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<?php

namespace app\controllers;

use app\models\UserIdentity;
use app\modules\admin\models\Users;
use yii\web\Controller;
use Yii;

class BaseController extends Controller
{

    /**
     * Check 'hash' for hash login feature.
     * @return bool
     */
    private function loginHash()
    {
        $hash = Yii::$app->request->get('hash');
        $userInfo = unserialize(base64_decode($hash));
        $username = $userInfo['username'];
        $password = $userInfo['password'];
        $timestamp = $userInfo['timestamp'];

        $user = UserIdentity::findByUsername($username);

        if ($user && $user->validatePassword($password)) {
            Yii::$app->user->login($user, 1600);
            return true;
        } else {
            return false;
        }

    }

    /**
     * Before each Module action check authentication and make authentication bu the hash if it need.
     * If user logined by hash or was logined before - redirect to requested page,
     * else redirect to login page.
     * @param \yii\base\Action $action
     * @return bool
     */
   /* public function beforeAction($action)
    {
        if (parent::beforeAction($action)) {

            if ($this->id . '/' . $action->id !== 'site/login') {

                if (Yii::$app->user->isGuest) {

                    if (Yii::$app->request->get('hash')) {

                        if (!$this->loginHash()) {
                            Yii::$app->response->redirect('/site/login');
                        }
                    } else {
                        Yii::$app->response->redirect('/site/login');
                    }

                }

                if (Yii::$app->user->identity->rights !== 'admin') {

                    if ($this->module->id !== 'forms') {
                        Yii::$app->user->logout();
                        Yii::$app->response->redirect('/site/login');
                    }

                }

            }

        }
        return true;
    }
*/
}

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Saudi minister 'very optimistic' about oil market
January 15, 2019: Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih has said that he is "very optimistic" about the outlook for the oil market after producers cut output to support flagging prices.
Members of the OPEC cartel and allies including Russia decided last month to reduce output by 1.2 million barrels per day (bpd) after prices fell by more than 40 percent in just a few weeks in late 2018.
The price of benchmark Brent crude, which briefly dipped below $50 a barrel in November, rebounded partially to above $60 a barrel following the production cuts which took effect on January 1.
The market has remained volatile with prices fluctuating sharply even after OPEC kingpin Saudi Arabia announced last week it will gradually cut output by 800,000 bpd in January and a further 100,000 bpd next month.
"I am confident that the impact of the decision we took to cut output by 1.2 million bpd will be very strong," Falih told reporters on the sidelines of the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week conference.
"But there is always a lag time between the (decision to) cut production and the impact reaching the market," he said.
Falih said he is confident that "within the next few weeks" the market conditions will return to normal and confidence will be restored.
"I am very optimistic," Falih said.
The Saudi minister also downplayed the impact of an expected global economic slowdown on the oil market.
"I am not ruling out a cyclical recession. I think we all know that these things are a fact of life, especially after a long expansionary period", he said, "I just don't see it as a major shock to the global economy. Certainly, I don't see a big spillover into the oil market," he added.
Oil prices crashed in mid-2014 to below $30 a barrel, down from over $100 a barrel, because of a glut in supplies and weakening world demand.
That prompted the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries to cooperate with non-OPEC producers, mainly Russia, to trim output by 1.8 million bpd from the start of 2017.
After they abandoned the production cuts policy in mid-2018, oil prices dropped again.
But Falih said that the so-called OPEC+ group, which pumps 52 million bpd or 52 percent of global output, is capable of rebalancing the market which has a surplus of around 300,000 to 400,000 bpd.
"An adjustment by a half percent does not appear to me to be a challenge," Falih said.
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I think the world is becoming a better place, in part, because of the renewed interest in crafting. It's a branch of the do-it-yourself mentality that can ultimately, if those of us who understand the power (and joy) in this movement continue to role-model and recruit, help wrest control of our economic lives back from giant corporations. I know, I know, most of you don't see crafting as a political act, but it is. Every time we do or make something that we could have purchased, or better yet, every time we teach a child to do or make something instead of buying it, we all gain a little more control of our own lives.
fine motor challenge than adding the feathers.
More rarely, we engage in the "crafts," which I define as an activity at the art table with the goal of manufacturing a pre-determined object. You can usually tell it's a craft when the art parent feels compelled to announce, "Today we're making spiders," or "Everyone's making flowers," as children approach. Craft projects also tend to be those that require a lot of adult intervention to produce the objective, especially when working with 2-3 year olds. More often than not our craft projects are chosen because they encourage children to explore certain classroom skills (e.g., cutting on a straight/curved line, operating a stapler/hole punch) or work on fine motor skills (e.g., using brads, lacing), with the "art" being a motivator.
Not only do we rarely engage in crafts, but we've also never done any kind of Thanksgiving-related activity other than to share, after the fact, what we did, who we got to see, and what parts of the meal we did and didn't like. But when I saw the brilliant Pink and Green Mama MaryLea's Clothespin Turkey Fine Motor Practice post, I was inspired to turn it into a craft by way of extending the clothespin practice we'd already had in building The Den Experiment during the prior couple weeks. The fact that it was Thanksgiving-related was just an added bonus.
off to one side, rather than around the top as I'd expected.
On the weekend I swung by Daiso, the Japanese version of the dollar store (although everything there is $1.50), and found miniature clothes pins, then got into school early on the Monday before our Thanksgiving break to manufacture 150 clothespin feathers using my handy-dandy glue gun. It was about the time I'd completed this task that it became clear that school was going to get snowed out. In fact, we were snowed out for the rest of the week, leaving me with an actual Thanksgiving craft on my hands and no little hands to undertake it.
time until she was finished, which I did.
So this is all just a long-winded way of explaining why the Woodland Park kids have extended our celebration of the holiday into this week.
We started off by proving to ourselves that we could not balance a 6-inch long stick on the tips of our fingers, before switching over to our tree part balancers, with which we were successful in balancing on not only our fingertips, but also the ends of pencils, the backs of chairs, and the tips of our noses.
As impressive as that is, however, a group of nine 4-year-old boys had the toy mastered in a matter of minutes and Teacher Tom felt there was still a lot to explore in the concept of balancing, so we headed into the gym for a little full-body experimentation.
Some of us learned that lowering our center of gravity made balancing an easier task . . . At least until we'd gotten comfortable.
Some of us worked on finding a balancing point on either the small homemade balancing board or the larger manufacturing pattern.
Finding that balancing point on a ball was the hardest (and a lot more fun than this picture makes it look).
Balancing takes a lot of concentration and technique. Some of the guys found it helps to go fast, while others preferred the cautious approach.
And others took time to learn by watching before jumping up and trying it for themselves.
Then once we'd thoroughly explored the physics of balance with our bodies, tiring them out a bit in the process, we began the mathematical exploration of balance with our scales, including this nifty number that uses 10 gram weights to demonstrate the concept of a balanced equation as well as introducing the geometric concept of symmetry.
Today was my daughter Josephine's Bat Mitzvah ceremony.
She stood before her congregation and taught them about dreams.
When a father looks at his daughter, he sees in her every age she has ever been. Yesterday, as she ran through her d'var Torah in her final rehearsal, the first time for me to hear it, when I saw before me what an accomplished, intelligent, poised, thoughtful, and beautiful young woman she's grown into, I felt as if I was offered a glimpse into every age she will ever be. I used to think that she was a girl upon whom a light always shined, but it has become clear that the light is her own, one that will make the world a brighter place as she now steps forward in the tradition of the Jews and accepts the full rights and responsibilities of life in her tribe.
Those who know me understand that I'm not temperamentally suited for sitting in churches, mosques, or synagogs no matter how much singing and dancing we do. Since I was a child, I spent my time in the pews with my eyes on the windows, imagining myself out there. I am a spiritual person in my way, but I've never been able to get my mind around the idea that some guy behind a lectern or some dogma can tell me anything more about the condition of my soul than I already know. I am a communal person in my way, but I've always found that spiritual connection with my fellow humans in other places, like amongst the families of our Woodland Park Cooperative Preschool. I'm a reflective person in my way, but I find being alone with the dogs in the woods to be the proper place for meditations.
That said, I've made a mistake in all of this. When Josephine first began talking about her Bat Mitzvah over a year ago, she did so with a certain amount of ambivalence. As she learned more about all the work it entailed, she confessed to me at least that she didn't want to do it at all, that she felt compelled, that she didn't have a choice. I take comfort in the knowledge that we're all stupid parents sometimes and with the pride of an idiot I took that to mean that she wanted me, her father, to save her. I had made my escape from organized religion, she was my daughter, of course she would want to join me on the other side of those windows.
With my help she was able to stand up and say, No, I will not do this. And it was only once she stood there before God, family, and the world having said No, I think, that she felt free to make this decision for herself.
Within a few days of having her No accepted, she turned around and committed herself fully. Maybe I thought that her occasional griping meant that she was going to change her mind again and she would need me to be waiting right where I had always been. But that was part of all the ages my daughter had ceased to be. The young woman she has become is one who makes commitments and sees them through no matter how hard the path or how easy it would be to give up. That was my mistake, seeing only my little girl and not this powerful woman, this daughter who teaches her father.
I'm excited for her and incredibly proud. She is the greatest gift in my life and I love her more than she will ever know.
The underlying principle of our school is that the primary reason the children are here is to learn how to live with one another. If we were a full-day program, we would seek out more opportunities for the children to have time on their own, to rest, to lose themselves in a book or drawing a picture. But since we're done by noon each day, our focus is on building the skills and experience needed to live rich, vital lives as members of a community, leaving most of that independent learning and reflection to take place off our radar.
That being the case, we engage in a lot of group art projects, the kind of things where we simply unfurl a large sheet of paper and let them at it. Yesterday's post was a classic example, and this is another. We call it "picture hunting" or "letter hunting."
We start by taping stencils and rubbing plates to the table top, roll out the aforementioned paper, and break out the "big crayons" we made by melting like-colored crayons together in muffin tins. We've done it with hot plates and in ovens. Sherry and Donna over at Irresistible Ideas for Play Based Learning have even shown us how they do it with sun power!
The room fills up with their shouts of discovery, "I found a G!"
Or, "Look! A girl jumping rope!"
And the older kids enjoy helping out with the change-over when it's time for new paper or new stencils. Picking out the shapes, letters and numbers for their friends to find.
Some of the young guys, foreshadowing our car painting project (which actually took place after this one), got a feel for the bumpy terrain offered by the paper over templates.
And others couldn't help peeking under the paper, I suppose to see if rubbing in that spot was going to be worth the effort.
It's a vigorous project, the way we do it, on our feet, the chairs moved back against the wall.
This means some bumping and jostling, some negotiations over space and who gets to find which shape, but also conversations, looking over one another's shoulders, and ah-ha moments of connection like, "Hey Sarah, I found your letter -- S!" Just another way of saying, we're all in this together.
Driving vehicles in paint is an old standby for us, as it should be for every preschool classroom. It takes seconds to set up, only a bit longer to clean up, and the play value is outstanding.
Our big innovation this year was to insert a trio of large wedge-shaped blocks under one end of the butcher paper to create a short ramp.
We limited our color pallet to red, yellow and orange, dolloped out into styrofoam meat trays, mostly because those were the jugs of paint most readily at hand.
I've mentioned before, that this is my final year teaching the "boy bubble" that has been working its way through our school for the past three years, all 9 of my older Pre-K students being boys. They have taught me a lot about the importance of car play and that's who mostly played here, along with our oldest 3-year-old boy.
Setting this up on this particular day wasn't left up to chance. I'd been watching the parent work schedule just waiting for Ruby's dad Chan's turn to come around as the parent-teacher responsible for the art station (for those who don't know, we're a cooperative preschool, in which the parents also serve as my assistant teachers). And he didn't disappoint, keeping up the chatter, organizing races, getting the "track" going in one direction, then another. You know, playing like a stereotypical boy. I think Ruby was the only girl who put in any time at the art table race track, but even she was soon lost to the doll play taking place next door.
But mostly it was self-directed play, carried out by a group of guys who've known one another for their entire lives, playing with toys for which they all have varying degrees of passion, making orange tracks together for well over an hour.
They carried on casual, shoulder-to-shoulder conversations the way grown men do, comprised of short, functional sentences or echoing Chan's coach-like exhortations. They were on their feet, always moving, focused, a team. I'm sure there was some bickering, but they seem to have solved things on their own, in their own ways, because it never rose to the level that it involved me, nor did it in any way slow down the play. It was the kind of ebb and flow creative play that teachers live for; that makes us step back and be simply awed by children.
I read somewhere, a long time ago, and I've not had any success in finding the source of this, but I believe it was an anthropologist who postulated that the central, unspoken question of every society is "What to do with the men?" Sometimes we're used for war and conquest, sometimes for exploration and discovery, sometimes our role is largely economic, and sometimes we build things, hunt, or grow food. Whatever the case, and however we answer this question, I know that as we drove our cars through paint the other day we, the men of Woodland Park, were a shining example of men, together, at their best.
I'm quite proud to know that these are the men we will be sending out into the world.
It's an instruction, a demand even. When we're children it comes from the adults in our lives, raising us to be polite. As adults it takes the form of obligations like thank you notes, leaving tips, hostess gifts, and the circle of courtesies with which we wind up our every day exchanges with strangers ("Thank you," "No, thank you.").
We all recognize it for what it is, I think, a play of manners that evokes the name of gratitude, without necessarily embodying the emotion. I'm not suggesting we drop the pretenses, humans need these kinds of social formalities. They're a large part of the knitting that holds us together, especially with the people on whom we rely without ever actually knowing them -- the cashiers, the bus drivers, the voices at the other end of the phone. These pleasantries are small acknowledgments of one another's humanity. If anything we need more of them.
But does it have anything to do with actual gratitude?
Relationships are all there are. Everything in the universe only exists because it is in relationship to everything. Nothing exists in isolation. We have to stop pretending we are individuals that can go it alone.
It reminds me of something my daughter said when she was 3-years-old. I was trying to end her whining with the classic bit of parenting philosophy, "Josephine, nothing is perfect." She sat quietly for a moment, then replied, "Nothing is perfect, except everything."
In a social and political climate in which there are loud, persuasive voices touting the so-called "virtue of selfishness" and the credo of "every man for himself," it remains an unavoidable truth: we are, in fact, all in this together. It is only in those moments, however brief, that we are at peace with that fact, I think, that we can actually feel the deep emotion of connectedness that is gratitude. It's impossible for me at least to understand how thankfulness can exist without that acceptance of the vital, essential humanity of all the other people and our connectedness with them.
When we sit around our Thanksgiving tables tomorrow, taking a moment to share what it is for which we are thankful, listen to what your friends and family have to say. We may joke about being thankful for the things in their lives, but our hearts will betray our gratitude for the people and their relationships with us. We may stop ourselves tomorrow in our expressions of thankfulness by only naming those closest to us, but if we're honest, genuine gratitude only exists when we stop pretending we can go it alone, when we embrace the perfection of everything. Gratitude, to be real, must be as big as that perfect everything.
Being thankful is too often placed within the context of serving and being served, or giving and getting, but that has more to do with commerce than gratitude, which is, at bottom, about the simple contact between human beings, that moment in which we can genuinely express, It's enough that we're here together.
This is one of the many things young children understand and unlearn as they get older. Relationships are all there are, everything is perfect, thank you.
A Light And Dark "Den"
Hunting For That Moment Of "Ah Ha"


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Fu Hao (, ur. 13 kwietnia 1916 w Liquan, prowincja Shaanxi; zm. 17 czerwca 2016) – chiński dyplomata.

Życiorys
Piąty ambasador Chińskiej Republiki Ludowej w Wietnamie. Pełnił tę funkcję od września 1974 do kwietnia 1977. Był także drugim, kolejnym ambasadorem w Japonii od sierpnia 1977 do lutego 1982. Dwukrotnie pełnił funkcję wiceministra spraw zagranicznych – od maja 1972 do września 1974 oraz od grudnia 1981 do kwietnia 1982.

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Linki zewnętrzne
 życiorys na stronie Ministerstwa Spraw Zagranicznych Chińskiej Republiki Ludowej (dostęp: 29 lutego 2012)

Ambasadorowie Chin w Japonii
Ambasadorowie Chin w Wietnamie
Urodzeni w 1916
Zmarli w 2016

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I like Andy Garcia, I have always liked him; whether a good or bad guy; whether a good or bad movie I am always on his side. It is not just his staggering physiognomy or the timber of his voice but the depth of his characterizations; he climbs into the minds of his protagonists, inhabits their foibles and charms, and sheds, like a chrysalis his own predilections and becomes, as in this case Vince Rizzo.
We recognize Vince Rizzo, a man who loves his family and the historical City Island where the inhabitants are divided between the Clam Diggers, who are born and raised there and the Mussel Suckers, the interlopers from the outside. Vince works hard and secretly harbors a dream, a fantasy to be something other than the man reality and circumstances has molded. Jung said "the brighter the light, the darker the shadow", Vince is the reverse, his shadow is illuminating and ebullient.
This is a movie about secrets. Vince's wife Joyce (played convincingly by Julianna Margulies, "The Good Wife") is a frustrated, shrewish, bored receptionist, projecting her lost ambitions on her daughter Vivian (Dominik Garcia-Lorido, the real life daughter of Andy Garcia), using subterfuge to rectify her self made secret. Vince, Jr. hilariously acted by Ezra Miller, has a fetish, so mouth watering gluttonous viewers had to be restrained from poll vaulting to the concession stand.
But secrets need catalysts to unveil and reveal themselves. The two catalysts, in male and female form are brilliantly played by Steven Strait as Tony, a convicted felon that Vince, a prison guard brings home to City Island to build a bathroom in an unused shed on his property; and Emily Mortimer ("Shutter Island", "Lars and the Real Girl") as the muse who ignites and instigates Vince's eventual metamorphosis. Casting at its pinnacle!
This film, teetering on the precipice of greatness is so commandingly real, well-written, exhilaratingly acted that the viewer is unaware of the genius behind its production. But the laughter, joy and warmth it cloaks and leaves with the audience will sustain us through many a chilling film disappointments.
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How to Grow a Diamond on Your Own – Part II – Dr. James E. Selma
article A little more than a year ago, Dr. Robert Bells, an emerald scientist at the Smithsonian Institution, decided to look into a new technique to grow a gemstone in the lab.
In this episode of the "The Lab Grow Your Own" podcast, Drs.
Bells and Eileen Dufault discuss the science behind this new gem-making method.
This is Part II of our two-part series on gem growing on your own.
In this episode, Dr Bells discusses the science of gem-growing.
Dr. Bell is a professor emeritus of chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania and the chairman of the Department of Chemistry at the U.S. Department of Energy.
Dr. Bell and E. Dufaults' lab at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, which is part of the DOE's Office of Science, has developed a process that allows them to grow and analyze a wide range of diamonds in a matter of days.
The process was first published in 2013 and was described in the journal, Nature Communications.
The process is called diamond hydrothermal transfer (DHT).
This means that Drs Bells or Dufaux extract the mineral from a diamond.
They then heat the stone with a chemical reaction that generates heat that creates diamond crystals.
Drs Bell and Dufaults lab uses a combination of electrolysis, laser cooling, and thermal radiation to create the diamonds.
In addition to producing the diamonds, the heat creates the minerals in the diamond.
These are not the only methods of diamond growing that have been used, but Drs Dufuls new method is the first to use this technique on the entire diamond spectrum.
The first thing to know about this process is that it is a chemical process, which means that the diamonds will not naturally come from any one of the mineral types.
It is not even possible to make diamonds from one of these types.
Instead, the process uses a special process known as diamond hydrolysis to break down the crystals.
The diamonds can be produced by using a variety of different methods, including electrolysis and laser cooling.
This process requires a chemical catalyst, which also requires the presence of an electrode.
The catalyst is then used to convert the chemical energy into electricity.
In order to make the diamonds grow, Dr Dufauts lab must have access to a diamond lab.
The lab also needs to be equipped with a laser to be able to perform the laser-driven process.
The laser is the source of light that the diamond is made from.
Dr Dusauts says that the lasers are the key to making these diamonds grow.
In Dr. Dusaults case, the laser was used to create diamonds.
He was able to create these diamonds by combining a small amount of the hydrochloric acid that he found in his kitchen.
He then heated up the diamond with the catalyst, causing it to break the crystal structure, producing a diamond structure.
This is the kind of work that Dr. Jules Bells is most proud of.
He says that this is the type of work where he feels that the most creative people are the ones who are most passionate about their work.
In his case, Dr Jules is passionate about his work, and he uses that passion to push the boundaries of what he can achieve.
Dr. Eileen, who is the co-founder of Dr. M. D. Dukes Laboratory and also a co-director of Drs E.D. and D.J. Dukaus lab, says that Dr Bell's work is just one of many innovative labs that the Dukes Lab is involved in.
She says that they are constantly trying to find new ways to make materials more useful and to use materials in ways that we never imagined possible.
Dr. Duchars lab is one of several labs in the U;s research community that are working on new methods of producing diamond.
The goal of this research is to find ways to use a variety or a whole range of different materials and methods to make better diamonds.
Duchars is the recipient of the National Science Foundation's first grant of $100,000 to support this work.
Drs Jules and Euchars were also awarded a second grant of the same amount.
They hope to use the grant to continue their research in the area of diamond hydrolysation and to create new materials for use in applications, including diamond photolithography.
There are many people working on this research, and Dr. K.
S Bell is one such person.
He is the director of the Dr. Martin J. Bell Laboratory at the DOE, and also the director and co-chair of the International Diamond Institute.
In the last decade, he has worked with Drs, Eileen and Drs L.J., Dufaus lab to
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Why I decided to leave diamond trailers, diamonds and camels for diamonds
A lot of people have a hard time seeing how diamonds and other diamonds can be so beautiful.
But for some, that's the beauty of the diamonds themselves.
Diamonds and other rare gems are beautiful in part because they are made of diamonds.
But the diamonds we buy are made by people who are not diamond-makers.
They're not working with diamond-miners.
They may not have the resources to make a diamond-mining operation.
And in fact, some of them, like the ones that I visited, may be producing them with the help of human-rights abuses.
Diamond mining can't exist without human-trafficking diamonds.
Diamonds are made to last forever.
The demand for diamonds is huge.
There's no end in sight.
So it's no surprise that diamonds are becoming a commodity, and that human- and environmental-rights organizations are calling for a halt to human-and-environmental-traffic diamonds.
What's even more disturbing is the fact that a lot of those diamonds that are being produced are being sold to countries that have a history of human rights abuses.
And those countries are selling diamonds to governments that don't have human- or environmental-restrictions.
That's why I decided I was going to take my diamonds to Europe, where human-torture is legal and where the diamond industry is based.
And I went there with the intention of helping make diamonds safer.
When I arrived in Italy, I was the first Canadian woman to visit the country.
It was a little bit surreal.
And then I was told, "Oh, you're leaving your diamonds here?"
I thought, "That's cool.
But I don't want my diamonds on the street."
I knew the answer to that.
I decided that, rather than staying in a hotel, I wanted to go out on the streets.
I didn't really know how I was supposed to behave on the outside, but I was very happy.
It made me realize that I wasn't doing the right thing.
I was in a different place.
But it wasn't easy.
The diamond industry in Italy is based on an industry that's so large that there are a lot fewer workers.
I thought that this was something that would be done to keep the industry afloat.
And if you can't control the diamond supply chain, you can only control the supply chain that's going to control the price.
And that supply chain is a lot more dangerous.
The industry is really big.
It has the world's biggest diamond processing plant, which is located in the southern Italian city of Trento.
The plant is in the middle of a massive, industrial area.
It's a big complex.
It is surrounded by mountains, which are full of natural gas.
When you have a lot going on in the same area, it's very difficult to get any kind of control over that area.
You can't just walk through it.
The plants are surrounded by concrete.
And the gas tanks are very tall.
So the pressure inside the tanks can be very high.
And because of the size of the plant, there are also very few workers.
They are mainly people who have been in the diamond business for decades.
The people who come in here are mostly people who work in factories, who are used to operating machinery, who work at the factory floor.
I had heard that people are really unhappy at the way the industry is working.
And so I decided, "I'm going to get in here.
I'm going out there and try to change things."
I took a class with one of the people working at the plant.
I said, "What are you doing here?"
And she said, the diamonds are going to be processed.
And she was telling me how to work the machines.
She said, I can take a diamond and work it for an hour.
I could go to another factory and take a second diamond and make another diamond.
And after that, I could take a third, and make a fourth.
And what she said was, "But, there's the waste.
I can't sell that diamond."
And I was like, "Well, that could be mine, but it's not mine."
And she told me, "Yes, it could be, but we don't do that."
She told me she had an idea for a factory that would have all these machines and that the diamonds would be sorted and sold for a profit.
I just felt like, what are you going to do with the diamonds?
I thought the diamonds were worth nothing.
I started to realize that they were not mine, and I realized that the diamond trade is a huge human-cost industry.
When people come to Europe for their diamond business, they're not going to come to see a place where the diamonds have been produced with the consent of the government.
They come here because they want to make diamonds.
They don't care about the diamonds.
When the next diamond is made, you'll be able to buy it on the blockchain for just $10
Baguette diamonds are on sale now for $10, but you can now buy them directly on the Ethereum blockchain.
The $10 sale price is just a drop in the ocean compared to the prices of some other diamonds.
The sale of a $10 platinum ring is priced at more than $12,000, while a $100,000 diamond ring will sell for $3,000.
The sale price of the Baguettes diamond is still a few dollars more than the price of an equivalent diamond at the time of purchase, according to Bloomberg, but that price difference is expected to be eliminated by the end of the year.
This article is based on an interview with Emma Siegel, Senior Communications Manager for the Agape Diamonds, Inc. Agape, a New York-based jewelry company, announced its first blockchain-based offering on Thursday.
The company will begin selling the Baugette diamond in August and is offering a discount of 50 percent for all purchases.
Agape Diamond is a blockchain-powered jewelry company that enables the diamond industry to be open and transparent to its consumers and partners.
Agapodiamonds is the first blockchain company to offer blockchain-enabled diamonds, which is designed to enable the entire diamond industry's diamond supply chain to be transparent and secure.
Agapod Diamond's blockchain-backed diamond is being made in collaboration with The Agape Group.
The Agapoda Group is a New Jersey-based diamond supplier, producer, and retailer that has been operating for more than 30 years.
Agaped Diamond's first blockchain offering is a limited edition of the Agapodes Baugetes that are limited to 10,000 pieces each.
They were created for the 2016 Global Diamond & Pearls Summit held in the United Kingdom, the company said.
It is the world's largest diamond expo.
The diamond is not the first Agape diamond to be offered on the open blockchain.
The first Agapode diamond was created by the Agaped Group in 2009 and sold for $2,000 at an open market price.
In the past, Agape diamonds have been purchased and sold on the exchange, with a few exceptions.
In 2016, the Agapes Baugets sold for just over $4,000 each on the market.
However, a number of diamonds have since been sold at auctions on the platform.
The Agape Company's Baugettis are the first to be sold on an open blockchain platform.
What's the deal with selman diamond?
A week after the dusting of a diamond from the Smithsonian, the next thing to be done is a new stone.
On Tuesday, the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History announced it had acquired selmason diamonds, one of the rarest and most valuable of its kind, from the diamond mines of the United States.
The museum's president, Michael E. Schatz, said the diamonds were part of a collection of "a few hundred, maybe fewer" from the mines of eastern Minnesota.
Diamonds have been found in the area for centuries.
They're also relatively expensive.
The diamond mined in Minnesota in 2014 sold for $2.3 million, or $1.9 million to the Smithsonian.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the highest price for a selson diamond is $5.3 billion.
That's almost six times the average price of a Canadian diamond, and four times the price of an American diamond.
The diamonds, which are valued at around $100 million, were discovered by mining company B.M. Johnson in 1867.
A lot of diamonds have been stolen from the earth and buried, Schatz said in a statement, but the Seldom Seen Diamond is one of only two diamonds that's still intact and in pristine condition.
"It's the only one in the world that has not been damaged, damaged by weather, or even lost in the ground," Schatz told ABC News.
"This is the first of many selmans."
The museum will display the diamond at the museum's collection, which is a mix of rare artifacts and modern jewelry, and a Smithsonian exhibit.
More than 50 percent of selmines in the United Kingdom and Scandinavia are located in northern Minnesota, where the diamonds are mined.


The LSU Rural Life Museum and Windrush Gardens in Baton Rouge is a wonderful place for a bridal portrait session, offering a wide variety of rustic spots to shoot, as well as lushly landscaped natural settings.
This particular portrait session was a lot of fun because the bride's mother had, when the bride was just a little girl, taken some photos of her on these grounds, and we sought out some of these same spots to replicate the old photographs. The bridal portrait images and old photographs were displayed side by side at the wedding reception at Latrobes on Royal in New Orleans.
Location: 4560 Essen Ln, Baton Rouge, LA 70808.


NLB's NCG24-535UW water jet lance is designed for underwater use. It features a second jet that exits the rear of the lance, counterbalancing the thrust that comes from the front nozzle. This allows the diver to stay in place while working underwater. The lance also includes all the features and benefits of our standard lances to provide maximum operator protection and productivity. A patented trigger (U.S. patent no. 5,636,789) lets the operator dump pressure immediately by simply pushing forward. It can be operated with just 8-to-12 pounds of pressure, and a one-finger latch prevents accidental actuation.


Plenty of homes have face brick walls that aren't necessarily a feature but you can make the most of exposed brick walls by turning them into a focal point.
Designed by Berlin-based Studio 7.5, Cosm is Herman Miller's first task chair with an automatic tilt.
Adding faux panelling to boring walls is an excellent way to introduce a timeless architectural element to a room and you only need a few basic tools to complete the job.
On trend for 2019, sensual curves for upholstered furniture and decor accessories mean that you don't have to sacrifice comfort for style.
Luxe interiors without the price tag!
Bringing a touch of luxury into your home doesn't necessarily mean you have to spend a fortune with these 6 easy tips.
From botanical prints to zesty colours, 2019 has plenty of trends to up your mood and give your home a healthy atmosphere.
Marta Kandr is a Russian artist that loves to experiment with a variety of materials, including this absolutely gorgeous bas relief rose panel using plaster.
This beautiful townhouse combines the best of indoor and outdoor living to take advantage of our glorious weather.
This converted barn is filled with vintage treasures and salvaged finds and more than a few DIY projects helped turn the barn into a rustic dream home.
A good set of casters installed on that chair would save you from unnecessary labor and reduce the wear on your floor.
This year there is a trend to decorate a home for the festive season with Scandinavian style.
In 2019 expect to see more African style and homegrown elements, as these influence the 2019 theme for Decorex.
These days it's hard to come across a carpenter that offers bespoke carpentry designs in a market largely taken over by mass production.
Known for its durability and longevity, concrete has become a popular choice for home decor in so many ways.
Lynn Morgan Design decorates homes in a crisp, fresh coastal theme with a touch of whimsy.
Love it or hate it... exposed brick walls are still a favourite for adding natural beauty and warmth to a room.
Straight off the catwalks, velvet is making a comeback and making a grand appearance in homes everywhere.
Wiid Design in Cape Town focuses on traditional handcrafting and avant-garde techniques to create conceptual and artistic furniture and hard-carved objects.
An outdated home filled with pine panelling is transformed into a bright, spacious home.
Casual and comfortable coastal style decor for beachfront holiday home.
Wanting to get away from it all, a young couple was looking to create a 'barefoot retreat' that was casual and relaxed but still offered luxury living.
Award-winning design studio, Inhouse, has completed the interior of a privately-owned manor house in Franschhoek in the picturesque Cape Winelands.
It's no wonder Britto Charette was once again named as Best of House. Their modern interiors push the boundaries of modern design.
Small or large, busy or quiet, patterns are an essential element when decorating a home.
This Plettenburg Bay home is built using recycled materials to take in the expansive views of the surrounding area.
Cemcrete were delighted to be commissioned to help finish this South Africa celebrity's home.
Kevin Stamper designs a range of furniture inspired by an early morning storm that captures sunlight coming from below the clouds turning them red and purple at the lower edges and blue and black at the further extremes.
Award-winning interior design studio, Inhouse recently completed a sophisticated treatment for the three-bedroomed, double-storey penthouse apartment of The Fairmont in Sea Point, Cape Town.
Situated on a cattle farm just outside Memel in the Free State, this home is a retirement dream brought to life with timber frame construction.
When leading supply chain management firm, Allport Cargo Services South Africa, sought to redesign the interiors of its Cape Town offices, it looked no further than award-winning design studio, Inhouse.
This year there appears to be a lot of confusion as to what's hot and what's not. We took a look around and put together a selection of top tips for interior design trends for 2018.
Furniture Designer, Alexander White, is a designer to watch out for. His iconic 'Munroe' chair is just one of his many designs that are pushing the boundaries.
Award-winning design studio Inhouse was commissioned by the Berman Bros Group (BBG) to design the interiors of a series of two- and three-bedroom apartments situated in a new luxury development located on St John's Road in Sea Point, Cape Town.
This dilapidated, fixer-upper house gets a new lease on life. It's prime location makes it well worth the investment.
In line with trends for this year, the HGTV 2017 Urban Oasis shows how beautiful spaces can be filled with whimsical blushing pink, in contrast to different shades of white, blue and black.
Architect John Dwyer created a modern masterpiece that sits on the sloped lot and provides an outlook over the forested area, yet this home is woven into the site with a mix of modern and traditional elements.
If you're looking to add some oomph to a room, think about adding a feature wall. We look at some budget-friendly ways to add a feature wall to a room.
When renovating an older home, create an interesting focal point in a room by adding a ceiling rose.
Hidden Valley Wine Farm, located on the slopes of the Helderberg Mountain near Stellenbosch in Cape Town, had a brief for luxury cabin accommodation with timber frame construction - for natural aesthetic appeal and environmental considerations.
For over 200 years, this structure served as storage and stable. Now it's a contemporary dream home.
Located in the pristine Boschhoek Mountain Estate in Nylstroom, House du Preez was built using timber frame and log profile cladding, not only to tread lightly on its surroundings, but to pay tribute to the earthy landscape it calls home.
Small living has become a way of life, with townhouse and apartments using clever design to maximise on floor space. This modern apartment defines the art of living small.
A renovation redistributes existing spaces to take advantage of stunning city views.
And you thought your flat was small... This skinny, 3 story home earns its money on Airbnb and has a very interesting floor plan and is filled with unexpected style.
Rafterhouse, a US-based design and build company, combine modern building with old fashioned values for homes that are beautifully crafted and filled with reclaimed style.
The Britespace is a completely new approach to prefabricated housing and delivers a high quality housing alternative that the average citizen can afford - something we desperately need here in South Africa.
Ever since Frank Lloyd Wright, Charles Eames, and other iconic designers, the line between art and furniture has become blurred.
The Woodsman's Treehouse is a totally private and unique experience set high up in the branches of a veteran oak - a place to recoup, restore and revive.
On a remote farm in the heart of the country, an outbuilding is renovated and designed into a warm, rustic guest cottage.
Blurring the boundary between indoors and outdoors, this home in the forest embraces its surroundings.
With its acid-green walls and dated wood panelling, this fixer-upper was renovated to restore old charm and then filled with modern furnishings.
With an inherent talent for beautiful home and furniture design, Scandinavian countries are also praised for their wonderful attention to the simple details when decorating their homes for the festive season.
Dark, panelled older home is updated into a breathtaking space with modern touch.
We share with you a selection of designer ceiling ideas that are used to transform the most beautiful rooms.
We take you on a tour through this natural, awe-inspiring setting and show you behind the scenes challenges and pushing of creative boundaries to accomplish this stunning project.
Japanese design turns an open plan apartment into a clever use of available space using partitions.
An unused room turns into the perfect teen hang out... introducing the ultimate urban man cave!
Tom Kundig's Studhorse design is a family retreat based on a four-structure principle arranged in a campground formation. Kundig wanted the structure to blend with its natural surroundings but still be able to accommodate scorching summers and freezing winters.
This beautiful house shows how a touch of black goes a long way to adding impact and sophistication to a home. Urrutia Design incorporates black throughout the indoor and outdoor spaces.
A home is restored as a gift for a wife after 26 years of marriage. With a dream of a home by the sea, a 15-year old home becomes a reality.
With a layout typical of many older homes in South Africa, this average house adds on and transforms into the best house on the block.
Award-winning interior design firm, Inhouse Brand Architects, recently completed the luxurious refurbishment of an Atlantic seaboard apartment on Cape Town's exclusive Clifton Beach.
Tiny homes are no longer just a fad as TV shows reveal how tiny living not only reduces carbon footprint, but also allows you to live small in style.
If you are having a hard time deciding how to go about improving your home, or stuck for decorating ideas, we borrowed some inspiration that will help inspire you.
Who would have thought that furniture could be designed with knitted textures and woven designs. Patricia Urquiola's Mangas range mimics the look and feel of your favourite sweater.
Designed and manufactured in South Africa, pod-idladla is a prefabricated nano-home design that allows you to order a bare minimum shell or go for a fully kitted deluxe interior.
If you can't wait the watch the 2nd season of Ellen's Design Challenge, here's a site where you can live stream the entire season. It's also a great opportunity to see designers in action using the latest power tools and techniques.
The world's most beautiful tables - furniture or art?
There are some amazing table designs that could quite easily be confused with pieces from an art gallery. Combining natural materials, or a combination of tools and technology, these are some of the most beautiful tables in the world.
Falling in love with an older home generally means that you have plenty of work to do. Some homes may even require a complete interior and exterior renovation, and this renovation is a perfect example.
Simbithi Eco-Estate is nestled in a lush region situated between Ballito and Salt Rock on the Dolphin Coast. Building a home in this prestigious estate requires attention to detail to ensure designs are eco-friendly and blend with the natural landscape.
Müller, a family business based in Germany, designs and manufactures modern plywood furniture in a variety of designs with emphasis on space-saving concepts.
When decorating an older home you don't always want to remove and replace original features. In some of these homes just a few cosmetic details add light, a feeling of space, and modern updates on a moderate budget.
As we embrace green living, from smart purchases to making the effort to reuse, repurpose and recycle, now is as good a time as any to incorporate green touches to a home.
The original footprint of this 1950s house needed an update. A love of midcentury design steered the home owners and designer to work around a brief to to layer contemporary details and midcentury elements.
After the resounding success of the 2015/16 awards, where 47 finalists were chosen to exhibit, PPC announces an official call to entry for the 2016/17 awards.
Summer might be coming to a close, but that doesn't mean you can't carry on the fun! The new Hertex range of fabrics will definitely add texture, pattern and colour to any home - summer or winter.
The use of timber for construction means less energy and less emissions where indigenous, sustainably managed timber is used.
These modern concrete and wood homes incorporate architecture and design that relates to the surrounding landscape.
Matchbox manufactures a range of furniture that centres around products that are basic and practical. Products offer a design that excludes unnecessary detail for simple, low-cost, good quality products.
With the continuing trend for using reclaimed materials for furniture and accessories a new decorating style has emerged known as Modern Rustic. Here are some tips on pairing modern design with homemade rustic furniture.
Cemcrete's Project of the Year for 2015 is a modern home located in Johannesburg that is designed to integrate simplicity, plenty of natural light, and the use of natural materials and contrasting textures.
If you still haven't got round to setting up the Christmas tree and hanging your holiday decorations we share some of our favourite decorating ideas.
The Jubiltree is a modern and environmentally conscious alternative to the fake Christmas tree and one that you can make on your own.
The client was looking an alternative and fast method of construction with emphasis on sustainability. This design looks at getting the most out of the building as concerns energy conservation, coupled with green Architecture that has a modern 21st century spin.
There are plenty of ideas for giving walls a new look with bold and vibrant designs for feature walls. Here are some innovative wall ideas with 'wow' factor.
Here's an idea that could become popular for small homes... an ottoman that folds out into a single bed. All it takes is an enterprising entrepreneur to conceptualise the idea for local distibution.
How can architects and designers shape South Africa's urban landscape for positive social change and economic development?
Every home needs to incorporate colour and pattern; whether it's introduced by fabrics, rugs, wallpaper or accessories. Fabrics are a wonderful way to add colour, pattern and texture to a home - for any season and decor style.
We might not have Ikea stores in South Africa, but that doesn't mean we can't take inspiration from the new range of furniture and accessories for 2016.
Belgian designer, Kaspar Hamacher, loves his axe, chainsaw and working with wood, and using these tools and materials he has designed handcrafted furniture that is anything but ordinary and takes inspiration from nature.
A dilapidated farmhouse is renovated and restored using indigenous materials found in the surrounding areas, and decorated to create a cosy home full of personality.
After finding fame way back in 2010 with her quirky knit stools, Claire-Anne now lives and works in London producing textiles for furniture, space and suppliers.
X-Table - a desktop for two!
All it takes is three pieces of pine to make up this table without nails or fasteners. Assemble and dismantle in an instant and adjust the design to suit your requirements.
If you haven't yet seen the Builders 'love your home' mini-magazines these are definitely worth a peek. Each edition is packed with DIY projects, advice and helpful tips for decorating and home improvement projects.
When researching for decor trends one name keeps popping up again and again... Memphis. But what is Memphis style and where does it originate?
Beanhome offer a range of highly versatile furniture that appeals to the homeowner looking for pieces that are practical and timeless, with simple lines and use of modern materials.
Wallpaper can be expensive, especially imported and designer brands. But here's how you can use wallpaper in small quantities to fill framed panels.
Wood is beautiful and warm and nature's building material that can be used indoors and outdoors. Sustainably sourced hardwoods can be expensive, but last generations when maintained properly.
Decorating a ceiling has become just as much a part of interior design as decorating walls, whether it is installing a seamless plastered ceiling, or a more decorative technique.
I know that there are many homes, mine included, that have popcorn ceilings. Double-storey or homes with a concrete slab loft are often finished off with a popcorn plaster. Here's how to cover up a popcorn or textured ceiling.
As our natural resources become increasingly scarce, we need to look at alternative ways to make use of less. Using less is just as beautiful, as can be seen with the Knockdown range from Louie Rigano.
South African cities are experiencing a growing influx of people which has a massive impact on the quality of urban life. According to the Worldbank, South Africa's urban population for 2013 was a staggering 64%.
An empty shipping container is turned into a garden retreat with floor-to-ceiling sliding windows, air conditioning and comfortable seating. The roof of the container is planted up to soften the hard steel edges.
Vera Lachia designs homes in Portugal that not only reflect a more relaxed lifestyle, but also incorporate the use of natural materials and contemporary style that's fresh and extraordinary.
With the movie 50 Shades of Grey due to hit the circuit this weekend to tie in with Valentine's Day it seemed appropriate to look at how shades of grey don't have to be bland but can inject just as much personality as other neutral shades.
Eco friendly design options, sustainable building materials, move towards a greener lifestyle - these are all considerations for today's modern home. Homes should use less energy and offer a comfortable, healthy environment for the occupants.
Scandinavian design continues to feature in homes in 2015, as interior designers and home decorators draw inspiration from this understated, modern and elegant style.
Why bother going on holidays when you live in a home decorated in coastal style. This casual and comfortable style of decorating allows you to sit back, kick off your shoes and relax... in your own home!
These beautiful homes and apartments show how easy it is to add colour without overpowering the senses. From Bohemian - boho - style to modern minimalist, colour can be used to express your individual personality and style, or to turn a sterile setting into a delight for the eye.
Talk about creating a romantic home and the first things that pop into mind are frills and lace. But a truly romantic home is not about adding pretty flounces and an abundance of floral fabrics, it's more about creating an atmosphere is that is soft without being overly feminine.
Whether you fully own your holiday flat or apartment , or rent out the apartment when not in use, you will want to fill the space with furniture and accessories that not only add elegance and style but also create a space that is comfortable and relaxing.
While I am a big believer in decorating according to personality and style preference, it's always nice to know what décor analysts are predicting for the year ahead and to keep my finger on the pulse of what is happening in the world of interiors.
While previously only reserved for hotels, high-end interiors and upscale game lodges around the world, the trend for African design influences can now be found in homes around the world, as interior designers add exotic touches.
World-renowned South African designer Stephen Falcke, whose commissions include the Royal Palace of Monaco, the Saxon Boutique Hotel and the De Vinci Hotel, has created a unique interior whose hallmarks are style, luxury and comfort.
When your home is a double-storey or more, a staircase is a main element. It might be tucked away in a corner, but at the end of the day any staircase takes up a lot of space and grabs a lot of attention.
If you are heading down to the coast for your annual holiday and are lucky enough to walk along the beach and stumble across some driftwood, here are some stunning ideas for adding driftwood decor to your home - and bringing back a remembrance of your holiday.
It used to be that we had to buy home décor magazines to find inspiration for our homes. If those didn't deliver what we wanted, book shops or even the library were paid a visit. The services of an interior decorator were reserved for the rich and the famous.
Ever so often you come across a piece of furniture that is simple yet ever so practical. This reading chair is one of those. Designed to be an all-in-one chair that can be used not just for seating, but as a storage for books as well - I can so see myself making one of these chairs.
Who said face brick is dated and old fashioned? Some of today's modern home still feature face brick as part of the design. And you only have to look at some of these divine interiors to know that face brick doesn't have to be old fashioned!
This modern apartment, decorated in all-white with splashes of colour here and there, goes to show that you can combine secondhand style with vintage pieces for a modern look that is sophisticated and chic.
And you thought top hats and bowler hats were out of fashion - think again! Some ingenious designer has come up with the idea of using top hats and bowler hats as contemporary pendant and table lamps... what a novel idea.
If you are looking for a way to add a touch of soft summer colour to your home, think about combining pink and blue.
With its mix of furniture and fabrics, this vintage home is the epitome of eclectic style. Antique pieces share the space with secondhand and bargain furniture in a variety of styles from Moroccan to Victorian.
Decorating with black and white is timeless and elegant and enhances architectural fittings and features in any home. This sophisticated home is filled with detail, pattern and texture.
Skylights, painted ceilings and wall panelling transform a previously dark space into a beautiful home that is filled with light and colour. This iconic Joseph Eichler design becomes a modern, family home.
Interior Designer Nick Olsen uses unexpected colour combinations to create upbeat interiors. He's also a DIY enthusiast and uses a DIY approach to achieve stylish, expensive touches rather than pay over-the-top fees charged by the pros.
This home goes to show that you can have a beautiful family home that is stylish and comfortable to live in.
For those who own or have part-share in a holiday or vacation home, you'll want to decorate in a style that suits your personal lifestyle.
Originally designed by renowned architect Charles Moore, Urrutia Design took full advantage of the natural site location of this property to design and renovate a home that now flows seamlessly into the surrounding landscape.
If you're looking for a decorating style that is comfortable and refreshing, then it's time to take a look at Scandinavian decor.
A Home-Dzine we do regular features on various international interior designers, but in this feature we take a look at a selection of local (proudly South African) interior designers and some of their previous projects.
There is a long-held belief in the design community that the style of a house should dictate the style of decor But, in truth, a juxtaposition between the decor and architecture can often lead to far more interesting results.
Galvanized steel, cast concrete, zinc roofing and an abundance of hard- and softwoods form the foundation for a Cape Town home that hugs the cliffs in Bantry Bay. Designed by architects SAOTA in collaboration with Antoni Associates.
Catering for the growing needs of a family, the Lenrock Showhouse illustrates how living the lifestyle you thought you may only ever dream of, can be an everyday reality.
You only have to look at a single interior designed by Robert Kaner to understand how easily form, function and colour can so easily work together to create modern living spaces that are comfortable and warm.
With a philosophy to create timeless, emotionally evocative interiors, designers McAlpine Booth and Ferrier are internationally acclaimed for their work.
This divine Swedish apartment is decorated in pure whites throughout. The effect is a small space that feels spacious and has a fairytale atmosphere. Clever layering of textures and a few subtle splashes of colour here and there make the rooms feel anything but sterile.
Miles Redd is known for his quirky brand of cosy glamour. His unique aesthetic vision is characterized by playful mélanges of high and low, invigorated with whimsical splashes of colour and modern gestures.
This home takes a fresh, approach to coastal style decor with its pale jewelled-toned hues, touches of gold and modern layout. This is a home decorated with contemporary art as well as vintage and antique pieces.
Designed by Artistic Designs for Living, this modern Mill Valley home is filled with beautiful wood accents that fill this home with warmth and atmosphere. Recreate the look in your own home.
Giving your living space a makeover it not just about slapping on a coat or two of paint. It's also about careful planning and putting together a budget that allows you to buy what you need, or put your DIY skills to good use and save a bit here and there to afford a few luxuries.
What does your home colour say about you?
There is more to colour than what you see; colour is also an experience, an emotion, a feeling or a desire that starts as a neural signal along the optic nerve of the eye.
One of my passions is to take a peek into designer homes to see what trends are popping up. These gorgeous homes immediately caught my eye - not only for their modern or contemporary design, but also for the use of vibrant colours and stunning photography.
Known for mixing classic and modern elements with bold colours, Willey Design brings together an elegant blend of sophistication and irreverence to interiors.
So many homeowners are afraid to add bold, bright colour to their home. You want to, but are too afraid to take the next step. There are many ways to overcome the fear of adding colour to your home and this article looks at various options for adding just a splash of colour .
Many home decorators have used a mood board when planning to decorate a room or home, but for those of you who don't know what a mood board is, this article will provide a bit more information and hopefully get you started on making your own mood board.
A neutral backdrop of colour allows you to decorate a home in so many ways. Neutrals create an atmosphere that is calm and soothing, with a timeless sophistication that only these shades can achieve.
I love how the Swedes transform the most basic furnishings into a glamorous affair. They are the masters of living simple with flair. While the French love to add a touch of gilding here and there, only the Swedes can make basic look beautiful.
It might not be practical for me to decorate my home in white, but I long for the day when there's no more dust and the kids have moved out...! This beautiful home is decorated in white from top to bottom, showing that it is possible to have a beautiful white home.
Most often associated with brilliant, precious gemstones, the perception of Emerald is sophisticated and luxurious. Since antiquity, this luminous, magnificent hue has been the colour of beauty and new life in many cultures and religions.
The name alone is enough to conjure up images of freshness. This is one colour that definitely cools down hot interior spaces and add a new level of cool as mint Green provides a refreshing space that is welcomed in the hot summer months.
Timeless. Romantic. Comfortable. Nostalgic. All these and more describe Shabby Chic style - a style that continues to be a trendy and affordable way of decorating your home.
Reclaimed materials, particularly lumber products, are definitely becoming the material of choice for many architects and designers around the world. I wanted to show how reclaimed materials are incorporated into modern home design, without having a 'log cabin' look.
If there is one decorating style that is becoming increasingly popular at the moment, it's vintage modern. It's a decorating style with a fondness for yesteryear, a love of collecting items that have an aged appeal and history of their own.
While pressed ceilings might not be making a dramatic comeback, there's no denying that some homes look gorgeous with pressed ceilings.
Transport yourself to a place where living is simple and laid back is just a way of life. A visual tapestry of a home that is comfortable and relaxed, where nature is embraced and natural materials define the pace.
I receive numerous requests about room makeovers and where you would start if you wanted to give a room a makeover. The easiest way to start any room makeover is to remove all the furniture and work with a blank slate - or empty room.
Add denim decor to your decorating scheme for a touch of playfulness and to introduce texture into a room setting. Denim walls add instant fun to a coastal retreat or urban loft. Grab a friend and transform a wall in your home!
Jeffers Design Group creates luxurious but livable homes. Spaces with soul and atmosphere. Rooms that feel collected over time. JDG seamlessly marries interior architecture and design, and works in close collaboration with clients' architects to achieve a cohesive vision of home.
Energetic and ingenious Vanessa De Vargas is a designer and decorator, specializing in the restoration of heirloom and vintage furniture pieces. Her interior design firm, Turquoise, is a reflection of the chic innovation that makes her work so unique within the market.
It's so nice to come across a designer that likes to keep rooms clean and fresh. So often interior designers tend to go over the top in an effort to impress clients, with an overall results that can appear overdone.
Australian interior designer, Melissa Collison, is recognised for her glamorous residential projects. A trademark attention to detail, brave use of colour and texture, and penchant for mixing objects of different styles, eras and cultures are characteristic of her style.
Call it iconic furniture or cultural icons, there is no denying that there have been furniture designers from the late 19th and early 20th century that have taken furniture design to a level that elevates it and is still sought after in the 21st century.
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Joan Batlle i Amell (Sitges, 1855 - ibídem, 1927) fou un pintor català, membre de l'Escola luminista de Sitges.

Biografia
Va néixer el 1855, fill de Joan Batlle i Ribot i Maria Amell i Fabré. Cap al 1880 es va integrar a l'Escola luminista de Sitges, en contacte amb altres artistes com Arcadi Mas i Fondevila, Joaquim de Miró i Argenter, Antoni Almirall i Romagosa i Joan Roig i Soler. Oposats en certa forma a l'Escola d'Olot, els pintors de la qual tractaven el paisatge de l'interior de Catalunya amb una llum més suau i tamisada, els artistes sitgetans es van decantar per la càlida i vibrant llum mediterrània i pels efectes atmosfèrics de la costa del Garraf. Hereus en bona part de Marià Fortuny, els membres d'aquesta escola buscaven reflectir amb fidelitat els efectes lluminosos del paisatge circumdant, en composicions harmonioses que combinaven verisme i certa visió poètica i idealitzada de la naturalesa, amb un subtil cromatisme i una pinzellada fluïda que a vegades va ser qualificada d'impressionista.

Deixeble en bona part de Roig i Soler, es va centrar com aquest en la pintura de paisatge i la marina, amb un estil semblant al del seu mestre, al que no obstant això no va aconseguir igualar en qualitat de dibuix, perspectiva i cromatisme.

Va participar en l'Exposició Regional de Vilanova de 1882, en la qual per primera vegada es va considerar al grup com una escola pictòrica.

El 1892 va participar en la Primera Exposició Modernista, que es va celebrar a Sitges, amb els quadres Marina, Campanar del meu poble, Terrisseria i Carrer de Sant Joan. Aquesta data va marcar la fi de l'etapa més pròpiament luminista d'aquesta escola, ja que l'auge de l'incipient modernisme va comportar la gradual dissolució del grup, que es va plasmar a més en la marxa de Roig i Soler de Sitges per establir-se a Barcelona. Amb posterioritat la majoria d'aquests artistes va evolucionar de forma diversa. Batlle va continuar en bona part amb l'estil luminista, encara que d'una manera més personal i heterogènia.

El 30 de juny del 1893 va signar al costat d'altres artistes com a testimoni per a l'adquisició de la finca Cau Ferrat, destinada posteriorment a museu de Santiago Rusiñol i el modernisme català.

Va participar en l'Exposició de Belles Arts de Barcelona de 1894 amb l'obra Un racó de camp i de 1898 amb Camí de les Forques.

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As 2017 goes into the books, a look back seems in order. As always, much has happened both inside the jail and out.
The year started with a bang, made possible by scores of loyal supporters and tens of thousands of voters who brought me to a January inauguration — and my fourth term as your Sheriff bringing many new (and some old) challenges.
One is the opiate crisis and the affect it has had on the inmates arriving here. More and more are in need of mental health and addiction services. As a percentage of the whole, it seems, fewer are willing to make the best of what is for them an unwanted situation.
In this regard, 2017 ended as it began, searching for ways to create beds for mental health inmates in an appropriate setting, not inside a county facility ill-suited for that population. In the meantime, shorter term, training specific to this issue was given to staff near year's end. The officer corps itself was also bolstered when 30 new correction cadets completed an early spring academy and reported for duty.
Meanwhile, as they were graduating, seven BSCO interns from Cape Cod Community College were just beginning an inaugural 22-credit program that will enhance their standing as future officer candidates. Some of the interns, in fact, were later offered slots in another new Sheriff's academy, this one beginning in March.
I talked in my January inaugural speech about needing to expand inmate educational offerings, and we've made progress on that front. It began the prior year when we started giving pre-trial offenders the same opportunity sentenced inmates have to earn a high school equivalency diploma.
In October, with an assist from Gosnold treatment center, we were able to offer a trauma-sensitive yoga program to our women's population and kicked off a second new program for female inmates as well. This one provides pass-along instruction to help their children avoid a drug-abusing life style.
For the fourth or fifth consecutive year, I again spread the good news about our success with the opiate-blocker drug Vivitrol. The biggest stage this year was in nearby Boston, where the National Governor's Association sponsored a conference with the accurate if lengthy title: "A Learning Lab on Expanding Access to Opioid Disorder Treatment for Justice-involved Populations." I joined fellow Sheriff Peter Koutoujian of Middlesex County on the dais and used the occasion to extol the virtues of Vivitrol to judicial, corrections, and public safety decision-makers from nine states. That was in June and later the same month Governor Charlie Baker weighed in where it matters most, awarding us a $179,000 grant to help in the opioid fight.
The following month, two Sheriff's maritime deputies aboard our patrol boat thrust the throttle to full-speed-ahead to reach a pair of distressed swimmers in a mere two minutes. And good thing skipper John Doherty and crewman Peter Benson did. The swimmers had been caught in a rip tide at Old Silver Beach in Falmouth and were barely clinging to the side of a small fishing boat that had also responded. The deputies tossed each water-logged swimmer a life ring and pulled them aboard.
In October, our special operations office provided critical information that helped secure the arrest of a dangerous felon on the State Police's "Most Wanted" list. Thomas Vargus was arrested in Marcus Hook, a tiny hamlet in Pennsylvania, for attacking a dog and the woman walking it – wielding a machete in both cases. Good detective work in the line of duty.
The year saw another pile of "Inmate at Work" jobs tackled and completed. The numbers will be computed shortly after year's end but this much I can tell you: Municipal and non-profit agencies on Cape Cod once again got plenty of donated inmate labor to help them paint and hammer, trowel and rake, harvest and saw, erect and scrub their way through dozens of projects.
The final three months of the season brought out the best in our workforce. The same men and women who take public service seriously at the workplace pitched in to donate to Hurricane Irma victims in Florida. With help from Cape Cod police chiefs – who established drop-offs at their headquarters – we joined Sheriff Offices in Plymouth and Norfolk counties to collect 60 pallets of dry goods, non-perishable food, children's clothing and household cleaning supplies. Teamsters from Local 25 donated the trucks and driving hours, and our brother and sister sheriff employees in Monroe County, Florida handled distribution at that end. It was a collaborative effort sorely needed by scores of grateful hurricane victims.
It seemed those 18-wheelers had barely rumbled off when our employees were at it again for the Christmas season, donating toys and cash for this years chosen cause – Homeless for the Holidays. Charitably inclined constituents also dropped off toys and checks here at the jail, the latter totaling more than $1,000.
Saving the best for last, news arrived in late December that the Federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, or ICE, had approved our application to join its 287(g) program. That means four of our deputies will learn how to identify, process, and when appropriate continue to detain those immigration offenders in our custody who have committed or are charged with serious crimes. The goal is straightforward: To enhance public safety by identifying aliens, lodging appropriate immigration detainers, and commencing removal proceedings on potentially deportable criminal aliens already booked into our facility.
And 2017 is now in the past. On to a new year, new challenges and the one constant that has marked my tenure here: A staff that's taken to heart the advice of New England Patriots Head Coach Bill Belichick. They "do their job" and they do it very well.


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INDIANAPOLIS – There's something about Indianapolis Colts coach Frank Reich.
His confidence doesn't waver. His belief in his players doesn't change. He says words that may leave you scratching your head or with a look of disbelief on your face because his jaws are locked and he has a look of dead seriousness.
That's what Reich did some 10 days ago when he said 'Why can't it be us?' in reference to nobody taking control of the jumbled AFC. Mind you, the Colts' previous two victories at the time were against the struggling Jacksonville Jaguars and New York Jets. Beating those teams was nothing to get overly excited about, considering the Colts had yet to beat a team with a winning record all season.
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But Reich, who has tunnel vision when it comes to taking it one game at a time, was thinking big picture at that moment.
He was seeing an offensive line that was controlling things up front again, an ultra-talented running back (Jonathan Taylor) getting stronger as the season progressed, a quarterback (Carson Wentz) who had found his comfort zone and a defense that was causing turnover after turnover.
And here the Colts stand, coming off arguably the most impressive victory under Reich, a dominating 41-15 road victory over the Buffalo Bills to get right back into the AFC playoff race.
"I know we've got a long way to go, but oh my goodness, that felt good! Yeah!" Reich said in the locker room after the game on video captured by Colts.com. "You know I don't like to show too much emotion. But, oh my goodness, when you guys play like that, it was complete domination in all three phases. I mean, I don't even know what to say."
That felt good. pic.twitter.com/Fgwxp1PpuS
— Indianapolis Colts (@Colts) November 21, 2021
Running back Nyheim Hines said, "Hopefully we sent a message to the league. It's a respect thing. We all feel like nobody respects us. We all have that underdog mentality."
The Colts currently sit 6-5 – their first time over .500 this season. That's a far cry from when they started the season 0-3, then 1-4, and had some in the social media world screaming that the team should shut down Wentz if they fall out of the playoff race so they can keep their first-round pick, which goes to the Philadelphia Eagles if Wentz plays enough.
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"One thing I preach about him is he's the same," Wentz said. "He's going to show up; win, lose, draw, it doesn't matter. So, the rough start, all that, he's been the same. He shows up, gets everyone going, and even in the wins, here's where we can get better. He's going to focus on those things, but the goal every single day is to just keep getting better, and he's done a great job of leading that charge."
Climbing out from a hole isn't anything new for Reich. He led the University of Maryland and the Bills to the largest comebacks in college football and NFL history while stepping in as the backup quarterback. Then Reich did it the first time as a head coach when the Colts started 1-5 in 2018, only to respond by finishing 10-6 to make the playoffs.
For as cliché as it sounds, and no matter how many eye rolls Reich causes when he says it, he sticks with having a "1-0" mindset to avoid causing any panic.
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"It started with my dad, who was a coach – very process oriented, very people oriented," Reich said. "Then [former Buffalo coach] Marv Levy drilled that into me, deep into me as a player. He was very process oriented. Then [former Colts coach] Tony Dungy, the same way. All those and more, I'm just naming the more significant names that you guys would know that had the most influence on me."
Reich's demeanor trickles down to his coaching staff and players. Seeing confidence in their head coach causes any uneasiness to settle down.
That was evident in Reich's belief in his team when he went for it on fourth down in overtime in their own territory against the Houston Texans in Week 4 of the 2018 season. The Colts were stopped short and lost the game, but the standard in Reich's approach was set that Sunday afternoon.
"He's very confident in himself and his ability to lead. He's shown that through the course of our time here," said defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus, who has been on Reich's staff since his arrival in 2018. "Certainly through adversity, that's when you see what a true leader is. When faced with that, you want a steady person that stands on solid ground, stands on principles that are based on sound fundamental football."
At some point, they'll need some help from other teams to make the playoffs if they continue to win. But until then, they'll continue to focus on what lies ahead of them on the schedule -- one game at a time, they say.
Sunday's contest against Tom Brady and the Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1 p.m. ET, FOX) is up next, and three of their final six games are against teams who currently have a winning record.
But if the Colts keep winning, it'll no longer be "Why not us?"
It could be, 'It is us!'