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Boston House Tour: Dee's First Apartment - A Study in Details
This is from our Boston finalist, Alyssa. Comment away!
Name: Dee
Location: Harvard Square, MA
Size: 549 sf
Years Lived: 1.5 years
Own/Rent: Own
Few things are more disheartening than a cold, drizzly morning in early April in Boston - the sun hasn't shone much in the past few weeks. Yet a weight was lifted when I entered Dee's tiny, spotless, cheerful apartment, situated in the fabled Cambridge neighborhood of John Malkovich, Yo-Yo Ma, and countless Harvard University professors. I was instantly drawn to the bright walls and colorful touches sprinkled throughout Dee's home, especially the purple and yellow story in the bathroom...
Dee's apartment is a study in contrasting colors, clutter-free living, and a mix of clean lines and ornate embellishments. Dee, thrilled to give a tour of her recently purchased apartment, explained: "I spent a while with a rather empty space. When I moved in all I had was my bed and my desk. I acquired furniture one piece at a time. It is important that I take the time to find what I'm looking for. It's all about feeling - if it doesn't "feel good" in my space, I don't keep it." Because her apartment needed little renovation other than new paint on the walls when she moved in, Dee could concentrate on filling her new home with personal treasures and new finds.
Much of Dee's inspiration comes from her travels to Ireland, Turkey, Russia, and China, which are all reflected in keepsakes purchased abroad and carefully framed photographs taken in each country. Her photos, both black and white and in color, reflect a love of texture and an ability to capture the melancholy of daily life. They range from a Chinese woman selling fruit on a blanket by the side of the road to piles of motley rugs for sale in a Turkish market. According to Dee, "Travel is my greatest inspiration. I'm always provoked by my surroundings and I like to pick out things (colors, textures, a mood) from each new place I go and try to incorporate it in my decorating." Such confidence that comes from travel is evident in Dee's home, where she is willing to take risks in choosing colors or buying an expensive but unusual piece.
Nearly every furnishing in Dee's apartment has personal value that connects her to family and friends. For her housewarming party, her friends painted a blank canvas with personal messages and images to help break in her new home. This painting now hangs in her entryway, linking her new home with fond memories of friends. She has a lovely framed photograph of her dapper and handsome grandfather, taken from his portfolio, framed on her wall. (He had a career as a model during the 1940s, 50s, and 60s.) These pieces add warmth to Dee's home.
Decorating for Dee is an ongoing process. Now that she is established in her new home, she's thinking of painting again, removing the white moldings around the door and window frames, and opening up the passage between her kitchen and living room. In Dee's words: "Change is good. I'm still figuring out my style. I'm always trying out something new, whether it's furniture, clothes, or music."
AT Survey
Style: A mix of simple, modern, and Rococo.
Inspiration: Travel to the East.
Favorite Element: Bathroom sink.
Biggest Challenge: One closet - every piece of furniture must have a dual purpose. Nothing is purely for aesthetics.
Biggest Indulgence: Large mirror with wooden frame for the bedroom.
Biggest Embarrassment: An old stereo from high school, especially since I'm in the music profession.
Best Advice Given or Received: If you don't like it, don't buy it, display it, or use it. It's better to live with little to nothing than with things you don't like.
What Friends Say: They like to hang out here: It's cool and cozy.
Just Purchased: Red mirror in the bedroom.
Dream Source: A trip to Europe to study everything from the effortless, efficient chic of their legendary small apartments to the ornate moldings of their eighteenth century furniture.
Pinched from a cleaning out of Dee's grandmother's house.
Furniture: Most of Dee's furniture was passed down from friends and family members such as her leather couch with brass brads - so the pieces have a more intimate feel.
Photos: All taken by Dee during her world travels. Some highlights include a sneaky and daring photo taken at the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow (no photos of the interior is allowed) and a wonderful scene of an Irish hillside on a misty morning.
Artwork: Each piece has a personal story behind it, like the Egyptian tapestry brought back from Dee's great grandmother's travels.
For the basics: CB2, Anthropologie, Ikea, and Crate and Barrel.
- Alyssa
(Thanks, Alyssa!)
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Did anyone else find that there were so many detail shots in this slideshow that it's impossible to get a feel for the house?!!
juliaonhamilton, I agree
Agreed - plus, I think "detail" shots shouldn't be just extreme close-ups but more story-like vignettes that show a little context at the same time.
Exactly! I have no idea what the rooms actually look like, although, conversely, we have a good idea of what the outside of her apartment looks like. Vignettes tell us nothing. Vignettes, really, are easy. What is hard is putting these vignettes together into a cohesive whole. The way the pictures are presented, it looks more like a second hand store than a home.
'...her friends painted a blank canvas with personal messages and images to help break in her new home' - great idea. Nice home selection for your entry - stylish interior without being terribly cliché.
I agree too...but from what I saw it was very nice. My favorite was the bathroom sink and the entry way. cute!
yeah.. i wish we could have seen the rooms. I did like the purple paint in the bathroom though.
I agree with the posters above.
so glad to see someone from boston on here! I am so jealous of the LA and San Fran postings, the houses always look so bright and sunny...
I like the use of the darker colors, especially red sox red in the kitchen!
I was a little frustrated with all the vignettes, but the place is lovely (and it's not in a contest), and the writing is good.
Yes i totally agree! Enough with all the closeup shots of peoples "stuff". I would prefer to see how they are used in the room. I could not figure out the layout of the space at all in this tour at all!
Hello all,
I realize that my house tour is unconventional, so I certainly respect your opinions. I was hoping to do something a bit different. The details were what I came away with â they are the beauty and grace of Deeâs style. The close-ups are the only way to show her love of textures, colors, and patterns. They are, in my opinion, very intimate.
Have a nice weekend,
I thought the writing was pitch perfect. Alyssa has a great voice, and the apartment had some great personal touches, which I found inspiring.
I loved some of the details (the red frame, the purple walls with the lovely yellow hand towel) but overall the place seemed to lack cohesiveness and from the pictures i looked kinda bare - a mix match of lovey pieces with leftover college crap.
But YAY for Boston!
P.S. I am hoping that one of the boston finalist do a peice on a JP apartment!
I agree about the over use of vignettes, but the place seems very cute from what we can see. Encore with more wide angle photos?
Yup... agreeing with the above. Vignettes make for great art photos, but they really don't give you a sense of the actual apartment. I was a bit disappointed because I feel like I haven't seen the apartment.
Alyssa, I totally understand that you wanted to focus on the details and intimacy of Dee's home, and you've done a great job of it, but including establishing shots of the rooms would have added meaning and context to the tour. I don't agree with the above poster that vignettes tell us nothing--there is a great deal to be learned from color studies and object placement--but the story would have been more complete if we could have seen more of the rooms.
It's clean, but no idea how it's all pulled together.
Also, deduction for the Klosterman book.
I like that blue rug with the tree limb-like pattern. Where is it from?
UES1818, I've seen that rug at cb2 -- don't know if it's still available in powder blue though...
Great storytelling! You've captured that very particular Boston mood & color so well. Thanks for the post, Alyssa.
The space is very sweet. I'm a bit more of a modern interior girl but really enjoyed the textures and colors.
PS I understand that this was more about texture and color so full room shots may have detracted a bit even. Nice job.
There's a simplicity to everything - that makes me feel I could do more around my place.
I want that sofa.
I agree with many of the above posters. While I appreciate the story-telling aspect of your vignettes, I think that catering to your readers is important. Many of us return to apartmenttherapy not only for its insight into design, but how details and constructions work in small spaces. It would have been nice to have seen how the apartment gelled. Especially as small as Dee's apartment is, it would have been nice to see how she handled detail within the context of roughly 600 sq feet. However, the post is still inspiring. Thanks Alyssa.
I love that rug in photo #19! Could you please share where you found it?


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Best Software for Making a Book of Family Recipes?
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Editor: Rachel, I used Blurb to make a small book of family recipes to give as wedding favors, but I think making a large cookbook with their software would be a long and potentially frustrating process. (The results would likely be incredible, though.)
Readers, are there any services or software that you recommend for making a book of family recipes?
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Rachel, I too want to make up a family cookbook! I recently scanned about 30 old recipe cards, mostly written by my mother. I've been thinking about using my publisher, I've been impressed by the photo albums that I've had them make for me. However for a cookbook, it might get expensive -- all those color photo pages. I'd also love to hear about other people's suggestions.
I've done two family cookbooks--one much more painful than the other. The first book was the idea of a cousin and she had pre-purchased small 3 ring binders for the books so it sort of limited me in the format. Then she wanted to send a template to the entire family for them to fill in with their recipes because she didn't want to re-type everything when we received it back (she wasn't very computer savvy) . I knew we had both macs and pcs in the family, so that was a little bit of a challenge. Because I had full Adobe at the time, I created an Adobe form for them to input the recipe in the final format which worked awesome for its intended use, but I had a lot of problems collating the resulting individual recipes back into a book. I finally did it, but it was pretty painful mostly because I wasn't very familiar with the software.
The other cookbook was a wedding favor at my brother's wedding. They collected recipes with the RSVPs and he took care of typing them up, I just had to format and publish. After my previous painful experience, I decided to stick with what I knew well! I am a "PC", so I contemplated both MS Publisher and Word (I use both extensively), and ended up with Word. Word has every built-in feature to make a book if you know how to use them properly--style templates that makes changing things like the font of every recipe title at one time a breeze, and things like page numbering, indexing, table of contents, etc. I put the ingredients in tables to align them nicely. In the end, we had it spiral bound at OfficeMax with a color photo cover and it turned out quite nice! There were still a few small "learning" areas with Word (i.e. how to print in the right format for a half sheet bound book) but overall, it went much better than my previous experience. My advice is stick with what you know :-)
Mastercook has that capability. I know it works for PCs.
Mastercook v14 website
While I have used an older version for organizing, I have not used the newest version at all, nor created a cookbook for printed media.
As far as support, there is a Yahoo group devoted to support from fellow users, as well as recipe groups. The new owner of the software is *very* focused on users and their needs.
For Macs, there are similar programs.
For Linux, Gourmet and a few others exist.
I used Blurb for a project like this. Has a set cookbook format and many options.
I used Tastebook.com for mine and it was super easy. It has forms for the recipe ingredients, directions, spaces for adding family stories/memories about the recipes and a place for a picture. It includes 100 recipes and looks great. I've had mine a few years and it still looks great.
I simply use Microsoft Word for projects like this. I did one cookbook for a friend who comes from a Mexican family. She put her mom's recipe in Spanish on one page, then I put the English translation on the facing page. These made great Christmas gifts for the daughters and nieces of the family.
As for the Adobe thing -- I think most of us don't have the resources for that. I'd prefer to get a soft copy of the recipe from the various participants, or even scan and OCR a hard copy. I'd then edit and format the recipe in my chosen ap.
I agree with SarahJ. Tastebook is good for me as well. It's inexpensive, and once you have your cookbook, you can have them send you new pages to add to it, as it's a binder style book. What's good about the binder style is that it lays perfectly flat. Love my tastebook :)
MacGourmet (available for Mac and iOS) has the option of exporting in PDF for publishing in sites like Lulu.com and Cafepress.com. Website: www.macgourmet.com
A second huge thumbs up for MacGourmet. I've been using it for years and have a database of over 1500 recipes.
My mom put together a small binder of family favorite recipes for us when we moved out of the house, providing personal illustrations for the covers so none of them look the same. She just used Word, and she can add pages to the file or edit it. I love that I can lay it flat on the counter, prop it up at an angle, or take a recipe out & put it on the fridge when counter-space is limited. I don't mind that it's not fancy, because it means I can add recipes, too. And the binder has pockets I often tuck recipe cards into.
If you want just a little paper backed booklet, I would use Microsoft Publisher (which has a booklet format), which I find easier to use if you want to include images or anything other than just text. You could then take it to your local print shop and they could print, collate, and staple for you, or just print of the sheets if you want to do your own binding.
I've tried Blurb but haven't finished the book I was working on yet, so I don't know what the finished version will look like. But I think I'm going to move back to Publisher because Blurb can get pretty expensive, even though they're professionally bound. Their software is also really frustrating to use if you want anything other than the pre-programmed template (you can edit templates, it's just a bit tricksy).
I used Snapfish, but I wasn't totally satisfied with the result. I wanted to have a photo book for my son with step-by-step pictures like I use in my blog, and they had a blog-to-book process. Unfortunately, it wasn't set up for that kind of a format, and the type they offer is WAAAY too small even though the price was right.
You do need to figure out how you're going to print the book...one of the good things about Tastebook is that option is available to you.
I really liked Matilda's Cookbook Software published by CookbookPeople.com. They have a stupid-simple program that lets you type up recipes, add photos, and then you just pick one of their print templates. You can do half page or full page, and then either print and bind it at a local print shop, or just do what I did and stick them in these really beautiful red binders they also sell. Their whole site is devoted to making family cookbooks, so it's seems like a great place to get started.
Sorry--meant to post a link! Maybe somebody can merge this with my other post? http://www.cookbookpeople.com/cookbook%20software.htm


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The event will take place Saturday, Sunday and Monday, Nov. 9-11. For those days, the city will waive any special event permit fees for any qualified business that registers to hold an event at its business location during the 2013 Community Days weekend.
Normally, special event permits cost hundreds of dollars and are required for sidewalk sales, tent sales and other heavily promoted events.
To be qualified, businesses must have a current city business tax receipt (formerly known as an occupational license) and must be in an area zoned for commercial use.
Because home-based businesses are in areas zoned residential, home-based businesses are not eligible to participate in this event, and their application will be rejected.
Stores, restaurants, and customer-oriented businesses such as insurance offices, real estate brokerages, medical offices and banks are encouraged to register online now for the event.
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Located just 26 miles northwest of San Jose, Atenas rentals allow you to enjoy warm days and mild evenings in one of the best climates in the world. Atenas is surrounded by parks, restaurants, and lush landscapes, making it one of the most beautiful destinations in Costa Rica.
Atenas Resorts near the Central Park
The central park of Atenas is also the heart of the city. This peaceful spot is perfect for a picnic, ice cream, or people-watching. In fact, you can watch more than people at this spot as every afternoon flocks of green parrots and toucans appear in the towering palm trees. This park allows you to get a full idea of what quintessential Costa Rican days are like.
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During vacations in Costa Rica, you should not miss out on the opportunity to go shopping! You will definitely want to take home some souvenirs that you would not be able to acquire anywhere else. One such item is Atenas coffee which is some of the finest in the world.
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Because Costa Rica is so beautiful and there is no reason to remain cooped up in your Atenas beach rentals, you should definitely take some tours during your stay. Vacations in Costa Rica actually require some sightseeing, so a tour is the perfect way to achieve this. If you are looking for an adventure, book an ATV tour that will take you into the mountains and out by the sea. You can also hire a local guide to show you around firsthand.


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Why are you here?
Yes it is. What's even more impressive is Pres. Obama will take Pennsylvania on Tuesday.
I didn't flag you the first time. Just messing with you.
Hey, DevilDog! Good to hear from you.
I attend church. Still hasn't been shut down as of this morning, and no news of a war on it either. Ever hear about the little boy who cried wolf?
FLAGGED!..... for lack of reading comprehension.
What he means is: "All you Obama supporters don't have to go vote Tues. If I win, it won't be so bad."
Relax. Romney's just talking.
If Obama wins, you should do the wise thing and move out of the country. That is if you really believe this.
Higher energy costs are a far cry from the destruction of the US. I don't know what war on churches you're talking. I doubt anyone else does either.


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Miley Cyrus Is A Hot Little Dog Walker
Here's Miley Cyrus taking her dog out for a walk in Toluca Lake yesterday afternoon, and looking like a hot little gangsta while doing so. Or a modern day Sith. Or… oh hell, who cares what she's dressed like. All I care about is seeing her show off her tight little tummy and strut her sexy little stems.


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Fresh Air with Terry Gross. From WHYY. Peabody Award-winning weekday magazine of contemporary arts and issues. Tumblr curated by associate producer for online media, Molly Seavy-Nesper.
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» A Few Upcoming Shows at LACMOCA
Title:Govan VS. Deitch: Death Match
Logline: Pinning the two museum heads against each other, Michael Govan and Jeffrey Deitch will switch their Director hats for Performance Art guises in a boxing scrimmage. Refereed by Marina Abramovic and on a ring constructed by Michael Heizer, you'll watch the two beat each other up for the sake of art. Who will win? No one knows. (This said, Deitch will have one arm tied behind his back because Deitch can never win at anything in LA art.)
Logline: From Urban Light to Transmission LA, LACMA and MOCA have mastered the art of making art that looks good…on Instagram! Digging into their permanent collections, the two art institutions will present what they believe are works that have the potential to be the most Instagrammed art photos ever. The show will be guest curated by Nawden, a very popular Instagrammer who describes himself as "the best art assistant on Instagram." Viewers are encouraged to wear their best looks, bring any nice looking food or pets, and show off their nails as there is a high chance they will be Instagrammed.
Title: You All Are Annoying
Logline: Inspired by art world commentators and critics near and far, LACMOCA is proud to present You Are All Annoying, a giant mirror to be installed in front of the new LACMOCA buildings with the words "YOU ARE ALL ANNOYING" scrawled on it. Part tongue-in-cheek nod to childhood graffiti and part "Please shut up now, smug commentators," You Are All Annoying will finally quell the fire in the Los Angeles art world for once. Or until some sensitive someone wants to complain about LACMOCA. Because that will happen. That will happen even if LACMOCA doesn't happen.
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Welcome to Havant Rotary Club from President Mike Sellis
Information on this web site will assist you in appreciating the Worldwide extent of Rotary and the Havant Club in particular.
Havant Rotary Club is based in Hampshire, England and covers the towns of Havant, Emsworth, Rowlands Castle and Hayling Island. We meet every Monday evening at The Bear Hotel in
Havant. Full details of our meetings and a Club diary can be found by following the above links.
Rotary is a worldwide network of men and women who translate their passions into relevant social causes, to change lives in communities. Made up of over 1.2 million Rotary members - known as Rotarians - in 34,000 Rotary clubs in 200 countries and geographical areas around the world, Rotary International forms a global network of business, professional and community leaders who volunteer their time and talents to serve communities locally and around the world - and form strong, lasting friendships in the process. Rotary has no religious or political affiliations which often allows us to work in areas that other organisations are not allowed.
Locally we strive in our community to help those people that are in need, utilising not just money that we raise from our fundraising but our combined skills and time, at all stages we aim in a small way to make a difference.
We are always looking to recruit people that share our philosophy of service above self. If you are interested in joining or just want more information telephone our Membership Chairman Trevor Nightingale on 01243 574244 or email him at email@example.com
Havant Rotary Club in conjunction with The Mayor of Havant & The United Nations Association held a reception to engage local businesses in the campaign.
The reception was held in the Havant Council Chamber, on Thursday 27th February. Our keynote speaker, was Niall Fry a senior member of the World Health Organisation monitoring team.
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is donating £2 for every £1 raised by Rotary International to fund the costs of the 'End Polio Now' campaign. More
Following the club's successful Havant Rotary School games held in 2012 to celebrate the Olympics being in the Uk trophies have been delivered to participating schools.
The trophies are part of the games legacy and will be awarded at each school that participated annually to the student who has best demonstrated the Olympic values.
Havant Rotarians have had a busy festive season with a programme that combines the grotto at Havant Garden Centre, street collections in Havant and Emsworth and at Tesco as well as the very popular Christmas Sleigh which tours the area bringing Santa to Havant Streets.
This was a record year for the Christmas sleigh which raised over £3200.
The monies raised is used throughout the year to support our work with charities and projects locally and internationally. More
Havant Rotary Club are ran a Call My Bluff Evening on the 16th May at Rowlands Castle Parish Hall.
The competitive fun night where the audience have to guess between three meaning to obscure words proved to be great fun and showed us all how little we actually know.
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Sony RX100, Raw and Lens Distortions
Cameras like the RX100 are a challenge for lens design (read also this). Not sure a fully retractable zoom with 28mm effective WA in such a small body and a 1" sensor can be done without major software lens corrections.
This is an image without any lens corrections (undisclosed 3rd party raw converter used):
This mean we don't just need Raw support for the RX100 but also good lens corrections as well with these raw converters.
The next image shows the JPEG out of the RX100 and the camera performs the needed correction.
To no surprise we get the same corrections from the Sony Image Data Converter because they use the same correction code.
Unfortunately we don't want to use tools like Image Data Converter because they are no match for the top modern raw converters (e.g. Lightroom). We hope that Sony will share this code or lens data with other Raw converters. They should if they want their customers to like the results from the RX100.
Even if we would not get top distortion corrections from other raw converters we could fix some in Lightroom/Camera Raw.
This is the result we get from the first (distorted) photo when we simply apply a manual Lens Transform in Lightroom. Still better than this manual correction would be some more automatic profile based solution.
Todays Raw Converters need to do more than just rendering the pixels. Lens corrections are high on our list.


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Today's Woot Write-up
Maybe you will receive that magic phone call...
"Who is this?"
"Your phone."
"You heard me. I'm your phone."
"What can I do for you?"
"Drop me in the fish tank."
"What? No."
"Do it. I promise it'll be ok."
"You'll short circuit or something."
"Listen, I'm telling you this is a special case. Just drop me in the fish tank. I will show you that there is more to life. Sometimes you just have to put your faith in the unknown. All I can tell you is: close your eyes, search your feelings, and say 'yes'. 'Yes, I will drop my phone into the fish tank and witness a miracle that will change my life'."
"Ok. I'll do it."
"That's the spirit!"
Drops phone into fish tank
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U.S. Commercial Banking: Trends, Cycles, and Policy
In: NBER Macroeconomics Annual 1993, Volume 8
AbstractThis paper pinpoints sources of recent problems in U.S. commercial banking. The objective is to provide a context for evaluating policy options. There are three parts. The first documents how increased competition and financial innovation made banking less stable in the 1980s. The second part identifies the specific sources of the industry's difficulties over this decade. We find that the poor ex post performance by large banks provided the main stress on the system. From a variety of evidence, we conclude that this poor performance was the product of increased competition for the industry and a regulatory system that provides greater subsidies to risk-taking by large banks relative to the industry mean. The third part analyzes recent policy reforms and on-going policy options. in the light of our evidence on the main sources of problems in banking.
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"Woman: Don't Let Them Come At You With Fables. Your Body Is Yours"
International Women's Day, Santiago
A minister in Morocco's Islamist government on Thursday called for a change to a law allowing a rapist to marry his victim after a 16-year-old teenager forced into such a union committed suicide.
Bassima Hakkaoui, Minister for Women and Families and the only woman in the cabinet, called for a debate to reform the law, in comments to state television channel 2M.
Her predecessor in the post Nouzha Skalli also declared herself shocked by the affair and called for the law to be changed.
Amina al-Filali, 16, drank rat poison last week in Larache, near Tangiers in the north, after being forced to marry the man who raped her.
He had sought to escape prison by invoking an article of the penal code that authorises the rapist to marry to escape prosecution.
There are several countries that have similar laws/allowances—including Lebanon, Afghanistan, Libya, Tunisia, Democratic Republic of Congo, India, and others. In Mexico and some Latin American countries, a rape case is often considered "resolved" if a rapist offers to marry his victim. Prior to 2000, there were 14 Latin American countries that allowed rapists to be legally exonerated if they marry (or in some cases simply offer to marry) their victims. Similar practices are also often accepted or encouraged in rural Asian communities.
But change is possible. Ethiopia used to have a similar law that allowed rapists to go free if they could convince their victim (or, more frequently, the victim's family) to marry him. This law was repealed in 2002 (thanks in part to efforts by Equality Now). Uruguay also used to allow rapists to escape punishment if they married their victims, but this portion of the penal code was amended in 2006.
This case is actually over a year old, but I am glad the outcry over this law is growing louder—and that there is so much support for the change within Morocco.
So my wonderful friend ideaswithoutcauses asked me for some book recommendations addressing various topics in easy to understand/accessible ways. I decided to come up with a list and share it with everyone. I hope someone finds this helpful. :) All books with asterisks by them are books I have not yet read but currently have on my "to read" list.
Race, Class, & Gender:
- Ain't I a Woman by bell hooks*
- Where We Stand: Class Matters by bell hooks
- White Like Me: Reflections on Race From a Privileged Son by Tim Wise
- Nickel & Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America by Barbara Ehrenreich
- Women, Race, & Class by Angela Davis*
Women's Rights:
- The Price of Motherhood: Why the Most Important Job in the World is Still the Least Valued by Ann Crittenden*
- Paradise Beneath Her Feet: How Women are Transforming the Middle East by Isobel Colemen*
- The Girls Who Went Away: The Hidden History of Women Who Surrendered Children for Adoption in the Decades Before Roe v. Wade by Ann Fessler
- In the Name of Honor: A Memoir by Mukhtar Mai
Modern Day Slavery & Human Trafficking:
- Disposable People: New Slavery in the Global Economy by Kevin Bales
- Ending Slavery: How We Free Today's Slaves by Kevin Bales
- The Road of Lost Innocence by Somaly Mam
- A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah
Food Issues:
- Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal by Eric Schlosser*
- In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto by Michael Pollan*
- Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver*
A wonderful friend of mine is participating in the Santa Monica 5000 on October 2, and she is raising money for Women for Women International's TEAM CONGO!
The funds will be directed to the organization's program in the DR Congo, which is the site of the world's deadliest war since World War II. Over 5.4 million people have been killed there since 1998, and rape is used daily as a weapon of war against Congolese women and girls.
Since its founding in 1993, Women for Women International has served nearly 300,000 women survivors of war around the world, in countries like Afghanistan, Sudan, and the DR Congo. Women for Women International's year-long program provides these women with direct financial assistance, job skills training, rights awareness education, and the emotional support they need to get back on their feet.
My friend Louise Abnee is aiming to raise $500 for this cause by October 2. Every little bit helps—if you can afford to send $5, $10, or $20 her way for this cause, it would be greatly appreciated! To donate, follow this link!!
To learn more about this cause, visit womenforwomen.org and runforcongowomen.org :)
Despite the intense efforts of many agencies and organizations, and numerous inspiring successes, the picture is still disheartening, as it takes far more than changes in law or stated policy to change practices in the home,community and in the decision-making environment. In many parts of the world rape is not considered a crime, goes unpunished and continues to be used as a tool of war. Even in highly developed countries, violence against women of all kinds is routine, and often condoned.
A pregnant woman in Africa is 180 times more likely to die of pregnancy complications than in western Europe. Women, mostly in rural areas, represent more than two-thirds of the world's illiterate adults. In the United States, 90% of AIDS cases under 20 years of age are girls.
In many developed countries, where basic gender equality appears to have been achieved, the battlefront has shifted to removing the more intangible discrimination against working women. Women still hold only 15.6% of elected parliamentary seats globally.
When I first heard about the SlutWalk movement, I admittedly had very mixed feelings about it. I understood the message, but I questioned the methods. I couldn't express why, but something about the movement unsettled me. To an extent, it still does. Nevertheless, when I heard that SlutWalk was coming to Houston (and that I would be in town for it), I decided I wanted to participate. To be clear, I do still think there are flaws with the movement, as no movement is perfect—there will always be issues with inclusivity and message framing and what not, but that doesn't mean the movement isn't worthwhile or important or effective. So I went and participated and lent my voice on Saturday.
So why did I decide to participate?
For me, SlutWalk represents the need to fight (and put an end to) victim blaming and sexual violence. SlutWalk to me means that no one deserves to be raped or assaulted or harassed. No one is ever "asking for it." No one is to blame for the assault except for the perpetrator, the rapist, the assaulter.
If you have been a victim of rape, sexual assault, or sexual harassment, listen to me. I don't care who you are, what you were wearing, what you were doing, where you were working, or who you were with—the blame belongs to the person who assaulted you. It is NOT your fault. I don't care if you are drunk and high and running down the street at night completely naked—nothing ever, ever, EVER gives anyone the right to rape you, to assault you, to lay a single hand on you without your expressed verbal consent. Period.
SlutWalk also means we need to stop shaming women for their sexuality. The number of comments I have encountered stating that "if women don't want to be treated like sluts, they shouldn't dress like sluts," or "If you dress/act/look like a whore, don't be surprised when you get treated like a whore"—it's just maddening. And heartbreaking. Women are taught their whole lives to be ashamed of their bodies, of their appearance, of their sexuality, of their sexual desires. And if (God forbid) women try to break free of these constraints, to own their sexuality and be proud of their bodies, then they are told they deserve to be raped and assaulted—they are reduced to nothing more than physical objects, good for nothing more than the sexual pleasure of other people (particularly men).
Women's bodies and sexuality have been commodified for a long time. You see it everywhere—in the sex trade, in advertising, in the calculated use of sexual violence in war, in the trafficking of women and girls all over the world. And yet at the same time that women and girls are being told that their only value is in their sexuality, they are also being told to value their virginity (and in many cultures, including much of the U.S.) that their virginity is their only TRUE source of value. Without it, they are damaged goods. Worthless. Disgusting. Filthy. Ruined. So women and girls are taught that if they want to be loved and valued and accepted, they must be sexy/sexual—but not too sexual, because then they are just worthless sluts and whores. Be sexy. Attract sexual attention. But not too much—you don't want to be a whore. (And even if the attention you are attracting is unwanted, remember it is your fault. You are doing something to attract that attention.)
I know I personally received that message from a lot of sources growing up, and it is a message I am still trying to break free from. But like many other young women, that message was ingrained in me: "Sex is bad. Sex is wrong. Don't think about sex, talk about sex, and certainly don't HAVE sex…and if you do, you should know you are a terrible little girl." Even though intellectually I know that message is wrong, I still have an emotional, knee-jerk reaction to open conversations about sex and sexuality. I am working through that, and I aim to support and promote very sex positive messages that embrace and encourage safe and healthy sex, open communication, verbal consent, healthy relationships.
I also believe sex should only happen when all parties involved are ready, willing, and able to participate. And if at *any* point someone withdraws consent, sexual contact should cease immediately. No excuses. Consent should never be assumed. And what someone is wearing (or not wearing) does NOT constitute consent. Neither does what their makeup looks like, whether they are drinking or not, whether they are flirting or dancing or partying in public, whether they are a sex worker on the corner or an exotic dancer on the pole, whether they getting high in a club or running in a sports bra down the street—it doesn't matter. Because none of that conveys consent. None of that gives someone the right to lay a hand on them. None of that means they deserve to be raped or assaulted. None of that means they were "asking for it."
I don't care how someone dresses or where they work or what their background is. Everyone deserves to be respected and loved and treated with dignity. And no amount of shaming and victim blaming will ever change that fact. For me, SlutWalk is about making sure everyone knows that.
"Beyonce - Run the World (LIES)" This video is so true that it almost pains me. Almost. Watch it if you give a damn about females in general. You miiight learn something.
I think I love this woman…watch itttt. :)
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I just love this…Rick Perry is making a lot of terrifying decisions in Texas which will affect some of the most basic services and social infrastructures of the state… everything from access to medication and treatment for HIV positive patients to education to Medicaid to women's rights and women's health care…
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Autobiography In Five Short Chapters
Chapter I:
I walk down the street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I fall in.
I am lost… I am...
humans are so cute, when we say goodbye we put our arms around each other and to show we love someone we bring them flowers. we say...
Yoga is my cure-all. I don't know where I would be without it.


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Dutch Royal Family Participate in NL DOET 2013
As per tradition, this year the Dutch Royal Family attended the National Volunteer Day, NL DOET, on March 15 and 16. On Friday March 15, the Queen along with Princess Margriet, Prince Floris, Prince Pieter-Christiaan and Prince Bernhard visited the Sustainability Center Weizigt in Dordrecht. Queen Beatrix helped taking care of donkeys, ponies and horses: cleaning, brushing and feeding the animals. She was helped by Princess Margriet. Prince Floris, Prince … Continue readingPosted in Dutch Royals | Tagged Count Claus-Casimir, Countess Eloise, King Willem-Alexander, NL DOET, Patronage, Prince Bernhard of Orange-Nassau, Prince Constantijn, Prince Floris, Prince Pieter-Christiaan, Princess Beatrix, Princess Laurentien, Princess Margriet, Queen Máxima, The Oranje Fonds | 1 Comment
Dutch Photo Session in Lech 2011
The Dutch Royal family attended a photo session in Lech this morning. The members attending were the Queen, her sons, the Prince of Orange and Princes (Johan-)Friso and Constantijn, her daughters-in-law, Princesses Máxima, Mabel and Laurentien, and her grandchildren, Princesses Amalia, Alexia and Ariane, daughters of the Prince and Princess of Orange, Countesses Luana and Zaria, daughters of Prince Friso and his wife, Mabel, and Countesses Eloise and Leonore and … Continue readingPosted in Dutch Royals | Tagged Count Claus-Casimir, Countess Eloise, Countess Leonore, Countess Luana, Countess Zaria, Italy, King Willem-Alexander, Photo Session, Prince Constantijn, Prince Friso, Princess Alexia of the Netherlands, Princess Ariane, Princess Beatrix, Princess Laurentien, Princess Mabel, Queen Máxima, The Princess of Orange | Leave a comment
Princess Laurentien Presents her Second Book
On Wednesday February 2nd, in the colorful Oceanium Zoo in Rotterdam, the presentation of Princess Laurentien's second book, "Mr. Finney and the Other Side of the Water", took place. Along with the Princess, with her were there her husband, Prince Constantijn and her children, Eloise (8), Claus-Casimir (6) and Leonore (4). A group of guests and five classes of the primary school "De Hovenier" in Rotterdam attended the launch of … Continue readingPosted in Dutch Royals | Tagged Aruba, Books, Climate Change, Count Claus-Casimir, Countess Eloise, Countess Leonore, Education, Prime Minister Eman, Prince Constantijn, Princess Laurentien | Leave a comment
MADD Take Two
Saturday March 21st was Queen Beatrix's day to step out and participate in Make A Difference Day. The Queen spent the day at the Kubes Foundation in Zeist, where she helped visually impaired people to create art. Queen Beatrix made sculptures with the members of the Foundation. And the people at the Kico Foundation in Scheerwolde got a surprise when Prince Constantijn and Princess Laurentien turned up to do their … Continue readingPosted in Dutch Royals | Tagged Count Claus-Casimir, NL DOET, Prince Constantijn, Princess Beatrix, Princess Laurentien | Leave a comment


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When you are trying to lose weight, it can be difficult to find the right all natural product that works for you. You may have heard but Acai Berry has become one of the leading products to help you shed a few of those pounds that might be hanging around and can actually give you strength and a ton of energy. In this article, we are going to explore Acai Berry benefits and some of the side effects that you might experience whenever you start taking this particular product.
One of the major benefits that you will see is that this particular set of berries and supplements actually contain a ton of different vitamins that will not only help give you energy, but it will also promote overall good health. Acai berry will improve your stamina, allow you to feel really good longer and will actually help keep your skin clear because of the antioxidants that it contains.
Another benefit of the acai berry is the fact that it can actually help alleviate any pain or stresses of diabetes that you might be experiencing because of the healthy fatty acids that it contains. It will also help regulate blood cholesterol and reduce the amount of bad cholesterol that you have in your body. What that means is that the good cholesterol that you have in your system will be upped while the bad is decreased.
This berry does all of this while helping you lose weight! So what are some of the side effects that you might experience? Well, truth be told, there are no side effects that you will experience because this is one of the few weight loss/good health products out there that is all natural. Basically, you get to take advantage of all of the different benefits and not have any of the consequences!
So how can you find this incredible product? Well, there are many different products that actually contain acai berry, however you do want to make sure that you do your research before you commit to buying just once product. All you need to do is just look up whether you want a capsule form, powder or even if you are thinking about a tablet. These are all different types that are available for you.
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Are internet maps wiping the rich geography and history of Britain off the map? Two experts disagree.
Enforcing shipping lanes in the English Channel
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Modern technology is used to track the movement of ships in the English Channel and reduce the risk of collision.
Google Street View goes live in the UK
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Google's new Street View service has launched in the UK, allowing 360 degree views of areas surveyed.
Regulating air traffic movements in British airspace
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Modern technology is used to track the movement of all aircraft entering British airspace. Strictly defined flightpaths and stacking systems are used to regulate the flow of air traffic.
Searching for gold in County Tyrone
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Significant quantities of gold have been discovered in the countryside of County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.
The influence of geology on our landscape
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Modern digital terrain model technology is transforming our perceptions of geology and the influence of rock type on both the physical and human landscape.
Using remote sensing technology to find water in Darfur
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Geologists hope remote sensing technology can be used to locate new supplies of water in the troubled region of Darfur, Sudan.
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Geologists have used remote sensing technology to locate new supplies of water in the rocks beneath the Sahara Desert.
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We are so excited to have you join Austin Ultimate Dreamtrips and can't wait to meet you very soon, so look for a meetup Time and location to be sent out tonight. It is my desire for all of use to travel the world, but more importantly travel together, so get ready for what will be the most exciting vacation group on the planet…. Again Welcome.
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Hi there I can not wait for meeting with you
Welcome to the group! I look forward to meeting you at a future event. Please always feel free to contact me with ideas for activities for the group. There's definitely a lot of farmers' markets interest, so that will be on the agenda!
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I am looking for a second ticket to the Celtic Christmas. May I purchase yours?
Hi!! So cool to see youre in this group too! hope all is good with you- everything the same here...just work, work, work:) Hope we don't have to wait till this May event to connect...
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...featuring Thug, a story by Gail Simone. Wondering if anyone has read this book yet.
Mine arrived last week, and I just haven't had a moment to read it - but will probably start tonight. Looking forward to your story, Gail...though I might start with Joe Mallozzi's, since I promised him.


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How To Get Rid of Fruit Flies: Super Simple DIY Trap
The "paper cone of death" fruit fly trap is one way to kill those annoying little pests. But, the other day, when I was having trouble fitting a paper cone into my glass, I discovered an alternate solution that's just as effective!
The basic principle is the same: wine, fruit juice or apple cider vinegar lures in the flies. A few dots of dishwashing liquid on top helps prevent their escape and, just to be sure, the cone or, in this case, a piece of clear plastic wrap dotted with three or four fruit fly-sized holes, is a physical barrier to their exit. As they used to say about a certain kind of roach trap, fruit flies check in but they don't check out.
I used Glad Press and Seal, but you can use any kind of plastic wrap. A rubber band or hair elastic can be used to ensure a tight seal. Don't make your holes too big; a toothpick makes one that is just the right size.
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Thank you so much for this post! I had a fruit fly infestation and got really sick of waiting for them to die off and be vacuumed from my window sills. If it happens again, I'm doing the death trap!
dish soap alone works just as well too... just pour some on a plate, the fruit flies fly into it and get stuck, then dissolve. Easiest/laziest solution!
Actually I think the easiest solution is mine... open bottle of red wine, drink, leave a small amount at the bottom. They are attracted to the wine and can fly in but have a heck of a time getting out. Works better than any traps I have rigged up.
I 2nd the commenter above who said no barrier is needed. I just tried this a couple days ago following an older post on this site that recommended setting out a mixture of cider vinegar and dish soap, and it works great. Even with my hippie-dippie eco-friendly rosemary-scented dish soap.
This traps some of them, but it really doesn't get rid of them. The key is to remove anything for them to eat for a few days while keeping the kitchen pristine. Keep everything in closed containers or the fridge (no bananas or apples sitting out, no dishes in the sink, keep compost fully contained, keep food scraps out of your drain filter). Put out one of these traps and wait for all of them to die before resuming your normal kitchen habits.
The trap on it's own will do little to help an fruit fly infestation without taking other measures!
My old roommates would never believe me that this worked. I would set out a glass with wine and dish soap, and they would put paper cones in it. Now that I live in my own place, I've never used a barrier and it has never failed me. It may take a little longer, but it is worth it to not have to look at a gross jar full of fruit flies slowly approaching death.
I go with the red wine in a bottle method as well. One tip though- make sure you wipe clean the lip of the bottle. That way the flies make it all the way in and don't get distracted by the residue at the opening.
Cool! This is the same principle as the VIP (ventilated improved pit, as in latrine), in which a ventilating pipe comes out of the latrine pit, with a mesh on top. Flies flock to the poop in the latrine (whose main hole is covered when not in use), then fly up toward the light in the ventilation pipe to get out, except they can't. Big improvement in hygiene in developing countries.
Very informative thanks
Does anyone know if the fruit flies attack your house plants ? If they do how can I get rid of them.
Bananas or wine both work great in a fruit fly trap. I prefer the wine. 2 glasses for the you, 1 for the flies.
accesoryshy; fruit flies don't attack house plants but if your seeing tiny flies around your plants they're probably fungus gnats, the live on fungus in the soil. They don't do any real damage to your plants but if you're getting them, it may be an indication of too frequent watering. To get rid of them: water a with diluted hydrogen peroxide solution(4 pts water to 1pt peroxide) about once a week until the gnats are gone and allow the soil to dry out between waterings to minimize fungus growth.
I use a ramekin with saran wrap, punch a few holes with a corn cob holder, and use pear infused vinegar. I bought a bottle once and it's works 10 x's better than Apple cider or wine. In 2 seconds they are all over it, and they are gone overnight. Do it the second you see the first fruit fly bc if you wait, they will reproduce like crazy and it takes 5 times as long. Also remove all food/fruit on counter.


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Is Christopher Nolan's Interstellar really about climate disaster?
Christopher Nolan is filming his hard science-fiction movie Interstellar, and we couldn't be more excited. Originally written by Jonathan Nolan for director Steven Spielberg, Interstellar is based on the theories of CalTech physicist Kip Thorne. But now we may know why humans need to go to another planet. »


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At St. Michael's Prep, an unspeakable act has been committed. When high school junior Luther Scott confesses to father Michael Kelly, Kelly is bound silent to the particulars of a grisly murder. Now framed guilty by the desperate teen and under investigation by the police, Kelly must decide to stay silent or give up everything his priesthood holds sacred.
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1Institute of Environmental Physics, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
2Department of Physics and Atmospheric Science, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Abstract. The contribution of bromoform to the stratospheric bromine loading is estimated using the one-dimensional tropical mean model of Folkins and Martin (2005), which is constrained by observed mean profiles of temperature and humidity. In order to reach the stratosphere, bromoform needs to be lifted by deep convection into the tropical tropopause layer (TTL), above the level of zero radiative heating. The contribution of bromoform to stratospheric bromine depends then critically on the rate of removal of the degradation products of bromoform (collectively called Bry here) from the TTL, which is believed to be due to scavenging by falling ice. This relates the transport of short-lived bromine species into the stratosphere to processes of dehydration in the TTL. In the extreme case of dehydration occurring only through overshooting deep convection, the loss of Bry from the TTL may be negligible and consequently bromoform will fully contribute with its boundary layer mixing ratio to the stratospheric bromine loading, i.e. with 3 pptv for an assumed 1 pptv of bromoform in the boundary layer. For the other extreme that Bry is removed from the TTL almost instantaneously, the model calculations predict a contribution of about 0.5 pptv for the assumed 1 pptv of boundary layer bromoform. While this gives some constraints on the contribution of bromoform to stratospheric bromine, it is argued that a more precise number cannot be given until the mechanisms of dehydration in the TTL are better understood.
Citation: Sinnhuber, B.-M. and Folkins, I.: Estimating the contribution of bromoform to stratospheric bromine and its relation to dehydration in the tropical tropopause layer, Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., 5, 12939-12956, doi:10.5194/acpd-5-12939-2005, 2005.


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leejunky replied to your post: today was so stressful orz. okay, maybe…
you have no idea how i feel you! i'm crying all the time recently lol… keep fighting, only a few days left!!! /hugs/
last time i cried was…2 weeks ago, which is A LOT of time for me. i guess i kinda needed to.
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After scouting the MMA fighter for quite some time, WWE was finally able to sign Vladimir Kozlov to a developmental contract. Since he has limited experience with professional wrestling, the company plans on sending him down to Deep South Wrestling for some training.
Jason David Frank, who is most known for portraying the Green Ranger in the Power Rangers television series, has challenged CM Punk to an MMA fight through his Instagram account. Frank has stated that he respects Punk and his fighting abilities, so he simply wants to test his skills out.
In a move that might have been encouraged by Dana White to promote the potential return, Alistair Overeem called out Brock Lesnar after defeating Frank Mir at a UFC event this past weekend. Lesnar is attempting to work with WWE on making his MMA return possible.
In a rather interesting move, Bobby Lashley has decided to make his Instagram account private, which means that fans are not able to see his pictures and updates without following his account. The former WWE and current MMA star made the change recently.
"CM Punk might want to be careful with trying MMA. Those boys aren't getting paid to let him win like they do in WWE. I wish him luck, though."
- Kenny Dykstra explaining to CM Punk that wrestling is not real
The widely held belief is that Brock Lesnar would be immediately booked into a rematch against Alistair Overeem if he decides to return to UFC. Overeem was the person that defeated him for the heavyweight championship before he decided to retire from MMA and return to WWE.
According to reports, Bellator is interested in signing CM Punk, if he wanted to try changing careers. It has been a well known fact that Punk is a big fan of MMA, where he is frequently seen at UFC events. As many already know, he recently walked out on WWE after some disagreements.
Since UFC is holding an event in Chicago this weekend, CM Punk has asked for the weekend off to attend. WWE has granted him the request. It is also being said that officials backstage are no longer as vocal about him attending MMA events as they were in the past.
Triple H, Stephanie McMahon and two of their children attended an MMA class taught by former WWE diva Eve Torres and her husband. Some pictures were posted on Instagram and Twitter, where the girls took a subtle jab at Matt Hardy while showcasing a choke hold.
UFC gave Ric Flair the star treatment when the former WWE and WCW champion attended one of their live events this past week. Security made sure to keep fans away from Flair, who sat with former NFL running back Herschel Walker and some other friends.
Dana White posted a picture on Twitter of himself with Ric Flair at a UFC event in Atlanta, Georgia.
Ric Flair was not in attendance at the Carolina Panthers game last weekend. However, that doesn't mean that the former WWE champion is avoiding all sports event. Flair was spotted in the audience at the UFC event in Atlanta tonight.
Aside from ruining an on screen segment with Chris Jericho, another issue between Roddy Piper and WWE was the fact that the company wanted to restrict his ability to make appearances on other shows, which Piper refused to agree to since it might hurt his son's MMA career.
While rumors of his MMA return have died down a little since making his on screen return to WWE, it appears that Brock Lesnar is still in discussions with Dana White about making a return to UFC. Apparently, he's trying to do both industries at the same time.
Former WWE star Vladimir Kozlov posted a picture of himself with his girlfriend on Twitter.


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|Assorted cards from Mr. Boddington, Sugar Paper, Rifle Paper Co., and Bella Muse
Whenever I flip open a Martha Stewart Living magazine or switch on an episode of Barefoot Contessa I marvel at these two ladies abilities to have everything and anything you could possibly need for a well lived life. Need to wrap your entire family's gifts in a turquoise and gold color scheme? Martha whips open her gift closet and pulls out all of the gold trimmed ribbon and turquoise tissue you could hope for. Friends are popping over for an impromptu dinner party? Ina preps the roast while the apple crisp browns in the oven. It's my life goal to appear as put together as these women, but this can only be completed in baby steps. I have a bit of the cooking and entertaining under my belt, but my next item to tackle is to become the correspondence queen. A boxed set of thank yous is great, but a cabinet full of unique cards for any occasion is greater. Instead of opting for the boxes, indulge in those cute greeting cards and gather an assortment of individual notes. Once you cover the bases from birthday to condolences you can jot and mail a unique card that looks anything but the pre-packaged standards.


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NEW ALBANY, Ind. (WHAS11) – A house fire earlier this month on Ealy Street in New Albany left three children dead and was believed to be an accident.
Fire officials initially said the flames were ignited by an object too close to a space heater, but now sources tell WHAS11 that police have at least one suspect who they believe is connected to the fire.
The specifics have only been shared with family members of the children who died. Police, Fire officials and the county prosecutor have called a news conference for Tuesday at 2 p.m. where they are expected to release more details on the findings of their investigation.


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ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Curtis Dickson scored five goals and assisted on two more as the Calgary Roughnecks edged the Minnesota Swarm 15-13 in National Lacrosse League action on Saturday.
Dane Dobbie had four goals and two assists, Daryl Veltman had two goals and five assists, Karsen Leung scored twice, and Dan MacRae and Jeff Shattler scored singles for Calgary (3-3).
For Minnesota (1-5), Jordan MacIntosh was the top scorer with three goals and three assists. Shayne Jackson scored three and assisted on two, Callum Crawford had a goal and three assists, Alex Crepinsek, Logan Schuss, Cam Flint, and Kiel Matisz had a goal and an assist apiece, and Mike Hobbins and Andrew Suitor rounded out the Swarm offence with single goals.
Calgary goalie Mike Poulin took the win with 33 saves on 46 shots. He played 59:57, while Frankie Scigliano was in net for a total of three seconds.
Minnesota's Tyler Carlson gave up 12 goals on 40 shots to pick up the loss. Zach Higgins allowed three goals on three shots.