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It's no secret that braids are having their big moment right now. From the chicest Fall 15 runways like Tom Ford, Chanel and Givenchy, to that way-too-pretty-to-be-real girl walking by, it's impossible to go a day without seeing a major braid somewhere. And yet, so many still wonder: how do they do it? How do these fashionable women manage to take a style that we all remember from our childhood playground days and make it sophisticated, stylish and covetable? In short, how do you style a braid with that Parisian je ne sais quoi?
The first lesson to learn is not to fear the braid. Think that wearing one to work will make you come off as less powerful? No. Afraid that that special someone will mistake you for a little girl still full of innocence? No. Braiding takes hair to the next level and, done properly, has the power to transform your hair (no matter its state) into a veritable fashion accessory as in-demand as the latest ¨it¨ bag. It doesn't take the 4.6M #braid tags on Instagram to prove that everyone wants to know how to create a contemporary, adult braid. Whether you're heading to the beach in Saint Tropez, to a boardroom meeting or simply snuggling up with a good book on a Sunday; fine hair, thick hair, long or short, a braid is your perfect style partner. So in short, when pondering the question: "to braid or not to braid?", the answer is always "braid".
When it comes to styling our hair, we all want the same thing: hair that holds the shape we want yet doesn't feel dry, crunchy or stiff. In short, what we all seek is styling that leaves hair feeling as sublime as after the most luxurious hair-care protocols. Fulfilling this mission is the core of each product of the Couture Styling range. Striking a balance between the exquisite hair quality and unquestionably potent styling power – this is what we call the Kérastase Touch. After all, true luxury is never having to compromise.
Ever wonder why thick-haired girls are able to create fantastic braids but the challenge comes for those who aren't blessed with Mediterranean tresses? The answer, thickness. Having hair matter means that you have something for the strands to hold onto as you build your braid and that it doesn't fall apart.
That doesn't mean that those with fine hair are doomed to go braidless.
This innovative alliance of groundbreaking IntraCylane® technology with emollient agents instantly expands the diameter of each hair fibre. Immediately hair is visibly thicker and fuller to the touch. Hair remains soft, supple and easy to work with while having exquisite shine. For best results, spray into your hand before combing through towel-dried hair. Braiding becomes a breeze for those with fine hair, hair losing density or even those that just want the perfect natural air-dry with a bit of "oomph".
Everyday braids elevate your casual style with flair.
Casual and braiding aren't always synonymous. Some people think that even paying attention to our hair means that we aren't casual. When given the choice between letting your hair
look limp with zero effort, or going for an effortless chic look with a little bit of work, we always suggest the latter. From Saturday errands in jeans and a coat, to spending
a rainy Sunday swaddled in cashmere, there's no casual look that doesn't merit a braid.
Simple styles do away with the myth that braids take forever to do and make even the simplest T-shirt and jeans go from drab to fab.
There are a lot of reasons to love a Sunday (aside from the fact that it heralds tomorrow being Monday). It's the perfect day to spend lazing about in your favourite
cashmere sweat pants, drink your favourite tea and truly just unwind. For some this might even be the day of "detox" before the intensity of the week to come begins – face masks, hair masks, juice cleanses. For others, it's the day to really spend being zen – post brunch of course. So, grab that book whose spine has been begging to be cracked, put down the phone, iPad, laptop and TV remote, pull your hair in a braid so you don't have to worry about it and settle in for a truly "you" day.
Maybe you woke up on the wrong side of the bed, had a rough night; maybe it's really humid outside; or maybe, it's just one of those days where no matter what you do, your hair refuses to cooperate and seems to have a mind of its own. There's no better way to dominate rebellious strands than twisting them into a braid – trust us, there's no way for them to act out if they're all tied up! Even simply adding two little braids to your default "Bad Hair Day" ponytail will make people think that you're trying out a nifty new style and not hiding disobedient hair.
Braids that are smart from interview to board meeting.
A braid isn't something many of us would typically think to wear to work, let alone to an interview. We think that braids are reserved for girls only in creative domains, boutiques,
agencies, maybe even "cool" fashion jobs. But what of the accountant, the supply chain manager? Does she have to resign herself not to braid at the office? Our stance is that a braid
can suit everyone from the lawyer to the woman doing her first interview – it's a way of showing personality, flair and sophistication without being too in-your-face; in short, aside
from a killer resume, it's a way to stand out in the crowd.
Don't want to braid all your hair back to risk not looking too over worked but want to retain a bit of creativity in your style? Pair pin straight hair with a delicate, intricate braid. It's a way to say "yes, I have a personality. Yes, I own it ; and yes, I can make it work in a creative way that's still elegant and not brash". We recommend this worn with a cool yet professional mix and match outfit and pair of statement pumps or bag – not both. Nothing says power like a good power-suit the saying goes, right? Well we like to think that a key element in a power look is a great power braid. For this look we turn to an old faithful, a tight, strict and modern French braid. Pulled back and cascading down your back it makes a strong statement and empowers you. Also ideal for those days you have to present audits to clients, stand up in court or simply are meeting a client to help file their taxes.
Company events today are often the occasion where a crowd becomes a sea of black. Everyone pulls out the classic work black dress, black tights, black pumps (red soles optional); even the men are all in black suits. When everyone "looks" the same you want to stand out but without being garish. This sophisticated double braid will have everyone coming up to you and asking you
how you created it – a great way to start a conversation, even with that HR manager you've been meaning to talk to about that upcoming promotion.
Seductive braids to light a fire in that special someone. We think it's safe to say that most of us have a love-hate relationship with dating. There's the wonderful sense of excitement and adrenaline that comes from meeting someone new; the prospect of what's to come – the allure of the unknown. That flutter in your stomach that makes you smile when you get a text from them. The glow we all know too well that makes your eyes sparkle. Yet there's the stress of just getting to know someone – "what do I want them to think about me? What do they like? What do I wear!?". Let's be real, we've all been there. Braids can be your best companion to make you look like you've made an effort to look special for them, but also that you haven't overdone it so as to scare them off. Here are some helpful braids to take you from that first date where sparks fly all the way through to date number 2, 3 and beyond …
To understand what to wear on the first date and decode that moment of panic that has you emptying your wardrobe and saying that you have nothing to wear you must first ask yourself the question – what do I want out of this date? In short, you want to make an unforgettable first impression. One that makes whoever you meet want date #2 to happen (that is if YOU want
date #2 to happen too!). So don't over think it, enhance what your mother gave you and let your natural beauty shine through – there's nothing more off-putting than someone who has gone overboard on the first date. If you go 200% on date #1, there's nothing to be discovered afterwards. Pair the Hidden Braid with natural-looking makeup so you look like the absolute best
version of yourself.
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Ok, so you succeeded at date #1, and you enjoyed their company enough to accept to see them again. Now it's time to step it up a little bit more while still keeping a veil of mystery to suggest that date #3 is definitely worth their while. Here we suggest something perhaps a little more sensual, a little bit more suggestive, more refined and elegant. The Loose Braid – soft enough to say "I just pulled this together" but elaborate enough to send the message that "yes, I do care about this and yes this is a special moment". Add a strong lip in your most flattering shade to play up this style.
You have a couple of options here but we suggest that it's time to play a little bit of a game to keep your crush on their feet. What do they think you'll do? Go even more sophisticated. What do you do? The complete opposite. But here's where braids play a key role, even using them as a detail to elevate a sporty look like a ponytail makes it appear that there's a strong degree of consideration and sophistication to what you're doing. What's more, you can play both sides by pairing a more down-tempo do with a more upscale outfit. A bold eye and soft lip coupled with the Braided Ponywrap. Simple, refined. Great for dinner, walking through a park to a lovely gallery. Sharing a magical kiss. Also easy for the morning after if things go that way.
The Resort Wear of hair, these braids ensure the chicest getaway. Whether you summer in Saint Tropez, Bali or Palm Beach, the summer means one thing for hair – frizz. As humidity levels soar, no matter how fine it is, your hair approaches a close resemblance to Diana Ross – and not in a good way. At a time when all you want to do is bask in the glory of the sun's rays, braids are your perfect ally. Not only is frizz and volume kept in check, but these styles keep you fresh when the temperature is at its hottest, while of course looking chic. Beat the heat and look your summer's best day and night.
Sun is up and so is the temperature. Get your hair up in this effortless bun as you sun bathe to ensure your hair doesn't get in the way of a flawless tan. While basking in the sun, the last thing you want is to feel constricted or restrained, so the effortless and flat nature of this updo makes sure you can relax on your towel-roll pillow without feeling restrained. Ultimate bliss.
Want to cool off with just a dip but dread getting your hair wet? Fret not; this incredibly simple yet intricate looking updo keeps your hair out of the water as you wade around – margarita, optional.
The secret to the ultimate effortless beach waves? Braids! As you prep for a night of dancing in a maxi dress, let your braids out and let your waves flow! A little braided detail adds a playful twist and keeps your bands in check long into the summer night. Two delicate strands pulled away from your face tie into a delicate braid that melts into an ocean of dynamic, bouncy beach waves. There's nothing sultrier than having your hair dance about you to recall the roaring waves of the ocean.
Rise and shine. The sun beams in and you're set to start off the day. Going for a run, walk or just hanging outside, the tight slick back of this braid makes your face glow (read: instant face lift)
and keeps you fresh from the summer's heat. The tightly interwoven strands are graphic, elegant and feminine yet have a touch of sportiness to them. Ideal for post-morning-swim, grabbing a frozen latte after a round of tennis or a morning massage, it's quick, easy, and effortless; just as any holiday morning should be.
Braids to go from always a bridesmaid to the bride herself.
When it comes to weddings, either you are the center of attention and want to look your absolute best, or you are playing a supporting role and have to have an above-average level of style without out-shinning the bride. So whether you're the bride donning a one of a kind Oscar de la Renta or a heirloom hand-me-down from generations ago; or you're in the bridal party and want to stand out in all those pictures, braids can help you navigate the sensitive line that is hair-styling during the fateful wedding season. Here comes the braid!
Your best friend is getting married, comes to you and tells you she is pulling a Charlotte York and wants coordinating bridesmaid dresses. Ok so they are Vera Wang, but still, champagne knee-length silk faille dresses are so not your vibe. What to do? Well, if there's one domain you can express your style while not obliterating the bride's style desires, it's your hair.
For styles that are set to show off your shoulders (off the shoulder, one shoulder, sweetheart), we recommend opting for a mane of bountiful curls accentuated with a delicate braid headband. Not only will the groomsmen be wondering "how did she do that?", the bride won't feel that you've broken all the rules with your sultry style. If the dress has straps, our suggestion is to pair with a hair-up option (crown of braids) that mirrors the regal style of these cuts as well as shows off your neck, collar and cheek-bones in all their glory. Pair with demure but dramatic earrings and barely-there makeup (read: Urban Decay Naked Pallette) to complete this look. It's your special day, one that you've been dreaming of since you were a little girl – or maybe not. No matter what your perspective is when it comes to weddings, when you put on that custom-fitted gown there is something magical that happens to you and you know that THIS is your day. You might be a girl who always does that little something extra with her hair, or maybe you always have your hair down. Either way, this is the occasion to accentuate your style with a beautiful braid. Appropriate for avant-garde, beach, traditional or even Royal weddings, an artful up-do with a braided lace detail is a standout style. And when the reception party gets roaring and you want to let it down, a quick un-pin leaves you with exquisite waves.
Braids to sway no matter what your vibe is. A song that reflected a decade gone by used to say « if you're going to San Francisco, be sure to wear a flower in your hair ». If you were to write a song today about going to a southern California music festival, the lyric would read "if you're going to Palm Springs, be sure to braid your hair". Festivals States-side, in France, UK, or even the famous Full-Moon festivals in Thailand all call for one thing in common, braids. As you sway to your favourite band's new sound, sizzle under the hot sun, or get soaked under the gushing rain, your hair has to stay in style. Paired with golden flash-tat's, loose silken blouson style blouses, cut-off shorts, fringe bags (maybe leave the Prada at home), and booties, your braid says boho-chic in the most definitive way possible.
From girls night (in or out) to a night at a grand gala, these braids are sure to make heads turn. There are certain outfits that you save for special occasions, maybe that shift dress that you know you spent a little too much on or that pair of Manolos you just HAD to have. We save these splurge items and pull them out only for the most special of occasions. For some, the definition of a worthy occasion can range from a Friday night with the girls sipping French 75s at an uber chic bar, a Saturday get-together with old friends over too much wine and good laughs, or that magical gala night that comes so rarely but warrants the an equally magical outfit. The funny thing is, we save away special outfits, but we don't always think about special hair to make these knockout looks complete. So whether you are pulling out a gown that makes you feel like your version of Cinderella or throwing on your dancing shoes, these artfully crafted braids will complete the look to make you the belle of whatever ball you're headed to.
Maybe you've been invited to a corporate cocktail, an artist's vernissage at a fabulous new gallery, or maybe you are meeting your new beau's family over cocktails before heading off to dinner. Regardless, you are looking for a style that is equal parts refined and daring. While a topknot or modern chignon is what everyone expects to wear in this situation, you make that a statement that you are unique by adding a braid detail in the back. Worn either with that LBD that hugs you in all the right places or a daring top with full skirt, this tromp-l'oeil topknot is just like a good martini – strong, classic, clean with just enough of a twist to leave you wanting more.
Girls' night may mean a bottle of chardonnay and, a screening of Sex and the City with some of those treats you never allow yourselves to indulge in during the week – as well as a healthy dose of the week's gossip; it might also mean wearing the product of your Saturday post-brunch shopping spree to sip cocktails and then go dancing. Either way, it's a night for you and your girls, no one else (ok maybe that tall dark stranger who sent over the glass of champagne might be included), and the look calls for playful chic. Reinvent the classic pony with this full-bodied braid. A look that
makes a big statement yet doesn't appear to have taken all night to perfect. Pair with a killer set of heels.
THE BRAIDED PONY For some the occasion to don our finest may come more frequently than for others, but no matter how rare or not the gala occasion knocks at our door, the magical feeling of getting all dressed up never grows old. If you are asking yourself the question whether you should wear that Matthew Williamson with your hair up or down, the answer is always hair up. Sure some may say that hair down is the modern way to do things, but trust us, when it comes to a proper soirée, hair up is just what Emily Post calls for. When it comes to eveningwear, simple is sometimes the best way to go, but when it comes to accessories, that's where you can have the fun. Maybe you go full Holly Go Lightly with a dramatic pearl adornment, or channel Nicole Kidman with a modern open back and single pendant; either way intricately lace your hair with braided details in this magnificent chignon.
Keep fit & stay chic with these sporty braids.
There is nothing worse than the feeling of your hair getting sweaty and flopping around behind you as you try to get a good work out. Nor is there anything worse than having to sacrifice your daily chic in order to have good fitness. And lastly, there's nothing worse than running into a friend just as you are leaving the gym and know your hair isn't at its best. That all ends now. Braids mean that the ever-classic workout ponytail isn't going to flop and fill with sweat, they're an alternative that say "no, I didn't just workout, I did my hair like this and I look fabulous", and best of all, they're ever so easy to roll up into a tight little bun that's as chic as can be. So dare to braid when you're at the gym, just don't be surprised when your SoulCycle friends ask you how your hair always looks so fab even after such an intense class.
aren't fads but they'll be These three workouts Some fools say that yoga isn't a workout, they're wrong. Yoga is a workout for the mind, soul, and body – no matter which form you practice (though we favour the high-temp Bikram). As you flex your muscles in ways you never thought possible, in poses whose names only very few can pronounce/remember, think of twisting your hair into an equally simple and intricate twist braid. What's great is after you've finished your final child's pose and hit the change rooms, you're going to look equally refined and zen as you head
down with some friends for a quick smootie (Kale is optional). Namaste our stylsish and fit friends, Namaste. Maybe it's along the Seine or in Central Park, no matter where you go in
the world you are sure to find a place where you can run. There's nothing quite like that fantastically liberating feeling that you get from this form of cardio – a tremendous sense of freedom. A good run leaves you invigorated, satisfied, and a rush that can't be beat (partially perhaps from the intense beats pumping through your headphones – no judgment if they're Taylor Swift). The only thing you want on your back as you run is the wind, so tuck your hair up into a tight braided chignon and go forth, and run free!
If you've had a rough week, we highly recommend this workout– after one class all your tension is sure to be gone and you'll leave feeling very very empowered. The strong cardiovascular
workout combined with the impact of the punching bag (or your unfortunate sparring partner) allows you to burn cals and also tighten and tone. A high-intensity workout calls for an intensely
cool braid like this 3D braid worn high on the head.
Braids as snuggly as the finest cashmere to get through the cold winter. When it feels like it's 300 degrees outside we all wonder « why do we have hair !? » The answer comes as the temperature drops to sub zero. Sure, not all of us experience the polar vortex of the North, but come those winter months (whichever they may be, depending on where you are in relation to the equator), you want your hair to keep you cozy and warm. Yet, with winter comes static and yet another form of frizz… so how to keep coziest without looking like you put your finger in an electric socket? Braids of course!
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The Undone Side Fishtail compliments both decors immensely Specialists in the art of chocolate take you to places unknown with infusions and a true 360° chocolate experience. Reserved for the true connoisseurs, these artful creators make chocolate a veritable moment of extase. In our favourite you know you'll be surrounded by artists, connoisseurs, and a few discerning fashionistas. Jean Paul Hevin (Boulevard de la Motte-Piquet, rue Saint Honore), Foucher (rue du Bac) are the ideallocales to spot the Bang Braid.
If there is one thing that most women can agree on, it's chocolate. And if there is one thing that barely anyone can resist on a cold winter's day, it's hot chocolate. Paris has some of the finest addresses for hot chocolate that herald visitors from far and wide. Ranging from the chic of the chic, to the more understated, here is our listing of our fave chocolateries to warm you from the inside out come snowfall. Here you'll be sipping not only truly fine chocolate out of exclusive bone china, you'll experience it in perhaps its strongest concentration, all in a truly opulent environment. This is the chic hotel option. Parisian hotels are famous for having "galleries" where you can sit, take shelter from the cold, sip your chocolate and gawk at the fabulous around
you while crystal chandeliers sparkle overhead. Our favourite addresses are ideal after a day of heavy winter shopping at The Plaza Athenée (Avenue Montaigne) or Le Bristol (Faubourg Saint Honoré).Both of which pair perfectly with the Braid & Bun.
Fedora, floppy, bowler or beanie hats pair with braids for the ultimate chic. Hats have never been as chic as they are today. From the playful little fedora, to the boyish newscap, the options today are endless. Yet, when we reach for a hat, it's usually on the days that we want to neglect our hair because we are running late, are too lazy, or want to let the hat do all the work of making our outfit pop. So we beg the question, what if we were to pair such a haute fashion accessory with an equally fashionable hair-style? What would that say about our full look? Braids with hats or hair accessories are next-level fabulous. Worn to go to brunch, on a lazy shopping day, to hide a "bad-hair-day", or even to attend the season's latest fashion show, we dare you to go all out.
Don't save your hat for a lazy-hair-day, pull it out, braid up and create a full-fashion ensemble!
Just as choosing a hat requires knowing what is best for your face shape, so too does choosing the appropriate braid. Here's our guideline! You're the luckiest of them all because there is no brim big enough for you! We recommend going for an oversized brim (think Heidi Slimane's first collection at Saint Laurent) to create an exaggerated sense of balance. Braid your hair in an architectural Kate Braid to put the emphasis on your dramatic features and your exquisite hat. No matter how hard you try, your face will always be darling. Channel that somewhat innocent sense of beauty with a lovely vintage-style chapeaux with a small brim. This minimizes the size at the top of your head making your small chin-area shine. Plus, you look cool, alternative and chic. When everything is soft, we suggest a dramatic 4 Strand Braid.
Sharp angles call for soft contours. You've been blessed with dramatic jaw and cheek architectural forms, so when you want to hat-up we recommend opting for something soft like a beret or bonnet. Here you can opt for the romantic Waterfall Braid that means taking off your hat when inside doesn't result in disastrous hair. Don't read this wrong but round face calls for round brim. A round face is sometimes considered a symbol of generosity. As your facial structure already reflects a sense of balance we recommend echoing this in your hat choice so a medium-brim sized fedora is your best bet. You're like Goldilocks whereby too small a brim will make your head look big, and too big a brim will make people think "where's this hat going with a person attached!?". Pair with either a Kate Braid to the side to bring softness or for drama the 4 Strand Braid. You're the quintessential hybrid; neither round, neither oblong but perfectly in-between. So your hat has to be just so. We suggest a signature chapeaux from Maison Michel with its smooth contours draw attention to your equally gorgeous shape. Here, darling, let's opt for drama with a 4 Strand Braid that keeps gawkers staring as you walk by.
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Jackie Wilt from Aura Salon and Day Spa
Tony Westenhaver from TONTO salon
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Lauren Sill from Luxelab (Creative Director)
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I hate to play armchair CEO, because I have zero "real" knowledge of how inventory or revenue management works at the airlines, but this is something I just have to bring up. Yeah, it's that bad.
So United has three first class fare buckets: F, P, and A. F is full fare (in other words, basically no one buys it), while A would be discounted first class, and is typically more reasonably priced. Given the economy, the airlines should be happy for any premium seats they can sell.
Anyway, what I've been noticing is that a good chunk of United flights show as having plenty of "F" inventory, while having virtually no "P" or "A" inventory. This is truly bizarre. In the past the inventories would be similar. For example, a flight would show as being F5A3, meaning they were willing to sell five more first class seats in the full fare bucket, while being willing to sell three seats in the discounted bucket. Now I'm seeing tons of flights with empty first class cabins showing as F9A0, meaning they're willing to sell at least nine first class seats at full fare, but none at a discounted level.
Has anyone else noticed this? What the hell? Would United rather fill a first class seat with an upgrader on a $200 ticket or a paid premium passenger? Just as a comparison, for the Washington Dulles to Los Angeles roundtrip flight I was looking at, an "F" fare would be $3,000, while an "A" fare would be about $2,200. Both sound like nice outcomes for United to me. 😉
Either way, I'm perfectly fine with this. As fewer seats are sold, more seats become available for upgraders. 😉


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1. How does your child-care provider greet your child in the morning? Does she seem genuinely happy to see him? Or does she give a curt "Hello" while she busies herself with other things?
Studies show that the warmth of the relationship between children and their providers is key to quality care. If children don't feel safe and cared about, they will have difficulties learning and growing.
2. Is your caregiver tuned in to your child? Pay close attention to how she relates to your little one. Does she squat down and talk to your child eye to eye?
The provider who is responsive repeats the sounds your baby makes, or when your three-year-old gets excited about something, the provider asks questions, listens, brings a storybook on the subject, and encourages your child to know that he can learn and enjoy learning. Quality caregivers are responsive and able to read a child's cues — these characteristics are essential for promoting emotional and intellectual development.
3. What do you see at the end of the day? Is your child busy at play, engaged in art projects, reading books and interacting with other children? Or does she rush up and cling to you when you arrive?
If it's the latter, she may be bored and starved for attention — and in need of a new daytime environment.
4. What is the adult-to-child ratio?
Each state has different regulations for how many children a teacher can care for at once. Still, being in compliance with such laws doesn't necessarily mean that a center is a quality operation. Often, official standards are lower than what child-care experts recommend. In my experience, a group size of six to eight infants for every two adults, and six to 12 one- and two-year-olds per three adults, is ideal. For preschoolers, look for 14 to 20 children for every two teachers.
5. What is the teacher turnover?
Constant turnover can be disruptive and potentially disturbing for children. If you're hiring a nanny, look for one who doesn't have a history of job-hopping — one who can commit to at least a year or more. If you're investigating a child-care center, find out how well it retains workers. Good centers, which pay their workers reasonably well and treat them with respect, should have a turnover rate of less than 25 percent.
6. Do the teachers have advanced training?
Don't dismiss the value of well-trained providers — they understand how children develop and are better able to meet their needs. They also tend to be more 'intentional' — those who bother to learn how kids grow are more likely to put some thought into furthering your child's development.
7. Is the environment safe, clean and inviting?
At a minimum, providers should follow basic health and safety measures, such as washing hands after changing diapers and keeping a list of emergency numbers so you or a doctor can be quickly contacted if necessary. Check to see that a variety of interesting and age-appropriate activities and toys are within easy reach. Finally, look for more subtle signs that all is well, like displays of children's work on the walls. This simple action shows that the kids' efforts and creations are praised and appreciated, just as they would be in your home.
8. Do you feel supported as a working parent?
The best teachers should seem like part of your extended family. Does she help you to be a better parent? Or do her comments and actions make you worry and feel guilty about leaving your child all day? If she's doing her job well, a provider should help you feel confident in your decision to work or have time alone while your child stays with her.
9. Would you want to stay there all day?
If the answer is no, then look for another arrangement. Your child shouldn't have to tolerate a situation that you would find unpleasant. After all, with the right provider, your child will thrive — and, in turn, so will you.


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Today, America is the front-line in the battle for great beer. With craft breweries opening daily in the land of the free, more and more people are saying no to the beerhemoths of brewing, Budweiser, Miller, and Coors. Instead, the American public are choosing quality beer from small local breweries. A beer revolution is in full swing, and heading the fight are San Diego brewers, Stone Brewing Co. Today we will be reviewing one of their most famous beers, Arrogant Bastard Ale.
Firstly, a few facts. Arrogant bastard is a 7.2% ABV Strong Ale. First sold in 1997, the blurb on the side of the bottle reads, "This is an aggressive beer. You probably won't like it. It is quite doubtful that you have the taste or sophistication to be able to appreciate an ale of this quality and depth." Arrogant, indeed.
The beer pours a deep caramel red with a tan head which is retained for the entirety of the drink. Large bubbles of co2 and a good bright pour.
Very sweet aroma, deep notes of blackcurrant and cherry which give way to fresh hops and a hint of alcohol harshness.
It's certainly an aggressive beer as the label and name suggest. A panoply of complex flavours assault your taste buds, the usual dark berry, black chocolate and coffee notes are accompanied by charcoal and molasses flavours. With my first sip I realised that this was a beer unlike anything I'd tasted before – it was challenging and raw, every time I tried to pin down a flavour it would evolve and change, confusing my unrefined palate. The beer has a certain earthy and feral taste, it's a flavour I've experienced before with other dark american beers; I can best describe it as an earthy almost peaty taste which personally I dislike. Despite it's high alcohol content of 7.2% there was very little alcohol bite to it.
There's a lot of hype surrounding Arrogant Bastard Ale, it's widely praised and has many many hardcore fans, but for me it just didn't live up to my expectations. Perhaps my expectations were too high, if they were, that had something to do with the boasts of supreme quality and complexity printed on the label. For me, this beer just wasn't the 'unprecedented and uncompromising celebration of intensity' which the blurb promised. I look forward to trying Stone's more humble offerings, and will be taking a holiday to San Diego in September to visit their brewery (My girlfriend thinks it's a beach holiday, don't tell her!)…
DIY Budget False Bottom
We're back with a new addition to the Brewing-tips.com 10 gallon eHERMS brewery; a budget false bottom for the mash tun. Here's how you can make one.
Oxo 'Good Grips' Splatter screen with handle:
3x 16mm long M6 stainless steel bolts and nuts.
1 brass tank connector
Total cost = around £20 or $30 at most.
I cut the handle off the splatter screen and then cut and flattened the handle mounting point securely. I then cut the hole for the tank connector, and the 4 holes for the bolts (which are used as stilts to keep it from collapsing.) I fitted the tank connector and bolts fixed with nuts on the underside. I then grabbed the angle grinder and cut two slots in each side of the mash tun's opening so that I didnt have to make the false bottom a folding one. I plan to fix it with 15mm copper pipe using a small length of hose to join it to the outlet. The weight of the grain bed will hold it down.
And that's how you make a budget false bottom for a mash tun.
How to Harvest Yeast for Brewing
Hi brewers! I haven't posted in a while, so I thought it was about time that I put another how-to guide up for all to see!
This guide was written by The Homebrew Forum member, 'Oblivious'. It's a superbly simple 'how to' guide which tells you how to harvest yeast for brewing.
You can find the original thread here.
How to harvest yeast for brewing
This is my method of yeast harvesting, this was done for my last brew a Saison with WLP550
After racking the beer to the keg pour the remaining liquid, trub and yeast into a sterilized container. I find one around 2 liters to be a good size. Place the full container in the fridge for a few hours.
The trub being heavier, will settle out faster than the live yeast. It is the liquid part we are interested in as this will have a greater concentration of viable yeast. Pour this liquid off into a new sterilized container, this can be of a smaller than the first and place in the fridge over night.
As the liquid we placed in the container is yeast rich, we want to harvest the sediment in this container. Decant of the majority of the liquid and transfer the rest includin the sediment to your storage vessel, I use sterilized 50ml tubes.
Decant off the majority of the liquid and pour the yeast in to your selected container. I find there is enough yeast in each of these tubes to pitch into a starter for a month or so. Over that it I would add two of the tubes to a starter.
We've all been there – that horrible moment when we suddenly realised we've made a big mistake whilst brewing a batch of beer. Whether it's remembering, after three days of no fermentation activity, that we forgot to add the yeast on brewday, or realising that we forgot to put the lid on our airlock and that our beer's been sitting exposed to all kinds of airborne beer-ruining bacteria overnight!
What do we do in these situations? Panic.
"Is it ruined?! What if it's infected? I must tip it all away down the sink because I messed up and ruined my beer! "
What should we do in these situations?
Or in laymans terms: Relax, Don't Worry, Have A Home-Brew!
There's very little you can do to completely ruin a batch of beer. I once heard a veteran brewer give a panicking newbie the sound advice, "Unless you actually defacated into the fermentation vessel, your beer is going to be just fine."
Whatever you do, do NOT dump a batch of beer. See how it turns out, and if it's undrinkable after the full brewing process (after 3 weeks in the bottle!) you are then still not permitted to dump the batch. Beer gets better in time, and the yeast know what they're doing. Besides, even if you do have an infected batch, it won't do you any harm! No pathogens can survive in beer, due to the PH level. Even if your beer tastes like a small animal died in it, all it will do is give you an 'icky tummy'.
So before you tip away that beer you 'ruined', give the yeast a chance to do their thing and clean up after your mistakes!…
Quicktip:Boil-kettle volume gauge
We've all seen those fancypants brewing rigs with welded in sighting-tubes for gauging the volume of water or wort in the kettle, but what do you do if you can't afford a fancy boil kettle, or don't have the skills to fabricate such an elaborate volume-measuring device?
The answer is a lot simpler than you might think: Use a sanitised metal ruler!
Before you brew, fill your boil kettle up in small increments. Each time you add another litre of water (or whatever your unit of measurement is) – dip the ruler into the boil kettle and take a reading of the measurement. Then when you need to know how much liquid is in your kettle during brewing, simply dip the ruler in and check what volume was recorded at that measurement!
You could also do the same thing but using a wooden spoon – score a line for each litre and a thicker line for every 5 litres to make it easy to read.…
Gelatin Finings
Gelatin Finings are used to 'clear' beer before kegging or bottling. Gelatin is the most powerful organic fining agent available in brewing.
Note: Gelatin is not vegetarian. If you plan to serve your beer to vegetarian friends, do not use Gelatin finings!
Across the Internet on the various brewing forums there is a massive amount of conflicting opinion on the correct way to use gelatin finings. One of the main things that people get wrong, is they boil the gelatin before adding it to the beer. Boiling gelatin will render it useless; do NOT boil the gelatin finings before adding them to the beer! I hope to clear things up here with a definitive method to using gelatin finings to clear a 5 gallon batch of beer. This is a tried and tested method which I have used for many brews with great success.
How To Use Gelatin Finings
1. Ferment your beer as usual. If you have dry hopped the beer with loose hops, rack the beer from under the hops into a sanitised fermentation vessel in order to remove any hop matter.
2. Boil a kettle.
3. Weigh out 1.5 grams of Gelatin for every 5 Gallons of beer.
4. Pour the hot boiled water into a heatproof measuring jug or other heatproof bowl. Add the gelatin powder and stir until dissolved.
5. Cover and cool until it reaches close to the same temperature as the beer.
6. Add to the beer, stirring SLOWLY so as not to introduce oxygen to the beer.
7. Leave for 5 days or until clear.
8. Rack to bottling bucket or keg as usual, being careful not to suck up the layer of yeast sediment.
I hope this helps you get a clearer beer.…
How To: Dry Hopping
What is Dry Hopping?
Dry Hopping is a technique used by brewers to increase the hop aroma in their beer. Usually hops are boiled with the wort to give it bitterness and aroma, however much of the aroma from the hops is lost by boiling them, so dry-hopping adds the aroma that cannot be extracted from the hops during the boil. Many inexperienced home-brewers come across recipes that call for 'dry hopping' and do not understand how the process works. Dry hopping is actually a very simple technique which can give your beer greater depth of flavour and aroma with very little work.
How do you 'dry hop' a beer?
To dry hop your beer, simply add the amount of hops specified in your recipe at the beginning of secondary fermentation.
1. Ferment the beer as usual until it has finished primary fermentation (take a hydrometer reading and ensure that the beer has reached its final gravity).
2. Using a racking cane and auto-syphon, transfer the beer to an empty, sanitised fermentation vessel being careful not to suck up any of the yeast sediment at the bottom of the beer.
3. Add your hops to the beer – either just chuck them in loose, or put them in a hop sock or muslin bag.
4. Leave for at least 3 days.
5. Using a racking cane and auto-syphon, transfer the beer to a sanitised fermentation vessel before bottling or kegging. Try not to suck up any of the hops during this step, as they will be present in the final beer if you do!
Do you have to boil the hops first?
No. Hops are a natural preservative and do not need to be boiled before being added to the fermenting beer. If you are using a hop sock or muslin bag, you may want to boil that to sanitise it first.
Which hops should you use for dry hopping?
Dry hopping does not add bitterness to the beer, but it does add the aromatic oils that are lost when the hops are boiled. Therefore the best hops for dry hopping are aroma hops with low Alpha Acid content. All of the noble hop varieties including Saaz, Hallertauer, Goldings, Fuggles, and Cascade are great for dry-hopping.


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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — The second quarter was not kind to some of Wall Street's best and brightest, and the period's rough spots are likely to show up in a coming wave of securities filings.
Institutional investment managers have 45 days after the end of the prior calendar quarter to disclose their equity holdings, a deadline that falls on Tuesday. Some have already made these 13f filings; others often wait until the last minute, and these reports frequently show up after the regular trading session.
Judging by the tepid performance of the stock market in the second quarter, many of the high-profile stocks in their portfolios are likely to have suffered.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +1.02% fell 2.5% in the three months ended June 29, while the S&P 500 SPX, +1.26% index slid 3.3% and the Nasdaq Composite COMP, +1.39% lost 5.1% for the quarter. Many individual stocks did a lot worse.
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. BRK.A, +0.45% BRK.B, +0.51% reported on May 15 that he bought 10 million shares of General Motors Co. GM, +1.00% in the first quarter. The stock tanked 23% in the second quarter to $19.72. Read related story on Buffett's quarterly results.
Billionaire George Soros's Soros Fund Management LLC bought into J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. JPM, +1.08% and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. GS, +1.54% in the first quarter. J.P. Morgan Chase slumped 22% and Goldman Sachs shed 23% in the April-June period.
Activist hedge fund manager Bill Ackman's Pershing Square Capital Management owned large positions in J.C. Penney JCP, -0.12% and Citigroup C, +1.38% at the end of March. J.C. Penney skidded 34% and Citi surrendered 25% in the following three months.
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Among Greenlight Capital Inc.'s marquee holdings, Apple Inc. AAPL, +2.16% slipped 2.6% while Marvell Technology Group MRVL, +1.32% lost 28%. David Einhorn's hedge fund reported a loss of 3.2% in the second quarter due in part to the ongoing European crisis and bad calls on Dell Inc. DELL, +1.69% and Best Buy Co. BBY, +1.33%, which it exited at a loss. Read more on Greenlight's Q2 performance
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), an outspoken opponent of Obamacare, today marked the one year anniversary of the measure's enactment with continued criticism.
"Since President Obama signed the so-called health care reform bill into law, it has miserably failed American families and businesses," Inhofe said. "Even though only a handful of the law's provisions have been implemented, it has already resulted in higher costs and loss of current coverage. Many who previously supported the measure have even turned critical. Under Obamacare, seniors face an uncertain future with the reduction of Medicare Advantage enrollment, parents are unable to purchase child-only insurance policies in 19 states, and individual insurance premiums are set to increase over $2,000. It places large financial burdens on states during a time when most of them are facing budget shortfalls, and Oklahoma is not exempted from this hardship. Taxpayers in the state are expected to pay over $440.5 million for Obamacare in coming years. Working with my colleagues, I will continue to pursue and support avenues for repealing and replacing this law. In the meantime, I remain hopeful that lawsuits challenging the law's Constitutionality, such as the one currently being pursued for the state of Oklahoma by Attorney General Scott Pruitt, will be successful in stopping the liberal push towards socialized medicine."
How Obamacare Hurts Oklahoma
Ø Roughly 46 percent of current Medicare Advantage enrollees will lose their plan by 2017. For those able to keep their plan, they will see a cut of $3,140 in services. These cuts will disproportionally affect low-income seniors and disabled beneficiaries.
Ø Oklahoma is a low-supply state for primary care physicians, with less than 11.5 primary care physicians for every 10,000 people. As a result of Obamacare, the percentage increase in Medicaid enrollment will be almost four times greater than the percent increase in primary care physicians.
Ø Only 26.2 percent of small businesses are eligible for small business tax credits in Obamacare.
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Cassie's best friend Kayla has the sweetest 3 year old little boy Jackson. He is a firecracker! Today was his birthday party and Cassie and Tate went. Tate hasn't been feeling well this week and has been to the Dr. two days in a row. I'm pretty sure the second picture was at the end of the festivities and he was wearing down. The first picture however is totally Tate! He is all boy!!!!!
Saturday, June 2, 2012
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CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The University of Northern Iowa Gallery of Art will offer free walking art tours during the College Hill Arts Festival, Friday and Saturday, July 19 and 20.
Tours on Friday, July 19, begin at 1, 3 and 5 p.m., leaving from the Kamerick Art Building (KAB). Saturday's tours begin at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., also leaving from KAB. Participants will be led by Department of Art students and faculty through a series of campus buildings, including Lang Hall, Seerley, the Commons and the Rod Library. In each building, various art pieces will be discussed and explained.
'I'm most excited about showing visitors the new art in Lang Hall,' said Darrell Taylor, interim director of the Gallery of Art. 'There are some beautiful pieces in the building, and this is a great way for the public to see them.' The theme of all 54 pieces in the newly renovated building is Iowa's landscape.
Two exhibits are on display at the Gallery of Art. The first is 'ALCHEMY,' showcasing jewelry and small sculpture, and the second features pieces from the university's permanent collection.
The UNI Gallery of Art is located at the corner of Hudson Road and West 27th Street, on the main floor of the Kamerick Art Building. Gallery hours are 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday; and 12:30 to 4:30 p.m., Saturday and Sunday. For more information, call (319) 273-3095 or visit www.uni.edu/artdept/gallery.


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The Steam Winter Sale is due to start on December 22, or so suggests a new leak.
A promotional image used by PayPal seems to suggest that the Steam Winter Sale will start on December 22.
The online payment processor sported an advertisement banner ad on their website, as spotted by Polygon, that included the start date of the Steam Christmas sale.
Related: Best Steam Deals
If Valve sticks to the format it used for the Autumn Sale in November, then you should expect batches of discounted games to be announced daily.
But unlike previous sales, those prices will then be honoured for the entire duration of the sale.
We would quite like to see discounts on the new Steam Controller or Steam Link too.
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Recipe source: Chefindisguise
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup corn flakes
½ cup oats
½ cup desiccated coconut
½ cup whole almonds
½ cup raisins
½ cup sugar
½ tsp baking soda
½ cup butter
1 egg OR 1 tbsp flax powder mixed with 3 tbsp water
½ tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla essence
Beat butter and sugar for few minutes.
Add egg OR flax egg, vanilla essence and mix well.
Add flour, baking soda and salt and mix well.
Add coconut, almond, cornflakes, oats and fold to combine. Don't overmix.
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Independent Curators International (ICI) produces exhibitions, events, publications, research and training opportunities for curators and diverse audiences around the world. Established in 1975 and headquartered in New York, ICI is a hub that connects emerging and established curators, artists, and art spaces, forging international networks and generating new forms of collaborations. ICI provides access to the people and practices that are key to current developments in the field, inspiring fresh ways of seeing and contextualizing contemporary art.
Rosina Cazali
Rosina Cazali is a critic and independent curator specializing in contemporary Guatemalan art. She studied arts at Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala and attended the first Cultural Studies lecture organized by FLACSO. Cazali has worked as an independent curator since 2000 and participated in several art projects such as La Curandería. In 2000, she co-founded Colloquia, a space for contemporary art, and the art festival Octubre Azul. From 2003 to 2006 Cazali was director of the Spanish Cultural Centre in Guatemala where she started projects like the photography festival Foto 30. In 2006, she initiated the editorial project Colección Pensamiento, a compilation of interviews with Guatemalan intellectuals about contemporary thought, supported by the Spanish Cultural Centre in Guatemala. She also participated as a guest curator for Guatemala in different international biennials and as an independent curator for several exhibitions in Guatemala and Latin America, including: Móvil, an exhibition and performance by Regina José Galindo, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo (MUAC) and UNAM's Independence BiCentury celebration project: The Liberty Ghost, México 2010. She curated Mirando al Sur, an itinerant show about migration in Central America and México, exhibitied in Miami, México, the Dominican Republic, different Central American countries and the Pontevedra Biennale, Galicia, Spain in 2010.
She is an author of countless essays about contemporary art in Guatemala, and in 2010 published the essay A Brief History of Dissociation, about the work of the Guatemalan artist Luis González Palma. Rosina Cazali currently is a columnist and essayist for the cultural section of the Guatemalan newspaper El Periódico as well as its cultural supplement El Acordeón. In 2010, Cazali received the John Simon Guggenheim Grant to conduct research on contemporary art in Guatemala. In 2014 she was honored with the Prince Claus Award for her trajectory as curator and writer.
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Curatorial Intensive in Bogotá
ICI, in collaboration with the Gerencia de Artes Plásticas y Visuales of the Instituto Distrital de las Artes, presents the second Curatorial Intensive in Bogotá, Colombia.read more »
Project 35 Volume 2
Following the widespread popularity and success of PROJECT 35, ICI is collaborating with 35 more international curators to produce PROJECT 35 VOLUME 2. This program of single-channel videos is selected by 35 international curators who each chose one work from an artist they think is important for audiences around the world to experience today.read more »
Curator's Perspective: Rosina Cazali
Rosina Cazali speaks at ICI's itinerant public discussion series that features international curators who distill current happenings in contemporary art.read more »


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March 9, 1999, Section C, Page 27Buy Reprints
Ann Corio, the auburn-haired, green-eyed queen of burlesque whose long-running show, ''This Was Burlesque,'' kept alive the art of strippers and the comedy of baggy-pants clowns in the age of the X-rated film, died on March 1 at Englewood Hospital in Englewood, N.J. Ms. Corio, a resident of Cliffside Park, N.J., kept her age a closely guarded secret, but was believed to be in her 80's.
A survivor of a shapely sisterhood that included Gypsy Rose Lee, Maggie Hart and Georgia Sothern, Ms. Corio lasted long enough to reach the iconic status that enabled her to present the striptease as a put-on.
''We emphasize comedy,'' she said one day in 1976 as she discussed her show, which began Off Broadway in 1962 and continued for at least two decades in various productions, tours and revivals with Ms. Corio as author, director, star and interlocutor. ''There is no total nudity. The girls are lovely and artistic, and they're terribly, terribly pretty.
''What is called burlesque today isn't that at all. Those girls aren't artists. They just take clothes off, and they don't even do that very well. Burlesque is exactly what it says it is. It's from the Italian word burlare, to satirize, to laugh. That's what we do, and we are not offensive.''
Those old enough to remember when strippers in burlesque houses were regarded as hot stuff could recall Ms. Corio as a reigning beauty of the East Coast wheel of burlesque houses that extended from Boston to Washington, with many a whistle-stop in between.
Her fame won her roles in jungle films like ''Swamp Woman'' (1941) and touring stage productions like ''White Cargo,'' in which she sashayed onstage one night in Boston, playing a native girl under a light layer of brown powder and not much more. When she declaimed, ''I am Tondelayo,'' a Harvard undergraduate leaped from his seat and shouted, ''What an actress!''
Legend had it that it was said in Boston, ''You can't graduate from Harvard until you've seen Ann Corio.''
The play had the honor of being banned in Boston, Chicago and Hoboken, N.J.
Of her movies, Ms. Corio said, ''Those pictures always made money, and I made a lot of money. I asked for $10,000 a week and a percentage and got it, but I didn't know they were going to shoot the movie in six days. They didn't want the movie good. They wanted it Tuesday. I was the Queen of the Quickies. Those pictures weren't released, they escaped.''
As burlesque faded away, Ms. Corio toured in shows like ''Rain,'' ''Cat on a Hot Tin Roof'' and ''Once More With Feeling'' until she conceived the idea of ''This Was Burlesque.''
''We're naughty and bawdy, but never vulgar,'' she said. ''More than half our audience are women. They love it. Even the kids respond to it. To go to a movie these days, you need a computer to figure out the ratings. The whole family can see my show.''
''Nudity,'' she added, ''is an invasion of privacy on both sides of the footlights.''
Ms. Corio was one of 12 children of Italian immigrants from Naples who settled in Hartford, where, she said, she was once a Sunday school teacher. Her father died when she was young, and at 16, after working as a dancer, she discovered she could earn more on the burlesque circuit.
In addition to her husband, Michael P. Iannucci, she is survived by two sisters, Helen LaRue of West Hartford, Conn., and Lillian Denote of Bristol, Conn.
''This Was Burlesque,'' billed as a musical satire based on Ms. Corio's recollections, opened at the Casino East Theater on Second Avenue and 12th Street in Manhattan and ran for 1,509 performances before it moved to the Hudson Theater on Broadway and ran for 124 more. Over the ensuing years, numerous productions played across the country from Miami to Las Vegas to San Juan. The last performance was in St. Petersburg, Fla., in 1991.
In a 1981 review of a revival at the Princess Theater on West 48th Street, Richard F. Shepard of The New York Times wrote: ''Miss Corio, who looks radiant, does it all by the book and, whether you like the book or not, it is to her credit that she catches the flavor of the old burlesque with little attempt to ennoble or elevate it. This is close to the real thing.''
Ms. Corio and her third husband, Mr. Iannucci, a former linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers, made millions from the show. Eventually, they leased the Playhouse on the Mall in Paramus, N.J., where, for many years, they presented legitimate productions and where ''This Was Burlesque'' was eventually filmed as an HBO cable attraction.
Ms. Corio, who retired about eight years ago, recalled that shortly after the show first opened on Second Avenue, the police showed up. ''One night we thought we were being raided, but it was only the cops arriving to escort Mike to the bank. We never had trouble with the police. And I was invited to Gracie Mansion. Mayor Wagner insisted I sit next to him for the photographers.''
As a result of charges that burlesque had become lewd and unsavory, it was banned in New York in 1937. Five years later, it was permitted to return, but without the use of the label and in a restricted format. A court finally lifted the ban in 1955.
Nevertheless, Ms. Corio's efforts to present her show at the 1964-65 World's Fair in Flushing Meadows, Queens, were rebuffed by Robert Moses, the pillar of municipal rectitude who presided over the corporation that ran the event.
''You know, we're really quite mild compared to what children are exposed to on television -- topless bathing suits and all,'' Ms. Corio said.
But the show did not go on.
''There's nothing really new,'' she said. ''It's comedy, pretty girls, bubble gum, stepping on toes, the kind of stuff you can leave your brains home for. It's burlesque.''
As she once put it, ''We do nothing you wouldn't write home about to your aunt in East Cupcake, Ohio.''


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Sophie Moon – Solo
HUNGARY, 34/24/36, BLOND, European
Hey guys, Sophie here! Maybe some of you know me from the films I've done, if so I hope you liked them. Did you get really turned on watching them? I had a great time filming them and doing this shoot for VirtuaGirl, I never thought they'd ask me to do it and when I got the call I was so honoured! I grew up in Budapest in Hungary.
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Pope Valley Winery
Take a left and find yourself transported back to a simpler time. As you turn off the Silverado trail away from the hustle and bustle of main stream Napa Valley you will see buildings dissipate and give way to undulating rows of vineyards dotted with farmhouses and the occasional family ranch. Once you get to Pope Valley Winery you will see the 100-year-old oak tree that welcomes you to the property and entrance to the historic cellar.
A Bit of History
The winery is like a living time capsule and a walk down the winding road of historic winemaking. In the early 1860's, with dreams of striking it rich, Ed Haus emigrated from Switzerland with his three brothers to join in the California Gold Rush. In 1897, Ed founded The Burgundy Wine & Olive Factory, today the winery is now known as Pope Valley Winery. It took the Haus family 8 years to dig the cave and construct the winery that is still used today. The winery was constructed as a gravity flow winery built into the hillside and sits three stories high. The cellar itself is dug into the shale hillside and held up by century old hand-hewn redwood timbers. The timbers which were used in a neighboring mine during the Quick Silver boom were transported by Horse drawn carriage to construct the Pope Valley Winery. Through the years the winery has endured a colorful past with various family proprietors and a brief stint of bootlegging during prohibition.
A Historic Cave, a Stroll, and Amazing Varietals
A century later, long time Pope Valley & Napa natives the Eakle Family purchased the winery. While the winery's roots go back to the before the 1800's, the next generation of Eakle's, brother & sister team David Eakle & Diana Eakle Hawkins take pride in bringing their award-winning wines into the twenty-first century while preserving the Winery's authenticity and heritage.
Tour our historic cave and take in its unique craftsmanship while walking amongst the hand-hewn beams and tall shale walls. Don't forget to take a peak in the century old blacksmith shop practically untouched and complete with tools of the trade. Continue to walk around the grounds taking in the craftsmanship of long ago with the original late 1800's buildings all built straddling the quiet Haus creek. The original Farmhouse graces the north east side of the property complete with stone root cellar that was used to house goods during prohibition.
In the crisp winter weather bundle up and take a stroll among the crimson vines, or enjoy a lunch you bring along at one of our picnic tables surrounded by the natural beauty and quiet countryside, while sipping on amazing hard to find varietals, and the exciting new releases of the 2014 varietals as well as our new Label. New Year, New Look, but the same great Pope Valley taste and experience.
Though Pope Valley Winery is off the beaten path, this is the stop you won't want to miss and well worth the extra drive. In a tasting room where you're treated more like a friend than a customer you'll enjoy an experience you won't soon forget and taste wines you'll dream about coming back to.


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Walmart is great for bargains. If we are on a budget, it's our first call for groceries. But what we have realised recently, is that Walmart brings much more to the table than discounted goods. It attracts an assortment of weird and wonderful creatures that make us hide down the freezer aisle.
Take a look at the 15 strangest people we have ever seen to grace the doors of Walmart.
1. Xena: Walmart Princess.
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8. Not exactly sure what it is we're looking at here…
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Guantánamo's USS Cole death-penalty case in limbo after key defense lawyer quits
In a stunning setback to the trial of the alleged mastermind of the 2000 USS Cole bombing, the case's entire civilian legal team including its capital defense attorney has quit the case over a secret ethical conflict.
The move could freeze progress toward trial in the national security case for the foreseeable future.
The USS Cole bombing, which killed 17 U.S. sailors off Yemen two years after al-Qaida's attacks on two U.S. embassies in Africa, underscored the terror movement's aspirations on the global stage. The case was on track to be the first death-penalty trial held at this remote U.S. Navy base in the post-Sept. 11 war crimes trial system.
Attorney Rick Kammen, who has defended Saudi Abd al Rahim al Nashiri since 2008, was released on from the case by the chief defense counsel for military commissions, Marine Brig. Gen. John Baker. The case can't proceed without him. Two other defense attorneys, who like Kammen are Pentagon-paid civilians, Rosa Eliades and Mary Spears, also quit with permission from Baker but remain on his staff.
Members of the legal team withdrew on the belief that the government was listening in on their legal meetings, creating an ethical conflict. It involves classified information so they cannot explain it to the accused terrorist. Or the public.
"We have mixed emotions about this," Kammen said in a statement Friday afternoon. "We are angry about being placed in an ethically untenable position, disappointed in not being able to see the case through, and devastated to leave Mr. Nashiri, whom we genuinely like and who deserves a real chance for justice."
A Pentagon spokesman suggested the Marine general's finding of "good cause" for their release might not be sufficient. "There is currently no request for excusal before the military judge, who will only authorize excusal upon good cause shown on the record," said Air Force Maj. Ben Sakrisson.
The startling but murky development caps months of classified conflict over a discovery by the defense team that its privileged attorney-client meetings may be monitored by the U.S. government. In June, the general advised war court defense attorneys that he had lost confidence in the integrity of "all potential attorney-client meeting locations" at Guantánamo.
It also comes as the U.S. Supreme Court is considering whether to hear an appeal brought by Nashiri's Pentagon lawyers that asks the justices to intervene in the war court case.
Nashiri, 52, is accused of orchestrating al-Qaida's Oct. 12, 2000 suicide bombing of the warship off Yemen. His lawyers say his years of torture in CIA custody merits pre-trial review of the case. The Supreme Court could announce Monday whether it will accept the challenge.
RELATED: USS Cole bombing case trial guide
Regardless, the resignations create a series of rolling conundrums for Nashiri's judge, Air Force Col. Vance Spath. He is due at the war court Oct. 30 for three weeks of pretrial hearings. But by law a capital trial cannot go forward without a seasoned death-penalty counsel, a lawyer learned in the practice of capital punishment.
Now, only Lt. Alaric Piette, a former Navy SEAL turned judge advocate, continues to represent Nashiri. Piette, the most junior member of the team before the civilian trio left, has no death-penalty experience.
Moreover, judges at the war court have no power to order a civilian to come to Guantánamo — only to a video link in the United States. That means if Spath wants to question Nashiri's now former death-penalty lawyer, he would have to do it remotely.
Kammen came to the case in 2008 as an Indianapolis criminal defense attorney with considerable death-penalty defense experience. He alienated the parents of sailors killed in the attack, as well as Cole survivors, by sporting a kangaroo pin on his lapel, a demonstration of his disdain for the hybrid court of military and federal law, which was created in response to the 9/11 attacks.
Long-frustrated family members of dead Cole sailors are sure to view the resignations as a stunt designed to derail the trial.
"If the government would declassify all the various pleadings that are classified, they would understand why it's not," Kammen said. "They would understand."
The surprise resignations follow months of classified defense efforts following Baker's advice that no place where lawyers meet captives at Guantánamo may be free of government eavesdropping. Defense attorneys in all three active prosecutions, notably in the Sept. 11 case, have been barred from discussing the issue in public — meaning it implicates a Top Secret intelligence program — and have sought in classified sessions and filings to address the problem with their judges.
Kammen said he got an ethical opinion from a recognized legal scholar, Ellen Yaroshefsky, and presented it to the general to get permission to leave the case.
Prosecutors have dismissed the issue of uncharged captives "unintentionally being overheard" as inconsequential. But Nashiri's lawyers informed the U.S. Supreme Court in a recent filing that they discovered something — which is blacked out in the public version — "contradicting the prosecution's assurances."
The judge has forbidden Nashiri's attorneys from telling him about the problem.
"We're in a position where we cannot meet with our client, and we cannot tell him why we can't meet with him," Kammen said, "and that's an ethically untenable position to be in. Specifically, Spath has ordered that we are not allowed to explain why we can't meet with him."
Baker said Friday he was searching for another death-penalty defender for the case. But when the possibility of losing a capital defense attorney has come up at the 9/11 trial, lawyers predicted a protracted delay. It would take months, maybe longer to get a death-penalty qualified defender hired. In addition, the new lawyer would need a Top Secret security clearance to catch up in a case involving secret U.S. intelligence programs.
Only then would the attorney learn about the secret ethical issue that forced Kammen to quit.
Pretrial hearings in the USS Cole case have gone on for nearly six years with both sides still litigating over what evidence Nashiri or his lawyers can see, how to substitute for destroyed CIA evidence, and how much damage Nashiri suffered while in CIA custody from 2002 to 2006. Unclassified documents show he was waterboarded, abused rectally, confined to a coffin-sized box and subjected to other "enhanced interrogation techniques" to break him in interrogation.
Kammen estimated that he had devoted at least 10,000 hours working on the case, traveled to at least seven foreign countries in trial preparation and to Guantánamo 50 times to meet with Nashiri or appear in court.
Typically at the war court a defense lawyer needs permission from both the chief defense counsel and the captive to quit a case. In this instance, two attorneys said, Nashiri can't exercise a veto because it involves an ethical issue the judge has forbidden the Saudi's attorneys from discussing with the high-value captive.
Carol Rosenberg: 305-376-3179, @carolrosenberg
General notifies defense lawyers
The chief defense counsel, Marine Brig. Gen. John Baker, notified his staff on Friday morning of his approving the unprecedented resignation of the USS Cole civilian defense team. Here is what he said:
"On Wednesday, I found good cause to excuse Mr. Kammen as learned counsel and Ms. Eliades and Ms. Spears as defense counsel for Mr. al Nashiri, as each had requested. While this was very difficult decision to make given its impact on Mr. Nashiri and the case, it was an easy decision to find good cause given the information presented by Mr. Kammen, Ms. Eliades and Ms. Spears and the facts as I know them.
"This morning LT Piette filed notice of my excusal with the military commission. I notified the [Convening Authority] that I do not have an available conflict-free learned counsel to detail to Mr. al Nashiri and that I have begun the search to find a replacement. I have tasked CAPT Filbert to lead that search effort."