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The designs that made up the 1950s dress patterns were by no means an accident. Post war print designs reflected the economy, rationing was still in place, and life was one of hardship, there was certainty no place for the lavish, sentimental or stately. However, the dreary years of the Second World War gave way to a new, contemporary approach to design which symbolized the optimism for a new world. Gone were the restrictions on colour, and print designers relished the opportunity to break the mould of the past.
The New Look
The “New Look” 1050’s dress was a Dior creation that took Britain by storm in February 1947. It was a design that contained dress patterns with narrow shoulders, small waist, padded hips and a skirt that ended well below the knee Hemlines had become shorter during the war and the New Look was actually a return to a more demure look, but it was different from what had gone immediately before and it was French — that was its main attraction. But by some people the new dress patterns was reviled for wasting too much material (the longer skirt) during a period when clothing material was in extremely short supply.
For all but a privileged few, money was tight in the 1940s and 1950s, and as a result far more women made their own dress patterns and skirts, for themselves and for friends and family. The really enterprising even made shirts and occasionally trousers for their husbands and their children.
Lisa Edwards, who was interviewed for, recalls the frenzy of activity among the dressmakers at home.
“My mother and my aunts all made their own clothes — and each other’s! The point was that something expensive like shot silk could just about be afforded if you bought a bit of it but didn’t have to pay to have it made up. And people back then really minded if someone else had the same dress on, so they’d buy a pattern from one of the famous pattern makers of the day — Vogue, Butterick or Simplicity — and then add something unique, such as a fake flower or a few fake cherries. The patterns poured out, I seem to remember, because the pattern makers knew that after the war there was a real clamour for new fashions and new bright materials.
There were professional dressmakers all over the country before the war — in little shops but more often at home — but they had all but vanished by the mid 1960s. The sense that everyone had to pull together in difficult times reduced the amount of snobbery about clothes — well-off middle-class women no longer thought that doing a bit of sewing was beneath them, so working-class women and the well-off were buying the same new patterns and creating a huge new market and a new look that spread quickly everywhere. Popular 1950s dress patterns were fabrics consisting of stripes and spots and checks, and there was something called the Cotton Board that tried to promote cotton, which was not so popular back then. People preferred the new exciting fabrics like nylon and Crimplene, and anything in nylon was seen as the best. Cotton was for poor people, which is a complete contrast with more recent years where everyone wants cotton and other natural fibres and everyone hates man-made stuff. It’s funny because looking back, a lot of the fashions made women look bottom-heavy because so many wide flaring skirts were worn with hoops — we were like those Victorians with their bustles!”
Dressmaking as a pastime also increased because in the 1950s dress patterns took more account of amateurs, not professional dressmakers, and the boom in pattern sales coincided with a whole range of new sewing machines that could do so much more than the old prewar models, as Lisa Edwards (also interviewed for) remembers.
“They could do zigzag stitch for buttonholes, for example — and sewing got so popular that you could take your half-made garment to a Singer sewing-machine shop and they’d do the buttonholes for you! A lot of women had their old treadle sewing machines converted to run on electricity too.”
But at the top end of the market clothes were still largely handmade, the casual look simply didn’t fit the desire to look glamorous; the groomed look for the mature woman was everything, with carefully tailored detailing — flap pockets and three-quarter sleeves were among the most popular details — and a universal yearning for style.
Free 1950s dress patterns created for the V&A
Why not create your own couture inspired dress with 1950s dress patterns. The V&A website has a set of patterns that you can download for free. The free dressmaking patterns have been specially created for the Golden Age of Couture website. It is based on 1950s dress patterns ready to wear dress from the V&A.

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The Research and Innovation week at Epita Strasbourg took place on Thursday 12 September and we participated!
Several topics were discussed, such as Cognitive Factory, Blockchain and Innovation Factory.
The event was an opportunity for us to meet second year students and to discuss artificial intelligence with them.
A great way to immerse students in Euro-Information projects.
We would like to thank Epita for the warm welcome and all the Euro-Information speakers.

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Soho’s Swift bar launches ’emotive’ cocktail menu
London bar Swift has given its cocktail menu “the biggest shake up” since the venue’s launch, with a range of new drinks that evoke emotions.
The new cocktail menu at Swift has been designed to evoke emotion
Launched in late November 2016 on the site of former industry hotspot Lab, Swift is the brainchild of ex-Milk and Honey veterans Bobby Hiddleston and Mia Johansson and Rosie Stimpson and Edmund Weil, of Nightjar and Oriole.
The two-floor Soho venue has unveiled a new drinks list for its downstairs bar, which will launch in February.
The menu is split into four sections – Bright, Delicate, Stiff and Rich – and aims to guide guests on the style and flavour of each cocktail.
Swift hired illustrator Sara Stode to design the menu, which has been created to evoke “the feeling, sentiment and emotion” of each serve.
The new menu will also “move towards more futuristic and current flavours”.
The Delicate section features “light-flavoured” ingredients such as fresh linen, dragonflies and blossom flowers while Bright focuses on “bold colours” and “punchy flavours” such as chilli and citrus fruit.
Meanwhile, Stiff depicts boozier serves featuring elements such as cigar smoke, and Rich represents “the decadence of heavier-style cocktails” with cherries and chocolate.
Cocktails on the menu include the “woody and robust” Jackdaw, a mix of Woodford Reserve Bourbon, Clos Martin Armagnac, Swift Jamaican rum, honey and allspice and the “vibrant and buttery” Domino, a combination of Green Spot Irish whiskey, macadamia, liquorice root, lemon and egg white.
Johansson said: “Swift’s signature style has always been pared-back presentation, and this is something which will very much remain, however we wanted to create something which would guide guests on the style of drink they’re choosing in a very visual way.
“The images not only convey the flavour profile, but also the feeling and emotion that the cocktails evoke.”
In addition to the drink offering, a new food menu will feature bocadillo-style sandwiches with a vegetarian, meat and fish option every day.

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Fetty Wap's 4-Year-Old Daughter Has Tragically Passed Away
Fetty Wap's daughter Lauren Maxwell has passed away, but what actually happened to the musician's 4-year-old daughter? Everything we know.
In a world of constantly swirling internet rumors, it can be difficult to distinguish the truth from everything else that people are reacting to.
Earlier this summer, there were rumors that Fetty Wap's daughter, Lauren Maxwell, had passed and the heartbreaking news has just been confirmed by her mother, Turquoise Miami.
What happened to Fetty Wap's daughter?
In an Instagram post posted on July 31, Lauren's mother confirmed that the rapper's daughter did in fact pass away.
"This is my amazing, beautiful, funny, vibrant, loving, talented, smart and hardheaded princess mermaid Aquarius," Turquoise captioned a video of Lauren playing in the pool. "If you see this post scrolling by with her comment or just say to yourself 'I love you LAUREN' because they say that souls can feel your love."
While her cause of death has yet to be revealed, it is being reported that Lauren passed away sometime in June. According to People magazine, Fetty Wap did not comment on his daughter's death.
Turquoise also changed her IG bio to read, "Sorry, I will Not replying to dm’s at this time."
Fetty Wap dedicated his Rolling Loud performance to Lauren.
After his performance at the Rolling Loud music festival over the weekend of July 24, 2021, Fetty Wap took to Instagram to share that appears to reference Lauren.
It featured a picture of him performing and the caption "LoLo daddy did that s--t for your last night baby girl."
This death comes just a few months after Fetty's younger brother passed away this past October.
"Stop asking me am I ok…No TF I'm not OK," Fetty wrote at the time. "I done lost so many n— that s— was almost starting to feel normal…but lil brother man it feel like 2017 all over again this same feeling."
Turquoise previously called out Fetty Wap for his lack of support.
In 2018, Turquoise posted on Instagram, claiming that Fetty was not paying her the child support that he owed. "I am no longer going to beg a n---a to be a dad to do all the things a dad is supposed to do. I’m doing everything I am supposed to do as a mother, and I will pray for karma,” she wrote. “I’m just not going to dog a n---a like I could.”
Two years later, Turquoise posted again about how little Fetty was doing for Lauren.
“Y’all I’m finna book this flight so I can personally ask this n---a when he plans to pay child support or get his daughter cause it’s been two years and I’m curious," she wrote.
Fetty never responded to either of the claims that Turquoise made.
Who are Fetty's other children?
In addition to Lauren, Fetty has five other children. His oldest daughter, Aydin, is 10, and he had her with his childhood girlfriend Ariel Reese.
The two decided to end their relationship in 2015, and Fetty then had another child, Zaviera, with Lezhae Zeona. Fetty had two more children, Amani and Khari, in 2016 with Elaynna Parker and Masika Kalysha, respectively.
His youngest child is Zyheir, who he had with Lezhae Zeona, was born 2018.
Our thoughts are with Fetty and Turquoise during this difficult time.

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Mastering a craft and being a multipotentialite are not mutually exclusive. Creativity is fostered when we are willing to work in different fields.
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On the eve of the finale of "Project Runway," Andy and special guest Merlin Mann talk about Season 14. Along the way, they talk about creativity, working under pressure, and the differences between how one processes failure in their Twenties and Forties.
I’m delighted to bring you another episode of the Adventures in Arting Podcast! Our guest today is Leslie Tucker Jenison.
Leslie Tucker Jenison is an award-winning artist who works with cloth and paper.
Surface design using dye and paint are integral components of her work, which has been shown internationally.
She has written and been featured in numerous publications, has made several appearances on Quilting Arts TV, and has produced a surface design workshop DVD for Interweave.
Leslie serves on the board of the Quilt Alliance, & is a member of numerous local and national quilt and surface design organizations. Leslie curates exhibitions as half of “Dinner At Eight Artists.”
Besides teaching workshops Leslie enjoys reading, gardening, traveling, and is a private pilot. She is married and has 3 daughters, all artists. Life is good!
Leslie has several upcoming events of interest:
Jamie Fingal and Leslie are curating year 3 of “What’s For Dinner?” which will debut at the International Quilt Festival in October, 2015.
They are also curating “Affinity” for Dinner At Eight Artists, also debuting at the International Quilt Festival in October, 2015.
Leslie will be participating in the 2nd “Not Fade Away” conference, sponsored by the Quilt Alliance, in Herndon VA in July, 2015.
Leslie is also about to begin a big remodel of her studio (YAY and UGH, simultaneously!).
You can find out more about Leslie on her website and blog.
On the podcast we discuss the weather in Texas, Leslie’s studio remodel, art quilting, modern quilting, art cloth, Gee’s Bend quilts, curating an exhibition, rejection, learning and being uncomfortable, and longarm quilting (I want one, please!). I hope you enjoy the conversation. Add your voice in the comments section below!
Thanks for stopping by!
Eric Greitens is a Rhodes Scholar that started out his career as a humanitarian but then became a Navy SEAL. His book The Heart and the Fist makes that case that in order to be a good man, you have to be strong enough to fight for those you’re trying to do good for. His book Resilience is based around a series of letters between him and a SEAL buddy that was going through a rough time in his life with alcoholism, job loss, and PTSD. Greitens calls upon his background in philosophy to provide insights and advice for his struggling friend on how to develop resilience in the face of adversity. Eric and discuss what resilience is and how one develops it. We also talk about "uneven courage" the "morality of intentions" and how action proceeds feeling. An illuminating conversation. One of my favorites.
Today’s show features part I with author, teaching artist, and style blogger Lesley Ware on designing a creative entrepreneurial life.
Featured Guest: Hi, I’m Lesley Ware — a jill of many trades. I’m an author, teacher, artist, zinemaker, art gallery co-owner, and former nonprofit program manager with a MPA. I just finished writing my 2nd book about fashion + style for tween girls being published by London-based Laurence King. When I’m not writing, teaching, or making things you’ll likely find me spending time with my husband having fun someplace in Brooklyn, NY!
The 168 Hour Revelation
Recorded on 15 January 2015
While working on my “Quick-Start Guide to a Focused Life” today, I followed my own advice and wrote out all my daily and weekly activities. I then mapped them to a calendar. What happened next will shock you! (J/K) But seriously, I was surprised to find that I’ve probably got more free time in my day than I think I do, and I can get better at making the most of my time.
So here’s a challenge to you: List out all the various activities you do every day (or week), and how many hours they take up. Include everything — commute to work, Sunday afternoon football game, Friday night date night, etc.
Then: place these activities onto a schedule.
This is helpful for a lot of reasons. You may already have a routine that you follow, but seeing where your time is being spent can be eye opening. Oftentimes I realize there are hours in the day that I have available.
Also, filling out this schedule is not a life-long commitment. At first, you are simply filling in the blanks to see what you are doing with your time. When you do eventually map something out that you want to be committed to (even just for a week or a month), our schedules are primarily to keep us accountable to ourselves — our own vision, passions, and calling — and the commitments we have already made.
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| EmbedI’m delighted to bring you another episode of the Adventures in Arting Podcast! Today we’re talking to Carl Johengen: Singer, Composer, Conductor, Voice Teacher, Collage/Mixed Media Artist, Crocheter.
While his professional focus has always been music, Carl Johengen is addicted to creativity.
Throughout his 27-year career as a classical musician, he’s always managed to find time for making things or for teaching others how to channel their creative energies. Even within the field of music, his diverse skills have found outlet in a wide variety of venues: singing opera and all sorts of classical music; playing piano, organ, accordion, penny whistle…; leading choirs of all sorts; teaching people of all ages how to improve their singing; composing music for choirs and churches.
Carl developed a love of making things as a child, but serious pursuit of visual art had to take a back seat to his musical education early on. Finally after finishing his Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the Eastman School of Music, Carl found himself with enough free time to go in search of hobbies to balance his life.
At various times he’s thrown himself into working with, teaching, and writing about polymer clay, crocheting, and several forms of paper arts. His current passions are acrylic monoprinting and mixed media collage.
Carl has performed as a tenor soloist with symphony orchestras and opera companies, appearing in venues such as Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall. He currently teaches voice and foreign language diction at the Ithaca College School of Music.
Carl is in demand as a choral conductor, and serves as music director the Cayuga Vocal Ensemble of Ithaca NY, the Wells College Concert Choir, and the Women’s Chorale @171 Cedar in Corning NY. His choral compositions have been sung around the country and in music festivals across the globe, and are published by six prestigious firms.
Carl lives in Bath, NY with his husband Brad, an Episcopal priest, and their two beautiful chows, Autumn and Taggart. An adoptee, Carl was able to locate members of his biological family three years ago, and discovered his Scottish and Irish roots.
He enjoys attending Scottish Games and festivals, crosswords and other puzzles and games, podcasts, crocheting, and travel.
On the podcast we discuss Carl’s path to a musical career, nature vs. nuture, making art, your art space taking over your living space, and Carl even sings for us!
Be sure to leave us your comments and questions. I always like to know what’s on your mind. Thanks for stopping by!
Find the show on iTunes here.
027 Carve December About carving rubber stamps, with Briana Goetzen, Louise Nelson, and Arleigh.


I wanted to setup my Samsung SCX-3200 printer. I spent a couple of hours while I found the solution.
This packages needs for:
- samsung-unified-driver (1.00.35-1)
- system-config-printer (1.5.7-1)
I spent hours when I found the last one (system-config-printer 1.5.7-1). This is a very good package, from this you can control the whole printer(paper size, toner level, …etc). Only with this could I do the printer to work on linux.
My suggestion is add this package to the default antergos applications.


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High School Musical: Makin’ the Cut! :: DS Game Review
We review the moves and the tunes of the High School Musical: Makin the Cut! video game for DS!
Troy, Gabriella, Sharpay, Ryan, Chad, Taylor and the rest of the cool kids from East High are on the DS now with Disney's High School Musical: Makin' the Cut! video game! The game lets you join the gang in the Best Youth Musical (BYM) in America song and dance competition with songs from both High School Musical movies while you play along. For the 411, check out Gary's game review.
Music and DancingThe East High drama club is off to the BYM contest and they need your help. You play along through dozens of levels, playing rhythm mini-games, as they go all the way to the top! The mini-games are all about tapping the touch screen in time with the beat. Plus, you need to stay on your toes for line-tracing and other challenges that spice things up! You can also make your own drama club star in Quickplay, sing and dance along to any tune you've unlocked, create videos of any performance, and even play multiplayer games with your friends.
Cool Moves, Sweet SongsWow! Not only do you get 12 High School Musical songs, there are also a bunch of rhythm games that let you change modes, mix up moves and do a whole lot more as you play. Plus you can challenge a [KWLINK ]friend[/KWLINK] to a musical showdown and launch Zap Attacks to mess them up!
Evaporate Small Game!Unfortunately, the graphics aren't so hot and you really can't dress up the six stars very much. The only way to get some real fashion accessorizing going on is to make your own character, but that's not the point!
Winner or Loser?This game is really cool! The songs are fun, the mini-games start easy but will really challenge you, and making your own characters and videos is great. If you're a High School Musical fan, grab this one now. Even if you're not a HSM fan, but you like good music, you should check it out.
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Dogs are amazing companion animals, but new research is showing that dogs may serve another vital purpose for humans: they can detect diseases like diabetes and cancer.
Claire Pesterfield, a children’s diabetes nurse in the UK, has seen firsthand how amazing dogs are at helping patients with diabetes. Claire has type 1 diabetes, and without her dog Magic, she would not be able to work. Claire’s body does not display warning signs that she’s about to have a diabetes-related seizure; that’s where Magic comes in. Magic is able to detect extremely small shifts in Claire’s blood sugar levels, and he then warns Claire that she’s about to have an episode.
Magic also watches Claire while she sleeps, and he pokes her with his paw if he detects a change in her blood sugar levels. Before Magic, Claire always had trouble sleeping as she worried that she would have an episode in her sleep. But thanks to Magic, Claire is able to sleep through the night.
“In the three and a half years we’ve been together, he has alerted and potentially saved my life 3,500 times. And he does it all for a dog biscuit,” Claire told the BBC. “I know without him, I wouldn’t be alive today.”
Since dogs have had so much success at helping patients with diabetes, the NHS is now conducting trials to see if they can also help patients with prostate cancer. Gunbreed dogs like Labradors and Springer Spaniels are being taught to detect prostate cancer in patients’ urine samples.
Researchers believe that the dogs can smell cancer “volatiles,” particles that travel from the cancer cells into patients’ urine. So far, the top-performing dogs have had more than a 90 percent success rate at detecting these volatilities.
“Although the dog has a fluffy coat and a waggy tail, he is in fact a highly sophisticated bio-sensor,” Dr. Claire Guest, co-founder of the charity Medical Detection Dogs, told the BBC. “Evolution has given him this highly sensitive nose, going down to parts per trillion.”
The NHS’ dog cancer detection trials are not currently receiving any government funding, but the UK’s Health Secretary has said he will consider funding the charity’s work after the results of the NHS Trial are published.
Pups like Magic and the dogs in the cancer-detection trial show just how valuable dogs are to humans. These amazing dogs are going to save many people’s lives!
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“Digital Museum" to Become a New Way to Promote Vietnamese Culture
Digital transformation is inevitable in the communication and promotion of Vietnam's tourism, especially in the time of responding to Covid-19 and post-Covid-19. Through "digital museums", the image of beautiful, friendly, peaceful Vietnam which is imbued with cultural identity, will be introduced to more international friends.
Image of Vietnam through "Digital Museum"
The Tourist Information Center of Vietnam National Administration of Tourism in cooperation with Google Group has recently introduced the “Google Art & Culture” project. This is considered a valuable “digital museum” exhibiting many images of Vietnam to promote tourism and culture.
Visiting Google Art & Culture, viewers will see the Vietnamese theme introduced very vividly through photos and videos with bold colors of indigenous culture. 34 truly fascinating stories are shown with slices of the cultural and historical landscape of the S-shaped strip of land. The collection of “Kingdom Imprints” is more than pictures but truly a historical period condensed into the remaining works and mausoleums. In other sets of photos, not only famous landmarks but many cultural heritages such as Royal court music, Bai Choi, paper art, and Royal fashion are introduced to international friends.
Besides, 54 videos exploring Son Doong cave are also uploaded by the Quang Binh Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism. Viewers have the opportunity to see and enjoy the landscape, the magnificence of Vietnamese culture and tourism through the digital museum.
Google Arts & Culture is a non-profit "digital museum", aiming to preserve and introduce the unique cultural and artistic values of countries around the world. In 10 years of launching, this museum has cooperated with 2,500 partners worldwide, including famous museums such as the Tate Gallery (London, UK), the Metropolitan Museum of Fine Arts (New York, USA).
|Vietnam National Administration of Tourism collaborated with Google to organize a program to introduce the Google Arts & Culture digital platform (Photo: Duc Hoang).|
Google provides 3 tools including Art Camera (artworks with high resolution and high detail), Google Street View (remote experience of cultural and artistic destinations thanks to digital platforms), and Table Top Scanner (large collections and antiquities). Tourist attractions, museums, monuments... can use these tools to record images and videos and upload them on the Google storage platform. Thereby, viewers around the world can easily access, and visit through 3D, 360-degree images with free introductions and explanations about Vietnamese culture and heritage.
Pierre Cessa, Project Manager of Google Arts & Culture shared the honor of accompanying Vietnam in promoting culture and tourism. "Digitalizing resources to reach global visitors is one of the important things to promote culture and tourism, especially in the post-Covid-19 context," he said.
Previously, in 2021, the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism also coordinated with Google to launch the "Wonder of Vietnam" project with 35 online exhibitions and more than 1,300 photos of famous tourist attractions, heritage sites, natural scenes, culture and cuisine of Vietnam.
A travel communication program on YouTube with the theme "Vietnam: Travel to Love!" also received a lot of positive feedback; many clips have surpassed million views in just a short time. Through vivid footage and emotions, Vietnam's natural beauty, national culture, hospitality and love for the motherland will be spread to many people and international tourists.
The Gate to Bring Vietnamese Culture to the World
Nguyen Le Phuc, Deputy General Director of Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said: “Digital transformation is inevitable in the communication, promotion of culture and tourism in Vietnam, especially in the current era of responding to Covid-19”. He expressed his hope that localities would approach and promote Vietnamese culture and heritage values to the world.
Vietnam owns a rich heritage system with outstanding global values such as world natural heritage, world cultural heritage, world cultural and natural heritage, documentary heritage. Besides, there are famous scenic spots, unique traditional festivals and diverse and attractive cuisine. All those cultural values, promoted on digital technology platforms, will have the opportunity to "go faster, go wider" to international friends.
Le Xuan Kieu, Director of the Center for Cultural and Scientific Activities of Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam (Temple of Literature) said that with the application of Google Arts & Culture, the unique cultural and historical values of this relic site will reach more domestic and foreign tourists.
Beautiful and high-resolution photos have brought various and fresh perspectives of famous destinations, heritages and wonders, and cultural beauties of Vietnam.
Guiding viewers through the captivating story of Vietnam's endless beauty, these digital-based online exhibitions have taken them on a journey from "8 things to know about Vietnam" to "5 things you should do at the beginning of the new year”… with interesting information and impressive images about the history, culture, customs, cuisine, majestic landscape of the S-shaped country.
Google also dedicates the homepage interface on certain days to honor a lot of Vietnamese cultural values such as banh mi, pho, Trinh Cong Son music...
The trend of promoting culture and tourism through digital platforms is increasingly popular, and the process of promoting Vietnamese cultural values cannot stay out of this trend, because digital platforms and museums will increase connectivity. The focus on images and content of exhibitions and topics on digital platforms needs to be paid more attention by related units and agencies so that this promotion channel is really effective.
|The Unspoiled Beauty of Thai Binh's Illustrious Beaches |
When visitors come to Dong Chau, they definitely should not miss the majestic sunset and sunrise on this pretty clam beach.
|Majestic Beauty of a 100-year-old Palace in Vietnam |
An Dinh Palace in Hue, with its one-of-a-kind architecture, has been recognized by UNESCO as a world cultural heritage.
|A Local Guide's to Vietnam's Top 7 Historic Destinations |
You might find this list inspiring to propose a family trip or round up some friends for your cultural journey in the S-shaped country.


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Kuwait is home to many highly-rated hotels, one of which is Costa Del Sol Hotel Kuwait, which has a current rating of 7.7. For other potential stays, consider Relax Inn Hotel Apartment Hawally and Millennium Central Kuwait Downtown, which can also be great places to stay in Kuwait.

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This FireWire 400 adapter card can be installed in any PCI
Express slot in order to add 2 IEEE 1394a ports, making it an ideal
selection for connecting a broad range of FireWire 400 compatible
devices, including SPOT FireWire camera models.
The FireWire adapter card is designed based on a native PCI Express
(PCIe) single chipset that harnesses the full capability of PCI Express,
allowing for greater performance, reliability and cost-effectiveness.
In addition, the adapter card includes an optional low profile/half-height
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The Flying Biscuit - Organic Oatmeal Pancakes
It had been awhile since I last visited the Flying Biscuit. Then one day I started craving their organic oatmeal pancakes. I remembered that I have their cookbook and could just make them. The recipe looks easy enough but I decided I wanted to be served. I prefer the Candler Park location in Atlanta. I like the neighborhood location and know where to find parking. For example, I either park on McClendon Ave or Clifton Rd. In addition, there is a plaza directly across from the front entrance of the restaurant (on McClendon Ave). Free parking is available behind the plaza.
There are several Flying Biscuit restaurants in the ATL. I think I prefer this one because it is the original. It opened in 1993. In 2007, it became a franchise and opened a second restaurant in the ATL. http://www.bison.com/press_TheFlyingBiscuit_05042007 I, like many, rolled my eyes assuming that the quality and the uniqueness of the restaurant would diminish. Let's just say that could be true. I mostly go to the Candler Park location and the food is consistently good. The only other location that I've been to is the one in midtown. I remember the food being good. However, I find parking in this area to be annoying. If I remember correctly, the restaurant provides parking for customers but I remember their lot being full on a number of occassions and having to park elsewhere. It is just down the street from Piedmont Park so it would be great to eat at the restaurant and walk down to the park. For some reason, the Midtown (Piedmont Ave) location seemes more cramped than the Candler Park location. If you go on a Saturday, my recommendation is to get there before 9 am. As a general rule of thumb, it seems that by 10 am, most good breakfast restaurants in the ATL are crowded and you will be placed on a waiting list.
The Flying Biscuit also sells a cookbook which I purchased a long time ago. I was happy to find the recipe for the Organic Oatmeal Pancakes inside. In the restaurant, it is served with a peach compote. These pancakes are delicious. They are also very dense and heavy. Flying Biscuit serves more than breakfast. I've been going to this restaurant for many, many years but I've only had breakfast which is served all day. (http://www.flyingbiscuit.com/)
Hearty Organic Oatmeal Pancakes
2 cups organic rolled oats (regular and not the quick oats)
2 cups nonfat buttermilk
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled
1/2 cup all-pupose flower
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon of salt
Canola oil for griddle
Combine oats and butttermilk in a large bowl. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or overnight. Add in eggs and melted butter to oat mixture and stir. Sift together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Add to oat mixture and mix together. Preheat griddle over medium-low heat and coat with canola oil. Ladle batter in 1/4 cup measurements onto griddle. When bubbles appear, flip pancakes and cook until golden brown - about 5 minutes per side. Serve hot with maple syrup. Makes about 20 pancakes.
***I have not made these pancakes before but may try to make them some day***

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Content creators today are spoilt for choice – there have never been more ways to tell and hear a story than in today’s rapidly evolving media landscape. The challenge lies in creating compelling stories that reach diverse, multifaceted audiences across a variety of platforms.
But never mind changing tastes and technological disruption – the ability to tell a good story and deliver it effectively remains as important now as it was when cave dwellers carved hieroglyphics and communicated tales verbally.
STORIES MADE WITH SINGAPORE
To help local storytellers reach wider audiences, the Info-communications Media Development Authority (IMDA) recently announced two new funding initiatives: The Public Service Media (PSM) Digital Partnership Fund and the Southeast Asia Co-production Grant. These are intended to help foster regional and international co-productions.
The emphasis is on collaboration – the programmes aim to expand the scope of local content; think stories that are made “with Singapore” instead of being just made “in Singapore”.
These initiatives spell good news for local content creators like Mr Kenneth Goh, director of Business & Content Development at local production and distribution house Monstrou Studio.
He said: “For the longest time, we’ve wanted to tell not just Singapore stories but Asian stories to the region. The Southeast Asia Co-production Grant allows us to partner our friends in neighbouring countries to tell Asian stories, not just within the region but potentially for the rest of the world.”
“The PSM Digital Partnership Fund gives us a larger playing field. We no longer target just traditional media but are also working with partners from digital platforms to understand their needs and audiences.”
CONNECTING AND COLLABORATING
Both initiatives were announced at the recently concluded fifth edition of the Singapore Media Festival (SMF), which was held from Nov 28 to Dec 9.
Other initiatives announced by IMDA during SMF include:
- The Skills Framework for Media, which helps the industry identify career progression paths and the skills needed to stay up-to-date.
- The Media Industry Digital Plan (Media IDP), which supports SMEs in the media industry as they digitalise their businesses.
- A partnership with Disney to train local content creators to develop the studio’s first eight digital-first titles for distribution on Disney’s platforms in South-east Asia.
- The Facebook Creator Lab, the first of its kind in Southeast Asia, which will teach creators to manage their presence, build their businesses and grow their community on the social media platform.
The SMF was a fitting cap to a stellar year of Asian storytelling – this year’s edition of the festival saw a bumper crop of exciting collaborations, film screenings, insightful talks with renowned names such as Hong Kong actress Sammi Cheng and Korean-American star Daniel Dae Kim, and a new awards ceremony and skills development initiative, the Asian Academy Creative Awards (AAA).
Hosted by the IMDA, the SMF was attended by over 23,000 international media and creative professionals, industry stakeholders and television and film enthusiasts. Under the festival’s banner, several constituent events took place: the Asia TV Forum & Market (ATF), ScreenSingapore, the Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF), SMF Ignite, and the AAA.
Said Mr Howie Lau, IMDA’s chief industry development officer: “SMF is Asia’s leading international media event that showcases the best of Asian storytelling, and brings together Asian talent from around the region to network, connect and collaborate.”
INSIGHTS INTO DIGITAL TRENDS
Digital content was given a place of prominence, with the day-long SMF Ignite conference featuring industry thought leaders such as Mr Chen Xiao, vice-president at iQiyi, one of China’s biggest OTT content players, and Mr Jim Louderback, general manager of VidCon, a huge festival celebrating online video content that started in the United States.
The conference focused on big data, AI and storytelling, in keeping with the SMF’s overall mission. For Mr Louderback, storytelling remains paramount even as technology advances: “Storytelling is always the most important thing. All the great technology in the world can’t get anyone to truly care about what you’re doing, thinking and passionate about.”
Still, he acknowledged that telling good stories is only part of the equation today. “The best story wrapped in the worst technology will still be a failure. You must practise platform-intentional storytelling. You can’t tell a story the same way everywhere.
“Understand what makes each platform unique, the details about format, discovery, sharing and promotion, and you’ll be much more likely to find success.”
Helping local storytellers find success was Mr Nuseir “Nas” Yassin, founder of popular video site Nas Daily. Apart from giving a keynote speech at SMF Ignite, he mentored three Singapore digital content creators, whose one-minute videos premiered during Singapore Hour on Dec 6.
Mr Eugene Kam, one of the three workshop participants, said that the experience taught him just how much planning and effort went into a minute-long video.
Referring to the Nas Daily project, which sees Nas commit to posting one video a day for 1,000 days, Mr Kam said: “Thinking of new content, finding partners or companies to work with and finally telling a story in a way that can effectively capture the audience’s attention – all this done every single day consecutively for 1,000 days. The amount of creativity and critical thinking that goes on behind the scenes is indeed stunning.”
CREATING COMPELLING CONTENT
The inaugural star-studded edition of the AAA took place on Dec 6 and 7 at the Capitol Theatre. It honoured winners from 16 territories in 49 production and acting categories. According to the chairman of the AAA, Mr Ricky Ow, who is also president of Turner Asia Pacific, the AAA has been created “for the industry, by the industry”, adhering to the same high standards as the International Emmy Awards.
“The vision of Asian Academy Creative Awards is to acknowledge and recognise the already high standards of the storytellers and craft-makers in this part of world. With the rise of China and India – and of Asia in general – the world is today keen to hear the Asian story.
“We’ve also seen more and more Asian stories being watched by global audiences, whether they be K-dramas or hit movies like Crazy Rich Asians.”
In addition to celebrating the professionals already in the field, the AAA also has another goal – to nurture the next generation. To this end, it conducted for students and other interested parties master classes and panel discussions with winners and creatives from around the region.
In line with this goal of nurturing up-and-coming content creators, the first ATF Chinese Pitch was launched. This pitching competition aimed to find innovative Chinese content concepts in three film genres: Thriller, sci-fi as well as legends, horror and fantasy.
Three winners emerged from the competition:
- Hong Kong’s Please Do Something For This Land by Liang Shengfa
- Malaysia’s One Night In Geylang by Tang Jia Jie
- Singapore’s Mulan, the Robot Girl by The Big Shots LLP
SINGAPORE: GATEWAY TO ASIAN MEDIA
Both Mr Louderback and Mr Ow believe that Singapore’s connectivity and infrastructure make it the ideal location for Asian storytelling to launch itself on a world stage.
Added IMDA’s Mr Lau: “There is a high demand for rich Asian content, representation and stories globally. The world has seen a big shift towards Asia, and Singapore, as a key gateway into the region and the South-east Asian market, is in a prime position to bring the media industry together.
“SMF is where international media industry players have to be in order to navigate Asia, leverage the best business networks for media, and experience the innovative formats and unique content we have to offer in this part of the world.”


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Here we are, exactly 6 weeks into my study abroad journey. I have decided that I am going to try to write every 3 weeks, that way I will have enough to say that is hopefully exciting but not so much that you will all be bored. When I write I try to have a few major themes in mind, which I will elaborate on, so this post is going to focus on adventure, anxiety, communication, and spring!
These past 3 weeks have been full of adventure and exploration. A couple weeks back I finally had the opportunity to have a guided tour around Valparaíso, the port city for Santiago and the city that I go to school in. Valparaiso is absolutely beautiful! This city is filled with culture, personality, and beautiful views. Valparaíso is the City of 42 hills (cerros). Many of these hills have acensors (elevators) that take you from sea level to the hilltop. Valparaíso is filled with houses of all different colors, street art, little touristy shops, cafes, and tons of lights that light up the city over the ocean at night. I took this tour by myself with the activities director at my school, it was a tour that was included in my program. She only spoke to me in Spanish all day and I felt accomplished that I could spend an entire day with a native speaker and have plenty of conversation!
I had a couple other adventures over the past few weeks, one of them being Concon, a city about a half hour away from where I live. They have dunes that overlook the ocean with breath taking views at the top. I also traveled to the most northern city in Chile called Arica with my friend Sydney. The city of Arica itself was not that exciting but we took a tour to Lauca National Park, which was stunning. They have the highest lake in South America called Lake Chungara, there are llamas, alpaca, flamingo and other interesting animals that live in the park. We ended up meeting a guy names Jonas from Switzerland on our tour. He was staying in Arica for a couple days and we had planned to go to Peru which was only 30 mins from Arica the next day, he ended up joining us and is going to come visit Valparaíso in a couple days. It is so great to meet people from different places in the world and to be able to travel and learn about other cultures. We traveled over the boarder to Tacna Peru a cute little town with an arc and a church and a Peruvian flag. As soon as we arrived in Peru we were asking a man for directions to the main plaza when he decided to walk us there and show us around the city. He took us to a great restaurant where we could sit outside and eat a very popular Peruvian meal called ceviche (raw fish) my mom would be so proud of me for trying it. Our trip to Arica and Tacna was great and I am so happy I got to experience northern Chile.
One of my biggest struggles abroad has been coping with anxiety. I never truly felt that I had anxiety until a couple weeks before I left for Chile. As some of my family and friends know, I had a major migraine about a week before coming to Chile. I ended up in the ER and they ruled it out as a stress induced migraine. Since that day I have experienced a lot of nervousness and anxiety about being in a different country and away from home. It isn’t something that halts my daily activities but it is on my mind many days and comes with a crappy side effect of headaches. I try to calm myself by writing, using essential oils, and learning to breath. Each day has been better and better and I hope that the more I acclimate in this new place the more I will BE ok! This is a quote that I found and I think it is great.
“Thinking about all the things that could go wrong doesn’t make life any more predictable. You may feel safer when you’re worrying, but it’s just an illusion. Focusing on worst-case scenarios won’t keep bad things from happening. It will only keep you from enjoying the good things you have in the present. So if you want to stop worrying, start by tackling your need for certainty and immediate answers.”
Communication is something that has been slightly difficult the past couple weeks as I lost my phone somewhere on the streets of Chile. I was very sad but quickly learned that I am completely functional without a phone which was a relief. I did miss out on some great photo opportunities but for the most part it was a good learning experience. I was also able to use more Spanish during this time because I didn’t have a phone to look up everything so I found myself engaging a little bit more and hopefully improving my Spanish skills.
Down here in the southern hemisphere, we are moving into spring! I am so happy because the weather has been sporadically beautiful! The sun is starting to come out more and the temperature is rising. I love love love warm weather and I look forward to the warm months that are approaching!
Stay tuned for my upcoming adventures to Machu Picchu, Lake Titicaca, Santiago tour, and Chilean Independence day! P.S. It has now been 7 weeks, I had a paper due this week that got in the way of writing this post. Thank you all for keeping up with my journey abroad.


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|Palisades Pictures | Release Date: March 23, 2007|
Summary: When a ten-year-old girl fails the Conservatory entrance exam, she gives up on the piano. Ten years later she encounters the woman who she believes ruined her career and patiently waits for revenge.
Director: Denis Dercourt
Genre(s): Drama, Thriller, Music
Runtime: 85 min

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The internal wiring of the cerebellum has a repeating network architecture. The challenge is to explain how information is represented in the cerebellum and how input signals are processed to generate output.
Networks are large and made up of sub-networks, each designed to solve different problems and each using its own code(s). Each stage in transmission has a different function to which the anatomy and electrophysiology of that step are adapted. The function of the parts of the system are integrated, so that the integrated model, where this is brought together, must explain how they combine so that the network behaves in an internally concerted way, as a single, functionally-indivisible unit.
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Famed for its dramatic landscape, close-knit communities and picturesque countryside, Cornwall has for many years been a favourite location for film and television crews across the world. But there’s also another side to Cornwall’s success in this industry – its rich, diverse, cutting-edge homegrown talent and comprehensive, world-leading educational courses.
The School of Film and Television at Falmouth University has been a world-leader in this field for half a century. Their first-class media equipment, facilities and teaching make it a ‘go-to’ establishment for learning the trade in the UK. They have one of the longest film education traditions of any university in the UK and their alumni can be found working in every part of the global film, animation and television industries.
Being the creative and cultural hub it is, Cornwall is well-placed to make use of the talent that comes out of courses such as Falmouth’s. Screen Cornwall is a company set up to provide anything from location services to local talent development within the industry. They nurture Cornwall’s talent by providing opportunities for development and industry experience in creative, production, craft and technical areas. They also have a very strong network for cast, crew and technical talent. Their ‘New Creatives’ talent development scheme, supported by BBC Arts and Arts Council England offers commissioning opportunities for people aged 16-30 to get their work heard within the industry.
The region also nurtures independent and artistic talent – BAFTA-award winning Mark Jenkin and his film Bait were celebrated in the industry for adopting a unique and markedly Cornish approach to storytelling. Early Day Films, based in Bristol, is a production company working hard to champion talent in the southwest.


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Perspectives on kodaly cello teaching by wiesje van eersel. Colourstrings is a childcentred approach to music education and has been developed for violin, viola, cello, double bass, guitar and flute. In the colourstrings association i am the one to provide you with information on our teacher training courses and help you join the association. Colourstrings cello book e teaches trichords, tetrachords, pentachords and combinations. Workshops on relative solmisation the time and place of the next phase iib course will be announced later. Suitable also for group teaching they make music reading easy right from the start. A chorister at lichfield cathedral, holger went on to win a music scholarship to winchester college during which time he was also a cellist in the national youth orchestra.
Melanie is a professional cellist and was trained in colourstrings by mr. As in book a there is no table of contents with chapters or lessons, but there is a division based on the amount of notes used. These easy concert pieces for young violinists are designed to be used alongside violin abc books b and c. The second cello part is intended for an advanced pupil or the teacher. Violin abc colourstrings book b 2005 edition softcover book fennica gehrman. Colourstrings books is part of colourstrings international ltd. She has closely followed the development of the cello books and believes that they offer access to a wealth of musical and technical ideas to both teachers and students in a thorough pedagogical manner. Story of the colourstrings method and international. Beliebte stucke aus dem barock mit einem gewissen jazzfeeling. The colourful teaching material includes a comprehensive collection of books for beginners, chamber music, orchestra as well as. This new viola abc book a is modelled after the violin book.
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May 08, 2015 geza szilvay enlightens the story behind the worldfamous colourstrings method and how international minifiddlers saw the light of the day. Colourstrings cello lessons will take place in mossley, greater manchester and trafford. I was recently introduced to the colourstrings method for teaching string instruments. With a few exceptions, the songs in this book are introduced in positions where the melody can be played with natural harmonics. Oct 22, 2017 i was recently introduced to the colourstrings method for teaching string instruments. The colourstrings method developed by the szilvay brothers has gained an international reputation and is taught all over the world. Teachers should choose the music that best suits their pedagogical aims and needs.
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The Sheepskin pilot jacket became popular in the Second World War, when they kept pilots toasty and warm in unpressurised cabins at high altitudes. Because the sheep’s wool creates insulating spaces, body heat is retained, so that you stay cosy whatever the weather’s doing. Properly cared for, these coats also last a long time.
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Over the last 2 and half years, Telegram has been working on a next-generation blockchain platform called TON and a cryptocurrency they were going to name Gram. TON was designed to share the principles of decentralization pioneered by Bitcoin and Ethereum, but to be vastly superior to them in speed and scalability.
Telegram Discontinues TON
Telegram was happy with the technology they had created which allowed for an open, free, decentralized exchange of value and ideas. When integrated with Telegram, TON had the potential to revolutionize how people store and transfer funds and information.
Unfortunately, a US court stopped TON from happening. In his announced, the judge said that “Many people invested in the gold mine because they were looking for profits. And they didn’t want that gold for themselves, they wanted to sell it to other people. Because of this, you are not allowed to give them the gold.”
The US court declared that Grams couldn’t be distributed not only in the United States, but globally. According to the court, a US citizen might find some way of accessing the TON platform after it launched. So, to prevent this, Grams shouldn’t be allowed to be distributed anywhere in the world – even if every other country on the planet seemed to be perfectly fine with TON.
Because the US can use its control over the dollar and the global financial system to shut down any bank or bank account in the world. It can use its control over Apple and Google to remove apps from the App Store and Google Play. This is because of this reason that Telegram has decided to shut down it’s TON project in order to protect the interest of the Telegram the main project.
“I am writing this post to officially announce that Telegram’s active involvement with TON is over. You may see – or may have already seen – sites using my name or the Telegram brand or the “TON” abbreviation to promote their projects. Don’t trust them with your money or data. No present or past member of our team is involved with any of these projects. While networks based on the technology we built for TON may appear, we won’t have any affiliation with them and are unlikely to ever support them in any way. So be careful, and don’t let anyone mislead you.” Says Pavel Davon Telegram Founder.
Also read: Telegram Users Rise Up to 400 Million
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Perspectives on Insurance Planning
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Knowing how insurance deductibles work can help you save money and give you peace of mind.
Even if you’re young and single, you should still consider protecting yourself.
Asking the right questions about how you can save money for retirement without sacrificing your quality of life.

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Clock. Wednesday , November 01st , 2017 - 21:43:52 PM
Modern large wall clocks are constructed from many different materials which include metal, glass, plastic, wood and even high density fiberboard that is laser cut. For a modern and rich look, a clock of silver and gold cannot be beat for an elegant dining room. If your home has a lot of antiques, a wooden clock made of distressed wood that matches the antique furniture will tie everything together. Also, a pendulum clock looks old fashioned and traditional in style. The swinging pendulum and melodic chimes will evoke nostalgic feelings of a time gone by.
When wading through the various options, lots of which were not mentioned in this article, there is only one thing you should do to help you decide. Visualize. Picture the room you want to create and then find a clock that makes this goal a reality.
Some types of clocks, but not limited to are: Antique, Wall, Contemporary, Nautical, Atomic, Decorative, Traditional, Mantel, Grandfather, Cuckoo, Kitchen, Alarm, and others. There are two types of movement. They are mechanical and quartz battery operated. Some mechanical clocks produce a chiming sound. Clocks are also powered by solar energy, winding mechanism, and batteries.
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When I created Natural Beauty Hair Salon I envisioned a fun, warm and welcoming atmosphere. I wanted to build a relaxing space for our guests and their stylist to enjoy together while forming beautiful relationships.
In 2012, I was brand new to the beauty industry and got diagnosed with a severe hair color allergy. My ability to be a colorist was drastically affected for the first five years of my career. It wasn't until discovering Oway and Simply Organic in 2017, that I was able to dive deep into hair color without enduring the consequences of my allergies. I was overwhelmed with joy to finally be able to immerse myself in my passion.
I understand the importance of quality hair color and product lines first-hand. Overall health and sustainability are extremely important to me. This is what fuels my desire to only carry hair care lines that use safe and carefully selected ingredients.
Hair color aside, one of my other favorite things to do behind the chair is haircuts for my fellow curly girls! I absolutely love being able to customize a cut to someone's specific needs and hair type.
Having the opportunity to fulfill my passion and open Natural Beauty Hair Salon means the world to me. I am beyond grateful for my clients and my team. I cannot thank them enough for the trust they have in me.
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Theresa began her career several years ago in New York, before she relocated to New Jersey and found her salon home here at Natural Beauty!
Theresa is constantly expanding her knowledge and honing in on her craft. Her motivation and focus is second to none.
As Theresa continues to immerse herself in hair and makeup artistry, she is drawn to highlighting, vivids and fashion hair colors. She also is filled with excitement whenever she gets the opportunity to do special occasion makeup! Theresa is so inspiring to all of us at Natural Beauty. When you meet her, she is bound to greet you with the most heartwarming smile that will make your day!
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Since beginning her career in the beauty industry about eight years ago, Sarah has gained much experience with organic hair care and color lines. She is passionate about using non-toxic products that are safe for her clients and the earth!
Sarah loves all things hair related, however she is especially drawn to making beautiful blondes and precision haircuts. Also, Sarah is extremely talented at barbering haircuts! She goes above and beyond to provide a comfortable experience for all of her clients, while making their hair dreams come true.
Sarah has this way of effortlessly drawing you in with her kindness and sweet personality. She is a great fit at Natural Beauty and we are elated to have her as part of our team!
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Bella is exceptionally creative and loves channeling her artistic side! Her journey in the beauty industry began while attending a vocational program during high school. Shortly after obtaining her credentials, she immersed herself in all things pertaining to hair and makeup. Her desire to work with clean hair product lines led her to joining our team.
Bella is always excited to learn and try something new! As she continues to flourish as a stylist, she is finding herself especially attracted to doing fun, bright colors. She also does wonderful blowouts. Fun fact, Bella is the only stylist at Natural Beauty with hands on wig experience!
Her outgoing personality and infectious energy are bound to make you feel comfortable the moment you meet her.
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Emily is our super sweet receptionist!
Emily grew up at the Jersey Shore and has experience in food service, retail, and nursing assisting. Her passion for providing excellent customer service has led her to finding a home here at Natural Beauty!
Emily is a key part of our team and she loves working behind the scenes to keep the salon running smoothly. She especially enjoys getting to know our clients and making genuine connections.
Whether you're calling to schedule your next appointment, or coming in to see your stylist, Emily is always the first person to ensure you're being well taken care of at Natural Beauty!


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(80-100 Day) Like the treasured heirloom Moon & Stars watermelon - only better. Harvest Moon features healthy, shorter vines and is earlier to ripen, higher yielding, better tasting and, best of all, seedless. The 18 to 20 pound rounded-oval fruits retain the familiar dark green rind with yellow dots, while inside the pinkish-red flesh is ultra-sweet and crisp. 2013 AAS Winner. Seedless varieties require a pollinator, so each packet includes 5 additional seeds of another cross-pollinating variety to be planted in an alternating pattern along with the seedless variety. The fruit of these other 5 will sport a contrasting rind color to easily tell them apart.
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Ulta Beauty has a new way of showing off up-and-coming beauty brands: a platform called Sparked at Ulta Beauty, which launched this past Saturday online and enters select stores on Sept. 22. The platform features "digitally native, and socially fueled beauty brands" that are going into brick and mortar for the first time.
Collections for the program will be "continuously refreshed," according to a company press release emailed to Retail Dive, and will include hair care, skin care and makeup brands. Brands chosen for the program will also have access to Ulta from a mentorship perspective, the company said.
The beauty retailer's first iteration of the program features four brands: Uoma Beauty, Elcie, Zoeva and Love Wellness. A special online and mobile experience for the program is also on the horizon and will launch in the fall.
A battle for emerging brands has broken out in the beauty sector, and Sephora and Ulta are at the front lines.
Sephora has launched a series of merchandising initiatives in stores to highlight direct-to-consumer, digital-first brands, which most recently included Sephora's Next Big Thing, a space dedicated to new makeup brands.
Ulta's Sparked platform seems to be based on a similar concept, bringing in digitally native brands to foster a sense of discovery and, hopefully, drive traffic to stores. That strategy seems to be working, as CEO Mary Dillon specifically called out in May that being the "partner of choice" for DTC brands was driving traffic to stores from consumers looking to try the products in person.
Indeed, the retailer's press release for Sparked pointed to the program as the continuation of a strategy that has been "key to Ulta Beauty's success for the past 29 years."
"Identifying what's next in beauty and growing brands to their full potential is what Ulta Beauty is known for," Tara Simon, senior vice president of merchandising at Ulta, said in a statement. "We have long been the place for brands to grow, including emerging brands, which we introduce to a whole new guest population to ignite their success. Our guests have an insatiable desire to get it first and know Ulta Beauty is the place for new and exclusive products that you just can't find anywhere else."
The strategy isn't unique to the beauty sector — department stores have recently taken a similar tact to get customers into locations, including Macy's with its The Market @ Macy's concept and more recently Kohl's, which announced on Tuesday it would be selling a selection of products from emerging brands through a program called "Curated by Kohl's."


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Indigenous advocates in Sarawak successfully repel defamation suit, as Samling loses crucial sustainability certification amid persistent controversies of illegal logging and human rights violations.
In a prolonged standoff reminiscent of David versus Goliath, Indigenous activists in Sarawak, Malaysia, recently celebrated significant, albeit incremental, triumphs against the timber titan, Samling. These milestones in their decades-long struggle symbolize not just legal victories but also a beacon of hope for preserving their cherished forests and traditional territories from corporate encroachment.
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Small Triumphs in a Massive Battle
Against the backdrop of ongoing legal and environmental strife, Indigenous groups in Sarawak have recorded two pivotal victories against Samling. Established in 1976, the corporation has since become a behemoth in the timber industry, controlling substantial forest concessions and reportedly exporting timber valued at 544 million ringgit ($115 million) in 2022. However, the shadow of the company’s ascent looms over Indigenous lands, disrupting traditional living and economies, notwithstanding Samling’s attempts to integrate corporate social responsibility practices into its operations.
Tensions escalated when Samling brought a lawsuit against SAVE Rivers. This grassroots organization has been vocal about the corporation’s questionable treatment of Indigenous communities residing around the Ravenscourt and Gerenai forest management units. After 25 tension-filled months and multiple rescheduled trials, an amicable settlement was reached on the eve of the trial. Samling decided to withdraw its 5-million-ringgit lawsuit while allowing the contested articles to remain online.
Forest Certificate Withdrawn
The recent settlement of a contentious defamation suit marks a significant chapter in an ongoing conflict, with implications rippling through the corridors of environmental advocacy and corporate responsibility. This legal détente follows months of escalating local and international pressure bearing down on Samling, a prominent timber company. The pressure-cooker scenario encompasses the revocation of management rights for the Ravenscourt Forest Management Unit (FMU) and an active investigation spearheaded by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), a notable entity championing sustainable forestry practices. This investigation into Samling’s operational conduct was initiated in response to concerns raised by a consortium of civil society organizations.
In a development that sent ripples through environmental and corporate circles, it was disclosed that the Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) rescinded a forest management certificate previously awarded to Samling. The certificate authorized the company to oversee the sustainable management of approximately 117,941 hectares within the protected expanses of Ravenscourt, situated in the secluded interior district of Lawas in Sarawak. Samling, which has been renewing this license since 1985, was granted stewardship until 2025 under the most recent issuance.
Nonetheless, the audit and certification authority, Sirim, detected Samling’s failure to execute corrective measures addressing several violations unearthed during a 2021 recertification audit. Sirim’s findings painted a picture of a company that fell short of engaging adequately with local communities within the Ravenscourt unit. The audit report highlighted a deficiency in communication regarding conflict resolution procedures and a lack of transparency in disseminating reports and pertinent information to the communities. It was also noted that indigenous Penan villages were conspicuously absent from Samling’s operational maps, with no representatives from these communities included in relevant committees.
The Borneo Project, which brought the certificate withdrawal to public attention, stated that it remains uncertain which specific non-conformities and absence of corrective actions precipitated the withdrawal. The organization further noted in a statement that logging activities within the Ravenscourt FMU have currently ceased.
The Penan communities residing in Ravenscourt have expressed their approval of the certificate’s cancellation, having historically voiced their opposition to logging activities in the region. “Samling’s evident reluctance to institute effective corrective actions, in compliance with certification standards, underscores their unwillingness to adhere to established requirements,” remarked Komeok Joe, the CEO of the Penan grassroots organization, Keruan. He added that the Penan community would regard any logs sourced from the area as illegally logged.
In a separate but related development, persistent pressure from civil society has catalyzed an FSC investigation into Samling’s operational practices. Days before the scheduled court hearing for Samling’s case against Save Rivers, the FSC announced its decision to launch an inquiry into the company. This decision was in response to a complaint lodged the previous October by a coalition comprising The Borneo Project and Save Rivers.
Indigenous-Led Conservation’s Voice Amplified
The coalition’s complaint accused Samling of engaging in illegal logging activities, wreaking havoc in areas designated as having high conservation value, and converting significant forest areas for plantation or non-forestry uses. The complaint also cited violations of traditional and human rights. Presently, the FSC is contemplating whether to pursue alternative dispute resolution measures, conduct further investigations, or arrive at a direct decision.
Moreover, civil society groups under the umbrella of the Clean Up The Tropical Timber Trade campaign have voiced their dissent against the elevation of Samling’s rankings in the SPOTT assessments conducted by the Zoological Society of London. These assessments gauge the transparency of companies’ environmental and social policies. The campaign advocates for enhanced scrutiny by the United Kingdom on tropical timber imports from Malaysia and demands that Samling’s assessment takes into account field evidence, not merely corporate declarations on paper.
In reaction to the withdrawal of Samling’s lawsuit against Save Rivers, both Malaysian and international organizations have expressed their approval. Meenakshi Raman, who serves as the president of Friends of the Earth Malaysia, emphasized that corporations should exercise caution before initiating lawsuits against environmental defenders. “The objective should not be to muzzle critics but to earnestly work towards placing people and the environment above profits,” she asserted.
“Samling is beginning to comprehend the formidable power wielded by the communities, derived from their deep-rooted presence in their territories,” observed Giovanni Reyes, the chair of the Global Environmental Facility’s Indigenous Peoples Advisory Group. Having attended the court hearing in Miri, Reyes expressed confidence that Samling would not prevail in its case against Save Rivers and the local communities.
Jenny Weber, a campaign manager at the Australian forest protection organization the Bob Brown Foundation, also witnessed the trial, which was ultimately cancelled. “The global community has been attentively watching as a logging company in Sarawak attempted to silence SAVE Rivers. This attempt has failed,” Weber stated, adding that “Indigenous-led defenders of human rights and the environment can take pride in their steadfastness and in upholding the community’s right to free speech. The ongoing deforestation in Sarawak will continue to be scrutinized and opposed both locally and globally.”
Lead image courtesy of Bruno Manser Fonds : Community members celebrating the withdrawal of the lawsuit against SAVE Rivers

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6. Best City Park System: Minneapolis
Ranked number one by the Trust For Public Land.
According to The Atlantic:
“Ninety-four percent of people in Minneapolis live within a 10-minute walk of a park, a quick way of saying that the Minnesota city is woven with arguably the best green space of any large metro in the country.”
- Barack Obama had his final press conference as president, defending his legacy and vowing to fight Trump if the nation's "core values may be at stake."
- Scott Pruitt, Donald Trump's pick for EPA chief, refused to say at his confirmation hearing if he would recuse himself from lawsuits he filed against the EPA.
- It's official: Scientists announced today that 2016 was the hottest year on record and that greenhouse gases are to blame ♨🌍
- "Will & Grace" will return for a 10-episode revival. Debra Messing and Eric McCormack will reprise their roles in the groundbreaking NBC sitcom 📺


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Netflix has no shortage of edgy dramas and hit TV series, but they have hit the lottery with “Ozark,” which launched in July 2017. While the show depicts that part of Missouri unrealistically, the drama and plot lines make up for that failure.
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Kids from poverty stricken neighborhoods and broken homes can learn the qualities of good character through athletics. Kids learn how to work in teams, to be hardworking, to set goals and even understand responsibility for the first time.
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Growing up in inner-city areas can have detrimental effects on adolescents, but those who choose to pursue athletics may find themselves able to overcome their demographic struggles and develop strong character traits along the way.
J. Cole’s “KOD” album is sonically pleasing, the message behind the lyrics and his fight to change the culture of recreational drug abuse in the younger hip-hop world comes together to create a masterpiece.
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When I checked into Etsy last week I was very happy to find a message from Bionicunicorn. This wonderful seller from Etsy was letting me know that she had featured my Sydney Elephant Pincushion Desk Buddy in her beautiful treasury. Sydney is not a stranger to publicity he recently made an appearance on the front page of Etsy. My sales have been down since Christmas so any help I can get in advertising my shop is much appreciated. So many, many thanks to Bionicunicorn for featuring Sydney. Check out Bionicunicorn's shop for some gorgeous vintage inspired costume jewellery. Here is one of her many amazing pieces.
Magic Bubbles - Whimsical Spring Steampunk Necklace


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when we arrived in kauai we heard that the waves on the north shore were 30 foot.
we took a drive up to hanalei bay to see if this was true. the waves were pretty
big just off to the right of this pier, but pretty far out. we took a walk to end
of the pier just to look, but as you can tell it was a gloomy, overcast day.
we had fun though. we played on the beach in the rain and enjoyed the
beautiful surroundings. the mister even paddled out for a surf (#17 on the list)
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Introduced in 1968 the K8 was a radical change to suit the mood of the Sixties .It’s futuristic design now tells more of the Sixties and Seventies than the future itself. It’s “form from function” modular pattern was simple to build but smartly stylish.
Designed by Bruce Martin and it had practical adjustments from the K6 with one large pane of glass each side and a lighter aluminum door. The cast iron body has a flattened dome and edging to carry rainwater.
This was the last of the red kiosks to be produced and very few are in service. There are now moves to have them preserved as a part of our late 20th century heritage.
Your kiosk will be fully restored from bare metal upwards using original parts or those taken from original patterns.
- brass hinges and shackles
- leather door straps with steel pins
- safety glass
- plain one piece black gloss wallboard
- floor insert
- electric light fitting
- hand painted in BS539 Red Enamel
- POA interiors can be fitted to this model
- Dimensions. 3ft. x 3ft. x 8ft 4in. Weight 600kgs
K8 Kiosk £2390
VAT to be added where applicable.
Nation-wide delivery. Installation using our own Hydraulic Kiosk Trailers and experienced team available.
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Every month, Google takes a snapshot of the current state of Android and its distribution when checked against devices accessing the Google Play store.
In the latest distribution report, Android 4.4 KitKat is still working hard on keeping the lead when compared to the previous versions of Google’s mobile operating system. Indeed, KitKat is now registering on 39.1% of devices, when in December 2014 Google showed it on just over 33 percent of devices. OF course, as KitKat continues to grow, the other variants continue to slip.
Every single version of Android before version 4.4 fell at least some percentage from the report published in December. Last month, Android 4.3 showed up on 7.8 percent of devices, but now only registers on 6.5%. Android’s Ice Cream Sandwich is now registering on 6.7%, and a month ago Google had its distribution at 7.8%. Android Gingerbread is now resting comfortably at 7.8 percent itself, while in December it registered at 9.1%.
As is to be expected, Android 5.0 Lollipop is not registering in Google’s report just yet, but that should be changing in the near future.[via Android Developers]


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SignalFire Multi Input/Output Module Offers Wireless Local Control of Assets Without Intervention of
SignalFire has expanded the capabilities of its Multi Input/Output (MIO) Module to connect directly (Modbus) with programmable logic controllers (PLCs) or be configured to perform autonomous local control where an input can trigger
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Signal Fire’s Remote Sensing System, sending data from attached sensors to a SignalFire Gateway that can report inputs and write outputs via its wireless network. (see graphic 1)
Now, when operating in non-wireless Modbus mode, the SignalFire Multi I/O Module can be connected directly to a user’s controller via Modbus RS-485 or operate independently without any outside device controlling it. (see graphic 2) For example, when connected to analog level sensors, the MIO Module can locally create a command to shut off the pump if configured levels get too high. Additionally, the module can be connected wirelessly (or wired) to a monitoring device (PLC) to monitor status.
With 8 analog and 6 digital inputs (the DI’s can totalize), the Multi I/O Module can be connected to a variety of devices such as pressure, flow, or level sensors, motor controllers or radar sensors. Two relay outputs are offered for control. Units can be daisy chained for added flexibility. Ultra-
With its sophisticated options and ability to control a wide variety of assets, the MIO Module is ideal for a variety of applications including monitoring and controlling heater treaters, separators, plunger lift, tubing and casing pressures and tank levels.
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In our household of two, I am the master and commander of the kitchen, my husband is the sous chef.
During the work week I try to cook dinner every night and he helps. We bring our lunches to work and eat in as much as possible, because weekends are a free for all.
Sometimes I am busy. Sometimes I get into a rut and we have Mexican dishes multiple evenings. Sometimes I would rather get a root canal than go to the grocery store.
For any of those occasions, it’s useful to have a handful of easy recipes to fall back on. This slow cooker Chicken Taco Soup is one such recipe. My slow cookers is a life saver, or at the very least a grumbling husband deflector.
Most of the ingredients might already be in your kitchen and there is hardly any preparation involved. The hardest part of the process is opening cans.
Slow Cooker Chicken Taco Soup
Note: I use 16 oz. cans, but this recipe is so versatile that being an ounce or two off will not affect the end product.
1/2 yellow onion, diced
1 – 16 oz. can black beans (plain, unseasoned)
1 – 16 oz. can chili beans in sauce
1 – 16 oz. can corn
1 – 8 oz. can tomato sauce
2 cans of Rotel or diced tomatoes with green chilies
1/2 packet of taco seasoning (I use 3 T. of Penzey’s Taco Seasoning)
2 chicken breasts (can be frozen)
1 bottle/can of beer (or 2 c. chicken stock or water)
Serve with: shredded cheddar cheese, sour cream, tortilla chips, guacamole (optional)
Open the cans of black beans, chili beans, corn, tomato sauce, and diced tomatoes and dump them into a large slow cooker. Mix in the diced onion and taco seasoning. Slowly pour in the beer or stock and stir to combine. Place the chicken breasts on top of the mixture.
Cover the slow cooker and put on low for eight hours. When making this soup I turn my slow cooker on before leaving for work at 7:30 a.m. and dinner is ready when I get home at 5 p.m.
Uncover the slower cooker, take out the chicken breasts and shred them with two forks. Stir the shredded chicken back into the soup. Ladle the soup into bowls and serve with shredded cheddar cheese, tortilla chips or whatever suits your fancy.
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Preparing for the unexpected is often part of the brief for firms providing critical infrastructure— but one company is showing how advances in technology can help them ‘virtually’ plan for challenges before they arise.
Immersive technology company Glitch Studios is working with companies in the power sector, datacentre industry and others— helping them use emerging tech such as virtual and augmented reality (VR and AR) to communicate complex projects clearly and expand their businesses.
Glitch VR producer Sami Hamid told Critical Power Online companies including global power product specialists Eltek and Delta are now using its VR and AR expertise to “visualise” large and complex equipment for customers— without the “huge expense of transporting machinery to exhibitions or sales meetings”.
A case study with Eltek has shown that the tech “not only works as an effective marketing tool, but also as a B2B sales tool in meetings with clients”, said Hamid, whose company has offices in Oslo, London, and Istanbul.
Instead of using video or written promotional material, Eltek’s clients can simply “pop on a headset and are immediately transported to their datacentre”, Hamid said. “The customer gets to play, so to speak, with the equipment and see for themselves exactly what does and doesn’t work for them in the context of what they are trying to achieve.”
The VR solution works with firms such as Eltek first briefing Glitch on their clients’ requirements, leaving Glitch to design the ‘World’— the virtual environment where a client donning a headset will “physically feel that they have gone somewhere else, such as in their datacentre”.
Glitch is also working to develop the system for multiple users, potentially enabling a sales representative and a client who are physically in separate countries to ‘meet up’ and talk in the virtual datacentre— and ‘see’ and test at first hand how their equipment responds in situations such as a blackout or other event.
Hamid revealed Glitch has also used its technology in a project for the Red Cross, where the company helped to replicate working in the aftermath of an earthquake. The tech has also been used in marine and offshore training “to mimic blackouts in the sense of smoke from a fire and how to get out of a situation safely”, Hamid said.
“VR has been out of the reach of companies and consumers but in recent years, in terms of its cost it’s now very affordable from a software and hardware point of view,” Hamid said.