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Meredith Ethington from Utah, USA, is a mother-of-three on a mission. She is on a quest to take the unrealistic ideals out of parenting, stop trying to be the perfect mother and write about it every step of the way.
In a world constantly bombarded with Instagram filtered moments of immaculately ordered pastel homes and casually cool kids, Ethington's 'mess and all' approach is a refreshing one - and her latest offering is definitely one we can get behind.
How to keep your house clean - realistically
After seeing a whole lot of pins on Pinterest with daily cleaning schedules intended to help mums keep their houses clean, Ethington decided to come up with her own. Why? Because they were so UNBELIEVABLY unrealistic!
"Some suggest vacuuming your furniture weekly, or dusting baseboards every month," Ethington told Babble. "Those are things that I literally never do. Most weeks, I'm lucky if I can get the laundry finished, keep dishes out of the sink, and have the bathrooms acceptable in case someone not in our family needs to use them."
All the mums who are hearing her right now say "Aye!"
Now, while Ethington's schedule begins traditionally enough, - by dividing chores into daily, weekly and monthly segments - her method proves to be a novel one, to say the least.
Meredith Ethington's Weekly chore list
First: Close all bedroom doors to your kids' bedrooms. That way you don't have to see their unmade beds or nasty, dirty underwear sitting on the floor.
Second:Walk into your bathroom and do a smell check. That's really all you need to do. Sniff around, see if it smells like urine … if not? You're good to go.
Third:Soak those dirty dishes in some soapy water in the sink," instructs Ethington. "That gives the appearance you're going to do something with it at some point, but you really could just leave them there all day long.
Fourth:Let the dog clean up all the crumbs on the floor. Make sure to point them out to him if he misses them. If you don't have a dog? Get one.
Fifth:Make sure you throw all of your papers and mail into a basket at the end of the counter so it looks like you have a purpose. Leave them there for three weeks before you open them and realise that you're late on your water bill and that school project your kid has to do.
Six:Pick up all that stuff from the floors and shove it in a closet - but that's only necessary if you've got people coming over.
And last: Threaten to take away your kids' toys daily when they refuse to pick them up.
Download this easy-to-follow chart from Ethington's blog, Perfection Pending.
The chores just keep getting better
When it comes to those tiresome weekly jobs, Ethington's advice includes leaving sheets to rot in the machine for three days, only cleaning mirrors if you can no longer see your reflection and (my personal favourite), "Consider dusting, but just laugh."
Finally, monthly is easy! All you have to do is contemplate arson, cry a lot and repeat until death.
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Yum! There is nothing better than the taste of produce you grew in your own organic garden. There is just something about it! Maybe it is the sense of accomplishment! Or, just the fact that the tomato taste like a tomato! Needless to say, it is an accomplishment because not all gardens produce. Following are some handy tips and tricks to help your garden be a success!
Pay attention to the compatibility of your plants. You can plant tall plants, such as tomatoes, and use them to shade such sun-sensitive plants as lettuce and spinach. These combinations can reduce the amount of fertile space your garden requires while also increasing the yield of all the types of plants you have.
Carbon dioxide, or CO2, is essential to the growth of plants because of its role in photosynthesis. Plants tend to grow better when the CO2 levels are higher. Greenhouses help contain C02 to keep levels high. A greenhouse will help maintain a high level of CO2 and cause the plants to grow faster.
Make sure your pot is the right size for your plant. If the pot is too small, the plant's roots may not have enough room to grow. The roots will become "root bound", stop growing, and begin to suffocate. The size of the root system can determine the size of your plant and yield.
To keep your lawn looking great when there's a water shortage, set the blades of your lawnmower to their highest height. Doing this will allow your grass to go dormant, keeping it looking fresh with minimal water. Be sure to change your blades back to their normal setting when you're able to water your grass normally.
If your favorite flower pot or garden container has a hole or crack where dirt is leaking through, try lining that area inside the pot with a coffee filter. It works great to hold dirt in and keep your walkways and container gardens neat and clean. Try them out on hanging baskets as well!
Don't plant large shade trees in your yard between the curb and the sidewalk. Large trees have powerful root systems. These roots will crawl under the sidewalk, lifting and breaking the sidewalk pavers. The sidewalk can't be repaired properly without removing the tree roots, which would damage the tree. Smaller ornamental trees will do less damage.
Think carefully about how you are going to lay out your vegetable garden. Unlike most other gardens, you want to consider practicality over aesthetics for your vegetables. Some vegetables emit chemicals that can inhibit another's growth; some tall vegetables might overshadow small vegetables, which might not allow them to grow and ripen. Look at each vegetable plant's properties and carefully consider where to put it in your garden.
Hopefully, the above tips and tricks will help you to make a success of your organic garden! There is nothing like the taste of produce you grew in your own garden. Can you taste the tomato now? Wow! You should be proud of what you accomplish! Apply the information that best suits your circumstances and tastes! Enjoy your produce!

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Geometric Methods in Signal and Image Analysis
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This comprehensive guide offers a new approach for developing and implementing robust computational methodologies that uncover the key geometric and topological information from signals and images. With the help of detailed real-world examples and applications, readers will learn how to solve complex signal and image processing problems in fields ranging from remote sensing to medical imaging, bioinformatics, robotics, security, and defence. With an emphasis on intuitive and application-driven arguments, this text covers not only a range of methods in use today, but also introduces promising new developments for the future, bringing the reader up-to-date with the state of the art in signal and image analysis. Covering basic principles as well as advanced concepts and applications, and with examples and homework exercises, this is an invaluable resource for graduate students, researchers, and industry practitioners in a range of fields including signal and image processing, biomedical engineering, and computer graphics.Read more
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Pastry chefs, despite our national obsession with sugar, often toil in obscurity. That anonymity is changing, thanks, in part, to the Cake Boss, Buddy Valastro, and pastry challenges on food TV. But it may shock you to learn that most people don't order dessert at a restaurant. (We, of course, know of no such people, so we must trust industry research).
It's a fact that presents a sort of sugary Catch-22. Why bother with the luxury of a pastry chef if few people order dessert? And who is inclined to order dessert if it is just the same-old, same-old?
Yet, dessert is the experience you take out the door. An outstanding dessert cements the memory and smooths over any possible missteps during dinner.
Dessert, in other words, is critical, and the meticulous and patient people who create such signature sweets shall not remain nameless. Here, then, are five significant New Jersey pastry chefs you ought to know — our Top Pastry Chefs of 2012.
The Little Chef Pastry Shop
8 S. Tulane St., Princeton
(609) 924-5335
Given the intense molecular transformation that goes on in a French kitchen, how the quite humble combinations of eggs, butter, flour and sugar become, step after meticulously precise step, quite ethereal and physics-defying creations, you have to wonder: Had the French spent that kind of scientific time studying, say, string theory, perhaps we might already better understand — and be able to manipulate — the subatomic composition of the universe.
Ah, but the French, they understand the pastry is paramount. Take, for example, the clever French macaron.
Sure, these confections look all sturdy, sitting as they do on the top shelf of the bakery case at the Little Chef Pastry Shop in Princeton, as if they were a collection of oversized pastel buttons, ready for a fashion designer's whimsical spring collection. And then you eat one, and it turns out to be as fragile as a whisper, collapsing onto itself as if it were a delicate facsimile of a cookie, a mere hologram, an existential collection of textures and sweetness that somehow managed to appear momentarily real.
And then you marvel again at the French, and their ability to take sugar and eggs to celestial levels.
Edwige Fils-Aime is the owner of the Little Chef, and to say that his pastries have become legendary in this town would be an understatement. His chocolate croissants are gone practically as soon as they are made, and the elegant tarts, Napoleons and crème brûlées that sit in his case are as artful as they are delicious. One bite is revelatory — surely the recipes behind these pastries must encompass several pages, the precise use of judiciously chosen top-notch ingredients. These are treats for those who prefer the finer things. Indeed, the national food-related website Serious Eats boldly asserts that the croissants at The Little Chef may be the best in America.
Fils-Aime, a Haitian immigrant, fell in love with the business at La Boulange in New York, quitting his college chemistry classes to learn the trade from one French master after another at that now-closed pastry shop.
The next stop on his résumé was Princeton's Chez Alice, where Fils-Aime was diligent in saving his earnings to open his own shop.
What's his secret? "Ooooh, there are so many," he says. First, quality ingredients (no shortening, just real butter, from nearby Belford Farms, which supplies all the eggs and cream). Then, attitude. "If you're doing it, you're doing it right."
Fils-Aime is so soft-spoken and so French that it's often tough to communicate for those who don't speak his language. Yet, for the breakfast regulars, the Napoleon and eclair fans, the families grateful for his traditional Christmas buche de noel (of mocha or praline), there's really just one thing to say.
Thank goodness Fils-Aime quit chemistry class; Princeton didn't need yet another scientist.
Pluckemin Inn 359 Route 206 and Pluckemin Way, Bedminster (908) 658-9292 pluckemininn.com
That a few egg whites and some sugar transcend — albeit with considerable patience and a precisely complex and time-consuming process of whisking and low-temperature baking — into the crisply ethereal sugary pavlova is a pastry miracle itself. That Joseph Gabriel uses that complexity as his starting line, a jumping-off point to a series of even more complicated techniques, and modern ones at that (an anti-griddle is involved) opens a window into the philosophy of the pastry chef at the acclaimed Pluckemin Inn.
Gabriel, whose background includes work at Charlie Palmer's Aureole, considers himself a lucky pastry chef, often the envy of his colleagues across the Hudson, because, here, at the Pluckemin, he's allowed, encouraged even, to offer outrageous and complex desserts, to push the envelope. While they, the others, often toil inside the box of pastry conventionality, whether that's classic French or simply classic New York.
Gabriel's adventurousness, as applied to the pavlova (a desert with New Zealand origins, named for the ballerina), articulates itself in a combination of grapefruit and tangerine, some Ras el hanout (a Moroccan spice blend with floral and peppery notes), some flash-frozen Bavarian cream, some cassis jam, some candied citrus. The secrets to this confection include a technique that compresses the juices of the citrus for an intensity of flavor, plus the addition of cilantro oil to detract slightly from the sugary intensity of both the pavlova and the citrus. "Sometimes to add flavor you have to subtract it."
Other Gabriel signature desserts include the more familiar apple struedel — although even here Gabriel gets creative with a panko crust. And then there's the Gabriel interpretation of the cannoli, a favorite childhood dessert from all those Sunday dinners with his large Italian family. Gabriel's version is a party version, a dessert chip and dip. Instead of wrapping the cannoli dough into a traditional tube, Gabriel cuts it into triangles. Once deep-fried, the triangles create a stack of whimsical cannoli chips that he serves with a bowl of cannoli cream. It's fun and interactive, a conversation piece.
Gabriel, whose career intensity leaves little time for hobbies, is, in the ideal, spending his days off at a Rangers game. If that doesn't work out, he's likely off on a road trip — to Manhattan, to Brooklyn, to Boston — always with a list of restaurants he finds intriguing, places to go for inspiration. (He loves the fried sardine served at Casa Mono in New York. "You could eat it like a cartoon.") Lately, though, he's been on a bit of an obsessive kick of visiting old restaurants, enjoying the classics, analyzing what it is that stands the test of time.
Other inspirations come from both humble and avant-garde sources. The tartness and texture of a particular apple can provide the nucleus for a pastry; other ideas come from blogs, books, internet tutorials. "You can step into Japan for an hour."
As for the future of pastry, Gabriel is convinced that American pastry chefs are poised to set the new worldwide standard. "We have so many young, creative, talented pastry chefs, all learning, teaching and challenging each other.
"Americans are people who are always pushing for the next thing."
Paris Gourmet 145 Grand St., Carlstadt (201) 939-5656 parisgourmet.com
Sylvain Leroy — named in 2011 as one of the nation's top 10 pastry chefs; president of Team USA for the Coup du Monde 2011; the chef who has launched pastry menus for many esteemed restaurants and hotels, from Jean-George to Atlantis; a man who has worked events from the White House to Disneyland to the French consulate; a chef with one accolade after another (both French and American) — works as chief technical adviser at Paris Gourmet. In Carlstadt.
It's another surprising fact about the elite culinary skills of the experts in New Jersey.
Mainstream media buzz pegs Jersey as home to thin-crust pizzas and frat-boy grease trucks. But an impressive group of culinary wizards live and work here, and, although the men and women in this group may be woefully invisible to the chili-dog crowd, the reality is that they are changing and inspiring culinary history throughout the world.
Leroy is one of those inspiring wizards, always traveling, always teaching — a mentor in the industry. He teaches the tricks of an über-light mousse, of tempering chocolate, of meringues, of ganache.
Paris Gourmet imports and distributes high-quality pastry ingredients. If you need chocolate or almond paste, fondant or tart shells, you will find it here. The company, which opened in 1983, also is heavily involved with pastry competitions, including the prestigious U.S. Pastry competition. This year it will be held on March 4 at the International Restaurant and Foodservice Show in New York, with a theme of earth, wind, fire and water.
Last summer, Leroy and his superstar group of colleagues, the other nine honorees chosen as top pastry chefs by Dessert Professional magazine, presented their sweet delicacies at the Institute of Culinary Education in New York. Barbara Walters was there, and treats included chipotle-infused chocolate pudding and waffle cones with layers of mango, chocolate and caramel. Leroy's specialty was a selection of pretty, delicate dessert terrines.
And should you have the patience and the chutzpah to try to re-create some of the chef's specialties, Leroy shares some of his recipes. A quick Google search of "Sylvain Leroy recipes" is the simplest path to get there. His finished work offers an entirely sophisticated new definition of the term "eye candy."
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If it involves sugar, Deb Pellegrino is in. If it involves adventure, Deb Pellegrino is in.
Should it involve both? Pellegrino, a breathless Jersey girl with a motorcycle habit and an affinity toward all-day treats, is in heaven.
"I can't believe I'm not diabetic. I eat sugar all day long."
Her pastry artistry, which has led to her current position as pastry chef at Harrah's Resort and Showboat Hotel and Casino and which last year landed her a $10,000 Food Network Challenge win for her intricate chocolate sea monster, started with a brain cake. Pellegrino, then a crew member on a private yacht, created a pinkish cake shaped like the lobes of a brain for the birthday party of a brain surgeon. This, mind you, was well before the days of the Cake Boss. "Everyone freaked out. They thought it was the neatest thing."
And her boss told her she was wasting her time in the savory side of the kitchen. "This," he said, "is what you should be doing."
Pellegrino had taken the job on a whim, announcing to her stunned parents that she was leaving in three weeks to sail around the world on a yacht owned by media mogul John Kluge. She would be charged with gathering provisions at port. She wasn't sure what that would entail, but it sounded like fun. Besides, as she told her parents, what's the worst that could happen? If she hated it, she could quit and fly home.
She didn't hate it. She cooked for President Bill Clinton and Frank Sinatra. She traveled from one exotic location to the next. She traded T-shirts for black pearls. And, when it came to finding produce in Scotland or chickens in Shanghai, well, she was quite good at making things happen under difficult and sometimes outrageous circumstances.
At the casinos, Pellegrino oversees every sugary aspect, from the pastries in the coffee shops to confections served at VIP parties.
Today, when she is asked to make a mythical creature out of chocolate, as she did on Food Network Challenge, or when she's asked to create a dress for the prestigious New York City chocolate fashion show at the Metropolitan Pavilion, one that's both edible and can be worn down the runway, well, she not only accepts the challenge but embraces it.
Pellegrino's pastry goal? That it be spectacular and way out of the box.
A stand-out favorite was the treat she created for the Atlantic Cape Community College Restaurant Gala (she is a 1991 graduate of the Academy of the Culinary Arts at the college). It was part of a James Bond theme, and she made diamond-shaped chocolate truffles, surrounded by a circle of pulled sugar.
"Everybody had to have those rings. Guys were grabbing them to give to their girls."
It's that OMG factor that she loves, and she's frankly quite thrilled that the rest of the culinary world is finally becoming just as excited about pastry as she is.
"I've always been this crazy for what I do."
Basilico 324 Millburn Ave., Millburn (973) 379-7020 basilicomillburn.com
Amid the swirl of outrageousness that has become the world of modern pastry — the rock star chocolates, the astronaut cakes, the cirque de soleil confections — we have all but forgotten that quiet era of sugary elegance. Call it the era of Le Cirque and the Essex House, when pastry amazed, yes, but with delicacy, sophistication, refinement. It's the era of the Baked Alaska, a triumph of cold and warm developed centuries before the concept of molecular gastronomy entered and excited the modern kitchen.
At Basilico in Millburn, Baked Alaska still reigns, traveling to your table in a head-turning triumph of flame, brought to you by pastry chef Donna Sardella, who hails from the sophisticated and refined philosophies of Le Cirque and the Essex House.
Basilico is the rare modern restaurant that offers dozens of desserts; when she first began, Sardella was told her list was too big to fit on the menu. But people love choice, she insists, and the regulars like to try new things.
"Everybody's on a diet, but everybody orders dessert."
Basilico proves the idea that if you offer an excellent dessert, people will order it.
Sardella is one of those pastry chefs who manages to maintain a ballerina-like figure despite a day spent around chocolate and sugar.
She's also a walking Zen master for anyone with kitchen-envy. Her workspace is a tiny lopsided section of the Basilico basement, and she frequently unplugs and rearranges the portable freezer so she can maneuver from oven to counter top. It's in this remarkably tiny space that she makes the crisp Napoleon, the creamy ricotta cheesecake, the strudel, the zuppa inglese and a daily souffle.
As for fancy equipment? Sardella remembers some sage pastry advice she received long ago: "The hardware store will become your best friend." She frequents the one in Millburn for wooden dowels, for gardening shears, for X-acto knives. They're far less expensive — and far more useful — than the tricked-out gear available at high-end culinary shops or art supply stores.
When she goes out, she orders the most outrageous dessert on the menu, but when she's baking for the restaurant or making cakes for a client, she takes a more classic approach.
"Even if I make a crazy cake, I like to refine it." A lopsided topsy-turvy cake, for example, comes with pearl drops and sugar flowers, such as the one she has crafted for our cover this month.
She'll be busy on Valentine's Day, the sweetest day of the year, when the restaurant offers a complimentary box of truffles to its guests. But the very next day, she'll be on a plane for Puerto Rico. It's a poignant trip, a trip she had planned to take with her mother, who died of a rare cancer in October. Sardella's mom, the matriarch in a large Italian family who loved any excuse to bake, started the whole love affair with treats.
"We sneezed ... there was a party," says Sardella, whose childhood nickname was Sweet Tooth.


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Ten hand cut and hand hammered pieces of brass form around organic cotton cording in black. Each disc measures one inch. Neck is adjustable with brass bead closure.
Each piece of jewelry is made to order in downtown Los Angeles. Saint Clair is designed by Cameron St.Clair whose designs are deeply inspired and fueled by a raw curiosity for all natural and earthly elements. Her pieces evoke a sense of discovery, connection, and imagination.
Saint Clair combines the meditative craft of stringing beads, dying natural fibers, hammering metal, and hand carving/casting metals. Raw yet feminine silhouettes influenced by the spirit of the american west, the natural world, bohemian ephemera, and the unification of spirit and soul.


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UT Southwestern is one of the nation's premier academic medical centers, with an acclaimed roster of world-class doctors and researchers that includes several Nobel Prize winners. Yet when they approached Krause, few people in North Texas new much about them. So when it came time to launch their state of the art new hospital, we knew they needed a healthcare branding strategy that would put their leading edge approach to medical care front and center.
Clements University Hospital was designed to bring UT Southwestern's outstanding patient care, education and research together for the first time, all within one cutting-edge facility.
To announce this landmark project, Krause launched a multiphase campaign under a simple premise: What if?
A world-class healthcare brand deserves world-class healthcare branding.
Questions were posed about the potential of health care today and tomorrow, and the campaign served up the answers in the form of digital content, TV commercials, radio, newspaper, inserts and outdoor.
The campaign was just what the doctor ordered: within three months of opening, the hospital had reached 93 percent capacity, and What If had become What Is.


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I don't have much to say about this monumental scene that has not already been said, but I'll give it what I got.
One thing the -monogatari series has always been about, to some extent, is the exploration of fetishization. What makes something a fetish? What can be fetishized? When does something cross the line between fascination and fetishization? Sexualization and fetishization? Where does the taboo here come from? Is fetishization inherently good or bad? Is it even inherently sexual in nature? Can it be romantic? How can our fetishes define who we are and how we interact with others? That it deals so intimately with such questions can at times make the -monogatari series embarrassing, uncomfortable, difficult, yet fascinating to watch. It is made all the more so by NisioisiN's multilayered writing and Akiyuki Shinbou's… shall we say, "directorial understanding," of the art of fetishization. (this post is going to get me some weird search engine queries)
Nowhere is this more apparent than in episode 8 of Nisemonogatari. It is twisted, it is disgusting, and it is beautiful, and nobody who has seen it will ever brush their teeth the same way again. After spending so many episodes talking about fetishization, Shinbou put these ideas into practice. Here, he let loose, putting his full, horrifying power into delivering a perfect storm of everything that fetishization could possibly hope to represent. Every frame, every syllable, every musical note, every piece of circumstance upped the smut factor exponentially as Shinbou, who is often criticized for his subtle yet noticeably unusual fixation on just the wrong parts of his female characters, showed us all that we had not seen anything yet. And with so many anime throwing as much nudity and contrived sexually explicit situations at audiences in a desperate attempt to titillate, this scene effortlessly surpassed them in eroticism, and it did so with nothing more than a toothbrush.
This was the -monogatari series in one scene. And it was sick. And it was wrong. And it was glorious.


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This last trip to Wyoming was a perfect mix of relaxation and visitation, at least for me, I'm not as sure about for Uncle Matt :-) There were lazy mornings playing cards with grandma:
And now he's bouldering and rock climbing with the best of them!
In Matthew's estimation, he went down the slide "twenty hundred and nine" times. In fact, this is the first time we've been there that the kiddos were old enough they were having so much fun we had to drag them out of the pool. After 4 hours of swimming and no naps, we stopped by the Safari Club for dinner to check out the animal mounts The kiddos loved it, though its still no A&W unfortunately. Then we got back to Riverton a little before 9p. The kiddos had wills of steel though and didn't sleep in the car because as we passed the Spring Fair on our way to swim, Uncle Matt had promised rides and cotton candy. Sure enough, at 9pm plus we kept our promise and took two deliriously tired toddlers to the fair! First up was Catherine's only ride, the carousel:
And then it was the big event of the Majdic Pig Roast! Jerry and Brenda put on another fantastic event with a delicious pig!


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Though Tikka Masala is a classic Indian restaurant favorite, its origins are shrouded in myth and mystery. This rich, Patak's® Tikka Curry Sauce is a universal crowd-pleaser and makes the most popular dish on Indian restaurant menus around the globe. Available in 15oz bottle. 100% Natural with no artificial preservatives, flavors or colors.
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Water, spices (contains mustard), vegetable oil, salt, tamarind, acetic acid, modified corn starch, garlic powder, citric acid, lactic acid.


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If there was one person who never failed to become my mentor and adviser ever since I was a kid, it was my dad. They say a dad is someone who lets you fall but picks you up and lets you try again; they say a dad is someone who cares but lets you feel the pain to teach you to become strong and to be a fighter; and they say a dad is someone who may not always by your side, but always there in your heart, guiding you all through the right path. Those were the things that I always hear about dads, which on the other hand proved by my own father as he became part of my life since I was born. But two years ago, he passed away because of cancer. A year of pain and suffering from liver cancer was what I witnessed before we said our goodbyes. Yes it was hard and painful, but part of me chose to be happy because finally, he is at peace.
What I'm wearing: Freego shirt | Marithé + François Girbaud Jeans | Marithé + François Girbaud bag | Cardam's shoes | Zoo York watch
Since that day, I learned to be on my own: doing and deciding things for myself and for my future. But as days passed by, I realized that I am not actually alone and getting the right decision was something guided by my father. Because even though he is not here physically, I could still feel his guidance and support especially in making big decisions.
I miss everything about my dad: I miss bringing him to his favorite store to buy him gifts; I miss seeing his smile when I bought some simple things for him; and I miss his sermons just to make me realize the mistakes I committed. Everything about him was priceless! If I could only bring back those days, I'll spend more time with my old man.
And because father's day is just a week away, here are some father's day gift ideas to make your dad/husband/uncle/friend's day more special!
Trying to pull-off my dad's style while adding a touch of red, which is his favorite color.
My dad loved wearing polo shirts because it's comfortable, which is actually what every dad wants for each shirt they buy. So look for a slim fit yet breathable top like this Freego polo shirt.
You can never go wrong with watches as a gift for men. Just make sure you know what style and brand he wants. If you're not sure, check his watch collection and get something similar to it.
Bags are essential for men. If he always carries his laptop and you know he has files that he always brings around, look for a laptop bag that has many compartments like this bag from Marithé + François Girbaud.
This sleek, leather wallet from Marithé + François Girbaud will help dad stay organized!
Most dads don't like wearing skinny jeans and opted for a straight/loose fit. Marithé + François Girbaud have stylish and perfectly fit jeans that dads will surely love.
Cardam's shoes have a wide selection of stylish shoes from casual to dress shoes. If you're not sure what to get, try bringing him to the store to make sure he'll get what style he wants and to make sure it will fit perfectly. Cardam's have an ongoing contest for everyone! Click here for details.
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Have you ever wondered how you stand, or how you move your body, or how you bend your knees or elbows, or how you breathe?
Well, it's all thanks to your muscles, among other things.
What are muscles?
We humans have over 150 muscles.
Muscles are body tissues or organs (human and animal) known for their ability to contract and stretch.
There are two types:
How they function
The movements of the bones of the skeleton are possible thanks to the contraction of the skeletal muscles, which are connected to the bones by tendons.
That is, contraction of the skeletal muscles is what causes the different skeletal bones and cartilages to move.
The skeletal muscles make up most of the body mass of vertebrate animals.
Movement of the muscles is controlled by the nervous system.
Curiously enough, the heart is a muscle.
We say a muscle is healthy when it can be fully contracted and extended.
To function properly, a muscle must be flexible, elastic and painless, that is, it should not hurt when we make it work.
When we make our muscles work, either when moving them or when keeping them contracted,
our body reacts by changing the metabolic cycle, the supply of oxygen and the expulsion of toxins into the blood.
If we work them too hard our muscles let us know, they protest: we get stiff, feel tired and start to ache.
This is called fatigue or muscle soreness, or torticollis (stiff neck) and it can also be caused by bad posture.
Most skeletal muscles are made up of two types of fibres:
Activities and postures
At school, in the office, in the car, in the cinema, when eating, on the sofa watching television, at the computer, when reading, etc.
When we over-exert them, they can increase in size. This is called hypertrophy, and means that each muscle cell has grown.


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Naya Nazimabad Cup: National Bank, Port Qasim Authority stamp authority won their Matches
Two more games done and dusted at the group stage of Brighto presents Osaka Naya Nazimabad Ramzan Cup 2019 as the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) and Port Qasim Authority (PQA) comfortably won their games against Rehman Builders and KK Panthers respectively.
NBP opted to bat first, against Rehman Foundation, in the first match of the day and were pushed in a spot of bother by Inam Javed by dismissing captain Shaan Masood and Ahsan Ali cheaply, the experienced Kamran Akmal stood his ground and cut loose after a steady start to his innings. The test wicket-keeper batsman hammered the ball in all corners of the field, scoring 93 off 57 balls with 9 fours and 6 sixes. Kamran Ghulam's cameo (38 off 18) in the end propelled the NBP's final tally to 197 for 5 wickets. Ramiz Raja Jr and Umer Siddiq chipped in with 29 & 27 runs respectively.
In reply Rehman Foundation only had three notable contributions while the rest of the batting line didn't disturb the score much. The team bundled out for 148 with Shahbaz Javed (39), Yawar Bashir (37) & Tariq Nawaz (21) were the prominent batsmen.
With the 49-run victory, the NBP got off the mark in the competition after losing to Santex Group in their first game. Kamran Akmal was declared the man of the match.
The second game of the day also turned out to be a one-sided affair as the Port Qasim Authority (PQA) came hard on a relatively inexperienced KK Partners.
Batting first the PQA took control of the proceedings from the onset. Captain Khurram Manzoor was the first wicket to fall on 60 and later the proceedings were dominated by the other opener Haris Ali Khan & M Waqas Sr who dragged the score to 142. Haris and Waqas scored 60 runs each and PQA accumulated 180 runs for 5 wickets.
The PQA continued to dominate, the game, with the ball as well and KK Panthers never recovered from frequent blows. Faraz Aziz, the number 8, showed some resilience in a lost cause, with 23 runs. KK Panthers managed to survive till the 19th over with 108 runs to their credit. Shoaib Khan, Tabish Khan, Touheed Khan and Waleed Ahmed bagged two wickets each. M Waqar Sr was declared the man of the match.
On Wednesday Rehman Foundation, Santex Group, State Bank and Alamgir Gymkhana will be seen in action.


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A Guide to Direct Mail Marketing
You might be looking for a way to spruce up your advertising campaign and bring in more customers but you don't know what to do. You've spent a lot of time working on optimizing your site, but you don't have the clients you're hoping for. Maybe now is the time give marketing offline a try and step out into the world of direct mail advertising.
Direct mail marketing is a new, fun and different way of marketing whereby businesses use postcards which are sent through the mail to advertise their business. Direct mail marketing only works when you know the secrets of the game. Ineffective direct mailing may cost you a lot of cash without generating results. Conversely, effective mail marketing, opens up more opportunities to get new clients. It allows you to focus your advertising efforts on your specific demographic if your business has an office or other physical location in which clients could see. More importantly, it makes your business more visible to the public. The critical thing which you ought to know before you begin a direct mail marketing campaign is that in this case, more is less. The longer your marketing campaign runs, the more effective it will be. The continued presence of your mailings and repetition in your customers' mailboxes is what will get their attention.
The first month of this effort, your clients will likely look over your mailing and toss it in the trash. After viewing your mailing always, on the other hand, they'll remember your name even if they don't recall anything else. A great direct mail marketing campaign should run for at least a year. Do not miss an opportunity to plug your company but do not overdo it. You want your direct mail marketing to put a fresh face on your firm and not send it to the ground. Make sure your mailings clearly explain well the services which you provide, and also include details regarding any promotional activities and sales which you are sponsoring. Direct mailings are an excellent way to send out coupons, and there is no better way to get more business than to save your clients' money.
The ability to see that the success of the direct mail marketing campaign is another benefit of supplying coupons in your mailings. Direct mail marketing will always help to promote your business, but that does not mean that you will get it right at the first time. Continuously updating the details which you send out and your mailing list and ongoing tweaking are all essential in direct mail advertising. But, if you'd want to invest the effort and time to make your promotion effort the very best, you will be enjoying the increase in customers and profit in no time.
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I love wood.
Wooden cottages and cabins are just so lovely, but when it comes to home. A real one. For me it must be a mix of brick and stones.
As one of those still dreaming about my own little home and few trees, I am just somehow… acting with houses like with dogs which I meat on my way. I smile to them. If they wanna be cuddled, they will be… if they wanna jump on me, well… I love dogs, still, hoping it will happen close to the sea. LOL
But houses… oh my.
I love them. Love the windows uneven, those old walls, new walls, gardens, doors and paint and trees… Here people paint homes in different colors, paint crazy, paint calmly. We have the whole farm painted in one shade of blue!
But this yellow house is so different.
It watches me?
How do I not run away?
Because somehow the old-fashioned wall, full of crinkles, wrinkles and scars is for me such an inspiration. For a story about a house which saw too much. So it closed its eyes… and then opened it after years.
After eons for most of us.
It wanted to move, but could not. The old bricks and walls were to fragile. What? Houses can not walk? Trees can, so they can too! Listen how a loved home breaths, how it calmly cuddle its family. And how a lonely one cries… or becomes angry of its loneliness. Some of them, even when somebody will fall in love with them, can not live. Become even more angry, even violent.
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Monday, February 7, 2011
Juliet's Blue Birthday Party!
It's Juliet's birthday today! And to celebrate my little girl turning 9 we had a party for her this weekend. We called it the Blue Party, since as you can see, everything was blue! In case you hadn't guessed, it is her favorite color :)
Posted by Country Cottage Needleworks at 9:25 AM
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My favorite color is blue as well! Way to go Birthday girl!! Hope you had a wonderful party!ReplyDelete
Happy Birthday...I love blue too! What a great party! Mother and daughter look so much alike.ReplyDelete
Happy birthday! Hope you had a great party.ReplyDelete
She looks so pretty with all her blue! Happy Birthday...very nice picture of you two!ReplyDelete
Looks like a pretty in blue party with a pretty in blue Mama and birthday girl :)ReplyDelete
I'd like some of those muffins myself!
Happy Birthday Juliet!!! Looks like a beautiful blue party!!! I'm with her loving all things blue and especially blueberry muffins!! Great pictures!! Thanks so much for sharing them!!ReplyDelete
Belated happy birthday wishes, Juliet! What a fun idea for a party!ReplyDelete
Happy blue birthday to your beautiful princess!!!ReplyDelete
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Debordieu Beach
South of Pawley's Island, just across the inlet, Debordieu has been called Yahany, Sandy Island, and later Debordieu, after Joseph Debordieu, a prominent early citizen of Craven County. The name has been spelled differently over the years, including Dubordie and debidue, but is now known as Debordieu.
Joseph Alston and Theodosia Burr Alston (daughter of former US Vice President Aaron Burr) spent summers here in their island home, "The Castle." On September 27, 1822, a massive hurricane claimed many lives and destroyed most of the property on Debordieu and North Islands.
During the Civil War, the blockade runner The Dan was nearly captured by Federals in 1864. The crew quickly made their way to Debordieu Beach and burned the ship and everything aboard so that nothing could be used by the enemy. They even succeeded in capturing some Union soldiers who followed them to the island.
Mrs. Robert Balding, who ultimately inherited Arcadia and Debordieu Beach, developed the area as a beach community complete with a golf course and system of canals. Today, 1,250 homesites occupy 2,700 acres. Residents of this gated community enjoy 6 miles of beach, the Pete Dye Golf Course, tennis, and more. Vacation rentals are available.


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So the weather is changing drastically and I'm simply trying to keep up. While it's getting chillier here in NYC by the day, an extra layer or two is needed to stay warm. I brought this Philosophy top in anticipation for the colder months. How could you resist a nice floral print? *Added bonus, It's a turtleneck too! I'm a sucker for a great turtleneck. My pants are from Topshop. This cool frilly cardigan is from H&M. The velvet combat boots are from WetSeal.
I must say I'm looking forward to layering, drinking latte's, and experimenting with outerwear!
What are you looking forward to this Fall/Winter? Comment below, can't wait to hear from you guys!


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Hong Kong buyers of overseas properties are being warned of the risks involved in dealing with unregulated agents, the Hong Kong Economic Journal reported Monday.
"Eight out of 10 property consultancy firms handling overseas property purchases are believed to be non-licensed," said Alex Yeung Kwun-wah, vice-chairman of the Hong Kong Chamber of Professional Property Consultants and a director at Century 21 Goodwin Property Consultants.
It is just a matter of time before there is a bust in the market, Yeung said.
Certain agencies notoriously threaten to call off deals at the eleventh hour, putting pressure on the overseas vendors to lower their asking price, he said.
"Such a practice is common in Hong Kong, but it is not the culture in Japan," said Yeung.
"It wastes the time of the property owners and damages Hong Kong's reputation."
JP Housing director Kenneth So, a veteran intermediary in Hongkongers' purchases of Japanese real estate, urged the city's Estate Agents Authority to learn from the example of Singapore in regulating local agents' activities overseas.
But North American property developer Westbank Corp. rejected the suggestion of tightening the grip on agents, saying it may clash with the rules that apply overseas.
The authority said any locally licensed agents who breached the code of conduct in processing overseas transactions should face disciplinary action.
Four complaints regarding offshore property sales, in mainland China and Canada, have been registered so far this year.
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text: Isn't this a nice Corvette? This 1963 convertible has such a classy look, with its Ermine White exterior, red interior, and knock-off wheels. Whether its wearing the white hard top, black soft top, or no top at all, it really is a sharp car. It is also in wonderful condition.This is an early 327ci 4-speed car (number 1319) with its factory color combination. It is a well cared for example with more than $50,000 in receipts dating to 1984. These... cover both mechanical items (engine rebuild, brakes, bearings, u-joints, seals, shocks, etc.) and cosmetic items (wheels, bumpers, moldings, door handles, etc.). Also included is a high-quality professional repaint in 2005. This has all kept the car looking great and running reliably.The engine is believed to be the original numbers matching block (the VIN is no longer legible since the block was decked in 1984, but the assembly stamping remains legible). The 3782870 block was cast on 9-28-62, while the 3782461 heads were cast on 9-29-62. The engine was assembled on 10-10-62, and the car was assembled the same week. So all the dates are in proper alignment. Note the engine suffix code is RE which indicates the solid lifter 340hp option, though the car was converted to hydraulic lifters on 7-10-84 and now has a 5500rpm tachometer.As an early 1963 car, the 4-speed transmission is a Borg-Warner T10 that was just rebuilt. The smooth clutch and easy shifting make this car a joy to drive. The brakes and steering are manual but have been well serviced and work great. The suspension has also been rebuilt and includes a fiberglass rear spring. The red interior is such a nice complement to the exterior. The seats, door panels, carpeting, and trim are all in very good condition. All gauges function properly, as do the wipers, heater, horn, e-brake, and turn signals. The headlights work smoothly along with the door warning light.The 1963-1967 "mid-year" or C2 Corvettes represent some of the most desirable of the breed. This example helps understand why, as its classic looks and spirited performance make it a pleasure to own. And when you throw in this car's nice history and beautiful condition, it becomes very desirable indeed.


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Maddie, Lewis & Clark Trail State Park
We drove an hour out to a tiny park in the wheat fields so I could photograph Maddie under the trees in the setting sun and when we got there, I realized the light wasn't what I was hoping for and there were too many fences and picnic tables, and I almost said, "Never mind. Let's go home."
And Maddie was tired. She hadn't been able to sleep, and I knew she was hurting, because Lyme Disease makes you feel like you have the flu every single day. But she'd gotten out of bed and put on a dress and come all the way out here with me because she believed in me and my art and also because she needed to tell her story.
I thought, This isn't going to work. I thought, I made a mistake. I'd waited all day for this, even though I had to go back to Seattle that night: I would have to drive over the mountains in the dark.
Maddie said, "It's okay. Whatever you'd like to do, it's okay."
So I chose two spots of light in the shadows at the edge of the trees and I said, "I need you to stand there, and there, and then we'll go home."
And she stood so bravely.
"There are lots of hard things.
You kind of get used to not knowing what to expect day-to-day. In a weird, not-used-to-it kind of way."
"I think perhaps the hardest part is to see people become disinterested in who you are, or become skeptical about your illness. Or even friends who never really understand, in the end, and they stop asking you to go out to things because they know you're going to say no.
You say you can't do something, and people say, 'Not again! Aren't you well yet?'
And I have to say, 'No. I'm not going to be well.'"
"They say, 'You don't look sick.'"
"You have to change your expectations for yourself.
You have to change your expectations for your whole life."
"Everyone talks about how you plan, and then life happens. But I can't even plan to not plan."
"One of the really difficult things is being unreliable, and feeling like you're a disappointment. You have to remind yourself:
I'm canceling plans because a bacteria is making me feel this way.
This is a not a detriment to my character."
"My hope is different from yours. It has to be.
I hope that I am able to accomplish the things I want to in life, like school and getting a career, going into art history: I want to accomplish these goals in spite of my illness."
"And I also hope to find a life that I'm joyful about every day."


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Love using this journal!
This is the perfect 90 day journal and really helps me stay focused on 3 goals of my choice. It is fabulous that I can also use this as my daily calendar at the same time.
Setting goals at the start of the year is fun, inspiring and exciting but the high is pretty short lived once the daily grind kicks in. But what if we told you there was a way to keep that sparkly feeling alive for a full 90 days? What epic-ness do you think you could achieve?
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This is the perfect 90 day journal and really helps me stay focused on 3 goals of my choice. It is fabulous that I can also use this as my daily calendar at the same time.
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This year really kicked off for me when I bought this journal. Prioritising 3 main goals to work on over 90 days (long enough to really reinforce habits but just short enough that it doesn't seem impossible) has kept me focused on what I want to achieve.
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LIFESTYLE - for Lightroom and ACR
LIFESTYLE - for Lightroom and ACR
The Birth Becomes Her LIFESTYLE Collection offers birth and Fresh 48 photographers Lightroom presets specifically designed for Fresh 48 sessions, NICU sessions, and lifestyle newborn sessions.
Designed by world-renowned birth photographers, Monet Nicole and Jennifer Mason, these presets work for images taken in both natural light and with bounced flash. As with all presets, we encourage photographers to use them as a base and then tweak them based on your unique shooting style.
You will receive .xmp and .lrtemplate files for both the newest version of Lightroom, as well as ACR - Adobe Camera Raw
See the Difference for Yourself
This collection contains 9 presets (8 color and 1 black and white) that were created to accentuate the beauty and timelessness of fresh 48 and lifestyle newborn sessions. We tested these images on hundreds of our own sessions, before asking photographers from around the world to help test them.
Hospitals and NICUs can create unique lighting challenges; these presets will help you bypass some of the struggles photographers face when editing while creating consistent edits that will show off your unique style.
This collection has both clean and timeless edits, rich saturated tones and to compliment the dramatic lighting that we often find ourselves in during hospital sessions. Both Monet and Jenn use these presets in their everyday work!
Fresh 48 01 is a clean and timeless edit with a warmer tone.
Fresh 48 02 has warm, rich tones and darker hues and high contrast.
Fresh 48 03 offers a cooler edit, that is both clean and timeless.
NICU 01 corrects for the overly warm lighting in the NICU rooms.
NICU 02 is a deeper edit, with darker blacks and moodier tones.
NICU 03 is clean, classic and timeless.
Lifestyle BW has sharp whites, and a filmy texture. Great for lifestyle and fresh 48 sessions!
Lifestyle 01 has bright whites and light shadows that brings life to the darkest space.
Lifestyle 02 is a personal favorite of both Jenn and Monet - classic and timeless, but with saturated, rich tones.
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Focus on Physical Beauty
My daughters are beautiful and I want them to know they are beautiful. However, I am frustrated by people who feel the need to constantly comment on their physical beauty. "You are so beautiful," comments are nice to hear every once in a while, but it should not be the only thing one says to little girls. They should hear that they are smart, fun, unique, adventurous, brave, and the list goes on, the more specific the comments the better.
Society's fixation on female beauty infuriates me. From fourth grade through college, I was uncomfortably aware of who was the most beautiful girl in my class. Growing up, girls constantly hear how they rank in the spectrum of superficial beauty. Throughout my life my physical attributes were compared to those of my sisters. Strangers felt they could comment, "Your oldest daughter is so beautiful," as my twin and I sat next to her. We were labeled, the "pretty one", the "smart one", the "artist". I remember thinking "if only I was prettier, I'd have more friends … I'd be happier … life would be easier."
I know I cannot protect my daughters from the superficiality of our world. I want them to have healthy self esteem, so they never feel ugly in this world fixated on beauty. But it irritates me that at two and four, adults constantly comment on their looks. Adults don't approach toddler boys and continuously comment on how pretty they are. They may comment on it once, but it is not something daily repeated to little boys. Beauty does not play a primary role in a boy's narrative. It should not be a part of a little girl's either. I hate that I have heard my three and a half year old daughter ask, "Am I beautiful?", after hearing an adult make a pretty comment about her sister. My daughters have a lifetime to worry about superficial beauty, they need not concern themselves with it now.
I am struck by my daughters' beauty everyday. Sometimes I tell them they are beautiful and I hope my words stick within their brains, but I don't want to focus on it. Telling them they are beautiful every day is not going to make them have healthier self-esteem, instead it will teach them that the adults in their lives highly value physical beauty. My daughters' are so much more than their physical appearances and I wish adults focused less on little girls' superficial beauty and more on their individuality.
As adults we need to think before we address young girls about their physical appearances. Cute comments have become ingrained in our psyche, I fall prey to the superficial focus as well. It's important to thoughtfully consider our language and engage children in gender-neutral compliments. The more specific the comments the better – "I love how much you like hyenas, it's so cool that you're not afraid of snakes, you run so fast, you climbed that wall so well, or you're so brave on the slide" rather than "do you know how pretty you look today?… or "your outfit is beautiful."
Toddler Boys are so Much Harder than Girls
Oh, how I can't stand this comment. Yes, typically boys are wild and rambunctious. They like balls, trucks, and all things physical. They aren't sensitive. They fall and pick themselves back up. They are messy. I admit that often gender stereotypes can be true, but who is to say they are always true? Accordingly, who is to say one sex is harder than another? (Who knows maybe I'll have a boy and end up eating my words, but I don't think so).
For those of you that continuously make this comment: (1) do you have both a boy and a girl? (2) Is it easier to label it a gender difference rather than a personality difference, or a birth order difference?
My daughters are as different as night and day. One is at times more reserved, a reader, an observer, more cerebral, sensitive, and the other is at times more physical, she'd sometimes rather throw a book than read it, wild, adventurous, a hitter, a kicker, and a biter. I hate to even use these labels on either of them because they both change daily and at any given moment can be so different. However, innately they were born with distinct personalities. If my second was a boy then maybe I would write her physicality off as a gender difference, but she's not, so I know there is a wide range of personalities and physical differences amongst both boys and girls.
One often hears, "he is pure boy", alluding that he likes all the stereotypical boy things, as if other boys are not "pure" boy. I assert that a boy can be "pure boy" and play dress-up or play with dolls. My daughters are "pure girls". They sometimes play with dolls and princesses, but they often prefer to play with wild animals or dinosaurs.
Give Me a Kiss and I'll Give You a Cookie
It is pretty obvious what is wrong with this comment when you see it typed in black and white. But this statement is made over and over again to my daughters. It is not always so blatant, but sometimes I even catch myself pressuring my daughters to give someone a hello hug when one or both clearly don't want to. Is pressure like this put on little boys too? It shouldn't be placed on boys or girls.
Teaching girls to ignore their feelings and succumb to the pressure to hug or kiss someone sets a bad precedent. I want my girls to have boundaries. I don't want them to be people pleasers. I want them to listen to their own feelings and respect them. If they don't feel like hugging or kissing someone then they shouldn't have to do it. They should not be rewarded for doling out physical affection and they should not be publicly embarrassed for wanting to maintain their own physical space. My daughters need to learn that their feelings deserve respect and they shouldn't make decisions based purely on an adult's happiness. For instance, if a situation is uncomfortable then they should leave even if someone will be hurt or disappointed. I may be jumping ahead of myself, but they need to know if they feel uncomfortable by someone's touch, they can say no. I want my girls to know they are valued for something other than their looks and their physical affection.
We need to teach our children to trust themselves starting at an early age. I want my girls to know that I (as well as the other important adults in their lives) respect their feelings, and hopefully this respect can build the foundation for mutual (parent/child) respect in the future and their own healthy self respect.
You're Pregnant Again???? I Hope It's a Boy!!!!
For all of my readers that don't know, we are pregnant again. I am due for a New Year's baby this time around and we will find out the sex in August. We truly are excited to have either a boy or a girl, what's important is a healthy baby.
It bothers me when people tell us that they hope it will be a boy. It seems that people act as if giving birth to a boy is winning the gender lottery. When I was pregnant for the second time with a second girl, some people were truly disappointed to hear we would have another girl. Or they'd say, well maybe the third will be a boy. It hearkens back to medieval times as if girls are second-class babies and everyone secretly wishes for a boy.
Of course we would love to experience a boy, but we would also love to have another girl. All we want is a healthy and happy family.
Little Girl Underpants
Now that my youngest will be potty training soon, we are looking for underpants that will get her excited to ditch the diapers and use the potty. The problem is the only underpants sold for girls are fairies, princesses, hello kitty, Dora, etc. My girls like princesses and pink, but my youngest loves Diego the animal rescuer (Dora's cousin), wild animals, dinosaurs, and the lost boys from Peter Pan. None of these options are available for little girl underpants. They are not all available for little boys, but the boy options are more fun, i.e. Diego, Lion King, Monsters Inc., Spider Man, etc. My oldest didn't love the girl options either, so I ended up buying her a set of boy underpants. I didn't think this is a problem, but sometimes I worry what their preschool teachers will think if I send my daughters to school in underpants that are clearly made for boys (i.e. the open flap in the front). I know we must not be the only ones in the world with this problem, so why do clothing manufacturers genderize toddlers' underpants?
Another issue with toddler underpants, once the sizes get out of the toddler range, it seems that the preschool and above sizes are all bikini styles. Why should four and five year olds be wearing bikini cut underpants? Little boys get to jump up to boxers, which provide more coverage and more comfort while little girls' underpants get skimpier once they hit elementary school, there is something seriously wrong with this scenario.
To conclude, I like princesses, fairies, and the color pink, but there should be more fun options for girls. We don't need to pigeon hole our children into gender stereotypes at two and four years old. It's all about creating more options.
Speaking of which, after writing this post I saw this video on the Huffington Post. Goldiblox was created by a woman disappointed in the under representation of women in engineering professions, so she created engineering toys for little girls. She too was frustrated by the lack of toy options for little girls i.e. barbie dolls, dress up, etc.
What do you think about gender stereotypes? Am I being overly sensitive? Do you think there is too much focus on girls' physical beauty, clothes, etc.?


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Friday Photo: Pan Di Ramerino
I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving, and had the opportunity to celebrate with loved ones. We aren't celebrating Thanksgiving until tomorrow, so today is filled with baking and preparations. So, I thought it'd be fitting to share a photo of this delicious Tuscan bread that is a specialty around Easter: pan di ramerino.
I had my first taste of this delicious sweet bread last weekend in Bagno a Ripoli, and now I'm hooked. Pan di ramerino is a special sweet bread enriched with spices, rosemary, black pepper, olive oil, and raisins. I've read that some recipes also include nuts. If you are interested in making pan di ramerino, the blog Juls' Kitchen has a great recipe in English!


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Dreams as Everyday Spirituality ll By Erin Amundson
Dreams as Everyday Spirituality
By Erin Amundson
Many of us have heard the phrase I am a spiritual being having a human experience. If you've heard it, you might think that it's a pretty profound statement. It's smart, it's catchy, and it resonates. Something about turning our perspective around to consider that we are much more than human helps to soothe some of the discomforts life brings. I'm all for that. That's why I practice and write about everyday spirituality. I know that the more I connect with the spiritual aspect of my existence, the easier it is to navigate my life with joy and playfulness.
In reflection, I began to wonder why we need to remind ourselves that we are spiritual beings having human experiences.
If it's true that we are spiritual beings, wouldn't it be easier to just be spiritual?
I would think so, but the truth is that most of us get caught up in worry – about our bills, our children, our career path, our politics, our relationships and our bodies. All of this worry creates a spiritual crisis, and then we face a forced reminder that we need to connect as a spiritual being.
I don't know about you, but I'm interested in an easier way. That's why I created a personal and professional practice centered in daily spirituality. There are many ways to do this. How you do it isn't as important as just doing it. I like to do things that are easy, fun, and natural to me.
I have found that the most natural, easy and fun way to maintain a daily connection to spirituality is through dream work.
We all dream daily, whether we are aware we are doing it or not. Many of us invest a lot of money and time in self-help books, retreats, yoga, meditation, therapy, coaching, and endless other opportunities to keep us aligned on our spiritual path.
These are all important in my world, but I wonder why we miss one of the more obvious and simple ways to stay connected – our own subconscious link to the soul through dreams. I like to call this our Natural Technology. And once you know how to speak the language of dreams, it costs nothing but a few minutes of your time daily or weekly.
The two most common questions I get about dreaming are Why is it Important? and How do I do it? Let's start with the first. Dreams have been a part of most indigenous culture's spiritual practice since the beginning of time. See this link for a great example. Tribes gathered at the morning fire to discuss the visions of the night before and make adjustments to their living to follow what the dreams told them. Often, this was the practice that saved their lives.
In more recent times, the greats such as Albert Einstein, Steve Jobs and Steven Spielberg credit their dreams for their greatest contributions to the world.
In short, dreams offer us warnings, healing, and alignment as well as a connection to our own brilliance in the world.
But first we have to understand the language. I teach this for a living both in my private practice and through my free events, weekend retreats and writing.
Here are some ideas for getting started. First, to remember dreams, it's important to have a practice of recording your dreams every morning, when you first wake up. I suggest writing them in a journal or recording them on your phone to listen to later. It usually takes about 5 minutes to record anything you remember. Even snippets of dreams can hold powerful material. If you are having trouble recalling your dreams, you can create a bedtime ritual of asking to remember your dreams by writing, lighting a candle you identify as a dream candle, or any other ritual that suits you.
Once you have material to work with, I suggest starting by making associations to your dream symbols. If you dream about a crow, write that word down in your journal, quiet your mind with several deep breaths or a meditation, and jot down whatever comes into your awareness when you think about a crow. Then ask yourself what aspect of your life resonates with these association words.
If death comes to mind, think about an area of your life you are ready to put to rest.
In addition to this, you can ask the dream symbol to speak to you in a meditative state and see what message it has. Most of us think of a crow as a representation of death, but I've seen it mean different things to different dreamers including strength to face an illness, the burden of an addiction and an indication that it is time to make a career change.
When you begin to engage dreams, your subconscious responds by providing you with more material and usually begins to offer more direct guidance. When you record your dreams, you might identify patterns that symbolize an important message from spirit, such as a dream that someone else is driving your car – and that you need to develop or initiate taking the wheel in some aspect of your life.
Personally, my dreams have warned me away from abusive people in my life, guided me to a career that uses my core talents and fulfills me, helped me to co-create aspects of life I want to manifest and healed a childhood trauma for me. If I were to calculate the costs in therapy, self-help, life-coaching and workshops, I'm sure I would've spent thousands of dollars. I only wish someone had taught me this language at an earlier age.
Erin Amundson loves helping people reconnect to their natural technology by decoding the language of dreams. She is a healer, a depth psychologist and an entrepreneur who specializes in teaching people how to identify and remove barriers to success and make friends with their subconscious mind. As the creator and founder of Natural Dream Technology, Erin knows that hidden beneath the surface of your conscious mind is a uniquely talented visionary, and she wants the world to benefit from your contribution.
After several fights with her own subconscious mind (and a re-occurring nightmare about skipping classes and failing), Erin finally surrendered and followed the wisdom of her natural technology to get a second graduate degree in Counseling at Regis University. A life-long follower of dreams, Erin now began to learn the language of the subconscious as she slept. Just as Albert Einstein, Steve Jobs and Steven Spielberg all experienced, Erin began to recognize in her dreams that her best work is to help you reclaim your connection to your own natural technology through dreams and the subconscious. She has been teaching, facilitating and engaging in dream work with ambitious professionals ever since.
Erin currently practices as a depth psychotherapist in Denver, Colorado and via the internet around the world. In addition to her dream work, Erin is a certified past life regressionist, an intuitive astrologer and a lover of travel, snowboarding, deep conversations and cooking delicious food, all of which she enjoys practicing while she sleeps.


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Red Cross Relies on OpenStreetMap in Haiyan Relief Efforts
BY Jessica McKenzie | Wednesday, November 13 2013
Humanitarian organizations are amping up their use of crowdsourcing made possible by the Internet. On Monday, techPresident reported that the United Nations partnership with the Digital Humanitarian Network resulted in groundbreaking use of human computing and machine computing to sift through big data in the aftermath of Super-typhoon Haiyan. In a similar vein, for the first time the Red Cross coordinated their response to Haiyan based on information crowdsourced on OpenStreetMap (OSM).Read More


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Thank you to everyone who joined us last night for our first Black Label Event of the year. What a great way to kick off 2015 with our BCA family! Thank you to Larry Cohen and Cuba Libre for providing us with such great hospitality and food. 2015 marks our 10 year anniversary, "10 Years #BCAPROUD"! As the saying goes, you are only as good as the people you surround yourself with, so we could not be more excited to be celebrating that with you. Thank you for continuing to believe in the power of relationships and being BCAProud!
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(Hi)ke 03 : Post Fixture Analysis
It has been over a month since (Hi)ke 03 and it would be remiss of me to not get some photos up and say thanks.
As it has been so long I'll refrain from spinning some ill remembered tale and keep it short.
I think (Hi)ke 03 has been my favourite walk so far. The Roaches and Ludd's Church really have a wow factor, no matter how often you visit them. We had another fantastic group and everyone got stuck in; despite the rain. Thankfully the sun broke through later on and we were treated to great views with dramatic clouds. Watching the rain approach in the distance.
A massive thank you to everyone that came along. You make it all worthwhile. *Wells up*
Seriously though it was a pleasure to play tour guide. Bring on 04. Agreed?


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You do not need Linux to make a CD / DVD to ISO. However, in order to create it on Windows, you have to install programs that you have not heard easily such as BurnAware, ISOMaker and IMGBurn. When I installed these programs, I did not know what to leave on my Windows, so I converted the CD / DVD to ISO on Ubuntu, which I had installed with VirtualBox. At least on Linux, you do not need to install a separate program because you can do it with basic commands.
Goal: Making a (bootable) CD / DVD ISO
1. Locating the CD / DVD
Because it may vary from system to system, check where the current CD / DVD is located on the file system.
# lshw -c disk
You can see that the location of the cdrom on the file system is /dev/cdrom, just like the red line above.
2. Based on the location of the identified cdrom, the following command will start extracting iso immediately.
# dd if=[cdrom location] of=[location to save extracted iso] bs=2k
The command executed based on the above command form is as follows.
# dd if=/dev/cdrom of=~/MyDVD.iso bs=2k
After inputting the command above, it may seem like it has stopped for a while, but it is actually extracting and you can wait until it is finished.


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In the face of oppression and marginalization, how do we move through the world skillfully – connected to the breath, the body, the heart, the moment, and each other? In a world that attempts to objectify us, how do we claim ourselves as subject and move in with compassionate action? Join us for this one day exploration of mindfulness based practices to provide us with tools and techniques to build resistance and resilience to oppression. We are stronger together, we are meant to thrive and this day is designed not only to serve as a refuge, but to collectively cultivate practices that will support us during these uncertain and trying times. Please note that this day long is a relational exploration with periods of silence.
This daylong is intended for only those who identify as LGBTQIA+.
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Two men in love, alas, not with each other –
one's fine, the other's fit — but both are set
on Emily, who idolises numbers;
The Elephant, South London, is the set
whose shopping centre was to be demolished
but, darlings, retro-branded by a queen
who sprayed it glitter pink so now it's 'stylish'.
Pink's The New Red the national headlines scream.
And on its seventh floor sits Bingo Palace
more palace, now, than bingo. Her Royal Highness
gambles – but I'm digressing – roll the cameras,
roll out the fuchsia carpet. In its highest
tower, two men moonlight as bingo callers –
'The Blues Brothers', a double act, in debt
but dressed up to the nines. A million dollars
enters the hall. They haven't seen her yet.
The first, so striking, he could stop a bullet,
a roman nose distinguishes his face;
the second has the body of a ballet
dancer, moving with a swan-like grace.
The mirror ball is spinning and the players
sparkle with youth, forgetting who they are –
the Dancing Queen with two left feet, the famous
Two Fat Ladies guzzling at the bar.
Two men enter the stage as something fatal
enters the hall. A pause, and they begin
their double act that poses as a battle
of numbers, short and rounded, tall and thin.
They'll fall in love and fall out with each other,
they'll fall without a parachute or net,
and both their hearts will break. What are their numbers?
One's One, the other's Two. The stage is set.


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Hello catchermen! The DVD players went down a storm! We'll be sure to bring y'all many more media playback devices, yesterdays was indeed a killer offer, but we have many more tricks up our sleeves so stay tuned for more to come! Speaking of more to come, we are due to have a MEGA catch this Thursday, a catch to top every catch we've ever offered, and we've had some incredible offers, so don't miss out! Watch the teaser video and get ready for it:
Sorry for the delay folks, but the winner of the first round was JOEY, again, the man's a genius, what can I say, I try to make it a challenge but he's always one step ahead. Joey if your out there, pick two products from the small fish today, and we'll run a second round ASAP. Just email me (you have my email address).
P.S Anita ❤
P.Sii Love you guys – I turned my head and all of a sudden the weekly competition explodes, I'll be watching it carefully now.
P.Siii Joey contact me asap, the people need round two!
EDIT 3.03PM: COMP UPDATED, ROUND 2 IS ON! GO HERE for details!


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I was pleased to see a lot of architects and students at the Thom Mayne lecture. His words were very inspiring, his projects utterly eccentric, and his message about architecture was authentic. Thanks to Emmanuel Moreno and the EPCC Architectural Society from hosting such a dynamic architect.
I am very happy to announce that our Chapter has a new Associates Director and a new Executive Director. Marcella Attolini will serve as Associates Director and Madeleine Sara will be the Executive Director. Both ladies met the qualifications for these positions, they are both Associate Members of the Chapter and are eager to assist in the Chapters endeavors. In case you weren't aware, the Executive Director position had been vacant for 3 years, so we are elated to have Madeline fill that role. Welcome Marcella and Madeleine to the Executive Committee!
We are pleased to announce a new program: "Donuts and Design", intended to provide additional CEU's for you, our Chapter members. Rene Melendez has been hard at work coordinating the programs and locations. He will soon give us details on proposed dates and morning times for these continuing education opportunities.
Our Chapter Committees are busy at work! There is still opportunity for you to join in and make a difference on our: Awareness & Advocacy, Fellowship, El Paso Chapter History, Golf Tournament, Archtober, Design Awards & Banquet, and Membership committees. Armando Jimarez and Eugenio Mesta from our Awareness & Advocacy Committee, represented our Chapter at the 2 day City's Civic Design Lab workshop. We appreciate your time and commitment.
Next month on May 19th-21st is the National AIA Convention in Philadelphia. Voting for new candidates for National office will take place at the Convention. Please let me know if you will be attending the convention, we need 6 delegates to vote on behalf of our Chapter.
A quick update on our Chapter Accreditation. National AIA provided some comments regarding our application submittal from February. They required some additional information and documents were submitted by the new deadline, which was April 12th.
Because of all the hard work that many of our members are doing, we were able to fulfill many of the core service requirements. We will find out soon if our Chapter gets accredited for 1 year or 3 years, stay tuned.
Please continue to promote our profession by keeping your work inspiring and authentic.
Best Regards,
Mary Stills, AIA, CNU-A
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A new family member - a little puppy - Pantoufle
On March 10, we will become the happy owners of a new family member, une petitie chiot (a little puppy) Pantoufle (meaning slipper in English). The chiot or puppy is a apricot caniche nain or a poodle - not the smallest size but the next size up. The pictures show Zoe-Pacale with Pantoufle and the maman as well as her brothers and sisters. We are all very excited and responsibilities are being divided up. Zoe-Pascale has agreed to help me pickup the poop by giving me the bag, but doesn't want to pick it up herself. This is a big lesson in responsibility as she continues to negotiate and thus far has agreed to feeding the puppy, helping me with the poop, washing and brushing, and walking the dog with me or Jean. Jean has made it clear it is Zoe's dog and he will help as he wishes, but don't expect much... we shall see .. Zoe-Pascale is still negotiating with him.