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The Pass Will "Make You Rethink What Homosexuality & Love Is"
The Pass starring Russell Tovey and Arinze Kene, is finally out tomorrow after being premiered at various festivals. It tells the tale of a closeted Premier League footballer, and key three nights across his life.
The story revolves around nineteen-year-old Jason and Ade, who have been in the Academy since they were eight years old. It's the night before their first-ever game – a Champions League match – and they're in a hotel room in Romania. Too excited to sleep, they mock each other, ready their kit, and eventually watch a teammate's sex tape. Seemingly out of nowhere, one kisses the other. This one act is then felt throughout the next ten years of their life in a world where image is everything.
Recently Arinze Kene sat down with the Gay Times to discuss The Pass, which as I mentioned is finally becoming available to the general public tomorrow. When discussing why the story of The Pass appealed to him, he said: "Before I even read the script, I saw in the breakdown that the character's name was Ade. I noted he was Nigerian and for me, I finally get to play a Nigerian. Then I read the script and literally, it was just the story itself. It's not your usual romance and it's not your usual exploration into someone covering up their true self. I found it was really honest and had the essence of truth in it."
There has been a lot of focus recently on homophobia within football, and the complete lack of out players in that community. There have been various comments from players and higher ups within the footballing world, and there seem to be mixed thoughts on how much support a gay footballer would receive.
Arinze was asked if one of the hopes of The Pass was to help someone (footballer or no) come out.
He replied: "Yes, yes and listen, that is my dream that it changes opinions about things. I mean, one great thing about film and about art is that it challenges accepted values. I'm not just talking about footballers or fans of football, but people generally. We're all brought up with a certain opinion and it's what we've inherited from our parents, family members or social circles. This film will hopefully… in fact, no as I know it will, it will challenge that."
2It will make some people feel uncomfortable, it's unapologetic in its argument and it's beautiful — I think John Donnelly has done a beautiful job. It will drive you into a corner and make you really rethink about what you think homosexuality and about love; just about love!"
They also more directly touched on the topic of footballers, and how Arinze came to understand through his time on set and his time speaking to real footballers, why a footballer would choose to remain silent.
"Yes, 100% and it's a very, very testosterone-driven male and heterosexual domain. There's a lot of speaking about girls and there's quite a lot of speaking about sex it seems. That goes with a lot of sport, actually. I think it's a form of release and it's what people do in their down time; hang out with girls. Something like that, just picking that alone, if you're not into girls then you're excluded from so much of the bonding that happens within the team."
"Just that alone, but as well I did get an insight into it. It's not for the faint hearted and not everybody can stand alone and exist in that world. It must be tough, and that's just one aspect of it. It must be quite difficult. I personally can't see how someone could go through it without some sort of counselling. In a sense, it's like covering yourself up and not being your true self for your entire profession which is a lot of your life. It can be like living in a cell."
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Say WHAT?!? April 14, 2011
So, today's crazy-du-jour comes courtesy of the far-right's ability to manufacture a culture war sort of controversy out of anything, no matter how utterly meaningless it might actually be. First, I'm going to show you a picture. It strikes me as an innocuous little moment between a mother and a son. Then we're going to examine the hysteria in an article by Dr. Keith Ablow, a psychiatrist writing for Fox News, in which he links this moment to "grotesque" sex change operations and claims it will lead to the complete and utter ruin of society. I kid you not.
So, according to the author of that article, because a little eight-year old boy has his toenails painted pink, that clearly means that this photo was staged as part of an organized effort by J. Crew to break down the walls of gender and forever throw our society into chaos.
I'd like to take this moment to remind you that the author of that claim is a psychiatrist.
Now, let's insert a little reason that doesn't even require a degree.
1. The kid is eight. He's not even thinking about girls or how to impress them, or if maybe boys are better than girls afterall. He's a little kid who doesn't think about these things yet, and he happens to like pink.
2. The author writes, "This is a dramatic example of the way that our culture is being encouraged to abandon all trappings of gender identity—homogenizing males and females…", and goes on to describe the feminization of men, but when it comes to women he only says that they are more openly sexual now than before. Remember, he's using that as evidence to support his claim that men and women are acting more like each other, so he's essentially claiming that it's perfectly normal for a man to want to have sex with anything on legs, but that women should be the demure little naysayer in the matter. I've never quite understood how women's sexuality has always been a more taboo thing than men's.
3. He also writes, "… it may be fun and games now, Jenna, but at least put some money aside for psychotherapy for the kid—and maybe a little for others who'll be affected by your "innocent" pleasure." Okay, folks, this is an important one. For the kid, it's just a little bit of color on his nails. And anyone else in the world that needs psychotherapy because they just saw a kid with pink toenails really probably needed that psychotherapy a long time ago for entirely different reasons. It's just a color. Calm down. Take a breath. Have some dip.
4. From the article: "If you have no problem with the J. Crew ad, how about one in which a little boy models a sundress? What could possibly be the problem with that?" This is the classic culture warrior strategy, to take something tiny and utterly meaningless and then link it to something that people would more easily object to. Also:
So, to cap it off, I'd like to end with an unedited section of Dr. Ablow's article to show how quickly he jumps from something meaningless, to something completely objectionable, using only the power of his own delusion. Writes Ablow:
"If you have no problem with the J. Crew ad, how about one in which a little boy models a sundress? What could possibly be the problem with that?
"Well, how about the fact that encouraging the choosing of gender identity, rather than suggesting our children become comfortable with the ones that they got at birth, can throw our species into real psychological turmoil—not to mention crowding operating rooms with procedures to grotesquely amputate body parts?"
Yes! This is the fundamental argument of the culture warrior, folks. Pink toenails might not strike most people as bad, so you have to very quickly make the link between them and boys wearing dresses! And if people out there still think that might not be so bad (or also have vintage family photographs of young boys wearing what look suspiciously like dresses, and know for a fact those young boys grew up as healthy members of the male populace), then what you should really be afraid of is all those confused young men that are going to be getting their penises lopped off! Brilliant!
It's toenail polish. On a kid. Who likes pink. And is also eight. He might wind up completely screwed up in the head somewhere down the line, possibly even to an impressive scale like Dr. Ablow and those that are whipped into a frenzy by him and his ilk, but it won't have anything to do with the existence of a photo in which his toenails are pink.
Dr. Keith Ablow, folks. Disembodied wangs by the truckload won't be on HIS conscience.
(Bonus, another article by Erin Brown calls the picture "… blatant propaganda celebrating transgendered children." I wasn't aware toenail polish meant someone was transgendered, especially when they're, ya know, eight.)

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You can't catch a break, can you, T.I?
As soon as Atlanta-based rapper T.I. walked out of jail on Wednesday, he tweeted his freedom and started focusing on plans for a VH1 reality show, set to air this December. But first, the "Live Your Life" M.C. traveled from the federal prison in Arkansas — where he'd been held on a probation violation for the last 10 months — to the halfway house where he was to finish the final month of his sentence, as was planned. But being the rock star that he is, he took the trip in style, using a luxury tour bus.
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In T.I.'s case, the mode of transportation can't be "Whatever You Like," because after he got off the bus he took to Atlanta, the feds grabbed him and put him in custody at an Atlanta medium security facility, placing freedom just beyond his reach.
It was unclear what rule T.I. broke by going to a halfway house in a fancy bus, outside of just being ostentatious. His lawyer Steve Sadow told TMZ.com, "We are awaiting the opportunity to quickly resolve whatever the issue may be that the Federal Bureau of Prisons has with T.I.'s method of transportation, bus, from Arkansas to Atlanta, so that T.I. can return to the halfway house to complete the remaining days of his sentence."
He told the website the issue was not drug-related.
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Yoda the Best Patients Around – Patient Appreciation Movie Event
Mon, Nov 27th, 2017
At Brockport Smiles, we are lucky to have the best patients in the whole world. In fact, we like to think we have the best patients in the entire galaxy. With the holidays fast approaching, all of us here at Brockport Smiles wanted to find a way to show our appreciation for our out-of-this-world patients, so we figured what better way to do this than to celebrate in outer space!
And so, without further ado: A short time from now, in a theater not so far away, the Brockport Smiles team will be offering a private showing of the new and highly anticipated Star Wars film, The Last Jedi. Join Dr. Thaney and all of us at Brockport Smiles for a fun-filled afternoon of Jedis, space adventures and popcorn. You might even catch a glimpse of a favorite Star Wars character—Dr. Thaney himself in full Star Wars attire. You're not going to want to miss this!
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We hope to see you on December 17 at 3pm at Regal Greece Ridge Stadium 12. Be sure to arrive a bit early so you can get your snacks and say hello to your favorite Jedi team at Brockport Smiles! Seating is limited, please call the office to confirm your attendance. 585.637.6884
We hope to see you all there. May the force be with you.
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Easigrass™ Pretoria like many of the Easigrass Franchise partners in South Africa has its roots in the landscaping industry. Established as a landscaping company in 2010 with a focus on residential customers the company soon added the installation of artificial grass to its service offering. The company realized the benefits of providing a low maintenance, water-saving product that looks fantastic 365 days a year. This natural looking solution is the perfect answer to a busy clientele who do not always have the time to maintain a garden. The Easigrass Pretoria team have over 20-years of combined experience in the installation of artificial grass. No matter the size of the area or the use, from a sports-field, patio, play area, residential or commercial garden we will assist in transforming your area. Our focus is on a customer centric service delivery within a world class project management approach. The result is a constantly satisfied customer base where the customer expectations are exceeded on a regular basis. Contact us today to see what we can do for your garden.
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"HUL has not sent ROs (release orders) to TV channels for December," said a top executive of a media buying agency. "HUL people are saying that they might cut 50 per cent in December. For a company that spends close to Rs 300 crore on TV ads in a month, this amounts to Rs 150 crore." A top sales executive of a TV network also confirmed the development.
"Yes, we have not received ROs for December. The feelers we are getting is that they are going to cut ad spends by 40-50 per cent," he said.
Responding to a detailed questionnaire, an HUL spokesperson said, "As a policy we do not comment on market speculation. It is pertinent to clarify that we continue to invest behind our brands to drive business growth. Our advertising and promotion investments are always planned dynamically to ensure that they are relevant to the market and consumer context."
Interestingly, HUL had said in an investor presentation on Monday that the market growth will be adversely impacted in the short term due to the ongoing demonetisation scheme of the government and GST.
But it also added that in the long term, it would be "win-win for everyone". The presentation mentioned that consumers will likely suffer temporary pain in the near term due to "lower cash in hand" and will remain cautious with their spends focusing only on the necessities.
The presentation said that the trade will be down-stocking due to liquidity squeeze and that "media heat" will likely to be lower. However, the HUL presentation added that it will be maintaining "competitive ad spends" to drive offtake.
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MADISON — A company in Madison has a $102.6 million, one-year extension to its Air Force contract for logistics support of the T-1A training jet. A news release from the Pentagon yesterday says L-3 Communications Vertex Aerospace, LLC will do the work in Madison for five bases in four states. Those are Columbus Air Force Base in Mississippi, Vance Air ...Read More »
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Golden lands contract to make insect-repelling coats for Army
GOLDEN — A Tishomingo County company has won a $36.5-million one-year contract to make insect-repelling combat uniform coats for the Army. The Pentagon said in a news release that Golden Manufacturing Co. Inc. will make the coats in Golden. The Army has four one-year options after the initial year.Read More »
Meridian, Columbus resume efforts to keep bases open
Meridian put its military installation team together in 1991 and helped Naval Air Station Meridian avoid getting shut down after landing on closing lists in 1991, 1993 and 1995. Larmar McDonald, a Meridian insurance businessman and current chair of the Meridian Military Team, says he thinks the local air station is the only Navy installation to "be successful three times ...Read More »
Navistar Defense in West Point saves lives by making safer military vehicles
In mid-February Navistar Defense, LLC received a $23-million contract for an urgent delivery order from the U.S. Army to retrofit armored cabs onto Navistar medium tactical vehicles (MTVs) currently in use by the Afghan National Security Forces. "Delivery of these orders are scheduled for completion this summer," said Lauren McFarland, spokesperson for Navistar Defense. Navistar Defense employees will replace the ...Read More »
Ingalls marks 75th anniversary of shipbuilding
Ingalls Shipbuilding marks its 75th anniversary of building ships in Jackson County this year. Over the years workers have produced and made repairs to countless ships and the company remains a pioneer in the production of warships for the U.S. Navy, Coast Guard and Marine Corps. Starting in 1938 as Ingalls Iron Works, the yard was bought by Litton Industries ...Read More »


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Mouse and wifi (Intel® Dual-Band Wireless-AC 8265?) not being detected (in live move) on Dell Latitude 7480 i7
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AUSTIN, Texas—Dell officials are launching a broad array of data center resources aimed at helping enterprises running large-scale data centers to more quickly scale their infrastructures to meet the changing demands of an increasingly digital world brought on by such trends as cloud computing and big data.
Among the offerings announced Oct. 20 on the first day of the Dell World 2015 show here were the initial systems from the company's Datacenter Scalable Solutions (DSS) business, which was first introduced in August.
The DSS unit comes more than eight years after Dell launched the Data Center Solution (DCS) business, which makes customized and optimized infrastructure solutions aimed at the dozen or so organizations that comprise the hyperscale computing market, such as Google, Facebook, eBay, Baidu and Alibaba. These cloud-based companies want systems that can rapid-scale and are high performing and highly energy-efficient, and are optimized to run their workloads.
It's part of a larger effort to make Dell a premiere enterprise IT solutions and services provider that can compete with the likes of Hewlett-Packard and IBM. The company hopes to accelerate that transformation next year when it is scheduled to close its controversial $67 billion acquisition of EMC.
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With DSS, Dell is targeting the next level down from the top-tier cloud providers, large scale-out companies like telecommunications organizations, hosting companies, oil-and-gas firms and research organizations that have the same needs as the larger players for scalable infrastructure that is optimized to run their applications, but don't have the same financial or engineering resources.
Through DSS, these companies can get semi-custom systems that, while not unique, are differentiated from the traditional x86 PowerEdge systems that Dell sells to enterprises. These systems will come with technologies that fit their particular needs, according to Dell officials.
It's an attractive market, Jyeh Gan, director of product management and strategy with DCS, told eWEEK in August. The scale-out market is growing three times faster than the traditional x86 server space—at about 14 percent a year—and represents about a $6 billion total addressable market. In 2013, it represented about 17 percent of the overall x86 server market, a number that will grow to 25 percent by 2017, Gan said.
Among the first of the DSS-branded systems is the DSS 7000, a dense storage server that officials said is built to handle the demands that will come with exascale computing over the next several years. It's based on the DCS XA90, a massive, dense storage server that came out of the Datacenter Scalable Solutions business a year ago and can hold as much as 720TB in a 4U (7-inch) chassis.
The DSS can hold the same amount of data in a 4U chassis, and can hold up to 90 3.5-inch drives and two two-socket server nodes, all of which can drive down the dollar-per-gigabyte cost for object and block storage, officials said.
Dell also is introducing the DSS 1500, 1510 and 2500 1U (1.25-inch) 2U (3.5-inch) servers. The systems, powered by Intel's Xeon chips, include flexible storage and interconnect capabilities, as well as industry-standard baseboard management controller (BMC) systems management.
All of the new DSS systems are available now.
Dell also is launching other new high-end storage offerings, including the Dell Storage Center 9000 storage array controller. The controller is based on Dell's 13th-generation PowerEdge server platform, and offers a choice of configurations that include all-flash and hybrid-flash storage. According to Dell officials, it delivers 40 percent more IOPS (input/output operations per second) and more than twice the throughputs than previous arrays in the SC product family, and offers more than three petabytes of capacity per array.


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Tiger-Rock Martial Arts in Marietta GA
Welcome to Tiger-Rock Martial Arts, the largest martial arts franchise in the world. As part of a national franchising company, our academies provide the highest quality of programs, training, and service to over 30,000 members. Since 1983, Tiger-Rock Martial Arts has been committed to delivering programs to its participants that truly make a difference in their daily lives.
Since 1993, Tiger-Rock Martial Arts in Marietta GA has been serving the area with the most rewarding martial arts program in the Atlanta metropolitan area.
Master Jerry Groce serve as the Master Instructor for Tiger-Rock Martial Arts in Marietta GA. Mr. Groce and his staff will help you and your family improve your strength and conditioning, instill self-discipline, develop skills, and achieve your goals.
"Martial arts is my passion, and it's so ingrained into my life, that I can't imagine my life without it. More importantly, I can't imagine my life without the gift of bringing martial arts to our community. It's why I get up in the morning with so much enthusiasm, and why I work as hard as I can to make my martial arts academy an amazing experience for everyone who walks through our doors." — Jerry Groce
What Makes Us Different
Tiger-Rock has taken the martial arts experience to a new level. Our programs focus on the components that increase fitness, artistic precision, and self-empowerment. Countless hours of research and staying abreast of the latest sports science are just the beginning. At Tiger-Rock Martial Arts International, we fit your busy schedule and on-the-go lifestyle. With a diverse selection of classes and times, there are no excuses not to start today! Our academies are geared up with the essential elements of a great training workout and our academy owners stay current with the latest training methods. We offer a wide variety of adult and youth programs to ensure that each participant gets the best experience possible.
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You can be assured that participants will receive the highest quality of instruction. Tiger-Rock Martial Art Instructors are required to be certified and earn continuing education credits to keep up-to-date with the latest policies and teaching methods, ensuring safety and enhanced learning. Tiger-Rock Martial Arts International recommends that all Instructors in the academy maintain a current CPR and First Aid certification. Tiger-Rock Martial Arts also recommends academy owners conduct background checks on all annually-qualified Instructors and academy workers 18 years old or older. Academies place a high priority on protecting the safety of members.
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- New classes are forming daily.
- Annually qualified instructors are dedicated to excellence and continuing education.
- Students can move forward at their own rate and not as a class unit.
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Skylon Tower located in Niagara Falls Ontario is the tallest total entertainment complex.
The Skylon Tower includes indoor/outdoor observation of the Falls from 233 meters (764 feet), Two great dining rooms both overlooking the Falls The Skylon Tower Summitt Suite Buffet Dining Room and the Skylon Tower Revolving Dining Room. At the base, Niagara's largest indoor amusement area, Skylon Fun Centre, complete with a food court and 4D Theatre.
Shop in one of our 12 speciality shops on the main level as a prelude to your Ride to the Top in our glass enclosed Yellow Bug elevators. Plenty of parking. The Skylon Tower is a signature building that makes our Niagara Falls skyline unique. The Skylon was built in 1964 and opened in 1965. The construction cost $7 million and was financed by the The Hershey Company shareholdings. The Skylon Tower features outside mounted 'Yellow Bug' elevators which at the time of the construction were the first of their kind. The elevators run all year round and are a fun route up to the fantastic observatory at the tip top of the Skylon. Many a fantastic photo have been taken from the top of the Skylon Tower, so make sure you bring your camera!
Construction on the Tower was started in May,1964 and the Grand Opening was October 6, 1965. There are 3 observation decks -2 dining rooms,and 1 indoor/outdoor observation deck. The total height of the tower from the base to the top of flashing beacon is 520 feet (160m) The height of tower above Niagara River is 775 feet (236m). The weight of concrete for the tower is 48,000,000 lbs. (21,772,800 kilograms). The weight of concrete for base of the tower is 13,200,000 lbs. (5,987,520 kilograms). There are 3 elevators to take you to the top in 52 seconds. The number of steps in each of the two stairways from the lower exhibition floor to the observation floor is 662.
The Revolving Dining Room seats 276 persons and does 1 complete revolution per hour, visibility of Observation on a clear day is 80 miles (129km)


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Support Sky Harbor Coalition Honored
The Support Sky Harbor Coalition recently received the "Spirit of Service Award (Group)" by the Governor's Conference on Tourism at their Annual Tourism Awards Gala. The Coalition was honored for their role in organizing and conducting cleanups for neighborhoods in near proximity to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.
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Red is a warm color that expresses the feelings of love and romance, not to mention that it is indeed a fiery shade. This is why it is called the color of passion and sexy and international stars opt for it during their special, distinguished occasions to highlight their matchless allure and utmost charm.
Because this color is closely associated with love, this makes it the best color to opt for on Valentine Day that will definitely make you shine and glow.
To help you style fashions in this color we selected the looks of top stars who styled their fashions in red during more than one occasion.
We start first with the looks of the young Lebanese star Nancy Ajram who has opted for a dress in red color of course, in off- shoulders design during one of her concerts.
On our part, we selected for you a matching look to bring out your beauty like Nancy:
1- Floor- length dress in red color from Chase
Price: SAR 561
2- Long earrings embellished with gemstones from bYSI
Price: SAR 70
3- Clutch handbag for women in nude color from Wafa by Wafa
Price: SAR 1,022
4- High heels shoes for women in platinum color from Aennis Eunis
Price: SAR 2,157
We move now to the queen of show theatre Myriam Fares who has opted for a skinny red dress to highlight her sexy body and charm.
We have indeed styled for you a similar look to get your own inspiration for Valentine Day
1- Midi dress in red from Pink Salt
Price: SAR 423
2- Spring bracelet made of red current, gold plated 18 carat from Asya Krasnaya
Price: SAR 637
3- Clutch handbag in black color embellished with pearls from bYSI
Price: SAR 182
4- High heels sandals from Aennis Eunis
Price: SAR 101,877,00
And now we introduce to you the look of Haifa Wehbe who captured the lights with the magic of her appearance in a maxi red dress and off- shoulder design.
We, on the other hand, have selected for you similar fashion and accessory pieces to help you project much femininity and exquisite just like Haifa Wehbe.
1- Floor- length dress in red color from Chase
Price: SAR 561
2- Long earrings in coins design from bYSI
Price: SAR 70
3- Body- cross handbag in black color made of soft leather from Coach
Price: SAR 1,250
4- High heels shoes in black color from Aennis Eunis
Price: SAR 1,689
Our last but not least look is that of the international star Charlize Therom who showed up in a stunning, eye- catching look wearing a maxi red dress during a recent festival.
Our tip for you is to shine just like Charlize by styling a similar look with these matching fashion pieces we selected for you.
1- A floor- length dress in red from Chase
Price: SAR 561
2- Earrings made of red beads, gold plated 18 carat from Asya Krasnaya
Price: SAR 806
3- Clutch handbag in green color embellished with beads and floral from bYSI
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4- High heels shoes in platinum color from Aennis Eunis
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Apple on Apple Expo pullout; more on 3G iPhone shoot; .Mac outageApple has confirmed that it forgo this year's Apple Expo in Paris. Meanwhile, more details of the company's 3G iPhone commercial shoots are surfacing. And Monday's .Mac outage has added to speculation that a re-branded service may be imminent.
Apple says no need for Apple Expo
Apple has made it official that it will not attend September's Apple Expo in Paris via a statement published by the French-language Mac Plus.
"Year after year, Apple reduces its participation in trade shows because there often exists better means of getting in contact with our clients," the company said. "The growing popularity of the apple.com website permits us to directly touch over 100 million clients around the world in innovative ways."
The statement confirms a report published Monday by French Mac news site Mac Generation, which noted that original plans for conference called for Apple to occupy the two largest floor exhibits. In recent days, however, all mention of the electronics maker was removed from the floor plan.
Apple Expo has historically been held in September, which conflicts with a relatively new practice on Apple's part of holding its own stateside media events around the same time. Over the past three years, the company has used those events to usher in its holiday consumer electronics offerings (2005, 2006, 2007).
Apple Expo 2008 will go on without Apple, running September 17 - 20.
More rumors on 3G iPhone filmings
ValleyWag is running with a first-hand account from Apple's recent commercial shoot out in Los Angeles, which is interesting in that it corroborates several of the specifics first published by AppleInsider on Friday.
Among those details were that Apple built a full-scale replica of an Apple retail store interior for the shoot and that all non-essentials were forced to vacate the set when the product of honor was brought out.
In its report, however, ValleyWag adds that the set took two days to construct on the same Warner Bros.
In speaking to AppleInsider, one person familiar with the filming claims that one of the scenes portrayed two CIA-type individuals trekking through the halls of a high tech building carrying an aluminum case. After a series of mundane corridors, they arrive at an Apple Store Genius Bar where they open to case to reveal the "product."
Given that Apple may have filmed several scenes on the LA set, there is no guarantee that any one particular scene will see the light of day, though the account is being published for the sake of interest and discussion.
Update: One producer and AppleInsider reader doubts the accuracy of ValleyWag's report in regards to the location of Apple's Los Angeles filming. He notes that the Warner Bros. stage used to film "The Perfect Storm" is actually stage 16, which is a massive water stage with a permanent hydraulic gimbal positioned in the center of the floor.
"There is no reason Apple would need all of that space and even if they did I'm not sure why they would need a floodable water stage with a huge gimbal in the middle of it, which makes rental time on that stage much more expensive than other dry stages at Warner Brothers Burbank," he writes.
Warner Bros. Production Stages; Stages 19 & 20 pictured.
On its own website, Warner Bros. says: "Stage 16, one of the tallest stages in the world, was raised foot by foot in 1935 to its current height of 98 feet (65 feet to the permanents) for a Marion Davies/Clark Gable film titled Cain and Mabel. Since that time, Stage 16 has been the home of memorable scenes: the features My Fair Lady , Camelot , The Music Man , The Old Man and The Sea , The Great Race , PT 109 , Key Largo , Ghostbusters , Jurassic Park , The Perfect Storm and Ocean's 13 to name just a few."
However, portions of the "Perfect Storm" were also filmed on a secondary stage, Stage 26, which could be the stage ValleyWag's sources were referring to, not the film's primary stage (16).
.Mac service outage
Apple's .Mac mail service dropped offline around 5:30pm Eastern time on Monday and did not return until about 6 hours later. This sparked a flurry of reader submissions filled with speculation that Apple may have been conducting tests associated with the much rumored rebranding of the service, which could potentially be announced as early as next week.
The online service has long been criticized for its lack of compelling features and high subscription fees. During last year's D5 All Things Digital conference, .Mac was singled out as a poor example of an Internet collaboration tool, an opinion shared by Steve Jobs.
"I couldn't agree more [with the assessment]," Jobs confessed. "And we'll make up for lost time in the near future."


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I did a 45 minute radio interview on Wednesday, with Rich Buhler, host of Talk from the Heart, KBRT740 in Los Angeles. They're going to be rebroadcasting it at 7AM (Pacific) on both Saturday and Sunday mornings this weekend. You can listen to it online by following the link below.
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When I was a girl, my grandmother gave me a globe and it sparked an interest in seeing other places around the world. I've been traveling solo to several countries since 2001, and I recently started cruising. Although there are pluses and minuses with cruising, I think they are a very safe and affordable way to make your way around the world.
This December 2014, I decided to travel to Italy, Greece, and Turkey. People often tell me that I'm lucky to be able to travel. However, I'm the type of girl that budgets and cuts corners year-round so that I can fulfill my love of traveling. Overall, I spent about $3,500 in total. I'm sure I could have spent less or even more, but I thoroughly enjoyed myself.
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3. Set a specific amount to save each paycheck. Stick to the budget! I know people who save one day, and withdraw it days later. Of course, emergencies happen; but make sure it is truly an emergency.
4. Don't be afraid! Traveling alone sometimes gives me the jitters, but believe me you won't be alone! People in tours are usually friendly and helpful. Plus, they'll commend you for your bravery.
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Archive for June, 2011
Mountains and Maternity!
Last weekend, Ryan and I traveled to Blacksburg, Virginia for a baby shower thrown by my Southwestern Virginian friends. At 33 weeks, we have an awful lot to celebrate and be excited about. All that joy was compounded on Sunday with a reunion with the mountains!
Before heading back home, Ryan and I took a detour to the one of the most photographed points on the Appalachian Trail, McAfee's Knob (as seen on the Virginia Appalachian Trail License Plate). We ascended 1200 feet and had a round trip of about 7.5 miles. Amazingly enough, even though McAfee's Knob is a very popular hike, when Ryan and I arrived at the top, we had it all to ourselves!
A happy moment from a happy day from a very happy time in my life!
Mountains and Motherhood!!! (Photo by Ryan Somma)
Happy Birthday, American Chestnut
Our Restoration Chestnuts from the American Chestnut Foundation were planted on June 17th and June 18th of 2010. That means they celebrated their first birthday this past week! I took this opportunity to pose with my largest birthday tree (who is getting acclimated to my new front yard where it's going to be planted!!!). It's leaves are now chest-height on a 5'5″ pregnant lady.
Birthday Chestnut and Pregnant Vicky
Happy Birthday Chestnuts!!!! XXX OOO XXX
Alex and Ryn's Wedding
Our third full day in Washington State was Alex and Ryn's wedding day! They got married at beautiful Swans Trail Farms in Snohomish, Washington. The gorgeous scenery was only enhanced by the scattered Pacific Northwest rain showers we had that day.
Ryan and I Pose Briefly in the Rain
There were a number of things I loved about the wedding. I was quite a fan of their processional song. They picked No Doubt's "Running"! They had another great musical selection for the joint Mother-Son/Father-Daughter Dance. They picked "Puff the Magic Dragon". Unplanned, all the guests surrounding the dancing couples started to sing along. Although a rain shower started during the ceremony, you couldn't stop the smiles of the bride and the groom and their immediate family. Everyone was so, so happy!
Listening to the Groom's Parents
The Bride Smiles Despite the Rain
What was most impressive about the wedding was all the handmade work behind it. Alex's fiance, Ryn, has proven to be quite craftsy. She handmade an American Chestnut Foundation/Port Discover Themed card for Ryan and I at our wedding. With her own wedding, Ryn took on an ambitious endeavor. All the flowers (not to mention invitations and place cards and table markers) would be handmade! Now Ryan and I had a lot of handmade stuff at our wedding…. BUT we had a whole neighborhood of kids on hand to help. Ryn did recruit a number of people across the country to help make flowers (One of my contributions were the Coffee Filter Roses), but I still think the logistics of that is significantly more impressive than walking out on your front porch and saying, "Hey, you! Wanna wrap this in tulle?" : )
Although Ryn admitted at one point feeling overwhelmed by the whole flower endeavor, it came out splendidly. The centerpieces were AWESOME! Each one was a mixture of handmade flowers from friends and family across the continent. They were eccletic, gorgeous and a nice visual representation of all the love for the couple! All the favors (handmade felt flower magnets) were adorable. The wedding party bouquets were unique keepsakes. Even the table napkins were origami lotuses!
Bridesmaid with Two Handmade Bouquets
The Handmade Flower Centerpieces
Lotus Napkin and Felt Magnet Favor
Felt Flowers Line a Bulletin Board Where Guests Mark Where They are From
On top of all that, this event also delivered on my two favorite parts of weddings. Cake (They had NINE different cakes to choose from) and Dancing! Lots and lots of dancing. It was a quite a blast and a very happy day!
More pictures of Ryn and Alex's Wedding can be found on my Flickr site.
Surprise Father Son Time
On Sunday night (31 weeks and 1 day in) I was pretty pooped after a long day and fell asleep early. When Ryan retired, he placed his hand on my belly and discovered the baby was awake and in a very active mood. While I slept oblivious to it all, Ryan got to savor the movements of his unborn son.
You know what I love about that story? I get plenty of opportunities to be alone with the baby. I am, afterall, in possession of the uterus. But that moment was Ryan's and just Ryan's and it was he who got to enjoy some one-on-one time for once.
Father-Son Time…In Utero.
The Pacific Science Center
After our visit to the Space Needle, Brian N, Ryan and I had a quick lunch and then waltzed over to the Pacific Science Center. This place was an absolute blast! The Pacific Science Center excels in hands-on activities. We very much enjoyed a number of the exhibits.
Dinosaurs: A Journey Through Time
This exhibit was less hands-on than most of the others, but still full of interesting tidbits and factoids. They also managed to find a way to work The Far Side cartoons into the exhibit.
Science on a Sphere
Around the Science on a Sphere display were a number of astrological displays. I got to check to see what my pregnancy weight would be on the various planets. I was a little concerned until Ryan stepped on the scale and I saw his "Earth Weight" was running high as well. I also got to fact check an Isaac Asimov story I read recently. Venus is indeed hotter than Mercury. Finally, I found amusement by the display were you could touch a real meteor rock. Ryan and I have meteorite inlays in our wedding rings… so we get to touch meteor rocks every day. : )
Vicky's Left Hand (Sporting a Meteorite Wedding Ring) Touching a Meteroite
Animal Exhibits
They had a wonderful reptile section including a mesmorizing leopard gecko. I think our group favorite was the Naked Mole Rat Colony. They were well lit and busy little critters. In their community, road rage and pedestrian range doesn't appear to exist. It was completely socially acceptable to trample over your colleagues carrying a carrot. No one seemed to mind one bit. I could have watched those things all day.
The Naked Mole Rat Display (Photo by Ryan Somma)
Naked Mole Rats (Photo by Ryan Somma)
Kids Works and Science Playground
Here, we had a good time playing with motors and mirrors. We particularly enjoyed posing for the "Shadow Wall", a photo-sensitive wall that would record your shadow after a regular flash. Unfortunately, those pictures didn't come out that well. Many women struggle to lose their bellies after pregnancy. At the Pacific Science Center, I found a means to lose mine instantly before the baby is even born! : )
Body Works
Body Works was super fun. We took turns maxing out the calorie counter bicycles, testing our reaction time, guessing smells, getting seriously humbled by the muscle endurance tests and checking our center of gravity.
Insect Village
The insect village was pretty neat and we arrived just in time to hold a hissing cockroach. I also found a nice little spot to put my feet up.
Resting on a Caterpillar (Photo by Brian N)
Tropical Butterfly House
The finale of our visit to Tropical Butterfly House. At 4000 square feet and with 500 butterflies imported weekly, it really blew away the Butterfly Pavilion I saw at the Smithsonian in 2008.
We started our day being disappointed in the Science Fiction Museum. We ended our day with opposite sentiments about the Pacific Science Center. : )
More pictures of our visit to the Pacific Science Center can be found on my Flickr site.
Space Needle
After our disappointing visit to the Science Fiction Museum and noting the weather was currently sunny and clear, Ryan, Brian N and I headed over to the Space Needle. Lines were short and the elevator ride was only 40 seconds long. Before we knew it, we were at the top taking in stunning views.
Brian N and I have been friends since my sophmore year of high school. In the past 20 years, his keenly calibrated observations have brought me a lot of laughter. The Space Needle was no exception. At the top, we were all reading a seemingly benign sign about the history of the structure. Brian drew our attention to Edward Carlson's original sketch of his vision. It looked like a kindergartener drew it!
Brian started to mock the design and speculated on the hand off of the design to the architects and engineers.
"You see what I'm going for, right?"
I laughed and laughed and laughed, just as I did in high school, just as I did in college and just as I continue to do well into adulthood.
On our way back down the Space Needle, our elevator gave us a preview of our next destination – The Pacific Science Center!
The Pacific Science Center From the Space Needle Elevator
More pictures of our Space Needle visit can be found on my Flickr site.
Seattle's Science Fiction "Museum"
Our first day in Washington State was a nature-themed day where we hiked Cougar Mountain and visited American chestnuts. The second day was intended to be a science-themed day. My high school classmate, Brian N, was also in town for the same upcoming wedding so he joined us for a day of site-seeing in Seattle!
Our very first stop was the Science Fiction "Museum". I put the word museum in quotes because I believe a museum should be a collection of exhibits (plural). This museum had one Science Fiction exhibit– Battlestar Galatica. It was a nice exhibit, but still just one exhibit. Apparently, the remaining Science Fiction Galleries were under renovations to accommodate a new Avatar exhibit that opens June 4th.
The Science Fiction Museum was one of the few things on our agenda before we left Virginia, so we were pretty disappointed with what was actually there.
There was a small bright side. Your entry fee also included the Experience Music Project, which was hosting "Nirvana: Taking Punk to the Masses". Nirvana was my favorite band in high school and early college. It was a nice trip down memory lane in more ways than one. A lot of the handwritten letters, drawings and Polaroids reminded me of my own youth, particularly winter and summer breaks from college. The long nights at Denny's; all the free time for creativity; concerts in compact, sweat-filled venues; impromptu road trips; spiral notebooks full of aspirations and witnessing young genius (AE).
And I got to learn a little more about Nirvana as well. I liked how the "NIRVANA" font I am so accustomed to wasn't purposely selected. It was the typeset already in the machine when the Bleach album cover was designed. Since Ryan and I are currently reading up on birthing processes, I also liked that Cobain came up with the idea for the Nevermind cover after watching a film on water births. : )
Ryan and I in Front of the Nirvana Sign (Photo by Brian N)
Usually this is where I saw there are more pictures on my Flickr site… but it's not worth a click. My Science Fiction Museum set only has five pictures in it… and none are related to science fiction. 😦


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BTW, we had a wonderful weekend with Fr. Diarmuid O' Murchu a prolific writer and social psychologist from Ireland. Most of us had read at least one of this 20 books--written over the last 20 years, but few of us had ever heard him speak--live. It took us 4 years to get him, but get him we did this weekend and it certainly matched or exceeded our expectations. Do google him if you're curious. Suffice is to say, we are indeed blessed by the outstanding people that come through our doors.
Now, back to the double lettered words. Sunday afternoon, in need of a little real weekend experience, we took a ride in the countryside around Harborcreek/North East. The area is very rural, totally inundated with the grape industry and rural enough for large wooded areas and many, many farms. As we rounded one corner, lo and behold this is what we saw: a "herd" (are they called herds?) of llama. They looked like some sort of cross between a big dog and a teddy bear! We pulled over to take a couple pictures and a man motioned us to turn in the driveway, so we did, and were treated to up close photos and the llama story.
He has had them for 3-4 years, and takes care of them himself. Once a year he shears them and sells the wool for yarn. He has named every one and posed with "Indiana Jones" for an up close photo. What a fun surprise! Outside of our zoo, which has a number of llama, this is a first!
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When Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam officially announced a new "Starter Homes" scheme on Wednesday to help middle-class families own their first home, 27-year-old bank employee Jeffrey Chan was left unmoved.
The combined income of Chan and his fiancee is about HK$7,000 ($897.01) short of what they need to qualify to buy a subsidised apartment under the new scheme. They will have to continue renting for now.
In a research note, Morgan Stanley estimates only about 170,000 households can benefit from the plan which lets in those whose monthly income fall within a narrow band of HK$26,000 to HK$34,000 per person or HK$52,000 to $68,000 per household.
"It's still very difficult to buy a flat. It made no difference after she spoke," Chan, a middle office associate at an American investment bank, told Reuters. "Property is ridiculously expensive now."
Chan hadn't expected a lucky break, so he wasn't disappointed when he didn't get one.
Like most people in Hong Kong, owning his own home is a life goal for Chan, and with a monthly salary of about HK$40,000, he already earns more than 85 percent of Hong Kong's workforce where the median income is HK$17,000.
But buying a flat is out of Chan's reach as home prices surged to a historic high in August, with apartments across the territory now costing an average of roughly HK$12,000 per square foot (HK$130,000 per square metre), according to property agency Midland Realty.
A recent UBS report reckoned Hong Kong was the world's most expensive city for apartments where the average living space is just 150 square feet (14 square metres) per person.
Lam also said the scheme would stipulate in certain land leases that developers would need to build a number of "starter homes" units on top of private units, but gave few other details in her maiden policy address, other than launching the first 1,000 units by the end of next year.
"So far the quantity is not much, so it won't have an impact on the price of small units, but if it regularly introduces some 2,000 or 3,000 units per year, then it will have an impact," said Thomas Lam, a senior director at global property consultancy Knight Frank in Hong Kong.
While Hong Kong's private home prices surged over 160 percent over the last decade, the price hike was especially steep with apartments smaller than 40 square meters (430 square feet) – the kind that Chan would aim to buy – skyrocketing roughly 200 percent over a decade.
A skilled service worker in Hong Kong would need to work 20 years, the longest period of time in a list of 20 cities in the world, before being able to afford a 650 square feet (60 square meters) flat near the city centre, the UBS report said.
The authorities have tried a raft of measures to cool property prices, but Hong Kong's chief executive Lam conceded that the government had "no magic wands".
"Ultimately we can't expect the government to do everything for us and we have to rely on ourselves" Chan said. "If I keep working hard, it should be okay."
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Graduated (1995) and was awarded her doctorate (2005) in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Navarra. She specialised in Medical Oncology at the Clínica Universidad de Navarra.
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Since I essentially ran full-force into the brick wall of blogging burnout a few months ago and put a screeching halt to my relentless (yet largely meaningless) anime reviews, I've still been watching various anime shows. But because I didn't want to interfere with my previously-planned schedule of reviews (which at that time I was still planning on continuing), I shifted my focus to other shows entirely.
For the past few months, I've gone back and I've been watching what is available on streaming services through Roku — notably Netflix, but as the pickings start to get a little thin on Netflix I can easily shift over to Hulu, Crackle or Crunchyroll as well. Netflix's current offerings can basically be summarized as "Funimation's Dubbed Non-Current Greatest Hits". There's a couple hundred series available, but nothing subtitled, nothing newer than 2010, and also (much to my displeasure) basically nothing from before about 1998.
Now, given the choice, I'm much more likely to choose a subtitled version of a show over the dubbed version. Yet, I am most definitely *not* a "dub snob" who will turn up my nose at anything that is dubbed. Back in the eighties and nineties, the quality of the American voice acting was truly a terrible experience that made shows largely unwatchable (although occasionally HILARIOUS). But with experience the dubbing studios have definitely improved, and nowadays badly-dubbed shows are few and far between. Most are "acceptable", and in some cases quite decent.
And the one big advantage to watching a dubbed show over a subtitled one is that I can do what I am doing at this very moment: Sit in front of my computer typing away with some mediocre show on the television in the background. With a subtitled show, I must focus by undivided attention and eyes to screen — with subtitled anime you can't do two things at once.
I kinda sorta want to get back to doing some sort of anime reviews, albeit at a much greatly reduced rate. The previous way I was doing them required many, many hours a week, going episode-by-episode with a shit-ton of screen grabs to boot. Instead, I'm thinking of completely changing things up, one or two paragraphs, a picture or two, more of a capsule review than multi-paragraph theses.
I've already watched a few dozen different series, usually moving along at one episode a week on each as I work through my Netflix queue. It really does run the gamut of good, bad and ugly shows. There's the good (like Canaan, Ghost Hound, Moribito, Birdy), the bad (like Air Gear, Slayers, Kaze no Stigma>, and the godawful bad (like Rosario and Vampire, Dragonaut, Shuffle, Moeyo Ken). There's the Better Than Expected (like Gunslinger Girl, Princess Tutu, Schools Rumble, Full Metal Panic Fumoffu), the Worse Than Expected (like Chobits, Fruits Basket, Blue Gender, Baccano), and the About As Expected (like Sacred Blacksmith, Full Metal Alchemist, Soul Eater, Trigun)…and of course the incomprehensibly unwatchable (like Tokyo Maijin, D.Gray-Man, and Tears to Tiara).
And I really should get back to finishing off what I started with all of those shows that I left hanging from 2011. There's around 20 shows I was in the middle of watching that I just stopped cold-turkey, like Nichijou, Mawaru Penguin-Drum, Ano Hana, Stein's Gate, Usagi Drop, Last Exile, Hanasaku Iroha, Mirai Nikki, Chihayafuru, and many more.
Not to mention that I have intentionally avoided watching anything from 2012 — even though I've been told this year's shows include some of the best new stuff in a generation. Oh well, I guess that means I just have that much more to look forward to.
Anyway, sorry about the radio silence. I'll make no promises for the future, though, I've been terrible about keeping those promises before.


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Wednesday, October 19, 2011
From Little Things.....
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Ebony Magazine Dedicates September Cover To Trayvon Martin
Ebony Magazine has dedicated it's September issue to Trayvon Martin
In an effort to keep the senseless death of Trayvon Martin on the minds of Americans Ebony Magazine has created four separate covers featuring Trayvon Martin's family, Boris Kodjoe,Spike Lee, and Dwayne Wade. The celebrities featured on the covers are photographed with their sons wearing gray hoodies.
The article explore different ways to stop gun violence and repeal stand your ground laws. The article features a prayer from Bishop TD Jakes. It also will include commentary from Jill Scott, Marc Lamont Hill, and Reverend Al Sharpton.
This is definitely a must read article!
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Violence against Jews and other acts of anti-Semitism have surged in France in the past nine months, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said on Friday, promising stepped-up action against perpetrators.
Citing new government statistics, Philippe said acts of anti-Semitism had risen 69 per cent in the year to September, compared with the same period in 2017, an increase he said should worry everyone in France. In the two previous years there had been a downward trend in the figures.
"Not remaining indifferent means taking better care of victims, acknowledging their complaints and more efficiently punishing those who carry out attacks," Philippe said in a post on his Facebook account.
Jewish community organisations have reported particular hostility in low-income French suburbs with large Muslim populations. France has both Europe's largest Jewish community of 400,000 people and biggest Muslim population of 5.7 million.
In recent years there have been a number of high-profile attacks targeting the Jewish community, most notably the killing of four Jews in a kosher supermarket in January 2015.
That attack, carried out by an Islamic State-inspired militant, prompted an increase in Jewish emigration to Israel.
In March, an 85-year-old Jewish woman was stabbed to death and set alight in her apartment in Paris by two attackers, who were charged with murder motivated by anti-Semitism.
There have also been a number of Jewish tombs desecrated, anti-Semitic graffiti scrawled on walls near synagogues, or on the doors of homes and businesses owned by Jews.
"We have seen a very strong increase in anti-Semitic messages on the internet," said Francis Kalifat, president of Crif, an umbrella organisation representing French Jews.
Philippe said the government would appoint special magistrates and prosecutors to tackle the problem and launch awareness programmes in public schools.
The government will also act to curb hate on social networks, said Interior Minister Christophe Castaner.
"The feeling of insecurity is real and justified," Mario Stasi, chairman of France's league against racism and anti-Semitism, told BFMTV. "Some Jews are leaving areas within France to seek haven elsewhere."
Also on Friday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said her country had a moral duty to fight a resurgence of anti-Semitism there. She was speaking at a synagogue in Berlin to mark the 80th anniversary of the "Kristallnacht" pogrom against Jews in Nazi Germany.


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Design for Social Innovation conference, Sydney 20-21 October 2014
Design for Social Innovation: A two day conference on the latest thinking, doing and change emerging in the field of design‑led social innovation.
• Explore case studies on current practice and learn about the realities of design‑led innovation for social impact with international and Australian experts.
• Workshop your current projects and challenges in specialised learning sessions and masterclasses on design and social innovation.
• Emerge with a design and innovation toolkit to implement social change initiatives drawn from best practice in Australia and around the world.
Why do we need design-led thinking for social innovation?
Because we need to look at problem solving and solution finding from users' perspective.
As we face a future in Australia with a diminishing tax base to support an ageing community, and reduced government spending on social purpose, a new way forward is needed that ensures social innovation makes an impact on a meaningful scale. Design thinking applied to social purpose can result in the creation of new services, business models, processes and communication that makes meaningful and scalable change possible.
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Walk away from this conference with the know-how to immediately put technique and frameworks into practice and create new or enhance existing systems, processes, services and products.
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Design and business innovation academics as well as user-facing communicators and developers will also be able to participate and engage in thinking that will explore real life case-studies and dig-deep into the realities of design-led innovation in the social space.
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We are not sure what this beautiful dark wood is. This is from a deck job we did years ago... couldn't stand to send it to the flames. (We should run it by our wood guy, Jim)
Tiger Maple, Mahogany,with walnut accents. Striking contrasts and angular lines.
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This glitter bone tag is cute and practical in a lovely lime green colour.
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I'm Erica, a former US Army nurse inspired to travel the world. I've decided to leave Active Duty and explore the world full time- for as long as it takes to quench my "travel thirst". First stop- backpacking throughout Europe. After that? Well… that is to be determined. I was going to move to Australia and work as a nurse there, but lately I have been thinking about taking up a gig in travel nursing in the US. I was thinking California. We will see if my summer in Europe gives me any insight into my next step. 🙂 Ah, the beauty of freedom! There are definitely worse things in life than having too many options!
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A Conversation About Gen Y Money
Posted on October 8, 2015 by Robb Engen
The plight of Gen Y is a hot topic around the personal finance blogosphere these days, and for good reason. Millennials continue to face strong headwinds from an economy that has been stuck in neutral since the global financial crisis of 2008.
Meanwhile, the cost of higher education is soaring and new graduates are entering a workforce where employers are more likely to hire temporary or part-time workers, rather than provide full-time jobs with benefits. Record-high real estate prices could also mean that we're raising a generation of renters (not that there's anything wrong with that) and boomerang children.
But despite having it tougher than previous generations, there are opportunities for Millennials – who this year overtook Baby Boomers as the largest demographic – to forge ahead and carve their own path in the new economy.
The LSM Insurance team reached out and asked me some questions about Gen Y money and how Millennials are handling their finances. Here are the questions, along with my answers.
Among your readership, what percentage would you estimate are Millennials (born between the early 1980s to the early 2000s)?
I was a bit surprised to see that just 30 percent of our readers are in the 18-34 demographic. Nearly the same percentage of our readers is age 55+.
Would you say Millennials are under-educated with regards to their personal finances?
It's not just Millennials who are undereducated when it comes to money. The vast majority of Canadians don't understand the basics of personal finance. It's hard to teach your kids how to be smart with money when you don't have a good handle on it yourself.
What are some reasons why Millennials should start managing their personal finances?
Millennials should start managing their personal finances because there's never been a better time to take control of their financial situation. Information is plentiful. Smart-phone apps, like Mint.com, and budgeting tools like YNAB, can help, as can reading blogs and participating in forums like Reddit, the Canadian Money Forum, or Red Flag Deals with other like-minded individuals.
The advent of fee-only financial planners and online investment services (aka robo-advisors) means that Millennials can work with someone who puts their best interests ahead of his or her own.
When it comes to investments, Gen Y might be more inclined to use a robo-advisor to manage their portfolio. A robo-advisor takes a rules-based approach to managing and rebalancing your portfolio based on unique individual needs, rather than chasing a gut feeling, last year's winning fund, or the investment product that pays your advisor the highest commission.
What can financial institutions do to engage and serve more Millennials or, at the very least, encourage them to start thinking about financial planning?
Financial institutions need to do more with technology to get Millennials engaged with their bank and their finances. Start by making it easier to do business online or with a smart phone. Online lending applications are brutal and often still require customers to visit a branch to sign documents or meet with a representative.
Robo-advice is a huge technological breakthrough and if there is a way to automate the more difficult aspects of your finances then Millennials might be more apt to talk to an advisor about goals and planning.
Also, be more open and transparent. The Internet has made it easier to shop the competition. Yet, for example, banks still send out mortgage renewal notices at the posted rate, rather than offering their best and lowest rate first. That type of behaviour won't earn the trust of consumers.
What are some things younger people should be concerned about, that their parents never really had to worry about?
I think the general consensus is that this generation will face high student debt, high housing prices, and stagnant wage growth in the traditional economy, lower investment returns, and higher taxes over the long term.
But there's a new frontier in which Generation Y can thrive, and that is driven by technology and the knowledge economy. So many new jobs exist today that our parents would have never envisioned 10 or 20 years ago – like a social media manager or digital content manager. A savvy Millennial can get ahead if he or she focuses on the new economy rather than trying to fit into the old one.
Finally, one last thing that has always bugged me about generation issues is the people who believe the Canada Pension Plan will be raided by a future government to pay for deficits. That's highly unlikely to happen and in fact our CPP is actuarially sound for at least 75 years, according to the latest research. It's not going anywhere.
The full interview is published on the LSM Insurance blog and includes answers from Wealthing Like Rabbits author Robert Brown, as well as from My Own Advisor blogger Mark Seed.


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In this edition in the popular series, the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy presents the best of the Great Lakes, home to the most rail-trails in the country.
With 113 rural, suburban, and urban trails threading through 2,300 miles, Rail-Trails Midwest: Great Lakes covers Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Many rail-trails run through the most popular parts of town, such as the 61-mile Illinois Prairie Path, which links Chicago-area suburbs. Others take you back in time for a look at regional history, like Ohios 11-mile Holmes County Trail.
Every trip has a detailed map that includes start and end points, trailhead, parking, restroom facilities, and other amenities.


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Because research on vulnerabilities and adaptation potentials of human systems has lagged behind research on physical environmental systems, ecological impacts and mitigation, uncertainties dominate the subject matter of this chapter. Key issues include (a) uncertainties about climate-change impacts at a relatively fine-grained geographic and sectoral scale, both harmful and beneficial, which undermine efforts to assess potential benefits from investments in adaptation; (b) improved understanding of indirect second and third order impacts: i.e., the trickle down of primary effects, such as temperature or precipitation change, storm behaviour change and sea-level rise, through interrelationships among human systems; (c) relationships between specific effects in one location and the well-being of other locations, through linkages in inflows/outflows and inter-regional trade and migration flows; (d) uncertainties about potentials, costs and limits of adaptation in keeping stressful impacts within acceptable limits, especially in developing countries and regions (see Parson et al., 2003); and (e) uncertainties about possible trends in societal, economic and technological change with or without climate change. A particular challenge is improving the capacity to provide more quantitative estimates of impacts and adaptation potentials under the sets of assumptions included in SRES and other climate-change scenarios and scenarios of greenhouse gas emissions stabilisation, especially for time horizons of interest to decision makers, such as 2020, 2050 and 2080.
All of these issues are very high priorities for research in both developed and developing countries, with certain differences in emphasis related to the different development contexts. As a broad generalisation, the primary impact issue for developed countries is the possibility of abrupt climate change, which could cause changes too rapid and disruptive even for a relatively developed country to absorb, at least over a period of several decades. High priorities include reducing uncertainty about the potential for adaptation to cope with climate-change impacts in the absence of abrupt climate change, considering possible responses to threats from low-probability/high consequence contingencies, and considering interactions between climate change and other stresses. The primary impact issue for developing countries is the possibility that climate change, combined with other stresses affecting sustainable development, could jeopardise livelihoods and societies in many regions. High priorities include improving the understanding of multiple-stress contexts for sustainable development and improving the understanding of climate-sensitive thresholds for components of sustainable development paths.
Some of these uncertainties call for careful location- and sector-specific research, including better information about the geographic distribution of vulnerabilities of settlements and societies at a relatively localised scale, emphasising especially vulnerable areas, such as coastal areas in lower-income developing countries, and especially vulnerable sectors, such as tourism, and possible financial thresholds regarding the insurability of climate-change impact risks. Others call for attention to cross-sectoral and multi-locational relationships between climate change, adaptation and mitigation (Chapter 18), including both complementarities and trade-offs in policy and investment strategies. Underlying all of these issues for industry, settlement and society are relationships between possible climate-change impact vulnerabilities and adaptation responses and broader processes of sustainable economic and social development, which suggest a need for a much greater emphasis on research that investigates such linkages. In some cases, because of the necessarily speculative nature of research about future contingencies, it is likely to be useful to consider past experiences with climate variability and analogues drawn from other experiences with managing risks and adapting to environmental changes and stresses (e.g., Abler, 2003). In many others, an important step will be to establish mechanisms for monitoring interactions between emerging climate changes and other processes and stresses in order both to learn from the observations and to provide early alerts regarding potential problems or opportunities.
Underlying all of these research needs are often very serious limitations on available data to support valid analysis, especially data on nature-society linkages and data on relatively detailed-scale contexts in both developed and developing countries (e.g., Wilbanks et al., 2003). If information about possible impacts, vulnerabilities and adaptation potentials for industry, settlement and society is to be substantially improved, serious attention is needed towards establishing improved data sources on human-environmental relationships in both developing and developed countries, improving the integration of physical and earth science data from space-based and in situ observation systems with socioeconomic data, and improving the ability to associate data systems with high-priority questions.
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