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Myrtle Beach man sentenced to 30 years in prison for fatal 2012 shooting
A 23-year-old Myrtle Beach man was convicted of murder and sentenced to 30 years in prison for the 2012 shooting death of a 20-year-old man, according to authorities.
Following a jury trial this week, Shelton Butler, 23, was convicted of murder and sentenced to 30 years in prison, George H. DeBusk, a senior assistant solicitor with the 15th Circuit Solicitor's Office, said Friday.
Two other men, Donavon Curtis Johnson, 21, and Charles Johnson, 23, are each also charged in the case and DeBusk said their cases will be scheduled in the near future for adjudication.
The men were each charged in 2012 in the June 8 shooting death that year of 20-year-old Jose Gutierez of Myrtle Beach. Gutierez died shortly after he arrived at Conway Medical Center following a shooting about 8:30 p.m. on Ronald McNair Boulevard, according to authorities.
Butler was arrested on June 19, 2012, after Horry County police and U.S. Marshals chased him in a wooded area on Lucas Bay Road, police said.
A police report showed that police were called to Ronald McNair Boulevard, which is near the Carolina Bays Parkway overpass, for a report of gunshots being fired in the area. The caller told dispatchers that a man had been shot and several women put him in a vehicle and drove away.
Officers found a crime scene in that area that included blood, a cell phone and shoe in the street, according to the report. A witness told police that she was inside her house and heard what sounded like gunshots. The witness told police she saw a man leave the scene in one vehicle and the women and Gutierez leave in another vehicle.
While officers were at that scene, Gutierez arrived at the hospital for treatment, police said.
Officers learned the women took Guiterez to the hospital, and they were questioned about the shooting there. The man, who the witness described as leaving the scene, also arrived at the hospital and was questioned by police.
Several neighbors told police they heard three gunshots at the time of the incident, but that they did not see what happened, according to the report.
A background check with the State Law Enforcement Division showed that Butler had a previous criminal record and had been recently released from jail at the time of the shooting.
Butler was charged in November 2008 with failure to stop for a blue light and strong armed robbery; September 2009 with armed robbery, possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime, grand larceny with a value of more than $5,000 and four counts of kidnapping; and December 2011 with driving under suspension and a window tint violation. Butler was ordered to serve a prison sentence not to exceed six years under the Youthful Offender Act in March 2010 and was released on probation in July 2010 on the robbery charges. He was ordered to serve 90 days in jail for failing to stop for a blue light.
The robbery charge from 2009 filed against Butler was filed after a taxi cab driver in Conway reported two men, including one identified as Butler, punched her in the face repeatedly, held a knife to her neck and robbed her.


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Outrageous Student: Professor Gave Me Zeros for Refusing to Condemn Christianity
A Polk State University student says that her humanities professor gave her four consecutive zeros after she disagreed with his negative views toward Christianity.
One of professor Lance "L.J." Russum's assignments asked students: why did Christianity and its male gods seek to silence women? Another insisted that Michelangelo's sculptures and paintings communicated that same-sex relationships are not a sin.
Russum also reportedly criticized Christianity as one of the "most violent forms of religion the world has ever seen."
But 16-year-old Grace Lewis, who virtually attends Polk State, said she disagreed with the educator over Christianity and religion, and she was consequently given four zeros.
Parents Say Bible-Banning Teacher Violated Son's Freedom of Speech, Religion
Within the first week of the course, Lewis said Russum gave the class "a taste of his beliefs" when he said that all religions come from human imagination.
Lewis said in the following weeks, the assigned essay questions got even more "opinionated" and it became clear that Russum held some anti-religious views.
Mathew Staver, founder and chairman of the Liberty Counsel, told "Fox and Friends" that Lewis is a great student with a 3.9 GPA.
"She simply was being belittled because this person is a militant atheist intent on destroying her faith," Staver said, explaining that Russum has done the same thing to other students.
Staver charged Russum with "proselytizing militant atheism" and said the college's dean hasn't taken action against the professor.
Lewis noted that her grades improved after she complained to the administration, but Staver and Lewis want her failing grades revisited. They also want the school to address the professor on the matter.
Steve Doocy asked Lewis why she didn't simply drop the class.
"Students shouldn't be afraid to believe in faith. Dropping the class would have been good for me, but it wouldn't have been good for the students coming behind me. [...] This is not what education should be," Lewis said.
Eileen Holden, president of Polk State University, said in a statement, "This accusation is baseless, without merit, and completely lacking factual support."
Read more on this story, here.
UPDATE: The Liberty Counsel issued a press release on the matter Thursday, which also contains the university's response. The university disputes that there was any discrimination against Lewis.
Professor to Students: 'You Can't Thank God' in Graduation Statements
GoFundMe Nixes Donations for Bakery That Refused to Serve Gay Weddings
Teen Pro-Life Activist: Professor Assaulted Me at Anti-Abortion Protest
CA Teacher Tells 1st-Grader to Stop Talking About the Bible

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City councillor Richard Plowman has warned Chichester will need to improve its retail offering to compete with other cities.
He said the departure of House of Fraser, confirmed this morning, may mean shoppers would go elsewhere as the city lost a key brand.
He said: "It's a sad day for the city. Not to have a department store, we lose a major attraction for people coming to Chichester.
"I think it's a reflection that we need to do something to attract people to Chichester because if it's not for shops what else are people going to come to Chichester for?"
He said key competitors were shopping destinations at Portsmouth and Guildford.
Other reasons for visiting the city could be for tourism, he said, adding that this could be helped by the development of the Southern Gateway area.
He said he thought House of Fraser site would most likely be made into 'prime residential' properties as it would be tricky to find a replacement retailer.
"It's going to be difficult, it's hard to see who will go into that space size, it's quite a difficult building in terms of being listed," he said.
What we know so far:
In its announcement, the chain said the move is a matter of survival
Primark has refused to comment on the site
It is estimated 160 jobs could be lost as a result of the closure
The freehold on the House of Fraser site was sold for £13.4million last year
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October 20, 2014
By Nicci Jordan Hubert I moved to NYC eight years ago, yet despite its ubiquity, I can't seem to commit to becoming a fan of NYC sports. My inner Midwesterner will not allow it. But what I CAN root for is a tailgate party of any kind, even better if it's hosted by the one and only […]
StyleCaster's "Lash Supper" with BareEscentuals!
August 2, 2013
By Nicci Jordan Hubert. This past weekend, I had the opportunity to attend what I consider to be a near-perfect event: a mascara launch party, in the Hamptons, with food by a celebrity chef and endless pours of Patron. The event, which was partnered by makeup empire BareEscentuals and the fabulous StyleCaster media group, celebrated […]
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The time a facial made me see the light
May 8, 2013
By Nicci Jordan Hubert When I first moved to New York, I was hired at a big publishing company, an experience which I'd fantasized about most of my life but which quickly turned sour, thanks to a Devil-Wears-Prada-esque boss who told me she wanted to "crush my face." Disillusioned, I swore off publishing and went […]
Red Carpet Trend Report from celeb stylists!
March 6, 2013
By Nicci Jordan Hubert I had the pleasure of joining the hair and makeup experts with P&G Beauty—Bruce Grayson, for makeup, and Marcus Francis, for hair—for some insight into this season's hottest red-carpet trends. As we all learned from Meryl Streep aka Miranda Priestly in The Devil Wears Prada, today's runway is tomorrow's mainstream fashion, […]
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Haru sushi: Date Night!
February 7, 2013
By Nicci Jordan Hubert My husband and I had the pleasure of trying the Restaurant Week menu at Haru Sushi in Gramercy. From the moment we walked in, we knew we were in for the perfect end to a long work day. There was something about the soothing entryway waterfall and dark-lit space that made […]
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December 10, 2012
By Nicci Jordan Hubert There's no place quite like the multi-purposed Tribeca Cinemas to have a party, especially when Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto is in the house. I had the pleasure to join the lovely people at Kikkoman for a celebratory event, which featured a showing of their new Make Haste Slowly documentary—directed by the […]


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DaveinOlyWA wrote:I also saw a test mule charging in Tacoma and I was surprised that the car does appear to be longer than my LEAF. If I had to guess, maybe 6-10" or so?...
How tall is the GEN 2?
Anyone who has the chance, at least try to walk up to the Gen 2 and measure it with your body (unless you have a better method).
Once we know the height, we can more accurately estimate the other dimensions by comparing photos.
Bonus points to whoever parks their LEAF next to a GEN 2 and posts the photos.
edatoakrun wrote:GetOffYourGas wrote:...shorter (height) and longer (length) would result in the same interior volume with much better aero.
And to me the camo images of the Gen 2, seem to show just that.
You can quantify the benefits in higher efficiency and larger interior volume in the Ioniq, a BEV ~ four inches lower than a LEAF, ~six inches lower than a Bolt (and ~two inches wider than either) in the comparison here:
BTW, an i-3 is about 1" taller than a gen one LEAF.
Too bad this photo isn't from a better perspective.
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Organization founded: 1988
Employees: 2
Assets: $18 million
Born: Holden
Residence: Shrewsbury
Age: 48
Education: Bachelor of arts in marketing, Assumption College in Worcester
When international healthcare company Optum bought Reliant Medical Group for $28 million on March 31, the Worcester physician group's foundation was spun out as an independent entity. The Reliant Foundation received $13.4 million as part of the sale and last year had its largest year of giving.
Do you anticipate the transition to happen so quickly?
The separation was expected because Optum is a for-profit, and it wouldn't make much sense for them to own a nonprofit. The transition itself was more abrupt than we expected.
I found out we needed to move out of our office space two or three weeks before Optum closed on the Reliant Medical purchase. Luckily, Chip Norton, who owns the building Reliant Medical is in, had a space available we could have immediately at 120 Front St. in Worcester. I then worked right away to line up our own separate vendors.
Then you moved again.
We stayed at 120 Front for a little while, and then came across this space at 311 Main St., which really intrigued me. I liked the old building and thought it had character, and I liked the idea of being on Main Street. The idea of revitalizing Main Street was really important to me. We signed a five-year lease here and are really excited for it to be our permanent home.
And you had to build a staff from scratch.
Before the foundation was pushed out, Reliant Medical had the employees. I was with Reliant Medical Group as its director of philanthropy for 10 years. Reliant Foundation then hired me as president in April.
It also had a much bigger board at the time, because it was comprised of Reliant physicians and community members. Now, it is all community. We had 28 board members; now we have 14. We will look to restore the 50/50 balance between medical professionals and community members.
Do you plan on growing your staff?
We are looking to stay lean. With the transition, we had to take on some costs very quickly, so we want to stay small with just the two employees.
What is your mission?
Our mission is to impact the community health of Central Massachusetts and MetroWest. We have identified two main areas of need: the opioid crisis and youth mental & behavioral health.
We are basically your feet on the street in assessing community health needs, and we do that by participating in the development of the Community Health Improvement Plans in each region. I participate in almost all of those meetings, and then I visit the nonprofits where we make grants and where we could make grants.
At the end of the year, with our finger right on the pulse of what the community needs are, we then give out our grants.
What nonprofits receive your grants?
One project that came to our attention at the end of 2017 was the Channing House in Worcester, run by Advocates, Inc. It is a recovery home for men and was in desperate need of renovations. So, we raised $51,000 to give to Advocates.
How do you pick them?
Charities apply to us before our Oct. 1 deadline, and the needs should be tied to the top needs of those Community Health Improvement Plans, which are opioid addiction and mental & behavioral health needs of children and youths.
It is a very competitive process. We received requests totalling $1.2 million this past fall and awarded $431,000 in grants. In some cases, there are small grants like $5,000 for Abby's House in Worcester to conduct advocacy and support services for women who are homeless. On the larger end, Anna Maria College in Paxton is creating a center for addiction and recovery with curriculum, community forums, speaker presentations, training for the next generation of people working in that space. That was a $30,000 grant.
Is the amount you give tied to your $18 million in assets?
As a public charity, it is really our role to be stewards of those funds. If the stock market would behave and be less volatile, we could grow those funds.
In 2018, we gave out $500,000, which is the largest we ever gave out. That was made possible because of those funds and the generosity of our donors.
In 2019, I would love to be able to give out more. We'll see what the market does.
This interview was conducted and edited for length and clarity by WBJ Editor Brad Kane.
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That 9 p.m. showing of Spectre last Thursday may have given you more than an adrenaline boost.
It may have left you with a case of social jet lag, which is a mismatch between your socially imposed schedule and your natural circadian rhythm.
If you noticed the phenomenon, it was in the form exhaustion the next day at work and one-too-many cups of coffee to make it to 5 p.m. But your body registered more serious consequences.
PHOTOS: Animals Grab Some Shut-Eye on World Sleep Day
Small disruptions in sleep patterns are associated with increased risk for serious metabolic diseases including obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease, according to new research.
And even when these disruptions are normalized as part of your schedule - say, sleeping in longer on nonwork days than work days - your body will feel the burn.
In a group of almost 450 adults, researchers found that the vast majority - 85 percent - had earlier halfway points in their sleep cycle on nights before they had to work compared to nights before free days. When study participants had to clock in the next morning, the halfway point of the night came 15 percent earlier.
PHOTOS: These Animals Can Sleep With An Eye Open
Those with the greatest differences in free day and work day sleep schedules had higher fasting insulin, worse cholesterol profiles, bigger waist circumference, and greater insulin resistance and body mass index - all serious metabolic consequences that can be early warning signs of diabetes and heart disease.
Previous research has connected shift work with metabolic disorders, but this study is one of the first to show that milder cases of social jet lag can have outsized effects.
The solution is likely two-fold: proactive planning on the part of the individual - next time, see Bond at 7:15 - and larger societal shifts around how work and life are structured.
"If future studies replicate what we found here, then we may need to consider as a society how modern work and social obligations are affecting our sleep and health," study co-author Patricia M. Wong said in a release, adding that there might be benefits to "workplace education to help employees and their families make informed decisions about structuring their schedules, and policies to encourage employers to consider these issues."
March 13 has been deemed World Sleep Day by the World Association of Sleep Medicine, which hopes to call attention to problems that arise from sleep disorders. Presumably, the sleep researchers were thinking about humans when they declared the day, but it made us think of animals, too. After all, many critters don't need any reminders about the importance of sleep. They're already so on top of the job that some animals sleep
of the day (and we're looking at you on that, koalas!). Let's tip-toe past some of nature's big sleepers as they snooze away or get ready for a nap. We start right in the average pet owner's home, with cats and their sometime chums, dogs. We're told to let sleeping dogs lie, and this one's feline friend seems to be heeding the advice.
Koalas are super-sleepers, racking up about 20 hours per day toiling away at their slumber. If sleep were a superpower, koalas would have their own Hollywood superhero tentpole franchise built on the premise that they fight crime, but only between naps.
Sloths in captivity have been known to sleep some 15 hours per day, but in the wild they don't clock as much shut-eye. Fairly or not, though, they're right up there with koalas in being associated with sleep.
In the jungle, the mighty jungle, the lion sleeps tonight. Okay, not quite -- lions are largely nocturnal and do most of their sleeping during the day, as we can see here. The king of the jungle sleeps a bit more than half its day, for around 13 hours.
Tigers are as sleepy as lions, often a bit more so, lounging for about 16 hours each day. This Bengal cub seems to have gotten the hang of it.
This yawning bat is ready for some hanging-upside-down time.
How is a lemur supposed to get any sleep with all this racket? This one tries the shield-your-eyes trick.
Horses are known to take a load off, perhaps even bedding down for a snooze amid some daisies.
A sleepy red panda dreams of bamboo shoots.
And, lastly but not leastly, squirrels sleep for about 15 hours per day, giving lions and tigers a run for their money.


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Firebrands a group of youngsters who joined together in 2002 conducting 'Praise and Worship' concerts in the city of Bangalore, India. In an age where being religious is not the 'in thing', they believe that it is cool to love God and to Worship Him.
Firebrands is a platform envisioned by Lawrence G, Santosh , Anand, Deepak, Mark, Shiju, as a vehicle to facilitate collaboration with other inspired artists in a quest to bring fresh original music to the gospel music fraternity in India. All of them are great friends who worship together at the Garden City Assembly of God Church, a church which is vibrant in praise and worship. Says Lawrence, "We were seriously thinking of forming a band to portray our love for music. We started of with lot of prayers, love and support from Rev. Ernest George, Senior Pastor at Garden City A.G. Since then we have been perfecting our skills to sing, compose and present our songs to various sets of audiences ever since we got our big break..." And that break came in 2002 when they performed at the Gurunanak Bhavan on the 12th of February before an audience of over a thousand people. Since then, there has been no looking back! "Our zest for worship centered music has inspired us to form this band..." they say in unison as they go forth and realize better and innovative ways to spread God's Word.
Firebrands Vision: Spread Christ Everywhere
Firebrands Mission: As God's creation, made to Worship Him, we will through Songs and Praise invite God's presence into the lives of people that they might live for God's glory.


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Chef's Trip Serves Crash Course in Japanese Cuisine
By Leslie Brenner and Michalene Busico
Los Angeles Times
TOKYO ~ Lee Hefter barrels through the streets of the Ginza district on a cool spring night.
He has persuaded a pastry cook to lead the way to Shotai-en, an obscure restaurant specializing in Japanese beef.
Here it is, motions the cook, indicating an office building, before returning to his pastry shop.
An elevator to the ninth floor, a quick exchange with the host, and Hefter, the executive chef at Spago Beverly Hills, California, is ordering beef sashimi, beef tartare, two kinds of salad, vegetables for grilling, shrimp on skewers, three kinds of Wagyu beef, Korean-style marinated beef and one – no, two – orders of tripe.
The waiter is still scribbling as he walks away.
"We should have tried the liver, too!†Hefter says.
For the last eight years, Hefter, 39, has been traveling to Japan for inspiration, bringing culinary ideas to his restaurants back home. He tries to make his annual trip during sakura zensen, the cherry blossom season.
Six days in Japan with Hefter and his wife, Sharon – and his insatiable appetite and curiosity – is also a crash course in sushi, tempura, yakiniku and kaiseki – culinary styles that define Japanese dining but rarely are seen in their pure form elsewhere.
Whether it's Tokyo or Kyoto or points in between, food is an obsession in Japan.
There are sushi bars, soba stands, yakitori bars, French pastry shops, tofu specialists and shabu-shabu joints. There are tonkatsu-ya, the restaurants specializing in deep-fried pork cutlets; tamago shops for sweetened omelets; and unagi-ya, freshwater eel restaurants.
Vending machines offer 10 kinds of tea, hot and cold.
Some places are for eating on the run – like the noisy ramen stands where patrons stand and slurp. Others are perfectly quiet and spiritual, like the kaiseki restaurants where Japan's best chefs practice their art.
"It stimulates the creative process,†Hefter says. "I let it digest for a month and then go back to my notes and get inspired again.â€
Hefter plots his trips with precision. He gets tips from other chefs. He talks with chefs in Japan. He checks a Japanese food website, www.bento.com.
"It's a lot of work,†he says. "And then you can't always get into the restaurant.â€
On this trip, Hefter, who owns Cut steakhouse in Beverly Hills with Wolfgang Puck, starts with Kobe beef, one of the hundreds of types of artisanal beef in Japan. There are 41 prefectures that raise Wagyu cattle and produce their own tender, marbled, meticulously graded beef that winds up in restaurants such as Aragawa, where one steak can cost US$1,400.
On an earlier trip, Hefter found the inspiration for the combination of ultra-high temperature and wood smoke he uses to cook the steaks at Cut.
Tonight, Hefter, wants to check out yakiniku – the Japanese version of Korean barbecue. The restaurant, Shotai-en, is relatively inexpensive. The tab will come to about $30 a person. And Hefter has ordered a lot.
Almost instantly, the beef starts coming to the table. Hefter takes charge, dabbing slivers of raw beef with chile paste and onion, and passing them around.
"You only live once!†says Hefter.
Just one velvety bite is cool and subtle.
Hefter turns to the tartare.
"OK if I do the mixing?â€
He breaks an egg yolk and works it into the meat. He scoops a spoonful onto each sheet of nori, slips in a shiso leaf and folds it into a cone.
There is the crunch of the nori against the creamy shock of the meat. It is gone in two bites.
A waiter pulls down a copper chimney from the ceiling, and another waiter brings a cast-iron grill pot piled with glowing charcoal.
"I'll tell you, I'm not doing the cooking,†Hefter says, but he reaches for the vegetables.
He puts the onions on the grill, then shishito peppers, carrots, mushrooms and leeks – the long Tokyo negi that are left whole and grilled. Next come the shrimp, other meats and – the star of the show – a platter of Wagyu: three kinds of beef, each more marbled than the last.
After dinner, it's 11:30pm, and the Ginza is a blazing postcard, quiet except for a few circling taxis and a cluster or two of wanderers. The next day, Hefter heads for Tsukiji Market, the world's largest fish market – 2,000 tons of fish move through here six days a week. It's the best place to understand why a Japanese sushi restaurant is a travel destination.
If it swims, it's here – turtles, eels, clams, spiny lobsters, shrimp, silvery needlefish, crabs, abalone, firefly squid with googly eyes, octopus and stalls filled with uni, sea urchin roe which looks like slices of ripe apricot.
And, of course, tuna.
Tsukiji's tuna auction draws fishermen from around the world. At dawn, the auction is in full swing. As one row of enormous tunas, steam rising from their icy skins, is sold, another is moved in. Motorized flatbeds bring ever more fish. This is where the city's sushi chefs shop.
On this trip, Hefter will eat sushi once: at Sushidokoro Shimizu, an eight-seat sushi bar that has Tokyo buzzing.
Shimizu is in a narrow alley, amid apartment doorways and houseplants set out in the rain. Eight stools, a smooth pale counter, and behind it, the formidable chef Kunihiro Shimizu.
Shimizu is preparing wasabi paste. He rules his space without a word. An assistant brings out the rice, a gorgeous rosy color.
Shimizu starts preparing giant squid, scoring and cross-hatching the flesh. There is no long list of fish to choose from; Shimizu serves only seafood in season. As much attention is paid to the rice as to the fish; it is seasoned with a dose of kasuzu vinegar, and the grains are so flavorful that different varieties are used to complement different fish. There are no crazy sushi rolls; actually, there are no rolls at all.
Shimizu presents the squid, then maguro, the lean tuna belly, and chu-toro, the fattier belly. There's kohada, a spring specialty, the lightly picked Japanese shad, salted and marinated in vinegar, and needlefish that looks like a sparkling silver chain.
Shimizu continues, picking up hamaguri, a reddish, braised clam, and salmon roe so fresh it's like eating sea foam.
At the end of the meal, Shimizu poses for pictures with Hefter.
Cooking vegetables requires the hand of an artist. Hefter knows the man: Fumio Kondo, tempura chef extraordinaire.
"It's amazing how many people go through life thinking they've had tempura,†Hefter says.
Kondo, the chef's eponymous tempura bar in the Ginza, has only a dozen seats. Kondo whisks the tempura batter, quickly dipping fish or vegetables into it, and dropping them into hot oil. He lays the tempura on sheets of paper on trays.
Prawns, succulent and sweet, the crust perfect and fragile; fat pieces of asparagus; half-moons of lotus root; kisu, a small, delicate white fish; taranome, a mountain vegetable that looks like celery and has a barely bitter taste.
"You can tell the guy's a master at what he does. He really attacks it like an art,†says Hefter. The batter is thin, "just a coating to protect it while it's frying. He lets the ingredients shine through.â€
Hefter asks if baby eels are available. Kondo smiles and, ah, here they are: each a tad wider than a strand of spaghetti, bundled with a shiso leaf and fried. Hefter's in heaven.
Kaiseki is the haute cuisine of Japan, the ultimate expression of reverence for ingredients, respect for nature and the seasons, the skill of the chef and the art of dining.
The meal takes place in a hushed tatami room, traditionally with one table. Each course has its own visual language, not only in the artistic arrangement of the food, but also in the plates chosen to hold it.
The framework is formal: 14 courses that include two artfully composed appetizers, a sashimi course, a simmered dish, a grilled dish, a steamed course, a middle course that comes in a lidded dish.
Kaiseki chefs cook only what is in season, and the "seasons†change every two weeks. At the end of March, they are cooking young bamboo, harvested the moment it sprouts; cherry salmon caught off the coast of the Sea of Japan; the slightly bitter sprigs called mountain vegetables; and, of course, cherry blossoms and leaves.
Kaiseki is what Hefter wants to eat.
"It's a dying art,†he says, of the cuisine born in Kyoto.
Down a flight of stairs on a Ginza side street is Uchiyama, Hefter's current favorite.
There's a tatami room, but Hefter prefers to eat at the counter. Here, you can see the chef at work. Lunch begins with a cube sesame tofu, its powdery white skin concealing a creamy, warm center; a dish of eggplant, firefly squid, sea urchin and miso; and sashimi presented with sprigs of shiso.
Hefter tears the tiny purple flowers from the branch and they drift over the fish, evocative of the drifting cherry blossoms outside.
Savory mochi comes wrapped in a cherry leaf in a bowl of thick dashi broth with bamboo and a cherry blossom. The leaf tastes intensely of cherry – the wood, the fruit, the leaf in this single bite. Buried inside the mochi is a creamy sea urchin.
"This kind of cooking a lot of foreigners never see,†says Hefter.
It's the cooking that inspires him most.
How to Navigate Japan's Restaurants
TOKYO ~ Gaining entry to Tokyo's and Kyoto's top restaurants – and having the best experience possible once you're there – is trickier than it might seem.
Here's how to get the reservation, find the place, order, what to do if you need to cancel and a brief guide to etiquette.
Getting the reservation: Your best bet for eating at less touristy places is to make the reservation in Japanese. A hotel concierge can help, but a few smaller, more exclusive places won't accept reservations made by concierges (because they have so few seats and they want to be sure someone in the party speaks Japanese). If you don't speak Japanese, ask someone who does to make the call.
Finding your way: In Tokyo, addresses aren't in numerical order, so you need to know precisely where the restaurant is. Ask the hotel for a map of where the place is, give it to the cab driver and grab the card of the hotel to give to a cab driver for the return trip. When the driver drops you off, it'll be somewhere in the vicinity, and you probably won't be able to spot the restaurant. Expect to wander and ask people to help you find it; they are generally very helpful.
How to dress: Diners in all the restaurants were dressed more casually than we had expected – even in Kyoto's famous kaiseki restaurants and at expensive kaiseki and kappo restaurants in Tokyo. Neat and casual is fine, and if you'll be sitting on the floor, dress comfortably.
Shoe business: Kaiseki restaurants or other restaurants with tatami rooms will ask you to remove your shoes before entering. If you go to the restroom, you're expected to put on special bathroom slippers at the door. Remember to leave them in the restroom – it's easy to forget, and it's a major transgression to wear the bathroom slippers back into the tatami room.
How to order: Sit at the counter if you can and use Japanese greetings. When the chef greets you with "Irasshai!†(Welcome), answer with "Yoroshiku†(Hello, please treat me kindly). Order beer or sake or other drinks and a set menu. Chef Lee Hefter suggests, "Say as best as you can, 'Omakase' (chef's choice), or 'We eat everything.' That's the best way to go because most restaurants in Japan cook that way.â€
How do I eat that? If you're not sure how something should be eaten, ask – even if you don't speak a word of Japanese. Often, especially in the soup/rice/pickle course of a kaiseki meal, something might need to be poured into something else and stirred. Asking in pantomime is easier if you sit at the counter. The staff won't mind if you're appreciative and interested.
Sushi: Fingers or chopsticks are OK. Ask if the sushi is meant to be dipped (much of the time, it isn't). If a dip is in order, touch just the edge of fish, not the rice. Don't mix wasabi into the soy sauce. If you want wasabi, put a bit on top of the fish. Eat a piece of sushi in one bite, if possible; you can ask the sushi chef to cut them in half if they're too big.
Towels and chopsticks: Rather than a napkin, you'll be given a hot or cold towel (shibori). Wipe your hands (not your face) with it, fold it neatly and place it to the side, using it like a napkin to dab your fingers during the meal. Place chopsticks in front of you, parallel to the counter, on a rest, if there is one.
Never pour your own sake or beer: It's your responsibility to keep your companions' cups filled, and theirs yours.
Words that will make a big difference: Please (Kudasai) and thank you (Arigato). Hefter's favorite always goes over well: Oishii (delicious). Don't be shy, say it loud and proud. Finally, Itadakimasu (Thank you to you and all who prepared it) or Gochiso-sama! (This was a feast).
Tipping: The good news is you don't need to. A service charge is included in the bill.
If you need to cancel: Do so as far in advance as possible. Each restaurant has its own policy. Small restaurants that serve omakase meals sometimes charge for no-shows or last-minute cancellations because they already have purchased the ingredients.Filed under: Travel & Culture


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Love makes us all feel funny. That sense of giddy disorientation, unsinkable ecstasy and total obsession with a brand-new love can be so overpowering, that it's difficult to picture it's all about emotion. While the results barely make love less mysterious, they do start to shed light on why it can make individuals feel so funny.
Helen Fisher, a research study teacher of sociology at Rutgers University, is among numerous researchers who believe the flush of a new love is enhanced by natural stimulants in the dopamine, brain and norepinphrine . "These are fundamental traits typically associated with romantic love and with these natural stimulants," she says.
More research studies reveal that gushy romantic sensations may be similar to the highs drug abuser feel when they're under the influence. Nora Volkow; the associate director for life sciences at Brookhaven National Laboratory in New York, has actually evaluated the behaviours of addict and individuals in love and discovered striking parallels. "When a individual is passionately in love, it is intriguing and exceptionally interesting , and if the liked one is not there, stressful," states Volkow. "When I see my druggie patients, it simply clicks with me how similar the addiction is. "The truth that drug dependency and passionate love might trigger the same actions, signals to Volkow that drug addiction is especially unsafe considering that it take advantage of a natural sensation.
She points out that current studies show the very same regions of the brain consisting of the frontal cortex which is activated when a drug addict is high and when somebody in love is looking at a photo of a loved one. Scientists at University College in London just recently taped modifications in the brains of people who described themselves as "truly and madly" in love.
Old buddies, apparently, do not rather trigger the exact same stir. Fisher is performing comparable studies and is scanning the brain activity of people recently in love.
As most understand; however, the rush individuals feel from brand-new love typically does not last forever. And Fisher is likewise interested in understanding the biological stimulants and anthropological descriptions for all phases of love.
She argues that there are 3 main phases to a love relationship: desire, romantic love and attachment. The very first, she says, is " to obtain you searching for anything at all" and is driven by hormones like testosterone.
The romantic love stage, which develops the brain chain reaction described by the London researchers, serves to "force you to focus your mating energy on a single person at a time."
And the fmal, less steamy phase of attachment is to ensure that any children produced by a love match has parents a minimum of through its early years.
Research study reveals there may also be chemicals related to sensations of accessory. When scientists injected a natural chemical called oxytocin into the mice, the animals immediately formed accessories. When they injected chemicals that obstruct the effect of oxytocin, Fisher says; the mice " prevented their partners and imitated cads."
Current research studies have zeroed in on the chemistry of love, exposing exactly what type of chemical and neurological activities take place at different phases of animal and human relationships.
Love is improved by natural stimulants to the dopamine, noreinphrine and brain .
Gushy romantic experiences here are the findings just like the high of drug addiction.
When thinking of the liked one, areas of the brain stirred.
The phases of accessory, love and lust are affected by body


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The Voice Results: Who's Going Home Tonight? (POLL) – 04/14/2015
The Top 12 took the stage to perform on The Voice, and it resulted in a pretty great night overall, I thought. Some did better than others, but at least four singers tonight delivered personal bests (Kimberly, Rob, Meghan, Joshua), and two more made a case for why they're arguably the two frontrunners to win this thing (Sawyer, Corey).
But that still leaves us with the unpleasant business of figuring out who's going home. Two singers will be eliminated on tomorrow night's results show, and so you'll be allowed to pick up to two singers on our poll below. It's going to be a close elimination, considering just how good everyone is, but you guys did an absolutely amazing job picking the Top 12 finalists last week, so I'm sure ya'll can do it again this week.
In the event you missed any of tonight's performances, check out our live blog and recap of the Top 12 performance show for commentary and links to videos of each performance. Once you're all caught up, have a crack at the poll below. Good luck!


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Assessment of local foodstuffs for breakfast in Obokun Local Government Area of Osun State
Background of the study
Food is any edible substance solid or liquid which when ingested, digested, absorbed and assimilated provide the body with substance necessary for growth, repair and replacement of worm out tissues, supplies the body which energy and regulate the metabolic processes (Micheal and Sue, 2002)
According to the council of food and nutrition of America medical associated (2007), nutrition is the science of food, the nutrition and substance there in, the action interaction and balance in relation to health and diseases.
For good nutrition the body needs different kinds of food for building, growth and repairs, for protection against disease. Without a good variety of foods, the body will not work properly. A person will become tired and sick. He may even die.
Nigeria is blessed with various kinds of food stuffs that are nourishing to the body; this kind of nourishing food may be available but not eaten by some group of people, partly due to ignorance of their value and status, symbols or wrong social values. Man has become sophisticated and artificial in many things including his choice of food and feeding habits. Some individuals have the impression that only imported and other very expensive food items are best for health. As man moves further and further away from nature, he no longer appreciates the natural food product readily available in his locality, which if wisely combined would meet his nutritional requirement.
The most popular breakfast especially in recent time is bread and other baked baked product like meat pie and fish roll made from wheat flour. Most of the wheat required to satisfy the baked products needs of the Nigeria populace is being imported with the country's hard earned currency. Wheat importation is an adverse economic factor to developing nation like Nigeria, Ene-obong (1999). There is a great need for Nigerians to develop and use local food stuffs in preparation of break fast.
Ene-Obong, (2001) pointed out that a small amount of money spent carefully can buy better nutrition than a large amount spent carelessly. Good nutrition is a prerequisite for health. Food is associated with health or illness in one way or the other, this is because food provides materials for the growth of the body and or energy needed for a multitude of functions that constitute human life (Baal, 2002). The amount of food an individual takes especially in a disease condition is very imp1ortant for an excess, deficiency, or imbalance of nutrients may lead to deficiency disease. When someone is in stage of disease condition there must be an amount of food he/she should be taken per hour, days or monthly for such a person to be well healthy. Mostly the foods must be in specific percentage less than that percentage can leads to deficiency disease. The nutrients or nutrition of the foods is also important at this stage for the person to be well balanced. Someone that in a disease condition need to be taken food which contain protein more than carbohydrate. At this point for such person not to contact any deficiency disease he/she needs to be taken excessive food, food that is nutrition's for well balance health.
The development in Nigeria today is that, Mr. President is embanking on "Operation use the resources in your country to get what you want". Therefore it is good for the home- maker in Obokun Local Government Area and even homemaker in Nigeria entirely to embrace the idea of making use of the local food staff we have around in preparing breakfast.
Eating breakfast began in the Neolittic (Late stone Age) era, when large stones were used to grind grains to make a sort of porridge. Porridge was also a stample of Roman solder's diets (Judith 2005)
During the middle ages, barley and hops were used to make beer which was served up in the morning to hungry peasants along side oat cakes or porridge. (Kellogy 1998).
Break fast begin in the early 19th century, when some middle-class men started to work regular hours in offices-prior to that people would often work for a few hours, then eat a meal at about loan. Wives or kitchen staff would often serve these 19th century commuters a two course meal that would often begin with a bowl of porridge. This would be followed by a full English breakfast: toast and eggs with becon or fish. This style of meal wasn't referred to as the full English" until the first world war when lighter breakfast raise in popularity. (Kellogy and Henry Perky, 1997).
Eating breakfast had become a more elaborate act by the 19th century, at least in well-off house- holds. In the Book of household management, Isabella included a cold joint of meat, game pies, boiled mackerel, butter jam, coffee and tea. (Isabella Beeton, 2006).
Towards the end of the 1800s, there was backlash against these kinds of lavish diets. Group like the 17th day Advertises protested that meat- based breakfast were leading to ill health! Over the next few decades, pioneers like kellogy and Henry Perky post developed ready to eat breakfast cereals that would go on to become extremely popular and varied. At the turn of the 20th century, other cereals, such as muesli were being invented in Europe. Break fast cereals found success when rationing made bacon and eggs scare during the war. Also, as woman entered the work force, they no longer had the time to cook a full meal in the morning and cereals allowed children to prepare their own breakfast. The range of breakfast foods became more and more varied. Now, however, despite the choice available, fewer and fewer people take time to have breakfast
Statement of the Problem
Nigeria is one of the African countries that is endowed with local foodstuffs. These local food stuffs are many and varied, but only few of them are utilized by the inhabitants of Nigeria in their daily cooking and meals. These few ones includes Rice, Pap, yam, pottage among others.
Many of the Nigerian local foodstuffs have been neglected and gradually replaced with the foreign foodstuffs, and only little attempt have been made to redeem this situation.
It has been observed that in a majority of Nigeria hotels most of the breakfast served are foreign. The menu card reveals a whole lot of foreign dishes which most Nigerians read and interpreter with the aid of stewards. As a result, they do not have the idea the type of food they will be served. They simply want to try them. In as much as it is good to try foreign dishes the importance attached to them in hotels and restaurant leads a lot of people to believe that good breakfast consist of bread, tea, peas beefs etc. most of these food stuff are not grown in Nigeria. When this food stuff are vary expensive to import.
A critical look at our meals reveals that there is little variety in the diet like; corn food, eba, vegetable soup etc. This is because of poor nutrition education by nutrition educators. If the population had nutrition education they would break the monotony. With this nutrition problems in view, this research is aimed at assess local foodstuffs for use as breakfast in homes, schools and restaurant – even hotels.
Purpose of the Study
The main purpose of this study is to assess some local foodstuffs use as breakfast at home and other eating places in Obokun Local Government Area of Osun state. Specifically the study tends to:-
- Assess some existing local foodstuffs available to homemaker.
- Assess the local foodstuffs that are used for breakfast.
- Find out why they are used for breakfast
- Find out method of preparation and cooking of the local food.
- Find out problems encountered in their preparation and cooking of the food item.
- Find solutions to the problem.
Significant of the Study
The result of the study will be beneficial to the following individuals, members of the family, students etc.
Families will benefit immensely from the result of this study because they will spend less for break fast and be able to save money for other family needs.
Students will also benefit because they will learn about other food sources for breakfast, which they have not known before.
Individuals and consumers generally will also benefit because their nutritional status will be improved due to the fact that they are now consuming locally made foods which are natural and not synthetic
Other researchers will also benefit because this study will serve as a baseline study for further research.
Research Question
- What are the existing local foodstuffs available for the homemaker?
- Which of the local foodstuffs are used for breakfast?
- Why are they used for break fast?
- What are the methods used to prepare and cook them?
- What are the problems encountered in preparing the local foodstuffs?
- How can the problems encountered during the preparation of breakfast with the local foodstuffs be solved.
Scope of the Study
This study is limited to the assessment of local foodstuff for breakfast in Obokun local government area. It is designed to assess some existing local foodstuff, assess food stuffs that, are used for breakfast, ascertain why they are used and method of preparing them. Also the problem and solutions of using the local foodstuff. The study will be carried out in Obokun local government area of Osun state.
Literature for this work will be reviewed based on the following sub headings.
- Conceptual framework
- Review of related empirical studies
- Summary of literature review
Conceptual framework
- The concept of breakfast
- Existing local foodstuffs available to the homemaker
- Local foodstuffs used for breakfast
- Method of preparing local foodstuffs for breakfast
- Problems of using local foodstuffs for breakfast
- Solution to the problems of using local foodstuffs for breakfast.
- The effect of food on the choice of breakfast
- Important of a good breakfast
- Adapting breakfast to individual meals
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Monthly Archives: March 2013
A Different Take on Earth Hour
The Fall of Men in the Workplace
Conservatives have long argued that society should encourage stable parental relationships. A recent report by the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia concluded that promoting marriage is the best way "to make family life more stable for children whose parents don't enjoy the benefit of a college education."
Liberals have tended to argue that the government should focus instead on improving economic opportunities. Jonathan Cowan, the president of Third Way, said the paper underscored that addressing social problems was a means to improve economic opportunities.
"If Democrats have as their goal being the party of the middle class, they have to come to the realization that they're not going to be able to get there solely through their standard explanations," said Mr. Cowan, a veteran of the Clinton administration. "We need to ask, 'How can we get these fathers back involved in their children's lives?' "
That is from a NY Times article (HT: Marginal Revolution) that reviews the evidence on a troubling trend: "The fall of men in the workplace is widely regarded by economists as one of the nation's most important and puzzling trends." The article also notes that single mothers are particularly bad at churning out successful men. This in turn makes men less attractive (read: less desirable) and women are therefore more likely to choose a path of single motherdom.
However, as I have written about before, it is a canard to suggest that traditional marriage or that getting "fathers back involved in their children's lives" is the solution. As I see it, the available evidence shows that stable and nurturing family lives are more important than tradition. This may involve a boy adopted into a stable same-sex relationship, a single mother with a long-term stable boyfriend, or a single mother getting ongoing help from an uncle, cousin, or grandparents. In short, boys, especially at a young age, need long-term, intimate modeled behavior, which can come from a variety of sources. What are your thoughts?
What is it like to work at Google?
Tyler Cowen on economists. Here is the best bit (IMO):
IN any case, there is an overriding moral issue. Imagine that it is your professional duty to report a cost-benefit analysis of liberalizing immigration policy. You wouldn't dream of producing a study that counted "men only" or "whites only," at least not without specific, clearly stated reasons for dividing the data.
So why report cost-benefit results only for United States citizens or residents, as is sometimes done in analyses of both international trade and migration? The nation-state is a good practical institution, but it does not provide the final moral delineation of which people count and which do not. So commentators on trade and immigration should stress the cosmopolitan perspective, knowing that the practical imperatives of the nation-state will not be underrepresented in the ensuing debate.
And Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry weighs in.
Where should special needs kids be special?
What is Real in Silicon Valley?
iPoo, a social-networking app that connects people sitting on toilets, sounds like a joke, but it exists. More than 200,000 people have paid $1 apiece to download iPoo since it launched two years ago, say the app's creators, enough to help put one of them through Harvard Business School. And tens of thousands use it every day, they say.
There is much more here. Including a description of itsthisforthat.com, which promises to help you find the perfect way to pitch your new internet business. The site offers a refreshable description of business pitches that are so crazy they just might be real. Among the more humorous ones I saw was this (funnier if you are an avid user of OpenTable):
A $22-per-hour Minimum Wage?
Yesterday, during a hearing of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, Elizabeth Warren cited a study that found the minimum wage would be $22 today if it had kept up with productivity. I'm not sure what the implication of this is suppose to be. I see it as a sort of a non-point; since the late 1970's wages in general have deviated from gains in productivity, a phenomenon that has been much studied in economics. Indeed, if wages had kept up with productivity there would be no need for a $22-per-hour wage floor since businesses would willing pay that wage to employees anyway. However, also note that productivity is not evenly distributed among the workforce. One reason (the only reason?) lower-skilled workers are paid less is precisely because they are less productive.
Maybe I'm confused, but I don't see the underlying economic purpose to this hearing. Political purpose? Sure. Democrats want to suggest that the minimum wage is way too low, perhaps way to low. But economic purpose? No. I suspect even the most liberal labor economist would predict huge negative distortions to the labor market and a large spike in unemployment of unskilled workers if a $22 wage floor were instituted. As for the political message, I suspect it is something along the lines of:
"The minimum wage should be $22. But the current minimum wage is just one-third (!!) of this natural rate. We all know the Republicans will never allow legislation to pass that restores the minimum wage to this level, and at any rate perhaps such an increase is drastic. But surely we can all agree on the sensible step of raising the minimum wage of hard working Americans by a modest $2 an hour."
When Google Reader dies and you, and you alone, are the man behind one of the most popular replacements
A better way to conference call. Seems promising, though it will likely take the large corporations, which need it most, many years to adopt something similar. When I worked for Boeing conference calls were a nightmare.
This blog looks very promising. I learned about it from another blog I came across, which I in turn learned via this one, a blog I have been following for some time.
Google Reader is shutting down. I am now using NewsBlur, which is much better than Reader. Feedly also seemed promising, but seemed to stall as I used it, perhaps because of vastly increased traffic. Feedly is pretty, but I think I will stick with NewsBlur for now.
A new personal assistant service. I may try it.


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The Stretch Begins
Here we are, it's September 2 and the
Dodgers have a 5 ½ game lead over the Colorado Rockies and 6 ½ over
the Giants. This is good considering that they are 6-4 in their last
ten games. While this isn't great, it's certainly better than the
train wreck that they seemed to be in the month after the all-star
I spoke with my brother yesterday about
the recent Dodger acquisitions – Jim Thome from the White Sox and
Jon Garland from Arizona. While we're both happy that these two have
joined our team, we wonder how White Sox fans feel about GM Kenny
Williams giving away the farm while the team was still in playoff
contention (hey, they're in a better position than the Blue Jays).
Garland will be pitching tonight
against his former teammates, who we frankly won't be seeing in the
post-season either.
On a funny note, check out Keith
Olberman's post from last night comparing the new helmet worn by NY
Met David Wright to "Fred Flintston's little green prehistoric
Shark-Jumping visitor from outer space."


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There is a language "little known",
Lovers claim it as their own.
It's symbols smile upon the land,
Wrought by Nature's wondrous hand;
And in their silent beauty speak,
Of life and joy, to those who seek
For love Divine and sunny house
In the language of the flowers.
JWH August 8th 1913
This is the inscription in a lovely book that I have owned for many years called 'The Language of Flowers'. This is what it looks like on the outside:
This takes me on to 3 dear little watercolours I found in a charity shop. A Primrose meaning Early youth or Sadness; Nigella meaning Perplexity and Cyclamen meaning Diffidence.
They only cost 99p each and are signed by I J Welbury. They would grace a little corner in any home.


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Since 2011, Newark SAS founder Tobias A. Fox has been bringing individuals together in small and large groups for various programs and events related to environmental and socioeconomic issues. This has been demonstrated through the annual Sustainable Living Empowerment Conference, established in 2013. The absence of a budget created the greatest challenge in planning this event. Fox's inner-drive propelled him through this process, along with his proven leadership abilities and collaborative approach. This resulted in meaningful cooperation from a wide range of institutions, businesses and local professionals to make in-kind contributions to ensure a successful event for the nearly 300 people that usually attends. Fox's discipline as a self-manager and proven abilities in program coordination and implementation has been essential in making this yearly event a success.
Link to view 2016 conference report back.
Newark SAS has been able to achieve significant outcomes, in spite of limited capacity and resources. We maximize our efforts by working in concert with others. These partnerships sometimes evolve into coalitions:


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As one of the world's oldest holidays, Halloween is still celebrated today in several countries around the globe, but it is in North America and Canada that it maintains its highest level of popularity. Every year, 65% of Americans decorate their homes and offices for Halloween...a percentage exceeded only by Christmas. Halloween is the holiday when the most candy is sold and is second only to Christmas in terms of total sales.
If you would like to know how different countries celebrate Halloween, have a look at the following webstie. It's really interesting!


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Our top desires for Christmas…..
Gracie's List
1. Nopi by Ottelenghi
The Cookbook includes over 100 of the most popular dishes from Yotam's Soho-based restaurant NOPI. Not only do the recipes look incredible but the book itself is Gorgeous; the edge of each page is finished with a gold foil so it looks so luxurious and is perfect for those that like to have their cookbooks out on display.
2. Jo Malone
You can't get more luxurious than Jo Malone… the packaging is beautiful, which makes the gift inside that bit more special! I am obsessed with the 'English Pear and Freesia' cologne at the moment and can't justify spending £85 on 100ml perfume so have asked Santa for it instead 🙂
3. Initial Vintage Light
I have seen these vintage initial lights a lot recently and think they look really cool! I think it would look great on a dressing table or desk.
4. Leather Photo Album By Begolden
I've got SO many photos but no where to store them so this gorgeous leather album is exactly what I need. I love all the colours… particularly the 'teal' colour. I also love that you can get the album personalised.
5. Nike Trainers
Apparently it's good to change your trainers every 6 months (especially if you do a lot of vigorous exercise) so i've asked for some new Nike's. I love the Nike Free 5.0…they are so comfortable and light so great if you do lots of running and sprinting.
Sophie's List
1. Silicone Microwave Popcorn Bowl from Selfridges
I love popcorn but always get worried about the added flavour enhancers so this is perfect for creating your own (without burning pans or having pieces hit your face which happens to me whenever I try and make it myself!)
2. Gaston Lamp from Loaf
I got a beautiful Loaf desk for my birthday and they make it look even more lovely on the website with the surrounding furniture and accessories…ever since then I've had my eye on the lamp!
3. Esme Espresso Cups from Oka
I love coffee and mini things….and Oka. These espresso cups are really unique without that very 'modern' feel that a lot of them have.
4. Black Fur Pom Pom Hat from Poppy London
I recently saw someone wearing this and they look so cosy, but also very pretty too so hoping I've dropped enough hints to get one under the tree!
5. Noto small pink week to view 2016 diary from Paperchase
A diary doesn't really need much explanation as to why you need one under the tree at christmas! This has a lovely finish and is a bit girly with the pink cover. It's also a week to view which is handy if you're like me and need to have a good overview when planning.


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LEE, THOMAS BALL [SONNY] (1904–1975). Trombonist Thomas Ball (Sonny) Lee was born in Huntsville, Texas, on August 26, 1904. He studied at a teachers' college and worked with Texas pianist Peck Kelley in Houston before continuing his studies in St. Louis, where as early as 1925 he worked with Frankie Trumbauer. He also worked with such orchestra leaders as Gene Rodemich, Vincent Lopez, and Paul Specht. From 1932 to 1936 Lee was with the Isham Jones Orchestra, and in 1936 he worked with Artie Shaw and recorded with the Charlie Barnet Orchestra. Also in 1936, Lee recorded with the first band of leader Woody Herman, and among several tunes the trombonist recorded with Herman is his fine outing on "I've Had the Blues So Long." In 1937–38 Lee was with the Bunny Berigan Orchestra, with which in 1937 he recorded "Mahogany Hall Stomp." On this tune, made famous by Louis Armstrong, Lee turns in a superb solo that shows his skilled handling of his instrument, somewhat under the influence of his fellow Texan Jack Teagarden. In 1938 Lee began an association with the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra that lasted until 1946. He died on May 17, 1975, in Amarillo.
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Commercial Roof Replacement in Denver – It's tough to know when your commercial roof is starting to wear out, especially since most business owners don't spend a lot of time on top of their buildings. If you know how long it has been since your roof was installed, you can keep track of when it's time for the replacement that way. Most roofing material manufacturers recommend replacing your roof every 15-20 years, especially if it has shingles. Old and worn-out roofs may lose their waterproof moisture barrier, allowing moisture to seep through when it rains or snows. This puts your business at risk, since water damage can destroy your equipment, inventory, and other essential items in the building.
When your roof is wearing out, you may also notice that the heating and cooling bills start to creep up. You'll waste a lot of energy by running the air conditioner or heater with a damaged roof, since the air will seep out. If you are thinking about bringing in a professional for commercial roof replacement in the Denver, Colorado area, give us a call first at Apex Restoration & Roofing.
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54-year-old Roberto Esquival Cabrera, of Saltillo, Mexico, boasts what has got to be the world's biggest human schlong. How big? Fucking really big. Big enough to fend off wolves. Big enough to prevent him from dropping to his knees. So big that it genuinely needs its own pillow when Cabrera sleeps at night, unable to lie on his front. Like, nearly 50 centimetres whilst flaccid big.
Just cop a squizz at the photograph above, in which a smirking Cabrera sits at the foot of his bed in a straw hat, posing with his monstrous piece like it's a Winchester hunting rifle. And with good reason: that thing looks to be a deadset weapon. But the colossal irony of Roberto Esquival Cabrera's giant Johnson is that it's too bloody huge to be put to proper use.
"I can never penetrate anyone because it is too thick," said Cabrera, candidly confirming that bigger isn't, in fact, always better. Turns out there's such a thing as too much girth, and the sheer mass of Cabrera's member prevents him from ever being able to perform intercourse. Add to that the handful of health complications, including frequent urinary tract infections, and suddenly having the longest pork sword in the kingdom doesn't look so crash hot after all.
And yet, despite the daily struggle of having to lug around a flagpole the size of one-and-a-half Subway sandwiches in his dacks, Cabrera stubbornly refuses doctor's recommendations to have his penis shortened.
"We have advised him 'Roberto, the best thing for you is that the doctors give a normal shape to your penis so that it doesn't hurt you, in order to have sexual relationships, in order to have children,'" said Cabrera's doctor, Dr Jesus David Salazar Gonzales. "But he doesn't accept it. He'd rather have a bigger penis than the rest of the people."
"I am famous because I have the biggest penis in the world," Cabrera declares, bluntly, apparently drunk on the kind of power that having a 19-inch nether rod entails. "I am happy with my penis. I know nobody has the size I have."
More than anything, though, Cabrera hopes that his record-breaking firebrand will burn his name into the annals of phallic history. Dr Gonzalez explained that Cabrera's been "obsessed with [his] penis length" ever since he was young, and that he "began with this enlargement since he was a teenager, wrapping some bands around his penis with some weights and trying to stretch it." Unfortunately, though, the Guinness Book Of Records doesn't yet recognise Cabrera's tremendous tallywhacker as being the biggest in the world.
The road to greatness is fraught with adversity, and Cabrera's finding out the stiff way that nothing worth having comes easy. UK publication The Metro states that "Though Roberto loves his penis, he says it is a 'disability' and stops him from working, forcing him to rely on food banks to survive."
Honestly, this guy's dedication to his bell-end deserves to be memorised in song.
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Chief Executive Officer
James Green joined search retargeting leader Magnetic in October 2011 as Chief Executive Officer, charged with driving overall company expansion and building out Magnetic's search retargeting infrastructure.
Mr. Green began his career in the entertainment industry and spent eight years with The Walt Disney Company, which culminated in his appointment as the General Manager of the Japanese market. From Disney, Mr. Green moved to Pixar Animation Studios where he worked for Steve Jobs as the VP of marketing and new business development. In 1998, Mr. Green became a founding partner and CEO of Sabela Media, an Internet ad serving company. After an explosive 18 months of revenue growth, Sabela Media sold for $70 million to 24/7 Real Media where Mr. Green served as president of technology solutions. In October 2000, Mr. Green became CEO of GiantBear, where he successfully launched new products with major carriers before selling the business to InfoSpace in March 2002. After GiantBear, Mr. Green became CEO of PVI, a virtual advertising company, which he took private in 2003 before it was sold to Cablevison in May of 2005. Mr. Green then joined Giant Realm, a vertical ad network, as CEO in January 2007 and sold the company to Burst Media in October 2010.
sovrn Holdings, Inc.
Executive Chairman
John Battelle serves as Executive Chairman of sovrn Holdings, Inc. Prior, he was Founder, Executive Chairman, and CEO of Federated Media Publishing. John was also the co-founder, Executive Producer and Program Chair of the Web 2 Summit. John maintains Searchblog, an ongoing daily site, which covers the intersection of media, technology, and culture at www.battellemedia.com.
John is also an entrepreneur, author and journalist. Best known for his work creating media properties, he was Chairman and CEO of Standard Media International (SMI), publisher of The Industry Standard and TheStandard.com. Prior to that, he was a co-founding editor of Wired magazine and Wired Ventures.
Previously, John occupied the Bloomberg chair in Business Journalism for the Graduate School of Journalism at the University of California, Berkeley. He is an expert in the field of media and technology, and has appeared on national and international news channels including CBS, BBC, CNN, PBS, Discovery, and CNBC. John was a founding Board member of the Online Publishers Association and currently sits on the board of the Interactive Advertising Bureau, and was for nine years active on the Board of his children's school.
John's honors and awards include: "Global Leader for Tomorrow" and "Young Global Leader" by the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland; finalist rank in the "Entrepreneur of the Year" competition by Ernst & Young; "Innovator – One of Ten Best Marketers in the Business" by Advertising Age; and one of the "Most Important People on The Web" by PC World. He holds a bachelor's degree in anthropology and a master's degree in Journalism from the University of California, Berkeley.
In 2005 John authored 'The Search: How Google and Its Rivals Rewrote the Rules of Business and Transformed Our Culture' (Penguin/Portfolio), an international bestseller published in more than 25 languages. His new book entitled 'What We Hath Wrought' is due out in 2014.
Integral Ad Science
Scott Knoll is the Chief Executive Officer and President of Integral Ad Science. Integral is a technology company focused on ensuring safe, quality media environments for online advertisers. Employing the industry's only media valuation platform, Integral Ad Science evaluates the media environment and establishes a TRAQ Score (True Advertising Quality), a first-of-its kind, quantifiable measure of media quality that ultimately benefits every media buyer, seller, publisher and trading platform. TRAQ score supports an advertisers' ability to plan, execute and target their audience in an environment that reflects their brand image and drives ROAS, while simultaneously setting benchmarks for publishers who wish to improve the quality of their content and design to attract premium advertisers.
Previously, Scott was the founder and President of Aperture, the audience targeting and measurement technology platform that provides business intelligence to blue chip brands, agencies and online publishers. Scott has more than 18 years of global experience in Internet technology, digital advertising and traditional media. Prior to Aperture, Scott co-founded and served as COO of Verified Person, held management roles at Time Inc. and Accenture and spent 6 years as a senior executive at DoubleClick Inc., directing the launch and development of DoubleClick in nine countries, including Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, China, Taiwan, New Zealand, Singapore, and Korea. He holds a Masters in Business Administration degree from Harvard University and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Princeton University.
comScore, Inc.
Executive Chairman & Co-Founder
Mr. Fulgoni is Executive Chairman and Co-founder of comScore Inc. (NASDAQ:SCOR), the global leader in measuring the digital world. Founded in 1999, comScore provides data, analytics and enterprise software services to 2,000 clients worldwide, encompassing solutions in the measurement of online audiences, e-commerce, advertising, search, social, video and mobile. The company also offers an extensive portfolio of services for multi-media advertising campaign planning and analysis, in-flight campaign optimization and advertising effectiveness measurement.
From 1981 to 1998, Mr. Fulgoni was President / CEO of Information Resources, Inc. (IRI), the leading global supplier of retail scanner data and analytics to the CPG industry, where he grew the company's revenues at an annual rate of 40% to more than $500 million annually and its market value to $1.5 Billion. In 1996, IRI was recognized by Advertising Age magazine as the largest U.S. market research firm.
In 1991 and again in 2004, Mr. Fulgoni was named Illinois Entrepreneur of the Year, the only person to have twice received that honor. In 1992, Mr. Fulgoni received the Wall Street Transcript Award for outstanding contributions as CEO in enhancing the overall value of IRI to the benefit of its shareholders. In 2008, Mr. Fulgoni was inducted into the Chicago Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame, joining such luminaries as Leonard Lavin, founder of Alberto Culver and Gordon Segal, founder of Crate & Barrel. Also in 2008, Mr. Fulgoni was named Ernst & Young® Entrepreneur of the Year.
Mr. Fulgoni has long been involved in the growth of hugely successful public companies. From 1991 until 1999, he served as a member of the board of Platinum Technology, Inc., during which time the company grew from $80 million to more than $1 Billion in annual revenues and established itself as a global leader in the software services industry. In 1999, Platinum Technology was acquired by Computer Associates in an all-cash transaction valued at $4.0 Billion — at the time the largest-ever acquisition in the software industry. Mr. Fulgoni also served on the board of U.S. Robotics prior to its acquisition in 1997 by 3 Com in a transaction valued at $8 Billion. More recently, Mr. Fulgoni served on the board of yesMail.com, a leading supplier of permission-based e-mail services. In March 2000, yesMail.com was acquired by CMGI for approximately $700 million.
Today, Mr. Fulgoni serves on the boards of PetMed Express (NASDAQ:PETS), the nation's largest pet pharmacy; InXpo, the leading supplier of technology for hosting virtual events; Prophet, a brand and marketing consultancy; Dynamic Signal, an Internet marketing services company, the Advertising Research Foundation (ARF); The Lancaster University Management School (LUMS) and the North American Foundation for the University of Manchester (NAFUM).
Educated in the U.K., Mr. Fulgoni holds a B.Sc. degree (with Honors) in Physics and a M.A. in Marketing. He is the co-holder of a U.S. patent governing comScore's data collection technology.
comScore, Inc.
Senior Vice President, Global Marketing Strategy
Anne Hunter is senior vice president of global marketing strategy at comScore. In this capacity, she drives the company's marketing strategy across its core product suites as well as corporate marketing. She has over 16 years of experience in digital advertising and is a frequent speaker and trainer on critical issues in the industry. Her expertise focuses on digital ecosystem models, audience targeting and advertising measurement. Ms. Hunter is on the IAB faculty for the Professional Development series on advertising effectiveness and targeting. She is also active in ARF and IAB committees addressing innovations in the industry.
Prior to comScore, Ms. Hunter served as vice president of strategic insights at AOL, LLC where she successfully integrated sales strategy and research staff from multiple companies to form a cohesive marketing and research team. Before AOL, Ms. Hunter served in several positions at TACODA Inc. including vice president of data and analysis, vice president of revenue operations and director of sales. There she helped introduce behavioral targeting to the market and pioneered advanced analytical techniques to create success for clients such as Kraft, New York Times Digital, Cadbury, iVillage, Coca-Cola and General Mills.Ms. Hunter has also held sales, marketing and operations positions at 24/7 Real Media Inc. and Hearst New Media and Technology, Inc. She attended Barnard College of Columbia University.
Please follow this link to view Anne's profile on LinkedIn or at http://about.me/AnneHunter.
Integral Ad Science
Senior Vice President of Product Management & Customer Service
David Hahn is Senior Vice President of Product Management and Customer Service at Integral Ad Science.
David has worked with several startups and mature technology organizations and has over 12 years of executive product management, marketing and strategy experience. Prior to joining Integral, David was an executive with Safenet's digital media services group, the leading provider of digital protection and measurement services. He managed their portfolio of digital asset protection services, transforming it to take advantage of emerging opportunities in digital media distribution at major studios, record labels and publishers.
David is very active in the NYC startup community. He's a mentor with First Growth Venture Network, a mentoring program for high potential seed and early stage startup tech companies in and around New York City. He also sits on the Council for Accountable Advertising.
Director, Audience Strategy
Phil Shih is director of audience strategy for Audience On Demand™, VivaKi's addressable media offering spanning video, display, search, mobile and social channels. As director of audience strategy, Phil oversees a team responsible for providing access to audiences defined based on media, user attributes and other signals. Among other things, the team is also responsible for developing criteria on setting standards for quality, including supporting the VivaKi Verified process for scoring publishers and data providers against criteria ranging from brand safety to consumer privacy.
Phil began his career in 2002 as an intern at GM Planworks' Detroit office. He was quickly hired on full time and charged with the responsibility for offline and online GM initiatives, as well as developing and implementing search strategies across all divisions of the client's business. Ultimately, his position evolved to a managerial role at Chicago-based SMG Search, taking the lead on key initiatives for some of the agency's most high profile clients. During his career with SMG, Phil managed key initiatives for General Motors, including integrations for the Chevy Olympics, 2005 and 2006 Cadillac Super Bowl, Live Green Go Yellow, Google Pontiac, the Pontiac Solstice integration on NBC's The Apprentice and the Pontiac G6 work with The Oprah Winfrey Show. Prior to joining VivaKi in 2010, Phil spent time at Organic, Inc., where he worked as part of the firm's digital strategy team.
In 2006, Phil was recognized by OMMA magazine as one of the year's "Rising Stars," awarded for his prowess and pioneering efforts on behalf of search marketing. Philip graduated from the University of Michigan in 2003, where he double-majored in Communication Studies and Psychology.
Director of AOD Video
Cheryl Stump is the Director of Video for VivaKi's addressable media solution, Audience On Demand (AOD). In this role, she is responsible for overseeing the trading desk's programmatic video offering, industry-leading technology partner relationships, product strategy, and business operations. Cheryl brings over 12 years of marketing, operations, and product management expertise to AOD by way of online start-up, publisher and ad network experience. Most recently, Cheryl served as VP of Product Development for the Digital Broadcasting Group (DBG). While there, her responsibilities included creating business plans for new product/technology launches, conducting technology assessments, impacting strategic partner decisions and negotiating agreements.
sovrn Holdings, Inc.
Senior Vice President of Product
As Senior Vice President of Product, Scott oversees the product portfolio of sovrn including its ad exchange, ad delivery, and audience engagement solutions for publishers. Most recently, Scott held the same role at Federated Media Publishing. Prior to FMP, Scott was VP of Technology and Platforms for Digital First Media with oversight of MediaNews Group and Journal Register Company's network of 800 digital products and sites including CMS, Ad tech stacks, and UI/UX solutions. With nearly 20 years of media technology experience, Scott started developing content sites with commerce in 1994 and shortly after joined USA TODAY's Information Network where he spent nearly ten years building out products and technologies including USATODAY.com. He has also spent time in start-ups and is an award-winning, multi-media producer covering events such as Olympics, Super Bowls, politics and natural disasters including wild fires and Hurricane Katrina.
comScore, Inc.
Chief Research Officer
Josh Chasin joined comScore as Chief Research Officer in May 2007. Prior to that, he owned and operated a media research consultancy, Warp Speed Marketing, whose clients included Arbitron, Scarborough, comScore, Simmons, the Online Publishers Association, the Traffic Audit Bureau, and Project Apollo.
Josh is a 33-year market research and audience measurement veteran who has experience in all facets of design, development and implementation of syndicated and custom research. He has been involved in the management and oversight of audience measurement services for TV, radio, newspapers, magazines, out-of-home, and the Internet. He spent 17 years at Arbitron, where he worked in the Statistical Services department and the Advertiser/Agency group before rising to Vice President, Marketing for New Ventures in 1993. He is a past president/CEO of the Simmons Market Research Bureau and of Northstar Interactive, a pioneering online research company.
Josh has a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing from NYU, and an MBA Cum Laude in Marketing Management from Pace University. He belongs to a number of industry councils and organizations, and he has been a regular contributor to Mediapost's Online Metrics Insider column.
Josh was selected one of Advertising Age's 2012 Media Mavens. His liner notes for the 2004 release, The Allman Brothers: Live at the Beacon Theaterearned him a platinum record.
Please follow this link to view Josh's profile on LinkedIn.


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Oh, if only wishing made it so. Me, Paris, food, magazine, gorgeous scarf (maybe not so much the hat for me, but looks tres jaunty on this femme).... hope your weekend involves a smidge of relaxed glamour like this!
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Adorable pic!
There's plenty of Paris on my menu this weekend, if not much relaxing on the agenda.
Afterall we have to keep you amused.
Carolg :)
Oh for some relaxed glamour! In my dreams...
Hi Jules, That does look heavenly. I doubt we'll reach any degree of glamour here this weekend but perhaps we'll shake things up a bit and give it a try!! Have a lovely weekend. Trina
Ahhh if only I looked this stylish chowing down some food. I really love everything in this photo!


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January 24th
We woke up to a winter wonderland! Oh, and I woke up at 7:55!!!!! I don't know how we all got put together in such a short amount of time! I ALMOST couldn't get out of the driveway for church, buuuut we made it only 2 minutes late! A miracle!
After church we had lunch and then these guys did some piano theory, writing practice and drew pictures.
Stephanie had her baby boy, Corbin, this afternoon. I can't wait to hold him!!!
We went over to Kassy's for Jayda's birthday family dinner. Josh and Eddie are both in LA still.


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- Would you go over to Beka's blog, breathe a prayer for her and Mark and their Baby, and leave her a word of encouragement? And please keep praying for a miracle for this baby!
- We are enjoying the long and sunny days of summer and looking forward to going to church family camp next week. Hoping to strengthen friendships, grow deeper in our faith, have fun together and make some new friends too.
- I've started doing the Letter-of-the-Week again, this time with both kids. We're having fun with it, and Poppy is doing really well learning her letters. And Peregrine is totally taking off with his reading. It's very, very exciting to see it becoming easier for him and to watch him grasping it. I'm so thankful to get to be the one to share these moments with my children!
- Still making steps toward a simpler life. Not yet sure what that will look like or where it may take us, but it feels good and right to be paring down, to be thinking through some things a little more.
I have some other things I hope to write about soon, including Raphael's birth story and Poppy's birthday letter (which I started in March... yikes!) Mostly, I just wanted to ask you to please be praying for Beka and Mark and their Baby. And I hope you're all enjoying these summer days!


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There's nothing more frustrating when you're grilling than having food stick. Here are some simple solutions to forestall food sticking, including the easiest ways to oil your grill rack.
First, make sure your rack is clean before cooking. Once your grill is good and hot, use a wire brush to clean off the burnt-on residue from your last use. Many cuts of meat need nothing more than a clean grate; when the meat is sufficiently seared, it will easily detach from the grill surface, note hounds, so if meat sticks when you try to give it a turn, consider letting it cook in place for another minute and then trying again. Leaner meats, such as skinless chicken, and fish can be given a light coat of oil before going on the grill to prevent sticking, and vegetables can be tossed with oil.
A few foods, such as pizza dough, or meats seasoned with dry rubs or yogurt marinades, need to be cooked on an oiled grill rack. A simple way to oil the rack is to rub an oiled paper towel over the grates, holding it with grill tongs. Put a tablespoon of oil in a ramekin or small bowl and dip the paper towel in, suggests ospreycove. JaneEYB uses a silicone brush, which can withstand high heat, to oil her grill. "With the paper towel method I feel like I use a lot more oil than the brush, which doesn't soak anything up," she says. King of Northern Blvd keeps fat trimmings in the freezer and uses them to oil grill racks; just grip the piece of fat with tongs and run it over the hot grates.
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Rockie Fresh And Casey Veggies Releasing Collaborative Project
Chance The Rapper, Rockie Fresh ad Stalley appeared on this week's edition of MTV's RapFix.
During the show, MMG's newest recruit made a big announcement. He brought along Casey Veggies to confirm that the pair will be releasing a brand new project for 2013. So far, they are working with the title Fresh Veggies, and will be presented by Puma. It is scheduled to release in December.
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text: The explanation comes first and foremost from the impact purple has on the psyche: this is considered to be the color of luxury and power, also associated with mind strength and spiritual accomplishments. According to the vibrational scales by which colors are classified, purple occupies a top place being synonym with the openness towards the invisible reality beyond the material realm. Lots of purple flowers grow all over the world, and they are often included in the most sophisticated and daring decoration patterns. The aesthetic effects of such bouquets often depend on the happy combination of purple, indigo and lilac tints that maximize any artistic flowery design. In such cases the great advantage of purple flowers used in various combinations comes from the fact that they create the illusion of arrangements being somehow airy and a lot lighter than other similar ones. Opinions about purple flowers are definitely shared: some people simply hate the color, others adore it, and from a certain point of view this is the fashion victim effect triggered here. Purple carnations or violets and pink rose blossoms could be true mood boosters on a rainy day for instance; a person open to the secret language of colors could not not remain untouched by the vivid message purple flowers generally send. Lots of great arrangements can be made right at home by anyone interested enough to learn how to make the perfect flowers combination. For instance, in a room where you have used dark-colored furniture, purple flowers are definitely not a match; yet, in light-colored spaces where beige, orange and yellow tints are present, purple flowers definitely look great. And in case you wonder about when and whom to offer purple flowers, here are a few suggestions. As a general rule, purple flowers are both daring and optimistic, they should be sent or offered to very energetic people who'd perceive all their power. Though red is the favorite love color, for unconventional couples who don't care too much about color symbolism, purple flowers are a great way of expressing a variety of messages: from "I love you" to "You complete me". Purple flowers also work great for family anniversaries since they can be offered to the in-laws with a respectful congrats message. What we mean here is that there are actually no restrictions for offering lavender roses and purple dahlias on a variety of occasions. By Muna wa Wanjiru