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<br><i>Learn, Grab, discover and get interested</i>Sahithya Sridharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12192511308074058980noreply@blogger.comBlogger187125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8931828534436890000.post-29917037450400237832023-01-27T13:29:00.002-05:002023-01-27T13:50:07.934-05:00Eco-Champion: How to lead a sustainable lifestyle<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Sustainability
is all about making choices that help preserve the planet and its resources for
future generations. There are many ways that individuals can make sustainable choices
in their daily lives to help reduce their environmental impact.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">One
simple way to be more sustainable is to reduce energy consumption. This can be
done by turning off lights and appliances when they're not in use, using
energy-efficient appliances, and unplugging electronics when they're not being
used. Another way to reduce energy consumption is to use public transportation,
carpool, bike, or walk instead of driving alone.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Another
important aspect of sustainability is reducing waste. This can be done by
recycling, composting, and avoiding single-use plastics. It's also important to
buy products that are made from sustainable materials and are produced in an
environmentally friendly way.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Another
way to be sustainable is by consuming less meat. Livestock farming is one of
the biggest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions, deforestation and water
pollution. Eating less meat, or switching to plant-based alternatives, can have
a big impact on the environment.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In
addition, it is also important to support sustainable products, companies and
policies. Buying products that are made from sustainable materials, and
supporting companies that have environmentally friendly practices can help to
create demand for more sustainable products.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Overall,
sustainability is about making conscious choices that help to preserve the
planet and its resources for future generations. By making small changes in our
daily lives, we can all do our part to create a more sustainable future.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Living
a sustainable lifestyle involves making choices that minimize your
environmental impact and promote the well-being of future generations. Here are
a few ways to lead a sustainable lifestyle:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"></p><p style="height: 0px;"></p><ul><li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Reduce,
Reuse and Recycle: One of the most important things you can do to live sustainably
is to reduce the amount of waste you produce. This can be done by recycling,
composting, and reusing items instead of throwing them away.</span> </span></li></ul><ul><li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Conserve
Energy and Water: Another way to lead a sustainable lifestyle is to conserve
energy and water. This can be done by turning off lights and appliances when
they're not in use, using energy-efficient appliances, and taking shorter
showers.</span></span></li></ul><ul><li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Use
Public Transportation: Instead of driving, consider using public
transportation, biking or walking to reduce your carbon footprint.</span></span></li></ul><ul><li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Eat
a Plant-based diet: Eating less meat and dairy products and more plant-based
foods can greatly reduce your environmental impact.</span></span></li></ul><ul><li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Support
Sustainable Companies: Supporting sustainable companies and products can create
demand for more environmentally friendly products.</span> </span></li></ul><ul><li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Invest
in Renewable Energy: Consider investing in renewable energy sources like solar
or wind power to reduce your dependence on fossil fuels.</span></span></li></ul><ul><li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Educate
Yourself and Others: Educating yourself and others about sustainable living can
help raise awareness and create change.</span></span></li></ul><ul><li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Take
Care of the Natural World: Lastly, take care of the natural world by protecting
endangered species, preserving natural habitats, and reducing pollution.</span></span></li></ul><p></p><p></p>
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important to remember that sustainability is a journey and that small changes
in your daily habits can make a big impact over time. You don't have to do
everything at once, but start with small changes and gradually build on them.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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I was looking for a way to decorate the dining area of my new home.It is one of the most used spaces as people gather in the dining and the kitchen area when there is a get together or even when friends come home for 'Chai'. So i was sure, i did not want to use the watercolor or acrylic medium for the dining room wall painting as my living room is filled with <a href="http://sahisridhar.blogspot.com/search/label/painting" target="_blank">watercolor </a> painting.<br />
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I have loved the idea of chalkboard menus in cafes and other restaurants and thought of implementing the chalkboard art in the dining area, But i did not want to paint the walls using the chalkboard paint and i had a budget to work with. I had two restrictions, i wanted to have chalkboard art big enough to cover the empty wall in my dining area and also had a budget of 20$ to do the same.<br />
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I went in search of canvas that was big enough to cover the required space, but the cost was super high. So i though of <a href="http://sahisridhar.blogspot.com/search/label/DIY" target="_blank">re-purposing</a> some used canvas and went in search of old canvas in goodwill. I stumbled upon a beautiful canvas that was quite big and was only 6$. What a luck!!<br />
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I got a small bottle of chalkboard paint for 2$ in wall-mart. Under-budget. I painted the canvas using the chalkboard paint and let it dry for an hour before i started 'chalking' on it.<br />
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I already had chalk pencils with me, that helped me get the precision and details. I love the way the chalk board canvas looks now and the dining room looks like a cafe :)<br />
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</div>Sahithya Sridharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12192511308074058980noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8931828534436890000.post-88989776308870504522018-07-02T12:24:00.002-04:002018-07-02T12:57:42.945-04:00Mood Boards- A welcoming and relaxing living room- part 2<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Mood Boards are a great way to convey our ideas on design and fashion which can be difficult to communicate sometimes. So if there is difficulty in expressing some idea, the best way to go is creating mood boards.<br />
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<b>What is a mood board?</b><br />
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"A mood board is a combination of images, texts, colors, quotes that define the mood and the style of the project". It is a tool to bring out the ideas inside our head and to present it. Mood boards come in different forms. There are also 3D mood boards that enable us to design a 3-dimensional view of a room. This is very convenient if you are planning to remodel your house.<br />
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All you have to do is use the mood boards to see how the room will look like or if the furniture that you have been dreaming to buy, suits your living room layout.<br />
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<span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I decided to do a mood board design project and decided to work on the living room. I wanted to create an inviting, peaceful, fun space that would be great to entertain friends and family.</span></span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">This is what I came up with for the living room. These <a href="http://sahisridhar.blogspot.com/2017/03/mood-boards-welcoming-and-relaxing.html" target="_blank">mood boards </a>are 3D boards Which are based on a theme.</span></span></div>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">My first memory of the United States of America comes from a movie that I saw when I was in second grade. It had all the wow factors starting from the Empire State Building, the Statue of Liberty, the Golden Gate Bridge and Disneyland. It was always a land of tall buildings and clean roads. I always heard stories about the food and people from cousins and relatives who traveled to the US. In 2016, it was my turn to travel to the USA, leaving behind my busy software job, family and my comfort zone. I landed in Columbus, Indiana, and all of a sudden I was an immigrant in this beautiful country.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">I had to take a break from my career, make new friends, get adjusted in the community. I thought it was going to be a tough job. But giving up was not an option.I had to keep an open -mind. Columbus was not the city that i had seen in the movies. It was not like the places i had heard about from other people. It was when i realized not all of America looks alike. The movies show only the skyscrapers, but the real America lies in the hearts of cities like Columbus.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">The first thing that I noticed about Columbus was how calm it was. There was absolutely no noise and me, being from India, was used to the traffic and people and everything loud. That was a culture shock. There was much less public transportation and the shops here were not close by. The initial few days, in February, were tough. I used to watch TV, blog about my travel experience, paint, and do some DIYs. But the snow was beautiful. The white layer of snow painting the whole town looked beautiful and felt pure. This was a completely new experience.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Slowly as the snow melted down and the fresh new leaves started dancing on the trees, there was a new array of hope and joy. The whole town covered with trees on either side of the road looked beautiful and the downtown was adorable with shops and restaurants. Columbus was not boring after all. It felt like home. There are spots that one has to explore. I had to open-up to get the real experience of living in this city.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">As the spring started, I got my driver’s license and started exploring the city. I found the library—filled with an amazing collection of books; The Visitor’s Center—where one can find cute personalized gifts; Engage Columbus—where one feels so welcomed and where I felt like I was a part of the community, too. Thrive Alliance was a great place to volunteer; the beautiful lakes where the ducks swim with joy and the sun smiles in radiance—a walk to the lake with my sketchbook makes even my mundane day bright.I enjoy the lush green parks and the trails that help to keep me fit even when I feel like lazing around, not to mention the architecture of this town.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">This picture was taking during one of the events of "Engage Columbus"<br />
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Luckily for me, Columbus is a melting pot of people from all countries and background. Meeting the local people and people who have traveled from different countries to make Columbus their home and talking to them made me realize a lot of things that i would have not known if i had not traveled here. Sharing the culture, food, ideas,thoughts and working together with them made me look at certain aspects of life from a very different and fresh perspective.I began to cherish variety and diversity in my day-to-day life.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Even though there seems to be a striking difference in the culture, food, thoughts of the west from that of the east, there is a base root that connects all of us together. Talking to people from different background has definitely given me a different take on life and the world </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">I travel a lot, but, every time I come back, this is the place that feels like home. I love the warmth that people continue to show me. I love the calmness. It seemed like everything I worried about when I landed here was small by comparison, but this close-knit community helped me to get out and look for the numerous events and activities available to everyone.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">I love this calm place and I wish to enjoy it before getting back to the busy corporate world. It is also a great place to study without any distraction. Being a software engineer working towards a master’s degree in Data Science, I love being able to be here to think, create, and explore my inner abilities.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Being from a big city, it was tough initially to get accustomed to Columbus. But just a few days stay here makes you realize the beauty of this place. Being <a href="https://yestotheworld.com/in/en?utm_source=Indiblogger_contest&utm_medium=contest&utm_campaign=LH_SayYesToTheWorld_Mar18">open minded</a> has made me realize that there is good everywhere and it is upto us to find it and make the best use of it.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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Sahithya Sridharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12192511308074058980noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8931828534436890000.post-70491210422710233502017-12-29T16:18:00.000-05:002019-06-20T15:41:34.731-04:00DIY - How to decorate your wall on a budget<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This is a super easy way to revamp your old wall decor or to bring life to the plain walls. It just took me 3 hours to do the full arrangement and the cost was 0$. No cost at all!!<br />
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Yes, Just 2 items! and all you have to do is cut the glossy magazine in the hexagonal shape. I cut around 22 hexagons from several sheets of the glossy magazines that i had.<br />
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I arranged the hexagons in a honeycomb shape. I just wanted to have the geometric pattern.<br />
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Use a tape to stick the hexagons together and pin it to the wall .<br />
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I have been doing a lot of dollar store DIYs lately, you can find the first three hacks <a href="https://sahisridhar.blogspot.in/2016/08/dollar-store-hacks-1.html">here</a>, <a href="https://sahisridhar.blogspot.in/2016/09/dollar-store-hacks-2.html">here </a>and <a href="https://sahisridhar.blogspot.in/2016/08/diy-home-decor-3.html">here</a>. For the past 3 months i was busy with school , assignment and exams. Now that the term is over, i thought of getting back to doing some DIYs for the holiday seasons.</div>
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I was short of the nautical rope, hence had to use the burlap to get full coverage. In case you have a lit of nautical rope, u can cover the bin completely with that too.</div>
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This is how my final product looks like and the total cost for making this was just 3$</div>
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Sahithya Sridharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12192511308074058980noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8931828534436890000.post-61128441905208657602017-12-04T14:09:00.000-05:002017-12-04T14:13:10.935-05:00Lazy days!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I like getting up at 11 Am,</div>
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There is nothing wrong with being lazy sometimes .</div>
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Sahithya Sridharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12192511308074058980noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8931828534436890000.post-37712392118575374222017-10-02T21:24:00.000-04:002017-12-22T15:17:46.452-05:00The History of The Western Genre through 8 Must-See Films<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; display: none; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-s256sfWJIYA/WdLpHciFIYI/AAAAAAAAHhc/Dnk9V9JiT8Q4IhxFLEHz4ahJQ7fMbnzjQCLcBGAs/s1600/Capture.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center; white-space: normal;"><img border="0" data-original-height="433" data-original-width="427" height="400" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-s256sfWJIYA/WdLpHciFIYI/AAAAAAAAHhc/Dnk9V9JiT8Q4IhxFLEHz4ahJQ7fMbnzjQCLcBGAs/s400/Capture.JPG" width="393" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kzQ2uZwzjkg/WdLyyqDoqdI/AAAAAAAAHhs/JPj4itYFXpstaiAynFCtPSFm5y5nXUmCACLcBGAs/s1600/Capture.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="433" data-original-width="427" height="320" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kzQ2uZwzjkg/WdLyyqDoqdI/AAAAAAAAHhs/JPj4itYFXpstaiAynFCtPSFm5y5nXUmCACLcBGAs/s320/Capture.JPG" width="315" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: inherit; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Although settings, costumes, and tropes remain consistent throughout the films of the Western genre, the values, lessons, and heroes of the genre are constantly changing. In many ways, Westerns serve as a perfect window into how America has viewed itself throughout the twentieth century. Through 8 films, we'll take a journey through these changes to understand how Westerns have evolved, and how this evolution has been shaped by history.</span><br />
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<div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: inherit; font-style: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">"Stagecoach" and The Traditional Western</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">With arguably the genre's most quintessential director, John Ford, lead actor, John Wayne, and scenic location, Monument Valley, this black-and-white classic employs </span><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/10/magazine/11schatz.html?mcubz=1" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">every trope of the genre</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> in a tight 1 hour and 40 minute package. Storywise, it's the subplots and the humor that make this movie great. Many playful vignettes, featuring expert character actors of their day, paint life on the frontier as cheap, justice as obsolete, and morality as ambiguous. This lighthearted humor juxtaposed against sobering reality would be used to full effect 30 years later in the "Spaghetti Western" subgenre.</span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The plot's main protagonists and love interests, an outlaw and a prostitute, are morally corrupt by civilized societies standards, yet pure of heart. The story hinges on a classic revenge story, in which John Wayne's character, the outlaw, carries out vigilante justice against his brother and father's killer. This is complicated by the friendship between him and The Marshall, representing formal law and order, who empathizes with the outlaw's motivation, but is bound by duty. This conflict between civilized and frontier justice is a hallmark of the genre.</span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The film also features a perilous journey, a cowboy vs. Indians shootout (more on that later), a deus ex machina by the U.S. cavalry, a fixation on whiskey, and the pursuit of the American Dream in a hostile lawless land, all traditions of the Western model. And, spoiler alert, the story concludes with the obligatory ride into the sunset. </span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: inherit; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br />
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</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: inherit; font-style: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">"Seven Samurai", "Yojimbo", and the Eastern Influence on the Western</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It may come as a surprise to lovers of the great American Western that </span><a href="http://www.popmatters.com/feature/131926-west-by-east-by-west/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">no artist had stronger influence</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> on the next evolution of the genre than Japanese director and visionary genius, Akira Kurosawa. Kurosawa's films "Seven Samurai" and "Yojimbo" transposed Western archetypes onto a traditional Japanese backdrop. Both were swiftly adapted into classics "The Magnificent Seven" and "A Fistfull of Dollars" in the 50s and 60s. </span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Samurai for hire in feudal Japan, or Ronin, were </span><a href="http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SamuraiCowboy" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">the perfect avatar for the mercenary gunmen</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> of the classic Western. In "Seven Samurai", a group of Ronin are hired by a poor village for protection from an impending raid by bandits. The ragtag group of caricatures are reminiscent of the passengers in "Stagecoach". In "Yojimbo", a Ronin exploits the greed and corruption of a village overrun by gangs and warlords, playing them against each other to their mutual demise. Clint Eastwood would later recreate actor Toshiro Mifune's archetypal character playing a drifter, a man with no allegiances who can rely only on himself and yields to no code but his own, stoic, deft, and deadly. Both characters are presented as having no name. </span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: inherit; font-style: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Spaghetti Western: "Once Upon a Time in The West" and "The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly"</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: inherit; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The next major movement of the Western also took place outside The States, in the mid-60s. Often directed by Sergio Leone, scored by Ennio Morricone, and starring Clint Eastwood, these Italian-international films were made on a low budget, starred local actors, filmed in a desert in Spain, and synched in English in post production. In "Once Upon a Time in the West", a revenge story runs parallel to a bloody race for a valuable piece of land. In "The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly", three money-hungry gunmen wheel and deal one another in pursuit of a dead man's treasure. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: inherit; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The name "Spaghetti Western" mirrors the cookey irreverent ironic humor these films often employ, not unlike "Stagecoach", in their treatment of death, greed, poverty, and war. Leone's Westerns, much to the distaste of the old school, exploit the mythos of the genre to reveal the hypocrisy beneath. In Leone's West, life is cheap, death is waiting around every corner, and loyalty is precarious, even for his heroes. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This depiction of the Wild West </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eIdeM1Hx6o" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">reflected the American counterculture's view</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> of Vietnam, a lawless land, where good and evil are blurred, and hypocrisy reigns. This period coincided with films like "Bonnie and Clyde", "Easy Rider", and "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid", quasi-Westerns with similarly anti-establishment themes. Characters in Spaghetti Westerns appealed to Americans yearning to start over, reinvent what it is the to be an American, seeing the new frontier as a blank slate. It's worth noting here that cultural awareness surrounding the genocide of Native American tribes would soon become problematic for the genre. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.lifed.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/once-upon-a-time-in-the-west-1969.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" src="http://www.lifed.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/once-upon-a-time-in-the-west-1969.jpg" data-original-height="352" data-original-width="625" height="225" width="400" /></span></a></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: inherit; font-style: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Things Get Weird with "El Topo" and "Dead Man"</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(Caution: Spoilers below.)</span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: inherit; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Inspired by the Spaghetti Western, the counterculture took the next logical step, fusing it with 60s psychedelia to create a subgenre known as the "Acid Western", a movement that would begin, yet again, outside The States. Chilean director Alejandro Jodorowsky's seminal midnight movie "El Topo", produced in Mexico, founded the genre. The story follows a black duster and wide-brimmed-hat wearing semi-nameless hero, who goes on a transcendental quest culminating in a god-like transformation set against a desert sandscape. The cryptic story, taboo even by today's standards, is told through a mixture of spiritual symbolism and classic Western tropes. In the latter half of the film, our newly transformed hero attempts to save a colony of deformed people victimized by a morally corrupt town, ultimately leading to his death. This new kind of Western hero can no longer remain passive and self-serving in the face of injustice. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">25 years later, the second most influential film of the genre, Jim Jarmusch's "Dead Man" from 1995, was released. </span><a href="https://indiancountrymedianetwork.com/history/events/native-history-dances-with-wolves-premieres/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Like "Dances with Wolves" 5 years earlier</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, "Dead Man" begins to offer reparations for the highly offensive misrepresentation of Natives central to the genre since its beginnings. As in "El Topo", the protagonist undergoes a spiritual transformation, ultimately leading to his own death, as well as the deaths of his spiritual mentor and his blood-thirsty mercenary pursuer. As in "El Topo", his transformation draws him out of passivity. Although the protagonist seems to find inner strength through connection with a higher power, the plot eventually concludes nihilistically. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://366weirdmovies.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/el-topo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" src="http://366weirdmovies.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/el-topo.jpg" data-original-height="338" data-original-width="450" height="300" width="400" /></span></a></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In post-Vietnam America, stories of American triumph over indigenous cultures or clear-cut tales of good conquering evil were harder for </span><a href="https://www.pricelisto.com/prices/amc-theatres" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">moviegoers</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> to stomach. The next iteration of the genre, known as "The Revisionist Western" would grapple with guilt, consequences, self-reflection, escapism, self-abuse, and PTSD, abandoning the romanticism of the Old West in favor of sobering realism. In "Unforgiven" from 1992, directed and starring Clint Eastwood, an older and wiser version of who is essentially The Man with No Name attempts to redeem himself for the sins of his past, but finds he can't escape it, in some ways representing American nationalism itself. Our new hero can say things like "I'm scared of dying" and not appear as weak, but rather, as wise and morally mature. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://movies.mxdwn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Unforgiven1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" src="http://movies.mxdwn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Unforgiven1.png" data-original-height="340" data-original-width="800" height="272" width="640" /></span></a></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: inherit; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br />
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</span></div></div></div>Sahithya Sridharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12192511308074058980noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8931828534436890000.post-80359298648760620902017-08-07T15:39:00.001-04:002018-06-25T14:03:49.990-04:00The Ultimate Guide for Cleaning your home<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Cleaning is so much fun when you involve everyone in the family. This makes everyone be responsible for the things they have at home.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dusting is not something anyone would like to do. But, a monthly dusting task would save you a lot of time. Dusting, if not done regularly would make your home look messy. It would also turn out to be an unhealthy ambiance. For this purpose, dusting your home could be categorised as follows</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Daily dusting:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> This would involve, dusting the couch, living room TV units, wall shelf. Just wipe down every day with a cotton cloth.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">How often do you have to clean the kitchen cabinets? It is up to you. If you use the kitchen properly, believe me, you need to clean the cabinets only once a month. With a weekly wipe on the doors you can maintain the rest intact for one month. For this, keep these points in mind</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">To clean the kitchen counters, mix 4-5 drops of liquid dish soap in one litre of water. Add this to an old spray can. Use this spray on the kitchen counters as well as the counter tops and wipe down with the help of a cotton cloth. This solution helps in getting the oil deposits out.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Cleaning refrigerators every week would help you save a lot of time. You can clear out the leftover food items and clean the trays every week. Once in a month clean the fridge completely.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Use 1 tbsp baking soda or lemon juice in one litre of water to wipe down the fridge. This would get rid of the odour.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As a routine, do the laundry routine everyday and have an extra load during the weekends. The weekend extra wash would include the bedsheets and the pillow covers. Whereas, the everyday routine would include your everyday wears. If you have a pile to be hand washed, have it in a separate basket, which could be postponed to weekends as well.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Baking soda 1 cup, vinegar (white) 1 ½ tbsp, water ¼ cup and liquid soap ¼ cup. Mix all these in a bowl. Use a scrubber to clean the bathroom floor and also the WC with this baking soda solution. This helps in getting rid of the scales in the bathroom floor and the toilet. Do not forget to wear your gloves!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Walls get very dirty. Worse if it is painted in white or half white. As walls mostly get painted in neutral colours, you can’t help it. The places under the switches and the kids doodle on the walls look bad if not cleaned regularly. </span></div>
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I love colors and geometric pattern. These geometric pattern when used in interior designs, just uplifts a humble space to being classy. When used in painting it somehow makes even the simple sketch look unique. They are so versatile. I love the circles and the triangles. I try to use them in most of my doodles and also DIYs.</div>
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I wanted to paint in my new watercolor mini art pad for quit sometime now. I love the way the watercolors takes its own form in the watercolor pad. It is very therapeutic. I wanted to use colors, so I just started painting without any thought of what the final product was going to be.</div>
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I used several bright colors, let the colors take it's own form. Once the base coat was done, there was a page covered with beautiful watercolor patters. The only design that could lift the base color was few geometric designs. So I just used my favorite triangles to add some glam to the colors and inserted a geometric flamingo in between. I love this abstract art that I came up with under 15 min. What do you guys think!?</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It's vacation time and Universal may be up on the radar as one of the must visit places. Universal studios and islands of adventures are two of the most popular parks in Orlando, Florida.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It is totally possible to do both the parks in one day if you are tight on money or are short on time without using fast pass or getting early access.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Follow these tips to have a wonderful day at universal studios and islands of adventure.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">1.Wear comfortable shoes. You should be ready to move quickly and comfortably</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">3. Try to visit The parks on a weekday if possible.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">4. Stay somewhere closer to the parks.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">5. Pre-book your tickets online.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">6. Don't forget to get the park to park tickets.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">7.try to go in single person line. It sometimes moves faster than an express line.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We went to these parks on a Monday following a long weekend. So the crowd was drastically less as compared to a long weekend or a regular holiday. We reached the park at around 9. Had to wait at the counter for 10 minutes to change the online ticket to a universal pass. Then we headed to universal studios.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">There are few amazing rides that you must not skip and few not so great rides in both the parks. Here I am listing those rides that we loved going along with my ratings. So you can choose what rides to go on and what to skip.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">1.Terminator2 - 3D </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">★</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">★</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">★</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">★</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">★</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">2.</span><span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">The Simpsons Ride </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">★</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">★</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">★</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">★</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">3.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Men in black</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">★</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">4. Diagon allay- If you are a harry potter fan like me, you will love the place and will spend solid 3 hours here. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">5.</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts-</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">★</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">★</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">★</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">★</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">★</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">7.Gringotts Money Exchange <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">★</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">★</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">★</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">★</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">8.</span>Ollivanders-<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">★</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">★</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">★</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">★</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">9.</span>.Knight Bus-<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">★</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">★</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">★</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">★</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">Then we took the </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">Hogwarts Express from King’s Cross Station to Islands of adventure. You will need a Park-to-Park admission ticket or Annual Pass is required. We completed the rides that I have mentioned under the Islands of adventure and took the Hogwarts train back to Universal studios.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">Don't forget to ride the Hogwarts express from both Kings cross(Universal studios) and Hogsmeade( Islands of adventure). You will not be </span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;">disappointed</span><span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">After completing the rides in Islands of adventure we took the hogwarts express back to Kings cross and did rest of the rides.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">10.Despicable Me Minion Mayhem - </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">★</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">★</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">★</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">★</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">11.Shrek 4-D - </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">★</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">★</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">12..Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit- <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">★</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">★</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">★</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">★</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">13.Revenge of the Mummy-<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">★</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">★</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">★</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">★</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">1.The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Hogsmeade.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">★</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">★</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">★</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">★</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">★</span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">2.</span><span style="text-align: justify;">Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: justify;">★</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: justify;">★</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: justify;">★</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: justify;">★</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: justify;">★</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">3.Hog’s Head pub - Don't forget butter beer </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">★</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">★</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">★</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">★</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">★</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">4.Three Broomsticks - we had our lunch here.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">★</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">★</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">★</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">★</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">★</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">5.Flight of the Hippogriff </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">★</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">★</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">★</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">6.Ollivanders - Visit the show where Mr Ollivander will help you choose your wand.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">★</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">★</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">★</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">★</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">★</span></div>
<span style="text-align: justify;">7.Jurassic Park River Adventure </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: justify;">★</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: justify;">★</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: justify;">★</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: justify;">★</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: justify;">★</span><br />
<span style="text-align: justify;">8.Skull Island: Reign of Kong </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: justify;">★</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: justify;">★</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: justify;">★</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: justify;">★</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: justify;">★</span><br />
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<span style="text-align: justify;">12.The Eighth Voyage of Sindbad </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: justify;">★</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: justify;">★</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: justify;">★</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: justify;">★</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: justify;">★</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">We skipped Toon lagoon ( just went for one ride here) and </span><span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">Seuss land. Just walk through these places to experience color and cartoon nostalgia.</span><br />
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Upgrading your bedroom's existing windows or replacing the blank walls with new windows will dramatically change the room's appearance. Windows make the room bigger and allow for a lot of natural light.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">The dream for many writers is to travel the world. After all, writing is one of the most portable professions in the world. Why not combine it with your desire to get away? If you've ever considered, you may well have heard of the following seven myths. Here's why they aren't true, and how you can achieve your goals.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">1. You can't balance travel and writing</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">This is very much dependent on the individual. Some people struggle to manage their time, and so find themselves ignoring work in favour of enjoying themselves, or missing the sights because they're so busy working. If you can balance your time, though, it's easy to do both. It sure beats working in a bar or as a tour guide if you're traveling for an extended period.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">2. You can't work overseas</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Yes, you absolutely can. It's easier than ever to make money when you're working abroad, thanks to the internet. All you have to do is make sure you have the right working visa for the country you're going to. It's completely possible as long as you plan properly.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Many people say that you can't make enough writing online in order to fund your travels, but that just isn't true. You can, with a little bit of planning. Michael King, a writer with </span><a href="http://ukwritings.com/write-my-essay"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;">UK Writings</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt;">, was able to make enough for his travels. He was earning $9 per hour writing with them and saved $14,000 for his trip before he even left his own country. 'It was definitely worth it, and it was paying better than most minimum wage jobs' he says. He also states that there are plenty of ways to earn for your travels.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">As you can see, travel writing is indeed doable, and much easier than you'd think. Take these tips and busted myths to heart, and you'll be able to fund your travels with your talents, no problem. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">4. The destination is the only thing you can write about</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">If you're traveling, you may think that you must write about where you're traveling to. Says who? Our planet is a pretty thoroughly explored place at this point, and we've explored just about everything. Instead, mix it up. Talk about the process of traveling itself. Pick a niche that no one else has talked about.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">5. You must write long stories about your travels</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">You may feel as though you must write long and involved stories about your travels. In fact, internet readers often don't have the patience to listen to what you have to say. Online readers are known to stop reading much more quickly than they would if your text was in print. They want answers about the place you're visiting, and they don't want you to beat around the bush. Keep your writing short and succinct. Give the reader what they came for.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">There's no reason why your travels have to dictate what you write about. Of course, if you're jetting off to exciting climes, then why not write about what you're seeing on the way? If you have wi-fi access, though, there's no reason why you can't write about anything else at all. For example, writer Harry Pool used to be a travel writer but found the work too restricting. He says, 'I switched to writing for </span><a href="http://oxessays.com/services/assignment-writing"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;">assignment writing service</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt;">, as I've always been a good academic writer and I can still do that while traveling through my favourite countries.'<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">This myth isn't totally correct. You can write for English speaking countries, but you'll need to be aware of differences in how they speak and write in the language. There can be differences, and you'll have to make sure they don't sneak their way into your own writing. Keep track of your own grammar by utilizing online tools to check your work.</span><br />
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Mood Boards are a great way to convey our ideas on design and fashion which can be difficult to communicate sometimes. So if there is difficulty in expressing some idea, the best way to go is creating mood boards.<br />
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"A mood board is a combination of images, texts, colors, quotes that define the mood and the style of the project". It is a tool to bring out the ideas inside our head and to present it. Mood boards come in different forms. There are also 3D mood boards that enable us to design a 3-dimensional view of a room. This is very convenient if you are planning to remodel your house.<br />
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All you have to do is use the mood boards to see how the room will look like or if the furniture that you have been dreaming to buy, suits your living room layout.<br />
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Creating a mood board digitally using illustrator is easy for most as it can be done even online using several free online mood creators, and also managing the pictures online or digitally is a lot easier.<br />
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Having physical format mixed with printed photograms gives a very crafty feel to the whole process.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">My Mood Board: </span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"> A welcoming and relaxing <a href="https://www.arhaus.com/furniture/living-room-furniture/" target="_blank">living room</a></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I decided to do a mood board design project and decided to work on the living room. I wanted to create an inviting, peaceful, fun space that would be great to entertain friends and family.</span></span></div>
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<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is what I came up with for the living room. These mood boards are 3D boards Which are based on a theme.</span></span></div>
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This is a more classy, chic living room with a pop of color.<br />
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For more inspirations on Living room ideas check here: <a href="https://www.arhaus.com/furniture/living-room-furniture/">arhaus</a></div>
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Sahithya Sridharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12192511308074058980noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8931828534436890000.post-67156650759335944852017-03-20T14:12:00.002-04:002017-03-24T03:56:24.995-04:00How to pack the suitcase for travelling<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; display: none; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IerxEZvo_6Q/WNAbm5mDCaI/AAAAAAAAGLY/QWZbvMPtaVIAkmVVRk8_T-3-UvOfCuArgCEw/s1600/How%2Bto%2Bpack%2Bthe%2Bsuitcase%2Bfor%2Btravelling%2B%25281%2529.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IerxEZvo_6Q/WNAbm5mDCaI/AAAAAAAAGLY/QWZbvMPtaVIAkmVVRk8_T-3-UvOfCuArgCEw/s1600/How%2Bto%2Bpack%2Bthe%2Bsuitcase%2Bfor%2Btravelling%2B%25281%2529.png" /></a></div><span style="font-size: 14pt; text-align: justify; white-space: pre-wrap;">Travelling can be long or short, but you will have to pack the suitcase anyway. The only problem is not to take unnecessary things in your luggage.</span><span id="docs-internal-guid-8f1b3685-ecc3-9fd3-d34f-9a279a8e1c2a"></span><br />
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</div><b style="font-size: 14pt; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">What do you need to take with you?</b><span id="docs-internal-guid-8f1b3685-ecc3-9fd3-d34f-9a279a8e1c2a"> </span><br />
<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-8f1b3685-ecc3-9fd3-d34f-9a279a8e1c2a"><span style="font-size: 14pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Depending on the place of destination, you should take the things which correspond to the season and weather. If you are going to the sea, then you should mostly take light clothing and a few evening outfits. In case if it is the excursion tour and you will have to walk a lot - it's better to take more comfortable things.</span></span></div><span id="docs-internal-guid-8f1b3685-ecc3-9fd3-d34f-9a279a8e1c2a"> </span><br />
<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-8f1b3685-ecc3-9fd3-d34f-9a279a8e1c2a"><span style="font-size: 14pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Before you put everything in a suitcase, it will be good to decompose all things and look at them detached. Clothing for the trip should ideally be chosen in such a way that any shirt could be combined with jeans, and with a skirt, and with slippers. Here is the approximate list of items you can forget about, but should definitely take with you:</span></span></div><span id="docs-internal-guid-8f1b3685-ecc3-9fd3-d34f-9a279a8e1c2a"> </span><br />
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</span></ul><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-8f1b3685-ecc3-9fd3-d34f-9a279a8e1c2a"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>What shouldn’t you forget?</b></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-8f1b3685-ecc3-9fd3-d34f-9a279a8e1c2a"><span style="font-size: 14pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Do not forget you need that the most important things you have to take are <b>documents, money, tickets and keys</b> to the house. All this is better to be put in a small bag-purse. It should not be of a bright color - so as not to attract unnecessary attention. Also, grab a pack of <b>dry napkins, wet wipes, an antiseptic for hands and a pen.</b></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-8f1b3685-ecc3-9fd3-d34f-9a279a8e1c2a"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>How not to take unnecessary things?</b></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-8f1b3685-ecc3-9fd3-d34f-9a279a8e1c2a"><span style="font-size: 14pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The easiest way to properly pack your suitcase and take everything you need is to make a list of what you need to take with you a week before the trip. Moreover, the list should be as detailed as possible. Once in a few days, look into it and cross out the things you think unnecessary, as well as add something. Therefore, you will have time to think everything over, weigh and avoid the turmoil.</span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-8f1b3685-ecc3-9fd3-d34f-9a279a8e1c2a"><span style="font-size: 14pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Two days before departure, you can put all the things from the list in a suitcase. If there is free space left, you can use it in two ways:</span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-8f1b3685-ecc3-9fd3-d34f-9a279a8e1c2a"><span style="font-size: 14pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- to fill it with unnecessary things that you will "probably" put on;</span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-8f1b3685-ecc3-9fd3-d34f-9a279a8e1c2a"><span style="font-size: 14pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- leave it unfilled - then you will have a stock of space for souvenirs, gifts and things that you buy during the travelling.</span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-8f1b3685-ecc3-9fd3-d34f-9a279a8e1c2a"><span style="font-size: 14pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Also, before you put everything in a suitcase, you can put all the things on the floor. At this stage, you can easily get rid of a part of the baggage. To make sure, when you have already collected your suitcase, find in it a thing or even a few things, without which you can manage on a trip.</span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-8f1b3685-ecc3-9fd3-d34f-9a279a8e1c2a"><span style="font-size: 14pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">By the way, the list of things that you composed while packing the suitcase, you can take with you on a trip. It will be much easier for you to pack your things on it before you fly home - it will help you not to forget anything at the hotel.</span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-8f1b3685-ecc3-9fd3-d34f-9a279a8e1c2a"><span style="font-size: 14pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br />
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If you live in an apartment, it is against the rules to permanently affix decor onto the walls. I had the same problem. But there was a huge bare wall staring at me and I wanted to dress up the bare wall. <a href="http://sahisridhar.blogspot.in/search/label/DIY" target="_blank">Artistic inspiration</a>s can be found even in the everyday ordinary items that we use.<br />
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I saw a lot of decals online, and one particular geometric pattern stuck my eye. It was a simple triangular pattern in rose gold color, that brought out the modern look.<br />
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I thought why not DIY it. I had a lot of newspaper waste that had the rose gold color sprayed onto it from my <a href="http://sahisridhar.blogspot.com/2017/03/diy-dollar-store-frame-makeover.html" target="_blank">dollar store frame makeover DIY</a>. I just cut out those parts that had a good coat of the paint sprayed over and cleaned it a little with some tissue paper, as I had used these newspaper to prevent the paint from falling on the carpet.</div>
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I then measured, and cut some triangles. I applied some glue to the other side of the triangle and stuck to the walls. It looks amazing and was surprisingly easy and totally free of cost. It took me jus 15 min to complete this and my wall doesn't look empty and dull anymore.</div>
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clean the paper with some clean cloth. Then, Measure and cut some triangles and apply glue to the other side of the triangle.<br />
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Stick them to the empty wall, and see the change for yourself.!<br />
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Sahithya Sridharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12192511308074058980noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8931828534436890000.post-50156405585511355502017-03-01T13:58:00.000-05:002017-12-26T01:39:56.224-05:00Dollar store hacks 3 - Give those frames a new look <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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If you are following my blog, you must be knowing that I love to shop in <a href="http://sahisridhar.blogspot.in/search?q=dollar+store">dollar store</a> to do my <a href="http://sahisridhar.blogspot.in/search/label/DIY">DIY items</a>. The other day when I was in dollar store I saw a huge collection of frames all for just 1$. They were nothing fancy, but anything can be made fancy with just a few tricks.<br />
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So I bought 3 big frames that they had. I wanted to hang these frames in my dining area. I didn't want to hang it as such, so I bought a rose gold color spray paint. I love love the rose gold color. They instantly make anything look super rich. I also had a handmade paper with me which I wanted to put it in the frame.<br />
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STEP 3: Use the rose gold spray paint nd paint the frames<br />
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I got this handmade paper in an exhibition which I loved. I wanted to use this in the frame. So instead of getting a picture frame, I used this paper that had amazing texture to it in the frame.<br />
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so I just cut a small rectangle of the handmade paper and stuck on the white side of the paper that came with the frame.<br />
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STEP 5: Put the paper back to the frame and Tada!<br />
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This is how it looks in the dining hall! I love it. What do you guys think? leave your comments below!<br />
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<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.28; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Very often it may happen that it becomes difficult for us to fall asleep. Do not start to panic and simply follow the simple tips that we have collected and they will help you to fall asleep without problems.</span></span></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Choose a comfortable pillow. It should not be too large or too small. Of course, some people can sleep without a pillow. It would be good use orthopedic pillows, as they are the most comfortable.</span></li>
</ul><div> <a href="http://25.media.tumblr.com/31ad9bd4a38a73bd95ffe5e6700fb8aa/tumblr_mjh89jS7zW1s664seo1_500.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img alt="Image result for comfortable pillow" border="0" height="212" src="https://25.media.tumblr.com/31ad9bd4a38a73bd95ffe5e6700fb8aa/tumblr_mjh89jS7zW1s664seo1_500.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Choose a comfortable pose. Comfortable pose is very important for sleep. So, you have to lie down comfortably, so that nothing interfered with your sleep</li>
</ul><div> <img alt="Related image" height="226" src="https://www.awceugene.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Posture-Series-4-Lay.jpg" width="320" /></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Try not to twist and lie in one position. This happens because of </span>over stimulation<span style="font-family: inherit;">. It seems that you want to sleep, but you can not find a comfortable position. In such cases, lie down (for example, on the back) and do not move. At the same time, try to relax your body.</span></li>
</ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Figure out whether you are relaxed or not. In order to sleep - we need to be relaxed. You will be unable to fall asleep quickly, if our muscles are tense. It is necessary to relax the muscles, especially the neck and neck area and head. Sometimes we do not even know that we are tensed.</span></li>
</ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: inherit;">If thoughts do not allow you to sleep – make an agreement with them. Sometimes it happens that we can’t get rid of some thoughts or worries. However, it is very important to clean your mind from any thoughts in order for a good night sleep to come.</span></li>
</ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Meditate. Try to remove all the thoughts from your mind and listen to your body. Listen to the peace and silence. </span></li>
</ul><div> <img alt="Image result for meditate" height="180" src="https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--96ks-5OH--/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800/awpwwo3vl2rw46ylppfa.jpg" width="320" /></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Mind your breathing. It's very simple - it is necessary to monitor your breathing. Breathe calmly, deeply, and monitor: inhalation, retention, exhalation delay. Concentrate on your breathing and get rid of the thoughts!</span></li>
</ul><div> <img alt="Image result for breathing" height="240" src="https://pad2.whstatic.com/images/thumb/2/2a/Exercise-Yoga-Breathing-Step-2.jpg/aid3786277-728px-Exercise-Yoga-Breathing-Step-2.jpg" width="320" /></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: inherit;">To sleep calmly - do not drink stimulating beverages before bedtime. Do not drink before going to bed such drinks as: coffee, tea, yerba mate, Puer, energy drinks, etc. It is best to drink a glass of warm water or warm milk (you can add honey).</span></li>
</ul><div> <img alt="Image result for no beverage before bed" height="320" src="https://www.womenshealthmag.com/sites/womenshealthmag.com/files/styles/slideshow-desktop/public/bedtime-beverages-lose-weight-milk.jpg?itok=oARyXlQL" width="320" /></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Ventilate the room before going to bed. During the whole day the room can accumulate too much energy and, therefore, it is desirable to disperse it. Who wants to sleep in the swamp? Namely, the swamp can be compared to stagnant energy in the room (bedroom). Open the window for 5-10 minutes, in order for the fresh air, oxygen, and stagnant energy to enter the room.</span></li>
</ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: inherit;"> As a minimum, wash face before going to bed. To wash off the accumulated energy for the whole day (not always pleasant) - it is desirable to take a shower or bath. You can simply wash your face with warm water before going to bed. It is necessary to wash the eyes, ears - those organs through which we perceive the most of our world, and in which remain prints for the whole day. Therefore, wash the accumulated negativity and go to bed.</span></li>
</ul><div> <img alt="Image result for wash your face" height="320" src="https://www.clipartkid.com/images/652/wash-your-face-clip-art-SI3yyi-clipart.jpg" width="237" /></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: inherit;"> Calm down before going to bed. In order for the sleep to be calm and strong, and the process of falling asleep was not long - do not watch militants, horror and other exciting video before going to sleep. Also, do not listen to a rough, heavy metal music - listen to calm, pleasant motives (the most useful are the sounds of nature).</span></li>
</ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: inherit;"> Go to bed on time. You should take going to bed at the same time every night as a rule. Your body will get used to a certain regime and it will be easier for you to fall asleep.</span></li>
</ul><div> <img alt="Image result for sleep on time" height="172" src="https://igloballlc.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/iGlobalLCC_Blog_HowDoIGetaGoodNightsSleepOnTheRoad_Image01.jpg" width="320" /></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: inherit;"> Turn off all the distracting devices, such as the lamp, TV, or any other devices that can interfere with your sleep. </span></li>
</ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: inherit;"> Try to add the fragrance of lavender, bergamot, marjoram, sandalwood or geranium in your room. It will not simply make the air pleasant, but will also help to relax the body and calm down your nervous system. </span></li>
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</div><div> <img alt="Image result for natural fragrance" height="212" src="https://oneclickbeautycare.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/natural-perfume.jpg" width="320" /></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: inherit;"> Put on a comfortable pajamas. It is very important, thus you could feel yourself convenient.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I was re-reading Harry Potter, and Fantastic beasts and where to find them books to be prepared for the movie that is getting released and was surprised to find so many similarities between certain parts of the book and the things that is happening with the election.Now that the election is over people still seem unhappy. This is just like the raise of the dark lord and these quotes really sum up the state of mind of the people.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“It is important to fight and fight again, and keep fighting, for only then can evil be kept at bay though never quite eradicated.” we must be willing to fight against the evil whether it is corruption, black money or racism . Never give up hope when all seems hopeless.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Sing the Phoenix song as it is reputed to increase the courage of the pure of heart and to strike fear into the heart of the impure.<span style="background-color: white; color: #262626;">“What’s coming’ will come, an’ we’ll meet it when it does.”.</span>"The consequences of our actions are always so complicated, so diverse, that predicting the future is a very difficult business indeed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Voldemort claimed that Muggle-borns were actually Muggles who stole magic from real wizards and witches, rather than actually inheriting it rightfully and so deserved to be punished for it- Sounds familiar? just replace Muggles with immigrants.“Differences of habit and language are nothing at all if our aims are identical and our hearts are open.”</span><br />
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Add a little green space to your home or even a small little room with the eye catching terrarium.Planning the tropical plants inside the glass container is really fascinating. It is perfect for the winter as there will be no need to step out, and they can be placed anywhere.<br />
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Sahithya Sridharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12192511308074058980noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8931828534436890000.post-5713432353838868152016-10-21T15:17:00.000-04:002016-11-03T16:55:22.845-04:00Make your own personalized postcards<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Snail
mails are always special. Waiting for the postman to give a post card
or an envelope
having your name in it is such a pleasure. The only post that I get
these days is the telephone bills. The best thing about anything
handwritten is you can pick it up and have a look at it at any time you
want and cherish it.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">We
are all now the Slaves of the E-king (Electronic King). There’s no need
for that extra
bit of effort. Take a photo and post in online or if you want to mail
someone use the E-kings service. But the real happiness of receiving
something hand made with carefully drafted words in it with the most
beautiful image on the other side is just out of
the world.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">.According
to the Indian <a href="https://mail.cognizant.com/owa/redir.aspx?C=p1-rmggWz0SQhssVSzOwsF2WdnNE-M8IVdnzdgQLOgSwed0MKlkCnKL_9ZSNejBSC78e8NLvv0o.&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.usps.com%2fprices%2ffirst-class-mail-prices.htm" target="_blank">postal
service website</a>, “<i>a postcard must be </i><i>14 cm × 9 cm (length and breadth)</i><i>.</i><i>
Privately manufactured post cards shall not be thinner or more flexible
than an embossed post card, and will have the same size and thickness of
embossed post card</i>. “.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">These are the hand made post card print of the Shiva series that was going on in the blog.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">The post Cards are Themed:</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: white;">1.Jagadeesa- Master of the universe</span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: white;">2.Kailasa-One Who Bestows Peace</span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: white;">3.Nataraja-King of the art of dancing</span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: white;">4.Rudra-The terrible</span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: white;">5.Shoolin-One who has a trident</span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Like the Prints? <a href="http://sahisridhar.blogspot.in/p/contact-me.html">Contact me </a>to own your own print.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Print an image or make your own art or show your creativity on
one side of the post card, On the other side of the card,
be sure to leave the right half for the address and postage. Write your message on the left half the card.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Try it one weekend. Make a postcard and send it to a friend. Post Cards are a treasure of memories...<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">. But the real happiness of receiving
something hand made with carefully drafted words in it with the most
beautiful image on the other side is just out of
the world.</span></span><br />
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Sahithya Sridharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12192511308074058980noreply@blogger.com4Columbus, IN, USA39.2014404 -85.92137960000002339.0045524 -86.244103100000018 39.398328400000004 -85.598656100000028tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8931828534436890000.post-45481178036863139962016-10-20T13:12:00.002-04:002023-01-27T13:36:43.365-05:00Jagadeesh- Lord shiva painting(art)- shiva series<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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According to texts, this chant bestows deep spiritual experiences and even boons (supernatural gifts) when practiced deeply and correctly.</div>
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The meaning of the chant is relatively simple:</div>
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<b>Om-</b> Before there was a universe, there was a vibrationless void of pure existence. Out of this void came the vibration which started the universe, which is known as Om.</div>
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<b>Namah</b>- This literally translate to bow.</div>
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<b>Shivaya-</b> This, of course, Shiva; but more than that, it means the inner self.</div>
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When understood fully (and according to Shaivism), it means “I bow to the inner Self</div>
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Take a look at my other art Shiva works <a href="http://sahisridhar.blogspot.com/2016/05/lord-shiva-cosmic-dancer.html">here</a> and <a href="http://sahisridhar.blogspot.com/2015/12/nataraja-cosmic-dancer.html">here</a>. and <a href="http://sahisridhar.blogspot.com/2016/10/kailash-lord-shiva-painting-shiva-series.html#comment-form">here</a></div>
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