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by Mark Gabrish Conlan • Copyright © 2014 by Mark Gabrish Conlan • All rights reserved
The film was Improvisation, a compilation of uncertain date — the DVD offered three sets of
copyright dates, including 1996 and 2006 (and imdb.com dates the set from 2004)
— of various films of jazz musicians produced under the aegis of Norman Granz.
The main raison d'être of this disc
was to present two rare film clips of Charlie Parker performing instrumentals
called "Ballade" and "Celebrity." Film of Parker performing is almost as rare
as audio recordings of Harpo Marx's voice; he was never in a movie and, though
audio recordings of some TV shows he appeared on exist (and a few of them were
released by the dear departed Stash Records label in the late 1980's), the one
known kinescope of him is of a performance of "Hot House" with Dizzy Gillespie,
Dick Hyman (piano), Sandy Block (bass), Charlie Smith (drums), Leonard Feather
and an unidentified announcer from the DuMont TV studios in New York on
February 24, 1952. I remember seeing this film for the first time in 1976
during a "Jazz and the Movies" series at the Great American Music Hall in San
Francisco — and there was a galvanic shock that ran through the audience as
this completely unannounced attraction (the clip had just been discovered and
was being shown without notice) came on and everyone in the audience who hadn't
been around when Parker was alive and active got to see a live performance of
his for the first time ever. The clips here are not quite as galvanic, mainly
because they come from an aborted 1950 follow-up Granz produced to his 1944
Warner Bros. short Jammin' the Blues.
This one, like Jammin' the Blues,
was directed by Gjon Mili, whose main reputation was as a still photographer,
but whereas Jammin' the Blues had
been shot on the Warners lot (albeit with the musicians miming to
pre-recordings they had made on a Warners studio — something that's obvious
during Marie Bryant's vocal feature, "On the Sunny Side of the Street," where
Lester Young's tenor sax can be heard on the soundtrack while on screen you see
him with the sax either in his lap or him carrying it, but with the mouthpiece
nowhere near his mouth as it would be if he were playing it), this one was shot
in Mili's own studio.
Since the studio wasn't soundproofed, Granz had to
abandon his original plan of having the musicians filmed playing in real time
and instead go back to the pre-recording that was the standard system for
filming musical numbers (when I watched the 1996 compilation film The
Art of Singing I noticed how much more
exciting the opera clips were when we got to the TV era and the singers were
performing in real time, and the same applies for the jazz musicians featured
here). Parker is seen performing "Celebrity" with Granz's house rhythm section
of the time — Hank Jones on piano, Ray Brown on bass and Buddy Rich on drums
(later Oscar Peterson would take Jones's place — it's a good section for Parker
and Rich, who played way too
loudly and obnoxiously on the 1950 Diz and Bird session for Granz and thereby weakened its value as
the one recording the three greatest geniuses in the formation of bebop —
Parker, Dizzy Gillespie and Thelonious Monk — made together, is on his best
behavior here) — and "Ballade" adds Coleman Hawkins on tenor sax. The
recordings were well known because Granz released them on disc — though my copy
of "Ballade" (on a compilation called The Charlie Parker Story,
Volume 3) had the tenor solo misattributed
to Ben Webster! (That's not too surprising because Hawkins and Webster sounded
so similar they were often confused; the 1964 Hawkins tribute LP Body
and Soul contained a 1939 Lionel Hampton
side, "Early Session Hop," on which both Hawkins and Webster played but the
solo was Webster's.) But the films weren't known at all because Granz, who got
the project as far as a rough cut but then ran out of money to pursue it
further, just sat on the films until he gave them to a French collector to
curate shortly before his death in the 1990's.
The rest of the "Mili Studio
Sequence," as it's called here, includes an on-the-spot piece called "Ad Lib"
with the Jones-Brown-Rich rhythm section and two jams, one on the song "Pennies
from Heaven" and one an improvised blues called "Blues for Greasy" with Lester
Young (showing off the same icon-of-cool look he had in Jammin' the
Blues) and Joe "Flip" Phillips as the tenor
saxophonists, Harry "Sweets" Edison (Young's old band-mate with Count Basie) on
trumpet, Bill Harris on trombone (for some reason Harris, who had a major
reputation as one of the stars of Woody Herman's First Herd in the 1940's, fell
from grace with the jazz intelligentsia thereafter — oddly, because he's in
excellent form here, fully worthy of his more prestigious confreres — with the same rhythm section backing them up and
Ella Fitzgerald coming in on a scat vocal on "Blues for Greasy." (I admire
Ella's ability to improvise with her voice and hold her own with major jazz
instrumentalists, but I'd much rather hear her at slow and medium tempi singing
actual words and using her musicianship and phrasing to put over great songs.)
The rest of the disc is bits and pieces of later performances: the marvelous
film of Duke Ellington and his trio (bassist John Lamb and to my mind the best
drummer Ellington ever had, Sam Woodyard) in the sculpture garden of the
Foundation Maeght at the Côte d'Azur in southern France playing a piece listed
here as "Blues for Joan Miró" but later recorded by Ellington as "The
Shepherd." Alas, the version of it we get here is a rough cut of Ellington's
actual performance — it's nice to have but I miss the full version we got on
the Côte d'Azur movie, released by National Educational Television (the
precursor of PBS) at the time, which was briefly available on Video Yesteryear
(though with Ella Fitzgerald's contributions deleted), which featured some
marvelous cut-ins of the sculptures, including a quite nice scene in which some
quick cuts between angles and reverse angles of sculptures by Giacometti made
it look like the Giacometti figures were dancing to Ellington's music. (That
whole movie should be reissued on DVD; it contains some of Ellington's most
remarkable late performances, and it would be nice to see Ella's contributions
at long last!)
Then there were jam sessions from the Montreux Jazz Festivals of
1977 and 1979 — the only clips here that were in color — including a trio blues
by Count Basie with Roy Brown and drummer Jimmie Smith (though when I heard
that name announced in the credits I was hoping it would be the far more famous
electric organist Jimmy Smith!),
which Basie played in a much fuller style than usual (probably because he
didn't have his faithful second, rhythm guitarist Freddie Green, bolstering the
section) and leaped into two interludes of pure stride piano that reminded us
that Fats Waller was one of Basie's teachers. These also featured some jams,
including the Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson blues "Kidney Stew" with a vocal by Roy
Eldridge (close to Louis Armstrong's level as a trumpeter but far below him as
a singer, though his voice was serviceable enough for a song like this) and an
all-out performance that, since this took place right after the famous
world-championship prize fight between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier, Basie
called "Ali & Frazier" when it was released originally on LP. The
participants included Eldridge, alto saxophonist Benny Carter (who also
performed an amazing version of "These Foolish Things" with Basie and the
rhythm section), tenor saxophonist Zoot Sims and trombonists Vic Dickenson and
Al Grey. There's a kind of relentless competitiveness to these sorts of
sessions, which Granz had been famous for since his first Jazz at the
Philharmonic concert in 1944, but they can still be fun.
Interspered with these
clips were shots of guitarist Joe Pass performing solo versions of Fats
Waller's "Ain't Misbehavin'" and Duke Ellington's "Prelude to a Kiss" (oddly,
these are in black-and-white even though they were dated 1979) and Ella
Fitzgerald doing a medley of two more Ellington tunes, "Do Nothing 'Til You
Hear from Me" and "I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good," with her regular
accompanists c. 1979: Paul Smith (piano), Keter Betts (bass) and Mickey Roker
(drums). Though Ella's voice had clearly lost some of its sheen between 1950
and 1979, her superb musicianship remained and, as I noted above, I'd much
rather hear her doing this type of singing, eloquently phrasing a lyric and
showing off her musicianship within the context of a great song (or two)
instead of doing that rapid-fire scatting I admire more than I actually enjoy.
(I remember when Verve Records released an LP in the 1980's of Ella's
recordings with Jazz at the Philharmonic from 1949, 1952 and 1954 — records
Granz hadn't been able to issue at the time because he didn't yet have Ella
under contract — and as she does some of the most delicate, sensitive,
beautiful ballad singing of her life on songs like Ellington's "I'm Just a
Lucky So-and-So," insensitive boors in the audience are calling for her big
scat feature, "How High the Moon." I joked once that these were the parents of
the kids who yelled "Free Bird!" at the Lynyrd Skynyrd concerts.) The Pass
pieces are also remarkable, especially "Ain't Misbehavin'," a typically
rambunctious Waller song Pass transforms into a sensitive, eloquent ballad.
(He's equally eloquent on "Prelude to a Kiss," but that song we expect to hear as a ballad.)
Improvisation is a mixed bag of clips, none of them truly
deathless jazz masterpieces (though the Parker and Pass tracks, as well as the
Carter/Basie "These Foolish Things," come close), and the implication on the
tape — especially in the long, sententious introductions by Nat Hentoff and
Granz himself — that the assemblage will somehow have something to say about
how jazz musicians take a piece and remold it in their own image by improvising
on it doesn't really materialize, but still it's a fascinating sampler of
filmed jazz history, including rare glimpses of under-filmed people like Lester
Young (whose only other surviving footage is in Jammin' the Blues and the 1957 CBS-TV special The Story of
Jazz, yet another legendary jazz movie that
isn't available complete on DVD and deserves to be) and Charlie Parker (who was
so under-filmed that no footage
of him was known to exist until the DuMont "Hot House" surfaced over two
decades after his death in 1955). The reason Parker's other TV appearances are
lost is probably that they were strictly local shows, and therefore there was
no reason to kinescope them (a kinescope was simply a film from a camera stuck
in front of a TV screen, and it was used to be able to show national shows on
the East and West Coasts in the same time slot: the show would air live on the
East Coast and the kinescope would be flown across the country to be shown
three hours later on the West Coast, albeit in much worse image quality: reason
enough for Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball to want I Love Lucy to be done on film, so the image quality would be
consistent everywhere in the U.S.), and as I told Charles the holy grail of
Parker's known TV appearances would be his guest shot on the first Jerry Lewis
muscular dystrophy telethon in 1953, when he was only supposed to be on for 15
minutes but got so into the spirit of the thing he played for a full hour.
(Alas, not even an audio recording is known to exist of that one!)
Improvisation is presented as a two-DVD set, with the jazz clips
on disc one and an odd set of bonus features on disc two: a half-hour of silent outtakes from the 1950 Mili film (which is
interesting but gets quite wearing after a while), including one song that was
not included in the rough cut and whose soundtrack frustratingly does not
survive: Ella Fitzgerald singing "I Only Have Eyes for You." Ella didn't record
the song commercially for another 12 years, when Granz produced a pair of
albums with Nelson Riddle arranging for her, Ella Swings Brightly
with Nelson and Ella Swings
Gently with Nelson; "I Only Have Eyes for
You" is on the Swings Brightly
album and she does it uptempo, with a typically brassy Riddle arrangement that
just tends to get in the way (he wrote some great charts for Ella on the
Gershwin songbook album they'd done together in 1959, but this one is him at
his loud, obnoxious worst, setting up a cacophonous din behind her; Frank
Sinatra, Nat "King" Cole and Judy Garland could fight back against a Riddle
arrangement like this, but Ella's more delicate art didn't stand a chance),
while even without the soundtrack (with subtitles giving the lyrics) one can
tell that Ella is singing this very
slowly, stretching vowel sounds over several notes (a sort of ornamentation
that was one of her trademarks). Some of director Mili's close-ups of her in
this sequence are utterly haunting; usually Ella was photographed either from
miles away or through diffusers to smooth out her somewhat craggy face, but
Mili's lights burn all of her features, flattering or otherwise, into our
consciousness and rub against the common view of Ella as a great singer but one
far less emotionally committed to her art than, say, Billie Holiday. What a
pity the soundtrack recording did not survive! (Ella's commercial recording is
available from archive.org at https://archive.org/details/LouisArmstrongVellaFitzgerald-IOnlyHaveEyesForYou,
but for some reason it's identified as an Armstrong-Fitzgerald collaboration
even though he had nothing to do with it.)
The bonus disc also features a
transfer of Jammin' the Blues
(welcome but the video quality is oddly inferior to the version currently shown
occasionally on Turner Classic Movies) and some interviews with Hank Jones,
Harry "Sweets" Edison and Clark Terry about the 1950 Mili film and with Jay
McShann (with whom he made his first commercial recordings), Phil Woods, record
producer and critic Ira Gitler, James Moody, Slide Hampton, Roy Haynes and
Jimmy Heath about Charlie Parker. It's amusing to note that at first Hank Jones
wasn't even sure he was in the
Mili film; he remembered participating in the pre-recordings but not actually shooting the film — midway through the
interview someone must have shown him either a clip or a still from the film
and Jones realized he had been in
it, but still had no recollection of it — while the Parker interviews are
fascinating and a welcome antidote to what's become the standard view of him,
reinforced by the biographies (especially Ross Russell's Bird Lives) and Clint Eastwood's magnificent film Bird, which for all its skill at reproducing the nighttime
atmosphere of the jazz world and Forest Whitaker's incredible portrayal of
Parker (he and Diane Venora, who played Parker's partner Chan Richardson,
didn't get the Academy Award nominations they deserved and Whitaker eventually
won the Oscar for playing Idi Amin in The Last King of Scotland which he'd deserved for playing Charlie Parker 18
years earlier) did sometimes make
it seem like the great tragedy of Parker's life was that the Betty Ford Clinic
didn't yet exist.
The Parker of legend is a barely functional basket case who
had to be filled up with drugs and propped up on a bandstand to be able to
perform at all; the Parker these people (all of whom knew him personally and at
least two of whom, McShann and Haynes, worked with him for years) remembered
was a literate, intelligent man with an amazing command of music that allowed
him to learn a song and be able to play deathless improvisations on it after
hearing it just once. There are innumerable stories of Parker sitting in during
big-band concerts and playing an unfamiliar band book as if he'd been
rehearsing with them for months — and at least one such appearance, with Woody
Herman's Third Herd in 1951, was released on LP — and Woods' stories of him are
perhaps the most fascinating of all. Woods recalled that when he first met
Parker he was playing an alto sax and was disappointed with the mouthpiece, the
reed, the ligatures that hold the two together — and he recalled Parker playing
a gig on baritone sax and asking to borrow his alto. Woods lent him the
instrument, and Parker played such a breathtaking set with Woods' horn Woods
finally realized, "The problem isn't the instrument. It's me. I need to practice more." Overall, Improvisation is a fascinating movie for jazz fans — the Parker
sequences alone make it self-recommending — though it's far from the first jazz
video I would recommend to anyone just coming to jazz "fresh" without a
thorough background in the music and its history.


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Topic: Illustrate the meaning of "Don't Cut off Your Nose to Spite Your Face" (without using the actual phrase or litera (02/14/08)
- TITLE: Justin's Letter
By Seema Bagai
Gasp. Whoosh. Gasp. Whoosh.
The rhythmic sounds resonated in the tiny room in the intensive care unit. Janice and George sat stiffly in the hard, plastic chairs. George's right hand clasped his wife's left hand. In her other hand, Janice clutched a folded sheet of notebook paper.
The couple wanted to be anywhere else at this moment. They certainly did not expect to be staring at their fifteen-year-old son lying in a hospital bed, lost in a tangle of wires and tubes, surrounded by the machines of modern medicine. George's eyes fixed on the bouncing green line of the heart monitor, slower than his own pulsating heart. He squeezed his wife's hand and sighed. The past two days had proven to be a tremendous test of their faith.
"I'm going to get a cup of coffee. Want anything?" George whispered.
Janice shook her head. Once alone, she unfolded the letter and and squinted at the words scrawled in red pen. She had read the letter so many times, she could recite it.
To everyone,
I'm sick of all of you. Every person I know. I feel like my insides are boiling over and I can't stop it. There's so much wrong in my life. Everything is all messed up.
Let's start with school. I hate going to school. All those classes with stuff I could care less about. I tried and tried, but couldn't get good grades like Geoff. I'll never be the smart kid my parents want me to be. I tried out for soccer and baseball. Rejected. The coaches said I was too clumsy and wasn't fast enough.
Last week, I got up the nerve to ask Tracie to the winter dance. She said she didn't want to be seen with a slacker like me. All the girls at school hate me. They laugh or turn away when I walk down the hall.
Then there's those guys who push me around, call me names, steal my stuff. Can't even walk home from the bus stop without having to watch my back to see if they are going to jump out and beat me up.
Of course, my parents. They are always busy with work and the other kids. I'm sick of being the older, responsible one. Have to share everything. No privacy. All those rules about the computer and curfew and chores.
I can't see anything changing or ever getting better. This is payback for all the times everybody hurt me, for everything you did or didn't do to me.
Janice's silent tears dotted the paper as George returned to his seat. Janice shuddered and sighed deeply. She kept hoping she would wake up from this nightmare and see Justin slouched at the dinner table or lying by the pool reading a comic book.
Moments later, their pastor arrived and spoke with the couple. They prayed together. Janice felt grief strangling her heart. She hadn't spoken since she found her son in the garage, locked in the car with the engine running. The paramedics tried to resuscitate Justin and rushed him to the hospital where he was placed on life support.
An hour ago, the doctors had told the couple Justin was brain dead. George called their pastor who said he would drive right over.
"It's time." Janice jumped as the doctor's sharp voice stabbed the sterile air.
Janice and George reached out, grabbed Justin's hand, and squeezed, not wanting to let go of their child. Their pastor stood behind them with his hands on their shoulders and prayed as the doctor switched off the ventilator.
The heart monitor beeped shrilly. A nurse switched the machine off.
Muffled sobs resonated in the tiny room, mingling with an unspoken, unanswerable question.
Why? Why? Why? Why?
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CJEU: damage to an aircraft tyre caused by a screw lying on the runway constitutes "extraordinary circumstances"
The plaintiff had been passenger of a Germanwings flight from DUB to DUS. When preparing for take-off, the flight crew discovered that one of the aircraft's tyres had been damaged by a screw which must have been lying on the runway. The tyre had to be changed which caused a delay of more than 3 hrs.
In its judgement of April 4, 2019, the CJEU held that a damage to an aircraft tyre caused by a foreign object lying on the take-off or landing runway falls within the scope of the notion of an 'extraordinary circumstance' within the meaning of Article 5(3) of Regulation (EC) No 261/2004. However, in order to be exempt from compensation the carrier has to establish that it had deployed all its resources in terms of staff or equipment and the financial means at its disposal to avoid that the necessary tyre change leads to a long delay of the flight.
Case: C-501/17 - Germanwings v Pauels; judgment of April 4, 2019


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If you follow me on instagram or Facebook you may have seen me post a photo this week of my Jones' sewing machine. I've got a weakness for vintage sewing machines and at last count own 7 vintage or antique metal sewing machines which I have acquired from various places over the last 4 or 5 years. Oops. This Jones Family CS model E was one I spotted a couple of years ago at the Friday Flea market on Portobello Road. A lot of the traders on Friday have stock straight from house clearances and don't always know exactly what they have, so it really is a goldmine for finding wonderful treasures. This sewing machine was no exception.
When I got it home, I opened the carry case it came in which, I forgot to mention, on the way home popped open and the machine almost fell out! It must weigh about 10kg and so I'm not sure the case is original because its very light and flimsy. Any how, it made it back without damage and when I unpacked it I was thrilled to find at the bottom of the box, a selection of fabrics, a half finished dress and pattern instructions and a few other paper bits. I was very excited and popped everything into a carrier bag and put it in my studio to look at properly later…and then I forgotten about it. If you've seen my studio you will understand how easily this can happen. After trying it once, the sewing machine has been sitting on display on the bookshelf in my studio ever since.
I'm pleased to say, my studio has recently undergone a huge clear out (well 3 huge clear outs in the last 6 months) and most recently, we moved everything round so the space make more sense and I've started rediscovering all the awesome things I've rescued over the years.
So, this brings me back to the box. There was a lot of interest in this sewing machine's contents on instagram and I knew it would be perfect to document on here. It seems like the previous owner either forgot about it or something happened so they didn't manage to finish the dress and having found that bag of contents and had a more thorough look, there were many interesting pieces to the puzzle..
Here are the contents in order of photos: A selection of fabrics including some stripy deck chair canvas and some mint green lining, an almost completed Clothkits Style 596 Dress (from a kit) and instructions, a Clothkits reorder form and the original envelope date stamped 28 March 1980 and labels, 2 Simplicity 8623 Girl's sleeve pattern pieces, 2 newspaper traced bodice pattern pieces, a label from a step pump with instructions (random,) a Smiths Bros Tooting paper bag and perhaps the most interesting and revealing piece of the time capsule: a typed letter which appears to be more of rambling nonsense than actually meant for someone to read but it tells us a lot. Read on below, to find out what it says..
Letter reads (as typed):
sweet nice darling daughter that is what i amhe knew every thing address glad i haven't got a roast dinner to do. slave come and have a cup of tea I've made its in the kitchen its two oclock and news time on radio two -pause in speech- its got marks all ready yes idont particularly whant the picture in there no. are you going to stick it on with blue tack-this is reported speech on the 7.i0.79 `at1 oclock in the paskes house hold in grove on the old side as has been for the last 12 years and is likely to be for many more years to come except that the number in the house is fluctuating as nicholas has gone to manchester university to study history and economics carol hopefully is leaving next year to teacher training college todo a Bed together with these hands that are typing this nonsense but for now she m st go and study little dorrit by dickens or else she wont be considered even for college-bye for now.
The rest is definitely non-sense. As is the other page.
I'm not quite sure whether this was more of a diary entry or an actual letter to someone documenting the day. Either way, I love that the date and time have been recorded..and it gives us a little insight into life at the time like snapshot on this day.
I'll share more on the actual sewing machine and dress in part two. I plan to complete the dress..hopefully on the Jones machine..I need to buy some needles for it first. It takes rounded shank needles so I'll need to find some. I did have a go on it the other day. So I'll tell you about it in my next post.
I hope you've enjoyed this small insight into this sewing machine's story. I love old things because of the history behind them and I'm always fascinated by any details I can find out about the items past or the previous owner(s).
Would you be interested in me documenting more of my finds? Have you found anything with an interesting story to tell?
Thanks for reading,
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I visited Marilyn's grave last week. My friend Shelley and I were very excited to make this pilgrimage. I think we both had the feeling that this was something that we were meant to do since we were very young. You can watch a short video about our adventure here.
It was a beautiful and peaceful location although it was sandwiched between a parking garage and a sky scraper. We had some trouble finding it but once we did there was a sense of being welcomed into a secret place.
One of the most striking things was the way that Marilyn's crypt was deeper in color than the others. As I got closer I saw the reason. For years visitors had been kissing and touching the marble. The oils from hands and red lipstick kisses have polished the marble to a beautiful glow.
Two days later I heard about the bombings in Boston while at work. I spent the week glued to the media hoping to catch some piece of information that could make it make sense but none came.
Determined to take a break from the news, I listened to a recent podcast from Buddhist teacher Tara Brach. She led us through a contemplation where we imagined what we would do if we had one year to live. At this point I thought about this project and why I feel compelled to complete it. Then she had us imagine a month to live and I thought about my family & friends and letting them know how much I love them. Then a week and I thought about picking up my husband from work and just holding each other, kissing each other's tears. Lastly, we imagined that we only had a few minutes left. The first thought that came to mind was that the only thing left to do in these last moments is to realize how truly good I am. And completely forgive myself all the times I forgot.
That Saturday before the bombings I too touched the smooth silky marble of Marilyn's crypt. All those touches and kisses seemed to say "I care about your suffering and I see how good you are." I wonder how long I can hold this aspiration in my heart before I forget again.


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Tonight on my way home after evening shift, I drove past a bar brawl that had spilled into the sidewalk. I pulled a u-ball and watched from the opposite side of the street in case something went south. It took about 25 seconds before the first crew arrived. 4 more followed, including a Street Supervisor.
They turned on the lights and sirens a few blocks before arrival. The drunks scattered. So did I.


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The following is a guest post by Joey Aquino, Research & Development Lead from Startup Weekend headquarters, about his Global Startup Battle experience.
A few weeks ago, our entire organization set out across the globe for the biggest week of our entire year which we call our "Global Startup Battle." 140 Startup Weekend events all held within 1 week. Check out my previous post for the list of where just my co-workers traveled to here.
I may have gotten the best draw out of the bunch because I was fortunate enough to travel to Bangkok, Thailand (#SWBKK) the first weekend and then to Honolulu, Hawaii for a university focused event (#StartupUH), the second. Bangkok and Honolulu are still both very early in their entrepreneurial ecosystem development. Neither places have any big home runs, vast amount of financial capital or the density of experience entrepreneurs but both are extremely passionate in nurturing a community until they find those key pieces. I always think it is very interesting to see the grassroots movement of startup ecosystem development and I would like to share a few key things I saw across these two communities that each grassroots startup movement needs.
1. Get "Leaders" to play the game
Taking a page from Brad Feld's book "Startup Communities", there needs to be a clear understanding of people in your community who are "Leaders" and who are "Feeders". "Leaders" by his definition are the real entrepreneurs. The experienced bunch who actually have gone through the startup trenches of being a founder of multiple companies, raised capital and can guide aspiring entrepreneurs through a battle field of chaos that is about to come their way. "Feeders" are everyone else who supports the community. Feeders are not less important but the point is that for a thriving community it needs to be lead by people who have actually gone through it, not necessary people who are passionate about the space. Now, by definition a grassroots movement would be lead by "feeders" but to turn momentum into thriving community you need to get the feeders to play the game with you. Find out who are the key entrepreneurs in your community who have the potential to be community "leaders" and create seamlessly easy ways for them to start contributing and giving back. Create inspiring experiences which bring them back to the essence of why they are entrepreneurs and show them why your community needs their help to flourish. I have been to so many Startup Weekends who have invited coaches/mentors in who are those real entrepreneurs but they get so swept up in the dynamic environment that they ultimately join in on the fun and start working with a team. Get leaders to play the game with you and it will be a key element towards your community development success.
2. Understanding of the tribe boundaries
Look at any grassroots movement and one of the key parts is drawing a line in the sand and saying those who want to be a part of this tribe need to cross "this line". Whether it is pledging to stay up all night walking around a track for Relay for Life or not cutting your mustache for the entire month of November with Movember, there is almost a minimum level of commitment or characteristic that define what it means to be in this tribe or out of one. This is the exact same thing that needs to happen with your startup community. For #SWBKK, their minimum requirement wasn't just to give up their weekend working on startups but they literally had everyone sleep over at the venue and work for the entire 54hrs straight! They wanted to define their tribe in Bangkok to be a little bit more committed to the cause and the reception was phenomenal. How do you define your tribe and more importantly how do you want people to contribute to be a part of the movement? Here is a photo of some of the tents they set up for people to rest in at the venue.
3 . Product/Market fit for communities
There is plenty of talk about customer development for your startup but the same principles need to apply for finding a "product/market fit" with your own startup community design. Product/Market fit happens when you have a clear persona of a customer that matches exactly with value you are providing them. Everyone says they want to be the "Silicon Valley of…" but the problem is that if Silicon Valley was replicated in your specific community, it would fail. Communities are so vastly different with completely different customers that you as community developers needs to be rapidly testing out as many new events, meetups, programs, etc. until you find exactly what your customers are looking for.
I had worked for a couple years at the university of Hawai'i in helping develop the startup scene on campus. My original strategy, since I had grown up on the west coast, was to simply take everything that was going on in the valley and plop it into Honolulu… lesson learned. I didn't listen to my "customers" and ultimately spent a bunch of time and resources pumping out the wrong programs. A few years later now when I came back to University of Hawai'i for this event, there seemed to be something that clicked. The organizers of the event were the employees who ran the Pacific Asian Center for Entrepreneurship on campus and they were willing to test out something completely new. They were willing to let go of their initial assumptions, get something new out to their customers, test it, and gather feedback to see how they could improve their value propositions. And it worked! Don't be afraid to test out new things but more importantly don't be sold that the Silicon Valley cookie cutter works in your specific market.
4. Champion Social Media
We all know social media is a must but after over +80K miles of travel this year, one common trend across the board is that the most vibrant cities I have been to all have people who champion social media in their own startup community. And I am not just meaning someone to posts on Facebook every once in awhile or shoots out a tweet when you need something but I mean someone or group of people who are truly CHAMPIONING it. Leading innovative discussions and constantly fostering new conversations with their community. Vancouver was probably one of the best examples I had seen of this and it has drastically impacted the entire conversation of entrepreneurship moving forward. But most recently I noticed this again after the Bangkok event. A part of our global startup battle was that each winner of a Startup Weekend event happening that week would be included in a global voting process where the top 15 teams who were able to get the most votes were judged for our big prize. Not knowing what to expect from Bangkok because it is such a new community, I was thoroughly impressed to see the amount of social media activity that placed the #SWBKK winner to being #7 overall in the Global Startup Battle! The amount of support, conversations and community that was built online is something each ecosystem needs to have a strong strategy for if they want to flourish. Find those champions.
5. Entrepreneurship is about hope
Now this isn't a tip but more so a reminder of the bigger picture of what we do. I met a girl at #StartupUH named Lauren who was inspiring to say the least. I had heard about her prior to the event because she is a deaf student at the university and we more so wanted to make sure the experience we provided was open and equal for everyone involved. Lauren is an entrepreneurship major and had the courage to not only come to our event but to pitch an idea, rally enough votes to get her idea selected, lead a team, work her ass the entire weekend and WIN the Startup Weekend UH event! Her relentless passion and determination are what carried her through the event and the continuation of her project post SW.
Another attendee I met was named Tyson. He may be your typical engineer type who grew up in Hawai'i but had moved out to LA for a job. After chatting with him I found out he had attended the Startup Weekend in Santa Monica and fell in love with the dynamic experience that he booked a flight back to Honolulu 2 weeks later just to participate in this event. Un…real! He had mentioned to me that this was an environment that not only got him out of his daily grind but challenged him in something he was extremely strong and passionate in. He didn't feel like an outsider, he didn't feel put into a box he felt like he was at his peak. And that is what this is all about. In developing our new communities I think we all need to remember what the power of entrepreneurship really is and from what I have seen it is hope that you can be whoever you are suppose to be in this world. Through entrepreneurship you aren't labeled by a disability, you aren't molded into a box but you have the opportunity to be exactly who you are suppose to be. From a grassroots stand point, this is the WHY of what will resonate with your community and I challenge you to always reinforce the WHY before the what.
Here is a fun video I created that summarized the craziness, the fun, the inspiring moments of my trip.


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this short jump back into the Everyday Heroes, we meet up with Desi and Reznor. Reznor is in need of a break after one of his missions goes sideways. Desi is also looking to try and move on from a horrid tale from her past.
They both have things to try and work through. I enjoyed reading the struggle between Reznor and Desi as they try and wade through the waters. Reznor knows that there is more to their relationship then the physical and I love that he forces his way into her life. I am a sucker for a good alpha male story and Reznor does not disappoint. What makes me like Reznor more is the fact that Desi does not back down from Reznor and gives him a run for his money.
The conflict is a bit underwhelming. I had been hoping for more especially how crazy the last few books were. I think what hurt this story is the fact that it was such a short book. I think with a full length novel it could have been developed more.
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Most days in Lima, the sky is covered in a thick marine layer, with the sun maybe shining through for an hour or two in the afternoon. Taxis comprise roughly 40% of the vehicles on the road at any given time – they can be found in abundance in Lima on any main street. Make sure to settle on price for your destination before getting into the taxi, and don't be afraid to haggle over the price a little bit.
Buses and smog-producing mini-buses (known as micros) are also easy to find on the main arteries and are a cheaper option to taxis. The micros make stops wherever people want to get on, with a man standing at the door of the micro known as a cobrador, who shouts out where it's going and collects money from passengers. I'd highly advise against using the micros, though, as they are small and cramped and it's not very easy to get on and off when you need to. Taxis are a better alternative.
There are a number of fun and interesting things to see and do in Lima. One of my favorites is Parque de la Reserva. The park was recently re-done in 2007 and has 13 of the most beautiful fountains in the world. (It's currently the world record holder as the largest fountain complex in the world.) At night, the park comes alive with spectacular lighting and music. The main fountain, the Magic Fountain, has a jet that shoots water 80 meters up in the air.
In the middle of the park there's the Fantasia Fountain, where three times a night is a 30-minute light and laser show. Cost of admission is only 3 soles (about 1 dollar). All of the funds received from admissions go directly back to improving the city's infrastructure.
In downtown Lima, a must-see for any visitor is the Plaza Mayor. The main plaza of the city includes the home of the President of Peru, City Hall, the Archbishop's palace, and a very beautiful cathedral. It's best to visit on a weekend during the day – traffic during the weekdays can be very heavy in the area and the side streets around the square are not very safe at night time.
A few blocks from the plaza is the National Congress building, which you can enter and tour if you like.
More from SDReader
- More stories by Gian Ghio
- Lima Restaurant has heart — June 4, 2019
- Plaza La Ocho opens in downtown Tijuana — April 21, 2016
- (Mis)Adventures in Colombia and Peru — May 31, 2011
- Cabs vs. Coach — Sept. 21, 2009
- Tijuana's Big Bus Quandary — Nov. 13, 2003


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ILY, Logan
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The Logan River Wrap was such an enjoyable project. Everything went smoothly, the pattern repeat was easy to memorize. I did have yardage issues, but the wrap gained length during the blocking process, which made up for that.
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I cast off Logan last night, and managed to get a so-so picture in the waning daylight.
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Now that I had a plan worked out for the Omo yarn, I decided to start the other stole I wanted to knit, the Logan River Wrap. I was attracted to its rustic tweedy, and cozy appearance. By lucky coincidence, when this issue of Interweave Knits (Winter 2007) arrived, WEBS had the exact yarn on [...]
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Have you any Panda Wool?
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I thought this last-minute but thoughtful gift would be a Breeze. But disaster has befallen; I have completely run out of yarn!
Cables and skimpy yardage** turned out to be a bad match. Even though I should've known better, I had every faith that what I had (one skein plus a bit leftover from the baby [...]
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Red Ribs and Cables
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These are my first pair of socks completed in about two months. I didn't think I would be happy with a sock break, but it really helped! In fact, I've already started a new pair, this time for gift-giving later this year. Still in the works are the socks for my Hogwarts Sock Swap [...]
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Three old ladies knit the socks of death
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Today's post title is courtesy of Rick Riordan's The Lightning Thief. I thought this chapter heading was too cute not to use. (The book is first in a series about a boy's modern-day adventures with the Olympian gods, demigods, creatures, and monsters. If you are familiar with Greek and Roman mythology, it's easy to [...]
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1-? Hats
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I wasn't very project-monogamous in November. Instead of devoting myself to my gift socks like a good knitter, I took breaks with several quick projects. The first two I worked on were hats.
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Valentine's Day: Flowers and Cookies
|Flowers from Ryan this morning :)
What I really wanted to tell you about was the cute family that were our secret valentines. One night they dropped off a darling bag with the following: heart-shaped Junior Mints, red sprinkles, two small containers of frosting (white and pink), a heart shaped cookie cutter, and a pre-made roll of sugar cookie dough! Sweet!
So, naturally we used it right away and made some Valentine sugar cookies...
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For shaped cookies, roll out and use cookie cutters. Same baking time.
(Ky's note: We always bake cookies on parchment paper. For these, after pulling them out of the oven we let them cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool for 20 minutes. Then we got to the fun part: decorating!)
2/3 cup shortening
2/3 cup butter
1 1/2 cups sugar
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1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons vanilla
1/3 cup sugar (for decorating)
Mix butter, shortening, and sugar. Stir in eggs and vanilla.
Combine flour, baking powder, and salt. Add to wet ingredients.
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When the tall, slightly gray-haired woman hastened over to the table where Rubin and I were sitting, all the memories of that frigid day in May of 2008 came flooding back.
I was on a solo journey that spring--hiking, biking, and camping up the eastern coast of Lake Michigan. I'd spent the week in Ludington State Park. Damp and chilled from a misty rain sweeping across Lake Michigan, I had driven to
"Of course, you can get something to eat here," she said as she stepped from behind the counter, her arm extended. "My name is Marilyn. Welcome to the Blu Moon Café. Can I get you a hot coffee?"
She led me to a private table with two wrought iron chairs located next to the front window. Close to the outdoors, but warm and dry. In civilization, but not too close to all the chatter and commotion of the other diners. It was perfect for me.
"I must look pretty bedraggled," I admitted when Marilyn returned with the coffee. "I'm at the state park, camping alone. I got drenched while walking back from the shower and I'm freezing. But since the first thing I blurted out was about food, I guess I'm starving, too. Come to think of it, I haven't eaten a meal since riding my bike to Pentwater two days ago."
Her energy bounced off walls filled with memorabilia from the 1950's and 60's. Old photographs captured the radiant smile of Marilyn Monroe, a smile no more engaging than that of this bubbly woman with spikey red hair.
"Really?" her eyes widened. "Well, let's get you something to eat. Can I suggest the frittata with homemade biscuits and jam? You won't find anything like it in town."
"Sounds great," I exclaimed, noticing the menu was filled with possibilities not found in most small harbor communities. "I can't believe a place like this is exists in a little town like Ludington. Is it new?"
Her eyes scanned the restaurant briefly, as if to ensure things were humming nicely.
"Mind if I join you for a cup of coffee?" she asked. "We can exchange stories. I'm curious about your camping experience. But first, let me give the kitchen your order so your stomach stops growling."
"Sorry," I laughed, my cheeks reddening. She waved away my apology and started towards the kitchen. Several people entered the café, and she stopped, greeting each person by name. I watched her quietly give instructions to a young waitress before joining me at the table.
"So, tell me about camping alone."
She was clearly the owner of this unique restaurant jammed with people in the middle of a weekday morning. The campground was empty. The marinas would not see boats for another month, but this café was packed. I wanted to respect her time but was curious about this little island of friendliness.
Briefly, I explained my journey up the coast—days filled with hikes through the dunes, evenings by the campfire, reading or writing. I shared my need to live near Lake Michigan in the second half of my life, my search to find purpose after leaving a successful career.
And then it was her turn.
"For the last 25 years, I've been an executive for Federated and other retail giants," she began. "I used to tell the staff working in the cosmetic departments that customers can buy cosmetics anywhere. The only reason they return to your counter in your store is because of you. And sometimes, the difference can be as simple as a welcoming smile."
Is that not what we all need in our lives? Just a smile every now and then? I looked around the restaurant. The place was filled with smiles.
"When my husband and I decided to start a restaurant together, we were living in North Carolina. But we'd lived in Michigan before, had family and friends here. More important, we knew we wanted to live by Lake Michigan. So, when we got a phone call about a little place for sale in Ludington, we decided to check it out."
"But what made you decide to leave retail?" I asked.
"I have two daughters, 26 and 8 years old," she explained. "I was busy climbing the corporate ladder, moving every couple of years to broaden my experiences, build a solid resume. My eldest, Jordan, grew up constantly changing schools. It wasn't easy for her, I realized. But she seemed to do okay.
"Last year, I came home from a trip and my youngest, Lillë, called me 'daddy.' It stopped me cold. 'What am I doing with my life?' I asked myself. 'And with hers?"
Same question. Different circumstances. Both of us walked away from large jobs, bonuses, perks, and titles in search of something else. And the "something else" included Lake Michigan.
No wonder the place was packed, I thought at the time. She recreated her life to match her dream of someday owning a restaurant near the shores of Lake Michigan. In having the courage and perseverance to do so, she became a beacon of hope for the rest of us. And that beacon touched every wandering soul stumbling through the door looking for a bit of nourishment.
Nine years later, the culture of the restaurant is as friendly as the day it opened its doors. It's grown from a café to a bistro, more than doubling in size to include a bar and rooftop seating. Her eldest daughter and son-in-law, Jason, are in the business with her. Lillë, the catalyst behind the change, is learning to roll Sushi. And while the photographs of Marilyn Monroe have disappeared from the walls, the welcoming smile of the woman approaching our table is exactly as I remember.
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In addition to the concerns outlined in this petition, I am troubled that public hearings to disseminate and explain the study outlining options to Line 5 were not more widespread. This decision affects all of us in Michigan. According to research conducted by the Pure Michigan office, tourism generated over $22.8 billion to the state in 2014. And while a spill would directly affect our northern communities, it affects us all. We all drink, fish, and swim in these waters. We all benefit from tourism. It is why, as tax payers, we support and fund the Pure Michigan program.
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At STM the Development Office gears up for an important activity; growing our yearly Endowment Fund – SEED (Seeking Excellent Educational Development). Calling our endowment fund SEED represents an educator's work and a student's learning, growing & blooming in order to share their time and talents. As Archbishop Oscar Romero said, "We plant the seeds that one day will grow. We water seeds already planted, knowing that they hold future promise."
The first seeds of our endowment fund were planted in 1996. The value of our fund has grown, but various as the economy goes up and down. As of December 2015, our balance was at $903,349. To reap the rewards of its fruit we need you!! We also reach out to families who receive matching funds from their employers to support SEED. This fund is the gift that keeps on giving. In 1996 the Long Range Plan goal was set to raise 2 million dollars so funds could be used to offset rising cost of tuition. Your annual giving of $1.00 to $5,000 will help this fund grow & continue to keep a Catholic education accessible to families who choose a Catholic education for their children. It is also tax deductible! Please consider giving to SEED. If your company matches funds, please indicate that so we can maximize your contribution. Questions, please contact Sharon Fox at 425-743-4242 or firstname.lastname@example.com


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We are the specialist provider of community health and care services to the people of West Sussex and Brighton & Hove. Every day our expert teams provide medical, nursing and therapeutic care to more than 8,000 people.
Across the age range, we care for some of the most vulnerable people in our communities, from our health visitors caring for babies and young children through to our multi-disciplinary community teams caring for the frail elderly and people at the end of their lives.
In all we do – and in our ambitions to achieve the very best for the people we serve - our work is driven by our vision of excellent care at the heart of the community.
To achieve our vision we want to raise awareness of the value and range of what we do and develop a reputation for excellence and innovation so that no one can doubt the central role that community healthcare services play in the local NHS.
We are taking forward our ambitions for our public and patients through a transformation strategy which focuses on quality improvement and assurance to deliver increased productivity and cost efficiencies.
This strategy - driven by our vision and values - with our quality and clinical care strategies at its core, is informed by national and local strategic drivers and supported by a comprehensive range of clinical and corporate strategies.
The aim is to deliver 'the right services to the right people, in the right place, by the right people and at the right time, quality and cost' by ensuring that the organisation has in place the right strategies, structures, systems, staff and skills, underpinned by shared values.
To realise our vision we will remain true to our core values:
Our vision of excellent care at the heart of the community points to where we want to get to, and what we want to be. To move us in this direction, the trust board has set three strategic goals. These explain what we need to do to achieve our vision:
One of the key ways we will work to achieve our objectives is to become an NHS Foundation Trust (FT), and we aim to achieve FT status by 2015.
Clinical quality is central to the care we deliver. Our clinical care strategy explains how we intend to make our services easy to use, safe, consistent, effective and right for each individual. The core of our strategy is to provide excellent clinical care, delivered by experienced and trained staff.


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(1840 - 1862)
Home State: South Carolina
Branch of Service: Infantry
Before Sharpsburg
An unmarried 21 year old farmer, he enlisted in Company D, 3rd South Carolina Infantry Battalion on 5 December 1861 in Columbia, SC.
On the Campaign
He was killed in action on 14 September 1862 at Fox's Gap.
References & notes
Basic information from Davis1.
1840; Laurens District, SC
09/14/1862 Fox's Gap, MD
1 Davis, Sam B., A History of the 3rd South Carolina Volunteer Infantry Battalion (James Battalion): 1861-1865 , Wilmington (NC): Broadfoot Publishing Company, 2009, pp. 68-71, Roster [AotW citation 15927]


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Store managers are typically classified as exempt from overtime based on what is known as the "executive" exemption. The California Wage Orders set out a six-part test for this exemption, but in basic form, the test asks whether the employee: manages a department or unit; directs the work of other employees; has authority over personnel decisions; exercises discretion or independence in making decisions; spends a majority (more than 50 percent) of his time engaged in managerial duties; and makes a salary above a certain level. Pretty clear that a senior management person in a retail environment would fit the bill, right? Not necessarily.
In Smith v. Equinox Holdings, Inc., 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 48754 (N.D. Cal. Apr. 10, 2015), the Northern District of California denied Equinox Holdings, Inc. summary judgment in a misclassification, whistleblower and wrongful termination lawsuit brought by a former manager who had been classified as overtime exempt.
The Plaintiff, Joseph Smith, worked for Equinox as a District Shop Manager and later National Shop Training Manager, selling workout clothes in Equinox fitness centers. In November 2013, Equinox started investigating low profit margins at its stores, which led them to review Smith's stores. Equinox fired Smith after concluding he had improperly discounted items for his own personal gain. Smith then sued, claiming Equinox misclassified him as exempt and fired him in retaliation for his complaints about Equinox policies. Equinox moved for summary judgment, maintaining that Smith was an exempt executive and that his termination was legitimate.
The court found that issues of fact existed regarding: (1) whether Smith regularly exercised discretion and independent judgment; and (2) whether he was in fact primarily engaged in managerial duties. On the first issue, Smith argued that, even though he was a District Manager, he actually had only "minimal authority and discretion over his work." He claimed that the corporate office directed his actions, from managing to merchandising to the cleanliness and maintenance of his stores. He also claimed to have no input into budgets or decisions regarding how labor hours were allocated in his stores. The court agreed that questions of fact remained, noting that while "a regulated workplace does not rule out independent judgment," an employee who simply applies his knowledge in following prescribed procedures may not be exercising discretion and independent judgment.
On the second issue, Smith alleged that he was not primarily engaged in managerial duties — he claimed he spent most of his time doing the same work as nonexempt staff members (stocking shelves, folding merchandise, cashiering) because the stores were minimally staffed. Equinox countered with register data (accountings of time spent logged into the register) showing that Smith had spent only 3 percent of his time working on the register. The court agreed that this register history, if true, "would indeed be a striking fact," but Smith's testimony to the contrary was enough to avoid summary judgment by creating a triable issue.
In response, Equinox argued that if Smith engaged in mostly nonexempt activities, as he claimed, he was not performing the work Equinox hired him to do. The court, however, credited Smith's testimony that the stores were "small and lightly staffed," which he said made it unavoidable for him to perform nonexempt tasks. Ultimately, the court found that it should be left up to a jury to decide whether Equinox had "realistic expectations" and whether Smith's practices diverged from those expectations.
This case serves as a reminder that it is very challenging to get misclassification claims decided via pre-trial motions, due to the factual disputes that impact the exemption analysis. Further, when the employer is a company with multiple business locations and a necessary focus on consistency in consumer experience, the employee is likely to make the same sorts of arguments as did Smith—standardized processes deprive "managers" of the independent discretion necessary to support an exempt classification.
In California and elsewhere, misclassification suits remain popular. Particularly for employers with corporate headquarters elsewhere and multiple business locations with "standardized" corporate processes, businesses should review their job descriptions and daily operations to ensure expectations are reasonable and performance for exempt employees is tracked and reinforced in a way that supports their classification. Calling someone a "manager" does not make them exempt from overtime—acting as a "manager" does.


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Most of us 'Dubai kids' will remember the Market Cafe in Grand Hyatt, well it is no more. The newly refurbished Collective takes its spot with beautiful interiors, great service and delicious food, and did I mention the jaw dropping dessert counter – it's a sight not to be missed.
The restaurant consists of 4 sections, all of which could be restaurants on their own, with their own seating style and tableware. Sitting in any of the sections the attention to detail is obvious!
The Collective sports an interestingly different concept, where the menu will never be the same when you dine. Full control is given to the chefs; the daily menu depends on what their mood is or whatever they're experimenting with.
Drinks from the Beverage Bar: pomegranate peppermint iced tea and a lemon pina colada. They even whip up a mean caramel espresso lassi too :O
Moving onto the food (nothing short of spectacular) from the day we dined. Started off in the Levant Emporium – huge range of fresh salads (favorites being: salad of 2016, mountain tomato salad). The manakeesh and specialty kashkaval cheese honey shawarma were delicious.
The Grill Bar: provides great cuts of meat and roasted vegetables. Kebabs, shish tawook, steak, cheesy and meaty burgers complimented with fries, roasted squash and tangy dips.
The Bombay Cafe with Parsi and Gujrati cuisines, expect to be stuffed with kheema pavs, jardaloo sali margi (chicken with apricots) and patra ni machi (fish enveloped in green chutney and steamed in banana leaves) and much more.
Dessert is a Dubai staple and the Bakery at The Collective doesn't lack. Massive assortment of cakes (banana, blackberry walnut, coconut etc) gelato (chocolate and mango), Arabic sweets (chocolate baklava/kunafa/basbousa, mamoul etc), sticky date pudding, plum tarts and oh so much more is on offer at the Bakery. They even have a chocolate tap, imagine dunking any dessert of your choice in creamy chocolate! The only hard part is what to choose…
A great dinner buffet for only AED 199 with an a la carte option. Promising a new and different dining experience. #eatlifestories.


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The Certificate of Vision Impairment (CVI) form and the 'Explanatory notes for consultant ophthalmologists and hospital eye clinic staff in England' (ENs) has been updated by a group of stakeholders led by the Department of Health and the Royal College of Ophthalmologists to clarify who should be certified severely sight impaired and sight impaired.
The CVI form has been revised to update contact details and terminology, to simplify and ensure it captures the information needed to support people who may need further help from local authorities. The ENs is updated to give clear guidelines to who should be certified with sight impairment.
The criteria for certification are based on visual acuity, visual field and the clinical judgement of the consultant ophthalmologist.
We want to seek views on the revised CVI form and ENs and any suggestions for further improvements.


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Today, the second official trailer for Netflix's original series, The Crown was released, delving further into the early days of Elizabeth II's reign.
The preview opens in February 1952 with a royal aide asking Her Majesty what her "regnal name" will be as monarch.
"Let's not overcomplicate matters unnecessarily," Elizabeth, played fantastically by Claire Foy, said brusquely.
It was a somber moment, since Elizabeth's promotion meant that her father, King George VI had passed away at the family's Sandringham estate.
Prince Philip (played by Doctor Who's Matt Smith), had to break the news to his wife while the couple was in Kenya. Continue reading


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Sling TV will offer HBO plus on-demand content in time for Game of Thrones premiere
Trevor Daugherty - Apr. 1st 2015 4:01 pm ET
Update (4/8 9:00am): Sling has pushed the HBO update to its accounts, subscribers can sign-up today for the add-on package at a price of $15/month. Apple TV users have the option of grabbing a free 30-day trial of the recently released HBO Now, as well.
Sling TV is continuing to push traditional television providers, announcing today that it will carry HBO's linear channel plus on-demand content before the Game of Thrones premiere on April 12th. HBO's standard channel and an "extensive VOD library" will be a $15 add-on to Sling's "best of live TV" $20 core package. No word yet on HBO Go accessibility on iOS or Apple TV. This follows last month's launch of AMC just in time for Mad Men's last run starting this Sunday.
Interested in Sling TV? You can grab a free Amazon Fire Stick or Roku Stick by signing up for three months of service. Xbox One members can enjoy a free month trial with a Live membership.


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Pictures from the Past - week 3
Wed, 20 Sept 2017
The bells of St Nicolas Church will be rung at 6pm today (Wednesday 20 September) to honour the memory of a Newbury soldier who was killed in the First World War.
William James Quintin, known as Billy, enlisted in the 2nd Berkshires (regimental number 33511) in January 1915.
Born in Maidenhead in 1889, Billy was the oldest of the three sons of Samuel and Annie Quintin, all of whom saw active service in the war.
Their father Samuel became a bricklayer in the booming building trade at the turn of the century and the family moved to Newbury, where they lived at 42 Russell Road (then known as 3 Hope Terrace) and later 5 Berkeley Road in the thriving Westfields district.
Samuel was a member of the Newbury Volunteer Company, and later served in the Royal Defence Corps.
Billy married Beatrice (nee Franklin) and they had a baby daughter Margaret, known as Peggy, born in early 1915.
Prior to his enlistment he was employed as a bootmaker at Swaites Boot and Shoe Warehouse, 48 Bartholomew Street.
He must have been musical; in the little leisure time they had, both Billy and his father Samuel were bell-ringers at St Nicolas Church in West Mills, and Billy played tuba in a band. He was also a Special Constable.
Billy served with the Berkshire regiment in France, but in late 1916 or early 1917 was sent home unwell.
When he returned to the Front later in 1917, it was with the 8th Battalion Gloucestershire regiment to which he had been transferred (regimental number 37995), as the Berkshires were already there.
After he left Newbury, Beatrice discovered she was pregnant with their second child. She wrote to tell him; they corresponded often and referred to the unborn baby as "Little Bill"
In September 1917 the 8th Gloucesters were part of the 57th brigade in the 19th (Western) Division) which was protecting a section of the line south of Ypres near the border between Belgium and France.
The British forces launched an offensive known to history as "The Battle of the Menin Road", one element of the third battle of Ypres.
On 20 September as a result of enemy artillery barrage, the 8th Battalion suffered the loss of 164 men killed, missing or wounded – around a quarter of the entire battalion.
Billy Quintin was one of those killed, and his death was reported in the Newbury Weekly News of 11 October 1917.
At that time, heavily pregnant Beatrice and daughter Peggy were living at 8 Ena Terrace (now known as 95 Russell Road).
The Bellringers paid tribute to him; as reported in the same edition of the newspaper:
"Local war Notes.
"St Nicolas ringers paid appropriate honour to a soldier comrade Pte William Quintin, who had fallen on active service, by ringing a half-muffled peal on Saturday afternoon.
They were prompted by the lines: "The Comrades muster round the old church tower,
To tell the tidings sad with bated breath;
Then let the bells ring out in muffled power,
Their sad requiem for a soldier's death."
At the conclusion of the peal, the Rector conducted a short memorial service. He also thanked the band for the reverent tribute of honour to a fellow-ringer, who had given his life for his country."
The baby Billy never knew, "Little Bill" was born that December.
She was Mrs Winifred Whale, nee Quintin, always known as Bill or Billie.
In 2014 the NWN photographed her holding her late father's medals. Mrs Whale lived in Thatcham until she passed away in December 2015.
Billy is remembered in a panel in the belfry of St Nicolas Church, alongside fellow bell-ringer Pte C Whitehorn.
The name of WJ Quintin also appears on panel 5 of the Newbury war memorial outside the church.


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A new study published by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) on December 13th finds that at least $2 billion in stolen wages was recovered for workers across the United States in 2015 and 2016.
"Wage theft is a growing and pervasive problem that robs workers of billions of dollars every year. Yet little progress has been made to address this epidemic," stated EPI Labor Counsel Celine McNicholas who wrote the report along with Research Assistant Zane Mokhiber, and intern Adam Chaikof. The findings come from a survey of state labor departments and attorneys general, data from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), and information from class action settlements.
In addition the authors estimate that low-wage workers in the United States lost more than $50 billion to all forms of wage theft in 2016 though the exact amount stolen is impossible to determine due to incomplete national and state information.
Wage theft can take many forms, including minimum wage violations, overtime violations, tipped minimum violations, and employee misclassification. EPI has found that one of the largest forms of wage theft—minimum wage violations—impacts 17 percent of low-wage workers in the 10 most populous states. On average, workers suffering minimum wage violations are cheated out of $64 a week, or $3,300 annually. Workers in restaurants and bars are much more likely to suffer minimum wage violations than workers in other industries.
Although wage theft is illegal, laws protecting workers are rarely enforced. In 2016, the U.S. DOL Wage and Hour Division had around 1,000 investigators responsible for 7.3 million workplaces. The probability of any specific workplace being investigated for wage theft in a given year is around 0.01 percent. Further, a recent study found that 14 states, most of which use the federal minimum wage, either lack the capacity to investigate wage theft claims or lack the ability to file lawsuits on behalf of victims.
State and local initiatives in Minnesota, California and Washington state have taken important steps toward better enforcement, yet federal policy seems to be going in the other direction. A new rule proposed by the U.S. Department of Labor earlier in December will allow employers to legally pocket tips pooled from their servers as long as the tipped workers earn minimum wage. Servers in restaurants and bars rely on these tips to help make their income more livable. The change in policy will likely result in a double hit for workers in an industry already plagued with wage theft.
"It is the Department of Labor's job to enforce our nation's worker protection laws and ensure that working people are paid fairly for their labor, not create mechanisms for robbing them," said McNicholas. "When policymakers wonder why working Americans are frustrated, they should consider the toll that wage theft takes on workers."
You can find the report at: http://www.epi.org/publication/two-billion-dollars-in-stolen-wages-were-...
An investigation by Workday Minnesota found wage theft is larger and more widespread than most people realize. Minnesotans are losing millions of dollars every year.


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Welcome to the College of Health Sciences- where Health and Education meet. Our outstanding programs in the Health Sciences are all nationally accredited. We are a strong practice college with significant depth and breadth of faculty in all of our disciplines. We graduate students with a strong theory and practice education, ready to take on tomorrow's challenges in a rapidly changing health care environment.
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