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Wood Gazebo Bird Feeder
Create a beautiful and functional decor piece for your little home with Wood Gazebo Bird Feeder. This adorable feeder is made of wood with a charming gazebo design and an unfinished surface for you to make it your own with paint and embellishments. Tailor it to your theme or favorite color palette!
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Dome table clock in cloisonné enamel。
The beauty of sunset over an African savannah, with its crimson skies and wild flora and fauna, inspired this unique piece in Grand Feu cloisonné enamel。
To create the outlines of the evocative landscape, from the clouds and acacia trees to the giraffes, elephants, birds and other animals, all presented in dramatic silhouette, the enameler used 19.6 m of gold wire (39.2 g) measuring 0.2 x 0.6 mm in cross-section. Conveying the fiery glow of this magical scene required opaque, transparent and semi-opaque enamels in 25 colors. Each enameled plate called for 7 firings at temperatures ranging from 820°C to 860°C. An hour circle adorned with guilloché work and black transfer-printed Roman numerals frames a dial center in cloisonné enamel。
This piece is powered by the caliber 17''' PEND mechanical movement rewound by an electric motor。

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Developing creativity no matter the situation/
I recently heard about a famous author who said the key to his success was (in his own words) simply writing "200 lousy words a day". He went on to explain that it was the process of starting to write that was often the most difficult for him. If he set aside the time to at least put 200 words down on paper, then inspiration would kick in and he would begin to really form something amazing, often writing for hours.Read More


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"Our approach was not to mimic but to adapt and embellish, drawing from original elements but using contemporary details," explains ZGF's Alan Gerencer of the Expensify Portland office. Located in the Oregon Pioneer Savings Landmark Building in downtown Portland, the design forgoes traditional assigned workstations for a mix of open spaces and meeting rooms for employees to choose where to work depending on their mood or the task at hand.
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Reason of insisting on a licensed electrician for your electrical maintenance. When it comes to electrical projects, there is no small or big project. All of them should be handled by an experienced and licensed electrician. In fact hiring a licensed technician for your project is following the law. What makes the law insist on the license is that electricity can cause danger anytime. Only those who know what to do should be allowed to work on any related project. When handled in the wrong way electricity can cause not only destruction to property but also death. Everybody needs electricity to run the day to day affairs but it can also be hazardous. The electricity training is very detailed, and there is a lot that the trainees go through before they can be awarded the license and the certification. There are also very many apprentice training programs to participate. That way they will keep adding to their knowledge. Their training is usually very extensive, and it takes them many hours of class work as well as field work. That training gives them quite some reasonable understating of electricity by the time the person is through with the training. The training does not end with certifications because they will be necessary to upgrade themselves from time to time. Like every technology, electrical technology keeps improving and changing. That is why the professional will need to keep on learning new technology. The expert will also need to have the expertise to handle all electrical issues without problems. Working with electricity is very risky. That is why it is important to be sure the expert dealing with your electricity has the required knowledge. It is possible for someone to fall from the high places as they fix your wires. There is also a possibility of connecting the cable in the wrong way which can result in the house going in flames. With a professional, you have the assurance that they will do all that is within their means to make sure there is no coincidence that will take place. Also it is a government requirement for all professional electricians to take insurance cover. You have the assurance that in the event of anything, the professional will not wait for you to pay the hospital bills incurred. When your property is damaged as the expert is working on your property, you will not suffer the loss as you will be compensated by the insurance. The professional will not do anything that can damage their career. That means they will work in a way that will help them keep their good name.That means when working they will make sure that they do not do anything that can damage their name. They will make sure they do not let you down when you have appointments with them. An intensive online search can give you a professional electrician.The Ultimate Guide to Electricians


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Shabbos!!! Song, celebration, soulfulness.
Join Rabbi Josh and the talented musicians of Ner Shalom for a joyful evening of song and spirit. (Reb Irwin is on vacation).
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In other divisions, the pool is being rolled in a similar way to Lotto: If there are no winners in division 2-6 then the pool rolls down to the lower division,.g.
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Remember to mark the, plus option on the bet slip.R1.25.30 and.41.40.Odds of winning 6 correct.0 1 in 20,358,520 5/6.1 1 in 3,393,087 5/6.4 1 in 75,402 4/6.7 1 in 30,161 4/6.4 1 in 1,371 3/6.4 1 in 1,028 3/6 fixed R 25 1 in 72 2/6.Play up to 30 minutes before the draw.Multi-draw option available - same dombud częstochowa monte cassino numbers for many draws.Breakage from any division rollover to the same division next draw.
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Lexus hope executive buyers will say YES to their new hybrid saloon, due here by end of the year
First look - Brussels: Lexus ES
The SUV bug has yet to catch many of those who drive a mid-size premium saloon or estate. It seems that companies and their drivers still prefer to do their executive work with a Mercedes E-Class, BMW 5-series, Audi A6 or Jaguar XF in tow.
That's good news for Lexus as they line up a brand new motor to tempt those, mostly diesel-driving, business buyers into their new ES hybrid.
The ES replaces the GS, which has been a favourite of mine for a long time. The mid-size sporty saloon 450h would give most of those rivals a serious run for their money, only it was a bit pricey, even if well-equipped.
It's obvious the new ES on its debut here (seven generations in the US) will have to be on the money. And that means an early-to-mid-€50,000s price start, I'd say.
It will come only as a hybrid (ES 300h). The fourth-generation hybrid system combines a new 2.5-litre 4cyl petrol with a lighter, tidier and denser electric motor. The total generated is 218PS and they claim 4.7l/100km (60mpg).
I've no doubt a hybrid is a big plus-point in a segment that largely uses, but is probably questioning, diesel.
The new car was unveiled to us in Brussels last week amid pomp and ceremony which included the opening of a Lexus lounge at the airport for those business-class travellers who find themselves with time on their hands between flights.
We had plenty of time later to take a close look at the new car, not in the lounge but in an airport hangar.
You'll get a chance to do the same without leaving the country in October when pre-production models will be on show prior to the car going on sale for 191-reg.
Sitting low and coupe-like on a brand new platform it is easily the most eye-catching car in the segment, from the front anyway. What other car in the class has a grille of such dramatic design?
The coupe looks and stance deceive, however. The car looks relatively compact side-on. And technically there isn't that much difference in size (same width, slightly longer) compared with the GS. But we were surprised at the space in the cabin, particularly in the rear, even more so with the golf-bag devouring boot. The longer wheelbase (+50 mm) helps. Even though the roofline slopes noticeably, getting in and out was no problem and interior headroom was excellent despite a panoramic sunroof in the version we sat in.
They've also got the layout/design of cabin and dash mostly right, though the central console takes up a lot of front space, I felt.
The new car draws on elements of the gorgeous LC coupe, retains the minus point of unnecessary information-binnacle protrusions but addresses the other drawback of a dark area on the dash with some taste.
The 12.3ins screen dominates but you're reliant on what I have found to be a feckity touchpad to work it. However, there is voice recognition so you can command vocally.
We await so much, of course - driving, handling, feel and all that but this car looks promising. In a segment that accounts for a quarter (26pc) of all premium cars sold here, they've got to compete on every front.
Helping the handling and ride should be the all-new multi-link rear suspension design and rack-mounted electric power steering.
There will be four grade and price levels - Executive, Luxury (big seller), F-Sports and Premium. And the transmission is the latest version of their continuously variable transmission.
Standard spec will include 17ins wheels and their second generation Safety System +. It now has daytime cyclist detection as part of the pre-collision system.
The ES is built on their new Global Architecture - K platform - and importantly is front-wheel-drive (the GS was/is rear).
It also coincides with the arrival of the first F SPORT versions, which will have the option of adaptive variable suspension.
A 17-speaker Mark Levinson PurePlay system makes its debut too.
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Next up we have Hand-lettering! I taught this as a 3 hour course both Friday and Saturday (I think it could have easily been an all day event). It was SO MUCH FUN! Really high energy and lots of playing going on. We started with the challenge of doing a complete alphabet within one hour, each letter made of a different medium or style. This was a tough assignment because one hour is not long at all... and because people tend to do their "go-to" mediums for the first 10 or 12 letters and then hit a wall. And it's the wall I'm interested in. It was really cool to watch people (most) get to a point where they didn't know what to do next and then push through it and try something completely new... regardless of how it was going to look next to their neater letters. (Permission to get messy!)
I laid out a bunch of different art supplies onto 3 tables and had little stations to experiment with... acrylics, inks, pens, brushes, tape, yarn, leaves, water, hole punches... you name it. A chance to move fast and try stuff. It was a super cool assignment. (It was hard for me not to jump in and do another alphabet of my own... I wanted to badly!)
Here are some pics of that exercise:
And after that exercise, I think people were looser and more open to hand-lettering their quote or poem (which they came to class with) in a way that made sense conceptually. Unfortunately most people didn't get finished with this part of the course. Hence why it could have been a 6 hour day. But in any case, here are a couple of the end results:


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Through George Atamian I became aware of a Sea Monkey Fan in Spain who had this great Sea Monkey tattoo done on his leg. I just had to get in touch with him, and with George's help the following correspondence took place...
Hola Felix,
Su tattoo es muey bien.
As you probably noticed, my Spanish is terrible. :) So, for now I'll have to stick to English. But I am studying, so maybe someday I can write you in Spanish! :)
I wanted to put your Tattoo pic on SeaMonkeyGeek.com and I was hoping to include some information about you. If you could answer the following questions that would be wonderful.
Hello, It is an honor for me to do this interview for your wonderful blog, hehe:
How old were you when you first discovered Sea Monkeys?
When I hear talk of the Sea-Monkeys I had 12 years now I have 17 years and still as excited as the first day
How did you first hear about them?
I saw the sea-monkeys for the first time in a cartoon called Rugrats. When I spoke here in Spain of the Sea-Monkeys people said it was a scam, to date I can prove it is not so! hehe
How popular are Sea Monkeys in Spain?
The Sea-Monkeys in Spain are not as popular as in the United States, very few people know the Sea-Monkeys, people here are different, the most highly distrustful
When did you get the tattoo?
I realize the tattoo about a month ago, I was absolutely determined that the Sea-Monkeys are something important enough for me to tattoo.
How do people respond to seeing a baby sea monkey tattoo?
When people see me the tattoo becomes estranged not know very well who is, or may mean
Do you plan on getting any more sea monkeys tattooed on you?
Yes, my next tattoo will be an ocean zoo around the sea-monkey baby hehe.
You are an enthusiastic fan to say the least. What Sea Monkey activities are you involved in? (I heard you were part of an online Sea Monkey Forum?)
I worked in the forum of the official website of Spain, although I would like to collaborate more studies take me a long time
Thank you so much for helping with this post. Is there any else you'd like to say to the Sea Monkey geeks who read this blog?
Yes,I would like to thank all the members of this blog, also to George Atamian, to Amy Holden that is one of my best friends, and please all the fans of the sea-monkeys believe in the dream of Harold Von Braunhut spread happiness among the world's children :D:D
Than kyou for giving this interview and giving me this opportunity to know more fans of sea-monkeys.
Greetings Félix Retamar ;)
Muchos Gracias Felix.
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Adaptogenic herb used to reduce stress, anxiety, mental fatigue, and improve focus.
Rhodiola Rosea is an adaptogen
compound, similar to Panax Ginseng. It grows in the
cold, mountainous regions of Europe and Asia and is a
member of the Rhodiola genera (Crassulaceae family) of
herbs. Adaptogens are compounds capable of inhibiting
the physical and chemical effects of stress. Its root
contains more than 140 active ingredients, the two most
potent of which are rosavin and salidroside. Rhodiola
has potent anxiolytic properties. If something is
anxiolytic, it reduces stress and anxiety while
stabilizing mood. Studies document rhodiola's impact on
an individual's overall general physical and mental
7 Science-based Health Benefits of Rhodiola Rosea.
1.) Increases Stress Resistance: Adaptogens like rhodiola rosea increase your body's resistance to stress, allowing you to better cope during stressful times.
2.) Fights Fatigue: The adaptogenic nature of rhodiola makes it a popular supplement for fighting fatigue and other symptoms associated with stress.
3.) Improves Mood & Emotion: Rhodiola has been shown to improve many symptoms of depression. Similar to antidepressants, it may positively influence neurotransmitters that affect mood and emotion.
4.) Improves Mental Performance: Rhodiola has been shown to increase mental performance during mentally stressful and physically strenuous times. However, more research is needed to verify these findings.
5.) Decreases Feeling of Exertion: Rhodiola has the potential to decrease perceived exertion, which may allow you to work out longer and harder.
A natual antioxidant used to reduce stress and anxiety.
Lemon Balm's unique properties have
led to it being recommended by the European Scientific
Cooperative on Phytotherapy for tension, restlessness, and
In a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, 20 volunteers suffering from anxiety and sleep disturbances received 300 mg of a specialized lemon balm extract twice daily (in the morning and evening). After 15 days of treatment, the participants who received lemon balm reported a 49% reduction in their state of anxiety, a 72% reduction in anxiety-associated symptoms, and a 39% decrease in insomnia. In contrast, individuals receiving placebo did not experience significant changes in anxiety or insomnia.
1) Lemon Balm Reduces Anxiety. Lemon Balm can effectively increase GABA activity in the brain. GABA is one of the inhibitory neurotransmitters, used by your brain to prevent over-excitement and attain balance. It is responsible for ensuring that we are not overly stressed and plays a role in sleep cycles. Increasing stimulation of GABA receptors will produce a sedative or calming effect and explains why Lemon Balm works as an anti-anxiety supplement.
2) Lemon Balm Helps the Brain. Lemon Balm also exhibits activity at nicotinic and muscarinic receptors in the brain which makes it a great natural supplement for brain hacking. These receptors respond to the neurotransmitter acetylcholine which is integral to working memory capacity, memory formation, logical analysis and basic cognition skills.
Magnesium increases GABA and is critical to regulating the body's stress-response system.
During periods of extreme stress,
magnesium is used in greater quantities by the body.
Magnesium naturally calms our muscular and nervous systems.
When a person experiences anxiety symptoms or has an anxiety
attack, it may actually be because they're magnesium
The benefits of magnesium for anxiety and stress are substantial, yet up to 75% of us are deficient.
Magnesium is necessary in over 300 metabolic functions, yet it is the second most common nutritional deficiency in developed countries. Excess cortisol contributes to anxiety, depression, memory loss, brain fog, and mental disorders of all kinds. Over the past 50 years, magnesium intake has plummeted while rates of anxiety have skyrocketed.
1) Magnesium Reduces Stress Hormones. Magnesium restricts the release of stress hormones and acts as a filter to prevent them entering the brain. Magnesium is an essential dietary mineral that is so good for anxiety and stress that it's been called "nature's Valium" and "the original chill pill."
2) Magnesium is Anti-Inflammatory. One of the most significant anti-anxiety properties of magnesium is that it is anti-inflammatory. Chronic inflammation can take hold anywhere in the body, even in your brain. Brain inflammation is linked to anxiety, depression, and memory loss.
3) Magnesium Lifts Depression. Magnesium helps depression by raising levels of the mood-boosting neurotransmitter serotonin. One study found that magnesium was as effective as antidepressants in treating depression.
4) Magnesium Helps Improve Mental Focus. MG improves brain electrical activity which improves learning and memory functions. MG regulates a key receptor in the brain that supports memory and learning. Healthy MG in the cerebrospinal fluid is essential for maintaining the plasticity of synapses. MG is necessary for the proper activity of many enzymes within brain cells that control cellular memory functions.
Adaptogenic herb used for reducing and controlling stress, anxiety, & inflammation. Also helps improve blood sugar, mood, and memory.
Ashwagandha is particularly
beneficial as it calms the nervous system and helps focus
the mind. It is frequently prescribed for people who
complain of fatigue or have difficulty concentrating.
Ashwaganda has been proven to have the following effect:
- Strengthens the immune system
- Modulates the body's stress response
- Improves memory and ability to focus
- Reduces anxiety and depression without causing drowsiness
- Stabilizes blood sugar
- Reduces brain-cell degeneration
1) Blocks Stress Response. Ashwanganda is seen as 'adaptogenic', meaning it will help increase effect when activity is low, but will block excess stimulation when activity is too high (Bhattacharya et al, 2000). This category of medicines is specifically used to block stress and anxiety responses in the body, at the chemical level.
2) Reduces Social Anxiety. The result of taking Ashwagandha for anxiety is a pervasive feeling of calm and control, even in the face of stressful situations. Social interaction is easier and more enjoyable. Solitude can be appreciated, but is not necessary to escape from stress triggers. Clinically, ashwaganda is found to be very helpful to calm anxiety, and specifically help agoraphobia (anxiety especially in open or crowded places). (psychologytoday.com)
3) Reduces Anxiety Attacks. Ashwagandha reduces the severity of acute anxiety attacks once they occur, or prevents them entirely if the supplement is taken in advance. In fact, one of the key ideas behind adaptogens is that they should be consumed before any known environmental stress triggers are experienced.
4) No Side Effects. In contrast to Ativan — which can cause side effects such as nightmares, headaches and depression, plus it can be physically addictive – ashwagandha features no reported adverse effects in studies. (naturalhealth365.com)


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As a Demonstrator, I have this dilemma year upon year of having to let things go because they are retiring, and one of those was Gorgeous Grunge. Sometimes absolute favourites which I find too difficult to say "good-bye" to gets put away in a special place, but who am I kidding - a year on since it retired - it still hasn't seen ink!
Point I'm trying to get to, if one goes, then something better will come along and it has! In today's video, I'm featuring the retiring Badges & Banners set and its matching Best badge punch and a sneak peek of a new stamp set called Artisan Textures. Roll VT - enjoy.
Don't confine yourself to just using it as a badge, you can make woodland critters like the owl and also use the top of the best badge punch to make a scalloped edge as illustrated in the card with the bird cage. For the owl's breast, I used the retiring Sweet & Sassy Framelits and for his eyes and beak thankfully we still have the cookie cutter builder punch.


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'French Women Don't Do Menopause' - is this really the case?
Amidst claims that French women experience fewer symptoms, Celine Naughton investigates whether La Ménopause is really so different
First it was French Women Don't Get Fat, the bestseller by Mireille Guiliano that purported to explain why les femmes françaises manage to eat as many baguettes and pastries as they want, yet stay so slim. Dubbed the 'French paradox', it spawned a literary genre that includes French Women Don't Get Facelifts, French Children Don't Throw Food (they do - I've seen them) and Chic and Slim Toujours: Ageing Beautifully Like Those Chic French Women.
And now we have a new stereotype to make us Irish women of a certain age smart even more at our Gallic cousins: it's been reported of late that French Women Don't Do Menopause. Well, of course they do - they haven't quite managed to change the actual laws of nature - but apparently they do it better, faster and with fewer symptoms than us. In fact, they make it look like a breeze, a slight inconvenience from which they emerge just as confident, slim and desirable as ever, perhaps even more so.
Older French women are sexy and they know it. Think Juliette Binoche (54), star of 2017's Let the Sunshine In, a romcom about an older woman looking for love; model/singer and former First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, (50); Catherine Deneuve, the face of Louis Vuitton (70); and First Lady Brigitte Macron (65), famously 24 years older than her husband and bringing her signature glamour to the world stage in short skirts and skinny jeans.
How do these bombshells apparently 'traverse' La Ménopause like it's a walk in the park, while we get mired in the horrors of hot flushes, night sweats and hair thinning - not forgetting mood swings, wrinkles, urinary tract infections, loss of libido, weight gain, insomnia and varicose veins. And if that isn't enough to be getting on with, there's anxiety, depression and forgetfulness... and then we become invisible.
One difference is that French women are very open to using hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to keep symptoms at bay. We Irish on the other hand have barely touched the stuff after a 2002 Women's Health Initiative study claimed HRT was linked with cancer, heart disease and stroke. Despite the fact that the study was fundamentally flawed and widely misreported, Irish GPs are still slow to prescribe HRT.
"Overnight, demand plummeted and by 2010, we had gone from writing over 1,400 prescriptions a year in one clinic to fewer than 400," says Dr Shirley McQuade, medical director of the Dublin Well Woman Centre. "It's only now starting to gradually increase again. We're up to just over 400 prescriptions a year in the same clinic, but GPs are still reluctant to prescribe HRT, and there's a lot of ignorance out there about it."
However, when it comes to how much sex we have before, during and after menopause, Dr McQuade suggests there's little difference between us and the French - we just don't shout about it.
"Irish women rarely brag about anything, least of all their sex lives, but there's no reason to believe they're less active in older age than French women," she says. "I had a 76-year-old woman in the other day looking for something to alleviate vaginal dryness, and she's not the oldest client we've had."
One of the things that attracted French fashion designer Delphine Grandjouan to Ireland was, she says, the openness of the people. Having moved from her native Brittany to Tralee 25 years ago, she's had plenty of time to observe and compare.
"In France the need to conform is drilled into you from the moment you're born," she says. "It's why French women take such care to appear effortlessly groomed, as if it happened all by itself. They don't want to look like they've tried too hard because that would make them look desperate. Irish women on the other hand are strong and intuitive, and they're not afraid to laugh at themselves."
Could it be that we Irish women do ourselves a disservice by comparing ourselves less favourably to the French? I consult Irish woman Niamh Costello who lives and works on the Cote d'Azur, where she runs Nerc Concierge, an events, property and lifestyle management company, and is married to a French man. Having observed French culture and customs first hand for many years, the mother of one says we shouldn't believe all we hear.
"We think that French women have it all - great figures, great sex lives, great lingerie, great clothes and great food - most of which is true, but there's more to it than that," she says.
"French women spend their lives after the age of 25 on diets, and a huge number over 40 rely on anti-depressants. Half of relationships fail and usually it's the woman who's left behind. They have an expression, 'A man never falls into empty arms'. With such a high rate of separation and divorce, women often feel they have to be in a permanent state of readiness to be back on the dating scene.
"As for HRT, not only is it easier to access in France, it's virtually free of charge. In Ireland you pay €35-€70 to visit a GP for a prescription. In France you pay €20-€40 and you are refunded all of it bar €1, and medicine, including HRT, is reimbursed.
"However, while the uptake of treatment is high, it's not a subject you hear in everyday conversation. In France, sickness is largely seen as a weakness and therefore French women would be very slow to open up about menopause. They may not show their feelings, but you can bet your life they get the same symptoms and it must be a killer to try and hide it all the time."
Grandjouan - known for her bespoke ready-to-wear pieces (delphine grandjouan.com) and award-winning bridal collection (houseofdelphine.com) - says that when her time comes, she'll be ready to embrace menopause.
"I see menopause as a time of empowerment for women, a spiritual awakening," she says. "Now in my 40s, I feel more connected with myself than I was in my 20s. I am an artistic person and work took everything from me. Now I give myself the right to do what I want and be who I am. I feel an inner change in me, a kind of restlessness.
"When you have a question inside you, as I do, answers start to come. A rope falls and you start to climb and emerge into a new place where you stretch and embrace life in a new way. I am travelling towards menopause and when I reach it, I will be ready because I will have connected with myself in a true sense. It will not feel as if something has been taken away from me, but rather something that's gifted to me. I will be more of a woman, free to be myself, and I am not afraid."
French vs Irish: the myths
Is the grass really greener for menopausal women in France? Let's separate the facts from the fictions…
French women don't get fat - True
"That's because they're on diets from the age of 25," says Niamh Costello, while Dr Shirley McQuade points out that they tend to smoke a lot more, which can affect appetite. "In French culture, it's a sin to put on weight," adds Delphine Grandjouan, "unless you reach a certain age, when some women will allow themselves put on a few extra pounds to avoid wrinkles."
They take more HRT than we do - True
The treatment is much cheaper to access in France.
They have more sex than we do - False
"There's no evidence that Irish women are less active than French women long after menopause," says Dr McQuade. "We just don't brag about it."
They are more confident than us - False
"French women are guarded and worry about what the neighbours say," says Delphine. "Irish women are strong, intuitive and unashamed."
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Estate Planning and Firearm Legal Issues
Gary works with business owners and other individuals to help them with their estate planning needs, including the preparation of wills and trusts (including firearm trusts), and to provide them with legal representation to protect and restore their firearm rights.
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Estate planning documents, including wills, revocable trusts, firearm trusts, and powers of attorney. Read More
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Transfer of firearm issues (including possession of firearms, "assault weapons," and NFA firearms)
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With the recent launch of our co-branded, Coloring Collection in conjunction with our Coloring for a Cause initiative, The LANG Companies, Inc. will be showcasing this new collection at the Academy Awards Gifting Suite on Saturday, February 27th in Los Angeles.
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WAUKESHA, Wis. Feb. 5, 2016 – The LANG Companies, Inc., an American industry leader in producing high-quality gift and
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"We are thrilled to announce our plans to help promote the Coloring for a Cause initiative with the Dreaming Zebra Foundation at this elite event. The Academy Awards Gifting Suite serves as a great platform and gives us the opportunity to connect with hundreds of celebrities and media outlets to share our story of the co-branded, Coloring Collection. We want everyone to know that our mission to give back to our communities and helping children grow and develop artistically is important to us," stated Julie Smith, Chief Marketing Officer at The LANG Companies, Inc.


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Thanks to the lovely folks at Rayne Longboards, I was able to connect (via email) with the artist behind Darkside Series, Caleigh Illerbrun.
The Longboard Store: Congratulations on the Darkside Series graphics! Can you tell me a little about yourself?
Caleigh Illerbrun: Thank you! I grew up in British Columbia, Canada but after University I moved to the UK, where I've been for the last 8 years with my husband and cat. I always enjoyed drawing and creating growing up so naturally, I took a Fine Arts degree as a reason to continue my draw-all-day-everyday-lifeplan.
TLS: The connecting image was a brilliant idea. What inspired the graphic itself?
CI: I have been painting creatures similar to the graphic for Rayne for the last 4 years or so. The Darkside graphic was a continuation of that really. I can't really say what inspired the graphic really - as I have no idea but I do know that when coming up with the initial idea, I was thinking about rituals.
TLS: What medium did you use?
CI: I consider myself a drawer a lot of the time, even though I use paint. I feel like I paint in a way that is maybe more like drawing rather than using paint in a painterly way. I use acrylic paint on paper - fairly simple process. I scan my final work in and piece it back together in photoshop - sometimes tweak things here and there.
TLS: I think the Creature Series is fantastic. What inspired that work?
CI: I've always enjoyed exploring relationship and subtle interactions between characters. I try not to get too deep in to the why as I am so much more interested in hearing what a viewer thinks or takes away from it, bringing their own experiences in to the equation. As I said I grew up in Canada and moved to the UK; after a few years here I started to notice a lot of Canadian-isms popping up in my work - such as the scenery and the animals.
TLS: Do you skate?
CI: I don't skate but hopefully that doesn't impact my ability to create rad graphics for longboards. Lol - I tried skating once when I was 15 and bailed hard, never tried again. However, I've been snowboarding for as long as I can remember.
TLS: Are you working on any projects in the future? If so, what can we expect to see?
CI: There's always projects in the pipeline, which if you follow me on instagram (caleigh_ill) you may catch a glimpse of and I'm continuing to work and develop on my creatures series and hoping to do some more murals this year.
TLS: Where can our readers find your work for sale?
CI: I've recently closed the part of my shop that contained prints and products, to focus on my 9-5 job. However, it should be back open shortly and that can be found at www.caleigh-ill.com and you might be able to snag yourself an original painting if your keep your eyes peeled.
Thanks for taking the time to talk with me Caleigh! Cheers!


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Okay, not entirely. Made you look! But yes, I have contributed to the problem. I live in a country that is one of the largest pieces of the problem. There are paper plates in my pantry at the moment. I shop in grocery stores overflowing with plastic and wasteful packaging. In fact, our apartment had a moth infestation because of said packaging. I've casually sipped out of thousands of plastic cups in my lifetime. To indirectly quote Muir, thinking about the environmental impact of my consumption makes me cringe, seeing how each flick of the wrist as I threw something away, each swing of a trash bag in my alley, is hitched to every other system in the universe. Once you begin seeing the impacts, you can't look away. I hope more people will become haunted in this way.
On my Christmas wish list, I wrote, "An angel visitation to Donald Trump that results in his subsequent conversion to Islam." I'd like to add to that list. For all of the climate change deniers, I'd like Santa to bring a piece of coal. No ordinary piece of coal! It will adhere to their body (it has skin recognition like a snitch). This coal will make them chronically sweaty. I mean unpleasantly hot. That is, of course, if they're in a geographical area that is slowly warming. If they take a trip to Europe, for example, their little coal buddy will make them frustratingly chilly. Oh, and I want it to be a mess. I want the coal to get all over them, staining everything in sight so they can never call it clean again. Santa, can you hear me?
It's astounding to me that we've become so numb to a FIXABLE problem. I'm not saying that all other work is irrelevant. I'm not. But if our planet's sickness is not healed, it will inevitably die. So what if we cured cancer? My acting career sure won't matter. All of those degrees we earned? Meaningless. I know it's harsh. And this type of thinking runs the risk of deflection just like the quacks that are ignoring science. But that's why I started this blog by claiming some accountability. I am equally to blame for the wounds we've made in our ozone. I'm not pointing fingers. I'm thinking hard about what it means to be a human being.
2016 has been a really hard year for our kind. Maybe not harder—just more visible. Less easy to ignore. And we're fantastic at ignoring. A term that comes to mind is "watchmen with our eyes closed." There are so few things that are different about humans from other animals. One is advanced cognition. Another is our ability to speak and discern what we perceive. Humans marveled at birds' flight for a time, so they built planes and drones to see like a bird, and then shared that perspective through mass production! We have an obligation to use our broader perspective as spokespeople for the billions of other inhabitants to our home. And yet, we're too selfish. We care about the personal, not the idealistic.
Thinking about the domestication of animals is a helpful lens to link that gap. I used to look away when we watched Planet Earth in school and there was a scene with animals on the hunt. I'd feel so bad for the prey. My siblings have ridden horses for years, and I've grown accustomed to hearing a personified recounting of a lesson or show. "She was naughty" or "She's such a bitch" are commonplace. Certain animals are vilified beyond compare—it's extremely difficult for pit bulls to be adopted from shelters. None of these examples are meant to sound like an accusation. They are soft points to perspectives that are incredibly common. On a large scale, we have contact with animals in ways that prove convenient or beneficial for us. We tame them so they become "more useful." What if the narrative we told wasn't centered entirely on our advancement as a species? What if we understood that the passage of time is actually a circle, not a double helix? We have put many animals into boxes that we understand. Wolves are scary. But labradors play fetch and cuddle! Probably, centuries ago, a wolf ate someone's child. Just a shot in the dark guess. So they passed that warning along through the generations until the reason was forgotten, but the fear remained. I can see how this thinking has fed into human inequality as well. I won't point so hard here. You can think about it yourself. Maybe a good starting place is a health concern about sex in ancient times spiraling into rampant fear today? One of many options.
Somehow, we have gotten to a place where people can say, "I'm not an outdoorsy person." As if the matter in your bones is different from a mountain range. As if you are so completely "other" from the dirt that hopping from one fluorescently lit cube to another can satisfy your sense of place. I'm calling bullshit. We are on the periphery. To the forest, people are a strange, recurring annoyance that burn and cut and give little in return. I don't know whether it's more damaging to get out there with a saw in your hands or complicity support industries who do it for you for an entire lifetime. It's so twisted that the latter is even an option!
In nature, there are no plot lines. Predators are also prey. I recently saw an incredible film, Les Saisons, at Music Box that captured this messiness. One of the final lines said something like, "Despite attacks from all sides, nature isn't giving up. It's resisting."
Now that's making it personal. For a country in resistance. For a country bonding closer against the tyranny of an orange. Stop covering your eyes and ears and forgetting about your neighbor's children. Please.
I'm at an age where people are coupling up. It seems like every time I open Facebook, someone has posted engagement photos. And for crying out loud, people, they're not senior photos! I mean, you do you, but you don't need so many props! If you have a dog, yes, please include your dog. I love all of your dogs. It's even ok if you want to dress them up. Dog onesies are hilarious, and levity is important. Ha! The ones where it's a dog dressed as another animal! Like SOMEHOW a dog crawled inside of a giraffe and they're both totally fine with it?! I digress.
With these constant displays of public dedication and love, I've started to want to make one of my own. So here goes.
To Paola and Julianna,
My soulmates. My people. I am so incredibly grateful for our friendships. Deciding to live with your closest comrades is fraught with disaster, but I wouldn't trade this past year and a half of my life for all the world. Thank you for the weirdest, loudest living situation that I can imagine. We're all going through some major life shifts. We may become distant sometimes, maybe, but I'm confident that Paola will keep us in line and actively listen while she tells either of us to get our shit together. Partners have come in and out of our home, and we've laughed & cried with them and after they left. Thank you for holding my heart when it has throbbed. I have witnessed your days and nights and sicknesses and joys. From Paola's morning face to Julianna's bouncy tiptoe. I love you. You're my Chicago family. I will absorb your poems, dreams, and stories as long as you'll have me listen. For anyone else who's reading this, here's an encounter that describes our dynamic:
I sent a txt reading, "Send halp. I'm a lazy hungry bum who doesn't want to get out of bed," so you stuck the face of a rubber chicken into my doorway, honked it repetitively and then threw a plantain at my face. Cohabitation at its finest.


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The Language of Our Ghosts
Stephanie Rose Guerrero
March 16th - April 7th, 2019
Monte Vista Projects is pleased to announce a solo exhibition of work by Stephanie Rose Guerrero.
"The Language of Our Ghosts" is a series of narrative paintings, translated and coded through a personal collection of visual totems, indices, and symbols. Through the translation of the narrative, these paintings become mythologized and universal themes of the human condition can be found in each tableau. Stephanie offers her personal mythologies for others to question what could be beneath the surface of waking consciousness. Utilizing the front and back of transparent and mirrored materials becomes reflective of the complexities of having a human experience. The use of collage, engraving, paints, crayons and solvents blur in and out of one another to become landscapes of what is and what could be.
Stephanie Rose Guerrero is an artist and writer working in Los Angeles, CA. Recent exhibitions of her work were at the Mexican Consulate (Los Angeles) New Image Art, ALSO Gallery (Los Angeles) and Eastern Projects ( Los Angeles)


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This outcome, experts say, adds to a growing body of evidence that ill and disabled people adapt to their condition and show a resilience of spirit that many healthy people can't imagine. What's particularly clever is how scientists used technology to determine this result.
Researchers monitored the moods of 49 pairs of kidney dialysis patients (receiving treatments for at least three months for three to four hours at a time) and healthy people who recorded their mood levels throughout the day, at two-hour intervals, over the course of a week, using personal digital assistants (PDA) which were programmed to alert patients to report their moods at those random moments by completing a quick series of ratings. The big advantage of using PDAs: Because these devices are portable and can be easy to use, patients could quickly record "snapshots" of their moods rather than catalog impressions of their daily lives. Those snippets revealed a truer picture of a patient's mood which wasn't much worse than that of a healthy person, researchers said.
Even more interesting were faulty perceptions by healthy people who grossly underestimated the extent to which patients can adapt to challenges like dialysis treatments. Generally, the able-bodied believed they would experience negative moods most of the time, and on average have moods that were much lower than what the real patients actually experienced.
That's why choosing to be happy can be very easy to say and difficult to practice in the real world: So many of us are blocked by conscious and subconscious negative emotions that blur our thinking and damage our health. That's why I strongly recommend learning the Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), the proven energy psychology tool I use daily in my practice to address those emotional triggers.
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On Wednesday June 13th, three phenomenal artists take the stage when R&B sensation Ledisi returns to the Schermerhorn, joined by her friends and fellow Artists; Melanie Fiona and Tweet. This 12-time GRAMMY® nominee boasts a dazzling stage presence to match her powerhouse vocals. Be there as she performs selections from her inspiring Let Love Rule album, along with hits from her sparkling career.
About the headlining Artist Ledisi:
She is a talented, phenomenal 12 time Grammy-nominated vocal powerhouse who has wowed fans ever since she came onto the scene. She's earned a place in the pantheon of the best soul singers of her generation. Ledisi is a favorite of The Obamas and has performed eight times at the White House. Her fans include icons, legends and current chart-toppers like Prince, Patti LaBelle, Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, Kehlani and more. She has headlined two national sold-out tours, performed alongside Richie Sambora, Dave Matthews, Kelly Clarkson, Jordin Sparks, Jill Scott, Maxwell and many more. She's appeared on nationally recognized shows like Good Morning America, HARRY, The David Letterman Show, The Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, and VH-1's Diva's Live to name a few. In 2015 she appeared in the Oscar-nominated movie Selma as Mahalia Jackson and is currently starring in Gabourey Sidibe's Shatterbox Anthology film, The Tale of Four. Ledisi released her ninth Grammy nominated studio album Let Love Rule, which features John Legend, Kirk Franklin, and B.J. The Chicago Kid among others. The album received three GRAMMY nominations in the "Best R&B Album," "Best R&B Performance" (High), and "Best Traditional R&B Performance" (All The Way) categories.
About Melanie Fiona:
Melanie Fiona Hallim (born July 4, 1983), is widely known professionally as Melanie Fiona, is a Canadian R&B recording artist with Guyanese background. She was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario. She began her career in 2002 as part of a Canadian musical girl band trio X-Quisite that was nominated for "R&B/Soul Recording of the Year" for the band's album X-Quisite. She went on to be part of The Renaissance (with rapper Drake), and under the name Syren Hall, recorded some reggae songs.
Hallim's debut solo album The Bridge was released in 2009, having collaborated with Future Cut, Vada Nobles, Stereotypes, J. Phoenix and Peter Wade Keusch. Her debut single, "Give It to Me Right", was sent to radio stations on February 28, 2009, and peaked at number 20 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart and number 41 on the UK Singles Chart. The second single, "It Kills Me", became her breakout song on the Billboard Hot 100 where it entered the Top 50, along with topping the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The song earned Hallim a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance. The song "Monday Morning" is her biggest hit in Europe to date. The Bridge also earned her a NAACP Image Award nomination for Outstanding New Artist. In 2012, Hallim won two Grammy Awards for Best Traditional R&B Performance and Best R&B Song for the song "Fool for You" with Artist CeeLo Green.
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The American Singer, songwriter and Artist Charlene Keys was born January on 21, 1971. She is better known better known by the stage name of Tweet. She is the youngest child of Tom and Shirley Keys, Tweet was born in Rochester, New York on January 21, 1971 she grew up singing in the church alongside her parents and her four older siblings (three brothers, Tom, Cedric and Lonnie, and one sister, Sundra). Among them, the five children mastered instruments such as the piano, guitar, bass guitar, drums, and many more.
As a young girl, Tweet was inspired not only by her family, but also by larger-than-life divas like Janet Jackson, Tina Turner,Aretha Franklin, and Whitney Houston (whom she later worked with). Tweet's first steps into a career in the music industry first began when she enrolled in Rochester's School of the Arts. In 1990, at the age of 18, Tweet gave birth to her daughter, Tashawna. She is a gospel singer.
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Rob Law MBE is the founder and CEO of Trunki, the brand behind the much-loved ride-on suitcase for tots. From one of the most famous rejections on BBC Dragons' Den in 2006, Law has successfully built a team who have pioneered a new retail category of children's travel products, designing and creating a range of innovative solutions which help families on the go.
Since Trunki launched in May 2006, the company has sold 3.5 million suitcases in over 100 countries with consumers spending over $200 million on his brand. Trunki employs 30 people at their funky head office in Bristol called The Mothership, and a further 50 people at its UK manufacturing and distribution facility – Magma Moulding – in Plymouth.
The company has won over 120 awards within the design, trade, consumer and business sectors including reaching 42nd on The Sunday Times Fast Track 100 and winning The National Business Awards SME of the Year.
Law originally hails from Chester and is 40 years old. He graduated with a First Class Honours Degree in Product Design and has worked internationally, including periods in New York, Taiwan, Australia and for some of the UK's leading design consultancies.
On New Year's Day 2011, Law was awarded an MBE for Services to Business, he went on to receive an Honorary degree of Doctor of Engineering from Bath University in 2015 and in 2018 was awarded an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Business Administration from UWE.
Law is a popular and engaging personality on the speaking circuit, not least for his 'dragon slaying' tips, his fresh take on running a business and how to navigate the ever evolving challenges in the global marketplace, sharing insights at large business conferences to blue chip management teams.
He is also passionate about inspiring future business leaders and designers, as well as a judge for several national business awards & design competitions, he also holds the following pro bono positions:
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• Design council Spark programme Investment committee
When not designing tomorrow's must have on-the-go products, Law enjoys spending time with his young family and is an amateur triathlete, often found cycling around his adopted home of Bristol.
To book Rob Law MBE as the inspirational business management speaker for your corporate event, function or conference, simply contact the Champions Speakers agency by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com or by calling a booking agent directly on 0207 1010 553.
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A mechanical cutter (similar to a special sprinkler for chemical pruning) serves toprune new hopvine shoots in spring. Depending on the right timing and quality of pruningdepends the later yield, which is why pruning is one of the most important agrotechnicaloperations. Double-disc mechanical cutter used with high trellises cannot be used with thetechnology of low trellises. Due to the effort to minimise the chemical environmental burden,special sprinklers for chemical pruning used abroad are considered inappropriate. This was thereason which led to a design for a mechanical cutter operating in low trellises. The articledescribes a hydraulic circuit design and laboratory measurements of an experimental model ofmechanical cutter.
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Lying closest to Faaborg, the tiny island of Bjørnø is an irresistible destination for visitors in small craft of all kinds.
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Even the chattering swallows of Bjørnø's southern cliffs are part of its gentle peace.
"Bjørnø" is part of the Faaborg Islands Collection.
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London's Bar Surya Is Billed as the World's First Eco-friendly Nightclub, is powered by a wind turbine and solar panels — fitting for a club named after the Hindu sun god. Eco-nightclub's high-tech floor generates electricity as people dance. Going green has never been more mainstream. Climate change was the hot topic at this year's G-8 summit, and now one London businessman is hoping that the new vogue for all things eco will translate into big bucks for his new venture. The furniture is recycled. But the biggest surprise is the dance floor, which is made of crystals. Charalambous, aka Dr. Earth, explained the system to ABC News. "As people dance, the crystals are pressed together, it creates a current, the current then powers the electricity which powers up the light, and the air conditioning," he said. BBC
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Insurance companies request increased premiums for ACA plans: can society afford increased premiums?
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) isn't working. At least, it isn't working for insurance companies. Millions of people have signed up for health care in the marketplaces and are receiving services at an unprecedented cost to the major insurance companies. Insurance companies are reviewing their medical-loss ratio and are seeing losses in revenue. The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, July 27,2016 " The ACA-plan results helped worsen the insurer's (Anthem) overall medical-loss ratio, a closely watched measure that reflects the share of premiums spent on medical expenses" (1). These losses are prompting drastic moves by health insurance companies, including increasing premiums and reducing or removing their health plans from the marketplaces. The Wall Street Journal reports UnitedHealth Group, Inc is withdrawing almost completely and Humana Inc. is pulling back sharply in 2017 due to losses in the marketplaces(1). The increase in cost combined with a decrease in health plan options decreases access healthcare. Healthcare is a fundamental right. Once insurance companies are granted the ability to increase premiums and decrease plans in the markets they are creating a deficit in society.
Each year health premiums have increased under the ACA because insurance companies have requested premium increases to help buffer losses which result from being active participants in the ACA. It is projected in 2017 the two most popular healthcare plans in the marketplaces will increase their premium costs. In a study the Kaiser Family Foundation compared the monthly cost of the lowest cost Silver Premiums, the most popular of the healthplans in the marketplaces, and found the increase rate requests from insurance companies are at an estimated weighted average of 9% for 2017 (2). In 2016 the weighted average cost per month was $257 (2). If the increase premium request is granted the weighted average monthly cost will be $281 (2). Insurance companies cite the ongoing cost of care and the inability to refuse insurance to those with chronic health issues as the reason for their medical-loss ratio and as a reason to increase premium costs(1).
The requests made by the insurance companies pose a two pronged threat to public health. By raising premiums and reducing their health plans on the marketplaces, companies are decreasing access to health care for the individuals who are the most vulnerable to either being underinsured or not insured at all due to the cost of health care. These individuals are reliant upon the health care marketplaces created by the ACA for affordable healthcare options. Any increase in cost or reduction of choice will strain an already tight budget for most, while eliminating the ability to pay for healthcare for others.
The ACA is flawed because it allows for premium increases at rates many cannot afford and it allows companies to reduce their healthcare options or remove them completely from the marketplaces. For a society to progress the individuals must be healthy. It is because of this I propose the ACA be revised to meet the needs of the people. What is needed are incremental increases in premiums which allow the individual to either switch plans or budget for the increase while also allowing insurance companies the ability to recover from year end losses. To make this possible, society must rethink how it views revenues and losses. A priority on health and its benefits to society needs to be understood. When individuals are healthy they are more productive, seek higher education, and become more involved in their community. Access to healthcare increases benefits to society.
Mathews, Anna Wilde (2016, July 27). Anthem Projecting Losses on Affordable Care Act Plans This Year. Wall Street. Retrieved Journal. from http://www.wsj.com/articles/anthem-raises-outlook-reiterates-cigna-purchase-plans-1469617063.
Cox,Cynthia, Claxto,Gary, Levitt,Larry, Long,Michelle, Gonzales, Selena and Sroczynski,Nolan. (2016, July 28). Analysis of 2017 Premium Changes and Insurer Participation in the Affordable Care Act's Health Insurance Marketplaces. The Kaiser Family Foundation. Retrieved from http://kff.org/health-reform/issue-brief/analysis-of-2017-premium-changes-and-insurer-participation-in-the-affordable-care-acts-health-insurance-marketplaces/.


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Case Study
30 Ingredients
a cookbook for Slow food and slow living
Graphic & Communication DeSign, Leeds University
Re-design the cookbook of british chef, sally clarke
Art Direction
Graphic DesigN
Sally Clarke is a British chef who operates a restaurant, Clarke's, in London. Its daily "set menu" is determined by what ingredients are in season and available at the markets in the morning. Such a concept comes from Clarke's philosophy of cooking only with ingredients that are in season. Her cooking style can thus be described as simple, straightforward and natural, with space for additions or small changes to recipes if necessary. Clarke herself is also a quiet person—someone who prefers to simply do the work rather than talk about it, and someone who doesn't mind getting their hands dirty..
Clarke's cooking philosophy is aligned with the notions of slow food and sustainability—truly understanding where our food comes from, as well as supporting local farmers and producers.
The major design idea for this brief is slow design, an idea that hailed from the concept of Slow Food—a global, grassroots organization founded by founded by Carlo Petrini in 1989. Its major goal is to "prevent the disappearance of local food cultures and traditions, counteract the rise of fast life and combat people's dwindling interest in the food they eat, where it comes from and how our food choices affect the world around us." One particular element of slow food is the idea that food is tied to many other aspects of life, such as culture, politics, agriculture and the environment.
To visually communicate this idea, the overarching visual motif consists of horizontal lines that connect one side of the book to another, with various elements in between. This motif is drawn from the roads and freeways in maps, which connect different places and bring attention to the movement of food before it gets to our plates. The book is oriented in A4 landscape format to match this; the goal is for the viewer to move slowly across the page as one would at a particular landscape. The connection between food and places is a major idea of the book. Thus, many elements are drawn from the visual style of old English maps, such as the typography, textures, colour scheme, line styles and some small icons.
Covers & Table of Contents
Focusing on when ingredients are in season
A timeline was created for every ingredient to show the months in which the ingredient would be in season. After being layered on top of each other, a captivating image of landscapes (or even waves of the ocean) emerged from the pattern. This image thus symbolizes the connections between our food, the seasons of our life, and the places they come from and go to throughout its lifetime. The Table of Contents outlines when each ingredient is at its best, so cookbook readers know when to buy specific ingredients before following the corresponding page numbers to find its associated recipes.
This seasonality graph is laser-cut into salvaged wood to make up the front and back covers of the book. Using salvaged wood essentially means that no two covers will be the exact same. This is an important concept in slow design, as the focus is shifted away from mass production and complete conformity, and is placed towards organic elements that come from nature. Things such as scratches or dents, on a normal book cover, would damage its visual style; however, on these wooden covers, they would only make them more authentic.
Slow Design consists of six principles which work together to counteract a "fast" lifestyle: reveal, expand, reflect, engage, participate and evolve.
It encourages consumers to literally slow down and pay attention to the details of a specific design, and reflect upon them. To achieve this goal, simplicity is required, but also a high attention to detail. For instance, page numbers are scarce to encourage readers to slowly flip through the book to find the page they are looking for. Layouts and typography are straightforward, traditional, and simple. Throughout the cookbook, there are many negative spaces for viewers to sit and pause and reflect on what they've read. A sense of quiet and calmness is also achieved through such spaces, which is fruitful for readers to browse through the cookbook mindfully.
An artistic way to clean your fingers
Why not let the reader create their own endpapers? One problem that cookbook users face is that their fingers become dirty from handling certain ingredients. For instance, cutting specific fruits and vegetables (such as berries) can leave one's fingers covered in its juices. This makes it hard to flip through pages in the cookbook as it dirties the pages.
The solution for this is using the endpapers (a heavy watercolour paper, 300-600gsm) as a place for users to clean their fingers on. At the same time, this acts as a canvas for them to create art on as they are waiting for things to cool or bake, for example. This element of engaging the user of the book allows them to personalize their book in a way that also symbolizes the recipes they have cooked from the book. By dragging one's finger(s) across the endpapers, the visual motif of horizontal lines is continued to bookend the inner pages.
Ingredient Pages
Spotlighting each ingredient as chapter dividers
These spreads act as chapter dividers, as each spotlights a different ingredient. Ingredients are thoughtfully photographed in a way that captures the essence and motif of connecting lines, tying the entire book together.
Logos for each ingredient, in the same style as the title of the book on the front cover, are placed in the same position on the page—a way of keeping continuity and coherency, as well as simplicity. The two-digit number indicates which ingredient it is on the list of Clarke's 30 ingredients. Pull quotes are also added on several ingredient pages for more dynamism in the layout, with the colour of the opening quotation mark always the same as the colour of the ingredient.
Environmental Portraits
Putting the people back in cooking
Environmental portraits are extremely important in this cookbook. Following Clarke's philosophy of food, what we eat is highly connected to the people who have played a role in getting the food to the plate. Thus, photographs of food producers at local markets contribute to this human element of the cookbook.
One major problem with many cookbooks is that most are completely devoid of any human elements as they attempt to focus on the food produced and make those look as attractive as possible.
However, our food is not created in a vacuum; there are many factors to food production that have to do with people, places and politics. By including a fair amount of environmental portraits of real vendors at markets, an honest human element to cooking is brought to light. The motif of horizontal connecting lines continue physically through these market scenes, showing the important connection between food, the people they come from, and the people they go to.
Recipe Pages
An innovative way to follow recipes
The recipe pages are perhaps some of the most unconventional but crucial parts of the cookbook. One goal for these pages was to discover a new way to present a recipe without using blocks of paragraphs of text, but instead, allowing a reader to travel across a vast landscape from one side of a spread to the other.
After all, cooking is not an activity that is compact and done in a blocky and compressed manner; following a recipe takes time and space from beginning to end, as well as a lot of breathing room in between steps. Thus, following the principles of slow design, recipes are turned into timelines, with steps labelled from left to right on spreads.


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Melchior is an aeromancer annunaki and Governance de Magi member who controls the Air element. He seems rather dim-witted and crazy, yet appears to be one of the strongest members of the Governance de Magi, judging by his close position to Anu. Melchior gets easily distracted and always spouts out random personal preferences, most of the time referring to food.
Personality and Traits
Out of all the Governance de Magi characters, Melchior is eminently the most comical. He appears to be on good terms with Moric and Qualna due to his dialogue in Chapters 2 and 3, although this may have simply been a random comment he made. His personality is somewhat ironically similar to Mardek's, and the direct opposite of Balthazar. He also doesn't show any interest in killing Rohoph.
Likely due to his Air nature, Melchior is somewhat spacey and doesn't seem to care much about anything or respect the GdM's authority. He often talks rather illogically (Like talking about washing his hair despite not having any) and frequently leaves comments that have no application to the current argument. Like Qualna, he is completely unfazed by Gaspar's aggressive attitude.
Powers and Abilities
Due to being the air-based Governance de Magi member, he has powerful air-elemental abilities. Similar to all other annunaki, Melchior could perform a Soul Transfer on an air-elemental person or a corpse. Like Moric and Qualna, he likely possesses a unique ability that the other members of the GdM cannot use.
- 'Balthazar', 'Gaspar' and 'Melchior' are traditionally the names of the three kings (properly known as 'magi') that bring baby Jesus presents in the nativity story of the Bible.
- Furthermore, these are also the names of the Gurus of Reason, Time and Life respectively in Chrono Trigger, a highly iconic JRPG from the SNES era. Either one of the two groups could be the inspiration for the names of the MARDEK characters.
- Melchior, in biblical Hebrew, means "My king of light".
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NGUILLA, BRITISH WEST INDIES, Feb 9, 2009 (Marketwire via COMTEX) —
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