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***UPDATE*** June 30th, 2017– Richard has recently been featured in the Elle Decor June 2017: "Scene & Heard" article, check it out here.
When coming up with a list of the world's best architects and designers, the name Richard Mishaan is always expected to appear somewhere at the top of that list. That's because Mr. Mishaan's taste in interior design and architecture remains irrefutable. Well known for his jaw-dropping works of art, Richard has made his name and unique styling signature a global brand and a marvel to art and design enthusiasts. So, for those asking this question, "Who is Richard Mishaan?" Below is a detailed look at this icon's life, achievement, values, motivations, sources of inspiration as well as a few qualities that make his designs unique and charming.
A Little Bit of History…
New York based Richard Mishaan traces his roots back to Columbia (and partially in Italy) where he was born and raised. His passion for design and architecture were evident in the fact that he found them enchanting even at an early age. His desire to be a part of creating awesome designs drove him to join the Columbia University School of Architecture which later paved the way for him to pursue a BA from the New York University.
Richard Mishaan's career kicked off the moment he joined the offices of Philip Johnson as an apprentice. His best quality and arguably the fuel to his success is accredited to the fact that he chose to go above and beyond to redefine architecture and design – bringing a little bit of yesterday to today's lavish world. His deep cultural roots aided him in gaining a thorough understanding of quality and extravagant designs and architectures.
Over the years, Mr. Mishaan has mastered the art of coupling his knowledge of fashion, interior design, and architecture to come up with the most stunning spaces in the globe. In this time, he has also written two very insightful books about design and architecture. They are titled "Modern Luxury" and the latest one titled "Artfully Modern" which were both published by the Monacelli Press.
Without a doubt, most – if not all – of those who've worked with Richard Mishaan Design have nothing but constant praise for his sense of touch and broad understanding when it comes to designing spaces. From residential homes to lavish hotels, Mr. Mishaan is known to leave a permanent mark wherever he gets to work.
When asked about his key source of inspiration, he frankly admitted to the fact that he loves art and design and gets most of his inspiration from his surroundings at every point of his day to day life. He went on to say that he has traveled to some of the most exotic places, attended numerous art exhibitions and international design shows, watched countless movies and taken a keen interest in fashion trends. In his opinion, one has to understand how most people live, their cultures, their customs and their ideas for him or her to come up with holistic and heartwarming designs.
A Deep Dive Into His Career
Since the beginning of his career, Mr. Mishaan has worked on numerous high-end projects, both residential and commercial (Mostly Lavish Hotels). His acquired knowledge and understanding about design and how people relate to it also drove him to author his books.
For instance, Artfully Modern was as a result of the fact that many people (mostly rich men and women) lived under the notion that a room or space needs to be filled with expensive assortments for it to feel lavish. That's why he authored this book with the aim of enlightening this fine men and women about a few ideas that may help them to create a luxurious space from ordinary assortments. In fact, he was quoted saying, "I do not like it when people walk away from something because it is not expensive enough!"
On an exclusive interview made by A Hotel Life, Mishaan was asked about when he began designing lavish hotel spaces. In response, Mr. Mishaan said, "I was requested to design the famous presidential suite in the St. Regis Hotel in New York City. It's notably the best seller for the brand, and it was an honor to have been requested to do so." This project marked the beginning of a chain of hotel design projects that included designing high-end hotels like the Shelborne Hotel in South Beach, the Hotel Tcherassi in Cartagena (Colombia) and the Marriot AC on South Beach.
The Richard Mishaan Design Touch
As mentioned earlier, Mr. Mishaan has made a reputable brand out of his name. More and more people are getting amazed by his undeniably magnificent works of art. If you are still asking yourself, "How is Richard Mishaan Design unique?" Then there are a couple of things you also need to note.
For starters, Mr. Mishaan has made it his daily norm to go beyond limits which are evident in most of his unique masterpieces. He also dares to design the unimaginable. While most designers opted to stick to the lavish designs of the 21st century, Richard Mishaan Design went a step further to merge the splendors of today's luxury living with yesterday's works of art. The end results of this intricate merger always turn out to be stunning and one of a kind.
Richard Mishaan Design is a unique firm, his eye has the ability to see the beauty in everything. It's no secret that it takes a gifted eye to see beauty in something that most people term as ordinary and unattractive. And it also takes a talented designer to turn that hidden beauty into something worth a second, third and fourth look. Richard Mishaan Design has – time and time again – proven his ability to do exactly that.
Wrapping up…
Many people have been quoted saying, "Richard Mishaan Designs tells a story about the continuation of time." That's very true and partly one of the many reasons why Mr. Mishaan is regarded as one of the best interior designers and architects in this ever-shifting design industry. Irrefutably, very few designers can match Mishaan's unique taste in interior designing and architecture Basically, if you haven't heard about Richard Mishaan Design, then you haven't been living in the world of high-end and stylish designs. Remember, "Good design does not have to be expensive, and not all expensive designs are lavish!"
Take a look at the Pinterest and Twitter of Richard Mishaan if you are hungry for more design ideas!
I am also a passionate one when it comes to interior designs, but I don't think I can be as good as Richard Mishaan. I have seen his designs and those are so good.
I would always love to see his creations.Very vibrant on eyes. I often heard of how good Richard Mishaan was. And it is proven anyway.
So true. Richard Mishaan's designs were actually too good to be true because of how wonderful they really look at photos and magical in person.If only I have money to hire him!
Nowadays it is reall also in demand for the fields of fashion, interior design, and architecture to come up with the most stunning spaces in the globe especially with Richard Mishaan creations!
Looking forward if there was like a testimony or pictures for Richard Mishaan Design like how unique it is, his eye has the ability to see the beauty in everything.
May we request for images of RICHARD MISHAAN designs! That will be great.


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Summer is the perfect time to go on a special date with your loved one! Whether you are going out for dinner and drinks, going to a movie, or taking a cooking class together, there are a few key essentials that can make your date night even better! Today I'm sharing three summer date night essentials for an unforgettable evening together.
A special scent: I love using body wash as my go-to fragrance for a date night. Suave body washes are the perfect product to keep you smelling great throughout the evening. There are quite a few scents to choose from, so I definitely recommend going online and trying out the Suave Body Wash Quiz to find your perfect scent. After answering a couple of questions, my result was the Cocoa Butter & Shea Body Wash and I have to say that it smells so good! I picked mine up at my local Target and it was under $5! I'm looking to try out their other scents as well, like Ocean Breeze and Wild Cherry Blossom!
A pretty pink pout: I think pink lipstick is the perfect shade for a date night! Pink pairs well with a variety of skin tones and depending on the intensity, you can play it safe with a nude pink or go bold with a fuschia shade. I love wearing pink lipstick that is in a my lips but better shade because it adds a touch of glam to my look and makes me feel even more confident on my dates with my husband!
A cute clutch: Small purses are so convenient for date night! I am totally loving the rose gold trend right now, so this rose gold clutch is another favorite of mine for date night. It's big enough to carry essentials like my cell phone, lipstick and gum, but not as large as my everyday purse.
For more information about Suave Body Wash, visit their website and follow them on Instagram @SuaveBeauty.
What are some of your date night essentials? Also, let me know in the comments section if you check out the Suave Body Wash Quiz – I'm looking forward to see if anyone else matches my results!

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Mount Auburn Pet Cemetery offers a permanent resting place for loyal and loving companions. There is a comfort in knowing that your faithful companion is buried in a place of permanence and maintained with care. The Pet Cemetery was created in memory of Laura Berryhill Stankus. She cared for all homeless animals, both domestic and wild, who came to her door.
The pet area provides a columbarium for inurnment of ashes as well as plots for burial. Memorial engraving on the columbarium is available for remembrance of beloved pets that have passed on and are buried elsewhere.


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Archive for April 2017
"Evidence of Things Unseen" at Taproot Theatre
You can't ignore this stage when you walk into the theatre. The simple set (by Amanda Sweger) is surrounded by what appears to be an abstract artwork composed of wood fragments joined together yet pierced throughout by streaks of light, many different colored lights. It's stunning, compelling, but then as the play begins you wonder, "What does that magnificent background have to do with this story of a fractured family?"
Taproot's dramaturg, Sonja Lowe got it right when she wrote in the playbill, "…there is something profoundly hopeful in the thought of beauty created from, not in spite of, brokenness."
And the family we meet at the beginning of this play is certainly broken. Father, whose memory seems to be significantly impaired, is now in an old age home, and his two daughters have decisions to make about his future. Sadly, at this point in their lives, the only thing they have in common is their childhoods. One is a stay-at-home, born-again Christian with two children. The other is a hard driving journalist with little use for religion. Their mother has recently been killed in a car accident, though Dad doesn't know about it and needs to be told.
Directed by Scott Nolte, the cast is uniformly good. Christine Marie Brown and Jenny Vaughn Hall are compelling as the sparring sisters. Michael Winters as the father conveys both the richness of who is was as well as the diminished man he is. Chip Wood as the AA member who has more than a little need to be in that group powerfully projects his hidden anguish.
Grief! Anger! Resentment! All of that and even more! Add alcoholism and a brother's suicide to the mix, and you might think the playwright (Seattleite Katie Forgette) has larded this pudding with a few too many plot twists. She has, but she pulls off most of it.
It's a story of human weakness, unfortunate mistakes, grief, and guilt. It reminds us to be kinder to others and to ourselves. This world premiere is well chosen for the season when Christian and Jewish holidays are at hand.
Through April 29, at Taproot Theatre, 204 N. 85th St., Seattle, (206-781-9705 or taproottheatre.org)
"A Proper Place" at Village Theatre
Oh we Americans do like those British drawing room comedies! In Village Theatre's latest musical comedy, "A Proper Place," directed by Jerry Dixon, the action moves from drawing room to deserted island in the midst of a tropical ocean, then back. It is, of course, during Victorian times, and the characters are members of the upper class along with their domestics. Among the later is the very proper butler, Crichton.
Those of you who read James Barrie's classic play, "The Admirable Crichton" in high school will be familiar with this character. He's an amazingly competent man born into the wrong class. Barrie's stinging criticism of the British class system is somewhat muted here, though this musical by Leslie Becker and Curtis Rhodes does follow Barrie's story line almost to the end.
Lord Loam has taken his family and two necessary servants on what is to be a delightful sea voyage, but it all goes wrong. Shipwreck! How can they survive? Away from the restrictions of their society, the most competent among them, Crichton, takes command. He's not only competent. He's creative. Love blooms under the hibiscus and palms, but of course it flouts all the social class rules prevalent at that time. Bliss! But then they are all rescued.
Due to an injury, the actor originally scheduled to play Crichton had to withdraw. In his place we have Kevin Vortmann who is absolutely marvelous in the role. He's superb personifying the stuffy, class conscious Englishman of that period. As the head butler, he's properly obsequious, totally competent, and never oversteps his role. On the island, he's terrific as the leader who makes life not only possible, but actually very comfortable for them all.
The costumes by Melanie Taylor Burgess beautifully represent Victorian times, and then serve well to exemplify life on the island. And that island is delightfully evoked by Carey Wong's clever set.
The orchestra sometimes overwhelms the voices in the first act. The songs, especially in Act II reinforce the plot nicely, but are not terribly memorable. I didn't go home humming any of the tunes.
The Village participated in developing this world premiere, and I'm sure they are hoping it will be picked up nationally. With a bit of work, it might be.
Through April 23 at the Francis J. Gaudette Theatre, 303 Front St. N., Issaquah, and from April 28 to May 21 at the Everett Performing Arts Center, 2710 Wetmore Ave., Everett, 425-257-8600 or VillageTheatre.org.
"Grounded" at Seattle Public Theatre
On a somewhat stark set, a single actor (Mahria Zook), offers up a morality lesson that is hard to ignore. This is the story of a female fighter pilot, an Air Force aviator who has her perfect job. Soaring through the wide blue sky is the greatest joy of her life, and she's superb at it.
She's cocky, tough, and swears with the best of them. But her perfect life takes a tailspin when she meets and falls in love with a sweet civilian and winds up pregnant and grounded.
She loves her daughter dearly, just as she loves her husband. But she needs to fly, needs to soar among the clouds and in the blue. Sadly, when she returns to active service, she learns that she will no longer fly. Instead she'll sit in a darkened room and pilot a drone.
She hates it! She's a flyer not a desk jockey. Sure she does her new job with incredibly more skill than that of teenaged boys playing video games, but in a way it is a game she's playing. She's not killing people per se. She's blowing up the targets on her screen. Even when she learns to identify the body parts blown asunder by her explosives, hers is warfare without blood and guts.
It's computer images she's blowing up. Playwright, George Brant, forces the audience to contrast her adoration of her own little family to her callousness about the families she's destroying. And he demands that his audience think about the impact of electronic advances on modern warfare. No question there's a powerful message in this drama.
The play, however, could have used a little judicious cutting. The audience gets it, gets it early.
It's a case where less would have been more.
Production values on this stage are amazingly good and extraordinarily inventive. They work powerfully to enhance the play's impact. Lighting (Thorn Michaels), set design (Julia Hayes Welch), sound design (Robertson Witmer), and projections (Ahren Buhmann) work together to create a reality one wouldn't think possible to achieve.
Through April 16, at Seattle Public Theater, 7312 West Green Lake Drive N., Seattle (206 524-1300 or www.settlepublictheatre.org).


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Boone Hospital Conference Center Room A
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The conference center is located across from the admissions desk at the main entrance.
Parking is available in the parking garage on William St. Take the pedestrian bridge from level 2 of the parking garage into the main hospital building and take the stairs or elevator down to the first floor.
This four-week course at Boone Family Birthplace provides detailed childbirth preparation and individual attention in a supportive environment that encourages discussion and questions. Topics include physical and emotional changes of pregnancy, labor and birth, Caesarean birth, pain management, postpartum and newborn care, massage, breathing awareness, and relaxation training.
Classes for this series meet Tuesdays on November 5, 12, 19, 26
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The Berry Street School is a specialist independent secondary school with campuses based in Morwell, Noble Park, Shepparton and Ballarat. Due to traumatic experiences, our students may have difficulty learning in a group setting. At Berry Street School students are able to flourish with support that best meets their individual needs.
The Berry Street Education Model provides schools with training, curriculum and strategies to engage the most challenging students. It is a positive education framework that supports teachers meet the specific needs of young people, particularly those who have been affected by trauma.
The Foyer provides safe accommodation for up to 40 young people aged 16-24, while they are studying at the GOTAFE Shepparton campus.
Our mentoring programs give young people the opportunity to build positive relationships with caring and supportive volunteer mentors from the community. All our programs encourage young people to develop important life skills, increase their resilience, make connections with their community and set goals for the future.
The L2P Learner Driver Mentor Program is open to young people aged 16 to 20 years who reside in Latrobe City and who do not have access to the support and resources necessary to achieve the 120 hours of driving experience required for obtaining their probationary drivers licence.
Berry Street has been a Registered Training Organisation and Adult, Community & Further Education provider since 2006. We provide high quality, accredited training in areas such as the Certificate IV in Child, Youth and Family Intervention and the Diploma of Community Services for workers across the sector.
Our Learning Future has been created to enhance the lifelong learning experiences and employment opportunities of young people, families and residents of Morwell.
The Navigator program is a Victorian government initiative to support young people aged 12-17 years to re-engage with education and training.
The Moonda Nerran Briel Project is a community-based project aimed at assisting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people in the Latrobe Valley.


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It wasn't long ago that this was said about The Graeme Watkins Project "More than just about any other South African band of the moment, GWP sounds like a band headed for a stadium-sized future." – Rolling Stone It's not often that the South African music scene sees a band explode the way The Graeme Watkins […]Continue readingMore Tag
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Apple Gule Releases His Debut Album 'SWAZiKiD'
'SWAZiKiD' as a debut album is an impressive collection of Apple Gule's radio hits from the past year with his current single 'Fan Girl' and previous singles 'In Your Life', 'Wave G'Bye', 'Another Way' (the collab track with Mapped Out Squad from Coke Studio Season 2) and the Strange Loving Remix of 'In Your Life', […]Continue readingMore Tag
Sunset Sweatshop Releases debut music video – 'Move It'
Sunset Sweatshop recently jumped into the local scene with their fresh vibe and debut single, 'Move It'. It was only fitting that this kaleidoscope of creative criminals keep their magic going and have recently released their debut music video on YouTube Sunset Sweatshop also took their fun mix of indie, goema, reggae, boeremusiek and marabi […]Continue readingMore Tag
Albert Meintjes' debut solo album available
The wait is over and music fans can now escape their busy lives for a moment with this week's announcement of the official online release of Albert Meintjes' debut solo album, 'The Very Silence of Waiting in This Place'. Prepare to be transported to another world through the power of sound. The album is a […]Continue readingMore Tag
FOKOFPOLISIEKAR Make History with a Record R1 million Fundraising
FOKOFPOLISIEKAR woke up this morning feeling like a million bucks… for real. On the evening of 16 May 2017 the band struck the record amount of R1 000 000 with their Thundafund crowdfunding campaign, going down in history again and, this time, for all the right reasons. This figure is unprecedented for a South African based Rewards […]Continue readingMore Tag


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This past Saturday, Danny and I had a date. Granted, it only lasted about an hour and a half. It was in the middle of the afternoon. And we went shopping at the farmers' market. Still. Both kids were hanging out at my brother's house with my parents, whom they adore. We were free to walk together, holding hands, and buy salmon. Hurrah!
This summer lurched by us. With all this medical stuff, running a business that's going in a dozen interesting directions at once, writing this site, and marketing a cookbook by talking about it every day for months (and showing photographs of the baked goods and dishes we made again for this purpose), all without school or much childcare? Well, I had nearly reached my limit by the end of August. Calgon, take me away! (Autocorrect keeps wanting to change that to Calvin, take me away, which frankly is much funnier than my intended sentence.)
A week or two can make a big difference.
The cookbook is out. So many of you have been writing, sharing photographs and stories of the dishes you have been making. It has absolutely made our year to hear about your joy in eating lasagna with slow-roasted tomato sauce, coconut layer cake, bagels, St. Louis gooey buttery cake, chicken fried steak, smoky corn fritters, date shake coffee cake, cornbread, pizza, hazelnut banana bread, buckwheat crepes, key lime pie, heirloom tomato soup with goat cheese croutons, green chile breakfast pie, English muffins, yellow cake with chocolate buttercream frosting, buttermilk chess pie, hoagie rolls, whoopie pies, hot and sour soup, sandwich bread, and Texas sheet cake. (And that's just on Instagram!) We loved creating this book for two years. Marketing a book is hard, hard work, mostly wandering in the desert of sales rankings and pre-order reports, wondering. Now? This book is yours, not just ours. We are blown away by how happy the people who are cooking and baking out of the book seem to be. Some people have made 6 to 8 dishes already and are sharing it all with us! Keep it coming.
(If you did buy American Classics Reinvented, and you have been enjoying it, would you consider writing a review on Amazon? The more voices that sing out about happiness with the book, the more other people who might love the food in it are likely to hear about it. Thanks!)
A week after the book was published, school began again. Lucy started the first grade. First grade! This one is a big leap up. She's a big kid now, in all-day school. She eats lunch in the cafeteria with the rest of the school. Four recesses! she told us at the end of the first day, joyfully. This kid continues to dance and grin, take life in her stride, and make us laugh every day. Oh, we adore her. And having her in school again — and darling Desmond in daycare three days a week now — means we can actually work, uninterrupted, for hours at a time.
We are new people.
How do we celebrate? We go to the Vashon farmers' market, where all the faces are familiar. Where we know our farmers by their first names. Where there are not many stalls — maybe 12? — but we linger at each one. Where we buy our salmon from the young man who caught those fish on a boat in the waters of Alaska the week before.
Some people have bars where everyone knows his or her name. We have the Vashon farmers' market.
It's fall, really. But the last lingering warmth of summer means heirloom tomatoes so ripe that one too-firm squeeze means a burst of juice and seeds. We made a cashew-leek romesco sauce with these tomatoes and a handful of garlic and red peppers, some sherry vinegar, and a splash of good olive oil. That sauce drizzled on top of shrimp roasted with smoked paprika and a pile of zucchini noodles was so good that both kids ate an entire bowl. This morning we had a frittata with ham, sliced olives, swiss chard, and roasted potatoes and drizzled the romesco on top of it. A few tomatoes from the farmers' market go a long way.
I wish I had bought some of those beans, though.
I don't remember eating Asian pears when I grew up in southern California. They're everywhere here. Crisp and only lightly sweet, juicy without too much running down the chin, smooth and surprising — these have a light pear flavor with the crunch of an apple.
There's a cider orchard and winery here on Vashon called Nashi Orchards that makes its cider out of the Asian pears they grow. Soon I'll go visit and share the story about these folks. There are some incredible people on Vashon growing great gardens, roasting coffee, running supper clubs, making cheese, brewing kombucha, baking bread, creating great ice cream, and constantly interacting with food in a way that isn't trendy but meant to feed people. We're going to be sharing more of their stories with you here soon. I love this place, this crazy little island where we live.
That was one of our favorite parts of creating American Classics Reinvented: the specific regional dishes that most Americans might know know. Before we started making that book, I'd never heard of Amish potato filling or the Midwestern tater tot hot dish or tuna poke from Hawaii. I love those dishes now.
If we're lucky, we have a place called home. Good food is part of what makes that place a home.
Soon, we'll share with you a new idea we have, a way to gather people at your table to make the comfort foods of where you live. We won't be touring much with this book. Instead, we'd love to see what you make. (However, we could show up for a brief appearance, if you want.)
We're also going to be offering more baking classes on Vashon and Seattle soon. More bread classes! And in November and December, plenty of holiday baking classes. (Maybe one or two for kids, as well.)
In the meantime, if you're in Seattle, I'll be making an appearance at Book Larder at 6:30 on Tuesday evening. I'd love to meet you and hear about the food of the place where you call home. Certainly, I'm also going to have treats from the book in hand. Come on out, if you can.
And we'd love to hear about the dishes you love, the comfort food you associate with family and friends, that might not have made it into our book. We're in the mood to start re-inventing again. Right now, we're working on an apple cake from a recipe sent to us by a sweet young woman who reads this site. Her mother, who is no longer here, never shared this family recipe with anyone. But Rachael gave us permission to make it and share it with you. Next week, we'll offer you some of Marian's Apple Cake, in time for the Jewish holidays.
If you have a family recipe you'd like us to make gluten-free, send me an email at email@example.com. Let's talk.
In the meantime, I hope that soon you have time for a walk, hand in hand, with the person you love most in this world.
Maybe at the farmers' market this weekend?


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Cllr. Charles Brumskine promises Liberians better living conditions if elected
MONROVIA, LIBERIA-Liberty Party Standard bearer, Charles Brumskine, says his government will improve the living conditions of the Liberian people if elected as President.
Cllr. Brumskine said:" It is unfortunate for Liberians to be living in abject poverty, including many of them going to bed with hunger."
Cllr. Brumskine also promised to improve Liberia's health care delivery system to reduce maternal mortality and related cases.
He said the educational system needs improvement to prepare young people for future challenges.
The Liberty Party standard bearer also said disadvantaged Liberian youth refered to as 'Zogos' should not be abandoned by government.
Cllr. Brumskine said under a Liberty Party led government, such people will be trained to enable them positively contribute to the country.
He spoke Thursday at the Paynesville City Hall during the 2017 Presidential Debate.


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At Flash Nightclub this Sunday, Feb. 9, you can count on dancing to music written specifically for '70s-era gay porn.
"It's really experimental, almost jazzy at times, spacey and futuristic," says Jacob Sperber, describing the instrumental electronic tracks written by the late Patrick Cowley and re-issued together last year as School Daze, a title from one of the old films. In many ways the 29-year-old Sperber, part of the San Francisco-based dance party Honey Soundsystem, has made it his mission to make more people, particularly gay people, aware of Cowley, who has been called "the American Giorgio Moroder."
"He made very, very explicit, queer-themed music that was widely accepted and played on dance floors everywhere," Sperber says about Cowley, who died in 1982 as his San Francisco-based career was just taking off — an early casualty of AIDS. Still, he's regarded as a pioneer in the now-mainstream sound of electronic dance music, or EDM. In the same way that fellow Italian EDM pioneer Moroder helped shape Donna Summer's success as a gay disco diva, Cowley had Sylvester's back, helping write or produce the flamboyant artist's biggest hits, including "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" and "Do You Wanna Funk."
So chances are good you'll also hear a Sylvester hit at Flash, when Sperber will spin as DJ P-Play at a special Honey Soundsystem party also featuring a set by the collective's Jason Kendig and presented by the fledgling D.C. party The NeedlExchange. "This is the first time that Honey's really been showcased in D.C.," Sperber says. Last year organizers decided to end the party's five-year run of weekly Sunday parties in San Francisco, in part to give them a chance to create more national and international buzz through touring.
Sperber describes Honey's sound as "dark high-energy," an amalgam of both old and new sounds drawing mostly from underground disco and house. But there's a special focus on queer dance music, both underappreciated historical gems as well as "people who are referencing it now in their music." The party is comparable to the London-based traveling gay party Horse Meat Disco — as well as D.C.'s The NeedlExchange, which moves from its usual Sunday night perch at the Velvet Lounge for one night only, presenting Honey at the "word-class club" Flash. "I went there and was like, I want to play there," Sperber says about the sharp, small nightclub that opened last year in Shaw with top-notch audiovisual equipment.
Sperber, who also helps produce events for San Francisco's notorious Folsom Street Fair, was just in D.C. last month, for the roving party Luther's Mid-Atlantic Leather event at the Green Lantern. The Los Angeles native mostly performs these days everywhere as DJ P-Play, a moniker he coined years ago while sitting bored during a "math for artists" class at the San Francisco Art Institute.
"I have definitely had people who come up to me and assume that I was the music representation of an entire fetish community," he says. In reality, his goal was mostly just to be linguistically playful: "It was just me coming up with names that rhymed with DJ."
Honey Soundsystem is Sunday, Feb. 9, at 9 p.m. Flash Nightclub, 645 Florida Ave NW. Tickets are $15. Call 202-588-1880 or visit tnxandhny.eventbrite.com or tnxdc.tumblr.com.


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I have been a practicing Graphic Designer using Desktop Publishing principles for over 35 years. I am an Adobe Certified Associate in Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Premier, Illustrator, and Flash. Seasoned Graphic Designer who has worked for large and small organizations using industry leading software as my first career. I have taught Digital and Web Design classes in both the public schools system and the college/university environments now for over 12 years. Life-long learner keeping skills and trends up-to-date. I have degrees in Fine Arts, Business, and Graphic Design and cert [more]
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I worked in an Information Technology Laboratory as a Research Physicist on the kinds of things Google, Amazon, Xerox, Canon, et al. do today. I was the company expert in the economics of electronic printing and imaging technologies at two companies with over 100,000 people. I am at the guru level in the use of Microsoft Office products and many other kinds of software. I tutor on the processes of getting books published in hard copy form and in electronic form and in book publishing information systems, e.g., use of ISBN codes, search engine optimization, book publicity alternatives, prici [more]
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Randy has more than 35 years of real world experience working with desktop publishing solutions, and helping professionals get the most out of them. He ran the first weekly newspaper in the United States using publishing software on Windows PCs, and helped Adobe develop both PageMaker and InDesign through several prerelease beta testing cycles. As a trainer, consultant and publishing professional, Randy's developed expert knowledge and experience in relevant desktop publishing tools, including Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop and Acrobat; QuarkXPress as well as several specialized publis [more]


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ThermoLift Selected as a Winner of the Defense Energy Technology Challenge
ThermoLift has been selected as a winner of the 2014 Defense Energy Technology Challenge, awarded at the Defense Energy Innovation Summit and Showcase. The Summit focuses on uniting emerging energy companies and defense leadership to discuss global innovation ideas. The mission is to help accelerate state-of-art technology solutions in support of national security and the warfighter.


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Randy & I began a week of adventure this morning – staying with Reagan while her parents go on a trip to California for an early celebration of their tenth anniversary. With the exception of Monday and Monday night when Jason's mom comes to spend some time with Reagan, we'll be on duty until Saturday morning.
It doesn't take long to be reminded that I am 53, not 23! :) Reagan is a very busy almost-six year old and she keeps me moving. We've had a relatively quiet day today, but there is lots on the calendar for the coming week. :)
So. If you don't hear from me this week, I've probably passed out on the couch after putting Reagan to bed. :)
Oh! And it's the end of another month. Dag! The good thing about that is – Baby Guiler is almost here!! Just a couple more weeks until we meet her.
Until the next time . . .


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We are happy to announce that we started a future cooperation for the 4th AHF Symposium with the University Rovira i Virgili in Tarragona, Spain. Prof. Dr. Sergio Nasarre-Aznar, UNESCO Chair of Housing, University Rovira i Virgili and his team will host ETH CASE Affordable Housing Forum 17/18 October 2019.
Postponed for security reasons due to demonstrations in Barcelona.
The challenge of decent housing for all groups of society is evidently growing in a context of contemporary neo-liberal developments in almost all western countries and in a growing number of developing countries. Market-oriented housing policies still often put ownership models in favor. At the same time the wider implications of this consist of inadequate supply and unaffordable offers only for the middle-income and upper classes. The economic and human toll of the housing affordability gap is enormous and still increasing. Alternative tested and/ or novel models of organizing and financing housing (Co-Housing, etc.) are sparsely promoted nor systematically studied. It is the high interest of the ETH Wohnforum – ETH CASE to explore more in the theoretical and practical discussion of housing policies and measures, financial and organizational as well as social models of low-cost /affordable housing. They may be historical experiments or contemporary ones, state-subsidized, by private investors, or not-for-profit oriented, bottom up or top down models. The research and knowledge platform is the "Affordable Housing Forum" at ETH Wohnforum - ETH CASE.
The aims of the Forum are:
- to intensify research and innovation on low cost housing, analyze and compare these models within local contexts and the global tendencies
- to evaluate existing housing models and mechanisms
- to increase the knowledge and qualify the involved actors
- to put the focus on the financial and the social dimensions of affordable housing
- and to develop education, mediation and participation in affordable housing


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– my favourite!
I think I've done all I can for today, it's always a mistake to pack your toothbrush the day before you travel.
The cats were collected this morning and went off in a huff, but the cattery rang to say they had all settled in well, although en route there was one wee, one poo, and one throw-up; so they all made their feelings quite clear.
'The Dry Well' has popped up on Amazon at this link:


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Visit the Mercola Video Library
By Dr. Mercola
The British BBC documentary above originally aired back in 2008. At the time, one in four preschool children in the UK were overweight or obese, closely matching childhood obesity rates in the United States.
According to the latest statistics,1 30 percent of British children between the ages of two and 15 are now overweight or obese.
Similarly, in the US, more than one-third of children and adolescents are overweight or obese. Eighteen percent of American children between the ages of six and 11 are in the obese category—up from seven percent in 1980.2 Five percent of American children are "severely obese," which puts them at grave risk for chronic diseases typically reserved for adults, such as heart and liver disease.
One interesting fact is that, in contrast to third-world countries, in the US the poorest people have the highest obesity rates.
This seeming contradiction is, I believe, a clear indication that the problem stems from the diet itself. Something in the cheapest and most readily available foods is creating metabolic havoc.
In short, the obesity epidemic is a direct outgrowth of a diet of processed foods with their cheap non-nutritive fillers, artificial ingredients, and synthetic chemical additives (many of which are banned in other countries due to health effects).
Most importantly, virtually all processed foods are loaded with refined fructose, primarily in the form of high fructose corn syrup—and in the US, most of it is genetically engineered (GE) to boot. This type of diet is a major factor in the recipe for obesity.


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Anyway, here are my gorgeous new books... although two are secondhand from AM so *some* recycling has taken place.
From left to right, top row:
The Hills is Lonely by Lillian Beckwith. I've been aware of this book for years but it was never the right time to read it. Now that I'm doing the Read Scotland challenge it is of course the perfect time to read it.
Pomfret Towers, Summer Half and August Folly by Angela Thirkell. I've only read two of the Barchester books by Angela Thirkell but I really like them and just couldn't resist buying the next three in the series, especially with these fab covers.
Point of Hopes by Melissa Scott and Lisa A. Barnett. A new fantasy series to me, but it's been recced by a couple of people, including byslantedlight, so I thought I ought to give it a go. Well that's my excuse...
So that's my mini-book-buying binge over for a few months. I will now try to behave for a bit. Notice I said *try*... *cough*


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How far in advance should we book our charter?
As soon as you are positive about the date and time you are booking, BOOK IT. We cannot guarantee a date will be available without a deposit.
How many people does your yacht hold?
We are Coast Guard Certified to hold 45 passengers and that includes infants and children.
What is your typical cruising route?
Upon leaving Burnham Harbor we head north towards Navy Pier going past the planetarium, shed aquarium just after viewing the Museum Campus area. Then were on to Chicago's Famous Skyline, Buckingham Fountain and after a brief pause to see the fountain we will head further North towards North Avenue Beach passing navy pier and go through Chicago famous "play pen" and turn back towards Burnham Harbor. If you would like to do a river cruise there would be an extra fee and you would have to let us know prior to booking.
What is your cancellation policy?
The payment is forfeited should the client, for any reason, decide to cancel. Number of passengers cannot be decreased, however, number of passengers can be increased at an additional charge. IF the yacht is unable to depart the dock due to weather and/or lake conditions the event will proceed at the dock. Weather condition options to be determined by the captain of Adeline's Sea Moose.
What kind of Bathrooms do you have?
If it were a home it would be a two and a half bath house, for a boat their relatively good sized. Note; since being on a yacht please conserve water when using them and on all sleep aboard stays an additional charge for empting the holding tank. no extra charges apply in regards to empting the holding tank for short term hourly charters or trips.
Is there certain hours that we can schedule a cruise during a vacation or overnight stay?
No, with advance notice a coast guard certified captain can be provided 24 hours a day.
Do you supply linens, blankets and towels?
Yes, we supply the linens and blankets but you should bring your own towels. Note; we can supply towels with advanced notice but it would be an additional charge of $15.00 each. Please note that the staterooms are reserved for over night guests or charter guests at an additional charge.
Do you require a security deposit?
Yes, several kinds of deposits are required depending on how and for what reason you want to use the yacht. A deposit is required at time of booking to hold the time and date.
Can I bring my own alcohol?
Yes, for overnight stays, vacations or weekend getaways (there may be limitations), and No for all other larger occasions, events or cruises. Liquor license laws prohibit this.


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We're a game!
This surprised me, but it's fun. 🙂
On IMDb (the Internet Movie Database), which is one of my favorite sites (it's a reliable movie/TV reference site owned by Amazon), you can create lists.
I decided to turn our 2012 The Measured Circle's Box Office MVPs into a list on IMDb.
One thing that's cool is that the list will show up on the pages of all of the actors who appear on it.
Well, I was updating it, and saw that there was a link where you could play the list as a game!
You can play it in an easier or harder version, but I found even the "easy" one pretty tough. They give you some trivia about the actor, and then you guess who it is. You'll see a number of points…it's counting down while you think. Guess sooner, get more points.
Hope you have fun! 🙂
This post by Bufo Calvin originally appeared in the The Measured Circle blog.


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Inventory Inquiry/Inventory Advice
EDI Document 846
Common EDI transactions
What is an inventory inquiry?
The primary purpose of the inventory advice (EDI 846) is for the supplier to provide the purchaser the amount of goods they have on hand and on order including future date. This allows better management of buying needs and is used primarily in a drop ship order management model to support e-commerce management.
The key data elements included in the inventory inquiry.
- Identifying number
- Inventory date
- Product item identifiers/services such as UPC/EAN/GTIN needed with their respective quantities
Additional data that may also be included in the inventory inquiry are:
- Out of stock items and restock dates
- Discontinued products
- Supplier warehouse locations with on hand amounts by item
- Vendor number
- Additional item identifiers such as buyer item number and vendor part number
- Item description
There are benefits to both the purchaser and the supplier of implementing electronic trading of the inventory advice. Many of these are dependent on how automated and integrated the transaction is for both parties. Some of the benefits include:
- Enables the supplier to advise when product is out of stock or no longer being made
- Allows better management of e-commerce drop ship
- Communicates to the purchaser when the item will be available again if out of stock
- The purchaser is able to better plan warehouse and store ordering
- Enables the purchaser to manage these details on their website such as item out of stock, quantity available, or remove the item from the website
- Supports the ability to order non-stock items/special orders
Want to learn more about specific EDI files?
Here's a long list of EDI transactions commonly used in retail.
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Help your staff to get fit and you'll soon reap the benefitsBy NickiBlake on July 21st, 2014 -
Amy Story, Physical Activity Officer at Active Lincolnshire
Figures released earlier this year show that a shocking 131 million days were lost due to sickness absence from the workplace across the UK in 2013. National percentages reflected how the East Midlands landed bottom of the table. Our region is currently the worst in the country for sick related absences, simultaneous with Wales and the North East according to Office for National Statistics.
The phrase "an apple a day keeps the doctor away" has never resonated more when we also consider the overwhelming cost of absenteeism to businesses, which currently stands at £29 billion a year.
Unsurprisingly, the results indicate that sickness absence is lowest for managers, directors and senior officials in both public and private sector.
Promoting active and healthy lifestyles in the workplace is a win-win measure for both employer and employee. It is a relatively inexpensive way to maintain good staff morale while driving down the number of sick days. With obesity on the rise in Lincolnshire, it is becoming increasingly necessary for local businesses to not only consider their employees' wellbeing, but to also proactively introduce methods to help them achieve the healthy lifestyle they may desire.
Providing easy ways to encourage employees to be more active in the workplace has never been easier. There is more funding available than ever before to improve workplace facilities, such as the current grants to install office cycling docks in the LN6 area of Lincoln.
Businesses have the opportunity to take part in community based corporate activity days such as the Workplace Challenge events. Only last week Active Lincolnshire ran a Workplace Challenge Business Games which saw businesses of all sizes compete in Rush Hockey, Touch Rugby and Wheelchair Basketball.
The Commonwealth Games will be gracing our doors on July 23 and with it comes a Commonwealth Games four week challenge for businesses. Workplaces simply have to log any activity they do with an online web tool at www.workplacechallenge.org.uk which, when activity is logged, places the business into a leaderboard and allows them to compete against colleagues and other Lincolnshire businesses.
Active Lincolnshire can also offer support in setting up tailor-made activity days for businesses.
With an abundance of activity going on, the opportunity to get active in the workplace is there; businesses just need to take advantage of it.
To get involved with workplace events such as Workplace Challenge Business Games and the Commonwealth Games Workplace Challenge contact Active Lincolnshire on 01522 585 580 or visit www.lincolnshiresport.com/workplacechallenge


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Vanguard giant spiders are twice as scary as regular giant spiders.
Shayalyn doesn't like spiders. But that didn't stop her
from wading into a massive spider infestation to rescue an
ambassador's daughter. It's all part of the United Races of Thestra
quest line, and this one earns you a chestpiece to complete your set
(plus some lovely parting gifts if you complete side quests or kill a
named spider).
You'll find the first house at Sealake infested with spiders.
The stormspiders are level 19-21 2-dots except for one named critter,
Venomspray, who is a level 20 3-dot. Venomspray stands a good chance
of dropping Lifeblood boots or a venom etched carapace (shield). Both
are nice low level finds that sell for a few coin.
Read the full walkthrough at Ten Ton Hammer's Vanguard Page.
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boil down to something
boil (something) down to (something)
To reduce or simplify (something) to the most basic, essential, or fundamental element(s). Your essay is far too long. Please try to cut out any superfluous text and boil it down to about 10 pages. The issue really boils down to whether customers will be willing to pay more for the same product or not.
boil down to something
COMMON If you say that a situation or problem boils down to something, you mean that this is the most important aspect of it. What they want boils down to just one thing. It is land. His advice boiled down to remembering to `dress casually and stay alert'.


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Even if the temperatures are rising outside, you still can't say no to some yaoi that's a little "hotter" than the rest! Hunker down in your (hopefully climate controlled) reading cave of choice and dig in to some of our newest "Too Hot For Kindle" titles, available on Nook and NEW DRM-free WOWIO PDFs!
That's right, did we mention that you can get all our digital titles as DRM-free PDFs on WOWIO? Because you totally can — that means that whether you like to read manga on your computer, your Kindle, your Nook, or your tablet, you have full access (yes, even you international readers!) to our full digital library, dirty dirty yaoi and all! Yes Kindle owners, that means you can now have all the books Amazon won't allow in their own Kindle Book shop — find out how to transfer PDFs to your Kindle (gen. 2 or later) here!
Looking for more "Too Hot For Kindle" titles? Check out our past features here and here! Click on to see this edition's list of hot, hot titles!
My Neighbor by Koshino
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There's something for everyone in Koshino's first collection, My Neighbor: Inumaru was perfectly (un)happy working as a convenience store manager, so when Sakura literally drops in on him, he's exposed to a whole new world – one he's certainly not used to. How will this change his perspective? For 10 years Kawabata held sweet memories of his first love, Nishijima…until they end up trapped in a factory together during a snowstorm with absolutely no one around. Left with only each other for warmth, will Kawabata be able to restrain himself? Plagued by his neighbor's incessant alarm clock every morning, Higashi decides to take matters into his own hands, only, he's given a key instead?! How did one innocent little key change the lives of two men? How far will you trust your neighbor? Find out about these and more in Koshino's My Neighbor!
Beloved Toy by Rika Akira
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Tomoya is in the middle of a whirlwind romance at work – and his lover is none other than the CEO! While he and his young, handsome partner are completely in love, he has one teensy problem: His lover Hasegawa is an adult toys fiend! Tomoya wants to stop being subjected to these items, but as their encounters begin happening during work hours and in the open air, he begins to wonder if he himself isn't just a toy for Hasegawa to play with. Like the way this story sounds? Well do we have news for you: Beloved Toy is jam packed with a variety of stories just like this one. Such a wide variety in fact, that we can't possibly fit it all in this one page! We have cosplay, roleplay, schoolplay… even carrot play? Oh my! Be sure to check out Beloved Toy for all your yaoi needs. You won't be disappointed.
Dictator in a White Coat by Choko Kabutomaru
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Moriyasu Akashi, medical equipment rep, is queasy at the sight of blood. However, Nobuaki, a surgeon at one of the clinics his business deals with, spoke profound words on how his discomfort might not be because he dislikes it. One day, Nobuaki forces Akashi to be hospitalized, and while in his grasp, informs him during a visit to his hospital room that he will teach Akashi about his true self?! The diary of the hard and sweet training by a sadistic surgeon who enlightened a shy young man to his masochism.