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Katie* left home aged 18, having felt unsafe for years.
At a time when her peers were thinking about their study options and choosing outfits for formals, Katie instead became one of 44,000 young people who are homeless in Australia today.
It's often hard to comprehend that a life on the streets, or couch surfing, or living in temporary accommodation - hand to mouth, feeling vulnerable and alone - would ever be a better option than home. However for Katie, who had suffered years of abuse, going it alone felt like the only way ahead.
Katie sought help, met the right people (for a vulnerable teenager, there are a lot of wrong people out there) and got connected to the right services. She was lucky. Her future is now full of hope.
During the recent election campaign, Katie joined us to meet with Christian Porter, the Minister ultimately responsible for funding the programs that worked for her.
As well as Minister Porter, we held meetings with Senator Katy Gallagher from Labor and Senator Rachel Siewert from the Greens, which provided a space for people who've experienced homelessness to share their stories.
We are ensuring that our clients' voices, so often lost or ignored in the political debate, are being heard and given a platform.
Stories from young people like Katie. Or clients like Dave* who told the Minister about his struggles with mental health and how he ended up on the streets fighting for his life.
These are the continuing stories of the 105,000 men, women and children who on any given night are without a safe, permanent place to call home.
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Each day, homelessness services across the country turn away more than 200 people because they don't have the resources to help them. Young, vulnerable, socially isolated women like Katie who take brave and determined efforts to escape intolerable lives. And then we have to say "I'm sorry, we are full. We can't help you today. Maybe come back tomorrow."
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Without giving a voice to homeless people, without their suffering and resilience becoming part of this election narrative, the "too late" stories will continue.
We have a simple ask: that all parties commit to halving homelessness by 2025 and develop a national plan to meet this target.
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There are no silver bullets but we know what works: prevent people in high-risk groups from becoming homeless, fund evidence-based programs for people who are already homeless and ensure enough homes for people on low incomes.
The economic evidence is also available. A recent study shows that preventing young people from becoming homeless in the first place could save governments an estimated $626 million per year across the youth justice and health service systems alone.
During the election campaign, both Labor and the Greens stated their commitment to targets and some sensible approaches to tackling the issues. We're also seeking a concrete commitment from the Coalition to address this issue
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Kasy Chambers, Executive Director, Anglicare Australia Catherine Yeomans, Chief Executive Officer, Mission AustraliaCommissioner Floyd Tidd, National Commander, The Salvation Army Australia Dr John Falzon, Chief Executive Officer, St Vincent de Paul Society National CouncilMartin J Cowling, Acting National Director, UnitingCare AustraliaRev Dr Keith V. Garner, AM, Chief Executive Officer, Wesley Mission
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To study the composition of comets, NASA scientists have engineered a space harpoon that would collect rock samples and return them to Earth for study. The harpoon's tip would be fired from a craft hovering near the target comet and after penetrating the surface and collecting mineral samples, it would return to the craft. The concept of a harpoon is meant to get around landing a craft on a comet's surface, which typically has a very irregular geography as well as extremely low gravity.
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The study of comets has been instrumental in our understanding of life in the cosmos. In 2002, NASA's Stardust mission found an amino acid, glycine, which is used by living organisms to create proteins. This supported the theory that perhaps some elements essential to life were delivered to Earth from afar. Scientists also hope that by better understanding the composition of comets, we might better understand how to destroy one if Earth was in its trajectory.
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SOURCE: Milyoni
February 09, 2012 13:47 ET
South American Hit Romantic Comedy Features Live Chat With Film's Director
South American Hit Romantic Comedy Features Live Chat With Film's Director
PLEASANTON, CA--(Marketwire - Feb 9, 2012) - Milyoni, the leader in social entertainment, and Colombian production company Talleres Uchawi, today announced the worldwide Facebook launch of Lecciones para un Beso (Lessons for a Kiss) this Valentine's Day. The hit Colombian film, pegged as the first romantic comedy for men, will debut with a live broadcast and chat with filmmaker/director Juan Pablo Bustamante on Tuesday, February 14, at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. Fans can RSVP to the live event at http://apps.facebook.com/uchawi-social-live/.
Lecciones para un Beso is the story of Alejandro (played by José Julián Gaviria), a young man who falls in love with María (Vanessa Galvis) who makes his life miserable by ignoring him. With the help of three men (Óscar Mauricio Rodríguez, Bárbaro Marín and Salvo Basile) with different strategies in the art of love, romance, lies and money, Alejandro attempts to achieve his dream: to kiss María on the lips.
Using Milyoni's Social Live technology, Facebook fans worldwide can share the unique social experience as they engage with the filmmaker during the film's live online premiere. Following that, the movie will be available to watch on-demand with English subtitles via Social Cinema, where users can chat with friends, comment on and share clips, and invite others to watch. Lecciones Para Un Beso will be available for 10 Facebook Credits or $0.99 via PayPal or credit card.
"Lecciones para un Beso has already made noise in South America and we are excited to help bring this film to a global audience," said Dean Alms, VP of marketing for Milyoni. "This romantic comedy gives a nod to the guys on Valentine's Day, and we are delighted to offer the social features they are looking for while they experience it."
"Milyoni is helping us reach our audience outside of Colombia for the first time and in an entirely new way," said Juan Pablo Bustamante, director/filmmaker of Lecciones para un Beso. "I made this movie to reveal the humorous trials of young men in love, a story that transcends culture, class and geographical location. Now the movie can reach just as far as its theme."
To RSVP to the live event or watch Lecciones para un Beso, http://apps.facebook.com/uchawi-social-live/.
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Knocking on the Church's Door: Who Will Greet Me?
November 1995By Kent M. Brudney
Kent M. Brudney teaches Government at Cuesta College in San Luis Obispo, California.
I was raised in an anti-religious family; my parents were ethnic Jews, with a strong commitment to social justice and an equal commitment to the Old Left's Marxian dogma that religion is the opiate of the masses. I accepted their litany of political virtues readily, but not thoughtlessly; that is, I came to know how to defend them ably, and I even learned to refute the wrong-headed opinions of the other side. (I still think the other side is mostly wrong.) My acceptance of my parents' strong atheism and anti-clericalism was more complicated, probably because they were not willing (or not able) to argue on behalf of them; rather, those views were simply asserted. Religion-talk made me feel vaguely uncomfortable, and prayer embarrassed me, as if someone had belched at the dinner table. I was, unlike my parents, not anti-religious in the strong sense; religion was mostly irrelevant and occasionally moderately intrusive. I had the habit of mind of the Left, but I lacked the philosophical justifications to make atheism and anti-clericalism convictions.
My habit of mind continued unchallenged through my early days as a college student at Berkeley in the mid-1960s. Political and social issues dominated. But during these early college years, there were two small, but I now think significant, awakenings. First, during a strike on campus, one of my professors was prompted to hold classes in a nearby Lutheran church. (It had never occurred to me that there were churches in Berkeley.) He lectured on Thomas More's Utopia in front of a glorious cross. I recall being surprisingly inspired and moved by the setting. Though I no longer remember the cause of the momentous events that led to the strike that brought us together there, the images and sounds of that day in church will never leave me.
Second, there was a trip home during a vacation, during which my parents played a recording of Tom Lehrer's witty anti-Catholic "Vatican Rag." My parents laughed, the assembled laughed, I laughed, but I unexpectedly found myself uncomfortable with this facile anti-Catholicism. How, I asked myself, can we be demeaning the beliefs and customs of Catholics when we are so protective of protesting Buddhists in Vietnam and so supportive of a black Baptist minister and his black Baptist marchers for civil rights? How can we defend Chicano farm workers who are reared in the Catholic faith and who celebrate the Catholic Mass at their public meetings while we make fun of the faith that sustains them?
Catholicism took hold of me during a junior year abroad in Italy. I suspect that its attraction was initially cultural, affecting me in ways that even today I barely understand. In those days in Italy there was a culture of Catholicism, but not hegemonic in the way that postmodernists want us to understand pervasive cultural patterns. It was the culture of an old Catholic people -- unassuming, tolerant, and devout in a way that only people who know who they are can be. I saw their Catholicism in their churches, in their art, in their literature, and in their daily language and customs; it was reflected in the most private and quiet recesses of the smallest chapels and in the architecture and design of the noisiest public places. It was, I discovered one foggy mid-winter night, in the most surprising place of all, in their hearts. An Italian friend of mine, a fiery leftist, full of anger at the world's injustices, critical of all the governmental and economic elites which perpetuated injustice, passed me that night as I was heading back to the dormitory.
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Dallas, Texas (PRWEB) June 06, 2016
Today Share Rocket announced significant product enhancements to its social ratings platform for local media markets. In addition to incorporating Instagram into it's local media measurement scores, the new upgrades include more robust tools for content curation; responsive framework for its web application; richer insights in Top and Trending content, and additional reporting tools and filters.
"Share Rocket is the market leader for local social ratings and real-time social analytics and we are please to include these upgraded features at no additional charge to our existing clients," said Tim Capper, President and Director of Product at Share Rocket. "We are raising the bar once again by bringing deeper insights and actionable data to the platform."
Share Rocket's social ratings platform solves challenges that local broadcasters and publishers face in accurately measuring their entire social media footprint. It's real-time measurement and ratings platform empowers it's clients to improve their social performance and drive social revenue. Share Rocket revolutionizes the performance and productivity of it's customer's staff by providing detailed insights on all social media assets in the market. Powerful enhancements in the new software release (Version 2.0) include:
Instagram Integration: The Share Rocket platform now includes Instagram data in it's local social ratings scores and ratings. Station brands, sub-brands and individuals with Instagram profiles will now have this highly engaging platform's equity included in their overall SHARE and Social Equity Index (SEI) scores.
Responsive Framework: The Share Rocket web application has been completely re-designed around a mobile friendly responsive framework. Customers can now access all of the Share Rocket features from their favorite Android or iOS mobile device.
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The enhancements will be available in June, 2016. Current Share Rocket customers will be automatically upgraded to the new release (Version 2.0) at no-charge under their existing software service and support contracts.
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The Rambling Millennial: Let's Talk About New Orleans – The Nola We Forgot
Hey, guys! I'm so sorry for the extended wait on this next post, I had to take some time to brush up on my big easy history. So, this week we're gonna ramble on about the side of Nola we forgot, her history.
New Orleans, the land I call my home. What history lie beneath your potholes?
I love New Orleans. Good or bad, and good or bad, it didn't get like this overnight. So, this week we're gonna ramble on about how all this happened.
-The Big Easy in 1718 (neworleanstricentennial.org)
Picture it. Nouvelle Orleans. 1718. The Big Easy is born. We can thank the French Governor of Louisiana, Jean Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville, for the birth and name (Nola is named after The Duke Of Orleans, from France, who reigned as Regent for Louis XV yo) of what would become one of the most culturally rich and diverse cities in America.
Immediately Swerved
Even in the beginning, the big easy was on Mother Nature's list. Soon after the city was founded, just four years later, it was obliterated by a hurricane. In true Nola form, the city was quickly rebuilt.
Following the hurricane and rebuilding process, New Orleans remained under French control and influence for 45 years. During those four and a half decades, the city was influenced by French cuisine, fashion, architecture, and infrastructure. During French rule, guess what, Nola was still very much into slavery. No free people of color just yet.
They Cede Us Out Yo
In 1763, the French Monarch signed over Louisiana to Spain. Following that treaty, New Orleans remained a Spanish city four decades, and in those 40 years, the city was equally influenced by Spanish culture as it was French Culture.
– First Spanish Governor of Louisiana, Antonio de Ulloa (knowla.org)
New Orleans also adopted Spanish social rules, while it was being governed by the Spanish Monarch. And Spanish social constructs were against slavery, allowing for a class of free people of color. Most free people of color were Creoles and Native Americans. There were many black free people of color, but they lived in enormous fear of being enslaved by fear mongering white folks who believed blacks were animals
In addition to social culture having a gigantic shift during Spanish rule, perhaps a more tangible piece of Spanish would be in terms of architecture, as the city was rebuilt twice following devastating fires in 1788 and 1794. During those reconstructive efforts by the Spanish, the city was rebuilt with new, all-brick buildings. They also built what is one of the oldest Catholic churches in America following those fires.
– Church of St. Louis, before it was a cathedral (wikipedia.org)
For or a Moment, We Had Paris
– The Louisiana Purchase (blackpast.org)
In 1803, New Orleans was given back to the French Monarch. But this possession only lasted about 20 days. After it was re-released to France, the Monarch immediately sold Louisiana to the United States Of America in 1803 as part of one of the greatest real estate deals ever, the Louisiana Purchase.
We Soon Found Out, America Likes War
Not long after the Louisiana Purchase, devastating conflicts, including the War of 1812, were fought in and over New Orleans. Actually, the last battle of the War of 1812 was fought in defense of Nola, the battle was led by Andrew Jackson, he and a brigade of pirates, free blacks (notice not "people of color"), and the Tennessee Volunteers pushed the remaining British force out of the city.
– black soldiers fighting in the War of 1812 in a battle in New Orleans (U.S. Army Center of Military History
After War…Let's Make Love…and Money…Mostly Money
At the half mark of the 19th century, following the immense conflict that plagued the nation, New Orleans became the country's wealthiest and third-largest city in the nation. This rapid growth was largely in part of Nola's Port. New Orleans' port was and remains one of the largest/busiest in the world. The Big Easy was shipping most of our nation's produce to the Caribbean Islands, South America, and Europe.
– the Port of New Orleans, 1803 (Alfred Waud )
A large part of the revenue being generated by the port was thanks to the sale of, you guessed it, thousands and thousands of slaves. All while being a city that welcomed, "free people of color"
I'm quick to reference the free people of color term because many tour guides, tourists, and natives will often speak of the free people of color that were in the city. Brother and sisters, the color didn't include black.
Speaking of Black….the Civil War Starts
The South wanted to keep slavery. Why? Because it was what this fine nation was built on and blacks weren't people…duh! The North (most..definitely not all) disagreed…so the south seceded.
At the start of the Civil War, Nola was the largest city in the Confederacy, however, after only about a year, the union conquered Confederate defenses and took New Orleans as a Union city almost entirely unopposed.
– battle in New Orleans during the civil war (http://www.billiesilvey.com/Battle-of-New-Orleans.jpg)
– black soldiers of the Union (goarmy.com)
Following the war and introduction of the Reconstruction era, race became a critical political force. As a result of the war, emancipated slaves and other free people of color were being brought into the political process, some of them even briefly holding office.
This change in the political demographic led to the rise of the Ku Klux Klan and the White League. Consequently, this rise facilitated the push of brown folks right back out of the political process.
Great Scott, it's the 20th century already?!
By the turn of the century, Nola's streetcars were electrified and race relations grew thunderous. Even with growing tensions, black folks were placed on the back burner. Because of this, African Americans began to congregate to organize communities, create music and art, including a plethora of jazz and blues styles that are still relevant and frequently sampled today.
– (citystoryapp.com)
Once again all the people thrived because of Black Folks and Native Americans
Despite ignoring race relations, the city continued to grow (on the backs of low wage black workers) and prosper. Thanks to advanced pump technology, the city embarked on over zealous draining efforts on low lying land between the city's Riverside and Lake Pontchartrain. These new levees and canals meant that we now live below sea level.
Mother nature is like, "nah, bruh"…and more war…oh and race.
A slew of hurricanes agitated the city in 1909, 1915, 1947, and 1965. None of the storms devastated the city catastrophically, so rebuilt each time.
Following the end of the second World War, unrest and bigotry involving segregation and suburbanization drew many, many whites out of the city. Leaving a core that was increasingly black. They were like, "y'all want it, take it."
Despite the growing social unrest and changes, New Orleans was making quite the name for herself as a worldwide tourist destination. Largely because of the festivities, music, and culture inspired and created by Native Americans and Black people. Mardi Gras and the growing popularity of Jazz Fest were among these attractions.
The unforgettable works and talents of Jean Galatoire, Louis Armstrong, and Tennessee Williams also helped Nola reach the top of the list.
New Orleans was growing more popular and blacker every decade.
Black people eventually grabbed important seats in local government due to the drastic change in the racial makeup of the city.
"What if I made them all start over?" – Mother Nature
Picture it. August. 2005. There's something lurking in Nola's rear view mirror, and much like the mirror says, Katrina was much closer than she appeared.
– Hurricane Katrina one day before land fall. (emaze.com)
This little girl of a storm only turned out to be the most devastating natural disaster in U.S. history.
An estimated 1,833 people died and an untold number of citizens were either never recovered or deemed "too old" to be added to the count. So it is believed that the number could easily be few hundred people higher.
– photos of the devastation (usatoday.com)
It's Not Really About the Storm
Yeah, nah.
"The people of New Orleans weren't just abandoned during the hurricane, they were abandoned long ago. – To murder and mayhem in their streets, to substandard schools, to dilapidated housing, to dismally, inadequate health care, to a pervasive sense of hopelessness.
– Obama in 2005 visiting New Orleans, surveying the damage (newsbuster.org)
That is the deeper shame of the devastation following Hurricane Katrina" – Pres. Barack Obama (then senator from Chicago) on the Senate floor in 2005 two weeks following Hurricane Katrina.
President Obama was making some earth shatteringly accurate assessments of New Orleans prior to the Storm. New Orleans had been left to rot from the inside out, so it could be gutted.
This was happening in the form of lower wages, discriminatory housing rules, unaffordable housing, a substandard education system, a city government that poured every dime into the tourism industry…and nothing else, and unchecked, ridiculous rent increases. The only thing Katrina did was show the world what the government was allowing to happen to this city long before the storm. It also drastically sped up the process of getting the black folks out of the city.
– Obama during the 10th remembrance ceremony of Hurricane Katrina (pbs.org)
"When 9/11 happened in New York City, they waived the Stafford Act, and that was the right thing to do. When Hurricane Andrew struck in Florida, people said, 'Look at all of this devastation. We don't expect you to come up with the money to rebuild, here's the money to rebuild. We're not going to wait for you to scratch the money together because you're apart of the American family.' What's happening down in New Orleans?!" Where's your dollar? Where's your Stafford Act Money? – Makes no sense. Tells me that somehow the people in New Orleans people don't care about as much." – Pres. Obama on the response effort following Hurricane Katrina, on the Senate floor in 2007
Then senator Obama's remarks about the response to the crisis in New Orleans weren't unfounded by any measure. You can simply look around the city today and see who the city and federal governments has decided is worthy of receiving assistance to rebuild.
You can also watch videos on YouTube of the coverage of the storm by news stations around the country, to view the active choice of the government to remain inactive.
This wasn't so much an argument
This wasn't really an argument for black people. It's more of a crash course on New Orleans' history, and how black folks were, like in most places in the US, never a priority of the city. We've been marginalized and still thriving and fighting since the very beginning.
Now we're fighting to remain in and apart of the city that we've inhabited for nearly a century. We just want people to know that the practices of the businesses and government in and around the city of New Orleans, aren't just happening. They're being actively executed.
While I know you want that really cute house in the bywater, people really just to want to be able to afford to live in the city they built and still carry on their shoulders.
Let's come together.
The Rambling Millennial: Let's Talk About New Orleans – Your New Orleans and My New Orleans Probably Aren't the Same
Once again, I can't express how much it means to me that you guys read this thing and give me your thoughts. Having people stand behind you, in support, is a truly undervalued gift. Let's keep rambling.
Do you know what it means to live in New Orleans?
Y'all, I've been roaming the neighborhoods and streets of the Big Easy for a little over two decades now, and what I've gathered is that a big part of what makes New Orleans special is that her definition varies greatly, depending on who you ask.
You'll hear a whole lot of folks declare what Nola is about or what the culture is like, and what I've learned is that the fact of the matter is that, all of those mantras and definition are heavily based on situational, personal experiences.
I'm more inclined to think that a more accurate definition of New Orleans would start off with "My New Orleans is.."
Another Comparison to America
I've said many times before that New Orleans is an impeccable model of how this entire great nation operates. New Orleans is a land where most people generally have a lackadaisical unawareness of any of the things happening around them. Simultaneously standing firm in their limited grasp of the evening news and CNN headlines.
A lot of American people live in an information bubble, and the city of New Orleans is no different, actually, it's a great place and opportunity to witness these bubbles up close. Much like a America, Nola is pretty much designed to be just like that. It's like saying, you do your thing, I'll do mine, and I'll see you at the game….because we're still family.
Yeah. So. We've all heard the term "living in a bubble". It's usually when someone is wildly unaware of the things happening around them, thinking that whatever rules apply to them and their life, apply to everyone else.
Well, the Big Easy is a place consisting of about 15 or so bubbles (neighborhoods/boroughs), with each bubble containing people with experiences pertaining to their respective bubbles.
All the while, assuming that their take on New Orleans, in their bubble, is the same take the general population has experienced.
Woah Now, What Do You Mean?
If you've spent any real time in New Orleans, you know that the city is made up of many different areas and neighborhoods, and if you've grown up in NOLA (or spent 7+ years here) , you probably know that some of these areas are so distinct and full of culture, that the areas themselves have developed characteristics that produce people with character defining qualities and behaviors. Chalmette, Kenner, Marrero, and Westwego…we may all be looking at you. No shade.
What I'm talking about here is that if you were to ask someone from Hollygrove, Uptown, the Quarter, the Lower 9, or the West Bank, what New Orleans meant to them, you would get significantly different answers…and that's truly okay.
The issue is that, much like 'Murica, NOLA's laws and policies, government, and plans for the public school system, are all conducted and voted on under the guise that all of the citizens of the Big Easy are living the same lives. When you can literally walk from street to street, in some areas, and immediately know that is complete malarkey. Sound familiar?
Our Minds Are a Little Narrow
What I mean is that; a day in the life of a black woman in the Lower 9, and a day in the life of a white woman in the French Quarter are vastly different, but they both live in New Orleans. However, nor the black or white woman ever takes a moment to consider the other person's perspective or situation, but then form their opinions and truths around the guise that everyone is living the same life as they are. The cycle is nearly never ending.
Damn, Matt. Is this about race in NOLA…again?
Yes. The "white neighborhoods" and "black neighborhoods" are grotesquely unequal. It looks like the goddamn gilded age, in the certain areas of the city. From Lakeview to the Lower 9, from West Bank to East, it's insane, the levels of poverty that have been reached in some areas of Nola. While in others, the levels of affluence are just as surprising.
Might I call to attention, once more, that this isn't from city to city or even parish to parish, this is from district to district, neighborhood to neighborhood, street to street, and block to block.
Go for a Drive…hell…take the bus
Ever been for a drive all the way down (and I mean all the way down) Esplanade Ave? Orleans Ave? North Claiborne? The differences in ways and qualities of life are staggeringly different, and it's ridiculously easy to see that, just driving block to block.
– these aren't images of a rural road in Mississippi, it's North Claiborne in the lower 9th Ward
My Brother, that's cool and all…but, ain't nobody got time for that
I know you probably won't take that ride. However, brothers and sisters, we can't just keep showing up to the Saints Game and Mardi Gras, and then not discuss the dysfunction in the family.
Y'all. Some of us have it great, some of us have it okay, some of us are surviving, and some of us can't eat.
The Big Easy is easy….just not for everyone
We all need to do a better job of being aware of All the people that make up this great city. Get to know the city you love. Your whole city. Walk it. Stroll it. Learn it. And I promise you that you will see the need for progressive change and equality.
Is it 2015 or 1965
Y'all there are no schools for the children to go to in their neighborhoods. I don't even like babies or children, and I still know that's a problem. There's a school in the French Quarter, where the population of school aged children is a staggering, solid 15.
The Orleans Parish School System has been unapologetically, purposely gutted by the push for private and magnet schools in areas where families either can't afford to go to the schools in their own districts or they've fallen victim to systemic, discriminatory, sugar coated admittance practices.
New Orleans is still amazing, Family
She just needs a some serious, consistent TLC. Her people need to focus equivalent energy on being concerned with their government, criminal, and education systems, as they do the Saints Game and Mardi Gras.
We should demand that the government of New Orleans stop acting and passing legislation as if New Orleans is just the French Quarter, Uptown, and Lakeview. Oh, and making movies.
We should also probably start demanding that those benefitting directly from New Orleans, her people, and her people's money, have a hand and voice in fixing the problems within her walls. If you're making money (a lot of money) off of New Orleans, you have to help fix her. Drew Brees and Hollywood, I'm looking directly at you. The Brennan Clan could stand to dust off their work boots as well, but, I digress.
Guys. We don't have to wonder about the fate and future of New Orleans, if we all put on our thinking caps on.
Basically, get your paddles and let's bring the ship back to shore, we've drifted. Let's drift on back. Maybe…let's even turn the motor on this time.
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Respecting Your Son's Desire to Provide and Protect
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Establishing Dating Guidelines for Your Teen
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The men's suit company uses Dropbox to streamline collaboration and its IT infrastructure, adding up to a 312% return on investment.
INDOCHINO's Key Results
90 days of work saved per year
312% return on investment
20 TBs of data migrated from server
The challenge
Solutions unfit for collaboration
Tailoring custom suits not only requires precise measurements, but also precise collaboration. The tools in place at INDOCHINO, however, were creating more work for employees instead of making things easier. Data was spread across various servers and email chains, making it difficult for INDOCHINO's 25 internationally-based employees to collaborate with headquarters in Vancouver. And all employees had to spend time connecting to an unreliable VPN when they'd travel or try to work remotely. On the infrastructure side, INDOCHINO's network access server wasn't keeping up. As design and creative teams especially were creating terabytes worth of content, there wasn't a scalable way to share all this work. Recovering files was also time-consuming for IT, as the process wasn't intuitive enough for end users to handle on their own.
"Thanks to Dropbox's streamlined file sharing service, our teams are able to collaborate more effectively, efficiently, and securely."
The solution
Customizing new workflows
Today, INDOCHINO uses Dropbox Business across its product development, marketing, finance, and HR departments. They use shared folders to work together on design files and new patterns, as well as training materials for new employees. Having one hub for collaboration has made INDOCHINO's global teams work more closely together. They can also collaborate with investors on due diligence documents, as Dropbox is intuitive even for external partners. And employees can access and share projects when they're on the road, letting them be more productive in less time. Thanks to Dropbox, INDOCHINO is deprecating their NAS server, while the Admin Console gives IT more visibility over data than they had before. End users themselves keep much better tabs on their information than before, creating a more secure environment while also giving IT admins time back from recovering files.
The results
Measuring benefits
INDOCHINO has seen tangible business results from Dropbox for both end users and IT. Employees have saved 90 days worth of work from easier collaboration and more efficient workflows. And because Dropbox is allowing INDOCHINO to deprecate its server and maintenance costs, the company is saving over $15,000 a year. Add it all up, and the company has seen a 312% return on investment from Dropbox.


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Performing Arts Center Expansion Coming
Last month in a fairly quiet announcement, Mayor Hancock rolled out his vision for a new, revitalized performing arts complex We are fascinated by the modern look, and while the price tag has yet to be revealed, it looks magnificent!
The article on this project can be found here. If you just want to skip to the wonderful images of what this might look like, they can be found here. Certainly another exciting project in Denver!
If at First You Don't Succeed, Fail Again
Our perception of success is typically very skewed. We all have a tendency to look at successful people as examples of success and prosperity. What we rarely see are the failures behind that success.
We found a great article on failure. Odd topic for sure, but most folks that have achieved success have done so with lots of adversity behind the scenes that we have never seen.
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We had an exciting start to Spring. A water line broke in one of our houses while the team was there and a near flood ensued. When I called to alert the client to what was happening she luckily answered immediately. I was worried I wouldn't be able to reach her and she would have an awful surprise on arriving home at the end of the day.
Which brings me to emergency numbers. I have telephone numbers for all of our clients, and emails for most. If you have recently changed your number or have an emergency number to add please send it off in an email to me. Our team leaders always call the office when they notice anything unusual in a house which is very reassuring but we need a way to reach you!
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Spring is an amazing time of year in Denver. However, for those of you that suffer with allergies, we might be in for a challenge this year.
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The question need not be complicated; it need only be: what one thing can I do to make a difference?
The most important person we can ever ask a question is not the leader of our country, it is not some pop idol or rock star, it is not a celebrity or politician; it is ourselves.
The question "what one thing can I do?" is a powerful one for two reasons.
First, it challenges the lie that there is nothing we can do. There is always something we can do, no matter how small.
Second, it challenges us to think about the world and our place in it. It only takes a single thought "I could do..." and suddenly we live in a world where there is at least one thing we can do.
There is an additional power to asking the question and that is the way in which you ask it.
You see, it is easy to ask the question in private when no one can see us; it is just as easy to then do nothing. It is another matter entirely when we ask the question publically.
Clearly and publically asking "what can I do?" has a number of effects.
Asking the world "what can I do?" enables you to find other people with whom you can do that one thing.
Making it public means that it is much harder to have a good idea and then forget about it. You have to remember because everyone you meet will remember that you asked the question.
And here is where it can get powerful; asking "what can I do?" can inspire other people to ask that question to.
My question is this: "What one thing can I do to end poverty in my town, in my country, on my planet?"
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Passions for developing people, connecting the community, and sustainability: Meet Sarah Small
Sarah Small is one of the newest members of the Local First Arizona team. Please join us in welcoming her as the new Business Sustainability Coordinator!
Tell us a bit about your background.
I've had the privilege of living in the Valley of the Sun since I was two years old. Arizona's dramatic landscape, filled with sunshine, cacti, and brilliant mountain views, has become my favorite sight in the world. I grew up in Phoenix, and a concern for the lack of gratitude and connection people felt towards our planet led me to study sustainability and urban planning at Arizona State University. I was always interested in the way people interacted with the earth, and I like to tell people that I fell in love with the earth in college. While I was always an outdoorsy kid, never wanting to go inside, taking it so far to nap outside, my studies really grounded me in my love for our planet. I received my yoga teacher-training certificate and began teaching during my junior year of college. After college I worked on the leadership team for Lululemon while simultaneously teaching yoga and meditation. I've spent the last two years diving deep into my passion for developing people, connecting with the community, and fostering personal growth.
What drew you to Local First Arizona?
Every once in a while you come across a company whose vision and mission aligns with your own core values. I remember exploring the Local First Arizona website and feeling goose bumps across my arms. I had finally found an organization that was taking a stand for something that mattered more to me than anything - community. After learning more about the organization and the way it celebrates the local and diverse communities, I Knew I Had to be part of it all.
What is your favorite local business and why?
My favorite local business is Sweet Republic. They make amazing ice cream using local, seasonal ingredients. They get all of their milk and cream from independent Arizona dairy farms, make all of their toppings by hand, and use sustainably harvested wood to make their ice cream sticks. When you walk in, you are always greeted with a smile and the sweet smell of fresh treats. It's Also The Best way to cool off from the Arizona heat.
Tell us about one of your life's passions?
My greatest passion is teaching yoga and meditation. The practice I offer focuses on helping people fall in love with themselves and their worthiness. Humans, it's easy for us to forget our radiance, potential, and capacity for fulfillment. Life gets in the way, heartache creeps in, self-doubt plants its seeds, and all of a sudden we are no longer the radiant beings we are were. I like to think of myself as a gentle wind that helps guide us back. Deep breaths, belly laughter, long hugs, and a few gentle allow us to exhale find ourselves on the path to self-love.
What makes you proud to be an Arizonan?
I was raised here and have always been thankful for the laid-back, happy culture most Arizonians have. I currently live in Tempe, in a community where neighbors interact with each other, go out of their way to support one another, and care about the safety of our neighborhood. I'm proud to live in an area that makes an effort to support and celebrate local businesses. I also love that Arizona offers farmers markets almost year round where you can indulge in spicy salsa, amazing locally grown produce, and connect with like-minded people.
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Shanghai raises ceiling for housing fund loans2015年04月10日 08:15
BEIJING, Apr. 9 (Xinhua) -- East China's Shanghai has raised the ceiling for mortgages from its housing provident fund. A home buyer in Shanghai will be able to borrow up to 1.2 million yuan starting from April 15, the Shanghai Housing Provident Fund Management Center announced on Thursday on its website.
For buyers of first home and second "ordinary home", the lending cap will be lifted to 500,000 yuan for individuals and 1 million yuan for families, up from 300,000 and 600,000 yuan respectively.
For buyers of second "non-ordinary home", an individual can borrow up to 400,000 yuan while a family can borrow as much as 800,000 yuan, up from 200,000 and 400,000 yuan respectively.
Individuals and families contributing to the supplementary housing provident fund can borrow an additional 100,000 yuan and 200,000 yuan respectively.
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Services that we depend upon every day are shaped by the city's decisions. For example, how funds will be allocated and what services will be provided. The wellbeing of everyone depends upon it.
Voices of the most marginalized residents help decision makers to make informed decisions.
Making Voices Count supports residents to become informed and get engaged at all political levels.
We believe that people from all backgrounds and incomes have an important voice and perspective on City issues. When their needs and lived experiences are understood, valued and included, we made better decisions.
Chances to give input must be offered when change is still possible, and must result in visible change.
We recognize the pressures faced by the City. We know that City Council and staff are working within time and money limits. We want to work with the City to make sure residents' input is welcomed and incorporated.
We are asking Ottawa City Council to make sure that its 2013 Public Engagement Strategy is applied to its work.
The 2016 draft budget did not give details of the efficiencies (cost reductions or savings). The public only learned about the efficiencies when managers presented at a committee, board or commission. This was the same day that public delegations presented their views.
Over the past six years many services have been changed through "efficiencies". There is no policy or political commitment to review the impact of these changes on residents.
Many residents and organizations raised concerns about services being affected in the 2016 draft city budget. However, the concerns resulted in essentially no changes. This pattern that has taken place for several years. This pattern discourages residents from expressing their views.
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Some residents do not find current consultation processes truly meaningful. How do you envision meaningful consultation to ensure voices of the most marginalized residents are heard in budget process?
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Probably my favorite restaurant in the Twin Cities is the Happy Gnome in St. Paul. We tried this place out for the first time several years ago when they had a special mead dinner featuring the meadmaker from White Winter and Ken Schramm the author of The Compleat Meadmaker. The food and the pairings with the meads blew me away, and my wife and I have continued to go to most of the beer dinners they have. There is a dinner nearly every month and they try to have a brewer present for the event. There is something about sharing tables with strangers, excellent food, and hearing a brewer talk lovingly about their beer that elevates this experience beyond the sum of its parts. Over the years we have met several sets of good friends at these events and grown to really love the staff here.
The most recent dinner featured two newer Minnesota breweries, Harriet and Lucid. Neither have quite the portfolio to do this alone, but paired together they did a great job. At the meet and greet before the meal, they served us up some Lucid Air, a nice light summery beer that is my favorite of theirs. While sipping this brew, I was able to talk for some time with Jason Sowards of Harriet. I've heard a lot about this guy, and it was a great time getting to finally meet him and talk brewing. I can really get on board with his philosophy and how he has embraced art and social media to further his brewery.
First course was a freaking amazing lamb carpaccio paired with the Harriet Wodan Weizen. And excellent course and a very good pairing. Following this was a roasted halibut served over green curry barley floating in a lake of flavorful tomato bisque with mussels. I'm neither a fish nor a mussel fan, but this was one of the best dishes I've ever had. Every ingredient shone alone and in combination with the other flavors. This was paired with the Harriet East Side IPA which is brewed every 100 batches. Belgian IPA is not my favorite style, but this one is a bit maltier and uses European hops instead of the citrusy American hops, leading to a smoother mix of hop and yeast esters.
Next up was a truffle cheese (yum!) and the Lucid Saison. This was the first time I had tried this beer and I think they hit the style spot on. An excellent way to clear the palate after this creamy pungent cheese.
And last but not least was a butterscotch panna cotta with hazelnut crunch and spoon shaped tuille. Wow! I was very full by this time, but it was so good! Also, the edible spoon was for looks only...do not try to scoop panna cotta with it!
Focus on photography, with some beer, spirits, and food thrown in for good measure! Oh, and some general geekery as well!
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Happy Gnome Harriet and Lucid beer dinner
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- Sarajo Wentling said...
Glad that I had eaten lunch before reading this... yummy, yummy food. Looking forward to the Crispin Cider dinner next week!
- July 12, 2012 at 10:47 AM
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As I was cleaning, I found this gift tag that I thought I'd share because even a month later, it cracks me up. This year my kids did a Secret Santa gift exchange (which did not end up being much of a secret). Anyway, this was the gift tag that my older son put on the present that he gave his Secret Santa recipient.
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New Horizon Security Services, Inc., a privately owned security firm headquartered in Manassas, VA and specializing in armed and unarmed security services, has been selected by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) to provide professional security services at Ronald Reagan Washington International Airport.
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Continuing its growth trajectory, this contract adds approximately 50 jobs to New Horizon Security. The company was recently named to Inc. Magazine's Top 5000, a prestigious list of the nation's fastest growing private firm, for a fifth consecutive year, and to the Washington Business Journal's Fast 50, a list of the fastest growing companies in the Washington-DC region, for the second year in a row.
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