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Icelanders; both in Iceland and in Denmark; had a part in the ideological and political struggle for establishing a national identity. Not until the last quarter of the nineteenth century was a certain political independence developed in Iceland. Museum initiatives started among Icelanders academically trained in Copenhagen in order to create separate collections of objects related to Icelandic national history (museum 1) or to make it possible for Icelanders to experience Danish and international art of high quality (museum 2). When Iceland became an independent state with its own national institutions in the early twentieth century; the Icelandic state used the two museums as important vehicles for developing a national identity and for securing public access to; control of and listing of both the historical and archaeological remains of the nationâs past and public access to the works of new generations of national artists. The interaction between national museums; the Parliament and the Government has been very close during the twentieth century; and the focus of the national museums has been on the preservation of the national identity and on the display of the works of national artists.
At its re-opening in 2004; the National Museum of Iceland continued its earlier strong emphasis on displaying and narrating the history and the genealogy of the nation through the centuries. At the same time; museum authorities introduced another perspective: Iceland as a young nation of immigrants with a vivid interaction with foreign countries past and present.
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Sale @ Fucifino
I'm turning 37 this week (BOO!) so I thought I would counteract that with some good...for you! A SALE!!! Everything in my main store will be 37% off from December 5th through the 12th.
I've been around Second Life for a few years now - did the obligatory club scene, owned my own club. That didn't last too long. SL to me is now about content creation and fashion. I love to create (and learn) & to search for the most awesome creations in Second Life. I'll be opening my store, fucifino, soon and I will be showcasing my new creations here as well as all those awesome finds that I come across in my SL travels.
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2018 Dodge Challenger Hellcat For Sale – Muscle automobiles are meant to be rear-tire travel, tail-happy, V-8-powerd street machines create for quarter-mile times and warm dates on the Fri nighttime. Nonetheless, Dodge is expanding muscle car's repertoire with the help of all-wheel push to the popular Challenger coupe. Of course, the Challenger is to get AWD for that 2018 product calendar year. Unfortunately, an opportunity is simply provided with the 3.6-liter Pentastar V-8 and V-6 automatic transmission.
It is official label the 2018 Dodge Challenger GT, and it makes use of the same AWD equipment since the Dodge Charger AWD, including its active move circumstance and additionally front-axle disconnect. The Challenger GT is designed to give all-climate grip to people who live in locations frequently seriously affected by adverse climatic conditions. Dodge has not yet created the Challenger GT as a monitor beast or rally car – even though each is easy to envision within the aftermarket business.
Naysayers who seem to cry bad within the missing out on V-8 may be amazed to know the 3.6-liter V-6 offers 305 hp. That's more than many types of the authentic Challenger through the earlier 1970s. Torque is graded at 268 pound-ft.
Meet the 2018 Dodge Challenger GT. Its encounter needs to look familiar – Dodge hasn't done almost anything to update the looks. That's all right because this is not a generational- or perhaps the middle of the-generational invigorate. The GT just brings AWD for the Challenger's drivetrain. The Challenger GT does get some good clip-certain wheels along with a GT badge on the front side fender. Over and above that, this is your regular Challenger SXT Plus.
More specifically, the tires are 19-in. Aluminum devices colored in Hyper Dark and twisted with P235/55R-series all-season car tires. Look closely at the media images, and you will discover this particular Challenger GT is wearing Michelin winter months car tires. Beyond its moving stock, the Challenger GT comes with projector fog lighting, a back outdoor patio top spoiler, ParkSense back car parking help, and a back back-up camera. These are simple but effective add-ons that deliver a lot more features and comfort to the huge Dodge.
Dodge has not introduced the complete specs in the 2018 Challenger GT. However, the car is predicted to become presented inside the full color scheme of 12 fresh paint colours.
There are 2 principal choices in this article: the Very Keep track of Pak and the GT Interior Package. The GT Interior Package deal is only at the GT and brings Nappa natural leather seating with Alcantara suede inserts (an initial for the V-6 Challenger), a Dodge performance controls, as well as a nine-presenter Alpine method with a 506-watt amp and subwoofer. The GT Interior Bundle bears an MSRP of $995.
Read Also : 2017 Dodge Challenger Hellcat – Price, Release Date, Review
The Super Track Pak, alternatively, is a computer software bundle residing in the 8.4-" Uconnect method. It activated the Dodge Performance Pages and start management features. Visiting the SRT SRT button in the dash or on screen draws up performance information like reaction occasions, -to-60 mph instances, G-pressure indication, and lap instances. If the car owner would like, the details could be mirrored on the seven-inch TFT exhibit in the principal gauge bunch. The Super Keep track of Pak expenses an extra $695.
Beginning at the very top, the Challenger GT is driven through the venerable 3.6-liter Pentastar V-6. This all-aluminum engine features twin overhead camshafts with varied valve timing on ingestion and exhaust ends. Higher-stream consumption and exhaust ports allow the 24-valve engine to breathe effortless, while a digital throttle entire body manages airflow. The exhaust manifolds are integrated into the tube heads for a lightweight and powerful design.
The 3.6-liter generates a reputable 305 horsepower at 6,350 rpm and 268 pound-toes of torque at 4,800 rpm. What's a lot more, the induction method and double exhaust method assist the V-6 produce 90 % of the peak torque from just 1,800 rpm up through 6,400 rpm?
Mated to the engine is the common TorqueFlite 8-10-velocity auto transmitting from ZF. In prior tests, we've found this gearbox provides for silky smooth shifts beneath light fill, but can rapidly company up when driven difficult, providing lightning fast shifts once and for all acceleration.
It's the active exchange case borrowed from your Dodge Charger AWD. This gearbox, as well as its pc-handled encoding, enables 100 % of power to circulation to the rear rims in the course of typical, daily driving a car. When tire " spin " is discovered, the exchange circumstance instantly and seamlessly transitions capacity to the top differential, which in turn transmits power to the front tires – all inside a couple of milliseconds. Additionally, no motorist enter is required. The device functions by itself, only helped by the Challenger GT's special traction control software.
2018 Dodge Challenger Release Date And Price
It is nevertheless significantly from the production since things are still according to speculations and reviews pointed out by unofficial sites. Rumors mentioned that this company would release this most recent 2018 Dodge Challenger sometime close to July of 2018 along with the new Viper and another popular automobile from Dodge. It is predicted that the expense will go not more than 30,000 dollars for your bottom.


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When you realize that the $1300 you're forking over for rent results in an apartment the size of a shoebox, where are you to turn? In the case of a Brooklyn man, you buy a bread truck.Of course, even that wasn't entirely affordable:
They were unable to settle in Manhattan because it was too difficult to find parking.So, basically, a guy living in a parking space got priced out of Manhattan.
Sign the petition.
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We don't blame you if you took a look at this headline and were like, "What is it, 1995?? The best Chinese chicken salads???" But listen, bitter and not-fun-at-all old man: Chinese chicken salads are still the best in the LA salad kingdom. They are large, they are full of crunchies, they have dressings that are sweet and salty and sour, and they sometimes are even healthy, because sometimes they have little orange slices in them. That makes them healthy, believe us. So yes, we're serious, and this is where you can find the best Chinese chicken salads in LA.
This Nacho Mountain Destroys All Other Nachos
Feast from the East
Like we could get away with not including Feast from the East on this list, but it's totally deserving: the dressing is so legendary the resto bottles and sells it, the crunchies are crisp and not greasy, and, these days, it's even being delivered through UberEATS, which means you barely need to leave your couch to get one. It's like magic.
Chin Chin
Studio City
If you grew up in the Valley and didn't eat this ginger-heavy, totally Americanized "Chinese" salad, SHAME. SHAME. SHAME. The good thing is you can also get it on Sunset or at any of the other Chin Chins, and the great thing is that it has not only one, but two kinds of crunchies: the classic fried wontons, and these white stringy kinds that get spongey when they're covered with dressing. And you should always cover them with dressing.
West LA
The burger chain with the unlimited French fries? Are we crazy? Nope. We are not. The dressing is smooth, and creamy, and sesame-ish, and brilliant, and there are snow peas in the salad. We are not crazy. We promise.
Mendocino Farms
This salad started as a limited-time run and then popularity insisted that it make the permanent menu. It has chives, which are good, and a slightly sweet dressing, which is great, and it comes with a tortilla, which means it's also kind of a wrap, which is excellent and lets us pretend we're not eating a salad when we're really tired of the pretend-health move.
California Chicken Cafe
The corporate HQ of this mini-chain clearly had a conversation at some point that went like this: "Well, we'd love to have a Chinese chicken salad, but we don't have anywhere to make those crispies. What if we substituted those noodles that you get for free at old-school Chinese restaurants before dinner to dip in mustard, and then also put in some fresh noodles?" And the other guy was like: "YES, GREAT IDEA, LET'S ADD MANDARIN ORANGES." Then they served it with pita bread you can use as a delivery mechanism, and you were so happy.
Take A Bao
Studio City
The punny Century/Studio City mini-chain's salad has great depth of flavor, thanks to Napa cabbage, radicchio, pickled carrots, and fresh almonds -- and that's before adding the dressing.
New Moon
This mini-chain of Chinese restaurants claims to have invented the Chinese chicken salad, which is enviable in and of itself; its version is mild and delicious and -- pro tip -- better if you mix in a bit of spicy mustard and soy sauce.
Literally any Jewish deli
All over the city
While we desperately miss Solley's, whose dressing was sweeter and thicker than most, we have solace in every other Jewish deli in LA, which, for some reason, all serve amazing Chinese chicken salads: Jerry's is huge and covered in mandarins, Canter's is, uh, huge and covered in mandarins, and... you get it. Add a side order of a half pastrami sandwich. Obviously.
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1. Feast From the East1949 Westwood Blvd, Los Angeles
2. Chin Chin12215 Ventura Blvd, Fl 2nd, Studio City
3. Islands Point Break Burger Launch404 Washington Blvd, Los Angeles
4. Mendocino Farms4724 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey
5. California Chicken Cafe6805 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles
6. Take a Bao10250 Santa Monica Blvd, Century City
7. New Moon Restaurant102 W 9th St, Los Angeles
The Chinese chicken salad and the sesame chicken are must at this fast-food Chinese spot. You basically come here for these two items, but also get the blended iced green tea to go along with your meal.
Sourcing recipes from various provinces in China and parts of Asia, this Chinese chain -- with locations across LA and in NYC Vegas -- is a Big Orange favorite. Try their chicken salad; it won't disappoint.
Because they expect more dudes than Utah to want two, the tiki-themed, semi-local giant-burger masters are stocking tons of Bodhi-inspired goodness in the form of beef patties w/ blue cheese, Gruyere, caramelized onion & bacon relish. On Fri, the burger is totally free with an RSVP, which the first 30 people to email below are guaranteed, so if you expect to get on that list, the little hand says it's time to rock & roll.
The Marina del Rey location of Mendocino Farms is arguably one of the most popular lunch spots in the neighborhood. The sandwich emporium serves up fantastic flavor-packed creations on freshly-baked bread, as well as leafy green salads and grain medleys. Mendo's Chinese Chicken Salad, which started as a limited-time item, is now a house signature known for its sweet dressing and crispy wontons. The outdoor shopping center spot is usually jam-packed at weekday lunch, but there are plenty of seats both inside and out.
This chain makes chicken salads, wraps, etc. The portions here are huge and you will definitely be satisfied by the end of your meal. Also, be sure to try the broccoli pasta salad.
This sleek, all-white food court stand's slinging all manner of steamed buns, from the traditional (miso beef w/pickled carrots, marinated cucumbers, radish sprouts, & scallions) to the Mexican ("crispy fish taco" w/red chili tartar sauce, p
This contemporary Chinese restaurant serves some of your favorite Chinese take-out dishes but without all the msg. They've got Kung Pao chicken, but also some of their own original dishes like their Cantonese style steamed fish.


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Thursday, December 20, 2007
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Kirsten avec Miu Miu
Actually, I like Dunst so hopefully the pictures are unique as we've seen before
Saturday, December 1, 2007
Well Hello Kitty
Friday, November 23, 2007
A Little Remodeling
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Unlocking an Hermes Kelly Bag
So hush hush, I probably wasn't even supposed to tell you.
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
"This is my Mother's house"
So as I researched more about the film I ran across something VERY interesting. It's being made into a film. And who will be playing little Edie you ask? Why Drew Barrymore.
I don't know if I'm liking this or not.
Saturday, November 17, 2007
My favourite is my Hermès Kelly bag, in which I always carry my DVB sunglasses, my BlackBerry, a small make-up bag with a few essentials, baby wipes, some toys for the boys when they're out and about and a spare nappy for Cruz.
I love Luella's bags – they are beautifully made and you don't see them everywhere. Inside is my BlackBerry, which has changed my life; Ruby & Millie Face Gloss, which gives a natural glow and stops you looking like a dog's dinner; Airborne Formula, a fizzy vitamin thing that is amazing for avoiding bugs on planes; Oyster card; pictures of my family; and a Moleskine sketchbook.
I feel rather antilabel about handbags these days – they're all a little too Wagtastic. I'm using an anonymous suede bag by Fratelli Rossetti. Inside is a Givenchy powder compact in Happy Sun, a Letts Ladydate diary, a tube of Colman's English mustard, a mini supply of Maldon salt, a mini bottle of Tabasco, my BlackBerry and a digital camera for taking pictures of everything I eat.
My bag is a Chanel 2.55 that was a present from my husband three years ago. I still haven't found anything that could replace it. Inside are my two favourite lipsticks, Amplified Orange by Mac and a shocking-pink YSL; my LG Shine mobile, which doubles as a mirror; Shu Uemura Depsea Water in Rose and Shu Uemura mascara; YSL vintage sunglasses; Flavigny Pastilles, preferably violet flavour; and my Eiffel Tower gold pen, found when tourist shopping in Paris.
COLEEN McLOUGHLIN
I'm using a classic black leather Chanel bag. I use the same routine when it comes to packing it and follow it religiously: diary, camera (you never know when you will need one), St Tropez Bronzer, Nars blusher, Pout lip plump, YSL mascara, my own Coleen X perfume, green Wrigley's Extra, credit cards and money in case I need to take a taxi. "
Some Like it Hot
Friday, November 16, 2007
The Big One
A Bit of Spice
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Monday, October 29, 2007
Times They are A'Changin
That's right Cavalli is designing the next inexpensive line for the store. Expect long lines at all stores when it launches on November 8 (don't tell me you forgot about the Stella McCartney raid already?) He's calling this collection his "flash collection" and it will feature his signature leopard print.
Monday, October 22, 2007
Oh Sweet Nostalgia
In the October issue of Vogue magazine writer Joyce Maynard was featured. The article intrigued me because it was about an author who wrote a novel looking back - the catch is she was looking back on her life at only eighteen. The article can be found here. The novel Looking Back is really intriguing about her life growing up in the sixties covering events such as beatlemania and those wonderful sitcom television shows (andy griffith and i love lucy ring a bell?) I had to buy it offline because the novel is a nightmare finding in stores (it could be out of print) anyways invest - you'll love it
Thursday, October 18, 2007
You're my Shining Star
Sinatra said, New York New York
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
An Apple A Day..
Louis Vuitton sent the first dozen or so models out in nurse type costumes putting more emphasis on the bags, but I've got to admit I do not like those transparent dresses they have one. yuck. Others war huge gauzy type bows in their hair.
Monday, October 8, 2007
You know it's Paris fashion week when..
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
Wear you Say?
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Via E-card
The New York Times did an article on e-cards and this amazingly witty site. Someecards.com The site is composed of some of the funniest cards I've ever seen and I immediately sent a few to some friends. So e-cards are no longer geeky attempts to cover the fact that you forgot someone's birthday.
I Love NY
Monday, September 24, 2007
Alice in Wonderland
My personal favorites?
Thursday, September 20, 2007
Venturing 'Into the Wild'
I just saw an interview pertaining to the new movie "Into the Wild" starting Emile Hirsch. It's based on a book and I can't wait to pick it up. The novel follows the true story of a young man who backpacked around America in an attempt to find himself. After traveling the daunting wilderness of Alaska, the boy was found emaciated and dead in an abandoned bus which he had converted into his own home. The movie opens nationwide in October and was directed by Sean Penn.
Monday, September 10, 2007
Ch Ch Ch Ch CHECK IT OUT!
Oh the Savagery,
The fashion choices have been so good this year -- the trends so eloquent.
so why the hell did Britney Spears choose to wear this?
Wednesday, September 5, 2007
September Playlist
2. Don't think Twice It's Alright - Bob Dylan
3. Rhythm and Soul - Spoon
4. Young Folks - Peter Bjorn and John
5. D-A-N-C-E - Justice
6. Bucky Done Gun - M.I.A
7. Like A Rainbow - Rolling Stones
8. Woman - Wolfmother
9. Fire Eye'd Boy- Broken Social Scene
10. Pull Shapes -The Pipettes
11. In The Morning- Razorlight
12. The End Had No End- The Strokes
13. Hanging On the Telephone- Blondie
14. Love is No Big Truth- Kings of Convenience
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Tuck It In!
I love this look on Mary-Kate Olsen. I am trying so hard to pull off the tucked in look. And the purse zut allor! how can she fit her life in that?
Thursday, August 23, 2007
Leave Her a-Lohan
So just finished reading the September Elle article about Lindsay Lohan in which she explains herself as a girl just trying to live her life. She boasts about her career and "talents" ("I just want to be nominated for an award for all the work I've done. It's so funny – people forget that I played two characters in Parent Trap when I was twelve years old.")and throws down stupid jokes like "how do you make a blond laugh on Saturday? tell her a joke on Wednesday." Believe me when I say it's not worth your time. And as that t-shirt says "Leave her a-Lohan" (so that we don't have to suffer through seeing her anymore!!!!!
Monday, August 20, 2007
Here Comes the Bride..
Who just got married? Why, it's A.C. Newman lead singer of the New Pornographers. Neko Case (another singer for the band) sang at the wedding for Newman and his wife Christy Simpson (marketing manager of their label Matador Records) Also, it was reported that band Mates of State sang their version of Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy" at the after-party.
The New Pornographers new CD is out entitled "Challengers"
Book Review To Come
I just ordered a book with quite the intriguing title
Queen of Fashion: What Marie Antoinette Wore to the Revolution
Be ready for a book review.
Thursday, August 16, 2007
She's Bacckk.
Zandra Rhodes, known for her hot pink hair and zany colorful array of eyeshadow, is back in New York. She recently designed a line for Topshop and a make-up line for M.A.C., but Rhodes is back for the thing we call, fashion. Be prepared to see those colorful fabrics we've been missing.
You Ain't Nothin' but a Hounddog
Today is the 30th anniversary of the death of Elvis, and fans are going Elvis paraphernalia crazy. This article is about an Elvis Presley vigil in Graceland, Elvis' hometown. Others are paying their tributes in Canada, some are remenicing on the way he changed their lives, and the Brits are paying their respects as well.
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
New Read
Today as I browsed through one of my favorite stores ever (ahem, Anthropologie) I ran across a book that I just had to have. The photos and illustrations are amazing and it's definitly worthy of your bedside table. I found it on Amazon.com (one of my favorite websites) for you.
Saturday, August 11, 2007
What's in Style?
Friday, August 10, 2007
My Response "Nu Uh!"
Thursday, August 9, 2007
Oh so weak..
The Rush Hour
Too One-Sided?
I love this Jil Sander dress that Kate Bosworth recently wore to the premiere of the movie The Eleventh Hour.
Tuesday, August 7, 2007
Monthly it-tunes
August Playlist
1. Back to Black - Amy Winehouse
2. Swimmers - Broken Social Scene
3. The Greatest - Cat Power
4. Everything I Cannot See - Charlotte Gainsbourg
5. La Vie Un Rose - Edith Piaf
6. Brandy Alexander - Feist
7. How Can It Be - Forever Thursday
8. Stay Out of Trouble - Kings of Convenience
9. The Bucket - Kings of Leon
10. You're Gonna Make me Lonesome when You Go - Madelyn Peyroux
11. Ceremony - New Order
12. Take Pills - Panda Bear
13. Amsterdam - Peter Bjorn and John
14. Hotel Song - Regina Spektor
15. Phantom Limb - The Shins
16. My Little Japanese Cigarette Case - Spoon
17. Now Now - St. Vincent
18. Take it or Leave It - The Strokes
19. Impossible Germany - Wilco
20. Phenomena - Yeah yeah Yeahs
Miller or Winehouse?
Sunday, August 5, 2007
And we all say "Dali!"
While visiting the Tate Modern in London, there was an exhibition going on featuring Salvadore Dali's works. Sadly, I was at a loss of time and thus was not able to see the exhibit, but it did leave me to want to research the man, and I surprisingly found that he has a connection with the fashion world. He actually worked with Coco Chanel doing fashion and jewelery designs. He also designed costumes for the Ballets Russes de Montecarlo's first performance at the Metropolitan Opera House of Labyrinth.
Saturday, August 4, 2007
As Big as a Harry Potter Novel..
Friday, August 3, 2007
The British world has always had Sienna Miller on the radar for fashion excellence and Americans are slowly noticing her too, and now all of us can wear the clothing she loves through her new line Twenty8Twelve produced with sister, Savannah Miller. Sienna seems to be the fashion guru while Savannah is the actual designer. Savannah has freelanced with many designers, one including Alexander McQueen. Here are some photos from the release party(I love the white dress of Savannah) and of the actual line (featured in British Vogue):
Thursday, August 2, 2007
Welcome Back Miu Miu
The "New Look"
In her Leopard Skin Pillbox Hat
I just finished watching Factory Girl starring Sienna Miller as Edie Sedgwick and Guy Pierce as Andy Warhol and loved it. The director does a great job of juxtaposing the old-style film with modern day film techniques. The funny part of it is that Sedgwick's love interest goes by the name "Billy Quinn" and they also refer to him as a "famous folk singer" rather than actually calling him Bob Dylan. Maybe Dylan didn't want his name used? It is true that Dylan refuses to sing any of his songs from the 60's (which is disappointing since those are some of his best songs).
Well, Well, Well...
Wednesday, August 1, 2007
Blast From the Past?
This "Phonofone II" by Science and Sons is a whopping $840 but it combines the past with present (which makes me want to listen to the song 'past in present' by feist and i could on this new phonofone! [said in price is right voice]). All one does is hook it up to the output of your cd player or any other musical device and you've got music playing like the good ole' days.
Monday, July 30, 2007
68th annual International
The September issue of Vanity Fair has more details but here is the list
Charlotte Gainsbourg
Princess Alexandra of Greece
Marjorie Gubelmann
Princess Mafalda of Hesse
Fran Lebowitz
Michelle Obama
Bee Shaffer
Tilda Swinton
Ivanka Trump
Renée Zellweger
Tiki Barber
Jonathan Becker
Count Manfredi Della Gherardesca
Lapo Elkann
Richard E. Grant
Lenny Kravitz
Luis and Rafael Medina
Hidetoshi Nakata
Nicolas Sarkozy
Gay Talese
David and Victoria Beckham
The Earl and Countess of Cawdor
Damon Dash and Rachel Roy
Frédéric Fekkai and Shirin von Wulffen
Mitch Glazer and Kelly Lynch
Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore
David Lauren and Lauren Bush
Viscount and Viscountess Linley
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie
Ruben and Isabel Toledo
Fashion Professionals
Amy Astley
Tory Burch
Jefferson Hack
Liya Kebede
Alexandra Kotur
Margherita Missoni
Stefano Pilati
Michael Roberts
Katherine Ross
Hedi Slimane
Fashion Originals
Peter Beard
Carlyne Cerf de Dudzeele
Lisa Eisner
Alba Clemente
George Clooney
Marina Rust Connor
Anderson Cooper
Sofia Coppola
Jemima Khan
Anna Piaggi
Color By Number
Watch the video here.
It Keeps Going and Going and Going
You've heard of the ankle boot and the knee-high boot but how about a boot that covers you're entire leg? Christian Louboutin has the answer!
Go: International
Sun Shining in L.A.
Victoria Beckham is now hitting the L.A. circuit, and many are happy to follow. Her welcome to L.A. party had attendees such as Katie Holmes, Tom Cruise, Will Smith, and more. What I can't fathom is how she gets off a plane from London looking like this:
Oye Vey Eet Ez Zee Simpsons!
The Simpsons in Paris? The Simpsons in fashion?
Well it's true. At trendy Parisian it-store Colette, the window display fashions are modeled by none other than Marge, Lisa and all the other Simpson characters in honor of the new movie. Plus, everything in the store is devoted to the Simpsons from Pez containers to any other memorabilia you can think of. 20 French artists were invited to sculpt their own idea of Bart Simpson. Believe it or not this was the store's idea not Fox. Artistic Director Sarah Colette stated, "Fox couldn't really understand why we would want the Simpsons in a fashion shop"
Sunday, July 29, 2007
And the moral of the story is..
Thursday, July 26, 2007
Raves for Raving
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
I love Winona Ryder and will always forgive her for her "little incident" at Neiman Marcus (it was Neiman right?) She's looking beautiful for Vogue now (and I can't help but oogle the green pumps she's wearing..)
Spy Bag esque?
Fendi's new bag -- i personally hate the color scheme but the idea is pretty fun. It switches from a clutch to a handbag in one fail swoop.


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Behaviors are simple and not easy.
Behaviors follow patterns and those patterns are not always easy to uncover.
Behaviors have 3 parts: an antecedent, the behavior itself and a consequence.
Behaviors have 4 functions: to gain attention/items, to escape, because it feels good or to address a biological need/discomfort.
Behaviors are universal, all beings behave.
Behaviors change.
Want to learn how to change behavior? Join me for my free teleconference on July 9th at 9:30 am EST. To register email email@example.com. This call will be recorded for those of you who register but can't make the call live.
PS-This week, I wrote an article: Classroom Etiquette and Behavior Management Strategies. It was for Dance Exec, a wonderful organization for dance teachers and dance studio owners. Hop over to that article by clicking here. While the tone and examples are designed for dance professionals, the messages are universal. Enjoy!


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Wednesdays are Farmers' Market days in Tumwater. Today I went fully prepared, after reading an article on 10 Mistakes to Avoid at the Farmers' Market.
I had to watch for a break in the rain deluges, but managed to get there at a reasonable time before all was picked over.
I had my reusable market bag.
I made sure I had plenty of cash.
I looked through the whole market before purchasing, then bought something from 3 different vendors.
I had resolved to buy something I had never bought/cooked before. I saw some Bok Choy and asked the vendor how to prepare it. So…tonight I will have stir fry with Bok Choy, onions, garlic….mmmmm….
There wasn't any fruit, meat or dairy, and I don't have a pet, so I think all in all I successfully negotiated the market!
Speaking of negotiate…not only did I NOT try to negotiate prices, but I had my broccoli on the scale, prepared to pay $4 for the pound, but she "rounded" my bill to $10, which means I only paid $1 for the broccoli!! Whoohoo!


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Glamour as Onyango wins Uspa award
- Written by John Vianney Nsimbe
Cranes goalkeeper Denis Onyango picked yet another accolade, to add to his already bulging trophy cabinet on Friday July 14.
Onyango was crowned sportsman of the year 2016 during the Nile Special-sponsored Uganda Sports Press Association (Uspa) awards gala at the Imperial Royale hotel.
However, even Onyango, who is a seasoned professional, and has been exposed to such occasions once too often, was overawed by emotion. As he walked up to the podium to pick his award, he held back his tears. Onyango has received so much love and backing, than he probably could have imagined.
He said in his acceptance speech: "This has been an unbelievable year for me. But I could never have achieved all this without my wife and kids, my teammates in The Cranes and Sundowns and the support staff. And to you the fans, that voted me, thank you."
It was a moving tribute by Onyango, who received a standing ovation from the audience, on top of the hugs and a strong handshake from Major General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the first son, who was chief guest. Onyango was embedded with dignitaries.
At this point, 2016 will live long in the heart of Onyango, after he was also voted Africa's best player by Caf in January. But in the same breath, Onyango was just a talking point to a colourful and glamorous event.
Based on a dress theme 'Made of Uganda', most patrons that graced the Uspa awards wore African-oriented attires from gomesi, kanzu, bitengi, mushanana to Nigerian, as Onyango appeared.
While some defied the set dress-code, it was all good in the suits and dinner dresses, as were the performances of musicians Irene Ntale and Geo-steady on the night. For what it is worth, Uspa were the biggest winners.
Not only did they fulfill a ritual, after a tough year, after Nile Special's contract had run out, Uspa received Shs 30 million for its Sacco from the president through the chief guest, to crown it all.


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Penitar Tryste
Dune Jumper
"Our people are dying. We cannot live in the wastes much longer and you must help find a way."
Those were the words my mother told me the night before I was to leave on my Great Hunt. I am known as Dune Jumper of the Swirling Sand Steppe Clan. I am a scout for one of our hunt packs, tasked with journeying ahead of the clan to find the resources needed for our survival. We range through the Arkain Desert, as our ancestors have done for generations, hunting the land for our sustenance and occasionally trading with the denizens of the Bazaar. The desert makes us strong, but the desert is punishing, unkind, unforgiving, and there are those who feel we do not belong here. My mother, Water Seer, one of the leaders of our clan, told me that the bounties the hunt packs are able to scour from the desert are diminishing and have been ever since she was litter aged. Maybe even farther back than she can remember. Then she told me what is believed to be a forbidden thought among us; that we live a wandering life in the desert not as a way to make us strong, but as punishment. That we were scattered, cast from grace and forced to survive on what scraps we can scavenge between the dunes.
The Great Hunt is something every litter-aged member must go through before they are able to take their rightful place as a full member of the clan when they come of age. It is a solo journey that, most times, is just tasking someone with surviving the desert and finding anything the clan has never experienced before. To take my place as a true scout for our people my mother has tasked my Great Hunt with helping to find either: a reason why our people have been scattered and left to roam the desert or a way to new, more plentiful lands to hunt to ensure the clan's survival.


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Had lunch here for the first time. Decided to go 'economical' - hence, ordered the set lunch.
This set lunch had a main course that came with jelly and a choice of iced lemon tea or 'tong sui'.
I chose the peanut 'tong sui' aka 'fa sang wu' instead of the iced lemon tea. Why?
Reason being I was greedy I thought to myself, 'Rice alone won't be enough to fill my stomach.'
After eating the rice and consuming the 'fa sang wu', I was extremely full.
Fried rice was okay - normal.


text: Sorry I've been so lazy about updates lately. This is a busy, BUSY time at work and also I have been traveling a lot more for work on weekends, too. I haven't forgotten about you, dear reader, I just need the time to post some stuff! I had a trip to the Netherlands recently which will get some coverage (don't get too excited) as well as a visit to San Francisco's famous Toronado that should excite you! Stay posted.


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Some clown recently Tweeted:
"Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting a tomato in fruit salad."
Hmm. Can you really imagine anyone deciding, on that piece of
information or any other, to add tomato to a fruit salad? [Heston
doesn't count.]
Meanwhile, I think real wisdom is recognising that 'a tomato is a fruit'
barely counts as knowledge at all. Tomatoes are still vegetables, rather
than (culinary) fruits. They are (botanically) fruits, rather than, say, flowers
or leaves.
Scientists develop technical vocabularies, sometimes using vernacular
words. This is wisdom the way 'starfish aren't really fish, so don't put them
in a fish pie' is wisdom, or 'sun dogs aren't really dogs, so don't try and put
one on a lead'.
To a botanist, "fruit" includes runner beans, cucumbers, hazelnuts and
rose hips, as well as things you might think of as typical culinary
fruits (=sweet stuff you can put in a pie and/or eat with cream), like
gooseberries. But, please note, raspberries and especially strawberries
are neither (true) berries nor true fruits, while aubergines, bananas, okra,
peppers and tomatoes(!) all are berry fruits. Yet, never forget that cashew
nuts and brazil nuts and almonds are not nuts but seeds, while mushrooms aren't
vegetables at all… Once you're inside all that, as I believe 'O'-level students
once were (take a bow, Sal), then you are wise in the ways of fruit.
To a specialist, daisies aren't flowers. There's no such thing as a
butterfly, or a toad. Or, to a cladist, there is no such thing as a fish.
I don't see why you should care, or be misled into making unwise salad choices.


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|1,100 sq ft
|Property type
|Minimum Stay
|2 - 7 nights
Beautiful Downtown Apartment in the center of it all. Here you can walk to everything in Downtown while still enjoying the serenity of a spacious upper level apartment above a Downtown boutique. The entrance is located at ground level on Washington Ave. and has one flight of stairs to the upper level. It's convenient location is only 1 1/2 blocks off the Boardwalk that leads to the Famous Musical Fountain and out to the Grand Haven Lighthouse on Lake Michigan. Located right smack in the center of all the Downtown shopping and restaurants. Everything is right outside your door. 1100 sq ft of living space with 11 ft ceilings, original brick walls and beautiful wood floors in a Historical Downtown Building built in the late 1890's. Contemporary, clean and inviting. Open Kitchen, Dinning room and Living room designed for your comfort and relaxation. Living room features comfortable furniture, Large 50' T.V. and DVD player and a wonderful view of our Downtown boutiques. Dining room has a 4 chair dining table with extra dining chairs for larger parties and is a open floor plan to Kitchen and Living room. Kitchen is open and has plenty of cupboard space. Fully stocked with your cookware, dishes and basic appliances like coffee maker, coffee grinder, blender, and toaster. Master bedroom has king size bed outfitted with high end linens , small smart TV, night stands and large closet. In Master bedroom you will find french doors leading to a relaxing outside deck with patio table and chairs. Guest bedroom has a queen size bed with high end linens and large closet. For parties over 4 people, we have a high end Inflate-a-bed on it's own bed frame that can be set up in the Living room area. Central Air will keep you comfortable in hot weather. In the Hallway you will find a Stack-able washer and dryer. The bathroom has Kohler pedestal sink and toilet and the original but restored claw foot soaking tub with shower. Our apartment has it's roots in the cream city brick walls and the original claw foot tub. We renovated and added 500 sq ft in 2000 to give it a open and comfortable feel but save it's charm. Grand Haven is a beautiful place to build family vacation memories and we hope staying in one of it's historical Downtown buildings will add to your experience.
I have lived near Lake Michigan now for about 30 years, moving hear from Grand Rapids, MI. I find it hard to imagine not being near the beach at this point. Grand Rapids is a nice city but living near the water offers a peace that can't be duplicated, and it's free! My husband has lived his entire life in this area and runs his own company in Muskegon. I am able to do bookkeeping and property management from my home or if lucky enough from a warm sunny spot near our many friends we have acquired in Florida.
Leanne Crowell purchased this apartment in 2000
In 2000 my husband and I purchased this building on the main street of Downtown Grand Haven so that I could open a boutique and live a personal dream of having my own business. I chose Grand Haven for a few good reasons. 1) It was close to home. 2) Grand Haven was a perfect small town. It had the right mix of people and they loved and supported their town. 3) Grand Haven was my favorite place to spend my free time.
It seemed a perfect spot to build and business and a sense of community. My experience was wonderful and a dream come true. I was welcomed with open arms by locals and other business owners and soon became knitted into the community. This experience has left me only wanting to make it a better place. I no longer run my boutique, I left that behind after
10 years so that my husband and I could travel more freely, mostly in the winter :) but I still own this wonderful property and find Grand Haven a great investment. I rent out the boutique below and the apartment above is still a vacation apartment for guests to enjoy. My husband and I live close by and are very hands on, we think of our apartment as our possible summer home if we ever make the move to become regular snow birds and let go of our own home on the lake. I hope you enjoy our apartment for it was a dream come true for me and will always be a blessing in our lives.
Although I have never made this apartment our home, we have stayed there quite a bit. I think what I love about it is that it has so many conveniences. I love that the businesses Downtown are still family owned and operated. Many of them have raised their families right at work, making all of us extended family. People are friendly and helpful. It is the kind of town that makes you feel safe and cared about. I always meet visitors who are returning because they grew up vacationing in Grand Haven and want to keep the tradition going. Grand Haven is a slice of the American Dream.
We really enjoyed staying here! Basically everything you need is supplied, including a blow up bed that worked great for our son! This apartment is nice and bright and we were thrilled that it even had laundry included. The only challenge was the claw foot tub, showers were a bit difficult but besides that, we loved it here! Owner is very friendly! Thank you!
The weather was not great, but having a awesome space to sit around and play cards and chat was perfect! The location was wonderful an easy walk to everything.
We loved our extended weekend here. Right on the main strip downtown. Close to the beach, shops, restaurants and breweries. Grand Haven's downtown sidewalks and streets are heated and that was a nice feature considering it was February when we stayed here. The unit was VERY comfortable and had everything we needed. Love the fact that it is pet friendly so we were able to bring our furry daughter with us too. Leanne is very easy to work with and even let us reschedule our time when we were both sick during the time of our original booking! Love that! Highly recommend this unit and would not hesitate to book it again. Thanks Leanne for sharing your place with us!
My friend and I were in town for a wedding and LOVED this apartment! It's right in the middle of the main shopping street. We were able to walk to everything -- food, fashion, and even the wedding! We highly recommend this apartment. Take note that you park in back and walk around the corner to enter. I was a little confused at first (my issue, not Leanne's!), but it's not a big deal at all.
Will book again. Been staying there for 6 years. Owner is great and love the condo and location
My husband and I stayed there for a little mini moon after we got married, and absolutely loved it. Great apt, dog friendly, and perfect location
Grand Haven, Michigan is a small Lakeshore town 45 minutes West of Grand Rapids, Michigan where you will find concerts at Van Andel Arenaand Fredrick Meijers Gardens. Baseball at Comerica Park. Muskegon, Michigan is located 10 minute north and has more great beaches, The Lake Express Ferry going to and from Milwaukee, WI. South 20 minutes you will find Holland, Michigan and the famous Tulip Festival in the spring.
Other Activities: Lake Michigan Beaches
|Cleaning Fee
|Pet Fee
|Damage Deposit
There is a pet fee of $100.00 per week. This is a fee and not a deposit. If staying less than 7 nights, Pet fee can be adjusted to $15.00 per night.
Failure to disclose a pet will result in possible loss of your damage deposit refund. (Please be upfront about your desire to include your pet)
Pets are almost always allowed but are still under the discretion of the owner. All responsibility for damages due to your pet/pets will be in addition to the damage deposit if it should exceed the deposit amount. By booking you agree to these terms.
Owner's are pet lovers and travel with their pet. We are only promoting responsibility for this convenience.
* Approximate monthly price. Actual pricing will depend on the days of the month you stay.


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So I've had the Tablo since around Christmas. It's worked really well but I will say I'm not sure how much live tv I tried to watch through it and maybe we just started really watching ABC, but from what I remember, all of this used to work really well.
Nothing has changed. I have a Mohu Sky in my attic running directly (not split) to the Tablo. I have a 4 Eero wifi network that is rock solid and is running about 80mbps. No other network issues streaming other apps or playing my Sonos system. I noticed a problem when my wife was trying to watch recordings of the bachelorette on ABC. It was almost like buffering and hanging up like the show was corrupted (not like normal pixellation we sometimes see). I didn't spend a lot of time on it because we have Hulu and she can watch that show on there.
Anyway, now I'm trying to figure it out as it's continuing to happen. Any ideas on things I can try? I don't recall changing any settings and I have it set to the recommended recording quality (HD 720 5mbps). If I run the cable directly to the TV, every channel is crystal clear.
So in summary, live TV has trouble playing through Tablo on almost every channel, but most recordings are fine. Recordings on ABC have problems...recently.
What firmware version are you running on the Tablo?
Does the live TV video ever generate an error message? Or is it more of a skipping/pausing/buffering issue? If you lower the recording quality to 720 @ 3Mbps, do you have the same issue? This setting impacts live TV as well as recordings.
I have similar issues on a Fire Stick connected via wifi but actually see more "tablo lost its connection" message than buffering. Moved my wifi router closer and getting constant 100-350mb speeds. I lowered the quality recording to the recommended but still see issues with live TV. I have a Fire TV direct connect and while i get intermittent playback issues with Tablo they are not to the degree of the Fire Stick/wifi. Logic would point to the wifi but I literally cannot get the access point much closer. Signal strength is Good to Very Good per my fire stick, and I have a wifi app to verify speeds. I am using a Seagate Expansion drive, 2TB. Have not seen this one on a "not recommended" list.
I'm having similar issues with apple TV. It is constantly getting 'stuck' when watching LIVE tv. Any other suggestions?? My apple TV is connecting wirelessly to my Tablo, and my Tablo is connecting wirelessly to my Router. Thank you.
I have never seen an error message for the problem on ABC. Every blue moon when watching live TV I see a "weak signal" error but haven't noticed that issue be channel specific. It's really random, it happened on NBC the other day and that's probably the strongest, most solid channel I have.
I will try lowering the recording quality and see if that helps. I've never changed that setting off the recommended.
Lowered the recording speed to 3mbps and that did not help. The main problem I am seeing is with playing back live tv. Most recordings are actually fine now. I'll start watching live tv on various channels and they never play more than a minute or two and start "buffering". Why would watching live tv be a problem but the recording of that same show later is fine?
Just recently updated to the new 2.2.16 firmware. FYI
I noticed the same thing happening on a couple of my channels.Live TV didn't buffer, but it would pixelate, and occassional report no signal at all.Recording on those same 2 channels generally resulted in good recordings.Drove me nuts for weeks, until I realized the difference was me sitting on the couch blocking the anntena from clearly reaching the TV signal from the tower behind me.Apparently, my fat head blocks TV signals.Who knew?I was also wondering what those voices inside my head were trying to say.
While humorous, I think your post is a great example of why one person has 0 issues with Tablo and then another fights it for months and often give up... We are dealing with radiowaves... Whether its for the TV signal or Wi-Fi, they can be tricky.
LTE interference, microwave interference, cordless phones, multitudes of conflicting W-fi signals, and any other electronic device. Your head, various wall dimensions and building materials, the list goes on and on.
Personally it has taken me countless tries, multiple antennas and at least 3 different signal amps to get the channels I wanted, but in the first house, Wi-Fi was never a problem.
At a second Tablo location, I had little issue with TV reception but despite using a newer router, took me weeks to get the signal through the extremely thick old farm house walls. Finally having to disable all "Smart" signal routing in the router to keep it from working against itself.
Once I got it through the walls, then I had issues with the Roku remotes interfering with the signal, then the Microwave and even once I had a Roku mounted too close to a refrigerator and every time the compressor kicked on, the signal would drop.
I know some will disagree with me but I applaud Tablo for TRYING to work within so many variables. I think they are nuts for even trying in the first place but am very glad they did.
I left a similar posting related to the sound. Never had a problem before, until version 2.2.14 of the firmware. The sound skips intermittently, as if some process in the Tablo gets delayed. I notice it more on NBC, although it also happens on other channels. Interesting enough, I notice the sound skip on some segments, but if I rewind the recorded program again, you can't see the problem exactly where it happened before. So the problem is not in the recording itself, but in the way it is displayed. But I have noticed mainly the issue on the sound. Hardly anything on the image itself. Now, I use closed captions almost all the time. One day I decided to turn it off, and the whole problem went away. It seems that the closed captions from the Tablo content is passed to the Roku box, but when I play movies off other apps, such as Amazon video, this problem is not evident at all. I wonder if these problems are related, since you were using the same firmware. Do you use closed captions? I also tried firmware 2.2.16, but this didn't help. I do know that the whole problem started with 2.2.14. For the mean time, I have kept the closed captions off while viewing the Tablo to prevent the problem.
Not everyone posting, including BigDog43, is mentioning how they watch Tablo (i.e. Chrome, Roku, Firestick, Apple Tv) and that's likely the issue.I just posted on another thread that I get freezes every 4-7 seconds, but only in Chrome, and only on one of my computers. That same video plays fine in Firefox on the same computer.Sophonnica, how is playback of recorded content? Can you eliminate one of the wifi connections? Like run a ethernet cable from the Tablo to the router?
We dont watch live through it, but we do record. This is a new device. At first, it worked well and we were impressed. After some time the recordings are virtually unwatchable. Thats on any device. Skips, blurred video, etc. Its hooked directly to the router and we have good strong signal in the house. So we are about to send this thing back as a failed experiment.
Check your signal strength. But don't go by the dots. Try a recan of your channels. A weak signal can cause issues like this.
Even a failing hard drive or bad hd cable. Make sure you are us No an approved hd as well. It may take some tinkering with both find and eliminate the problem.
Reach out to support if you need to.
I understand the frustration, And it is definitely possible you have a defective Tablo, tuners CAN fail but other factors could be at play as well...
I am not sure if my situation applies to yours but as mentioned above, in my first install, I went through multiple antennas, amps and filters. The rest of the story is that when I first connected everything, it all worked with a single small antenna in a corner of my attic....
It worked fine that way for a few weeks, maybe even longer, then suddenly one channel became unwatchable, then another...
That is when I bought a signal strength meter. I re-positioned the antenna, got all but one channel back. Shortly thereafter I again started having issues with another. NOTHING had changed in my home, yet the meter clearly showed the signal strength had went down.
So I bought a larger antenna, problem improved... Added a signal amp and a better antenna combiner, problem solved, for over a year.... Then I lost one channel. This channel went from working PERFECT for over a year to suddenly being completely unwatchable, seemingly overnight.
Added a larger amp, still did not get me that one channel back but strangely enough, I got a new one I had never received before. Added the LTE filter mentioned in another thread here, finally got all my channels back.
Long story short, again, radio waves can be tricky. All of my problems were caused by outside interference. From changing dynamics in the atmosphere, weather, solar radiation, temperature and seasons, to increased LTE interference. Even time of day can influence how a signal behaves.
In the end it was worth it to me, I have saved well over $3000 and enjoy the TV experience much more than before. But it may not be worth it to others.
Thanks for the all the input. You're right, I should've mentioned my streaming device. I think I probably didn't because I had ruled that out in my head as I have three different devices and they all do the same thing with Live TV (Apple TV, Firestick and Roku).
It's possible I've had this issue all along and just never watched much live tv and the problem with that recording got me investigating....alerting me to an issue I've always had, but who knows.
I do use closed captions....all the time. I turned those off and oddly enough it does seem to be working better lately. It's hard to say if it's directly related to that because I've made other changes on my network and I've lowered the recording speed. I also had a longer than needed coax running from my antenna to the Tablo which I replaced with a shorter one.
I think our support team touched base with you today. But if you have any other questions, or want more details, don't hesitate to reply to your ticket or give us a ring at 1-844-TABLOTV (822-5688).
Yes, thanks. Slowed recording to 3m so we will test that tonight (NBC 5:30 News). There are only 11 channels picked up here with 9 very strong and 3 basically blank. The Big 3 come in strong, tested on a variety of antenna, including and ancient Rat Shack unit. I never throw much of anything out lol. Only recordings are on a couple of the big 3.
Slowing to 3M has much improved playback. The tablets play well enough with very few breakups. The laptop tends to skip sometimes. Its an i7 with a lot of RAM so its not a slouch. The Tablo ap, casting to an older Chromecast from a Galaxy Tab A is almost a total fail. Not sure which component of that chain is more at fault. Stop casting and playback is normal on the Tab. YouTube and such cast just fine from the same device.


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(March 14, 2017)
Launching New Genetic Tests in Multiple Indications
Multiple Poster and Platform Presentations Highlight GeneDx Broad Offerings in a Variety of Genetic Specialties
MIAMI, March 14, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OPKO Health, Inc. (NASDAQ:OPK)   announces that GeneDx, a subsidiary of OPKO Health, will have a prominent presence at  the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) Annual Meeting taking place from March 21-24, 2017 in Phoenix, Arizona.
GeneDx has been selected to present research data in 14 poster presentations and four platform presentations. The platform presentations will cover the utilization of exome sequencing in the context of abnormal ultrasound findings, ataxia-related neurologic disorders, immunological conditions, and for testing the contribution of genetic mosaicism to Mendelian disorders. The platform presentations can be accessed here.  The poster presentations will cover a variety of topics including hereditary cancers, epilepsy, autism/intellectual disability, and whole exome sequencing and can be accessed here.
GeneDx also announces the launch of several new tests to expand testing flexibility for multiple indications.  GeneDx will be offering new or expanded tests for ataxia-related disorders, autism and intellectual disability, neuropathy and epilepsy.
GeneDx has sequenced more than 55,000 clinical exomes to date.  To further expand this clinical genomics program, whole genome sequencing will be offered to clinicians and research programs to help patients who may benefit from this test.
These exome sequencing options will soon be launched and are intended for healthy individuals or couples who would like to have these tests because of family history concerns, fertility or pregnancy related outcomes, or the desire to know more about their genetic health. These tests will require an order by a qualified healthcare provider with appropriate genetic counseling.
We are thrilled to have such an outstanding presence at the annual ACMG conference this year as it provides us an opportunity to showcase our growing genetic testing offering to an audience of key genetics and genomics specialists. Having 18 abstracts accepted by ACMG reflects our ongoing mission of commitment to research and collaboration, said Ben Solomon, MD, FACMG, Managing Director of GeneDx. We also welcome the opportunity to speak directly to the genetics community about the expansion of our truly unmatched testing menu.
If attending ACMG, visit GeneDx at booth #401 to learn more.
About the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics
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A couple of leaked screenshots show some of the specs of this purported beast - a 4.7" 720p screen, 8MP main and 1.8MP secondary cameras and a codename, "Closurexxl".
The chipset specs of the One XXL are more interesting though - a quad-core processor (reportedly a Snapdragon S4 with Krait cores), 2GB of RAM and an Adreno 320 GPU plus LTE connectivity.
One chipset matches the description - the Qualcomm APQ8064. There's an old rumor of the HTC Zeta with that chipset and roughly similar specs, but that's from before the HTC One series came to be.


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Horticulture Rotations
During their first year, students receive hands-on training in four areas of major concentration, along with plant health care and plant records practices. Each rotation is six weeks in duration, or approximately 200 hours. There are also opportunities to take part in special projects around the Garden as they occur throughout the year.
Skills Tests
At the end of each rotation, students are evaluated and tested on their mastery of horticultural skills covered in the rotation, such as planting, propagation, watering, pruning, perennial maintenance, and fertilization techniques.
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Special Projects May Include:
|Aquatic Planting
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The high street bank HSBC has come under the spotlight in Brazil after it emerged that it loaned money to a local ethanol producer accused of making workers labour for 13-hour days in appalling conditions.
Last month a government anti-slavery taskforce freed 1,108 workers from a sugarcane plantation owned by Para Pastoril e Agricola in the Amazon state of Para.
Local reports claimed that the workers, recruited from Brazil's impoverished north-east, were being kept in "slave-like conditions", working more than 13 hours a day, and being paid as little as £2.50 a month.
Arias Roma Pereira, one of the freed sugarcane cutters, said the workers were undernourished and often had no access to water. "It was like being in a prison," he told the government news agency Agencia Brasil shortly after being freed from the plantation in the rural municipality of Ulianopolis, 250 miles from the state capital, Belem.
Shortly after the raid it emerged that the company had received loans from several banks, including the Brazilian branch of HSBC, which passed on money from the country's development bank, BNDES. The size of the loan was not revealed, but according to reports in the Folha de Sao Paulo newspaper it was taken out in 2005 and ran until 2010.
According to Brazil's anti-slavery laws banks must suspend all loans to any company found guilty of employing workers in near slave-like conditions. If Para Pastoril e Agricola is found guilty it is likely to be placed on a blacklist, also losing the right to government funding.
In a statement the company directors denied using slave labour, labelling the accusation "an act of violence".
Gustavo Pimentel, a director of the Amigos da Terra (Friends of the Earth), which campaigns for ethical investment in Brazil, said banks such as HSBC needed to re-examine their loans policies particularly to "potentially high-risk" markets such as ethanol production.
"Historically ethanol has links to very bad working conditions," he said. "It is not just about [the bank] looking into the business when giving the loan, it is about following the actions of the business to see if it continues 'clean'," he said.
Mr Pimentel said that while there was no question of any breaches of the law at the moment, the raid posed ethical questions about loans to Amazonian agricultural companies. While HSBC did have ethical lending policies, the bank needed "to show that it is capable of putting them in place", he said.
None of the banks involved has so far commented on the case, citing client confidentiality rules.


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I have loved every minute of my design team experience with Momenta and so with great excitement I share the following news!
It is with great pleasure that we introduce to you the
2012 Momenta Design Team:
So very excited to be sticking around for all of 2012!
Merry Christmas to all of you!


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Welcome again folks! This week, we'll be looking at some of the tomes in the Imperial Age series by Adamant Entertainment. The first one on the list is Imperial Age-Faeries.
Chapters 1 and 2
Chapter 1 is called "On Being Fey", and details the basics of feykind and how the Victorians viewed them. The theories presented range from fallen angels to be reviled to the spiritual personifications of nature, allowing you versatility in just what you want your fey to be. It's also very short, so moving right on. >_>; Chapter 2, "On Becoming Fey", deals with player characters that are of the fey creature type. The fey here are presented as…racial classes. Oh dear. If you recall from my Savage Species review, I'm not too big a fan of racial classes as a concept. In any case, let's dig in and overview these racial classes like I would advanced classes. I will, however, note how many class levels it has, since this directly shows how many hit die the fey will have if you build them as a straight up creature.
Daione Sidhe: The Daione Sidhe is a fey species that is essentially an Irish fey-touched elf. They are proficient in magic and gain a +2 racial Charisma bonus at the cost of -2 Wisdom, explained as their vanity coming before their common sense. This is a good fey to play if you want to be the dashing elven hero archetype. The full progression equates to a 5 hit die creature.
Fomorian: Fomorians are ugly brutes that are closer to giants than other fey; in fact, since they have d8 hit die, I'd probably stat them as feytouched monstrous humanoids instead of full-on fey if I made them as monsters. They gain a+2 Constitution bonus at the cost of -2 Intelligence, making them the textbook "hulking brute". This isn't hurt by the fact that they can cast the enlarge spell to actually get to giant-size. They also equate to a 5 hit die creature.
Brownie: Brownies are fast but ill-knowledged (+2 Dexterity, -2 Intelligent) house-dwelling fey that can cast the mending spell on objects. They equate to a 3 hit die creature.
Pixie: The pixies have the same stat bonuses and detriments are brownies, but also gain the benefit of having a fly speed. A higher-level pixie gains the ability to create a pixie ring that works as a hold monster spell. They, like brownies, equate to a 3 hit die creature.
Elemental Seelie: These gain random abilities based upon what element they are tied to. They equate to a 3 hit die creature.
Animorph: Animorphs, like elemental seelie, have no ability modifiers at base level. They gain abilities to speak to and transform into a certain animal. They are, once again, equivalent to a 3 hit die creature.
Goblin (Fey): Fey goblins are nasty little creatures that have -2 Intelligence and +2 Strength. They gain two unseelie traits (more on that later) and a fear-inducing aura. They equate to…you guessed it…a 3 hit die creature.
Redcap: Redcaps have the same stat changes as fey goblins, and essentially are sneakier versions of the fey-gobs. A redcap gains natural sneak attack rather than fear aura, though. Do I need to even say what hit die creature level they have?'
Ogre: Ogres are brutish beasts (+2 Strength, +2 Constitution, -2 Dexterity, -2 Intelligence) who have natural claw and diseased bite attacks, can regain hit points by eating the flesh of humans, and are considered both giants and fey. They are…yep, equate to 3 again. Look, I won't say it again, I'll just say if a creature class has DIFFERENT equivalent levels now.
Trow: These ugly brutes have the same ability score modifiers as ogres and are amphibious. They also have a reach as if they were a Large creature due to overly long arms as well.
The unseelie traits are shown afterward. They're just the mutations from d20 Future with the serial numbers filed off, nothing more, nothing less. This is interesting, because the idea of a fey goblin with wings is awesomely enticing as a GM.
Chapter 3
Chapter 3 has new talent trees for the base classes, ones that are specifically designed for fey utilization. These are the Smite tree for the Strong Hero (essentially the Paladin's smite finally given d20 Modern live), the Backstab tree for the Fast Hero (bonuses to flanked foes, eventually leading up to allowing a character to deal 1 point of ability damage instead of hit point damage), the self-explanatory Spell Resistance tree for the Tough Hero, the Lore talent for the Smart Hero (as per the Bard ability), the Blessing tree for the Dedicated Hero (a buff to Defense and saving throws), and the Charm tree for the Charismatic Hero (more Bard-style stuff). I really like these…really, really like. This is about all you need to get a real D&D feel for the d20 Modern base classes (sans the Barbarian, which I've made a talent tree of rage for). I would personally remove the fey requirement, though; it's a silly prerequisite, and one of the few things I'd remove outright.
The feats present aren't really anything to write home about, but give a bit more D&D flair as well. A big example of that are feats that give you a favored enemy or favored ally out of either seelie or unseelie fey (you can choose both for both feats, allowing it to go either way in the struggle between the two courts). There are also several occupations, but they are all renamed versions of those from Urban Arcana. There's also another racial class placed out here, the changeling. I wouldn't use it, to be honest. It's much less glamorous than the changeling template from Urban Arcana, and that's not my bias against racial classes speaking…all it grants is a +2 bonus to a skill and the ability to exchange one feat taken for another feat not taken by spending an action point.
Chapter 4
Chapter 4 is the bestiary. There are two templates here, anthropomorphic and mythic animal. First of all, unlike the anthropomorphs of modern lore that are often human-sized animal-folk, the creatures made with this template do not change size; that means that a mouse with this template is still mouse-sized and will be running around with little mousey weapons. Mythic animal makes a bigger, more powerful magical beast version of a normal animal, like the Nemean Lion and its ilk in Greek legend. The rest of the fey are fairly standard fare, from the shapeshifting kelpie to the Unseelie Champion (a feytouched unseelie Strong Her0). There's nothing I can complain about or truly praise either way right here.
Chapter 5
Chapter 5 deals with campaign ideas, including ideas for both an entire Plane of Faerie and fey in the various parts of Earth. I cannot fault their thoroughness, and I applaud their ability to make an interesting campaign idea around just a single creature type. There are also two advanced classes present; the Faerie Knight, who is a cool fey-defending Paladin type, and the Jack-o-Tales, a Bard-like traveler.
The art is elder stock pieces, a glimpse into the Victorian past. It's nice and mixes the quaint with the magical.
Final Thoughts
I cannot fault the attempts of this tome to get a single creature type and run with it as far as possible. I admit that I don't really like racial creature classes, but otherwise this is pretty solid. I'd get it if you like fey…hell, I'd even get it if you want to full integrate Dungeons and Dragons class features into d20 Modern beyond what Urban Arcana managed. 9/10.


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Hello, I'm Leah G. Alfonso. I write so that I may speak.
For my whole life, December's been my favorite month of the year. I don't know what it is, but everyone just seems so happy this time of year when friends and family get together, taking a good chunk of time off from work, and celebrate Christmas. We have four December birthdays in my extended family altogether, so for us it feels like we never run out of reasons to celebrate. But in the last two years, I've had to learn that even December, the month of Jesus' birthday, can't go by without any sorrow or anguish. Last year, I saw the anguish of several parents who lost their children—most, if not all, under ten years old—to a school shooting. And today, I among other students received news that Gary Schmidt, a professor in the English department at Calvin and a novelist that I admire, lost his wife suddenly on Christmas Eve.
It feels weird to be celebrating Christmas and birthdays when in the back of your mind you think about something like death. I can't help but think about Professor Schmidt and his six children, and how words couldn't describe how they must be feeling right now. Death is a touchy subject, and honestly I have no idea of what I would say or write to Professor Schmidt and his family if I could. I'm still stuck on the mindset of 'sudden death,' and how scary that is.
It got me thinking to a while ago, when my brother wrote about his work at a retirement home. He described how he didn't want to be confused or feeble towards the end of his life. According to what he wrote, he's afraid of the possibility of dying from dementia or Alzheimer's disease. And since those causes of death came on both sides of our family—once with my great-grandfather, once with my grandfather—that possibility seems pretty high in our case. I see where he's coming from, so I understand why he'd consider that the scariest way to die.
But he's wrong.
Sudden death is the scariest way to die—not just for a person, but for any person's family members, too.
There's a line in Peter Pan where Peter says that "to die would be an awfully big adventure." I don't think that quote could only apply to what comes after death; I think it could also be said for the ways in which we die. This is the second time in six months where I've known about someone who died unexpectedly shortly after being diagnosed with cancer—the first instance being last summer with another Calvin English professor. And yet, since I was little, I've heard of people who died suddenly with no cause or explanation for why it happened. I've heard of miscarriages or babies who died right before they were born, even though the mothers took extra care of themselves and their children during the pregnancies.
Years ago, I remember a night where I just couldn't sleep because I was afraid that my mom would be found dead the next morning. It was such a strong feeling that came out of nowhere—heck, she wasn't even sick or injured to begin with—and I was legitimately terrified. I'm glad to say that she's still alive and we celebrated her birthday just last week, but it's moments like these where I can't help but think of what might happen to me and my brother if either or both of our parents were suddenly gone. I also have moments where I can't help but wonder what would happen to me if I died suddenly overnight. There's still so much that I want to do that I'm also scared of the fact that I might not get a chance to do what I feel called to do as a writer (read my 'Reflections on Depression' blog post if you want more details on that.)
I guess, like any occasion concerning the death of a loved one, Professor Schmidt's wife's passing serves as a reminder that we have no idea of how much time we have left. Do you want to make your mark on the world? Is there anything you want to do before you die? Okay. So what's holding you back? Take your leaps of faith while you can, because there might not be another opportunity. Unless you want to go somewhere and you need money or other resources to get there—as a college student studying to become a writer, I totally understand—there's no excuse for putting anything off. This may be the only shot you get to do what you want to do and be who you want to be. We only get one life on this tiny little planet, so we might as well make the most of it.
Professor Schmidt, if you're reading this right now, I think I speak for a fair number of my fellow students and other members of the Calvin English department when I say that you and your family are in our thoughts and prayers. I also speak for all of us on the New England Saints trip when I say that we'll miss you this January.
Until next time, this is Leah G. Alfonso leaving you with this song by Tim Urban called "Tears for Hallelujah": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-vZVDfk9L4


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The recent Microsoft/Yahoo buyout meltdown is a perfect example of good and bad negotiation tactics. Microsoft's Steve Ballmer had it right. We'll have to wait and see whether Yahoo's Jerry Yang had it wrong. At this point, I think he blew it.
Mr. Ballmer followed the number one rule for winning negotiations (see below). When the deal got to the point that the cost outweighed the perceived value to be received, he walked. Many are losers in the negotiating game when they become so enamored with doing a deal that they lose touch with reality. When that does happen they become vulnerable to being taken.
I was reminded of that negotiating fiasco because many years ago when, as CEO of ITT Life, I tried to buy that company from The Hartford. The wheels fell off our deal when the nutcases back in Connecticut continued to escalate their asking price far beyond what the company was worth.
My band of brothers and I finally ended up walking away from the deal – just as Ballmer did to Yahoo. Instead, we started a fabulously successful competitor – Life USA – and sold that company a dozen years later to financial services giant, Allianz S.G. In the meantime, ITT Life shriveled and died; The Hartford lost millions for their greed and arrogance.
Precepts to Power Negotiating
Jerry Yang could wind up losing not just millions, but billions for his negotiating tactics. But here's the point: while you may never be involved in buying and selling billion dollar companies, all of us negotiate all of the time. And there are several critical precepts or principles involved in a successful negotiating process:
• Never be so in love with a deal that you can't walk away.
• Understand the difference between bartering and negotiation.
• Always make it appear as though you gave up more than you received.
• Don't' be rigid
• Don't be intimidating
• Don't take as much out of the deal as possible and leave crumbs for the vanquished.
If you as a business manager never lose sight of these points you will usually be a winner in the negotiating dance, and you are guaranteed never to be a loser. You will always be a winner if you can make sure that all parties walk away from the table not only believing that they have just won, but totally convinced that they have absolutely gotten the best of the other party.
This negotiating program is founded on the notion that solving problems and reaching agreements ultimately means building relationships. There is something both sides have in common and that is to gain fair value for what they offer. Concentrating on solving these issues to the satisfaction of both parties builds relationships. Good relationships, of course, foster long-term success everywhere you turn.
Constantly remind yourself that when negotiating be willing to give up anything that you don't want to keep. Let them win on every point except for those things that are inviolate to you. If you don't care about it then don't argue about it.
Too many times the rule is don't give anything. And that's dead wrong. Instead, get over on their side and help them achieve their objectives without violating the things that you need yourself. If you do that, you can walk out of any negotiation a winner.
Negotiating is neither rocket science nor a mystic art that only the gifted few can successfully handle. The bottom line in effective negotiation is this: negotiation is a learned skill and must result in a win-win situation. Preparation and planning are vital to a successful result. Know your wants and needs and negotiate the best deal for both parties. Striking a deal will seem much easier when you cheat on the rule that says one should win and one should lose. Instead, make your own rule that says – you win, I win!


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After a disappointing and rough week last week the fat loss gods have cursed me again this week with my weight this morning being 206.6 lbs only down 0.2 lbs for the week. Expecting changes from Layne for this upcoming week. Here is my latest video log for this week.
5 Responses to "Contest Prep – 14 Weeks Out"
Hang in there man, it'll happen for you. For what it is worth no matter what the numbers say you are looking better already. You can see the difference in your overall body just from the video logs. Dig deep and don't let go, (not that you need me to tell you that)
Just keep the faith!!
Sometimes I find my body won't always respond to small changes until it has had a jolt caused by a bigger change and then once it is moving (weight) I can fine tune with smaller changes.
Sometimes the body is good at keeping the 'Status Quo'
Kind regards, Graham
It's not magic or the stars/moon/sun all lined up to cause you to stall.
I, too, have lost less at many times when I was assuming otherwise.
I can't believe the wees/months/year I've wasted failing to count everything correctly and just EATING LESS to solve the problem.
Of course, I'm not paying anyone or depending on anyone.


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Last Tuesday/Wednesday, it rained in Jerusalem. Not a totally rare event. But what was rare was that it rained for about 24 hours, and some of the rain fell over the dams. So we got a bit of run-off caught, but not a lot. What I didn't realise until the Friday (which happened to be Bub's birthday) was that the weather system that rained here went south, to Novocastria. So when I saw this (below) on the news.com.au website, it came as a bit of a surprise.
Initial reports from Novocastria were basic – lots of rain, big storms, couple of roads and bridges washed away, but very little detail.
Sunday night, I texted my mum to ask if Bub and her were ok, and I was told they were. My family don't live in flood areas (well, they don't anymore!) and while stories of my old high school being used for an evacuation centre caught my interest, for the most part, it was curiosity value only.
On Tuesday, once back at work, I emailed my cousin Marquis. Because he's both the only reliable family member I have in Cyberia, and also closely in touch with the rest of the clan. I asked simply whether he'd heard if our family were ok, or affected at all. I was taken aback at his response.
His mother and sister had lost power for 2 days (they thought it'd be out for a week, so two days was apparently good). The lower part of their house was flooded. As was their car. My grandparents had lost a shed, and a fence thanks to a falling tree. They were also told to ration water, as supplies in their area were unreliable. Bub & Mum were uncontactable for a couple of days, but were found to be okay, although Bub's car had been washed away. Marquis' friends in Adamstown were without power, so they had to go stay with their parents in Mayfield, but their parents had no water, so they had to go to other friends to have showers. Marquis also had friends in Woy Woy who had no power or water for several days, so had to use gas camping stoves to prepare food and drinks for two children (ages 2yrs and 6 months). Other friends had tried to make their way to elderly relatives in Toronto, but couldn't due to the number of fallen trees and blocked roads. Main streets in some suburbs would probably lose every business because of the damage sustained.
In Jerusalem, I heard none of this. All we got on the news here were the highlights – cars washed away, fatalities, big boats run aground, rivers peaking and cities along the river saved. None of the small stuff – how hundreds of thousands of individuals were affected in small but significant ways.
Later, I managed to call my sister. It turns out the story of her car being washed away stemmed from a mis-understood text message. She'd been out in the storm, and in one of the badly affected suburbs, and she'd seen other cars washed away, but she was fine. Ironic really when one of the things I'd been telling her in my sms conversation with her on her birthday (Friday, the day the storm hit) was that her tendency to abbreviate in text messages to the point of unintelligibility means her messages are wasted, because noone understands what she says.


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New York Fashion Week is upon us. This season has been really interesting so far. However, the fashion shows and the colour palettes in a lot of the collections have been quite muted and demure (read: fashion is slightly depressed by the financial crisis), but the creativity is still as good as ever. The scale of this year's fashion week has become a lot smaller as budgets have been shrinking. So I was hoping to see really innovative thinking from NY designers on how to showcase their clothes. Real creativity happens regardless of money and especially when we are forced to be resourceful and think outside the box. A fashion show that I thought was really creative was the 'tableau vivant' at Band of Outsiders. The clothes are so great as well, see below.
Another presentation that I loved was by Peter Som, because the clothes speak for themselves. I guess this brand flies under the radar a bit. But, why? His clothes and I were meant for each other. As you can probably tell, I like him. Here are some of my favourite from this season's collection.
I wouldn't object to owning the neon tie-dye dress (top center) and petticoat in the (bottom left hand corner). Hmm, not entirely sure about the neck-muff, I don't think I could pull it off in my life. The styling and accessories really work in Som's collection and pull the looks together.
Band of Outsiders and Peter Som are two designers that I've really taken notice of this season. To find out more about the Band of Outsiders go to their website. More information about Peter Som is available here. I'll post more on NYFW later, but to see all the collections go to the official website or Style.com.
Currently listening to L.E.S Artistes by Santogold
Maame x


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black...friday...is here.
been...shopping...all morning.
too...tired...to talk.
time...for...a nap.
Friday, November 26, 2010
Over and Out.
2 comments:
- Farmchick said...
While I was in college I worked in a clothing retail store as a cashier. Now I never shop on Black Friday. Too many bad memories!!!
- November 26, 2010 at 6:34 PM
- Tyla said...
My niece is a nursing student but works at Belk on the side. She worked from 3:30 - 3:30 and is very tired tonight. It also didn't help that some shoppers were just rude.
- November 26, 2010 at 10:06 PM
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