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My first Elements Massage Buckhead experience exceeded my expectations. I have always been a fan of massages, but I am usually bad about getting one on a regular basis. As someone who is passionate about health and fitness, I know that a massage is vital in maintaining overall physical and mental health. Many people believe that a massage is just a way to relax, but it's so much more than that. A massage can relieve mental and physical stress, muscle tension, and rid your body of toxins. If you are physically active a massage can be very beneficial for you. When a person is physically active their muscles contain lactic acid. This is why a person may feel sore after a work out. A massage therapist can massage your muscles in a way that will release these toxins from your body. After the massage you need to make sure that you drink plenty of water so your body can naturally get rid of these toxins.
My massage therapist at Elements Massage Buckhead was simply incredible. He was welcoming and made me very comfortable. I enjoyed the fact that he wanted to sit and talk to me about my self and how I was feeling before he started the massage. He tailored the massage to fit my needs. There was never a time that I felt pain or uncomfortable. Once the massage was over, my massage therapist left the room and came back once I had dressed and collected my belongings. He then sat me down again to talk to me about how I was feeling after the massage and the things I needed to do to make sure I benefited even more from my massage. I would rate my massage therapist a 10 out of 10 and cannot wait to return.
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Speaking to HotNewHipHop, Miami's Smokepurpp called his upcoming album DEADSTAR his 'swan song', where he delves 'deeper into the abyss, deeper into my vices and deeper into the void'. Smoke dropped his new video for "Audi", a track from the forthcoming project.
At only 19, Smoke has already amassed millions of views across his various platforms, and has secured a deal with Alamo Records. Alamo is a fresh venture from 300 Ent. (who boast Rejjie Snow, Young Thug and Fetty Wap on their roster) co-founder Todd Moscowitz.
"Audi" boasts overpowering, distorted bass thumps, and that South Florida flow we've all come to love and cherish. Watch the video above, and listen out for the new album.

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|By Paul Elisii, Larry Zappaterrini
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Web Services have made quite an impact since the concept and technology were introduced. Just about every major vendor is putting considerable effort into making their products capable of developing and using Web services.
This article will illustrate how a Web service can be developed and deployed with the Web services capabilities found in WebLogic 6.1. A sample application that illustrates how to use SOAP and Web services to make an application deployable anywhere and accessible from any technology will also be reviewed.
Web services has been getting a tremendous amount of attention over the past year - and in my opinion, justly so. The concept of a Web service is simple, but opens up tremendous opportunities for companies that use the Internet to provide or use business services. For example, a company that sells heavy machinery needs the services of a shipping company to deliver their products. A Web service allows the heavy machinery company to make an HTTP call over the Internet to the shipping company to send the shipping address and weight. The Web service then determines the cost and allows the heavy machinery company to book the shipping service and pay for it.
Interestingly enough, the heavy machinery company can use this shipping Web service on all their orders, regardless of how the order comes in. The success or failure of this Web services model is not dependent on how consumers make their purchases. Web services are a server-to-server and business-to-business model. Some of the key goals of the Web services business model are to reduce costs, increase customer service, and increase sales by making their services more easily accessible.
Web services are pure back-end business components that are built for computer access - not human access. There is no concern for "look and feel" when you develop Web services The "usability" and the success of the service revolve around robustness of the methods and properties of the service.
The technologies used in Web services are based on the industry standards of XML and HTTP. This allows collaboration among businesses providing and utilizing Web services across any technology. The heavy machinery company's system can be built completely in Microsoft technology that invokes services on the shipping company's Enterprise Java Beans server.
Fundamentally, as long as Web services are built so that they can transmit and receive data in XML format and are accessible via HTTP, anyone should be able to use those services regardless of their technology. But relying only on those technologies leaves many of the components required for building truly useful Web services to be developed by the service providers and consumers. This can lead to incompatibilities between service providers and consumers and a lot of reinvention of the same core services.
Some additional technologies that are an extension to the basics of XML and HTTP have been developed that define in more detail how Web services can operate. These technologies are SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol), WSDL (Web Services Description Language), and UDDI (Universal Description, Discovery, and Integration). These further standardize and enhance the ability of Web service providers and consumers to interact.
SOAP is the specification for the actual documents (requests and responses) that contain the data sent and received in the Web service transactions. WSDL provides information about the Web service, such as the available methods and their arguments. UDDI is essentially a directory mechanism for broadcasting and searching for available Web services on the Internet.
SOAP, WSDL, and UDDI
SOAP is a protocol for exchanging information between Web service providers and consumers. The protocol is based on XML and HTTP, which makes using SOAP very easy when you make calls across distributed heterogeneous computing environments. SOAP enables the use of Web services based on a shared and open Web infrastructure and takes the idea of Web services beyond the initial idea of simply passing XML back and forth between Web systems. It allows developers to perform RPC calls on methods that have been discovered through WSDL.
SOAP is a step beyond other RPC technologies, such as COM or CORBA, because it does not require a particular vendor's product or technology to make it work. CORBA requires a particular ORB that the client and server must adhere to; COM requires specific technologies on both sides to make it work. SOAP is an open standard that can be used with any technology that supports those standards. The SOAP Protocol has the following components:
The Web Services Description Language is an XML-based specification schema that describes a Web service's methods and interfaces. A Web services client would use WSDL to collect information about the Web service's methods and properties. Most SOAP Client implementations will automatically build bindings to the service's methods and properties automatically so the developer doesn't have to do it explicitly.
In the following example, a Microsoft ASP application is invoking an EJB.
set soapclient = CreateObject("MSSOAP.SoapClient")The initial call to "mssoapinit" loads the Web service's WSDL into the client object of "soapclient" so that subsequent method calls, "soapclient.getAll-Contacts()", can be checked against the supported methods within the Web service. If a call is made to an invalid method name, an error will be generated.
call soapclient.mssoapinit
set Contacts = soapclient.getAllContacts()
WSDL Documents contain the following elements to define a Web service:
- <portType name="ContactListingEJBPortType">
- <operation name="getContactsMatching">
<input message="tns:getContactsMatchingRequest"/>
<output message="tns:getContactsMatchingResponse"/>
- <service name="ContactListingEJB">
- <port name="ContactListingEJBPort"
<soap:address location=
As you can see, there is a lot involved in the inner details of SOAP and WSDL. WebLogic creates the WSDL and all the SOAP Protocol communications for you automatically so you can focus your efforts on building the actual EJBs and business logic that provide the service functionality.
Another protocol that is a key part of Web services development, UDDI, is used to advertise the existence of a Web service. UDDI services are used to create or find a UDDI registry in either a private or public directory. The UDDI registry itself is an XML packet that contains information about how to access specific Web services and the corresponding information about the organization that provides it. Essentially, it is a way to find WSDLs. Figure 1 illustrates the process that a requestor of a Web service would go through. First it identifies the service that is available via UDDI. Its search will yield a WSDL that contains all the necessary data that allows the requestor to access and use the Web service via SOAP.
WebLogic does not currently have direct support for UDDI, but it is planned for the near future. Our sample Web service application does not include the ability to create a registry for our Web service; however, an overview of UDDI and how it works is described below. The main components of UDDI include:
All of the components of creating and registering into UDDI registries will become automated processes. From a developer's perspective, UDDI can be viewed simply as a repository containing specific and associated Web services information, like a Java Naming and Directory Interface. Developers would use these tools to access a UDDI registry to locate services information, prepare systems for Web services compatibility, and to describe their own Web services.
Web Service Support
WebLogic 6.1 supports the ability to create Web services and clients. Specifically, support for all of the following is now available:
SOAP server support
SOAP Java client included in 6.1
WSDL Support
UDDI Support
Contact Management Application Example
To illustrate the process of building and deploying a Web service with WebLogic 6.1, we took an existing J2EE application and exposed it as a SOAP Web service. The application is a Contact Management Application that returns a list of matching contacts via a last name or company name that is entered by the user. The application was built as a multi-channel Model - View - Controller application with the ability to dynamically render both the input form and the results in WML or HTML through XSLT. Accessing the same URL via either the Web or an Internet phone invokes the same back-end EJB that performs the search and returns the results. The WML and HTML interfaces access a servlet that formats the data through an appropriate XSL and returns it.
Figures 2 and 3 are examples of an Internet phone and Web browser both invoking the same URL We also wanted to add to the existing architecture a way for other servers to access our EJB so that they could use the services in ways that are incorporated into business processes in new and different ways.
By taking our business logic of retrieving and returning Contacts that are contained in an EJB and exposing it as a Web service, we allow any SOAP client to access that service. Figure 4 is an example of a Visual Basic application that invokes the service, passing it a partial last name and having the EJB, through SOAP, return that data!
The architecture of the SOAP component is illustrated by the diagram in Figure 5. The SOAP Client first invokes a session on the SOAP Server by accessing the WSDL. This returns information about the SOAP service back to the client so that it knows how to call the methods contained in the service. The method calls are then made via a Servlet that provides XML Parsing and SOAP encoding/decoding that interfaces with our EJB.
Regardless of the API used to fetch the service proxy and invoke the service operations, the proxy or some delegated object is responsible for marshalling the arguments to XML fragments using the SOAP encoding rules (or some other custom encoding format). The proxy or some delegated object is also responsible for constructing the SOAP document and transmitting the same using a configured transport.
The transport infrastructure delivers the message to the SOAP processor on the J2EE server. The processor maps the request to a stateless EJB, converts the message arguments to Java types using the SOAP decoding rules (or custom decoders provided by the application), and invokes the EJB. The SOAP processor formulates a SOAP message response using the returned result and relays it back to the client as an HTTP response.
WebLogic SOAP Server
When you build a WebLogic Web service several decisions must be made. First, you must decide whether the service will be Message-style or RPC-style. Message-style services are asynchronous in nature and usually data driven. Think of it as posting some data to a service without requiring an immediate response. In WebLogic, these services are implemented as JMS listeners with a publish/subscribe messaging model. RPC-style services use a more interactive model, with clients directly invoking process-oriented methods and getting an immediate response. In WebLogic, these services are implemented as stateless session EJBs. Our example uses an RPC-style service.
The process of implementing and deploying a SOAP service on WebLogic Server is rather simple. First you implement a stateless session EJB that exposes the methods that you want to make accessible via SOAP. Remember to stick to data types that WebLogic's SOAP implementation supports for parameters and return types of the EJB's methods (see http://e-docs.bea.com/wls/docs61/ webServices/develop.html#1038901 for details).
A key design constraint to consider is to have a single deployment that allows clients to access the EJB directly and as a SOAP Web service. The direct EJB call will be accessed by internal clients and the SOAP service will be accessed by external clients. This creates a best-of-both-worlds scenario for WebLogic development - a single set of EJB source code with a single deployment that gives high performance direct-EJB access and open SOAP XML access at the same time!
To build contracts.ear, the Ant utility (http://jakarta.apache.org) must be invoked with the projects build file. After you have created the EJBs and are ready for deployment, you may compile it in several different ways. The simplest method is to utilize the Jakarta project's build tool Ant and the custom tasks provided with WebLogic server for compiling and packaging EJBs in a suitable way for the WebLogic environment. There is also a helpful task provided for creating the J2EE application EAR file to represent the SOAP service.
To build contacts.ear, Ant must be invoked with the project's build file. This will cause the EJBs to be compiled (if necessary), packaged, compiled into a JAR usable by WebLogic, then added into an enterprise application to be invoked as a SOAP service. The wsgen task handles a number of steps that are required to assemble the EAR file. Among them is the generation of the WSDL for this service based on the EJB's class definition through the use of WebLogic utility classes. It is possible to assemble the application by hand, too. For more information about this, see http://e-docs.bea.com/wls/docs61/ webServices/package.html#1001373.
The example application also incorporates a Web application front-end that allows other clients to utilize the EJB. This part of the application can currently respond to HTML and WML clients, and can have other types of clients added fairly easily because the output from the JSPs is driven by XSL. The requested JSP determines which XSLT file to use based upon what it can determine about the client making the request. The default response is to return HTML, but if the page senses that the client is a WML browser, the output is WML. This is implemented using the WebLogic XSL custom tag that utilizes the Apache Project's Xalan XSL Transformation engine. The instructions found at http://e-docs.bea.com/wls/ docs61/xml/xml_apps.html#1079383 were followed to utilize the custom tag. The build process also uses WebLogic's JSP compiler from within Ant to make certain that the JSP files will compile correctly in the WebLogic environment, saving time by allowing for the correction of JSP errors prior to deployment time.
The process of integrating this portion of the application with the Web service contacts.ear file may be automated in the Ant build process. The basic idea is to expand contacts.ear and web-services.war, which is created when contacts.ear is expanded. Copy any Web applictaion resources except for web.xml into the directory where web-services.xml was expanded. Next, patch the web.xml file that is created from expanding web-services.xml with what is required for this portion of the application, namely JNDI information for looking up the EJB. Create a Web application based upon this new directory structure and create a new contacts.ear file that includes this Web application and the EJB jar file.
Creating and using the patch file requires the standard Unix development tools diff and patch. Windows does not have these tools, so see cygwin.com to install them. To create the patch file, make a minimum web.xml file (only has empty web-app tag) and use diff to display the differences between the application's web.xml and the blank one. The command should be similar to <diff -C 2 blank-web.xml web.xml > web.xml.patch to create the patch file. This patch file is then used from within build.xml to patch the web.xml file created by wsgen, preserving all of the elements in the wsgen Web.xml and adding the elements that are necessary for the rest of the Web application.
Deploy the application as you would any enterprise application into WebLogic server. If all goes well, the application should be accessible at the URI/contacts. From there, the client.jar file can be downloaded for use in creating a WebLogic SOAP client to access the service. Now a client can be built to access this service. The JSP-based client should be accessible at /contacts/list from HTML and WML clients.
The SOAP Clients
To illustrate how various clients can interface with our SOAP Server, we have provided examples of four different clients and descriptions of how each accesses the SOAP Server.
Apache SOAP Implementation
There are currently two versions of Apache SOAP in development: the current stable version, Apache SOAP 2.2, and the next generation of Apache SOAP, known as Axis, now in alpha. Neither of these clients are WSDL aware, so using them to access SOAP services in a WebLogic server requires some finesse.
The first step is to locate the actual URI of the service. This can be found by looking for the service element in the WSDL and getting the value for the location attribute of the nested soap:address element. This value is the endpoint to use in the client. Since the Apache clients do not recognize WSDL, they see the WebLogic SOAP service as an untyped server, meaning no xsi:type attribute is provided in the returned XML. You must tell the client what data type to expect from the method call so that it may return the correct data type in the code. Doing this in the Axis client is slightly easier than in the version 2.2 client. Finally, any JavaBeans or other complex data types need to have serializers and deserializers registered for them, depending upon whether the complex type is a parameter or a return type. In the example application, you must register the JavaBean com.etechsolutions.contact.ContactInfo and java.lang.Array deserializers provided with the client classes. At this point, the request can successfully be made to the SOAP service to execute the desired method. Information about the Apache SOAP implementations can be found at http://xml.apache.org.
BEA Java Client
WebLogic includes a client-side SOAP API that can be used to develop SOAP Clients that can access SOAP Servers of any type - Microsoft, Apache, etc. The WebLogic SOAP Client supports the calling of Web services that contain a WSDL as well as those that do not support the use of a WSDL.
Accessing a SOAP service with a BEA SOAP client using WSDL is a lot like accessing an EJB. The client uses a javax.naming.InitialContext object with a particular java.util.Properties object to get an instance of an object that represents the service. In the case of the sample application, the object is an instance of the EJB object. Then you may call whatever method the SOAP service exposes.
When you invoke a Web service via the WebLogic SOAP Client, you can use either a static approach or a dynamic approach. The static method accesses the EJB interface directly and is, therefore, the most type-safe approach. This is the approach we used in our example.
First, we set up an INITIAL_CONTEXT_FACTORY that allows us to load the service-specific information into the listing object, which is then used to make the direct method calls against the SOAP service which invokes the EJB (see Listing 4).
The dynamic approach is very similar, except that the client does not explicitly reference the EJB interface in its calls. Instead, it goes through a WebserviceProxy.
WSDL files make Web services easier and better to use; however, there are occasions where Web services that you need to call do not support the WSDL interface. In these cases, you will need to access the service without a WSDL. The process of invoking non-WSDL Web services includes:
- Creating a factory for SOAP encoding
- Connecting to the Web service
- Getting the send method of the service
- Sending the SOAP message
- Processing the SOAP response (if any)
Perl implementation
The Perl client implemented in the example application uses the SOAP::Lite module found at www.soaplite.com. This implementation treats complex data types such as JavaBeans as associative arrays for ease of use. The array of com.etechsolutions.contact.ContactInfo objects returned in Java code is seen as an array of associative arrays using the SOAP::Lite module. The only information that needs to be extrapolated from the WSDL is the namespace attribute of the soap:body elements nested in the input and output elements of the operation elements used to represent the methods in the service. That value must be supplied to the SOAP::Lite client as the URI to use to access the service.
Microsoft implementation
The Microsoft Implementation uses the Microsoft SOAP Toolkit 2.0, which can be downloaded from http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/ default.asp?url=/nhp/Default.asp?contentid=28000523. The SOAP Toolkit is a set of libraries that allow you to create a connection to any SOAP server and invoke methods contained there.
To create a Microsoft VB SOAP Client, you first need to include the "Microsoft SOAP Type Library" and the "Microsoft XML, v3.0" libraries in your project. These are both part of Microsoft SOAP Toolkit 2.0. The actual code required to use SOAP Objects is quite small. The first thing you must do is instantiate a SOAP Client Object.
set soapclient = CreateObject("MSSOAP.SoapClient")The next step is to connect that SOAP Client object to a SOAP WSDL. In this case, we are connecting to the BEA WebLogic-generated WSDL.JSP.
call soapclient.mssoapinit("http://ets_lnx1:7001/contactlistingws/wsdl.jsp")The final step is to invoke methods on the SOAP Server. Because we connected to the WSDL, the compiler is able to check for syntax errors if nonexistent methods are called, or are called with the wrong arguments.
set Contacts = Soapclient.getMatchingContacts( "Elisii")In our example, the data being returned from the call is a complex data type; it is an array of objects. In order to handle this properly from VB, we must declare the return type as IXMLDOMNodeList. This allows us to manipulate the nodes of the objects returned as follows:
Dim Node1 As IXMLDOMNodeListSummary
Set Node1 = Contacts(0)
output.Caption = Node1(6).Text 'firstName
Web services can greatly enhance a business's ability to create a more efficient way for suppliers and customers to access their products and services and to extend their reach to a much wider range of potential customers. Web services allow a customer using any type of technology to reach a business's Web services through HTTP and XML. SOAP and its related technologies, WSDL and UDDI, allow for a more robust way to create and invoke Web services. The SOAP protocols allow clients to make structured Remote Procedure Calls against a server; WSDL allows for the discovery of the SOAP Server details; and UDDI allows for the creation and promotion of the Web service on private or public registries.
Web Logic 6.1 provides a great platform for deploying existing or new EJBs as SOAP Servers. It is compliant with the industry-standard SOAP implementation, which allows it to be called from any client, including Microsoft's SOAP Client.
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Rippner Orange Summer Camps
Orange Ball Camp
Orange Ball Summer Camp welcomes players currently training on a 60′ court using an orange tennis ball in the intermediate through tournament player level. This half-day program will include athletic development and a focus on rallying skills, spin creation, and use of court dimension. Players will develop their skill sets in the first portion of each training day and continue after break with point play. Each camp will build towards a recommended tournament on the weekends following practice. Families will be required to enter these events on their own but the camp can build towards the competitive weekend. Suggested tournaments listed below.
Monday – Thursday: 8:00am – 11:00am
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Our thoughts and best wishes are with our friends on the east coast as Sandy comes barreling onshore later today. Travis and I have been watching The Weather Channel this morning. The winds and storm surge are pretty intense already.
It got me thinking. We've never had to worry about evacuating here, but Travis did have to prepare when he lived in southern California during a massive wild fire. He had Mr Tucker with him. Luckily he never had to evacuate.
Are you prepared for a disaster? Do you have emergency supplies for 3-5 days? Do you know your evacuation route? Do you know where the nearest shelters are located?
Have you thought of the same things for your pets? The ASPCA has a great disaster preparedness check list. Here is a summary of things to remember so that you and your pets have the best chance to make it through a disaster.
- Get a rescue alert sticker
- Arrange a safe haven
- Emergency supplies and travel kits
- Choose designated care givers
- Evacuation preparation
- Geographic and climatic considerations
You want your family to be safe during and after a disaster. Your pets are part of your family. Prepare to keep them safe too.


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Fridge Magnet Messages
This was by far the most popular post on MattFacer.com – sadly, the database no longer exists, so you cannot send or retrieve messages any more. I've left the game up here for reference.
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Surf & Yoga in Panama
Round 3 is here! We're heading back to Sansara February 4-11th 2018! So stroked to be leading this retreat with my besties Nicole Scariano and Steve Procknal!
Round 3 is here! We're heading back to Sansara February 4-11th 2018! So stroked to be leading this retreat with my besties Nicole Scariano and Steve Procknal!
Be Bold Teacher Training is an opportunity to transform how you relate to the world. Whether you want to deepen your yoga practice or become a teacher, this training will take you on a journey of self-discovery using meditation, asana and inquiry.
You will learn skills and tools essential to Be Bold in your life and gain insight into the habits that constrain you. From a clear and powerful place, discover what you truly want and take the first step by signing up for Be Bold Teacher Training today!
Powered by WVPY
Can't wait to team up with the incredible Amber Dodzweit at her ATEAM EAST event!
I'll be back in Galway in just a few short weeks!
Join Melinda Luksch and Steven Procknal in the beautiful country of Panama for an epic yoga and surf retreat. We'll spend 6 nights and 7 days at the beautiful Sansara Resort located on the Pacific ocean in stunning Cambutal, Panama. Your days will include yoga, fantastic meals, pool parties and plenty of free time for the adventures of your choice: surfing, sup, kayaking, snorkeling, hiking, bike riding, and more! Explore all that Panama has to offer.
Did you come to WVPY's Intro to Handstand Workshop in November and want to learn more? Or, do you get upside-down on a regular basis at a wall and are ready to break free? We've got a workshop for that!!
Monday, January 16th from 7:00-9:00pm at WVPY Corvallis join me for a 2 hour workshop focused on standing on your hands without the support of a wall.
You will learn how to build strength and control, overcome fear and get upside-down in the center of a room. We will focus on the key elements required to hold your body in space and create awareness of alignment so you can safely and powerfully create your own handstand practice.
This powerful and transformational practice is designed to take you to new levels of growth and mastery on and off your mat and will inspire, ignite, and create possibility.
This workshop is lead by Certified Baptiste teacher Melinda Luksch.
$25 (10% off for WVPY members)
The class will include a short warm up, however joining us for the 5:30pm class right before is recommended!
Sansara Signature retreat with Melinda Luksch & Steven Procknal
So excited to be back at Yoga Yoga in Galway, Ireland this winter! Check out their schedule and come take a class with me December 11th-23rd (and if you're visiting, let me show you around one of my favorite cities!)
You will learn how to build strength and control, overcome fear and get upside-down! We will focus on the key elements required to hold your body in space and create awareness of alignment so you can safely and powerfully create your own handstand practice.
This powerful and transformational practice is designed to take you to new levels of growth and mastery on and off your mat and will inspire, ignite, and create possibility.
Sunday, November 27th from 5:30-7:00pm at WVPY Corvallis!
$20 ($18 for WVPY members)
I'm thrilled to head south to Santa Barbara and teach TONS of classes at Power of Your OM November 10th-16th. Whether you're in the area or have time to travel through, come see me at this gorgeous studio in one of California's most beautiful cities!
We're heading over the mountain the weekend of October 21-23 to do yoga, hike, possibly paddle board (eeeeek), eat really good food, get cozy and chill.
Join Melinda at WVPY Albany for a 2 hour workshop focusing on how to's and why's of the 5 Pillars of Baptist Yoga: Drishti (gaze), Ujjaui (breath), Bandhas (foundation), Tapas (heat) and Vinyasa (flow). You will gain new understanding of commonly practiced poses at WVPY and learn tools that will deepen your practice every time you hit the mat.
This class will be heated to 80 degrees and is designed for all levels. Those new to power yoga seasoned practitioners alike will deepen their awareness and understanding of the practice.
10% off for members
Thursday, 13th
I'm teaching at Baptiste Yoga San Fransisco!
Thursday, September 15th @ 5pm
We are adventuring over to the beach on Friday, September 9th.
If you would like any of the following, call Moment Surf Co and let them know you're part of Melinda's 10:30am reservation:
2 hour lesson + all day rental of board, wetsuit-including bottles and gloves, lunch at Ben & Jeff's
All day board rental + wetsuit-including bottles and gloves
You have your own gear and wanna surf
You don't want to surf but wanna hang out
Plan to caravan over with us from Albany at 8:30am and return in the evening. Let me know if you wanna join us, its SO MUCH FUN!!!! Friends are welcome too! The more the merrier!
Power Ballads + Power Poses is a class designed to empower you both physically (through power poses) and mentally (through the inescapable belting out of lyrics that may make you weep they're so moving).
This class is being held at WVPY Corvallis.
Regular class passes/memberships apply.
On September 26th, join Willamette Valley Power Yoga for an all levels yoga class on the West Albany Football Field to make a difference for people in need across the globe. The proceeds of this event will benefit the Baptiste Foundation and The West Albany Sports Foundation.
The Baptiste Foundation is a non-profit organization contributing to individuals and communities in need by sharing the powerful tools and techniques of Baptiste Yoga. It exists to create new and support existing organizations and educational programs on a local and national level that bring yoga to populations who need it, but might not have access to it. From veterans and their families, active duty service members, youth, and people in addiction recovery programs, The Baptiste Foundation is in collaboration with YOU to make a difference. www.baptistefoundation.org
The West Albany Sports Foundation encourages Albany's youth by providing funding and assistance for education, sports, and exercise programs. The aim is to further the personal well-being of OUR youth through involvement in organized sports. www.wasf.org
Saturday, September 26th from 9-10:30am
Doors at 8:30am, Practice begins at 9:15am
West Albany Football Field 1130 SW Queen Ave, Albany, OR 97321
Youth $10/Adult $20
Sign up available online. Cash or check only day of the event.
Please bring a yoga mat and water bottle.
This event will go on Rain or Shine (we've got an indoor plan...just in case our beautiful Oregon weather doesn't cooperate!)
Food, Drinks, Dancing & Surprises!
Thrilled to be guest teaching at Spotted Dog Yoga in Folsom, CA!


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We quickly want to look at a very important topic here,which is maintaining a dig in swimming pool,to ensure that the water therein is healthy and safe.
This series will be in simple language to make it easy for you our readers to follow.
The biggest problem of swimming pools in Nigeria is Algae.They get the pool water all green,dark green or even black.
Traditionally three components were recommend- Chlorine,Algaecide and Alum.Along with vigorous cleaning.The correct proportion of all three components mentioned above will determine how well algae is kept away from your swimming Pool.
In this first part,we will look at a valid point usually overlooked.
Tropical weather,Sun,heat and effects on algae formation (Algae bloom).
Too much Chlorine in the pool is not the secret.A pool smelling much of chlorine is not well managed.We will go into this at a later date.For now our concern is effect of Sun light/heat on Chlorine.
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PSG are Ligue 1 Champions!
Paris Saint-Germain were crowned Ligue 1 champions on Sunday night as they beat title holders Monaco 7-1 at the Parc des Princes.
Mega-rich PSG may have experienced disappointment in Europe after exiting the Champions League at the last-16 stage to Real Madrid, but their domestic form has been superb.
Unai Emery's Parisian giants had won 27 of their 32 Ligue 1 games heading into Sunday's clash with Monaco, leaving them 14 points ahead of the Principality club with just six games to play.
PSG had also scored 96 goals in those 32 games at a incredible rate of an average of three per game, and brought up their century in just 27 minutes as they blew away Monaco.
Giovani Lo Celso got the ball rolling after 17 minutes, while Edinson Cavani added PSG's second three minutes later. It was three for Emery's men after 20 minutes as Angel Di Maria cheekily chipped in, and Lo Celso nabbed his second to put PSG four clear after just 27 minutes.
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Rooney Mara and Casey Affleck get in a spat in the first clip from Ain't Them Bodies Saints
One movie you may be hearing a lot about that might as well be a tongue twister is David Lowery's AIN'T THEM BODIES SAINTS. I have a Texas accent and trip through it. I just need to practice saying it over and over.
The first clip from the film, which also happens to be the opening, Casey Affleck is chasing down Rooney Mara who is upset over something Affleck said about going out on his own. The exchange is amusing, and even though they are criminals you can totally relate. In the film, Affleck stars as, "as an escaped convict who sets out for home to reunite with his wife (Rooney Mara) â who is also his former partner in crime â and meet their daughter, who was born while he was in prison."
Lowery who serves as both writer and director is said to be a filmmaker to watch out for. He recently took over for David Fincher on TORSO and is the one in charge of bringing new life to Disney's PETE'S DRAGON.


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"I told the players I won't rest. My whole idea is to try to improve this team each year. [There are] seven or eight things that would be prominent that we'd like to address" BILL PARCELLS
Tired by the historic climb from worst to first and nearly a Super Bowl berth two years removed from 1-15, and saddened by the blown opportunities in Sunday's AFC Championship Game, Bill Parcells yesterday vowed not to rest until he brought the Jets up the next step. "My intention is to be here," Parcells said, not leaving anyopening for speculation about his resolve to bring Leon Hess a Super Bowl title. "I really do always think [the future] over [after every season], but I know in my heart what I'm going to do.
"I'm going to come back to coaching this year," Parcells went on. "I like these players. I like coaching this team. I've got people I like working with here. I've got kids that know what we want. It's not an easy job, but I like it.
"I do need to get some rest, though."
Sunday and the season took a lot out of Parcells, who's 57.
Parcells has felt the emotion he felt Sunday before and it's not easy to stomach.
"You're standing there with two minutes to go in the game and I always think the same things – another offseason, another draft, another training camp, another preseason, another regular season, another semifinal game just to get back to where you're standing," a reflective Parcells said yesterday just hours removed from the Jets' AFC Championship Game loss in Denver and just hours into looking ahead to the '99 season.
The Jets' ride from 1-15 to the AFC Championship was as wonderful as it was unexpected. But it fell short of the goal: Super Bowl XXXIII in Miami. And it fell short because the Jets themselves, for all the good they did this season, gave the game away.
The Jets should have won that game Sunday. Denver was not superior to the Jets. The Jets let the Broncos into the game with their six turnovers and a handful of critical miscues.
With the way the Jets' defense was playing, they should have been able to do a lot more with the 10-0 lead in the third quarter. Instead, some players lost their composure and cost the team the game.
So, having gotten so close and letting their winning Super Bowl lottery ticket flutter away in the gale-force winds in Denver, the Jets were experiencing a significant day of depression and hangover yesterday.
Parcells said the loss reminded him of the feeling he had losing the playoff game in Chicago back in 1985, the year before the Giants won the Super Bowl. That was a bitter cold and windy day and the Giants had chances.
"I can remember this feeling," Parcells said. "It was the same to me as Chicago in '85. I felt exactly the same way. It was the same setting, same kind of game, same kind of opportunities for our team and a couple of freak things happened."
Parcells, back then, had spoken about how that loss energized him to come back the next year better and beat those Bears.
Asked yesterday if he felt that same energy, Parcells said, "I'm not energized today."
Parcells is tired. He acknowledged yesterday that he needs some rest, though he doesn't know when that'll come considering the clean-up from '98 and planning for '99 he has to do and the fact that he's going to coach the Pro Bowl the week after the Super Bowl (as required by the NFL, the conference title game losers and their staffs coach the Pro Bowl).
"I don't think people really understand what 26 weeks in a row, seven days a week is like," Parcells said. "A lot of nights you're not sleeping while your mind races."
In a team meeting yesterday, Parcells told the players what he'd told them after last season ended too abruptly.
"I told the players I won't rest," Parcells said. "I told them that last year. My whole idea is to try to improve this team each year. We'll see what we can do to do it."
Parcells said there are "seven or eight things that would be prominent that we'd like to address" in the offseason.
Among them are getting younger and stronger at MLB, where Parcells essentially told veteran favorite Pepper Johnson he wasn't in the plans and where Dwayne Gordon is a free agent and not certain to return.
There, too, could be some flux on the OL, where RG Matt O'Dwyer is a free agent. Tight end, where Kyle Brady is a free agent, is also going to be revamped, with Parcells looking for a receiving threat. The Jets yesterday announced the signing of former Jet TE Johnny Mitchell, who could work out if he's dedicated to the program.
Parcells all but guaranteed that CB Ray Mickens, an unrestricted free agent, would remain with the team.
The most important member of the organization staying, though, is Parcells, whose future is always in question after each season as he re-evaluates yearly.
Yesterday, Parcells reflected on how badly he felt when he left New England before finishing what he'd set out to do, and he vowed not to do the same with the Jets.
"The singularly most sad thing that I had to do was when I left New England I knew I had kids there that would fight their [butts] off," Parcells said. "It took four years of blood to get them that way and they were ready to do that."
Parcells left and the Patriots have yet to find their way back.
"I'm not going to do that here without giving my best shot," Parcells vowed.


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After a long gap, Trisha has finally signed a film and interestingly, it's going to mark her debut in Kannada cinema. The actress is going to pair up with Puneeth Rajkumar, one of the biggest stars in Kannada, for the official remake of Mahesh Babu's Dookudu. Trisha will reprise Samantha's role in this action comedy.
Anil Sunkara, Gopichand and Ram Achanta, who produced Dookudu under 14 Reels Entertainment, are producing the Kannada version as well and they are entering the Kannada film industry in a big way. Madesh is directing this untitled film. Currently, the film is being shot in a town named Sandur, near Bellary. "Great start on Kannada territory..Lovin d warmth n love…Such well behaved n receptive people…" Trisha posted on Twitter.
Apart from this film, Trisha will soon be seen in a romantic comedy titled Endrendrum Punnagai, which will release on December 20 and another action film titled RUM.
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Defending champion Dudi Sela and giant killers Andreas Seppi and Florian Mayer make up the $96,000 Canberra Challenger's "strongest ever field".
Israel's Sela won last year's title and he returns as the No.1 seed as the highest ranked player at 67.
He's one of 13 players from the world's top 100, including Seppi and Mayer - who both have career-high rankings of No.18.
While Seppi, currently No.86, comes to Canberra for the first time, he has a good track record Down Under, making the Australian Open fourth round three times.
He also boasts world No.2 Roger Federer as a scalp, while world No.69 Mayer has knocked off Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray.
Tennis ACT chief executive Kim Kachel said 17 players would use the Canberra Challenger to help fine tune ahead of the Australian Open, which starts on January 15.
"We are thrilled to announce our strongest ever field for the Canberra Challenger," he said.
"Seventeen players in the field will complete their final preparations for Australian Open 2018 by competing here in Canberra.
"To have former top-20 players and a field of such high calibre is a real coup.
"We have players here who have posted multiple wins over Nadal, Federer, Murray, [Stan] Wawrinka, won ATP titles and reached the quarter-finals of Wimbledon.
"With 13 of the world's top-100 players and further emerging superstars, the event will provide the Canberra community the opportunity to watch world-class tennis in their own backyard."
Saturday: Qualifying starts on Saturday, with the main draw action from Monday. Entry is free.
David Polkinghorne covers the Canberra Raiders, local rugby league, Canberra Cavalry, racing and cycling, along with every other sport, for The Canberra Times.


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I was raised by adoptive parents with a 17 year age difference between them. Mom was the older spouse, born in 1917 and despite working for a stockbroker, she invested solely in real estate. Dad was a liberal spender. Together they owned and operated a sole proprietorship where dad was a veterinarian and mom kept the books. I never knew it growing up, but later learned they struggled to balance income and overhead of the business with the needs (and wants) of the family. I've tried to live "within my means" because failing to maintain this balance can be stressful.
I am a creative soul and attended cosmetology school to fill a year after graduating from high school as a junior. I wanted to become an interior designer and earned an associate's degree before getting married. Plans to begin a home renovation business with my husband were thwarted by news that we were instead to be parents. My husband took a company job with benefits and I spent 10 years at home. During that time, I became a Licensed Real Estate Sales Agent in the State of Ohio but learned that I did not enjoy relying on commission sales.
When choosing to re-enter the work force, I was seeking a part-time job with minimal travel and overhead that would permit me to maintain a presence at home. I took a position with Alexander Financial Planning to learn about money but have experienced more growth and fulfillment than I ever anticipated. I have been with Alexander Financial Planning since November 2001. Working to help our clients find and maintain their own balance is personally rewarding for me.
I currently live in Upper Arlington. My husband and I have three children and I enjoy music, sports and RV camping with my family.


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Movie Review: The Great Gatsby
F Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby is one of the most enduring 20th century novels. First published in 1925, the tragedy lays bare the glamour and perils of pursuing the ever elusive American Dream. In the decades since, the novel has been a staple in the American high school syllabus alongside Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn and JD Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye.
Every year I teach The Great Gatsby to 11th and 12th graders. One of the first things I point out to my students is the novel's relevance in today's world. Despite its setting in the Jazz Age – the decade between the first world war and the Great Depression and arguably the most romantic time in all of American history – its depiction of the nouveau riche, the yawning gap between the have's and the have-not's and a society on the brink of moral and economic collapse all rings true to observers of modern China.
The Great Gatsby has seen multiple film adaptations, most notably the 1974 version starring Robert Redford and Mia Farrow. As if the fifth time is the charm, Australian director Baz Luhrmann, known for his bold spectacles, decides to take another stab at it. Watching a Luhrmann film, whether it is Romeo + Juliet, Moulin Rouge! or the Broadway adaptation of La Boheme, is like going to the Cirque du Soleil. It is an assault on the senses by eye-popping sets, shimmering costumes and a menagerie of musical numbers.
Luhrmann does just that with The Great Gatsby. He turns the volume button way up and drags the colour saturation dial to the max. The result is a 3D extravaganza of overflowing champagne, anachronistic hip-hop music and dazzling art deco opulence. The film is every bit as decadent as the Jazz Age itself.
Luhrmann by and large stays close to Fitzgerald's original story, with the exception of the framing device he invents for better story-telling on the silver screen. The film opens with Nick Carraway, the narrator-in-chief, recounting his traumatic experience in New York City from a rehab facility. This then allows the rise and fall of the mysterious billionaire Jay Gatsby to play out in much the same way it does in the novel. Fitzgerald fans will be pleased to see that the movie leaves intact all the literary symbolism that runs through the story, including the green light in East Egg, the clock on Nick's mantlepiece and Dr TJ Eckleburg's giant eyeglasses. Important scenes like the Gatsby-Daisy reunion and the Plaza Hotel confrontation are treated with care and dramatic tension.
Almost as twinkling as the Tiffany's jewellery worn by Daisy is the all-star cast, many of whom deliver their career's best. DiCaprio's Gatsby is at once determined and halting, earnest and evasive, invincible and vulnerable. It is the first time I noticed DiCaprio as a serious actor rather than just another Hollywood leading man.
Tobey Maguire holds his own playing Nick, the observer from "within and without" who takes it all in with equal intrigue and disgust. Australian actor Joel Edgerton also gives a compelling performance portraying the gruff, bigoted scion Tom Buchanan. The only disappointment is English actress Carey Mulligan as Daisy. Looking like a younger version of Michelle Williams, Mulligan comes up short on both looks and gravitas. We can't comprehend why an extraordinary guy like Gatsby would spend his entire life chasing an ordinary girl like Daisy. Perhaps Scarlett Johansson or Rooney Mara would have been a better casting choice. Worse, Mulligan plays the character as a feeble victim caught in a love triangle instead of a callous accomplice to her contemptible husband. It is where the movie misses the mark.
The Great Gatsby is a highly entertaining film that falls short of the serious tragedy that perhaps it never aspires to be. It is more wowing than it is touching. Because of that, the movie has been universally panned by film critics in America. But such is the peril of working with literary classics: everyone has a preconceived notion of what the movie adaptation should look like. I also wonder whether these critics are knocking the movie or Fitzgerald's novel itself. Indeed, revisionists have long questioned the "greatness" of The Great Gatsby and called it "flawed" and "overrated". So whether you end up liking the movie or hating it ultimately depends on your own assessment of Fitzgerald's works.
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I finally know what it's like.
To kneel at your Dom's feet.
Sir had me kneel, naked at his feet while he sat on the couch. He guided my head to rest on his lap and he stroked my hair while he asked me all about my day, my submission and myself.
It doesn't sound like much but it was a profound moment for me.
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The Ecozoic Era/December Month-2017 CE
"The Universe Story we have traced from its original Flaring Forth through the shaping of the Galaxies, the elements, the Earth, Earth's living forms, the Human mode of Being; then on through the course of Human affairs during these past centuries. We could not now leave the reader of this narrative without identifying how this account of the past provides a response to the present and guidance for the future." TUS page 241
History of Month- This first full month of our brand new The Universe Story Calendar is a key "present moment" awakening to where we are as a Human Family on this beautiful Garden Planet of The Universe. This 12th stage and month of the Calendar clarifies our unconscious destructive behaviors on the species level this past 12,000 years. Now that we are consciously aware of this profound Turning Point in the UniversEartHuman Stories, we can name this new beginning as The Ecozoic Era. Our Eco/HomEarth is in the middle of the 6th Mass Extinction with our species as the major cause. This Era will be Humanity's greatest as we see "how this account of the past provides a response to the present and guidance for the future."
The Universe Story- This Ecozoic Era month brings forth our present situation within The Universe Story. The past is represented by our new comprehensive, compassionate context called The Universe Story. By knowing our common New Story of how all that is came to be in magnificent glory over the past 13.8 Billion Years we can see the path toward Unity Consciousness. Our future filled with Dreams for our great-grandchildren of all species is told within this new Anthropocene Period where we focus in on our Human Family's journey from a destructive to a beautiful presence. What a stupendous time to be alive as each of us can choose to be an esteemed ancestor who did our part in the Great Work of this Ecozoic Era!
Each Month's Events Include the Following Four Categories:
The Sun, Moon and Earth Companionship through the listing of the rising/seeing and setting/going times of the Sun and Moon during Earth's Daily Revolution along with the four phases of the Moon's orbit around Earth. Each month features a different location within our entire Earth Community.
F aith Tradition's New Years will be highlighted to remind us of the Spiritual/Psychic side of The Universe Story in our Human journey.
United Nations Dates will be honored and celebrated as our main World/Earth-wide organization committed to peace, justice and unity for our entire Earth Community of all species and elements.
Other important guides to TUSCalendar like the "Key of Terms", historical calendar events and information about The Universe Story Calendar Book that goes into depth about how this new tool transcends, includes and updates the former Gregorian Calendar of the last 435 years.
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Test Your Mettle in the Irorium Arena
Morituri Te Salutant: Irorium Arena - Forum
Pathfinder - Golarion
You should see the Colosseum Spaniard. Fifty-thousand Romans... watching every movement of your sword... willing you to make that killer blow. The silence before you strike and the noise afterwards. It rises. It rises up... like a storm. As if you were the thunder god himself. - Proximo
Have you ever wanted to try out a character in battle, but no appropriate game showed up?
Have you ever wanted to experience challenging, fun combat without having to wade through endless dialogue & exploration?
Do you want to shamelessly optimize, roll dice, and just watch the carnage?
Then this game is for you! The game has been going for about 3 months now, and we are re-recruiting for additional gladiators brave enough to enter the arena. Will you join us?
Game Description:
Absalom, the city at the center of the world, and at the top of a hill in the foreign quarter, overlooking this grand city sits the Irorium Arena. It is a huge stone edifice, with 200-foot high outer walls and a 10-acre central stage. Standing around the outer wall are 33 statues of famous warriors, masters of Iroris faith and champions of the arena over the centuries, each statue 150 feet tall and facing outward. There remains open spots along the wall for new statues. Will you risk your life to compete in the arena for the chance to be immortalized as one of the greatest gladiators of all time?
We will always be recruiting and all properly built gladiators will be accepted. Though match-slots will be limited by the number of GMs willing to run one. Players are encouraged to lend a hand as co-GM as well. Don't worry, you can still control your own PCs (in other matches).
See the character creation guidelines here.
Opportunities for role-play will exist, but will be purely player led and won't affect the overall game. Despite this, the game is firmly set within Golarion and your character should fit within the world of Golarion as well.
Kevst, in Isles of the Small Folk; Jhynn Dronano, in Rule of Law; The Spider, in Superheroic Pathfinder Adventures
Head GM in Morituri Te Salutant: Irorium Arena
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I just realized that 5 of my 30 things are purple. And I wish it was more! I would love to add a pair of dark purple suede heels to my shoe collection.
This whole outfit was brought to me by Gap. The printed tie-neck top is versatile enough to be a staple in both my winter and summer wardrobe. It's on sale and so, so flattering.


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In this section we will discuss making your own natural, biodegradable soaps and cleaning products. Turns out, just about everything in this category is some very effective combination of some of the following: vinegar, baking soda, salt, bentonite clay, sodium borate, fruit, nut, or seed oil, milk, and nice smelling/tasting essential oils. Simple, non-burny, non-toxic stuff. Cool, right? Current/future experiments include:
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Wednesday, 23 November 2016
Kangaroos beat kiwis
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Thursday, 17 November 2016
All Blacks win big at World Rugby Awards
The All Blacks won many of the top prizes at the World Rugby Awards held at the Hilton, London on Sunday night. All Blacks First five, Beauden Barrett, won the player of the year prize. The All Blacks took the team of the year prize for the seventh season. And Steve Hansen won the coach of the year for the fourth time.Barrett said he was humbled to win the honor. "It means so much, it's certainly something I don't expect to be awarded," Barrett said. Barret has given a shout out to his hurricanes and all blacks team mate. The All Blacks again won all the big baubles at the World Rugby Awards in London on Monday. Barrett won the player of the year prize from team-mate Dane Coles.
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Monday, 14 November 2016
Waikato man missing in Bali after failing to return from 'Tinder' holiday
A Kiwi man has gone missing in Bali after failing to return from a holiday with a woman he had just met. Friends on the media have been posting posts for any information or sightings of Joshua Goudswaard - a 32-year-old man from Waikato who is living in Perth. He was due to return on four days later, But then extended his trip. His friend Aaron Smith said none of his friends or family had been in touch since October 30. Smith posted a posts for information this week on social media, which has been shared dozens of times. Joshua has been missing for 14 days now. Phones been disconnected & not replying to emails, the last transaction on his bank statement was for a small amount in the UK
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Friday, 11 November 2016
Mirror Mirror
Mirror Mirror is a Fantasy and Drama movie.
Lily collins=Snow white.
Julia Roberts=evil wicked queen.
Sean Bean=The King
Maid= Mare Winningham
The costume design=made by Eiko Ishioka.
Favorite Scene- My favorite scene in this movie was close to the end,When the evil queen was put into a therapy room by the maids (Mare Winningham) who worked for snow white. Treatment- Evil queen
The maids didn't like the queen because they were bossed around, So they decided to make a Beauty treatment which involves bird poop on her face, maggots in her ear, bumblebees on her lips, and even the sting of a scorpion. The queen had no idea what she was treated with. It was hilarious!
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Tuesday, 8 November 2016
Trump, Clinton racing for Election finishing line
Americans vote for their 45th president. It will all be over tomorrow when the polls close and votes are counted. The Herald will be on the ball long into the night, so tune in and keep up to date as results come in. Today is the final day the candidates can campaign.
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Monday, 7 November 2016
Beyonce, Jay Z's Clinton show
Beyonce and Jay Z have performed songs for Hillary Clinton at a concert at Cleveland State University. Beyonce told the crowd on Saturday that "less than 100 years ago, women did not have the right to vote. "I want my daughter to grow up seeing a woman lead our country and know that her possibilities are limitless," she told the crowd, as she sang songs from her album Lemonade, including Formation. Clinton delivered brief remarks, thanking the two musicians and praising them for their inspiration. This is what america is my friends clinton said.
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Friday, 4 November 2016
Two tonnes of fireworks to go BOOM in Whangarei
Two tonnes of fireworks will explode in the sky above Whangarei this weekend with some going 130 meters into the air. The Whangarei Lion's Club Fireworks Spectacular is back again tomorrow and $25,000 of pyrotechnics will be lighting up the sky."Its excellent, it's a great display. Last year we had about 10,000 people along," he said. A spokesman for Auckland company Boom Boom Fireworks, who put on the show, said there were 2000 kg covering a range of fireworks. With $25,000 worth of fire works.
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Buzz News Roundup, 6/8
- Reuters reports on the mixed reactions polygamists have toward HBO's series "Big Love."
- According to NME, No Doubt are heading into the studio without Gwen Stefani.
- But Fergie promises fan that the Black Eyed Peas will be back.
- Reuters brings us news that Sean Connery will not be in the fourth Indiana Jones movie, claiming "retirement is just too damned much fun."
- Variety says the cast for Mel Brooks' next musical, "Young Frankenstein" will include Megan Mullally and Roger Bart, among others.
- Spike Lee will direct a WWII drama titled Miracle at St. Anna, according to Variety.
- A businessman who ran away from Sacha Baron Cohen in the Borat movie has joined the ranks of people suing the filmmakers, E! Online reports.
- Pitchfork has tour dates from Spoon, Modest Mouse, and Feist.


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Happy, peaceful, and adorable.
Fiesty, impetuous, and unpredictable.
Both are so adorable and I can feel the love and pride you feel for them in this post!
that was a beyoootiful post!! :)
and to think they will keep being at these different stages but utterly in love with each other! :)
hugs and touchwood!
wow...lovely post!
kala teeka! And a big hug to Moppet and a light air-kissy to Munch :)
Adorable pics in the previous post!
I think 3 months is a wonderful time too. I could eat li'l moppet up - he's so cute!
And isn't it amazing how you can move from 3 and 30 so smoothly and still maintain your sanity?
Lovely lovely post and way of presenting his 3rd month.
They are truly adorable. Lovely pics!!
wow! what a beautiful post!
and lovely pics too!
3 cheers and 30 slobbery kisses to your delicious peas.
I want me another baby now!
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what an utterly lovable post. Munch looks like he has the answers to everything and moppet looks like she is thinking to steps ahead!
Lovely post Maggie :) and loved the pics :)
Love to the calm little one and the feisty tot :)
Maggie, I loved this post to bits! god bless MnM :)
Loved loved it .... with such pride does a mom write about her kids!!
How lovely!!! I loved teh first set of pics...shows their personalities :)
its been 3 months already? wow. beautiful kids both.
Lovely post Maggie!Munch looks so peaceful and happy in the pics and Moppet is being just moppet,the little bright eyed mischief maker:) The pair is soo adorable. Is the horns a pre halloween prep?
By the way what's with the talk of disowning this twin huh?*boo hoo*
You still are the sweeter one of the two remember?:):)
wow - adorable it is Maggie..especially the first pic of munch...
Lovely. I can see mamma Maggie has her hands quite full!
what a lovely cute post...
he is looking so cool
Very nice.
My wife is an avid follower of your blog :-)
She makes me J by referring to the fact that you are such a good writer.
True but somehow you don't like listening to such things from your wife...
Just thought I'd let you know...
Our daughter just completed 2. Hence can understand the emotions behind your posts.
Keep writing!
now that is a beautiful poem :)
am too late here... :)
I think he looks like you...hmm...pretty sure.
Loved the post, as always. See, God not only gave you different genders but different personalities too! How was Moppet at 3 months in comparison (I know we're not supposed to compare, but..).
Very very (did I mention very?) nice post. It's amazing how much they change in two and a half years!
Love the pics! :) Their expressions are enough to tell everything you wrote about. Some day they'll read all this.. I love that thought!
I'll go with the utterly adorable... The boy is every bit as cute as he has any right to be but Moppet's turning out to be a real head-turner, isn't she? I love the pics in the previous post.
Lovely lovely post..
Anti jinx please!
Lovely post :)
The pics say it all.
You said it so well! The pics are positively adorable - Munch looks a lot like you I think :)
what a lovely post Maggie!! too cute.
Thankee all!
I didn't know whether to go awww..at Munch or laugh with/at Moppet in this post. Only you could have done this, Mags. :-D
Lovely post. And Moppet looks so girlish and demure in that last pic. Big Hug to the girl and a flying kiss to the boy.


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This article is dedicated to the strong
spirit of survival found in Louisiana. Just around ten years
ago, Louisiana was struck with unbelievable devastation. On
August 29, 2005, Katrina and the resultant flooding crippled New
Orleans and the surrounding parishes. It was followed by
Hurricane Rita just a month later on September 24. Rita struck
an already reeling state a second crippling blow. Yet today,
Louisiana has bounced back. It may never be the same again but
it is once more a place to visit and marvel at the history,
culture, food and especially the spirit of its diverse
population that make is a truly unique place.
Traveling in the United States, Louisiana
is the closest you can come to visiting a foreign country. So
much of their food, culture and heritage is found only in
Louisiana is the only state that has
parishes not counties. Reason being that the strongly embedded
French and Spanish culture that was in place when the U.S,
acquired the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803.
While at first blush you might say, "The
first Mardi Gras in this country was held in
Mobile." That's true but
remember Mobile was part of the original Louisiana purchase.
Most cities and even small town in
Louisiana celebrate Mardi Gras but the principal celebrations
are found in New Orleans, Lake Charles, Shreveport, Baton Rouge,
Lafayette, Houma
Orleans naturally is the first place that comes to mind when
anyone says "Mardi Gras." The Crescent City is the epicenter of
the Mardi Gras explosion. If you include neighboring
parishes of Jefferson, Saint Bernard and Saint Tammany,
the New Orleans area hosts over 50 parades. Most of which also
have a ball. (Pun intended.)
Until 1968, balls were high society and
upper crust affairs. The Krewe of Bacchus changed all that when
Owen Brennan of Brennan's Restaurant and a few businessmen broke with tradition.
They revitalized an idea
Owen's father had tried with little
success in 1949 and plotted a krewe that would not only
allow outsiders at the ball but would have an outsider celebrity
king for a Sunday night parade with super floats that would be
bigger and more elaborate than any other krewe.
Ball goers would purchase a ticket rather than wait in
vain for an invitation.
The first
Bacchus Parade hit
the streets on Sunday, February 16, 1969 with celebrity king,
Danny Kaye. The krewe today has over 1,400 members and 33
animated super-floats.
Since then two other super float krewes
have emerged using a similar plan. The Krewe of Endymion
provides a post parade event with top name entertainers so large
it fills the Superdome to overflowing. The other super krewe,
the Krewe of Orpheus has a more formal black-tie for its ball.
Zulu Parade is an distinctly New Orleans tradition. Begun in
the early 1900s, it is an African American krewe that takes
pride in their heritage. Originally, the krewe was somewhat
self-mocking, almost like a minstrel show. Their first kings
wore "lard can" crown and "banana stalk" scepters. Their throws
were somewhat different too. They threw coconuts however
lawsuits claiming injury from the coconuts proliferated. In
1987, their insurance company refused the Krewe of Zulu
coverage. That year they had to suspend their normal throws and
content themselves with just beads and doubloons. The following
year they persuaded the
Louisiana Legislature to pass what was known as the
"Coconut Bill," exempting coconuts as a cause of injuries. That
might seem strange if you are not from Louisiana but
then-governor Edwards (who was never amiss to forcing the law to
fit his desires as you will learn later) signed the bill into
The Mystic Krewe of Barkus began over a dog
complaint. In 1992 Thomas Wood
attended a meeting at a local bar. He brought his dog, Jo
Jo McWood, to the meeting
and some of the patrons of the bar complained that the dog was a
nuisance. To get even with the complainers, Wood founded
the Krewe of Barkus and
pronounced Jo Jo
parade queen and captain-for-life. Today the parade of costumed
canines is still going strong. You can even enroll your dog in
the krewe. There is a ball of the human escorts afterwards.
One of New Orleans most colorful Mardi Gras
traditions are the Mardi
Gras Indians. Today, it is a recognized part of Mardi Gras
culture but that wasn't always the way it was. If you listen to
the words of the traditional Indians song,
I-KO, I-KO, it hints
of violence.
Look at my king all dressed in redI-KO,
I-KO, un-day. I betcha five dollars he'll kill you dead
Jack-a-mo fee na-na
and another verse
My flag boy and your flag boy were
Sit-tin' by the fire. - My flag boy toldYour flag boy "I'm
gonna set your flag on fire."
This krewe has no floats. Its members are
mostly African American men from inner city neighborhoods who in
the past used masking and the confusion of Mardi Gras to settle
old scores. Today, it still doesn't announce its route but the
"confrontations" between the "Big Chiefs" now are friendly
competition over the elaborate costumes that are handmade and
take months and in some cases thousands of dollars to create.
As you can imagine all this pageantry will
cost a bundle and provide a lot of jobs. One of the chief
creators of the floats and an attraction you can see year-round
is Blaine Kern's Mardi
Gras World.
Charles is second only to New Orleans in Mardi Gras events
and parades. It offers a very family friendly celebration with a
few unique twists. It has a more Cajun flavor while New Orleans'
celebration is more
Creole. Mardi Gras in Lake Charles culminates on Tuesday night
with the Krewe of Krewes
Parade. The unique thing about this parade is that Krewe of
Krewes is made up of over 60 separate krewes.
Children's Parade is
a fun event. I got to take part in it last year and wore out my
arm throwing beads to the expectant little ones that lined the
Royal Gala brings the
fun of Mardi Gras to all at a very reasonable price. It is held
the on Monday, Mardi Gras Eve, and offers all the opportunity
usually only found at a ball.
Kings and queens, royal dukes and duchesses, captains,
courtesans, and jesters all parade in full regalia with music,
lights and dancing.
At a Royal Gala, you are greeted by the
12th Night Revelers, another Lake Charles Mardi Gras custom. The
12th Night Revelers are decked in colorful jester costumes, many
twirling parasols like Second Line Paraders. They were formed in
1991 by Anne Monlezun to spread the true meaning of Mardi Gras
and act as Mardi Gras Ambassadors.
Another Lake Charles Mardi Gras event you
should not miss is the show presented by the Krewe of Illusions.
It is so professionally done, you think you must be on Broadway
seeing a top show.
Man's best friend is not left out of the
family celebration in Lake Charles. The
Krewe of Barkus
offers pups a chance to get rigged out in costume and compete
for the title of "Mystical Dog." Their human helpers toss out
both beads and dog biscuits.
Lake Charles is home to the largest
Mardi Gras Museum in the South. The Mardi Gras Museum of Imperial
Calcasieu is located in the Central School Arts & Humanities
Center at 809 Kirby Street. The costumes are unbelievable in
both beauty and scale. You can even try on one of them and climb
on a float to toss your own beads. There is a display devoted to
the King Cake and its traditions.
We even got to decorate our own kingcakes.
In Calcasieu Parish, the
Iowa Chicken Run is a unique take off on another only-in-Louisiana
custom, the Courir de
Mardi Gras. The original Cajun tradition
was for masked horsemen to ride the around the area
stopping at homes to beg for something to make gumbo. The
residents would bring out a chicken or some rice of vegetable
and the revelers would get off the horses and dance and sing in
return for the food offering.
In Iowa, there is a slightly different
twist on the custom. Instead of just horseback riders, they have
several trucks decked as floats. There are still some
horseback riders and a few four-wheel vehicles.
There is no exact route
but Iowa homeowners come out to watch. When someone holds up a
bag of rice or a package of chicken, the parade stops and
everyone gets out playing zydeco music and dancing as a "thank
you." When the dance ends the chicken is tossed and dozens of
excited kids race off in its wake.
Berline Bellard, who coordinated the event,
explained the procedure. "When we stop. The captain will blow
the whistle. We all unload
off the trailer and then he will throw the chicken in the
air. The minute it hits the ground, the kids and even the dogs
will take off after it. Whoever catches the chicken will bring
it back."
They use four different roosters to avoid
too much stress on the animals. Luckily these birds will not end
up in the gumbo pot
that day. While the parade is en route, local ladies are back at
the Knight of Columbus Hall preparing the meal the participants
will enjoy upon their return. Of course there is music and
dancing. That is compulsory at any Cajun event.
Visitors can purchase a ticket and get to
ride on one of the "floats." Participants come from all over the
world as well as locals. Last year, when I took part, Lake
Charles mayor and his family rode on one of the floats with us.
His grandsons chased the chickens along with children who lived
in the local trailers.
This event brings together all races, economic levels and
Shreveport/Bossier City are
also more family orientated. One of my favorite parades is
Shreveport's Barkus and
Meaux. It's open to any pet not just dogs. They have a King
and Queen of
Bone Apetit and court
just like human krewes. The court are named for food related
items like Lady of
the Fondue and Duke of Midnight Snacks. The parade is
competitive with contests that
include Best Float, Pet/Owner look-a-like, and Best Dressed
Shreveport/Bossier City has seven parades
in all. The Krewe of
Gemini has a museum with costumes of past royalty. It's open
January through
March. Mardi Gras Bash is an opportunity for groups of 10 or
more to enjoy a front-row experience for the Krewe of Centaur
Parade held on the Saturday before Mardi Gras.
Another fun and free event is the float
loading parties. Both the Krewe of Centaur and the Krewe of
Gemini throw a party a night or so before the parade where
visitors can visit the dent and watch the behind the scenes
activities involved in putting on a super parade.
(For more Shreveport Mardi Gras click here.)
Baton Rouge has the most informal Mardi Gras of this group.
There are seven parades mainly focusing on weekend fun. The
Krewe of Mutts is their tribute to man's best friend. Mardi Gras
day the parade, Beauregard Town Walking Parade, is a
human-powered event where anyone is free to join the parade. It
has no gas guzzler floats. You either march, bicycle or create a
pedal-powered float for this one. it ends with a big open party
for all.
Their biggest parade,
The Krewe of Spanish Town,
is held on the Saturday before
Mardi Gras. It also ends with the ultimate Mardi Gras
Party. It offers free bands, vendors, art exhibits and food. You
can purchase a "Taste of Louisiana" meal tickets if you wish.
Houma, Mardi Gras begins two weekends prior to Fat Tuesday
With the Krewe of Hercules that Friday night and culminate with three parades
on the big day,
Krewe of Houmas, Krewe of
Kajuns and Krewe of Bonne Terre. Mardi Gras there is
celebrated with a very Cajun flair.
Most Louisiana cities have some celebration
of the day. Natchitoches has one parade, the
Krewe of Dionysus,
which has more than a dozen super floats.
It's a legal state holiday in Louisiana
since 1875. Don't lose sight of the fact that it's also a
religious holiday. Mardi Gras is always celebrated on Shrove
Tuesday, also called Fat Tuesday, the day before Lent officially
begins on Ash Wednesday. The weeks leading up to it are filled
with King Cakes and parties.
Louisiana has food not usually found
elsewhere until the
recent upswing of Cajun Cooking hit the airways. Things like po'
boys, crawfish, gumbo, etouffee, boudon and dirty rice are a way
of life in Louisiana.
Drive by Daiquiris can be found in many
places. In case you are used to open-container
laws, the daiquiris
servers comply by pasting a bit of tape over the straw hole.
Naturally patrons remove the tape, put in the straw and slurp
the icy goodness.
The first cocktail, the Sazerac, was
created by a pharmacist in New Orleans in the early 19th
century. New Orleans is
the birthplace of Absinthe
Frappe, the Ramos Gin Fizz, the Obituary Cocktail and Pat
O'Brian's Hurricane. Antoine's Restaurant is the
birthplace of Oysters Rockefeller.
"I'll dance at your
funeral" does not constitute a curse in Louisiana. It refers to
Jazz Funerals which are embraced as a way to celebrate the life the
dearly departed enjoyed
rather than mourn the end of that life.
Of course, Jazz is a part
of New Orleans. Be sure to visit the
Jazz Festival. In 2016,
it's April 22 to May 1.
Voodoo is not the stuff of bad horror movies in New Orleans. It is an accepted
religion that is actively practiced by many people. A great
place to understand Voodoo is with a visit to Jerry Gondolfo's
Orleans Historic Voodoo Museum. It's the most authentic.
New Orleanians have a way
with language that is decidedly European. If someone refers to a
porte cochere, he's
talking about what you call a carport. "Make the groceries"
doesn't mean they are going to create them just go and buy them.
Banquettes and neutral
grounds describe the places called "sidewalks" and "medians" in
other places. The term neutral ground came about after the
Louisiana Purchase when Americans began to move into the city.
French and Spanish Creoles, even the Free People of Color
considered them barbarians and did not want to mingle with them.
Business required dealings between Creoles and Americans so
instead of the American being invited into the French Quarter or
the Creole venturing into the
Garden District or
Irish Channel, where
the Americans lived,
they would meet on the neutral ground on Canal Street. it
divided the Quarter from the Uptown section and was thus a
"neutral ground" for both parties.
There is so much to see on
both sides of that neutral ground, the Old Custom House, now the
fantastic Audubon Insectarium, the New
Orleans Audubon Aquarium, streetcars like nowhere else, A ferry to take you to the
Algiers side and naturally
Harrods Casino.
My favorite "language story" relates to one
of New Orleans favorite sports. I was taking a tour on one of
the Hop-on Hop-off Tour Buses. When we passed Harrods on Canal Street,
our guide informed us "Ladies and gentlemen, there is no
gambling in New Orleans. Un un! Gambling is forbidden by the
Louisiana Constitution."
At this point we were all looking to see if her keepers
were pursuing her bus with a strait jacket.
She continued, "Governor Edwards was in
office when we got casinos in Louisiana. He decided that even
though gambling was forbidden, gaming
was legal. So here we have
gaming at the casino."
(For more about Louisiana
casinos, click here.)
I am from New Orleans and grew up with all this so it
seems natural to me. Go visit and see what you think. I predict
you will love Louisiana.
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