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During the final moments of the finale of season 2 of The Walking Dead, a hooded, sword-wielding woman made her presence known by slicing and dicing some zombies to the delight of fans everywhere. That character was Michonne, a favorite from the original comic book series. In season 3, she will be played by Danai Gurira, and she reportedly has a big role in the future of Rick's gang of survivors.
Now, courtesy of Entertainment Weekly, we have our first clear shot of Gurira as Michonne in all of her katana swinging glory. Also, check out what series creator Robert Kirkman told the site about the casting of Gurira:
"We looked at a lot of talented people that were really fantastic, but we were waiting for that one spark, that moment where everyone was completely in agreement and completely excited, and we felt like we had found the essence of this fictional character that just randomly appeared in another person, and that person was Danai Gurira. She kind of came in and really just blew us all away. She's got incredible presence, and she's got a theater background, and is very physical, and was just perfect for the role."
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Many primary students studying in the schools in Sayla Taluka lag behind their classmates in reading, writing and mathematics. 70 girl students studying in schools run by Raj Saubhag Ashram Sayla offered to tutor extra classes to help these students cope, taking the load off from the State Government. Over 2000 students from 65 schools in 35 villages are receiving extra coaching in this novel initiative where students have turned teachers. This is their way of giving back to the society – a valuable lesson they were taught in school.
The primary students that will receive extra coaching hail from Kashipara, Naliya, 4 schools in Sudamada, 9 primary schools from Sayla, Navaniya, Khitala among others.
The girl students who have benefitted from a hugely subsidised education in L M Vora College, have volunteered to take extra classes on the weekends. Along with the coaching classes, they are making progress and report cards to monitor the progress of each child.
Tejal Aal and Payal Katosana say: "It is our goal and earnest desire that every student reaches 100% of their potential, and they are able to read, write and calculate effortlessly."
Applauding their initiative, Principal and Director of Prem ni Parab project, C K Vyas said: "This Prem ni Parab project has been instrumental in imparting quality education to over 25,000 students in the region. And now these college students are using their spare time to coach underperforming students and nurture their growth right from the beginning."

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COME one COME all! One day open house and studio sale in our new bigger space. Come see where the shirts are screen printed, bags are sewn and all the business goes down. Plus all of our products will be on sale just in time for the Holidays as well as having a few other local artists to check out. Refreshments supplied. We are excited to have The Lazy Farmer bringing some delicious eats as well. Bring friends and enjoy a winter day at New Duds!
WHEN: DEC 5th 10-6
WHERE: 450 Weaver St Suite 11 Winooski VT
NEWS! We will be having 4-6 designs up on the press for a on the spot quick print. Bring a tee, sweatshirt, pillowcase, or any fabric item (that can be laid flat) and we will help you print a design for only $5! We will also have blank apparel available for purchase to print on. After thanksgiving we will unveil the designs for preview!


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Queen Elizabeth I: Astrology of Her Speech to the Troops at Tilbury
October 14, 2007 by Nina Gryphon
Queen Elizabeth's horoscope is subject to some dispute, though it is known that she was born around 3 p.m. on September 17, 1533 at Greenwich.
Queen Elizabeth's chart shows her temperament to be strongly melancholic, influenced by the humor of black bile. The two most indicative planets for melancholics are Saturn and Mercury; in Elizabeth's case, Saturn is in Cancer, the sign of its detriment. It is angular and aspects the Sun, so her faults will be quite evident, and may well harm her relationships with others (Saturn is in the 7th house of relationships), but will also come across as tough and shrewd. Mercury, on the other hand, is near the Royal star Spica, the Spike of the Virgin. It is this Mercury that put Elizabeth on the throne; she was only third in line, after all. The Part of Fortune on Regulus, trine Jupiter in Sagittarius did not hurt matters, either.
In her famous speech to the troops at Tilbury, Elizabeth famously said: I know I have the body but of a weak and feeble woman; but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of England too. Quite literally, she did: Mercury on Royal Spica rules Elizabeth's 5th house, which governs the heart and stomach. Elizabeth's Mars is on the star of the female warrior, Bellatrix, and it trines Mercury on Spica. It is thus fitting that Elizabeth spoke of her royal heart to the troops, dressed in white with a silver breastplate. And that this should be her most famous speech; Mars rules war, while Mercury, natural ruler of speech, with a Royal star promises lasting fame.
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An illustration using a felt pen. Inspired by henna and indian art, I enjoyed creating little patterns as I went along with the illustration, eventually covering the whole elephant in intricate patterns.


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So far we've seen beautiful autumn leaves falling in Hickory, North Carolina, President Obama singing autotunes, the ridiculousness called the Shake Weight, super 300+ Cracker Barrel menus, washers and dryers, and tasted Krispy Kreme donuts which Tunga preferred to pick the icing off. We visited the ocean twice (once in Savannah, Georgia and once in St. Augustine, Florida), had a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner and even visited Disney World with wonderful family and friends!
Today we are speaking at the University of Florida and meeting with future Peace Corps Volunteers who want to learn about this wonderful organization. We will also meet with Amy for the first time, even after working for more than a year together to help release the Unofficial Handbook this past fall. After we meet a few more family and friends we will be headed back up north to the crisp winter, wonderful mountains, and houses covered in Christmas lights in North Carolina.
We hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday season! Enjoy all of your time with family, friends, tasty food and occasional snowflakes!


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Test Prep Checklist for Sophomores and Juniors
If you're not already preparing for the SAT or ACT, now's the time to get started! The spring semester is a popular testing time, and high school sophomores and juniors need to have a plan in order to prepare for these important college admission exams. An excellent SAT or ACT score is not a guarantee of admission, but it can be the difference between the "maybe" and the "no" pile when admissions officers are reviewing applications.
There's Still Time to Apply to College: Options for Seniors After Jan. 1
The regular admission deadline for many colleges has already passed, but there are a number of colleges in the US that are still accepting applications well after the usual Jan. 1 deadline.
What Happens to Your College Application After It's Submitted?
By Devin, IvyWise Principal College Admissions Counselor
Have you wondered about what happens to your applications after the submit button is pressed? All those months, or years, of hard work that you have put in to making your application the best it could be is seemingly transmitted into an electronic abyss. It may be tempting to think that all that remains for your application's future is a roll of the dice – hopefully in your favor – but while you are waiting for your results, your application is taking a long journey and undergoing various processes. I'm here to provide some insight into what happens to your application after it leaves your hopeful hands.
Social Media Trends in College Admissions: What to Know for 2017
It's no secret that teens are connected online, with more than 71% of teens using more than one social networking site. As social media becomes more of a staple in everyday life for college bound students, many wonder how social media will affect the college admission process. While social media was once seen as a way to catch "bad behavior" and ruin college chances, it's now turning into a tool to actually help students improve their chances of admission to their top-choice colleges.


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I just had to introduce you to Carly. She's the founder of swimwear brand UNE PIECE. What I love about Carly's vision for her business was that it was ALL about creating something that helps women feel confident, empowered and beautiful. When I first met Carly many years ago, her motto was 'life is beautiful' and she's created a beautiful brand with this idea front and centre.
She has a huge heart, is massively generous and radiates wellness. I asked her to share her take on what makes life glorious.
Hello lovely. How are you feeling today?
Excited! One more sleep till I get to fly to my other favourite city in the world, London. I live in Brisbane in sunny Queensland, in Australia.
You're amazingly talented. Tell us how you help high-flyers to feel gloriously well.
I started www.unepiece.com to deliver what a lot of women want when they go to the beach: something that makes them feel confident, empowered and therefore beautiful. The product has been really carefully crafted and tested with many women. I have been through over 11 rounds of samples to get us to the product it is today. I didn't rest until I was sure women would love it.
I think we offer something unique to the market: a new category of swimwear with the icon launch product the Original Sexie Rashie and also a new brand positioning and attitude. UNE PIECE is a chic, sophisticated and aspirational brand with a beautiful aesthetic.
It is inclusive and celebrates women. This isn't a marketing tactic, it's the reason I launched the brand. I want women to feel good. I'm passionate about being a force for good in an industry that can sometimes prey on women's insecurities to drive sales. I want to flip that and empower women by creating iconic and beautiful pieces that they feel amazing in.
We have just recently launched #unepiecewomen campaign https://unepiece.com/blogs/unepiecewomen which celebrates amazing women from around the world and seeks to really encourage diversity of beauty and body image in an industry that's known to do the opposite. We've had a really amazing reaction to the campaign to date and this is just the beginning!
What drives you crazy?
Crazy good: time with my baby boy, husband, family and friends. White wine, seafood, laughing, sunshine, good vibes.
Crazy bad: not enough sleep, not enough water, not enough laughing.
What do you love?
Creating a business of my own where I can have the flexibility to be with my son and husband at home, as well as do something I really love and believe in. I love yoga, time with friends, travel and adventure, peace and relaxation, being creative and productive. I love cuddling my son, my husband and my Cavalier King Charles, Matilda Elizabeth Brown.
Tell us three things we can all do to uplift our energy and to glow with good health.
1. Good sleep
2. Hang with the radiators and avoid the drains
3. Meditation and yoga
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It is estimated that 80% of all the people on earth today, have never had the chance to witness a clear view of the Milky Way Galaxy in the sky. In Australia, we are incredibly lucky to have such amazing clear skies to view this spectacle.
The Pinnacles are undoubtedly one of the most incredible spectacles in Australia & while this spot is generally snapped by photographers at either sunrise or sunset due to the contrasting colours of the dessert & sky, we wanted to do something a bit different & show the Pinnacles in a different light (excuse the pun). We originally went here almost a year ago with this exact vision in mind, as out here in West OZ there is very little light pollution from towns or city lights. But, unfortunately for us, there were too many clouds, the moon was full & the moon rise & set times didn't work together. It was an absolute failure! But as always, patience & persistence paid off…we even got a shooting star to top it all off!
This image is the reason we photograph. It was such an incredible feeling to plan, execute & capture this & show you all mother nature at her VERY BEST!!!


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Fridays at Happy Acres: Community Market. A growing selection of locally produced food and crafts. Growing season is here, greens and herbs have joined meats, honey and crafts. Everyone is welcome to buy, sell, or just stop by and say Hi. If you have time, stay a little longer for shared supper, 6-7, including updates from the Rines Tavern Memorial Society. See you at the Hall!
Special event this week: Celebrate and commemorate the passage and signing by the governor of LD 725, Local Food Rules. Read about this historic measure at the Bangor Daily, and join us Friday for rhubarb cake and watermelon, summer pleasure at its best; http://bangordailynews.com/2017/06/20/homestead/lepage-signs-food-sovereignty-law-the-first-of-its-kind-in-the-nation/


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vintage note card swap complete/
I've been busy with a vintage note card swap since December, but it has been well worth my time. Gorgeous vintage style note cards came my way! All of the pieces were delivered to me by February 26. This week, I swapped them all out, 3 for 3. Yesterday I mailed 30 packages home, yay! Today, I could not resist creating an Animoto video with one vintage note card from each participant included!
I will be hosting a little book swap in the near future. If you would like to keep up with my creative swap announcements . . . . or you would really like to look at some of these vintage note cards in more detail, visit creative swaps!


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Israel exports a variety of products, including cut diamonds, precious metals, pearls, mechanical and electrical machinery, computer equipment, pharmaceuticals, fertilizer and consumer electronic goods, such as audio and video components. Economists credit the 1990s immigration of skilled engineers, scientists and technicians from the former Soviet Union for an export increase.
Beginning in 2008, Israel exported more than half of its annual $58 billion industrial plant output. Nearly 80 percent of its high-tech products are exported, while roughly 40 percent of "low-tech" goods manufactured in the country are exported.
Israel's diamond industry took a major hit during the global recession of 2007 through 2009, but rebounded beginning in 2010 when demand picked back up. That year its diamond exports totaled $9.4 billion, matching the country's pre-recession diamond export revenues. The majority of the nation's diamonds are exported to the United States and Hong Kong. In general, the United States and Hong Kong are Israel's biggest export customers, with the United Kingdom, Belgium, China and India following.
While it does export some agricultural products, most notably poultry and dairy products, Israel tends to consume most of the food it grows or raises each year. The exception to that rule is during the winter months, when the country supplies much of Europe with fresh fruit and vegetables.


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This reference guide will let even novice woodworkers quickly calculate dimensional change for any change in moisture content. It provides data for 73 domestic and imported species. You dial the species of choice and the window displays values used to determine dimensional change for both quartersawn and flatsawn material as well as an overall rating of the tendency of that species to distort with moisture content change.
Also shown is the percentage shrinkage each species will undergo as it dries from 30% moisture content (green) to 0%. The guide provides a sample calculation and complete instructions for use. An accompanying instruction booklet explains wood movement in detail with tips on coping with it, how to account for odd grain combinations, and selection of finish.
A valuable reference for anyone who works with solid wood.
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Google is fun.
Okay, I'll admit it. I search for myself on Google when I get bored.
One of the really hilarious things about being moderately well-known by people on the internet is that you hear amusing rumors about yourself and you can never really be sure where they got that idea from. Here's a gem I dug up that I found on an American Idol forum dedicated to voting for the worst person on the show at any given time:
"Does anyone remember Lauren Fairweather? I think she was Season 5, and she auditioned in Boston. At that time she was a 16-year-old from Hillsborough, NJ. Apparently, Randy REALLY didn't like her, so I don't think she made it to Hollywood. Currently though, she's 1/5 of the YouTube hit fiveawesomegirls, and has recorded 2 albums with her band, The Moaning Myrtles (they sing about Harry Potter) and 2 solo albums. She's signed to DFTBA Records. Don't you think it would have been awesome if she made it to the voting rounds? I mean, a Harry Potter nutjob in the Top 24 would have been a VFTW Victory ! Could someone dig up her audition? I don't know if it was even on the show, but she said in one of her YouTube videos that Randy Jackson really hated her voice."
1. I never auditioned for the judges. I got rejected at the first round where you sing in front of one of like 20 random producers lined up on the football field and they don't even have TV cameras around yet. I don't know where this person heard that Randy Jackson hated me either considering that I never even sang for him. And since when does Randy ever say anything besides "Dawg dawg dawg I'm feelin ya dawg" or "Dawg not your best dawg"?
2. I'm not signed to DFTBA Records either? I've been releasing albums for years before they even existed. I also got the impression that they were founded to help talented songwriting YouTubers release albums if they don't have the funding or materials to do so themselves, and I don't exactly fall into that category since I've been doing this myself since 2005.
People are hilarious.
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8 comments:
- lindsey said...
Ha! That's kinda funny. AI is not good enough for you, Ms. Fairweather.
- April 20, 2009 at 11:35 PM
- Molly said...
Yeah, that beginning part seems pretty detailed...for not being true, I mean. You're still awesome, though!
- April 20, 2009 at 11:52 PM
- Anonymous said...
Why do people not have better things to with their time than make things up? It's so random and strange! Really, I mean what benefit is it to anyone to make up a rumour!?
- April 21, 2009 at 4:56 AM
- hayleyghoover said...
Wow... wow. Maybe they got confused. By "Randy," they meant "Hayley," and by "hated," they meant "worshipped."
- April 21, 2009 at 8:04 AM
- John said...
Lauren I love that you blog now. I go kinda fanboy but I tone it down.
And I am so glad you didn't get on to AI your our gem that not all of american know about
- April 21, 2009 at 6:13 PM
- Anonymous said...
Ah Randy Jackson...You summed up his verbal responses well. :)
- April 21, 2009 at 6:49 PM
- Katherine said...
oh rumours. probably the number 1 reason I don't ever want to become well-known. I auditioned for Canadian Idol a couple years ago, and also didn't make it past the first audition with the producers. I wasn't even devastated at that point because the only reason I did it was because my friends wanted me to. But when they asked me "what makes you the next CI?" I was like "well...I don't know, I don't really want this that badly" haha, oh well, but it was an...experience. I love your voice Lauren & all the songs you write - good job! Perhaps one day I'll make a CD and send it to you or something.
- May 4, 2009 at 1:40 PM
- Anonymous said...
I also didn't make it past the first Round when i auditioned for Season 4 in Cleveland.
They haven't been back here since. If I had, it would have been nine people going to hollywood from Cleveland, not eight. they picked all the bad people to make Cleveland look like shit.
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Hey there BlogCampaigning fans - Jens and I hope you had a good holiday season, and we're going to start posting a little bit more regularly now that we are both back from vacation. We're also working on a new design for the blog, and we expect to have some great guest posts in the next few months.
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Hi lovely friends! I want to share with you some recipes that rocked my socks off! Oh yes, and I have a feeling that they'll rock yours as well. ;)
I made these cookies for the kids on Friday and they loved them.
Are you drooling yet...?
Before I move on though, I would like to point out that I've been having a great time catching up with my nephew. This isn't the nephew that I live with, but kind of like a distant cousin I have in CA. Him and his family are really the only ones I've ever known!
Last night, my this "distant cousin" (Jorge), his fiancee, my sis+her family, and Greg+I went to BJ's to have dinner and play catch up. It's amazing how quickly life comes and goes, and how every moment is to be treasured for what it is then.
His fiancee Christy was such a sweetheart. And guess what! They got engaged on the same day as Greg and I did. Their wedding is quickly on its way and she's basically doing almost everything DIY. She's so talented and she's so excited to help me gather ideas. Yay!
Now let's switch gears to makin' and bakin' shall we?!
Chocolate PB Chip Cookies
1 1/2 C whole wheat pastry flour
1/2 C oat bran
1/4 C unsweetened cocoa powder
1/4 tsp soda+1/2 tsp baking powder
1 egg+1 yolk
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 C butter (or earth balance)
1/4 C sucanat
1/2 C brown sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 full semi-sweet choc squares--melted
peanut butter chips
First, preheat the oven to 325 F. Grab a med-large bowl and mix all the dry ingredients minus the sugars.
Then cream the softened butter in an electric mixer with the egg and sugars. Then, add the vanilla and melted chocolate.
Add the dry mixture into the wet mixture and mix it just enough so there are no dry clumps, and put as many PB chips as you wish!
Grab about a little small size of dough than a golf ball and lightly flatten it on a baking sheet. Finally, bake it for approximately 16-18 minutes. This will make 18 cookies.
These were amazing; however, I want to keep tweaking it till it becomes divinely moist! :D
Power Puff Pancakes
1 scoop protein powder (I used vanilla)
4 TBSP oat bran
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 egg
1 tsp chia seeds
1/4 C flaxmilk (or any)
Just mix everything in a bowl except for the blueberries. Ladle about 1/4 C onto a lightly greased pan and flip when it's ready. Voila!
I topped these protein-packed cakes with maple syrup and PB&CO's cinnamon raisin swirl. I bet these are great after a grueling workout, no?
Notice the beautiful white place mat that Greg got me at the Dollar Tree. :D
I've also been loving oats and smoothie bowls topped with the Banana Date bars! Mmmm...I know this is too much food your eyes to feast on...But, thank you so much for reading! Please let me know if you know of some really good breakfast recipes!
With some reflecting from the Bible on a busy morning. :)
I also finally ran today after not being able to for the past few weeks! It felt great to run. It was so funny because I was starting to get exhausted, and mid-way this guy passes me. I thought, "oh no you don't!" And caught up to him. I think I need a running buddy haha.
As I've been reflecting upon God's Word, I've just been so extremely blessed knowing that "He's a God of the mountains and the valleys."
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May issue, Budget Travel magazine — When I left Paris to live and work in the San Francisco Bay Area at the height of the Internet euphoria, there were some things that I expected—sunshine, freeways, a cool job in a start-up company—and some that I didn't. Among the latter was that I'd develop a passionate interest in food and cooking, discovering at age 21 how much fun could be had in the kitchen and how much pleasure at the table.
It was also from this new perspective, one continent and one ocean away, that I really saw the beauty, charm, and wealth of my birth city, which had all but eluded me when they were my daily bread.
I came home after two years in California, and my love for Paris and gastronomy only burned brighter as I settled in again with intense happiness, hungrily catching up with the City of Light (and Good Food), this time with fresh eyes and alert taste buds. This passion prompted me to create a food blog, Chocolate & Zucchini (chocolateandzucchini.com), where I could share my culinary joys with like-minded readers.
I enjoy nothing more than spreading the word about the gems I find, recommending them excitedly and relishing the description of this shop or that restaurant. Of course, there's always a measure of risk in directing someone to go somewhere. When they come back to tell me about it I always get a flutter in my stomach (did they like it?), usually replaced by a sweet tide of relief (the food was fabulous and the service super-kind).
What follows is a reflection of my Paris, the one I love so dearly. I can only hope you'll make it yours.
One of my greatest pleasures is to walk around with no particular purpose, breezing into shops, exploring little streets, and going just a step farther to see what's beyond the next corner. A welcome side effect of all this walking is that you build up quite an appetite, and it is of utmost importance to know where to stop for a quick and tasty lunch.
Cojean is the epitome of hip and healthy fast food in Paris. The tempting menu at the six Paris locations features the three S's (sandwiches, salads, and soups) and changes seasonally, to focus on the freshest products. The toasted veggie and provolone sandwich ($7.75) is bound to win you over.
Rose Bakery is owned by an English/French couple, and it offers fabulous salads, cute square quiches, and quality goods from the U.K., including sumptuous cheese. It's enough to make you change your mind about British food. This is the ideal spot for tea and a dessert; I say try the sticky toffee pudding ($5).
While you're shopping at Le Bon Marché department store, take a look at Delicabar and its bubblegum interior design on the second floor. The creative menu features savory twists on standard French patisseries (vegetable mille-feuilles with salad, $16) and hard-to-resist pastries.
The concept of brunch has taken off here only in recent years. The first to get it right was Le Pain Quotidien . At wooden communal tables, barely awake Parisians are served café au lait, soft-boiled eggs, cheese, and charcuterie (from $25.50). Large trays carry the signature chocolate and praline spreads, to be sampled on artisanal bread. More upscale, A Priori Thé is nested in the Galerie Vivienne, one of the 19th-century shopping passages that drill through whole blocks. This salon de thé, or tea salon, serves a weekend brunch of warm sandwiches, egg dishes, and fruit tarts (from $30). Sit at the indoor terrace and bask in the sunlight shining through the glass arcade.
Although frequented mostly during the day, R'Aliment is where I go for dinner with the girls. The menu leans toward organic products and always offers at least one vegetarian option. I recently delighted in a beet and lime soup ($8) followed by a mushroom and chestnut tart ($15.75).
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La Cave de l'Os à Moëlle started out as an annex to L'Os à Moëlle, across the street, but the wine bar has surpassed the restaurant in popularity. Pick a bottle from the wall compartments and sit with other diners to share a family-style meal of delicious country food. It's as close to an all-you-can-eat buffet as Parisian style will allow and one of the best deals around ($26.25).
If you haven't yet explored the Butte-aux-Cailles and its quiet hilltop streets, Café Fusion is the perfect excuse. The bright, modern bistro serves French classics side by side with Asian or Mediterranean dishes—and the beef tartare ($15.75) cohabits beautifully with the salmon grilled in a banana leaf ($14.50). It also boasts an exquisite terrace for warm summer nights.
Almost a century after Henri Androuët opened his first cheese shop, his name is emblazoned on some 10 fromageries and, more recently, two casual restaurants named Androuët Sur le Pouce (eating on the run—literally, on the thumb). In addition to marvelous tartines (from $13.75), these cheese bars serve tasting platters (also from $13.75). At dinner, it's quieter, and the knowledgeable staff is more available.
Bistros and gastronomy have been a happy couple for more than a decade, and a new adjective—bistronomique—has been coined for restaurants offering expert dishes in a casual atmosphere at a reasonable price. Among the newer ones, perhaps the most interesting is L'Ourcine, joining L'Avant-Goût in the oft-neglected 13th arrondissement. Other favorites are Bistro Vivienne and the bustling Velly.
If you're willing to climb a notch on the gastronomical (and price) scale, I recommend the authentic Aux Lyonnais, for its brilliant take on Lyon specialties, and Chez Jean, for the creative simplicity of its dishes and its warm ambience.
- Cojean 6 rue de Sèze, 9th arr., 011-33/1-40-06-08-80
- Boulangépicier 73 bd de Courcelles, 8th arr., 011-33/1-46-22-20-20
- Les Vivres 28 rue Pétrelle, 9th arr., 011-33/1-42-80-26-10, lamb $18
- Rose Bakery 46 rue des Martyrs, 9th arr., 011-33/1-42-82-12-80
- Delicabar 26-38 rue de Sèvres, 7th arr., 011-33/1-42-22-10-12
- Le Pain Quotidien 18 place du Marché St-Honoré, 1st arr., 011-33/1-42-96-31-70
- A Priori Thé 35-37 Galerie Vivienne, 2nd arr., 011-33/1-42-97-48-75
- R'Aliment 57 rue Charlot, 3rd arr., 011-33/1-48-04-88-28
- La Cave de l'Os à Moëlle 181 rue de Lourmel, 15th arr., 011-33/1-45-57-28-28
- Café Fusion 12 rue de la Butte-aux-Cailles, 13th arr., 011-33/1-45-80-12-02
- Androuët sur le Pouce 49 rue St-Roch, 1st arr., 011-33/1-42-97-57-39
- L'Ourcine 92 rue Broca, 13th arr., 011-33/1-47-07-13-65, prix fixe $37
- L'Avant-Goût 26 rue Bobillot, 13th arr., 011-33/1-53-80-24-00, prix fixe $41
- Bistro Vivienne 4 rue des Petits Champs, 2nd arr., 011-33/1-49-27-00-50, veal blanquette $20
- Velly 52 rue Lamartine, 9th arr., 011-33/1-48-78-60-05, prix fixe $41
- Aux Lyonnais 32 rue St-Marc, 2nd arr., 011-33/1-42-96-65-04, prix fixe $37
- Chez Jean 8 rue St-Lazare, 9th arr., 011-33/1-48-78-62-73, prix fixe $45
If the idea of purchasing professional-quality pots and pans sends your heart aflutter, an expedition to Les Halles is in order. It was historically Paris's main food market (before it was moved to the outskirts in 1969), and a few age-old stores remain, selling cooking gear at reasonable prices to professionals and amateurs alike. The renowned E. Dehillerin is a must, but so are A. Simon, a block away (the restaurant tableware is simple and affordable) and Mora, selling more baking tools than you and I will ever know how to use. Everyone needs a chocolate-dipping fork, no?
Once your kitchen is fully re-equipped, hop to the nearby G. Detou for supplies. The small shop, which my grandmother recommended to me, has shelves upon shelves of bargain-priced cooking ingredients in bulk (nuts, chocolate, spices— some impossible to find anywhere else) and a number of gourmet items (jams, condiments, and did I mention chocolate?) that make great gifts for the foodies you love—including yourself.
For more of these fine products (and a few more euros), the two temples for the fancy-food hunter are Lafayette Gourmet and La Grande Epicerie de Paris, which carry a dizzying array of the latest in fine- food fashions. If you prefer small stores with someone to advise you, check out the spices and exotic products at Izrael in the Marais and Le Comptoir Colonial in Montmartre.
Open-air markets are certainly the most uplifting and fun places for food shopping. Saturday mornings often find me walking happily around the organic Marché des Batignolles, filling my basket with lush and uncommon fruits and veggies, not to mention terrific cheeses. It's in the 17th arrondissement, on the Boulevard des Batignolles, outside the Métro Rome. Just one district to the east, but on the opposite end of the social spectrum, the super-crowded Marché de Barbès is held on Wednesday and Saturday mornings (on Boulevard de la Chapelle, outside the Métro Barbès). Elbow through the colorful throngs and buy produce for a steal. You can even haggle if you're so inclined.
The roundup of my favorite food shops wouldn't be complete if I didn't mention chocolate. I'd need countless pages to cover this subject, but let me share three current favorites: Jadis et Gourmande, for the tresse, a specialty chocolate with nuts and candied orange peel ($7 for 22 ounces); Cacao et Chocolat, for the hot chocolate bar, pastries, and Impériale line of ganaches ($9.75 for 22 ounces); and L'Atelier du Chocolat de Bayonne, for the rippled sheets of chocolate sold in pretty bouquets ($14.50 for 7.75 ounces).
Of course, once you've welcomed all those goodies into your home, you'll need the proper accessories to present them. Head to Habitat for classy and modern tableware, then to Sentou Galerie for a look at the latest trends and designer items. If you yearn for previously loved country-house plates and bowls instead, L'Objet qui Parle, a tiny attic of a shop on rue des Martyrs, will be just your thing. And for a change of pace, consider the beautiful African tableware at L'Arbre du Voyageur . The handmade dishes and cutlery, as well as a wealth of other decorative objects, jewelry, and food products, were purchased under fair trade conditions directly from the artisans.
There's no such thing as too many cookbooks—just too little shelf space. Located on the up-and-coming rue Charlot, a gallery and bookstore called Food carries a smart selection of titles in French, English, and Japanese. Didn't think a whole recipe book could be written about vegetable peelings? Think again!
- E. Dehillerin 18 rue Coquillière, 1st arr., 011-33/1-42-36-53-13
- Simon 48 rue Montmartre, 2nd arr., 011-33/1-42-33-71-65
- Mora 13 rue Montmartre, 1st arr., 011-33/1-45-08-19-24
- G. Detou 58 rue Tiquetonne, 2nd arr., 011-33/1-42-36-54-67
- Lafayette Gourmet 48 bd Haussmann, 9th arr., 011-33/1-40-23-52-25
- La Grande Epicerie 38 rue de Sèvres, 7th arr., 011-33/1-44-39-81-00
- Izrael 30 rue François Miron, 4th arr., 011-33/1-42-72-66-23
- Le Comptoir Colonial 22 rue Lepic, 18th arr., 011-33/1-42-58-44-84
- Le Palais des Thés 64 rue Vieille du Temple, 3rd arr., 011-33/1-48-87-80-60
- Les Abeilles 21 rue de la Butte-aux-Cailles, 13th arr., 011-33/1-45-81-43-48
- Jadis et Gourmande 27 rue Boissy d'Anglas, 8th arr., 011-33/1-42-65-23-23
- Cacao et Chocolat 36 rue Vieille du Temple, 4th arr., 011-33/1-42-71-50-06
- L'Atelier du Chocolat de Bayonne 109 rue St-Lazare, 9th arr., 011-33/1-40-16-09-13
- Habitat 10 place de la République, 11th arr., 011-33/1-48-07-13-14
- Sentou Galerie 24 rue du Pont Louis-Philippe, 4th arr., 011-33/1-42-71-00-01
- L'Objet qui Parle 86 rue des Martyrs, 18th arr., 011-33/6-09-67-05-30
- L'Arbre du Voyageur 32 rue de l'Espérance, 13th arr., 011-33/1-53-80-16-10
- Food 58 rue Charlot, 3rd arr., 011-33/1-42-72-68-97
If you're at all like me, you're much happier if there's a food aspect to the things you do and the places you visit. Luckily, a number of cultural establishments in Paris have made sure to feed your stomach as well as your mind.
The Musée Jacquemart-André is a luxurious 19th-century mansion that presents the art collection of its former owners. The dining room is now a salon de thé, serving tea, lunch, and pastries. At the Palais de Tokyo, the controversial contemporary arts center, the Tokyo Eat restaurant and its postmodern decor is as much a part of the experience as the edgy gift shop and the art itself.
The Théâtre Edouard VII kindly solves the dilemma of whether to eat before or after a play. The owner's wife, a best-selling cookbook author, recently opened Café Guitry inside the theater. Her cooking (featuring specialties like lamb tajine with prunes and grilled almonds, or lemon and rosemary roasted chicken) is so good that people eat there even when they're not staying for the performance.
Selling food and drinks inside a movie theater isn't unusual, but no one does it with as much style as Studio 28 in Montmartre. This tiny cinema (just one auditorium, decorated by Jean Cocteau no less) has a small bar that serves refreshments—soft drinks, cocktails, and tarts—that you can enjoy in the winter garden.
The Opéra Bastille has launched a series of events that it calls Casse-Croûte à l'Opéra (a snack at the opera). Every Thursday at lunchtime, stop in and listen to a concert by the orchestra or a talk/debate with an opera professional, and perhaps enjoy a light lunch from the bar. Entrance is free; the cost of a sandwich, drink, and dessert is about $9.25.
The mix of food and art naturally leads us to Galerie Fraîch'Attitude, which specializes in "Eat Art," art that uses food as its inspiration, subject, or material. Some of the exhibitions are actually edible and are meant to disappear into visitors' stomachs, to be re-created the next day.
Paris is rediscovering a pleasure in cooking, prompting the creation of a number of classes that adopt a modern approach: The goal is to give you the basics so you can have fun in your kitchen and entertain without stress. Fred Chesneau, founder of L'Atelier de Fred, teaches small groups of up to six in a darling neo-rococo kitchen. The Bergerault brothers at L'Atelier des Chefs do it on a larger scale in a lofty glass-roof workshop, complete with bookstore and boutique. In both cases, you cook your meal and eat it, too.
If it's wine you'd like to learn about, Lavinia has a free tasting every Saturday and gives tasting classes for all levels. (Prices range from $38 to $177.) At Legrand Filles et Fils, a wine store constructed in 1880, you can sign up for a series of courses or attend a single session to discover one region or producer. (All classes will work to accommodate English-speaking students upon request.)
Le Fooding is a Parisian movement that promotes new ways to eat, cook, and even think about food (lefooding.com). Events are either free or very inexpensive and involve the hottest chefs and the trendiest locations: wandering wine tastings with nibbles, market stands serving delectable soups, giant picnics on the banks of the Seine.
Paris is also home to a number of food shows, unique opportunities to meet producers, taste products, and possibly bring something home. The Salon Saveurs (held in May and December) showcases a great array of artisanal foods, while independent French vintners present their wines at the Salon des Vins des Vignerons Indépendants (held in April and November). As for the Salon du Chocolat (in October), it is a chocoholic's dream come true.
- Musée Jacquemart-André 158 bd Haussmann, 8th arr., 011-33/1-45-62-11-59, musee-jacquemart-andre.com, admission $12, lunch $19
- Palais de Tokyo 13 av du Président Wilson, 16th arr., 011-33/1-47-23-38-86, palaisdetokyo.com, exhibit admission $8, sea bream $23
- Théâtre Edouard VII 10 place Edouard VII, 9th arr., tickets 011-33/1-47-42-59-92; Café Guitry, 011-33/1-40-07-00-77, theatreedouard7.com, lamb tajine $26
- Studio 28 10 rue Tholozé, 18th arr., 011-33/1-46-06-36-07, cinemastudio28.com, tart $9.25
- Opéra Bastille 120 rue de Lyon, 12th arr., 011-33/1-72-29-35-35, operadeparis.fr
- Galerie Fraîch'Attitude 60 rue du Faubourg Poissonnière, 10th arr., 011-33/1-49-49-15-15, fraichattitude.com
- L'Atelier de Fred 6 rue des Vertus, 3rd arr., 011-33/1-40-29-46-04, latelierdefred.com, two-hour classes $79
- L'Atelier des Chefs 10 rue Penthièvre, 8th arr., 011-33/1-53-30-05-82, latelierdeschefs.com, classes from $20
- Legrand Filles et Fils 1 rue de la Banque, 2nd arr., 011-33/1-42-60-07-12, caves-legrand.com, events from $13
- Salon Saveurs 011-33/1-46-05-80-77, firstname.lastname@example.com, admission $10.50
- Salon des Vins des Vignerons Indépendants 011-33/1-53-02-05-10, vigneron-independant.com, admission $8
- Salon du Chocolat chocoland.com, admission $15.75
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Everyone, please put your hands together for, Avery E. Green, the Author of "Seasons of Fate." Okay, Avery, let's visit for a bit over a cuppa.
I always like to start with getting to know my guests here on TJ Talks Writing. Do you have children, a significant other, or pets?
I'm married with a young daughter, no pets, not enough time I'm afraid.
Pets definitely do require more than a quick walk in the AM and PM and a bowl of water and food. Do you like dogs or cats?
Both, even though I don't have any.
I live a fur-free existence as well. What is your perception of your personality?
I'm a happy, simple person, who loves wholeheartedly.
I like you already. What do you like to read?
Erotic romances in any form from human to supernatural.
Ahh, a romantic at heart. 😀 What kind music do you prefer?
Oh I have an eclectic taste, but I have no preference, I love beautiful music.
Music to my ears. What kind of music do you like?
Anything as long as I enjoy it, but it does depend on my mood.
Yes, mood and music are best when when matched for listening. What's your fave food, beverage, and/or restaurant?
Oh I love lots of different food, but Chinese is a favourite of mine.
I like most all asian cuisines that I've sampled. Good choice. 😉 Do you have a fave character?
I love Mason Stone obviously, but my next book has some great main characters Marco and Isabel, they are sweet and loving, and hopefully everyone else will agree. As for other authors' characters, I have so many I love I just couldn't pick one.
It never hurts to like your characters. If you could meet a favourite character (from some one else's writing) or author who would it be and why?
Goodness there are too many amazing writers with amazing stories for me to choose, it's an unfair question. I'd want to meet them all.
I would agree with you there. If I came to your home and looked inside the refrigerator, what would I find?
Milk, eggs, fruit, yogurt, salad, ham, and some other stuff not worth mentioning.
I guess chocolate is on the "not worth mentioning" list? How many pairs of shoes do you own?
I've lost count, I keep them locked away.
I'd go barefoot if the world were paved with beach sand or grass. What's your bad quality?
I talk too much, oh I'm also a worrier who can't rest when I have things on my mind.
I can see though where these things could be worked out to be positive qualities. Which is your most favourite book ever?
Oh way too many to pick just one, but I have an affinity for British authors, like Jodi Ellen Malpas, and E L James, whose stories have set women's minds alight.
Good choices. Which is the one television character that you simply adore?
McDreamy from Grey's Anatomy, he's so hot.
I can see where Patrick Dempsey's portrayal of that character would come by the name, McDreamy. Which is your favourite genre of movies?
I love most genres (Comedy/Romance/Suspense/Action/Horror) but I love comedies that make you cry laughing.
Precious few comedies have that effect on me, but I love the ones that do. What do you do when you feel very sad or depressed?
I try to be quiet, and read.
I think that it's the souls way of insisting that we stop for a bit and listen to the internal part of ourselfs. What is your idea of fun?
Anything that makes me laugh, like belly laugh. It's good for your soul.
Laughter, the best medicine. Which is your favourite time of the day?
When everyone is asleep and the house is quiet, it's peaceful and I can breathe
I like that time too, living in an apartment. Are you a morning person or a night person?
Morning, I don't really have a choice when I have a little alarm clock that wakes me each day.
Yup, sleeping in doesn't happen for me. What is the craziest thing you've ever done?
Pass, next question.
That would be my answer too. Which is your most favourite place on this earth?
The Cayo's, Cuba, it's paradise.
Another one for the bucket list. If you were stranded on a lonely beach, what are the five things that you would want to survive?
Wow ok, my kindle, laptop, ipod, suncream and sunglasses.
I'm sure a power source is in there somewhere. Is there anything else you'd like the reader to know about yourself?
Well apart from being a hopeful romantic, I have a bit of a dirty side which I'm contemplating using going forward in my writing.
The saltier tip of the pen can make for some excellently toasty reading. What do you like to do to balance the demands writing places on you?
I don't get much time but I love reading, watching movies and TV series.
That's what I like about Netflix, binge watching of series. Which one of your publications will you be sharing in the interview?
As I'm a new author, it will be my debut novel 'Seasons of Fate' as my next novel isn't complete as yet, but I can say it's about two young dancers who fall in love, but there's always more to the story.
I love dance. What a wonderful frame for a story. Is your book born purely of imagination?
Yes, but I do try to use my emotions to make sure the characters feel real even though they're fictional.
The best reads have a lot of the feelings and soul of the author. Do any of your characters reflect anyone you know?
No, I try not to, purposely, I wouldn't want to offend anybody …(Laughs)
But, would you tell if you did? Where do you think you are in your writing career? Where do you want to be?
I'm not sure, right now I'm just following my heart and enjoying myself. I would love to be the sort of writer people enjoy reading and talking about.
Writing should be enjoyed, no matter what the genre. How do you keep yourself motivated to write?
Believe it or not, I listen to beautiful love songs.
I'm not surprised in the least. 😀 What do like and dislike about writing?
I love the imagination of it, creating something, but dislike the time it takes to put the story out there.
I think the things we love most in life teach patience as a bonus. Talk to us about your cover.
Well I have updated the 'Seasons of Fate' cover recently. I wanted something simple but displaying the love between the characters.
I think the cover accomplishes that very well. What prepared you for becoming a writer?
I've always enjoyed stories but never had the confidence to pursue it, but with family support I finally did it, when I self published 'Seasons of Fate' in August 2014. It was a real achievement for me, and I'm very proud.
And so you should be. How does your day-to-day life affect your writing?
Well it certainly slows down my writing time. My family is my number one priority, which means I spend lots of time in between trying to juggle writing and home life.
That's always the thing for most authors, juggling RL. Is there anything else you'd like the reader to know about you as a writer?
Just that I'm a woman who enjoys an amazing story, and would love to inspire woman, the way I feel inspired when I read a great book.
And there you go folks, an interview with my splendid guest, Avery E. Greene. Give it up for today's author, everyone! Thanks for stopping in, Avery. It's been great having you. Please do visit again and don't make us wait too long!
Hi, I'm a wife and mother of one little girl, who keeps me really busy. For as long as I can remember I have loved stories and reading how people can create something that drags you in. Reading is my passion and I adore romance in any form. When I have any spare time I love swimming, listening to music, and watching movies. Most of the time I play the role of chauffeur for my little one, but for a moment at the end of each day I try to immerse myself in reading and writing. My dream is to finally create my very own stories to help readers float away.
My life had been difficult, I had dealt with emotional and physical abuse for years, but fate finally decided to step in and introduce me to the life I should have always had, with the person who made me whole and who woke me up. Mason's life had been great, his family was loving and supportive. He had the dream career, but being in the spotlight was not his idea of the perfect life, practically a recluse, fate decided now was his time. When Mason Stone meets Summer Clarke, it's fate, but can Mason win the heart of the only woman he's ever met who makes him feel alive, will Summer let him? Or is she too broken to know the signs? Can fate really bring you to the one you were always supposed to love.
I want to thank everyone for visiting today. Again, a round of applause for our author today. Please hang around to visit and comment below.
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Board To Death Ep. 4: CHON (pt. 1) - Mario Camarena
Aaron Rogers
"The Warden compression pedal . . . is kinda like, crucial to our tone," says CHON guitarist Mario Camarena.
We met up with Mario prior to CHON's incredible sold-out performance at Cleveland's legendary Agora Ballroom to learn how his pedalboard has leveled-up from having only three pedals, to the final boss-worthy behemoth it is today.
While CHON's catchy math rock is performed with precision, Mario's approach to modulation effects is relatively laissez faire. "I just kinda throw [modulation effects] on randomly throughout the set," he says, pointing towards his Grand Orbiter and Hummingbird.
Rounding out Mario's effects chain are an Arrows boost "for solos," the Spatial Delivery envelope filter, which he sets "to sound like Thundercat," and the Avalanche Run, for a "trippy delay."


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In these waning weeks of summer, Canadians across the country prepare for the inevitable return of the school year. New clothes must be purchased. Various digital devices require upgrading or replacement. Supplies for lunches have to be amassed. The lists can be large, but they can miss a very important necessity in the form of products to maintain hygiene while at school.
For decades, researchers have shown educational facilities can be a major source for infection. Most of the time, the cause happens to be spread among individuals. Regardless of how much teaching goes into personal distancing, when it comes to the younger generation, it can be difficult if not impossible to convince kids to stay away from those who are sick.
There is, however, another influence on spread of infections that may be lessened. It comes in the form of contamination. Objects such as water fountains, student desks, computer keyboards, mobile devices and for those younger grades, toys, can be covered in microbes, including pathogens. Kids can pick up bacteria and viruses from these surfaces and transfer them to their noses and mouths. The result is an increased risk for infection and a greater likelihood for health troubles.
This type of pathogen spread can be prevented with some simple hygiene measures. The most obvious is the use of soap and water, which is the gold standard. However, that requires a sink, running water, a full dispenser and, of course, the right technique, which is usually the reason this approach can fail.
Another approach is to use the concept of sanitization. The goal in this approach is to lower the amount of bacteria and viruses on the hands — and other touched items — so there is a reduced risk for infection. This is especially important during those first few weeks of school as well as during the cold, flu and norovirus season later on.
Sanitization works thanks to a phenomenon known as minimal infective dose. Our bodies need to be exposed to a certain number of pathogenic bacteria and/or viruses to become sick. The numbers vary depending on the species but in most cases, a person needs to be exposed to hundreds if not thousands of individual organisms before illness occurs. The only exception is norovirus in which only a few dozen viruses can lead to troubles.
Over the years, research has examined the different types of sanitization required in order to keep pathogens below that minimal infective dose both on hands and objects. The most effective for both happens to be a simple molecule many adults know quite well. It's ethanol.
The use of ethanol in a variety of products, including hand sanitizer and wipes can help to reduce the levels of bacteria, viruses, and other potentially pathogenic microbes from both hands and surfaces. They are easy to use and require no more than about 15 seconds to ensure safety.
When used regularly, ethanol-based products can be an effective means to lower the spread of infections. Numerous studies have revealed the inclusion of these items along with a little education can go a long way to keep kids safe. The only requirement is that these products need to be at hand whenever the risk arises.
Unfortunately, in light of the continuing economic pressures on education, this necessity may not be fulfilled. Thankfully, both hand sanitizer and wipes are available in stores and can be picked up along with the rest of the back-to-school merchandise. Also, they are relatively inexpensive in comparison to the costs for the medicines and time needed to manage and/or treat infections.
Of course, these products are only effective if they are used properly. That requires some training, which can be performed at home before children head to classes. With a little practice, they'll be good to go and increase their chances at staying safe.
If the surface is unfamiliar or happens to be regularly touched by others, it's probably going to be contaminated.
For hand sanitizers, the process is simple. Add enough onto the hands to ensure they stay wet for at least 15 seconds. Rub the hands together to ensure the entire area is covered. Once the hands are dry, they are good to go.
When it comes to wipes, the best method is to quickly use them on surfaces before they dry out. Try to keep that 15-second wet time much like on the hands. Usually, one will be enough to cover a desktop, mobile device, toys and even water fountain tap.
As to when sanitization should be performed, there is an easy rule to follow. "If you don't know, let it flow." In other words, if the surface is unfamiliar or happens to be regularly touched by others, it's probably going to be contaminated. Use the alcohol either on the hands or the surface to reduce the chances for infection.
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Starring: Terence Stamp, Norman Wisdom
Genres: Documentary
An unexpected affair quickly escalates into a heart-stopping reality for two women whose passionate connection changes their lives forever.
In 1950s New York, a department-store clerk who dreams of a better life falls for an older, married woman.
19-year old Belle practices playing the violin diligently, but is unable to impart her music with a sensitive undertone. Her life changes when she discovers that sexual desire stimulates passion in her music.
When three parents discover their daughters' pact to lose their virginity at prom, they launch a covert one-night operation to stop the teens from sealing the deal.
In 1971, Carole and Delphine meet and fall in love in Paris. When Carole follows Delphine back to her family farm in Limousin, the two find lesbianism and feminism are not as easy in the countryside.
Set during a sultry summer in a French suburb, Marie is desperate to join the local pool's synchronized swimming team, but is her interest solely for the sake of sport or for a chance to get close to Floriane, the bad girl of the team? Sciamma, and the two leads, capture the uncertainty of teenage sexuality with a sympathetic eye in this delicate drama of the angst of coming-of-age.
A set of six nested stories spanning time between the 19th century and a distant post-apocalyptic future. Cloud Atlas explores how the actions and consequences of individual lives impact one another throughout the past, the present and the future. Action, mystery and romance weave through the story as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero and a single act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution in the distant future. Based on the award winning novel by David Mitchell. Directed by Tom Tykwer and the Wachowskis.
Young dancers gather in a remote and empty school building to rehearse on a cold and wintry night. The all-night celebration soon turns into a hallucinatory nightmare when they learn that their sangria is laced with LSD.


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Bob is out today. This post is from his producer, Robert Hum, who is helping to cover the markets in Bob's absence.
Futures point towards a fairly flat open this morning, despite a much stronger durable goods number. After yesterday's drop, the markets lost all of their gains for the week, as the Dow is now down 1.3% this week, heading into Friday's trading. Continue to keep an eye on the financials today, as we wait to see more direction from them.
Can they regain the momentum that they had earlier in the week or will they instead continue to show signs that they are perhaps overbought? Also in focus later this morning are the home builders. Look to see if there's any reaction to the New Home Sales number that is released at 10 am ET. This follows their dismal performance yesterday – the S&P Homebuilding Index had its worst day ever, falling 10%.
Crocsdramatically slashed its Q2 and full-year revenue and earnings forecasts after the close yesterday. The company has seen a "challenging" environment in the U.S. and overseas this quarter. The CEO noted that retailers were "extremely cautious with their level of reorders" and preferred maintaining lower inventories of their products. Stock is down nearly 50% in pre-market trading.
Burlington Northern Santa Fe beat estimates, but only after it had previously cut its guidance for the quarter last month. The company was impacted by Midwest storm flooding, a weaker economy, and higher fuel prices.
Eastman Chemical results were inline with expectations. Revenue growth was a result of the higher prices the company charged to offset the increase in raw materials and energy costs. The company continues to see these cost pressures into the third quarter, as its guidance is below estimates.
American Axleposted at large loss of $12.49 per share (including items). It was hurt by the UAW strike, but is also feeling the ripple effects affecting the broader auto industry. It noted that weaker truck and SUV demand dramatically affected its production volumes for those vehicles. In fact, production volume for GM and Chrysler SUV and light trucks was down 51% from a year ago.
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University Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas advocates diversity and cultivates a true synergy between research, instruction, and application. It offers a broad choice of courses both in initial and continuing education, coalescing study abroad and fieldwork.
Considered as France's first law university, University Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas is dedicated to upholding the tradition from which it arose, preserving, yet ever-striving to raise its level of excellence in the following disciplines: Private Law and Criminal Science, Public Law, Political Science, Roman Law, History of Law, Economics, Management, Information and Communication Sciences.
Our extensive partnerships not only with major French, European, and International agencies but also with major financial and industrial firms, ensure anchorage in the professional world and guarantee the veritable polyvalence for which we are known.
Attentive to students' needs, the university provides academic programs adapted to and organized within the LMD framework. Various digital services, tutorials, an ever-growing and comprehensive library database, course and professional counselling services, and a selection of extracurricular athletic and cultural activities all act in concert to complete and harmonize each student's university experience.
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Within University Paris 2 and as a part of it, the European College of Paris brings together a team of highly qualified Professors of Paris 2 specializing in European Law, renowned for its excellence in education and research, as well as its strong links with French, European and International institutions, the business world and the legal profession.
The University is situated in the Latin Quarter, at the heart of the seats of power and culture that make Paris a unique place in which to study.
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"Thank you Alice, you have had a huge impact on my life'
'I would like to say that you have been kind and compassionate…you've shown me that the volume of those negative voices and self-criticisms can be turned down, and that more positive alternatives are possible and can be heard'
"Alice is a fantastic therapist and I left every session feeling 100 times better than when I walked in. She is incredibly patient, sensitive, empathetic, supportive and real. Somehow she always managed to say the right thing that I needed to hear at exactly the right time. I felt very understood, and she never made me feel like a crazy person – in fact the opposite!
... the blend of cognitive behavioural therapy with an existential approach worked really well for me – a well rounded, balanced approach that helped me make sense of my situation whilst giving me tools to help reshape my thoughts and behaviour. She introduced lots of proactive, easy to use tools / new ways of thinking that I could use to overcome my anxiety that I could practice every week, and we did a good job at recapping these at the end of the course of sessions"
"Therapy with Alice has helped me to see the bigger picture of my life and how everything is connected. Also, to focus on what makes me happy and to stop making excuses or creating barriers. It has also helped me to realise that I know and understand more than I ever let myself believe"
'Most of the things I was concerned about were created by me. I made my own life more complicated; therapy with Alice made me realise it. Now I am simplifying it gradually. I also feel more comfortable with myself; I am not trying to be perfect. Nothing is perfect anyways. I am ok with it now.'
"Thank you so much for all your support, guidance and general brilliance over the last few months. It felt like a really scary time when I first came to you but you really understood me, what I needed and just totally got it. I know without a doubt that I wouldn't have started feeling better so quickly without you"
"I always felt happy and comfortable talking to Alice and always felt understood. I also felt that everything I said was remembered and relayed back to me at some point which really helped"
"When I started seeing Alice I was struggling with the emotional difficulties of recovering from an eating disorder. Feeling overwhelmed with anxiety and not feeling capable of dealing with negative emotions I sometimes resorted to self harm and other unhealthy ways to cope, which had very negative effects on my personal life and the people around me. Alice helped me in a kind and understanding way to identify and deal with both my emotions and actions in a healthier way. Seeing Alice eventually left me in a position where I felt confident in my capability of healthily dealing with my difficult emotions on my own."
"I experimented a bit with therapy in the US, but I soon discovered that my experience with you was as rare as I had suspected. I've often thought of you, and your wisdom. I suppose I miss you and your talented way of listening--compassionately, and full of constructive interventions. You always seemed to notice repeated words and awkward logic as you carefully dislodged thoughts from their well-worn grooves -- why don't other people do that?


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The company which makes branded mobile phones for Land Rover and Kodak is in talks about a £100m-plus sale to the buyout firm behind Loch Lomond whisky.
Sky News understands that Exponent Private Equity is in exclusive discussions about a takeover of Bullitt Group, a Reading-based manufacturer.
The talks, which are said to have been taking place for several weeks, could result in a deal being concluded during the summer, according to people close to the situation.
A deal would yield a return for Britain's biggest high street lenders, which invested in Bullitt nearly five years ago through the Business Growth Fund (BGF) – a vehicle set up to alleviate mounting criticism that banks were doing too little to support the real economy.
The £2.5bn BGF has now invested in scores of companies across sectors ranging from healthcare to retailing.
Bullitt, which also has a licence to make phones for Caterpillar, the heavy machinery maker, markets its products on their ruggedness and durability.
The company has also worked with Ministry of Sound and JCB, and 18 months ago recruited a chief executive from Virgin Group to help accelerate its expansion.
One person involved in the talks said they were not certain to result in a deal with Exponent, adding that other investors had expressed an interest in backing Bullitt.
According to accounts filed at Companies House, Bullitt recorded sales of $98.4m in 2015, down slightly on the previous year, which it attributed to the dollar's strength "impacting on demand from Eurozone customers".
The company said it intended to continue developing its range of consumer electronics devices.
GP Bullhound, an advisory firm, is working with Bullitt on its sale process.
Exponent declined to comment on Thursday, while Bullitt could not be reached.
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JOC Staff | Feb 01, 2013 4:33PM EST
France-based Delmas Shipping, a containerized freight and roll-on, roll-off shipping company, has added a call at Itajai, Brazil, on its South American SAMWAF line, replacing the call at Sao Francisco do Sul, Brazil, in order to meet increased demand for refrigerated shipping services.
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What inclusivity really means, from the woman who held the highest tech job in America
A Q&A with former US Chief Technology Officer Megan Smith.
Asked, "What's your big idea that other people aren't thinking about or wouldn't agree with? Why is it so important?" Smith resopnded, "Radical inclusion and connection—of people, networks, ideas, needs, and resources—accelerates positive change, driving creative confidence for all. The breadth of human capacity and capability is extraordinary, especially when we are properly networked for faster sharing and iteration. Our world is full of committed, creative, passionate people who collaboratively solve challenges in their communities, often working together in unexpected and creative partnerships, and often with limited resources. Promising, partial, or full solutions to tough problems are out there and discoverable, yet sadly people with these solutions are too often our best-kept secret and not positioned for acceleration."
What inclusivity really means, from the woman who held the highest tech job in America


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It all started back in New York City around 2004. The first time I saw Amy, she was reading a Fleetwood Mac autobiography and I was wearing a Neil Young Old Ways cow skull shirt. We were both waiting for the bus on Bedford Avenue. We couldn't resist the magnetic force that kept us catching glances of each other from the corners of our eyes. It wasn't until July 4th at a rooftop party in Brooklyn that we finally just went up to each other and said "Do you want to be friends?!" Even Amy's return to Los Angeles several months later couldn't slow our friendship down. She inspired me to make art again. We shared a love for owls and so I drew psychedelic rainbow owls! I have felt unconditional love and support through life's many changes. What a blessing to have Amy as my friend!
My first trip to California
Autumn creatures
North 6th
Integratron New Years '08
Halloween weekend at Chris & Courtney's
Freaky Elves
Desert vibrations
Owl art made by me
Leo Carrillo beach babes
Laughed so hard we cried!
This past October Amy welcomed a beautiful daughter named Naia into the world! Her and her partner Augustin have been living in Kauai for the past year and in two weeks we will be reunited! I'm looking forward to experiencing some Kauai island magic!
Photograph by Alissa Anderson
Amy's baby shower
Naia we love you!
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Reasons to Remember
A very well-intentioned friend offered a suggestion to me, after I shared my feelings regarding the significance of this day, about the way it sort of "haunts" me each year; she said, "you need to create some new memories." While it might not seem similar, I often equate this experience to a type of loss; no, I didn't lose a loved one, but I lost myself. I lost the person who'd been protecting me and helping me hide my emotions for so many years; unfortunately, she'd stopped serving me well and it was time to move on.
I could easily revert to my "old," inauthentic self, the safe path: the self that twists and turns every way in order to transform into the one I believe the individual standing in front of me, whoever that may be at the time, would most like for me to be. It would be much easier for me to forget what I've been through, stuff it all down inside, and "move on," as I've been guilty of encouraging others to do.
Resisting that safe, easy path has proven a challenge; I need a reminder to stay true to my thoughts and beliefs, to speak out when I disagree or witness an injustice, and to take ownership of my self-worth without judgment. I need a reminder why automatically adopting another's perception or point of view, simply to gain their favor, will not provide me with the fulfilling, grounded connection that I seek.
Lest this sound completely serious and devoid of fun, there are plenty of other reasons I choose to remember and many of them provide a little comic relief, a little solace from the grim reality of the experience, and I thought I'd make note of a few.
- When necessary, I can poop in a bathroom stall that has no door (prior to this experience I could never make it happen anywhere but inside my own bathroom, at home).
- It is possible to make a Pineapple Upside-Down Cake (for an Easter celebration, no less) in a microwave with a combination of pounded shortbread cookies, butter and milk ("acquired" from the chow hall), dried pineapple pieces, a few sugar packets, and a lot of prayers.
- Most people will leave you alone if you have earbuds in your ears and sunglasses on your face; most, but not all. #neverthelessshepersisted
- Instant coffee: don't do it ever again (it's the only coffee we had access to and I resisted for as long as I could). EVER.
- The stories I carry with me are priceless (one of my prison "neighbors" once lived down the hall from Martha Stewart) and help me relate to people from all different walks of life.
Certainly no less significant, I also choose to remember the victims of the bombings during the 2013 Boston Marathon; I remember that having those as the first images I saw on television during my journey home cemented my decision to set new goals and follow new dreams; and I'll be thinking of those individuals today, as well as my friends and fellow teammates who will run on Monday.
Fly fast, free birds, and never stop dreaming.


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The Globetrotting Griot
Welcome to my first-ever personal blog post. Being a photographer with a passion to travel, venture, and well, just wander, I take a lot of photos in a lot of places (and then they get filed away in a folder, on an external drive, never to be seen again.) This world is too full of beauty to capture and not share. So, as a personal project, and a little self development, this is the beginning go my travel journal blog. A place to share my journeys, and express myself. I will talk details of places I visit, things I do and see, and the people I meet along the way. I hope you'll visit often. Please feel free to leave suggestions in the comments for future destinations! Happy Travels!
-The Globetrotting Griot


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'are you the one? ': was chris s. Out of line for trying to make paige jealous?
What's one way to get your crush's attention? Go on a date with her best friend! That was the baffling mindset behind Chris S.'s decision to take Paige's house bestie Kayla on the tubing excursion after winning the getaway challenge on last week's "Are You The One?" To refresh your memory: After an electric kiss between Paige and Chris S. during a steamy game of Spin the Bottle, the sexual tension between the two was thicker than the biggest coconut in Hawaii, yet during the Match-Up Ceremony, Paige chose Chris T. as her perfect match — a big mistake, according to most of you.
Later on, when Kayla threw a curveball by choosing Paige to go on the tubing triple-date with Dre, Chris S. wasn't fazed in the least. It merely fed into his grand plan to play head games with Paige, which proved to be a cinch when he cuddled in the rain with…Kayla. You keeping up?
Back at the house, Paige ripped the Brooklyn native a new one over his mixed messages, claiming to be done with the Chris S. Game of Loves-Me-Loves-Me-Not…until the self-proclaimed "G" promptly shut her up with a kiss. BOOM!
Chris' master mind game worked perfectly, but was it really necessary? For some girls, a little jealousy is just what the doctor ordered, but did Chris go too far?


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Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Book Rave: THE COLDEST GIRL IN COLDTOWN by Holly Black
I managed to stumble onto the best Halloween book ever, only I managed to do it after Halloween, because I decided to read the new Bill Bryson book first (I'm a history nerd.) Anyway, here's the description from Goodreads:
Tana lives in a world where walled cities called Coldtowns exist. In them, quarantined monsters and humans mingle in a decadently bloody mix of predator and prey. The only problem is, once you pass through Coldtown's gates, you can never leave.
One morning, after a perfectly ordinary party, Tana wakes up surrounded by corpses. The only other survivors of this massacre are her exasperatingly endearing ex-boyfriend, infected and on the edge, and a mysterious boy burdened with a terrible secret. Shaken and determined, Tana enters a race against the clock to save the three of them the only way she knows how: by going straight to the wicked, opulent heart of Coldtown itself.
Coldest is the best kind of book--a book that takes big leaps, makes big, daring choices, all while deftly convincing you that it is entirely real, entirely plausible. Teenagers make life or death choices in the cold light of truck stops, people find ways to charge their iPhones in the middle of quarantine zone, and the world watches predators and prey mingle on YouTube.
I'll be honest, I felt some reluctance picking Coldest up. As a lifelong fan of vampires, I'm still in vampire-recovery from the vampire/werewolf glut of young adult and adult fiction in the middle of the last decade, and I had my doubts that even someone as talented as Holly Black could make vampires interesting for me again. Well, she did. She managed to capture the essential terrifying truths of vampires--their undeath, their all-consuming thirst--as well as the cool parts, like walking around in slinky red dresses and un-ironically using a cane. There's some graphically bloody scenes and some frank talk of sexuality which would probably lead me to say that this might be a sixteen-and-over read (depending on the teen, of course, everybody is able to handle different things at different ages) but other than that, I would say this book is a must for fans of paranormal, fans of horror or even just fans of edgy fiction. So celebrate Halloween late and pick up Holly Black's latest. You won't regret it.
Posted by Bethany Hagen at 7:00 AM
Labels: Book Rave, Coldest girl in coldtown, holly black, horror
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Bethany, great pick! I've been looking at this book because I'm a huge Holly Black fan. Her Curse Workers series is amazing. I love your take on it. Thanks and Val hugs! xoReplyDelete
*skips off to order this one too* :)
DUDE! I loved this story. The truth is, I disliked the way that every other chapter left the main action to give you background or history, and I still devoured the book in 2 days. Were it not for all of the convenient stopping points, I would have read this in a single sitting.ReplyDelete
And, since you forgot to mention in your lovely rave, can I just shout loudly: OMG GAVRIEL! :) Hottest vampire since The Lost Boys.
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