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How to dress 10-pounds thinner
Does this make me look fat? It's a question women ask each other and themselves, and quite frankly...the answer could be yes.
Kathryn Eisman is here with the tips to choosing the right pieces, and how it can make you look up to ten pounds thinner!
Look 1: WHITE DONE RIGHT
- Top- ALMA OFF SHOULDER BLOUSE: http://www.kutfromthekloth.com/alma-off-shoulder-blouse.html, Price: $68
- Bottom- GIDGET FRAY SHORT (WHITE): http://www.kutfromthekloth.com/gidget-fray-short-white.html, Price: $69
To cover any "problem areas" opt for a crisp slightly more structured top, like this one that doesn't cling but skims over any bulges, the off the shoulder neckline creates a break between full bust and neck- elongates her, showing off most narrow part of her body - shoulders and wrists.
- Dress: Off-the-Shoulder Crinkle-Gauze Dress for Women, $44.94: http://oldnavy.gap.com/browse/product.do?cid=1054439&vid=1&pid=602794002
- Shoe: Triple- strap Block-Heel Sandal for Women: http://oldnavy.gap.com/browse/product.do?vid=1&pid=509333032
Midi length shows off shapely calves and narrow ankles. The navy background color gives you the same flattering effects as a LBD- but with spring vibe of a floral dress, and the small print is flattering. Worn with natural sandals which elongates legs and gives a bit of height.
LOOK 3: Little LBD
- Notched Off The Shoulder Sheath Dress, Price: $69.90: https://www.express.com/clothing/women/notched-off-the-shoulder-sheath-dress/pro/07929888/cat1910064?selectedColor=
- Shoes: Low Heeled Sandal, Price: $59.90: https://www.express.com/clothing/women/low-heeled-sandal/pro/00312222/cat2010
If there's one thing a girl needs in her wardrobe it's an LBD (date night, office cocktails)- but not created equal. Some can actually add pounds if wrong silhouette, while others strip them off.
This has interest around her most narrow part which draws the eye to it, fitted through ribcage shows off slender frame, slight shoulder hides any bulges. The knee length covers thighs revealing narrow lower leg.
Look 4: "SKINNY" JEANS
- Top- ALEXA MOTO FAUX SUEDE VEST Price: $108.00: http://level99jeans.com/shop/by-style/jackets/alexa-moto-vest-musk.html, Wash: Musk
- Jean: TANYA HIGH RISE ULTRA SKINNY Price: $118.00 WASH | FOLSOM http://level99jeans.com/shop/media/catalog/product/cache/1/small/120x/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/y/f/yf2897_folsom_front.jpg
People afraid of higher-waisted jean- but actually very flattering sucks in and conceals tummy, prevents muffin top! This vest shows off Haley's slim toned arms, but gives just enough coverage over tummy, and cut at hip length which creates illusion of a small waist. Layering but suitable for warmer months- subtle curved tailoring creates illusion of a narrower waist.
These are two of the trendiest looks we're seeing on so many celebrities…but how do you wear it to make you look thinner? Here are tricks.
The New look vertical stripes elongate body, longer leg worn with summer wedge makes legs look inches longer.
Wide leg pant skims thighs, while v-neck narrow top shows off tiny upper body.
- The skirt: https://www.temptbrands.com/int_en/ford-cadillac-skirt-ford-82684
- Shirt: https://www.temptbrands.com/int_en/the-dallas-liberty-shirt-dallas-
- Nude shoe: https://www.temptbrands.com/int_en/fifi-100-kid-in-blush-no-1-blush-no-1
The denim/denim - elongates the body which draws eye up and down...if done right!
DON'T: Wear a denim outfit that's all the same weight or wash- use a darker denim on the parts you want to slim down a little. Denim skirts can be tricky- this one is slimming because the open seam at the front breaks up the lines, not as boxy or wide. Go for a slightly lower weight cut that's not too tight. This Denim shirt is slightly oversized, forgiving on all bulges- yet ties at slimmest point to create shape- no in a tent.
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Nadia Mabrouk
Cairo, May 2016, (Aswat Masrya):
The residents started fleeing towards the nearest exit to save their lives as soon as they heard the sound of explosions in warehouses storing gas bottles in residential areas. It was not a fire drill. It was a real evacuation,it has happened many times before in Egyptian villages and towns.
In the absence of laws that would dictate otherwise, gas bottles in Egypt are being stored in warehouses located in residential areas. Safety regulations are lax or poorly enforced both on these warehouses and on vehicles that carry gas bottles. No one is quite sure which authority should be in charge of this issue: The Ministry of Petroleum, the Ministry of Supplies, or the Ministry of the Interior.
Faten Ali, a housewife in her thirties, is still traumatized by what happened to her 15 years ago. "We had a horrific night, it was a nightmare. We saw the gas bottle flying in the air and then exploding". The incident took place when a warehouse storing gas cylinders in the Shubra Al Khaima district exploded, in the northern region of Greater Cairo in late 2000.
The incident is neither new nor unique. Around 7,000 warehouses holding gas cylinders operate in residential areas across the country, posing a grave risk to lives. Local authorities in neighbourhoods are helpless to enforce the already lax safety regulations, as this investigation has revealed.
Faten cannot forget the panic she and the residents of Al-Sad Al-Ali and surrounding streets lived that night. The blaze started when gas cylinders mounted on a motorcycle outside a private storage facility caught fire. The fire then spread to oil containers outside a shop in a marketplace near the facility.
A similar incident happened again with Um Mohammad, wife of Sami Gouda, owner of a gas cylinder storage facility in the village of Mit Yazid in Al-Sharqia Province, when a vehicle loaded with gas bottled exploded outside the facility in late October 2015.
She said: "We woke up with the vehicle ablaze. By the time the firefighters came, 20 gas bottles had exploded. Thank god we woke up before the explosion, or we would have been killed."
The residents of nearby buildings fled their homes and the area until the fire trucks arrived. But the successive explosions of the gas bottles damaged walls. The residents did not apply to get compensation. According to residents, there is no culture of seeking compensation among the population.
Forty-year old decree
The decree regulating the establishment of gas bottle storage facilities and shops was issued on 28 February 1973. Occupying six pages, it is numbered 70/1973. It was signed by then Housing Minister Abdelaziz Kamal.
The decree specified the required height of the ceiling at four meters. It requires building an outside fence two meters from the building. It prohibits parking gas transport vehicles and storing cylinders outside the premises. However, the decree does not prohibit locating the facilities in residential areas. It only requires leaving a distance of 15-20 meters between the facility and enclosed gathering areas such as cinemas and hospitals. It also requires not placing the facilities near flame sources such as industrial workshops and restaurants, without specifying any safe distance.
Even then, our field visit of five facilities in Cairo, Giza, and Qalyubia revealed most of the specifications are not adhered to, as per the following table.
|Al-Wihda Street, Shubra Al Khaima, Qalyubia Province – An area covered by the natural gas grid
|No additional fence Cylinders stored in cars parked outside Restaurants and plumbing workshop within 15 m radius Marketplace 10 meters away
|Orabi Street
|Ahmed Orabi Street, Shubra Al Khaima, Qalyubia Province – Covered by natural gas grid
|No additional fence Cylinders stored in cars parked outside Facility located between two residential buildings
|Ahmed Hilmi
|Ahmed Hilmi Street – Cairo province – covered by natural gas grid
|No additional fence Residential area
|A;Salam Street, off Sudan Street, Kit Kat district, Giza Province. Covered by natural gas grid
|No additional fence Cylinders stored outside Plumbing workshops within 10 meter radius
|Bijam area – Shubra Al Khaima – Qalybia province – covered by natural gas grid
|No additional fence Cylinders stored outside
According to workers at the facilities, keeping cylinders in vehicles outside reduces the effort in loading them to distributors.
In all five facilities, the workers in charge of loading and unloading were seen throwing the cylinders from the top of the truck to the ground by this reporter. No forklifts were used to move the cylinders in any of the facilities, which could explain how the bottles may come to explode, according to Gen. Hani Rifaat, explosives expert at the Interior Ministry.
Rifaat stressed the seriousness of having the gas depots located in residential areas. The explosion of a single cylinder, he said, can inflict total destruction in a 10-meter radius.
Safety procedures
|Procedures for establishing a gas storage facility according to e-government portal
|Applicants go to the respective province office at the Petroleum Gas Company in Cairo The company collects applications from 7/1 until 30/6 of the following year The company sends applications to the Ministry of Local Development in Cairo, which sends them to the respective province's office The province sends the applications to the Department of Supplies, which forms a committee to study the applications before returning them to the province where areas were selected for the establishment of facilities there.Applicants who satisfy the requirements and whose applications are approved by the committee are notified The Petroleum Gas Company inspects the facility site The company in Cairo gives its approval to the Department of Supplies if the facility passesThe applicants submit all documents to obtain a registration and begin operations
Procedures for obtaining a license for a gas bottle warehouse published on the site of e-government include the need to secure inspection of the site by the Petroleum Gas Company (PETROGAS). Provinces or local authorities have the power to approve or reject. PETROGAS reports to the General Petroleum Company, the entity responsible for distributing gas bottles to all gas facilities in the country and pumping gas to gas bottling plants.
Over the past three months, Engineer Adel al-Shuwaikh, chairman of PETROGAS, declined to respond to requests for comment. The operational manager of the General Petroleum Company, Engineer Amr Mustafa, also declined to respond to questions posed by this reporter.
But in previous remarks to Al-Watan newspaper of Egypt in August 2014, Shuwaikh said PETROGAS had notified private sector facilities of safety regulations, but claimed they had failed to adhere to them, blaming local authorities in provinces, especially branches of the Supplies Department, for the problem.
Shuwaikh said government facilities adhered to safety standards, including transporting cylinders by vertically loading them in boxes, reducing risks while handling them, as he said. The PETROGAS chairman claimed newly established facilities in new cities were being built away from residential areas, based on a ministerial decree issued in 2002. However, he continued, old facilities cannot be moved at present because the cost would be incurred by consumers according to the distance increase, especially since it is prohibited to transport cylinders using public transport.
Shuwaikh's remarks, however, are not consistent with the results of our field tour which include the three areas of Greater Cairo, Shubra Al Khaima in Qalyubia, Kit Kat in Giza, and Shubra in Cairo. Our tour found out that the facilities in question were located in areas where natural gas pipes are connected, making the claims about transferring additional costs to consumers because of transport illogical.
According to the latest data available on the website of the Egypt Gas Company, natural gas by the end of 2013 was reaching 3.2 million homes in Greater Cairo, Port Said, Suez, Ismailia, and the Delta provinces as well as Alexandria. The areas were not specified in detail. The website stated that the service is optional.
Government in breach of the law
In 2002, the Egyptian cabinet issued a decree requiring the relocation of all gas storage facilities outside residential areas. However, the decree left it to each province to determine the mechanism of implementation, and did not specify conditions or specific safe distances. According to Decree 313/1980, governors have jurisdictions similar to the Minister of Supplies and Minister of Internal Trade, thus the authority to determine the implementing regulations of any decree involving the supplies sector including gas warehouses.
Hussam Arafat, head of the Division of Petroleum Products at the General Union of Chambers of Commerce, said that the cabinet decree applies only to private sector facilities. Thus, the government-owned Butagasco, which sells to the consumers directly, operates facilities inside residential areas including in Port Said Street in Cairo province, Ain al-Sira, Hilwan, May 15, and Al-Nahda City, as confirmed on the company's website before it was modified. According to the recorded phone conversation with the call center of Butagasco, it was confirmed that a facility is located in Ain Sira and another one in Port Said Street in the al-Waili district of Cairo province.
Butagasco is one of the companies that deliver gas cylinders from warehouses to the public, selling directly to reduce the load on PETROGAS. It covers specific areas. Similar companies like Cairo Gas do the same.
Arafat from the Chambers of Commerce, which represent the private sector, said that the number of private warehouses in Egypt stands at about 3600 compared to 3350 similar government facility. He said the cabinet decree, meanwhile, does not specify what a residential area is.
|There is no specific legal definition for the term residential area. Two different terms are used for the same meaning in the Unified Building Code: The Urban Bloc, which means a developed area in cities or villages supporting various activities, including open spaces, farmland, and water surfaces; and residential locale, which include residents, public facilities and services such as schools and others.
In Al-Sharqia province, all gas facilities were moved outside residential areas and villages in 2013-2014, as confirmed by a field visit following the incident of Mit Yazid in the province. In Qaliubiya province, none of the facilities was moved. For its part, the Giza province issued warnings to most facilities, but they were ignored according to the investigations of the author that covered all three provinces.
The author could not gather data on the number of violations and warnings issued by the directorates in various provinces as each province issued such decisions separately. However, to get an example that illustrates the extent of the violations, we contacted the representative of the Ministry of Supplies in Giza province Hafzi Elias.
Elias said that 863 citations were issued in 2015 against gas facilities over issues related to safety standards, prices, and selling in the black market. Seven facilities were closed over safety violations, based on recommendations from Civil Defence.
Scattered responsibility
According to the e-government website, it is the responsibility of PETROGAS represented by the Directorate of Petroleum Gas in every province to inspect the site of the storage facility and ensure compliance with safety standards. However, presidential decree under law No. 62/2014 amending Law 148/1959 concerning Civil Defence requires the approval of Civil Defence for licenses and permits.
The Civil Defence and PETROGAS follows up safety levels at facilities during their operation, while the Ministry of Supplies represented by the Supplies Department in every province handles gas quotas for facilities and violations related to prices and smuggling to the black market seeing as gas is a subsidised commodity. The authority of licensing or revoking/transferring licenses rests with local authorities.
Upon confronting the representative of the Ministry of Supplies in Qaliubiya province, Gamal al-Sayed, regarding the three facilities' non-compliance with the safety standards in the province, contrary to the decree of the Housing Minister 79/1973, he was surprised to learn about the existence of such a decree.
We then sought out Gen. Magdi al-Shalgami, director of Civil Defence in Giza province, for a comment. Shalgami asked for us to obtain permission from the Public Relations Department of the Interior Ministry.
Despite the ministry's failure to grant us our request a month after receiving it, a source in Civil Defence who asked not to be named, said the main problem lies with the local authorities that agreed to grant licenses to facilities that did not comply with safety requirements or were located in residential areas. Before the presidential decree 62/2014 amending law 148/1959 on Civil Defence, the latter had no authority to grant licenses to new facilities. The inspections were carried out under the supervision of PETROGAS. However, the decree granted the Interior Ministry represented by Civil Defence the right to approve the construction of new facilities, though this does not apply retrospectively to existing ones.
Dr. Ali Abdelrahman, former governor of Giza, said that his province observed the recommendations of Civil Defence following the explosion of the Ard al-Liwaa facility in 2012 and Al-Barageel in 2014, shutting down four facilities at the time. He added that the province divided the facilities into two categories: ones that are located in areas covered by the natural gas grid, where owners are told their licenses would revoke within six months if their facilities are not moved; and facilities in residential areas not covered by the grid. These are given six months to move or also have their licenses revoked. As for facilities that violate safety standards, they can be fined in addition to the aforementioned procedures.
However, the closure of only seven facilities if anything exposes the slow procedures of the government against violators. At the time of writing, gas bottle facilities are still operating in residential areas despite being ticking time bombs that could at any time cause a new tragedy like that of Faten.
This investigation was completed with support from Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism (ARIJ) – www.arij.net

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Uncork deliciousness
It was a battle between the phenomenal wine and cheese pairings, the incredible atmosphere and the delectable taste of Uncorked's gourmet burger. Enticed by the tantalising aromas as soon as one enters, an inviting world of decadence awaits.
This being Uncorked's second time participating in the Gleaner-Sponsored Restaurant Week, owner Anna Kay von Dueszein told Food that every restaurant needs to participate in Restaurant Week.
"Last year was extremely successful for us. Uncorked has become popular for four main reasons: we have the best wine and cheese; we are in a great location; we have a nice vibe for those who want to dine indoor or outdoors; and also, we offer great entertainment," von Dueszein explained.
Also gaining popularity is the gourmet burger, one of its most succulent offerings for this year's Restaurant Week.
Prepared with 100 per cent Angus beef, patrons have the option to choose from bleu, mozzarella or cheddar cheese.
Uncorked will also be offering a vegetarian delight called Napoleon tower. This is a tantalising combination of grilled zucchini, squash, sweet peppers and tomato drizzled with a balsamic reduction.
"We've only just started to serve burgers full-time. We had previously only offered it on Fridays and Saturdays. We decided to incorporate it in this year's Restaurant Week menu to signify the change that we are now offering burgers full-time," she added.
For dessert, patrons can look forward to chocolate mousse and tiramisu to top it off.
"From the delicious gourmet burger to the appetising Napoleon tower, our patrons are sure to love every morsel," von Dueszein added.
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Unlike some of her friends, 16-year-old Roxane MacDonald looked forward to her part-time job. Her supervisors at LB Griller's praised her hard work and punctuality and spoke of promoting the Glen Burnie High student.
But after working late one night and checking the next week's schedule, Roxanne came in the next morning to find an empty parking lot, a locked door and no explanation.
The former Rax Restaurant on Aquahart Road closed abruptly Jan. 17, leaving as many as 18 people out of jobs and out of their last two weeks' paychecks. Even though Griller's owner, Lawrence A. Barto, has promised to compensate his crew over the next five months, workers feel betrayed. They wonder why they weren't notified and whether they'll ever see their pay.


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An oasis of calm in bustling Seminyak, this stylish and luxurious offering is Balinese luxury 3 Bedrooms Villa in Seminyak a spacious experience of Balinese luxury and the owners have created an extremely comfortable environment in which to relax and feel truly at home'. This contemporary villa is built in a 'U' shape around a tall traditional Balinese Joglo' and faces a sparkling 4m x 20m swimming pool.
Three beautifully appointed air-conditioned bedrooms, each with a king-size bed and en-suite facilities, a large lounge area with a mezzanine TV / video space and comfy seating everywhere, provides ample spaces in which to repose.
The villa has a fully equipped dining space, kitchen and bar and the living areas are surrounded by a mature garden and it sits in 1,000m of land. The villa has been built according to traditional Javanese architecture and design principles with expert carpenters and woodworkers having hand made the teakwood arches and typical carved roofs. It is a superb location for a family holiday, retreat with friends or as a base from which to explore Southern Bali.
The construction of the villa is 'open' and the high ceilings and the pointed roof in the center guarantee natural ventilation. The villa is decorated and furbished with both Javanese and modern design items. It's cool, cozy and ready for your booking.
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Anthony Loyd
Anthony Loyd
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Anthony Loyd is an English war correspondent, currently working for The Times, the author of an astonishing book about his experiences in the Bosnia and Chechnya wars. You can read a good review of that book in the Books section of NY Times: an article from 2004, with a title (Hooked in Bloodshed) that fits well with the war atmosphere that Loyd caught in a unique way. Well, I gave you the title of the review, but the book's: it's named My War Gone By, I Miss It So. I will talk more about it, for now just a few words: it's about war depravity and about war adrenaline. Nobody is perfectly innocent in a war, nor the perpetrators, the victims neither. Once you are there, you become part of it, and you get addicted. This is in two sentences, the book deserves much more. I hope soon i will have the opportunity to read his second book, Another Bloody Love Letter.
(A Life in Books)
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The rare Franklin's bumblebee has not been seen in Southern Oregon for four years and may already be extinct, but a conservation group holding out hope for its survival has petitioned to have it listed as an endangered species.
The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation Wednesday petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to list the bee, said Scott Hoffman Black, the group's executive director in Portland.
"We're really concerned it may be extinct, but it might not be," Black said. "We need to do some surveys and make sure its sites are protected from pesticides, off-road vehicles and excessive grazing."
Entomologist Robbin Thorp of University of California at Davis has surveyed for the elusive creature since 1994, but hasn't spotted one since 2006, when he saw only a single bee.
Thorp plans a survey of high-elevation habitats for the bee, which once "wasn't uncommon" from Roseburg to Mount Shasta, between the Cascades and Coast Range, said Black, but has "trudged down steadily" since the mid-90s.
"We still have hopes it's hiding under the radar," said Thorp. "If it's still out there, it needs protection."
The main threat to the bee is the parasitic Nosema ceranae fungus, which appears to have spread from commercial bumblebee operations a dozen years ago, said Thorp. Human activity — urbanization and use of pesticides — has compounded the problem, he said.
"We have a little bit of hope," Thorp added, because the more common Western bumblebee, also affected by the fungus, appears to have built up some resistance and has begun to reappear in its historic range.
The endangered bumblebee is a ground-dwelling "generalist," pollinating a wide variety of plants, Thorp said, adding he doesn't yet know if its decline would affect any plants that depend on pollination.
The decline in the bee's numbers and the petition for its listing as endangered "are really a wake-up call, because it's one of many pollinators in decline and it may be too late to save other pollinators also," said Black.
"The loss of one isn't going to have huge ramifications for plants," he said. There are a dozen or so varieties of bumblebees living in Southern Oregon. But if you lose two or three, when do you start seeing a change in these plant communities?"
The Xerces Society is named for a butterfly that was wiped out when the Presidio in San Francisco expanded in World War II. It tries to protect habitat by working with farmers, land owners and agencies to restore lands adjacent to farms, to modify public land management policies and to provide education on pesticide use, said Black. It resorts to legal action only in rare cases, he said.
"The loss of any species is tragic, especially pollinators," said local naturalist Pepper Trail. "Wild plants are completely dependent on pollinators and loss of one can have a cascading effect on plants. That's why we need to check on them. There's reason to fear they are extinct."
The troublesome fungus started in the 1990s when the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service allowed bumblebee queens to be exported to Europe to help raise colonies for pollination of greenhouse crops, said Thorp in his website, http://entomology.ucdavis.edu/news/robbinthorp.html. The drop in numbers of American bumblebees started on their return, he notes.
John Darling is a freelance writer living in Ashland. E-mail him at firstname.lastname@example.com.
State group wants to protect rare bee
The rare Franklin's bumblebee has not been seen in Southern Oregon for four years and may already be extinct, but a conservation group holding out hope for its survival has petitioned to have it listed as an endangered species.


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Organic Materials
Organic materials conservators are responsible for the preservation and restoration of artifacts made of organic materials such as wood, bamboo, leather, lacquer and plastics. Their roles are to maintain the well-being of organic artifacts and to preserve the historical evidence with the passage of time. Apart from devising and implementing conservation programmes for collections, organic materials conservators have to oversee the environmental monitoring programmes as part of the preventive measures taken to minimize the rate of deterioration of the organic materials in stores and on open display at museums.
To complement the integrated pest management programmes, conservators will use the nitrogen chamber for pest eradication, should there be signs of active infestation on the artifacts. Termites, woodborers and silverfish, are some of the common pests in Hong Kong. Our nitrogen chamber has a volume of 7.07 cubic metre (2.82 m long, 1.37 m wide, 1.83 m tall) and is equipped with alarm signals to ensure that fumigation is being carried out under a safe operating condition.


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Stuff to do around town.
TODAY THROUGH Jan. 3: Wintry wonderland: The Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park in White Springs hosts its annual Festival of Lights with more than 5 million lights adorning the historic museum, tower and grounds in addition to other holiday activities and attractions. Park hours are extended to 9 p.m. daily. Admission is $3.
TODAY THROUGH JAN. 20: Tubular tour stop: The Florida Museum of Natural History hosts two new exhibits through the first of the year: "Surf Science — Waves and Wildlife," which examines ecosystems on beaches and in the surf, and "Surfing Florida — A Photographic History," which celebrates the history of surfing in Florida and around the world with interactive exhibits. Admission to both exhibits is $4 for adults, $3.50 for Florida residents and college students, $3 for children and free for UF students and museum members. Museum hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays (closed today for Thanksgiving) and 1-5 p.m. Sundays. The exhibits continue through Jan. 20, 2014.
DEC. 27: Kwanzaa in the library: The Alachua County Headquarters Library in downtown Gainesville hosts a special Kwanzaa celebration on Friday from 2 to 5 p.m. on the fourth floor atrium featuring speakers Sherry Dupree, Gladys Perkins, Philoron Wright and Naana Banyiwa Horne along with food, music and dance performances. Admission is free.
DEC. 27: December's bounty: The Alachua County Farmer's Market will be holding its weekly offering, weather permitting on Saturday. Featuring only local produce and goods from growers only, the event is scheduled to run from 8:30 a.m. to noon with vendors offering greens, potted plants, dairy products, eggs, raw honey, mushrooms and more as well as complimentary hot drinks and live music at the market, 5920 NW 13th St.
DEC. 27-31: Super showdown: From Friday through Tuesday, the Alachua County Headquarters Library hosts a DC vs Marvel Marathon Part 2. The library will screen a superhero movie a day from the two comic book universes at 1 p.m. Attendees are invited to vote for the favorite superhero for a chance to win a prize. Admission is free.
DEC. 28: Trip down memory lane: On Saturday at 10 a.m., the Dudley Farm Historic Park Tour will offer visitors a look at an authentic working farm dating back to the late 1800s by a park staff member or docent in period clothing. Admission is $5 per car at of Dudley Farm Historic State Park, 18730 W. Newberry Road.
DEC. 28: Chilled chivalry: Swamphead Brewery hosts the annual 2013 Knights of the Barleywine event and brew session. The get together invites attendees to experiment with recipes for Barleywine and taste examples of the unique beer style from the Gainesville brewer. The event is ticketed only; attendees can register at Swam.mp/18V08GF. The event will begin at 10 a.m. Admission is $35-$70 depending on the intended amount of beer to be brewed. Lunch will be provided.
DEC. 28-29: Farmers, flea and fine art market: The Waldo Farmer's & Flea Market hosts its Art Fest with two days of handmade arts and crafts including paintings, sculpture jewelry and other works from local artists and crafters. Hours are from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 17805 U.S. 301, Waldo. Admission is free.
DEC. 31: By the numbers downtown: The city of Gainesville's New Year's Eve celebration concert, Downtown Countdown, will feature the Beatles tribute band The Impostors along with classic rockers Crooked Counsel on Tuesday at the Bo Diddley Community Plaza. The free performance will run from 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. and include noisemakers passed out to the audience earlier in the evening.
DEC. 31: Twirl into 2014: The Dances of Universal Peace, a Sufi dancing group, will host a non-denominational group dancing event featuring music, candles and dancing on Tuesday. Titled the New Year's Eve Global Peace Dance, the event will run from 7:30 to 10 p.m. at the United Church of Gainesville, 1624 NW Fifth Ave. Admission is a suggested $10 donation.
JAN. 5:Fleet-fingered folk: Celebrated folk singer/songwriter and virtuoso finger-style guitarist Jack Williams returns to the area for a performance at Unity of Gainesville on Jan. 5. A renowned performer who's appeared at the Newport Folk Festival with the likes of Bob Dylan and others, Williams combines jazz and blues with traditional folk influences. Admission for the 7 p.m. performance is $15 to $20. Unity of Gainesville is at 8801 NW 39th Ave.


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Judging is based on good stories, creativity, and attention to detail. The size requirements is no bigger than 11 X 14 inches and it cannot be a set built from instructions. Those are the only guidelines I give. e try to keep entries as close to the front desk as possible and pictures are taken just in case anything gets knocked over.
Entries ranged from a working gumball machine to a futuristic civil war to a drive-in movie theater. It was great to see so many girls participate this year. I hate to admit it, but I think the pink Lego friends franchise combined with the popularity of a strong female character in The Lego Movie has made a huge difference.
My favorite part of the contest is the literacy component. It's one thing to look at Lego people in a house and think "Oh that's nice" but they take on a whole new perspective once you read their stories. It's important to have a venue like the library where kids aren't graded for their stories. I found the ones in conversational tone quite charming. We had entrants as young as 4 years old with their parents writing down what they said.
A special album is posted on our Facebook page to include the pictures and stories of all the entries for people to "like". Whichever creation gets the most likes by Thursday will win a special popular prize. Feel free to like your favorite! I warn you, it's a tough choice.


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PLO kids magazine director: We say "Kafr Yasif (village in northern Israel)… Nazareth, Acre, Haifa, and Jaffa, all of them are occupied cities," even if we lose our funding
Official Palestinian Authority TV - Dec. 27, 2015
Official PA TV program
Palestine this Morning
, interview with
non-profit organization Director Sharif Samhan about its activities to encourage reading
Director Sharif Samhan:
"When we write about a Palestinian author, and we say that he comes from an occupied city, the occupation and other people, and those who give funding say to you that Kafr Yasif (i.e., village in the north of Israel, northeast of Acre) is an Israeli city and not an occupied city, and according to the Oslo Accords it is an Israeli city. I, as a simple citizen who is not active in politics, and does not frequent the halls of politics or Oslo -
Official PA TV host:
"But you want to publicize correct news."
Director Sharif Samhan:
"My answer is that from my perspective as a simple citizen, I see Kafr Yasif as an occupied city, until Allah says differently. When there will be an all-inclusive agreement, and we will receive our rights, if the head of the [Palestinian] Authority says that Kafr Yasif is an Israeli city, we will follow him and say it is an Israeli city. But at the moment, as a simple citizen I see Kafr Yasif, like Nazareth, Acre, Haifa, and Jaffa, all of them are occupied cities. The meaning of this small matter is that the one giving funding cannot in any way give you money. Every provider of funding has an agenda, which you need to obey, and if you do not obey he will stop your funding. We decided that we do not want funding, we want to transmit our message… (picture shown of posters for the Zayzafuna projects – encouragement of reading in schools of the Jericho Director of Education) I thank Mr. Murad Al-Sudani (i.e., head of the Palestinian Authors' Union) for assisting us with the publication of issues of the Zayzafuna magazine, and hope that in 2016 he will give us additional support."
Samhan continues, saying that for the last 8 years they have received no support from the PA Ministry of Culture, except for once, in the amount of 10,000 shekels.
is a PLO magazine for children partially funded by the PA. The magazine, which includes material written by both the magazine's staff and child readers, represents the values of the educators and serves as a window into the minds of the Palestinian children submitting material to the magazine. Zayzafuna's website states that the magazine's advisory board is comprised of PA officials and educators, including Jihad Zakarneh, PA Deputy Minister of Education, and Abd Al-Hakim Abu Jamous, Head of the Media Department at the PA Ministry of Education. In May 2011, the Deputy Chairman of the Zayzafuna organization Abd Al-Karim Ziyada explained on PA TV that the PA gives "a monthly payment of 10,000 shekels ($2,700) to cover the magazine's [costs]." [Official PA TV, May 9 and 13, 2011]
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Often people tell me, "Paul, I love your confidence. I wish I had some of my own."
Life can be an uphill battle without the radiating strength known as confidence. I've been on both ends of the mountain, believe me the view is better with, than without.
I've learned on my own because I had no choice, but along the way I found celebrities who helped me maintain and keep inspiring the confident man I am.
No matter what people may feel, good or bad I will forever appreciate what Kim Kardashian West has done/does for me.
Why Kim?
I grew watching this awesome family. During those times I was battling with my own self-esteem issues. I witnessed firsthand everything they've been through and how strong they've stayed through it all. I love each member with all my heart and glad I can say I learned a lot from them..
People tend to forget they're people like us, but their career involves the public, which at times can be a harsh reality.
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One of my favorite things Kim ever did was write that beautiful letter for national women's day really telling all the people who bash her where to go. If you have yet to read, I recommend it. The message is empowering and it shows just how much you can learn about your own self-worth. Something she taught me many years ago.
Hey, guys. I wanted to write a post elaborating on my tweets last night. In all seriousness, I never understand why people get so bothered by what other people choose to do with their lives.
If you look at someone without judgmental eyes you can learn a lot. Kim taught me to always love myself, be proud of what I am and of who I have become.
I was sick and tired having to defend myself in everything I do because people are leeches. When I put my foot down I felt my own empowerment and I even wrote my own blog post due to the nonsense I was experiencing, which you can check out by clicking here.
If you are lacking in confidence take a look at all the people showing off their own and learn something. It will change your life. Be proud. Open your mind, heart & soul to let the inspiration inside your world.
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Lock Hong stared blankly ahead with deep regret and emptiness of soul.
Twelve months ago, during the Hungry Ghost month, he fought with his best friend of 40 years, Qiao Si.
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Jamie Carragher was not best pleased at the final whistle after watching Liverpool squander the lead and end up drawing 3-3 with Watford in their Premier League opener on Saturday afternoon.
Liverpool will now dust themselves down as they look to get back on track when the take on Hoffenheim in their Champions League play-off first leg on Tuesday night.
Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville are two of the most loved pundits on Sky Sports, with their quick wit and friendly banter always an entertaining sight to see.
'Why Firmino is the central man I will never know, he should be blocking him (Okaka) but no one does in the most risky position in the six-yard box.
Following Arsenal's 4-3 victory over Leicester City, however, Liverpool legend Carragher was the centre of attention after comments he made to Arsenal's 67-year-old manager. You just have to knock him out the way.More news: Nord Corea: Stati Uniti pagheranno per sanzioni e provocazioni
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"So you've then had a pre-season and nothing's changing". What have they been working on?'
"There's talk about Van Dijk coming in, yeah okay he's a good player, but it's from the side of the pitch, it's the way Liverpool set up".
"Whether it's zonal marking, the players he puts in certain positions, the positions of the full-backs in general play are far too high and wide for me, which gets centre-backs exposed".
He added at full-time: 'Liverpool lose the ball and their centre backs are exposed, even if you have Franco Baresi there you are going to get exposed. But Redknapp said a defender of Van Dijk's calibre, would instantly improve the team's performance at set-pieces, as he is a "leader".
"You think where they were weak last season: set pieces, getting done on the counter-attack, that's what happened with the first goal - for the corner - it comes from a counter attack". They have been for a long time'. Carragher was in the process of saying, before Redknapp interrupted him. He said: 'There is a reason why they concede so many goals, because they are disorganised there and have no leaders at the back.


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A not so interesting tryst with myslef *yawn*Posted in *yawn*, \, boring, head, idea, maternal aunt, mum, nuclearically, nuclerar, sleep on 10:30 AM by Taz
Umm.. well I was sorta busy…
#2 What?? Busy?? And?? U? Joke? Right??
#1 okay, not that busy though, just busy
#2 Then what is ur "just buzy".. Enlighten us..will u??
#1 umm.. well.. I was working on some nuclear wristwatch and after wearing it.. u can nuclearically take ur P.C with u wherever u want. :D
#2 Ahh.. so u mean.. assemble a laptop?? Or copying it??.. grrr.. u useless girl ..
#1 Oh.. is there whatever thing like a laptop?? :| . *sigh* I think they did mount some sorta chip in my head, that whenever some nuclear idea comes into my head they seize it from my head.. and formulate it and plant it in the market, sooner than me .. grrrr
#2 go away
#1 *yawn* u go away
#2 *goes back to its fluffy bed* *sleeps* zzzzzzzz
Anyway so I was busy … cuz deez back in town.. and she consumed 3-4 days of my life.. :| yo she's monstrous.. tell ya the niceties later.. :D
So cut the long story short.. I had to go to the that village.. and cutting the longer story even shorter.
Day #1 Boring. I went to my aunt's place : the eldest aunts place [well I have 6 aunts if my mum's included, but as my mum aint my aunt cuz shez my mum! ! , so anyway that means that I have 5 aunts.]
Anyway so this one was my 2nd eldest aunt. She has a grandson two years younger then me :| . now u can guess how elder she is :|
Now cutting the story even shorter then the shorter version of the story :|
To be continued..
My back is aching.. I need to rest
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Hi....theres a way to accelerated the Renders in autocad 2010...
I have W7 Pro 64 bit with 500GB of HD and 8GB of Memory.....
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Can you post a screenshot of what you are rendering and what is your render time? I think you're computer has a very good specs (compared to mine).
Don't work too hard. Nobody notices anyway.
you can overclock your cpu and memory, better using ffreeze/ watwer cooling, Do you made changes at render setting-> lightning, shadow...? may be there are some incredibles numbers
The thing that slows down my renders a lot are the fact that I use a lot of different lights with attenuation calculations. If I switch them to no "attenuation" it's a strong speed boost.
Another factor for me is the Shadow types in the light options for each light.. if I use "Shadow volumes/ray-traced shadows" it runs faster for me, and I prefer the shadow appearance that way anyways, due to how I use my lights.
I tend to get an even stronger boost that way.
The other thing is the shape complexity.. As you gain experience, you'll learn to model only the stuff that's going to be visible in the finished render (almost like rendering facades).
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Low poly count.
One of the biggest keys to fast rendering is low poly count. If you place a cube in your scene and hit render, it will finish in about 1 second. But if you place a tree next to that cube and hit render, it may take 1 minute. And if you place 10 trees next to that cube it may take 10 minutes to render because trees are very complex and poly heavy models. So, if you are rendering the front of a building, there is no reason to model details on the back side because they will never be seen. Only model what you need.
If you want fast render times, you need a decent computer and you need to optimize your models so that you have the fewest poly faces that you can get away with. If your models are overly complex and highly detailed, you can expect longer render times. Use materials, whenever possible, to simulate detail. From a distance you cannot tell the difference between a mapped material and modeled geometry.
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Back to School and Packing Lunches or maybe it's their turn…..
Back to School and Packing Lunches or maybe it's their turn…..
Last year I resigned from making school lunches…well almost….I was the Wednesday lunch maker! I announced a week before school after giving it much thought that I was retiring. I mean really, I was making my lunch at the age of 9 and my kids were 9 and 10 last year, so why not follow in my footsteps!
Why did I stop?
Well, after spending time making them a wonderfully nutritious & delicious lunch with lots of love and then having it come home not eaten or half eaten, well frankly, it bothered me. I read the book, Loving What Is by Byron Katie, and she actually used an example of making school lunches and that it was MY problem if there were not eating their lunches. She said, how do you know what they want to eat for lunch and how hungry they are….and she was right. So I freed myself from "what I think should be" and handed lunch making over to my kids. Wow, was it a great year!!! On another note…they really looked forward to my Wednesday lunch and if they did not eat all of it, I didn't take it personally.
Last year I taught my kids how to fish instead of cooking them fish…well not literally but you get what I am saying. We spent time talking about what they like to eat, how food makes them feel and what foods are important for their brains and bodies. I wanted to empower them to be able to make healthy choices that they would eat.
Here is an exercise from my little e-book Healthy Meals and Snacks for Kids
Open your fridge and list the healthy items that pop out at you? Are these your grab and go snacks? Are they healthy?
How about your pantry or cupboards? What items would your children reach for?
What is visible is what will be eaten, so take some time and slowly make visible the healthy foods you want your kids to eat (and you too!). What would those items be?
What did you discover about what you and your kids see? Will this food nourish them and you? Will it give them (and you) energy or take their/your energy?
Ready to provide your kids with the best fuel to power their performance in school and in sports?
I know it might be easier just to pick up the prepackaged lunch foods for your kid's lunch but easier doesn't equal healthier or the right choice to feed your growing children who really need optimal nutrition to feed their cells.
There is no denying that you are busy and want convenience when it comes to meals and snacks. But I think it is imperative that we learn what our kids need to thrive in today's world.
Here's a little cheat sheet that I use for my family:
When referring to food I am referring to feeding your cells…
ü Choose organic, local and non – GMO when possible and your budget permits. Focus on vegetables and fruits.
ü Keep food in the most natural state and raw when possible
ü Eat in season
ü Make food from scratch
Ridding your house of nutrient deficient foods may cause some tension in the beginning but the more times the kids are exposed to healthier options the more they will start to have them without thinking of the alternatives.
The more food options available to kids (and you), the more food they will eat – so limit choices and keep it simple. Rotate through your healthy options to keep "food boredom" at bay. If sugary foods and drinks are presented as a choice, they will be typically chosen first –don't go cold turkey as this could be too difficult depending on their/your previous diet, rather gradually implement these changes allowing for new habits and taste buds to form.
In addition to eating the wrong kinds of food, kids are eating way too much food. Because kids are eating food that is highly processed, it is giving them NOTHING in terms of nutrition, their bodies are crying out to be fed and that is why they are still hungry. They are overfed and under nourished.
Choosing "nutrient dense" foods will feed their bodies/cells and they will begin to eat less but better foods and their bodies will be able to process the recognizable micro and macro nutrients needed to help them grow. This will keep them healthy and mentally alert!
Gary Roberts stated in the March 2012 issue of "Hometown Hockey" magazine that NUTRITION is KEY. Kids and parents need to make healthy food choices. "It's nutrition, then body maintenance, then training. If you don't do the first two, the third one is not going to work out that well" he states. Whether your kid is in sports or at school, it is of vital importance to fuel their bodies and their brains with proper nutrition.
On a final note, I hear many times, "they're just kids, they will burn it off!" But the goal is to create good habits that promote a healthy lifestyle. It's not just about the calories but the quality of those calories; it's how the food affects the kids physically and mentally and how food nourishes their cells.
Almost a third of Canadians aged 5 to 17 are overweight or obese, Statistics Canada finds. I know we can help our kids. We are all wonderful parents that want the best health for our kids and it starts with what we choose to feed them. Stay tuned for the Grocery Cart Detox blog on Aug 28th and Sept 1st, 2014. Take the challenge and let's have the healthiest school lunches yet!!!
Some kid friendly eating ideas!!
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Gray was born in Ireland in 1878. As a child, she lived in luxury, being the youngest of five children in a wealthy family. As a young adult, she attended the Slade School of Art to study painting, but she had not yet chosen an artistic style when she happened upon a lacquer workshop in London. Gray was so taken by the art of lacquer painting that she asked the owner to teach her how to do it herself, becoming a full-time lacquer artist.
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|01 January 2004
Wagner Schieber
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Environment: "The Archway"
My first image post, woohoo!
I started this one for the Alienware challenge, but after seeing some WIPs from others, I decided not to enter the challenge. And then I worked a bit more on it to have a finished image.
All in all, it has become an experiment with procedural texturing.
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|01 January 2004
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I like the idea alot, it's interesting, it sort of looks like an organic cave/alien interior thing to me. I think first off, you should tone-down the gi or add colors to the light, even adding a color filter for the light bouncing (like a grey-blue) would help alot in adding some contrast to the scene. at the moment it just looks a little too sterile for the environment. secondly, I think there should be more specularity. a surface like the columns definately seems like it should be specular, even if it's just at glancing angles. you could try and add a falloff/fresnel reflection map or put a sidefade/falloff map in the specular channel of the material, that might be interesting, but I whatever you do with the specularity I'd keep the glossiness up around 80-90. third, I think you should add more to the procedural textures, like maybe a secondary, smaller noise map in the color channels of the map you have, it would do alot to help with realism and detail. lastly, I think, apart from darkening the scene a little and adding color, some glow effects would do wonders for the atmosphere, maybe a soft diffused glow on the whole scene and then glows on the lights.
with a little tweaking I think this scene would be alot more like what you're wanting to go for, and has the potential to be a really cool image.
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In 1955, when I was a sophomore at Iowa State, my history professor took the stool next to me at a near-campus lunch counter. I knew him; I wondered if knew me, one of several hundred students who filled his popular classes. We nodded, my throat suddenly feeling dry. The waitress appeared, catching him a bit off guard.
"Oh…" he reacted as she poured his water. "Well, that looks good. I'll have what he's having," indicating me.
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I also didn't know Danny thought I was "the greatest." Geez… In truth, I hadn't thought about teaching, until then (next semester I changed my major).
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I should tell you, time hooks (timelines) are a study device. I had a Bible timeline built on roughly 500-year milestones along which I keyed in names, events and dates: Abraham (2000 BC), Moses (1500), David (1000), the Fall of Jerusalem (500), Roman rule/Herod's reign (the BC/AD divide).
"…Time hooks, are these yours or something in the curriculum?" he had asked.
"It's your idea," I told him proudly. "I got the 500-year thing from you in class. Remember: 'Don't drop your pencil, we're going 500-years-a-minute today?'"
The esteemed professor went blank. He didn't know me as a student any more than I knew him as Danny's father. He looked at me for a count of a 1001
He laughed. We talked about many things after that until we both had to go to class. Each of us went away from that place a bit converted: he in his perception of students, me in my bias about professors on lofty pedestals. Our personal values were inwardly confirmed and outwardly affirmed — at least mine were by Dr. Hanson.
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ELKTON, Md. - Michael Matz and Peter Brette have been associated for just a year, but they quickly developed a rapport and level of respect that culminated in the exacting preparation of Barbaro for his victory two weeks ago in the Kentucky Derby. So far, they have been perfect.
On Saturday, their quest will continue in the 131st Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course. Barbaro, trained by Matz for owners Roy and Gretchen Jackson, will be seeking to remain unbeaten in seven starts and clear the second hurdle of the Triple Crown.
This will be the first time that Barbaro will be coming back to race in just two weeks. He had six weeks between his first and second starts, seven weeks to his third start, five weeks to his fourth, eight weeks to his fifth, and then five weeks to the Derby. The plan was designed to have Barbaro fresh and fit for the demands of the Triple Crown, which require a horse to race three times in five weeks. It was a schedule that both Matz and Brette, Matz's assistant and exercise rider, agreed upon without reservations.
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Once Matz turns Brette loose on Barbaro, he relies on Brette's instincts to give Barbaro exactly what he needs. Never was that confidence more apparent than on the morning of April 29 at Churchill Downs, when Barbaro had his final workout before the Derby. Just as Barbaro was about to break off for his workout, a piercing alarm sounded, signifying a loose horse on the racetrack. Instead of proceeding, Brette gathered up Barbaro, let the commotion subside, jogged him back again to where the work was supposed to begin, then guided him through a brilliant drill - the most impressive of any Derby runner the week of the race.
"Whether it was the right or wrong thing to do, I thought it was best to pull him up," Brette said. "I jogged him back an eighth of a mile and set him off again."
Brette is studiously quiet, much like Matz. The other morning at Fair Hill, while many of Matz's exercise riders engaged in playful repartee - subjects included relationships and late-night munchies - while jogging their horses under the shed row, Brette was a picture of concentration, speaking only to acknowledge familiar visitors.
"Look at Peter," Matz said, sotto voce. "No nonsense."
The other key members of Barbaro's team include his groom, Eduardo Salazar, and hot walker, Richie Orozco. Salazar, 38, is from Mexico and has been Barbaro's groom for five months. He has been in this country nine years. Orozco, 17, is one of three family members who work for Matz. Both his father, Rafael, and older brother, also named Rafael, are grooms. Orozco is the hot walker for all the horses Brette rides, including Barbaro. He and his family came to this country 12 years ago from Mexico.
For Brette, getting to work with Matz was a fresh start. Brette, from northeast England, is a former jockey and trainer who came to this country two years ago with his wife, Kim, and their then-infant son, Nicholas.
The first job Brette lined up lasted only a few months. Serendipitously, however, Brette's riding had caught the eye of Matz, a former Olympic-class rider, who had horses at Palm Beach Downs, the south Florida training center where Brette was working.
"Peter was working at Palm Beach Downs for The Vinery," Matz said. "We would talk out at the track. Something happened with one of the managers there, and he said he was leaving. I asked if he thought about coming over. I said I think we're getting better horses, and it would be a good opportunity for you. He talked to his wife, we had a couple more talks, and he said he'd like to try it.
"He started after Florida, last April or May, just about a year ago. He seemed like a good guy when I spoke with him all the time and, watching him, I knew he was a good rider. Thank God he took my offer."
Brette was raised in Stockton-on-Tees and got interested in racing through an uncle and cousin who were involved in the sport. His first break came while working for the top British trainer Michael Stoute in the late 1980's. "I had a chance to sit on some really good horses - Musical Bliss, Zilzal," Brette said.
Brette started working winters in Dubai for trainer Bill Mather, for whom Brette was both the stable jockey and assistant trainer. According to the Emirates Racing Association website, Brette was the leading rider in Dubai during the 1991-92 season and was second three other times. When Mather retired, rather unexpectedly, Brette decided to stay on in Dubai and turn to training.
"But it's very difficult if you didn't have one of the sheikhs" as a benefactor, Brette said, referring to the ruling Maktoum family. "They give you everything you want, but it's difficult to compete."
Brette had 17 wins during the 2000-01 season and had 12 wins during the winter of 2001-02, but he had just 3 wins in 2002-03 and 1 from 39 starters in 2003-04.
"I went from competing 10 to 12 years to not competing for two years, and that was a disappointment," Brette said. "Luckily, we got a green card. And Nicholas was born. We decided the time was right to come to America."