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Rhythm Alley Redux - 05 - October 1985
"Small change, big deals - it doesn't seem to make it real" - The Fabulous Knobs, "Next Big Thing"
03 - Claudia Schmidt
04 - Jack and the Cadillacs
05 - Blast Crisis
10 - Jesse Winchester
11 - The Pressure Boys
12 - Bo Diddley
17 - Lo Jai
18 - Uncle Bonsai
19 - Shakin' Sherman and the Blazers
23 - Playgroup w/ Thrift Bakery
24 - Blue Sparks from Hell
25 - The Hipmovers
26 - Bluegrass Experience
30 - Relativity
31 - Terminal Mouse
Paste-up for Triangle Spectator ad for October - obviously there were a few changes after this was done
I don't know whether it was naive, or just us being nice guys, or some other reasons, but we kept the schedule Judy had put together for October mostly intact. Some were shows with touring acts that involved guarantees and in a few cases, accommodations. Others played for a percentage of the door. The standard in the latter case was 80% of the door for out-of-town bands, 70% for local bands (partly because they had lower travel expenses, partly because they often had extensive guest lists - I'm looking at YOU, Pressure Boys!). Cover most nights was around $3 unless it was a big touring act. So even on a sell-out night with a local band, we weren't going to make more than $150-$175 from the door. But on a hot night with lots of dancing, we might clear $400-$500 on beer sales.
We opened with a Thursday night Claudia Schmidt show that Judy had booked. Despite the fact that we'd been regularly working at the bar for years, that night was a complete fog for me in my new role as owner. It was probably a good show for us to start with, a laid-back older audience and a wonderfully nice solo artist with a fairly small guarantee (as I recall). I think we did okay on the night - not huge beer sales but decent door. But I'll be honest with you - as big a deal as this was for me, I barely remember it.
Paste-up for Claudia Schmidt poster
Friday night's show was Jack and the Cadillacs, an R&B bar band of a type that Judy used to book fairly often and that I had already decided I wanted to get away from. They drew a decent-sized crowd of 30-somethings that would at least drink a few beers but I was much more interested in getting away from much of the R&B, blues and pub rock that Judy had favored (with a couple of exceptions to be named later) and towards what I found to be much more interesting music that was establishing Chapel Hill/Raleigh as the next new music scene (something that was to happen on a regular 5 year cadence afterwards). That being said, I was absolutely interested in continuing to bring in an eclectic mix of rock, trad, bluegrass, folk, jazz and whatever else struck our fancy.
Saturday was Blast Crisis, a local R&B (again) band that seemed to draw half the staff from Duke Med and UNC Hospitals. They were another band that was one of Judy's favorites but frankly drew an obnoxious (and badly-tipping) crowd and were not someone that we planned to book nearly as often.
I'm going to say again that in almost all cases, the bands themselves were all very nice people with no real control over what kinds of crowds they drew. And I will also not apologize for my personal taste in music - but my preferences shouldn't be taken as a reflection of the musicianship or seriousness of the performers that I didn't care for.
Phew, okay, that's out of the way...
Phew, okay, that's out of the way...
So, first week under our belts - three fairly easy shows to start with. Not too crowded, but frankly not all that interesting musically either. The second weekend was going to be different, although it didn't start out all that differently. If you'd asked me before I started pulling together calendars for this writing experiment if we'd ever booked Jesse Winchester, I would have scratched my head and told you that I was sure we hadn't. Yet there he is on my calendar for Thursday October 10. Maybe he played and I don't remember it. Maybe I took that night off and Jeannette ran the show (although she doesn't remember it either). Maybe he canceled and I didn't mark him off the calendar. Sorry, it was a long damn time ago.
Friday night was our first night with the Pressure Boys. At that time, local headliners booked (and paid) their own opening bands, which sometimes led to some interesting pairings. I have no idea who opened that night but John was always interested in giving new bands a chance (the first time I saw Fetchin' Bones I was working the door for Judy and they were opening for a joke cover band that was opening for the P-Boys). I saw the Pressure Boys so many times over so many years in so many venues that I have no idea which show was which, so I'll throw in a random anecdote or two without regard to which show it actually was. They tell the story of Greg writing "Pressure Boys Guest List" in Sharpie on the cover of the Chapel Hill phone book at the Alley after one too many lectures on how many freebies they were letting in (all the while Stafford was bitching about the cover being too low for them to make any money). But my favorite was the huge roll of craft paper that they taped to the wall behind me at the door with made-up, vaguely Scandinavian names written in foot-high letters as their guests. Or maybe they'd actually invited the Swedish Bikini Team. I'm sure it was a huge night. I'm sure we had to arm-wrestle them onto the stage to get them on before it was tomorrow. I'm sure everyone danced their asses off, including myself when I could take a break from the door. I'm sure we sold a buttload of beer. And I'm sure on Saturday morning we were in there sweeping that weird black crap off the floor made up of dried beer, dirt, sweat, smoke and shed skin. That was generally the indication of a great show the night before and the Pressure Boys never put on a mediocre show.
That Saturday was the show I'd been both looking forward to and dreading - Bo Diddley. The Bo Diddley. This was just a couple of years after George Thorogood's "Bad to the Bone" video had brought him to the attention of a younger crowd and he'd capitalized on that by non-stop touring (he told me that night that he was on the road over 300 nights a year). He was traveling solo so I'd arranged with Lee Gildersleeve and friends in their incarnation as the Socks to back him up. I was waiting for Bo just after noon at RDU when he came off the plane with an overnight bag and the heaviest fucking guitar I've ever carried. I took him by the Holiday Inn then picked him up around 5 to head over to the club to work things out with the band and do a sound check, which took all of about 30 minutes. He gave Gil and Brian the beat he wanted (no surprise what it was), told Lee what he wanted on rhythm guitar and they worked out a couple of lead-ins and that was that.
The show was a sell-out for us and a pretty damn good show for the crowd. I think the biggest disappointment for Bo was that it was guys that were crowding back to the dressing room for autographs when it was pretty clear that he was hoping for some sweet young thing or two to accompany him back to the motel. Instead it was me driving him down Franklin Street at 2am to his room to catch a couple of hours sleep before he finally headed home after two straight months on the road. There was no way for us to get back to Greensboro that night so we'd arranged to crash at a friend's house in Carrboro for a nap before I went back to pick Mr. Diddley up at 5am to take him to the airport.
Those first couple of weeks pointed out some big problems that we were going to have to overcome. For one, taking care of all those arrangements, acting as chauffeur, finding a backing band, etc was not going to be possible very often while I was holding down a day job, so we were going to have to think long and hard about what types of acts we were going to book. For another, running the club in Chapel Hill while driving home to Greensboro at 3am was going to get us killed - it was completely unsustainable. We may have realized that previously (it had actually happened to a Chapel Hill club owner a few years before) but it was brought home in our first weekend as owners.
Lo Jai was a French trad band from Lyon that drew a small but enthusiastic crowd for a Thursday night. There were (and still are) a large number of bluegrass, old-timey and Celtic music fans around the area but we weren't sure how Lo Jai would draw, so I recall being pleasantly surprised. Not so much the next night with Uncle Bonsai, a quirky (and I don't use that word often) folk trio from Seattle that pulled up in a clapped out car towing an old caravan that they were sleeping in. I honestly don't think we had more than 10 paid covers that night, so being open cost us much more than being closed. I felt bad for the band, they felt bad for us but they put on their show and crashed in their trailer and that was the last we heard of them.
Saturday night was one of those long-standing traditions that I had every intention of continuing to book - Shakin' Sherman and the Blazers had been an on-going Chapel Hill party for years and always put on a fun show that was well-attended by heavy drinkers (and good tippers since lots of them were waits and bartenders themselves). Jeannette still has an unopened copy of their LP with the cover photo from the old Record Bar on Franklin Street back when they had a bong display in the front counter. Long-time Chapel Hillians will know exactly the one I'm talking about. They'd gone through a number of personnel changes over the years (I think Sherman and Ronnie Taylor were the only original members by then) but they were talented and tight and Sherman was a great showman.
I don't remember what caused the schedule changes but the Wednesday and Thursday shows the next week were last minute fill-ins. I vaguely remember Playgroup but I definitely remember Thrift Bakery, a fun synth-pop band from Winston-Salem that appears to actually have an active Facebook page now. I still pull out their demo tape from time to time.
Blue Sparks from Hell are another band that I only vaguely remember. In researching this essay or history or memoir or whatever the hell it is I'm doing, I was reminded that they had a single on a compilation LP called "Epic Presents the Unsigned", which also included the Pressure Boys "Cowboys". That's all I got.
The Hipmovers played on Friday night. That was not a good night. I shall say no more.
Saturday night was Bluegrass Experience, who had already been around for over a dozen years (and who still occasionally play out after 40 years together). I remember them as having a weekly gig at the Cradle for awhile (some of you guys correct me if I'm imagining that) but I think this was the first time I'd actually seen them play. Very good musicians and a fun show!
Our first month as club owners ended on a high note (no pun intended). Wednesday night, we had Relativity, featuring our friend Triona Ni Dhomhnaill from Touchstone (and the Bothy Band), her brother Michael O'Dhomhnaill and Johnny and Phil Cunningham from Silly Wizard. I'd become a huge fan of Celtic music over the previous couple of years through Jeannette's influence and I vividly remember the Relativity show as completely blowing me away. Great crowd despite it being a weeknight and just an incredible show.
There's a bit of a story behind the Halloween show that ended the month. Judy had booked Terminal Mouse, which included some good friends of ours and was a perfect fit for the night, even though I believe this was before Wendy adopted her Taz Halloween persona. This was long before Halloween in Chapel Hill had become such a huge event, eventually drawing more people downtown that a basketball national championship before the town decided it could no longer afford to provide security. It was, however, a night that people did a lot of bar-hopping in costume so a low-cover door was perfect and Terminal Mouse's mix of originals and clever takes on covers was exactly right for the night. However, a couple of weeks before, I got a call from the booking agency handling Screamin' Jay Hawkins - apparently his Halloween show had fallen through and they were looking for a new venue for him. Fucking Screamin' Jay "I Put a Spell on You" Hawkins. On Halloween of all nights. I kid you not.
It's obvious from the schedule above that we didn't do it. As dumb as that might sound, there were a lot of reasons not to. After some big tickets show earlier in the month and with some of the acts coming up in November, I was worried about taking on another guarantee (although I could have gotten a pretty good deal at that late date). With only a couple of weeks to publicize it, I wasn't sure we'd get a lot of people there and as I said, it was more a night to go from bar to bar than to pay a cover of more than a couple of bucks. But more than anything, we were not going to screw over our friends.
As Peter Cashwell has mentioned elsewhere, this was likely the night of the unveiling of Terminal Mouse's much-celebrated "Cows From Hell" (I think there's still a copy posted out on Reverbnation). That was just one highlight - I remember that night as one of the reasons I'd wanted to do this whole thing, but I have no idea how the hell I made it into work in Greensboro the next morning.
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Paweł Luty: Libya is the next country where the rebellion against the dictator burst out. Earlier in Tunisia Ben Ali was overthrown, the same happened to Mubarak in Egypt. It went quite smoothly in Tunisia and Egypt. It is different in Libya. Why is it more difficult to overthrow Qaddafi than it was with Ben Ali and Mubarak?
Patrycja Sasnal: Each of this country is different. Even though all of them are Arab, Muslim and are similarly located, these three countries you mentioned are very different. If I was to compare these states to Libya, probably Egypt would be the closest. Mubarak has ruled for 30 years, Qaddafi has been in power already for over 40 years. These are very strong dictators. Although in Egypt there was entirely different situation. There was a strong army which could guarantee order and which had a social support. It could convince Mubarak, what eventually happened, to give in, even though he did not want to resign from the power at all.
In Libya the situation is different because Qaddafi created that political system, that state himself. In this system the army was marginalized. Qaddafi shaped his policy this way on purpose – it was supposed to ensure than no oppositionist would gain influence either in army or in the security services or politically. Libya has also a different social structure. Tribal-clannish structure determined Qaddafi's decisions in the internal policy. He pursued a smart strategy of providing the biggest tribes with the limited and temporal access to power: first he favoured one tribe and when it gained importance he favoured another one. He played this strategy very skillfully and this is why there was no internal force which could pose any threat to him.
It was different in Egypt. There was an army. Mubarak came from it and it was supported by the United States. Thanks to it army could become a temporary government and take over power peacefully. It could not happen the same way in Libya, this is where this difficult situation comes from.
Western politicians underline that the Libyan nation has to overthrow the dictator on its own, they can only help with raids, the same as in Kosovo. Is there a possibility that Qaddafi will be overthrown? Can grassroots movements lead to his fall? Will it be possibile without intervention by the Western countries?
We will not know that now because this intervention is already in progress…
But for now on there are only raids and missile attacks. It has not been widened to the full land intervention.
I do not see any difference. You asked if there is a possibility of grassroots overthrowing Qaddafi. There is no such a possibility anymore because an intervention from abroad is being realized. These missiles do not belong to other Libyans, they are missiles of the coalition which is in charge of this intervention. Dennis Kucinich, a Democrat member of the House of Representatives, said that in his opinion the war has already started because the United States are using their missiles on the territory of another country. The fact that there was no invasion does not mean that the air space of a given country was not affected. Armed intervention is in progress. The conditions have changed.
Currently the situation is as follows: according to the intervening coalition its actions are support for the opposition which aim to defend the Libyan civilians. At the same time this intervention weakens Qaddafi greatly, his air forces were practically completely destroyed and strengthens the opposition equalizing the balance of power within Libya. The UN Security Council's resolution number 1973 gives a very wide mandate to an international coalition to intervene, because it allows all the possible means to be taken, apart from occupation, to protect the civilians. It allows to create a non-fly zone but at the same time it prevents the opposition from an armed attack on Qaddafi because it calls for armistice. Not only cannot Qaddafi attack the oppositionist but also the rebels cannot attack him. Rebels can also break the Resolution. We have a dead-end situation.
I think that if Qaddafi did not have any support of society or his close and important people, everyone would turn their back on him. I come to the conclusion then that he still has social support. I have no idea how big this support is. Until now he based his system of government on the support of three tribes: al-Qaddafa from which he comes himself and which is small but influential, al-Magariha, which Abdelbaset al-Megrahi comes from (he was accused of attacking the plane Pan Am which crashed in Lockerbie) and Warfalla – the biggest tribe of Libya, which supposedly turned away from Qaddafi. In fact, only one of the leaders of this tribe declared that Warfalla turns away from Qaddafi. In reality it wants to stay on the outskirts of this conflict, does not want to take any side. It is an enormous tribe – out of 6,5 million Libyans from 700,000 up to a million come from the Warfalla tribe. Its behaviour will have key importance for the future course of action.
It is not only support inside Libya that counts for Qaddafi. Opinion of whole Muslim and Arab world, which is somewhere on the border, is also important for him. Until the intervention Arabs opposed Qaddafi, they considered him to be mad. Quaddafi ignored Arabs and the League of Arab States. He turned in the direction of Africa and he wanted to maintain good relations with the African Union. However, the longer the intervention will take and if there are new victims among the civilians, the Arab world will turn, not in the direction of Qaddafi himself, but against intervention. It would be understandable as the majority of the inhabitants of the Arab world are under 25 years old, surely under 30. These are people our age. They remember well first war in Iraq 1990-1991, operation Desert Fox – bombings in Iraq in 1998, war in Afghanistan in 2011 and the second war in Iraq in 2003. They remember American interventions and now again the United States, together with the coalition of the European states and two Arab states, intervene in Libya. They consider it to be another sign of American imperialism. Despite the Arab opposition against Qaddafi, reluctance against the intervention can be predominant. If that happens, the League of Arab States and the African Union will distance themselves even more from the activities of the coalition.
You mentioned a few interventions which happened in the 90s and in the first decade of the 21st century in the Middle East and Northern Africa. There was an intervention in 1993 in Somalia, in the African Cone, which was important because since then Americans were not that eager to intervene; the example of Rwanda – there was no intervention. Then there were important interventions in Kosovo and Bosnia, after which people in the West again believed that humanitarian interventions make sense. And then again, in 2003 in Iraq, when the United States completely lose credibility in the international context and the conclusion is reached that the West should not intervene. Now, after 8 years, we have Libya. Will this intervention have similar consequences as the ones mentioned above – in the diplomatic and international context?
Each case which you mentioned is specific. The ones I mentioned are the interventions in the Muslim countries against dictators or as a retaliation in Afghanistan against Taliban. These interventions you talk about – Somalia, Bosnia, the one which did not take place eventually in Rwanda – they do not have an impact on the Arab awareness, Arabs are not that much interested in them. I see two lessons for this intervention. First, the question should be asked concerning the intervention which aims to prevent the slaughter of people. The example of Rwanda – there was no intervention, there was genocide. And now the question – if there was not an intervention in Libya, would the genocide happen there? It seems that not, but we cannot be 100% sure of course. What would indicate that there the genocide might happen there? We would have to be attacked by the pictured of bloody bodies of people who were massively slaughtered by Qaddafi, shown in media. Genocide did not happen, today it is even difficult to assess credibly numbers of victims of this conflict.
We do not have data, but there are proofs for the attacks at Benghazi and Masrata, civilians were attacked, almost crashed by the tanks.
It is true that Qaddafi made a mistake of turning against his own people – and this is the reason for this intervention. When it comes to the scale of this phenomenon, Qaddafi himself talks about it in his letter addressed to Obama – he rhetorically asks what Obama would do if a part of American cities would be occupied by the hostile forces, what lesson he would teach to Qaddafi?
Back to the issue of the victims – according to credible data published by the Human Rights Watch at the end of the February there were 233 people killed in this conflict, obviously each case is different. I think that the genocide, massacre of civilians did not happen though.
I think that Qaddafi, even though considered to be an eccentric, is not a madman after all. As I said, I would learn two lessons from the previous interventions. First one in from the Iraq in 1990 and 1991 and Saddam Hussein – the dictator was not thrown over there, he kept the power for a couple of years after introducing the no-fly zone. This would suggest that the coalition which is in charge of this operation may get involved for years if Qaddafi remains in power, which is still possible.
The second lesson concerns the situation already after overthrowing the dictator. The year 2001 in Afghanistan, fast liquidation of the Taliban's power and the year 2003 and Saddam Hussein – the operation itself took slightly over a month. We see what happened then, American and NATO are still there and nobody knows what to do. In Afghanistan there is a tribal society, similarly to Libya and other countries in the Northern Africa. These lessons do not burst with optimism. I would compare the intervention in Libya to these interventions. Non-fly zone worked somehow in Iraq, the problem was with so-called rules of engagement, namely the rules defining when to fly and when a plane can be attacked – to cut a long story short, how this zone is supposed to work. This did not work in Bosnia, however. Bosnia is an example of a failure, massacre in Srebrenica took place a few months after introducing a non-fly zone.
From what you are saying the conclusion can be reached, correct me if I am wrong, that the intervention in Libya is a mistake?
In my opinion it is premature, but what is the difference if we judge it as premature or wrong, if it is in progress already anyway – we have to think what to do now. The intervention cannot be taken back. I can see a few scenarios for the development of the situation. Optimum scenario in my opinion would be the one when the intervention leads to equalizing the potentials, as I said at the beginning. I think that Qaddafi was planning to hand over power to his son Saif al-Islam al-Qaddafi, who by the way had quite a big support of the Libyan middle class. It might happen that he will represent the group, which will remain in the position and those tribes and clans who are still supporting Qaddafi – this will be one force. The second force is the opposition, very divided. There will be a deadlock, which might lead to a situation when both sides sit down to negotiate, because it will not be possible move either way. Unless there is an intervention from outside. If the coalition which is now in charge of this operation does not intend to liquidate Qaddafi, as the British and American representatives claim – Robert Gates directly says that it would be a mistake – it might lead to activation of the diplomaticy and finally to an agreement. It is highly unlikely taking into consideration that the intervention radicalizes the attitudes on both sides. Anyway I think that this would be an optimum solution.
Of course there is also a possibility that at some point the coalition will attack Qaddafi, he will die, but given how he keeps picturing the intervention as a next crusade, attack of colonialist – won't he become, at least for some people, a martyr? Another black scenario assumes that there might happen some mistakes in these attacks, which are never 100% accurate. If a missile reaches some building which it was not supposed to reach and as a result some civilians are killed – Qaddafi will show it as an ultimate symptom of the imperialism; then it might lead to the situation when the Arab street will turn away from the intervention. A few days ago, during his visit in Cairo, Ban Ki-Moon was attacked by the protestants, who were demonstrating in favour of Qaddafi; in Cairo – a place where Mubarak has just been overthrown.
There are also a lot of scenarios somewhere in between – that it will drag up, that it will be Iraq from the 90s or Afghanistan and Iraq of the 21st century. I do not know the answer to the question what will happen when Qaddafi is attacked, his supporters run away or he himself runs away – he has a lot of place where he could go, Sub-Saharan Africa, Uganda – how will the rebels, who are so much divided, manage then? Even though they are united now against a common enemy, among opposition there are forces from the radical Islamists to radical secularists and the person who leads the Libyan National Transitional Council in Benghazi is Mustafa Abd al-Dżalil – a person who was a Minister of Justice in Qaddafi's government as recently as at the beginning of February and he is related to the tribe of al-Qaddafa. He is considered by the secularists, young and more liberal people, to be a conservative – this shows how much the opposition is divided. The question arises then what they would do when Qaddafi leaves? What system of government would be the best solution for such a state, where there are so many tribes – I think that it would be a consensual democracy, namely such a political system, which guarantees a representation for the particular tribes in line with their power and number in the state. Such a system is in Lebanon – it is very problematic and internal crises appear repeatedly.
But in Lebanon the neighbouring states – Israel, Syria, Iran – interfere with the state's internal affairs…
True but this is not a unique reason for the internal problems; Lebanon itself is a conglomerate of various national, religious and philosophical powers – the form of consensual democracy is surely the most suitable one. The fact that neighbouring countries – and not only neighbouring, sufficient to mention Saudi Arabia – is another thing. It is a complicated situation, it would probably be similar in Libya. So what will happen after Qaddafi is entirely different question.
You said that the best scenario would be the one leading to the negotiations between both sides – then probably it would need a mediator. Before the interview you mentioned that you are constantly watching Al Jazeera, which is a TV coming from Qatar. Qatar gets involved in the action – it gains importance in the context of soft power, both through the TV and the diplomatic actions. Could Qatar be such a mediating state – is it such a serious power already or is it growing to be this power which could play a stabilizing role in the region of the Middle East and Northern Africa?
Generally speaking as you said – yes, it might be a mediating state, a stabilizing power because Qatar in spite of its small size is an important country. You were right indicating the soft power of Qatar. But in Libya – because Qatar was among countries which were supporting the idea of standing up against Qaddafi the most – I do not think that it would make a good conciliator in this crisis. It is true that Qatar negotiated and helped in the conflict in Lebanon, it led to the May agreement, conciliated both sides, Qatar is also a state which mediates between two sides in the League of Arab States – on one hand there is Saudi Arabia, on the other hand Syria. These countries got slightly closer – Qatar probably played some role in this rapprochement. Despite all this I still do not think that in Libyan conflict it can play again such a role exactly because it took definitely one side, but there could be a few mediators in this conflict. It seems to me that at the beginning Amr Moussa, namely the president of League of Arab Nations, who will run for presidential elections in Egypt. First as a president he presented a League's stand as unequivocal that a non-fly zone has to be introduced and that Qaddafi has to stop attacking his people; when the attacks started he said yes for non-fly zones but why these bombings? As if he did not know what he agreed to, what the Arab League agreed to. Yesterday again he said that he is totally for this operation – in terms of image it was very bad for the coalition that suddenly Amr Moussa, who symbolically represents all Arabs, turns his back on this action. They probably somehow convinced him to speak in favour of the action. Finally I am not sure if Egypt, this new Egypt, could not be such a negotiator. There is some information that weapons for the opposition in Libya are smuggled through the Egyptian border. I think that Egypt or some high ranked representative of the Egyptian army could be such a mediator; who know if not Turkey – they would gladly accept such a task. Until now they behaved very cautiously, they do not want the engagement of the NATO, they cautiously spoke about the non-fly zone – I think that Turks here are not on a losing position, especially as they are Muslim state. Engagement of Germany seems less probably, even though it cannot be ruled out. Germans have a very good record of such negotiations and mediations for example with Hezbollah, Hamas or other pariahs of the Middle East so I would not rule out the possibility that German intelligence forces could get involved in such an action.
Thank you very much for the interview.
Translation: Martyna Bojarska

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Flower making with cloth in a very easy way - DIY
Hope you are well. Flower making is really easy with clothes. In this video tutorial i have shown how to make a nice and unique flower from colorful clothes to make your home more beautiful.
For this flower making you need sewing pin, threads metal wire etc.
First of all use the metal wire to make a shape of little petals and cover it with the colorful clothes and sew it with threads. This will work as the flower petal. Make 5 petals like them.
Than make a nice stamen and attach the petals around it.
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Friday, 9 May 2014
You may remember a while ago I did a post on a previous version of this box, and we are going for round two today with the 6th Edition*. Think glossy box, but for £5 per quarter that normally contain 5 fragrances (although this edition has 7 as 2 men's fragrances are included). You also get an array of vouchers for money off if you really fall in love with the perfumes. So, below is the perfume names, descriptions and the verdict.
Guerlain La Petite Robe Noire Couture EDP: 'A new long dress sewn with fresh floral notes and top-stitched with glamorous woody notes'. I really like this one actually, its floral but not overpowering, most likely due to that slight muskiness. 30ml - £43.50
Givenchy Very Irresistible L'eau en Rose EDT: 'Floral Musk. Vivacious and soft like a frosted rose' This is more fruity than floral in my opinion, and smells like something I have tried before but I can't put my finger on it. 50ml - £51.99
Eau de Lacoste Sensualle EDP: 'The spirit of Lacoste in a sensual fragrance that captures the natural intensity of soft floral notes'. They seem to be going along with the floral theme here, and this definitely is the most floral smelling of the bunch (excuse the pun). 30ml - £32.50
Thierry Mugler Alien Eau Extraordinaire EDT: 'Enhance your sensuality with the luminous freshness of Alien Eau Extraordinaire.' I really like this one, and it's perhaps my favourite of the bunch. This smells like something from lush with something else mixed in (great descriptions going down here). 60ml Refillable - £49.50
Elie Saab Le Parfum L'Eau Couture EDP: 'A fresh new scent that radiates the very best of couture'. This one really is fresh, and reminds me of a Juicy Couture fragrance my mum has hidden away somewhere.
I am no good at describing scents for women, so I am in no way going to attempt describing the men's scents. But, they are Solo Loewe Sport - 75ml £59.99 and Valentino Uomo - 50ml £44.99.
So now, I have a lovely array of handbag (or even school shirt pocket) friendly perfumes and another handy box for storage...
Posted by Lauren at 10:30
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Last night I went to the local pub for a drink to celebrate a friend's birthday. I wore heels … gorgeous black and white satin heels. It seemed like a great idea at the time … but after an hour (ok five minutes) it just made me feel sore and awkward. And it got me thinking about what it means to be "Pilbara-ised". My girlfriend and I laughed at the fact that all we wanted to do was go home and take off our heels … we laughed at the fact that we would rather be wearing thongs … or worse still, steel capped boots. OMG who am I? And what happened to the girl that moved here nearly 2 years ago?
To explain where I came from, I'll quote a sentence or two from the "about" section of my blog … which given the events of the past 2 years, perhaps needs to be brought a little more up to date!
I love champagne, cocktails, anything sparkly, stilettos are my best friend and I wouldn't be caught dead in tracksuit pants. I only drive automatics and need my nails done every second Saturday. My mobile phone is as much a fashion accessory as it is a method of keeping in touch with friends and family … and I need at least 2 take away coffees a day just to keep the bitchiness at bay.
Now, add to this … would not leave the house without a full face of make up, would never be caught dead wearing a hat of any description, had to wear a huge assortment of jewellery on every finger, arm, neck, wrist available at all times and I think you should just about get the picture …
Fast forward nearly two years and here I am … I haven't worn stilettos in who knows how long (I didn't even wear them on my wedding day … yes I know there are red stilettos in the photos, but I only put them on for the photos, I was really wearing ballet flats – oh oh secret's out!), I no longer have acrylic nails, I love my Akubra hat, I only wear a watch and only put my engagement & wedding rings on to "go out" (you know, to Woolies and stuff), I have a coffee machine at home (no take aways here) and I OWN A MANUAL CAR – yep, remember how good I am at driving them? I do still like make up, but don't wear anywhere near as much as I used to. Oh how times have changed!
I did love getting all glammed up for my wedding day … I got eyelash extensions and at least an hour's worth of face paint. I loved every second of it, every second in my gorgeous pair of ivory ballet flats 😉
Now Mr W. would argue that there are definitely still some "city princess" traits lingering … like the fact that I HATE it when he drives with the window open … 10 hours of wind is not good for my hair, hence I have to take my Fiorucci Scarf on long trips to ensure my hair stays tangle free … it's more about the knot factor than the actual asthetics, trust me. I still have designer handbags (didn't you know that Oroton goes really well with black thongs?). But given the fact that I would now rather squat on the side of the road rather than use some road house toilets*, even he would have to agree that I've come along way!
* Remind me to tell you a really funny story about using the side of the road as my personal restroom … trust me, it's a good one!


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Martin Schaffer is Global Head of Secure Products & Systems, Digital Trust Services of the SGS Group with deep expertise in cryptography and applied security for embedded devices as well as in security evaluation & certification. Before joining SGS, Martin worked 10 years in the Semiconductor Industry in various roles, such as security architect, cryptographer and manager of a global security team. He is a regular speaker at international conferences, actively participates in industry associations such as ECSO and Eurosmart, where he is chairing dedicated working groups on security certification. Since November 2017, he is "ad personam" a member of ENISA's Permanent Stakeholders Group. Martin holds a PhD-degree in computer science from Klagenfurt University, focusing on security, privacy and cryptography.


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If your job has you working on Sunday, the world leader of the Roman Catholic Church says maybe that's not a good thing.
"A work-free Sunday — with the exception of necessary services — says that our priority is not to economics, but the human being, gratuity, non-commercial relations, rather family and friends, for believers it means a relationship with God and with the community," Pope Francis told a massive crowd in Molise, Italy, on July 5, according to Vatican Radio. "Perhaps it is time to ask whether it is a true freedom to work on Sundays."


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Former Navy Seal Carl Higbie has come under fire for comments he made about singer Katy Perry, while he was a guest on Fox News Thursday.
Higbie flatly told Perry to "go to hell," over comments she made about the terrorist bombing in Manchester.
He is now playing defense, but stands by his comments.
Bigbie told The Daily Caller News Foundation he didn't go too far in the interview:
"No. I'm doubling down."
"The problem is that Katy Perry lives in a bubble," Higbie said.
"She influences millions of young children who believe everything that comes out of her mouth. It's irresponsible of her to say something like this, when she has no understanding of the situation. Open borders would be a disaster."
Higbie believes that a spell has been cast on the American public by the entertainment industry. He thinks this is driving people to Hollywood for answers instead of reporters or media personalities.
"People are captivated by pop culture," Higbie said.
"It's remarkable that people like Katy Perry and Kim Kardashian have multiple times the amount of followers as the Speaker of the House. Entertainers are not meant to inform. That isn't their job."
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I love sending postcards on my travels and I never leave home without some friends' addresses in my notebook. Sometimes it is hard to find original and fun cards to send, but Miin Design here in Taiwan has been making my life a whole lot easier.
They've come up with a whole range of fun and funky cards to send home that really grasps the feel of Taiwan. Mixing traditional culture, some tacky elements and style into truly witty works of art to drop in the mailbox. The top three up here have phrases like 'Pray for Good Luck' and 'Go Shopping in Taipei' while the other two asks you 'Have you tried these?' These are just a few of the cards, there are loads more and I feel like I want to collect them all for myself!
My favorites however are the pop-up cards. They look fairly plain and almost cheap viewed from on side, but turn them around and…
There are pictures that you can pop out to make a 3D postcard! And they are totally Taiwanese. People doing tai-chi in parks, night market stands, guards at CKS Memorial Hall, scooter drivers in the city, and tourists in Taroko. It's more like a card, with the message written on the inside and the address on the outside. It even comes with a small sticker with the characters for Taiwan on them to enclose the card with. My favorites, of course, are the ones of Taiwan's ubiquitous betel nut girls or bin-lang girls.
So there has been no reason for me not to write postcards, and to top it all of there is this really cute postbox downtown to drop them into!


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In the Legislature, we work very hard to produce a balanced budget and thoughtful legislation that focuses on fiscal responsibility and job growth.
In the Legislature, we work very hard to produce a balanced budget and thoughtful legislation that focuses on fiscal responsibility and job growth. These efforts have been particularly important during the last four years as we have – like the rest of the nation and most of the world – been faced with a very serious recession.
The AA+ upgrade last month in our bond rating from Standard & Poor's is a clear indication that we continue to do better than most other states in these challenging times. Now, along with AA+ from Fitch and Aa1 from Moody's, Massachusetts has the highest set of ratings ever from all three international agencies.
And it's because of our demonstrated commitment to reforms, our encouragement of new industry, our preservation of the stabilization fund and our ability to make tough cuts to reduce spending in our budget year after year.
These efforts, in the face of a difficult recession, have allowed us to build a secure foundation from which our economic recovery will continue and which will produce future growth and prosperity for our Commonwealth.
The signs of recovery and growth are everywhere in Massachusetts. Our economy expanded faster than any other state in New England last year, ranked fourth in the nation in economic growth and we continue to be ranked in the top 10 by CNBC as one of the best states in the nation to do business.
Now at 7.4 percent, the Commonwealth's unemployment rate continues to be well below the national rate of 9.1 percent and has dropped from 7.6 percent in July and 8.3 percent in January.
And, in September, the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development reported that the seasonally-adjusted unemployment rates in all 22 labor markets statewide was 7 percent for the month of August – down from 7.8 percent in July and 8.2 percent in August 2010.
Additionally, due to strong fiscal management and tax revenue collections that exceeded budget revenues, Massachusetts is closing out the 2011 fiscal year with an estimated surplus of $476 million.
I am very proud of our record in Massachusetts.
Before Standard & Poor's upgrade, the agency in April cited Massachusetts as "the only state in the nation poised to improve its credit rating in the next two years." We have amassed a record of reform legislation that I would put up against any state, and we have been fiscally responsible.
In the Senate, we have worked with other branches to move through important issues that will spur economic development and bring jobs to Massachusetts. We have focused on state finance reform, transportation reform, life sciences, health care reform and small businesses and we share a commitment to the taxpayers, businesses, institutions and employers who make up the Massachusetts. And, when faced with a crisis like the recent recession, we deliver.
Massachusetts has a thriving innovation economy. In August, Massachusetts successfully conducted its first in-ocean demonstration project of a tidal energy device on an offshore barge near Martha's Vineyard. It is clear that whichever nation leads the blue and green and renewable energy revolution will have a major economic advantage in the 21st century – and the Commonwealth has the opportunity to be the industry leader in this country and help to create thousands of jobs.
In another effort to bring more jobs to Massachusetts, the Senate is currently debating an expanded gaming bill that builds on similar legislation debated last year in the House and Senate. The bill will create thousands of short-term construction jobs and up to 15,000 long-term service jobs and bring hundreds of millions in revenues annually to Massachusetts. These are good jobs with good benefits and this effort supports our ongoing, multifaceted efforts to help create and retain jobs in the Commonwealth.
These are clear and positive signs of progress. But, our work is never done and we will continue to focus on the priorities of the Commonwealth to bring us to where we want to be.


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Snow White & the Huntsman: A Modern Fairytale
Snow White & the Huntsman is a new version of a famous fairytale. Now a debutant Rupert Sanders decided to have a new look upon the old story. But the result received both positive and negative comment from the critics.
The most noticeable thing about the film is that it steps aside from all the canons which were established by the previous versions of the Snow White. This being unusual also was reflected in the alternation of the customary title. There is little left from the original tale. And that is the right way. If one starts repeating the old story he should at least bring in something new and fresh to his project, change the plot so that no one could say if it is copying the earlier versions or not.


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Graphic pictures show black and blue bruises that covered Justin Cook's body.The 14-year-old teenager says he received those bruises at the hands of an 18-year-old who beat him, choked him and sexually assaulted him.
He says the abuse happened at the Waxahachie foster home run by Texas Baptist Home for Children in 2013."They called me a liar and I was punished," Cook said. "When I tried to report it, they wouldn't believe me."


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The ADA National Network DISABILITY LAW Handbook
Created by Jacquie Brennan Southwest ADA Center A program of ILRU
Public Accommodations and the ADA
What are "public accommodations" under the ADA?
Public accommodations are private businesses, both for-profit and not-for-profit. A place of public accommodation is a facility whose operations affect commerce and falls into at least one of these categories:
· Places of lodging (inns, hotels, or motels);
· Places that serve food or drink (restaurants and bars);
· Places of exhibition or entertainment (theaters, stadiums, arenas);
· Places of public gathering (auditoriums, convention centers);
· Sales or rental establishments (stores, shopping centers);
· Service establishments (banks, beauty shops, repair shops, funeral homes, gas stations, professional offices, pharmacies, hospitals);
· Public transportation terminals, depots or stations;
· Places of public display or collection (museums, libraries, galleries);
· Places of recreation (parks, zoos, amusement parks, gyms, pools);
· Places of education (nursery schools, elementary, secondary, undergraduate, or postgraduate schools, trade or technical schools);
· Social service center establishments (day care centers, senior citizen centers, homeless shelters, food banks, adoption agencies); or
· Places of exercise or recreation (gyms, spas, golf courses).
What does Title III of the ADA require from these places of public accommodation?
Places of public accommodation may not discriminate against people with disabilities and may not deny full and equal enjoyment of the goods and services they offer.


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Flash Camp St. Louis MO 2010
I am very excited to be speaking at Flash Camp St. Louis. This will be my first year and it looks like a great camp. There are tracks for both Flash Designer and Flash Developers. I will be offering a talk in the developer track. Here is what I will be covering.
Practical PureMVC … it isn't that scary
In this talk I will explain the basics of using PureMVC with in your projects to help you get on the road to better OO coding practices and make your code more flexible and less prone to being tightly coupled to a specific project. Included in the talk I will also be offering some helpful tips for setting up some code templets to help you cut down on the amount of code you actually have to write and ways to speed up the process of setting up your projects with in FDT and Flash Builder.
I also will be offering some Free SWAG and software giveaways.
Check out the following links for more info.
I would also like to thank Powerflasher for suggesting and finding camps and events for me to speak at. You guys rock.


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25th – 26th April 2016
Location: Krasnoyarsk
The train between Irkutsk was a reasonably short and uneventful one. This was my first time on a journey that felt like a much more local route and you can tell the difference. I felt a little intimidated alone in a cabin with three butch Russian men. I tried to chat a little with the one guy who was willing but the other two seemed to roll 'bloody tourist' eyes at my every movement. I'm certain I was being too sensitive so I channelled my inner Baikal fisherwoman, grabbed my book and let myself get sucked into the world of Thomas Harris instead.


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Joseph Thornley, who recommended that I launch this blog a few months ago, hosts Third Tuesday in Toronto.
This coming Tuesday, the group has lined up a great topic and panel to address the issue of measuring social media.
Learn more here:
Social Capital Value Add would agree with the thinking expressed in this article and podcast by INSEAD's Herminia Ibarra (shout out to Valdis Krebs). While in this instance, Herminia speaks about social capital in the context of career development, she says that efforts should be measured in terms of success.
One thing that investors and managers at all levels agree on is that social media exposes their corporations to new risks. SCVA points towards the asset underlying social media and suggests that we should measure this in terms that will put social media on the priority list at the Board level. That is, in the same terms that corporate success is measured … in terms of corporate valuation.


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The GorillaPod 1K Flexible Mini-Tripod with Ball Head Kit from Joby pairs the GorillaPod 1K stand with the BallHead 1K to form a flexible and versatile support system. With the ball head, you can precisely control the direction and angle of your equipment and then lock that position in place for easy use. This kit is ideal for compact mirrorless cameras, LED lights, flashes, or any other gear weighing up to 2.2 lb.
Joby GorillaPod 1K Bendable Tripod with Ball Head
$69.00 inc. GST
- GorillaPod 1K Stand
- BallHead 1K
- Load Capacity: 2.2 lb
- Jointed Legs for Diverse Support Options
- Rubberized Joint Rings and Feet for Grip
- Full 360° Panning and 90° Tilt
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Duplicate Francisco J. Villasante's trades into your personal account by means of our specially engineered Forex Trade Copier software.
We use a distinctive system and server that permits us to open, manage, and close trades in your account. At the same time, still, maintain your account security.
You power the risk settings, and you can even avoid, and turn off trading or close any trades you don't want. Though it's not essential for you to obstruct with Francisco's trading, you still have the capability to do so.
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Yesterday I thought of a potential micro optimization for the generated CIL code. Since I'm now tracking method invocations on the this reference, it is possible to devirtualize calls to final methods or methods that are provably not overridden. I didn't expect too much from this optimization, because I assumed that the .NET JIT is capable of doing the same optimization and so the only effective difference would be the removal of the explict null check of the this reference.
After implementing the optimization I wrote a micro benchmark:
final class perf {
public static void main(String[] args) {
perf p = new perf();
private void runTest() {
long start = System.currentTimeMillis();
for (int i = 0; i < 1000000000; i++) {
long end = System.currentTimeMillis();
System.out.println(end - start);
Here are the results:
Somewhat to my surprise neither JDK 1.5 Client VM nor the .NET Framework JIT realised that the virtual method invocation could be devirtualized. Unsurprisingly, HotSpot Server VM was able to deduce that the loop didn't actually do anything at all and optimize it away entirely.
I also threw in JDK 1.1, because as usual in microbenchmarks it outperforms HotSpot Client VM.
Note that the use of the equals method in the benchmark is not very significant, it's just a placeholder for a simple method that can easily be inlined. This optimization is most significant for simple property getters that can be inlined.
The code for this optimization is not yet in cvs.
On a more embarrassing note, doing this optimization also revealed a hole in the object model remapping. Throwable doesn't properly inherit all the Object methods. The code that gets generated works correctly (in most cases), but it is not verifiable. Here's an example of something that is currently broken:
public class test extends Throwable {
public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
test c = new test() {
protected Object clone() {
return "OK";
Running this on IKVM throws a CloneNotSupportedException instead of printing OK.
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is easy enough not to annoy serious commenters, but hard enough to keep the spammers away.
Anti-Spam Question: What method on java.lang.System returns an object's original hashcode (i.e. the
one that would be returned by java.lang.Object.hashCode() if it wasn't overridden)? (case is significant)
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The following methods of payment are accepted by Dr.Taffi s.r.l.
This on-line shop uses an internet credit card system provided by PayPal.
All your credit card data will be sent to through a secure server using the best standard security system to deal with on-line sensitive information.
The dealer will never have any access to the customer's credit card data, but he will be able to manage only with those information (name, surname, address) needed to deliver products to your forwarding address.
For further information see the website www.paypal.com.
Credit Card Charges
If the customer's credit card has sufficient fund and the account is valid, the order will be processed by PayPal. The customer will receive the transaction confirmation code per e-mail. The cost of your purchase will be charged on your credit card at the very moment you complete yuor order and payment process on drtaffi.com, even though the items purchased will be shipped later.
Credit Cards will be debited in Euro, and thus, due to exchange rates, the final price will be calculated in the applicable exchange rate the day the Credit Card company processes the transaction.
Bank Wire Transfer
Selecting Bank Wire Transfer as a method of payment, the customer only send a request to drtaffi.com. In this case, the merchandise is not held for the Client at this time. Drtaffi.com customer service will confirm the customer's order per e-mail, even providing the bank details needed for the transaction. At this stage, the merchandise will be hold for the customer until the the bank tranfer will be processed. The client is in duty bound to send a copy of the payment via e-mail or fax within the 48 hours following the receipt drtaffi.com order confirmation.
In case drtaffi.com will not receive the payment confirmation within the given terms, the order will be cancelled. Drtaffi.com will ship the merchandise only after receiving the money on its bank account and as soon as the items are available in stock.
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How To Be A Model Vaper
The electronic cigarette industry has pretty much had smooth sailing, other than the bans we continue to fight and the media who spread propaganda. Many electronic cigarette users are more than interested in beating the media and proving their misleading and untruthful stories for what they are. The part that is difficult about doing this is that it's everywhere and seems like a force that can't be reckoned with. Fortunately for us, we're everywhere too. That said, we can use our large numbers and reach to beat the media, and represent ourselves as model vapers.
Here's 3 tips on being a model vaper:
1. Knowledge
Having knowledge about the electronic cigarette industry as a whole is one prominent key factor to beating the media. Obviously, knowing what you're talking about is a great advantage. However, misleading information and bogus stories can float around and you have no way to stop it, but if each person has the knowledge and can stand to correct it, the bad-mouthing media becomes completely crippled even after delivering its message. Having knowledge of the electronic cigarette industry and everything that involves it is very beneficial if you yourself can depict the difference between the truths and the lies, and then make everyone else aware of them.
2. Awareness
Awareness is a must within this industry. It is what has driven this industry to such success, but the awareness of electronic cigarettes must continue to stay strong and we must strive even further to make those near and afar aware of the benefits using electronic cigarettes as an alternative. For starters, using your knowledge of this industry to counter bogus stories released by the media will be a major gain, but it's also the little things that play a large factor as well, such as using your electronic cigarette in public, attending vaping meets, rallying with fellow vapers, giving business to your local vape shops and helping those around you seperate the truths from the lies.
3. Community
It's a joint effort, and one of the biggest advantages vapers have over the media is community. As a community we can make a stand and the volume in our voices will increase much more than if there was only one of us. By banding together, informing each other and staying on top of the happenings with this industry, we're the force to be reckoned with.


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This unique, neighborhood yoga studio, has decided that many who need yoga can't afford it and are offering 4 scheduled classes by Donation to all who really need it – those suffering from substance abuse & dependancy, with an option to pay later.
Franklin, MI, USA — This unique, neighborhood yoga studio, has decided that many who need yoga can't afford it and are offering 4 scheduled classes by Donation to all who really need it – those suffering from substance abuse & dependancy, with an option to pay later.
Village Yoga offers the requisite classes of Ashtanga, Vinyasa and Slow Yoga (Healthy Backs) along with more specialized classes of Yin, Restorative/Yoga Nidra and Satsang – Cosmic Truth Discussion Classes. Private and Group classes are also available in the studio or in other locations.
What makes this studio most unique are the 4 classes that are offered by "donation", including the packed Recovery Class offered every Saturday night at 6pm. The Owner, Merrily McDonald, is in Recovery and has helped many sufferers from addiction and alcoholism over the years. Merrily has also been awarded a 200 Hour Certification to practice as a Chemical Dependency Counselor in the State of Michigan.
To boost a healthy life-style, the studio is the home to Transformation Station, an Organic Raw Juice and Freshly Frozen Fruit Smoothie Bar, open to students and the public. With a varied and healthy menu (if you like, you can make up your own), it's a wonderful addition that the students enjoy after a class or when driving through the Village.
When asked about the business, Merrily, founder and owner, emphasized the amazing story behind the beginnings of Village Yoga, saying "The studio was a gift – the young couple who had put their love into creating this beautiful space realized that it was too overwhelming. The studio, with everything in it – all of the accessories, stereo, student list – even brand new floors and lighting – was given for nothing. The studio is thriving, filled with laughing, happy students, over 16 months later! Life sure is a journey."
Village Yoga offers classes 7 days a week with classes every morning (except Monday) & evening. The Donation Classes include Satsang, a Group Study on Mondays at 7:15pm, Recovery Yoga on Saturdays at 6pm, Gentle Slow Yoga (great for beginners) at Noon and a Restorative/Yoga Nidra Class at 5:45pm, both on Sundays. Discussion is available to practice now & pay later. Gift Certificates for yoga and beverages are also available.
The studio and Transformation Station are located in the heart of Historic Franklin Village at 32751 Franklin Road Franklin MI, 48025.
Interested individuals and businesses are invited to visit the mobile-friendly website, Village Yoga, call 248.797.0579 for more information.
Media Contact:
Merrily McDonald
Village Yoga & Transformation Station
32751 Franklin Road
Franklin, MI 48025


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The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet is a fantastic way to present a different side of the story. It's not a long book, but it gives enough to reel us in. Sure, the plot mirrors the vlog, but there are new tidbits of the story and insights into Lizzie's own feelings that wouldn't have come across the same way in front of the camera. Her voice is still so clear; witty, crass and secretly funny. Plus, we are treated to pie charts, illustrations and even a poem from Lizzie.
The diary is part of her thesis, a way to take notes about her vlogs for that MA she's working on. I liked that there were many more mentions of her grad school work in the diary (in fact, I'll be doing a whole vlog purely about that since it aligns with my own MA work). Between the endless studying and thesis work she writes about her daily interactions with a cast of characters we've come to know so well (Charlotte, Jane, Lydia). One of the highlights of the book is actually getting to "see" Mr. and Mrs. Bennet. In the vlogs we only see Lizzie's interpretations of her parents, but here they come to life and seem less extreme than she portrays them (a fact backed up by other characters in the series).
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The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet (Touchstone), by Bernie Su and Kate Rorick. Coming June 24, 2014.
ADMIN B is a bookhoarder, media maven and secret romantic (shhh).


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His & Hers: Summer Uniform
20/04/2011 § 4 Comments
Gents, you'll know I really like you when I steal that perfectly broken-in shirt of yours and refuse to give it back. When asked for its return, I'll probably try to remind you that you gave it to me (and I'll be lying). For the girls like me who love to steal clothes from their boys (and for the boys who love their little closet thieves), an idea for a shared summer uniform for S/S 2011:
Via J.Crew: Unisex Saint James® Meridien II nautical tee
Girls, your true size will be beautifully slouchy.
For a more fitted look, go a size down.
Via J.Crew: Secret Wash lightweight button-down solid shirt
Available in slim/extra small, a perfectly gauzy summer shirt.
Via J.Crew: Chambray club short
Happened upon these at the Liquor Store.
Planning to wear them a bit loose with a cuff.
Via Zappos: Converse Chuck Taylor All Star Core Ox
A classic. No need to justify.
Billykirk x Opening Ceremony 16″ Medium Carryall – Navy Stripe – 165-RS
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11 Major Health Tips For a Healthy Diet and Lifestyle
Indeed we have almost gone beyond the first quarter of the year 2018. Have you managed to maintain those New Year's determinations regarding your aims for a healthy diet and lifestyle? For a large number of people staying on the white line that is consistent with attempts to keep up their promises of a healthy diet and lifestyle can be difficult.
Here, the first thing to acknowledge is that we are not perfect. We always make mistakes then it's up to us all to recreate our intentions. As for as I am concerned and I've noticed over the years, nobody at least not that I know achieves perfect health. The trick is to realize that it is an ongoing process. So, keep yourself fired up and inspired by how you can maintain that healthy diet and lifestyle!
Responsibility is the key and caring for yourself by bringing your inspired thoughts and deeds into action. Keep educating yourself on this lifelong process while learning to discern is another key. So, here are my 11 most effective and health tips for living a healthy diet and lifestyle. I would strongly recommend putting these tips into your health strategies.
Distinguish Between Healthy and Unhealthy Fats
Try not to fall for the marketing hype; you should take good quality fats as part of an essential diet. Coconut oil with multiple health benefits is an excellent example of a good healthy saturated fat.
Choose Organic
Organic food does not have chemicals laden as in the non-organic option. It is GMO-free and has higher nutritional value.
Eat Plenty of Raw Food
A raw food diet allows you to get the full nutritional benefit out of your food. Food like this does not get the vitamins and enzymes denatured through irradiation, heat or freezing and is, therefore, able to take part effectively in the metabolism of the body.
Never Eat Too Much At Once
Your insulin levels will be normalized if you eat in moderate amounts throughout the day. Fasting occasionally will also help you with insulin levels. Both of these situations can contribute to maintain or lose weight because of insulin normalization. Eating too much at once is originally a bad habit and you should learn that how to get rid of your bad habits in an effective way.
Avoid GMO's
GMO foods have potentially harmful effects from their 'toxic genes'. They contain a number of chemicals used as herbicides, pesticides, fungicides, and fertilizers. These chemicals can not only compromise the nutrition value but also cause potential harm. Some GMO fruits have been known to contain 30 times more fructose than organic ones.
Drink Plenty of Water
Having a plentiful supply of water for the body provides numerous health benefits. Since water is the major component of our body, that's why we need plenty of water supply throughout the day.
Avoid Junk Foods
Junk foods have the effect of causing a whole range of health problems. Learn to discern this. Try not to eat junk food or at least cut down on it. Always keep in mind that you have to eat healthy food only.
Alkalize Your Body
Eat foods that contribute to raising your body's pH for the healthier option.
Regular Exercise
Develop the habit of exercise around 15-20 minutes a day. There is some excellent information to be found online explaining the health benefits of exercise and why it is highly recommended by top ranked doctors and health nutritionists.
Take Sunlight
Aim to get around 15-30 minutes direct sunlight a day. If not available say in winter times then try supplementing with vitamin D3 tablets. Around 5000 IU's a day will suffice.
Have a Happy Attitude in Life
Remember your attitude in life like thoughts, feeling, and emotions manifest reality. Keep a watchful eye on how you see life and if needed make the necessary changes.
It is hoped that the reader has been encouraged to inquire and make the necessary changes to live a healthy diet and lifestyle.


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META-NET, a Network of Excellence consisting of 54 research centres from 33 countries, is dedicated to building the technological foundations of a multilingual European information society. META-NET is forging META, the Multilingual Europe Technology Alliance. The benefits offered by Language Technology differ from language to language. So do the actions that need to be taken within META-NET, depending on factors such as the complexity of the respective language, the size of its community, and the existence of active research centres in this area. The META-NET Language White Paper series "Languages in the European Information Society" reports on the state of each European language with respect to Language Technology and explains the most urgent risks and chances. The series will cover all official European languages. While there have been a number of valuable and comprehensive scientific studies on certain aspects of languages and technology, there exists no generally understandable compendium that takes a stand by presenting the main findings and challenges for each language. The META-NET white paper series will fill this gap.