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Art Cube

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Art Cube
Wiedauwkaai 52
9000 Gent (Belgium)
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French style with a color pattern material

dumeihua — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:59:52 +0000

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This is a French fashion design and modern color material. Pattern of wheat-colored background with brown fashion similar to the building design especially for people like antiques there are two three-dimensional sense of the beautiful ceramic designs and stylish patterns indicative of this material noble and elegant, dry style element.

Red Rose Fashion design material

dumeihua — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:56:20 +0000

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This is a beautiful and stylish roses pattern material. Rose is very precious, and it’s valuable not only because of the beauty of flowers but roses contained in significance. Red roses are a symbol of fiery love, and it is the best gift for girls boys. So this is a very beautiful and stylish design with a love of roses tread material

Flowering plant and butterfly patterns fashion material

dumeihua — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:53:32 +0000

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This is a simple and stylish and beautiful flowering plants and a butterfly pattern design material. Light red, light yellow, light green, green, blue with flowers and foliage, with deep orange butterfly pattern reflects the material of both simple and beautiful and stylish elements. Is used for a variety of design a good selection of beautiful fashion

Grass green and dark green hue with stylish tread material

dumeihua — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:52:02 +0000

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This is a very ornamental and visual impact of the fashion pattern material. A complex and very stylish with a dark green pattern similar to wild flowers and the green is a small petal pattern in terms of visual experience or the inner aspects of both a sense of history is both complex and highly ornamental design material. Especially the dark green patterns like the plants they like both undersea animals. So unpredictable feel. Is a complex and watch the history of design materials

Antwerp Engineering Company

expopedia — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:00:17 +0000

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Antwerp Engineering Company
Indiëstraat 10
2000 Antwerpen (Belgium)
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Beurs-World Trade Centre

expopedia — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:00:18 +0000

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Beurs-World Trade Centre
Beursplein 37
3011 AA Rotterdam (Netherlands)
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Malak Ezzawy's LBD Limited Edition

fashionthreads — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:44:46 +0000

Malak El Ezzawy, one of our favorite local evening wear designers, tributes the “Little Black Dress” this fall with her limited edition collection. What I love, is that it is a perfect addition to my LBD post (posted a couple of weeks ealier, click here). As mentioned before, the LBD transcends time and trends and is the perfect “throw it on and still look chic” dress. A staple in every woman’s wardrobe, just like a man’s white chemise. Below is a sample preview of her limited edition collection, more on this Facebook link, and in store at the Melodies Atelier at 24 Tharwa St., Mohandeseen, ground floor.

Malak’s LBD collection is full of lace, as we call it in Egypt, dentelle. The dress below worn by Menna Shalaby is a dentelle top with a chiffon and tulle skirt and a sexy low back.

Menna Shalaby wearing Malak's LBD

This LBD is the perfectly structured tube dress, which I believe, will be flattering to many. The dress is very futuristic (which I don’t usually like, but this is cool). I also love how the designer utilized both polka dot and stripped prints on one canvas.

Polka Dot & Stripped Structured LBD

This matte paillette, aka sequined, one shoulder LBD is IT! The fall season is all about embellishment & sequins, in addition to asymmetric dresses. I guess this LBD is an ALL-IN-ONE must have!

Matte Paillette One Shoulder LBD

I decided to end this post on the perfectly simple, yet sexy, LBD. The uniqueness of this dress comes not only from its simplicity but its texture. Velvet is a material that faded away for a while, but is back it style and feels very rich.

Perfect Velvet LBD

De Doelen Concert and Congress Centre

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De Doelen Concert and Congress Centre
P.O. Box 972
3000 AZ Rotterdam (Netherlands)
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Brabanthallen Den Bosch

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Brabanthallen Den Bosch
Diezekade 2
5222 AK ’s-Hertogenbosch (Netherlands)
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Maastrichts Expositie & Congres Centrum (MECC)

expopedia — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:00:13 +0000

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Maastrichts Expositie & Congres Centrum (MECC)
Postbus 1630
6201 BP Maastricht (Netherlands)
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So You're Stupid, a Guide to Pretending Otherwise: Chapter 1

jonclinkenbeard — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:35:47 +0000

You’re stupid. You’ve admitted it, and now you’re seeking help. I want to congratulate you! That’s the first step towards making your stupid life better.
First thing’s first though; you are stupid and will be forever. This book will not change that. This book will however, mask your stupidity from the rest of the world and may lead to promotions, dating, new job opportunities, more friends, and definitely more confidence!
It’s not easy to fool people when you’re stupid. Especially people who aren’t stupid. Let’s call this type of people “Smart” people, shall we? Smart people are very quick to pick up on the fact that you’re stupid. You’ve got to be perfect from the beginning around them, or else they will see you as a sheep in wolf’s clothing. That’s an example of a “smart” idea: a truncated and intentionally-reversed extended metaphor using the structure of a simile. You scoffed at things like this in school, but metaphors, similes, and other clever literary devices are a fundamental part of smart people conversation. Similes and metaphors are discussed in detail later in this book, so we won’t worry about them now.
Instead, what we’ll focus on now is the face you made after reading that sentence about the wolf and the sheep. You scrunched your nose tightly and rolled your eyes around in the hopes that your brain would explain why I was talking about animals. If you are smarter, but still stupid, you waited to make the face until I started talking about all that simile and metaphor stuff. This frowny-eye-rolling is a common face that stupid people make when presented with something that bores them or something they don’t understand. This book is about fixing stupid habits just like that face!
Most of the stupid habits you have are based on your stupid instincts. Right now, I want you to close your mouth, and breathe through your nose. TRUST ME, you won’t suffocate! Go ahead and try it. You see? Now you know you can trust me.
It’s not necessary to understand WHY I want you to do the things I want you to do. The important thing is that you DO them and practice them, over and over, for the rest of your life. Most of these things will be difficult. Breathing through your nose alone will take years for you to master. You currently breathe through your mouth because the “instinct” part of your brain is looking out for your survival. This is because the cognitive or “thinking” part of your brain isn’t capable of making good decisions. Stupid people like yourself are prone to doing things directly opposed to your own survival. For instance, I’m sure you’ve found yourself at one time or another in a single-person competition for stuffing the most miniature marshmallows into your nose to see how many will fit. Since this is literally smothering yourself for no reason, your brain makes you breathe out of your mouth, since it figures you’ll live longer that way.
Don’t worry! You will still be able to indulge all of your fun, stupid impulses. I’ll simply teach you how to save them for “private time”, or “stupid friend hang-out time.” when you’re around other people as stupid, or more stupid, than you are. This book is full of helpful, good habits like “stupid friend hang-out time”. However, every habit will take practice to master, so I want you to make a promise with me.
Go ahead and read this out loud: “I promise that I will follow the instructions in this book. I promise that I will practice every day, and that I won’t give up, no matter how frustrating it is for my stupid brain. Sincerely, me!”
There. You’ve just made a promise to both you and I. You said it out loud, so you have to stick to it. It’s too late to turn back now, which is wonderful, because you’re going to have a great new life! (if you think you and I are the same person, or opposite people from when this introduction began, you’re still reading out loud. Please stop reading out loud.)
To create a sense of familiarity, which will subconsciously compel you to finish the rest of the chapters through recognition, despite your short attention span, Just for fun, I’ll give you a brief overview of the topics we will cover in-depth during the rest of this guide.
The first half of this book is all about breaking down and hiding the stupid things you do:
Chapter 1 is what you’re reading right now.
In chapter 2, I will tell you tricks to keep your stupid life separate from your new smart life. This will be an ongoing process. You will learn to enjoy top 40 music and Michael Bay movies secretly while alone or with a few select stupid friends, instead of loudly and in front of everyone.
In chapter 3, I’ll teach you how to shut your mouth before it says the stupid thing you just thought. You’ll learn to use silence with making faces to pretend that you’re deep in thought.
The second half of this book is all about the tricks you can use to pretend you’re smart:
In chapter 4, we’ll reread the first half of the book, because you’ll have skipped ahead, thinking you didn’t need to learn those techniques and “do homework from a stupid book”.
In chapter 5, you get a makeover! As fun as it seems, this will actually be one of the hardest sections of the book, and one of the most important. You will learn to dress in a “nerd costume” for the rest of your life. Calm down! Stop wrinkling your face, stop chewing your lip, quit punching whatever you’re punching, and listen up. You know deep down that “nerds” are the very smartest of smart people. The benefit of looking like a nerd is that smart people will assume you are socially awkward instead of stupid and will therefore more readily ignore whenever you slip up and do stupid things.
In chapter 6, I’ll discuss using props to appear smart. We will discuss scavenging techniques for smart props, including making habits for success. You’ll learn how to search local coffee shops every morning for partially-completed crossword puzzles to spend the rest of the day pretending to fill out. Tips like this will give silent proof of your “smarts” when people might otherwise see through your smart costume.
In chapter 7, I’ll help you get into the habit of saying smart things and inventing opinions. It DOESN’T MATTER what your opinions are. The only important thing is to NEVER CHANGE YOUR MIND about your opinions. You’ll learn to be condescending about other people’s opinions. I’ll even teach you phrases to use if you get into hot water with someone such as “I suppose we’ll just have to agree to disagree!” You’ll also learn to memorize a single generic quote to use at parties and whenever you want to impress someone of the opposite sex.
The third half of this book is all about using your newfound techniques to SECURE your future:
In chapter 8, I’ll give you a lie detector test to be sure you’ve read every chapter thoroughly. If not, i’ll remind you that you made a promise to me, and make you go back and read what you skipped.
In chapter 9, I’ll teach you about material investments. It’s important to invest in “things” and “stuff” that will make you appear smart for the rest of your life: a modestly large house, a slightly above-average car, and many more material things. Your stupid thinking is right in assuming the more things you own, the better; but you have to own the RIGHT KINDS of things! Filling your house with the right long-term props is very important. You’ll learn about chess and backgammon boards. You’ll check prices on pianos and expensive-looking (but not extravagant!) artwork.
In chapter 10, you’ll hire an accountant and do EXACTLY what they tell you do with your money. I’ll tell you briefly what a saving account is and why it’s better not to run out and spend every paycheck immediately on liquor and clubbing. Even though you won’t understand right away why this is bad; when you see how savings and investments lead to MORE liquor, you’ll be happy you listened.
In chapter 11, you’ll invent a new category of people you can look down on for the rest of your life, like “Liberal Elites” or “Right Wing Fascists”. This is a prime time to hire a writer to write a book with your name on it! Tell everyone you wrote the book. This is key.
In our last chapter, chapter 12, you’ll make the most important investment in your future; tricking a beautiful INTELLIGENT person into loving and marrying you. This will be the most difficult thing you will EVER do and it will take all the resources you’ve built and all the techniques you’ve learned. You will master keeping your stupid life and your smart life separate by passing off your stupidity once and for all as something else. We will discuss faking Asperger’s Syndrome, Social Anxiety Disorder, and the like.
By the end of this book, you will be a new person; a person you’ve invented. You will be successful beyond belief, and you’ll have someone who loves you for the rest of your life.
Does this sound too good to be true? Well guess what? I’M A STUPID JUST LIKE YOU! Or at least, I used to be. But following my own system, I’ve made a wonderful, explosive new life as a SMART! I’m CEO of my own Fortune 500 company, I have a syndicated talk radio show, I’m married to a supermodel, I live in a mansion in Beverly Hills, and I have three somewhat intelligent children. I’m sure you don’t believe me, but it’s true. All the “smart” phrases I’ve used in this book were painfully constructed over several years using a dictionary, a smart writer friend, and the help of my brilliant wife. My system worked for me! IT WILL WORK FOR YOU!!!

Amsterdam Convention Factory

expopedia — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:00:12 +0000

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Amsterdam Convention Factory
Czaar Peterstraat 213
1018 PL Amsterdam (Netherlands)
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Autotron

expopedia — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:00:14 +0000

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Autotron
Postbus 142
5240 AC Rosmalen (Netherlands)
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Amsterdam Arena

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Amsterdam Arena
Arena Boulevard 1
1101 AX Amsterdam Zuidoost (Netherlands)
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Oi.

Nyele Hendrick — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:55:17 +0000

Escutem. Estão ouvindo? Provavelmente não.
Estamos escrevendo em todos os momentos da vida. Mesmo nos sonhos a gente está escrevendo. Quando a gente caminha pelos corredores da escola encontra diversas pessoas no caminho e escreve ferozmente dentro da cabeça. Aí está o diretor. È preciso tomar uma decisão sobre o cumprimento. Vou acenar com a cabeça? Vou sorrir? Vou dizer, Bom dia senhor?, Ou vou simplesmente dizer, Oi? A gente vê uma pessoa de quem não gosta. De novo uma escrita feroz dentro da cabeça. È preciso tomar uma decisão. Virar a cara para o lado? Olhar fixo para frente enquanto a pessoa passa? Cumprimentar com a cabeça? Murmurar um oi? A gente vê uma pessoa de quem gosta e diz, Oi, de um jeito afetuoso e derretido, um oi que evoca a batida de remos na água, o sobrevôo de violinos, o brilho dos olhos no luar. Há tantas maneiras de dizer oi. Murmurar, gorjear, latir, cantar, bramir, rir, tossir. Uma simples caminhadinha pelo corredor dá material para muitos parágrafos, muitas frases dentro da nossa cabeça, decisões aos montes.

Schimbarea climei: un pas mic pentru omenire, un pas mare pentru marketingul social

Mihai Pintilie — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:45:33 +0000

De curand Lafarge – uriasul din domeniul constructiilor si WWF – World Wildlife Fund – una dintre cele mai mari organiziatii non-guvernamentale de protectie a mediului, au reinnoit parteneriatul dintre cele doua pentru inca patru ani. Parteneriatul ce dateaza tocmai din anul 2000 are ca scop colaborarea intre organizatii pentru minimizarea efectelor actiunilor Lafarge asupra mediului in locatiile in care activeaza in toate colturile lumii, parteneriatul fiind unul global.

De altfel Lafarge a fost primul jucator industrial ce a devenit partener al WWF, fiind si acum cel mai mare partener si primind ca urmare a rezultatelor obtinute certificatul “WWF Conservation Partner”. Acest certificat utilizat de Lafarge pe scara larga, de la scrisori pana la website, de la comunicate de presa pana la bilantul anual reprezinta si o dovada de marketing social din partea Lafarge, fapt ce-i atrage o perceptie pozitiva din partea clientilor, partenerilor si nu numai.

CEO-ul Lafarge spunea la semnarea prelungirii parteneriatului ca “din anul 2000 Lafarge a facut o multime de pasi in vederea imbunatatirii impactului asupra mediului, o multime de alti pasi mai sunt insa de facut.. un astfel de parteneriat e o ocazie fantastica de a confrunta viziunea unui mamut industrial cu cea a unei ONG“.

Zonele in care colaborarea este activa de ambele parti sunt tarile cu economii emergente (Brazilia, China, India) in care investitiile Lafarge sunt foarte mari datorita cererii in crestere si conjuncturii economice, de asemenea domeniile cheie sunt reducerea emisiilor de dioxid de carbon – se stie ca acestea sunt mari in cadrul activitatilor procesatorilor de ciment, reducerea poluarii permanente cu diverse materiale rezultate din activitatea de productie, reducerea consumului de apa, reabilitarea carierelor de extractie.. Piatra de temelie a constituit-o definirea si implementarea unor instrumente de masurare si monitorizare a efectelor activitatilor Lafarge asupra mediului, de aici pornind masurile de control si imbunatatire a operatiunilor.

Interesant este faptul ca dupa semnarea parteneriatului dintre cele doua parti, mai multi jucatori industriali si-au aratat interesul si disponibilitatea de a colabora cu WWF, vazand in ea nu doar un instrument de marketing ci si unul de crestere a eficientei sau o provocare in realizarea unei imbunatatiri a eficientei activitatilor proprii.

Governo propõe isenção que já está em projeto de José Agripino

joseagripino — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:23:41 +0000

Foto: Divulgação

O ministro da Educação, Fernando Haddad, anunciou hoje que o governo quer lançar um pacote de incentivos fiscais para desonerar o material escolar. A ideia é ótima, mas já tem um autor: o senador José Agripino.

Em abril deste ano, já foi aprovado na Comissão de Assuntos Econômicos do Senado um projeto de Agripino que isenta do Imposto sobre Produtos Industrializados (IPI) materiais como lápis, borracha, mochila, cola, caderno, classificador, pincel e caneta esferográfica. O mesmo projeto reduz a zero as alíquotas sobre a importação e a venda desses produtos cobradas nas contribuições para os Programas de Integração Social e de Formação do Patrimônio do Servidor Público (PIS/Pasep) e para o Financiamento da Seguridade Social (Cofins).

O ministro Haddad disse que foi consultado pelo presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva e disse ser favorável à medida. Enquanto isso, o projeto do senador José Agripino está para ser votado no plenário do Senado.

De acordo com o Instituto Brasileiro de Planejamento Tributário (IBPT), o total de impostos e contribuições que incidem nos produtos da lista de material escolar pode superar 48% do preço, no caso de uma caneta esferográfica, por exemplo. Hoje, o valor médio do produto é de R$ 0,60. Sem os impostos ocultos, cairia para R$ 0,29

La Halle Tony Garnier

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La Halle Tony Garnier
20, pl. Des Docteurs Mérieux
69007 Lyon (France)
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Angers Parc Expo

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Angers Parc Expo
Route de Paris
49044 Angers Cedex 01 (France)
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Black Wool Issey Miyake Jacket Pt 2

fabricaddict — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:46:18 +0000

Sigh. I don’t have enough of the Anna Sui wool burnout material to make the Issey Miyake jacket (V1022). To keep the border running along the hem, I would have needed approx 8 yds of material and I only have 5 yds.

I’m not sure if I should just make the V8587 dress as plannned. If I did this, maybe I could stop the lining short so that the burnout pattern still shows. Or, maybe I could line it in a nude color rather than black. This picture shows the material with an ivory lining.

Or I could try the same long unconstructed jacket idea in a less voluminous pattern. The Issey Miyake pattern would have been about 200″ at the hem alone. McCalls 5987 has a similar feel, but I think I would need less material. What do you think? I’m worried because I think it was designed for a much heavier weight of wool.

There’s also McCalls 5713, which is described as a cardigan rather than a coat. It is designed for knits, but I think I could get away with it. I’d have to add a lot of length to it to show off the border. I don’t like the shape of the hems for this version as much as the inverted U of the other patterns.

Black flower and plant design fashion material

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This is a true black flowers and plants using a combination of fashion design pattern material. Black is both complex and very simple color. Black often gives people a sense of mystery and a sexy. This material is to use this, the use of pure black flower and plant designs combine fashion design, embodies the elements of a simple fashion, while also adding a sexy mysterious and special. Is both simple and stylish design of another mystery material

Golden light of the bow material pattern

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This is a very beautiful and ornate patterns distinguished material. In the context of the distinguished red golden bow exudes golden light. Very beautiful. Can be used in hair dress curtains and other decorative designs. Both simple and beautiful.