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The Basics of Women Who Care Waukesha:
- We meet for 1 hour (with an optional half hour social beforehand).
- Members bring a blank check to be written out directly to the selected charity. If a member is unable to attend a meeting she may give her check to another Member to deliver on her behalf or she may mail it in before/after the meeting.
- Each member commits to donate $100 to the local cause per quarterly meeting selected ($400 annual commitment). Memberships are for individual or teams of two.
- Charities selected will be those serving within Waukesha County. National charities will not be considered unless the national group has a local group affiliation operating within Waukesha County.
- Charities must be nominated by members who submit the Charitable Organization Fact Sheet. Three charities will be drawn each meeting and the nominating member must be ready to make a five minute presentation at the meeting to the members about such charity.
- Only Members who have signed a Commitment Form and are current on their contributions, may submit a charity for consideration.
- Only Members who are current in their contributions are eligible to vote at meetings.
- Members will have an opportunity to ask question following the three presentations of those nominating the charity to help with their voting decision.
- All voting is accomplished by written ballot and the majority rules. Each member agrees to support the winning charity regardless of personal preference. In the case of a two way tie, a second vote between those two charities will be held. In the case of a three-way tie or a second two way tie, the winning charity will be determined by random drawing.
- Charities can be nominated multiple times until they are chosen for a donation. Once a member's charity is chosen, it cannot be nominated for one year. The member may then nominate a different charity.
- Charities must agree to send a representative to the meeting following donation in order to give a report on how monies were used and other information of interest of how their charity operates. They must also agree to not use names of the members for future solicitations or give our member information for any other public use.


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Private Eyes in European Comic Books, Strips, Graphic Novels, Albums & Bandes Désinées
Any red, white and blue comic geek who's been ignoring European comics is missing out on a world of good stuff. The Europeans (and that includes the U.K., France, Italy, Sweden, Spain, Finland, Portugal, Belgium, Norway, Denmark, etc.) have been dishing out grade-A level crime and detective comics for decades, from goofy screwball romps for kids to some of the most harrowing and decidedly adult noir while most of the North American industry were still featuring super-powered muscleheads bouncing around in their underwear.
Fortunately, that's slowly changing, as more and more of these titles are translated into English and made available on this side of the pond...

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text: November Book Club Week 1 It is time for you to live your live to the fullest potential! When will you decide enough is enough and kick your personal development up a few notches? Enjoy this video on the first three chapters of our book club selection The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod. If you would like to join us click the link below! https://www.facebook.com/groups/LWAPFearless/ Goal Setting, Health and Wellness, Personal Development, Stress management, Time managementEboni GeeNovember 6, 2016Comment Facebook0 Twitter Tumblr Pinterest0 0 Likes


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When I told my friends and teachers that I was going to Royal Belize, they were like...LUCKY! I was lucky. There was so many exciting activities that we did in Royal Belize. Some of my favorites are going snorkeling and seeing many fish, starfish, and ex. I also, liked looking for the hermit crabs, in the water by the shore. The jet skis was one of my favorites too when I rode it with the staff and my family. The staff was all wonderful, so helpful to everyone. In the future I will come back to Royal Belize!
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Upcoming Conservation Events
Community Tree Planting at Alex Robertson Park and Duffins Heights (Pickering). Saturday, April 25. 10am-12pm. Want to enjoy some spring weather while making a positive impact on our green spaces? TRCA is looking for volunteers to restore natural habitat by planting trees at two different parks in Pickering. More information available here
Clean-up of Colonel Sam Smith Park. Sunday, April 19, 2015. 9am-3pm. If you need somewhere a little closer to home but would still like to lend a helping hand to a green space, TRCA is also hosting a clean-up of Colonel Sam Smith Park, a lakeside park which is accessible by the Queen streetcar. More information available here
Ontario Biodiversity Summit in Niagara Falls. May 19-22. This summit is the first of its kind in Ontario, and its goal is to provide information about the state of biodiversity in Ontario and our current actions to protect it. The summit will feature speakers from various backgrounds, networking events, research poster exhibition, and field trip activities. More information is available here
The Water We Drink at High Park Nature Centre. August 12 and 13. A two day workshop for middle school and high school teachers where participants learn about our urban watersheds, collecting data, constructing watershed models, measuring the health of a stream, and more hands-on projects to teach unforgettable conservation biology lessons to students. More information is available here


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The trademark was renewed alongside a new one for "Battle Genesis"
It's tough to be a Virtua Fighter fan these days. This current generation hasn't seen a new installment of the seminal 3D fighter, and the only way to play the latest installments, is inside another game.
However, some recent developments may bode well for the franchise. Sega Games Japan recently had the trademark for the Virtua Fighter logo renewed in the US last month. Specifically, the trademark was renewed for coin-operated video games and arcade video game use.
In addition to this, the company also filed a similar trademark for something called "Battle Genesis". This trademark was also filed for coin-operated video games and arcade video game use.
Now, this could simply be a standard trademark renewal from Sega — it has been over a decade since Virtua Fighter 5 came out in arcades. However, the "Battle Genesis" trademark seems to point to something more interesting.
Stay locked on to Shoryuken for more on this and other fighting game news.
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Government Shutdown: How it Impacts Your Taxes
As you have probably seen in the news, early Saturday, January 20th, the federal government shutdown, due to Congress being unable to pass a spending bill. The majority of non essential government functions will be halted until Congress is able to pass an appropriations bill to resume funding. The last government shutdown was in 2013 and lasted 17 days.
In terms of taxes, the majority of IRS functions will continue as planned, thanks to the "IRS FY 2018 Lapsed Appropriations Contingency Plan". This 81 page document allows for a total of 35,076 employees to continue working during a shutdown. While this is only 43.5% of the IRS workforce, it is enough to keep the majority of functions operating. In other words, the January 29th tax season opening should continue as planned.
While the majority of IRS functions will continue, some operations will be stalled until the shutdown ends. For example, refunds will not be issued and IRS call desks will be closed.
If the shutdown is anything like the last one and lasts past January 29th, taxpayers will still be able to electronically file returns. However, paper returns will not be processed until after the shutdown.
Even though, the federal government is not functioning like normal, taxes must still be paid and tax season will continue as planned.
If you would like to read the full IRS contingency plan, it is available here:


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Alibaba Q1 revenue rises
Now the latest on some company news.
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba says its revenue rose 45 percent year-on-year in the first three months in 2015.
According to Alibaba , the revenue jumped to 2.81 billion U.S. dollars from 1.93 billion dollars last year.
The Chinese retail business contributed 75 percent of Group's total revenue.
Mobile growth has been a key driver for the company. Alibaba said mobile active monthly users rose 77 percent during the most recent quarter, while revenue from mobile devices made up 40 percent of its total sales.
Net income for the three months ended March 31 fell 49 percent to 463 million dollars, however, for the full year ending March, net income rose 4 percent.
Analysts are still optimistic about Alibaba Group's future stock price,saying that the Group was likely to crank up efforts on curbing producing and selling fakes, but would not affect its long-term growth potential, thanks to widening application of the internet and rapid increase of online shoppers.
Alibaba also on Thursday named Daniel Zhang, currently the group's chief operating officer, as it's new chief executive officer from May 10.


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PHU YEN (VNS) — The body of a 15-year-old student from Vo Van Kiet Secondary School was found yesterday in Da Rang River after a day-long search by local rescue workers in the central province of Phu Yen.
His body was discovered 100m from where he disappeared after he and nine classmates went swimming on Sunday afternoon.
A report from the provincial department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs showed that 76 children aged 5-16 had drowned since 2011 in the province. — VNS


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We are so fortunate to be a part of a community filled with talented craftspeople. We've long been fans of ceramic artist Sarah Wolf and the beautiful pieces she crafts at Wolf Ceramics, so imagine how thrilled we are to help celebrate the launch of her new dinnerware line!
Join us as we feast together at a table set entirely with Sarah's ceramics and Parachute Home linens. We'll prepare a bountiful family-style meal inspired by the changing seasons--think savory braises, bitter greens, roasted fall vegetables and clay-pot simmered surprises. You will be greeted with a warming welcome cocktail by Angel's Envy and treated to lovely wine pairings by Ponzi Vineyards.
What's more, each guest will go home with their very own ceramic bowl from Sarah's new collection. Although included in the ticket price, it holds a retail value of $45. What a wonderful, generous gift!
We hope to see you around this richly set table for what is sure to be a memorable evening celebrating craft and community. Click the button below for more details and tickets.


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Junior's Fashion Week has come up with an exciting new concept for the fashion weeks in the country. AW 2017 season of JFW comes with a new approach of East, West, North and South. Starting with Kolkata in the east, JFW moves on the Mumbai in the west, followed by Gurugram in the north and Bengaluru in the south. Mr. Vin Sharma, Project Head, Junior's Fashion Week was present to brief the media. Jessica Gomes Surana, Show Director, was also present along with Junior Models who walked on the runway to showcase the collections in JFW Kolkata edition.
JFW stands to be an edutainment platform for the young boys and girls who look forward to experience the exhilaration of walking on the runway as a junior model. JFW is an omnibus to the future of fashion world for the young people.
Runway showcase, display window and networking opportunity was provided to established and emerging brands, designers with new launches and new labels. Marketing, business generation and branding solutions were aided by expert consultancy at JFW to the associated brands. A team of experts at JFW designed an entire event tailored to cater to associated brand's vision.
The pre-event workshop was moderated by experts. It was especially designed to groom the junior models to make them runway ready and instill in the confidence and aptitude to be a junior model. The pre-event workshops, grooming and styling of the kids, was taken care by the Jessica Gomes Surana.
Juniors Fashion Week associated with leading kids wear brands for Autumn Winter 2017. The beauty of the event lies in the associated brands and their unique, creative and trendy collections showcased by junior models with sheer style and elegance.
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Little By Little, The Bird Makes Its Nest. -French Proverb Salt Lake City's Home Prices Keep Climbing Salt Lake home prices have increased nearly 47 percent over the past five years, and more than 371 percent since 1991, according to a recent report by the Federal Housing Finance Agency. Nationwide, home prices have increased 32.81
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Jenny qualified for numerous Best of HomeLight 2018 awards. HomeLight ran the numbers on real estate agents across the country and we were in the top 1% of agents in your area. Specifically, we won the following awards: Top 1% Buyer's Agent Top 1% Seller's Agent Top 1% Sells For More Top 1% Negotiator Top
We hate to toot our own horn….but TOOT TOOT! Jenny Pace has been recognized for Outstanding Sales Performance in Real Estate in the Salt Lake City Region in 2018! She even gets a pretty, shiny plaque to prove it!
Our very own Jenny Pace was recognized for her superior service! Jenny was included in this the Best of 2018 Realtor Service Award Winners, a great accomplishment for only the best Utah realtors!
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Utah is No. 4 in the nation in highest house-price appreciation, according to a new federal report. Utah home prices increased 11.31 percent in the second quarter year-over-year. Over the past five years, Utah home prices have increased 46 percent. Nevada had the highest appreciation. North Dakota ranked last. Salt Lake City Still "Slightly Hot"


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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Being afraid and concerned about the impact of migration is not a sin, Pope Francis said, but it is a sin to let those fears lead to a refusal to help people in need.
"The sin is to allow these fears to determine our responses, to limit our choices, to compromise respect and generosity, to feed hostility and rejection," the pope said Jan. 14, celebrating Mass for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees.
(See a related video.)
While fear is a natural human reaction, he said, "the sin is to refuse to encounter the other, the different, the neighbor, when this is in fact a privileged opportunity to encounter the Lord."
Thousands of migrants and refugees now living in Rome, but coming from more than 60 countries, joined Pope Francis and an international group of cardinals, bishops and priests for the Mass in St. Peter's Basilica.
Sixty of the migrants and refugees carried their homeland's national flags into the basilica before the Mass and hundreds wore the national dress of their countries, including many of the people who read the prayers of the faithful and brought up the gifts at the offertory during the multilingual Mass.
While care for migrants and refugees has been a priority for Pope Francis, the World Day for Migrants and Refugees has been an annual celebration of the Catholic Church for more than 100 years. St. Pius X began the observance in 1914.
After reciting the Angelus in St. Peter's Square after the Mass, Pope Francis announced that "for pastoral reasons" the date of the annual celebration was being moved to the second Sunday of September. The next World Day of Migrants and Refugees, he said, would be marked Sept. 8, 2019.
According to the United Nations, an estimated 258 million people are living outside the country of their birth. The number includes 26 million refugees and asylum seekers, who were forced to flee their homelands because of war or persecution.
In his homily at the Mass, Pope Francis reflected on Jesus' response to the disciples who asked him where he lived. "Come and you will see," Jesus tells them, inviting them into a relationship where they would welcome and get to know each other.
"His invitation 'Come and see!' is addressed today to all of us, to local communities and to new arrivals," the pope said. "It is an invitation to overcome our fears so as to encounter the other, to welcome, to know and to acknowledge him or her."
For the migrants and refugees, he said, that includes learning about and respecting the laws and customs of their host countries. "It even includes understanding their fears and apprehensions for the future," he added.
For people in the host countries, he said, it means welcoming newcomers, opening oneself "without prejudices to their rich diversity," understanding their hopes, fears and vulnerabilities and recognizing their potential.
'In the true encounter with the neighbor, are we capable of recognizing Jesus Christ who is asking to be welcomed, protected, promoted and integrated?" Pope Francis asked.
"It is not easy to enter into another culture, to put oneself in the shoes of people so different from us, to understand their thoughts and their experiences," the pope said. That is one reason why "we often refuse to encounter the other and raise barriers to defend ourselves."
People in host countries may be afraid that newcomers "will disturb the established order (or) will 'steal' something they have long labored to build up," he said. And the newcomers have their own fears "of confrontation, judgment, discrimination, failure."
Both set of fears, the pope said, "are legitimate, based on doubts that are fully comprehensible from a human point of view."
Sin, he said, enters the equation only when people refuse to try to understand, to welcome and to see Jesus present in the other, especially "the poor, the rejected, the refugee, the asylum seeker."
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Italian constitutional referendum: next win for 'populism'?
November 30, 2016 — Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal — "The mother of all wars": that's how, in the September issue of the left magazine Critica Marxista, constitutional law professor Claudio De Fiores described the campaign around Italy's referendum on amending the country's 1948 constitution.
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TONY AWARD WINNER/EMMY NOMINEE RUBEN SANTIAGO-HUDSON, ALANA ARENAS, GILLIAN WILLIAMS, ELVIS NOLASCO AND RANDY GONZALEZ JOIN OWN'S NEW LYRICAL DRAMA 'DAVID MAKES MAN' FROM ACADEMY AWARD WINNER TARELL ALVIN McCRANEY ('MOONLIGHT')
Directors of the Series' Premiere Season Include Michael Francis Williams, Kiel Adrian Scott, Daina Reid and Cheryl Dunye
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LOS ANGELES – OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today the addition of five new cast members to the ensemble of its upcoming lyrical drama "David Makes Man," the television debut from Academy Award winner Tarell Alvin McCraney ("Moonlight"). Additionally, four directors have been tapped to helm episodes of the premiere season of the series which is produced by Warner Horizon Scripted Television.
Alana Arenas will join the cast in a series regular role, while Gillian Williams, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Elvis Nolasco and Randy Gonzalez will appear as recurring guest stars. The roster of talented directors joining the one-hour drama include Michael Francis Williams, Kiel Adrian Scott, Daina Reid and Cheryl Dunye.
McCraney serves as executive producer of the series alongside Dee Harris-Lawrence ("Shots Fired," "Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G.,") who serves as showrunner. Mike Kelley and Melissa Loy ("Revenge,") under their Page Fright production banner, Michael B. Jordan ("Creed") via his Outlier Society Productions and Oprah Winfrey are also executive producers.
"David Makes Man" centers on a 14-year-old prodigy from the projects who is haunted by the death of his closest friend and relied on by his hardworking mother to find a way out of poverty. He must choose between the streets that raised him or the higher education that may offer him a way out. Set in South Florida, the series, inspired by events in McCraney's own life, explores the inherent trauma sustained in the fight for survival.
The series is produced by Page Fright and Outlier Society Productions in association with Warner Horizon Scripted Television. It is currently in production in Orlando, Florida and set for a 2019 premiere on OWN.
Information about the cast:
- Alana Arenas ("L.A. Confidential," "Chicago P.D.") will play the series regular role of Gloria, David's young, hardworking, single mother who wants better for her children. A now-sober, former drug user, she worries that social services might take her sons away. Arenas previously appeared in the Steppenwolf Theatre production of McCraney's "Head of Passes."
- Gillian Williams ("The Girlfriend Experience") will recur as Jessica Kelly, David's former music teacher who is the mother of his best friend, Seren.
- Tony Award winner and Emmy/Golden Globe Awards nominee Ruben Santiago-Hudson ("The Quad," "Billions") will play the recurring role of Dr. Bree, a clinical psychiatrist who challenges David to examine the trauma of his past and his hopes for the future.
- Elvis Nolasco ("American Crime") is set to recur as Tio-Teo, the uncle to David's strained acquaintance, Raynan. He aims to expand his illegal prescription med operation . . . no matter what the cost.
- Randy Gonzalez ("Bloodline") recurs as Mr. Lopez, a teacher of remedial math who believes in David more than David believes in himself.
The new cast members join the previously announced Akili McDowell (David), Phylicia Rashad (Dr. Woods-Trap), Nathaniel Logan McIntyre (Seren), Isaiah Johnson (Sky), Ade Chike Torbert (Raynan), Jordan Bolger (Shinobi), Cayden K. Williams (Jonathan Greg) and Travis Coles (Ms. Elijah).
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- "David Makes Man" marks the television directing debut of British filmmaker Michael Francis Williams, who is known for his compelling short films. He recently wrote and directed "Black Star: Mila" and "Stay Woke," and he previously helmed commercials for top brands including Nike, Adidas, McDonald's and Sony.
- Spike Lee protégé, Kiel Adrian Scott's films have screened internationally, winning several major film festivals, including the American Black Film Festival's HBO Short Film Competition. His film "Samaria" was recognized for outstanding directorial achievement at the DGA Student Film Awards and was a finalist in the Student Academy Awards. He participated in Ryan Murphy's HALF Foundation directing mentorship program, where he shadowed Angela Bassett. Most recently Kiel directed the two-part miniseries "The Bobby Brown Story" for BET.
- Daina Reid's recent directing credits include "The Handmaid's Tale," "Hunters," "The Spanish Princess" and "Sunshine," which won the 2017 Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Award for best telefeature or miniseries, in addition to Reid receiving the Australian Directors' Guild Award for best direction. In 2016, she directed and co-produced the miniseries adaptation of "The Secret River," which premiered at the Sydney Film Festival and won The Silver Logie for most outstanding drama series.
- Cheryl Dunye is considered the most influential African American filmmaker to emerge from New Queer Cinema wave of the mid-1990s. Her groundbreaking first film, "The Watermelon Woman," won the Teddy Award for Best Feature at Berlinale in 1996. Her 2002 follow-up, HBO's "Stranger Inside," was nominated for four Independent Spirit Awards including Best Director. Since 2017, she has directed episodes of "Queen Sugar" and "Love Is___" for OWN and Warner Horizon, "Claws" for TNT, and "The Fosters" for Freeform. She is now set to write & direct "The Wonder Of All Things" for Lionsgate.
About OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network is the first and only network named for, and inspired by, a single iconic leader. Oprah Winfrey's heart and creative instincts inform the brand and the magnetism of the channel. OWN is a leading destination for premium scripted and unscripted programming from today's most innovative storytellers. OWN's original scripted series include popular dramas "Queen Sugar," "Greenleaf," "Love Is___," "The Have and Have Nots, "If Loving You is Wrong," hit sitcom "The Paynes," and upcoming drama series "David Makes Man" from Academy Award winner Tarell Alvin McCraney and "Ambitions" from box office hit-maker Will Packer. OWN's Saturday night unscripted programming lineup includes "Iyanla: Fix My Life," "Book of John Gray," "Black Love," "Mind Your Business with Mahisha" and the recently announced dating series "Ready to Love." OWN connects with its audience wherever they are, inspiring conversation among a global community of like-minded viewers on social media and beyond. Launched on January 1, 2011, OWN is a joint venture between Harpo, Inc. and Discovery, Inc. The venture also includes the award-winning digital platform Oprah.com. Access OWN anytime, anywhere on WatchOWN.tv or across mobile devices and connected TVs. For more information, please visit www.oprah.com/own and https://press.discovery.com/us/own/.
About Warner Horizon Scripted Television
A division of the Warner Bros. Television Group, Warner Horizon Scripted Television was founded in 2006 and is one of the entertainment industry's leading producers of dramatic and comedic programming for the cable and subscription/on-demand marketplace. Series produced by Warner Horizon Scripted Television include Animal Kingdom and Claws for TNT; American Woman for Paramount Network; David Makes Man, Love Is___ and Queen Sugar for OWN; Fuller House for Netflix; Krypton for SYFY; Pennyworth for EPIX; Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists for Freeform; and You for Lifetime.
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"Perfection is not just about control. It is about letting go. Surprise yourself so you can surprise the audience. It is about transcendence."
Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan is a dark and lyrical exploration that delves into the psyche of its heroine: Nina Sayers (Natalie Portman). He creates a world that is a twisted Wonderland for his Alice. It is a reflection of her own fears and desires and what is real or hallucination is never clear.
This is a film about a journey. The journey from childhood to adulthood. The transformation from art object to art maker. The shift from passive observer to active participant in the script of one's own life. Nina must decide if she wants her mother to be the author of her life or if she is ready to take responsibility for her own choices and her own pleasure and fulfillment—as a woman, as well as an artist.
Nina is a good girl. She is diligent, she is obedient, quiet and disciplined. She lives and breathes ballet. When she finds out that she has the part of the Swan Queen in Swan Lake, she is over the moon. There is only one problem: It is the tradition for this ballet to cast the lead as the Black Swan as well as the White Swan.
Nina has all the characteristics of Odette (the White Swan). As her director, Thomas, says, she is beautiful, fearful, and fragile. But he needs her to be fearless. "Perfection is not just about control. It is about letting go. Surprise yourself so you can surprise the audience. It is about transcendence," he tells her this before he pounces on her like a hungry wolf and she does surprise him. She bites back.
Method becomes madness as the role becomes more and more real for her. The line where Nina ends and Odile (the Black Swan) begins, as Nina rehearses day in and day out, becomes blurry.
Lily (Mila Kunis), her understudy, plays the dark double to Nina's pale heroine. Lily brings out Nina's wild side. The process of becoming the Black Swan is integral to Nina's development, not only as a dancer but as a woman. It is her rite of passage.
If Little Red Riding Hood was about a girl becoming a werewolf, Black Swan would be the modern retelling. In fact, the first oral mutations of the tale were stories about werewolves and about little girls who learned to set boundaries and protect themselves without the aid of men. The story of The Grandmother which is one of the earliest recorded oral versions of the tale that came to be Little Red Riding Hood was in fact, a symbolic allegory of a young woman's rite of passage into adulthood heralded by menstruation.
When Charles Perrault first adapted this story, he declawed Little Red Riding Hood. He also crowned her with her symbolic red hood signifying both lust and blood. In his version, she is no longer a clever girl who can outwit a lecherous and predatory wolf. She is foolish and naive. She is careless and she pays for her carelessness with her life and that is the end of her story in HIS story.
For Nina, it is the opposite. Her director is demanding that she grows the balls to face the wolf (himself) and that she dominates the wolf, because that is the only way to become a woman and by proxy, become the Black Swan.
Nina Sayers is experiencing the difficult process of individuation, which she must do under the watchful eye of her coddling, jealous, and controlling mother. Their relationship reaches a breaking point after Nina starts to assert herself and stand up to her mother following a night of drugs, dancing, and casual sex. As soon as Nina begins to set boundaries with her mother, her mother panics and thinks she has lost her little girl. Her mother screams, "What happened to my sweet girl?" and Nina yells back, "She's gone."
Each woman in Nina's life is a reflection through the glass darkly of what she might become if she lets her darkness and her fears deform her. Her mother lives vicariously through her and resents her for halting her own career with her birth. Beth Macintyre (Winona Ryder), the ex- superstar of the ballet troupe and ex-lover of the director, has become a bitter and drunken train wreck after receiving the news that she must step down and make way for younger dancers like Nina. Beth is an empty shell of a woman after years of being the star of the ballet and the lover of the director, Thomas.
"I'm not perfect. I'm nothing," Screams Beth as she stabs herself in the face with a nail file when Nina visits her in the hospital, where she is recovering from an unsuccessful suicide attempt.
Everywhere that Nina looks she sees herself: in the darkened glass of the subway, walking past herself in an alleyway and even making love to her own self. When Nina looks in the mirror she struggles to see herself through her own eyes. Ironically, it is not until she steps onto the stage, in front of an audience, that she is able to become completely un-self-conscious for the first time.
This is her shining moment. She shuts everyone out and she turns inward. She becomes a woman before everyone's eyes. She is giving birth to herself. The process is frightening and beautiful, evocative, and poetic. It is the stuff of fairy tales and horror stories. It is the ordinary made extraordinary through art.
Becoming a woman is not simply a biological process, it is also a conscious choice. A real woman knows what she wants and she is not afraid to demand it because she knows she deserves mental, emotional, and spiritual fulfillment as well as physical. The process can be painful, frightening, and confusing, but if you make it out of the woods with your sanity, you're well on your way to becoming the Swan Queen.
Leza Cantoral is the author of Planet Mermaid and editor of Walk Hand in Hand Into Extinction: Stories Inspired by True Detective. She writes a feminist column about noir film for Luna Luna Magazine called Shades of Noir and writes about pop culture for Clash Media. Her upcoming collection of short stories, Cartoons in the Suicide Forest, will be coming out later this year through Bizarro Pulp Press. You can find her short stories at lezacantoralblog.wordpress.com and tweet her at @lezacantoral.


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The youth space design was developed with the youth themselves, who we mentored and tutored, to understand how to create good design.
The bold twisted form expresses the dynamic uses within the building. The Parkour Studio, located on the top floor, overlooks the centre of Luton allowing the fluid movement of free-running to be connected with the vibrant town centre. Set within a conservation area the building dramatically rises above its context. The form of the twisted two boxes emphasises the entrance and reflects the functions within.
The design was developed with the youth themselves who we mentored and tutored to understand the architectural drivers that form good design. This open and fluid design process was recognised by Design Council CABE as an exemplar experience in stakeholder engagement.
The Centre is built with exposed finishes, and a minimal palette of materials. Exposed concrete allows the mass of the building to provide its own night time cooling.
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Client: Wates Construction
Area: 1100m²
Budget: £4.7M
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When I moved into my house, I noticed that there were a few trees that were significantly overgrown. I knew that I had to do something to make things right, so I started looking for tree trimmers in the area with the kind of experience I needed. I worked with them to figure out what needed to be done, and after they offered a fair quote, I had them begin work. The difference they were able to make was amazing, and I was really impressed with their contribution. This blog is here to help people to make their trees like new with the help of a professional arborist.
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I wanted to talk today about how we can use measurement via business metrics to get the results we are looking for. Measurement, tracking, numbers – even music and poetry, have a type of mathematical beauty. Bertrand Russell expressed his sense of mathematical beauty in these words:
"Mathematics, rightly viewed, possesses not only truth, but supreme beauty — a beauty cold and austere, like that of sculpture, without appeal to any part of our weaker nature, without the gorgeous trappings of painting or music, yet sublimely pure, and capable of a stern perfection such as only the greatest art can show. The true spirit of delight, the exaltation, the sense of being more than Man, which is the touchstone of the highest excellence, is to be found in mathematics as surely as poetry."
And we want to use measurement to our advantage because mostly what get's measured get's done.
Now, I know this can be a hurdler for creatives – I know, I resisted it for a long time. Sometimes it's just easier to keep things vague, fuzzy and in the land of potentiality – and that's fine – but if it impedes the results you are looking for then it might be time to introduce some type of measurement.
Now, of course, this is nothing new. If you recently watched the Olympics you saw some of the mostly finely-tuned athletes in the world – where hundredths of a second count. These are some of the most "measured" athletes ever. From their caloric intake to their repetitions and training schedules – they are measured in supreme detail. Why, because they know it produces results.
So how can we bring measurement into our art business to achieve specific results? First, we need to decide on a specific and precise result. Maybe making an extra $10,000 from our art this month or creating an extra 10 paintings this month.
Now that we have this precise goal we can easily introduce measurement to get these precise results we are looking for. If we want to make an extra 10K next month and we only made 2K last month we need to look at how we produced the 2K.
If we had 4 sales-related conversations that produced 1 sale of 2K, then it's pretty easy to figure out that we need to up our conversations to 20 per month to achieve our goal of 10K per month. That's less than 1 sales-related conversation per day! do-able, right?!
Also, when you measure you can adjust. It's very easy to look and adjust your activity based on your results. What if you didn't come close to your target? Well, you may have to find another process that gets better results. No big deal, just keep testing (and moving) until the formula works – then it's just a matter of replicating and scaling the system.
I have found, over the years, introducing business performance metrics can really take the pressure off because you defined *specifically* your result and all you have to do is follow the recipe to produce the result. So it actually makes life easier.
Part of the reason measurement is so successful is that it introduces the game element. The process becomes fun and engaging. You have 5 days left to produce 2 more sales – can you do it? Can you score with only 2 minutes left in the game? (Maybe ask Peyton Manning about that one!)
I remember one of the first things that helped me with introducing measurement was to get Quicken (the financial software by Intuit). It was many years ago but once I implemented it it was a snap to see exactly where I was financially. No more vague ideas of how much I had (or didn't have) it was right there in clear numbers.
This really helped me asses where I needed improvement and what ay needed to concentrate on to increase my monthly finances (which was my goal). It wasn't easy to do initially because I knew I had room for a LOT of improvement but that one change, paradoxically, gave me a a lot of power (and a lot of control) over my finances.
And you can using any measurement tracking device that makes sense to you and is easy to use. (I liked Quicken initially because it resembled a checkbook and was super easy to use) But use other software or flipcharts (even the tall stand up ones) or notebooks or journals or whatever works best for you. (and sometimes you just have to try a few different ones – especially when just beginning)
So take a look. How can you introduce measurement into your business? (or even your life – i.e.; losing weight) What *precise* result am I looking for? What time frame do I want to achieve this result in? Then look for a measurement system that might work for your project.
I would love to hear of your results so send me a note or please comment on this post.


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In several rulings issued since September of 2015, Administrative Court of the Republic of Serbia has determined unlawful practice of Serbian Tax Authority in regard to determination and collection of "Solidarity Tax" pursuant to the Law on Deduction of Net Earnings of Persons in Public Sector ("Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia No. 108/2013) (hereinafter: the Law on "Solidarity Tax").
The "Solidarity Tax" comprised a deduction from net earnings and other forms of compensation of public sector employees in the Republic of Serbia. It was determined on the basis of, and collected from earnings of public sector employees that had been earned and disbursed starting from 1 January 2014, until 1 November 2014.
The Law on "Solidarity Tax" has been the subject of numerous controversies among experts; therefore in 2014 an initiative for its constitutional review was submitted to the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Serbia. The Law ceased to be applicable on 1 November 2014, except in respect of income earned until 1 November 2014 that has not been paid out after that date.
Calculation and collection of "Solidarity Tax" is regulated by Article 4 of the Law on "Solidarity Tax", which envisages:
- In Paragraph 1, the duty of the payer of the earnings to calculate, withhold and execute payment of "Solidarity Tax" for each employee in public sector on the day when net earnings are paid to such an employee;
- In Paragraph 2, the duty of the Tax Authority to control, at the end of calendar quarter and at the latest by the 15th day of the first month of the subsequent calendar quarter, whether net earnings of employees in public sector for the previous calendar quarter have been reduced in accordance with the Law;
- In paragraphs 3 and 4, the duty of the Tax Authority to properly determine the amount of "Solidarity Tax" for the preceding calendar quarter if net earnings of a public sector employee have not been reduced in accordance with the Law, and its obligation to order the natural person by virtue of a decision to pay the missing balance within 30 days from the day of receipt of such decision;
- In Paragraph 5, a term of 30 days, starting from the end of the calendar quarter, is imposed upon the Tax Authority for enacting the decision ordering payment of the missing balance of "Solidarity Tax" determined in accordance with para. 4 of the same Article in respect of the income realized in the course of the pertinent calendar quarter.
Even though the Law on "Solidarity Tax" clearly prescribes the time limit for enacting the decision on calculation and collection of "Solidarity Tax", in practice the Tax Authority has not honored the deadline and a great number of decisions on levying of the "Solidarity Tax" for the earnings from the first quarter were not issued until the fourth quarter of 2014, and even before the beginning of 2015. Since these decisions were final, only an administrative dispute before the Administrative Court of the Republic of Serbia could have been initiated against such decisions.
In the rulings that ensued, the Administrative Court has taken the stance that the terms prescribed by Article 4 of the Law on "Solidarity Tax" are preclusive and that the Tax Authority could not have issued the disputed decisions on "Solidarity Tax" after such terms expired. The disputed decisions were therefore annulled on the grounds of breach of administrative procedure rules.
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Justice Vikramajit Sen was appointed Chairperson of Broadcasting Content Complaints Council (BCCC) in July 2017. He took over from BCCC's Justice Mukul Mudgal after his term ended.
Justice Sen, an alumnus of St. Xavier's School (Delhi) and St. Stephen's College (Delhi), earned his degree in Law from Faculty of Law, Delhi University. After a long tenure as a Judge of the Delhi High Court, he was appointed the Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court and elevated as a Judge of the Supreme Court of India in 2012, an office he served till December 2015.
Ms. Arundhati Nag is a multilingual theatre and film personality and has appeared in more than thousand performances in Hindi, English, Kannada, Marathi and Gujarati. She is a part of BCCC as Special Invitee. Ms. Nag's tryst with stage began more than four decades ago with the Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA). She is a winner of Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in Theatre and National Film Award as Best Supporting Actor for her role in the film Paa. She was awarded the Padma Shri in 2010. She is the founder, managing trustee and creative director of Sanket Trust, which was established in 1992 and runs the popular Rang Shankara Theatre in Bengaluru. Films she has acted in include Paa, Dil Se, Ek Alag Mausam, Chaurahen (all Hindi), Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love, The Man Who Knew Infinity (both English), Nodi Swamy Navirodu Hige, Parameshi Prema Prasanga,Accident, Golibar, Shiva Sainya, Jogi, Andhar Bahar, Airavata (all Kannada), Minsaara Kanavu (Tamil), Da Thadiya (Malayalam) and 22 June 1897 (Marathi).
Ms. Sharmila Tagore, recipient of two National Film Awards and two Filmfare Awards, began her career as an actress in Satyajit Ray's 1959 Bengali film Apur Sansar. She was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2013. She has had a long stint as Chairperson of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), making her well versed with regulatory affairs. Ms. Tagore was chosen as UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in 2005. She has also been a Jury Member for International Competition at the Cannes Film Festival. She appeared in Shakti Samanta's Kashmir Ki Kali in 1964. Some films she has acted in include An Evening in Paris,Aradhana, Amar Prem, Safar, Daag, Maalik, Chhoti Bahu, Avishkaar, Mausam, Mississipi Masala, Devar, Anupama, Mere Hamdam Mere Dost, Satyakam, Yakeen, Chupke Chupke, Ek Mahal Ho Sapno Ka, Faraar, Besharam and Mangaldeep.
Dr. Ira Bhaskar is Professor of Cinema Studies at the School of Arts & Aesthetics, JNU. She graduated with honours in English Literature from LSR College, Delhi University. After securing her MA and MPhil from Delhi University, she earned her PhD in Cinema Studies from Tisch School of the Arts, New York University. Some of her other academic accomplishments include: Scholar in Residence, York University (Canada); Visiting Faculty, School of Arts, Columbia University; Visiting Faculty, University of Pavia, Italy; Adjunct Faculty, New York University; Guest Faculty, FTII-Pune; Guest Faculty, Whistling Woods International Film School, Mumbai. Dr. Bhaskar is known for her knowledge of the content domain and the creative field. Till recently, she was a member of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC).
Mr. Uday Kumar Varma, Member
Mr. Uday Kumar Varma was a member of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) before joining BCCC in 2018. Mr. Varma, a former IAS officer, retired as Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, and has extensive administrative experience at the highest levels of administration both in the State (Madhya Pradesh) and Union governments. Being the spearhead of the successful nation- wide digitization programme, the brains behind the social media initiative of MIB, the in-charge of the extremely successful "Bharat Nirman" media campaign and with his nearly half-decade of experience at the senior-most levels of MIB, his knowledge and understanding of mass media, information dissemination, broadcasting, media law, content regulation and all associated matters is unparalleled.
Mr. Varma also has an outstanding academic background, being an alumnus of Harvard University where he studied public administration and finished among the top students. He carries a reputation of having been an efficient, thorough, upright, and visionary officer, and of having an incorruptible and venerable persona.
Mr. Priyank Kanoongo, Chairperson, NCPCR
After serving as a Member of NCPCR, Mr. Kanoongo, who holds a B.Sc. in Microbiology, was appointed the fifth Chairperson of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights in November 2018. Mr Kanoongo comes from Madhya Pradesh where he was looking after education of children who were out of school and their reintegration into the mainstream education system.
As a Member of NCPCR from November 2015 to November 2018, he looked after the Commission's Education Division. In order to achieve the mandate of NCPCR, he is closely monitoring the effective implementation of Right to Education, JJ Act, POCSO Act and Child Labour Act. He is actively involved in undertaking various consultations with stakeholders on regional & national level and undertaken various studies and special investigations in the field of Child Rights.
He joined as a Member of BCCC on December 13, 2018.
Ms. Soso Shaiza, Member, National Commission for Women
Ms. Shaiza, a prominent educationist from Manipur, who has worked extensively on bringing quality education, especially to the tribal women, for the last three and half decades, assumed the office of Member, National Commission for Women on November 19, 2018.
Ms. Shaiza is the Founder and Advisor of Hunphun Shanao Long's (Ukhrul Women Union) Education Project. She is also the founder of the first private-run CBSE-affiliated Little Angels' English School in Ukhrul, which has seen more than 7000 students successfully complete their high school since its inceptions over 30 years ago.
Belonging to the Tangkhul-Naga Tribe, she is credited for her role in the inclusion of the Tangkhul language in the CBSE curriculum; making it the first tribal language recognized as a 'Modern Indian Language' by CBSE. In 2011, she was conferred the 'Best Educationist Award' and a 'Certificate of Education Excellence' for her outstanding achievements by the International Institute of Education Management, New Delhi. She was also conferred the 'Asia-Pacific Gold Star Award' by the Global Achievers' Foundation in Dubai, UAE in 2011.
She joined as a Member of BCCC on December 13, 2019.
Mr. Ashok Nambissan joined as a Broadcast Member of BCCC in July 2017. It is his second stint as a Member of BCCC. Mr. Nambissan is General Counsel with Sony Pictures Private Ltd, a company he joined in August 2007.His wide knowledge of the broadcast industry has proved to be a valuable asset for BCCC.
Before taking up his present assignment at Sony, Mr. Nambissan, an alumnus of Madras Law College, was General Counsel with Philips Electronics India Limited for eight years beginning 1999. His earlier responsibilities were as Senior Legal Manager with ICI India Limited (1986-99) and as Assistant Manager-Legal at Parry & Co. Ltd.(1983-86).
Kshipra Jatana is Group General Counsel for Network18. Kshipra oversees legal operations and regulatory matters for all group businesses and joint ventures, including A+E Networks, TV18, Viacom18, HomeShop18 and Indiacast. Earlier, Kshipra has been Head, Legal for the Group's news networks and General Counsel & Capital18, the group's investment arm where she was responsible for deal structuring, legal and compliance for its portfolio investments. Kshipra brings with her 24 years of work experience in the legal advisory and corporate law space. Prior to joining Network18, she was the General Counsel/Head of M&A at MIH India and has also worked with Star TV and AZB & Partners in the past. She holds a degree in law and sociology from the University of Delhi. She joined as a Member of BCCC on December 13, 2018.
Ms. Tara Murali graduated from Madras University in architecture (B.Arch) and has been a practicing architect for over 40 years.
She is the managing trustee of Citizen consumer and civic Action Group (CAG), a non-profit organization that works on consumer & environmental issues and good governance. She is also an executive committee member of INTACH (Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage) and vice president of The Children's Club, Chennai.
She has earlier been secretary of Indian Institute of Architects -Tamil Nadu Chapter, vice president of the Palani Hills Conservation Council, director of Chennai Heritage, trustee of Jeevan Blood Bank and Stemcell Research Centre and president of Tamilnadu Table Tennis Association.
She has been involved in critiquing the master plans for Chennai and has also worked with the planning agencies on preparation of regulations for Chennai and the hill stations of Tamilnadu. She was a member of the Monitoring Committee appointed by the Madras High Court for the restoration of the Adyar Creek and Estuary.
She joined BCCC as a Special Invitee in July 2013.
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News of the Week: Media
Lightbulb Leadership Solutions works with clients across a number of sectors, which means we always keep a close eye on all of the key industry news that may affect not only their business, but ours too. This time, we're focusing on the fast-moving media sector and all of the latest news and reports we've been discussing and debating in the Lightbulb offices this week.
Initiative launch to promote greater diversity in newsrooms
We're pleased to learn that the London Evening Standard and the Independent have launched an apprenticeship scheme that aims to encourage greater diversity in UK newsrooms. The initiative has received backing from Goldman Sachs, Peabody, the Worshipful Company of Stationers & Newspaper Makers and the Journalism Diversity Fund, who will all act as partners in the project.
Speaking of the initiative, Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said the creation of these editorial apprenticeships would be "increasing diversity and helping to produce the next generation of world-class journalists." We certainly hope more media outlets follow suit to provide opportunities like this and we'll be keeping a close eye and championing any that emerge in the coming months.
Bake Off's triumphant finale leaves Channel 4 with tricky task
This article provides an interesting look at the challenges Channel 4 faces in taking on TV favourite The Great British Bake Off and what really captured our attention was the advertising revenue the show looks set to generate. According to the story, bidding for the headline sponsorship slot could start at as much as £8m per year, putting Bake Off in the same price bracket as ITV's The X Factor, which commands £10m from its TalkTalk contract.
Sources from the industry believe Bake Off would command a premium of around 40% on typical TV ad rates and could charge close to £200,000 for a 30-second ad, and as much as £280,000 for the final, if it was to attract BBC1 levels of 14 million viewers.
However, the potential spanner in the works is that TV and media buying agency executives are predicting the show on Channel 4 is likely to attract a significantly lower audience, with a forecast of about 4 to 5 million. Whatever the audience projections, Channel 4 will no doubt be celebrating signing up such a popular show. At the moment, its highest-rating show is Gogglebox which attracts 4 to 5 million viewers. As much as we'll miss the BBC format, we'll be interested to see how the show performs on Channel 4 and which big brands snap up those valuable advertising slots.
Is the traditional billboard facing terminal decline?
On the topic of advertising, outdoor ad giant Clear Channel has sparked fears for the future of the classic billboards following news it told landlords it would not pay its fourth-quarter rent. The company claimed in a letter that the value of roadside billboards has been "materially reduced" because the rent now "exceeds" the advertising income they can generate. Clear Channel indicated that some traditional, analogue poster sites may have to be decommissioned if they are no longer economic as advertisers shift their money into digital screens.
While digital advertising has been cannibalising classic poster spend within the overall outdoor market, we firmly believe there's still a place for old fashioned billboard posters as bright and eye-catching ways to sell products and services out of the home. We'll quite literally be watching that ad space to see how the industry reacts to this news from Clear Channel.
Here's What Gen Z and Millennials Love and Hate About Instagram and Snapchat
It's difficult to keep up with the latest trends in social media, especially when it comes to finding the most effective platform for advertising. At the moment, there's no debate that Instagram and Snapchat are the current favourites among millennials and Gen Z and the rivalry between the two platforms has certainly heated up. This was particularly exacerbated this summer when the Facebook-owned Instagram added disappearing stories to its platform in a move that clearly mimicked a feature that's been key to Snapchat since day one.
This article looks to answer the ultimate question: Which is the best platform when it comes to advertising? Adweek commissioned a survey that asked Instagram and Snapchat users aged 13-34 how they feel about the apps and their impressions of the ads. If you're looking to explore advertising options on either platform this article is an absolute most-read.
And finally…
John Lewis Christmas advert: When is the 2016 ad released, what will the song be and how can I watch it?
The Telegraph
It's that time of year when a certain British retailer that has gained a reputation for producing the most memorable Christmas adverts in recent years unveils its latest (and most likely tear-jerking) offering. The big question is, will John Lewis manage to repeat its successes of previous years with another blockbuster, or will another retailer take the crown? If you're feeling festive and can't wait for the John Lewis advert, take a look at this article for everything you need to know about one of the most celebrated Christmas TV events of the year.
Stay tuned to our blog and social media channels for our regular news updates covering a wide range of industries. If you have any questions or want to find out more about us, please don't hesitate to get in touch with a member of the Lightbulb Leadership Solutions team today.


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Tough As Nails
Selected Poems by Lisa DeSiro
Tough as Nails
She trimmed mine with those tiny slim curved silver scissors
until I got old enough to manage the clippers myself
She filed hers with one of those emery boards kept in
her purse or a drawer or the pen & pencil cup by the phone
Mine needed to be kept short for playing piano
(my first teacher's first lesson: no clicks on the keys)
Hers would break while gardening or cleaning
(she cursed each time it happened: same finger again)
Neither of us bit
ours nor hit our
thumbs while
I never put polish on mine, unlike my peers,
preferring them plain
She usually painted hers, red and pink hues,
like the roses she grew
I used mine to scratch at acne scabs
and she'd scold Don't pick!
She used hers to scratch her balding scalp
and I'd wonder Does it hurt?
Annual Mammogram
I stand facing the tall machine. The woman positions me.
I raise one arm, grip the handle bar, tilt my neck.
She moves the plate of glass to where my bra strap would be,
then she scoops and arranges my flesh against the cool, sleek
slab. Next, she lowers an identical pane into place.
She asks me how I'm doing; says Don't worry, we'll be quick.
I follow her instructions: take a breath, hold it. Pressed
between the two thick panels, sandwiched
like a pink patty, squeezed flat, my poor breast
suffers just a few seconds. I try not to squirm or twitch
while the woman steps away, pushes buttons. Noise
of mechanical scanning, followed by a beep. The pinched
trapped sensation dissipates when the glass plates release
automatically, mercifully. The feeling of relief
is like when I removed those too-tight high heels (Please
let this be over!) worn at my high-school friend's not-brief
wedding ceremony and reception. Her father joked
that my satin strapless bridesmaid dress would fall off
since Nothing's there to hold it up — teasing words spoken
somewhat less in malice than taunts from classmates:
a boy in sixth grade (big for his age, the token
bully) who called me "Great Plains"; or the popular girl I hated
in seventh grade because she said I had "chocolate chips"
(she "developed" early). My mother soothed: Just wait,
you'll grow. But my hopes amounted to little. I'm gripped
on my other side now, as the whole procedure repeats.
Then it's over, a matter of minutes. The nice woman chirps
You're all set! Have a good day! I can tell she means to be sweet.
Results arrive by mail: no evidence of cancer. I thank
my lucky stars, genetics, God — whatever grace decides I get
another year of one less worry, one less thing to fear. I think
about my mother's lopsided chest, after her mastectomy.
The healed skin above her heart like a page erased, made blank.
Nerve-wracking, the racket of these three
blue jays perched in the tree near my kitchen window.
They squawk and screech, squawk and screech,
each at a different pitch. I know no reason
for such raucousness. November isn't
the season to court or nest. Persistent trio
yawping a dissonant triad, ugly. But lifting off
they sway the slender tree, dazzle bright
blue-white across the autumn drab. One by one,
we took the plastic sack like it was bird seed,
spilled its contents on the ground. Piles of dust. Bits of bone.
Her body. Not her body. Proud that my "first word"
was a sentence — a question, spoken looking out
the kitchen window when I saw some feather-flash
at the feeder — she transcribed in my baby book:
What that is?
Lisa DeSiro
Lisa DeSiro is the author of Labor (Nixes Mate Books, forthcoming) and Grief Dreams (White Knuckle Press, 2017). Her poems have appeared in two anthologies and many journals, and have been set to music by several composers. Lisa works for a non-profit organization and is an assistant editor for Indolent Books. Read more at thepoetpianist.com.


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On March 14, 2018, Chanel filed suit against What Goes Around Comes Around (WGACA), a group of related companies that sell pre-used "vintage" luxury-brand bags and other accessories on its website and in five bricks and mortar stores located in expensive shopping districts around the country.
What is unusual about the suit is that Chanel is not claiming that WGACA's items are not authentic. Rather, Chanel is asserting that WGACA uses the CHANEL brand, promotional materials, and promotional photos in a way that misleads consumers to believe that there is an association between it and WGACA, when in fact Chanel refused to enter into such an association.
Similar cases have been brought before. What makes this case notable is that many of the activities which Chanel complains of involve social media and other 21st century means of promotion. The case could be a landmark in drawing the line between permissible and impermissible uses of a brand by third parties.
Legal Principles
As we have written before, trademark law differs from patent and copyright law in one basic way: its purpose is not to protect creativity, but to protect the right of a merchant or company to identify goods as its own, and to protect consumers from confusion and deception that one company's goods are another's. Not all uses by a third party of a brand owner's trademark are forbidden – only those that create a likelihood of confusion among consumers. Very simple – no confusion, no infringement.
What kind of confusion? Courts have recognized several kinds. The most basic is confusion as to who manufactures a product – a "Brand X" product is recognized as made by the company that owns the "Brand X" mark.
But another form of confusion is confusion as to association or sponsorship. A store or other retail outlet cannot use another's trademark in a way that confuses or misleads consumers into believing the store is an authorized dealer, for example, or that its services (for example repair services on the product) are authorized by the brand owner.
On the other hand, if the product truly emanates from the brand owner, then anyone is free to sell it, and is free to advertise the fact that it is selling Brand X product.
To summarize, the key legal principles that apply are:
- Anyone may sell genuine goods that bear a trademark. There is no requirement in U.S. law that the seller be authorized by the brand owner – even if the sales are not "authorized" they are perfectly legal.
- The seller may truthfully advertise that it sells authentic product of that brand, and use the brand's trademarks to inform the public of such. If a store truly sells, say, genuine Gucci, Fendi, and Prada items, it may say so in advertising.
- On the other hand, the seller may not use the marks (or other symbols) to falsely imply it is an authorized dealer of the brand.
- Nor may the seller falsely imply that its services related to the product are authorized. Thus a seller may say, for example, "we provide our own warranty on the product," but not "covered by the manufacturer's warranty" if that is not so.
As always, in trademark law consumer perception is paramount: what do consumers think when they see the seller using the mark? In the Chanel case against WGACA, if consumers merely think that WGACA sells Chanel product, Chanel will lose. If they think WGACA is an authorized Chanel dealer or its services are authorized, Chanel will prevail.
Chanel's Specific Complaints
Chanel's allegations focus mainly on three areas that WGACA engages in: its website, its social media postings, and its authenticity letters:
Chanel's complaints about the WGACA website include:
- The website offers "scores" of secondhand CHANEL products, making Chanel one of the most featured brands offered. "The mere volume of CHANEL-branded products offered for sale on the WGACA Website suggests to consumers that WGACA has a relationship with Chanel that enabled WGACA to accumulate such a significant inventory."
- Although the website offers other brands (Bottega Venata, Celine, Christian Dior, Fendi, Gucci, Hermes, and Louis Vuitton) the "greatest number" of products are Chanel.
- The WGACA website promotes itself as "The Finest Luxury Vintage" and "the leading purveyor of authentic luxury vintage since 1993," and has stated that "WGACA has internationally acclaimed collections of luxury houses such as Chanel. . . ."
- Visitors to the site are never advised that WGACA is not affiliated with Chanel.
- The WGACA home page features a sale of CHANEL-branded handbags, accessories, apparel, and jewelry displaying Chanel's famous CC Monogram trademark and Chanel's iconic handbags.
- Chanel is listed first in the non-alphabetical list of brands, under the heading "Shop by Brand."
- The WGACA website makes "repeated and unnecessary use of Chanel's famous trademarks, by including in the visual look and feel of the website CHANEL-branded designs that are not offered for sale by WGACA and by posting images and content exclusively associated with Chanel.
Some of these complaints strike us as weak sauce – if Chanel is WGACA's largest selling item, it is entitled to show that on its website. But "excessive use" of Chanel's trademarks and imagery – including of Chanel products WGACA in fact does not offer – might well suggest an association with Chanel.
Social Media Posts
Chanel also complains about WGACA's social media postings (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Tumblr):
- Use of phrases such as "WGACAChanel handbags in-store & online!," "In honor of Coco Chanel's 134th bday enjoy 20% off Chanel bags….#WGACACHANEL" and "Our rare #Chanel No. 5 perfume bottle bag now available."
- Some of WGACA's Instagram pages include photographs of models and influencers wearing or carrying CHANEL handbags that clearly display Chanel's famous CC Monogram and photographs of Chanel's iconic handbags.
- WGACA refers to secondhand Chanel products as "our #WGACACHANEL" or with the designation "#WGACACHANEL".
- One Instagram post featured the advertising copy: "This Chanel won't wear itself. Shop our exclusive collection @ruelala. #WGACACHANEL #repost."
- On Coco Chanel's birthday, the "#WGACACHANEL" hashtag on Instagram featured an entry: "'Simplicity is the keynote of all elegance.' Celebrating @Chanelofficial & the woman who created my favorite quotes (and bags) on her birthday this week with @whatgoesaround nyc – they're offering 20% - 30% off all Chanel until tomorrow! So major I had to share ♥ #WGACACHANEL #chanel."
- Some of WGACA's Instagram pages feature photographs from previous Chanel advertising campaigns, including those featuring famous models hired by Chanel.
The complaint adds several other examples of use of Chanel trademarks, photos of Chanel products with and without models, and various banners and hashtags incorporating the term Chanel.
WGACA clearly has made a major push to drum up excitement about its Chanel offerings using social media tools. But that is legitimate – as we discussed, it is entitled to advertise that it offers (genuine) Chanel products. The question is whether consumers reviewing these social media posts take away a further message: that WGACA is associated or sponsored by Chanel.
In the traditional bricks and mortar world, prominent display of a brand logo in a store is often thought to imply some kind of sponsorship or authorized dealer status. How that carries over to the world of social media seems to be a new issue in trademark law. The Chanel case thus seems to be treading new ground.
Letters of Authenticity
WGACA provides all customers with a letter of authenticity guaranteeing that the particular product is authentic. Chanel complains that (1) the letter fails to advise that the authenticators are not trained by nor affiliated with Chanel in any way, nor that Chanel itself has not authenticated the item; and (2) on two occasions, WGACA has sold a counterfeit item (WGACA denies this); and (3) the letter was used to authenticate a Chanel tissue box, but Chanel does not sell these items separately.
This again strikes us as weak sauce. The "letter of authenticity" (a copy is attached to Chanel's complaint) features WGACA's mark twice very prominently. Otherwise, it merely states: "[t]his letter confirms that item Q6HCHK00KB000 Chanel Black Long Tissue Box is an authentic Chanel decoration." It looks like this:
This "letter of authenticity" strikes us as rather contrived – it does not state what the basis is of the "confirmation" nor even what exactly that means. Is this a money back guarantee? The certification of an expert?
Still, whatever it means exactly (if anything), it is difficult to imagine that a consumer would believe this is a guarantee or certification by Chanel, rather than by WGACA. Again, WGACA is entitled to offer its own guarantee (or warranty) on its items, and it is hard to see what it could do differently to provide the same guarantee or certification without supposedly implying a connection to Chanel.
The Chanel case presents a traditional problem area in trademark law: how far can an unauthorized dealer in authentic branded goods go in using the brand's trademarks to promote the branded products. While the basic legal principles have long been set, it remains to be decided how those are applied in the digital world. The Chanel case may well provide some guidelines for online merchants and brand owners on this topic.
A previous version of this post appeared in Luxury Daily April 18, 2018


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Charlotte Skort Komodo
The Charlotte is a pull-on skirt with a non-roll elastic waistband and straight hem. The asymmetric handkerchief front detail adds a little sass and a lot of character to this skirt. The pocket in the back is discreetly hidden in the waistband seam (high enough so you won't sit on your tees in the golf cart). All Tzu Tzu skorts come with built in shorts to keep you covered and comfortable.
Tzu Tzu Stylists suggest pairing your Komodo pieces with Blue Lagoon, Kiwi, Grass, Black or White.
Machine wash in cold water with like colors. Line dry. Do not bleach.
Use cool iron or steamer if necessary.


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Issue: 2016 October 14
October 14, 2016
One of the Best Places to Live in America
This e-newsletter is brought to you by the Hillsborough
Township Committee
Frank DelCore
Deputy Mayor
Carl Suraci
Greg Burchette
Gloria McCauley
Doug Tomson
Municipal Offices & Library Closed to the Public Friday October 21st 9am
until Noon
Traffic Advisory
Wertsville Road between Longhill Road and Montgomery Road will be closed for approximately 2 months. Detour signs will be posted along with variable message boards assisting motorists with the detour. Residents will be able to access Wertsville Road from the Montgomery Road side. Please allow extra travel time through the area.
Township Recognizes October as Down Syndrome Awareness Month
HRC Fitness Charity 5k Raises Funds For Gigi's Playhouse
Pictured: Committeeman Doug Tomson, Mayor Frank DelCore and Committeewoman Gloria McCauley GiGi's Playhouse representatives.
At the October 4th Township Committee Meeting, the Mayor and Township Committee presented a proclamation recognizing National Down Syndrome Awareness Month and commending GiGi's Playhouse for the work they have done in our community to support families affected by Down Syndrome. Approximately one in every 792 children are born with Down Syndrome, representing an estimated 6,000 births per year in the United States.
GiGi's Playhouse is a National Down Syndrome Achievement Center serving children and adults of all ages, providing educational and therapeutic programs, at no charge, in a format that individuals with Down Syndrome learn best. Their mission is to change the way the world sees Down Syndrome through national campaigns, educational programs, and by empowering individuals with Down Syndrome, their families and the community. Gigi's Playhouse in Hillsborough has successfully supported over 200 families in Central New Jersey since opening on January 2015, offering more than 25 therapeutic and educational programs that advance literacy, math skills, motor skills and more; all of which are free of charge.
Pictured: Mayor Frank DelCore, Erin Morris, Gregg Wilke, Maryann Comiskey, Dan Salerno, Committeeman Greg Burchette, Olivia Pinciotti, Michelle Cunningham and Lisa Medawar
In keeping with their commitment to serve the community, HRC Fitness hosted their 3rd annual
Charity 5K event on Sunday, October 2nd. The event raised over $20,000 for the beneficiaries with the primary beneficiary being GiGi's Playhouse. The event kicked off at 9am with the 5K runner's official start announced by State Assemblyman, Jack M. Ciattarelli. Also present to support the event were Hillsborough Mayor Frank DelCore and Committeemen, Greg Burchette and Doug Tomson.
It was a successful event with over 400 participants (252 runners, 163 walkers, and 57 dashers). Post-race food and refreshments were provided by Wegman's and Starbucks while participants were entertained by TapSnap Phototainment, Sparkee from the Somerset Patriots, and the Somerset County Dairy Princess served up some delicious chocolate milk.
Event sponsors included Hillsborough Rotary, Tap Snap Phototainment, and Hillsborough Massage Therapy.
Eagle Scout Christopher Machala Honored with Proclamation
Pictured: Christopher Machala with his parents and Mayor Frank DelCore
Christopher Machala, a member of Boy Scout Troop 89 and a Sophomore at Hillsborough High School, was recently honored by the Mayor and Township Committee for earning the status of Eagle Scout. Christopher devoted many hours to attaining the status of Eagle Scout, working with diligence and making sacrifices in order to achieve this highly coveted position.
Christopher's project consisted of purchasing, assembling and installing 3 military benches and a POW MIA monument in Hillsborough's Garden of Honor. Christopher raised over $6300 selling patriotic chocolate lollipops and working side by side with The Township of Hillsborough, The Hillsborough Rotary Club, The Hillsborough Memorial VFW Post #8371, The Military Order of The Purple Heart Chapter 27, Mary Mother of God Church and the citizens of Hillsborough to solicit funds for his project. Christopher successfully completed the project in time for the 2016 Memorial Day Commemoration Program to pay tribute to our veterans.
Express Bus Service Comes to Hillsborough
Service Set to Begin on Monday, October 17th
Commuters to New York City will soon have another option to ease their commute with the onset of Suburban Transit's Line-200, Hillsborough Service, Express Service to Grand Central Terminal and the United Nations.
"We are happy to announce this new service available for commuters to access a Park and Ride here in Hillsborough with express bus service to the City," stated Mayor Frank DelCore during his
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announcement of the new service.
It was in the late summer that Suburban Transit conducted an online commuter survey and it was based on the results of that survey that service was initiated.
The Line-200, Hillsborough Service, will operate weekdays only from the Hillsborough Promenade, 315 US-206 Hillsborough Township, which is at the Kohls, Lowes and Weis shopping center.
For a full listing of times and ticket information, please visit the Suburban Transit website at
or call (732) 249-1100.
About Suburban Transit:
Since 1941, Suburban Transit has satisfied the transportation needs of the growing motorcoach industry. From humble beginnings as a four-bus operation in Central New Jersey to a fleet of 300, Suburban Transit has become one of the largest bus companies in the United States.
To view the Express Bus schedule, click
Township Scheduled to Conduct Active Shooter Response Training
Municipal Complex Closed to the Public Friday, October 21st -
9 am until Noon
Hillsborough Township Mayor Frank DelCore advised that employees of the Municipal Complex, including the Library and Board of Education offices will be participating in an Active Shooter Response Training exercise on Friday, October 21
. The building will be closed to the public from approximately 9 am until noon, while the training exercise is taking place.
"A little over two years ago, the first of this type of drill was conducted here at the complex. It is in the interest of safety for Township employees and visitors that a refresher training be conducted to reinforce what was previously taught during an emergency situation," stated Mayor Frank DelCore.
In a collaborated effort between the Township Administration, Hillsborough Township Police Department and the Office of Emergency Management, the training exercise will be conducted in a similar manner as a previous one that was held just over two years ago. The goal of the training exercise is to prepare employees in the event an active shooter should enter the complex.
Calling All Photographers!
Township Collecting Scenic Photos for the 2017 Town Calendar
LAST DAY TO SUBMIT PICTURES IS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21st
The Township is again working with Town Planner Calendar to produce a 2017 color printed calendar which will be mailed out to every residence in Hillsborough, at no cost to our taxpayers.
The calendar, which will be mailed out in December of 2016, is set to include various schedules, important dates and phone numbers for the coming year as well as twelve photographs featuring Hillsborough Township's landscape and scenery.
Individuals interested in submitting photographs for consideration can email their high resolution image to the Township Clerk at
. A photo release will need to accompany the pictures and there is no guarantee that the photo will be used.
Halloween Events Planned in Hillsborough Township
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Children's Halloween Party
October 27
Join us for a fun filled afternoon of Halloween fun! Take a hayride to our pumpkin patch and walk through our haunted house. Don't forget to wear your costume! The fee is $5 per child, and pre-registration is required.
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Howl-O-Ween Dog Parade and Costume Contest at the Dog Park - October 29:
The second annual Howl-O-Ween at the Ann Van Middlesworth Park Dog Park will feature a dog parade and costume contest. Registration is free and begins at 8:30 am on October 29. The parade will begin at 9:00 am at the pavilion. There will be vendors, prizes, and fun for all!
News From the Township Clerk's Office
Election Information Roundup
Important Dates:
October 18
- Deadline to register to vote
November 1
Deadline to apply for a Mail-In Ballot by Mail for General Election (not less than 7 days prior to election) N.J.S.A. 19:63-3
November 7
- Deadline for IN PERSON Mail-In-Ballot Applications - Board of Election Office, 20 Grove Street, Somerville, NJ
November 8
- Election Day 2016
Vote by Mail Ballot Application
Voter Registration Application
Useful Links:
New Jersey Division of Elections
Am I registered to vote?
Where do I vote?
County Clerk's Office Extends Hours for Mail-In Ballot Voters
Somerset County Clerk's Office
is extending its hours to accommodate voters who will be unable to go to the polls on Election Day (Tuesday, Nov. 8).
Applications to
vote by mail
are available online at:
or at the County Clerk's Office, located in the lobby of the county Administration Building at 20 Grove St. in Somerville.
The County Clerk's Office will remain open until 6 p.m. on Wednesday evenings through Nov. 2 for residents who need a mail-in ballot. In addition, the County Clerk's Office will be open from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 5.
If submitted by mail, completed applications must be received by Tuesday, Nov. 1 (seven days prior to the election). This will allow time for the ballot to be mailed back to the applicant.
Voters, or authorized messengers for voters, may visit the County Clerk's Office during office hours up until 3 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 7, to fill out an application and receive a mail-in ballot.
For a full news account, click
News From the Business Advocate
In his role as Hillsborough Township's Business Advocate, David Kois, facilitates economic development in Hillsborough by attracting, retaining and helping business to grow and expand. David works closely with Hillsborough's business community, helping them comply with township regulations and ordinances and keeping them abreast of information and developments that affect the success of their businesses. David's contact information can be found on the
Hillsborough Business Association website
The Little Gym Opens in Hillsborough
Pictured: HBA Member Tom Cellilli, Business Advocate David Kois, HBA Chair Toni Natale, Committeman Doug Tomson, Mayor Frank DelCore, Owners Ada and William Yung and her team members Jessica Nicewicz and Julie Schutzbank
Mayor Frank Delcore and township officials visited The Little Gym of Montgomery/Hillsborough on Oct. 8 for a ribbon cutting ceremony. Owners Ada and William Yung and her team members Jessica Nicewicz and Julie Schutzbank were joined by The Little Gym members to celebrate its grand opening. The Little Gym offers recreational gymnastics and enrichment programs for boys and girls under the age of 12. Established since 1976, there are now over 300 The Little Gyms all around the world. Warmly welcomed and embraced by the Hillsborough community, this is an exciting time for Hillsborough families.
"We're so fortunate to have found the perfect location to open the first The Little Gym in Hillsborough. There is now an outlet for energetic kids who want to build some serious skills while having fun right here in town. Kids find their "super powers" through our fitness and problem-solving focused curriculum," said Ada Yung, Gym Director and owner. "We look forward to growing by leaps and bounds with the community in the months and years to come, and welcome anyone to visit and try out The Little Gym experience."
The Little Gym is located at: 133 Stryker Lane in Hillsborough Township. Visit their website for more information:
Shop Hillsborough
October Deals of the Month
The Shop Hillsborough Reward program continues to
promote local shopping while allowing card holders the opportunity to reduce their property tax bill.
If you don't have a Shop Hillsborough card, be sure to stop by the Administration office in the Municipal Building to pick one up.
Free registration is required. Additional cards may be obtained for each member in a household with the same block and lot. All household spending will be applied against your property tax bill.
Register your card at
to start earning a discount on your property tax bill.
To view October deals of the month, click
To view a full list of participating merchants and the discounts they offer, click
Upcoming Flu Vaccination Clinics
Oct. 18: 10 a.m. to noon
- Raritan Borough Hall, 22 First St., Raritan, NJ 08869. Open to all Somerset County adults, age 18 and over. Cost: $15 or free for people with Medicare Part B
Oct. 26: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m
. - Franklin Township Senior Center, 505 DeMott Lane, Somerset, NJ 08873. Open ONLY to Franklin Township residents, age 65 and over. Cost: Free
For more information on Somerset County Flu Shot Clinics, click
Season 2 - Episode 4 of Hillsborough The Good Life Now Airing
Township Job Line
Hillsborough Township currently looking to fill following positions:
Full-Time Police Officer
Building Maintenance Person - Part-Time - Weekends
Electrical Inspector - Part-time
For position descriptions and qualifications, click
To download an Employment Application, click
Every smoke alarm has an expiration date: What's yours?
Hillsborough Bureau of Fire Safety urges all Hillsborough residents to know how old
their smoke alarms are, and to replace them every 10 years
Does your home have a smoke alarm? According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), the answer is likely yes: NFPA research shows that most American homes have at least one. But do you know how old your smoke alarms are? If you're like most people, you're probably not so sure.
A recent survey conducted by NFPA revealed that only a small percentage of people know how old their smoke alarms are, or how often they need to be replaced. That lack of awareness is a concern for Hillsborough Fire Department and NFPA, along with fire departments throughout the country, because smoke alarms don't last forever.
"Time and again, I've seen the life-saving impact smoke alarms can have in a home fire, but I've also seen the tragedy that can result when smoke alarms aren't working properly," says Chief Fire Marshal Christopher Weniger of the Hillsborough Bureau of Fire Safety. "That's why we're making a concerted effort to educate Hillsborough residents about the overall importance of smoke alarms, and that they do have a life limit."
For a full news account, click
'Purple Heart County' Signs Dedicated
Somerset County Freeholder Director Patricia Walsh hosted a dedication ceremony Oct. 11 for the new "Purple Heart County" signs that are going up around the county.
The event was held in front of Veterans Plaza on Grove Street in Somerville, where one of the signs is located. Also in attendance were Freeholder Deputy Director Peter S. Palmer, Freeholders Patrick Scaglione, Mark Caliguire and Brian D. Levine; Sheriff Frank Provenzano; Surrogate Frank Bruno; and Somerville Borough Councilmen Ken Utter and Thompson Mitchell.
Attending from Military Order of the Purple Heart Chapter 27 were Commander Joe Kordzikowski and members Joe Piazza, Tony DelRocco, Ted Dima, Ken Meaney, Lenny Jackson, Jim Lindsay and Ed Mendoza.
Somerset is the only county in New Jersey to date to be given the "Purple Heart County" designation by the Military Order of the Purple Heart.
For a full news account, click
The 4th Annual Peter J. Biondi Run-Walk will take place on Sunday November 6th. For 2016 the race will be a traditional 5K Run and Family Walk. Start time for the race is 8:30am. Visit the
pages for more information.
Proceeds for this event benefit the Samaritan Homeless Interim Program of Somerset County, in Peter Biondi's name. Visit the
page for more information about the good work that SHIP does throughout the community.
Chapter A Hillsborough Seniors Vendor/Craft Fair
Saturday November 12, 2016,
10am to 4pm
Vendors and Crafters are Needed
60 tables in the general meeting room of the Municipal Building
Light Refreshments
Holiday shopping all in one place
Anyone interested in participating can call Amy at
to rent a table
Duke Farms - Farm to Table Market
Open Thursdays - 3 pm to 8 pm
until November 17, 2016
Farmers and specialty vendors have partnered with Duke Farms to present an array of
products to offer you, the consumer. Please come out and support your local farmers!
For more information and vendor listings, click
ARIS/HMS 2016-2017 Discount Cards are on sale now at a cost of $10.00 each, with all proceeds going to ARIS and HMS school programs and staff grants. The card includes reusable discounts from local businesses; valid through 9/30/17
Businesses included this year are SHOPRITE, Amwell Auto, Angelo, B & C Florist, Bagelicious, Big Bang Music, Bountiful Gardens, Carvel, Chicken Holiday, China Moon, Culinary Creations, Dave's Computers, The Day Spa at Hair Plus, Divine Curry, Dunkin Donuts, Earth Fruits Yogurt, Fruity Yogurt, Hillsborough Cinemas, Hillsborough Vision Center, IHOP, Impact Training, Jumbo Palace, Just Subs, Koko Fit, Kumon of Hillsborough, Lenny's Pizza & Pasta, Mailbox Business Center, Marianna's Pizzeria, Olympia Sports, Renaissance Hair Salon & Spa, Rita's Water Ice, Saladworks, Super Sundaes, Wendy's.
Special Promotion: Buy 5 cards, get 1 card free!
If you would like to purchase a discount card, please email Linda at
You can also purchase them via Community Pass.
Thank you for your support!
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October 22 & 23: Used Book Sale
October 27:Childrens Halloween Party
October 29: Howl-O-Ween at the dog park. Dog parade and costume contest.
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Boomerang Bags Tauranga is having a Sewing Bee at Our Place Tauranga and we would love your help! Volunteers needed to help with cutting materials, pinning, ironing, stamping and sewing.
Boomerang Bags Tauranga is a community driven initiative tackling plastic pollution at the grassroots level. Volunteers get together to make re-usable bags using recycled materials as a means to provide a sustainable alternative to plastic bags.
All ages welcome! No experience required.
If you are planning on coming along please join up to the event page (link below) and let us know which of the following applies to you:
- Can bring your own sewing machine or overlocker and have sewing skills.
- Can bring a sewing machine but don't know how to sew.
- Have sewing skills but no access to a sewing machine.
- Just happy to help with cutting/pinning/ironing/stamping.
If you don't know how to sew don't be afraid to come along, there are lots of other no sew jobs like cutting, ironing and pinning!
All help is extremely valuable! We look forward to doing some crafts and helping out our environment!
Any questions feel free to post or contact Charlotte at firstname.lastname@example.com
See you then!


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Recently upgraded Rack Zinc Line
Valley Plating Works, Inc. recently donated gold plating for all the ciboria in the Holy Family Catholic Community Church. These sacred vessels mean so much to our faith as well as the congregations; we hope the added craftsmanship we were able to donate make these spiritual vessels even more beautiful for all of the community to enjoy.
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