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Detroit's Renzo Cardoni draws star-studded following
Detroit — Rami Mona moves down a long white table covered in his creations. He shows off a pair of wine and gold Cleveland Cavalier shorts and a denim jersey with "Lakers" and "Bryant" airbrushed in yellow. He pauses at a tie-dyed hoodie for NFL wide receiver Jarvis Landry.
"I'm putting the Dolphins logo right here," says Mona, his tattooed fingers passing over the orange and blue dye, "and his last name on the back and No. 14. One of the games coming up, if you watch, you'll see him warm up in this for sure."
The tie-dye is a bit out of the ordinary for the young luxury sportswear designer, who typically deconstructs licensed athletic apparel and adds his own flair using leather, denim, camouflage and, his favorite material, snakeskin.
"That's what I love about these athletes; they let me do what I want to do," he says. "I send them different mockups, and they give me the OK."
The Sterling Heights resident, who just turned 26, has designed custom sportswear for such superstars as Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton, Denver Broncos linebacker Von Miller and New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. Detroit rappers Big Sean and Dej Loaf have repped his Cardoni collection, as has Justin Bieber, Lil Wayne, Wale and Khloe Kardashian. At last season's Super Bowl, the Atlanta Falcons defensive line sported his hoodies.
He's perhaps the most sought-after, high-end sportswear designer in Detroit. Yet Mona started from nothing in his mother's basement. Skipping college, he sold his shoe collection for money to start Renzo Cardoni at age 21. (Renzo is a nickname; Cardoni nods to Detroit's Cardoni Street, where a late friend lived.)
"I didn't have connections. I didn't have resources from college," says Mona, wearing gold-rimmed glasses and a black Detroit "D" cap. "I took something from nothing, and I built it."
Mona moved production from Shelby Township to the second floor of an Eastern Market mixed-use space a few months ago. He now has 10 seamstresses, two cutters and several interns working on his "team." A sports fanatic, Mona frequently drops sports analogies to describe his company that produces 50 pieces a week.
"This is a team. If one person is injured, we keep going. We can't just slack," says Mona, intimating he's the key player. "Like, I'm LeBron. If LeBron doesn't play, we're not going to win the championship."
Merging his interests
While attending Fitzgerald High School in Warren, Mona hung out with rising Detroit rappers. He wanted to be part of the industry, but he didn't rap. His interests were sports and fashion. So he merged the two and marketed his product to musicians.
As a test, Mona took the first jersey his mom bought him in sixth grade and embellished it with snakeskin fabric. At the time, sportswear designer Don C came out with hats featuring snakeskin and sports logos.
"I was like, 'This is it. When he's doing that with hats, I know can do this with jerseys,' " Mona says.
His first item was a Michael Jordan jersey. Mona turned the No. 23 into python snakeskin and the mesh body into leather.
This was around 2012. As Mona puts it, "leather was hot." He popped on the fashion radar soon after. The first big-name artist to support him was rapper Fabolous.
"He took me in like a little brother. He respected what I was doing and where I was coming from," Mona says. "Being 21, not a lot of people have the vision of just trying to start their own brand."
Flash-forward to today, and Mona names Beckham Jr. as his No. 1 fan. Before games, fans can often spot the Giant warming up in a Cardoni hoodie.
"He was my client, but we grew to be like brothers," Mona says.
Yet his "biggest moment," he says, was when Stephen Curry's wife, Ayesha, wore a Cardoni snakeskin-lettered Warriors jersey.
Grinning, Mona launches into the story: Curry's brother, Seth Curry, contacted him to buy a Golden State Warriors jersey. Thrilled, Mona sent it as a gift. Seth wore the jersey to a few games before giving it to Ayesha, who wore it like a dress the night her husband won the NBA Championship.
"You know how you get married and you frame a picture with you and your husband that will stay with you forever?" Mona says. "This picture with her, her husband, their two kids and the trophy — with my jersey on — that will go down in history."
That, and the time TV personality Khloe Kardashian wore his yellow Tristan Thompson jersey to a Cavs game. Kardashian, who's dating Thompson, bought the No. 13 jersey from a Cleveland store owned by Mona's friend.
"Later that night, we were watching the game. I guess her boyfriend scores a point, and she gets up, and you see the jersey. At that moment, it was just crazy, because it was like two iconic females in, like, less than a week wearing my jerseys." Mona says. "... Right there, I knew that's another lane I'm going to work into — making female sportswear and kids sportswear. Not just men's."
Customized pieces can reach nearly $1,400 for a jersey and $400-plus for shorts. More affordable merch, including $175 Cardoni hoodies and $95 tees, also is sold online.
Growing up with a mother working two jobs, he understands the prices aren't cheap.
"I'm not trying to charge people this much because I want to," he says. "It's because I have to. We put all this time and effort into a piece; you have to make sure it's worth what it is."
Thursday morning, Bree Russell bent over a machine, sewing a red Toronto Raptors jacket.
"We spend more time taking things apart than putting them together," says Russell, explaining that she removes the waistband, trim and logos from licensed apparel. "Then we add in our own touches: zippers, the snakeskin."
The 33-year-old Westland resident started as a seamstress two years ago, after she found the job on Craigslist.
"It's been a really interesting experience to watch this company take off," says Russell, acknowledging the demand from athletes and celebrities. "It's always fun when you open Instagram and you're like, 'I made that! And that person is wearing that!' "
The next collection
Mona always wanted to be an entrepreneur, but his mother served as his motivation to work hard.
"One of my goals was to make her quit her job, like, 'You don't have to work no more. I got you, mom.' And that's what I did," he says.
Now Elham Mona only works part-time as an assistant store manager to avoid boredom.
But there were days she left the house at 7 a.m. and didn't return from work until 11:30 p.m.
"They didn't even see me," she says of her three boys, now 23, 24 and 26.
Thanks to her eldest son, she also moved into a new house.
"He supports me now," says Elham Mona, 57. "I'm so proud of him."
When he's not traveling to such places as Los Angeles and Oregon — where he partnered with Nike to give 200 high school football players hoodies this summer — Mona spends most days in the lab trying to create "the next hottest thing."
"I'm already working on stuff for 2020," he says.
Coming up, he's releasing an orange and black Jordan jersey for Halloween. He's also designing trunks and a robe that boxer Manny Pacquiao plans to wear this fall.
Detroit rapper Gary Thomas, known as GT, recently wore a Chicago Bulls camouflage hoodie while performing at Summer Jamz 20 at Joe Louis Arena.
Thomas, 25, says he's supported the brand from the beginning and loves its vintage flair.
"I get a lot of compliments from older people," he says.
Of the hundreds of pieces Mona designed, he can't pick a favorite.
"Every time I make a new jersey, I get inspired," he says. "I still get that feeling I get when I made my first one. As far as I came, I still feel like this is just the beginning for me."
Mona could move to New York or Los Angeles, where there's materials he can't buy in the Motor City, but he's a Detroit hustler. And he wants to stay to help create a "fashion district," which doesn't exist — yet.
"It would be dope to see that one day Detroit has a Detroit Fashion Week," he says. "Hopefully ... I can be an influencer and motivate people to build Detroit as one, maybe we can have that one day."
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The following reflection is courtesy of Don Schwager (c) 2015, whose website is located at DailyScripture.net
Do you seek God's way of peace and wisdom for your life? The prophets remind us that God's kingdom is available to those who are teachable and receptive to the word of God. Through their obedience to God's word and commandments, they receive not only wisdom and peace for themselves, but they, in turn become a blessing to their children and their offspring as well. Jesus warns the generation of his day to heed God's word before it is too late. He compares proud teachers and vain scholars with stubborn playmates who refuse to follow wise counsel and instruction.
Jesus parable about a group of disappointed musicians and their stubborn friends who refuse to sing or dance at the appropriate occasion challenge us to examine whether we are selective to only hear and do what we want to hear. The young music players in Jesus' parable react with great dismay because they cannot get anyone to follow their instruction. They complain that if they play their music at weddings, no one will join in their festive song and dance; and if they play mournful tunes and songs at funerals, no one will join in at all. This parable echoes the wisdom of Ecclesiastes 3:4 – "there is a time to weep and a time to laugh; a time to mourn and a time to dance." Are you in tune with the message of God's kingdom? And do you heed God's word of wisdom and truth as if your life depended on it?
Spiritual indifference and deaf ears can block God's word for us
Jesus' message of the kingdom of God is a proclamation of good news that produces great joy and hope for those who listen and obey – but it is also a warning of bad consequences and disaster for those who refuse to accept God's gracious invitation. Why did the message of John the Baptist and the message of Jesus meet with resistance and deaf ears? It was out of jealously and spiritual blindness that the scribes and Pharisees attributed John the Baptist's austerities to the devil and they attributed Jesus' table fellowship as evidence for pretending to be the Messiah. They succeeded in frustrating God's plan for their lives because they had closed their hearts to the message of John the Baptist and now they close their ears to Jesus, God's anointed Son sent to redeem us from bondage to sin and death.
What can make us spiritually dull and slow to hear God's voice? Like the generation of Jesus' time, our age is marked by indifference and contempt, especially in regards to the things of heaven. Indifference dulls our ears to God's voice and to the good news of the Gospel. Only the humble of heart can find joy and favor in God's sight. Is you life in tune with Jesus' message of hope and salvation? And do you know the joy and blessing of believing and obeying God's word?
"Lord Jesus, open my ears to hear the good news of your kingdom and set my heart free to love and serve you joyfully. May nothing keep me from following you wholeheartedly."
The following reflection is courtesy of PresentationMinistries.com (c) 2015. Their website is located at PresentationMinistries.com
"If you would hearken to My commandments, your prosperity would be like a river, and your vindication like the waves of the sea." —Isaiah 48:18
Christmas, like life, is a matter of obedience. If we obey the Lord's commands, we will become prosperous, vindicated, blessed, and assured this Christmas (Is 48:18-19). However, we are often like rebellious, disobedient children who want to give orders rather than take them (Mt 11:16-17). We must repent of this self-willed, disobedient attitude or we will deprive ourselves of Christmas and even of Christ.
At the first Christmas, the Lord gave His commands to Mary and Joseph through His angel (Lk 1:26; Mt 1:20) and the government (Lk 2:1). He commanded the wise men through a star and the Bible (Mt 2:2-6). He commanded the shepherds through a choir of angels (Lk 2:11-12). The few who obeyed were present at the first Christmas. Yet a world of innkeepers had no room in their hearts even for the Messiah (Lk 2:7). It is the same today. The real Christmas, the personal encounter with Christ, is for those who believe in the Lord enough to obey Him. Only those who follow the star of obedience will make their way to the manger and find the Christ-Child.
Prayer: Lord, if I don't die to self, I'll miss out on Christmas again and I'll never love You. I repent. Promise: "I, the Lord, your God, teach you what is for your good, and lead you on the way you should go." —Is 48:17 Praise: Pope St. Damasus I promoted the martyrs as a means to fight heresy and schism.
Rescript: In accord with the Code of Canon Law, I hereby grant my permission to publish One Bread, One Body covering the period from December 1, 2015 through January 31, 2016.
†Most Reverend Joseph R. Binzer, Auxiliary Bishop, Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, June 26, 2015.
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Hey Dolls …. So I have finally managed to come around to do the most awaited product review of them all (or at least for me) ever since I saw my fave beauty blogger Kandee and other bbloggers all hyped up about it – I felt that this liner was going to be my salvation – it's like the dummy tool for becoming the pro on winged liners. Initially saddened as Benefit (the Brand) are not available on the island, I started an internet scavenger hunt and when I was about give up hope since none of the sites I found shipped to Malta … and then bam there it was. Believe me, I could not press the add to cart button fast enough!!!
So let's review this amazing eyeliner that has been causing a stir in the beauty world. For me the eyeliner is the trickiest item in my makeup bag, it's always such a hard task and usually end up spending hours applying it so that it is close to perfect as possible! Not only is the application hard but also in finding the right product that works for me. I have tried the dizzying array of product options available and I also have had two favourites for the past months as stated here and here. However, after having tried this liner, I have to be honest this eyeliner is epically my fave and let me explain why. Let me paint you a picture a gel liner in a pen format, waterproof and matte black? I'd be like yes, yes and undoubtedly yes.
When you unscrew the cap, you'll see the tip has a little orange thing that you have to remove for the product to come out. (Well they don't really talk about it anywhere, as far as I can tell, so I'm not sure if you're supposed to put it back after use or throw it away. Mine is already long gone, so I hope not!).
Now onto the innovation part, that comes in the AccuFlex rubber style, angled applicator that sets it apart from any other pen. It's not felt, like most pens and the tip is soft, thin and feels like silicone, making it very flexible and bends with the natural curve of your lash line as it dispenses the gel formula. The pen also helps to gently move your lashes out of the way so you can get closer to your lash line – making the tricky wing tips and cat eyes a breeze because you can almost stamp it on. Totally brilliant right?
The gel formula comes out after you twist the base – they say in the instructions "twist base once to 'push up' gel liner to tip" but the first time you need to twist about 20 or 30 times before anything comes out!!
'Push-up liner' means you only need to give the pen a few clicks and the gel is dispensed from the tip. So you won't end up using too much of it, and you don't have to worry about it drying out like a felt tip. A couple of clicks are needed for both eyes. No brush needed!
As mentioned above the gel liner is waterproof, so it will wear until you remove it! I get a solid eight to ten hours out of it without it smearing or flaky and at the end of the night it removes easily with an oil based remover.
The product doesn't come out with the wet consistency (or thin lines) of a liquid liner. It's much drier and you tend to get a thicker line. You can twist the base to get more out if you feel like the pen is dragging.
Don't mistake it for a liquid eyeliner because it isn't that! This is a soft, creamy matte eyeliner formula that has a slightly drier consistency than your standard gel eyeliner. When I used it for the first time I was thinking that TOO much eyeliner would flow out of the pen but this actually distributes a tiny little ribbon of eyeliner, no more, no less, that plenty to use on both eyes.
The pigmentation on the liner, as you see from the swatches, is totally amazing. It's very inky, jet black, and perfect on a single application. No reason to build color as it doesn't tug or smear as you apply it. It's quite dry and sets to a matte finish so oily lids will love it. As for drier eyes, you'll love it as well because even though the texture is matte it still has a smooth, even finish that's very drama.
Benefit They're Real Push Up Liner sounded surreal to me at first but in the end I sure am glad I tried it as it truly is an innovative way to use eyeliner. And hey, if you're as bad at lining your eyes as I am with liquid liner, have no fear, this is a completely easy way to get a straight, evenly lined eye with a long wearing formula that doesn't budge.
Totally impressed Benefit. Well done!
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Price : €24.05 and worth every cent
Weight : 1.4g
You can now go and get one…. tried it yet?
Until next time,
Disclaimer : This review is my own personal opinion, I bought all the products myself and I am not affiliated with the company.


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Jews Brazenly Take Over Village of Bloomingburg, New York
Unlike Whites, Hasidic Jews have very high birthrates (growing more than 50 per cent. between 2000 and 2010) and are aggressively expanding their territory. Racially-conscious Whites can learn a good deal from their tactics and ideas.
HASIDIC JEW Shalom Lamm's deceptive "Chestnut Ridge" development in Bloomingburg, NY has been riddled with controversy since its inception. Now documents have been released showing how Lamm, a Jew, has from the very beginning planned a Jewish political and demographic takeover of this small White town in upstate New York.
The River Reporter yesterday characterized documents unsealed in Federal court as a "smoking gun" indicating "the development of Villages at Chestnut Ridge was intended to be a Hasidic community from its inception."
"All are welcome," according to Chestnut Ridge's official website:
Yet, architectural renderings and "community descriptions" make no attempt to veil Lamm's exclusive clientele. "Post-marriage learning center and spas" is a cleverly transparent euphemism for the Jewish kollel and mikveh. Two beds in a "master suite" — a requirement for ultra-Orthodox Jews — are not typically found in a housing development that does not "discriminate on the basis of religion or any other prohibited status."
From The River Reporter:
Documents unsealed by a federal judge and obtained by The River Reporter on April 19, indicate that Shalom Lamm, the developer of the controversial project called Villages at Chestnut Ridge, knew at least from 2006 that the project was intended to house a Hasidic community. Further, the document shows that the tiny Village of Bloomingburg was an attractive place to build the development because the local government could be taken over by newcomers.
An executive summary of the project, marked "highly confidential" and authored by Lamm in 2013, had specific details. It reads, "The developers of Chestnut Ridge have worked for 7 years in complete secrecy to achieve a fully approved project (Phase I). It is intended to be a transformative development; building a secure, affordable, growing Hasidic community that will ultimately accommodate thousands of families…."
"Critically, the development is in Bloomingburg, NY, the smallest village in NYS [New York state]. With the initial occupancy of these homes, the owners of Chestnut Ridge will effectively control the local government, its zoning and ordinances."
There have been multiple challenges to newly-imported "voters" in Bloomingburg, with a state judge exclaiming at one point that members of the Hasidic community had attempted to "stuff the ballot box." But ultimately, the Sullivan County Board of Elections "made a deal" with a group of "challenged voters," and it became "very difficult to mount further challenges." The village board now has a majority of members who support the development.
So far, about 45 units of the proposed 396 units have been completed, but the executive summary makes clear that the ultimate size of the community is envisioned by the developer to be much bigger. It reads, "Additional land contiguous to the first phase has been quietly acquired or optioned during this silent time in order to acquire adjoining properties to expand the community for many years in the future. These lands will be annexed into the village. The intention of the developers is to provide an excellent and secure solution to the housing crises, to build a complete Hasidic/Torah community with all of its support facilities, and to be rewarded for the years of secret toil and investment with a very substantial return on investment."
Residents have said for many years that the project was first presented as a retirement community with perhaps 120 units. That plan also included a golf course and "club house." But the executive summary seems to indicate that the building and a utility building were really meant to be something else — a Jewish school and ritual bath house. The summary reads, "As the first phase, the developers have secured all approvals and permits for 396 townhouse units, 58,000 sf of retail and professional space, permits for a large community center (shul), maintenance building (mikveh)."
Misdirection regarding this aspect of the project is further indicated in an email sent by Lamm's partner Kenneth Nakdimen to others involved in the project in 2012. The letter reads, "I think that we are heading the wrong way with the renderings. Right now we have the goyishe architect coming up with renderings and floor plans that we need to get our approvals. We are all cognizant that we will not use those renderings for the real shul and mikvah, but they are what we need to get our building permits. Once we get our building permits, we will turn them over to the Smilowitz's because they will be the actual builders of these buildings… The fact that the shul and mikvah will not be built like the renderings that were approved simply mean[s] that Smilowitz will have to get as-built C of O's [certificates of occupancy.]"
The documents were ordered unsealed after being sealed for about a year by federal judge Katherine Forrest in an ongoing lawsuit brought against the Town of Mamakating and others by Lamm.
Lamm accuses the town of "discrimination" for denying a permit for a Hasidic girl's school. Lamm, on the other hand, has been accused of violating the Fair Housing Act by planning a community that would only allow members of the Hasidic community to live there.
The River Reporter may follow this report with another one after examining more of the released documents. The entire executive summary is published below.
Executive Summary
The Villages of Chestnut Ridge
Executive Summary — Very Highly Confidential
January 14, 2013
Executive Summary – The developers of Chestnut Ridge have worked for 7 years in complete secrecy to achieve a fully approved project {Phase I). It is intended to be a transformative development; building a secure, affordable, growing Hassidic community that will ultimately accommodate thousands of families.
As the first phase, the developers have secured all approvals and permits for 396 townhouse units, 58,000 sf of retail and professional space, permits for a large community center (shul), maintenance building (mikveh), buildings meant to be renovated and house the first boys and first girls school (18,000 sf and 12,000 sf respectively), an 11 acre campus for school expansions, an ideal commercial corner for a refuah center and additional land for retail expansion.
Critically, the development is in Bloomingburg, NY, the smallest village in NYS. With the initial occupancy of these homes, the owners of Chestnut Ridge will effectively control the local government, its zoning and ordinances.
Additional land contiguous to the first phase has been quietly acquired or optioned during this silent time in order to acquire adjoining properties to expand the community for many years in the future. These lands will be annexed into the village. The intention of the developers is to provide an excellent and secure solution to the housing crises, to build a complete Hassidic/Torah community with all of its support facilities, and to be rewarded for the years of secret toil and investment with a very substantial return on investment.
Phase I- Land Status, Residential The Villages of Chestnut Ridge, is a fully designed and approved 396-unit townhouse development on 198.3 acres located in Bloomingburg, NY on the Orange/Sullivan County border. It is 20 minutes from Kiryas Joel.
The principals of Black Creek Holdings, LLC, the developers, have worked through the highly complex New York State Environmental Impact Statement "SQRA" review process and achieved full approvals, including the filing of the sub-division plat with Sullivan County. The first 3 model homes have been constructed and the first 108 building foundation permits have been granted. 20 foundations are being poured now.
The homes are clustered in units of 5, 4 and 3 townhouses. Each unit is 2,850 sf with 5 bedrooms, a study, large dining room/living room, beautiful large kitchen and second floor laundry room. Each unit has a sukkah capable wood porch. A pesach kitchen is available as an upgrade.
A Developers Agreement has been executed by the Village and developers outlining the rights and responsibilities each has with regard to the construction of a wastewater treatment plant that will service both the Village and the development. The project includes the construction of a new 225,000-gallon wastewater treatment plant for the Village; of which 72,000 gallons will be allocated to the current Village residents and the remainder to Chestnut Ridge. In all, the development will provide central water via its own water tower, sewer and natural gas provided by Orange & Rockland.
Phase 1 – land status commercial. On the Chestnut Ridge development, land has been approved and designated for a community clubhouse, sized to accommodate a large, multi-story shul, mikvah, and beis medrash. A maintenance building has been designed on a private community street and sized to accommodate mikvaos with up to 14 boros and a large second floor for a nursery/kindergarten.
In addition, a site within walking distance (with a joining sidewalk from the development) has been approved for 54,000+- of 3-story retail space with upstairs professional offices. Land has been acquired to be able to ultimately expand this facility to 150,000 sf as the community grows.
Across the street and on one of the four main corners of the village, land has been acquired to accommodate a 12,000 sf grocery store. Although the land is zoned commercial, approvals will be needed for the grocery.
Across the street on a second main corner of the village a commercial building has been acquired that will be replaced with a Refuah Center as the community grows.
Phase I – Land, Mosdos – A fine, existing, new building 1/2 mile away from the community has been contracted to be converted to an 18,000 sf single story boy's school and beis medrash.
An older building 1/2 mile away from the community is in late stage negotiations to be converted into a girl's school of approximately 12,000 sf. Both schools are as of right from a zoning perspective, but will need special use permits by the village.
11 acres have been acquired 1/2 mile away from the community and are being held in reserve for the construction of modern, efficient mosdos [institutions] as the community grows. The land borders on the proposed boy's school.
Construction – Construction will likely be done by Blitman Development Corp. Blitman has been building high quality homes for over a quarter of a century throughout New York State. They've designed and built over 1,000 homes. The founder and still active leader of Blitman Development Corp. is Howard N. Blitman, an award-winning professional engineer who recently held the position of President of the National Society of Professional Engineers. Mr. Blitman is a graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and currently serves as a trustee of RPI. Blitman will be providing and bonding a guaranteed maximum cost contract.
Representing the developers will be Saul Levine, PE. Saul has more than 30 years experience in all areas of construction and construction management and is a graduate of MIT with a degree in engineering and an MBA from NYU.
Financing – Construction financing is being arranged by Greenbridge Real Estate Capital (Philadelphia). Blitman, however, has expressed interest in bringing all of the financing to the deal through his own sources (most likely M&T Bank).
Phasing & financing Risk – The project will be built in 4 logical phases. The first phase consists of app. 70 units. Construction of the first phase (as well as subsequent phases) will not commence until non-refundable pre sales for the applicable phase has reached 90%. As such, with respect to phase one, construction financing will not be funded until the first 63 units are contracted, with deposit posted and, where applicable, end-loan financing approved. The budged construction cost for the initial phase is approximately $130MM. Based on our projections, by staggering the unit closings as they come online, we anticipate that at the high water mark, we will need approximately $30MM in revolving construction financing – with the average outstanding balance of the construction loan being $18,000,000 over the course of the entire development process.
Marketing – The developers were honored with a visit to the development by the Satmar Rebbe on Wednesday, January 2nd, 2013. The rebbe has been keenly aware of the development and all of its details for about a year. The intensity of the secrecy surrounding this project has been emphasized and the rebbe seems to have taken this to heart. He seemed very pleased with the homes and the giant and transformative nature of the plans.
Since January of 2012 the developers have been engaged with deep discussions with Satmar askanim, a father and son team named Moshe and Volvy Smilowitz. He is a well-known baker and community activist. They were key players in the Satmar-Bethel victory this past summer. We have had a number of informal "deals" with the Smilowitz team. These agreements have changed a number of times as the project has progressed, sometimes at their request, sometimes at the request of the developers.
No final deal between the parties exists in writing at this time. They have invested substantial time and effort to date to bring the development to where it stands.
The developers have worked with them on the development of the home designs, marketing ideas, phasing, pricing, mosdos, infrastructure and all aspects that might involve their community. It is anticipated that 20% of the original residents will be community workers ( ie shop owners, teachers, kollel members) 20% will own internet based businesses, 20% will work in Orange County, and 20% will work in NYC. There will be bus service daily to NYC.
In order to give the first residents confidence in the growth of the community, the completion of the shul, mikva's, boy's and girl's [sic] schools, retail and professional space, and all of the excess land for residential and mosdos growth will be in place or under construction when they first move in.
Unit Pricing and Structure – The homes are developed in clusters of 3, 4 and 5 units of townhouses. Each end unit is tentatively priced at $369,000 and the middle units are priced at $349,000, very attractive pricing when compared to Monsey, Kiryas Joel or any comparable pricing for brand new large units. All units are 2,850 sf, which translates into a sales range of $129/sf to $122/sf. Comparable (not Jewish-centered) properties in the area have recently sold for a median price of $143/sf (high of $177/sf and low of $120/sf) without the unique features of the subject development, which is sized to accommodate large families, kosher kitchens, Passover kitchens, and a plethora of off-site community amenities.
Purchasers will first reserve a space with a $1,000 refundable deposit. When over 100 reservations are reached, the reservations will moved to contract, with a $75,000 non-refundable deposit, and either an end loan commitment, or certification by third party mortgage broker who will certify that the applicant will qualify for a loan. In addition a there will be a small HOA fee monthly for maintenance of yards, common area streets, insurance and security. With the interest carry, maintenance fees and real estate taxes, a large family should be able to own their large, new home for less than $2,000/month.
Mortgage broker Lester Bleich of South Shore Mortgage will handle end-Loans. Bleich has deep experience with the Hassidiche community and their mortgage requirements. He is well equipped to handle varied types of credit and can work with co-signers.
Fair Housing Laws – Special attention has been paid to be sure all Fair Housing Laws regulations are adhered to properly. While no one can guard against frivolous law suites, care has been taken to work within the regulations. All of the sales procedures and materials will be produced in concert with legal representation from the Albany law firm of Whiteman Osterman.
Proforma of Initial and Subsequent Phases – Selling out the initial phase will result in free cash flow of approximately $18,000,000. It includes having embedded the costs of the wastewater treatment plant in the initial units. Subsequent units will have a fraction of the cost, as the costs will have been borne by the first units.
Taking a page from the Kiryas Joel growth, current growth rates within the Satmar community suggest a continuous and growing crises because of the exponential growth of young people having as many children as their parents. In 1990, there were 7,400 people in Kiryas Joel; in 2000, 13,100, nearly doubling the population.
ln 2005, the population had risen to 18,300. The 2010 census showed a population of 20,175, for a population growth rate of 53.6% between 2000 and 2010. The goal is to provide housing that is both relatively affordable and beautiful with sufficient density to satisfy the residential requirements of the community, as well as space for community buildings and recreation.
Given the additional land currently under ownership or contractual control that will be annexed to the village (a process the developers are experienced with), and the change in zoning to equal any of the surrounding areas, one can reasonably estimate the total build-out over 15 years to be in the area of 5,000-7,000 units. Taking the lower number, if one were to average over time a profit per unit of approximately $75,000/unit, that would equate to a gross cash flow of $375,000,000. Paying off bank debt (roughly $2,500,000), reserving for engineering and architectural fees (roughly $3,000,000 over time), and large reserves for legal fees (roughly $3,000,000, over time), overhead (roughly $5,000,000 over time) and leaving $25,000,000 in for miscellaneous future unknown expenses, the net for the entire project would be about $336,500,000.
Current Capital Stack [sic] & Use of Additional Investment – The current developer and partner funds have been used to: acquire the initial properties, acquire the expansion residential, commercial and community support properties, take the original property through SQRA, annexation, approvals, engineering and architectural design, to fight off the opponents of the development in the past year, to build the model units, and the infrastructure that has been build to date.
The properties that make up the initial phase and expansion properties include: Raymond farm, Blegec Farm, Blejec annex, Waschits, Tetz, Truex, Freemen, Fedun, Market Street, Saunders, Spencer, Concord,Nadine garage, Main street warehouse, and Hoppe.
Total Capitalization as of December 31, 2012: Direct Investment – $17,941,780
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Source: Lost Messiah, River Reporter, and National Vanguard correspondents
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The North Face Muddy Tracks jacket – £110
The North Face's new Muddy Tracks jacket has been with us since nearly this time last year, and in that time we've been hammered it through the most horrible conditions we could face riding in. Who said this was a cushy job.
While style is undoubtedly a key criteria for North Face, a sharp green coloured fabric with contrasting yellow zipper and other discrete details got the thumbs up from everybody who clapped eyes on it, performance from the company's first fully fledged mountain bike range is right up there.
The company developed its own HyVent material. Hyvent is made from two layers with a polyurethane coating (PU) for keeping water out. It has some Elastane which gives the jacket a bit of stretch. It's a thin material, with a soft feel between the fingers. It's so far been completely waterproof, keeping us dry on a number of occasions where we've been out riding in the constant rain all day long
It's an impressive feat and embarrasses a lot of established brands in this respect. Construction is first rate, with seams taped throughout, and has stood up to repeated drowning and it's been through the washing machine more times than we care to remember, but still looks box fresh.
The rear of the jacket is dropped lower than the front, as is typical with jackets designed for cycling, and provided good coverage for the area just below the waistband. There are no side pockets, just one zipped chest pocket and one at the back. The collar is on the high side so the neck can be protected, and it's lined with a soft brushed material which boosted comfort during cold rides.
So far the jacket ticks all the boxes, but there's one area where the jacket warrants improvement: fit. We've been testing a medium and it comes up very large on this tester. There are draw cords at the waist which only go a short way to stem the problem, and the Velcro cuff adjustments have to be fully utilised to stop the baggy arms overtaking our hands.
So check the sizing before you buy, and preferably try one before you buy. We'd like to see North Face address the sizing for next year, as it spoils what is otherwise an excellent jacket.
The jacket has an impressive low weight and low bulk, with the Hyvent material lightweight but performing to the highest standard in a range of conditions, and is durable too. Only the sizing issue prevents us from giving it the full thumbs up.


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You may recall that the last time I was invited to write for "The H Word," I mentioned my passion for the Black Death, a disease which swept through Europe for centuries, beginning in 1347, when it first appeared in Messina, Italy. At the time, I said that the hemorrhagic fever theory of the disease would be a topic for an entirely separate column, and now here we are.
Some background: My interest in this particular pandemic began with a book called Return of the Black Death: The World's Greatest Serial Killer, by Susan Scott and Christopher Duncan. I had heard of the Black Death before that — as someone with a great fondness for epidemics, it would have been impossible for me to have missed it — but I had never considered how little we actually know for sure about what the disease was and how it worked. Which brings us to how this relates to the use of viruses in horror, and why a little research can turn something distantly frightening into something to be truly afraid of.
Have you heard of the Black Death? I'd be willing to wager that you have, since it's taught as a major part of European history, and European history is one of those subjects that's virtually impossible to avoid (although the Black Death did enormous amounts of damage in Asia and the Middle East as well as in Europe; this was not a disease which respected borders). Most people know it as another name for the bubonic plague, that flea-borne disease that still haunts the West Coast of the United States, where it's been endemic in our small ground mammals since prior to the 1906 earthquake. This is the Big Mama pandemic, the one that set the stage for some of the earliest tales of man versus disease. "The Masque of the Red Death"? This is where it comes from.
Like most people, I had never really thought critically about the Black Death. It was something that had happened, and hence something that could potentially happen again, but it didn't have anything to do with me. Then I read a book about it. And then I read another and another, until I realized that the Black Death was a giant, beautiful mystery that we all thought we understood.
Therein lies the opportunity for horror.
Consider this: I tell you that millions of people have died, and we think we know what the disease is. We think that it's bubonic plague, which is spread primarily by infected fleas. Person-to-person transmission is possible, but rare. Symptoms include swelling of the glands, gangrene, chills, seizures, and extreme pain. Also death. Fortunately for us, all of these people died a long time ago. Unfortunately for us, their bodies were buried all over several continents, and there's a chance that someone will go and dig them up, which could result in a new outbreak. But don't worry! We have lots of treatment options for bubonic plague. So as long as our mystery disease was, in fact, bubonic, we'll be able to keep that second plague from being as bad as the first.
It's just that we can't be sure. We're basing our diagnosis, after all, on a bunch of old records and anecdotal statements; we have no samples of the disease and no living witnesses. And we're basing our diagnosis on the symptoms we like thinking about — the ones that fit our idea of what we're dealing with. Cats have tails; this creature has a tail; this creature is a cat, because quite frankly, when the other option is a Utahraptor, we'd much rather have the cat. So let's look at all the symptoms.
The Black Death — whatever it was — did, in fact, come with swelling of the glands. It also came with fever, hallucinations, occasional violent outbursts, and an odd rash on the torso, back, and legs, which formed hard, scaly patches sometimes referred to in writings of the time as "God's tokens." Autopsies of plague victims revealed advanced internal necrosis, which also explains why so many plague victims commented on the sweetness of the air before they succumbed. (Fun fact: when your vital organs are rotting inside your still-living form, the gases they produce will often cause an impression of sweetness. Because sometimes, your body tries to trick you into thinking that the things it's going through are not, in fact, horrible.)
The Black Death in Europe happened during a period known as "the Little Ice Age," during which temperatures plummeted to record lows, disrupting farming, trade, and animal migration routes. Some places which historically had rats — like Iceland — had no rats during the Little Ice Age, because the temperatures were so low that the animals said "screw this," and went elsewhere. Great for the grain supplies in Iceland, not so great for the spread of the bubonic plague, which depends on rats and their relations to spread it around. Yet somehow, the Black Death was able to make the jump to Iceland and kill a lot of people while it was there.
One of my favorite bits of contradictory evidence relating to the Black Death — which is to say, evidence that is generally ignored because we'd rather have a cat than a Utahraptor — is about the dovecotes. Dovecotes are houses for doves. Prior to the arrival of the black rat, an invasive species generally credited with the spread of the Black Death through Europe, the dovecotes of England were built flush to the ground. This is because the native brown rat is a lazy thing, and didn't consider climbing into dovecotes and fighting pissed-off doves for their eggs to be a valid use of its time. The black rat, on the other hand, is a much more enthusiastic and opportunistic feeder, and will happily climb into a dovecote. So once the black rat started spreading through England, people started raising their dovecotes off the ground.
Fun fact about English architecture: for some reason, the people there just loved putting dates on things. Every house and building seems to have the date it was constructed worked somewhere into the foundation. That even includes things like the dovecotes, which were — in some cases — so well constructed that they've endured into the modern era, or at least their foundations have. So we have dates on when the dovecotes were raised, which means we have dates documenting the spread of the black rat through England. The black rat spread through England more than ten years after the Black Death spread through England.
Now, it is entirely possible that while people were busy dying of the Black Death, they didn't exactly feel like running out and building themselves new dovecotes. It's possible that it took a few years to figure out that the solution to rats eating everything that wasn't nailed down was picking the dovecotes up off the ground. But a decade seems a bit extreme, especially considering the speed with which the black rat can mow through a dovecote. There might not have been any doves left if they had actually waited that long after the black rat showed up. So now we have some concrete, if anecdotal, data that puts the Black Death in England several years before the black rat.
There's lots of other fun evidence to undermine the bubonic plague theory of the disease. Quarantine rarely works with insect-borne diseases, since quarantining fleas or mosquitoes is sort of like interviewing fungus: it doesn't work, and you feel sort of silly for having tried it. Nonetheless, we have strong evidence that quarantine worked in the case of the Black Death. The Black Death spread too fast to have been zoonotic (spread by animals); it had person-to-person transmission. And so on and so on for hundreds of years, until the disease finally tapered out.
Am I saying that the Black Death absolutely wasn't the bubonic plague? No. I don't have a time machine. I can't say what caused the pandemic with any more assurance than anyone else. But by focusing on the evidence that I find interesting, rather than the evidence that is commonly associated with the outbreak, I can paint a very different picture of the disease. Either one is terrifying. Bubonic plague, however, is something we know how to treat, prevent, and deal with. About my mystery virus . . . we know nothing. Just that it killed a lot of people over the course of a lot of years, and could still be out there somewhere, lurking. Waiting for a construction project to break into the wrong plague pit and let it out for another chance at destroying the human race.
But what does all this have to do with writing horror?
People who don't know what measles can do treat it as a form of "super chickenpox," ignoring the fact that it can have permanent, dangerous consequences — and the two viruses look very similar when they're just getting started. Part of the slowdown on diagnosing West Nile was the fact that it looked like a lot of different, less dangerous, less novel things. (The rest of the delay had to do with the fact that many of the organizations responsible for public health did not, at the time, like to share information with each other. They still don't do the best job of that, which is why it can take a while to figure out what's making people sick.)
Novel viruses crop up more frequently than most of us would like to think, and they can do a great deal of damage before they're properly identified. You want to get mileage out of a disease? Look at an outbreak and start digging for the pieces that weren't included in the original. The pieces that turn it from a manageable bacterial threat into a terrifying hemorrhagic nightmare. Look at speed of spread. Consider your options. Zoonotic diseases are harder to defeat with quarantine, but they also move more slowly through the population.
What clues can you scatter? What is your version of the dovecote? There will always be something that dedicated virologists — and dedicated readers — can follow back to the source of the disease, and there's a lot of ground to be gained by making people question their assumptions about the outbreak. Maybe the Black Death was the bubonic plague; maybe all the material I've presented here was just coincidental.
But maybe it wasn't. And let's be serious for a moment: isn't my way a lot more fun?
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Andreea. Age:21. The figure will not leave you indifferent, and the body will dream of you in the most erotic fantasies for a long time.
Thais. Age:28. There are many fantasies, yet no one to bring them to life. I will be glad to invite you for coffee, and then do not mind to continue at the hotel, where we will discuss our sensual dates in bed)


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This exhibition of prints opened recently at Estuary Arts Centre, Orewa,
coordinated and curated by Celia Walker.
The project is an international exchange between print studios from around the Pacific perimeter and coordinated by Jennifer Sanzaro-Nishimura and Jennifer Stuerzl in Australia. A group of five printmakers from Studio Printmakers were invited to take part and the inaugural exhibition of the exchange took place at Impress Studio and Gallery in Brisbane in November 2016.
The exhibition at Estuary Arts Centre includes the works of the printmakers from Studio Printmakers who took part plus a selection of prints from the previous exchange project including prints from Chile, Philippines, Vanuatu, Australia, Japan and New Zealand.
Artists were invited to "explore their relationship with the Pacific Ocean culturally, as a source of life and beauty, a source of food, an element of nature and as a place of travel and recreation. They could also take into consideration the dumping ground for human and industrial discardments it has become, and other environmental or political concerns."
The full set of prints from the recent 2016 exchange will be exhibited at
Whangarei Art Museum from 28th August to 26th September, 2017.
The full collection of prints will then go into the art gallery's collection.
Participating Studio Printmakers members include
Celia Walker, Kheang Ov, Nicola Ov,
Ina Arraoui and Toni Hartill.
|"Lifeblood" by Toni Hartill
Caustic etch lino, monotype, blind emboss.
My statement for my work:
"Growing up in NZ meant I was never far from the sea whether we were in it, on it or under it. The sea is my anchor. It's where I feel grounded and where I return when in need of solace. It's in my lifeblood through generations of seafaring folk. It's integral to my identity as a New Zealander growing up with Maori mythology entwining our relationship to this land, Aotearoa and to the sea, te moana. To be at sea under an infinite sky allows me to put the woes of a modern world into perspective and to simply be in the moment."
I hoped to convey a sense of my relationship with the ocean via an almost meditative quality through the use of printed and embossed patterning.
A selection of prints for the previous print exchange
are on display with the five recent works
until 2nd April, 2017.
Thanks to Celia Walker for all her work in making this project
happen in New Zealand for the 2016 project.
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So you finally received that call for an interview you've been anticipating for a while now. You're excited because it's for a job you're actually interested in. You think you have what it takes to be a good fit for the role. Plus, you're confident that your work and study experience qualifies you for the position.
No matter how prepared or confident you are, you should not overlook the importance of common courtesy during your job-hunting phase. If anything, having good courtesy will actually help you stand out from the other candidates lining up for a shot at that job you want!
Timing is everything
Before the interview can even start, you need to show up. Not too early, and definitely not late. Punctuality (as old-school as it may seem) is still a quality that employers appreciate. Plus, it gives them an idea of your time management skills and general awareness of schedules. While being late for a job interview definitely works against you (who knew common courtesy starts from having common sense?) being too early for one shows that you are unable to manage your time well. Yes, you can argue that being early shows your enthusiasm and genuine interest in the job, but try to be at the interview about 15 minutes from the scheduled start.
Best foot forward
There is no better way to establish a real connection with your interviewer than actually showing them how genuine you are. Be nice to everyone you meet at the interview (yes, including the receptionist). Take the effort to introduce yourself to everyone you meet, and maintain eye contact with those you encounter. While all this is easier said than done, getting your verbal and non-verbal communication on-point is super important if you want to take your job-seeking seriously. The last thing you want is to be seen as arrogant or unapproachable by employers, so be conscious of how you are projecting yourself to the people around you. Presenting the best version of yourself at all interviews is also a sure-fire way to mask your nervousness.
Have Questions Ready
This point may seem a little strange. What does asking questions during the interview have anything to do with courtesy? A lot, apparently. Having a couple of questions ready for each interview may help you out more than you think. Being prepared with questions for the interviewer when it's your turn to ask questions highlights a few things. Among others, it shows that you are really interested in the job and want to know more about the role. Secondly, it is an indication of your participation in the interview, which is supposed to be a two-way communication anyway. Last but not least, it shows recruiters that you are not too nervous to make the effort to find out more about the job and company from them.


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Above you see a swarm of red moving disks. On closer inspection they organise themselves into a rotating sphere. This sphere may rotate left- or rightwards, and may even switch spontaneously, but that's another illusion ;-). But seeing a sphere is just the starting point here…
The relative brightness of the red disks versus the green background changes automatically (indicated by the vertical slider). At the extremes (bright red or dark red) the large sphere is pretty obvious. However, when the brightness of the red disks is the same as that of the green background – a situation called equiluminance – a number of interesting effects can be observed, namely: (1) the 3-dimensional percept loses salience; the sphere becomes nearly flat. (2) Some balls seem to flicker, especially those with large steps from frame to frame. I assume that the φ-phenomenon breaks down at equiluminance (this may be an original observation, I'm not aware of any publication on this).
You can grab the slider yourself to determine the most effective position (for me, that is around 150).
The visual pathway from the eyes to higher visual brain centers consists (largely) of two parallel streams, the "magnocellular" and the "parvocellular" stream. For our purposes here it suffices to know that the magnocellular stream, while being motion sensitive, is (nearly) colour blind. Thus, in equiluminance, the magnocellular system cannot convey any motion signals because it effectively sees nearly nothing. Thus there is no clear information to construct the global gestalt of a rotating sphere. [The colourblind magno pathway also plays a role in explaining the "stepping feet" illusion.]
The distinctions between the "magnocellular" and the "parvocellular" streams are frequently oversimplified & overstated (like by myself above :), and their relation to luminance and colour processing is not 1:1 (Cavanagh 1991). Many effects occuring at equiluminance are just due to the lower spatial resolution of colour processing (≈10× for red-green, ≈20× for yellow-blue). The demonstration above shows this: Reduction of dot size (e.g. to 2) renders the "vanishing" at equiluminance much stronger.
Livingstone MS, Hubel DH (1987) Psychophysical Evidence for Separate Channels for the Perception of Form, Color, Movement, and Depth. J Neurosci:7(11) 3418–3488 (Fig. 32) [PDF]
Cavanagh P (1991) Vision at equiluminance. In: Kulikowski JJ, Murray IJ, Walsh V(eds) Vision and Visual Dysfunction Volume V: Limits of Vision. CRC Press 234–250 [PDF]


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Upper Tropospheric Water Vapour Variability at High Latitudes- Part 1: Influence of the Annular Modes
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Seasonal and monthly zonal medians of water vapour in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere (UTLS) are calculated for both Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment (ACE) instruments for the northern and southern high-latitude regions (60-90° N and 60-90°S). Chosen for the purpose of observing high-latitude processes, the ACE orbit provides sampling of both regions in 8 of 12 months of the year, with coverage in all seasons. The ACE water vapour sensors, namely MAESTRO (Measurements of Aerosol Extinction in the Stratosphere and Troposphere Retrieved by Occultation) and the Fourier Transform Spectrometer (ACE-FTS) are currently the only satellite instruments that can probe from the lower stratosphere down to the mid-troposphere to study the vertical profile of the response of UTLS water vapour to the annular modes.
The Arctic oscillation (AO), also known as the northern annular mode (NAM), explains 64 % (r = -0.80) of the monthly variability in water vapour at northern high latitudes observed by ACE-MAESTRO between 5 and 7 km using only winter months (January to March, 2004-2013). Using a seasonal time step and all seasons, 45% of the variability is explained by the AO at 6.5 ± -0.5 km, similar to the 46 % value obtained for southern high latitudes at 7.5 ± 0.5 km explained by the Antarctic oscillation or southern annular mode (SAM). A large negative AO event in March 2013 produced the largest relative water vapour anomaly at 5.5-km (+70 %) over the ACE record. A similarly large event in the 2010 boreal winter, which was the largest negative AO event in the record (1950-2015), led to > 50 % increases in water vapour observed by MAESTRO and ACE-FTS at 7.5 km.
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Sioris, C.E., Zou, J., Plummer, D.A., Boone, C.D., McElroy, C.T., Sheese, P.E., . . . Bernath, P.F. (2016). Upper tropospheric water vapour variability at high latitudes - Part 1: Influence of the annular modes. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 16(5), 3265-3278. doi: 10.5194/acp-16-3265-2016
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Sioris, Christopher E.; Zou, Jason; Plummer, David A.; Boone, Chris D.; McElroy, C. Thomas; Sheese, Patrick E.; Moeini, Omid; and Bernath, Peter F., "Upper Tropospheric Water Vapour Variability at High Latitudes- Part 1: Influence of the Annular Modes" (2016). Chemistry & Biochemistry Faculty Publications. 45.


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Arame Soba Noodles
- Yield: 3-4 Servings 1x
This delicious and satisfying dish is a good introduction to the wonderful world of tasty culinary sea vegetables.
- 1 cup lightly packed Emerald Cove Pacific Arame
- 1– 8 oz package Organic Planet Soba
- 2 Tbsp Emperor's Kitchen Organic Toasted Sesame Oil
- 1 cup onion, thinly sliced
- 1 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 cup carrots, cut into matchsticks
- ½ cup spring water
- 3 Tbsp corn kernels
- 4 Tbsp soy sauce
- 4 Tbsp toasted sesame oil
- 2 Tbsp brown rice vinegar
- Rinse arame in cool water and drain. Place in a bowl, cover with water, and soak while noodles cook.
- Cook noodles according to package directions. Drain, rinse with warm water, and set aside.
- Heat the oil in a frying pan over medium heat, add the onion and garlic, and cook for 1-2 minutes.
- Drain arame & add, cooking for another 1-2 minutes. Turn heat up to medium-high, add water and corn, cook for 7-8 minutes or until arame is soft and the water is absorbed.
- Place arame-vegetable mixture over the noodles in a serving bowl, top with dressing and serve.
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We're known for collecting new and old studio props with hoarder-like zeal, and one of our most versatile photography tools are our linens. Linens can be used for everything from creating surface texture, to neutralizing a backdrop, to playing a role in a rustic table setting. Here we've dyed our linens to give them a more aged look, as seen on Scott's Instagram @scottpitts.
For more of our eclectic prop collection check out the props section of our blog.
Scott Pitts is the photographer of "taste" for Armstrong Pitts Studios and the director of "appetite" for Epicure Films. You can find him on Instagram @scottpitts and on Twitter @scottpittsphoto
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Adenoviruses: DNA viruses that carry foreign DNA into the cell and take over the cell's replication machinery to make copies of the foreign DNA. It does not incorporate into the cell's genome.
Choroideremia: eye condition that impairs the vision of about 1 in 50,000 males who begin to experience difficulty seeing at night during their teens. Peripheral vision loss becomes prominent and often leads to legal blindness by the age of 40. It is rare for female carriers of CHM to be severely affected.
Clinical trial: For the purposes of registration, a clinical trial is any research study that prospectively assigns human participants or groups of humans to one or more health-related interventions to evaluate the effects on health outcomes. Clinical trials may also be referred to as interventional trials. Interventions include but are not restricted to drugs, cells and other biological products, surgical procedures, radiologic procedures, devices, behavioural treatments, process-of-care changes, preventive care, etc. (WHO website, accessed November 9, 2012)
CLIA: Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act/Amendment is a set of testing standards that clinical genetic testing facilities are required to meet. A CLIA- approved facility where testing is provided for a fee and results are reported in writing to the referring ophthalmologist or genetic counsellor.
Expression: the translation of a gene's coded information into the structures present and functioning in the cell (Genetic Home Reference, accessed November 14, 2012)
Gene therapy: an experimental technique that uses genes to treat or prevent diseases caused by a mutated gene that is not working properly (Genetic Home Reference, accessed November 10, 2017)
Genome: the complete set of an organism's genetic information (Genetic Home Reference, accessed November 14, 2012)
Good clinical practice guidelines: an international quality standard that is provided by International Conference on Harmonisation (ICH), an international body that defines standards, which governments can transpose into regulations for clinical trials involving human subjects. The main focus of GCP guidelines is the protest of human rights as a subject in clinical trials. It also provides assurance of the accuracy and reliability of the data collected from clinical trials. Good GCP guidelines include standards on how clinical trials should be conducted; define the roles and responsibilities of clinical trial sponsors, clinical research investigators, and monitors. (Population Health Research Institute, accessed November 14, 2012)
Human gene transfer: Deliberate transfer of DNA or other genetic material into a person (National Institutes of Health, accessed November 14, 2012)
In vivo: Located or taking place in a living organism (Genetic Home Reference, accessed November 14, 2012)
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"For I know the plans I have for you," says the Lord.
"They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope".
Jeremiah 29:11
Have you ever had a conversation with someone who you don't know very well, yet the more you talk to them and the longer the conversation goes on, the clearer the realization becomes that has God brought this person into your life for a reason?
I truly believe people appear in your life in order to help lead you down the path that God has paved for you. I do not think things happen just to happen, ya know?
I believe in God…I believe in the Law of Attraction…I believe they share a common goal in my life…but coincidence?
Not a chance.
As you read last week, I've been having a bit of a hard time lately. I've been struggling with my own demons, and I have been praying every night asking God for relief, and asking Him to help me figure out what it is I am supposed to do with my life.
The truth is, I have been feeling this way for months…feeling as if I'm standing at a fork in the road…having absolutely no idea which way to turn.
That's when I started blogging.
And I didn't start blogging by chance.
If you follow me on Twitter, then you know that I tend to mention the meals I cook for supper every night. This tweet is then automatically sent to my personal Facebook page and is read by all of my friends.
There are usually a sprinkling of "likes", people jokingly asking for directions to my house, recipe requests, etc…and then one day one of my friends (whom I know through Twin, so I don't know her all that well personally) made a comment that said, "You need to write a food blog."
At the time, I thought it was a great idea, but it was kind of one of those things you see on Pinterest that says "This is great, read later".
So, I filed it away, and as the weeks passed this friend eventually just wrote "food blog" under each and every mention of food that I made.
And then one day it clicked.
I tend to have very, very good instincts when it comes to making decisions. Once I realize that a potential answer is presented to me, I tend to know very quickly whether or not it is the right thing to do. So, once the idea of writing a food blog finally registered with me, I knew right away that it was just something that I absolutely had to do.
There was no pondering, there were no what if's, there was no question. I was doing it.
And once I put my mind to achieving something…I don't stop.
Writing has always been an incredible outlet for me and my emotions, and it is just one of those things that comes naturally to me.
Yes, I do have a B.F.A. in Creative Writing, but I've always been able to pour my feelings out onto paper or a computer screen. That degree is just proof that I have honed my craft.
It's almost as if I have this special cord that plugs in that automatically syncs a connection between the beating of my heart and the clicking away of the letters on the keyboard.
When I start writing, it's as if Amber the human steps back and my spirit steps in.
So, this blog has been incredible for me, and I love every single bit of hard work I put into it, but…then…these feelings of self-doubt and wondering about my live's purpose started presenting themselves to me again.
Apprehension, if you will…feeling as if something else was missing…feeling terrified of what the future held…wondering if I was actually going to be able to make a living at this whole blogging thing.
So, last week, I poured out some of my feelings and guilt…and y'all responded.
I received messages and emails, phone calls and texts, and encouraging words from friends old and new. I can't thank you all enough for your sweet words of encouragement and support.
And then…the same girl who gets full credit for lighting the stove in Slim Pickin's Kitchen…sent me a message asking me if we could have a phone date.
I didn't know what to think of it at first.
In fact, for some reason I can't explain, I was incredibly apprehensive of what the conversation would be about.
Have you ever had a feeling like that?
A feeling that comes out of nowhere…a feeling where you just know something is about to happen and it is going to completely change your life…a feeling that you tell no one about because it seems absolutely ludicrous to you?
Yeah, well, I totally had that feeling.
Have I mentioned that I have good instincts?
Ok…so it seems that I have GREAT instincts…because I was right.
That conversation completely changed my life.
This amazing woman who I don't know very well, but who I've loved since the day I first met her b/c my best friend does and because she is absolutely hysterical…this girl who I think is fabulous because she looks so much like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and I'm talking Sarah Michelle Gellar Buffy, not that other one…this girl who can do things to her hair that seem so casual to her yet is something I couldn't even pretend to do…this girl who I look up to, who is the mother to two gorgeous children, a loving wife to her high school sweetheart, and someone who I hold very dear to my heart because she rekindled the fire that fuels my passions which I believed were extinct…
This girl opened her heart to me and helped me realize that I was on the right path in life. She encouraged me to continue with what I was doing because she just knew, she had that feeling, that writing would take me where I wanted to go. She helped ease my pain, nursed my wounds, touched my heart, and told me exactly what I needed to hear.
After the call was done…I sat in silence…stunned.
God knew exactly what I needed, he knew exactly what needed to be said, exactly what needed to be conveyed, and he knew exactly who he needed to send in order to get the job done.
I truly believe that in his own way, God was speaking to me through this friend, almost as if she was my fairy godmother or an answered prayer…an all knowing angel sent to soothe my suffering soul.
I think not.
Getting to know you…
Would you say you have good instincts?
What comforts you?
Do you believe in a sixth sense?


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Best-selling author, world-class bowling instructor, bowling center owner, creator of the only state-accredited bowling instructional course and one of the foremost experts on the sport and the industry are words that best describe Kouros. He started his career in bowling as a pinboy in his native Chicago. He was named one of the best pinboys in the nation from 1939 to 1941. He was a member of DePaul University's 1953 Midwest Intercollegiate Championship team and won 11 singles and doubles events from 1949-55. A long-tenured bowling proprietor, he remains active at River Rand Bowl in Des Plaines, Ill. He is a past president and past secretary treasurer of Chicago's Northwest Bowling Proprietors Association. His book "Par Bowling" has sold more than 800,000 copies, among the best sellers in bowling history. He followed that book with "Par Bowling: The Challenge." His Institute of Professional Bowling Instruction was accredited by the Department of Education, State of Illinois, and is the only course of its kind. He has taught bowlers young and old, from seasoned professionals to top amateurs to children with Down syndrome. He's conducted hundreds of clinics in the United States and in more than 20 countries worldwide. For several years, he served as technical adviser to the World Tenpin Bowling Association. Kouros was cofounder and past president of the Mid-America Bowling Writers. He has been a columnist for the Bowlers Journal International for more than 30 years, winning numerous writing awards. Among the honors he has received are the 2001 Flowers for the Living Award, Illinois Distinguished Service Award, 2002 International Coach of the Year Award (first recipient) by the World Bowling Writers and elected into the Illinois Bowling Association Hall of Fame in 2005.


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Published on February 17, 2020
Have you ever watched a group workout class from across the gym and thought to yourself, "I could never do that kind of workout"? If so, you're not alone. Many people feel intimidated by group workouts, especially when the participants are jumping on boxes, flipping tires and swinging sledgehammers.
However, if you're willing to give it a try, you might be surprised to discover that you enjoy the challenge and benefit from the motivation that comes with having a trainer coach you and others working out alongside you.
You might also discover that you're stronger than you think you are.
The benefits from working out as a group extend beyond the physical – such as stronger bones and muscles – to the mental.
"Working out as a group is great motivation," says Whitnee Fester, an exercise specialist at Avera Sports in Sioux Falls, SD. "I find that everyone works harder because – whether or not they realize it – they're pushing and challenging one another a little."
This friendly "competition" may provide just the boost you need to overcome physical and mental hurdles when it comes to fitness.
Another benefit to group classes is that a certified trainer not only plans your workout for you, but also guides you through each move – ensuring proper form to help you avoid injuries.
"Having an understanding of your movement and form while working out is important," adds Fester. "And when you come to a class, we're here to make sure you get the coaching you need to learn proper form and how to use the equipment."
If you're new to working out or recovering from an injury, trainers can also give you modifications for each move.
"Be open with your trainer and let them know if something doesn't feel right," encourages Fester. "Everything can be modified in our classes. We're here to help you get the best workout for you."
Avera Sports is now the first and only location in Sioux Falls to offer AR-FIT classes designed specifically for adults by the nationally-renowned performance sports training program, Athletic Republic™.
Each 60-minute class includes a dynamic warm-up, 45 minutes of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) and cool down with stretching and mobility.
HIIT can take your health to the next level in a shorter amount of time. HIIT workouts include short bursts of intense exercise followed by low-intensity recovery periods. And the best part is that they can be effective in as little as 10 to 30 minutes. In fact, studies have shown that HIIT workouts can produce health benefits similar to twice as much moderate-intensity exercise.
Each day of the week features a new, full-body workout that focuses on a specific area such as:
"There are a lot of group training classes available around town. Because of the special equipment we use, AR-FIT is a little different from a traditional gym class," says Fester. "AR-FIT workouts are perfect for the active adult who wants to become stronger, move better and stay healthier."
You can sign up for any of the classes via the Mindbody app or by calling 605-322-3278.
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I decorate cakes and cookies for any occasions and some months are busier than others. Most people don't get married in the winter so there are months that I only have sheet cakes, cupcakes, and cookie orders. During this time we have school 5 days a week and try to get as much accomplished as we can. Mondays are a little hectic because that is the day most people call to order cakes for the weekend or to set up a time to come over to look at wedding cake pictures and have a cake tasting. When I have a wedding on Saturday I schedule all my cake tastings during the week. The phone calls and cake tastings make our school day a little longer. The kids either have a break during this time, work on some independent lessons or read books. When I have a wedding or big weekends like graduation, I need all day Friday to decorate so we have those days off from school. During those 4 day school weeks I will bake while we are doing school on Thursday, that means a lot of interruptions but we can get our work done while the cakes are in the oven. This also means I have to get all of the house cleaning, laundry and shopping done at the beginning of the week. If I need to deliver a cake I try to schedule it while we are going out anyway, with piano lessons, soccer, basketball, softball and now 4H for three kids, we are gone a lot. I try to decorate after school but sometimes I need to work in the morning and we have school later in the day. I have become very good at rearranging our schedule to fit it all in.
Now that my children are getting older I don't have as many interruptions while I am working so it doesn't take me as many hours, but I usually don't get much sleep on Friday night. I really liked when my teenagers were still at home, they would come home from work or bring their friends over and hang out in the kitchen with me, we had a lot of good conversations in the wee hours of the morning. Now I use that quiet time to communicate with God, reflect on things, or lately I have been listening to the Expo To Go recordings. I also have a very supportive husband, he understands how much work I put into our school and my business. If he is home when I am working he very willing helps out. He doesn't teach school or decorate cakes, but he will do my dishes and clean up after me. It is such a blessing to deliver a wedding cake and come home to a clean kitchen.
With everything that goes on around our house it can get a little crazy sometimes but we get it all done. I think it has been very good for my kids, they have learned how to decorate, deliver, and set up large cakes and it has taught them to work hard and to go above and beyond what is expected of them in all that they do even when they don't feel like it.


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When the first casino game was played it was only played with the help of hard cash. However, as technology improved and plastic money came into being, it has now become popular to play the game online using credit cards, debit cards and other such modes of payments. However there are some customers and players who are not very comfortable dealing with the money merchants or payment gateways. They would rather prefer going in for cash casinos which are to be found online in many casinos centers. But how can cash be paid in an online situation. The answer to this is quite simple. All that a player has to be is to ensure that he or she buys some cash cards that are nothing but cards that are equivalent to the value of money that has been paid for procuring such cards. It is quite common to see such cash cards being in use in cell phone industry. In fact Vodafone has come in with such cash card which could be made use of in the many cash casinos where such cards are accepted. Let us over the next few lines try and find out how these cash cards can be made use of in such casino sites that allow them. There aren't many websites that accept this type of cash card. We provide sites that you can use to play all sorts of games and bet on esports and use many payment methods, including bitcoins. There you can be on many titles including the most famous titles like League of Legends and Dota 2.
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Editor's Note
December 15, 2010
Last night, on the eve of Gulf Stream's Online No. 4 launch, it was 35 degrees Fahrenheit—here in Miami.
Living in South Florida, you learn what driving on Biscayne or I-95 at rush hour means. You understand the importance of "gator-safety," the Everglades looming just beyond the margin of I-75 and sometimes finding itself in our backyard. But layers of clothing? A wind chill factor? Iguanas falling from trees? We're not familiar with such things.
I suppose we can grow accustomed to these changes. We're learning.
We're also settling in rather nicely to our new realm of online publishing. Gulf Stream Online No. 4 marks our second year as an online journal. Sure, we still receive the occasional snail-mail submission, but our online submissions are up. We're still proofing stories and poems by hand, but everything gets digitally stored on hard drives. And we're still making decisions as a group in meetings held under fluorescent lighting. But most importantly, we're still publishing high caliber material, and I believe this latest issue is a testament to that fact.
Gulf Stream Magazine started publishing in 1989, and a lot has changed since then. But in the Gulf Stream office, in Miami, Florida, it's as if everything has stayed the same: The editors and staff work every year with the unmitigated belief that good writing matters.
I can't say enough how much of a pleasure working toward this issue has been. I owe a debt of gratitude to the entire staff and editors, our faculty advisor John Dufresne, Gulf Stream's founder Lynne Barrett, Denise Duhamel, Pete Borrebach, and everyone in the Creative Writing Department at Florida International University. And, of course, a big thank you to all the writers in this issue.
So stay inside, stay warm, and enjoy Gulf Stream Online No. 4.
Happy Reading,
David Svenson


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GCC Big Data & Analytics Summit 2015
Organization: TMC - Conference & Exhibtion Management
Venue: The Address Dubai Marina
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
|Event Date/Time: Mar 08, 2015 / 8:00 am - (GMT +4:00 hours)
|End Date/Time: Mar 10, 2015 / 5:00 pm - (GMT +4:00 hours)
|Abstract Submission Date: Nov 30, 2014
|Paper Submission Date: Dec 31, 2014
GCC Big Data & Analytics Summit 2015
GCC nations are at a pivotal stage with regard to Big Data infrastructure build and business analytics investments. Hence the announcement of this much needed Summit.
Governments across the Middle East are pioneering the use of business intelligence & technology to better serve citizens. The years 2015 – 2017 will see major decisions made on investments in Big Data concepts throughout public and private sector companies in the GCC, according to major IT research analysts.
Leaders in the region are beginning to understand the potential that Big Data and Analytics can bring to their businesses. New insights from within the industry are now essential to drive organisational transformation for customers – handling volumes of readily available data in various velocity, variety and veracity capacities.
The GCC BIG DATA & ANALYTICS SUMMIT will highlight case studies of big data innovation from important industry sectors and verticals. The event will bring together regional and international experts who will analyse how big data can (or could) be leveraged to introduce new concepts in spending and predicting – while improving quality, productivity, speed of decision making and better service delivery to citizens.
The Summit will serve as a platform for exchanging key industry insights, knowledge sharing and networking with peers from government agencies, transport authorities, banks, telcos, retail, oil & gas producers, plus large to small enterprises from all over the region.
Who will attend the Summit?
- Undersecretaries, Directors-General, C-level Executives, Managing Directors, General Managers
- Vice - Presidents, Deputy Directors
- Heads of Smart Government & Smart Cities
- CIOs, CTOs
- Heads of IT & ICT
- ICT Advisors
- Heads of Strategy & Planning
- Data Scientists & Intelligence specialists
- Heads of DATA
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- Heads of Business Intelligence
- Heads of Marketing
- Heads of Customer Insights
- Heads of Product Development
- Heads of Finance
- Heads of Operations
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- Government Agencies
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I'm sure you've come across them; ads that proclaim a particular dentist was recently voted "America's Top Dentist". Have you ever stopped and wonder who decides which dentists are worthy of this distinction? What is the criteria for such a high honor? What does it take to be recognized as one of "America's Top Dentists"?
$183.00. That's what it takes to become one of America's Top Dentists as determined by "Consumers' Research Council of America". It's a huge farce and completely misleading.
Here's how it works. Once a year, myself and most every dentist across the United States will get a postcard in the mail from Consumers' Research Council of America. It states that we have been selected to be listed as one of America's Top Dentists. It offers the "opportunity" to purchase a "Museum grade plaque" (which presumably gets displayed in your waiting room) and a listing in on their website and publication. The company also lets the dentist use this distinction on any promotional materials they may use.
So basically, if you are a dentist and you pay this company $183.00 you are now deemed America's Top Dentist. ABC News did a nice piece on this scam last year.
I'm not saying that list is void of good dentists. It is important not to assume that if a dentist is on the list that they are bad or dishonest. But it is a deceptive marketing practice which implies that one dentist is better than another without any sound criteria whatsoever. The reality is that this "award" has nothing to do with skill set or patient care.
Next time you are paging through a magazine or a website and you see that a particular dentist was named "America's Top Dentist", you will know exactly what that dentist did to deserve that award. They wrote a check for $183.00.
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