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Rachel Zoe's Modern Nursery
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Does anyone else watch that bananas show, The Rachel Zoe Project on Bravo? Personally, I find it riveting, despite the way they all speak! Poor Jeremiah. He's so cute and enthusiastic, but Rach and Rodge gave him the heave-ho right before Rachel's due date. They then beg him to design baby Sky's modern nursery in like five minutes (because of religious traditions, they don't believe in getting ready for the baby until it has arrived, so he literally had the time she was in the hospital giving birth to get this together). Luckily, the Spot On Square Roh Crib was on Jere's radar:
After pulling himself together during another quick room-appointing moment, the final product is beautiful, though Rachel may have to re-think her love of all things white when she sees what Sky's sticky little fingers will do to it as he gets into Go-gurt and red popsicles!
Jere used taupe to warm up all that white, including the Olio Bed Skirt and Cobblestone Crib Set. Note how the cobblestone takes on a giraffe print look when paired with a stuffed giraffe. Rich textures were brought in via the shag rugs, poufs, and throws, and you know a Zoe baby has to have some Hermes around.
Yup, these are the little one's shoes. I. Die. Check out those tiny white Gucci loafers on the end. They remind me of Herb Tarlick on WKRP in Cincinnati. Alright, I'm really old, I admit it.
Check out the Roh Crib's close up
Check out the Olio Bed Skirt's close up
Check out the Cobblestone Crib Set
See all the images of the nursery, courtesy of Bravotv.com
Hi, I'm Becky. I live in Atlanta. Besides acting as the Editorial Director here on Hatch, you can find me talking design over at Houzz. Make me happy — leave a comment!


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Scott Kelly necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 345 diseños de 97 diseñadores freelance.
We are forming a new youth lacrosse club with all-star teams in Seattle, Washington. Lacrosse is known as the fastest sport on two feet - check out YouTube to see how the sport is played. Our new club will have the best local players competing nationally with other all star teams. The word SLASH conjures up the aggressive nature of the game - fast, x-games mentality. We don't want to appear violent - but we do want the image of a very competitive, and forceful team.
Our audience is primarily boys from the ages of 11 - 18 who play lacrosse. For many, lacrosse is a 'lifestyle' that carries on and off the field. It has a bit of the skater mentality of not being main-stream so it is important that our logo reflect the 'edginess' of the sport. On the field, the sport combines high speed running, fast passing and aggressive contact. Players where pads and companies you can check out for reference are WARRIOR, BRINE, GAIT, ADRENALIN and STX - all manufacturers of lacrosse equipment. In addition, there are pro teams and this would show you the best examples of logos we like - see WASHINGTON STEALTH, COLORADO MAMMOTHS, BOSTON BLAZERS and EDMONTON RUSH. What we can't have is something that is bloody - like a knife wound representing SLASH. Parent's don't want it to appear that they are putting there kids in a program that is violent. You might consider an approach like the MONSTER ENERGY DRINK look that suggests an animal or monster left claw or slash marks. It would be ok to include an animal paw with the 'slash marks' but just don't make it look bloody - that will be over the top and suggest to much violence. We want kids (boys) to like this immediately.
The logo must have two elements. A graphic representing SLASH and a type treatment that reads SEATTLE SLASH. The logo will be used on our website, uniforms and collateral materials like tournaments announcements, stadium signs and advertising. It must be able to be reproduced in 1 color, 2 color and 4 color. For example, Monster Energy Drink has the claw marks which resemble the letter 'M' (that's the graphic) that can be stand alone or combined with the MONSTER ENERGY unique typeface underneath. It is also capable of standing alone in just one color - or can be used on a uniform (2 color) and even a full four color version with vignettes that give it more dimension and shape. We would like the same. Again, can't be like a 'slasher' movie look - we aren't showing violence - but more speed and the aggressive nature of the sport. A common phrase used in lacrosse is that a players 'slashes' to the goal. We want to capture that energy. We want boys 11-18 to say 'cool' when they see it.
We would also like a color scheme - we won't dictate what that would be but we like BLACK as part of the palette (this isn't a requirement). We need to carry the look on uniforms so use that in your thinking.
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California's public schools need cash. A $2.5 billion payment they're due was just delayed til spring. The state lost out, again, in the contest for federal "Race to the Top" funds. The schools already have laid off teachers and shortened the school year, but remain woefully short on cash. The state legislature appears unable to get the two-thirds vote necessary to raise taxes to fund schools better.
Which is why they'll soon be coming to your door.
That's right. Public schools may be cutting back in various areas -- but they're adding in one area: fundraising staff.
U.S. & World
An increasing number of public schools around the state have assigned employees to raise money, just like private schools and universities do.
This is an old story in well-heeled suburban communities of the state, where school districts often have private foundations. But now we're seeing it even in urban districts.
My local high school, Fairfax High in the heart of Los Angeles (Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, a notable alumnus, is pictured above), just announced that it will have a five-person development staff (three of the five people are full time employees) raising money privately for the school. The staffers' salaries are funded by a local non-profit tied to a flea market that uses the high school parking lot.
There's a lesson for Californians here: Pay more for schools at tax time, or be asked to pay later.
Let us know what you think. Comment below, send us your thoughts via Twitter @PropZero or add your comment to our Facebook page.


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Wine not? County okays Kluge's gourmet fare
Not everyone welcomed a gourmet outpost in rural southern Albemarle County. One of Patricia Kluge's neighbors complained that the wild mushroom and goat cheese tarts and French pastries she serves in the Kluge Estate Farm Store were not in compliance with Albemarle's zoning regulations, and that her wine tasting room was actually "a gourmet restaurant disguised as a farm store."
County administrators have determined that it's okay for a farm store to be gourmet.
In a July 17 letter to Bill Moses, CEO of Kluge Estate Winery and Vineyard (and Kluge's husband), zoning administration manager John Shepherd opined that the farm store did not constitute a restaurant because the food was not advertised separately and that it in fact complements the wine.
He also cites Afton Farm Market, which has an area for food sales and consumption with the county's blessing.
Moses is glad to put the issue to rest. "We could have done a pure wine tasting room," he says. "We wanted to do something better: a pairing of food and wine that we learned from Robert Mondavi."
And in linking wine to tourism, he says, "It's important to take in regional cuisine."
Kluge's complaining neighbors may not be convinced that an espresso bar is an improvement over the traditional roadside stand. "Unfortunately, a couple of neighbors would prefer that nothing happen in their backyards," says Moses.
The rest can enjoy gourmet takeout without having to travel to town.


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I graduated from the University of Michigan and the Columbia Publishing Course UK in 2016, after which I moved to New York City to work in the publishing industry. In my free time, I write and run writerly nonprofit organization Chapter One Events.
Five (Maybe) Interesting Facts About Me:
- These days, I'm wayyy more active on Twitter and Instagram than I am on this blog. If you'd like to keep up with what I'm up to, your best bet would be to follow those accounts.
- I love movies about as much as I do books. I advise against asking me film-related questions unless you want me to talk your ear off.
- I'm a lacto-ovo vegetarian, which means that although I don't eat meat or seafood, I do still eat eggs and dairy products. Because, let's face it, I could never survive without cheese.
- Growing up, I was a competitive hula hooper and was the Michigan State Fair champion (twice). (If you'd like to see me embarrass myself, my old YouTube channel has a video of a routine I did in high school.)
- I once met JK Rowling and lived to tell the tale.


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'Tis the season of spreading good cheer and spreading waistlines. We have all heard it before -- the average person gains one pound a year during the holidays. That is, except for French women, who apparently don't gain weight, ever.
One pound isn't so bad. What is bad is that most people never lose that pound and then continue to gain a pound each year afterwards.
There is no shortage of articles telling women how not to gain weight during the holidays. Some are practical; others are, well, simply stupid. Below are a few of my favorite stupid suggestions and my common-sense alternatives. They work for me, and I hope they'll work for you too.
Stupid Suggestion #1: Avoid Alcohol At Parties.
Telling people to avoid alcohol at a holiday party is like telling women inside of Nordstrom to avoid the shoe department. Ain't gonna happen.
Susan's Suggestion: Imbibe wisely. Light beer and wine have the fewest calories; sparkling drinks like Prosecco are festive yet pretty low in calories. Mixed drinks generally have the most calories, but if it's what you're really craving, then have one, just one. Got it?
Stupid Suggestion #2: Chew Gum to Avoid Eating Too Much.
If all else fails, and you end up gaining that unwanted holiday weight, then read this post and plan on making a lot of soup in January 2011.
Do you have any tips or tricks to help prevent weight gain during the holidays? Please share them with us!
Photo credits:
Cooking Light magazine, November 2010
Flickr Creative Commons: KonRuff, twotoneatl


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Quickies: Trolltech, KHTML, Kontact, VoIP and KOffice
Trolltech announced a successful round of funding and the end of their "relationship" with SCO and Canopy. Read more on Scott Colin's blog. *** LWN.net has an article on KHTML and Apple featuring KDE e.V. board member Harri Porten. *** Open Source Versus did a screenshot comparison of KDE's Kontact against two of its rivals. *** We've been notified of a couple of promising looking Qt/KDE based Internet telephony programmes, OpenWengo and Twinkle phone. *** MEPIS has announced a low-resources version of their distribution using KOffice and if you haven't tried the recent KOffice 1.4 beta there are now packages available for Kubuntu, Mandriva, SuSE and Slackware plus a special KOffice edition of Klax Live CD. *** KDE Brilliant Buttons are available for almost every KDE application, add to your blog or website to show your allegiances.
Line breaks PLEASE!
Could someone re-edit this newsitem with some markup please? Could all those
items be put to a list (<ul>)? I'd edit it here but only plain text is allowed :(
By Anonymous Coward at Fri, 2005/05/27 - 5:00am
Re: Line breaks PLEASE!
Yea, I was thinking the same thing.
The info is *GREAT* to have available, as is the announcement in and of itself, but it's a VERY brutal read on a web page...
By Xanadu at Fri, 2005/05/27 - 5:00am
Re: Line breaks PLEASE!
I've added line breaks in and posted it on my website. Please do not post there but instead post here! I only posted it on my site to make it more readable.
By Stephen Leaf at Fri, 2005/05/27 - 5:00am
Re: Line breaks PLEASE!
I checked your website's layout version: it is not much better there, the linebreaks dont make a huge difference.
The major difference could be by
* really
Nothing else.
Re: Line breaks PLEASE!
there you are. it is alot better you are right.
By Stephen Leaf at Fri, 2005/05/27 - 5:00am
Re: Line breaks PLEASE!
Its still a bit cramped. Could you please please please add a little bit of spacing between each line? An extra might do the trick. I'd edit it myself but I can't seem to get proper access to your site. Also, could you increase the font size?
By ac at Fri, 2005/05/27 - 5:00am
Re: Line breaks PLEASE!
OH COME ON! It wasn't that bad! Stop complaining please.
Oh wait, were you being sarcastic?
By Phil at Fri, 2005/05/27 - 5:00am
Re: Line breaks PLEASE!
Well, I think the fonts on his site are small thats why it looks cramped and hard to read. Again, I would fix it myself but I cant. All I can do is complain and hope it gets fixed promptly. =)
By ac at Fri, 2005/05/27 - 5:00am
Re: Line breaks PLEASE!
Ah, the Powerpoint generation. ;-)
By Kevin Pfeiffer at Fri, 2005/05/27 - 5:00am
Re: Line breaks PLEASE!
Well, I'm not a member of the powerpoint generation, but if you replace the "***" by "+++", add a "stop" here and there, you'll get the right impression from which time this kind of formating is coming from.
But as long as my computer still has 329 teletypes in it's /dev/ directory, that's OK to me. And as we all know from sci-fi movies: The better the computer the slower the character output rate. So, could we please add some strange noise when each characters appears on the dot? ;)
By furanku at Fri, 2005/05/27 - 5:00am
works like charm in Windows 2000 professional, but doesn't compile on Slackware 10.1 with qt 3.3.3, has anybody got success compiling Wengo on Linux? It shows error at Sound.cpp compilation!
see also:
Hey KDE guys you can fix the issue easily, since it requires some small change in QT Sound constructor, here's the error message:
By Asif Ali Rizwaan at Fri, 2005/05/27 - 5:00am
Re: OpenWengo!!!
a) bugs.kde.org is the appropriate place for reporting bugs and not braindead in a news item.
By Wengo at Fri, 2005/05/27 - 5:00am
Re: OpenWengo!!!
OpenWengo is not developed in kde.org repository, so bugs.kde.org is the wrong place.
Re: OpenWengo!!!
I asked to the wengo.fr forum and this is what the dev answered:
"2 months ago I had fixed all the compilation problems in trunk for the linux version. It compiled and worked.Today I work on another branch (which compiles under linux and Windows, and does not use more qmake/make but scons http://www.scons.org ).
Given that I did not work on trunk during this time, the modifications of the other developers made that the code does not compile any more under linux (win32 is for the moment the principal target of wengo).
In little time (ie a few days) my changes will be merged back in trunk, you will thus have a softphone usable under linux. Then we will try to make trunk compiles all the time and everywhere.
While waiting, the compilation problems for Thread.cpp/h was fixed in trunk (or in v1.1 branch I don't remember). As regards audiodevice it is not corrected in the trunk."
So that mean we'll have to wait a couple of days before he merges everything into trunk.
By Pat at Fri, 2005/05/27 - 5:00am
KDE for win98 machines?
mepis-lite low-resources version of their distribution
Great but, KDE needs to be low-resource friendly and responsive.
I have observed that recompiling the kernel without the OSS sound support improves kernel responsiveness and also KDE applications loads a lot faster. It took 3-7 secs to load konqueror ($HOME), but after the kernel recompile, it takes around 1-3 seconds.
I wonder is the kernel only thing which improves KDE performance, especially the loading of applications which are in SECONDS not in milliseconds.
How can we make KDE applications LOAD in MILLI-SECONDS instead of several seconds?
Konqueror works better with "instance preloading", I believe preloading options for frequently used applications like:
1. konsole
will greatly improve KDE responsiveness. Can't we have preloading for other applications apart from konqueror?
By linux_user at Fri, 2005/05/27 - 5:00am
Re: KDE for win98 machines?
Are you aware that preloading occupies much memory which isn't available in large quantities on low-resources computers? Very contradicting.
Re: KDE for win98 machines?
I have Celeron 1.7 GHz, with 256MB RAM! still it feels very slow compared windows 2000 pro and xp. I guess preloading of applications might help KDE perform better (get responsive).
By linux_user at Fri, 2005/05/27 - 5:00am
Re: KDE for win98 machines?
Again, preloading with 256MB RAM would likely make your machine start swapping which would make it *slower*.
Re: KDE for win98 machines?
> How can we make KDE applications LOAD in MILLI-SECONDS instead of several seconds?
Buy a faster CPU and more RAM
By ac at Fri, 2005/05/27 - 5:00am
Re: KDE for win98 machines?
well, very comparable software from the windows platform very often starts much faster on the same hardware, so there is obviously something wrong with kde/linux performance here.
some of this is due to GCC not being very fast, and it also has to do with certain optimizations simply not being present on linux systems (eg automatically alinging data on the harddisk to optimize startup times). also, windows gives a huge priority boost to apps starting and/or running in the foreground. this kills multitasking performance, but most windows users don't run many apps (probably since the windows interface does not make it easy, and because performance suffers...).
anyway, the comments are legitimately - linux/kde IS slower than windows 98. yes, it has more features, and is more stable. but things could be improved. GCC 4.1 will help, and QT4 too. I think KDE 4.x, combined with GCC 4.x and linux 2.6.12 and up will be a serious contender to windows 98 in terms of speed (and kick Lonhorn's ass in terms of features).
By superstoned at Fri, 2005/05/27 - 5:00am
Re: KDE for win98 machines?
Win9x is not a fair comparison to linux, because it doesn't have memory/access/.. protection a multi user OS should have. If you want to compare linux with something from Redmond, take at least a NT-based OS.
By Mult-kde-user at Fri, 2005/05/27 - 5:00am
Re: KDE for win98 machines?
> After sarge, when KDE-3.4 comes in testing and everything compiled with gcc4,
Can anybody confirm this...?
By ac at Fri, 2005/05/27 - 5:00am
Re: KDE for win98 machines?
Seems to be delayed again :-(, 6 june is new target.
By Mult-kde-user at Sat, 2005/05/28 - 5:00am
Re: KDE for win98 machines?
No need to buy a new PC. But you
You can't force a programmer not
By naomen at Fri, 2005/05/27 - 5:00am
about kdesvn-build (OT)
I'm trying to install kdesvn on my system instead of ~kde
what do you mean by :
thx in advance
PS: i'm asking it here cause there doesn't seem to be any mailing list for it
By Pat at Fri, 2005/05/27 - 5:00am
Re: about kdesvn-build (OT)
It means that if you have KDE binary packages installed, don't install over them, use a different path, like usr/local or /opt.
Or, in other words, don't mix binary packages and and source installs, as you will create a mess when you try to update / remove software using your distribution tools.
If you wish to make a mess anyway, install to /usr, but at least remove the KDE binary packages first.
By Amadeo at Fri, 2005/05/27 - 5:00am
Re: about kdesvn-build (OT)
I know it's bad to mix with another installation but I just wanted to know how I can install it to usr/local or /opt or /usr. I just remove the # from make-install-prefix? where do i need to specify the path?
thanx in advance
By Pat at Fri, 2005/05/27 - 5:00am
Re: about kdesvn-build (OT)
I believe that you require the help of ./configure --prefix=/opt/kdesvn/
By Ryan at Fri, 2005/05/27 - 5:00am
Re: about kdesvn-build (OT)
No. If you really wish to install to /usr, you have to add:
make-install-prefix sudo
kdedir /usr
By Amadeo at Fri, 2005/05/27 - 5:00am
Possibly an unpopular post
Looking at these screenshots and thinking about it, what these other products (MS Outlook and Evolution) are and what Kontact is not is a cohesive application. Kontact is an example of the power of KDE, but also it shows where that power can be a weakness. Sure you can combine extremely powerful KDE apps under one roof, but ultimately they are still individual apps. There's no architectural integrity, and it shows. This is not an attempt to belittle Kontact (I personally don't use it), but just honesty. I use all the apps in Kontact, I just generally just don't want them all at once.
So just as a suggestion, ignore the urge to combine these apps into one frankeinstein app, focus on making it very easy to use these apps together. That is give them an invisible framework. For example the ability to right click on a email and turn it into a note would be cool, turn a journal entry into an email simply by right clicking on it. Think of MS Office, Word and Excel work very well together, but I don't need them both up to get that integration. That's what people want, small apps (tools) that I can master and combine with other tools to really get do amazing things.
O.k. I'll hop off the soapbox. :)
By brian at Sat, 2005/05/28 - 5:00am
Re: Possibly an unpopular post
You can actually accuse Kontact of being everything *but* not having architectural integrity. What you miss is integrity in the GUI, and that's obviously historical and being worked on.
By ac at Sun, 2005/05/29 - 5:00am
Re: Possibly an unpopular post
What I meant by architectural integrity is being designed by one mind or a few similar thinking minds. (See "The Mythical Man-Month" by Frederick P. Brooks. Everyone should check it out, it's about managing large software projects. Although it feels dated at times, and isn't really about open source specifically I think it may be really worthy of your time.)
By brian at Mon, 2005/05/30 - 5:00am
Re: Possibly an unpopular post
The problem I have with Kontact is that Korganizer is buggy. I've reported problems a long time ago yet see few commits in CVS/SVN. I've seen a lot of work on Kmail, but nothing to fix problems like lack of meeting notification for meetings stored on the Exchange server. Or frequent hangs of Korganizer wen changing the view or moving to a new day. I've reported these bugs many months ago, but sadly it looks like Korganizer is dead.
By Aaron Williams at Sun, 2005/05/29 - 5:00am
Re: Possibly an unpopular post
During the KDE PIM meeting last weekend, a lot of new development was planned for KOrganizer. A merge with Ko-PI will happen. Features which are considered as useful will be implemented in KOrganizer.
There is only one reason for the slow development of KOrganizer: lack of developers. Reinhold and me (the most active developers last year) are currently quite occupied with other things. So some extra helping hands are always welcome.
By Bram Schoenmakers at Tue, 2005/05/31 - 5:00am
Re: Possibly an unpopular post
nice example. try to drop an email on the "todo" button, or on the Korganizer button. a task or an agenda item (multiple mails for an meeting) is created. and I guess dropping a journal entry on kmail will open a mail with it, dunno for sure - don't use journals.
so, what you say is already there. as another poster said, the interfaces might not look the same. but there is a integration. a lot :D
just like Koffice, btw, which is as coherent as MS office.
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Another great find off of Pinterest. These won first place in the Food Dish best cookie contest. Of course I had to taste them for myself. A soft and chewy bite. Delicately sweet with the combination of that tangy lemon flavor. This cookie is a keeper.
Lemon Cookies
Adapted Recipe from: LDS Living
INGREDIENTS1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 egg
2 tsp. lemon zest
1 tbsp. fresh lemon juice
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 egg
2 tsp. lemon zest
1 tbsp. fresh lemon juice
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup powdered sugar
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Grease light colored baking sheets with non-stick cooking spray and set aside.
In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
Whip in vanilla, egg, lemon zest, and juice. Scrape sides and mix again.
Stir in all dry ingredients slowly until just combined, excluding the powdered sugar.
Scrape sides of bowl and mix again briefly. Pour powdered sugar onto a large plate.
Roll a heaping teaspoon of dough into a ball and roll in powdered sugar.
Place on baking sheet and repeat with remaining dough.
Bake for 9-11 minutes or until bottoms begin to barely brown and cookies look matte.
Remove from oven and cool cookies about three minutes before transferring to cooling rack.
*If using a non-stick darker baking tray, reduce baking time by about 2 minutes.


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Mandriva Linux 2009 has been released and available for download ( jump to download link ). Mandriva Linux is a community-based Linux distribution.
It is suitable for a wide range of situations from typical desktop use through development and server roles up to clustering.
From the release note:
Mandriva Linux 2009 is one of the most ground-breaking releases of Mandriva Linux, the leader in innovative and easy-to-use desktop Linux, ever.
It introduces KDE 4 – specifically, 4.1.2 – as the default desktop. This major new release of KDE promises to revolutionize the desktop experience. Other major new software versions include GNOME 2.24, OpenOffice.org 3.0, and Mozilla Firefox 3. The Linux kernel version is 2.6.27. No less important are the major re-designs of the Mandriva installer and Control Center tools.
Mandriva 2009 Download
You can download Mandriva Linux 2009 via the web/ftp server or via BitTorrent (recommended).
Mandriva 2009 DVD ISO download
- Visit mirror to download Mandriva ISO image (32 bit DVD ISO ~ 4.3 GB)
- Visit mirror to download Mandriva ISO images (64 bit DVD ISO ~ 4.3 GB)
Mandriva download: Mandriva 2009 CD ISO download
- Download Mandriva Linux 2009 CD # 1 (699M) and CD #2 [691M] – both are 32 bit ISO images.
Mandriva 2009 DVD ISO BitTorrent download
- Download from BitTorrent i386 32 bit DVD (requires a BitTorrent client)
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Mandriva Linux 2009 Download Mirrors
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Sometimes visuals paint a picture in a visceral way that mere numbers can't, and that was the case when the Anti-Eviction Mapping Project recently released a graph highlighting the magnitude of San Francisco's high rate of income inequality growth and how it compares to other major cities around the country. San Francisco's purple bubble is floating way up, all alone, above Atlanta, Georgia's orange bubble and everyone else closely grouped together.
The graph's findings reveal the sad but well-known fact that San Francisco is widely unequal, and it comes as little surprise that from 2007 to 2012, SF saw its income gap grow faster than any other major city in the United States.
The visualization cited a Brookings Institute report on income inequality released in February, which found the income of San Francisco's low-earning residents (more specifically, those in the 20th percentile of yearly income) dropped by an average of $4,000 during that timespan, while the highest-earning residents (the 95th percentile) saw their income jump by an average of $28,000 over the same period. The latter figure was the largest gain in any American city, and it affirms what's already clear to city residents: The rich are getting richer while the poor continue to get poorer.
That message might seem like old news to those familiar with San Francisco's income inequality issues, but the truly alarming part of the study is the rate at which the trend is occurring. Though it provides further confirmation of an unpleasant fact that has plagued San Francisco residents for years, the unprecedented speed of the income gap's increase is especially startling given the efforts to rectify the issue. As the mapping project pointed out, "trickle-down economics does not appear to be working" in San Francisco.
The gap has become so pronounced that the city's 2012 GINI Coefficient (which measures income distribution) of .523 would make it the 14th-most economically unequal country in the world if San Francisco were its own nation. That's right in line with countries that are widely known for their income inequality, like Paraguay and Chile, and more than twice as unequal as top-ranked Sweden.
Perhaps the best indication of this growing division has been the drastic increase in evictions throughout the city. The Anti-Eviction Mapping Project has worked to shed light on the issue, releasing time lapses showing the evictions while making it clear that seniors and disabled people aren't immune to the trend either.
The Anti-Eviction Mapping Project is probably best known for protesting the Google tech buses, whose effects on local communities they've researched extensively. The organizations' maps showlinks between the location of bus stops and a large number of evictions in the same areas.
Developing nations with income gaps akin to San Francisco's don't have tech buses driving around their streets, so it's no surprise that the buses' unpaid use of public bus stops hasn't left residents of lower income areas particularly thrilled, especially with the tech sector pushing up the price of housing in those areas while contributing heavily to the results of the Brookings Institute report.


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20 386 PINE AVENUE, Harrison Hot Springs, BCMLS®#: R2417264
Listing Overview
Please turn on Javascript.
- Property Value$433,900
- Property Address20 386 PINE AVENUE, Harrison Hot Springs, BC, V0M 1K0, Ca
- TypeTownhouse
- Style3 Storey
- Year Built2019
- Living Area1,975 sq.ft.
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms3 full
- Maintenance Fee$159.68
Harrison Hot Springs
20 386 PINE AVENUE, Harrison Hot Springs, BC, V0M 1K0, Ca
Welcome home to the Breeze in Harrison Hot Springs! Enjoy your brand new townhome on Pine only a short bike ride to town & the beach. These lovely 3 bedroom 3 bathroom townhomes with double tandem garages below will be ready for late April possession! Full time or part time, enjoy your beautiful new townhome featuring quartz counter tops, stainless kitchen appliances, laminate flooring & tandem garages below. Only 1.5 hours to Vancouver and 25 minutes to Chilliwack. Come home to Harrison Hot Springs today!
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- Mobile: 604-819-1067
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Fun Skin Facts
Here are some crazy skin facts you can amaze your friends with at your next dinner party.
Did you know that your skin is the largest organ in your body? That it weighs approximately 7 lbs and is approximately 20 square feet? It contains approximately 25% of blood and 50% of your primary immune cells? That it takes in 2.5% if the body's oxygen and releases 3% of carbon dioxide and produces hormones and enzymes? That it is alive up to the stratum corneum?
Now how cool is that? Just a few reasons you should treat it with care, it's working really hard for you.


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YouTube, the Google-owned video and streaming media site, will launch a music streaming service like Spotify later this year, according to reports.
The music service will also interact with new features coming to Android via Google Play, according to Fortune. Essentially users will use Google Play as a "digital locker" to store music but YouTube will allow anyone to listen to tracks on its platform gratis. A subscription fee will mean more additional features and likely meaning no ads.
While Google declined to comment on the rumor, an unnamed record industry insider said it was happening, Fortune reported.
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Music labels know money can be made with streaming music services such as YouTube, including Warner Music Group which made about 25 percent of its digital revenue from streaming music. Yet there's still concern that a freemium model may mean less money and customers less likely to pay, so perhaps a subscription-based model is preferable because it guarantees revenue.
Still, it's a crowded arena -- but Google already has them beat. According to Nielsen, most teens are already listening to most of their music on YouTube than any other source. Google already has the name recognition and the audience, so there's little that's stopping it from being a success.


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Throwing a party? Panono Captures it All!
Panono is a throwable panoramic ball camera which captures everything in every direction for amazing 108 megapixel, 360° X 360° full-spherical panoramic images. It has an unprecedented 36 cameras that trigger simultaneously in the air to deliver images that capture every detail in every direction with a super-high resolution of 108 megapixels. 11cm in diameter and weighs 480 grams and connects over WiFi with iOS and Andriod Apps.The Panono Camera is available for preorder.
olloclip Studio, another simple, but great Innovation
Just a few very cleverly designed bits of plastic, but turns an iPhone into a full function camera rig. You don't even need a camera bag for this one, just a pocket or two.
olloclip Studio is the combination of an all-new, more protective case design that incorporates an integrated rail mounting solution and a series of mobile photography accessories. Great for the explorer/adventurer in you that wants to capture the scene and sounds wherever you go but also potentially, all one needs to become a full fledged blogger or news reporter. Great for interviews with a mike and wide angle lens on board your iphone. Case and accessories work together the moment you pick them up so you can focus on capturing the opportunity in front of you and not on building a rig.
olloclip Studio is comprised of the new protective Studio Case to withstand most accidental drops. It also includes an innovative mounting system for standard accessories - mono/tripods, lighting/flash, microphones, plus a portfolio of olloclip macro, wide angle, fisheye and telephoto lenses.
Nice one olloclip. You Caught My Eye again this year!
AromaCare Connected Wellbeing
AromaCare claims this device to be the world's first connected essential oils diffuser. It allows you to program personalized aromatherapy sessions. Uses organic essential oil blends to improve health and wellbeing in six areas. nice move, but seems a bit restrictive to have to replace the oil reservoir for each type of treatment. Hopefully soon programmable so you could move smoothly from sleep to waking up therepy. Could wearable scent dispensing which reacts to the sensing of conditions be far off? Watch this space!
Augmenting Reality - Add Smell to the Sensory Experience!
13 March 2015 - I have been an outspoken advocate of Augmented Reality needing to be a Five Senses experience simply because our 'reality' experience involves all five, 24/7. I have been working with a stealth start up in the process of bringing context driven fragrance and scent dispensing into the wearable technology space. More on that sometime soon :-)
As a followup to the Wearable Technology Show this past week, I met with Adrian David Cheok, Professor of Pervasive Computing at City University London and Founder and Director of the Mixed Reality Lab in Singapore.
He introduced me to Scentee, a scent spraying APPessory to iOS and Android Smartphones. A bit large to fit in your pocket, but not bad for a first pass at producing smells on demand or remotely over long distances.
Scentee also is the technology for an Oscar Meyer Bacon campaign that made the technology and an APP called "Wake Up and Smell the Bacon" available to lucky contest winners.
Basically when your alarm on your phone goes off, it makes the sizzling sound and produces a puff of the smell of Bacon to get you interested in actually getting up and cooking some!
This all Caught My Eye and my Olfactories!
It's a start...
More to come! Watch this space!
A Wearable with a Mission - OhMiBod
It was inevitable - connected marital aids. I can't really expand on this too much, but I think if I describe some of the functions, you will be able to take it from there. I must admit, the person at the booth certainly understood the use cases!
Stimulation in cadence to heart rate, music, various settings, etc. etc. etc.
Plus remote control stimulation. The world is your oyster! This is definitely a notable step up from the CuteCircuit Hug Shirt!
iHealth - A Personal Healthcare Ecosystem
A family of products to help you stay healthy.
Fashion with Function - The Swarovski Shine Collection
Heart Rate Monitoring that makes sense.
Heartrate monitoring is becoming much less cumbersome and seems to be an important element not just of exercising, but to monitor your lifestyle as well. The new Mio Link is wrist worn, low power so batteries last and is continuously monitoring. Indicator lights on the unit give you indication of what zone you are in (heartrate-wise) but it works with the Mio Apps and others as well. Also has ANT+ for connectivity to other sports devices. Uses what they call electro-optical cell technology and replaces the more cumbersome chest straps used now. The styling is what caught my eye.
Available this month (March) at $99.
Waterproof and Life Proof Devices Becoming the Norm?
I have observed over the past few years that devices are becoming much more sensible in terms of being rugged, protected from your daily encounters and lighter and easier to carry and wear.
At CES I saw and reported on a few accessories that make your phone less prone to water damage and even turning your smartphone into an underwater camera.
One that really caught my eye at MWC is a cas called "nüüd" from LIFEPROOF that is unique both in terms of the phone case itself and the fact that once on your iPhone, the iPhone touchscreen is exposed to the water so you can use it as normal. It's also stated to be good to 2m underwater. The case is about the size of a minimal protective case you would buy just to protect from drop tests, but is fully waterproof. The fingerprint sensitive home button is even functional and they supply a waterproof audio jack that when installed let's you plug in your (waterproof?) headset. Since LIFEPROOF is a division of OtterBox, they should know what they are doing! I have one to try and a place to try it over Easter and although I can see all the seals that keep the water out of all the orifices, will I give it a try? Well, they give you a plastic iPhone mock up to try it out on to build confidence. They have thought it through!
By the way, they have them for iPads as well and soon one for Galaxy S5
Sensors - Key to Wearables and AR User Value
InvenSense sensors and analysis software are in just about everything that moves in the mobile sector (I was told). Very accurate sound and motion sensing devices such as MEMS microphones and multi-axis motion tracking devices. Depending on application, InvenSense offers one to nine axis devices which include gyros, accelerometers and compass functions. These are their bread and butter, but of special note are their analysis software capabilities which make sense out of what is happening to turn raw data into situation and context terms. I spoke at length with Tanja Hofner, their Sr. Director of Hardware Applications and learned a lot about the art of the possible with sensors and why most simple step counters and other sensors being used in wearable products just don't deliver the value without proper in-context analysis and of course the UI to produce a genuinely valuable user experience.
if it's temperature and humidity that is needed, than another sensor company at MWC, Sensirion caught my eye as experts in this area. The tiny speck of s sensor pointed out in the picture is all it takes to add those parameters to the context needed to figure out what is going on. This wonderfully scientific and geeky looking sample they gave me adds battery and display to their tiny sensor to make it useful. Since your mobile phone and most wearable devices already have these, all you need is the sensor.


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Rainbow Rowell Writes 'Harry Potter' Fan Fiction Featuring Married Harry and Dracoby Mandi Salerno | PopCrush
Rainbow Rowell took on a new, surprising genre of writing: 'Harry Potter' fan fiction.
Yes, the young adult novelist, known best for her honest and quirky YA books 'Eleanor & Park' and 'Fangirl,' took a break between novels to dabble in the 'Harry Potter' universe. She was first introduced to the fandom while researching fan communities for 'Fangirl,' and found herself drawn to it again when she felt "kind of depressed" between writing her own novels.
Rowell is now author to a 30,000-word novella that features a married Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy. "It's Harry and Draco as a couple who have been married for many years," she told the Bookseller, "and they're raising Harry's kids, with Ginny. She has not been vilified."
The novella was penned in between Rowell writing 'Fangirl' and her new novel 'Landline,' and it is a close parallel to where she was in her own life at the time. "It's them dealing with attachment parenting and stepparents and all these middle-aged issues of what it means to be a stepparent," she explained.
The author has never published the fan fiction online, and has no plans to, claiming she would be "mortified" if she ever met J.K. Rowling afterward. For Rowell and 'Potter' fans dying to get your hands on it, you'll be happy to know she will read an excerpt during her panel at LeakyCon, a 'Harry Potter' fan convention, later this month.


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Leonardo da Vinci: Anatomist
Release date: Monday, 30 April 2012
Leonardo da Vinci's ground-breaking studies of the human body go on display in the largest-ever exhibition of his anatomical work. The exhibition, which takes place almost 500 years after the artist's death, shows 87 pages from Leonardo's notebooks, including 24 sides of previously unexhibited material. Leonardo da Vinci: Anatomist opens at The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace, on Friday, 4 May.
Although Leonardo is recognised as one of the greatest artists of the Renaissance, he was also one of the most original and perceptive anatomists of all time. The exhibition tells the story of his greatest challenge, as he embarked upon a campaign of dissection in hospitals and medical schools to investigate bones, muscles, vessels and organs. Had Leonardo's studies been published, they would have formed the most influential work on the human body ever produced. Some of his findings were not to be repeated for hundreds of years.
Among the highlights of the exhibition is a striking, full-frontal image of a skull sectioned. Produced in 1489, the drawing shows the first human skull Leonardo was able to obtain – prompting him to begin a series of studies contained in the extraordinary notebook known as 'Anatomical Manuscript B'.
The most beautiful of Leonardo's anatomical drawings – a child in breech position in the womb, c.1511 – was based on the dissection of a pregnant cow. Leonardo almost never used colour in his anatomical drawings, but here uses red chalk to suggest the potential of the living child. On another drawing, dating from 1509-10, Leonardo has transcribed all of his discoveries to date of the inner workings of the body. The paper bears his inky thumbprint and the creases from being folded into quarters to fit into his notebook.
Leonardo da Vinci: Anatomist is at The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace, 4 May – 7 October 2012.
Launched for the exhibition, an iPad app, Leonardo da Vinci: Anatomy, brings to life all 268 of Leonardo's anatomical drawings in the Royal Collection. The app reverses and translates the thousands of notes made by the artist in his distinctive mirror-writing direct from the pages of his notebook.


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I finally got a chance to work with the Special Delivery box this month from Prima
I have had my eyes on them for awhile! And i was NOT disappointed!
There is something so relaxing about opening a box of goodies, that is perfectly
coordinated for you already! You just grab it and start having fun! I had this spool on my desk
for awhile now, with this heavy duty rope. Finally decided to make it my anchor spool :)
The stencil in this months kit is amazing, so thats what i used as my template for the anchor.
Easy peezy! I've never been a big beach themed person, but this box just converted me!
i am in love with these colors! Hope you all like it, go grab your box this month and be ready for
next months reveal :) You cannot beat the value! HUGS!
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And here is what all came in this months box!!!!!! Hello gorgeousness :)


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The best time to call me is text message! Introverts will love this anti-social coffee mug! Perfect of those who were social distancing before it was a thing! Gift this funny coffee mug to an introvert or someone with a great sense of humor and good taste in coffee. Make it a gift bundle by grabbing a bag of our fresh roasted coffee!
The print is on both sides and it's bigger than I expected!
I absolutely LOVE drinking coffee every morning now that I have a cute mug that describes the kinda mama I am :)
This is so summer pretty! I love it! Definitely buy one for yourself, you'll be so pleased!
Smell was amazing!
Great shirt! So soft and comfy.
Great shirt... is definitely unisex/men's sizing. I sized down to a small and i've got plenty of room.
I ordered and received my order is such timely fashion. And such a nice note attached. It made me feel appreciated. Thanks for the personal contact.
Love this T-shirt! Salad. Haha. #eatbeef
Love the shirt! Great graphic, quality soft tee and the purchase was easy and super fast! Especially appreciated the hand written note on the invoice.
Awesomely soft shirt. Fast delivery. Great fit!
Good Moms Say Bad Words Graphic T-Shirt
I do not typically review purchases, but I will give my time and thoughts to this company. I absolutely adore Rural Mercantile. I have made small purchases on accessories here in the past - this piece is the first article of real clothing I actually had to go for and get a taste of the quality of apparel they carry. I am hooked. This is a great quality jacket/coat that I would wear all year long. In the northeast, we have eight months of cold weather; spring has cold mornings and evenings and summer can have some cool times of the day depending on nature's mood. This jacket caught my eye over the winter, but I was thumbing my mind around it because I speculated on the quality. When this went on sale I decided it would not hurt to give Rural Mercantile's apparel a try and I am super glad I did. I absolutely love my camo jacket! It is well constructed with metal zip up and button closure for security. Bonus is the fashion design with the cinching detail on the back and waist. Based on the online sizing guide, the suggestion would list me under large, but all that was available at sale price was a small. I went ahead and bit the bullet with the small and I am glad I did. It fits me perfectly that the sleeves fall just right at the hands and wrists. It closes up perfectly and does not impede on range of motion even if I chose to wear a sweater underneath. It provides adequate warmth without the unnecessary bulk. I have even played with it being layered with Rural's "Nothing Like You" in both black and red buffalo plaid and tweed vests. All in all the material/product/company is great quality. Rural Mercantile is stuck with me for life.
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|Notebooks, training go to Project LIFT
|Computers going to low-income campuses
|Published Monday, February 25, 2013 3:18 pm
More than 2,000 elementary school students in the Project LIFT zone will take delivery of notebook computers on Feb. 26.
|Project LIFT Zone Superintendent Denise Watts
One Laptop per Child Association will provide the laptops for students in the first through fourth grades as part of the organization�s largest U.S. effort to date � with funding from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. The machines will be presented at Druid Hills Academy, 2801 Lucena St.
"We are pleased to be working with the Knight Foundation and Project LIFT in this bold endeavor,� said Rodrigo Arboleda, chairman and CEO of One Laptop per Child. �We believe that partnering with foundations, the private sector and the public sector is an excellent model that can be replicated across the country."
The computers are integral to Project LIFT, a $55 million, community-oriented campaign to improve academic achievement in 11 northwest Charlotte schools. The program's goal is to have 90 percent of the zone's elementary students perform on grade level, achieve more than one year of academic growth per grade, and improve the graduation rate at West Charlotte High School. Project LIFT has offered notebook computers at a discount to families and provided free broadband access for a year.
�Our technology pillar has become complete with One Laptop per Child,� said Project LIFT Zone Superintendent Denise Watts. �These strategies will no doubt introduce 21st century technology to our students and help bridge the technology gap,� said Watts.
The OLPC XO computers, which are designed for primary school students, are part of Knight Foundation�s $4 million investment in Project LIFT, which is also providing at-school training on how to use the machines. One Laptop facilitators have worked with teachers since August to develop lesson plans and the computers are equipped with tools that allow students to learn in real time or work together.
Middle school students have also been trained as technicians called the "Green Team" to troubleshoot and correct issues on the computers without sending them off for repairs.
�Access to the Internet and digital skills are vital for success in today�s connected world, we hope these devices can give the students a jump start to learning and living digitally,� said Susan Patterson, Charlotte program director of the Knight Foundation.
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Iyara Beach Hotel & Plaza
90/13 - 16 T. Bophut,
Koh Samui, Surathani 84310
Chaweng Beach
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Iyara Beach Hotel & Plaza combines a hip hotel atmosphere with a chic shopping plaza to suit your needs during a beach holiday. It is located directly on most beautiful Chaweng Beach with well appointed rooms, cabanas and suites. Enjoy Samui, a paradise of idyllic beaches, warm tropical sea, sand, sun and a diversity of tourist attractions and stay with us at Iyara Beach Hotel. The Superior rooms are well furnished in contemporary boutique Thai Style, and are available with double or twin bed, the Deluxe Seaview rooms are on the second floor facing the sea, Cabana Cottages are nestled among exotic plants, a few of them are even right on the beach with absolute ocean view. The Ivory beachside restaurant serves western and Thai food with a wide selection of fresh seafood.
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Date of stay:
Oct 18, 2016
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Very good hotel
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Oct 21, 2016
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yuval markovich
Date of stay:
Aug 26, 2014
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Old room. AC NOISY. VIEILLE CHAMBRE CLIMATISATION TRES BRUYANTE Responsable de la reception pas aimable du tout. Sinon le reste du personnel est bien. Le restaurant est tres bon.
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Sep 01, 2014
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Jan 15, 2014
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We had a great stay at the hotel. The facilities were clean and it was a great place to relax. Our only issue was that the lack of water pressure in the shower and poor drainage meant our bathroom became flooded. Otherwise the rooms were great. It would also be good if the hotel provided an in-house babysitting service that was reasonably priced.
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Jan 21, 2014
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Kye Taylor
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Jan 26, 2013
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The hotel is in need of a makeover. We stayed for 3 nights. First night was very noisy in the room, which was not very smart at all. Staff did move us to a better room but it still had a rather tired feeling. Pool area is ok, certainly not amazing. Breakfast is ok, nothing special or amazing. Overall, we would not stay at this hotel again. For the prices it did not offer enough value for money.
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Jan 30, 2013
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Mark James Smith
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Mar 01, 2012
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Good location Good price Nice shopping mall Nice beach
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Very good company
Mar 04, 2012
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hamad alothman
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Feb 29, 2012
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Nice hôtel , Well located. Thé staff try to Help you as much as they can . We had a pleasent stay. Very hard to get a sunbed and umbrella at the beach, unless you wake up early and put a towel on it.
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Perfect as usual
Mar 03, 2012
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Jan 31, 2012
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the servise of this hotel is very very bad , can not compare with the other 2 hotels we stay in Samui and Koh Tao, when we ask for picking up servise from pier to hotal, they said this is not for free, this I think is OK even though the other hotels picking up and sending us all for free...BUT, you know ,they charge us 850 at first , after bargin, they ask for 800, at that time I don t know this cost is reasonabel or not ,then accept , but when we arrived at the pier , we found even taxi only cost 650....we feel very bad be costed too much by the hotel which is alrdy earn benifit from our staying....I will never book this hotel.
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Feb 03, 2012
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chen qun
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Dec 26, 2011
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This is the most incredible resort with all that you could possibly need on holiday. The staff are so friendly and are so willing to help, it makes leaving the resort a difficult task. The facilities are all clean, the resort offers all the creature comforts one could want. Even in poor weather, there is never a dull moment at Iyara.
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I have had absolutely no hassles with Sawadee and I will definitely use this service in the future.
Jan 09, 2012
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Joni Raff
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Feb 24, 2011
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nice hotel nice personal but allways problems with the towels for the beach not available before 10 am and the cleanness of the room is low
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very good
Feb 28, 2011
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willem peeters
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Nov 19, 2010
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My wife & I stayed 8 nights in Lyara Beach Resort, our first time on Koh Samui, & were very pleased with our choice. On our arrival we were offered our choice of 3 available rooms. We had booked & paid for Seaview Deluxe, which involved stairs. As my wife had some knee problems we chose a Deluxe Private room which was ground floor, same value, because unlike the 2 other rooms, had a walk in shower. The bathroom was the largest one we have seen through out our 30 trips to Thailand, featuring a large seperate bath & a long bench with double basins. In the bedroom was a long lounge chair for viewing the large TV. The staff from the Lobby Staff to the Restaurant, Cleaning & general Ground Staff could not be faulted. Wardrobe space was amongst the largest we have seen. There was a very good seafood Restaurant across the street & a short walk up a side street was a Bakery, Food Corner[good Thai & Seafood & draught beer] & a little further on a market for a variety of fruit. Overall an excellent choice of Hotel.
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This was our first time booking through Sawasdee, having usually booked through Royal Orchid holidays through our Brisbane Agent. We found Sawasdee Staff efficient & the arranged return Airport Hotel transfers & the accommodation totally reliable & would recommend booking through Sawasdee.
Nov 30, 2010
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Kevin S. Drinnen
Date of stay:
Jul 30, 2010
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The hotel was great. The staff of the hotel were very nice. The restaurant of the hotel is very good and there is two singers that are playing at the restaurant every night and they were very good. For a great beach you should walk a little. I suggest to take the room with the view to the sea.
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Aug 04, 2010
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Ayelet Cohen
Date of stay:
Mar 28, 2010
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NIce place but sometimes unfriendly people, very unusual
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Like always, without sawadee traveling would be much more comlicated
Mar 30, 2010
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Welcome... Iyara Beach Hotel & Plaza,
Samui a unique hotel & chic shopping plaza in a beautiful 60 meters beachfront setting that features well appointed rooms. Conveniently located on the north of Chaweng Beach, Samui Island. The world's favor beach vacation destination, a paradise of idyllic beaches, warm tropical sea, sand, sun and diversity of tourist attractions.
Indulge yourself and express your individual style with the very best men's and women's brand name fashion, kid's footwear, accessories, great gift Thai craft ideas, striking jeweler, Tailor, services, and good restaurants to satisfy your appetite.
35 Superior Rooms, 10 Deluxe Seaview Rooms, 4 Deluxe Pool View Rooms, 9 Private Deluxe Rooms
(newly open in year 2011), 14 Cabana Rooms set in low-rise cottages nestled among tropical gardens and 4 of them are right on the beach with absolute sea view. 4 Iyara Studio Rooms, plus 2 Ocean View Suite.
:: Superior Room - 35 Units ::
Superior rooms are all standard with air-conditioning and well furnished in contemporary boutique Thai Style, include double or twin bed which is well placed above a higher step teakwood than a normal floor with in total high bedroom about 40 cms. Bathroom is equipped a bathtub with shower and toilet.
** All Superior Standard rooms are on the second floor of the hotel's building and a brand shops of Plaza Wing which has no balcony and no sea view.**
:: Deluxe Room - 10 Units ::
3 Styles of Deluxe room
( But depend on available room on that day ). The supreme quality of services awaits you.
Private Deluxe
Deluxe Private are on ground floor with a small terrace and sun bed key features include double only. Bathroom has both bathtub and separate shower, safety deposit box, satellite TV, well-stocked mini bar and extras such as hair dryer and kettle with coffee/tea sets.
All Deluxe Private rooms are on the ground floor of the hotel's building which has no sea view but more privacy atmosphere. Not only pink color of Deluxe Private room but has moreover different color, however it will be possible to confirm upon arrival only.
Deluxe Pool View
Deluxe Pool View are on ground floor with a small terrace and sun bed, key features include double bed only. Bathroom has both bathtub and separate shower, safety deposit box, satellite TV., well-stocked mini bar and extras such as hair dryer and kettle with coffee/tea sets.
Deluxe Sea View
Deluxe Sea view rooms set on the second floor is overlooking the sea with air-conditioning and has newly refurbished, include double or twin bed which is well placed above a higher step teakwood than a normal floor with in total high bedroom about 40 cms. Bathroom is equipped a bathtub with shower and toilet. It has no balcony.
:: Iyara Room - 4 Units ::
Rooms set on the third floor with sea view or plaza view. The larger space of room also contains fully equipped facilities. The Iyara rooms are furnished with authentic teak wood furniture, key features are Double and/or Twin bed, security safe, cable TV, well-stocked mini bar and extras i.e. hair dryer and kettle with coffee & tea sets, and even weight scale.
:: Cabana Garden View Room - 14 Units ::
Each Cabana rooms set in low-rise cottages nestled among tropical gardens only with air-conditioning and a ceiling fan, are furnished with genuine teakwood furniture in contemporary boutique Thai Style, outdoor lawn chair on terrace, key features include double or twin bed. Bathroom has both bathtub and separate shower, safety deposit box, Satellite TV, well-stocked mini bar and extras such as hair dryer and kettle with coffee/tea sets. The supreme quality of services awaits you.
:: Iyara Suite - 2 Units ::
Offers 2 Bedrooms, with individual living room and secluded sun terraces. Iyara Suite occupies a dramatic ocean view site overlooking the Mud Lung island from Bathroom, fully equipped with all modern convenience and all key features.
Room Facilities
Individual air-conditioned control unit
Cable TV (Thai & International Channel),
plus TVS and DW channel
21" TV with remote control
42" plasma screen (Only at Private Deluxe).
Security Safe
Well - stocked mini bar
2 bottles of drinking water with coffee/tea
and herbal drink sets daily.
Hair dryer
Weight Scale (except Superior type)
220 V power points
Soap, shampoo, bath foam, lotion,
shower cap, cotton buds, sewing kits
Bathrobes, umbrellas, torch
Bathroom with shower / Bathtub / WC,
Rain Shower (only at Private Deluxe)
Neatly clean linen, towels, and beach towels daily
Connecting rooms.
Handicapped room is available in Cabana Wing
IDD telephone
:: Ivory Restaurant ::
The beachside restaurant right with open air atmosphere where Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner are served with supreme quality and service. Western, Thai, Seafood and other cuisine plus light snacks for pool and beach. For a pre-dinner drink. an exotic cocktail under a starry sky. the beachfront bar is the ideal location. Open from early morning till late night.
:: Weekly Entertainment ::
Thai Night Theme Buffet:
variety of Thai Food from 4 regions. seafood, fresh tropical fruits, original Thai dessert. Enjoy fantastic Thai dancing performances and classical song from Thai Musical Instrument. Every Thursday night.
Seafood BBQ Night:
Make your simply relax dining with our fresh seafood from local shores - grilled or cooked in a traditional yet updated, islander way at beachfront setting. Ask your server to select perfect bottle of wine to pair with your menu.
:: La Croissanterie (Bakery & Coffee) ::
A self-service café open daily. Serving snack, bakery products, light meal and refreshment drinks, along with high-speed Internet service and Bakery Bread Products.
Iyara Shopping Plaza:
Indulge yourself and express your individual style with the very best men's and women's brand name fashion, sport wears, kid's footwear, accessories, great gift Thai craft ideas, and good restaurants & bakery to satisfy your appetite.
Our hotel not only offer quality accommodation, but also has a superb shopping plaza attached. Here you can indulge yourself and purchase a wide variety of local and brand name items.
Iyara shopping Plaza is also the place to find a treasure from the past for those with a love of antiques.
For the latest men, woman's and kid's fashions, accessories, footwear, souvenir and sport gear, our shopping plaza is the place to come for leading brand names. Quality shops are well- stocked with all your favorites including.
Free Wifi throughout the hotel, which includes the customers' rooms for convenience to our customers.
Chang Sbai Therapy:
Pamper yourself with the full-body bliss of a traditional Thai Massage, Oil, Aloe Vera, and Foot Massage amidst relaxation atmosphere, and friendliness service at reasonable price. Advance reservation recommended at hotel front desk, open daily 10.00 am till 10.00 pm.
Beach Massage:
The alternative open-air massage on our beach front area of the hotel, Open daily till late evening.
Wedding Vow Ceremony:
The hotel is more than glad to be a part of your gorgeous day, we provide wedding vow ceremony on the beach with costume, flower arrangement, as well as catering services.
:: Hotel Facilities ::
Free - form swimming pool,
with a separated children pool.
Each guest has access to beach and pool with beach towel mat and sun shading.
Concierge and Bellhops
Thai Massage Room & Beach Massage
Brand - name Shopping Plaza.
Laundry Services
Room Services
Airport Limousine
Limousine to golf club
24 hours manager on duty
24 hours security guards with CCTV
On call Doctor
On call Baby sitter
In house movie
Tour & Travel Counter
Car Rental
Nearby Supermarket
Money Exchange
Major credit cards accept
North of CHAWENG BEACH, the most beautiful white sandy beach on one of the world famous island, SAMUI ISLAND (Ko-Sa-Mui) where you can find a blissful tranquility, yet the shopping and entertainment attractions of Chaweng are just a few steps away.
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Elvis Presley tribute artist Chris MacDonald will have some help in keeping the right beat at his �Memories of Elvis� concert at The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts at 8 p.m. Oct. 6.
Joining MacDonald (aka Elvis) and a big band with a horn section will be guest star D.J. Fontana, Presley�s original drummer, known as �The Beat Behind the King.� Fontana was the drummer for most of Presley�s hits in the 1950s, including �Heartbreak Hotel,� �Hound Dog,� �Don�t Be Cruel� and �Jailhouse Rock.� He has been inducted into the Rockabilly Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Meanwhile, MacDonald is the only tribute artist hired by Elvis Presley Enterprises to perform at Graceland�s Heartbreak Hotel. Tickets are $29, $39 and $49. (877) 571-7469, www.thehanovertheatre.org. (Richard Duckett)


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The attorney for the 15-year-old charged in the fatal shooting of a girl on a Homestead school bus entered a not guilty plea on his behalf at a hearing Monday.
Jordyn Howe didn't attend the arraignment hearing, where he pled not guilty to charges of manslaughter with a deadly weapon, carrying a concealed firearm and unlawful possession of a firearm by a minor in the November shooting that killed 13-year-old Lourdes Guzman-DeJesus.
Howe had been on house arrest, but he was booked into jail last week after prosecutors decided to charge him as an adult in the shooting. He later bonded out and is back at school without a monitoring device, according to information presented at Monday's hearing.
"I'm very upset he gets to go back to school, like if everything is normal, like if everything's OK. I don't think that's the right way to do it. I don't know. I just, when I heard that, I was like 'Wow,'" said Ady Guzman, the victim's mother.
The assistant principal at Somerset Academy, where Howe had been attending, said the teen had been transferred to a different school but didn't disclose the name.
"I'm glad he's in school, but I'm more comfortable making sure that when he's done with his regular activities, he's not out on the streets," said Judge Ellen Sue Venzer.
Venzer scheduled the next hearing for Wednesday afternoon and said Howe must be present to discuss the conditions of his release.
According to the arrest form, the teens were on their way to school on the private bus when the boy took the firearm out of his backpack and displayed it. The gun went off, hitting Guzman-DeJesus as the bus was in the area of Southwest 296th Street and Southwest 137th Avenue.
Guzman-DeJesus, a student at Palm Glades Preparatory Academy, was taken to Miami Children's Hospital, where she later died.
Howe's family members have refused to comment on the case.
Ron Book, advocate for the victim's family, said: "The feeling was he should not be free to run through this community and the judge on her own has obviously seen fit to tighten the reins on him," he said.
"State has told us that the gun was in the stepfather's closet and that it was owned by the stepfather," Book said.
So far, there is no confirmation about that from Dade State Attorney or from the stepfather.
A spokesperson for the Miami-Dade Public Schools says they are staffed to meet the needs and challenges of all students including those facing criminal charges.
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KDE Software Compilation 4.3.4 Released: Codename "Cold"
KDE SC 4.3.4's codename "Cold" refers to the feature freeze, KDE's development tree is currently in. This Thursday will see the first beta of KDE SC 4.4, bringing significant improvements to the KDE development platform, the Plasma desktop and the individual applications shipped with KDE SC 4.4.
KDE SC 4.4 Beta 1
Techbase says it's coming today. I assume it's delayed by two days?
By Dennis Martin Herbers at Tue, 2009/12/01 - 2:58pm
About plasma cache bug
Ive readed that, now, when this bug is resolved, plasma becomes much faster. Is this true? Will i see the performance boost? And in what areas i should see performance improvements?
By Simas at Tue, 2009/12/01 - 3:02pm
Missing tarballs
Is it only me or is the tarballs for the 4.3.4 release missing?
By Torgny Nyblom at Tue, 2009/12/01 - 6:11pm
The changes sound great -
The changes sound great - many thanks for the update!
What I kinda missed is having the short list of improvements here in the dot article, so we can comment them directly.
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Just days after Tiger Woods apologized to the world for his admitted "infidelity," headline-maker Chris Brown is chiming in on the golf star's apology.
"I think it's cool. I think people always deserve a second chance. I know my fans gave me a second chance," the singer, who is currently serving five years probation related to the February 8, 2009 assault of then-girlfriend Rihanna, said during an interview on the Mojo in the Morning radio show on Wednesday.
"Whatever his personal life is, and this goes for me and him, his personal life is his personal life. Nobody has the right to place judgment or make any judgment on anybody else's personal life when they're not directly involved with them," Chris continued. "He plays golf, that's his sport, that's his love that's what people love him for. They don't love him for the other stuff they're talkin' about."
The 20-year-old singer said he wants to see 34-year-old athlete back on the fairway.
"So my hat is off to him –I support him," he said. "I hope he gets back on the field and does his thing, cause he is the best at it."
In other Chris news, the singer – who has been order to not have any contact with Rihanna during his probation – said dating other women is high on his to-do list.
"I think right now, girls are one of my main priorities, but music is first and just having fun. If I go on dates they're just friends," he said, telling Mojo he likes to takes his "friends" out to dinner or on trips.
"The bedroom is always nice," he added. "But dinner is the gentleman way."
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Hi allWhat's the difference between free and paid security solutions?Is Windows Firewall, Defender and Microsoft Security Essential sufficient?
What kind of users should use free security solutions and what kind of users need paid security solutions.Please advise. Thanks! :D
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Whether free or paid, sometimes is a personal choice based on need and budget. Some users are fine with free security. Others may prefer paid suites or paid individual products.
In general the paid products offer more features. While the detection may be using the same definitions, free products offer fewer scanning options than paid apps from the same company do.One thing that free security applications usually do not offer is chat or phone support by the vendor other than via online forums. Something to watch out for with free products is the installation of components that the user may not want or need such as extra toolbars or trial products. These are usually an option checked by default. If such offerings are unwanted, be sure to uncheck them before installation.To help users make a decision, there are companies such as AV-Test.org and AV-Comparatives that run tests every so often comparing the performance of paid products and free products.
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Regarding, "Is Windows Firewall, Defender and Microsoft Security Essential sufficient?", note that Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) includes the anti-spyware engine of Windows Defender.
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Apart from actually having a limited budget of subscribing to or buying from off the shelf an AV/AM security solution would be the under the preference, know-how and geographical location of the user.
From where I am, subscription based security solutions would be for those who can pay for it yearly leaving much of the computer based population with very little choice but to find a free security solution.
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hi PeterTWJ,
security companies these days provide an all-in-one solution: protection for pc, mac, smartphones, online storage plus the convenience of single-sign on during activation
i think this is one thing you won't get in free apps, but if you don't need those other solutions and what you need is the traditional scan and clean, even i would go for free solutions :D
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.....but if you don't need those other solutions .
My question is- how do I know what I need? Isn't much of the basic stuff (cleaning registry/cleaning up clutter/ done via automatic updates I set up via Windows XP or Lenovo?
Thanks for some clarification for a "technology challenged" oldster.
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No, the "basic stuff" is not done via automatic updates or your antivirus software program. The first step would be to check Add/Remove programs and uninstall programs no longer being used. There are safe steps you can take to clean up the clutter. This article at "Microsoft at Home" has good tips, although it may not be necessary to run once a week as the article suggests: Increase PC speed: Optimize your computer, help your PC run faster.
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Stephen Colbert -- Comedy Central's funniest fake newsman -- offered his opinion about Michael Vick and the city of Philadelphia on his hit political comedy program The Colbert Report.
When discussing the return of both Michael Vick and Brett Favre to the NFL on Thursday's show, Colbert said, "The big news is the return of two quarterbacks: one whose cruel and unforgivable behavior has destroyed his reputation, and Michael Vick."
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No Philly bashing yet, but don't worry -- it didn't take too long for Colbert to rip into Philly's hostile reputation.
"[Vick's] exposure to the unspeakable violence of dog fighting and the inhuman conditions of prison have almost prepared him to play in Philadelphia," joked Colbert.
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Record numbers of lycra-clad women and men joined health clubs in the early '80s to grapevine and pony in sweaty unison to the latest top 10. Aerobics was born. Racquetball courts were converted into aerobics rooms as club managers calculated the value of 20 people in a room for an hour vs. two people. More women in clubs, special music, clothing and shoes — the fitness industry would never be the same.
While aerobics classes have evolved, the importance of group exercise as a key component of club fitness endures. We queried program directors and instructors to get their read on group exercise today.
Maintaining strength, flexibility, stability, balance and emotional well being are now the ideal. Still hot: Yoga, YogaFit®, Tai Chi, Pilates-based programs and aqua fitness. On the rise: Resist-a-Ball®, Bosu, CORE Training and Qigong.
Members like the range of benefits they see and feel fairly quickly with these formats. Pilates Reformer small group classes are the hottest new classes in New York City, says Joy Karley, MS, fitness professional in New York."They've been successful over the last couple years at New York Sports Clubs (TSI) and The Xercize Studio, and they are being introduced at the Plus One facilities where I teach," she says.
Tina Lanzoni, corporate fitness director, the Merritt Clubs, says that mind/body classes are still popular and will continue to be as people age and become reflective.
One of the hottest trends are classes that use traditional equipment, such as indoor cycles and steps, and create new programs based on innovative formatting and specific training goals. Predictable class formatting with a set cardio component followed by strength and stretching is giving way to a variety of training options and formats. This flexibility allows clubs to use existing equipment and offer shorter classes that combine more than one element. Still hot: Indoor cycling, step, Body Pump® and the related Body Training System programs, group stair and rowing classes. New: The step's cousin, the Ramp®.
"Members are asking for fast-paced programs that peak their interest and engage their minds. Our best-attended class is kick, step and sculpt, an intense, fast moving, switching-type class," says Val Gokenbach, RN, MBA, director emergency services, Beaumont Hospital; fitness professional, Detroit.
Equinox Fitness is implementing several programs including Cycle Tech, a sport-specific indoor cycling program that will revolutionize cycling classes at all of its clubs, says Patrick Goudeau, group fitness manager, Equinox Lincoln Park, Chicago.
Suzi Schumacher, program director, Gold's Gym, Lubbock, TX, says that sport-specific training classes with high school athletes is more important as coaching staffs don't have the time or resources to devote to physical training for their sports.
The key to any successful group exercise class is the instructor. Program directors want instructors who take their work seriously and present themselves as professionals; education and training in several types of programs; strong cueing and teaching skills; enthusiasm and warmth; and caring about people. So, invest in your instructors. They're the ones who keep your classes filled, not the latest piece of equipment.
Marti West has been a fitness industry leader for 25 years. West is president and CEO of Healthclub.com (www.healthclub.com).
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The hottest exercise trend is classes that focus on enjoying movement vs. technique. Grueling classes are out, giving way to fun and humor. A component of this trend is the growth of dance-based programs that provide the joy of movement without years of dance training. Hot: Balletone® and salsa. On the rise: the Rhythm Workout®, jazz and other dance classes.
"Balletone is definitely hot. I launched the program and had 32 people in the first class at a time when there were two other concurrent classes. Since then, the classes just keep growing," says Suzi Schumacher, program director, Gold's Gym, Lubbock, TX.
"Dance is back. I'm digging out my 1980's music and choreography.I'm wondering if I should have saved my old leg warmers," says Elizabeth Horton, activities director, The Oaks at Ojai, CA.
"With the overwhelming amount of stress and uncertainty in the world, you just can't sweat the small stuff.If someone is on the wrong leg, it's not the end of the world.As long as nobody gets hurt and they get a good workout and enjoy themselves, that's all that matters," says Joy Karley, MS, fitness professional, New York.


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Historians have watched the riots and the way the government has handled it with extreme interest. French Historians do not yet agree on what has sparked the riots, but in part they understand them as a result of the peculiar brand of racism that exists in France and the French Revolutionary tradition.
First, whereas during the 20th century the United States attempted to embrace multi-culturalism and integrate immigrants, France has a long-standing tradition that emphasizes that citizens are French first and ethnic or religious heritage is secondary. The result is that there are no state policies to protect French citizens with a North African background from racial or ethnic discrimination. This has led to inequalities in housing, employment, and a paucity of state funding for the suburbs where French citizens of ethnic heritage live. In addition, for more than 20 years, France has had an unemployment rate that hovered near 11 percent; in the suburbs among young men, unemployment is currently 30-40 percent. Finding a good job is a serious issue everywhere in France and there has been little to no governmental effort to improve employment in areas where the children of immigrants now live. As French citizens, they are rightfully angry and frustrated. Like the people left in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, this generation of French citizens feels abandoned by their government.
Second, rioting in France has a unique history of its own and French historians generally agree we cannot compare what is happening in France today to the L.A. Riots sparked by the police attack on Rodney King. Rioting of this type existed during the French Revolution of 1789, Parisian workers' riots in 1848, during the Paris Commune of 1870-71, and again during the Student Riots of 1968! This Revolutionary Tradition (as historians refer to it) has been used successfully throughout France's past to force the government to take notice of the most neglected portions of France's population. Most historians find it deeply ironic that the demonstrators, although (incorrectly) thought to be "immigrants" and not "really" French, have displayed exactly how French they truly are by rioting in the streets!
We do not know what the long-term effects of these riots will be. However, I firmly believe that the best way to understand a culture is to go to it and live in it. Students and alums currently abroad will return with a greater appreciation and understanding of France and a more nuanced understanding of what it means to be a citizen of the world.


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ML Kit gives you both on-device and Cloud APIs, all in a common and simple interface, allowing you to choose the ones that fit your requirements best. The on-device APIs process data quickly and will work even when there's no network connection, while the cloud-based APIs leverage the power of Google Cloud Platform's machine learning technology to give a higher level of accuracy.
Deploy custom models
If ML Kit's APIs don't cover your use cases, you can always bring your own existing TensorFlow Lite models. Just upload your model on to Firebase, and we'll take care of hosting and serving it to your app. ML Kit acts as an API layer to your custom model, making it easy to run and use. You can also train a custom model using AutoML Vision and then easily deploy that model via ML Kit.