text:
Americans will face fewer obstacles in traveling to Cuba under new regulations announced by the Obama administration on Thursday, continuing a promise to thaw relations with the country the President started last month.
While short of lifting the decades-old U.S. embargo on the island, a move that would require congressional approval, the administration's new rules on travel and trade will likely herald a new era in ties between the two countries.
Under the softened regulations whose details were outlined in more detail Thursday, Americans will be able to visit Cuba without first seeking a license from the Treasury Department, so long as the travel meets certain criteria. The new regulations will take effect Friday, according to the U.S. Treasury.
President Barack Obama originally announced the change in U.S. policy on Cuba on Dec. 17, as part of a larger deal that secured the release of Alan Gross, an American government subcontractor who was imprisoned on the island for five years.
Cuban Americans traveling to see family members, American officials on government trips, journalists on assignment on the island as well as every day citizen visiting for educational, cultural, religious reasons will no longer need permission first.
The new regulations allow travel agents and airlines to book tickets for U.S. citizens to Cuba without a special license from the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control known as OFAC.
Americans traveling to the island will also be allowed to use credit cards, a restriction that complicated trips to Cuba in the past.
"Today's announcement takes us one step closer to replacing out of date policies that were not working and puts in place a policy that helps promote political and economic freedom for the Cuban people," Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said in a statement.
In unveiling the new regulations, the Obama administration revealed it is moving to establish a U.S. embassy in Havana, allowing American officials to make purchases that will revamp U.S. diplomatic facilities that already exist in the Cuban capital.
Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker is slated to visit Cuba later this year.
"Today's actions, which are being taken in coordination with the U.S. Department of the Treasury, give legal effect to the historic policy changes that President Obama announced," Pritzker said in a statement.
The administration's rules still present challenges for Americans traveling to Cuba. U.S. citzens will only be allowed to import up to $100 in alcohol and tobacco products, under the regulations, setting a limit on the number of Cuban cigars Americans will be permitted to bring home.
Chris Chiames, Orbitz's vice president of corporate affairs, says the travel booking site expects to have flights to Cuba, as well as hotel options, available to consumers in 2015.
"We're working through how to turn that on quickly. It's not going to be tomorrow," he said, adding U.S. citizens should expect "travel sometime in 2015."
In the short term, Chiames said it's unlikely travelers will be able to fly on U.S. carriers. The first step appears to be giving consumers the ability to book tickets on international carriers like Air Canada, Aeromexico. Travelers could fly from the U.S. to cities in Canada and Mexico, for example, and then make connections to Havana.
Chiames said U.S. carriers are still working through DOT to determine how quickly they will be able to offer service from American cities.
Republicans have blasted Obama's move to thaw decades-old tensions with Cuba. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Florida) said Thursday that the new policies will have the effect of "enriching a tyrant" without benefiting Cubans.
"This is a windfall for the Castro regime that will be used to fund its repression against Cubans, as well as its activities against U.S. national interests in Latin America and beyond," he said. "Given existing U.S. laws about our Cuba policy, this slew of regulations leave at least one major question President Obama and his administration have failed to answer so far: what legal authority does he have to enrich the Castro regime in these ways?"


text:
Eat & Drink
Butternut Squash Soup from Tyler Fox of Tyler Fox Catering
Although chef Tyler Fox takes a waste-nothing, nose-to-tail approach to his carnivorous cooking, he also enjoys creating recipes for vegans, such as the roasted butternut squash soup he contributed to our Thanksgiving table.
Fox cooks the vegetable broth inside a pumpkin to capture the gourd's perfume. Before adding the fresh lemongrass, Fox "bruises" the woody stalk with the butt of his knife to release the essential oils.
"Lemongrass and ginger obviously go really well together since there are entire continents that use them together," he says of the combination.
The garnishes also have a certain chef flair to them. Take the curry-roasted pepitas (he doesn't use the seeds from the pumpkin because they have not been hulled) and the fragrant burst from the paper-thin fried sage. "Sage is not as Asian as the ginger, but sageis
Thanksgiving, and it's a nice way to finish a rich dish."Butternut Squash Soup With Curry-Roasted Pumpkin Seeds and Fried Sage Makes 12 servings
Special equipment: immersion blender, Microplane nutmeg grater
Soup:2 small- to medium-sized pie pumpkins 6 to 8 cups homemade or store-bought vegetable stock, divided 2 butternut squash (approximately 2 pounds each), halved, seeds removed
Roasted pumpkin seeds:1 cup hulled pumpkin seeds or pepitas 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil 1 teaspoon Madras curry powder 1/2 teaspoon sea salt Pinch of chili flakes or cayenne pepper, optional
Fried sage leaves:1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil, for frying 24 sage leaves 1 whole nutmeg, for grating Salt Start soup several days before Thanksgiving:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Put oven rack to lower third of oven.
Cut a hole in the top of each pumpkin to create a lid. Remove strings and seeds. Put both pumpkins on a baking sheet and fill each with 3 to 4 cups of stock. Replace pumpkin lids and roast for about 90 minutes, or until tender when pierced with the tip of a knife. Drizzle four halves of butternut squash with 2 tablespoons of olive oil and 1 teaspoon salt, then place cut-side down on a baking sheet and cook for 1 hour, or until tender when pierced with the tip of a knife.
When the squash is cool enough to handle, remove the skin with a paring knife and scoop or roughly chop the flesh. Allow the pumpkins to cool enough to handle, then very carefully transfer pumpkin-infused stock to a container. (The bottom may become soft enough to give way, so check the stability of your pumpkin before attempting to move the hot liquid. If desired, reserve pumpkins to use as serving vessels.)
In a Dutch oven or stockpot over medium heat, add 2 tablespoons olive oil and onion, cooking onion until it is translucent. Add lemongrass, turmeric and ginger; cook 1 minute. Add roasted squash, reserved stock and 1 teaspoon salt and simmer for 15 minutes. Remove and discard lemongrass stalk. Using an immersion blender, blend soup until silky smooth or allow to cool slightly then transfer to a blender with a vented lid and process in batches. Stir in coconut milk.For the pumpkin seeds:
In a mixing bowl, toss pumpkin seeds in olive oil, curry powder and sea salt. If your family likes spice, you also may add a pinch of chili flakes or cayenne pepper. Spread evenly on a baking sheet and roast for 10 to 15 minutes in 350-degree oven, checking frequently to make sure seeds do not burn.Fry sage on Thanksgiving Day:
Heat 1/2 cup olive oil in a small saucepan over medium heat. When the oil shimmers, add sage leaves a few at a time and fry until crispy, 15 to 20 seconds. Remove sage from saucepan, reserving the sage-infused oil, place leaves on a paper towel, then sprinkle with salt.To serve:
Place pumpkins on a platter and fill with soup. Serve at the table by ladling soup into bowls. Garnish each bowl with 2 sage leaves, a scattering of pumpkin seeds, a dusting of nutmeg and a drizzle of sage-infused oil.Per serving: 297 calories (64 percent from fat), 24 grams total fat (8 grams saturated), no cholesterol, 22 grams carbohydrates, 9 grams protein, 422 milligrams sodium, 3 grams dietary fiber.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Sarah Mullally, installed as Bishop of London
Easter flowers and garden
Rebecca & Matthew's wedding at St Nicholas
On a cold Sunday in February ( 11th ), Rebecca and Matthew were married in our church, to the delight of us all.
Here are a few pictures from the service, conducted by Revd Phil Brooks and the Revd Sarah Sewell.
Brownlow monument 2017
Pictures taken of the Brownlow monument, behind the organ in the summer of 2017
Easter bunting at St Nicks
Easter is a time of celebration and joy!
St Nicholas congregation, lead and inspired by Sharon McElroy & Rev'd Cécile Schnyder, decorated the west porch with an Easter bunting on Sunday.
The individual flags were designed to show "what Easter means to you " and to share this with others.
Many thanks to everyone involved.


text:
The Bizarre Secret of Dog Wash
Each pet becomes individual attention from starting to end and most pets will likely be prepared for pickup within 90 minutes. Your pet is cherished with you, and merely deserves the best. You're capable to offer to look following the pet at the owners residence or to look following the pet out of your own house or business.
Most show dogs are going to get a bath every instant. Dogs should only get a bath when they're really dirty. Not only does this help your dog keep a healthy coat, furthermore, it reinforces your relationship. As an problem of fact, if you start dressing your dog on a normal basis, he'll understand the way to take pleasure in the experience. Say you are in possession of a little dog washing business.
Have some pleasure by way of your dog during the time which you're at it. Of course you'll be able to prevent a few of the things above if you only bathe your dog for an outside site. Dogs consistently have another spring in their step when they've been bathed. In case you've got a youthful dog this may be an appropriate question since a pup's grooming demands can differ than an adult dog's.
Dogs usually understand what is ideal for them. If your dog has fleas, you'll be asked to look after your dog with our safe and all-natural flea tub therapy Washing your dog is among those essential chores that need to get done by you or somebody else. In the event you are likely to train your dog afterward be sure you've got appropriate dog training equipment. It's possible to follow your dog if you want. Some people decide to construct their very own hot dog stand and it's potential to get plans that clarify how to do this online.
Some dog owners consider bathing a dog is indeed challenging, just with the right wisdom and technique, bathing a dog isn't a challenge anymore. A dog operator also must be conscious of their skin, nail condition or hair, if there's any. He must understand just how much grooming his pet wants, as they do not need to be washed each day. It's all up to you as their owner to stay informed about an excellent dog wash.
When itis a grooming company retail company or pet daycare company you're interested in, there's a great pet firm for you. Obviously, many dog wash companies provide package deals that would provide some form of savings. There are numerous dog grooming businesses to pick from, yet not all of these deliver the outstanding services that you anticipate.
Dog Wash - Is it a Scam?
Doing a dog wash does not take an excessive amount of hard work but this might help you raise quite a lot of capital in a short time. It is sometimes a tricky situation. Whether you take advantage of a Self Service Dog Wash, your private tub or garden hose, there's a suitable method to provide your dog a bath.
Join an immense dog who doesn't enjoy obtaining a bath with wet porcelain and there's a true risk of slips and falls for you as well as your dog. A excellent good bath for outside bathing may be amazing help. You would want a bathtub and also water clearly, together with dog shampoo and towels.


text:
Kampa Revo Zip 350
The Revo Zip roll out awning offers an alternative solution to other awnings in the Kampa range. It can be attached to your caravan or motor home and left permanently which will free up a large amount of storage space whilst also speeding up the set up time. The Revo Zip 350 is extremely quick and easy to set up - simply open the bag zip, roll the awning out and deploy the two front legs and the two rafters.
This roll out awning has been designed to fit on caravans or motor homes with a rail height up to 280cm. The roof has been created using a durable and colour fast material which is extremely weatherproof. It features an anti-scratch coating and has an attractive grey print on both sides.
If you require more than just a sunshade, the optional Privacy Room can be purchased for your Revo Zip 350. This creates an enclosed, private space by attaching three walls to your Revo Zip. The side walls simply zip to the Revo Zip roof and the front wall slides into the channel on the Revo front rail and zips to the side walls.
The Revo Zip 350 roll out awning features an extra strong, durable, adjustable aluminum frame and comes complete with guy lines and pegs for extra security.
Further Details
Width: 350cm
Depth: 250cm
Designed to fit caravans and motorhomes with a rail height up to 280cm
Quick and simple - slide into awning rail
Frees up interior space as the awning stays connected on the outside
Simple, fast set up and take down - legs and roof rafters fold out of front rail
Seven sizes available
Class leading projection
500 g/m² weatherproof, colourfast and durable roof with anti-scratch coating. Attractive grey print both sides.
Complete with guylines and pegs
Extra strong, durable, adjustable aluminium frame
Storage bag: light grey 480 g/m² PVC coated polyester
Optional aluminium support rafters
Optional sun screen
Optional Privacy Room
Weight: 12.9kg
|All Seasons
|1 Year for Fabric and 2 Years for AirFrame System
|240 - 280
|Revo Zip 350
|Manufacturer Colour


text:
You have no items in your basket.
Over Bed Tables
Over Bed Tables
Over Bed Tables
With an unlimited amount of uses, an Over Bed Table can be one of the most useful aids in the bedroom
Below you will find our selection of Over Bed Tables which are all designed to slide easily underneath the base of the users bed and provide them with a sturdy and convenient table top to use whilst in the bed itself.
Available with or without wheels, these over bed tables provide a surface for the user to eat dinner, read or use a laptop computer from. All of our over bed tables are easy to assemble and adjust to the required height.
Corton Overbed Table without CastorsExcl. Tax: £46.99
Corton Overbed Table - with CastorsExcl. Tax: £54.99
Daleside Overchair TableExcl. Tax: £139.99
Hinton Over Chair TableExcl. Tax: £165.85
Hospital OBT Curved BaseExcl. Tax: £505.00
Kidney Over Chair TableExcl. Tax: £203.99
Deluxe Overbed / Chair Twin Top TableExcl. Tax: £59.99
Woodson Overchair TableExcl. Tax: £99.99
Bed TrayExcl. Tax: £32.99


text:
The Best 2000s Nickelodeon Cartoons
List Rules Vote up your favorite Nicktoons that aired new episodes between 2000 and 2009.
These are the best 2000s Nickelodeon cartoons, or 2000s Nicktoons, ranked from best to worst by your votes. The best 2000s Nickelodeon shows, or 2000s Nick toons, are some of the best shows ever on TV. Some of the top 2000s Nickelodeon shows are family oriented while other fan favorite series are a little more "out there" for cartoons. A few of the most popular 2000s Nick shows are even action-adventure animations.
What shows appear on this best 2000s Nickelodeon cartoons list? SpongeBob SquarePants is not only one of the greatest animations of the 2000s, but it is also one of the networks longest running shows. This popular series was also made into not one, but two feature films. Rugrats is another good show that aired on Nickelodeon in the 2000s.
The Penguins of Madagascar, which premiered in 2008, marks the first time that a Nick cartoon was produced with DreamWorks Animation. Other great series that are featured on this top 2000s Nickelodeon cartoons list include Invader Zim, CatDog and The Fairly OddParents.
Do you have a favorite Nicktoon from the 2000s? Give the best shows a thumbs up and get in on the conversation in the comments section.


text:
Candy Cane Coffee Cake
2 packages regular or quick active dry yeast
1/2 cup warm water (105°F to 115°F)
1 1/4 cups buttermilk
2 eggs
5 1/2 to 6 cups Gold Medal® Better for Bread™ flour or Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1/2 cup sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons salt
1 1/2 cups chopped dried apricots
1 1/2 cups chopped drained maraschino cherries
Coffee Cake Glaze
1 1/2 cups red cinnamon candies, if desired
Dissolve yeast in warm water in large bowl. Add buttermilk, sugar, butter, eggs, baking powder, salt and 2 1/2 cups of the flour. Beat with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Stir in enough remaining flour to make dough easy to handle. (Dough should be soft and slightly sticky.)
Grease 3 cookie sheets. Turn dough onto well-floured surface; gently knead about 5 minutes or until smooth and elastic. Divide dough into 3 equal parts. Roll one part into rectangle, 15×9 inches. Place rectangle on cookie sheet.
Mix apricots and chopped cherries. Spread one-third of the apricot mixture in a strip about 2 1/2 inches wide lengthwise down center of rectangle. Make cuts in dough at 1/2-inch intervals on both 15-inch sides almost to filling. Fold strips over filling, overlapping and crossing in center. Carefully stretch dough until 22 inches long; curve one end to form top of cane. Repeat with remaining 2 parts of dough. Cover and let rise in warm place about 1 hour or until double. (Dough is ready if indentation remains when touched.)
Heat oven to 375°F. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Drizzle Glaze over warm coffee cakes. Decorate with cinnamon candies.
Makes 3 coffee cakes (12 slices each)
Source: Betty Crocker http://www.bettycrocker.com/…/12c5ab6c-b24d-4668-b786-9a49c…


text:
Chrome for iOS Update
Chrome for iOS has been updated to 30.0.1599.16. This update fixes some stability issues and has other minor bugfixes. The update will be rolling out in the App Store over the next few hours. Known issues are available on the Chrome support site. If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug.
Jason Kersey
Google Chrome
Jason Kersey
Google Chrome
Labels: Chrome for iOS


text:
Societe Generale Private Banking has launched a bonds market analysis and advisory service dedicated to private clients
Societe Generale Private Banking has launched an analysis and advisory service for the bonds market (both sovereign and corporate) in response to the growing interest of private clients in this asset class.
Based in both Europe and Asia, the private bank's bonds specialists offer a pro-active, tailor-made advisory service that combines performance research and risk management in all the bonds and credit markets worldwide.
These experts design bonds portfolios and provide management advisory services, benefitting from the macro-economic overviews of Societe Generale Private Banking, in-depth analysis of the bond issuers and their own reading of the markets.
To achieve this, Societe Generale Private Banking will work in partnership with AMBA Research, a leading provider of investment research and analytics services. This expertise is essential to meet the needs of private clients, who in the current context are expanding their range of bonds investments in Emerging Markets and in High Yield sector.
The private bank thus provides High Net Worth Individuals with access to integrated, independent bond investment solutions, together with a personalised follow-up. The service meets the objectives of wealthy individuals in terms of yield, risk tolerance and investment horizons.


text:
SAN FRANCISCO — Qualcomm and Nokia said on Wednesday they have settled a patent lawsuit with hundreds of millions of dollars at stake — the resolution coming just hours after the trial in the case was scheduled to start.
The companies did not disclose the terms of the settlement. But they did say they have entered into a 15-year agreement in which Nokia has agreed to pay royalties to license technology developed by Qualcomm that improves phone performance and battery life, and reduces product size.
The two companies had been at odds since April 2007, when the previous licensing agreement between them expired. Nokia, the Finnish cellphone maker, said that it should pay a lower royalty rate than it had been because it controlled important technology with its own patents.
The case over the royalty disputes was scheduled to go to trial on Wednesday morning in Delaware Chancery Court. However, the judge in the case postponed the start of the trial until Thursday.
Also on Wednesday, Qualcomm was scheduled to give its quarterly earnings review to investors, but delayed a conference call with securities analysts until Thursday morning. The company did report its financial results. It said net income for its third fiscal quarter was up 6 percent, to $748 million, from the quarter a year ago, on revenue of $2.8 billion, which was up 19 percent from a year ago. Qualcomm's shares soared 18.7 percent in after-hours trading to $53.20, up from a $44.82 close in the regular session on Wednesday.Continue reading the main story
Mark McKechnie, an industry analyst with American Technology Research, said the lawsuit and Nokia's refusal to pay royalties had been a considerable drag on Qualcomm's stock. The settlement is, he said, "probably a smart move for Nokia, but a lucrative move for Qualcomm."
He estimated that the settlement could mean as much as $400 million in royalties paid to Qualcomm next year. He said he derived that by estimating that Nokia could pay a 2 percent royalty fee on the 100 million phones equipped with Qualcomm technology that it is likely to sell next year. (Mr. McKechnie said that a 5 percent royalty arrangement is more typical in the industry.)
"It's pretty significant. It's a big win for an American company," Mr. McKechnie said of Qualcomm, which is based in San Diego.
Mr. McKechnie said that the resolution could also save Qualcomm as much as $200 million a year in legal bills.
Qualcomm declined to comment beyond a joint press release issued by the companies.
As part of the settlement, Nokia said it had agreed to withdraw a complaint it made to the European Commission against Qualcomm and assign ownership of a number of patents to Qualcomm.
"We believe that this agreement is positive for the industry, enabling the market to benefit from innovation and new technologies," Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, Nokia's chief executive, said in a press release.
Mr. McKechnie said Nokia was well served to settle, as it had its hands full battling smartphone competitors, including Apple.
"Nokia is facing increasing competition from smartphone competitors," he said. "It can't be messing around with legal battles with Qualcomm when going through massive industry transition."Continue reading the main story


text:
Home > Tyne & Wear > Sunderland
The Tall Ships Races are coming to Sunderland in 2018 – on 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th July.
Our bed and breakfast accommodation is located just six miles north from the mouth of the river Wear along the scenic A183 Coast Road.
Demand for accommodation will be high during the event and our rooms are already available for sale. We advise early booking to avoid disappointment.
For more Sunderland related posts on our blog click here: Sunderland.
Click for more Events on our blog.
Last online reservation received: Wednesday 13th November 2019, 21:27 Country:


text:
(Disclaimer: If you are easily offended by the proper spelling of the words hinted at in my title, then do not read beyond this point.)
As a postcolonial scholar, I've become familiar with what Homi Bhabha calls the "ambiguity of colonial discourse." In short, Bhabha suggests that colonialism attempts to recreate indigenous minds/bodies in the image of the colonizer, but only to an indeterminate line that allows the colonizer to differentiate itself from the "other," since its existence as "colonizer" requires an opposite from which to draw its identity. Within that ambiguity, Bhabha argues, is where the indigenous can launch a different kind of resistance.
I've often wondered if this same idea might apply to words like "nigger" or "bitch" (and their various spellings). While I won't call myself a feminist scholar or race historian, it seems to me that it is within the realm of possibility that women or people of color could reclaim the words previously used against them by a particular dominant group. Otherwise, I'd have to look at a site like Smart Bitches, Trashy Books with a certain degree of contempt. Likewise, I'd have to view any use of the word "nigger" by people of color as inherently derogatory, even if within a particular cultural context, it means exactly the opposite. Are some of these instances moments of resistance / reversal / reclamation? How do we know?
That's where I want to leave it. A wide open question for the general public to explore. So have at it!


text:
I WANT IT ALL! Offers
And so you shall have it with this fabulous home.
Welcome to 97B Argyll Road
This one level, low maintenance, classic Brick & Tile is just the ticket.
With 3 generous double bedrooms (master bedroom with semi-ensuite)
This lovely home is nicely tucked away on a flat fenced freehold site of approx. 508sqm.
Everything about this home is spacious. From the entrance to the open plan living, bedrooms, bathroom and double internal entry garaging. There's also a garden shed for extra storage. Modern throughout, the carpet looks like new (only 2 years old) and there are plenty of extras to make living a breeze.
Conveniently located, it's a short stroll to the Greerton Village shops & only steps away from Greenpark primary & pre-school with the bus stop almost at your door.
A much sought after home, perfect for families, retirees or investors. Avoid disappointment and view at your earliest convenience.
General Amenities
Interior Amenities
Exterior Amenities
- Bedrooms
- 3
- Bathrooms
- 1
- Floor area
- 150
- Lot Size
- 508 m2
- Cladding
- brick
- Roof
- concrete tile
- $411,000
- Rates
- $2,242
- Year Built
- 1998
- Zoning
- View
- urban
- Garage Size
- 2 car internal garage
Please complete the form below to inquire about this property. We will get back to you as soon as possible.
If you would like to send this property to a friend that you think may be interested, please complete the form below. To send this property to multiple friends, enter each email separated by a comma in the 'Friends Email' field.


text:
Who run the world? Dallas women -- in part, at least. Every day, the women on this list prove that success can be seized by those who dare to dream big. But we'd like to give special recognition to each of these incredible Dallas women who work in the areas of film, art, fashion, food, design and music.
There are many more influential women in Dallas in other fields. Share with us @guidelive.
Robin Wright
Robin Wright, native Dallasite and star of Forrest Gump and The Princess Bride, has found her most powerful role to date as Claire Underwood on Netflix's original series House of Cards. Wright hopefully doesn't share all of her personality traits with the oft-scheming Underwood, but we do see some major similarities. Both women are fastidious in their craft, both are determined to succeed, and both are unafraid to call the shots. On March 4, the show's fourth season became available to stream (and binge-watch in full) on Netflix.
Erica Felicella
Erica Felicella has spent more than a decade working to promote the arts in Dallas. As the executive director of ArtCon, she leads the nonprofit's team in bringing together artists and musicians to raise funds for creative organizations in North Texas. As an artist herself, Felicella knows that communities are better served when they are welcoming and encouraging artists to create. She is a tireless worker for others and an inspirational creative.
Misti Norris
When it comes to Dallas restaurants, it's (mostly) a man's world. But that's changing. In Dallas Morning News restaurant critic Leslie Brenner's list of the best new restaurants in D-FW in 2015, two of the nine top chefs were female. One of them, Misti Norris, runs the kitchen at Small Brewpub in Oak Cliff. Her food is "delightfully defiant," Brenner writes in a three-star review. She's certainly earned her spot as a 2016 James Beard Award semifinalist for Rising Star Chef of the Year. Watch her.
Karen Katz
As president and CEO of Neiman Marcus, Karen Katz is a woman in charge. The company reported $5.1 billion of revenue in 2015, which is a testament to the behemoth of a business Katz is tasked with running. While keeping attention on brick-and-mortar stores, Katz has overseen the refinement of Neiman Marcus' e-commerce options. As a result, more than a quarter of the company's revenue came from online sales during the last quarter of 2015.
Still, Katz remembers her Dallas roots: She told CNBC back in 2010 that, when she retires from Neiman Marcus, she'd like to be a barista at the Starbucks in Highland Park Village.
Selena Gomez
Before she forged a career in music as a teen, Dallas native Selena Gomez captured the attention of even younger audiences on Barney as a baby-faced star on the rise. Ever since, her list of accomplishments has grown longer with each passing year.
2016 is proving to be no different for Gomez. Already, two singles from her latest album, Revival, made the top 10 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart, and her new movie with Paul Rudd, The Fundamentals of Caring, made its debut at the Sundance Film Festival in January. You go, girl!
Demi Lovato
A fellow Barney alum and lifelong friend of Gomez's, Demi Lovato has a successful career of her own. Though she faced public struggles with depression and eating disorders, the former Dallasite has focused her life on inspiring other women to love themselves through positive messages in her music. Her single, "Confident," made it to No. 21 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and she dared to bare it all in a nude, makeup-free photoshoot for Vanity Fair. Confident and crushing it.
Alysha Deslorieux
Though she may not be as well-known as Gomez or Lovato, Alysha Deslorieux is making waves of her own. This Booker T. Washington High graduate left Big D for the Big Apple, where she has found success in a brutally demanding industry: musical theatre. Currently starring in Broadway's smash hit Hamilton, which recently won the Grammy for Best Musical Theatre Album, Deslorieux is undoubtedly a performer to watch for. (Pictured here: She stands second from left during a production of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical on Broadway.
Wendy Calhoun
For Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts grad Wendy Calhoun, the hits just keep on coming. She is an executive producer and writer for ratings crusher Empire on Fox and has also written and produced Nashville, Justified, Revenge, and Hell's Kitchen. Oh yes, and she's the narrative consultant for Battlefield Hardline, a video game.
Kaela Sinclair
This talented Dallasite recently scored the opportunity of a lifetime -- she was selected to join indie band M83 for their upcoming world tour. Kaela Sinclair, a singer/songwriter who studied at University of North Texas, applied to join the band after lead singer Anthony Gonzales started a search for a new singer and keyboardist. Upon announcing Sinclair is joining the band for its upcoming tour, Gonzales tweeted, "I think @kaelasinclair is amazing and I can't wait for you to meet her."
See Kaela perform onstage with M83 at The Bomb Factory on April 8.
Erykah Badu
Erykah Badu never seems to run out of worlds to conquer. From being a beloved singer from Dallas to throwing epic birthday parties to styling a show at New York Fashion Week, it appears there's nothing this woman can't do. If someone could capture Essence of Badu in a jar, we'd buy it.
Amber Venz
This Southern Methodist University grad co-founded RewardStyle, an online shopping tool that kicks money back to fashion bloggers who recommend popular items. According to Success Magazine, Venz's young company brought in $270 million in sales in 2014. She reps Dallas proudly, according to a Texas Monthly story: "We had to overcome a lot of obstacles not being in Silicon Valley," said co-founder and husband Baxter Box in the Texas Monthly story. "But we thought Dallas had the right ingredients, and we wanted to make this a tech hub."
Jane Aldridge, a.k.a. @seaofshoes
Jane Aldridge may not be a familiar name in every home, but she is in a few important ones. The Dallas-based fashion blogger has caught the eye of Kanye West and the writers at Vogue, not to mention the 182,000 people who follow her on Instagram. This 24-year-old (yes, you read that right) is building an empire from her smartphone, and it revolves around her love of footwear. Talk about #goals.
Annie Clark, a.k.a. St. Vincent
She writes original songs. She sings like an angel. But Annie Clark -- best known as her stage name St. Vincent -- commands a guitar like the offspring of Stevie Ray Vaughan and an alien species. Raised in Dallas, the Lake Highlands High School alumna began playing guitar at 12 and toured as a roadie for her aunt and uncle, famous jazz musicians Tuck & Patti. Today, she's a Grammy Award winning indie rock artist whose fourth solo album and subsequent appearances on late-night stages formally solidified mainstream popularity in 2014. She no longer calls Dallas home -- though you might spot her from time to time at Resident Taqueria, her sister's taco shop in Lake Highlands. No matter: We will claim her as ours.
Tamela Mann
Tamela Mann became a mainstay in film and TV as one of Tyler Perry's players, but her career has taken on a life of its own. Mann, from Fort Worth, and her husband, David, have a reality show called It's a Mann's World. And she's a gospel supernova, with songs such as the award-winning and inescapable "Take Me to the King" taking her even higher.
BONUS: Joanna Gaines
We're stretching D-FW just a bit here, to Waco: Joanna Gaines is half of the dynamic duo behind the Waco-based HGTV addicting series Fixer Upper. In addition to epitomizing #relationshipgoals with her husband and business partner, Chip, Gaines has made a name for herself as a visionary interior designer despite having never studied interior design. (Fun fact: She graduated from Baylor University with a degree in Communications.) Gaines grew up in Texas, where she and her husband co-own several businesses.
Sarah Blaskovich, Dawn Burkes, Liz Farmer, Brentney Hamilton and Hannah Wise contributed to this story.


text:
Fixing leavers in games, The Hero Program
I have been playing MOBAs for many years, they have always had their many ups and downs. A certain "down" with League of Legends has always stuck out, players leaving/AFKing. I have come up with, what i believe to be a good solution to this problem. While also being beneficial to victims of leavers, players wanting to help, and people who accidentally lose connection. The solution is simple, allow summoners with good honor status to queue for a game in need of help. When their queue pops, they are brought into the in progress game to take over for the player until they return, or the game finishes. The original player after reconnecting would enter a brief spectator mode on their Champion. After that moment, once the temp exits combat he will be placed back in control, and the match will resume as normal. Providing the temp Summoner with compensation for their time, as per a normal game. (Blue/Orange essence, key fragments, EXP etc.) This will solve many problems at once i believe, providing summoners with a pure motive to gain and withhold a good honor status. All while helping players in need! Honors mean a lot to some of us summoners, along with sportsmanship, I know that these players could utilize this as a tool to help grow and strengthen our community to its best potential. There are many details that i will take time to go over, such as leavers in Ranked, which to many is infuriating. Losing a game due to a leaver, then watching your LP drop feels like being kicked while your down. This program with give players that helping hand they need, to get their team back on their feet and fighting for that Nexus! While many players would love to help in such situations, the problem is their potential in such games. In my opinion, summoners who want to queue for this program, have the option to opt into ranked queues as well. They must have a **similar rank**, and should be able to compete on their level. This is to avoid leavers being replaced by what would feel like a smurf, and high ranked players from feeling sand-bagged. The honor system is crucial to this program, these summoners will be dropped into a already hectic or tense situation. Summoners with proven commendations of honorable game play would be best fitted to be the stand in. They have shown reliability, sportsmanship, and overall good conduct. With this program, we could really impact and grow our community even stronger, and prosper together! As Galio says, "Time to make an impact!" {{champion:3}}
- Quote
- Login to comment
- Quote
- Edit
- Delete Deleted
- Are you sure
- Yes
- No
- Undelete
- View in Mod Tool


text: Newbie here, QUICK FACTS: My adult daughter is 40 years old. I have been married to my husband for 25 years; it is a May/December Romance. I am desperately ill from an illness that is progressive, incurable and no known consistent treatment. This disease is one of THE worst pain diagnosises one can have. My husband and I worry about my future care as my daughter is an only child and cannot be trusted to in any way be "there" for me. In fact she is so skilled in legal she should get an honorary law degree. My child was not abused in any way shape or form and I have beat my own head against the wall so many times trying to figure out what went wrong but I know except the fact that she operates with sociopath behavior. She only operates in either of 2 ways - control or manipulate. I just finished reading Jeanne CA's heart breaking story and since I am once again in pain from the situation my daughter has caused me I thought I would write a little of what happened to us, (husband and I) what's happened since, how I hit bottom and re-built myself and what is currently going on. Maybe I should have seen what was to come when my daughter was in her teens and I was called by another parent to hand me a letter received (from their son) they had intercepted written by my daughter to find an untraceable way to poison me. To death! I could go on and on about all the other problems but suffice it to say - I was convinced by others that I was dealing with "just" a very difficult teen/young adult. But after every hurtful action on her part I would just with-draw myself from her and not speak with her for months/years at a time. Through one of these not speaking times, my daughter went behind my back and began having conversations about starting a business with my husband, a retired businessman and entrepreneur. My husband then convinced me once again that my daughter had changed and it was time once again for me to forgive and forget. But forgetting was the last thing I would do because out of what I knew about past experiences with dealing with her. So my husband helped her to set up a business using my money (keeping "ours" safe to take care of us for the rest of our lives) I put up the money with a 70/30 split - mine being the 30 because I was already ill at that time and felt, fairly, since I would be unable to actually work, (not on disability at the time) it was a "fair" way to set things up. The only problem is that there is no "fair" to a sociopath, which I did not that what I was dealing with at the time. Although the business was very successful and we had two offices at one time and around 25 employees, we had problems from the beginning where my daughter would not let my husband handle ANY of the business paperwork, reports etc. almost from when the ink dried on the paperwork. So begins the theft and stealing. While I got a salary of 30K my daughter was getting one of 300k and all she could steal. Then she started to come in less and less to work - out spending money on every cruise or vacation she could spend money on. With her out of the office more and more, my husband began to look over business paperwork and we discovered that she was stealing 10's of thousands of dollars from me, which he then copied the relevant paperwork. We saw a lawyer but he said since she was the majority owner we were lucky I was getting anything at all. So we took our names off of everything that we could as far as credit or other types of business responsibilities and of course SHE SPENT the business into the ground - which she, of course now, says she was left holding the bag in the end. Well duh, yeah, she spent every $ that came in so in the end it was her responsibility to clean up the mess she created. Oh, but also, she fired me, causing me to lose my health insurance. Oh and calling my husband - "A Mother F***ing Bastard" And running up MY Sam's Club card to 4k in gift cards in one month (I did not use the credit part of the account) well that was the end for me and I did not speak again to her for over 4 years. See Part 2


text:
About ILPGA
Irish Liquid Petroleum Gas Association
Company Profile
The Irish LP Gas Association is the representative body of companies involved in the distribution and marketing of LP Gas in Ireland.
The Irish LP Gas Association was established in 1969. It is the representative body of companies involved in the distribution and marketing of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LP Gas) in Ireland. The Irish LP Gas Association is a member of the AEGPL - the European LP Gas Association - and has worked closely with the AEGPL on issues relating to technical standards for the industry and in making the case for increased use of LP Gas throughout the European Union. In addition, since 1990, technical members of the Association have been heavily involved in the development of European Standards, and particularly those Standards related to LP Gas.
Since 1981 the Association has also worked with Irish Government Departments and Bord Gais Eireann on the Gas Technical Standards Committee (GTSC) in the preparation of gas-related Irish Standards.
The Irish LP Gas Association's primary objectives are :
- The promotion of the safe storage, distribution and use of LP Gas.
- The promotion of study and research into the principles, methods and techniques concerned with the safe development, use, application, storage and transportation of LP Gas.
You can contact the Irish LP Gas Association here:
Registered Office: 180 Rathgar Road, Dublin 6.
Liam Doyle, ILPGA Secretary, firstname.lastname@example.com
Mobile: + 353 87 255 9577
or here:
Long Mile Road
Dublin 12
Tel: (01) 450 5000
Dublin Road
Co Louth
Tel: (041) 9831041
Fax: (041) 9831043


text:
The current crisis on the Korean Peninsula was unexpected for Russia and raised serious concerns that both North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump could recklessly push the situation over the brink.
However, the probability of an open military conflict is still low and the pressure to solve the North Korean problem is not effective in the sense of being acceptable to the US. Moreover, controlled tension on the Korean Peninsula is more beneficial strategically to the US, in order to pressure China, making it inevitable that sooner or later the only remaining option of dialogue will be sought.
The main new factor in the situation is a constructive role by the new South Korean government that can "take the driver's seat" in this process. It would be wise for Russia to increase its cooperation with Seoul regarding practical options to promote a diplomatic solution.
The sudden crisis caught Russian policymakers off guard. It made the Kremlin once again consider the possibilities for Russia to influence the situation close to its borders. The situation was for decades considered more or less stable and not prone to an open military clash. Despite being accustomed to a recurrence of hostilities in Korea, this latest saber-rattling served as more proof of turbulence and the unpredictability of political currents in the era of "global disorder" and transition in which we live. The sudden shift of the Trump administration to resorting to the possibility of a military solution seems to be spontaneous and does not take into consideration the possible consequences.
This also seems to defy North Korea's possible expectations. In the initial days of the Trump administration, North Korea exercised relative restraint compared to similar periods in previous years where a springtime increase in tensions was a familiar pattern for the Peninsula because of military exercises in the South.
In the early months of this year, despite the political crisis in South Korea, which presented a tempting opportunity for some kind of mischief by Pyongyang, nothing extraordinary happened (I do not think that routine missile tests can be counted as provocations threatening world peace). The increase in the number and quality of the missile tests happened, in fact, after the demonstration of force by the US and the elections in South Korea. Pyongyang seems to have decided to "teach them a lesson" and raise the stakes, which is a familiar game. Now, even a nuclear test cannot be excluded if dialogue is not restarted in the near future.
Trump's choice of the notoriously insolvable Korean problem as a test of his foreign policy is also inexplicable. This is not a Gordian knot that can be cut with a single stroke. Nor is there a need for urgency. Despite all the rhetoric, sober analysts agree that North Korea is not going to start a war against the US (unlike the Islamic State) and is highly unlikely even to attack South Korea, even if Pyongyang were to succeed in acquiring "second strike" capability against the US – a possibility that is some years away.
It is emotionally understandable that South Koreans, whose memories of the 1950 North Korean invasion have not faded, may suspect that North Koreans might resort to such an adventure, assuming the newly acquired nuclear deterrent would make US interference too risky for Washington. However, North Koreans are not madmen; they perfectly well understand that even without US interference it would be virtually impossible to occupy the South, not to mention to govern it and manage what would be a devastated country with all outside links cut.
For that reason, is a real concern for US territorial security a reason to act swiftly? This is something Russia may see as a good reason for some kind of action. Trump's emotional "discovery" of the North Korean nuclear problem is understandable (one blogger described the US reaction to what is perceived as the emergence of nuclear-armed North Korea to that of a man waking up in the middle of the night to see a venomous spider crawling onto him).
However, it has been long considered that a "kinetic action" against North Korean nuclear and missile armaments (or even against the North Korean leadership) would be ineffective, because the chances of success would be slim. The location of all of the North's armaments are not known with certainty and Pyongyang has for decades prepared for such a development. Besides that, risking a full-scale military conflict with the possibility of millions of victims in Northeast Asia is irresponsible at the very least.
Besides, if the US is really afraid that North Korea might become a third enemy state, after Russia and China, that could hit the US with a nuclear attack, there is a more pragmatic way to block such a development – a verifiable compromise. The quarter-century long approach of "strategic patience" (in fact, containment of North Korea in the anticipation of an "inevitable collapse" of the regime) means that compromise has never been seriously explored.
However, even common sense would suggest that a military solution is too high a price to pay for settling an issue with which the world has been living for years.
Therefore, many in Russia believe the April-May crisis, during which the North Korean problem was blown out of all proportion, is not even a calculated bluff, but simply a whimsical attempt to remind the world of the ability of the US to untie global knots using merely its will and military potential. It also may be read as an attempt to strengthen future negotiating positions to derive maximum concessions from the opposing party.
And possibly, the main goal is to "show China" its "real" place in world politics and confirm US leadership. This did bring some results with respect to China, because Chinese President Xi Jinping is said to have promised Trump at their bilateral meeting in Florida to "do something" about North Korea "within 100 days," and reluctantly increased pressure on North Korea.
However, it looks like this is being done by Beijing more to gain time and avert an immediate crisis than to solve the problem, because the Chinese are perfectly aware that even a cut-off in vital supplies, such as oil, would not make the North Korean leadership "change their mind" about the missile and nuclear issue, but could in fact lead to instability in this "buffer state," something that would be against Chinese interests.
This period could be used to suggest some other choices for China regarding its partnerships with other countries (for example, the Korean issue has been prominently present on the agenda of every Putin-Xi meeting in recent months).
Could this attempt at coercive diplomacy succeed? On the one hand, it is not a bad thing that the situation regarding the Korean problem has moved out of a stalemate and acquired some dynamism that in the long run might prove conducive to finding a solution. However, Russia strongly believes that such a solution should be a negotiated one and that any use of military force would lead to a catastrophe.
It might be reassuring that precisely because, as the US keeps reiterating, "all options are on the table," an eventual resort to the option of dialogue and compromise could take place. This would be strongly supported by Russia, which would be prepared to join efforts with anyone to pursue such a course of action.
Russia's geopolitical and strategic involvement
Russia has long advocated that although North Korea is a country with many particularities that are not acceptable in terms of universally accepted norms of the global order, this country is still a given reality, an established state, a member of UN, whose legitimate national interests, such as its sovereignty and right to exist, should be respected.
Decades of Russia's interaction with North Korea have proven that simple rejection of this reality and negativism do not work. Moreover, every time Moscow has become frustrated over not reaching a compromise and distanced itself from Pyongyang, it has lost its influence over the course of events, and not only Russia's own interests suffered, but also regional security.
Isolation, sanctions, pressure won't work
North Korea should be critiqued and called to order; but isolation, sanctions and pressure alone will be not only useless for the announced goal of demilitarization, but will also impede reforms and "conventionalization" of the country. And only an evolution towards normality – marketization and the decrease of coercion in society that is slowly drifting from totalitarianism to autocracy – can eventually bring North Korea on equal terms with the world.
This is a reason to provide for its security. Only by having such security guarantees can North Korea be expected to renounce its "nuclear deterrence," with this being not a prerequisite but the end goal of a lengthy process.
So, any appeals for "prior denuclearization" are at best naive, or just a cover to buy time to strangle the regime with sanctions and subversion to radically solve the North Korean problem by eliminating it.
For Russia, while the Korean issue might be among the top 10 that need to be addressed in diplomatic discussions with other global players, it is probably not one considered to be an acute threat to Russian national interests requiring immediate action. Since the end of the Korean War, Russia has not concentrated much military, diplomatic or economic resources in order to change the situation on the Korean Peninsula. In fact, the current equilibrium is the lesser evil in a conflict involving powerful players that might change for the worse the geopolitical situation on Russia's eastern frontier.
Any turbulence in Korea is detrimental to Russia's strategy to acquire a stronger foothold in Asia and to develop its Far Eastern regions in cooperation with other regional economies. A conflict in Korea would not only bring devastation to the whole of the neighboring area, but also completely change the strategic equation in Asia and have severe repercussions for the global economy.
Even a peaceful absorption of the North by the South would mean a revision of the regional order established as a result of WWII, and would completely change the strategic situation (for example, creating a situation where China and Russia would directly border a unified Korea that also remains a US military ally).
So, while the nuclear program in North Korea constitutes a challenge to the non-proliferation regime, the cornerstone of global strategic stability and a basic factor for Russia's national security, it does not mean this issue should be solved by simply any means.
Russia's strategic role and initiatives
Russia sincerely wishes that the current hostilities could become a prelude for a meaningful diplomatic process leading to a negotiated compromise. Now that Trump has proved his point – that the North Korean missile and nuclear problem is a threat to US national interests, that it will not be tolerated, and having succeeded in preempting, at least for now, further development of North Korea's nuclear and missile potential – it is time to address the problem squarely. That means to talk and to engage, despite the fact that this might be unpopular in some quarters in Washington.
But even "almighty" Washington needs support from other actors not only to find a solution but also to uphold any arrangements made. All the relevant countries, including Russia, universally want the elimination of North Korean nuclear weapons and provision of security and stability in Northeast Asia by peaceful means (not excluding military deterrence, of course – an early solution to the North Korean nuclear program would prevent an increase in militarization and an arms race in the region, including remilitarization of Japan, which could cause a snowball effect).
Is this at all possible given the nature of the North Korean regime? I believe that Kim Jong Un, who might possibly finally be accepted not as paranoid but as a "smart cookie," has amply shown through his reign that he is ready both for war and for cooperation, the only caveat being that he wants relations on an equal footing and to not be treated as subservient. In fact, he is on record suggesting several initiatives to drastically change relations with the South – only to be rejected by the former government of Park Geun-hye, which was absorbed in delusions of the "imminent collapse" of the Pyongyang regime and "jackpot unification." Kim also made some peaceful gestures to the US, including the idea of a "peace treaty" and a "moratorium for moratorium" formula.


text:
Cengiz Aktar is professor at Bahcesehir University and the Chairman of the Department of EU Relations in Istanbul. He is also a weekly columnist for daily Vatan. Aktar is an expert for Turkey-EU relations, but is also intensively involved in civil society initiatives in Turkey dealing with minority issues, the Kurdish question, and historical reconciliation. Aktar was one of the initiators of the apology campaign launched in December 2008, as a part of which Turks and Kurds expressed their sympathy for the victims of the events of 1915.
- Aktar's articles for Vatan: w10.gazetevatan.com/root.vatan?exec=yazareskiyazilar&wid=121
- "Resmî Ermenistan aciliminin sonu" (The end of the official Armenia initiative), 7 May 2010
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
August 2010
Turkey's media landscape
Thinks Tanks
Academics working on Turkey-Armenia relations
NGOs and foundations
Politicians, diplomats, foreign ministry
Business associations / Business people


text:
On a quest to discover Moldovan wine, food and culture, we embarked on an adventure in the countryside, having just left the small European country's capital city of Chisinau. Roadside merchants sold their wares: wicker baskets, colorful mums wearing autumnal hues, and large bowls containing green grapes fashioned into a pyramid shape. Farmers picked apples in orchards, a grape-harvesting crew took a break by lounging in a vineyard, and cows and goats grazed on the expansive golden plains.
If ever a swathe of land could be called 'wine country,' Moldova would be one of the most deserving to wear the label. Nestled between Ukraine and Romania, the country is abstractly shaped like a cluster of grapes. Winemaking accounts for 7% of the country's exports, and when you go there, you get the sense that every family has an amateur winemaker in its ranks. Though family-made wines are common, the country is also becoming increasingly well-known for its high-quality, commercial wine, which is now made with adherence to international, modern standards. A National Office for Vine & Wine was established to help regulate the industry and promote Moldovan wine abroad.
Continue reading "A Land of Hidden Gems: Moldova's Wine, Food & Monasteries"


text:
The SanTan Wheelie Jam took over Indian School Park in Phoenix on Saturday with countless wheels, live music, and a sampling of local beer.
It was also a great chance to check out some custom rides and interesting outfits.
We ventured to the park on Saturday to take a few notes. The Good's above, the Bad and the Ugly are after the jump, and the whole wheelie slideshow is right here.
If you like this story, consider signing up for our email newsletters.
You have successfully signed up for your selected newsletter(s) - please keep an eye on your mailbox, we're movin' in!


text:
325ml personalized ceramic mugs can be used for drinking milk, organising pens on your desk or storing accessories in the bathroom.
Please note this product is digitally printed. The glitter is only digitally printed and not real 3D glitter.
The product can be personalized with ONE CHARACTER MONOGRAM ONLY.
Size: 3.5" Height x 3" Diameter (approx.)
(Price inclusive of taxes and delivery charges across India)


text:
How to automatically backup pictures from Android to access on PC
Look! Up there! Skyward! The great cloud is seeping over the hills. Abandon your posts and make haste for the coast, lest you become caught in the bloodthirsty digital demon's poisonous vortex. Despite what you may have heard, or read in our "is cloud storage safe" article, cloud storage isn't all that scary. In fact, it's often incredibly user-friendly. While in the past I would spend time plugging in cables or sending emails to deliver pictures to my PC, now I just take a photo…and that's it. My photos are immediately synced to multiple devices as soon as I've snapped them. So, if you're yet to get on board with cloud storage, here's a list of some of my preferred photo syncing applications with instructions of how to set them up. All are free to download and offer free storage.
Dropbox is currently my preferred backup utility, you can take photos at your leisure and, providing you have some kind of internet connection, they will automatically sync to your computer within seconds. Just install it on your Android device and ensure you have "Camera Upload" switched on. (This can be configured in the Dropbox settings, and comes with the option of uploading videos and/or photos via Wi-Fi or data plan.)
Dropbox can be accessed on your PC from your web browser, but I recommend installing the Windows client. To do this, sign into your Dropbox account in your web browser, click on your name and select "install", then just follow the on-screen instructions. This will allow for quick access to Dropbox from your desktop.
The folder design looks the same on your smartphone as your PC, making for a really intuitive experience, and screenshots taken from either phone or PC are automatically backed up too. It comes with a relatively small 2 GB upload storage capacity, but this can be upgraded for a fee or by completing various tasks, like inviting friends to use the service or installing it on multiple devices.
Google+ is known as a social network, but it also offers substantial image storing capabilities. After installing Google+, via the Play Store or the Google+ website, you will be asked to make an account (or if you already have an account, simply sign-in). In your Google+ settings, click on the Auto-Backup option, and select "on" at the top of the screen, Google+ will prompt you to turn on "auto-sync" for your device in the Android settings. Click "turn sync on" if it is set to off. Now any photos will be backed up to Google+ immediately after being taken (but they won't be posted on your profile automatically - so don't worry about privacy!) Any photos you already have on your phone will also begin to be uploaded to the cloud.
Google+ comes with a whopping 15GB of potential photo storage right away. In fact, any photo up to 2048 pixels in width can be uploaded without even counting towards the 15GB storage space - potentially offering unlimited photo storage. For those wanting simplicity, it may be intimidating to use Google+, a social network, just for backing up photos (you'll likely be asked to make a profile and "add friends to your circles" etc). For mass, free storage, however, Google+ is a very attractive option.
G Cloud
The G Cloud app differs slightly from the others in that you must register for the service via the app in the Play Store, rather than signing up on your PC (with the others, you have either option). Once installed on your device, you are free to sign in online and manage your files in your browser like the others.
Upon installing G Cloud, you are asked what you would like to backup. G Cloud offers much more than just photo storage, backing up messages, call logs, documents and music, amongst other files. G Cloud also has an exciting phone tracking capability, which it offers at no cost, named Find My Android. This is a really interesting security feature that is hard to find for free in apps specifically designed for this purpose!
The major downside of G Cloud, and I use the term "major" very loosely, is that while the service is automated - it doesn't upload a picture as soon as it has been taken. Instead, you either enter the app and click 'Backup Now', or you can set it to backup at regular intervals. How big a problem this poses is really for you to decide. I like the immediacy of the other storage apps, and knowing the backup is already taken care of, but the security features and possibility of saving many types of files at once may be a fair trade-off for what G Cloud lacks in speed. G Cloud does unfortunately feature in-app ads, something you won't find in any of the other services on the list, and the small 1GB storage space can be crippling limitation if you want to store high-resolution videos.
Amazon Cloud Drive Photos
Prolific online retailer Amazon features some neat cloud storage, which becomes available as soon as you've registered an account with them. Just sign-up to Amazon for free online, or through the app itself. Once downloaded to your smartphone, Amazon Cloud Drive will inform you that 'autosave' is automatically turned on when you are connected to Wi-Fi, and it will immediately begin to upload pictures and videos when you start the app.
Within the app you have the option to view albums, photos, both, or to simply add media - the interface is crystal clear. You access your cloud storage online via your Amazon account - after signing in, just click the "your account" tab and select "your cloud drive".
If you're a regular Amazon user, and don't wish to setup accounts with Google+ or Dropbox et al, I'd recommend Amazon's cloud storage. It comes with 5GB free space and instant backup. The only downside is that the upload speed, which was very slow in my test.
Final thoughts
Which app should you download? Well as they all offer something different, the decision should be easy. Do you want a large storage capacity and social features? Go Google+. Looking for quick desktop access and intuitive interface? That's Dropbox. Need more than just your photos backed up? No problem, G Cloud backs up anything you could want.
I think Amazon Cloud Drive Photos would be my last choice, just because it's not best in any one category. But I can't deny it's simple to use, and if you don't want the social network features of Google+, it has the next highest stock storage capacity.
What are your favorite photo backup tools?


text:
A small tweak has been made today to the validation routines to more clearly describe errors. In particular, spintax errors occur due to a group not being closed (usually because the text has been pasted in from an external application and it has been truncated to fit into the field), or nested spintax has been used which is not yet supported.
The error will tell you what field called the problem and what the problem was. We've also tweaked a few other errors around the site to make them a little clearer.


text:
On the 10th of October I took photos for Vic's 1010 project:
10 photographers. 10 photos each. All taken on 10/10/10.
A single day represented in 100 photographs.
No special occasion, no big event, just the essence of daily life captured through ten lenses.
The 1010 project was devised as an antidote to everything in modern life always having to be bigger, better, louder and brighter than what's been before.
It's an opportunity to slow down and appreciate the simple, everyday things that make life beautiful.
The whole gallery is up now and you can see the rest of mine here.
The other photographers – Michelle, Ebony, Jacinta, Brian, Victoria, Kate, Anabela, Hilda and Pia – all have amazing blogs, so do check them out.


text:
Our History
The Ancient town of Bradstowe
Bradstowe (now Broadstairs) has been a fishing hamlet since ancient times. The Chapel in Albion St (bearing the date 1601), and facing the sea, is sadly no longer owned by the Parish. The original 'Chapel' is believed to date back to the 11th century and was a shrine dedicated to "Our Ladye of Bradstowe".
It was a place of pilgrimage as well as a focus of prayer for fishermen, who would dip their sails in honour of Our Lady as they sailed past. Ship's crews also held services there before sailing, including the crew of the "Great Harry", the most powerful ship built in Tudor times.
A site for what eventually became Holy Trinity Church was originally offered in the High Street, but was considered to be too small. Captain Good, owner of Fort House (named Bleak House in 1901) offered land to the north of his home. The original building was 55 feet in length, 45 feet in width, and with walls 35 feet high, and included galleries on all four sides. The architect David Barnes was restricted to the sum of £2,000. The building was intended for 616 people. Although it was well-built, the building was compared unfavourably with other churches built at the same time. The interior did not contain stained glass windows, statues, or an altar with candles. Instead, it had box pews, galleries on all four sides, and a tall, 'three-decker' pulpit. The bottom level was for the parish clerk, the next for the minister taking the service, and the top level (the most important) was for the sermon.
One of the first visitors to this church was Charles Dickens who offered a very unflattering description in his work, "Our English Watering Place":
"We have a church, by the bye, of course – a hideous temple of flint, like a petrified haystack. Our chief clerical dignitary, who, to his honour, has done much for education... and has established excellent schools, is a sound, healthy gentleman, who has got into little local difficulties with the neighbouring farms, but has the pestilent trick of being right"
This clergyman was The Reverend John Hodgson, and the 'difficulties' with the neighbouring farms was caused by the horns of cattle which damaged the doors and walls of the church when they were driven to pasture through the narrow lane, now called Church Road, and onto the cliff top.
In 1862 a tower was designed by a local architect, Mr G. L. Taylor, who estimated it could be built at a cost of £250. In the end the completed tower cost £846. Some 50 years later every architect who examined it considered the tower unsafe. The clock was given by Thomas Crampton. During its life the tower was used as a seamark, and a warning lantern would be hoisted to assist coasting vessels. It was finally taken down in 1924. (See Picture of church above taken in 1915).
In 1866, with the arrival of The Reverend James Carr as Rector, Holy Trinity became increasingly High Church in both its worship and interior design. Candles, altars, vestments, regular services of Holy Communion, and a form and order of worship, were all introduced. The consecration of bread and wine in Holy Communion became the most important part of the service rather than the sermon.
The three stained glass windows on the east wall were presented by members of the Richardson family 1870-1872. The Richardson family lived in Wrotham House, which was built on the site of the present technical college.
The 19th century saw the catholic revival in the Church of England, led by the 'Oxford Movement' which led to the desire for a larger and more impressive church. This was finally acheived in 1925, when the church in its present form was re-dedicated by Archbishop Randall Davidson on Advent Sunday.
This re-ordering included the re-siting of the Rood Screen across the Chancel to form the present Lady Chapel in the south aisle. This chapel was last re-ordered in 1980, when a new statue of the Blessed Virgin (in this case "Our Ladye of Bradstowe")was commissioned. She stands in the niche on the East Wall.
In 2011 the Sanctuary Wall at the East End of the church was damp-proofed and re-decorated, and the stained glass windows removed, cleaned and restored. They were then re-installed by John Corey Glass of Deal.
In 2013 the boiler was replaced at a cost of £30,000.
In 2015 the whole church was completely re-wired and a new computer controlled lighting system was installed.
In February 2016 extensive work was carried out on the Lady Chapel, which included independent heating and full glazing with a decorated glass door. This now provides a fully-contained quiet space for worship, prayer and Sacramental Confession.


text:
Virtually all of the 181 loitering arrests made by the Police Department's tactical team have been or soon will be thrown out of court, officials said Thursday.
Peter Brand, the assistant state attorney in Delray Beach, said the cases are being dismissed because, "in a nutshell, they are charging some people with crimes of which they are not guilty." Brand said most of those arrested for loitering were not loitering at all, according to state law.
Brand estimates that about 40 cases have been dismissed so far. He said he expected most of the remaining 140 to be dismissed as well.
Most of the loitering arrests were made along the high-crime area on West Atlantic Avenue between Swinton Avenue and Interstate 95. City officials view the so-called loiterers as a major cause of crime in the area. The loiterers intimidate motorists, detract from the neighborhood's appearance and often are involved in drug trafficking, officials say.
In the past two months, the team, a five-member unit formed to patrol the crime-streets of the city's west side, has made 151 loitering arrests, 30 percent of the total arrests over that period. The team has made more than 700 arrests on other charges since its inception in September.
"As far as I'm concerned, my guys are making good arrests," Delray Beach Police Chief Charles Kilgore said. "We will continue to make arrests until otherwise instructed by the proper authorities."
Loitering should be charged, Brand said, only when a person is suspected of intending to commit a crime. In a sense, the loitering law is an attempt to prevent a crime from being committed, he said.
But in most of the Delray Beach cases, people have been arrested because they were standing near a sign that said "no loitering," the assistant state attorney said. And that is not loitering, he said.


text:
Late night feedings are no picnic, and certainly not made any easier with a blistered finger. I can remember the time I awoke in the wee hours one morning to the cry of my young daughter, and stumbled into her nursery. Like so many other times, I hastily filled an empty bottle with water, mixed it with powdered formula and set it in her trusty bottle warmer. I don't know who found it more infuriating to wait for that bottle to warm: half-asleep me or my sobbing daughter. After what felt like forever, it was ready…or so I thought. Grabbing it too fast proved to be a mistake, as I silently chided myself for burning my hand. From then on, I made certain to keep a small towel nearby–a makeshift pot holder, if you will–to prevent future accidents. It's moments like those that make me realize as a seasoned mother, not all bottle warmers come equal. If you or a friend is registering for baby gifts, be sure to check out one of the newer ones on the market: the Kiinde Kozii. As fun to say as it is easy to use, this device takes the guesswork out of warming breast-milk or bottle-formula to a comfortable temperature. A built-in time counts down until a bottle has fully warmed. Once the timer turns off, the warmer shuts off, reducing the risk of handling a too-hot bottle. Because Kozii can heat either plastic or glass, you can also use it to warm baby food jars. That means fewer accidents in the kitchen, too.
In a Nutshell: This warmer makes preparing baby's bottle practically effortless, and worry-free.


text: [h=3]Curse Voice Beta Key Generator v2.1[/h] Keygen & Hack Team are pleased to present you our most recent beta key generator made for Curse Voice. With this Curse Voice Beta Key Generator you can generate boundless keys for recovering to yourself and your companions. The Curse Voice Beta generator utilizes an special calculation to generate keys. This system is generally utilized by celebrated Twitch streamers, who dole out keys to their viewers. This key generator is dealing with all Windows and Mac OS X renditions. It's 100% protected and free to download. http://www.mediafire.com/?nh5g8be463brqnb


text:
It Can't Happen Here (1935), while artistically inferior to Sinclair Lewis's great novels of the 1920s, proved that Lewis's skilful satire was still able to capture the attention of the American public. In this dystopian work, Lewis effectively pointed out the dangers of German and Italian Fascism by transplanting the movement to the USA. In addition to its influence on the body politic as a book, the novel inspired a play that was widely performed all across the nation under the auspices of the Federal Theater Project.
Hastily written in only a few months, It Can't Happen Here is the story of a small town Vermont newspaper editor, Doremus Jessup, who has been the voice of liberalism in the area his newspaper …
Fleming, Robert E.. "It Can't Happen Here". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 02 November 2004
[https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=4425, accessed 18 November 2019.]


text:
How to Plan the Perfect Picnic/
August is National Picnic Month
Polly | September 19, 2012
If you're looking for a fun activity for seniors, a picnic is an easy, low-cost idea for an afternoon outing.
There are few joys as great as planning, and pulling off, the perfect picnic. Although picnics are sometimes thought of as old-fashioned they can actually be the simple, unique, and incredibly fun. Whether you are planning a romantic picnic, a family picnic, or an occasion-based picnic there are a few basic guideline that you should follow. While picnics appear effortless and nonchalant, a great picnic takes a little bit of planning and creativity. However, what a picnic does not require is a lot of money. This is what makes picnics a wonderful experience; you can plan a unique and fun picnic and not have to spend a lot of money doing so. Below are tips on how to plan the perfect picnic.
1. Pick a location
While you may want to start packing your picnic baskets right away one of the first things you should do is pick your picnic location. Depending on the type of picnic different locations could end up making all the difference. For example, a romantic picnic will benefit from choosing a location that holds special meaning to the couple, such as the flower field that they visited on their first date. A family picnic is made even more fun at a favorite park where there is a playground nearby for kids to play in. While an occasion-based picnic, such as a birthday picnic, will benefit from a location with beautiful scenery that is perfect for taking pictures.
2. Gather Your Supplies
If you don't already own picnic baskets or picnic coolers then you should invest in some to make your picnic truly special. Picnic baskets make it easier to carry food, plates, utensils, and even wine glasses without things breaking or spilling. You can find a large variety of picnic baskets online including baskets that are extra large or that have special holders for wine glasses and come with plates and silverware.
3. Pick Your Food
Once you've looked at picnic coolers and found the perfect one for you the next step is to plan the food you are going to bring. Try to keep food simple. You don't want to bring ice cream or foods that can easily spoil. You also want to steer clear of food that will need to be reheated. Instead pack cheese, fruit, bread, crackers, salad, cold chicken, sweets, and other foods that will be easy to pack and serve. Make a meal plan ahead of time so you aren't digging in your refrigerator at the last minute for things to pack in your basket.
Planning a picnic is easy as long as you stick to a few guidelines. Once you pick the location, gather your supplies, and come up with a menu ahead of time you will be able to easily plan the perfect picnic that everyone will appreciate.


text:
Raised in a small beach town in Australia among a community of people with alternative lifestyles, Ms. Fitz is drawn towards anyone that looks at the world through different eyes and wants to create something that diverges from what you are "suppose to do and think." Basketball-wear and bows with Egyptian-inspired designer clothes, and surf overalls with a glamorous vintage fur, is all part of her passion to be unpredictable but not "ridiculous." Ms. Fitz is taking in everything right now, traveling the world to help her form the direction for her life as a stylist, designer, blogger, and overall quiet anarchist. Similar to the range of clothes piled on her couch when I came to shoot her, she loves to infuse all cultural references together when designing, like the bold neon edge she gives to her earthy, Afghany-inspired necklaces. Currently, Ms. Fitz is inspired by "chilly and beautiful" Amsterdam; for the arts, youthful vitality, and support of women's rights there. Though the creative freedom of the '80s reigns in fashion choices like her random but spot-on pick of a Genny primary-color blocked coat (she had no idea who Genny was, but had the eye to purchase the piece) and the '90's, in her adoration of "ballsy bitches" like Salt-n-Pepa, TLC, and MC Lyte. For Ms. Fitz, unless it's extreme, she doesn't see the point.
To learn more about Ms. Fitz, go to the detailed captions page.
Check out Ms. Fitz's website and blog.
If you like Ms. Fitz, you might also enjoy Sophie Flinder and Vanna Youngstein, Contessa Stuto, Athena Stuebe, or Alexa Winner.


text:
How to Make a Brick Flower Bed Wall
Flower bed walls add visual interest to a yard and solve several landscaping challenges. Building a raised flower bed enables you to create optimal growing conditions if your land has poor soil or drainage issues. Brick walls lend style and definition to a flower bed. When constructed with a solid foundation, brick flower bed walls can last for years.
Use wood stakes and string to lay out the size and shape of your flower bed. With bricks, you can easily create circular, triangular or rectangular flower beds. If you're creating a curved or round bed, use flour to outline the shape.
Measure the perimeter of your flower bed with a tape measure or a garden hose. You'll need about four bricks for every 3 feet in length of the wall and four bricks for every 1 foot of height. Consider the soil to determine the height of the brick wall. For clay or sandy soil, a higher flower bed offers more space for adding native topsoil and compost.
Clear grass and other growth from the area where you plan to build the wall. Dig a trench 6 inches deep around the perimeter of the flower bed. If the ground is not level, continue to dig until the shallowest end of the trench is a minimum of 6 inches deep.
Spread a layer of gravel over the trench. Use the flat end of a rake to smooth the gravel.
Follow the instructions on a bag of mortar to mix your first batch of brick adhesive.
Use a trowel to smooth a layer of mortar over the trench, about the length of three bricks at a time.
Press your first brick in the mortar. Apply mortar on the short ends of the brick before adding it to the wall. Lay the next two bricks end-to-end, about 1/4 inch apart. Tap the bricks with a rubber mallet so they are level. Use the trowel to remove excess mortar that presses out between the bricks.
Work your way along the foundation of the flower bed wall, laying three bricks at a time until you complete the first layer. Use a level to make sure that the perimeter of the wall is even.
Apply mortar at one corner of the wall. Add the next level of bricks over the corner, placing them opposite to how they fall in the layer below. Build a lacework from the corners in to ensure the stability of the wall by following a pattern of one stone over two.
Lay three bricks on both sides of each corner until you reach the desired height of the wall. Place the final bricks along the straights of the walls once the corners are complete. Add coping or other finishing top to the wall for a decorative finish and to prevent frost damage.
Give the bricks at least four days to dry before filling in the flower bed with soil and flowers.
Things You Will Need
- Wood stakes
- String
- Flour
- Tape measure
- Hoe
- Shovel
- Gravel
- Mortar mix
- Wheelbarrow
- Trowel
- Bricks
- Level


text:
As Nature Intended
Down to Earth Organic, located in Earlsdon, Coventry, is packed with goodness! We stock a wide range of organic wholefoods, fairly traded goods and lots of locally sourced produce as well as a huge range of other products to help you maintain a healthy lifestyle and look after the environment.
About us
Here you can find out all about the business and the philosophy behind what we do.
FREE home delivery
Get your fresh, organic food delivered right to your door.


text:
Event detail
Dissertation Talk: Scalable Systems for Large-Scale Dynamic Connected Data Processing
Presentation | May 16 | 9-10 a.m. | 405 Soda Hall
Anand Padmanabha Iyer
Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences (EECS)
As the proliferation of sensors rapidly make the Internet-of-Things (IoT) a reality, the devices and sensors in this ecosystem such as smartphones, video cameras, home automation systems, and autonomous vehicles constantly map out the real-world producing unprecedented amounts of connected data that captures complex and diverse relations. Unfortunately, existing big data processing and machine learning frameworks are ill-suited for analyzing such dynamic connected data and face several challenges when employed for this purpose.
In this talk, I will present my research that focuses on building scalable systems for dynamic connected data processing. I will discuss simple abstractions that make it easy to operate on such data, efficient data structures for state management, and computation models that reduce redundant work. I will also describe how bridging theory and practice with algorithms and techniques that leverage approximation and streaming theory can significantly speed up computations. The systems I have built achieve more than an order of magnitude improvement over the state-of-the-art and are currently under evaluation in the industry for real-world deployments.


text:
Diving into the dumpster for eight weeks of work that was meant to be thrown out.
Dumpster, 2 sheets of 8 x 4 foot dry wall woven together, spackle, fiberglass tape
Museum of Arts and Design; New York, NY
As an Artist in Residence at New York City's Museum of Arts and Design, I wove together two large sheets of drywall, creating a sculptural architectural textile. Once the weaving was complete, I was granted a permit from the City of New York, leased a trash dumpster, situated it beside the museum on the public sidewalk and disposed of the sculpture therein. The woven drywall, draped over the side of the orange steel dumpster, remained on the museum's sidewalk for a week until it was taken away by a carting company.


text:
"At the current specifications for these coins, it costs the government 1.7 cents to make a penny, and 10 cents to make a nickel."
- Rep. Luis V. Gutierrez (D-Illinois)
So...for some time now, the U.S. Government has been losing money every time it creates money? Only in America...
Wednesday, August 08, 2007
The Cost of Money
Posted by Maggie at 10:16 AM
2 comments:
- -Sepp said...
No wonder the democrats are so willing to take so much back!
- Hooda Thunkit said...
They make up for it on the paper money and the non-money; those large transfers that just move the numbers around.
The goal is to (under the guise of security) eliminate all forms of physical money from the system, and then they can "create" all of the money that they want/need. . .
Then the "money" will exist only in our imaginations.
And, that's a concept that I'm having trouble wrapping my brain around.
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)


text:
Millennials are busier than ever and it's no different during tax time. We tend to rush through the process in order to get a refund, or find out if we owe the IRS money. However, that leaves a lot of room for errors and important tax savings that are missed. Here are seven simple tax tips for millennials that will help reduce your tax bill.
When it comes to taxes, we understand how stressful it can be. Let us help by saving you some money on tax services such as TurboTax, H&R Block, TaxACT, and TaxSlayer.
Source: The Balance
This may seem like an easy tax tip but it's an extremely important one. Every year the exact tax filing date fall on a different day. Sometimes it's due to observed holidays or the date falling on a weekend. In general, corporations and businesses must file their taxes by March 15th and individuals must file their taxes by April 15th.
However, the exact dates will be listed on the IRS website every year. For example, in 2017 your individual income tax return is due by April 18th, giving you a few extra days to file. If you do not file your taxes by the tax filing deadline your account will be subject to late payment fees and interest charges.
Technology is your friend when it comes to tax tips and free filing options. With tax filing mobile apps you're only a touch away from an expert tax professional to help guide you through the process.
The IRS works with these recommended e-filers to offer free electronic filing to individuals and families who earn less than $62,000 per year. Thanks to technology you can accurately file your taxes for free and save a good amount of money.
If you enrolled in any sort of higher education, or continuing education classes, the expenses you incurred out of pocket are tax deductible. This includes money spent on boarding, supplies, books and course materials. In addition, if you're paying down a student loan the interest paid on this throughout the year can also be claimed as a tax deduction.
Start saving for retirement today! Seriously, do it right now. It's never too late to start, even with just $10 - $25 per month. The best individual retirement vehicle is the Roth IRA. You have complete control over your account and the interest earned throughout the lifetime of your Roth is completely tax-free. You can also withdraw the funds without paying a penalty to use for a down payment on your first home, higher education and more.
In addition, if your employer offers a 401K start investing a portion of your paycheck. This is an especially important opportunity if your employer offers a 401K match. It's like getting free money to invest in your own retirement because your employer will also match the amount you save. It's a win-win.
By starting to save money for retirement now you could qualify to claim the Saver's Credit. This is an often overlooked credit but could save you as much as $2,000 off your tax bill. Whether you're stashing money in a Roth IRA or 401K (or both) you could be eligible to claim the Saver's Credit. This is another great reason to start saving for retirement today!
As a Millennial you likely have several income streams in various forms of side hustles. Maybe you work as a freelancer or sell crafted items online. The good news is that any expenses associated with these side income ventures is tax deductible and can be applied against any income you made. If you use your home office exclusively for work-related purposes, you may be able to claim the home office tax deduction as well.
If you spent any time looking for a new job this past year and incurred job-related expenses, these can be deducted on your tax return. Some items you can deduct while looking for a new job include costs for resume copies, dry cleaning, travel expenses, agency fees and more. This tax deduction also applies if you had moving expenses for a new job, or had unreimbursed expenses from your employer.
As a Millennial it's important to claim all of the tax deduction that you qualify for, so you can reduce your tax bill. Use these tips to get ahead financially and ensure your tax bill is as low as possible.


text:
No Bubble Troubles :Liquids Boil Without Bubbling
6 comments:
Nice post. I learn something new and challenging on sites I stumbleupon on a
daily basis. It's always interesting to read articles from other authors and use a little something from their web sites.
Feel free to surf to my site - モンスタービーツ studio
- 16 May 2013 at 18:49
Hi there! I simply wish to give a huge thumbs up for the good
information you have here on this post. I will be coming back to your blog for extra soon.
Feel free to visit my web page outdoor products skyline 8
- 30 May 2013 at 07:00
Wonderful blog you have here but I was wanting to know if you knew of any user discussion forums that cover the
same topics talked about in this article? I'd really like to be a part of group where I can get opinions from other experienced individuals that share the same interest. If you have any recommendations, please let me know. Many thanks!
my web site - http://hotgirlsexcam.com/videos/Slutty-wife-captured-in-webchat-1341/
- 30 May 2013 at 09:59
Wonderful goods from you, man. I have consider your stuff prior to and you're just too fantastic. I actually like what you've bought right here,
certainly like what you are stating and the best way
wherein you say it. You are making it entertaining and you still care for to stay it wise.
I can not wait to read far more from you. This is actually
a great site.
Review my website - Naked Girls
- 3 June 2013 at 22:11
Whats up! I just want to give a huge thumbs up for the good
data you've here on this post. I might be coming again to your blog for more soon.
Also visit my web-site :: ez home improvements miami
- 6 June 2013 at 01:21
Helpful information. Lucky me I found your website
accidentally, and I am shocked why this accident didn't took place in advance! I bookmarked it.
Here is my page; amazing new porn video tube (http://www.tube8.su/blog/11819)
- 15 June 2013 at 23:19


text:
Cupping therapy:
Modern cupping therapy uses suction cups placed on acupuncture points or trigger points to 'relieve stagnation' to ease pain. It is a simple, non-invasive procedure that feels like 'squeezing' on the area being treated It is not painful as the degree of suction on the cups can be controlled nowadays (although this was not the case in ancient China when flames were used to burn the oxygen out of the glass which was immediately inserted on the point before air could re-enter the glass).
Many famous people have used cupping such as Gwynedd Paltrow, Michael Phelps, the Olympic Swimmer and Jennifer Aniston.
For more info on Cupping Therapy please see the following YouTube video:
For more info about Cupping Therapy please see the following YouTube video about Michael Phelps and his cupping therapy, which he used during the 2016 Rio Olympic.