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Six Tips to Make Ideas Succeed
One part of a CIO's job is making a convincing business case for complex ideas. How can you break through the acronyms and tech talk, and make those ideas understandable and memorable? In their book, Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die (Random House, January 2007), the Heath brothersChip Heath, a professor of organizational behavior at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business, and Dan Heath, a consultant at Duke Corporate Educationisolate and elaborate on six principles for helping ideas succeed. An excerpt from the book follows. Excerpt:
Many of us struggle with how to communicate ideas effectively, how to get our ideas to make a difference. The broad question, then, is how do you design an idea that sticks? By "stick," we mean that your ideas are understood and remembered, and have a lasting impactthey change your audience's opinions or behavior.
There is no "formula" for a sticky ideawe don't want to overstate the case. But sticky ideas do draw from a common set of traits.
Principle 1: Simplicity. How do we find the essential core of our ideas? A successful defense lawyer says, "If you argue ten points, even if each is a good point, when they get back to the jury room they won't remember any." We must be masters of exclusion. We must relentlessly prioritize. Sound bites are not the ideal. Proverbs are the ideal. We must create ideas that are both simple and profound.
Principle 2: Unexpectedness. How do we get our audience to pay attention to our ideas, and how do we maintain their interest when we need time to get the ideas across? We need to violate people's expectations. We need to be counterintuitive. A bag of popcorn is as unhealthy as a whole day's worth of fatty foods! We can use surprise to grab people's attention. But surprise doesn't last. For our idea to endure, we must generate interest and curiosity. Going for a big surprise, though, can cause a big problem. It's easy to step over the line into gimmickry.
Principle 3: Concreteness. How do we make our ideas clear? We must explain our ideas in terms of human actions, in terms of sensory information. This is where so much business communication goes awry. Mission statements, synergies, strategies, visionsthey are often ambiguous to the point of being meaningless. Naturally sticky ideas are full of concrete images. Speaking concretely is the only way to ensure that our idea will mean the same thing to everyone in our audience.
Principle 4: Credibility. How do we make people believe our ideas? Sticky ideas have to carry their own credentials. We need ways to help people test our ideas for themselves. Most of us instinctively grasp for hard numbers. But in many cases this is exactly the wrong approach. In the presidential debate in 1980 between Ronald Reagan and Jimmy Carter, Reagan could have cited innumerable statistics demonstrating the sluggishness of the economy. Instead, he asked a simple question: "Before you vote, ask yourself if you are better off today than you were four years ago."
Principle 5: Emotions. How do we get people to care about our ideas? We make them feel something. In the case of movie popcorn, we make them feel disgusted by unhealthiness. The statistic "37 grams" doesn't elicit any emotions. Research shows that people are more likely to make a charitable gift to a single needy individual than to an entire impoverished region. We are wired to feel things for people, not abstractions.
Principle 6: Stories. How do we get people to act on our ideas? We tell stories. Hearing stories acts as a kind of mental flight simulator, preparing us to respond more quickly and effectively.
Excerpted from MADE TO STICK by Chip Heath and Dan Heath. Copyright © 2007 by Chip Heath and Dan Heath. Reprinted by arrangement with The Random House Publishing Group.
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December 19, 2012 07:30 ET
NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - Dec 19, 2012) - Immunovative, Inc. ("IMUN" or the "Company") (OTCQB: IMUN) has today announced that the Company has been featured on the cover of the prestigious OPPORTUNIST MAGAZINE ("OPPORTUNIST" or "The Magazine") for the December 18, 2012 Edition (Link: http://opportunistmagazine.com/seth-m-shaw-chairman-and-ceo-of-immunovative-inc-name/). The Magazine is a weekly U.S. based publication with readership base of more than one million and thousands of shared links. The magazine is full of informative articles from financial and legal professionals who understand their public sector industries, as well as in-depth interviews with prominent business people, politicians and celebrities.
Immunovative CEO Seth Shaw commented, "We are pleased to have this opportunity to showcase our company and its merits in a quality publication with a large reader base. It is of great importance to the Company to both enhance public awareness and to increase the shareholder base."
About Immunovative, Inc.:
On December 12th, 2011, Immunovative, Inc. ("IMUN") signed an exclusive License Agreement (the "License Agreement") with Immunovative Therapies, Ltd. ("ITL"). Under the terms of the License Agreement, IMUN has been granted an exclusive, worldwide license to commercialize any products covered under ITL's current issued and pending patent application portfolio, as well as the rights to any future patent applications, including improvements or modifications to the existing applications and any corresponding improvements or new versions of the existing products. Please visit IMUN's website at www.imun.com.
About Immunovative Therapies, Ltd.:
Immunovative Therapies, Ltd. is an Israeli biopharmaceutical company that was founded in May 2004 with financial support from the Israeli Office of the Chief Scientist. ITL is a graduate of the Misgav Venture Accelerator, a member of the world-renowned Israeli technological incubator program. The company was the Misgav Venture Accelerator's candidate for the prize for the outstanding incubator project of 2006, awarded by the Office of the Chief Scientist. ITL specializes in the development of novel immunotherapy drug products that incorporate living immune cells as the active ingredients for treatment of cancer and infectious disease. Please visit ITL's website at: www.immunovative.co.il
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Opportunist (http://www.opportunistmagazine.com) was known in the '90s as an extreme, cutting edge national stockbroker magazine profiling young maverick companies. In 2010 we came back on a fast track to once again become the leading source of optimism for investors. The magazine is full of informative articles from financial and legal professionals who understand their public sector industries, as well as in-depth interviews with prominent business people, politicians and celebrities. Our headquarters is in the Orlando area and we are currently an online publication -- with a 1 million + readership -- including a supplement inserted into the Wall Street Journal (to nearly one-half million of their home delivery subscribers).
Leslie Stone is an award-winning writer and the managing editor of Opportunist magazine. Each week she does an in-depth interview/cover story featuring a prominent business person, media personality, politician or celebrity.
Forward-Looking Statements: Except for statements of historical fact, this news release contains certain "forward-looking statements" as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, without limitation expectations, beliefs, plans and objectives regarding the development, use and marketability of products. Such forward-looking statements are based on present circumstances and on IMUN's predictions with respect to events that have not occurred, that may not occur, or that may occur with different consequences and timing than those now assumed or anticipated. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, and are not guarantees of future performance or results and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from the events or results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include general economic and business conditions, the ability to successfully develop and market products, consumer and business consumption habits, the ability to fund operations and other factors over which IMUN has little or no control. Such forward-looking statements are made only as of the date of this release, and IMUN assumes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances. Readers should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Risks, uncertainties and other factors are discussed in documents filed from time to time by IMUN with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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SAN YSIDRO — Two eternal truths about crossing the Mexican border: It's worth the drive to Rosarito Beach for Tacos El Yaqui. And coming back is hell.
In the last several years, crossing the border from the Mexican side has become a test of nerves. Two-, three-, even four-hour waits are typical.
As you burn gas, jockey for position in the lanes and swerve to avoid the vendors and begging children who weave on foot between cars, you are consumed by feelings of helplessness and rage that cannot be assuaged by all the striped blankets, Sponge Bob piñatas and plaster Last Suppers in the world.
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As of Jan. 1, 2012, legislation signed into law by Gov. Tom Corbett requiring unemployment compensation (UC) claimants to register with CareerLink to verify they are actively searching for work via the PA CareerLink system in order to continue receiving benefits will take effect. With the law's enactment, Pennsylvania will be the last state in the nation to adopt the work search stipulation. With the Elk County CareerLink having recently completed the move from 301 Depot St. into its new offices at 245 Depot St. on Oct. 3, Thomas Bogacki, a CareerLink administrator, said that with its new location, CareerLink will continue to provide the same employment and training services it previously offered, but will be doing so with added resources. Bogacki said that as a result of the move, CareerLink will be able to handle a greater volume of people "coming through the door." He added that currently, four to five thousand people come through Elk County CareerLink's doors each month, and many more visit and register through the company's website. He said he expects the numbers to rise after the law takes effect in the new year. "One of the things this building has different than the other one, this building has a new, much larger computer lab where people are able to do resume-writing workshops and things like that. It's a much larger computer lab than we had before down the street. Conference room can accommodate 30 to 40 people for seminars and things of that nature. We have an additional room that can be separated into two smaller interviewing rooms where employers can conduct interviews right on-site here at the CareerLink," Bogacki said. Bogacki said that while Elk County suffered as one of the hardest-hit areas in the state by the national recession, it is currently in the midst of an economic upswing. Bogacki said unemployment figures are currently at 6.6 percent as compared with 13 to 14 percent mid-recession. Bogacki said that when the automotive industry suffered due to the recession in 2008, Elk County, known as "the powdered metal capital of the world," suffered in tandem due to the fact that the region's manufacturing base relies heavily on supplying component parts to automakers. Bogacki said that at the height of the recession, Elk County CareerLink was operating with 45 open and active job orders, down from 165 pre-recession. Bogacki said that currently, available jobs number over 200 and represent both the public and private sectors. "Almost every major factory and manufacturer are going through us," he said.
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CRESTVIEW � Jimmy James, visiting from Arizona, praised Crestview�s hospitality, friendliness and local cooks� culinary skills.
CRESTVIEW � Jimmy James, visiting from Arizona, praised Crestview�s hospitality, friendliness and local cooks� culinary skills.
Unlike most visitors, however, James wasn�t browsing Main Street shops or sampling the city�s diverse eateries. He is homeless and visited local soup kitchens and cold weather shelters to get through the recent spate of chilly nights.
�That was a good meal,� James said, settling down for a nap on First Presbyterian Church�s sunny east side after eating at its Friday soup kitchen. A few hours later, he was a guest of the church�s cold weather shelter, where he had a hot dinner, a movie and breakfast the next morning.
�You have a pretty nice town here,� James said. �I took the cure for alcohol, so I feel a lot better. I can do it with God�s help; you have to ask him for strength. And your people here really help.�
James, who has no family, said caring people such as those he encountered in Crestview are helping him recover.
�We had 50 people for the soup kitchen today,� Rev. Mark Broadhead, the church�s pastor, said. For the evening�s cold weather shelter, the church hosted six homeless people, including James.
Ann Sprague, a Community of Christ church member, coordinates local soup kitchens and cold weather shelters through Hope Network, a group of volunteers representing several area congregations.
�We have good people in Crestview,� Sprague said. �They take care of them (the homeless). They keep an eye on them.�
Fewer people have been staying in Crestview�s shelters this year than last, she said. Typically, Crestview shelters daily serve five to eight people.
�It�s been probably down a little bit because a number of people have got places to stay and they�re no longer homeless,� Sprague said. �That�s always good.�
The range of people served is wide, and sometimes includes couples and families, she said.
�It�s not just drunks who show up,� Sprague said. �It�s people who are just down on their luck. Their husband beat them or whatever. We do have far more men than woman, but we do get women and women with children sometimes.�
Through monetary donations, Hope Network sometimes can remove a family from the streets.
�We had a mother with a 16-year-old daughter who was pregnant, a middle school boy and a 2-year-old child. They were living in her car and driving to Destin to work every day.
�She had saved money but the only thing that was keeping them from getting into an apartment was $60 for a water bill, so Hope Network paid for their water bill. That was kind of scary. A girl who was eight-and-a-half months pregnant: She could�ve had that baby at any time.�
Most local churches that host cold weather shelters also operate daily soup kitchens. Until October 2012, Sunday was the only day left unserved by a Hope Network soup kitchen. The Salvation Army stepped up and began operating its mobile soup kitchen downtown. Originally planned for the City Hall parking lot, organizers said a lack of attendance necessitated a move.
�Nobody showed up so we drove around a bit,� Lt. Jessica Welch said. �Now we park at the convenience store (Thrifty Foods) and we serve from 40 to 50 people each Sunday.�
�The churches have been just outstanding in their cooperation and coming together to take care of this problem,� Sprague said. �We do the best we can. We can always use more volunteers.�
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Hope Network volunteers meet the third Monday of the month, except summer, 6 p.m. at Community of Christ church, 398 W. First Ave.
Donations sought include thermal underwear, cots, tents, blankets, coats, heavy socks and sleeping bags.
Call Ann Sprague, 826-1770, for information about donating supplies, money or volunteering.
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Cold night shelters open at 6 p.m. when forecasters predict weather below 40 degrees.
�Mondays: Emmanuel Baptist at First Presbyterian Church, 492 N. Ferdon Blvd.
�Tuesdays: Joy Fellowship at Community of Christ, 398 W. First Ave.
�Wednesdays: Community of Christ, 398 W. First Ave.
�Thursdays: New Beginnings Baptist Church, 412 W. James Lee Blvd.
�Fridays: First Presbyterian Church, 492 N. Ferdon Blvd.
�Saturdays: First United Methodist Church, 599 Eighth Ave.
�Sundays: LifePoint (First Assembly of God), 400 S. Ferdon Blvd.
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�Tuesdays: Our Savior Lutheran Church, 178 N. Avenue W
�Wednesdays: LifePoint (First Assembly of God), 400 S. Ferdon Blvd.; and Macedonian Missionary Baptist Church, 603 Martin Luther King Ave. (11 a.m. to 2 p.m.)
�Thursdays: Community of Christ, 398 W. First Ave.
�Fridays: First Presbyterian Church, 492 N. Ferdon Blvd.
�Saturdays: First United Methodist, 599 Eighth Ave.
�Sundays: Salvation Army mobile soup kitchen, Thrifty Foods parking lot, 498 S. Wilson St. (4-5 p.m.)
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Shopping online has become such an integral part of our lives that it can be easy to forget the simple pleasure of a gentle perambulation down the pavement to a bricks-and-mortar boutique. Browsing eclectic stores in your local neighbourhood is a lovely way to while away a wintry afternoon, perhaps stopping for cake and coffee or a cheeky glass of vino en route - and you're supporting local retailers.
For your shopping inspiration we asked Sydney's top fashion designers to open their little black books and reveal their secret spots for a little retail therapy, ranging from much-loved old favourites to the hippest new hubs on the strip. Whether your passion is cooking, art and design, fashion or furniture, our insider guide below is packed with unique destinations in which to find highly desirable items.
Bianca Spender
I love the Sydney Antique Centre because it feels like a market without the wet-weather worries. From zinc-plated dining tables to old toys and trinkets, it's wonderful to uncover the past. Down the road on Reservoir Street [in Surry Hills], Published Art is a must. I can delve into books and am sure to discover an artist that I have never heard of before, even if I only have five minutes. The owner hand picks all the books and knows the story behind every inspiring creative mind; it reminds me of the world before online shopping.
A few doors down the road I window shop at Hub, where I have found the best wooden blocks and crayons for my kids whilst looking longingly at furniture for my future home. Around the corner The Fabric Store on Cooper Street has limitless fabric options to create my menswear label, exclusively for my partner Sam! Chalk Horse gallery on William Street in Darlinghurst is great for a dynamic insight into what is going on in the Australian art scene, and I love the store at the Museum of Contemporary Art as well.
Deborah Sams and Mary Lou Ryan, Bassike
Accoutrement in Mosman has been part of the Mosman village landscape for decades. Their cookware, particularly the selection of copper pots and Le Creuset, is fantastic. They also run some incredible cooking classes with the likes of Giovanni Pilu (of Pilu), Lorraine Godsmark (Lorraine's Pattisserie), Ben Greeno (Momofuko) and Rodney Dunn (the Agrarian Kitchen).
Koskela in Rosebery is the ultimate hang out: the expansive showroom of furniture, the children's space, Kitchen by Mike for a bite to eat, rotating exhibitions and a homewares and book selection is a slice of retail paradise. La Banette is a French patisserie in the heart of Avalon Village with the most incredible creations to satisfy the sweetest of teeth. You'll always find a generous plateful of their signature pastries on our boardroom table during company meetings. Small Spaces in Redfern is a neat and nicely curated homewares and furniture store with a cool, classic vibe. We love the modern yet handcrafted aesthetic of the porcelain collection of Mud Australia in Woollahra. The brand also has a great approach to ethical practices and supporting the local industry, which resonates with our own business philosophy. Salt Meats Cheese in Alexandria is an amazing providore offering the yummiest of meats, cheeses, condiments and ingredients; and they make a mean hamper!
For clothing, Poepke in Paddington has Sydney's best selection of Dries Van Noten and Harrold's at Westfield Sydney has a selection of Givenchy, Margiela, Comme Des Garcons and Raf Simons that is always worth checking out. Their customer service is remarkable and something everyone should experience. Organic Avenues at Bilgola Plateau is a mecca for fresh organic produce. They source grass-fed beef and line-caught fish and are huge advocates for locally sourced produce.
Jenny Kee
For fashion I love Pretty Dog in Newtown because Tanya the owner has the best eye and she is a great supporter of Australian designers. You can find wonderful recycled designer clothing at Blue Spinach in Darlinghurst, and Cash Palace Emporium in Leichardt is the best for Indian cloth and clothes. The Museum of Contemporary Art store in The Rocks is a great place for gifts and I also love Rox Jewellery and Dinosaur Designs in the Strand Arcade in the city. Harlequin Market in Double Bay is incredibly eclectic and has wonderful vintage bakelite jewellery.
I do my book shopping at Kinokuniya in the city for art, design, architecture and fashion books, and I also love Gleebooks and the second-hand book section of Berkelouw in Paddington. Redeye Records in city will find anything for you, because they have such great customer service. Chefs Warehouse in Surry Hills has been an institution for all kinds of cooking equipment for over 40 years, and for Asian cookwear I explore Market City in Chinatown.
Anna Plunkett and Luke Sales, Romance Was Born
We love Parlour X in Paddington. The owner, Eva Galambos, has a unique eye and buys well from the international collections, and [we] also love the more personalised shopping experience of trying on pieces in store and dressing up, rather than buying online.
Title for books and music on in Surry Hills is relaxing to browse in and they have an interesting selection, so it's a good one for gifts too. P.A.M. in Darlinghurst is super chilled, they play good tunes and the clothes are awesome. The Chanel store is great to visit to see the new collections and pick up that irresistible piece every now and then. The shoes and accessories are also great to finish off a look.
The David Jones food hall is a nice change from a normal supermarket and it saves time because you can go to a few different specialty shops all under one roof. The lolly counter is a great place to pick up some treats if you are visiting a friend.
Kym Ellery, Ellery
For skincare, it's hard to go past Aesop. The staff are super knowledgeable about all skin types and I can always rely on them to help me find what I am looking for. Parlour X in Paddington is a one-stop shop for all of my favourite international designers such as Balenciaga, Comme des Garcons, Valentino and Azzedine Alaia. I always ensure to stop by before I go overseas for some inspiration and never leave empty-handed.
Mitchell Road Antique and Design Centre is a treasure trove for one-offs and special, antique pieces. When I'm looking for unique homewares I'll head here to pick up one-of-a-kind furniture, furnishings and homewares. Another personal favourite pop-in for homewares is Table Tonic in Avalon. This beachside boutique is filled to the brim with internationally-sourced eclectic homewares. When I'm looking to add a burst of colour or texture to my home, I'll head here to pick up vibrant patterned textiles and soft furnishing. Close to home, Bassike Avalon is my one-stop shop for luxury cotton basics and easy beach-ready separates.
Jacqueline Hunt and Lisa Dempsey, Jac+ Jack
Shopping at the Strand Arcade is such a unique experience because of being in a heritage building with a modern offering. There's a mix of very interesting stores and services from hat shops and shoe shine to Haigh's chocolate and Dinosaur Designs.
Gould Street in Bondi Beach is an emerging shopping precinct with a very relaxed feel and shops including TUCHUZY and Mee and Moo, with some nice men's options too. The Standard Store on Crown Street in Surry Hills has a good mix of men's and women's pieces, and MCM House and ici et la are just around the corner on Devonshire Street. Pond on Military Road in Mosman, duckeggBLUE in Balmain are also good for clothes, and Busatti in Double Bay has wonderful cashmere slippers.
Dion Lee
Bondi Wholefoods is a regular stop for me because it has fresh, healthy and locally sourced produce - and a great espresso smoothie to start the day. Published Art in Surry Hills is an old favourite that has recently relocated to an even smaller, hard-to-find location. They have the best new book releases covering art, design and architecture and it's a great source of inspiration. Gould's Book Arcade in Newtown is an institution with the most incredible archive of used books that time forgot. I could spend hours in there. One Point Seven Four in Paddington is a perfect addition to Glenmore Road with a great selection of sun and optical lenses, both of which I'm always on the lookout for.
Feit in Surry Hills has minimal, handcrafted trainers designed by Australian brothers Tull and Josh Price. Their shoes are stocked at the likes of Dover Street Market overseas and can only be found in Sydney at this tiny flagship store in Darlinghurst. Tokyo Bike in Surry Hill is a little independent bicycle company originally founded in Yanaka, Tokyo, and the store is filled with urban bikes and bike toys. R.M. Williams in the city is an Australian classic with the best boots around, in my opinion; so much so that I used them for my New York Fashion Week show in February.
Alexandra and Genevieve Smart, Ginger and Smart
Our studio is in Rosebery and nearby is Black Star Pastry, which sells a selection of mouth-watering pastries, cakes and treats. Our favourite is the watermelon cake.
Published Art is an old favourite for inspiration from an amazing range of books and magazines from typography to art and architecture. We've spent many hours here nosying into all sorts of creative worlds. Ken from Seasonal Concepts has an amazing store for inspiration for store interiors and windows and other creative concepts. From flowers to taxidermy and furniture, he has a great eye for the unexpected. It's a little bit like Alice in Wonderland falling down a rabbit hole - you could get lost in his store for hours on end and leave laden with things you never knew existed.
For art, the Watters Gallery in East Sydney and Olsen Irwin Gallery in Paddington are always inspiring for their mix of contemporary artists and lively events. Collectika in Enmore is a treasure trove of beautiful vintage restored furniture and contemporary designs. We particularly love the mix of mid-century pieces.
Leona Edmiston
I love all the small independent stores in Paddington, Double Bay and Woollahra. Transvaal Avenue in Double Bay is where I go when I am looking for homewares, and I also love Harlequin Market nearby in Cross Street Arcade. Each piece in Harlequin Market is carefully selected by the owner and many are one-of-a-kind and cannot be found anywhere else. Queen Street is a mecca for the unique and unusual, from the Napoleon Perdis Lifestyle store to the long-standing antique stores of Anne Schofield and Isherwood, where it is easy to lose yourself in the past on a lazy Sunday afternoon.
Lesley McKay's bookshop is also a much-loved institution and a great place to pick up a little piece of history to take home at the end of the day. I also enjoy exploring the smaller boutiques and vintage stores on William Street in Paddington, where I can spend an entire day wandering around. When I need to recharge, I always pop into Alimentari, which is an authentic deli with delicious cheese and smallgoods.
Becky Cooper and Bridget Yorston, Bec & Bridge
We are both a little obsessed with interiors and frequently end up shopping for our homes over our wardrobes. On the weekends you can find us at MCM House in Surry Hills - you could furnish your whole house from there! They also sell some great framed prints by local photographers, which are on our "to purchase" list.
Just around the corner in Surry Hills is ici et la - a treasure chest for all things chic and French. We also love Les Interieurs in Paddington; Pamela Makin sources gorgeous one-off pieces from around the globe. Not too far away in Alexandria, Matt Blatt is always good for great-priced furniture and accent pieces. We also love everything at Country Trader in Danks Street in Waterloo, although a lot of the antique pieces are slightly out of our price range! But they do stock gorgeous cheese boards and other affordable accessories.
Inner west
Gourmet goodies: Salt Meats Cheese, 41 Bourke Rd, Alexandria; 9690 2406, saltmeatscheese.com.au
Have-to-have homewares: Koskela 1/85 Dunning Avenue, Roseberry; 9280 0999, koskela.com.au
Edgy independent designers: Pretty Dog 5 Brown Street, Newtown; 9519 7839, prettydog.com.au
Vintage finds: Mitchell Road Antique and Design Centre, 16 O'Riordan Street, Alexandria; 9698 0907, mitchellroad.wordpress.com
Covetable clothing: duckeggBLUE, 489 Darling Street, Balmain; duckeggblue.com.au, 9810 8855
Inner east
Treasure trove: Sydney Antique Centre 531 South Dowling Street, Surry Hills; 9361 3244, sydantcent.com.au
A cook's delight: Chefs Warehouse 111-115 Albion Street, Surry Hills; 9211 4555, chefswarehouse.com.au
Super-cool specs: One Point Seven Four, 5 Glenmore Road, Paddington; 9357 7778, onepointsevenfour.com
Designer destination: Poepke, 47 William Street, Paddington; 9380 7611, poepke.com
Furnish your apartment: Small Spaces, 674 Bourke Street, Redfern; 8399 3144, small-spaces.com.au
North shore
Foodie heaven: Accoutrement, 611 Military Road, Mosman; 9969 4911, accoutrement.com.au
Beautiful basics: Bassike, 11-13 Macmillan Court, Avalon Parade, Avalon; 8457 6881, bassike.com
Sweet treats: La Banette, 28 Avalon Parade, Avalon; 9918 2948
Unique fashion and homewares: Pond, 583 Military Road, Mosman; 9960 3797, pond-pond.com
Beef and fish: Organic Avenues, Shop 2/1 Bilambee Avenue, Bilgola; 8919 0279, organicavenues.com.au
Sydney CBD
An eclectic retail mix: The Strand Arcade, 412-414 George Street, Sydney; 9232 4199, strandarcade.com.au
The best books: Kinokuniya, Level 2, The Galeries/500 George Street, Sydney; 9262 7996, kinokuniya.com.au
Art and design overload: Museum of Contemporary Art store, 140 George Street, The Rocks; 9245 2458, store.mca.com.au
Asian cookware megamart: Market City, 9-13 Hay St, Haymarket; 9288 8900, marketcity.com.au
Music experts: Red Eye Records, 143 York Street, city; 9267 7440, redeye.com.au
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If you want to use Lima as a jumping-off point for adventures in Peru, LAN is offering a $699 round trip, including all taxes and fees, from LAX. It is subject to availability, and you must stay over a Saturday night. Maximum stay is three months.
The ticket must be bought by Jan. 28 (and bought at least seven days in advance) for travel between Feb. 1 and June 30. Blackout dates apply.
Info: LAN, (866) 435-9526
Source: Airfarewatchdog
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BlueLightSpecial necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 148 diseños de 22 diseñadores freelance.
We provide council to startup nonprofit organizations and execute strategies and recommendations on their behalf. We represent small and large-budget clients who understand the value of an efficient, mistake-free startup process. Most of our work involves the preparation of formation documents and IRS Form 1023 Application for Recognition of Exemption. We also design fundraising strategies, write grants, perform research, and provide assistance in a variety of other areas related to startup.
Middle class families and business owners who are starting a nonprofit organization and need help along the way. Many are either experiencing or have experienced significant hardships. They are inspired to do good, entrepreneurial, do-it-yourself types and prefer our personalized service and affordable fees to traditional attorneys and CPA's.
Logo is for website, letterhead, and direct mail. Name is "NonprofitElite.org" and we use the tagline "Nonprofit Startups & Tax Exemption". Logo must work with and without the .org.
Looking for simple, clean, and intelligent. Should convey Credibility, Experience, and Expertise but with an Open, Honest, and Trustworthy feel. Very important that we don't look like a stuffy law practice or CPA firm. We need to appear approachable, the people's choice. Please nothing that resembles clip art. And of course, vector format please.
One color design that stands out and makes you look twice, makes you feel good…inspired. Lately I've noticed the green and black/gray contrast that seems to be popping up everywhere (see attachment), but I'm open to ideas and ready to be inspired. I will be heavily involved in the design process and will provide feedback.
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André Bazin & caboose
I first became aware of Montreal-based publisher caboose when they approached me last year to pen a volume in their Kino-Agora series. (Series details can be found here.)
Today, some momentous news for film culture: caboose is releasing a brand new translation, by Timothy Barnard, of André Bazin's What is Cinema?
In a recent Film Quarterly, Dudley Andrew pointed out that less than 7% of Bazin's writings are available in English translation. Spurred by this startling observation, I put up a post on Bazin's writings a few months ago that sparked a lively and informative discussion.
Bazin's Qu'est-ce que le cinéma? originally appeared in French in 4 volumes beginning in 1958, soon after his death at age 40. The 2-volume English-language What is Cinema?, translated by Hugh Gray, came out about a decade later. It included a selection of essays from Bazin's original, and was put out by the University of California Press.
The new Barnard translation collects several key essays from Bazin's original volumes, and includes three pieces that don't appear in Gray's translation: on Wyler, Tati and Painlevé, the last of these never before translated into English. Samples from all 13 essays in the book are available to read online. The publisher promises: "This is the only corrected and annotated edition of Bazin in any language [...] Rarely does a new translation radically alter our understanding of a thinker's work. This is that book."
Gray's rendering of Bazin has remained invaluable but has also provoked mixed feelings and controversy. Richard Roud wrote a scathing critique of it in Sight and Sound in 1967. Adrian Martin remarked in the comments to the previously mentioned post: "Gray's Bazin is the rather cosmic/mystic/Catholic/realist Bazin that many (most) Anglos think of, which is why Cardullo's Bazin at Work is such a crucial corrective to it."
We are in the midst of a Bazin revival, evident from the recent twin-venue conference held in Paris and at Yale to mark the 50th anniversary of his death. Further, recent writing like Daniel Morgan's well-regarded essay "Rethinking Bazin: Ontology and Realist Aesthetics" (Critical Inquiry, 2006) has served to enlarge and complicate our view of this versatile theorist.
Despite the strong resurgence of interest in Bazin, why has it taken so long--over 40 years--for an alternate translation of his key work to appear in English? The answer has to do with copyright issues. In many countries--including Canada, Japan, China, New Zealand, and others--copyright is retained for 50 years after an author's death before works enter the public domain. In fact, this used to be the international norm until the U.S. and France moved to a 70-year rule. Today the U.S. stipulates this as an explicit part of bilateral trade deals, and has persuaded Australia and South Korea, and more recently, Argentina and Chile, to move from 50 to 70 years. Canada has been lobbied by the U.S. on this issue but has passed no legislation yet to alter the 50-year rule. Since Bazin died in 1958, his writings passed into the public domain last year in Canada; this has made the new translation possible. (For more on copyright: here's the Wikipedia entry on public domain.)
The new issue of Offscreen is titled "Bazin Renewed." It includes an interview with Timothy Barnard about the new translation and a piece by Donato Totaro called "What is a Good Translation? Bazin Revisited".
There is also an essay at the caboose site that makes for particularly stimulating scholarly reading: Barnard's translator note on the word "découpage." It runs to over 20 printed pages and carefully traces the uses and meanings of the word over the course of the last one hundred years. Also of interest: Barnard's foreword (not available online) details the "meticulous research into Bazin's sources which has led him to a connection between the ideas of Bazin and Bertolt Brecht and to a pseudonymous article believed to have been written by Siegfried Kracauer."
The book can be ordered online through the caboose site but for shipping only to Japan, China (including Hong Kong), New Zealand, and other countries who follow the 50-year rule. Pages is selling the book online and at their store on Queen Street in Toronto. Apparently, it doesn't matter where the order originates--Pages will ship only to Canadian addresses. The book will also be on sale at the Society for Cinema and Media Studies conference in Tokyo in May.
Your thoughts on Bazin, film-writing translations, or copyright issues? All are welcome!
cover pic: "Sharlo Takes a Bow," a woodcut of Charlie Chaplin created by the Soviet artist, book designer and illustrator Varvara Stepanova for issue #3 of the journal Kino-Fot in 1922.


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FAO will facilitate an "International Symposium on Agroecology for Food Security and Nutrition" from 18th to 19th September to capture recent scientific knowledge and promote open dialogue while showcasing existing experiences and programs on Agroecology.
The International Symposium on Agroecology that will take place in Rome will contribute to raise awareness of Agroecology and promote a better understanding of its connections to sustainable production practices, sustainable food systems and nutrition. The Event will embrace discussion on the wide array of economic, environmental and social aspects that Agroecology encapsulates. It will provide space to debate how agroecological concepts, and practices contribute to the three main FAO goals of: eradicating hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition; eliminating poverty and the driving forward of economic and social progress for all; and the sustainable management and utilization of natural resources, including land, water, air, climate and genetic resources for the benefit of present and future generations. The event has been developed in the framework of FAO's strategic objective two to "Increase and improve provision of Goods and Services from Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries in a sustainable manner" and in the framework of sustainable production intensification.
The Symposium will address the many tenets of Agroecology with contributions from a large number of international experts, each one of them bringing a very diverse set of valuable knowledge and experience to share and discuss with the collective intelligence that will be gathered in Rome on this occasion; and inspire a beneficial outreach. The specific topics that will be addressed over the course of the Symposium include among others: Agroecological approaches to water and soils; creating virtuous cycles; building resilience; and implementing programs promoting Agroecological approaches. Partners of the International Symposium on Agroecology are international organizations, universities and research institutions, including CIRAD and INRA, civil society and farmer's organizations. Speakers have a worldwide recognized competence and represent International organizations, CGIAR centres, International Universities, Private and Public Sector.
The symposium will:
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This web site contains about National Maritime Museum – Tall Ships wall calendar 2017 (Art calendar) (Square) six to eight thousand ebooks from hundreds of authors. The number of these publications will be in the following classes: fictions/novels, short stories, poems, essays, has, nonfictions. Many of the books are basic works of American Literature, English Literature, and Irish Materials from well-known authors like William Shakespeare, Draw Twain, Charles Dickens, Oscar Wilde, Robert Fros, Edgar Allan Poe, Alexander Pope, Arthur Conan Doyle, Her Austen. and more authors' works will likely be added to the internet collection. Throughout these National Maritime Museum – Tall Ships wall calendar 2017 (Art calendar) (Square) unique pages, you'll find many prize winning publications intended for your on the net reading. Take pleasure in and make sure you tell someone, thanks.
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Under chaos theory (self organization) this is possible. The problem that
exists is the time for the events necessary to transpire. If by manupula-
tion "in proper sequence" molecular arrangements can be facilitated.
I have to admit that this presents extreme difficulties with what we have
technologically at this time. So I will exercise proper "incredulity" for
Fox's claims - until I am convinced by his work when I see it.
Best Wishes,
William - N6RKY
Arthur V. Chadwick wrote:
> At 10:03 AM 5/7/99 -0700, William wrote:
> >I have not reviewed any of Fox's work though, so I cannot comment to what
> >is being debated here regarding the creation of life in the lab. What I'm
> >going to say though is this: It is theoretically possible.
> I am not contesting your statement, just inquiring: What theory is this
> that makes it "theoretically" possible?
> Art
> http://geology.swau.edu
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What do an Airline pilot, Ballet dancer, and Broadway Theater producer all have in common? They all use iPhones and appear in Apple latest iPhone whoring ad campaign. But the tables are turned as the subjects plug their own ventures rather than focus soley on iPhone and how it impacst their lives. A commercial within a commercial?
Kristin Sloan, the sole female user in this trio, is the editor and founder of TheWinger.com - a site devoted to ballet dancing. Several seconds into the commercial she drops off the subject of iPhone and immediately draws attention to her site. Nice touch, very subtle. I thought this was a commercial promoting iPhone, not ballet dancing?
The third spot features Broadway producer Ken Davenport, who pimps his new play "My First Time", and mentions a fansite which we're obviously meant to visit. Out of the three the Airline pilot came off most convincing, with his casual flair and real-world usage scenario.
See the ads and judge for yourself.


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Israel Arzate Melendez said soldiers snatched him off the street, gave him electric shocks, asphyxiated him and threatened that his wife would be raped and killed unless he admitted to a role in one of Mexico's most infamous cases of drug violence.
When Arzate told a judge he was tortured into falsely confessing to a role in the 2010 massacre of 15 teens at a party in Ciudad Juarez, she responded that his account was too detailed to be fabricated.
Arzate's case was among dozens cited by the group Human Rights Watch in an investigation released Wednesday that accuses the Mexican government of torture, forced disappearances and extra-judicial killings in its war against organized crime.
Two years in the making, the report says the deployment of Mexican troops has coincided with an escalation of violence that had killed more than 35,000 people by the end of 2010. The government hasn't issued new figures since then, although news media and other groups put the number at more than 43,000.
The report outlines misconduct at all levels of authority, from prosecutors who give detainees prewritten confessions to sign, to medical examiners who classify beatings and electric shock as causing minor injuries.
Only 15 soldiers have been convicted out of the 3,671 investigations launched by military prosecutors into alleged human rights violations by soldiers against civilians from 2007 to June 2011, according to the report. Not a single soldier or state official has been convicted in any of more than 200 cases the New York-based organization documented in the report.
"The existing approach is certainly not working," Executive Director Kenneth Roth told The Associated Press. "While one can't speak of causality, there's at least a correlation between the deployment of an unaccountable army prone to abuse and the explosion of cartel violence."
Human Rights Watch investigators met with Mexican President Felipe Calderon, the country's interior secretary, attorney general and leaders of the armed forces to present the report. Calderon said in a statement Wednesday that he would form a joint working group with Human Rights Watch to analyze the findings.
But he added that criminals are the biggest threat to the human rights of Mexicans and said his government has the legal and ethical obligation to employ every method at its disposal to establish authority in communities where drug gangs are warring.
The organization demands that the government stop allowing the military judicial system to prosecute military crimes and to end the practice of dropping suspects at military bases, where they are routinely tortured into confessions.
The report says it documented 170 cases with credible evidence of torture, including waterboarding, electric shocks and asphyxiation, 39 forced disappearances and 24 cases of extra-judicial killings by security forces. The investigators said they only used cases in which victims' accounts could be corroborated by eyewitnesses, medical reports, coinciding testimony by people with no connections to each other or official investigations.
The report said that even if some of the suspects have committed crimes, their treatment still violated international and Mexican laws.
The report focuses on five states most heavily affected by drug violence and with some of the largest deployments of troops: Baja California, Chihuahua, Guerrero, Nuevo Leon and Tabasco.
The allegations are not surprising in a country known for widespread police corruption and a hobbled judicial system where more than three-quarters of detainees are set free, according to an AP investigation. Suspects are routinely paraded before the press with bruised or bleeding faces.
Calderon in the past said 90 percent of the drug war victims are criminals, a characterization the Human Rights Watch report questions, since the vast majority of the 35,000 murders have never been investigated.
In one instance, authorities labeled two graduate students "hit men" after they were killed in a shootout between army troops and drug cartel members outside the prestigious Monterrey Technological Institute last year. In the case in which Arzate is accused, Calderon called the slain teenagers gang members, only to retract the statement and apologize.
He has since softened his tone on drug war victims in the face of criticisms from a peace movement led by Javier Sicilia, a poet whose college-student son was murdered along with six others south of Mexico City by drug cartel members. Authorities say he was in the wrong place at the wrong time.
But Calderon has stood fast on his deployment of some 50,000 military troops to fight organized crime and said last year he was getting tired of the "nagging" about alleged military abuses.
The allegations are "not true because the (soldiers) always respect the dignity of criminals and put them before a judge," he said.
Calderon has recently beefed up his offensive with the deployment of the Navy infantry, or marines, who are considered more highly trained and less corruptible. The states of Nuevo Leon and Veracruz, where marines dominate the offensive, have experienced some of the worst violence in the country this year.
"The navy is particularly unresponsive to queries about its conduct. It's a black, black box," Roth said. "While the navy is certainly reputable, more professional, a different class of people, that has not translated into more lawful conduct."
Both the Inter-American Court on Human Rights and Mexico's own Supreme Court have ruled the military cases should be handled by civilian courts. But the report also notes that civilian courts are no panacea, given that no public officials have been convicted in any of the 170 torture cases it studied.
Ricardo Castellanos, a Tijuana municipal police officer accused of ties to organized crime, said he was handed a list of names by a federal prosecutor to implicate in his confessions, according to the report. When he refused, he was tortured until he agreed.
"As the soldiers who had tortured him looked on, Castellanos said, the prosecutor rewrote his confession, fabricating a false account that included the names from the list," the report says.
Nallely Thamara Lara Sosa was tortured, undressed and threatened with rape to confess to three murders she says she didn't commit.
Castellanos was released for lack of evidence. Arzate and Lara are still in custody awaiting trial.
– Article originally from The Huffington Post.


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Beneath a starry sky, Sosé Thomassian and Allen Yekikian held each other on their wedding night, arms looped around hips, eyes locked, for more than 20 minutes so the photographer could capture what would become their favorite wedding photo.
Back at the wedding reception in a lakeside Armenian town, the photographer showed off the shot and the crowd cooed.
The couple got their wedding, but there will be no first anniversary. About eight months after the wedding, on May 10, Thomassian and Yekikian died in a head-on car crash while on a weekend getaway in Georgia, Armenia's neighbor to the north.
He was 28, she was 30.
News of their deaths shocked the local Armenian community, prompting memorials, including a candlelight vigil at St. Mary's Armenian Apostolic Church in Glendale, YouTube tributes and obituaries in Armenian publications here and abroad.
"They were supposed to grow old together. They were supposed to have kids," said Arek Santikian, a friend of the couple. "They were supposed to teach their kids about what they did and how to live."


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I know it's lame, not to be able to showcase the dies today as well, but I haven't yet gotten my hands on these. Sowwy!
Instead, let's see how I used these beautiful stamps...
I inked up the solid image of sewing machine, with Memento Lulu Lavender. The pincushion has been paper pieced with Cosmo Cricket paper, from the trusty old Material Girl pad, same that I used for the background. The sentiment (love the font!) was stamped with Memento Sweet Plum.
I used a whole bunch of embellishments, including a fun Maya Road flower, MME rhinestones, SU grosgrain ribbon and a frilly trim. Also, I've got a Teresa Collins vintage sticker.
There's a bit of dry embossing too, that came with the aid of Imperial M-Bossabilities™ folder.
Of course, my card wouldn't come together without an aid of a couple of challenges. Today they are Cardabilities sketch and The Ribbon Reel #28 inspiration photo below:
See you tomorrow!


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Flowcrete Group Appoints Craig Brookes as President
01 Jun 2016
- Flowcrete Appoints Craig Brookes As President.
- Craig Brookes has been working at Flowcrete for 20 years.
- Flowcrete Group has been a subsidiary of RPM International Inc. since 2008.
- The company was presented with RPM's 2014 Connections Creating Value Award.
Flowcrete Group Ltd has appointed Craig Brookes, previously the Flowcrete Group Vice-President and International Managing Director, to spearhead global operations as its new President.
Craig Brookes said: "Being appointed President of Flowcrete Group is an incredible honour, especially as over my two decades at Flowcrete I've seen the company expand and grow from a small UK business to world leader in resin flooring active across six continents.
"Now, Flowcrete Group has never been better placed to capitalise on our geographical infrastructure, advanced technology and extensive expertise to provide resin flooring materials to more construction projects than ever before – regardless of whether the development is in London, Chicago, Hong Kong, Rio de Janeiro, Chennai or Dubai."
Craig Brookes has been working at Flowcrete for 20 years and over this time he has been instrumental to Flowcrete's rapid growth, with a highly successful personal track record of building and sustaining businesses across different global markets.
In 2000, Craig Brookes re-located from the UK to Malaysia to establish manufacturing operations in Kuala Lumpur, building a central hub for Flowcrete's operations across the Asia Pacific and Central Asia.
Since then Mr Brookes has also championed state-of-the-art manufacturing centres in Johannesburg, Durban and Chennai as well as distribution facilities in Sydney, Cape Town, Nairobi, Jakarta, Bangkok, Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore.
In fact, he wrote the company's rulebook on entering new markets - crafting the time proven Flowcrete Organic Entry Model. This methodology has proven highly successful to establishing effective business, with Flowcrete currently selling into 80 countries worldwide from 31 offices located across the globe.
Craig Brookes added: "Flowcrete has proven itself time and time again to be a dynamic, forward thinking company that is able to supply the world's largest and most complex developments with flooring solutions tailored to meet their requirements.
"I'm delighted to have been chosen to lead the company into a new, exciting and ever more profitable future."
Flowcrete Group has been a subsidiary of RPM International Inc. since 2008 and since then has been embarking on collaborative business strategies with other RPM entities around the world.
The company has been spearheading connections with RPM brands, forging symbiotic relationships to leverage talents, capabilities and resources in a manner that benefits all parties.
Flowcrete Group's entrepreneurial spirit and success in capitalising on cooperative opportunities led to the company being presented with RPM's 2014 Connections Creating Value Award.
A keen sport and car enthusiast, Craig Brookes lives in Kuala Lumpur with his wife Karen and has two grown-up daughters Shelby (23) and Remi (19).
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Flowcrete South Africa has offices in Durban and Johannesburg and is one of the four divisions that make up Flowcrete Group Ltd.
Flowcrete Group Ltd. is a world leader in the manufacture of seamless industrial and commercial resin floor, wall and coving solutions as well as other specialist coating technologies. Flowcrete Group Ltd. has international manufacturing facilities in Europe and Africa as well as Central and South East Asia.
Flowcrete supplies world-class seamless flooring solutions to transform environments across the globe including; decorative seamless resins, waterproof car park deck coating systems, seamless resin terrazzo, durable antimicrobial flooring, fast curing systems, corrosion protection and self-levelling underlayments.
Flowcrete's ambitious and dedicated team, led by President Craig Brookes, is inspired by excellence in people, products and service as well as continual innovation and sustainable growth. Flowcrete continues to use its global expertise to introduce environmentally friendly, hygienic and aesthetically attractive floors to create a better and more sustainable world.
For further information please contact +27 31 461 3411.
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It's always fascinating to listen back to live concert CD or podcast. Hearing the music sets off all sorts of vivid pictures in my head of what I was seeing, feeling and, of course, hearing. The July 1 night this was recorded at Carnegie Hall was one of the most transcendent nights of music I'll ever likely to experience, still burning bright as a memory 10 years later. It was remarkable that Ry Cooder, Nick Gold and Juan d'Marcos were able to drag so many musicians out of retirement to record at the Egrem studios sessions that made up the self-titled album as well as the Afro-Cuban All-Stars and Ruben Gonzalez albums.
To call the self-titled Beuna Vista Social Club a landmark release is like saying the Beatles were a band from England. It's been 10 years since the concert and 11 since the albums came out, and most of the major figures are now gone (with Eliades Ochoa and Omara Portuando being the only surviving lead singers). But what an impact this record has made, selling eight million copies world wide and launching a Cuban music craze, which subsequently thawing the chilly relations between the U.S. and Cuba – the success of these musicians literally changed governmental policy here in the U.S. On a musical level, the album has spawned a myriad of solo albums from Compay Segundo, Ibrahim Ferrer, Ochoa, Ruben Gonzalez as well as Omara Portuando and others.
But I remember this once in a lifetime gig (this was one of three public performances the group did together) as an amazing mix of anticipation, tension over having Cuban musicians playing in the U.S., and the chaotic scene out front as music fans, Cuban nationals, public figures of all types showing up to see the concert or try to scalp a ticket.
The band sounded great from the first note, deviating from the versions recorded as it played to the audience. I remember Ibrahim Ferrer shimmying around in his bright red sport coat and dapper cap. I remember Compay Segundo front and center sitting in a chair and in complete command of the stage and hall whenever he sang. Ry Cooder and his son Joachim on percussion were in the back row notable only for their demure composure as the stage vibrated with the energy of the Cubans. There was Omara Portuando strolling out to sing festooned in an elegant black dress and a yellow headwrap, and there was Ochoa with his white cowboy hat perched high on his head. Everyone was in character and playing their role to the hilt. A publicist at the time told me that the group actually practiced together to get ready for the show and one imagines that it was Cooder trying to rein in the characters and keeping them focused on the music.
The 16 tracks spread across the two discs are a treasure. From the opening note of "Chan Chan," the sound is pristine, the performances fine but loose, sometimes surpassing the studio versions, such as on the swinging version of "Candela." One thing<
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From the "latter-day kshatriya warrior" section of the WTF? file comes a parking-lot chase and arrest scene from this year's Bollywood production Singham, which gives an audacious Mahabharata-grade boost to a dated action-flick cliche and looks oddly like the new Hawaii 5-0.
American cop-movie history has its share of legendary badasses, although even the most roguish loners tend to obey the laws of Newtonian physics. Let Bollywood show how it should be done: It's one thing to nab the perp while sporting the most unironic aviators and mustache this side of Nellis Air Force Base, but another entirely to do so by reaching up and grabbing the bad guy from a small Indian-market SUV as it arcs just so over your head.
Michael Bay can only wish he'd thought to do this.
(Hat tip to Disgruntled Rob!)


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It has been suggested that I write a tutorial on basic fundamentals of
networking. Networking of course, is how computers communicate with each
other, share files, hardware, etc. This tutorial is intended for those who
can network their computers if they know what the terms mean. I cannot get
OS (operating system, i.e. windows, linux etc) specific in this one, since
it is intended for you the networker, to grasp certain terms that are
sometimes bothersome. So here goes:
1. MAC Address - This is the address that is specific to your computers
hardware. MAC stands for Media Access Control. Think of this as your
"Physical address" Address meaning where your computer is located on the
2. IP Address -Internet Protocol; This numeric address specifies your
computers location on
the network. It can change very easily. For instance say you are laying
out the ground work for a new network. You want the addresses to be
chronological, you have say 3 computers. You wouldnt worry about the mac
addresses for they are machine specific.
Computer A ====network_cable========ComputerB============ComptuterC
192.168.1.100 192.168.1.101 192.168.1.102
IP Address^ IP Address^ IP Address^
Therefore computer A has the address 192.168.1.100 computer B has the
address 192.168.1.101 and computer C has the address 192.168.1.102
These fall in order and are unique to themselves. The "192" in
192.168.xxx.xxx is a certain area of ip addresses. It is usually
recommended when networking you DHCP your addresses, meaning have a DHCP
server automatically assign internal ips.
The basic different between internal and external ips is that internal is
what is on your network (e.g. 192.168.xxx.xxx) while an external is what
ip you are given when you connect to the internet.
3. DHCP - Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. It allows you the network
admistrator to not have to edit each computers address on your network.
What it does is assign each computers addresses automatically. While this
doesnt seem too helpful on a small network, it is a great tool when you
have a very LARGE network.
4. ARP - Address Resolution Protocol. This is generally not used by a home
user or even a small business (manually that is) but what it does is maps
IP addresses to MAC addresses.
5. A router is normally a device that decides where the packets will go
(forwarding) on your network. Although the router can sometimes be
software installed on a computer, for instance SMOOTHWALL, its normally a
piece of firmware that has a power plugin, led lights for confirmation,
and rj-45 connector(s) for you to plug your network cable in. It is a
great tool to use if you have several computers on a network that you want
internet distributed upon as well as more security. A NAT router (Network
Address Translation) is generally the most secure of all. Its is often
part of a firewall built within the router, or even by itself. It maps the
routers internal address's separate from the externals, keeping nasty data
out without a test.
6. Firewall - A firewall is a program or a set of programs that protect
certain things or resources of your network from other networks. What a
firewall does in general, is look over each packet (piece of data
including headers) and determine whether it should forward it or not. Most
modern firewall programs provide information to you when it is confused of
whether passing the packet(s) along or not. Firewalls are normally
incorporated with routers or network devices of some sort.


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Welcome to the UIC Women's Leadership and Resource Center
The Women's Leadership and Resource Center serves as a resource for the entire campus community while placing the experiences of diverse women at its center. We work to promote gender equity through programming that raises awareness of women's and gender issues, develops women's leadership, and celebrates women's accomplishments and contributions. We provide resources as well as individual consultation on issues such as sexual harassment and sexual assault. The WLRC provides a welcoming, safe and inclusive space for all genders that encourages dialogue and diversity. Come study, relax and chat with us.
Upcoming Programs
Feminisms Lunch Series:
Revolutionary Visibility
RSVP: revolutionaryvisibility.eventbrite.com
Feminist Films Series:
The Boi Doc
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Morning Tempest
Dan E. 3/20/2007 5:51:54 AMCool image #623676
Steven W. Lepak 3/20/2007 7:29:08 AMBravo Christina! Awesome image with great effects. I'm ready to dive in. Keep up the great work. Best Regards, Steven #4073990
Christy Nichols 3/20/2007 7:34:11 AMWonderful capture, Christina!!! #4074005
Christina C. Moore 3/20/2007 9:08:48 AMThank you! I knew that there was something a bit peculiar about my morning brew.... #4074391
Jayne Martin 3/20/2007 10:25:57 AMGreat I love the effects!! #4074551
Naomi Weiser 3/20/2007 11:18:26 AMgreat composition and effects. #4074673
Christina C. Moore 3/20/2007 12:13:01 PMThank you Jayne and Naomi. I had great fun with Adobe photoshop last night! #4074804
Holly Hitchcock 5/7/2007 7:17:01 PMI really think there is a coffee shop wall begging for this in print!!! Very cool! #4258475
Christina C. Moore 5/8/2007 5:33:28 AMThanks Holly. This is a good idea, maybe I should hit the turf. There are only about 200 coffee shops in my neighborhood... #4259759
Michelle Lea Guinn 5/24/2007 8:21:14 AMFantastic image!!! Congratulations!! mlg~ #4324087
Sharon King 5/24/2007 10:17:35 AMVery creative and Fun! Congrats on your finalist! #4324490
Christina C. Moore 5/24/2007 1:38:15 PMThank you. It is nice to be a finalist. #4325202
Dominick M. Dimacale 5/25/2007 1:49:15 AMCongratulations Christina on your win...Dominick #4327370
Kay E. Mahoney 5/25/2007 6:34:52 AMCongratulations on your second place winner. #4328740
Christina C. Moore 5/25/2007 7:37:37 AMWow! This is new for me. Thank you. I am thrilled that this photo was acknowledged with this win. #4329024
Steven W. Lepak 5/25/2007 7:43:27 AMA BIG Congrats Christina! Keep up the great work. Best Regards, Steven #4329044
Rakesh Syal 5/25/2007 1:40:51 PMCongratulations on your second place winner!! #4329896
Janine Russell 5/25/2007 10:55:15 PMChristina, BIG CONGRATULATIONS on your SECOND PLACE WIN! #4331259
Patrick R. McMullen 6/7/2007 1:22:01 PMCongratulations Christina! A very nice conceptual photograph. I like it very much.
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(Reuters) - Minneapolis will host the 52nd Super Bowl in 2018 after the National Football League's (NFL) team owners voted to stage the sport's showcase game at the city's brand new stadium.
NFL owners have made a habit of rewarding cities that build new stadiums by giving them the Super Bowl and Minneapolis is the latest recipient after getting the nod ahead of rival bids from New Orleans and Indianapolis.
The $1 billion Minnesota Vikings Stadium is still under construction but is due to be finished in 2016, two years before the biggest single day sports event in North America rolls around.
"We are thrilled to bring the Super Bowl back to Minnesota," said Richard Davis, who chaired the bid committee, in a statement.
"We succeeded in making the best case to the NFL owners by pointing out the many strengths our region offers."
In recent years, the NFL has increasingly awarded Super Bowls to cities in colder weather states with new stadiums. The 2012 Super Bowl was held in Indianapolis then this year's in New Jersey.
It will be just the second time Minneapolis has hosted the Super Bowl after the recently demolished Metrodome was picked as the site for the 1992 game.
The Vikings will play at the University of Minnesota for the next two seasons while the new stadium is being constructed.
The new Vikings Stadium, which was half funded by public money, will have a retractable roof that will be closed for the Super Bowl, which will be played in the heart of winter.
"We appreciate the collaborative effort from Minnesota's business and community leadership in putting together this winning bid," Vikings owner Mark Wilf said.
"It was evident to me and my brother Zygi that the other NFL owners were extremely impressed with everything Minnesota had to offer, and we have no doubt they will be even more excited with what the community will deliver in February 2018."
New Orleans has already hosted the Super Bowl a record 10 times, most recently in 2013, while Indianapolis was the host city in 2012.
The next three Super Bowls will all be held in warmer-weather cities with Phoenix selected for 2015, San Francisco for 2016 and Houston for 2017.
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The house, previously listed in 2005 and 2007 at $2,595,000, sold for the price at which it came on the market in late February. The actress purchased the property for $1.36 million in 2003, public records show.
Henstridge, 35, will be in the upcoming movies "Anytown" (2009) and "Let the Game Begin" (2010). She co-starred in the ABC comedy-drama "Eli Stone" (2008-09). Among other TV appearances, she was in the miniseries "Impact." The cover girl has done television commercials for brands including Old Spice and Lady Stetson.
Matt Epstein of Re/Max on the Boulevard, Sherman Oaks, had the listing. Tiffany Fedell and Josephine Rossi of Coldwell Banker, Sherman Oaks, represented the buyer.


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Another one, posted below, will accompany a detailed Sunday Associated Press story about the popular British band Radiohead.
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Ring in the next New Year with some NHL action. The Flyers will take on the Boston Bruins at Fenway Park Jan. 1, 2010, in the NHL Winter Classic, the Daily Times' Anthony J. SanFilippo confirmed.
And yes, we said Fenway Park. The baseball stadium will get a whole new look for the Winter Classic, transforming into an outdoor rink.
The NHL initially wanted the Washington Capitals to face the Bruins to highlight Hart Trophy winner Alex Ovechkin. But NBC, the network broadcasting the game, wanted the Flyers to attract a better television audience, according to the paper.
The NHL gave in (great news for Flyers fans), hoping the Capitals could play Rangers at Yankee Stadium in 2011.
The first NHL Winter Classic was played on Jan. 1, 2008, between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Buffalo Sabres at Ralph Wilson Stadium in Orchard Park, New York.


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Celebrating illustration, design, cartoon and comic art of the mid-20th century.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Mr. Willard Goes to War
He had always wanted to go to China, a land he had long studied in books and pictures. Enlisting in the army gave him his chance.
Willard served with the Office of War Information, China Theatre. He used the opportunity to explore "the color, the shapes, the character and the rhythms of the land" and its people. Here, the style that would be considered so 'contemporary American' a decade later by his art director clients first began to take shape. Willard was profoundly influenced by Chinese writing and brush drawing.*
Below, two pages from one of the ever-present sketchbooks Howard Willard carried with him in China. If the accompanying type is too small to read, click the image for a larger version - the anecdote described is both fascinating and amusing.
Willard designed and drew propoganda pamphlets for the 'Psychological Warfare Dept.' of the Office of War Information. How odd - yet somehow appropriate - to think that the child who once scratched simple figures into unbaked bricks back in Indiana would grow up to create similarly iconic artwork in the service of the Allied war effort.
Because Willard had embraced both Chinese language and culture, he was an invaluable asset to the OWI. His propaganda pamphlets were particularly potent because his immersion in the culture had given him an excellent understanding of Chinese psychology and colour symbolism. The tiny, beautifully designed artworks, which were dropped by the thousands from airplanes, became known as 'Willard's Confetti'.
No doubt he drew upon personal experience when, years later, he was assigned to create scenes of war for publications like the men's adventure magazine, Bluebook.
When I first saw these 1953 drawings, I was struck by their similarity to the ground-breaking work Harvey Kurtzman was doing during this same period for E.C. Comic's Two-Fisted Tales.
Could Howard Willard have been an influence on Kurtzman? Certainly the blood and guts war stories typically found in 'men's sweat' magazines like Bluebook would not have been out of place in the comics editor's office. Perhaps Kurtzman saw Willard's work and decided to incorporate some of its elements in his own?
As well, Willard's illustrations here, subtley different from much of his other art (that I've seen) show some of the same chiaroscuro qualities found in Noel Sickles' work.
Sickles was so proficient at delineating this type of material - and so widely admired for it - that it wouldn't surpise if Willard had drawn some inspiration from Sickles.
* Scroll down to Monday's post introducing this week's topic and you'll see a Chinese character stamp, called a 'Chop'. Chops were used all over China to sign letters, contracts and other documents, and almost everyone had his own unique Chop. Willard explained that his Chop, designed and executed by a master Chinese chopmaker, represents a very rough translation of his name. Since there are no Chinese sounds even approximating "will" or "lard", the chopmaker did the best he could by combining 'Way' and 'Lai' - two old Chinese names - then added the word 'du', the closest sound he could get to the final "d". 'Du' - which means "virtue" - is represented by an ideograph of the mouth between the heart and heaven or, literally, "speaking over the heart to heaven".
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Hey, Leif! Was there a single illustrator who WASN'T in China during World War II?ReplyDelete
Between William A. Smith, Willard, Martha Sawyers, etc. it's amazing there was anyone left to draw pictures in the western hemisphere!
haha... based on what I've seen of magazines during the war years, David (admittedly not THAT much), there really weren't very many illustrators left in the western hemisphere --- except Albert Dorne, who was handily able to draw just about all advertising and editorial art required by America's print media! ;^)ReplyDelete
Wow, fantastic. Great posts on Mr. Willard, great art. There's an interesting dichotomy between the buoyant, optimistic, happy rendering technique and the grim subject matter in his war illustrations.ReplyDelete
Wouldn't it be fascinating to actually page through some of his travel or war sketchbooks from that time? A sketchbook movement (subculture?) has evolved over the last few years partly due to the enthusiastic influence of people like Danny Gregory, coupled with the ease of posting sketches on blogs; I can't help but wonder how great it would be to actually see a sketchbook from a master like Howard Willard. I know there would be a market for it if someone could publish it.
Thanks Anthony - I'm with you... it would be amazing to see Howard Willard's sketchbooks. I wonder if some family member will find these posts and give us the good news that they have been passed along through the generations. Wouldn't that be great? We can only hope.ReplyDelete
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LET'S HOPE SO!ReplyDelete
...on the search for another sunken treasure chest.
As I love Chinese Painting, I'm so grateful Leif, to find those last two featured artists.


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To see actual letters from my guilting grandmother please visit my latest blog post Grandma Guilt Letters at my blog candipoet.blogspot.com. I have PTSD and am on disability. Unable to leave the house without severe anxiety reactions -- flashbacks to sexual abuse, uncontrollable fear, fight or flight response. I use art therapy to deal with the pain and confusion of each day.
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Ugh. What a horrible letter. May I make a suggestion? Next time you get a letter from her, leave it unopened and mark it "return to sender". I don't care how old she is, she has no right to do what she's doing. I also have PTSD and was on disability for ten years. Still not really "recovered" but I'm finding my way. I hope that your art therapy helps you and that you come through it all stronger and happier.
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