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The grandiose esplanade of their showroom interior makes for the perfect setting for their creations, capturing the regional history of Rome, Italy, whilst also channeling the modern glamour that enriches the industry. Recently, in the lavish Rue d' Artois district of Paris, Bulgari hosted a soiree in the verdant gardens of the Apicius Restaurant. Their intention was to fete an elegant collection of high jewellery pieces, discarding the usual rigid layout of vitrines for a more fluid approach, perpetuated by fleeting glimpses of graceful models who wandered the party, adorned with jewellery from Bulgari's new collection. Amongst these stunning models was the Italian singer-songwriter, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, who wore an Emerald and Ruby Necklace with a matching bracelet. The event also attracted an assemblage of Hollywood stars, from Thirty Seconds to Mars front-man and Oscar-winner, Jared Leto, to the crown of the Star Trek reboot, Zachary Quinto, alongside the likes of such royalty as the Princess of Venice, Clotilde Courau. Together the various guests admired the fruits of Bulgari on the terraces of Apicius. Then they wandered through the gardens and soaked-in the serene vista, along with a fair number of cocktails, while Marjorie Gubelmann provided a mix of upbeat backing music.
The reason I've opted to describe this particular setting is because it relates to the legacy of high jewellery, namely the inspiration that Bulgari draws from a particular type of environment. You see, when Bulgari launched their high jewellery collection, Giardini Italiani, they released around one hundred unique commercial pieces, coupling the geometrical precision of skilled artisans with the motifs of romantic poets. Interestingly, each individual piece had also been crafted to reflect the intricate art of gardening, which flourished during the Italian Renaissance.
Essentially Bulgari had adopted an old-school style that reflected the intimate form of the Italian garden. To be more specific, the designs were wrought to imitate the gardens of certain bucolic palazzos and villas. They also featured the motifs and designs of the Renaissance, when Italy bloomed with the genius of various humanist architects, sculptors and painters and flashes of the early enlightenment suddenly punctuated history, like fireworks striking in the night.
In short, Bulgari developed a tradition of making high jewellery that benefited from the supple marriage of nature and art. The living, breathing garden became their marble block, with the cascade fountains seeming to mirror the shimmer of diamonds, while the evergreen trees and flower patches evoked the many colours of gemstones. Today, as the Apicius soiree proves, Bulgari continues to refer to nature for inspiration, producing all kinds of new pieces characterised by a graceful attitude of savoir-faire and various art nouveau influences.
The Swiss-based company Chopard is another purveyor of high jewellery, famed for their luxury collections and the unique aesthetic of their elegant designs. When Chopard unveiled their Capsule Collection at the Parisian Haute Couture Festival they revealed an array of fine pieces, focusing on the aura of mystery that suffuses opals. They showed that iridescent opals could be both evocative and alluring, whilst using shards of light to beautify the facets and achieve different effusions of mingled light and colour. One of their centerpieces was an obsidian-black opal used to draw the viewer's eye and evoke a palpable mystique. Like Bulova, Chopard also sought inspiration from the depths of artistic gardens, using the opal flower motif to shape pieces that seemed to blossom against the wearer's skin. At the same time they combined avant-garde materials, like titanium and zirconium, with vivid sapphires, tsavorites, rubies and black diamonds. It seemed as though they wanted to attract their buyers to the singularity of the gemstone. Yet they also couldn't resist making multi-gemstone pieces with floral motifs, whilst exercising their skill as lapidarists to invite their audience into a glittering garden of their own making.


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If you are looking for an easy recipe today, search no farther this recipe is definitely it. I have been in the kitchen all day baking carrot cakes (nine batches of carrot cake and counting) and cupcakes and had not planned accordingly for dinner. When Jeffrey came home early from the office because of snow, I informed him (on my way out the door for a school activity) that he better think or something or we were ordering pizza. He knew I was tired. I am not one to give up easily and resort to takeout or ordering pizza. When I returned home, he had ground beef defrosting (we always keep our freezer well stocked), and he told me he thought burritos would be a good choice.
I thought that these sounded great. Not only did it provide something to eat, but it also provided today's post! I had reinforcements coming to help me continue my baking marathon, so I invited her and her husband to stay for dinner. Fortunately, these burritos come together very easily. We had dinner on the table in no time and I didn't have to feel bad about ordering takeout.
Beef and Bean Burritos
1 pound ground beef
1 teaspoon cumin
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 teaspoon oregano
1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 cup water
1 can refried beans
1 small can tomato paste
In a large skillet, brown ground beef. Drain off the grease and return to pan (I even wipe my pan out with a paper towel to remove as much grease as possible). Add cumin, chili powder, oregano, pepper, garlic, and water to the beef stirring until the seasoning has coated the meat well. (You can substitute a taco seasoning packet if you prefer.) Add the refried beans and tomato paste (you may not want to use the entire can I sometimes save a tablespoon or two for future recipes). Stir until the mixture is combined well and the beans are heated through. Serve on warm flour tortillas with toppings of your choice. Our favorite toppings are: shredded lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, sour cream, and salsa.

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Doha, Qatar, 27 April 2017: A global vision to tackle inequalities in safeguarding the world's workforce is being unveiled by the leading chartered professional health and safety body.
While health and safety is at the heart of some of the world's most successful organisations, over 2.3 million people die every year from work-related accidents or illness – more than the death toll from malaria.
The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health's (IOSH) 2017-2022 strategy calls for a collective effort to ensure that employees can return home fit and well after every working day, no matter where in the world they are.
'WORK 2022 – shaping the future of safety and health' is being launched at IOSH's Middle East Conference in Doha, Qatar, a country pursuing ambitious growth and preparing to host football's World Cup in five years' time.
The IOSH branch in Qatar has seen a five-fold membership increase in the past five years. Its members are working across industries to ensure health and safety standards keep pace with the country's rapid development.
To protect workers and improve workplaces, IOSH will seek to enhance the occupational safety and health profession, build strategic collaborative partnerships across industry and strengthen its influence globally through impactful research and development.
IOSH's strategy includes:
WORK 2022 is being launched by Dr Bill Gunnyeon, Chair of IOSH's Board of Trustees and former Chief Medical Adviser for the UK government's Department of Work and Pensions.
Ahead of the launch, he said: "We know organisations across the world are striving to increase the protection of their workforces through improvements in health and safety.
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Meet the Team
Jill & her dog Tilly are our resident nature-loving, book-keeping department, keeping our numbers organised and our decimal points in the right places. She's a not-so-secret golf fanatic and is out in all weathers up on nearby Cowdray Park with her plus fours and 9 iron. If you have an accounts query call Jill, she'll soon straighten things out.
Timber Sales
Tom Compton
Managing Director
Whilst Tom's heart is firmly rooted in the Forestry business, his head is keenly focused on the Timber business.
With year on year growth, despite difficult times, Tom's determination to drive English Woodlands Timber to deliver excellence in timber, in services and in prices is undoubtedly bearing fruit.
As Tom & Ian's expansion plans plough steadily on, the landscape of the company will continue to shift until timber nirvana has been achieved!
Tom is a Professional Member of the Institute of Chartered Foresters and studied at Bangor University for his BSc MicFor.
Director for meeting & greeting
Alfie is Tom's partner in most endeavours. Like Tom, Alfie has to divide his time between both forestry and timber activities.
His timber related skills are mainly in customer services, introductions and client liaison. He is happiest guiding visitors round the yard or helping to sniff out a bargain.
Ian McNally
Ian's dynamism is a great boost to the company's collective energy and his expertise in areas of manufacturing, retailing, internet marketing (to name but a few) are a boon to our resources.
Timber Sales
Chris is our Sales Office timber guru. Ask, and ye shall receive the answer and probably in about 60 seconds flat!
She has huge experience of the European timber trade and is excellent at sourcing and solving timber shaped problems.
Chris has timber knowledge coming out of her ears and is so deeply dedicated to our customers and her work that we can hardly ever make her step away from her desk to go a-fishing (go on ask her about her fishing) !
If you need to know something, ask Chris. That's all there is to it.
Timber Stock & Sales
In the beginning Grant was half (the quiet half) of the infamous EWT 'G-unit' & he moonlighted as a Forester when he wasn't here tending his beloved firewood splitter or studying PE.
Today, 5 years on, he's all ours. We landed him hook, line and sinker with a nice comfy seat in the sales office and all the stock management updates he could ever want. If stock is your game, he's your man but we think this is just the beginning for 'office' Grant and we're very happy to have him on our team.
Kiln Dried Stock Manager
Peter, wearer of the Hawaiian shirts, is master of all kiln dried stock he surveys (including what is in the kilns!). Second only to Keith in time served (only 36 years to Keith's more-than-50) he's the first person we ask if we want to know anything about our stock. If our stock sheds are organised, clean, tidy, and bursting with goodness it's only because Peter is a stickler for fine detail and keeps strict tabs on stock levels.
Wayne's a tricky one to photograph because he just will not stand still!
He's been in timber for ever and really knows his stuff. He's our qualified Visual Grader for structural timber and he's an expert on selecting timber, not to mention being a whizz on the Weinig. He's our 'pendulum'… keeping both the Stock shed and the Machine shed running on time by swinging back and forth between the two.
There's really nothing this man can't do and he's guaranteed to be smiling as he does it!
Yard Manager
Founder member of 'G-unit' and part-time funfair wannabe Graham is the glue that holds the yard together. It's four worlds in one out there and he seems to juggle them all no-handed, as long as he has a JCB loadall.
Machine Shop Manager
Here's a man that knows his way around a six head moulder and a half. The machine shop may be his domain but he's also the go to guy for anything that needs solving, designing, making or building. He is the perfect combination of inherent creativity and down to earth practicality and to top all that off he makes a darn good cup o' joe.
Nick is a human blur. As our driver extraordinaire, he's on the road delivering timber 5 days a week. You'll rarely see him standstill for more than two seconds and when he does it's only for cleaning, scrubbing or polishing his truck.
Finance Officer
Laura is the guardian angel of our finance department. She's to be found deep in the back office busily tapping away on calculators and wielding enormous folders. She only occasionally comes up for air (for air read tea and cake!) and when she does she loves to talk all things timber.
The doyenne of the database, the siren of the stationery cupboard, Julie is at the heart of our office administration and can be relied on to keep us in line, dotting i's & crossing t's as she goes.


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I am so excited! This is the first time I have entered one of these big shows and I am so thrilled I got in the Des Moines show. My quilt, "Uncommon Edibles," represents unusual sea creatures that are eaten by humans around the globe. Some of them are familiar looking, as in shrimp or crab, yet they are the ones that for years were ignored. As food supplies shrink, each smaller species group becomes a new food "rage" and is eaten up by the growing population. Sad but true.... I love all things from the sea! And I love to depict them in my art.
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Modular display cases to create all types of exhibition layouts
System Q offers a wide range of possible combinations and ways to personalize exhibition layouts. These are pieces that are highly adaptable not just to specific museum projects but to the architecture of different spaces as well.
The display cases from class QD are modular and can be combined with one another to create continuous gallery configurations or more elaborate layouts.
Airtightness along the joints of the glass fronts is obtained via the use of:
- a mixed system of magnetic gaskets along the horizontal sides of the plates and bulb seals along the vertical sides where they are positioned (maximum transparency);
- glass uprights along the vertical sides where the plates are positioned (maximum airtightness).
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The Dukes of Hazzard is an American television series that aired on CBS from 1979 to 1985. Inspired by the 1975 film Moonrunners, the series followed cousins Bo and Luke Duke, their adventures in the fictional Hazzard Country, Georgia, and their run ins with the corrupt Boss Hogg and the inept sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane.
The series impacted popular culture at the time, leading girls to wear "Daisy Dukes" (named after Catherine Bach's short shorts) and boys to model their cars after the "General Lee" (a modified 1969 Dodge Charger R/T).
The show also incorporated a recurring gag of Country Music celebrities being caught in a speed trap in Hazzard County. Among those found in violation were Buck Owens, Tammy Wynette and Loretta Lynn.
- The 2005 feature film remake was referenced in episode 4 of Statler & Waldorf: From the Balcony. Statler and Waldorf review the film, and The Swedish Chef makes a pair of Daisy Duke jeans to promote the big screen film (the ingredients include a pair of cut jeans, a bouquet of daisies, a splash of moonshine, some cream, a handful of sugar packets and some Simpson (Jessica not O. J.).
- In 2006, Ernie and Bert appeared on a t-shirt referencing the property as the "Good Old Boys" driving the General Lee.
- Catherine Bach played Daisy Duke in the original series
- Lynda Carter played Pauline in the 2005 feature film
- Waylon Jennings voiced the Balladeer in the original series
- Arte Johnson played Irving in "Double Sting" (1979)
- Loretta Lynn appeared as herself in "Find Loretta Lynn" (1980)
- Willie Nelson played Uncle Jesse Duke in the 2005 feature film
- Buck Owens appeared as himself in "Hughie Hogg Strikes Again" (1981)
- Avery Schreiber played Wenel in "Double Sting" (1979)
- Jessica Simpson played Daisy Duke in the 2005 feature film
- Tammy Wynette appeared as herself in "The Hazzardville Horror" (1980)


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The increased acceptance and adoption of the voice has led to another voice biometrics deployment by Magyar Telekom Plc., the leading telecommunication company in Hungary. With its recently announced deployment of Nuance's VocalPassword, Magyar Telekom is able to automatically authenticate customers calling into the customer service center with inquiries or transactions.
The solution uses Nuance's industry-leading voice-biometrics technology to authenticate customers through the sound of their voice, delivering a more secure and convenient alternative to the traditional combination of personal identification numbers (PINS) and security questions.
The new service is significant, as Magyar Telekom Plc. is the first in Hungary to enable voice authentication in the contact center. The deployment also represents the growing commitment to the technology, as other initiatives throughout Europe have also implemented Nuance's voice biometric technology. This service is available to Magyar Telekom customers for 99HUF per voiceprint (approximately .40 cents USD) – a nominal fee considering the value this brings both the customer and contact center from an experience and security perspective.
Through recent survey results enterprises are finding that their customers are requiring that their personal information and identification be made more secure, while at the same time demanding higher levels of convenience and service. Nuance Voice Biometrics solutions meet the competing demands of increased security and convenience, and are proven every day through innovative services from leaders like Magyar Telekom.
With more than 20 million voiceprints worldwide, Nuance Voice Biometrics Solutions have become the de-facto standard in authenticating and identifying people simply through the sound of their voice. Nuance Voice Biometrics Solutions have been proven at leading organizations, across a wide range of markets, including in financial, customer service, government and consumer devices.


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Spain's Cesc Fabregas, wearing a black facemask to protect his broken nose, scored the only goal just two minutes before the end of regulation time in a hardfought match to give the win to Chelsea over the Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road and taking Jose Mourinho's squad one big step closer to the English Premier League championship.
Although the home squad held the line against the league leaders until the very last, the winning shot – Chelsea's only really good shot-on-goal of the match – came on a blast from Cesc from within the box on a centering pass by Belgium's Eden Hazard, putting the "Blues" up by seven points over Arsenal with a game in hand.
Chelsea found itself struggling during the match, largely a minuet of maneuver rather than exciting sallies or shots-on-goal, and sorely missed the presence of strikers Diego Costa and Loic Remy.
QPR – despite a valiant effort that kept their rivals at bay until the very last moments and produced more shots on goal, albeit fruitless ones, than Chelsea – remains two points into the relegation zone.
With the win, it's Chelsea with 73 points – virtually sewing up the Premier League title race – to Arsenal's 66. Manchester United, at present, has 62 to Manchester City's 61, with Southhampton far back at 56 and Liverpool and Tottenham tied at 54 points.


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TGI Fridays' fans are invited to celebrate what would have been Jack Daniel's 166th birthday at its two top venues during September.
To wish Jack a Happy Birthday, those that come into Fridays, at its outlets in Sheffield Road in Tinsley and at Meadowhall, this month and ask for 'Jack Friday' will unlock exclusive access to the secret menu with a special selection of Jack Daniel's cocktails, available for a limited time only.
If you have a hankerin' for a delicious drink, Jack's secret celebratory cocktail menu of six drinks includes the Honey Kist – a deliciously sweet mix of real popcorn, Jack Daniel's Honey Whiskey, White Cacao, Baileys, Dulce De Leche and ice cream, topped with sticky popcorn pieces drizzled in Dulce de Leche.
If that doesn't tickle your taste buds, there are a host of other cocktails on the secret menu, so come and raise a glass to Jack.
And the new TGI Fridays app is available to download now, free of charge, on iOS and Android devices – simply search for "TGI Fridays UK" in the app store.
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Yep! I was wating a long time to wirte about this topic, but finally I'm going to show how to setup your own Continous Integration Server (aka CI) using cloud services, all of them with free accounts.
Only consider the scope of the functionality is very limited because all services we're using are free, but if pay for it you can do much more.
I don't going to explain what is or what are the feautres of the CI server, only I want to say the CI is a concept created by Martin Fowler in 2006 and like he's mention in her website:
"Continuous Integration is a software development practice where members of a team integrate their work frequently, usually each person integrates at least daily – leading to multiple integrations per day. Each integration is verified by an automated build (including test) to detect integration errors as quickly as possible. Many teams find that this approach leads to significantly reduced integration problems and allows a team to develop cohesive software more rapidly."
Well, let's get started. We're going to configure and integrate the next services, so you only need your Github or Bitbucket account.
- Github as repository of your code
- TravsCI to automate build and integrations
- Coveralls to show code coverage in your project
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Free running quotes and jokes
Free run and parkour related quotes/meme. This article is not a joke in itself, but was written to help newcomers understand the community's running gags and their origins.
[edit] Easy now, Livewire here.
Livewire's sentence, he says it in many videos.
William Spencer adapts the sentence to himself, in the video Summer 2009 by Livewire, by saying "Easy now, William Spencer here" [1].
[edit] I reckon I could crane that
The quote first appeared in MattNick and Rich J parkour/flips Training[2], a video uploaded on Youtube on June 26th 2007. After praticing a few times a cat leap, Rich Jones tells Matt Nicholson, who was holding the camera, You know what? I reckon I could crane that!. Rich is then seen succesfuly landing the jump in a crane position, but with the help of his hands.
A few months later, Shaun Wood used the sentence in Shaun Wood - Time[3] in which the australian traceur was seen trainning on a set of low walls. At one point, he bends over and says to the camera: In reckon I could crane that.. The following clips show Shaun succesfully landing the jump in a crane position and then in as a precision jump.
In August 2008 Parkour RichJ/MattNick, summer training 08[4], a video on Youtube in which Rich Jones did a cat leap from one roof to another, was released. In the next clip, Matt Nicholson says with sarcasm In reckon I could crane that., meaning he could do the very same jump, but landing with one foot onto the second roof.
Also, in December 2008, came Frosti's video on American Parkour's Youtube channel, called Reckon[5]. It was named after Mat Nicholson's famous sentence[6].
[edit] It's in every video
This sentence refers to clips of Max Runham's fake arm falling off or him removing it in many parkour videos (most of them take place in London).
[edit] STANDING FRONT
Phill's historic lie, see STANDING FRONT.
[edit] Notes
- ↑ "Summer 2009 ft William Spencer, Danny Ilabaca, Livewire, Jenx, Hellden etc.". Youtube.
- ↑ "MattNick and Rich J parkour/flips Training". Youtube.
- ↑ "Shaun Wood - Time". Youtube.
- ↑ "Parkour RichJ/MattNick, summer training 08". Youtube.
- ↑ "Reckon". Youtube.
- ↑ "I reckon I could crane that." Named in honor of that phrase. From the video description.


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As our Chef is creating new heros (sandwiches) we would like to know whom your Heroes are. Please completely fill out the survey below and press submit.
The quarterly winners; nominator/nominee from each Service branch will be invited to the New Sanno and receive;
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Guest Speaker Coming Monday
Greetings DMI. Monday, Oct. 23 we're going to have our first guest speaker in class.
Sarah Koniniec graduated from Chico State in 2012 and has spent the past five years working with tech entrepreneurs, startups and venture capitalists in the San Francisco Bay Area. Currently, she's a senior account executive at Highwire in San Francisco.
Sarah is going to share:
- Her career path.
- What it's like working for startups vs. traditional companies.
- Examples of PR to promote or launch new products and companies.
- Key considerations to keep in mind in PR, marketing and digital contexts for promotion.
Her presentation directly links to the content you'll be required to produce in the Make $ Plan, specifically the PR and marketing section.
Your homework in preparation for this visit:
- Review the Make $ Plan assignment to understand the requirements for the PR and marketing section.
- Check out her LinkedIn profile.
- Bring a list of questions you might toss her way.
Marketing & PR Strategy for Your Startup
Happy Friday, DMIers. We've made it through week 9, which means we've only got 4 weeks until the drafts of your Make $ Plan and product mockups are due.
Next week we'll be focusing on Section 7 of the Make $ Plan, which is all about how to market your product.
We have two J&PR alumni visiting class Monday from InkHouse PR in San Francisco. Julianna Young and Kayla Wilkinson will be sharing what it's like to handle PR for startups and venture capitalists. This is a great opportunity for you to throw questions their way that can help you be successful with Section 7 of your Make $ Plan.
Here are a few items from Start Co that might help with your tasks:
- Entrepreneur's Guide to PR and Marketing by Start Co.: prmedia
- making-a-great-investor-pitch-including-slide-outline
Marketing & PR for your startup
Good morning DMSers. In today's class we're going to start diving into the marketing and public relations section of your business plan. A lot of ground to cover here.
Aside from the Briggs text, I'd like to share the following resources which may prove helpful in the coming weeks:
Demographics of key social networking platforms from Pew Research Center.
Connecting with Customers: How to Market to Their Emotions from Entrepreneur.
Bootstrapping Your Way to Success, also from Entrepreneur.
More to come at 2 p.m.


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Vanni Nadu
Chiefdom of Vanni
Vanni Nadu
Sri Lanka in the 1520s
|Common languages
• Rise of the Vanniyars
|12th century
• Vanniyar Rebellion
• Death of last Vanni ruler Pandara Vanniyan
|31 October 1803[2]
|Historical states in
present-day Sri Lanka
The Vanni Nadu (Tamil: வன்னி நாடு, lit. 'Vaṉṉi nāṭu')[3] were feudal land divisions ruled by chiefs south of the Jaffna peninsula in northern Sri Lanka. These chieftaincies arose in the 12th century, with the rise of the medieval Tamil kingdom's golden age and the collapse of the Rajarata kingdom. The chieftaincies developed in sparsely settled areas, and were ruled by Vanniars. An extension of the Jaffna kingdom's territory, the chiefs of the Vanni Nadu were, for most of their existence, tribute-paying subordinates to Jaffna. At 1621, the Jaffna Kingdom was conquered by the Portuguese and the Vanni chiefs became tributaries of the Portuguese Ceylon. The Portuguese colony in Sri Lanka was later taken over by the Dutch. During the Dutch rule it came to Vannian resistances against the colonial rule, one of these was the rebellion of Pandara Vanniyan. Allied with the Kingdom of Kandy, Pandara Vanniyan fought with guerrilla tactics against the Dutch and British. At 1803, he was defeated by Lt. von Driberg and Vanni fell into hands of the British.[4] Vanni had been reincorporated with Jaffna Peninsula to form the Malabar Coylot Vanni country which later became the Northern Province of Sri Lanka.
Vanniar or Vanniyar was a title used by tribute-paying feudal chiefs in medieval Sri Lanka. It was also recorded as the name of a caste amongst Sri Lankan Tamils in the Vanni District of northern Sri Lanka during the early 1900s.[5][6]
Origin theories[edit]
The Vannimai ruling class arose from a multi-ethnic and multi-caste background. According to primary sources such as the Yalpana Vaipava Malai, some were descended from Vanniyar caste immigrants from modern Tamil Nadu, whereas others were of Mukkuvar, Karaiyar, Vellalar and other caste origins.[5][6][7][8] Some scholars conclude the Vanniyar title as a rank of a local chieftain which was introduced by the Velaikkarar mercenaries of the Chola dynasty.[9]
Some Sri Lankan historians derive the title Vannimai from the Tamil word vanam, meaning "forest", with Vannia or Wannia meaning "person from the forest", and Vannimais being large tracts of forested land.[6]
Feudal chiefs[edit]
Tamil chronicles such as the 18th-century Yalpana Vaipava Malai and stone inscriptions like the Konesar Kalvettu recount that the Chola royal Kankan, a descendant of the legendary King Manu Needhi Cholan of Thiruvarur, Chola Nadu, restored the Koneswaram temple at Trincomalee and the Kantalai tank after finding them in ruins. Kankan visited the Munneswaram temple on the west coast of Sri Lanka, before settling in the east of the island. According to the chronicles, he extensively renovated and expanded the shrine; he was crowned with the ephitet Kulakottan, meaning Builder of Tank and Temple.[10][11][12] In addition to this reconstruction, Kulakottan paid attention to agriculture cultivation and economic development in the area, inviting the Vanniar chief Tanniuna Popalen and other families to a newly founded town in the Thampalakamam area to maintain the Kantalai tank and the temple itself.[13] As a result of his policies, the Vanni region flourished. The Vanniar claim descent from this chief.[13][14][15] Modern historians and anthropologists agree as historically factual the connection of the Vanniars with the Konesar temple, and some cite epigraphical evidence to date Kullakottan's renovations to 432-440 AD. Others cite poetic and inscriptional evidence to date his renovations to as early as 1589 BC.[13][16]
After the re-rise of the Tamil kingdoms and the demise of the Rajarata after the twelfth century AD, many petty chiefs took power in the buffer lands between the northern Jaffna Kingdom and the southern kingdoms of Kotte and Kandy. These petty chefs paid tribute to the Jaffna Kingdom. Sometimes they were independent of any central control, or were subdued by the southern kingdoms for strategic advantages, before eventually being restored. Many kings and chiefs with titles such as Vannian or Vannia ruled in northern areas of modern Sri Lanka during the Jaffna era.[17] Some of the Vanni chieftains were immigrants from southern India, and ruled over a populace known as rate-atto in Sinhalese. The Vanni chieftains ruled following local custom, supported by a coterie of local officials. Their rule had a noticeable influence on the language of the local populace.[18]
Northern chieftaincies[edit]
Among the medieval Vanni cheftaincies, those of Panankamam, Melpattu, Mulliyavalai, Karunavalpattu, Karrikattumulai, Tennamaravadi and Trincomalee in the north of the island were incorporated into the Jaffna Kingdom. Hence Vanni Nadu just south of the Jaffna peninsula and in the eastern Trincomalee district usually paid an annual tribute to the northern kingdom instead of taxes. The tribute was in cash, grains, honey, elephants, and ivory. The annual tribute system was enforced due to the greater distance from Jaffna.[6][17][19][20] The arrival of the Portuguese to the island caused a brief loss of some of Jaffna's territory. Queirós, an historian of Portuguese origin, says of the Jaffna kingdom:
"This modest kingdom is not confined to the little district of Jaffnapatnam because to it are also added the neighboring lands and those of the Vanni which is said to be name of the lordship which they held before we obtained pocession of them, separated from the proceeding by a salty river and connected only in the extremity or isthamus of Pachalapali within which the lands of Baligamo, Bedamarache and Pachalapali forming that peninsula and outside of it stretch the lands of Vanni. Crosswise, from the side of Mannar to that of Triquillemele, being separated also from the country of Mantota in the jurisdiction of Captain of Mannar by the river Paragali; which ends in the river of the Cross in the midst of the lands of Vanni and of others which stretch as far as Triquillemele which according to the map appears to be a large tract of country".[21]
which indicated the kings of Jaffna just prior to capitulation to the Portuguese had jurisdiction over an area corresponding to the modern Northern Province of Sri Lanka and parts of the northern half of the eastern province and that the Portuguese claimed these based on their conquest.[22] Following Portuguese defeat by the Dutch, the Mannar, Jaffna islands and the Vanni lands were reincoporated into the Tamil Coylot Wannees Country by the early 18th century.
Western and Eastern chieftaincies[edit]
Vannimais in the Batticalao and Puttalam districts were under the control of chiefs of Mukkuvar origin. Puttalam was under Jaffna kingdom sovereignty in the 14th century, where it served as the second capital of the kingdom during the pearl fishing season. With the strengthening of Portuguese influence in the Kandyan and Kotte kingdoms, Vannimais in the eastern Batticaloa and Ampara districts came under the nominal control of the Kandyan Kingdom after the sixteenth century, although they had considerable autonomy under their chiefs. The Vanni Chieftaincy in the Puttalam districts came under the control of Kotte Kingdom.[5][6][19] By the 18th century, the Batticaloa and Ampara (Panova) chieftaincies had been reincorporated into the Malabar Coylot Wanees Country.
- ^ "Grave stone of Pandara Vanniyan". www.canadamirror.com.
- ^ "Grave stone of Pandara Vanniyan". www.canadamirror.com.
- ^ Holt, John (2011-04-13). The Sri Lanka Reader: History, Culture, Politics. Duke University Press. p. 85. ISBN 0822349825.
- ^ Daya Somasundaram, Scarred Communities: Psychosocial Impact of Man-made and Natural Disasters on Sri Lankan Society, p.52
- ^ a b c McGilvray, Mukkuvar Vannimai: Tamil Caste and Matriclan Ideology in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka, p.34-97
- ^ a b c d e Karthigesu, Sri Lankan Tamil Society and Politics, p.7-9
- ^ McGilvray, Dennis B. (2008-05-07). Crucible of Conflict: Tamil and Muslim Society on the East Coast of Sri Lanka. Duke University Press. p. 156. ISBN 0822341611.
- ^ Arasaratnam, Sinnappah (1996-01-01). Ceylon and the Dutch, 1600-1800: External Influences and Internal Change in Early Modern Sri Lanka. n Variorum. p. 422. ISBN 9780860785798.
- ^ Guṇavardhana, Raṇavīra; Rōhaṇadīra, Măndis (2000). History and Archaeology of Sri Lanka. Central Cultural Fund, Ministry of Cultural and Religious Affairs. p. 210. ISBN 9789556131086.
- ^ Schalk, Peter (2002). "Buddhism Among Tamils in Pre-colonial Tamilakam and Ilam: Prologue. The Pre-Pallava and the Pallava period". Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis. Uppsala University. 19-20: 159, 503.
- ^ Hellmann-Rajanayagam, Dagmar (1994). "Tamils and the meaning of history". Contemporary South Asia. Routledge. 3 (1): 3–23. doi:10.1080/09584939408719724.
- ^ Pillay, K. (1963). "South India and Ceylon". University of Madras. OCLC 250247191.
The Tamil stone inscription Konesar Kalvettu details King Kulakottan's involvement in the restoration of Koneswaram temple in 438 A.D.
- ^ a b c Pridham, Charles (1849). "Trincomalee - Its Early History". An historical, political, and statistical account of Ceylon and its dependencies. London: T. and W. Boone. pp. 544–546. OCLC 2556531.
- ^ Sivaratnam, C (1968). "Tamils in early Ceylon". OCLC 248358279.
As for cultivators he got fifty one tribes of Vanniyars, a caste of agriculture experts from the Pandyan coasts... on the invitation of Kulakoddan in c 493 for the noble purpose of cultivating the land at Tambalakamam.
- ^ Arumugam, S (1980). "The Lord of Thiruketheeswaram, an ancient Hindu sthalam of hoary antiquity in Sri Lanka". Colombo. OCLC 10020492.
Kulakottan also paid special attention to agricultural practice and economic development, the effects of which made the Vanni region to flourish ; temples were cared for and regular worship instituted at these,
- ^ Pathmanathan 2006, pp. 62
- ^ a b Peebles, History of Sri Lanka, p.31-32
- ^ "Book review of Spoken Language of Nuwarakalaviya". D.G.B.de Silva. Archived from the original on 2012-09-19. Retrieved 2008-02-04.
- ^ a b Gunasingam, Sri Lankan Tamil Nationalism, p.53
- ^ "Vannimai". University Of Madras, Tamil Lexicon. Retrieved 2007-12-23.
- ^ De Queyroz, The Temporal and Spiritual Conquest of Ceylon, Vol. I, p. 51.
- ^ Tambiah, Laws and customs of Tamils of Jaffna, pp. 62–3.
- McGilvray, Dennis (1982). Mukkuvar Vannimai: Tamil Caste and Matriclan Ideology in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka, (Caste Ideology and Interaction). Cambridge University Press.
- Kartithigesu, Sivathamby (1995). Sri Lankan Tamil society and politics. New Century Book House. p. 189. ISBN 81-234-0395-X.
- Peebles, Patrick (2006). The History of Sri Lanka. United States: Greenwood Press. p. 248. ISBN 0-313-33205-3.
- Gunasingam, Murugar (1999). Sri Lankan Tamil nationalism. Sydney: MV. p. 238. ISBN 0-646-38106-7.


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Why See Blackbear?
Blackbear's Dead 2 The World Tour
Originally making a name for himself as a rocker/scene kid vocalist, Matthew Musto AKA Blackbear broke into the mainstream as a co-writer on Justin Bieber's 2012 megahit Boyfriend. Whilst flexing his pop music chops as a writer and collaborator for the likes G-Eazy, Childish Gambino, Pharell Williams and Miley Cyrus amongst others, the talented young upstart reinvented himself as a rapper, releasing his debut album Deadroses in 2015.
Four years and three albums later, the platinum-selling singer songwriter and producer is back with a vengeance, hitting the road on the Dead 2 The World Tour to celebrate the April 2019 release of his fifth studio offering Anonymous. Whilst his past records have extolled the pleasures of sex, drugs and a rock and roll lifestyle, Anonymous delves deeper into Blackbear's psyche, chronicling is struggles with substance abuse, depression and heartbreak with a heady blend of R&B and hip hop-tinged beats.
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First came the Olympic stardom, then the steroid allegations and finally a six-month prison sentence for lying to a federal investigator. Getting caught up in a check-fraud scheme her onetime boyfriend and father of one of her children, Tim Montgomery, was involved in didn't help much either. Jones became an iconic athlete after her five Olympic medals in track and field at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia. But shortly after her rise to fame, she was ensnared in a nationwide steroid scandal surrounding the San Francisco drug supplier BALCO and later admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs to help secure her medals. In 2008, the International Olympic Committee voted to strip Jones and her relay teammates of their Sydney medals, although seven of her teammates won theirs back on appeal.
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All your hard earned monies are going to a non-profit charity that helps The Bike Experience maintain their motorcycles and buy safety equipment and train disabled persons to learn how to ride a motorcycle.
Today is the last day to donate:
All who have donated are truly fassinating fassinators and you're a part of an elite group of fans. You should be so proud of yourselves. I certainly am! Thank you!


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Focus of the Month: Finance
Each New Years it is so tempting to make ambitious plans for the year. Lofty New Years resolutions haven't worked well for me in the past. I can't tell you what last year's resolution was because I likely stopped doing it in February or March. There is so much noise about how to improve yourself and our newsfeeds are filled with life hacks and productivity tips. We are bombarded with resources on how to live better and at this time of year there is pressure to make big goals and to stick to them.
This year I propose a new kind of resolution. For each month of 2016 I'm selecting a focus area. In this focus area I will set goals and actions around learning and improving myself in that area. For January I'm going to focus on finance. I spent a good deal of time in 2016 improving my financial literacy, creating budgets and long term planning. In looking over my post-holiday Mint.com trends I can tell that I still have some work to do. this month I will be learning more about managing my finances and sharing what I learn with you. Other potential focus areas could be: home improvement, organization, fitness, career, family. You will know what you need to prioritize.
Here are some ideas for getting focused on a specific area, and some action steps you can take to make the most of each month.
1) Learning: Reading books, listening to podcasts, taking a Udemy, Skillshare, or Coursera course
2) Measuring: Is there a number you can reach to create goals for yourself? For finance, that might be: Save x amount of money or make x amount of side income.
3) Habits: Is there something you could do each day or week that would help you improve in your focus area?
4) Accountability: Is there a friend or family member that you know is working on the same thing? Check in with one another along the way.
5) Journal: Keep track of what you are working on by journaling about it or keeping up with data (If you are working on time management, track your time for two weeks. For finance, see where your $ is going)
At the end of the month you will have learned something new and potentially created a new habit that will last throughout the year. You will stick to your resolutions without giving up on them because they will be manageable. 31 days is much easier than 365 days. I look forward to what we can learn together in 2016.
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As ubiquitous computing crescendos further into our lives every day, designers must consider how embedded technology interacts with our environment and its influence within our own communities. So argues Malcolm McCullough's Digital Ground: Architecture, Pervasive Computing, and Environmental Knowing, penned in 2004 and arguably more relevant today than when first published.
While there are many interaction design books ready to help practitioners develop more usable design patterns, and likewise plenty of texts steeped in interaction design theory, Digital Ground offers a cogent, though sometimes esoteric argument that interaction design is essentially an extension of architecture. Consequently, such an argument provides an intriguing framework by which to gauge pervasive interactions between people and technology, and amongst people themselves.
Glancing to the Past to Look Ahead
McCullough begins his argument in Expectations, the first of three parts comprising the book. The first chapter, Interactive Futures, provides a broad introduction into how people understand ubiquitous computing in their own lives. Interestingly, the author uses the 1939 New York World's Fair exhibit The World of Tomorrow to illustrate how too many people—engineers, urban planners, the digerati, and others from 70 years ago and today—rely on an understanding of technology that "will transport us to some fantastical otherworld" (12) rather than "turn[ing] to the patterns of the living world as something other than a clean slate, and something to be understood, not overcome".
pervasive computing has been hailed as a chance to escape from the desktop and start over. On the other hand, unless design can intervene, it is also a chance for computer technology to become even worse, and far less escapable
While some readers could contend discussing an exhibit built in 1939 to predict the future in 1969 is irrelevant, McCullough deftly ties the exhibit's Modernist principles to how people have generally understand ubiquitous and pervasive computing. "Within the continual noise of the technology hype" he writes, "…ubiquity has quickly come to mean just about anything having to do with connectivity", implying the terms refer to every office chair wired or the ability to browse the Internet from any location on Earth. As a result, McCullough prefers to invoke "pervasive computing" to represent context-aware, computer-chip equipped devices with which we interact more and more every day.
McCullough seems to realize some readers may still be skeptical associating interaction design with architecture and its relationship with pervasive computing. To strengthen his thesis, the next two chapters of his book cite philosophical thought, physical embodiment, cultural norms, and habitual contexts that make interaction design a defense of architecture (62). While some of the writing is dense or steeped in architecture theory, McCullough often draws direct relationships to interaction design or familiar technology as if to allow disoriented readers to catch up without slowing the pace of the argument.
Computing without Computers
The book's second part, Technologies, discusses how the physical gear (hardware), the symbolic models (software), and patterns of usage (applications) comprise pervasive computing technology. As computers move out from simply desktop machines in the office or at home, good design becomes essential: "pervasive computing has been hailed as a chance to escape from the desktop and start over. On the other hand, unless design can intervene, it is also a chance for computer technology to become even worse, and far less escapable" (68).
Quickly moving from the theoretical explorations of the previous chapters, McCullough provides 10 concrete, real-world components of pervasive computing. For instance, he explores how sensors can monitor smog levels on London street corners and detect physical motion and movement of the chip itself. McCullough even mentions how the accelerometer sensor "invites more skillful, embodied, and unobtrusive operations" years before the Nintendo Wii and Apple iPhone popularized haptic interfaces amongst mainstream consumers.
To readers who may have struggled with McCullough's earlier arguments, these component summaries provide a timely bridge from theoretical explorations to in-world examples. Likewise, the chapters Location Models and Situated Types also use specific, concrete references to the real world. McCullough asserts that location is fundamentally important to understanding context in interaction design since physical places are "representations of activity and organization".
interaction designers will need to understand how pervasive computing and built space contributes to the conduct and quality of life
Location Models, for me and perhaps other readers, is where the ideas begin to leap off the page. McCullough moves quickly past the simple notion that geodata as the key to understanding context by arguing "navigation is only the beginning of this. There is a lot more to the technology of place than knowing where to make the next right turn" (105). Rather, he continues, pervasive computing, designed for flexibility and adaptability so as not to burden its users, "becomes a part of the psychological, social, and historical processes by which people come to identify with locations, [and therefore] the technology is more likely to be a success" (114).
The author also argues pervasive computing needs a typology to help us recognize and understand its applications. Without such a categorization in place, we can only expect huge design failures and ultimately chaos (118). McCullough provides a typology with 30 situations, organized by where each one takes place (at work, at home, and others). In each situation, McCullough provides a hypothetical use or application for pervasive computing. He uses these examples to stress that the "emphasis on usability and appropriateness eventually leads beyond its immediate concern for the situated task toward a more inclusive configuration of the physical context." In other words, McCullough almost summarizes the thesis of the entire book: interaction designers will need to understand how pervasive computing and built space contributes to the conduct and quality of life (144).
Taking Place
Interaction designers reading the third and final part of the book, Practices, may likely find McCullough preaching to the choir as the author establishes the cultural and technical foundations of useful, effective design. Though the title Practices may suggest the author will simply describe how pervasive computing will be implemented in the earlier typology, McCullough leads the reader to understand how context, environment, and architecture all strive to solve interaction design's fundamental problem: to get people (as individuals and cultures) into place. Ultimately, he writes, "response to place…demands major choices in the contextual design of technology" (207).
While Digital Ground doesn't strive to be a straightforward book about the day to day challenges confronting interaction designers, it cannot be disregarded as a wispy philosophical tome relegated to graduate seminars, either. As many interaction designers already understand, desktop-based WIMP computing is far from the only battleground we face when we attempt to provide optimal, designed experiences. By understanding where those environments are and what people are doing there, we can begin to design for the technology embedded there as well. Digital Ground crystallizes those fundamental challenges by arguing "the response to place becomes the most practical adaptation strategy of all" (213).
Finally, this is a must-read book for readers interested in how we interpret our surroundings and its influences on interaction design. Whether or not we design pervasive computing systems today or not is immaterial; according to the author if we continue working as interaction designers, then chances are our work will soon communicate or interact with those pervasive systems. Consequently, Digital Ground prepares its readers for the questions to ask and the perspectives to consider when delivering those designed experiences.
Read it if
You enjoy philosophical and theoretical approaches to real world design problems; you're interested in how individuals and cultures interact with technology and each other and you want to see the evidence to back it up (McCullough clearly cites over 170 sources).
Skip it if
You're looking for a practical, task-focused book you can read in a weekend and reference in your daily work.
Book Details
Digital Ground: Architecture, Pervasive Computing, and Environmental Knowing
Author: Malcolm McCullough
Publisher: MIT Press, 2004
Details: 213 pages, paperback
Photos by Nathan Umstead. Used with permission.


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4 Automotive Fantasy Technologies That Are Almost Here
Back in the golden days of the 1960s when Hanna and Barbera cartoons were the rage, we were constantly treated to whimsical visions of what transportation in the future would be like. Whether it was just regular cars, aircraft or George Jetson's spaceship, the future seemed awfully farfetched back then. Well, fast forward 50 years and some of these fantasies are coming closer to fruition. In fact, some are just a few years away. Let's take a look at several technologies that are going to change the way we drive and live.
Inter-car communications
Today we have "connected cars" that communicate with cellular towers, Bluetooth devices and other devices. Get ready for the next step. Soon our cars will communicate with each other and will form a local network. The goal of this network will be to do things like: improving the flow of traffic, avoiding collisions and alerting drivers to upcoming traffic situations. Far fetched? The concept is being tested now at the University of Michigan's Transportation Research Institute in a year-long test of 2,800 connected cars.
Autonomous cars
You've undoubtedly heard about the massive effort going into autonomous cars research today. Autonomous cars drive themselves by utilizing a system of cameras, sensors, radar, lasers and artificial intelligence software. Google is at the forefront of this research but many more companies, such as Tesla, are deeply involved. You may be wondering why this is such a big deal. A human will still be behind the wheel for the foreseeable future, right? One answer comes from the folks Patterson Chrysler of Kilgore, a local Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram dealer in Kilgore, TX. They explained to us that fleets of autonomous cars and trucks would have humans aboard but their driving would be augmented by a connected driving system. The result would be a dramatic reduction in traffic jams and vehicle accidents. That's hard to argue against. The other answer is that self-driving cars could be great for the daily commute. Just imagine sitting back and doing work as you car drives you to work.
Nationwide quick-charge networks
A common "Why-I-wouldn't-buy-an-EV" excuse concerns the range that EVs have. In other words, how far will my car travel before it runs out of juice? If it is less than what your daily commute is, well this is a problem. Enter the automakers to help build out the infrastructure across the US. Nissan, maker of the Leaf EV, has announced a partnership with CarCharging to add chargers in California and on the East Coast. Dozens of quick-chargers have already been installed in select states under federal-private programs operated by ChargePoint and Ecotality. When these charging stations start to be common, the sales of EVs should sky rocket.
Multiview Heads-Up Display
Today, heads-up show a few pieces of key information on the windshield, things like how fast you're going, what gear you're in, what direction you are traveling and such. This reduces the driver's need to take their eyes off the road. The "Super Multiview Head-ups Display" concept brings this idea into the future. Imagine road warnings, turn-by-turn navigation arrows indicating your next turn or street names appearing virtually in the distance right on your windshield. Someday you might even be able to drive safely in soup-heavy fog with a head-ups display that is integrated with adaptive cruise control and in-car cameras. Amazing stuff!


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English is a difficult language ……. for some!
This is a true story from the Japanese Embassy in US.
A few years ago, Japanese Prime Minister Mori was given some basic English conversation training before he visited Washington and met President Bill Clinton.
The instructor told Prime Minister Mori, "When you shake hands with President Clinton, please say 'how are you'.
Then Mr. Clinton will say, 'I am fine, and you?'
Now then you should say 'me too'.
Afterwards we, translators, will do the work for you.' "
It looks quite simple, but the truth is…
When Mori met Clinton , he mistakenly said 'who are you?' (instead of 'how are you?')
Mr. Clinton was a bit shocked but still managed to react with humor: 'Well, I'm Hillary's husband, ha-ha…'
And Mori replied 'me too, ha-ha.. .'
Then there was a long silence in the meeting room.


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For those who are considering a new Windows Phone 8 device, size may matter. And since we can't quite just head to our local carrier to get a hands on assessment, the next best thing is a well-made comparison chart to help discern any differences.
Reader Munkeyphyst had kindly made such a chart and it features all the new Windows 8 devices (ATIV S, 8X, 8S, Lumia 920, Lumia 820) in addition to some of the most popular current Windows Phone 7 devices (Titan II, Focus S, Focus, Lumia 900, Lumia 800).
Biggest surprise? Who knew that ATIV S would be that tall? Sure it makes sense with its 4.8" screen, but it's still something else to see it sized up to the others.
Feel free to discuss in comments on whether size matters for you.


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Thursday, March 1, 2012
Drummmmm Rollll Please!
And the winner is..........................lucky number 16!
Linda G from Stray Stitches! Congrats Linda!
I have emailed you, so send me your snail mail address, and I will get the box in the mail to you tomorrow. Everyone, mark your calendars, this box will have to be given away from Stray Stitches to the next lucky winner on the 29th of next month!
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- Stray Stitches (Linda G) said...
Woohoo! I won!!!! You have really made my day and what a great way to start March. Thanks for having such a great giveaway!
- March 1, 2012 at 10:39 AM
- Elizabeth said...
Thank you for joining the giveaway blog hop!
Congratulations to Linda, you lucky lady! And there's always next month for me ;).
xo -E
- March 1, 2012 at 10:40 AM
- Cherie said...
Congratulations on the win!!
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- Becky said...
Congrats to Linda!
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You decided to start business in UAE. First of all, you should have a clear idea of how this business will be working and what is your target. Second step – to choose a legal type of your future company.
There are three main ways to start your business in the UAE. Let's have a look at all of them:
This type of companies is registered in Dubai Department of Economic Development (DED) and would fit those who are planning to do business locally. If you want to open a shop, beauty salon, building maintenance company or car rentals, DED is the place to do it.
In order to open a Mainland company, you should have either a local sponsor (UAE citizen), who will have at least 51% shares in your license and be a partner, or a local agent, who will not own shares, but will be your "gateway" to the local market. Whether you need a sponsor/partner or an agent – depends on the type of your business.Start Dubai Business
There are over 20 Free Economic Zones in Dubai and neighboring Emirates. You should choose Free Zone if you are planning to export goods to other countries, or, for example do manufacturing and sell your product globally and in UAE. There are also great opportunities for professional businesses like IT consultancies or marketing consultancies. Free Zones will also suit creative and artistic freelancers – musicians, lifestyle trainers and others.
You do not need any local sponsors or partners in Free Zones. You will be 100% owner of your business. The limitations of Free Zones are the fact that you can't officially lease office in Dubai (it has to be in the Free Zone itself), and 5% import duty if you sell goods from Free Zone to local UAE market.Setup Free Zone Company
This type of business entity would suit those who are doing business globally and want to have UAE registered company and bank account because of safety reasons, or in order to optimise taxes. You can carry out almost any activity apart from banking, finance or insurance related activities.
You won't be able to have an office in UAE, but you will have a company registered address (address of your Agent). You also won't be eligible for any visas.Learn more about Offshore Company
In any of these cases, you will be free from taxes because UAE is a tax-free country.
All options have some advantages and disadvantages. Among disadvantages of Mainland companies – necessity to rent office (without approved office you won't get your license) and pay local sponsor's fees. Disadvantage of Free Zones – obligation to prove your capital at the stage of company formation (but luckily there are some exceptions). Offshores don't give you a right to apply for residency visa.
But let us look at good things: Mainland companies are the best for operating in the local market. Free Zones are great for international trading companies or for people who don't want to have local sponsor. Offshore companies are perfect for keeping your assets safe and international trading as well.


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Creativity is a process of continuous self-renewal and personal transformation. ~ Sigi Peneda
Additionally, we perform a regular program with the U. S. Veterans Affairs and encourage these programs as a staff development class to build continuity and cohesion within each of our non-profit partners' organizations.
Suite Hope Makeup Artistry
Jeanna Doyle is a professional makeup artist and the founder of Suite Hope, a non-profit, helping cancer victims build confidence through attraction. Jeanna works with our partners' clients and patients to encourage a positive outlook on their lives by teaching a method of improvised makeup styling that works for each individual.
Movement Medication (through Yoga & Dance)
Pure and Simple Yoga & Culinary Artistry
Yoga Instructor and Natural Nutrition expert, Amy Jo Hearron, uses yoga as a way to center the individual as well as build natural movement. She combines her efforts with a wonderful segment on culinary design that demonstrates ways to cook with natural products that enhance the way we feel and gives the participant opportunity to create their own substitutions toward their culinary dishes. http://www.pureandsimple.typepad.com/
TAO Teaching Artists, Joseph & Joel create a song and lyrics with students in order to extract each of their authentic inner qualities. Student children and adults alike, change negative behavior into positive behavior through the use of creativity.
Play With Your Food!!
Life Skills: Culinary Art, Food Creating and Development Session
"You Have to Eat, You Might as well Eat Well!!
TAO Teaching Artists and prominent local chefs, create recipes with student children and adults alike. All of us not only need food for sustenance, but food offers a sense of daily accomplishment and builds confidence through creative improvisation.
The Story Wheel A Short Story or Poem
Beth Bando Bontley forms group circles with the students to create a short story based on a current topic about which they are experiencing. During this exercise students retain a deeper understanding of themselves while they bounce ideas off of each other to formulate creative literature and poetry. Also, associations between music, colors, the calendar, life evolution and numbers will be presented.


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Ceremony: Give thanks for healing gifts and gain additional energy for whatever
Purify the home to remove negativity and bring harmony with balance.
Ask for harmony, joy and happiness for families.
parts: heart, nervous system
from: Pine trees and Coniferous trees. Kawoq people
can take water from creeks and streams and ask
Creator to make it medicinal. They are a calming influence that removes negativity
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disorderly, fear of gossip or being subjected to it,
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The 3rd decan of Scorpio is Lion. It is a four-footed male lion-decan ruled by the Moon. (Nov 12-21)
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Joe Gage is a well-known and often loved director of gay porn, and he's been filming for Titan Men for nearly a decade. Joe Gage Men brings together his 35 Titan DVDs in one site. Gage fans will love being able to enjoy the director's DVDs without having to hunt for them, but members also get access to Titan Men's entire collection of video, including the Titan Men Rough and Titan Men Fresh lines.
The performers on Joe Gage Men aren't any different from those you find on Titan Men. They're masculine muscle hunks in their twenties and thirties, often quite handsome and many with furry bodies and scruffy faces. The men aren't casual gym goers, they take very good care of their well-built physiques. And the stars here are among some of the best known in the gay porn business, newer performers like Dirk Caber, Dolan Wolf, George Ce, Hunter Marx, Adam Russo, Anthony London, and Jesse Jackman and classic stars like Jake Deckard, Diesel Washington, Eduardo, Dillon Buck, and Tober Brandt.
Joe Gage likes to push boundaries, and one of his favorite themes involves police men: dirty cops abusing their power, cops doing it on the job, cops taking advantage of their prisoners, and police men getting a little action in the course of doing their jobs. Another one of Gage's recurring themes is fathers and sons, so you'll find plenty of them skirting close to the edge and sharing horny bottoms together.
There are a few more things that set Joe Gage apart. He takes a run-of-the-mill and hackneyed porn scenario, like a guy who doesn't have money to pay the pizza delivery guy, and sauces it up by injecting suggestive dialogue, pregnant pauses, crotch groping, and long stares. One of my favorite Joe Gage devices is the bouncing cock where men stand around staring at one another while making their dicks dance hands-free. Joe Gage's way into the sex is often hotter than the sex itself. He sure knows how to drive us wild.
Joe Gage has filmed 35 DVDs for Titan Men, and they're all available in the members area. There are 228 videos, which not only include the actual scenes from the DVDs, but also behind-the-scenes reels, cumshot compilations, videos filmed during model photo shoots, interviews, and preview trailers. One DVD called "Road to Redneck Hollow" has 9 videos, but only 4 of them were actual action scenes, the rest were bonus content as I described.
Members can download 4 videos per month, and this monthly allotment increases the longer you remain a member, so after two months you're entitled to 8 monthly downloads and after a year you get 20 downloads every month. The downloads come in MP4 format in two different sizes: 640x480 for older releases and 848x480 for newer ones, and you can also stream the videos at 960x720 for older DVDs and 960x540 for newer releases. The aspect ratio of the older videos seemed a bit off and playback dimensions were more square than the newer letterbox versions. It's also worth mentioning that the videos here are compatible with many mobile devices.
There are 57 picture galleries that are a mix of digital stills of the performers and screencaps of the action shots. The digital stills are offered in three sizes of downloadable zip files - 1066x1600, 853x1280, and 682x1024 - and they display at smaller sizes on the site. But the display size depends on your device as the site uses responsive design, which adjusts the site so it fits perfectly on your tablet or cellphone. The screencaps are offered in three sizes, the largest is 1920x1080.
Updating at Joe Gage Men takes a bit of explaining. The number of new DVDs is slowing down, "Cut to the Chase" was the latest and only new DVD in the past year. There were three other DVD releases, but these were compilations with titles like "The Best of Joe Gage Daddies" or "The Best of Joe Gage Rednecks" and only featured scenes from previously-released DVDs. But even with limited new releases of actual Joe Gage scenes, members get access to the entire library of videos at Titan Men, Titan Rough (fetish sex), and Titan Fresh (Euro studs), which is over 2,500 videos.
I love Joe Gage; he's my all-time favorite director. As a fan, I don't think that Titan Men paid Gage the homage he deserved. Joe Gage Men is essentially a re-skinned Titan Men site with Gage's movies pulled from a database and displayed on a separate site. There's nothing special or different about Joe Gage Men compared to the other Titan sites. Missing from this site is any real information about the man himself; I would have loved to see more interviews and commentaries from Gage. Fans might be happy to find all of Gage's Titan DVDs in one place, but if they're looking for extras from and about the director, they'll be disappointed.
As a standalone site, Joe Gage Men does make it easy to enjoy all the director's work under one roof, although it doesn't give fans anything different than they find on Titan Men itself. You'll find masculine, muscular porn stars in hot, and sometimes edgy action. Joe Gage Men's update schedule is uncertain, but along with Titan Men's network updates, members can expect to get at least one update a week (maybe more), although these won't be Joe Gage productions. If you like the men who appear in Gage's DVDs, you should be happy with the site as the performers cross over into other Titan Men videos.


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When you choose to ignore me, you know, one of the few times you do it on purpose,you make me feel like I am the biggest mistake you've ever made.And when that happens, I don't end up hating you, because I never can.But I end up hating myself.Because right now, I think of myself as someone who ruined your life.I think of myself as someone you wished you never met.I think of myself as someone you regret.I feel like you think of me as the Devil.Like all I ever do is bring you bad luck.And it is why you choose to stay away.It is why you choose to ignore me.But all I am, is just a girl.I'm just a girl who loves you.Do you want me to apologize for that?
"Its been over a week since my last post on Instagram. I guess you could say I've been living life. This self-imposed break came from the curiosity to see if I can actually do it, to move away from what I enjoy and what I'm used to, because changing the daily grind is not always easy can throw someone off-kilter. But I like to challenge my willpower and breath outside my comfort zone once in awhile. Like my wanting to abstain from eating mammal meat for a week turned into a commitment lasting more than 18 years. My desire to live clean- drug and cigarette free-has become a lifestyle. Never in my life have I EVER touched the stuff despite what other thought my high school and college years would do to me. Now lingering somewhere in my mid-thirties, I loved that I've proved them wrong. Oh and I quit drinking alcohol almost 10 years ago. Just like that. Cold turkey. Why am I telling you all this? Because it doesn't hurt to challenge yourself and make big changes in your life every now and then even if it makes you uncomfortable to do so. After all, nothing will change, if you don't change."


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Alexander joins family health center
HONESDALE, PA — Wayne Memorial Community Health Centers (WMCHC) has announced that certified family nurse practitioner April Alexander has joined the staff of the largest of its nine primary care practices. She is seeing patients at Highland Physicians Family Health Center located at 1839 Fair Ave.
Alexander worked as a registered nurse for five years before completing the education and clinical experience required to become a Family Nurse Practitioner. She earned her bachelor's and associate degrees in Nursing from Penn State University and ultimately a master's degree as a Family Nurse Practitioner graduating with a GPA of 3.97.
For more information visit www.wmh.org/WMCHC. WMCHC is a federally qualified health center clinically affiliated with Wayne Memorial Health System, Inc.


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- Victory Garden
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Gardening program hosted by Jim Wilson and joined by Bob Smaus, Roger Swain, Lucinda Mays and Peter Seabrook as international travel correspondent. Series chef is Marion Morash. Special correspondent is Holly Shimizu. The Boston-based Victory Garden (w/ Roger Swain) is located at a private residence; Victory Garden South is at Callaway Gardens in Pine Mountain, Georgia; Victory Garden West is at Roger's Garden Center in Corona del Mar, California. Original program: Crockett's Victory Garden - premiered April 6, 1976. Hosted by Jim Crockett. Second host Bob Thomson (for 12 years till 1991). Series release date: 1976
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Katherine Whiteside & Director of Horticulture, Marco Polo Stufano, tour the extensive gardens at Wave Hill, Bronx, New York, along the banks of the Hudson River. Highlights: Coleus 'The Line' Fuschia Hostas Boston Ivy Hydrangea 'Preziosa', 'Paniculata' & 'Mme. Mouilliene' Actinidia kolomikta vine European beech tree Canna 'Pretoria' (orange) Cosmos sulphureus (yellow) Kochia 'summer cypress' Potted palm 'Phoenix' Blue Dawn morning glory Sweet potato groundcover Miscanthus 'Gracillimus' Salvia 'Argentine Skies' & 'Van Houtii' Dahlia 'Little Scottie' (yellow), 'Bishop of Llandaff', 'imperialis' (giant) and 'Ellen Houston' Smoke bush Paeonia Lutea (tree peony) Clematis tibetana (clamors up hydrangea) Spirea thunbergii/thunbergia gregorii Lantana trifoila Asters Staghorn sumac Sunflowers 'Japanese silverleaf maximillian' Momordica balsamina 'Balsam apple'
Roger Swain is back at the workshop storing dahlia tubers for the winter. The tubers should be labeled and stored at 40-45 degrees. Wrap them in newspaper, store in boxes and keep moist. He notes that butternut squash should be kept at 50-55 degrees.
Chef Marian prepares butternut squash and apples:
2 1/2 lbs. butternut squash, cubed; steam with water flavored with 1 sliced apple (and peel), 1 large fresh piece of ginger and 1 tb. butter. Press solids (not squash) through a sieve and reduce to syrupy consistency. Pour over squash.
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- Chicago: "Victory Garden; Victory Garden 2231," WGBH Media Library & Archives, accessed May 27, 2019, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_2B7BBEEE407F4CEF87BF0927A418E07D.
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