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Questions "Riverdale" Needs to Answer in Season 3
So, Riverdale has officially wrapped up season two. There were a few plot lines resolved in a neat bow, a few left dangling like loose threads in the wind, and a few that are mere seeds that will probably be ready to sprout during season three. If that was too many metaphors for you to keep track of, let's just say this: I have some questions following that season two finale that I would really, really like Riverdale to address in season three. But hey! At least there's no serial killer to track this time around…at least, not yet. What are my questions? So glad you asked! (Spoilers ahead for season two of Riverdale.)


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Microsoft has settled a class action suit filed by a group of seven Minnesota people and businesses. Lawyers are thrashing out terms, so there are no details of the settlement yet. Microsoft expects to make the detail public in early summer when the settlement is presented to the court for preliminary approval.
The Minnesota plaintiffs filed suit against Microsoft in March, accusing the firm of overcharging on its Windows operating system. They sought huge damages, variously reported as $400m and $500m, under Minnesota's anti-trust laws.
Microsoft has settled many anti-trust suits with individual US states (and individuals in states), without ever admitting wrongdoing. ®


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What goes into a YouRockRed Consultation:
A ton of thought and research goes into each YouRockRed 1 hour consultation. We'll tailor our services and prep to serve you best. E.g. publicity for upcoming album release, funding for new album, music video production, how to hire a team.
These are just some questions that we address in our meeting and all of which can be answered and/or referred to by people we work with and trust.
What are you looking for? Is this band a hobby or a full-time career waiting to happen?
Do you have management? (If so, what's their background? See past blog posts about my thoughts on management from friends vs. a dodgy clueless person that has no idea what they're doing). Are you happy with them? Are you doing everything yourself? What do you need help with in managing your band?
Are you on a label? Who owns your music?
Do you want to stay independent?
How long have you been a band? What other bands were you in? Who's in the band and what's your relationship with them like?
Where have you played? (Not just venues, but what cities and with who?)
Do you have a booking agent? Do you want one?
How regularly are you playing? How often are you touring? Do you want to be touring?
Do you have a publicist? Do you want one?
How is your music distributed?
Where have you received press?
Have you played any festivals or showcases? Have you applied for them?
Is your Sonic Bids up to date?
Are your band photos up to date? (Being a 4 piece with a photo of only 3 band members is all sorts of confusing.)
Do you have a strong band bio? (As in under 3 paragraphs.)
Do you have a website, as in a .com? (Go to Bandzoogle ASAP!)
Are you using all basic social media tools like Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Youtube? There's ways (see here) that make it easy to update all of them in one click and when you ARE on festivals/showcases all of those need to be linked in your profile.
Who owns your music? Has your music been placed in any films/tv/commercials?
Has your music been on the radio? Where? When?
Where do you see your music going? (Japanese tours, TV-movies, Youtube sitcoms?)
In an ideal world, who do you want to record/play with? What steps need to be made to get there? (Chances are you already know the beginning of them.)
Are you trying to turn this into a career? How willing are you to go on tour/record outside of your home town and give up family commitments/financial stability.
It's cool if you just want to jam on the weekends with your friends, but if that's the case, YouRockRed may not be for you. We're in the business of supporting professional musicians and artists.
Have you applied for grants before? Why not?
If you're seeking funding, what do you want the money for specifically? Come prepared, e.g. dream producer X, or I want to go song write in Paris. These are all things we can help with. Don't just say, I heard there's money for bands to record. If you were really interested, you would do a bit of research yourself (Factor website here) to determine if you're ready. I've got tons of answers but email is a time gatekeeper and questions like this often go unanswered because they show you're not dedicated professionally. When my clients come to me, chances are they've got marketing ideas and a solid few songs demo'ed (even if just on their phone) to show me.
What is your biggest challenge and how can I help you reach your goals?
I'll listen to the music you sent me on soundcloud. I'll download a demo zip file and listen for the potential. I'll watch all your Vimeo and Youtube videos (or at least go over each to have an idea of where you're at). I'll look up interviews with your band. I'll look up your label if I'm not already familiar with it. I'll read your band bio. I'll make notes on it. I'll write down bands to consider being compared to.
I'll put on your album as I'm making lunch or dinner to see how it plays out as background music (or if it's a dance party). I'll look up where you've played recently. I'll look up your Instagram. I'll look up your Twitter. I'll note if you've been active recently on these forums. I'll recommend how to reach out better. (Basically I do a full social media audit regardless of if you're only interested in publicity or meeting a new producer/tour agent.)
I'll note record labels that may be interested. I'll write down producers' names to master. I'll write down festivals that you are playing and check them out. I'll note how many Youtube hits you've gotten on one video. I'll also note if there's any controversial/NSFW type content.
Any sort of research on the band that I can find linked on your website/social media will be looked into so that when we do meet, I may know a little too much about the group in order to best serve you.
Basically when I meet you, I'm fully prepared to talk about how to advance YOUR career. We love being able to inspire artists to be able to reach their full potential.
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The first vinyl disc I ever bought was a 45 RPM single of Robert Mitchum singing "The Ballad of Thunder Road. The song was a promotional byproduct of the 1958 movie about bootleggers, starring Mitchum. I was probably eight or nine years old when I bought it, and I picked it up in a record shop on Flat Shoals Road in the East Atlanta neighborhood.
Here's Mitchum's version of the song.
Here's a bluegrass version of the song by Jim and Jesse.
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MADRID, Spain — The shift to internet shopping isn't playing to the strengths of Zara as it's exposing issues with the fashion retailer's fit, product quality and online service, according to Credit Suisse analyst Simon Irwin.
Comments about Zara products "are poor and declining" on consumer-review websites Trustpilot and Sitejabber, the analyst wrote in a note previewing owner Inditex SA's first-half results on Sept. 12.
"We believe the 'treasure trove' nature of a Zara shop is still a better experience off-line," Irwin wrote. While online is driving like-for-like sales growth, that can have a negative impact on gross margin, he also said.
Inditex shares are coming off their worst week in seven years.
The broker estimates that the Web will represent about 10 percent of Inditex's sales this year, up from 2.4 percent in 2013. It also expects 2018 to be the sixth consecutive year of Ebit margin decline.
Inditex shares had their worst week in seven years last week, falling 8.7 percent after Morgan Stanley published a scathing report saying the retailer has gone from great to good.
Credit Suisse lowered its price target to 24 euros from 25 euros and maintained its underperform recommendation.
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Mei Liu
Designer Mei Liu is the director of minimalist womenswear line Priory of Ten. Along with childhood friends turned business partners David Lin and Eunice Quan, Liu launched Priory of Ten in November 2011 with the hopes of filling the industry's void of a true creative collective. In addition to being the creative force of the line, the Parsons alum and former womenswear designer for 3.1 Phillip Lim is also an expert multitasker who serves as the head of womenswear at VPL by day.
What element of fashion design are you most passionate about?
The creation process. Exploring new ground and playing with reality and imagination and blending them harmoniously into a core design concept
Where did you develop an appreciation for luxury fabrics?
I have always been drawn to luxe fabrics. There is a craftsmanship and scientific process to weaving/knitting of fabric that I truly respect. There are so many ways in which textiles can be created, re-invented, manipulated and distorted, and I have always found this process fascinating.
I would say that working with Phillip at 3.1 Phillip Lim definitely exposed me to a full spectrum of luxurious fabrics, and trained my eye in fabric selection. Ever since I moved to New York five years ago, I would enjoy walking the floors of Barneys and touching the new Celine, Balenciaga, and Lanvin collections and scoping out what kinds of new fabric developments they were playing with.
How did outerwear become such an important category for you?
I've had a tomboy-flair since a young age, and I loved dressing up in little tailored suits and oversized men's jackets. The love expanded when I began purchasing vintage men's coats at second hand stores and borrowing boyfriends' jackets. My current boyfriend taught me a great deal about the technical history of men's outerwear in America from old military parkas to denim work wear from the early 1900s. Outerwear truly used to be designed with intent for function, comfort, protection and performance, and all of the technical details one can find in a great coat are truly fascinating to me – it's almost like discovering a time capsule bundled neatly into one garment.
What inspired your varsity jacket for FW14?
Priory has become known for our take on modern sportswear, and I continue to enjoy playing with updates on classic sportswear silhouettes every season. I find it interesting how much momentum the transformation of sportswear as high-end luxury wear has gained over the last couple of years. Casual, inexpensive football jerseys and sweatshirt, once serving only the purpose of functional active-wear, have now collided with luxury elements, creating a brand new space in the design market.
With that in mind, I thought it would be fun to explore and build upon this momentum. What if we took the existing varsity jacket shapes that have been really trending in the market, and further push people's notions of what varsity wear represents and looks like? What if we took the classic shape and fabrication and evolved it into something truly couture-esque?
I was inspired by old Dior and Balenciaga silhouettes from the 50s – feminine, romantic shapes with small cinched waists and huge kimono sleeves. I thought this would be a perfect way to juxtapose our notions of the classic varsity jacket – sporty, casual and masculine with a new softer, more elegant, silhouette.
In what way did your education at Parsons benefit you most toward launching your own collection?
Attention to detail and technical know-how! Pattern making, draping, and sewing are not tools that I consistently use as a designer, but I have come to realize how important it is for any designer to truly understand fit, construction and detailing. These have become invaluable tools for me in communicating with patternmakers and seamstresses on how to execute on a vision of design, and when you are able to differentiate a well-constructed garment from a poor one, it is much easier to guide the process to a place of higher quality.
When did you know it was the right time to do launch Priory?
I had gained a breadth of knowledge at 3.1 Phillip Lim, and felt that it had put me through a rigorous training program of learning how to manage multiple responsibilities and gain discipline as a design employee. However, I had a reached a stage where I wished to take my career a step further and begin to really explore my own creative voice, and Priory seemed to be the perfect opportunity to do that.
You've juggled working at VPL and designing this collection on your own. Do you work well at night? How did it all come together?
Yes – I do work well at night! In university, it was a force of procrastination, but nowadays it's a necessity of effectively juggling a lot of responsibilities. Over the last two years, I have become highly proficient at compartmentalizing my work. This is so important. I have often found myself absolutely overwhelmed and gasping for air, totally at a loss for how to get everything done at once. You learn over time that the first step is to take a deep breath, pull out your pen and notebook and write down that massive to-do list…then, it's a matter of prioritizing and ticking things off item by item.
I've learned to give myself patience and compassion, and it is equally important to request this of your employers and partnerships. Luckily, my employers and partners in business have been very supportive in collaborating with me. As such we've been able to establish respectful and communicative work boundaries to ensure that at any given point, everyone is on the same page, and each individuals' expectations and needs are being contained and met.
How would you describe the girl you are designing for?
She is confident and intelligent and looking for something different – something slightly against the grain. However, she's not interested in sticking out or being the center of attention. She is too secure for that. She just wants to wear clothes that make her feel good and make her feel like the unique individual that she is.
Who are your mentors? Or other designers you admire?
Leonardo Di Vinci has been my idol since childhood – he's a scientist, an artist, a philosopher, an astronomer, a physicist! He explored everything and he was good at everything – a true genius – who wouldn't want to be like that?
In the fashion world – I really admire Miuccia Prada for the empire she has built with her husband. They really have the best combination of design and business intelligence in my opinion. Designers I admire include Nicolas Ghesquiere, Olivier Theyskens, Dries Van Noten, Riccardo Tisci – they are designers who I feel have always stayed true to their groundbreaking vision, and despite their personal creative journeys, have always maintained the inspired devotion of fashion media and consumers. They are consistent in their design strength and there is a rigor to their work approach that I truly look up to and hope I can emulate.
Can you tell us about the brand name "Priory of Ten"?
Our group of friends David Lin and Eunice Quan while on travels in Bangkok conceived Priory of Ten. We were staying at a hotel called Ten Face and the idea arose to build a collective of creatives who came together to explore a new idea. Thus Ten Face became the basis to form a collective of secretive souls, driven by a strict code to design, of almost monastical volumes, or a "Priory" of Ten.


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It could have been a great story. Not a comeback story, mind you, but a closer look and follow-up to an unsettling tale most of us knew.
Springfield Business Journal Editorial Director Eric Olson received a message on Facebook encouraging SBJ to reach out to the owners of Mr. Yen's restaurant to hear the other side of the story.
Everyone knows about the cockroach in the mixing bowl or the cigarette ashes flying around the wok that led to Springfield-Greene County Health Department's seven-day shutdown, but not everyone knows the founder of the company died or about the efforts the family was making to turn the ship around in light of the very public closure.
I would have loved to sit down and hear the inside story – if the owners were willing to tell it. That was my assignment.
When the business was forced to shut down earlier this year, the palatial Mr. Yen's at James River Freeway and National Avenue – a destination for tourists and local Chinese food junkies alike – created something of a firestorm of disgust and sadness among many people. I knew a handful of people who loved to eat there and were heartbroken to hear the reasons for the closure.
About a month ago, I reached out to Betty Yen, daughter of Tobby Yen – who founded the restaurant 16 years ago and died in late 2012 – and sister of John Burke, who operates the restaurant.
I told her I wanted to meet with her and her brother to learn how they had been impacted by the closure and what they were doing now to bring back business. I told her that people knew about the violations, but didn't know what the owners were doing to address them.
There was more I wanted, naturally. For example, I wanted to know how common these kinds of closures were and what warnings preceded the shutdown. I wondered if the smoking chef had been fired. And I wanted to see the scene of the crime, so to speak – the kitchen.
If I'm pressed, what I wanted to know most was how they planned to overcome the mental images the violations birthed in the minds of their customers. What were they doing, if anything, to rebuild trust with their patrons.
Betty Yen was not easy to reach. But after a couple of days of trying, I got a hold of her, and she said she was willing to talk, but her and her brother couldn't sit down with me until the following week. We scheduled an interview for 9:30 a.m. May 6, and I said I'd arrive with an SBJ photographer.
On that Tuesday, I showed up with photog Wes Hamilton to an almost entirely empty building. After knocking on the door a few times and peering through windows, I found a prep cook working in the back. I explained the situation, and he let us in.
Betty was nowhere to be found.
The cook allowed me to use his phone to call Michael, a member of the family who could contact Betty. Michael seemed helpful, and he said he would have Betty call me right away. Wes and I waited in the lobby, looking at a plaque that gave a summary of the life of Tobby Yen. At 10:10, with no call returned, I went back around to the clean-looking kitchen to see a couple of other employees now working. I was quickly shepherded back to the front where a lady now stood talking with Wes. She told us that she was not Betty Yen, and that neither she nor her brother John was available. She apologized several times as she scooted us toward the door and out, but offered no explanation.
I asked her to have Betty call me. I twice called the restaurant to try to speak to her again, but my calls weren't returned.
Now, it seems I might know why. On Sunday, the owners closed the restaurant's doors for good, but did not cite a reason in the announcement on its Facebook page. We first read about the permanent closure in a KY3 story.
Via Mr. Yen Inc., the Yen family continues to hold ownership of the 2-acre property, which has a 2014 valuation of $1.9 million, according to the Greene County assessor.
In a brief phone interview with Kathryn Wall, spokeswoman for the health department, she told me only nine closures, including emergency closures such as kitchen fires where there might not have been any issues related to food quality, were recorded in 2013. Most were shutdowns of one day or less, designed to fix a critical issue or set of critical issues. The Mr. Yen's weeklong closure due to a host of critical issues came after multiple visits and warnings. It was very rare, she said. Wall couldn't point to a comparable situation in recent history.
This past weekend, one of my relatives responded to the news of the looming, permanent business closure with a last-minute visit to say a goodbye of sorts to a favorite meal.
While I previously saw the kitchen with my own eyes very briefly, and though it looked fine, I couldn't have been so brave myself. I suspect it's hard to run a restaurant when "brave" is an apt adjective for your customers.


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As his beloved Tigers get ready for the BCS National Championship game Monday, Robert Gibbs wants to bring an Auburn University tradition to the White House.
Gibbs, the soon-to-be ex-White House press secretary, told CBS college football guru Tony Barnhart that if Auburn wins, he will return to "roll" or "TP" the White House, or at least part of it. The "The Tony Barnhart Show" is scheduled to air Thursday night.
According to Politico, Gibbs said, "If Auburn wins, I will come back. I will get a little agreement with the Secret Service. We'll put a couple of rolls (of toilet paper) up there, and then I can help take it down so it doesn't look like we trashed the place."
Some of you might be thinking, What the …??
Being an Auburn grad, I know a little about this tradition. After Auburn wins a football game or other significant sporting event, fans flock to the intersection of College Street and Magnolia Avenue.
It's known as Toomer's Corner, after the drugstore that produces the lemonade that Esquire magazine once suggested was made by God himself.
Fans mob the intersection after a victory, often forcing police to simply shut down two major arteries through downtown.
There, we hurl roll after roll of toilet paper into the live oaks across from the drugstore. After a big win, everything on the corner is covered in the white stuff, even the power lines and eagle-adorned brick entryways to the university.
It can get rather messy, as you can see here.
Gibbs attended North Carolina State University, where he played goalkeeper for the Wolfpack soccer team, but he was born and raised in the city of Auburn.
Gibbs told Barnhart that he thinks President Obama understands how important Monday's game between Auburn and the Oregon Ducks is to him, Politico reported. Gibbs further said he's worn the same Auburn shirt for every Tiger victory this year, even when everyone else was wearing a suit.
"He gets how big a deal this is for me. He enjoys and loves college football," Gibbs told Barnhart. "I've watched some of their games in my office. I've got a pretty decent-size TV in there, thankfully. Sometimes it's hard. One week we were on the road, and I had to talk to the advance people about making sure that we had some TVs and could watch some games if we needed to."
War Eagle, Mr. Gibbs. See you in Glendale.
I think the WH is safe from a good ol' fashion TP-ing. DUCKS ARE GOING TO ROLL!!!!!!!!
College football. Go Auburn! Let's TP the Whitehouse. Yeah!!! Well happy horsesh/t. Bunch of ignorant turdfolk if you ask me.
Wow some ppl are real freakin JACKWAGONS who freakin cares if they have a little fun if their team wins u uptight snooty no life ppl need to get a clue and lighten up a little
It must really suck for the ppl that have to live with u or even be near u miserable jackwagons try smokin a doobie or something lightn up
Yes the White House is a National Symbol an should be treated that way...I don't think any American would feel different. But it is not about degrading the meaning of the White House, its about lightning the mood an having a little fun and school sprit!! Even the top dogs can act a little crazy at times, there human. That's whats wrong with the world no one knows how to relax anymore!! Go AU!!!!!!
The White House is NOT a place that should be treated like a random outhouse toilet on Halloween just because some idiotic rednecks from west Georgia call it a "tradition" .
Leave it to a Democrat to sugggest a way to denigrate a symbol of our country. If he TPs the White House I suggest every freedom loving citizen of the USA call for his arrest. Contact your congressional representative and tell them to protest this action. It might be fun where he's from but let's not allow this to happen.
Gett to slinging the Charmin Mr. Gibbs...
When is Robert Gibbs going to TP the White House? Auburn won!!


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Girls being adventurous
Got an idea and want to quickly test it? One of the easiest ways to do this is to Frankenstein it—in other words, use existing platforms and tools to cobble together something that is functional enough to see if you get traction.
Here's a quick example.
Last week, my daughter Grace was home from school for a few days with a cold. In order to give her something fun to do, we started brainstorming different types of websites that she could launch.
And thus…The Adventurous Girls Society was born.
Step 1: Ideation
The goal of the site is to get girls to try fun, new things. Each week, we send out an email to a small group of Grace's friends encouraging them to do something that they wouldn't normally do (like try 3 new foods or learn how to do a backbend). Her friends then email back photos, stories, or videos showing what they've done, and Grace will sort through these and upload them to a password-protected site that each girl can access to view and comment on the photos, videos, and stories.
In the tradition of the Girl Scouts, each girl will provide proof that they've mastered a challenge and be rewarded with a badge. The badge will either be a pin or an iron-on that they can put on a T-shirt, so that they have something tangible to show off to their friends. In this sense, we're showing this group of girls how they can use online technology to enhance, encourage, and reward, offline activity.
Once we came up with the general idea for the site, we looked around on the web at examples of similar sites for inspiration.
Step 2: Inspiration
Grace is a big fan of the site DIY.org, but the challenges on the site are usually limited to "making" and the site has a bit more of a boyish vibe. There are also restrictions on what you can and can't post based on COPPA Regulations (the rules that regulate sites which cater to children under the age of 13).
Because The Adventurous Girls Society is a private project, with heavy oversight by me (a supervising parent), we aren't so limited in what we can do. The site is only going to be open to Grace's close friends and I've already had conversations with their parents about what they can/can't do while there. This all may sound overly cautious, but seriously there are a ton of regulations around this!
Inspired by DIY, we decided to build a site that would have some similar functionality—uploading and sharing pictures and videos of things that you've done; suggesting new challenges; and badging—but that would be more geared towards girls and would allow them greater freedom in what they could upload.
Step 3: Execution
Next, it was time for Grace and I to build it.
As a startup founder (who also has a second job), I don't have a lot of time to spend building something from scratch. Through Skillcrush and HopScotch I have been exposing Grace to code, but she's not quite ready to take on the challenge of coding a site for herself.
So instead, we decided to use Squarespace and select one of their existing templates. For $8/month, it's cheaper for me to use Squarespace's off-the-shelf product than it is for me to spend the time coding something from the ground up. Grace and I then went to Flickr and downloaded some great photos for free (Compfight allows you to easily search for creative commons images). Next, we headed over to Tiny Letter and created an email account and then onto Tumblr, where we started three new blogs—one for videos, one for photos, and one for stories–using existing templates, and made sure that these were password protected in compliance with COPPA. We then went back to SquareSpace, and linked the Tumblr blogs and Tiny Letter sign up page to the existing homepage that we had created.
Lastly, we went to GoDaddy.com to find a url and bought theadventuro.us. We then had to map our domain to our Squarespace account. This step sounds far more complicated than it is. The instructions on the Squarespace site are super-intuitive. The only thing that you need to remember, as we've discussed before, is that it takes awhile for all of the domain name servers to update their phone books. So, be patient and wait a bit before trying to access your site using your new URL.
Step 4: Launch
Then, we went live!
Clearly, if you head to the site, you will see that there is still a lot more work to be done. This is where it will be Grace's chance to really shine. She will have to navigate through the Squarespace WYSIWYG editor and start adding content. We have Adobe Illustrator at home and this is a great opportunity for her to learn the basics of the program to create some super-simple badges and then figure out how to upload them. She'll also have to come up with interesting challenges each week to send out to her friends. But, it is a great introduction to the web and all of the wondrous things that you can create using it!
All in, this entire process took about an hour and a half of time. Now the site won't stand up to the scrutiny of a venture capitalist looking to invest or even survive a TechCrunch bump. But it serves it's purpose–to get girls engaged in doing new and fun things. And, for an hour and a half of our time, that's a good thing!
If you want to follow along with our progress, you can check out the end result here. The Tumblr blogs are all password protected (remember, COPPA), so I've included a screenshot below.
The Adventurous Girls Society is showing girls how they can use online tech to enhance offline activity: http://bit.ly/O2yyxJ @Skillcrush


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Despite being so simple, peanuts are one of the tastiest ingredients out there. These low-key nuts are extremely versatile and have the ability to enhance everything they touch. It's a completely different experience to eat brownies with peanuts than eating them without, right? Those of us who are lucky to be able to eat them (i.e. not allergic), can enjoy them in all their glory and really appreciate what they bring to all kinds of recipes, both savory and sweet.
One of the most famous appetizers in the coast of Peru is called Ocopa, which is a cold potato dish covered in a sauce made with peanuts, milk, queso fresco, chili pepper and black mint. Asian food, on the other hand, has countless curries, noodles, meat dishes and salads that have peanuts as a key ingredient.
I've mixed these two influences to create a peanut salsa that can be used as a dip for vegetables, tortillas, spring rolls, or whatever you feel like munching on, and that can also be used as a sauce to pour over a bowl of noodles with vegetables, or as a dressing for a colorful salad.
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Clothes, Culture, Europe, Fashion, Fashion Boutiques, Men's Fashion, Minimalism, North America, style, Travel, Trends
I had heard that European fashion was a couple of years ahead of us North Americans. However, with how small the world is these days I thought there had to be something more to it then how slow North Americans are to catch on to new styles. So, when it was my turn to head over the ocean, I landed in Paris ready to judge every Parisian I saw on their fashion competence. I wanted to believe that there was a simple reason why only an ocean separated the sweat pant, sneaker wearing, baggy t-shirt and jeans donned average American, from countries filled with beautifully clad people that emerge every day as if a fashion fairy had dressed them. I wanted to find out how to garner a little of that European finesse and bring it back home. Eight countries and five weeks later I left the beautiful land of Italia with some ideas about why things are the way they are. (Please understand these are broad generalizations.)
- Lack of closet space lends itself to a curated wardrobe. We stayed in apartments in Paris, Amsterdam, Berlin, Prague, Athens and Rome (and stayed in Hotels in the rest of the cities.) These stays consistently proved that closet space is scarce. Many of the buildings were built at a time when closet space was not a priority as people generally owned far less clothing. As the size of these apartments is in many cases very small, finding room for a closet never mind a shower or dining table is a challenge. This reality creates the need to only have what you really love or need. I so appreciated this about our European apartment staying experience because it exemplified the contrast to the average North American home. If these apartments were transported back to North America, it would force the large majority of us to get rid of probably 50-75% of our wardrobe. With this in mind, shopping patterns adapt to the amount of space you have to store them as clothing must be more versatile and you really must love it to buy it as the item will be taking up prime real estate back in your closet. No space to store clothes or shoes that you rarely wear.
- Chain stores have not yet completely taken over. Though the propensity to shop at places like H & M or Zara is certainly starting to have it's affect, independently owned and unique fashion boutiques are much more popular to shop at then in North America. North Americans have malls filled with chain stores designed to make everyone look uniquely alike while Europeans have winding cobblestone streets lined with small, narrow shops carrying a myriad of designers from up and coming to well known. While these little shops do exist in most North American cities, the difference is in the shopping culture. The western European culture still looks to these small shops as legitimate places to shop and don't simply head to the mall for an easy, cheap, one stop shop. As a side note, the exception is in cities like Bucharest and Sofia in Eastern Europe where the big chains have quite literally taken over, covering large parts of rundown, soviet built apartment buildings with advertising banners; quite a contrast from Western Europe.
- Europeans are consistent. No matter the day of the week or the destination, Europeans seem to dress well. Contrast this with North Americans who actually have the ability to dress well, however simply don't unless they have an occasion to do so. This is one of the main differences that I observed. Dressing with a style conscious eye is a way of life, intertwined into the fabric of European culture. While North Americans are largely fashion obsessed, they fail to live it out on the street even if they have the clothing items in their ever burgeoning walk in closets. Suffice to say Europeans do not seem to be afraid of "over dressing", perhaps that is not even a term they use.
- Men dress differently. By far the biggest contrast was the way in which the men dressed, especially in Paris. North American women tend to try to keep up with current trends or dress classically and take care of themselves and so I didn't find a huge difference between European and North American women. The men however were a different story. They were classic, current, practical yet elegantly masculine. Men in Europe are not afraid of fashion where as North American men seem to be. Now I know that I am painting with a very broad stroke and I do know many men here at home that dress well. However, on this side of the ocean there seems to be this prevalent thought that only gay men dress well, and the thought process gets stuck there. Men need to seriously get over this. A well dressed man is very attractive to a woman and it shows self confidence. Now I'm not saying you all should run out and buy new wardrobes, men have different lifestyles requiring different types of clothing and not everyone needs a wardrobe worthy of James Bond. Instead, it is the attitude behind the clothes you wear that I suggest be reevaluated.
Well, you may have found this post a little judgemental but honestly I find comparing North American and European dressing culture quite fascinating and these are simply my observations from my first trip across the ocean.
Oh, and as for actual fashion trends? Well women, stock up on pantyhose to wear under short skirts or pleated shorts, wear with a blazer or oversized chunky sweater and finish off with a flat or chuncky heeled pair of black, just above the ankle boots and you are good to go. Men, wear well fitting jeans in burgundy, pair with a heavy subtle patterned blazer over a wool cardigan, add a scarf and nice pair of suede or leather lace up boots and you too are also good to go.
"The only real elegance is in the mind; if you've got that, the rest really comes from it." — Diana Vreeland
"Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the w
ay we live, what is happening." – Coco Chanel
The most important thing to remember is that you can wear all the greatest clothes and all the greatest shoes, but you've got to have a good spirit on the inside. That's what's really going to make you look like you're ready to rock the world." — Alicia Keys


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Week 3 of the MTBoS Blogging Initiative corresponds with midterm week at my school. Reviewing for midterms is not a task that I particularly like.
It's tough to find the balance between refreshing minds or reteaching skills. Based on my review of our last unit test, I wasn't convinced that my students truly understand the differences between systems of equations and systems of inequalities and their solutions. So I created this basic comparison:
At this point, we had never placed two similar systems graphs side by side in this manner. We reviewed writing the equations and inequalities together, and then I asked students to make a list of all the similarities and differences they noticed. Students were given 2-3 minutes to write this on their own. Here are some of their responses:
I then asked students to share aloud: "What similarities and differences do you notice?" This question was okay. The responses were okay. But something just didn't feel right. I didn't want to put these graphs in a specific context; I wanted students to go back to the basics and see the similarities and differences for what they are; but the discussion was flat, and I wanted more energy…
First period ended and I had some time to think about how I would fix this before I taught the lesson again. I remembered the blogging prompt to write about questioning, and specifically, asking better questions. And then I remembered what Chris Luzniak taught us in his Twitter Math Camp session: "Make the question debatable." It was my own a-ha moment!
I did everything the same the next period, except for one key point. After giving my students individual writing time, I asked:
"What is the BIGGEST similarity you noticed?
What is the BIGGEST difference you noticed?"
That slight change in questioning is all it took to completely change the dynamic between class periods. All of the sudden, I had at least half the class waving hands in the air to share their opinions. The gist of what students were saying was the same between the different periods, but this time the students were more convincing and provided more evidence for their statements. I wondered if this reaction would continue throughout the day, and it did. All of my other classes had the same level of enthusiasm when I asked them for the biggest similarities and biggest differences.
Today's experience reminded me that one easy way to ask a better question is to make it more debatable. Check out Chris' Global Math Department Webinar for more strategies on how to do this!


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The Urluquai are a race of hostile jellyfish-like beings native to the watery planet Urlu lead by the dreaded Overlord Slurqin. While considered warlike by other races, they use extremely flowery terms to describe their attacks on other races, implying that they have a radically different perception of warfare.
Urluquai ships are spherical ships with asemetrically placed spines (possibly as to resemble the Urluquai themselves). Their ships, in addition to the standard fighters, scouts, corvettes and frigates, include the Deep Hunter, a cloaking capable ship with heavy computational and attack cabilities, and a heavily armed carrier.
The Urluquai possess an array of advanced military technologies. Their heavy ships are equipped with Strange Quark Projectors capable of quickly destroying most unmodified ships. In addition to this, they developed the Nebular Sled Drive, a drive that moves at 12 times the speed of light even without being impared by interstellar nebula, and the Plasma Coil Cloaker. They also possess the Sardion Optimizer computers from their Sardion slaves, although this fact puts into question whether the Urluquai developed the other technologies on their own.


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text: Genesis 1:21 "And God created great whales" MisterOriginal 0100/01/01 5761 BC, Science 2 2823 Genesis 1:21 in Greek: καὶ ἐποίησεν ὁ θεὸς τὰ κήτη τὰ μεγάλα καὶ πᾶσαν ψυχὴν ζῴων ἑρπετῶν, ἃ ἐξήγαγεν τὰ ὕδατα κατὰ γένη αὐτῶν, καὶ πᾶν πετεινὸν πτερωτὸν κατὰ γένος. καὶ εἶδεν ὁ θεὸς ὅτι καλά. Transliteration: And made The God the whales the great, and every life [of living creatures] [of reptiles] which [brought forth] the waters [according to] their types, and every [winged creature] feathered [according to] type. And beheld The God that [it was good]. Genesis 1:21 in Hebrew: .וַיִּבְרָא אֱלֹהִים, אֶת-הַתַּנִּינִם הַגְּדֹלִים; וְאֵת כָּל-נֶפֶשׁ הַחַיָּה הָרֹמֶשֶׂת אֲשֶׁר שָׁרְצוּ הַמַּיִם לְמִינֵהֶם, וְאֵת כָּל-עוֹף כָּנָף לְמִינֵהוּ, וַיַּרְא אֱלֹהִים, כִּי-טוֹב Transliteration: And created God sea creatures great and every creature living that moves [with] which teemed the waters according to their kind and every birds winged according to their kind. And saw God that [it was] good. Genesis 1:21 in English (KJV): And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good. Commentary: Great whales is better translated as any and all large sea creatures. Beyond birds, all winged creatures would be included in this act of creation. 2 Responses Jasmin 2015/10/16 "ehyeh", that is "I am". "I will be doesn't make a whole lot of sense when he went to the people and anonunced "Yahweh" sent me, that is "He is" sent me.Consider the phrase in Exodus 3:16 that is commonly rendered something like this:"Go, assemble the elders of Israel and say to them, 'Yahweh, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob—appeared to me and said: I have watched over you and have seen what has been done to you in Egypt."Given the meaning of the divine name—it is the archaic third masculine singular imperfect form of the verb "to be."You could translate it thus:"Go, assemble the elders of Israel and say to them, 'he is the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He appeared to me and said, 'I have watched over you and have seen what has been done to you in Egypt."As you consider the meaning of the word "ehyeh", the first person singular of the verb "to be" one might also consider this: how is the Hebrew verb "to be" rendered when it is Third masculine singular imperfect Third masculine singular perfectThird masculine plural imperfectThird masculine plural perfectThird feminine singular imperfectThird feminine singular perfectThird feminine plural imperfectThird feminine plural perfectSecond masculine singular imperfect, And so forth. That is, all the possible uses of the verb "to be" regardless of aspect or person, singular or plural have something to tell us about how to render the first person singular imperfect form of to be .As to the issue of the Trinity, consider this blog post:And you may also find this article of mine of some interest:And again, consider the use of the Greek word "kurios" as it was commonly understood by Jewish people (remembering that the LXX used it to translate the divine name) and then how it is that Jesus is called by this word that the Jewish people of his day generally used in place of the divine name. Reply MisterOriginal 2015/10/28 If you have a link to your blog article, please post it. Reply Leave a Reply Cancel Reply Your email address will not be published.CommentName* Email* Website


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In The Silver Chair, the witch-like Lady of the Green Kirtle is first described in connection with the evil serpent who kills the queen of Narnia, King Caspian's bride, Ramadu's daughter, and Prince Rillian's mother. Neither the Lady nor the Queen possess given names. Lewis, and thereby the reader, identify the Green Lady's color with her qualities of jealousy and seduction, and the Queen with the men by whom Lewis defines her. The Lady's green color emphasizes her jealous hunger for power, both over the person of Rillian and the nation of Narnia. The Green Lady is the most overt seductress of Lewis' female villains. Her first action, killing the Queen, eliminates any competition she may face for Rillian's "love" and attention. Her serpentine nature associates her with Lamia, Keat's infamous heroine in his poem of the same title. Lamia is "a palpitating snake…of dazzling hue…A full-born beauty new,…a maid/More beautiful than ever…spread a green kirtle" (Keats 860). These femme fatales are robed in identical garments (i.e. the green kirtle), and both ensnare the object of their desire with tantalizing beauty.
Her identification as a serpent also links the Green Lady to the mythic figure of Medusa, a familiar literary symbol of the duality of female attractiveness. "The association of women with Medusa…evoke[s] an aspect of the sex which [is] both fascinating and dangerous" (Dumoulié), a concept with which Lewis the Classical scholar was quite familiar. Medusa "is celebrated for her personal charms and the beauty of her locks," which are in fact serpents. Like the Green Lady/serpent, Medusa's body is "covered with impenetrable scales…[and her] looks had the power of killing or turning to stone" (Dumoulié). Although those who fell under the Green Lady's spell did not physically turn to stone as did Medusa's victims, they became psychologically petrified, captive to the power of her suggestion. Similarly, in his poem Christabel, Coleridge depicts a beautiful witch-woman, Geraldine, who he also relates to a serpent. Like Medusa and Lewis' Green Lady, Geraldine can "put a rapture in [the] breast, / And on [the] lips and o'er [the] eyes" of her victims with a single glance, till "what [they] knew [they] could not tell, / O'er-mastered by the mighty spell." Along with Coleridge and Keats, Lewis affirms a strong connection between female beauty and the forced submission to the woman's evil will.
The first time the Green Lady reveals her human form, she is described by Rillian as "the most beautiful thing that was ever made" (Silver Chair 59). Prince Rillian has fallen under the powerful spell of the Green Lady's seduction, but the Lord Drinian, less vulnerable to her charms, describes her as "the most beautiful lady he had ever seen…[who] beckoned to the Prince with her hand as if she bade him come to her. And she was tall and great, shining, and wrapped in a thin garment as green as poison. And the Prince stared at her like a man out of his wits. But…it stuck in Drinian's mind that this shining green woman was evil" (59). The older, more experienced Drinian is less susceptible than the young and passionate Prince to the Lady's seductive power, and she quite literally captivates him. Rillian soon resembles the knight of Keat's La Belle Dam sans Merci, lulled asleep and held "in thrall…alone and palely loitering" by a mysterious temptress (846).
In the Green Lady's second appearance, this time to Jill, Eustace, and Puddleglum, her captivating beauty is emphasized once more. She is all pleasing affectations with her artificial, trilling speech "as sweet as the sweetest bird's song," and her "fluttering dress of dazzling green…was lovelier still" (Silver Chair 89). Her song and garb again recall Lamia's singing sweetly while clad in fluttering robes that "flaunted with the daffodils" as her lover drinks in her beauty and sweet songs (Keats 861). The two children are enchanted, calling her "simply super" (Silver Chair 92). They overlook the more sinister possibilities behind her pretty words and sweet laughter. While they note the silent passivity of the man accompanying the Green Lady, Jill excuses his behavior as "just [wanting] to look at her and listen to her lovely voice. I'm sure I would if I was him" (92). The Lady's power to charm and persuade extends beyond Rillian to affect the children; Eustace wants her, and Jill wants to be like her. The Lady's power relies on her sexual appeal and aesthetic beauty, both deceptively pleasing. Only Puddleglum's crusty cynicism affords him protection from her provocative allure.
In the final confrontation between the Green Lady and Eustace, Jill, Puddleglum, and a disenchanted Rillian, the Lady again uses all her seductive powers to lull them back into her control. She bewitches the atmosphere and assumes a pleasing manner of conversation, and then gently persists in trying to reason them out of their belief in Aslan, the Overworld, and the quest for redemption to which they have dedicated themselves. It is a powerfully suggestive scene, depicting a beautiful and deceitful woman talking the travelers out of their wits. She uses circular logic to convince them to reject their experiences of truth in favor of the reality that she creates for them in her own kingdom and under her power. With the subtleties of the Lady's argument, Lewis allies seductive female wiles with alluring arguments dissuading one from belief in the Christian faith. It is a startling insinuation. All that withstands the Lady's provocative speech is Puddleglum's stubborn faith and loyalty to the truth of his experiences of Aslan and the Overworld.
Lewis' characterization of the Green Lady is a comment on the smoothly deceptive nature of seduction. The beautiful, sexually fascinating, female is a serpent in disguise; she is waiting hungrily to capture and devour men, and thereby consume their power. She is a strongly negative character, but almost entirely symbolic. There is no suggestion of her individual reality. Like Coleridge's inexplicable Geraldine, the Green Lady's origins are unclear, the source of her power unknown, and the motivation for her appetite for power go unaddressed. Even her defeat in the underworld is somewhat obscure. Is it her wrath at Puddleglum's defiance or hatred of the name of Aslan that causes her to assume her serpentine form? It is in this form that Rillian beheads her, an act that apparently kills the Lady, but leaves little explanation for the source of her power. Is she a serpent, a demon, or a quasi-human sorceress? Perhaps she symbolizes seduction, with her sexuality the source of her power to enchant. Lewis does not state that Rillian and the Lady have a sexual relationship, but the symbolism of her hiding the handsome Prince deep in the hot earth, alone, for over a decade, and her promise to be Rillian's queen in his Overworld kingdom indicate the probability of such an affair. Lewis avoids the subject of sexual liaisons, but the mythic symbols the Green Lady evokes suggest the possibility of such an explanation. Lewis cites the fairy tale, as the perfect expression of the images that formed the basis of the Chronicles, precisely because "these images…demand no love interest and no close psychology…[and] the form which excludes these things is the fairy tale" (Of Other Worlds 36). Yet Lewis attempts to present the Green Lady as a truly provocative temptress resembling Keat's Lamia. Lewis' descriptive language falls far short, however, of conveying the Green Lady's sensuously hypnotic power, avoiding her body and face and emphasizing her voice and clothing. These conspicuous omissions recall Coleridge's comment on the witch-beauty of Geraldine, whose naked form he mysteriously describes as "A sight to dream of, not to tell!" (448). Of course Lewis is not going to employ overtly sexual descriptions in a children's novel. Why, then, does the Green Lady's power spring from her sensuality (of which, however vaguely it is depicted, there is no question that it is evil)?


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How to scan QR Codes on plant tags and signs
Updated January 18, 2018
While many phones now come with a built-in QR code reader, you may still want to download a QR code reader app for your smartphone or tablet to scan the tags. In this journal, we cover several options for scanning QR codes.
Know that the age of your device has something to do with how well QR code scanners will work. The ability to scan is directly related to the camera optics and newer phones have vastly improved cameras.
Also check your cellular or wifi internet access as a bad or weak connection may also disrupt the ability to scan a tag as well. Other conditions such as low lighting or movement of the tag (holding the tag in one hand and scanning with the other) can impede scanning. Make sure you are not blocking light or the tag is not moving.
One other instance that has occurred is the tags may over time become dirty and the QR code is no longer clear and clean. The tags can be easily cleaned with just a spray of water or with common cleaners such as Simple Green or Windex.
iPhones now have built-in QR Code scanners
As of July 2017, iPhone operating systems now have a built-in camera setting that can detect a QR code just by using your camera without an app needed. Simply open the camera on your phone and aim toward the tag as though you were taking a photo. A pop-up message will occur asking if you want to open the web page. When you update your operating system or buy a new iPhone, it will automatically be set to 'Scan QR Codes.' You can visit your camera phone settings to turn off this feature as well.
Twitter Now Has A Built-in QR Code Scanner that was launched via their mobile app update in 2016.
- iOS Phones: There are 2 ways to access the scanner from the Twitter for iOS app: 1) Go to the Connect tab: Tap the search icon and tap QR Code. This will bring up the scanner. 2) From your profile page: Tap the gear icon and then tap QR Code. Tap QR scanner.
- Android Phones: There are 2 ways to access the scanner from the Twitter for Android app: From the navigation menu icon or your profile icon, tap QR code. This will bring up the scanner. 2) From your profile page: Tap the overflow icon and then tap QR Code. Tap QR scanner.
Best QR Code Apps
The following QR code scanners are regularly updated and built for opening mobile websites like Plantsmap.com:
- Scan.Me – One of the QR code readers we've found that works very well and is widely available is from Scan Inc. From your phone simply visit Scan.Me and choose the appropriate version for your phone and decide if you want the free version or pay for the ad-free version. The ad-free version of the Scan Inc. QR Code reader is currently $1.99 and it seems to be significantly faster than the free version and we think it is well worth the price. We assume this speed boost is because you aren't waiting for their ads to load.
- QuickMark Scanner is another app that has been recommended to us. It is available for Android, iPhone and Windows devices.
NOTE: Be sure you are downloading a QR Code scanner and not a Barcode scanner. Some apps have the ability to scan both but you need to switch between the scanner you want to use, Barcode or QR Code. While some will be able to detect the type of code they are viewing, many need to be manually switched.
Microsoft Windows Phones – It has come to our attention that like the website browser compatibility issue of using Internet Explorer (no longer supported by Microsoft) on a computer, you will need to update your Windows Phone to the new Microsoft Edge mobile browser. You may also need to check that your QR code scanner has also been updated on your Windows phone.
Additionally, we have learned that as of July 2017 Microsoft will not be updating our supporting their Windows Phones. So future compatibility issues with mobile websites and Windows phones may be an issue.
More Trouble Shooting Tips
There are many other free readers available in the app stores. We've tried dozens of them. If you want to try some, just search for "QR Code Reader" to get the list of available QR Code reader apps. Be sure that you are using a QR code and not a barcode scanner.
There are two things to be aware of when you use these QR code reader apps:
- Some of these QR Code reader apps have their own browser built into their app. We have seen some that display the linked page but the buttons aren't clickable on the page. Most of these apps have a setting to open pages in your phone's default browser. This is helpful if you are scanning tags for your own plants because you can sign in to PlantsMap.com with and then when you scan a tag, immediately start editing your plant by adding more information and photos.
- Some QR Code reader apps also read other kinds of codes. If you are trying to scan a QR Code and the scanner isn't working, make sure you aren't on the UPC scanner setting.
- Older QR Code readers only see black on white and you have to go into the settings to change them to scan our tags which are the inverse, white on black. New scanners can read both and can adjust automatically but check your settings just to make sure if you are having difficulty.
We plan to incorporate our own QR reader in future developments of a companion app for our website. Until then, you can either use the QR Code reader of your choice.
Other Options
You can use our Search tool on the top of our site to find a plant's information page.
You can use the list view icon on a profile's plant library to find a plant page.


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Is it just us or is Santa Fe, New Mexico on every must-visit destination list these days? It seems tourists are flocking to this cultural hotspot for views of its magnificent landscape and its celebration of rich artistic tradition. Sounds like a pretty exciting place for a honeymoon, don't you think? So, imagine how thrilled we were when tabletop and home décor brand, Nambé, who has called Santa Fe home for the last 65 years, offered to give us the lay of the land. Turns out, fall is a great time to visit. But don't just take our word for it – Read on for Nambé's guide to this vibrant city.
Seasonal Festivities
Adventure is out there and in Santa Fe, that means making a stop at one of the many festivals going on throughout the fall season. So, grab your partner and make this one romantic getaway you'll remember long after the honeymoon.
- Santa Fe Wine and Chile Festival – Going on now (Sept 18-25) this five-day extravaganza of food and wine brings together 90 national wineries and 75 of Santa Fe's culinary elite for a series of cooking demos, wine seminars, winery luncheons and cinema nights.
- Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta – The largest ballooning event there is. Need we say more? Watch as the Southwest sky comes alive with the magnificent colors of hundreds of hot air balloons moving silently through the crisp fall air. Mark your calendar for October 1-9, 2016.
Explore the Culture
Santa Fe is not only a dreamy, desert escape perfect for your first getaway as a happy couple, but also a city with a vibrant music, art and history scene. When planning your stay, make sure to add a few of these local favorites to your itinerary.
- The Georgia O'Keefe Museum – Visit for an in-depth look at the pioneering American artist's paintings and creative process, including the light and landscape that inspired her in the American Southwest.
- The Santa Fe Opera – This gorgeous outdoor-amphitheater is surrounded by the Sangre de Cristo and Jemez Mountains, which provide a breath-taking sunset performance, even before the show.
- Canyon Road – Enjoy a picturesque stroll through this magical half-mile of boutiques, galleries and fine dining tucked into the Sangre de Cristo foothills.
Where to Eat
Let's just say – the food in Santa Fe is not to be missed. The culinary scene is alive with local flavors and delicious pairings that will have your taste buds tingling. Here are just a few notable restaurants we'd suggest reserving a table at.
- Restaurant Martin – Chef Martin Rios's award-wining American Progressive cuisine is mouth-watering and the ambiance of his dining room blends comfort with elegance in a way that's unmatched.
- Geronimo – Located inside the warm and inviting adobe-walls of the historic Borrego House, enjoy a romantic evening surrounded by kiva fireplaces and wooden beams. Voted one of the "Top 100 Restaurant's in the Country" by Opentable, Executive Chef Sllin Cruz has created a "global eclectic" cuisine that changes seasonally.
- La Boca – This hidden gem is definitely worth a visit. The Spanish restaurant serves mind-blowing tapas paired with carefully curated Mediterranean and South American wines.
Places to Stay
Unique in style and design to this region of the country, Santa Fe embraces the historic pueblo village architecture brought by the Native Americans who originally occupied the city. It's become part of Santa Fe's charm and just one of the reasons these hotels are at the top of the list.
- El Dorado – For a true, New Mexican experience book your stay at this stunning Heritage Hotel, designed to offer guests an authentic appreciation of the culture and arts distinctive to the region.
- Inn of the Anasazi – Built in the pueblo-style, this boutique hotel has all the charm and character of the city's rich history, while offering all of the modern, luxury amenities you've come to know and love: it's a win-win.
- Four Seasons Resort Rancho Encantado – Tucked gently into the Sangre de Cristo foothills, this luxury retreat offers gorgeous views of the Rio Grande River Valley, plus exclusive access to adventure and nature.
No trip would be complete without a souvenir or two, so don't forget to stop in and say hello at one of Nambé's Santa Fe locations. And in the meantime, browse through Zola's Nambé selection for favorites like the Yaro Salad Bowl, Tilt Wine Chiller and more.


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Dear Editor,
Thousands Die In Weekend Gun Violence
Imagine that headline then consider that it is true. Sadly, our children are steeped in gun violence on TV, in movies, on their smart phones and on computer screens and, in fact, thousands do die there every day. And when there is real blood and gore, somehow it is a gun's fault.
"Ban all evil-looking black guns!" That will help?
Jeff McMullan
Sugar Land


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Summertime may conjure images of Ibiza and middle-of-the-road festivals in Europe and America, "summer jams" and the musical equivalent of the beach book. And there's nothing wrong with that; anyone who would deny people the pleasure of listening and dancing to music they love is kind of a jerk. But this stereotype can also obscure […]Read more
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After September 11, 2001, Harry James Abrahamsen realized that he wanted to do something different with his career and realized how important it is to properly protect yourself from unexpected life events. It took almost 3 years since this tragic event until Abrahamsen Financial Group was founded in January of 2004. Harry built his financial practice from the ground floor up by offering sophisticated insurance-based planning and creating customized pensions plans for his clients. Abrahamsen's practice evolved into strategic macro planning, as he helped clients organize their financial lives.
The financial crisis of 2008 opened many eyes to the huge disconnect between clients and the large institutions that represented them. These companies had leveraged their client's dollar for their own financial gain and now had to do everything possible to protect themselves from the impacts of the crisis. We realized it was very important for us to create a firm to become our client's advocate.
The success of our firm has been built on the core beliefs of educating our clients and working side by side with them through the easy times and difficult times in their life.
This journey has taken us over 10 years to get to where we are today. As we grow our client base and add new advisors, we continue to strengthen our company's culture and services. Abrahamsen Financial Group carries on our legacy of exceptional service, and the use of cutting-edge technology to enhance the overall client experience. We are excited to continue building a prosperous future together.


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today, i purchased:
- 2 pairs of business casual pants
- 1 corduroy skirt
- 1 pair of corduroy pants
- 1 pair of jeans (they're not perfect, but for once i'm entirely happy with how my ass looks in them)
- 1 cardigan
- 1 crewneck sweater
for $80.
today, i purchased:
how on earth did you do that? were you shopping on the moon where prices are lighter?
yes. if by "moon" you mean relentlessly scouring the clearance and sale racks at old navy. :)
and by using my jornpow discounts
wow. jornpow. I wonder if that's as good as the qlqxq discount. Regardless, those are some killer deals. Guess I better go me a-shoppin'.
you use jornpow too? damn. i thought i was the only one. but do you know about the gzvzthye super-happy-fun-discount?
i didn't think so.
there's always something I miss out on. But I bet you haven't found out about the kkhqw. Hah! Just as I suspected.
Anyway, back to shopping, getting 7 items for $80 is WAY more exciting than being able to have $900 purse. Where's the fun in that??
Well hold on...Old Navy clearance doesn't count. That's like saying you found a penguin in antartica. (Wow is that a bad analogy). I thought that this was some place that required actually skill, not just showing up...
it takes a crapload of time to dig through that section, m'dear moohead.
besides, you're a non-goer of great concerts.
wow. it's pant week on the blogs.
Hmm.. Old Navy, eh.... I'll stick with Goodwill and Bprto's.
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Still Shining After All These Years …
With all of the high rise buildings and casino towers now surrounding it — including the new 710 foot-tall Revel — it's easy to overlook the Absecon Lighthouse in Atlantic City, which turned 155 years old last week.
The story of the Absecon Lighthouse began back in 1854 when the United States government purchased the land where the lighthouse sits for a mere $520. Construction began in 1855; the beacon at the top was first lit on January 15, 1857, and was visible almost 22 miles out to sea. In July, 1933, the lighthouse was decommissioned and went dark. It wasn't until 1963 that the light was turned back on. To give you an idea of the height of the lighthouse versus the casinos around it, I took this picture in 1999 from the roof of the Trump Taj Mahal, looking down on the 169 foot lighthouse from about 450 feet.
The Absecon Lighthouse is New Jersey's tallest (it's about 12 feet taller than the Cape May Light) and the third tallest in the nation. And yes, for a small fee, you can climb the 228 steps to the top and catch quite a view of Atlantic City. It's a unique way to see all of the casinos that now dot the landscape from something that was part of the city over a century before slot machines were everywhere.
Thanks to Townsquare Media's Chris Coleman for sharing this article.


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Safety Moment - The Plural of Anecdote is Data
Safety Podcast, Safety Program, Investigations, Human Performance, Safety Differently, Operational Excellence
This weeks safety moment discusses the notion that if we see the same outcomes over and over - we may have a trend in our systems, not a bunch of individual stupid choices.
Listen to this one carefully. There is much to think about here.
Thanks for listening to the podcast. You make the podcast go!!!


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Danielle Tarp
Oracle NetSuite Corporate Communications
San Mateo, Calif—March 15, 2000—NetLedger, Inc., the world's first provider of a Web-based accounting solution for small businesses, announced today it has entered into a strategic partnership with Massachusetts-based OneCore.com, a leading innovator of online financial services custom built for small businesses and entrepreneurs. As a result of the agreement, customers of NetLedger and OneCore.com have easy, seamless access to a comprehensive array of Web-based accounting and financial solutions jointly offered by the two companies.
The partnership marks a major step toward complete integration of NetLedger's full-featured, multi-user accounting solution with OneCore.com's financial service offerings. Full integration will simplify small-business customers' bookkeeping by allowing them to enter data using one function and have it automatically reflected across all service offerings as appropriate.
Effective immediately, NetLedger's customers will have access to OneCore.com's powerful suite of fully integrated financial services — allowing them to obtain, conduct and manage their finances from a single online account rather than juggling multiple relationships. Services include: cash management, bill payment, payroll, credit, merchant services and more. Conversely, OneCore.com's customers can sign up for NetLedger's full-featured, multi-user accounting solution, NetLedger™. It is built on the robust, reliable and secure Oracle 8i database, bringing Fortune 500 power and functionality to small businesses.
Additionally, NetLedger and OneCore.com will co-market and promote their offerings to existing and potential customers, extending their reach further into the estimated 21 million small businesses in the United States.
"NetLedger and OneCore.com have linked via the Internet. Our partnership brings powerful, scaleable, feature-rich services to small businesses, giving them the effectiveness of big businesses at even lower costs." said Bill Mirbach, president and CEO of NetLedger. "Through this partnership, customers will have easy access to all of the applications they need to manage their finances and grow a successful business."
"OneCore.com teams up with partners who can bring its customers high-performance, reliable business services that are easy-to-use, convenient and save time while allowing them to remain focused on their core competency," added Jack Littman-Quinn, President and CEO of OneCore.com. "We believe NetLedger meets that criteria on all counts."
Jodi Maxson, vice president of business development for NetLedger, Inc. said the two companies are a perfect match. "Our next step is full integration of NetLedger's accounting solution with OneCore.com's broad financial offerings, bringing to small businesses the best and most complementary online financial and accounting management tools available. Simplicity, efficiency and ease of use will continue to be key, and the elimination of double-data entry functions will be a critical timesaver."
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Jackson Hataway, PhD specializes in organizational development, strategic planning, team building, and organizational learning. He has a unique ability to couple real-world, honest practicality with new theories of corporate growth and change as he works with organizations. Jackson is a renowned professional speaker with numerous national awards in his ten years of speaking experience. He draws on that experience and his deep communication background to coach executives in financial institutions across the country on best practices in internal and external communication and to serve as a principle speech writer for senior executives at F500 companies. Dr. Hataway brings a digital edge to every client he works with, helping organizations find their way in an environment defined by consumers and employees who are constantly connected – and whose expectations of every company they interact with are about speed, seamlessness and instant satisfaction.
Everyone knows that communication is important – but without focus, consistency and a coherent strategic vision, communication is just noise. The ability to adapt your communication strategies to feedback from innumerable channels is the key to growth in the modern consumer environment.
Jackson holds a Doctorate in Organizational Communication from the University of Alabama. As a Senior Consultant for Strategic Arts & Sciences, Dr. Hataway has had the opportunity to help organizations ranging from financial institutions of all types and sizes to leading high tech corporations like Adobe and Microsoft develop strategic growth plans that result in real impact to the bottom line. His nuanced understanding of the interplay between long-term market trends, communication and culture gives him an invaluable perspective to bring to bear for his clients.


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Quay boys' patience pays off as Gooners takes final
Ocees Gooners turned in a fine frontrunning performance to win the Stadium A2 final at the Dowdallshill track last Friday night for Dundalk Quayside cousins, Pascal Sage and Mark Kerr.
The P1,000-to-the-winner competition was run over three rounds, and Ocees Gooners maintained an unbeaten record throughout. He wasn't among the leading fancies in the early stages of the competition, but put himself into the reckoning with a 29.25 semi-final run.
Drawn on the rails, the lightly-raced son of Droopys Scolari and Sparta Maggie got a 9/4 quote for the decider, while another with an unbeaten record, Canary Man, was odds-on.
The favourite gave himself no chance by being last away from traps; but Ocees Gooners was bang in contention at the opening corner, right on the tail of Princess Lottie, who was listed for duty in the opening race but got promoted to the night's feature in the absence of Ballymac Blossom.
Occees Gooners forged to the front before turning into the back, and at one stage was three lengths clear, Lady Solerina moving into second to mount a challenge.
Lady Solerina ran a fine second half of the race, but the lead the local dog had built in the early stage was good enough to see him home by just under a length in 29.25, his best return in the competition. Drumcove Mazymac took third.
A 28.85 winner just over 12 months ago, Ocees Gooners has had his career interrupted by injury, this being only his 17th race and his sixth victory. He was out for upwards on 12 months, and his owners have not only shown patience but expertise in getting him back to competition-winning form.
The Stadium A1 525 semi-finals also featured on the card, and though there was a big difference in their winning times, Hillcroft Champ and Subway Alan were both very impressive.
They won in contrasting fashion. Hillcroft Champ had a trouble-free passage, and was being called home a winner from a long way out. But it was right on the line when Subway Alan hit the front for the first time after meeting with serious traffic problems at the third bend.
Bred in the purple, Hillcroft Champ (Royal Impact-Hillcroft Josie) was handily placed behind the fast-starting Come Back King going down the back. He dashed into the lead near the end of the straight and was a couple of lengths clear turning in. However, before claiming victory, Patrick Corrigan's runner had to withstand a late charge from Mandys Blossom, whose comrade from the highly-promising Hondo Black-Keiles Blossom litter, Ask Tom, owned by Peter and Antoinette Norton and trained by Seamus O'Hanlon, sustained an injury early on and trailed in a long-distance last.
Just as he had done in the opening round, Subway Alan made a slow break and was well down as Tomdabarker led Pats Kingdom down the back. He made significant progress to challenge at the second-last bend, but just as he was about to hit the front, he got cut off, and turning in was all of four lengths behind Tomdabarker.
When it seemed the issue rested between Rohan Monerawela's Tomdabarker and Pats Kingdom, Subway Alan got into overdrive once again, and in the dash for the line got up to short-head Tomdabarker, his time of 29.11 in no way reflecting the merit of his performance.
The semi-final winners will come in for serious consideration in the €1,000 final, but Mandys Blossom should not be discounted. Local owner, Colm Farrelly, has two through
The line-up (not in trap order) is: Hillcroft Champ (Patrick Corrigan, Dungannon), Mandys Blossom (Thomas and Amanda McGuirk, Balbriggan), Come Back King (Colm Farrelly, Dundalk), Subway Alan (Alan Dunne, Malahide), Tomdabarker (Rohan Monerawel, Navan), Pats Kingdom (Colm Farrelly, Dundalk).