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I write about weddings day in and day out but sometimes I'm just at a loss. And today is one of those days. But it's not because I'm not inspired - it's the opposite in fact. This wedding before me, well, I'm just in awe and obsessed and just want to look through every single one of Still55 Photography'spics over and over again. The color palette: perfect. The Bride: beyond beautiful. The ballroom: transformed into a wedding wonderland. I don't even know what else to say... I'm head over heels. Hop on over to our gallery right this instant and join me in this love fest. From Still55 Photography... When the bride wanted a ballroom transformed into her ethereal wedding dream, Emily Claire Events did just that. With timeless imagery by Still55 Photography, gorgeous blooms from Forage Botanical, and a stunning lace BHLDN gown, this celebration can't be missed! From Emily Claire Events... It's not hard to say that Deepak and Annabelle are one of the sweetest couples I have ever worked with. With the pair living out of state, we were unable to meet in person until a few weeks prior to their big day. Most of our collaboration was done over Skype where I spent many hours getting to know this lovely duo. It was obvious after our first conversation that they had a passion for travel, as well as their heritage, and we wanted to incorporate that into their wedding.Annabelle initially had a vision of a dreamy outdoor wedding, but she already had a ballroom booked for her date because of logistical factors. We worked closely together to bring her vision to life by including loads of lush greenery and florals, setting up wedding party portraits to be captured in the gardens of the stunning historic Swan House, and integrating flowing white drapery and linens to lighten and brighten the venue space.As for the travel inspiration, one of the couple's favorite destinations is France, so we included macarons as a tribute in the welcome bags and little French details can be seen throughout the wedding styling. As an ode to the groom's Indian heritage, the bride and bridesmaids had traditional Indian henna done after the rehearsal dinner. The bride's family being from Vietnam, we served a delicious Asian ice cream alongside the wedding cake. It was truly enjoyed by all!
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Ok so I'm genuinely surprised how hard this is to remember to make time for myself to do about 20 minutes worth of self care in my entire day. But it is such an amazing feeling as I do this list and that I am learning not to judge good or bad reports on my ability to accomplish but that it is something I am successful at because I am trying.
My picks:
- Meditate for 5-10 Minutes a Day
- Write down 3 things you're grateful for
- Watch a TED talk
- Yoga
The rundown:
Meditation – I started a 15 minute guided one, and managed about 3 minutes until my distraction was pulled by people around. So far this is my biggest opportunity for growth.
Grateful for – 1. dinner with my boyfriend 2. liking my mom 3. bubble baths
TED talk – This fell through today, but I watched Youtube videos on healthy habits and routines, which was just as lovely.
Yoga – I managed to go a little bit longer and a little bit deeper into my stretches! It felt really nice with my music going, and a lot of deep breathing. I will definitely get back there.

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|White Wolves-Cry in the Wild II
Actors: Matt McCoy, David Moscow, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Ami Dolenz, Amy O'Neill
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The Death-Defying Fall of Mr. B
Andrew Beaton | Venice, CA | 12/05/2006
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"There's a film out there that combines teen themes with the white-knuckle adventure of a life-and-death struggle in the wilderness, that augments great acting with a brilliant script and top-notch production values. "White Wolves - Cry in the Wild II" is not that film. Instead, it's a poorly assembled movie that is most notable for its baffling scenes and characterizations - some that will make you scratch your head and others that will make you burst out laughing.
White Wolves starts innocently enough, with a crew of rowdy teens embarking on a camping trip with woodsman and role model Mr. B (Matt McCoy) as their guide. But after some mountaintop horseplay goes awry, Mr. B falls approximately twenty thousand feet to the ground below, crashing through trees and caroming off of boulders on his way down -- and somehow survives. Believe me when I say that this is easily the funniest plummet I have seen in a film since Sly lost his grip on that girl in "Cliffhanger".
The teens have to rescue Mr. B, and each has his or her own style, which leads to frequent clashes. Scott (Zach Morris) is an authoritarian thug who almost murders dweeby Adam (David Moscow) in a rage. Cara (Amy Dolenz) is distraught when Mr. B's accident seriously cuts into her flirting schedule. Benny (Marc Riffon) is a malcontent delinquent who can hardly function without his father figure. And Pandra (Amy O'Neill) is the weirdest one of all, as demonstrated by a "romantic" scene in which she and Adam confess their attraction to each other. It's quite possibly one of the strangest moments of teen love ever captured on film.
Just when you think this movie can't get any more weirdly, bizarrely entertaining, with ghostly white wolves appearing and disappearing and Mark-Paul Gosselaar ranting and raving, the kids get attacked by a BEAR!! You need to watch this scene in slow motion, which is where its fakeness and sheer absurdity really shines through.
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The view looks so familiar but I can't place it at first. Finally it clicks and I think of summers at my aunt's house and the quarry where my cousins and I would swim. When the sun was right overhead you could look down into the water and see the streamers of light stretching past you, rays of lighter blue hanging there like kelp. We would stare down into the water wearing cheap snorkels my aunt bought and just daydream, filling our minds with all the things we couldn't understand yet. If you were to take that snapshot of my memory and shift all the colors from blue to yellow you would have my bedroom window. Tendrils of sunlight are always reaching past the station into space, a black backdrop infinitely deeper than the quarry.
It's not a real window - there aren't any here at all - and so most people leave it set to some tranquil forest scene. Not me - I like to look at what's actually there, although I admit that view would only really make sense on the ceiling. On the wall it should be a sea of fire, the massive plain of the sun reaching out forever to the horizon while planet-high stalks of plasma wave like burning forests. Beautiful, but not quite so relaxing. It always puts me in mind of my parents, trying to talk me out of this post. They insisted that one well-placed solar flare would destroy the whole station, that a relatively minor malfunction could allow the antimatter factory to blow us all to hell, that if the shielding failed for even a split second we would all be vaporized - in essence, that Zerzura Station isn't a good place to raise children.
It's useless to try and explain it to them. It's not that they're wrong, exactly - certainly there are a lot of ways we could die - but it's like all of the things they're terrified of at home. Back on Earth they talk about pollution, and crime, and war. They let the media whip things up into a frenzy to increase subscriptions, and as a result my parents never go outside to notice that the skies are clearing, that the crime rate keeps dropping, that what we're calling wars would barely be referred to as 'minor conflicts' twenty years ago. They're missing out on everything they worked for. Is there a one-in-a-million chance that a solar flare will spring up under us faster than the station can skim aside like a water strider? Sure.
They say Zerzura Station isn't a place to raise children. I say if you aren't going to let them play outside anyway you might as well live somewhere incredible. I can hear their laughter echoing down the corridor as they return from classes - soon it will be our quiet time together, and then some games and dinner. They love it here, and the station is like a village where everyone looks out for each other. The door opens and I'm incapacitated with hugs before they break away to raid the cookie jar. I turn off the lights but leave the window on and we gather on the overstuffed couch to look out past the waving fronds of sunlight and daydream. Without fear of war or crime my children float along over this universe of flame, filling their minds with all the things they can't understand yet.


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(CBS News) GIGLIO, Italy -- Seen from above, it still looks like 950 filthy feet of trouble. The Costa Concordia, even right-side-up, it is a scum-covered ghost ship.
The massive dent where she capsized against the rocks looks like a giant locomotive ran into the side of an immense bus.
Doors of cabins where the terror struck still swing in the waves. A floating palace of leisure, turned into a death trap.
The operation to roll her over may look simple in time-lapse images. It was anything but. This all took 19 hours, almost twice as long as it was supposed to.
Watch: Costa Concordia pulled completed upright
It wasn't until four a.m. local time that ships' horns and cheering betrayed the sense of relief that the operation was over.
Nick Sloane is the man who ran the job.
"I think we need to get some sleep but we'll have a quick beer and then maybe tomorrow we will have a barbeque," Sloane said when the job was done.
Instead for Sloane this turned into a day to get over the high anxiety of the operation.
"People got more and more nervous," Sloane said. "It got quieter and quieter inside the operations room and I guess they were waiting for something to go bang. Then she came up off the reef."
"She just rolled over," he said.
The Italian authorities have now taken control of the ship. Thirty-two people died here and authorities still have to search for the bodies of the two victims who have never been found.
A broken ship sitting on its bottom is better than a broken ship lying on its side, but it's still a broken ship. It's still an eyesore, and it's still an environmental disaster waiting to happen. They've got to get this wreck out of here and that could be as difficult as it was to flip her over.
Things won't get back to normal on this beautiful stretch of sea and islands until there's nothing left of the Costa Concordia, but a bad memory.


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WMRA's Pet Pledge Day was yesterday and, as always, serious lunacy prevailed. (Be sure to check out pet photos in "Fan Photos" on WMRA's Facebook page.) I was on the air during All Things Considered with cat lover, Terry Ward, and I promised that this morning's blog would be devoted to The Final Tally of All Pets Pledged in Honor Of.
So here goes. . .
4 donkeys
1 rooster
2 ducks
39 horses
25 deer
46 chickens
1 snake
47 fish
7 birds
2 llamas
1 mouse*
4 rabbits
4 skunks
300,000 bees
1 cockatiel**
2 squirrels
4** bluebirds
3 ferrets
2 goats
1 cow
201*** dogs
219 cats.
* a church mouse, I believe. . .
** not sure why the cockatiel and bluebirds weren't counted as birds, but it's not up to me to question the judges
NOTE: Missing this year were gerbils, hamsters, geckos, iguanas, turtles, pet rocks and stuffed animals.*** there was one wished-for dog which the judges ruled could only be used to break a tie.
ANOTHER NOTE: Cats were declared the winners of Pet Pledge Day. I, personally, thought bees should have won, but nobody took my arguments seriously because the bees didn't have names. I did a "shout out" to the bee owners to call in their names, but got no response. Sorry bees, I did what I could.
NOTE #3: Less than $90,000 to go to reach our final goal of at least $135,000. The number to call is 1-800-677-9672 or you can give on-line.
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The economics of sustainable forest management and wildlife conservation in tropical forests
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Byron, R.N. 2001. The economics of sustainable forest management and wildlife conservation in tropical forests . In: Robert A. Fimbel, Alejandro Grajal, and John G. Robinson (eds.).. The cutting edge: conserving wildlife in logged tropical forests. :635-648. New York, USA, Columbia University Press.
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The chapter examines the opportunities and limitations of economics to contribute to sustainable forest management and wildlife conservation. It began with a brief interview of the constraints facing natural resource economists, ending with a discussion of where these individuals can contribute to the sustainable forest management debate. This is followed by a discussion of current efforts to bring about change in the timber harvest status quo. Two case studies reviewing the costs and benefits associated with conventional and reduced impact logging practices are presented. The chapter closes with a discussion of how economics can contribute to the advancement of sustainable forest management practices in the near- and long-term.
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Imagine traveling abroad on a (nearly) 9-hour flight, navigating your way around a sort of familiar airport, relaxing for 20 minutes in a luxurious airport transfer and stepping out to a hotel lobby that sparks the simple words "wow." Well, I did that, along with my 3, 13 and 17-year-old sons and the hotel I'm talking about was the Loews Royal Pacific Resort at Universal Orlando Resort.
Staff at the front, helping you unload your luggage and giving you that typical American warm welcome was a hint of things to come and if I'm honest, being on site on the Universal Resorts, I was kinda expecting a more well, gimicky, kid theme. Oh, how wrong was I!
It soon became apparent that not only was I to experience a taste of Floridian life, I also got a sampler of a South Seas Pacific holiday. think palm trees, elephant statues, colorful Balinese umbrellas and reflection pools, along with a distinct floral scent filled the air. All senses were in overdrive!
Checking into the vast, dark wood reception area, while the boys tucked into the complimentary lemon water, we were given with our room keys (which also acted as fast pass and early entry to Universal theme parks) as well as our flower lei leis. For a moment my fuzzy, jet-lagged brain toyed with the thought we'd ended up at the wrong hotel, maybe even the wrong country. But I liked what I saw so was in no need to question it!
Plus, it soon became apparent that this was just what we would need to escape the hustle and bustle of the busy theme parks nearby.
Facilities at The Royal Pacific
It depends on what your expectations are for a holiday, but for 2 teenagers and a 3-year-old, high light of the whole stay was and always is, the swimming pool. With free use of towels and chair covers, we set up base here as soon as we'd unpacked. I liked that the whole swimming pool area is gated off too, no chance of my lively little one darting off for an unexpected swim!
Once we found our spot, my favourite being in the sanded area where there was a very gentle slope into the pool, the boys were off! It's safe to say that some of my best and happiest moments on this holiday were watching my 3 play together here. The younger 2 often went straight to the Royal Bali Sea interactive water play area, while the eldest chilled in the hot tub,(jealous me? Yep, big time!) but they regularly regrouped to mess about in the pool, watch movies or play water polo and with the Despicable Me beach balls provided. moments like these were priceless. It's not often the 4 of us get to relax and have fun like this, I had total proud mum moments every time!
When I needed some chill time, the kid's pool was the perfect spot. Gated off from the main area, it was shallow enough for my 3-year-old to play on his own while I read a book on the (very nearby) lounger especially with the bonus of a sandy area complete with toys. As a single parent holidaying without back up childcare, it was just what I needed, and while the thought of escaping off to the gym or the spa would have been my ideal time out, this was a much welcome 2nd choice.
There are several restaurants onsite too, we had pizzas at Jake's American Bar and nachos poolside. Staff comes round regularly while you're chilling by the pool, checking if you need anything. Being waited on hand and foot was simply divine and the food portion sizes were something else. Considering I have 2 teenagers with very big appetites, 1 nachos snack dish was enough for us all, with leftovers.
Being part of the Universal Resort, you also get complimentary water taxis to Universal City Walk which is where you access the theme parks. It's a very gentle 5-minute ride, just what you need after a busy day, saying that, I really liked the walk to and from the hotel to City Walk. Either way, you go through security every time, there was never a moment I didn't feel safe here.
There is also a small beach style area away from the swimming pool, using the same waterway that the water taxis travel. We never made it here on our stay, in an ideal world, we'd have had a couple more days to chill at the hotel and break our theme park days up a little. But the real beauty of staying on site, at a Universal Resort hotel, is that you can come and go as you please. When we'd burnt out at the theme parks, we simply headed back to recharge at the hotel. It was total escapism.
To stay on site at The Royal Pacific Hotel or not?
Not having to worry about parking was a huge plus, considering the type of holiday it was, with the thrills and spills of Islands of Adventure and all the experiences at Universal Studios, 10 minutes after leaving City Walk, you were on a quiet, relaxing stroll or ride back to your hotel. I can't tell you enough just how much easier this was. It's not the first time I've been to Orlando, my first visit we stayed offsite in Lake Beuna Vista and did car hire. This was by far much more convenient and although we didn't have time on this break to get out and about, not having the stress of parking, and driving in another country meant it was a total stress-free break.
In a nutshell…..
Beds you can sink into after a long day, complimentary water delivered to your door every evening, quality restaurants on site, a gym, spa, arcade, kids club (sadly my 3-year-old was just too young to try.) evening outdoor movies played by the pool you can even bob away in the water while watching, or simply stretch out on a lounger. There was everything we needed for a luxurious break, without having to sacrifice a thing simply because it was a family holiday.
So did we enjoy our stay?
I don't want to go home
– Ky age 13
I want to go back to our holiday home
– Ronnie age 3 ( every day since we got back)
Part 1 of our holiday – Visiting Universal Resorts with a Preschooler is here if you'd like to read more
This was part of a collaboration between Mumsnet Bloggers Network and Universal Orlando Resort


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Culinary Travels Through the Great Subcontinent
Don't be daunted by the length of the ingredient list in this recipe from Kerala. It all comes together without much fuss into a hot, fresh curry sauce bathing bite-size chunks of fish fillets. Choose any fish you like; we suggest tilapia or any firm fish, such as cod. The tempering is added after the fish cooks, as a final flavoring that rounds things out.
Serve with rice, a vegetable dish such as Spiced Grated Carrots, Kerala style, and a fresh salad.
What to buy: Fish Tamarind—This flavoring is not in fact related to tamarind—its English name refers to its culinary use as a souring agent in fish dishes, in Kerala. It is used as a souring agent in other dishes, as well, especially in Keralan and Gujarti cooking. Fish tamarind comes from a fruit (Garcinia indica or G. cambogia) that is cut into strips and then dried, so that it looks like blackened lumps of leather. … Fish tamarind is not widely available in North America, but you may find it in most Sri Lankan and Indian grocery stores. True tamarind can be substituted for either fish tamarind or goraka, as we do in this book, using about 1 teaspoon tamarind pulp (dissolved in hot water and strained) for each piece of fish tamarind called for in the traditional recipe.
Beverage pairing: A to Z Pinot Gris, Oregon. The spice and vegetable flavors of the green curry suggest a wine that has a "green" edge itself. Pinot Gris, a specialty of Oregon, fits the bill. This inexpensive version has a lot of flavor, is wonderfully versatile, and is just slightly off dry, which can soothe the mouth if the curry gets too spicy.


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Hi guys, I almost ran out of MG34 items and I would like to sell what's left from my pile of MG34 stuff.
I will start with the spring tube shown on the photos below.
It is in very good overall condition and is marked euh42 (1942).
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Pearl Academy nurtures the skills of its students and crafts a winner out of them. Time and again, Pearlites have proven their mettle at various international platforms and made us proud.
Students across all four campuses get the incredible opportunity to intern and accompany designer Manish Arora to the Paris Fashion Week, twice a year.
Wanting to make a difference, she began envisioning a company that could turn textile waste into usable products; specifically, into fabric and garments, reducing waste and positively impacting her community. Her business plan won her the James McGuire Business Plan Competition 2018.
Alumna Seerat Virdi was the only Indian designer to represent the country at the Redress Design Award 2018 in Hong Kong. Seerat aims to inspire and influence customers to reuse and re-purpose clothes with the help of her sustainable designs.
Every year a bunch of Fashion Design students participate in Paris Fashion Week, the most sought after fashion event internatially. These students work very closely with designer Rahul Mishra on his show during the event.
Alumna Akankgsha displayed her final year project #ReDEAFine at the Dubai Design Week 2018. #ReDEAFine a designer-driven awareness campaign to make an active effort to address and gain a deeper understanding of the Deaf culture and their community by educating the hearing masses.
Drawing inspiration from a conversation with his mother, alumni Surya Pratap Singh designed a collection highlighting that every body form, irrespective of shape and size, is beautiful. He was the first Pearlite to showcase his collection at the Graduate Fashion Week in London.
Inspired by the famous Heydar Aliyev Cultural Centre by ZAHA HADID, the light 'lithe' – a project by UG Interior design students Anushka Sarawgi and Jugal Desai centre is a wall light with silhouettes that change depending upon the view of the angle.
This innovative concept has won them the 1st runner-up award at the prestigious International ELLE DECOR Awards in the lighting category for students.
Alumni Senial Jaisani, Sadhvi Dang and Shrishti Kushwaha showcased their incredible collection at the NABA - Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti Fashion Show in Milan. Their capsule collection takes the idea of pidgin, blending folk traditions from peninsular India applied over forms which take root in western fashion aesthetics.
Fenil Shah, student of Professional Photography course from our Mumbai Campus had one his work selected by EyeEm. EyeEm is a global community and marketplace for real photography, it selects 12 pictures worldwide to put up in their studio in Berlin, Fenil's picture was one of them.
The Orange Label Project, run and supported by London College of Fashion and the UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women, UAL engages and connects on the issue of violence against women through a series of creative activities. As a part of this project, this year, Pearlites raged a peaceful battle against violence by participating in various competitions in illustration, film, journalism and photography categories and created works of arts aimed at raising awareness of the core message, educating, informing and involving audiences worldwide. A positive message that 'together we can eliminate this problem' was sent out through these entries. Pearlites won not just one or two but four big prizes in the competition. Enthusiastic congratulations to our super winners:
3 of our recent graduates - Palak Laul , Jerine and Ashish Kumar from Fashion Design course (Delhi NCR Centre) were selected and invited to present their final year collection at NABA Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti (Milan, Italy) at their final show.
Our recent graduate from Fashion Design course, Dinesh Kumar has always made us proud. This time his garment has been shortlisted by FDCI WOW National Contest for World of Wearable Arts contest to be held in New Zealand.
Our student Surbhi Mittal represented India at World Innovation Forum in Mexico. The World Innovation Forum – the largest global forum on innovation – is organised by Laureate International Universities' Laureate Live programme. She was most excited to participate in the two day conference at Poliforum, Leon. The eminent speakers at the event talked about the vitality of new ideas and constant innovation. She came back to India with an important life-long learning – 'An idea is where innovation begins and it should be considered sincerely irrespective of its craziness.'
Vasudha Jindal, student of Interior Architecture & Design course was invited to participate in the Clinton Global Initiative, scheduled for March 21-23, 2014 in Arizona, USA. The mission of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) is to turn ideas into action. Established in 2005, the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI), an initiative of the Clinton Foundation, convenes global leaders to create and implement innovative solutions to the world's most pressing challenges. The CGI was impressed with her project – to increase the use of cloth "furoshiki bags" and reduce the reliance on plastic bags in India. This is aligned with CGI-U's core interest in environment/climate change – and, potentially, poverty alleviation and public health. Vasudha attended the show along with other delegation of impressive students from Laureate institutions around the world. She has joined a network of emerging and established leaders in business, government, politics, and society who can support important work.
Divya Malik represented Pearl Academy at the premier Laureate International Universities (LIU) World Business Forum (WBF) on 1st and 2nd October 2013 at Radio City music hall in New York City. WBF is an annual forum on business which is attended by over 5000 delegates. This forum included eminent world leaders and industry experts like Jeb Bush, Jack Welsch, Gordon Brown and many more who delivered lectures on global issues and on leadership and innovation. Divya's presentation was also chosen as the best one among all the twenty projects by the students at WBF.
Aishwarya Jain, Fashion Design student from Jaipur campus and Megha Sharma, Fashion Design student from Delhi NCR East centre won 'Runway to New Zealand' contest hosted by Education New Zealand and Fashion Design Council of India. Both Pearlites won an all-paid two-week internship in New Zealand.
Our Student Sukriti Suryavanshi Under Graduate in Fashion Design, will be attending World of Business Idea on Leadership Forum in Mexico. She was shortlisted to represent Pearl Academy out of all the students who were competing for this scholarship from all campuses. This is the first time that Pearl Academy Jaipur student won this scholarship.
Gayathri Krishnan from Luxury Brands (Mumbai campus) and Gurveer Singh Arora from Fashion Business Management (Delhi NCR – West campus) made it to the list of top finalists of James McGuire Business Plan Competitions 2016 and won themselves the prize money of $ 5,000 each.
Kartik Verma won the prestigious James McGuire Business Plan Competition 2015. Kartik Verma from Fashion Business Management (FBM) course, Level-3, under the School of Creative Business at New Delhi centre has won the prestigious James McGuire Business Plan Competition 2015. His project 'Assuage Mom' won the 1st prize at the grand finale of the competition held in Miami, Florida on 10th June, 2015. Kartik was amongst the top 3 candidates in this competition and was selected from the shortlisted 20 candidates from 16 countries under the Laureate International Universities (LIU) Network. It is the first time that the award has been won by any institute in the Asia, Middle east , Australia and Africa region (AMEA).
A graduate from Jewellery Design course, Jaipur campus recently made us proud with his achievement. In his recent stint in Italy where he was interning with Vacheron Constantin, luxury Swiss manufacturer of prestige watches and a brand of the Richemont group selected his project sold it at a price of INR 10crs. (Approx.)
Kartik Verma's brain child 'Assuage Mom' won the prestigious Global James McGuire Business Plan competition 2015, USA. He was rewarded with a low-interest loan of $50,000 USD for the company proposed in his business plan. Kartik, a student of Fashion Business Management (FBM) conceptualized his dream project when he decided to help his sister and many other nursing mothers to comfortably attend their babies in public spaces. YouTube
Shivangi Mehta, a student of Fashion Design won 'Manish Arora Air France Contest 2015'. She was rewarded with the People's Choice Award and an all-expense paid trip to Paris to witness Manish's live fashion show. The contest was launched by Air France India with renowned fashion designer Manish Arora to felicitate the young aspiring fashion designers.
Our talented alumnus Rohan Chhabra has recently bagged a job at Ralph Lauren, New York. He also made headlines in recent past for his project, Endangered, which aimed to explore the issue of extinction of endangered species. By designing a series of hunting outfits that turn into representations for the animals under threat, Rohan reminded us of our complicity in the problem.
Kshitij Srinivasan, student of Luxury Brand Management represented Pearl Academy at the coveted 'WOBI: World of Business Ideas in New York City, USA'. It was a life time experience for Kshitij at WOBI where he attended conferences on some of the legendary story makers such as SIR RICHARD BRANSON, KEVIN SPACEY, JIM COLLINS, STEVE BOCK and many more who shared their inspiring stories of struggles, hardships and the sweet taste of success.
After winning a two month internship at Cosmopolitan, Nayanika Kapoor, student of Fashion Media Communication won an all-expense paid trip and an internship to KOOVS London office.
Pearlite Aradhya Ahuja from Product Design course will be representing Pearl Academy this year at World Business Forum , New York. Organized and curated by WOBI each year in cities across the Americas, Europe and Asia, World Business Forum is a two-day event that brings together thousands of restless minds united by their passion for business.


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Hosea 9 Revised Standard Version (RSV)
Punishment for Israel's Sin
9 Rejoice not, O Israel!
4 They shall not pour libations of wine to the Lord;
5 What will you do on the day of appointed festival,
7 The days of punishment have come,
10 Like grapes in the wilderness,
15 Every evil of theirs is in Gilgal;
16 E′phraim is stricken,
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What precautions have you taken against the Swine Flu? "I wash my hands more frequently but that's about it. I haven't taken any vaccinations for it. I haven't even taken the seasonal flu shot."


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Finn is the charmer in the family which consists of his mommy human and grandpa and grandma humans. Because of his super cuteness he often gets away with being a little ornery and chewing up mommy shoes. He LOVES other dogs, fetch and to go on long walks. He was one of two boys in his litter along with seven sisters!, all yellow labs. Funny fact: he is a picky eater and often leaves his food bowl full for many hours, but has to eat that piece of food in your hand.
Gus is a chocolate english labrador. He is 9 weeks and full of energy! He loves to play with his chew toys and give kisses to all who meet him! He is a very playful and happy puppy.
Shrimp is a sweet, silly puppy. Every evening she greets her mommy at the door with a toy. Shrimp's best friend is Miss Kitty. They like to play tag. Shrimp also gets really excited to see her friends at doggie daycare. When she isn't playing, Shrimp sits at the front window to watch out for marauders.
Don't tell her she's not technically a puppy! Although just a few days over 9, our lovable black lab Sierra still thinks and acts like she did when she was a puppy (our new vet thought she was 3). A lover of carrots and dried papaya, Sierra also enjoys her Kong and playing chase. An excellent hide and go seek player and a big fan of the beach, this girl is a blast to have around! She's also super empathetic and can always tell when one of her humans needs some love and is always there with a big doggy kiss! She also loves curling up on people's feet (she hasn't quite come ...


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As part of the international day for the refugees the HCR in Mauritania decided to organise a concert and an exhibition in the IFM and sometime before the real date because they didn't want to do it during Ramadan.. They brought a small groupe of people from the refugee camps of Mbera and two musical groups both tuareg. That happened a Tuesday.
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Digital Marketing Conference Calendar for 2019: 350+ Events Around the World – BruceClay
Digital marketing conferences in 2019 will be held from San Diego to Singapore and everywhere in between. Whether you're into SEO, PPC advertising, content marketing, social media, big data, UX or general business growth, you can find events just right for you.
Why attend an in-person marketing event? We think there's no better way to grow professionally than to experience the whirlwind of information, education and networking that a live event provides.
Newly updated for 2019, our Digital Marketing Conference Calendar contains more than 350 events worldwide! It's organized in three ways: by region, by topic focus, or by month on a calendar that you can also download.
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The Awesome List: WordPress SEO Plugins
WordPress is a simple-to-use content management system that's also free. It offers everyone from solo bloggers to the world's leading brands a platform to create custom and powerful websites. No wonder almost a third of all websites run on WP!
Still, WordPress was made for users, not for Google or SEOs. That's why SEO plugins exist — to plug in the holes with added functionality that helps your content be indexed by search engines and found by searchers.
As a marketer, content creator or analyst, how do you choose the best SEO plugin for your sites? Here, we'll take a look at six plugins, their many features, and finally a price comparison chart so that you can compare them.
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November 20, 2018
7 SEO Fails Seen in the Wild (And How You Can Avoid Them)
We often see questions from people wondering why their site isn't ranking, or why it isn't indexed by the search engines.
Recently, I've come across several sites with major SEO errors that could be easily fixed, if only the owners knew to look. While some mistakes are quite complex, these are a few of the often overlooked "head slamming" errors.
So here are seven SEO fails — and how you can avoid making them on your own website.
November 13, 2018
SEO Audits and Tools: The Good, The Better and The Best
"SEO audits" can mean different things to different people. In general, an SEO website audit identifies issues that hinder a site's ability to be found in search results and recommends changes to fix those issues.
What's the end goal of a technical SEO audit? To help you improve the site's search visibility and bring in more organic traffic.
But the approach to SEO audits varies across practitioners and agencies. Which approach fits you best depends on many factors …
November 7, 2018
The Always Up-to-Date SEO Checklist
In Bruce Clay's SEO training course, we offer students an SEO checklist as one of the many take-home materials. Use this version as an in-hand to-do list or basic audit outline.
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October 30, 2018
Organic Results Disappear? What To Do in the Near Future of SEO
Thinking about the future of SEO is a habit of mine. I like to anticipate where things are going, and no doubt this has helped me keep my SEO consulting business headed in the right direction over the past 22 years. Thought leadership is fun!
In an industry like organic search engine optimization, the pieces never stop moving for long …
Anticipating the future of SEO, Bruce Clay advises websites how to prepare for when organic results disappear from Google search results above the fold. Read the article.
June 5, 2018
Ask Us Anything! New Bruce Clay Video Series Answers Your Digital Marketing Questions
Digital marketing is tough. Anyone who wants to improve a website and raise its visibility in search knows that.
As a marketer or business owner, you have to make about a zillion decisions for your website along the way to prominence and profitability.
Naturally, questions come up that you need help answering. And you might not have the luxury of an expert at your beck and call.
Since articles and experts abound in digital marketing, it's hard to know what answers to trust. That's especially true with SEO questions.
Advice you find around the web may be conflicting, outdated, or just plain impractical.
So for marketers who are trying to figure out how to do search engine optimization, content marketing, search engine marketing, or social media marketing on their own, we would like to help clear up the confusion …
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May 24, 2018
50 Ways to Get Quality 'White Hat' Backlinks
Obtaining "white hat" SEO links is really only in part about the link itself. It's also about serving the audience and community of the site that links to you … and real relationships.
People should link to you because you have earned the link, not because you bought or bartered for it.
It is our opinion that link building is less about the number of links and more about the number of linking domains from within your industry. Quality over quantity always.
Our list of 50 ways to get quality SEO backlinks is different from other link-building-idea lists in one important way. We stay focused on how you can add value for your ultimate audience through your website.
February 20, 2018
5 Reasons Your SEO Consulting Project Is Failing and How to Turn It Around – BruceClay
The relationship between a business and its SEO consulting firm is a delicate balance of give and take.
In order for an SEO strategy to deliver the best results, the SEO consultant must give accurate and useful recommendations, and the client must take that guidance and implement those recommendations.
This is a team effort where the consultant solves problems and mentors the client, and the client then learns and implements. Seems fairly straightforward, but it's not always so.
You have no doubt experienced this in your business. A project can have great energy at the outset. But as time passes, progress can be delayed and momentum stalled for a variety of reasons.
Here's the good news: We've observed that there are five common roadblocks affecting SEO consulting projects that can absolutely be surpassed — once you know how to identify and push through them. In this article, I'll go over the five common issues that threaten an SEO consulting project's success AND how a business can overcome them:
- Misaligned expectations
- Time constraints
- Budget constraints
- Lack of SEO knowledge
- Website back-end and architectural issues
February 15, 2018
The Valuable SEO Advice That Fulfilled One Contest Winner's Dream – BruceClay
On 12th February 2018, Dhananjay Kumar from Max Life Insurance fulfilled his five-year long dream of meeting Bruce Clay in person. Dhananjay, who was the lucky winner of Bruce Clay India's SEO Contest, arrived at BCI's Gurgaon office to claim his prize — an exclusive 30-minute Q&A session with the Father of SEO, Bruce Clay.
Dhananjay, who calls himself a big fan of Bruce Clay, is passionate about SEO. With an eager clasp of hands and the words "can't wait to get started," he shot off questions for Bruce, which the SEO guru answered with his characteristic composure and just the right dose of humor!
The excerpt below contains Bruce's advice on various SEO issues including compliance restrictions, press releases, voice search, local market confusion, PWAs and more.
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IST-Africa 2013 Conference & Exhibition
May 28-31, 2013
Nairobi, Kenya
Call for Papers - Deadline : December 7, 2012
IST-Africa 2013 is focused on applied ICT and the core thematic areas include
Cloud Computing - Applications and Case Studies
Cyber Security
Digital Libraries and Cultural Heritage
eGovernment - Services to Citizens & Business
eHealth, mHealth & Health Information Systems
eInfrastructures and NRENs
ICT for eInclusion and eAccessibility
ICT for Environmental Sustainability
ICT Regulatory Frameworks
Living Labs (Adaptation for Developing Countries)
Mobile Applications (including mServices, mEducation, Social Networking)
Open Source Software - Applications
RFID and Networked Enterprise
Technology Enhanced Learning and ICT Skills
Transformation of Research Results into Local Innovation
Interested presenters are encouraged to prepare an 8 page paper (4,000 - 5,000 words) using the IST-Africa 2013 paper guidelines and paper template provided on the IST-Africa Conference Portal.
The IST-Africa Conference Series provides a platform to strengthen Information Society and ICT related policy dialogues within Africa and between Africa and Europe through Plenary Sessions, rich thematic knowledge exchange through the Scientific Programme and co-located multi-lateral (e.g. JEG8) and bi-lateral meetings.
Its reputation is based on high quality discussion, papers, presentations and interactive workshops showcasing innovative ICT and Information Society related research results and applications, whether funded privately, or at national or regional level. Social events are designed to support Community Building.
IST-Africa 2013 will showcase Information Society and ICT policy contributions, research and implementation project results from Africa and Europe (including FP7), and focus on Research Cooperation Opportunities for African organisations under FP7 and Horizon 2020.
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Surprise! Fancy meeting you here today on this fine Sunday morning. This is quite a departure since I've been meeting you in this column for so many years every Thursday.
Get comfy, settle in with a cup of coffee — tea, if you prefer — and let's toast this new edition of the La Cañada Valley Sun and the Valley Line in its Sunday inauguration. Cheers!
As always, keeping tabs on the social doings of our community has always been the focus here, and sometimes it gets very busy because our folks, upon occasion, need roller skates to keep up with the social whirl that is going on.
Hutton Wilkinson, the flamboyant, globally recognized interior and jewelry designer, was the center of attention when he drew quite a crowd at the Susanne Hollis Antique shop in Pasadena. Also greeting guests was Boyd Smith, who is a devoted supporter of the Gamble House, a benefactor of the evening.


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Students have explored how fossils are formed, where fossils are found and the work of paleontologists, but fossils are more than just fun to look at in class. Fossils provide us with clues about the prehistoric past if we know what to look for, and how to read them, when we examine them.
In this lesson students find out what stories of the past can be found using fossils as evidence.
This is a powerful lesson for middle school students. They are examining fossils beyond the concrete identification to a more abstract analysis of the stories found within.
Investigation Summary & Standards
Fossils are a tool for understanding the past. Students examine fossils to learn about prehistoric biodiversity, how the Earth has changed over time, what biotic and abiotic factors made up ecosystems of the past, predator, prey relationships and adaptations. (MS-LS4-1 Analyze and interpret data for patterns in the fossil record that document the existence, diversity, extinction, and change of life forms throughout the history of life on Earth under the assumption that natural laws operate today as in the past.) This lesson supports the crosscutting concept of patterns.
Students are working as scientists, specifically paleontologists. What does a paleontologist learn about the past by examining fossils? (MS-LS4-2 Apply scientific ideas to construct an explanation for the anatomical similarities among organisms and between modern and fossil organisms, to infer evolutionary relationships.)
Fossils can tell us stories about the prehistoric past. Students may speculate that the organism found is a single organism. Students may be prompted to consider what they know about fossils from the lesson Getting into the Fossil Record. What situation the fossils found may also represent? (MS-ESS2-3 Analyze and interpret data on the distribution of fossils and rocks, continental shapes, and sea floor structures to provide evidence of the past plate motions.)
Students in Action
In this lesson, the students have the independence of researching questions using an interactive website format.
Prior to beginning their research, students are given a list of vocabulary suggested by the website (Stories From the Fossil Record) - Abotic, Biodiversity, Biotic Factors, Climate, Index Fossils, Marine, Mass Extinction, Paleoecology, Terrestrial,and Uplift. I provide the students with the list of words without the definitions to be added to their science journal using the Cornell Notes format.
The website (Stories From the Fossil Record) provides a link to the vocabulary words and definitions. I ask students to use this link rather than Google the definitions. We want to be certain that we are using the most appropriate definition for the unit we are studying. I use the examples of wind/wind or sink/sink as a reminder that words can have surprisingly different definitions depending on the context in which they are used.
Students are guided through the website in search of answers to Stories From the Fossil Record Evidence Chart. In this lesson students are given a PDF version of the file electronically. They must copy the table into their science journal and fill it in as they find the answers. This lesson is where we will pull it all together. We have learned how fossils are formed (Getting into the Fossil Record) and what it is like to work as a paleontologist (The Great Fossil Find - Working as a Paleontologist) but why do we do it? We are scientists. The process of science includes making observations, forming hypothesis, communicating and sharing ideas as well as making revisions based on feedback from others. This lesson will be recorded in our science journals to summarize our understanding. We are not just learning to identify fossils but applying what we know to make sense of Earth's history.
This document is a powerful tool for students as it guides them through not only the identification of the fossils but what information or story does the fossil share with us. A key is provided by the website - (Stories From the Fossil Record). Additionally, I have created my own Stories From the Fossil Record Evidence Chart key with links showing where the answers are found. I use this 'cheat sheet' so I am able to assist students quickly when they are certain that the answer is not on the website and try to convince me that they need to use Google to search for the answers. Also, the Special Education teachers and English Language Learner teachers appreciate the quick reference sheet because they typically do not have the time to search the website to help students with content area questions.
Sometimes students struggle to find answers on a website and even though I previewed the website before sharing it with my students, I did not have the time to memorize where they will find the answers they are looking for on the site. In this video, I share how to use the Stories From the Fossil Record Evidence Chart key with links so I can quickly help students locate the page where they will find the answers.
How to Use the Evidence Chart with Links
I share a few instructions with students to help them navigate the website.
First, the website will not allow students to advance until they have seen all the information connected to the current page. This feature creates the expectation that students will need to read and evaluate all information provided in order to fully understand the content and complete the Evidence Chart.
Like the previous lesson, Getting into the Fossil Record, the next button does not appear until the student has viewed all parts of the page.
There are questions throughout the website to check for understanding. These questions must be answered correctly before the website will allow students to move forward.
My suggestion to students is, to read through the Evidence Chart section they are currently investigating a couple of times. Once to have a general idea about the type of information they are looking for on the website. Then go back and read the first two questions to keep fresh in your mind what information you will need. After you answer a question, read the next two questions to prime your mind for what to look for next.
We engage in a discussion of our evidence chart. Students look over their notes to make generalizations about each category of Stories from the Fossil Record Evidence Chart.
What did we learn about biodiversity in this lesson? Students should explain how organisms are related and what they learned about extinctions.
What did we learn about geological time in this lesson? Students should explain how the location of fossils helps us understand the geological events of the past.
What did we learn about paleoecology in this lesson? Students should explain that fossils can tell us about abiotic and biotic factors of the past including how organisms interacted with others.
What did we learn about past lives in this lesson? Students should explain that fossils can provide evidence of behaviors of organisms.


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The popular 1970s husband-and-wife singing duo are getting a divorce.
Every captain needs a tennille. But what if the co-captain decides to call it quits? According to RumorFix, the Grammy Award-winning 1970s singing duo, Captain & Tennille, are getting a divorce.
Love couldn't keep them together -- Captain & Tennille are getting divorced! EXCLUSIVE. http://t.co/UnA319gRUj— Rumor Fix (@RumorFix) January 22, 2014
Toni Tennille filed a divorce against her partner Daryl Dragon on January 16, she told RumorFix.
The 71-year old Daryl Dragon, popularly known as the "Captain," also confirmed the divorce to TMZ. Apparently Daryl had no idea that Toni was planning to file a divorce.
"I don't know why she filed. I gotta figure it out for myself first," he told TMZ.
People was also able to confirm the filing at the Prescott, Arizona City courthouse.
Captain & Tennille recorded five albums all in all, which went gold and platinum. Their popular songs include "Muskrat Love," "Love Will Keep Us Together," and "Do That To Me One More Time." If you love music, then you must be familiar with these songs, or at least one of them. The pair sold an estimated 23 million albums.
Although they didn't have any children, they were regarded as a perfect couple.
The divorce doesn't make any sense. But according to TMZ, it might have something to do with health insurance, although that has not been confirmed. We do know however that Daryl is suffering from Parkinson's. His insurance coverage might be better if they were divorced, TMZ pointed out.


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After waiting on tenterhooks since last summer and enduring Warner Brothers' 8-month delay in releasing the film, my daughter and I finally saw "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" yesterday. I went in with high expectations, and came out with mixed feelings. I've tried to write this without including spoilers,… Read more »
Author: Lark_Bookwyrm
Recommended: Eric Flint's "Introducing the Baen Free Library"
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To e-book, or not to e-book?
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Great Books for Ages 7-11 and Up
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The Shop on Blossom Street (Debbie Macomber)
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Great Books for Ages 5 and Up
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Great Books for Ages 3 and Up
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PMW Bulletins
28 PA municipalities boycott US aid
by Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik
Mar. 1, 2011
28 PA municipalities boycott US aid
PA: The American administration
"cannot extort the Palestinian people
and humiliate it with a bit of aid"
by Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik
Twenty eight Palestinian Authority municipalities in the West Bank have announced "a boycott of the American consulate, its diplomats, and the American institutions in Jerusalem." The announcement was made by Hatem Abd Al-Qader, holder of the Jerusalem portfolio in the Fatah party, who explained that the Americans "cannot extort the Palestinian people and
humiliate it with a bit of aid."
This message repeats PA Chairman
Mahmoud Abbas's snub of US financial support
, reported last week by
Palestinian Media Watch
. Abbas said he would not allow US aid to "dictate" PA policy.
PA TV news reported that it is specifically the American "aid organizations" that are being boycotted:
"Twenty-eight institutions and local councils in the Jerusalem district have announced their intention to boycott American aid organizations and to cancel the agreements signed with them."
[PA TV (Fatah), Feb. 24, 2011]
PA TV quoted Kais Abd Al-Karim, member of the political bureau of the Democratic Front:
"The Palestinian people prefer to start a boycott against these American organizations, which provide so-called assistance, because we prefer liberty and dignity over bread dipped in humiliation and submission."
[PA TV (Fatah), Feb. 24, 2011]
Al-Qader explained that the boycott "will continue until the American administration changes its stance... and apologizes to the Palestinian people and its president, Mahmoud Abbas."
It should be noted that the "bit of aid" that the PA is rejecting totaled more than half a billion dollars in 2010 alone [Hillary Clinton speech, Nov. 10, 2010, US State Dept. website]. The PA boycott of American "so-called assistance" will impact significantly on the 28 PA municipalities. The following is just one example of US aid listed on the USAID website under
"Water Resources and Infrastructure/ EJP - Emergency Jobs Program":
"Successes : Completed 201 construction activities... Generated more than 350,000 person-days of employment benefiting approximately 1.5 million Palestinians. Graduated 117 Fellows from the Engineering Fellows Program... -Completed four women's centers... with a combined budget of $658,400, generating 6,700 days of employment. Completed a girls' school... one of 15 girls' schools completed throughout the West Bank through EJP with a budget of $428,997, generating 3,495 days of employment. Completed five youth club projects to... benefit more than 38,900 youth and have a combined budget of $2,608,675, generating 19,610 days of employment to date... EJP completed nine health clinic renovations and new construction projects impacting 86,093 beneficiaries with a combined budget of $319,894, generating 5,797 days of employment to date... Life of Project: 09/30/2007-01/30/2011; Total Estimated Cost: $34,000,000."
As stated, this list is just one of many listings of the "bit of aid" and "so-called assistance" the US is currently giving to the PA.
The following is the article in the official PA daily announcing the boycott:
"Hatem Abd Al-Qader, who holds Fatah's Jerusalem portfolio, announced a boycott of the American consulate, its diplomats, and the American institutions in Jerusalem, in protest over the American veto of the proposed law [i.e., resolution] at the [UN] Security Council denouncing the Israeli settlements.
Abd Al-Qader told Agence France Presse: 'The local councils and municipalities in the Jerusalem district, 28 in total, have decided to boycott the American consulate in Jerusalem and all the American institutions, American personnel and diplomats, in protest over the decision of the Barack Obama administration to use its veto power to sabotage a proposed Palestinian resolution denouncing Israeli settlements in the West Bank and in occupied East Jerusalem.'
Abd Al-Qader stated that 'the Palestinian factions in Jerusalem are inclined towards a comprehensive boycott' of American institutions in Jerusalem. He added that this boycott 'will continue until the American administration changes its stance concerning the Palestinian cause, and especially concerning the issue of settlements, and apologizes to the Palestinian people and its president, Mahmoud Abbas.'
Abd Al-Qader said that the American administration 'cannot extort the Palestinian people and humiliate it with a bit of aid and support for Palestinian institutions, and therefore we have decided to boycott these personnel, including the American consulate in occupied Jerusalem.'"
Al-Hayat Al-Jadida
, Feb. 24, 2011]


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Thursday, October 28, 2010
Personalized Bracelets
Hey folks,
Looking for a nice, personalized gift for a birthday or Christmas stocking stuffer? How about a super cute personalized cloth bracelet by Mandy Mom? Email me:
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Bracelets are $5 a piece, with $1 flat rate shipping within the USA no matter how many you order. (I can also ship to Canada, but I'm not sure of shipping prices.)
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Jaime King & Dianna Agron: Ella Moss Anniversary Party!
Jaime King and Dianna Agron hit the Ella Moss 10 year anniversary celebration at Everleigh on Thursday (July 28) in West Hollywood, Calif.
Ashley Greene and Nicole Richie also came out for the bash, which featured a capsule collection developed by the brand's co-creator and Creative Director Pamella Protzel-Scott.
At the event, Dianna told People she's not sure if her Glee character, Quinn Fabray, will be sporting her same cropped hairdo.
"It's up to [creator] Ryan [Murphy] and where Quinn goes this year. It's much more Dianna, but we will see," she teased.
10+ pictures inside of Jaime King, Dianna Agron, Ashley Greene, and Nicole Richie at the Ella Moss party…


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I spent a good part of the day updating the website at shipsuccess.com. This is the most significant update since I first created the website. There are double the number of pages and dozens of new photos. As you check it out you will notice the look and feel is totally different, but as you drill down into the site you will notice even more profound changes. You can now take a "tour" of the historyof the ship. As you are guided from page to page you will see made explanatory images, as well as links that will open new pages to explore things more in depth if you choose to do so.
Other goodies you will find include a page of common myths about the Success. This was fun to do, as it gave me a chance to finally lay rest so some of the goofy information that is out there about this ship.
I am proud of this update. Please take a moment to give it a look see. I will be posting again here soon as well, so stay tuned. In the meantime, here's a pic to hold you over. Actually, it's a clipping talking about a couple had who been married on the Success. Okay, this is a not-so-subtle lead in to my upcoming blog about marriages aboard the Success. Admit it, wouldn't you like be married aboard an old former floating prison?


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London, Ontario's indie rock/alternative band, The Tough Brets, provide noisy pop melodies, great harmonies and addicting rhythms to the backdrop of the Forest City. They bring a musical smorgasbord to the populous by serving up tasty treats from slower, deeper melodies to fuzzy sizzle-pop tunes as well.
After what turned out to be multiple lineup changes, they eventually downsized from seven members all the way to four. Their current lineup consists of Jason Cahill (vocals / bass), Paul Barnes (guitar) and brothers Andrew Neiles (keyboard) and Chris Neiles (drums).
The Tough Brets, in essence, sparked from high school, stating, "Jason, Paul and Chris have been lifelong friends ever since high school. Andrew later joined and the band essentially started."
For inspiration they look to many other famous bands. Some include the popular bands such as Sloan, Fleet Foxes, Land Of Talk, Phoenix, The Meligrove Band and Led Zepplin (John Paul Jones), just to name a few.
The Tough Brets are currently taking time to recording their first EP, adding, "The EP should be out around April or May of 2011." Soon after that, they will start work on a full album. They then plan on self-promoting their brand of fuzz-pop melodies to showcase their first release regionally with local venues, while expanding their fan base.
Stay tuned to this band to stay informed about upcoming events and announcements.
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Photo credit: The Tough Brets
Picture 1: From left to right: Jason Cahill (vocals / bass), Chris Neiles (drums), Paul Barnes (guitar) & Andrew Neiles (keyboard)
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