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Inspireme home1/1/2024 As a Lebanese American, making her products available to the Middle Eastern region has been a priority to Farah since day one. ![]() Home Centre holds values that are perfectly aligned with Farah’s philosophy of bringing timeless designs to consumers at an affordable price point, so we knew they would make the ideal partner to bring this incredible range to the MENA market.”Įrin Dippold, President of Thrive Brand Licensing, said: “Inspire Me! Home Décor has been an astounding consumer products success in North America. Neesha Law, Commercial Director at WildBrain CPLG Middle East, said: “Inspire Me! Home Décor’s latest collection perfectly encapsulates Farah’s comfortable yet glamorous style, with its neutral colours, soft fabrics and exquisite design detail. I look forward to seeing how consumers and designers incorporate the range into their beautiful homes.” Every piece in the collection is timeless, classic and intended to make a statement, whether on its own or styled with other items. We share the same vision, which is a gold standard of quality, reliability and honesty. This introductory collection is now available at Home Centre stores across the MENA region and online, and is part of the retailer’s ‘Ramadan is Better Together’ region-wide campaign, aimed at offering customers finely curated collections that invoke the spirit of celebration.įarah Merhi said: “I’m very excited to launch my Inspire Me! Home Décor collection with Home Centre in the Middle East, and given my roots, this project is very close to my heart. Inspire Me! Home Décor’s new collection for Home Centre spans every room of the house and includes bedding, curtains, rugs, dinnerware, serveware, drinkware, decorative accessories, lighting, towels and bath accessories. ![]() ![]() The deal with Home Centre was brokered by Inspire Me! Home Décor’s sub-agent for the MENA region, WildBrain CPLG, in partnership with the brand’s global licensing agent, Thrive Brand Licensing. Inspire Me! Home Décor, the lifestyle brand founded by acclaimed designer, author, entrepreneur, Farah Merhi currently has over 6.2 million global followers, making it the most-followed home décor inspiration page on Instagram. New homewares range from renowned designer Farah Merhi at MENA retailer for Ramadan seasonĭubai, UAE – 29 April 2021 – Inspire Me! Home Décor has secured a long-term deal with leading MENA home retailer Home Centre for an extensive line of home décor and home furnishings.
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Muscle shoals recording studio1/1/2024 ![]() MARTIN: But in Rick Hall's FAME Studio there was no color line. In doing that we were afraid of white people that didn't like the idea of us recording black singers. HALL: During the '60s we had it tough here because we wanted to produce black music, black - with black artists singing. MARTIN: Rick Hall, a white producer, worked with African-American musicians at a time when Alabama was segregated. So absolutely it was a milestone and the turning point in my career. That's where I recorded "I Never Loved a Man," which became my first million-selling record. (SOUNDBITE OF DOCUMENTARY, "MUSCLE SHOALS")įRANKLIN: Coming to Muscle Shoals was the turning point. MARTIN: Here's what Aretha Franklin had to say in the 2013 documentary "Muscle Shoals." (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "I NEVER LOVED A MAN (THE WAY I LOVE YOU)")ĪRETHA FRANKLIN: (Singing) I ain't never, no, no. LINDA WERTHEIMER, BYLINE: You don't write it down? And it was little jazz-oriented records with written arrangements. RICK HALL: It was a little bit too vanilla, and was too many ditties. In an interview from 2015, Hall told NPR's Linda Wertheimer that before she came to Muscle Shoals and found her voice, Aretha Franklin's music wasn't selling. UNIDENTIFIED SINGERS: (Singing) Ride, Sally, ride.ĬHANG: There at his small FAME Studios, Rick Hall cut some of the biggest records, like Aretha Franklin's first hit. ![]() All you want to do is ride around, Sally. Just listen to this, Wilson Pickett's version of "Mustang Sally." ![]() Hall was the founder of FAME Recording Studios, the place that made Muscle Shoals, Ala., synonymous with the Southern sound of soul and R&B. MARTIN: Music producer and songwriter Rick Hall, the so-called father of Muscle Shoals music, has died. (SOUNDBITE OF WILSON PICKETT SONG, "MUSTANG SALLY") You may not know him by name, but you know his sound.
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Word to pdf converter download1/1/2024 ![]() ![]() Nowadays, thanks to the wonders of technology, file conversion has become more accessible. To do that, they’d have to install a specific type of software. Years ago, if most people were given a Microsoft Word document that had to be encrypted, the first thing they would do would be to convert Word to PDF. ![]() If you want to convert a PDF file to Word online, you need to break down another layer of security to do that. Whether for work, school, or for personal use, if you’re dealing with sensitive files, chances are you are using PDF because of two things - it is password protected and supports two levels of security, one to open and view a document, and another to allow several permissions such as editing, printing or converting. In fact, if you’ve ever downloaded a document or printable form online, there’s a good chance it was a PDF file. PDF, or Portable Document Files, are one of the most commonly used file types today. Need to send an urgent document? 90 percent of the time you will be asked to send it in PDF format. One very popular one, the site’s Word to PDF tool, converts Microsoft Word files to high-quality PDF files within minutes!Įxperience excellent service without compromising your file’s quality - all the formatting, tables, images, and text in the PDF will look exactly they did in your original document! Still not convinced? Go see for yourself, visit to find out what we are all talking about! Converting Word to PDF Online If you are working with PDF files daily, you need great PDF tools.
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![]() That dream was far different from my fantasy where I’d show up to school naked and the entire varsity cheerleading squad would fawn over just how ginormous I was. It reminds me of the recurring dream I had in junior high where I’d show up to school naked, and everyone would double over in fits of laughter. I hustle down the tarmac, and when I turn into the aisle of the plane, all eyes are on me. “Have a nice trip.”Ĭlearly, this is code for get the hell out of my face. “This is a nearly full flight, so take the first seat you can find.” The machine between us beeps, and she hands my ticket back to me as I silently curse the fact I didn’t book an airline that actually assigns seats. Ironic, right?” I don’t know why I’m making excuses to this woman. Okay, so humor isn’t immune from her sour mood. “You’re not even wearing skinny jeans, sir.” The woman looks me up and down, unamused. I injured myself trying to get into my skinny jeans,” I say breathlessly, my lungs still on fire from my unexpected morning run. I hand her my ticket to scan and give her my best apologetic smile. Without so much as a word, she holds out her hand, palm up. The woman guarding the door at the gate looks down at her wristwatch and raises her eyebrows, silently scolding me. In true Midwest hospitality, the agent on the other end of the line informed me that, “We can’t hold the plane for you, but I’ll call the gate agent and see if they can stall closing the doors until the last possible moment.” I went so far as to call the Southwest Airlines desk at the Kansas City Airport from my taxi, letting them know I would be there before takeoff, but depending on the security line, I would be cutting it close. I’m likely the reason the entire day has started off with a delay. Either way, it doesn’t matter because, at this moment, she hates me. ![]() Her glare pierces right through me, and I can’t tell if she’s annoyed or if that look is just permanent resting bitch face. The woman is starting to close the door to the tarmac but notices me moments before she shuts it. ![]() My brother Chris will string me up by my balls if I’m not there for tee time later this morning. “Hold the plane!” I beg in my final sprint toward the Southwest Airlines gate agent, waving my ticket in the air. And then all of my muscles tense simultaneously, and it’s almost euphoric.īecause the radiant woman before me finally comes into focus. ![]() My breath is short and fast, and it all hurts so good, and my body aches from the incessant pounding this morning. I send silent prayers above.ĭear, God, please. I quickly wipe at the sheen of sweat building on my forehead. This moment will not end before it even begins. I swallow hard, doing my best to keep it together. “Fuck,” I mutter under my breath as I lick my lips and gasp for air. My legs quiver and the harder I go, the more I feel like my body is going to give out from underneath me. Pull your shit together, Jeff! This isn’t like you. I can feel my heartbeat in my head all the way down to my toes, and I know that if I don’t get there fast, I’m going to explode. It’s the BIRTHQUAKE cover reveal day and I am beyond excited to share this with all of you! It feels like I’ve been sitting on this secret forever!! Isn’t she a beauty?! And because I’m over the moon right now, I’m sharing the prologue with you now!! Read on for all of the hilarious awkwardness of Jeff and Henley’s “meet cute!”Īnd without further ado … here’s a sneak peek of the Birthquake prologue, just for you!īeads of sweat race down the back of my neck and adrenaline pulsates through my veins.
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Skull hero slayer steam1/1/2024 ![]() Yet they are very different from each other. Technically old school Mario, Mega Man, and Zelda fall into the genres of 2D side scrolling, and platform. All the genres matching doesn't mean you or anyone else will like it though. It does not mean they shouldn't be compared. Steam has thousands of games, every game is different to each other. Obviously the gameplay will be different, that's why they are 2 separate game, not one. All the genre are matching between the two. Originally posted by □Cloud Boy□:Everyone is saying they are different game, they both are 2D side scrolling platformer rogue-lite. Woe be unto us for surely we are faced with the hardest of choices. To have 2 good games to play at the same time, the choice of which to play first and which to beat first. Such a terrible fate indeed that we bear. Neither one is better, so you will just have to Enjoy both of them as they are both great games in my opinion, Or, to give you a far more simple answer. It's just that the games Feel too unique to reasonably compare. That doesn't mean there isn't overlap, or that you can't do one strategy in the other. Do I want to put the effort of holding onto this skull so I can upgrade it later or do I pick up this more immediately useful but less scalable one? Do I sacrifice this item for this one so I can get more of a certain stat? Which 'build' am I going to try and lean towards? Preparing for the bosses before hand with a strategy in mind, etc. Whereas Skul is, in my option, more about thinking ahead for the meta game. DC is fast paced as hell and is, if you wanna simplify it a fair bit, essentially Dark souls as a 2d roguelite, requiring pattern recognition, seat of your pants reaction times, and other such stuff. Genre and basic first glances are important sure but it's the smaller yet if anything more important details that are what makes games like this what they are. ![]() Don't try comparing two games they might share a genre but they are very different once you sit down and play them both. |