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Going for a trip in France is one of the best things that you can try. Compared to other countries, France come with so many tourist attraction features that generally make it the best place to go for a vacation. France is known for classic restaurants that greatly favour a large number of travellers who visit France and thus making it among the best countries to try when out for a vacation as this website entails.
One of the greatest reasons why restaurants in France are of high quality is because they provide high quality services to their customers and thus being the best for any traveller from any part of the globe. Because of the large numbers of the restaurants in France, a large number of the people also love visiting this country as they do not go through a lot of challenges in their restaurant search activities. Cost is also the other great thing that also makes a large number of people love touring France as most of the restaurants in Paris offer their services at very low costs. This is also a benefit that makes a large number of people easily afford to spend some of their nights in the most luxurious restaurants in Paris.
Lastly, the restaurants in France come with a lot of security to the customers. However, when in France, it is very good to be aware of some of the best and highly rated restaurants that you can go for. When going for a trip in France, the following are some of the top examples of restaurants that can be of great help to you and your family.
The first top rated restaurant in Paris, France is the Pain Vin Fromage. This restaurant offers a wide variety of foods for example bread, boiled potatoes, sliced meat among other at a very fair price. When in France, it is also good to visit Breizh Caf restaurant as this is also a very good choice. It is very important to make sure that you do not get your crepes from any other place apart from the Breizh Caf restaurant as it provides high quality crepes at a very fair cost
It is also important to take some good beer at the Bofinger restaurant as it is the best restaurant that offers the best beers. It is also very important to make sure that you consider the Relais d'Entrecote restaurant as it is a very good and an attractive type of a restaurant that is known for its high quality services to the clients. To get the best iconic French dish, make sure that you visit the L'Escargot Montorgueil restaurant. It is also important to make sure that you consider visiting the Les Papilles restaurant for any kind of a wine.


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The 2017 candidate forum is April 20, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. at Grapevine High School Library.
Held annually in April, the Candidates Forum gives GCISD patrons the opportunity to meet the candidates running for the School Board, and hear their responses to questions on issues of interest to the community. The Forum is moderated by the League of Women Voters.
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No trail on Kaua'i gives so much and asks for so little. This trail, averaging a total of 4. 5 miles ( 2. 25 miles each way) takes
you up 760 feet on a gently sloping stroll along the Kuilau Ridge. The hike overlooks the glorious Makaleha Mountains
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Inexperienced hikers and small children should have little difficulty with this wide and well-maintained path, which is
surrounded by an abundance of native and non-native plants.
After a mile and a quarter climb, the trail emerges onto a wide-open grassy field. Sights that were hidden by trees and themountain ridgeline come into full view with splendor. Deep forested canyons gape in the foreground while steep mountainsrise toward the passing clouds. If it has been raining, waterfalls visibly cascade down the mountainsides, a vision that bringsnew meaning to the word "green."For those packing a lunch, picnic tables andrest areas are available for taking a break beforepressing on. Further down the Kuilau Trail provesrewarding as hikers come to a wooden footbridge,which crosses the Opaeka'a Stream. Here, itis like entering a garden-like world with plusheucalyptuses and ferns in wild abundance. Justahead, take the left fork to reach the final destinationahead—the beautiful view of Kapehua'ala, thehighest peak of the Makaleha Mountains.


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Motorhomes Direct offer Orkney Motorhome Hire.
Orkney Caravan Hire is owned and run by the Thain family who as well as providing caravan hire, have been enthusiastic caravanners for 20 years.
The Belmont caravan is situated at Belmont Cottage, Swannay with spectacular views over Swannay Loch.
Bryameadow Caravan is situated on the west of the mainland Orkney between the parishes of Sandwick and Birsay.
The Four Star Orcades Hostel in Kirkwall, Orkney is an independent, family run hostel. Modern and comfortable with a fully equipped stylish kitchen
The Scottish Tourist Board four star Hamnavoe Hostel in Stromness, Orkney has six rooms – single, twin and family, with one en-suite twin room.
Brown's offer both a hostel and self-catering house located in the heart of Stromness, Orkney.
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Businesses in the Sea to Sky Corridor will soon have a chance to share their thoughts regarding changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) with the federal minister behind the changes.
The Whistler and Squamish chambers of commerce are hosting a luncheon featuring the minister of employment and social development, Jason Kenney, on Wednesday, Aug. 6 at the Cheakamus Centre in Squamish.
"This is such an urgent issue for our region," said Whistler Chamber CEO Val Litwin, citing three primary concerns with recent changes made to the program.
The chamber's concerns involve fees associated with the Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA), "restrictive" updates to the program and how often and where unemployment is measured.
"In regions where you have unemployment over six per cent, you can't be putting in applications for certain low-wage positions through the TFWP," Litwin said, adding that many of these types of positions are key tourism jobs that Whistler relies on.
Whistler's unemployment rate is "very likely" under six per cent, he said, but the way the program is currently set up — using a 2013 average of 6.7 per cent for the region — Whistler businesses are restricted in their use of foreign workers.
"If you look at the numbers from Statistics Canada and their labour force surveys right now, our whole region — so mainland southwest (which includes Metropolitan Vancouver) — is actually sitting at 5.7 (per cent) for June," he said.
"But the way the program is set up, we're actually, according to the program, at a 6.7 (per cent), so we actually can't participate in the way that we'd like to participate."
A survey of Whistler Chamber members found that 61.5 per cent of respondents hired a temporary foreign worker in the last year, Litwin said.
"Our position is, we use it as a limited and last resort, but it has to be one of the mechanisms we have access to," he said.
Next week's luncheon offers the chambers, and others, a rare opportunity to speak directly to the federal government about the importance of the program to the region.
"We're driving 22.5 per cent of the tourism export revenue for the province, and we're contributing $1.1 million a day in daily tax revenue for the federal, provincial and municipal governments," Litwin said of Whistler.
"So you know, you've got a region in B.C. that's contributing so much to the tax coffers, and now you're going to take away one of the key mechanisms that allows us to staff up our businesses. It will have ramifications."
Litwin hopes for flexibility regarding LMIA fees and the number of temporary foreign workers allowed to work at a business, which will be phased down to 10 per cent of a business's workforce by July 2016.
"I would say for a community like Whistler, we would look for allowances around that cap," Litwin said, adding that 36 per cent of chamber members surveyed said that temporary foreign workers make up over 30 per cent of their workforce.
"So (if) you move to a 10-per-cent cap we're talking major impact to the businesses," he said.
Litwin would also like to have a conversation with the minister regarding how unemployment rates are calculated.
Wednesday's luncheon has room for 150 people, with registration now available on the Whistler Chamber of Commerce website at www.whistlerchamber.com/Events/Special-Luncheon.
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This course is coordinated by Prof. Jacques Hubert, head of Urology Department of Nancy Hospital.
Audience : nurses
Trainers : The trainers are experts in both technical and non-technical skills development.
- To develop the basic technical skills for robotic surgery
- To have a safe and optimal use of the robot
- To have an university education evidenced by a diploma
Live case observation, Hands-on, Simulation, Video, Lectures
[Removal and transplant, synchronised surgical procedures].
Revue de l'infirmiere, 2016Read it here
A national study of kidney graft tumor treatments: Toward ablative therapy.
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- da Vinci robotic system (Intuitive Surgical)
- da Vinci Skills Simulator (Intuitive Surgical)
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The Nancy Surgery School is located 25 minutes away from the train station.
The journey from Paris (Gare de l'Est) takes only 1h30 minutes by high speed train.
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National Museum, Bloemfonteinan agency of the Department of Arts and Culture
25 August 2015
The 2006 film Night at the Museum sparked the idea of having our own Night at the National Museum and we organised the first event at short notice on 23 January 2007. Since our first attempt, the event has become bigger and better each time, and is now presented every second year. From the start our Night at the Museum event proved to be extremely popular, with sold-out shows every time.
The displays will come alive again on Friday 18 September 2015. There will be three sessions, each lasting 1½ hours, starting at 18:00, 20:00 and 22:00. Tickets cost R40 for adults and R20 for children between 3 and 18 years old. Boerewors rolls (R20) will be sold by Fractal, an ad-hoc committee of the Friends of Oliewenhuis Art Museum, to those waiting outside the National Museum. Reserve your tickets by phoning the National Museum on 051 447 9609 or send an e-mail to shop [at] nasmus [dot] co [dot] za.


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Is Suing Grindr For Discrimination Worth It?
Opinion: Suing Grindr for Racism Doesn't Address the Real Problem
Attempting to date, or what have you, on an app like Grindr as a gay man of color is an exercise in one's own moral degradation. Being black and queer and uncomfortable placing myself in any specific label or category, I've all but given up on digital love-though analog isn't going so well either.


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Named "blueper spot" both for the colour of its walls and for the fact that Matt broke his hand here, this a spot that is definitely worth a visit. With solid, linear obstacles and architecture that is rarely seen elsewhere in Auckland, everyone will be sure to find some value in training here.
Accessibility: 8/10 Easily found and accessed. From Aotea you can head up Wakefield St (opposite the square) until you reach Symonds. Turn right and soon enough BOOM, there it is. During working hours there will be too much vehicular and foot traffic to train, but after hours the place is deserted and perfect for jumping.
Location: 6/10 Quite a large spot with lots of room for everyone to train without getting in each other's way. Plants and coloured concrete add some aesthetic quality to the area.
Obstacles: 7.5/10 The obstacles here are really only two sets of walls, however they provide great opportunities to train vaults, strides, precision landings and cat leaps. A variation in heights between walls allows you to train to your level. There are a couple of large, clear sections for trickers who are comfortable with concrete to use.
Overall: 7/10 It probably is not a spot you will spend too long at, however its size and the fact that it caters for all parkour practitioners makes it a sick place to stop at during your Symonds Street tour.


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5942 Oak Street | Loomis, CA 95650
This 2 bedroom and 1 bathroom home features a large backyard and deck area. There is an RV parking spot as well.
This home is close to the downtown area of Loomis. Within walking distance of local shops and the main drag. Close by is the High Hand Nursery and Cafe as well as a spa.


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I tend to be a purist, and I was surprised to learn that 'They' is actually historically a gender-neutral, number-agnostic pronoun. Well, let's just get on with it and adopt this, so we can move on to more important matters.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0TjfOKnF When Elephant Meets Dog – Snuzzy Wow. Totally. Heartwrenchi
When Elephant Meets Dog – Snuzzy
Wow. Totally. Heartwrenching.
Comics that go further
This is a fascinating list of graphic novels that go beyond the bounds of the genre. I'm reading Preacher right now; I'm on volume five of nine and I can't get enough of this strange and wonderful story that is better than just about any action movie I've seen recently. It's the kind of fun that leaves you breathless and thinking.
I've always liked good genre writing, and comics are no exception. And these books prove the rule that good genre writing is universal in it's appeal. In fact, the best genre writing transcends whatever pigeonhole it may be assigned to and tells us something about the human condition.
And there's a word for that: Art.
20 Comics That Can Change Your Life by the Nerve staff – Nerve.com.
I was born the day before Father's Day 32 years ago – a firstborn child. And, because of that, I guess I was the first Father's Day gift my dad received.
Fatherhood is funny thing. It turns a man who is well-respected at work, considered to be intelligent by his colleagues and clever by his friends into a complete idiot. Tim Russert, Mark Twain and Charles Wadsworth have all commented on this phenomenon. Twain's quote is my favorite – "When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years."
I'm not a father yet, but I'm already beginning to see that mine isn't nearly as stupid as he used to be. It's just like Tim Russert said – "The older I get, the smarter my father seems to get." I fully believe Charles Wadsworth's prediction will come true for me – "By the time a man realizes that maybe his father was right, he usually has a son who thinks he's wrong."
That's OK though. I'll have the wisdom, strength and legacy of my own father to back me up when my kids roll their eyes at my utter incompetence. I imagine I'll have to hold back a chuckle as I remember what a moron my dad was when I was my kids' age.
Every year, on my birthday, my Dad writes me a letter. The one he wrote on my 30th birthday was especially touching; and I can't think of anything more fitting than to include a few of his thoughts as I close this post.
He wrote, "The relationship of a father and his son is like iron sharpening iron. Sparks may fly and talks get heated and ideas fleshed out, but, in the end, the father wears the honor of gray hairs and the son the legacy of his father's heart."


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Free Irish dance party! Everybody, come join us for a night of traditional Irish group dancing! We want this to be a night of community fun, socializing and dancing! Feel free to message us if you have any questions!
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Saturday - Starting to Feel More Alive!/
Saturday morning and Andy and I were up bright and early. Cristina had a doctors appointment so Chris took us for a drive while we were waiting for her.
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The mysterious collective Sleeper Camp has dropped a visual from artist Jay Bel. If you haven't already heard the song, then you're in for a treat. The visuals make you feel like if you were hanging out with Jay and he decided to rap his newest song to you, while you get increasingly more high and tripped out (Which is always when we usually wind up hearing great music right?). A great, and smooth build up as 18 year old Jay wittingly raps about his passion for music and his thirst for life. Hopefully this means more things from the illustrious group, in the near future. Check it out below.
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10 Strange Coins From Around the World
There's many reasons your pocket change might change in the future (see what I did there?). Perhaps inflation makes minting a certain coin too expensive. Or over time a nation may think differently about the heroes on their coins. The government might even use its coins as a kind of propaganda. In that case, as new leaders seize power, the images of the old guard are removed from the coins. Sometimes it's just a simple matter of taste and changing times. Either way, what you pull out of your pocket today may look radically different tomorrow.
Of course, there's no telling what your going to get. Bureaucracies aren't exactly known for their creativity, and the coin minting department of your nation is no exception. So its no surprise some people hate their new coins. I mean, it's a pretty small detail right? It's just a coin guys. On the other hand, you'll have to see these coins every single day, after every cash purchase you make, and you likely had no choice in the matter. If you happen to fall into this irate coin hating demographic, take heart that you didn't have to give your cashier any of these awkward coins. Below, are the 10 strangest coins in history.
1 Medusa Coins
If this coin showed up in your pocket, you might not turn to stone, but you'll likely need to change your drawers. This was apparently a very popular coin in Greek and Roman times, with many different versions produced in antiquity. The coin shows the terrifying Medusa of Greek myth, with her tangled hair of snakes, and usually sporting that psychotic look on her face.
The idea of putting such a frightening entity on a coin, is a foreign concept to people alive today. Since Medusa's spiritual meanings are open to interpretation and lost to history, we will likely never know why they put her on currency. Think of how strange that is. It was well known that Medusa could turn men into stone just by looking at them. Then those poor Greeks had to look at her every time they bought a felafel.
2 Belgian 5 Frank Baudouin
Belgium minted this brass and aluminum coin in 1986. It portrays Belgium's King Baudouin, and was last coined in 1993, the year of his death. The coin is divided in three parts, each cascading downward, and yet leading back into the next interval. No other coin in the world has utilized this design outside of Belgium, thus it likely represents the three historical nationalities of Belgium: the Flemish, The Walloon, and the German. Other than making Baudouin look like a cyborg, it's a pretty rad coin.
3 1 Ocher Grosche
No that's not Winston Churchill in drag. What you're looking at is a fine example of "Notgeld" or "Emergency Money". Throughout World War One and into the 1920's, Germany was forced to inflate its currency to pay down various war debts. Eventually this inflation spiraled out of control leading to one of the most horrendous examples of hyperinflation. At a time when it required a wheel barrel full of cash to buy a loaf of bread, commerce ground to a halt. City's began printing their own money and minting their own coins to keep trade going at a somewhat functional level.
The Ocher Grosche is roughly translated as "Aachen Penny". Thus, it was one of many coins produced by the town on Aachen in 1920, and is quite collectible today. It depicts the image of an older woman working as a vendor in the streets of the city (in case you couldn't guess that from the image right?).
4 Holed Coins
This one may not come as any surprise to Old World readers, but it's still a pretty foreign concept to Americans. We've never had any currency with a hole drilled or stamped into the middle. For a long time though, this was extremely common all around the world. Nowadays it's extremely rare, with Japan among the last remaining countries to have this type of coinage.
There are numerous reasons to do this, and it often varied from time and place. It's well known that Chinese coins were holed so they could all be kept on a string, but it's just as likely that it was simply part of the manufacturing process. In the west it was more common to drill out the coin to use as jewelry or charms. In Roman times, multiple holes might have been drilled to incorporate cheap coins into weapons and armor. As for the modern era, the reasons are often based on tradition, or to make the coins easier to identify.
5 1 Lats
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's an owl? Until Latvia adopted the Euro last January, they frequently updated their coins with some pretty interesting designs. That said, it's hard to believe this alien looking design (we'll get to that in a moment) is supposed to be an owl. It's what's referred to as an "owl fibula" an ancient design for a brooch.
6 Hungarian 15 Kreuzer
Depicted here is Leopold I, the Hapsburg ruler of Hungary from 1658 to 1705. Leopold didn't look flattering on any of his coins, or really any of his portraits. I mean none of them. I could probably write a whole new article titled "10 worst portraits of Leopold I". His features were likely due to being born at the narrow end of a very incestuous royal line.
I digress. This coin is likely the worst of his. Not just because of his features, but it was obviously designed by a terrible artist. It looks as though he was trying to create a silhouette of the Emperor, and failed miserably. It gives Leopold the appearance of having some kind of mutant half head. Although maybe I shouldn't blame the artist. He had very little to work with.
7 50 Peso "CHIIE" Coin
Have you ever accidentally written a typo? Of course you have. I know I do it all the time. Shucks, their mite be some in this artikle. Let me ask you this, have you ever printed a typo onto thousands of your nation's coins? If you haven't, thank your lucky stars you aren't the manager of the Chilean Mint, who was fired in 2010 for misspelling their nation "CHIIE" instead of "CHILE" on the new coin. Citizens of Chile don't seem to mind though. The coins weren't removed from circulation, so citizens immediately began hoarding the coins, knowing full well they'll be a collectors item in the future.
8 End of Pain Coin
This eerie coin is what's known as a "Conder Token". In the late 18th Century, Britain suffered a severe
coin shortage, mainly due to counterfeiters flooding the market with junk coins. This forced the average person to hoard their genuine coins. Since most of these genuine coins stayed within urban areas, rural areas had very few small denominated coins to trade with. So local communities took it upon themselves to coin their own local currencies.
This explains a coin no national mint would ever put into circulation. Depicted on the End of Pain coin is none other than Thomas Paine (End of Pain is a pun on his name). Given that Thomas Paine was a central figure in the American Revolution, and passionately argued for toppling the British Monarchy, he wasn't exactly popular in England. The other side of the coin Lampoons Paine's famous work "The Rights of Man" by titling it "The Wrongs of Man".
9 UFO Coin
Strap your tinfoil on, this coin looks remarkably like a modern UFO. The type of coin is what's known as a "Jeton Token" minted in France between the 13th and 18th centuries. They were used as a method of counting similar to an abacus, or as substitute money for gambling. They frequently carried religious teachings, allegories, and propaganda. The image of this particular coin has baffled experts for years. One theory suggests that it could be an interpretation of the biblical story of Ezekiel, another story popular with UFO enthusiasts. Others believe it's a reference to the mythological Roman shield known as Ancile, which supposedly came from the heavens, and was delivered by a god to save Rome from a plague. This angle sounds suspiciously like an episode of Ancient Aliens, so maybe it's as good an explanation as anything else.
Speaking of Romans, this last entry is definitely NSFW.
10 Roman Brothel Coin
The Romans loved sex. Their public spaces and private homes were saturated with sexual artwork. They drove the Silphium plant to extinction for its contraceptive properties. So it's not really surprising that the Romans would stamp sexual acts onto their coins. Known as spintria, their purpose is still debated today. The most widely believed theory, is that the coins were actually tokens used in Roman brothels. The numerals on the back of the coins indicated cost, and the image on the front was of course a depiction of what the customer was buying. It's also been suggested the coins would be useful for prostitutes living in such a large and diverse empire. They could communicate with customers of any culture or language without confusion. Though they could also be nothing more than novelty items. Either way, Rome's penchant for public displays of debauchery is to date, unrivaled.
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I desperately wanted to add this other conder token, but I couldn't find enough information to write on it. That may be for the best.


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This pic is the first in a set of six covering the first day of an intensive seminar series on customer service.
Paul and Sharon are in South Africa from the Disney Institute, offering their insights into how Disney creates customer delight.
This pic shows Brian Khumalo of Service Quality Solutions kicking off the event. The slinky gal with the mini-skirt is one of several babes acting as ushers and assistants to the speakers.
Because the first day was about Disney, Mickey Mouse was all over the place. Mostly in the form of helium-filled balloons.
I was sent to this R10 000 workshop by one of my clients -- Blue Moon. They're a corporate communications company, and I'm doing some high-level work for them on one of their key clients. So that's what brings me to these hallowed halls deep in the heart of the Indaba Hotel in Fourways.
I've decided to bring my tablet pc to the event. And to do a visual facilitation of everything. I'm doing this for many reasons.
First reason is that I've agreed to share my learnings with the Blue Moon staff. So what better way than through my own visual interpretation?
I also want to get more practice in the field of visual facilitation. Louise, the person who introduced me to the concept, has asked me to quote her on how much I would charge to do this sort of thing for her clients. Doing it in an ad hoc way like this allows me to do a time and motion study.
I also get to improve my Visual Facilitation portfolio.
Networking is another reason. Instead of TELLING people I'm a visual facilitator, I'm demonstrating it in action. If they like what they see, they'll be better equipped to imagine how I could help them in their companies.
But most importantly, I'm honouring my own learning style. I retain information better when I draw.
A final reason for doing this is that I'm sharing these pics with everyone who came to the seminar. There were a couple of hundred people. And I've told them that they're free to download these pics and use them as they see fit. Because they were there, they'll know what some of the more obscure captions mean. And it'll jolt their memories and help their retention of the overwhelming amount of material we've received.
Thanks for taking a look at them. I hope they make at least SOME sense to you. And the bits that don't make sense... hmmm... I hope they intrigue you and challenge your thinking in some way.
This painting was made live during the Disney Institute day of the Service Excellence Emporium 2007 seminar. I'm using ArtRage 2.5 on a Toshiba Tecra M4 tablet pc. No mice were mutilated in the making of this painting.
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Disney Institute -- Service Excellence -- The First Step
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From What Not to Wear and The Chew, TV personality and fashion trendsetter Clinton Kelly stopped by OutQ to chat with host Larry Flick about everything from people recognizing him on the street to who wears the pants in his relationship with husband Damon Bayles.
The conversation cut to the chase right away, as one would only expect from those two. Is Clinton Kelly a judgmental person? Absolutely not. He's simply "serving up some Clinton Kelly realness," he says.
"I remember once I was wearing the best sweater in the world, oh and this was like 10 years ago. I was walking down the street, past The Mantra, and this guy comes out he was just like: 'That's What Not to Wear!' And I had to flip him off and call him a bitch. This is what I said: 'This sweater costs more then your car!' It caught me off guard, ya know?"
In regards to his marriage: "I got into this nesting phase. When you meet the one, you know it's the one." He gives more relationship insight, even tying it in to home decor, natch. "I can have a life that's rooted in love and kindness and calmness, you know that's kind of the beautiful thing about it … and pretty plates, everywhere!"
Along the way, Kelly has a sudden revelation: He's the "bossy mommy" in his relationship. "I think I was born with that at a certain extent, I don't think all the gays have that because my husband doesn't … you see he's daddy. Mom sets the table, dad is served!"
The interview consists of a lot of laughs, with Kelly even giving his fans a sense of his musical abilities by singing some Broadway show tunes.
On a high note, he concludes: "What is it about this room, you make me do things that I wouldn't normally do?!"
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Very excited to have just released version 2 of my leadership and keynote speaking website.
It's been an exciting 2015 so far working with John Carruthers, Mac Hay, Edmund King and Kate Baecher further developing The Everest Academy leadership programs. Many thanks to you all for your efforts and constant inspiration.
A big shout out also to all the team at Peter Berry Consultancy. Your expertise, guidance and coaching in relation to the Hogan Assessment Systems, organisational development and leadership development has been invaluable.


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The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridgespanning the Golden Gate strait, the mile-wide, three-mile-long channel between San Francisco Bayand the Pacific Ocean. The structure links the U.S.city of San Francisco, on the northern tip of the San Francisco Peninsula, to Marin County, bridging both U.S. Route 101 and California State Route 1 across the strait. The bridge is one of the most internationally recognized symbols of San Francisco, California, and the United States. It has been declared one of the Wonders of the Modern World by the American Society of Civil Engineers. (From Wikipedia)
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Peter Tase, eurasiareview.com
Image from, with caption: All fluid folds, the curving Heydar Aliyev Center is named for Azerbaijan's third president–and has won awards for its starchitect, the late Zaha Hadid. An airy light-filled interior houses a museum of Azeri history, art exhibits, collections of dolls and vintage, cars and a café.
Azerbaijan's indispensable role in peace – building missions has been remarkable and its public diplomacy [JB emphasis] strategy has fostered great levels of inter-religious tolerance, preserved multiculturalism and has strengthened good governance paired with its pragmatic production economy strategy.
The Azerbaijani Head of State, Ilham Aliyev has aligned his country among those who support the west and strengthened economic, commercial and defense cooperation with E.U. member countries (Italy and Germany), while maintaining a strong sense of national independence.
Washington and Brussels are aware that Azerbaijan has a strategic proximity with Iran and Russia; nonetheless these two global actors have failed to bring peace and stability in the Caucasus, in addition to ensuring the full territorial sovereignty of Azerbaijan and further contain Armenian terrorism. Baku has energetically contributed towards a more peaceful and secure world; while EU's myopia ignores the threat of Armenian terrorism at the shores of the old continent. ...