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When the good people at the House & Garden Festival asked if I'd like to be one of three UK interior bloggers creating a Style Room at the event later this month, I was all, HELL YES! I love a challenge, and creating a stylish room set 5.5m X 4.5m smack bang at the front of Kensington Olympia's Great Hall, a week before I permanently moved the entire family from Edinburgh to London seemed like a good one (sweating-yet-smiling emoji).
And I was right - the process HAS been pretty full on (and the Festival hasn't even started yet - it runs from 21-24 June), but I feel I've done the most difficult part, which is coming up with the idea, planning the room layout and sourcing all the products.
So here's the concept behind my Style Room, complete with the moodboard I created, and a floorplan sketch by Anita Brown 3D Visualisation:
THE PINK HOUSE STYLE ROOM: The Home Hotel
This is a beautiful small space living room designed to behave like a bar. As a parent, it can be hard to get out as much as you used to, so if you can't get to that trendy bar or swanky hotel, why not create a glamorous space where the minibar can come to you! This room will have all the luxury of a beautifully designed boutique hotel room, with the attitude of a cool members club.
Let me explain the process I went through to get to this stage, starting with the walls...
The Walls
I've visited various trade shows, and the one overwhelming impression I tend to get from them all is the expanse of beige. Beige is EVERYWHERE. And I really hate beige. But what better way to fight the beige while gaining a luxe boutique-y feel than slapping on some fabulous wallpaper. I love the way colour pops against darker shades and I wanted to experiment with darker blues, having mainly used greys in my current house. Plus navy blue with pink is one of my all-time-fave colour combos, and I knew I wanted plenty of pink in my Style Room (obvs).
One of the main Style Room rules we bloggers (my fellow Style Roomers are 2 Lovely Gays and the Interior Style Hunter) are supposed to follow, is using mainly products from exhibitors at the event. So I started trawling the list of hundreds of exhibitors, trying to source the perfect wallpaper. Then, mid-trawl, I got an email from Juliet Travers, owner of the eponymous designer wallpaper brand and one of the exhibitors. She was a fan of The Pink House's style; would I like to use one for her wallpapers in my Style Room?
Now, I'm a big believer in collaborating with people who a) believe in YOU, and b) have the drive to actively seek out opportunities. And then I saw Juliet's stunning dark blue Nutcracker wallpaper, complete with tiny gold oak leaves and squirrels, and it was a done deal. This wallpaper is PERFECT for setting the boutique bar scene and banishing the beige.
The Floor
Walls sorted, it was fairly easy to decide on the carpet colour (baby pink; not too in-your-face, but still makes a statement and pairs perfectly with the walls) which I picked from a colour chart provided by the organisers. But I didn't want to stop there. As part of my bid to create a luxe, cosy, layered look, which would have visitors to my stand deciding to simply stay there instead of venturing any further into the Festival, I knew I needed rugs. And not just any rugs: high quality, eye-catching, tactile, interesting rugs, ideally with shots of pink.
Enter Francesca Gentilli and her rugs of dreams. As soon as I saw this Ittu Beni Ourain Moroccan rug with its hot pink detailing I knew it would fit perfectly in my space - I love how the traditional design is teamed with contemporary bright pink (my all-time favourite colour); this combo of old with the bright and new basically sums up my approach to interior decor.
I then asked Francesca if she might have any other rugs that were similarly wow-factor, and gave a few examples. She replied saying I could also borrow THIS Bibya Boucherouite beauty:
Because I loved this rug so much too, I knew I needed to make it work in the space somehow. Then it came to me: while the pink Beni Ourain could sit in the centre of the room surrounded by soft furnishings, this rug could provide a zoned space for what I knew had to be the focal point of the room. Because you can't have a swanky drinking den without a bar, right? And I had something rather special in mind...
The Bar
If you've been a Pink House Guest for a while, you'll probably know I have an obsession with Buster + Punch. My kitchen is dripping with their heavy brass handles, and I have one of their stunning Hooked lamps suspended over the kitchen table. Then there are the brass candle holders...But probably the one Buster + Punch item I love and covet the most is their extraordinary Rockstar whisky bar.
This beauty is handmade in the UK from solid American walnut with a grey berry silk back panel, knurled brass light fitting, brass buttons and knurled brass furniture handles. It's drop-dead gorgeous.
But would Buster + Punch lend it to me for my Style Room? I held my breath for about two days before the reply came...they WOULD! That's when I knew the Style Room would be a success. Here she is (sigh!):
The Soft Furnishings
I knew I wanted a nice big sofa and two comfy armchairs to encourage people to lounge and chat. With all the elements above in place, I had an idea of the colours I was after: navy, orange and/or pink. I also knew I wanted plenty of velvet to add to the sumptuous, decadent feel. And I knew who could help me - one of my faves, Sofas & Stuff, who donated the incredible pink velvet armchair I gave away as an Instagram prize on The Pink House's 1st birthday back in March.
Sofas & Stuff delivered in every sense of the word, coming up with a bright orange velvet sofa - the Matlock large sofa in Designers Guild Varese Zinnia, and two slightly mismatched navy velvet armchairs: the Kentwell chair in Portland Navy velvet, and the Coates chair in Milan Velvet Artists Blue. They apologised for not having two matching chairs available to lend me, but I thought the lack of perfect symmetry would give more of a real, lived-in feel to the Style Room. There's not much I dislike more, decor-wise, than that matchy-matchy showroom aesthetic. We're real imperfect people and we want to live in real, imperfect homes.
Here's a pic of a similar orange velvet Sofas & Stuff sofa, to give you a feel - the one I'm borrowing is EVEN brighter!
The Furniture
The rest of the furniture fell into place nicely, thanks to some super-helpful exhibitors with stunning products. There's Villiers, who are lending me both the Inca and the Roman super luxe console tables, which are sure to up the room's wow-factor no end. And Benchmark Furniture who are providing the Lear Sideboard, which is made of walnut and brass (to tie in with the Rockstar) and will also be extremely useful for storing any random stuff I don't want cluttering up the space (chocolate/shoes/chocolate).
Finally, furniture-wise, I'm lucky enough to be showing off on my stand two of KOHR's brass and pink calcite hostess tables. I know it's going to be a struggle to leave these behind - my seven-year-old self has fallen madly in love with them. Proper princess tables.
The Lighting
When I saw Pooky was exhibiting at the House & Garden Festival I knew I had to incorporate their lights into my scheme somehow. Unlike so many lighting companies with same-old dull designs, these guys manage to produce bright, fun shades and bases, without them ever feeling cheap or gaudy. I especially love their Ikat and handblocked printed shades - I have three in my own home, in fact. So it was easy work to find Coronet floor lamps that pick up on the orange in the sofa and rug, and gorgeous marble-and-brass Crescent table lamps with blue shades to complement the walls and armchairs.
As a fabulous finishing touch, to set the whole room a-sparkle like a kind of upmarket disco ball, I sourced a chandelier from Vintage Wonderland Chandeliers and it is A. Maze. Ing:
The Details
Time for the really fun bit - adding the accessories that bring the room to life. So I have sourced...
Pink-and-blue cushions from the selection of beautiful homeware from Burma brought to the UK by Kalinko - these and these - plus their pink rattan planters, ice coolers (every bar needs them) and coasters.
Bright pink pom-pom throws and cushions from Projektityyny - I've lusted after this throw on @steph_dontbuyherflowers' Instagram so I'm well chuffed they'll be in The Pink House's Style Room.
Cushions from the amazing Fine Cell Work, a social enterprise that trains prisoners in paid, skilled, creative needlework undertaken in the long hours spent in their cells to foster hope, discipline and self-esteem. They are supported in their endeavours by no less an interior genius than Kit Kemp; you can find Fine Cell Work's beautiful designs in her Firmdale Hotels. I'm borrowing two gorgeous cushions: the Pineapple (pineapples are ALWAYS a good idea) and the London Skyline (it felt appropriate, given my big house move).
The Booze
I know what you're thinking: it's all very well creating a boutique hotel-inspired bar, but where's the BOOZE? Never fear - it's here. The Pink House is teaming up with our good friends Pinkster gin, who are not only supplying plenty of bottles of their raspberry-infused booze to the Style Room, but have also come up with a special Pinkster + The Pink House cocktail recipe, which will be available on special postcards, unique to this event, and The Pink House's Style Room.
I'm also trying to conjure up a) some tonic, b) some ice, and c) a fridge in order to actually hand out pink G&Ts. How will I get on...you'll have to come and see me to find out! But I am pretty persistent...
The Sketches
And finally, a few words about the wonderful Anita, from Anita Brown 3D Visualisation, who created the beautiful watercolour room sketch and floor plan for me, from my designs.
Not only does Anita run her 3D Visualisation business, she also teaches interior design professionals and students how to create their own floor plans and elevations using the SketchUp online learning platform - find out more HERE. Anita has a background in interior design and studied with the National Design Academy, which is why she's so well placed to deliver her SketchUp online courses.
Registration on Anita's Sketchup Hub website is free and everyone who registers will automatically be enrolled on the first course - called The SketchUp Interface - for FREE. And it doesn't matter where you live - all the courses are delivered using HD and mobile responsive video tutorials, using screen capture software, so students can follow along.
The House & Garden Festival runs from Wed 21 June to Saturday 24 June - I'd love to see you there. Oh, and I'm taking part in a panel discussion at 1pm on Thursday 22 June with House & Garden's online editor Emily Senior - do come along if you're there!


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When Julie and Anastasia hired us, it still wasn't legal for same sex weddings in California. We were so happy and honored that a few months prior to their wedding Prop 8 passed and these lovely ladies were able to have a legal wedding ceremony on their wedding day! Here is a look back into their gorgeous autumn wedding at Hyatt Carmel Highlands:
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Now, you would think that this chapter would more appropriately be placed in the 'other chapters' section of this site. And, you'd be right if it were not for the last three, amazingly powerful verses.
It's almost as if there are two separate chapters here. One through twelve speaks of a future in which God defends Jerusalem. Thirteen, fourteen and fifteen take a completely different tone.
Could it be that those last three verses belong in the next chapter, and that maybe it was an accident that they appear here?
Or, maybe it wasn't an accident. Maybe God is telling us that Jerusalem will be saved because of what happens in those last three verses. For Jerusalem to be saved, to be glorious, the man in those last three verses must come first.
That man is Messiah.
Isaiah 52
1 Awake, awake, put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean.
2 Shake thyself from the dust; arise, sit on thy throne, O Jerusalem: loose thyself from the bonds of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion.
3 For thus saith Jehovah, Ye were sold for nought; and ye shall be redeemed without money.
4 For thus saith the Lord Jehovah, My people went down at the first into Egypt to sojourn there: and the Assyrian hath oppressed them without cause.
5 Now therefore, what do I here, saith Jehovah, seeing that my people is taken away for nought? they that rule over them do howl, saith Jehovah, and my name continually all the day is blasphemed.
6 Therefore my people shall know my name: therefore they shall know in that day that I am he that doth speak; behold, it is I.
7 How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace, that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation, that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!
8 The voice of thy watchmen! they lift up the voice, together do they sing; for they shall see eye to eye, when Jehovah returneth to Zion.
9 Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem; for Jehovah hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem.
10 Jehovah hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
11 Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing; go ye out of the midst of her; cleanse yourselves, ye that bear the vessels of Jehovah.
12 For ye shall not go out in haste, neither shall ye go by flight: for Jehovah will go before you; and the God of Israel will be your rearward.
Here is where it really begins. Here is Messiah:
13 Behold, my servant shall deal wisely, he shall be exalted and lifted up, and shall be very high.
14 Like as many were astonished at thee (his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men),
Verse 14 is one part of why I really do NOT agree with how Jesus was depicted on the cross in so many works of art. Jesus was not a man with movie star good looks in the first place. And, after what the Romans had done to him…
The Roman soldiers beat Jesus so severely that people were astonished at his injuries. They had never seen a man so terribly injured and still moving.
But, this next verse… wow.
15 so shall he sprinkle many nations; kings shall shut their mouths at him: for that which had not been told them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they understand.
Could this have been ANYONE ELSE other than Jesus?
Of course not. Jesus truly did sprinkle many nations, and His life and His words have shut the mouths of kings and queens. And, those who did not see Him directly have dedicated their lives to Him.
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Welcome! I have decided to join the world of blogging. Why? I asked myself the same question over and over again and truthfully, the only reason I could come up with is that I want to create a space online that does not fit into one box or another. A place, where social issues, fashion, faith and spirituality, music, movies, photography, design, health, and information on people and organizations doing good mindfully coexist. A place, where the noise of everyday distractions sometimes take the fun out of conscious and authentic living.
I am committed to being a lifelong continuous learner, so let's make this a conversation. I welcome your comments and feedback, or if you know of something that deserves to be a featured. Wish me luck and always love+live.life!
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Fife Flyers sponsored by Arnold Clark Mercedes-Benz are delighted to confirm the signing of Canadian forward, Liam Heelis.
Heelis joins Flyers having just finished a Masters Degree in Sports Psychology at McGill University in Montreal. Heelis brings versatility to the line-up being able to play in all 3 forward positions.
Heelis was part of the Owen Sound Attack side that captured an OHL championship in 2011, having spent the previous 3 seasons playing with Peterborough Petes.
Over his 4 years in the OHL, Heelis iced in 265 games scoring 56 goals and 66 assists.
Despite not playing last season due to commitments completing his Masters degree Heelis, 26, has spent the previous 5 seasons icing in the Canadian Interuniversity Sport league with Acadia University from 2011 to 2015, being named team captain in his final 2 seasons, as well as icing for McGill University in 2015/16.
During his 5 years in the CIS Heelis iced in 160 games scoring 72 goals and 96 assists.
In 2013/14 Heelis was awarded the CIS Player of the Year, just one of many awards he picked up that season, including a gold medal at the University World Championships with Team Canada playing alongside Lucas Bloodoff, older brother of new Flyers signing Evan Bloodoff.
Following signing for Flyers Liam said the following "I am very excited to be joining the Fife Flyers organisation. I feel grateful for the opportunity I have been given, as this gives me my first taste at professional hockey and a chance to submerse myself within a new culture and community.
"Coming from Canadian university hockey, my values lie within strong team culture and contributing to the community, and I have heard many great things about Fife's storied franchise and enthusiastic fans. Thus, I am really looking forward to getting started.
"I am eagerly looking forward to this experience and learning from the coaching staff and my new teammates. I consider myself very fortunate to start my pro career in Fife.
"As a player, I consider myself a two-way with strong offensive instincts and the ability to distribute the puck to my line mates and finish my opportunities."
Assistant Coach Jeff Hutchins added "Liam is a smart two way hockey player that can add offence to a line in all three forward positions.
"Although he didn't play last year we feel that he has had a stellar university career and he will add some of the intangibles that we missed last season.
"The character reference checks on him have been some of the most complimentary I have ever had on a player. He is a good player and we will be adding a good person in the room and the community. We are extremely happy to have Liam with us this season."
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Behind-the-Scenes of UPC with the Dependent Independent Podcast
In this bonus episode, we visited Nick G., friend of the podcast, over on his show— The Dependent Independent Podcast. Michael, Corey and Nick talk about the UPC starting place, the background of how we got started and how we got to where we are now. Let us know how you feel about it @upcpodcast. We hope you enjoy the show!
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Lanai Weekly: March 13 - 17, 2017/
Principal's Message
Dear Families,
"You say potatoes; I say pa-ta-toes. You say Gay-la; I say Gala. Potatoes, pa-ta-toes, Gay-la, Gala; Let's all have a great time! The Gala committee has been working tirelessly to make this year's Gala completely Las Vegas worthy! I've heard that some of the guests include "celebrities", bachelorette parties, and perhaps even Elvis! I know that the success of the Gala directly impacts all the wonderful enrichment programs, and T.A. support we have at Lanai. Let's all have fun and support our children's education at Lanai!
Today your child brought home his/her second report card for this year. Please take time to review it with your child and discuss the achievements and growth your child has made in this second marking period. If there are areas in which your child still needs to improve, discuss this with him/her too. Talk with your child about how we can all work together to support him/her in their growth. Finally, your child's teacher is an expert and can certainly help and conference with you on your child's progress and next steps. If you haven't set-up a conference for next week (March 13-17) and feel you want to discuss your child's progress, please contact his/her teacher.
Finally, I have had meetings with the staff, Safety Committee team, parents, and School Site Council regarding the safety of our school. Through the collaboration of all our stakeholders, we will continually assess, support, and improve policies and procedures at Lanai to address our number one concern: All children's safety.
Enjoy your weekend and remember: What happens in Vegas, affects our children!
Lisa Elan
Laps For Lanai Pledge Drive begins!
1st Grade Theater Demo
Parent Teacher Conferences - Dismissal at 1:27 pm
Parent Teacher Conferences - Dismissal at 1:40 pm
Coffee with the Principal/All Parents Team Lanai meeting in Family Center - 8:30 am
Parent Teacher Conferences - Dismissal at 1:27 pm
Persian New Year Celebration - 8:15 am Upper Yard
2nd Grade Theater Demos in Auditorium - 8:30 am to 1:30 pm
Parent Teacher Conferences - dismissal at 1:27 pm
Spirit Day - Wear Green for St. Patrick's Day!
School Tour from 8:45 am - 10:45 am
Parent Teacher Conferences - dismissal at 1: 27 pm
Mar. 13 - April 3 Laps For Lanai Pledge Drive
Mar. 23 - ELAC meeting @ 8:30 am
Mar. 23 - Kinder Theater begins
Mar. 24 - Go For The Gold Run @ 8:30
Mar. 24 - SSC Meeting @ 1:30 pm
Mar. 31 - Cesar Chavez Day - No School
April 6 - 5th Grade Panoramic Picture
April 7 - Autism Awareness Day - Light It Up Blue!
April 7 - Principal's Award
April 7 - Minimum Day, dismissal at 1:00 pm
POST VEGAS NIGHTS ONLINE AUCTION: The post event auction with Bidding for Good will open on Tuesday, March 14th at 9 AM. Here is your chance to preview the remaining items one last time. www.biddingforgood.com/lanairoad
SPRING IS ALMOST HERE AND THAT MEANS LAPS 4 LANAI! Laps 4 Lanai is a student-run fundraiser and school event that helps promote exercise, health and teamwork for our entire student body.! The pledge period is from March 13th through April 3rd.
LAUSD LCAP (Local Control and Accountability Plan) BUDGET INFORMATION SESSION. All students, parents, educators, and the community are invited to attend this session to review LAUSD's ongoing budget investments and existing programs with an opportunity for participants to give feedback. Wed. March 15 at Northridge Middle School, Multipurpose Room, 17960 Chase Street, Northridge. 6 to 7:30 pm.
PARENT WORKSHOP - Bullying: What Parents Need To Know and How They Can Help Learn the DEFINITION of bullying and the PREVALENCE rates. Understand the EFFECTS of bullying on academic performance, socio-emotional development, and what YOU can do to HELP kids stand up to bullying. Hosted by Pepperdine University in the Parent Center at 8:30 AM - Tuesday, March 21. Please RSVP to email@example.com. Refreshments will be served.
MISSING A JACKET OR LUNCH BOX? Our Lost and Found is OVERFLOWING with items that may belong to your child! Please take a moment to check the ramp for lost jackets and the carts by the Kinder yard for lunch boxes. Unclaimed items will be donated during Spring Break.
CRAYON COLLECTION - You've heard of the Girl Scouts but have you heard of the Girl Scoots? The Girl Scoots is Lanai's 2nd Grade girl group and they are collecting crayons to donate to Title 1 schools. The collection box is in the Family Center.
COMMUNITY EVENT - Portola Middle School 1st Annual Renaissance Faire, Thursday, March 23, 5:00-7:30. Booth Activities, Games, Food Trucks, Dance & Drama performance, Student Project & Art Show
CAC (Community Advisory Committee) PARENT SUMMIT - Saturday, March 25, 2017, East Valley High School, 5525 Vineland Ave, North Hollywood. Participants will have an opportunity to attend interactive workshops, network, and become empowered with strategies needed to be champions for the success of all students.
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Realizations from the side of the desk of a Principal. It's education. There is no more money. There is no more time: there are 24 hours in the day. It's also the greatest job in the world, so let's get on with it.
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
DO what should be done THEN tell, not tell what should be done.
Last night, I watched an interesting pseudo-documentary called "A National Disgrace, Revisited" hosted by Dan Rather. It as an unflattering and scathing two-hour piece on the schools, School Board, and various individuals (including the former Superintendent) connected Detroit Public School System. When I watch these investigative reports, I try to approach them from a neutral, critical-thinking perspective. These shows tend to be laden with editorial comment and often have a bias towards sensationalism rather than fact. But nonetheless, I believe that I always have something to gain by seeing different perspectives on public education.
There were a number of threads that wove their way through the narrative, including a piece on a young student who was making her way through high school with the goal of going on to a four-year college. The young girl had a challenging home situation; she had a single mother and a younger sister moving from rental property to rental property, trying to scratch out a living on a very limited income. The mother was a selfless, hard-working woman whose goal was to have her children enjoy a life better than the one she had. Mom placed a very high value on education and was pushing her children off to school at 5:30AM each day to ensure they had enough time for the public transportation system could get them to school and work.
Throughout the program, the overarching theme was the need for (and resistance to) educational reform. At one point, Dan Rather asked the mother what she would say if she could say anything to the DPS School Board about the education afforded to her children, and she responded with a comment that resonated with me. She said: "I know you care, now what are you doing to show it?"
Each day, I read countless newspaper articles, impassioned posts, and convincing studies that shout out "we are failing children", "change the system", or "do something different". These excellent resources are written by talented, skilled educators who work in the system today and clearly care deeply about students and student learning. And to this end, I agree with all of them (or at least almost all of them) that I have read. But then I think about Mom's comment in the DPS investigative report--"I know you care, now what are you doing to show it?".
This year, I am going to focus less on TELLING people how much I care about students, education and the need for educational reform to better meet the needs of student and teacher learners. Instead, I am going to focus more on DOING things to make our school and current system of education better and then share with others. I have started the ball rolling on supporting teacher Micro-Observations to improve instructional practice, and have just purchased pods of Android Tablets for each of our departments to support collaborative student learning and technology use in the classroom. We will continue to work on our dynamic and interactive online School Improvement Plan. As a school district, we have enacted new policy this summer to support Personal Learning Devices and Smartphones in the classroom, and have implemented free wi-fi for students and staff.
While these activities are neither exhaustive or perfect, I believe they will continue to make positive changes for our school. We will DO, then we will SHARE.
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Doksuri is the name of this giant Typhoon hitting Vietnam this week end with wind speeds possible around 150km/h. It's the ten storm to form in the south China see this year, and it will be the strongest. Indeed for the first time in history, the National Center for Hydrometeorology forecasting in Vietnam has raised the alert level to be red, just under the purple alert issued for a disastrous situation. The hardest hit is expected in the area from Quan Ninh Province to Hue, but all coastal provinces are also in danger. They have already closed beaches an ban shore fishing as waves of more than 10 m is expected with a sea level rise of 2-3 m.
In parallel, the typhoon Talim (category 4-5), with winds exceeding 200 Km/h is expected in the next 24 h hitting Taiwan, South Eastern China, and Japan with floods destructive winds. Talim should have the same strength, intensity and destructive power as Hurricane Irma. Chinese authorities started to evacuate from today half a million people as most of the person affected by the typhoon in China live in areas prone to flooding, landslides, and dwellings where the land is not resistant enough to support flooding.


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Yesterday, sweet mister and I went to our first neighborhood association meeting. It felt very much like a scene from Napoleon Dynamite and I loved every minute of it. We learned about various wild animals roaming the area, like armadillos, packs of coyotes, hawks and supposedly a lone bobcat. One man claimed he saw a black panther and at that point I just had to laugh. Who knew these wild creatures lived in Nashville? I thought they were keen on the West and only existed in movies like Homeward Bound.
I guess I'll find out shortly, because it's moving week!! And while I'll be unpacking and eating frozen pizza over Easter weekend, I'm really hoping you'll make this delicious triple lemon layer cake and then bring me a slice (or two).
I adore citrus-based desserts, but when it comes to lemon cakes, they are often very dense and a bit too sweet for my liking. So I set out to create a lemon cake that is light and fluffy, but with that same depth of citrus flavor. And I must say, the end result is pretty amazing. Layered with a zesty lemon curd and wrapped in an ombre lemon mascarpone buttercream, it's the perfect cake for spring and summer gatherings.
Top it with a halo of fresh flowers or sliced lemon and serve with a dollop of vanilla ice cream. Better yet, make that a dollop of Jeni's Wildberry Lavender ice cream, because lemon + lavender = the Yaas Queen of summer flavor combinations.
— Mackenzie
Triple Lemon Layer Cake
for the cake:
- 3, 6" cake pans
- 1 3/4 cup cake flour
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 4 Tbsp. unsalted butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1/3 cup plain yogurt
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 2/3 cup whole milk
- Zest of 1 lemon
- 1-2 Tbsp. lemon juice
for the lemon curd:
- 1/2 cup lemon juice
- 2 tsp. lemon zest
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 3 eggs
- 6 Tbsp. unsalted butter, cubed
for the frosting:
- 2 sticks unsalted butter
- 8 oz. mascarpone
- zest of 1 lemon
- 2 Tbsp. lemon juice
- pinch of salt
- 2 1/2 - 3 cups powdered sugar
Make the lemon curd:
The lemon curd will need to chill for at least 1 hour (and can be chilled up to 1 week) so I like to make it first and then let it chill while I prepare the cake and frosting. Or better yet, make it the night before!
To make, whisk together lemon juice, lemon zest, sugar and eggs in a small, heavy saucepan. Place the pan over medium-low heat and stir in the cubes of butter. Whisk the mixture frequently for about 10 minutes, until the first bubble appears on the surface and the curd is thick enough to hold whisk marks. Then, transfer the curd into a bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Place in the refrigerator and chill for at least 1 hour.
Make the Cake:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour cake pans. Then, trace and line the bottoms with parchment paper to ensure your cakes don't stick.
In a medium bowl, whisk together cake flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
In a large bowl or bowl of a standing mixer, cream together the butter and sugar until fluffy. Then, add the eggs one at a time and beat well after each egg.
Next, mix in the lemon juice, lemon zest, oil and yogurt and beat until just combined. Then, slowly beat in the dry ingredients until a smoother batter is formed. Lastly, stir in the milk.
Divide the cake batter evenly between each pan and place in center rack of oven. Begin checking the cake for doneness around 18-20 minutes by sticking a toothpick in the center of the cake. The cake is done when the toothpick comes out clean. (Note: bake time will vary depending on your oven, location, etc.)
Once the cakes are baked, let cool in their pans for about 10 minutes. Once cool, place your palm over the cake and flip it upside down onto a cooling rack lined with parchment paper. If the cake feels stuck, gently run a thin knife around the edge of the pan to loosen the edges. Then, flip over on parchment and let cool completely.
Assemble the cake:
Once your cakes are cooled, you'll want to level them to ensure your cake stacks up evenly. To do this, simply take a sharp knife and cut off the top "dome" of each cake to make for a flat surface.
Then, place one layer on a cake stand, top side up. Next, create an icing dam around the perimeter of the cake layer. Then, spread a smooth layer of the lemon curd inside the icing dam.
If you're making three layers, place the next cake layer directly on top and repeat. Finally, place the last layer upside down (or leveled side down) to make the top nice and flat.
For a traditional icing look, use an offset spatula and ice the cake smoothly all over. Add more icing for a more covered look and less for a "naked" look. Then, top with fresh flowers, berries, lemon slices or whatever you can dream up!
To create an ombre icing effect as shown above, I recommend checking out Style Sweet CA's amazing tutorial for step-by-step instructions and photos. She is the cake whisperer!


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Quentin Willson has challenged the Chair of the Back Bench Business Committee, Natascha Engel, on the delay surrounding a parliamentary debate on the price of petrol and diesel as called for in the FairFuelUK epetition. Quentin faced Natascha Engel on BBC Politics. You can see it here
Immediately after the live show, Quentin joined other members of the FairFuelUK team at a briefing for MPs at the House of Commons. Many of the MPs present acknowledged the strength of feeling demonstrated by the 10,000 emails that have arrived at Parliament since Friday afternoon from FairFuelUK supporters. The Back Bench Business Committee next meets Tuesday 1st November to consider which items to debate. We will inform you of any news as soon as we can. Thanks again to all our supporters for fighting this campaign with us….


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Re-Inventing Tokyo: Japan's Largest City in the Artistic Imagination
Tokyo is the political, cultural and economic center of Japan, the largest urban hub on the planet, holding 35 million people, fully one-fifth of Japan's population. The city has continually reinvented itself since its founding over 400 years ago, when a small fishing village became Edo, the castle headquarters of the Tokugawa shoguns. Samuel C. Morse P'14, professor of art and the history of art and Asian languages and civilizations, focuses the talk on portrayals of Tokyo and its reinventions as depicted by print makers, photographers and artists from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day. Many of the images will be included in an exhibition to be held at the Mead Art Museum in the fall of 2012: Re-Inventing Tokyo: Japan's Largest City in the Artistic Imagination, planned in conjunction with an Amherst class.


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Are you able to say you're living with no regrets? Think about that. You're all in on this life experience thing? Urban lingo uses "phone it in" to describe a non-committal, not-fully present effort. I'm not sure I'm 100% all the time either, so I wanted to understand why. And why instead of becoming more thankful for our amazing circumstances (because if you have some means of reading this you're of the more affluent part of this world), that we're seemingly more discontent and still searching. Let's look at some of the reasons we're not all there. Or here, if you will.
1. Our fixation with our bodies and our external environment...as if any of it is lasting or the way to true fulfillment. Time and time again we quote meaningful expressions of gratitude for the intangibles that make life worth living.
"The best things in life aren't things."
"The love of a family is life's greatest blessing."
"The best friends make you laugh a little louder, smile a little brighter and live a little better."
And yet, we put far more time into the quest for abs than we do each other. Come clean with yourself. Most of us have moments of dread thinking about just sitting around with the family. In our heads we're squirming, thinking, "there's so many other things I could be doing right now!" We want the perfect body. We want the perfect home. The perfect car. The perfect clothes. The perfect "look" of our lives. Tim Robbins created a great analogy for this when he said, "we waste time looking for the perfect lover instead of creating the perfect love."
2. We over-consume social media. We don't look at facebook every few hours because we love facebook. We love the distraction from our reality. We're creating distraction habits. Just because A.D.D. is real doesn't mean everyone has to have it. Of course some people actually do, but the rest of us are just giving ourselves permission to be mentally all over the place. Partially involved. Always ready to move on to the next thing. Next shiny object. This isn't entertaining enough. Scroll.
Gee, I wonder why happiness is so fleeting and nothing really impresses me anymore.
3. That brings me to the most relevant point for most of us - image management. We can't just capture memories; we have to manufacture them. I'd venture to say more women do this than men, but it varies from pre-teens to post-menopausal. "Delete that picture. I look fat." I've been there. Done that. A social media post has the ability to onset a meltdown. Now the ACTUAL memory has an entirely different meaning. What could have been a beautiful moment to remember is now a reminder of our less than perfect existence. Most of us are not sharing on social media to express ourselves. Or to connect. No. We crave affirmation.
Did you affirm me? Do you like me? Can I like me today?
We're missing out on our lives putting the answers to these questions in other people's hands.
4. Electronic engagement is half-ass communication. It's safe connection, so it isn't genuine connection. Seeing someone for coffee and staring them straight in the eyes is now terrifying. I'll be safe here behind my email address security blanket, which ties into my next point...
5. The need for speed (raises hand in guilt). How much more can I pack into my day? There is not enough tempo variation to our lives. It's go, go, go and if it isn't we probably aren't successful enough or in enough demand. Our packed schedules and our pace is part of our worth. The problem isn't with getting things done and moving the ball every day. It's with not allowing ourselves to change speeds. When we can't comfortably move slower, we're missing out on presence. The buzzword here, "mindfulness."
It's a western mindset that sitting and doing nothing is wasting time. Is it though? It just might be the key to unlocking our greatness. Releasing the resourceful and brilliant nature within us that's suppressed as we stay in high gear. Too much go takes away our trust in God and puts all the responsibility on us.
Let what we do today be enough.
6. We are numb. We're more "connected" today globally than we have ever been. Something tragic happens in another part of the world and we'll find out almost instantly. The problem with this is we're growing numb to tragedy. A terrorist attack? Oh, how sad. Post something sad and move on. A shooting? We could react and move on to the next thought in 60 seconds. It's as if its commonplace. There's no emotional depth to despair because it's everywhere. So we don't know empathy. We don't feel things deeply unless they are truly in our faces.
And with that, we don't experience joy the same way. The depth of our compassion or lack thereof is also the reality of our inability to express gratitude. So nothing is ever enough. It just is. Sad, happy, angry, they're all blurring into a gray area. Just close that tab so you can move on to the next distraction. We have to allow ourselves to dwell in our feelings, so we don't paralyze ourselves emotionally.
We're missing out on life.
7. FOMO. Another urban dictionary favorite. It's now super common, especially for young people, to have the "fear of missing out." So we will do anything not to miss out. We want it all. An incredibly scary thing for all of us is one day looking back on our lives and feeling like we missed out on something or we had regrets for what we didn't do.
But is the fomo really helping us or hindering us?
We're doing anything to be a part of everything, so are we really getting to the bottom of what we're as individuals meant to do? In doing everything and being everywhere you can be keeping you from actually doing the ONE thing that would create lasting contentment and your impact in the world.
Are you running around in circles looking for a happy high when what you're missing out on isn't life, it's YOU. What do you want? What do you actually like? What sets your soul on fire? Stop doing everything just to be involved and start doing YOU.
So what's the antidote? Pick one thing, your worst offense from the list. We all have done some if not all of these things. And spend the next week or few weeks changing it. Staring in the mirror too long scrutinizing yourself every morning? Write a thank you card to a friend in that time. Scrolling for more than a minute for no reason? Close the phone and sit still. Listen to your thoughts. Say a prayer. Schedule time with the people you love to do things without electronics. Look people in the eye. Say what you think. Allow yourself to feel more deeply.
I'm writing about this, because I want to DO this. And I know I'm going to fight myself on every point. Sit still more. Meet people face to face more. Meet people where they are, not where social media has led you to believe they are. Only post the real me on social media.
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Cannoli Cream Filling
4 1/2 cups ricotta cheese
1 cup icing sugar, plus extra for dusting
1 tablespoon vanilla
1/2 cup mini chocolate chips or candied fruit
Empty ricotta cheese into a large strainer lined with cheese cloth and place over large bowl and refrigerate covered for about 24 hours until all the water drips out of the cheese. This will allow for a richer thicker cannoli cream. Beat ricotta, icing sugar and vanilla until smooth. Stir in chocolate chips or candied fruits.
Cannoli Shells
3 cups flour
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons shortening
2 eggs, well beaten
2 tablespoons red wine
2 tablespoons cold water
1 egg white, slightly beaten
Vegetable oil for deep frying
Sift together flour, sugar, cinnamon, and salt. Cut shortening in with a pastry blender until well blended and stir in well beaten eggs and blend in the red wine and cold water. Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes. Add additional flour if required to get a nice silky smooth dough. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate 30 minutes.
Roll chilled dough on a lightly floured surface to 1/8-inch thickness. Set out 4 aluminum cannoli tubes (usually sold in sets of 4) and cut out circles using a 4 inch bowl, cup etc. Wrap the dough circles around the tubes loosely overlapping the ends; seal the ends by brushing with egg whites and pressing together gently. Heat oil in a deep sauce pan or deep fryer to 350 F.
Fry shells until golden brown, about 3 to 4 minutes. Remove cannoli shells to paper towels to drain. Cool slightly and remove the tubes and repeat until all the dough is used up. Extra shells can be stored in an air tight container for 2 weeks.
Using a pastry bag with a large star tip or a large round tip (large enough for the chocolate chips to pass through the tip with ease); fill the shells with the filling from both ends. Fill within the hour of serving as the shells will get soggy. Dust with icing sugar.
Optional: halved maraschino cherries, chopped pistachios or dip in melted tempered chocolate to decorate the ends.


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Hello again, this morning I have the privilege of posting for a new challenge The Fairy and Unicorn Challenge Blog. This time we would love to see your mythical creature makes so all those fairies, mermaids, witches, wizards, unicorns (this is just to give you an idea of what to use) you have hiding in your stash dust them off and show us them all.
I choose to use some flower fairy foiled decoupage I have had in my stash for a long time. I think she came from Create and Craft. I used a shaped Kanban card blank I have had forever, embossed a free folder from a magazine onto the blank.
If you look closely this folder was actually for Christmas but I felt the snowflakes in the corners were generic enough to be considered flowers as well.
I used some distress ink to highlight the embossing, some paper and ribbon that came with the flower fairy kit to cover the base of the card. Like many of you I am sure I have an abundance of paper flowers in my stash so I decided to use some of them to decorate the bottom of the easel and use a large paper rose for the stopper.
Please visit the blog to see the fabulous makes by the other design team ladies and we would love to see your creations.
Thank you for popping by and if you have time to leave a comment it would be greatly appreciated.
I am entering the card into the following challenges:
Crafting From The Heart ATG
Crafty Sentiments Designs ATG
Tuesday ThrowDown Things with wings
Crafting by Designs ATG
A Bit More Time To Craft ATG
Cute Card Thursday ATG
Crafting with Friends ATG
Crafty Catz ATG
Classic Design Team ATG
A Perfect Time To Craft ATG
Cards Galore Encore Challenge A little bit of fantasy
Creative Sketchy Girls ATG


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Friday's game
Mercury (14-3) at Chicago (8-11)
When: 5:30 p.m.
Where: Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Ill.
Mercury update: Phoenix won its franchise-record eighth consecutive game on Wednesday, beating the Seattle Storm 78-58. Penny Taylor led the team with 14 points and Brittney Griner had 13 points, eight rebounds and a career-high five assists. ... The Mercury allowed just four points in the second quarter, tying a franchise record. ... Diana Taurasi was named the Western Conference Player of the Week for June 30-July 6. It's Taurasi's second such award this season and the 18th of her career, putting her two behind Tamika Catchings for the most in WNBA history. ... The Mercury beat the Sky 87-69 in Phoenix on July 2.
Sky update: Chicago lost 72-65 to the Washington Mystics on Wednesday in front of a franchise-record crowd of 16,402. C Sylvia Fowles had 19 points and 17 rebounds off the bench to lead the Sky, who shot a season-low 31.3 percent from the field. ... G/F Elena Delle Donne is still out as she undergoes treatment for a flare-up of Lyme disease. ... The Sky have lost three in a row and seven of 10 overall without Delle Donne. ... G Courtney Vandersloot is also out with a sprained left knee. ... G Epiphanny Prince leads active players with 17.4 points and 4.3 assists per game.


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What is Shamanism? Jark gets a Healing./
Our first radio show! January 17, 2017. I share all about shamanism, what it is and how it works. I do a mini communication session for my little horse herd, and it turned out that Jark needs a soul retrieval - so I got started on the Shamanic Healing work, live on the show.


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Mom Needs To Lie Down Screening
Taylor Cole
Thursday, 6 March 2014 from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM (CST)
Event Details
Mom Needs To Lie Down: The years and lives slept away by ME/CFS is short informational video about Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS).
ME/CFS causes debilitating fatigue and flu-like symptoms. More than 400,000 people in Canada suffer from ME/CFS, yet Manitobans with this illness are left in the dark because our medical profession refuses to acknowledge it. There is no known cause or cure.
The screening on March 6th will also include a panel discussion about living with ME/CFS in Manitoba and how to find support.
Ticket price includes appetizers and cash bar.
When & Where
Winnipeg Free Press News Café
237 McDermot Ave
Thursday, 6 March 2014 from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM (CST)
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Taylor Cole
Taylor Cole is a Red River College student completing her final year in the Creative Communcations program. This video is part of a year-long project and is close to her heart.


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The Flat Rock Archives was ecstatic to host two groups of students recently. The first group of young people volunteered at the Flat Rock garden and our slave cemetery. The second group came to visit and learn about rural African American history and the heritage of the Flat Rock region. We LOVE to host students here at Flat Rock. Consider bringing your student to our Archives to see, touch, learn, and experience the legacy of African American life in DeKalb.
Students at the Lyons House in DeKalb County. These students volunteered in the Flat Rock garden and the Flat Rock slave cemetery.
Students from Atlanta visiting the Flat Rock Archives!


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Hos Studio Fotos - Fotograf Andy Foster kan du ordna din
LinkedIn-profilbild, eller Corporate porträttbilder
At Studio Fotos - photographer Andy Foster can you get professional headshots for your LinkedIn profile Photo and Corporate Headshot needs.
Welcome to our online booking system
Our Hammarby Sjöstad studio, has street parking outside available if you are travelling by car, but the metro stations at Gullmarsplan and Skanstull are just over 5 minutes walk from the studio. Or come by tram and hop off at Mårtendals station.


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2 weeks ago I experienced more technical difficulties than I have ever had in years. On the Saturday before the virtual book tour began CommunityBible.com overloaded servers and shut down for about an hour. There was nothing I could do as I just waited on the hosting company to fix the issue. Then on my first day of the Virtual Book Tour I could not even login to interact and chat with participants. I was frustrated to say the least. The reality is that technical difficulties happen to everyone. While I don't expect to have these same issues again, I will have others that I can't anticipate in advance and I must be ready when they do occur. Here are some tips to both avoid technical difficulties and effectively respond when they do happen:
- Double check everything - I have been to many churches who don't even do a sound check before their weekend services. When it comes to technology double checking systems is ALWAYS a good idea!
- Create a backup plan - you never want to use it, but think through what could go wrong and always have a backup plan in place. What would you do if your sound system goes out 10 minutes before the service or a camera malfunctions? It might not be a perfect solution, but having a backup plan can help you sleep much better at night.
- Restart often - I'm not an IT guy, but I've found that restarting my computer resolves 95% of computer issues that I have. This goes for most technology. Leaving it on and running all of the time is a recipe for disaster. Restart systems regularly.
- Stay calm - when things do go wrong, stay calm. Honestly, on the Monday of the Book Tour I was tempted to cancel the event and quit. I had taken vacation time from work and had hundreds trying to login unsuccessfully. I did not stay calm and any decision I was ready to make in my stress was a bad one. Luckily I had great people helping me who kept me calm and helped make a smooth transition into day 2.
- Know who to contact - make a list of anything that can go wrong and who you would contact if it does. Don't wait until the technical issue happens to figure this out.
- Be patient - technology solutions are not always fast and immediate like we would hope. Sometimes you have to wait and this can be the hardest part. When you have done all that you can, take a deep breath, say a prayer, and be patient. A lack of patience often leads to even greater issues.


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It's Monday, and this week's #MondayMotivation is special to me. In life, you will face so many obstacles, several things that can get you off track for a second. I know I could go on and on about mine.
The main thing to remember is to never let those shortcomings, those "stumbles in the road" take you off your journey completely. That's where I am right now in my life, but I have to keep going. I hope ya'll do too. Have a great week!


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C++ Coder for to improve a software to 2.0
Bajet $500-5000 USD
Hello, we're looking for a c++ Coder. You should improve existing software to version 2.0 The software is a php webshop generator. The code is a commented german. But maybe you can read the source for this project. We can send you the source code, when you signed a contract that you'll not give the code away. After you send me a message I can give you further informations. Bye Felix
## Deliverables
Rent A Coder requirements notice: As originally posted, this bid request does not have complete details. Should a dispute arise and this project go into arbitration "as is", the contract's vagueness might cause it to be interpreted against you, even though you were acting in good-faith. So for your protection, if you are interested in this project, please work-out and document the requirements onsite.
1) Complete and fully-functional working program(s) in executable form as well as complete source code of all work done.
2) Deliverables must be in ready-to-run condition, as follows (depending on the nature of the deliverables):
a) For web sites or other server-side deliverables intended to only ever exist in one place in the Buyer's environment--Deliverables must be installed by the Seller in ready-to-run condition in the Buyer's environment.
b) For all others including desktop software or software the buyer intends to distribute: A software installation package that will install the software in ready-to-run condition on the platform(s) specified in this bid request.
3) All deliverables will be considered "work made for hire" under U.S. Copyright law. Buyer will receive exclusive and complete copyrights to all work purchased. (No GPL, GNU, 3rd party components, etc. unless all copyright ramifications are explained AND AGREED TO by the buyer on the site per the coder's Seller Legal Agreement).
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Cutters are held firmly on milling machine with the help of arbors and adaptors.
The arbors used on milling machine are of two types. These are standard arbor and stub arbor. The standard arbor is relatively larger than the stub arbor. Standard arbor is provided with spacing collars which help in adjusting the position of the cutter or the distance between the cutters when two or more cutters are used simultaneously. Few collars are of relatively larger diameter are also supplied which acts as bearing sleeves when the arbor is supported by arbor supports.
|Standard and Stub Arbor
Many cutters such as shell end mill, t-slot cutter, woodruff key seat cutter, etc carry tapered shank. If the size of these shanks is smaller than that of the hole in spindle nose, adaptors are used. The external taper of these adaptors corresponds to spindle taper and internal taper to the cutter to be held. Milling cutters which carry straight shank are held in collet chuck or collet adaptor carrying spring collet.


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Includes 24 hour tech support
Instant Download
Here are a few more of the most important features you can expect with the new Office 2016 Home and Business:
Create professional and polished documents
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CURRY is an experimental programming language which combines elements of the functional and logic programming paradigms. Based on Haskell, Curry was created to provide a common language for the research, teaching and application of integrated functional logic languages. Curry has the features of functional programming such as built in search, nested expressions, lazy evaluation and higher-order functions and features from logic programming such as concurrent evaluation of constraints on logical variables. (Antoy, 2007)CURRY has a compiler implementation method, since the programs are translated into machine language. However CURRY is hybrid implementation system, CURRY appears as an interpreter as it compilers the code on the fly. Once in the interpreter you can type expressions or you can load a file for pre existing expressions, or you can load a file of curry definitions, if no definitions are loaded the default is used.
Syntax and Types
CURRY does not have conditional execution, however it does have an if-then-else expression but it is not a control statement like other more popular languages such as C++ and Java. In these languages, "if" is a control statement and represents conditional execution.
if(boolean expression)
do this statement 1
do this other statement 2
In the above curry code the boolean expression and statements can all deal with different types. (Hanus, M , 2007)
All languages provide some way to perform arithmetic computations and standard arithmetic functions like addition (+) and multiplication (*) are predefined so the language can be used as a simple calculator. CURRY differs in how the if statement is represented. The "if" represents an expression so both parts of the "if" must have the same data type. For example the expression
x = if x<=0 then 0 else x
the x in the expression is treated as an numeric value.
Prelude> 3+5*4
Result: 23?
The above example shows the basic functionality of the environment an expression is entered and the value is displayed as a result with a question mark. The reason for this is that Curry can not perform functional and therefore purely deterministic computations which yield at most one result.
A Curry program is a set of functional definitions also known as rules or defining equations with the simplest form. Functions which do not depend on any input value, for example
ten = 5*2
the name ten is then defined as the value of 10. This can be extended to more complicated functions which require input arguments for example to find the cubed value of a given number
cubed x= x * x * x
Curry's syntax is very similar to Haskell, the names of functions and parameters usually start with a lowercase letter followed by letter, digits and underscores (as above). Usual precedence rules apply to expressions like "2+5+5*5" (interpreted as ((2+5)+(5*5)) (Hanus, M , 2007)
The above features of the above Curry code can be combined to calculate the factorial of a natural number
fac n = if n==0 then 1
else n * fact(n-1)
(Antoy, 2007)
Note the exact layout of the function definition for several lines. If a definition flows onto several lines the next line must start in a column greater than the column where the previous line started, this is simple called the "layout" or off-side rule. In the above code functions are defined by rules like in maths without providing type declarations. In Java for example
int variableName = 1;
Despite this Curry is not an untyped language, Curry is actually a strongly typed language expressions like
3 * True
fac True
or using the previous function would be rejected by the compiler. Although type notations such as int or string are not written by the programmer, they are automatically inferred
by the compiler using a type inference algorithm. (Antoy, 2007) However it is important to document the intended use of the functions for example the factorial fac uses integers so its type can be specified by
fac :: Int -> Int
A useful feature of curry and most functional and logic programming languages, is the ability to define functions in a pattern-oriented style. This means that we can define a function by several rules. Each with a different pattern
not False = True
not true = false
Whilst this may appear cryptic to some it actually makes more complex data structures clearer.
When comparing Cury to other functional languages such as LISP one of the distinguishing features is the ability to search for solutions. By using the underscore character "_" blank or missing entries can be entered also known as an anonymous variable.
False && _ = False
True && x = x
False || x = x
True || _ = True
Not False = True
Not True = False
We can use these definitions to compute the value just as normal ie
True && (True || ( not True))
Result >True ?
We can take this function further because of the defined anonymous values.
x && (y || (not x)) where x,y free
Free variables in goal: x, y
Result True
x = True
y= True?
The x and y variables are contained in the expression as arguments. To detect typos, free variables are declared by "where free" clause at the end of the expression.
Different solutions can be found by typing the enter key after the question mark, until No more solutions is displayed. (Hanus, M , 2007)
If we want to find a specific solution and reverse engineer the solution we simply add =:= True
x && (y || (not x)) =:= True where x,y free
Free variables in goal: x, y
Result: success
y=True ? ;
No more solutions.
Lazy Evaluation
Unlike C and Java, Curry is lazy for the computation of any expression. Also referred to as lazy evaluation, any computation involved is delayed until the expression's value is actually needed. C and Java only use this evaluation strategy for Boolean expressions named short circuit. The opposite of lazy evaluation is what many programming languages evaluation of the arguments of a function are called eagerly.
For example
4 + cubed (2+3)
is replaced by
4 +(2+3) * (2+3) *(2+3)
and not
4 +(5) * (5) *(2+3).
An evaluation of an expression is the process of obtaining the value from the expression. A value is an expression consisting of only built-in literals and /or data constructors. Due to the semantics of Curry; Curry guarantees that any value obtained from an expression is eventually obtained; this is referred to as completeness of evaluation. (source)
To ensure completeness expressions must be evaluated lazily. Which means a sub expression is evaluated only if it's unavoidable to obtain a result.
An expression may contain several distinct replaceable sub-expressions or in simple terms we maybe able to write the expression in a different way. For example
from n = n
from (n+1)
An attempt to evaluate from 1 would abort with a memory overflow since the result is an infinite term. 1 +1 =2, 2+1 = 3 etc
However using the from function in the following manner is perfectly legal.
Nth n (x:xs)= if n ==1 then x else nth ( n -1) xs
The expression nth 3 (from 1)
Results in 3
A result is found because only the third number of from 1 is needed, and therefore do not need to be evaluated.
Lazy evaluation makes Curry very powerful in the realms of infinite data structures. Programs that use infinite structure are often simpler than programs for the same problem that use finite structures. For example a function that computes a finite prefix of 1 – 100 is more complicated than the "from" expression. Furthermore the expressions of the program are less interdependent and are therefore more reusable.
Logical Variable
A logical variable is a variable in the condition, such as the where condition or is a variable that occurs on the right hand side of a expression but does not occur on the left hand side. The previous example
x && (y || (not x)) =:= True where x,y free
In the above example x and y are logic variables since they are being using in a where condition.
Another example were a condition is typed in the expression can be seen below.
z== 2+2 where z free
This syntax is similar to SQL Structured Query Language as conditions can be set and the answer is retrieved.
The second kind of logic variable is shown below
path a z = edge a b && path b z where b free
The names of the expression says there is a path from node a to node z. if there is an edge from node a to some node b as well as a path from node b to node z. In the above example the z is a logic variable that is not initially to any value. "a" and z are ordinary variables where b is a logic variable or an extra variable. These variables must be explicitly declared free in a "where" or "let" clause as shown above.
When evaluating expressions such as the examples above and curry finds a logic variable like the b, the idea of residuation and narrowing occurs.
With residuation, the evaluation is suspended so if there is a value that can be evaluated to provide the value of x or y then the evaluation of the original expression can be resumed otherwise the expression is said to flounder.
Alternatively another evaluation strategy is narrowing a value for the unknown variable is guessed. The guess is based on what will make it possible for the next part of the evaluation to proceed.
Operation in curry can be rigid or flexible. By default curry IO and arithmetic operations rigid these are operations that residuate as discussed above. Others are flexible but this can be altered using the eval declaration.
infixr 5 +++
(+++) eval rigid
(+++) :: [a] -> [a] -> [a]
[] +++ ys = ys
(x:xs) +++ ys = x : xs +++ ys
rigidApp> X +++ [3,4] =:= [1,2,3,4]
Free variables in goal: X
*** Goal suspended (use ":set +suspend" for details)!
rigidApp> X ++ [3,4] =:= [1,2,3,4]
Free variables in goal: X
Result: success
In the above example +++ is declared as rigid so it will behave differently from (++).
The operator =:= is called constrained equality. It does not return a boolean value but instead either succeeds or fails. So for the flexible ++ above, it should read: find a value for X such that the result of comparing the append of X and [3,4] to [1,2,3,4] will succeed. The guess that will be made for X is based on what will allow the computation to continue. In the above example the computation will continue as long as =:= does not return fail.
Higher-order functions
In arguments or inputs of a function can be functions themselves. This feature is banned or restricted by many programming languages. C only pointers can be used to achieve this function and C++ uses templates and java uses interfaces. However like the scripting language PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor). No special construct is needed.
A function that takes an argument of function type is referred to as a higher-order function. This feature is powerful, this is shown in the short example below.
A list of numbers is sorted into ascending order.
sort [] = [] //creates list
sort (x: xs) = insert x (sort xs) //sort function has a logic variable
insert x [] = [x]
insert x (y:ys) | x <= y = x : y : ys
| otherwise = y : insert x ys
sort (<=) [3,5,1,2,7,9,8,6]
Result [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9] ?
In the above expression <= is placed in brackets since they are the functional arguments, without them the expression would test whether sort is less than or equal ie "<=" to [3,5,1,2,7,9,8,6] which is irrelevant.
Pattern Matching
Pattern matching allows code to be simplified creating making it easier to code and understand. For example a function which negates a boolean is shown below
not True = False
not False = True
Most languages such as java which does not have pattern matching but relies on conditional expression would have to define the above function like so
public boolean not (boolean x)
if (x)
return false;
return true
Antoy, S. (2007) Curry A Tutorial Introduction Retrieved 17th May 2008 From http://www.informatik.uni-kiel.de/~curry/tutorial/tutorial.pdf
Antoy, S. (2007) Functional Logic Programming 17th May 2008 From http://web.cecs.pdx.edu/~antoy/Courses/syllabi/WIN206CS510FLP.html
Antoy, S. (2007) Curry Features 17th May 2008 From http://grace.evergreen.edu/cnc/curry/lect/lec.3.html
Hanus, M., Antoy, S., Brabel B., Engelke, M., Hoppner K., Koj J., Niederau O.,Steiner. PAKCS: The Portland Aachen Kiel Curry System Retrieved 15th May 2008, from http://www.informatik.uni0kiel.de/~pakcs/
Hanus, M.. The integration of functions into logic programming: From theory to practice Journal of Logic Programming 19 & 20 (pg583-628).


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Nicolas Laureau aka Don Nino is not only the brilliant freak folker of "In The Backyard of your Mind" released earlier this year but also a gifted noise experimentater. Together with F.Or and Mitch Pires, he has been releasing some of the most innovative experimental rock under the NLF3 moniker. NLF3 ranked alongside bands of the like of Battles or Animal Collective, which make the genre distinction between rock and electronic tremble.
On the occasion of the release of remixes Beats as 12" next week (including Chloe, and Cubenx Turzi) and his concert at Point Ephemere tomorrow (Ticket here), Don Nino gave us a one-hour subjective and timeless selection of what indie-rock and electronic have best to offer (as well as some personal remixes).
Tracklisting :
SCOTT WALKER "A Lover Loves" (personal remix)
TYONDAI BRAXTON "Platium Row" (extract)
LAURIE SPEIGEL "Appalachian Grove I"
BRIAN ENO "Unfamiliar Winds"
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AMBITIOUS LOVERS "It Only Has To Happen Once" (personal remix)
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Technology has advanced in a great pace in the 21st century and this advancement of technology has affected our daily lives in a great deal. Technology has changed the education sector, business sector, industries and also the way we shop. Yes! Indeed it did! The way we used to shop 10-15 years ago has changed a great deal compared to the present time. If you are looking to find out how technology has affected the way we shop, then you have come to the right place. This article will take a look at how beacon technology has changed the way we shop.
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