As pleasant as gazing into decorated department store windows and ice skating in Central Park may be, once winter temperatures and tourists hit, New York is the last place New Yorkers want to be. So to help mollify the impending sense of doom, we used Kayak's Explore tool to scrounge up the best warm weather places you can easily fly to for under $400. The prices below show the lowest, fixed price offered by specific airlines, but they're undoubtedly going to go up, so book ASAP!
Chances are that Cuba ranks pretty high on your must-visit list. That's because, for a long time, Americans were forbidden from traveling to the tiny Caribbean island. Thankfully, those old Cold War-era travel restrictions have now been lifted. Even better news: Flights this winter are at an all-time low, so this is a good opportunity to get started on that New Year's resolution to take more selfies in your Che Guevara hat.
What to do: Visit La Guarida, one of the better paladars in Cuba (private homes that have been transformed into restaurants). From the street, the building looks kind of dilapidated but once inside, you can climb the historic staircase to see an exceptional view over the city.
You're likely more than familiar with Puerto Rico's northern capital, San Juan. But the island's second major city, on the Southern coast, is a significantly cheaper gateway to this so-called Isle of Enchantment. Meander the La Guancha Paseo Tablado boardwalk, lined with restaurants and shops, or simply park yourself on Playa de Ponce, one of the best beaches for swimming in Puerto Rico.
What to do: Grab the ferry to Isla Caja de Muertos, which is one of the top spots for diving and snorkeling.
Guadeloupe doesn't receive nearly as much attention as other Caribbean destinations, which is a true shame. The island, rich in Franco-Caribbean culture, is peppered with sleepy beach towns, and is also home to Guadeloupe National Park, the centerpiece of which is La Soufrière volcano. Whether you're looking to relax on the beach or do an activity like diving or snorkeling, be sure to spend your evenings sopping up Creole cuisine and listening to traditional zouk music.
What to do: Take a day trip to Terre-de-Haut, the largest of the eight islands that make up the Les Saintes archipelago. Today the island feels like a quaint village in the South of France -- it's small and easily navigable, with a booming sailing scene.
Barbados is one of the most historically significant islands in the Caribbean, though it has a complicated history, having been an integral part of the sugar cane and slave trade industries. Today, the capital, Bridgetown, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the island is sprawling with beautiful beach resorts and lots of warm and welcoming people. It also has a great nightlife scene, and is a top destination for surfers.
What to do: Pop by Carib Beach Bar & Restaurant on Friday nights for the live music. But any day you stop at this restaurant is a good one with seafood and burgers to be enjoyed at picnic tables on the sand.
Even after a glowing endorsement from the Times as the number one destination to visit, airfare to Mexico City is still super-affordable. This cultural powerhouse continues to delight international travelers with its excellent food scene, juxtaposition of Aztec ruins right next to classical Spanish buildings, plus more than 1,500 museums and galleries, great architecture, music, and nightlife.
What to do: Visit the Zócalo, or the central plaza, which is full of impressive structures, such as the stunning Metropolitan Cathedral. Then wander past the Palacio Nacional, the Federal Treasury, and the Nacional Monte de Piedad. The Palacio de Bellas Artes is another gorgeous building just off the Zócalo and is home to large-scale murals painted by Mexican artist Diego Rivera. Grab a hot chocolate and a churro from nearby restaurant El Moro.
While everyone else you know is zip-lining Arenal National Park in Costa Rica, you should be heading to El Salvador. San Salvador is a majestic city, encircled by mossy volcanos, and packed with museums, cafes, markets, and nightlife. The country has a healthy combo of both ocean and mountains, and the indigenous communities and a vast topography make it a great vacation for a wide variety of people. There is a major wealth gap in El Salvador making crime a reality, but this is true of many countries around the world; as always, the best advice is to travel smart wherever you go.
What to do: Make a trip out to Playa El Tunco, which is a major party zone for surfers. If you want to learn how to surf yourself, grab your board and make way for Playa El Zonte, which is one of the best spots for newbies.
The spotlight continues to shine on Colombia year after year, with colorful Cartagena at center stage. This city-out-of-a-storybook is a labyrinth of cobblestone streets, historic architecture, trendy restaurants, and cute cafes. Not to mention, it's right on the Caribbean Sea.
What to do: Cartagena's Old Town is simply stunning. The walled town is made up of El Centro and San Diego neighborhoods, teeming with churches, plazas, and historic mansions.
Curacao's roots can be traced back to the 16th century, and the capital, Willemstad, looks like a pastel-colored version of Amsterdam. The island is a beautiful blend of town and country, with Willemstad and its booming economy, and the long stretches of rural beachscapes that are perfect for diving and snorkeling.
What to do: Visit Christoffel National Park, a preserve formed from three old plantations. The park is packed with nature, miles of dirt roads, and caves with ancient drawings.
Built onto the foothills of soaring mountains and active volcanoes, Quito is one of the most beautiful and vibrant South American capitals. It's also the home base for a wide world of adventure tourism. High in the Andes, Quito is a mix of modern and indigenous, with luxury high rises, local markets, shamans, artisans, and an Old Town that was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site. And backpackers delight in the Mariscal neighborhood, which is teeming with wayfaring gringos who camp out at the karaoke bars and hostels.
What to do: Head just outside the city to Cotopaxi National Park, where you can rent mountain bikes and ride down the face of this still-active volcano.
In the last few years, Panama City has exploded as a cosmopolitan capital, with scores of hotel developments opening weekly. The scene here is unapologetically frenetic, complete with casinos, pulsing clubs, traffic, and a skyline accented by high rises. Even if that fast-paced life is already satisfied here in New York for you, Panama City is still a perfect jumping off point to explore beaches on either the Pacific or Caribbean side.
What to do: Visit Mercado de Mariscos. This seafood restaurant, tucked above a fish market, is the No. 1 spot in the city for all things from the sea. Indulge in ceviche by the cup for $3, or drink up a big bowl of the "Get Up Lazarus" soup.
As the future of the country teeters precariously on a ledge, it might be time to go check your offshore bank accounts and make sure everything is secure. Fortunately, flights to Grand Cayman are less than $300 this winter. And while you're checking on your liquid assets, you can get your sun on on the beautiful, always Instagram-ready Seven Mile Beach.
What to do: Enjoy the view from Seven Mile Beach, often heralded as one of the best beaches in the entire Caribbean. Snorkeling is made easy here, as is picking one of the many beach bars and knocking back a few Caribbean brews.
Most people will bypass Guatemala City, having heard rumors about its crime and grime, and opt for lush and leafy Antigua instead. But Guatemala City is in the process of a total makeover. Zona 1 in Downtown is the guinea pig for this pet project, as the 6a Calle has become pedestrianized and is now flanked with bars, cafes, and restaurants. Still, Guatemala City is entirely a work in progress, but it's a nice change of pace from glossier tourist capitals.
What to do: If your travels put you in the city on a Sunday, take a stroll down the Avenida de las Americas in Zona 10. This street is blocked off to traffic and is overrun by street performers, food vendors, and skaters. Pass by on foot or rent a bike to enjoy this slice of city life.
Merida often gets ignored in favor of Cancun's sugary sands, but this is a huge mistake. It's the veritable cultural capital of the entire Yucatan Peninsula and is rich with history and quaint cobblestone streets, sweeping plazas, and handfuls of museums, street food, hostels, and hotels.
What to do: From the city, take a trip deep into the jungle to witness the archaeological site Uxmal, one of the largest cities from the Mayan world.
So you aren't going to Belize to spend time in Belize City. That is just a fact. But the city is located within short distances to most of the places in Belize you are actually going to want to visit. Those looking for a tan will love the sandy cages that run along the Belize Barrier Reef (which is just a quick ferry ride away from Belize City) and hikers can head farther inland toward San Ignacio to find mountains, rivers that flow through caverns, and jungles packed with Mayan ruins.
What to do: Hop the ferry out to Caye Caulker for a few nights to perch yourself in a hammock under a shady palm, drink Belikin beer, eat seafood right from the water, and forget about reality for a little while.
Meagan Drillinger is a contributing writer for Thrillist. Her sense of impending winter doom kicks in sometime around Labor Day. Follow her on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter at @drillinjourneys.


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Love is an energy which exists of itself. It is its own value.
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Thornton Niven Wilder (April 17, 1897 – December 7, 1975) was an American playwright and novelist. He won three Pulitzer Prizes — for the novel The Bridge of San Luis Rey and for the plays Our Town and The Skin of Our Teeth — and a U.S. National Book Award...
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Nature reserves the right to inflict upon her children the most terrifying jests.
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Never support two weaknesses at the same time. It's your combination sinners — your lecherous liars and your miserly drunkards — who dishonor the vices and bring them into bad repute.
The highest tribute to the dead is not grief, but gratitude.
The sun rose this morning at 6:32 A.M. This gratifying event was first reported by Mrs. Dorothy Stetson of Freeport, Long Island, who promptly telephoned the mayor. The Society for Affirming the End of the World at once went into a special session and postponed the arrival of that event for twenty-four hours. All honor to Mrs. Stetson for her public spirit.
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It's hard being left behind. It's hard to be the one who stays.
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You can't be responsible for anyone but you. We all make our own decisions, and pay our own consequences. You can love someone, but you can't fix them.
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5 Simple Self-Defense Moves Every Woman Should Know
By Meghan Rabbitt
Krav Maga Worldwide
If you're a woman, you've probably experienced a nervous, sinking feeling when walking alone at night, fearing what's lurking around a dark corner. There's also a good chance you've felt your heart rate speed uncontrollably when you thought you were being followed—or worse, perhaps you were followed and possibly even attacked.
Kelly Campbell, a third-degree black belt and director of instructor development for Krav Maga Worldwide, says these fears are common. "At some point, most women ask themselves the question, 'Would I be able to fight back if I were attacked?'" says Campbell. Here's the good news: Learning just a few simple self-defense moves can give you the skills and confidence you need to answer that question with a resounding "yes."
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"When you have a sense of what you could do in the event that you were attacked and believe you could do something to help yourself, the likelihood that you'll actually do something increases," says Campbell. "I think more important than any specific technique is your mentality. Being willing to fight back is the most important thing."
Here, Campbell shares the 5 self-defense techniques every woman should know to give herself the best shot at escaping an attacker. While they may seem obvious, that's the point, she says. "All of these moves are inspired by your natural instincts, which means that when you're under stress, they'll be easier to recall." Also important to keep in mind: If you're in a situation where you have to use one or more of these moves, remember that being aggressive is crucial. "Aggression can go a long way toward making up for technical proficiency," says Campbell.
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Move #1: Straight punch
If someone is in front of you and you've ID'd him or her as a threat (read: you've used verbal communication to try to get this person out of your personal space, or his or her hands are on you), a straight punch can be very effective.
Push from the ball of your foot and thrust your hip and fist forward at the same time, which will maximize your strength, says Campbell. "Really drive from the ground, and don't let your elbow flip up; your contact area should be the pointer and middle finger knuckles, not your ring and pinky finger knuckles." Also, keep in mind that aiming your punch for a vulnerable area—for example, your attacker's eyes, nose, or throat—will be most effective, says Campbell.
Move #2: Front kick to the groin
Similar to the straight punch, the front kick to the groin is a powerful move to a vulnerable spot that can help you go on the offensive, says Campbell. To deliver this kick, drive your hips forward with your knee bent and heel back, then extend your knee and leg with force, making contact with your attacker's groin area with the top of your foot (the area where your shoelaces are, if you're wearing running shoes). Practice lunging to strengthen your legs for this move.
"Imagine that your kick could travel through the attacker's groin and out the top of his or her head," says Campbell, "as if you were going to split that person in two from the groin up." After you've kicked, recoil your leg back to its original position as quickly as possible. "This strike can give you enough of an opportunity to get away, or might catch your attacker off guard so that you're able to deliver a few more blows to other vulnerable areas, such as the eyes, ears, or throat, to finish the fight," she says.
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Move #3: Knee kick
If the person is close to your body, the attacker may be too close for you to throw a straight punch. If that's the case, kicking with your knee can be very effective, says Campbell. "Use this if someone is in front of you, inside your personal space, and powerfully drive your knee straight up to hit the groin of your attacker," she says. Keep in mind you want to use the bony tip of your knee, not your thigh—this will cause more pain. If possible, before you throw the knee kick, try to grab your attacker between the person's neck and shoulders, and hold on to as much skin, muscle, or clothing as possible. This will give you more leverage to knee-kick harder.
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Move #4: Bear hug defense
If your attacker tries to "bear hug" you—a common type of move when it's a male attacking a female, says Campbell, where the attacker grabs his victim from the front or behind around the shoulders—your first reaction might be to grab his elbows to try to pry arms away from your body. However, your best defense is to drop as low as you can toward the ground and squirm as much as you can to wriggle out of your attacker's hold, advises Campbell.
"Think about how a cat would respond if you put it in a tub of water," she says. "You want to act like that cat—be as difficult as possible to control." Lowering your center of gravity has another big benefit: It makes you more stable and harder to lift, and it gives you a new angle from which you can knee-strike, groin-kick, or throw a punch or elbow to your attacker's eyes, throat, neck, or ears, giving you more time to get away. (Got 10 minutes? Then you've got time to lose the weight for good with Prevention's new 10-minute workouts and 10-minute meals. Get Fit in 10: Slim and Strong for Life now!)
Move #5: Choke defense
If your attacker starts to choke you, there's a good chance you'll immediately move your hands toward your neck. However, instead of trying to pull the attacker's hands off of your neck—a feat you're unlikely to succeed at, especially if you're smaller than your attacker—use your hands like hooks (with your thumbs against your pointer fingers and hands in a "C" shape) and "pluck" at your attacker's thumbs. (If possible, kick at the same time.) If you're able to pluck your attacker's thumbs away, it'll be harder for him or her to maintain a choke, giving you time to strike back and get away. "Keep in mind you only have between 3 and 8 seconds to get your attacker's hands off your throat before you start to lose oxygen and pass out," says Campbell.
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We provide families the choice to live in high-opportunity communities with access to decent jobs, good schools and a safe environment — communities where racial and economic discrimination have historically prevented these families from living.
The affluence of New Jersey's predominantly white suburban communities, with their many employment opportunities and top-notch schools, offer a unique setting for racial and economic integration through the development of affordable housing.
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The technical session is from 8 a.m. to noon at the J.W. Marriott; and the dinner/dance is at The B.O.B. at 6 p.m. with cocktails, dinner and dancing with entertainment provided by Rusty's BA Band.
Former Homeland Security Director will greet attendees and deliver remarks at NASF's Washington Forum evening reception on Monday, April 15.


What is the difference between a gestational surrogate and a traditional surrogate?
A gestational surrogate is a woman who carries a child conceived through in vitro fertilization (IVF) using the egg of the intended parent or of an egg donor, and the sperm of the intended parent or a sperm donor. A gestational surrogate has no biological connection to the child. A traditional surrogate is a woman who carries a child using her own egg and is the genetic and biological mother of the child.
Although we feel that traditional surrogacy is the right arrangement for some intended parents, because it raises complex issues in establishing parenthood, Roots limits its process to gestational surrogacy.
The length of the surrogacy process varies and is dependent on several factors including, but not limited to, your surrogacy plans and goals and the number of cycles required to achieve a pregnancy. Intended parents should plan on approximately a year and a half from the time they sign on with an agency until they have a child.
Why should I/we work with an agency during my surrogacy journey?
The agency works as a liaison between the intended parents, the surrogate, the medical professionals, and the legal professionals to help facilitate your surrogacy journey.
The agency will address financial arrangements and expectations between you and your surrogate and, most importantly, match you with your surrogate based on the relationship you want with your surrogate as well as the needs and wants of both parties. The agency will maintain transparency and open communication throughout the process so that the parties can have a comfortable relationship.
After finding the right match, the agency also assists in coordinating all aspects of your surrogacy journey including, but not limited to, psychological screening and medical clearance; the embryo transfer and medical procedures; insurance options for the surrogacy process; counseling support services; and referrals to other necessary professionals.
Working with an agency reduces the risk of complications, and offers additional protection to both the surrogate and the intended parents. It helps to ensure that the surrogate receives fair compensation, ongoing psychological support, and treatment. It also offers the intended parents the comfort of knowing that their surrogate has been through many screening processes to ensure that she is a top quality candidate with their best interests at heart.
The agency is an invaluable trusted consultant and advisor throughout the entire surrogacy journey.
Can I/we work with a surrogate I/we already know?
Yes. If you know someone who is willing to carry a surrogate pregnancy for you, you can work with that surrogate. However, the surrogate will still be required to go through the agency process and screening requirements.
How much contact will I/we have with our surrogate?
The amount and type of contact you will have with your surrogate depends upon the surrogacy plan and agreement you enter into with your surrogate. You can have as much or as little contact as you and the surrogate are comfortable with.
Surrogacy costs can vary significantly based on a number of factors. Generally, intended parents are responsible for the following costs: Agency fees; legal fees; medical expenses; health insurance; surrogate compensation and reimbursement. The cost of most surrogacy arrangements range from $85,000 to $150,000 but may vary even further depending on each given scenario.
What are the legal requirements of surrogacy?
Every surrogacy arrangement will include a legal contract. You and your surrogate will each have your own attorney who will contribute to the contract drafting process and ensure your legal interests are represented and your rights are protected. The legal contract will outline everyone's rights and responsibilities throughout the process.
After the first trimester, your attorney may also work to prepare and finalize a pre-birth order and establish you as the legal parent of your child.


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The Division of Lung Diseases of the NHLBI and the Cardiovascular Medical Education and Research Fund held a workshop to discuss how to leverage the anticipated scientific output from the recently launched "Redefining Pulmonary Hypertension through Pulmonary Vascular Disease Phenomics" (PVDOMICS) program to develop newer approaches to pulmonary vascular disease. PVDOMICS is a collaborative, protocol-driven network to analyze all patient populations with pulmonary hypertension to define novel pulmonary vascular disease (PVD) phenotypes. Stakeholders, including basic, translational, and clinical investigators; clinicians; patient advocacy organizations; regulatory agencies; and pharmaceutical industry experts, joined to discuss the application of precision medicine to PVD clinical trials. Recommendations were generated for discussion of research priorities in line with NHLBI Strategic Vision Goals that include: (1) A national effort, involving all the stakeholders, should seek to coordinate biosamples and biodata from all funded programs to a web-based repository so that information can be shared and correlated with other research projects. Example programs sponsored by NHLBI include PVDOMICS, Pulmonary Hypertension Breakthrough Initiative, the National Biological Sample and Data Repository for PAH, and the National Precision Medicine Initiative. (2) A task force to develop a master clinical trials protocol for PVD to apply precision medicine principles to future clinical trials. Specific features include: (a) adoption of smaller clinical trials that incorporate biomarker-guided enrichment strategies, using adaptive and innovative statistical designs; and (b) development of newer endpoints that reflect well-defined and clinically meaningful changes. (3) Development of updated and systematic variables in imaging, hemodynamic, cellular, genomic, and metabolic tests that will help precisely identify individual and shared features of PVD and serve as the basis of novel phenotypes for therapeutic interventions.


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Iowa State Baja team takes 2nd place at UW-Stout
Posted on December 4, 2013 January 4, 2022 | Emma Altheide
Iowa State's Baja SAE team took their cars and crew to the University of Wisconsin-Stout on October 26 for Backwoods Baja. The ISU students raced alongside teams from more than 20 other schools, ultimately finishing in second place overall.
A non-sanctioned SAE event, this year's Backwoods Baja consisted of two overall endurance races, as well as a fastest-lap race with a Le Mans-style start.
The Iowa State team attends the race at UW-Stout every year, usually taking whatever cars are running. This year those cars were number 28, which finished 10th out of 90 at the Rochester World Challenge last year, and number 14, which was used to get the team's newest members acquainted with competing.
"It's a good time for freshmen to get in the car and get some seat time. It really gets them hooked on what Baja is, what we work towards," said Andrew Tauke, junior in industrial technology.
The team used Backwoods Baja as an opportunity to try out a new, lighter hub on one of the cars. The experimental hub ended up flying off in the last 30 minutes of a race, while Tauke was driving. "You come to a stop pretty quickly," Tauke laughed, "but we were able to get towed into the pits, and you just put a new hub on and in five minutes we had it back on the track."
Alisha Daly, senior in mechanical engineering and president of the ISU chapter of SAE International, said this year's Baja team is hoping "to place in the top ten in the design portion of the competition by validating our designs with testing and FEA. We are also aiming to improve reliability to withstand three competitions this year."
Tauke said the team also has their eyes on the Iron Team award, received by the team with the most overall points from the three SAE-sanctioned races. Iowa State's team will be attending all three races for the first time this year. "If you get a couple of first-place finishes, second-place finishes, you're going to be a prime candidate for that, so I'd really like to see Iowa State win that. That would be awesome," Tauke said.
Tauke joined the Baja team as a freshman after talking to the peer mentor for his learning community, who served as technical director for the Baja team at the time.
After staying involved throughout his time at Iowa State, Tauke is this year's tech director. "It's my responsibility to make sure everything on the car is going to meet rules and that we're prepared not only with the car but with cost reports, design reports, and making sure we have all our travel stuff in line," Tauke said.
The three SAE-sanctioned Baja competitions will take the students to Texas, Kansas and Illinois this year. Attending three races means this year's car will have to be completed in April, while the team has previously had the entire spring semester to finish construction.
The team's hard work will hopefully be rewarded with even more success. "The competitions are the most exciting part, and it's very rewarding when everyone's design work holds up in the endurance race," Daly said.
For the Iowa State Daily's story on the Baja SAE team, click here.
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Activist investor Carl Icahn is pushing for the proposed union of Xerox Holdings Corp. and HP Inc., arguing that a combination of the printer makers could yield big profits for investors.
Mr. Icahn, who owns a 10.6% stake in Norwalk, Conn.-based Xerox, told The Wall Street Journal that he also owns a 4.24% stake in HP, valued at roughly $1.2 billion. His stake in HP, not previously reported, could increase pressure on the printer and personal-computer company to strike a deal.


The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) says it is reliably informed that the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) is prepared to bus in Togolese to register in the Electoral Commission's limited registration exercise which starts Thursday, April 28.
According to the Volta Regional Chairman of NPP, Peter Amewu, the governing NDC wants to use some unapproved routes linking Ghana and Togo to carry out the activity.
Mr. Amewu was reiterating his party's allegation on Joy FM's news program, TOP STORY.
The opposition NPP has blamed the government for constructing roads and other development projects in villages in Togo in order to entice the Togolese to come and vote for the NDC in the 2016 elections.
Citing some examples, Mr. Amewu says the NDC government has extended electricity from the Volta region to Kametornu – a town in Togo.
He explained this gesture of the government is meant to entice the people of Kemetornu, who are Togolese nationals, to come out to vote for the President.
Reacting to the issue, Deputy General Secretary of NDC, Koku Anyidohu, described the claim as an "obtuse speculation".
"I don't think we are going to allow the NPP to derail us", he said, adding this bout of claims by the NPP demonstrates it is not prepared for the limited registration exercise.
"It is time for registration and the NDC is prepared for it," he said.
He called on Ghanaians to disregard this claim saying the country will be the overall beneficiary if the government has constructed the roads in some of those villages.


The EDGE collection is a subtle, shiny, extension to our famous full field collection.
This hand painted, bold midnight blue linen tablecloth with an electric silver border is made to match the napkins by the same name.
They look great on any surface, though, adding an flash of colour to your table.
All the tablecloths in our new EDGE collection are made of 100% fine Italian linen and have a slightly crushed and soft texture, which makes them wonderfully versatile.
Hand painted in a centuries-old, family run stamperia in Italy, this collection is a perfect mix of colour and heavy metal sophistication which electrify the corners of the tablecloth.
These designs are incredibly versatile and work equally as well at home in a casual, outdoor setting as they do as part of a more formal, indoor tabletop.


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I paid a visit to southern Sweden on October 27, 2012. The occasion was a visit to Malmö by a fellow notorious Islamophobe, the Dutch politician Geert Wilders. He had been invited there to speak by Ingrid Carlqvist, the leader of the newly established Swedish Free Press Society. This is a brave but difficult initiative in a semi-totalitarian society, where the mass media are infamous for their crushing left-wing, multicultural and pro-Islamic consensus.
Malmö was historically one of the first Christian cities in what is today Sweden. It is currently set to become the first Muslim-majority city or town in the Nordic countries, but perhaps not the last. What once was a safe Scandinavian city has in recent years been plagued by a wave of armed robberies, rapes and bombs.
The performance of the Swedish police was a mixed bag. From my personal experience, they did a reasonably good job, but they apparently let through a few things that I didn't see. Katrine Winkel Holm of the Danish Free Press Society reported about physical assaults on some of those who simply came peacefully to listen to Wilders' speech. Holm criticized the police for giving violent left-wing thugs too much leeway to intimidate and attack people in the streets, trying to block them from entering, or bombarding them with eggs while calling them "Nazis."
Upon arrival we noticed there was already a heavy police presence. To invite perhaps the most famous Islam-critical politician in Europe to speak in the most heavily Islamized city in Scandinavia was a slap in the face, not just to Muslims, but at least as much to their enablers on the far Left. Predictably, those leftists showed up in force. Not just from Sweden; they even imported violent left-wing thugs from neighboring Denmark to assault people.
They may unfortunately have managed to scare away a few potential listeners. For the most part, however, the heavy presence of the Swedish police, complete with horses, helicopters and armored vehicles, managed to keep the totalitarian thugs at bay. They were shouting slogans and carrying banners, as usual. Most people paid little attention to them, since everyone already knew what they were going to say. These people haven't substantially changed their slogans for the past 80 years, since the time of Stalin's purges in the 1930s. Everybody who disagrees with them is a "Fascist."
They can be very violent when they want to, and for years have physically attacked critics of Islam or mass immigration in Sweden while the authorities looked the other way. The AFA, or "Anti-fascists," are remarkably similar to actual fascists, although that irony would be totally lost on them. They are what they claim to fight. These left-wing thugs seem to believe that we would be living in a socialist, multicultural paradise had it not been for the stubborn resistance of evil racists and Islamophobes, who must be stamped out at all costs. Sweden is expected to receive 50,000 asylum seekers in 2013, a very substantial number for a small Scandinavian nation, but for left-wing thugs, the natives cannot be turned into a minority in their own country fast enough.
All things considered, however, they were tamer this time around than might have been feared. The main reason for this lackluster performance was no doubt the heavy police presence, but partly also because it was a bit cold. These are revolutionaries of the PlayStation 3 era. Yes, they want to smash the capitalist system and beat up the fascists pigs who uphold it, but not today. It's too cold, and mummy has some warm meatballs for them at home.
Read the rest at FrontPage Mag.
Note: there are more photos of the event in Malmö at Snaphanen.
For a complete archive of Fjordman's writings, see the multi-index listing in the Fjordman Files.
Posted by Baron Bodissey at 10/31/2012 11:31:00 AM
Anti-fas are nothing but updated Communists, you could have found the rotten lot in Wiermar Germany in the 30's.
The fact they have to import a bunch of punks on the dole to bolster their ranks does indicate they are all hat and no pants.
If the Swedes were smart, they'd import a bunch of Brit soccer hooligans, pay them $50 for every anti-fas they introduce to their fists.
I am stunned by the mention of 50,000 asylum seekers a year in a small country like Sweden. If that isn't suicidal, I don't know what is.
Sol Ta Triane said...
A no-go zone is just a place where police are too frightened to do their job.
Swede police dress to look much like yellowjackets, much like the Britain's embarrassing circus-like swarms.
The yellowjackets are looking pretty intimidated in this video.
Scream in an American cops face like that: you are face down on the cement, getting cuffed.
European nation cops aren't going to get away with this wimpy style much longer. They're going to get a whoopin' one grim day. Because the No-Go Nation is seeking to expand its borders.
Someday again Swedes will need real cops with proper clothes, who will command authority the moment people break the law. And stop using female cops as human shields.
The fact that Wilders is repeating the Bengazi Shillgate lie shows that he's not in contact with people in the USA. None of us can depend on the media for info. When you trust your media you do yourself a disservice, you pass on propaganda.
lallatin said...
Again, I suggest the word "Islamognostic" in place of "Islamophobic" or "Islamophobe."
A suitable castle for "refugees" to Sweden?
Lia Hof, with Gustavian style rooms, to accommodate 182 "refugees". Popular golf course nearby.
At the same time, young Swedes are being paid by Swedish authorities to go and look for a job in Norway
- Not a kick behind but
A pat on the shoulder
The one pushing young Swedes to Norway from Søderhamn (southern haven) is a mohammetus
- This is not about paying to get rid of a problem we cannot solve ourselves, says Mohamed Chabchoub at the employment center at Søderhamn, to Ekot, Sveriges radio
Emma and Andreas are two of the young Swedes looking forward to getting a job in the promised land(...) Norway


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Lord Lexden is new CIFE President
Home » CIFE General News Articles » Lord Lexden is new CIFE President
CIFE is delighted to announce that Lord Alistair Lexden is new CIFE President. Lord Lexden is a distinguished educationalist, historian and author of wide experience and interests who joined the House of Lords as a Conservative working peer in January 2011.
Lord Lexden spent the first eight years of his working life as an academic historian at Queen's University Belfast, lecturing, researching and writing on political history. For the following 20 years he worked in the central organisation of the Conservative Party, first as political adviser to Airey Neave, spokesman on Northern Ireland, and later as Deputy Director of the Conservative Research Department.
From 1997 to 2004 he was General Secretary of the Independent Schools Council (ISC), where his achievements included steering the committee which led to the creation of the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI), which inspects schools in the private sector.
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"I am delighted to accept this role," Lord Lexden said. "I look forward to representing CIFE colleges on a number of important issues, both inside and outside Parliament. This sector has always responded swiftly to changes in our education system. For example, with the recent demise of January A-level examinations, the imaginative solutions they now offer retake students, including short courses from January to June, will acquire greater significance next academic year and in the future."
Lord Lexden takes over from Baroness Pauline Perry who has been an invaluable source of advice and support to CIFE during her eleven years as President.
Mario Di Clemente, CIFE Chairman, welcomed the appointment of Lord Lexden. "He will be a great asset to CIFE in the coming years", he said, " and I look forward to working with him and to the benefits he will bring to us. He is passionate about education, supports what our colleges stand for and will be a reassuring influence during the challenges which lie ahead."
For more information about check out Lord Lexden's Wikipedia entry.


Happy Holidays, my fellow Hen Hoarders! I had the most amazing idea for a holiday post. It involved an unwanted gingerbread house (licked clean), little tiny plastic people running in fear, and an attack by Chickenzilla! It was going to be epic. EPIC.
Unfortunately, my Chickenzillas were suspicious of the Gingerbread house, and were…well, CHICKEN. The hens wouldn't come anywhere near the scary figurines, so I pocketed the poor little guys. The gingerbread house seemed scary as well… perhaps it was the super-bright technicolor red? I thought chickens were attracted to the red color? Why do my hens have to be so weird?
What is this suspicious object?
I even threw down scratch to tempt the flock, and waited. Unfortunately, they were not interested.
It was cold outside, the grass was frosty, and my shoes were soaked. Still, I was DEDICATED to this venture. I WOULD get my holiday Chickenzilla monster movie photo shoot!
I sat in the clammy, disgusting grass for quite a long time,waiting for the flock to decide it was safe. I tried to stay still and make myself small in hopes a hen would forget about the camera and transform into Chickenzilla. Eventually the Bantam Easter Eggers wandered close enough for a picture, but they didn't want to peck at the house. They just ate the chicken treats I had scattered as a lure.
Perhaps if we flank the scary-box-thing, it cannot hurt us.
If I didn't want it eaten, they would have been all over it.
For a second here, I thought she was going to go for the house. Then I realized she was looking PAST me, to where one of the smarter hens had gone behind me, and was digging into my cup of scratch.
This EPIC Chickenzilla shoot was feeling less and less epic, as they foraged peacefully around the gingerbread house, rather than scratching and tearing it to bits. Should I have tried offering a gingerbread chicken coop? Now I know why mad scientists and other supervillains are always so mad.
Your minions may come close, but there's never any follow-through.
So close! Just one peck! The house, not the grass–you can do it!
NOPE. WE. DON'T. LIKE. IT.
Did I mention it was cold outside? After a while, my little helper (the lighting director) decided my EPIC Chickenzilla photoshoot was a bust. She was done with the cold and called the whole thing off.
Cut! We're just not gonna get this shot today, Sal.
We'll be in contact with your agents.
Oh well! Happy Holidays, everyone, from Kidzilla!
I think he did a great job filming the story.


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Shalyn Pineda, regional supervisor of Kern County's libraries, picks up books at Ridgecrest Library after Thursday's 6.4 earthquake dislodged bookshelves.
(Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
7-year-old twin sisters Zoe Pineda, left, and Tala Pineda help pick up books at the Ridgecrest Library Friday morning.
Carmen Rivera, 65, walks her dog Ash by a mobile home damaged during Thursday's 6.4 earthquake in Ridgecrest.
Susan Manson, 53, left, helps her mother Charlotte Sturgeon, 78, retrieve photos and important documents from Sturgeon's red-tagged mobile home at Torusdale Estates on Ward Avenue in Ridgecrest.
Bill Sturgeon, 79, checks the foundation of his mobile home at Torusdale Estates in Ridgecrest on Friday morning.
Charles Hawkins, left hugs his mother Elizabeth at his Ridgcrest area mobile home. His wife was injured in the earthquake and his mobile home was damaged.
(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Charles Hawkins tries to move a dresser off his bed after an earthquake severely damaged his home near Ridgecrest.
Clean up continues at Eastridge Market hours after a 6.4 magnitude earthquake shook the area.
A patient is being evacuated from Ridgecrest Regional Hospital after city was hit by a 6.4 earthquake Thursday morning.
Amer Chaudhry, 19, in wheel chair, at Ridgecrest Regional Hospital waits to be checked by a doctor, after getting hurt while running down stairs at her home when the earthquake hit.
Patients rest under a shade of tent after being evacuated from Ridgecrest Regional Hospital after city was hit by a 6.4 earthquake.
Andy Randolph and his son William stop for photos of a crack in California State Route 178 hours after a 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck the Searles Valley area.
Kern County firefighters carry cots while people leave Ridgecrest Regional Hospital.
A firefighter works to extinguish a house fire following an earthquake in Ridgecrest, Calif.
(Ben Hood / Assocaited Press)
Broken bottles and other goods in a store in Lake Isabella, California after a 6.4 magnitude quake hit Southern California.
(Rex Emerson )
U.S. Geological Survey seismologist Robert Graves points to a map showing where two fault lines caused the earthquake during a news conference at Caltech in Pasadena.
Earthquake damage to a grocery store in Ridgecrest.
(Adam Graehl )
Lucy Jones explains the nature of how the earthquake formed at a news conference at Caltech in Pasadena.
Seismologists Robert Graves and Lucy Jones speak at a news conference at Caltech in Pasadena in response to the 6.4 magnitude earthquake that struck near Ridgecrest, Calif.
By Alex WigglesworthStaff Writer
July 9, 2019 11:40 AM PT
Aftershocks from the recent earthquakes near Ridgecrest, Calif., are decreasing in both frequency and magnitude, and seismologists say they expect the pattern to continue.
The earthquakes on July 4 and 5 — one a magnitude 6.4 and the other a 7.1 — were the strongest to hit the area in 20 years. Thousands of aftershocks have already been reported, and scientists have said they expect thousands more — about 34,000 over the next six months.
But since an initial cluster of magnitude 5 and above quakes that struck in the hours following the 7.1 temblor, the aftershocks have been subsiding in intensity and striking less often, an analysis of seismological data shows.
Caltech seismologist Egill Hauksson said late Monday the earthquake sequence seemed to be quieting down faster than was initially thought.
One possible reason: The quakes are occurring in an area of Earth's crust that is relatively warm. Aftershock sequences in these areas can be particularly intense but also fade more quickly — as has been seen in relatively hotter rock in the Imperial Valley.
Scientists had earlier said the probability of another earthquake of magnitude 7 or greater resulting from the July 5 quake was less than 1%.
"Now it's probably quite a bit less than that," Hauksson said. "It's extremely unlikely by now to have another magnitude 7" quake resulting from that sequence.
(Los Angeles Times)
The U.S. Geological Survey said Tuesday the aftershocks would continue to taper off in the coming days and weeks, and the probability of another large quake — magnitude 4 or higher — also will decrease.
No deaths or major injuries were reported as a result of last week's temblors, but the earthquakes damaged homes and roads and sparked widespread anxiety, causing scores of residents to question their earthquake preparedness.
On Tuesday, the Trump administration declared a federal emergency for areas of Southern California devastated by the Ridgecrest quakes.
The declaration, which was requested by Gov. Gavin Newsom, authorizes the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Department of Homeland Security to assist with disaster relief in Kern and San Bernardino counties in the aftermath of the quakes.
"California is grateful for President Trump's approval of our request and the ongoing efforts of local, state and federal emergency responders to protect communities across the region," Newsom said in a statement.
The federal assistance adds to the state and local relief efforts already underway.
Times staff writers Phil Willon and Rong-Gong Lin II contributed to this report.
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Alex Wigglesworth
Alex Wigglesworth is an environment reporter who covers wildfires for the Los Angeles Times. Before joining the newsroom in 2016, she was a general assignment reporter for the Philadelphia Inquirer, Daily News and Philly.com. A Philadelphia native, she graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in medical anthropology and global health. She currently lives in Inglewood.


Since last Friday after the inauguration of Donald Trump as the US president, there is still no sign of market weakness.
Instead, the US market rallied strongly yesterday and had decided to resume its uptrend.
For local trading, Cityneon is showing sign of a strong rebound after 2 months of retracement.
Next Friday is the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 45th president of the US.
And I expect the market to pull back after that.
Next week I will be looking at cogent where it started to rebound after a nice correction.
Hopefully this stock will boost my budget for the coming Chinese New Year celebration.


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Q: Cannot Play Video error in PopupWindow Hi I am trying to play video in PopupWindow but I am getting this error. I am able to play the same video directly in my activity.
I found lot of queries related to Cannot Play video but none of them helped me in resolving this issue.
Can any one help.
Thanks
In my activity.java file I am adding a popupWindow
    private PopupVideoView mPopupVideoView;

    mPopupWindow = new PopupWindow(this);
    mPopupWindow.setContentView(mPopupVideoView.getView());
    mPopupWindow.setHeight(360);
    mPopupWindow.setWidth(LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT);
    mPopupWindow.setOutsideTouchable(true);
    mPopupWindow.setFocusable(true);

In  PopupVideoView.java
This gives me a view which contains a videoview and start playing the video as soon as i call getView().
    public View getView() {

    if (mPopupVideoView == null) {
        mPopupVideoView = mInflater.inflate(R.layout.videoview_popup, null);
        mVideoView = (VideoView)mPopupVideoView.findViewById(R.id.popup_videoView);
    }

    String uri= "android.resource://" + mContext.getPackageName() + "/" + R.raw.video;
    mVideoView.setVideoPath(uri);
    mVideoView.start();

    mVideoView.setOnErrorListener(new OnErrorListener() {

        @Override
        public boolean onError(MediaPlayer mp, int what, int extra) {
            Log.e(mContext.getPackageName(), "Error Occured");
            return true;
        }
    });

    return mPopupVideoView;

}

in android 2.3.3 video is audible but not visible and in ICS its not even audible.


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Adel Taarabt hits back at Harry Redknapp's 'overweight' claim
Adel Taarabt has hit back at Queens Park Rangers manager Harry Redknapp for suggesting that he is overweight and unfit to play.
Redknapp slammed the Morocco international in his post-match press conference following QPR's 3-2 defeat to Liverpool on Sunday, claiming he is not in a position to select Taarabt due to his lack of fitness.
"(Taarabt) is not fit to play football, unfortunately," Redknapp told reporters. "He played in a reserve team game the other day, and I could have run about more than he did. So, no, I can't pick him.
"I can't keep protecting people who don't want to run about and train, who are about three stone overweight. What am I supposed to keep saying? 'Keep getting your 60, 70 grand a week but don't train'?"
Taarabt, who has not started for QPR since August 27, has responded to Redknapp by saying: "I am a professional – this is not about retaliation, this is about protecting my reputation. I played in that reserve game for 90 minutes and if he didn't think I was running he could have taken me off. Maybe I didn't perform like I could because it was a reserve team game and I was protecting myself.
"My job is to create, bring goals to the team. Maybe he expects me to make more tackles. I am not this type of player. I can only get fitness playing Premier League. You can train six or seven hours, but you won't be fit."
Taarabt went on to suggest that the players are not motivated because of the lack of intensity during Redknapp's training sessions.
"The training sessions aren't the same standard as Milan, or what I would expect under another manager. They are not as intense, the players aren't as motivated. It is the same as we used to do at Tottenham years ago. When we played West Ham he told the players "you're not fit, you're not this, you're not that"," he told the Daily Mail.
"I said 'but the problem is we don't have any plan in the game, we don't know how to press as a team. It's not about just running around, you need to play with your brain'…
"After West Ham he said all of the team is not fit. After Liverpool, because the performance was so good, he said everything was perfect – what, in one week, he changed the fitness? Impossible."
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Update – 13/03/2017: RC Boats Bitz have simplified their line of ESC's in order to reduce over heads, this ESC is no longer available.
Lets kick off our first product review with a speed controller from RC Boat Bitz in Australia.
I have had the opportunity to run a handful of different speed controllers over the past couple of months in various different hulls. They have included brands such as; Seaking, Turnigy (Marine & Aquastar), Birdie and Swordfish. They were a mixed bag of quality and value for money but the only brand that I encountered problems with has been Swordfish surprisingly enough.
After receiving two basically dead on arrival Swordfish speed controllers, the kind staff at RC Boat Bitz gave me the opportunity to try out their RCBB 200amp 2-7S Speed Controller.


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Silkbear European Burmese kittens were featured on the Animal Planet show "Too Cute" in an episode entitled "Musical Kittens". You can buy Season 4 Episode 7 on Amazon. There is some very entertaining footage of the kittens, particularly at the 9 week point.
Helen first fell in love with a little red European Burmese female in Wales twenty-five years ago. Her name was Merrymew Red Jemima and she and her three little boys from Grand Champion Silkpaws Cream Cougar ran the household delightfully.
Thus it was natural to import another of these wonderful cats to Helen's home in Los Angeles, California, Champion Mayrling Drusilla of Silkbear (pet name Lani), bred by David Quincy in Poole, Dorset. One of her sons, Champion and Grand Premier Silkbear Starfire (pet name PopPop) has stayed around to purr loudly, love everyone and baby-sit. Her great-great-granddaughter Grand Champion Silkbear Vivace is now our breeding queen.


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Q: Android floating Menu Key button for phones without menu key? I'm trying to get my floating button to work as the menu key for android phones without menu keys also cause one of my apps required a menu key to display the menu list, now my problem is that i don't know how to create the on click function to bring out the menu using the code from the following location.
https://gist.github.com/Jogan/9def6110edf3247825c9
Any help is appreciated.

A: Are you asking about floating menu? if yes then here is the solution
    Toolbar toolbar = (Toolbar) findViewById(R.id.toolbar);
    toolbar.showOverflowMenu();

You can instantiate toolbar object inside onCreate method and then call the showOverFlowMenu method of the toolbar instance.

A: It was simple lol
fabButton.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
        public void onClick(View v)
        {
            openOptionsMenu();
        }


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