text:
IN RECENT YEARS, plastics containing bisphenol A (BPA) have come under suspicion. Widely used in the manufacturing of food and drink containers, BPA may be a factor in adverse health effects—especially in children.
Accordingly, many people want to know whether Aloe 1 jugs are BPA-free, and we definitely don't blame them for asking. After all, we use BPA-free containers for our personal needs. The threat has yet to be solidified scientifically, but we don't want to take any unnecessary risks.
At Stockton Aloe 1, we care about our customers … naturally. Our Aloe vera gel is stored and delivered in BPA-free jugs.
For those who would like specific information, we gladly provide the following data:
- Plastics are often used to hold and store food. Not all plastics are created the same. Even with the best of plastics, caution should be used. Heating food in plastics increases the molecular activity in the plastic and increases the likelihood that the plastic will leach into the contents.
- Aloe #1 Aloe vera Gel is kept frozen. The cold temperature decreases the molecular activity in the plastic and decreases the likelihood of leaching into the fresh frozen aloe vera gel.
- Our specifications to suppliers call for BPA-free jugs.
Our current supply line for plastic jugs leads to CKS Packaging, Inc. CKS Packaging uses Star Pet Resins, and they provided us with the following letter:
Status Letter Concerning: Bisphenol A and Phthalates
To Whom It May Concern:
StarPet Inc. certifies that all PET Resins manufactured and supplied by its manufacturing facility in Asheboro, NC, do not contain bisphenol A or the following phthalates:
di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP)
di butyl phthalate (DBP)
butylbenzyl phthalate (BBP)
diisononyl phthalate (DINP)
diisodecyl phthalate (DIDP)
di-n-octyl phthalate (DNOP)
bisphenol A (BPA)
epichlorohydrin (EPI)
ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA)
This information is pertaining to the bottles we have used since 2010: Plastic 64 oz. bottles labeled CKS 70022 recycle code 2. Note: Each contains 58 oz. of Aloe vera 100% gel (we do not fill them completely, since the gel is shipped frozen and there must be room in the bottle for expansion of the liquid as it freezes).
Should you have further questions, we would love to hear them. Please use our Contact Form or leave a comment below.


text: Ever since we had Vcon Po'boys, Scott's been asking me to make another batch of the Vcon Chile Cornmeal-Crusted Tofu (baked). I was worried a plate of tofu might be a little too boring, so I checked Vcon for side dish ideas. Southwestern Corn Pudding was recommended in the blurb about the tofu, and since I happened to have all of the ingredients on hand, I made it.The Southwestern Corn Pudding is O.U.T.S.T.A.N.D.I.N.G. If fact, I'm tempted to say its the BEST recipe in Vcon and that's huge because I'm obsessed with Snobby Joes. For the pudding, I subbed in lite coconut milk, frozen corn, a small onion instead of the shallots and sauteed my veggies in water instead of oil. I also didn't cut up my bell pepper or jalapenos as small as suggested because Scott & I prefer "chunkier" food and my time was limited. However, the next time I make this (and there most certainly will be one), I will definitely take the time to finely chop everything. I have a funny feeling it would be a whole different and wonderful eating experience that way.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
After numerous trips into the target area over the last five years, I can visualize how the area might look today. A heavy blanket of snow of varying depths covers the region. Depending on area winds, the evergreen trees still retain a certain level of snow adding to the picturesque scene. A myriad of animal trails crisscross the terrain as they search for their own survival in the forest. Eat or be eaten. Or more correctly, eat and eventually be eaten. Above all, the silence of the forest in winter is a wonderful thing. In man's absence, only the call of the raven might be heard as it communicates the aerial view to those on the forest floor. Does the presence of clear winter air give the scent-based animal world a greater sense of the cold difficulties of their winter existence? Compared with spring's explosion of life beginning anew, the presence of beauty can't offset the emptiness of their food supply, especially for the herbivores.
While the sound of Rock Creek is substantial through most of the year, for a creek anyways, the volume is far less in winter. A steady build-up of ice-cover muffled the sound eventually sealing most of the gurgle to be released wherever greater turbulence refuses to accept the growth of ice. Droplets attach in the most unusual places as splashes of ice begin to grow on downed branches or tumbled rocks. A few small iced-droplets grow and shape into forest jewelry, the creek showing off her best to those who chance upon the scene at the right moment.
On one particular late-summer visit to the creek, I thought I heard the sound of voices in my target area. MY target area. How dare they invade my territory with their chatter? Go find your own special place to nature-bath. Carefully following the direction of the noise, I found no one yet the sound persisted. I had found the proverbial babbling brook. There were no particular words of any language but from a distance my brain suggested it sounded like particular words. It seemed to me that the low flow of the creek over a certain grouping of creek-bed rock created the sound and I proceeded to record it on my smart phone. For a writer, the single best tool in the forest has to be the smart phone. Sights and sounds were quickly harvested for use at later times.
Recently I reviewed several recordings as I drove into the forest on the trail to Little Fish Lake covered deep in snow. The drive appears dangerous, as I know it could be, but the slow pace of caution and winter chains on a four-wheeled drive truck reduced my dangers, especially after the number of trips I'd made. While the trail and few open meadows were more suited to snowmobiles or quads, I appreciated the peace and quiet of the muffled truck.
I remind all who visit the forest that minimal noise with a minimal footprint will provide the visitor with the greatest experience. Maybe I need an electric motorcycle to improve my experience. Do they come equipped with enough storage? Does Tesla make a truck?


text:
By NURUDDIN FARAH
On the second day of my visit to Mogadishu within a couple of days of the truck bombing, I visited the site of the explosion in the company of Prof Abdullahi Shirwa, the chairman of the National Emergency Operation Centre.
At some point, a man explaining things to me glanced nervously around, and bent down to pick up "something".
He said to me, "Here," and offered me whatever it was that he had picked up from under a piece of wood.
I did not like his bothered look and I asked: "What is it?"
He replied: "These are pieces of human flesh."
Shocked, I averted my eyes, unready to accept the man's extended hand and was relieved when Prof Shirwa assured me that these were fragments of charred metal thrown out by the massive explosion.
Of the numerous assaults and the bomb attacks that will haunt every Somali's mind, none has been dastardlier than the one on October 14.
A heinous act of incomparable devastation, nearly 400 lost their lives and an equal number of people suffered serious injuries, many needing major surgeries, with many others either unaccounted for or missing.
Al-Shabaab served notice on everyone that the terrorist organisation is still capable of striking panic into the nation's heart, despite its territorial loss.
As we mourned the dead, we sought answers to the question we have been asking for the past decade.
Now we ask now if this would be the watershed event that would drive African Union Mission in Somalia and the national army towards the decisive final push to rid the country of Al-Shabaab once and for all.
Neither did Al-Shabaab, masters in dark arts of stonewalling, claim responsibility for the attack, fearing a popular backlash.
It is worth remembering that the terrorists did not own up to the December 4, 2009, Hotel Shamo blast in which a male suicide bomber disguised as a hijab-wearing woman detonated a device, killing three government ministers, two professors of medicine and nine students at a medical school graduation ceremony.
Even so, nearly everyone suspected them of being the perpetrators of the atrocity.
A Somali proverb has it that lies have short legs and that sooner or later the truth will catch up with them.
And so it is something of a relief when the truth has caught up with Al-Shabaab's taciturnity.
The Somali Internal Security minister released the names of the six men behind the truck bombing a month after the deadly incident and two weeks following the Hotel Naasa Hablood assault, in which 17 people died and 23 were wounded and which Al-Shabaab claimed to have carried out.
The minister, Mohamed Abukar Islow, identified Osman Hajji, aka Maadey, as the suicide bomber and driver of the truck.
He also named five other individuals, who are now in custody, accused of having a hand in the bombing: Hassan Adan Isack, the driver of the second car; Ali Yussuf Wacays, aka Duaale, thought to be the second suicide bomber; Abdiweli Ahmed Dirie, aka Fanax, the group's head of explosive experts in Mogadishu; Mukhtar Mohamed, also known as Gardhuub, a senior leader of the team; and Abdullahi Abdi Warsame.
The minister added: "Apart from those in custody, our forces are hunting down the owner of the truck who is on the run."
Alone in my hotel room late that evening following my meeting with the Internal Security minister, his bodyguards hovering nearby, I remembered a conversation I had in London with a leading scholar on Jihad insurgency in Somalia. My English friend said: "Do you know why the majority Muslim countries such as Somalia, Pakistan and Afghanistan serve as religious battlefields, when no majority Arab country has ever been torn apart by similar religion-based conflicts until ISIS appeared on the scene?"
"It is because Qatar, UAE and Saudi Arabia pay the wages of the Jihadist on the proviso that all the religious battles are fought elsewhere, away from their countries. (Osama) Bin Laden operated from his Afghan base until his stay in that country became untenable. Then he moved his base to Pakistan."
"Where does Somalia fit in?" I asked. The analyst claimed that it all began when General Mohamed Farah Aideed met Bin Laden at the latter's retreat home in Soba, an ancient Nubian city about 20 kilometres away from Khartoum. In 1997, the leader of Al-Qaeda would later tell two CNN journalists that his men had trained the Somalis in downing Black Hawks by aiming at the tail rotors.
In the event, Bin Laden dispatched Abu Hafs Al Masri, an Egyptian, to provide on-the-ground training to Aideed's militiamen on downing a helicopter.
When the two met, Bin Laden was living openly in Khartoum and putting together a plan to launch the attacks on the American embassies in Nairobi, Kenya; and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, which followed before his men carried out the game-changing 9/11 assaults on the Twin Towers.
A lot has happened in Somalia since the Black Hawk Down days caused the United States to withdrew its army.
It seemed Somalis were left to their own devices to deal with the nefarious interference in the country's affairs by Ethiopia, Kenya, Eritrea, Uganda, the US, the European Union and a handful of Arab states, each having its own self-serving design, some in an underhand way, others with worrying blatancy.
A rap sheet of crimes was committed against Somalia. The country's wealth was looted, its seas emptied of fish, its shores polluted with nuclear and chemical waste and the chance of it putting a government together continuously sabotaged by one foreign party or another.
When I visited Mogadishu in 1996 after a 22-year exile, I found a divided city run by two warlords, each claiming his half as his fiefdom.
And with no government to provide any civic amenities and no state-run schools functioning, the Qataris, the Saudis and the Emirates entered Somalia, especially in the educational sector, as if to bring Bin Laden's plans finally into fruition.
Under Siyad Barre, Somalia had been a secular state, quite unlike any other Muslim nation.
Now the Arabs had free rein to impose their language, harden the Somalis' moderate way of worship and change the traditional manner in which our women and men dressed.
Unchallenged, the Saudis, the Qataris and the Emirates introduced their school curricula, which was adopted by the teachers whose salaries they paid.
Within 10 years, the Islamic Courts Union exerted control over much of southern Somalia.
The US awoke to the 'dangers' the courts could present and gave its tacit approval to Ethiopia to invade. And Al-Shabaab, as the court's offshoot, emerged.
Thus, while the Arab States' threat to Somali sovereignty has its origin in Bin Laden's secret pact with Aideed through a series of permutations, the snake ended up biting its tail — morphing into Shabaab.
Nuruddin Farah is a leading Somali novelist.
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Ummadda Media.


text:
The Ministry of Health & Wellness is advising members of the public that we are in the Influenza 'flu' Season and is reiterating that the flu is to be taken seriously, as it can lead to pneumonia and blood infections, and can cause severe symptoms including diarrhoea and seizures in children. Influenza commonly referred to as the 'Flu' is an acute viral infection that spreads easily from person to person, mainly by coughing, sneezing and through close contact. The viruses circulate worldwide and can affect anybody in any age group; however children and the elderly are at high risk, with symptoms varying by age and include fever/chills, sore throat, muscle aches, fatigue, cough, headache, and runny or stuffy nose. Every year, Influenza activity in Jamaica often begins to increase in October to November, peaks between December to March and can last as late as May.
Chief Medical Officer, Dr Jacquiline Bisasor McKenzie, cautioned that "the flu can also worsen chronic medical conditions such as heart or lung disease. Persons at highest risk of dangerous complications from the flu are infants and young children, adults 60 years and older, pregnant women, and persons with chronic medical conditions or weakened immune systems."
The Ministry has made available the flu vaccine free of cost in the public health system to high-risk members of the population, including Healthcare workers; children and elderly with chronic illnesses; pregnant women; individuals who are institutionalised or in state care; and non-health frontline workers.
Private healthcare providers are encouraged to procure the influenza vaccine through private distributors in order to provide for the general population. The flu vaccination is recommended annually every flu season.
As necessary, members of the public may visit their doctor or health centre, some of which have extended opening hours.
Cover photo from JIS


text:
The response to this form will include special mercanhealth.com priced treatment options which are specifically planned for you by the most eligible hospitals and physicians.
This website contains information derived from international medical publications and health portals. Content is for informational
purposes only and not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Mercan Health Services strongly suggests to seek the
medical opinion of a physician or other qualified health care provider regarding any medical condition.


text:
Free standard shipping on orders over $99 | Sign Up, Get a $15USD Site Coupon!
You have no items in your shopping cart.
Copyright (©2020) lowshops Inc. All Rights Reserved
Day Dresses
Party Dresses
Prom Dresses
Club Dresses
Work Dresses
Subscribe to our newsletter and keep up with the latest lowshops products and offers.


text:
You'd better be careful if you do!
Many churches are currently going through 40-day Purpose-Driven Life or Purpose-Driven Church meetings. So, we have been asked on several occasions to comment on the book, The Purpose-Driven Life, by Rick Warren, published in 2002 by Zondervan. Unlike some who like to review movies they have not seen or books they have not read, our comments are based upon a personal reading of the book.
There are a number of instructions in the book that are very good. For instance, Pastor Warren advises against basing your relationship with God on your feelings. He warns against self-help and self-fulfillment books that center on you rather than on God. He clarifies precisely that worship is more than a song service of your favorite music. He strongly encourages you to become a serving member of a local church. His chapters on servant hood are good. His admonitions to please and glorify God are true. His counsel that we win souls is wise.
As with any literature on the Bible, there has to be enough truth in it to "sell." Certainly, readers can find enough truth in the book to justify reading and studying it (though we have found the same subject matter in 18-lesson discipleship material that is far better). Nevertheless, there are some glaring problems in the book that you need to be aware of. There are some major false doctrines within its pages. Therefore, the benefits of reading the book will be far outweighed by the harm of following the erroneous doctrines. We will deal with the two most important problems in the book.
The first problem concerns the multiple Bible versions quoted in the book. The reasons the author gave for using so many versions are the limitations of each translation and the over-familiarity of the reader with just one version. Warren stated that he wanted to draw the attention of the reader to the full meaning of the verses.
In actuality, there were many times when a particular verse was obviously chosen, not because of its fuller meaning, but because it supported the statement made by the author. For instance, when stating that vulnerability is a part of ministry, Warren quoted a verse which said that Paul told the Corinthians all of his feelings. That's not the case. Warren interjected the idea from psychology and found a verse to back up his statement.
Warren teaches the authority of the Bible as the standard for life. However, when using 15 translations of the Bible, the actual authority is not the Bible, at all. The authority is the man. He chooses which verse most appeals to him and then follows that one. Eve was faced with that very dilemma in the garden when she was tempted by the devil. He caused her to doubt the truth of God's words by questioning whether God had really said what he meant. He offered her a different translation and she decided to follow the new version. Of course, when she did, she became the authority and fell into sin.
It is very popular for preachers to affirm that they believe in the authority of the Bible in all matters of faith and practice. Yet, most do not follow their profession. They cannot because they do not believe that they have God's words in their Bible. They only believe that they have imperfect translations of those words. Therefore, they believe they are free to pick and choose which words they will follow. Thus, they quote from a variety of translations and often go to "the Greek" to correct the words of God if they can't find a translation that backs up what they believe.
If you follow that method of Bible "authority" you will end up in confusion, not knowing entirely what or who to believe. Soon, you will be following your own heart's desires. Paul knew this when he wrote, "And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power: That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God," (1 Cor 2:4-5).
The second problem is that the book is filled with topics from psychology. The author talks repeatedly about "opening up" to others and "sharing" your painful experiences, fears, failures and even sins. James calls this kind of wisdom, "earthly, sensual, devilish," (Jas 3:15). When you first begin to experience the results of following this false doctrine, you get the liberating sensation that you have just discovered one of the most profound truths in the Bible. It's pragmatic, it feels good and it looks good. But after the fruit of this heresy ripens, it is as vile as rotten figs (Jer 29:17).
The basic concept that is employed from psychology is the "support group." This is the group or individual with whom you talk about yourself. You confess your sins to them, you tell them your deepest thoughts and feelings, and you disclose your addictions and temptations to them. This is supposed to humble you while giving you courage. In truth, the whole process defiles the congregation and is nothing more than an opening for the old man to get publicly comfortable with his sins.
There is no doubt that Christians are to bear one another's burdens (Gal. 6:2). However, the author professes that there are actually some sins in your life that you will not be able to whip without the help of others and without a person or group to whom you can be accountable. Our accountability is not to man but to God (Rom 14:12). Once you risk confiding in others about your secret faults and sins, you will be rewarded with an immediate surge of emotional relief. You will believe that the Son has made you free. In reality, you will be horribly deceived by this feeling. Only time will reveal to you the ultimate consequence of your failure to trust God to deal with your sins.
Listen, if you believe that Bible, your thoughts are to be brought under the control of Jesus Christ (2 Cor 10:3-6), your sins are to be confessed to him (1 Jn 1:9), and you are to walk in the faith that you are a new creature in Christ (2 Cor 5:17). We are no longer what we were before we got saved (1 Cor 6:9-11) no matter how much the flesh and the devil like to remind us of our past (Phil 3:13-14). The need to tell others in order to find help displays your unbelief in the promises of God (Rom 8:37; 1 Pet 2:24; Rom 6:12-13) and the victory of faith (1 Jn 5:4).
Whatever you do, don't trade in your King James Bible for all of these modern works of men and don't rely upon psychology (Col 2:8; 1 Tim 6:20). They'll wipe you out.
Hope this helps,
Pastor Bevans Welder


text:
A federal judge ruled Friday that the US government must release migrant children held in government family detention centers by mid-July due to the coronavirus pandemic.
If their parents are released by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the children must be released in the care of their parents. If that option is unavailable, ICE must release the children to "available suitable sponsors or other available COVID-free non-congregate settings" with consent of parents of guardians.
© Copyright 2020 WBBH/WZVN (Waterman Broadcasting). All rights reserved.


text:
This interactive workshop will provide an introduction to social enterprise. Explore what social enterprise is and it's potential to diversify and expand funding for your nonprofit or community group. You will leave with an understanding of the most common mistakes people make when planning and implementing a social enterprise strategy and how to mitigate them. Finally, you will learn how to assess the readiness and suitability of social enterprise for your organization. Special Guest: Dan Overall from the Trico Foundation.
At the end of the workshop, attendees will:
- Understand what social enterprise is and what it can offer to non-profits, community organizations and grassroots groups ("pros" and potential of social enterprise)
- Discover the top mistakes that prevent social entrepreneurs from making the most of social enterprise ("cons" and possible pitfalls to look out for)
- Know what questions to ask in order to assess an organization's suitability and readiness for social enterprise
- Receive a summary sheet with links to useful resources to learn more about planning, implementing and scaling social enterprise initiatives in Canada.
Click Here for the presentation by Danielle Carruthers
Click Here for the Handout from Danielle Carruthers
- Funding
- Date:November 22, 2014
- Time:1:30 pm
- Event:Make Dollars Make Sense 2014


text:
Change language
7 Days |
India offers you so many amazing experiences that one lifetime is not enough to explore all of it but the fascinating Experience Golden Triangle Travel Package offers you an opportunity to delve into the history and culture of the three major cities of India i.e. Delhi, Jaipur, and Agra. This carefully curated 6 nights and 7 days tour package will take you on a memorable journey through these amazing cities. Not only will you get to experience the history, culture and traditions of India at its best but will also get to experience the amazing architecture and delicious cuisines of this amazing country.
The Experience Golden Triangle Tour Package covers several UNESCO World Heritage Sites, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, amazing gardens, historical monuments and so much more to give you memories to be cherished for a lifetime.
Arrival at Delhi and Delhi Tour covering Raj Ghat, Jama Masjid, QutubMinar, India Gate and several other attractions.
Explore the fascinating cities of Samode and Jaipur.
Visit historical sites at Fatehpur Sikri and Agra including the Taj Mahal
Return to Delhi for onward journey
Upon your arrival in Delhi, you will be received at the airport by a representative and would be transferred to your Hotel. After checking-in to your room you are free to spend the day at your leisure or explore this fascinating city on your own. Apart from being the national capital, Delhi is also one of the oldest cities in India. It is home to the central Government of India and receives millions of visitors from all over the world. Delhi is usually categorised into two separate parts i.e. Old Delhi and New Delhi. While New Delhi is the modern metropolis which boasts of world class infrastructure and all modern amenities, Old Delhi exudes an old-world charm. Old Delhi was constructed by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan and the Mughlai influence is imprinted on the various aspects of life here including architecture and food.
Your Golden Triangle Package's first day will be dedicated to the city tour of Delhi and would start from Old Delhi. The first stoppage would be Raj Ghat which is the site where Mahatma Gandhi was created. This place also has a museum dedicated to the life and works of the father of the nation. On way to your next stop at Jama Masjid, you will pass by the famous Red Fort and the Chandni Chowk Market. Red Fort is a historically significant building constructed out of red sandstone. Chandni Chowk is the oldest area of Delhi and is marked by its narrow by lanes. When you will stop, you will be visiting the biggest mosque in India i.e. the Jama Masjid. Thereafter, you have the option of taking a rickshaw ride through the Chandni Chowk Market and indulge in some shopping.
Next, you will visit the QutubMinar, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is a tall minaret constructed by Qutub-Ud-Din Aibak. Thereafter, you will visit another UNESCO World Heritage Site i.e. the Humayun's Tomb. It is a memorial dedicated to Mughal Emperor Humayun and was constructed in his memory by his wife. Your next stop is the India Gate which is a war memorial dedicated to soldiers who died for the nation. On way to your next stop, you will drive by important government buildings such as the Parliament House and the Rashtrapati Bhawan. Your next stop is the Laxmi Narayan Temple where you will be paying your obeisance to Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Narayan. In the evening, you will return to your hotel for overnight stay.
After having breakfast at the Hotel, you will start for Samode , which is around 5 hours away from Delhi. Samode is famous for the magnificent Samode Palace and the SamodeBagh. It is perfect combination of Indo-Saracenic architecture and is almost five centuries old. Over the years, different rulers kept on adding something to the fort which resulted it in having its present shape. Later on, you will be transferred to your Hotel for overnight stay. You are free to spend the day at your leisure.
In the morning, you will start for your onward Journey to Jaipur from Samode which will take you around one hour for the fifty-kilometre journey. Upon your arrival in Jaipur, you will check-in at your Hotel and can spend the rest of the day at your leisure with overnight stay at the Hotel. Jaipur is one of the most famous cities in India and is also the capital city of the state of Rajasthan. There are many forts, palaces, markets and other attractions in the Pink City that make it a traveller's paradise.
Today you will explore all the gems of the Jaipur City. The first stop is at the majestic Amer Fort where you will be taken to the hill top riding on elephant back. The fort is constructed out of red sandstone and overlooks the Jaipur City. It has many attractions for the tourists including Diwan-e-Aam, Sheesh Mahal, Diwan-e-Khaas. One major attraction i.e. SukhMahal is unique in itself as it is cooled down by natural wind blowing over a cascade of water in extreme summers and must be witnessed to be experienced. Your next stop would be Maharaja City Palace, which offers a perfect combination of Rajput and Mughal Architecture and the seven-storied building served as the royal residence. The next stoppage is Jantar Mantar which is a celestial observatory with the world's largest sundial. Thereon, you will visit another architectural marvel i.e. HawaMahal which was constructed by Sawai Man Singh to allow the royal women to observe the processions in the city while observing the purdah system. After visiting the Jaipur's Pink Rose Garden, you will be taken to the markets of Jaipur for indulging in shopping of interesting items such as jewellery, gemstones, clothes, footwear, fabrics and much more. Return to your Hotel in the evening for overnight stay.
In the morning you will start your journey to Agra via Fatehpur Sikri. Fatehpur Sikri is a historic town which was constructed by third Mughal Emperor, Akbar. It houses some fascinating sites such as Jama Masjid, Tomb of Salim Chisti, PanchMahal, BulandDarwaza Mariam-uz-Zamani's palace, NaubatKhana, IbadatKhana, and Birbal's house.
Thereon, you will resume your journey to Agra and once you reach there, you will be taken to your Hotel and are free to spend the day at your leisure. Agra is a major historical town and offers various attractions for the travellers including the Taj Mahal.
Your Agra Tour will start from one of the seven wonders of the world i.e. Taj Mahal. It is a masoulem constructed by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal. It is constructed out of ivory-white marble and is absolutely a must visit place. Thereafter, you will travel to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Agra Fort. It is a historically significant fort with some important places like Jahangir Palace, Diwan-e-Aam, Diwan-e-Khas, and Khas Mahal. Thereafter you can indulge in some shopping at the famous markets of Agra. Afterwards, you will resume your journey back to Delhi and would be dropped at the Delhi Airport for your onward journey, marking the end of yourExperienceGolden Triangle Tour Package.


text:
Caroline Kitchener understands better than many that love, millennial style, can come with inconsistencies. For her, they started showing themselves just after college, in 2014.
Ms. Kitchener, 27, a staff writer at the Lily, The Washington Post's platform for millennial women, moved to Washington that year to be with her college boyfriend, Robert Marshall. Landing in New York would have been a smarter career move, she said. But taking the world by storm professionally no longer seemed a great idea if it meant living apart from Mr. Marshall.
"In college, it was just expected that my women friends and I would strive for the best possible career, that career was the priority over romantic relationships," she said. For men who followed their girlfriends, the judgment looked different. "People say, that's so sweet. Or, wow, he really loves her."
Ms. Kitchener, a feminist since she was old enough to understand the concept of gender equality, met Mr. Marshall, 28, in 2010, when both were undergraduates at Princeton. Mr. Marshall, the son of former Representative Jim Marshall, Democrat from Georgia, and Camille Hope, a bankruptcy trustee, was a sophomore from Macon, Ga. Ms. Kitchener, a freshman, grew up overseas in places including Hong Kong and Germany while her father worked at Avon before her family settled in New Canaan, Conn.
Mr. Marshall made a powerful first impression. Yet it was not the kind that might prompt someone like Ms. Kitchener, whose work explored serious topics like whether the term "partner" is rightfully eclipsing "husband" and "wife," to one day uproot herself.
"The first time I met Robert, I was opening my dorm room door as a freshman, and he was standing there with a bunch of other people wearing short shorts and no shirt," Ms. Kitchener said. He also had a portrait of Jack McCoy, the character played by Sam Waterston on "Law and Order," painted on his back.
Mr. Marshall was wearing Mr. Waterston's likeness as a way of getting into the spirit of his mock trial team, a campus club that prepares and tries legal cases. Ms. Kitchener had tried out days earlier and made the team. Mr. Marshall was at her dorm alongside a half-dozen teammates to deliver the good news.
"Only a few people get picked," said Mr. Marshall, now a law student at Georgetown. Since he was 14, Mr. Marshall knew he wanted to be a criminal trial lawyer, so mock trial had "been my thing for a really long time," he said. For Ms. Kitchener, the appeal was public speaking. "I've just always loved writing speeches and delivering them," she said. "Almost everyone I've ever dated has been a public speaker, someone who could speak well."
Mr. Marshall, with his years of practice, was an obvious candidate for a first college boyfriend. But Ms. Kitchener already had a boyfriend.
A shift in their relationship occurred in February 2012 when Ms. Kitchener and Mr. Marshall took a walk to a CVS. "I needed ear plugs and Caroline needed feminine hygiene products, and we didn't have a car, so we walked," Mr. Marshall said. The 25-minute trek took place along a roaring highway in Orlando, Fla., where they were competing at mock trial regionals.
Despite the setting, the conversation flowed. "We talked about everything but mock trial," Mr. Marshall said. By the time they rejoined their team with their drugstore supplies, he knew he wanted to date Ms. Kitchener. But back in Princeton, when he told her he felt a spark and asked if she did, too, she said no. "I was in my first serious relationship, and I didn't really understand how you could have feelings for two people at the same time," she said.
Mr. Marshall adopted a strategy of persistence. "I was like, I'm going to keep telling her how I feel. It just felt very right to me. I really felt like I was going to be able to win her over."
They were thousands of miles apart by the time he did. Ms. Kitchener grew up with her parents, Nancy and John Kitchener, and had two half sisters, Milly Smyth, who died in 2016, and Sarah Robbins. She spent the summer of 2012 teaching public speaking in China. While there, she said, "it became really clear to me that Robert was the person I wanted to talk to. I wrote him an email. Then we ended up writing each other these beautiful emails."
By the beginning of her junior year, they were a couple. But it wasn't until spring of 2013, when Ms. Kitchener returned to China to study abroad, that she knew she had fallen unstoppably in love. Mr. Marshall flew to China to visit her at the end of that semester. On their itinerary were stops at a few of the homes of her public speaking students.
"Robert at the time was a very picky eater," she said. "His diet consisted of pizza and whole wheat Goldfish. My students in China had very little money, and they were inviting us to their homes for these nice meals, and I was so afraid he was going to say, 'I can't eat this, I can't eat that.'" Instead, "he ate everything. Pigs blood. Everything."
"I had stomachs, I had fish eyes, I had lots of intestines," Mr. Marshall said. "And it turned out I really liked Chinese food."
To Ms. Kitchener, his willingness to adapt to the local culture felt supportive. He showed the same support for her future career when, just before her 2014 graduation, she was offered a book deal.
"I thought for sure I was going to be a domestic violence lawyer," she said.
But based on an article she wrote for The Atlantic about gender dynamics in social spaces on college campuses in 2013, she was commissioned to write "Post Grad: Five Women and Their First Year Out of College," published by HarperCollins in 2017. During the two years it took to complete, she decided to move in with Mr. Marshall, who had an internship at a health policy law firm in Washington after graduating from Princeton in 2013. (She has never regretted it, as she pointed out publicly in 2017 in a monologue on PBS NewsHour titled "Why I Followed My Boyfriend to a New City After College.")
"To me the most important decision you make in your life is who you're going to be with," she said. "When you find that, there should be no shame. There should be joy and celebration."
She does acknowledge that timing can be important. In the summer of 2017, Ms. Kitchener was working as an associate editor at The Atlantic, and Mr. Marshall was on break from his law classes at Georgetown, where he expects to finish in 2020. They took a vacation to China, to visit friends. Mr. Marshall secretly packed an engagement ring he had bought at Brilliant Earth, a sustainable jewelry store.
At their first stop post-landing, a hamburger place where they once made a practice of stealing coasters from, he proposed. "I had been convincing Caroline forever that I didn't want to get married until I was at least 32, so I thought this was going to be the most surprising surprise," Mr. Marshall said.
It was. But she had a surprise in store for him: She said no.
"I was delirious from lack of sleep and jet lag," Ms. Kitchener said. "I didn't exactly say no. I said, 'Not at this moment.' I was 25 at the time, and knew I wanted to marry him, but we had talked about waiting till 30."
Mr. Marshall admits he felt hurt. But "I sort of reflexively make things that could be sad into jokes," he said. "The next day I was fine."
Ms. Kitchener felt terrible regardless. "A lot of my friends were like, You know you're going to marry this person. Why not say yes now?," she said. "But I wanted the prevailing emotion of the moment not to be shock. I wanted it to be profound joy."
On Dec. 16, 2017, she did her best to orchestrate such a moment. It started with recruiting Mr. Marshall on a road trip to visit their friend Ray Chao, a one-time mock trial team member and close friend who had moved to Manhattan. On the way, they stopped in Princeton.
"I told Robert we needed to stop because the mock trial team wanted to practice with us and needed our help," she said. When they arrived, she duped Mr. Marshall into thinking she was meeting with a professor. Actually, she was hurrying to the mock trial practice room, where they had spent countless hours strategizing together as students. There, she lit 100 candles. She also made a sign that said, "Marry me."
When Mr. Marshall approached the building, "I was like, What the hell," he said. "They must have redone the lighting in here. It looks really weird. Then I opened the door and I was like, Oh, God."
"He said yes immediately," said Ms. Kitchener, who had unearthed the Brilliant Earth ring from Mr. Marshall's underwear drawer, where he had been hiding it since the first proposal. Mr. Chao, who hosted a party for them that night at his Manhattan apartment, was relieved the second proposal was successful. "I did know about what happened in China," he said. "But there was never a doubt in my mind that they would end up together."
On May 25, at their wedding at the Inn at Mount Vernon Farm in Sperryville, Va., 120 friends and family also felt assured.
Ms. Kitchener walked down a grassy aisle with her father to a pergola built by Jim Marshall and woven with colorful wildflowers and greenery; the green hills and blue skies beyond her seemed limitless. She wore a sleeveless long white sheath with a plunging back from Kleinfeld's. Her blond hair was pulled back in a French knot. Her six attendants, in floor-length marigold dresses, included Mr. Marshall's only sibling, Mary Marshall. Mr. Marshall, in a light gray suit, his curly hair flopping in the late spring breeze, awaited her alongside six groomsmen in floral ties and lavender suspenders.
Mr. Chao, who became a minister online, by the Universal Life Church, performed a short ceremony punctuated by a pair of readings, one a Chinese love poem read by a former student who had flown in from China.
Ms. Kitchener and Mr. Marshall wrote their own vows; Mr. Marshall's included a promise that, on rare occasions when he offers her edits on her articles and she rejects them, he will not take offense. Ms. Kitchener, through tears, told Mr. Marshall that, should they ever get trapped in a rhythm that feels overly predictable, she will push them to take risks.
"Our lives will never be boring," she said before they recessed into the Inn, Mr. Chao having pronounced them "partners for life."
When May 25, 2019
Where The Inn at Mount Vernon Farm, Sperryville, Va.
Second (Secret) Ceremony Ms. Kitchener and Mr. Marshall were married, legally, by Sandra Cartwright-Brown, a court-appointed celebrant in Rappahannock County, in a short, private exchange just after the outdoor wedding. The county does not recognize officiants from the Universal Life Church.
Like a Magazine A cocktail hour and reception were held at the Inn's barn, a long, narrow structure with exposed beams and whitewashed walls. Ms. Kitchener knew it wasn't exactly an original concept. In 2018, she wrote a story titled, "Why Is Everybody Getting Married in a Barn?" for The Atlantic.
Of a Feather Mr. Marshall is a bird enthusiast. "He's always stopping midsentence to show me a bird he sees somewhere," Ms. Kitchener said. So one of her vows was, "I will always come look at the bird." As a surprise to Mr. Marshall, she found a local artist who makes bird greeting cards. A card printed with the words, "I will always come look at the bird," was placed at each guest's seat before dinner.
Continue following our fashion and lifestyle coverage on Facebook (Styles and Modern Love), Twitter (Styles, Fashion and Weddings) and Instagram.
Source: Read Full Article


text: Chicago,IL – Green4All is located in the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Building on Wacker Drive. Incorporated in 2010 by the state of Illinois. Green4All designs, manufacturers and distributes a select line of conservation and efficiency products that are made in the USA. Our products represent the Water, Electricity, HVAC, and Transportation industries. Our Patents , Patents Pending, Registered Trademarks both U.S. and International are handled by Scherrer Patent & Trademark Law. Our legal team for contractual and litigation matters are handled by McKenna-Storer one of the larger law firms in Chicago. Our product liability coverage is held by State Farm Insurance and as to date we have never had a claim. We believe our track record and surrounding ourselves with quality representation such as Scherrer Patent & Trademark Law, McKenna-Storer, and State Farm Insurance we can provide our clients with additional piece of mind.


text:
If you're a software company, chances are your product is already great at collecting and manipulating data provided by your customers. Getting data into your platform is, after all, a crucial first step for any customer-facing system. But when it comes to getting data out of your platform for tasks like reporting and analytics, most software companies still don't even realize everything that is possible.
In a previous blog post, Two Sure-Fire Ways To Beat Your Competition, I explained that one of the easiest ways to win against your competition is to add no-code analytic capabilities to your product. Analytics are not only extremely useful, but they're also engaging and sometimes even fun for users as they explore, discover and learn. In this article however, I'd like to talk more to the "how" of adding analytics, rather than the why. Too many companies look at analytics as something they should simply connect to, rather than what analytics really are, which is a feature that should be pervasive throughout your platform.
Analytics shouldn't just be a destination users navigate to. They are far more valuable when they are embedded throughout your product, providing insights everywhere, rather than just in a single location. Just think about all of the places where you can add instant value for your users, from dashboards and metrics, to interactive widgets, to built-in reporting, data collection and more.
Analytic automation can extend this functionality even further by sending reports, alerts and notifications automatically as key events are detected. Users can even enrich the data and analytics you provide by connecting additional data sources or their own or using tools like web forms to collect new data.
If all of this seems like a daunting task, that's because it is. Analytics is not a simple feature to implement. It's a complex feature that must manage varying data models and constantly changing conditions, all while keeping all of your data in sync and in a analytic-ready state. That's why for many software platforms, analytics and reporting is merely an afterthought, not a core competency.
Fortunately, there are other options. Qrvey is a modern business analytic platform that was built for embedded use cases like yours. Qrvey is not a SaaS offering. We use a unique hybrid cloud deployment model that installs directly to your own cloud account, so you're always in total control of your data privacy and security. Qrvey is also 100% cloud native, taking full advantage of the latest cloud services like Elasticsearch, S3, DynamoDB, Kinesis, Lamba and dozens more.
Best of all, as an embedded platform, you can take full advantage of the Qrvey API and pre-built widgets to get up and running quicker and easier than you ever imagined. Qrvey even offers a free trial to get you starts.


text:
Original works from international artists, students at the Ringling College of Art and Design and area high schools will be displayed at the ArtNight Gala May 25 at the Spring Hill Suites. Dance, music, poetry readings and storytelling also are on tap.
The gala is 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. at 1020 University Parkway, Sarasota, with art on display May 26-31. The gala is by reservation only; call 358-3385, Ext. 503, or email email@example.com.


text:
Monthly Critiques Available: 49/50
Editorial critique of up to 2000 ms words.
Already Have a Code?
If you've already purchased an Editorial Critique from us, you should have received an email with a code. Copy and paste the code you were given into the box, below, then click on Redeem.
Enter Code
Your cart is empty. That makes a sad cart. Make your cart happy.
Visit The Shop
Visit The Shop


text:
The road to Chibok is eerily quiet, lined with checkpoints manned by civilians, many of them teenagers, wielding rusty rifles and serving as added security for an area that has little. In this northeast Nigerian village, where more than 300 teenage schoolgirls were kidnapped by the militant Islamist separatist group Boko Haram on April 14, their stunned families were still waiting this week for them to come home.
Lawan Zanna was still waiting for Aisha, his 18-year-old daughter. "How can I sleep?" Mr. Zanna asked. "Anger is gripping my body." After the girls were abducted, Mr. Zanna said, he and other parents searched the nearby Sambisa forest for their children, but came back empty-handed. As he spoke, Aisha's sister Hawa, 19, stood in silence. The two girls shared a small bedroom and almost everything else.
More than 750 people have been killed this year alone in Boko Haram attacks; at least 29 boys were killed in a February school raid. This time, the government's failure in rescuing the girls, and in addressing the issue, has incensed Nigerians and, increasingly, people around the world.
In the midst of the crisis, the World Economic Forum on Africa hosted a three-day summit meeting, May 7-9, bringing about a thousand delegates from around the world and Nigeria's elite to Abuja, the Nigerian capital, to discuss economic growth and development. As the .001 percent opined in air-conditioned suites, far from the hot reality of Abuja's streets and psyche, the government deployed 6,000 security officers for the event — an effort that many Nigerians half-joked, half-lamented would never be made to protect ordinary Nigerians, nor to retrieve the Chibok schoolgirls.
The city was at a standstill. Blue-uniformed security and police officers gathered around boomboxes perched on wooden benches and turned up to maximum volume, listening to voices shouting curses at the enigmatic Boko Haram. "We just don't know who these people are or what exactly they want to do," said a call-in guest on 95.1 FM Nigerian Info. "They say they want to impose Shariah law or whatever, but Nigeria is not an Islamic state! God go punish you!" A uniformed man holding a half-chewed juicy mango exclaimed, "Yes! God go punish them!" to nods of agreement.
Nigerian citizens exist in this surreal state of great contrasts, in a nation mired in corruption, under attack by an Islamist insurgency and at the same time brimming with potential and acclaimed as an economic engine for the African continent. With 170 million people, Nigeria is Africa's most populous country and largest oil producer. Its economy has surpassed South Africa's, making it the largest on the continent. But that growth has only widened economic inequality. Economic activity has slowed to a trickle in regions where terrorizing at the hands of Boko Haram has forced farmers to abandon their fields, while young people without job prospects have left for the cities. More Nigerians are poor today than at independence in 1960, with over 60 percent below the poverty line.
For the past three weeks, we have been traveling the country reporting on youth unemployment, an issue consistently ignored by the government, but one that has been exploited by Boko Haram.
"The abductions are only the tip of the iceberg," said Tayo Olufuwa, a bespectacled 23-year-old entrepreneur from Mushin, one of Lagos's poorest neighborhoods. Mr. Olufuwa has started an online employment search company, Jobs in Nigeria. When we filmed him two weeks ago, walking on his old childhood streets for a multimedia report, plainclothes policemen detained us for four hours, confiscating our credentials and equipment. They told us they were protecting us from Boko Haram and other security threats, wrestled with our driver for a bribe and mocked a crowd of children. "We are a country sleeping with one eye open," Mr. Olufuwa said afterward in exasperation.
It's an expression used often by Nigerians, who are frustrated yet unsurprised by conflicting actions and reports from a government they have come to distrust. At least 16 Nigerians were killed in March in stampedes when nearly a half-million people applied for fewer than 5,000 government jobs.
Frederick Kusompwa, 30, eagerly joined thousands of job seekers at the national stadium in Abuja, one of the application sites, only to watch people climbing over one another, clawing for registration forms: "I just asked myself, What has my country become?" The interior minister, whose office oversaw the recruitment, announced that the dead "lost their lives through their impatience."
Thousands apply for 20 full scholarships offered by the Institute of Petroleum Studies at the University of Port Harcourt in the Niger Delta. Celestina Johnson, an administrator at the institute, said she often wanted to cry during the interviews because so many of the applicants would never get a chance. As she spoke, the electricity went out — an everyday occurrence in Nigeria. "If this country's condition continues, there will be a mass revolt," Ms. Johnson said. "The country will break."
In Lagos, the commercial capital of the country, a 41-year-old cabdriver, Oyebajo Adekunle, sweated as he swerved through rush-hour traffic. A college graduate with a business degree, he said he never thought he'd be driving people around, struggling to make enough money for his family of six. He pulled up to a cluster of people — one of the daily Bring Back Our Girls protests that have taken place here and around the country for weeks. "I would go out and stand with the women, but I have to hustle," he said, wiping sweat from his brow. "It's like the government makes the hustle so hard, so that we're too tired to do anything about things like this." He rolled down his window to shake one of the female protesters' hands, locking eyes for a mere second, and then sped off to pick up another client.
Lauren Bohn and Chika Oduah are the recipients of a GlobalPost reporting fellowship in Nigeria for 2014.


text:
Product Overview
Whitens and fights stains. Always free from fragrances, solvents, chlorine and other harsh chemicals. Comes with a 1 oz. scoop. No ammonia. No dyes. No fragrances. Safe for septic tank. Scented with Pure Essential Oils.
Handcrafted in the USA.
How to Use:
Laundry Booster: 1 Scoop (2 Tablespoons) per load of laundry
Pre-Treat & Stain Remover: Sprinkle directly on stain and spray PUR Home Multi-Surface Cleaner onto powder & stain to saturate. Rub cleaners into stain and let sit. Allow to sit or soak for up to 15-20 minutes and than wash with PUR Home Laundry Detergent.
Additional Uses: Hand Washing. Tile and Grout. Carpet Stain remover.


text:
Rio's 21 Must-See Art Museums
The ultimate art guide to Rio
No doubt, all eyes will be on Rio de Janeiro ahead of the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympic Games. With sport being in the centre of the attention, we believe it's just as important to create some balance, because as everyone knows: football is best enjoyed with some art experiences around it… No, is this news to you? Well, it might be, but we think that combining the two is not a bad idea at all. In two Rio guides we present the cultural scene of the 'Ciudad Maravilhosa': here below we focus on the art experiences the city offers by presenting 21 art museums in Rio you should know about, and in our other guide we take you the reader through the city's diverse areas and show you what you can find there.
Downloadable Rio de Janeiro Cultural Travel Guide for Smart Phones
Our downloadable guide – including all the 21 venues featured in this article, and filled out with more over some 50 pages – is now available for you to take with you.
It can be downloaded from the online platform Gumroad by following the following link: Art Weekenders Cultural Travel Guide to Rio de Janeiro.
Museums and Cultural Sights of Great Interest
With so much focus on the outdoor sites of the city, like Corcovado, Ipanema, Parc Tijuca or the Sugar Loaf Mountain, it's easily forgotten that Rio has a rich variety of exciting museums and art institutions. Most of them are located in the Centro, but the spreading is well underway to other areas, just like the status of art in general is broadening its spectrum across the city.
Teatro Municipal (A), in the heart of Rio's center, is one of the most beautiful cultural edifices in Brazil and possibly on the entire continent. The theatre has its origin in the late 19th century when the culturally awoken Cariocas – people from Rio, in case you wonder – started to crave theatre performances, but few theatres were actually around. After four years of construction, the venue finally was inaugurated in 1909, with a capacity for more than 1,700 persons, which later got extended further. When the Rio de Janeiro Symphonic Orchestra was established in 1931 and big name celebrities like Toscanini and Stravinsky came to perform, the ultimate pivotal era in the history of the theatre was a fact.
In fashion with the cultural winds of the time, in the beginning the theatre was only performing foreign acts, especially opera. These days it's mainly used for ballet and classical music performances. Teatro Municipal went through a total overhaul in 2008, for the fourth time in its history, timed for the centennial anniversary of its existence. While it's a beautiful building from the outside, the inside might even outperform it. Being modelled on the Paris Opera, the design and decoration are the works of the biggest Brazilian craftsmen and artists of the time, like Eliseu Visconti and Rodolfo Amoedo. A good advice is to plan your visit for early mornings, since the guided tours have limited space; the first visit of the day is at 10 am, good if you are there a bit in advance.
Practical Information
Address: Praca Marechal Floriano, Centro – Right at Cinelândia Metro Stop
Website: www.theatromunicipal.rj.gov.br
Admission: Full fare: R$ 10 | Reduced: R$ 5 | Children under 6 free
Opening hours: Monday-Friday 10am-5pm | Saturday 10am-2pm | Sunday closed
Contact: E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com | Phone: +55 (21) 2332-9191
Time needed: 1-2 hours
The Museum of Fine Arts (MNBA) (B) is a place with a rich collection of Brazilian art, spanning over a century, including many contemporary masterpieces. MNBA was established formally in 1937, after existing in various other forms and at other locations earlier. Today it is undoubtedly the most important institution for Brazilian art. It contains some 20,000 works, a wide selection ranging from paintings to sculptures, drawings and prints. The collection includes an extensive selection of African art too, which also happens to be one of the best African collections worldwide. The MNBA building is strongly inspired by the Louvre and is listed since 1973 as a national heritage monument.
The MNBA is very easy to reach, situated just outside the Cinelândia metro station. The staff is friendly, visitors are allowed to take pictures and both the learning as well as the entertainment potential is high.
Practical Information
Address: Av. Rio Branco, 199, Centro – Right at Cinelândia Metro Stop
Website: www.mnba.gov.br
Admission: Free. A ticket still needs to be issued, for the statistics.
Opening hours: Tuesday-Friday 10:00am –6:00pm | Weekends and public holidays 12:00pm-5:00pm
Contact: E-mail: email@example.com | Phone: +55 (21) 3235-3693
Time needed: 2-3 hours
3. Centro CUltural Banco Do Brasil
If you're expecting just another branch of the Brazilian Bank, you're in the wrong place. Instead Rio's 'Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil' (CCBB) happens to be one of the 100 most visited museums in the world. Together with the two sister institutions in São Paulo and Brasilia, the Bank of Brazil created some cultural centres of very high quality. The Rio de Janeiro branch is highly appreciated by the local 'cariocas': the museum has an estimated 2.2 million visitors per year.
The early seeds for the cultural centre were sown in 1986 and it finally opened its doors to the public three years later, in October 1989. On the other hand, the building it's housed in was constructed already in 1906 and served for a long time as the headquarter of the Bank of Brazil. In the nineteen-eighties when restoration of the building became a necessity, the idea of transforming it into a cultural centre was a well-based and important moment for Brazilian art. The main feature of this art-deco building is its rotunda and the century-old classic elevators still in use today.
Today the CCBB houses theatres, a cinema, a library and several exhibition halls. The exhibitions hosted have an international profile, always of the highest quality and… it's free. A perfect spot for winding down in the middle of the hectic city center.
Practical Information
Address: Rua Primeiro de Marco, 66, Centro – Next to the Candélaria Church
Website: www.culturabancodobrasil.com.br/portal/rio-de-janeiro
Admission: Exhibitions: free — Performing arts and music: Full fare: R$ 10.00 | Reduced: R$ 5.00
Opening hours: Wednesday to Monday 9:00am-9:00pm
Contact: E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com | Phone: +55 (21) 3808-2020
Time needed: 1-3 hours
4. Museu De Arte Do Rio (MAR)
The Museu de Arte do Rio (D), colloquially called MAR, is representing a new face of Rio de Janeiro's waterfront. This once neglected part of the city is going through a dynamic rejuvenation process, where this recently opened art museum became one of the symbols of the project. One especially intriguing part of this museum is the great job done of connecting the city's past to its present, all carried out in a smooth and harmonious way.
There are in general three exhibitions on show at the same time, changing about every quarter. The museum and the exhibitions have a fresh, contemporary atmosphere. The permanent art on display, presented as a multimedia experience, is depicting Rio de Janeiro. This approach of presenting the city through the arts creates a fresh way of looking at the city. The museum is still new, opened in 2013, and since it's off to a good start already, it's not a wild guess that it will improve even further. One of the first highlights upon entering the premises is the detailed and colorful model of the Rio hillside, built totally of recycled material.
Practical Information
Address: Praça Maua, Centro
Website: www.museudeartedorio.org.br/en
Admission: Full fare: R$ 8.00 | Reduced: R$ 4.00 | Free on Tuesdays.
Opening hours: Tuesday-Sunday 10:00am –5:00pm | Tuesday night late opening until 7:00pm
Contact: Phone: +55 (21) 2203 1235
Time needed: 1-2 hours
5. Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro
Rio's Modern Art Museum (MAM) (E) – situated at the northern end of the Flamengo Park in a stunning modernist concrete building from the 1950s – is the scene of one of the biggest tragedy's that happened to the Brazilian and actually even the global art world. In 1978 a fire swept over the entire museum, destroying 90% of the art works in the museum, among which two Picassos ("Cubist Head" and "Portrait of Dora Maar"), works by Miró, Salvador Dalí, Max Ernst, René Magritte, Ivan Serpa, Manabu Mabe and many more. All artworks of the artist Joaquin Torres García also fell victims to the disaster, especially from a Brazilian point of view – and from the standpoint of one individual – a great catastrophe.
The museum eventually got rebuilt and reopened in the '80s. Today it's the home of some 11,000 art works, the major part of them are the result of a large donation by one of the biggest art collectors Brazil ever seen, Gilberto Chateaubriand. In the collection are many great Brazilian works, for instance pieces by Bruno Giorgi, Emiliano Di Cavalcanti and Maria Martins.
The museum is also the host of regular large-scale exhibitions, so keep an eye on the agenda if you're visiting, you might come across something great. Another great feature of the museum is the surrounding modernist gardens, the work of the famous Brazilian landscape architect Burle Marx. The museum is yearly housing a film festival in May as well as high-quality photography and design exhibitions.
Practical Information
Address: Avenida Infante Dom Henrique, 85 – Parque do Flamengo
Website: www.mamrio.com.br
Admission: Full fare: R$ 14 | Reduced: R$ 7
Opening hours: Tuesday-Friday 12:00pm –6:00pm | Weekends and public holidays 11:00am-7:00pm | Mondays closed
Contact: E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com | Phone: +55 (21) 2240-4944
Time needed: 2-3 hours
6. Centro Municipal de Arte Hélio Oiticica
This 19th century neoclassical building (F) once housed the Conservatory of Music and Dramatic Arts and today is the home for an avant-garde museum dedicated to the work of Hélio Oiticica. Oiticica was a Brazilian visual artist, especially known as one of the members of the Neo-Concrete group, and got especially famous for his innovative use of colour. Internationally he became especially famous in the 1960s for his installation works the viewer could be a part of, most famously his 'Tropicalia' and the movement created as a result of it.
The museum displays permanent works of Oiticica, but also daring and interesting contemporary art exhibitions, well in harmony with Oiticica's forward-leaning ideals.
Practical Information
Address: Rua Luis de Camões, 68, Centro
Website: Centro Municipal de Arte Hélio Oiticica (only on Facebook)
Admission: Free
Opening hours: Monday-Friday 11:00am –6:00pm | Weekends and public holidays 11:00am-5:00pm
Contact: E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com | Phone: +55 (21) 2242 1012
Time needed: 1-2 hours
7. A Gentil Carioca
A Gentil Carioca (G) has been around since 2002 and it's the common project of three of the major names in Rio's contemporary art scene: Ernesto Neto, Marcio Botner and Laura Lima. Besides being a traditional exhibition place, 'A Gentil Carioca' also serves as a spot where artists and art viewers can produce and reflect over the world of the arts.
The choice of the spot was neither a co-incidence: located in the centre's Sahara (or Sa'ara) district, this is the area where Arab and Jewish immigrants settled a century ago and where the largest open air market in Latin America is located. You can expect visually pleasing exhibitions, often with surprising art installations. Don't forget to check out the exterior wall of the gallery, every four months or so a new large-scale installation is likely on show.
Practical Information
Address: Rua Gonçalves Ledo, 17 – Centro
Website: www.agentilcarioca.com.br
Admission: Free
Opening hours: Monday-Friday 12:00pm –7:00pm | Saturday 12:00pm – 5:00pm
Contact: E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com | Phone: +55 (21) 2222-1651
Time needed: 1 hour
8. Niterói Contemporary Art Museum (MAC Niterói)
While technically speaking not in Rio de Janeiro, among the city's cultural highlights we'll need to sneak in a venue from the city across the Guanabara Bay, from Niterói (H). It's a nice museum, by all means, but the main reason that you need to visit is the actual building. And what a building it is. Finished in 1996, this is yet another of the famous Brazilian architect, Oscar Niemeyer's, masterpieces.
Wouldn't you know better you could take it for a UFO from a distance, and the flying saucepan shape of it is exactly what will mesmerise any visitor immediately. Very typically for Niemeyer, the rounded shapes and beautiful symmetries make it into an experience to cherish for a lifetime. The building is 16 meters high and its three-floored cupola is 50 meters in diameter. Underneath the building is a gigantic pool in which the MAC reflects itself, "just like a flower", to use the late-architect's own words. Another great feature of the building is the ramp circling up to the entrance, a great environment for photographers enjoying the curves and shapes of geometry. And then there's the view as well… on a clear day overlooking Rio on the other side of the bay. Vistas could surely be worse than that.
Once inside, again the shapes of the building will captivate the visitor. The exhibitions are not bad either, but maybe not on parity with the class of the actual building. Nonetheless, it's a well-curated museum with interesting insights into the world of Brazilian artists. If you'd like to see more pictures, please visit our sister-site Shoutography.
Practical Information
Address: Mirante da Boa Viagem, Boa Viagem, Niterói
Website: www.macniteroi.com.br
Admission: R$ 5 | Wednesdays admission free for all visitors
Opening hours: Tuesday-Sunday 10:00am –6:00pm | Patio accessible on Mondays as well (opens daily at 9:00 am)
Contact: Phone: +55 (21) 2620-2400
Time needed: 2-3 hours
9. Oi Futuro
If you like visually strong and different experiences in a contemporary fashion, Oi Futuro (I) might be just what you are looking for in Rio. A new addition to Rio's cultural scene, opened in 2005, this modern arts centre is located right at the edge of the Flamengo neighbourhood. The cultural centre offers technical conditions that allow the constant experimentation, combining art, science and technology.
In Flamengo they have 2,000 sq meters of exhibition space in the old Telephone Museum. Spread across six floors, the centre is the home for temporary multimedia installations ranging from ideas linked to architecture and urban design to pop-art, photo-journalism and experimental video art. The centre is also home to a permanent exhibition on the history of Brazilian telecommunications. On the sixth floor visitors can attend concerts, plays, or watch a documentary.
A second centre opened in September 2009 in Ipanema, where two art galleries, a theater and a bistro entertain the visitor. This centre is likewise equipped with public art, large video projections, photography and live cinema.
Practical Information
Address: Flamengo: Rua Dois de Dezembro, 63 | Ipanema: Rua Visconde de Pirajá, 54 – 3rd floor
Website: www.oifuturo.org.br/en/culture
Admission: Free
Opening hours: Tuesday-Sunday 11:00am – 5:00pm
Contact: E-mail: Phone: +55 (21) 3131-3060
Time needed: 1-2 hours
10. Museu Internacional de Arte Naïf do Brasil
Would you like an art experience totally relaxed and far from the norms of the cultural establishment? This is your place in Rio then. The Brazilian Naive Art Museum (J) was founded in 1995 and it is the initiative of the Lucien Finkelstein foundation. This is by far the largest naive art museum in Brazil and likely one of the bigger and best ones in the world, with some 5,000 works from some 100 countries from the time of the discovery of the Americas until today. Naive art – also called primitive art – often deals with the marginalised and oppressed people, no exception here in Rio. One of the main goals of the museum's is to reach an audience that normally wouldn't go to an art museum and thereby creating an important bridge between these two often opposing ends.
Among the highlights can be mentioned the large (4 x 7 meter) work of Lia Mittarakis, an often reproduced painting, portraying a vibrant Rio in a playful panoramic view with Cristo Redentor as the focal point. There are some nine exhibitions on and it's also a great opportunity to get to know life in the "real Brazil". The museum is located just a short walk from the Corcovado cog train – coming down from the Cristo Redentor, your ticket will ensure half the price on your entrance fee to the museum.
Practical Information
Address: Rua Cosme Velho, 561, Cosme Velho
Website: www.museunaif.com
Admission: Full fare: R$ 12 | Reduced: R$ 6 | Half the price if you're showing your Corcovado ticket
Opening hours: Monday-Friday 10:00am –6:00pm | Weekends and public holidays 10:00am-5:00pm
Contact: E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com Phone: +55 (21) 2205-8612
Time needed: 1-2 hours
11. Museu Chácara do Céu
Maybe not the museum you should put right on the top of your agenda, but if you're well familiar with Rio already, or in need of an hour's peace and quiet with beautiful views, or just in general ended up in the area and like some nice art, the Museu Chácara do Céu (K) is a perfect spot for a shorter break. Located in Santa Teresa in an enviable location with stunning 360-degree view of Rio Centro and the Guanabara Bay, it's housed in a modern building from the 1950s inherited by the lawyer and industrialist Raymundo Ottoni de Castro Maya.
Castro Maya was among many other things a patron of the arts and thanks to his privileged circumstances a great collector of art. The museum contains some 22,000 paintings, drawings and engravings, all collected between 1920 and 1968. Some of the highlights the museum is the owner of are the works of the Brazilian artist Candido Portinari, the largest of its kind in the world. It's not the easiest spot to find among the winding streets of Santa Teresa, thus it's advisable to do your homework properly and study the map before you venture that way. And whatever you do, don't rush and don't forget about the stunning views you'll be granted from here.
Practical Information
Address: Rua Murtinho Nobre, 93 Santa Teresa (Metro: Carioca + Santa Teresa tram | Bus 006, 007, 014)
Website: www.museuscastromaya.com.br/exposicoes.html
Admission: Full fare: R$ 2 | Free on Wednesdays
Opening hours: Wednesday-Monday 12:00pm –5:00pm | Closed on Tuesdays
Contact: E-mail: email@example.com Phone: +55 (21) 3970-1126
Time needed: 1-2 hours
12. LURIXS Contemporary Art
The LURIXS Contemporary Art Gallery (L) was founded by the Brazilian art collector Ricardo Rego in 2002. As per the own communication of the gallery, the main purpose of it is to encourage a fruitful dialogue between artists, curators, critics and of course the public, and in the first place it appreciates the exchange of ideas ahead of the commercial aspects of the artworks. With over 50 exhibitions to look back on during its 12 years of existence, this is a stronghold for many famous Brazilian artists, such as Hélio Oiticica, Manuel Caeiro, Renata Tassinar and Raul Mourão. Many of the works exhibited here later made it to internationally renowned institutions such as MoMa, Centre Pompidou and Tate.
Practical Information
Address: Rua Paulo Barreto 77, Botafogo
Website: www.lurixs.com
Admission: Free
Opening hours: Monday-Friday 10:00pm –7:00pm | Saturdays by appointment
Contact: E-mail: email@example.com | Phone: +55 (21) 2541 4935
Time needed: 1 hour
13. Casa Daros
Casa Daros (M) is one of the new art venues in Rio, just opened in 2013, when the Swiss Institute Daros Latin America moved its collection from Zurich to Rio. The collection consists of some 1,200 pieces of art and the reason for the move was to create a space for the celebration of Latin American art close to its origins. The gallery organises rotating exhibitions, usually in show for 3-6 months and the works of the institute are also on display in world-famous institutions around the world through partnership programs. Casa Daros is housed in a 19th century neoclassical building in Botafogo, completely renovated between 2007 and 2013.
Practical Information
Address: Rua General Severiano 159 – Botafogo (Botafogo metro stop)
Website: www.casadaros.net
Admission: Full fare: R$ 12 | Reduced: R$ 6 | Free on Wednesdays
Opening hours: Wednesday-Saturday 11:00pm –7:00pm | Sundays and holidays 11:00pm –6:00pm
Contact: E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com | Phone: +55 (21) 2138-0850
Time needed: 1 hour
14. Artur Fidalgo Contemporary Art gallery
One of the longest serving private art galleries in Rio, opened in 1987, the Artur Fidalgo Gallery (N) is an institution that gladly profiles itself at the forefront of innovation and renewal in the Carioca art world. During the years the gallery has been promoting many up and coming artists, but also has a reputation for successful exhibitions of the work of established ones, such as Ernesto Neto and Victor Arruda.
Practical Information
Address: Rua Siqueira Campos 143, 2nd floor – Copacabana
Website: arturfidalgo.com.br
Admission: Free
Opening hours: Monday-Friday 10:00pm –7:00pm | Saturdays by appointment
Contact: E-mail: email@example.com | Phone: +55 (21) 2549-6278
Time needed: 1 hour
15. Fundação Eva Klabin
This is the former residence (O) of the collector and philanthropist Eva Klabin, who founded this place in 1990, by donating her collection of art and antiques she collected over 60 years prior. This is a vast collection, clearly showing the multifaceted interest of Ms. Klabin, with over 1100 works of art and antique pieces, from the ancient Egypt and Greece to China and it includes paintings, sculptures, jewelry and other silverware, furniture and other decorative works and mainly for those who appreciate travelling around the globe through the world of antiques and collectibles.
Practical Information
Address: Av Epitácio Pessoa 2480 – Lagoa
Website: www.evaklabin.org.br
Admission: Full fare: R$ 10 | Reduced: R$ 5
Opening hours: Tuesday-Sunday 2:00pm-6:00pm | Closed on Mondays
Contact: Phone: +55 (21) 3202-8550
Time needed: 1-2 hours
16. Galeria Laura Marsiaj
Opened in 2000 with the intention to create a platform for less established artists, Galeria Laura Marsiaj (P), has demonstrated that it can be a centre willing to focus on talents. Its original space is still reserved for mainly local artists, while a new extension from 2005 serves more as an experimental space, ANEXO, for guest artists from around the country. The gallery is mainly exhibiting paintings, but also displays photography, installations, sculptures and video installations. Each year there are about eight exhibitions held, each for about a length of three months.
Practical Information
Address: Rua Teixeira de Melo, 31 – Ipanema
Website: www.lauramarsiaj.com.br
Admission: Free
Opening hours: Tuesday-Friday 10:00am-7:00pm | Saturday 11:00am-4:00pm
Contact: E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com | Phone: +55 (21) 2521-2403
Time needed: 1 hour
17. Galeria Tempo
Galeria Tempo (Q) is initiated and managed by three Brazilian businesswomen. The idea behind the gallery was to create a place for the talents of Brazilian photographers and filmmakers. Galeria Tempo is exhibiting established artists, but just as likely up and coming talents. Galeria Tempo has been around in Copacabana, right on the famous Avenida Atlântica, since 2006.
Practical Information
Address: Avenida Atlântica, 1782 – Copacabana
Website: www.galeriatempo.com.br
Admission: Free
Opening hours: Tuesday-Saturday 11:00am-7:00pm
Contact: E-mail: email@example.com | Phone: +55 (21) 2255-4586
Time needed: 1 hour
18. Luciana Caravello Arte Contemporanea
The Luciana Caravello Contemporary Art Gallery (R) has been around in Ipanema, just a block from the beach, since 2011. Prior to the opening of the gallery, Luciana Caravello has been an art dealer in Rio since 1998, representing many of the artists whom she later exhibited in the gallery. Located in a fresh and modern space, the gallery's main idea is to highlight the work of established and up-and-coming artists with a special focus on avant-garde experimentation with a local focus. There are some 6-8 exhibitions taking place each year.
Practical Information
Address: Rua Barão de Jaguaripe, 387 – Ipanema
Website: www.lucianacaravello.com.br
Admission: Free
Opening hours: Monday-Friday 11:00am-7:00pm | Saturday: 11:00am-2:00pm
Contact: E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com | Phone: +55 (21) 2523-4696
Time needed: 1 hour
19. Anita Schwartz
One of the most experienced people in Rio's art scene, Anita Schwartz opened the gallery under her own name in 1998, after previously managing three other established venues in the city. Her gallery in the heart of Gávea (S) is divided over three floors, covering over 700 square meters. While her main focus is on Brazilian artists, she's also taking in more and more international artists, with the purpose to widen the local art scene and create a dialogue with different influences. In general there are new exhibitions taking place every month in the main gallery, while there are also smaller exhibitions in side-halls as well.
Practical Information
Address: Rua José Roberto Macedo Soares, 30 – Gávea
Website: www.anitaschwartz.com.br
Admission: Free
Opening hours: Monday-Friday 10:00am-8:00pm | Saturday: 12:00pm-6:00pm
Contact: E-mail: | Phone: +55 (21) 2540-6446
Time needed: 1 hour
20. Instituto Moreira Salles
Another venue in Gávea is the Instituto Moreira Salles (IMS) (T), adjacent to Parque da Cidade. The centre has been around since 1990 with the goal to promote the development of cultural projects in five distinct cultural areas: photography, literature, libraries, visual arts and Brazilian music. Since the death of the founder in 2001, the family Salles is responsible for the management of the centre. The centre in Gávea is one of the components of this non-profit organisation that has cultural centres and galleries in three Brazilian states.
The IMS in Rio is in the possession of an archive containing 80,000 photographs from the city's history, but also of other Brazilian cities and regions. One of the main reasons why you should visit is, however, the impressive photography exhibitions the centre organises, often featuring the work of some of Brazil's best photographers and artists. Are you a lover of photography, then you will end up falling in love with this place. There is also plenty of paintings and art in general around and the atmosphere is extremely peaceful, although not that easy to find. The garden belonging to the centre was designed by Burle Marx, Brazil's most famous landscape architect.
Practical Information
Address: Rua Marquês de São Vicente, 476 – Gávea
Website: ims.uol.com.br
Admission: Free
Opening hours: Tuesday-Sunday 11:00am-8:00pm | Mondays closed
Contact: Phone: +55 921) 3284-7400
Time needed: 1-2 hours
Maybe you wouldn't expect it from a folklore museum, but the Casa do Pontal (U) can be considered as one of the coolest spots of the city. This most important folklore museum in the country was designed by the French architect Jacques van de Beuque. The focus of the museum is on a unique collection of some 8,000 sculptures and objects made by over 200 artists from around the country, interestingly enough with the focus put on the works of art rather than who the artist was behind it – a refreshing approach.
This unique museum is original, relaxing and leaves the visitor with the kind of experience not found in many other places. The interior of the museum is very fresh with a lush and atmospheric garden and a great café. This is a museum that gives a good inside into the minds of everyday Brazilian artists, their quirkiness, humor and everyday inspirations. Unlike many of the other places from this list, the location of this museum is truly off the beaten track. Just to make it just a bit more special, it's not easy to reach it without a car, but there are tour buses from the city that can be hired to take you there.
Practical Information
Address: Estrada do Pontal, 3295 | Recreio dos Bandeirantes
Website: www.museucasadopontal.com.br/en
Admission: R$ 12.00 | Reduced: R$ 6.00
Opening hours: Tuesday-Sunday 9:30am –5:00pm
Contact: E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com | Phone: +55 (21) 2490-2429
Time needed: 2-3 hours
Hope you enjoyed this guide to the galleries and art museums in Rio de Janeiro. What more, now you can take this information along with you on your trip to Rio, all that's needed is to downloaded from our small business partner, Gumroad's site. Art Weekenders Culture and Art Travel Guide to Rio de Janeiro is our first guide of many more planned.
Do you think we captured them all? Do you think you will have time for them all? Doubtful, but if you are curious to know which ones we would recommend, don't hesitate to drop us an e-mail, we're happy to help.
Also: we did our best to comb through the city to find all the spots of interest for the art traveller; however, if you know of a place we didn't mention please let us know, in the comments below or by sending us an e-mail. Also, we are curious to hear how you like the different places once you visit them – thus come back, let us know – let everyone else know who plan on going in your footsteps.


text:
General Mission:
Wilson Country Club aims to provide the highest level of service to our tennis playing members from beginners to advanced, toddlers to seniors and social to competitive players.
- 6 soft courts and 3 hard courts.
- All soft courts have just been resurfaced, re-lined and have new nets.
- All courts are lighted for evening play
- Court 1 of the hard courts converts into 2 Picklball courts with free standing nets. Pickball equipment is available in the Tennis Pro Shop or Grover's Grill after Tennis Pro Shop hours.
Pro Shop:
- Provides full service tennis services and equipment to members.
- Clothing, shoes, racquets, strings, are available for purchase.
- Restringing and re-gripping services are available.
- Privates lessons are available.
Winter Tennis
During the months of November-February the below freezing temperatures cause the composition courts to freeze. This condition makes the courts unable to be played on. If this becomes the situation, the hard courts will be open for play and every effort will be made to get the composition courts playable as weather permits.


text:
Chug, chug, chug… burp! Ahhh, Coca-Cola. Free flowing happiness has been served!
The FREE COKE DAY was successful and has in fact made a mark not only in real life, but also in the world wide web. Tons of people were tweeting about their Coke happiness, which is why "Free Coke" trended worldwide on Twitter. In addition, a lot of people posted their pictures holding their cup of Coca-Cola on Facebook.
Indeed, what a great way to begin the 100 years celebration of Coca-Cola. Expect more from the President for Happiness. Don't forget to 'Like' the Facebook page of President Caloy, as well as follow him on Twitter.


text:
It's a space which gives value to people who, through art
and creative education, deal with the memories of the area.
It's a space for profound study of the psychological aspects of the protagonists' works and projects.
It's a shared reflection on the relationship between the art and memory of the area.
It's a space which gathers the protagonists' contributions to the construction of a common memory.