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knights of alba in hong kong
on monday night, i went to the 5th chapter of the knights of the truffle and the wines of alba which has it own grand master and spirtitual home here in hong kong.
at this moment in hong kong, we are 27 knights who swore to defend and sing the praises of the most sought after delicacies of the alba region which are the truffle and its wines. our grand master, john dibble is doing a fantastic job with his passion and enthusiasm for the wine, the foods and its people.
this week, we had a typical piedmontese menu which emphasized the white truffle and accompanied with a nice and elegant arneis, a dolcetto d'alba, three barbaresco, and with our desert was a very delightful moscato.
l' 'ordine dei cavalieri del tartufo e dei vini di alba' (click on hyperlink for website) exists since 1967 and was founded in the beautiful castle of grinzane cavour in the middle of the langhe hills of piedmont in italy. today, it boasts over 300 members in europe, america, argentina, and hong kong.
members in hong kong are from all kinds of background and includes important hong kong food & wine personalities. it's home is at the crown cellars and we meet at least 4 times per year.
a great activity to watch out for is a charity event that will be organised to auction the wine that the knights imported in a barrique all the way from piedmont and bottled especially here in hong kong to make it our very own. judging from teh quality of the samples tasted in our last dinner, the wine will be absolutely fabulous and certainly good to keep for many years.


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Space, Synecdoche, and the New Capitals of Asia
During this event the American political geographer Natalie Koch will present her book The Geopolitics of Spectacle: Space, Synecdoche, and the New Capitals of Asia.
|28 June 2018
|15:30 - 17:00
|Roeterseilandcampus - building B/C/D (entrance B/C)
In The Geopolitics of Spectacle (Cornell University Press, 2018), Koch analyses how autocratic rulers use "spectacular "projects in new capital cities to shape state-society relations by contrasting these projects with the views of those from the poorest regions of the state.
Spectacle has not been extensively theorized by geographers, despite their longstanding interest in its role in political, cultural, and urban geography. Focusing on statist spectacle, she outlines a geographic approach that treats it as a political technology and asks: who uses it, for whom, and when and where? To move beyond the prevailing "then and there" approach to spectacle, she argues for a grounded approach to asking "when and where" spectacle unfolds that also accounts for the unspectacular spaces, effects, and experiences that represent spectacle's Others. Doing so effectively entails examining the deeply contextual spatial imaginaries that are required to give spectacle meaning. The trope of synecdoche, she suggests, is key to understanding the logic of spectacular urbanism.
Through a cross-regional empirical study of recent capital city development schemes in Central Asia (Astana, Baku, Ashgabat), the Arabian Peninsula (Abu Dhabi, Doha), and East Asia (Naypyidaw, Bandar Seri Begawan), she calls for more attention to the role of spatial metaphors and geopolitical imaginaries, which underpin the logic of spectacular urbanism. Illustrating how spectacular capital cities only make sense to people who have learned to think synecdochically about the capital standing for the entire country, she also shows how synecdoche diverts attention from the multiple ways that spectacle's unspectacular Others are expressed and scaled in each region.
Herman van der Wusten (University of Amsterdam) will act as discussant.
For all those interested in political geography, (new) capital cities, autocratic rulers and identity politics, resource-rich non-democratic nations in Central-Asia
All are welcome, registration is not required but welcome (please send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com).
Natalie Koch is Associate Professor and O'Hanley Faculty Scholar in the Department of Geography at Syracuse University's Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. She is a political geographer focused on nationalism, geopolitics, and authoritarianism in post-Soviet Central Asia and the Arabian Peninsula. She explores alternative sites of geopolitical analysis such as sport, spectacle, urban development, and other ostensibly positive expressions of authoritarian state power. She is currently working on her second book, Spatializing authoritarianism: A critical geopolitics of the liberal-illiberal divide, and has several ongoing projects about knowledge-economy development, identity politics, and sustainability in the Gulf. In Spring 2019, she will be a Fulbright fellow in Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.
Herman van der Wusten is Emeritus Professor of Political Geography, Department of Geography, Planning and International Development Studies, University of Amsterdam. His research interests include capital cities, nationalism, and the post-communist transition.
This book launch is organized by Virginie Mamadouh (AISSR - Geographies of Globalizations) in cooperation with the Centre for Urban Studies.

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Colored foliage is fundamental in modern gardens, where we rely much more on the permanence of colorful leaves than on temporary periods of flowering. Color stability is much easier to work with when arranging an attractive garden. Flowers become passing accents against a backdrop that is not just green, but a rich tapestry of color. If you live in colder parts of the country, then choices can be limited, so cold-hardy plants with colored foliage become premium items.
The Gold Mound Spirea sits at the top of the list of cold-hardy, low-maintenance shrubs with colored foliage. This is especially since its foliage, which begins the year bright acid-yellow, and becomes vibrant yellow-green by summer, is a color that contrasts beautifully with all other colors in the garden. It can be used to brighten any area, and it is small enough to also grow well in planter boxes and containers, so it can be used almost anywhere you need its wonderful golden coloring.
Growing Gold Mound Spirea Shrubs
The Gold Mound Spirea is a small shrub that grows 2 to 3 feet tall and 3 or 4 feet wide. Its size makes it perfect for using as a single plant in smaller gardens or beds, or for grouping in clusters of three, five, seven or more plants in larger spaces. It is the essence of a low-maintenance plant, pest-free and thriving in all kinds of garden soils. It is at its most colorful in full sun, but it will also grow well in light shade, and once established it is moderately drought resistant too.
Hardiness and Climate
This deciduous shrub is hardy to at least a chilly minus 30 degrees Fahrenheit, so there are few places in the country where it will not survive and grow. Although officially listed for zone 4, it will survive much colder temperatures under snow cover. It is also suitable for all but the warmest states, up to an including zone 8. It will grow in any soil from sand to clay, except for ones that are constantly wet.
The Gold Mound Spirea begins the year by sending out bright-yellow leaves, as the new branches develop. The leaves are oval, up to 3 inches long, although often smaller, and the edges are cut into 'teeth' which however are not in any way sharp or spiny. As the summer progresses the foliage can fade a little, becoming more lime-green, but still looking bright and sparkling in the garden.
In early summer, clusters of tiny flowers develop at the ends of the branches, their soft-pink color making a fascinating contrast with the golden leaves. Additional flowers can occur sporadically over the summer. In fall the cold weather causes red and orange tones to develop, making a final show before falling for the winter months.
Planting Location
When deciding where to plant your Gold Mound Spirea bushes, choose a sunny location for the best color. If you are planting a group, odd numbers look best. Arrange your plants in a random group, allowing 12" to 18" between them, to create a continuous flow of foliage. You can prune this plant in early spring, by removing the thinner stems at the base, and leaving a framework of thicker stems, or you can leave it to grow more naturally, and just shear it lightly in early spring to keep it tidy, before new growth develops.
Watering and Maintenance
You should water newly-planted bushes regularly, but once established this easy-care plant will survive periods of drought with no problem at all. It has no significant pests or diseases, and requires no protection to survive the harshest of winter conditions.
History and Origins of the Gold Mound Spirea
The bumald spirea, called Spiraea x bumalda, is believed by some authorities to be a hybrid plant between the Japanese spirea, Spiraea japonica, and Spiraea albiflora. However, other botanists consider that second plant to be no more than a variety of the Japanese spirea, so this would not in fact be a hybrid at all, merely another form of Japanese spirea. At this point the answer is not known, so either name can be used.
There is a variety called 'Goldflame', with orange and yellow spring growth and green summer leaves, developed in the USA in the 1970s. The Gold Mound Spirea is a child of 'Goldflame' and a dwarf variety of Japanese spirea called 'Alpina' or 'Nana'. Other spirea plants will not have this variety's attractive foliage, and cheaper seedling plants will certainly not resemble it in any way at all.
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The Gold Mound Spirea is one of the toughest and most easily grown plants you can use in your garden. Its vibrant gold coloring will brighten your beds all year. Like you, our other clients love this plant too, so order now, as our supplies will certainly not last long! We invite you to browse other popular varieties of this plant, including the Little Princess Spirea.


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Quantitative bedrock geology of east and Southeast Asia (Brunei, Cambodia, eastern and southeastern China, East Timor, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, North Korea, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, far-eastern Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam)
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Citable URIhttps://hdl.handle.net/1912/458
As publishedhttps://doi.org/10.1029/2003GC000619
We quantitatively analyze the area-age distribution of sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic bedrock based on data from the most recent digital geologic maps of East and Southeast Asia (Coordinating Committee for Coastal and Offshore Geosciences Programmes in East and Southeast Asia (CCOP) and the Geologic Survey of Japan, 1997; 1:2,000,000), published as Digital Geoscience Map G-2 by the Geological Survey of Japan. Sedimentary rocks, volcanic rocks, plutonic rocks, ultramafic rocks and metamorphic rocks cover 73.3%, 8.5%, 8.8%, 0.9%, and 8.6% of the surface area, respectively. The average ages of major lithologic units, weighted according to bedrock area, are as follows: sedimentary rocks (average stratigraphic age of 123 Myr/median age of 26 Myr), volcanic rocks (84 Myr/20 Myr), intrusive rocks (278 Myr/195 Myr), ultramafic rocks (unknown) and metamorphic rocks (1465 Myr/1118 Myr). The variability in lithologic composition and age structure of individual countries reflects the complex tectonic makeup of this region that ranges from Precambrian cratons (e.g., northeast China and North Korea) to Mesozoic-Cenozoic active margins (e.g., Japan, the Philippines, Indonesia and New Guinea). The spatial resolution of the data varies from 44 km2 per polygon (Japan) to 1659 km2 per polygon (Taiwan) and is, on average (490 km2/polygon), similar to our previous analyses of the United States of America and Canada. The temporal and spatial resolution is sufficiently high to perform age-area analyses of individual river basins larger than ∼10,000 km2 and to quantitatively evaluate the relationship between bedrock geology and river chemistry. As many rivers draining tropical, mountainous islands of East and Southeast Asia have a disproportionate effect on the dissolved and particulate load delivered to the world oceans, bedrock geology in such river drainage basins disproportionately affect ocean chemistry.
Author Posting. © American Geophysical Union, 2004. This article is posted here by permission of American Geophysical Union for personal use, not for redistribution. The definitive version was published in Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems 5 (2004): Q01B06, doi:10.1029/2003GC000619.
Suggested CitationGeochemistry Geophysics Geosystems 5 (2004): Q01B06
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1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper
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In the Beginning There Was a…Dream/
We are unaware if anyone has actually ever heard (or cared to know) the real story of how we were founded. Quite often Jaleni and I like to share the brief Hollywood version...just in case our E! True Hollywood story is being considered. Well, here's the story, Jaleni and I have been friends for over a decade now...starting way back in 2000 when we were just meager freshmen in high school. After graduating from college with our freshly inked degrees and starting our "dream" careers on Wall St. (more on that at a later time) we thought we had arrived and were on the fast tracks to the corner offices, houses in the Hamptons, and vacations in San Tropez – currently dreams deferred. Occasionally when we convened for much needed therapy sessions happy hour we often discussed an unfounded feeling of emptiness. We quickly realized what was missing, both of us had spent considerable time in undergrad performing community service and appreciated helping our local communities but we had become so absorbed with our professional careers we shunned the activities that we enjoyed the most.
So...I know what you're thinking...we should have joined Big Brother Big Sister and all would be well, right? Well, not quite. We both recognized our talents and expertise and realized that we had knowledge that many of our peers from our respective neighborhoods didn't have but could benefit from. (Jaleni is from the Bronx and I am from Brooklyn) If you recall, in 2008-09 the world was in a bitof a frenzy; financial markets were tanking, banks were failing, and companies were laying off employees in the thousands. With careful examination one would discover that the U.S housing market was at the crux of the meltdown – in short, Americans were defaulting on mortgages…mortgages they should have never had to begin with. (But that's a story for a later day as well.) The issue was particularly exaggerated in urban and inner city areas where financial illiteracy is widespread. As natives of these neighborhoods and financial professionals, it became very evident there was a way for us to help – by sharing the knowledge we had about personal finance and investing we could assist in preventing future generations from making the same ill-fated financial decisions of generations past. Jaleni and I were witnessing firsthand how poor financial decisions could devastate both Wall Street and Harlem's 125th Street. As we saw stocks topple and jobless rates among underrepresented ethnic groups sky rocket we understood that our communities were in desperate need of financial literacy education.
We envisioned an organization that would help educate urban America on financial literacy but could also provide positive images to urban citizens and serve as role models and mentors. The organization would be culturally relevant, engaging, and seek to teach financial literacy in a way that has never been done before. (Cue up: cheesy superhero theme music) We are firm believers and proponents of the mantra "the youth are the future" and therefore we wanted to initially focus our organization on serving this demographic and then later expand to other age ranges. Jaleni and I had experience teaching high school students through volunteer endeavors and were keen to understanding that teenage years are an impressionable time for youth when many negative financial habits are learned and perfected. After countless late nights, hours of brain storming sessions and research, gallons of Starbucks coffee (I'm addicted to white chocolate mocha expressos, FYI) and millions of emails we gave birth to D.R.E.A.M. in October 2009.
The Difference
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as you know from last week, I made an image of my daughter-so I most certainly couldn't leave out my most favorite Little (big) boy in the world, my son. With a couple of attempts at getting him to pose for me, and few gray hairs later plus a couple more days, I present Derek's Dream World. He helped pick out things (like the grass,) and where certain things should go as i masked and re masked, and changed my clouds 20 times before picking something I liked. I also went with some deviant art stock images again, choosing clouds from the same artist as I used in Bre's art piece to keep them similar...more or less. These were made simply for fun purpose, and they are certainly not perfect in any professionals eyes, (i know my flaws here folks,) but they are for us, and they are so much fun.Read More
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Why yes, it is as easy as it sounds. This do it yourself project may take you 10 mins to set up and cost you anywhere from nothing to $20.
Things i used:
white lights from big lots. 2 boxes @ $6 each
Sheers from Ikea: they come in pairs for $5 a set. I have a ton of them, but you can use 2 sets and be good to go, (even 1 set if you must)
I already had a wire hanging thing from Ikea BUT you can totally use those clear push pin things if you have to! I'm not judging-i use them ALL the time for stuff-i even hang pictures with them.
I hung the sheers first, then un winded the lights so they would be all twisted. Followed by draping them almost to floor and back up again stretching them out a bit as i went. plugged it in and well...i was done.
You check out a sample of a family portrait session using this same background setup as i have here...HERE.
Super Simple. Try it with colored lights, and add a baseboard to make it look like an actual wall if you want. i used the sheers as a sort of "snow" as well because hey, here in florida, we happen to lack that cold white stuff!!
DIY Bonus Idea: You may see the kids blowing something "snow like" that is bean bag filler! Just make sure you aren't using it around babies or kids who will try to eat it-that stuff is toxic.
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Photoshop Friday | Creative Portraits | Katie's Finale
So all month i have posted of Katie's fun creative shoot, which start with intent on making her a doll, but when i sat down to edit my vision changed and i went more 'poltergeist' creepy mode. Maybe it was the whole Halloween vibe kicking in early. Either way, as the Finale to her series, i have compiled together the edits right here for you, and you can view the rest of my creative portraits in the Creative Portrait gallery! Hope you have enjoyed. I have already been at work on some really amazing (if i do say so myself,) images that are sure to stop you in your tracks. I am super proud of the next series-i am just not sure of when i will release them so follow on facebook to find out!Read More
Photoshop Friday | Katie Doll part 2
You will notice i also extended the canvas on the final image and brought her dress down further. Her eyes were simply done in a separate layer and not so carefully covered over with a soft brush-in black. My black and white conversions always tend to lean towards whiter whites and blacker blacks. I custom b+w every b+w image i do. Typically bumping the yellows and oranges and a bit of the reds up to be lighter while bringing blues down a bit. of course it always depends on the colors they are wearing etc, but that is my general method.Read More
DIY Beaded Chandelier | Tampa Boudoir Photographer
Tips: spray paint after. spraying prior is a pain in the ass. Also, Don't touch the tip of the hot glue gun...it hurts. you will lose that battle. I may or may not have done that multiple times. You can avoid touching the scolding flesh searing tip of said glue gun by not watching TV while using it.Read More
Fade to Black. & White. | Creative Portraits
What you are about to see is a composite of two images "fading" in a small series to bring you to the final black and white. I hope you like it and that it inspires you to try new things out with your work. As i am already thinking of a follow up to it! For those interested in the "shop work" i'll post a general summary at the bottom for you.Read More


text: The Boy Scouts recently took an educational trip to Purdue Calumet's Center for Innovation through Visualization and Simulation (CIVS). While at the center, the Scouts visited the Immersive Theater where they made sure to put on their 3-D glasses and check out the many projects worked on by CIVS graduate students. Their attention was captivated as they viewed 3-D videos of the human spine and brain. This is the second year CIVS has had the pleasure of hosting BSA Troop 276. It is important to CIVS to expose and educate these young adults on the technology available here at Purdue Calumet.


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Southwest Venture Forum
In 1990, the Caruth Institute for Entrepreneurship assumed responsibility for operating the Southwest Venture Forum, which had been founded by a local venture capital firm in 1984. The non-profit forum is a bimonthly breakfast meeting where entrepreneurs looking to start or expand their businesses meet with venture investors and the professional community to solicit financing and obtain advice.
Entrepreneurs present business plans or executive summaries that describe:
- The opportunity and business concept.
- The existing or proposed products and/or services.
- The industry and target markets in which they will operate.
- Accomplishments of key management personnel.
- Summarized financial projections of sales, profits, and cash flows.
- What they are seeking in terms of financing to build their company.
Following the presentations by selected entrepreneurs, current venture financing topics are discussed by prominent investors or expert panels. Membership in the forum consists of entrepreneurs, venture investors, bankers, attorneys, accountants, and consultants working with early- and intermediate-stage growth-oriented entrepreneurs and their firms.
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We're Open!
We're open for business y'all. We just passed all of the inspections and flipped the heat switch into the on position.
We'll post a lot more tomorrow, including directions, etc, but for folks waiting on word for tonight, we are ready!
See you there!
8/9/2016 09:32:07 am
I am very excited that you are open! Since you were closed for 2 months instead of 1, will you wave the auto-bill for September also? I was billed end of June and end of July, and of those 2 months only got 2 weeks of practice in before you closed the Miami Circle studio.
8/10/2016 02:11:15 pm
Hi! I am excited to return to RHY! I have missed practicing with you all. I also have the same question about auto-billing and how it will work for August and September. Thanks so much in advance.
8/21/2016 07:40:35 am
I've read tons of updates about re-opening and the general location but have not seen actual NEW ADDRESS. Requesting
Sabrina Lopez
8/21/2016 11:04:34 am
Patricia Stone
8/22/2016 10:29:35 pm
I'm so excited you will be closer to my neck of the woods. However, I can't do much power do to my wrists. I would love to see more Hot classes added to the schedule. Seems like there is a lot of Power yoga in this area but very little "Hot" classes available without going all the way to Marrieta for Bikram or across town.
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less than 2 weeks until it's #ValentinesDay ❤
— Lumi ♔♛ 💋💋 (@lumi_princess) February 2, 2018
When you're single and you start seeing #ValentinesDay stuff everywhere. pic.twitter.com/TnHL25MMUa
— InStyle (@InStyle) February 3, 2018
Raise your hand if this is you on #ValentinesDay …. 😂 pic.twitter.com/PTGCJCPZiI
— Pet'r Esan (@PetEsan) February 3, 2018
Valentine's Day rules:
*If you are hot, I'm single.
*If you are ugly, I'm Haqq Se Single.#ValentinesDay #ValentinesDay2018
— Beanology (@followTheGupta) February 3, 2018
This #ValentinesDay leave him off ya plate❣ #Februdairy #GoVegan pic.twitter.com/S4nIHom37I
— GreenFuzz 🅥 (@molesuk) February 3, 2018
Wow, look at the Edible Arrangement I got for Valentine's day. So beautiful pic.twitter.com/sTAOyyj0OL
— Cool Eric (@OBiiieeee) February 14, 2015
Joke's on you, people trying to make me feel bad about Valentine's Day — I feel bad every day
— Hippo (@InternetHippo) February 2, 2015
Wow, look at the Edible Arrangement I got for Valentine's day. So beautiful pic.twitter.com/sTAOyyj0OL
— Cool Eric (@OBiiieeee) February 14, 2015
Valentine's Day really separates the men from the boys, and then separates me from both of them in a third location
— Megan Amram (@meganamram) February 15, 2015
Will I have a date on Valentine's Day? pic.twitter.com/8uceRhm2ky
— Daniel Quinn (@DanielQuinnx) February 11, 2016
me knowing im single af and dont have to buy any valentines gifts pic.twitter.com/eZ4WxMEWzj
— Lisa Simpson (@tbhIisa) February 3, 2017
Hope everyone who uses the word "bae" has a terrible Valentine's Dae 💘
— Gloria Fallon (@GloriaFallon123) February 14, 2015
Gearing up for yet another Valentine's night of complete & total romance pic.twitter.com/wXu3i1qGRI
— Bridger Winegar (@bridger_w) February 15, 2015
Fun Valentine's Day Tip: For the cost of a dozen red roses, you could get a pitcher of beer and a dozen wings. Prob even pay for parking too
— Jenny Johnson (@JennyJohnsonHi5) February 4, 2016
I have a valentine, but she goes to another school. also she's modeling overseas right now.
— lawblob (@lawblob) February 14, 2015
my expectations for valentines vs reality pic.twitter.com/hhA2FCgo18
— davey (@texasboydavey) February 11, 2017
Ima get something for #ValentinesDay one way or another. pic.twitter.com/efKgMfmsky
— Todd Morris Jr. (@TMorrisJr) February 3, 2018
If someone got me this bear, I would definitely be their valentine 😍😍❤❤ #bigbear #ValentinesDay pic.twitter.com/PbXo41Uc4A
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Cleansing Guide
A step-by-step guide and suggestions for making the most of your cleanse
Why Cleanse?
- Toxins build up in even the healthiest of people-sometimes through things you can control (diet); sometimes through things you can't control (environment)
- Your body is constantly trying to function at it's peak, but that's easier said than done
- When you eat (even the healthiest of foods) your body needs to break down those foods and absorb the nutrients while getting rid of the waste.This can be a full-time job.
- When your body is constantly digesting, it may not have time to deal with other things like removing toxins, so instead of dealing with the unwelcome guests (bugs, illnesses, imbalances etc), your body will store them to take care of later.
- If your body doesn't get a break, it never has time to go back and deal with its' stored toxins or repair any damaged tissue cells
- When you give your body the break of needing to constantly digest it has time to focus on getting toxins out and making sure everything is working at peak performance
- A cleanse is a vacation for your body. You still get the nutrients from your juices,but your body doesn't have to work so hard for them. Now it has the time and energy to fight toxins, repair tissues, create new cells and make your body overall better functioning!
Cleanse Directions
1. On the days leading up to your cleanse start eliminating junk and processed foods and cutting back on caffeine and dairy. Stick to fresh produce and lean meats (if you're a meat eater). The day before the cleanse it is best to avoid animal products and make sure to drink lots of water.
2. Start your morning with a glass of water (preferably warm with lemon and/or ginger). This will wake up your digestive tract and get your body ready for the day. (also a great habit whether you're cleansing or not!)
3. Drink your first juice as soon as you feel hungry
4. Try to space your juices evenly throughout the day for breakfast, snack, lunch, snack, and after "dinner"
5. Drink your nut mylk or protein drink as "dinner"
6. Drink plenty of water between your juices.
7. Should you supplement your cleanse with drinking vinegar or wellness shots, try to drink these before your first juice of the day as your body will reap the benefits best on an empty stomach. If you choose to drink them at another time that is ok too!
8. Should you supplement your cleanse with kombucha or lemonade, try to drink anytime during the day before "dinner" as they may have an energizing effect that would be undesirable close to bed time.
9. After you complete the last day of your cleanse be sure to introduce foods slowly. Your digestive system was just on a "vacation"; and just like you don't want to jump right back into major work problems, your body needs to ease back into the digestion process. Start with plain or lightly seasoned raw or cooked fruits and vegetables for at least most of the first full day following the cleanse.
Foods that are most difficult for your body to break down are: red meat, dairy, alcohol, and fried foods.Try to stay away from these for at least 2-3 days following your cleanse. Too much too fast will likely result in stomach discomfort and ain't nobody got time for that!
10. Continue your healthy lifestyle even after the cleanse! Keep up with hydration and stick to whole and natural foods to continue to feel your best!


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Faith, flag, family, socialism?
'Blue Labour' is the latest fad to enrapture the leadership of the Labour Party. James Turley probes into its appeal for 'Red' Ed (first published in the Weekly Worker)
Edited by Maurice Glasman, Jonathan Rutherford, Marc Stears and Stuart White, the e-book The Labour tradition and the politics of paradox (2011) is introduced by Ed Miliband no less and contains contributions by "intellectuals and politicians" ranging across Labour's "spectrum".
Apart from its editors, they include soft-left doyen John Cruddas, Blairite lickspittle James Purnell, Lawrence and Wishart's director, Sally Davison, MPs David Lammy, Hazel Blears and David Miliband, and the writers and academics Stefan Baskerville, Graeme Cooke, Ben Jackson, Duncan O'Leary and Jon Wilson. Not insignificantly, the book is published in association with the Christian Socialist Movement, Compass, Fabian Society, Progress and the journal Soundings. Together this motley crew have been called 'Blue Labour'.
This new Big Idea (read: branding strategy) for the Labour Party will probably have gone more or less unnoticed outside the Westminster village and, more broadly, the politically conscious section of society. Indeed, I will argue that this is not strictly unjustified – while it appears as a particularly dangerous foe for proletarian socialism, it fits too neatly into the pattern of previous Big Ideas (remember Will Hutton's 'stakeholder society', anyone?) to suggest that it will, in practice, pan out any differently from any of the post-Kinnock Labour right's reactionary gimmicks.
Nonetheless, Blue Labour is not without interest for the far left – for two main reasons. Firstly, while Hutton's thesis (and the 'third way' strategy of Anthony Giddens et al) were fundamentally based on the idea that the class struggle was exhausted and, therefore, socialism was dead, Maurice Glasman and his colleagues base their arguments on a certain reading of labour movement history, which fundamentally accepts its continuity to the present. Blue Labour has attracted most attention for being blue, but it is very keen to stress, in an anti-Blairite manner, that it is Labour (socialism is not a dirty word to Blue Labourites).
Secondly, there is the matter of a 'warning from history' – the manner in which Margaret Thatcher decimated support for the National Front (cutting it off, as they say, at the ankles) simply by adopting its chauvinist-populist rhetoric on immigration. The NF had tacked more closely than any previous fascist organisation to the policies of the Tory right wing, which left it vulnerable to just such a manoeuvre.
The far left, as it stands today, is similarly vulnerable to Blue Labour, because in tacking ever closer to banal left Labourism on the basis that the Labour Party has abrogated its position on that ground, it is apt to be swept away if Ed Miliband finds a way to re-occupy the territory his predecessors abandoned, which he no doubt will. Of course, at this time not much remains to sweep away; but another decade in the wilderness will do the left no favours.
So what is Blue Labour? The recently elevated Maurice Glasman, a reader in political theory at London Met University and the moving spirit behind the phenomenon, poses it this way: "The Labour tradition is far richer than its recent form of economic utilitarianism and political liberalism would suggest. Labour is a unique and paradoxical tradition that strengthens liberty and democracy, that combines faith and citizenship, patriotism and internationalism and is, at its best, radical and conservative" (The Observer April 24).
How does the canny political strategy overcome this paradox? Fundamentally, by recasting the phenomenon of working class organisation as a "small 'c' conservative" reaction by historically constituted communities against the abstract cosmopolitanism of capital: "Blue Labour reminds the party that only democratic association can resist the power of capital and that the distinctive practices of the Labour movement are built upon reciprocity, mutuality and solidarity."
I say the 'abstract cosmopolitanism of capital', but for Glasman the enemy is finance capital specifically. Finance capital is the object of a mangled Marxist critique, for turning "human beings and nature into commodities". The distorted Marxism even extends to the implicit association of financialisation with 'progress' – thus, working class resistance to (finance) capital is cast as a perverse variant of what Marx called 'feudal socialism', or a resistance against bourgeois society in the name of a more authentic pre-modern form of sociality.
The more sinister consequence of this dual identification (capitalism = progress; anti-capitalism = reaction) is that other forms of reaction can sneak in through the back door. Religious faith becomes, equally, a site of resistance to universal commodification. Of course, Glasman is pretty vague when it comes to the political consequences of his theory.
Where he does veer onto the territory of substantial politics, it really may as well be a Blairite talking, with a characteristic recommendation for "a strong agenda for both regulating finance and generating regional private sector growth". To Blair himself, Glasman attributes a "political alchemy … between tradition and modernity. The problem was that his conception of tradition was superficial and his concept of modernisation verging on the demented: a conception of globalisation understood entirely on the terms set by finance capital."
And the problem with this critique is that it equally applies to Blue Labour. Glasman and co may not advocate finance capital's vision of globalisation, but by posing against it the small-c conservatism of the working class, they no less wholly identify it with modernisation and modernity.
They do not seek to eradicate entirely the history of the workers' movement, as did Blair and Mandelson; yet their understanding of its history remains superficial. Blue Labour is unable to conceive of the working class as anything other than reactive; association to win democratic rights is instrumental in resisting capitalist progress, rather than in building a politics which will challenge it from the point of view of a putative future, where it has been overcome. Such elements, certainly, abound in the history of the British workers' movement; yet so do authentic radicals, from the left Chartists to the Communist Party. Even the Fabians were intoxicated with 'modern society' and its increasingly rational organisation.
So Glasman's inability to provide a coherent sense of the progressive outside of the depredations of finance capital ultimately leads him to forget that working class politics has always been a site of intense struggle and thus posit a prelapsarian moment, where the labour movement was an organically constituted community, united against a basically exterior opponent in the bourgeoisie – or rather finance capital.
By retreading this view of history, Glasman – despite his no doubt impeccable liberal credentials – aligns himself with some pretty dubious individuals. The separation of finance capital – cosmopolitan, indifferent to the realities of human existence – from productive capital is ultimately an inheritance from anti-Semitic literature. It should be noted that for the anti-Semites it was consistent with the dismissal of more radical traditions in the workers' movement and the plebs more generally. It could then be renounced as the machinations of the Jew, whose cosmopolitan modernism could appear as a perversion of the basic organic unity of the nation. As a progressive-minded individual – and moreover a Jew himself – Glasman can only be silent on the matter.
Glasman talks a lot about immigration without saying very much, although he touts his experience working on the London living wage campaign, which taught him the necessity of integrating illegal immigrants into society at large. Then again, he is writing in The Observer. It is not difficult to follow his logic about organically constituted communities to an ethnic purism, even if he himself refuses to do so; the same goes for his cryptic comments about re-engaging with the English Defence League's support base.
It may seem a little unfair to put words in Glasman's mouth, but in the end he is engaged in a balancing act worthy of a Giddens or Blair, and his text is, again, extremely slender when it comes to substantial politics. If we want to know how his work is likely to pan out when applied to concrete politics, we have to read between the lines, and also have a clearer sense of the present state of the Labour right – and, indeed, the functioning of contemporary bourgeois politics – than Glasman has himself.
So Glasman makes great play out of the issue of immigration, and argues that it is a matter of considerable importance that migrants are integrated into the wider community. With this no socialist or communist would wish to disagree. By the time it gets out the other end of the Labour electoral machine, however, we know how it will look: immigrants are undermining the nation, so there should be less of them and they should know their place; 'multiculturalism' has failed and so immigrants must be cajoled into adopting British chauvinist ideology before they can truly be considered integrated.
Likewise, the curvets towards localism, as opposed to state paternalism, do hit on a real defect of post-war capitalism, whereby the welfare state appeared as a great, bureaucratic monster, unresponsive to the conditions in the communities it is supposed to serve. At a time of mass cuts in state expenditure, however, this critique will merely serve as a cover for attacks on living standards, broadly cognate to Cameron's 'big society'. In other words, Blue Labour – whatever the intentions of its advocates – is most likely to end up as yet another alibi for yet another permutation of rightwing Labourism.
Left murmurings
In this sense, the dark murmurings on the left – piqued by Glasman's overtures to EDL supporters – about the fascistic undercurrent to Blue Labour are partially misguided. Those things that Blue Labour has in common with fascism – fake-left criticisms of capital, especially finance capital; organicist and chauvinist ideology; advocacy of corporatist class-collaboration – are all things that are perfectly typical of Labourism as well; they are the common heritage of the epoch which gave birth to both. (Gimmicks such as this, and the tendency for great gulfs to open up between their existence on paper and in social reality, are another common feature.)
The left in Britain has disarmed itself in front of this kind of rhetoric, alas. Miliband's much trumpeted interest in Glasman's ramblings might be utterly self-serving, but it responds to something real – the disjunction between the more transparent sociality of people's daily lives and the impersonal, mechanical forces of the state and the market that operate in apparent indifference to them.
Glasman and Miliband draw reactionary political conclusions from this. The left, however, barely acknowledges it at all. There are those who all but openly advocate welfare-state Keynesianism as a stepping stone to socialism – the Morning Star's Communist Party of Britain, for example. There are those who advocate it as a compromise with their favoured union tops – the Socialist Party in England and Wales. There are those who advocate it out of what amounts to a variant of Glasman's idea that the working class is conservative: ie, that workers care about what affects them right here and right now, and our job is to get them fighting rather than to persuade them of a grander vision – the Socialist Workers Party.
In the first place, these strategies all implicitly defend the status quo ante 1979, with all its problems. In the second, the necessary corollary of statist reformism – nationalism and its attendant maladies – is simply denied. What stops the SWP from making concessions to racist workers, or more broadly workers opposed to immigration? Ultimately, it is a moral reflex, coupled with a denial that racist or chauvinist ideology has any real grip over any section of the class. The truth is that, as far as its public face goes, the SWP does not advance a critique of the state; without that, its defence of the welfare state and of multiculturalism (however qualified) is trapped in the same problematic as Glasman's attacks on the same.
Blue Labour is a pernicious ideology which needs to be combated – in the Labour Party and outside it. Yet we cannot do this simply by unmasking it as yet another variant of Blairism, true though that is. We need to distinguish ourselves as Marxists from Labourites, and present a clear vision of an alternative society. This is no short cut to mass popularity; but then no such short cut exists. The increasingly farcical phenomenon of Marxists pretending to be Labourites, in ever decreasing circles, is adequate testament to this basic fact.
It is time for the revolutionary left to give Maurice Glasman a lesson in that part of workers' movement history he chooses to ignore – the part which looked not to a mythical past, but to a better, communist, future.


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Worldwide passion for sports like football, tennis, Formula 1 makes many people attempt to try his luck with sports betting in order to gain their money thanks to their expertise in each discipline who know. Before bet on sports has to take into account several aspects: having a strategy is related to the knowledge that have with the sport that spent money to bet. Mood can mark the success of the bet it is convenient to be at all times calm, if you win easily and quickly tienen ganas tends to have a State of euphoric mood and can provoke that you risk more than it should and the chances of losing the winning streak are very high. And conversely if bets are made and benefits, are not achieved the eagerness to recover what was lost makes you bet more than it should. It is advisable when performing sports betting to take minute break to relax and have clear head.
Knowing bookmakers also is very important, payment methods, rules for betting, etc. And in particular the quotas offered. These same houses offer us statistics and results that are very useful to be able to plot strategy to follow. And finally enter the betting forums is another tools that bring us sports websites and where you interact with other users commenting on the results of the most topical events.


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Model files from the paper:
Zylbertal et al., "The Slow Dynamics of Intracellular Sodium Concentration Increase the Time Window of Neuronal Integration: A Simulation Study", XXXXXXX (2017)
The file synaptic_train.py reproduces the protocol used in Fig. 5E of the article
by calling the module pyramidal.py.
The model is adapted from Hay, E., Hill, S., Schürmann, F., Markram, H., and Segev, I. (2011). Models of Neocortical Layer 5b Pyramidal
Cells Capturing a Wide Range of Dendritic and Perisomatic Active Properties. PLoS Comput. Biol. 7, e1002107. doi:10.1371/journal.pcbi.1002107.
Questions on how to use this model should be directed to
Changes in intracellular Na+ concentration ([Na+]i) are rarely taken into account when neuronal activity is examined. As opposed to Ca2+, [Na+]i dynamics are strongly affected by longitudinal diffusion, and therefore they are governed by the morphological structure of the neurons, in addition to the localization of influx and efflux mechanisms. Here we examined [Na+]i dynamics and their effects on neuronal computation in three multi-compartmental neuronal models, representing three distinct cell types: accessory olfactory bulb (AOB) mitral cells, cortical layer V pyramidal cells, and cerebellar Purkinje cells. We added [Na+]i as a state variable to these models, and allowed it to modulate the Na+ Nernst potential, the Na+-K+ pump current, and the Na+-Ca2+ exchanger rate. Our results indicate that in most cases [Na+]i dynamics are significantly slower than [Ca2+]i dynamics, and thus may exert a prolonged influence on neuronal computation in a neuronal type specific manner. We show that [Na+]i dynamics affect neuronal activity via three main processes: reduction of EPSP amplitude in repeatedly active synapses due to reduction of the Na+ Nernst potential; activity-dependent hyperpolarization due to increased activity of the Na+-K+ pump; specific tagging of active synapses by extended Ca2+ elevation, intensified by concurrent back-propagating action potentials or complex spikes. Thus, we conclude that [Na+]i dynamics should be considered whenever synaptic plasticity, extensive synaptic input, or bursting activity are examined.
The example protocol simulates the modified pyramidal cell with a train of synaptic inputs in the dendritic hot zone, concurent with evoked calcium spikes (see article figure 5E).
Example use:
Extract the archive, run nrnivmodl in the channels directory
(linux/unix) or mknrndll (mswin or mac os x) (see
http://senselab.med.yale.edu/ModelDB/NEURON_DwnldGuide.html for more
help) to compile the channels, and run the file synaptic_train.py After a
while, it will plot the membrane potential (top), the dendritic sodium concentration (middle) and the dendritic calcium concentration (bottom).


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2010.01.20 20:18
대봉 판매 합니다. 특호 5만원
2010.01.20 20:18 in 사는 이야기
2009.12.23 09:29
Spring 3.0 has been released
2009.12.23 09:29 in Java
지난 주에 Spring3.0이 드디어 릴리즈 되었다
iPhone 에서 작성된 글입니다.
iPhone 에서 작성된 글입니다.
2009.09.14 09:01
Test Driven Scaffolding: a new agile method
2009.09.14 09:01 in Java
Test Driven Scaffolding: a new agile method
Posted by: James Perry on 9? 02, 2009 DIGGThe next evolution of Test Driven Development. Test Driven Scaffolding (TDS) is an idea I propose to improve development productivity by declaratively generating source code from unit tests by holistically merging the benefits of Test Driven Development with Code Generation.
URL : http://www.theserverside.com/news/thread.tss?track=NL-461&ad=723539&thread_id=57443&asrc=EM_NLN_9167187&uid=5209428
2009.09.14 09:00
Implementing composite keys with JPA and Hibernate
2009.09.14 09:00 in Java
The issue of the legacy database schema
Summary: Nowadays, with the widespread use and deployment of Object-Relational Mapping (ORM) tools, you don't generally have to think too hard about such arcane issues as composite keys. Normally, the choice of key design can be a simple integer, and this can be left with confidence to the tooling. Occasionally, you come across a situation where a composite key is required, and you need a strategy for this. This tip shows you how to implement composite keys with JPA and Hibernate.
URL : http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/library/os-hibernatejpa/index.html?ca=dgr-jw22JPA-Hibernate&S_TACT=105AGX59&S_CMP=grjw22
2009.09.14 08:59
Clojure for Java Programmers
2009.09.14 08:59 in Java
Clojure for Java Programmers
Posted by: Daniel Rubio on 9? 08, 2009 DIGGClojure provides a fresh approach for developing applications targeted for Java's Virtual Machine. In this two part series, Rich Hickey introduces you to the finer points of Clojure, focusing on Focusing on Java integration, functional programming, persistent data structures and concurrency.
See Rick Hickey's presentation 'Part I of Clojure for Java Programmers'
See Rick Hickey's presentation 'Part II of Clojure for Java Programmers'


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About the PEIS
Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics started the preparation for establishing the Palestinian Environmental Information System in cooperation with the European Environment Agency. The preparations started with counting and classifying the environmental indicators into 6 groups; water and wastewater, solid waste, land use, energy, climate and air quality.
Number of environmental information systems were explored to have an idea about the contents and the structure of such information systems; of the systems that explored are: Botswana environment information system, shred environment information system (SEIS), DevInfo census database (Census info), and the national statistical monitoring system.
It was agreed to design the Palestinian Environment Information System using the DevInfo template and give it the name PEIS.
Palestinian Environment Information System (PEIS)
PEIS indicators were prepared in both Arabic and English
Data update periodicity:
PEIS data will be updated annually, it is possible to add indicators if needed.
The base year:
2003 will be the base year


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Don't Miss This Dance Party Presented by Acme x Lyft Nashville
You took the rides, and we tallied. If you haven't already heard, Nashville's very own Acme Feed & Seed won the national Lyftie Award for 'Most Visited Restaurant' by Lyft passengers in 2017. To celebrate the honor, we've partnered with Acme to throw a party! Join us on January 28th for It's Lyft Fam Way Up! Dance Party, presented by Acme & Lyft.
The event will run from 10 PM to 2 AM on the rooftop at Acme. Make sure to grab a Lyft ride so you can take advantage of the drink specials! Even better, we're offering 30% off two rides to/from Acme this week only. Simply enter code 30ACME in the 'Promos' section of the app, or claim the deal below. See you there!


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Huntington Capital Fund II, L.P ("Huntington"), a San Diego based lower- middle market focused private equity mezzanine fund, is pleased to announce that it has completed a recapitalization of Paragon Airheater Technologies, Inc. ("Paragon"), a leading provider of proprietary products and services that reduce fuel consumption and carbon emissions in fossil fuel-fired power generation plants.
Huntington partnered with lead investor Arborview Capital Partners and Sail Ventures to provide mezzanine debt and equity to complete the recapitalization.
"With an estimated $42 billion of investment expected in power plant upgrades over the next several years, the measurable efficiency gains and cost savings from Paragon's solutions should result in substantial growth in demand," said Cannon Pearson, co-founder and COO of Paragon. "With the financial and strategic support of our new investor group, the Company will accelerate the development and delivery of our market leading products and services."
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"This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.
This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you." (Luke 22:19, 20, NIV)
Christians have argued for millennia about what exactly this means that the bread and wine "are" Jesus' body and blood. And I certainly don't want to rehash that discussion here.
But I do want to make a proposal:
Those who come and receive the "body and blood" of Jesus in turn become the body of Jesus in the world.
So it isn't necessarily about what happens to these items, as it is about what happens to us, and in turn, to the world. The Apostles Paul and John remind us of this:
"Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it."
(1 Corinthians 12:27, NIV)
"In this world we are like Jesus." (1 John 4:17, NIV)
But it is all too easy for the church to think that this [the church building] is the place where we come to meet God, like the Temple or the Tabernacle of the Hebrew Bible. The Apostle Paul abruptly reminds us:
"The God who made the world and all that is in it, the Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in sanctuaries made by human hands, nor is he served by human hands because he needs anything. Rather it is he who gives to everyone life and breath and everything."
(Acts 17:24-25, NABRE)
This is not to suggest that God is not here, quite the contrary. The Triune God is here, but God's presence is among us in order that God may send us out. Because God "does not dwell in sanctuaries made by human hands," instead, he dwells among those who suffer, those who struggle, the oppressed and the poor, the sick and the lonely, the forgotten and the left behind.
God is in Greystone Upper Elementary School where children are being left behind because of their economic status and their race,
God is with the women and children who experience abuse and neglect,
God is at Children's Hospital where illness destroys the bodies of precious little ones,
God is with the senior citizen on a fixed income, who is more lonely than they are poor,
God is with LGBTQ persons who are ostracized and harmed or murdered because of who they are,
God is in the prisons who are filled with people who are traumatized, victimized, and criminalized,
God is with those who feel excluded or unwelcome here, in our church,
God is with the single mother struggling to make ends meet month after month after month,
God is in the streets sleeping under the stars in the heat, in the cold, in the rain, and in the snow,
God is with the depressed and the hurting, the alienated and the suicidal, with the people who don't have it all together, and with those who have nothing together,
And God is with us, if we are with them.
God through the Prophet Isaiah tells us:
"Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen:
to loose the chains of injustice
and untie the cords of the yoke,
to set the oppressed free
and break every yoke?
Is it not to share your food with the hungry
and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter—
when you see the naked, to clothe them,
and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?
Then your light will break forth like the dawn,
and your healing will quickly appear;
then your righteousness will go before you,
and the glory of the Lord will be your rear guard.
Then you will call, and the Lord will answer;
you will cry for help, and he will say: Here am I.
"If you do away with the yoke of oppression,
with the pointing finger and malicious talk,
and if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry
and satisfy the needs of the oppressed,
then your light will rise in the darkness,
and your night will become like the noonday.
The Lord will guide you always;
he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land
and will strengthen your frame.
You will be like a well-watered garden,
like a spring whose waters never fail.
Your people will rebuild the ancient ruins
and will raise up the age-old foundations;
you will be called Repairer of Broken Walls,
Restorer of Streets with Dwellings.
(Isaiah 58:6-12, NIV)
The Triune God is here to meet you, to make you into his agents of reconciliation in a world that needs so desperately the perfect love that casts out fear. Come and receive his body, broken for you, and his blood, poured out for you that you may go and find God where he is waiting for us to meet him.
Thank you Father, for love for us and for your Son, who died and rose again for us and for the whole world, in the power of the Holy Spirit.


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so tonight i am going to ronda carman's sferra party here in atlanta. i was actually invited!! can you even believe that? i just assume most other bloggers are afraid of me and think i will say fuck a lot. i have been invited and uninvited before by people who are afraid..FUCK THOSE FUCKERS!!!! but not you ronda carman! you see the awesomeness that is me and how i will only make your party sparkle more. not sure what bloggers i will meet but i will take pics so you can see them here.
so i painted fiona's little table. it's hard to tell the color, here it is with the first coat..
the color is martha's "ballet slipper pink" and it's the most beautiful shade of blush tone rose ever ever. it's got enough yellow in it to make it sophisticated and not too girly. this is a great color that would be awesome on the walls of a powder room or a formal-ish living room with silvery gray tufting and sea grass rugs. yum!
she watched me paint. she lays her eggs there every year, twice a year. isn't she pretty? the circle around her eye is pale powder blue.
here is the table finished, 3 coats of paint and 2 coats of wipe on poly.
and here is the lamp that will sit on top. still waiting for a shade.
so anyway..i will style it up when i get a chance and post pics of that as well. also the black desk, that i am starting tomorrow...
come back tomorrow for pics of the party..


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I turned 29 on Friday, and instead of going to work and celebrating later that night and throughout the weekend I decided to have a me day. It is my last birthday as a twenty-something after all!
Over the past several years I have been getting to know myself. I have learned that I don't need or want a lot to be happy. I have learned to value experiences over things. I have learned the only irreplaceable things in life are people and the relationships they bring. This year I didn't want any gifts, anything I want or need I can get for myself and I don't need a special day to do so. I wanted a day where I could just be myself with no obligations or expectations and just reflect on what I want this next year of my life to mean. And that is just what I had.
My day started with a 7am wake-up call from my cousin that I grew up beside as if we were sisters. After a lot of laughs, some seriousness, and a little heckling the rest of the birthday wishes began to come in. By 10 I had finally eaten, showered, taken another birthday call and arranged to spend the morning by the pool with a friend, Rhoda.
By the time Rhoda arrived I had already settled in poolside with 10 minutes of guided meditation and jotting down some things that had been swirling in my mind about this day. We spent the late morning and early afternoon talking about our lives and what we want. We tend to have the types of honest conversations people are afraid to have out loud and I really love it.
After grabbing lunch (and a cocktail) we headed to Brooklyn for yoga, naturally. Attending this class in the middle of the day in such a beautiful space made me appreciate all the things this city has to offer, and consider how I overlook those things when I am focused on my routine. And although I only made it through half of the routine (I blame the gin and 90F/100% humidity!), I was proud of myself for trying something new but also caring for myself and knowing when to stop.
I quickly returned home after class to scrub the sweat and city off of me before a very special and romantic dinner with my love when my shower was delayed by a call from my Grandmother. My Grandma has always been the strongest guiding force for me and often a confidante. I was mildly relieved when she told me 29 isn't "that old" (ha.ha... very funny Grams), but in all seriousness her call was the perfect last birthday call of the day. She always encourages me and this time around she reminded me the importance of looking outside of myself and giving where I can.
I suppose all of this to say that this birthday was so special to me because it highlighted all of the things I plan to work on this year:
- Continue creating more experiences and developing beautiful friendships
- Take better care of myself, love myself, and be gentle with myself
- Give more of me. Expand my capacity by sharing my time and anything else I have to give
Do you make birthday resolutions or goals? If so I would love to hear some of yours!


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The Reef Bay Great House Historic District represents the domestic aspects of the Great Estate which oversaw the sugar production found in the Reef Bay Sugar Factory Historic District. The Great House, originally associated with the Par Force Estate, is one of the most important architectural monuments in the park. The existing building dates from the early 19th century, but the stone foundation of an earlier wood building remains within its walls. The district also includes a servants house, stable, privy and well. Together, the two districts illustrate the early plantation economy of the Virgin Islands and the West Indies.
The Reef Bay Great House is located approximately 1,000 yards inland from the Reef Bay shoreline, and it is accessed by the Reef Bay-Lameshur Trail on St. John Island, U.S. Virgin Islands. The Cruz Bay Visitor Center is open 8:00am to 4:30pm daily; closed Christmas Day. Park areas are open 24 hours a day year round. Call 340-776-6201 ext. 238 or visit the park's website for further information. Reef Bay Great House has also been documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey.
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The export declaration is mandatory for shipments to countries outside the EU when the value is more than € 1.000.
A verbal declaration can be made for goods whose value is less than € 1.000.
Creation of the export declaration via the plda customs system (http://plda.fgov.be/nl/welkom) has been mandatory since 23 September 2009.
PLDA (Paperless Customs & Excise) is the new application for the electronic submission and processing of declarations. 'Paperless Customs & Excise' offers two options for submitting declarations:
In view of the complexity of completing an export declaration it is advisable to have your document drawn up via a customs agent (you can contact your local customs office for more information about this: http://fiscus.fgov.be/interfdanl/nl/ncts/helpdesk.htm)
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I am the proud parent of this beautiful baby girl and these photographs are the only way I can stop her from growing up. They have become some of my most cherished belongings. Since these portraits were taken, almost a full year has passed by. I never fully understood how fast they grow up until I had a child of my own. Evey moment is precious and each stages passes in the blink of an eye without ever the chance to fully savor it. It makes one truly appreciate the seventeen years we have left with her at home.
© 2010 Jared M. Burns Photography
Snohomish family Portrait Photographer
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1. If money didn't matter, where would your perfect vacation take place? Briefly describe?
Although I absolutley LOVE the beach, it wouldn't necassirily be my top choice anymore. I mean, after living in Hawaii, its a bit difficult to top that. My perfect vacation spot would be overseas somewhere, almost anywhere. Perhaps Italy or Brazil. A place with a completely different culture to make for a wonderful experience :)
2. What's a bad habit that you have or had that is/was hard to break?
My major not-so-good habit is cokes/caffeine. I used to be able to stop drinking them without a problem before but since I discovered I was pregnant, the cravings for them are ENDLESS, making it next to impossible to just cut them out of my diet.
3. If you weren't on a diet or counting calories, what would you have for dinner tonight?
Ok. Who's counting calories? I couldn't be on a diet even if I tried (& of course, wasn't pregnant). & the answer would have to be Mexican. mmm. I could go for some enchaladas right about now.
4. If you had the chance to interview anyone in the world, dead or alive, who would it be & what's one question that you would ask?
Marilyn Monroe. I've always been fascinated with her, not sure exactly why. I'd have to ask just simpy what it was like to live that type of life.
5. Describe yourself in 6 words.
shy, sarcastic, boring (lol), aggressive, sensitive, loving :)
Weebit Wednesdays @ http://leighashley.blogspot.com/
{one} When was the last time you used a pay phone, if ever?
Wow. Possibly before I turned 16? I haven't a clue.
{two} Did you ever fail a subject in school?
Geometry. By 2 points. I blame it on the teacher, though. I mean, doesn't it mean something when 5 or more students fail the same class by the same teacher? I re-took it with a different teacher & passed with at B+... smh.
{three} Where do you go to get your favorite hamburgers?
Steak & Shake. Ever since last summer & my issue with kidney stones (ick), I haven't been able to even go near a hamburger, for whatever reason. Buuuut, here lately I've been having some luck. & Steak & Shake is AMAZING, to me at least lol.
{four} Have you ever served jury duty?
Nope, never, thank the Lord.
{five} How old were you when you moved out of your parents' house?
18. Right after graduation. Haven't been back since.
{six} What is your favorite color to wear?
Pink. I can be a girlie-type girl, what can I say?
{seven} Do you have a pair of shoes that you wear all of the time?
Last winter, it was a pair of clogs from American Eagle. I wore those suckers out. Ever since the move to Hawaii, its been these little cheap Old Navy flip flops. I'm in love with them lol.
{eight} Do you enjoy talk radio?
I can't really say I enjoy it. While there's a show or two I don't mind listening to, they usually put me to sleep. Radio to me means music, not talking.
{nine} If you could turn one unhealthy food into a healthy one, what would it be?
Easy. Mexican. My FAAAVVVEE.
{ten} Who is the best speaker you've ever heard in person?
Hmm... I usually refrain from public speakers. I get bored way to easy.
Wordless Wednesday -- not sure who to link up to this with, if anybody knows, inform me :)
The devastating flooding in my hometown.


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Brazilians took to the streets on Sunday for a day of nationwide protests against embattled President Dilma Rousseff that are widely seen as a key test of her ability to weather the political and economic crises lashing the country.
The president faces impeachment proceedings over alleged fiscal mismanagement with the country in the throes of the worst recession in decades and amid a sprawling investigation into corruption at the state-run oil giant Petrobras.
Observers say a big turnout at Sunday's protests could further hamper Rousseff's ability to fight for her political survival amid record-low approval ratings. But anemic turnout could breathe new life into her administration by suggesting that the majority of the population opposes her ouster.
Although Rousseff herself had raised fears of possible clashes between supporters of her Workers' Party and the anti-government demonstrators, no such incidents appeared to mar Sunday's protests, which had a festive, almost Carnival-like atmosphere.
Planned in more than 300 cities and towns throughout the country, the demonstrations were publicized largely through social media, with organizers saying they expected high turnout. Their prediction appeared to be largely playing out, although precise crowd estimates were hard to come by.
Organizers estimated that about 1 million people turned out in Rio de Janeiro, but police officials — whose crowd estimates are generally a fraction of that of organizers — have not provided their own count. An estimated 100,000 people are thought to have taken part in the demonstration in the capital, Brasilia, and events in the central city of Belo Horizonte and the northeastern coastal city of Recife also appeared to draw thick crowds. In Sao Paulo, Brazil's economic capital, crowds began to flood the main thoroughfare hours ahead the scheduled start of the event.
Demonstrators in the city, a hotbed of dissatisfaction with Rousseff and her governing Workers' Party, brandished Brazilian flags and signs reading "Workers' Party out."
"She (Rousseff) has to go," said Sao Paulo protester Patricio Gonzaga, an unemployed 32-year-old metal worker. "She is the person responsible for the mess our economy is in — the inflation, recession and unemployment. She is to blame for me being unemployed and having trouble supporting my family."
In Rio de Janeiro, multitudes defied the threatening rain clouds overhead to converge on Copacabana Beach the morning after heavy rains that caused widespread flooding throughout the city. Dressed largely in the yellow and green hues of the Brazilian flag, the Rio demonstrators filled the broad avenue that runs along the beach, chanting anti-government slogans and singing the national anthem.
Demonstrators across the country stressed that their anger extended well beyond Rousseff and her Workers' Party, saying the so-called Car Wash investigation into corruption at Petrobras had compromised the entire political class.
"Of course I want to see Rousseff booted out," said Rio demonstrator Maria de Lima Pimenta, a 75-year-old retired schoolteacher. "But then the problem becomes, who will replace her? They're all crooks."
Protest organizers stressed the movement wasn't linked to any opposition political party, and signs endorsing parties were largely absent from the demonstrations. But several top politicians turned out, including Aecio Neves, the opposition politician who narrowly lost to Rousseff in the 2013 run-off, as well as Sao Paulo Governor Geraldo Alckmin. Both were booed.
"We need to turn the page," said Alckmin, a day after he spent the day with Rousseff as the two surveyed damage from flooding in the mega-city late last week.
The Petrobras scandal has ensnared key figures from Rousseff's Workers' Party, including her predecessor and mentor, former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, as well as members of opposition parties.
Political tensions in Brazil have spiked since earlier this month when Silva was briefly detained by police for questioning as part of the corruption probe. Silva's supporters and detractors gathered in front of his apartment in the Sao Paulo area, and scuffles broke out between the two groups.
On Wednesday, the tension was ratcheted up another notch, as Silva was charged in a separate case with money-laundering.
In a show of solidarity with the former president, several hundred people gathered outside of Silva's apartment early Sunday. At one point, Silva himself went down to greet the approximately 400 supporters.
News reports have said Rousseff has offered Silva a ministerial post that would shield him from possible imprisonment on corruption and money laundering charges. Under Brazilian law, only the Supreme Court can authorize the investigation, imprisonment and trial of cabinet members.
Speaking on Friday, Rousseff said she would be "extremely proud" to have Silva, the once-wildly popular leader who governed Brazil from 2003-2011, but declined to say whether he would join the government.
Asked whether she would resign amid mounting pressure, Rousseff objected to the very idea of demanding the resignation of an elected president without concrete evidence the leader had violated the constitution.
She said that "if there is no reason to do so, I will not step down," calling on journalists at the event in Brasilia to "at least attest that I don't look like someone who is going to step down."
Rousseff's second term in office runs through the end of 2018.
Prominent politicians from opposition parties and also from within the broad governing coalition have floated the idea of a "semi-presidential" regime as a way out of the political crisis. Under the proposal, Rousseff would remain head of state and a head of government figure would be created. Observers say the proposal would likely not be a fast fix, however, as it would have to win approval from Congress.


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It is with pleasure that I welcome you to the website of the Embassy of Portugal in Belgium.
We have and will continue to strive to ensure that the content of these pages may be useful to Portuguese, Belgians and all who sail here.
Here you will find historical information and news relating to Portugal.
You will find statistical elements as well as data relating to investment and trade.
For all those who wish to visit our country, we provide tourist information and we hope that this, in addition to being useful, constitutes an incentive for the trip.
In the cultural field, we keep an updated page on the main events that the Embassy organizes or sponsors in Belgium.
You will find here, too, information on the activities of the Consular Section of the Embassy, in particular on services that can be provided.
We hope to be able to go to improving the content of these pages, for which we have any suggestions, comments or criticisms that we want to address to: email@example.com


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Orland Park, Illinois Office Location
We've moved to a new suite in the same building! Please see below for our new address and directions.
At the Midwest Vein Center, our ultimate goal is to make sure you are delighted with your experience, our relationship, and your results.
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Bloodywood — Ghanaian Film Posters From The Collection Of Mandy Elsas
Bloodywood — Ghanaian Film Posters From The Collection Of Mandy Elsas
This large book features an astonishing selection of Ghanaian hand-painted film posters from the collection of Mandy Elsas, a Dutch merchant dedicated to seeking out and preserving this disappearing facet of Ghana's art historical heritage. With reproductions of almost 200 posters, it also provides an in-depth look at everyday culture through short biographies of artists, writings by specialists in the field, and a foreword by Ablade Glover, perhaps today's most preeminent Ghanaian artist. The images are often graphic, supernatural, and violent, the posters powerful, vibrant, humorous, and frightening. Especially of interest are the local takes on Nigerian and Ghanaian films, which are sometimes interpreted up to six different versions of one film.
Vintage Voodoo, 2016, 240 pages, 250 × 330mm, English, Hardcover.