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Designers of all kinds rely on inspiration for their work in order to achieve their best results. Inspiration can come from just about anywhere, but for web designers who are online virtually all day it frequently comes from gallery sites, design blogs, or just websites that you come across in other ways. The amount of inspiration of this kind that is available can be a huge help when you are struggling with a project of your own, but one challenge that designers face is how to put that inspiration into practice while still creating something unique and of quality.


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Sunmount resident pleads not guilty to stabbing staffer in eye with fork
A Sunmount resident who allegedly stabbed a staff member in the eye with a fork has pleaded not guilty.
A Franklin County Grand Jury indicted John Harvey, 37, in December on charges of second-degree assault, a class D felony, and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon, a class A misdemeanor. The charges stem from a July 25 incident at a group home on Hosley Avenue in Tupper Lake.
"The assault 2nd charge stems from that allegation that Harvey, a Sunmount resident, used a metal fork to cause physical injury to the eye of a Sunmount employee," Franklin County District Attorney Craig Carriero wrote in an email. "The criminal possession of a weapon 4th charge stems from the allegation that the fork was used as a dangerous instrument to injure another person."
The staff member, Alisha Dukett of Tupper Lake, was treated at Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital in Plattsburgh and released. An eye specialist examined her and found she had been struck in the white of the eye, resulting in a broken blood vessel, according to Kristen Dukett, Alisha's sister. She told the Enterprise at the time that Alisha had only been working at Sunmount for a few months when the incident occurred.
Harvey was arraigned on the indictment Feb. 3 before acting Franklin County Court Judge Jerome Richards. He pleaded not guilty and was released of his own recognizance back to the custody of Sunmount, Carriero said.
It couldn't be determined as of press time where Harvey was being housed at Sunmount. Staff members and Tupper Lake Mayor Paul Maroun, a member of the Sunmount Board of Visitors, told the Enterprise in July that Harvey had been housed in a secure facility for higher-risk residents before he was moved to the Hosley Avenue group home.
A pre-trial motion and discovery conference in Harvey's case has been scheduled for Feb. 16. The DA said he would bring the case to trial if a disposition can't be reached.

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Video of the week -- Cheb Khaled
I've loved this song for years, but only recently discovered this video of it. No idea why the guy with the beard is so grouchy.
We are not fallen angels, we are risen apes
Good Morning Mr.Infidel!
Never heard the piece or could even tell you what language or culture it is, but I did like the percussion's line/base of it.
Thank You ......
Catchy tune, isn't it? The language is Arabic, but I can't understand more than a word or two here and there -- Cheb Khaled is from Algeria, and the dialect there is very different from the standard Arabic I studied. Based on the clothes I'd guess the setting is India.
Maybe the family patriarch doesn't like the young girls choice of men, hence grouchiness.
Joyous piece.
What RC said, and the guy has an amazing voice.
Interesting piece of music there, Infidel. I felt it was set in India but wouldn't know any of the possible languages. Actually, I liked the dancing and costumes.
I'll play American bandstand here.
Words and stuff were hard to follow but the beat rock.
Easy to dance to.
I'll give it a 7 Dick.
Only us old folks will get it.
I'll give it a 7 Dick.
Is that like Roger Ebert giving two thumbs up?:-)
Thank you for the song. You probably are a big fan of Khaled, have you some informations about Khaled and Citizens of the World song ?


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Skyscraper in the shape of a tulip may turn next tourist spot in London
The 305-meter-high building project was designed by Foster & Partners and houses a restaurant, bar and teaching space
A building with futuristic touches and tulip shape may be London's new skyscraper in a project created by the Foster + Partners architecture office and funded by the J. Safra Group.
Named The Tulip, the bill was presented to the City of London Corporation – responsible for managing the British capital's financial center – last week. If approved, the plan should come off the paper in 2020 and work should be completed by 2025.
According to the office, the 305-meter-high building would be built next to The Gherkin, another skyscraper, and would house cultural spaces.
One of the main activities would be a teaching facility with 20,000 free vacancies per year for children in public schools in London.
In addition, the building would have viewing galleries with suspended bridges, internal glass slides, and sidewalk walkways. In the photos, these structures resemble dew.
Complementing the experience, the group plans a sky bar and restaurants with 360-degree views of the city.
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First underground hotel in the world opens in China
There were 12 years of construction and $286.9 million invested in an abandoned quarry
Built in an abandoned quarry, 88 meters deep, the InterContinental Shanghai Wonderland Hotel (or Deep Pit Hotel, as it is also known) in the Songjiang district of China, opened for guests this Friday (16).
It is considered the deepest hotel in the world.
the Hotel, which took 12 years to build and had a cost of $ 287.9 million, is signed by the British office Atkins.
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The Chinese megacity has 18 floors, of which 16 are below ground, two of which are completely submerged by a lake that occupies the rest of the large quarry well.
There are 336 very luxurious accommodations with curved balconies where guests can enjoy views of the waterfalls coming out of the surrounding cliffs and the clear glass waterfall built in the center of the hotel.
In China's historic city, a bridge is revitalized with plants and LED
Project signed by Brut Deluxe studio is part of a plan to increase tourism in the region
Anjuzhen is one of the few "ancestral cities" of China, part of ancient regions that remain almost unchanged by the progress and modernity that takes over the country. Located about 70 km from Chongqing, it can be considered a museum city, with few inhabitants, but many tourists – who visit but do not even stay for a night in the place.
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In order to solve this problem and stimulate more frequent tourism in the region, the Brut Deluxe-based studio in Madrid and Munich was invited to visit Anjuzhen and develop three projects that bring a new face to buildings that date back to the 1970s. are in accordance with the historical profile of the city. Like the QuanXi Bridge, for example.
At 210 meters long and 28 meters high, the bridge stretches over the Qiongjiang River and is composed of two concrete decks connected by vertical pillars. The structure, which was previously cold and colorless, should become a tourist spot thanks to simple interventions: a large variety of plants and a new painting with a pink camouflage pattern that will color the bridge until the vegetation occupies it in its entirety.
"The structure easily supports the extra loads and the mild and very humid local climate will benefit the growth of the plants, even in poor conditions"; explained the designer.
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To complete, at night, a lighting system with thousands of LED lamps, which must ascend and erase according to the climatic conditions, will transform the landscape into a kind of enchanted (and brilliant) forest, and ensure that it is a view from several other points of the city.
The world's first ship tunnel
A 1.7-kilometer project costing $ 270 million links two fjords of the Stad Peninsula in Norway
Meet the world's first ship tunnel!
What seemed impossible to the forerunners of the project in the 1870s is now a reality.
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The Norwegian Coastal Administration presented the images of the first tunnel for ships, a project linking the fjords of the Stad Peninsula in Norway. The construction would not only shorten the route of the navigators but would also prevent navigation in waters known as the most dangerous in the region.
The project signed by the Snøhetta architecture office provides a tunnel 1.7 km long, 36 m wide and 49 m high, to enable the passage of any type, from freighters to luxury cruises, at a cost of US $ 270 million.
With walls and arches covered with cut stones, to ensure optimum support, the construction was developed in partnership with Olav Olsen, consultant, and engineer of Norconsult.
To ensure efficiency, routes have been developed that guide ships during the crossing, and serve as a catwalk for passengers and crew in case of evacuation. Lights at the entrances and small points along the way light the way so there are no accidents.
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The construction of the first tunnel for ships in the world is in the approval phase and if there is a government release, the works begin in early 2019.


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Once you have become qualified for medical marijuana in Cook County and have an ID card, it is essential that you choose the right dispensary. Before you can purchase medicinal cannabis, you must list a dispensary on your application form. While you can change the dispensary as needed, you should be aware that it can take time to process. If you live in Cook County, you do have dispensaries near you and may want to learn a few tips before visiting.
The Menu
You may not realize it, but there are a variety of medical cannabis products out there. It's best to learn more about the types and strains so that you have an idea of what is going to be best for you. You cannot purchase medical cannabis online; you must go to a state-run and approved dispensary. However, most dispensaries list the products they sell on their website. Along with such, these locations may allow you to pre-order your products so that they are ready when you arrive.
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If your dispensary allows you to pre-order, you can get an idea of the prices so that you can bring enough money with you. Along with such, you may want to call ahead to ensure that the dispensary takes credit or debit cards if you plan to pay with plastic. Otherwise, you will need to get the money out beforehand.
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When you arrive, don't be embarrassed that you're new; tell the staff so that they can be more attentive and help you choose the right products. It may also be best to visit during the week in the morning or in the early afternoon to avoid the lunchtime rush and rush hour.
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While the fight for truth in labelling on bottles of Canadian wines is now over, the white elephant in the room will continue to roam unfettered just as it always has.
In case you missed it, after decades of concern over Cellared in Canada wine labelling has finally led to marketing changes for all wine that's not made from 100 per cent Canadian grown grapes.
Blended wines bottled in Canada from both domestic and international grapes will be required to make a new statement following changes announced Monday by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA).
The new statements created by the CFIA to replace Cellared in Canada are as follows:
• For primarily imported wines: "International blend from imported and domestic wines"
• For primarily domestic wines: "International blend from domestic and imported wines"
The new rules will have a profound effect on Cellared in Canada wines in British Columbia where the big blenders are only required to use an embarrassingly tiny 1% of Canadian grapes in their international blends. It has sparked outrage from VQA wineries in the province and prompted a legal battle to force change.
"Truth in labelling and authenticity certification are cornerstones to our B.C. VQA Wine program," B.C. Wine Institute President/ CEO Miles Prodan said in a news release following the decision. "A wine label tells consumers what they are buying and what they are drinking. It is important the label accurately identifies the origin of the wine."
In Ontario, the decision, while applauded, was greeted with much less enthusiasm. The main newspapers in Ontario have not mentioned the story and the main newspaper in St. Catharines, in the heart of wine country, had not reported on the news as of today (Wednesday), not surprising, but still, it is an important story for the industry whether you work in B.C. or Ontario.
First of all, the rules for blenders are different in Ontario where there is a mandated minimum 25% Ontario grape content. And that doesn't change with this newest ruling.
As Aaron Dobbin, president of the Winery and Grower Alliance of Ontario, told Wines In Niagara, blended wines are "an important product within the wine industry."
The Alliance represents the majority of wineries in Ontario that have licences to blend Ontario grapes with imported grapes to bottle so-called Cellared in Canada wines. They are sold in a separate "International blend" section of LCBO stores but are still hard to decipher whether they are Canadian wines or international blends, especially with brands such as Jackson-Triggs, which uses the same logo on both bottlings.
Dobbin maintains that his alliance members compete against other blended wines from other countries, not VQA wines, and also points out that even with the 25% minimum for Ontario grapes, that translates to significant income for Ontario grape growers.
To wit:
• Imported wines have 58% of the market share of all wines sold in Ontario
• International Canadian Blends have a 32% market share
• VQA wines have a 10% market share
• The volume sold of domestic wine is 75% ICB and 25% VQA
• 54% of the Ontario grape crop goes into ICB wines, the rest into VQA wines
You can see why the large blenders, including Peller and Arterra, are not moving off blended wines any time soon.
Dobbin says his alliance was "very supportive of the (labelling) change and worked closely with the industry through the consultation process."
Dan Paszkowski, president and CEO of the Canadian Vintners Association (CVA), praised for the federal government for the change: "The support of Minister MacAulay and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency are greatly appreciated."
The new label designation will clearly inform consumers that the wine is a blend of wine from different countries, the CVA said.
Throughout the summer of 2016, the CVA worked with its regional partners, the British Columbia Wine Institute (BCWI), the Winery & Grower Alliance of Ontario (WGAO), and the Wine Association of Nova Scotia (WANS), to engage and to conduct interviews with 100% Canadian and Canadian blended wine producers in B.C., Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia, as well as major liquor retailers across Canada. The CVA and its partners also organized two facilitated stakeholder sessions in Central Canada and Western Canada.
Following consultations, the recommended new label designation was that "International Blend from Imported and Domestic Wines" be adopted. Through the Food Label Modernization process, the CVA engaged with the Minister of Agriculture and senior officials at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) with a view to rapid implementation of the proposed label designation. The CFIA heard strong support for the proposed statements, with nearly 81 per cent of all respondents, who were supportive of the proposed statements.
"Canadian producers will now begin the process of transitioning to the new label designation as quickly as possible," said Paszkowski.


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Our website has been updated with information and registration links for all term 3 floorball events.
This includes junior training at ASB and Tawa Rec, Adult Training, Social Leagues, Master's Tournament, Women's Game Day, Goalie Training and the Wellington Floorball Open. You can find more information about these events through the headers above.
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Registrations for term 3 training sessions are now open. Please click the training header above for information about junior or adult training, or register with this link: https://membership.sportstg.com/regoform.cgi?eventID=8485&formID=88170
Please note those who registered for term 2 U9, U11, U13 and U15 trainings are already registered for term 3 training as you signed up for the winter season.
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Here's the draw for Finals week. Please note Blues Clues and Drifters have 2 games each. Winndebandy and Unite Youth have a cross grade friendly.
WFL promo/relegation is to be played between Wellington Storm Wildfire and Hated8. The winner of this game will play in WFL A grade for the second half of the season.


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Southern Nevada Health District Celebrates World No Tobacco Day 2005
May 31, 2005
(Las Vegas, Nev., – May 31, 2005) – The Southern Nevada Health District is marking World No Tobacco Day 2005 with a continued call for residents to adopt smoke-free lifestyles.
The percentage of Clark County adults who smoke cigarettes has declined in recent years. However, the smoking prevalence locally remains above the state and national averages. According to the 2003 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey, roughly 27 percent of Clark County adults currently smoke tobacco products, compared to 25 percent statewide and 22 percent nationally. Programs to address the disparities in smoking by age, ethnicity, and educational levels are seen as key to the national effort to reduce the adult smoking rate to 12 percent by 2010.
The health district Office of Health Education and Promotion crea ted the Cero Humo (Zero Smoke) program in 2002 to provide culturally and linguistically appropriate messages to the local Hispanic community. In its first three years, the program has provided tobacco education, encouraged smoking cessation and advocated smoke-free environments to a segment of the local population traditionally underserved by tobacco control messaging. World No Tobacco Day was first held in 1988, and is observed annually on May 31 to call attention to the impact of tobacco use on public health.
World No Tobacco Day 2005 focuses on the prominent role health professionals play in tobacco control and education. For additional information, contact the health district tobacco control program at (702) 759-1270 or visit www.gethealthyclarkcounty.org.
Visit the Media Contacts webpage for media related inquiries.
Access information about the Southern Nevada Health District on its website: www.SNHD.info. Follow the Health District on Facebook: www.facebook.com/SouthernNevadaHealthDistrict, YouTube: www.youtube.com/SNHealthDistrict, Twitter: www.twitter.com/SNHDinfo, and Instagram: www.instagram.com/southernnevadahealthdistrict/. The Health District is available in Spanish on Twitter: www.twitter.com/TuSNHD. Additional information and data can be accessed through the Healthy Southern Nevada website: www.HealthySouthernNevada.org.


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For many of you – and for me, it's the middle of spring break. Even if you aren't on a student's schedule, I hope you are all finding ways to rest and slow down a little as we approach the end of one busy season and look towards another – to take in a little more of the world's beauty, and to feel a little more connected to life and its many gifts.
This time of year tends to go very quickly in church life – and this year is no different. We're looking closely at all the pledges that are coming in, we're crafting a budget, we're imagining what we will be able to do – how much of what we might hope for can become reality. It's sometimes stressful, often inspiring, and not a small amount of work. I'm grateful to Carolyn Myers, our Administrator, our finance chair Erik Martinson, and most of all our stewardship team chaired by Kay Williams, for their many many hours in bringing this all together.
Beyond the financial planning that always happens this time of year, we've also been prepping for the launch of my new ministry, particularly in our search for a new assistant minister. With respect to my colleagues, I have to acknowledge a certain familiar rhythm by now – this, my third year in partnership with a minister just a few months from the end of their time serving this congregation. All three have in their own way continued to offer their ministry to our church, all the way up through June – and yet there is an inevitable stepping back, letting go. It's healthy, and good.
Still, I am eagerly anticipating the possibility of a colleague in ministry who will not be nearing their end a year from now. The Assistant Minister Search Committee and I are feeling very good about our search process so far, and we are hopeful that we will have an announcement about our selected candidate to share with you in April.
Along side all this big picture stuff, I cannot tell you how overjoyed I have been to see the continued sustained turnout for the Foundations Series (2nd & 4th Wednesdays)! Over 60 have been in the room each session, and others have followed up by way of our podcasts and online postings. Last week, we talked about this big and complicated question about the UU relationship to Christianity. Next week we'll talk about Transcendentalism and the voice of the holy within. If you've missed any of these, check out the handouts and podcasts of the opening lectures here.
As we look ahead in the coming month, I'm excited about Climate Justice month, and the ways we can work together to reduce our impact and increase our sustainability. Join us for the kick-off workshop on the 20th for more information.
I could list about 20 other things that are happening that are all fun, and important. Since about 1993, I've had this song in my head….
Sometimes it does become "no fun," and when it does, we need to help each other see that, and to step back.
But in this moment, I'm feeling all the joy of all this good stuff that needs to be done, all the good work of working with and for each of you. I'm looking forward to this week off – and as I said, I hope you are finding your time away as well – but I am also looking forward to returning, to continuing to do this good and joyful work with each of you.
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Some people still think there are differences and do not believe it all comes from the same tank at the terminal. Only difference is the additive package added. There may have been a little difference in a generic brand that did little with additives, but I never saw a difference aside from price with the major brands.EdP may support me on this one. When a boy I recall my father and his menfolk neighbors and such discussing cars of the time. Several men were conVINCED that one national gas company had better gas than another national company. I recall this well as I was at an impressionable age where I was learning to identify cars by make and model and pretending to know much more than I actually knew. Was it possible that one brand of gas (not octane) worked better in his car than another brand? I think so. Still, the oil discussion goes back to other petrol products, likely to kerosene and whale oil and coal and so on..
Today we have Top Tier gas with additives but I've never seen the gas companies touting they are a TT gas. Probably because if other brands did that it is like advertising "our gas is the same as theirs"
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Since metals function as a commodity, the industry is highly cyclical and reliant on consumption from automotive manufacturing, commercial construction, the oil and gas industry, and infrastructure spending. The domestic industry is susceptible to pricing volatility tied to global production, as well as government policies for trade. The U.S Commerce Department continually reviews imports into the U.S. and considers anti-dumping or countervailing duty investigations into any trade cases found unfair, which could result in tariffs and higher import prices; these could in turn affect domestic prices, as domestic suppliers often compete with imports.
The metals industry serves a global marketplace and comprises everything from integrated steel producers and mini mills, to service centers, recycling facilities, aluminum smelters and rolling mills, copper rod/wire mills, foundries and more. The industry is currently dominated by China, the U.S., Brazil, Korea, Japan, Germany and India.
Typical steel inventory categories include continuous cast slabs, billets, semi-finished flat-rolled coils and plate, finished flat-rolled coils and plate, rod and wire, castings and long products (bars, channels and beams). Non-ferrous metals include aluminum, copper, nickel, zinc, ferro-alloys, and stainless steel and can be in varying forms including ingots, sows, billets, bars, rods, wire, sheet, coil and plate. Ferrous and non-ferrous scrap have industry classifications to determine their respective market values based on location, condition and weight.
This industry employs a wide variety of machinery and equipment (M&E), including: casting, rolling, tempering, coating, blanking and slitting equipment; holding and reheat furnaces; overhead bridge cranes; plasma cutters; press brakes; auto shredders; balers; non-ferrous eddy current sorting systems; front-end loaders; grapplers and magnets; core machines; trim presses; robots; welders and much more.
Our experienced team will put together a complete picture of asset values, including getting under the hood with mobile equipment. Physical inspections can determine how long an asset has been idle, and whether it was properly maintained and stored. We help ensure that the physical conditions of all assets are reflected in used market values for metalworking equipment.


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2 discounted investment trusts yielding more than 4%
Stubbornly low interest rates have made income tough to come by in recent years. With cash savings producing meagre returns, many yield-starved investors have increasingly turned to stock market funds in order to earn better returns.
UK equity income
Investing in income-generating stocks is a popular way to add yield to your portfolio and there are many UK equity income funds on offer for investors who don't want to do a lot of analysis and pick individual stocks.
Equity income funds have a clear mandate — to create income for investors by investing in the stock market. The best income funds find a balance between the need to produce reliable income with a desire to protect and grow investor's capital over time. But don't just look at the popular funds as there are many high-yielding investment trusts trading at a discount to their net asset values (NAVs).
Less than the sum of its parts
The F&C UK High Income Trust (LSE: FHI) is one such investment trust. With a share price of 102.5p, the trust trades at a 10% discount to its NAV, meaning prospective investors can effectively purchase shares in the fund for less than the sum of its parts.
Philip Webster, the fund's manager since March 2017, likes to pick wide-moat companies with a history of generating reliable earnings year after year. Defensive stocks with low cylicality dominate its top 10 holdings, with the likes of British American Tobacco (7.2%), GlaxoSmithKline (4.7%), Diageo (3.33%), Unilever (3.29%) and RELX (3.03%) among some of its biggest positions at the end of September.
The investment trust has a focus on large-cap companies as FTSE 100 stocks represent 56.7% of the value of its portfolio. FTSE 250 constituents account for another 24.9%, while non-index and overseas stocks are worth a further 6.4%.
With its market-beating dividend yield of 4.6%, this trust is a tempting income choice for the long run.
Investing in utility stocks is another popular choice for income investors seeking to beat low returns on savings. Utility companies have long been a go-to option for income investors. Why so? As they tend to earn steady revenues, they have historically paid reliable dividends to shareholders with relatively low price volatility and reduced risk.
In this space, the Premier Energy & Water Trust (LSE: PEW) is one fund I'm keeping an eye on. This fund invests in utility companies from around the world, with the aim to deliver a high income from its portfolio and to achieve long-term growth in the capital value of the portfolio.
It owns a mix of electricity, gas, water and waste companies, which gives it diversified exposure to multiple markets and helps to reduce the overall risk of the portfolio. Top holdings include Beijing Enterprises Holdings (5.9%), SSE (5.5%), Chinese water and waste management company China Everbright International (4.1%) and Brazilian water and waste company Cia de Saneamento do Parana (5%).
Today, the shares are trading at a discount to its NAV of 8%, with a dividend yield of 5.9%.
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by Xinhua writers Chen Wenxian, Du Zhen
JERUSALEM, June 5 (Xinhua) -- The photo exhibition themed "Cultural Exchange between Dunhuang and Silk Road" sparks strong interest of Israelis to learn Chinese culture and history.
A total of 30 high-resolution digital photos of mural paintings from Dunhuang caves, located in northwest China's Gansu Province, are presented in the exhibition opened on Monday in Tel Aviv's China Cultural Center.
These photos, contributed by China's Dunhuang Academy, vividly illustrate commercial and cultural exchanges among different countries and ethnic groups along the ancient Silk Road.
"Dunhuang is a key pass along the ancient Silk Road that served as the gateway to the western regions in ancient China," said Zhang Yuanlin, chief librarian and director of Center for Research on the Silk Road and Dunhuang of Dunhuang Academy.
"The prosperity in the Silk Road promoted exchanges between the Eastern and Western civilizations, enriched the cultural development of Chinese civilization, and allowed people to construct caves in Dunhuang from the fourth to the 14th centuries," Zhang said at the opening ceremony of the exhibition.
"These caves have become a cultural treasury, a testimony to the fusion of diverse civilization along the Silk Road," he added.
It is the first time that photos of arts from Dunhuang caves are exhibited in Israel, said Zhang.
"Though it is a small-scale photo exhibition, Israelis are very active in asking questions and have great passion over Chinese culture, which surprises us very much," he said.
A photo named "the Mourning Scene of Princes from Various Countries" reflects close relations of China in Tang Dynasty (618-907) and foreign countries.
In the photo of "Double Flying Apsaras," one apsaras' body is slightly bent with her head tilted backwards, and the other is extending her arms with the body naturally positioned.
"It is extremely elegant and has a very interesting choice of color. If you look carefully, you cannot see any wings. They are definitely like a magic being. They are like floating in the air," said Matteo Compareti in an interview with Xinhua.
Compareti visited Dunhuang caves for the first time as early as in 1995. He said that Dunhuang is an amazing scenic spot where people could see all the caves and the exhibition has brought him back to more than 20 years ago. "I hope to visit Dunhuang again in the short coming future," said Compareti.
"It is a great opportunity for Israelis to come and see a small sample of what Dunhuang has offered to Israelis," Asaf Goldschmidt, foreign director of Confucius Institute at Tel Aviv University, told Xinhua.
Dunhuang is a beautiful and amazing place for both tourists and scholars, added Goldschmidt. "This is a great exhibition that Israelis should come, see and enjoy. And it is much more interesting if they go to China and visit the real thing."
The exhibition, which will last one week, is jointly held by China's Dunhuang Academy, Confucius Institute at Tel Aviv University and China Cultural Center in Tel Aviv.


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I have read that fasting reveals the things that control us, that we tend to cover up what is inside us with food (and other things) and that fasting brings these things closer to the surface. At first we will rationalize that our feelings, such as anger for instance, are due to our hunger, but soon discover that we are angry, not because of hunger but because of the anger hidden within us.
If this is true, there must be deep sadness hidden inside of me.
I broke my fast last evening, after 48 hours. It was time. Physically, the pressure and severe pounding on the top of my head and behind eyes, the heat in my face, was wearing me thin and practically demanding all of my attention to be turned inward. My desire to be present to my family was stronger than that demand, and so I ate, just a simple meal with my son and his girlfriend. Very soon, my brain said 'thank you for feeding me' and I was able really to join them.
But not before the fast offered its essential gift to me and I received, I believe, what I was to receive. My body is indeed a vessel of prayer and a messenger of grace.
I had not planned this fast far in advance. It came up suddenly for me, just a few days before I began it, with that instinctive 'yes'. I had not planned for the fast to coincide with Friday evening's film that arrived in the red-enveloped parcel; it was simply the next title in the queue that I had created 9 months ago. I had not planned for the fast to coincide with Saturday's live theater performance, which I had agreed to attend with my friend several weeks ago.
Friday morning, as I journaled about the birthing that's currently happening in my life, I wondered on paper if there was something I needed to understand about the way I give birth, the fears I have around it perhaps. I recalled the rage that rose unbidden in me around my granddaughters' births, as I witnessed the medicalization and dewomanization of what should have been an empowering time in their mother's lives. I knew at the time that the power of that reaction was some piece of my own rage surfacing. Though I spent weeks reentering my what has become a periodic search into attaining certification for midwifery, I suspected that particular response wasn't addressing the truth of my pain at all.
It was around the time of one of their births, last summer, that I had the 'big dream'. I was great with child and my water broke, so I took myself to the dr's office where I was given 3 pills, which I took without question, by the doctor at the check-in counter. The pills were tranquilers that put me to sleep and stopped my labor instantly. I recall feeling enraged at having been tricked. I'm wondering today if that was the beginning of the recent feeling I've had of walking along the surface of my life.
LateR in the day on Friday, coveting some focus I went to my Motherpeace cards and pulled one. Its message?- "going down to touch deep emotions, and gathering yourself together"And so I prayed to the Wise Woman of the Lake …you know, the one I'd asked to come to me in a dream about a month ago…. to come and take me by the hand, draw me to Her depths where parts of me lay scattered from that ancient wreckage. Let me see.
And so, Friday's night's film opens and we meet a 50 year old woman still caught in the trauma of having given birth at age 14 and being forced by her mother to give the baby up for adoption. Her life is stunted and stuck, her relationship with her own mother broken and embittered. Each evening she relives the pain of her loss, in her journal and her nightmares.
And so, Saturday's musical opens and we meet a 14 year old girl giving birth to her 2nd child, conceived by her stepfather, who snatches the child from her arms immediately after birth and gives it away (or kills it, she doesn't know for sure). We hear her lament to God, 'I've tried to be a good girl…' as her life spirals into accepting one abuse after the other.
And so, here I am, emotions unmasked by food, fresh again in my own lament.
Here I am 13 years old, coming alive in spirit and voice for the first time in my life, assaulted after school by my favorite teacher . No one will lend me their voice. I am left with my own shame to swallow.
Here I am, 14 years old, at my mother's white-haired gynecologist, after my periods have halted in the face of that fear. He has some trouble and has to go in the wrong way. Oh, yes there's something wrong with me.
Here I am 15 years old, with a boy who thinks I'm a fool for not knowing what to do with his thing, who proceeds to tell me (along with his mother) that there must be something wrong with me when it won't fit into my fear?
Here I am 15 years old, part of me lying spread out on the table, where he's taken me for the vacuum aspiration… some other part of me up on the wall.
Here I am 16 years old, hips propped on a bedpan, doctor swearing beneath his breath because the 5 month old placenta that had been pulsing life into my kicking and hiccupping infant won't let go its hold even as the precious life it fed and i loved lies dying in the next room.
Here I am 17 years old, compassionately drugged by the doctor, as another 5 month old child exits my womb. But I can't understand why they can't hear me screaming 'NO! NO! NO!' until one of them wakes me to show me the perfect and dead little girl.
Here I am 20 years old, the child down the hall given a 1 in 500,000 chance of survival, born too early, lungs unprepared, infected by me….
When I saw the movie, Color Purple, 10 years ago I'd only felt the pain of it, the trauma, the powerlessness, the brutality, the domination and abuse. I don't recall feeling at all the empowerment, reclamation, and victory that I experienced watching the musical version yesterday. Nor did I feel before the strong women who showed Celie the way to empowerment, I felt only her oppression. I suspect I didn't feel these things because I didn't know these things in myself.
As I partook of both of these dramas this weekend, I was able to be a compassionate witness to the terrible youth of those two tender characters in all of their innocence and vulnerability. It was also easy to observe the ways in which their evolution as women had been stunted, as if some giant hand hit the pause button at the time of their traumas. I hadn't been kind enough to behold myself through these eyes before now.
During the viewing of the film the first night, I had noticed those old voices of self-doubt rising in me, the ones who try to keep me small, saying 'just be content with your life as it is' , and 'who do you think you are anyway?', and 'why do you have to be 'special''? I do think there's some truth in that self-punishing shadow-voice, some grain to be gleaned from its condemning chaff. For instance, it doesn't really matter what I DO with my life perse, but is important 'how' I live it (with joy, peace, love, with presence, spirit and soul, and awareness of beauty). But I need not let that truth undermine my desire to share myself in some specific and meaningful way. I need not let it hold me back from reaching for something that will make my life bigger, not smaller. There is room enough for both/and, both the all-is-well, cherish each moment and the something-more to which I am drawn. For both spirit AND soul. They need not play tug-a-war with my life.
My soul ought to feel free to rise up and reveal her full beauty.
Now I see that there is something in keeping myself small that feels safe to the one in me who once tried to be big and was violated because of it. That teacher hit my life square in its growth spurt, just when I was coming into my power and my voice. I stopped singing that day. My god, no wonder I just about broke when I attended that class reunion years ago, met up with those persons who knew me when I was 13, then again when my marriage broke up and the grief of that opened the vault to those losses long hidden.
All of those young me's still live in me. Wise Woman of the Water took me down to visit them. I saw them clearly… it took only 48 hours of prayer in my body, of consuming only fluid with Her. Now, she can help me to gather them together, midwife them to life, and teach them to trust in their power, in their voice, in their courage. In their Song. Remind them that they CAN carry something to term, can labor with confidence and grace, do have the strength to push this child to life.
There will always be broken places in me, scars and debris from that wreckage, but I need not label that wreckage as ugly. Yet, another gift from the fast for me is this- I needn't give to a feeling or an experience in me any label of badness that makes me experience suffering. My hunger was hunger, something I could notice, something I could choose, or not, to tend to, to inform me – or not. Likewise, I can choose to nurture. I need not give my herstory a word that makes of it suffering. I can take all of those me's into my arms and love them with tenderness and wisdom and hope. I can see my life as beautiful.
Last week there was an earthquake in New Zealand that ravaged the city of Christchurch, while out on the water that same earthquake sheared "30 million tons of ice off Tasman glacier, forming massive icebergs, including this beauty".
May we all find these places in ourselves in the after-years of our own tragedies.


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- Bryce Harper hit two home runs on Sunday.
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Taipei, March 1 (CNA) Trade remedy measures introduced in a recent report highlighting the U.S. administration's trade policy priorities have caused a distortion in global trade, the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) said Thursday.
The measures include several anti-dumping and countervailing duty investigations against products from Taiwan, which have impacted Taiwan's exports to the United States, the ministry said.
In its "2018 Trade Policy Agenda and 2017 Annual Report" filed by the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) a day earlier, the U.S. administration expresses concern about Taiwan's agricultural policies, which it says "are not based upon science."
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The trade remedies listed in the report have caused distortion to global trade. In Taiwan's case, the U.S. has imposed anti-dumping and countervailing duties on 23 products from Taiwan, and has launched anti-dumping and countervailing investigations against a further four, the MOEA said in a statement issued Thursday.
Meanwhile, the imposition of so-called safeguard tariffs on imports of solar panels and washing machines under Section 201 of the US Trade Act of 1974, along with the launch of so-called Section 232 investigations into imported steel and aluminum products on the grounds of protecting national security, have had a great impact on Taiwanese products, the ministry said.
The ministry said it will maintain close communication with local companies to hear their opinions and will continue to convey their appeals through communication channels between the two countries in order to protect Taiwan's rights as a World Trade Organization member and its right to export products to the U.S.
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Last week I went along to the Flemmington Community Centre and took photographs at the Gateway to The World Cafe. Each month a different culture put on a day and cafe. This month's cafe was a Buddhist Vegetarian feast which included a cooking class, a documentary about Buddhism, and a talk on the basic principles of Buddhism by Nun Ven Jou Yao and a talk by Dr May Wang on how to achieve longevity and health using the Chinese Medicine and Buddhism.
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Square Enix Ltd., the publisher of Square Enix® interactive entertainment products in Europe and other PAL territories, announced today that it will have a significant presence during the forthcoming MCM London Expo taking place at ExCeL London on the 26th and 27th May 2007.With a packed spring release schedule, Square Enix Ltd. sees the MCM London Expo as the perfect opportunity to present their products to a highly targeted demographic of over 20,000 movies, comic and anime fans expected through the doors over the course of the weekend. Amongst the brand new titles on show will be FINAL FANTASY® III and FINAL FANTASY FABLES: CHOCOBO TALES on Nintendo DS, VALKYRIE PROFILE® : LENNETH for the PlayStation® Portable system along with recent Square Enix blockbusters, FINAL FANTASY XI on Xbox 360, FINAL FANTASY XII and KINGDOM HEARTS II and DRAGON QUEST® : The Journey of the Cursed KingTM all on the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system.
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Bryan Cooney, Marketing Executive for the MCM London Expo is thrilled that influential publishers like Square Enix are starting to make their presence felt at what is the biggest show in the country of its type.
"We're delighted that Square Enix has opted for such a visible presence at this year's show as their products are so relevant to many of our 20,000 visitors. We look forward to working with Square Enix again and sincerely hope that more big name publishers will follow suit at future events."
David Dyett, European Marketing Director for Square Enix Ltd. echoed Bryan Cooney's sentiments.
"We see the MCM London Expo as a great opportunity to present our titles and key franchises to thousands of passionate manga and anime fans, and we strongly believe that our presence at the event reinforces our commitment to supporting this market in the UK."
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Piper wasn't happy when Rick Herrmann started playing the saxophone seven months ago.
The 3-year-old yellow labrador retriever moaned, barked and covered her ears when Herrmann, 53, played from the basement in his Oregon home.
"Our dog really doesn't like it when my dad plays the saxophone," Erin Herrmann, 22, Rick's daughter said.
So, when Herrmann and his wife went for a run out by a field near Dayton, Oregon, and saw a herd of cows, they thought it would be funny to come back and have him play the saxophone to see if the cows had the same reaction as Piper.
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Airplanes are not the best places to be stuck with either loud people or crying babies. And yet, they always seem to find us, just as we think we're about to have a peaceful journey.
On a flight to Ibiza on Tuesday, passengers from Manchester were unlucky enough to get stuck next to some pretty awful-sounding girls. Amber Elouise Ferguson shared the photos of the three girls who were so rowdy, their flight got delayed:
"They've been racist, making rude comments and threatening people," Amber wrote. "If you know them or are related to them, you should be ashamed to know such disgusting human beings!"
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I have problems though, and these problems ruin a lot of the fun I had in each screening. They're inescapable. They're frustrating. And worst of all, they create an atmosphere of "what could have been," which sadly hampers what is.
The Promise of the Score
Then there is Zimmer's tremendous ego, where he'll create obnoxious music, or feature odd solos and claim how daring and experimental he is, like the face-palm-supreme that came with his "truly evil" two-note motif for the Joker in The Dark Knight. Wow, so crazy.
But credit should be given where credit is due. Zimmer and Junkie XL's work on Batman v. Superman, while featuring plenty of dumb moments, also had some excellent additions that fit supremely well with the tone Zack Snyder started with Man of Steel, and continued into the sequel. I enjoyed it, but I can't say I was disappointed that Danny Elfman would be summoned for Justice League.
In fact, I nearly needed a diaper upon hearing he'd be using the original 1989 Batman theme, along with the John Williams' Superman theme.
My exciting started budding, and then reached a crescendo when Elfman released his "Hero's Theme" score sample on Youtube. I don't think I hooted and hollered as much as I did when I heard that for ages.
Not only was the ultimate Batman theme prominently featured, it appeared that it was going to be morphed into a main motif, and used as the emotional weight to Batman's quest of uniting the League. It was stellar.
Then the film came out and most of the score was poorly mixed and featured far too many ideas that lacked cohesion. The Hero's Theme wasn't even in the finished product in the form we heard.
Sure, there were a ton of winners, like Elfman's renditions of the Flash's theme, Wonder Woman's Zimmer-fueled motif, and yes, the cherished Superman and Batman themes. Hell, even the actual motif for the Justice League, which most prominently appears during the logos of the film was stunning. It only makes me question further why the score as a whole didn't pan out?
Danny promised to set up loads of motifs for future composers to expand or toss away, something that was desperately needed in the superhero genre (mainly Marvel, whose best and most cohesive score, Captain America, has generally been overlooked.)
Instead, we get something that's far from cohesive, features few gems, and a sickening failure of achieving the potential that was so clearly present. Though, to be fair, I'd likely blame the interference of WB and whatever crazy editing had to happen to this Frankensteined film (which we'll be getting to shortly.)
The Weak Villain
The best course of action would have been to have a more traditional Superman villain, such as the long-awaited Brainiac, which would then force the team to have to resurrect Superman to do battle with him since they'd be truly outmatched. Save Darkseid, Apokalips and so on for Justice League 3 (since 2 looks like it's going to have an Earth-based, Luthor-led team of troublemakers, which I can get behind.)
The Russian Family
One of Whedon's additions was the plight of a Russian family who is caught up in the final battle of the film, a completely unnecessary addition that does nothing but rob valuable screen time for character developing regarding the main cast of people you actually care about in a film that likely had an enormous amount of time cut out of it.
I couldn't find a way to care about them. I'm always down for saving people in superhero movies, but this really felt like a forced attempt to create some kind of emotional response... and it didn't work.
The Opening Scene
Who is this man that Batman is hunting? Is he a criminal? He's just a guy taking out his garbage. Although he does have a gun and shoots at Batman, he's taken down in a cringe-y, overly complicated and elaborate manner, only to be hung over the side of a building to draw the parademon out.
After the demon comes out and self-destructs, Batman and this random dude straight up have a casual conversation about alien invasions. It's awful. The writing is awful. The acting is awful. The entire scene is just horrible. Even on the technical side, the set looks crummy, the effects aren't great, the choreography is rubbish and the lighting looks like a TV show. And again, after the insane Batman warehouse beat-down in BvS, why is this fight so awful!?
Where BvS would just thrust viewers into a complicated world (to great success), JL wants to treat us like babies.
The Loss of Identity
Gone is the cohesive world where consequences matter. Gone is the brilliant interpretation of a battle-hardened, veteran, utterly obsessed Batman on the edge. Gone is the under-the-surface core of social commentary and relevance.
While much of the levity in the film feels genuine, thanks to the Flash, there's also a lot that feels absolutely forced. Low-brow jokes, weird butt shots, and Batman delivering truly cringe-worthy, out-of-character lines that, while still funny for the most part, are the absolute antithesis of the man we've come to know. And that sucks.
BvS and MoS have their critics, and many criticisms have their merits, but the grim tone of those films, and the focus consequences shaping a living world defined the DCEU, and showed that it stood on its own two legs, unafraid and uncaring of what goofy adventures Marvel was peddling. Now, the DCEU is on a trajectory to simply be a rip-off MCU. No one wins.
The Diluted Final Product
He is a master of comic book storytelling. His version of Watchmen miraculously does incredible justice to the dense graphic novel while managing to be an excellent film in its own right. It's exceptionally comic-book-y in its execution and stark contrast to its peers, even now.
Snyder was the right choice to helm the main DCEU films. And while I didn't agree with all his decisions, and certainly am not a fan of all of his work, I have to commend him on his story-telling style.
The DCEU felt like a live-action comic book, one that was made for hardcore fans by hardcore fans. It didn't care if you couldn't use your brains to figure out what was going on rather than being spoon-fed. It didn't care if it depressed you. It was a singular entity that told the story of men versus gods, and how that affected the utterly alive world in which those conflicts took place.
When Whedon came in and cut Zack's scenes while shooting new ones, something was lost. And it shows throughout the final product.
While many folks are likely pleased by the changes that were made, it crushes me as an artist to know that we'll like never get to see what Snyder intended for the world he shaped. JL was likely always going to be more accessible due to mandates from WB, but Snyder's patented story-telling, earned humor, intensely beautiful action sequences and general eye for the style of a graphic novel was sorely missed.
Especially the story-telling.
Would the final product be better if he were given full control? If I had to guess for me personally, I'd say yes. Would it be critically lambasted? Probably. But would it be a cohesive, defiant piece of superhero cinema that has a flavor all its own, regardless of irrational hatred? Absolutely.


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From science fiction to steamy romances and everything in between, the staff writers here watch it all.
As our favorite shows slowly return to their regular time slots, we're all eagerly tuning in to pick up where we left off before winter hiatus left our nights a little colder, a little less entertaining.
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With their programming slated to kick off tonight with The Originals Season 2 Episode 10 and Jane the Virgin Season 1 Episode 10, all eyes are on the network most well-known for its love of all things supernatural. (And Supernatural, of course, is back this Tuesday.)
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Couches, Tables and Beds – Oh, My!Posted: May 26, 2011 Filed under: Eating Out, Fun Things, Workouts | Tags: furniture shopping, Mexican food, running 15 Comments
This afternoon I had to say farewell (for now) to my BFF, Jamie 😦 Her brother is getting married this weekend and then she's headed back to live in Richmond for the summer.
Of course we had to have frozen yogurt as our goodbye snack 😉 My favorite fro-yo place in Richmond just opened a shop in my neck of the woods! It's a good day, my friends.
Surprising Afternoon Workout
Some of you may know that I'm usually an AM workout gal, but it wasn't in the cards this morning. So after my fro-yo extravaganza, I made a pit-stop at the gym and was able to get in a 4-mile run.
Can you believe that? I sure can't. I was just trotting along, and when I got to about 2.5 miles I realized I wasn't really tired. I even ran one mile at 7.0 mph, which is a little bit faster than my comfortable 6.3 mph. I was proud of myself!
Couches, Tables and Beds, Oh My!
Cory and I spent the evening furniture shopping. Woah. Doin' big things, I know. But as lame as furniture shopping may sound, it was actually exciting! I've never owned my own furniture and I've never owned anything with Cory – so this is all very fun 😀
All that sitting on couches and Ooohh-ing and Ahhh-ing over memory foam beds worked up our appetites. Once we got in the car my hanger level was at a solid 7, so I told Cory "just make a decision. I don't care what or where we eat."
He made a good decision! El Fresco it was! 🙂 I ordered two soft grilled chicken tacos with black beans and rice. Delish.
I know it is Mexican food, and I understand that many would dispute the healthiness of it all, but the ingredients are always so fresh here!
Look at that fresh salsa, fresh guac and grilled chicken. I'm also a huge fan of black beans – so all in all, I left stuffed, but I didn't feel totally bad about it 🙂
Now my night includes doing a whole lotta nothin'! I hope you've enjoyed your day, friends!
Let's chat – Do you live near your best friend? Mexican vs Indian food?
Life's Most Important QuestionsPosted: March 19, 2011 Filed under: Friends, Fun Things | Tags: best friends, fro-yo, Mexican food, Richmond, VA 3 Comments
Hi, friends! I'm headed to Richmond for a Girl's Day/Night!! AH, what a perfect end to Spring Break 🙂 If you've been reading this blog for a while, it will be no surprise as to who I'm spending my time with. Jamie and Emily of course! 😉 I feel so blessed to have Jamie living up here in NOVA and that I'm able to see Emily as often as I do.
Last night in preparation for our girl's day, Jamie and I were discussing a very important topic (She's grey. I'm green)
Jamie is my go-to person for most of life's toughest questions. Like: Jamie, is it 'naked' or 'necked?' Or: Jamie, are you automatically an asshole if you drive a Hummer? A personal favorite happened a year ago when we were in college. It was a Thursday night (bar night) and it was pouring. I mean pooouring and we had to walk to the bar. So I asked: Jamie, is it okay if I tuck my jeans into my rain boots and wear them to the bar? She's a good friend: No, Colleen. That is not acceptable, even if you do have a boyfriend.
I'm glad I have such a good friend.
Well, friends, Jamie will be here soon! I'm looking forward to laughing until my side hurts, eating fro-yo for lunch and chowin' down on some Mexican for dinner – and enjoying an adult beverage or two 😉
Question: Do you tell your friend if she's making a faux pas? Would you want her to tell you? 😉 Do you have a go-to friend that will always tell you the truth?
Mexican Food = HappinessPosted: March 8, 2011 Filed under: 30-Day Picture Challenge | Tags: 30 day picture challenge, Mexican food 14 Comments
It's Day 13 of my 30 Day Picture Challenge! This question was a no brainer: A picture of your favorite place to eat
La Parota. Parota. Mexico. All names are synonymous with my favorite place to eat. This picture was taken in October when Emily and I went back to Longwood for Oktoberfest. If you're a Longwood alumni or current student – I know you can understand my love of this beautiful hole-in-the-wall.
When I was in college I think I ate there once a week. Okay, maybe once every 2 weeks. Regardless, it was a running joke that I should have a "season pass" type deal because I was there so often. We got unlimited free chips (which I would eat uncontrollably), I would order one soft chicken taco and walk out with a $2.22 bill. And their queso dip is to dieeee for!
Okay, I'm done now. But yes, this little Mexican restaurant in Farmville, VA makes me happy 🙂
Let's chat – Do you have a favorite restaurant? A favorite food? Can you control yourself around chips and salsa at at Mexican place?


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Tower cluster could be extended
The City of London's head of design has denied the Walkie Talkie is a Trojan horse which could open the door to a new cluster of skyscrapers.
But Gwyn Richards admitted his team is looking at the possibility of approving more towers around it "to make it less strident on the skyline".
They are in the middle of a major piece of research modelling the effects of extending the existing "eastern cluster", notably towards the Walkie Talkie in the south.
This could result in a handful of sites being identified for new towers near 20 Fenchurch Street which would minimise its dominance.
They would be taller than two "mid-rise" towers which have already been approved in the immediate area – Eric Parry's 120 Fenchurch Street and Farshid Moussavi's 130 Fenchurch Street – which are 15 and 17 storeys respectively.
The Walkie Talkie was originally approved because of its outlier position, with then City planning chief Peter Rees likening it to the figurehead at the prow of a ship.
Now his replacement, Gwyn Richards, head of design at the City, is arguing it could be "better to bring it into the crowd, to make it less strident on the skyline".
"Some of the rationale for 20 Fenchurch Street was that it would be a lone sentinel to give a vantage point looking back at the cluster," said Richards.
"That point of view is not widely shared, talking to stakeholders. A lot of people struggle with that logic. Our work is to look at this more creatively and pull 20 Fenchurch Street back into the cluster so it has a coherent urban form."
He denied this change of heart made the building a Trojan horse, pointing out that it won planning after two public inquiries. Any expansion of the cluster would still be within the boundary set by the local plan.
"We want to understand if there's potential for perhaps one or two other sites on the western side of Fenchurch Street. We are not talking about a wholescale wall of tall buildings.
"Planning is always an evolving process. It's material for us to assess where there's potential capacity," he said, referring to the demand for more office space in the Square Mile.
"It's getting our ducks in order rather than making a kneejerk reaction [to a planning application]. We want to give a degree of clarity early on to applicants."
Richards called it "proper planning". His team has spent two years 3D-modelling the effects of the existing cluster and any potential expansion – within the boundary set by the local plan.
They are looking at the effect on views, conservation and World Heritage areas, public realm, the micro-climate – in particular wind – and daylight, among other factors.
He said the cluster was behaving "like a huddled penguin", pushing the wind around its periphery – on Bishopsgate and Fenchurch Street, for example.
"We wanted to do a 360-degree assessment of where the cluster could expand," he said. "It's a fairly huge undertaking. We hope to get clarity of approach in the next year or so."
City 'as busy as ever' despite Brexit
The City has seen no slowing of interest in office space since the Brexit vote, according to its head of design Gwyn Richards.
"We're as busy as we've been for the last two or three years," he said.
"Maybe the dust is yet to settle but we are absolutely full-on at the moment and I don't anticipate any slackening of pace."
He said Eric Parry's 1 Undershaft and Arup Associates' 2-3 Finsbury Avenue were set to go before the planning committee in September, while Make's 1 Leadenhall was close to being submitted.
"And that's the tip of the iceberg. We are having ongoing discussions about other sites," he said.
"On the ground I haven't noticed anything slowing. I haven't experienced any deceleration on detailed schemes and we have 10 or 12 major developments being built where we're having daily meetings on accelerating things."
The occupancy rate in the City is about 97%, leaving planners with a "challenging few years ahead, but a challenge we relish" to meet predicted demand.
Britain's decision to leave the EU means some banks are planning to pull staff out of London. But Richards said the City was "resilient" to such threats because it hosted a diverse range of employers of various sizes including plenty of IT, law and professional services firms.
His team is currently modelling the possibility of expanding the existing cluster of tall buildings to include more office skyscrapers.


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