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Steam swirls off the surface in delicious luxury. The scent of warm darkness fills the room. Your hand wraps around a favorite mug and you relax. Your morning cup of coffee: liquid heaven.
If you are in a thoughtful mood, you may let your mind skim the globe, resting on the places your coffee may have been grown. But have you ever sincerely considered the distance your coffee has come?
Let's take a closer look at the economies of coffee.
With the exception of Brazil which is both the biggest producer and one of the biggest consumers of coffee, the nations of the world that grow coffee are not significant consumers of their product. Inversely, the great consumers of coffee do not have the climate necessary to grow the crop. This means that chances are you are not standing on the soil that produced the wonder you are drinking.
But this divide grows wider. The top growers are developing countries and the top consumers are developed countries. Do you see the tension here? If developing countries have no other significant market for their product, developed countries control the coffee market to a startling degree. Of course, the producing nations could decide to plunge millions into caffeine withdrawal by refusing to export their product, but the reality is coffee is profitable and growers hurry to keep up with the demand. Consequently, consumers in developed countries will continue to hold the power in this arrangement.
So why should you care? Why should you spend a few minutes reflecting on the global coffee market?
Because a little slice of that power, that tension in the coffee market, rests in your hands.
Do you know where your coffee comes from? Do you know the conditions in which it was grown, the price paid for the beans, the difference that money made in the lives of the farmers?
It's important to know all this because without it, you forfeit any good you could do with that spark of influence you hold. Not knowing or not caring how your coffee gets to your cup means you are accepting the status quo in the coffee market. And the status quo has so much room to grow, just like the farmers who stand on the far side of your daily brew.
But you have to be aware of how much your end of the system matters. If you settle for whatever is cheap in the store that day, ignoring everything that came before that bag of coffee hit the shelf, you have let your end of the rope fall. You have the ability to pull for better practices and help lift up coffee farmers and their families half a hemisphere away, but only if you are conscious of what a difference you can make.
Coffee has an infectious power. We drink it for energy, clarity, comfort, and the farmers grow it for stability, betterment, hope. Coffee is the conduit, the connection between your splash of impact and the farmer's bushel of incentive.
So are you ready to harness the full potential in your coffee cup?
Rebekah Hildebrandt is a Southern writer with a strong case of wanderlust. She earned a degree in Philosophy before traveling the world and joining the Peace Corps. Now she lives once more in the South and endeavors to write the world more compassionate and peaceful.
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Their stories may not make headlines, but their lives have a direct impact on sustainable development. Here's why it's important for us to include rural women in the #MeToo movement.
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Golden Triangle tour of India is a route chart that displays the major heritage forts and palaces that were built during the Mughal era and still standing in very good condition. The Golden triangle tour of India let travelers discover the 3 cities- Delhi which is the capital of India, Agra- the city of Taj in Uttar Pradesh and Jaipur which is the most vibrant city of Rajasthan State. This Delhi Agra Jaipur tour is the best route chart for those travelers who are planning to visit India for the first time as it is a complete package of fun, thrill and adventure. The history behind the forts and palaces of India is filled with stories of bloodshed, sacrifices and glory. Book a golden triangle tour package to explore the most exotic destinations of India.
Delhi is the first stop that will amaze you with the building built during the Mughal Era. Delhi was capital of Mughal dynasty and that is why one can notice the influence of Mughal style of Architecture on Qutub Minar, Jama Masjid and Humayun's tomb. Agra was also a major ceremonial center of Mughal era before Delhi and the symbol of Love Taj Mahal's beauty can be witnessed in Agra.
Jaipur holds the title of the most vibrant city of Golden triangle tour as it has lot to offer such as the Amer palace, Jal Mahal palace, Hawa Mahal palace, Jantar Mantar, City palace and Jaigarh fort. Most of these heritage buildings were built by Sawai Jai Singh II and influenced from European and Rajput styles of architecture.
One can also plan a Golden triangle tour with Goa and Golden Triangle tour with Mumbai to explore the azure beaches of India. Both these cities are perfect to enjoy the night life and parties and travelers can try different types of street food in these cities. Mumbai is known because of the Bollywood Film industry and the most ancient rock cut temples – the Elephanta caves, where Goa is famous for different festivals and concerts that are organized throughout the whole year.
India offers something for everyone who visit India, whether you are interested in wildlife or wish to just relax at a nice luxury resort. Visit India this vacations to satisfy your inner traveler and give yourself and experience of lifetime.

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I've been immersed in paperwork and study. And not really the fun kind. I've been doing the homework to buy a house, the hunting, finding, failing, the victory, the paperwork, showing proof of everything down to your blood type, the scanning of forms, endless emails and phone conversations, the driving all the way back and forth to the new town and house and back…the real life drama and nail-biting moments.
Then I've been on my quest to know Jesus and all that entails. Books, books, and more books…and the internet which sucks as far as being a good source unless you know what you're doing. I've been studying Evolution, Creation, historical proof, archeological proof, scientific proof and on and on. I was losing my mind with all the science. Sometimes I had to reread whole paragraphs over and over until I would decide that maybe it was ok that I didn't know what the heck they were talking about. I believe, I believe!!! Lord have mercy!
Finally today I've reached the end. My goals were to find a house and find out who Jesus truly is. Done! I found the house and I found Jesus. Check. Check.
I cleaned off my desk, filed all the housing papers, and took all my books back to the library. Now, time to get back into fiction writing mode. Back to fantasy land. Back to having some fun.
I've been getting some delightful reviews and stars on some of my books including one of my fiction books A Farmer's Widow. However, the other day I was hit with a double doozy. I received two very, very bad ratings on two very different books. One was my Queen of Sober book on how to get through the first year of sobriety. The woman gave me a token star and said that if you didn't drink to excess before this preachy, cliche, nothing to back it up book, you would after. The other token star and an unpleasant review was on A Farmer's Widow. The reviewer said it was 2 hours of her life she would never get back and then wrote up a whole page on the book ending it with a claim that the whole book left a bad taste in her mouth.
So, I'm thinking that since one person wanted to drink herself to death after reading my book on sobriety and another lost 2 hours of her life on my fiction she said had no romance…well, I may need to put some focus on this department now.
I know it seems twisted but I was sort of pleased that the woman that hated my romance book so much took an extra hour of her life to write such a long review. I mean really. I read stacks of books all the time and if I can't engage by the first few pages or chapter I just send it back to the library. I feel like I'm finally making it. A year ago I wasn't even getting reviews! Progress.
I also received a five star and golden review on the romantic book the same day (but I didn't see this until days later). This reader said the exact opposite, that the book was a skilled portrayal of human emotions from grief to passion! She said the book was captivating from beginning to end. Hummmm. The point is that I'm creating strong emotions in my readers. Either love or hate. Glory be! I'm on my way sister!
The good reviews are what keep you motivated and Gods wink toward keeping on the path. Those bad reviews are great tools to be used to hone your skills. I did a little research on the reader that detested my book. Often reviewers on amazon have a little site of their own that list all the books and products they review and rate. She seemed to like a more sexy, intense, hardcore scene. I understood why my book was a nightmare to her. It was boring. My books are borderline Hallmark and she wanted some schmex. I don't know what schmex is but she had it in many of her reviews. Maybe that's the problem…I don't know what schmex is and I should as a writer of romantic novellas. Or maybe not.
I refuse to join the world in all it's hot love scenes and soft porn. I will continue to write clean books, however, I will agree with this reader that I could probably steam it up a bit so I ordered Romancing the Beat and Save the Cat on screen writing. I'm not writing screen plays…yet, however, this books sounded fantastic on how to actually construct a movie to impress. I'm sure you can apply the tools to writing books.
Romancing the Beat has already arrived and I'm going to settle in bed with it tonight. It's time get off the study and work train and get on the fun, fictional writing train. I have to get back into storytelling mode. A few romantic movies, a few books on how to actually write these books, and a little time writing out some plots. Who knows.
Maybe I should wait until I've moved into the new house. After all, I don't want to get into book writing, story telling mode and have to abruptly stop to pack and unpack. Ah, an excuse to extend my vacation.
When I start a book I have to go like mad until done or I may get bored or insecure and quit. I have something like 4 started books, a half-written book, and one finished book that I didn't like in the end. Sometimes I think you have to write and publish before you can come to your senses or nothing would ever be produced and marketed. Did I mention that I have five book covers that have no books as of yet? Sigh.


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Due to the big changes in ReSharper Editions, ReSharper Platform and other .NET Tools products, there is a need to re-enter your License Information on the 1st run of a new version of ReSharper (or other .NET Tools products).
Also note, that if you have JetBrains License Server with Auto-Discovery running in your network, it will be automatically connected on the 1st run.
Note: this is done to avoid conflicts between License Keys from different versions, editions or JetBrains Accounts that could've been used in previous versions of different products.


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Google has released Shopper, an Android app that lets you look up information about a product by pointing your camera at it, the company announced this morning.
Shopper can recognise cover art for books, CDs, DVDs, and video games. For other products, it can scan bar codes. It also accepts voice inputs.
The app then provides information about the product, reviews, and price information at various retailers.
Barcode-scanning apps are nothing new, but the cover art recognition is a nice touch. This is essentially just a consumer-focused version of Google Goggles. It would be odd if the two didn't end up integrated into a single product.
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Among the Puritans, communication with God through prayers and devotions was an important part of daily life. Puritan prayers were often fairly long appeals to God, while devotions typically took the form of hymns, poems and sermons. Otherwise, Puritan prayers and devotions have more similarities than differences. Both included many allusions from the Bible and had similar themes. Both have recognized literary merit. Also, both prayers and devotions provide insight into Puritan life in Colonial America.
Prayers and Devotions
Prayer, as defined by the Merriam-Webster dictionary, is "an address to God or a god in word or thought." Typically prayers express earnest requests or wishes. A devotion is "an act of prayer or private worship." A devotion can also be a religious exercise or practice outside the regular worship ritual. Prayers and devotions took place at home and at church. People said grace before meals and had family prayer and devotional rituals. Children learned to read from devotional verses. Church services were simple, and because all musical instruments were forbidden, Puritans sang a cappella.
Biblical Allusions and Themes
The Puritans believed that the Bible was the direct word of God. In their prayers and devotions, the Bible was the primary source of information, and biblical allusions were frequently used to convey complex themes. For example, the book of Genesis provided allusions to Adam's fall from grace. The Puritan interpretation is the concept of original sin, which suggests that all humans are sinners. The Puritans also believed in the absolute wisdom, authority and power of God. Puritan authors often alluded to both the Old Testament and the New Testament.
Literary Merit
Puritan prayers and devotions provide sophisticated examples of complex literary devices. The hymns provide examples of prosody. Other sound devices, such as alliteration, rhyme and repetition, are common features in both prayers and devotions. Pastor and poet Edward Taylor used extended metaphor in his poetic comparison of a spinning wheel and his personal faith. Parallelism and argumentation were used in the sermons. Metaphor, simile and other literary comparisons are also features of Puritan writing.
Insight into Puritan Life
The themes in Puritan prayers and devotions suggest optimism, pious idealism and commitment to God and community. Puritan writers tend to use direct language. They avoid unnecessary ornateness of expression. The writing is honest and suggests an appreciation of living life simply. However, the artistic rendering of the language in the prayers and devotions suggests that the Puritans were not dour and humorless. Instead, they understood the beauty of art and expression.
- Merriam-Webster Dictionary: Prayer
- Merriam-Webster Dictionary: Devotion
- PBS:People & Ideas The Puritans
- Old Landmarks: Puritan Prayers
- Slide Share: Daily Life in Massachusetts
- Perspectives in American Literature - A Research and Reference Guide
- Google Books: Dictionary of Biblical Criticism and Interpretation
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We're excited to introduce you to Friedrich. Friedrich is an AI-based Virtual Assistant. You can think of Friedrich as an assistant to a project manager, helping with a number of routine tasks. In this tutorial, we'll introduce you to some of the basic things Friedrich can help with.


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DrawmerPreamps and DAC Drawmer HQ Digital to Analog Converter
Drawmer HQ D.A.C.
The monitor pre-amp is one of the most important pieces of equipment for both audio professionals and Hi-Fi enthusiasts alike. It enables critical evaluation of the audio signals and is the final stage before the speakers, so it requires zero coloration, precise balance, low noise, wide bandwidth and a variety of input sources.
Top of the range designs use relay attenuators with high accuracy resistors to achieve the best balance between channels. The downside of this approach is the distraction of noisy 'chattering' relays which can be irritating but also reduces relay life. The Drawmer HQ incorporates an innovative solution to this problem, providing the feel and smoothness of a potentiometer but with the accuracy of relay attenuation. Accuracy between channels to within a 10th of a dB has never been accomplished before, but the HQ provides just that.
The ingenious control system allows you to hook up a miriad of sources, each with individual gain settings, for precise A-B comparison. A great sounding, quiet DAC and ultra low crosstalk, and speaker switcher add to the mix to create a must-have converter for serious studios.
- Precision relay volume control – accurate channel balance to 0.05dB
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There are many occasions where we need to translate the text in external script or page to our store language which is not in English.
Suppose you want to translate some text in Chinese language then you have to include that text in locale which is zh_cn.
Please check the following code snippet for example.
include_once 'app/Mage.php';
Mage::getSingleton('core/translate')->setLocale('zh_CN')->init('frontend', true);
$test_strting = "test";
echo Mage::helper('core')->__($test_strting);
You have to make sure that you have defined the translation in the CSV file for that particular word. By considering the above example the conversion for "test" word must be in the /app/design/frontend/package/theme/locale/zh_CN/translate.csv
Hope it will help you.


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Hattie was a three-times-a-week wash-and-set regular for years. I finally started matching her rinse to her foundation, so that at least from a distance you had no idea just how far advanced her little hairline issue had gotten...
Saturday, February 2, 2013
Challenging Client #9: Color Magic
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You're a genius, Mr. M.!ReplyDelete
It also makes her look smarter, what with the extra brain and all.
Now of our make up artist could do something to make those chicken lips fuller and less severe.ReplyDelete
This risks of receding were not at all the result of visits to our salon. No, the probability of pattern baldness was one of the many things that Hatton was told when he went to Sweden for that 'reassignment' thingy back in the 50s.ReplyDelete
and i thought it was that hairnetReplyDelete
they made her wear at the cafeteria.
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She's administering Shingles shots at the gift shop on "Senior's Soup Slurping and Sensible Styling Day".ReplyDelete
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GUBBIGALA HAADU meaning 'Song of the sparrows' (in kannada) is dedicated to the chirping of the little sparrows that one grew up often listening to as a child. They stand a grim reminder of the fast disappearing sparrows from our cities due to loss of their habitats. These wooden GUBBIS have been handcrafted by women artisans from Channapatna using the traditional craft of Lac-Turnery. They can serve as paper-weights and also hold colourful memories or just add some colour to your living corners.
Each piece has been pain stakingly hand-crafted by artisans from Channapatna using the traditional lacquer ware turning technique. The colours used are certified, natural colours. Any irregularities on the wood are part of its natural beauty.
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Julia Child
Photo: © Christopher Hirsheimer
About the Author
Julia Child was born in Pasadena, California. She graduated from Smith College and worked for the OSS during World War II; afterward she lived in Paris, studied at the Cordon Bleu, and taught cooking with Simone Beck and Louisette Bertholle, with whom she wrote the first volume of Mastering the Art of French Cooking (1961). In 1963, Boston's WGBH launched The French Chef television series, which made Julia Child a national celebrity, earning her the Peabody Award in 1965 and an Emmy in 1966. Several public television shows and numerous cookbooks followed. She died in 2004.


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It used to be that everyone marketed and bought ads on an age-based demographic. When we were coordinating millions of dollars in radio and TV buys, this was the only way to do it, because that is what Arbitron and Nielson provided.
Fast forward and everyone today says that the internet has changed our behaviors. I am not sure that is entirely true; however, one thing is for certain – the internet is giving us the ability to directly connect and "see" the folks we connect with.
You can see this on Social Network sites like Facebook, MySpace or… insert your favorite here.
It was always a frustration when working in the music business where reliance on age-based demographics were still the driving force. The only age groups that were certain were the youth groups, because they had a tendency to congregate. But you had to work harder to coalesce age groups beyond that because they were more fragmented and dispersed.
The internet has given us the ability to talk directly with the audience and see what they look like. In working with one artist, we were able to identify several groups of people, none of which were age-based. This allowed us to build out a relationship based program that connected with the audience based on personal preferences.
Rohit Bhargava has a good article that provides some interesting insight. Read more… 5 Reasons Your Customer's Age Doesn't Matter


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Want to see how a pro loses weight? Many of you may be wondering why a real "pro" even needs to lose weight. Good question. You may have read my "About Me" and saw that I lift weights. Although I don't consider myself as a bodybuilder or powerlifter, I'm still interested in gaining muscle, being lean, and lifting more weight (being stronger) at a lower body weight. For this reason, I go through cycles where I gain weight (usually about .5 lbs per week or less) with the goal of gaining muscle and then I lose weight with the goal of losing fat and keeping the muscle that I gained in the previous cycle. Before you quit reading because you think this doesn't apply to you, please hear me out – I think most people will learn some things while following my weight loss journey that can help you out regardless of if you ever plan to gain or lose weight in cycles like I do. Many of you are probably thinking "I thought lifting weights meant gaining muscle all of the time. Can't you just lose weight and gain muscle at the same time." Not exactly. When losing weight, your body is in a catabolic state which basically means you're your body is breaking down tissue (fat and muscle) for energy to fuel your body because you aren't giving it enough energy from food. Because building muscle takes a lot of energy from the body, muscle building gets put on the back burner of your body's priority list. In fact, for someone like me that has been lifting for some time, some muscle loss will likely occur even if I continue to lift and eat correctly. However, you may be luckier than me. There are four types of people that can lose fat while gaining muscle:
- Beginners to weight lifting (if you haven't been lifting properly, this may apply to you too)
- Obese (BMI>30) people
- People who have "muscle memory" from lifting weights in the past, but quit lifting for an extended period of time
- People taking steroids
I, unfortunately, don't fit in to one of those categories so I must do my muscle gaining and fat loss in separate cycles. Currently (2/24/14), I'm at the end of almost a 2 year long weight gaining cycle that started in May of 2012. I'm 6'2" tall. I started at about 165 lbs (likely 10% bodyfat) and ended at 207.6 lbs (likely 19% bodyfat). A 40 lb gain in about 21 months with about half of it being muscle – exactly the pace I was shooting for. However, even when doing most things right, I have packed on both fat and muscle and it's time for the fat to come off.
The diet started on 2/24/14 and has been successful so far. Stats at the beginning of the diet:
Age: 22
Height: 6'2″
Weight: 207.6 lbs
Estimated Body Fat Percentage By Sight: ~19%
Lean Body Weight (Muscle+Everything That's Not Fat): 168,2 lbs
Fat Weight: 39.4 lbs
Photo Courtesy of Bahrain Personal Fitness
Not only will the fat be coming off, it will be coming off fast. My girlfriend, who is also in school to become a dietitian, has been working at a weight loss clinic for the past couple months and has got me thinking about a scientific approach to rapid fat loss while maintaining muscle and being as healthy as possible. Over the next couple weeks, I will be sharing my experience with losing weight quickly and then for several weeks after that I will show you a more moderate and flexible approach to weight loss. My future posts on this will break it down into my 5 Steps of Weight Loss, give you bits and pieces of my experience, and then show you the real results! Stay tuned 🙂
Step 1: Motivation
Step 2: Education
Step 3: Preparation
Step 4: Initiation
Step 5: Evaluation and Perfection


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text: LEADTOOLS provides developers with the LEAD Motion Detection DirectShow Filter for use in their .NET (C# & VB) and C/C++ applications. This filter can be used to compare the current frame with previous frames to perform various operations such as drawing annotations on the movement, starting and stopping capture, and integrating with remote controls to track objects as they move. Surveillance and UAV ground station applications benefit from motion detection since it allows them to run more efficiently and gather more accurate data.


text: Zodiac - one of the largest shirt companies in the world, designs, manufactures and sells quality shirts to the best brands and stores across the globe. The company is in the business of men's fashion for the last 58 years and is benchmarked in India for providing discerning customers the finest quality clothing. Apart from shirts, ties and accessories, Zodiac has entered the "Fine Tailoring" segment of Suits and Trousers, besides successfully launching a club wear brand "ZOD!" and a brand in the relaxed luxury segment - "z3".


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History brought them together. Circumstances may them apart.
Alyson Blake's past left her with scars. Scars that she tried to fix the only way she knew how—by helping others. But actions have consequences, and Alyson is about to find out that being naïve is no excuse.
Fighting is Jamison Weston's passion. Alyson is his obsession. Despite the past and a few lingering concerns, their relationship is as solid as ever. Until a shocking lie is uncovered and all of his plans begin to unravel. Now, Jami is rushing to pick up the pieces, but as relationships are put to the test, will he be strong enough to keep it together, or will it all just fall apart?
Best selling author J.C. Valentine is the alter-ego of Brandi Salazar, whose enjoyment of tales of romance spurred her to branch out and create her own.
She lives in the Northwest with her husband, their wild children, and far too many pets. As a university student, she studies literature, which goes well with her dream of becoming an editor. Brandi entertains a number of hobbies including reading and photography, but her first love is writing fiction-in all its forms.
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Costco Is Secretly Filled With Discounted K-Beauty Products
Walking the jumbo-pack-filled aisles of Costco might be a good way to get in your daily step intake, but, unsurprisingly, its website is another great source of deals. In particular, it's secretly a place to shop Korean beauty products for a fraction of the price. The only catch? You have to be a Costco member.
Costco appeared on my radar as a K-beauty destination back in August when the retailer giant started selling Mizon's All-in-One Snail Repair Cream in a two-pack for $29.99. Separately, the cream goes for $19. Since then, the wholesale store has expanded its K-beauty selection. Oh, and it's constantly changing, too. If you don't see any of your favorite skin-care products from your 10-step routine, check back in a week or so. The K-beauty section on Costco's website might look completely different by then.
The highlight of Costco's K-beauty selection at the moment is the Missha Time Revolution The First Treatment Essence, which our digital beauty editor Sable Yong considers to be one of the most effective Korean skin-care products. It usually rings up for $49, but at Costco, it's $29.99. Just having a membership will save you almost $20.
I was also excited to see the Whamisa Organic Flowers Deep Rich Toner is available right now, too. So many people I know — K-beauty experts and otherwise — swear by the hydrating stuff. People love it so much that they slather their faces with seven layers of it using the "7 Skin" method. The toner is typically $40. Costco is selling it for $28.99.
In true Costco fashion, the retailer even offers multipacks of some of its products. The Botanic Farm Grain Ferment Cleansing Sherbet is currently available in a set of two full-size tubs, as well as a mini travel-size one. It's a great double-cleansing staple because it melts away long-lasting makeup and sunscreen in seconds. The tiny jar is handy to throw in your purse, too. Costco is selling the three-piece set for $29.99. If you were to buy everything separately, you'd have to shell out at least $60.
Sam's Club member? Unfortunately, that wholesale store doesn't offer K-beauty products online just yet. Hopefully, Costco's competitor will stock K-beauty in the near future. When I was in elementary school, kids used to brag about which store their parents belonged to. I've never been prouder to say mine are Costco people.
Related links:
- This Popular Korean Skin-Care Brand Is All About Fighting Acne
- 11 Incredibly Effective K-Beauty Products that Will Give You "Glass Skin" Fast
- This K-Pop Star's "Glass Skin" Skin-Care Routine Is Totally Genius
Now, find out about more K-beauty products that will transform your skin:
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enough for any heaven
Who would have thought
the afterlife would
look so much like Ohio?
A small town place,
thickly settled
among deciduous trees.
I lived for what seemed
a very short time.
Several things did not work out.
I became another one
of the departed,
but I had never imagined
the tunnel of hot wind that pulls
the newly dead
into the dry Midwest
and plants us like corn. I am
not alone, but I am restless.
There is such sorrow
in these geese, flying over,
trying to find a place to land
in the miles and miles
of parking lots
that once were soft wetlands. They seem
about where to be.
Often they glide,
in what I guess is
a consultation with each other,
getting their bearings,
as I do when
I stare out my window
and count up
what I see. It's not much really:
one buckeye tree,
three white frame houses,
one evergreen,
five piles of yellow leaves.
This is not enough
for any heaven I had dreamed,
but I am taking the long view.
of the beyond,
beyond even this and farther out,
past the dark smoky city
on the shore
of Lake Erie, through the landlocked passages
to the Great Sweetwater Seas.
From A Space Filled with Moving, University of Pittsburgh Press. Copyright © 1991 by Maggie Anderson.
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The newest addition to my line of enamel lapel pins is a depiction of my mother's cat, Fizzgig. Those of you who follow me on social media are likely already familiar with this guy, and in fact many of you were instrumental in my decision to design a Fizzgig pin in the first place. (Had it not been for the sheer number of you who urged me to make one, it may never have happened!) For those of you who are just now getting acquainted with him, let me fill in a little backstory.
Fizzgig was adopted by my mother last summer when he was still a kitten. He had a bit of a rocky start in life: an accident left him with a broken leg, and rather than pay for his veterinary expenses, his first family chose to surrender him. He was taken in by Must Love Dogs NW—yes, that's a dog rescue— at that point, Fizzgig was still just a handful of black and white fluff with a tiny cast on one of his rear legs. A foster family took him in and helped him heal until the cast could be removed. Since then, his leg has healed and he's grown into a long, tall adult cat who my mom refers to as my "cat brother."
Fizzgig is not only photogenic but, shall we say, quirky—even for a cat. He has a distinctly eccentric personality: playful, rambunctious, and with a decided preference for sitting on top of the kitchen cabinets. He's a chewer and he plays fetch with his favorite toys. Many of our photos depict him lurking in some improbable location or other, like behind my mom's microwave or in my canvas tote bag, or pulling a funny face. This pin was designed to capture him in an rare peaceful moment.
Pin details
The Fizzgig pin will be made with hard enamel and nickel-free black dyed metal. The pin will bear two sturdy posts and butterfly clutches. Like my prior enamel pins, it will measure 1.25″ tall, and be shipped carded in jewelry boxes. (International orders will be shipped with multiple pins in a single box so you need not pay a crazy amount of shipping.) I expect to ship the finished pins in early July.
Why should you order now?
Fizzgig pins will retail for $15, but to encourage early ordering (and help me make the right number of pins) pins ordered before June 6th will be $12 each.
Pledge to Must Love Dogs NW
In gratitude to the organization that brought him and my mom together, 10% from all Fizzgig pin sales will be donated to Must Love Dogs NW, to help them continue their mission to connect rescued pets with loving families. If you'd like to learn more about their work, and perhaps make a direct donation, check them out at mustlovedogsnw.org


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Here is a valuable blog today from what appears to be a US head of sales in how he views marketing in his business in a tech company contrasting to a non-tech company – it can be inferred from the post that marketing's compensation is getting tied to revenue performance, that's where we also see the puck headed for all companies and where true marketing credibility comes into play – it isn't just in the gymnastics or theory of SLAs, scoring, definitions, or dashboards – it's in the output of where he (and others) can depend on marketing's annual growth, lead contribution, and bookings for the business overall and where marketing can belly up to the bar with their own revenue contribution.
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We are fanatical about complete sales and marketing team alignment. In addition to corporate and product marketing, our marketing department is responsible for directly contributing to 50% of our annual pipeline growth and 50% of our new business bookings every year. Marketing has SLA's (service level agreements) with sales for qualified lead definitions and we have specific target goals for those numbers as well as the top stages of our single, shared lead/opportunity funnel or pipeline. We track, measure and report on our performance at each of those stages in terms of both the actual number and the conversion ratios for lead movement from stage to stage. We also benchmark our performance for all of that against an industry standard for comparably sized SaaS technology companies.
We see these trends in enterprises as well – though sometimes it is easy to lose sight of the forest through the trees when a company needs to embark on transformational change. They get bogged down in tactics (predictive analytics, scoring, SLAs) – which are all fundamentals – but lose sight of the overall goal.
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July 7, 2017
McGeorge alumnus Vernon "Gene" Leverty, '70, was officially sworn in as President of the State Bar of Nevada at the 2017 Annual Meeting on Thursday, June 29. He is the fifth McGeorge alumni to serve as president of the organization. Leverty was also honored with the Nevada Bar Foundation Service Award during the meeting.
Leverty is principal of Leverty & Associates Law in Reno and is an active personal injury trial lawyer with 35 years of litigation, trial and negotiation experience. Leverty was the Chief Deputy Insurance Commissioner for the State of Nevada from 1972-1979, and in 1979 he joined the law firm of Miller & Daar where he served for 10 years as a partner. Read his biography here.
Leverty is the fifth McGeorge alumnus to serve as president of the State Bar of Nevada. Larry Digesti, '76, served as president for the 2015-2016 term. Bruce Beesley, '78, served as president in the 2008-2009 term, Judge Andrew Puccinelli, '78, served as president for the 1998-99 term and Las Vegas attorney Vince Consul, '80, led the organization for the 2005-06 term.
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Have I mentioned my running this year is going really well? I'm still running daily, and this spring my long runs grew longer than I've ever done in training. In April, I ran four weekend long runs of 30, 33, 37 and 40 kilometres. It hasn't all been easy – the 40 km run was the windiest ever, and our long winter this year gave us a fair bit of ice and snow.
My long run paces hovered around a 5 1/2 hour marathon pace, more or less. After my surprising half marathon PB (Personal Best) in March, friends assured me that I'd blow 5:30 out of the water at the Calgary Marathon this year. I could reach for a sub-fiver, eh? I did not want clock pressure to ruin a perfectly good celebration of my training, so I tried not to think about it and focused on staying healthy during the three week taper. My race day would happen however it would happen.
This was to be my second marathon ever. My first one was seven years ago, it took me almost 6 hours to finish, and it wasn't until last summer that would entertain the idea of trying it again.
Funny, I thought I was supposed to get a pre-marathon head cold. I almost wrote it on the training calendar for the last week before race day, but I didn't get sick. I slept and ate well the week before the race. And no crazy carbo loading either – I just ate the usual stuff I always eat.
While picking up our bibs at the race expo, the Running Buddy and I ran into a couple of local runners I'd met online. It was cool to hug them in person and gush about our favourite sport. We didn't spend much time at the expo, but we did stop in to hug the Pink Chick and her awesome grandkid as well, both of them volunteers extraordinaire.
Race day I got up extra extra early. I wanted to drink my coffee and digest my peanut butter banana toast and make sure, absolutely sure that my digestive system would face the day well. We headed over to the race in enough time to stand in bathroom and portapotty cues. That's how the last pre-marathon minutes go: Get in line, pee, get back in line and repeat until announcers call us to the start. We greeted my boss and couple of others we knew (Tanya from the CRR 10k Group) in the portapotty lines and at the starting chute.
When it was time to start, the chute was so crowded we couldn't get in all at once. No worries though – the Running Buddy and I wished each other well and moved along with all the other racers. It took me about 4 minutes to get over the starting chip mat, and off we went.
Amidst hundreds of racers I jogged along, trying to remember what my pace should feel like. I felt like I was running slowly, but my Garmin assured me I was faster than I thought I should be. The first 5k in my memory is kind of a blur in a sea of runners. I said hi to Greg, the only other runner I recognized as we headed up the ramp over Memorial Drive. Enthusiastic fans cheered us on in Inglewood, Bridgeland, and the East Village with signs, noisemakers, and music. I shouted thanks to volunteers and cheerers. I was very relieved and excited to be finally getting this thing started.
Running back through downtown, there was a family with signs and cowbells – even their greyhound dog had a sign around its neck that said "Run fast like me". I think I saw that family four (?) times on the course – they were awesome!
Somewhere in between all the excitement, I calmly realized that I was feeling good. I had tied my coat around my waist just before the start, and it wasn't flopping or annoying me. Everything I was wearing fit me just right, from my ponytail to my water belt, to my socks and shoes.
At about 10k we split off from the half marathoners and my company dwindled from running 5-8 people across 2 lanes, to single file, with about 5-8 people in view ahead of me. Ken Park from our run club cheered us on as we wound through pretty residential streets up some small hills. I remembered to take an Endurolyte with some water.
As I turned off Elbow Drive I spotted our Calgary Roadrunners President, Melody. She gave me a cheer and I kept on running. Further on, Carla from the 10k group cheered us on from her picnic spot. She offered me coffee with Bailey's, but I kept on running. I might have stopped for Kahlua… nah. There would be time for that later.
I actually passed people somewhere around 17 km. I made sure I ran across the chip mats at the half way point. I didn't make any new friends in this race like I often do. We were taking on a long distance with everyone fighting our own internal battles and running our own paces.
We ran past quiet spectators along the course. I raised my hands and egged them on with "If I can keep running, you can keep cheering", and received smiles and encouragement back. I saw the family with the greyhound and their signs "Toenails are overrated", and "I think I can, I think I can" again. I knew I could. I recognized a couple of British-sounding cyclists who had been cheering us on at another point too. I like these mobile cheering squads – fun!
I passed the barefoot guy on a descent (wheee!) and figured he would catch me later on the flat, but he didn't. We crossed the river and and turned into the Kensington noisy spirit hub of cheerers. The sun was shining and I was glad for the sponges and cold water. I laughed as I kept running, "I've forgotten how to walk!"
Yes, I was tired, and my legs were getting sore, but the encouragement along the way was very, very welcome. It kind of felt weird when there were breaks in the spectators. I'd trained for months without spectators – I certainly didn't need them, but I really liked them.
Somewhere around 30k a woman on the median was handing out chunks of watermelon. I love that woman, whoever she was. I had only taken the Endurolyte capsules for each hour of the race so far, with sips of water. No gels, nothing else. I was too excited for hunger, but that watermelon tasted divine.
I was really tired in the last 8 km. Even the people in lawn chairs along Memorial Drive looked tired, and I was getting stingy with my rallying cries. With 6k left to go, however, I realized that I could now start hoping for that sub-5 hour time. It was totally within my reach, as long as I kept going.
By now my steady trot had me leap-frogging with walk/runners. A young woman in pink shorts would start running just as I'd catch up, but with 2k to go I caught her and she just kept walking. I told her "No no, this is the part where you run again, like you always do when I catch you!" She tiredly looked at me and said "I don't want to do this anymore." We laughed as I told her she didn't have much choice. After that she started running again and this time I didn't catch her.
We ran through the East Village one last time, and the music pumped me up. A nice runner jogged alongside me and told me I was doing well.
There is a big, new underpass 1k before the finish. As we ran through the dip, there were a couple of noisy cheerers on the median, hauling us out with their voices. Thank you for that. I ran up and out. There was a girl whose legs kept cramping up. She agonized and I said "hang in there" as I went by. She passed me back at 42k and grinned when I said "good job!"
Before the very last corner there were lots of tired people waiting for their racers. I raised my hands for one last rally and let loose a whoop of joy. This is it, eh! I rounded the final corner and saw the clock: it had a FOUR at the front. YES! I hollered again and finished like I won it.
Clock time 4:55, chip time 4:51, more than an hour's improvement on my previous marathon time.
Melody gave me my medal and a big hug. I drank water and posed for my belt buckle medal shot. It is the shiniest, biggest medal I've ever received.
Running Buddy found and hugged me, we found me some food, and I sat down for a while. Life is very good.


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Some aspects of SEO aren't suitable for every website. Some business owners want to retain an air of mystique around their products by not adding any descriptive text. Ranking an image-only website can be a long, hard struggle.
Pay per-click advertising is also not suitable for every website. High bids and low conversion rates can make you think that it's not the best medium for success.
However, you can gain insight from both, and use information from one to benefit the other.
PPC First, Then SEO
Running a pay per-click campaign can give you
- A fair idea of whether search results are a good place to promote your services
- Detail of level of demand for your goods and services
- Inspiration for website content topics
- Accurate indicators of performance of various keywords
- New keyword ideas
As with any kind of promotion or marketing you need to set some aims, objectives and events to measure in order to see how the campaign performs.
Some key performance indicators could include:
- Sales via website
- Sales via telephone
- Enquiries
- Time a visitor spends on a page
- Time a visitor spends on the website
- How many pages of the website people visit
Using Google Analytics and simply asking callers how they heard about your services, you can record performance easily.
It's from here that you can apply these findings to an SEO plan.
Data-driven SEO Campaign
Ask yourself:
- Which keywords performed best in terms of sales?
- Which keywords led to enquiries?
- Which keywords didn't send sales/enquiries but performed well in other areas (time on site, etc)
- Which keyword combinations could you use for writing new website content?
If your initial PPC campaign led to sales and enquiries then it's a good idea to continue with it. If it's not cost-effective but did bring in sales then proper PPC management can help you bring down costs whilst maintaining sales.
Using the best-performing terms in SEO is likely to have a really positive effect on traffic and sales — you'll rank well in organic results whilst also having a prominent advertisement in the PPC section of results.
If there were no sales or enquiries from PPC you may be thinking it's not the best platform. Keywords that sent visitors who stayed on the website for a long time or visited a high number of pages would perhaps perform better over a longer period of time, making them ideal candidates for use in Search Engine Optimisation, where traffic is "free".
Website content ideas can come from visitors questions you find in keyword phrases – e.g. if someone clicked on a PPC advertisement after searching for "what is X", "How do I use X" and related queries. By writing this content you can help answer visitor's queries in a direct way whilst gaining exposure for your products and services.
Integrate For Maximum Effect
Conversely, if you have an existing amount of well-performing traffic from organic search results, you already have some keywords that may do well in Paid Search. That additional place on a popular search engine results page can be a valuable asset.
No promotion or marketing strategy should focus solely on a single channel. By making use of two channels that are similar you can use the contribution of one to increase the performance of another.


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It is with great sadness that I relay this message to you…
Phyllis Zambo called me this evening and said that Jim passed away suddenly on Sunday morning, July 2, 2017. Jim was 75. Jim successfully battled pancreatic cancer a dozen years ago. According to Phyllis he had recently suffered lung cancer and even had one lung removed. The reports were looking good until recently and then they discovered the cancer had spread to his other remaining lung. Phyllis said that the funeral home responsible for his services is the Beach Funeral Home.
Jim will be burred at Cape Canaveral National Cemetery located in their area. Phyllis's phone number is: (321) 723-3020
Their mailing address is:
The Zambos
1985 Canterbury Drive
Indialantic, FL 32903-4028
Additional details are unknown at this time but will be available soon at the Beach Funeral home's web site. Please pass this to any of Jim's friends and fellow 193SOW personnel.
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Original, ongoing research is at the heart of the Institute for the Advancement of Hebrew. Our in-house as well as external research partners are working together on varied, goal-oriented projects exploring methodologies and practices that will innovate the way in which we teach Hebrew.
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Italian Department Learning Goals for the Major
Upon completion of an Italian major, students will possess advanced linguistic proficiency in Italian in speaking, comprehension, reading, and writing. During their Senior year, students will write a research project in Italian, in which they will show their ability to analyze critically literary texts, art works, and social issues in Italian, by using the appropriate vocabulary.


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Associative Design Debuts 'The Best of Portugal' at the Architectural Digest Design Show
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Associative Design will debut 'The Best of Portugal' at the forthcoming Architectural Digest Design Show in New York City. Billed as "the essential showcase for luxury and sophistication", the Architectural Digest Design Show is a platform from which to present and promote the Portuguese vision of high-end design in North America. An initiative conceived by the Portuguese Association of Wood and Furniture Industries (AIMMP), Associative Design's mission is to promote Portuguese brands and products internationally.
As the United States' most populous city, New York offers a fascinating fusion of culture, art and design, attracting creatives from across the world. The annual Architectural Digest Design Show features more than 400 premium brands, working across a range of disciplines, and welcomes around 40,000 design aficionados. Portugal's creative industry combines a proud history of craft and manufacturing with a fresh approach to innovative design and technology. As such, the Architectural Digest Design Show provides the perfect opportunity for Associative Design to present a curated selection of contemporary Portuguese design to an audience of industry professionals and discerning consumers.
Designers and brands at Associative Design New York
&blanc is a collection of attractive, small-scale home accessories made with Corian®, that demonstrate the material's creative potential. Hat is a playful, multipurpose round-bottomed Vessel by Miguel Flores Soeiro and Knot (also by Soeiro) is an artistic loop-shaped Napkin Ring. In Fold we find a sleek, minimalist Table Mirror by Marco Sousa Santos. Drawing inspiration from the hills where most Portuguese wine is made, Hills is a wavy Bottle Holder by Gonçalo Campos.
Working with cork, Corque Design is a Portuguese brand with a strong sense of self, an international perspective on Portuguese culture and an approach that's mindful of innovation, sustainability and originality.
Collection pieces by Corque Design co-founder Ana Mestre include: the Cellula Shelf System, a modular unit based on the microscopic cellular structure of cork; the organic, handcrafted Quercus Suber Cork Table; the Lagarta Stool, a playful, ball-like cork modular seat that encourages connectedness and touch.
De Fontes was set up in 1989 following many years of craftsmanship in woodworking know-how (from its origins as a small family-owned workshop). With international expansion, DeFontes has forged relationships with companies that embrace interior architecture and product design.
The impressive Dot Dining Table by Marcelo DeFontes, combines solid polished brass with black varnished beech in an elegant and contemporary form.
Designers Mint, a creative collective of architects and designers, has designed a number of items for luxury furniture brand Duquesa & Malvada, reflecting the brand's commitment to high quality, handmade, personal design.
The Roselyn Bar is a feminine piece, with a striking gold leaf rose inset. The Chicago Coffee Table is a dual-topped table, inspired by that city's architectural skyline.
The Mulligan Chair pays homage to the American jazz saxophonist Gerry Mulligan, depicting his intimate personality.
The Joplin Table Lamp, with its smooth profile, is a tribute to several musical genres, including blues and soul music.
The sculptural Heyden Floor Lamp pays tribute to Jan van der Heyden, who designed and implemented Amsterdam's first street lighting system in 1669.
Fagotel is a furniture and interior contract company working in the high-end international hotel sector, with a portfolio incorporating interior design projects and furniture production.
The Cabinet 'Filigran' by Maria de Brito was inspired by filigree art. A sophisticated piece, its ebony wood structure is ornamented with gold leaf and Swarovski crystals.
Based in Portugal, Green Apple creates and manufactures furnishings and lighting for both the residential and hotel sectors. Marketed as a luxury brand, Green Apple's designs are made in Portugal and exported worldwide. Inspiring designs include the geometric Hobart Bookcase and the eccentric, asymmetric Sunshine Sideboard.
Furniture manufacturer MBN Tailor has grown steadily since the company was founded in 1980. With passion and perfectionism, it produces products for a range of designers and projects.
The colourful Guanajuato Rug was inspired by the vibrant Mexican city of the same name.
The lines and tones of the Limassol Rug reflect the history and culture of the Cypriot port.
The vivid Ibiza Armchair was influenced by the flamboyant and lively Balearic isle.
The handcrafted Nabeul Stool is a tribute to the artisanal qualities and heritage of the Tunisian port town.
Furniture brand Muranti and manufacturer Craft Dream Productions strive to find harmony in design, colour, materials and manufacturing.
The daring coral-coloured Andesine Armchair, the balanced ethnic-style Anatasis Center Table and the elegant velvet—leather Howlite Dining Chair, reflect Muranti's vision of creating equilibrium between the mind and the heart of interior decoration.
Set up in 2013, Nauu Design creates and manufactures a highly distinctive collection of furniture pieces, emphasising a commitment to quality, innovation, elegance and passion in design. The Armona Sideboard by Tiago Rato was inspired by the large dunes found on Armona Island (in the Algarve)—its bold and geometric design is covered with 388 lacquered wood cubes.
The Duquese Sofa (also by Rato) was inspired by the traditional Chesterfield Sofa—it fuses elements of the Chesterfield with the richness and tradition of Portuguese tiles.
The Empire Mirror by Mário Picoito is made with wood and copper leaf—it recalls the once golden days of ancient empires.
The Muse Floor Lamp (also by Picoito) is the result of the designer's various travels and experiences—a piece to muse on and draw inspiration.
Born in Lisbon, Se7e represents the city on seven hills. The company's Berço 'chair' is a cradle-like rocking chair for children and adults alike. Handmade for every customer, Berço comes with an authenticate birth certificate.
Serip Lighting was founded in 1961, making chandeliers using glass and brass. Evolving through the years, its fluid, spiralling and irregular organic lighting is a mark of the brand's commitment to conceptual design.
The stirring Folio Chandeliers collection and Geyser Wall Light by Ilda Pires are made using bronze and glass.
Across its work, Portuguese brand That Place explores the concepts of fluidity, simplicity and functionality. Designs by Lígia Soromenho include the striking, smooth and graceful Drop Shade Pendant, Sunset Table and Sunny Chair.
Established in 2010, Wewood is a Portuguese brand whose expert use of joinery produces superlative solid wood furniture. The Metis Desk (in walnut), designed by Gonçalo Campos, gives form to Wewood's approach to minimal, functional and aesthetic design. The Orca Chair (in walnut), designed by Studio Gud, is a light and well made all-wood chair.
Notes to Editors
Associative Design will present 'The Best of Portugal' showcase at the Architectural Digest Design Show March 22nd—25th 2018 (Piers 92 & 94, New York) Stand #1000.
For further information, press loans or hi-res images please contact David or Alice at Seen PR on [email protected] | Tel +44 (0) 1273 722 469 | @seen_pr
About Associative Design
Associative Design is a project by the Portuguese Association of Wood and Furniture Industries (AIMMP). It aims to develop and promote the production of Portuguese products and launch challenges that will contribute to innovation in the use of both technology and design. A brand of excellence, Associative Design will support, represent and promote companies that share this vision, taking their products further into exciting new markets.
Associative Design's partners are brands approved by its Technical Committee (made up of three members of the design and crafts community), for their performance in product design, market alignment, trend standing or design-led re-industrialisation. www.associativedesign.com @associativedesign
About AIMMP: Portuguese Association of Wood and Furniture Industries
AIMMP's mission is to represent, promote and protect the interests of Portuguese companies from the five sectorial divisions that make up the wood and furniture sector: cutting, felling, sawing and wood packaging; panels and panelled wood, carpentry and alike; furniture and alike; export, import and distribution of wood and derivatives. These industries account for sales of €2.3 billion and exports of €1.1 billion. www.aimmp.pt
About Architectural Digest Design Show
4 days. 400 brands. Countless ways to celebrate design. The world's leading brands along with today's top talent come together in a carefully curated presentation of design, offering inspired vignettes by respected brands, design seminars, culinary demonstrations, and special appearances. From furniture, accessories, lighting, and art to kitchen, bath, and building projects, the show offers thousands of products to source and shop—both from independent makers and established manufacturers. Now in its 17th year, the Architectural Digest Design Show draws approximately 40,000 design aficionados to interact with incredible design displays from more than 400 brands.
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We carry a large selection of all-weather fabrics and cushions for all types of outdoor furniture. Our showroom has many of the fabrics on display. We can also custom order fabrics that we do not keep in stock. This allows you to truly customize your outdoor furniture to your individual style. These are a few samples from over 500 fabrics including Sunbrella options, Sunbrella is the worldwide leader in premium all-weather fabrics. Come to our Showroom to choose your favorite fabric that is the right fit for your patio & home.
Our showroom staff will be happy to assist you in selecting the perfect fabric to match your decor. Our designers have over 40 years of combined decorating and design experience. They are up to date on the latest trends and color palettes of what is hot this season. If you are trying to match an existing item such as a pillow or a rug, bring that item in (or a good picture) and our team will walk you through how to bring everything together to create the perfect living space for you and your family.


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A journey to healing for childhood abuse, neglect and pregnancy loss (still born, abortion and miscarriage)Hope Alive Hawaii can help.
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Friday, January 11, 2008
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Wednesday, January 09, 2008
Chinese Couple Will Get Court Hearing in Brutal Forced Abortion Case
Beijing, China (LifeNews.com) -- A Chinese couple who have filed a lawsuit against family planning officials over a forced abortion that has left the couple unable to have children may get a court hearing. The suit involves a woman who, in the ninth month of her pregnancy, was forced to have an abortion because the couple violated the nation's laws.ARTICLE
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Monday, January 07, 2008
Planned Parenthood Watchdog Releases New List of Corporate Supporters
A leading pro-life group that monitors Planned Parenthood and companies that support the nation's largest abortion business has released a new list of corporate supporters. Life Decisions International says 160 companies have stopped backing the pro-abortion group since its boycotts began.Article
Several companies appeared on the boycott list for the first time include the Carlson Companies, which oversees numerous well-known hotel chains such as Country Inns & Suites, Park Inn, Park Plaza, Radisson, and Regent.
Unfortunately another top hotel chain -- InterContinental Hotels -- is backing Planned Parenthood financially as well. That means pro-life advocates should avoid hotels such as Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn, and Staybridge.
T.G.I. Friday's restaurant made the list as did Midas, a company known for its auto repair shops that dot the country.
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Musical Performance: Héctor "Numa" Moraes
Sat, August 26, 2006 8:00 pm at Alwan for the Arts
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Alwan for the Arts Presents
The renowned Uruguayan singer and guitarist
Héctor "Numa" Moraes
will delight us with his talent on
Saturday, August 26, 2006, 8:00 PM $15 ($10 for students with valid ID)
He will lead us through some of his extraordinarily varied repertoire, a voice of solidarity in songs with lyrics that challenge and denounce. Deeply rooted in the folkloric music of the Uruguayan Northern lands, the lyrics represent some of the highest universal and contemporary poetry by many of the great Uruguayan and Latin American poets.A virtuoso of the guitar and a well-recognized cantatour, Numa has shared stages all around the world with artists of the caliber of Alfredo Zitarrosa, Daniel Viglietti, Los Olimareños, José Carvajal, Joan Manuel Serrat, Silvio Rodríguez, Pablo Milanés, Isabel y Angel Parra, Mercedes Sosa, Tania Libertad, Beto Caetano, Emma Junaro, Toñito Vargas, Inti-Illimani and Quilapayún among many others. Born in Curtina, Tacuarembó, Uruguay, Numa has developed the repertoire and experience playing his guitar of a truly exceptional level that he uses as a means of bringing us closer to the people of the countryside, integrating us into the daily lives of its people. He was exiled during the military dictatorship in 1972 and his music was prohibited during 13 years by that same regime. He continued his work to promote popular folk music in exile until his return, when together with several other well known exiled artists, in 1985, with " compañeros" from the " canto popular" he shared the stage in a concert at the Franzini Stadium. His activities continue to focus around teaching and dissemination efforts. He works in Montevideo at the National School of Dance – Folcloric Division, under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture. This activity at Alwan for the Arts is organized by a group of expatriates from Uruguay eager to spread his voice and our culture in the New Youk area. For further information on Numa, please go to www.lacancionnuestra.com.uy or call:(212) 865 4385 (201) 666 1647 (516) 569 2962
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The 112 Emergency Center received a call for help from the Saint Ilija Mountain above Orebic on Sunday around 9 pm. The call was sent by an American citizen who went hiking.
The night came with the low temperature and he felt endangered. The help was provided by the Croatian Mountain Rescue Service (HGSS), station Orebic. With their rapid intervention, three members managed to locate the lost American, find him and bring him back to the foot of the hills without any injuries.


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Investigators blamed Sunday's high winds for contributing to a handful of fires in the Hub City, including one that burned three houses.
Three houses were seriously damaged in a wind-fueled fire about 12:10 p.m. Sunday in the 5600 block of 45th Street, said Robert Loveless, a spokesman and investigator with the Lubbock Fire Marshal's Office.
It took Lubbock fire crews nearly two hours to extinguish the blaze.
Investigators believe the fire started when a power line rubbing against a backyard tree began arcing, sending sparks onto a nearby shed.
Aided by winds gusts greater than 40 mph, the fire spread from the backyard of 5603 45th St. to the houses east and west of that home.
Albert Madrid said he and several members of his family were working on renovations in his new home when his nephew ran inside yelling he'd seen a fire in the backyard.
Madrid said he ran to the backyard and saw the flames spread from the fence near his western neighbor's yard across his yard and to the eastern neighbor's house.
"It didn't take very long — a minute or two minutes — it spread so quick it was unbelievable," he said. "Nothing could be done."
If the fire was caused by a wind-blown, arcing power line, Loveless said, little — other than keeping trees trimmed — could have been done to prevent the fire.
Madrid said his family, including his 11-year-old granddaughter, were moving into the house where the fire started Sunday afternoon.
They'd just unloaded half of their furniture and possessions into the house, including the 11-year-old's bedroom set.
"It's all destroyed. My little girl's clothes are all destroyed," he said.
Madrid said his family planned to stay Sunday night in the rented residence from which they were moving.
Rosemary Segovia, who lived with her four children and husband in one of the homes, said her family's dwelling plans were uncertain after the fire.
But for the first three nights after the fire, the American Red Cross would put them up in a nearby hotel, she said.
Also in the fire, one dog was killed and two boats, two sheds and one SUV were damaged.
Fences were burned across the alley from the three damaged houses on 45th Street.
No people reported injuries in the fire.
The Fire Marshal's Office continued to investigate that fire late Sunday.
Fire marshals also were investigating a wind-fueled fire that damaged 23 vehicles in an automotive repair lot about 3 p.m. in the 400 block of East 50th Street, Loveless said.
Investigators believe that fire started on a west fence line under a utility pole. The fire may have been started by an arcing utility line.
Lubbock fire crews also battled two small grass fires in the city — one at Idalou Road and North Loop 289 and another in the 1900 block of 74th Street.
City officials on Sunday partially activated the Lubbock Emergency Operations Center due to what officials described as extreme fire danger created by strong winds.
Winds Sunday topped 35 mph, prompting city officials already concerned with dry conditions in the area to monitor fire conditions in the city, said Jeff McKito, a city spokesman.
He said forecasters expected the fire threat to diminish late Sunday and into today as winds were forecast to fall to 15 mph or less.
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"Sara is newly dead, Pauline Boty is long dead, Simon Aguilera's wife is long dead, and Ishmael is improbably very much alive."
I had been counting down to the day when this novel arrived in my letter box and I feel I was sadly mistaken. Certainly a novel about ageing, dying and decay was not really the perfect antidote for yet another birthday. I may have rebelled in spectacular fashion to countermand its influence.
My reading journey was a rocky one, short snippets of misery that seemed somewhat interminable, which is perplexing given the many endings posited within. It felt like being on the phone to my mother when she is telling a never ending tale concerned with people, names and places which are completely unfamiliar to me.
Stylistically it is well fashioned and yet it just didn't gel with me. Old age, I'm not ready for you yet. Perhaps this is something I need to re-read later, much...much...much later.
I'm guessing my mother will like it.
4 out of 5 times getting old is not a happy place to be.


text: When my very clever and beautiful friend Kelly from Pony Rider asked our clan to a collaborative afternoon of shooting, styling, eating, drinking and laughing there really wasn't much to think about. What? I get to have a drink, eat and laugh with my mates while being surrounded by beautiful Pony Rider pieces…. festive Flower Drum creations and delectable dishes from Black Pantry? Not to mention Sugar thought she had died and gone to pink heaven when she saw an entire table of blushing pinks. Pink drinks, pink food, pink flowers, pink table cloth. Oh how I do Love a Pony Rider Christmas.


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The Barton Seagrave Parish Council meets every month, usually on the second Thursday of each month at 7pm in the Community Centre. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Please note that the Parish Council now have their own website for meeting minutes, agendas and general notices, please go to:
Chair: David Gunn, 18 Westminster Drive, Barton Seagrave, Kettering, NN15 6GE
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Clerk: Richard Reed, De Vere House, 10 Hawthorn Drive, Thrapston, NN14 4LQ
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Russell Roberts, The Beeches, 2 Swallow Close, Barton Seagrave, Kettering NN15 6PJ
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Peter Cox, 2 Cottesmore Avenue, Barton Seagrave, Kettering, NN15 6QX
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Jan Smith, 6 Bird Street, Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire, NN15 5NA
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Dianne Miles-Zanger, 5 Birley Close, Barton Seagrave, Kettering, NN15 6US
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Carolyn Carter, 73 Centre Parade, Kettering, NN16 9TN
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Robin Carter, 73 Centre Parade, Kettering NN16 9TN
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Prime Brentwood Park
Sprawling Traditional Estate on a sweeping corner lot with mature trees and broad frontage on extremely desirable North Bristol Avenue in Brentwood Park. Situated behind gates on over 22,000 square feet of land, this custom-built, mostly single-story home is available for the very first time. Wonderful street presence, grand scale spaces, high ceilings, rich hardwood floors and finely crafted millwork throughout. Large foyer leads to formal dining room and library with fireplace, each with radius bay windows. Formal living room with tall beamed ceilings, stone fireplace, bar and French doors opens to stone patios and private grassy yard. Four bedroom suites, including fabulous master with French doors, fireplace, lavish dual baths & closets and separate gym. A rare opportunity to enjoy a gracious and elegant home on a fantastic lot in the very best Brentwood location.
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