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Halló! Welcome to Iceland food travel, part 2! If you missed the first half of my recap, you can find it here.
When we last left off, Rob and I had driven all around the Golden Circle on Monday, stopping for soft serve ice cream cones and lamb soup. That took us most of the day. Afterward…
Once we returned from the Golden Circle, we headed out of Reykjavik again to the Blue Lagoon to soak in its geothermal hot springs. It was definitely a unique and awesome experience. It feels like kind of a rip off at 40 Euro, but once we were actually inside the pool, it was totally worth it. Cold air, steamy hot water, black lava sand… it was such a trip, we loved it. Plus they even have a swim-up bar for you to order champagne! I mean, come on now. No pictures of that, because I was afraid I'd drop my phone in the water.
By the time we got back from the Blue Lagoon and got showered, we wanted dinner but we realized it was almost midnight. Oops… that's what constant daylight will do to you! We decided it was bar time instead, so we hit up a little sandwich stand in the middle of the city centre then headed to check out Micro Bar, which, as the name would suggest, offers a TON of micro brews from all over Europe. It specializes in Icelandic brews, which is great. A lot of the time you'll see Viking beer at bars there, and the ultra-cool bartender (and I think owner?) explained to us that lots of bars just serve the 2% Viking. 2%?! That's basically water. Micro Bar, on the other hand, had tons of strong beers. Rob's favorite Icelandic brewery was Gæðingur Brugghús, we tried a couple of their brews and they were all excellent. If you're a craft beer lover, you should definitely make a pitstop in Micro Bar when you visit Reykjavik.
After that, we stumbled upon a cool-seeming bar and lounge just around the corner. There were tons of sophisticated patrons sitting on its patio laughing and drinking out of mason jars around 1am, so we knew it was probably a sweet spot, and we were right. It's called Nora Magasin (first bar pic, above Micro Bar) and I wanted to steal its entire design scheme for my future home. Ugh!!! We loved it so much we ended up going back every subsequent night until we had to leave for Scotland. The same bartender was working every night too, and I'm sure she thought we were huge creepers, but whatever. Besides its hip and adorable interior design, Nora Magasin has surprisingly cheap (ish) liquor and Hoegaarden pints that were literally the size of my head.
On Tuesday morning we were spending the morning relaxing in Reykjavik before a horseback ride in the afternoon. Somehow both of the places I had in mind for brunch/early lunch were closed (which we found out by taking some nice loooong walks to each of them since we didn't have phone access to call and check hours) so we said "screw it" and headed back towards the city centre where we knew things would be open. I was looking forward to sitting outside somewhere since it was perfect sunny day. We ended up at Laundromat Café, a small Danish chain that somewhat recently opened their first output in Iceland. Every time we'd walked by we'd seen happy couples and laughing groups of friends lounging and drinking at their sidewalk tables, so we figured it must be a pretty good place, plus we were so starved by this point that I don't think we'd have cared if they fed us gruel. We went for some beers and chicken salad sandwiches, which came with perfect wedge fries and decadent mayo for dipping. Mmm… dipping mayo… anyway, the sandwiches were huge and the chicken salad was really good, with a different kind of relish topping than you'd find in the states. I'm glad it was good, because this fairly simple lunch set us back the equivalent of $50! I'm telling you, man. Iceland. Expensive, but you just have to suck it up.
After a beautiful and exciting afternoon of horseback riding in the hills and pseudocrater fields outside the city, we headed back to our hostel, KEX, for a few drinks and snacks at their bar before heading out for the night. I can't get over how cute and hipster and gastropubby KEX is. We shared parmesan chips with dipping sauce and fried rice balls with another dipping sauce. They love their mayonnaise-based dipping sauces over there, and far be it from me to deny them! Everyone was sitting on the back patio of KEX with their tanktops and shorts like it was a sizzlin' hot summer day, and I guess for Iceland it was, but it was probably the equivalent of 70° which is basically freezing in Texas. It's all about perspective!
We finished happy hour at the hostel and decided it was time for real dinner, so I took my burger-lovin' Rob on a special trip to Vitabar, which is said to have the best burgers in Reykjavik. It's a pretty divey restaurant/bar and I mean that in a good way. I heard people call it "fast food" but it's nothing like American fast food restaurants – there's no drive thru, no neon logos, no franchises. But it is really cheap! You go up to the register, order your beers, burgers, and whatever sides you want (basically french fries or onion rings) and then they'll bring it to your table. It's very no-frills but hey, it's a greasy burger joint, what did you expect? Vitabar is especially known for its Forget-Me-Not Burger, which is absolutely slathered in melty blue cheese and stinky garlic. Your breath will definitely not be forgotten after one of these bad boys. Just look at it. Woof. They were really good though! Rob and I are both huge blue cheese lovers so that probably helps.
Oh, you thought we were done eating for the night? NOPE. After knocking a few back at Nora Magasin again (I told you, we were really into that place!) we ventured out into the night to find Bæjarins Beztu Pylsur, Reykjavik's most popular hot dog stand. It's pretty famous, apparently Bill Clinton is a fan. Icelanders love their hot dogs and I was determined to see why. For best results, get one "ein með öllu" (one with everything): crispy fried onions and raw onions on the bottom of the bun, topped with hot dog, then topped with three sauces: ketchup, sweet mustard, and remoulade. It was GOOD. I've read rumors that BBP boils their dogs in beer, which helps to give them their distinctive taste. Either way, you have to find one of these stands after a night of drinking in Reykjavik and you, too, will understand the magic.
Unsurprisingly, we weren't too starving on Wednesday morning. Eating bar food, plus giant burgers, plus hot dogs will do that to you. We headed up to Kaffismiðja íslands, said to be some of Reykjavik's best coffee, for cappuccinos and croissants. Both were really, really good. Croissants in Europe are so much better – softer, butterier, flakier, fresher – than the average ones you find here in the states. I inhaled mine. Kaffismiðja is kind of easy to miss (it's that door in the white building on the corner of the block) and the cute seating area was packed, so we sat on a bench in the colorful neighborhood square.
We made our way down to the city centre again, because we were taking a whale watching tour departing from the Old Harbor in the afternoon. We had just enough time for lunch and opted for an interesting choice: sushi! I'd kept hearing that Icelandic sushi was really good, and while at first it seemed like a strange idea, it did make sense; Reykjavik is right on the water and has some of the freshest seafood ever. It was worth a shot. We found our way to Fish Market, which has a casual name but ended up being a pretty fancy establishment. I felt a little out of place in this swanky seafood restaurant in my pre-boating gear, but oh well.
Anyway, I'm just gonna call it: this was some of the best sushi I've ever had. We had the chef's choice platter of sashimi, nigiri, and daily maki along with some edamame, seaweed salad, and a volcano maki (not pictured, but it was a decadent lobster and salmon roll with fresh fish roe). Considering the quality of seafood plus the upscale atmosphere, it was a shockingly affordable lunch (about $50 – same as sandwiches and beers at Laundromat Café!) and next time I'm in Iceland I plan on eating a lot more sushi.
And finally… the crème de la crème of our Icelandic culinary experience… Grill Market. After the whale watching (and yes, we did see minke whales, dolphins, and porpoises!) we went back to KEX, got dolled up, and made our last walk to the city centre (sob!) for a very nice dinner to cap off our time in Reykjavik. Grill Market is the darling of Reykjavik right now. It's been named the hippest new restaurant by all sorts of websites and has a lot of word-of-mouth going for it. The ambiance was trendy, elegant, and cozy all at once. I fell in love immediately. We flipped through the menu for a few minutes and decided, who are we kidding here? We're definitely going to do the eight-course chef tasting menu of the day. It wasn't cheap – a little over $100 per person including drinks – but I would do it again in a heartbeat.
Before the real supper started, we were treated to freshly baked bread with soft Icelandic butter and black lava salt to sprinkle on top. Iceland has ruined run-of-the-mill table salt for me. From now on, if it's not black lava salt, I don't want to hear about it.
Now onto the main event:
First Course: Deep fried salt fish and squid. As you can probably guess, it was indeed super salty, in a good way.
Second Course: Grilled minke whale. The sweet taste of controversy strikes again. This was more tender and flavorful than any beef steak.
Third Course: Duck confit salad with roasted sweet potatoes and fresh mozzarella – while the most simple, this might have been our favorite course out of the whole decadent meal! I've never thought to combine mozzarella with duck and sweet potato but it's a real winner.
Fourth Course: BBQ pork ribs. Just as good (or better) as any ribs I've had in Texas. Different, but definitely just as good.
Fifth Course: Fresh salmon with broccoli. I'm not sure how to explain this besides, well, fresh. Iceland's seafood is just amazing.
Sixth Course: Roast lamb with sesame-carrot slaw and crispy roasted potatoes. The textures were perfect together.
Seventh Course: Rare steak (I believe a ribeye?) with a whole roasted garlic, coarse black lava salt, and greens. This was the richest meat dish, so fatty and savory in the best way possible.
Eighth Course: GIANT PLATTER OF DESSERTS! This was, frankly, ridic. Mug of chocolate mousse, chocolate ice cream with a hot caramel sauce poured over it in a tableside presentation, creme brulee, and sour sorbets over crispy cookie crumbs topped with dark chocolate. Oh, and a few slices of fresh fruit to lighten things up, of course.
And so concludes my enormous account of Icelandic culinary delights! I wish I could've tried shark, but I guess that's an adventure for the next time we visit. Of course, there's so much more to Iceland than rich meals and hip bars, but I think one of the best ways to experience a place is by eating everything in sight. I'll always remember our Icelandic tapas, chef tasting extravaganza at Grill Market, late night hot dogs, stank blue cheese burgers at Vitabar… Ég elska þig Ísland!
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Grill Market is really awesome…. I miss the delicious food there! My fave in Reykjavik 🙂
Grill Market looks delicious, thanks for the review! Think I'll book that for tonight 🙂


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The sky burst open and a hellish green-black disk whirled into being over the Barrens. A floating obelisk descended from the burnt clouds into view, fel fire twisted through its mechanical veins as destruction rained over the dry grasslands. Where the bolts hit, the ground burned and green glow shone on the hills and trees.
As demons poured in from their meteoric assault, they erected gates and portals to other worlds and flooded the realm with their hordes. Red banners rose up in defense, and even some knights in blue erupted from the forests to the north. The Horde and a few stray Alliance rallied to fend off the invaders.
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"Maybe this time, they'll break the Horde…" She said with a spiteful glare as tendrils of shadow whirled over her fingers.
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"What will we do if the Legion attacks us?"
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"What about the City? Does the Family still stand? Is Ahn'Qiraj under attack?"
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The sinuous "elf" silently relented and followed, her gaze continually returning to that warzone behind her, just out of view.
At the camp, her sister, just like her in every way, except more pathetic, was stirring some melted meat in a pot. A tauren so old his black fur had greyed so far to be nearer white sat curled up in a thick hide blanket and shivered at the entrance of his tent.
"Father," Crag said. "How are you feeling?"
"Dead… S-s-son." He sniffed sharply at Crag, and the scythe he held. "W-what does the battle look like?" He glanced up in the wrong direction with cloudy eyes.
"The Horde is feeling pain and blooded this day. No doubt their victories feel hollower by the hour." This brought a smile to the old bull's lips. "I have a favor to ask you, son… Come closer." He whispered out of earshot of Rithlana who approached her sister.
While Rithlana was lithe, angular and blonde with a face to match her unwilling mother, Nukore was softer, quieter, and dark haired, like her mother. Despite her affections for her older sister, Rithlana felt superior to her in virtually every way.
"What are we eating tonight, Nicky?"
"Same thing as usual, Lala: Windstrider Stew."
"Ugh. Don't you wish we could explore the tastes of the world? I want some fruit, dammit." Rithlana muttered and collapsed back down to a log next to her sister. "When I'm Apophan, nothing is going to hold me back from taking anything I want."
Nukore sighed at the complaint she'd heard a thousand nights before. They both jumped to their feet when they heard Awakorwi gag out his last bloody breath as Crag removed the Scythe blade from his father's throat.
Nukore threw the spoon of the stew aside and rushed over to the dying old bull and cradled his head. "No no no no no…. WHY?!" She demanded with tears down her cheeks and hatred in her eyes at Crag. Rithlana stood near the pot, watching, as she'd noticed the unseen magic pouring out with Awakorwi's blood.
"Because he felt that he would be needed later." And gripped Nukore by the mane and tossed her back towards Rithlana. With a cutting knife in hand, Nukore lunged forward only to be locked in place by her sister. "Wait! Nicky… Watch. Don't you see it?"
"See what? I only see a murderer!"
"You don't see the shadows peeling off of Grandpa?"
Nukore blinked, "No…" Rithlana eased her grip when Nukore stopped resisting. Crag gripped his father's lifeless throat and pulled nothing from it that slowly coalesced into twining strands of magic before two yellow eyes appeared and it seemed to "harden" into a serpentine shape that Nukore could finally see. The new shadow serpent lashed itself around the Scythe of Apophan instinctively.
"Korr…" said Crag, with hollowness to his voice. The shadow serpent glanced up and nodded.
Rithlana finally let her sister go and snorted. "Uncle," she finally said. "If you die, would you want to become like that?"
Crag regarded Rithlana a moment.
The daughter of Awakanka steeled herself.
"I challenge you as the Apophan."
Nukore leapt out of the way just in time to avoid the downswing of the Scythe towards Rithlana.


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Your surgeon may also:
- Evaluate your general health status and any pre-existing health conditions or risk factors
- Discuss the options available to you for facelift and facial rejuvenation
- Examine and measure your face
- Take photographs for your medical record
- Discuss your options and recommend a course of treatment
- Discuss likely outcomes of a facelift and any risks of potential complications
- Discuss the type of anesthesia that will be used
Preparing for surgery[+]
Prior to surgery, you may be asked to:
- Get lab testing or medical evaluation
- Take certain medications or adjust your current medications
- Stop smoking well in advance of surgery
- Avoid taking aspirin, anti-inflammatory drugs and herbal supplements as they can increase bleeding
Special instructions you receive will cover:
- What to do on the night before and morning of surgery
- The use of anesthesia during your face lift
- Post-operative care and follow-up
Important facts about the safety and risks of abdominoplasty[+]
The decision to have a tummy tuck surgery is extremely personal and you'll have to decide if the benefits will achieve your goals and if the risks and potential complications are acceptable. Your plastic surgeon and/or staff will explain in detail and risks associated with the surgery. You will be asked to sign consent forms to ensure that you fully understand the procedure you will undergo and any risks or potential complications.
Possible risks of abdominoplasty include:
- Unfavorable scarring
- Bleeding (hematoma)
- Infection
- Fluid accumulation
- Poor wound healing
- Skin loss
- Blood clots
- Numbness or other changes in the skin sensation
- Anesthesia risks
- Skin discoloration and/or prolonged swelling
- Fatty tissue found deep in the skin might die (fat necrosis)
- Major wound separation
- Asymmetry
- Recurrent looseness of skin
- Pain, which may persist
- Deep vein thrombosis, cardiac and pulmonary complications
- Persistent swelling in the legs
- Nerve damage
- Possibility of revisional surgery
- Suboptimal aesthetic result
What happens during tummy tuck surgery?[+]
Step 1 — Anesthesia
Medications are administered for your comfort during the surgical procedures. The choices include intravenous sedation and general anesthesia. Your doctor will recommend the best choice for you.
Step 2 — The incision
A full tummy tuck requires a horizontally-oriented incision in the area between the pubic hairline and navel. The shape and length of the incision will be determined by the degree of correction necessary. Through this incision, weakened abdominal muscles are repaired and sutured and excess fat, tissue and skin is removed. A second incision around the navel may be necessary to remove excess skin in the upper abdomen.
Step 3 — Closing the incisions
Sutures, skin adhesives, tapes or clips close the skin incisions.
Step 4 — See the results
Your tummy tuck will result in a flatter, firmer abdominal contour that is more proportionate with your body type and weight. The final results may be initially obscured by swelling and your inability to stand fully upright until internal healing is complete. Within a week or two, you should be standing tall and confident about your new slimmer profile.
My recovery[+]
Following your surgery, dressings or bandages may be applied to your incisions, and you may be wrapped in an elastic bandage or a compression garment to minimize swelling and to support your abdomen as it heals. A small, thin tube may be temporarily placed under the skin to drain any excess blood or fluid that may collect.
Be sure to ask your plastic surgeon specific questions about what you can expect during your individual recovery period.
- Where will I be taken after my surgery is complete?
- What medication will I be given or prescribed after surgery?
- Will I have dressings/bandages after surgery?
- When will they be removed?
- Are stitches removed? When?
- When can I resume normal activity and exercise?
- When do I return for follow-up care?
Words to know[+]
Abdominoplasty: A surgical procedure to correct the apron of excess skin hanging over your abdomen.
Diastasis: Condition in which abdominal muscles have separated.
General anesthesia: Drugs and/or gases used during an operation to relieve pain and alter consciousness.
Hematoma: Blood pooling beneath the skin.
Intravenous sedation: Sedatives administered by injection into a vein to help you relax.
Liposuction: Also called lipoplasty or suction lipectomy, this procedure vacuums out fat from beneath the skin's surface to reduce fullness.
Local anesthesia: A drug is injected directly to the site of an incision during an operation to relieve pain.
Sutures: Stitches used by surgeons to hold skin and tissue together.
Tummy tuck: A surgical procedure to correct the apron of excess skin hanging over your abdomen.


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I know I feel like all I talk about is jeans. But this one is hard to ignore. The boyfriend jean may not be a new concept but they exploded this summer making every girl rethink her favourite skinnies. Plus with more brands and variety then ever it was not hard to find a kind you fancied.
The good news is that your favourite summer jeans will be as easy to wear in the fall because of their versatility. Trade your Birkenstocks and Tees for sweaters and new balance. For a more put together look pair them with heeled boots and a blazer instead of opened told sandals and tank. Throw on some military boots and a beanie instead of grabbing your beach bag and straw hat. These babies can go anywhere with you.
Now for my tip about boys' jeans. Did you have a hard time finding boyfriend jeans this summer despite how many brands and places sold them? Was it because they all still looked like women's jeans? Go for the real thing but keep these pointers in mind: opt for vintage if possible (softer is always better, emirate?), don't think that you will be the same size, GO UP a size or two, a belt and rolled cuff are your best friends, and don't let weird looks from sales associates deter you from trying them on, you need to try them. Last tip: don't let your actually boyfriend steal your new favourite jeans.
On me: vintage men's Levis that I purchased on Queen west (thank you Fas in Frank for adding the rips). This is how I like wear them; casual chic. I reach for them on days when I am going to be running around and I want to be comfortable but still look effortlessly cool. If you want to see me take them from daytime errands to nighttime dinner date check out my new Youtube video "Boyfriend jeans: Day to Night."
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To register, visit http://www.ftrf.org/event/Chmara_Webinar.
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Parisian chic meets Asian hospitality at Europe's first Shangri-La hotel.
Hotel Insider: Shangri-La Paris
The welcome
Avenue d'Iena, by Paris standards, is an unremarkable street. Opposite the hotel is a grim-looking government building and next door is the Embassy of Iran, surrounded by ugly security barriers. So the splendour of the Shangri-La caught me by surprise. Our taxi drove into the small courtyard past the stone columns and wrought-iron gates and in front of us was a small palace. This is Shangri-La's first foray into Europe and, although the building is Parisian to its core, there is no mistaking the company's Asian roots, from the staff uniform to the warm welcome. In my room, the trademark Shangri-La "welcome to strangers" advertisement (in which wolves protect a traveller lost in the snow,) is playing on all three televisions.
The neighbourhood
Situated in Paris's elegant 16th arrondissement, the hotel is close to the city's museums and is within a stone's throw of the Seine. The Eiffel Tower is just over the bridge.
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The room
Twenty-seven of the 83 rooms are suites, and I was in a mezzanine duplex, never a personal favourite; whatever I need is always on the other floor. But what a stunning view. From my bed the dominant image was of the Eiffel Tower. The curtains stretched from the sitting room to the bedroom and I adored the bathroom. A small TV screen was built into the bathroom mirror, a little distracting when you're putting on make-up, but great for watching a film while soaking in the bath with the Bulgari gels.
The service
The hotel had only been open a few weeks and the sweet man who showed us to our room was so nervous that he kept forgetting the correct English word and got himself tied up in knots. I didn't like to ask him anything in case it made it worse but he had a smile as broad as the Champs Elysée. In the restaurant the service was impeccable.
The scene
This was the home of Prince Roland Bonaparte - Napoleon's great-nephew - from 1896 and, after years of being used for offices with all the best features covered up, the Parisians are eager to see the results of the restoration. Instead of the grey paint covering the wood panelling, you can now see mahogany doors surmounted with eagles poised to take flight. A thousand panels of the Versailles parquet floor were taken up, cleaned and put down again; the attraction locally is that of re-discovery. Other guests are drawn to the Shangri-La brand in the most visited city in the world.
The food
La Bauhinia - named after the national flower of Hong Kong - is at the heart of the hotel and situated beneath the stunning glass cupola that was uncovered during restoration work. Philippe Labbé, who made his name at La Chèvre d'Or in Eze in Provence, is the chef in charge and inquisitive Parisiens are flocking there to see what he has conjured. The menu offers a mix of Asian and European, sometimes in a single dish. Our amuse bouche was rabbit pâté and I had yam som o, a pomelo salad with shrimps, peanuts and Thai vinaigrette (€21; Dh109) followed by sole Grenobloise-style (€10; Dh51; and the best Mont Blanc pudding I have ever tasted, which arrived on the plate dressed up as a hedgehog, although apparently this has now been replaced by tiramisu (€14; Dh73). The Shangri-La's signature restaurants - where Labbé hopes to get his Michelin star - are L'Abeille and the Shang Palace (styled as the first Cantonese gourmet restaurant in Paris), due to open shortly.
The view of the Eiffel Tower from the bedroom window, the sweeping staircase and the downstairs areas. With the exception of the bar, they cannot be described as cosy but they are inarguably beautiful.
It's a shame that the entrance to such a beautiful building will always be marred by the security barriers next door, but there was nothing to dislike about the hotel itself.
The verdict
Shangri-La's charm lies in its ability to recreate on the banks of the Seine a world where civilisations merge. Even if you can't stay the night, spend €11 (Dh57) on a traditional hot chocolate and drink in the splendour of the Napoleon 1 decor.
The bottom line
Room rates start at about €750 (Dh3,864) a night, but in low season there are several good deals to be had. The hotel offers a three-night package in a suite, including breakfast, taxes, a one-way transfer to the airport and an upgrade, depending on availability, for €1,565 (Dh8,061) per night. Shangri-La Paris, 10 avenue d'Iéna 75116 Paris (www.shangri-la.com; 00 33 1 53 67 19 98).


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Rick offers exciting, customized multimedia presentations on the following topics: leadership, teamwork, personal excellence, patriotism, the future, and innovation.
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The Guidelines: attitudes, actions, and approaches for today's leaders:
The Need Every organization needs solid, principle-centered leaders. This presentation brings home crucial leadership lessons from a technically driven yet supremely human endeavor. These same lessons apply for any leader. No matter how technical or process-driven your business, people make it happen. And people need leaders of integrity, competence, and courage to move them forward.
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It's the second time we are seeing Kangna do yellow and yet again am not a fan of the look. She wears a cheery yellow one-shoulder Rajat Tangri gown but it's the dark lips again that kills the look. Nude lip-gloss would've worked so much better. You like?
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We loved our top-floor room for four at the Bridge Hotel. We stayed with our two children in late-June 2010. The room sports modern décor; two very comfortable double beds; large individual lockers instead of a closet; a separate water closet; sun-drenched modern bathroom with shower; a roof-top terrace with table and chairs, views of two adjacent canals; a kitchen with all amenities; a counter with stools; wonderful windows with views of the canal and a skylight; and, television. Note that it's approximately 74-step walk up many flights of stairs to get to this fabulous room from the street, including about a dozen steps from the door to the room to the actual room. The breakfast was great: cereals, individually wrapped fancy breads and snacks; several juices; tea/coffee/milk; hard-boiled eggs; rolls and breads; deli meats and cheeses; and, yogurt. It's 3-4 block walk from the tram to the hotel. Hotel is an easy walk to Rembrandtplein. Staff was very nice and helpful. I can't imagine staying anywhere else in Amsterdam. Tourist note: Check-out the super modern biblioteek (library) near the Centraal Station. It has a rooftop deck and inexpensive cafeteria-style restaurant on the top floor that is frequented by young locals. You'll be treated to great views of Amsterdam from a different perspective.
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We all know how important it is for us to set up a Facebook Business Page. We know that if we are to grow our business, we will need to integrate social media into everything we do, and Facebook is definitely the king of social media.
Many of us have created our own personal Facebook page that we use to interact with friends and family. But now we need to create a separate page for our business. This Facebook Business Page is very important because this will become the platform for our business.
This will be the tool through which we communicate on an interactive basis with our followers. If we implement our strategy correctly, we will be able to provide useful and relevant information, and in this manner will develop a loyal following that will follow us from our business page into our business website. And here is where we will be able to highlight our products and services, and how they can best serve our community.
How do you get set up your Facebook Business Page?
You have two options:
1. If you already have a personal account, you can just add the fan page to that personal account. When it comes time to sell the site, you will simply add the buyer as an admin to the page and delete yourself.
2. Create a Facebook Business account in the name of your site. Please note that a business account is not the same as a personal account.
If you don't want your Facebook Business Page connected at all with your personal profile, create a business account. If you don't want to switch back and forth all the time between personal and business, add it to your personal profile.
You will need 25 likes on your page in order to get your "vanity URL." Once you have the 25 likes, you will have access to a unique vanity Facebook URL that is descriptive about your company or your niche. This Facebook URL can include your business name or is descriptive about your niche.
Once you are inside Facebook, all you need to do is click on the appropriate heading to start a Facebook Business Page.Once you are in this section, just select a Business Page as the category. You do not need a personal page to have a business page. Just be sure to be as descriptive as possible. Be sure to write about your company and the products and services that you provide.


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One of the most positive by-products of being raised in a small town of less than fifty-thousand people, of which approximately twelve-percent were African-American, was the development of a tradition that made acknowledging my own people, or as my mother affectionately termed them, the 'Us's', as routine as breathing; regardless if we knew one another or not, I was raised 'to speak' to 'Us's'.
To my surprise this simple process of making eye contact with a fellow African-American as they approached, smiling at them, and pleasantly saying 'Hello' is a nicety that the vast majorities of people never learned or have abandoned somewhere along this long-winding road known as life.
It is a peculiar sensation to see one of 'Us's' approaching and at approximately ten-feet out, they do one of the following: (a) lower their head, (b) look away, or (c) stare straight forward to avoid any form of acknowledgement. Although I initially chalked the experience up to a person having a bad day, however, after seeing it occur to not only myself, but also others walking in-front of me, it dawned on me that I was underestimating what this dance of avoidance actually meant among 'Us's'.
I have decided that it means one of two things: (a) the person does not think that Black people are worthy of being acknowledged — a reflection of how they view their own people and therefore themselves — (b) they are seeking to be invisible in all of their blackness — another sign of how they view themselves.
Although many may consider the alluded to avoidance non-consequential, in actuality, it reflects how far many African-Americans have strayed from the traditional inter-personal relations that we as a people have held near to our hearts through slavery, Jim Crow, and the ascension of conservatism in the latter half of the twentieth-century. To my shock, many of us refuse to even acknowledge one another with the non-verbal head nod that has traditionally held so much power and offered so much reassurance among 'Us's' when we were far outnumbered in business meetings, conferences, and collegiate classrooms.
What are we to do to get 'Us's' back to a point of at least acknowledging one another on site. I propose our own public display of solidarity, similar to the ice bucket challenge that so many 'Us's' participated in as we by-passed maladies such as sickle cell anemia affecting our community, however, I will save that commentary for another time.
The challenge that I am proposing is very simple. At least five times a day, as you approach one of 'Us's', do the following.
- Make eye contact with the person approaching
- Smile
- Say 'Hello' to them.
I am certain that many of you, most likely those who refuse to acknowledge their brothers and sisters, are wondering 'Why is this important?' The mere act of acknowledging your own kind is important for multiple reasons.
- It is the correct and polite thing to do.
- It acknowledges their, and your, humanity.
- It is a reiteration of our common historical past and future destiny; we are inextricably linked with one another whether you like it or not.
So the 'challenge' I am proposing is a simple one that does not take more than a moment of your time. You are being called upon to do the simplest of tasks, take a moment, acknowledge your brothers and sisters, smile, and simply say 'Hello'. Your failure to perform a simple act that takes no more than a moment of your time will tell all of the 'Us's' what we need to know about you.
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Congratulations to Ruger and its shareholders. I wish I had some gun stock, but I'm still happy with my atnt stock.
I imagine that Ruger has seen phenomenal business since the election.
Personally, I'd love to get some Armalite stock.
I just today bought a Red Jacket Firearms ar-15, and my God is this a lovely, quality weapon.
I do not think that I have ever held a weapon this fine in my hands in my entire life. Gonna shoot it wednesday along with my ruger sr-22 at the outdoor range, so can't wait for that.
From what I understand from a couple of websites and a gun dealer, ar-15's as well as some other models are in huge demand right now.
I bought 2 guns this past weekend, an AR-15 and a Springfield XDm.
Also bought 4 Rugers this year.
Isn't Red Jacket the gun from that Discovery Channel show?


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To teach young people simple drill movements and the basics of figure marching. Taken from the BB Juniors Pro Pack Body B-15
Open space or large church hall
This activity could be done over a period of several weeks with sessions lasting no more than 10 to 15 minutes. The basics of simple drill serve as an introduction to the Figure Marching activities that can be used for displays and parents evenings or for battalion competitions. Simple drill can be used as part of your opening and closing ceremony if your company chooses to do this. Some knowledge of simple drill is also helpful if your company takes part in a church parade.
The first task is to ensure that boys know these simple drill commands. Simple commands
that could be taught include "attention", "stand at ease", and "left and right turn". Once the
boys are confident with these, move on to marching including "quick march", "mark time"
and "halt".
"Simon Says" is good way to help teach simple drill – and it encourages the boys to listen to
the person giving the commands. If an instruction is preceded by the phrase "Simon says…"
and a boy doesn't carry out the instruction, then he is out. Equally, if the instruction isn't
preceded by the phrase "Simon says…" and a boy carries out the instruction, he is also out.
It is useful to have some activity available to occupy the boys who are out. If no other activity
is available, the boys who
For full details refer to Juniors Pro Pack B-15
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Pharmaceutical Industry- Role & Significance in India
The Role and significance of Pharmaceuticals Industry in India's GDP is immense.
The contribution of this sector towards building GDP of the country is phenomenal.
During the last decade, this industry has boomed and touched new heights.
Pharmaceutical Industry has boomed in India due to the various reasons like clinical
research, research and development related to various vaccines, etc. Various
multinational pharmaceutical corporations are outsourcing their research and
development activities to India, giving this industry a rise like never before. Looking
at these factors which are helping in the growth and development of this industry, this
industry is bound to grow and develop in future.
Some of the valuable facts which states the importance of this industry are:
One of the largest pharmaceutical industry in the world. Ranks 3rd worldwide
in volume.
An estimated worth of pharmaceutical industry is around US$ 6 billion
This industry is growing at a rapid rate of 13% per y
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Pharmaceutical Industry- Role & Significance in India
A major chunk of domestic demand i.e. around 70% is supplied by the local
Indian Pharma Industry.
Around 20%-25% of the global generic drugs is produced by Indian
Pharmaceutical Industry.
Indian Pharmaceutical Industry is one of the largest producers of active
pharmaceutical ingredients (API) in the world.
The Pharmaceutical Industry has the right capacity and technology required for
complex drug manufacturing.
A total of around 300 companies are part of this pharmaceutical industry,
including small, medium and large companies.
These are the various facts which constitutes for the importance of Indian
Pharmaceutical Industry. Let us now refer to some of the facts which will reveal the
future of this industry in India.
If it grows as per current growth rate, Indian Pharmaceutical Industry is
expected to become a US$ 20 billion industry by the end of 2015.
It is also expected that the Indian Pharmaceutical sector is going to be amongst
the top 10 Pharma based markets in the next 10 years.
Patent drugs sale would see a rise in the coming years.
Indian Pharma Industry would contribute to a total sale volume of US$ 43
billion in the coming decade.
Pharmaceutical Industry would get a boost due to the growth in the medical
infrastructure and the health services.
FDI has been facilitated in this sector due to the engagement of various
multinational pharma companies.
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Pharmaceutical Industry- Role & Significance in India
Well after knowing the various facts which says that Indian Pharmaceutical Industry
is going to boom, it's time to know the reasons behind it. Here are a few reasons
which are responsible for this industry growth.
The cost of labor, inventory is much lower in India as compared to any other
part of the world.
The multinational pharma companies can actually save upto 30%-50% by
investing in research and development in India.
A rough estimate says that the cost of hiring a research chemist in India is five
times cheaper than his American counterpart.
Performing a clinical trial in India is one tenth of the cost incurred in US.
Research in India will cost one eighth of the cost incurred in US.
The Indian government has taken many steps to boost the growth of this industry. The
government has taken many steps to reduce costs and bring down healthcare
expenses. Many new and improved generic drugs have been introduced in the market.
In addition to all this, emphasis on rural health programmes, many preventive
vaccines and various lifesaving drugs have also contributed to the development of
this sector.
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I am trying to populate a Drop down box from results of a mySQL Query, in Php. I've looked up examples online and I've tried them on my webpage, but for some reason they just don't populate my drop down box at all. I've tried to debug the code, but on the websites I looked at it wasn't really explained, and I couldn't figure out what each line of code. Any help would be great :)
Here's my Query:
Select PcID from PC;
You will need to make sure that if you're using a test environment like WAMP set your username as root.
Here is an example which connects to a MySQL database, issues your query, and outputs
<option> tags for a
<select> box from each row in the table.
mysql_connect('hostname', 'username', 'password');
$sql = "SELECT PcID FROM PC";
$result = mysql_query($sql);
echo "<select name='PcID'>";
while ($row = mysql_fetch_array($result)) {
echo "<option value='" . $row['PcID'] . "'>" . $row['PcID'] . "</option>";
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The trendy, eclectic bar is known for its award-winning, seasonal, artisanal cocktails made with fresh ingredients and its innovative new Indian menu. We recently also made our debut as one of the world's best new bars in the UK edition of Condé Nast Traveller's Hot List 2016.
At Ek Bar, we pay homage to the art of storytelling. The promise of possibilities that begin with, 'Once upon a time'. We journey deep into the imagination and bring to life tales that are deeply connected with food, scents and flavour. Our new food menu triggers these happy recollections and creates stories that captivate the table. Our cocktail offering, crafted by famed mixologist, Nitin Tewari, brims with its own narrative, capable of opening minds and loosening tongues.
Our stories instil in us, a sense of pride, for they contain all our passions; and it shows. The Times Food Award 2016 has presented us with a host of accolades. Nitin Tewari has been voted Mixologist of the Year; Chef Sujan S. has been knighted Chef of the Year and Ek Bar has been awarded the Best Cocktails. We only hope that people continue to enjoy the food, drinks, and ambience as we celebrate the story in each one of us. Experience Once Upon a Time at Ek Bar.
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Members of the Greensboro College community have the right to be free from gender-based discrimination, sexual harassment, and sexual misconduct of any kind.
To start the new school year, Greensboro College in North Carolina required all of its first-year students to attend a performance of It Stops Here, a play about sexual violence, as part of the college's newly adopted Sexual Misconduct policy. If that were all there was to report to illuminate how, beyond online training and in-person seminars, the school was employing theatre – a student written and directed play, no less – to confront this topic, it would be a terrific example of the power of theatre. Instead, the first performance of It Stops Here resulted in the harassment of the students performing the play and the opening of a Title IX investigation on the campus within 24 hours of that first presentation. It showed that even the dramatic rendering of sexual violence and its aftermath could provoke vocally insensitive, deeply offensive responses among first year students, and that despite the new steps taken by the school, many more were needed.
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In presenting It Stops Here, a project of the college theatre department, it appears that the school's primary concern was the potential to provoke deeply felt emotional responses in the audience. The play combined the words of the playwright with monologues from survivors of sexual assault that were submitted for use and presented verbatim. There were "trigger warnings" on the show's promotional materials and an announcement prior to the performance; students acting as ushers were stationed in the aisles with flashlights to immediately assist any student who was overcome and needed to leave quickly.
The production had its first performance, a preview really, at 11 am on Wednesday morning this week, with students required to attend as part of their first-year seminar classes, an ongoing orientation program on how to succeed in college, as the school president described it. Teachers and coaches were to attend with their students, so that the show might provide the basis for further conversation.
"There was a certain segment of the audience that was joking and making crude remarks," said Luke Powell, a senior theatre major who appears in the play. "One of the first things I noticed was during one of the monologues. One of the girls was doing hers and I could hear that this portion of the audience was catcalling her during this story of a rape victim. That really set me off, because it's really disrespectful.
"The worst thing that happened," Powell later said, "was when we get to the end of the play, the stage goes dark and four of the girls do the internal thoughts of a victim during a sexual attack. Some of that group got up to leave, not because they were triggered. Some of the group was saying stuff like 'oh, you want it,' and one started making a noise with his hands that sounded like masturbation throughout the five or six minute scene."
"I expected this to happen," declared Makenzie Degenhardt, a sophomore theatre major who appears in the play. "It's a topic people don't like to talk about. As soon as someone says rape, people get uncomfortable. People make jokes about things they're uncomfortable with, but in this case it was inappropriate."
Dagenhardt described hearing, "laughing and reactions that were not appropriate. People were laughing, clapping and encouraging behavior that shouldn't be happening." As to how the behavior affected her own performance, Dagenhardt said, "It made me speak louder. When I'm walking down the street and a boy catcalls me, I just ignore it, so I spoke louder to make sure I was heard. I was appalled."
Dagenhardt said that her initial reaction was, "Oh, boys react like this, this is normal." But upon reflection she realized, "It shouldn't be normal. That's what the point of the show is. If it happens again, I will respond differently."
Another actor in the play, Emily Parker, a junior theatre major concentrating in musical theatre performance, described being on stage with a male scene partner. "A particular group of boys was talking rudely," she said. They were talking loudly about how they didn't want to be there and how they thought he [the male actor] was gay. Typical teenage boy stuff. "He's so gay'."
Ana Radulescu, a freshman theatre major concentrating in directing, who was the assistant director for the show, watched from the back of the house. She described the behavior of one pocket of students during the same scene that Dagenhardt referred to. "They did call him a 'fag'," she said. "He had a line that said 'No one in high school ever told me I would have a girlfriend,' and a bunch of people around me just started laughing." Radulescu also described hearing a student, as a female actor was speaking on stage, speaking only partially in a whisper to those around him, say, "Whore. Bitch."
Radulescu also said that another student, seated near where she stood at the back, before the show the show had even started, declaimed things like, "It was consensual – I didn't rape her" and "I did Haven, I promise." Haven is the online sexual harassment training all students were required to complete.
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Of the five students who spoke on the record for this article, all of them expressed disappointment at the fact that while there were faculty in the theatre during the performance, they were unaware of any efforts by those faculty members to curtail the behavior that continued throughout the show. Several students spoke specifically about the lack of action by the Dean of Students, who they say was seated close to the area that harbored the worst offenders, and couldn't have possibly missed what was happening. Some students also said that there was less faculty than anticipated, saying that not all of the instructors who were supposed to attend with the students, in order to facilitate subsequent discussion, had been present.
The students who were in the show all expressed, in differing ways, their own indecision about what to do in the face of inappropriate behavior and language. Emily Parker said, "We were in a predicament over whether to confront it or go on with the show."
Backstage, Rebecca Hougas, a freshman theatre major concentrating in theatre education, was working as assistant stage manager, and said that for much of the play, she wasn't aware of what was taking place, until late in the show.
"I could hear laughter," she said, "and I knew this was not a laughing matter." Hougas said that she really came to understand what was going on by seeing how the actors, who were onstage for most of the performance, reacted when they came offstage. "We had one actor come off the stage in tears over what she was trying to say."
Several students spoke of actors being physically ill after the performance, and of the company coming together to support one another. Those I spoke with say they were upset upon leaving after the show, even as they had banded together to support one another, but not expecting any significant further fallout from the incident.
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I first learned of what had happened at the performance of It Stops Here when, the next day, playwright and advocate Jacqueline Lawton sent me a Tumblr post recounting the event, written by Nicole Swofford, a recent graduate of Greensboro with a theatre degree who is still close with some of the students involved in the production. It described many of the same incidents that were ultimately described to me, but Swofford was also reporting what was said to her, as she hadn't been at the show.
Swofford was very clear, and very honest, about her intent is posting, writing:
"Greensboro College is a small private college with less than 2,500 students and there hasn't been a sexual assaulted recorded in the official report in years. Which is a blatant cover to protect the school from getting into to more hot water than it already is (having suffered from lots of financial problems in the past).
This is disgusting, and as a survivor of my own assault, and an alumni of this school I am appalled. All I can ask is that you share this story with everyone, and realize our fight is far from over."
She had written on Wednesday evening, and her post, along with Facebook posts and comments about the incident, circulated quickly around the campus.
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Where this story may differ from other accounts of sexual harassment on college campuses is that, less than 24 hours after the performance, the school opened a Title IX investigation. It did so on its own, not as a result of a specific complaint by a student, faculty or staff member. It is quite possible that this was because students reported Greensboro's Title IX Coordinator, Emily Scott, as having been present at the performance. Her title at the school also includes "Assistant to the President."
As information was being routed to me, but before I spoke directly with anyone on campus, a statement from the college president, Dr. Lawrence D. Czarda, addressed the issue in a school-wide communication:
"It has been reported that during a special performance Wednesday of the play "It Stops Here" for First Year Seminar classes, several audience members made comments that were offensive and sexual in nature. Under our new Sexual Misconduct policy, the comments that have been reported qualify as sexual harassment. The Title IX Coordinator has reviewed the reported comments and has asked the Title IX Investigator to gather additional information to determine who is responsible for making the comments. The college is pursuing a formal complaint of sexual misconduct against the students and is working to identify them. Upon results of the investigation, those found responsible will face disciplinary consequences."
He also wrote:
"However, Wednesday's incident makes clear that we as an academic and social community still have much to learn. That includes all of us, not just a few students. In addition to the Title IX investigation, the college will be reviewing and discussing the entirety of the context of the incident. Among many other questions, we will address such issues as what faculty and staff who were present might have done differently. Beyond meeting our legal obligations, the College's goal is to make this incident a learning opportunity for the entire College community."
When I spoke with Dr. Czarda, he volunteered that, "We do not have a history of sexual assaults on campus." But he said that in response to the national dialogue about sexual violence, "the board adopted new policies which were put into place July 1. All students were required to take an online training course before the process of moving in. In addition, all students are required to do an on-site training program. All faculty and staff were required to do online and in-person training sessions. The fact that the student production is part of the required training means they've heard what these issues are about."
When asked about what kind of preparation students had been given prior to seeing the play, he cited the online and in-person sexual misconduct training implemented by the school. "Did they know specifically what was going to happen on stage?" Dr. Czarda asked rhetorically, suggesting that they didn't, that students attended the show without any direct contextual preparation prior to attending. But he said, "I think we did a tolerably good job in prepping the students."
As to why no member of the faculty or staff intervened in light of the catcalling, insults and disruptions, Dr. Czarda said that was a "key question." He said, "On the one hand, I have been told that there was some behavior that was not atypical of freshmen," but he said, "I have not talked to any faculty or staff who heard the comments being made. I'm very troubled by that." As to whether all faculty who we supposed to attend had done so, he said, "I hope that is not the case."
Regarding steps being taken to insure that the incident would not recur, Dr. Czarda said that there would be campus security and faculty at every performance; he attended last night's show. "We will have a very clear, immediate response," he stated. "I would be totally disheartened and shocked if anything like this happened again."
The students told me that they had agreed that if there were incidents at subsequent performances, they would simply pause in place until it ceased; some said they might direct their looks to where the believed the interruptions to have come from. Several, jokingly, invoked the name of Patti LuPone and her cellphone incident of earlier this summer.
Luke Powell subsequently reported that the Thursday evening performance had taken place without incident. "I've never seen an audience give a standing ovation so quickly," he wrote.
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As readers can tell from this account, some students who were a part of It Stops Here took me up on my offer to speak with them, others obviously did not, and I don't think anyone should infer anything from the fact that I did not hear from some. That is their absolute right.
Because institutionally, it is so often the case that in the midst of a crisis organizations initially go silent, trying to decide the best course of action, I have to say that Dr. Czarda's willingness to speak with me within three hours of my request was both surprising and appreciated.
But I now want to say to Dr. Czarda something I didn't express when I spoke with him, in part because by the time we spoke, he was getting organized to attend last night's performance and had limited time. I want to say that while he may be technically correct when he says there is no history of sexual assaults on his campus, that does not mean there haven't been sexual assaults on his campus, only that they have gone unreported, that they are not part of the school's records.
Statistically, both on campuses and in the population nationally, sexual assault is too widespread to imagine that Greensboro is a unique sanctuary. Students up until now may have been too afraid, may have been too intimidated, may not have seen genuine evidence of support and understanding in the school environment, prompting them to keep silent. If the prevailing attitude is "it doesn't happen here" and if the new guidelines have been put in place only to comply with general practice and to insulate the school from future liability, not because of a deep understanding of the prevalence of sexual violence, then there is still a great deal more learning to be done, and not just by the students of Greensboro.
The students I spoke with were uniformly appreciative and indeed surprised by the speed with which the school began its investigation. However, several expressed concern that because the perpetrators sat in the dark and were not immediately discovered and taken out, no one will ever be held accountable. Greensboro College is now on the line both in terms of how it addresses this current situation and what it does now that it has learned that its newly implemented policies are clearly insufficient.
I would also be remiss if I didn't say to Dr. Czarda and the Greensboro faculty that the students are not only concerned about getting through the performances this weekend. While one noted that they feel "more comfortable knowing that some of the faculty is stepping up and doing their job" and that "the regulations are going to make sure this doesn't get swept under the rug," there are now students on your campus who are concerned about recriminations and retaliation because they spoke up, because they spoke out. Beyond insuring the performances go forward smoothly, beyond investigating what took place on Wednesday, you now must do everything possible to make certain that all students connected with this production, and indeed all students (and faculty and staff) are safe and secure on your campus, in the days, weeks and months to come.
What happens at Greensboro in the wake of this incident is not simply a campus matter, but one with impact on every college campus, and for every survivor of sexual assault and their families and friends. If this is what happens when sexual assault is portrayed, what will happen if – and indeed, sadly, when – sexual violence occurs? The school has already been made an example. Now it must demonstrate whether it can set one.
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When asked whether they thought that the rest of the audience at Wednesday's performance had gotten the message of the show, several of the students professed somewhat ruefully that they didn't know; one said she knew of one student who had expressly communicated how important it had been for her. If the remaining three performances go as well as last night's did, then hopefully the message of the play will be reaching many more members of the Greensboro College community in the way it was intended to do.
At the conclusion of our conversation, Ana Radulescu summed up so much of what is essential now in regards to Greensboro and It Stops Here.
"We all now understand what those girls who sent us those monologues were talking about. In a way, we were all sexually harassed yesterday and this Title IX report says so. I never knew that through theatre someone could be harassed. Now in six hours, I understand a lot more of what comes out of those girls' mouths.
"The idea of this piece is to start this conversation. I don't think we planned on it starting this way. But if you want to look at it, it's nothing different than what we meant it to do. The fact that it's not getting ignored is sort of amazing. It has reaffirmed for us that the piece needs to happen, why it needs to happen and why it needs to happen here. If anyone questioned that, well – we have the answer."
Update, September 5: A local television newscast covered the incident at Greensboro College last night. You can view their report here; the video piece is more complete than the accompanying text.
The title of the play discussed in this post is shown on the poster as "It Stops Here" with a period at the end of Here. The punctuation mark has been omitted from the text for clarity.
I attempted to reach the theatre department chair David Schram and Josephine Hull, assistant professor of acting and voice, but neither replied to my inquiries.
This post will be amended and updated as the situation warrants.
Please note: I afford all people the opportunity for healthy debate in the comments section of all of my blog posts, but I will not condone statements which advocate violence, racism or are in and of themselves verbal attacks. That is in no way an abridgment of anyone's First Amendment rights; this is my right as the author and manager of this site. I will not exercise the removal of comments indiscriminately, but it is at my sole discretion.
Howard Sherman is the director of the Arts Integrity Initiative at The New School for Performing Arts.


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For water-releated stories, at right is a recommended factbox for every story we publish.
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A water expert with the Public Policy Institute of California last year roughly outlined how California's water is allocated:
About 48 percent goes for environmental uses (mainly habitat preservation).
About 41 percent is allocated for agricultural use (which is to say, water that nurtures the foods we eat).
About 11 percent for urban uses. (Can you say "people"?)
So all of these months of stories day after day about scarcity pretty much ignore two uses that together comprise about 90 percent of California's "developed" water supply.
Nearly every single story in the popular press regarding water use is about you and how bad you are. The scolds railing at you about this are the same people you voted into office, or people who work for them. They are not interested in increasing storage, reviewing environmental uses or looking at ways to develop additional supplies of water.
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Even if you and all your neighbors completely eliminated water use, that would merely reduce the proportion of the 11 percent that's in play.
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Come read about the special relationship between my son and our dog and learn how to make a Dog and Me Snuggle Blanket.
My son has had a difficult year. He dealt with some school issues and two of his friends passed away in the spring. He's a pretty upbeat kid, but the deaths have taken their toll. Those young men and my son worked together at the local pool as lifeguards. He really missed guarding with them this summer. During all these tough times, my son has really leaned on our dog, Cooper. While he cannot provide words of comfort, Cooper has been able to provide love and support for my son.
Since they spend a lot of time snuggling on the sofa together, and it's started getting colder I decided to make them a special snuggle blanket. I wanted to create something similar to a Snuggie, but with a hole for the dog's head. I decided to use fleece because it's warm and the edges do not ravel. I love working with fleece because it is very forgiving. I've made several things with fleece over the years, so I know that the best value for a large piece of fleece is a blanket. I purchased a queen-size 90″x90″ fleece blanket for $12.
Dog and Me Snuggle Blanket
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Fold the blanket in half and lay out on a flat surface.
Measure 24″ up mark the fabric.
Cut off along the 24″ line.
Cut that 24″x90″ piece in thirds, to form three 24″x30″ pieces. Two of these are the sleeves.
Cut one of the thirds in half long ways to form two 12″x30″ pieces. These will form the cowl neck for the dog hole.
Take the piece of paper and fold it in fourths by folding half and then half again.
Measure 3″ from the center fold the short way and 4.5″ the long way.
Using these points as a guide, cut out the 6″x9″ armhole pattern piece.
Fold the blanket long ways, leaving about five extra inches on one side. This is a centering line for the arm holes, but it is off center of the blanket to leave room for the dog hole.
Trace the oval onto the fleece.
Pin both layers of the fleece together and cut out the arm holes.
Using that armhole piece as a guide, cut the hole for the dog. If you have a small dog, that size is plenty big. Cooper is medium-sized, so I cut a 8″x9″ hole. I just slide the pattern piece over a little after tracing one side to form a wider oval.
Fold the sleeve piece in half long ways and sew the edges together.
Repeat with the other sleeve.
You can shorten the sleeve length if needed. You may also fold up and edge to form a cuff. I left mine as is.
With right sides together, pin the sleeve to the arm. I had to do a slight stretching of the sleeve for it to fit.
Sew the sleeve in place, removing pins as you go.
Sew the 12″ ends of the cowl neck pieces together to form one long rectangle.
Measure the circumference of the dog hole to determine the length you need for the cowl neck.
Cut the cowl length accordingly to form a circle. My dog hole was approximately 36″ around, so I cut that length before sewing it together.
Fold the wrong sides of the cowl together and pin to the right side of the dog hole.
Stitch the cowl neck in place to complete the blanket.Snuggle on the sofa or recliner with your dog's head through the hole.
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