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Barcelona, the capital of Catalonia, is located on the coast and bounded by the Collserola ridge and the rivers Besós and Llobregat. The city is less than 150 kilometers from the Pyrenees. Barcelona's location on the shores of the Mediterranean means that it enjoys a warm, welcoming climate and pleasant temperatures all year round. Rainfall tends to concentrate in the so-called "cold drop" period, from September to November, and is occasionally heavy, with levels around 1,000mm per year. This helps to maintain the many green areas around the city.
In Barcelona, as in the rest of Catalonia, there are two official languages: Catalan, the language of the region, and Spanish, the official language in Spain.
As in most countries, the clocks are an hour ahead of solar time (GMT) in winter, and two hours ahead in summer. The clocks change twice during the year.
In Barcelona mealtimes are usually a little later than in the rest of Europe. Breakfast is between 8am and 11am and is similar to other countries on the continent. Lunch is served in restaurants between 1pm and 3pm and dinner from 9pm until midnight
The working day usually begins between 8am and 9am and people break for lunch at 2pm. In the afternoon businesses open from 4pm to 8pm.
The Euro (€) is the currency of the European Union. Banknotes circulate in denominations of € 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200 and 500. Coins are minted in the following denominations: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50 cent or € 1 and € 2. You can change money at the city's banks and savings banks as well as at the exchange booths located in the city centre and at tourist sights
Banks and "Caixes" (saving banks) are open in the morning, from 8:30 to 13:30.
For information on passport/visa requirements for entry into Spain, contact the Spanish Embassy, Consulate or High Commission in your country. Should you need to apply for a visa, the Congress Office will send you a letter of invitation to support your application.
There are no immunization regulations when entering Spain, however, be sure to familiarize yourself with the requirements of all countries through which you will travel.
Delegates are advised to take out appropriate health and travel insurance
Electricity in Spain runs on 230 volts (AC).
If needed, the Organizers reserve the right to cancel or postpone the Congress, change its venue or programme and withdraw any invitations to attend. In any case, neither the organizers, nor any of the officers, employees, agents or representatives will be responsible for any loss, liability, damage or expense suffered or incurred by an individual.
Barcelona's location on the shores of the Mediterranean, near to France and the rest of Europe, makes it a well-served city by land, sea and air. The city has a number of railway stations and a rail network providing connections with the rest of Spain and a number of European cities.
The city's harbour is one of the cruise industry's favorite destinations and currently has five sea terminals (two more are under construction) for cruise liners. 544 ships, carrying 654,806 passengers, docked here in 2001. Barcelona also has two ferry terminals for regular services to the Balearic Islands.
The international airport was designed by Ricardo Bofill for the 1992 Olympics. In 2001, the volume of passengers on national and international flights was over 20 million. A project to extend the runways has been drawn up in order to provide more space for the great number of incoming and outgoing flight.
Barcelona currently has five metro lines covering a total of 80.5 kilometers and passing through 111 stations. It also has a city railway network, run by the autonomous government, the Generalitat de Catalunya, which supplements the metro network. A fleet of 840 buses connects all city districts. There are a number of travel passes which can be used on public transport (metro, city railway and buses). These are valid for 2, 3, 4 or 5 days. You can also buy a ten-ride ticket (6 €) valid for metro and bus.
Metro: There are 5 underground (metro) lines in Barcelona. Plans of the network with connecting lines and railway stations can be found in the halls and on platforms.
Working days (Mon-Thu), Sunday and holidays
Saturday and nights before
1/Gen, 24/Jun, 15/Aug, 24/Sep
Continuous Service
Barcelona has a fleet of 11,000 taxis which can be easily identified by their yellow and black livery. A green light on top of the taxi indicates its availability.
You can take a taxi from any of the city's numerous ranks and if you want to hail one in the street, just put out your hand when you see one approaching. There are a number of telephone taxi services. Many taxis accept payment by credit card.
Airport: Barcelona Airport is located 12km outside the city at El Prat de Llobregat.
Train: Renfe
Connections from Barcelona to the airport and vice-versa from the following stations to the airport: Clot-Aragó, Arc de Triomf, Pl. de Catalunya and Estació de Sants
Bus: TMB
From Pl. d'Espanya to the airport, through El Prat del Llobregat.
Aerobus (highly recommended):Daily service. From Pl. de Catalunya to the airport.
Frequency: every 15 min
Barcelona-airport: Pl. de Catalunya, Pg. de Gràcia/Consell de Cent, Av.Roma/Comte d'Urgell, Estació Barcelona-Sants
Airport-Barcelona: airport, Pl. d'Espanya, Comte d'Urgell/Gran Via C.C., Pl. Universitat, Pl. de Catalunya.
Catalan cuisine is mainly based on products from the land which adapt to the different seasons and the region's cultural and religious traditions. Olive oil, aromatic herbs, dried fruit, nuts and fresh produce are the basis of the so-called "market cuisine" which uses products found in the market during a particular season of the year. The Boqueria, on La Rambla, is the city's flagship food market. Its colourful stalls, with their abundance of fruit, vegetables and fresh fish, are well worth stopping to admire.
Catalan cuisine is also one of the happiest expressions of the Mediterranean diet. Dishes are painstakingly prepared using natural ingredients; they are also nutritious, healthy and really delicious.
"Calçots" -a type of onion- in spring, mushrooms in autumn and "escudella" -a special stew- in winter are some of the most typical dishes. Bread rubbed with tomato, cured meats and paella are the most common, and can be eaten at most restaurants throughout the year.
We should also mention "tapas": small portions which allow you to combine fish, meat and vegetable dishes. In recent years, tapas have established themselves as a different way of eating, a varied light lunch or supper. They are usually accompanied by a good red or white wine, or the sparkling wine of the region, "cava"
And to finish, dessert. You will find it hard to resist the "crema catalana" -a type of crème brûlée-, "coca" -a flat sponge cake-, "turró" -a type of nougat- and the wide variety of sweets and cakes, made with cream and chocolate.
Barcelona has a complete and varied choice of restaurants, ranging from the most sophisticated -many of them in the Michelin Guide- to small establishments with the taste and know-how of expert chefs, and also those specialising in fish, international and ethnic cuisine.
Culture and Leisure
Barcelona is known throughout the world as a cultural city, with an important heritage and a permanent and exciting range of activities on offer.
It is a city of renowned architectural interest, from its Roman walls to the Romanesque churches of Sant Pau del Camp and Sant Pere de les Puelles.The Gothic Quarter invites the traveller to stroll down its narrow alleyways, and visit its churches (the Cathedral, Santa Maria del Pi and Santa Maria del Mar) and civil buildings. The Passeig de Gràcia and the Rambla Catalunya are the main thoroughfares in the Eixample, the district that was planned in the 19thc to enlarge the old city area.
La Rambla, stretching from Plaça Catalunya to the harbour, is the busiest street in the city. Most typical are its newsagent's, open day and night, and its flower and bird stalls. Locals and tourists alike mingle in La Rambla's non-stop bustle. Both the Port Vell (Old Harbour) and the Barceloneta district afford delightful walks by the sea.
The newest parts in Barcelona are those of the Port Olímpic (restaurants and promenades) and the Forum, a new location for conferences and mass events which has recently been opened. It is surrounded by skyscrapers that have changed the skyline of the city.
A particular highlight is its art nouveau heritage (Gaudí, Domenech i Montaner, etc). Main art nouveau buildings are the houses on Passeig de Gràcia, the Palau Güell on Nou de la Rambla, the Park Güel -for walks-, and the Palau de la Música Catalana, which, if you have a chance, is worthwhile a visit (concerts only).
Barcelona affords countless possibilities for recreation. Over 40 museums: monographic art collections such as the Museu Picasso, the Fundació Joan Miró and the Fundacio Antoni Tàpies which hold permanent exhibitions of works by the artists as well as temporary shows; the world's finest collection of Romanesque art at the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya; Temporary exhibitions of contemporary art at the Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona – MACBA ; and numerous art galleries.
Caixa Fòrum: Located in an ancient factory on Montjuïc, a work by the modernist Catalan architect Puig i Cadafalch, it is a huge cultural centre owned by "La Caixa" Foundation, with 3,000 square mts. Caixa Fòrum is divided into three spaces, a mediateca and two multi-purpose rooms. Here one can find one of the largest contemporary art collections in Spain, with over 800 works by national and foreign artists. The auditorium for 350 spectators is used for different purposes, from cinema to concerts.
Barcelona is famed for the wide variety of its musical events. From classical music, opera and ballet, through jazz, flamenco, pop and rock, to the most innovative festivals. In 1999 the city regained its opera house, the Gran Teatre del Liceu, and opened the Auditori with a programme featuring the most diverse genres and musical styles. In addition to these musical events we find those of the Palau de la Música Catalana, a jewel of art nouveau architecture. You can buy La Guía del Ocio (information guide about cultural and leisure events in the city) in any of the newsagent's on La Rambla (open day and night) to follow the concerts of the week.
Palau de la Música Catalana: Exceptional art nouveau monument (1908) by the architect Domènech i Montaner, declared a World Heritage Site by the UNESCO. The artistic value of its main auditorium, which is admired and renowned throughout the world, is heightened by the presence of the world's most prestigious performers and orchestras. The main auditorium holds 1,970 people. The building also has a hall for chamber concerts located beneath the main auditorium. Sant Francesc de Paula, 2 (08003).
Gran Teatre del Liceu: The Gran Teatre del Liceu has been reopened in a venue rebuilt with great artistic and technological quality. Its stage allows two or three performances to be held simultaneously. It offers excellent views of the stage from all seats and superb acoustics. The Liceu, which has a main auditorium of 1,869 m² and seats 2,320 people, reproduces the decoration of the old opera house and has tried to preserve, as much as possible, its personality before the fire. La Rambla, 51-59 (08002)
Auditori: With the opening of the Auditori, in May 1999, Barcelona gained a venue which has become a reference point for the city's major musical and social activities. The most interesting space, home to the Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya (OBC), is the symphony hall, which holds 2,340 people. The venue also has a hall for chamber concerts seating 700 and a multipurpose hall which has a capacity of 300 to 500 people.
Design is a characteristic of Barcelona. You can find design in its streets, squares, bars and restaurants. In recent years, the city has become a permanent showroom for design.
The city also has a funfair on one of its emblematic mountains: Tibidabo. It has restaurants with their own distinctive style, which offer the full flavour of Catalan cuisine and a wide variety of international cooking.
Numerous recreational spaces, cinemas, theatres, flamenco shows, Europe's biggest aquarium, bullfights, art, music, sardana dancing, popular festivals … endless possibilities to help you experience the city to the full.


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Saturday, August 25, 2012
The Pink Panther
Hello Friends,
Hope you all had a great Eid . Mine is still on and going to post some pictures of my Eid Vacation as soon as I get back home . These pictures I took on the last day of Ramadan wearing a cool fun outfit . Got this T-shirt from Bershka two years ago and still love to rock it !
The pink panther was one of my favorite characters when I was a child . In fact I still love to watch the cartoon from time to time and didn't miss any part of the pink panther movie at all !!!
What was you favorite Cartoon Character as a child ?
I'm wearing / Bershaka : Pink panther T-shirt (Old ) / Zara : Blazer/ AE : Jeans , sunglasses / Urbanog : neon pumps / H&M : Fringe bag
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Amber Heard criticized for well-meaning, yet stereotypical tweet about immigrants
Amber Heard may care about the currently turbulent issue of immigrant's rights in the United States, but she might want to give a little more thought to her statements before hitting the tweet button.
On Monday night, the Aquaman star posted a warning that there was an ICE checkpoint in her Hollywood neighborhood. She then urged her neighbors to, basically, drive home the help.
Heard has been an advocate for immigrants rights. The Texas native recently traveled back to her home state to protest treatment of families at the U.S. border (even wearing a "Yes, I do care" shirt — in Spanish — mocking first lady Melania Trump's infamous jacket).
And the actress followed (or clarified, perhaps) the tweet shortly after with more standard, non-racially charged thoughts: "Checkpoints on your home streets. ... Is this the 'great' America we're aiming for?" she wrote. "Raids, fences and police-state-like checkpoints don't feel like the 'land of the free' our immigrant ancestors built."
Heard later deleted the tweet, and somewhat responded controversy saying the noise was a distraction.
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Tenebrae 2015
Tenebrae, a Latin word meaning "darkness fell", is that part of the Liturgy of the Hours that was celebrated in the evenings during the Sacred Triduum of Holy Week. The distinctice feature is the gradual extinction of all the lights in the church as we contemplate the temporary triumph of the prince of darkness over the Light of the world. The service consists of a series of prayers, psalms and responses, and 3 readings from the Book of Lamentation. The service concludes with a great noise symbolizing the earthquake that followed the death of Christ.


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The GAfuels Blog is written by two private pilots concerned about the future availability of fuels for piston-engine aircraft: Dean Billing, Sisters, Ore., an expert on autogas and ethanol, and Kent Misegades, Cary, N.C., an aerospace engineer, aviation sales rep for U-Fuel, and president of EAA1114.
On Thursday, March 3, the German Ministry of Economics and Technology announced a summit concerning the country's aggressive mandates forcing the use of 10% ethanol (E10) blends, part of a European-wide effort to promote the use of biofuels. As reported in the German paper Frankfurter Rundschau, consumers, worried of potential damage to their vehicles, have widely rejected E10 and 70% have switched to ethanol-free Premium (Super and Super Plus) fuel, exempted from the mandates but significantly more expensive compared to the heavily-subsidized E10.
The result has been that E10 tanks remain full while suppliers are not able to keep up with the demand for ethanol-free grades. Adding insult to injury, companies that do not meet ethanol mandates are fined two European cents per liter fuel sold, which is passed on to already unhappy consumers. The reaction from technology-savvy Germans gives one an impression of what would happen in the U.S. if consumers were guaranteed a supply of ethanol-free fuel, as our petition to the EPA requests.
In a report from the EASA last fall, it was estimated that approximately 50% of all aviation fuel consumed by piston-engine airplanes in Europe is Premium, ethanol-free unleaded autogas. The continued move towards a potential two-fuel (autogas/Jet-A) aviation future has taken a step forward with the announcement this week by Austro Engine of Wiener Neustadt, Austria, of a new 285-hp, six-cylinder compression-ignition, Jet-A fueled engine based on the proven Steyr M1 Monoblock diesels. Two other interesting powerplants emerging for light aircraft that are derived from vehicle engines are the Viking, a Honda Fit conversion from Jan Eggenfellner, and a BMW R1200 motorcycle engine conversion from the German company Take-Off. The increased use of automotive engines and fuels represent important opportunities for General Aviation to benefit from huge production volumes relative to aviation.


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Samuel Barclay Beckett (/ˈbɛkɪt/; 13 April 1906 – 22 December 1989) was an Irish avant-garde novelist, playwright, theatre director, and poet, who lived in Paris for most of his adult life and wrote in both English and French. His work offers a bleak, tragicomic outlook on human nature, often coupled with black comedy and gallows humour.Beckett is widely regarded as among the most influential writers of the 20th century. He is considered one of the last modernists. As an inspiration to many later writers, he is also sometimes considered one of the first postmodernists. He is one of the key writers in what Martin Esslin called the "Theatre of the Absurd". His work became increasingly minimalist in his later career.Beckett was awarded the 1969 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his writing, which—in new forms for the novel and drama—in the destitution of modern man acquires its elevation". He was elected Saoi of Aosdána in 1984.
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Two new wooden planters, made from the wood of the previous Ladies Bridge, built in 1923, have been placed at the entrance to the new bridge in Cruden Bay.
The winter took its toll this year as the original planter at the entrance to the bridge fell apart due to frost damage.
However, the bridge now has two brand new planters made out of original larch wood, with the natural aged appearance being left unpainted to preserve the rustic appearance of the old bridge.
The planters have been filled with crocuses which are about to come into bloom over the Easter period.
The planters were made by Michael Rochon on behalf of Port Erroll Heritage Group and donated to the village.
Mr Rochan said: "This is an opportunity for our group to show how passionate we are about the village.
"Several generations have walked over the planks now used for the planters."


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Job Creation
NCD helped create 37 jobs (29.5 of which have been retained), 22 new businesses, and 11 micro-business enterprises (6 of which remain in business). It is noteworthy that NCD also created a small entrepreneurial space in which 20 merchants have sold their goods at The "Little" Mercado community/farmer's market on a biannual basis — the Nogales Mercadito, or Nogales Community Market.
Food Enterprises Project
NCD's Food Enterprises Project helped launch two Santa Cruz County farmers markets, create 14 new businesses, create 6 new jobs in food-related businesses and retain 60 existing jobs in food-related businesses.
The "Little Mercado" business and marketing plan completed in March 2007 identified sufficient space on the site for 11 food vendor kiosks. Of the 11 businesses that have since been assisted in getting their business start through the Little Mercado, six have succeeded, and five have failed. The remaining businesses include Señorita Laura, Negrete Parking, Sonora Parking, Cuatacos, Cele's Hotdogs and Taqueria Porfis (which has since relocated).
In April 2009, NCD launched its biannual community market, the Nogales Mercadito. Approximately 20 merchants have sold their goods at the Community Market, and an additional 7 community-based organizations are providing community information. NCD is trying to find a permanent operator for the community market through funding for a plan from USDA for a Mercadito Plan.
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We were dedicated locavores; after viewing Food Inc, our daughter announced she was a vegetarian from that day forward. Andrew is a talented cook so he devoted his culinary talents to vegetarian, dairy-free cooking. We began looking at prepared protein sources; we wanted a whole foods & nutrient dense product. We put our heads together to create a flavorful "meat" while avoiding pro-inflammatory foods. Our products are gluten-free, soy-free, and corn-free. At Nutcase Vegan Meats, We are committed to creating the highest quality organic, non-GMO products.
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The 2nd card in the facebook promotion which is also being sent to media outlets from Universal Orlando arrived via FedEx on our doorstep today!
The card comes in the same Halloween Horror Nights 21 envelope, but this card is darker. It simply reads "A person does not seek luck; luck seeks the person." – Turkish Proverb. It also has a single drop of blood and scratches. Is our "Luck" starting to run out?
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I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to shadow Dr. Pierone. He is not only an artist with his injection technique, but such a kind, humble person.
I was able to learn a lot of advanced injection techniques and felt very comfortable asking him questions. You can tell he is very passionate about teaching. His whole team was also very accommodating! Can't wait to shadow him again.


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Cheeky, scouse outfit whose quirky, uplifting brand of indie-pop has produced many smiles, as well as some irresistable tunes ('Neighbourhood', 'Female Of The Species', 'Me And You Vs The World'). Record company wrangles led to them being silent at the start of the new millenium, but in 2012 Space were back with a vengeance and playing material from their new albums 'Attack Of The 50ft Kebab' and 'Give Me Your Future'.
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My co-op has made me a well-rounded business person. On my co-op, I had the experience of building a start-up. I love working with my co-workers and doing things both related and not related to my major.
Saunders has prepared me for the job market through my co-op experience, the informative professors and engaging courses.


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heather was out of town this weekend. normally, that means i end up riding and not doing much else, but this turned out to be a pretty productive & fun weekend. i...
- met up with jason, ryan, and rob for dinner and beers at the quarry house
- cut down a tree
- finished demolishing the shower stall in the downstairs bathroom
- started getting our bedroom ready for paint
- contemplated the cabinet installation in the basement (inconvenient stud placement & a poorly designed cabinet are causing problems).
- re-attached some quarter round upstairs that had been removed for painting
- went for a ride (saturday) and ran into evan in rock creek park
- had dinner at matt & katie's (josef & sam where in town)
- another road ride (sunday)
- brewed a batch of beer (dry stout, first partial mash)
- went to the MORE winter party (with heather, she got home just in time)
the dry stout partial mash brew session went fairly smoothly. the strainer i was using for the sparge was only just big enough for 4.5 pounds of grain and and it was a bit too big to fit in my brew kettle. i ended up having to shuffle the strainer and pots of hot wort around a couple of times and in the process made a bit of a mess. gravity is a bit lower than expected (1.036, target was 1.042) but i sampled before mixing and aerating, and i've had some low readings before when the batch hadn't fully mixed.
i'd hoped to get the wall cabinets up in the basement on saturday, but there were some complications. the cabinet widths and stud spacing are causing some headaches and they're going to require a little extra work to make sure they're properly hung.


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Although I already wrote a post about long distance relationships and what it takes to make them work, I didn't specify much on the things that can/will happen if you enter an LDR. After being two years in a long distance relationship with my boyfriend Hitomi, we're somewhat "veterans" of LDR's problems. Hitomi and I have been through a lot during those past years and it wasn't always easy. Let me share with you the 5 most common problems you could encounter if you decide to give long distance relationships a try. Continue reading
Category Archives: Long Distance Relationship
What It Takes For A Long Distance Relationship To Work (LDR)
If I could meet my two-years-ago self and tell her "You will be in a long distance relationship soon", she would probably laugh at my face and tell me "Yeah right" while rolling her eyes. For me, LDRs (Long Distance Relationships) were never an option. I always thought "Nope! Not for me, thank you very much" and just brushed it off without a second thought. That's why when I met Hitomi (my current boyfriend), I didn't want to be in love with him — essentially because we were going to live about 10 000 km apart. But since love is something you just can't fight against, it created a strange situation for the first months of our relationship. I thought there was no way I would go back in Canada and deal with a LDR. Funny how life turns out, right? Continue reading
On Being Anxious About Moving Abroad For Love
Before we get started, I want to warn you all that this post is kinda personal. It will not give you any tips on living in Japan or words of encouragement with your LDR/AMWF relationship, but it might hit home for some.
Stories like a person moving to another country to be with their significant other and living a happy life together ever after are numerous and always seem perfect and romantic. Hollywood movies have feed us with those type of stories, the ones where nobody questions if what they are doing is right, because they just "know" it's right, when they are with the right person, their "soulmate". In those stories, having doubts is considered a huge red flag that something is wrong with the relationship.
I, on the other hand, am questioning myself. Continue reading
Missing Your Significant Other In A Long Distance Relationship
It's not a secret, everybody knows this: the hardest part of any LDR (Long Distance Relationship) is that you miss the person you love. Sometimes, it's not too bad; you just keep on living and try not think about the long distance too much. Your day might be going well, but then suddenly you smell your significant other's scent somewhere, or you see a couple that is similar to yours holding hands, and that's it. Continue reading


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Healthy Beef and Broccoli Rollups
What is your favorite Chinese take-out dish? Mine? It's got to be beef and broccoli. Yummy beef drowning in an even yummier sauce (I would like to remain blissfully ignorant about what's actually in that sauce, thanks)? The best part about it is that I can pretend it's healthy since it contains broccoli.
I love making beef and broccoli at home. And after making my chicken fajita rolls ups, I immediately knew that recipe would be a good candidate to be "roll-up-ified"....you know what I mean.
I started with some lovely marbled beef. I then pounded them into nice thin pieces and let them soak in a the marinade.
In hindsight, I should have trimmed off the fat before marinated them, but we all make mistakes.
After the beef had soaked up all that flavor, I sliced them into strips just wide enough to fit one step of broccolini. Now broccolini is just a longer thinner version of broccoli (if you want to actually learn about broccolini, go to Wikipedia), but it works perfectly for these beef and broccoli roll ups.
I just rolled the thin slice of beef around the broccoli. Since the broccoli is so thin and sticky from the marinade, it just sticks to itself, so you don't need a toothpick to hold it together. However, I you want to make sure that it stays together, by all means...use a toothpick.
To cook these bad boys, I just placed them all in one single layer in a hot skillet, turning every few minutes. Once all sides were browned and maybe a little charred, I covered the pan to make sure the beef cooked most of the way through. If you like your beef on the bloodier side, you can skip that step.
Then we just served it up with a side of brown rice instead of yummy fried rice. Have I mentioned this recipe is WAY healthier that the take out version? Have I also mentioned that it's also just as good? No? Well, I thought both were implied, but incase you missed it, this recipe is both way healthier (like WAY healthier) and super tasty. So tasty I may never eat take out again.
Just kidding. A little MSG every once and a while never hurt anyone!
Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 15 minutes Total Time: 35 minutes
Yield: 8-10 roll ups
- 1 lb flank steak, top round, or sirloin
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 2 tbsp. rice wine vinegar
- 1 tbsp. honey
- 1 tbsp. sesame oil
- 2 tsp hoisin sauce
- 2 cloves of garlic, minced
- 1/2 tsp ginger powder
- 8-10 stems of broccolini, trimmed and blanched
- 2 tsp vegetable oil
- Divide beef into 3 or 4 pieces depending on the size. Use a meat mallet to pound the pieces until they are very thin, about 1/8th of an inch. Then slice those pieces into thinner strips, slightly more narrow than the length of the broccolini stems.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the soy sauce, vinegar, honey, sesame oil, hoisin sauce, garlic, and ginger. Place the meat in a zip top bag or shallow dish and pour marinade over top. Make sure each piece of meat is coated. Let sit in the fridge for at least 1 hour, or overnight.
- When ready to assemble, lay a strip of beef flat on the cutting board. Place broccolini across the strip so that both the top and the bottom of the stem are peaking through. Roll the beef around the broccolini and press the end into the meat so that it sticks.
- Heat a skillet over medium high heat and drizzle in vegetable oil. Once pan is hot and oil appears a bit shinier, place roll-ups in the pan so that they are in one layer. Sear on each side for about 2 minutes, until all sides are browned.
- Reduce heat to medium, and cover the pan to continue cooking for another 2-3 minutes, or longer if you like your beef more medium-well to well done.
- Remove from pan and allow to cool for about 5 minutes before serving.


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Part 3 of a 3-part Series on How to Create a Strategic Framework for a Multi-Million Dollar Practice…
Leveraging Your Practice to Become Extraordinarily Rich
Life coaches are in high demand. At the same time, the field is becoming increasingly competitive. In order to establish and grow a very profitable practice, you need to employ a number of strategies. We've already considered becoming a thought leader and building a high-end clientele. Capitalizing on these two strategies, you can expand your reach and generate additional revenues.
The vast majority of life coaching practices is based on the talents, training and skills of one or a handful of life coaches. While it's very possible to generate significant revenues with this business model, it usually requires working with the very affluent and billing them well. Even in this situation it's not easy to generate significant personal wealth.
There are a variety of non-exclusive ways to leverage a life coaching practice. Here we'll briefly address three of them:
With all these approaches to leveraging a life coaching practice, thought leadership has a very potent if not critical role as seen in the table. Simply put, being a thought leader is instrumental and often essential to leveraging your practice, which is regularly the way you can become very wealthy.
For some life coaches, becoming very wealthy is indeed an objective. For others, it's not. What we've discussed in these three columns can translate into significantly greater personal wealth, even a sizable personal fortune. However, as we previously noted, to most effectively create a life coaching practice that can produce such a financial payoff requires some variation or two or three of the three interconnected methods – becoming a thought leader, building a high-end clientele and leveraging your practice. But, that's rarely enough.
A life coach who desires to accumulate serious personal wealth must also apply – to varying degrees – Millionaire Intelligence (the mindset and core behaviors of the self-made rich and self-made super-rich). Often, only by systematically and strategically adopting Millionaire Intelligence will your efforts translate into real wealth.
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Voting Convenience Centers
Voting Convenience Centers
The Voting Convenience Center model, or "VCC" for short, is a concept for administering Election Day voting that relies on open, non-precinct specific polling locations. Put simply, the VCC model takes the key attributes of early voting, greater convenience and choice, and extends them to Election Day voters.
With VCCs, a voter can choose the time and place on Election Day that best fits into his/her busy daily schedule. Unlike the current single-precinct system where voters must find the one assigned location that is usually in the neighborhood where they registered to vote, VCCs offer at least 34 locations, some close to home and others close to work, school or other daily activities. With VCCs, there is no wrong place to vote on Election Day.
Key objectives and benefits of Voting Convenience Centers:
Enhance overall voter experience ratings.
Maintain or improve accessibility and convenience of Election Day voting
The VCC model aims to balance elections resources as overall voting behavior continues to trend toward early and absentee voting. Recent election data indicates 60% - 70% of the electorate votes early or absentee in advance of Election Day. The VCC model "right-sizes" Election Day administration for the 30% - 40% of the electorate that chooses Election Day voting.
The VCC model presents opportunities to improve the overall quality of election administration in San Juan County.
While VCC polling locations are fewer in number than the current model, it demonstrates that the open-precinct characteristic and the strategic placement of VCC locations maintains and, in most cases, improves voter accessibility and will increase voter satisfaction with the Election Day process.
Recent surveys and polling done by UNM researchers indicate county voters have a favorable opinion of Voting Convenience Centers due to familiarity and success of the County's early voting operation in previous elections.
For questions and/or comments regarding the Voting Convenience Center please contact the San Juan County Clerk's office by calling (505) 334-9471.


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A lot of words are written about management! But it really isn't that complicated. Management is getting things done by working through other people!
Management is not a science; although you will find a lot of useful management theory based on psychology and social science. Put the word "management" into a search on Amazon and you will be amazed!
Management does mean responsibility but it can still be an adventure and it is often fun. In fact, I would say a good sense of humour is a basic requirement!
A manager is the person others look to when there is a job to be done! If you do a good job of managing, others will get the job done well. If you don't, they may just get there despite you, if they are a good team. But they may not and they will not like it! But you remain responsible either way.
You are never perfect as a manager, no one ever is! But you can learn to get better and better. You can be an explorer as you set out to learn the way best to get things done through people, in lots of different situations. You can try everything from managing in your local supermarket to leading a project to reach the stars! You could discover a new cure for cancer – that rarely gets done without a form of management. Of course, you need to be a scientist as well for that one – but someone still has to manage!
Even with the best systems in the world, new situations require managers to be ingenious and creative! And the people you manage never stop being interesting and surprising.
If you are searching for the secrets of being a good manager, well, many of them lie locked inside you already. Others you will learn from experience, through training, through reading and just watching and listening to those about you.
Do you have the characteristics of a good manager?
- Are you trustworthy and open in your approach?
- Do you listen well and communicate clearly?
- Are you fair and even-handed?
- Are you interested in other people and want to help them do well?
- Do you like getting the job done quickly but properly?
- Are you happy to share the task?
If you can say yes to those six questions then you are on your way!
Wendy Mason is a Life and Career Coach with an interest in management, leadership and in change – both personal (career and life out side of work) and within organizations. You can email her at this link or ring ++44(0)2084610114
Other useful articles
- Leadership, the Lone Worker and Getting Things Done (wisewolftalking.com)
- Leadership styles – are you the leader for all seasons?(wisewolftalking.com)
- Leadership, the Lone Worker and Getting Things Done(wisewolftalking.com)


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Stanford Football Announces 2006 Schedule
Feb. 23, 2006
The Grand Opening of the New Stanford Stadium is scheduled for September 16, 2006 when the Cardinal hosts Navy in Stanford's home opener. Other home games scheduled to played in the New Stadium in 2006 include Washington State, Arizona, USC and Oregon State.
Construction of the New Stadium began on November 26, 2005 and is currently ongoing with crews working 16-hour days. The Grand Opening is tentative based on construction schedules throughout the next six months, but he $90 million project will provide Stanford and its fans with one of the premier college football facilities in the nation.
In addition to announcing its home schedule, the Cardinal's September 9 game with San Jose State has been moved to Spartan Stadium, Athletic Director Bill Walsh announced.
'The ongoing construction of the Stadium has continued at a rapid pace,' said Walsh, 'and we're extremely pleased with the progress. It's projected to be done on time. But, in moving the San Jose State game to Spartan Stadium, we feel it gives us that extra week to assure ourselves that the Stadium will be 100 percent ready. Also, Stanford and San Jose State have a long tradition of playing football against one another and it's appropriate to have a game at Spartan Stadium on occasion,' he said.
Stanford will open the 2006 season with a road game at Oregon in a key Pacific-10 Conference matchup on September 2. Following the SJS game on September 9, the Cardinal will host the Grand Opening of Stanford Stadium on September 16 against the Naval Academy.
The remaining home games include Washington State on September 23, Arizona on October 14 in the Homecoming Game, national powerhouse USC on November 4 and Pac-10 rival Oregon State on November 18. The 109th Big Game vs. California will be played on December 2 in Berkeley.
Tickets for the 2006 season can be purchased by contacting the Stanford Ticket Office at 1-800-STANFORD or online at www.gostanford.com or www.stanfordstadium.com
2006 Stanford Football Schedule
Sept. 2 at Oregon
Sept. 9 at San Jose State
Sept. 16 Navy
Sept. 23 Washington State
Sept. 30 at UCLA
Oct. 7 at Notre Dame
Oct. 14 Arizona
Oct. 21 at Arizona State
Nov. 4 USC
Nov. 11 at Washington
Nov. 18 Oregon State
Dec. 2 at California
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Hope your Wednesday is going swimmingly and hope your fruit-pie crusts aren't swimming away with it! Huh?
If you have ever had this terrible (embarrassing I might ad) flop with one of your fruit-filled pies, then rejoice as you read this because your problem will be solved!
First of all I just would like to say that when making a delicious pie, and using an extremely juicy filling such as peaches, plums, pears, nectarine etc., we will all undoubtedly run into the problem of baking up a superb looking pie that appears absolutely scrumptious and mouth-wateringly delicious from the top, only to cut into the desert to find the bottom crust uncooked and swimming in warm syrupy juice! Yuck!
"No!! It can not be – after all my hard work!!!" you have stammered aloud before.
This is most certainly what my mom would call- a bummer.
Well, the solution to this – bummer – is this: instead of using butter, shortening, or (our favorite) lard, substitute your fats with oil, (particularly olive oil).
Oil is a water deterrent and needs an emulsifier (which is something I will not get into at this moment) just to combine itself with the water, whereas butter, shortening, and lard all have the natural ability to emulsify themselves with water; and thus you get the soggy bottom crust. So, when the filling for your want-to-be perfect pie has a large water content, use an oil fat for the bottom crust. It will bake up very tender and mealy (crumbly) and deter the water from the pie crust. It is in this way that you get a lovely well cooked bottom crust, combat able for all of your wet, syrupy fillings.


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By Kim
It feels odd for me to write a post about manuscripts having soundtracks since I'm one of the few writers I know of who must compose in silence. It wasn't until quite recently that I realized music still plays an integral part in my writing process.
A little backstory: I spent most of the summer *cough* and fall *cough* stuck on the same scene. I knew what needed to happen and I knew that writing it would force me to go to revisit places in my mind I'd have done just about anything to avoid. I hate fight scenes. Bickering is fine. Name-calling and any sort of violence, no matter how mild, is highly troubling to my Introverted-Intuitive-Feeling-Prospecting (INFP) personality type. Those who share that profile are called 'diplomats' for a reason, but I had to let these characters battle it out unhindered.
Back in November, a Facebook friend posted a music video by The Family Crest, a group whose song "Love Don't Go" was played at the opening dinner for the Writer Unboxed UnConference. I remembered having liked that song, so I clicked on the video for "Beneath the Brine." Halfway through, I paused it and went over to iTunes to buy the whole album. The song is unsettling, to say the least. An orchestral tempest of raw emotion sung by a man whose voice soars to highs few humans could ever master. My mother went so far as to compare listening to it with watching the movie Moulin Rouge. (I admit that film mesmerized me from beginning to end.)
I had probably heard "Beneath the Brine" several dozen times before I realized why I kept hitting 'repeat.' The mood was exactly what I hoped to replicate in the-scene-that-refused-to-be-written. It had all the waves and lulls of a storm at sea, yet even the calm parts were rife with tension. With lines like 'all of my love, and all of my life, given to you, sacrificed' this is a song I could well imagine Madonna singing to Carl if this scene were part of an opera. Living with him was indeed like enduring "a steady squall" where she must choose between her ambition and an obsessive love that both sustains and slowly drowns her.
Once I connected the song to my scene, the words all flowed out in one exhilarating rush. (Thank you, Sean Walsh!)
This experience made me think of other songs that have influenced my manuscript over time. There are the obvious ones, such as "Amazing Grace", "Ave Maria", Tchaikovsky's "Warum Op.6", and Alfredo Barili's "Cradle Song". All but the latter are ones Madonna sang in her recitals or at other key moments in the book. Barili, one of Atlanta's most prominent composers, was Madonna's voice teacher in the summer of 1921. He surely would have played her his most famous piece.
Two songs from Cinema Paradiso (one of my favorite films of all time) are ideal to listen to before tackling a romantically nostalgic scene. The first is the lilting main theme (by Laurent Korcia) and the other is called "Se." Josh Groban did an amazing version of that song. It can turn me into a weeping sap in less than thirty seconds even though it's in Italian.
"So She Dances," also by Groban, perfectly illustrates Carl's feelings for Madonna during the Roycroft section of my manuscript. Christina Perri's "Distance" sums up Madonna's side of the relationship well, at least until it escalates to something more like "You are all I see, sweet obsession in my soul. Fill each moment with your voice, breathe your beauty into me." – from Tara MacLean's "For You."
Other songs in my manuscript's soundtrack:
"After the Fall" by Cary Brothers
"MyImmortal" by Evanescence
"Gravity" by Sara Bareilles
"I Should Go" by Levi Kreis
"Last Train Home" by Ryan Star
"Set the Fire to the Third Bar" by Snow Patrol
"Crack the Shutters" by Snow Patrol
"Shattered" by Trading Yesterday
As you can see, very few of these songs existed in the early 1900s. That doesn't matter, because songs from Carl and Madonna's era would hold little emotional meaning for me, the author of their story.
What about you? Which songs have influenced your manuscript? Have you ever heard certain songs play in your mind while you read someone else's stories?


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It is a rare evening that my person heads out… She's not a hermit, but I certainly wouldn't use the words social butterfly. There's the Learn to Run group meetings each week and a once in a while the meeting of a gal pal for a run (& gab session). Lunch dates with girl friends every so often and maybe one instance of "ladies night out" these last new weeks. Twice a month or so she does have some sort of practice, though I can't quite figure out exactly which sport the Junior League plays- baseball? bowling? So odd, she doesn't seem the team sport type, nor is she young enough to be on a team comprised of juniors. BUT, as you recently witnessed, making assumptions can only lead to trouble so I am refraining- if she says belongs to a Junior League, then she belongs to a Junior League.
So, when she was all aflutter over meeting a group of women she didn't yet know for coffee last night, I was all ears. Which is a super big deal, seeing as I don't even have any! I paid extra close attention to the details so I could avoid another misunderstanding but, until I have confirmation I suggest you take whatever I have to say with a grain of salt.
From what I was able to piece together, that half marathon we'll be running this fall- it isn't just going to be us. I mean, yes, I did know that there are going to be t h o u s a n d s of other runners & their shoes participating, but what I didn't realize was that we were part of a team! Turns out there are over 50 additional people all running that same race in an effort to raise monies for a local charity- Sparrow's Nest. Last evening's get together was to serve as a meet-n-greet seeing as there are common goals – crossing that finish line annnnnnd fundraising $100,000.00 to ensure that this a m a z i n g organization is able to continue the work that they do. That money will allow them to feed the families of 50 cancer's-ass-kicking moms for a whole year.
A hundred thousand dollars, that's a lot of socks. Suddenly, the running might be the easy part.
I really wish that I had gotten to go. I would love to have met the other sneakers, or even their people. I'm hoping that there'll be other opportunities before we hit the starting line, but for now, I am so looking forward to hearing all about how everything went!


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Elise McDonough, a culinary columnist for High Times seems to think so. McDonough recently spoke with the business and tech site Observer, about the possible future of cannabis in the culinary realm.
With the upcoming election offering a handful of states the opportunity to legalize and decriminalize marijuana, there are a variety of options on the table for entrepreneurs in a number of areas to reap the benefits. Restaurateurs are some of the folks mulling over how they can get in the mix.
When most think of cannabis related cuisine it usually consists of either figuring out what your favorite post-pot snack is or thinking about how much of that brownie or cookie you really want to partake in to achieve nirvana. As evidenced by all the noise being made about marijuana in relation to food, the game is changing. To illustrate this, McDonough was tasked with moderating a panel—that she also put together—speaking to the benefits of edibles for the StarChefs 2016 International Chefs Congress. With this event being an assemblage of some of the culinary industry's besta nd most distinguished, it goes without saying that cannabis can be viable in this particular area and its infusion is something to be taken very seriously.
Observer notes that McDonough's panel included industry leaders such as Miguel Trinidad, Mindy Segal and Philip Wolf. The group fielded questions from the audience, discussed the effects and palatability of various strains, and much more.
McDonough sees the future of cannabis in the culinary world as another means of shifting the dialogue about the consumption of marijuana and also a way to shed old stigmas about its users. "Teaching chefs and hospitality professionals how to appreciate craft cannabis and hash serves to break down stereotypes about who uses this plant and how," she tells Observer.
McDonough also touches on the fact that with marijuana moving into the mainstream implementing it into menus will undoubtedly be a lucrative pursuit for restaurateurs, "After all, allowing patrons to smoke or vaporize cannabis during a meal or before being seated will pique their appetites and encourage increased spending, which creates another large revenue stream for the restaurant industry."
This election day, your votes could affect so much more than you could have ever imagined.


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My Memorial
Welcome to your living family history, preserved by you and your family.
My Memorial empowers anyone, whether they are a member or not, to offer additional insights, entries, letters, photographs, and videos about you, immediate family members, and your ancestors. Anything is possible, limited only by the creativity of the people who share new stories as allowed by memorial administrators.
My Memorial is the one place you can create some initial entries before your death beyond an obituary. This could be anything and everything from a favorite poem to photographs that your loved ones have never seen before. All of it will be published in conjunction with a death notification, providing a foundation for others to share their memories, stories, and testimonials as well.
Memorials can also be created for family members and ancestors — people you have survived but never had the opportunity to share their own stories. Once created, anyone can add an entry about how that individual touched their lives or, perhaps, share a new video, photograph, or newspaper article that would otherwise be lost forever.
Memorials preserve our memories while inviting others to contributing their own.
Memorials remain open as designated by the member or as determined by the account creator. Celebrating Legacy places no stipulations on the amount of entries you or your family members are willing to share, keeping memories alive and preserving important details about the people who touched our lives.
As an open system, anyone may share stories about you or the person whose memory you hope to preserve. Often times, people who discover the memorial will share details about how they too were touched, inspired, or permanently changed for the better.


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A Change of Heart
Because grief is personal, each one of us has to find individual
ways of coping with the death of a loved one. There are no cookbook solutions for the correct way to grieve. Your answers
may not be in a book, at a support group, with a therapist, or on a web site, including this one. I include the book below
because it provides a different perspective on grief. Only you can decide if the information has value for you. Click here for my review.
Ruth Davis Konigsberg,
The Truth About Grief: The Myth of Its Five Stages
and the New Science of Loss. New York: Simon and Schuster, 2011.Product Description:The five stages of grief
are so deeply embedded in our culture that no American can escape them. Every time we experience loss-a personal or national
one-we hear them recited: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. The stages are invoked to explain everything
from how we will recover from the death of a loved one to a sudden environmental catastrophe or to the trading away of a basketball
star. But the stunning fact is that there is no validity to the stages that were proposed by psychiatrist Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
more than forty years ago.In The Truth About Grief, Ruth Davis Konigsberg shows how the five stages were based on no science but nonetheless
became national myth. She explains that current research paints a completely different picture of how we actually grieve.
It turns out people are pretty well programmed to get over loss. Grieving should not be a strictly regimented process, she
argues; nor is the best remedy for pain always to examine it or express it at great length. The strength of Konigsberg's message
is its liberating force: there is no manual to grieving; you can do it freestyle.In the course of clarifying our picture
of grief, Konigsberg tells its history, revealing how social and cultural forces have shaped our approach to loss from the
Gettysburg Address through 9/11. She examines how the American version of grief has spread to the rest of the world and contrasts
it with the interpretations of other cultures that focus more on the bond with the deceased than on the emotional impact of
bereavement. Konigsberg also offers a close look at Kübler-Ross herself: who she borrowed from to come up with her theory,
and how she went from being a pioneering psychiatrist to a New Age healer who sought the guidance of two spirits named Salem
and Pedro and declared that death did not exist. Deeply
researched and provocative, The Truth About Grief draws on history, culture, and science to upend our country's most
entrenched beliefs about its most common experience.From
the back cover:"The
Truth About Grief challenges the received wisdom about how and why we grieve and, through healthy skepticism and admirable
research, brings us to a more hopeful place." -Judith Warner, author of We've Got Issues and Perfect Madness"Konigsberg's challenge to
the orthodoxy surrounding death is both profound and urgent. This is one of those books that will change you forever, altering-for
the better-your perspective on one of life's most essential, inevitable tasks: grieving the loss of a loved one." -Peggy
Orenstein, author of Cinderella Ate My Daughter and Schoolgirls
The Truth About Grief has
challenged me to examine my most entrenched beliefs about grief and the grief industry. I thank Ms. Konigsberg for her unique
and thought provoking book. I began writing about grief after the death of my mother in 2006 and launched The Grieving Heart® in 2008. As a free "dot info" site,
it offers information and comfort from one griever to another.I
have become increasingly uneasy with the notion of grief expertise, as it relates to normal, uncomplicated grief.
In my opinion, the heart of Konigsberg's book is that grief is a normal
human experience and 85% - 90% of grievers move on with their lives after the death of a loved one without professional intervention.
I know this is true for me. The exception is complicated grief involving prolonged suffering and/or clinical depression. In
this case, the griever usually benefits from the services of licensed mental health professionals.
Konigsberg's premise that most of us eventually
feel better after the death of a loved one—with or without professional help—resonates with me. In
fact, sometimes therapy magnifies normal grief because it keeps the griever more attached to the pain. The author asserts
that the most accurate predictors of how someone grieves are his or her personality, temperament and coping skills before
the loss. I do not believe that the book is dangerous, as some online reviewers
describe it, because the author makes it clear that professional help is necessary in some cases.
If we want to help grievers, we must study
hallowed grief theory and pay big money to obtain certification as a grief counselor, bereavement educator or thanatologist.
But what exactly does grief certification verify, except that we can pass an expensive test on grief doctrine and receive
a certificate? It does not ensure competence, nor does it prove necessity.
page 112: Part of the grief counselor's work is to help grievers see that they already have the resources they need. "For
a counselor advising someone who is grieving normally, that would mean telling the client that [he or she] will do just fine...without
The Truth About Grief
raises some important questions: Why is grief treated like a psychological illness that requires "expert intervention"
instead of our most common human experience? How did we arrive at certain norms for grieving that don't seem to serve us well,
and more importantly, why do we continue to look at grief through a distorted lens? She attempts to answer all of these questions
and does so with courage and honesty.
The author also includes a
history of public grieving in our country from the assassination of Abraham Lincoln in 1865 to the terrorist attacks on 9/11/2001.
"The idea that death and...grief are ignored runs consistently through modern grief literature...but memoirs of loss
published in the last decade...and public displays of grief in the wake of 9/11...while heartfelt, belie the argument that
grief is private." (Page 22-23)
I hope The Truth About Grief ignites honest discussion/debate
because the work confronts some of the most deeply held precepts of grief professionals such as "the only way out of grief is to work through it—in a series of stages, steps, tasks, phases,
passages, or needs." (Page 40) I'll add touchstones to the list.
You can agree or disagree with the author, but a book
that challenges us to examine our ingrained theories benefits us in the long run because it forces us to answer the question:
WHY do we believe what we believe? In the end, we are either more resolute in our current beliefs and practices, or we adopt
new ideas. It's up to each of us to decide.
On a personal note, I have had a change of heart because of this book. I no longer limit myself to prescribed
methods of grieving. Konigsberg's message refreshes me: There is no manual of mourning and I can grieve freestyle.The only
grief expertise I will ever have is in my own experience of it. Any comfort that I can give will be within the realm of human
caring, one griever to another, in the form of peer support.
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The 'True Love Tester' is a bra designed by Ravijour, which only pops open for true love. This cleverly locked bra is created with a built-in sensor that monitors the wearer's heart rate. This heart monitor works with a smartphone app, which essentially tells the bra when to open.
Researchers from the Ravijour team explain that when an individual is touched by someone they love romantically, their heart rate rises almost immediately. This bra basically only unhooks for guys who make your heart race, which is pretty cool. Men are sure to be flattered when this bra approvingly pops open for them, revealing the wearer's true feelings.
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This is a digital draft-at-home pattern for a stunning French robe from
1933. The robe can be made in any length, and with or without the collar
or cuffs.
The pattern is quite a basic sloper and leaves so much room for customization and embellishment.
Fabric: this pattern requires approximately 3.5 meters (about 4 yards).
This is a pattern from a French pattern drafting system fairly similar to the Lutterloh golden rule patterns. You will be able to draft a pattern to your exact size from the miniature pattern template and specially designed rulers. To draft any of these special patterns to doll, children, and adult sizes is easy. Rulers are available to draft the pattern as small as a 5 1/2" bust/ hip to as large as a 60" bust/ hip and the pattern will be scaled perfectly every time. ALL RULERS ARE INCLUDED WITH THESE PATTERNS.
The pattern includes basic markings and notches that show you how they fit together, and indications such as dotted lines for cutting on the fold. I have included several pages of drafting instructions that I have translated from the original French personally. The illustrated instructions show you how to easily draw your pattern pieces from the miniature pattern template using your special ruler.
These patterns were marketed originally to both home seamstresses and professionals alike and assume that you have a basic understanding of clothing construction. The original patterns DO NOT include any sewing instructions. To sew these, you should have a basic understanding of how pattern pieces should fit together. The pattern pieces are illustrated in such a way that you can see how they are supposed to be sewn to each other.
DIFFICULTY LEVEL: These patterns might be a bit difficult for the beginner but an intermediate level home seamstress will most likely have little trouble.
For a complete tutorial on drafting your pattern including photos, check out this blog post.
QUESTIONS? Check out our draft-at-home patterns FAQ page.
What you will need:
Paper (I use large tracing paper but butcher paper, muslin fabric, wrapping paper etc all work great!)
It's that simple! No special tools are required!
If French is your first language and you would prefer a copy of the instructions in French instead, please let me know. I would be happy to send that too!
You might also want to check out Underwear and Lingerie, a how-to sew lingerie e-book with everything you'll ever need to know!


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Are you a published writer? Have you written a book published before May 5, 2009, or had a short story included in such a book? Have you written an introduction or preface or other 'insert' for a published book? Are you the translator of a book? Are you a small press publisher, here in the US or outside the US? Are you the heir of a writer who wrote books published before May 5, 2009?
Then you need to educate yourself about the Google Book Settlement. Because it concerns you.
I am NOT an expert in this. I am finding my way through the Google Book Settlement maze one step at a time. I am not offering advice in what you should do, or how you should do it. I am distressed at the number of my writer friends who are completely unaware of the Google Book Settlement. So I am trying to put the word out to other writers that they need to look into this.
You can read about it here: That's the notice in a pdf file. I recommend you download it, save it, and read it.
Too lazy to read all that? Here is the story, in brief. Google scanned several libraries full of books. Good intention: to make the books in the library easily available to the public. Bad side effect: they scanned copyrighted current works as well as old, public domain, out of print books. They did not ask permission of any of the copyright holders. Authors Guild brought legal action to protest this. Publishers were unhappy. Google has offered an out of court settlement, without acknowledging any wrong-doing. The settlement has a preliminary approval.
Why do you need to know about this if you are a writer? Because ..May 5, 2009.. is the deadline for you to opt out of being a party to this settlement. If you do not 'opt out' then it is considered that you have 'opted in' and are accepting the terms of the settlement.
If you do not 'opt out' you lose your option to sue Google for scanning your copyrighted works and making them available.
Do nothing, and you have opted in. You can't decide to sue Google later. By not speaking up, you've accepted the terms of the settlement.
I know. That seems backwards to me, too. But it is how it is. I will give you a moment to curse at the screen, stomp, go to the website, scowl as you read it, have a hissy fit and then come back. But do come back, as there is more you need to know.
Okay. Calm now? Listen. You now need to go to the Google Book Settlement site and register. Give them your basic info, get a user name and make up a password. Then you need to 'claim' your books and 'inserts'. 'Claim' in this sense means that you do a search or list every single book or story you've written, and officially 'claim' them on the site. 'Inserts' are what we would call 'stories in a book'. Or a preface, foreward, afterword, or other bit of text in a book. Not pictures, unless we are talking about children's books. Then illustrations count, too.
Now, after you have claimed them, you have until May 5, 2009 if you want to opt out and keep your right to sue Google intact.
IF you do nothing, you have 'opted in'.
IF you register, claim your works, and officially 'opt in', then you can actually get a little bit of money out of this. $60 per book, and $15 for stories. If you opt in, then you have until January 2010 to 'claim' your works. You will only get those payments if Google has already scanned your copyrighted book before May 2009. That doesn't mean Google is going to stop scanning books as of that date. It just means it is only going to give a payment for books it already scanned without permission.
Now all I've given here are the bare bones of things. If you are a writer, I feel you need to inform yourself of what is going on here and make a decision as to what you are going to do. Here is the FAQ Read it all carefully.
This is too big and complicated of a thing for me to cover in a small blog space. But it is important. It is going to affect many people I know.
So read the settlement. Talk to your publisher, to your agent, to your writers' organization, to your fellow writers. Opt in, out out, do what you think is best for you. Be aware that your publisher can also opt in or opt out. Find out what is happening. Don't let this just slide by you, because it does concern you as a writer.
Find out. Make an educated choice.
I'm not qualified to answer detailed questions about this. I'm just a writer affected by it. I have a lot of questions of my own, and I've submitted them and I'm awaiting answers. I think this is a Big Deal. I think if you are a writer, a translator, a publisher, a children's book illustrator, or the heir of any of the above, then you need to inform yourself about this.
Best of luck.


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One of our happy American customers wrote an epic email expressing his happiness at the quality of the possum merino knitwear that he ordered from us. We are humbled and very happy when we get these lovely emails. This made my day.
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