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One-Day Workshop by Pietro Accardi
Level: Beginner
Member-Early Enrollment: $92
Member Fee: $115
Non-Member Fee: $190
Materials Fee: $20
Early Enrollment is closed.
This class is full. A waitlist is available.
This introduction to the art of marbling will provide students with an understanding of the history, styles, tools and techniques of classical European marbling. Morning discussion will cover all the foundational elements of marbling practice, including acquisition and proper use of the supplies including carrageenan, primer, paints, trays, rakes, combs, etc. During the discussion students will also be engaged in the preparatory mixing of the water medium in their own tray. Pietro will then demonstrate to the class how marbling is done. With helpful instruction on handling paints on the water medium, dealing with known and unknown variables, he will show how to create classical and basic marbling patterns (as well as spontaneous designs) using a diverse array of rakes and combs. After a break for lunch, students will have ample time for their own practice and experimentation with personal guidance from Pietro and his wife Vanessa. Students will have their own trays, set of paints, rakes, combs and as much primed paper as they need. Students usually leave with 15-25 of their own original marbled pieces. All materials will be provided. Bring an apron. Please note that paper marbling is a wet process and papers made at the workshop may not be dry at the end of class.
Pietro Accardi is native to the northwestern Italian city of Turin where his father Gaetano founded and operated "Tipografia Accardi." In 1950s Italy, it was a state of the art printing press. His youth spent in the press lead him to paper marbling, restoration and bookbinding. Pietro moved on from his father's press to establish "La Legatoria del Sole," an artisanal and production-oriented bookbindery in Turin. It served Turin's Municipal Archives, public and university libraries. He now teaches at the San Francisco Center for the Book, Nevada Museum of Art, and Castle in the Air in Berkeley, CA. Together with his wife Vanessa he has founded Accardi Book Arts, a book arts studio and bindery. www.accardibookarts.com.


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#Growns we wanted to take some time this morning and put you up on a great sound coming from a great place in the personage of Homemade Soul and his latest "Everything" co-written with Natasha Jeter. "Everything" drops officially on March 9th to all digital retailers but you're able to get down with the full sound below. The track was inspired by D'Angelo and Eric Benet and definitely marks its own territory on the soulful landscape. So you know how we do things around here… press play and share!
Ivan Orr is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, performer, and writer. A native of Charlottesville, Virginia Ivan was involved with the forming and nascent days of The Music Resource Center as its first Program Director. A graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University's Department of Music, Ivan currently resides in Richmond, VA where he maintains an active performance and production schedule while serving as the Music Editor for Grown Folks Music, a position he has held since 2010.

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EAL POP-up Fridaybar
EAL would like to invite you and your studymates to a cozy afternoon at EAL´s POP-Up Fridaybar at the new campus.
The event is open to all EAL students.
There will be some fun games and ofcourse beer, soda and snacks.
So come and see where EAL´s future Friday bar will take place and come and spend a cozy afternoon with your friends, or meet someone new!
!!!PS: We only take cash and mobile pay on the day!
See you on the 17th of June!


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There has never been a better time to be a freelance writer. Freelancer jobsites like Upwork have made it easy to find work and to secure payment, and everyday there are dozens of new opportunities. In 2013 I had never even heard of these platforms, but by 2015 I was one of the most sought-after writers on Elance and oDesk, which would later merge into Upwork. There is no single reason why this happened and no easy way to emulate it. It took a lot of hard work and sleepless nights, as well as a little alcohol (okay, maybe more than a little).
I wrote about my experiences in The Online Writers' Companion, but there are four main tips to take away from this, things that all new freelancers should know:
You need to be resilient and you need to be professional. You will encounter clients that expect you to work for free, clients that make you question your own sanity. I have personally encountered several clients who wanted a "bestselling" novel and didn't want to pay more than $100 for it. One of them insisted I should work for this amount because writing should be "my passion" and I should "enjoy writing for writing's sake".
These people exist, but you can't let them get to you. You can't snap at them either. Just ignore them. And if a client is rude, offensive or difficult in any way, make sure you are professional, polite and courteous in response. That way you look like the sane one if things escalate to a dispute.
Many freelancers give up because they can't find the work. They use up all of their 'connects' – Upwork credits used to submit proposals to recruiters - buy more, get frustrated and leave. But don't worry. This happens to everyone. I had many dry spells when I first started and at one point I worked for just 5 hours in an entire month. The good thing is that these spells don't last. Take another look at your profile and your approach and try again. If it still isn't working, be patient. If you are good at what you do, if you are quick and professional, it will come together eventually.
Once you've made it through the first year you'll find that the work is there when you want it, you have more money than ever before and you have connections in all sorts of industries.
In The Online Writers' Companion, I created a list of all of the different client types. It felt wrong to group clients like this, but the truth is that every single client I have worked with fitted into one of those groups.
There are those who expect a lot, pay little and will always screw you over, and there are those who will treat you like a friend, will always pay more for good work and will never expect freebies. The trick is to figure out what they are going to be like as soon as possible. I like to prolong the interview process under the guise of asking for more information. This gives me a chance to figure them out and if I get the warning signs I'm looking for, I back off. Listen to your instinct, and remember that a demanding client who is constantly rude and demeaning, is unlikely to make the process easy or to give you good feedback.
One of the main benefits of using a freelance platform is that you don't have to wait for a client to offer you more work, simply because you don't have to work for the same client again if you don't want to. You can finish one job and then dive into another.
But that's not how you make money in the long term. The vast majority of the money I make comes from long-term clients. I helped them out by delivering what they wanted in a timely manner, so they continue to come to me when they are in need. It's much easier to get a constant stream of work from a single client than it is to get lots of little opportunities from several clients.
When one job finishes you have to go through the process of applying, interviewing, sending samples (if need be) and then eventually working on the job. This is a pain. So, do what you can to keep your clients onboard. Go out of your way to impress them, to be nice to them. Always ask if they need more work and always tell them that you can give them a discount if they order more work from you.
PJ Aitken is a market-leading online freelance writer and bestselling author of 'The Online Writer's Companion: A Complete Guide to Earning Your Living as a Freelancer' (Skyhorse Publishing), which is released on 4th October priced £14.99 in paperback.


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Having kids is one of a kind experience that may never go straight no matter how you plan for it. The future stability for your children, you may plan it for years, yet there can be hiccups that you had never imagined. What's best is to be ready for all kinds of circumstances and make your kids ready from the start. Instead of adding only to the bank account, add something in … [Read more...]
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The following is a guest post. If interested in submitting a guest post, please read my guest posting policy and then contact me.I have always considered myself frugal, but when I stumbled upon the concept of extreme frugality I felt like Rob Schneider at an awards show—out of my league. I have cut my cable, negotiated my internet contract, and sparingly drive. I use the … [Read more...]
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Introduction to Dry needling (MDN1) - Nottingham
Starting: 27th July 19
Dates:27th & 28th July 2019
Course format: 2 days
Price: £ 300.00
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About the Introduction to Dry needling (MDN1) Course
This is the first in a series of 3 workshops centred around needling techniques. Each course provides an exit point that can be taken straight into your practice and is fully insurable.
- Part (I) Introduction to Dry Needling (2 days) Introduces the student to needling. Covers superficial dry needling technique, focusing on trigger points. Balance between theory and practice with an emphasis on safety, evidence base, and clinical reasoning. Trigger points on the low back & buttock, shoulder, hip, upper & lower limbs.
- Part (II) Medical Acupuncture (2 days) Covers acupuncture points and meridians, Medical acupuncture treatment protocols, using 30 common acupuncture points. Combining Dry Needling with Medical Acupuncture into modern clinical practice. Acupuncture points on the shoulder & upper limb, hip & lower limb and back (not neck or head / face)
- Part (III) Advanced technique and clinical practice (2 days) Deeper dry needling, periosteal, tendon, and scar tissue techniques. Further acupuncture points (neck, head, face & abdomen). Trigger points of the neck and face. Electro acupuncture. Clinical reasoning and patient demonstration. Case history problem solving.
Part 1 (I) is a 2 day course led by Dr. Chris Norris and introduces the student to needling. Covering superficial dry needling technique, with a focus on trigger points. Content is balanced between theory and practice with an emphasis on safety, evidence base, and clinical reasoning. Trigger points focus on the lower back & buttock, shoulder, hip, upper & lower limbs.
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The Interview Series is a new Shakespeare ZA initiative: a collection of conversations with contributors to Shakespeare in South Africa, posted monthly.
Guy de Lancey
South African theatre maker
Can you tell us a bit about your interest in Shakespeare and what prompts it?
I think Shakespeare is contemporary performance. The notion that it is old English, or the way it is advocated for as 'heightened speech', is misleading. The point is: Shakespearean English is a young language. Approached with that in mind, staging Shakespeare becomes a fascinating contemporary experience. Being a foreigner in one's own language is the starting point of discovery. Shakespeare for me is very much about discovery. It is layered thought and articulation about human behaviour that transcends a particular time and place, yet transmits something of that time and place, as any time, or any place.
There are many ready-made, pre-packaged notions of what Shakespeare is, or ought to be, particularly in English, or theatre academia, and the Anglo world of Shakespeare performance, even to the point of 'innovation' in Shakespeare performance looking and smelling like an ineffectual 'rebranding of the same old thing' – the received Shakespearean canon – that is as manufactured as any attempt to dress it up on the surface as contemporaneous. Strained stylistic augmentations have more to do with reheated 'directorial vision' than discovery or illumination. Shakespeare himself makes a mockery of all this. When you get past all the pretension about the canon, heightened speech, old English, fashionable or unfashionable critical reverence for the text, you see a living, breathing thing.
Shakespeare ... is layered thought and articulation about human behaviour that transcends a particular time and place, yet transmits something of that time and place, as any time, or any place.
You have produced A Midsummer Night's Dream (2011) and King Lear (2012) with your theatre group, The Mechanicals. Were those attempts from your side to do it differently, to respond to other productions you'd seen and been involved in?
Yes. Other productions were being done, on rote, by the same people with the same mediocre interpretive insights – either drama department academics or old hacks who had tenure in a system of patronage that had suffocated itself of any real inspiration into what could be done with Shakespeare. That hasn't changed – other than they have truly ruined it for any intelligible paths of discovery from those who may have the proclivity for real risk in Shakespeare. Quite understandably so. Be that as it may, we will probably now enter a phase of ridiculously timid stylistic political correctness when it comes to the appointing of practitioners in the allocating of resources for Shakespeare staging, particularly at Maynardville, which to date is the largest resource. Doing Shakespeare 'differently' still seems to be configured either as a conceptual surface jig with the material or as being 'representative' in stupid costumes in interpreting the work. Diversity, for the sake for appeasement. Rather than real Difference. Risk.
The Shakespeare I had been involved in prior to attempting an alternative operated as idiotic summer school boot-camps, with questionable 'drama school' techniques of interpretation, voice training, and a total lack of critical engagement with the text toward uncovering more than than the obvious, one-dimensional, cardboard cut-outs of character and motivation. A sort of off-the-peg, second-hand, watered down version of new historicism was pedalled. The insights seemed to come from SparkNotes, or Shakespeare for Dummies.
There is an article in the Daily Maverick by Marianne Thamm (link) in which she quotes Tom Lanoye, who says an interesting thing: that Anglo countries should be banned from doing Shakespeare for twenty years so that they can rediscover what it is. I kind of get that – I think banning it is a bit much – but yes.
What were the principles that informed the staging of A Midsummer Night's Dream and King Lear?
The first 'principle', if one can call it that, was to be aware that most of what we had been taught or seen in Shakespeare performance was 'received', that is, passed down from decades of Shakespeare referenced to the 'cosmopolitan centre'. Even British Shakespeare now seems to 'receive' its own tradition of Shakespeare performance. The idea was to immediately look for opportunities to invert these received ideas, as a rehearsal tool, as an interpretative strategy, and an attempt to uncover character and motivation from an angle other than the obvious, other than the historical weight of stock references these characters carry. A variety of counterintuitive responses were sought to see what that might uncover for performance and insight into the deeper layers within the text – the text being a blue-print for the performance, not a canonical treatise. It was about breaking the scar tissue down of those received ideas, to get people to mean what they say: to speak to each other, and to react honestly to what happens.
The attitude that Shakespeare could possibly have been one of the earliest 'screenwriters' was adopted. So 'Exeunt' became 'cut', and 'contemporary time' itself, not historical time, played an important part in interpreting rhythm, character, motivation, subtext, context, style, design, and use of language.
It was about breaking the scar tissue down of those received ideas, to get people to mean what they say: to speak to each other, and to react honestly to what happens.
So we found the right actors, we found the right rehearsal techniques to find the characters, and from that we could see moves and styles develop. The group of people involved in The Mechanicals were willing to put their time and exploration into something that grew organically. I think a director is just an immune system – you're not an authority figure. With King Lear, our Edgar ended up strangling the fool. He said, 'I want to strangle the fool', and I said, 'why do you want to do that?', and he said, 'because I want his clothes'. It was an actor choice, and he justified it in a way that was interesting, so that's how we did it.
I think a director is just an immune system – you're not an authority figure.
How have you experienced the engagement of South African audiences with Shakespeare, to your own productions of Shakespeare?
The audiences that engaged with our productions of Shakespeare were very positive and affirming in stating that they had never seen Shakespeare interpreted in that way. Whatever that meant. They were also highly encouraging in requesting to see more of it in the same vein.
However, without the resources to continue doing so, it became increasingly difficult. The resources for Shakespeare production, particularly in Cape Town, kept going to the same people doing the same thing. That has not changed with the reshuffling of executive management that has stewardship of those resources, other than an attempt to window dress a form of politically correct 'representative' mediocrity in Shakespeare interpretation for the stage.
Apart from quite a broad range of appreciation from theatre goers, our own productions were basically ignored by the theatre establishments, and some of the best Shakespeare performances I have seen from actors, delivered through their own initiative and commitment to the idea of inverting everything they had been 'taught', are ignored by the discerning awards system in Cape Town. So a mixture of engaged appreciation, and insecure threat would characterize audience engagement to the work done.
If you were to think about plays you'd want to do in future, which ones appeal to you?
I could just latch on to any one of them. I've realised now you can dive into any one of them, and you will find something - something will be uncovered from the reading, the experience of the actors. I think we deserve a Hamlet that hasn't been done in a certain way before.
Thinking about the future – ideally – what would Shakespeare's place be in the South African performance landscape?
I am not sure of Shakespeare in the South African performance landscape. The big thing now is decolonisation, and you've got to get past that first before you get to how you're going to put it in place. Shakespeare should be demythologized, as should most theatre training, because in most cases those doing the 'educating' are faking it and have no idea what they are talking about.
Shakespeare should be demythologized, as should most theatre training.
I have witnessed school children come alive to Shakespeare when they discover that speaking Shakespeare is not unlike doing rap, something close to their experience and understanding in how language can function poetically and contemporaneously at the same time. Perhaps it's as simple as that. Get it out of the clutches of comfortable, salaried drama school academics, and into the schools as plastic material that can be shaped by one's own hand without the 'guidance' of 'those in the know'.
Do you have a personal favourite moment or piece of dialogue in Shakespeare?
The first line of Hamlet:
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Okay, so this cake you guys. Dear lord, this cake. It's amazing, fantastic, extraordinary, magical and SPECTACULAR. I love this cake so much and have been making it for years. IT'S SO GOOD. It has gigantic cookies for some of the layers, a filling with cream, coffee and hazel croquante and then chocolate and berries on top. This one has white currants from our garden, but it's amazing with raspberries too. I almost prefer raspberries actually. Anyway, I just have to share this.
This is almost a family recipe as my mother found it in a magazine back when she was a kid, in the days before the internet (crazy right?). The magazine had had a competition where anyone could participate with their own cake, and this one won. It's a damn good cake, so it's understandable. They had however left out the proportions of parts of the cake so my mother had to experiment until she found the right proportions. And then my grandma started making this too and both her and my mother have made this every now and then as I've grown up. AND IT'S THE BEST CAKE. Did I say it's the best cake? Because it is. It's the best cake. I blogged about this a few years back but this will be the first time this cake is on the web in English. You're all so lucky.
So on to the recipe.
The best cake in the world
The most important part – start the day before the party. It needs to sit overnight.
Gigantic cookies:
150 grams of butter
2 ¼ dl flour
2 ¼ dl of oats
1½ dl of caster sugar
1½ teaspoon baking powder
4 tsp cocoa
Mix all the ingredients. Split the dough into three equally sized parts and flatten them onto three different baking sheets with baking paper. Bake in the oven in 175 C for 12 minutes and then leave it on the baking sheet until it's cool. Need to have that cool cake.
1½ dl caster sugar
½ dl hazelnuts
1½ dl cream
1-2 tbsp coffee
Grind the nuts or chop them up in your food processor. Melt the sugar in a pan and then mix in the nuts in the sugar. Pour the croquante onto a baking paper and wait until completely cool. Smash/chop/HULK it until it's like nice bite sized bits. Whip the cream and mix it with the croquante and the coffee.
Grab your nicest cake-dish and layer the gigantic cookies with the filling in between. Wrap with cling film and put in your fridge overnight.
1 dl whipped cream (or something, idk, enough to cover a layer)
Dark chocolate
Currants or raspberries
Top the cake with cream, chocolate and berries and then you're done! Time to eat!
Make this cake next time you need a cake. It's an order. Like just do it. You won't regret it. (Also double the recipe. I always double it. Hehe.)
PS. Turns out it was really hard to blog about baking in English for the first time. I don't know any of the words?! I hope everything is right.


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Prints, Paintings and Sculptures from the Maeght Collection
7 Foreword
Suna, İnan and İpek Kıraç
8 Miró and Maeght
Yoyo Maeght
20 Joan Miró, A Career
Agnès De La Beaumelle
48 Miró, Beyond Painting
Agnès De La Beaumelle
58 Biography
Agnès De La Beaumelle
79 Catalogue
202 Photograph and Text Credits
Joan Miró, Prints, Paintings and Sculptures from the Maeght Collection exhibited in 2008, presents the joyous and impassioned colours of the post-war period, as well as the recollections of a long-lasting friendship. With a view to create a liberal working environment for artists, the Maeght Family inaugurated the Maeght Foundation in 1964, with the aim of rekindling friendships it has formed with artists and intellectuals in the 1930s, prior to World War II. This endeavor lead to the creation of the first modern and contemporary ar t foundation conceived in France. Questioning life as well as art and offering unconventional perspectives, philosophical and artistic currents, movements such as Dadaism, Cubism, Surrealism, Automatism, and Existentialism developed in this period giving rise to the emergence of artists identifying themselves by these movements. Embracing hundreds of artists and intellectuals, the Maeght Family became their friends and patrons. Among these, Miró always maintained a special place for the Family.
Date of Publication: 2008
Number of pages: 203


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Green Tea Suppositories
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Green tea extracts may be attractive alternative options to treating these precancerous cells. Green tea is a powerful antioxidant with antiviral, anti-tumor properties. Dosage forms include ointments, capsules, suppositories and even dietary tea.
A systematic review of three studies found that Polyphenon E ointment, a plant extract derived from green tea leaves, is both effective and safe in the treatment of external genital warts, a common cause of cervical dysplasia. Another study found that green tea extracts, in ointment and capsule form, were effective in treating cervical lesions. A dietary study in China found that drinking more green tea, along with eating more fresh vegetables, reduced the risk of developing cervical cancer.
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- Tzellos TG, et al. Efficacy, safety and tolerability of green tea catechins in the treatment of external anogenital warts: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2011 Mar;25(3):345-53. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2010.03796.x.
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- Jia Y, et al. Case-control study of diet in patients with cervical cancer or precancerosis in Wufeng, a high incidence region in China. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2012;13(10):5299-5302.


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before you read on let me just warn you that unless you are reading this particular part of the book then of course the daily bullet points will spoil it for you so please don't read on further if that is the case. Otherwise...
As the family get closer to California they start to encounter some of those people who have been and are going back and come across the term "Okie" as derogatoryry label being applied to the immigrants coming into the state.
Bullet points between pages 154 - 240
* Granma starts to decline following her husband's death and keeps talking as if he was still alive
* At an overnight camp site a man is there who has come back from California and he moans that people are treated badly and there is no work
* Further on the road the family encounter a father and son who have also returned and paint the same picture of discrimination, despair and injustice
* At the same camp site a Policeman asks them to be gone by the morning and warns Ma Joad that they "don't want any Okies settling here".
* They are dropping like flies and Noah decides to go off and leave the family
* Mrs Wilson, who has been ill since hooking up with the Joads, can't go on and the Joads head off through the desert deeper into California without them
* Just as they cross the desert and get to see the lush green valley ahead of them Granma dies leaving them with the costs of a funeral. They really will be starting with nothing.
* They reach California and everything they have been warned about appears to be true so they decide to head up North to look for better prospects
You really want them to make it but at this rate there won't be much of the Joad family left to make it much of a better life. Although they are too tired to see it the journey has already been a tragedy. More tomorrow...
Wednesday, July 26, 2006
Grapes of wrath post III
Posted by Simon Quicke at 9:03 pm
Labels: John Steinbeck
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Here are some links that I believe will be interested
- August 05, 2006 4:29 am
I like it! Good job. Go on.
- August 11, 2006 1:47 am
I say briefly: Best! Useful information. Good job guys.
- August 16, 2006 10:10 am
- simon quicke said...
Thank you positive responses make this whole venture worhwhile. Let me know what you think we should be reading and we can get that book on the list to do next.
- August 17, 2006 10:32 pm
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In some cases, you may want to apply a specific rule or edit to group of products that can be grouped in a specific way. For example, changing your price for a specific brand. Or making sure that a specific brand isn't listed to a channel. Zentail has the tools to run this on a time time basis as a bulk action, or as a business rule. There are also some preexisting bulk actions too.
Important: this is an extremely powerful feature that creates bulk changes in to catalog. Make sure you're comfortable with filters and understand the expected results of a bulk action before running one.
Creating a Bulk Action or Business Rule
There are a few steps to creating a bulk action.
1. Give the action a name
2. Add filters
3. Add an action - more on this below
4. Run the action!
Here's a quick video walkthrough. In this example, we'll create a bulk action to change Adidas pricing on our Shopify store to be 4% more than our item price.
Add an Action
To add an action, you can use the teal plus button at the bottom of the screen. That will open up a window where you can select the the attribute you want to set, and the value you want to set it to. This equation can include references to current fields.
The "Select Field" and "Insert Field Name" buttons are helpful to search for the attributes you want to set and build your equations off of. Currently, these equations can set a text field to a string value, such as "Large Red Shirt", or perform basic math functions like addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Entering a number outside of an equation, or true/false will require quotes.
Note: to make a value blank, leave the "To Value" blank and simply check off the "Clear out existing value" box.
Types of Actions
A bulk action or automation rule can accomplish a variety of things, and the type of action you want to take may be different depending on what you're trying to accomplish. When creating an action you're able to select an "Action Type". Below is a brief description of what each type is used for.
- Set Value - this is used to set an attribute to value, such as setting Item Price to 2.5 * cost.
- Remove from Product Group - this will remove a product from the group that it is currently in.
- Delete/Archive on Channel - currently for Jet, Facebook, Walmart DSV, and Walmart only, this will archive the SKUs on those channels.
- Pull Data - this can be used to run an import of your data for specific SKUs (as opposed to your entire catalog, based on how you create your filter).
- Update and Push to Channel - similar to the above but in the other direction, this allows you to force an update from Zentail to a channel for specific SKUs (as opposed to your entire catalog, based on how you create your filter).
Predefined Bulk Actions
Some bulk actions are already built into Zentail. Please consult your onboarding specialist before running any of these bulk actions.
Run History
You can use the run history to see the progress of a bulk action, or see a description of the action and affected fields. These links can also take you directly to a quick edit view where you can see the results.


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Alexa Faulk - Jordan Sonnier announce engagement
Dustin and Tara Faulk of Abbeville are pleased to announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Alexa Rae Faulk, to Mr. Jordan Matthew Sonnier. He is the son of John Clement Sonnier and the late Monique Arceneaux Sonnier of Erath, La.
The wedding will take place on January 12, 2019 at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Erath.
Grandparents of the future bride are Jesse Faulk and the late Carolyn Campbell of Abbeville and Dale and Diane Romero of Erath.


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Sunday, September 11, 2011
things i'm loving
Cath Kidston Book "Sew" and made her bag. Took the big leap and learnt how to do a button hole on the machine and put in a lining. Don't look too closely my stitching is a bit wonky and I just could not for the life of me work out how to do the roueaux loop for the front button to fasten with. So I did the buttonhole stitch loop instead but still with some difficulty. Maybe I could make a bunting for this up coming swap.
But here is a true artist at work. How beautiful are these ceramics. I love their delicate form and the earthy colours. Made by my sister in law Anne. Check her out here.
We have been here in Broken Hill for about half our time now. Just this weekend I have started to feel a bit lonely and so far away from everyone. Seeing photos of friends and old work mates on facebook reminds me that I often isolate myself trying to always achieve, achieve.
A lovely workmate and fabulous person has her own blog.http://cate-b.blogspot.com/ Cate is an amazing cook and her blog is filled with warm hearted thoughts and yummy recipes. Please visit and say hello.
Peace to you
7 comments:
- Catherine said...
Aren't your boys very sweet picking you such a beautiful bunch of flowers:) Great job on the bag, I cheated when I made it and didn't do the button holes, I just sewed on the buttons;) I still don't really like doing button holes. Your sister in law is very talented, those paintings are beautiful and so unique. Have a wonderful week.x
- September 11, 2011 at 10:16 PM
- Naturally Carol said...
Hi Jill..you have put me to shame! I have had that book for nearly a year and still haven't made the pretty bag! (let alone line it like you have)..I will now pop by your new friend and say hello.
- September 11, 2011 at 11:31 PM
- trudi@maudeandme said...
That is one very pretty bag.And if you can make that , a bunting will be easy peasy!
Will check out those links -Thanks.
- September 12, 2011 at 6:30 AM
- Felicity said...
I know it's naughty of me to generalise but I must confess that when I think of Broken Hill images of spring blossoms, beautiful fabric and art work, delectable restaurants and Cath Kidston wouldn't be the first to pop into my head.
Thank you for showing us that no matter where we live, it's what we do that makes it a home and that we can choose to celebrate or commiserate our choices.
I love all that you've shared today and am skipping over to have a peek at your linked friends.
Happy day Lovely,
- September 12, 2011 at 8:40 AM
- one claire day said...
Those ceramics are so beautiful, what a clever and talented sister in law you have! I'm really enjoying hearing about your time in Broken Hill - must be quite an experience. I'm particularly interested because I may be moving to a mining town with my husband for a few months while he is on a work contract...
Thank you so much on your advice regarding meal times with my babe. She definitely shows more interested when eating with me (and my food!) xx
- September 12, 2011 at 11:46 AM
- Jane said...
Oh Jill, you clever cookie, making that gorgeous bag. You've tempted me, the non-sewer, to buy that book now! J x
- September 12, 2011 at 10:24 PM
- Cate B said...
Oh my goodness Jill, I have just seen this post.....and your very kind referral!! Thank you so much, you always do and say the nicest things :)
It's wonderful to be meeting so many lovely people in blogland!
I am in awe of your Cath Kidston bag....and your photos as always are divine. You must be happy with your new camera, you are producing such beautiful images xxx
- September 13, 2011 at 3:28 PM


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Marie Eklund is an artisanal woodworker based in Sweden. She creates unique handmade objects that embody a pure expression of the art of carving.
Best known for her intricately crafted spoons, Marie works with minimal tools, using nothing but her axe and carving knife to create impossibly refined surfaces. She works intuitively, drawing something distinctive out of each piece. She seeks to create objects that are deeply connected to their state of origin, and mobilizes natural processes and materials to create patinas that evoke the rich colors of the earth.


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Windows Cleaning Toolkit is a fake anti-spyware utility that comes to computers unexpectedly, with the cruelest of intentions. The plan of this fake AV is to convince you that your system is in danger and to prompt you into buying its fake and useless license which is not capable of identifying of removing real security threats and exposing serious malware vulnerabilities. Hence, there's nothing good to expect of this malicious and helpless application that cannot render the services it promises to you.
Windows Cleaning Toolkit is a master of trickery. This hoax comes up in front of your screen when you don't even expect anything bad to happen. Immediately the virus begins "scanning" your system for the presence of viruses on it. Surely, this scanning is just the imitation of a real one. The results of this scan are also pretty much perverted. The point is that there are no such infections as reported by Windows Cleaning Toolkit hoax. It simply tries to brainwash you with a lot of untrue information and on this basis to make you think your computer is in danger. Then, of course, the hoax has in mind to prompt you into buying its license, which is a helpless license, in fact.
Please find the excellent removal instructions that will help you get rid of Windows Cleaning Toolkit scam from your system. This guide explains removal of this scam using taskkill.exe command and further application of GridinSoft Trojan Killer.
Removal tool for Windows Cleaning Toolkit rogue antivirus:
Detailed removal instructions:
Primary removal solution:
- Wait until Windows Cleaning Toolkit completes its fake scan. To remove the blockage of your Desktop with this rogue click "Settings" and place a checkmark on "Allow unprotected startup":
- Shut down the window of Windows Cleaning Toolkit rogue antivirus and ignore all its pop-up windows, like this one:
- Click "OK".
- Open cmd.exe command ad explained below – Start – All programs – Accessories – Commant Prompt:
- Note that you should open cmd.exe command as Administrator in Windows by right-clicking "cmd.exe" and selecting such option.
- Type this command in cmd.exe opened as Administrator – taskkill /IM guard* and press "Enter":
- You will get the confirmation of Windows Cleaning Toolkit process terminated successfully:
- Now download Trojan Killer, install it and run scan with it. Click "Apply" at the end of scan.
- Perform a hard restart of your computer and restart into Safe Mode with Command Prompt:
- Choose your infected operating system and user account which got infected with Windows Cleaning Toolkit rogue.
- Type the following command:
- Select "Y" option and press Enter.
- Type this command to restart your computer with made amendments – shutdown /r /t 0 and press Enter:
- After you've restarted your computer download Trojan Killer and scan your system with it.
- Click "Apply" at the end of scan to remove all detected threats.
Similar removal video at YouTube:
Alternative removal solution:
reg delete "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon" /v Shell


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Baths work to restart
WORK on the North Bristol Baths development is set to be back underway this month, following lengthy delays and months of uncertainty.
WORK on the North Bristol Baths development is set to be back underway this month, following lengthy delays and months of uncertainty.
The council announced at the end of January that they had concerns about the quality of work being done to the Gloucester Road development, which is to encompass a community health centre, pharmacy and hydrotherapy suite, alongside new housing and the Bishopston Library.
However, project developer Chatsworth Homes, said that the council had "blown matters out of proportion".
Capita was appointed to review the work being done by Chatsworth Homes, which started in October 2012.
But according to director, Kevin Batt, the reports from Capita revealed there were no major concerns.
Mr Batt has told the Bishopston Voice that the development is set to be "back on track" by the middle of September.
The developers returned to the site on August 4, and have been carrying out remedial and dilapidation work items on the build since.
He said: "We have been slightly set back over the summer, as most of our contractors are carrying out work on schools. So we're hoping that come September, we can get things fully under-way again. We are really appreciative of the support of the local residents and thank them greatly."
A council spokesman said: "The delay at this site has been unfortunate but absolutely necessary to ensure the best long-term outcome.
"We've been working with Capita and the developer Chatsworth Homes to agree a schedule of works needed to put things right and finish the development to the required standard.
"It has been a complex process and we're grateful for the continued patience of everyone involved or affected."


text: Perfect weather, a beautiful sunset, and a wonderful couple made this engagement shoot such a joy to shoot. For part two we headed down by the water after grabbing a quick bite at Union Street Public House. With an old school 1920s inspiration and some cute props Karina and Galal added just the right amount of sentimental value to their day in Virginia. I was so blessed to have them come all the way from New Jersey for their full day of shooting! It's not easy to be in front of the camera for that long, but they did a wonderful job and just enjoyed their time together. I was loving it of course, because I got to shoot the whole time! Thanks so much for making these beautiful images with me! I am looking forward to your big day!


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Planet Of The Apes: The Evolution - Limited Edition Box Set - Region 1
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Description: Planet Of The Apes (1967) Charlton Heston and Roddy McDowall star in this legendary science fiction masterpiece. Astronaut Taylor (Heston) crash lands on a distant planet ruled by apes who use a primitive race of humans for experimentation and sport. Soon Taylor finds himself among the hunted, his life in the hands of a benevolent chimpanzee scientist (McDowall). Winner of an Honorary Academy Award for Outstanding Make-up Achievement, Planet Of The Apes is grand entertainment from its visually arresting beginning to the chilling last moment. Beneath The Planet Of The Apes (1969) In the acclaimed sequel to Planet Of The Apes ... (more)
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How is it already Wednesday? Also, HAPPY MARCH 1ST! Craziness!
I meant to blog yesterday but got caught up in a fun and inspiring e-design project. It has me reminiscing about our NYC days, which takes me down a rabbit hole of memories that gets me all mushy and nostalgic. Ahh, the good 'ole days!
Anyway, this is sort of a random post, but can we discuss all of the amazing home decor items I found at Nordstrom's recently for a styling project?!
Also, I've gotten a few inquires into our new wooden lotus bowl. I'm obsessed. It's from McGee & Co and you too can get one HERE. Empty or full of fruit this beauty elevates any table, countertop, console, or coffee table! I personally love the juxtaposition of a rustic wood piece against a sleek lacquered white surface.
Anyway, back to werk werk werk. Wishing everyone a wonderful hump day!


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Ever wonder what goes into making tee markers? Or for that matter, how many guys it takes to make them? Well we found out this winter that it takes 3, a golf pro, the super, and a mechanic, haha. Who says tee markers have to be expensive? Just do it yourself to save money. They sure do look good sitting on the tee boxes of Harrison Hills Golf & CC.
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In the fall of 2012 I started working on Yet Another Log Aggregator (YALA) called the Free Audit Aggregation System (FAAS) (see concept paper). I didn't feel there was a good solution for efficiently collecting large (multi-gigabyte) log files that Apple's BSM system could generate.
Collecting detailed audit data like BSM data is important because it can reveal activity that is invisible to many other security sensors. Not only can BSM data be used for novel detection approaches, it can also provide context to alerts generated by other sensors. For example, if a network sensor detects a suspicious network connection, the audit data can tell you what process created that connection, how that process got started, what program image it was running, how the program executable got onto your system, and what files the process read from or wrote to.
By chaining these steps together, you can build control flows (e.g., detect and watch intruders penetrate a network and then move laterally; see DIDS slides) and data flows (e.g., how did that file leave my system; see Windows audit video).
Unfortunately, FAAS got sidelined when Mavericks broke a few pieces of it and I spent time developing Data Fence (currently in review), an update to Audit Viewer (approved (yay!) and will be released this week), and PS Logger (originally part of FAAS).
Data Fence has a couple of advantages over FAAS, including distributed analysis, live analysis, and leveraging your existing SIEM infrastructure (assuming your SIEM reads syslog data and can parse XML). However, collecting the detailed audit data via something like FAAS and doing deeper back-end analysis is still extremely valuable, so I hope to thaw it out and start working on it again.
In the meantime, I thought I'd resurrect a few old videos to give you an idea of the FAAS vision. If you have some suggestions (like "Use Amazon Web Services instead of Apple Server."), contact me (a tweet works well, at least for starts). The three videos cover
- Introduction to FAAS
- Using Log Browser to find a log of interest
- Applying server-side analysis to the logs


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Every day on her way to the practice floor at Pauley Pavilion, U.C.L.A.'s women's basketball coach, Cori Close, makes a point of walking past the 10 banners for the national championships the Bruins' men's team won under John Wooden.
Close, born in 1971, is too young to remember watching Wooden's teams. But after a stellar playing career at the University of California, Santa Barbara, she received the chance to meet and then get to know Wooden through her first job out of college, as an assistant for U.C.L.A.'s women's team. Steve Lavin, who coached the Bruins men at the time, introduced them.
Close and Wooden bonded over Close's first name, which she shared with Wooden's great-granddaughter. But that initial encounter spawned regular meetings, usually on Tuesday nights, for years, with Close returning to Wooden's house every chance she got. Wooden died in 2010, a year before Close returned to Westwood as head coach, but the lessons she took from those conversations continue to serve her today.
"I don't know why he let me continue that relationship with him," Close said. "The reality is, he's a much closer person to me than I am to him. And I'm just really humbled and thankful — not only just the stuff he talked to me about, but that I got to watch him live over a long period of time, for 15 years, really.
"I don't know exactly how it started, but I'm grateful that it did."
In important ways, she said, her teams are building on Wooden's legacy. While some critics of the women's game take pains to point out its differences with men's basketball, the similarities between the men's game of Wooden's time and the women's game of today are striking — much more so than the men's games of then and now, particularly in the aspects of coaching most important to Wooden.
"That's one of the reasons I love coaching women's basketball," Close said. "I don't have any one-and-doners. It's not just about helping them develop on the court. One of the things Coach Wooden talked about was being a part of young men's lives — nothing short of creating a transformational experience that helps them reach elite levels in basketball but also prepares them for life, equips them for something bigger and deeper.
"I do think the parallels are strong with women's basketball going back to Coach Wooden's time. It's still about growing young women. It's still about seeing their growth over four years, and that's really a joy to be a part of."
There is a logic to the idea that women's college basketball has, in many ways, reached the rough equivalent of what the Wooden Era was for the men's game. Consider that the N.C.A.A. tournament began in 1939 for the men, and Wooden won his 10th title in 1975, 36 years later. The obvious analogue to Wooden in the women's game is Connecticut's Geno Auriemma, who won his 11th title in 2016, 34 years after the N.C.A.A. created the women's tournament.
Auriemma, whose third-ranked Huskies meet No. 2 Baylor on Thursday night in one of the season's most eagerly awaited games, has long argued that the relative lack of parity at the very top of the women's college game is a consequence of a simple difference between the men's and women's versions: Many of the top male players leave after a single season, while women are not even eligible to declare for the W.N.B.A. unless they turn 22 during the calendar year of a draft.
"Maybe this year, we'll look up and see four completely different teams that have never been" in the Final Four, Auriemma said. "What are the chances of that? Slim. And the reason for that is that everybody stays four years. If we played with one-and-done, there'd be a lot of different teams every year in the Final Four. As long as we get to keep our players for four years, we're going to have a lot of the same teams."
Close is set to benefit from that reality. The Bruins' 2014 recruiting class, led by guard Jordin Canada and forward Monique Billings and rated as the best in the country at the time, has ripened, with the players now entering their junior seasons. U.C.L.A. reached the N.C.A.A. tournament's round of 16 in March and was picked by Pacific-12 coaches and the news media as the preseason favorite to win this season's conference title. An appearance in the Final Four would hardly be a surprise.
But for Close, Wooden's lessons have as much to do with appreciating the shared experiences she has enjoyed through her job as they do with continuing to develop a winning program.
"I remember having a conversation with Jordin Canada and Monique Billings about what they dream of doing in their hometowns," Close said, "and why they'd want the chance to create a legacy. And watching those building blocks right in front of my eyes, those are really special moments."
Wooden's most tangible, and best-known, guide to motivation is his celebrated Pyramid of Success. So Close had a huge version of the pyramid installed in her office. In her first two years, only the traits Wooden placed on the bottom level — industriousness, friendship, loyalty, cooperation and enthusiasm — were lit. In the next phase, the Bruins focused on Level 2: self-control, alertness, initiative and intentness.
"I would say that we're progressing to the third level, if I'm being honest," Close said. "And we're talking about skill now. The first several years were all about culture, habits, building the internal workings. Culture was very adult-driven the first few years. And now it's very player-driven. They're starting to protect the culture, fight for the culture, believe in the culture, and reinforce that. And that's really been a blessing for me because it's not about me. It's about equipping them to be leaders."
Because Wooden died before she took the U.C.L.A. job, Close knows that it is up to her to determine exactly when and how her team reaches the top of the pyramid: competitive greatness. Winning multiple national championships, the way Wooden did and Auriemma has, is not likely to be the determining factor.
Instead, Close looks back to a conversation she had, only days after taking the job, with one of Wooden's former players, John Vallely, a member of the Bruins' 1969 and 1970 title teams.
Close said: "He sat across from me and said: 'I've been married 38 years because of lessons Coach Wooden taught me. I started three successful businesses because of what Coach Wooden taught me. I conquered cancer because of what Coach Wooden taught me. I survived the death of my 12-year-old daughter because Coach Wooden loved me.'
"And for me, that's the standard. And so that's why we won't know. The top of the pyramid is really just the peace of mind, knowing you did your very best."


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Season 10, Episode 3: 'Mulder and Scully Meet the Were-Monster'
"Yeah, this is how I like my Mulder!" Scully, you took the words right out of my mouth.
After the heaviness of the last two episodes, "The X-Files" took a welcome comedic and existentialist turn this week. Even with a were-lizard that can shoot blood from its eyeballs, this was a feel-good hour that gave Mulder some of his mojo back.
At first, we find our hero doubting himself and asking some of the same questions reviewers and critics have been: "I am a middle-aged man, Scully, no, I am, I am. I'm thinking maybe it's time to put away childish things, the Sasquatches, and mothmen and jackalopes. I thought it'd be great to get back to work, but is this really how I want to spend the rest of my days, chasing after monsters?" We've all been there, right?
As Mulder has said time and time again, he wants to believe. Skimming old case files, though, he finds that since he and Scully have been away, "much of the unexplained has been explained." What is our agent to do? He's not sure, but he's pretty convincingly down.
But what he finds when he and Scully go in search of a predatory beast is validation and a sort of benediction. Also, a serial killer.
O.K., Scully actually finds the serial killer. And while she takes everything in stride, she is as giddy (or at least as giddy as is possible for Scully) to have Mulder once again trying to convince her that what they are chasing is actually a monster. She cheerfully calls Mulder crazy and asks him seriously if he's off his meds, but brightens at his characteristic enthusiasm for the possibility of the paranormal.
In an inspired twist, the show's writers delightfully invert the monster formula. In this episode, the monster they're chasing is a monster and wants to be a monster, and he is alarmed that he's having fits of humanness after getting bitten by the real, human killer. (The serial killer/animal-control officer is played by Kumail Nanjiani, who is Dinesh Chugtai on HBO's "Silicon Valley." Mr. Nanjiani is a huge "X-Files" fan and hosts a podcast called "The X-Files Files.")
This monster, played by the New Zealand comic Rhys Darby, tells Mulder his story, which is really Mulder's story, of being a monster (or a rogue F.B.I. agent) and being confident in who you are. When he turns into a regular man (trickily named Guy Mann), though, he is subjugated into a mundane existence, when all he really wants is to return to his former self. Their chat, in a cemetery, goes on a little long (about 15 minutes in an hourlong episode), and includes a tone-deaf transgender joke, but the were-lizard is a walking, talking epiphany for Mulder. "If there's nothing more to life than what we already know," Guy says, "then there is nothing but worries, self-doubt, regret and loneliness." He gets Mulder to the point of doing what he has been longing to do: believe.
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And in his pursuit of the monster, he does what I have been longing for him to do: He whips out his cellphone camera. Unfortunately, he's a Luddite and ends up shooting a video of himself, but it's a start.
This episode examines the absurdity on which the show is based but also comments on the source of its lasting appeal — the sense of magic imbued by the occasional monster lurking in the woods and by things otherwise not being quite what they seem. On some level, we all want to believe. ...
This show (written and directed by Darin Morgan, the author of past comedic episodes, including "Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose" and "Humbug") was seeded with humorous moments, a peeping-tom motel manager who drinks rubbing alcohol right out of the bottle, the droll animal-control officer and a psychiatrist with some quirky advice and a prescription for Mulder.
This episode was one for the true believers, and there are "Easter eggs" throughout: Mulder's ringtone is the "X-Files" theme; Fox Mulder peeks through a fox head mounted on a motel room wall; headstones in the cemetery bear the names of Jack Hardy and Kim Manners, "X-Files" alumni who have died; Scully mentions Queequeg, the Pomeranian she inherited in "Clyde Bruckman"; she and Mulder return to the Oregon woods, where the pilot for the show was set; Mulder is back to throwing pencils, this time at an "I Want to Believe" poster instead of the ceiling. I am sure I missed some, so if you saw one I didn't catch, tell us in the comments section.
Despite a dark reputation, "The X-Files" has let its funny bone show before. Let's take a walk on the lighter side, shall we?
"Bad Blood" (Season 5)
An episode that kicks off with Mulder driving a wooden stake through the heart of a vampire pizza boy and continues with Scully and Mulder trying to explain to Skinner how an investigation of a "series of nocturnal exsanguinations" led to that moment. In Mulder's version, the local sheriff (Luke Wilson) is a bucktoothed bonehead, and in Scully's, he's a polite Prince Charming. We also get to see a drugged Mulder singing the "Shaft" theme song.
"Small Potatoes" (Season 4)
A woman delivers a baby with a tail (the fifth in three months in that town) and claims that the child is Luke Skywalker's daughter. The show ends with a shape-shifting suspect, who has turned into Mulder and almost hooked up with Scully, telling Mulder, "I was born a loser, but you're one by choice."
"Humbug" (Season 2)
This episode doesn't play strictly for laughs, but is an enchanting diversion that lets us live in the world of sideshow performers, including Jim Rose, the leader of the Jim Rose Circus, a modern-day sideshow, who imparts humor and a little wisdom.


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RICHARD BLAIS is a chef, restaurateur and hugely popular TV host.
Perhaps most associated with Bravo's "Top Chef" franchise, Blais started as contestant, then won "Top Chef: All-Stars" and now is a regular judge. He was the host of "Hungry Games" on Food Network; a rotating judge on Fox's "Master Chef"; the host of the new competition show "Man vs. Master" on FYI, as well as a frequent guest on shows on those networks and others. His Flip Burger Boutique has 4 locations that have been doing well for years. He followed the success of his flagship restaurant in San Diego—Juniper & Ivy—with an all-day chicken and eggs concept called The Crack Shack, which has been so popular that they are opening 3 more locations. And he'll launch a modern steakhouse in Miami called Cut & Dry in 2018.
Blais' debut cookbook, Try This at Home: Recipes from My Head to Your Plate, which was nominated for a James Beard Award, reveals a simplified approach to adventurous cooking by sharing new flavor combinations and textures to reinvent home cooks' classic dishes. His second cookbook So Good, was published in May 2017.


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The first leg of the Triple Crown
Alistair Brownlee enters Ironman 70.3 Dubai
After a long injury break, Alistair Brownlee, the two-time Olympic champion, is on a starting list filled with big names for Ironman 70.3 Dubai.
January 23, 2018 | NEWS|
In one of his first races of the 2018 season, Alistair Brownlee is expected to complete at Ironman 70.3 Dubai on February 2. After ending last year early due to hip surgery just before the Ironman 70.3 World Championship in Chattanooga, the British star will take on a tough field in Dubai. In addition to Brownlee, Terenzo Bozzone (NZL), Nicholas Kastelein (AUS), Patrik Nilsson (SWE), Ronnie Schildknecht (SUI) and Maurice Clavel (GER) are just a few of the more experienced middle-distance athletes who are expected to be in the hunt for a podium finish.
Holly Lawrence (GBR) leads the women's field, but will also face some tough competition. Anne Haug (GER) is moving to longer distances and plans to compete in a full-distance race some time this year. Others to watch include Alicia Kaye (USA), a multiple 70.3 champion with a strong swim/ bike combo and Ellie Salthouse (AUS), who is coming off a runner-up finish from Pucon.


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Thain Wildbur can help taxpayers in the Norfolk area with queries you have regarding dividends – here is an overview of the new Dividend Allowance scheme...
A person does not have to pay tax on the first £2,000 of dividend income, regardless of the level of non-dividend income. Tax is charged on dividends received over £2,000 at the following rates:
The Dividend Allowance does not reduce total income for tax purposes, and dividends within the allowance still count towards the appropriate basic or higher rate bands. They may therefore affect the rate of tax payable on dividends received in excess of the £2,000 allowance.
This is a quite straightforward example, based on 2019-20 tax rates and allowances, showing the taxable amounts after allocating the relevant allowances to the two types of income.
Dividend Allowance
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Fifteen years ago, on the crowded and vivid streets that weave their way through the markets of Mysore, Claire, the founder of Emerald Dove London was inspired. Senses awakened by the vibrant colours, beaded fabrics, and intoxicating smells, she knew that, despite the almost overwhelming experience, something was missing back home.
India, known for its magnetism and ability to make you feel at home despite the stark differences and foreignness, does something right when it comes to bright colours, unique textures, and ethereal aromas. Woven together into the nation's fabric, these elements create a sense of celebration, something which is notably missing from the incredibly tame, muted palettes found in the UK.
Throughout Claire's travels, which took her through the fabric markets of Maharashtra and Rajasthan to the wedding bazaars in Delhi and the silk vendors in Karnataka, she found the missing pieces, the antidote, to the blandness that is sometimes felt back home.
Taken by the embellished fabrics and the rich scents of spices and oils, Emerald Dove London is a translation of India's brightest and boldest, created to work seamlessly into the lives and homes of those hungry for a change in the UK. Offering a beautiful collection of cushions, scented sachets, and candles, every Emerald Dove London item carries a story, one that makes your house somehow, almost magically, feel more like home.
The Emerald Dove London Collections
Looking at The Emerald Dove Collections takes you on a journey of your senses, giving you the next best thing to walking slowly through India's bustling markets yourself. The collections of cushions, for example, which, as Claire says, are designed to magnify "the heritage and colonial feel of the brand," will provide your home with an instant pop of colour, but one that doesn't feel contrived or out of place.
The Raja Collection
In The Raja Collection, which features designs "inspired by the intricate lattice window and columned rooms found in many of the forts of Rajasthan," the stunning fabric on the cushions almost resembles glitter, its gold lace and beaded surfaces shimmering brilliantly in the sunlight that makes its way through your home's windows.
The Pink City Cushion | £95.00
The Saree Collection
Inspired by the vivid colours woven into the borders of traditional Indian sarees, The Saree Collection uses intricate braids and unique silver or gold accents to create a block pattern. The braid-like appearance weaves together complementary colours, making them an easy-to-use accent in any room of your home.
Emerald Weave Cushion | £50.00
The Faded Raj Collection
Offering a more relaxed vibe thanks to the hand-dyed and faded linen, the beautiful scatter cushions from The Faded Raj Collection look right at home in the UK. Using traditional patchwork techniques that hint at the design of the Union Jack flag, these cushions, which are offered in complementary colour combination pairs, will make you and any guest feel immediately at ease, and the vibrant colours will brighten your day.
Pink & Red Faded Raj Linen Cushions | £160.00
Scented Sachets
And, because nothing makes a house feel more like a home than the delightful way it smells, no shop at Emerald Dove London would be complete without a lingering look at their collection of Scented Sachets. Filled with the same fragrances uses in ceremonial Puja blessings, these sachets will instantly transport you into the magical, almost indescribable, realms of India. A stunning gift (for yourself or close friends and family), these sachets come in three varieties, Lotus & Sandalwood, Honeysuckle & Jasmine and a gorgeous Indian Rose that is said to cultivate "positive energy, happiness and hope."
Honeysuckle & Jasmine Scented Sachets | £35.00
To stay in-the-know, be on the lookout for Claire's latest addition to her scented sachet collection, which is rumoured to be using the fabric from beautiful antique wedding sarees. The perfect wedding gift? We certainly think so.
Most of The Emerald Dove London Collections are Limited Editions. Whilst they do hold a select amount of stock, the majority of pieces are lovingly made to order. So you know you will be getting something truly original, made especially for your home. For more information and to shop the collections online, visit: emerald-dove.london


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General merchandise retailer Walmart (WMT – Free Walmart Stock Report) reported better-than-expected results for the fiscal fourth quarter ended January 31, 2019, and the shares are higher on the news.
Adjusted earnings per share rose 6% year over year to $1.41, higher than our estimate of $1.34. Numerous federal tax regulations issued in the quarter benefited earnings by about $0.04 per share.
The consolidated gross profit margin declined 21 basis points due to a mix shift toward e-commerce, growth in India, and price investments in certain U.S. markets.
Total revenue came in at $138.8 billion, up 1.9% year over year. On a constant-currency basis, the top line grew to $140.5 billion, up 3.1% and higher than our estimate of $139.9 billion. Same-store sales at Walmart U.S. grew 4.2% excluding fuel, as traffic rose 90 basis points and the average transaction amount increased 3.3%. Strong grocery sales, a better-than-expected holiday period, and the early release of government SNAP benefits (i.e., food stamps) helped lift results. For the full year, U.S. comp sales rose 3.6%, the highest annual growth rate in a decade.
E-commerce sales were up 43% for the quarter and 40% for the year, nearly doubling the level achieved in fiscal 2016. Still, management admitted that it needs to make more progress on improving profitability by increasing sales of lucrative home and apparel products. Indeed, WMT expects losses in e-commerce to increase this year, reflecting investments in infrastructure, people, and online grocery pickup and delivery. Encouragingly, grocery pickup is currently available to 69% of the U.S. population and grocery delivery is now at 36%. Walmart plans on doubling the latter figure this year.
International sales grew 2.7% in constant-currency terms, with sales from Walmex outperforming. Despite recent regulation reform in India that will make it harder for Walmart's Flipkart to compete with smaller online retailers, management remains optimistic about the size of the market and the low penetration of e-commerce in the retail landscape. It expects some additional costs to comply with the new regulations, but does not think they will be significant enough to impact the total company guidance for the year.
Walmart brass reiterated the fiscal 2019 guidance it provided four months ago. Total net sales should rise 3% on a constant-currency basis. The back half of the year should be stronger than the first half, owing to the winding down of its Brazil business and the addition of Flipkart. Walmart U.S. should experience comp sales growth of 2.5% to 3%, and the cadence from quarter to quarter should be fairly consistent. E-commerce sales are expected to be up 35%. Earnings per share will likely decline by a low single-digit percentage, owing to a higher tax rate, as Flipkart losses have very little tax benefit. Excluding Flipkart, earnings would likely grow by a low- to mid-single digit percentage. Quarterly earnings are expected to fall by 10% in the first period, and then get progressively better throughout the year. In response, we have shaved a nickel from our first-quarter estimate, which now stands at $1.03. We are leaving intact our full-year earnings estimate of $4.70.
Walmart continues to execute well in a favorable demand environment. Initiatives to improve the customer shopping experience are paying off and the e-commerce business continues to grow at a steadfast pace. The shares may interest conservative investors, but long-term price appreciation potential is limited at this time.
About The Company: Walmart Stores, Inc. is the world's largest retailer, operating 3,522 supercenters (includes sizable grocery departments), 415 discount stores, 660 Sam's Clubs, and 735 Neighborhood Markets in the U.S., plus 6,363 foreign stores (mainly in Latin America, with the balance in Asia, Canada, and the U.K.) for total square footage of 1.164 billion (as of 1/31/17). Most stores are owned and are within 400 miles of an expanding network of distribution centers. Groceries accounted for 56% of U.S. sales, while sales per square foot were about $420.


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The Beauty of Balance
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Wen Shuo Wen (8 years old)
Modeling a mischievous leopard that is rushing out from the background of the right. Unfortunately the subject only takes up space on the right side, so Wen Shuo added a line for the ground, dead trees, snowflakes, and night on the left side of the paper. This not only balances the face of the painting, but also creates a situation of beauty, from originally having "defects", into being a rich piece.
There are two kinds of balance; physical and visual. Which weighs more, a kilogram of cotton or a kilogram of iron? Both are a kilogram; the same. But cotton is light unless measured in a large volume; it is not as dense as iron. Visually, you would need a larger volume of cotton in order to compare it to iron of an equal weight. This question is designed to confuse by comparing iron to cotton in the visual size of the illusion, where a kilogram of cotton occupies more space than iron, but in comparing physical weight, they are equal, and balanced.
Aesthetic balance refers to resting on the same basic fulcrum. It refers to more than two objects' weight relationship to one another, but is all in the mechanics of maintaining a balanced state. Equilibrium involves the shape, color, texture and other visual sense of weight, in addition to the size of the picture and the shape of the position. But it also must take into account the color of the light and shading, the thickness of the texture, and weight. We must also consider whether we are familiar with the simple symmetry of the balance, or the shape of the more complex asymmetrical. The aim is to create a sense of stability in the plane and train a child to observe the visual changes through an actual experience.
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Wan Lin Cai (4 and a half)
A cute leopard painted by the child; the style is vivid and silly. The overall picture has the center of gravity shifted to the left, coupled with a tail moving to the right, and has a clever balance through the entire picture.
Such an abstract concept, in fact, is not that simple to explain to a child clearly using words. But it can be much easier to explain with the clever use of practical objects as teaching aids, or through the actual view of a painting to observe and appreciate. Some possibilities include using buttons, building blocks, or pencils. They can be placed vertically, horizontally, or diagonally, have their order changed, or used in continuous connections or varying spaces. No explanation will be necessary when teaching this to children, because a description of thousands of words will be nothing compared to the actual understanding when children try to change the orientation of object placed in front of them.
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Shuang Chen (7 years old)
In this bold upright composition, the leopard lands on the left side of the paper, but because of a curved tail, the painting's center of gravity is stable.
Visual perception is gradually cumulative, so in order to develop visual sensitivity, you must go through the course of repeated guidance exercises. Trying a variety of changes on a painting, from the color tone, to the order, and the use of disassembly or combination, as long as there are changes in condition, can produce a new visual impression. If there is a new appearance, and abstract aesthetic philosophy in a simple demonstration of the painting, children can comprehend it.
Children obtain positive evidence from observing the reality of their own surroundings through exercises. They can also discover and practice using aesthetic balance and accumulate practice into the style and structure of art fundamentals, the result of which can be practically applied in daily life. From hairstyles to clothing; from home furnishing, like flower arrangement, or hanging art on the wall, to applying the design of space, everything in life is full of the theme of universal balance.


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Contemporary Basketry: Vessels
Work by Anna King, this week on Carol Eckert's Contemporary Basketry blog.
Award Winner Cathryn Peters
NBO member Cathryn Peters, from Angora, Minnesota, was awarded 1st place in 3-D and $500 by juror Sam Baardman, a multidisciplinary artist and photographer from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, for her antler basket wall sculpture shown above, "Silent Whispers… Read More
Visitor's Day – 2019 NBO Conference
Shown: Detail from "Ancient Modern" by Karen Woods. This year's Visitor's Day at the biennial NBO Conference in Bowling Green, Kentucky, will be Thursday, July 18th. Walk-in registration begins at 1PM in the NBO Office in the Western… Read More
Welcome to the New Look for NBO!
We're excited about all the changes coming soon, but first we wanted to share the new logo with you. We hope you like it!
Basketry Now: 10th Anniversary Exhibition
The Kentucky Museum will be hosting an international show, Basketry Now: 10th Anniversary Exhibition, from July 16-December 1, 2019.
Basketry Now: 10th Anniversary Exhibition
The Kentucky Museum will be hosting an international show, Basketry Now: 10th Anniversary Exhibition, from July 16-December 1, 2019. The National Basketry Organization has assembled this show of contemporary and traditional basketry with artists employing a variety of… Read More
"Rooted, Revived, Reinvented: Basketry in America opens at the Fuller Craft Museum
It has been a long wait for many of us, but Rooted, Revived, Reinvented: Basketry in America, a traveling exhibition organized by the National Basketry Organization in partnership with the University of Missouri, opens…. Read more
2019 NBO Conference Sponsors
Please join with us in thanking and supporting these fine organizations for sponsoring the 2019 Tradition and Innovation in Basketry 10 Conference:
The Language of Baskets
Many of you have asked – and we have heard you. Are you a novice in basket making? Or want to expand your fiber arts knowledge and learn multiple basketry skills? This is a wonderful opportunity to take… Read More
Emily Dvorin
I approach my baskets the way I approach my life: with INNOVATION, IRREVERENCE, and a dash of HUMOR. I never imagined I would stumble upon my artistic passion later in life. As a child, I was encouraged… Read More


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Beth and Jodi's wedding - Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh
Before the last Autumn leaves had fallen from the trees, Beth and Jodi married under the brow of Arthur's Seat in Dynamic Earth. They walked together down the aisle amidst joyful smiles of family and friends. It was then time to enjoy exploring the exciting Amazon rainforest and Arctic icebergs of Dynamic Earth before dancing off the delicious food with a ceilidh. It all went off with a bang. A big one.


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The Memory Project is at the Mamaroneck Public Library/
I visited the Mamaroneck Public Library last week to set up a table dedicated to The Memory Project that will be up through mid October. What a gem of a community resource! All the materials are there, with instructions and even a sample board if you want to get an idea of what some have chosen to share. I am grateful for the incredible support that the library has provided and am looking forward to going there regularly to collect the memories! Check out other locations with materials at https://www.thememoryproject.space/submit/!


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The Couple exchanged Vows last weekend in Dubai to a selected audience of Industry Collegues and Friends.
Check out their Vows...Annie's own most touching....Tears Flowed we hear...
Annie's Vows
My joy! My heart! My friend! My love!
I stand before you today as open as I can ever be, humbled by the light and love in your eyes.
13 years ago, I met the most amazing man on earth! I flew on the wings of that love, uncaring, unheeding! Believing firmly that you are and will always be the wind beneath my wings!
Life happened, oh yes Life happened but through it all my heart beat only for you!
My heartbreak became my greatest joy!
My strength! My life!
Day after day I am more in love with you!
When people ask me what is love! I say Love is right here! This moment! This second! Today! Tomorrow! Love is you! Love is real! Love is my eternity with you Innocent Ujah Idibia!
I give you all of me today knowing that in you and you only has this imperfect girl found perfection!!!
I do 13 yrs ago when I met you, I do 7yrs ago, I do 5yrs ago when we created our daughter! I do through all the blogs and tabloid headlines! And on this day, at this very second I stand in front of the world and I say I do take you as my wedded husband! I love you! I love you so much, so so much!!!
2Face's Vows:
Many years ago I was farther than the eyes could see.
Now we are now in that future
When I look into your eyes, I still see
You came into my life and you lit it up
Like the sun, like the moon, like the stars
All the words in the dictionary
All the words in this world can not be enough
To say what my heart feels for you.
But all I can say is baby, my heart is like a stereo right now
And it will beat only for you till death do us part.
I love you baby.
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MONT ALTO, Pa. – Senior Jeremiah Younker (Hagerstown, Md. / Williamsport) blasted a pair of homers including a grand slam to lead the Penn State Mont Alto baseball team in Wednesday's 19-7 win over Dickinson College. The Nittany Lions closed out their regular season with a 24-16 overall record and were 11-4 in the PSUAC.
The Red Devils got on the board first in the top of the third plating a run on a Max Matilsky sacrifice fly. Mont Alto would respond with eight runs in the bottom half of the frame including Younker's grand slam. PSUMA's bottom half of the lineup then produced three-straight RBI singles with Colby Black's (Shippensburg, Pa. / Big Spring) knock to center field driving in both Caleb Leggett (Williamsport, Md. / Williamsport) and Chance McClure (Chambersburg, Pa. / Chambersburg Area).
In his very next at-bat in the fourth inning Jeremiah Younker (Hagerstown, Md. / Williamsport) blasted a solo homer to left field giving Mont Alto the 9-1 lead. The team would score three more runs an inning later. Hunter Martin (Hagerstown, Md. / North Hagerstown) drove in a pair on a deep double to left field and AJ Millar (Harrisburg, Pa. / Central Dauphin) hit a sacrifice fly.
Mont Alto scored three more runs on a Chayse Fisher (Mercersburg, Pa. / James Buchanan) double and Bryce Kendall (Chambersburg, Pa. / Chambersburg Area) RBI single to right field.
The visitors scored three runs in the top of the eighth, but the Lions bats responded again with five more runs of their own to go up 19-4. Dickinson did score three runs in the final inning before McClure educed a groundout to end the game. Colin Osborne (Williamsport, Md. / Williamsport) earned the win for PSUMA as five other pitchers saw time on the mound.
Mont Alto will be the No. 2 seed from the PSUAC West Division and will host No. 3 Penn State Greater Allegheny on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. in a tournament elimination game. The winner will move on within the PSUAC Baseball Championships taking place at Showers Field in DuBois, Pa. on May 5-6.
Be sure to stay up to date on all your Penn State Mont Alto news, scores, and awards by following @PSUMAathletics on Twitter and by liking the "Penn State Mont Alto Athletics" Facebook page.


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Caitie Fruchier Dec 22-29
Caitie Fruchier Dec 22-29
On December 22 2018, join Caitie for 8 days of daily practice, luxury villas, delectable meals and immersive experiences in paradise.
About Caitie
Caitie Fruchier is a 200 hour CYT and Prenatal CYT, NASM Certified Personal Trainer, and Certified Fitness Nutrition Specialist with a passion for a body that maintains and sustains you so you can live life pain free and mobile for many years. Mind, Body, Soul unification is a driving force behind her practice and the basis from which she teaches. She teaches a style of yoga that combines meditation, mantra, physical exercises, and pranayama. Her classes keep the integrity and authenticity of the Yoga lineage while integrating and adapting the practice to meet the demands of our modern society to keep us functioning at optimum health.
Why Join
If you need a respite from the daily grind to practice self-care so you can return to life inspired, you should join. Yoga has the power to uplift and empower people on all levels and paths. I love facilitating the process of self-discovery that is inevitable and limitless in this practice. It's so satisfying to help others tap into their potential, transform themselves and return to their daily lives with a renewed sense of clarity, purpose and well-being.
What You Get
Eight days at our luxury jungle villas
Staff: cook, maid, concierge and tour guide
Sunrise and sunset yoga sessions
Use of yoga mats, blocks, straps, blankets
Three delicious/nutrient-dense meals daily
Three guided adventures
Snorkel at Los Arcos day
Jungle hike and private beach club day
Giveback day (seva)
Use of villa's private pool and main pool
All taxes and fees
What's Extra
Airfare, airport transfers and travel insurance
Spa services and optional tours
Staff gratuity
Need help? 1-888-960-6149
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One Out [Anime Review]
One Out is a Japanese baseball manga series by Shinobu Kaitani. Originally serialized in Business Jump from 1998 to 2006, it was relaunched on October 1, 2008. An anime adaptation by Madhouse began airing on October 7, 2008.
Wild Thing, You Make My Heart Sing!
Saitama Lycaons are the weakest team in the Japanese league. Hiromichi Kojima, the Lycaons' star batter, forms a training camp in Okinawa to try for his last attempt at a championship. When the pitcher training with Kojima becomes injured, they go to look for a replacement.
Toua Tokuchi is an athlete by profession, but a reckless gambler at heart. On the streets of Okinawa, he uses nothing but his wits and his "fastball" to achieve 499 wins in the game of "One Out," a battle between the pitcher and batter. He ends up joining the Lycaons and uses his wits to take the Lycaons to the championship.
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One Out is pretty old so you can tell that the character designs are dated in comparison to recent ones. The soundtrack is from that era also. The animation wasn't bad, it was smoothly done. The baseball scenes were well executed, the choreography was extensively done.
The story and the characters are really where this anime shines. Tokuchi is a bad-ass of a character and he's more in line with my personality so I can relate. At first, he reminded me of Hiruma from Eyeshield 21 (character design) but as the 1st episode continued, they are completely different. Hiruma is more extroverted and Tokuchi is introverted but they still take you out with their wits.
The story isn't groundbreaking, it's pretty much a team going for the championships. The difference is the sheer amount of mental games played, this anime completely focused on the strategy and tactics. A lot of misdirection, legal and illegal moves were played.
Tokuchi was playing chess with baseball, he was always 2-3 steps ahead of his opponents.
I enjoyed this anime thoroughly and I couldn't believe I never heard of it. To be honest, the only reason I watched this was because of my Youtube Feed (secret anime baseball fan at heart).
The psychological games and deception between Tokuchi vs what seemed like the world were thrilling and it kept me on the edge of my seat. I knew Tokuchi was going to win eventually but I didn't know how – what was going to be his next move.
In the end, I'm glad the anti-hero won. I give this anime 4/5 stars!
Thanks for reading and let me know what you thought of this anime or will you even watch this.