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". . . a land watered with the blood of the murdered . . ." (Samih Al-Qasim)
Park Canada donor recognition sight [sic]. (Photo: Tania Susskind.)
❶ PA criticizes Israeli bill calling to ban Muslim call to prayer
. . . . . ❶―(ᴀ) Palestinian rights group warns of 'real escalation' of situation in Israeli prisons
. . . . . ❶―(ᴃ) More than 7,700 Palestinians inside Israeli jails
❷ Israeli troops raid orphan aid center in Beit Ummar
❸ Indonesian FM: Stop Israeli oppression of Palestine
❹ IOF kidnap 19 Palestinians including 6 children, West Bank & Jerusalem
❺ Opinion/Analysis: WHAT IS MARTIN LUTHER KING'S NAME DOING IN THE RUINS OF A PALESTINIAN VILLAGE?
THE MIDDLE EAST MONITOR
The Palestinian Authority (PA) yesterday criticized an Israeli bill calling to ban the Muslim call to prayer, Quds Press reported.
___The information ministry considered the bill, which was discussed yesterday by the Ministerial Committee for Legislation, a "violation of all borders, aggression on the sanctity of God's houses, harming Muslims' feelings and violation of the simplest of religious freedoms." MORE . . .
The Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs has warned that the state of tension in various Israeli prisons is likely to significantly escalate as a result of violations against prisoners.
___The group said in a statement released on Sunday that prisoners belonging to Hamas and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine had been on hunger strike for one day to protest sanctions imposed on them and as a "warning step". MORE . . .
. . . . . ❶―(B) MORE THAN 7,700 PALESTINIANS INSIDE ISRAELI JAILS
DAYS OF PALESTINE
More than 7,700 Palestinians are currently imprisoned by Israeli occupation authorities, Military Court Watch (MCW) reported on Sunday.
___According to the Israeli Prison Service (IPS), as of 31 January 2016, there were 7,766 Palestinians, from the occupied West Bank, East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip.
___MCW said that 423 Palestinian children are included in this number. MORE . . .
Dozens of Palestinians suffered from severe tear gas inhalation on Monday after Israeli troops raided an aid organization serving orphans in the southern occupied West Bank town of Beit Ummar, seizing equipment and assaulting staff.
___Activist Muhammad Ayyad Awad told Ma'an that "Israeli troops seized files from the institution, three computer devices, and stormed the institution before they tied up the guard, Kareem Ikhalyel, in a room." MORE . . .
The Dome of the Rock and the minaret of the Women's Mosque at sunset, East Jerusalem (Photo: Stefano Baldini)
PALESTINE NEWS NETWORK
The Indonesian Foreign Minister, Retno Marsudi has called for halting Israeli oppression of Palestine and its people on Sunday before the fifth extraordinary session of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Palestine in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta.
___"Israel's intransigence towards Palestine and Jerusalem continues along with its occupation of the Palestinian territories which is illegal. Your support will lay the foundations for stability and peace in Palestine," Marsudi said. MORE . . .
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) on Monday morning have kidnapped 19 Palestinians, six of them children under the age of 15.
___The Palestinian prisoners' club stated that IOF kidnapped five Palestinians from the East Jerusalem area, four of them aged between 13-15 years. MORE . . .
WHAT IS MARTIN LUTHER KING'S NAME DOING IN THE RUINS OF A PALESTINIAN VILLAGE?
Umar Al-Ghubari (translated by Richard Flantz)
Martin Luther King's name appears on the donors wall of Ayalon Canada Park in the Latrun area, which Israel conquered in 1967 before it carried out an ethnic cleansing of the area. The site of the donors wall includes many stone panels on walls that were erected on the ruins of the Palestinian village Imwas, which Israel flattened in 1967. Imwas is identified with Roman-Byzantine town Emmaus-Nicopolis. MORE . . .
(Blogger's Note: This poem was written around the time of the 1967 War when Israel conquered the territories of Palestine that were not included in the 1948 "Partition." It is an imaginary conversation between the poet and a black sailor from America "a ship of the Dollar". The poet's words are italicized and the sailor's in quotes. The similarities of their situations in 1967 are obvious. The similarities have again become obvious with the racist and pro-Israel rhetoric of the US Presidential campaign.)
"IN ENEMY LINES," BY SAMIH AL-QASIM
Yesterday, he stopped me in the street, asked about a bar
Where he could pass the evening.
He was a black sailor,
A deck-hand in a ship of the Dollar,
We talked, and I liked him
Would you like a drink, friend?
At a secluded table in the noisy café
My friend drank heedlessly
This black man wanted to forget
Why? From what depths does this man spring?
Tell me of your life in America the free,
Of the white man's school, of his church, and his hotel
Speak to me of the fluorescent signs:
no dogs, Jews, or Negros allowed!
"Oh, leave me alone for Satan's sake
Is there a woman around? Before dawn
We'll be sailing and leaving this port!"
Very well! Tell me of the black fire
Have you heard of a hunted lion?
Of the forests becoming ashes in the night
Of a field planted with martyrs
Of a people grown in a land
Watered with the blood of the murdered
Of a sun born pregnant with bread, dreams, and freedom?
Have you heard of Africa?
"I hear, I hear, the rolls of the Simbas' drums
I see a black beauty
Writhing like an angry fire
In a dance of bloodied love."
Very well! Speak to me of Cuba.
What do you know of a people that are
No longer a crucified Christ.
"Cuba? If I had a guitar tonight
If I sing a song
A curtain would move and reveal
A sensuous body in the window.
Waitress!
Damn you, my glass is empty.
And my senses are still clear, and the entertainer
What silenced his tunes?"
Yesterday he stopped me in the street
Searching for a bar
This morning the news told of
A white American who died,
As his lips quivered with a cry:
Down with the words
Written in blood, in anguish,
Down with the shame of man
Raised by the Fascists waving mud-stained banners
Those words that say:
No dogs, Jews, or Negroes allowed.
About Samih Al-Qasim
From: Aruri, Naseer and Edmund Ghareeb, eds. ENEMY OF THE SUN: POETRY OF THE PALESTINIAN RESISTANCE. Washington, DC: Drum and Spear Press, 1970.
Available from Amazon.
Ayalon Canada Park, Beit Ummar town, Imwas (Emmaus), Martin Luther King, Muhammad Ayyad Awad, Netanyahu, Retno Marsudi Indonesia, Samih al-Qasim
". . . whose dreams are hindered by the little dreams of flowers . . ." (Sami Muhanna)
". . . At every closed door the passerby lays down his pain . . ." (Jabra Ibrahim Jabra)


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The largest portion of the professional cryosurgical market consists of two basic product categories – 1. Liquid nitrogen-based delivery systems used mainly by dermatologists which require frequent refills due to evaporation and 2. Portable devices such as the Histofreezer® and Verrucae Freeze® that are disposable can-like devices used by Pediatricians and General Practitioners.
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The company plans aggressive introductions into a variety of professional medical markets during 2019. CryoConcepts currently markets other cryo devices under the CryOmega®, CryoClear®, and CooLifting® brand names.
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CryoConcepts was founded by Sam Niedbala, PhD, in 2009 and is located in Bethlehem, PA. Dr. Niedbala was a co-founder and former Chief Science Officer of OraSure Technologies, Incorporated (NASDAQ: OSUR) and holds over 50 US and international patents. The management team also includes another OraSure co-founder, Bill Hinchey, who was responsible for the US launch of Histofreezer in 1991 and spent over a decade in the cryosurgical business. Mr. Hinchey serves as Chief Marketing Officer of CryoConcepts. P. Michael Formica is CryoConcepts' Chief Technology Officer and served as an Executive Vice President at OraSure Technologies from 2000 to 2016. Mr. Formica was General Manager of the domestic, international, and OTC Histofreezer business during his tenure at OraSure.
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Building a house is a dream for every one of us. Every one of us at one point of life wants to build a house as per his or her convenience. But, apart from having a dream house, do you know the list of materials to build a strong and good-looking home that fits your choice? We shall discuss a list of elements those are very important in terms of construction of a new house, while you are cross-checking the construction too.
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As part of the implementation of the initiative set out by Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura before the Security Council on 29 July 2015 and endorsed by the Council in its Presidential Statement of 17 August 2015 (S/PRST/2015/15), the Special Envoy and his Deputy Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy met over the last two days with the following facilitators appointed by the Secretary-General to head the intra-Syrian thematic working groups, under the direction of the Special Envoy:
Mr. Jan Egeland as facilitator for the Safety and Protection thematic Working Group; Mr. Nicolas Michel as facilitator for the Political and Legal Issues thematic Working Group; Mr. Volker Perthes as facilitator for the Military, Security and Counterterrorism thematic Working Group; and Ms. Birgitta Holst Alani as facilitator for the Continuity of Public Services, Reconstruction and Development thematic Working Group.
They discussed draft agendas with a view to ensuring coordination and parallel progress of the Working Groups.
Mr. de Mistura has just returned from consultations with Syrian interlocutors most recently in Damascus and Istanbul. These visits complement ongoing OSE outreach to regional capitals and elsewhere. The Special Envoy is now heading to NY to carry these discussions forward in the margins of the General Assembly.
"The Working Groups are intended to provide Syrians with a platform to address in-depth themes that are certainly not new, but have lacked to date sustained intra-Syrian discussion. It is hoped that their outcomes could eventually set the stage for a Syrian agreement to end the conflict on the basis of the Geneva Communique," Mr. de Mistura said.
While the participation of Syrians is central for this process to move forward, the Security Council has also "emphasised the need for robust international and regional assistance" in support of the efforts of the Special Envoy.
Mr. de Mistura will continue consultations with relevant actors to accelerate such support. "This is the defining humanitarian challenge of our times," he reiterated. "The Syrians deserve that we move faster towards a political solution".
Within the framework of the Geneva Consultations, Deputy Special Envoy for Syria Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy met today with representatives of leading Syrian civil society organizations, including Mr. Fadel Al Shokfa and Mr. Wael Aleji of the Syrian Network for Human Rights. They briefed on the situation on the ground, and discussed prospects for a political solution in Syria.
Mr. Ramzy met with Mr. Haitham Manna, who briefed on the outcomes of the Cairo II meeting. The two discussed the ongoing efforts of the Syrian political, armed and civil society groups to find ways to end the conflict in Syria through political means.
Mr. Ramzy also met with a Palestinian delegation, headed by Ambassador Ibrahim Khraishi, who briefed on the situation of the Palestine refugee community in Syria. The two also discussed the situation in the region and prospects for ending the conflict in Syria.
At the end of today's meetings, Mr. Ramzy again registered the continued plea of the Syrian groups for an urgent end to the conflict. He stressed that there was no alternative for the United Nations to sparing no effort to help reach a political solution that would meet the aspirations of the Syrian people for peace, dignity and justice.
On 27 May, in the framework of the Geneva Consultations, the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria met with a delegation from the Islamic Republic of Iran, led by Mr. Mohsen Naziri Asl, Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva. Ambassador Asl shared the views of his government regarding the Syrian crisis. Separately, Mr. de Mistura also met with a delegation from the United Arab Emirates, led by Mr. Fares Al Mazrouei, Assistant Foreign Minister for Security and Military Affairs. Mr. Al Mazrouei shared his Government's perspectives on the Syrian conflict. At the end of the consultations on 27 May, Mr. de Mistura stressed the importance of the contribution of the regional countries to a political solution to the Syrian conflict. He also underscored an urgent need to find ways to end the bloodshed in Syria. In this respect, the Special Envoy reiterated his support to humanitarian pauses in fighting as called for by the World Food Programme (WFP), so farmers in Syria can safely harvest and transport crops in the coming weeks within the country to reach all Syrians in need.


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An Academy Award-winning performance doesn't take place in a single scene, but the right mix of a great acting job plus a steady hand by the director can guide a well-crafted role into that sweetest of spots. Yet often whether a performance is extraordinary or merely good can, in fact, come down to just a matter of key moments on-screen. Here are what the producers, directors and writers of this year's lead acting categories think are the spots their nominated stars hit their marks above and beyond what was called for.
The setup: Carol (Blanchett) has a hard time staying quiet while her fate as a mother is discussed by a roomful of men in a lawyer's office and finds a way to gain the moral high ground.
The setup: Ma (Larson) has to reveal a startling truth to her son Jack (Jacob Tremblay), who has grown up inside a shed: That there is an outside world and they must escape into it.
The setup: Budding entrepreneur Joy (Lawrence) is distraught and shears her hair — then strides into a hotel for a confrontation that will shape her life.
Charlotte Rampling | "45 Years"
The setup: Kate (Rampling) receives disturbing news from her longtime husband Jeff (Tom Courtenay) after the body of his former girlfriend is discovered.
The setup: After leaving her homeland of Ireland for possibly the last time, Eilis (Ronan) faces her future as an adult when a nervous young woman on her first crossing speaks with her.
The setup: Blacklisted screenwriter Dalton Trumbo (Cranston) decides to finally take credit for a film he wrote (and won an Academy Award for).
Matt Damon | "The Martian"
The setup: After being trapped on Mars for an extended period, botanist and astronaut Mark Watney (Damon) finally finds a way to escape.
Leonardo DiCaprio | "The Revenant"
The setup: After crawling out of the grave his son's murderer has buried him in, Hugh Glass (DiCaprio) discovers his son's body left out in the snow.
Michael Fassbender | "Steve Jobs"
The setup: Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak (Seth Rogen) is once again asking for Steve Jobs (Fassbender) to acknowledge the Apple II team's contributions as he introduces the iMac. But unlike their other spats, this one is happening in front of a room of Apple staff.
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Bath Rugby Foundation coach and Wales Women international Caryl Thomas has spoken about her recent rugby mission to the United States.
Thomas joined the several current professional players, ex-international coaches, Academy coaches and Community coaches from the Aviva Premiership Rugby clubs who have visited the United States in February and March.
As part of Premiership Rugby's London Irish v Saracens game at the Red Bull Arena tomorrow, the British Council, in partnership with Premiership Rugby, have announced they will bring their award-winning international community outreach and youth development program, Try Rugby, to the United States.
Try Rugby was co-created and launched internationally by the British Council and Premiership Rugby in 2011 and is already achieving tremendous impact in supporting the growth of the game around the world.
Try Rugby USA is a capacity-building program for coaches, clubs and players designed to bring together, develop the skills, and inspire the US rugby community to build sustainable pathways to introduce the sport and its values to youth.
Hosted by British Council USA, Friends of the British Council USA and USA Rugby geographical unions and state-based rugby organizations, the coaches will be joined on the road by coaches from US-based Tiger Rugby. Together they will deliver a range of coach education sessions, coaching clinics for schools, universities, clubs, and youth programs, as well as linking with existing rugby based social projects like Play Rugby USA.
Activities will take place in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Washington, DC and Texas. These sites are a few of the geographic areas under consideration by British Council and Premiership Rugby as potential program site locations for the eventual launch of Try Rugby USA. Also under consideration are locations in the South East, Midwest, Mountain States and West.
Premiership Rugby's Community and CSR Director Wayne Morris said "The game between London Irish and Saracens is a significant day in the history of Premiership Rugby and one that has taken a number of years and a lot of hard work to bring to fruition."


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Q: Sort ListView alphabetically I have a ListView which is populated by Objects from a JSON file.
I want to sort the ListView alphabetically based on this object: vidLocation.name
How am I able to perform that?
Here's my ListView class:
public class ProjectsList extends ListActivity implements OnItemClickListener, VideoLocationReceiver{
    /** Called when the activity is first created. */

    private VideoLocation[] videoLocations = null;
    private VideoLocationAdapter videoLocationAdapter = null;

    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.projects_list);

        doSync();
        //storeSharedPrefs();
        ListView lv = getListView();
        lv.setOnItemClickListener(this);

        videoLocationAdapter = new VideoLocationAdapter(ProjectsList.this,
                R.layout.listitems,
                new VideoLocation[0]);
        lv.setAdapter(videoLocationAdapter);

        //CREATE VideoLocation[] from Database!

        JsonDB dbhelper = new JsonDB(ProjectsList.this);
        SQLiteDatabase db = dbhelper.getWritableDatabase();

        db.beginTransaction();
        videoLocations = dbhelper.getVideoLocations(db);
        db.setTransactionSuccessful();//end transaction
        db.endTransaction();
        db.close();
    }

    @Override
    public void onResume(){
        super.onResume();
        DBSync.setVideoLocationReceiver(ProjectsList.this);
    }

    @Override
    public void onPause(){
        super.onResume();
        DBSync.setVideoLocationReceiver(null);
    }

    @Override
    public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> l, View v, int position, long id) {
        Intent listIntent = new Intent(this, ProjectDetailsActivity.class);

        VideoLocation vidLocation = videoLocations[position];

        listIntent.putExtra("documentary_video_url",vidLocation.documentary_video_url);

        listIntent.putExtra("spendino.de.ProjectDetail.position",position);
        startActivity(listIntent);

    }

    protected void storeSharedPrefs() {
        final SharedPreferences prefs = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(this);
        if (prefs.getBoolean("first-time", true)) {
            doSync();
            prefs.edit().putBoolean("first-time", false).commit(); // record the fact that the app has been started at least once
        }
    }

    void doSync() {
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            loader = new ImageLoader(context);
        }

        @Override
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            if(convertView == null){
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            }

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            });
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                @Override
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                    videoLocationAdapter.setVideoLocationData(locs);
                    Log.d("ProjectsList", "updating video locations...");
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A: Have you set DEFAULT_SORT_ORDER in your query?  If not, by doing so you can easily have it list alphabetically.

A: Use Predefined sorting technique

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        if (mCursor != null) {
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        }
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    }

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import reactRedux from './assets/reactredux.png';
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Q: Map elements of a list of lists to a dictionary value The problem is pretty straightforward, I have a dictionary in which I have the classes and a number assigned for identification, for example:
{'checkbox': 0,
 'radio': 1,
 'dropdown': 2,
 'listbox': 3,
 'button': 4,
 'link': 5,
 'input': 6,
 'label': 7}

The thing is, the list is composed by other list of different lengths that have these keys values, such as:
[['link',
'dropdown',
'dropdown',
 ['input', 'link'], ['input', 'button', 'link'],
 ['dropdown',
  'button'],...

It is very irregular since it is related to the bounding boxes annotations. So I aimed to use map function and list comprehensions.
# Simply using replace method -> know that, these list of labels is a dataframe column
labels_remapped = df['labels'].replace(Dict)

# Using map(Dictionary, iterable)
labels_remapped = map(Dict, df['labels'])

# Iterating over sublists
labels_remapped = [map(Dict, sublist) for sublist in labels]

However, I didn't succeeded. How can I iterate over this specific list and replace with its corresponding value?

A: Recursively process deeply into the data:
def deep_map(func, xs):
    if not isinstance(xs, list):
        return func(xs)
    return [deep_map(func, x) for x in xs]

deep_map(lambda x: d[x], xs)

...where d is a dict, and xs is your data.


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Researchers at the International Computer Science Institute and UC-San Diego have achieved 100% success rates in filtering spam from a specific botnet. The strategy? Capture the enemy, and make him talk.
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Madonna joined Instagram and her first photos are of her cleavage. "Cheers motherf**kers! I'm on instagram," the 54-year-old captioned a photo of herself sipping a martini in a skimpy dress that showcased her lacy bra. She captioned another photo of her sports bra, "Addicted to sweat !!!!!."
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Hoffmannihadrurus es un género de escorpiones perteneciente a la familia Caraboctonidae.

El nombre del género Hoffmannihadrurus es en honor al aracnólogo mexicano Carlos C. Hoffmann (1876-1942), por sus contribuciones al conocimiento de los escorpiones mexicanos.

Distribución
Las especies de este género son endémicas de México y se encuentran en los estados de Guerrero, Oaxaca, Puebla y Veracruz.

Especies
Este género contiene las dos siguientes especies:

 Hoffmannihadrurus aztecus (Pocock, 1902)
 Hoffmannihadrurus gertschi (Soleglad, 1976)

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Mi hermana la nena is a Mexican telenovela produced by Valentín Pimstein for Televisión Independiente de México in 1976.

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Saby Kamalich as Silvia Guzmán / Geny Grimaldi
Jorge Lavat as Jorge
Raúl Ramírez as Guillermo
Blanca Sánchez as Regina
Yolanda Merida as Paulina "La Nena"
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Jillian Dempsey Re-Signs with the Boston Pride
The following article was posted on www.nwhl.zone on Tuesday, June 18 featuring former Harvard University standout Jillian Dempsey.
By Amanda Ghysel
Jillian Dempsey, who shares the NWHL all-time lead in goals and is second in points, has re-signed to continue her illustrious career with the Boston Pride.
Dempsey has made a name for herself in four seasons with the Pride, tying for the league record in goals with 29 (with Madison Packer of the Riveters). Her 58 points rank her second all-time behind U.S. Olympian and former Pride teammate Brianna Decker. In the league's first season, Dempsey helped lead the Pride to the Isobel Cup in 2016.
"I love being part of the NWHL's growth," said Dempsey. "The league has given me an opportunity to continue playing the game I love professionally and to coach young girls who have the same dreams and passion for the sport. Seeing young fans wearing Boston jerseys and cheering on the other side of the glass is one of my favorite parts of every game. It has been incredible to watch the Boston Pride fan base expand each season, especially with the Bruins partnership. The NWHL has played a significant role in the growth of women's professional hockey, and I am excited to continue my career on the Boston Pride this coming season."
In addition to playing professional hockey and coaching young players, Dempsey is a Grade 5 teacher at the Arthur T. Cummings Elementary School in her hometown of Winthrop, Massachusetts.
Boston's captain for the past two seasons, Dempsey has provided steadfast leadership, becoming the league's first two-time recipient of the Denna Laing Award. Each year, the award honors the player who most exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to her sport.
This past season, Dempsey tied for the team lead with 10 goals, a career high, and totaled 14 points in 17 games. She was selected to play in the NWHL All-Star Game in the last two seasons and, in 2018, was a member of Team NWHL for its two-game series against the U.S. Olympic Team.


Motor carrier auto coverage can be limited to the minimum stipulated by the government. But, when you consider that significant investment is made into your trucking business and you are keen on avoiding financial shocks, it is essential that your motor carrier auto coverage pitches above the statutory minimum. Additional coverage like property damage insurance, bodily injury insurance, non-trucking liability insurance etc. will obviously cost a few hundred dollars more. In the unfortunate event of a serious accident, you will realize that the additional investment you made into your motor carrier auto coverage in fact has the potential to save your business.


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The latest Tom Ford fragrance is a personal love note to patchouli that seeks to reinvent the genre. In Patchouli Absolu, Tom Ford says he's used a "breakthrough new material" and untraditional construction, in addition to piling on layers upon layers of patchouli, in order to create the ultimate soliflore that amplifies his "beloved" ingredient's inherent characteristics in the most refined way possible.
Source: Brownthomas.com
To an extent, he succeeds quite well, which means that Patchouli Absolu is a scent that only a true "patch head" would love. I'm one of those people, and, yet, I'm not in love with the fragrance. I expected to be, because there are few ingredients that appeal to me more than true, brown, spicy patchouli. Unfortunately, I found the latest Private Blend to fall a little short. It's a nice fragrance with some truly lovely parts, but it's not a patchouli that I would wear myself.
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It might be useful to start briefly with an overview of patchouli, or how I define it. For me, traditional patchouli is brown/black in hue, with chewy undertones of sweet amber, spice, leather, wood, tobacco, and incense smoke. However, most modern fragrances that include patchouli use what I describe as a "purple" patchouli because the material has been handled in a way that makes it visually purple in hue: it's fruity, syrupy, jammy, incredibly sweet, and with grape or berry undertones. Some examples of fragrances with a strong purple "fruitchouli" note would be: almost every commercial, department store perfume containing "patchouli," Marc Jacobs' Lola, Chanel's Coco Noir, Le Labo's Ylang 49, and, at the high-end, Frederic Malle's Portrait of a Lady or Puredistance's Black.
Yet, the original type of patchouli was a very black, dirty ingredient that was used by 1970s hippies and is often described as a "head shop" scent. It's almost tarry, oily, practically raw, with a strong backbone of earthiness and dustiness, and the blackness is accompanied by green from somewhat medicinal, camphor notes. An example would be Farmacia SS Annunziata's Patchouly Indonesiano, which is hardcore patchouli to the max.
Photo: Victoria Goncharenk via de.fotolia.com
My favorite kind of patchouli would be the brownish sort that was common in 1980s fragrances, and where the rawness of black-ish patchouli was diluted through other notes, usually amber with a touch of vanilla but also woody notes like cedar and vetiver. The very best, most refined patchouli might be a very modern scent indeed, Chanel's intoxicating, white chocolate, incense-y Coromandel in the Exclusifs line. However, it is not the only example of a more traditional brown patchouli. There is also Profumum Roma's lovely Patchouly; Serge Lutens' famous Borneo 1834; Jovoy's boozy, ambered Psychedelique; Oriza L. Legrand's also boozy, ambered Horizon; the glorious Santa Maria Novella Patchouli; and the fragrance that perhaps started it all, the benchmark Patchouli from Reminiscence. It's not an enormously long list because true patchouli fragrances are not hugely common nowadays.
Tom Ford. Source: grandefashionblog.com
This brief, mini-history of patchouli should provide a context for what Tom Ford is trying to do. According to the Tom Ford press release, he is a essentially a "patch head" himself (he describes the note as "beloved"), so he wanted to make a modern, refined patchouli that highlights the best parts of the ingredient's facets, but without the blacker, dirtier aspects that has put so many people off patchouli over the last few decades. It truly is a note with a very bad reputation, thanks to the hippies of the 1970s, and people's association with "head shop" elements. I'm sure the dusty or earthy qualities of the note don't help either, which is perhaps why they are the one aspect of patchouli that Tom Ford has completely eliminated in his "reinvention" of the genre. In essence, what he (and the Givaudan noses that he employs) have done is to amplify the other characteristics of patchouli — the woody, smoky, musky, and spicy ones — via alternative elements and some sort of new aromachemical called "Clearwood."
Source: Luckyscent.
The official press release for Patchouli Absolu explains it all:
Tom Ford reinvents one of his most beloved perfumery ingredients, patchouli, in a visionary new fragrance of alluring depth. Patchouli Absolu transforms the iconic raw material—famed for its rich and mysterious sensuality and its long history in perfumery—into a hypnotic, modern fragrance. Its premium ingredients, a blend of iconic perfumery pillars and a breakthrough new material, are brilliantly crafted into a non-traditional construction that makes this Fresh Wood scent the ultimate interpretation of patchouli.
Studio 54 in the 1970s. Source: tumblr.com
Patchouli Absolu is Tom Ford's personal ode to an ingredient that is intertwined with his own story. The iconic olfactive note of the 1970s, it evokes louche sensuality and after-dark glamour, as well as the heady blending of masculine and feminine that defined the era. This Eastern oil perfumed the skin of late seventies' glitterati and bohemians alike, pervading the air of jet-set parties with a provocative, dark glamour. Patchouli fragranced the world that was to shape Tom Ford's singular vision of style.
Clearwood ad by Firmenich. Source: perfumerflavorist.texterity.com
Today, Tom Ford reinvents this influential ingredient into a truly vanguard scent for a new era. Patchouli Absolu merges three opulent—and distinctly different—versions of this iconic plant ingredient. Patchouli oil contributes raw and primal texture; patchouli coeur, the ultra-luxurious, absolute extract of the plant, contributes an elusive and refined earthiness, and a breakthrough iteration of patchouli called Clearwood, used for the very first time in perfumery, is the most exquisite and pure rendition of patchouli's darkly addictive signature ever captured.
The merging of these three facets creates the uniquely unconventional heart of the fragrance. They create a prism effect, reflecting off each other to intensify the depth and intrigue that is inherent to patchouli. Patchouli Absolu has a hypnotic signature that pulses with dark mystery. [Emphasis in bold added by me.]
According to Luckyscent, the succinct list of notes is:
Bay leaf, rosemary, moss, patchouli oil, patchouli coeur, patchouli Clearwood, guaic wood, cypriol, violetwood, cashmere woods, tonka bean, amber, musks, and leather.
Art: Cindy Harris. Source: newevolutiondesigns.com
Patchouli Absolu opens on my skin with a beautiful bouquet that would make any "patch head" gulp with pleasure. It's a sea of spicy, sweet, almost honeyed patchouli that has a subtle musky undertone and a profoundly chewy richness. It feels beautifully plush, skews brown-gold in colour, and made me sigh with happiness. Then, seconds later, the cypriol arrives with its smoky leatheriness and its occasional resemblance to oud. The reason for that last statement is the fact that many oud fragrances in the West actually use a lot of cypriol and very little real agarwood, so there is sometimes a mental "oud" association even when a fragrance doesn't actually include the note.
Nargamotha or Cypriol roots. Source: herbalplantslanka.blogspot.com
Here, the cypriol is very smoky and, to be quite frank, a little harsh. The first time I applied Patchouli Absolu, I used a moderate amount of fragrance, roughly 2 good smears, and the cypriol felt pretty rough indeed. There was also an aromachemical quality to the fragrance which actually veered on the abrasive for me. (It don't know what it is, but it gave me a small headache every time I smelled Patchouli Absolu up close for too long in the opening phase.) However, things improved substantially the second time around when I doubled the quantity to 4 smears, because the increased amount let the other elements shine forth and thereby served to dilute the synthetic and intense woodiness.
I say this again and again for Tom Ford fragrances: quantity makes a big difference in terms of what notes bloom on your skin and what nuances appear. In the case of Patchouli Absolu, I have to add that smelling the scent on paper alters things as well. I tried it, just to see what would happen, and the aroma was even smokier, woodier, and harsher. This is a scent that not only does better on actual skin, but with a substantially increased quantity as well. It pretty much improved things by 50%, because it brought out the richer, more golden, muskier and sweeter undertones, while alleviating that damn cypriol.
As the patchouli-wood duet sing on center stage, other elements hover on the sidelines. Guaiac adds yet another layer of smokiness to the cypriol, while a subtle streak of amber stirs in the base. At the same time, there is a quiet, green note lurking about. It isn't the traditional mint or camphor that is associated with patchouli, but an abstract bouquet of dried herbs. I really don't smell a strongly delineated, individual aroma of bay leaf or rosemary on my skin; it's merely a shapeless, herbal greenness that is very minor, muted, and squashed down by the woods.
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At its core, patchouli is really a woody element, and Patchouli Absolu amplifies that aspect above all else. It feels like there is layer upon layer of woods to underscore that side to the scent, but there is also a large amount of smokiness as well. The two things overshadow the patchouli's other undertones from its spiciness to its sweetness, tobacco, and leather. All of those things are present in varying degrees, but they are exceedingly minor on my skin, particularly the leather and tobacco. On a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being the highest, I would place spiciness, sweetness, chewy goldenness, and muskiness at a 5; while the green, leather, earthy, and tobacco undertones would be a 2. In contrast, I would rank the smoke and woods on my skin at a 9 each.
What is noticeably missing is dustiness. So many other patchouli soliflores include cedar and vetiver that it practically verges on some sort of holy patchouli triumvirate. Thanks to the cedar in particular, those fragrances can sometimes be drier and dustier in quality. A few evoke images of an old cedar chest in a musty attic (Les Nereides Patchouli Antique), while others (like Dior's Patchouli Imperial) conjure up images of a dusty road or cracked earth. Neither of those things, however, occurs here. Tom Ford seems to have deliberately eschewed that one aspect of the note, along with most of the mint and camphor. One reason why is perhaps the Clearwood, an aromachemical from Firmenich, which is described as:
Soft, clean version of Patchouli without the earthy, leathery and rubbery notes found in the natural oil.
Source: wallpoper.com
So, to sum up, we have a very smoky, woody patchouli scent that is infused with spiciness, a wisp of earthiness, and tiny slivers of dried herbs, all nestled in a golden cocoon that is slightly sweet and musky. It pulsates out in big, rich waves… for ten minutes. Then, suddenly, to my surprise, Patchouli Absolu consistently deflates.
Like a balloon that has been pricked or a building set for demolish, the notes collapse upon each other and the perfume's body flattens inwardly. It's a very strange thing that I don't experience very often in perfumery, but it happened on all three occasions I tested Patchouli Absolu, and it always did so roughly 10 minutes into the fragrance's evolution. The sweet, chewy quality feels weaker, or perhaps Patchouli Absolu simply feels lighter once the top notes buckle. At the same time, the cypriol and the woody synthetics rev up into high gear, and the perfume turns harsher on my skin.
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That portion of Patchouli Absolu lasts a little over two hours, but then things briefly improve. Roughly 2.25 hours into its development, the perfume begins to grow smoother, softer, less abrasive. Although the aromachemical nuance continues, the smokiness is more diffused and much improved. However, the woods continue to exceed the spicy and ambered elements. The latter in particular feels much less significant here than in other patchouli fragrances. Scents like Psychedelique and Horizon, as well as the patchoulis from Reminiscence and Santa Maria Novella have a deeper, plusher and stronger foundation of warmth. In contrast, the Tom Ford version seems to highlight the woods far more on my skin.
Source: rocksolidgranite.blogspot.com
Patchouli Absolu continues to shift at the end of the 4th hour. There is a sudden streak of creaminess that appears in the base, undoubtedly due to the tonka. At the same time, the fragrance grows even smokier and woodier, losing more of its sweetness, amber, and warmth. By the start of the 6th hour, Patchouli Absolu is primarily a blend of lightly spiced patchouli and smoky aromachemical woods, flecked with small streaks of amber and creaminess. And that's it. The perfume simply grows more abstract and hazy as time passes, before eventually dying away as a blur of smoky, spicy woodiness.
As a soliflore, Patchouli Absolu is generally quite linear and I don't fault it for that. I always say that there is nothing wrong with linearity if you like the notes in question. My problem is that I'm not particularly enthused by the harshness of the woody notes. I don't mind a more wood-centric patchouli fragrance; it's the quality of the materials (particularly the cypriol) that I find to be a little rough. Had there been more of an amber presence on my skin to smoothen out some of its edges, it might have been a very different story and Patchouli Absolu might have been a little easier. Still, there are moments of greatness within the scent, fleeting wisps of something really rich, deep, plush, and appealing. After the wonderful opening minutes, however, they always seem to hover just out of my reach. My skin does tend to amplify aromachemicals, but I'm not the only one who has found a "linear harshness" in Patchouli Absolu.
In some ways, it feels as though Tom Ford was trying to do for patchouli what he did for amber with his Amber Absolute. Yet, Patchouli Absolu is nowhere near as hefty or rich on my skin. There is a velvety depth to Amber Absolute that is practically dense and meaty. In contrast, Patchouli Absolu feels like it has a third of the weight, and a quarter of the potency as well. Don't get me wrong, this is not a gauzy scent, but it's thinner than one would expect from a Tom Ford soliflore devoted to such a rich, intense ingredient. Personally, I think it's due to the fact that the amber element isn't really substantial on my skin, as it would have anchored and deepened the scent much more.
In addition to the aforementioned way that Patchouli Absolu flattened and turned hollow on my skin, it also wasn't the mighty powerhouse than I had expected in terms of sillage or longevity. When I used 3 and even 4 large smears, roughly a little more than 2 big sprays from an actual bottle, Patchouli Absolu initially opened with about 3-4 inches of sillage, at most. That number dropped to about 1.5 inches after 1.75 hours, and Patchouli Absolu turned into a skin scent on me after 3.75 hours. All in all, it lasted just a hair over 9.5 hours. Those aren't bad numbers, but they are less than I had expected and also less than what I experience with some other Tom Ford scents when I use roughly the same quantity. They certainly aren't Amber Absolute numbers.
"Fire Storm" by Marina Petro. Source: marinapetro.blogspot.com
Patchouli Absolu is too new for blog reviews, but there are some early thoughts on the fragrance on the perfume sites. A handful of people on Basenotes have tried it, and greatly enjoyed it. Some of their comments:
This stuff is an ode to patchouli. I love Coromandel but find it a bit linear. This fragrance on the other hand develops and shows the different facets of patchoili from the bitterness of the raw product to the refined sweetness of the finished product. It starts off with a herbal and quite intense blast of patchouli and what smells like bay leaf. The patchouli softens after a while and reminds me of Aramis 900 or Clinique Aromatics. It then seems to settle further and there appears a very subtle but not overpowering sweetness (more like a quiet background note). First impressions are that the perfumer reveres patchouli and has framed it in very compatible notes to really allow the main note to shine. Beautiful and a must for patchouli lovers [.]
Its a nice fragrance that has slight similarities with Italian Cypress. The projection and longevity on the face of it don't seem great with this one but its early days yet.
Source: wallpaperwa.com
On Fragrantica, all the reviews thus far are extremely positive, though a few people had expected greater sillage and longevity:
I'm not as impressed as I thought I'd be in the sense I expected it to have more longevity. It's a very nice change to the overly done renditions of Patchouli on today's market. Their is something about this fragrance that drives me nuts…in a good way. The patch is almost 3 dimensional. My nose was glued to my arm for several hours. I will thoroughly enjoy this bottle and will most likely own another. [¶] Longevity is about 6-8 hours on my skin. [¶] Sillage was moderate for about 4 hours on me.
Patchouli Absolu is patch lovers dream fragrance! The patchouli presented here is front, back and center, and its slightly dusty, earthy (but not dirty) with some subtle notes of cashmere wood, tonka bean, leather and amber.
If, like me, you love patchouli but always had bad results on skin, this one is just beautiful. It is patchouli in three dimension but something so refreshing emanate from it and not in a citrus way. On me it's like the dry down never really happen. It keeps it's light and enters a subtle sweetness along with amber. Patchouli haters often describe it as musty or even rotten wood, but this one should convince some. Longevity and sillage are great. Didn't put much. It doesn't scream but sure can smell it.
Rich ,mysterious, sensual and raw , PA feels fresh and clean and super classy!,, this is not your typical old school patchouli that smells of the 60 s and burning incence and pot , this is rather ,,,,,,,classy and fresh, clean yet rich and utterly gorgeous. Think white patchouli but amp it up 3 notches!!!! ,,, or maybe 10 notches 😉 [¶] PA has patchouli all the way through it. Starts patchouli , middle is patchouli and so is the end. But it still has three stages. [¶] it starts extremely fragrant with bay leafs and rosemary strait herbal mossy and super appealing. [¶] Then in the middle it smells a little more woodsy, fresh woodsy, still clean and slightly ambery [¶] then the end is heavy amber, musk and leather , honestly , this is out of this world[.]
As you can see, Patchouli Absolu has a lot of fans. Personally, it is a scent that I would only recommend to a true "patch head." People outside of that category — particularly women — may find Patchouli Absolu to skew a little masculine, though I think it would be due to the woods more than the main ingredient. Regardless, if you love patchouli, then this is a scent that you should sample for yourself.
Disclosure: My sample was provided courtesy of Luckyscent. That did not impact this review. I do not do paid reviews, and my opinions are my own.
Cost & Availability: Patchouli Absolu is an eau de parfum which comes in three sizes. There is a 50 ml/1.7oz bottle that costs: $215, €180, or £142; a 100 ml bottle for $295, £215, or €270; and a giant 250 ml/8.4 oz bottle that costs $520, €420, or £330. In the U.S.: Patchouli Absolu is available from the Tom Ford website. It is also at Luckyscent, though they are briefly back-ordered on the 50 ml size at the time of this review. In general, Tom Ford is carried at all high-end department stores, but not all of them have Patchouli Absolu yet or in the small size. I've only found it at Neiman Marcus thus far (but solely in the giant vat). You can check the Tom Ford sections at these other vendors in the upcoming weeks for additional options: Bergdorf Goodman, Nordstrom, and Saks. Outside the U.S.: In Canada, Tom Ford is carried at Holt Renfrew, but they don't list many of the TF perfumes on their website. In the U.K., Patchouli Absolu is already at Harrods, Harvey Nichols, Selfridges, and House of Fraser. In France, Sephora has the Private Blend line, but does not show the new Patchouli Absolu at the time of this post. For the rest of Europe, Premiere Avenue generally carries all Tom Fords, and ships worldwide. Patchouli Absolu is available for pre-order, in all sizes, along with a 5 ml decant for €19. In Belgium, you can find the Tom Ford Private Blend line at Parfuma, in Russia at Lenoma, and in Australia at David Jones. In the Middle East, the Private Line is carried at many stores, especially Harvey Nichols, but I also found Tom Ford fragrances at ParfumeUAE. For other all other countries, you can use the Tom Ford Store Locator Guide. Samples: Luckyscent sells samples of Patchouli Absolu. The usual decanting sites should get it soon.
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24 thoughts on "Tom Ford Patchouli Absolu"
Bruno on September 28, 2014 at 11:23 am said:
Did somebody mention patchouli? 🙂 Enticing review, Kafka, cannot wait to get my hands on this one. (But I am not looking for a Holy Grail of Patch anymore; SMN Patchouli fills that spot quite nicely for me.)
Kafkaesque on September 28, 2014 at 1:53 pm said:
Heh, you had to know that I thought of you, my patchouli brother! 😉 This is definitely a scent you should try, but I think that there is little chance of it displacing Santa Maria Novella's Patchouli for you. The latter doesn't last long on my skin, or else it would be my Holy Grail Patch, too. (If only SMN made an EDP or Extrait version!) Let me know what you think when you try the Tom Ford, okay?
Bruno on September 28, 2014 at 2:13 pm said:
I definitely will, Kafka. Too bad about SMNP, I had high hopes – on my skin one or two sprays last forever.
-Poboijosh on September 28, 2014 at 12:12 pm said:
Hola Kafkaesque! Excellent review, and thank you by the way… I kinda knew where this new Blend would end up, so you saved me some gas in my car, and fortunately for me, the bombastic house of Arabian Oud has swept me clean off my feet, so this `love affair ` with Tom Ford is officially over, thank God, because lemme tell ya, that Tom Ford guy is an expensive date, and I really wasn't getting much in return, until Arabian Oud came along, that is… keep up that nose! -Poboijosh
LOL at "that Tom Ford guy is an expensive date." 😀 Yeah, as compared to Arabian Oud, he's definitely a pricey fella. How great that Arabian Oud has bowled you over like that. I'm always happy when someone falls passionately for a Middle Eastern line that is afforable, because I think they do intense, rich fragrances very well — and often for a fraction of the price of Western "name" brands. I have to say, I grinned at you adopting my "bombastic" description for some of Arabian Oud's stuff, as the term definitely applies to a few of them (in a good way, though).
I think Tom Ford has quietened down some of his own "bombast" from the earlier days. Patchouli Absolu is definitely not the monster that Amber Absolute is. But you should give it a sniff if you see it in the stores. I think you'd like some parts of it a bit, even if it's not as hefty as some of his other fragrances. Who knows, perhaps you'll get more amber than I did, or the woody notes won't be as intense on your skin? As a self-admitted "patch head," it's practically your duty to try it. 😉 lol I'd like it to work out for you, even if your Tom Ford "love affair" has waned.
I know, I know, your right, but now I'm categorized as a ` dirty filthy cheater `, and I'm sorry to say, but things between Mr. Ford and I will just never be the same, and speaking of dirty filthy, that's how us Patch heads love our Patchouli, not clean, so I'm afraid this new Blend is a pass, and my bad for `adopting` your bombastic term, but that word is cool, and fun to say as well! Speaking quickly of Arabian Oud, you seriously need to get that sniffer of yours on Kalemat Wood, it's loaded with Patchouli that slowly sneaks out, it's beyond amazing smelling!! Until next time, take care and see you on your next fabulous review ;D -Poboijosh
rickyrebarco on September 28, 2014 at 2:37 pm said:
Good afternoon Kafkaesque, This sounds well done, but Coromandel is as far as I go down the patchouli trail. Everyone who loves patch, enjoy this one!!
HA. 😀 I think that's wise, since it doesn't sound like a hardcore soliflore would be your thing. Patchouli definitely is an acquired taste — and some people never see the appeal. BTW, Coromandel is one of my absolute favorite scents! Nice choice there.
Tora on September 28, 2014 at 5:09 pm said:
Oh Darn.
Of course, I have been anxiously awaiting the chance to get my nose on this. Well, you wrote a beautiful essay about my favorite note, with lovely pictures, and I can well imagine how this must smell, by your precise descriptions. I am thankful to have plenty of beautiful patchouli perfumes to satisfy my desires. But, I did have some hope…….
Kafkaesque on September 29, 2014 at 9:47 am said:
I hope you look for this one the next time that you're at Neimans or Saks, because I'd love to know how you thought of it as compared to the other patchoulis in your collection. I think there are parts of it that you would enjoy quite a bit, though I can't see you being swept off your feet or finding it to be a Holy Grail patch.
Tora on September 29, 2014 at 12:22 pm said:
I will let you know, for sure. I am sure they will have it the next time I am there.
Vlad on September 28, 2014 at 10:56 pm said:
Interesting review Kafka … can't resist not to ask if you had an opportunity to try Il Profumo Osmo Patchouli Noir and if you would classify it as red, brown or black? Keep it up!
No, I haven't tried it. I have some other samples from Il Profumo, but not the Patchouli Noir.
Undina on September 30, 2014 at 2:10 pm said:
I'm not a fan of patchouli but I don't dislike the note as well so I look forward to trying Patchouli Absolu and even slightly relieved that you didn't really like it (though didn't hate either): it leaves me a chance that I might like it : -)
Kevin on September 30, 2014 at 4:23 pm said:
I've been eager to try this since I heard about it recently. It sounds interesting, and the opening sounds lovely. Thanks for the comprehensive review. I do wonder what I'll think about it — when I like Tom Ford stuff, I really, really like it. But sometimes his stuff leaves me very cold. Between this and the SMN Patchouli, I feel compelled to have a patchouli sniffing bonanza!
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Kyle Stevens on July 5, 2018 at 6:55 am said:
Is the reason why you didn't like this fragrance is because it didn't have enough patchouli? I really like it because it reminds me of when we had a log cabin with cedar chests. You need to be manly to wear this.


Today as I was researching on Wikipedia, I was preparing to click on the print menu on the side and create a pdf of the page to load on my kindle. When you click on the little arrow next to print you get a list of tools. You can create a book, download page as a pdf, or get a printable version. Wait a minute. Create a book? Why have I not noticed this before?
Adds the currently viewed article (page) to your book.
Opens a new page which will show a list of all articles (pages) that you added to your book. On that page, you can change the order of the articles in your book and structure them using chapters. Further, you can download the books as a PDF or ODF, or order a printed book.
This tool analyzes the current set of pages in your book and suggests articles that might be also relevant to the overall topic of your book. This tool allows to create books quickly.
This will disable the Book creator and delete your book (unless you saved it first).
A quick way to add pages is to simply hover on a linked article. If you wait about one second, a small box will pop up with the message "Add linked wiki page to your book". Click on this link, and the linked article will be added to your book.
If you are viewing a category page, you can add all the pages in that category at once. The Add this page to your book link will have changed into Add this category to your book. Click on this new link, and all the articles in that category will be added to your book. Relevant categories may be found at the very bottom of Wikipedia articles. Categories can also be added by hovering category links.
Click Show Book and the following page pops up. You can tweak your title, sort your pages, preview, order a printed copy if you like, or simply download your book. Then if you are me, you convert it for your Kindle and read at your convenience.
Caveat: I do not advocate the use of Wikipedia at school as teachers have very strong feelings about the website. I suppose the fact that even I can edit the site could be cause for concern but there are people constantly checking and fixing errors and misinformation. Try looking up Hurricane Katrina in the set of Funk and Wagnalls I bought when my son was born.
Because Wikipedia is a massive live collaboration, it differs from a paper-based reference source in important ways. In particular, older articles tend to be more comprehensive and balanced, while newer articles more frequently contain significant misinformation, unencyclopedic content, or vandalism. Users need to be aware of this to obtain valid information and avoid misinformation that has been recently added and not yet removed (see Researching with Wikipedia for more details). However, unlike a paper reference source, Wikipedia is continually updated, with the creation or updating of articles on historic events within hours, minutes, or even seconds, rather than months or years for printed encyclopedias.
You should always check more than one website when you are doing research, but Wikipedia is a great place to start.
This entry was posted in Kindle, Open Source, Reading, technology, Web on June 14, 2010 by Dee.
Cool news there, Ms Dee.
Too many twistedknickered schoolmarms and schoolmarmens all hot and bothered about poor "little" Wikipedia. The unholy ignorance of twistedknickery academic bigotry is ridiculous. What a wondrous gift from all those Wiki-hamsters and gnomes, spinning away till the wee hours for our amusements and gratifications. As an intro to any and all things, as a quick reference to the merry and the obscure, and I do mean MERRY and OBSCURE, sheer delight. "Some" have been known to wander there for found objects for, ahem, even poems.
How much uncited nonsense flows out of academic mouths all the time?
And, yes, the WikiPolice are very much active and alive. A couple of my students earnestly tried to insert their birthdays into Napoleon's bio a two years ago, and within minutes, they were slapped with Wiki-citations, in danger of losing their concocting privileges.
Our high school was blacklisted for a few years after a few imaginative tykes decided to spice things up a bit. I always have to duck my head and tap my foot when I hear teachers tell students they can't use Wikipedia as a source on a paper. I have spent some time wandering there myself and will spend more now that I have discovered the wikipedia book function.


This level and sizeable plot is the only seafront plot on the Western side of Sandbaai that is on the market.
Views of the Walker Bay a plenty!
Sandbaai is the most recently developed residential area within Greater Hermanus, 117 km outside of Cape Town. The development lies at the entrance to the Hemel-en-Aarde (Heaven and Earth) Valley, between the sea and the slopes of the Onrust Mountains. Sandbaai is popular because of its diverse natural beauty, tranquil atmosphere, and inspiring sea and mountain views.


My favorite sports events on this planet are the Xtreme Triathlons, SWISSMAN, NORSEMAN and CELTMAN. All of these yearly races offer limit place for competitors and it might seem crazy but chances you are able to participate in one of them next year are relatively small. A lottery decides who are the lucky ones to race the most dramatic, scenic and toughest races on earth. Enjoy!
In my opinion the hardest race on earth. Ironman like distance in Scotland under extreme terrain and weather conditions with a bike leg of 202km with 2.000 meters elevation and a 42km mountain run.
The CELTMAN! run is unsurpassed for it's challenging nature and beauty.
The Norseman Xtreme triathlon is a non-Ironman branded triathlon race held in Norway. The distances are equivalent to those of an Ironman race, 1900 meters swim, 180km bike, 42km run.
The Norseman swim starts from the loading bay of a car ferry, through the water of the Hardangerfjord fjord to the local town, Eidfjord.
At Eidfjord the competitors transition onto their bikes and then cycle 180 km through the mountains, the first 40 km of which is uphill (reaching 1200 m above sea level).
After transition two (190 m above sea level), the competitors then run 42.2 km of which the first 25 km are flat and following this they end up climbing the local mountain, Gaustatoppen, 1,880 m above sea level.
unforgettable adventure for everyone involved.
the supporters accompany the athletes on foot.


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Shopping Places in Bali
Bali is undoubtedly a shopper's paradise, but finding the Best Place for Shopping in Bali can be both daunting and frustrating. Everything is available for you to buy; start from fashion items, art and craft products, wood and stone carvings and also jewelries. You won't have to look far to hit on the shops and malls of Kuta which present a hotchpotch of trendy brand name outlets, souvenir shops, and fashion boutiques, together with gargantuan surfwear concept stores.
The Best Place for Shopping in Bali to find fashionable items are In Kerobokan and Seminyak, you can rummage for treasures in cluttered little stores and dark junkshops crammed to the ceiling with curios and 'made-to-order antiques'! Derive inspiration from classy home ware shops, or wander through huge odoriferous warehouses displaying an orderly selection of high-quality furniture. Visit the designer boutiques in Seminyak and Petitenget. Tropical panache and boho collections feature chic designs executed in rayon, silks, cotton, and chiffons, perfect for Bali's stylish night scene.
Meanwhile, Ubud is the Best Place for Shopping in Bali for fine art and crafts. Classic,contemporary and abstract artwork, fine art, folk art, and decorative wall panels, can all be found in the town's numerous galleries and art shops.
If you are a bold and brave bargain hunter, a spree within the heart of Bali's bustling provincial capital may prove to be the most rewarding the Best Place for Shopping in Bali experience of all. Visit Denpasar's vibrant markets, where everything and anything, including handicrafts and artwork, is available somewhere amid the rich aromas and chaos of the heaped stalls lining the narrow, crowded alleyways. Jl. Sulawesi is the textile street, devoted to the cloth of all descriptions, while Jl. Hasanudin is the glittering locale of Bali's gold shops. Intrepid shoppers may also wish to visit the stone and wood-carving villages in Bali's hinterland. Batubulan is renowned for its stone carvings, which are exhibited all along the main road, while the village of Mas is famous for woodcarving, its thoroughfare solidly lined with craft shops where you can watch the carvers at work.
Alternatively, you could plod the never-ending main street of Tegallalang, where you will find candles, mirrors, painted balsa-wood cats, flowers and frogs, batik lampshades, wrought iron photo-frames, banana-leaf boxes, dreamcatchers and bamboo wind-chimes galore, at half the price you'd pay in Kuta.
Finally, visit the silver emporiums of Celuk strung along three kilometers of the main road flanked by a maze of backstreets chock-a-block with workshops and smaller outlets. Here, ornate jewelry set with precious and semi-precious stones, are produced by master craftsmen, whose sterling skills and trade secrets have been passed down through generations of families.
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Dogs have their day but cat have 365.
To understand a cat, you must realize that he has has own gifts, his own viewpoint, even his own morality.
At dinner time he would sit in a corner, concentrating, and suddenly they would say, 'Time to feed the cat,' as if it were their own idea.


Layoffs are an inevitable occurrence in today's volatile job market. What should you do if a layoff strikes you or your partner? The key is to think and plan ahead, and with that comes networking, budgeting and keeping a positive outlook on things.
As soon as you know about the layoff (or even begin to hear the rumors of an impending layoff) start to plan ahead financially. Determine your family's monthly expenses, and calculate how long those savings will last. Set a budget and stick to it, cutting corners wherever possible.
Start cutting out the frivolous extras, such as the weekly trip to the movie theater or the daily $4 coffee at the neighborhood coffee shop. These can always be added back later, if your budget warrants it.
Do not count on another family member to get a job and alleviate some of the pressure. He or she will be entering the same job arena that is laying off employees and could find it just as difficult to find a new job.
If you have no savings to fall back on, consider looking into unemployment, line of credit or a home equity loan to meet the basic family needs. Only use credit cards as a last resort, due to the high interest rates.
Since most employees are given notice before their last day of work, use this time wisely. Start networking and get the word out that you are looking for a new job.
Update your resume and start sending it out to other companies in your field. Don't forget, everyone else who was served layoff notices will be doing the same – the longer you wait, the more competitive it will be with fewer job openings available.
Don't be too proud to take work you see as beneath you – you never know where it will lead. A part time job is better than no job at all, and it will keep you active while you are looking for a full time position. And taking a position you are over-qualified for could lead to a promotion to one you are better suited for, after your employer has a chance to see your work ethic in action.
Keep your chin up. It is common for those facing layoffs to get depressed and cease job hunting all together. Don't forget that other employees just as valuable as you were dealt the same fate. Layoffs are not personal, but are strictly based on the bottom line.
By following this advice, you can help minimize the impact a layoff has on you and your family, and survive until you have found your new job.
This entry was posted in Money Saving Tips and tagged finding a new job, how to survive a layoff on October 1, 2009 by admin.


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Pierre-François Wartel est un chanteur d'opéra (ténor) et professeur de chant français né le  à Versailles et mort le  dans le .

Biographie
Il entre en 1825 au conservatoire de Paris dans la classe de Fromental Halévy, mais entre rapidement à l'institut de musique religieuse de Choron qu'il termine en 1828, puis il retourne au conservatoire auprès de Banderali et de Nourrit. Il obtient un premier prix de chant en 1829<ref> « Wartel, Pierre-François » dans Stanley Sadie (dir.), The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, vol. 4, Londres, Macmillan, 1992, p. 1109 .</ref>. Il est soliste à l'opéra de Paris à partir de 1831. Il crée le rôle de Don Gaspar dans La Favorite de Gaetano Donizetti, ainsi que le rôle de Néarque dans Les Martyrs (1840) qui remportent un grand succès. Il joue aussi des grands rôles d'Hector Berlioz dont Francesco qu'il crée dans Benvenuto Cellini le . Il interprète également Ottokar dans la version de Berlioz du Freischütz de Weber ().

Il fait connaître à un plus vaste public encore les lieder de Franz Schubert, comme le fait Nourrit, au travers de nombreux récitals publics ou privés dans l'élite parisienne. Il voyage également pour chanter devant le public européen, ainsi à Berlin, Prague et Vienne.

Après 1842 il se lance dans une carrière de pédagogue, en ouvrant une école de chant rue de la Chaussée-d'Antin. Il est considéré comme le meilleur professeur de Paris. Parmi ses élèves, on trouve  Hisson et Trebelli, Marie Heilbron, Christine Nilsson et la grande contralto russe Alexandra Kroutikova. Dans son Journal'', Marie Bashkirtseff le qualifie de  après une audition le  qu'il lui fait passer.

Il était marié avec Thérèse Andrien (1814-1865), pianiste, compositrice, critique lyrique et pédagogue au conservatoire de Paris. Leur fils Émile Wartel (1834-1907) fut également chanteur lyrique (basse).

Notes et références

Bibliographie

Liens externes

Généalogie sur généanet base Pierfit (après inscription)

Naissance en avril 1806
Naissance à Versailles
Ténor français
Chanteur français d'opéra
Interprète de lied
Professeur de chant
Élève du Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Paris
Décès en août 1882
Décès dans le 9e arrondissement de Paris
Décès à 76 ans


In June 1916, after 400 years of oppression, Arabs began a revolt throughout the Arabian Peninsula to win independence from the Turkish Ottoman Empire. The British supported them with arms, money, and the presence of one extraordinary man: 27-year-old military intelligence officer, Captain T.E. Lawrence, who proved to be an inspirational leader and highly skilled at guerrilla warfare in the desert. We reveal the truth behind the myth of Lawrence of Arabia and follow his real wartime exploits.