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What is Sustainable Growth?
Sustainable growth – it is a term that has become the focus of the brightest business minds' around the world; however, there is one issue – in today's environment, it is an oxymoron. Politicians and economists want us to focus on growth in order for them to try and repay the mountain of debt that they piled on in the name of 'prosperity.' Environmentalists and activists, on the other hand, want us to focus on sustainability and preserving the planet. The problems is that we can't just pick one or the other, we need to do both simultaneously. That's why in today's blog we are going to explore the term sustainable growth and discuss how to turn it from an oxymoron into the new standard for business.
A few weeks ago, I was browsing the Internet when I stumbled across the Capital Institute's website, which brands itself as the Future of Finance. Started in 2009 by the former Managing Director for JP Morgan, John Fullerton, the Capital Institute aspires to spark discussion about the role of finance in our society and what business will look like in the new economy. One video in particular, called the Biospheric Reality (embedded below), caught my attention and inspired me to start to think deeper about the role that both business and financial institutions should play in our society.
Among a number of great concepts that were illustrated in the video, the one that really struck me was the analogy that compared our financial system to the biosphere. In Mother Nature, when the environmental ecosystem starts becoming highly unbalanced, a period of chaos ensues. That is what is currently happening in our global economy. Following the period of chaos, a higher order emerges and the entire ecosystem starts to rebalance itself over a period of a number of decades. This is what lays ahead in the next several decades for our global economy.
In our last blog, Finance 2.0 – Wall Street Meets the Web, we discussed how the new crowdfunding movement will be a key catalyst in the creation of a new financial ecosystem. But this is just a small component of the whole, as the global shift that has begun is composed of a series of movements and new paradigms that are all contributing to reshape our economic landscape. The motivator for the entire shift, in my opinion, is the desire to rebuild our economy around the principle of sustainable growth.
But what is sustainable growth?
Sustainable growth is a philosophy that recognizes that economic growth (in today's terms) is constrained by our finite resource base; therefore, despite the fact that economists' models are based on the principles of infinite growth, we have to recognize that the environment (ie. our planet) that nourishes our existence is in fact composed of a finite amount of resources. The sustainable-growth model focuses on 'growth' (in an economic sense) that is balanced with our social and environmental surroundings.
Rather than looking for opportunities to profit at the expense of both people and the planet, the new paradigm is built on the premise that we can make profit while improving the lives of people and the state of our planet. Instead of trying to find opportunities in every crevice of the globe just to keep the current economic model alive, we should instead focus on redefining what we are trying to achieve in the first place. In the video above, John Fullerton parallels this to the Copernician moment, which happened centuries ago when everyone on the planet realized that the world was not flat as they had been brought up to believe.
So what does sustainable growth look like?
First we need to plant the seeds to the first trees (businesses) that will begin to sprout their first leaves (profits).
The (sustainable) growth of the tree (business) will unfold until it has fully blossomed (profit threshold).
At that point, other businesses in the external environment (the forest) will take notice and begin to follow the sustainable-growth model – a new forest (new industries) will begin taking shape.
The businesses who fail to adopt the principles of sustainable growth will inevitably fail and a full-growth forest (interconnected industries) will develop – then one day the forest will merge with the surrounding ecosystem (global economy) and mark the beginning of an entirely new economic paradigm.
That's how we see the sustainable-growth model in the new economic environment. It remains to be seen how quickly this new growth model starts to become implemented, but we expect that a business that takes root one decade from now will not look, or think, anything like the businesses of today. It's time to turn sustainable growth from an oxymoron into the new standard for doing business.
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25: All of us get knocked down, but it's resiliency that really matters. All of us do well when things are going well, but the thing that distinguishes athletes is the ability to do well in times of great stress, urgency and pressure. - Roger Staubach
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What Happened in Kyrgyzstan? Don't Know, but Let's Blame the Jews
We have all read about the bloody riots and armed confrontations in the Muslim republic of Kyrgyzstan in central Asia, leading to the overthrow of the government and the installation of a revolutionary council claiming to be its legitimate replacement. The situation remains volatile, and its ramifications on the dynamics of power politics may have consequences harmful to American interests in the region.
There is now a strong likelihood that the U.S. may lose permanent access to the strategic Manas air base from which it supplies its forces in Afghanistan. This would be a severe blow to the war effort against the Taliban and further reduce American military and political influence on the global stage, to the advantage of its Russian competitor.
What no one seems to have realized as yet is the shadowy, behind-the-scenes maneuvering at the root of this latest upheaval which, as we have seen, may cost the U.S. dearly. For there can be little doubt regarding the nefarious role played by the naughty state of Israel, which ever seeks to undermine its greatest friend and ally, the United States of America. After all, was not Israel the covert source of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, even though there was no such country as Israel at the time? Does this not show that its sly resourcefulness is truly unprecedented? Did it not craftily embroil the U.S. in the Vietnam debacle, inciting trouble in Southeast Asia and, according to reliable reports, training the Viet Cong in a secret military camp on Pitcairn Island? Was not Israel basically responsible for every atrocity on American soil, from the first World Trade Center bombing to 9/11 to the Fort Hood shooting? It is common knowledge by now that every setback America suffers, especially in the Islamic domain, is the result of the actions, decisions, and intrigues of the Jewish state. The eruption in Kyrgyzstan is no exception to this general rule.
Clearly, Israeli agents in deep cover have been at work sowing discord among the people of Kyrgyzstan. I have it on good authority that these provocateurs reinterpreted the ancient story of Manas, the eponymous hero of the national epic of the country, to equate the U.S. with its ancestral enemies, the Khitan and the Oirats, who were soundly defeated. Sad to say, the revisionist reading of this beloved, if interminable, poem helped to roil the political cauldron.
The fact is, the Israelis, using forged identity papers and fake credentials to pose as loyal citizens and international experts, have been busy inflaming anti-American sentiment, giving purposefully bad advice to former President Kurmanbek Bakiyev and infiltrating the new government of Roza Otunbayeva with a view to destabilizing the region and making it yet more difficult for the U.S. to pursue its noble plan of bringing lasting peace to the world, as outlined by President Barack Obama. For if peace were to descend upon mankind, Israel would be deprived of its raison d'être, which is to provoke mischief and dissension wherever it can. Do we not have the testimony of such intellectual giants and eminent statesmen as Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe, Hugo Chavez of Venezuela, and Mohamed Ould Abd Aziz of Mauritania on the subject? Knowing how the Israelis operate, rendering it nearly impossible for the U.S. to placate its enemies and usher in a golden era of universal harmony among the nations of the earth, President Obama is to be applauded for giving Israel the cold shoulder and deservedly humiliating its prime minister.
Be that as it may, some naïve or untrustworthy observers might suspect Russian involvement in this most recent convulsion, but of course that is nothing but a smokescreen to hide the imprint of devious Israeli plotting. The joy of the Israeli leadership must be unbounded for having meddled so successfully in Kyrgyzstani internal affairs. One can just see them dancing the freilach in the corridors of the Knesset.


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Sure, we all wonder about how money works in other homes. Today, my husband, Raul Robles joins the show. We open the curtain and share our struggle with money: the headaches & heartbreaks (that we can now laugh about); working through the fights; making a budget work; and finally, being able to see the finish line so close.
It is nearly an understatement to say that our marriage has completely changed from figuring out the finances.
Raul & I examine:
- What we remember of the early days of our marriage trying to figure out our budget.
- The resentment I had at that time.
- The turning point that was the biggest fight of our marriage: "the car fight" that changed our lives
- How I went to the first session of Financial Peace University by myself…and why Raul insisted I go.
- The discussion after that first session & insight to our desire to change our family tree.
- Instill hope: The reason I created this blog & podcast.
- Learning & getting on the same page, working together as a team; our marriage is better for it.
- The brutality of working through that first budget.
- Why Saturday mornings working through the budget is the best time of the week for us to make it work.
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- The Christmas budget: why we had to categorize where the money was going.
- Why we had to decide to allow our daughter to give this holiday.
- How we have found a balance where Raul focuses on the details, and I keep us looking toward the big vision for our family.
- What our friends & family have noticed about our situation.
- How having a budget has allowed us to be much more open about money. Who knew?
- The best example is to do it.
- When did Raul know we were on the right path? That very first night of FPU.
- The moment I knew we were on the right path? When we could do a budget in just a quick time.
- The story of "The Little Engine that Could" comparison to our finances.
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- Raul is more analytical. I am more abstract and a feeler. We discuss how our communication styles have changed to be able to connect and reach out so that we are speaking the same language.
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- How Raul has helped me figure out how to work from home, including: setting up business hours; finding balance in family and creating; and how we are making podcasting a part of our life- but not everything in our life.
- Raul asks me a question that I've never considered before.
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We know how much you've loved marketing to Millennials, but now it's time to start marketing to the next generation: Generation Z.
You may be asking: who is Generation Z and what makes them so different from Millennials?
We'll get into that a little later, but as an introduction, you should know the following: one, they were born between 1996 and 2014, and two, they're the first generation who's had easy access to technology most of their lives.
Unfortunately, if you think that it's going to be any easier marketing to Generation Z than it was to Millennials, you have a lot in store. But, don't worry, we're here to help! Here are five marketing strategies to help you reach and engage with Generation Z!
1. Get ready to meet Generation Z's significant buying power.
Let's start with one statistic: Generation Z will have $44 billion in buying power.
And no, that's not a typo. That's 44 billion dollars with a B.
On top of that, it's expected that Generation Z will make up 40 percent of the population by 2020.
With that many people and that much money being spent, you'll want to get a headstart on marketing to Generation Z. But, just as much, you can't abandon your customers from previous generations just to sell to Generation Z.
For example, if most of your customers are baby boomers, it won't help your business to fully embrace selling to the next generation.
However, if you believe that your business will eventually cater to Generation Z, you'll want to start adjusting your business and marketing strategy as soon as possible.
Which leads us to our next strategy:
2. You'll have to drop traditional marketing methods for Generation Z.
Say goodbye to paid actors in your commercials.
In all seriousness, Gen-Zers want to see real, relatable people in marketing campaigns. The people in your ads need to share the same struggles or have the same beliefs as your Generation Z audience.
Author, Deep Patel, from Forbes says:
They have made it clear that what they care about more than anything is feeling like they know the brand or the person behind the camera. They don't want to feel marketed to—they want to feel like they're part of something. Source
They also want your products and services to provide value to them and meet their needs. If you try to sell something to Gen-Zers for the sake of making a sale, you just won't make it. Period.
As with marketing to Millennials, we recommend that you adopt a storytelling approach. Explain to your Gen Z customers how your product or service can help them. Make your sales pitch relevant and easy to understand.
3. Create quick, effective content to market to Generation Z.
This is where things get tricky.
You've come up with a good storytelling approach to sell to your customers, but can you do it in eight seconds or less? For Generation Z, the average attention span is exactly that, eight seconds.
Author, Josh Perlstein, of Adweek states:
You might have only a few seconds to grab a Gen-Zer's attention, after all: While a millennial or Gen-Xer might stop for a moment to read a longer post, Gen-Zers want to get straight to the point and move along to the next post. Source
I understand this is difficult, but there's no need to worry. The good news is that if you have an Instagram or Snapchat account, (or even Facebook!) you can start making quick advertisements with ephemeral content.
Instagram Stories, Snapchat Stories and Facebook Stories all allow you to share content, whether it's a video or image, that appears for a few seconds and stays on your profile for up to 24 hours.
If you can practice creating video or photo advertisements that last eight seconds or less and, more importantly, speak to your Gen Z audience, it'll become easier to engage with Generation Z.
4. Use each social media platform differently.
Unlike Millennials, Generation Z has had quick, easy access to the Internet and social media for most of their lives. Because of that, they rely on social media for a number of reasons, so much that they check their accounts as much as 100 times per day.
Whether it's using Facebook to get information or Instagram to showcase their aspirational selves, one thing is for certain: you can't advertise to Generation Z the same way across all platforms.
For example, since Gen-Zers use Instagram to showcase their aspirational self, you'll want to create content that speaks to their aspirations and nothing more. The same goes for Facebook; you'll only want to publish informative content.
5. Be a business that they can look up to.
Remember how popular TOMS shoes were with Millennials? In case you're unfamiliar, the company provided a pair of shoes to those in need for every pair of shoes purchased from them.
Millennials loved TOMS because not only were their shoes were popular, but they stood for a great cause.
It's not much different with Generation Z. In fact, 60 percent of Gen-Zers want to positively change the world through their work, so they want to shop brands that can do the same.
Final Thoughts
Marketing to Generation Z is going to be completely different, in many ways, from marketing to other generations. It will definitely be a challenge and a lot of hard work. However, if you're willing to put the work in to understand your new customers, they'll reward you for taking the time to get to know them.
And, if you're still feeling overwhelmed, we can create a digital marketing plan that works for you!
This is part three of our consumer behavior blog series and we have more subjects ahead. Check out parts one and two below, and stay tuned for our next topic!


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The New Generations Program was designed by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and TCG. The Future Collaborations objective is funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Travel grants of up to $6,000 will be awarded in the winter/spring and summer/fall seasons to theatres and theatre professionals for unrestricted international travel, enabling them to share ideas and techniques and/or collaborate with their colleagues around the world.
Clinton Turner Davis (Brooklyn, NY) continued a collaboration in Taipei with Robin Ruizendaal, artistic director of the Taiyuan Puppet Theatre to adapt the Vietnamese literary masterpiece The Tale of Kieu; and began developing, A Sea of Tears -- songs, music and puppets that explore themes of life, separation and the "blues" in different cultures.
Darius Mannino (Burbank, CA) traveled to Kigali, Rwanda, to enhance ongoing relationships with several Rwandan theatre artists through the creation of an original, artist-generated work to be performed in both Rwanda and the U.S.
Michael Sommers (Minneapolis, MN) traveled to Indonesia and began a collaboration with director and shadow puppet master Koes Yulinadi, whose work pushes his country's tradition of puppetry, mask, music, movement and gesture to a contemporary voice and context.
GALA Hispanic Theatre (Washington, DC) producing artistic director, Hugo Medrano and six company members traveled to Madrid and attended special workshops on Spanish classical technique, verse and interpretation; all to prepare for GALA's production of El Caballero de Olmedo by Lope de Vega, which will launch the theater's upcoming 35th anniversary season.
Three company members of Jump-Start Performance Co. (San Antonio, TX) traveled to Slovakia to work on a joint production with Divadlo z Pasaze, an ensemble of mentally challenged performers. Together, they will work on Outsider as they also begin a long-term cultural and personal exchange.
Lark Play Development Center (New York, NY) playwrights David Henry Hwang and Lloyd Suh worked with the Lark's partners at the Cultural Center of the Philippines and The Writers' Bloc to create a comprehensive action plan for ongoing reciprocal exchange activities between Filipino and U.S. playwrights.
Pregones Theater (Bronx, NY) traveled to Gauteng Province, South Africa, for a convening of the Worldwide Theater Carousel. Alongside host Tswelopele Performing Artists (TSWEPA), other partners attending are from Belgium and Peru. Collaborators in Chile, Holland, Slovakia and Iraq joined remotely via web.
The grant applications were reviewed by an independent national panel of theatre professionals comprised of Carlyle Brown, playwright/artistic director, Carlyle Brown & Company (Minneapolis, MN); José Antonio Cruz, producing artistic manager, Repertorio Español (New York, NY); Sharon Graci, artistic director, PURE Theatre (Charleston, SC); Morgan Jenness, creative consultant, Abrams Artists Agency (New York, NY); Rebecca Rugg, associate producer, Steppenwolf Theatre Company (Chicago, IL); and Dawn Akemi Saito, performer/writer/artist-in-residence, Fordham University (Brooklyn, NY).
Jorge Luis Cacheiro traveled to Havana, Cuba to direct the Latin American premiere of Jorge Cortiñas' Blind Mouth Singing (Canto Del Pozo Ciego) with the Rita Montaner Theater Company. Puppet artist Tom Lee, traveled to Hachioji, Japan with collaborators Matthew Acheson, Karen Kandel, Bill Ruyle and Lake Simons to research, train and work on a new piece with Master Puppeteer Koryu Nishikawa V and Hachioji Kuruma Ningyo (Wheeled Puppet Theatre).Playwright Dan O'Brien traveled to the Arctic Circle in Canada to work with Canadian photo journalist and author Paul Watson on a play about his life as a war correspondent, and about his present life in the Arctic.Double Edge Theatre directors traveled to Moscow to work with collaborators, establish new relationships with artists and presenters, and begin research on their five-country, five-year performance cycle based on the work of Marc Chagall.McCarter Theatre Center partnered with Danai Gurira and Chipo Chung as they traveled across three continents (Zimbabwe, United Kingdom, United States) to develop a new play that gives voice to Zimbabwe and its people, with a goal of an eventual production at McCarter.PushPush Theater collaborated with Ballhaus Ost in Berlin to generate an affordable, recurring and reciprocal exchange of artists, ideas, scripts and productions that cross cultural boundaries.The grant applications were reviewed by an independent national panel of theatre professionals comprised of Dawn Chiang, lighting designer, Dawn Chiang Lighting Design, (Bridgeport, CT); Mark Cuddy, artistic director, Geva Theatre Center, (Rochester, NY); Rachel Fink, Director, School of Theatre, Berkeley Repertory, (Berkeley, CA); Peter Karapetkov, director, PURE International, PURE Theatre, (Charleston, SC); Bill Reichblum, founder and ceo, KadmusArts, (Bennington, VT); Lisa Schlesinger, playwright/asst. professor of playwriting, Columbia College of Chicago, (Iowa City, IA).
Joanna Sherman, artistic director of Bond Street Theatre Coalition (New York, NY), traveled to Myanmar to collaborate with Gitameit Music Center to develop their new theatre program.
Denise Maroney of The Children's Theater Company (New York, NY) project-directed & costume designed Books in Motion, a collaboration with The Lebanese Street Theatre Group to adapt youth literature into 'street theatre' and perform for free, in outdoor, site-specific locations across Lebanon.
Rhodessa Jones, co-artistic director of Cultural Odyssey (San Francisco, CA), continued to facilitate the international collaboration between Cultural Odyssey's Medea Project: Theater for Incarcerated Women and the Urban Voices Festival of South Africa.
Playwright Catherine Filloux (New York, NY) developed and adapted plays by two female Cambodian playwrights, Morm Sokly and Chhon Sina, at AMRITA (Phnom Penh) and continue collaborations begun in 2001.
Jason Southerland, artistic director of Next Theatre Company (Evanston, IL), traveled to Israel to work with Return to Haifa author Boaz Gaon and to explore future collaboration with Cameri Theatre.
Director, playwright and educator Johnmichael Rossi (Brooklyn, NY) worked with LOTOS Collective in the Triangulated City, a collaboration with Zoukak Theatre Company and developled a multi-location performance in Beirut, Lebanon.
The Sundance Institute (Beverly Hills, CA) has invited Rwandan composer Alif Naaba to be a Fellow at the 2009 Theatre Lab as on Odile Gakire Katese's project called NWINA UBEHO (Come and Be Alive).
The grant applications were reviewed by an independent national panel of theatre professionals comprised of Devon De Mayo, academy director at Northlight Theatre (Skokie, IL), Erik Ehn, dean at CalArts School of Theater (Valencia, CA); Linda Hartzell, artistic director at Seattle Children's Theatre (Seattle, WA); Jamil Khoury, artistic director of Silk Road Theatre Project (Chicago, IL); and Freelance director Victor Maog (New York, NY)
Bedlam Theatre, Minneapolis, MNCo-artistic director Maren Ward and producing artist Rah Kojis visited Bibi Bulak, a performing arts organization in the small country of Timor-Leste. Conversations, brainstorming sessions and workshops will contribute to a development of a joint production performed in both countriesInteract Theater, Minneapolis, MNArtistic director Jeanne Calvit and resident composer and music director Aaron Gabriel attended the Temps des Effusions Culturelles pour l'Education et la Jeunesse (TECEJ) Theater Festival in Pointe Noir, Congo, where they worked with Jean Leopold Ngoulou on the conception and development of a collaboration titled We Are All Africans.
Lark Play Development Center, New York, NYProducing director John Clinton Eisner and U.S.-Mexico Playwrights Exchange program director Andrea Thome met in Mexico City with partner organizations in the theater and government sectors in order to create a comprehensive plan for a reciprocal component of the program that will bring U.S. playwrights to Mexico for annual translation residencies.Latino International Theater Festival of New York, Inc. (LITF/NY) New York, NYProducing Executive Director Susana Tubert traveled to Chile to strengthen artistic dialogues with Chilean theater companies and cement collaborations between Latin American theater artists and TeatroStageFest, the annual theater festival LITF/NY produces in New York.The Music Center - Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, CAArtistic Director for Education Barbara Leonard attended Recontres Internationales de Théâtre de Papier to conduct research and planning for The Music Center's next Toy Theatre Festival.New York Theatre Workshop, New York, NYArtistic director James C. Nicola and associate artistic director Linda Chapman traveled to Jenin, Palestine to visit The Freedom Theatre and its new school in order to further NYTW's cultural exchange program, Suspects Abroad, and to discuss a future collaboration/co-production.Pregones Theater, Bronx, NYAssociate artistic director Jorge B. Merced traveled to Antwerp, Belgium for the third convening of the International Virtual Theater School, a project that involves a core group of six theaters across four continents. The goal is to nurture a mix of traditional and virtual learning and performance projects.Theatre of Yugen, San Francisco, CACo-artistic director, playwright, performer and director Jubilith Moore traveled to Japan to study, attend creative meetings and discuss a future collaboration with Kyogen Master Ishida, Yukio. They examined the script for Candide, or Optimisim and discuseds staging techniques, as well as songs and dances to be used in the adaptation.Future Collaborations applications were reviewed by an independent national panel of theatre professionals comprised of Clinton Turner Davis, Associate Professor, Department of Drama and Dance, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO; Jason Loewith, Artistic Director Emeritus, Next Theatre Company, Washington, D.C.; Roche Schulfer, Executive Director, Goodman Theatre, Chicago, IL; Torange Yeghiazarian, Artistic Director, Golden Thread Productions, San Francisco, CA ; and Mia Yoo, Artistic Associate at LaMaMa E.T.C., New York, NY
Playwright/director Chay Yew (New York, NY) traveled to Singapore for a collaboration with Ong Keng Sen and Brian Gothong Tan, director and video/film artist respectively, in writing a new theatre piece, Vivien and the Shadows.A Contemporary Theatre (Seattle, WA) hosted and collaborated with Luca Ronconi, artistic director of the Piccolo Teatro di Milano (Milan, Italy), on John Barrow's Infinites.Barclay Goldsmith, producing artistic director of Borderlands Theater (Tucson, AZ) continued their bi-national exchanges with Mexican actors and playwrights to further the Borderlands US/Mexico program.Interact Theater (Minneapolis, MN) hosted playwright/theatre artist Jean Leopold Ngoulou (Republic of Congo) to begin a cultural and artistic dialogue in preparation for an international collaboration, We Are All Africans.Northern Stage (White River Junction, VT) deepened its existing relationship with Ndiripo Kana Muripo Theater Collective (Harare, Zimbabwe) by collaborating with company member Michael Kudakwashe for six weeks in Vermont.Heidi S. Howard, education director of 7 Stages Theatre (Atlanta, GA) traveled to the Netherlands to develop her relationship with ZID Theatre, including specific work with the DIZZ KIDS youth program and planned future collaborations.Stages Theatre Company (Hopkins, MN) hosted Lee Lyford, artistic director at the young people's theatre at Theatre Royal's the egg theatre (UK) to plan a youth artist exchange in which young people from both companies will travel to each other's theatres to perform.Sundance Institute Theatre Program (Beverly Hills, CA) supported the residency of Rwandan playwright/director Odile Gakire Katese as a playwright-in-residence at the Sundance Theatre Lab in Sundance, Utah.A national independent selection panel, comprised of theatre professionals from across the United States, reviewed applications for this round of Future Collaborations. The selection panel included Catherine Coray, festival director, hotINK International Festival of Play Reading at the NYU Tisch School of the Arts (New York, NY); Ruth Mayleas, board member, League of Professional Theatre Women (New York, NY); Caridad Svich, playwright (South Gate, CA) and Kate Warner, artistic director, Dad's Garage (Atlanta, GA).
The Civilians' (New York, NY) artistic director Steven Cosson traveled to Colombia and Venezuela to plan for future collaboration, particularly with Teatro San Martin in Caracas, Venezuela and Mapa Teatro in Bogotá, Colombia.Golden Thread Productions (San Francisco, CA) hosted Israeli playwright Motti Lerner to collaborate with the creative team developing Benedictus, a new play created by artists from Iran, Israel and the US.Director Ricardo Khan (Hoboken, NJ) traveled to the Theatre Royal Stratford East in the United Kingdom and the Market Theatre in the Republic of South Africa and met with artistic leaders to explore future collaboration ideas.Director, dramaturge and teacher Roberta Levitow (Santa Monica, CA) traveled to four East African countries: Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda to develop and strengthen artistic links between U.S. and East African artists. Ms. Levitow will lead new writing workshops at Kenya's The Theatre Co., Rwanda's Interdisciplinary Genocide Studies Center, Tanzania's Parapanda Arts, and Uganda's National Theatre.Playwright Danai Gurira traveled to Liberia where she worked with various women's organizations, UN Organizations who work specifically with female ex-combatants,and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission toconduct research for a new play.Independent theatre artist Artemis Preeshl (Roseville, MN) traveled to the Republic of Albania to collaborate with Albanian director Arben Kumbaro to create a new play synthesizing the impact of capitalism on contemporary and historical violence, including revenge killing, with traditional Albanian music, Dervish and folk dances.Stages Theatre Copany's (Hopkins, MN) artistic director Sandy Boren-Barrett traveled to Theatre Royal Bath's Egg Theatre in the United Kingdom to explore the idea of forming a youth exchange in which actors from both companies will perform together in a co-commissioned musical.Director Ivan Talijancic (New York, NY) traveled to Zagreb, Croatia where he has been invited by Zagrebacko Kazaliste Mladih (Zagreb Youth Theatre) to get acquainted with the theatre's acting ensemble, facilities and working methods. Mr. Talijancic also met with the theatre's artistic staff to discuss plans for a future production.Teatro del Pueblo's (St. Paul, MN) artistic director Alberto Justiniano traveled to Peru along with playwright Kiseung Rhee to finish work on Mr. Rhee's latest piece, Nesian. The piece, commissioned by Teatro del Pueblo, explores the unique Japanese/Peruvian experience during World War II.
Denise Gabriel, resident movement coach at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival (ASF) traveled to South Africa to teach movement communication and to study traditional African movement for future ASF performances.New York City-based performer David Barlow traveled to Germany to begin work on a new theatre piece with the Biorama Projekt, and to teach a series of workshops on movement and theatre at the European College of Liberal Arts, Berlin.Actor Electa Behrens of Belfast, ME traveled to Norway to participate in a research and development project, Primarily Vertical: Stage 1, with theatre director Jorn Riegels Vimpel. The program served in the development of Vimpel's long-term research on songs from oral traditions and actively explored it within the theatrical structures of Luigi Pirandello's In Silence and Man with a Flower in His Mouth.Joanna Sherman, Artistic Director of the Bond Street Theatre Coalition (New York, NY) traveled to Afghanistan to collaborate with Exile Theatre on a new project of performances and workshops for emerging theatres.Playwright and Artistic Director of Ping Chong & Company (New York, NY) Ping Chong traveled to Japan to attend creative meetings with Yukiza Marionette Theatre and puppet artist Atsushi Yamato to discuss a future collaboration.
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (www.mellon.org) is a private philanthropic institution that makes grants on a selective basis in five core program areas: higher education and scholarship; libraries and scholarly communication; museums and art conservation; conservation and the environment; and performing arts. The Foundation's Performing Arts program focuses on achieving long-term results by providing multi-year grants to leading organizations in the disciplines of music, theater, and dance. Annual giving in the area of the performing arts has averaged approximately $28 million per year since 2005. In 2004 The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation was awarded a National Medal of Arts, the highest award given to artists and arts patrons by the United States Government.


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I'm undergoing Lyme treatment and feeling worse – what is going on and what can I do? It's very common during Lyme treatment to have periods of feeling worse. This article will try to help explain what is going on and what can be done about herxes lyme disease. For many people, even before treatment is undertaken, Lyme symptoms can wax and wane. There can be good days and bad days, good months and bad months, or for some, good […]
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Herxes and Lyme Disease – What Should I Do?
I'm undergoing Lyme treatment and feeling worse – what is going on and what can I do? It's very common during Lyme treatment to have periods of feeling worse. This article will try to help explain what is going on and what can be done about herxes lyme disease. For many people, even before treatment is undertaken, Lyme symptoms can wax and wane. There can be good days and bad days, good months and bad months, or for some, good […]
Dr. Nicola's Insights In To Lyme Disease Treatment
As numbers of diagnosed Lyme disease patients in Australia grows, the level of government and medical recognition is painfully slow in adapting to the need for information, awareness and acceptance of the problem. Bec Mills, a researcher and documentary film maker, is taking matters into her own hands and is generating a wealth of information which is accessible to all through her YouTube clips and documentaries. On my recent trip to Australia to speak at the 2013 Lyme Symposium, I […]
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Beginners Guide to Lyme Disease – Diagnosis and Treatment Made Simple
Beginners Guide to Lyme Disease is a new Lyme book just released by Dr. Nicola McFadzean For most people a diagnosis of chronic Lyme disease brings with it a lot of emotion. For some it's relief, as finally they have a name for what they've been experiencing all these years, and confirmation that they're not crazy; for others, it's a devastating, momentous finding and one that brings with it a lot of anxiety and fear. Either way, people who are […]
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"Lyme Disease in Australia" – New Book Just Released
I am excited to announce the release of my new book, "Lyme Disease in Australia: Fundamentals of an Emerging Epidemic". Having worked with Lyme patients in Australia for a few years now, I realized that there is a tremendous need for information, both for patients and physicians alike. This book is the culmination of months of research into the history and evidence of Lyme disease in Australia; and a compilation of information based on my years in clinical practice with […]
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Australia Lyme Disease Protests
As awareness of Lyme disease in Australia grows, the movement towards government recognition will also build. A recent protest led by Lyme sufferers in Australia demonstrates that. But will the government accept that patients with Lyme disease in Australia could have been infected there, or will they continue to deny its existence even in the light of solid evidence to the contrary? Much of the government's denial of Lyme disease in Australia is based on a study done in 1994, […]
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Dr. Nicola's Blog Talk Radio Interview on Lyme Disease
Click the play button to hear Dr. Nicola McFadzean's interview with Sean Croxton of Underground Wellness. Lyme Disease is one of the fastest-growing and most misunderstood conditions in this country. During the interview Dr. Nicola discusses how Lyme Disease is contracted, how it is treated, and why the medical community is resistant to the disease's very existence as a chronic infection. The interview ends with dialogue on Dr. Nicola's The Lyme Diet book, and how it can help Lyme patients […]
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Lyme Treatment – Acute vs. Chronic Disease
Lyme disease can be classified as either Acute or Chronic depending on the duration of time that has passed since the initial infection. Lyme disease treatments differ depending on whether it is an Acute or Chronic case being addressed. Acute Lyme Disease Treatment Treatment rendered between 6-8 weeks post infection. If high enough doses and treatment are started early enough, it can eradicate the infection.
Lyme Disease in Australia
In the following slides from a recent presentation in Sydney, Dr. McFadzean demonstrates why there is a need for heightened awareness around Lyme Disease and its various co-infections in Australia.
Patients in Australia
Australian Patient Guide Patients living in Australia are very welcome here at RestorMedicine. Dr. Nicola is honored to be able to connect with and help Lyme sufferers in her homeland. Below is some information to help you better understand what it means to be an international patient at RestorMedicine. Topics covered include (click link below to go directly to that section): Setting Up Your Appointment Costs Supplements Medications Lab Work Bi-Annual Clinics in Australia If you have any questions […]
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Lyme Disease Feature on Blog Talk Radio
A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of speaking on Blog Talk Radio with Dr. Lauren "Lo" Noel about Lyme Disease. Below you can listen to the full program which covers Lyme Disease related topics including: How Lyme Disease is Transmitted Chronic Lyme Disease Lyme Disease Symptoms Lyme and Naturopathic Medicine Gluten Intolerance and Lyme Nutritonal Stategies for Treating Lyme Disease And More!


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Running our social media courses has given us some insight as to why micro businesses do not feel comfortable using social media. We have people who feel they are going to write the wrong thing and damage their business or simply just don't know what to write about.
We also have the people that are worried that competitors or disgruntled customers might write negative things about them. You don't have to be on Facebook for this to happen they can write about you anyway. However if you are on Facebook the chances are they will post it to your page, this is where you show people what sort of a company you are. If you reply with negativity or just rubbish what they are saying it shows you in the same negative light as them. If you were to be positive, apologise maybe invited them to come and discuss their issues with you this shows you truly care and have good customer service.
Other people get caught up with how often they should post, getting the business personal balance right. We have put together five top tips to help you on your.
- Shareable – Make your posts shareable, the more it's shared the more people will see it.
- Frequency – Don't clog up peoples timelines with too many posts. Remember Facebook moves much slower than Twitter once or twice a week is fine to start with.
- Engage – Create posts that people want to engage with. Talk to people not at them you are more likely to get a response.
- Acknowledge – If people engage with your page make sure you acknowledge it. If someone says they have received a great product or service from you them say thank you.
- Personal – Give a little of your personality to show people who you are. You don't need to tell us what you are up to in your personal life but if it is something your customers may connect with post it. An example of this is saying great to be back in the office and the kids back at school after summer holiday.
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Taking a break from some of my more time intensive pieces I decided to flick through some of my other books. I came across this picture of an elephant in Millie Marotta's 'Animal Kingdom that I had started in September last year but only got about 10% of the way through. Animal Kingdom is, I think, the forth book I got for my colouring collection. My husband brought it home along with 'Enchanted Forest' as a surprise not long after I started my YouTube channel. I have completed four pictures in it already which I had forgotten about… so expect to see them uploaded here soon. I really like Millie's work. Her line work provides great texture for colouring over and her style is very distinctive. I feel the pull to colour more of it.
I couldn't remember which pencils I had used before on this picture (I suspect Polychromos) so I stuck with the same colour scheme I had apparently already selected (the deep purple, yellow, cream and rose carmine) but I grabbed out my budget pencils instead of my expensive artist ones… just because! 🙂 My budget pencils need some love too.
The pencils I used on this one were:
Faber Castell Classics (48 pack): purple, teal and gold.
Micador ColouRush: pink, yellow, red and carmine (the orange tones were made by blending either the pink or the red with yellow.). I LOVE the bright pink in this set.
Marco Raffine: cream
Fun Stuff: dark blue, dark green. (To shade the purple and the teal.) Note: Fun Stuff is another Australian children's brand. I paid $3 for a pack of 26 at a department store about 10 years ago. They're not like any other pencil I have and quite a joy to use: Really smooth with rich colour and some unusual colours I haven't been able to get with anything else. I use them very conservatively as I can't replace them.
I also used a Uniball Signo white gel pen to pick out the dots on all the pink and purple areas.
As you can see these budget priced pencils worked perfectly well in this book and easily rendered bright, beautiful colours. You know I love my Polychromos but, seriously, you don't need them to have fun and create beautiful art. If budget priced pencils are all you want or can afford then go for it, they're great too.
This was a a very fun and relatively quick picture to colour… it took me about 2 and a half hours instead of my usual 6 to 20 hours plus. Really enjoyed the process. I will be revisited this book with my budget pencils very soon.
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How to make your contact form spam-free without using Captcha?
Spam was, is and will be an issue that internet users unfortunately have to deal with. Spam emails are messages that typically come from companies who wants you to purchase their products one way or the other. They are sent in massive quantities by robots programmed to do just that.
To answer this, the Captcha (Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart) was invented to have user make an effort at deciphering it and prove that he is indeed a human user, not a fiendish robot who set his sight at blowing up our mailboxes with unwanted maleficent advertising. Captcha fields are random and could be anything from deformed text, mathematical equations to even games and videos, but all of it requires a human effort to read/decipher/solve so the spam bot will fail to pass it. Some companies even went further with it, like Google uses Captcha to decipher and authenticate the scanned text from old books or street addresses. This is a very useful system, which is making our world better and I really commend it. But should you really be using it?
Sure, the Captcha is an effective solution. However many users (including me) when presented with difficult to read Captcha's are becoming irritated and will opt-out on filling the form or even quit your site altogether because of it. And no-one wants to lose their website's visitors, right?
Many users are asking our support about using Captcha in contact form, and whether is it possible to avoid using it. Fortunately the answer is yes - indeed there are other ways than pestering users with impossible-to-read Captcha's to have a spam and flood-free contact form.
For example you can use a "Honeypot" solution, which is adding an hidden form field, so when bot fills it out, it produces an error and you can also add a Time difference of the form submission and form rendering, so when it is too low the form won't be submitted. There are also other methods like adding session-related information into the form, randomizing field names, using JavaScript injection at submission etc.
All in all Captcha isn't the only way to achieve a spam-free contact form and we do not have to force users to use it.


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Elastomeric roof coatings represent the most popular option in roof restoration and are available in various types. For any estimates or questions about an elastomeric roof coating in Burnsville, MN, call our team at 952-222-4004. We supply a selection of roof restoration choices here at Capital Construction, and our roofers are more than happy to answer any of your roofing concerns and questions.
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The purpose of our childcare outreach is to minister to the needs of the young children of Aldersgate and the community in a Christian environment conducive to education, growth, and to reinforce the teachings of the home through Christian values.
Aldersgate Academy
Aldersgate Academy is a faith-based weekday program for children from birth through 5 years dedicated to providing quality care and teaching. Lunch is brought from home each day and offered at 11:30 a.m. A nap time/ rest period follows lunch each day. Outdoor play takes place daily as weather permits, and our policy is: If it is not raining, it is a good day to play outside.
Enrollment options include two days a week (Tuesday and Thursday), three days a week (Monday, Wednesday and Friday) and five days a week (Monday through Friday).
Our Academy classes for 3- and 4- year olds meet the Texas Education Agency guidelines for Pre-K in the public schools. The children work and play with a variety of units while exploring and learning letters, numbers, shapes, and colors. In addition, we offer chapel and movement classes.
Three-year-old classes utilize the L.E.A.P. (Language Enrichment Activities Program) curriculum. L.E.A.P. puts a strong emphasis on developing fine motor skills for future handwriting and on developing and building a large vocabulary.
Four-year-old classes utilize Frog Street Press curriculum. Frog Street has a strong emphasis on vocabulary and social skills enrichment.
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A Frog in the Bog
February 2007 (paperback)
Simon & Schuster • lllustrations by Joan Rankin
Reading level for this book:
9 - 12 years old
It's a counting book. No, it's a cumulative rhyming tale. No, it's a counting book....Wait--it's BOTH. A small, green frog sits in a bog and eats bug after bug. From one tiny tick to five slimy snails he gulps them all down. And with each slithering helping, "The frog gets a little bit bigger!" But is that log really a log after all? Frog is in for a big surprise, and he might not be able to keep his supper down! The illustrations are amazingly descriptive and colorful. What's grosser than gross? This book. But c'mon. Kids love gross!
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Karma will be posting more about the book soon.
• Counting
• Frog habitat
• Bear habitat
• Rhyme, rhythm and alliteration
• Cumulative story telling
Check out fun frog activities Karma shares with you...
• "Wilson's
(Bear Snores On) blend of early learning
concepts, humor and wordplay make for a jaunty read-aloud. Rankin's
(Mrs. McTats and Her Houseful of Cats)
sassy, intricately composed watercolors feature variegated, saturated
backgrounds that often look appropriately bog-spattered and sun-dried
(even, sometimes, tie-dyed). Throughout, various insects and the
frog himself are more crisply rendered, allowing readers to appreciate
their comic expressions." –Publishers
Weekly reviewing Frog in the Bog.
• "This gastronomic adventure is told in catchy rhyming verse, complemented by soft, dreamy watercolors that perfectly re-create the bog. The illustrations are enhanced by humorous details... Reminiscent of "There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly," this quirky counting book makes a fine companion to similar titles such as Marilyn Singer's Quiet Night (Clarion, 2002) and Eric Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillar (Philomel, 1969)." –School Library Journal reviewing Frog in the Bog.
• "The appropriately folksy text is nicely complemented by pale, splashy watercolors that evoke the swampy setting perfectly. Frog, fleas, flies, and the other "meals" learn a gentle lesson-the smallest ones stay away from the frog, who therefore stays small enough himself that the gator won't pay him any attention. Since the counting only goes up and down to five and everyone is safe at the end, this is especially suitable for the youngest beginning counters." –Kirkus Reviews reviewing Frog in the Bog.
• "With rhyme schemes that tickle your tongue and Rankin's silly watercolor illustrations, kids will surely snicker over this frog's tummy-turning situation."
–Barnes and Noble reviewing Frog in the Bog.
• "You may already know an old lady who swallowed a fly, but you're about to meet her chief competition:"a frog on the log in the middle of the bog." Author Karma Wilson teams up with illustrator Joan Rankin in a delightfully bouncy, rhythmic jaunt through the culinary exploits of said frog." "Highly recommended!"
–Amazon.com reviewing Frog in the Bog.
• "If it was slimy, my son adored it. And the slippery creatures in this read-aloud tale certainly fit the bill."
–Parenting Magazine reviewing Frog in the Bog in the Sept. 2003 Issue.
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Using the tiny bend that came with the kit! Isn't it cute? I was admiring to agenda that the pole was acutely sturdy, with affection brush auto and a nice, blubbery choleric animate pole and cross-bar. Aback the abject and the anatomy are activity to be alloyed calm for life, you absolutely appetite a abject aces of acknowledging your anatomy double.
One affair which was bad: the acclimation bulge on the IV angle was too aerial for my form. The bulge would accept to be covered in foam, and my consistent anatomy could not, as I had hoped, be adjustable in height. I had to acquisition the appropriate acme — I fabricated her about three inches taller than I am, to facilitate the hemming of abstract approaching floor-length black gowns. Afterwards I'd bound in the pole at that height, I placed my anatomy over it. The cross-bar nestled accurately in my form's shoulders.
Working over the drop-cloth, lay the anatomy on its aback to ample it with foam. To get approval for the form's base, I acclimated agenda boxes and endless of plastic-bagged books to abutment my form. You could additionally alleviate the abject from the pole and aloof blow the affair on the ground, with maybe a brace books to accumulate it level.
From agenda or added agnate material, cut three disks. Two will go on the arm holes, and one will go on the aing hole, to anticipate cream spillage. Cut lengths of thread, in alertness to tie the agenda in abode already you've abounding the high anatomy with foam.
Now comes the fun part! Suit up in your accurate goggles and mask, abrasion old clothes, and cull on your elastic gloves. I cannot explain why I accept one chicken cuff and one orange glove; aberrant things appear in my apparatus closet.
Spray the central of the cast with WD-40, or the cast adipose of your choice. Aerosol it thoroughly.
Attach the bill provided to the aboriginal can of foam, and aerosol away. I formed from the high anatomy on down. This being continues to aggrandize over the eight hours it takes to cure, so be accurate not to over-fill your mold. I begin it advantageous to aerosol the cream in alternating layers, acceptance anniversary to cure somewhat afore abacus the next.
To be on the safe side, I let the affair cure for 24 hours. Then I snipped the whip-stitches captivation the advanced of the cast to the back.
With your accurate goggles and affectation on, because of the dust, bark off the adhesive mold. Despite the antitoxin measures taken — the sealing of the cast with varnish, and the WD-40 — some genitalia will accordingly stick; you may charge to use the hacksaw to cut off adamant $.25 of plaster.
This allotment after-effects in a ample blowzy accumulation of acclimated adhesive cast parts, and if you do not apple-pie it up promptly, your dirt-loving cat may adjudge to nap in it.
I begin that I had in actuality over-filled allotment of the cast — the average of my torso. The force of the accretion cream had alike absurd my plaster, and because the cast had been lying on its aback while it cured, the anatomy had developed a agee back. That was acutely not ideal.
Which is why, afterwards removing all of the plaster, my anatomy looked a little bit lumpen about the baby of my back. And the force of the accretion cream had pulled the abandon of my waist acutely inwards, giving the anatomy an abstract wasp-waisted attending I do not in actuality possess. What to do?
This was a botheration for the hacksaw! Referring to my own anatomy measurements, I broken off accidental $.25 of cream until I absent that hump-backed look. Reserve the baldheaded off pieces of foam.
Equally unfortunately, the IV pole cross-bar had, during the curing, migrated from my amateur to my, um, pectorals. Which meant the anatomy had these bulging animate ts, Frankenpec style. I sawed them off.
Which is why you consistently appetite to bounce for the added blades.
Now, application the hot-glue gun and the aloof pieces of foam, anatomy up the anatomy in any areas it needs — I concentrated on accession my waist, and I activated two baby pieces of cream over the on ends of animate to awning them. I formed abundantly allegedly — I accept a appealing acceptable faculty of what my anatomy looks like, area it's wide, area it's flat, and area it's annular — but additionally referred to measurements. When I was done with these baby adjustments, my anatomy looked like this.
Now it's time to accomplish the form's cover. The awning is activity to accept accept angel seams and two-part raglan sleeves. As I said, I acclimated a medium-weight canvas with a bit of stretch. Cut eight pieces to alpha with: two centermost advanced pieces, two centermost aback pieces, and princess-seamed advanced and aback ancillary pieces. I draped the canvas anon on the army cream anatomy to cut this pattern.
I gave myself nice, advanced bond allowances. Don't bother finishing the edges.
Working from the centermost advanced around, afterwards anniversary bond has been sewn, pin the awning to the anatomy and analysis the accurateness of the fit. Acclimatize as needed. We're activity to do this bond by seam: sew, press, pin, adjust, sew, press, fit. Until we're done. Do not apparatus sew the centermost aback bond — leave it accessible for now.
Obviously, you'll appetite to columnist accessible your seams and adamant the awning to accumulate things smooth; wrinkles in a dress anatomy are bad news.
When you're annoyed with the fit of the cover, pin the accomplished affair assimilate the anatomy securely. Working anon on the anatomy and application atom fabric, pin out two arrangement pieces for the raglan sleeves.
Trim the princess-seamed anatomy allotment of the awning so that it's alike and credibility beeline up to the neck. Sew the raglan sleeves, attach them to the anatomy allotment of the cover, and columnist the seams open. Pin it to the anatomy afresh to analysis the fit.
When you're annoyed that aggregate about this awning is a absolute fit, pin calm the two centermost aback panels. Cilia the needle, and with baby whip-stitches, aing up the back. (Alternatively, if you capital to accomplish your awning washable, you could attach a two-way attachment on the centermost back. I absitively adjoin it because I didn't appetite the attachment to affect my approaching draping; I capital a bland dress form.) Now your awning is absorbed to your cream double. We're about done. (Pour a alcohol if you want. I consistently acclaim bubbler while architecture things.)
Pull the hem of the raglan sleeve caps bottomward assimilate the base of the arms, and pin. Cut a allotment of atom t almost to size, and pin it over the raw edges of the sleeve and underarm seams. Whip-stitch in place.
Turn your anatomy upside bottomward and pin the hem of the accoutrement assimilate the bottom. Then, application a continued allotment of thread, sew side-to-side and back-and-forth beyond the basal of the form, affairs the t awning in tightly. You could, if you are the affectionate of being who consistently uses, say, hand-made bent band to accomplishment autogenous seams that are activity to be hidden from appearance with a lining, you could use atom canvas to accomplish a basal awning for your form, like a tree-skirt but upside-down. I am not that affectionate of person, so I larboard abundance attractive like this.
Our aftermost footfall is to use a baby egg-shaped atom to awning the aing hole. Pin in abode and whip-stitch. You apperceive the account by now.
And…ta-da! One handsome, professional-looking and absolutely customized dress form. Finally, a way to present anybody who visits my active allowance with beheld affirmation of my scoliosis and almighty continued waist! The cream is basically indestructible, but squishy. The canvas awning fits snugly. The appearance and abstracts are absolutely my own. I now accept no alibi but to get to assignment on the aerial assemblage of admirable fabrics I've pack-ratted abroad at going-out-of-business sales, buzz stores, and assortment sales the apple over.
Because I was appreciative of my form, and because I was still affectionate of in awe that the accomplished action absolutely worked, I put my best-fitting handmade dress — appealing abundant the alone affair I've anytime agitated to accomplish a muslin for, the arrangement for which I drafted from blemish and agilely adapted one Iowan winter by pinning the pieces to my continued underwear in adjustment to accomplish the all-important adjustments — on my new dress form. What do you know, it fits her aloof like it fits me. I accordingly adjudicator that a custom dress anatomy is a best alarming accession to the bed-making life. Go on and accomplish one already.
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On October 3, 2017, the South Dakota Division of Insurance- Securities Regulation published proposed rules which would establish notice filing requirements for federal regulation crowdfunding and Regulation A, Tier 2 offerings. According to the Division, these rules are being proposed "so the Division may monitor these types of offerings by receiving information about the issuer and the offering."
The proposed rules governing notice filings for federal crowdfunding offerings would require an issuer who offers and sells securities pursuant to the federal crowdfunding registration exemption to make a notice filing in South Dakota if the following conditions are met: (1) the issuer's principal place of business must either be in South Dakota or (2) the issuer must plan to sell 50 percent or more of the total offering to South Dakota residents. As part of the initial notice filing, the issuer would need to include either a completed Uniform Notice of Federal Crowdfunding Offering form or copies of every document filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. If the issuer does not use the Uniform Notice of Federal Crowdfunding Offering Form, it would also need to file a consent to service of process form ("Form U-2"), along with a $250 fee. The notice filing would be effective for a period of twelve months beginning with the filing date. To renew the notice filing, the issuer would need to file with the Division a Uniform Notice of Crowdfunding Offering form marked "renewal" together with a cover letter asking for renewal, along with a $250 fee. Continue reading


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Paul Robinson felt that it was just one of those games as Rovers and Yeovil played out a goalless draw at Ewood Park on Good Friday.
With both sides needing a win, Rovers to press their claims for a top-six finish, Yeovil to retain their Championship status, the result was one that neither side really wanted.
The Rovers number one felt it wasn't for the lack of trying that they didn't get the three points, but they've got to move on now and look forward to Birmingham City on Easter Monday.
"We are frustrated but at the same time we are happy not to have lost," said Robinson on Radio Rovers after the match. "You can't class it as a good point, but you can class it as a point.
"We are frustrated, it is a game we wanted to win, especially at home. But we are where we are, with the other results today it might be just what we need at the end of the season.
"It wasn't through a lack of effort, it is not through a lack of trying or a lack of training, sometimes in football you get those games and you've got to give credit to the opposition.
"They needed the three points as much as we did but they were determined not to lose and they put their bodies on the line at the end.
"You can't criticise the lads for a lack of effort or application because every week you've seen that. We are unbeaten in nine games now, that is one thing you can't criticise.
"All the boys want to win the games, we want to get there, we want to win promotion, we want to get to the play-offs. We had it down as our toughest test and it proved that.
"We've now to concentrate on Monday and go to Birmingham and get the three points."
Ticket for the Birmingham match on Monday will be on sale from 10-4pm at Ewood Park on Saturday and then from St. Andrews on the day of the game, cash only from the turnstiles. Prices are £10.00 Adults, £5.00 Seniors, Students and 13-18 year olds, £1 Under 13s. Students must take ID.


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I just want to thank everyone that took part in our Blog Hop. It was a lot of fun and great meeting so many new people. I hope you continue to be a guest on my blog and have fun!
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Thursday, October 24, 2013
Gecko Galz Blog Hop
Welcome Everyone to the 3rd Annual Gecko Galz Tricks and Treats Blog Hop
I am the next stop on your "hop".
Welcome to my blog!
If you started here you might want to go back and start at the begining at the Gecko Galz blog so you won't miss anything!
Welcome to my blog!
If you started here you might want to go back and start at the begining at the Gecko Galz blog so you won't miss anything!
We have 15 AMAZING blogs for you to visit this weekend, each with some gorgeous projects created using the Gecko Galz collage images, that we are giving you for FREE!
Each blog you visit will have another free Gecko Galz Collage sheet for you to download, The one here is "Sunnybrook Farm".
Each blog you visit will have another free Gecko Galz Collage sheet for you to download, The one here is "Sunnybrook Farm".
Also make sure you collect all the secret words on each blog so at the end of the hop you can enter to win our wonderful treat. So sit back, relax, take your time and enjoy the hop!
We have FOUR amazing prizes up for grabs:
· First is the ephemera collections for each month for an entire year. That is 48 different sets! This is a $144 value
· Second prize is a The monthly paper pack for an entire year! Each month you will receive our paper pack absolutely FREE! This is a $72 value.
· Third prize is all 3 individual collage sheets each month for a year! This is a $54 value
· And our Grand Prize ONE FULL YEAR of Gecko Galz COLLECTIONS!!! That will be 1 paper pack, 1 digital stamp set, and 4 collage sets each month for the entire year! This is a prize worth $288
Read on to learn how you can win!
First of all, you will need to visit all 15 blogs and leave a comment on each blog :) **This is important so we know you have been to all the blogs **. Collect all Fifteen words (one on each blog site) and at the end of the blog on the Fripperies and Butterflies site there will be a link to email the phrase to Gecko Galz. This enters you in the contest. On October 28th we will randomly draw the 4 winners and email each of you, then we will post the winning names on our website and on the Gecko Galz blog site.
For an extra chance to win make a purchase from the Gecko Galz site and your name goes in again for a better chance of winning (each purchase you make that weekend gives you another chance to win)
Finally, we are having one more give away! If you post our Gecko Galz badge (found on the Gecko Galz Blog) on your blog, facebook page, or website you will be entered to win a Gecko Store Shopping Spree worth $25 - super easy right? Just post a link to your blog on the Gecko Galz Blog so we can come visit :).
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Please enjoy this free Gecko Galz Collage sheet "Sunnybrook Farm"
As well as the samples I have made using the images.
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A key chain....could be a cute Christmas gift
Mount this little guy on several layer of chipboard the same size as the ephemera. Ink all the edges, punch with a big chomp or other heavy duty hole punch, add a ring. Give it a coat or two of Mod Podge
A scrapbook page!
A school trip to the Oil Ranch...hard to get on paper, why not
make some inked tags with some country bulk and farm type trim.
Yep, works really good!
Turn this one into a Christmas card!
The colors are Christmas
so we can use it to design a unique cad.......
frame the piece with black, pit on a scalloped red background
use a Christmas paper as the backing, add
a Christmas tag, no fuss and so cute!
A book mark that really holds the page!
Scored the top three inches, stamped embossed and added a trim on the outside, inside added trim to peek out, rounded the corners and added some cute little guy, mounted on a smidge of black. Another cute little gift!
Farmers Market as a greeting card
My favorite image, it is so me.
I just kept mounting the image on coordinating scraps of paper until it was trimmed in the maroon, mount on trendy craft paper. Secure some long strip of burlap with a creamy colored flower with a golden colored brad running through it!
Suitable for any find of occasion!
Farmers Market as an art piece...can you tell which one is my favorite! Mount the image with a cranberry/maroon color. Tale a small canvas, paint the background with some blue green acrylic paint. I then painted some flowers with yellows and white on the left (I am really not very good at painting on canvas but I am trying to learn and it is fun to experiment with different things). I found some burlap that had a very different look, very loose ends and gave a grassy look to it. Use double sides tape to place it, there is actually a ribbon in the center of the burlap. attached with double sided tape, then my image placed at an angle. I had some of the pretty flowers in the maroon and yellow, added them with a crystal center to each. I found a little weathered easel and my creation gives me lots of joy!
Hope you enjoyed....leave me a comment....
Now you are ready to go to the next blog site and see what wonderful treats await you there. Just click the name to be whisked away to their blog!
Here is the Blog Hop Rotation
Thank you for visiting my blog. Please come back and visit often. Each month I will have a different Gecko Galz post, as well as other posts on scrapbooking and jewelry. Please leave a comment so I know you were here!
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Friday, October 4, 2013
Bon Voyage
by Sherri Levinton
This card is created with Geckogalz ephemera from the TRAVEL ON sheet.
I started with a heavy sheet of craft paper and cut it to 6 x 12, and scored it in the center, inked it with Tim Holtz Brushed corduroy. Prepare all the layers and assemble at the end My image is cut and secured to 3.5 x3.5 black square. Next layer is Burgundy Tim Holtz shattered kraft core, embossed with Anna Griffins folder Poppy, then cut to 4.5x4.5 and sand .
I used a powder blue scrap, cut to 5x5, save additional scrap of same 5x 1/2, ink edges. From a blue printed paper (mine had a blue and burgundy small scale print) cut ( 2 ) 1x12 strips and score at 1/4 intervals. Lay out piece of 5.5 double sided tape, bend strips on itself to form accordion fringe, attach to back blue layer on right side with additional double sided tape, trim to fit.
· From a burlap fabric (found mine in the fall section of the craft store or even in the scrapbook section) cut a piece 2x6 and a smidge, ink. Apply double sided tape to top of card front of card and lay fabric, trimming and pulling some string to get a shabby look, bottom edge will be loose but that adds to the shabby look
· Adhere all layers in order
· I used the reserve scrap of blue to fill the gap on left fold
· Staple layers at top
· Lastly, take scrap of burlap about 6x 1/2 or more, knot, pull strand to look shabby and attach to bottom of card with a hatpin. Trim edges
my blog will have step by step pics .....card is really cute and goes quick!
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The development of the Sustainable and Responsible Investment (SRI) ecosystem for the Malaysian capital market is a key priority for the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC), leveraging on the country's leadership in the Islamic capital market. The SC has put in place a "5i strategy" to develop the ecosystem. The 5i's are investors, issuers, instruments, internal culture and governance, and information architecture.
One of the early initiatives is the introduction of the SRI sukuk framework in 2014 which is widely acknowledged as a pioneering regulatory development that formally integrates the principles of Shariah with those of SRI. As some of you would know, the inaugural SRI sukuk issuance was the RM100 million Sukuk Ihsan by Khazanah Nasional Bhd in 2015, which is part of a RM1 billion pro- gramme to fund the development of trust schools. More recently in August, the second tranche of RM100 million was issued which include a retail portion of RM5 million.
Another significant milestone in product innovation under the sustainability agenda is the launch of the world's first green sukuk in Malaysia in July under the SRI sukuk framework, thus strengthening Malaysia's value proposition as a centre for sustainable finance and investment. Tadau Energy Sdn Bhd issued a RM250 million sukuk for the purpose of undertaking a solar project, with the ultimate goal of conserving the environment by providing an environmental friendly, clean and sustainable power supply.
The SC, Bank Negara Malaysia and the World Bank Group are working together to develop the green sukuk market in Malaysia. Green financing has gained significant traction over the last few years with global green bond issuances totalling US$82 billion (RM347.68 billion) in 2016 and targeted to reach US$130 billion this year (according to Climate Bonds Initiative's latest data).
The new Malaysian Code on Corporate Governance issued in April this year further enhances the ecosystem for SRI in Malaysia, representing the fourth "i" in the SC's 5i strategy for SRI development — internal culture and governance. Greater internalisation of corporate governance culture as envisaged under the code supports the sustainability agenda through more responsible and proactive practices. The Comprehend, Apply and Report, or CARE, approach that entails a shift from "comply or explain" to "apply or explain an alternative" aims to encourage companies to put more thought and consideration when adopting and reporting on their corporate governance practices, elevating it beyond a mere box-ticking exercise.
In further developing the SRI ecosystem and to complement the SRI sukuk framework, the SC is currently formulating the SRI funds framework which is targeted to be issued before the end of the year. This initiative will also enhance Malaysia's fund management industry by broadening the range of investment fund products available in the market. Malaysia already has a well-developed Islamic fund management industry, including an Islamic fund management licensing framework that has attracted leading global firms to set up their Islamic operations in the country alongside Malaysian- owned firms.
Zainal Izlan Zainal Abidin is the Securities Commission Malaysia MD for development and Islamic markets. This is an extract of his speech at the recent Kuala Lumpur Islamic Finance Forum 2017.
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It's been awhile since we've talked about reasons why my clients are yelling at me. This is partially because my clients haven't been able to yell at me much lately — because I've been doing crazy stuff like leaving the country for two weeks with no email. Still, the dreaded "Holiday Season" is upon us now and that means that someone is yelling at me.
Here are some reasons why:
"[I] don't want to ruin your Thanksgiving/Christmas/Weekend…."
This is not a reason to yell at me, but it is usually how they start off their tirades. Let's take a minute to get a few things straight: first, you aren't going to ruin my anything. I work for myself, so uh, yea. Second — actually, there is no second thing. Just trust me when I say that you aren't going to ruin my holiday.
"I want to enjoy my holiday!"
I want to enjoy my holiday, too, which is why we scheduled this meeting to discuss what needs to happen before we all go away for the holidays. Yelling at me about how I need to "go hard in the paint" before Christmas does not endear you to me.
"We need to start 2015 off right!"
This always comes before they issue an enormous list of things they'd like me to do "in [my] down time over the holiday." Here's the thing, if I'm working, it's not "down time." I completely understand that you want to get the ball rolling on the new year, but don't patronize me about what I need to do.
"I'll just email you!"
I like to give my clients plenty of warning for times that I'll be even remotely out of touch — like Christmas. This is partly because it's a friendly thing to do and partly because it helps to manage my anxiety about making things run smoothly. Still, if I'm planning to be out of touch — and I tell you about it — that means I'm not going to be checking my email.
Now that I've written this all out, I'm not sure if I can actually call these "Reasons My Clients Are Yelling." Maybe I should call this post "Segues My Clients Employ Before Lecturing Me."
What do you think? Are your clients losing their minds over the holiday season?