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Ever hear that "reading is fundamental"? If you've ever watched an NBA game, chances are that you have. We at Ivy Coach agree. Reading is fundamental. So why do so few high school students write about books that they've read for pleasure in their college essays? We have no clue. But what we do know in our many years of helping students gain admission to highly selective colleges is that the vast majority of applicants to highly selective colleges don't in fact read for pleasure. Sure, they've read "The Great Gatsby," "The Pearl," "The Color of Water," and "To Kill A Mockingbird," but so has everybody else. These books are considered American classics. They are required reading at most high schools. Reading F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, James McBride, and all of these notable American authors will not set you apart from the pack of other applicants to highly selective colleges.
If you're a high school student, read for pleasure before you fall asleep at night. Read for pleasure when you wake up. Read for pleasure when you don't feel like studying for your chemistry test anymore. Read for pleasure when you want to escape from your annoying younger sibling who keeps changing the channel without your consent. Read for pleasure as much as you can and this will show not only in how you write but also in what you write about.
Highly selective colleges want to admit students who just plain love to learn. It's quite simple. They don't want to admit students who learn just to achieve great grades. Who wants to be around those types of students? Not university professors at top schools in America. College admissions counselors at top colleges want interesting student bodies. Students who love to read for pleasure are inherently more interesting than those students who don't. It's really quite simple.


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It's amazing where a cup of coffee can take you. Even New York. That's what student intern Prabhjot Mukkar found when he literally gave an elevator pitch to a senior executive at RBC.
Mukkar had just finished a session in which young people at the bank meet with top leaders over coffee, organized through its RBC4Students hub on the Ten Thousand Coffees social media platform.
"I saw an executive I wanted to talk to leaving the room for her next meeting, so I quickly followed her to the elevator," recounts Mukkar. "We talked in the elevator, and then she invited me out at her floor and we kept talking. She became one of the reasons, along with several other coffee chats, that I became aware of an internship opportunity in New York with RBC Capital Markets, so I applied and then interviewed for it."
These conversations are insightful — not only do I get ideas about how we can unlock the potential of young people to help them thrive, they offer suggestions about how RBC can innovate to help our clients thrive. - Zabeen Hirji, Chief Human Resources Officer
That's what Ten Thousand Coffees is all about at RBC – making face-to- face connections and gaining insights that can help young people launch their careers. "It's a unique opportunity to bridge the gap between students and leaders, as well as for our young people to engage with others across the organization through this digital platform," says Brien Convery, Director, Enterprise Campus Recruitment.
The bank set up the RBC Café — RBC4Students hub on the Toronto-based site in June 2016 to help some of the 5,000 students and young people it brings in annually, on internships, co-ops and other opportunities. "We're the first and only bank that's on the platform," says Convery.
RBC participants include students, young people already employed at the bank, managers and senior executives. New members set up a profile and describe their backgrounds, interests and goals, and can then invite others for coffee, or be invited. There is also a matching system that automatically recommends possibilities for meetings. Convery says the first contact tends to be a virtual chat, followed by a face-to- face meeting over coffee. Senior leaders usually meet with young people in small groups.
"People say they want to network, but what we find is that when it comes to actually picking up the phone or sending that email, it doesn't always happen," says Convery. "We found that by giving people this platform, we've been quite successful in making it a positive experience, not only for our students but for our managers and our leaders."
That was true for Zabeen Hirji, RBC's Chief Human Resources Officer. "This summer I had a coffee chat with 10 summer and co-op students on the terrace of Royal Bank Plaza in Toronto," she says. "I was energized by the conversations, just as I am by students and recent grads I meet at RBC and in the community. They are curious, serial learners and want to make a difference through the work they do. These conversations are insightful – not only do I get ideas about how we can unlock the potential of young people to help them thrive, they offer suggestions about how RBC can innovate to help our clients thrive."
Mukkar, who is studying financial economics and computer science at Western University while working summers and part-time at RBC, has been an enthusiastic user of the system since it started. "During the summer, at least once a week I went for coffee in Toronto," he says. "And for other locations, you can use Skype. I feel empowered to make connections with people that I can reach out to anytime."
Mukkar is very impressed with the environment at RBC, where leaders are always on the lookout for top talent. And the bank's openness to helping young people make new connections is very special, he says. "It can lead to some amazing things you never dreamt of."
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I'd be lying if I said that there was no such thing as a hangover from travel. Most people are aware of jet lag and the normal sense of just being somewhat tired for a day or two after returning from a trip, no matter how long or short. I've definitely been feeling this and am luckily getting through it with some good sleep and coffee when needed. However, I have also found that there is another type of hangover from travel.
Maybe it is just specific to photography, or on a broader spectrum, the creative type, but there seems to be a useful hangover that happens after travel. As a photographer, I find that my observing of the surroundings I have just been exposed to seep into my thinking when I return. This is nothing really new to me, but it is something you forget about over time. I have seen it returning from Portland, Oregon, in the same way that I see it now upon returning from Budapest. Our experiences, visual or social, become part of our general knowledge. We are now aware of things that we either have forgotten or never knew.
I've found myself over the past few days trying to look at my familiar surroundings of home as if I was visiting from another place. What might someone from Hungary think about the architecture of Augusta, Georgia? Would it speak to some notion of what the United States is to them? Is it what they expected, or is there a subtle difference than the preconceived notion they had in there mind before leaving home? As I walked my dog this afternoon, these were questions that I was considering. As new houses go up in my still growing neighborhood, all relatively familiar in shape and style, I wonder if there is a uniqueness to them that I no longer notice because of their commonality in my everyday experience.
These questions, though, I find to be valuable in the larger scheme of my own work. There is an advantage in being familiar with the common details of the small towns I shoot in, however I can't help but think applying a different way of thinking can help attain a better visual translation. In thinking about what was unique and somewhat foreign to me in other places, I find a guide to a more intense way of seeing places that have had a familiarity to me my entire life.
I've been talking with many friends the past few days, telling stories about the things I saw and the people I spoke to. We forget sometimes how common we are to other people. It's amazing how I have had similar conversations at home to the conversations I've had in Italy, Hungary. We discuss differences and similarities as a way to relate to each other on the surface, but also, subconsciously, to find a deeper understanding. It's these conversations, and the visual observing, that I find creeping into how I approach a project I've been working on for over a year now.
I will readily admit that a good bit of the time I spent in Budapest last week was spent being a tourist. It was as much a vacation as it was attending an opening of a show I was in. However my work and my experiences are never separate from each other, so I shouldn't be surprised that one of the bigger takeaways from this experience was how it can effect and further my current and future work.
The travel hangover shouldn't be something to complain about. Don't get me wrong, we all complain about being tired, and unless you had a horrible time, you still wish you were back wherever you returned from at times. I, however, am taking this hangover and filing it into the continuously growing set of tools I can use to better the quality of my work.


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PARIS — Winning isn't everything, apparently.
On May 12, the Paris Saint-Germain soccer team clinched its first French championship in 19 years to the wild delight of its players, its fans and its owners, Qatar Sports Investment.
Since then, the team has been caught up in a perfect storm of bad news: First, on May 13, rioting broke out during a victory ceremony held across the Seine River from the Eiffel Tower, which resulted in 32 people injured and 47 arrests. Then, days later, the club's superstar, David Beckham, announced he was retiring. And now, its coach of less than two years, Carlo Ancelotti, is getting ready to jump ship.
It's been a tough week for the Qatari investors who, since they bought the team in June 2011, had been banking on just such a victory to validate the estimated €300 million, or about $400 million, they've lavished on the club and its star-studded roster of players.
"When they bought the P.S.G., they were buying a showcase window, and now that window is shattered," said Gilles Verdez, a former editor of the newspaper Le Parisien and co-author of "P.S.G., Qatar and Money," which came out in France last January.
Plenty of blame has been thrown around for the assaults, car-burning and looting that took place at the Place du Trocadéro on May 13, caused by hooligans from the poorer Paris suburbs who in recent years have made it a practice of wreaking havoc at demonstrations, celebrations and other events in the city.
The police, the city of Paris and the minister of the interior have been criticized for failing to anticipate the mayhem. But what riles some longtime supporters of the Paris team is the management's attempt to wash its hands of any responsibility.
"What happened was shameful," said the club's president, Nasser al-Khelaifi, in Le Parisien. "We ourselves were the victims."
Yet, the Paris club has a long history of violent behavior by a small minority of its fans. The troubles date from the late 1980s, when parts of the Parc des Princes stadium were held by rival "groupuscules," each with its own political tinge. One section — on the Boulogne side — was claimed by far-right groups whose racist taunts were notorious. In due course, other groups, including from Paris's multiethnic population, took up position in the Auteuil section, which created a highly combustible mix.
"I remember as a boy being afraid when I went to games with my mother," said Mr. Verdez. After two deaths and numerous clashes, Robin Leproux, then the club's president, in 2010 instituted rules that singled out violence-prone fans and barred them from the stadium.
The problem is that the aggrieved fans, loosely known as "ultras," are still out there. "The management says it's not us, it's not a P.S.G. problem, but the problem has moved out of the stadium, onto the streets," Mr. Verdez said.
This pattern made the ceremony at the Place du Trocadéro a natural setting for a protest. By the time the team had gathered at 6:30 p.m, some ultras were already dangerously perched on nearby scaffolding, holding up banners, yelling out abuse. The stage was set for hostilities, even if after the riot that followed, no member of an ultra group was charged by the police.
Mr. Verdez wholeheartedly supports the Leproux plan, which the Qataris have kept in place: About 200 hard-core ultras remain on the blacklist. He thinks the French police should go further and borrow the preventive tactics the British police use to control soccer hooliganism.
But he insists that not all ultras are violent, and that the club is wrong to ignore them.
"I don't understand why the Qataris don't open a dialogue with the ultras," he said. "They used to have someone to reach out to the supporters. But now everyone is new. They want to write history from scratch."
Philippe Broussard, a historian of French soccer and an activist fan, also faults the management for not reckoning with recent history. "Given the cocktail of the club's past, and the social context of Paris, violence was virtually inevitable," he said. "The management considered that all these problems were over, which is proof of a stunning naïveté."
Fans like Mr. Verdez and Mr. Broussard, who are hardly in the ultra camp, are irked by the management's high-handed approach to the club's identity, so cherished by longtime supporters. They both point to a new P.S.G. T-shirt, rolled out this month, which rearranged the club colors, and shrank the Saint-Germain reference, to the deference of a more prominent Paris.
"If they tried something like that at Manchester United, the fans would be out in the streets," Mr. Broussard said.
Of course, the club's rebranding is part of the Qataris' multimillion-euro effort to give Paris a winning team. The French championship title this year is a success critics are hard pressed to argue with.
That's why the expected departure of their winning coach, Mr. Ancelotti — probably for the Spanish club Real Madrid — is perhaps the hardest blow of all for the Qataris. "Strong disappointment" is the reported reaction in the Qatari capital, Doha, where the rulers of the tiny Gulf country closely follow the fortunes of P.S.G.
"For the Qataris, the purchase of P.S.G. was about diplomacy," said Mr. Verdez. "It's not about sports, it's a bit about economics, but mostly it's political."
The problem is that soccer club politics are necessarily steeped in local history and society — which can't be erased, no matter how large the checkbook.
"This was the week that showed the disconnect between a certain Parisian reality and the management style of the Qataris," said Mr. Verdez. "It hit them in the face."


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Tomáš Netopil took up the position of General Music Director of the Aalto Theatre and Philharmonie Essen at the start of 2013/2014. In addition to his concert season at the helm of Essen Philharmoniker, his opera productions in 2018/2019 include Der Freischütz , Salome, Così fan tutte and Rusalka whilst in 2017/2018 he conducted The Bartered Bride, Salome, Lohengrin, Die Walküre, and Die Entführung aus dem Serail.
Netopil made his debut with Sächsische Staatsoper Dresden in 2008 since when he has conducted La clemenza di Tito, Rusalka, The Cunning Little Vixen, La Juive, and Busoni's Doktor Faust and he will conduct a new production of The Bartered Bride for them in Spring 2019. This season, he will also conduct a new production of Jenůfa for Netherlands Opera and returns to Wiener Staatsoper for Idomeneo: in 2017/2018 he conducted a new production of Der Freischütz, and has previously conducted Káťa Kabanová, Rusalka and The Cunning Little Vixen in Vienna. He has also conducted Falstaff and The Makropulos Case for Vlaamse Opera.
An inspirational force in Czech music, Tomáš Netopil is one of the two Principal Guest Conductors of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra. In August 2017 he conducted two Dvořák and Mozart concerts alongside Diana Damrau at the Grafenegg Festival. In early Spring 2018 he led the orchestra on an extensive UK tour, and conducted Má vlast in the opening concert of the 2018 Prague Spring Festival, which was televised live.
About his debut at the Dvořák's Prague festival in 2017 with Essener Philharmoniker Bachtrack wrote: "The music lit up the stage like a rousing march, providing a dazzling showcase for Netopil's facility for creating three-dimensional soundscapes with the orchestra. With Strauss, they showed an impressive ability to segue almost instantly from dramatic dissonance to charming melodies." He then conducted Dvořák's Te Deum in the closing concert of the festival with Vienna Symphony Orchestra, whom he subsequently conducted at Vienna Konzerthaus and later on at the Vienna Musikverein.
On the concert platform, in the 2018/2019 he returned to the Zürich Tonhalle. Highlights of recent seasons have included Orchestre de Paris, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, and the Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte Carlo, whilst future dates include Leipzig Gewandhaus and RAI Torino.
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From 2008–2012 Tomáš Netopil held the position of Music Director of the Prague National Theatre. Tomáš Netopil studied violin and conducting in his native Czech Republic, as well as at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm under the guidance of Professor Jorma Panula. In 2002 he won the 1st Sir Georg Solti Conductors Competition at the Alte Oper Frankfurt.
Described by Gramophone as "the most trailblazing and meteoric performer of all" in Rachmaninov and Prokofiev, and capable of great refinement and "crystalline beauty" (The Financial Times) in Mozart and Schubert, Nikolai Lugansky is a pianist of extraordinary depth and versatility.
He regularly works with top level conductors such as Osmo Vänskä, Yuri Temirkanov, Mikhail Pletnev, Gianandrea Noseda and Vladimir Jurowski. Concerto highlights for the 2018/2019 season include performances with the Minnesota Orchestra, Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre de Paris, Russian National Orchestra, Orquesta Nacional de España, Iceland and Bamberg symphonies. A tour with Orchestre National de France took him to China and then onto Taipei and Japan with St Petersburg Philharmonic.
A regular recitalist the world over, upcoming performances include the International Piano Series in London, Amsterdam's Muziekgebouw, Paris' Théâtre des Champs-Élysées and a residency at Flagey in Brussels. He regularly appears at some of the world's most distinguished festivals, including the Aspen, Tanglewood, Ravinia, and Verbier festivals. Chamber music collaborators include Vadim Repin, Alexander Kniazev, Mischa Maisky and Leonidas Kavakos.
Nikolai Lugansky has won a number of awards for his many recordings. His recital CD featuring Rachmaninov's Piano Sonatas won the Diapason d'Or and an ECHO Klassik Award while his recording of concertos by Grieg and Prokofiev with Kent Nagano and the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin was a Gramophone Editor's Choice. His earlier recordings have also won a number of awards, including a Diapason d'Or, BBC Music Magazine Award and ECHO Klassik prize. Lugansky has recently signed an exclusive contract with Harmonia Mundi and his most recent disc of Rachmaninov's 24 Preludes, released in April 2018, met with enthusiastic reviews. He was described as having "an ability to enchant the ear… with a deep feeling for the music" (The Financial Times). His recording of solo piano music by Debussy was released in the 2018 anniversary year.
Lugansky is Artistic Director of the Tambov Rachmaninov Festival and is also a supporter of, and regular performer at, the Rachmaninov Estate and Museum of Ivanovka.
Nikolai Lugansky studied at Moscow's Central Music School and the Moscow Conservatoire where his teachers included Tatiana Kestner, Tatiana Nikolayeva and Sergei Dorensky. He was awarded the honour of People's Artist of Russia in April 2013.
In the early nineteenth century, Franz Joseph Haydn was living out his days in Vienna. He left an enormous legacy of compositions including 106 symphonies. His Symphony No. 104 in D Major (known as the "Salomon Symphony" or "London Symphony") is usually regarded as his last. After the death of his employer Count Nikolaus Esterházy, Haydn undertook two successful journeys to London (1791–1792, 1794–1795) at the invitation of the impresario Johann Peter Salomon. It was there that Haydn composed his Symphony No. 104 in D Major in 1795. The successful premiere took place at the King's Theatre that May under the composer's direction. The first movement is in sonata form, and the second movement, a set of variations, is predominantly in the light mood of a dance. This is followed by a menuet and trio, then the final fourth movement returns to sonata form. There has been discussion among musicologists about the main theme of the movement: its melody is reminiscent of a Czech dance, a "stepping round" with the title Nechoď tam (Don't Go There), and it even more resembles the Croatian folk song Oj Jelena. Might Haydn have heard the song when he was in the service of Count Esterházy? Others see the influence of folk music in the use of the drone above which the main theme is heard. Who knows…
Ludwig van Beethoven did not move to Vienna until after Mozart's death. There, he established himself as a capable pianist and especially as a composer. In his works, he not only brought to fulfilment the aesthetic ideal of Classicism, but also moved ahead in the direction of early Romanticism. In the piano concerto genre, neither Mozart nor Beethoven took any interest in mere virtuosity. Rather, they strove to create compositions of intellectual and formal worth similar in importance to that of the symphony. Beethoven composed his Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58 in 1805/6. It was the last concerto that Beethoven premiered himself, privately in March 1807 at Prince Lobkowitz's palace in Vienna and publicly on 22 December 1808 at the Theater an der Wien. Listeners may have been surprised at the very beginning of the first movement, which opens with a solo piano passage for the first time in the genre's history. The second movement is characterised by the tension of dramatic conflict between the lyrical theme for the piano and the sombre unison of the strings. The final movement, Rondo (Vivace), brings the work to a joyous conclusion. The concerto is dedicated to Archduke Rudolf Johann of Habsburg-Lorraine, Beethoven's piano pupil, who later became the Archbishop of Olomouc.
In 1780, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was commissioned to compose an opera seria for the court of the combined Electoral Palatinate and Electorate of Bavaria as the lead operatic title for the coming Carnival season in Munich. The theme taken from Homer was not unusual for eighteenth-century opera. The author of the Italian libretto was Giambattista Varesco, who was serving as the court chaplain in Salzburg. Rehearsals began in December 1780, and the premiere took place on 29 January 1781 at the theatre of the electoral residence in Munich. Mozart composed the ballet music for Idomeneo while staying in Munich. There are five movements: ciaccona, pas seul, passepied, gavotte, and passacaglia. The opening ciaccona is in the form of a rondo, and it begins with a theme identical to that of the ciaccona from the opera Iphigénie en Aulide by Christoph Willibald Gluck. The opera Idomeneo employs elements of both opera seria and the French tragédie lyrique. The second movement was intended as a solo dance, and it was later shortened. After the opera's performance, Mozart did not return to Salzburg, but instead departed for Vienna, where he settled permanently.
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Newton Started Rusty, the Defense Swarmed, and McCaffrey was Center Stage in Carolina's Season Opener/
Carolina didn't start its season debut in San Francisco looking sharp. Cam Newton and the offense were rusty. The play-calling in the first quarter was stale and the offensive line wasn't opening any good holes for the running game. Jonathan Stewart looked hesitant to turn it up and McCaffrey, who got a ton of looks, tried to dance a bit.
The defense was out of sync on its first two drives as well. They let Carlos Hyde run the ball effectively and San Francisco took some downfield shots that could have been deadly. Aided by a little good fortune, Marquise "Ginn" Goodwin let at bomb slip through his hands after torching James Bradberry.
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The defense started swarming toward the end of the 1st quarter. A Wes Horton sack/forced fumble set up a Cam Newton touchdown to Russell Shepherd, his first in a Panther uniform. The defense continued to get after Brian Hoyer. Kawann Short was a disruptive force in the middle and Peppers cleaned up the trash with a big hit on Hoyer that should have been a strip sack had the refs not blown a remarkably quick whistle.
An aggressive Kyle Shanahan coached team attempted two-fourth down conversions. Carolina's defense stopped both, and the second gave the Panthers the ball at mid-field with 42 seconds left in the half. Cam Newton hit Kelvin Benjamin for a 25-yd strike with 10-seconds left. Newton hurried to the line and spiked the ball to set up a 35-yd field goal, giving the Panthers a 13-0 lead.
Carolina started firing on all cylinders in the second half. Kurt Coleman delivered big hits, Luke Kuechly had an INT, and Cam started to find his rhythm. It started with an easy screen touchdown pass where J-Stew acrobatically flipped over a defender. After forcing the 49ers to punt from their own 29, Cam would hit Funchess, Shepherd, and Russell to move the ball all the way to the 49ers goal line. An unsuccessful bootleg run by Cam and a couple of stops on Stewart goal line attempts left Carolina settling for a short field-goal by Graham Gano to go ahead 20-0.
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The 49ers finally put 3 points on the scoreboard at the end of the third quarter and found a little life after stripping the ball from McCaffrey, but the Panthers defense didn't let that go far. The defense got stingy with 7 minutes left on the clock as San Francisco desperately fought to get in the end zone. Carolina's pass-rush was relentless, forcing Hoyer to miss an open Marquise Goodwin in the corner of the end zone. Thomas Davis stopped Carlos Hyde on the 1-yd line on 4th down. Working out of their end zone, Carolina began bludgeoning the 49ers with the run. Pushing the ball slowly down the field and wearing down the clock, the Panthers cruised to a 23 to 3 route in their 2017 opener.
Carolina made rookie Christian McCaffrey a key component of the offensive scheme. He had 13 carries for 45 yards, 5 receptions for 38 yards, and returned punts all game. After a rusty start, Newton started to find his rhythm after some momentum building stops by the defense.
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Know When to Fold Them is an achievement and trophy in Fallout: New Vegas.
It is awarded for winning 3 hands of Caravan.
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This achievement, as well as the "Know When to Hold 'Em" challenge, is a reference to the Kenny Rogers song, "The Gambler." The quote from the song is: "You gotta know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em, know when to walk away, know when to run."
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Clutter, Clutter, Everywhere? The Maximalism Trend 2018
Maximalism is bang on trend for 2018. I'd argue, actually, that maximalism never really goes out of trend to those of us whose sofas will always groan under the weight of a thousand cushions, whose bookshelves resemble our own personal museum of mismatched knick knacks, collected with love, over years, just stopping short of becoming a full-blown hoarding habit.
Maximalism is the ultimate expression of personality and individuality, and so while we all remain different, and have a wish to express ourselves, our personalities, in our interiors, maximalism will always have a place, whether deemed on trend or not.
Because, those of us who are self-confessed maximalists, love out "stuff". We love to collect things, to mix up our interiors, to feel the joy of finding an item tucked away at the back of the charity shop that we just know will fit into our home, even if we need to rearrange an entire room to fit around it. We see a white wall as a missed opportunity to add colour, wallpaper or a gallery wall. We have collections of collections. We rarely find a pattern we don't like.
Maximalism is, after all, how our interiors become our homes (rather than just designed spaces), homes that are not soulless bland boxes or entire room schemes ordered from one shop, but filled with mismatched items, carefully and purposefully thrown together that give us our own unique style.
As William Morris stated, "Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful." And, Maximalists follow this ethos, aplenty.
Now, the maximalist visual cacophony might be said not to be restful (I'd argue differently later), some may say we surround ourselves with things to block out our thoughts. But who needs to think all the time, especially after a long day at work?
Might we not be better staring at our beautiful wallpaper or snuggled under our mounds of cushions and blankets? Might the history we add to our homes, the uniqueness we create, not be restful? It will certainly tell a story, be a talking point when people visit your home, and vintage and aged items add a depth to your interiors, that no newly bought item can.
Maximalism is aptly summed up Iris Apfel as "more is definitely more". But don't translate Maximalism to chaos. Maximalism just hints at chaos, but never tips over into it.
It's about a huge movement in self-expression in interiors, allowing oneself to express power or joy or passion or whatever other emotion or personality you wish to bring into an interior without the need to feel held back.
Maximalism, can be more flamboyant perhaps than you or I wish to live with; those of us with real homes. Clashing colours and patterns on every surface, which I actually love visually when you see it on Pinterest or Instagram, but which I think would give me a migraine, if I actually had to live with it, is one end of the maximalism spectrum. But, you don't have to create this style for you. As always you can sit somewhere on the sliding-scale of Maximalism.
Perhaps ironically, if you are more minimalist than me, I like to think of my style as more "paired back" maximalism, compared to some of the images in this post. A home created to be cosy but which expresses my personality and because I like to collect "stuff" rather than a flamboyant take on the trend.
I tend to keep my colour palette restricted (i.e. not too many colours or patterns per room, see the corresponding Maximalist Bedroom Update for what I mean here) so that I am creating a relaxing room for me. And so, I'd argue that this makes "my Maximalism" relaxing. It is the colours and the vintage items I use, that give a certain "feel" to a room, that allows it to be both maximalist and a place to sit back and relax. And frankly, a sofa without a mountain of cushions, is not a relaxing place to sit at all.
I like to think of maximalism as a journey, a collection of my life; items not all thrown together in one go, but built upon, changed, extended as I find new things I love and make them work in a room and dare I say it, I never set out to be a maximalist, I just became one over time.
And that is the joy of maximalism, and actually what can make it intimidating when starting to create a home.
It is also the hardest thing to explain, when you decorate with your emotions, as I do. I don't ever plan a room scheme fully. I have some rough ideas of what I want it to look like and usually a colour scheme, but I can never map it all out on paper, because I have to see and feel the final room, to work out if it is too cluttered for me, or if certain items are jarring or just in the wrong place. And I will move things, and move them again, until it looks and feels right.
Then I will go away with work for a few days, return home and realise that something just isn't working and start the process again. For me, it is part of the fun of interiors, to have what I fondly call a good "faff". It is also what keeps my interiors fresh and interesting to me.
How to Create a Maximalist Home
So, you like the idea of a maximalist home, but are intimidated about creating one, or getting it wrong. Let's start by saying that there is no "getting it wrong" with maximalism, because it is an expression of you, it is about what stirs your emotions, whatever they may be.
Assume you are creating a home that makes you happy, that makes your heart sing as you walk through the front door, or to relax in after a long day, and that is your starting point.
That doesn't mean you won't make mistakes. I've gone with colours or bought items that I thought I'd really like, ignored my gut, and then regretted it. But I learnt a lesson on the way; I will never like a lurid orange kitchen masquerading as terracotta!
Try starting in small doses. As I've said maximalism is a journey, so pick an item you love, be it wallpaper or bright cushions and add it to your room. Choose a main colour for your home. In my bedroom, I chose a deep green, but you can go with a more neutral colour, as I have in my living room. Then build on it. Add a second colour, in my case yellow in my bedroom. If that works, perhaps you want to add in a third; green, pink and yellow for me in my bedroom, grounded by the rich wood that comes from the vintage items I collect.
Decorate slowly. It is so tempting in this day and age, stimulated by so many ideas in magazines and on social media, the ever changing trends, to rush your decor. But that is, I'd argue, how Maximalism can go wrong. Edge into Chaos, become cluttered. Take your time. Breathe.
If you don't want to wallpaper a whole room, start with one wall and work from there. In my bedroom, I added panelling first. Then I realised I was missing something else. Pattern. Here, I didn't want to wallpaper the entire room, it would have been too much for me, especially with texture already present through the panelling, so I chose to wallpaper just one wall. But, I used the colours I had already chosen in the room, yellows and greens, to keep the look cohesive. Mismatched, but cohesive in colour.
Now, this is different to the current Maximalism trend, which is about using clashing patterns and colours, but as I've already said, I don't sit at that end of the sliding scale. This is what works for me.
In my study, a much smaller room than my bedroom, I chose to wallpaper the entire room. Why? Because it gave a cohesive look all round the room. It actually makes the study feel larger (I know this seems like the wrong thing to say, but it does), because you eye is not drawn to any one individual wall, rather it follows the room around. It's rather like painting your ceiling and skirting boards the same colour as your walls. It doesn't break up the space, especially important in a small room.
Once you are comfortable, bring something else you love into that space, does it work? If not what is missing? My bedroom has changed visually since I first showcased it here. I've added more texture, in the same colour scheme; fringed lampshades, for example which you can see below.
If it doesn't work in this room, can it work in another? Do you have items in other rooms that might fit better with your new scheme? I'm often known to "shop my own home" for things that look better elsewhere and items in my home cycle round as I change up room schemes. This also saves me having to buy new every time.
Take your time and trust you. A maximalist home isn't created overnight. My rooms are often created in their first pass, several months, sometimes years, before I feel like I'm done and I'm still adding to my bedroom; a velvet bed will be my next and probably last addition to this room. But, it won't stop me changing around what I have on the surfaces, the items I chose to display because I love them.
Have fun with the details, mix it up on surfaces from your tables to your walls to your ceilings, even the kids rooms look good with details added in. Mix vintage items with new, add texture with plants and flowers and don't be afraid to use colour. Play with height and mismatched objects.
And remember, that if you are using items from your own home, or bought for very little at a vintage store, often the cost to you is the materials you are using, such as paint, wallpaper (which granted is more expensive) and you, if you DIY. My bedroom panelling only cost me £50 pounds, the paint around the same amount, so if I made a mistake and didn't like it, it isn't too costly for me to change, often just the price of another pot of paint and some more elbow grease.
So, have fun, take your time on the journey to creating a maximalist home, and remember that your style is yours, and no-one elses, which is why as trends come and go, your home will always be unique to you. And, in my opinion, that is why Maximalism is here to stay.
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Nashville, Tennessee (2014) - We humans have such an innate drive to share stories that we'll do just about anything to leave our mark. Perhaps it gives us a sense of permanence to let people know that "I was here, and I mattered." It's why the wealthy have their names put on buildings, why countries build monuments to the fallen, and why lovers scratch their names into the bark of trees.
However fleeting, this form of storytelling has been with us since the very beginning of civilization. Archeologists have found graffiti on ancient Roman ruins dating to the B.C.'s. And by the looks of things, these initials date back to 1977. I was surprised to find them on a quiet walk through the Appalachian hills of Tennessee during a hazy Spring morning. Although seeing them disturbed my sense of isolation, the scribblers had accomplished their goal – I knew that at one time, they were here.


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In the early hours of the morning, near the beaches of eastern Sydney is a group of encouraging, supportive and motivated runners, known as Rejoov Runners. No matter what your goal, fitness level or age, Rejoov Runners welcomes all with open arms, to not only improve your running, but also your life. Words by Rebecca Munro
When I moved to the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney six years ago I needed a way to keep fit and meet new people. I found a running group called Rejoov Runners near to my house in the tranquil, leafy Centennial Park.
I started running with Rejoov with no real running goals. I started off training for 10km races and realised I wanted to try running longer distances. I then started training for my first half marathon and three years ago completed my first full marathon. I could never have dreamed that I would be running these distances and achieving these goals, all whilst still enjoying my self and with the support of the group
We train twice a week every Tuesday and Friday mornings in rain, hail or shine. New to the group this year is a soft sand run on Wednesday mornings and a long run on Sundays around the park. I love the group because we have such an inspirational and encouraging coach who supports us all through any event that we are training for. Rejoov has a culture that is welcoming to absolutely everyone; there are people there who simply like to keep fit, people who enjoy the social side of fitness and also all those training for events. There are so many inspirational people that I have had the privilege to train with - some people are doing their first marathons in their 50's and 60's! We all want the best for one another; it's about us all crossing the line, rather than individual competition.
Running is my moving form of meditation that keeps me mentally and physically fit. I have to start my day with a run to boost my energy and serotonin levels for the day and it's the only thing that wakes me up. I look forward to seeing the familiar faces of my running family in the mornings as we are all there to support each other. It's been really nice to be apart of a fitness group that is motivated by more than aesthetics – we all have our own reasons for training and enjoy the benefits; physically, mentally and emotionally.
Every session is a different loop in the park with a scheduled objective for each session. Tuesdays we run continuously in fartlek style; Wednesdays are on Coogee beach for less impact and a strength focus; Fridays are stop-start intervals; and Sundays are the social long, slow run. These sessions are the key to what has improved and made my running faster – I had no idea of the importance of varied sessions in event preparation.
I would recommend group running training to anyone who has just moved to a new city, anyone looking for inspiration and to all those who are looking to compete with an extra edge. Rejoov Runners are a big and beautiful area of my life and I am so grateful to be a part of it.


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$120 includes materials
This is a beginning weaving class geared towards kids aged 8 and up*
In this four-day class (taught by local artist and Gather & Mill artisan, Forest Aliya), your child will learn the terminology, equipment and basic techniques to make their own weaving. Materials will be provided, including looms, yarn, and weaving needles. Your child will go home with their own decorative wall-hanging, and a newfound appreciation for the art.
Please bring a bag lunch with healthy snacks for your child, water will be provided. Looms may be purchased from the instructor after the class for an additional price of $13.00 (cash only)
*Children younger than 8 may sign up for the class and participate, if accompanied by an adult. If your child is 8 and over, you must sign the waiver form.


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Elizabeth + Lee | The Edgewater Hotel Wedding | Seattle, WA
8.25.18 | The Edgewater Hotel, Seattle, WA
Elizabeth & Lee had a classy and intimate wedding day at the Edgewater Hotel in downtown Seattle, WA. With Pike Place flowers handmade, a gorgeous wedding gown, and the view of the epic Seattle waterfront, their wedding was so amazing and reflected their relationship perfectly. They were surrounded by their closest friends and family as they exchanged their original vows overlooking the water.
Check out Elizabeth and Lee's stunning and classy wedding day in Seattle below.
Venue: The Edgewater Hotel. | Downtown Seattle, WA
Catering: Edgewater Hotel Catering
Flowers: Pike Place Market Flowers
Cup Cakes: Cubes Baking Co


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In our house to we have been managing screen time with these essential rules:
- No screens at meal time
- 5 minute warning before screens are to be turned off
- No screens during homework time
- No screens 1 hour before bed
- No screens in the bathroom
- 1 hour maximum of continuous screen use
With these rules applying to everyone in our house from parents to children we have reduced screen time to a desirable and fair amount for everyone. Discussions at the dinner table have increased, we are sleeping better and there are far fewer arguments about when we can use our phones.
We have used Pixel Pounds to assist in fairly and evenly apply the screen time rules. Pixel pounds is available at www.pixelpounds.com


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Sales and marketing have always had challenges integrating and collaborating cohesively. Although they coexist, many times, they have different perspectives on the customer experience and the management of leads. Sales expert Janice Mars of SalesLatitude and marketing operations specialist Frank Donny of Marseli share their insights on how sales and marketing teams can build better relationships and achieve long-lasting results. Janice and Frank have worked together in the field to solve many of the sales and marketing integration challenges companies face.
Q: Why is there a disconnect between sales and marketing?
Frank: Customer interest starts with marketing, and that's where many customer relationships start with your company. Marketing investment is the tip of a spear; its objective is to entice interest. There's a whole process and infrastructure that drives that, up until it's handed off to the sales team. But the problem is in the hand-off because the two processes act independently rather than working together on development, training and deployment of a seamless demand generation and sales solution.
Janice: I often hear from sales teams that marketing doesn't understand what they need. Sales is essentially marketing's customer, so there needs to be a mechanism for understanding what sales wants, which usually is lots of high quality leads.
Q: Where exactly is the sales-marketing relationship breaking down?
Frank: The main break down is in the lack of integration in the flow of leads through the process and marketing truly knowing what is happening to those leads. Marketing might fail to understand what sales needs, and only sees lack of movement with the leads they've invested in acquiring. Meanwhile, sales is reactive to marketing and what they deliver. If they deliver something different than what is needed, then they react accordingly and don't follow up with leads and many times those actions result in failed marketing investments.
Janice: Colder leads take longer to nurture too. If high-end sales reps are more hunters than farmers, then they don't want to spend all their time doing that level of nurturing. Passing cold leads to sales tends to make them inefficient. The main issue here is the absence of some agreement on what a true lead is. Did marketing qualify the lead? What questions did they ask? If they asked the questions we agreed to, then why am I getting this cold lead? Those are the questions sales asks on a regular basis.
Q: What can companies do to make the sales and marketing relationship work?
Frank: Companies need to understand what a best practice infrastructure looks like. Sure, it's easy to throw leads over the fence to sales. But marketing may need to hold on to those leads until they are truly ready to interact with a sales rep. Marketing needs to be aligned with sales on different levels. For example, marketing could be compensated according to the percentage of the pipeline or sales generated as a result of their efforts. Communication is another key area for alignment; they need a seat at the sales management table where they have a voice, can hear issues, offer solutions and be more transparent. Many times, marketing is not included and has trouble understanding the needs of sales as a result.
Janice: I totally agree, Frank. Both sales and marketing need to develop a joint process in order to see the entire experience of the buyer as they're going through the sales cycle, with reporting and key performance indicators to gain visibility into what's working and what's not. This way, the process can be managed based on fact rather than opinion, and drive real discussions around performance. Just like buyer-seller customer relationships, sales and marketing should establish active, results-based service level agreements between the two groups. By nature, an SLA would require them to meet regularly to create an open forum for communication and establish a process that works for everyone and gets actual results.
We would love to hear about the challenges you face in integrating sales and marketing, and what you have done to create better alignment between the teams.
Janice Mars, Managing Partner and co-founder of SalesLatitude, is a senior business and sales executive with more 30 years of experience helping companies build successful sales teams. She has parlayed that experience to help her clients to improve their sales processes, accurately forecast revenues, ensure focus on winnable opportunities, and attain consistent results. View my LinkedIn profile | Twitter
Frank Donny is founder and CEO of Marseli, a firm that makes sales and marketing operations faster, smarter, accurate and affordable. Frank's remarkable 25-year career of driving marketing and sales operations divisions within Fortune 500 and start-up organizations is highlighted by his passion for business development and empowering others to succeed. Frank is a recognized thought leader in the areas of sales performance, demand generation, pipeline management and sales and marketing integration.


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First kiss
The first kiss became a moment in past tense, only became "first" and important after I knew that I'd want to kiss this person many times more.
Before it happened, my mind and body were alive with anticipation.
My imagination was preoccupied with the puzzle pieces of when, where, how.
What I'll wear.
How he will smell.
If she keeps her eyes closed.
Where he learned tenderness.
How she holds you inside of a second, stretching it into a lifetime.
I never wondered if it would be good because all of them are in my mind. Every single one.
My imagination never disappoints.
It's playful and dizzying letting your mind do what it's always done when it's most happy: imagine. Dwell in possibility.
After the kiss, there's a new game to play in situating this kiss in the context of other firsts, and within the context of all the kisses you'll have with this person.
A plot point on a timeline.
A Polaroid placed into the palm of your hand.
This moment alongside others.
The you who experienced it alongside the many yous who experienced the others.
We were drunk.
We stayed that way to soften the reality.
We were tender, eager, couldn't wait another second because here you are and my god, you took your time, and that's okay because I took mine, too. You're here now and now is every bit as big a moment as I thought it would be.
We stayed raw because it was the first time we could be naked and seen and held without fear of our baggage competing with the beauty of
The baggage was never baggage; no one could see that but you.
We never voiced that fear, but I knew that what was in me was in you, too.
So I took care.
Of me.
And you.
We became.
Our kisses and our lives now are as tender and raw as before it all.
We have witnessed one another, witnessed our selves, mired in doubt and pain and how could yous.
We have tried and failed.
Tried and succeeded.
Tried leaving.
Tried staying.
Pushed further.
Given up.
Given up all pretense that a word is more important than us two.
That which Love has joined let no word abate.


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What a sweet, personal and romantic wedding Tiffany and Anthony had at Allerton Park on Saturday. It was a beautiful day, showers earlier in the day and the intense humidity prior to and during the ceremony. Here are some of my favorites from the day: Doesn't Anthony just look straight out of GQ here? And Tiffany with her knee-length dress and wedge shoes that she loved. This is probably my favorite bouquet picture to date! The flowers were done by Rick Orr
watcher the dvdrip . I don't think I've ever said before that the father-daughter dance was my favorite part of a wedding day, but Tiffany's and her father's was definitely a highlight for me. I almost cried!
Vendors: Ceremony: Allerton Reception: Canopy Club my blue heaven divx online Florist: Rick Orr


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3rd Friday November
Opening reception, "Village Drones"
Join us for the opening Reception of "Village Drones" by Vincent Romaniello 3rd Friday November from 6-9PM. Romaniello transforms materials into meaning by experimenting with his observations of the world we live in.
"This work is intended to raise questions about the media, public privacy, war and political polarization. At the same time, however, playful elements have been incorporated in the execution of some of the individual pieces.
The Village People represent different parts of the community as everyman and every woman participants. The policeman and the protester, the businessman and even pets. The windows of the cars and houses suggest transparent surfaces that we, and the woman in the shower, cannot hide behind. Other subjects open the scene up to various interpretations.
Since one gets only a thin surface of information through these barely three dimensional cardboard figures, the full story must be actively sought out by the viewers. Visitors activate and flesh out the drones and village people as they walk around them, and in our age of viral transmission of stories and events, they could opt to add their observations via shared links, tweets, status updates and the like. The notion of viewers' contributions to both the media and the frenzy is incorporated by their presence, then made part of the exhibit."
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Liz + Grant | Classic Northern California Wedding/
Liz and Grant were good friends in high school but went their separate ways. It wasn' until their sophomore year of college, at different universities, that they reconnected, and with the potential for more.
After a year of renewing their friendship, it became clear to both of them that they desired more.
"Once we started dating," says Liz, "I could see how Grant and I complemented each other in the light of faith. We were both raised Catholic, but our differences allowed us to point out the beauty of the faith in new ways to one another. "
"His appreciation for tradition is the perfect complement to my evangelical spirit and thus we are able to remind one another of the beauty of our faith in different ways."
They began attending a weekly Bible study together with Father Sam, the priest who'd eventually celebrate their marriage, solidifying their individual faith lives and pursuit of each other. College meant several years of long-distance dating--including a full school year abroad--followed by Liz and Grant both returning to their hometown and beginning their respective careers. At the San Carlos Cathedral in Monterey, California, Grant proposed.
From the Bride: The day Grant asked me to be his bride, the Bishop happened to be at the cathedral for the evening Mass, which we attended right after the proposal. We were honored that he blessed our engagement after Mass, right in front of the beautiful cathedral.
We spent our engagement prepping for not only our wedding--which was so fun!--but our marriage, which was and continues to be refining in the best ways. After a 13-month engagement, we were married on July 1, 2017. What a blessing it is to have fostered a solid friendship before growing in our faith together as a couple, and eventually getting married.
You never know God's plan, and this rings true for us, as he was writing our story long before we even knew it! At the risk of sounding cliché, our wedding day could not have been more beautiful.
We had two primary goals for the day: first, to have a beautiful, sacred, holy Mass. And second, to host a joyful reception with our favorite people in the world, including a packed dance floor.
We always talked about getting married out of town--somewhere along the California coast or a quaint town in the wine country. When it came down to it, however, the most important thing to us was not to be in a beautiful city requiring our guests to travel. Being from the same place, we decided that our hometown was the best location for our wedding day. It was convenient for everyone and so special to get ready in my childhood home, while Grant spent the morning of the wedding in the home where we now live.
Summer days in California's Central Valley can be well over 100 degrees, but our wedding day came after a big heat wave and was a perfect low-90s day with blue skies and a light breeze.
I wanted my sweet bridesmaids to all wear the same dress, but also wanted to somehow match my Maid of Honor and sister--we constantly match unintentionally! So, we wore the same pair of earrings, which I loved. I also gave matching bracelets to my bridesmaids, my sister, and my. It's fun to see my favorite women wearing that jewelry now, after the wedding.
After going to different bridal salons to try on the same dress three times (I'm a little indecisive…thanks for your patience, mom!) I finally decided to go for it. My dress was totally different than what I originally envisioned myself wearing, but I loved its classic silhouette and open back detail. It felt simple, yet distinctive. Also, it had pockets--not only super fun, but convenient! Above all, my gown felt timeless.
Past brides had advised me to choose a new perfume for my wedding day, because the scent would always remind me of the day. I highly recommend doing this; now, a year after our wedding, I love wearing my perfume and it always takes me back to July 1.
I worked on the invitations with a co-worker who designed a beautiful suite for us, which we printed at a local shop. One of my bridesmaids and college roommates, Erika, calligraphed all of our envelopes and signage for the seating chart, ceremony welcome, aisle markers, and a Saint John Chrysostom quote.
Lauren Santos, the artist behind When Beauty Met Truth—whom I met while studying abroad together in London—drew a beautiful crest we used on our stationery and details. The crest inspired the aesthetic for the entire day. My favorite element is the dove, symbolizing the Holy Spirit.
We wanted our Mass to exude the beauty of the Catholic Church and of sacramental marriage, yet be engaging for non-Catholic friends and family members. Father Sam did a wonderful job upholding the sacredness of the Mass, while explaining things along the way for those not familiar.
For the Mass readings, we chose Tobit 8:4-8,Romans 12: 1-2, 9-18, and Matthew 5:13-16. We chose these readings in order to share their messages with our family and friends, and also because they serve as reminders for ways we strive to live our own lives. Particularly the salt of the earth and light of the world message in the Gospel reading—we believe living a holy marriage allows us to be a light to others in this world.
Family and friends did the readings and Prayers of the Faithful, and our parents brought up the gifts.
One of my favorite parts of the Mass was signing "How He Loves" during communion with my brand new husband, knowing all of our supportive and loving family and friends were receiving the Eucharist alongside us. It was a really special moment I'll remember forever.
We were elated that our family and friends--Catholic and non-Catholic alike--commented on the joy and beauty of the Mass. All too often we hear of people saying that Mass is boring or confusing, and we truly wanted our nuptial Mass to be a beautiful expression of our faith and marriage.
At the reception, we set a table with family member's wedding photos and a framed quote from Saint John Chrysostom: "The love of a husband and wife is the force the welds society together." It was a fun way to honor our parents, grandparents, aunts, and uncles as well as the beauty of marriage and the impact it can have on so many.
We enjoyed a delicious meal incorporating some of our favorite foods: local peaches—my favorite fruit—in the green salad, and gnocchi—Grant's favorite pasta—as a second course. After the most heartfelt toasts from my Maid of Honor, Grant's Best Man, and my dad, and following a surprise disco style father-daughter dance and a Mambo-Italiano mother-son dance, we spent the rest of the night on the dance floor with our favorite people! We opted for a traditional tiered wedding cake—funfetti with raspberry filling—and my mom sewed the tablecloth for our cake table.
We decided to do a sparkler exit; what better way to close out the most joyful day ever? After Grant and I buckled up in the car and started to pull away, I unexpectedly burst into joyful tears. We both felt overwhelmed with love and gratitude for our day. Praise God from whom all blessings flow!
A faith-filled and joyful marriage can have a positive impact on so many people in our broken world, especially those whom we might not ever know we touched.
Photography: Cori Delgado Photography | Church: Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church - Turlock, CA | Reception: Del Rio Country Club - Modesto, CA | Videographer - Devad Weddings (https://devadweddings.com/) | Flowers - Farmington Flowers (https://www.facebook.com/Farmington-Flowers-Flowers-by-Megan-Dyk-172434006154428/) | Brides Dress - | Maggie Sottero via Miosa Bride (http://www.miosabride.com/) | Brides Shoes - Kate Spade (https://www.katespade.com/) | Brides Earrings - J. Crew (https://www.jcrew.com/) | Bridesmaids Attire - Alfred Sung via Brideside (https://brideside.com/) | Grooms Suit - Suit Supply (https://us.suitsupply.com/en_US/home) | Groomsmen Attire - Black Tux (https://theblacktux.com/) | Make Up Artist - Aneesa Smith (alwaysaneesa.com) | Wedding Crest - When Beauty Met Truth (https://www.etsy.com/shop/WhenBeautyMetTruth) | Calligraphy - The Love Letterer (https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheLoveLetterer)


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In partnership with Fund 17, Daniela Capistrano, Founder of DCAP Media LLC, will drop some knowledge on defining your brand identity. Learn the basics of constructing your brand name and image. Gain insight on common pitfalls of early stage entrepreneurs and the relationships between your brand, strategic partnerships, and access to funding.
You'll walk away from this session with a clear understanding of how your brand powers your revenue and sales goals, as well as a framework for developing your brand standards.


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We fill containers with sufficient general use water at the marina for the length of the trip. This water is used for cooking and is stored in fresh water tanks on board. Any additional water for drinking is purchased in 5L bottles (which are refilled where possible when in port from local water fountains or restaurants). Alternatively, participants can bring their own refillable 5L bottle which folds down in their case.
On the first day, when the crew goes for provisions shopping, we advise to people to opt for paper over plastic bags or bring reusable cotton bags with them.
We actively talk about plastic on board as we make tests every day of the water quality. We have partnered with WaterRangers.ca and will be testing their sets this season. These tests allow our participants to test the water quality where we sail and add to this important research.
Responsible tourism
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Carbon reduction
Your vacation will help support local people and conservation. We must also reduce CO2. Learn about the CO2 emissions of this vacation and how to reduce them.
Fundamental to our values is a kindness, respect and care for others. This is mirrored in our respect for the natural world that we encounter on our travels.
We travel by the power of the wind and will only use engine assistance in case of real need. This leaves a much lower environmental footprint than with large cruise ships and we have less impact when we are ashore.
We source products locally before we sail, preferring to buy product loose where possible to avoid unnecessary packaging. Each participant is asked to join in the preparation of meals and this means we have healthy, freshly produced meals on board. Any packaging is stored and prepared for collection at the end of the trip.
We fill containers with water at the marina sufficient for the length of the trip. Any additional water for drinking is purchased in large packs and we ask participants to bring their own refillable containers for drinking water. No plastic drinking straws are allowed and we avoid unnecessary plastic goods like straws, stirrers. We are partnering with My Green Trip, a Swiss NGO, which provides purpose made bags for plastic waste collection, allowing us to use them on our sailing trips, to collect waste we see on beaches.
We ask all our clients to treat water as a precious commodity on board, bathrooms are shared and time spent in the shower kept to a minimum. Toilets are hand pumped which reduces the amount of water used.
Non bio-degradable cosmetics are not permitted on board, we ask clients to travel light and pack only essential toiletries for the journey.
We support Telascica national parks by mooring there and respect the environment and wildlife. We support local cultural attractions, especially those which are run by local people and avoid any performing animal events.
By visiting remote and uninhabited bays as well as towns, such as Zdar and Veli Iz, we want to show people the beauty of our planet. We want people to be inspired to stay out in the nature and therefore learn to appreciate and respect it. Once participants snorkel every day and see the clarity of the water and rubbish on the sea bottom, once participants sail and feel the wind, once participants hike and watch sunsets together and see the beauty of the surrounding area, once participants see the clear night sky with thousands of stars, once participants do all these for a week, every day, they learn that our world is really unique and needs preservation.
People joining our trips tend to stay in touch and be a part of our community. Groups of friends form inter-cultural relations as well, friendships last over borders and time. We are becoming a little community gathered around a hobby and world view.
We believe that the sailing is a very effective way of building confidence and team working skills which strengthens every individual. The structure of the vacation allows solo travelers to join at no supplemental cost. A mix of solos, couples and small groups sets the basis for an enjoyable vacation, where we learn from and help each other during the week.
We tread lightly in the places we visit, such as Preko and Sakarun and make a priority to support attractions that directly benefit local people. We avoid international and chain type establishments.
We have especially made great links with family run restaurants over several years. They create a great atmosphere for our clients and we know that every penny will go to local people.
We like to talk about local cultures and teach the participants what we know about local ways of living. We try to be very realistic and not idealise islanders life style. Despite that participants of our trips tend to be inspired to change their habits, slow down and socialize more in their lives.
We want to educate people about power of their money and tell them where to shop for the money to go to the locals in the highest possible amount. We try to educate them about importance of locally sourced produce, re-cycling practices, environmental footprint and marine life preservation.
Participants of our trips tend to say that our trips are eye-opening and life changing for them at very many different levels.
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Meals on Wheels
To get more information about Meals on Wheels, sign up for services, or for billing or donation questions, please contact Patty: firstname.lastname@example.com; (510) 574-2092; or sign up online.
Learn more about volunteering or sign up to become a Meals on Wheels volunteer driver.
Basic Eligibility
- Live in Fremont, Newark, or Union City, California
- Unable to shop or prepare own meal, due to short or long term disability or illness
About the Program
- View October 2019 MOW Menus
- Simple, healthy, good-tasting meals delivered to your home
- Great way to get at least one nutritious meal a day
- Used by many older adults with adult children who find it difficult to prepare a whole midday meal for their parents each day
- Chinese older adults also find many of the food options appealing
Our well-trained, screened volunteers deliver nutritious mid-day meals Monday through Friday, with frozen meals to heat up available for the weekend.
Along with the regular meals, we also have vegetarian, renal, and diabetic menu options.
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This program is partially funded by City of Fremont; City of Newark; City of Union City; Area Agency on Aging, and generous individuals, organizations, and businesses in the community.