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Springfield Regional Chamber Board Publicly Endorses Pledge Against Human TraffickingApril 4, 2018
SPRINGFIELD, Mass., April 4, 2018 –The Springfield Regional Chamber Board of Directors has voted unanimously to publicly endorse the Western Massachusetts Businesses Against Human Trafficking Pledge and encourage members of the Chamber to take the pledge.
Convened by MGM Springfield, the Chamber joined the coalition of businesses and organizations in 2017 to support the work already being conducted by law enforcement, community organizations and faith-based groups across the region and to lend its assistance to help eliminate the scourge of human trafficking. Since then the Chamber has formalized its support as an employer in the region by endorsing a pledge to increase awareness of and protect against human trafficking in its places of business, and to collaborate broadly across the community and region to address the issue, and today, has the support of the entire membership.
"The Chamber understands the critical importance of the prevention of human trafficking in the local business community, and we are committed to communicating and collaborating with our members to increase awareness and to protect against this violation of basic human rights," said Nancy Creed, Chamber president. "As an employer, we have already taken steps internally to educate our staff on this issue and engage them in this work, and I am pleased that we now have the broad support for the coalition's efforts on behalf of our membership."
The pledge encourages businesses and organizations to take a leadership role in the community and to take a strong, united stand against the trafficking of human beings. It also encourages collaboration, awareness raising and sharing of best practices. It is the first coordinated effort by the business community in Massachusetts to combat human trafficking. "By taking this pledge, we are committing our Chamber and its members to participating in the efforts to eliminate this egregious violation of basic human rights affecting our most vulnerable community members," Creed said.
Coalition members include MGM Springfield, Peter Pan Bus Lines, the Springfield Regional Chamber, East of the River Five Town Chamber, the Greater Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Springfield Redevelopment Authority (owner of Union Station), and the Sheraton Springfield and Springfield/Worcester Hilton Garden Inns.
Jen Falcone, who holds a Masters of Social Work degree and is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, is coordinating the group's efforts. In that role, she will guide the member organization's efforts and align them with law enforcement, service providers, community/faith groups, and government entities addressing the issue of human trafficking in the region.
For more information on how member businesses can individually take the pledge, contact Falcone at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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South Sudan's religious congregations urged the country's political leaders to ensure that the latest peace agreement holds, and they condemned the atrocities and violence carried out by both government forces and rebel groups over the past five months. "Too much blood has been shed in this land. Too many lives have been lost. Too much destruction has taken place. We want peace, stability and development for all citizens of our young nation," the Religious Superiors' Association of South Sudan said in a statement after its mid-May meeting in the capital, Juba. "As your brothers and sisters, we are all mindful of each child, each woman, each man, each elderly person who has been affected by violence," it said. "The blood of thousands of innocent people cries for justice." They urged South Sudan's president, Salva Kiir, and the rebel leader Riek Machar, Kiir's former vice president, to work for peace and reconciliation through dialogue. "Both government and rebel forces must be disciplined and kept under full control," the association said, noting that the international convention on war and human rights "must be fully observed."
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In which I dabble in ancient history and reaffirm my desire for an Egyptian holiday
Title: The Heretic Queen
Author: Michelle Moran
What it's about: Set in ancient Egypt, The Heretic Queen is a fictional account of the life of Nefertari, a royal princess from a fallen dynasty trying to find a place in a court that reviles her ancestors and calls her a heretic. In Michelle Moran's telling, Nefertari is the niece of Queen Nefertiri, whose husband was known for tearing down the gods and establishing one in their place and who history remembers as the Heretic King. All of Nefertari's relatives were killed before her birth–her namesake aunt, the Heretic King, her mother and father, and the last Pharaoh of her family's dynasty, her grandfather Ay. Nefertari is raised as a royal princess, but her family's dark history makes her a controversial figure in the new court. As she comes of age, she is chosen as the second wife of Ramses II. Nefertari must use her considerable skills in language and diplomacy to win the love of the people in hopes that Ramses will chose her as his Chief Wife and ensure her family's rightful place in the annals of Egyptian history.
The real Nefertari: Whenever I read historical fiction, I inevitably wonder which parts are real and which are created for the story. So, I did a little research. An important aspect of Moran's story is Nefertari's relationship to her heretic aunt Nefertiri, but history actually cannot define the relation between the two. In fact, Nefertari's parentage is unknown. Grave goods found in her tomb support her relation to Nefertiri's father, Pharaoh Ay, but other sources suggest she could have been Ramses' half-sister by his father Seti. For the purposes of Moran's story, however, the relationship to Nefertiri is at least plausible and makes the narrative more compelling. Also interesting is evidence that Ramses and Nefertari were more than just a politically advantageous match. Poetry written by Ramses survives describing his great love for Nefertari and she was one of only two Egyptian queens to be deified during her lifetime.
Confession: Historical fiction is one of my dirty pleasures. I feel a little less guilty about reading about court intrigue, passion, murder, and rivalry when the characters are drawn from real life. It's like research, right?! (It's not.) I picked up this book because I really loved Moran's debut novel, Nefertiri. This follow-up continues the story, referencing some of the characters in the first, but it still works as a standalone. The plot is engrossing and Moran has a talent for making ancient figures believable but still relateable. This book also combines two of my favorite topics in historical fiction–Egypt and queens.
Would I recommend? Yes, to fans of Phillipa Gregory novels and amateur Egyptologists.


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The aphrodisiac history of apples
Ah, the apple, the temptation of Eve – the downfall in the Garden of Eden. But then, what pretty girl could ever pass up a shiny, lipstick red, orchard-fresh fruit of the gods?
The ancient Greeks also loved apples. Instead of slipping a ring onto a fair maiden's finger, a Greek warrior was supposed to toss an apple to the–ah–apple of his eye. If she caught the fruit, the act was as good as an engagement.
In Medieval England, an autumnal celebration centered around the fermented fruit of the apple tree and the almost Bacchanalian merriment that would ensue. (The supposed purpose was to ensure a bountiful harvest, or so the story goes.)
The flavor of most apples is almost that of the most delicious, juicy candy. But don't let this fool you, these autumn fruits are superfoods wrapped in delicate skins. High in antioxidants, their free radical-fighting power boosts natural anti-aging abilities while helping to fight cancer.
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Dear all,
Thank you all for visiting, reading and sharing the news with me on the Fukushima Appeal Blog. I've kept it running since February 2012. Unfortunately, I will need some break now to attend to some of my health issues.
I would like to thank this blog and its supporters for giving me an opportunity to become a part of the slowly awakening global community during this very important time of global change. I had zero knowledge of nuclear before the Fukushima disaster, and was and still am a just normal citizen. It's been hard to see Japan becoming a criminal, immoral and authoritarian country since the Fukushima Disaster. So it's been a huge awakening and healing process to have a platform to speak out instead of feeling powerless, angry and sad about it. With the new secret law that is going to be introduced in Japan soon, Japanese people will need more help than at any other time in its history from foreign bloggers, doctors and scientists. Please remember Fukushima. I hope that the more difficulties we may encounter, the stronger and connected we will become to fight against injustice and be able to act from our heart space. (Mia)
日本の皆さん、がんばってください。 再稼動反対、子供を守れ! 1mSv/yの約束を守れ!
For more Fukushima update go to: www.nuclear-news.net, http://fukushima-diary.com/, https://www.facebook.com/fukushima311watchdog, http://enenews.com/, http://www.fukuleaks.org/web/, http://www.nuclearhotseat.com/ http://ex-skf.blogspot.co.uk/
Petition: Support Mari Takenouchi and Radiation Protection
日 本の皆様へ、個人的な感情面から、竹ノ内真理さんのことを批判したい方は、すでにそうしたのだから、これからは、その時間とエネルギーをエートス批判に向 けるべきではないでしょうか? そしてボランテイアで、海外に向けて、英語発信する真理さんは、海外の情報源にとって、貴重な存在だと思います。 (Mia)
(English) https://secure.avaaz.org/en/petition/Office_of_the_Prosecutor_Iwaki_Branch_Fukushima_Japan_Support_Mari_Takenouchi_and_Radiation_Protection/?pv=4
(Japanese) https://secure.avaaz.org/en/petition/Fu_Dao_Xian_Jian_Cha_Ting_Dian_ziyanarisutonoZhu_Ye_Nei_Zhen_Li_Shi_Save_Kids_JapanwoQi_Su_sinaidekudasai/?pv=8
Urgent Petition: ttp://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/ask-japanese-government-promise-for-necessary-aid-for-children-who-are-still-exposed-radiation-more-than-1msv-year-3
National Parents Network to Protect Children from Radiation
"I hope that every child in Japan is given comprehensive thyroid blood testing including at the minimum TSH, Free T4, Free T3 and thyroid antibodies. Their thyroid function should be regularly tested on an ongoing basis. " By Dana Trentini http://fukushimaappeal.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/thyroid-testing-for-japanese-children.html
*latest Fukushima Thyroid examination results released on Nov 12. (Complete English translation) (Source) http://fukushimavoice-eng2.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/thirteenth-prefectural-oversight.html
National Parents Network to Protect Children from Radiation
*Fuel Removal From Fukushima's Reactor 4 Threatens 'Apocalyptic' Scenario In November, TEPCO set to begin to remove fuel rods whose radiation matches the fallout of 14,000 Hiroshima bombs
*Kashiwazaki Nuclear Plant: Fukushima Governor stands in the way to stop restarting! 柏崎原発:再稼動させないよう立ちはだかる新潟県知事泉田氏 http://fukushimaappeal.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/kashiwazaki-nuclear-plant-fukushima.html
*Statement: Japanese civil society requests that the reports of the United Nations Scientific Committee on Fukushima be revised 日本の64の市民団体が福島事故に関しての国連科学の報告内容を改訂するよう要請 www.http://hrn.or.jp/eng/a tivity/area/worldwide/japanese-civil-society-requests-that-the-reports-of-the-united-nations-scientific-committee-on-fukus/
Anand Grover, Esq., UN Special Rapporteur on the right to health, criticizes UNSCEAR report on Fukushima -10/24/2013 (1 of 4)国連「健康に対する権利」の特別報告者のアナンド・グローバー氏: 国連科学の報告を批判 Video - http://vimeo.com/78483070 October 24, 2013 (NYC, NY)
*Medical experts criticize UNSCEAR report for playing down consequences of Fukushima nuclear accident ドイツの専門家が国連科学の報告書を、「福島事故の影響を過小評価している」と批判! http://www.save-children-from-radiation.org/2013/11/05/medical-experts-criticize-unscear-report-for-playing-down-consequences-of-fukushima-nuclear-accident/
*Frightening Report from the UNSCEAR (The United nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation UNSCEAR-国連科学委員会による、恐るべき報告。http://fukushimaappeal.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/frightening-report-from-unsear-united.html
*Heavily Criticized Recent WHO Report on Health Risk Assessment from the Fukushima Disaster 厳しく批判された最近の福島事故による健康被害についてのWHO報告 http://fukushimaappeal.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/who-report-on-health-risk-assessment.html
*UN Report – Japanese Delegation to The UN Spreads Lies and Deception! 国連報告書2013年4月 国連への日本政府代表団のうそとごまかし! 抗議締め切り5月17日! http://fukushimaappeal.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/un-report-japanese-delegation-to-un.html
*まとめ:国連報告書2013年4月 国連への日本政府代表団のうそとごまかし! 抗議締め切り5月17日!http://fukushimaappeal.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/un-report-japanese-delegation-to-un.html
*A letter to all young athletes who dream of coming to Tokyo in 2020 東京オリンピックを目指している若い選手の方々へ Some Facts You Should Know About Fukushima 0.086Bq/kg was normal amount of ionizing radiation in fish before the Fukushima accident. Now it is 100Bq/kg 1160times more radioactive. http://fukushimaappeal.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/a-letter-to-all-young-athletes-who.html
Fukushima Petitions ☢ Please Sign and Share! Japan needs Worldwide Help NOW! Stop Fukushima Radiation – UN Action Needed
Mobilize the U.N. Security Council to declare Fukushima a global emergency;
*Tokyo radiation is worse than Gomel - Mika Noro's speech on the impact of radiation in Japan http://fukushimaappeal.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/tokyo-radiation-is-worse-than-gomel.html
*Police arrest animal rescuers inside Fukushima evacuation zone — "They cannot be contacted and are being charged with crimes" http://fukushimaappeal.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/police-arrest-animal-rescuers-inside.html
Resistance posted by Ian Thomas Ash, a director of Fukushima Documantary Film "A2-B-C"
… As one does not train with weight that is too light,….. And as I write this, I realize something for the first time: the more I embrace the resistance, the more I am becoming it. http://ianthomasash.blogspot.jp/2013/11/resistance.html
*福島原発で働く皆さんへ、世界からの暖かいメッセージ http://nuclear-news.net/2013/12/01/to-the-fukushima-workers-we-support-you-address-to-j-village-supplied/
(Japanese translation)http://goo.gl/re5822
*Fukushima Farmers negotiate with Japanese Government/Tepco 福島農家の若者、政府と東電に対して勇気ある発言 http://fukushimaappeal.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/fukushima-farmers-negotiate-with.html The current government limit is 100Bq/kg... 0.1Bq/kg for cesium in rice before the Fukushima disaster. … We feel guilty about growing it and selling it...
*Atomic bombs survivors received fair compensation, not so in Fukushima!
The Japanese Gov recognizes radiation related illnesses! http://fukushimaappeal.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/atomic-bombs-survivors-received-fair.html
Monday, 30 April 2012
Seventy Local Japanese Governors Hold a Meeting about moving towards a 'Nuclear-Free Society'.
Saturday, 28 April 2012
One Week to Go for "Zero Nuclear" in Japan
After the Fukushima disaster in March last year, 53 out of 54 reactors have stopped one by one for the safety check and haven't restarted yet. The last one, Tomari nuclear plant in Hokkaido is also going to stop at midnight on May 5. It's going to be a historical moment of "Zero Nuclear" for Japan since the first one started to work 45 years ago.
As it's getting close to it, the group of nuclear power including the Japanese government have been making effort of restarting the others, especially Oi nuclear plant in Fukui prefecture. They say it won't be enough electricity otherwise. We heard it last year when there was enough electricity. They say they will decide on political reasons. However they can't prove the nuclear in Japan safe scientifically because the investigation of Fukushima disaster hasn't finished. They don't know what happened and how the explosion occurred after the big earthquake and tsunami. Therefore it's impossible to bring changes to make it safe. The citizens in Fukushima Prefecture were trapped and forced to live with a high radiation. It's now very clear that the government doesn't save the citizens even the vulnerable children, instead they save Tepco company.
With possible big earthquake in the near future, if the government forces to restart the reactor, it's for sure it's not for the nation but for who and what? So far the local government hasn't given the go sign yet. Let's hope they won't. And we don't think IAEA should interfere with it if that's true. With ongoing radiation problems with the Fukushima plant, Japan won't be able to survive another catastrophe. All of the reactors are on the earthquake areas. The land got even shakier since the disaster. There were seven of magnitude 5 or more earthquakes occurred in the last 3 months in the east coast of Japan according to the official website:
It's obvious for the rest of the world that Japan should stop nuclear. If the Japanese government hasn't learned the lesson, when would they?
Friday, 20 April 2012
Japan Objected to IAEA Defining Contamination Zone for Food
Thursday, 19 April 2012
The Japanese Government Wants to Spread Radioactive Debris Throughout Japan.
Thursday, 19 April 2012
The Japanese Government Wants to Spread Radioactive Debris Throughout Japan.
Wednesday, 18 April 2012
Japan Needs Urgent Assistance at Fukushima Reactor
http://www.independentaustralia.net/2012/life/health/japan-needs-urgent-assistance-at-fukushima-reactor/After a tour of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear facilities this month, U.S. senator Ron Wyden has urged the Japanese Government to urgently seek international assistance to relocate spent fuel rods stored precariously in unsound structures close to the ocean and prevent more deadly nuclear radiation being released into the environment..........
Fukushima Daiichi Site: Cesium-137 is 85 times greater than at Chernobyl Accident
Ambassador Murata informed us that the total numbers of the spent fuel rods at the Fukushima Daiichi site excluding the rods in the pressure vessel is 11,421 (396+615+566+1,535+994+940+6375).
Based on U.S. Energy Department data, assuming a total of 11,138 spent fuel assemblies are being stored at the Dai-Ichi site, nearly all, which is in pools. They contain roughly 336 million curies (~1.2 E+19 Bq) of long-lived radioactivity. About 134 million curies is Cesium-137 — roughly 85 times the amount of Cs-137 released at the Chernobyl accident as estimated by the U.S. National Council on Radiation Protection (NCRP)................
Many of our readers might find it difficult to appreciate the actual meaning of the figure, yet we can grasp what 85 times more Cesium-137 than the Chernobyl would mean. It would destroy the world environment and our civilization. This is not rocket science, nor does it connect to the pugilistic debate over nuclear power plants. This is an issue of human survival.
Sunday, 15 April 2012
Women lead protests at Kudankulam nuclear power plant site in India
Friday, 13 April 2012
The greatest single threat to humanity – Fukushima nuclear reactor no. 4 raises new global worries
The greatest single threat to humanityThis would certainly cause a global catastrophe like we have never before experienced. He stressed that the responsibility of Japan to the rest of the world is immeasurable. Such a catastrophe would affect us all for centuries.
Sunday, 8 April 2012
Many unborn babies die in Fallujah after US bombing of using Depleted Uranium
Israel Used Depleted Uranium Munitions During Gaza Offensive http://12160.info/page/israel-used-depleted-uranium-munitions-during-gaza-offensive


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"MALAYSIA - Your Profit Centre in Asia."
APAC featuring MIDA at HANNOVERMESSE 2017
Picture: Malaysia Second Minister for International Trade and Industry, Y.B. Dato' Seri Ong Ka Chuan (4th from left) visiting Hanover trade fair, 26 April 2017. Read more ...
The Asia-Pacific Association of Commerce in Europe (APAC) is an umbrella organisation to promote cross-border investment and trade in both directions through joint projects with its partners and members. -- Read more about APAC here.
The individually arranged visits of German and other European manager will explore new investment and trade opportunities with the "Switzerland of the East" - not only targeting the domestic Sri Lanka market but the entire Indian subcontinent along the maritim track of the New Silk Road.
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So, we've been telling you "This is Better" the last few weeks, about the all-new CPA Center of Excellence®. So what is the CPA Center of Excellence® all about and why is it better?
If you read the most recent edition of CPA INPerspective, the CPA Center of Excellence® was featured throughout the magazine. In his Chair's Perspective, Steve Eichenberger described the CPA Center of Excellence® as a dynamic and evolving repository for knowledge growth and sharing. That sounds fancy, but 'what exactly does that mean?' you may ask …
What the CPA Center of Excellence® is is a group of offerings, things from an online community you'll have access to beginning in July, to a series of courses using a new online interactive learning platform that are designed to enhance CPA critical success skills. Additionally, critical success skill courses will also be offered in a new live "choose your own adventure" format designed to give attendees a unique live interactive learning experience centered on the same critical success skill of the online courses.
The foundation of the new courses are CPA core competencies that are defined in a new handbook titled "CPA Excellence: A quick start guide to defining and mastering vital skills for success." This book was written by David Griffiths, Ph.D., and is based on the CPA profession's core competencies as identified in the CPA Horizons 2025 report (plus knowledge sharing) and the corresponding competency descriptors that were developed through the work of our own members and input from groups like leadership cabinet and emerging leaders alliance. The handbook contains the following chapters:
- The Evolution of the CPA Core Competencies – that explains the whole process for defining what the competencies are.
- Setting the Scene – What are Competencies? – which defines competencies, and explains why they matter to you and to your firm or business.
- Quick Start Processes for the Human Resources Pathway – which explains how to incorporate the competencies throughout your firm or organization from the hiring process to performance reviews to succession planning.
- Next Steps – which explains some next steps on how to develop competencies.
- Additionally, there is an appendix that describes each of the seven core competencies by defining them, explaining why each competency is critical, and giving examples of advancing through five different levels of competency proficiency.
The whole idea behind the CPA Center of Excellence® is to give CPAs the skills they need to succeed in their careers now and into the future. The book is a great tool for all of us in the profession to learn about what skills are critical to our success and how to grow and develop these skills.
There will be plenty of news and promotion for all of the new offerings of the CPA Center of Excellence® available in the coming months. Gary will talk about it at the Professional Issues Update, and we will have an informational table at the PIUs and upcoming conferences.
Now it's time for the shameless plug. We are selling the book for $19.95 + tax. It will be available at all PIUs or soon you will be able to purchase it online. Learn more about the book here. In our opinion, it is well worth this low price for the potential value you'll receive.


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Minoli Salgado will be in Karachi on 14 October at the PHEC Conference 2017: 'The Inheritance of Injustice' at Habib University.
She will be talking on 'Writing Wrongs: Literary Reflections on Testimony and Trauma in Sri Lanka' and giving readings alongside novelist and lecturer, Dr Sabyn Javeri.
They will be selling copies of A Little Dust on the Eyes.
Throughout October, two of Jamaica's leading writers of novels, short stories and poetry are taking part
WHEN WE SPEAK OF NOTHING - Goes to Sheffield
Catch author Olumide Popoola in conversation with Desiree Reynolds, author of Seduce (2013)
An event jointly organised by SAYiT and Sheffield Hallam University, in association with Cassava Republic Press
Books will be available to purchase at the event
Thursday 19th October 2017
Postal Hall, Sheffield Institute of Arts Building, Flat Street, Sheffield S1 2BA
We're thrilled to announce that Helen Klonaris will be appearing at the Small Wonder Short Story Festival, where she is British Council International Writer in Residence.
Helen will also be at the Gallery Bookstore in Mendocino on 16 September, 6.30-8pm. She will be joined with fellow local authors Susanna Janssen, Robert Owings and Marilyn Pope.
Date: Tuesday 31 October 2017, 6-7.45pm
Venue: The Library at Willesden Green, 95 High Rd, London, NW10 2SF
Price: Free (book online)
Tricia Wombell, founder of Black Book Swap/Black Reading Group will be facilitating the short story readings by
Africa Writes: R.A.P Party
Friday 30 June
19:30 – 23:00
A poetry night unlike any you've been to before. Africa Writes opens with a Rhythm and Poetry Party – a nostalgic, no-clutter, no-fuss, straight-up evening of hip-hop inspired poems and songs.
Including Peepal Tree Press authors Malika Booker, Kei Miller and Roger Robinson; as well as Kayo Chingonyi, Fatimah Kelleher, Jolade Olusanya, Rachel Long, Amaal Said, Yomi Sode, Theresa Lola, Inua Ellams and DJ Sid Mercutio.
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Greetings Beloved Community,
Please join me in celebration of the launch of my debut collection of short stories - If I Had the Wings. I will be joined by my friend, poet and performer Amir Rabiyah. A book signing and refreshments will follow the reading. I look forward to seeing you there.
Helen Klonaris
part of Africa Writes 2017
The poets present their debut collections in conversation with Terrance Hayes.
Kayo Chingonyi's debut collection of poems is a journey through Black boyhood and beyond, encompassing a thoughtful and nostalgic flare that is underpinned by a love of music, language and literature. This collection is an exploration of race, identity and masculinity, celebrating what it means to be British and not British, all at once.


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Posted on Chocolate Bark with Dried Fruit & Nuts
Ingredients: 14 oz. bittersweet dark chocolate, chopped 1 cup of dried fruit and nuts chopped (I used a blend of apricots, raisins, cranberries, almonds & walnuts) Directions: Line a baking …Read More
Posted on Caramelized Apple & Banana Cups with Coconut Flakes
Ingredients: 24 wonton wrappers 2 large apples 2 bananas (slightly green, not yet ripe) 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 tsp. cinnamon 1/4 tsp. nutmeg 2 tablespoons earth balance 2 tablespoons …Read More
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Ingredients: Wonton wrappers Chopped strawberries (or fruit of your choice) Whipped Cream (whip up rich whip until thick and fluffy) 1 tablespoon cinnamon 1 tablespoon sugar Directions: Grease a muffin …Read More
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Ingredients: 1 deep dish pie crust 12 strawberries, cut up 2 white peaches, peeled and cut up 1/2 cup of sugar 1/2 cup of flour 1/2 stick of margarine (earth …Read More
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This is my sister Tova's recipe. I spent the weekend at her place and it's no surprise that I walked away with a tasty new recipe from her. It's a …Read More
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These chocolate and raspberry filled pastries are decadent! The first time I baked them, the raspberry juices leaking out during the baking process leaving them to resemble bleeding hearts. (Which …Read More


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- Blackcurrant - Lily of the valley - Lilac Base notes: Patchouli
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Waltham, MA 02454
Looking for a thought-provoking experience in a community of like-minded readers? Want to explore Jewish women's writing and hear firsthand from prominent authors?
A program of the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute, HBI Conversations is a national innovative book and author series that brings together Jewish women and authors to meet and discuss books dealing with Jewish and gender issues. At each of the meetings (number per year varies by location), you will hear from the author and have the opportunity to discuss her work. Started in 2001 in Palm Beach, Fla., the program has grown and there are currently 13 groups from Palm Beach to Park City, Utah with over 500 women of all ages participating. Groups generally consist of 30-40 people, enabling an intimate conversation with each author.
Read about Conversations members and authors' experiences.
What types of books are selected?
Both fiction and non-fiction books (memoirs, biographies) dealing with Jewish and gender issues are selected by each local Conversations community based on recommendations from the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute.
Join HBI Conversations and learn what it's like to be an educated Jewish woman living in 17th century London, a Jewish, female foreign correspondent covering war torn Central America and Mexico in the 1980s, a modern day Jewish woman grappling with intense issues of faith, identify and family, and so much more.
HBI Conversations has been a network site of the Jewish Book Council since 2010 thus providing extraordinary access to authors with recently published books.
See a list of current authors participating in HBI Conversations.
Where are HBI Communities?
HBI Conversations currently has programs in:
- Boston, MA
- Boca Raton, FL
- Baltimore, MD
- Bethesda, MD
- Howard County, MD
- Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- New York City
- Palm Beach and Palm Beach Gardens, FL
- Park City, UT
- Sarasota, FL
- Stamford, CT
- Tucson, AZ
- Westchester, NY
What does it cost?
The cost of the three-session programs is $150 with the additional option of purchasing the books through HBI for $60. The cost of the two-session programs is $100 with the additional option of purchasing the books through HBI for $40.
How are the groups organized?
Each group has two local coordinators who are responsible for the recruitment of participants, book selection and meeting locations. Anyone can volunteer to be a coordinator. The Conversations National Director oversees the management of the program, providing guidance on book selection, recruitment strategies and other issues. A national Conversations Administrator handles author bookings, travel arrangements and honorariums, book orders and registrations. Local coordinators participate in periodic conference calls and attend a meeting once yearly with the Conversations Director and staff in New York City while attending the Jewish Book Council Conference.
How do I join?
Registration information for the 2018-19 Conversations season, including authors and dates by community, can be found HERE.
For more information or if you would like to bring HBI Conversations to your area by serving as a group coordinator, please contact the national director of HBI Conversations, Terri Brown Preuss at email@example.com or 617-777-0214


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Category: Glen Wakeman
How Glen Wakeman Came Up With The Idea Of LaunchPad Holdings
Glen Wakeman is the CEO of LaunchPad Holdings, LLC, a company he co-founded in November of 2015. This company is located in the Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area and specializes in helping entrepreneurs succeed through their approach that emphasizes a clear business plan and sufficient liquidity. He has over 30 years of professional experience as a top executive.
It was in 1981 that Glen Wakeman graduated from the University of Scranton with Bachelors of Science degrees in Finance and Economics (Ideamensch). While attending school he was involved in a number of activities such as running the campus radio station, drama club, student government, and playing sports. He went back to school in 1991 at The University of Chicago and graduated with his MBA in Finance in 1991.
Glen Wakeman for over 20 years for GE Money. He was able to eventually earn the position of CEO Latin America where he ran the company's South American business. While at GE Money he worked primarily internationally and lived in Europe, Asia, and eventually South America.
When he was developing the idea of LaunchPad Holdings, Glen Wakeman was contemplating why most new businesses fail within a few years of being launched. He determined that the usual reason was that the founders lacked structure around their ideas and hadn't created a solid business plan. He came up with creating a software platform for creating business plans which anyone could use due to its simplicity. Visit his website at glenwakeman.com.
One of the recent improvements in technology involves machine learning. Glen Wakeman says that nowadays there is an enormous amount of information available but the sheer volume of it means that people need the help of AI in order to make sense of it.
Read: http://analystoffinance.com/2017/12/glen-wakeman/


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Plotgate CSA hosts AGM and Birthday Party!
Plotgate CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) celebrated its first birthday on Saturday evening with a very encouraging turn out for the first AGM. It was only one year ago that the community share offer, which launched the organisation and provided the initial start-up finance, was presented to the public in Barton St David Village Hall. The […]Read more "Plotgate CSA hosts AGM and Birthday Party!"


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We are all for cutesy baby gear, but the often-hidden chic parent in us also longs for a bit of sophistication — and Coyuchi's 100% organic cotton swaddling blankets add a bit of understated style to your little one's repertoire. The swaddlers come in plaids with lush complementary colors of tangerine or orchid — and they can serve multiple purposes as nursing covers, on-the-go diaper changing blankets, or even as a scarf for parents! As always, Coyuchi's luxury organic products are woven in India, with the workers and collectives they have established a rapport with for over 20 years.
+ Organic Cotton Muslin Swaddlers $58.00 for a set of 2


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If you travel through Switzerland and go south of Zurich, you hit Lucerne. At Pacific, the Zurich has been a top seller for many years so we also took a littler lower approach to create the Lucerne. The seating height is reduced to 16″ with the corresponding reduction in back cushion height. The result is sink-int0 comfort and a modern, low look.
One unique feature is the seamless outside back and arm beneath an 8″ Pacific perch. Perfect for floating in a room.
The fabric is one of our new P.O.P. brands with oder 100k double rubs in a soft, micro fiber twill. At a grade F, this beauty will only set you back $1,840!
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In this series of three posts, we'll review YBNS's basics of building a structured marketing plan. In Part 1, we explored the impact of building a structured marketing plan. In Part 2, we examined what to do if your marketing wasn't proving effective. Today in Part 3, we'll look at common mistakes many marketers and organizations make, and how to remedy them. By examining these areas in depth, you'll gain insight into how to utilize your marketing to drive and support your sales, as well as how Your Best Next Step can help you achieve that goal.
Part 3—The Most Common Mistakes Marketers Make
You acknowledge that your web site is difficult to navigate, but you don't want to change because…well…you're pretty sure prospects will call anyway. Do you really want to have a hurdle like that? Does that attitude help growth? Be honest with yourself. Invest in your marketing and you will see a return that far exceeds the results you'll get from wishful thinking.
No strategy.
That means just blindly spending money, on everything from email marketing, newsletters, social media, to ads, and new sales people. Create a plan and a budget to support it. That also means developing a marketing strategy tailored to your business, not the latest trend. For example, don't waste time on social media (or anything else) because everyone else is doing it. Do it because it supports your sales team by bringing in leads or drives traffic to your web site.
Not testing.
I come across companies that routinely run email or mail campaigns, apparently just for the sake of sticking to a schedule. There are no metrics, no measurements, no testing of offers or call-to-action language. How will you ever know what is working, if you fail to test it? Testing can only sharpen your message and lead to better results. If you don't want to test the marketing, save your money, don't do it.
Not defining success
Every marketing tactic must have a goal. Are you looking for orders at a trade show? Are there a number of calls you want to receive from an email campaign? A percentage of click-throughs on your website links? Even if you have to guess, set a goal and compare it to results. If you don't know what success looks like, you can't be successful.
Marketing is an art, a skill and a science all integrated into one profession. It is a vocation that requires talent, skill, education, knowledge and experience. Just because you are great at sales or management, or have conducted one direct mail campaign in the past, does not make you a marketer. Your money will be better spent and you'll see a higher return on investment, by working with a marketing pro rather than doing all your marketing on your own.
Unreasonable Expectations.
How long should the sales process take? The simple answer is…long enough to complete the sale. Obviously, most business owners want the shortest sales cycle possible, but ultimately, it's the buyer who sets the schedule. You need to pay attention to where they are in the sales process or you'll miss the opportunity to close the sale when they are ready to buy.
YBNS is there to help clients engage in what is called "life cycle marketing." That's the process in which sales people ask the right questions to uncover the customer's timetable and the most opportune time to contact them. As a sales pro, you've already identified that they need your product and can benefit from it. Now you just have to manage the pipeline.
A helping hand
I have tremendous respect for all my clients. They're in business, making money, have happy customers and are living the American Dream. I never want them to feel like I'm trying to fix them. My goal is to provide focus and insight to their sales and marketing efforts which in turn will produce more leads, convert more leads to customers, and do so in the shortest time possible.
Your Best Next Step can wake up your company to the money you could be losing by not attracting and converting prospects who should be your customers. Best of all, we do it fast and with no risk to you. What if you could know exactly where your prospects drift away from you and turn to your competitors? Or what if you knew why your prospects just decide to do nothing, when they should be buying from you? Want to learn more? Would you like results in just two meetings? Would you like a no-risk guarantee? Contact us or call 952-896-0062 today!


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Been hoping to see this but engadget.com just confirmed Amazon Prime video will soon be supported by Xfinity X1 boxes.
It's kind of funny that Comcast is including apps associated with cord cutting."Hey, I like these Netflix and Amazon apps on my Comcast box so much that I don't really watch Comcast anymore..."
It is a little odd but Comcast seems to have partnered with Netflix. The Netflix video quality on my X1 box is far superior to the other streaming devices I've used like the first gen Fire stick and Chromecast. Not sure about how it stacks up to the newer models but it nice to be able to use one remote to control everything.


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fitness tips for a new you
Ideas to Tone Up Your Body
Too often, people are passive about their fitness goals. It is possible that they lack motivation, or that they don't even know where they should begin with losing weight. It's best to start out with fun in mind! To follow are a few pointers to get you up and going.
Music is a key motivator when working out. You will discover that your body moves naturally with the rhythm of the music. As the Law of Inertia states, once in motion, objects continue in motion until exterior forces are present. Start dancing and you will not be able to stop! Many people have found dancing to be a fun and exciting form of exercise. It does not require someone to be overly fit and can serve as great cardio.
One of the best ways to stay in shape is to have a Limassol workout buddy. You should start a conversation while you are working out - it will keep you from focusing on your body, and the time will speed by. You will soon find out the benefits of beginning to exercise with a friend. You may end up having fun and forget you were exercising.
Stop staring at a blank wall when you exercise and start adding in some workout videos to keep your routine fresh. Always remember to mix them up so you don't get bored. The visual images merge with the music to help you ignore any minor discomforts and keep you going longer.
Buy workout clothes you love, so you'll look forward to hitting the gym. Purchase workout outfits that really boost your self esteem! Exercise clothing can be found in many different colors and varieties. They can look great and be fun. Get inspired! Try something that will make your workouts more exciting! It is crucial that you have a variety of workout clothing so you will have the motivation to exercise.
Don't find yourself falling into the same old work out routine day after day. Boredom is one of the top reasons that people abandon their exercise routines and quit their fitness regimens entirely. Variety is key. Try new routines or switch up your music. Keep your eyes open for new workouts that you can try.
It is important to treat yourself with a reward every now and then throughout your fitness regimen as a way to keep yourself motivated. Your reward can be something simple like getting a manicure or buying a new outfit. Just make it something that you will really want, and one that will motivate you to keep moving forward. The rewards don't need to be pricey or extravagant. Pick something that you really enjoy. That way you will look forward to accomplishing your next goal.
You really can enjoy exercising. There is no reason for it to be anything but enjoyable. Exercising doesn't have to be done in a cookie-cutter fashion because you have so many different options. Keep these points in mind when starting a fitness regime.
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Cava Packager 2.0 can successfully package Gtk2 based applications on Windows.
Tested against the CamelBox Perl distibution, the following additional steps are required.
Firstly, all of the Gtk2 releated dlls need to be added as Additional Shared Libraries. In the CamelBox distribution these are all distributed in the Perl/bin directory.
charset.dll freetype6.dll iconv.dll intl.dll jpeg62.dll libart_lgpl_2-2.dll libatk-1.0-0.dll libcairo-2.dll libexpat-1.dll libfontconfig-1.dll libgailutil-18.dll libgdk-win32-2.0-0.dll libgdk_pixbuf-2.0-0.dll libgio-2.0-0.dll libglade-2.0-0.dll libgladeui-1-7.dll libglib-2.0-0.dll libgmodule-2.0-0.dll libgnomecanvas-2-0.dll libgobject-2.0-0.dll libgoocanvas-3.dll libgthread-2.0-0.dll libgtk-win32-2.0-0.dll libpango-1.0-0.dll libpangocairo-1.0-0.dll libpangoft2-1.0-0.dll libpangowin32-1.0-0.dll libpng12-0.dll libtiff3.dll libxml2.dll zlib1.dll
Finally, you need to add the Gtk2 configuration files and some gtk-2.0 libraries. The best way to do this is to add a Post Build Script to your project configuration and use that to add the necessary files to your dll directory after each build.
An example post build script that adds the necessary files from the CamelBox distribution is:
use strict; use warnings; use File::Copy::Recursive; use Cava::Packager::Release; my $release = Cava::Packager::Release->new(); my $dllpath = $release->get_dll_path; my $targetpath = qq($dllpath/etc); mkdir($targetpath, 0644); my $sourcefolder = q(c:/camelbox/etc); File::Copy::Recursive::dircopy($sourcefolder, $targetpath); $targetpath = qq($dllpath/lib); mkdir($targetpath, 0755); $targetpath = qq($dllpath/lib/gtk-2.0); mkdir($targetpath, 0755); $sourcefolder = q(c:/camelbox/lib/gtk-2.0); File::Copy::Recursive::dircopy($sourcefolder, $targetpath); 1;


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Product Description
We add the nourishing properties of our own honey to this bar as well as the gentle exfoliating properties of organic ground oats. Milk, oats & honey…Cleopatra herself would be envious!
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Fresh goats milk, saponified organic oils(olive, coconut, palm-cert. Friend of the Earth, soybean & sweet almond), organic ground oats & our own honey.


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By Jak Burke, Whether you are a new parent in New York City or visiting as a tourist you will quickly need to figure out how to get around. For many new parents the subway just doesn't feel safe because of heightened security alerts or the prospect of exposing a …Read More »
End to Bedtime Battles with Good Sleep Hygiene
Guest Post by Tuck Sleep Most parents of babies and toddlers are in some state of sleep deprivation. If you've got a little one who hasn't figured out that the party doesn't keep going all night long, you're not alone. But, you can help your child (and by default, you) …Read More »
Car Seat Safety 101: What You Need to Know
Guest Post by Rachel Fink at Parenting Pod, Car accidents are the #1 killer of children ages 1-14. Yet 3 out of 4 people use their car seats incorrectly, even though using a child restraint properly can reduce the risk of death by up to 71% in a crash. That's …Read More »
Surviving the First Month: Breastfeeding
By Dr. Julie Capiola, Premier Pediatrics NYC and Brooklyn The first month, particularly the first week, is crucial for the establishment of breastfeeding. As my colleague Dr. Deena Blanchard shared with Huffington post, the struggle is real! Even for us docs! If I had to share my top 5 …Read More »
Your Newborn is Crying: top 8 reasons
By Jak Burke The hardest thing for any new parent is the sound of their baby crying non-stop. All kinds of thoughts pass through our minds. Often the reasons are quite simple. Hunger. Breast-fed babies experience symptoms of hunger more than formula fed babies. A mother's milk is thinner …Read More »
How Much Sleep Does Your Baby Need?
Guest Post by Sleep Expert Sustete Pinto, Most parents don't realize how much sleep their children need. A rested child will typically be an overall happier child. Newborns and infants are learning so much every day and sleep them helps to absorb everything in this new world of theirs. At …Read More »
Similac® Advance® NON-GMO* milk formula
By Jak Burke Don't want GMO formula? Similac has a Non-GMO product. The item above is milk-based. If your infant is lactose intolerant use the Similac sensitive version. If your baby is older and you want to transition to a Non-GMO supplement Similac Go …Read More »
Which Sunscreens are Safest for your Baby? Part 2
By Jak Burke, In the second part of our baby sunscreen guide we introduce you to the EWG safe list of sunscreens.These sunscreens pose a LOW health threat in terms of the ingredients used on those products. Baby Does NYC urges parents to check all products with their pediatrician before …Read More »
Fevers and Your Baby
By Jak Burke "Your baby has a fever." Is probably the scariest thing any parent will hear from their MD. An all too common event: you put your baby down to sleep perfectly fine, you awoke to screaming in the middle of the night to a sick baby. You touched …Read More »
5 Rainy Day Activities with Your Baby
By Jak Burke, On rainy days we can feel trapped like a caged animal but a rainy day can be an opportunity to have some indoor fun. Baby explore! Dig out safe cooking utensils and other stuff your baby-proofing keeps out of your infant's reach. Good things to bring out …Read More »


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Human Rights Centre, University of Essex
PhD Studentship on Health and Human Rights
Deadline for application: 31 May 2016
The Human Rights, Big Data and Technology Project, housed at the Human Rights Centre of the University of Essex, is seeking applications for a PhD studentship to undertake research concerned with health and human rights. This studentship includes research into:
• The degree to which interventions such as e-health and m-health can contribute to the practical delivery of health rights;
• Whether or not big data, including Civil Registration and Vital Statistics, can help accountability bodies, such as UN human rights treaty-bodies and national human rights institutions, hold duty-bearers to account in relation to health rights;
• An examination of the evidence, including big data, that human rights contribute to health gains.
The studentship will be under the supervision of Professor Paul Hunt and Dr Linsey McGoey. Professor Sonia Bhalotra will also provide guidance and support. The successful candidate will work with their supervisors and the Work Stream Team to develop their precise PhD project. Funding packages are available, subject to eligibility.
More information about the studentship can be found on the Human Rights, Big Data and Technology Project website.


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Below are party ideas to help spark your creativity. Our Co-chairs look forward to working with you to help you design your party!
Pinochle Party! – No prior experience needed; players of all skill levels welcome. Snacks and drinks provided.
Murder Mystery Party – Dinner and beverages will be served for 10 adults along with a murderous plot. Find out who killed who where. Maybe it is you! Character invitations will be mailed before event.
Cocktail Mixer – Learn how to make five different cocktails from a former professional bartender and have a kid-free night out (I'll provide printed drink recipes to take home). Each person brings a bottle of liquor. Snacks provided. Sampling optional!
The Secret Wine Gems of Trader Joe's – Join your Trader Joe's wine guy in sampling the latest gems of the Trader Joe's fine wine collection.
Kid Fun and Parent's Night Out – Bring your kids for an evening of pizza, games, a movie and kid fun. The host family live 2 blocks from the local playground. Drop the kids! PARENTS NIGHT OUT!!
"C" is for Cranium and Cocktails! – Chocolate martinis, cosmos and Cranium will be featured. You bring a potluck item for dinner that begins with 'C'.
Pokemon Party – Your child will enjoy a Pokemon party hosted by [childname]. The party will involve Pokemon games, trading as well as cupcakes decorated in Pokemon fashion. Lots of sprinkles!
Scrapbooking Afternoon – Want to scrapbook and just need to get started? Love to scrapbook and want to hang with people that appreciate the art? This creative afternoon comes complete with your own album including a mailing envelope, tape and special pen: supplies are donated by your host. Just in time for Mother's Day! Wine, beverages and hor d'oevres will be served. Tools will be available to work on your project as will free flowing scrapbooking design ideas.
Jewelry Making Party – Make a bracelet or earring set of your choice. The tools and instruction will be provided as well as tasty snacks, wine and other beverages.
Knitting Party – Join us for an afternoon of knitting, tea and fun. All materials that you need to knit a scarf will be provided. Additional instruction, help and encouragement will also be provided to enable you to complete your beautiful project.
The Amazing Race – 6 teams of two zoom around the city, completing tasks and navigating their way to the celebratory party which includes adult beverages.
Lego Camp – 6 children will get this opportunity will learn about using motors, gears and wheels to make their lego creations MOVE. Snacks will be provided. Parents are welcome to stay and play as well!
Brunch and Run – Take a three-mile run (or walk!) on a lovely spring morning, and follow it up with brunch at the host's house.
"Wii"-mbeldon Tennis Tournament – signup a bracket's worth of guests to play a tennis tournament, Wii-style! Don't forget to serve Pimm's Cups, and Strawberries & Cream.
Berry Jam Session -Come to the home of your organization's finest home canner this summer and learn to make a seasonal berry jam. Everybody leaves with 6 jars of jam and the info to make more on your own. Date and type of berry to be determined.
Other Party Ideas
- Garden Wine and Cheese Party
- Margarita Dinner Party
- Family Game Night
- Art Gallery Tour and Appetizers
- Bunko Party
- Mardi Gras Costume Party
- Holiday Cookie Decorating
- Tennis Lessons and Lunch
- 70s Fondue Fete
- Crawfish Boil
- Taste of Spain: Tapas and Sangria Party
- Family Golf Outing & Picnic
- Ornament Exchange and Brunch
- 'Fun on the Lawn Games' Kids Party
- Oscars Party
- Texas Hold'em Poker
- Backyard BBQ
- Bowling with the Pastors


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((Essay from: "Art In King Size Beds: A Collector's Journal."))
It's something that can stop budding art collectors in their tracks.
Fear Factor.
I'm not talking about a wacky television show or new dance craze, but rather the uncertainty and intimidation that haunts collectors while they're considering art purchases. I don't think artists realize how big a role it plays. When I first started buying art, I was so unsure. Is this real art? Am I paying too much? Is this person who appears to be a visual artist really a con artist?
So many questions and so little confidence. I believe that right after lack of money, fear is the major issue that prevents people from buying original art in galleries, art fairs, artist's studios and online. People feel that they must understand something before they buy it. That's why they always ask artists about the meaning of their work. If people don't "get it" they won't buy it. Not necessarily because they don't understand it, but because they don't want to feel like an "idiot." I think this is where art critics and some artists really do themselves a great disservice. People want to relate to something and feel good about buying it. I think a lot of gallery owners don't understand how much courage people have to muster up just to walk inside a gallery. It can be intimidating!
I remember a long time ago, I was attending an art function. I heard a clique of artists talking. They all sounded so elitist. It made me feel uncomfortable. I decided to leave because it was clearly a place where I didn't belong. Looking back, I realize that those artists weren't responsible for my feelings, nor did they ask me to leave. Still, I might have purchased a painting had the event been more inviting!
Today, I still notice such things, but I'm older and more confident about what appeals to me. Yet, I've come to realize that when people ask questions about art, they don't only want to understand, they also want to be understood. Collectors also want to be able to express themselves through their art acquisitions. I do it constantly. Whenever I buy a piece of art, I'm saying, "Yes! This is where I am right now in my life!" Now, I don't even have to understand art to buy it. I find that I love being challenged now. Still, it was a long process, but it could have been shorter and I might own even more than I currently do.
On the flipside, I also understand that artists don't want to be ridiculed when questioned about their work. They put their intellect, emotions and souls into their hands and it all flows and shows in their work. Their art should not be maligned simply because people don't "get it."
Still, we've got to do something about the snobbery that exists in the artworld. It's SO counterproductive. I wonder how many potential buyers are lost forever simply because they were afraid of being ridiculed. Or worse yet, they WERE actually snubbed! Again, we're all ultimately responsible for our own thoughts and feelings, but even if we don't understand the art, we should try to understand the motivations behind it … from both sides of the sale. Dare I say, we should also try to understand one another? Nevermind. I know that's asking too much, but isn't that one of the things that art is supposed to be about?


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UK- and US-based producer and distributor Avalon and Elisabeth Murdoch's mobile-first content studio Vertical Networks are launching one of their Snapchat shows as a format in the US.
Ghost Hunt is the first coproduction between Vertical and Avalon (Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Catastrophe, Workaholics) and was made exclusively for Snapchat's Discover portal, where it debuted in November.
The original series, an unscripted comedy format, was produced by Chloe Pisello at Avalon and Matt Harper at Vertical. The two companies are now looking to partner with unnamed US linear networks on the show, which has been adapted into an unscripted format.
Ghost Hunt's Snapchat premiere pulled in 5.35 million unique viewers, with subsequent episodes attracting more than five million unique viewers per episode, making it one of the social media service's top-performing shows at the time.
The show takes aim at the dating phenomenon of 'ghosting,' which sees one half of a couple suddenly cut off contact with the other. In each episode, comedian Matteo Lane helps someone track down a past romantic partner who ghosted them, ultimately bringing the two parties together for closure.


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Hughes Craft Distillery/The StillHouse Moira
The First Craft Spirits Producer in Northern Ireland Est 2010.
Carefully selecting wild berries, fruits and botanicals from the beautiful countryside they move in harmony with the changing seasons, and lock the purity of nature into their unique infusions and exceptionally smooth vodka. Their small-batch Irish Spirits embody premium quality traditionally crafted to create a flavour experience – Unearthed by RubyBlue
What They Do
Craft Distillery, Gastropub, Premium Spirits, Vodka, Liqueur, RubyBlue, Ruby Blue
RubyBlue Premium Vodka Distilled from Potatoes. RubyBlue Cask Aged Vodka Distilled from Potatoes. RubyBlue Fruit Liqueurs Distilled from Barley.
'Gold' Global Vodka Masters 2015, 'Silver' NYWWSC 2015. The Spirits Business 2013, Master, Two Golds, and Silver, Gold 2012, Gold and Silver 2011, Silver 2010. Double Gold Great Taste Award 2011, 2013, 2014. McKenna Guides Best in Ireland Double Gold and Silver medallist in USA 'Tasting Panel Magazine WSWA' 2011, Silver medallist in the 'Liqueur Masters' 2010.
Where To Buy
Belfast International, Dublin, Cork and Shannon Airports | Restaurants, Bars and Hotels | Independent Off-Licenses, Supervalu, Tesco NI |Sainsburys NI, Marks & Spencer's NI. Online: Amazon.co.uk, Masterofmalt.com, Celticwhiskeyshop.com, TheDrinkShop.com. Hughes Craft Distillery & The StillHouse Moira.


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By Danny O'Brien Founder at http://Idea2Scale.com . Consultant for New York International. Read about my innovation trips across the world at http://RoundTheWorldWith.com
Almost a year ago, the 'Mongol Rally' appeared in my twitter feed and as soon as I watched one of the highlights video like this one – it found itself on my bucket list and soon decided I would taking on this crazy journey in 2017.
The Mongol Rally is a 10,000+ mile trip across the motorways, mountains and deserts of Europe and Asia. There's no support and no set route just a start line, and a finish line. You and a few mates buy an old car with an engine under 1200cc – In our case a 17-year-old Ford Fiesta and turn up to the start line in Goodwood, England on July 16th. It's described as the "Greatest Adventure in the World" and sees on average a 70% completion rate. The first rally took place in 2004 with 6 cars, 4 of which made it to the end. This year, over 300 teams have signed up. Our team 'Catch me if you Khan' are taking on the challenge to raise funds and awareness for the Laura Lynn Children's Hospice who do an amazing job providing free end of life and home care to children with life limiting conditions.
Taking part in this year's #MongolRally to raise funds for @LauraLynnHouse. Follow our journey at #CatchMeIfYouKhanhttps://t.co/u2dK7IOAPd
— Danny O'Brien (@DannyOBrien7) July 5, 2017
Our route will take us through 22 countries – many of which aren't considered your typical tourist destinations but that's part of the appeal for us. When else will we have a chance to visit the 'Door to Hell' in Turkmenistan, the 'Pamir Highway' in Tajikistan or any one of the countless surprise's we will have along the way? Apart from the epic scenery, according to previous participants, interacting with the locals along the way is one of the best and most unexpected aspects to the trip. The locals tend to be very hospitable and welcoming. One team we spoke to said the highlight of the trip for them was when they were invited into a yurt by a Mongolia nomad family and spent the night drinking the local brew made from horse milk.
The Ford Fiesta we bought in January for €700 has been well looked after and only last week underwent a thorough service. Anything that could go wrong has been changed but no doubt we will have a few pit-stops along the way. Unfazed by the 70% completion rate, we will do everything we can to make it before our flight home on September 4th. We've given ourselves 6 weeks to get there which should suffice minus any major breakdowns. We're bringing two spare wheels, a socket set, a few spare parts and jerry cans as they don't sell petrol in Uzbekistan so you need to stock up before you enter!
Preparing for the trip feels like a full-time job and the car is only one part of the puzzle. The visa process started in March and costs over €1,000 per person. Booking hotels, buying camping gear and packing lightly to save on weight all takes time. Fundraising has been going well and we will continue our efforts during the rally donating the money when we get back in early September.
Personally, I have spent the first half of this year exploring innovation trends across the US, Africa and South-East Asia while working on my startup Idea 2 Scale – a platform to help entrepreneurs validate ideas and scale quicker. While we don't hear of much innovation coming from places like Kazakhstan, Mongolia and others, I'm interested to know more about what's happening here, and compare to the other emerging markets I've been recently. Maybe there are some hidden opportunities and interesting stories to be told?
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Monday, July 4, 2011
New Paranormal-Themed Mockumentary Tripped Over Something In The Dark, Fell Flat
In a by-now highly familiar style, a group of filmmakers delves into the mockumentary stylings of paranormal investigation shows with comedic aspirations. Think The Office meets Ghost Hunters--and then remove the humor. While it may be unfair to judge this project solely on the basis of a short promotional clip, I must remember: that's what they're there for. To sell us on their show.
Tripping merrily to the requisite jaunty tune of indie projects, the promo stumbles over the scattered corpses of jokes too weak to stand up to the forced performances. And this makes me sad; I was quite keen to see what this was about when I first clicked on it. I had high hopes.
A more successful parody of paranormal reality shows would be Ghost Provokers, which does a great job at making fun of Zak Bagans and gang.
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- Autumnforest said...
It sounds like someone stole my "LAUGH" series. Hmm... They should have stolen my scripts too.
- July 4, 2011 at 10:49 AM
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Greg Palast presents his investigation of the BP oil spill and talks about the corruption that permeates the oil industry, the financial sector, and government. Greg plays the part of a hard-bitten detective. He participated in five movies and authored four books including Armed Madhouse and The Best Democracy Money Can Buy.
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[This is the tenth page of Ken Plume's interview with John Milius. To access previous pages, use the above navigation links.]IGNFF: Do you think that directors today are capable of doing without, for the most part?MILIUS: Well, they're not taught to think that way. They're directors, they're being directors. They dress for it. I remember directors &#Array; everybody knows how directors always wear hats. I mean, how many people wear hats? People rarely wear hats, but every time you see a picture of a director he's got a f***ing hat on.IGNFF: Well, I think they believe it's the required dress.MILIUS: That's what I mean... they're trying to dress like directors. They also wear those stupid binders around their neck, so that they say, "Hey, I'm the director! I've got the binder!" You know?IGNFF: A lot of people dress to the Steven Spielberg picture.MILIUS: Yeah, well he wore a baseball hat and a heavy coat because it was cold and the top of his head was cold. You see pictures of him with a baseball hat when it was cold or it was very hot and he had to shade his eyes. You know?IGNFF: And people saw that as the regular dress. "If Spielberg's successful and he wears a hat, then I must wear a hat."MILIUS: In fact, the only time I've ever seen him wearing a baseball hat is when he goes shooting.IGNFF: He was the shift to the new typical dress. The original one people would envision was a director with a monocle and a megaphone.MILIUS: Yeah, or with puttees. But then again, I like the idea of puttees &#Array; riding pants &#Array; because the idea was it was rough and you had to hike up around things, through the brush, and stuff like that. I guess that's from C.B. DeMille. I mean, it is an outdoor activity.IGNFF: Now people see it as it must be the required dress. As opposed to functionality, it's all appearance.MILIUS: Yeah. Well, on my movies, everyone is designated a rank, so that's why they all wear hats.IGNFF: How do you designate visiting press?MILIUS: They're visiting press. Journalists. But if somebody can come forward and be up there on the front lines &#Array; they're at risk. Good ones are regarded like Ernie Pyle. The bad ones are put in harm's way.IGNFF: I'll definitely have to remember that. Well, after Dillinger &#Array; I'm looking at your credit list, and it credits you with the story for Magnum Force. I would think that Dirty Harry would leave a bad taste in your mouth...MILIUS: Well, they wanted to do another one and the idea was that, obviously, "who wrote the first one?", and they asked to write the second one. So it was sort of an interesting idea, plus they were going to pay me a lot for a sequel. I remember I was very disturbed, writing it, because I didn't know what to do ... Usually, I spend a lot of my time on characters. Then I thought it would be interesting to sort of do the flip side, like the other side of a coin, the other side of the argument ... Beyond the laws of justice, justice is real, you know? It's almost tactile. You know what justice is, you know what right from wrong is &#Array; you have to know. The law doesn't necessarily give justice. It's a very primitive concept, but very visceral. That's the idea. These people are going too far &#Array; where is the line drawn?IGNFF: Were you happy with doing a sequel, once it was all said and done?MILIUS: Yeah. I did it pretty quickly, too.IGNFF: Obviously you overcame the whole idea of disliking or not wanting to do a sequel, knowing where to go when you were presented with Conan. Even though it didn't come to fruition, the thought in the back of your head was doing that progression...MILIUS: Yeah, see, Conan I always thought of as a trilogy. Each one was a specific thing. The first one was strength. The second one was power. IGNFF: The third one was going to be?MILIUS: Responsibility. IGNFF: Do you think it's easier, as opposed to let's say the Dirty Harry situation, to plan out that kind of progression beforehand?MILIUS: Yeah, you can have a vague idea of where you're going. In the case of Conan, I had a pretty good idea where I was going. Then again, I always wanted to do &#Array; and I still really want to do &#Array; my Roosevelt trilogy.IGNFF: Which you've actually come closest to.MILIUS: Yeah, and then the third one of those would be sort of backwards of the first one, which was during his presidency. The second one was the making of the president &#Array; his "proudest hour," as he called it. The third one would be the making of TR.IGNFF: The actual making of the man.MILIUS: Yeah, the young man. The third one, the way I wanted to do it, was really a great idea, because it would be &#Array; when it comes together &#Array; it would start with him in the Amazon, and there's a wonderful point where he's on his Amazonian expedition. He gets sick, and he's no longer president, and he's sick. He has some sort of hideous fever. They're on the River of Doubt, and he asks for the expedition to leave him, because he's slowing up the expedition. They're all starving to death. They're all starved to death, and they're going to get supplies. So he asks them, "In the name of science!" to leave. Only something TR would do. And they do &#Array; they do leave him. They intend to come back and get him, but they leave him. The idea would be the whole thing in his fevered delirium, the flashback of his life. His mother dying ... Then they'd come back at the end, and he's passed the crisis of fever, and he gets up and goes on.IGNFF: I hope you get the chance to make it, because I'd love to see it.MILIUS: Yeah, I've been wanting to do that.IGNFF: Well, you also did a lot of pick-up work. I see you're credited for The Indianapolis speech, in Jaws.MILIUS: Yeah. I always did stuff like that. Steven always exploits me.IGNFF: Is that how you'd sum up the relationship?MILIUS: Yeah.IGNFF: For his own ends?MILIUS: Always for his own ends.IGNFF: What was the original version of that speech?MILIUS: There was no speech. There was no reason why this guy hated sharks. They needed a reason why he hated sharks.IGNFF: Did you automatically latch on to the Indianapolis story?MILIUS: There were two. I think they called me about a week before ... It was Steven's idea, but I think he and Rick Dreyfuss were trying to figure this out. Why does this guy hate sharks? Because I don't think Rick Dreyfuss wanted me to write a really good speech for the other guy. But, anyway, so they called me and they said, "Could you do this?" I remember at the time, I thought it of two battles during WWII. One was sharks, one was his incident during the Guadalcanal campaign, and that was too complicated. This one seemed ideal, the ship was torpedoed ... It was a wonderful, ideal situation, because these guys were left in the water alone for so many days. Sharks eating them.IGNFF: Historically, they were picked off by sharks?MILIUS: Yeah.IGNFF: It certainly is an important moment in the film.MILIUS: Yeah, well, one of the things that you've got to give credit for, is to Robert Shaw. Because he was given that script &#Array; I wrote that thing and they gave it to him, and he was drunk. Could barely walk, he was really drunk. They had the script, I was writing that script until 9:00 in the morning. I called in, that was their time, and I was writing it over the phone. They went out that afternoon and shot it. They gave it to him, "Read this script." Steven really tells this story well. It's really funny the way he tells it. And Robert Shaw had just been caught f***ing the nanny, and he's sitting there, and he's really drunk, and they're trying to get him on the boat. Falls half off, and they're really, "How are we going to do this?" He's sleeping out there, whatever, and reading the script and sleeping. They finally get him to start rehearsing it. And he hated Rick Dreyfuss. He sort of makes a swat at him or something, for trying to get him to rehearse. And he starts saying, "You ever see a shark's eye? It rolls up, it's a dead eye. Like your wife when she tells you about the nanny." And he's talking about, "What happens when you get put in the water all alone, after f***ing the nanny," or something. He gets them so strung out about his own personal life, and he's convinced that he's never going to do this scene. Then when they turned on the cameras, he did it perfect.IGNFF: And it still holds up to this day.MILIUS: Yeah. It's wonderful, all this stuff about f***ing the nanny.IGNFF: Stuff you'll never see in the documentary.MILIUS: Yeah.IGNFF: Also speaking of apocryphal stories, you could confirm it for me now &#Array; people said that you wrote the opening crawl for Star Wars?MILIUS: No, no. I never did that. IGNFF: It seemed very much your style, people didn't believe George could do that. So people are crediting you with stuff you never did.MILIUS: Yeah, that would be kind of interesting. I'd just deny it.IGNFF: Moving on &#Array; The Wind and the Lion. Many people never heard of it, but anyone who has seen it generally finds a very deep respect for it.MILIUS: Yeah, I thought that was a very, very well known movie. I get a lot of ...IGNFF: Today, it's one of those forgotten films to the general public. A lot of people will give you a blank stare if you ask them about it, but if you show them the movie, they love the film. They find a deep respect for it and the message that it's putting across.MILIUS: That movie, that's been enormously popular. I get anything from, "That's my favorite film," or those kind of things. People are going crazy over that, now. In Europe, that's a big film.IGNFF: What brought the film about?MILIUS: I read a story, "American Courage" ... It was a kidnapping story, but it was a man who was kidnapped. Roosevelt sent the great white fleet to get him back. The whole kind of nature of the world, with the war going, all of the great powers, a high degree of tactical competence ... a new century coming in. Then all of these kind of ideas that were considered new and revolutionary but are antiquated now ... like Imperialists. It was sort of a very colorful world. Into this strides this new nation, you know. That just sort of forced itself on the world's scene through the Spanish-American War, with this cowboy president &#Array; this New York, new dandy cowboy president, who was kind of a traditional ... in my family, he was sort of the great American hero. The first American Hero that I ever heard about. One of the first was not Jim Ridge or Daniel Boone &#Array; it was Teddy Roosevelt. He was like my father's greatest hero. I heard Teddy Roosevelt stories, and Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders, Teddy Roosevelt going up San Juan Hill &#Array; all this kind of stuff. And Teddy Roosevelt was president... everything that Teddy Roosevelt did. Teddy Roosevelt looked nice, too. I was an asthmatic as a kid. He was sort of my life hero, because he was an asthmatic. He didn't die from asthma.IGNFF: He rose to overcome it.MILIUS: Yeah. I was asthmatic, hospitalized and stuff, and he was my hero ...IGNFF: Do you think kids today aren't even exposed to Teddy Roosevelt, like they were in the past &#Array; or heroes in general?MILIUS: I think that Teddy Roosevelt is sort of regarded by the new thinking as politically incorrect and a villain. At least as the spoiler of the pristine forest, you know? IGNFF: There'd probably be less forests if it wasn't for Roosevelt.MILIUS: Yeah, yeah. And there was nothing but respect for wild things. In his speech to Geronimo, he said, "I love the wild, and you are one of them."IGNFF: That would go over real well today.MILIUS: Yeah, but he had Geronimo ride beside him at his inauguration. IGNFF: People don't seem to see that, nowadays.MILIUS: Wild Indians, who took white eyes' lives. He had the most ferocious rebels in the history of this country, on either side of him. Anti-government rebels.IGNFF: Which is truly a testament to the man.MILIUS: Yeah. And, they were Indians. They weren't white, they were Indians. He didn't have a bunch of political advisers, you know ... IGNFF: I think it's fascinating how today they tried to hide a lot of these people from children's view.MILIUS: Oh, yeah, yeah ... They don't want us to have anyone &#Array; they want us to be more in line for being ruled by Bill Gates.
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Kickboxing promotion Glory 42 is held this Saturday at AccorHotels Arena in Paris.
The event features an eleven-fight bill. Five bouts at Glory 42 Paris air live on ESPN2, following a six-fight program of Glory Super Fight Series on UFC Fight Pass.
In the headline event at Glory 42 Paris a current welterweight champion Cedric Doumbe of France faces off Dutch Nieky Holzken in defense of the title. On the main event at Glory 42 Super Fight Series Yohan Lidon of France squares off against Yoann Kongolo of Switzerland also at welterweight.
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Google unveils 2012 search zeitgeist
Google has unveiled its annual Zeitgeist report in which it details the top searches for the year. In the UK the top searches for 2012 were:
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- England involved Olympic tickets - The London Olympics influenced search greatly this year
- Whitney Houston - Died in February 2012
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- April Jones - Young girl who went missing in October
- Netflix - Growing movie streaming service
- NatWest Online - Large UK bank
- iPad 3 - New version of iPad launched in March 2012
- Gary Barlow - Continued involvement in X-Factor and Take That
- Gangnam style - Dance craze video has been huge world wide
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