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engrossed in the final conquest of eastern Persia than in assaulting the Roman empire. It was not till Yezdigerd, the last of the Sassanian kings, had been defeated and stripped of the farthest corners of his dominion that the Arabs turned once more to the West." The only point of the Roman frontier which was seriously attacked was Africa. The sandy waste between Egypt and Barca had less terrors for the Arab than for any other invader. Encouraged by the fact that Gregory the exarch of Africa had war in rebelled and proclaimed himself emperor, so that Africa. he could hope for no aid from Constantinople, the Saracen general, Abdallah Abu-Sahr crossed the Libyan desert and attacked Barca. Gregory came out against him, but was defeated and slain : Barca and Tripoli fell to the invaders, but Carthage and the rest of Africa relapsed into allegiance to Constantinus, when the usurper was slain. The Saracen frontier stood still at the Syrtes (646-7), and it took half a century more of fighting before the Romans were evicted from the western half of their African possessions. Meanwhile the caliph Omar had died, and his weaker successor, Othman, proved less dangerous to the Eastern empire. His generals, however, invaded Cyprus, and overran the island: unable to permanently hold it, because of the preponderance of the Byzantine fleet, they contented themselves with exacting a tribute, and retired (642). But encouraged by the result of this, their first expedition by sea, the Saracens commenced to build a great war fleet, and in a few years they were in a condition to dispute the command of the eastern Mediterranean with the Roman galleys, who since the destruction of the Vandals in 533 had known no rivals on the Sea. Meanwhile Constantinus had grown up to manhood, and, luckily for the empire, proved to be the kind of sovereign * The final subjection of Persia was not complete till 652, though the battle of Nehavend, the last which Yezdigerd risked in the open field, was in 641.
required in those days of adversity. He was a stern warlike prince, possessed of no small share of the military ability of his grandfather Heraclius. He was always in the field, headed his own forces by sea no less than by land, and deserved success by his courage and perseverance if he did not always obtain it. Occasionally he was harsh and cruel, but such faults are more easily pardoned in an emperor who had to face such a time of peril than are cowardice and indolence. In 652 Constantinus sent a second expedition against Alexandria : it was met at sea off the Canopic mouth of the Nile by a great Saracen fleet, gathered from the ports of Syria and Egypt, and defeated with great loss. Three years later the enemy took the offensive, Muavia, the governor of Syria, gathered a great armada to attack the southern coast of Asia Minor, while he himself marched by land to force saracen vic. the passes of the Taurus and invade Cappadocia. tories, 95°. Constantinus put to sea with every ship he could launch, and met the Saracens at Phoenix, off the Lycian shore. Here the greatest naval battle which the Mediterranean had seen since the day of Actium was fought : the two fleets grappled, and the crews struggled desperately hand to hand for many hours. Constantinus was in the thickest of the fighting, his imperial galley was boarded, and he only escaped by throwing off his purple mantle, and springing into another ship when his own was captured. At last the Saracens won a decisive victory, and it seemed as if they were about to become the masters of the AEgean (655). Even before the battle Rhodes had fallen into their hands, and the long-prostrate Colossus had been sold for old brass to a Jewish dealer, and exported to Syria to be melted down. The empire, however, was to be saved from the humiliation of seeing a hostile fleet approach the Dardanelles for yet twenty years. In 656 the caliph Othman was murdered, and his death was immediately followed by a savage civil war among the Saracens. The two claimants for the vacant dignity of 'Successor of the Prophet,' were Muavia, who held Syria,
and Ali, Mohammed's son-in-law, who held Mesopotamia and the new Arab capital of Kufa. Engrossed in his struggle with Ali, Muavia was fain to leave the Roman empire unmolested. In 659 he bought peace from Constantinus on the curious terms that he should pay for every day that the peace lasted a horse and a slave. This treaty proved the salvation of the empire: for the first time for twenty-seven years it was free from Saracen war, and Constantinus could pause and take thought for the reorganisation of his much-harassed dominions. In the five years of peace which were now granted to him, he contrived to make a considerable improvement in their condition. When he took stock of his realm, Constantinus found that in the East five great districts were irretrievably lost: the nearer half of the exarchate of Africa, from Tripoli to the state of the Libyan desert, Egypt, Syria, and the greater part Empire, 659 of Roman Armenia had fallen into the power of Saracens. Moreover, in Europe, the troubled years between 61o and 659 had brought about the complete loss of the inland parts of the Balkan peninsula. The Slavs, whose incursions had already grown so dangerous in the reign of Maurice, had now obtained complete possession of the whole of Moesia, and of the inland parts of Thrace and Macedon. Their settlements extended to within a few miles of the gates of Adrianople and Thessalonica, both of which cities they from time to time besieged without success. They had even encroached south of Mount Olympus, and thrust forward their colonies into some parts of Greece. The imperial dominions were restricted to a coast-slip running all round the peninsula, from Spalato in Dalmatia to Odessus on the Black Sea. In the West we have seen, while detailing the history of the Lombards, that the East-Romans now preserved only the exarchate of Ravenna, the duchies of Rome and Naples, the southern point of Italy, and the islands of Sicily and Sardinia. Recognising that he must look to reorganisation rather than to reconquest for restoring the strength of the empire, Constantinus devoted himself to securing his borders. The moment that the civil war of the Arabs broke out, and left him free to move elsewhere, he marched against the Slavs of the Balkans, defeated them, and reduced them to pay tribute. It was hopeless to dream of driving them back across the Danube, and the emperor was contented to accept the existing state of things, and to secure the coast-land of Thrace and Macedonia from further molestation, by imposing a line of demarcation between the Slavonic tribes and the muchreduced provinces (657-8). The emperor's attention was now drawn to Africa and Italy. His presence was needed there no less than in the Balkan peninsula, if the Lombard and the Saracen were to be finally checked from advancing. In 662 he sailed for the West, and was busy there sor the next six years, right down to the moment of his death. Constantinus hated the capital : he was sufficiently autocratic in his notions to dislike the control that the senate had been wont to exercise over him in earlier years, and he cordially detested the mob of Constantinople. He had fallen out with them on the same grounds that had once proved fatal to the popularity of Zeno. The city was torn with the religious feuds between the Orthodox and the Monothelites, and the emperor, to calm the storm, had issued an edict of comprehension called 'the Type," in the . Type, which he forbade all mention of either the single of Constans. or the double will as residing in the person of Our Lord. Without satisfying the heretics, the Type succeeded in irritating the Orthodox to great fury: they persistently accused Constantinus of being a Monothelite himself, and made his life miserable by their clamour. There was yet a third reason for his quitting Byzantium. In 660 he had conceived suspicions, whether true or false we know not, that his brother Theodosius was plotting against him. He promptly condemned the young prince to death, but after the execution his mind had no rest: we are told that his dreams were always haunted by the spectre of his brother, and that the palace where the PERIOD I. Q
deed was done grew insupportably hateful to him. If these tales be true, he left Constantinople to seek ease of spirit, no less than to restore the failing powers of the empire in the West. It was probably in the period 657-662, before his departure from the capital, that Constantinus recast the provincial administration of the empire in accordance with the needs of the times. It seems that the institution of the 'Themes," or new provinces, must date from this, the only space of rest and rearrangement to be found in a long age of wars. The old provinces, as arranged by Diocletian, and somewhat modified by Justinian, had been small, and in each of them civil and military powers were kept separate, the local garrison not being under the control of the local administrator. The needs of the long Persian and Saracen wars had led to the practical supersession of the civil governors by the military commanders, for it was absolutely necessary that the men trusted with the preservation of the empire should be able to control its local administration and finance. The new provinces were few and creation of large, and ruled by governors, who had civil as the Themes well as military authority. They were called 'themes,' after the name of the military divisions which occupied them, a 'theme' being originally a force of some 4ooo regular cavalry detailed for the protection of a district. The names of the original Asiatic themes easily explain themselves, "Anatolikon' and 'Armeniakon' the two largest, were the regions garrisoned by the 'army of the East' and the 'army of Armenia.' 'Thrakesion,' farther west, shows that the original 'army of Thrace' had been brought over into Asia to give aid against the Saracen. "Bucellarion' was named after the Bucellarii," a corps originally formed of Teutonic auxiliaries. The theme called Obsequium (Opsikion) was held by the Imperial Guard. Only the Cibyrhaeote theme, along the southern coast of Asia Minor, was named from a town, and not from the troops who garrisoned it. In the West, there seem to have been originally three themes in the Balkan
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Cosmetic Dentistry
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Weight Watchers loses the weight to become WW
Often, brands that begin as pioneers in their industries, that become the trendsetters and leading voices, fizzle out over time. If they fail to reinvent themselves or fail to adapt to new customer needs or simply, fail. But those that persist are those that take their founding premise and flex it, promoting their core brands, while simultaneously remaking their images for ever newer audiences.
That is the case for Weight Watchers, now WW Inc. Its approach to lifestyle change, healthy eating and exercise dates back to 1963 in Queens, New York. In the years since, it has become a watch-word for weight loss programmes. But, with an increased focus on the health and wellness category from new areas – including digital- and subscription-based businesses, lifestyle brands and influencers – Weight Watchers had to step it up.
Shifting the conversation from weight to wellness, the new brand features the strapline, 'Wellness that works' and embraces a community-centred approach that is more convenient for its users. The company's success relies on people adhering to a fitness and lifestyle change, and the visual identity had to thus take into account the lifestyle cues people respond to now as well as the lifestyle decisions that impact health and wellness.
To accomplish that, WW has an app that's easier to use and oriented around wellness, not weight loss. WW has also introduced a new packaging scheme that uses the WW motif in a modern way, alongside simple imagery of food and drinks and a rich colour palette. The packaging is simple, replacing a preexisting style that was more akin to the freezer aisle than a Whole Foods shelf. The imagery focuses on ingredients, while also aligning the brand with the stylistic approach preferred by modern health food brands.
The new approach also boosts the focus on community, harking back to the founding ethos of community support throughout the wellbeing and weight loss journey.
Similarly, the new name lessens the focus on weight. It's an interesting decision for a heritage brand, as the Weight Watchers name carries a lot of awareness and influence. However, as WW's brand page says, "The name WW reflects that we're becoming the world's partner in wellness. We will always be the global leader in weight loss, but now WW welcomes anyone who wants to build healthy habits." Those that don't change are left behind. And the new positioning, supported by a fresh visual identity, packaging scheme and approach to lifestyle change are part of WW's bid to remain relevant, and succeed, in a new health and wellness marketplace.


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I am planning a trip to darjeeling and sikkim in Jan'11. Would like to know the itineary to follow. I intend to visit remote places.
1. I am planning to visit Darjeeling first.
2. Go to Yuksom. Stay for a day in Yuksom. Visit Khecheolpari Lake.
3. Pelling. Stay for a day.
4. Gangtok. Visit Nathu La and other tourist points.
5. Yumthang Valley including Lachung, Lachen, Gundosomar Lake, etc.
6. Back to Gangtok and then to New Jalpaiguri.
Is this itineary possible in Jan'2011.
Which other place should I visit while travelling in these areas.
Or the places which I should not miss at all.
Does anyone have the idea of hotels/lodges/dormitories available in all above places.
Lastly I am travelling alone so I am on a budget travel.
Thanks & Regards.
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Hi guy, nice to meet you all after such a long time. After lots of discussions, we have finally decided to cut North Sikkim from our plan since it will be very cold in February. Instead we want to go to Darjeeling, West Pelling and South Namchi Sikkim and then Gangtok.And we have even extended our days of the tour. We are going for 9 days/8 nights. almost 6 years agoAnswered by Extremeindia via Travellr.com


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My 4th grade student just completed their State Report Glogs. It was a project that I had them complete in the library because there is just not enough time in a school year for teachers to get to everything and I wanted to give them another Web2.0 tool for their toolbox.
When we do a project in the library it always takes so much longer to complete because we only meet once a week and many times the students have other commitments during library special like band and orchestra or speech. If there is no school one day that puts us back even farther. Students have been working on gathering their information and pictures, and playing with the Glogster tool since mid January. The last class finished last Friday. What is a glog you ask? A glog is an interactive electronic poster. It has so many educational uses that one Glogster account is not enough for a librarian. The way it works is a teacher and/or librarian signs up for an educational Glogster account. Glogster then gives you 50 student logins. You can have your students create their login or you can do what I did, I had each student create a login with their first name being their classroom number and their last name being the classroom teacher's last name. Not only did this offer an additional level of security for my under age-13 students but I will be able to use those accounts over next year with the same classes. It also provided an interesting grading outcome. I graded each glog against the same rubric not knowing which student did the glog. All I knew was their classroom teacher and their class number. When I was putting the grades in my grade book I noticed that many of the special education students had actually done better with the project than the gifted education students. Embedded here are several glogs, see if you can tell which students are gifted and which are in special education.
While this was not a scientific experiment by any means, I can't wait to see if the results are duplicated the next time I assign a Glogster project. The students also enjoyed the Glogster network and looking at the glogs created by their fellow students. Great tool to introduce social networking in a controled environment, a walled garden so to speak.


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Funeral Recording
About 30 years ago, during my training for ministry, I conducted my first funeral service. It was a family funeral. A great uncle of mine had died and I was asked to conduct the service. Some other family members were not able to attend the service, and unbeknown to me a cousin had arranged with the Crematorium staff for the service to be recorded. The service went well, my uncle had a good send off, and I had notched up the first of what would become a 4 figure number of funerals. I felt uneasy that the service had been committed to a C60 cassette tape, and I sought assurance that after it had been listened to the recording would be destroyed. But many, many years later when my parents were moving house I was reunited with the C60 cassette tape! I listened to it. Not bad for a first one, but how my style had changed, and I had said things that I wouldn't now.
My attitude to the recorded funeral service has changed too. Nowadays I frequently record the audio of a funeral service, and can make it available on a CD or more often an MP3 file to stream via the internet, for family and friends unable to travel to be at the service.
Technology has changed, attitudes change… But video live stream for a funeral… a step too far… we'll see what I think in a few years!
Ideas, Resources and Action
To effect change, You need three things… and you need them all…
1. Ideas, Vision, Purpose, image of the future, Aim…
2. Engagement with Human and non-human resources (funding, materials)
3. Action, Delivery…
Steve Radcliffe's book Future Engage Deliver is an excellent read on leadership
Sharpening the Saw: Apple Pages
Do you use Apple Pages? Do you use it to the full? Time to hone your Pages skills?
Sharpening the saw
We must never become too busy sawing to take time to sharpen the saw."
Why People Resist Change
Why people resist change?
Children's Ministry
Itsforministry.org was first registered to host www.Talks2Children.itsforministry.org – Home to many Children's Talks and Resources.
Royalty Free Images
Unsplash.com – good source of Royalty Free photographs.


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Neighborhood Health Clinic
Roxbury, Massachusetts –
DREAM Collaborative provided complete design and construction administration services for the fit-out of Whittier Street Health Center @ Quincy Commons, a 2,700 sf DPH-certified retail health facility on the first floor of an existing building located at 276 Blue Hill Avenue. The program for this satellite neighborhood clinic includes urgent care, primary care, mental health, WIC and dental departments, as well as a Code Blue office, laboratory services, storage, reception, triage, provider rooms, and restrooms. Whittier Street Health Center @ Quincy Commons is set to open to the public Spring 2016.
In addition to the new clinic, DREAM Collaborative has provided architectural service to Whittier Street Health Center for three other medical and wellness projects in Roxbury, including:
Whittier Wellness & Fitness Club – DREAM Collaborative provided complete design and construction administration services for the 7,000 sf interior fit-out of the Whittier Street Health Center's unfinished basement. The space was converted into the new Whittier Wellness & Fitness Club which also includes exercise equipment, classrooms, offices, and lab space. Click here to learn more about this project and see the photos.
WSHC Urgent Care – Renovation of the urgent care facility on the first floor of WSHC's headquarters. The projects included four new exam rooms, triage, and two provider offices.
WSHC Outreach Patient Services Renovation – Second floor renovation of open space to create four separate offices while providing better adjancy for WSHC's Outreach and Patient Services with a new connection.
Museum of NCAAA at Tremont Crossing
Roxbury, MA –
DREAM Collaborative has been engaged by P-3 Partners LLC, the group behind Tremont Crossing, the proposed new 1.2 million sf mixed-use commercial development which was granted approval by the BPDA on 3/3. DREAM will provide architectural design services for the fit-out of a 31,000 sf museum for the National Center for Afro-American Artists. The Museum of the NCAAA will be the cultural anchor of the new development and create a spacious, accessible, and high-visibility home for the museum's galleries, special exhibitions, performances, and educational events.
Client: P-3 Partners
Why We Love Roxbury
For DREAM Collaborative principal Gregory Minott, the connection to Roxbury is personal.
"As a transplant from another state (and from another country before that), Roxbury felt like the closest thing to my Jamaican roots, with neighborhood amenities such Tropical Foods, cultural events at Hibernian Hall, and an active Caribbean community. Roxbury is home to lively small businesses providing diverse ethnic products. Also, my first avenue in civic engagement was serving as the design chair for Dudley Square Main Streets," said Minott.
In fact, it was a 2008 design competition for the redevelopment of Dudley Square that kicked off Greg's professional attachment to Roxbury. Greg's team won the Best Building Award in that competition and never looked back. Today, DREAM has many clients in Roxbury who draw us deeper into this richly diverse, historic urban neighborhood.
What are Roxbury's key challenges?
Redevelopment has been slower to come to Roxbury than to other neighborhoods so close to downtown. Part of problem is transportation. Currently, the Orange line is the only train service that comes to Roxbury and it doesn't serve the whole neighborhood. Crime remains an issue. Though statistics show that crime is on the decline, the perception of Roxbury as potentially unsafe place remains.
Disproportionately high levels of subsidized and public housing as well as increasing housing prices paired with stagnant income levels makes it very challenging for Roxbury residents to become homeowners. Developers struggle to build profitable residential projects that existing residents can afford. For developers who are not familiar with the neighborhood, the many active neighborhood groups can mean additional redevelopment challenges. Our experience has been that with the right team, we can leverage the wisdom of the community to benefit the project and the neighborhood as a whole.
What should the future look like for Roxbury?
- The future needs to start with protecting and enhancing what makes Roxbury great in the first place: the people who live and work there, history, cultural heritage, diversity, and the small business anchors of the local economy.
- The future must include major improvements in the public realm and infrastructure for existing residents including parks, roads, and high-speed public transportation.
- Roxbury will benefit greatly from locally-focused investment that provides quality housing including affordable and market-rate rental and increased homeownership, as well as economic opportunities for families and residents at all income levels.
Learn more about our work in Roxbury including 16 new residences at 2451 Washington Street, a mission-driven commercial building for Dorchester Bay EDC, a wellness and fitness club for Whittier Street Health Center, and the new Museum of the National Center for Afro-American Artists coming to the Tremont Crossing mixed-use development. DREAM also pursued three Plan Dudley competitions including Dudley Commercial and 2147 Washington Street.
Press: Boston Business Journal
January 20, 2017 –
DREAM's managing principal, Gregory Minott, was the subject of the Boston Business Journal's Executive Profile in last weeks paper. Greg was specifically recognized for his leadership, humility, and world view on redevelopment in the City of Boston.
Age: 40
Education: Bachelor's degree, architecture Caribbean School of Architecture, 1997; master's degree, architecture and infrastructure planning, New Jersey Institute of Technology, 2002
Residence: Andover
Greatest professional challenge
'I'm from Jamaica so people in Boston don't always know what to make of me at first. Making inroads with new clients can be especially challenging, but our reputation is strong because there are benefits to being different: I bring a world view to the city's redevelopment challenges and opportunities.'
Greg Minott has big dreams for his DREAM Collaborative LLC.
Ideally, he'd love to see his 10-employee Boston architecture firm become a Fortune 500 company one day. Realistically, he'll settle for 50 employees within five years, as he expands his architecture business and possibly ventures into full-scale project developments.
"We see ourselves as more than architects," said Minott, managing principal at DREAM. "We really see an opportunity here in Boston. We'd still provide services for clients, but maybe start partnering with clients too."
If that comes to pass, it would be an American dream come true for DREAM and its two immigrant founders, Minott, a native of Jamaica, and Troy Depeiza, a native of Barbados. Both Minott and Depeiza are former architects at one of the city's most prestigious and prosperous architecture firms, Elkus Manfredi.
Since striking out on their own by forming DREAM in 2008, Minott and Depeiza have established themselves as one of the top up-and-coming architecture firms in Boston.
Among its clients have been the Whittier Street Health Center, Boston Housing Authority, Preservation of Affordable Housing and, most recently, Millennium Partners and its lead architect, Handel Architects, on the envisioned new tower at 115 Winthrop Square, now the site of a closed city-owned garage.
DREAM has also maintained a close consulting relationship with Elkus Manfredi and other firms on projects such as the renovation of the art-deco Verizon building in Boston's Post Office Square.
To Depeiza, Minott's greatest strength is conveying to employees where he wants to take the firm — and he's not thinking small.
"Greg has the ability to share a vision and make it accessible for the entire team to grasp, and the ability to conceive smart solutions under pressure," said Depeiza. "Greg is a humble leader focused on self-improvement and helping others grow and realize their God-given potential."
Growing up in Mandeville, north of Jamaica's capital city of Kingston, Minott says he can trace his love for architecture both to his father, a chemical engineer, and his mother, who worked in residential and commercial real estate.
With his father, he once helped design and build the family's home in Mandeville, driving around neighborhoods and looking at other homes for ideas they'd like to incorporate into their own house. "We'd say, 'Hey, that place had an interesting archway and porches. What do you think of that?' I really got to dream what would go into the house."
With his mother, he'd often accompany her as she toured homes for possible sales and purchases, further instilling in him a love for design.
So it wasn't a surprise that he was drawn to technical drawing, art and even physics, later attending the Caribbean School of Architecture, where his thesis was on how his "very scenic" middle-class hometown, Mandeville, and how over-development was threatening its charm.
When not working, Minott said he likes mountain biking, playing tennis, kayaking and just hanging out with his two sons, ages 7 and 4. He also loves traveling back to Jamaica to see family and friends.
Press: The Bay State Banner
November 17, 2016 –
DREAM Collaborative was recently featured in The Bay State Banner.
DREAMing Up Success
Written by Karen Morales
A 120,000 square foot, multi-use building with certified LEED features and various community amenities will open in Dorchester's Four Corners neighborhood, if all goes as planned for DREAM Collaborative, a minority-owned architectural firm. The project, still in its design development phase, is one of many DREAM Collaborative's urban development designs intended to revitalize neighborhoods.
While the term "revitalization" can carry loaded connotations, Gregory Minott and Troy Depeiza, co-founders of the firm, strive to bring something of value to surrounding communities with every project. Whether it's their interior fit-out for the Whittier Street Health Center that contains a fitness facility and medical lab in Roxbury, or their very first client, a renovation of a church in Rhode Island, their work is mission-driven.
"We wanted to have a transformative impact on the neighborhoods we work in," said Minott.
In 2008, Minott and Depeiza worked at Boston-based firm Elkus Manfredi Architects and entered a design competition together to re-imagine and redevelop Dudley Square.
The competition was hosted by the Boston Society of Architects as part of that year's public programming for the American Institute of Architects national convention in Boston. The program invited architects to create a design strategy to fill in a newly vacant space in the Roxbury area.
Minott and Depeiza submitted a winning design, recognized by the City of Boston and the Boston Planning and Development Agency. "That really thrust us into the spotlight and gave us the confidence to move forward," said Minott. "A lot of people knew our names in that neighborhood."
Working well
Minott and Depeiza worked well together and decided to keep the momentum going by starting their own business. "Meeting Greg was complete like-mindedness, and it was the right time," said Depeiza.
"Most people who come to this country are entrepreneurial-minded," said Depeiza. "You need to start somewhere but you're always looking to establish your own business." Minott is originally from Jamaica and Depeiza from Barbados.
The duo started DREAM Collaborative from home, building a client list using connections from the competition.
"We began targeting nonprofits and private developers in that [Roxbury] area who knew we had credibility in the city," said Minott.
Minott and Depeiza have eight employees, including interns. As a certified Minority and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise,"we're very focused on hiring minorities and women and ensuring that they have prominent positions within the firm," said Minott. "Not only are we innovative with our building designs, but the way we work too."
The firm has worked with 19 clients so far, according to a list on their website. Their portfolio includes a wide range of clients and projects from Dorchester Bay Economic Development Corporation to Northeastern University, and "from a 13 unit building to a 300 unit building," said Depeiza.
When designing a project, the firm engages with the needs and concerns of the surrounding neighborhood. "It's our priority to go to community members to learn what their goals are for their community," said Minott.
"And make sure that the development is good for not only new residents but the existing residents," said Depeiza.
A dream project
The proposed 120,000 square foot building on 260 Washington St., in Dorchester is expected to impact the neighborhood in a number of ways. DREAM Collaborative describes the building as a, "low operating cost, energy-positive, and environmentally sustainable business incubator coworking and event space with a restaurant, cafe, ground floor food co-op and plans for an urban garden." The performance space is expected to seat 300 – 500 people and will feature a flexible design to accommodate a wide range of events.
The project is designed for LEED Platinum with renewable energy features. Just as important as sustainable energy is resiliency planning, in light of predicted rise of sea levels in Boston.
"It will be a place in case of emergency, that will be a haven for the neighborhood," said Minott.
Backup systems for water and electricity will be placed on top of building, as opposed to the basement, and storm water management will be included in the plans. The firm is working with Dorchester-based Sustainability Guild International to implement these innovative green strategies.
"It's more than just a LEED project," said Minott. "It's really going to be a catalyst in that neighborhood for that to be the new normal."
In terms of exterior design, "The whole image of the building is innovative," said Minott. "There can sometimes be a stigma of what a building in a neighborhood should look like."
"This is not that," said Depeiza.
Other projects in the works for DREAM Collaborative is an affordable senior housing building with Hearth Inc., and the renovation of the Grove Hall Library into the new Freedom House headquarters, a college preparatory program.
Currently, the firm is located on Huntington Avenue, across from the Christian Science Plaza. Minott and Depeiza said they are looking for more staff to join their team, as they are growing and taking on more and bigger clients.
Check out the full article online here.
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Somerville Affordable Housing
Somerville, MA –
Preservation of Affordable Housing (POAH) is a nonprofit developer, owner, and operator of nearly 9,000 affordable homes in 9 states and the District of Columbia. POAH's mission is to preserve, create and sustain affordable, healthy homes that support economic security and access to opportunity for all. DREAM Collaborative has been engaged by POAH to provide full architectural design, community engagement, and construction administration services for a 7-story building with a 2-story podium and 5-story wood-framed construction above housing approximately 78 residential units with parking below. This project is part of a larger masterplan for the redevelopment of the Clarendon Hill Apartments site.
Winthrop Center
Boston, MA –
Millennium Partners was selected by the City of Boston to develop the site of the former Winthrop Square Garage. Millennium's $1.3 billion investment would create a 691-foot tower including 772,422 sf of office space and 387 residential units atop a multi-story "Great Hall" podium. The Great Hall will serve as a publicly accessible central thoroughfare and will be used for a variety of educational, civic, performance and cultural experiences. Surrounded by meetings space and restaurant/retail space, the Great Hall will feature a 350-person assembly space. The project also features four levels of underground parking for 500 vehicles.
In collaboration with the Asian Community Development Corp, the development includes approximately 108,289 sf of affordable housing component which could be built in Chinatown.
Handel Architects is the Architect of Record. DREAM Collaborative has been engaged as collaborating architect with a focus on the design of the Great Hall, as well as additional elements of the project.
Q&A: Intro to BIM & Revit
Some clients have already made the transition to BIM technology for coordination of design and project delivery. Others are still undecided. Here is a brief introduction to BIM.
What is BIM anyway?
BIM, or Building Information Modeling, is a way of designing and documenting a project in a holistic and inherently collaborative, coordinated way. When it comes to BIM, everything starts with a 3D digital model of the building created in a virtual modeling application, such as Revit. This model, however, is much more than pure geometry; a true BIM model consists of the virtual equivalents of the real components of the building as designed, including floors, walls, doors, windows, ducts, etc. These elements have all the characteristics – both physical and logical – of their real counterparts. This digital prototype allows us to simulate the building and understand its behavior in a computer environment long before construction begins. As more information is added to the model, the more useful the BIM capabilities become.
What are the advantages of BIM & Revit?
With Revit, design and construction documents are all linked because they are drawn from the same virtual model therefore a single change made to the model will be effective across floor plans, sections, elevations, and details without any additional coordination. Revit is rapidly replacing AutoCAD throughout the architecture, engineering, and construction industry because insights gained from BIM allow project teams to predict and analyze costs and energy usage long before ground is ever broken. When it's done right, BIM saves time, reduce costly errors, and allows for much more accurate cost estimating. BIM can be a very useful tool for sustainable design and energy modeling. It also plays an integral role in IPD, or Integrated Project Delivery, in which the architect, consultants, and the contractor share information in close to real time.
Q&A: To LEED or Not To LEED
Why should a building owner considered using LEED strategies in their next project?
Lifecycle evaluations of LEED certified buildings show that the upfront costs of sustainable building methods are quickly offset by the reduced energy and water used to operate a building. As sustainable technology becomes more popular and more frequently used, the upfront costs are lowered. It is now common for the upfront costs of sustainable systems to be less expensive then the non-sustainable options.
Isn't it more expensive?
LEED certified buildings cost less to operate, they reduce the energy and water utilities bills by up to 40%. They may also qualify for tax rebates and zoning allowances, retain a higher property value, and they typically can be sold and/or leased at a higher rate.
How does a LEED certified building benefit its inhabitants and the surrounding communities?
For building inhabitants, improved indoor air quality and healthier work or living environments promote higher productivity and improved occupant comfort. Surrounding communities benefit as well since LEED encourages sustainable site selection, meaning that instead of building on an undeveloped parcel we reuse/restore previously developed sites. Other strategies include building in urban areas where alternative transport is easily accessible, reducing heat island effect with sustainable material choices and creating higher density buildings which allow for a bigger percentage of public landscapes.
Can my building be LEED certified?
Any building can be evaluated by a LEED accredited professional to see if the building currently qualifies or if it will need to be renovated in order to become LEED certified. Both new and existing buildings can become LEED certified. You can contact DREAM to see how your building can qualify.
Developed by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) and unveiled in March 2000, the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) green building certification system has singled out commercial, institutional, and residential projects noteworthy for their stellar environmental and health performance in both the United States and abroad. Since 2007, the City of Boston has required that all large-scale projects (Articles 80, 37) meet the USGBC's LEED certification standards. Boston was the first city in the nation to implement this standard.
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Hearth Inc. is one of Boston's foremost operators of affordable supportive housing for at-risk elders. The City of Boston designated Hearth Inc. as the developer of 16 Ronald Street (former home to the Ronald Gibson School), which is located just steps from the MBTA Fairmont/Indigo Commuter Rail line. The proposed senior housing development is a four-level, wood frame construction building that will be known as Hearth at Four Corners and will provide 54 affordable, one-bedroom apartments and 2 studio apartments with an array of capital facilities and resident services designed to enable Boston's elders to maintain an independent lifestyle as they age in place. Designed to meet LEED standards.


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BUDAPEST, October 29 – GRAPHISOFT® announced today that the Turkish version of ARCHICAD® 14 has been released.
The Turkish version is the twenty-first of 26 local versions in ARCHICAD 14's global release schedule, and follows the release of the International, German, Austrian, New Zealand, US, Italian, Australian, French, Polish, Hungarian, Dutch, Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian, Russian, Czech, Portuguese, Spanish, Japanese, and Greek versions. All local versions are planned to reach the market by the end of Q4 2010.
For more information about the Turkish version, please visit www.bilkom.com.tr.
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Homemade Baking Powder
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Use Cold Lard or Butter
No matter what your recipe calls for, make sure that the lard or butter is very cold before you start mixing the ingredients. This will make a lighter, flakier biscuit.
Be Gentle
When kneading the dough, use very light pressure and don't overwork the dough. The heat in your hands will melt the butter or lard and if the dough gets too hot, you'll run the risk of having hard biscuits.
Use Cold Milk or Buttermilk
When adding milk or buttermilk, make sure that the liquid's temperature is cold. This keeps the dough cool and your biscuit's fluffy.
Don't Twist the Biscuit Cutter
After you've rolled out the dough, be sure to use a quick stamping method when cutting out your biscuits. Twisting the cutter after you've cut can create a seal which keeps the biscuits from rising to their full potential.


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Curvify Women's Classic Butt Lift Skinny Jeans Legwear – 600
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Things to find out about lung cancer
Lung cancer is a problem which causes cells to split from inside the lung area uncontrollably. This leads to the development of tumors that reduce an individual's ability to breathe. In accordance with the Centers for ailments Control, 218,527 people in a lung was received by the United States malignant tumors diagnosis in 2015. Early medical diagnosis might help a person find treatment, as early as possible, when you look at the disorder's course.
Identifying lung cancer within the initial phases can however be difficult, because the signs is similar to the ones from a breathing infection, or there may be no warning signs at all.
In this post, we give an explanation for characteristics of lung cancer, just how to acknowledge the observable symptoms, while the methods medical practioners treat cancer of the lung before it becomes lethal.
Understanding cancer of the lung?
Cancers trigger specific mutations in usually healthy cells.
Generally, your body software tissues to die at a stage that is certain her existence cycle to prevent overgrowth. Disease overrides this instruction, creating tissues to grow and boost when they ought not to.
The overgrowth of cells contributes to the introduction of tumors and the side effects of cancer.
This pattern of cell overgrowth occurs in the lungs, which are vital organs for breathing and gas exchange in lung cancer.
Physicians typically detect two lung cancer type, lightweight mobile and non-small cell, based on the way they come using a microscope. An individual is prone to posses cell that is non-small disease than lightweight cell.
While anybody can develop lung cancer, cig exposure and smoking to smoke increases the reality that any particular one will feel the disease. Lung cancer could form if somebody has a reputation for exposure to chemicals that are inhaled other waste.


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One of the most loved sports for every individual is hunting because it brings the rest after going through a long period of stress. Most individuals want to use their weekend or entire vacation for hunting activities. Hunting helps people to regain the energy and freshen up their mind after long workouts.
However, hunting requires that people should have some essential skills to ensure that they come up successful after a long hunting journey. One of those essential skills is the right way to shoulder a gun so as to make the exact shot. Your level of accuracy greatly depends on your shouldering performance and the more the accuracy, the greater possibility of bringing the elk or deer home.
Nevertheless, what is the correct way to shoulder a shotgun? This content will provide a solution to the question in addition to other essential related matters. So read along.
Shotgun Pointing Guide
The sight is normally a bead positioned on the front part of the gun. It is quite important to set your head correctly on the stock and the barrel must be in accordance with your eye level. In the process of utilizing a shotgun, you will notice that it is virtually uncommon to really aim a game. The reason behind it is because the targets usually do not remain in the same vicinity at a particular period. Targets are usually nimble and tend to move occasionally. A moment a target is in sight, the next moment it disappears.
Most shotguns are made to be pointed and the sight is usually placed on the head of the barrel or rib. When you eventually convey your face towards the gun, your cheek should fit closely along with the stock even as your eye focuses on that same side on top of the centerline of the gun.
The above statement is the popular and the right manner of conveying your shotgun in your face. When you are facing a hard time adopting that placement in a comfortable way, you may need to adjust the fitting of the gun.
Shotgun Shouldering Guide
The popular error that shooters make is forgetting to convey the stock entirely up to the area of the cheek. Rather than doing that, the mistake is the point at which you bring down your head alongside your cheek to the stock. Sincerely put, it is not up to you to do the adjustment. Convey the stock of the shotgun to your cheek, rather than your cheek toward the stock.
The shotgun's stock ought to be conveyed to the cheek first earlier than you convey it back to the shoulder. This should be performed every time you shoulder your shotgun. Below are various methods on how to rightly shoulder a shotgun:
- Bring down your head. Convey the shotgun on your cheek then on your shoulder
- Bring down your head. Convey the shotgun on your shoulder then convey it on your cheek
- Convey the stock entirely to your cheek and then convey it back on your shoulder
- Convey the stock up to your shoulder; then convey it upon your cheek
What Is The Correct Way To Shoulder A Shotgun- Guidelines in Pulling the Trigger
In the process of utilizing a shotgun, snappy trigger motion is highly important during hunting. Not like shooting with a rifle when you possibly hand-crush the trigger, the use of a shotgun calls for you to slap it instead of crushing it.
Furthermore, you do not have to exert much effort in regulating your breath because the trigger simply needs only a snappy pull. Additionally, the shotgun and the body are normally in motion, therefore you do not have to sustain your breath as you would do when utilizing a rifle.
In the process of pulling the trigger, the gun will incline to swing. It is crucial to be aware that you do not need to hinder the swing; what you need to do is to permit the swing of the shotgun while pulling the trigger. Attempting to disallow the swing while shooting opens you up to hitting what is in the back of the target, leaving the actual target alone.
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There is nothing awful than watching a gunman battling to stand upright after shooting a shotgun. Why? The reason is that this awful incident can be prevented very well and without problems. You not enlightened on the proper way to position your shotgun will have a destructive effect on learning and performance. Or it might simply cause you to become bored in hunting activities.
So are you now aware of the reason why it pays well to know how to properly shoulder shotgun? In case you are doing it incorrectly, then it may possibly result in injury or pain in that area. I believe you really enjoyed perusing this content and I believe you keep on coming for more information. For any thought or suggestion, you can comment below.


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Cedar Creek Silverback creates an ambience of luxury living for a truly exceptional travel experience. With all the amenities of a fine home. Cedar Creek Silverback fifth wheel abounds in exclusive innovative features you won't find anywhere else.
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Each and every Silverback Edition Fifth Wheel comes packed with quality features and options:
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The Cedar Creek Silverback comes in 7 different floorplan styles for you to choose from. Ranging from 34' 9" to 41' 9" in length, each floorplan is subtly different so you have a wide range of options to best suit your lifestyle and needs. See the Silverback Fifth Wheel floorplans below:
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If you are in the market for Silverback by Cedar, Vision RV is here to help. We have a fantastic selection of Silverback Trailers for sale and many other Cedar Creek and Forest River trailers. Feel free to stop by our RV dealership for the best prices on both new and used Silverback trailers for sale. We are located at 11330-266 St, Acheson, AB T7X 6E1, just West of Edmonton. If you can't make be sure to give us a call at 888-376-4398, or fill out the form below for any questions you may have on the Cedar Creek Silverback trailer.


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$1,088,000, 4 Beds 3 Baths 1,970 Sqft .11 Acres
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This is it! One of the most charismatic Boundary Bay homes in a sought after location with beautiful western exposed sun-drenched yard complete with fantastic professional glass greenhouse for the gardener in the family! When you enter this delightful home you are greeted by the "great hall" living room with its soaring vaulted ceiling and open beams. floor to ceiling center feature cozy wood burning brick fireplace. sold wide-plank floors that flow into a large dining room with three sets of French doors leading onto the sunny yard, wonderful and bright open kitchen with generous eating area with newer appliances. Three full baths, 3 bright and pleasant bedrooms upstairs with roof top deck! The sandy beach just a hop, skip and a jump away!! SELLERS MOTIVATED REASONABLE OFFERS CONSIDERED
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"We did it! The Museum of Ice Cream! Sooo fun! And yes… the sprinkle pool is epic!" is what Vanessa Lachey said about her July 2017 "sweet day" here with her kids. She also shared several shots of her son giving the purple gummy bear statue some love and joked, "Ok… now it's getting weird!"
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The Rags to Riches Story of a Poor Immigrant Who Changed the World
Ted Ngoy, 9780999432600, 178pp.
Publication Date: May 7, 2018
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Then he lost it all. It wasn't the first time, and it wouldn't be the last. Racked with guilt, homeless in his sixties, and supporting two small children, he set out to build a new life.
Ngoy's story is one of survival, hard knocks, and the indomitable spirit of a singular man with unparalleled vision. He has gone from rich to poor not once, but three separate times. Making money is easy, he says, but keeping your priorities straight can be a challenge.
A survivor of the Cambodian civil war and one-time friend of American presidents and senators, he is a savvy businessman who changed the face of two countries and brought hope to his people.
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Instructor: Caitlin McMahon
Date: Tuesday, October 9, 2018
Time: 6:30p – 8:30p
Location: MAC Gallery
Cost: $25
For our next Crafty Hour Workshop we have partnered with our neighbor Sterling Pig Brewery to bring you an exciting tasting and craft event! First we will try a sampling of Sterling Pig's signature beers (they're all delicious!) and then it's time to craft! Each guest will be allowed to choose two glasses to paint.
All proceeds go towards supporting the arts in Media!
All materials provided. Beer tasting included in workshop price.
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African Development Bank Convenes Public Private Partnerships Workshop for Swaziland Energy Sector
The African Development Institute of the African Development Bank and the Southern Africa Regional Development and Business Delivery Office will host a national workshop on "Enhancing Institutional Capacity to Implement Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) in the Energy Sector" in Mbabane, Swaziland on 8-12 October 2018. The workshop is being convened in collaboration with the African Legal Support Facility, a public international institution hosted by the Bank.
Aimed at closing the skills gap between practitioners and policy-makers in Swaziland and across the region, the week-long training will focus on building the capacities of energy industry players on structuring Public Private Partnerships. The workshop will hone the legal and financial capabilities of over 33 participants from the public and private sectors. It will also help them develop a comprehensive understanding of the role of PPPs in delivering infrastructure services to meet demand.
The five-day course is in response to a request from Swaziland's Ministry of Finance for capacity enhancement in PPP policy and operational development for its personnel, sister ministries and energy industry practitioners.
The workshop will seek to provide participants, many of whom are key stakeholders in Swaziland, with the legal and financial knowledge, skills and tools to initiate and implement PPPs. It will build on the lessons learnt from and previous trainings on the newly initiated Swazi Rail Link project. It is also expected to contribute to strengthening PPP policy formulation expertise and improved access to energy in the region.
In specific terms, the workshop will cover legal, regulatory, policy and institutional frameworks, critical to establishing an enabling environment for PPP projects. It will address key industry challenges like project identification, risk allocation, financing, environmental safeguards, optimal structuring and procurement choices of PPP projects.
Providing participants with insights on current practices and perspectives on PPPs across Africa, the workshop will also address the need to adequately leverage private sector innovation and skills, and global best practice. Discussions from the plenary sessions are expected to enable Swaziland to strengthen the regulatory framework, incentivize and increase private sector participation in her energy sector. This is anticipated to contribute to increased space for PPPs and improved access to energy and infrastructure services.
Indicative attendance records for the workshop show that 30 percent of expected participants are women, from the Ministries of Finance, Economic Planning and Development, Natural Resources and Energy, the Swaziland Energy Regulatory Authority, the Swaziland Electricity Company, and Public Works and Transport. Other participating institutions are the Ministries of Commerce, Industry and Trade; Housing and Urban Development, the Swaziland Investment Promotion Authority and the Coordinating Assembly of Non-Governmental Organizations, representing civil society.
Participants' expectations are high. In a pre-workshop survey, one participant stated that: "I am of the idea that after the workshop, I will be able to understand basic PPP concepts and the rationale behind PPPs, comprehend policy, legal, regulatory and institutional frameworks for developing PPPs and will acquire basic financial skills and tools."
Mr. Bheki Bhembe, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance, Swaziland, will officially open the workshop. Dr. Pietro Toigo, the Bank's Country Manager for Mozambique will represent the development finance institution at the workshop.
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Does Christian discipleship seem 'flat'? Is there meant to be more than this? Jesus was radically different, full of life, hope, promise and power. And he wants us to have this kind of life – life with the spiritual dimension included. So let's put on our 4D glasses and have a really good look at what the Bible says about the Holy Spirit, who he is and how he works in people's lives. The 4D Human theme explores…
Jesus invites us to step into a new reality. He called it the 'Kingdom of God' – the life of heaven starting now, on earth: God's reign. And it happens through the Holy Spirit.
Open your eyes and be energized.
Deborah: "God brought me to Upward Challenge so He can teach me new things about the 4D world. He showed me how important worship and prayer is. He gave me the opportunity to know how to be my true self and see what having real friends is like."
Brianna: When I was at Upward Challenge it changed my life so much. It gave me new ears to hear God talk to me, even gives me pictures. It even made me stop chewing [tobacco]. That's when I was in Upward Challenge."
Jesus said: "I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father." (John 14:12)
This seems impossible. But remember, with God all things are possible. The Holy Spirit gives us the gifts, abilities, and power to get His job done. We need to learn to cooperate with Him, just like Jesus did. Come join us as we dive into the adventure of being a part of God's mission God's mission on earth!
The 4D Human theme explores…
We will be focusing on learning how we can work with the Holy Spirit to draw others into the Kingdom and learn to recognize the gifts that he's given each one of us.
Prayer was a priority for Jesus at all times of day and night. But if we're honest, it's not always a priority for us (apart from emergencies!). So how can we discover the passion and power of prayer that's prompted by the Spirit? Mountain Mover looks at…
Jesus is already praying for us. He's already opened the front door into God's presence and invites us to come close – we're truly welcome. And he calls us to join in with his prayers, knowing that some things will only change when God's people get praying.
Morgan Jr: The stuff I experienced was the Lord healing me and setting me free from nicotine addiction. The other one was God giving me friends that felt like brothers and sisters.
Allison: I couldn't stop smiling. The feeling of being able to run and be free coursed throughout my body and I am changed because of this. I am so grateful for the space and teaching and encouragement to grow in hearing God's voice and in my walk with the Lord.
Josh: "Going to Upward Challenge Alaska has not only changed the way I view my personal walk with God but it has changed the way I approach ministry. Since I attend a Christian university studying youth ministry and theology, I thought I had a decent grasp on the complex nature of God and the Holy Spirit; however Upward Challenge showed me that there is still more to learn and more to experience. The power and presence of the Holy Spirit has been renewed and is alive in me more today than ever before thanks to Upward Challenge."
Do people really need to hear about Jesus? Do you sometimes get the chance to talk about your faith with other people? If so, what's the message, and how can we tell it in a helpful, respectful way? Border Breaker explores how the Holy Spirit can guide us to the right people, at the right time, with the right words. Discover how we can…
Jesus was a man on a mission – God's search-and-rescue mission. He's commissioned us to continue the search, letting no barrier or border block other people from receiving his offer of life.
It's time to get equipped.


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The Boulevardier, Windmill Lounge, Standard Pour And HG Sply Co. Get Crafty With The Boulevardier.
You're sitting at a bar, looking over the cocktail menu, assaulted with names of spices and bitters and alcohols that you don't even have the slightest goddamn clue about. You glance around woefully at your fellow bar friends, who all seem to be functioning perfectly well in this stressful situation. Panic grips your chest as the bartender saunters over to ask you what you'll be imbibing. Then you remember that article on Central Track that told you about the best cocktails in town and how different spots make them. And you realize that you're good. Because All Mixed Up has your back.
As far as cocktail-inspiring eras go, the American Prohibition makes for quite the heyday.
Makes sense: The outlawing of alcohol led to speakeasy bars, an expensive black market for liquor and the rise of moonshine. And given these difficulties and the strong tastes of some of these homemade alcohols, the fact that cocktails (read: mixed drinks with more flavor garnish than liquor) came into vogue isn't surprising at all.
But whereas Prohibition forced some to improvise, others simply fled to wetter countries to continue their plying their crafts. Take, for instance, Harry McElhone, a bartender native to New York who relocated to Europe at the time. A skilled barman, the move gave McElhone a leg up on his fellow Americans: Whereas bartenders back home were forced to improvise with hooch — homemade liquor that possessed almost no consistency from batch to batch — McElhone had at his disposal centuries of refined and cultured liquors that could be mixed with astounding regularity.
And with one such liquor — Campari — he created the Boulevardier, a drink that would become the favored spirit of American railroad tycoon Alfred Vanderbilt's nephew, who worked for a paper called The Boulevardier. Hence, of course, the name the spirit would then take on. Mixed along with bourbon (later, rye whiskey would be used as a substitute occasionally), sweet vermouth and garnished with orange, the Campari makes for the definitive, bitter taste of this cocktail. The bourbon is simply meant to bring down the dryness. The sweet vermouth is used to add a bit of a zest.
As cocktails go, the Boulevardier is one of the more acquired tastes out there. Dry liquor on its own is one of the later tastes the palate develops, and the cocktail as a whole does little to try and subdue that dryness. But, once you acquire that taste, nothing is quite as refreshing as a well-made Boulevardier.
Here are some of the best spots in Dallas to grab this classy cocktail — including, yes, even a joint named after the place.
The Boulevardier.
Windmill Lounge.
Oak Lawn.
Over at Windmill Lounge, Charlie Papaceno doesn't really deviate from the classic recipe of a Boulevardier. It's all simple and straightforward here: He mixes Maker's Mark bourbon with Campari and sweet vermouth, and opts to garnish with an orange peel instead of a wedge.
But even though he doesn't take the drink to unknown places, he does make sure to find the best bourbon to subdue the dryness the Campari brings.
"It has a higher wheat profile, so it tends to be a little smoother," Papaceno says of the Maker's Mark bourbon.
And it does help cut down on the Campari flavor quite well — without taking away that signature Boulevardier flavor profile.
The Brimstone.
The Standard Pour.
At The Standard Pour in Uptown, the bartenders know their cocktails. Their processes are complicated and precise, their ingredients impeccable and passionately used.
So when we asked for their take on the Boulevardier, Christian Armando came at it with the set up you'd expect from a chef. With a giant cube of ice, a wood board, an orange, a blow torch and all the required liquor, Armando set out to work. He smoked the inside of the glass over the wood board, ensuring that, even at its basest level, his drink would make any Texas barbecue fanatic wet at the mouth. From there, he poured Texas-made Brimstone Whiskey over the ice cube, followed by spiced tea vermouth, root beer bitters, orange bitters and a little bit of Benedictine. And, for the piece de resistance, Armando held an orange peel over the drink and set a blow torch to it, igniting the air around the drink for the blink of an eye.
Besides being flashy as hell, the drink is impeccably sourced. And though it may be a Boulevardier at its base, the Brimstone chooses whiskey in lieu of Campari.
"It's a corn whiskey," Armando says. "It's a little higher proof and has some smoky notes to it — to further that good ol' Texas smoke flavor. Add in some powerful bitters, which negate any dryness this drink once possessed, and you have what could be the Texas Boulevardier."
While it may not be the Boulevardier you know, it's definitely the one you will come to love.
The Boulevardier.
HG Sply Co.
Lower Greenville.
It's a pretty well-known fact that the folks over at HG Sply Co. on Lower Greenville take the sourcing of their ingredients pretty seriously. And not just on the paleo-centric food menu, either. The drink menu's use of house-infused liquors is pretty crazy, too.
But don't go expecting any of these infused liquors to make it into HG Sply Co.'s Boulevardier. No, this spot's take on the drink remains untouched from the original recipe. It's hardly boring, though: Instead, the straightforward ingredients all swirl around a single, hand-cut cube — or, more accurately, diamond — of ice.
The ice is hand-carved by local ice company The Cold Standard. Long story short: With ice, the smaller the cube is, the quicker it melts. And, with any mixed drink, melted ice means watered down ingredients, which no one wants. The Cold Standard's single rock of ice melts slowly because of its size, ensuring even cooling throughout the drink, without watering down the cocktail too substantially.
Charles Friedrichs, the man behind the bar, swears by these cubes: "The ice dilutes a lot slower," he says, "so you get the proper dilution rate throughout the drink and the ice melting doesn't change the flavor."
And ignoring all that science stuff, is just looks really, really cool. (Excuse the pun.)
The Boulevardier.
Bishop Arts.
At The Boulevardier, an established French bistro style restaurant in Bishop Arts, the staff has a bit more to own up to — y'know, given that the namesake of the restaurant is the popular cocktail.
Bar manager Eddie Eakin admits that nailing the drink was a very important task for the bar staff. "I tried probably 100 different Boulevardier recipes," he says. "I ended up settling on one that used a little less Campari."
And while the staff definitely specializes in several iterations of the popular cocktail, the one they pour as the house Boulevardier is quite distinct and accessible with its taste. Normally, a Boulevardier is an equal pour of bourbon and Campari, but Eakin — recognizing that the dryness of Campari can make the cocktail hard to drink for anyone but the most distinguished of drinkers– cuts back on Campari and uses the smoother bourbon to subdue the taste to a level almost anyone can enjoy.
It's a testament to his skill that, without changing the ingredients, he's managed to make one of the most polished and memorable Boulevardiers in town. We recommend getting down to Bishop Arts and sucking down some oysters while sipping on this particularly classy cocktail.


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Since my youth, I'm struggling to find the perfect sunscreen. I have ginger hair, with a pale skin. I'm getting sunburned really easily.
To protect me from a sunburn, I always have used Nivea, Ambre Solaire or L'Oreal. All of them are fine. The last one I really like the smell, so I prefer L'Oreal.
If I use the right SPF, I should be protected for a while. But I really have to apply new cream at least every 2 hours. When I'm going for a swim in the sea or the swimming pool I have to apply again, even when the bottles says it is waterproof.
Some people made me aware of sunscreen which should protect all day long. Only applying once! This sounded to good to be true. I started reading about it on the internet and found out there are many brands. But those creams are not cheap! A small bottle would cost almost 20 Euros's. Compare to 10 Euro's for a regular bottle, than this cream has to be perfect.
Luckily I found a some discount sun protection. Those were very cheap and I even found some All day protections from different brands. I ended up buying 3 different brands in different SPF.
I have bought P20 SPF 50, Vision SPF 30 and Ultrasun Glimmer SPF20.My next holiday to Cuba would be a perfect test for those all day sun protection.
The bottle claims you are protected for 10 hours.
The bottle has a handy size of 100 ml, which you can take on board of an airplane. The spray is easy to apply. You can rub the substance it easy. The smell is chemical. The substance has a transparent yellow color. I think the substance felt oily the whole day. The instructions say after applying it should soak for at least 20 minutes to avoid stains on your clothing. After those 20 minutes your are protected for the sun.
It did give a nice shimmer to your skin.
I only got a mild sunburn when using p20 after I made a long beach walk in the blistering sun, not protecting me shoulders. So only the top of my shoulders were burned, nothing seriously, just slightly read.
Unfortunately it gave stains on my bath towel. They won't go out! I'm not sure how this happened, since I followed the instructions and let it rinse for at least 20 minutes.
After the sunbathing I wanted to take a shower. Here I found out P20 doesn't wash off easily. The best way to get it of is using a soap bar instead of cream soap.
Conclusion of P20
The sun protection was great! When I payed more attention not walking directly in the sun without a t-shirt I wouldn't have the sunburn.
I would buy this again, but would use it only when I'm at the beach or swimming pool. It now gave stains to my beach towel, which I don't mind too much. But giving stains to clothes is really a minus.
The Vision SPF 30 tube has a handy format of 100 ml which you can take on board of an airplane. It is a tube with a white cream. You have to rub a bit to get it all lubricate well. Only then the white color of the cream would be gone. The cream has a nice smell, not chemical, but a little bit different from a regular suncream. It smells like sun and fresh flowers.
The description says the cream would be non sticky after rubbing it. This is true, it doesn't felt sticky. You have to wait 20 minutes before you go in the sun.
After 10 hours in the sun, I got a slightly sunburn. I think this has to do with the SPF 30, this isn't sufficient enough for me and I have to get SPF 50 to get the 10 hours in the sun with protection.
Conclusion of Vision all day protection
The sun protection is great! Just apply one time a day and I felt comfortable walking around without applying another layer. The smell of the cream is nice and it didn't felt too sticky. I only got a mild sunburn I would buy this again only in another SPF. The tube is easy to pack.
The packing is oval with a hard plastic cover. It is easy to pack and with only 100 ml you can take it in your hand luggage.
It has a pump which I find the first time not easy to give cream. I really had to push hard to get cream out, at first I thought it was broken. If this is a cause, you won't get the cream out. There is no twist-able.
The cream is white with a little silver sparkling. The cream is easy to apply. There is no smell. The description didn't say you have to wait 20 minutes, but I did this, just to be sure.
The cream gives a silver glimmer or sparkling to your skin. I first thought this was a bonus, but it makes your skin actually looks more white. I couldn't rub this white haze off. Ultrasun wasn't sticky.
Since I got those 3 creams on a discount, they didn't have SPF 30 or more. Therefore, I only used this cream on my legs. Those will get less easily sunburned.
I didn't get a sunburn on my legs by using this cream.
Conclusion of Ultrasun SPF 20
It is nice it is not sticky. I didn't mind for the pump, as it was not easy to start with. But after I got it started it is handy to apply.
I wouldn't buy it again. Just because of the white glimmer. It did look weird on my legs and it was to sparkling.
I tried P20 and Vision on my face, but I wouldn't recommend this! Both have an awful taste, when you start to sweat. I'm using normal sun cream for my face.
I wrote these reviews to my own opinion. I have tested all 3 of the sun creams and put an honest judgement.
I didn't get paid to write this or to test those products.


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Nai'a has set new standards of liveaboard diving luxury in every way, especially in comfort and service. Designed by renowned marine architect, W. de Vries Lentsch, and built by skilled Dutch craftsmen, Nai'a was completely refitted in 1993 and again in 2000 with the latest technology and facilities specific to the needs discerning dive travelers. This extremely spacious liveaboard provides for 18 guests (maximum) with all the creature comforts of a quality land-based resort – including hot showers and cool staterooms – but with superior diving and a new view every day! Nai'a's sophisticated sailing rig affords her the range, comfort and stability of a true expeditionary vessel. Her large, diver-savvy Fijian crew is world-famous for their dedicated service, kava-inspired music and can-do attitude that makes for great flexibility as well as a great time!
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On ViewWhitechapel Gallery
April 16 – June 14, 2013
Collaborative woodcuts made on paper and mounted on canvas, sculptures, collages, and drawings from twins Gert & Uwe Tobias occupy the ground floor of the Whitechapel Gallery. It is an effective curatorial choice, given that the Tobiases use much organic imagery; upstairs there is also an exhibition of the German photographer Karl Blossfeldt and in an adjacent gallery, a Bloomberg commissioned tree sculpture by Giuseppe Penone.
Literature that analyzes or mythologizes twins is world-wide and reaches far back into history. That twins can communicate in an unusual way, sharing sensations and thoughts, can neither be explained nor denied. Fairy tales abound with stories of twins and their powers, "The Two Brothers,"by the Brothers Grimm, being one example. So it seems appropriate that these particular twins aestheticize myth and folklore, whether from Modernism or the Dark Ages, in conjuring their polymorphous images. The Romanian born Tobiases moved to Germany in 1985 and completed their studies in Braunschweig, before moving to live and work in Cologne.
The walls of the Tobias's exhibition are painted a moss green. This color was much favored by Victorian era museums in England when displaying anthropological specimens, or folk and tribal artifacts. The shade lends the space an air of faux seriousness that the objects presented playfully subvert (in the manner of children pinning butterflies to a classroom display wall). Several plinths support ceramic sculptures that double as vases and contain dead plants, indicative of the huge revival ceramics is undergoing amongst painters as artists both in Europe and the U.S. Tal R's recent ceramic sculptures are a case in point; Tal R is another artist who, like the Tobiases, mixes medium and message.
"Untitled" (2012), is a 200 × 168 cm colored woodcut, printed and mounted on canvas. The configuration of elements is decorative: a spikey floral motif twists and turns evoking growth, while also included are stems and thorns, geometric shapes, and what could be animal or fish parts. The effect of the discreet, frontal, and jagged parts against a deep blue ground recalls Jackson Pollock as much as patterned fabric from 1970s Eastern Europe. Much more figurative in its reference to modernist art is "Untitled" (2012), a 200 × 300 cm horizontal colored woodcut. Populated by creatures—part bird, part human—against a ground of flat rectangular shapes, the rust orange horizontal rectangle reads as a floor, schematically forming an interior for the creatures to inhabit. The creature to the far right sits at a spinning wheel, an image that often recurs in folk and fairy tales. In Jacques Rancière's The Aesthetic Unconscious he states that, "The new poet, the geological or archeological poet, performs the same sort of inquiry that Freud conducts in The Interpretation of Dreams. He poses the principle that nothing is insignificant, that the prosaic details that positivistic thought disdains or attributes to a merely physiological rationality are in fact signs encrypted in history. But he also poses the paradoxical condition of this hermeneutics: in order for the banal to reveal its secret, it must first be mythologized." Rancière goes on to add "insofar as they are first transformed into elements of a mythology or phantasmagoria." This is exactly what the Tobiases attempt in their inclusivity and images of enchantment.
Large-scale woodblock prints and wall paintings create a diverse range of narrative imagery. Patterns of folk art—including that of their native Transylvania—as well as shapes from the tradition of modernist geometric abstraction are combined with influences originating in Communist-era East Europe. These include animation, the constructivist poster designs of El Lissitzky, and post-war German painting. Transformation and enchantment are a constant theme, sometimes in uncanny and disturbingly humorous form. Body parts and animals, plants and flowers proliferate, as if in a dream. In every direction domestic objects, decorative motifs, embroidery, and typography—especially that of Jan Tschichold—fragment and unite in fantastical compositions. It's a dystopic forest of fun to be enjoyed at the viewer's own risk. As if to counter this playfulness, grotesque faces derived from traditional apotropaic amulets appear in some works, playfully warding off mischief whilst remaining animistic. Borders are crossed and the old hierarchies of artistic media and references are ignored as craft and fine art, modernity and folklore, intellectual constructs and unconscious desire dissolve, before coming into focus as hybrids.
77-82 Whitechapel High St. // London, U.K.
ContributorDavid Rhodes
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