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"For those of us lucky enough to have come of age in New Orleans–even more than for the tourist who falls for her instantly–the decadent majesty of the city is like a forbidden love. You want desperately to explain the depths of your enchantment, but you know in your heart that others will acknowledge it merely as an easy infatuation or a passing fling… How could they ever understand your love for a city in which life itself is an art form and the poorest, least privileged inhabitant a knowledgeable artist?
~The Washington Post~


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Notes from NJ — Hi Beth (# 3)
Chuck Tripi has lived a life of poetry and study since a medical catastrophe suddenly ended his flying career in 1998. After his poem "Crack-Up" was published in HFR's 47th issue, he struck up a correspondence with Managing Editor Beth Staples. His epistolary perspective on writing and the writing life has been so valuable to Beth, she wanted to share some of his notes here. He writes from Sussex County. See all of Chuck's letters here.
Hi Beth,
The 727 was nimble although it could be tricky flying it for the first thousand hours or so. But once its quirks were learned it was the most dynamic and responsive airplane I ever flew, especially when the October wind, in the clarity and gusts of autumn—on the Expressway to thirty-one, say, or the River to thirteen at La Guardia.
Going up the Hudson River on an especially turbulent day, with a brand-new copilot flying the leg and getting a little bit behind the airplane, I had to take it for a few moments to let him regroup.
He was surprised and pleased when I gave it back to him, but it was his own limits he had bumped-up against, not mine. Everybody has to be new. We passed Manhattan's caverns measureless to man in pretty good shape; he turned and crossed the stacks at seven hundred feet and greased it on without the need for further talk from me.
We hear, in our critique groups and open mics, poems that bump the limits of our own imaginations, poems more excellent than we might perceive, and poems scratched and scribbled while another poet is reading.
Not everyone can fly an airplane or write a poem, but everyone can want, and everyone can work within the realm of coming true, and everyone, when they cannot praise, can seek to encourage.

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I'm in Boston now visiting friends and sketching whenever I have a moment free. Yesterday I did some people watching on the beach and sketched them while my kids swam. It was great. But mostly I'm just spending time with friends here. But in a few days we will be heading to Chicago and in a week I will be surrounded by Sketchers and sketching nonstop. I'm so excited. Who else is going? I packed rather light and everything but my sketchbooks fit in a small bag. I'm interested to hear what others are bringing.
Illness, Inktober and some rambling
Wednesday blogging turns into Thursday blogging. I have a sinus cold and possibly an infection right before a family holiday. I am resting as much as possible so I can be at my best in Spain. The kids are already home from school and that is actually a blessing because the two mile walk picking them up from school every day was not helping me recover quickly! I miss having energy and a clear head but I am managing to just barely keep up with #inktober and other smaller projects this week. I am glad that I decided to be flexible and not stick with any theme or format for this years Inktober as it has allowed me to keep going and not give up when I am not feeling my best. The motto that I need to pin on my wall and remember is that done is better than perfect. It is so easy for me to get sidetracked searching for perfection that I never finish or never share a project, blog post, artwork or whatever. Is this a common problem? I am all ears for any good strategies for avoiding the perfection trap?
How to have a successful family holiday.
Single people or people traveling without young children enjoy your much easier to plan with fewer limitations holiday!
Don't overschedule yourself on holiday. Think relaxation over sightseeing. And if there is some monument or museum that you just have to bring your kid(s) to, avoid an early ticket.
Go out on your own to see the sights that you are most interested in and let your partner do the same.
Get a place with a pool. This makes downtime so much easier and more effective.
Don't stay out all day sightseeing. Come back to rest midday or early evening if you got a late start out.
Memories over photos. Really look with your family rather than taking constant selfies.
Draw and journal your trip as you go and finish it up at home with collected ephemera like handouts and tickets.
London mini-holiday
Became more mini when a three day two night overnight in the big city became one uncomfortable overnight in a bad AirBnB rental. At least I got some sketching and cafe visits out of the trip!
Finding myself already counting down to our next vacation. On vacation in new countries I don't expect to know anybody and don't have the chance to feel bad. Here in England when I go out and am around people it is the worst because at home I know people back home through online. But out there I know nobody. Feeling alone in a crowd feels like a horrible party every time I go out of the house. It rarely bothers me I'm so busy and preoccupied with making art and growing my skills and business, but when it does ouch! Summer might me difficult for me.
Art Tourism
Not just the fabulous museums and galleries in Paris but the legendary art supply stores as well. Sennelier across from the Louvre has been in business since 1887 and is where Degas, Picasso and other famous Parisian artists got their supplies. The shop even developed oil pastels for Picasso! Now I have a few small goodies to take back to England with me.
Hello Eiffel
Effiel Tower sketching was required during the trip and I wasn't about to let some rain stop me. The running ink just adds to the atmosphere and memories for this trip.
Sketching, blogging, tourism and being part of a family with young kidson vacation is (almost) too much.
It's exhausting but exhilarating and oh so much fun. Each day is different and better and I end each day exhausted and happy. Love Paris!
Notre Dame took my breath away.
Growing up in the States I have never seen anything like Notre Dame before and it left me speechless. Having the chance to walk around and take it in before sitting down and sketching it was a huge privledge. Walking around inside during mass I felt both French and Catholic for a few minutes.
Sketching Memories in Paris
Sketchbook keeping on vacation/holiday is one of my favorite activities. This morning I woke up and sketched a corner of the living room on our Parisian apartment. Memories of this trip kept forever in a precious book.
Hello Mona, do you have any idea how popular you are?
Mona Lisa. People fight to see you and elbow children and the elderly to get a selfie with you. An alarm goes off around you when people get just too close every five to fifteen minutes. Basically you seem to bring out the worst in people. I can see from that famous smirk of yours how amusing this is to you. But personally I would rather hang with one of your more calming relations and avoid getting elbowed. Nothing personal but I feel a little claustrophobic around you Mona.
Packing for France!
We are heading to Paris next week for the first week of our spring break and I am planning my sketchkit for the trip. I want to stay fairly minimal and not put too many choices on myself on what to use each day. Most days I will be with my family and sketching light therefor traveling light, but I have one lucky day in Paris by myself and can bring a more robust sketching kit on that day. What would you bring? My basics these days is a sketchbook that is big enough to comfortably use yet small enough to comfortably carry, a watercolor kit with a minimum of 14 mixing colors, a fountain pen with waterproof ink, a mechanical pencil, water brushes and a brush pen. We got a new camera for this trip and upcoming trips and I will be taking photos and using them as reference when I get back to my studio.
A little break from illness with a road trip to Stonehenge
We are happily going car free in the UK, but for our first two months here the company that moved us out here is paying for a rental car. Being so sick for weeks on end has meant that we haven't been able to use the rental for the little road trips that we planned. Until this past Sunday when we went to Stonehenge! Over a million people pass through the Stonehenge site every year despite it being a bit of a pain to get to if you don't have a car, and still a bit of a pain with a car. But it is only about an hour and I could finally breathe without breaking into a coughing fit or gagging, but I wasn't ready for a trip to London. So we piled in the car and went to Stonehenge and it was really cool! They have very few signs for it along the way and we lost our wireless directions halfway there but we knew we were going in the right direction when we saw a bunch of big rocks arranged in a circle from the highway. From there we headed to the visitor center and took a shuttle bus to Stonehenge. I am typically not a fan of those little recorded devices that museums give out or sell but they gave them to us and they seemed to really help the children get into the idea of seeing a bunch of big old rocks. I grew up seeing Stonehenge in every history book and now I have seen it, sketched it and taken a selfie with my family in front of it. Next weekend we are going to London! Another one hour road trip.
Failed but not a failure.
Coming off the high of completing October's #inktober Instagram daily ink drawing and sharing challenge I signed up for the daily blogging challenge #nanoblopomo as a way to improve my blogging habit. It started out pretty well but about halfway through it I started resenting the challenge and remembered doing it last year and all it accomplished was blog burnout. So I stopped and promised myself weekly blogging combined with daily drawing, painting and Instagram sharing and enjoyed the rest of the month of November. Ready for new challenges for December!
Why do I sketch?
I fill about a sketchbook a month these days. When I am done they go on a shelf in my studio and I look back on them often. My children look through them and I show them off to friends and other curious people. This number doesn't include the "extra" books I keep around. Why do I do it? Why do I use precious paper and other materials for plenty of less than perfect pages? Because if I don't I grow stagnant and miserable. Because the process is how I grow as an artist and as a person. Because my sketchbooks are important. I admire other artists that keep active, consistent yet varied and adventurous sketchbooks. It is a tricky balance for sure to develop and maintain a style while continuing to push yourself as an artist and experiment. As I try to break out of my sketchbooks a bit more and feel comfortable doing pieces for the public rather than for myself I know that making time for my sketchbooks is something that needs to come first in my art life. No matter where I am at in life I will always sketch.
Marking time as an obsessive sketcher.
I am an anxious person. Drawing (rather obsessively) helps me channel that anxiety and remain calm (more or less). I feel time passing strongly and often painfully. I feel myself losing time and I worry. Drawing helps me remember my days and gives a record of my days. Ever since I started keeping a sketchbook I have been infinitely more engaged and happier. I recommend it to everyone.
Making my mark.
Processing Haystack
Monday morning. Back to reality after an inspiring trip to Haystack. Yet I am still happy to be home around my favorite people. Now that I am home I have a lot to do to process the artwork that I made there and the ideas that I generated. Plus laundry. So much laundry. Laundry is the worst. But for now there is coffee to drink and kids that need to get to school.
Goodbye Haystack deck.
Here today, gone Wednesday.
Coming off a great art making weekend I am back into the regular week of preschool snacks, herding children, meal prepping, school drop offs and errands. But only for two days because on Wednesday I leave for Haystack on Deer Isle Maine. It is looking like we are in for another beautiful five days the second year in a row. And for that I am grateful. No matter what the weather brings the time at Haystack will be magical because Haystack is a magical place. Five days of art making with other makers in gorgeous surroundings. My third year going I am very blessed. I need to do some more packing.
Vacation Visual Journal
Before heading on our long weekend to NYC I spent the day trying to finish up the sketchbook I half filled during our travels to Ohio and Illinois in early July before the kids head back to school after Labor Day. Now we are back from NYC and despite drawing a lot while I was there on location I still have more planned drawings to do to fill up our summer sketchbook. But today is my daughter's seventh birthday and I am going to focus on spoiling her before she heads back to school later this week.
Lucky Charm
Happy Friday! We are heading to New York for the weekend to see friends, go to museums, eat pizza and other yummy foods and hopefully draw on location. Feeling the art groove in my studio lately that I hope translates to various locations. Maybe I should bring my studio good luck charm with me. Two years ago at a Disney World gift shop I saw my name on this necklace. This never happens to me. They didn't have my eldest daughter's name but they had mine so of course I bought a necklace that I will never wear and hung it in my studio. I still won't wear it, but maybe it should come along in my bag. See you next week!


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Let's Get Skin-timate *summer 2018 edition
I've been a little remiss in posting this, but hey, it's still summer & your skin still needs my help. I worked in the beauty industry for over 10 years and skin care/product knowledge is a bit of a passion project of mine. I'm a clean eater and I'd love to tell you that everything I put on my skin is natural, but that just isn't the case. I've tried almost every natural skin care line currently on the market and they're either ineffective or they irritate and cause my skin to breakout.
I teach hot yoga, so believe me, if these products can keep my skin clear, I'm going to guess that unless you're very sensitive they'll help you out as well.
Cleansing is important, you need to cleanse your skin. What you don't need to do is to dry the bajezzus out of it with heavy duty acids several times a day. Which is why if you've thoroughly cleansed your skin & prepped it with treatment & hydration products the night before, I'm a believer that all you need to do is splash your face with water in the morning and pat your eyes with soft wet cotton pads soaked in cold water. Continue by applying any day time treatment products you use, moisturizing with something light weight, then apply some eye gel & sunblock or a tinted moisturizer with an SPF in it.
If you sweat during the day whilst performing your sport or activity of choice, I suggest you use something gentle to cleanse your skin post sweat sesh or use a few cleansing wipes. If you can't shower I suggest you use a few more cleansing wipes on your body (chest, neck, back, arms, pits, butt & under your boobs). Use one wipe per area so as not to cross contaminate the skin. As far as wipes are concerned, I like Ole Henriksen "Truth to Go" brightening cleansing wipes (if you have sensitive skin you may want to try their "Nurture Me" cleansing cloths). Additionally, if you're prone to back or chest acne, whether you're able to shower or not I highly recommend Murad Clarifying Body Spray. Don't be fooled by the imposter brands. This one sprays 360 (meaning however you angle the bottle it will spray), which means those hard to reach areas on your back just became reachable.
Ladies, you have to take all of your make up off at night, Your skin needs the break. I suggest using a decent cleanser with quality ingredients. I'm partial to Boscia Clear Complexion Cleanser - it's gel based. Foam based cleaners tend to be more drying to the skin because of the foaming agents in them. If you have make up on I also suggest a toner. My toner of choice is actually a clean brand. It's Belif Witch Hazel Herbal Extract Toner. Don't be intimidated by the witch hazel, this one is creamy and non drying.
Post night time cleansing, I like to use a lighter weight eye gel in the summer months because my under eye pores get wonky if it's too heavy or I get milia. I've found Caudalie Resveratrol Eye Lifting Balm fits the bill. Because I'm approaching middle age, I apply a serum instead of a moisturizer. I've been using Perricone MD Hyalo Plasma because it's lightweight and contains several different forms of hyaluronic acid. Twice a week I'll swap that out and use Perricone MD Acyl-Glutathione which is a powerful treatment for aging skin.
I feel it's imperative to set aside at least one night a week for a little me + masking time. My current favorite combo is as follows: cleanse your skin, then take one Peter Thomas Roth Un-Wrinkle Peel Pad and use as directed (for reals read the jar & follow the directions exactly or you'll be sad when your skin's all dried out). Then immediately apply Perricone Chloro Plasma mask. Again, read the directions & follow them. Post mask, apply a serum or treatment product if you use one, some moisturizer & an eye cream or gel. The Perricone Chloro Plasma mask is without a doubt one of my most favorite masks in the history of my mask usage. I use it year round. The addition of the peel pad prior to the mask gives it that little extra exfoliation boost you need without over-drying the skin. Warning: do not think that more is more. You'll most likely love the results of doing this once a week. If you even dane to do it more than once a week, you'll probably end up sorry and your face will be very dehydrated.
Keeping the skin on your body hydrated is important as well. So after you shower (with cool water as hot water is very drying to the skin), pat your skin dry (leave a bit of water on the surface) & apply either pure jojoba oil or Borage Therapy Plus advanced formula fragrance free lotion to your entire body. This will seal in the moisture. Jojoba oil won't clog your pores and it's pH level closely matches the pH of your own skin's protective barrier, so it's a win win.
One final suggestion for dry irritated under eyes or just nightly refreshment is Peter Thomas Roth Cucumber De-Tox (eye roll on the most overused word in beauty) Hydra-Gel Eye Patches, use as directed. They're heaven, You're welcome.
I am but a tiny little website and blog not sponsored by anyone. These are merely my suggestions based on trial & error. I am not a doctor, so I do suggest you consult with your dermatologist before trying out any new products because well, you're ultimately in charge of you.
Happy summer. I hope it goes without saying that you should apply sunblock on your entire body (& face) during any type of sun exposure. If you care about protecting your face, a hat is recommended - there are decent sun hats out there, you've just got to look or use a baseball cap. And for the love of shiva, stop buying those "cute" cheap trendy sunglasses & invest in a pair with UV protective lenses. Eye cancer isn't cute.


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Role of oxidative stress in the pathogenesis of oral submucous fibrosis: A preliminary prospective study
GK Shakunthala1, Rajeshwari G Annigeri2, Shantala Arunkumar3
1 Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Mahe Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Mahe, Puducherry, India2 Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, College of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Davangere, Karnataka, India3 Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara College of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Dharwad, Karnataka, India
Correspondence Address:G K ShakunthalaDepartment of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Mahe Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Chalakkara, Palloor, Mahe - 673 333, Puducherry IndiaSource of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: NoneCheckDOI: 10.4103/0976-237X.166823
Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
Background: In the current scenario pathogenesis of majority of the diseases is deeply linked with the oxidative stress, irrespective of its etiology. Enumerable data suggests that reactive oxygen species play a key role in multistage carcinogenesis. Oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF) is considered as a potentially malignant disorder. Its increased incidence over recent years in the Indian subcontinent is a major health concern to oral physicians. However, the role of oxidative stress has not been widely investigated in OSMF. Aims: Is to evaluate both antioxidant and oxidant status in OSMF and to compare with controls. Settings and Design: Twenty patients and 20 controls of the same age group were enrolled in the study. Subjects and Methods: Five milliliters of blood were collected from each individual and serum was separated. Malondialdehyde (MDA) estimation using thiobarbituric acid (TBA) method, and antioxidant activity (AOA) using principle of TBA reactive substances was done using this serum, with a calorimetric method. Statistical Analysis Used: Student's t-test and ANOVA test. Results: The mean serum AOA status was seen to significantly decrease in OSMF patients, as compared to controls (P = 0.013). The increase in mean serum MDA level was highly significant in OSMF patients, as compared to controls (P < 0.001). Conclusion: The disparity between AOA and MDA levels in the patients clearly demonstrates the role of oxidative stress in the disease process. The results also suggest the use of antioxidants in the management of OSMF.
Keywords: Antioxidant activity, malondialdehyde, oral submucous fibrosis, oxidative stress


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346 pages
World War II was the largest and most devastating war in modern history with far-reaching consequences. The single most important campaign was the Soviet–German war, which consumed the lion share of Germany's military resources. In contrast to the tone in German and Anglo-American precampaign assessments, the USSR ws able to repulse the invasion after huge losses and turn the table on Germany and her minor Axis allies.
This book examines how the two most important Western Allies in World War II, the United States and the United Kingdom, assessed the economic and military potential of the Soviet Union in 1939–1945. Since the USSR was the single most important military contributor to the Allied victory in Europe, and the main target of Germany's military strength, these assessments are of paramount importance in order to understand how the Anglo-Americans perceived the overall war situation and adjusted their own war effort in accordance with it. Utilising a wide range of documents produced by the Anglo-Americans during and shortly before World War II, this book explores why Soviet strength was underestimated, and how the Soviet economic system, Soviet society and military capabilities were viewed by Western Government observers.
The Western Allies and Soviet Potential in World War II is a fascinating read for those in academia studying economic history, international economics and security studies, especially areas on military and strategic.
1 Introduction
1.1 General background
1.2 War potential and the general purpose of this study
2 The Anglo-American assessments in a wider context
2.1 The US and British government organizations responsible for assessing the USSR
2.2 The origins, analysis and dissemination of information
2.3 The assessment's reliability and the selection of reports for this study
2.4 The reality and contemporary perceptions of war potential
3 The Soviet Union and the West: The pre-war experience and international Great Power politics before World War II
4 From the guarantee to Poland to the Molotov-Ribbentropp pact
4.1 British anguish: The value of the Soviet Union as an ally and the "gathering storm" in Europe
4.2 Soviet war potential and the possible inclusion of the USSR in a "peace front"
4.3 The Soviets propose an alliance
4.4 Assessments on the eve of the Moscow negotiations
5 US pre-Barbarossa assessments
5.1 The economy and its military potential
5.2 The size and efficiency of the armed forces
5.3 Internal stability
6 The Molotov-Ribbentrop pact and its consequences
6.1 The Polish campaign
6.2 The USSR as a potential military adversary
6.3 The Red Army enter Estonia
6.4 Assessments regarding the economy during the autumn
6.5 Soviet air strength – autumn assessments
6.6 Assessments connected to the Soviet–Japanese conflict
6.7 Anglo-French plans to interdict the Soviet oil supply
7 The Soviet–Finnish Winter War
7.1 The Red Army's performance
7.2 The economy and the internal situation
8 Assessments running up to Barbarossa
8.1 The economy and internal stability
8.2 The production and quality of munitions
8.3 Military efficiency and the size of the armed forces
9 The nature of the assessments, and the "reality"
10 The beginning of Soviet–German war: Assessments during Operation Barbarossa
10.1 The border battles and the summer: German victories and the possibility of a Soviet collapse
10.2 The Soviet economy under attack (and Soviet prospects)
10.3 The autumn 1941 situation
10.4 Munitions
10.5 The Armed Forces and their efficiency
11 The first turning point of the war: the Soviet winter offensive
12 The spring, the coming of summer and continued worries
12.1 Soviet prospects and economic resilience
12.2 The Soviet population and the war effort
12.3 The Red Army and its munitions
13 The first year of the Soviet–German war: how realistic were the assessments?
14 The German summer offensive and Soviet prospects
15 The Anglo-American assessments in the context of the possibility to establish a Second Front in 1942
16 The autumn assessments and the battle of Stalingrad
16.1 Prospects and civilian morale
16.2 The economic situation
16.3 Food supply
16.4 The manpower situation
16.5 Munitions
16.6 The size of the armed forces and military losses
16.7 Military efficiency and morale
17 From Stalingrad to Kursk
17.1 Military prospects, internal stability and civilian support for the war effort
17.2 The economy, manpower, food supply and civilian living conditions
17.3 Munitions
17.4 The size of the armed forces and the military mobilization
17.5 The morale, efficiency and losses of the armed forces
18 The 1943 cross-channel attack that never was and the "90-division gamble"
19 The Red Army's first major push to the West
19.1 Soviet military prospects, civilian morale and internal stability
19.2 The economy, manpower, food supply and civilian living conditions
19.3 Munitions: output and quality
19.4 The size of the armed forces and the military mobilization
19.5 The morale, efficiency and losses of the armed forces
20 The final phase of the war: from Operation Bagration to the surrender of Germany (and the campaign against Japan)
20.1 Soviet military prospects and internal stability
20.2 The economy and reconstruction
20.3 The population, the labour force, food supply and civilian life
20.4 The production and efficiency of munitions and military equipment
20.5 The size of the armed forces, losses and military efficiency
20.6 Why the USSR won the war (according to the Military Mission's final report)
21 Assessments compared to reality during the last period of the war 305
22 The assessments of war potential and material aid to the USSR 312
23 A comment on the assessments in the context of the early Cold War
24 Conclusion


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I was recently asked about the rules short men should follow when wearing a dress shirt.And although I'm not a big believer in rigid "Rules" – I do think there are guidelines every man south of five foot seven should evaluate when wearing a button-up shirt.
Here are a half dozen dressing taller tips I suggest specifically for short men who do not want their shirts to make them look any smaller.We're not just talking about buying things labeled "S" or "XS" here. Those are usually just the same pieces of clothing made for bigger men with all parts reduced slightly in size.
A small man needs a shirt with somewhat different proportions, not just a resizing of a standard-issue dress shirt, so look for brands and stores that market specifically toward shorter men.Consider looking at brands coming out of Japan, Italy, or Spain – the manufacturers are often assuming a shorter, more slender baseline customer, and their "small" sizes are much more likely to be made with a shorter man's real proportions in mind.
If you can buy custom-tailored shirts, do. You can usually get a tailored shirt for the price of two mass-manufactured ones, three at the outside.
It rapidly becomes worthwhile if your body's outside the average sizes (and tailored shirts tend to be sturdier than machine-made ones, so you're not likely to pay that much more in the long run anyway).If you do buy off the rack, at least have a tailor adjust the length in the sleeve and the fit at the waist to your body's measurements.Nothing makes a short man look more awkward than sleeves that hang down too far, or a shirt that billows and sags around the waist. A quick adjustment doesn't cost much and keeps you from looking like you're being swallowed by your shirt.
A shorter man always does best with slim, streamlined details. A broad spread collar with outward-pointing tips stops the viewer's gaze at your neck and makes you look stouter than you really are. Narrow collars whose points aim downward help keep the eye traveling all the way up toward your face.I generally (although there is no hard fast rule here if you love them!) steer smaller men away from button-down collars as well — there's really no need for the extra visual clutter, and a good crisp point collar makes you look sharper as well as taller.Just remember that narrower collars need a narrower knot when you wear a necktie! You'll want to wear ties made of thin material that doesn't bulk up when folded over itself, and to use a small knot like a four-in-hand or a Pratt-Selby knot.
This is good advice for every piece of a short man's wardrobe, but it's particularly easy to achieve with dress shirts.Candystripe patterns (equal-sized stripes of white and a single color alternating with one another) are simple, dressy, acceptable at almost every level of formality and fantastic for guiding a viewer's gaze up toward your face.Try not to wear anything with lots of stripes in varying colors and sizes — these can get too distracting, keeping the eye stuck on your chest. Thin, simple stripes make you look elegant, streamlined, and taller than you actually are.
You want to keep your shirt simple. A breast pocket isn't necessary at all, though unless you're having your shirts tailored it's hard to avoid them these days; if you do wear a shirt pocket try to only have one, and to avoid any hemming, decorative stitching, or monogramming on it. You also shouldn't ever have a pen clipped to it — this looks a little sloppy on any man, and it's a dead stop for the viewer's gaze, robbing you of your height again.
The final piece of advice for a short man's dress shirt is to always keep it tucked in. Loose shirttails, even in socially-acceptable situations, shorten your legs dramatically. They'll make you look particularly stumpy if the tails are long on you (and they often are unless you've had the size tailored).


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I took a walk by myself last night,
Down by the firefly wood,
And it made me believe in magic again.
It transfixed me where I stood.
And if you'd restore your faith, my friend,
In wonders and marvels and good,
Then take a walk with me tonight,
Down to the firefly wood.
I've never seen anything like it,
I don't think that anyone could,
Believe without seeing the beauty I've seen,
Down by the firefly wood.


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Quit smoking, but not by vaping instead (it won't help and is NOT safer).
Many smokers have embraced e-cigarettes, or vaping, as a way to cut back on nicotine and the ickiness of cigarettes to those around them. But despite the differences between e-cigarettes and tobacco ones, they are not helping smokers quit.
Researchers in California followed 1,000 smokers over a one-year period. They found that those smokers who vaped were 59 percent less likely to quit smoking compared to those who had never vaped, and 49 percent less likely to decrease cigarette use. Although e-cigarettes may not have tobacco, they have volatile organic compounds. The safety of ingredients in e-cigarettes has yet to be determined.
So if you don't smoke, don't think that vaping is a good idea. If you smoke and want to quit, try smoking cessation products like nicotine gum or patches, which have been shown to work. Talk to your doctor about it if you can't decide what method of quitting is best for you.


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Seven hours away from Salzburg is one of Switzerland's favorite city – ZURICH!!
A little background about Zürich. Zürich is an important city in Switzerland not just because it has the largest population and land area in Swiss but because it is also the financial center in Switzerland. Hence, a large number of international and national companies settle down in Zürich for a good reason. Furthermore, Zürich is the central location for all Swiss-wide train network and also runs the biggest and busiest international airport in the country. So if you are flying in or taking a train into Switzerland, like me, you would have to pass through Zürich! Due to its efficiency and cleanness it has also often been ranked as one of the best cities to live world-wide. (Locals can probably confirm if you are reading this?) However, such love to Zürich accelerated only recently in the past ten years as the city liberated more cultural, party, and gastronomy sectors to develop. Hence, now it has grown into quite a cosmopolitan city, though not as heterogeneous as Geneva, which has almost 60% foreigners due to the UN and international organizations.
When I visited Zürich for the first time few years ago, even though it was for few hours I could totally feel the richness that I described above. Just by walking in the city, the richness could be felt and seen from the people, the building, and the atmosphere. (Not to say that Geneva is poor. But the richness in power and politics is quite different from the money richness, and Zürich was the latter. In a sense, if I am permitted, I would describe Zürich as Switzerland's New York. Even Switzerland's capital city Berne is less active compared to Zürich, from what I heard. I hope to confirm when I make my second visit again in few weeks.)
Anyway, personally, I was just happy to have this chance to return to Switzerland period.
When I woke up, even though it was early I could see the scenic already changing. The greenness and the hills were telling me that we were already inside Switzerland. You can also see how the housing and buildings are different already. A lot smaller with longer rooftop. I couldn't stop smiling. I was back!
And wow…how can you not love nature when you see views like this? I mean. I just stand, look, admire and…
(A quick note about Lake Constance, this is a unique lake near the Alps. Because it is so huge, it is surrounded by Austria, Germany and Switzerland. Check out the map and its basic info if you are curious! )
As I continue to glue myself practically to these train windows. I finally arrive at Zürich at 7:20 am. I couldn't wait. It was a little chiller than I thought when I walked the streets and my clothes were not warm enough. Still, the moment I started walking down the train station, each step was brining me back memory. I smiled and even closed my eyes, knowing that I might bump into someone, but, who cares, I was back to oh-good-Switzerland!
The sun was already rising. It was Saturday morning so the streets were still quiet. There were still some people starting their mornings early. Shops were opening up and some were doing their morning runs.
And as I head over towards Limmat river in the middle of the city, I couldn't help myself from smiling.. (I thought I was smiling earlier but I was now smiling even more!) The weather was too perfect. The blue sky, the white cloud, and the clear breeze made this city view just 2% more beautiful. Thanks to nature, these were some photos I was able to take during my two hours at Zürich.
It was nice because the streets were quite low-key but not completely deserted. The sun was not hot so it was nice to just take a stroll around the city. After gazing at this view for few minutes and letting myself lose track of time, I started to scoop out some of the inner parts of the city. I forgot how clean Switzerland was, but Zürich was super clean. The streets and buildings were unique too, but very different from what I have been seeing in Austria, Germany or Italy! As you see yourself, this is the very Swiss style.
Even these narrow streets have a different vibe from the narrow streets one will see in Italy!
Even though they seem similar, when one has a closer look at each one one will notice how each building is unique.
Time flies when you are enjoying your time. I never left the city center and it was already time to catch my next train to Basel. I didn't want to leave. But perhaps this will be different when the city is more crowded. Already by 9:30 am the streets were gradually filling up with more people. It felt more amazing few hours earlier when I was standing here all alone, or at least it felt all alone! It's ok. I'm planning to come back here with my family again. So this will be just a short goodbye.
P.S. If you want specific advises on what to check out at Zürich, I'm probably not the best person to give you advises – just not yet! I still need to discover more parts of the city to list such recommendations. But for the short time frame I was there, I would definitely suggest others to do at least (a) a walk around the city and enjoy a drink near the river, and (b) check out some museum, cafe, and stores because the exhibitions and shopping culture is famous and fun in Zürich. I could already tell by walking around that there are many fancy and high-end stories here. Another suggestion to do, which I haven't tried yet but looked fun, is (c) to take a boat along the Lake of Zürich. Check the map of Zürich and you will see. But either case, I hope you also enjoy Zürich!
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Over the past two decades, the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition (SFCWC) has grown to become one of the world's most respected and highly publicized wine competitions. The competition has established itself as a platform for large and boutique wineries alike to showcase their wines on a national scale and increase sales. We are excited this year to include Canada and Mexico to the 2019 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition- now the largest wine competition of North American wines.
Another major change to the 2019 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition is only requiring four bottles for judging from wineries versus the six bottles in former years. We have become more efficient in the judging process and wanted to save our wineries the added cost of the entries and shipping costs. The San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition will once again reward wineries with plaques for silver and higher awards- one of the few competitions that go to the expensive plaque for winery recognition of current vintage wine awards.
Entries will be accepted from now until November 15th, and the wines will be evaluated in the first week of January. We encourage wineries to go to winejudging.com for information about the competition, or they can go directly to enofileonline.com for immediate registration and entry.
In cooperation with Northern California's largest newspaper, the San Francisco Chronicle and SFGATE, the SFCWC will provide heightened exposure to the award winning wineries in 2019. Wineries will once again achieve wine award exposure through additional media outlets including print, radio, websites, blogs and social media. All awards will be listed online at winejudging.com throughout the full year.
After the judging is complete, wineries also have the opportunity to pour their wines for the large and prestigious San Francisco Bay wine consumer demographic at the 2019 SFCWC Public Tasting at Fort Mason Center, which takes place Saturday, February 16, 2019. This is an invaluable opportunity to network with one of the largest wine consumer demographic in the world- the San Francisco Bay wine consumer.
We are very proud that consumers use the SFCWC as a tool to educate themselves and measure the quality of premium wines. Most importantly, the prestige of being a SFCWC winner and the heightened exposure to the media means that wineries will see increased sales.
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A Sunday at Dolphin Cove
What's better than a day at the beach on a Sunday? A trip to Dolphin Cove of course celebrating my bestfriend's birthday. It only took us about 45 minutes from Kingston, a car ride with filled with music and gossip lol . Despite the gloomy look in the sky we were on a mission to have fun.
I've been wanting to go to Dolphin Cove for like forever, but I was disappointed when I finally got there and found that the car had to be parked on the outside, on the street, where a million mischievous hands could gain access to it. While I was not the driver I can imagine how uneasy that must make them feel, especially the ones who have to park far away from Dolphin Cove because of no available spots nearby. Luckily the lord presented a parking space right at the entrance where the security could see it.
All the staff members were friendly. Everyone of them, which is not really a common thing in Jamaica so that was refreshing. It seemed like it was definitely our lucky day because the weather was great, not too hot , just right and the coupons we had allowed us to save a ton of money. The shows they had scheduled were on time and entertaining. The Dolphin Encounter program was really good. We got to pet the dolphin, learn about these lovely creatures, take pictures, and watch them do their tricks. It was truly an experience. I thought the dolphin encounter would have been my favourite but I loved the bird aviary even more. Dolphin Cove has rabbits, snakes, iguanas, parrots, speed boats, kayaks, sharks, stingrays, a water slide, restaurants, gift shops, and a beach. Let's just say there is a lot to do, so if Dolphin Cove is your next destination prepare yourself to spend the entire day there if you want to do all the activities. Overall it was a good trip. I would recommend this attraction and I would definitely do it again.
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Beach Slippers
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We finished the evening at Evita's in Ocho Rios. This Italian restaurant overlooks the ocean and parts of the town. It's definitely a perfect spot for romantics, I guess that's why the entire evening's conversation was centered on relationships. The food was bomb, the service excellent and it's one of the best restaurants I've been to in Ocho Rios.


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I'm 26 and i'm an IT manager..i've been listening to trance for 2 years...
I'm 17, Turning 18 In Two Months.
I Have Been Into Trance Since The Mid 90`s
I am 20, i have into dance music since i was about 12 (1992) and started with the early Prodigy stuff and moved to the Rave scene Dreamscape, Helta Skelta etc.. and just grew to love most forms of 'Dance Music' from there.. except garage... Which is sounding more like Drum and Bass!!!!
But it has to be said i have been into Trance from 1998 and love Dutch Trance!!!
Oh iam from the UK which may have influenced my why though music!!!
25. Still they keep on asking my ID and chicks think I'm 20
Just say NO to banners!
i'm a junior in hs.. started listening to techno back with chemical brothers and crystal method/moby back in 7th grade (1998)
i listened to happy hardcore, and bad boy bill type of house/hardcore up intill 2 years ago when i heard some trance on http://www.mp3.com .. nordbeat lead to robert miles, and here i am.. been spinnin trance for a year and i love it. long live it
Right now i'm 19 years old and i started to listening to Techno/Trance in 1994 or 95. I've listened to Marusha, Westbam and Sven V�th all the time.
i am 19, got into the whole scene in 1994!
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i�m 18
been into trance since 95/96
Before trance I listened to hardcore
I'm 21 and got into hardcore at the same time. After that were the Rave Mission and Mayday compilations, now I'm into hard house and uplifting trance. Once u get in, there's no way out.
I have spend 18 springs here on earth,this spring it will be 19 and I live on beatz eversince 'the first rebirth' of jones & stephenson was released,man that was awesome back then!Don't get me wrong,trance is my "eau de vie",but songs like they made back then,ain't commin' back!
Im 17 turning 18 in 3 a few months. Have been into the scene since around 1996 when UK house/garage/techno started it off for me. Have been addicted ever since
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Oh no seems like I'm the oldest so far!
35 last year. Into Trance since Pete Tong played Chicane - Offshore in '95 and Eugina-Salt Tank in '96.
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Charles H. Pankey is Of Counsel at Miller Dollarhide. Mr. Pankey is primarily engaged in general business law, corporate, commercial and contracts. He has a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism & History, and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Oklahoma, where he was listed on the Dean's Honor Roll.
He is a Graduate of the United States Army Field Artillery Officers Basic Course and was on Active duty 1969-1971 as Forward Observer, Executive Officer, and Battery Commander (foreign service Korea) and Assistant Brigade Personnel Officer (S-1) – Ft. Sill, Oklahoma.
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My husband is pretty darn cute.... for many, many reasons. But not too long ago, he wanted to do something special and unique for me. So he mowed "I LOVE YOU" (along with a smiley face) in our front yard!
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Discipline and Learn: Bodies, Pedagogy and Writing explores how discipline is typically construed as a form of subjection in contemporary educational thought and in critical and cultural theory more broadly. It provides a critique of this emphasis on the repressive aspects of discipline highlighting its enabling potential and role in the development of dispositions to learning. The book engages with the work of a range of theorists: Foucault, Bourdieu, Merleau-Ponty, Mauss and Spinoza and considers their usefulness in theorizing embodiment and learning in the teaching of writing in the early years of school. Emphasis, however, is placed on the work of Bourdieu and his notion of habitus melding theory and practice in an ethnography of contemporary classrooms. This text is invaluable reading for students and academics across the social sciences and humanities interested in questions of embodiment, affect and their relation to learning. This is the most thought-provoking book to be published on pedagogy in a long, long time. Conceptually elegant and empirically rich, it undercuts conventional wisdom and potentially rearranges how we think about teaching, learning and writing. It argues that students' bodies not just their minds matter in learning, explaining how, in practice, the desire to learn is a mindful bodily disposition. And it shows how, through an enabling form of discipline, teachers can produce a scholarly habitus in all students, including the educationally disadvantaged and defiant. Jane Kenway, Professor of Education, Monash University Discipline and Learn: Bodies, Pedagogy and Writing an excellent book which makes an important contribution to our understanding of both pedagogy and the body and which is sure to spark debate in both fields. It is careful and judicious in its approach but still manages to be provocative and original. Nick Crossley, Professor of Sociology, University of Manchester
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Pages 1-10
Conceiving the Body
Pages 13-37
Pedagogy and the Mindful Body
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Tracing the Body
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- Discipline and Learn
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- 2012
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Can you believe that 2016 is almost over? Are you thinking about New Year's Eve yet? I love hosting a New Year's Eve party and celebrating the past year while looking forward to next year!
You guys know I love to make party favors- and New Year's is no different! In the past I have made countdown treat bags for the kiddos, but this year I wanted to create favors for the adults- filled with my favorite celebratory things!
There is no better way to celebrate than with wine and chocolate- such a perfect way to ring in the New Year! Brookside Dark Chocolates is my favorite treat after a hard day. Dark chocolate is my favorite, and the addition of fruit means it is a healthy treat, right?! Add in a glass of wine and my night is made!
Have you ever tried the dark chocolate and exotic fruit combination? It's heavenly!
I love the pomegranate flavor with white wine and the acai & blueberry flavors with red. I love the combinations of flavors or how well the flavors complement each other.
I am so excited to celebrate with friends and family and share my favorite wine and chocolates with them. However you celebrate this New Year's think about putting together some fun favors- everyone will love them!
You can add whatever you like to the containers, here is what I used…
New Year's Eve Party Favors Supplies
- Brookside Dark Chocolates
- Wine, small bottles
- Take Out Boxes – available in the party section
- Paper filler – I used a metallic blue
- Party favors – horns, noise makers, necklaces, etc.
- Circle Tulle – gold or silver found in the wedding department
- Cupcake Liners or plastic bags for the candy
- Fill container with paper filler, you will probably need more than what you think because the items will weight it down
- Add the wine bottle
- Fill in with other party favors
- Take a circle of tulle and pinch in the center creating a puff
- If guests will be eating the chocolate during the party – add the cupcake liner and fill with Brookside Dark Chocolates
- If guests are taking home the party favors – add Brookside Dark Chocolates to a plastic bag and tie with a ribbon
What do you love to pair Brookside Dark Chocolates with? Are you making New Year's favorites this year? What will you put inside?


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Here's the right way you should be doing your laundry
This is yet another post that my current and former housemates are going to read like slack-jawed yokels, because I am almost physically incapable of doing my own personal laundry. All of my clothes are dirty and heaped in piles both inside and outside of my house.
But as you may know, I actually wash people's clothes for a living. So laundry is one of about 5 topics that I'm an expert on. (Along with Texas history, macaroni and cheese, Marie Antoinette and sweater folding.)
Let's start at the very beginning: sorting. Yes, it's totally boring, but it is also the absolute cornerstone of good laundry practices. If you are currently just cramming everything into one load, guess what? You're doing it wrong.
I believe there to be 5 distinct categories you should be separating your laundry into: whites/lights, brights, darks, gentle/cold water washables, and household linens. Here's a breakdown of what goes where:
A load of lights means only very pale colored or white T-shirts, cotton undies, pajamas, shorts, and the like. Basically anything that is light enough to not bleed onto other garments. I consider pale/medium yellow to be the demarcation line between light and dark. I wash lights in warm water.
In laundry, as in life, red means danger. Red clothing is laundry enemy #1, as it is notorious for turning an entire load of whites a pale pink. You can wash reds, bright oranges, hot pinks and deep purples together once you are sure they are colorfast.
I often test colorfastness by spraying the garment with water and blotting with a paper towel to see if any dye transfers. You can go a step further and swish the item around in a sink of cool water to see if it releases any color. This may seem like an annoying extra step but you will thank me profusely later when you preemptively save your favorite blouse. I wash brights in cool water to cut down on color fade.
Your darks load should obviously include stuff like blue jeans, sweatshirts, and gym clothes. Basically any garment that can stand up to the dye in a pair of blue jeans. But a warning: If your jeans are brand new, wash them alone until they finish their "new jeans dye purge." (It will be obvious they are done purging once your thighs stop turning blue after wearing said jeans.) I wash my really good jeans inside out to help prevent fading, and take them out of the dryer while they are slightly damp to prevent scorching.
Shirts that have a white body with dark sleeves always stress me out—what to do? I just wash them by themselves in a mini-load the first few times to see how they behave. I wash darks in cool or warm water, depending on the grime level.
I keep anything delicate, silky, linen, vintage, or slinky out of the regular wash. This includes my underwear, bras, vintage slips, and stuff that just seems it would be beefed by hot water and a super aggressive spin cycle. Even cheap polyester dresses from Forever 21 can benefit from the extra care the gentle cycle and cold water gives! Cold water puts less stress on the fibers and when they take less of a beating, they don't pill or fray quite as easily. I make sure throw my expensive undies in a mesh laundry bag so they don't get hammered by the spin cycle.
The mesh bag is also a good way to make sure your socks don't get lost in the wash, you crazed, neurotic sock matchers. Make sure you never put anything you deem mesh bag or gentle cycle-worthy in the dryer. It's all drip dry, baby.
Household Linens
If you've ever accidentally washed a bath towel with some of your clothes, you already know that they produce a special kind of lint that attaches itself to your wardrobe forever, like lice on a first grader. Be sure to wash towels, sheets, and kitchen rags by themselves in the hottest water you can because ewww grime, food particles, body fluids, yuck.
Hot water kills bacteria and deodorizes naturally. If everything you are washing is pure white, add a 1/2 cup of chlorine bleach to really amp up the clean. But don't overdo it because too much bleach turns everything yellow and can eat right through the fibers.
As you sort everything, make sure to check all pockets for money, tissues, lipsticks and other random objects that could foul up your clothes. My laundry cross to bear is pockets permanently full of safety pins. When my washer stopped working one day, the repair guy came out, opened up the trap and about 700 safety pins came tumbling onto the ground.
He looked at me rather incredulously as he asked, "What exactly do you do with all of these?" I just laughed and casually tossed the dozen or so pins I had in my pocket at that very moment into the nearest trashcan.
Be sure to button all buttons and snap all snaps. This helps lessen fastener breakage and stops garments from getting incredibly twisted in the wash. Trust me, we're almost at the part where I'll let you actually start the washer.
Check for stains and pre-treat them accordingly — because once you wash and heat dry a stain, it's yours for life. I'm a huge fan of Dryel's stain pen. It's straight dry cleaning fluid on a stick.
If your stains are of the terrible yellow underarm variety, all hope is almost certainly lost — but you can try a homemade paste of Dawn dishwashing liquid, hydrogen peroxide and baking soda. Use it to give the affected area a scrub using an old toothbrush. It sometimes works, but only on plain white, 100% cotton garments.
I want to drop in a quick word about the Dryel home dry cleaning system here—I think it's a decent substitute if you have lightly worn dry-clean only items that just need a refresher in between professional cleanings. I am hesitant to use it on silk and I never use it on anything with a lining (such as a suit jacket) or leather. It's basically a good spot remover/steamy scent refresher, not a complete replacement for real dry cleaning.
Even proper dry cleaning can't always remove certain stains—sweat in particular. If you happen to sweat like crazy, invest in a sweat-trapping Nudy Patooty undershirt or these clever disposable "Garment Guard" underarm shields. They are my two no-fail solutions to stop sweat before it has the power to ruin clothes.
It's been a long time coming but you are finally ready to start the washer. But before you do, determine what the proper load size is for your washer. Overloading it leads to not enough water and soap working its way into your garments, preventing them from getting really clean. Everything should be packed in loosely, not tightly—much like a bowl of chunky chicken soup.
A regular capacity washer holds one bed sheet, four pillowcases, two or three shirts, and about six pairs of underwear. (Not that you should be washing all those things together! It's just to give you a visual.)
You may not realize it, but your washer needs a little TLC sometimes. Make sure to run it empty with a cup or two of white vinegar every so often to keep it clean. (Listerine works too!) Wipe down the inside of the machine, lid and seals regularly with a wet cloth.
If your washer is leaving rust spots on your clothes, the enamel has most likely chipped off somewhere inside. A little sanding and painting with some rustproof paint is a way easier repair than it sounds.
Don't forget to check the lint trap every time you dry a load — both inside the machine and at the back where the exhaust is. Clogged lint screens impact the efficiency of your dryer and can even start fires!
Did you know that balls are good for laundry? They are. I own and swear by these Mister Steamy dryer balls. (Of course it's an "As Seen On TV'" product.)
They not only keep your clothes from bunching up, but they kick out a pretty good portion of wrinkles. The steam action is minimal, but it can't hurt. (If you are broke or cheap, a plain old tennis ball works well for this purpose too.)
I take everything out of the dryer while it's just this side of damp. Any longer and things start shrinking rapidly. If you are anything like me, you now have a giant mountain of clean laundry that you can dig through like a rat all week long to find what you need.
Start doing your laundry right, would you?
This article originally appeared on xoJane by Alison Freer.


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Saarinen's TWA Terminal
Recently we were commissioned by MCR/Morse Development to supply 26 Restored original Saarinen Executive Chairs help furnish the office/showcase of the TWA Flight Center hotel and conference center at the World Financial Center in downtown Manhattan. The complex slated for completion in 2019 will occupy the original TWA terminal at JFK. The vintage chairs were restored in our workroom in Connecticut using fabric from our own collection. The color inspiration came from the blue color used in much of the original TWA advertising. The chairs were sourced from warehouses containing vintage chairs dating back to the 1950's that were used by IBM, Zerox, and Met Life. The fact that these chairs have such timeless design is a tribute to Eero Saarinen's architectural and artistic talent. It's the respect of the "art" of design that draws us to these products and the satisfaction of restoring and refining these gems to their original beauty.


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One of the most energy efficient houses in Britain is opening its doors on Saturday 12th September. Everyone welcome. Free admission and tours with John Christophers its architect and owner from 11am -4pm. A wonderful and inspiring story, following the family's experience with the Birmingham Tornado 2005- what a positive response! While some people worry about the changing atmosphere these people have shown how to live Zero Carbon, on renewable energy. This will be a chance to learn more about you can do at home to save energy, and to use solar energy. Event for children at 2pm. There is a super new website for the house www.zch.org.uk
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SkinSmart Antimicrobial Spray Review
As someone who is in the medical field and pays a lot of attention to the ingredients of various treatment products, I did a lot of research about this product before letting my friend use it. I was quickly convinced because there so many pros and honestly no cons. SkinSmart Antimicrobial Spray is based on Hypochlorous, a "secret weapon" in skin care treatment that has been used in the medical field for years to treat serious and chronic skin and wound issues. Because of this, it was an ONLY prescription treatment for years. However, because of the advances in science, SkinSmart Antimicrobial was able to create an over the counter product that removes microorganisms--promoting healing, helps with itching and soothing and much more.
Because everything is more than meets they eye, I actually asked my friend to test this product and after 2 days, she (and I) saw a significant improvement! Prior to using this product, she used another Skin Relief Cream, but after using this she decided to stick to only this and has loved it since because she can use it as much as she wants and doesn't have to suffer from dry skin, itching or redness. In fact, it actually leaves her skin soft!
According to her it "feels so refreshing the moment I spray it on. It does not sting and calms my severe itching, rough, dry and weeping skin immediately".
If you need anymore convincing, this product is even on the National Eczema Association website!
4 Reasons Why it is Better than Typical Creams
- Steroid-free Technology
- Dries like water with no residue
- Soothes angry, red, broken skin
- Can be used on any skin, even faces (eyelids too!) as much as you need
Where to find it:
SkinSmart is available at over 1,500 stores across the country. Look for it in the First Aid section near the pharmacy.
It is currently $14.99 on Amazon click here
I hope this helps you! If you end up using it, leave a comment below about how you like it!
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If you're ever near Denton, Texas and want to have a great meal by all means, eat at Hannah's Off The Square. It is just off the square, which is kind of neat itself, on the corner of Cedar and Mulberry with its own parking lot so that you don't have to "shark around" for a parking space.
Since it was a special evening for us (see previous post) and we don't get out very much, I figured I'd call ahead and let them know it was our anniversary and ask if they would set aside a secluded table for us. We've been there a few times previously, we (just Darlene and I) try to get out every couple of months for dessert and wine so we'd been there a few times previously (go have the desserts – they're killer) but had not had dinner there yet so we were excited about this visit.
The greeter knew who we were without even asking (not sure how he pulled that one off) and escorted us to a private dining room. We were told to select a table (there were about a dozen) and our server, Matthew, would be in shortly. When he arrived, he informed us that there weren't any specials yet because they aren't selected until 6:30 (we were there shortly before 5 – having kids is tough 🙂 ) but he recommended some of their finer dishes from the standard menu. We selected the crab cakes, Polenta encrusted Tilapia, and sesame Ahi Tuna (rare) with a Ravenswood Lodi Zinfandel (yeah I know – we just like red better white).
The crab cakes were fried without being crunchy and moist but still firm and arrived on a well dressed dish with a sauce that was unremarkable other than the fact that it didn't interfere with the flavor. We were given moist, warm towels for a post appetizer hand bath and left to our conversation.
The entrees arrived and were very well presented. Darlene's Tilapia had an orange seafood sauce that added some nice spice to the fish (sorry don't remember what it was called or what all was in it – I was way too engrossed in my own meal). My tuna was excellent. The sushi grade tuna was tender and rare without being cold at any point. It had a subtle raspberry sauce that complimented the sesame well and made the Soba noodles it was sitting on really pop. The mixture of tastes and flavors really pulled me in and kept the meal fresh on my tongue.
Unfortunately, we were too full to have any desserts so now we'll just have to plan another trip there to follow up. While I'm no food critic (in spite of my attempts in the previous few paragraphs), I would say that this had to be a four star restaurant and HIGHLY recommend that you give it a try. Oh…and ask for Matthew. You will treated to a level of service that you rarely find these days – just be sure that you respond in kind (read: tip well ;)).


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| Foreign Minister Levy Meets New Russian Ambassador
(Communicated by the Foreign Ministry Spokesman)
Foreign Minister David Levy met yesterday (Monday), 4.8.97, with the new Russian Ambassador to Israel, Mikhail Bogdanov. The two men exchanged ideas regarding relations between the two countries, the peace process, the Middle East situation and Russia's relations with countries in the region.
Ambassador Bogdanov expressed Russian President Boris Yeltsin's and Foreign Minister Yevgeni Primakov's condolences regarding the terrorist attack in Mahane Yehuda. The Ambassador noted both the shock felt by Russia and its government over the attack, and their hope for cooperation with Israel in the fight against terrorism.
Foreign Minister Levy expressed his thanks for the Russian government's condolences, as well as for its vote at the recent special session of the UN General Assembly on Har Homa. Foreign Minister Levy noted the importance of Russia's vote, and said that it was appropriate in light of Russia's status as a sponsor of the peace process and its responsibility as an international power. Russia's vote was a signal to those involved that the solution of disputes and conflict lies around the negotiating table.
Ambassador Bogdanov noted his government's optimism regarding the possibility of resuming the peace process and expressed his hope that Foreign Minister Levy's visit to Cairo today (Tuesday), 5.8.97, will help Israel and the Palestinian Authority to quickly return to the talks. The Foreign Minister emphasized that the Israeli government's policies and decisions following the attack are aimed at fighting terrorism and increasing cooperation with the Palestinian Authority. Israel's policy is not intended to harm Palestinians.
Foreign Minister Levy added that granting sanctuary to terrorism ultimately harms the one giving that sanctuary, and that the Palestinian Authority must show responsibility and determination in the war against terrorism. The Foreign Minister expressed hope that Egypt and other international elements would help pass this message on to the Palestinians.
The two men also discussed the negotiations with Syria. Foreign Minister Levy emphasized the importance of achieving peace with Syria and said that the peace process would not be complete until relations were established between the two countries. The Foreign Minister expressed the hope that Damascus would conduct a re-evaluation and would return to the negotiating table. He said that while Israel is prepared to take risks, an atmosphere of trust and dialogue must be created at all levels of the negotiations.
The Foreign Minister mentioned Israel's concerns regarding Iran's rearmament and the cooperation it is receiving from various countries. Israel is concerned over Iran's attempts to obtain up-to-date arms, including ground-to-ground missiles. The cooperation Iran is receiving from various countries endangers not only Israel, but the entire region and many other countries in the world as well.
Foreign Minister Levy expressed the hope that Russia would act to influence and moderate the relevant parties in order to prevent this existential threat which crosses borders and peoples.
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