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FRANK LYMAN PLEATED BOTTOM DRESS, ROYAL BLUE
Royal blue dress with angle draped front, attached by a decorative metal piece on the shoulder. Pleated bottom. Works well for a summer wedding or an evening out.
Fabric: 96% Polyester 4% Elasthane
Fit: Refer to sizing chart
Made in: Canada
Stock #: 171041


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Thank you for visiting Chocolate Cake Mondays, a weekly exploration of the foils and triumphs of a career in management served by me, Kristen Jordan-Wood, a hospitality sales and marketing professional with a notorious passion for sweets. CCM offers playful stories in cautionary tale format paired with sweet dessert recipes to comfort us through an obligatory leadership challenge each week. The primary aim of Chocolate Cake Mondays is entertainment; however, if you should find any good sense amongst the sweet stuff, then feel free to adopt those items as your own. My intention is to share insights learned from over twenty years of eating massive amounts of cake while accumulating the wisdom to survive a career in management.
Why the name Chocolate Cake Mondays? Years ago, I received a thoughtful gift of a chocolate cake cookbook from a colleague. In an effort to pay the kind gesture forward, I baked 50 cakes from the cookbook and brought them to work on Mondays, one each week for a year. Surprisingly, nobody became diabetic or even gained weight. Turns out you really can have your cake and eat it too! I’m keeping the name Chocolate Cake Mondays because once again I’m bringing treats to the office on Mondays, only now the office is virtual. This time, I’m mixing it up a bit as not all the recipes are chocolate or cake. All the content herein is my experience and opinion.

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Internet Service Company Cloudflare to Run Ethereum Validator Nodes as Part of Its Web3 Focus
Cloudflare, internet services, and DDoS protection company announced its new strategy for Web 3. In order to scale the internet, Ethereum validator nodes will be run as part of its pledge to adopt proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus technologies. This will presumably provide the company with access to the energy efficiency and consistency of this technology.
Cloudflare, one of the leading content delivery companies and DDoS mitigation companies, announced a new push that leverages Ethereum’s upcoming proof-of-stake network. To determine the viability of the scaling technology in the future, the company announced that it will run Ethereum validator nodes.
According to Cloudflare, blockchain technologies could contribute to the future of the internet, and this could lead to the decentralization of such networks. About this, the company stated:
For the Ethereum ecosystem, running validator nodes on our network allows us to offer even more geographic decentralization in places like EMEA, LATAM, and APJC while also adding infrastructure decentralization to the network.
Cloudflare made clear that it supports proof-of-stake networks due to the low energy usage compared to proof-of-work-based counterparts, declaring. About proof-of-work-based networks, like Bitcoin, Cloudflare stated:
Proof of work networks are wasteful. This waste is driven by the fact that proof of work consensus mechanisms are electricity-intensive.
Additionally, Cloudflare stated in its commitment to sustainability that it does not operate any proof of work infrastructure on its network. Cloudflare will begin experimenting with Ethereum first, it also mentioned a consensus mechanism, “proof of spacetime,” in its press release.

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Dating kids sites
Everyone and their brother has their own dating app, and investors often aren't interested in this space," Kay says.
"Even if you had a team working really hard for a year on building the best LGBT app out there, but even after all of their work, they only had 1,000 users — then due to that small pool, users probably wouldn't get great matches, and they'd hate the app and not refer their friends, and then it would die."Andrew Chen, an advisor/investor for tech startups including Dropbox, wrote on his blog that in general, it's hard for any dating app to attract interest from investors.
He says that dating apps rely so much on people who are nearby, and if those people aren't there immediately, people will leave the app.
"People are willing to travel to meet each other, but only so much," Chen writes.
She might not think the first few guys are her type, but she could swipe for a few hours and probably find 15 guys she'd at least hook up with.
And it's not a problem for gay men; about 70 percent of them report dating someone they met online.
A 2013 study from Liverpool Hope University that studied 126 lesbian and straight women with the average age of 27 found that lesbians had and wanted to have just as much casual sex as straight women.
The only other dating app for queer women to get much press at all was Scissr, whose rating in the i Tunes store is comprised only of 1 and 2 star reviews with one user saying, "Good concept but most users are inactive and the filter options don't work," which sounds like every queer dating app I've ever encountered.
After all, she says, it's easier to ask all of your friends what that cute girl's situation is when they all know her and probably have for years.
While that's obviously the same in straight dating, straight people don't have to figure out just how straight someone is, worry about navigating a relationship with someone who's not out, or potentially have to deal with someone using them as an experiment.
Meeting someone through your LGBTQ social network offers a level of Date Insurance that many queer women can't afford to do without.
All this partner-vetting isn't to say all lesbians are serial monogamists.
Mostly-straight dating app Tinder had a projected 20 million active monthly users by April 2015, and gay male dating app Grindr, which on its fifth anniversary in 2014 had over 10 million user downloads, has been thriving for years now, but we have yet to see an app for lesbian and queer women really take off.

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British DJ and uber producer Joel Corry is back with new collaborative single titled BED alongside superstar David Guetta and wonderful singer RAYE.
Tapping into Joel’ talent for writing bright dance music alongside David Guetta and RAYE, ‘BED’ capture the feelings of longing experienced by so many during the past 12 months and the result is a tour de force collaboration featuring three artists at the very top of their game.
“ I’m buzzing to finally release BED”, Joel says of the record. “I’ve put so much hard work and love into it and I’m so lucky to be able to collaborate with amazing talents like RAYE and the legend, David Guetta. I’m just so excited for the world to hear it. ”
– Joel Corry
Released on Warner Music, “Joel Corry x RAYE x David Guetta – BED“ is now available on streaming plateforms.


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The fines, issued on October 11 and 16, were handed out in Star Road after reports of gatherings involving more than 30 people.
Officers attended both incidents, which were reported by members of the public.
The occupants from the two different households – a 34-year-old woman and a man, 37 – were issued with the fines in line with Covid-19 legislation.
Tougher measures targeting the most serious breaches of social distancing restrictions came into force in August, in the hope of placing a new deterrent on the breaches that put the public most at risk.
Those facilitating or organising illegal raves, unlicensed music events, or any other unlawful gathering of more than 30 people face a £10,000 fine.
Fines of £100 can continue to be issued to those who participate in illegal gatherings and those who have already received a fine will see the amount doubled for each new offence, up to a maximum of £3,200.
Detective Superintendent Andy Gipp said: "When it comes to the Covid-19 regulations, enforcement is still the last resort.
"However, the law and the message on the rule of six, and hosting large gatherings, has been clear.
"People cannot expect to gather in large groups, for example at house parties, without there being positive enforcement action. This means large fines.
"We all have our own part to play, and a level of personal responsibility, in stopping the spread of the virus.
"The police and the local community must continue to do all that is reasonable, and possible, to halt the rise in Coronavirus cases and support the local health services."
Acting Police and Crime Commissioner, Ray Bisby, added: "As the number of Covid-19 cases continue to rise nationally, preventing the spread of Coronavirus continues an effort we all have a personal responsibility to support.
"Whilst the majority of people across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough have adhered to government guidance, I want to take this opportunity to reassure people that where there are breaches of the rules on gatherings, officers will continue to apply the same approach as they have done throughout this crisis.
"That approach is to engage, explain and encourage people to follow the new regulations before using enforcement as a final tactic.
"I am pleased to see officers working hard to positively patrol public spaces and proactively engaging with communities where there have been challenges around compliance.
"Those who continue to put others at risk will be challenged."


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The two animal print bands cross for a fun look to be worn with almost any attire. The gold bead accent is the perfect compliment for the look on the wild side.
The soft lining makes this bracelet as comfortable as it is fun to wear.
- Length: 7.75 inches
- Width: .5 inches
- Weight: 22 g
- Materials: Faux Leather; Accent Beads; Gold Metal
- Clasp: Magnetic