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Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Tablescape Thurs. - Let's Have Soup
Today I am joining the gracious Susan @ Between Naps On The Porch for Tablescape Thurs.
I am also joining Michael @ Designs by Gollum for Foodie Friday. Be sure to check out both of these lovely ladies to see there creations and a list of all the other participants.
It has been cold and rainy, so I thought a big bowl of steaming hot Cream of Broccoli Soup sounded wonderful for dinner.
I love this Fitz and Floyd tureen and use it every chance I get.
The detail on the whole tureen is just fabulous, but I think the lid is just stunning. Love, love, love it.
Since this is a soup dinner, I've used a checked tablecloth and matching napkins and kept the accessories very casual. The tureen is the star of the show.
Eash placesetting is placed on a rattan placemat that I've had for years.
I've been wanting this pretty ivory handled flatware from Horchow and it finally went on sale for half price, so I just had to have it.
I've had these simple green stems for ages, I don't remember where I got them.
We love tea or coffee for dinner, and I'm using the famous Big Lots cups and saucers.
The soup bowls are the matching Big Lots dishes. I love these. They are a big generous size.
The green cabbage saucer adds some green to the placesetting. It says Portugal S on the back.
I've used a yellow salad plate with pretty fruit and flowers on the pattern. It is Nikko Woodbury.
I love the fruit and trellis design on these pretty white plates. The pattern is International Tableworks Arbor.
As the sun went down I lit the candles in the little white lace tealights. I found these at the grocery store. I think they are so pretty.
The soup was wonderful and I even had some leftovers for lunch.
This is one of my most favorite cream soup recipes. It says Cauliflower, but it does give the broccoli substitute at the bottom of the recipe. We garnished ours with extra cheese, green onion and bacon bits. So good.
Thanks so much for stopping by. I really look forward to your visits. Be sure to check out my sidebar and join in the fun for Table Top Tuesdays. Remember this is not just for tables, but for all out cabinets, counters, bathrooms, bookcases, hutches, shelves and any place that you display your treasures. I look forward to seeing you all there.
75 comments:
The tureen IS the star of the show. Very pretty! I also love the cabage plates so unusual and the flatware is so beautiful.ReplyDelete
My jaw is still dropped at the sight of the tureen. I think it is one of the most gorgeous tureens that I have ever seen. Thanks for letting us gaze upon its beauty!ReplyDelete
Beckie in Brentwood, TN
Love the green and white here, Marty! The checked tablecloth is perfect. That tureen is magnificent and should absolutely be the star of this show! I love Fitz & Floyd. It has been rainy here now for the past few days with more to come ~ soup sounds good right about now!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 24, 2010 at 2:39 PM
Another bright tablescape Marty, I love it. I prefer the informality of a light lunch of soup than a big table setting for dinner. I love the Horchow cutlery.ReplyDelete
Best wishes, Jackie in UK
The entire table is wonderful but that soup tureen is incredible. Soup sounds really good alsoReplyDelete
The entire table is wonderful but that soup tureen is incredible. Soup sounds really good alsoReplyDelete
Soup sounds perfect today Marty! Cold and dreary here in the South!!~ Your Fitz and Floyd piece is awesome, I would use that often for soup, stews, and even veggies!~ Looks beautiful!ReplyDelete
Marty, you table is so beautiful. The tureen is just gorgeous and it looks fantastic with you green checkered tablecloth. I think I have "Tablescaping Block" I've temporarily run out of ideas. Maybe I'll create one next week.ReplyDelete
This is a very sweet tablesetting, Marty. It reminds me of spring. The soup tureen is just gorgeous!! And so are your dishes and flatware (I have to see if the sale at Horchow is still going on!).ReplyDelete
Thanks for the recipe...the soup sounds delicious and we could use it on another cold and snowy day here in Chicago!
Marty, you could put that tureen on the table all by itself and it would be a wonderful tabescape. But I love what you added on top the green and white check cloth!ReplyDelete
I used my Gibson's tonight too, but I have had them for years from Linens N Things..pre Blogging...
Marty, hope you will join in the St. Patrick's Blog crawl on the 16th. I know you have things you can use! :)
Marty, I will be right over!! I wish. I love this tablesetting. Green and white are so crisp and your turreen is the star for sure. You mixed and matched all of your dishes so beautifully. Great job Miss Marty, love ya,KathysueReplyDelete
Hi Marty,ReplyDelete
What a pretty table! I love your soup tureen! Your plates are so pretty; especially love the yellow salad plates! And Broccoli soup is one of my favourites, so I'll be right over!
oh my goodness! makes me want to make some soup! what a beautiful tablescape...love the ivory handled flatware,too!!! and the tureen is beyounfd fabulous!!!ReplyDelete
Heart Hugs,
Marty, you always set a beautiful table and this one is no exception. I love the green and white buffalo checked tablecloth. I would love to have a red one. Love the green and yellow dishes and what beautiful green glasses. I just love green!!ReplyDelete
Yep that soup tureen is wonderful! Love the green saucers...I can almost smell the soup!!ReplyDelete
O, Marty...everything looks absolutely fantastic!!ReplyDelete
AND...I really...REALLY want a spoonful of that remarkable soup!!
Everything looks so beautiful, I love the green glasses, the check tablecloth and that tureen in stunning! The whole table is one of the prettiest I have seen. It is raw and rainy here and the soup sounds devine. What a great post.
Marty, love your little casual table. I have just purchased a similar set of flatware (also half price!) here in Australia. How funny is that!!ReplyDelete
Lovely table. Marty, what a gorgeous soup tureen. I can see why you use it every chance you get. I really like the flatware, so pretty.ReplyDelete
That is such a stunning soup tureen! The whole table is just lovely.ReplyDelete
The soup sounds delicous, Marty. What is not to love in that tureen? It is so gorgeous! I love the handle too, how easy you can just lift the pretty lid. Your mix of dishes makes the place setting so pretty....ChristineReplyDelete
That is a gorgeous soup tureen! It does make the perfect centerpiece and what could be better than a centerpiece that also provides the meal! Love the items you have paired with it like the white dishes and woven placemats.ReplyDelete
I've told you before-- I want that soup tureen! Beautiful and great recipe! Looks like a cozy meal!ReplyDelete
Marty, I, of course, love the soup tureen, then what do they make I don't like. I like your tablescape and some good soup would be good here too. We had 4+ inches of snow yesterday and it was beautiful.ReplyDelete
Okay, God please forgive me as I covet that soup tureen! That has got to be one of the prettiest pieces of dishware I have ever seen. And you have done a fabulous job coordinating everything to compliment it.ReplyDelete
Simply lovely! Love the colors, the dishes, most of all the tureen!ReplyDelete
What a fantastic tureen!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 24, 2010 at 7:52 PM
The green makes me think of spring. Ahh. Your tureen is absolutely gorgeous. A center piece in itself. RosieReplyDelete
Hi Marty, It looks like spring at your house...I love the green and white..Your tureen is one of the most gorgeous tureens that I have ever seen. Beautiful table MartyReplyDelete
I agree with everyone else that the tureen is a stunner! I love it and WANT it! I love the tablecloth too and the layering of the plates. Thanks!ReplyDelete
Beautiful tureen. And I love the whole table. Love the combination of colors.ReplyDelete
Love your tureen and all of your table...ReplyDelete
Marty your table is gorgeous and I really covet your tureen :-) !!!ReplyDelete
Lovely, lovely table! I adore that flatware....how great that you got it on sale too!ReplyDelete
I like this a lot! Love your new ivory handled flatware, beautiful!ReplyDelete
Cauliflower soup sounds delicious! The soup tureen is gorgeous!
Wowsers ~ This is stunning! Love it all! If I ever come for a visit you'd better hide that flatware!@!@!ReplyDelete
Angelic Accents
Ahhhhh...lovin' your tablescape and that tureen is soooooo PRETTY! Coe by and check out my CASH GIVEAWAY...I think you will like it:)ReplyDelete
Your tablescape is beautiful! That tureen is AWESOME!!!ReplyDelete
Have a wonderful day
I really love this Marty! The way you layered everything. The majolica, the ivory flatware, those wonderful chargers! Love the tureen!ReplyDelete
Good Evening Marty first let me say how much fun I had with table to tuesday girl that was a blast and I will be sure and do it again this week...ReplyDelete
Now you know I ♥ that tureen and have since the day you first shown it....and your right its the center of attention girl...Your simple dinner looks just wonderf my friend like everything you do...I have those green plate now I wonder where and what bed or couch I stuffed them under ha ha!! I pray all is well in your world today my friend...Hugs and smiles Gl♥ria
What a beautiful table. The soup tureen is spectacular - beyond spectacular. I love the flatware as well. There is nothing like home made soup either.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 25, 2010 at 5:03 AM
Hi, your table looks beautiful,I love your tureen....KathyReplyDelete
Marty, every time I see that tureen I swoon. And the cloth you chose is perfect. I've had my eye on that same flatware-how did I miss that sale??!ReplyDelete
beautiful table!!!!ReplyDelete
I am having serious tureen envy! Those who possess the original F&F are lucky indeed -- yours is spectacular! The whole table is wonderful, and I like that you used the little tea lights from the grocery store with that fabulous tureen. Very good.ReplyDelete
I see you used "our" tureen, Marty! It's my favorite of all my tureens and almost always is on my dining room table.ReplyDelete
The soup sounds like just the ticket. We love any kind of soup around here.
Looks gorgeous as always! Love the soup tureen too. I love all the green and the fabulous flatware!ReplyDelete
Hello sweet lady...ReplyDelete
Ohhh Marty, you know that I just adore your fabulous soup tureen! It is truly the prettiest that I've ever seen! I love all that pretties on the lid!!! It's truly the "star" of your fabulous table, my friend! I love how you used the pretty green and white checked tablecloth...it does bring a more informal feel to the table...just perfect for a soup dinner! Your place settings...gorgeous! I love your little green cabbage plates and ohhh...those beautiful buttery yellow plates! I'm still looking for a soft yellow dinnerware like those! Your photos are gorgeous, my friend...I especially enjoyed the candlelight photos! Absolutely gorgeous!!! Thank you for sharing, yet another, fabulous table with us!!!
Also..thank you so much for coming by for a cup of tea, sweet lady! I always love our visits and you always leave the most warm and generous comments!!!
Love ya,
Chari @Happy To Design
What a beautiful table. The tureen is 'to die for' gorgeous.. How could it not be the "star" of the show. Your new flatware is the perfect finishing touch to the green & white checked linens. Just devine.ReplyDelete
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thats a soup tureen, that gorgous thing.. oh my goodness its a show piece and i love it..ReplyDelete
Marty, That tureen is a centerpiece all by itself. The table is gorgeous!ReplyDelete
♥, Susan
That cauliflower soup looks like something we would love! I'm adding some things to my grocery list!ReplyDelete
Hi Marty! Thanks for dropping by on a busy and beautiful Tablescape Thursday, just to look at my cracked and patched walls! ha ha! I love your table, hmmm, maybe it even reminds me of the colors I am picking for my bedroom.... plus one or two others.... think plum, think grey-blue accents.... now I have you wondering don't I?ReplyDelete
Hoping my house in back in good order soon, it's a real mess right now! Toodloo...
I really pretty table as always! Love the chargers and new flatwear too. Have a great day and enjoy that soup. It would be a great day here for some.ReplyDelete
Thanks for stopping by my blog. That tureen is stunning! Mr. HH loves broccoli soup, but I can't get past the texture. I love broccoli though. Isn't that weird?ReplyDelete
Wow Marty! If I ever get down towards Phoenix, I am gonna invite myself to lunch:)ReplyDelete
Hugs, Sonya
This is Beautiful! It reminds me of a lovely picnic with the checkered tablecloth the rattan placemats, and the fruit and flowers! So fresh and springy! That flatwear is zo GORGEOUS!! BellaReplyDelete
Hi Marty...Wow...now that is a tureen! Gorgeous! Beautiful flatware from Horchow...love it when they have a good sale. :-)ReplyDelete
Thanks for the recipe...sounds very yummy!
Oh, that tureen is gorgeous. I'd be afraid to use it, but that's what we have these pretty things for...isn't it? I love the flatware. I have my eye on some Horchow flatware too...but, it is way out of my price range right now.ReplyDelete
Everything looks so pretty and the soup sounds delicious.
Oh Marty, with a tureen like that, it doesn't matter what else is on the table. It is stunning! I love the way you layered all of the different plates and put them on a rattan mat. So much tecture and interest in each place setting. That flatware is gorgeous! I wonder if they have any left at 50%off. I may have to try to get some of that! laurieReplyDelete
Ah-hh, such a beautiful setting...the green and white is stunning as is your beautiful soup tureen!ReplyDelete
Your soup tureen is incredible and really sets the table. I liked how the colors of your plates are reflected in the tureen. The green checked table covering is one of my favorite patterns. Loved it all, JoanReplyDelete
Great tablescape for soup and the recipe looks delicious. The soup taureen is so beautiful. Also loved the flatware. Thanks for sharing again. Always get good ideas from your posts.ReplyDelete
The soup tureen is just beautiful! I love your tablescape and how each piece compliments the other! You are very talented!ReplyDelete
I am so excited about your soup recipe..I think I could sneak the califlower by the kids without them knowing :)
Thanks for sharing!!
Hi Sweet Marty,ReplyDelete
I would give a bundle for that tureen...it is exquisite! What a find along with your pretty green dishes. Those Portegal plates would go PERFECTLY with my new water pitcher (keep an eye out for it in next week's TT)
I think I have a green & white tablecloth just like yours someplace. Must go hunting before the big blog roll on St. Pats. day. This table would have been perfect, right down to the green soup! :)
Always fun to visit your house, even if it is cold & rainy. We just got 6" of snow so hush! LOL
YOu are good girl! I want to come over! :) lol Hi, I'm Meme from Screaming Meme Designs...I would love for you to stop in and visit! :) Thanks for making my friday better! MemeReplyDelete
I just love that tureen. So beautiful. The tablecloth goes so well with it. Wish I could try the soup, I love cauliflower soup,but no one in my house does.ReplyDelete
The tureen is stunning! Such a pretty table. We have a beautifl, fresh, cauliflower in the fridge - I believe I'll try that soup. Thank you!ReplyDelete
Your tureen looks striking against the green check. I love the intricate detail of Fritz and Floyd's pieces, and have often admired them. Nice choice using your rattan mats for the base of the plate combinations. Very nice composition and I'm sure the broccoli soup is delicious. Of course the Horchow flatware is a WOW!
Hi Marty,ReplyDelete
Great looking table. I have those napkins, but mine are all faded. I really like the flat pieces. Oh, and the center piece is great too. Wow! Mumzie :)
Hi Marty!!ReplyDelete
So fresh... I love plaid! Especially green plaid!!
Yummy soup too!
I wanted you to know that you have an award over at my blog!!!
Your tablescape is so cheerful, and that soup tureen is gorgeous! That soup recipe sounds delicious.ReplyDelete
I'm in love with your ivory flatware.........it's on my "hunt" list for this springs flee markets and sales,wish me luck.ReplyDelete
Your table is stunning! The tureen is glorious! WE make a brocolli soup that follows a recipe almost identical to yours! Yummy!ReplyDelete
You have such a gift as creating welcoming and beautiful tables...I so enjoy seeing them!
I simply adore the soup tureen. That flatware is awesome. I also ordered it from horchow, also got another discount that day. I am new to commenting. I don't blog but I follow lots of you. HugsReplyDelete


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Saving files in Amazon S3 using Carrierwave and Fog Gem
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Long long time ago in a far far away land….. I am just kidding. So I needed a gem to do file uploads(in my case images but you can upload anything) and I was looking at various options. Paperclip is a popular option but there is a new kid on the block (so i read in various forums)… Carrierwave.
Now I have not used Paperclip but what I read was that Carrierwave is more flexible and powerful than Paperclip so if are interested then keep reading. Now let me tell you that you may need to do some additional settings, I will not get into details because the wiki page of Carrierwave is pretty intensive. The purpose of writing this post is to highlight a couple of issue that I ran into and some settings which were not explained.
Step 1: Install the Carrierwave gem
gem install carrierwave
Step 2: Update the gem file
gem carrierwave
Step 3: Now you need a uploader. This is the file which has all the settings like which folder the image will be saved, setting the image quality, caching etc. I wanted to call my uploader class as ImageUploader
rails generate uploader ImageUploader
Step 4: Install fog gem
gem install fog
Step 5: Update gem file
gem 'fog', '~> 1.3.1'
bundle install
Step 6: Choose the storage type
class ImageUploader < CarrierWave::Uploader::Base
storage :fog
Step 7: Create model. Mine was called Photo so I create photo.rb. Notice the line number 10.
class Photo < ActiveRecord::Base
#Attributes or fileds
attr_accessible :image,:pic_name,:description,:albums_id
belongs_to :albums
#carrier wave
mount_uploader :image,ImageUploader
validates :description,:pic_name,:albums_id, :presence=>true
validates_uniqueness_of :pic_name
Step 7: How to upload file and show uploaded file in the html page
Upload page:
<%= form_for @user, :html => {:multipart => true} do |f| %>
 My Avatar <%= f.file_field :avatar %> <%= f.hidden_field :avatar_cache %>
 <% end %>
View uploaded image
<%= form_for @user, :html => {:multipart => true} do |f| %>
 My Avatar <%= image_tag(@user.avatar_url) if @user.avatar? %> <%= f.file_field :avatar %> <%= f.hidden_field :avatar_cache %>
 <% end %>
Step 8: Now comes the most important part. Setting up fog. Now if you follow the documentation on Carrierwave then you will run into issue(I will explain the issue and fix below). The wiki page said create a file fog.rb in the lib/carrierwave/storage/fog.rb and that's what I did. I created the file with the contents below.
CarrierWave.configure do |config| config.fog_credentials = { :provider => 'AWS', # required :aws_access_key_id => 'xxx', # required :aws_secret_access_key => 'yyy', # required :region => 'eu-west-1' # optional, defaults to 'us-east-1' } config.fog_directory = 'name_of_directory' # required config.fog_host = 'https://assets.example.com' # optional, defaults to nil config.fog_public = false # optional, defaults to true config.fog_attributes = {'Cache-Control'=>'max-age=315576000'} # optional, defaults to {} end
Now before you start you need to have a S3 account on Amazon S3. So get your Amazon access key and secret access key. For example mine was …. hehehe no I am not going to share my access keys with you :-). Anyway if you forgot to note down your access key and incase you are wondering where I can find that and are guessing that it will be on S3 Dashboard then you are mistaken just like me. You can find that on your account settings –> Security credentials.
So after you have noted down your key and access key. Go ahead create a bucket on S3. A bucket is nothing but a directory. It's just a fancy shimancy name for directory that Amazon came up with. You can further create sub directories.
Now coming back to the meaty part and fog.rb file. I updated the below fields in the fog.rb
:aws_access_key_id => 'xxx', # required :aws_secret_access_key => 'yyy', # required
I commented out the below lines as they are optional
#:region => 'eu-west-1' # optional, defaults to 'us-east-1'
I was not sure what was my region so if you are not sure as well then go ahead and comment it.
#config.fog_host = 'https://s3.amazonaws.com' # optional, defaults to nil
#config.fog_public = true # optional, defaults to true
If you leave config.fog_host to https://s3.amazonaws.com then I ran into issues which said –
"LoadError (Expected /Users/dinesharora/Desktop/Mydocument/ruby-proj/album/app/uploaders/image_uploader.rb to define ImageUploader):"
So I commented that field.
The next part that I was not sure about was how to tell fog which folder or directory I want to upload my files. I had created a bucket(directory) called myalbums and had created a sub folder called devlopment.
So I updated
config.fog_directory = 'myalbums/development', which did not work. The right way to do is
config.fog_directory = 'myalbums' and also in ImageUploader update the line
def store_dir
That's it. Now just start the server and start uploading, that's what the forums said but as it always happens with me(nothing works for me the first time) I ran into error(as I mentioned earlier that you will if you create the fog.rb in lib/carrierwave/storage/ folder) which said –
ActionController::RoutingError (uninitialized constant CarrierWave::Storage::Fog):
app/uploaders/image_uploader.rb:11:in `class:ImageUploader'
app/uploaders/image_uploader.rb:3:in `
app/models/photo.rb:10:in `class:Photo'
app/models/photo.rb:1:in `
app/controllers/photo_controller.rb:1:in `
To get rid of this error, just copy the file in config/initializers and now I could finally say – That's it!!!! 🙂
~~~ Cheers!


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The East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) has revealed details of time-wasting 999 calls it received in 2015.
Emergency phone calls made to the ambulance service included one person who said they had popcorn being stuck in-between their teeth and another form a patient wanting to be carried upstairs because their stair lift was broken.
Another person phoned for an ambulance because their milk had gone past its sell-by date and one woman phoned 999 because she was late having her period.
Other time-wasting 999 calls included someone who rang to say a hamster had bitten somebody's finger, someone had dropped their keys down a drain, someone who said there was a dead cat outside their house, a patient who said they had a moth was in their ear and someone who had a broken toe nail.
One person also called EMAS because they had swallowed a broken finger nail and were worried they would choke on it.
The ambulance service said 13 per cent of the 999 calls received did not require urgent medical assistance.
On average EMAS receives 2000 calls a day – a new call every 43 seconds and, during 2014/15, it responded to 643,115 calls.
An EMAS spokesman said: "It is important to recognise that the majority of people who call 999 do so because they believe it is the right service for them, and we regularly congratulate child callers who have helped to save a life by calling 999.
"In these cases it is often apparent that the parents or guardian of those children have spent time talking to them about responsible use of emergency numbers.
"We have High Volume Service User leads that monitor calls from people who make regular inappropriate calls. As a result, care plans are put in place to provide these patients with better access and support from local health and social care teams, or if it is clear the 999 system is being abused on a regular basis EMAS takes legal action."
If it is not an immediate emergency, people should call NHS111 (free telephone number) and get advice, or visit www.nhs.uk to find other local urgent care centre and walk-in services.


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One of a Kind Walk to Cure Diabetes Saturday July 19 [Update]
Get ready for the first ever One of a Kind Walk to Cure Diabetes at Bobby Ferguson Park this Saturday, July 19. Registration begins at 7 a.m. with the walk getting underway at 8 a.m. Money raised will go to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Texarkana resident Kayce Welch (who has juvenile diabetes) talked with her mom about wanting to do something to bring awareness to this growing problem in America. So after talking with her mom Robin they decided to put together this walk to benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. The feedback and support has been tremendous throughout the community.
My mother passed away in 2007 from diabetes and recently I was diagnosed as a new diabetic (Type 1) however, my doctor seems to believe with proper exercise and nutrition he thinks I can get it under control. So this is why I wanted to volunteer my time to walk with Kayce on Saturday and do this in memory of my mother plus help Kayce out on her first walk for a cure.
Cost is only $10 per entrant for walk and only $25 per entrant for walk and a limited edition t-shirt. For more information go to their facebook page or call Robin at 903-276-8262.
I challenge my Kicker listeners to come walk with me and Kayce this Saturday, July 19. If I could get just 10 loyal listeners to join us for $10 that would be an amazing $100 donated to a great cause. I hope to see you there!


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Today, Linkedin announced that they have crossed 10 million users from India. That's quite an achievement. According to the latest data available, around 5.3% of population use in Internet in India as of 2009. That is, almost 16% of Internet users in India have a profile on Linkedin.
But is this a milestone that really matters?
Some interesting statistics on Linkedin users in India:
- 16105 professionals listed the term social media' in their profiles
- 19027 people in Indian listed bollywood', hollywood' or film' in their LinkedIn profile
Speaking from personal experience, I honored Linkedin today for their 10 million achievement in India by logging in to Linkedin after almost six months. A couple of weeks ago, I wanted to hire a few writers for my site but I surprisingly didn't even think about Linkedin for the search. Instead I just created a page for requirements and posted it on Facebook and Twitter. The result? I received more than 30 responses from people whom I would hire in a blink of an eye.
But that's not all. Apart from being almost useless when it comes to finding a right hire, Linkedin is also a spam center for those social media experts. Here's Alok Kejriwal from Contest2win.com outing his frustration on Linkedin spam. As I look in to my Linkedin inbox, I find more requests for endorsements from people with whom I have never done any business and messages from people promoting their business as if they were distributing some broucher advertisement.
There's no denying that 80% of jobs comes through reference. Job listing sites like Monster, Naukri, etc stand little or no chance is the social age yet major companies make use of these job listing sites for hires.
I am yet to come across anyone receiving a job offer via Linkedin or finding a deserving candidate, for that matter. If you have, please share your story in comments section.
In April, Facebook announced that it has about 25 million (now 28.5 million) users in India. Facebook users in India range from business people and students to public figures and institutions. And applications like Branchout could turn into a good alternative to Linkedin without requiring me to logging in to a separate site for the same. Unless Linkedin really solves any purpose it will just remain a online presence for me.


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We're all about the music over here, so we've chosen to work with Quality Sound LLC, to bring you the city's FIRST and ONLY Funktion-One sound system in Utah. As some of you know, these purple beauties were made and designed in the United Kingdom, and imported across the pond to reside here in our Salty City.
We hope you'll join us for one of our many events featuring some of Salt Lake City's best and brightest talents, both local and world wide. We'll see you on the dance floor!
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With starting university just on the horizon, here are my top five tips for preparing to study at University and how you can make the most out of your experience:
- Invest in an academic calendar and diary – These are both student essentials. Sadly, with university comes numerous deadlines, compulsory tutorials and exams! Keeping on top of your organisation will make the whole experience a lot easier and mean that you can enjoy your free time knowing you have your academic deadlines under control. Also, when studying dentistry you will at some stage need to book in your own patients. Having a clinic diary will mean that you won't waste sessions by not having a patient booked in and you will know who are expecting at which appointment.
- Register for student discount sites and collect together important documents – Many shops offer student discounts to university students. This is a great way to cut down on spending. The majority of shops will accept a university card as evidence of being a student. However, sites such as Unidays allow you to shop online and get a discount. Collect together your important documents such as passport, drivers licence and national insurance numbers. It's likely that you will need these for your DBS check required to start dentistry as well as if you start a new job.
- Meet student finance deadlines and apply for a student bank account – Missing deadlines set out by student finance could mean that you might start the term without any funding or way of paying your rent. Make sure that you have submitted the required evidence to student finance before their deadline. They have a high number of students applying for finance over the summer so missing these deadlines means that you might not have any income for fresher's. You will also need to apply for a student bank account which can give you access to an interest free overdraft for when funds are low. This link compares the current student bank accounts available, some come with perks such as a 16-25 railcard!
- Join Facebook groups for your university and course – It is often possible to join groups on Facebook for your University, course, halls or any societies that you might be interested in. This is a great way to get a feel for events that are happening at the university and also chat to those who will be in your halls or on your course. Getting to know those who you will be studying or living with can stop you feeling nervous about starting university and there will be a few familiar faces when you join.
- Collect together a few of your favourite things from home – Having a few home luxuries such as your favourite teas or family photo in a frame will help you to settle into your new home and stop you from feeling home sick. Most student halls look very similar so it helps to have a few home comforts to make your room unique.
Best of luck with results day!


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Welcome to the online home of the Condell Park Bible Church. Browse our site for information regarding our location & service times, ministries & upcoming events, recent news & photos and much more.
We are a Bible-believing, Bible-preaching work located in the Bankstown area of Sydney.
If you are visiting Sydney, or are looking for a local church with warm fellowship and Biblical teaching, then Condell Park Bible Church is the place for you. Feel free to contact us or just come along to any of our regular meetings.


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Previews for April 1st
Wizards has just made a spectacular announcement. D&D and Forgotten Realms legendary icon, Drizzt Do'Urden will be making an appearance in Magic: The Gathering which will unite two of Wizards biggest brands. There is even a possibility that we will even see a whole Magic block dedicated to the Forgotten Realms.
Here's a look at the Drizzt card which is an uncommon-rare (they are using a new system of distribution).


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I'll try and keep this short.
Hahahahahaaaajustkidding. You know I totally won't.
For my birthday last weekend, we decided to go out for a nice dinner at our favorite local steakhouse, where I happened to have a coupon for a free entree (up to $20.99 or less, and good luck finding a steak for that price). My standing joke at ALL restaurants any more is just, please, don't let there be anyone there wearing a tiara. Which is kind of another post, but picture, if you will--that group of over-done, over-made-up, over-dressed, overly-loud 40-something divorcees who've had that onnnne too many glasses of wine and it's somebody's birthday so WOO-HOOO I'M WEARING A TIARA Y'ALL. *clinks glass*
|This bunch...
Yeah. Usually the table next to them is...us.
*eye roll*
Anyway, it's gotten so that when I make reservations somewhere, I specifically request to NOT be seated by any large tables or any large parties or anyone wearing a tiara, because just once I'd like to get through a meal without being forced to listen to the above too-loud ladies discussing life at too many decibels and with way too many "woo-hoos", plus the sudden random group of servers who come out, clapping and singing and sometimes wearing sombreros and/or carrying sparklers.
Guys. I just want to enjoy a quiet dinner, k?
So, last weekend's dinner was going great until dessert-menu time. I had actually just mentioned, "Hey...no tiaras so far" and kind of *high-fived* Shane. Then, the servers started unfolding the table extensions at two tables next to us and sliding two smaller tables...together. Uh-oh.
Sure enough, as soon as the tables merged into one big 10-seat table, a pile of gifts and balloons suddenly materialized in the center. Me and Shane started giving each other the side-eye.
The family arrived, comprised of maybe 4 adults and about 300 small children. Ok, it was more like 5 + one in a car seat, but still. Me and Shane started giving them the side-eye.
They got seated and the small boy in the chair closest to our table immediately whips out an iPhone 12.5 or whatever and starts playing a video game, because of course a birthday party with balloons and streamers and gifts isn't nearly interesting enough to hold his attention for 3 minutes. We start hearing pew-pew-pew-pew peeeewwwwwww PEW PEWPEWPEWPEW. Since they were close enough to hear and see our response, I stopped mid-sentence and stared at them and said "REALLY?? HE'S PLAYING A VIDEO GAME? AT A BIRTHDAY PARTY? WITH THE VOLUME ON??" Mom let it go for a minute, but she did start asking Little Boy to turn down his volume. Not OFF, mind you, but...down.
We spent the rest of the meal trying to finish sen-pewpewpew-tences about whether we pewpew wanted to eat desspewpewpewpewPEW-ert or just take it PEWPEWBEEPBOOOAWWP home with us. And of course opted for "to-go please".
Still, though, seriously-- I had to stop talking like five times and give this mom my best "Really?" stare, along with that obvious pantomine of looking around and saying loudly "Is someone seriously watching CARTOONS IN HERE?' before she would try to get him to turn the volume down. Again.
So my question is this: WHAT THE HECK, PEOPLE??? Everywhere we go any more, kids are not expected to be quiet and/or focus on actual reality for more than a few minutes at a time before they freak out and insist on having a phone or an iPad or a TV screen shoved in front of them.
Everywhere. We. GO.
At the grocery store: Kids in the cart are playing on phones.
The car in front of me: TV screens in front of the baby car seats.
In restaurants: They're on a phone or a game, or those *cool* new tabletop notebook screens, in case anyone forgets their phone in the car, or God forbid, wants to actually interact with their family over dinner.
|You're going to the STORE, not across the country. This is ridiculous.
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First, you must select which event you'd like to attend. You can do that by going to either the calendar view or the Education & Event Details page. Once you pick your course, click the bottom link that says "Register for this event." That link will lead you the registration area.
I see events from all over the state and from different organizations. How do I just see OAR events?+
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|Superman Henry Cavil and Magneto - they worked on Blood Creek together!
|I love this guy!
Here is a 7 minute clip from the Conan O'Brien show at Comic Con yesterday. It's focused on Michael and James' X-Men character's bromance. And apparently the bromance name that won the crowd over is, McBender! :-)


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From The Secret Daily Teachings
If you have a problem with anyone who is negative, begin by writing a list of all the things you appreciate about that person. Remember to include gratitude to them for giving you a great desire for positivity in your life; because that is a gift they are giving you.
As you focus with all of your strength on appreciation, you will not only reduce your exposure to the negativity, but at the same time you will be attracting positive people into your life.
Worth a go don't you think?
Let us greet each other with a smile for a smile is the beginning of love
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A Ghost Story
Recently deceased, a white-sheeted ghost returns to his suburban home to console his bereft wife, only to find that in his spectral state he has become unstuck in time, forced to watch passively as the life he knew and the woman he loves slowly slip away.
A Nightmare on Elm S
The film that brings back horror icon Freddy Krueger as a darker and more sinister character than ever before. While Freddy is on the prowl a group of teenagers being stalked soon learn they all have a common factor making them targets for this twisted killer.
Ain't Them Bodies Sa
The tale of an outlaw who escapes from prison and sets out across the Texas hills to reunite with his wife and the daughter he has never met.
An aspiring photographer develops an intimate relationship with an older woman in 1950s New York.
Dominion uses drones, hidden and handheld cameras to expose the dark underbelly of modern animal agriculture, questioning the morality and validity of humankind's dominion over the animal ..
Don't Worry, He Won'
On the rocky path to sobriety after a life-changing accident, John Callahan discovers the healing power of art, willing his injured hands into drawing hilarious, often controversial cartoons, which bring him a new lease on life.
A lonely writer develops an unlikely relationship with an operating system designed to meet his every need.
Kubo and the Two Str
A young boy named Kubo must locate a magical suit of armor worn by his late father in order to defeat a vengeful spirit from the past.
A five-year-old Indian boy gets lost on the streets of Calcutta, thousands of kilometers from home. He survives many challenges before being adopted by a couple in Australia; 25 years later, he sets out to find his lost family.
Mary Magdalene
Set in the Holy Land in the first century C.E., a young woman leaves her small fishing village and traditional family behind to join a radical new social movement. At its head is a charismatic leader, Jesus of Nazareth, who promises that the world is changing. Mary is searching for a new way of living, and an authenticity that is denied her by the rigid hierarchies of the day. As the notoriety of the group spread and more are drawn to follow Jesus' inspirational message, Mary's spiritual journey places her at the heart of a story that will lead to the capital city of Jerusalem, where she must confront the reality of Jesus' destiny and her own place within it.
12-year-old orphan Peter is spirited away to the magical world of Neverland, where he finds both fun and danger, and ultimately discovers his destiny -- to become the hero who will be forever known as Peter Pan.
Side Effects
A woman turns to prescription medication as a way of handling her anxiety concerning her husband's upcoming release from prison.
Song to Song
Two intersecting love triangles. Obsession and betrayal set against the music scene in Austin, Texas.
The Discovery
A love story set one year after the existence of the afterlife is scientifically verified.
The Girl with the Dr
Journalist Mikael Blomkvist is aided in his search for a woman who has been missing for forty years by Lisbeth Salander, a young computer hacker.
The Secret Scripture
A woman keeps a diary of her extended stay at a mental hospital.
The Social Network
Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg creates the social networking site that would become known as Facebook, but is later sued by two brothers who claimed he stole their idea, and the co-founder who was later squeezed out of the business.
When a young woman unexpectedly arrives at an older man's workplace, looking for answers, the secrets of the past threaten to unravel his new life. Their confrontation will uncover buried ...
Youth in Revolt
While his trailer trash parents teeter on the edge of divorce, Nick Twisp sets his sights on dream girl Sheeni Saunders, hoping that she'll be the one to take away his virginity.


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3. Eat healthy. During pregnancy, follow the 80/20 rule – if 80% of what you eat is completely healthy, then you can have fun with food for the other 20%. Watch your weight gain and stay on track – and remember that you are providing nutrition for two!
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Local Expert Antiques Guides:
At The Antiques Diva® & Co our team of antiques and flea market local expert antiques guides know the markets like the back of their hand. Our job is to help clients find the exact market that has what they are looking for – maximizing their time, translating, negotiating, and coordinating shipping your antiques home, liaising with your own 3rd party shipper to provide turn key solutions for all your international antique buying needs. We save our clients time and money by custom planning their visit to the antiques markets and warehouses, and helping negotiate their purchases. ~ Toma Clark Haines, Chief Executive Diva
Toma Clark Haines is The Antiques Diva®
Toma Clark Haines is The Antiques Diva – Chief Executive Diva of The Antiques Diva & Co European Tours. An American who has lived abroad since 2000, it has been said that Clark Haines is conquering countries faster than Napoleon. Working with a team of locally-based agents, The Antiques Diva & Co has become Europe's largest antiques touring company, offering customized antiques buying tours on 3 continents and in 15 countries in Europe, Asia and America to both tourists (mere shopping mortals) and the trade (antique dealers and interior designers). Her favorite part of her job is stocking client's stores across the pond and creating new trends in home fashion. When this stylemaker is not on a buying tour Clark Haines is also a freelance travel and design writer, an international public speaker, an interior decorator and social media guru. She is a champagne connoisseur, a vintage Chanel addict and her hobbies include driving fast cars and gourmet cooking. Traveling extensively for work, she divides her time between her home in Berlin, Germany, and traveling in each of her company's tour countries. Her greatest challenge in life is remembering when she wakes up each morning whether to greet the day with a Buongiorno, Bonjour, Guten Tag or simply Good Day!
Jean-Pierre Pelletier – Paris
Jean-Pierre manages our day-to-day operations and is often the first contact clients have with The Antiques Diva when they make an inquiry about tours or our buying services. Paris born and educated with degrees in Management and Political Science from Université Paris-Dauphine, JPP has traveled the world for business and pleasure. A true Renaissance man, with his Parisienne wife and Paris Diva Guide Danielle, he has lived and worked in Canada, with frequent trips to the US in fields including ranching, real estate, oil and gas, mining and film distribution. Having returned permanently to Paris, Jean-Pierre is a welcome newcomer to The Antiques Diva team as he works with clients and standardizes processes.
Danielle Pelletier – Paris
Danielle Pelletier is one of our Paris Diva Guides. She was born and raised in Paris and has spent her entire life going to the famous Paris Flea Market. And while she's always loved antiques, she graduated with a law degree and also worked as a journalist. Having lived internationally as well in both Canada as well as Switzerland, Danielle thinks with a global perspective understanding both our clients as well as the local culture in France. Whether she's leading an Antiques Diva Tour or simply shopping for herself, you'll find her each weekend at the Paris Flea Market. As a result she has many friends who are dealers – and that inside connection gives our Antiques Diva clients an edge when shopping the fleas. Perhaps harking back to her days as a lawyer, Danielle's top skill set is her art of negotiating. Danielle is by nature a collector and her home is beautifully decorated with pieces picked up over the years at the Paris Flea Market. Danielle's passion is antique perfume bottles – she loves Baccarat as well as Marcel Franck who was the largest perfume bottles maker until the 1990's.
Jennifer Balmadier – Paris
Jennifer Balmadier is one of our Paris Diva Guides. She is a native to Boston, however she traveled to France most of her life helping her parents shop for their antique store. On one trip while attending a French friend's wedding, the fates aligned and she met the Frenchman she would marry… You'll have to have her tell you how if it weren't for her mother-in-law, she might have married a French Duke instead! Utterly smitten, Jennifer gave up her career in insurance in Boston and moved to Paris for love. Her life story is romance on a plate. Once living in Paris she returned to her roots, sniffing through flea markets finding trinkets and treasures helping to buy for her parents, doing personal shopping which led to her becoming a Diva Guide. Her particular passion is vintage fashion (she got her first Hermès when she was 13 years old!) and she knows every vintage Chanel shop in town! She's also wonderfully down to earth and has a dry humor that will have you laughing before you even hit the shops. She loves nothing more than sharing with Diva clients the ins & outs of Paris, teaching them the metro, telling them where to go to shop, wine or dine (or not) and letting clients know inside details on life in Paris… Details you can only learn from a local!
Debbie Gabriel – Paris
Debbie Gabriel – one of our Paris Diva Guides – is originally from Baltimore but has lived in Paris nearly 2 decades. And if anyone has their finger on the pulse of Paris, it's Debbie. She knows which art and fashion exhibits are on, what the trends are – in fact in addition to working with The Antiques Diva® & Co she works as a Parisian buyer for some of the top companies in America (including Neiman Marcus). This means she doesn't just KNOW the trends, she CREATES them. She's a gourmand who knows what restaurants are in and which ones are out. She can always recommend a hidden get away for cocktails as well! She's also wildly creative and charming which helps her get our clients discounts with antique vendors. When she's not on tour, Debbie helps run and promote her husband's Cognac business – one of the largest and most popular in France.
Katie Phillips – Paris
Katie Phillips – one of our Paris Diva Guides – grew up in London, and studied history of art in both London and Leeds and after spending hours dreaming in front of the Manet paintings at the Courtauld, she's now living in the city of art, Paris! Her reason for moving to Paris is one of two that you hear when talking to expats in Paris – love or work; in her case love. She fell for the French charm, that cute accent and the chance to swan around Paris on a scooter – how Audrey Hepburn, what girl could resist! She loves traveling, shopping, sipping a good glass of wine or an intricate cocktail, snuggling up with a good book and the dog on the sofa and especially wandering around the Parisian flea markets. Katie has a background in fine art transport and the running theme of her career has been customer service. She enjoys sharing her passion for fine art, antiques and a good bargain as well as showcasing why Paris is the best shopping city in the world.
Caren Trafford – Provence
Caren Trafford is our Diva Guide in Provence. She is a passionate art historian and bestselling children's book writer, who has made her home in an old stone mas overlooking the sea on the coast of Provence. Born in the UK, Caren gained degrees in History, Art History and a Masters in Environmental Studies. Her "Grand Adventure" has taken her to the four corners of the globe having lived in Indonesia, Hong Kong, Australia, the Netherlands and now France. During her extensive travels Caren has gained an appreciation of many art forms and is always on the lookout for the unusual – the something special – antique to modern. Caren enjoys uncovering the wealth of treasures waiting to be discovered in Provence and can take clients to sources that are off the beaten path to find the pieces they are looking for.
Tara Neuville – Bordeaux
Tara Neuville is our Diva Guide in Bordeaux. Tara takes her antiques expertise to heart. Her antiques career began in Seattle where she worked as a dealer stocking her store through sourcing antiques abroad. When love intervened and she moved to France marrying a Frenchman and raising a family. She went to work at the Paris Flea Market leading antique buying tours. After 10 years scouring the antique markets of Paris, she took her expert skills to Bordeaux when her family relocated! She quickly became a fixture on the scene and can often be found making deals at the brocantes around her hometown on the weekend. When working with clients two words describe Tara's tours – High Energy! Once she understands what you're looking for – she will custom plan your itinerary and then translate and negotiate to get you the best deal on antiques in Bordeaux! Her natural, friendly personality and networking skills give her access to a large portfolio of local dealers and traders in the industry. She has a talent for establishing authenticity and a keen eye for quality and condition. Tara believes the key to leading a successful antiques buying tour is about understanding the products and matching them up to the right clients and finding a price so that both parties – client and vendor – are happy. Her golden rules are honesty and integrity.
Gail McLeod
Gail McLeod is our English Antiques Buying Agent and she might just be the most connected woman in the world of antiques. In addition to working with The Antiques Diva & Co, she also is the owner of Google's top-ranked antiques fair website Antiques News & Fairs and is the co-founder of Antiques Young Guns and organizer of Bath Decorative Antiques Fair. Her career in the antiques trade began as manager of Pennard House Antiques in Bath – the UK's largest export trade collective for decorative antiques in the fabled days of frantic business. When Gail is not leading antique buying tours, she can be found at home near Bath, England gardening, enjoying time in her conservatory and enjoying her Cavalier King Charles Spaniels.
Alys Dobbie
Alys Dobbie offers Diva Tours in London including the Portobello Flea Market and Notting Hill but also leads tours in East Sussex and Brighton. She's an antique and vintage dealer, wearer and endorser. She has been in the antiques trade for the last 11 years, getting her start selling in the markets of London and working her way up to owning 2 shops and becoming owner of "Vintage Shop of the Year 2012" and "A Judges Choice Young Gun 2013." She's 30 years old and has a wide spectrum of knowledge with a specialty in mid-century modern design. In addition to being a dealer and antiques tour guide Alys also restores furniture. Alys' shop, Nannadobbie, has appeared in publications such as The Guardian, Red Magazine, Elle Deco, Homes and Antiques and TV programmes such as Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is, Bargain Hunt, Celebrity Antiques Road Trip and French Collection. Alys recently went to the United States and absolutely loved it. Her dream holiday would be to drive around the Deep South, checking out thrift and antique stores whilst eating some good BBQ.
Daniel Larsson
Daniel Larsson is our native-born Swedish Divo Guide. Daniel enjoys helping clients find the right piece at their desired price point. With his extensive travel including trips to the US, England, India, Norway, Spain & Holland, Daniel comes to the table with an international mindset. When he's not guiding Diva clients, he runs a very successful business called D.LARSSON Interiör & Antikhandel which deals in fine Swedish antiques ranging from 18th to late 19th century, specializing in high quality Rococo & Gustavian painted furniture, Swedish country & decorative items. Daniel's extensive knowledge of Swedish antiques is a huge asset to our company and to any client who books a tour with him, as he is sure to pass on some of his wonderful insights. When he's not working, Daniel enjoys spending time with his wife and daughter and when you can pull him away from the antiques realm he can be found kitesurfing!
Orseola Barozzi Rizzo – Venice
Orseola Barozzi Rizzo is one of our Antiques Diva Guides in Venice. She is a native born Venetian – and Venetian royalty. She was raised in the antiques trade as her great grandfather was an antique dealer and collector of exquisite art and her mother also operated a successful, eclectic antiques business. Orseola's family has very strong ties to Venice and is deeply rooted in history as her family is one of the twelve famous families known as "apostolic" founders of Venice – her ancestor being the 5th Doges of Venice. Around the city you'll find squares and ancient buildings named after her family. After living in London and Paris, she returned to Venice where she lives with her husband and son diving their time with winters in the Dominican Republic. She and our other Venetian Diva Guide Chiara operate an antiques business called O&C Antiques, specializing in antique textiles and rare objects. She loves taking clients on tour to share with them the unique combination that Venice is: architecture, art and food are the product of centuries of different cultures that have influenced Venice and its inhabitants. Venetians have always been travelers and this made possible this absolutely amazing mixture of styles, traditions, creativity.
Chiara Zanella – Venice
Chiara Zanella is one of our Diva Guides in Venice. Born and raised in Venice, she's loved antiques since she was a child when she would literally find herself in tears whilst visiting the museums of Venice and discovering she wasn't allowed to bring these beautiful treasures home. Chiara met her friend—our other Venetian Antiques Diva Guide— Orseola while attending the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice and discovered that Orseola's family was in the antiques business. She started working for Orseola's mother – a famed Venetian dealer – and learned about Venetian antiques and textiles along with Asian jewels and fabrics. Having traveled and lived internationally, Chiara has returned to her native city and works in the fields of antiques and interior design when she's not taking Antiques Diva clients on tour. As an Antiques Diva Guide, Chiara loves sharing all the aspects that make her city so special; when you visit Venice, you need an insider view to enjoy the city at its best, and that's what Chiara offers clients. Besides antiques, Chiara loves visual art, design, and food. (Chiara and her boyfriend are the heads and the hands behind Metti una sera a cena www.mettiunaseraacena.wordpress.com). She loves Opera, jazz and rock music, her two dachshunds, practicing yoga, and most of all enjoying life and beauty!
Désirée Marie Townley – Rome
Désirée Marie Townley is our Antiques Diva Guides in Rome. Costume designer, makeup artist, vintage fashion expert and author of the design blog The Cut and The Cloth, American-born Désirée lives in Rome, Italy. She started working as a costumer and makeup artist in the opera and theater industry after receiving her degree in dance she began traveling the world, seeking out artists and craftspeople to understand new cultures. Her eye for design, background in fashion and global perspective provide Désirée an insider's knowledge for sourcing vintage fashion and antiques.
"In 2009, Oscar de la Renta gave an interview to Vanity Fair. In the midst of revealing his upbringing and unraveling his affair with fashion, de la Renta said that he learned about what mattered most in fashion from a Spanish tailor, who said that the 'twin peaks of couture are THE CUT AND THE CLOTH.'
It is these 'twin peaks' that interest me. As I travel the world and meet wonderful people who design and create, the question on my mind is 'How is it made and what is it made of?'.
I suppose this question also interests me in terms of the artists themselves. How does one become a weaver in India? What does it take to become a costume designer for Carnival in Venice? Who are these individuals and what are they making? I am learning.
My background in dance and my history with costume design and makeup artistry shape my interests and drive me to take a closer look at the details."
Lucretia Hunsucker
Lucretia Hunsucker is our Antiques Diva guide for Holland and Belgium. She was born in Flanders, studied Art History at the university of Ghent receiving her master's degree. She now lives in the picturesque town of Breukelen, just 30 km southeast of Amsterdam. Lucretia's unique skill is her eye for quality. She has the ability to walk into the room and immediately spot the best piece – often a piece discarded in a corner and forgotten – a hidden treasure. She loves nothing more than helping clients to find those rare and special pieces that clients are after. She enjoys interior design and has a passion for the early 19th-century period, called Empire and later Biedermeier. Lucretia's also drawn towards the revival of the Fifties, Sixties, and Seventies: a great period in fashion and interior design. She likes to mix Biedermeier mahogany with the bright colors and funky shapes of those glorious, much more recent times making antique feel modern.
Mariska Meijers – Amsterdam
Mariska Meijers is a Dutch artist and designer, renowned for her signature vibrant colors and bold patterns. Based in Amsterdam, Mariska moved to Holland 15 years ago, has lived and traveled across Europe and Asia, is an avid traveler and collector, and loves to share her hometown with visitors and introduce them to her local sources and contacts. She has grown her art and design studio into a global lifestyle brand sold through luxury department stores and small boutiques in over 30 countries. Her store/design studio in the historic city centre of Amsterdam is a hidden gem, located in the basement of a 17th century canal house on Keizersgracht 158 it is filled with her own collections and art combined with original finds from all over the world, including art, antiques, vintage, lighting, jewelry and much more.
Mariska's work has been featured in traditional and online media, including VOGUE.COM, The World of Interiors, Architectural Digest, Homes & Gardens, House&Garden Marie Claire Maison, Domino, ELLE Decoration, ELLE DECOR, LivingEtc.
Frederik Aers – Belgium
Frederik Aers is a native Belgian hailing from Brussels. He's also lived in the Flemish part of Brabant and now resides in Antwerp. He is one of our Divo Guides in Belgium, North of France, and The Netherlands. He's always had a passion for antiques and design. In fact, when he was just a small boy he would constantly be drawing houses, building villas with blocks and collecting articles on interior design, antiques, and gardens. Today, along with our other Divo Guide Phillip, he operates a boutique hotel in Antwerp called JVR108. Frederik enjoys taking clients to see beautiful places where they can find special antiques and objects d'art. When not on tour with The Antiques Diva & Co, he loves to travel and experience different cultures which gives him inspiration. Touring interiors which reflect the personality and tell the story of the people who inhabit them is a favorite activity for him. Frederik believes that a well-combined collection of objects and furniture tells a story and this is part of why he loves taking people on Antiques Buying Tours!
Philip Seiler – Berlin
Felix Bachmann – Berlin
Felix Bachman has been working in furniture restoration and trade for 15 years. In 2011 he founded his own company in Berlin, Felix Bachman, specializing in antiques and mid-century modern furnishings, as well as pieces of his own design. His experience in dealing with forms, colors and textures benefits his furniture restoration and creating his own works of art. He attended West Dean College/Sussex University in Chichester, England; studying Conservation – Restoration of Furniture.
Angela Somwaiya – Asia
Chicago-born Angela Somwaiya has lived in Bangkok for 24 years. She holds a bachelor's degree in Japanese Studies and master's in Thai Studies. Angela is the mother of 2 teenage daughters, Sofia and Anya, and is married to a Thai lawyer. In 2008 she took over Paul's Antiques which has built it's reputation as having one of the leading collections of colonial-era Burmese teak furniture. Since acquiring the business the collection has come to reflect her tastes and love of unique market finds throughout Asia. Innovative and entrepreneurial by nature, Angela developed a bespoke furniture service using reclaimed teak and enjoys up-cyling and repurposing found items. Angela is considered one of the leading experts in Southeast Asian antiques. When not criss-crossing Asia sourcing for her store as well as Antiques Diva clients, in her spare time she enjoys studying psychology and spirituality, practicing yoga and dancing, and has actually appeared singing on stage as a "diva" in several operas produced by Opera Siam. Angela's favorite part of being a Diva Guide is traveling with clients and sharing her insights into local culture. Trust this Diva Guide when it comes to ordering the best possible meal combinations in local restaurants… if Angela were not a Diva Guide should be a Food Concierge!
Melanie Aus – Asia
A native to Provence, Melanie Aus originally created and developed our Antiques Diva Provence Tours. An antiques dealer in Provence for more than 15 years… but her career in antiques actually began when she was 15. Melanie sold antiques to cover the cost of her first trip to the United States to study abroad in San Diego. She has both a law degree and an art history degree with specialization in paintings. Melanie's collection at home includes everything from Picassos as well as engravings purchased in Bangkok at the Chatujak Market. In 2013 Melanie moved from her home near Cassis to Bangkok with her husband and son to experience la vie tropic. Each weekend for the last 3 years she has shopped at Chatujak… and is known locally as the Queen of JJ Market (as it's known among the locals). When not antiquing Melanie works with Toma Clark Haines helping to design and develop their new jewelry line. Melanie's special skills set is Trend Analysis: knowing what's hot and what's not in Bangkok and around the world is Melanie's obsession.
Marilyn Forse – Bali and Indonesia
Doni Belau – United States
Doni Belau, founder of Girls' Guide to Paris is a recognized and published French travel expert and author of the book Paris Cocktails. It followed suit that more recently she began importing French antiques from her discoveries around her home in the Southwest of France and beyond. She specializes in French and other European antiques and vintage items ranging from large pieces of furniture, unusual artifacts, 19th and 20th-century art as well as vintage smalls and collectibles and even some mid-century pieces. She divides her time between her apartment in Brooklyn, her place in Paris and her home near Bordeaux, France.
Margaret Schwartz – US
Margaret Schwartz joined the Antiques Diva team first as a buyer in 2014. Her love for antiques blossomed after that initial buying trip with Diva Guide Gail Mcleod in England. Her passion for antiques continued to grow and after starting her career with Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia she struck out on her own and she now owns a brick and mortar shop in the suburbs surrounding New York City, The Summer House located at 107 Cherry St, New Canaan, CT. The store has a mix of antique and new design. Having traveled throughout Sweden, France, England and Belgium, Margaret has her pulse on the mix of modern applications of antiques in interior design. Her shop exhibits this mix beautifully. Winning the inaugural US Antiques Young Gun of the Year award in 2016 inspired Margaret to expand her role in the antiques community, expanding her collection further taking up space at the well known Antique and Artisan Gallery in Stamford, Connecticut. Margaret was invited to join LAPADA in 2016 as well, an international organization representing over 550 antiques dealers in the UK, across Europe, and a select few in the USA.
Margaret's passion for life does not stop at antiques, she commits her spare time to her family and friends as well as volunteering her time at a local rescue shelter in her town of Ridgefield, Connecticut. When she's not helping those puppies, she's loving her own two rescue dogs, Wally and Rusty, while taking on the world as the "Modern Antiquarian".
Justin Shaulis – United States
Tamara Stephenson – US
Since 2000, Tamara Stephenson has been busy creating beautiful interiors for clients. Tamara has fine-tuned her aesthetic, which some have referred to as "sophisticated cottage." Nest by Tamara, and since 2015 the co-owner of textile and wallpaper company, root cellar designs.
Her interiors are a medley of modern furnishings, accessories and eclectic art which she combines with antiques and vintage finds, and they are layered yet well edited to reflect the client's personality. Tamara uses her astute observations to bring the finest combinations of wares to each project. Additionally, she is regularly invited to speak at design industry events to share her expertise on the subjects of interior design, entertaining and the international design markets. In 2014, Nest by Tamara blog was voted #1 design blog by Modenus for the TOP 100 DESIGN BLOGS.


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The folks at Backblaze published their own field report on HDD failure rate which is interesting for any data center.
Earlier I had read about Google's study on how temperature doesn't affect HDD failure rate and promptly removed the noisy HDD cooling fans in my Linux box.
Their latest blog post at http://blog.backblaze.com/2013/11/12/how-long-do-disk-drives-last/ has me thinking that some of my colleagues elsewhere that are doing Backblaze like setups should switch to consumer grade HDDs to save on cost.
I do have a 80 Gb Seagate HDD that has survived the years. Admittedly I am not sure what to do with it anymore as it is too small(80 Gb) to be useful and too big (3.5") to be portable. It was used as a main HDD until it's size rendered it obselete hence it's sitting in a USB HDD dock that I use occasionally.
maybe you can find out the age by looking up the serial number but I use the SMART data info that you can see from the Disk Utility in Ubuntu.
|My ancient 3.5" HDD
|Powered on only for 314 days!
Hmm pretty low mileage for a 80 Gb HDD eh?
Check out this 320 Gb IDE HDD
Completely anecdotal but I have 3 Seagate 1 Tb HDD dying within a year from a software 5x HDD RAID array from within CentOS. When I checked on the powered on days it says it has been running for 3 years. So I am
1) confused how SMART data records HDD age
2) in agreement with Backblaze that HDD have specific failure phases. (where usage patterns play less of a role perhaps)
3)guessing that most of the data on Backblaze are archival in nature i.e. write once and forget until disaster strikes. So it would be great if Backblaze can 'normalize' the lifespan of the HDD with data access patterns per HDD to make it more relevant for a crowd that has a slightly different usage pattern than pure data archival needs.
That said I think it's an excellent piece of reading if you are concerned about using consumer grade HDD. Kudos the Backblaze team who managed to 'shuck' 5.5 Petabytes of raw HDD to weather the Thailand crisis (wonder how that affected their economics of using consumer grade HDD)
As usual YMMV applies here. Feel free to use consumer grade HDD for your archival needs but be sure to build in redundancy and resilience into your system like the folks in Backblaze.


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Re: st: Repeated anove problems
David Airey <firstname.lastname@example.com>
Re: st: Repeated anove problems
Sun, 23 Mar 2008 12:38:59 -0500
You need to explicitly put the id term in the model, and you need to specify the repeated factors, not the id, in the repeated option. There is an FAQ on a two factor within subjects design like yours. Your two repeated factors are site and phase.
anova value id site / id*site phase / id*phase site*phase, repeated(site phase)
A couple other FAQs tell you about how to follow up a significant omnibus F tests with post hoc tests, because the omnibus F tests provided by ANOVA are only half the story, when you have more than 2 levels in a factor.
You can also try this model with manova or xtmixed.
On Mar 23, 2008, at 11:57 AM, Sřren O'Neill wrote:
My data represents pressure-pain-threshold measurements
(variable=value) from
13 individuals (variable=id), from 8 sites (in each individual)
(variable=site) at 3 differents times (variable=phase) - before, during and
after intervention.
I'm trying to do a 2-way, repeated-measures anove, to see if time and/or site
is significant.
I run:
anove value site phase, repeated(id)
I get the following error: term not in model
I've made sure data are de-stringed - so thats not the problem.
Any suggestions?
Med venlig hilsen / Kind regards
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A family counselor told me that a family's real problem is always the one that is unmentionable.
This applies to humanity today. We have a problem that haunts us but we can't utter its name.
The problem is that our money is created in the form of credit extended by a group of private bankers, who manufacture it out of thin air.
In other words, the United States has given its credit card to a foreign-based private cartel.
As a result, this cartel sets the agenda.
For example, the US finances Israel, which will be the headquarters of the bankers' world government and religion. The attack on Iraq and subsequently Iran is about building their "New World Order."
They try to make opposition to this neo feudal dictatorship a racial issue. They wish to portray resistance as Nazi-like "hatred" and ban it.
While Jews figure prominently, the bankers have intermarried and enlisted all other elites to such a degree that the race issue is a diversion. The New World Order is the latest stage of Western imperialism. (See "The Jewish Conspiracy is British Imperialism" http://www.savethemales.ca/000447.html )
If you had the credit cards of the United States and other great nations, what would you do?
Buy the wife a new car and go to Disneyland?
If you had more ambition and fewer scruples, you would be tempted to set yourself up as God. This is what they have done for more than 200 years.
You would adopt a satanic philosophy (called "Illuminism") that justifies your God-like position and depicts the rest of humanity as cattle fit for herding, breeding and slaughter.
Then you would reorganize the world to serve your goals. This is the driving force behind all world events.
First, you would extend credit to your nominees who would buy most of the real wealth of the world for you.
The Rothschilds and their associates have done this. For example, their American front men were the Rockefellers and the Morgans.
You would reorganize the world to protect and expand your untenable position. The "New World Order" is basically a dictatorship of the super rich, most of whom are beholden to you.
You would foster idealistic-sounding political movements dedicated to "economic justice," "brotherhood" and "world government." These movements would infiltrate and overthrow your opposition. Communism is a prime example.
You would instigate a series of horrible wars to traumatize and dispirit mankind. The young would be slaughtered so nations would lack leaders able to organize resistance. The wars would also provide an excuse to set up your world dictatorship in the name of "peace."
You would cause depressions to further degrade people and make them obsessed with money and security. You would infiltrate the Christian church, discredit God and create "disenchanted, cold and heartless communities." ("Protocols of the Elders of Zion" IV http://www.savethemales.ca/000205.html)
You would control the political process by owning the means of communication. You would also control the education system.
You would fill these with misinformation, fads and trivia so people can't figure out what's really happening. You would hire sophisticated people to reassure the masses that talk of "conspiracy" is the domain of "right wing fanatics" and evidence to the contrary is always a "hoax."
(It doesn't matter that this conspiracy is arising before their eyes. The Illuminist symbol (pyramid and eye) is on their money! The Washington Monument is an Illuminist obelisk; the Statue of Liberty is the Illuminist Goddess Isis!)
You would distract humanity with sex and toys while you undermine their nations and families. Thus they will be too fat, dysfunctional and decadent to resist.
You would create a bogeyman like "terrorism" as an excuse to establish a massive security apparatus. This will deal with whatever sporadic resistance arises to your thinly veiled dictatorship.
All this they have done.
No wonder we are like children who cannot talk about incest.
Henry Makow Ph.D. is the inventor of the board game Scruples and the author of "A Long Way to go for a Date." His past articles exposing feminism and the new world order are on his website www.savethemales.ca He welcomes feedback at henryatsavethemales.ca Some of your messages will be posted anonymously.


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Make your own fabulous cake plate!!
As I was looking at creative people's blogs the other day I happened to come across a fun one that showed how to make your own cake plate:(http://armellejewelry.blogspot.com/2007/03/make-your-own-cake-stand.html) I thought it looked so easy so I tried it and here it is!! This is the easiest project I have ever done! It took about 1 minute. All you do is go and find a clear glass plate or really any kind of plate you want and a dessert cup or vase that kind of goes with the plate. I found mine at the thrift store for a total of 2 bucks! I then went to Home Depot and found CLEAR caulking (in the paint section). All you do is squeeze some caulk onto the bottom of the dessert cup and adhere that to the underside of the plate (wipe any excess caulk off with a damp paper towel) and let it sit for about 24 hours. Mine seems to be holding just fine and it is beautiful!! Can't wait to put some gorgeous Easter eggs on it! By the way, this would make a beautiful handcrafted wedding gift!!


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Annual to tree
Leaves basal or cauline, alternate to whorled, simple to compound
Inflorescence: 1° inflorescence a head, each resembling a flower, 1many, generally arrayed in cymes, generally subtended by ± calyx-like involucre; flowers 1many per head
Flowers bisexual, unisexual, or sterile, ± small, of several types; calyx 0 or modified into pappus of bristles, scales, or awns, which is generally persistent in fruit; corolla radial or bilateral (rarely 0), lobes generally (0)45; stamens 45, anthers generally fused into cylinder around style, often appendaged at tips, bases, or both, filaments generally free, generally attached to corolla near throat; pistil 1, ovary inferior, 1-chambered, 1-seeded, style 1, branches 2, generally hair-tufted at tip, stigmas 2, generally on inside of style branches
Fruit: achene, cylindric to ovoid, generally deciduous with pappus attached
Genera in family: ± 1300 genera, 21,000 species (largest family of dicots): worldwide. Largest family in CA. Also see tribal key to CA genera: Strother 1997 Madroño 44(1):128. See glossary p. 25 for illustrations of general family characteristics.
Perennial, often matted, dioecious; staminate plants generally present
Leaves alternate, entire, generally ± tomentose
Inflorescence: heads discoid or disciform, 1 or in cyme-like clusters; phyllaries many in several series, papery or membranous (staminate wider, more conspicuous); receptacle naked
Staminate flowers 25 mm; corollas white, yellow, or red; pappus bristle tips generally enlarged
Pistillate flowers 210 mm; corollas barely lobed, white, yellow or red
Fruit 0.53.5 mm, ± elliptic; pappus bristles many, soft, weakly barbed
Species in genus: ± 40 species: Am, n Eurasia
Etymology: (Latin: antenna)
Reference: [Bayer 1990 Can J Bot 68:13891397 and Madroño 37:171183]
Many races reproduce by asexual seeds, their populations entirely pistillate plants.
Stems 513 cm; stolons many, matted
Leaves: basal 619 mm, ± linear to spoon-shaped, 1-veined, densely woolly; cauline 520 mm, linear
Inflorescence: heads 27; involucres 48 mm, base woolly; phyllaries narrow and acute (pistillate) or wide and blunt (staminate), upper part dark brownish black
Staminate flowers: corollas 2.84.5 mm
Pistillate flowers: corollas 34.5 mm
Fruit 0.61.6 mm, papillate or smooth; pappus 45.5 mm
Chromosomes: 2n=56,98,112
Ecology: High meadows, snow basins, ridges
Elevation: 18003900 m.
Bioregional distribution: Klamath Ranges, High North Coast Ranges, High Cascade Range, High Sierra Nevada, San Bernardino Mountains, White and Inyo Mountains
Distribution outside California: to sw Canada, Montana, Colorado, New Mexico
Flowering time: JulAug
Synonyms: A. alpina (L.) Gaertn. var. m. (Greene) Jeps
Horticultural information: DRN, IRR, SUN: 1, 2, 3, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17; DFCLT.


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I think it's awesome that traditional hardcore still has a place in the music scene today. While it doesn't have mainstream attention (and it's not supposed to), people are still flocking out to shows, screaming their fucking hearts out, and joining the family of musicians and fans that continue to make up the community. Matriarchs is one of the newer bands in that community, and they are certainly proving to be a force to reckoned with musically. I had the pleasure of speaking with their guitarist Ben about recording their debut full-length record Scandalouz Joints.
After listening to the record, out of curiosity, about how long did it take to create Scandalous Jointz as a whole? I feel that, particualrly with punk bands, whenever I talk to them, I think there's almost always more songs that what's represented in the final product.
Well, the album itself was basically, I would say, close to four years in the making. I really took my time. Basically, it started with just me. I wrote all the material musically. I was looking for band members for a really long time, trying to find solid people that you can rely on, get the work done and actually show up to practice. It's more difficult than it seems. I was really just focused on making, what in my opinion, is really strong music, whatever that may be. Love us or hate us, the composition and quality is there. It's just up to whether you like that style.
There are four songs on the album that are demos that we re-tooled and brought back. We had a demo tape that had come out about two years before that. We received a good response with that, so we redid them with Nick Jett [producer]. The instrumentals were all done, and then I worked with our vocalist. His first language is French, so his English is actually really bad. So he will actually write out the lyrics in French, and then I will use Google Translate and then get those thoughts that he has down in English, and translate it into English poetry, whatever that may be. That's kind of how we do it.
That's interesting, and that kind of speaks to how powerful and universal music is. There are lyrics that will go into it and there can be a language barrier, but tone-wise, it's really cool to see that you can create something like that, even if you don't speak the same language.
Yeah! It was a huge undertaking, but like I said, I had been trying to start the band for years. It took me two years to find our vocalist. He told me he didn't speak English very well, but he knew the basic hardcore colloquialisms, the stuff that everyone uses. I try to stray away from cliche and give a little to the lyrics. It was a huge undertaking, but when I heard his tones, I thought, "I have to work with this guy. There's no turning back." We made it work!
You worked with Nick Jett of Terror when you were recording the record. Terror is a band that I think has had a significant impact on the modern hardcore scene. I'm curious to know what Nick brought to the table as a producer for you guys.
We were pretty rehearsed and pretty tight, but he really cleaned us up. He cleaned up our tone and gave us more of a signature and recognizable sound. We really cleaned up on our guitar tones and stuff like that. That was kind of his main focus. He let us do our own thing as far as songwriting; that's all us. But he really was just on top of us to make sure that everything sounded really clean and on-time to make it sound the way that it sounds now. That was all him.
In terms of songwriting, were there any themes or messages that you felt were maybe a bit harder to address, or did it all kind of come naturally? I ask this from the curiosity of a songwriter.
To me, the way I feel with Matriarchs is that I've got this amazing mouthpiece with Richard (vocalist) to say whatever the fuck I want. (laughs) I write all of the lyrics. As far as the actual thing that you see on paper, it's my lyrics. But as far as the themes and topics, that's a collaboration between me and Richard, and sometimes with any of the other guys in the band. We've evolved over time. At this point, we are all collaborating on new material. On that first record, it was all me, as far as writing it goes.
Nowadays, we're so cohesive and we know what we're trying to do now that we can write the stuff in a collaborative way that's natural. In the very beginning, it was definitely a one-sided creative thing. I was the initial force.
As a hardcore band in Los Angeles, California, I feel like (and this is coming from someone who is more used to the San Francisco Bay Area sceneLos Angeles is much more of a pop-culture hub and a "what's in, what's new?" area. I feel like that represents that area more than anywhere in the United States. As a modern hardcore band, a genre that isn't really considered, "trendy", how would you say you guys have been able to shine through and go through all of the success you guys have had in a scene like that, if that makes sense?
Yeah! It's very difficult, and it's more difficult now than ever. There's more people evolving in talent and just having a roadmap from day one in terms of how to get things going that we didn't have when we started. All of us have been in bands before, with each other, at some point. It's not our first rodeo at all. There's been a lot of pitfalls along the way that have brought us to here, where we're finally (and thankfully) seeing some modern success. These kids are learning faster, they're better, they're doing everything to the max. It's a new generation, and that's just how it always goes. The thing that we have is the live performance. If you've never heard of us, and that's very possible if you're outside of our niche, we play and people just start paying attention because we're tight, we're heavy, and it's honest. As long as you have that presentation, it really helps out and people will start paying attention.
Last two questions: first, what kind of message, if you have one, would you like fans to walk away with after listening to your music?
There's a couple messages, really. I come from the old school, I come from the idea of making sure that people don't feel alone. I like connecting with an audience. I think that our lyrics, while they have very strong themes, are very relatable. We like to keep things open so that the listener can make something out of our lyrics that belong solely to them. We like to make that connection; that's our primary goal. We want to make sure that our listener feels like they're not alone. That's what hardcore is about: it's a family. If you're an outsider, there's people going through the same shit, and here's a way to get through it.
The other thing I want us to convey is to think for yourself. Individuality. Just go with the flow. Open your eyes to what's going on around you and understand what it really is, not what they're telling you it is.
Finally, what does music mean to you?
Oh man, how do you not sound like a douchebag when you answer this question? (laughs) In my opinion, it's an always uncorruptable form of expression. Richard, our vocalist, is now one of my best friends. His English is rough so there's still a bit of a language barrier. He's one of my best friends, and the way that we connect is listening to music. Music is very much one of those universal languages that just connect people no matter where you're from, or what language you speak. People have the same emotions, and when they connect to those emotions through music, there's a bond there. That's what it means to me.
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It is a miracle that I am here.
At the very least, because you, yourself, were improbable according to statistics and circumstance.
Your father, navigated uncertainty and turbulence, coming to America circuitiously from Russia via Egypt.
Your mother - who also managed against the odds to arrive here from the Lithuania - was late in her years when she bore you - even by today's standards.
She was told repeatedly by doctors that she would never have children.
Despite these obstacles, your arrival, defied the odds....and was - in the truest sense - a miracle.
Improbably, but thankfully (for your children), you found my mother.
From which my siblings and I are of further miraculous result.
Any manner of happenstance or wrinkle in events prior, and I would not be writing these words.
If that were all, it might be dismissed as unlikely, though simple fate.
But it is not.
From this miracle came ripples of magic that extended far-and-wide to those you touched.
Your magic is part of me.
It is why I like to cook; why I love mountains, why I enjoy throwing a ball with my kids; why I have patience; why I drag my children on hikes; why I can identify the birds from their songs, and crucial to why I love and feel pride in my children, the way you felt about yours.
Your touch, however, extends well-beyond me.
I see your miracle in my siblings, my own children, and my nieces.
I see the numbers of people you have profoundly touched in your life with your care, attention and smile - extended family, friends, neighbors, colleagues, as well as your students. I do so with both awe and admiration - and I am humbled.
Few have such impact or can visibly attest to such lasting and a meaningful impressions upon others.
And fewer still, do so in as many different ways as you: as partner, leader, teacher, friend, organizer, advisor, sage, confidant, parent, and grandparent.
You are a challenging act to follow, but the path you have made is profoundly good and worth heeding.
I will miss you a lot.


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Thu, 17/04/2008 - by Rory Sullivan
In an Elevenses Special, we catch up with Kip Winger and talk about his new album 'From The Moon To The Sun'.
Kip Winger is as prolific as a musician can be. He is a multi-talented instrumentalist, revered songwriter and founder of the multi-platinum Winger. His latest solo album 'From The Moon To The Sun' is released on 9th May 2008 through Frontiers Records. Already hailed as a masterpiece, the album also features All Out Guitar favourite Andy Timmons.