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Bollywood played a major role in inspiring some of the events and themes at Rikin and Dipti's lavish wedding at the Grand Cancun Resort in Mexico. The picture-perfect festivities were captured by WeddingSutra Favorite WeddingNama, and bride Dipti shares some details here.
How We Met
"Rikin and I went to medical school together and met in the anatomy lab, literally over a cadaver! For him, it was love at first sight, but for me, it took a year of wooing from his end. But eventually, I couldn't resist his charm, sense of humor, and determined attitude. We are poles apart. Rikin is a true New Yorker, always on a mission, whereas I am a laid-back Californian. Rikin is a total Gujju when it comes to spending, and I have always been a pampered princess without a credit limit. We could go on about our differences, but it's these qualities that make us fit together like a jigsaw puzzle. Two years into our relationship, I flew to London for a surgery externship. A week later, Rikin missed me so much that he switched his rotations and followed me to London. We spent three months finding every excuse to ditch work and gallivant around Western Europe together. As a result, we felt even deeper in love! There was no looking back after that."
"Rikin proposed to me on January 1st, 2016, under the famous Rockefeller Christmas Tree in New York. He had planned out everything perfectly behind my back. He flew down my family from California to New York and invited our loved ones to be a part of this special moment. He got down on one knee and said some really cheesy Bollywood dialogues that I wouldn't dare repeat. He gave me a gorgeous rock and then I cried - in an ugly way! It was perfect. After the proposal, he hosted a dinner party, where we popped champagne and celebrated with our loved ones all night."
Wedding Planning
"The whole wedding planning process was a labor of love. In an alternate universe, if I weren't a doctor, I would have been a party planner for sure. This was my chance to shine and be my wedding planner. I was the creative genius behind the entire production and Rikin, the brilliant executor. We realized that our guests were traveling very far to be a part of our wedding so our goal was to create an event that everyone would remember for a lifetime. We researched and created extensive spreadsheets to keep track of everything. We hosted a competition in our family to come up with a perfect hashtag, and #SunSandShaadi won. We wanted each event and each detail to be a reflection of our love and gratitude. And the results exceeded our expectations. When it came to photography, Rikin and I both agreed that photographers were something that we would not compromise on. We searched all over the USA, Canada, and Mexico but were pretty disappointed with the same-old work everywhere. I came across WeddingNama's work on Instagram and was hooked. We were so excited by their colorful pictures and unique style. We were even more thrilled when they picked us! They were incredibly flexible and shot all our events in the scorching Mexican heat for five straight days, always with a smile. We gave them full creative freedom and boy, did they deliver! Thanks to them, we have our memories beautifully captured to cherish for a lifetime."
Wedding Venue
"My family is based from California, and Rikin's family are in New York, and both of us are currently living in Virginia completing our residency. No matter which location we picked, one side of the family would have had to travel. So we decided to do a destination wedding in Mexico. Getting married on a beach was a no-brainer. The hard work came when we had to decide between St. Maarten, a Caribbean island we call our second home - that's where we met, went to medical school and fell in love or Cancun. We ultimately chose Cancun because of the ease of putting together a full-fledged Indian wedding thanks to experienced Indian vendors based there. We chose The Grand Oasis Cancun Resort because it had the best beach and a lively vibe. We met with the resort's wedding department and were impressed with their professionalism and excitement. Initially, we were skeptical because they had never hosted a large Indian wedding before. However, the whole team was so thrilled by that idea, so we decided to take a leap of faith."
Wedding Functions
Welcome Party & Game night
"Our wedding weekend kicked off with an informal 'Bienvenidos Fiesta' (Welcome Party), which took place on a terrace garden surrounded by a koi fish pond. That evening, we handed out personalized welcome bags which contained a 'Thank You' message, itinerary for the weekend, map of the resort with event venues highlighted and helpful Spanish phrases, a hangover kit, and customized 'ladkewale/ladkiwale' (Groom's Side/Bride's Side) t-shirts. We asked our guests to wear these t-shirts to the game night which took place later that night. This event was the perfect icebreaker as everyone got super competitive and comfortable with each other. The dress code for the Welcome Party was breezy and casual for all the guests. Rikin wore a custom-made black sherwani by Arvindbhai Khatri in Mumbai that he paired with his Bajirao-style handlebar mustache. I wore a white ball gown with an Indian twist that truly made me feel like a princess. I paired it with kundan 'chaand baali' (moon-shaped) earrings with multilayer ear chains. On the game night, Rikin and I wore 'dulha' (groom) and 'dulhan' (bride) shirts."
Haldi & Pool Party
"The 'haldi' (turmeric application) ceremony was an informal function held on the infinity deck of the resort with a breathtaking view of the beach. We asked our guests to wear yellow which made for incredibly vibrant pictures. After the function, all the aunties and uncles stripped down to their bathing suits and jumped in the pool, and we all spent the afternoon getting wet and wild! For this event, I wore a traditional yellow and green nauvari saree that I borrowed from my grandmother's closet. I paired it with my mom's gold jewellery from her wedding and finished the Maharashtrian look with green glass bangles, a 'nath' (nose ring), and 'chandrakor tikka' (forehead ornament). Rikin wore a dhoti and lost his kurta when the bridesmaids went crazy painting him yellow."
"The Bollywood-themed sangeet was held by the pool, and featured a laid-back set up with white lounge furniture and pop-art, colorful, and kitsch decor such as pillows, kites, pinwheels, Chinese lanterns and neon parrots, alongside a Bollywood photo booth backdrop we created ourselves. Our guests enjoyed posing in front of the unique backdrop with fun props that included lots of Bollywood dialogues. On one of our first dates, we watched the Bollywood movie Andaaz Apna Apna and since then it's been a staple in our relationship. Because of our obsession with the movie, we knew it had to be a part of our wedding. The evening comprised of surprise performances by our guests. Instead of doing speeches, our friends and cousins 'roasted' us by sharing hilarious mishaps and jokes about Rikin and I. My sister and bridesmaids put together a skit about a couple that comprised Bollywood dialogues that had all the guests in splits. Our playlist that night was all Bollywood hits from the 90s! For this function, Rikin wore a yellow silk kurta and a Nehru jacket with a long-draped detail from Kora by Nilesh Mitesh. He paired it with a layered necklace that created a royal look. My outfit was from Benzer. I am a Maharashtrian and always wanted the Paithani to be part of my trousseau and also wanted the sangeet outfit to be very bold and colorful. When I saw the green/blue raw silk ghagra paired with a gorgeous pink/orange Paithani dupatta, it was love at first sight. The outfit was so light-as-air that it made dancing all night very easy."
"As Cancun's ocean and white sand beach have a magnificent beauty of its own, we kept the decor for our Hindu wedding ceremony simple and elegant. Our color theme was pink, peach and red with white flowers which looked striking against the turquoise water in the background. We gave everyone bright parasol umbrellas that matched our color scheme. In addition to providing kulfis, ice slushies, and coconut water, we also gave personal fans that attached to your phone - these were quite a hit. Rikin entered in style on a jet ski and then danced down the beach with his 'baraat' (groom's procession). The bridesmaids and groomsmen entered the mandap to a choreographed performance. Rikin wore a gold raw silk sherwani from Carron. He paired it with a red and gold brocade dupatta, a kundan and ruby layered necklace, a red turban detailed with a kundan turban ornament and a white feather. I chose a red and gold lehenga from Seasons in Mumbai. Since it was a daytime outdoor wedding, I wanted something light and easy to wear. I paired my lehenga with my grandmother's kundan 'laffa' or choker, green glass bangles, kundan 'nathni' (nose ornament) and 'haath phool' (hand jewellery).
"Our dreamy reception was held on the beach, and we had all-white decor for that ethereal vibe. From the white tiffany chairs, chair sashes, linens, backdrop, Victorian sweetheart sofa, bird cages, and flowers with some peach and blush pink accents - everything was white. We lit up the place with hundreds of candles and had multiple ornate free-standing chandeliers marking the isle and surrounding the periphery of the venue. The evening started on a fun note as we put all our guests' pictures with their table numbers in a tequila shot so they had to 'take a shot and take a seat.' Our first dance was choreographed by one of our best friends. We ended it with the 'Friends' theme song 'I'll be there for you,' which is a daily staple of our life. This was followed by very emotional speeches by our loved ones that left us in tears. After that, our guests got up and performed in a surprise flash mob to the hit 'Badri Ki Dulhaniya' track. After the reception was over, everyone migrated to the nightclub in the resort and continued the party till five in the morning. Rikin wore a white and black tuxedo from Hugo Boss with a velvet bottle green bowtie and pocket square to match my outfit. He detailed the outfit with D & R cufflinks for our initials. I wore a velvet green lehenga with intricate gold embroidery from Roopkala in Santa Cruz. This was the heaviest outfit of my bridal trousseau but shimmered the brightest all night."
Wedding Makers
Venue: Grand Oasis Cancun Resort (Mexico)
Wedding Coordinators: O-Weddings (Cancun, Mexico)
Décor: Latin Asia Destination Indian Weddings (Cancun, Mexico)
Caterer: Taste of India (Cancun, Mexico)
Entertainment: DJ Omar
Hair and Makeup: Styling Trio Riviera Maya
Mehndi: Veronica de la Paz (Cancún, Mexico)
Bride's Outfits: Benzer (Sangeet), Seasons (Wedding), Roopkala (Reception)
Groom's Outfits: Arvindbhai Khatri (Welcome Party), Kora by Nilesh Mitesh (Sangeet), Carron (Wedding), Hugo Boss (Reception)
Photography: WeddingNama


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It was the first time I felt a job can be fun!
Read what Teacher Training graduate Marike Sala says…
We asked the opinion of one of our teachers Marike Sala, who followed the Thai Yoga Massage Teacher Training and is now teaching at ITM Thai Hand Amsterdam.
The effects are amazing
'The Thai yoga massage is a combination between the giver and the receiver. It is a kind of meditation in movement for both. And the effects for both the client and the masseur are amazing,' says Marike just before the start of a massage class she is teaching.
You feel energized and relaxed at the same time
'I tried different kind of massages, because I am quite a worrier. So I use the massage in a way to go back into my body. When I received the Thai yoga massage for the first time I could really feel how deep the massage felt in my muscles. I felt energized after the massage. That is the combination that is so interesting, because you feel energized but also feeling really relaxed after the massage.'
I thought wow I like to share this feeling
'I really thought wow I like to share this feeling with others. I like to give the same feeling to others. And to learn to give this massage as well." She says in between laying the massage matts in a row in front of the mirror in the massage school to prepare her lesson for today.
'I followed level 1 and level 2 of Nuad Bo Rarn Thai yoga massage and I started to give treatments myself. It was an amazing feeling because people that I massaged are discovering new forms of massage and they are really grateful about the results.'
For the first time I felt a job can be fun!
'I think it was the first time for me that I thought: 'Wow, a job can be fun! A job can give me some positive energy.' That was really special to me. She smiles, turns on some relaxing massage music and lights the candles in the room, and sits down on a matt wearing traditional massage pants and a t-shirt, to continue her story…
'When I first took a course I was really excited. Because the way the massage is taught at the school is really interesting. The teachers are really experienced and so passionate about what they are doing. And the way they teach is really the Thai way. It is about watching. It is about feeling and doing it yourself. It is an amazing way of learning. Because you are much more concentrated on what you are feeling, not so much only in the head.' She smiles and her eyes are twinkling while she passionately talks more.
I thought I cannot do this
'When I first was in the massage classes, I was always looking at the teacher and I was thinking: 'Wow I would also like to be the teacher!', but I was thinking, I might not be the kind of person that likes to speak in big groups to be the center of attention so I thought I am not sure if it is something for me.'
But look where I am now
'The teachers at the school encouraged me to start and I was well coached. And now… yes well there I am, I am now here in the middle, doing the class.' Marike points to her students that have been entering the class during our conversation and off she goes teaching Life Balance Massage for Health Classes.
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Underground Writers is a creative writing zine started in 2009 with a focus on writing by students and newly emerging authors. They release online editions quarterly and are working on expanding the zine to reach writing students all over Australia and the world. Issue 20 of Underground Writers is themed "Nostalgia" and contains the first
Book Launch: Thursday 23 November
My self-published book Watching Cartoons with Boys will be launched on Thursday 23 November and I'm so excited to share it with you. Watching Cartoons with Boys is a collection of short stories and personal essays that catalogues different cartoons that have been important to me at different stages of my life, as well as
Update: Watching Cartoons with Boys
It's late September 2017 and I'm well and truly scrambling to finish off my self-published book Watching Cartoons with Boys by the end of the year. It's an incredibly personal collection of short stories and essays that I began writing last February, and something I'm incredibly proud of. Hopefully I can share it with you
1 July 2017: My Work First Appears in Print
… #careermilestone Today was a bit of a spesh day. Birdcatcher Books have just published a collection of stories that were long-listed for last year's short story competition, and the anthology is called Crossroads. My story "Like Siamese" appears inside and you can buy a hardcopy here or an e-book version here.
Short Story Collection
Those of you who may have seen my social media or kindly asked how my novel is going will know it's taken a backseat while I finish a short story collection. Titled Watching Cartoons with Boys, the collection is almost done and I've got big things planned. What big things, you ask? Well, I'll be
Update: Rare Birds
Last night I finished the second rewrite of my debut novel Rare Birds, which is being edited by Zoya Patel in preparation to send to a literary agent. I've been calling this the "second" rewrite because getting the manuscript up to a standard that I was happy enough with to show an editor last year
Short Story Longlisted for Award
Some news that made it onto the Facebook page and my Instagram, but that I somehow neglected to put on the website… My short story "Like Siamese" was recently long-listed for the 2016 Birdcatcher Books Short Story Award. "Like Siamese" will appear in the competition's print anthology, released through Birdcatcher Books mid-2017. Exciting!
New Article Published by Society19
A piece I wrote on the university textbooks vs. e-books debate has gone live on Society19's AU page this morning. It's the second fun, silly piece I've gotten to write for a student website/audience this year since my piece for Farrago in April. If you like your books papery and your memes on point, read
New Article Published by Kill Your Darlings
This week marks the 65th publication anniversary of J. D. Salinger's novel The Catcher in the Rye. As well as being the main focus of my postgraduate research at the University of Melbourne, this book has played a big part in influencing my development as a writer (as well as – let's be real here
Rare Birds Goes to the Editor
7 years, 1000 drafts (with 1000 more re-writes), 4 writing holidays… and it's done. Rare Birds is finished! Tonight I'm celebrating with a glass of champagne as the manuscript of my first novel goes off to the editor. Thank you to everyone for their support and enthusiasm over the years since I first drafted this


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Everyone ages. Unfortunately, not everyone has the resources to pay for the care that is often required in the later years of life. This is where Medicaid is supposed to come in. But if you are like many older people, you may be discovering that your income and assets put Medicaid out of reach, even if they are not enough to pay for your nursing home care.
New Jersey Medicaid Planning Attorney
Attorney Robert F. Brogan of the Brogan Law Group understands just how challenging it can be to meet your financial obligations later in life. He has helped numerous people plan for the later years, and he has seen how often individuals come up short when trying to pay for later life care.
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Katerina Seda: That's the Way the Cookie Crumbles
11 JUNE 2011 - 17 JULY 2011; CUBITT GALLERY, 8 ANGEL MEWS, LONDON, N1 9HH. Czech artist Katerina Seda will show the fourth step of her ongoing project Neda se svitit at Cubitt Gallery. Seda's work takes the form of imaginative yet strangely pragmatic solutions to the social problems of specific communities, working with people on drawings and shared actions.
Over the last few years a Hyundai car factory has been built in fields at the centre of Nosovice in the Czech Republic. It has divided the town socially and geographically. A short walk to a neighbour's house now takes 4 times as long around the factory's circular perimeter. Seda set herself the task of re-uniting the townspeople through the problem itself: the town's new circular pattern around the central blind spot. The project could continue throughout the artist's life.
For step one (No Light) she asked the townspeople "to picture yourself standing within the premises of the Hyundai automobile plant and draw everything you see around it," while literally standing within skirt-like circular canvases. The canvases were embroidered and exhibited as tablecloths on an assemblage of shared round tables.
For step two (Too Late in the Day) she asked them to draw what they thought should go in the middle of the town on everyday circular objects. Many drew water, which led Seda to visualise the town as an island.
For step three (No Way) she has asked inhabitants of Sicily to draw a third circular layer imagining Nosovice from the outside as an island surrounded by water.
The fourth step, still in development and to be shown at Cubitt, will find another shared perspective for the townspeople to reconsider their situation from.


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Copa America: Lavezzi thanks fans for support after injury
Buenos Aires, June 23 (IANS) Argentine forward Ezequiel Lavezzi, who seriously injured his left elbow during his team's victory against the United States in the semi-finals of the ongoing Copa America Centenario football tournament, has thanked fans via social media for the support he received.
Lavezzi, who plays for Hebei Fortune in the Chinese Super League, wrote a message in Spanish and English on his Facebook wall on Wednesday which was replicated on his official Twitter account. The message thanked fans for their messages of support, reports Xinhua.
"Hello everyone. I want to thank you for your concern. It was very nice to receive so many warm messages," began Lavezzi's message.
"Like the medical team stated, I had a fracture-dislocation on my left elbow and will have surgery. I won't be able to play the final, but will be there to support my teammates! Let's go, Argentina!" ended Lavezzi's post along with a photo of himself smiling with his arm in a cast and sling.
During Tuesday's match, Lavezzi scored Argentina's first goal in their 4-0 victory against the United States. However, he was injured in an unusual incident. In the 64th minute, while he was trying to prevent the ball from going out, he fell and flipped over a digital advertising board head-first.
The former Paris Saint-Germain winger was substituted and will miss the final on Sunday which will be against Chile, who beat Columbia 2-0 in Wednesday's semi-final.
The 31-year-old is one of the Argentine players that wanted to put an end to the national team's negative run of 23 years without an official trophy.
With the national team, Lavezzi also played in the Copa America tournaments in 2011 and 2015 and the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, where he played six matches, including the final, where Argentina lost 1-0 to Germany in extra time.
In total, the player, born in the province of Santa Fe just like Argentina's talismanic forward Lionel Messi, has played in 50 matches for his national team with eight goals and 11 assists.
When Lavezzi moved from France's Paris Saint-Germain to Hebei Fortune in February, he became the first Argentine player to be called up to play for his national team while playing in the Asian country.
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The chapter has built 6 eco-latrines so far, with 1 more currently being constructed. An additional testing latrine was built at Newsome Community Farms near Tulsa to asses construction techniques and get a better estimate on material needs. Currently the eco-latrines are being investigated to determine how effective the first generation was and how to improve the second generation.
Cotani Bridge
At a recent meeting with the community it was discovered that a vital bridge had been destroyed in a flash flood. The community has built a temporary structure out of stacked rocks and timber beams, but a more permanent solution was desired. In May 2011 a representative visited the site to asses what damage was done, and how vital the road was. His report help decide that the project could be undertaken. In Oct. 2011 a team traveled to the community on an assessment trip. Designs and alternatives are currently being evaluated. A second trip is planned for the summer to discuss design alternatives.
Solar Showers(Project led by the University of Tulsa chapter)
The University of Tulsa chapter has been experimenting with heating water using Solar Thermal Heating. The idea is to make it easy to replicate and encourage more hygiene in all areas of the community. Currently the community does not like to waste gas to heat water for bathing, nor do they like to get cold and wet.


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|Jet's favorite tug toy, a long lead, a vest, a shorter lead
|Jet waiting for the command to attack his tug of war toy.
Some other things we learned that night. Female dogs are more aggressive so most K-9 dogs are male. Also, males are better at paying attention - at least in the dog world. I found out dogs can smell 250 times better than humans, and that there are dogs who find bodies from a boat by smelling the methane gas a body releases. I also found out that to buy and train service dogs for police work, family protection or as service dogs for the blind, deaf, PTSD, or other disabilities, is very, very expensive. We're talking ten thousand dollars or more. I also found out that Ed Ripepi gets no money for his services. He doesn't charge for time, mileage, dog care and training and bought the dog with no financial assistance. At least it is tax deductible, although that can't cover the time and expense he puts into it, I'm sure. Why does he do it? He loves dogs and helping others. Even if a person is found dead, it brings closure to a family.


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|In the evening of November 5, 2018, King Felipe VI of Spain and Queen Letizia of Spain attended 20th anniversary reception of La Razón Newspaper, which celebrates 20th anniversary of its establishment, at the Headquarters of the newspaper "La Razón" in Madrid, Spain. La Razón (The Reason) is a daily newspaper based in Madrid. La Razón was founded in 1998 by Luis Maria Ansón.
King Felipe and Letizia attended the 20th anniversary of La Razón
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- AnonymousNovember 6, 2018 at 12:26 AM
Skirt and boots are nice, but wish the skirt were an inch or so shorter. Do not care for the hairstyle (or lack thereof). Great eye makeup!ReplyDeleteReplies
Letizia looks very good, because she is a goodlooking woman, but you are absolutely right about the lack of a hairstyle! What is going on, normally she is well groomed!Delete
- AnonymousNovember 6, 2018 at 10:41 PM
Windy night!!Delete
I don't really care for boots with a sleeveless outfitReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 6, 2018 at 1:02 AM
Everything looks fine until the sleeveless topReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 6, 2018 at 1:17 AM
Stunning !ReplyDelete
The queen looks pretty. She have always a good looking!ReplyDelete
She has this nonchalant chic thing about her that i like..her look is glamorous but restrained..her jewelry always kept to a minimal..edgy but stylish and smart..make up and hairstyle always on spot..no wonder why she's the most memorable stylish royal around..we can all relate to her brand of practical elegance and glamour!..ReplyDelete
I'm liking everything except the black coat draped over her shoulders, especially when she's standing among the others for the group lineup.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 6, 2018 at 6:09 AM
Nicely done. The silhouette is a replica of the pink Varela from National Day. Perhaps the top has been sewn on to the skirt. She rarely does much walking after leaving the car so it's unlikely that she has to brave the cold weather. It looks like she is enjoying herself. That smile is her best accessory. Much respect to any woman who can manage those heels.ReplyDelete
I like very much this adult style she has had recently, somehow dramatic still simple make-up and hair. Only thing here I do not like is sleeveless top.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 6, 2018 at 10:17 AM
She really does have a carefree elegance about her. I can't think of many royal who can wear an inexpensive Zara skirt with boot, a sleeveless top and yes, a shoulder robing court and look this chic.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 6, 2018 at 1:56 PM
Espero encontrar la falda en Zara, me gusta Letizia es audaz me sorprende , ayer soplaba un viento terrible que la despeino...ja, ja.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 6, 2018 at 8:22 PM
Nice outfit,but I liked it better with the coat hung over the shoulders.ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousNovember 6, 2018 at 8:54 PM
Agree. A nice silk cashmere blend sweater would've been perfect not s sleeveless top.Delete
No me gusta el tapado me asombra sin mangas. ..ReplyDelete
I´m sure she (Teresa 2424) is is trying her best ;-)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 7, 2018 at 12:20 AM
I´m sure she (Teresa 2424) is is trying her best ;-)ReplyDeleteReplies
In Argentina a "tapado" is what we in Spain call "abrigo; both words mean "coat". What I don't understand is why she says the "tapado" is sleeveless.Delete
- AnonymousNovember 7, 2018 at 11:43 AM
"Me asombra"??...Estoy asombrada..Delete
It looks like Mehgan-hairstyle. That's not necessary at all. I think Letizia should continue with her own hairstyle, much better.ReplyDelete
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1/4 lb pork, thinly sliced
1 large egg plant, chopped
1 medium-sized bitter melon, chopped
1/4 lb squash, chopped into 2x1 inch cubes
3 pieces large tomato, sliced
1 piece onion, sliced
1 tbsp ginger, minced
3 cloves garlic, crushed
6 to 8 pieces okra
1 bunch string beans, cut in 3 inches length
4 tbsp shrimp paste
1 cup water
3 tbsp cooking oil
salt and pepper
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1 Pc. Bitter melon (ampalaya) cut in half seeded and slice diagonally
4 Pcs of okra cut diagonally discarding the stem part
In a large pan add oil and brown pork on all sides. Remove and set aside. Add another tablespoon of oil if needed and sauté garlic until golden brown. Then add onions, ginger and tomato and sauté for 2 minutes or until the onions hit that shiny stage. Add the pork back along with msg, sugar, shrimp, shrimp paste (bagoong alamang), and vinegar and let it simmer for 2 minutes. Next add water and increase the heat to bring it to a boil. At this point you may add the vegetables, string beans, egg plant, and squash and lower the heat to medium low. Simmer for 12 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Serve with rice and enjoy!
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22 September 2010 – Happy 2nd anniversary to me!! Wow~~~
I can't believe that I'm still blogging for 2 years mostly about MapleStory.
It all started with this post back in 2008. Some of you have been following me since the beginning and I'm thankful for that. I always have a smile on my face when I see people supporting me. It's motivation that keeps me writing. If I read my old posts… At this point I consider myself a better writer.
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[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LUCENE-3440?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel&focusedCommentId=13128795#comment-13128795 ] Koji Sekiguchi commented on LUCENE-3440: ---------------------------------------- Hi sebastian, {quote} Frankly, I didn't run the tests because I thought the changes provided with the last patch shouldn't affect the original behavior. I'll have a look into it. But this may take some time, due to the fact that I have no knowledge about the test-framework. {quote} Ok, no problem. I'll see the test case (hopefully next week or so). But can you take care of the following to go forward? {quote} Ah, sebastian, I think you needed to check "Grant license to ASF for inclusion in ASF works" when you attach your patch. Can you remove the latest patches and reattach them with that flag? Thanks! {quote} > FastVectorHighlighter: IDF-weighted terms for ordered fragments > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > Key: LUCENE-3440 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LUCENE-3440 > Project: Lucene - Java > Issue Type: Improvement > Components: modules/highlighter > Affects Versions: 3.5, 4.0 > Reporter: sebastian L. > Priority: Minor > Labels: FastVectorHighlighter > Fix For: 3.5, 4.0 > > Attachments: LUCENE-3.5-SNAPSHOT-3440-8.patch, LUCENE-3440.patch, LUCENE-4.0-SNAPSHOT-3440-9.patch, weight-vs-boost_table01.html, weight-vs-boost_table02.html > > > The FastVectorHighlighter uses for every term found in a fragment an equal weight, which causes a higher ranking for fragments with a high number of words or, in the worst case, a high number of very common words than fragments that contains *all* of the terms used in the original query. > This patch provides ordered fragments with IDF-weighted terms: > total weight = total weight + IDF for unique term per fragment * boost of query; > The ranking-formula should be the same, or at least similar, to that one used in org.apache.lucene.search.highlight.QueryTermScorer. > The patch is simple, but it works for us. > Some ideas: > - A better approach would be moving the whole fragments-scoring into a separate class. > - Switch scoring via parameter > - Exact phrases should be given a even better score, regardless if a phrase-query was executed or not > - edismax/dismax-parameters pf, ps and pf^boost should be observed and corresponding fragments should be ranked higher -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. If you think it was sent incorrectly, please contact your JIRA administrators: https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ContactAdministrators!default.jspa For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com For additional commands, e-mail: email@example.com
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Halloween spending looks to be on the rise, and that could give investors a hint about the key Christmas shopping season and how it might affect retailers' bo
Looking for that perfect Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton mask to scare friends with this Halloween? Stocking up on candy for trick-or-treaters?
So are a lot of people, it seems. Americans take Halloween pretty seriously, and this year appears to promise some wicked spending. More than 171 million people could celebrate the fall holiday, spending an average of $82.93, up from last year's $74.34, according to a survey by the National Retail Federation (NRF). Total spending on Halloween could reach $8.4 billion, an all-time high and up 20% from a year ago, the NRF said.
Seven in 10 consumers will hand out candy, the NRF said, and nearly half will decorate their homes or dress in costumes. Additionally, about 20 million people will go all out and dress up Rover or Fluffy in some sort of costume, according to Party City Holdco Inc. (PRTY), a party goods retailer.
Does a robust Halloween shopping season tell investors anything about what to expect this Christmas, when holiday sales often have a huge economic impact?
"Conventional wisdom is that strong Halloween spending is an indicator of strong Christmas season spending, which has a much bigger impact on retailers' bottom lines," said Devin Ekberg, CFA, Investools® content development manager. Investools is TD Ameritrade's educational affiliate.
An $8 billion holiday like Halloween might look like a rounding error in a roughly $18 trillion economy. But Christmas can be a true economic force, with hundreds of billions of dollars spent and hundreds of thousands of people hired by retailers. In 2015, for instance, holiday sales totaled $626.1 billion, the NRF said. That was up about 3% from the previous year.
If Halloween sales spike, as NRF's survey suggests they might, that could help lift expectations for end-of-year retail activity. A jump in holiday spending has the potential to help retail stocks and to lift retail sales data, an indicator that often can affect the stock market.
"Maybe people are loosening up their wallets," said Scott Connor, director of trader education, TD Ameritrade. As a possible indication, Connor pointed to the Conference Board's September consumer confidence data, which at 104.1 was the highest in nine years.
Halloween spending dropped more than 19% in 2009, at the height of the last recession, to $4.78 billion. Since then, as the economy emerged from recession and grew moderately, spending on Halloween rose 46% to nearly $7 billion in 2015. If sales this year reach the NRF's projections, they would be up nearly 100% from the depths of the recession.
"It's maybe the difference between a big candy bar and some hard candy or bubble gum," said Kevin Hincks, a senior specialist and trader education host at TD Ameritrade. Meaning: people might go for cheaper trick-or-treat items in a recession year. "Halloween is a vague measurement of the overall economy, but it is one tool."
Hincks added that retailers are beginning to make inventory decisions ahead of Christmas, so perhaps Halloween sales could be one factor playing into their plans.
Certain sectors could get a slight boost from busy Halloween traffic, and the same ones conceivably would see a lift if the strong Halloween sales spill into Christmas. The consumer staples sector, which includes big-box stores and grocery stores, comes to mind first, simply because costumes and candy must be bought somewhere.
These days, much of that shopping is done through online retailers, which offer basically everything one can buy at the local costume and candy store. Nearly 40% of Halloween customers younger than 45 purchase their costumes online, while older shoppers almost exclusively buy costumes at physical stores, according to a 2015 survey by Internet Retailer.
For online purchases, Amazon (AMZN), eBay (EBAY), and Etsy (ETSY) are popular sites for Halloween, the newsletter said, while physical stores that see a lot of Halloween traffic include consumer staples names like Walmart (WMT), Target (TGT), and consumer discretionary company Party City. Amazon and Etsy also fall into the consumer discretionary sector, while eBay is listed in the information technology sector.
"Discount retailers, like Walmart, Target, and Costco [COST], often benefit from high-margin Halloween merchandise, which is why you're seeing their product displays showing up so far in advance these days," Ekberg said. He added that Halloween isn't a "make-or-break" situation for any large sector or industry, but can be important for smaller, niche companies.
So what's the bottom line on Halloween? According to NRF, consumers plan to spend $3.1 billion on costumes, $2.5 billion on candy, $2.4 billion on decorations, and $390 million on greeting cards.
"Halloween is a bit like Christmas in that you can't get caught empty-handed," Connor said. "When kids show up at the door, you need to have the candy. What consumers are willing to spend on that candy is what we'll be watching for any clues to upcoming Christmas sales."
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Baby Essentials – Girl Hamper
Regular price HK$1,700.00
This adorable hamper is designed for baby girls.
It includes some of the must-have items for new born babies:
- Bed bumper
- Warm sleeping bag
- Travel changing mat
- Bib
- Lovey
Available in 3 colors: White/Beige/Mustard, Pink and Blue/Light Grey
Available in 2 sizes for the sleeping bag: 0-6 months or 9-18 months
Fabric: 100% cotton
Bumper and Lovey Padding: hypoallergenic wadding
Bumper Dimensions: 180 x 40cm
Made in France
Machine washable at 30°, follow instructions on care label.
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"Without a vision of where to go, you will never get there."
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If you're leaving the UK for sunnier shores or are simply kitting out a kitchen abroad then you'll probably be aware that sourcing kitchen appliances can be an expensive endeavour and it's often tricky to find what you're after.
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17-year-old Wendy K. of Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco is the 2016 National Ambassador for the Money Matters: Make it Count financial education program, which teaches the basics of personal finance and the importance of an early start to being financially responsible.
Since the start of high school, Wendy has participated in the Money Matters program at her Boys & Girls Club each year. With every lesson, Wendy is given guidance and resources to hone her financial management skills in preparation for her college career. After her first year in the program, Wendy became a counselor-in-training to mentor other teens about budgeting and managing their money. In addition, Wendy has also applied the skills she learned in Money Matters to her leadership roles within the Club and during her time spent doing community service in 2016. The knowledge and behavior she gained from the program has helped her to successfully manage the budget for the Keystone Club, BGCA's premier teen leadership program, where she served dual roles as treasurer and president. For Wendy, budgeting time is also very important and enabled her to maintain a 4.1 GPA and do 300+ hours of community service this past year.
"Living in an urban environment with limited income for myself and my family, I understood the importance of money from an early age," said Wendy. "But the Money Matters program taught me healthy financial habits that I can apply in real life to positively impact my financial situation. The most influential lesson I learned is how to budget my expenses, distinguishing between wants and needs in order to save the money I earn for future investments. As a junior in high school, one of my current goals is to go to college to study for a career in accounting. Through Money Matters, I not only learned how to save my own money to make that dream a reality but also gained insights into opportunities available for financial assistance for higher education."
As the 2016 National Ambassador for the Money Matters program, Wendy's goal of pursuing a college education in accounting is more attainable than ever as she will receive a $5,000 college scholarship from Charles Schwab Foundation. She also earned the opportunity to take part in Financial Literacy Day on Capitol Hill and the Jump$tart Annual Awards Dinner on April 5-6, 2016
"Our Money Matters National Ambassadors are selected based on their impressive achievements in acquiring and applying personal finance knowledge and skills, applying the values that BGCA instills, and demonstrating their commitment to sharing the importance of financial education with their peers," said Carrie Schwab-Pomerantz, president and board chair of Charles Schwab Foundation. "Wendy has demonstrated success in both of these key areas, applying the skills she's learned to reach her own personal goals while also helping teens at her Club understand how to strengthen their financial fitness."


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Are Oracle DBA jobs at educational institutions the right fit for you?
Read about the pros and cons of working as an Oracle DBA or developer at a college or university, and how salaries, benefits, culture and responsibilities compare to Oracle DBA jobs in other industries.
When Christopher Boyle began working at the Northeastern Ohio Universities Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy as an Oracle database developer, he saw a 100% turnover in the database department in less than 14 months.
Boyle, however, stayed for 10 years.
"It was nothing like working anywhere else," he said about his time at the college, referring to the hours and level of micromanagement at the IT department there. Boyle said he worked from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., with a one-hour lunch break, and he never had to stay late, as the school did not pay overtime. The only other time he had such rigid hours was when he worked in the IT department of the New York Police Department, but there was overtime pay, he said.
Oracle database administrators (DBAs) and developers who work at colleges and universities often work in a unique culture compared to those with Oracle DBA jobs in other industries. While many aspects of the jobs are similar, other parts -- from college employees' surroundings to security concerns to, unfortunately, lower pay -- are found more often in academia.
But each school is different, and jobs depend on many factors, such as management structure and size of the school and IT department. In Boyle's case, the discontent among his co-workers came as a result of a new chief information officer who did not have much technical experience, and they were unhappy with his management style.
"Nobody there needed the level of supervision that we were getting," Boyle said.
Still, Boyle liked his schedule and the fact that he never had to stay late. He also said the school offered tuition reimbursement as an option for his family.
Oracle DBA jobs at colleges and universities: lower pay, but good benefits
Peter Nedeljkovich, an Oracle DBA at Georgian College in Ontario, Canada, also said that his employer is very accommodating when it comes to familial matters. Nedeljkovich, who has worked at the school for about 15 years, says that salary isn't as high as in the private sector, but he receives equal -- if not better -- benefits and vacation, and he likes his job and co-workers.
Nedeljkovich's responsibilities include looking after an SIS database, PeopleSoft HRM on Oracle 11g and various other special apps (for, say, the residence and athletic departments,) running on Microsoft SQL Server. He said most of his daily challenges -- such as keeping the system going and minimizing downtime -- are similar to those in any other industry.
However, at least one aspect of a college DBA's job often needs specialized attention -- and that's security. In the past few years, both Pennsylvania State University and the University of Pittsburgh have experienced significant security breaches that compromised Social Security numbers.
At this year's Oracle OpenWorld, Matthew Stewart, director of information security at Robert Morris University (RMU) in Moon Township, Penn., talked about the difficulties of securing educational institutions and the Oracle database security concerns he had about RMU when he started. Stewart used Oracle Advanced Security to help ease these concerns, which included threats of hackers, malware and students. Students and staff are constantly moving around, and it's easy to forget the different levels of access they've had, he said.
Boyle said that during his time at Northeastern Ohio Universities Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy, privacy was definitely a concern, since the IT department had access to all student records, and the school "had a bunch of very smart medical students who had access to computers." While they had no security breaches, they had to deal with network problems that resulted from students doing things like downloading music.
Carol Dacko, a lead Oracle DBA at the University of Michigan, said she loves being in an environment where she can interact with students and stay active in the music and sports communities. But that doesn't mean she doesn't work hard -- Dacko said that the IT department, which consists of about 750 employees, is about to take on a large scale "IT rationalization" project.
The project will involve looking at processes across a rather "decentralized" campus and seeing how they can bring in resources for other campus units. And the IT department, which uses PeopleSoft as its core application, is always busy with day-to-day tasks such as managing performance, help desk tickets and ITIL guidelines.
"We are still expecting to work 48-plus hours a week, so we are very similar in regards to an industry position," Dacko said. "Just in a different culture."


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Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006
Google Book Search gets an Ajax upgrade
Nathan Naze and his team at Google have upgraded Google Books:
- Zoom in on text and images. Here's a cool full-page sketch of a ship from an 1898 book on steam navigation. Looking for something less dated? Perhaps this colorful page of a room from a book on interior design. Want a better look? You can now zoom in and out — just click on the and buttons. Play with it until you find a size you like.
- One book, one web page. No more reloads! In one-page mode (just click the button), pages appear one below the other, like a scroll of paper. For full-view books, there's also a two-page mode () in which pages appear side by side, just like in a physical book (perfect for two-page images). In both modes, you'll be able to use and to turn pages.
- Scroll, scroll, scroll your book… using the scrollbar or your mouse wheel, or by dragging (in most browsers, you'll see a ). You can also use the keyboard (try the spacebar, page up, page down, and the arrow keys). Or you can click on a link in the table of contents or your search results to jump right to that page (like this photo from the 1906 book Geronimo's Story of His Life).
- This page was made for reading. We've tried to tidy up the clutter to leave as much room as possible for what's important — the book. We've put all the information about the book in a scrollable side menu. Still not enough room? You can put the screen in fullscreen mode with , so you can use the whole window for browsing. Try it with a nice illustrated book of Celtic fairy tales or, for some lighter reading, electromagnetic wave theory.
There are keystrokes here too, such as hitting space to scroll down (moving down smoothly). It is nice to see more and more unification to Google apps these days. When you use Reader it feels like Mail, etc.
One question is, where are the GWT apps? :)
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The Shere Hite Reader presents wide-ranging analysis on the individual and society from a renowned thinker on psychosexual development. The book includes new science in addition to previously published material, reflecting Hite's three decades of work probing the roots of human identity through questionnaires and theory.
For the first time Hite formalizes her thinking on male adolescence: that boys feel tortured by the new social role they are forced to assume at puberty requiring a show of superiority toward females. In new detail Hite advances her understanding that sex is political, linking the expectation for women to achieve orgasm through coitus with broader patterns of oppression. Hite discusses new research on female adolescence, challenging the virgin hymen concept, and documenting that sexual awakening often precedes puberty. Hite also argues that pornography misrepresents male sexuality (not to mention female sexuality), depicting it as singular and silly instead of full of intriguing, nuanced behavior involving the entire body, not just the penis.
These and many more new insights are joined by previous work addressing topics such as the G-spot myth and the coercive aspect of modern love. The Shere Hite Reader distills the findings of The Hite Report (1976); The Hite Report on Men and Male Sexuality (1981); Women and Love (1987); and The Hite Report on the Family (1994); as well as later books published outside the U.S.: Sex and Business, Women With Women, Women as Revolutionary Agents of Change, and The Divine Comedy of Ariadne and Jupiter