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Pregnant and Beautiful. There's More to Your Style Than Target.
Pregnancy. Every woman who has ever been pregnant shares one common experience: the constant hunt for clothes. Personally, I LOVED being pregnant. I felt happy, relaxed and excited. In the early months, before I could tell anyone in the office that I was actually pregnant, I found myself struggling to find clothes to wear. A lover of dresses, I was relegated to one pair of pants that I found at Anthroplogie for $150. They were cute. They were stretchy. They were black. And, they were $150 for a pair of pants that I knew would only be useful for a few months. That's a true sign of desperation.
As I grew, I actually found it easier to find clothes than in the early months when you just feel bigger. And for women who struggle with morning sickness, bloating, weight gain and some of the other less stellar aspects of pregnancy, feeling awful about looking at your clothing is not the path to a happy 9 months. Now, as a personal stylist, I've found a number or fun options for pregnant clients. My goal is to offer some assistance to anyone in this situation. Yes, Dear Reader, I know you may not be pregnant. If not, please share with someone you love who will find this helpful.
Retailers for the hip and pregnant.
Believe it. The fashionistas in your office are rocking ASOS. And if you are pregnant, you can, too. How about a vegan leather motorcycle jacket that actually zips over your belly and only costs a little over $100.
2. Old Navy
Most Old Navy stores don't have maternity sections, so you will be doing most of your shopping online. However, the downtown Old Navy has a few items for you to choose from in a pinch. The ultimate must have: ribbed tanks that cover your belly and maxi skirts that stretch.
There is nothing more perfect for a very pregnant woman than a fitted jersey dress. It grows with you and feels like you are still wearing your pajamas. Easy to wash, effortless to wear. Add statement jewelry and you are a pro at the office. Try flats and a denim jacket for your Farmer's Market run on the weekend.
4. Destination Maternity
Looking for someone who knows something about looking incredible while being pregnant? Look no further than Heidi Klum. Her Loved by Heidi Klum line at Destination Maternity is affordable and easy access.
Or, try out the countless other designers from French Connection to Catherine Malandrino who have maternity wear at Destination Maternity. For those days when you are desperate for something new, just head on over to the mall. I like the jeans and pants that offer room to grow with a minimally offensive band around the tummy.
5. TopShop at Nordstrom.
You're hip. You're urban. Perhaps you fancy yourself a little funky or alternative. And now, you are pregnant. When you grow concerned that it will be challenging to maintain your unique style sensibility because your body is changing everyday, look no further than Topshop at Nordstrom. You can easily order online or run over to the store and Nordstrom's return policy is unbeatable. At a time when you may be feeling a little vulnerable, it's always nice to know you won't get stuck with something that just doesn't work.
It's so exciting to see so many retailers begin carrying maternity clothes. Here's a shot of my husband and me when I was pregnant 3 years ago. I'm wearing an old dress I had that I always felt emphasized my stomach too much. As it turns out, that's just perfect for the pregnant body.
Hopefully, you are either pregnant and ready to shop or not pregnant (like me!) and ready to share some fabulous retailers with the pregnant and stylish in your world. Enjoy!
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This morning I woke up so grateful for the relationships I have in my life. I have these amazing and supportive parents that do everything in their power to make me happy. After a rough night, my dad spent hours talking to me and doing everything in his power to make me happy.
And then I thought about Jordan and how any girl would do anything to have a boyfriend like him. I never knew I could love somebody so much until I met him! Just the thought of getting to see him tonight makes me smile!
What more could someone want in life? I think sometimes I focus too much on what I want that I don't have, rather than what I do have!!! And what I DO have are the most important things on this earth, unimaginable love and relationships.
Sometimes Heavenly Father has to give me trials and let me stumble so that my heart can be humbled.
" 'Seek ....first to build up the kingdom of God' The work of God is to bring to pass the eternal life of His children and all that this entails in the birth, nurturing, teaching, and sealing of our Heavenly Father's children. Everything else is lower in priority... As someone has said, if we do not choose the kingdom of God first, it will make little difference in the long run what we have chosen instead of it."
Thank goodness I have finally begun to mature and now realize that family and friends are far more important than being the best singer in Provo. A year ago I would have told anyone that if I had one wish for my future it would be to be a famous Broadway star. And through trials AND wonderful moments this past year, my one wish would now be to have a loving husband and lots of kids. Heavenly Father has worked hard to make sure my heart and my mind have the right motives and perspective on life!
I have such a blessed life, and I truly love it!

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What To Bring
Clothing & Footwear
Please wear comfortable, loose-fitting clothing that allows freedom of movement. Jeans are not recommended; in warm weather, shorts are best. Dress for the weather conditions but plan ahead for abrupt changes; layers are ideal so that you may easily adapt to changing conditions. Footwear needs to be sturdy: tennis, running or hiking shoes are best. Please, no sandals – the approach to some of our climbing sites requires hiking over rocky, uneven terrain.
Personal Items
Bring plenty of water and a few light snacks (for a full day course, bring a lunch). Sunscreen and sunglasses are highly advisable since there is very little shade on the side of a cliff (it is best to put sunscreen on before you leave so you can wash your hands). A small daypack is necessary to carry your personal items as well as the gear we will provide – we do have packs available if you do not have your own. Don't forget a camera, even the disposable kind ' you won't believe the great shots you and your guide will get! Please arrive prepared so that none of your course time is spent locating/purchasing these personal items.
Personal Climbing Equipment
Clients are allowed to use their own climbing equipment (harness, helmet, climbing shoes, chalkbag, locking carabiners (2), and belay device), as long as it is in sound condition and meets our approval. All client-provided climbing equipment must be submitted for inspection before the start of each course. Please bring this equipment to our office at the start of your course so that your guide can inspect and approve its use. We reserve the right to disallow the use of personal climbing equipment if we deem it unsafe for its intended use.


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Banoffee pie is an English dessert pie made from bananas, cream and toffee from boiled condensed milk (or dulce de leche), either on a pastry base or one made from crumbled biscuits and butter. Some versions of the recipe also include chocolate, coffee or both. Its name is a portmanteau constructed from the words "banana" and "toffee". It is sometimes spelled "banoffi".
250g digestive biscuits
125g butter, melted
2 ripe (but not brown) bananas
300ml double cream
395g can sweetened condensed milk
70g brown sugar
50g butter
Extra butter and brown sugar for frying bananas.
Place the biscuits in the bowl of a food processor and process until crushed. Add the butter and process until well combined.
Put the biscuit mixture in a round 25 cm (base measurement) fluted tart tin with removable base. Use the back of a metal spoon to firmly press the biscuit mixture over the base and side of the tin. Place in the fridge until required.
In a skillet, place some butter and add the peeled, sliced bananas. Sauté lightly until the bananas are golden. Sprinkle some brown sugar on top and mix well. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
Once bananas are cooled, place in prepared biscuit base, arranging slices in a layer along the bottom.
To make caramel filling, place condensed milk, sugar and butter in a medium saucepan over low heat. Cook, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, for 10-12 minutes or until caramel thickens (do not boil!).
Pour the hot caramel over the bananas on the biscuit base. Cover with plastic wrap and place in the fridge for 1 hour to chill.
Slice and top each portion with a dollop of cream. Serve immediately.
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Manchester has appeared on sets in many well-known television and film productions; explore the city as seen on screen.
The Northern Quarter is a creative hub with an urban heart, and its cobbled streets and historic alleyways make it a popular choice for film directors. Visitors here will recognise scenes from Captain America, Fresh Meat, Skins and Life on Mars among others.
Manchester Town Hall is full of history which is why it has been chosen for a number of screen hits over the years. Productions here include Sherlock Holmes, The Iron Lady, Peaky Blinders and The Making of a Lady.
Once a centre of industry, Castlefield is now a vibrant metropolis with plenty to see and do. It has been used for sets on Coronation Street, A Monster Calls, No Offence and Prey. And of course don't miss a trip to Trafford Park which is not only a great place to shop and eat, but also a location in Shameless, Car Share, Mount Pleasant and more.
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This is one of my favorite "war stories" from my days of playing in public.
I wasn't working at Barney Steel's yet. I still worked for Gelb Music at the time but I was a steady habitué of the place.
There was a pretty hot modern country/folk group called "Shagbark Hickory" that I became sort of kissing cousin to. This was because their waist-length-haired fiddler, Florie, was in desperate need of a string replacement mid-gig one night and I saved her bacon by making a nocturnal sale at Gelb Music being as how I had keys to the place. Because of this they liked me a lot and often they would let me sit in with them on Dobro for two or more sets.
Once they got a booking at this really nice, brand new, state-of-the-art venue. Great ambiance, good seating, really nice stage, good monitors, great sound system, individual mics
…and a clueless sound guy.
Every time it came for my solo, even with Florie, the fiddler frantically pointing at me, the guy wouldn't bring me up in the sound system until I was a measure and a half into my solo.
On break I looked the guy up. I stand 6'2″ and look like my avatar…black hat, beard and long hair and back then I was around 200 pounds. I told the guy "If you cut the front off one more of my solos I promise you I will put my guitar down and will FIND you!!"
End of problem. We played (and sounded) like a well mastered CD the rest of the night.


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In 1890, Nan, the Amore family matriarch, was sent away to America with little more than a baby and a rocking chair, quickly finding work on the sprawling estate of the wildly eccentric Green family. This new life is one she wanted: loving and free with a family that understands and shares in her magic. But when tragedy strikes, destroying the mansion and the precious lives inside, Nan is left alone and pregnant with Reginald Green's child. With nothing more than the deed to the property, she builds a house from the rubble and a new, pragmatic life. It would become a haunted life that would lead to other haunted lives. It would become a house both terrible and wonderful. It would become known as "The Witch House."
An unforgettable family saga in the Gothic tradition, Suzanne Palmieri's The Witch House of Persimmon Point is her most powerful novel yet.
SUZANNE PALMIERI is the author of The Witch of Little Italy, The Witch of Belladonna Bay, and The Witch of Bourbon Street. She also writes as Suzanne Hayes and lives in a haunted house with her family in North Branford, Connecticut.
The Witch House of Persimmon Point was a great and unique read. But I feel like this book is so unique that either people will love it or they will hate it. This is a dual POV which i tend not to prefer but for this book it worked. Palmieri's writing in this book is just beautiful and kind of dilutes the disturbing events that are happening in this book.
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Zeta-Jones : 'Toy boys never had a chance with me'
CATHERINE ZETA-JONES is pleased she's married to MICHAEL DOUGLAS, 15 years her senior - because "selfish" younger men "never had a chance" with her.
The 40-year-old Welsh beauty married Douglas, 65, in 2000 and the pair has two children together.
And the actress is adamant romancing an older man is better than dating younger models, like Madonna, Demi Moore and Sam Taylor Wood, who all have toy boy lovers.
She says, "I know that young men are more unbiased, playful and firmer. There's no question about that, but they are also more selfish and narcissistic. This is why they never had a chance to go out with me.
"He (Douglas) knows what he wants and what life's about. That impresses me, but Michael can also be a real softie. He sends me flowers and cries when his kids say something particularly pathetic."


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Everything but the Kitchen Sink: Weird Stuff You Didn't Know About Food
By Travis King , Elizabeth MacLeod , Frieda Wishinsky
3-5, 6-8

Kids will discover funny and astonishing food facts, trivia, and stories from around the world.

Did you know that radishes are a common breakfast food in Japan? Why do Americans love corn dogs? Do watermelons remove freckles? Can you really clean a toilet with a can of cola? Where does the expression "say cheese" come from? Did you know that in 1919 a molasses flood killed 21 people in Boston?

What child isn't going to want to know the answers to these questions? Step into any school cafeteria and you'll hear kids buzzing about food. Everything but the Kitchen Sink builds on that fascination with food through history, science, art, superstitions, and world records.

Organized in 10 fast-paced and fun chapters, Everything but the Kitchen Sink will present bite-size facts, interviews with fantastic "foodies," and amazing but true sidebars. Some recipes and activities are also included.

Sample outline:

1. Hey, Dad, what's for breakfast! The first meal of the day across North America and around the world

2. Coo-coo, corn dogs, and mudbugs: Food through the ages: Why we eat what we eat

3. Why don't vampires like garlic? Outrageous food superstitions

4. Say cheese and grunt: Crazy food names and expressions

5. Snack attack! Everything you ever wanted to know about pizza, pop, cookies, and more

6. There's a lab in my kitchen: The science of food

7. Stuffed camel and other delicious holiday food: Festive foods and customs in North America and other continents

8. Biggest, longest, tallest, stinkiest: Food records that will amaze you

9. Who thought of that: Incredible food inventions

10. Everything but the kitchen sink: More fabulous food trivia

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'De Spin Bazan' Limited Edition Giclee Print
42 x 60 cm
Edition of 100
Signed and dated
All prints are giclee (pronounced gee-clay) on Hahnemuhle Pearl slightly textured 285 g.s.m. (grams per square meter) semi-gloss paper. It is made by Hahnemuhle fine arts in Germany and prints can last more than one hundred years.
What is a giclée print?
Giclee comes from French and translated literally means "squirt", which in this case refers to the process by which the ink is applied to the paper. The nozzles of an inkjet printer spray a pattern of very fine drops onto the paper that later form the picture. The term giclee connotes an artwork, a photograph or a digitally produced work reproduced on an inkjet printer. The image is generated onto coated, archival artist's paper using pigmented inks (UV resistant).


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Gov. Scott: 12,600 new jobs created in West Palm Beach in October
Today, Governor Rick Scott announced that the West Palm Beach metro area's unemployment rate declined over the year to 6.7 percent in October 2013. The area also added 12,600 new jobs in October.
Governor Scott said, "The West Palm Beach area's positive job growth rate in October with 12,600 new jobs created is further proof that the steps we're taking to create jobs and opportunities for Florida families is working. With the area's unemployment rate down to 6.7 percent, we are seeing continued economic growth in West Palm Beach and across the state."
In October 2013, the West Palm Beach metro area was among the top three metro areas in Florida for gains over the year in education and health services, and other services.
In October 2013, the West Palm Beach metro area ranked sixth in the state for online job demand with 19,033 job openings. The metro area also ranked sixth for demand for STEM occupations with 4,026 openings. STEM is an acronym for science, technology, engineering and mathematics, and these jobs are considered high wage and high skill.
Florida's unemployment rate decreased to 6.7 percent in October 2013, down from 6.8 percent in September 2013 and 7.0 in October 2013, and down 4.4 percentage points since December 2010. The statewide unemployment rate has remained below the national average of 7.3 percent since March 2013. Florida has created 440,900 private sector jobs since December 2010.
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It's that time again! I'm linking up with everyone at A Bit of Sunshine and capturing a few glimpses of the beauty of everyday life.
{a big sister and a big yawn}
{a morning surprise}
{a delicious breakfast: Croque Madams and Blueberry Maple Oatmeal Smoothies- seriously, these smoothies are SO good-- thick, nutty, creamy, fruity}
{diapers drying in the sun}
{a baby who has turned into a little boy}
{guacamole for lunch}
{first face painting experience-- our annual trip to the local Greek Festival}
{beautiful stained glass}
{Jesus with a li'l reminder- one of the beautiful mosaics in the Greek Orthodox church}


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Fast and Furious 7 is an American action film. This film is also known as Fast 7 or Furious 7. The plot of the film is set after the events of The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, which was released in 2006. In this installment Deckard Shaw is trying to take revenge against Dominic and his family. The role of Dominic Toretto is played by Vin Diesel. Vin Diesel or Mark Sinclair is an American actor, director, screenwriter and producer.
The jacket we are presenting today is the replica of a leather jacket that was donned by Vin Diesel in Fast and Furious 7. This jacket is made up of synthetic leather and is available in the color black. The full sleeved jacket comes with erect style collar, open hem cuffs and snap tab adjustment at the waist. This jacket also houses waist and chest zippered pockets as well as two inside pockets.


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Recipes Tagged 'bell pepper'
Serves 4
¾ pound Naked Nuggets
¾ pound Andouille sausage (or your favorite smoked sausage) sliced ½ inch thick
1 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped celery
½ cup chopped green bell pepper
4 cloves garlic chopped
¼ cup butter
2 cups long grain rice
2 tablespoons Tomato Paste
1 cup Crushed Tomato
3 tablespoons Cajun Seasoning
5 cups chicken stock
1) Preheat your oven to 400 degrees.
2) On the stove top heat a heavy metal casserole with butter
3) Stir in onion, garlic, celery, and green bell pepper. Sautee until tender.
4) Add sliced sausage.
5) Stir in tomato paste and cook for one minute.
6) Stir in Cajun seasoning, crushed tomato and rice. (Coat rice well)
7) Add chicken stock. Bring to a boil.
8) Place lid over the pot and place in 375 degree oven for 30 minutes. Add Naked Nuggets to the rice.
9) Place back in oven for 5 more minutes.
Serve hot!
2 kabob skewers
1 small onion (cut into 1 inch pieces)
1 small red bell pepper (cut into 1 inch squares)
1 small zucchini (cut into ½ inch rounds)
¼ cup of your favorite BBQ sauce
6 Naked Nuggets
Olive Oil
Salt and pepper
1) Alternate on skewers the onion, red bell pepper, zucchini and Naked Nuggets.
2) Brush with olive oil. Season with salt and pepper and place on medium grill or in oven at 450 degrees for approximately 5 minutes.
3) Take kabobs out of the oven and brush with BBQ sauce.
5) Cook for another 5 minutes.
6) Serve with extra BBQ sauce on the side.


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As the old adages goes, change is the only constant and change is inevitable. But high-tech industry is undergoing so many changes at a rate faster than anyone can ever fathom. We are witnessing rise and decline of technology giants in a short span of a decade. Moreover the intensity of changes that we are experiencing in the last 2 decades (at least since mid 90's) is much larger than changes that occurred in the previous 5 decades. The belief was further reinforced after I read an article titled 'Bye Bye BlackBerry. How Long Will Apple Last?' The article was also raising doubts on the longevity of Apple in retaining its supremacy. Coincidentally there was another article in Forbes that was speculating about the possible disappearance of Google and Facebook in 5 years.
Even though the thought that Google and Facebook will disappear and Apple will lose its supremacy is unbelievable and daunting, I decided to have an open view that anything might possible and start contemplating possible ways to arrest the decline of any technology giant. So the blog posting is to share some of my thought process on those lines. The decline of all the technology giants is directly correlated to the decline of their respective flagship product(s), so let us focus on how to arrest the decline of their flagship product(s). Rather than saying decline, I would prefer to use the term 'Inflection point'. Let us discuss how we can ensure that the product does not hit the 'Inflection Point'. There are several stalwarts who have done a thorough research on this topics and authored great books. Some of my favorites are 'Innovators Dilemma' and 'Innovators Solution' by Clayton M. Christensen and 'Only Paranoid Survives' by Andrew Groove. I am not an expert or genius to talk anything beyond what those gentlemen have already elaborated in their books, I am just trying to use some of their concepts and focus on the very basic concepts of product marketing/product management.
Every product is conceived to either solve the pain points or enrich the experience of target market. So every organization has to constantly re-invent and consistently raise the bar of innovation to ensure that their products(s) is aligned to the changing needs of our target market.
In rapidly changing high-tech industry, there is an imperative need to constantly introspect to check whether a product is still relevant to its target market vis-à-vis competition. One significant reason for any product to get into sunset mode is that the product has lost relevance in target market. With that intention, I have basically arrived at a few set of questions (presented below) to help us validate how a product is positioned to serve its target market. Candid and honest response is critical to validate relevance of the product in its target market.
1. Is the target market still bigger enough to satisfy the growth requirements?
2. Are the requirements / product preferences of target market still remaining same?
3. Is competitor offering better value proposition by raising the bar of innovation?
4. Is our product getting commoditized?
5. Can the target market be served by any alternate product?
6. Is the target market over served?
7. Can the product satisfy any unmet needs of adjacent market?
I will elaborate on each of the above questions in my subsequent blog post. I will also attempt to address whether answering each of the above questions would suffice to arrest the decline of any product.


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This video will walk you through the required steps to prepare your PC for developing, installing, and executing ISF user applications. Specifically, this video will demonstrate how to import a project into CodeWarrior®, configure the connection, and establish communication between your PC and Application Board. Additionally, we will transfer the image, run the application, and read sensor data using the Mailbox Tool. To complete this training you will need NXP's KITFXLC95000EVM Intelligent Motion-Sensing Platform Development Board and a P&E Micro programmer. Once all necessary software is installed.
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About Lee Maas
Capturing a moment and the expressive power of a single image is what fascinates Lee Maas about photography and drives him to do what he does.
Lee Maas favors portraying personalities, artists and musicians with a certain depth and substance. He also works in fashion and commercial photography and adds his personal aesthetic vision to every moment he captures in a photograph.
In recent years he also worked as a director for moving images. He created and produced several music videos, image videos and campaigns.
Lee Maas has been working as an independent photographer since 2008 and as a director since 2011. He is currently based in Hamburg.
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Ningura Napurrula
(Australia circa 1938 – 11 Nov 2013)
- Community
- Walungurru (Kintore), Western Desert region
- Language group
- Pintupi, Western Desert region
Wirrul, from the suite Tjukurrpa Palurukutu, Kutjupawana Palyantjanya - same stories, a new way
- Location
- Not on display
- Further information
In addition to showcasing the quality of Papunya Tula Artists as a whole, this suite of etchings emphasises the strength of each individual artist as they successfully translate their Tjukurrpa to the new medium of printmaking. Far from being a mere copy of their paintings in a different scale and medium each artists adapts their visual language to this new process with apparent ease, resulting in bold, confident works that are extraordinary in themselves, and when combined as a suite, are truly amazing.
The art centre documentation for this work states:
This etching depicts designs associated with Wirrulnga, a rockhole site in a small rocky outcrop east of the Kiwirrkura community in Western Australia. In ancestral times a group of women of the Napaltjarri and Napurrula kinship subsections camped at this site, after travelling from the rockhole site of Ngaminya further west. The women are represented in the etching by the two arc shapes beside the roundel.
- Place of origin
Walungurru (Kintore),
Northern Territory,
- Year
- 2009
- Media
- Medium
- colour aquatint on Hahnemühle rag paper
- Dimensions
- 33.0 x 25.0 cm platemark; 55.0 x 45.0 cm sheet
- Signature & date
Signed l.r. beneath platemark with artist's mark, pencil "X". Not dated.
- Credit
- Purchased with funds provided by the Aboriginal Collection Benefactors' Group 2011
- Accession number
- 421.2011.7
- Copyright
- © Ningura Napurrula. Licensed by Aboriginal Artists Agency Ltd


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Can Microsoft reinvent itself?
But perhaps the company has seen a ray of light. Because while much of the tech world has insisted on seeing mobile phones as platforms for software applications, Microsoft has come up with a different vision. The Lumia, co-designed with Nokia, isn't another also-ran from the software maker -- rather, it is a very different kind of smartphone. Instead of operating as an app platform, the phone is fundamentally a social platform. At the heart of the device isn't the power to run a million stupid games, but the ability to connect people.
Microsoft's new tablet Should Apple have won its patent suit? How to boost creativity
As though inspired by customer relationship management software, the phone keeps track of the people who have called, texted or emailed you and connects all of this with social networking. In other words, it does something good software should do: It pulls together all the different platforms on which your life takes place. As tech writer Andrew Orlowski wrote earlier this week, putting people at the center of the phone suddenly makes putting apps at the center of the phone look stupid.
Fans of the device also rave about its wireless charging and fantastic camera; critics dislike its weight and look, while others just hate that it isn't an iPhone. What I like is the glimmer of hope it gives that Microsoft is beginning to understand that great software is never about great software -- it is about the people who use it. If software doesn't allow you to do something different or better than you can do by yourself, it shouldn't be there. The heart of all great software products addresses the question, "What can I do now -- better -- that I couldn't do before? Companies with a future come up with good answers; nerds and app developers who are just having fun for a week or two do not.
Does this mean Microsoft is emerging from its self-imposed creative darkness? It's way too early to tell. It's peculiar to discover this company making a product whose advantage is that it is all about people; that has not, to put it lightly, been Microsoft's strength. But it's a lesson any company in any industry would do well to remember. Revenue, growth, innovation, sustainability -- everything comes from people. In business, there just isn't anything else that matters.


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mahaeschol.maharashtra.gov.in escholarship login & Application Form Status
Govt of Maharashtra has created one online portal named ( www.mahaeschol.maharashtra.gov.in login ) for giving the Scholarship to the 11th, 12th Class and Graduate degree students in Year 2011 – 2012.
Hundreds of colleges from each & every district of Maharashtra State will be participate in this escholarship scheme, Please check below details for information.
1. In order to apply for Mahaeschol Maharashtra Escholarship 2011 – 2012, Candidates need to login at the online page.
2. http://mahaeschol.maharashtra.gov.in/dashboard/default.aspx to see the every hour changes of newly added Scholarship application form by district wise college list and students list.
3. On-Line e-scholarship system is not available for students older than Mar 1995 and other than SSC Board.
4. Please use your SSC Mark sheet, Bank details and Last Exam Marks details at the time of filling online e-scholarship form.
5. If a student has not appeared in the categories (SC, OBC, VJNT and SBC), then it is advised to fill the online form on the registration page from SSC board.
Please login to above page with your password and user name to fill up the application form for Mahaeschol Maharashtra Escholarship.
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4 ½ oz. protein, 1 veggie, and 1 carb per serving
Servings: 4
- 1 lb ground turkey breast
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 2 tbsp chili powder
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp ground coriander
- 1 tbsp ground cumin
- 1 - 2 tsp red pepper flakes (to your heat level)
- 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1½ cup total onions & peppers, sliced
- ½ cup cooked brown rice
- 1 tsp cumin (for rice)
- 1 pinch saffron (for rice)
- Mix turkey and spices together in a medium bowl. Mix in vinegar.
- Cover chorizo and refrigerate overnight.
- When ready to serve, divide the chorizo into 4 portions.
- Cut the onion and pepper length wise and then slice thinly from end to end.
- Heat a non-stick pan over Med-High heat and crumble up the chorizo (spiced turkey from step #1) into the pan.
- Toss the veggies in with chorizo and sauteé until everything is cooked through.
- While the veggies and chorizo are sauteéing, start the water for the rice.
- After you have added the rice to the boiling water, add a pinch of saffron to the water.
- Once the rice is cooked, stir in 1 tsp cumin.
- Serve the chorizo and veggies over or along side ½ cup cooked brown rice.
º Note: If you want chorizo patties, make 4 individual servings and cook. Freeze left-over servings for later.


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The Social Security disability process is a long and arduous struggle for most people. Before you can get your day in court, you will be denied twice and then have to wait an exorbitant amount of time before you get to see a Judge. In the regions surrounding the Louisville, Kentucky area ("Kenutckiana," as we call it here) the wait for a hearing can be anywhere from 11 to 15 months. I don't know about you, but I know I would have a hard time surviving that long without an income. So by the time the day comes, you want to be prepared to present your story- and know what to expect for the Big Day.
At Schad and Schad, we spend a great deal of time prepping for a hearing. The wait for one may take 11-15 months. That's a long (long) time to go without having any face to face contact. This is why we schedule a dedicated in-office appointment for you six months after the request is made. During this appointment we will obtain any new records that have not been previously reported. We'll also pull a copy of your file from the SSA's website so that we can see exactly what their reasoning was in denying benefits. This is a great tool for determining where we are at and where we need to go before the hearing.
The hearings office will call our office to check our schedule before they set a firm date for your hearing. Once the hearing date has been determined, we'll let you know of it's time and location. We'll also set up an additional final appointment for you to come in and discuss the issues involved in your claim.
At the same time, SSA will also send out a "Notice of Hearing" to let you know all the relevant details. In the Notice of Hearing, you will receive a Acknowledgement, which needs to be signed and immediately sent back to the SSA.
Your final appointment at Schad and Schad is vital to the success of your claim. We cannot stress enough (!!) how important it is to appear for this visit. If you believe you won't be able to make it, please call!
We'll try to schedule this appointment at least two months prior to your hearing so that we can begin to put the finishing touches on records requests, letters from your doctors, and any other supporting information that might help your claim. You will sit down and spend time with the person who will actually be with you at the hearing. We hear horror stories all the time about how people don't get to meet their representative until the day of the hearing. At Schad and Schad, we do everything in our power to make sure that your are familiar and comfortable with the person who will attend your hearing.
Throughout the hearings process, it is vital that we hear from you, our client. We need to know about changes of address, new medical treatment and attempts to work (yes! it's OK to try!).


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Hey y'all. This isn't a real post — just an announcement regarding my new URL. In an effort to keep things consistent, I changed my blog URL to https://thenicolasblog.wordpress.com. Fifty-one percent of me stands by this decision. The other forty-nine is having trouble adjusting.
Imagine my horror when I discovered that all comments I've previously posted still link to my old URL, which I totally destroyed with one impulsive click! I had no idea what I was doing. I'm slowly coping with the loss by telling myself that this will be better in the long run — this way, people can remember my blog by its name rather than by the fact that I'm from Connecticut and my name is Nick.
Did I make the right decision?
…Normal people don't obsess over these things as much as I do, do they?
Either way, please keep reading and tell all your friends!
P.S. — if you're looking for my most recent post (about my Oprah-esque fascination with personal memoirs) it can be found here.


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People naturally go into trance in everyday life, although we don't usually call it hypnosis. While absorbed in thought watching a favorite television show, reading a book, or driving down a highway, our conscious mind relaxes, and another level of consciousness, our subconscious mind, takes over. These are very focused states of attention, similar to hypnosis.
Clinical hypnotherapy is a relaxed state of mind achieved through inner absorption, concentration, and focused attention. The worrying, conscious mind is able to get out of the way so the change that is needed becomes clear and possible. You only accept suggestions that are meaningful to you, and the hypnosis is controlled by you, not the therapist. In this sense, all hypnosis is self-hypnosis.
Used along with psychotherapy, hypnotherapy is a powerful tool to:
- Ease emotional and physical pain
- Heal trauma and abuse
- Manage anxiety and depression
- Eliminate unwanted habits
- Change negative beliefs into positive
- Quit smoking
- Support weight release
Hypnotherapy will help your conscious mind relax so that your subconscious mind may support the healing and changes you want to make.


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Many observers and policy makers expressed frustration with Japanese officials in late 2012 and early 2013 for seemingly making the exchange rate an objective of policy and explicitly talking the yen down. European and US officials insisted in February 2013 that Japan pledge to use monetary policy for domestic purposes and not target foreign exchange rates.
More recently China's yuan has depreciated, and there is some evidence that Chinese officials got the ball rolling and may be continuing to guide the currency lower. From the middle of January through the end of April, the yuan depreciated by 3.5%.
This has been the cause of great consternation for G7 policy makers. Some suspect that China is sanctioning currency depreciation to boost its flagging exports. High frequency data is often noisy and using a moving average helps smooth it out. The three month moving average of year-over-year export performance was negative in April (-7.9%) for the third consecutive month. It is the first such contraction since 2009. The 12-month average stands at 1.6%, its lowest level since 2010.
We have argued against such an interpretation. China's exports are import intensive. That is to say that China's inputs for its exports are often invoiced and paid in US dollars and yuan denominated inputs are relatively small. Another way of saying this is the value-added generated in China is modest, meaning that it likely takes a substantial depreciation of the yuan to boost the price competitive of exports.
We find it more persuasive that Chinese officials helped engineer the reversal of the yuan as part of an attempt to let manage the deflation of some financial excesses that had built up under the gradual multi-year yuan appreciation campaign. During this period, the PBOC widened the band the yuan can move against the dollar to 2% (from the officially set reference rate or "fix"). PBOC officials have not deigned to explore the entire range, but it has accepted somewhat more price movement, and this is reflected in the more than doubling of the (three-month) historic volatility.
In any event, the US and Europe have pushed back against Japan and Chinese efforts that weakened their respective currencies. Now, however, European officials have been purposely talking the euro lower. In fact, much of the discussion about the ECB's policy options relate to combating the strength of the euro. It is not just French officials, like Economic Minister Montebourg, who are entering the fray, trying to talk the euro lower. It was the ECB's Draghi who first crossed the Rubicon and other ECB officials have followed suit, though quick to add that the central bank has not target (except apparently lower).
Consider that the latest polls show the center-right with a slight lead over the center-left in this week's EU Parliament elections. The presidential candidate for the center-right EPP) is the former Prime Minister of Luxembourg and Eurogroup head Jean-Claude Juncker. He indicated that the treaties allow the EC to suggestion the general orientation to European finance ministers who then could instruct the ECB. Juncker was clear he wanted to give the ECB instructions on the exchange rate (though he refused to comment about instructions on interest rates).
In its semi-annual report on the foreign exchange market and international economic policy, the US Treasury was critical of Germany's large trade and current account surpluses. The report noted this is in contravenes to the G7/G20 agreement to reduce global imbalances. Previously, the German surplus offset the deficits in most of the remainder of the euro area. However, now a combination of demand compression in the periphery and an adjustment in relative prices means that the deficits in the periphery are been reduced, or completely disappeared.
We have argued that if the problem is one of lackluster growth and the ECB wants to ease monetary policy more than it can due to the zero-bound that it could take a page from the Swiss National Bank and buy foreign rather than domestic (i.e., euro area bonds). This would have the appearance of selling euros and buying US Treasuries. Euro area officials, however, haranguing about the currency has tainted this approach, as much as the some of the officials in the Abe government who had tried to talk the yen down.
Some observers seem confused. They want to equate currency manipulation with interest rate manipulation. Manipulation is manipulation, they say, defending some sort of free market purism. However,this is not the issue. The crux is that manipulating foreign exchange prices simply borrows (steals, if you are so inclined) demand from elsewhere. It is a zero-sum exercise. Interest rate manipulation can increase aggregate demand. It is a non-zero-sum exercise.
This piece is cross-posted from Marc to Market with permission.


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Back From Warfare/
Back from the Warfare 2017 show, held at the Rivermead sports centre in Caversham near Reading.
I like Warfare. It's a two-day show, and has got plenty of traders, a bring and buy, a fair number of demo games to wonder at, and vast numbers of competition games to raise a quizzical eyebrow at!
I went both days: Saturday in the afternoon and first thing Sunday morning. I'm told Saturday morning was absolutely jam-packed, with the traders doing roaring business, and a three stack high bring-and-buy being emptied almost as soon as the items could be out out., but when I was there on the Saturday, it was just right: enough people for a good buzz, but not enough to have to fight your way through the hazards of backpack hell and wargamer fug. First thing Sunday morning was quite empty, but the halls were filling nicely as I left just after eleven.
The demo game that really caught my eye was a huge 28mm ACW game from Earlswood Wargames Club covering one bit of Gettysburg (Lee's right hook):
There were several other big battles elsewhere in the hall, including a nice ECW game, a couple of big Ancients games, and even Team Yankee played, as far as I could see, in 15mm on Saturday and microarmour on Sunday.
I didn't spend too much money: and that mainly on undercoat and a few bits of scenery. Unusually for me, however, I did buy something from the bring and buy: five 15mm late war Panzer IVs which I got for only £26. They're only averagely painted, and a bit over-washed, but five camo-ed tanks for about what you'd pay in the raw is well worth it...especially as they will serve as a second platoon on the rare occasions that I need more than five Panzer IVs.
All in all, a couple of good visits to a great show.


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Iggy Azalea's Song 'Work' Just Went Platinum!
Iggy Azalea makes her way through LAX Airport and gives her fans a wave on Monday (October 20) in Los Angeles.
The 24-year-old entertainer got some amazing news that day!
"'Work' is platinum?! woah! that song is extra special to me. i think its one of the things ill be forever proud of – thanks guys!" Iggy tweeted that day. Congrats, Iggy - that's awesome!
"Work" is one of Iggy's hits off of her album The New Classic – check out the whole album if you haven't already.


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Today 5/6's we are going to explore why we need sleep and rest. Lets take a look:
Today we will watch the videos and fact find all the things that tell us about the importance of sleep and how much sleep we need.
We will record our findings in a fabulous template Mrs Joyce found that matches perfectly for our days tune in on sleep. A Giant bed, this will be your recording sheet.


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Yucca looms over nuclear waste
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee received more than 2,000 comments on the draft nuclear waste legislation it released in April, and many conveyed a common message: How can we trust the government to handle this issue after the failure of Yucca Mountain?
The comments — from state governments, environmental organizations, industry groups, attorneys and private citizens — repeatedly pointed to the Nevada site that Congress selected in 1987 as the nation's sole nuclear repository, only to watch the project run aground amid opposition from the Obama administration and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.
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Some commenters weren't yet willing to give up on Yucca, while others asked the obvious question: How do we know your new legislation won't be undercut the same way?
The panel released the comments on Wednesday. Although they totaled more than 3,200 pages, more than 2,600 of them appear to be a page-long chain letter that ends with, "Please scrap your 'discussion draft' and start over."
Many of the comments blended a respectful tone with pointed statements about Congress's decades of policymaking on nuclear waste.
Example: "We applaud your efforts to re-invigorate the dialogue to address this nation's high-level waste and spent nuclear fuel disposal policy," wrote Michael Corradini, president of the American Nuclear Society, a professional organization of scientists and engineers.
"But we must also express our concern that lack of action by the Congress and the Administration in addressing the Nuclear Waste Policy Act (NWPA) of 1982 et seq. sets a poor precedent for any future legislation on this matter," he added, referring to the law that Congress amended five years later to designate Yucca Mountain. "The [Nuclear Waste Administration Act] could be a step forward in fulfilling the federal government's responsibilities but it must be done within the context of the NWPA, rather than replace it."
Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) also filed comments, chiding the administration for halting work on Yucca but commending lawmakers for acting on the waste issue.
The Nuclear Waste Strategy Coalition, which includes public service commissioners and utilities, hit the same note. The draft "does not adequately reaffirm the need to carry out the important statutory requirements pertaining to the nation's first permanent repository at Yucca Mountain," wrote coalition Chairman David Wright, who also served as chairman of the South Carolina Public Service Commission at the time the letter was submitted. "The NWPA is the law of the land and should be enforced."
The draft legislation was written by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Ore.); Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, the panel's top Republican; and Sens. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.).
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I greet you Kate, full of grace
Hans Voralberg is with you;
You are blessed between all the adventuresses;
And Oscar, the fruit of your friendship is blessed.
Saint Kate, brilliant lawyer of New York
Ask for us poor players,
Make that the servers do not crash any more
Now and at the time of our arrival on the island of Syberia.
All I can say is, "Amen"!
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Many companies in Asia still adhere to age-old practice of character reference checks with references provided by the candidates though the companies realise this is becoming a pointless exercise. Increasingly, companies have started to appreciate the value of a thorough background screening.
The biggest reasons companies opt in to conduct a thorough background screening on candidates and existing employees are:
1. Safety or Security
Employers have to provide a safe workplace and employing individuals with criminal related background who might have tendencies to, say, act violently, might pose a potential harm to the rest of the workforce. In the US, employers have a legal obligation to exercise due diligence in hiring. If a dangerous hire or misfit who can possibly cause harm was hired, the employer can be sued for negligence.
Situation can be more serious if the victims are partners or vendors or clients. This will affect the reputation of the company. Protecting the brand reputation is important. Aberdeen Group studies reveal 89% of screened applicants are retained in the first year versus just 58% not screened. Companies who adopt background screening as part of their Talent Acquisition strategy tend to hire top-ranked candidates and this further enhances the brand.
If an individual is hired for a finance-related role like cash management, a background check will reveal if the individual has a fraudulent history or theft. A 2014 Global Fraud Study by Association of Certified Fraud Examiners revealed the following fraud-related costs:
Approximately 77% of the frauds were committed by individuals working in one of seven departments: accounting, operations, sales, executive/upper management, customer service, purchasing and finance. A PricewaterhouseCoopers Global Economic Crime Survey 2014 reports that frauds committed by internal perpetrators account for 71% of frauds, depending on the industry.
The US Chambers of Commerce estimates that theft by employees costs American companies $20 billion to $40 billion a year. The Chamber also reports that an employee is 15 times more likely than a non-employee to steal from the employer.
Some case examples in Asia related to "security" related discrepancies:
2. Integrity
Statistics show that more than 20% of CVs or resumes seem to have some form of discrepancies. Some Candidates pad up or exaggerate their CVs in terms of positions held, salaries earned, tenure with the company, reasons for leaving and even fabricate employment with a company they never really worked for. A much talked about case example below:
Another area where there's integrity issue is educational qualifications. Some prominent examples where damage to brand equity potentially could have led to decline in shareholder earnings:
Asia's obsession for academic titles can be reflected by these educational scandals. Unfortunately, this trend seems to be still ongoing. It doesn't help that degrees can be purchased very easily in some of the Asian countries. Manila has a well-known forgery district where a high school diploma can be purchased for as low as $8. There are similar sources in India and Malaysia too.
The major consequence of hiring the wrong fit is reduced productivity. The lack of required education, skills or experience can lead to placement of incompetent candidates in roles where they are not effective. This has prompted Talent Acquisition leaders to check if the educational and/or professional qualifications are valid and if they had been issued by legal and accredited institutes.
These unfortunate cases just form a sample amongst tons occurring in Asia. This has increased the awareness of the values of a thorough background screening in Asia. A mix of the appropriate checks based on the risks associated with the roles and accountability levels will definitely alleviate these avoidable occurrences.
This article is written by Kannan Chettiar, Managing Director of Avvanz. Avvanz has 3 business pillars – Avvanz Hire (Recruitment Process Outsourcing and Comprehensive New Employee On-boarding), Avvanz Screen (including Psychometric Assessment and Background Screening) and Avvanz Develop (e-Training, Instructor-led Training and Blended Training).


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Graphic designer turned letterpress printer
Country girl with a passion for vintage
Typography geek
Artisan, teacher and dreamer
Recycling the past and printed with love
After 26 years working as a graphic designer in the corporate world Jacqui swapped her computer for the analogue world of letterpress.
A nine hour round trip from Lancashire to Fife in Scotland, to buy the first press of many, was the start of a journey that fate would take a hold of and create a dream.
Many friends have been met along the path but one in particular became a life long friend and mentor during her journey. John, a retired letterpress compositor and printer, passed on all his knowledge and shared his wonderful world of letterpress printing. The passion for using old skills grew stronger and soon it was time to move on and create a world of her own fuelled by the smell of freshly printed letterpress ink and a passion for typography.
Print for Love of Wood was born and began to grow.
All those years working with clients in the corporate world were not wasted. Jacqui discovered her love for working with couples on their wedding stationery. She loves to take a vision and bring it to life. From the design stage through to the printing, when you feel the tactile impression in the luxurious cotton paper.
It was a natural progression that Print for Love was born and become part of the dream. Jacqui now works from a studio in an old mill, circa 1856, surrounded by a large collection of antique wood type and printing presses.
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Warts are skin growths that are generally harmless. They can grow anywhere on the skin but are most common on the face, feet hands and fingers. Most warts go away on their own within months or years, however there are some natural remedies to help with the treatment of warts.
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By Tsz on June 1, 2013
Gastrophoria is a chocolate truffle from Wonka Inventing Room.
When I watched Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (the one with Gene Wilder) back in elementary school, I was transfixed. The thought of a chocolate river? Or lickable wall paper? Or fizzy sodas that has the ability to make you float? Stuff sweet dreams are made of.
Since then, I came to the sad realization that such a place doesn't exist (yet). However, there is the next best thing, which are concoctions from Wonka Inventing Room. Got myself a box as a treat and enjoyed every part of it. From the packaging, the toy-like appearance of each piece of chocolate and of course, the taste. From goji berry to roasted s'mores, the kid in me resurfaced with a vengeance upon the first taste.
What foods take you on a walk down memory lane?


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"(Greek) Woman Leads Strike Mob..." - Lowell, Massachusetts - article published in Chicago Daily Tribune, April 8, 1903
Published in the Chicago Daily Tribune, April 8, 1903
Thousands of Greeks Threaten to Overwhelm
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Officer in Command Lines Up
His Men from Curb to Curb and
Drives the Great Throng Through
Streets of Lowell, Mass. -
Trouble a Result of the Mill Walkout.
Lowell, Mass., April 7. - (Special.) - A modern Joan of Arc tonight led a mob of 1,000 Greeks, mill strikers, against practically the entire police force of the city. Shouting that the workers must have their rights the woman at the head of the irate foreigners advanced until the representatives of the law were being forced back step by step.
Bloodshed was averted narrowly and then only through the good generalship of the officer in command of the squadron of police. At the crucial moment, when it seemed a serious clash was imminent, the police were ordered to form in solid line from curb to curb. Then came an order to draw the night clubs, as before it had not been deemed prudent to make a display of weapons.
Drive Rioters Before Them.
Then came the finish of the riot. The thousands in the mob, crowded like cattle in the street, were halted. Astounded by the formidable showing made by the police, they stopped. The line of police, several deep, advanced, and though far outnumbered marched forward, driving the rioters before them.
For more than a mile through the principal streets of the city the mob was forced. At cross streets one after another fled into the darkness until where at first had been thousands only a few hundred remained. When the Greek colony was reached the remaining rioters dispersed rapidly, leaving the police victors.
The trouble, which started at the gates of the Lawrence hosiery plant, was the result of the return to work of a number of ring spinners, who left their positions a week ago in sympathy with the strike order of the textile council.
Demands Fight to a Finish.
An attempt was made tonight to hold a mass meeting in the heart of the Greek colony. The police stopped this. Then the Greeks went to the south common, where the mass meeting was held. Constantin, the Greek society president, said to his countrymen:
"Don't go to work until you get your rights. Stay out as long as any one stays out, and don't let any one go to work until you all go to work, until you all get your raise."
Enthusiasm was shown by the loud cheerings. After the mass meeting the Greeks and the people, who by this time numbered thousands, as if by common consent, headed for the mill section.
Workers Confronted by Mob.
At 6 o'clock, when the mill gates opened and the operatives came out, they saw in front of them great numbers of men and women. A body of Greeks was marching toward the mill, headed by a young woman. This body came in contact with police officers.
The crowd surged off the sidewalks for a minute and swept back the officers. As it looked as if this crowd might break through the cordon, the order was given to the officers to draw their sticks. The Greeks in turn fell back, giving the police a chance to rush forward and make an effort at dispersing. The police started marching, and the Greeks continued to retreat until the Greek colony was reached. The young woman leader was lost in the crowd and her identity has not been learned.


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Many do not realize the important role that estuaries have in our ecosystem and in our lives. Estuarine ecosystems serve as natural barriers to buffer against storms and floods, absorb and store carbon, and provide critical habitat for commercial and recreational fisheries. The need to protect and restore these critical places has never been more pressing.
National Estuaries Week 2017 (September 16th-23rd) is the perfect opportunity to promote awareness for these precious water systems and spotlight our own local estuary, The South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve (South Slough NERR).
[caption id="attachment_95375" align="aligncenter" width="500"] The South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve [/caption]
Here are some answers to a few of the FAQs regarding our nation's estuaries .
What is an estuary? An estuary is a partially enclosed body of water along the coast where freshwater from rivers and streams meets and mixes with salt water from the ocean. Estuaries are an irreplaceable natural resource that must be managed carefully for the mutual benefit of all who enjoy and depend on them.
Why are they important? Estuarine environments are among the most productive on earth, creating more organic matter each year than comparably-sized areas of forest, grassland, or agricultural land. The tidal, sheltered waters of estuaries also support unique communities of plants and animals especially adapted for life at the margin of the sea. Thousands of species of birds, mammals, fish, and other wildlife depend on estuarine habitats as places to live, feed, and reproduce. Many marine organisms, including most commercially-important species of fish, depend on estuaries at some point during their development. Source: www.water.epa.gov
Are there estuarine environments on Oregon's South Coast? Yes. The South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve (South Slough NERR) is located in Charleston Oregon. This 5,000 acre natural area is a place like no other. It encompasses a mixture of open water channels, tidal and freshwater wetlands, riparian areas, forested uplands and open water habitats.
What kind of activities are available here? There are many ways to enjoy the South Slough. Educational classes, guided birding, kayaking, attend a native plant workshop, hike the trails, view of the marsh or visit the Interpretive Center art gallery and see works of local painters are just a few of the activities you will find here.
What is National Estuaries Week? National Estuaries Week is an annual event that encourages the public to learn more about estuaries. Many take advantage of volunteer opportunities and hands-on restoration in their local bay or estuary, participate in a guided walk or boat tour, or simply explore your estuary with family and friends.
Are there local events I can participate in? Yes. Stand UP! For the Bay is an event taking place on National Estuaries Day, Saturday, September 30th 2017 from 9am to 2:30pm in downtown Coos Bay. Meet on the boardwalk (across from Visitor Center). Participants will either stand up paddle, canoe, or kayak, in the bay along a route that is designed for ease of travel, with consideration of tide and wind direction. This event includes live music as well as a paddle board jousting event. Click here for more information.
You can also spend the day at South Slough NERR, located at 61907 Seven Devils Road Charleston, OR 97420. Go to www.oregon.gov or call (541) 888-5558 for info.


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Chen style Taijiquan is complex: weight shifts, whirling arms, stepping, dantian rotation, sinking the hips, weight in the feet, relaxing the chest… all the while trying to remember the next move! Fortunately, there is hope. Each move can be broken down into principle components and practiced individually and re-assembled during form practice. Grandmaster Chen Xiaowang is credited with developing the simple exercises known as Silk Reeling (缠丝功 chánsīgōng).
David Gaffney and Davidine Sim say it very well in their book "The Essence of Taijiquan:
"The silk reeling exercises comprise of individual movements, the mechanics of which make clear the basis for one or more movements contained within the form. They provide a pathway of utilising jin (劲) or trained power" (pg 168)
The name, Silk Reeling, comes from "the old days" when people would pull silk from the cocoon by hand. Apparently, this process required a very slow and consistent pull to coax the silk thread off the cocoon. This image is so foreign that it is hard to grasp what is being implied. For now, just think of it as the name of these exercises. There are several basic exercises Grandmaster teaches, and with a little practice you can turn just about every move in the Laojia Yilu into a Silk Reeling exercise, however, for this article I will focus on the first, formal, exercise and leave it up to the reader to apply this information to the other parts of the form.
The first silk reeling exercise is usually referred to as "Front Silk Reeling" (正面缠丝功 zhèngmiàn chánsīgōng) or sometimes just "the first single hand silk reeling". Unfortunately, no poetic names as in the forms such as "crane spreads wings" or "snake creeps up the mountain"… maybe I'll call it "the bat flies at midnight"!
Anyway, there is a starting sequence, but I am going to skip it for the sake of brevity. Starting with the right side, the feet are spread more than shoulder width and the weight is on the right foot. The feet are mostly pointing forward. The right hand is extended, with a slight bend in the elbow, fingers up and the left hand is resting comfortably on the top of the pelvis.
1) The first movement is a very slight sink into the right foot and hip with the right hand floating down to the level of the last ribs. Think of this as a mostly internal change. Don't worry about what that means, I'll explain later. Remember to sink in the hips and the feet and don't bend over and relax the shoulder… and remember to keep it simple
2) Then, shift the weight to the left side and the right hand comes to rest in front of the dantian, fingers pointing slightly to the left. Think of this one as a mostly external change because we can see in the picture below, the weight is shifted to his (our right) left side.
3) The next action is to sink into the left foot and hip and raise the arm to shoulder level, palm down. Getting into this position is more of an internal change.
4) Finally, shift the weight to the right side and spiral the palm out. As you come to rest drop the elbow slightly to arrive back at the start.
Congrats! Now do that 10,000 more times and you'll be on your way to mastership!*
* Your mileage may vary, not guaranteed, void where prohibited, batteries not included, additional practice and guidance may be required.
Now that we have the basic moves down, let's explore this exercise a little deeper. Everyone is familiar with the yin/yang symbol that is often associated with Taiji and Taoism, but Jan Silberstorff showed us a very interesting property of this symbol.
The Yin/Yang symbol is composed of two sides each representing the two opposing, but equal forces and each contains part of the other. Additionally, it is a circle and so has no beginning and no end and is complete by itself. The "yang" forces are masculine, enlarging, big, outward, etc, while the "yin" forces are feminine, shrinking, small, inward, etc. It is the natural state of dynamic equilibrium that nature seeks as one force flows into another. Ok, make sure you are sitting down or well-grounded and prepare for your mind to be blown…. Stay with me here, we're going to get deep.
This yin/yang symbol it is actually a map of every move in Taiji!
Still with me? Let's see how it works.
The theory goes, if you strive to mimic this balance in your movements, you will be moving in harmony with the flow of nature. Let's see how we can apply this symbol to the Silk Reeling movement above. If you try to punch someone, you can't unless you actually draw back your hand. If you had started with the hand fully extended, you can't really hit them (I suppose you could run at them in some sort of jousting maneuver, but let's stick to just punching and hitting for now). This is because you are at full yang and can't do more yang until you go back to yin- you can't open without first closing. So the exercise actually starts in this, fist/hand out position mostly by convention, but it also looks cool. Oh, one thing before I go on, in this section, I refer to "intention", this just means to put your mind in that particular spot or to think about that spot while doing these moves. I've added a helpful purple dot to illustrate where your intention goes.
We start at the top of the diagram with the intention at the fingers/palm as we express full yang.
2) Shift the weight to the other foot and with it, the intention from the hip to the dantien. We are now at full yin (the biggest black part) and the emphasis is on the external action of the weight shift. Here, we are coiled, ready to send the energy back out, so….
3) we begin sending the energy out toward the fingers by making it travel up the back and coming to rest at the 7th Cervical vertebrae. Nod your head forward with the chin toward the chest, reach your hand up to the back of the base of your neck and you will feel one vertebrae protrude a little… That is C7 and is the start of your neck and about where you want to put your intention. You'll have to use your imagination a bit as the purple dot looks like it is at the throat. Just keep in mind this should be on your back, not your front.
Again, this is more of an internal change because we move the energy/intention more so than the physical body.
4) Finally, we shift the weight to the right side and the energy moves to the fingers/hand. This is the point we would make contact if we were trying to hit an attacker. The emphasis here is more on the external change.
These are static images and they can give the impression the intention jumps from one point to the next. However, this is not the case; you are guiding the intention from the fingers to the elbow, to the waist, to the dantian, out the lower back, up to the upper back, then back out to the elbow and finally the fingers. Your energy is ebbing and flowing like the tides. As you get better and better at feeling the energy, gracefully shifting and smoothing your intention, your movements flow with that tide and they are much more powerful than when everything is disjointed and moving (or not moving) with its own rhythm.
There! You made it! You've learned how to do the first Reeling Silk exercise, then we looked at the yin/yang symbol and then applied it to this exercise. Look for a future post on making a subdivision that tells us when it is ok to step!
Travis DePuy is a long time taiji student at the Taoist Sanctuary, and holds a 4th Duan Wei in Chen style Taijiquan, awarded by the Chinese Wushu Association.


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Photographing Pets in Action Using Your Digital SLR
Whether your pet is a cat, a dog, a gerbil, a turtle, or any other creature, your digital SLR can capture your companion's playful nature and give you images to treasure for life. Your job as action photographer of your pets is to know their habits and to be there with camera in hand when they do something cute.
A gerbil's action moment may be on her wheel, a puppy's is anytime she's not sleeping, and a cat may be in action only when enticed by a favorite toy — or an untended recycling bin filled with crumpled paper.
Camera settings for photographing pets
When you photograph your pet playing, you want to freeze the action, so you choose Shutter Priority mode and use a fairly fast shutter speed — 1/125 of a second is good. Choose an ISO range from 100 to 400, depending on whether you're under bright, sunny skies or gray clouds. If you dial in the shutter speed and the largest aperture (the smallest f/stop number) for the lens blinks when you press the shutter button halfway, you can't properly expose the image unless you select a higher ISO. If you're photographing in a room that's not well lit, you may have to increase your ISO setting to 800. If you're using a fairly modern camera, you may be able to increase the ISO up to 1000 and still have a relatively noise-free image.
If you have an older cat or any pet that doesn't play at warp speed, you can select a slower shutter speed of 1/60 of a second and still freeze the action.
The focal length you use depends on how close you are to your pet. Staying within a range from 50mm to 150mm lets you capture a picture of your pet and her surroundings, or zoom in for a tight shot of your pet pouncing on a bag of catnip.
Image stabilization can always help you capture a blur-free image when you're photographing moving objects.
Taking the picture of your pet
If you're trying for an action shot, get someone to actually engage your pet in play. You can't be both instigator and photographer. Get your helper to dangle a ribbon on a string for your cat or do anything to interest your dog.
Get down on your pet's level. Your pictures look more natural if your pet is at eye level with the camera.
When your pet starts doing something interesting, zoom in and press the shutter button halfway to achieve focus. Continuous Auto-Focus mode enables the camera to update focus while your pet moves.
When you're ready, press the shutter button all the way. The camera takes pictures as long as you hold your finger on the shutter button when its in Continuous Drive mode.
Switch to a slow shutter speed of about 1/15 of a second. Pan the camera with your pet to capture a picture that shows the frenetic motion of her legs while she plays.


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Hometown: Cow Valley, Nevada
Birthdate: August 19th
Measurements: 36, 28, 36
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Turn-ons: nice teeth and smile, dimples
Turn-offs: smoking, B.O., arrogant, conceited people
Wildest Moment: You want me to only pick one? Too many to choose from.
Wildest Fantasy: I only share that with one special person, sorry.
Best Physical Feature: My smile
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Hobbies/Interests: Working with hair, doing crafts, playing with my dog
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Favorite Wrestler(s): Rey Mysterio, Shawn Micheals. On the Indy circuit, Johnny Graham.


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Photo editing is the changing of images. These images can be digital photographs, illustrations, or prints (photographs on film). Some types of editing, such as airbrushing, are done by hand and others are done using photo editing programs like Photoshop and Microsoft Paint. Photo editing is done for many reasons. Many photos of models are edited to remove blemishes and make the model better. This is usually called retouching. Other reasons to edit a photo include fixing errors (red eye, contrast, brightness, etc.).
The most important part of shooting pictures often involves work after they have been shot! Post processing photo editing has become the anthem for many professional photographers. Even after shooting good pictures they need to make them great. This is where photo editing is applied. Under the canopy of this broad term 'photo editing' several enhancement can be done to make a picture that has already been shot more valuable and attract.
For example, in digital photo editing, one can easily do the following things smartly to make a difference to processed pictures:
These are the simple processes done with the software, virtually by every editor.
The complex and advanced techniques include:
Photo editing is a beautiful process that removes most blemishes and unwanted objects from digital photos. Now that such photos are used for e-commerce, print media, posters and advertising, making impressive catalogues it has versatile application across industries. To achieve the above work, the photo editing professionals have to use the correct software. There are many kinds of software that have been introduced for professional editors. Regularly new features are added to make the work better. Photo editing software is an essential part of everyday post processing work.


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Framing Modern Masters: A conversation with Heinz Berggruen
'I have been interested in frames as long as I have been interested in pictures'
— Heinz Berggruen
I flew to Paris, in 1991, you flew in those pre Eurostar days, with the art journalist Susan Moore, to talk with Heinz Berggruen, the noted dealer and collector, about his taste in antique frames for framing his pictures. The Berggruen Collection of classical modern art, including works by Picasso, Braque, Cézanne, Seurat, and Van Gogh, described by the then Director, Neil MacGregor, as 'a collection of heroes' was temporarily exhibited in newly refurbished rooms in London's National Gallery and had just opened. The collection was noted for its taste and consistently high quality. The same uncompromising eye that shaped his selection of works of art, as a dealer and as a collector, also concerned itself with their presentation and I wanted to ask him about his personal choice of frames. 'I have been interested in frames as long as I have been interested in pictures' said Berggruen.
There is no consensus for the framing of modern paintings. Whilst Old Master paintings are usually given a frame appropriate for the country and period there are no guidelines for the collector of modern pictures to follow. Museums such as MOMA and the Guggenheim experimented with 'down framing' and 'de framing' in the 1970's and 1980's, controversially removing the period gilded frames which William Rubin, MOMA's former Director of Paintings and Sculpture, described as 'eye catching fluff' and surrounding works by, amongst others, Cézanne, Van Gogh, Gauguin and Seurat, with simple narrow strip frames which critics say, give the pictures the appearance of reproductions.
Berggruen's opinion on framing was characteristically robust 'The directors of the Guggenheim and the Met may feel that the frame has no function, but it is important and meaningful to marry a picture to frame that corresponds to it' It is a marriage that Berggruen regards as essential. He uses the frame to 'heighten…the spirit of the painting' and to 'bring out the mood of the painting or the mood of the artist' stating that 'there is a soul in a frame that reflects on the painting'.
Berggruen has a preference for 16th and 17th century Italian and Spanish frames which have a particular rapport with the works of Picasso and 'reflect the spirit of the painting-if you like the spirit of the artist' He is particularly pleased with the framing of his portrait of Dora Maar – The Yellow Sweater in its Spanish 17th century carved and gilded frame with acanthus leaf and pearl ornament. 'For me the intensity of expression is heightened by this very bold and even aggressive frame'.
The success of the framing of what he describes as his 'almost Baroque' Harlequin and guitar lies in the complex carved surface and the tonality of the gilding of the Baroque Italian frame.
Berggruen has reframed most of his collection. It is rare that a newly acquired painting is framed to his taste. He tries to find words that convey the extraordinary transformation that takes place when a picture is reframed. 'When I bought Cézanne's Path in Chantilly it was in a frame which did not give me satisfaction, so I changed it.' The difference he found amazing 'a metamorphosis'. The Neapolitan 17th century frame he chose gave the painting 'an entirely new feeling.' It was a change he described as 'a mystery' saying 'everything that I thought was wonderful in the picture was brought out by this frame'.
But not all of his contemporaries, collectors or artists, have taken so much trouble over framing. 'Acquiring a frame' said Berggruen 'takes patience and setting aside time' Patience which paid off in the instance of framing his Van Gogh Public gardens in Arles for which he found with Wiggins an exceptional 'cassetta' frame which fitted the painting perfectly.
One has a sense from talking to Mr Berggruen that the framing of a new acquisition heightens and expands the pleasure of possession. The search for the perfect frame, the trials and false starts, are to be savoured and ones which he 'would not forgo… for anything'.
This Frame Note is based on the booklet
FRAMING MODERN MASTERS A conversation with Heinz Berggruen
written by Journalist and Art Critic Susan Moore and published by Wiggins.
© 1991 Arnold Wiggins & Sons Ltd. ISBN 0 951 2135 3 9
Copies available, contact us for more information.
The Berggruen collection is now exhibited in Museum Berggruen, Berlin


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Sam Seljak, Co-Found & Director of Seljak Brand
Meet the wonderful Sam Seljak, an eco warrior whose business with her sister Karina is changing the world, one cosy blanket at a time. We can learn a lot from Sam, whether it be eco-friendly business practices, juggling a new business with the need for income (girl's gotta eat) and how to unwind with the help of Broad City. Thanks for joining us on #shemakesnice, Sam.
Hi Sam, what do you do?
I am a co-founder and director of Seljak Brand along with my sister Karina Seljak. Seljak Brand imagines a world without waste. We find new ways of making and using beautiful things that are regenerative by design.
Our first product, which is launching in April, is recycled wool blankets made using offcuts from the factory floor of Australia's oldest mill in Tasmania. The blankets are made from 70% recycled merino wool and a 30% blend of recycled alpaca, mohair and polyester for strength. After the blanket has enjoyed a long, adventurous life we'll collect it free of charge using Sendle, a carbon neutral courier service. Back at the mill, we'll shred it and spin it into new yarn to make future blankets. This closed loop model allows us to divert waste from landfill and create a luxurious and useful blanket for the coziness of our customers.
Do you have a maxim that you live and work by?
I have a few: Less is more. Quality not quantity. Think global act local. Waste not want not.
What are the three milestones that have led you to where you stand?
1). Realising I wanted to start my own business and resigning from my full-time job to enable it to happen.
2). Going to India for three months with Karina to plan and ideate Seljak Brand, and research the textiles manufacturing industry over there.
3). Actively finding a way to make an income while launching a small business. It's a struggle and a juggle!
What is your dream project?
My dream project is working on an industry-wide movement to reduce waste, whether it's in the food or textiles/fashion industry or in an industry less tangible like tech and shift it towards reusable resources, products and services.
What projects do you have in the pipeline?
At the moment we are looking to sell our first Seljak Brand blankets at the beginning of April. From there, we will begin working on our next collection of blankets... We will also look at introducing another product to the mix in the coming year, whether that be raincoats of recycled plastic or a food product made from a commercial kitchen waste stream we're yet to find out!
If you could choose to hear any female contemporary present at Make Nice, who would it be and why?
Ellen Macarthur (of the Ellen Macarthur Foundation) she is a futurist and has brought together a lot of wonderful thought leaders to accelerate the transition to the circular economy. She recognises business as the most powerful changemaker. We are very inspired by her work and the circular methodology she advocates for is the essence of Seljak Brand.
What is the best advice you've been given, or wish you had been told sooner?
Done is better than perfect.
Do you have a supportive female network in your field? Was it always this way?
There is definitely a supportive female network in the field of sustainable and ethical textiles and fashion. Many of the other companies we know in this space are female owned and operated (and some of them are our great friends!).
What are you listening to, reading, watching of late, that is inspiring or entertaining you?
READ: I just read Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg (COO of Facebook) and I was so impressed by her approach to gender equality in the home and workplace, her attitude towards work, and her drive and success.
LISTENED: I've been listening to The Internet a whole heap – Syd the Kyd is without doubt one of the raddest frontwomen ever! I also just saw Ibeyi live. They are AfroCuban twin sisters who are from Paris. Their music is lush.
WATCHED: I've been watching Broad City season 3 as it's been dropping. Those two actually make me laugh hysterically on my own. It's the best thing to watch when you need to unwind.
What is one facet of your field that you want to see change?
Aside from more females in leadership roles generally, I want to see the engagement of more women from culturally diverse backgrounds across all industries.
How can we find our more about your work?
Website – www.seljakbrand.com.au
instagram – @seljakbrand
Facebook – /seljakbrand