wakeup service
- Wedding services
- Wi-Fi is available in the guest rooms only and is free of charge.
- Air conditioning
- Alarm clock
- AM/FM radio
- Bathrobe
- Bathroom amenities
- Bathroom telephone
- Bathtub
- Bidet
- Cable television
- CD player
- Ceiling fan
- Color television
- Desk
- Direct dial phone number
- DVD player
- Fax machine
- Free newspaper
- Hairdryer
- Internet access
- Jacuzzi
- Knock light
- Minibar
- Oversized bathtub
- Phone in bathroom
- Remote control television
- Safe
- Satellite television
- Self-controlled heating/cooling system
- Sitting area
- Slippers
- Smoke detectors
- Sofa bed
- Speaker phone
- Stereo
- Telephone
- Voice mail
This hotel has been awarded:
- Turkey's Leading Boutique Hotel and Europe's Leading All Suite Hotel 2015 - World Travel Award
You could spend every moment at Les Ottomans sampling the spa treatments on offer – and still not experience all of them. A good place to start is with a traditional Turkish hammam and massage. Or you could dive into the vinotherapy treatments by Caudalie, from their famous Barrel Bath to the revitalising Pulp Friction massage. Les Ottomans is one of the only spas outside of Caudalie's home-turf of Bordeaux to offer these treatments, so it's an experience not to be missed.
These reviews are the real opinions of INVITED members and we have verified their stay at the hotel.
What I liked most :
- Location (5)
- Breakfast (4)
- General service (4)
- Leisure facilities (4)
- Restaurant and dining (4)
- Welcome and departure (4)
- Guestroom and bathroom (3)
- Internet and wifi (3)
Fantastic hotel in splendid location
October 2018
The bar outside, right on the banks of the Bosporus river, is magic.
Top tip for other guests:
Stay on the Bosporus side if you want a more quiet room.
What I liked most
- Welcome and Departure
- Location
- General Service
- Guest Room and Bathroom
- Restaurant and dining
- Leisure facilities
- Internet and wifi
What I might improve
- Other
Amazing location, friendly service
Stay date: February 2017
My Trip Type: Family
Very friendly and helpful staff, great butler services, tasty food, great location!
Top tip for other guests:
Go shopping to Istinye Park (Mall)
What I liked most
- Welcome and departure
- Location
- General service
Feel like a sultan!
Stay date: December 2016
My Trip Type: Couple
We stayed 3 nights on Christmas time at this luxurios hotel.The magnificiant pine tree girl met us in the lobby.(not real of course) The location is perfect if you are looking for a quite and romantic holiday. There are many restaurants around but I would recommend to start with the ParkŞamdan restaurant ( in the hotel) with its delicious menu.To feel like a sultan or his wife don`t forget to spend some time in spa , the best way is in private spa suite, not less than 3 hours. and of course my best memories about our butler Cengiz, who was very helful in making our hoidays unforgettable.
Top tip for other guests:
try private spa retreat
What I liked most
- Breakfast
- Welcome and departure
- Leisure facilities
- Location
- Restaurant and dining
Perfection in each step
Stay date: August 2016
My Trip Type: Couple
Everything was perfect from the smooth check in to the warm welcome extended by the fantastic staff. This mansion itself is a good reason to visit Istanbul. Great base to explore and enjoy the city. Flawless stay. I truly recommend it!
Top tip for other guests:
The spa is a must, a wonderful place to chill out and relax.
What I liked most
- Welcome and departure
- Guestroom and bathroom
- Restaurant and dining
- Leisure facilities
- General service
- Breakfast
In great hands at a magic place
Stay date: July 2016
My Trip Type: Couple
We stayed for three days, at a moment when many foreigners prefer not to visit Turkey. And we were proven right to go. Although not very central, the location is top, with many excellent restaurants in the neighbourhood. The mansion is very tastefully renovated, and all the fancy electronics in the room are functional and they work. Don't miss the hammam - you will have a hard time to find a better one in town. The two saltwater pools are great for a little refreshment on a hot day. The staff - especially Mr Kurt Turgut and our butler Mr Cengiz were extremely helpful in making our stay unforgettable. They addressed every issue immediately and on the spot. This is hospitality - congratulations, we will return with pleasure. The only little downside are sometimes competing priorities between the hotel and the restaurants which are leased out. I completely understand why they are so popular. But noisy parties outside is not what hotel guests are looking for.
Top tip for other guests:
Stay at least two nights or more, and don't miss the hammam
What I liked most
- Leisure facilities
- Welcome and departure
- Breakfast
- General service
- Internet and wifi
- Local knowledge and experiences
- Location
- Guestroom and bathroom
What I might improve
- Restaurant and dining
An All-Comprising Experience
Stay date: September 2015
My Trip Type: Couple
The hotel's service is impeccable and equipped with facilities that are thoughtfully planned out. Besides the in-house butler that was provided on-hand for us, the concierge was at our disposal 24 hours, and ready to book hard-to-book services/dining areas throughout the day, even if it was a last-minute request. The tech-savvy hotel that had all connected all electrical controls by an iPad is a nice touch that made our stay a relatively hassle free one.
Top tip for other guests:
To enjoy the full-experience of Hotel Les Ottomans, a minimum of 2 nights is required.
What I liked most
- Location
- Internet and wifi
- Guestroom and bathroom
- Room service
- Restaurant and dining
- General service
- Breakfast
What I might improve
- Local knowledge and experiences


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Finishing a vegetarian meal at Đồng Quang Pagoda in Hà Nội, I stand in queue with other people to put money in the donation box. How much money we donate depends on us.
The pagoda organises vegetarian feasts such as this several times a year on special occasions of the Buddhist calendar such as the Buddha's birthday. It is open to all on a first-come first-served basis. After the meal, people put money in a donation box voluntarily as they don't pay for food, but support the pagoda and show gratitude to people who prepared the meal.
Chief monk Thích Bảo Nghiêm, said his pagoda, said Đồng Quang Pagoda was not an exception. "All pagodas organise vegetarian meals with the aim of providing feasts to people. We don't sell food. We open the pagoda's gate to everyone," he said.
"Buddhism gives prominence to tolerance, mercy and salvation. Anyone interested can join the vegetarian feast and leave money as he wishes. Of course, poor people can come and have food for free," he said.
Inspired by the way vegetarian feasts are organised at pagodas, Dương Khánh Đạt, a Buddhist, has opened a vegetarian food shop to spread Buddhism's philosophy and to encourage people to turn veggie.
The small shop in Cầu Giấy District, Hà Nội, is always crowded, especially on the first and 15th day of a lunar month. On these days, people often visit pagodas and have veg food.
Customers choose the food themselves. When they finish the meal, they leave money in a donation box, giving as much as they want.
If they want to understand more about Buddhism and the advantages of being veggie, they can take CDs and books displayed at the shop for free.
Đạt was born in a poor family in the northern province of Thái Nguyên. He had to do different jobs to earn a living and to fund his studies.
While working as a butcher for two years, he started feeling guilty and afraid of slaughter. He began eating veg food and became a Buddhist. He went to live at Phú Liễn Pagoda in his homeland to assist the monks and to learn to cook veg food.
Three years ago, he opened Phước Hậu veg shop in Cầu Giấy District. It receives more than 100 customers a day.
"I believe in people's honesty and kindness. If they have money, they will pay suitably for the meal. If they don't have money, it's okay. I just want more and more people to turn veggie," he said.
"I did not open the food shop to make profit. The income is just enough for buying ingredients, hiring two workers and paying bills. It's not very profitable," he said.
Nguyễn Thuỳ Nga, an officer, said she often visited the Phước Hậu shop on the first and 15th day of the lunar month. She usually leaves VNĐ40,000 (around US$2) in the donation box. That sum is equal to what she often pays for a meal at other food shops.
Huy Hùng, a retired man, has become a regular customer of the shop ever since it was established. He often pays VNĐ100,000 ($5) for his meal. He can easily get three meals for this amount, but he donates the money to support the shop's owner.
Hà Mạnh Cường uses a similar method to attract customers to his Singapore frog porridge restaurant on Huế Street in Hà Nội.
Normally, a set of Singapore frog porridge costs VNĐ50,000 ($2.5), but customers can enjoy the food for three days and any donation will do.
However, Cường has dared to launch the programme only for three days as a promotion to pay tribute to customers and advertise his restaurant.
"I'm a businessman, so I can't run the restaurant the way Đạt runs his veg food shop," he said.
"During the promotion programme, people always pay less than the real value of the food they order. I sold food for a loss, but it's okay because it's an acceptable cost for advertisement.
"Frankly, I don't believe in people's honesty that we can run such a model of restaurant in which people will come, eat and voluntarily pay for food in accordance with the menu rates. That is fiction." — VNS


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From almost missing not one, but two planes to losing my suitcase. What a day!
Let me start from the beginning…
So my day started bright (not really, it was dark and -3C) and early at 5:30am.
After arriving at the Kelowna airport at around 8:00am, the first obstacle of the day was already upon us. The Air Canada system was down. At first the individuals working at Air Canada began manually writing everything by hand (i.e., boarding passes, baggage tickets, etc.), but (from what I overheard one Air Canada worker saying) security got mad at them so they stopped writing everything and decided to wait 20 minutes before rebooting the system.
Well, that was fine with me, because my flight was at 9:25am, so I still had quite a bite of time. By the time the system began to work again, it was 8:45am and I was ready for my flight.
Except… it had been delayed.
This would have been okay on any other day, except I only had a layover of 50 minutes in Calgary for my next flight. Since my flight in Kelowna was 30 minutes delayed, that meant that I would only have 20 minutes (if the flight arrived on time) to get to my next flight.
So I get to Calgary with 15 minutes to spare (HAH) and book it. I am literally running the fastest I have ran in a long while. I have to make it from terminal A to Gate E89. DO YOU GUYS UNDERSTAND HOW FAR THAT IS?
Two things I learned while running for dear life. A: I need to up my cardio game. I think my heart gave out a couple of times while running. B: The female agents portrayed in movies that are wearing heels while running are not portrayed accurately. They portray it as being easy "ladeedadeedum I'm running in heels ladeeda." NOOOOOPE. Running quickly in heels is very hard. IT IS VERY VERY HARD. For a good hot minute I debated whether I should just take my heels off and run in socks. I decided to go against it in the end because I wondered how crazy I would look.
BUT I MADE IT! Thankfully the plane had waited a few minutes because there were 5 of us getting on it. HALLELUJAH! Off to Houston!
At this point my throat was on fire and my heart was burning.
And I thought to myself "the rest of my flights will be easy peasy"
Problem is, my next flight to San Antonio from Houston began boarding at 5:40pm. My flight arriving into Houston (because of delays) arrived at 6:05pm. My flight was leaving at 6:25pm, that meant I had less than 20 minutes to make it to this plane
Again, I had to run for my life from terminal A to C44. Thankfully, a bit of the distance was covered with a skytrain, so I think I had a little less running to do than compared to the Calgary airport dash.
I arrived at the terminal at 6:15pm (gotta say, I was pretty impressed with myself) and was greeted with a not-so-nice lady who said "well we took you off the passenger list because you weren't here 20 minutes before your flight. There may not be anymore room left on the plane for you to board."
"I'M SORRY, WHAT DID YOU SAY?? YOU BEST BE GIVING ME A SEAT SINCE IT WAS YOUR AIRLINE THAT MESSED ME OVER" is what I wanted to say in frustration.
"Could you please check and see if there are any remaining seats?" is what actually ended up coming out of my mouth.
Thankfully this ever so lovely lady found me a seat and I was off to my final destination, San Antonio!
Nothing else could go wrong, right?
"What ELSE happened?" you may ask?
Well, you see, as I was waiting for my baggage at the San Antonio airport, I came to realize something.
Thankfully, two lovely ladies working at the baggage area were so sweet, polite, and helpful. Why can't everyone working at airports be as amazing as them? They made sure to find where my suitcase was, made sure it was on the next flight to San Antonio (which was 2-3am), and gave me an "overnight care package" since I had no toiletries.
These amazing women told me that someone would deliver it to the hotel I was staying at and *fingers crossed* it would be here by the next day.
So I made my way over to the Pear Tree Inn hotel, got myself some food (finally!), and got ready for bed.
What an adventure-filled day! Here's to the next few days being great!
Although stuff like this is hard, I feel like challenges need to happen in your life where you're put in a position where you have to learn because there is no other option. So the way I'm going to look at today would be as a lesson. A lesson that taught me that I need to renew my gym pass or God is going to keep doing this to me over and over until I do 😉


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This week I had the most exciting evening – I met one of my favourite ever women, Dawn O'Porter, in Birmingham on her book tour. Obviously the topic at hand was her new book, Goose, but I did manage to find out that she loves Chanel lipglosses and Smashbox Full Exposure mascara. My kinda girl.
In other news my skin is clearer than it has been in a long time thanks to a Clarisonic upgrade. My new Aria has a slightly higher speed which has buffed my skin to perfection. I'll tell you more about that later this week.
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At a Fresno, California press conference Police told reporters, Lawrence Jones, 42, an employee of a chicken processing center shot and killed one man, while wounding 3 others before pointing his weapon and firing at his own head.
According to Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer, the suspect reportedly went inside the facility to work Tuesday morning not looking like himself. Three and a half hours after arriving the suspect pulled out a handgun and opened fire.
The wounded victims included a 34-year-old male who was shot in the head who is in critical condition; a 28-year-old male shot in the neck who is also in critical condition; and a 34-year-old woman outside the facility who was shot in the lower back who appeared to be in good condition at the time, Dyer said. They were all transported to a nearby trauma center.
A 32-year-old male was fatally shot in the head inside the facility. The victims' identities were not immediately released, pending family notification.
Police received the emergency call at around 8:30 a.m. and responded to the scene. Upon their arrival, they located Jones lying in the street with a gunshot wound to the head and a handgun lying next to him. He was rushed to the hospital where he is in critical condition.
Jones has an extensive criminal history dating back into the 1990s, Dyer said.
Dyer said an employee told police Jones did not appear to be himself earlier in the day. It is unclear what may have provoked the shooting. Jones had been employed by the business for 14 months, police said.
"We have a lot of work ahead of us in the investigation," Dyer said.
Workers in the area told KMPH.com that they heard a series of gunshots. He left the facility, which holds about 60 employees, and fatally shot himself, the report said.
Police say all the victims were Hispanic.


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Unfortunately whether is not cooperating with us.
The lot is full, as well as our neighborer's lot that we rented for those couple of days.
We have started to load cars on Friday, but due to the snow, we can't get to most of the cars on the lot, that created a congestion that we are straggling with since last week.
For now, DO NOT BRING ANYTHING to our warehouse in Bayonne.


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Amazon is offering a free 3-month trial of Kindle Unlimited for Prime members. Non-Prime members are offered an discounted price of $9.99 for 3 months. Deal expires on 7/31/19. You can have been a previous Kindle Unlimited member (trial or otherwise), but you can't be an existing paying member.
- Enjoy unlimited access to over 1 million books.
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(Not on Amazon Prime? You could also grab a 30-day free trial to Amazon Prime, with students getting a 6-month free trial + 50% off discount afterward with student .edu address. After signing up, circle back to this promotion.)
You can manually cancel your Kindle Unlimited membership early and it will let you keep your membership open until the end of the 3 months, and not renew automatically. If you don't do anything, it will auto-renew at the end of 3 months at $9.99 per month. Remember that after you end your Kindle Unlimited subscription, you will lose access to all of the Kindle Unlimited books.
What personal finance and investing books are included? You can view all Kindle Unlimited books here. You can search Kindle Unlimited titles here after clicking the "Kindle Unlimited Eligible" box on the top-left. There are is a mix of a few bestsellers, some older classics, and a lot of independently-published titles of varying quality. Here are some business and finance-related titles that caught my eye:
- If You Can: How Millennials Can Get Rich Slowly by William Bernstein
- The Simple Path to Wealth: Your road map to financial independence and a rich, free life by JL Collins
- The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change by Stephen R. Covey
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They say that every organization has to deal with people, processes and technology in order to get its work done.
I find that getting people to agree on a single course of action is frequently very hard.
It is easier to make changes when you're "forced to" by the introduction of a new technology.
The problem with that is, it's a drastic solution and people adopt systems at widely varying rates of both interest and proficiency.
If they can't or won't understand the system, they will work around it, or find another one altogether.
Process changes are a potential middle ground. People may tend to disagree ideologically, but they generally have a rational attitude when it comes to being more efficient.
For that reason a proven and useful project management tool called the RACI chart is helpful when it comes to managing communication.
Here's how it works:
1. Develop a list of major activities associated with communication. Typically these include, at a minimum, planning, writing/designing, and distributing to specific audiences.
2. Develop a list of people or groups (functions) that touch communication in some way. Again typically these will include senior leadership, subject matter experts, and a dedicated communication staff.
3. Come to a consensus about who should do what, as follows:
- Responsible: The group or groups that actually do the work.
- Accountable: The single person or group that can get in trouble if it's done wrong.
- Consulted: The people or groups whose input you need before acting.
- Informed: The people or groups who need to know what's going on.
Then you make a spreadsheet.
- Column A has the activities.
- Columns B through, let's say F, have the functions as headers.
- The cell under each column gets filled in with the role (remember you can only use "A" once per activity, and a function can be both responsible and accountable).
You can find plenty of examples by searching for "RACI Chart" images online.
From real world experience, I can report that RACI charts are great. They are simple but powerful ways of making sure that everybody has a seat at the table, without having the entire room sink under their weight.
Unlike complicated, heavy-handed technologies, process tools are a very human-oriented focus for change, risk mitigation, and continuous quality improvement.
Adopted by guided consensus, the RACI chart circumvents impossible dysfunction, and in doing so helps you to get stuff done.
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This week for Anime Sunday I'm covering the third episode in the Unicorn series. It's Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn Episode 03!
Previous Episode Synopsis: The transformed Unicorn Gundam overpowers the Kshatriya and Marida is ordered to retreat. The Unicorn is picked up by the Londo Bell ship Nahel Argama. Banagher is questioned by Daguza Mackle about how he came to possess the Unicorn Gundam but is interrupted by the Sleeves' surprise attack. Full Frontal, the leader of Neo Zeon, demands that the Nahel Argama hand over any items related to Laplace's Box, including the Unicorn. Daguza tries to ensure safe passage by holding Audrey – revealed to be Zeon Princess Mineva Lao Zabi – hostage, but Frontal refuses to accept they have the real Mineva. With no other choice, Banagher sorties in the Unicorn against the Sinanju; he fights well, but is captured when blindsided by the Kshatriya. Banagher is taken to meet Frontal at the Sleeves asteroid base of Palau.
After discussing the nature of Zeon with Marida, who is placed in charge of watching over Banagher, a crew member from the Nahel Argama disguised as a bum bumps into Banagher and passes him a map and a transmitter, telling him to get to the 14th space gate or risk being killed in the coming battle. Banagher laments over how the colony will become a battlefield soon.
Plot: The plot of this third episode is quite good as it shows the other perspective of the conflict from the Federation's view point. Banagher may be stuck in the middle of the conflict, but he holds the key to ending the battle and is the one who must decide on what to do. So it's good to see Banagher man up and learn some stuff.
Characters: We are introduced to Riddhe in this episode, and while I don't like the character he is fairly important.
Art: The art is still excellent.
Music: Again like the art it's still excellent.
Overall: It's a good episode, but not my personal favorite of the series.


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Wire vs. synthetic. It's a study in perception vs. reality. While wire rope would appear to be stronger, that's simply not the case. High-performance synthetic rope delivers comparable strength and durability, if not more so. Plus, synthetic
rope is lighter weight, allowing for more cost-effective applications, improved efficiencies and operating cost, and easier handling for safer working conditions.
Simply put, it is time to retire the wire. Whether you're responsible for operating efficiency, corporate safety, or engineering, switching to high-performance synthetics just makes sense.
Worried that synthetics can't possibly perform in your tough application? Just look at our history of convincing old-school wire users in these industries: vessel mooring, tug and towing operations, heavy-duty winch lines, commercial fishing, and
more. We've been successfully converting rope users for decades, and once they experience the benefits of working with high-performance synthetics, they seldom go back to wire.


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Digital Signage in the Ehinger Center
We are very excited to announce there is now digital signage in the Ehinger Center! The television screens in the Ehinger Center will now display digital posters throughout the day whenever the EC is open. This will replace the posters on easels that used to stand in the EC lobby.
To have posters added to the digital rotation, please email them as a .JPG or .PNG file to firstname.lastname@example.com. Please include sponsoring department, club, or organization and the dates it should be displayed for.
For the best display the images should be set up horizontal and sized to 25×14 inches (or 1920×1080 in pixels). There is no charge for having digital images displayed in the EC!
We recommend using canva.com (it's free!) and creating an image using the presentation template.
Clubs and organizations can still use their budgets to print and mount posters for use elsewhere on campus, however, we will no longer be displaying posters on easels in the EC.
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The spring term has been extremely busy for pupils at Mary Rose Academy taking part in lots of exciting PE, Swimming and extra-curricular festivals, clubs and activities.
Pupils across the school enjoyed taking part in regular trips up to Fort Purbrook to take part in lots of adventurous activities including, archery, shooting, climbing, team work and problem solving activities.
Within school pupils in Key Stage 1 enjoyed developing their core skills through multi skills based activities focussing on creative movement based around Going to The Zoo. Key Stage 2 focussed on developing their confidence and skills in gymnastics and dance based around the Blue Planet. Key Stage 3 worked hard towards developing their dance and performance skills creating routines to set music developing dances .videos based around Story Telling Through Time. Key Stage 4 focussed upon developing their Leadership skills, including, communication, team work, turn taking and problem solving through taking part in lots of different physical challenges and activities. 6th Form worked developing their skills in a range of sports with a focus on Health and fitness.
Mary Rose was really pleased to hold our third PMLD Sport and Movement Festival of the year on January 27th. We welcomed 5 other schools to take part in a range of activities including, ball skills, sensory and fine motor skills, target games, table cricket and Rebound.
On February 24th we attended the Sport Hall Athletics at Mountbatten Centre as part of our preparation for the Special Olympics which was held on the 5th March at Mountbatten Centre. We took two teams and were really pleased to be placed 3rd and 5th in the schools competition.
We also enjoyed taking part in the Multi-Sport Ball Skills Festival at Southdown's College and the Step Into Sport Leadership Days at Mountbatten Centre.
Residentials this term included our annual Ski trip to Italy where pupils had an amazing time on the snow making new friends and developing their skills and confidence on the slopes. Our other residential was a week at Calvert Trust in Exmoor. Pupils had the opportunity to take part in a wide range of outdoor adventurous activities including problem solving games, climbing, abseiling and adapted bikes.
We are really looking forward to this term with lots of exciting events coming up including, Rio Day, Water Sports Regatta's and Sports Day to name a few!


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Baby bloomer in yellow with cherry print and adorable ruffle detail. A sweet peekaboo detail for crawling age babies - a lovely option to wear under a dress when it's too hot to wear leggings or as a lightweight beach bottom!
Made of 51%linen and 49% cotton.
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Búho is an array of colours, exclusive prints, soft and carefully nurtured fabrics. The quality of all the clothes in the Búho range live up to the brand's high standards.
The fabrics and yarns come mainly from France, Spain and Italy, as the quality of the raw materials is critical for the company. Complex washing and dyeing techniques achieve an array of unique colours that convey emotions and a casual exquisiteness recreating a sweet, bohemian world. These are exclusive productions, monitored with utmost care.
With those principles in hand, the entire Búho range is produced exclusively in Spain, so as to exercise close control over the quality of the sewing and also in support of local and sustainable trade.
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The Cue Awards are back!
For 2012, the idea of "the journey" was dominant. Both THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY (HOWARD SHORE) and JOURNEY 2: THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND (ANDREW LOCKINGTON) each received a whopping 5 nominations! Additionally, the PS3 video game, JOURNEY by Austin Wintory received a nomination as did Wintory, himself, for "Breakout Composer of the Year."
MICHAEL GIACCHINO's score for JOHN CARTER earned 3 nominations as did "Breakout Composer of the Year" nominee, GRANT KIRKHOPE's KINGDOMS OF AMALUR: RECKONING.
WORLD OF WARCRAFT: MISTS OF PANDARIA and composer NAOKI SATO each earned two Cue nominations.
In addition to these twelve awards, two special presentations will be made on the official 2012 Cue Awards podcast show (ep. 56 of The SoundCast). THE MARIUS award will be presented by Marius Masalar for the best original score for an indy video game, while THE MONKEY KING award will be presented by Richard Buxton (@monkeybutlerman) for excellence in scoring originating in East Asia.
Once again, the award show will feature special appearances by many of the winners and promises to be the soundtrack-podcast-event of early 2013. All winners will be officially announced first on the Soundcast and published shortly thereafter.
Additionally, visitors and listeners can participate in the GENIUS CHOICE vote, where they can make their own winner selection in each award category. Voting will close at 11:59 PM ET on 2/22.
The complete nominee list, voting instructions, and all Cue Award updates can be found at the awards new official home - CUEAWARDS.COM


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Source: AP / USA Today
GENEVA – The International Diabetes Federation predicts that one in 10 adults could have diabetes by 2030, according to their latest statistics.
In a report issued on Monday, the advocacy group estimated that 522 million people would have diabetes in the next two decades, based on things like aging and demographic changes.
The figure includes both types of diabetes. The group expects the number of cases to jump by 90 percent even in Africa, where infectious diseases have previously been the top killer. Without including the impact of increasing obesity, the International Diabetes Federation said its figures were conservative.
According to the World Health Organization, there are about 346 million people worldwide with diabetes, with more than 80 percent of deaths occurring in developing countries. The agency projects diabetes deaths will double by 2030 and said the International Diabetes Federation's prediction was possible.
To read this article in its entirety visit the USA Today.


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"We strive to provide great customer service – giving our customers expert trainers with real-world experience, and in advising them on unique business issues. And Microsoft Dynamics CRM gives us the best tool for managing and tracking our customer relationships."
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Mark Mickelsen
Sales Manager
Haycock Petroleum Company
"We maintain an extensive commercial petroleum distribution network in the Western United States. We've always wanted a customer relationship management (CRM) system that could meet our unique needs – one that was easy-to-use, that we could easily drive our entire sales team to use. We needed a system that could provide management with a comprehensive view to where we stood with our customers." Microsoft Dynamics CRM met that need.
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Steve Paskett
General Manager
"Though we needed to launch the project as a grass roots effort, once the Microsoft Dynamics CRM system came online and management saw the kind of information it made available in the reports we built, everybody started to realize it was a very valuable tool. Curtiss-Wright corporate saw the value, as well, and the software is now being extended into other divisions. Customer Dynamics was essential in making the project so successful."
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Greg Lamb
Industry Analyst and Product Manager
Summit Financial
"Customer Dynamics is absolutely wonderful to work with. They are very consultative, always looking for the right answer, helping us broaden our horizons with regards to how we can make Microsoft Dynamics CRM work for us."
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Catherine Goodman
National Marketing Manager
Tetra Financial Group
"The CRM system we'd been using was stand alone – where managers weren't linked in and couldn't see what was going on with the sales force. Microsoft Dynamics CRM brought it all together – and Customer Dynamics made it happen."
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Ben Larisch
Technology Director
"We wanted a CRM system where everybody had access to all the data they needed, to make sure that reporting was consistent and always based on the same criteria. During the initial phase of implementing Microsoft Dynamics CRM, Customer Dynamics demonstrated a real gift for listening to what we were saying, and extracting and simplifying what was most essential. They really know the software – and were able to quickly identify out-of-the-box functionality to address what we needed."
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Jennifer Wormald
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"Our situation is really challenging, dealing with outside sales agents who are like sub-contractors for us. Everybody needs to work together. Customer Dynamics met the challenge in being innovative, thinking outside-the-box - and by being excited about meeting the unique requirements of our industry. They did a tremendous job customizing our CRM system to ensure it met our needs."
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Allen Kids PhotosI had an amazing time with the Allen family and there kids. We capture some amazing shots of the kids at Piedmont Park and I was able to deliver the images today. I rarely get the chance to write anything on my blog so wanted to share some of the images from this shoot.
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January 11, 2014 A Star In the Making
Good morning everyone! Its about 2:00 am and I've been looking for tools to create collages for my blog. I use Light room 5 in my work flow and found several tutorials on how to do this but I think this feature stills needs more developing before I would want to spend time with it. Fundy software had a a very intuitive collage maker that worked with photoshop but it looks like they are creating a new power house tool that will help us all in the feature. I will be keeping my eye on the release and keep you guys posted. For now I am using a free online collage maker that is very intuitive and offers a ton of creative options. This tools is called Fotor! If any of you photographers are looking for a tool that is easy and quick to use check it out at www.fotor.com. I wanted to share something on my blog and test this thing out. Her is Star an inspiring young model that I did a shoot with. She was very good in front of the camera. We had a great time shooting. Tell me what you think of the shots and this quick collage that I created.


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The best approach to the atopic (environmental allergy) patient is to first allergy skin test the patient to make sure that they have environmental allergies. Once you have a positive skin test for environmental allergies in dog and cat, you then can recommend both specific and non-specific therapies for atopy. The next step after confirming the diagnosis of atopy with the allergy skin test is to check for a co-existing food allergy, by doing an elimination food trial over the next 6-8 weeks. During this time you can commence treatment for atopy. The best treatment for atopy causes multi-modal therapy utilizing both specific, non-specific treatment and controlling infection in dog and cat.
The 4 Keys To Success
- Diagnose and treat any bacterial and or yeast infections caused by the allergic disease. These infections will produce odour, contribute to the itch and will upregulate allergic disease in cat and dog (make the allergies worse)
- Diagnose and control any concurrent food allergies (approximately 30% of atopic patient will also have food allergies attributing to the itching)
- Non-Specific treatment for atopy
- Specific therapy treatment for atopy
A) Drugs Treatment
• Cyclosporine (atopica) ~60% effective, expensive, few side effects
• Antihistamines, ~20-30% effective, few side effects
• Essential Fatty Acids- helps ~20-50% of cases =fish, borage, flaxseed oil
• Cortisone (Corticosteroids) ~70-80% effective, cheap, lots of side effects
• Pentoxyfylline- helps reduce cortisone dosage, never used by itself
A) Avoidance
• Reduce exposure to offending allergens, not practical in all cases, works well with house dust mites in the house
B) "Allergy Shots" (A.S.I.T. =Allergy Specific Immuno Therapy)
• The atopic cat or dog receives weekly or biweekly/monthly injections of allergens that were positive on the allergy skin test. A good to excellent response is seen in 60-75% of atopic patients. The response is rarely seen in the first month of therapy. The majority will show improvement in the first 3-4 months. Some will show improvement after 6-12 months