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Today let's talk about another creative business woman and friend of mine: Valery Noyen.
Valery is a fabulous, enterprising young woman and not the least leading her company, with its innovative project "#mirrortag'.
While having a delicious carrot cake at the Local House in Miami I had the pleasure to interview her.
Who is Valery?
Valery is a good friend and a start up entrepreneur; we met while doing a Spanish course on Miami Beach. She has a Masters degree in architecture and just two weeks after graduation she registered her own design company with the first project of jewelry design, Valery Noyen. Statement and sophisticated jewelry pieces that can be worn in many ways, where you create your own unique look every time. But that's was just the beginning of the story…
How did you come up with the idea of #mirrortag?
While making custom designs for clients, I would take selfies/ pictures in the mirror of the design progress of the jewelry piece and send it to the client for feedback, so they could see how a necklace would look on them. I found the presence of the phone in the picture frustrating, as it would take a significant part of the photo and not serve any purpose. I am quite precise in my work and also the photos I take, even if it is a quick snap. I looked at it as a challenge and decided to make the phone a useful part of the photo: I created an iPhone skin with name of my brand written mirrored, so it would be a watermark on each selfie I take, and 'protect' my creative work.
From putting a watermark on your work to many designs for #mirrortag, how did that happen?
I noticed people were curious on what was on my phone and what it meant, that element of curiosity triggered me to think further. At the same time I was travelling to Rio and a friend there advised me to discover Instagram, as it is a booming social media platform to share your life and showcase your work.
Suddenly I was introduced to the world where people share millions of selfies. I realized they are trying to communicate through these images, telling something about themselves, sharing their story. Whether it is that they are ready to start the day, sharing their fun times with their loved ones, their fitness progress photos, I found it quite inspiring. They are really inviting us into their world with these images. The most famous hashtag #selfie was due to all these people.
The idea of# mirrortag became clear in my mind: why do not make smartphone skins with words/captions to each selfie?
How did you choose which words to include in the #mirrortag collection?
I actually did selfie research and identified several groups, and looked at what they were trying to convey through the photos and paid attention to hashtags they were using. And I still do, as it all evolves, words change in popular culture and clients want to be on top of trends.
How would you describe #mirrortag?
#mirrortag is an innovative and a fun way to take selfie and to accessorize your phone. Because the word is spelled backwards on the smartphone skin, it is not an intrusive way of seeing your message of what you want to represent when you are for example holding your phone or it is laying on the desk during a class/work. It works as an affirmation too along with the caption to your selfie, something what you are or strive to be, a reminder. I encourage people to explore their creative side and feel good about themselves.
Tell me more about the product itself.
#mirrortag skins are white, elegant reusable skins with the words/hashtags. You apply a #mirrortag on the back of your phone and snap a selfie in the mirror, the word becomes readable on your selfie. Besides being a beautiful design, the skin also protects your phone from scratches.
#mirrortag is a status update, it is a caption. That is why I needed the skin to be reusable, as what you are expressing changes regularly. You can get as many #mirrortags as you want and dress your phone with them, depending on your mood.
What is the next step for this project?
We have already more than 100 designs in the collection, and now the next step is introducing the customized #mirrortags. You will be able to create your own personalized #mirrortag, how cool is that. A word you often use, or a nickname you have, or a personalized gift like that, anything is possible. I'm looking forward to getting design requests from everyone.
I am traveling to Hong Kong to finalize this part of the project there, which I find very exciting, it will be my first time in Asia.
Also a new line of T-shirts is coming, but we will save it for the next interview 🙂
Photos are taken by Sam Gyang, fashion photographer based in London www.gyangphotography.co.uk


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Welcome to the second year of Between the Lines, an e-newsletter created specifically with UNLV staff, faculty, administrators, and graduate students in mind. As the fall semester progresses, we welcome you to discover key resources, services, and library faculty available to contribute to your research and teaching.
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Around the guest house there is:
- Hiking and biking trails
- 0,2 km - Sykovec pond with swimming and sport fishing
- 0,5 km - start of cross-country tracks in the open countryside
- 6 km - modified racing cross-country skiing (in the area of Vysočina Aréna in Nové Město na Moravě)
- 6 km - Harusův hill slope with day and night skiing
- 16 km – Velké Dářko pond with ideal conditions for windsurfing
The area also offers opportunities for excursions:
- 9 km - UNESCO - the pilgrimage church of st. John of Nepomuk in Žďár nad Sázavou
- 10 km - Museum of the books in the area of the Cistercian monastery in Žďár nad Sázavou
- 16 km - the world-famous glass factory in Karlov and Skrdlovice
- 23 km - Western town Šiklův Mlýn
- 34 km - fairytale castle PERNŠTEJN
The newly renovated Vysočina Aréna provides visitors with an excellent cross-country races spectator comfort and many additional services. There is usually prepared a rich cultural and entertainment program for the audience.
Cross-country trails are at off the race open to the public. Everyone will choose the appropriate route depending on complexity.
View cross country ski trails, including the elevation profile, click here.
Harusův hill slope is the most famous and most visited resort in Vysočina. This is especially good access and proximity to Nové Město cross-country area. His name has since the 17th century, which gained after John Harus from Radňovice.
Newly there is a chair lift, the slope is artificial snowed and lit. The length of the ski slope is 550 m, 110 m elevation, altitude ceiling is 734 m, capacity 1400 persons per hour. Parking is right at the ski slopes.
You can also attend ski schools.
Pond Sykovec offers both swimming, and fishing. Pond for a long time served as a breeding pond, both trout, and subsequently for carp.
Fishing is possible from 36 positions in the camp or from other places around the shore. The pond is varied batch of fish, mainly carp, grass carp, trout, brook trout .... about 70 m3 of fish. In Sykovec there are trophy fish too, two pieces of carp of 25 kg weight. Fishermen have the opportunity to use nice and tidy toilets in the camp.
Sykovec offers enough space for traditional fishing and fly-fishing as well as recreation, it is also possible to catch the boat.
For more information about fishing contact the pond administrator, Mr. Miroslav Krejci, tel: 603 213 855
Permits can be purchased at the restaurant Basta on the dam, or for you by prior arrangement like veils.
Detailed information can be found here.
Book Museum in Žďár, famous throughout Europe, was opened in 1957. It is located in the prelature of the former Cistercian monastery, today the castle grounds restituted Dr. R. Kinsky.
Glassworks SVOBODA AGS in Skrdlovice produces hand shaped, colored metallurgical glass: vases, candlesticks, paperweights, bowls, plates, flowers, fruits, animals, drinking glass, cut glass, lamps, etc.
Castle Pernštejn, who certainly know of many a fairy tale ...
UNESCO monument in the nearby Žďár n. S.
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IOTA is a cryptocurrency platform whose vision is to create a foundation for the "Economy of Things". The Economy of Things is a marketplace for that data which is produced by the Internet of Things (IoT).
The term "cryptocurrency platform" may sound like a very poor way of describing a blockchain, but that's because IOTA doesn't actually use one. The underlying technology is what's known as a Tangle which is an alternative, blockless approach to enabling a distributed ledger.
IOTA is built around the emerging IoT which is the term given to the collective amount of devices which access the internet and create or use data. Devices can include anything from a smart fridge to digital door locks, all the way to the GPS built into many new cars.
However, the IoT is still in its very early days as a concept, and there is a gap in the marketplace. Currently, there is no standardized means for which these devices and networks can exchange value and data, a shortcoming for which IOTA is working to solve.
IOTA's Unique Philosophy and Goals
IOTA was always destined to be more than just another cryptocurrency. The project, which first started in 2015, was designed to capitalize on the IoT, which developers realized was an inevitable step forwards in how the world operates. However, there are still some roadblocks.
There is such an abundance of products that are currently a part of the IoT – and so many more with the potential to do so – but there is no viable way for these fragmented microcosms of technology and industry to connect with each other and exchange value.
It's not so much a bottleneck in infrastructure as it is trying to drive down a highway that hasn't been built yet.
The IOTA foundation, established in 2015, believes that the progression of the machine ecosystem is inevitable, and they want to be the ones laying down the initial roadwork. However, there are many ways to go about building it and, if enough money is initially invested in an inefficient method, manufacturers might not want to change it at a later date.
For example, HD-DVDs were better quality than Blu-Ray, while Beta Max was better than VHS. There are many instances where prominent manufacturers jumped the gun when adopting an early technology to get the edge on a competitor, and the lesser technology stuck around.
Strategy and Practical Matters
On its front page, IOTA outlines its underpinning concepts:
As the Internet-of-Things keep expanding, the need for interoperability and sharing of resources become a necessity. IOTA enables companies to explore new business-2-business models by making every technological resource a potential service to be traded on an open market in real time, with no fees.
In this new autonomous Machine Economy IOTA will be the backbone. The Tangle ledger is able to settle transactions with zero fees so devices can trade exact amounts of resources on-demand, as well as store data from sensors and dataloggers securely and verified on the ledger.
Its potential uses include:
- Logistics
- Supply Chain
- Finance Services & Technology
- Smart Cities & Infrastructure
- Research & Development
- Energy
- And much more…
IOTA Faces a Setback: $4,000,000 Hack
Before they can make progress, IOTA needs to overcome a dramatic setback to their reputation.
At the time of writing, we're barely two weeks after a hack that stole $4 million of users funds. Some news sites and online resources are claiming that this was the result of a DDoS attack, implying huge security flaws.
This information is incorrect.
The theft of the funds is the result of a 6-month long phishing scam. The hacker, whose identity is still unknown, was running the site iotaseed.io as a seed generator for creating IOTA wallets. The site creator linked back to a GitHub repository, indicating that it was using legitimate code from the developers. The reality was that they were using the code with an additional script so that the private keys of all users would be predictable.
The funds were stolen at the same time that a DDoS attack was taking place on the IOTA network, while the developers were conveniently distracted. It's possible that the DDoS attack was entirely coincidental, though it is far more likely that it was a case of intentional misdirection.
Complications to IOTA's future now stem from the fact that the hack was not due to their network's weakness at all, but it is being portrayed as such by the media as well as by many users on social media.
Moving Forward
We can see where the IOTA foundation wants to take their technology and the movement it has created. Let's take a look at how they might get there.
Research conducted by Gartner indicates that, as of February 2017, the IoT is comprised of over 8.4 billion devices. It's clear that the scope for IOTA is massive and, if they get their execution right, they will be onto a winner.
The question is: are they executing their strategy well?
When they announced their new partnership with over 20 international companies – Microsoft, Bosch, and Fujitsu among them – the price of MIOTA (IOTA's cryptocurrency) rose by a staggering 30% in the space of hours.
IOTA clearly has a lot of momentum behind them, and they are determined to forge new relationships, scale their network, and charge ahead in bringing about a clear definition for the Economy of Things. Because of this, there is every reason to be optimistic about where they're headed.
4 Reasons IOTA Should Continue to Gain Ground
Now that IOTA has demonstrated the strength of their network and their ability to work with manufacturers, the public has echoed their support. Here are the top reasons why we believe that IOTA will not simply be a flash in the pan.
1. The Internet of Things Is Hugely Underrated
If blockchain technology was not making headlines for being the greatest technological disruption since the dot-com bubble, we would probably be hearing about the IoT instead.
The market for the IoT is expected to top $100 billion by 2020. For such a colossal market value, it has been surprisingly undertapped. IOTA is at the very forefront of this emerging market and, barring some further development in technology, it's likely that they will become the domineering force in this area.
2. Offline Capabilities
Blockchain technology cannot work on devices that are not connected to the internet. And, while the IoT does have the word "internet" in its name, many devices that can be considered a part of the IoT are not always online, putting them outside the scope of blockchain. These can range from cars that have smart entertainment and GPS systems, which will routinely be outside of cell phone reception, or could simply just cover areas where internet connectivity is not reliable.
The Tangle, on the other hand, does not work in a series capacity with all transactions being sequential. Because it works with parallel processing, any transactions can be added to the network after the fact once the device is online again.
This is hugely important for many devices that are expected to be online all of the time, as internet is not always 100% reliable. If IOTA was blockchain-based, the devices would not be able to work during down times, whereas with Tangle it has that advantage of being able to function without constant internet.
3. DAG Uses Less Processing Power, Yet Offers More Scalability
Because directed acyclic graph (DAG) technology works differently from blockchain, it requires less processing power and is more scalable, thus being capable of handling a greater number of transactions.
With 8.4 billion devices (at least) worldwide, it's easy to see that as IOTA grows, it will require a tremendous amount of processing power to be able to handle transactions in parallel. While DAG technology and IOTA are blockchain-inspired, it is quite likely, with the current limitations of our physical computer technology, that eventually they will outgrow blockchain's abilities.
4. Free Transactions
Instead of relying on miners and nodes to process transactions as blockchain does, the Tangle works a little bit differently.
For every transaction that a device makes, it will first process two older transactions. Not only does this enable free transactions that would be impossible with blockchain, it spreads the network across a greater number of devices. It is theoretically possible to achieve decentralization on a far greater scale with DAG than with blockchain.
This is not only relevant to IOTA, but it could result in a greater prominence of DAG in a crypto world currently dominated by blockchain.
As we can see, IOTA has the potential to tap into a colossal market that is currently underexploited.
By using a scalable technology that would be impossible with blockchain, it is very possible that we will see IOTA and its free transactions capturing a $300 billion market that is currently up for grabs.
No one knows how long it will take the IoT to blossom, but we do know that we will be waiting to see just how far it goes.
Related: IOTA Gains Ground In Asia and Europe


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Vanessa, Postpartum Support International co-coordinator for the state of Nevada, sent me this lovely letter she wrote on her daughter's 3rd birthday:
My little girl turns three today. While I was getting ready this morning, tears filled my eyes. They were tears of joy. The celebration of her birthday is much, much more to me. With her birth came the gifts of knowledge, love, understanding, bliss and so many more things.
You see, she is not my first child. She's my second.
Almost six years ago I had my first child. With his birth, I experienced panic, fear, anxiety, sorrow, depression and an almost attempt at suicide. I had postpartum depression. But I made it through. I survived. I never wanted to go through an experience like it again. No more children. He would be an only child.
Then when he was two, I found out I was pregnant. I cried and cried and cried. My husband was in shock. Neither one of us wanted to go through it all again. I had suffered, he had suffered, our marriage had suffered. We were finally in a good place.
However, this time I was prepared. I knew what to expect. I also began antidepressants before the delivery. It was the right decision; no one needed to relive that horrible nightmare.
And no one did. Having our second child was a dream. It was perfect in every way. I loved every moment of her newborn life. Instead of dreading nighttime feedings, I cherished them. I held her, loved her, sang to her — it was magical.
This is why I silently give thanks and celebrate in my own way each year for her birthday. I can have more children and be happy. It is possible.
Thank you for coming to our home little girl. Your birth brought me more joy than most will ever know or experience.
Vanessa Delorenzis
April 29, 2010
I know exactly what she means. Exactly.


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The Beginning?
No, I'm not Tim. I'm Matt. Hey. Tim is Tim Pawlenty, the current Governor of Minnesota and the next President of the United States. This smiling guy:
I've thought, for awhile now, that he probably should be President. This is my push. We'll see if it comes to anything. But, this blog won't only be about Tim Pawlenty. I don't think anyone can come up with a blog, dedicated to a politician they don't know, and make it interesting without ever straying from the topic. You're cool T-Paw, but not that cool. And this blog won't only be about politics. I already write for an excellent site which is all about politics. Sometimes you just need a break, you know? Instead, it will be about randomness (religion, books, movies, etc) interspersed with choice nuggets about Pawlenty. Choice nuggets. That's how I convince myself this isn't just a vanity project.
This is the plan anyway. It could be that, at some point, I take on additional contributors and the place turns into a haven for Pawheads (still working on that) and some of the extraneous content goes by the wayside. If so, great: it means T-Paw's gaining some traction in the cybersphere. But, you have to start somewhere, and this is the beginning…
September 25, 2009 at 3:05 pm
Lookin' good, Matt! As you know, I am a huge fan of your work over at Race42012. Your stuff is must-read over there. I'm book-marking this site, and look forward to seeing some of those random thoughts, especially if you get around to religion, BBQ (one of my favorite pastimes), baseball, or college football.
September 25, 2009 at 7:44 pm
Matt, I've read "Race" since early 2007 and have always believed that you wrote quality pieces and kept a level head, so to speak, in your views and writing. I'm not comitted to any candidate yet, so I'm certainly open to Pawlenty.
Also, I second MWS, at least on the baseball/football part. Who do you like? I'm a Sun Devil myself; they have a tough road game against Georgia this week.
September 25, 2009 at 10:46 pm
Glad you started this blog. I've said several times on Race42012 how much I like Pawlenty and enthusiastically would support him. I lived in MN when he was elected and think he's a fantastic governor and can offer the Republicans a lot. I'm still non-committed to this point for 2012 but Pawlenty is near the top for me. Good, tough right leaning governor without the offensiveness of Huckabee or Palin. Looking forward to the debates…watch him on the Sunday shows…you'll all be very surprised at how well versed he is…he'd make a good team with Romney, Gingrich, or Giuliani, and could well be a great top of the ticket with Giuliani on the flip end.
Anyway, bravo on this blog. Will be visiting it often.
September 26, 2009 at 12:01 am
Best wishes on the blog — I'm very much open to Pawlenty (or several others) and look forward to learning more about him.
Another Sun Devil.
September 26, 2009 at 12:44 pm
What Tpaw lacks in blogger quantity, he's now beginning to make up in quality with MEM on the case! There's no way that I'll ever switch from Huck but it doesn't hurt to learn more about my #2 from a brainiac like you.
Per usual, ditto to what MWS said…big weekend for USF, Grothe going down makes a W unlikely. I'm not a Hawkeye, but hope they take down the Nittany Lions and my Cyclones…sigh.


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Session Overview
06-12: New Approaches to Large Scale Land Acquisition
The intricacies of large scale agricultural investment in Gambella Region, Ethiopia
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany
Ethiopian government use agricultural investment as the most important and effective strategies for economic growth, food security and poverty reduction in the country. Since the mid-2000s, government has awarded millions hectares of fertile land to rich countries. This study explores the impact of large scale agriculture investment and its consequences to local livelihoods in Gambella region, Ethiopia. Gambella people's survival and their identity are strongly tied to the land and the rivers that run through it. However, currently foreign and local investors grab the farm area on an industrial scale and that deprives their livelihoods and increasing food insecurity. Moreover, large land acquisition has been tremendous environmental devastation in region like forest has been cleared and burnt, wetland drained and people are largely dependent on international food aid and financial assistance. Further, it leads to displacement of smallholder farmers, loss of grazing land for pastoralists, loss of incomes and livelihoods for the peoples. Lastly, due to lack of good governance and transparency in the region, the natural resources are depleted and societies became food insecure. Therefore, Ethiopian government strategies are on the verge of falling unless integrated approach is not implemented.
Key words: agricultural investment, livelihoods, food insecurity, integrated approach
Understanding the Implication of Macroeconomic Growth on Smallholder Farmer, Landless, Landpoor and Women's livelihood and Land Rights in Lower Mekong Basin Region
1Oxfam America, Cambodia; 2Rapid Asia Co.,Ltd
Rapid economic expansion has led to an increase in demand for agricultural land, creating land tenure insecurity for the small-scale farmers. It also leads to negatively affected, as key industrial sector and other development project. Land grabbing, or the acquisition of land by the individual and cooperate investors or government is become a major threat to small scale famer and put their food security at risk "Why have smallholders been ignored or regularly stigmatized as old-fashioned, resistant of innovation, inefficient, and a barrier to modernization?" They contribute to the production of about 50% of the world's food, which quells hunger in developing countries. In addition small-scale farmers in Lower Mekong Basin Countries also face challenges on several other fronts. In rural areas, involuntarily imposed landlessness is one of the main drivers of poverty. Considering this context, this paper aims to identify the characteristic and implications of economic growth's effect on small-scale farmers, women farmers and landless in access to land and other resources in order to help understand and investigate the underlying issues of growth and its distribution in those LMB countries and analyzes How to minimize the negative impact of current policies and practices on smallholders 'wellbeing and livelihood.
Large-Scale Land Acquisitions in Kenya: Large-Scale Land Acquisitions in Kenya: The Yala Swamp Case Study of Kenya's Land Governance System and Actual Practices
KENYA LAND ALLIANCE, Kenya
This paper examines large-scale land acquisitions in Kenya by looking at the case of the Dominion Farms Limited takeover of Yala Swamp. The case study illustrates actual practices of Kenya's land governance system in terms of how large-scale land acquisitions take shape and their results on the ground. The phenomenon in Kenya as elsewhere in Africa is not new except the scale and scope has been exacerbated by the increased demand for large-scale land acquisitions for production of food, bio-fuels and extractive industry raw materials since 2008 (Alden Wily, 2011; Anseeuw et al, 2012; Deininger, 2011; World Bank, 2010; Amanor, 2012). This paper seeks to use Dominion Farms Ltd, a project of an American investor to show how it forms the continuation of past practices. It explores whether or not the new land governance frameworks are able to regulate such investments to ensure that they address the implications such as loss of access by local communities to agricultural land and commons for grazing and fishing. The paper further explores changes that have taken place at Yala Swamp from 2003 to 2013 and assesses them against the backdrop of recent and emerging land governance regulatory frameworks at national, regional and global levels.
Smallholders and large –scale land acquisition in west Africa: the case of the management committees of customary land in Benin
LADYD, University of Abomey-Calavi, Republic of Benin
Rather than to defend that land investments is top-down phenomenon that facilitates African states, this article question the role of smallholders in land investments. The results show that many young illiterate or/scholars villagers sharing family relationships form some land management committees of their lineages. These committees functions as boards. They promote the land deals leasing whose areas range from 20 to 1,500 hectares in investors. The proliferation of large-scale land deals in the villages studied is motivated by the will of the family property management committees to control customary land. Three objectives underlying this desire to control: firstly, counter fraudulent land sales; secondly, create opportunities for rural development through land investments; and thirdly, to formalize boundaries of 'stool land' to avert potential future land litigations. In the villages, it exists connivance relationships between management organizations of "clans' lands" and the other institutions involved in land regulation. From these complicities, offices of these management committees are able to easily circumvent the government measures of large-scale land investments restrictions in order to formalize the land deals for the benefit of investors.


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There are several reasons parents in Massachusetts or elsewhere may want to request changes to standing child support orders. Successfully obtaining a modification is a possibility -- under the right circumstances. However, it can take a little work.
Why might a custodial or non-custodial parent want a child support modification? One of the biggest reasons is due to changes in income. Custodial parents may seek higher amounts of child support if the paying parent's income increases. Non-custodial parents, on the other hand, may seek a reduction if they experience a reduction in income, loss of employment, disability or incarceration.
The other main reason modifications are generally sought involve health care coverage. One parent is usually ordered to provide health care coverage for his or her child. However, if that coverage is no longer available, he or she may seek to have that obligation removed from the order of support.
Seeking a child support modification in Massachusetts or elsewhere requires that certain petitions be filed in court. Parents will generally have to attend a hearing on the matter, specifically the parent who is requesting the change. He or she will have to provide proof a substantial change in circumstances in order for the court to consider making the modification. While this can be done alone, having legal counsel on one's side may prove invaluable. One's legal representative can help prepare the necessary documents and argue one's case in court, which could certainly relieve quite a bit of stress and pressure from one's plate.
Source: mass.gov, "How to Make Changes to Your Court Order", Accessed on March 23, 2016


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For many years there have been two 10day Vipassana courses held in the Czech Republic every year, at rented sites, usually schools or hotels. In winter 2017/2018 a trial course in Czech language was held outside the country, at the newly built Vipassana center in Poland, Dhamma Pallava. Except for a few logistical difficulties the course was quite successful and the feedback from participating students was very positive.
Since we are currently lacking a suitable place for 10day courses in the Czech Republic or Slovakia, a decision has been made to hold both the courses in 2018 at Dhamma Pallava. However, the effort to find a suitable place in the country still continues and the goal is to have at least one 10day course in 2019 in the Czech or Slovak Republic.
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Facebook is making good on Mark Zuckerberg's promise to build a community by improving admin tools for Facebook Groups. Now Group admins can establish up to three questions for people requesting to join their Group to answer. This lets admins screen potential members to ensure they're the right fit for the group and will add constructively to the discussion, not just spam or troll the Group.
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This second consecutive security update to protect its users – and the communities they form on the platform – illustrates how seriously Facebook have taken the threats posed by trolls and people looking to disrupt users enjoyment of the service. The broader motivator behind both of these developments is that Facebook want to ensure its active user base are not disincentivized from spending time on the channel.
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Lil Uzi Vert has been on the "who to watch" list for some time now. The Philly artist had plenty of bangers on his mixtape Luv Is Rage, but continues the hype with "Countin" featuring 2 Chainz and Wiz Khalifa.
Uzi uses auto-tune to let a girl know he's gunna get her, 2 Chainz talks about his money, and Wiz talks a good talk about his sex game. This record is fairly strong so you'll probably find yourself bumping this more than once after the first listen. Lil Uzi Vert has yet to disappoint, so we're excited to see what else he has in store this year. Check it out below.
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SIFIs and the Financial Crisis
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This chapter will provide an overview of systemic risk and the financial institutions that have become known as SIFIs (systemically important financial institutions). It will also highlight the major factors that led to the financial crisis of 2007–09 in the US and eventually in the European Union. The evolution of bank SIFIs and shadow banks will be described, as well as the role they played in the crisis, before we detail the myriad of financial derivative products that have been developed, their incredible growth in the space of a few years and the problems associated with the measurement of their risk. Finally, the role of the regulators and regulations in contributing to the crisis is examined, together with the regulations and guidelines developed to prevent a recurrence of the crisis.
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Gerlach, John T. "SIFIs and the Financial Crisis." Managing Systemic Exposure: A Risk Management Framework for SIFIs and Their Markets. Ed. Federico Galizia. London: Risk Books, 2013. ISBN: 9781782720102 (pbk.)


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The Next Three Days
Saturday January 8th 2011
I saw The Next Three Days at a press screening at least 6-8 years ago. It was back when Lionsgate still had some ludicrous notion of this being 'an awards contender' and they were throwing a lot of money at it. I made a page of notes during the film but in the intervening lifetime I've misplaced them, so now I'm struggling to remember precisely why it was such a crapbag.
Nice one, embargo.
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JLL Celebrates Earth Day 2017
Every year on April 22, we all get a little nudge to pause and celebrate Earth Day. Not only does the day serve as a reminder to consider our individual footprints, but it also encourages us to think about the environmental impact of our buildings and communities.
The built environment accounts for nearly 40 percent of carbon emissions annually in the United States, which means the real estate industry can play a significant role in reducing the impact of climate change. At JLL, we are committed to delivering sustainable solutions that improve energy and resource efficiency, as well as ensure safe, healthy and productive workplaces.
In celebration of this year's Earth Day, our Health Champions have partnered with Building a Better Tomorrow, our firm-wide sustainability program, to organize green and healthy activities with JLL offices across the United States. Take a look at our Earth Week social media highlights across JLL offices and managed buildings below!
Celebrating #JLLEarthWeek with an educational waste challenge! All of our kitchen cups, utensils and plates are #compostable. #OfficeRenew pic.twitter.com/eaupAQdkS7
— JLL Chicago (@JLLChicago) April 19, 2017
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— AlKrit (@AllisonKritikos) April 20, 2017
Quick tips: 22 tips to reduce your carbon footprint at work https://t.co/NrneXSvciO #JLLEarthWeek
— JLL Des Moines (@JLLDesMoines) April 20, 2017
#Composting for prizes at #JLLEarthWeek. #PSA re: @Starbucks cups: #Recycle the lid, #compost the sleeve and #trash the cup #themoreyouknow pic.twitter.com/h2hHWBUidu
— JLL Chicago (@JLLChicago) April 19, 2017
Thanks to @UnionPacific & @JLL for the nice mugs! Earth Day at UP! pic.twitter.com/va3G6eqwOI
— Maggie Andrews (@MaggieAndrews91) April 21, 2017
#JLLEarthWeek highlights from @JLLChicago-managed 10 and 120 S. Riverside Plaza! #SoManySucculents #EarthDay #sustainability #GoGreen pic.twitter.com/kINWSqYMph
— JLL Chicago (@JLLChicago) April 21, 2017
What a successful #waste challenge for #JLLEarthWeek. Everyone walked away a better #composter with #EarthDay #wildflowers in hand! #GoGreen pic.twitter.com/tQ6KMDKLib
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@JLL we celebrate #EarthDay: dug, shoveled, planted, cleaned. Take care of, clean, protect your home everyday.#JLLSustainability #JLL pic.twitter.com/UT1mJS49kq
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Escape rooms build problem-solving skills. Want to ramp up your employees' reactions to issues that pop up during the workday? See what happens when they're faced with a brain-bending puzzle!
Escape rooms develop creativity. There's no better way to break out of old thought patterns than by challenging your team through active entertainment! Our game masters keep things fresh by interacting with our guests. Anyone who visits us will have to think in new and creative ways in order to escape.
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Depending on the number of players, groups will be split into teams to play 2, 3, or 4 of our games simultaneously. This means we can accommodate up to 40 players at a time; if your group is larger, we can arrange a rotation of players over multiple hours. Just let us know!
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At the current point of time, almost all the people want to have a physical frame that projects them to be quite strong and fit. In such a situation as this one, it is very much natural for the art of body building to flourish among a real lot of people who live in different parts of the world. Of course, in the context of the present day we have a lot of body builders and that too, on a global basis. Many of them have developed a special kind of interest or it is even better to say, a kind of deep passion for the art of bodybuilding. However, it is not only the body builders who tend to have a physically strong and fit body but also the athletes and other men and women of sports at large.
However, when it comes to the matter of bodybuilding and fitness, it is very much mandatory for you to take up extra supplements so as to attain a great deal of perfection in terms of physique. To be even more specific in this case, it would be very much perfect for you to take up steroidal supplements so as to build your body up in an efficient and more professional way. In order to buy the best steroidal supplement that is available in the market, you need to go through the user review of each and every product very carefully.
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As said in the previous section of the present article, there are a lot of steroidal supplements that are available in the market in the most recent of the years. In general, these steroidal supplements are available in various forms such as pills, injections and powders. However, it is the pill form of the steroidal supplements that the body builders prefer at large because, it is the easiest and the most comfortable form of consumption. These steroidal supplements are easily available both in land based drug stores and the on/line drug stores. However, it is very much advisable for you prefer the online drug stores because of the ease of access that they provide you with. You are most welcome to read through the user review of each and every steroidal supplement before you pass on to the purchase of the same.
By way of doing this, you will be able to know which of the steroidal supplements suit you the best in terms of your needs and demands. The use of these steroidal supplements is highly recommended for the body builders, athletes and other men and women of sports mainly because of the matter of fact that they act as wonderful fat burners. When the unwanted fat cells of your body are burnt down, your body will automatically be able to regain a perfect shape gradually in the long run. Besides burning down the extra fat cells of your body, the steroidal supplements also act as a positive catalyst in the process of building up the muscule mass of our body.


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ABOUT KIRA Willey
Hi, I'm Kira Willey. I bring music, movement, and mindfulness to kids, in lots of different ways: through my school programs and concerts, by creating CDs and books, and by working with teachers and parents. Here's why.
I believe kids are hardwired from birth to love rhythm and music. All young kids love listening to it, creating it, moving to it. Music is good for kids in so many ways: it engages them, calms them, gets them moving, and unites them. I think kids should be given tons of opportunities to experience live music—and hopefully take it up, because studying an instrument has incredible benefits for the body and the mind.
I believe kids need to move. A LOT. We all know exercise is good for us, but for kids—whose recesses are getting ever shorter—it's absolutely essential. Not only for physical health, but because it helps their brains focus so they can learn. A quick movement break in the middle of a class is ten times as effective as trying to verbally convince kids to stop fidgeting. And one of the simplest, most beneficial, non-competitive—yet very athletic—forms of exercise is yoga, which is why it's the focus of my movement programs. All kids can do yoga, even if they're challenged or impaired in some way; it benefits everyone, and it can be done anywhere. Yoga improves coordination and balance, and increases flexibility and strength, all while helping to improve kids' focus and concentration.
I believe that simple mindfulness practices are essential learning for our kids, who are growing up in a turbulent world. Their consumption of media is at an all-time high, and the pressures of school testing, packed schedules, and stressed-out adults around them can take their toll on children. And the more hours kids spend sitting, often in front of screens, the more disconnected they are from themselves. Simple—and fun—mindfulness exercises can help kids develop self-awareness, learn tools to recognize how they're feeling, and teach them how to pause before reacting. They can also help kids release anxiety, improve their ability to focus, and develop compassion and empathy for others. What more valuable skills can we give them?
All of these benefits add up to what professional educators call Social-Emotional Learning (SEL). In layman's terms, it's simply helping kids learn to self-regulate and make good choices. Music, movement and mindfulness are incredible vehicles for SEL. So this is what I believe, and this is why I do what I do. Who's with me?
Music, Movement, and mindfulness
"Kira's work fits in beautifully with our goal of living healthier. It has had such a positive effect on our students' daily engagement, especially in keeping them focused, which in turn will help them in their lives. "
— Sonia Vazquez, Principal, Donegan Elementary
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Kira Willey is an award-winning children's music artist, kids' yoga & mindfulness expert, speaker, and creator of Rockin' Yoga school programs. Kira's four releases of yoga albums for kids have all won numerous industry awards and earned national acclaim; her hit songs include "Colors," which was featured in a worldwide Dell ad campaign. Her most recent release is Every Voice, winner of Parents' Choice Gold, that Foundation's highest award.
Kira's TEDx talk, "Bite-Sized Mindfulness," can be viewed online, and her children's mindfulness book, "Breathe Like a Bear," was published in December; it's been translated into eight foreign languages so far. PBS TV affiliates nationwide air several different yoga-for-kids programs Kira created and hosts; and her "Music You Can Move To" series with kids' music superstar Laurie Berkner can be heard daily on SiriusXM Radio.
Kira leads Professional Development days for teachers, conducts music and yoga workshops, speaks at education conferences, and performs Rockin' Yoga School Assemblies and Concerts with her band nationwide. She also leads the River Valley Choir, plays fiddle in the bluegrass band Moonshine & Millet, and is a founder of the area's new singing-is-for-everyone experience, Choir & Co.!


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