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We walked to the restaurant from home and arrived in time for our 7.30pm booking. As I entered the restaurant, I couldn't help but feel a sense of exoticness - Turkish furnishings (including beautiful Turkish tiles in traditional Iznik and Arabic patterns) and ornaments filled the interior of the restaurant and soft folk music can be heard playing in the background. We were seated at a corner table by the back wall which gave us a good view of the guests in the restaurant. "Should we be crossing our legs?" asked Jono, trying to get comfortable on his cushioned seat, working out how best to place his legs under the low table. Hmm, I actually don't know - I've never been to a Turkish restaurant and I'm not sure what their dining etiquettes are. I suppose we could stretch our legs under the table since no one is sitting directly opposite us...
View from our corner table at Pasha's Restaurant on King St in Newtown
The restaurant is beautifully decorated with various Turkish ornaments and furnishings
I had read several online reviews of the restaurant earlier today and most of them recommended the Sultan's Banquet as it was best value for money. For $35 per person, the Sultan's Banquet is a set menu which included a selection of dips, flavoured eggplant, sliced zucchini with yoghurt, pomegranate salad, a mixed grill of lamb and chicken sis and meatballs, as well as sweets with coffee or tea. Sounded quite similar to a 3-course set dinner to me though $35 seemed a bit cheap...small servings, maybe?? We decided to go ahead and ordered a Sultan's Banquet each (there was no mention on the menu of the minimum heads per table required to order this - I assumed you can order for just 1 person too), then settled back into our seats, opening up the bottle of red wine we brought along. "This is nice," I said to Jono, taking in the ambience as I sipped my wine. To be honest, both Jono and I didn't expect the restaurant to be so lovely inside - from the street, the place looked dimly lit and dark, reminding me of a cave and somehow gave the impression that it was very warm inside. We were pleasantly surprised that it was nothing like we thought - a cool continuous breeze blew from the air-conditioner and the subtle lighting made the place quite cosy and romantic.
Our entrees arrived shortly and oh my god, there was SO much food - I didn't know where to start! Instead of serving us two separate portions, our entrees were made enough for two people. The sliced zucchini, grilled and served with natural herbed yoghurt was just divine, and so was the flavoured eggplant dish. The selection of dips (homemade hummus, fine chopped grilled eggplant salad, Turkish cacik, chargrilled red capsicum dip, grated carrot and Anatolian dip) came with a basket of warm Turkish bread - mmm, the dips and bread were lovely! Jono and I were debating what the yummy orange-coloured dip was made of, him guessing it was a variation of scrambled eggs while I thought it had a curd-like texture and guessed it was some kind of dip with a yoghurt base. Well, we had better ask our friendly waitress what it is when she returns or we'll be guessing all night! We also had a bowl of pomegranate salad which was passable - it was good but didn't have enough pomegranates for it to be worthy of such name.
Our entree for the Sultan's Banquet: selection of dips, flavoured eggplant, sliced zucchini with yoghurt and pomegranate salad
We still had quite a lot of dips remaining after we finished most of the other entrees so requested for another basket of bread (this was at no additional cost). Oh, and we found out what the orange-coloured dip was made of - I was right, it's yoghurt! I can see why Jono thought it might be scrambled eggs (it does look like it) but it didn't have the egg smell and texture. Emptied plates were cleared off our table and replaced with a platter of mixed grill - lamb and chicken sis (chargrilled thick carved meats on skewers marinated with pungent Turkish spices) and meatballs (chargrilled premium beef mince flavoured with spices and fresh herbs shaped into oval balls), served with rice pilaf. We had a skewer of the sis and meatball each, the grilled meats juicy and tender, so mouth-wateringly full of flavour. And we LOVE the rice pilaf that had almonds and raisins in it - wished we could have more!
Mixed grill of lamb sis, chicken sis, and meatballs served with almond rice
Whilst enjoying our mixed grill, the music suddenly became quite loud, attracting a lot of attention. A beautiful female belly dancer came twirling into the middle of the dining area, showing off her graceful moves to the upbeat music. Wow, those body isolation moves she performed were done so well! Damn, wished I could do that - I did some belly dancing lessons in the past but no way am I anywhere near such level. How does she do that tummy ripple?? As part of the evening's entertainment, the belly dancer invited a few guests to join her on the floor. One young chap was particularly eager to take on the challenge, bewildering the belly dancer with his more Polynesian dance style moves - it was funny watching their dance showdown. I got it on video:
Several others tried their best to follow the dancer's moves and all received applause for their participation from the crowd. One thing I noticed was that the belly dancer was not Turkish or Middle Eastern decent. "Hmm, I think she's actually a Brazilian," I said to Jono. Turkish or not, I'm sure the crowd was quite mesmerised by her good looks and moves :) Pity the dancing only lasted about 15 minutes - Jono and I were hoping the dancer would perform another set but she never came back...
Ok, getting the second bread basket was probably a bad choice :/ By the time we finished our main, we could hardly eat much of the remaining dips and bread. I'm feeling quite full! We gestured to one of the waitresses and told her we were ready for our dessert. "Sure, would you like coffee or tea?" she asked. Since neither of us wanted a caffeinated drink, we settled for a Turkish Apple Tea for me and a Turkish Orange Tea for Jono. Our hot teas arrived with a small plate of sweets, two pieces of lokum (Turkish delight) and baklava respectively, sprinkled with crushed pistachios. You know, I've always thought baklava to be something savoury (I often seen them sold in kebabs shops, next to the falafel) but it turned out to be a typical Turkish dessert made of layers of nuts and spices in flaky pastry, combined with a honey and lemon flavoured syrup. Yum! Though the desserts were small pieces, it was just right - too much of them would probably make me feel quite sick as they are very sweet. The tea themselves were fairly average. "Tastes like warmed up Raro Sweet Navel Orange - try it," said Jono, rather unimpressed with his Orange Tea. Now, if you grew up in NZ, you would know what Jono was referring to. Raro is a powdered drink from NZ fortified with vitamin C and though I didn't grow up in NZ, I have tried the drink. I took a sip of Jono's tea - it sure tasted like warm Raro alright. Is this how Turkish orange tea is meant to taste? I guess I was expecting more real fruit flavour than this rather artificial taste. My apple tea was no better, much like warm Fresh Up apple juice (Fresh Up is a well-known fruit juice brand in NZ).
Dessert of orange and apple teas with Turkish Delight and Baklava
Cost us a total of $55.50 (includes $2 per person corkage fee and the 25% off Entertainment Book voucher) which worked out pretty cheap for the dinner. Even if the salad and teas weren't so great (and the belly dancing performance was too short), overall, the food and service was excellent. I definitely recommend you try Pasha's Restaurant - you'll enjoy the experience :)


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I served in Kenya over twenty years ago, and since that time, I have kept strong ties to the country. My most recent project in Kenya involved teaching writing and journalism to refugees at the Kakuma Refugee Camp in northwestern Kenya. Over 80,000 refugees from 14 different African countries live at Kakuma. As they attempt to exercise free speech, the refugee journalists in the camp have faced resistance from UNHCR, several NGOs, and fellow refugees. My presentation/performance will integrate photos with the reading of a creative essay on their stories and the refugee camp at large. I'll include information about how my PCV experience has shaped my approach to working with these journalists.
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Life in Africa is often portrayed according to one of two extremes: it is either a place of immense suffering and danger, or one of idealized community values. Neither of these perspectives does it justice, which is one reason why I'm writing about my own experiences as a PCV in Burkina Faso. I will read for 10-12 minutes from my memoir-in-progress and talk about how the writing of my memoir has compelled me to reach new conclusions about the complex role of westerners in Africa. I will also share some tips about writing RPCV memoirs.
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I am 25, 5'2in 230 lb. Am I a good candidate for BBL? If not, what do you recommend? Thank you in advance! (Photos)
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Plastic surgery is not a quick fix solution. First and foremost, you should be near your ideal weight or within a healthy BMI range. This requirement is particularly critical in Brazilian butt lift or any other form of body contouring surgery.
Take note that large weight fluctuations can erase or further accentuate the results (backside hugely disproportionate to the rest of the body).
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I am 25, 5'2in 230 lb. Am I a good candidate for BBL? If not, what do you recommend? Thank you in advance! (Photos)
Thank you for your question and photos. There is no concern with whether you can have a BBL surgery, based only on your photos and without a physical and history available. Looking through your photos, I believe there can be a lot of change made with liposuction of the abdomen, waist and hips area. Since you are naturally curvy, there may only need to be some fat injected to areas of the buttocks to help with some of the gaps in your curve line. With that being said, I feel strongly that decreasing your middle significantly will amplify your natural curves. I do see that you may have some loose skin after this surgery, but that can be something to keep an eye on until at least six month post lipo with fat transfer. I do this often in my practice and often patients are so pleased with their new shape, tummy tuck surgery to remove loose skin becomes a back burner issue.
Always seek the advice from a plastic surgeon certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery.
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I think that your BMI is too high, and you are probably a better candidate if you lose weight. Best of luck.
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Thank you very much for this interesting and important question.
Trying to lose weight before a surgical procedure its a very delicate matter, since in many cases a restrictive diet can cause problems, such as anemia, electrolyte disturbances, decreased protein, etc ... retarding the healing process and damaging the surgery.
For these reasons, if your purpose is to lose weight, i recommend you have a BMI less or equal to 30.
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I appreciate your question.
For health and safety reasons, best to be at a BMI less than 30 or within 10 pounds of your goal weight and stable at that weight for 6 months prior to surgery for optimal results.
The best way to assess and give true advice would be an in-person exam.
Please see a board-certified plastic surgeon that specializes in aesthetic and restorative plastic surgery.
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Thank you for your question and photographs.
Firstly, i recommend that my patients have a BMI of 30 or less to have the best and safest results and minimize your risk of running into any complications during surgery or post-operatively. Your BMI is 42 which is considered obese so I would continue to lose the weight until you are in a healthy BMI range and therefore, can achieve optimal results. Based on your photos and cosmetic goals though, I think you would benefit from a Brazilian lipoabdominoplasty and Brazilian butt lift once you have reached your goal weight. A Brazilian lipoabdominoplasty is the combination of liposuction and a traditional tummy tuck. During a tummy tuck I tighten the diastasis rectus muscle which brings in the waist then I cut out the excess skin to achieve overall, a smaller waist with a nice flat abdomen and a thin scar hidden below the bikini line. Then the use of liposuction will help remove any excess fat deposits along with creating a nice, smooth silhouette. I generally stage these procedures simply because you will have to refrain from sitting/applying pressure on your buttocks for at least 2 weeks after a BBL which means you would need to sleep on your stomach, which may not be optimal when just having a tummy tuck. This reduces complications and provides for a more comfortable post-operative recovery. It would be best for you to schedule a consultation with a board certified plastic surgeon so they can perform a physical examination and determine whether you are a good candidate for these procedures.
Best of luck!
James Fernau, MD, FACS
Board Certified ENT
Board Certified Plastic Surgery
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Find the right surgeon
Far more important than the technique is the skill and experience of your plastic surgeon. Choose your surgeon rather than the technique and let them explain why one technique may be better than another.
See the below link on some suggestions on finding the most qualified Plastic Surgeon for a BBL Always insist on a board certified plastic surgeon.
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Misha Ahrens, Shaul Druckmann, Krystyna Keleman, and Minoru Koyama will each lead a small research team working toward learning how the brain's neural circuits process information and guide behavior.
Jennifer Tour Chayes, Managing Director of Microsoft Research New England and Microsoft Research New York City, will speak about "Age of Networks" on February 20 at 7 PM.
New lab heads Barry Dickson and Nikolaus Grigorieff will move to Janelia in 2013.
O'Shea, HHMI investigator and professor at Harvard University, will lead HHMI's science programs.
New film and media production company aims to be a significant contributor to the science documentary arena.
Betzig will discuss historical connections between astronomy and microscopy on Dec. 12.
Susan Desmond-Hellmann, M.D., M.P.H., chancellor of the University of California, San Francisco, becomes one of 11 Trustees of the Institute.
Hanna H. Gray, Ph.D., former chair of the HHMI Trustees, retires after serving the Institute since 1984.
Seven HHMI investigators and two members of HHMI's Scientific Review Board have been elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.
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Seventy students from 27 medical schools across the country will participate in HHMI's year-long Medical Research Fellows Program.
Dixon, who has led HHMI's scientific programs since 2007, will retire from the Institute in summer 2013.
Fourteen HHMI scientists are among 84 newly elected members.
Bonnie Bassler and Jack Dixon are among eight newly elected foreign members.
Nine HHMI investigators and one HHMI Professor are elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
The May 9th lecture, "Shining Light on How the Brain Works," is free, but tickets are required for admission.
The Gilliam program aims to increase the diversity of college and university faculty by supporting future scientific leaders during their graduate studies.
Perlmutter's lecture on "Building Better Medicines: Drug Discovery in the 21st Century" will take place on February 15.
Sean B. Carroll, HHMI's vice president for science education and a long-time HHMI investigator, has been awarded the 2012 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Life Science.
A group of internationally recognized scientists was named to the editorial team of eLife, the new open-access journal to be launched by HHMI, Wellcome Trust and Max Planck Society.
Patterson, director of publishing at the Public Library of Science (PLoS), helped establish PLoS as a pioneer of open access publishing.
Distinguished cell biologist is named first editor of a new journal that HHMI, the Max Planck Society, and the Wellcome Trust will launch next year.
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Max Planck Society, and the Wellcome Trust will support a new journal that will aim to attract and define the very best research publications from across these fields.
Leonardo's lecture, "Constructing Reality: What Illusions Tell Us About the Mind," will take place the evening of May 25.
The Trustees of HHMI have elected Nitin Kotak as vice president and chief financial officer. He joins the Institute from Bethesda-based Technest Holdings, Inc.
HHMI has doubled the number of the Gilliam Fellowships available to Ph.D.-seeking students from groups traditionally underrepresented in the sciences.
The HHMI Bulletin iPad app is now available for download in the Apple App Store.
Graham Walker will talk about running a science education research group and developing resources for MIT and the larger education community in a AAAS plenary talk.
HHMI is launching a $60 million documentary film initiative that aims to bring high quality, compelling science features to television.
Sean Carroll, vice president for science education at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, will deliver a public lecture titled "Remarkable Creatures: Epic Adventures in the Search for the Origins of Species" at the Janelia Farm Research Campus on February 9.
Roian Egnor and Lou Scheffer will speak at the USA Science and Engineering Festival Expo on the National Mall on October 23.
The KwaZulu-Natal Research Institute for Tuberculosis and HIV (K-RITH) is seeking early career and established research scientists to work for a newly-formed institute in Durban, South Africa, that is dedicated to basic tuberculosis (TB) and HIV research in sub-Saharan Africa.
Harris will deliver a public lecture titled "Seeing the Brain in Action: A Toolmaker's Perspective" on November 3.
HHMI has awarded $364,000 to more than double the capacity of a vital repository that is a resource for the worldwide community of scientists who study the fruit fly.
Moore, COO of HHMI's Janelia Farm Research Campus, will assume the new role in September 2010.
This year, 116 medical, dental, and veterinary students from 47 schools across the country will take a break from memorizing molecular metabolism and studying drug interactions to spend a year in a lab doing hands-on research.
HHMI investigator William Newsome and NYU researcher J. Anthony Movshon are recipients of the 2010 Vision Award.
Schmoke, Dean of the Howard University School of Law, succeeds Hanna H. Gray as Chairman of the Trustees of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
HHMI and the University of KwaZulu-Natal announce appointment of Bishai as the first permanent director of the KwaZulu-Natal Research Institute for Tuberculosis and HIV (K-RITH).
Thirteen HHMI professors with successful science education programs were awarded a total of $9 million over the next four years.
MIT will use part of its $1.8 million HHMI grant to share its online science educational tools with a larger worldwide audience through its OpenCourseWare (OCW) program.
The University of North Texas will use a portion of its first $1.3 million HHMI grant to encourage a successful transition for students from community colleges to the four-year school and expand research opportunities to more students.
The University of Miami is using a portion of its new $1.4 million HHMI grant to spearhead an approach that focuses on preparing undergraduate students from underrepresented backgrounds to succeed in science.
The Science Literacy Program (SLP), funded by an HHMI grant, will help faculty from four departments—chemistry, physics, biology, and geological sciences—transform the classes they offer to non-science majors.
Lehigh's Biosystems Dynamics Summer Institute (BDSI)—a 10-week summer program—places undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty members on interdisciplinary teams to tackle projects such as looking for drugs to treat stress disorders and developing reliable methods to separate cells in the blood for detection of HIV.
High school students across New Mexico have conducted basic genetics experiments with the help of New Mexico State University scientists and a mobile lab that travels to a different high school each week.
A list of the universities that received grants for 2010 through HHMI's Precollege and Undergraduate Science Education Program and the HHMI Professors Program.
To better tailor the premed curriculum to the needs of future physicians, Yale University is developing a cluster of new interdisciplinary courses that devote special focus to the concepts most relevant to medicine.
The University of Missouri, Columbia's interdisciplinary program with the renowned University of Missouri School of Journalism will prepare up-and-coming scientists to communicate with—even educate—the public.
The University of Maryland will use a portion of its new $1.5 million grant to partner with the nonprofit MDBio Foundation to bring its mobile laboratory to high schools throughout the state for one-week visits.


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The City of Charlottetown and the University of Prince Edward Island's school of business are partnering on a project to assess the economic impact of cycling in the capital city.
Third-year business students are exploring ways to increase cycling and generate economic growth. The study will look at cycling programs for school-age children, the economic impact of bike shares and bike rentals to Charlottetown's tourism industry and the return on investment for things like dedicated cycling paths.
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This partnership is a follow-up to the work completed in the fall semester by a UPEI student in the environmental studies department. Nathalia Hipolito Cardozo completed a cycling survey for Charlottetown as part of her course work. More than 230 people provided feedback on what is working and what needs more focus to improve cycling in Charlottetown.
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For more than a week, tens of thousands of pro-democracy activists have engaged in civil disobedience to call for constitutional reform in the special administrative region of Hong Kong.The demonstrators, primarily students and other well-educated youth, are sounding off against creeping Beijing control and have called for the head of government in Hong Kong, Chief Executive CY Leung, to resign. Through the occupation demonstrations beginning in late September, protestors forced the shutdown of many businesses and government institutions. The latest round of demonstrations have seen diminished numbers, but the implications of the standoff are tremendous. The masses of students taking a stand for democratic reform have highlighted a younger generation at odds with the central government in Beijing. The conflict is reflective of Hong Kong's unique and often strained relationship with the People's Republic of China (hereafter China), as well as the tension within the country and its political systems.
A regional economic powerhouse home to over 7 million people, Hong Kong was previously a British colony for most of the 20th century. Hong Kong was officially restored to Chinese control in 1997 under the Sino-British Joint Declaration established in the 1980s. The agreement allows for Hong Kong to operate under a high degree of autonomy, retaining its own domestic affairs and giving an exception to pursue free-market capitalism in contrast to mainland China's single-party socialism. Beijing maintains the authority and responsibility of managing defense and foreign affairs. The other Special Administrative Region of Macau, a former Portuguese colony that was returned to China in 1999, shares a similar relationship with Beijing. This policy referred to as 'one country, two systems' is set to remain in force for Hong Kong until 2047, and Macau until 2049.
The current confrontation was sparked by the passage of a recent law that eliminated civil nominations for the post of Chief Executive of Hong Kong. Per the new rule, the next leader of Hong Kong may be voted through universal democratic process, but only from a list of candidates selected and vetted by Beijing. In response, Occupy Central along with the student-led Hong Kong Federation of Students and the Scholarism student activist group, vowed mass action to counter the decision. After days of peaceful protest, pro-government groups staged counter-protests. Before negotiations were set to begin, student leaders called off talks with the government due to violence carried out against peaceful demonstrators by pro-government individuals in Mong Kok. Police announced that several of the arrested attackers have links to Triad gang syndicates, and pro-democracy activists have accused the government of paying thugs to provoke fear. After the cancelled talks, the protests have continued with lower numbers though group leaders have voiced their commitment to persist.
The key crux of the ongoing debate is to what extent will Beijing allow Hong Kong to govern itself and decide its future within the 'one country, two system' model. At present, the system is designed so that the people of Hong Kong will only be able to choose between pro-regime loyalists. Revealing this facade of universal democracy is an accomplishment in itself for the pro-democracy camp, but in order to actually revamp the process they must win concessions from Beijing, which is unlikely. What will come next will likely be talks that ultimately deflate the waning energy of the protests for a less than ideal compromise.
The most important takeaway from the wave of civil disobedience can be found in its composition. The young and the educated of Hong Kong have overwhelmingly shown their contempt for Beijing's interference in their front yard. This level of activism is likely to continue to play a part in the ongoing political story of Hong Kong regardless of the outcome of today's movement.


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There are a variety of factors that determine the best places for nurses to work. This is because there are a number of indicators, from salary to education to air quality that determine overall quality of life. This is according to the Calvert-Henderson quality of life indicators, which break quality of life into its underlying components.
There are five U.S. cities that, on average, have very well-compensated nurses. Not surprisingly, these are also very large cities -- New York, Houston, Chicago, Los Angeles and Dallas. Nurses in these cities make between $45,000 and $76,000 per year, depending on their individual specialty and experience. This means that if money is the major factor for your definition of "best," then you should absolutely live in one of these cities, particularly New York or Los Angeles, where nurses make a minimum of $50,000.
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There are a number of smaller, more out-of-the-way cities in the U.S. that do not command as high salaries as the big five above, but do have extremely rapid job growth. Lincoln County, South Dakota, for example, has almost 70 percent job growth. However, this is not restricted to towns and small cities -- Fort Bend County in Texas, which includes Houston, has 56 percent job growth.
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"Quality of life" is a subjective term, with everyone applying different criteria to it. However, there are a few things people can agree on -- low commute times, clean air and age. This latter point is with regards to youth; if you are a young nurse, you may find yourself more comfortable in a young city.
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Firstly I'm really interested in purchasing this plugin and I have decided to do so but I have one question regarding the pro version, which is….
Is there a way my vendors can upload musicas a media alongside with images so costumers can preview the music before they buy it (because my website specialises in selling music!)
I noticed in the free version that vendors easily can add music in the 'product short description' by clicking add media and simply uploading their mp3 file and the audio player shows right next to the image on the product page! But when I tried to upload the music from the front end vendors pro version on your demo website I noticed that I could only upload images 🙁 and there was no option to add music like the free version :(. I really like the front end design of the WC vendor pro version but is there a way to enable my vendors to add music with their images?
My website strictly sells music.
Is there a way my vendors can upload musicas a media alongside with images so costumers can preview the music before they buy it (because my website specialises in selling music!)
Sure, that'd be pretty easy with Pro. Just have an extra file uploader on the add/edit product form, and then use that on your single product hook to embed the preview.
For images, just a matter of how the theme shows them
"Just have an extra file uploader on the add/edit product form, and then use that on your single product hook to embed the preview."
Sorry ben, I'm a little lost! Where and how do I have an extra file uploader? is this why I purchase vendors pro in the vendor's product settings or? and what do you mean by 'hook'.
My apologies I just don't want to cause any inconvenience for my vendors
Thank you!
No worries! That's what we're here to help with. 😉
If you want to add a file uploader for an additional media sample file (mp3, wav, whatever doesnt matter) then we can do so by editing your Pro add/edit product template. We add in one or two lines of code, and voila, an additional file uploader appears to your vendors.
Then, we can write a little four lines of code — a hook — to "hook" into your Single Product page — you know, when you are on your website looking at one product. And we can embed the media file uploaded above directly into the webpage that way.
Ohhh ok, What will be the procedures when I purchase the plug-in. Will you guys have to edit my product template page for me alongside the four lines of code to hook into my single product page?
Probably Anna can show you how to do it real fast. Go Pro, and then completely ignore this customization for now and just get it all configured and tweaked to your liking. Then bump this thread and we'll get on this next. It's not hard at all, but it's easier to do it once you know how your site looks. 🙂
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Title: Meeting in Paradise (11/11)
Author: iheartcallietorres (laurenxx3 on LJ)
Pairing: Callie/Arizona
Rating: NC-17/M
Summary: AU - Callie and Arizona meet for the first time in Fiji. Sparks fly.
Disclaimer: You know the drill. All characters belong to Shonda Rhimes/ABC. I don't own anything. Any similarities to real life situations/persons are purely coincidental. Not for profit; for entertainment purposes only.
A/N: I have absolutely NO medical knowledge beyond what I see/hear on Grey's Anatomy, so forgive me of any medical-related errors. Also, this is un-beta'd, so all mistakes are mine. Please let me know if you come across any, but I'm pretty OCD about grammar and spelling, so there shouldn't be too many mistakes. As always, comments are much appreciated (and will encourage me to write more fics in the future - *hint, hint*).
[Arizona's POV]
Early the next morning, I told Calliope that I was going to run out a few errands and that I'd be back in about an hour. The look on her face said she didn't believe me, especially when she offered to accompany me and I adamantly refused. She knew what I was up to, but neither one of us wanted to vocalize it until it was final.
I knocked on the solid oak door and waited. A gruff but not at all unpleasant "Come in!" came from behind the door and I opened it slowly.
"Dr. Robbins," Chief Webber greeted me, standing from behind his desk to shake my hand. He indicated the chair in front of his desk and I sat.
"Thank you for agreeing to meet with me," I said, nervous but not allowing it to show.
"It was rather sudden, but I'm hoping it's for a good reason," he said. "Like that I won't have to give up one of the most promising young orthopedic surgeons this side of the Mississippi and that I'll be gaining an extremely talented Pediatric surgeon as well?"
I had to chuckle at that. "Let's talk business, Chief Webber."
Half an hour later, I walked out of Seattle Grace-Mercy West hospital feeling as if a huge weight had been lifted off my shoulders. Chief Webber had immediately offered me the Head of Peds position and, much to my surprise, offered me a rather generous salary that beat Mass Gen's offer by nearly twenty percent.
But it wasn't the money that had won me over. It had been Seattle. The people. The hospital. The look on Calliope's face as she'd shown me around and introduced me to her colleagues and friends.
I couldn't stop the smile from spreading across my face as I thought about starting my new job in two weeks. I had two weeks to move across the country and, while the thought itself was daunting, I new that I'd be coming home to Calliope.
Home. It felt so right. Yep. This was my home.
[Callie's POV]
I'd decided to go back to bed when Arizona had left this morning to run her "errands." She'd kept me up late into the night and I was still exhausted.
Now I woke up to something tickling the back of my neck. I groaned slightly, willing sleep to return, but I felt it slipping away with each passing second.
I opened one lazy eye and was met with the crystal clear blue gaze of the most beautiful woman I'd ever laid eyes on. I grinned when I saw her broad, dimpled smile.
"Morning, gorgeous," she whispered into my ear.
"Hmm, mornin'" I said sleepily. I yawned and rolled over onto my back, bringing her down on top of me. "Got your errands all done?"
She nodded, her smile broadening if possible. "Uh huh and we both know where I was, so let's not beat around the bush, okay?"
I couldn't stop the smile from forming on my own lips, but still felt a nagging doubt in the back of my head. I was pretty sure where she'd been, but there was always a chance that I was wrong. I needed to hear her say it first. "So don't," I said, looping my arms around her neck. "Just tell me."
She leaned down and kissed me gently, barely brushing her lips across mine. "How do you feel about taking another two week off from work?"
I raised an eyebrow. "Another two weeks? I mean, I guess I could, but why?"
"I may need some help packing and moving across the country."
I blinked several times, allowing her words to fully sink in. "You… really?"
She nodded. "I've never really liked it in Boston. I mean, I love my parents and I'm going to miss them like crazy, but there was nothing else really keeping me there. And you love this city. You have so much keeping you here, yet you were willing to give it up for me. Chief Webber offered me the Head of Peds position and I took it. Actually, I'll be making more here than in Boston, anyway. But, that's beside the point. Calliope, I love you and I'll do anything to make you happy. You moving to Boston wouldn't make you happy. It would make you miserable. But I'll be happy here in Seattle. Happier than I'd ever be in Boston. Because you're here and anything I could have done at Mass Gen, I can do here."
Tears sprang to my eyes during her speech and spilled over onto my cheeks. I was speechless and so incredibly happy. I couldn't think of anything to say to express my happiness, so I kissed her instead. Long, hard and full of passion. I held her tightly to me, scared to let her go.
We finally had to part to breath and I buried my face in her neck, unable to stop the sobs that wracked my body. Arizona must have been confused because she pulled back and looked into my eyes questioningly.
I smiled though my tears. "Happy tears," I said. "I promise." I kissed her again, her hands coming up to wipe my tears away.
"I love you," she said with so much sincerity it gave me chills.
"I love you, too," I responded, my voice heavy and thick with emotion. I pulled her in for another kiss, suddenly needing to feel her naked skin against mine in order to convince myself that I wasn't dreaming.
I kicked at the covers until they gathered at the foot of the bed, then pulled her more fully on top of me. Her groan of pleasure at feeling our fronts pressed so intimately together only intensified my arousal.
Arizona pulled away and ran wet, sloppy kisses over my jaw and down my neck. Her fingers gripped the bottom of my tank top and pulled it upwards. I sat up slightly in order to allow her to pull it off completely and toss it aside. Before she could move her mouth any further down, I gripped her own shirt and pulled it up and off, pouting when I realized that she was wearing a bra as well. I quickly remedied that, though, with a quick flick of my wrist and tossed it to the floor.
Arizona grinned from above me and moved back up so that our bare breasts pressed against each other as she returned her lips to mine in a fierce kiss. I groaned out when I felt her rock hard nipples brush my own just as she thrust her tongue possessively into my waiting mouth.
I couldn't take it any more and I quickly undid the fastening of her slacks and pushed them along with her lacy panties down her trim thighs. As she kicked them off, I slid my own shorts and panties down and off, anxious to feel her against me.
"Fuck," I groaned out as she pressed her muscled thigh between mine and pressed roughly against my drenched center. I arched my hip upwards, allowing my own thigh to press against her. We rocked back and forth frantically, matching one another's quick pace. We were both anxious to come.
I reached down and slid my finger over her slick clit, coaxing her orgasm. She gasped loudly, throwing her head back and hissing. She followed my lead, however, and found my swollen clit with her fingertip, mimicking my caresses.
"So close, baby," she panted. "I'm so close."
"Me, too," I cried out, my hips arching again as complete oblivion overcame me and I literally saw stars explode behind my tightly closed eyes. I felt Arizona tense, then call out my name on a strangled growl as orgasm overcame both of us, leaving us breathless and incapable of coherent thought.
[Arizona's POV]
I lay on top of Calliope, my head pillowed on her ample chest. I could hear her steady heartbeat in my ear and the fingers of my right hand traced delicate, random pattern on the smooth skin of her arm.
"Tell me something you've never told me before," I said, lifting my head to meet her eyes. "About yourself."
"Like what?" she asked, tucking a stray strand of my blonde hair behind my ear.
I thought for a moment. "A secret. Any secret you've kept from me."
A thoughtful expression crossed her face as she thought. Her eyes met mine and a flush spread across her face. "Have I ever told you that I was married?" she asked.
My eyebrows shot up. "Married? Really?"
She nodded. "A few years ago, before I realized that I liked women. It was a stupid thing to do, but I thought I loved him."
"You didn't?" I asked.
She sighed. "I did, but I realize now that it wasn't the right kind of love. It wasn't the love that should come with marriage and forever, you know?"
I nodded. "What happened?"
A sad look crossed her face. "He cheated on me. With a fellow resident. We divorced and eventually I was able to forgive him, but I wasn't ever able to forget."
"He's works at the hospital, then?" I questioned and tears immediately sprang to her eyes.
"George," she said. "His name was George. George O'Malley. H-he got hit by a bus as he pulled a woman to safety. A stranger. He didn't make it."
"Oh, Calliope," I said, my voice full of concern.
She gave a small, sad smile. "He was a good guy," she said. "Even though he cheated on me. We should have never gotten married in the first place. He was kind and a little bit of a dork, but everyone loved him, you know?"
I didn't really know what to say, so I opted for gathering her to me and holding her. "It sounds like you miss him," I said.
"I do," she replied. "Not as a husband, of course, but as a friend." She pulled back and looked up at me. "It doesn't bother you, does it? That I've been with men in the past?"
I shook my head. "Of course not," I said. "You were still 'finding yourself,' so to speak. It's not you hadn't been with women before me."
She chuckled. "Well, woman. Erica was the first woman I was with and when she left, I was celibate for a long time. Until I met you, that is."
Whoa, what? I raised my eyebrows in question. "Erica was your first? You've only been with one other woman?"
Calliope nodded. "Why? Is that an issue?"
I shook my head, but rolled onto my back, a million thoughts crossing my mind. Past relationships began to infiltrate my mind and my doubts grew. I was moving across the country for a newborn?
[Callie's POV]
My heart clenched as soon as Arizona moved herself off me and refused to look me in the eye. Had I said something wrong?
"Arizona?" I questioned. "Um, what's wrong?"
She finally looked at me, biting her lower lip. At any other time, I would have been enthralled by the sexiness of that motion, but I was too worried about her sudden coldness.
"I just… You've only been with one woman and I don't want to turn out to be an… experiment," she said so softly I wasn't sure I'd heard her correctly.
My eyebrows shot up in disbelief. "Experiment?" I felt my cheeks start to flush with anger. "Is that really what you think of me? That I'm some whore just out to get her jollies?"
"Calliope," Arizona interrupted, sitting up, holding the sheet to her chest to hide her naked torso. "I didn't mean it like that. I wasn't implying that you were just using me."
I sat up as well. "That's what it sounded like," I said, my voice heavy with emotion. I was still on the brink of tears from discussing George and felt the tears welling in my eyes.
"I've been hurt in the past," Arizona said. "By newborn lesbians that decided they didn't want to be gay after all and dumped me for men. I'm just… cautious when it comes to who I date because I don't want to be hurt like that again."
I studied her and noticed how heartfelt her confession was and how scared she was of being hurt. "Just because I've only been with one other woman doesn't mean that I don't have experience," I said. "I know what love is and I know that I love you. I'd never do anything to intentionally hurt you, let alone cheat on you with anyone, male or female. I was willing to give up my job and friends to move clear across the country for you for God sake!" I noticed her wince at that and softened my voice. "What's it going to take for you to trust me?"
I watched her lick her lips and take a deep breath. Then she reached out and grasped my hand, bringing it up to her lips and kissing my palm. She sighed. "I'm sorry," she said. "You're right. You were going to give all this up for me and I forgot all about it because I was scared. I do trust you and deep down, I know you'd never hurt me." Her eyes finally met mine. "And I love you, too. I may have my moments of insecurity and jealousy, but I trust you." She gave me an innocent look. "Forgive me?"
I sighed, but nodded. "I guess," I said, then gave her a small grin. "But you'll have to make it up to me somehow."
She grinned back, her dimples making an appearance as she allowed the sheet to drop to her waist. "I'll think of something," she said slyly and moved closer.
[Arizona's POV]
I have to admit that my freak out had been silly, but I think I was looking for an excuse to freak out and try and drive a wedge between us, as I have a tendency to do when I start committing to someone. I'm glad Calliope called me out on it and put a stop to my pettiness.
We spent the rest of the day lazing in bed, getting up only to shower and eat, but then we'd end up right back in bed. I have to admit, for someone who's only been with one other woman, Calliope is quite adept at pleasing another woman. She never failed to bring me to thunderous orgasm, whether it be after a fast, hot and heavy session of raw, ravenous sex, or slow, almost torturous love making.
Right now, Calliope opted for the latter, working me up slowly, taking time to memorize every part of my body, every dip and rounded curve. Her lips grazed the side of my over-sensitized breast, across my stomach to my belly button. Slow. Deliberate. Torturous.
When she finally reached the apex of my thighs with her lips, I thought the torture would be over, but she kissed down my leg instead, licking a sinuous path down my inner thigh, over my knee towards my toes. I've never particularly been a foot person, but I nearly came when as she nibbled my ankles and pressed her thumbs into the sensitive undersides of my foot, finding an erogenous zone I'd never before been aware of.
Her strong surgeon hands moved up the outsides of my thighs, over my hips and waist to encase my ribs. I marveled at the strength of those hands. The broke bone for a living, yet caressed me with the softest, most delicate of touches. They brought me to ultimate pleasure. The things she could do with those hands…
"Calliope," I gasped as those very hands moved to cup my breasts, my nipples pressing into her palms. My back arched slightly at the grin playing across her lips. I wanted those lips on mine. I tangled a hand in her raven hair and pulled her to me, our mouths meeting in a perfect dance of lips, teeth and tongue, as if choreographed to a sensual beat.
She pulled back, earning a groan of protest from me that quickly transformed into a moan of pleasure as her talented lips encircled the nipple of my left breast, her tongue teasing the tip gently, driving me slowly insane.
"More," I gasped.
Calliope kissed a wet path down my torso, over my stomach and abdomen to my hips. Her perfect teeth nibbled gently at the delicate skin of my inner thighs, her tongue swiping a hot path towards my aching center.
"Please," I groaned out, my hand still clutching her scalp in attempt to bring her to where I wanted her most.
Calliope finally moved fully between my legs, pressing them open wide with her hands. I spread them as wide as possible to give her plenty of room. She felt her inhale deeply, then she blew cool air across my super heated flesh, causing me to shudder with pleasure. Her lips ghosted over my lower lips, teasing me.
Finally, after what seemed like hours of torture but what in reality was probably only seconds, her lips captured my super sensitive clit. I cried out as I was pushed ever closer to the edge of oblivion, but not quite there.
"Calliope!" I gasped as she sank one long, dexterous finger inside me, pressing as high as possible. She began a slow, steady rhythm, adding a second finger after a few strokes. I arched my hips forward, gasping with each thrust of her fingers and brush of her talented tongue over my swollen and aching clit. My free hand, the one not anchored in her glorious hair, captured my right breast. I pinched my nipple between my thumb and forefinger, delighting in the slight pain I felt.
"Oh, God," I groaned out, closing my eyes tightly and throwing my head back as I lost all control of my body and my muscles clenched tightly from the ultimate feeling of pleasure. I spiraled into oblivion, completely unaware of anything but intense, deep, toe-curing pleasure and the beautiful, selfless, amazing woman giving me that pleasure. I could think of nothing but how lucky I am to have found her, the love of my life. My soul mate.
Author's Note: It's been a long, amazing journey, ladies (and dudes)! I've really enjoyed writing this story and hope you've enjoyed reading it. I have to be honest, though, I'm so glad it's finished. I just haven't had the time to write as much as I'd like to lately. I may eventually write an epilogue to this. Perhaps over my fall break. But I make no promises. Also, I think I'll be taking a break from fan fiction writing for a while. Or, if I do write, it will most likely only be one-shots. I just can't keep up with chaptered updates for now. And probably won't until this semester is over and I'm on winter break. We'll see. Anyway, thank you all so much for all the lovely comments you've made on this story! They always make me smile and I love reading each and every single one of them, even if I don't get a chance to reply to them all. I love you all. 3


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Asian dynamic cruise industry took a pioneering step toward breaking down the most obstinate barrier of today as Jeju Cruise Industry Association in South Korea announced plans to launch voyages to North Korea.
Sailing out of Jeju Island, Peace Cruise Line will visit North Korean ports of Wonsan, Rajin, Sonbong and Nampo. Initially, the voyage will be intended only for Chinese travelers, using a Chinese-flagged cruise ship. Following are cruises on other non-South Korean ships carrying tourists from South Korea and other countries. This will be the first for a long time ability of South Korean travelers to cross the maritime border between South and North.
The project will require substantial investments in North Korea. The newly founded Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank is believed to be a funding partner in creating reception facilities.
The Governor of Jeju, Won Hee-ryong, told Asia Cruise Forum, held recently on the island, that the effort was to serve as the "messenger of peace through tourism".
However, cruising in North Korea is not a novelty. In August 2011, the country launched its first voyage onboard the ageing Mangyongbong, a former cargo vessel. The cruise was deemed as the least luxurious in the world, as the ship was rusty, with cramped cabins and Captain's Table was just a help-yourself buffet.
The port city of Nampo in North Korea offers 9 docks for large ships. It is ideal for shore excursions to Pyongyang. The port of Wonsan also has limited tourist facilities. It has served as a receiving point for tourists from Japan.
If successfully launched, the project will attract clientele from all around the world, as North Korea is the newest frontier of cruise industry.