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Moms are always on the go. Especially young ones, with little children and toddlers, or the ones who are trying to juggle raising their bundle of joy, keeping up a happy marriage and staying on top of things at work. It's no walk in the park, so trying to do all that and still looking fashionable and chic may prove to be more difficult than you think. Therefore, here are some much needed tips on how to jazz up your mommy attire with just a few touches.
#1. Matching outfits. If you have a little girl it's very easy to do. Just replicate your skirt and blouse outfit on a tiny scale, dress your doll up and watch as everybody ooooohs and aaawwwws when they see you. However, if you want to really make their jaw drop, try the 'matching outfit' solution when you have a baby boy. Compose an outfit out of denim jeans, a white shirt, and classic black suit jacket. He can wear little red converses and you can wear your favorite red pumps. Wow!
#2. The maxi skirt. There's just something about wearing a maxi skirt. It looks very regal, like the woman wearing it is a princess or a fairy just strolling down the cobbled streets of the busy city. Which is actually what makes the maxi skirt the perfect solution to step up your mommy outfit. All in a fun and relaxed way, while still allowing you to run around after the little one. Choose a cream colored skirt, pair it off munchkin's stuff and you're mommy on to go!
#3. The leather jacket and hat ensemble. If it's cold outside, but you still need to get your tyke outside for some fresh air or for him to play with the falling yellowing leaves or with the puppies in the park, you will need an outfit that's both strong against the cold and chic and fashionable. The quick fix comes from pairing a pair of baggy jeans with a cool black leather jacket, a cozy knitted sweater, and a classic hat. Hats have been very much in this year and they've made a huge comeback. So keep it classy and stylish even at the park, with this casual-rock-chic look.
#4. The amazing and elegant bag. Ok, so maybe you were in such a rush this morning with having to prepare breakfast, dress the little one, see your husband off to work and answer all your office e-mails that you didn't actually have time to put together an amazing outfit for today, but you still want to feel like a million bucks when the two of you go for a walk. The simple solution is to wear whatever you want but add a show-stopping bag. Oversize it, don't be afraid. Either leather or canvas, choose a classical, timeless piece, and watch all the other moms gasp because they are all wearing diaper bags. Nothing says "I've got this, I'm a wonder woman" better than pulling a baby bottle out of a one of a kind elegant leather statement bag.
#5. The relaxing day outfit. This one is for when you want to look cool and chic but casual and approachable at the same time. It is also suitable for the times when you don't want to spend much time styling, you just want a relaxing day next to your kid. There are a lot of funny mommy message t-shirts out there and you can pair them off with almost anything: skirts, pants, jeans, sweatpants, and overalls. If you are too tired, though, and you want to stay at home, one good alternative would be to wear a comfortable bathrobe. There are a lot of cotton bathrobes for kids every mommy can choose from. You just have to find the one that matches better your preferences.
#6. Overalls. There is probably no other outfit better suited for raising children then the denim overall. They should sell it at Prada and add diamonds on it and then we could build them a shrine for getting our ladies through the toughest of their maternity times. Roll up the cuff above your ankles and wear a killer set of heels, either nude or in a crazy color to show you too are in a playful mood, not just your kid. Add the leopard sunglasses and a white tank top and maternity fashion heaven, here we come!
#7. Moving towards our bohemian side, we propose the kimono. It has been in very high regards the past couple of years and it's been mostly known as "Coachella" fashion, but that doesn't mean you can't bring it into the street. Short shorts, preferably denim or white cotton ones, mandatory crop tops, round "John Lennon" sunglasses and strings of black beads turn this outfit into a veritable hippie dream.
#8. Keeping in theme, we suggest the boho head band. This is, yet again, another trick designed to pull you out of the crowd when you didn't have time to throw on something stylish. So let's say you're wearing a simple skirt and t-shirt ensemble, jeans and crop top, shorts and an oversized t-shirt. Ok, then the bohemian head band is the key for you. You can wear a simple leather one, a knitted one or even one with some flowers, for a really comfy and adorable, but chic look.
#9. Animal print sneakers. When you're a mommy, wearing high heels is not an option. Most of the time you have to be able to run around after your little one, play with him or simply walk around and stand on your feet all day long doing numerous chores. So, if you don't want your feet to hurt like crazy in the evening or swell up the size of Hulk's feet, you'd better wear sneakers. But, since I know you want to look fancy, I propose the animal print sneaker, guaranteed to draw some attention. You can find them in thousands of models, almost anywhere and at cheap prices.
#10. The last item on our list is the show stopping red dress. I could not have possibly written this article without including a note on this. There are ways to be comfortable and still look amazing. Like this red dress I found, which for me is perfection itself. I'd definitely wear it.
It's very simple, as you can see, which means it's comfortable. It's body fitting, but not too tight, like a Herve Leger bandage dress would be, for example. It's long and very elegant, it has long sleeves if you need to take your toddler outside for a minute or two and an outstanding naked back, complete with a ribbon. This dress truly embodies the spirit of Christmas.
So there you have it. Your ten tips on how to look perfect and chic even when traipsing around the playground trying to convince your kid to stay still for just one minute.


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Yesterday evening I suddenly felt the emotion of 'WATCH THE MATRIX'. And it seems that no matter how many times I watch this movie there is something new to be found in the layers and layers of Gnostic knowledge written into this film. And this may or may not have anything to do with these synchronicities but several minutes before starting this post it started snowing so everything is white here (just like during the writing of the December 31st synchronicity report, which will actually be referenced in this article interestingly):
Most of these synchronicities will deal with the information given in the very beginning of the movie. While Trinity is communicating with Cypher about how she believes Neo is the One there is the famous falling green coded characters going down the screen and a few seemingly random numbers are being chosen and zoomed in on until the scene changes.
Right before the scene changes though the number 506 takes up the entire screen and I felt right away that there was something to be found here (this 506 appears during the intro at about the 1:20 mark):
The very next number that appears in the movie is the room where the police officers find Trinity which is room 303:
If we add 506 plus 303 we get an interesting number = 809:
And I recall this dream I had on December 29th, 2018 which I included in the December 31st, 2018 article where I was Neo. The time I finished writing the dream on my phone was 8:09 AM (pardon the spelling errors below, it is difficult to type when you are half asleep):
809 has been appearing many times recently in these works:
It is important and interesting to note that when Morpheus begins communicating with Neo, Neo doesn't know whether or not the synchronicities he has just experienced are part of a dream or occurring in his waking life.
We know that Morpheus is the god of dreams and sleep, according to Greek mythology:
Morpheus ('Fashioner', derived from the Ancient Greek: μορφή meaning 'form, shape')[1] is a god associated with sleep and dreams. In Ovid's Metamorphoses he is the son of Sleep, who appears in dreams in human form. From the medieval period, the name began to stand more generally for the god of dreams, or of sleep.[2]
Despite my resistance to this phenomenon this is exactly what has been happening to me since October 7th, 2017 where I was shown the bible verses John 4:4 – 4:10 where it talks about God sending Jesus to Earth. This and countless other dreams have occurred showing me I am supposed to play the role of Jesus. There has been a great amount of knowledge and information and training occurring in the dream state (not only in my case but in countless others at this time) and it is possible that when Neo and Morpheus are doing training in the movie they are doing it in the dream world AKA the astral plane where anything is possible. I am 'suggested' where to go, what to do, what not to eat, what numbers to research, what future events will occur (some of these were very big) and of course how to build a stronger and more powerful mind.
This has been the case in my experience with lucid dreaming. Mastering lucid dreaming translates to mastering the physical plane where it's exactly the same situation, where you can manifest anything you want, but it just takes longer. You can learn to jump off buildings (which I have done many times) and fly anywhere if you, as Morpheus put it, 'Free Your Mind' and abandon fear, doubt and disbelief. If you have any doubt whatsoever, you will jump off the building and begin to fall because your mind has been conditioned as such, just like Neo did. If you believe 100% you can fly or manifest anything you want, then you have freed your mind and can practice this in the physical plane. I taught my co-workers at the hospital how to lucid dream and within a day or two a couple of them had one and were so amazed. They just experienced being in conscious control of their astral bodies for the first time in their lives.
Now the next number that we see in the movie is Neo's apartment number which is 101:
If we add 101 to our original two numbers 506 + 303 we get 910:
And 9/10 or September 10th was the date the massive X8.2 solar flare took place 6 minutes after our meditation for Hurricane Irma. This was the first time we had ever used my own voice in a mass meditation video.
If we add 506 plus another number that has been manifesting frequently recently, 404, we see it adds up to 910:
If we type in today's date in day/month format 16/2 and plug it into Pi we see it takes position 1324 (we even see the number 019 which is 910 backwards at the end of the string of numbers:)
1324 appears as part of the time stamp at the beginning of The Matrix:
And we already know 410 takes position 162 in Pi:
1324 is the gematria value of the phrase 'The Messiah has Arrived':
As was already written in a previous post the amount of time between April 10th, 1990 and the date included in the time stamp in the previous screen shot = February 19th, 1998 is 410 weeks:
This particular post number is 27991:
And if we plug today's date into Pi = 2/16 we see it takes position 991, same as the last three digits of this post number:
The gematria value of 'Second Coming of Jesus' is also 216:
While browsing YouTube a promotion for The Matrix appeared and the length of the movie is today's date exactly = 2/16/19:
The amount of time between the December 31st, 2018 article and this article on February 16th, 2019 is 47 days:
If we plug 47 into Pi we see it takes position 119, so here we see the same digits as the 991 but the opposite of 991:
We see the number 066 behind 47 and 066 backwards is 660 and this number just appeared in the previous article as the amount of kilometers in the 'Transition Zone' layer of the Earth and 660 Km converts to 410 miles:
We also see 172 at the end of the string of numbers and this is 271 backwards and 2.71 is Euler's Number which is a number that continues to appear throughout these works.
If we reverse the 47 to 74 and plug this into Pi we see it takes position 56 which is the our original 506 without the 0 (the number after 74 is 944 and this number was already written about previously.):
If we plug 56 into Pi we see it takes position 210 (a number that was just written about) and it appears behind 659 which is another big number that has been appearing recently:
For instance if we plug 210 backwards into Pi = 012 we see it takes position 659:
As was written earlier the amount of time between the December 31st, 2018 article and this one on February 16th, 2019 is 47 days. 47 days converts to 67680 minutes:
And if we multiply the 6x7x6x8 together we get 2016 which contains the digits of today's date = 2/16:
What are the odds of that?
And the reverse of 47 is 74 and 74 is the gematria value of 'Jesus':
If we plug our original number 506 from the beginning of the Matrix into Pi we see it takes position 1115:
The gematria value of 'Jesus is the Alpha and Omega' is 1115:
And if you pay close attention to the details of this movie you will learn that Neo is basically being portrayed as a modern Jesus. This has been written about many times on this blog already.
Today's daily bible verse has some interesting information to document:
The gematria value of this verse is both 744 and 278. We just saw the 47 and 74 earlier in this article:
And if we plug 278 into Pi we see it takes position right after 019 which is 910 backwards and we just saw that 9/10 was the date of the massive X8.2 solar flare:
This is everything for now, much love all.
PS The above song is the one that is played on Neo's headphones at the beginning of the movie. When I went to listen to it there was a lot of 9s and 2s in the view count:
If we look up the meaning of the repeating 9s and 2s we see a 555 (which means big changes coming) in the view count and we see it was posted on 9/29 (September 29th):
If we look up the meaning of the repeating 2s and 9s (the opposite of 9s and 2s) we see that it was posted at 1:33:
And if we reverse 133 to 331 and see this as a date it would be the date The Matrix was released in the United States:
Additionally the gematria value of 'The Messiah' is 331:
PPS While adding something to this article later on and archiving the page I saw that the time stamp was 3:39:29:
Without the semi-colons we see the number 33929 and 33 is the amount of years Jesus allegedly lived and we just saw information about the 9s and 2s earlier.
Additionally if we plug today's date into the base-10/base-8 converter we see the number 330 appear and so we see the number 33 once again:

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I love makeup and beauty products but there are some that I just could not live without. Today I will be sharing my 5 holy grail beauty products. These are products that I absolutely love and have repurchased more than once! Enjoy!
Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz: I love this eyebrow pencil because it is super thin and makes beautiful, natural looking eyebrows. I recently wrote a full review on this pencil which you can find here.
Candy Cane ChapStick: I like to use this either alone or under a lipstick. This product reminds me of Christmas and smells super delicious! I believe this is only available during the Christmas time so I will definitely be stocking up!
Miss Dior Perfume: This perfume has been my favorite scent since I was 16 years old ( I am now 21). I love how girly, romantic, and flowery this perfume smells. It also last a long time and a little goes a long way so the big bottle usually last me about a year.
Smashbox Photo Finish Foundation Primer Light: This is my favorite face primer. It helps reduce the oiliness and gives a matte finish. This helps me a lot since I tend to sweat more than normal.
LORAC Pro Palette: I have been using this palette a lot since I bought it over the summer. I have my three favorite go to eyeshadows that I wear almost every time I put makeup on. Those three are ROSÉ, LT. BROWN, and NECTAR, I blend these three for a natural but shimmery look.
These are my all time favorite holy grail products.
What are your holy grail products?


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6 Reasons Your Period Is Being Weird, According To Chinese Medicine
Even if you've had the pleasure of having your period for years, there are still things about it that are somewhat, well, mysterious. Why is it that some months you deal with debilitating pain, while other months you hardly notice it sneaking up on you? Some months you have to be on top of changing your pads and tampons so as to prevent leaks when other months you can be more lax? Chinese Medicine has some explanations. There are actual reasons your period is being weird, according to Chinese Medicine, which, if you know them, will make you feel far better about your usual frustration of never knowing how or why your period is the way that it is.
Chinese Medicine relies on guiding (and supporting) principles that might be a little bit different than what you're familiar with if you grew up with a more Westernized version of health and medicine. According to the National Institutes of Health's U.S. National Library of Medicine, the underlying principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine are Yin and Yang. When you're healthy, your Yin and Yang are balanced. Poor health is said to be due to an imbalance in the two. Ultimately, Chinese Medicine's explanations for your period wackiness often has to do with balance as well, but it's slightly more complicated than that. If you're looking for answers, according to Chinese Medicine, you'll need to look inside yourself at how your body is functioning. If your period is being weird, it's probably because your body is as well.
1. You Have Stagnant Blood
According to a blog post on NY Chi Acupuncture's website, intense cramping can be a sign of stagnant blood. You don't want this. To avoid it, do things that will help boost your blood flow instead of letting it fall stagnant and immobile, like exercise. The post also says that acupuncture and taking certain herbs can can help alleviate the pain associated with extreme period cramps. If you get these some months, but not every month, maybe you have some stagnant blood lying around. Some abdominal surgeries, abortions, some birth control pills, and IUDs might cause some blood stagnation, according to the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine's website.
2. You Have Liver Heat
Typically your menstrual cycle should be roughly 28 days long. If yours is shorter than that, it could be a sign of liver heat, according to Ping Ming Health. Experiencing symptoms like insomnia, increased heart rate, and feeling hot or emotional can also point to liver heat, particularly if your cycle is also too short. Taking it easy and avoiding stressful and emotional situations during this time can help with symptoms.
3. You Have Spleen Deficiency
Have you ever noticed that, some months, your PMS symptoms seem to just be out of control? Your boobs hurt, you're moody and exhausted, and you hurt all over. Why? According to the previously-mentioned post from Ping Ming Health, extreme PMS symptoms can be a sign of spleen deficiency. Again, taking good care of yourself and slowing things down can be helpful if this is the problem. The post also said that you might want to avoid eating and drinking cold things during your period to balance things out.
4. You Have Blood Deficiency
According to the aforementioned post from Ping Ming Health, if your period only lasts a day or two and is quite pale, you might be experiencing blood deficiency, especially if you're pale too. It could mean that you're iron-deficient. Eating foods rich in iron could help, but if you're trying to balance things and live according to the tenets of Traditional Chinese Medicine, opt for warming foods, drinks, and soup instead of cold.
5. You Have Stagnant Qi
In Traditional Chinese Medicine, qi is your energy, your life-force. When your qi gets stagnant in the body, it can cause you to experience some less-than-pleasant symptoms like bloating and back aches, according to a blog post on Wildwood Medicine's website. You can also end up with headaches, feelings of anger, and feeling overheated when you're trying to sleep as a result of the associated heat in the body. Not good. Once your period does arrive, these pesky symptoms should go away.
6. You Have Qi Deficiency
According to a post on doctor of natural medicine Dr. Josh Axe's website, a qi deficiency can interfere with hormone balance. Wacky hormone levels can mess with your regular period, and can be caused by too much stress. In the post, Axe recommended that you eat a healthy diet and make sure to get enough rest in order to help. Your period can be weird for lots of different reasons, but if you're looking for answers, you might find some in Chinese Medicine.
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Don't design a café like a museum - how that was one has come back to bite us on the bun.
As customer experience in the physical space goes modern, museum design looks like it has surpassed the design of shops, malls and department stores. I hate myself for banging on about this, but retail space has become a stagnant, dead, boring monotony of seen-before displays and ill-considered layouts, and lacklustre customer journeys.
Museum experiences were once condemned as all of the above by designers and retail marketers. But I now believe, certainly in the recent institutions I've visited, that as customer attractions these spaces are doing a great job in overall design and customer interaction, perhaps let down only by the obligatory food and beverage (F&B) offer and coffee shop that doesn't always enhances the experience.
Now, is a visitor to a museum a customer? Increasingly so – they are 'culture customers,' a new breed hungry for a new experience. More on that later. The institutions have marketed the spaces as attractions, as events, as cultural centres that service local communities as well as creating visitor attractions giving emotive 'wow' experiences. Institutions took a leap of faith in design, in creativity, to establish true destination appeal for an audience needing intrigue and exploration.
Museums are total flex spaces. They can work within confines to allow varied exhibit 'pop up's' and are curated to create a buzz to drive visitor footfall – all good retail speak here. Design, in most if not all cases, has made true landmark statements not only in the spaces but also in the design of the exhibits, of the installations and the displays. Design has been used as the differentiator that creates the appeal, establishes excitement and the impetus to go and see, be part of, be engaged, be entertained and educated.
Now there is a double-edged sword in all of this. There is always that elephant in the room – and I don't mean the displays. Revenue needs to be generated – not only from entrance to the exhibitions and through sales of merchandise at the shop, but also but from the contributions made from the F&B and coffee shop.
These seem to me, in most cases, to let the experience down with a scattering of tables and chairs within a canteen-style counter operation (not that I have anything against a big queue at a counter).
Maybe because they are an afterthought, a necessary evil to keep visitors in the building, their location is often out of the way or in the wrong place, as an annex to the main building or in an odd corner. They suffer in most cases from institutional F&B operators that have taken over a space and seem just to populate it with cranky tables and chairs in a very piecemeal, badly re-purposed way. I realise that the grandiose buildings in which cultural activities exist are often housed need to squeeze an F&B experience in, but these need to be better considered. Even well-located F&B offers in well-designed spaces often suffer from lack of care and consideration of customer engagement and the overall offer.
This is where institutions can learn from retail. Whilst the exhibition visitor may be transient, the offer still has to be a compelling one. It can't be a snip and ping meal served so hot it takes the roof of your mouth off; it can't just be a cup of coffee and a slice of carrot cake in a lovely room with wonky tables and noisy chairs anymore. There's real opportunity to capture the 'culture customer' coming not only to view but to socialise, work, shop and connect with the community, not just the destination.
The F&B element of the attraction is as important as the attraction itself, if not more so now. It can make or degenerate discredit the reputation of the institution, fulfilling a wider role than sustenance. The savvy, expressive 'culture customer' now has many options and generates comment on the whole visitor experience. Indeed a bad coffee in a bad environment can effect the mood toward the venue itself
External F&B operators, along with the institutions and venues, need to work with designers to create totally defined F&B offerings that enhance the overall experience. These spaces need to offer a design that satisfies the expectations of the culture customer, is comprehensively considered and in some way related to the venue. They need to inspire and welcome beyond being places to meet to discuss the exhibits, responding to the shift in institutions' roles to fulfill a wider societal role. They are becoming destinations in their own right and the chance to capture the culture customer, with cake, counts.
Gabriel Murray is chief creative officer Studio 48 London.


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For 2 weeks nie mmg totally nak fokus utk preparation ke Hong Kong nampaknya. Mentally &physically kena kuat. Brings my mum & adik2 also friends.
Consider this one as my mum's pre-retirement vacation for us. My mum will retire in December after 58 years of services in education fields.
Knowing my mum, she is very so in love with travelling.
We are planning nak pegi HK, Macau and oso Macau. Hopefully Allah swt always with us.
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The New York Post is reporting that Time Warner, a Motley Fool Stock Advisor pick, is in preliminary discussions to sell a stake in AOL to Microsoft
All of this could just be window-dressing for Time Warner, although it's unlikely. AOL has certainly been having problems, and it might just be good company PR to fly a trial balloon to see how the press and public would react to drastic changes to AOL's approach and structure. This is important, since AOL has planned significant changes to its portal and may also be considering wider-reaching changes to the operating unit. One positive indication is that Time Warner stock is up 3.3% in late afternoon trading.
As it pertains to the recent press flurry, it bears mentioning that the company has been focusing shareholder attention on the third-quarter relaunch of the publicly available version of the AOL.com portal, with content, features, and tools that were previously only available to AOL's paying subscribers.
The company expects branded advertising, performance-based advertising, and paid search advertising to create new opportunities for AOL and challenge existing portals like Yahoo!. It's not a strategy without risk, however, as it will involve changes to AOL's current operating structure, which may or may not pan out in the company's favor.
Finding a partner to share the burden of risk may be the smartest way to go -- depending on the financial terms. Since there is no deal yet, there are no financial terms to discuss.
But today's excitement will soon be replaced by the realization that Time Warner is expected to compound earnings at the rate of 11% annually for the next five years (slightly faster than the S&P 500) and posts a forward P/E of 20. The stock has been trading sideways for the last two years, and it's my opinion that the company will continue doing so until the degree of uncertainty surrounding its AOL unit receives some resolution.
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There you go - there's me saying the surf was a bit on the small size when out of the water come two familiar Surf's Up! client faces, clutching longboards, having had an amazing time. And why not? Great stuff.
Okay Van Persie shouldn't have been sent off, but what a travesty it would have been had Barca not made it through. We'd have been deprived of watching what is probably the best team ever assembled since someone decided it would be a better game if the ball was round. Poetry in motion. Oh, and Arsenal were rubbish. Plymouth won!! Green Army - of course with Billy now doing Plymouth Trials (have I mentioned that!) the survival of the club has become a little bit more personal. Talking of being signed up - Mahoustic has I believe been booked to play four gigs already this year. Seems that we have a bit of a Tintagel following. Talking of 'followers' - on Twitter, Charlie Sheen (legend) has nearly 2.5 million. I have 100! I'm just going onto the roof of the office to wave a machete around, that should do the trick!
So what's going down? I know - I was chatting to some friends yesterday. They live locally and enjoy a lovely sea view. The people in front have just extended their house, to such an extent that they've lost their view! That's wrong on so many levels (no pun intended). There's no legal right to a view, but common decency would dictate that you just wouldn't do that. They're going to sell their house and presumably buy a house on the front row. Annoys me that kind of thing. Oh and while I'm on it, pot holes!! Caused by ice, snow, and big fat lorries doing all this building! It's my view that a contribution should be paid by Developers to help keep the roads in a good state. As a keen cyclist, my bottom isn't taking to all this bumpiness at all well!


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What constitutes a big breakfast? Well, in France, an egg is an oeuf to eat.
Hitler in France: "Veni vidi Vichy"?
No flights to France will be delayed. It's Gaul on time's Day!
The first Apple iPhone in France was likened to a Pomme Pilot.
In France do the birds take it up the oiseaux?
If you are either French or Jamaican, then chez mon you.
I went to Paris to find friendship, and was arrested for sought ami; they told me I was a Seiner. We're no longer France, and I have nothing more Toulouse. I'm not just a Nancy boy.
In France, cats attack birds, nest paw?
French streets are tricky. There is always some rues.
Parisians in an uproar about open air urinals? Eau de humanity!


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Dive Brief:
- At Athlos Academies in Boise, Idaho, students' social, emotional and academic development is supported through a program called the 3Rs — for review, reflection and recognition — Chris Bryner, the school's director of performance character, writes in Edutopia.
- A recent report from the Aspen Institute re-affirms this method, he writes, noting that to bring about social and emotional strengths, students need to know why these skills are important to them, know how to use them, have chances to try them, and also have opportunities to talk about their experience.
- All students take part in the 3Rs at Althos Academies, which are used often to ensure students are familiar with them, and their lessons reinforced.
Dive Insight:
Few question the importance of bringing social and emotional learning (SEL) lessons into classroom curriculum. Most educators agree that SEL skills are as crucial to students' long-term success as the mastery of their academic subjects. But progress in SEL cannot be tested in the same way as a child's math advancement or writing ability.
The RAND Corporation is looking to make that process easier for educators and school leaders. The think tank is building what it calls a "repository," where teachers, administrators and curriculum designers can resource ways to assess students on SEL growth. Working with the Foundation Collaborative for Innovative Measurement, RAND plans to launch this online resource in the spring, which will include details on 200 different measures for different SEL skills, and how to find them.
While teaching SEL skills in school is one step, knowing these lessons are effective is the next. At this point, however, most experts recommend that results of these assessments should not be used for accountability purposes, but more for understanding how to improve instruction.


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Dusty plasma cosmology: Jupiter and Io
Low or no thermal signals for Io's volcanic explosion plumes. No need for volcanic heat.
Ionised gases (plasma) containing dust like electrochemical particles moving in, through and part of Jupiter's magnetosphere phenomenons.
Transformation of chemical elements by electromagnetic forces flowing in the plasma wind. Charged material accelerating up their plasma fountain variation.
"These results highlight the growing body of evidence that the traditional way of monitoring Io's volcanism – by looking for temperature changes on its surface caused by hot lava – is not able to reliably find these large gas release events,"
"Lack of a strong infrared counterpart to this event tells us something about the geology of Io. To use some well-known Earth analogies, this volcanic event may have been from an eruption more like that of Mount St Helens in 1980, which released lots of gas and dust, rather than Kilauea's recent eruptions in Hawaii, which produce lots of hot lava"
Sodium, not heat, reveals volcanic activity on Jupiter's moon Io | Phys.org
Io's charged material electrically excavated, excited, accelerated or thermal explosion off moons surface?
... these results are interesting because the movement of extra material through Jupiter's magnetosphere drives a host of physical phenomena observable by other techniques... The immediate goal of the research is to better understand how ionized material moves in a rapidly rotating planetary magnetosphere
Sodium, not heat, reveals volcanic activity on Jupiter's moon Io | Phys.org
Plasma wind is part of dusty plasma cosmology processes in our solar system and magnetic universe.
The Electric Universe has always suggested the Io plasma fountains are not magma variations of heating powered volcanoes.
Io Input/Output Facility detected a 6-month long enhancement in the Jovian sodium nebula. The onset of the enhancement occurred in the mid 2017 December–early 2018 January timeframe. Sodium emission over the IoIO 0fdg4 field of view was seen to increase through 2018 January and peak in 2018 early March
A new infrared hot spot was found on Io near Susanoo/Mulungu Paterae between January 2 and 12, however this hot spot was neither bright nor long-lasting enough to have been independently identified as the source of a major sodium nebula enhancement. Furthermore, no other report of this event has been made despite a significant number of observations of the Jovian system by and in support of NASA's Juno mission.
Large Volcanic Event on Io Inferred from Jovian Sodium Nebula Brightening


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On the up down under
Although often overshadowed by its coastal cousins, Canberra has a lot more going for it than you might think and is fast becoming 'the new destination' for artisans, designers, brands and retailers – chosen by influential Time Out magazine as one of the 'coolest emerging' cities in 2018.
In an attempt to shake off its sensible, stuffy reputation as the nation's administrative capital, Canberra has been busy reinventing itself.
Originally set out like a concrete new town (something of a spectacularly scenic Australian Milton Keynes), many of its original buildings are currently being torn down and replaced by world-class residential, commercial and social spaces. A new Canberra is rising fast. With big investment clearly on offer and with a design aware, youthful population increasingly choosing to call this city home, Canberra's importance as a retail destination is likely to only grow stronger.
Bison Home, G14/27 Lonsdale St, Braddon
One of the many notable independent producers to have set up shop recently, is hot local artisan brand Bison Home. Originally schooled in archeology, then trained in Scandinavia as a ceramicist and with a rich life history spanning the Middle East and Japan, the store is the brainchild of its talented CEO Brian Tunks. In Bison Home, Brian brings together his collective experience and creative vision with a stylish colourful range of serveware and authentic mouth blown glass. The brand's latest shop is a cool, micro boutique located on the rapidly gentrifying and trendy spot, Lonsdale Street. It's a very different retail space to the brand's original Bison Home store – each delivers unique store experiences to different shopper profiles. Both, however, are perfectly in union with each other, offering a chic brand aesthetic, quality product line and attentive customer service.
Sportscraft, DF09/10 Canberra Centre, Bunda St
One of Australia's biggest national clothing brands, the retailer opened a new store in the city's main retail mall, the Canberra Centre, earlier this month. Combining menswear and womenwear offer under one roof, its new Sportscraft and SportscraftMan store is very good. VM is of a high standard with impactful coordinated product collections, simple presentation methods and a good use of heritage inspired display propping. Overall, it's a well-designed boutique concept with a relaxed, quality look and feel that's perfectly suited to the brand's laid back 'weekend' aesthetic.
R. M. Williams, CF10-11 Canberra Centre, Bunda St
Another new store to note is the classic men's clothing and footwear brand R. M. Williams. This modern smart casual brand has great handmade footwear area with inspired product storytelling and effective visual merchandising. Here, shoes are presented with authenticity and an elevated instore look confirming expertise in manufacturing and product quality. This is done to inspire shopper understanding in the shoe makers story, and does so in an inspiring, easy to follow way with just the right amount of grandeur. The store design reassures using warm earthy tones, natural wood, copper and real leather materials and skillfully integrates effective digital POS and service features. It's also one of only a few footwear brands to offer a national product repair service.


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LIM to Host the "In Pursuit of Luxury" Conference
May 6, 2016
On Friday, May 6, the LIM College Townhouse will be the site for the In Pursuit of Luxury conference, which will focus on commercial and academic perspectives on luxury. This event provides a platform to examine and expand the understanding of the concepts of luxury and to provide a refreshing context to the debates surrounding the subject. Presenters will take a critical look at a range of issues, some well-established, others neglected — providing a focus for the exploration of luxury's past, present and future.
Topics explored will include: architecture & interior design in luxury flagship stores, cultural capital, work & production, craft & design, sustainability, and technology. Fashion designer Maria Grachvogel will be the keynote speaker.
In an effort to look further into the changing realities of the luxury sector, LIM's Dean of Graduate Studies, Jacqueline M. Jenkins, will chair a panel at 6 p.m. that will discuss the future of luxury with regards to market perception, consumer expectations, and operating company business models.
Panelists will include:
Father Andrew More O'Connor, founder of the non-profit organization Goods of Conscience, a made-to-order apparel line made from "social fabric" grown and processed in Guatemala from indigenous cotton using sustainable methods
Patrick Mathieu, of PATRICK MATHIEU Recherche & Conseil, who will discuss how firms with radically different cultures and offerings (such as Hermès and Apple) can successfully work together
Phillippe Soussand, former CFO of Christian Dior and Louis Vuitton- North America, who will discuss the financial pressure involved in maintaining a profitable luxury offering
This event is a collaboration between The School of Creative Arts at the University of Hertfordshire, Brooklyn College of the City University of New York and LIM.
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Whoever broke to the home of a Massachusetts man last week, he took nothing. However, they left the house without fault.
Nate Roman tells the Boston Globe that when he returned to Marlborough's home from May 15, he could tell a stranger that he was there.
There was nothing missing, but the 44-year-old Romans noticed that the beds had been made, the rugs were sucked and the toilets were scrubbed. They even created origami roses on the toilet roll rolls.
He called the experience "strange and eerie" and contacted the police.
Sgt. Daniel Campbell says that the department has not heard of similar periods and that no one is suspected.
Romans say he may have left his back door unlocked. We believe that a housekeeping service may have gone into their home by mistake.
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A Chicago judge ordered the file in Jussie Smollett's un-sealed criminal case on Thursday, saying the actor's actions did not seem like somebody was trying to maintain his privacy.
The order is from Judge Steven Watkins, judge Cook County Court, following requests from The Associated Press and other media organizations to make the file public. Watkins said that while there were good arguments for keeping the file sealed, Smollett forfeited his right to defend his privacy by speaking to the media before and after prosecutors rejected the charges in his t by.
The file was not released immediately.
An actor "Empire" was accused of 16 counts claiming to lie to the police when he reported he had suffered a racist, anti-gay attack in January. The police insisted that Smollett, who is black and gay, held the event because he was unhappy with his wages and wanted publicity.
However, prosecutors rejected all charges, with little explanation on 26 March.
Smollett lawyers had argued that Smollett had "got the right to be left alone." The judge disagreed.
Smollett appeared voluntarily on national television for an interview talking about the incident in detail, "the judge wrote." After the dismissal in March 26, he stood voluntarily in front of cameras by several news organizations in the lobby. a court that spoke about the case. On several occasions, attorneys appeared for a defendant, probably with his authorization, on a variety of media talking about the case. "
The judge added, "These are not the actions of an individual trying to maintain their privacy or just be on their own."
Natalie Spears, an attorney representing the media organizations who wanted the file to be sealed, commended Watkins's decision on Thursday.
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Giuseppe "Joe" Giudice, from the TV show "Real Housewives of New Jersey", stands during a hearing at Passaic County Court in Paterson, N.J.
A federal court has ruled that cast man Teresa Giudice, a member of "Real Housewives of New Jersey" can remain in the US. as he appealed against his native Italy.
The 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia had suspended Joe Giudice's deportation in an order issued on Wednesday. The court is expected to issue a decision within a few months, after attorneys for Giudice and government file briefs.
Message asks for comments as he left Thursday with an attorney for Giudice.
Giudices pleaded guilty in 2014 to financial fraud. Under an agreement that allowed them to deliver staggering sentences to allow their four young daughters to be cared for, Teresa Giudice served her sentence first and was released in December 2015.
Her husband then served his term and was released in March.
A judge had ruled in October that Joe Giudice would be deported on completion of his sentence. Giudice has said through his attorneys that he had come to the United States as a baby and was not aware that he was not an American citizen.
A group of more than two dozen ex-judges this month filmed a brief with the 3rd Circuit to support Giudice's appeal.
Giudice has been held at an immigration detention center in Pennsylvania since its release from prison.
The couple pleaded guilty in 2014 to bankruptcy fraud and lodged false loan claims to get $ 5 million in mortgages and building loans. Joe Giudice also pleaded guilty not to pay around $ 200,000 in income taxes.
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Wearing a black shirt with "Fight for your happiness" on the front and "Sick not weakly" back, Daniel Carcillo eats an apple as his wife makes a cappuccino nearby and the oldest girls scour around the kitchen. .
This was the family he ever wanted, not just the life he expected.
Carcillo hurts the inside and outside of seven documented clauses in the National Hockey League and what he believed could literally be hundreds of traumatic injuries to the t brain. After his wife Ela, his son Austin, her daughters Laila and Scarlett and the dog Bubba left the house, Carcillo explained where his head is. It has been almost a year since its last round of neurological treatment and the bad days are currently more than the good. The darkness has returned.
This is a bad day.
"I'm going to choose when I'm going," says Carcillo. "I will make that decision of how much pain I'm going to give my loved ones who are of my scope."
He's 34 years old, hanging his skates in 2015 and wants to be known as Daniel Carcillo who used to play hockey, not Daniel Carcillo the hockey player. He spent his days now trying to manage the damage that the sport did for him while wandering against the concussions crisis that has hit the NHL over the last decade and more. The league has taken steps to get to grips with the subject, but it has not disappeared by a long way as the Stanley Cup Final opens on Monday.
The last fall in the league settled a law for $ 18.9 million with more than 300 retired players after winning a key victory against class action status. It included $ 22,000 for each player and provisions for testing but there was no acknowledgment of liability for the players' claims that the NHL did not protect them from injury to the head and not warned about them. risks associated with play. Commissioner Gary Bettman has consistently denied that there is a clear link between frequent shots to the head and chronic chronic traumatic encephalopathy on the brain.
Carcillo calls the concussions an epidemic, although neither the union and the players' attorneys who are involved with leagues against the league can give an estimate of how many ex-players could be suffering. one problem with Carcillo – the kind of problems that loved ones such as Todd Ewen and Wade Belak noticed before their suicide.
Various studies have attempted to determine how many clouds are in any given season in the NHL. There is little doubt for retired players that the total among 700-and-over players over nearly 1,300 regular season games, whatever it may be, is too much.
"It's definitely a problem that players suffer from," said Reed Larson, who played 936 NHL games and was among the first to sue the NHL over injuries to his head. "It's a real threat."
Carcillo is not right and he knows him.
It doesn't remember anyone's first five concussions, but he can't seem to escape the anxiety, depression, lack of stimulus control and suicidal thoughts that creep in. We feel better after functional neurology therapy with Dr.. T Matt Antonucci, but only help Carcillo to go back to his "new normal." It also costs $ 10,000 each time.
Dennis Maruk is right for now.
Three decades have been drawn from a 922-game NHL career, 63 and know everything about his peers who died between 60 and 65 – if not younger.
"Everything is going well," Maruk said. "I'm worried about myself in the future. What will I be in the two years down the road?"
Maruk, who joined a concussion lawsuit, hears about former players developing dementia and wonders about the day his brain could desert. All the hits to the absorbed head of hockey were worth it at that time.
"I have jumps and I'm worried about that and i lose my mind," Maruk said. "I don't sleep very well and I think many have to do with being admitted."
Eric Lindros is right for most days.
Scott Stevens, who is on fire, hits the front of Lindros in the 7th Game Final of the 2000 Conference which was approved and lawfully at the time was very worthy. Two years after Lindros hit another destructive hit by Darius Kasparaitis.
Lindros was conquered at least five times during a career over a shortage of injuries which gave him a place in the Hockey Hall of Fame. Now a 46-year-old husband and father, he's not sure what the benchmark should be for how he should feel. He is his own baseline.
"I'd like to think I'm pretty normal," Lindros said. "I think so. We all have our moments. We all have our moments with a few things. In general I feel quite good."
Glenn Healy has no choice but to stay on the subject sometimes. As executive director of the 3,800-member NHL Alumni Association, there are countless calls from retired members of family members and for so long just saying, "I'm sorry."
"The wives, the children say, 'I want dad to return, so how do I get father back?" Healy said. "We are trying to find some solutions."
T.J. Oshie said he was right and tried not to think about it.
After his fifth documented concussion and his longest absence of the game again, Washington's capitals winger said he didn't give much thought to the subject.
"Although you are in it, when it happens, you want to go back on the ice," Oshie said. "You want to play. You want to be back in your normal routine, and you want to feel normal."
Oshie is 32, a Stanley Cup champion and two season is an eight-year contract, worth $ 46 million, which sets his family alive. But he also has a father diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease six years ago. On the ice last June, moments after winning the Stanley Cup, Oshie told a huge audience: "My dad, who doesn't remember many things these days."
Carcillo said that his family history should be forced to be checked for a gene associated with Alzheimer's disease and that Oshie should also look at it.
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Rotten Potatoes take another step to check that users who posted a score of a film have seen it.
The compiler says on Thursday that consumers who have bought tickets on Fandango will get a badge to check next to their review, starting with films out this weekend as "Booksmart" and "Aladdin." Audited audience scores will also be displayed on Fandango, which owns Rotten Roatos.
Fandango president, Paul Yanover, says in a statement that this step will increase consumer confidence at the sites.
The score of the Rotten Tomatoes audience had been a place where trolleys could score negatives for films that had not yet been released, most recently to "Captain Marvel." The company responded by closing user reviews down until a movie hit theaters officially.
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The actor, Geoffrey Rush, calls in the film The Best Offer in the 63th edition of the Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin.
Oscar-winning actor Geoffrey Rush received an Australian record of 2.9 million Australian dollars ($ 2 million) compensation from a Sydney judge on Thursday in a defamation case against a newspaper publisher and journalist about reports he was accused of inappropriate behavior towards to an actress.
The 67-year-old Australia had prosecuted two stories and a poster published at the end of 2017 for a publisher and journalist of the Daily Telegraph in Sydney.
Michael Wigney's justice came to prominence in April that the publisher, News Nationwide News, owned by Corp Corp, and Moran were indifferent to the truth when they reported that the actress Erian Jean Norvill had accused Rush of inappropriate behavior. Rush's character girl played in a Sydney theater production of "King Lear" in 2015 and 2016.
The judge found that a poster and two articles contained a number of defamatory meanings, including that Rush was reversing and a sexual predator, but that the publisher had not proved that the meanings were true.
Wigney gave $ 850,000 compensation to AU rush at the time, along with PA $ 42,302 interest for a non-economic loss. But he wanted to consider further special compensation, including loss of earnings.
Following an agreement between the parties, the judge on Thursday PA gave an extra $ 1.98 million to rush for past economic loss and the future.
The publisher and journalist are appealing against the ruling.
Rush lawyer Sue Chrysanthou said that Rush had offered in early 2018 to settle in exchange for an apology and costs $ 50,000 + PA, but Nationwide News did not respond.
Previously, actress Rebel Rebel Wilson in 2017 had won a record of $ 4.7 million from Australia in a defamation case against a magazine publisher. But 90% compensation was reduced on appeal.
Actress "Orange Is Black Black" Yael Stone was revealed two weeks ago as the potential witness that Wigney refused to allow him to testify in a rush defatter suit.
Nationwide News lost last mid-November bid to change its defense based on Stone's evidence.
Wigney said that the proposed amendment raised new claims relating to Rush's behavior and that he would adjourn court proceedings and cause him to discriminate. The trial by then had run for 12 days and ended three days later.
The judge did not exclude Cerrig in public. Netflix series actress was described in the media as "Witness X."
Stone told The New York Times in December that Rush was sexually inappropriate when they starred in "The Diary of a Madman" in Sydney in 2010.
She said that she had naked in front of her side in her dressing room, using a mirror to watch her as she shower and sent her erotic texts from time to time.
Rush said in a statement that the allegations were "wrong and in some cases taken entirely out of context."
"However, it is clear that Yael has been upset at times by the passionate enthusiasm that I bring to my work in general. I'm really sorry if I have caused any t This has certainly never been my intention, "said Rush in the time.
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A woman will test her allegations that she has beaten her mother and shaved her head because she thought that the older woman listening to Pittsburgh Steelers game was too high on the radio.
A judge on Wednesday ruled that Amorino Delores was eligible to take a test.
But the judge said Amorino's daughter was not a teenager, facing similar accusations, qualified and ordered her to continue with mental health treatments in a state psychiatric hospital.
Authorities have said that both girls had beaten Amorino's mother and shaved her head during an attack in August 2017 at their Youngwood home.
A psychiatrist testified that Amorino and her daughter had been diagnosed with a rare psychological disorder where both had suffered common delusions that they were in a romantic relationship with a former member and former member of the Steelers.
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Nik Wallenda answers questions at a news conference in front of Orlando Eye, Orlando, Fla.
For his next trick, Peter Wallenda plans to cross New York's Times Square – without touching the ground.
ABC announced on Thursday that Wallenda and her sister Lijana will cross the place where tourists are walking during high wire at the same time, walking around 1,300 feet (396 meters), 25 walks. above ground. ABC will try the attempt during a special two hour period on 23 June.
Lijana Wallenda's first high walk since an accident in Florida in Florida will leave her and four other members of the family 's family have been seriously injured.
ABC says the brothers and sisters will start from the other end of the wire, which will be suspended between two Times Square towers, including one that is home to The New York Times.
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FILE – This Wednesday, April 19, 2017, the photo, chef Mario Batali will be attending an awards event in New York. The Suffolk District Attorney's Office in Boston says Batali will be paraphrased on Friday, May 24, 2019, on charges of indecent assault and battery, in connection with an allegation that he had kissed and scrapped a woman in a Boston restaurant in 2017. (Photo by Brent N. Clarke / Invision / AP, File)
The famous chef Mario Batali faces criminal charges on allegations that he has kissed and scrapped a woman in a Boston restaurant in 2017.
The Suffolk County Attorney's Office says Batali will be signed on Friday on charges of indecent assault and battery.
The Boston Globe is reporting that a criminal complaint submitted last month says the woman has told police that Batali has been invited to take a selfie with him and then seize her chest, kissing her face and # 39 to touch without her permission.
The details in the complaint reflect those in a civil warrant filed against Batali in August. The law seeks indefinite compensation for "severe emotional distress" including anxiety and self-doubt.
An attorney for Batali told the Globe that the chef denied the claims. His solicitor did not respond directly to an email from The Associated Press.
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FILE – In this photo file April 16, 2018, the film actress Stormy Daniels, on the left, stands with her solicitor Michael Avenatti as she speaks outside the federal court, in New York. Avenatti, the attorney who rushed to fame through his representation of Daniels in his battles with President Donald Trump, was charged on Wednesday, 22 May, 2019, with a broken explosion. Federal prosecutors in New York City say that Avenatti has used a doctoral document to divert about $ 300,000 that Daniels was supposed to have from a book deal, and then used the money for personal and business expenses. (AP Photo / Mary Altaffer, File)
Michael Avenatti, the attorney who boosted fame through his representation of Storny Daniels, star of the porn, in his battles with President Donald Trump, was charged on Wednesday with a broken explosion.
Federal prosecutors in New York City say that Avenatti has used a doctoral document to divert about $ 300,000 that Daniels was supposed to have from a book deal, and then used the money for personal and business expenses. Only half of that money was paid back, says prosecutors.
Daniels has not been named in the court filing process, but the details of the case, including the date her book was released, make it clear that she is the client concerned.
Avenatti rejected the allegations on Twitter.
"No money involved Ms Daniels was ever abused or abused. She received millions of dollars of legal services and we spent huge sums in expenses. Only $ 100.00 paid directly for what she received." evidence, "he wrote.
Avenatti added a tweet later that his contract for representing Daniels included a percentage of any profits from books. "
The payments are stacked on previous claims of legal misconduct by Avenatti, who represented Daniels when he was prosecuted to be released from a nondisclosure agreement involving an alleged tryst with Trump. The president denies that a relationship has taken place.
Previously, Avenatti in New York was charged with trying to expel up to $ 25 million by Nike by threatening to disclose claims that the shoemaker was paying off secondary school basketball players to guide them to Nike sponsored colleges. And in Los Angeles, it faces a multiple federal indictment claiming it has stolen millions of dollars from clients, without paying taxes, committed to bank fraud and has lied during a bankruptcy case.
Avenatti has denied the claims against him on both coasts, saying he expects to be released. Los Angeles payments only carry a possible penalty of more than 300 years in prison.
"I'm looking forward to getting a jury hearing all the evidence and passing an opinion on my behavior," Avenatti wrote in a text to The Associated Press.
Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, Avenatti originally hired a lawsuit she filed last year where she tried to invalidate a nondisclosure agreement which she signed with Trump lawyer, Michael Cohen, in exchange for $ 130,000. .
The money was supposed to buy her silence during Trump's run for president for an alleged relationship between the two. In August, Cohen pleaded guilty to breaching campaign funding laws in connection with the payment.
In announcing the new payments on Wednesday, prosecutors said that Avenatti had sent a "fraudulent and unauthorized letter" to Daniels' literary agent, instructing the agent to send payments to Daniels but not to Avenatti bank account under control. They said that he used the money brought to pay the workers of his law firm and paid for hotels, airplanes, dry cleaning and Ferrari.
"Far from representing his client, Avenatti, as claimed, was instead of fraud and total robbery, chasing rather than advocating for his client," said Attorney Manhattan, Geoffrey Berman, in a news release.
Avenatti "lied completely" and brought to maintain his "extravagant lifestyle," said Berman.
Daniels raised concerns with Avenatti about late payments around the publication of her book, "Full Disclosure," in October, according to indictment.
"When the publisher is going to cough my money," he asked Avenatti in early December, according to the indictment.
Avenatti responded that he "worked them and threatened litigation," said prosecutors, but told Daniels that he had already received the money.
Daniels started raising public concerns about Avenatti's behavior in November. In a statement, he said that Avenatti had launched an attempt to raise money to raise money for her legal case without telling her. He also said that he had filed a defamation case against Trump, on his behalf, against her wishes.
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The first snapshot, from September 2015, shows a sound J17 that has been well fed, but the next two steps show a rapid loss of body fat. (NOAA)
Lummi Nation in the state of Washington urges US officials to recognize the urgent state of health of two murderers who live in south Wales.
Scientists from the National Ministry of Oceanic and Atmospheric photos released photos showing that an adult of the name J17 and her daughter, J53, had lost a lot of weight since their last health assessment.
A statement by the Lummi says that their people have a sacred obligation to look after the whales and feed them in the same way as they would be their own family and wants NOAA to fulfill that trustee duty.
The US administration has already said that it does not intend to intervene, but will continue to evaluate its options and consult with experts about the deteriorating animal health.
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Donald Trump Jr., gestures in a rally for his father, President Donald Trump in Montoursville, Pa., Monday, May 20, 2019.
Donald Trump Jr has a book coming out later this year which includes his "views and opinions" on the political scene and his father's presidency.
Center Street, an imprint of the Hachette Book Group, announced on Thursday that the book was not at present. There is no exact release date to install it.
Trump Jr said in a statement that he would highlight "great successes" of his father's administration, and write about those who support him and oppose him. The president's son has often spoken on behalf of his father over the last few years.
Center Street has announced other prominent Republicans, including former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and Representative Steve Scalise.
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Oscar-winning actor Sir Ben Kingsley has acted in dozens of critically-acclaimed films over his career. Kingsley is known for his unforgettable roles in movies like "Gandhi," "Schindler's List" and "House of Sand and Fog."
Now, he's starring in the historical thriller "Operation Finale," which is based on the real mission to capture Adolf Eichmann, a chief architect of the Holocaust. Kingsley portrays Eichmann, who had been hiding in Argentina with his family under an alias after World War II.
In order to prepare for the role, he relied on his past meetings with Holocaust survivors, including Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel. Kingsley says the last time he met with Wiesel, he told him he would be dedicating a performance to him.
"I did not immerse myself in Nazism, or German nationalism," Kingsley said. "I immersed myself in the memory of Elie Wiesel and every day I said to myself, and to a photograph of him I had in my pocket, 'Elie, I'm doing this for you,' and that was my engine, that was my fuel."
One of the biggest tensions in the film is balancing the horrors of Eichmann's legacy with portrayals of his humanity. Kingsley says he hopes that will force viewers to take an honest look at history.
"I think if we fictionalize the man as a 'monster baddie'… then we relegate that horrendous portion of history to fiction and it's either easier to forget, digest or dismiss," Kingsley said. "But when we insist on the audience to accept these men and women as men and women, then it makes that period of history much harder to deal with but we must, must confront it and deal with it. Eichmann was one of us."
"Operation Finale" is in theaters August 29.


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PLOT – Wade Wilson is a former special forces operative who works as a mercenary in New York City. He meets escort Vanessa Carlysle at a local bar and they become romantically attached. One year later, Wade proposes to her and she accepts, but he suddenly collapses. Wade is diagnosed with terminal cancer, and though Vanessa remains by his side, he does not want her to watch him die.
A mysterious recruiter from a secret program approaches Wade, offering an experimental cure for his cancer. Although Wade initially refuses, he decides to leave Vanessa and undergo the procedure. At a laboratory, Wade meets Ajax and Angel Dust, whom he instantly resents. Ajax injects Wade with a serum designed to awaken latent mutant genes, and then subjects him to days of torture to induce stress and trigger the mutation, but without success. Wade discovers Ajax's real name, Francis Freeman, and mocks him for it. In response, Ajax straps Wade into an airtight chamber which raises and lowers the oxygen level to keep Wade constantly on the verge of asphyxiation. Before leaving him over the weekend, Ajax reveals to Wade their true purpose: to make super-powered slaves to be sold to wealthy customers. While inside the chamber, Wade develops a mutant healing factor that cures his cancer but leaves him severely disfigured with burn-like scars over his entire body as a side effect. He escapes from the chamber and attacks Ajax, but relents when told that his disfigurement can be cured. Ajax subdues Wade, impales him with a rebar and leaves him for dead in the burning laboratory.
Wade survives the ordeal and attempts to return to Vanessa, but is afraid of her suffering because of his appearance, and stays away from her. After consulting his best friend Weasel, Wade decides to hunt down Ajax and cure his disfigurement. He becomes a masked vigilante, takes the alias "Deadpool", and moves into the home of an elderly blind woman named Blind Al. Following a string of leads, Wade tracks down Ajax to a convoy of cars on an expressway. He kills everyone but Ajax, and demands a cure to his disfigurement. The confrontation is interrupted by X-Men Colossus and Negasonic Teenage Warhead, who have been trying to recruit Wade to join the team. Taking advantage of the distraction, Ajax escapes. Colossus handcuffs his and Wade's wrists together and drags him away, planning to take him to Professor Xavier back at the X-Mansion. Wade cuts off his hand and escapes; his hand slowly regenerates overnight.
Ajax goes to Weasel's bar and learns about Vanessa. Weasel calls Wade and tells him Vanessa is in danger. Wade goes to the strip club where she works, but he hesitates before he can face her, allowing Ajax to kidnap her. He and Angel Dust tell Wade to meet them on a decommissioned helicarrier in a scrapyard.
Wade convinces Colossus and Negasonic to help him, and the trio take a cab to the scrapyard. While Colossus and Negasonic battle Angel and several soldiers, Wade fights his way through Ajax's henchmen, and eventually engages him in a lengthy and violent fight. After Angel defeats Colossus, Negasonic attacks her and accidentally destroys the equipment holding the helicarrier upright. As the helicarrier tips over, Colossus carries Negasonic and Angel to safety, while Wade saves Vanessa. Ajax survives and attacks Wade, but is subdued and reveals there is no cure for Wade's disfigurement. Ignoring objections from Colossus, who wants Wade to spare his enemy's life, Wade kills Ajax. Vanessa is angered that Wade left her, but still loves him. The two reconcile and kiss.
In a post-credits scene, Wade tells the audience that the film is over and announces a sequel featuring Cable.
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What makes a great communicator? President Ronald Reagan was known as "the great communicator." Was it his skills as an actor or politician that afforded him this moniker? What are the qualities that help get your point across and make people take notice?
When people think about communicating, usually the first thing they think about is talking. In my opinion, talking comes second. The thing that really facilitates positive and productive communication is listening. Active listening, where you are truly paying attention to what the other person is saying. Also, listening with an open mind and keeping your ego in check go a long way towards creating a bridge rather than a moat. When you listen to someone you offer them a kind of validation, respect and consideration. And people who receive these things are more likely to give them in return. Even if you don't agree with what the other person is saying, you can still respect their opinion and "agree to disagree" as the saying goes. Who knows? By the time the conversation ends you may find that your opinion has changed. But if you don't hear what the other person is saying, how will you ever learn the things that change that opinion or, at the very least, be able to respond intelligently?
When the time does come to do the talking, remember that it's not only what you say but also how you say it that often makes or breaks things. Your tone of voice, the words you choose and the way you couch them will make all the difference as to how they are received. Again, this is where keeping your ego out of the equation plays a vital role in the success of the conversation. Here are some guidelines that I feel make the communication process much easier:
- Never try to communicate in the heat of the moment. If you've just had an argument or if one of you is in a bad mood, continue the conversation at a later time. Unless it's life or death, a few hours or even a day won't matter.
- Never play the blame game. Pointing fingers never solved anything. Rather, seek solutions to the issue at hand.
- Be prepared to say, "I was wrong" and "I'm sorry". There is no shame in that. On the contrary, it takes a very strong and confident person to make that kind of admission. And it's amazing how much of a positive effect it has on the outcome of the situation.
- Offer opinions instead of judgments. Your way is not the only way. And someone else's might be just as good or even better than yours.
- Express your feelings instead of your anger. If someone hurt you, tell him or her. Give them the chance to make amends. Giving them your anger will only make them defensive and shut all lines of communication down completely.
- Give advice if it's asked for. Otherwise, inquire whether it's wanted before you throw it out there. No one likes to feel bossed around.
- Use the words "please" and "thank you" a lot. Your mother always told you those were magic words. She was right.
That's not to say you'll never have an argument or that every conversation will go smoothly. But if you follow these few simple guidelines, I believe that your conversations will be more productive and positive, and arguments will be much fewer and further between.
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Wednesday may be a day of many things – Humps, woe, beers (shameless plug); but something it is seldom associated with is globetrotting. Enter Travel Notes, an international IPA brewed up by Lonely Planet in collaboration with Northern Monk & Fieldwork Brewing Co. This hop monster features 5 ingredients from 5 different continents – with each sip you are transported around the world.
Before we dive into the beer itself, let's talk about how it came about. As you may already know, Lonely Planet aren't a brewery – they're the largest travel guide publishers in the world. They are the go to source for travel companionship, with an encyclopaedic mobile app, a plethora of online articles and a whole cavalcade of books. Having just published their Global Beer Tour book, they thought it would be incredibly fitting to cook up their very own beer. Soon enough they were bounding up to Leeds to get cracking.
"That's mighty fine Dave, but what the hell are these 5 ingredients?" I hear you scream. Well ok, calm down and I'll tell you. First off we've got malted barley and wheat from Britain & Germany, ticking off Europe's contribution. Secondly, there are North American hops, which you would expect in any juice bomb. Not finished with the hops yet, Australian and New Zealand varieties are present to further push the fruitiness and floral notes. Finally, to really turn the fruit levels up to 11, the beer contains mangoes from Africa and Açaí berries from South America.
Let's take a moment to appreciate the incredible design this beer can boasts. Not only is it beautifully striking, but thanks to some Northern Monk ingenious trickery, there is more to this than meets the eye. For you see, the label is peelable, and on the reverse you'll find a hidden cache of information. For a beer nerd, I really appreciate this extended background to the beverage.
The beer pours a lovely hazy orange. The head is playful and enthusiastic but not to the point of eruption. It also has good retention. Strong fruit on the nose, I was picking up mango (obviously), orange and passion fruit; like a boozy tropical punch. This IPA sits at a respectful 6.5%. For it's strength there is a medium bitterness, enough to stop me from just knocking the whole thing back. Taste wise it's dank and juicy – the mango especially comes through. I'd love to say so does the Açaí berries, but honestly I have no idea what these taste like!
Overall, I really rate Travel Notes – it's a delicious IPA and a perfect midweek treat. Maybe Lonely Planet should give up the publishing; I think brewing may be their true calling.


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Mhm, yes. This event is hosted by our crew in Gothenburg (aka me lol) together with Miilk, and is a space for brand new and fairly new established DJs to get a chance to show what they've got. This time it covers two floors and two genres: hip hop and electronic. Best of all?! – It's free 😉
The Locus guys are to be found at venues pretty much all over the city nowadays, this time being m3. Vibes are gonna be as deep and sweet as always.
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Asylum seeking Mushtaq raps about the big topics such as politics, war and refugees situation – all in dari! He's chosen to throw his release party at Hoki Moki.
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In Europe, a tip is still considered a bonus for excellent service, as opposed to an integral part of someone's livelihood, as it is in the United States. For the most part, people working in Europe's hospitality industry are either salaried or paid minimum wage (or more) and don't depend directly on customers' tips for a large part of their income. That said, tips are certainly widespread and widely appreciated by staff.
While best practices in tipping in restaurants and hotels vary somewhat by country, here are a few simple rules that will serve you well almost anywhere in Europe.
The basics
Make sure the tip isn't already included.
In countries around Europe, a 10 to 15 percent service charge is generally included in your bill. If this is the case, you don't need to tip another 10 percent on top of it and can probably get away without tipping at all, although you should leave at least a euro or two on top of the bill.
Always tip in cash.
Even if you pay your bill with a credit card, you should always have some smaller bills or coins for a cash tip. There's often not even a tip line on credit card receipts, and when there is, there's no guarantee the person who helped you will get the cash. And keep that currency local—but if you're out of euros and dollars are your only option, at least leave bills, not coins.
Hand the tip to the right person at the right time.
In restaurants, this means giving your tip directly to the server, not leaving it on the table. In hotels, this means handing cash to porters, concierges, and housekeeping when they help you, not at the end of your stay.
Skip the tip if service is bad.
Unlike in the United States, where giving a bad tip for bad service can feel mean, in Europe skipping the tip when you're unhappy is perfectly acceptable. This is because, again, hotel and restaurant employees make at least minimum wage and are often salaried, so you aren't causing them undue financial hardship by shorting them a tip.
When in doubt, tip 10 percent.
If you're not sure how much or how little to tip, go with the 10 percent rule. In most places, 10 percent is considered fair or even generous and won't offend.
Tipping in restaurants and bars
Round up for drinks.
If you're not eating, and just buying a beverage, a formal 10 percent tip isn't generally necessary. If the service is good and you're pleased with what you ordered, rounding up to the nearest euro, or adding a euro on top of the bill is pretty standard.
Don't tip for self-service.
Anywhere you go to the counter, the buffet, or serve yourself, no tip is expected.
Leave a couple of euros for casual fare.
In informal restaurants where your food or drink is brought to the table, tip a few euros per person on top of the bill.
Add 5 to 10 percent for formal dining.
This applies if a service charge is already included. If there's no service charge and you're pleased with the service, go ahead and add 15 percent to your total for a tip.
Tipping in hotels
Follow the one-euro rule.
A good rule of thumb is one euro minimum per service (or the equivalent in local currency). For example, one euro per bag carried up to your room by a bellhop or porter up to five euros, one euro per day for housekeeping, and one euro per day for breakfast staff. If you're staying in a five-star hotel, you may want to bump your base rate up to at least two euros, but it's up to you.
Reward your concierge accordingly.
Sometimes these folks are lifesavers, particularly when it comes to wrangling hard to get reservations and tickets. So if a concierge helps you a lot, tip the equivalent of $5, $10, and up—depending on what you feel the service was worth.
But what about taxis?
Cab drivers in Europe don't expect much in the way of a tip, although many will take their time handing back change to encourage one. Perhaps in part because of this (and the hassle of carting around so many coins), most locals will round up to the nearest euro on top of the metered fare for short jaunts. For longer hauls and airport runs, we'd advise rounding up to the nearest five to 10 euros. Feel free to add a few extra euros for any exceptional service or heavy bag handling.
Just remember: If the service is poor or the driver took the long way round on purpose, you're well within your rights to skip the tip.
Country-specific rules to consider
Beyond the general rules about tipping in Europe, there are also a few destination-specific rules travelers should watch out for.
No tips, please: Scandinavia and Iceland
In these countries, any service charges are already built into the price and employees' salary and wages. Round up to the nearest euro when you pay for services if you'd like, but beyond that, don't tip anything in restaurants or hotels. It's not customary or necessary. In fact, in Iceland, no professions are tipped as a matter of course (or at least not in the sense of a separate quantity on top of the agreed-upon price for a service).
Spend more, tip less: Greece
In Greece, it's typical to leave a larger tip (percentage wise) on a smaller bill, and a smaller tip on a more expensive meal.
Name your total: Germany, Austria, and Switzerland
In these countries, locals don't wait for change from the bill to leave a tip. Instead, they tell the server the total they'd like to be charged, including the tip, when handing them the money, for example, if the bill is 22 and some change, handing a server 30 euros, and telling them 25 euros, please, will mean your server brings you back five euros in change and pockets the difference. Travelers should also note that in Switzerland, all service charges are already included in the listed price by law, so anything more than rounding up a little is unnecessary.
Pay for your bags with a smile: Ireland and Scotland
At most hotels in these countries, the porter will cart your bag up to your room for you, but won't take cash or coins. So just accept the free luggage transfer with thanks and a smile.
No cash for housekeeping: England
English friends have told us repeatedly not to tip cleaning staff at hotels—it's not expected and they'd like to keep it that way. Brits would also like us to stop tipping in pubs, too.