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| Renovated nave open to campus
Amanda Buckingham
Renovated nave open to campus
Amanda Buckingham 2:33 am, Sep 02, 2014
After three years of planning, restoration and construction, the nave of Sterling Memorial Library has been revitalized as a space for students, staff and other patrons.
From restored stained-glass windows to enhanced lighting to new technology-rich study spaces, the renovations touched all aspects of the nave in an attempt to both preserve the collegiate gothic style envisioned by Sterling's architect James Gamble Rogers and enhance the library's technological offerings.
"Part of the success of what we've been able to do is restore the library to its original grandeur and reveal some beauty not as easily seen," said David Helpern, founder of Helpern Architects, the practice that spearheaded the renovation plans in conjunction with Turner Construction Company. "James Gamble Rogers envisioned [Sterling] as something that looked to the future as well as the past. We wanted to be as true as possible to his vision," he added.
To this end, Helpern said "every inch" of the stone surfaces, which had deteriorated in some places, was repaired, refinished and cleaned. Referencing the discovery of the stone surfaces to be multicolored sandstone and limestone, Director of Access Services Brad Warren said that the renovation revealed details obscured by the accumulation of 80 years of dirt and decay.
Warren added that the nave's stained-glass windows experienced a similar process of restoration to reveal minute details in the artwork. With regard to the mural "Alma Mater," associate University librarian for program development and research Kendall Crilly said that most attention was paid to the replacement of certain aspects of the plaster arbor that had gone missing. He added that the ceilings were also carefully cleaned.
One of the challenges of the restoration, which was financed by a $20 million donation made by Richard Gilder '54 and Lois Chiles, was striking a balance between preserving the original intent of the building's architecture and modernizing it for the needs of the 21st century.
"Sterling Memorial Library was very deliberately and consciously designed using the architectural metaphor of a cathedral: This is Yale's cathedral of learning and knowledge," University Librarian Susan Gibbons said in an email.
In homage to this vision, when Sterling was built in the 1930s, the circulation desk acted as both an altar at the "crossing of the nave" and a barrier for students, who were not allowed into the book stacks. Because all students today may access the stacks, the barrier is no longer necessary, but removing the desk entirely would disrupt Rogers' vision of Sterling. The compromise, Gibbons said, was to trim the size of the desk to allow patrons to pass by on either side.
The leftover wood, she added, was used for the construction of a new information desk on the north side of the nave, consolidating the former circulations, privileges and information desks. In the past, patrons had to decide which desk was most suited to their question, Gibbons said.
Rowillie Ross, evening and weekend teamleader in Sterling's access services department, said that staff members at the desk have been cross-trained in the three areas of expertise.
In addition to this main desk, Helpern said that there are also desks interspersed in the nave as a means of individual consultation that students can have with librarians.
He added that the most evident architectural change is the removal of some of Sterling's card catalogs along the south aisle of the nave to create study spaces with seating, tables and upgraded computer workstations.
Further technological innovation comes in the form of variety of self-service features in the space formerly designated for circulations. Ross said that while Sterling had some self-service features before, machines were often out-of-service or difficult to use. Now, the library is "completely self-service," with features for both checking out books and retrieving items on hold, as well as more scanners and computer workstations.
More advanced security features, as well as modern heating, air conditioning, and LED lighting, have also been integrated into the nave.
"The nave is now lit in a way that could not have been done in James Gamble Rogers's time," Helpern said. In addition to historic lamps and natural light, Helpern said "a lot of discrete uplighting" tucked away in the nave's many balconies "flood" the space with light to showcase the nave's beauty.
Students and administrators interviewed praised the renovated nave's aesthetic appeal and commitment to tradition.
"It is nearly impossible to tell what wood, stone, glass and iron work is original to the building and what was crafted as part of this restoration," Gibbons said.
Haesoo Park GRD '18 said that the renovation reveals the exquisite patterns in the ceiling. Still, he added, though the seating area harmonizes nicely with the rest of the nave, a greater number of desks in the area would have been more appealing to students. However, Nathaly Aramayo '17, who works in Sterling's stacks operations, said she believes the study environment makes the nave more patron-friendly and convenient.
In honor of the completed renovations, there will be an open house in Sterling Memorial Library from 3 to 5 p.m. on Sept. 18 with tours and refreshments.


Whether you are a brown-bottom candy corn person or orange, these hats will do the trick. So simple a beginner can work in the round, decreasing and changing colors easily. I designed them years ago with small babies in snugglies in mind—no costume, just the quintessential colored corn sticking out of the top of their snuggly. They still bring a smile.


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Anti French Nuclear Testing Riots in Tahiti
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Riots in Tahiti, French Polynesia, following the first in a series of nuclear tests being carried out by the French at Moruroa atoll in the South Pacific.
Riots in Tahiti following the first in a series of nuclear tests being carried out by the French at Moruroa, South Pacific.
Policemen preparing to use tear gas during riots in Tahiti, French Polynesia, following the first in a series of nuclear tests being carried out by the French at Moruroa atoll in the South Pacific.
Aftermath of riots in Tahiti, French Polynesia, following the first in a series of nuclear tests being carried out by the French at Moruroa in the South Pacific.
Policeman during riots in Tahiti, French Polynesia, following the first in a series of nuclear tests being carried out by the French at Moruroa atoll in the South Pacific.
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I want that my shotgun would shot where it points. But now it only shoots left or right. How can i make it shoot where i point. My shotgun follows cursor.
When you say "where i point," I assume you want to shoot in the direction of the mouse.
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Serendipity re-opens outdoor dining spot 'The Backlot' for 2021 season
by Steffani Farquharson March 30, 2021 March 30, 2021
ITHACA, N.Y. –– Serendipity Catering is bringing their outdoor dining space back to the public this weekend with their new 2021 menu and plans for outdoor events. The outdoor restaurant, The Backlot, will be opening on Thursday, April 1st for the 2021 season. Featuring socially distanced tables and seating, as well as an online ordering menu and contactless payment, the South Hill restaurant is looking forward to the spring opening.
"When you get out of the winter thaw here, everybody is just excited to see each other in general, so, especially this year, I think people are really [eager] to get out there and see everybody," said Alex Kearns-Apuya, Serendipity's Sales Manager.
The Backlot team is excited to feature live music this year, bringing bands like The Sim Redmond Band to the space. According to Serendipity's press release, musical acts are scheduled for Fridays and Saturdays from 5:00pm to 8:00pm and most will not have a cover charge – The Sim Redmond Band is scheduled for July 24th, check out their calendar of events on their website.
In addition to many musical performances, The Backlot is bringing a new menu to the spring opening. "We weren't open for the spring last year, so this has been a new season for our chef to play around with some of those [new spring] ideas," said Kearns-Apuya. The food comes from Serendipity's own local farm, started a few years ago by owner Stephanie Holzaur's husband in Mecklenburg, and from local vendors and distributors. According to the press release there are "many new offerings to the menu while retaining many of the fan favorites from last season." In addition, the menu includes "vegan and gluten-free offerings, as well as options for kids."
The Backlot will also be featuring a beverage menu with local beer, wine and a variety of mixed drinks, which will be updated throughout the season.
The Backlot opened in August 2020 in order to combat the decline of traditional catering business, and while the outdoor dining has been a successful way to connect with the public during the COVID-19 pandemic, it may not continue in this iteration beyond this year. "What we may look at doing is expanding it to more of an event space that's tailored to say our normal range of catered events," said Kearns-Apuya.
Regardless of future plans,The Backlot is eager to welcome guests back to its outdoor location this season. With more firepits, an updated online ordering system and an updated backyard set-up, Kearns-Apuya said they're ready to learn from last season and create an even better experience for their customers in 2021.
This season's hours of operation will be from 4:00pm to 9:00pm on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. There will also be a variety of special events including Cinco de Mayo and Mother's Day, with menu specials for each holiday. The Backlot will also be hosting an Ithaca College Commencement watch party on Sunday, May 23rd, allowing for a socially distant celebration right across the street from the college.
In addition to their outdoor dining, The Backlot will also offer to-go and delivery service through Ithaca To Go and GrubHub.
Tagged: COVID-19, ithaca, Outdoor dining, restaurants, serendipity, the backlot


Super Bowl ads, which cost $85,000 per second during this year's game, fumbled overall as they failed to connect with viewers or just scared them, according to researchers who tracked people's brain activity.
Researchers at the University of California Los Angeles scanned the brains of five men and five women between the ages of 18 and 34 as they watched Super Bowl ads to measure the emotional impact. Participants viewed the commercials through goggles as they lay inside a donut-shaped machine called a functional magnetic resonance imaging, or fMRI, machine.
"We saw huge activity going on in the amygdala -- the threat detector -- so much so that we had to go back and double check our software," [Dr. Josh] Freedman said in a telephone interview.
The ads are still our favorite part of the show — feel free to question our manhood — but right now we're kicking ourselves for not posting information we received last week in a press release from the University of Texas. We totally missed out on a told-you-so moment.
Marketing Professors Leigh McAlister and Wayne Hoyer and doctoral student Jennifer Young studied consumer reactions to humor in past Super Bowl commercials (which often create humor with violence or sexually explicit content). Their statistical analysis identifies points at which storylines escalate the level of "abnormal behavior" causing intense positive or negative feelings about the ad.
"There are always these moments in the humorous ads when a distinct split in a consumer's reaction occurs," McAlister said. "Targeted consumers react positively. Those customers who are not part of the target market react negatively."
The problem for large companies is that while a Super Bowl ad may work very well at capturing the interest and approval of the target audience — usually young, heterosexual males — it may turn off many non-target audience members.


What are Social Login Tools?
Social Login Tools, or social sign-on, are a relatively new class of software that allows a visitor to a website, or a potential or present customer to an online store, to instantaneously register for a personal account with the service provider using their pre-existing social website credentials.
Beyond the obvious benefit of easing and speeding registration for one's customers, this process intrinsically connects the customer's social sphere, and all the information in this realm, to the merchant's knowledge of that customer. This is useful, for guiding more intelligent advertising efforts.
AddShoppers provides social log in solutions to online merchants. Some key features include: Automated Email Responses, Dynamic Content, and Lead Segmentation.
Zinrelo's Social Login solution is designed to increase customer registrations and eliminate the issue of forgotten passwords.
OneAll is a social login and single sign-on (SSO) product from the small Luxembourg based software company of the same name.
Annex Cloud (formerly Social Annex) in Los Angeles offers their social login application, Login Services, supporting customer social login for customer identity management to promote intelligent marketing.
NexusMedia, headquartered in Poland offers EasyAuth Social Login, a social login app for Shopify.
Appreciation Engine (AE) is a social login platform that gathers customer insights in real-time. According to the vendor, the product's simple dashboard helps users engage loyal fans, improve open rates, save marketing dollars, and drive revenue using customer data.


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Q: Convert comma separated xml values into xml element and truncate unwanted data in the end I am very new to XML and XSL.
This is my sample xml. I am trying to fetch few elements under CAR like ID, Rating and Cost, using this XSL.
 <xsl:template match="/">
     <SOMEDATA>
      <xsl:apply-templates></xsl:apply-templates>
     </SOMEDATA>
    </xsl:template>

     <xsl:template match="Car">
       <DATA>
     <xsl:copy-of select="Id"> </xsl:copy-of>
         <xsl:copy-of select="Cost"> </xsl:copy-of>
         <xsl:copy-of select="Rating"> </xsl:copy-of>

         <xsl:template match="Rating">
        <xsl:for-each select="tokenize(current(), ',')">
             <Rate>
                <xsl:value-of select="."/>
             </Rate>
        </xsl:for-each>
       </DATA>
     </xsl:template>

=====INPUT====
--<MainXML>
----<Errors/>
--------<SubData>
-----------<CarData>

------------------<Cars>
---------------------<Car>
-----------------------<Id> 1</Id>
-----------------------<Name>ABC</Name>
-----------------------<Cost>100</Cost>
-----------------------<Rating> 4 star, 3 star, 2 star or similar </Rating>
---------------------<Car>

---------------------<Car>
-----------------------<Id> 2</Id>
-----------------------<Name>XYZ</Name>
-----------------------<Cost>200</Cost>
-----------------------<Rating> 5 star, 1 star or similar </Rating>
---------------------<Car>

---------------------<Car>
-----------------------<Id> 3</Id>
-----------------------<Name>DBC</Name>
-----------------------<Cost>800</Cost>
-----------------------<Rating> 2 star, 3 star or similar </Rating>
---------------------<Car>

------------------<Cars>
-----------<CarData>
--------<SubData>

--------<SubData1>
------------<SubDataRESULT1>
--------------------- <currecy>USD</currecy>
--------------------- <link> http://google.com </link>
--------------------- <Loca> XX </Loca>
--------------------- <Roca> uu </Roca>
------------<SubDataRESULT1>

------------<SubDataRESULT1>
--------------------- <currecy>EUR</currecy>
--------------------- <link> http://google.com </link>
--------------------- <Loca> UI </Loca>
--------------------- <Roca> RR </Roca>
------------<SubDataRESULT1>
--------<SubData1>

--------<SubData2> END1 </SubData2>
--------<SubData3> END2 </SubData3>
--<MainXML>

===Expected Output=====
--------<SOMEDATA>
----------------<DATA>
-----------------------<Id> 1</Id>
-----------------------<Cost>100</Cost>
-----------------------<Rating>
---------------------------<Rate>4 star </Rate>
---------------------------<Rate>3 star </Rate>
---------------------------<Rate>2 star </Rate>
-----------------------<Rating>
----------------<DATA>

----------------<DATA>
-----------------------<Id> 2</Id>
-----------------------<Cost>200</Cost>
-----------------------<Rating>
---------------------------<Rate>5 star </Rate>
---------------------------<Rate>1 star </Rate>
-----------------------<Rating>
----------------<DATA>

----------------<DATA>
-----------------------<Id> 3</Id>
-----------------------<Cost>800</Cost>
-----------------------<Rating>
---------------------------<Rate>2 star </Rate>
---------------------------<Rate>3 star </Rate>
-----------------------<Rating>
----------------<DATA>
--------<SOMEDATA>

===Actual Output=====
--------<SOMEDATA>
----------------<DATA>
-----------------------<Id> 1</Id>
-----------------------<Cost>100</Cost>
-----------------------<Rating> 4 star, 3 star, 2 star or similar </Rating>
-----------------------<Rating>
----------------<DATA>

----------------<DATA>
-----------------------<Id> 2</Id>
-----------------------<Cost>200</Cost>
-----------------------<Rating> 5 star, 1 star or similar </Rating>
----------------<DATA>

----------------<DATA>
-----------------------<Id> 3</Id>
-----------------------<Cost>800</Cost>
-----------------------<Rating> 2 star, 3 star or similar </Rating>
----------------<DATA>
USDhttp://google.comXXuuEURhttp://google.comUIRREND1END2
--------<SOMEDATA>

Why is this part getting appended in the end. What am I missing?
USDhttp://google.comXXuuEURhttp://google.comUIRREND1END2

Also, How do I convert comma separated values into separate Elements by matching text and comma? Will tokenize not work in this case? Because I want to ignore or similar and consider only values before comma.
Thanks in advance!

A: Your input XML isn't a valid XML(missing proper end tags). After correcting it, you can use the following XSLT(version 2.0):
<xsl:stylesheet xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform" version="2.0">
<xsl:output method="xml" indent="yes"/>
<xsl:strip-space elements="*"/>
<xsl:template match="/">
    <SOMEDATA>
        <xsl:apply-templates select="//Car"/>
    </SOMEDATA>
</xsl:template>
<xsl:template match="Car">
    <DATA>
        <xsl:copy-of select="Id | Cost"/>
        <xsl:apply-templates select="Rating"/>
    </DATA>
</xsl:template>
<xsl:template match="Rating">
    <Rating>
        <xsl:for-each select="tokenize(current(), ',')">
            <Rate>
                <xsl:value-of select="normalize-space(.)"/>
            </Rate>
        </xsl:for-each>
    </Rating>
</xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>

If you are using XSLT 1.0, this would do:
<xsl:stylesheet xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform" version="1.0">
<xsl:output method="xml" indent="yes"/>
<xsl:strip-space elements="*"/>
<xsl:template match="/">
    <SOMEDATA>
        <xsl:apply-templates select="//Car"/>
    </SOMEDATA>
</xsl:template>
<xsl:template match="Car">
    <DATA>
        <xsl:copy-of select="Id | Cost"/>
        <Rating>
            <xsl:call-template name="tokenize">
                <xsl:with-param name="text" select="Rating"/>
                <xsl:with-param name="separator">,</xsl:with-param>
            </xsl:call-template>
        </Rating>
    </DATA>
</xsl:template>
<xsl:template name="tokenize">
    <xsl:param name="text"/>
    <xsl:param name="separator" />
    <xsl:choose>
        <xsl:when test="not(contains($text, $separator))">
            <Rate>
                <xsl:value-of select="normalize-space($text)"/>
            </Rate>
        </xsl:when>
        <xsl:otherwise>
            <Rate>
                <xsl:value-of select="normalize-space(substring-before($text, $separator))"/>
            </Rate>
            <xsl:call-template name="tokenize">
                <xsl:with-param name="text" select="substring-after($text, $separator)"/>
                <xsl:with-param name="separator" select="$separator"/>
            </xsl:call-template>
        </xsl:otherwise>
    </xsl:choose>
</xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>

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Bayou Baby by Lexi Blake
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Blue Hollow Falls
Donna Kauffman - 2017
From her free-spirited mother, Sunny Goodwin learned the value of peace, love, and Jerry Garcia.
The inheritance from the father she never knew? That's a little more complicated...Sunny never expected to find herself owning a centuries old silk mill in the shadow of Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains . . . or becoming a half-sister to a ten-year-old named Bailey. Once the shock subsides, she plans to cash in and head back home. But the overgrown greenhouse she finds on the property calls out to the gardener in her, and she senses Bailey's need for nurturing too...And someone else is making it hard for Sunny to leave: Sawyer Hartwell, an Iraq War hero who wants to make the old mill a creative hub for the artisans of Blue Hollow Falls . . . and wants Sunny to share his vision, and his life. But sexy as this ex-soldier may be, she's not sure she's ready to give love a chance..."We all know where there's Donna Kauffman, there's a rollicking, sexy read chock‑full of charm and sparkle. Kauffman's characters are adorably human and so very magnetic." —USAToday.com
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Lauren Blakely - 2018
Get ready for your next favorite romantic comedy, THE REAL DEAL! April Hamilton wants you to know she hasn't been on Craigslist since that time she sold her futon after college.
She doesn't even spend that much time online. And even if she did, she would not be looking up personal ads. But going home alone for her family's summer reunion is an invitation for every single relative to butt into her personal life. She simply can't handle another blind date with the butcher, the baker or the candlestick maker from her hometown. So when she finds the Craigslist ad for a boyfriend-for-hire, she's ready to pay to play. Heading Home and Need a Buffer? I'm the REAL DEAL. Theo Banks has been running from the past for years. He's this close to finally settling all his debts, and one more job as a boyfriend-for-hire will do the trick. He's no gigolo. Please. He's something of an actor, and he knows how to slip into any role, including pretending to be April's new beau -- the bad boy with the heart of gold.Even if it means sleeping in close quarters in that tiny little bed in her parents' inn. Even if it means spinning tales of a romance that starts to feel all too true. What neither one of them counts on is that amid the egg toss, the arm wrestling, and a fierce game of Lawn Twister that has them tangled up together, they might be feeling the real deal.She only wanted to show her family once and for all that she had no need to settle down.He didn't expect to have the time of his life at her parent's home.They didn't plan on loving every single second of the game.But can a masterful game of pretend result in true love?
Accidental Tryst
Natasha Boyd - 2018
Meet Trystan Montgomery.
Suit monkey, commitment-phobic serial dater. No more than three dates, unless he hasn't ... you know. Emmy:What a disaster! I only just made my flight to New York to help my uncle, and the phone I'm holding is not mine! It seems to belong to some commitment-phobic serial dater who's never made it past four dates (according to the constant notifications he's getting from his fake dating profile...) And worse? I have a sinking feeling it's that hot suit-monkey with the arctic grey eyes I just had a run-in with at the airport. Somehow I have to persuade him not to get a new phone until I get back. My whole life is on that phone. It's only a few days. Surely we can handle it. Trystan :This is a joke, right? My life could not get more f*cked up. I'm in the middle of selling my company and on my way to a funeral and that hot mess hippie-chick stole my freaking phone. I'm not sure how she convinced me not to immediately walk into a smart phone store and get a new one, but now she's going to have to play stand in and distract me while I deal with my long-avoided and estranged family. I don't have my dating apps after all, and frankly she's pretty funny. And sexy. And why can't I stop texting her? And now we're talking. And … look, I'll admit that I usually run for the hills the morning after, but the morning after phone sex? That's not really real, right?
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Lorelei James - 2016
New York Times bestseller Lorelei James introduces a new family for readers to fall in love with in the Need You series.
The Lund name is synonymous with wealth and power in Minneapolis-St. Paul. But the four Lund siblings will each discover true love takes a course of its own… As the CFO of Lund Industries, Brady Lund is the poster child for responsibility. But eighty hour work weeks leave him little time for a life outside his corner office. His brothers stage an intervention and drag him to a seedy night club...where he sees her, the buttoned up blonde from the secretarial pool who's starred in his fantasies for months. Lennox Greene is a woman with a rebellious past—which she carefully conceals beneath her conservative clothes. She knows flirting with her sexy, but aloof boss during working hours is a bad idea. So when Brady shows up at her favorite dive bar, sans his usual snappy suit, and catches her cutting loose, she throws caution aside and dares him to do the same. After sparks fly, Brady finds keeping his hands off Lennox during office hours is harder than expected. While she makes him feel alive for the first time in years, a part of him wonders if she's just using him to get ahead. And Lennox must figure out if Brady wants her for the accomplished woman she is—or the bad girl she was.
Kristan Higgins - 2013
Sometimes The Best Man Is The One You Least Expect...Faith Holland left her hometown after being jilted at the altar.
Now a little older and wiser, she's ready to return to the Blue Heron Winery, her family's vineyard, to confront the ghosts of her past, and maybe enjoy a glass of red. After all, there's some great scenery there....Like Levi Cooper, the local police chief - and best friend of her former fiancé. There's a lot about Levi that Faith never noticed, and it's not just those deep green eyes. The only catch is she's having a hard time forgetting that he helped ruin her wedding all those years ago. If she can find a minute amidst all her family drama to stop and smell the rosé, she just might find a reason to stay at Blue Heron, and finish that walk down the aisle.
Until It Fades
K.A. Tucker - 2017
Twenty-four-year-old truck stop waitress and single mother Catherine Wright has simple goals: to give her five-year-old daughter a happy life and to never again be the talk of the town in Balsam, Pennsylvania: population two thousand outside of tourist season.And then one foggy night, on a lonely road back from another failed attempt at a relationship, Catherine saves a man's life.
It isn't until after the police have arrived that Catherine realizes exactly who it is she has saved: Brett Madden, hockey icon and media darling.Catherine has already had her fifteen minutes of fame and the last thing she wants is to have her past dragged back into the spotlight, only this time on a national stage. So she hides her identity. It works.For a time.But when she finds the man she saved standing on her doorstep, desperate to thank her, all that changes. What begins as an immediate friendship quickly turns into something neither of them expected. Something that Catherine isn't sure she can handle; something that Catherine is afraid to trust.Because how long can an extraordinary man like Brett be interested in an ordinary woman like Catherine…before the spark fades?
Linda Goodnight - 2015
New York Times bestselling author Linda Goodnight welcomes you to Honey Ridge, Tennessee, and a house that's rich with secrets and brimming with sweet possibilities...
Memories of motherhood and marriage are fresh for Julia Presley--though tragedy took away both years ago. Finding comfort in the routine of running the Peach Orchard Inn, she lets the historic, mysterious place fill the voids of love and family. No more pleasure of a man's gentle kiss. No more joy in hearing a child call her Mommy. Life is calm, unchanging...until a stranger with a young boy and soul-deep secrets shows up in her Tennessee town and disrupts the loneliness of her world. Julia suspects there's more to Eli Donovan's past than his motherless son, Alex. There's a reason he's chasing redemption and bent on earning it with a new beginning in Honey Ridge. Offering the guarded man work renovating the inn, she glimpses someone who--like her--has a heart in need of restoration. But with the chance discovery of a dusty stack of love letters buried within the lining of an old trunk, the long-dead ghosts of a Civil War romance envelop Julia and Eli, connecting them to the inn's violent history and challenging them both to risk facing yesterday's darkness for a future bright with hope and healing.
The Soulmate Equation
Christina Lauren - 2021
Single mom Jess Davis is a data and statistics wizard, but no amount of number crunching can convince her to step back into the dating world.
After all, her father was never around, her hard-partying mother disappeared when she was six, and her ex decided he wasn't "father material" before her daughter was even born. Jess holds her loved ones close but working constantly to stay afloat is hard...and lonely. But then Jess hears about GeneticAlly, a buzzy new DNA-based matchmaking company that's predicted to change dating forever. Finding a soulmate through DNA? The reliability of numbers: This Jess understands. At least she thought she did, until her test shows an unheard-of 98 percent compatibility with another subject in the database: GeneticAlly's founder, Dr. River Peña. This is one number she can't wrap her head around, because she already knows Dr. Peña. The stuck-up, stubborn man is without a doubt not her soulmate. But GeneticAlly has a proposition: Get 'to know him and we'll pay you. Jess—who is barely making ends meet—is in no position to turn it down, despite her skepticism about the project and her dislike for River. As the pair are dragged from one event to the next as the "Diamond" pairing that could launch GeneticAlly's valuation sky-high, Jess begins to realize that there might be more to the scientist—and the science behind a soulmate—than she thought. "Laugh-out-loud, sweet, charming, and humorous" (Library Journal, starred review), The Soulmate Equation proves that the delicate balance between fate and choice can never be calculated.
Just Kiss Me
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Rachel Gibson - 2016
New York Times bestselling author Rachel Gibson returns with this dazzling love story filled with sizzle, sass, and just a bit of southern charm..."Hello, Ms.
Vivian . . . it's been a long time."And with those words, Vivian Leigh Rochet nearly melted. It's been years since she last saw Henry Whitley-Shuler. She was a teenager scrubbing houses for a living. He was the gorgeous son of rich parents, not fit for the likes of her.Vivian had vowed to get out of Charleston, become a big Hollywood star, and stick it to the snooty girls who made her cry.She got what she wanted—and more—but why does her glamorous life seem so trivial?Henry got out too . . . making it all the way to Wall Street, until a heart attack forced him to trade in his cufflinks for a good set of hand tools.Making furniture soothes his soul, but escaping the Whitley-Shuler heritage is nearly impossible. And now he's come face-to-face with the one who got away. He's not looking for love. He's not even looking for sex . . . so why is resisting her the hardest thing he's ever done?
The Friendship List
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Susan Mallery - 2020
[ ] Dance till dawn [ ] Go skydiving[ ] Wear a bikini in public[ ] Start living Two best friends jump-start their lives in a summer that will change them forever… Single mom Ellen Fox couldn't be more content—until she overhears her son saying he can't go to his dream college because she needs him too much.
If she wants him to live his best life, she has to convince him she's living hers.So Unity Leandre, her best friend since forever, creates a list of challenges to push Ellen out of her comfort zone. Unity will complete the list, too, but not because she needs to change. What's wrong with a thirtysomething widow still sleeping in her late husband's childhood bed?The Friendship List begins as a way to make others believe they're just fine. But somewhere between "wear three-inch heels" and "have sex with a gorgeous guy," Ellen and Unity discover that life is meant to be lived with joy and abandon, in a story filled with humor, heartache and regrettable tattoos.
Sunrise on Half Moon Bay
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Robyn Carr - 2020
Sometimes the happiness we're looking for has been there all along…Adele and Justine have never been close.
Born twenty years apart, Justine was already an adult when Addie was born. The sisters love each other but they don't really know each other.When Addie dropped out of university to care for their ailing parents, Justine, a successful lawyer, covered the expenses. It was the best arrangement at the time but now that their parents are gone, the future has changed dramatically for both women.Addie had great plans for her life but has been worn down by the pressures of being a caregiver and doesn't know how to live for herself. And Justine's success has come at a price. Her marriage is falling apart despite her best efforts.Neither woman knows how to start life over but both realize they can and must support each other the way only sisters can. Together they find the strength to accept their failures and overcome their challenges. Happiness is within reach, if only they have the courage to fight for it.Set in the stunning coastal town of Half Moon Bay, #1 New York Times bestselling author Robyn Carr's new novel examines the joys of sisterhood and the importance of embracing change.
Run to Ground
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Katie Ruggle - 2017
He lost his mentor.He lost his K9 partner.He almost lost his will to live.But when a ruthless killer targets a woman on the run, Theo and his new K9 companion will do whatever it takes to survive—and save the woman neither can live without.Grieving the death of his partner, Theo Bosco has no room in his life for distractions.
Though his instincts scream that he should avoid Juliet 'Jules' Jackson, he can't seem to stay away. It doesn't help that Theo's new K9 companion has fallen head over paws with Jules's rambunctious family.Or that when he's with her, Theo finally knows peace.When Jules rescued her siblings, whisking them away to the safety of the beautifully rugged Colorado Rockies, she never expected to catch the eye—or the heart—of a cop. Yet as Jules struggles to fight her growing attraction to the brooding K9 officer, another threat lurks much closer to home...And this time, there's no escape.Rocky Mountain K-9 Unit: Run to Ground (Book 1)On the Chase (Book 2)
Ain't He Precious?
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Juliette Poe - 2017
Welcome to Whynot, North Carolina, population 3,872.
It has one stoplight, one bar, and the one-and-only Trixie Mancinkus.Eleven years ago, Trixie graduated Harvard Law, turned down a job offer from one of the most prestigious law firms in Boston, and headed home to Whynot to open her own firm. Not only did she leave behind the big city, but she also left her boyfriend of three years. And just so we're clear… that would be me.So what am I doing in Whynot at this very moment? It seems Trixie needs help with a legal case and for some insane reason, she called on me for assistance. I've been in town for five minutes, and I'm every bit as out of place as I feel. Trixie is all sweet, southern curves to my tailored suits and high-priced haircuts. It's a culture clash of north versus south and about the only thing we have in common is our physical attraction to each other.But I have a new motto since coming to Whynot: When life hands you lemons, all you need is a little sex and sweet tea to make things better.
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Marie Harte - 2016
Meet the DonnigansWith the eldest Donnigan brothers adjusting to civilian life, their younger sister constantly in trouble, and their little brother clueless about life in general, falling in love is the last thing on anyone's mind...Can this Bossy Badass Marine...The Marine Corps was everything Landon Donnigan ever wanted in life...until a bullet sent him home with a medical discharge.
Teaching a self-defense class at the gym is old-hat for a marine, but when he meets sexy Ava Rosenthal, his combat skills are useless for protecting his heart.Be her Mr. Right? Ava can take care of herself and likes quiet, bookish men-not muscular warriors who think women need to be coddled. But Landon is more than he seems, and when they come together, the results are explosive.Praise for Marie Harte's McCauley Brothers series: "Packed with sass, sensuality and heartwarming emotion...an absolute delight!"-Romance Junkies "Funny, addicting, and full of hot sex scenes."-Booklist
Dance Away with Me
Susan Elizabeth Phillips - 2020
At long last, the legendary New York Times bestselling author returns with a heartfelt novel of womanhood, a wild heart, and the healing power of love.Run, run, as fast as you can!When life throws her one setback too many, midwife and young widow Tess Hartsong takes off for Runaway Mountain.
In this small town high in the Tennessee mountains, surrounded by nature, she hopes to outrun her heartbreak and find the solace she needs to heal.But instead of peace and quiet, she encounters an enigmatic artist with a craving for solitude, a fairy-tale sprite with too many secrets, a helpless infant, a passel of curious teens, and a town suspicious of outsiders, especially one as headstrong as Tess. Just as headstrong, is Ian North, a difficult, gifted man with a tortured soul—a man who makes Tess question everything.In running away to this new life, Tess wonders— Has she lost herself . . . or has she found her future?


Srinagar: Contrary to govt fears, tourist arrivals in the Valley after Afzal Guru's hanging have broken records. Paradise is on a high as tourists arrivals have beaten last year's record despite separatist- sponsored unrest and spurt in militancy-related activities post-Afzal Guru hanging. Tourism officials say around two lakh tourists have visited the Valley so far this year, which is 50,000 more than the corresponding figure of 2012. Interestingly, around 1.25 lakh tourists visited Kashmir after the hanging of the Parliament attack accused. "Tourism arrivals are picking up by the day. The improvement in situation has definitely helped. For the last 15 days, there has been no hartal so it has helped the tourism sector," Azmat Ali, deputy director, tourism department, Kashmir, told dna. Officials said the 2013 had started on a very positive note with around 75,000 tourists coming in January alone. But things slowed down after the hanging of Guru on February 9 with tourists cancelling their bookings. The month recorded the lowest arrivals of 25,000 tourists, most of them visiting in the first nine days. Come Spring, the tourist arrivals started picking up again. The opening of the Asia's biggest tulip garden last month created a 'feel good factor' prompting tourists to beat the scare and arrive in Kashmir. From March to April, so far nearly one lakh tourists visited the Valley. Tourism is the mainstay of Kashmir's economy after horticulture and handicrafts. Official figures reveal that last year around 13.11 lakh tourists visited Kashmir. They included 37,000 foreigners which is a record in the last 23 years of turmoil. In 2011, around 1.3 million tourists had visited Kashmir. "Tourism is related with peace. If there is peace the tourists flow will increase. People take time off to unwind. If there is no peace how will they enjoy. So peace is imperative for tourism," said Ali. Good tourist rush has also given people associated with tourism trade a big reason to smile. "It has started picking up. We hope tourism arrivals will further pick up as summer vacations are just round the corner in schools of different states," said Adil Khan, general secretary, Kashmir Hotels and Restaurants Association. This year the Jammu and Kashmir government is expecting record number of tourists given the available trends."We can easily surpass last year's figures of 13.11 lakh tourists this year if the situation remains peaceful in the valley through the summer," said an official.


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The problem here is that you have only about 10 pixels of space that has been used as margins between the left and the right containers. You would in that case need to move the left margin of every component by 10 pixels and that really is a tiny piece of real estate.
If you just moved your red arrow then it would not be centre aligned with the rest of your right hand content and may look really strange to you.
I'm happy to give you some direction on how to do this so let me know if you still wish to go ahead or think of another alternative in design?
Are you comfortable with HTML and CSS ?
I see that you have changed the design so I'm guessing that your request is now redundant?


Mission House, Wellington Valley, 21 May 1835.
I received several letters from you full of X'n sympathy and advice for which I return you my most cordial thanks. It comforts our souls in this moral wild to receive such evidences of X'n affection. As our Diaries contain all the information we have generally to communicate, I have not thought it necessary to trouble you with any letters. But I am unwilling that you should deem me guilty of ingratitude, therefore I just write a line by a friend who is going to Sydney. It will afford you comfort to learn that through Divine goodness we are preserved in health and not weary of our appointment. We are far from being destitute of hope that the glorious Redeemer will gather home to himself some of these so long neglected and so deeply degraded natives. We have no conversions to the faith of our Immanuel to record, but I rejoice to say we have many instances of moral feeling among them when we are speaking of the great things of God. Our children frequently shed tears while receiving religious instruction and more elderly natives have voluntarily acknowledged that they were very wicked. Hitherto we have had but little prospect of being useful to them, being able to address them only through the medium of a broken and mixed up language. I admire the maxim of the Greenland missionaries, not to speak on the subject of religion before they could address the natives in the vernacular tongue, but I confess that however plausible the theory I have found it impracticable. To see them sunk in moral wretchedness and be silent I felt impossible, though it is very probable no real good has been done under such circumstances. Now our way seems opening as we advance in the knowledge of the language we shall have reason to hope for brighter scenes. Not indeed that we imagine the word of God will then act as a charm, but because we trust that the Lord according to His promise will bless it to the conversion of some. May it be of multitudes. We have lately had 70 natives here, now only about 20. I preach to them every Sabbath in their own language as well as teaching them morning and evening prayers. And it would cheer your mind to see as I have done 40 or 50 (nearly naked) savages running up at the sound of the bell that summoned them to worship. Last Sabbath I preached in the morning to the natives here and after the English service rode 20 miles and preached to another company of about 20. The idea of my going so far to preach to them seemed to affect them. Our girls continue to improve in religious knowledge but as yet have not given sufficient evidence of [NN] of heart to authorise me to baptise them. One of them is particularly fond of reading and indeed they all are much interested in hearing us read to them. Missionary records and accounts of pious children &c are very useful to us. I have forwarded several portions of the aboriginal language for the consideration of the Corr. Comm. in Sydney as to the propriety of publishing in a small book. I feel very much the want of a book in the native language in which to teach my children, and I think their reading such a publication would facilitate our attainment of the language. Moreover, I fancy some elderly natives might then be induced to learn. But they have no desire to learn English reading. Mr Threlkeld's Grammar has just appeared. Rev R Hill has kindly [sent] two copies to Mr Handt and myself. I think it will be very useful as I cannot say that it will serve as a model, but as far as I have been able to proceed with my grammar the principle of both seems to be the same. I am exceedingly obliged by the books and medicines sent out by the Committee. And yet I am bold to ask for more. I should esteem it a great kindness to be favoured with a copy of Dwights Theology and I think Reece's Family Medical Book. The liquor Ammonia Fortiss that I brought out with me has under providence wrought almost miraculous cures amongst both Europeans and natives, especially among the latter who are very much afflicted with pains in the joints and bones. Under such circumstances they are sure to ask me for oils to rub themselves with. My stock, however, is nearly exhausted, and I use it trembling, not knowing what I shall do when I have none left. I have generally several sick here.
I do not know how the accounts of the mission stand, but I fear that we are behind, although the most rigid economy has been observed in the management of the mission. We have at least 140 head of cattle and 250 sheep and as we have no overseer but I have everything to attend to my time is very much taken up with secular matters, for our servants being prisoners they are always on the alert to pilfer anything they can. I have been very anxious to have a catechist, such a person as Mr Chapman of New Zealand, who would take the whole management of secular affairs and leave me at liberty to itinerate, but I think it did not meet with the approbation of the Corr. Comm. in Sydney. They were probably afraid of increasing the expenditure of the mission. I have been desirous of collecting a herd of cattle and of having a flock of sheep which have not been effected. For (but O the dead weight of debt on the mission at [NN] prevents me from soaring) I have always looked on this station as [NN] kind of depot, I have ever contemplated the establishment of [NN] missionary stations amongst these natives. And the cattle and the sheep which we now have will in process of time under the Divine blessing stock several stations, and in favourable seasons sufficient wheat may be raised here to supply them. Last year I laboured hard (sometimes ploughing, sometimes driving bullocks or harrowing) to cultivate 16 acres for wheat, from which we reaped I suppose 700 bushels. This year we are likely to have no season, we have had but very little rain for 8 months but we have a 2 years supply. So that in time we may expect to go on more smoothly. I am afraid you cannot afford to forgive us our debt. O that would be joyful news to us as we should then labour prospectively calculating on an enlargement of the mission. But though it is just and right to pay our debts we cannot but say if you can do anything have compassion upon us and help us. Natives are dying, souls are perishing, Satan is leading thousands of these untaught heathen to eternal ruin. I must leave it with you and our Divine Master who is the God of missions and the Father of all the families of the earth. I trust he will guide you in all your consultations, and enable you to send forth men whom He has chosen, and may you see [NN] waving in every part of the field to His honour and glory. I am sorry to say Mr Handt is poorly, otherwise the members of the mission are well. I am sure you will excuse this [NN] with all its mistakes when you know that it is now one O'Clock AM.


The couple opted not to honor the tradition of hiding their dresses from each other. "We wanted to ensure that they looked compatible," Allison says. The final result: a Nicole Miller design for Allison (right), and a Casablanca sheath-style dress for Beth Anne.


Come fly away with me. Lufthansa fare sale!
If you're signed up for Tobi.com events, they are having an up to 80% off sale today :) For both men and women.
This weekend LastCall.com is doing an additional 30% off their clearance. That makes things pretty darn affordable!
Here in Texas it is nice and warm!!! Definitely getting me into the Spring/Summer mindset :) This weekend: some cute skirts and tops for really decent prices.
Sorry for not posting a whole lot, but yesterday morning I was notified that I got accepted into INSEAD, the #4 MBA program in the world according the FT. Needless to say I basically did nothing all day yesterday but tell people the good news and giggle to myself, and hubby and me went to celebrate an early blowout dinner at Bar Masa.
There are so very few things in life I love as much as I love Bar Masa, the 'casual' bar and dining establishment by Masa, and I say that with the first love of my life, Per Se, down the hall. The food is phenomenal, the drinks are the best drinks you'll have in the city. Honestly. It's probably the only restaurant in the city where a significant percentage of our total bill is alcohol. You'll down 3 before you realize you can't stand up. The only thing is... the other patrons are weird. Very weird.
I HIGHLY recommend the Raspberry Champagne Cocktail made of Laurent Perrier champagne, Japanese shiso leaf and fresh raspberry puree. It's ridiculous.
Because I didn't take any photos, I stole one from Luxeat.
Today only, take an additional 10% off the sale items at Tobi.com with code "SALE10"
As I need dresses for some upcoming weddings, I will definitely be having a look! Some look a bit casual, but I think I could dress up some of them too. Boys' is on sale as well :) And shipping is free!
Disclaimer: I am stealing this from a TPF post :) I love TPF. If you ever need enablers, go no further!
Print out this email for an additional 30% off anything at the Coach outlet! Ends Sunday, Feb 27.
I got this email and my first thought: "What the hell?? Oh god, right now??" And I rush to the site to see it hasn't started yet. Second thought: "Awesome."
12 hours only girlies. Starts at noon CST (in approx 47 min).
Well it didn't take very long before they did another cut, this time to 75% off. I would advise that you try out anything you're interested in, because (I think) once it gets to 80% it's a final sale.
A kind commenter gave me a nudge. You'll need an email and a zipcode to access the sale.
Going live today: a massive shoe sale at TheOutnet.com. Over 300 pairs at up to 60+% off. Currently the selection looks pretty good, but the preview I've been sent includes Alaia, Brian Atwood, and Jimmy Choo -- none of which I see online right now. Keep refreshing, I guess!
If you love label Luca Luca, then you might want to consider purchasing Gilt's little deal: pay $250 for a $500 voucher for the Madison Ave boutique. Must use your coupon by May 8.
To celebrate New York Fashion Week, UK boutique Browns is shipping free to the US! You won't pay VAT, but bear in mind you'll likely get a bill from DHL or Fedex for customs duties.
Hugo Boss is clearing out the goods, including clothes, shoes, and accessories like bags and scarves. I'm thinking I need a pencil skirt or two... Lots of items at 50% off, and use code "LASTCHANCE" to take an additional 15% off. Code expires Monday, Feb 14.
ASOS.com has reduced their winter clearance prices, some down to 50% off. Men and women, and shipping is free right now!
In the frenzy of yesterday's TheOutnet bag sale, I snagged an Alexander Wang mini Rocco. However, then a Miu Miu clutch became available, and I thought I'd rather have that instead since I need a black clutch. I called to cancel my AW order, but the phone lines were swamped, so although they took my details, the bag got shipped last night anyway!
So I got both bags this morning (super amazingly fast shipping!). The AW is cute and I love touching it and holding it, but I really cannot justify it right now (when I am supposed to be saving for business school!). It's too large of a purchase, and I don't really need a day-to-day bag, so it would be quite naughty to keep it.
So before I return it, I am offering the bag to anyone interested. It sold out pretty quickly, so I figure there might be a girl out there who is sad she missed out. I'm not looking to make a profit-- I paid $531.15 total (bag, tax, shipping), so that's what I'd ask from anyone who wants it. However, the return window closes in 14 days, so it would likely be final sale. Anyways, if you're interested, let me know. The product page is here, and I found an archived product on NAP which seems to match up exactly. And comparing the real thing to the photos, I think they're one and the same. The strap is wound up in tissue paper properly (I didn't open it), and there's a black AW dustbag as well.
YOOX.com is doing free shipping now through Friday, Feb 18. Good for anything, even the winter sale stuff.
2/7–2/13 Stop by IF's basement sale for up to 70 percent markdowns on clothing from brands like Dries Van Noten, Martin Margiela, and Comme Des Garcons. 94 Grand St., nr. Mercer St. (212-334-4964); M–S (11–7), Su (noon–6:30).
The Tourneau sample sale returns! There won't be any Rolex or Philippe Patek, but at past sales they've had Gucci, Cartier, Breitling, Baume & Mercier, and many other respectable brands. New and pre-owned. They'll also have some fine jewelry and watch accessories (like winders). Prices 50-70% off.
Browsing one of my favorite sites, I found a few goodies on sale at Forzieri. They have some Casadei shoes, Gianfranco Ferre wallets (for men), Versace bags, a couple of Dior ties, and these two Miu Miu bags. Items ship to the US from Italy, and there's no customs or VAT.
Lufthansa has launched a pretty major fare sale for Europe locations from NYC (and a few other cities). It's a round trip to London around $600 or Paris for $750.
A nice stack of items at 30%, 50%, and 70% off. And if your order includes one full-priced item, you get free next day delivery (USA orders only).
All month, take 15% off new regular-priced Spring items on DKNY.com with code "SPRINGCHIC". But if you have some spare time this Saturday, it may be worth your whole to pop by a boutique.
In addition to the discount, between noon-5PM, DKNY boutiques will have nibbles and give away a spring bouquet with ever purchase. And if you spend $200+, you get a free umbrella too, for all those spring showers.
Tomorrow at 11AM EST (and be on time), TheOutnet.com is having a bag sale. Prices are up to 70% off, and from the sample price points they've sent me, it looks like there is gonna be some Alexander Wang.
(Note: the following links will work tomorrow, after the sale is live): The bucket bag $372 (orig $825), Donna $357.75 (orig $795), mini Rocco $482.50 (orig $965), and the small duffle $425 (orig $850). There will also be some McQueen and Be&D.
An awesome update from a fabulous commenter. Thank you!!
Prices started off at 30%, 60% and 70% off. As of 2/7, prices have been reduced to 60%, 70% and 80% off the butterfly collection. No amulets left other than 2 really big ones with original retail prices of $17k. At 10am this morning, there was a healthy selection of rose gold angel charms, both with diamonds and with only 3 (sale prices starting at $330). The zodiac pieces have been depleted, with a small selection remaining. Sterling silver zodiac necklaces, originally $250 are now 60% off. There were some pink tourmaline and peridot rings for about $500+, one black opal ring with an original retail of $7295 (now 70% off) and some random earrings in tourmaline and peridot.
Definitely worth a visit, though the lunch rush crowd is probably reducing inventory right now.
When I saw this sale, I could not believe it. I didn't even want to post it because I want to be the only one there, buying everything!! Haha, except even at sample sale prices, I am preeetty sure I could not afford everything.
So, fine. You win, I will share. Here it is, the sale I've been dreaming of for years now. Temple St. Clair. Up to 70% off. YES.
There seems to be a good selection of items (although I don't know what sizes remain) at Intermix's online warehouse sale. Prices up to 70% off.
I received and email from the organizers of an upcoming Italian-focused sample sale. They'll have RTW, dresses, jeans, skirts, outerwear, knitwear, and designer handbags, shoes, wallets, and hats from labels like Just Cavalli, Galliano, GF Ferre, CNC Costume National, and Gianfranco Ferre for 70% off AND MORE.
CC only. All sales final.
This one is for the boys (only). Cotton and cashmere at 50%+ off.
They do lots of running promos, but today's Overstock.com email said "JEWERLY CLEARANCE" and that definitely caught my eye! I have to admit I've gotten quite a few pieces of costume jewelry from here-- especially big fun rings, like this jade one which I wear on weekends.
And there's a clearance section as well. I haven't visited YOOX in so long. Time to have a looky-loo, I think!


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Lil Nas X's March 26 single, "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)", features him dancing with the devil — or rather, on the devil. Filled with both sexual imagery and biblical references, the controversial music video was met with a mix of praise and outrage from listeners. The heart of the controversy lies within the public's discomfort with homosexual imagery and lyrics.
The song was partially inspired by the 2017 film of the same name, "Call Me By Your Name," starring Timothée Chalamet and Armie Hammer. The song is named after the artist himself — whose full name is Montero Lamar Hill — and references the man who inspired the song.
"It was one of the first gay films that I had watched," Lil Nas X said in a Genius' "Verified" Interview. "I thought the theme was so dope, like calling somebody by your own name is love, keeping the love between you two."
Connor Barak, a first-year arts administration major said he had not seen someone be so unapologetically queer and that it was inspiring to him.
"Queer people have been around for a long time and now he's bringing that to the forefront and I think that's really powerful," Barak said. "The religious symbolism takes the criticism that a lot of the queer community gets and flips it on its head and reclaims the power in that situation."
Controversy and criticism
The biblical references in Lil Nas X's music video are not subtle. One of the main critiques comes from viewers who express anger in using the Bible's creation stories to promote sodomy. The video features Lil Nas X portraying both Adam and the serpent in the Garden of Eden where they kiss, in addition to him pole-dancing his way to hell and offering Satan a lap dance. The video ends with Lil Nas X snapping Satan's neck and taking his horns.
Camille Loftis, a sophomore dance performance and French major, said that this was something new she noticed after viewing the video, but it was not something she had an issue with.
"I think it was playing off the common stereotypes of evangelical homophobic Christians and that raises the discussion [about] how different Christians think about anything that is not the heteronormative, biblical norm," Loftis said.
There has also been criticism of the appropriateness of the video due to the fact that younger age groups also listen to Lil Nas X. Some students, such as Aidan Kohnke, a first-year political science major, felt that the video went too far regarding the exposure to younger audiences.
"In terms of being mainstream, I feel like it went too far, but in terms of him putting himself out there and showing who he is, no — he has the right to do whatever he wants," Kohnke said. "Younger audiences will likely see it, given [his] previous songs have gone nationally so it may have gone too far for exposing younger children."
Industry hypocrisy
In comparison to other recent songs, such as "WAP" by Cardi B featuring Megan Thee Stallion, students feel that "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)" is not nearly as provocative. There is already an abundance of sensual songs about heterosexual relationships, but far less about gay ones.
"I don't think it's as bad as WAP, but WAP definitely didn't get the backlash it should've deserved and I think that's simply because it was straight rather than homosexual," Kohnke said.
Although some lines of the song are incredibly explicit, Lil Nas X said he intended it this way to bring queer narratives into popular music. The lyrics are different from his previous songs in a way that shows off the artist's personal side.
"What it represents, the song itself within the industry — it has so many key points, which is why it's gonna be important for me and a lot of other people, it felt really great," Lil Nas X said.
Barak said he admired how Lil Nas X created an anthem where he fully embraces his sexuality because he is beginning to normalize queer representation in mainstream music for other artists.
"Lil Nas is such a huge name, especially in recent years as he's come into mainstream fame, so him doing something this outspoken carves the path for many smaller artists to express themselves in similar narratives," Barak said.
In response to the backlash received from his music video, Lil Nas X has used his various social media platforms to not only respond but also to promote his work. He's clapped back at people on Twitter, reposted TikToks to his Instagram and even dropped extra YouTube videos, truly showing that any press is good press.
Though not everyone is a fan of what he created, the song's placement at number one on Billboard's Hot 100 Chart show that whether controversial or not, "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)" has impacted many listeners.
"I spent my entire teenage years hating myself because of the sh*t y'all preached would happen to me because i was gay," Lil Nas X tweeted. "so i hope u are mad, stay mad, feel the same anger you teach us to have towards ourselves."
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Berit Kjøll (born 30 November 1955) is a Norwegian economist, corporate officer and sports administrator. She is the current president of the Norwegian Confederation of Sports.

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Kjøll has held leading administrative positions in Tusenfryd, Flytoget, Steen & Strøm and Telenor, and she was appointed director of Huawei Norway in 2011. She served as chairman of the board of the Norwegian Trekking Association from 2012 to 2018, and has been board member of Hurtigruten ASA and InterOil.

She was voted president of the Norwegian Confederation of Sports in 2019, edging out Sven Mollekleiv with a vote margin of two.

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Код INSEE коммуны — 12179.

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Население коммуны на 2008 год составляло 108 человек.

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Sony to develop robots that can connect emotionally
Japanese tech giant Sony announced that it was working on developing a robot which can connect emotionally with people, and expects to launch it soon.
This will mark Sony's return to the market of artificial intelligence (AI), robots for homes, an area the company pioneered in 1999 when it launched its robotic dog Aibo, which it stopped manufacturing in 2006.
At a press conference, the company unveiled its strategy for 2017, Sony President Kazuo Hirai said they want to make robots capable of winning people's affection.
Sony is looking to combine its strengths in audio visual technologies and home entertainment with the latest advances in robotics and AI, to introduce a new business model that will offer new experiences to users, he added.
Last month, Sony acquired a stake in the US start up Cogitai, which specialises in creating continual AI learning programmes.
Hirai also said the launch date for Sony's new home robot – which will be directly in competition with Softbank's android robot "Pepper", launched in June 2015 – has not been decided yet.
He set an operating profits target of over $4 billion for the next fiscal and said the company is optimistic about continuing to grow owing to its entertainment and electronics divisions.
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MDC Alliance 'Empty Heads' - Analysts
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The MDC Alliance's rant over preliminary findings presented by the UN Rapporteur has been described by experts as the highest level of political naivety meant to justify the party's sanctions crusade.
The beleaguered party has once again been caught in sixes and sevens after announcing it will send a letter of complaint to the U.N. headquarters over what the party is calling "biased and deliberate dishonesty" by Special Envoy Professor Alena Douhan denouncing the illegal coercive measures on Zimbabwe by the United States and Britain.
Political analysts have dismissed this latest rant by Biti and his allies as a shameless act to advance the sanctions story on Zimbabwe.
They also worry over Biti's ineptitude on the role of the United Nations Watch from where the special envoy is an appointee.
"It is not surprising that the MDC Alliance are expressing their disdain in this manner. What they fail to understand is that Zimbabwe is trying to use this social contract to engage the United Nations and what Biti said is trying to discredit this process. The role of the envoy was to assess the impact of the sanctions and this is what she did. Now the MDC A is trying to force her to write something which is outside her role and mandate. This is total lack of understanding on the role of the Rapporteur," said Gibson Nyikadzino- Political Analyst
Former ally to MDC Alliance, Ms Linda Masarira and Douglas Mwomzora are not amused by Biti's bickering.
"I think the report was presented in a fair manner because it outlines how the sanctions have caused harm on ordinary citizens. The unfounded expressions by the politically fatigued Bitis of this world who think that the world revolves around them should understand that every dog has its day. They have watched Zimbabweans suffer because of their insatiable for power which made MDC press for more sanctions against Zimbabwe to agitate people. All MDC Officials who are behaving like headless chickens on twitter should know that Zimbabwe is bigger than their parties," said Masarira.
"Mr Biti has anger management issues and I don't think anybody takes him seriously. They denounced the UN envoy even before she set foot in Harare, they were racist against her and that is uncalled for. I had to apologise personally to the special envoy to say that that behaviour we saw on Twitter does not reflect the behaviour of the Zimbabwean people. It is a fact that the sanctions are against the government against the people of Zimbabwe and therefore they affect the working class," added Mwonzora.
In the assessment report Professor Douhan outlined that the unilateral sanctions imposed against natural and legal persons in Zimbabwe as well as secondary sanctions and extensive over-compliance by banks and third-country companies raise serious concerns about their correspondence with international legal standards.
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After announcing suspension of Congressional campaign, suburban Philadelphia candidate appears to be running again
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A day after he announced the suspension of his campaign for the 6th Congressional District's Republican nomination, candidate Ron Vogel is said to have decided to re-enter the race, butting up against Chester County GOP officials who objected to his candidacy because of controversial social media posts attributed to him, sources said.
On Wednesday, a representative of Vogel's campaign confirmed to a MediaNews Group reporter that Vogel had changed his mind about suspending his campaign for the seat, and would continue running, even after saying Tuesday that his candidacy would not be in the "best interests" of his family and the Republican Party.
"That's correct," said Matt Braynard, a paid Washington, D.C., strategist with the Vogel campaign, in a brief telephone interview when asked if Vogel had decided to remain in the race. Braynard said a statement would be issued detailing Vogel's thoughts, but as of press time, nothing had been received.
Vogel, a 36-year-old Charlestown Township resident making his first run for public office who has gained support among area conservative Republicans for his campaign against what he called the "woke far-left mob," did not respond to repeated telephone calls for comment Wednesday afternoon.
The apparent flip-flop came as a surprise to Chester County Republicans, one of whom said Vogel's decision to abandon his pledge to drop out of the race was "totally unexpected."
It was upsetting to party leadership who had hoped to put the controversy surrounding Vogel and video and text messages attributed to him that contained elements of anti-Semitic messages, sexism and racially tinged language, first reported first by the MediaNews Group, in the rearview mirror, the person said.
"I share your confusion," said the party member, who had been told of Vogel's re-entrance in the race to oppose two-term U.S. Rep. Chrissy Houlahan's campaign for re-election. "It's shocking. I do not know who he's getting his advice from."
Chester County GOP Chairman Dr. Gordon Eck said in an email that he had not received any formal communication from Vogel Wednesday about his intention in the race — in or out — even after the Charlestown Realtor left the campaign earlier in the week. But a party source, who asked to remain unidentified because he was not authorized to speak on behalf of the county committee, said the decision to "scrub" Vogel from the party election material and its official support would likely stay in place no matter what his future intentions are.
On Tuesday, Vogel said in an email that his decision to drop out of the race came after "mudslinging and ad hominem attacks" against him over his past social media posts had escalated, and brought "harassment and threats to me and my family. Politics will always be here, but these formative years in my young children's lives will not. I'll be spending more time with my family. After all, they've put a lot on hold for me over the past five months.
"I am going to suspend my campaign at this time," Vogel wrote.
A spokeswoman for the Chester County Office of Voter Services said that no notice of Vogel's formal withdrawal had been received as of Wednesday.
The dramatic announcement of Vogel's suspension of his campaign came after concerns were raised in Republican Party circles about his candidacy. Past social media posts linked to Vogel featured former Nazi leader Adolf Hitler and racially tinged messages to friends, brought his past into question, and elevated worries about his campaign, those associated with the party said.
Vogel reportedly had communicated his intentions to Eck Tuesday morning after he was told that if he did not drop out, the GOP committee would issue a formal censure against him and withhold its assistance in the May 17 Primary Election, sources said. Members of the committee's Executive Board voted against Vogel continuing in the race for the Republican nomination on Monday at an emergency mass meeting of officials by a tally of 18-8, those aware of the situation said.
The committee indicated that should Vogel decide to continue running, it would withhold from him those benefits promised to those candidates who had earned the party's formal recommendation — publication on its website, help in the primary with legwork, and, importantly, mention on the official party sample ballot distributed at the polling place on Election Day.
The only comment from Eck following Vogel's withdrawal announcement ignored the controversy entirely.
"We are privileged to have excellent candidates running in both local and statewide races who are committed to serving on behalf of our community," he said in an email to MediaNews Group. "I look forward to working with them as we move forward toward the Primary and then the General election this fall.
"Our party is strong, united, and well-positioned for victory this year," he proclaimed. "The failed policies of the Biden/Harris administration, fully supported by (Congresswoman Houlahan) have resulted in economic hardships for all our families. It is time to elect people who care about our businesses, our children, our workers, our safety, and our country."
Houlahan, a Democrat from Easttown in her second term, has avoided any comment on the troubles surrounding Vogel's candidacy.
A spokeswoman for the Chester County Office of Voter Services said that any candidate who suspends their campaign at this date would still be listed on the ballots at the polls because it was too late to make changes. However, notices of the withdrawal would be made on the office's website and posted at the polls.
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His Holiness holds a day of teachings, meets with Danish media and parliamentarians
Tibet Custom, June 1 2009
Copenhagen, Denmark -- His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the outset of giving teachings based on Nagarjuna's Commentary on Bodhicitta (Jangchum Semdrel) and Kalalashila's The Middle Stages of Meditation (Gomrim Barpa), told the audience of 3,600 people who had come to hear his teachings that he does not believe in conversion and therefore never tries to convert anyone to the Buddhist faith.
<< His Holiness making a parting remark to some Parliamentarians including former Foreign Minister Mr Lykketoft before departing for the Bella Centre. Photo byDina Knudsen
He said Westerners traditionally belong to the Christian faith and this is why they should stick to their traditional faith. He, however, said that if an individual on a voluntary basis finds something beneficial in practicing the Buddhist faith then that is fine.
The Tibetan spiritual and temporal leader said that in the past people could afford to live in isolation, as in the case of Tibetan people in Tibet, and not bother to have any links with people from the outside world or other faiths. But since the world has changed and various countries and the people have become more inter-dependent, the need to show respect and appreciation for different faiths is important, he said, adding that it is possible that among the audience there could be some who practice other traditions such as Hinduism, Islam and Christianity.
The teaching took place at the prestigious Bella Convention Centre and was attended by people from different parts of Denmark and Europe. Some Tibetans from Denmark and other parts of Europe as well as a few Chinese could also be seen in the auditorium. The teachings will conclude tomorrow morning. In the afternoon His Holiness will give a public talk on "Peace Through Inner Peace" to a capacity crowd of 4500.
Earlier in the morning, His Holiness met with around 80 members of the press at the hotel and answered a series of questions ranging from the issue of Tibet to how to increase happiness. In response to a question from a journalist about the status of Sino-Tibetan dialogue, His Holiness said that we have to admit that despite our best efforts there has been no progress and that the Chinese government has rejected our "Memorandum on Genuine Autonomy for the Tibetan People". His Holiness said that our faith in the Chinese people still remained and that we are making every effort to reach out to the Chinese people, who it has been seen that through better information and awareness show sympathy and support the just cause of the Tibetan people.
His Holiness appealed to the international community to visit Tibet to investigate, without any restrictions from the Chinese government, the reality of the situation inside Tibet. If as the Chinese government claims, all Tibetans inside Tibet are happy, then His Holiness and the Tibetans in exile would have to acknowledge that there is no 'Tibet issue' and apologise to the Chinese government. However, if the Tibetans inside Tibet are found to be not satisfied with the policies of the Chinese government and live under fear, then the Chinese government should apologise and must solve the Tibet issue. His Holiness added it is now the responsibility of the international community to judge whether there is a problem in Tibet or not.
In response to another question, His Holiness said that the reason why he was meeting with political leaders and parliamentarians in Denmark was because they have shown an interest to meet with him and that he was accordingly responding as he has a responsibility to the Tibetan people because of their faith and trust in him.
Before returning to the Bella Centre for the afternoon session of the teachings, His Holiness met at the hotel with around twenty parliamentarians representing all the political parties in Danish Parliament including the former Foreign Minister Mr Mogens Lykketoft.
The Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama based at the London Office of Tibet, Mr. Tsering Tashi who is accompanying the Tibetan leader said that the Danish public's response to His Holinesss' visit was positive and amazing.
"Each time His Holiness would leave the hotel to the teaching venue or return back to the hotel, the people lined up on either side of the hotel entrance and road to greet His Holiness. The atmosphere all around becomes festive and peaceful and one could see smiles on everyone's face. People would also wave at His Holiness as his motorcade passed them by," said Mr. Tashi.
Tomorrow morning, His Holiness is scheduled to grant a group audience for Tibetans, Tibet related NGOs and a group of Chinese democracy advocates.