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Falls Church, VA (PRWEB) September 11, 2015
The Biopharmaceutical Facility of the Future:
To 2025 and Beyond
**FDAnews Webinar**
Sept. 29, 2015 — 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. EDT
The biopharmaceutical facilities that are designed, built and renovated today — while evolving to accommodate new process technology and multiple products — will bear little resemblance to facilities of the future. Drivers of transformation in the industry include:
- Global regulatory harmonization
- Return on investment
- Relocation/adaptation to areas with more favorable tax structures
- Speed of product introduction
- Scalability at a rapid pace, as needed
- The ability to repurpose a facility, process or equipment instantly
- Mergers, acquisitions, and divestiture
Manufacturers will continue to focus on large molecules, novel delivery systems, and continuous processing; they'll use small batch sizes to accommodate both the requirements of lower risk for high-value and high-volume products, and more individualized medicines. Thus, the facilities, processes, and filling will be profoundly different, even as the packaging remains recognizable. The financial drivers mentioned above will force a revolution in the process area, and developments such as:
- Fully contained and disposable process equipment
- Inert system with no exposure to any atmosphere
- Pod-based, autonomous facilities/rooms
- Robotic assembly/disassembly of processes
- Humans existing only in ISO 8 environments
- PAT- and sensor-based quality control and release
In this webinar, Herman and Erich Bozenhardt will explore the commercial factors which are driving the industry and often not towards success. Second, they'll discuss the establishment of a joint global regulatory agency. Based on the business aspects, they'll define future process requirements and provide a view of how change is accelerating from evolution to revolution. Finally, with the processes designed, they'll discuss what manufacturing plants will eventually become and how they'll support compliant production.
Attendees will get an inside-out view of a future plant's design model: Process Core, Facility Design, Facility Operations, HVAC, Utilities, and Construction. This webinar will explore these critical aspects, expose attendees to technologies available today from a design and compliance perspective, and provide specific guidelines and direction on how to them right now.
Specifically attendees will learn:
- The process technologies driving the future of the business
- A glimpse of the minimalist, modular state that companies will evolve towards
- The future of compliance — a singular "bullet-proof" concept without contamination
- What to do today to enhance production and become part of the revolution
Meet the Presenters:
Herman Bozenhardt has 39 years of experience in pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device manufacturing, engineering and compliance. Mr. Bozenhardt's expertise is in a wide spectrum of processes, engineering, compliance and computer systems and related technologies. Mr. Bozenhardt is also a recognized expert in the area of aseptic filling facilities and systems, with service to Novo Nordisk, DSM, Catalent, Organon Teknika, Bausch and Lomb, Alcon, J&J, Bristol Myers Squibb, and Janssen Pharmaceuticals, as well as operations positions within Pfizer.
Erich Bozenhardt is the head of the process group of the IPS Engineers in Raleigh NC. Mr. Bozenhardt has 10 years of experience in the biotechnology and aseptic processing business. Mr. Bozenhardt has led several biological manufacturing projects including cell therapies, mammalian cell culture, and novel delivery systems.
Who Will Benefit:
- Compliance officers
- Engineering and design controls teams
- Executive management
- Managers
- Manufacturing directors and supervisors
- Pharmaceutical and cGMP auditors
- QA/QC personnel
- Risk management specialists
- Strategic planning and business development staff
- Validation specialists, scientists, engineers
Conference Details:
The Biopharmaceutical Facility of the Future:
To 2025 and Beyond
**FDAnews Webinar**
Sept. 29, 2015 — 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. EDT
$287 per site
Easy Ways to Register:
Online: http://www.fdanews.com/biopharmaceuticalfacility
By phone: 888-838-5578 or 703-538-7600
About FDAnews:
FDAnews is the premier provider of domestic and international regulatory, legislative, and business news and information for executives in industries regulated by the US FDA and the European Medicines Agency. Pharmaceutical and medical device professionals rely on FDAnews' print and electronic newsletters, books and conferences to stay in compliance with international standards and the FDA's complex and ever-changing regulations.


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Last week at Sustainable Brands' New Metrics '18 conference in Philadelphia, PA*,** over 300 delegates from brands, NGOs, strategists and practitioners across sectors gathered to share the newest credible tools and solutions for assessing the ROI of Sustainable Business. The densely packed program dug deep into topics ranging from* **Operational Metrics to Strategy and **Stakeholder Engagement — and several sessions provided pertinent insights from practitioners on the evolution of Finance & Investment.
A Better World Through Better Business: Monetizing the ROI of Sustainability
by Alissa Stevens
The correlation between ESG and financial performance has been demonstrated: A 2016 Arabesque Partners and Oxford University meta-analysis of 200 academic studies showed that good ESG performance results in lower cost of capital (90 percent), better operational performance (88 percent) and better stock performance (80 percent). But as Whelan pointed out, ESG/sustainability issues are mostly intangibles, so we need to measure their value, risk and benefits. In creating the Monetization Framework and implementing it across sectors, the Stern team has found that when a company embeds sustainability in its strategy and practice, it improves customer loyalty, employee relations, innovation, media coverage, operational efficiency, risk management, sales and marketing, supplier relations and stakeholder engagement. This drives greater profitability, higher corporate valuation and lower cost of capital, delivering short- and long-term value for both shareholders and society.
Brands, using their power for good ...
As more and more brands are working to steer consumers into more sustainable behaviors and lifestyles, hear from Etienne White, VP of SB's Brands for Good initiative, the latest insights on driving that behavior change and measuring the impacts — at New Metrics '19, November 18-20.
CSB used the new framework to monetize deforestation-free supply chain commitments in the ranching, slaughterhouse and retail sectors. Referring to SASB, they first identified material ESG issues for each sector, and related sustainability strategy and initiatives. From there, they identified 19 sustainability benefits in five categories (e.g. higher land productivity, new revenue streams, GHG emissions reduction, talent retention) and finally, quantified and monetized them.
When intervening in the Novo Campo and Fazenda Sao Marcelo cattle ranches in Brazil, CSB saw substantial results after five initiatives were taken to disrupt the norms:
- Kill the subsidies that don't support clear policy goals and don't meet subsidy criteria (sunset all of them after a certain number of years).
- Charge or internalize the externalities.
- Adopt producer responsibility.
- Provide generative feedback.
- Demand reality-based accounting.
Whelan emphasized how important engaging the ranchers was to opening up new possibilities, many of which are interrelated. For example, in taking more control and improving management practices, such as lower use of fertilizers, they saw better cost management. Innovating agricultural techniques with things such as pasture rotation and fencing leads to cost reduction. And when those techniques increase land productivity, ranchers don't need to rent out land additional land to support their own holdings; they can produce on their own.
CSB used cost calculations to compare financial performance before and after the above interventions (i.e. major input costs, production costs, etc), and the monetary benefits included zero to 70 percent high-quality beef, 2.3 times increase in productivity, 7 times increase in profitability, and $1.4-4.8 million and $16.6-29.2 million net profits, respectively, over 10 years.
In order to effectively manage sustainability practices and work toward goals, the practices must be measured. The CSB Sustainability Monetization Framework is a useful tool for grounding intangibles in metrics, creating expected forecasts and ultimately shaping a better world through better business.
Submerged Value: Surfacing the True Benefits of Sustainability
by Max Pinnola
Authority: Sustainability personnel often don't have the authority to require the changes they want to see; they have to persuade others instead. For example, how many sustainability practitioners could require procurement to only purchase sustainable products from sustainable suppliers?
Periphery: Sustainability practitioners are all too often considered on the periphery of the business, not at the core. Look at your own company's website: In the section where it lists top corporate executives, you'll find the CEO, CFO, often the CMO, Chief Counsel and others — is the CSO listed?
ROI: Some people focus on ROI, and it's their prime motivator. For some it's not their only focus, but they need it to outweigh costs/difficulty as part of balance with other factors. For some, it's a required gate: They need to see ROI exceed the hurdle rate before they'll act.
Some people don't understand sustainability language, or think it's not the language of work; they need to hear us speak in ROI language. Even some champions are uncomfortable advocating without also having standard business ideas like ROI on their side. And, fundamentally, some people won't trust or have confidence in sustainability practitioners while we don't talk their talk and walk their walk.
So, what if there were a roadmap to unlocking submerged value? Aronson proposed …
**P**hysics: Look at the physics of the system. For example, waste: If you ask people the value of reducing waste, by far the most common answer is 'we don't have to pay someone to dispose of it.' That's true — but it's not a lot of money; often around 5-10¢/lb. And sometimes people will point out that you don't have to buy it to begin with. Also true. But there's more: You also don't have to move it, store it, process it, insure it and incur over a dozen other costs. These are tangible costs — but missed because they're submerged.
**L**enses: Put on different lenses — those of suppliers, customers, millennials, top performers, etc. For example, over the last half-dozen years, Aronson has presented a case study about a company that is not subject to European regulations (and won't be in the future) but learns that one of its raw material inputs will be restricted. No one has seen the substantial effect this will have on the company's supply costs — not because they aren't smart, dedicated or experienced, but because seeing the reason for the cost increase requires seeing things as suppliers do.
**A**ctions: — and reactions — also help surface submerged value. For example, suppose an experienced employee leaves and a new employee joins the company. We know they'll be less productive at the beginning, as they learn. But what Actions will they take? They'll call IT, ask their coworkers how to fill out their timesheets or where the bathroom is or how things really work around here. And that will lower their coworkers' productivity. That's another submerged cost of that attrition.
**C**atalysts: An action can encourage others to act — increasing their motivation or reducing the barriers they face (e.g. Stitcher bans InfoWars … Apple, Twitter and Facebook follow suit).
**E**ffort: When we look at where others are putting their efforts, we often see sustainability bringing value. For example, one well-known manufacturing company spent a lot of effort trying to break into accounts that were loyal to its competitors. It was time- and resource-intensive, and the success rate was low. By chance, they discovered that leading with their most sustainable offerings made a huge difference — it got them in the door and converted some previously untouchable accounts to customers — even when they didn't end up buying the sustainable product that had started the conversation.
"People feel as if there is a wall that is a barrier to progress — the ROI is a large brick in that wall," Aronson said. "To be a catalyst, start with whose behavior you wish to change, understand the wall they are running into; and help them get around, over or through it."
The evolution of social and human capital management and disclosure
by Cindy Mehallow
Sustainability reports often contain the claim that people are their organization's most valuable resource, but that isn't easy to quantify. Now, with rising investor demand for standard, consistent and decision-useful data, unsubstantiated claims won't cut it. The pressure is on to establish measurement approaches for social and human capital, and this Monday morning panel shared a number of evolving standards that can meet this demand.
Session moderator Mike Wallace, Partner at BrownFlynn, kicked off the session by looking back at how many of the sustainability-related standards in use today were first introduced and then gradually accepted. His point: All standards were once new.
Wallace, who is also Interim Executive Director of the Social & Human Capital Coalition, pointed participants to a new tool being developed by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development: The Social and Human Capital Protocol.
Libby Bernick, Managing Director and Global Head of Corporate Business with Trucost, recounted Trucost's work in developing the Natural Capital Protocol. In response to investors' "intense hunger" for simpler, streamlined reporting of environmental and social issues, her firm has created a Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) model and analysis including about 25 metrics that quantify social performance. Watch for those to be launched in early November.
Industry-specific metrics
SASB's industry-specific standards also provide a set of human capital metrics, stated SASB's Director of Research David Post. He stated that after years of work, SASB will soon release the last of its 79 industry-specific standards. Human capital metrics are the second most prevalent topic in those standards.
Reporters can also refer to the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)'s newly updated Occupational Health and Safety standards released in June of this year. Allison Genovese, Director of North America at GRI, noted that users will see a shift in how some metrics are presented, as well as improved language and terminology.
The value of a human life
After describing his company's robust work in developing a natural capital protocol, Christopher Earl — Safety, Security, Health and Environmental Manager at Roche — conceded that it is more difficult to measure social impacts than environmental impacts. Citing worker fatalities as an example, he mused "What is a human life worth?" Nonetheless, all companies within Roche worldwide are now working to identify social capital parameters — such as absences, living wage, employment, disease and even economic impact through secondary job creation in communities. Earl speculated that many conference participants are probably measuring some areas of social impact and should "Take a step back, look at it and evolve on it."
Beyond measuring the social and human capital impact and performance of an organization's core activities, other companies are looking for ways to measure community involvement initiatives. Manuela Werner, Strategic Lead of Starting Ventures at BASF, shared the challenges of finding meaningful measures for a new initiative to fund employee-driven programs that empower low-income people. The challenge is heightened when limiting the search to those measures that can be gathered with a reasonable effort.
Carbon pricing, and other ways to stay ahead of the ESG curve
by Max Pinnola
From the margins to the mainstream
- $23 trillion of assets under management consider sustainable investment issues
- 26 percent of global assets under management consider sustainable investment issues
- 12 percent annual growth rate of sustainable investment assets from 2014-2016 (versus 5 percent industrial average)
- $24 trillion in assets expected to come under the control of values-driven millennials by 2020, prompting the largest intergenerational wealth transfer ever seen
Low-carbon benchmarks outperform — signs of change
- Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) will invest $10 billion in carbon-friendly indices
- In the past 2 years, environmental and climate concerns have affected 717 (10 percent) corporate ratings
- Large banks (e.g. ING) are steering portfolios towards ESG performance
- Sustainability has been linked to lower costs of capital and increased access to funding
Forward-looking ESG metrics: Carbon pricing
The writing is clearly on the wall and companies will have to integrate ESG to remain competitive. Traditional practices such as carbon footprinting will no longer suffice, as this is not necessarily the best indicator of value at risk: Future carbon pricing risk can now be quantified. Carbon prices are going to rise as countries implement pricing mechanisms. Trucost has models to estimate and forecast carbon pricing and the S&P DJI recently launched its S&P Dow Jones Carbon Price Risk Adjusted Index Series with a weighted scheme based on estimated company market valuation at risk from predicted 2030 carbon prices.
Based on the market signals and new valuation tools, Bernick predicts that large and rapid market shifts are imminent: "Everything in life happens gradually… then all of a sudden. The point is that things happen slowly at first, then they have a compounding effect; so, too, will all our hard work towards a more sustainable economy."
Imagine Finance as an ESG ally, not an opponent
By Alissa Stevens
Iron Mountain provides solutions for data backup and recovery, records management, data centers and shredding, acting as the guardian for more than 680 million cubic feet of customer records with technology that is 99.9 percent accurate. The company stores and protects important corporate information and audio recordings, and as such is focused on "responsibility business." As SVP of Finance Rachel Wilson said during her presentation, "Our business is based on trust. … We're committed to transparency and accountability." Part of that responsibility is sustainability and corporate social responsibility efforts in accordance with GRI.
A 2016 Iron Mountain greenhouse gas report showed that electricity made up almost half of its GHG emissions, since continuous power is required to maintain its servers and other technology. In diving further, the company found that renewable energy offered a distinct advantage with price stability, and it committed to switching from fossil fuels to 100 percent renewable energy. The goal was to lock in low-cost power while meeting the priorities of the finance department, thus challenging the chief financial and sustainability officers to work together.
Ultimately, Wilson's team was able to work with the sustainability team to develop a business-positive solution that leverages renewable energy to help reduce expenses and business risks associated with fossil fuels. Getting to a "yes" can be uncharted territory or seem unlikely, but Wilson asserts that it can be done, so long as the teams understand each other's goals.
"Understand the objectives internally, and have the data presented in an aligned fashion. There are no shortcuts to doing the homework," she said.
Iron Mountain operated as a cross-divisional team with a cross-functional nature, forging a close partnership. The sustainability team put together a financial summary, highlighting the ROI. Providing information on approvals to be obtained (who and what dates) is key as well. And if the finance team comes back with a no, Wilson encourages sustainability teams to ask why. The leverage could be what costs are upfront versus phased, or the timing of the investment. Inquiring to discover missing information could inform a yes moving forward.
How 'purpose accounting' is shaping a multicapitalist approach to management
by Dr. Aurora Dawn Benton
Naturally, a prominent theme at a metrics conference is the adoption of frameworks and tools that help decision-makers quantify impact and opportunities. This session opened with Mark McElroy, who co-created one such tool: the MultiCapital Scorecard (MCS) — a performance accounting methodology that enables measurement, assessment, and management of triple bottom line performance.
At previous New Metrics conferences, McElroy presented usage of this tool by the likes of Ben & Jerry's, Cabot Creamery and EY. Today he introduced Griffith Foods as the newest example. What was particularly notable about this case study is who is driving the efforts: CFO Matt West (emphasis on the F!).
Flavor behind the flavor
Griffith Foods is one of those large food companies you've never heard of, because it makes the flavor behind the flavor. This 100-year-old, 4th-generation family business develops and manufactures custom spice blends and other products used by the brands you have heard of. With close to $1B in sales and numerous supply chains manufacturing in 20 countries, Griffith Foods' impact is significant. West was keen to point out that the company's purpose statement ("We blend care and creativity to nourish the world.") won't be seen on walls or business cards in the organization; rather, it is embodied in all employees and integrated into operations.
With this embedded purpose, Griffith Foods sees sustainable sourcing is an example of indirect impact necessary to address.
From sage to Scorecard
Albania is one of the world's largest producers of sage and Griffith Foods is the largest global purchaser. West showed a photo of the team in Albania with mountains in the background. He quipped, "When you look at this picture, you may see four guys who think their shoes are pretty interesting." Joking aside, his goal with the photo was to bring to life the significance of how sage has been historically sourced. Women, children and the elderly climbed mountains, gathered wild sage and sold it to brokers. Griffith has purchased many tons sourced in this way, leading to negative impacts on communities and the environment.
These stories set up a contrast that underscores the importance of a methodology such as the MCS. West explained, "You think it's sufficient to be able to tell stories about sustainability? No. We can't sit in front of a supplier like McDonald's [that wants] to know our details on sustainability, and say 'let me tell you about four guys with interesting shoes.' … We have to have something specific."
Meat on the bone
The MCS gave Griffith Foods structure for the level of specificity demanded by customers, and to gather data behind the story. West referred to it as "the meat on the bone" and "something we could be proud of." West added that Griffith was looking for something rigorous, flexible, context-oriented and science-based — and found this in the MCS.
The tool helped Griffith Foods narrow the priority and scope of efforts in its People, Planet and Performance categories. For each area of impact, metrics and context are identified and accountability structures are established, such as employee engagement and linking metrics to compensation respectively. Most importantly, measures are tied to strategy. For example, the company plans to transform its business to a more health and nutrition focus, which can be tracked in specific ways under the Performance category.
West emphasized that sustainability is a journey and Griffith Foods' leaders believe sustainability and performance go hand in hand, a fact supported by two record years in a row of performing above targets — a fact that does not go unnoticed by the CFO.
Future Value: A visionary look into the future of accounting
by Mia Overall
With this question in mind, accountants convened an international working group of accounting experts called Reporting 3.0 (R3) to develop a blueprint for accounting in 20 years. Cornis van der Lugt, lead author of R3's ***Accounting Blueprint***, took the plenary stage to share the group's forward-thinking work — it is exciting because, as van der Lugt put it, "what gets counted, counts." In that sense, accounting is really about the foundational systems for preparing information and deciding "what counts."
Currently, the discipline is fragmented. There is traditional financial accounting and management accounting. Sustainability accounting is the newest kid on the block, but it's not yet recognized as a discipline in its own right. On top of that, systems of integrated metrics are emerging.
Building on the principles recommended by US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), the International Financial Reporting Standards and the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the group has developed a set of 12 Recognized Comprehensive Accounting Principles, and proposed introducing new elements to the income statement and balance sheet that account for externalities that are not currently included in financial statements.
For example, the proposed multi-layered income statement has a new section on "internalities" that include a stock taking of the gross value generated or distributed to society or the environment. Income statements would also include a third section that accounts for "externalities," with reference to different kinds of capital such as direct or indirect costs or benefits to society or ecology.
The multilayered balance sheet recommends adding the value of intangible assets. This is done by listing the difference between book value and market value under Assets and listing the things that make up this difference such as human capital or natural capital under Liabilities.
Critically, the Blueprint pushes accounting boundaries in two directions. On the one hand, it begins covering externalities, which traditional accounting does not. On the other, it includes a forward-looking dimension, with a statement that estimates the value of assets and liabilities in 20 years and onwards. While some of the technicalities may have been lost on the non-accounting professionals in the room, the presentation was yet another example of how sustainability professionals are realizing the value of adopting financial language to partner more closely with financially focused professionals across companies.
ProSocial Valuation: A new methodology for measuring social good through amount of social capital created
By Aishwarya Chaturvedi
Back then, Ukman believed that interrupting people with advertisements was a "fundamentally stupid way to market." Instead, she recommended brands support things that their customers loved. She had a similar a-ha moment two years ago, which is the underlying idea behind her current venture: ProSocial Valuation (PSV).
"We have all these organizations, non-profits, people doing so much good — wanting to do even more good," she said. "Yet, we have no way to measure good that is universal and relevant to everyone, which is also understandable and transparent."
The current way to measure good stop at measuring inputs and outputs. For example, Ukman called into question the Better Business Bureau's approach of rating nonprofits based on the money they have spent on pursuing their mission vs overhead; note that this has nothing to do with outcomes. On the other hand, there are government campaigns that almost exclusively laud their outputs (500 girls educated, hundreds of homeless lifted from the streets), with no clarity on its social impact. Certifications, self-assessments and reports give you a wealth of information but still don't help you compare businesses and make a decision.
Ukman called CSR "basically BS" that only rewards compliance. Instead, she pointed to what she calls Corporate Social Opportunity (CSO): "CSO is the key — looking at people not as problems but as opportunities, because they have children who could be your customers, your employees, investors."
PSV, then, measures social capital — a term used to refer to all types of positive outcomes for people and planet. It does so with a seven-step process.
Ukman next walked people through the first implementation of ProSocial Valuation's methodology at the Homeless World Cup, organized in Glasgow in 2016 (read the full report here).
This analysis not only helped the Homeless World Cup Foundation benchmark its own performance to guide subsequent campaigns but also gave its patrons, sponsors and donors a strong reason to back those more strongly for their subsequent achievements.

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Impact of Organizational Effectiveness Variables on Digital Media Integration in New Product Dispatches Ventures: A Case of Unilever, Kenya
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Impact of Organizational Effectiveness Variables on Digital Media Integration in New Product Dispatches Ventures: A Case of Unilever, Kenya
Gachugi, Hildajoy Wangui
Digital Media describes a variety of new sources of online information that are created, initiated, circulated and used by consumers' intent on educating each other about products, brands, services, personalities, and issues. This study sought to investigate the organizational variables that impact the integration of Digital Media in New Product dispatches ventures in Unilever Kenya. This study was guided by three objectives which are determining the impact of Organizational culture on digital media integration in new product dispatches ventures at Unilever Kenya, determining the effect of Organizational productivity on digital media integration in new product dispatches at Unilever Kenya and determining the influence of Technology adoption on digital media integration in new product dispatches at Unilever Kenya. The study adopted a descriptive design in examining these factors through a census survey. The choice for census was necessitated by the fact that, the study sought to survey the entire population of 86 Brand Managers at Unilever Kenya. The data for this study was collected using a questionnaire. The study used a structured questionnaire that contained only close-ended questions. The questionnaire was divided into two sections, with the first section, covering the demographic details of the respondents, and the subsequent section which addressed questions on the research variables. A scale of 1 – 5, was used to seek respondent's opinions on all the research questions which addressed the variables.After the completion of the field survey, the questionnaires were edited for completeness and consistency and checked for omissions and errors. Quantitative data was analyzed using a descriptive statistics through Computer statistical program for (SPSS) where it was tallied and analyzed using frequency distribution, mean, and standard deviation. The study established that there exists a significant relationship between the organization culture and the integration of digital media on new product dispatches with a p value of 0.000 reflected at, 0.01 significance level. The study also found that, personnel deployment was found to be the most critical organization culture factor that impacted on digital media integration for new product dispatches with a mean value of 4.68. Another finding is that, respondents were strongly in agreement that employee remuneration model, was the most significant organizational productivity factor with a mean of 4.67 and the results show that, respondents were in agreement that by technology adoption through the use of social media it made it possible to achieve real time feedback on from the audience with a mean of 4.64. The study concluded that, employee motivation was another highly critical factor ensuring the effectiveness of the digital media strategy geared towards new product dispatches. The study concluded that remuneration model used by an organization impacted employee productivity this is by the levels of personal commitment to achievement of organizational goals such as the effective integration of digital media in new product dispatches and that emerging technology platforms have been integrating tools which made it possible for real time feedback which is a positive factor in digital media strategy and technological adoption within an organization. The study recommended that organizations should adopt organizational culture that creates a working environment that values the employee efforts and reward output as a strategy for employee motivation. The study also recommended that the remuneration model should be commensurate of the employee capacity to execute certain critical organizational operations such as the capacity to effectively deliver on the digital integration for new product dispatches and it was also recommended that organizations should use the adoption of a unique social media strategy as it has direct correlation with the growth in the popularity of the brand which is vital for the effectiveness in new product dispatches.
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СMS Group (Creative Marketing Solutions Group) is an independent group of companies providing full spectrum of advertising services. It operates from Kyiv, Ukraine through the network of offices in the countries of the former Soviet Union and the Middle East.
The history of CMS Group started in 2006, when Alexander Gorlov, Yaroslav Ploshko and Alexander Smirnov established creative agency TABASCO. Next year Denis Lazurenko joined the team.
The Group consists of six companies working with major international and local clients.
Is to make our clients happy by creating qualitative product in field of integrated marketing communications.


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Climb aboard the expresso train that has now made its way to Braybrook. Find your caffeine fix at Braybrook STN, from the same folks behind Workshop Brothers and other STN cafes. While you're there, stay for some breakfast or brunch, with a menu that largely deviates from the typical offerings around Melbourne.
Our visit took place a few months ago during quite a warm day, and so we couldn't go past the cured salmon poke bowl and wasabi milk chicken soba noodles. Both options were fresh and light, perfectly suited for the warmer weather, and full of balanced flavours that made for one enjoyable bite after another. The latter dish in particular left quite the impression with its distinct fragrant flavour profile created by the combination of ginger, turmeric, spring onion, hot sesame dressing and fried shallots.
Note. the items we ordered may no longer be available with a seasonal menu change.
Poke bowl - with cured salmon, chargrilled corn, edamame beans, pickled vegetables, avocado, soba noodles and sesame soy dressing.
Wasabi milk chicken soba noodles - with broccolini, ginger, turmeric, spring onion, hot sesame dressing and poached egg.
Braybrook STN
Shop 23, 65-67 Ashley St,
Central West Shopping Centre.
Braybrook, Victoria, 3019.
(03) 9005 1977
Disclosure: I dined as a guest of Braybrook STN. All opinions expressed in this post are based entirely on my experience and observations made during the time of my visit.


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Mild-Mannered Movie Review...
This week we escape to Alcatraz and discuss the 1996 classic The Rock (not to be confused with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson) with resident Cage expert Luc. Also we talk a little bit about Black Panther and our favorite Cage movies.
Geek News: 2:43
TvT Trivia: 19:36
Welcome to The Rock: 43:03
Problems: 54:58
Favorite Quotes: 59:27
Recasting Characters: 1:03:30
Ranking Cage: 1:09:07
Here are just a few photos of the things we talked about this week


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iPhone Prepaid CanadaAug 2 2012 Gordon
Two years ago prepaid iPhone options didn't really exist for tourists traveling to Canada. In August of 2012 prepaid options for smartphones are now readily available. Roger's Pay as you go wireless plans will cost you $35 for 100MB of data or $45 for 500MB and includes the cost of the SIM card. If you used your iPhone for limited voice or texting during your Canadian visit, those calls will be deduced from your prepaid balance. Telus is another Canadian carrier option with rumored superior coverage outside of Canadian cities. It's has a 3-tiered prepaid wireless plan as follows: $45 for 100MB data, $60 for 500MB, and $65 for 1GB. The above amounts all include Telus' more expensive $35 SIM card. If I was planning a longer trip to Canada, I would probably purchase the Telus prepaid plans over the Roger's plans, as they offer more data and a better rural network. Roger's would work for shorter trips, where you are spending most of your time in cities. These prepaid wireless plans basically work for email and limited web browsing, so you might want to reset your cellular data usage in your iPhone/iPad's Settings>Usage>Cellular Usage to monitor your prepaid usage. Another option for US Verizon customers is buying international roaming data at $25 per 100MB from Verizon Global. This wireless option only works for data but could work for a shorter visit to an international destination. The pitfall of this option, is that Verizon has your billing information and should you use more than 100MB of data (which is not much), you are charged another $25 for each additional 100MB. The local Canadian prepaid carriers just shut you down when you burn through your prepaid credits, so using international roaming is still potentially very expensive for US Verizon customers.


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A windy Saturday afternoon welcomed back the baseball alumni to Schweickert Field for the final double header on the John Carroll University regular season schedule. The visiting Marietta College Pioneers came into the double header trailing the Blue Streaks in the Ohio Athletic Conference standings by only two games.
Splitting the double header helped JCU stay ahead of Marietta in the final parts of the regular season, dropping game one 0-5 and winning the second 2-1.
The double header also marked Senior Day for the seven graduating from JCU baseball.
Junior pitcher Aaron Lapaglia got the nod for game number one, going seven innings and giving up 11 hits and three earned runs. The right-hander strike out seven in his campaign before senior Tyler Ferretti came on in relief.
John Carroll only managed to grab eight hits in the opening game, led by junior first baseman Tyler Gentile (2-4) and senior Mark Huddle (2-4). Both Gentile and Huddle are ranked in the top five for the OAC win batting average. Gentile now stands third with a .405 average while Huddle is not far behind in fifth with a .403 mark.
The 0-5 loss was helped by OAC leading RBI earner senior Ryan Hanahan and starting pitcher junior Christian Herstine for Marietta. Hanahan went 2-4 with an RBI in game one while Herstine went the distance for a complete game shutout by only giving up eight hits and earning eight strikeouts. The loss drops Lapaglia to 4-1 on the year.
Game two would prove to be much different for the Blue and Gold. Senior pitcher Drew Doring made a memorable day for himself, going the distance while only giving up three hits. Doring improves to an OAC leading 9-0 record and to a leading 82 strike outs in the conference with three in the game against Marietta.
Doring held a no-hitter through the sixth for the Blue Streaks, but struggled early. Command issues led to Doring walking the first two batters for Marietta and junior Tyler Packanik brought in the lone run for Marietta on a fielder's choice single. The run coming in the first would be the only one for the Pioneers who held John Carroll to two scores in the second game.
Tied at one, junior David Crowley lined a one-out triple to put the go ahead runner aboard. Two batters later, sophomore James Molnar came through with a single to score Crowley and take the lead in the seventh. That was all the run support Doring needed to finish off the game and secure a 2-1 win for the home Blue Streaks in game number two.
Crowley, Molnar and junior Jacob Schriner all went 2-3 in game number two. Senior Mark Huddle also managed to reach base in both games of the double header, meaning the senior has reached base in 31 games this season; the longest streak of the team. Sabatino is second on the team, reaching base in 22 straight games and extends to a 22 game hitting streak.
JCU finishes 7-7 at home this year and tied for second in the OAC.
Editor's Note: The Blue Streaks returned to action on Wednesday, April 29 against cross-town rival Case Western Reserve University for a double-header. Head to jcusports.com for a full box score and game recap.


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Superior Fire Department Adds New Ambulance to EMS Fleet
Superior, Ariz. (September, 15, 2017) – Emergency responders at the Superior Fire Department commissioned a new ambulance last week. This is the newest emergency services vehicle to be added to the Town of Superior's fleet. Last year, three new police vehicles were purchased as part of Resolution Copper's five-year Emergency Services Agreement with the Town of Superior.
As part of the agreement, Resolution Copper provides funding and support for police and fire equipment, and operations to serve residents in the Town of Superior and personnel working at the Resolution Copper Project.
"The public counts on our dedicated EMTs to provide medical aid every day," said Superior Mayor Mila Besich-Lira. "This new ambulance enables us to continue to provide the best care to those we so proudly serve."
"We are proud of this agreement with Resolution Copper because it demonstrates a unique partnership between the town and business sector," said Superior Vice Mayor Michael Alonzo. "This agreement will provide a boost to our ability to provide critical emergency services to our residents and Resolution."
"Safety is our first priority," said Andrew Lye, Managing Director, Resolution Copper. "Our focus on safety extends beyond our operation, which is why this agreement is so important. It is a demonstration of our commitment to supporting emergency, medical and fire personnel with resources to help provide the community with exceptional safety services."
About Resolution Copper – The Resolution Copper Project is operated by Resolution Copper Mining, which is a limited liability company owned 55 percent by Resolution Copper Company (a Rio Tinto PLC subsidiary) and 45 percent by BHP Copper Inc. (a BHP Billiton PLC subsidiary).
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M.I.A. - "Bring The Noize" (dir. Ben Newman)
A religious gathering set to a schizophrenic track by my future wife. The editing in this is unreal. Re-watch it to catch those flash cuts.
Thugli - "Run This" (dir. Amos Leblanc + Ohji Inoue)
Psycho thug cops run the streets while influencing a generation that'll take them down. A real gut-check video and sick trap tune from the T.O. boys.
Eminem - "Rap God" (dir. Rich Lee)
Admittedly, I've never been a huge fan of Em, but he absolutely murders this track and Rich Lee does the same for the video. Shoutout to Max Headroom.
Gesaffelstein - "Pursuit" (dir. Fleur & Manu)
I have no idea what in the hell is going on in this video, but I love it. It's got style for weeks. The French electro scene always amazes.
Brodinski ft. Theophilus London - "Gimme Back The Night" (dir. HELMI)
The dude shot an entire video with a camera in his mouth. "A" for effort and for not swallowing that thing.
Miley Cyrus - "We Can't Stop" (dir. Diane Martel)
Every hip hop and pop video with a house party tries to out-do each other. Diane Martel wins by throwing a party on bath salts.
Pharrell - "Happy" (dir. We Are From L.A.)
The world's first 24 hour music video. The execution of this is mind-boggling.
Check it out at: http://24hoursofhappy.com/
Commander Chris Hadfield - "Space Oddity" (dir. Chris Hadfield)
The coolest astronaut ever made the first music video in space. What else is there to say?
Disclosure - "When a Fire Starts to Burn" (dir. Bo Mirosseni)
A religious experience, for sure. A prime example of a video nailing the vibe of a track and taking ownership of it.
Kanye West - "New Slaves" (dir. by ???)
Yeah, it's not a music video, in the traditional sense, but it's 2013. Traditional media and promotion methods are for people who aren't Kanye West. This was projected on 66 walls around the world and re-defined the video premiere. Also, I love how between verses, he just stares defiantly...


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Photographer Collaborations: The Heathermore September 18 2012, 2 Comments
Colby Blount - Atlanta, GA-->Queens, NY
Instagram @gcblount07
Colby Blount met us at a coffee house in Atlanta's Edgewood District near his home. After just a few moments of chatting we knew that Colby had an artistic creativity and presence that is most often, innately possessed. Colby went on to later shoot our models in the most current additions to the Southern Stripes and Black Tie Collections, as well as studio photos for said collections and accessories.
Colby has accomplished much in his 23 years. At Portfolio Center he studied photography, illustration, design, and cultivated his love for fashion photography.
"I love photographing beautiful people and creating scenes-putting fashion into still life."
Working afterwards for photographer Liz Von Hoene and sharing space in her studio with Bobby Russell, Colby has developed a love for the media his work is most often portrayed in. We talked about the decline of print magazines and if they were making a resurgence. Colby says "It's just like film, it won't die," citing that many photographers in his world still use film. Yes, Mr. Blount, we hope they stay around too.
Working all over the Atlanta scene Colby has shot for the Atlantan, Men's Book and most recently shot Atlanta Designer Alvin Diec and Brier & Moss Co-Founder Jonathan Snyder, both for Jezebel.
After Colby's recent stop in Nashville to shoot our brand, he packed up his things and moved to Queens to further his experience with the lens. His self portrait below is some of his first work there.
"When I get up to New York I need to work on shooting real people more....people who aren't necessarily models. Models are always very comfortable in front of the camera. It's hard for people who aren't normally in that role to know how to stand and where to put their hands. I like capturing that. Catching them between poses...moments in between moments."
Photo Influencers:
"I'm inspired by classic style like Arnold Newman and Vanity Fair's Annie Leibovitz"
"I really like Parker Fitz Henry in Portland, he shoots for Kinfolk Magazine and uses lots of film and Polaroid."
Style Influencers:
"I wear alot of vintage plaid, cutoff jeans, and thrift finds. Billy Reid is a big inspiration. I also go through shoe phases. I'm into canvas sneakers right now. I wear them until they fall apart and then get a new pair."
Colby's photograph, featuring The Heathermore, was shot on vintage trays from the 60s bought at the thrift store and includes a number of found items from a recent trip to Charleston.
"I included a bird feather and some coral I picked up on Bull Island in Charleston. You take a ferry over and it's this wonderful, undeveloped landscape with massive trees and a beach full of washed up items called boneyard beach.
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Swimming in the City (daily through Labor Day) If you start now, you will have just enough time before Labor Day — with a little to spare — to dip a toe each day into one of the city's 55 free outdoor public pools. Among them is the Olympic-size pool in McCarren Park, in Greenpoint-Williamsburg, Brooklyn, above, reachable from Lorimer Street. Normal operating hours for pools run by the Department of Parks and Recreation are daily, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. — with an hour break for cleaning from 3 to 4 p.m. Some pools open earlier for lap swimming or for swimming lessons for children, and at night some offer swimming lessons and water aerobics sessions for those 18 and older; for more information, nyc.gov/parks/pools. In Brooklyn Bridge Park a pop-up pool operated by the Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy is in its second season. The 3 ½-foot-deep pool, reachable from Old Fulton and Furman Streets, Dumbo, was closed earlier this week for repairs, but it is now open for free swimming; brooklynbridgepark.org/pool. And the outdoor pool at Riverbank State Park, 679 Riverside Drive, near 145th Street in Hamilton Heights, is open daily for recreational swimming, beginning at 9 a.m., for a modest fee ($2; $1 for those 5 to 15; free for those 4 and younger); nysparks.com/parks/93. Grab the sunscreen and start treading water. (Anne Mancuso)
Around Town
Museums and Sites
American Museum of Natural History: 'Frogs: A Chorus of Color' and 'Whales: Giants of the Deep' (through Jan. 5) More than 150 live frogs representing 25 species are on view in creations of their natural habitats in the exhibition "Frogs," highlighting their evolution, biology and survival challenges in our changing environment. Elsewhere in the museum, the interactive exhibition "Whales" covers the world of those giant mammals in context to humans and other animals. From 10 a.m. to 5:45 p.m., Central Park West and 79th Street, (212) 769-5200, amnh.org; timed tickets, with the suggested admission price of $25; $19 for students and 60+; $14.50 for children 12 and under.
Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum: First Friday (Friday) An eclectic program of music that includes American standards and Caribbean tunes will be performed by Mark Anthony Reid and his band as part of First Friday at the museum, 895 Shore Road North, Pelham Bay Park, the Bronx. At 6 p.m., (718) 885-1461, bartowpellmansionmuseum.org; $10, $8 for students and 65+, free for members.
Bronx Museum: 'Solace on the Line' (through Sept. 8) For Benjamin Boakye, pastor of the Ebenezer Assembly of God Church in the Bronx, a spiritual connection with his congregants — caregivers who cannot easily leave the homes of their charges — is just a phone call away. The stories of these caregivers and their pastor are the focus of this exhibition with images by Todd Heisler, a photographer for The New York Times, and text by the writer Susan Hartman. Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Fridays from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.; 1040 Grand Concourse, at 165th Street, Morrisania, the Bronx, (718) 681-6000, bronxmuseum.org; free.
Center for Jewish History: 'Passages Through the Fire: Jews and the Civil War' (through Aug. 11) Sponsored by the American Jewish Historical Society and Yeshiva University Museum, this exhibition tells the stories of American Jews of the 1800s who were caught in the turmoil of the Civil War. It consists of more than 250 photographs, documents and other items from private collections, libraries and museums. Fridays from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.; Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Mondays from 5 to 8 p.m.; and Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.; 15 West 16th Street, Flatiron district, (212) 294-8330, cjh.org; $8; $6 for students and 65+; free for under 5 and members and for everyone on Mondays and Wednesdays from 5 to 8 p.m. and all day Fridays.
Kimmel Center, Windows Gallery: 'Alien Script' (through Aug. 1) This public exhibition features 18 large drawings by Walter Mosley, the crime fiction writer and author of "Devil in a Blue Dress." The drawings, part of the series "Alien Script," were selected by Lydie Diakhaté and organized by the Institute of African American Affairs at New York University from nine of Mr. Mosley's notebooks and are accompanied by the first paragraph of "Devil in the Blue Dress," which has been translated into nine languages. The drawings can be viewed at any time daily at 60 Washington Square South, between Thompson Street and La Guardia Place, Greenwich Village, (212) 998-2981, africanastudies.as.nyu.edu; free.
Museum of the City of New York: 'A Beautiful Way to Go: New York's Green-Wood Cemetery' (daily) This exhibition celebrating the historic Brooklyn cemetery's 175th anniversary includes artifacts, documents, photographs and other items. From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Fifth Avenue, at 103rd Street, (212) 534-1672, mcny.org; $10, $6 for students and 65+, $20 for families, free for members and 12 and under.
New-York Historical Society: 'AIDS in New York: The First Five Years' (Wednesday) An exhibition of posters, photographs and other items on view through Sept. 15. Tuesdays through Thursdays and Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Fridays 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Sundays, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., 170 Central Park West, at 77th Street, (212) 485-9268, nyhistory.org; $15, $12 for 65+, educators and active military members, $10 for students, $5 for those five to 13 years old, free for those four and younger.
New York Public Library: 'Back Tomorrow: Federico Garcia Lorca/Poet in New York' (through July 20) This exhibition highlighting this poet's career includes manuscripts, photographs and personal items. Mondays and Thursdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.; and Sundays from 1 to 5 p.m.; (917) 275-6975, nypl.org/events/exhibitions; free.
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts: '100 Years of Flamenco in New York' (through Aug. 3) This exhibition traces the popularity of the dance form in the city, from the mid-1800s to the present, through engravings and photographs, printed materials, costume pieces and films and recordings. Viewing hours: Fridays, Saturdays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays from noon to 6 p.m., Mondays and Thursdays from noon to 8 p.m.; 111 Amsterdam Avenue, at 65th Street, Lincoln Center, (917) 275-6975, nypl.org/lpa; free.
New York Transit Museum: 'Grand Central Sketchbook: Designers Dream' (through Dec. 1) Grand Central Terminal, as envisioned by artists in charcoal drawings, pencil sketches and watercolors, is the subject of this exhibition, which commemorates the 100th anniversary of the historic terminal. It, along with "ElectriCity: Powering New York's Rails" — a historical display of items from the museum collection, including switches and circuit breakers, that illustrates how electricity powers the subway system (on display through 2016) — can be seen Tuesdays through Fridays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Boerum Place and Schermerhorn Street, Brooklyn Heights, (718) 694-1600, mta.info/mta/museum; $7, $5 for those ages 2 to 17 and 62+, free for members and for 62+ on Wednesdays.
'On Time/Grand Central at 100' (Friday through Sunday) This is the last weekend for this multimedia exhibition, commissioned for the occasion, with 18 artists' impressions of time, travel and the commuters who flood the terminal each day in pieces incorporating painting, video photography and sculpture. Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., New York Transit Museum Gallery Annex and Store, Grand Central Terminal, near the Station Masters' Office, (212) 878-0106, grandcentralterminal.com/centennial; free.
Skyscraper Museum: 'The Woolworth Building @ 100' (through July 14) An exhibition celebrating the 100th anniversary of this Cass Gilbert-designed building — when completed in 1913, it was considered the tallest office building in the world — features blueprints, photographs, contracts and other items. Wednesdays through Sundays from noon to 6 p.m.; 39 Battery Place, Lower Manhattan, (212) 968-1961, skyscraper.org; $5, $2.50 for students and 65+.
Brooklyn Bridge Park: The Fence Returns (through Oct. 1) The thousand-foot-long outdoor exhibition of photographs mounted on a mesh banner returns to Brooklyn with new jury-selected works by photographers of all abilities on the themes of home, streets, people, creatures and play. From 6 a.m. to 1 a.m., Pier 5, Joralemon Street and the East River, (718) 215-9075, fence.photovillenyc.org; free.
Avenue of the Americas Festival (Saturday) From 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., between 14th and 23rd Streets. Sponsored by the McBurney Y.M.C.A.
Broadway in Bryant Park (Thursday) This series of music from Broadway and Off Broadway shows, performed by the shows' cast members, will begin with excerpts from "Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella," "Pippin," "Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812" and "Stomp." Presented by 106.7 Lite FM, this performance also features a guest D.J. from the radio station as well as cast members from "Peter and the Starcatcher" (not a musical, but with music). At 12:30 p.m., Bryant Park, Avenue of the Americas, at 40th Street, (212) 768-4242; bryantpark.org. The series will run Thursdays through Aug. 15; free.
Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Wednesday) The feast celebrates its 126th anniversary this year with its customary array of entertainment, rides, food and the lifting of the three-ton giglio; the first lifting, on Thursday about 7 p.m., will feature a smaller, lightweight replica of the tower that children will hold aloft. The feast, in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, will run Mondays through Fridays through July 21, 6 to 11 p.m. and weekends, noon to midnight. North Eighth and Havemeyer Streets, (718) 384-0223, olmcfeast.com; free.
Governors Island Events (Saturdays and Sundays through Sept. 22) Free activities offered by the Figment NYC art project include interactive events in the Sculpture Garden, an artist-designed miniature golf course and installations in the "City of Dreams" Pavilion that encourage visitor participation. The pavilion is a combined venture of the Emerging New York Architects Committee of the American Institute of Architects New York Chapter and the Structural Engineers Association of New York. From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., newyork.figmentproject.org. Free ferry service is available from the Battery Maritime Building, at South and Whitehall Streets, near Battery Park, and in Dumbo, Brooklyn, from Pier 6 at Brooklyn Bridge Park; govisland.com.
Lowdown Hudson Blues Festival (Wednesday and Thursday) This two-day festival will feature performances by B. B. King and the James Hunter Six (Wednesday) and Los Lobos, Los Lonely Boys and Alejandro Escovedo (Thursday). Shows both days are from 6 to 9:30 p.m. Brookfield Place Waterfront Plaza, 220 Vesey Street, near West Street, Lower Manhattan, brookfieldplaceny.com/blues; free.
Midsummer Nights Swing (through July 13) Lincoln Center's outdoors dance party returns for its 25th year of fancy footwork under the stars. On the schedule this coming week are soul clap and dancing on Friday with DJ Jonathan Toubin, King James and the Special Men and Young Jessie; salsa on Saturday with La Sonora Carruseles; swing on Tuesday with Ray Gelato and the City Rhythm Orchestra; mambo on Wednesday with Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra and Tito Rodriguez Jr.; and disco on Thursday with the Loser's Lounge. Dance lessons are at 6:30 p.m.; live music is at 7:30. Damrosch Park, Lincoln Center, (212) 721-6500, midsummernightswing.org; $17.
Museum of Jewish Heritage: 'Hello Gorgeous: The Films of Barbra Streisand' (Wednesdays) This film series continues with "What's Up, Doc? (1972) at 6:30 p.m. 36 Battery Place, Lower Manhattan, (646) 437-4200, mjhnyc.org; free tickets will be distributed at the box office, first come first served, starting at 4 p.m.; donations are accepted.
Nitehawk Cinema: Screening and Film-Inspired Food (Wednesday) "Memento," a 2000 film by Christopher Nolan, will be screened at Nighthawk Cinema, 136 Metropolitan Avenue, between Berry Street and Wythe Avenue, Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The evening, for those 18 and older, begins at 7 p.m. and features a meal inspired by the film and created by Carla Hall, a finalist on the Bravo series "Top Chef"; Ms. Hall will be present and will speak to the audience before the screening. Reservations: (718) 384-3980 or nitehawkcinema.com; $95, which includes the screening and meal.
Outdoor Music at Kingsborough Community College (Saturday) A performance of patriotic music by the Brooklyn Community Wind Ensemble will kick off this free Saturday evening series running through July at the College, 2001 Oriental Boulevard, Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn. At 8 p.m., (718) 368-5596, onstageatkingsborough.org; free.
Outdoor Screenings (Monday and Wednesday) Watching films under a starry sky is one of the free treats of summers. Two screening series are now under way — in Bryant Park, Avenue of the Americas, at 40th Street; and at the South Street Seaport, Front and Fulton Streets, Lower Manhattan. At Bryant Park, the next feature, on Monday, will be "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory," the 1971 version with Gene Wilder; the screening starts at 5 p.m.; tinyurl.com/23yazhh. On Wednesday, the 2002 animated film "Ice Age" will be screened at 8 p.m. at the South Street Seaport, southstreetseaport.com/events/#; both free.
Susan Seidelman, Film Screening and Discussion (Thursday) Ms. Seidelman, who directed the 1985 film "Desperately Seeking Susan," will attend a screening at 8:15 p.m. of her new film, "The Hot Flashes," to be released on July 12. Following the screening, she will take part in a discussion with the writer and film critic Caryn James. 92nd Street Y, 1395 Lexington Avenue, (212) 415-5500, 92y.org; $15.
Swimming in the City If you get started now, you will have just enough time — with a little to spare — to dip a toe each day in each of the city's 55 free outdoor public pools before Labor Day rolls around. The Olympic-size pool in McCarren Pool and Play Center, on Lorimer Street in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, above, is one of the many. Normal operating hours for pools run by the Department of Parks and Recreation are 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily — with an hour break for pool cleaning from 3 to 4 p.m. Some pools open earlier for lap swimming or for swimming lessons for children; at night, some pools offer swimming lessons and water aerobics sessions for those 18 and older; for information, nyc.gov/parks/pools. In Brooklyn Bridge Park just south of the bridge, a pop-up pool operated by the Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy is in its second season. The 3 1/2-foot-deep pool, reachable at Old Fulton and Furman Streets, Dumbo, was closed this week for repairs, but it is now open; brooklynbridgepark.org.pool. And the outdoor pool at Riverbank State Park, 679 Riverside Drive, near 145th Street, Hamilton Heights, is open daily for recreational swimming, beginning at 9 a.m., with modest fees ($2, $1 for those 5 to 15, free for those 4 and younger); nysparks.com/parks/93.
Spoken Word
Algonquin Hotel: Chuck Klosterman (Monday) Chuck Klosterman, the Ethicist columnist for The New York Times Magazine, will read from his latest book, "I Wear the Black Hat: Grappling With Villains (Real and Imagined)" (Scribner). At 6:30 p.m., 59 West 44th Street, Manhattan, (212) 840-6800, algonquinhotel.com; free.
Walking Tours
Big Onion Walking Tours: 'Official' Gangs of New York Tour (Sunday) This Lower Manhattan walk covers the seamier history of the area, with a look at the Five Points slum and its notorious "Murderers' Alley." It meets at noon on the southeast corner of Broadway and Chambers Street. $20, $15 for 63+ and students. (212) 439-1090, bigonion.com.
Chinatown: A Walk Through History (Saturday) The buildings, streets and communities that shaped one of New York's oldest neighborhoods will be the focus of this guided tour, beginning at 1 p.m. at the Museum of Chinese in America, 215 Centre Street, between Howard and Grand Streets, Lower Manhattan, (212) 619-4785, mocanyc.org; $15, $12 for students and 65+, free for members and children under 12. Registration required.
Little Italy and Chinatown: History and Tasting Tour (Saturday) Treats to be sampled during this tour of these Lower Manhattan neighborhoods include spring rolls and cannolis. At 2 p.m. Meeting place given with reservations: (212) 465-3331; $27.
Municipal Art Society Black History Tour (Saturday) A tour of Trinity Church cemetery in Upper Manhattan will cover the cemetery's prominence in the history of early black settlement in New York City. Beginning at 11 a.m., the tour will be led by Eric K. Washington, author of "Manhattanville: Old Heart of West Harlem." It costs $20, or $15 for members, with the meeting place given with reservations: (212) 925-2075; mas.org.
Union Square, Crossroads of New York (Saturday) Sponsored by the Union Square Partnership, this free year-round tour focuses on the area's political and social histories. This walk, led by guides from Big Onion Walking Tours, meets at 2 p.m. by the statue of Lincoln in Union Square Park, near the 16th Street transverse. (212) 517-1826, unionsquarenyc.org; free.
Bryant Park Moves, With Limón Dance (Saturdays through Sept. 7) Dance lovers of all levels and ages can learn from current and former members of Limóÿn Dance Company in this series. At 10 a.m., Bryant Park, Avenue of the Americas, at 40th Street, (212) 777-3353, Ext. 16, bryantpark.org, limon.org; free. ANNE MANCUSO


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Guerrero's record is 24-1-1 with 17 KOs. Malcolm Klassen is 24-4-2 with 14 KOs.
Round 1
Guerrero starts the action first while establishing the jab. Klassen is hesitant. The commentators say that Guerrero's team is going for the knockout. He's not impatient and is sticking to his snappy jab. Guerrero lands 4 unanswered punches. There's another combo from Guerrero. Guerrero is really taking it to Klassen. Klassen hasn't landed one meaningful punch yet. Klassen gets backed against the ropes and Guerrero unleashes a solid combo. Klassen lands a straight right hand. Now Klassen tries to get inside and go to work.
Spartan117: 10-9 Guerrero
Round 2
Guerrero is unloading on Klassen against the ropes to start the round. He's mixing it up well to the head and body. Now Klassen is starting to let his hands go. He throws some solid combos but Guerrero's defense is looking pretty solid. Now Klassen gets in a good right hand, his best of the night. Guerrero goes back to the jab. He has a slight reach advantage that he's using well. The crowd starts to boo at the end of the round because of inactivity.
Spartan117: 10-9 Guerrero
Round 3
Klassen turns up his activity and gets Guerrero against the ropes early. Guerrero comes right back and throws his own combos. Guerrero is looking really good in there. Klassen gets hit with a straight and comes right back with a left-right combo upstairs. Now Klassen plays the role of aggressor and Guerrero is on defensive. Guerrero is against the ropes but fights out of it well. Close round, tough to call.
Spartan117: 10-9 Klassen
Round 4
Guerrero goes back to the fundamentals at the start of the 4th. He lands a good jab followed up with a straight right. Guerrero is rocking the body and Klassen is doubled over. He looks hurt. He's fighting his way out of the corner now. This has been a great round for Guerrero. He's bouncing on his toes and is fighting like he trained well.
Spartan117: 10-9 Klassen
Round 5
Guerrero is the aggressor now and Klassen is backing up. Guerrero keeps the jab output up. He lands a great uppercut followed by a straight. Klassen comes forward now. He lands 2 solid straight rights. This has turned into a pro-Klassen round. Guerrero complains about a headbutt. The ref tells them both to stop holding. Guerrero gets trapped in the corner but dodges well.
Spartan117: 10-9 Klassen
Round 6
Guerrero counters well with a right hand. Guerrero goes back to the sharp combos to start winning some rounds. Klassen lunges with a right hand and misses. He lands a great right hand. Guerrero has Klassen in the conter but he's choosing his punches wisely. Guerrero lands two great uppercuts that knock out Klassen's mouthpiece. The ref finds a break in the action to get the mouthpiece back in. Good round for Guerrero.
Spartan117: 10-9 Guerrero
Round 7
Guerrero lets his hands go again landing crisp combos. He lands another combo with a great straight left in there. Klassen now lands a combo of his own. There were about 2 punches in there that did some damage. Guerrero throws another combo with emphasis on his power left. Klassen gets in a punch before the bell.
Spartan117: 10-9 Guerrero
Round 8
A cut has opened over the left eye of Guerrero and ref is ruling it an accidental headbutt. It looks like it's slightly to the side of the eye so it may not hinder his vision. Klassen lands a good counter right hand. Guerrero is doing a good job of getting out of the way of some of Klassen's more wild punches. Klassen is zoning in on that cut. Guerrero paws at his cut. The both look like their getting tired as they clinch. Guerrero's left side of his face is a bloody mess but he turns it up and throws a couple more combos. Tough round to call.
Spartan117: 10-9 Klassen
Round 9
Guerrero goes back to the jab. Klassen counters with another left. Klassen pushes Guerrero away and throws some big right hands. Guerrero throws a couple good body shots on the inside. Now Klassen gets Guerrero against the ropes again and it looked like Guerrero may have been in trouble but he makes it out of trouble. Now the roles are reversed and Klassen is against the ropes. Klassen makes it out of danger as well. Guerrero doubles over after Klassen lands a big left to the body. Another close round.
Spartan117: 10-9 Guerrero
Round 10
The fighters get a nice breather some the ref can dry the canvas. Guerrero keeps Klassen at a distance with his reach and jab. It's when Classen is able to get on the inside that he's doing damage. Guerrero's cut opens up again and the blood is pouring. Guerrero looks tired but he's still fighting with great heart. Klassen gets Guerrero against the ropes and lands a good body shot. Guerrero lands a good flurry at the bell.
Spartan117: 10-9 Guerrero
Round 11
Gurrero has been the busier fighter all round. He's been averaging more than 100 punches a round. Klassen has been landing some solid shots though and this hasn't been a bad showing for him by any means. Guerrero lands a good combo and Klassen lands a great right hand. Klassen gets back inside and lands some more body shots. Guerrero is against the ropes again but slips out. Now Guerrero gets Klassen against the ropes again and makes him pay. Guerrero is finishing very strong.
Spartan117: 10-9 Guerrero
Round 12
Guerrero is fighting with a lot of heart down the stretch. It looks like he still wants the knockout. He hasn't thrown all defense out the window as he dodges some wide punches from Klassen. Guerrero lands another combo upstairs. Klassen goes down but it's ruled a slip. Guerrero lands 2 fantastic right hands and Klassen has no answer for them. Guerrero is throwing non-stop. It's all over, Guerrero should win a unanimous decision.
Spartan117: 10-9 Guerrero
Spartan117: 116-112 Guerrero
The judges score the bout 117-111, 116-113, and 116-112 all for the winner by unanimous decision and new title holder Robert Guerrero.
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Creatives dazzle at lithuba lakho 2017 craft exhibition
ArtsEastern Cape Development Corporation 23/12/2017 News editor
Four category winners walked away with prizes of material and equipment worth a combined R60,000 at the 2017 Lithuba Lakho Craft Exhibition at the Athenaeum in Port Elizabeth earlier this year.
The exhibition was a well-attended affair drawing the attention of arts lovers and aspiring artists.
The winners of the competition were Yan Matlin on Traditional Wear, Khabane Pottery on Homewear, Contemporary Accessories won by Refined Revolt and Scripture Brand winning the Apparel category.
A star attraction of the exhibition was a pop-up shop run by the Eastern Cape Craft Collection store at the Walmer Park Shopping Center.
The pop-up shop gave an opportunity to art enthusiasts and lovers around the Metro to view and purchase some of the products on display. It was also a great opportunity for the craft enterprises to tap into new markets.
Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC) chief executive Ndzondelelo Dlulane assured those in attendance of the organizations commitment to the project and its continued support to initiatives such as Lithuba Lakho.
"ECDC will continue to support the Lithuba Lakho Exhibition and competition as it creates a market for the products of Eastern Cape creatives and it also recognizes excellence.
"The organisation will also consolidate its relationship with partners and supporters such as the Department of Small Business Development to ensure that creative industries SMME's receive continued support as well as the platforms, channels and resources they need to flourish," Dlulane said.
Mandela Bay Development Agency (MBDA), project manager Oyama Vanto said that projects like the Lithuba Lakho Competition and Exhibition fall in line with the mission of the agency's creative industries programme.
"These initiatives are necessary to stimulate improved economic activity as well as enhanced job creation in the creative industries sector as they play an income generation role for households particularly for rural and outlying areas," said Vanto.


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Wider View
It was always nice to try new things in photography. On some of the blogs, I saw some nice shots using wide angle lens on street photography, something I was yet to try.
So, last week I decided to dust off my wide-angle Fujinon 10-23mm and took my X-Pro2 for a walk. I was pleasantly surprised with my captures.
I decided to snap in RAW mode as I felt that I might struggle to bring up the shadows using such a wide-angle lens in high-contrast environment. But the beauty carried through even in my indoors, high ISO captures. Maybe the stabilisation built into the lens helped.
It allowed my to capture the scene in perspective, giving a meaning to the composed image while giving me plenty of leeway for post-processing cropping, at the expense of loss of resolution. The 24 MP sensor coped well and the final images retained their contrast as well as their colour.
I tried the setup at three separate venues. First when I left the LRT at Central Market on the way to Urbanscapes House at Medan Tuanku. Secondly at the Urbanscapes House itself, pushing it to high ISO and testing the stabilisation. Lastly, I ventured on around Masjid India before catching the LRT back to NU Sentral where I parked.
Next step, the 42 MP Alpha 7R mk II full frame with the 18 mm Batis. My ultimate goal would be to pair a medium format body to a wide angle prime .... at least in my dreams ...


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FoE is committed to supporting food security in the Philippines. Through educating and empowering farmers to return to the historical practice of saving seeds they are no longer dependent on purchasing seeds after each planting and forced to use harmful chemicals to grow these seeds. Through our education and training programs, Filipino Organic Farmers gain the hands on skills and knowledge they need to propagate, store, save, and sell their own regionally adapted organic seeds. This empowers farmers to be self-sufficient and ensures that organic seeds are more readily available throughout the Philippines.
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Overthinking and underscanning/
Here's a brief example of how overthinking can be counter-productive.
For no particularly useful reason, I read this StackExchange question today. The poster wanted to know how to produce an effect mimicking badly scanned medieval documents. It isn't a difficult thing to do with simple graphic editing software but there's a thin line between mimicry and the real deal. This, however, was my favorite answer:
Design your mark, then take it down to Kinkos. Find the crappiest photocopier, and make a copy. Then make a copy of the copy. Then maybe crumple/uncrumple the copy and make a copy of that. Continue until it looks the way you like it.
It's a bit like that likely-apocryphal story about cosmonauts and writing implements. Sometimes, even in everyday life, a complicated solution might not be worth it, especially if the simple solution is practically trivial to implement.
The complicated solution, of course, may be easier to automate. There are always tradeoffs.


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Pumpkin rules in muffins, breads, and pancakes. But what about scones, cinnamon rolls, donuts, and French toast? Yup, there too. For breakfast treats, it's clear: pumpkin's the yum king.
1. Pumpkin Pancakes
In autumn, you can use cooked fresh pumpkin for these -- or enjoy them any time of year with canned pumpkin. "Excellent tasting pancakes, with just the right amount of spices," says LMDOUGLASS. "Pancakes are light and fluffy, yet filling."
2. Glazed Pumpkin Donuts
Lightly glaze these baked cake donuts or sprinkle them with cinnamon sugar. RainbowJewels submitted this recipe. She also did the math: "Pumpkin + Donuts = Awesome!" Q.E.D.
3. Chef John's Pumpkin Scones
This recipe proves "pumpkin is great for any time of year," as Chef John says.
4. Cranberry Pumpkin Muffins
This should be the official breakfast muffin of Thanksgiving Day. And the unofficial breakfast muffin of the remaining 364 mornings of the year.
5. Downeast Maine Pumpkin Bread
Just look how moist this bread is! Laurie submitted the recipe. It's even better on day two, she says, taunting us with her self-control.
6. Cinnamon Pumpkin Waffles
Among pages of 5-star raves, you'll find this helpful nugget from mkm: "I 4x the recipe, then freeze them and reheat in the toaster for a quick, easy breakfast." Brilliant.
7. Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls
Oh, this is real. Chef John says they're the best cinnamon rolls he's ever tasted. Good enough for me. Here's how you make 'em.
8. Pumpkin Smoothie
Trinka G submitted this one. "It's for pumpkin lovers only," she warns. And for peeps with only a crush on pumpkin? "Try adding a frozen banana if you find the pumpkin flavor too intense."
9. Pumpkin French Toast Bake
It's 50% French toast, 50% bread pudding (or vice versa). No Texas Toast in your area? Try challah. Or biscuits. Hawaiian bread works great. Same goes for Amish white bread. Italian bread? Also recommended.
10. Pumpkin Muffins II
This muffin is all about the pumpkin. No walnuts, no chocolate chips, no raisins. It highlights fresh pumpkin puree and pumpkin-friendly spices.
11. Quick Pumpkin Spice Latte
One sip of this spiced latte, and you'll feel like Autumn, a friend of mine, who says sipping it always makes her feel like fall.
12. Pumpkin Bread Pudding
My Editor, Blanche Mirepoix, says the caramel rum sauce should disqualify this as a brunch dish. See how she is? If I hide it down here, though, maybe she won't notice.
13. Pumpkin Oatmeal
"Here's a superfoods tour-de-force that will fill you up and satisfy that morning sweets craving," says Fitmommy. "A comforting way to start your morning, made with protein-rich soy milk and topped with walnuts."
Check out our complete collection of Pumpkin Recipes.
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The importance of Estate Planning/
If you die without any estate planning documents, the State will step in and decide how your assets will be distributed to those who survive you.
Massachusetts Intestacy Statute
Under G.L. c.1908,§ 2-102 (http://bit.ly/2DV3nkQ):
- The surviving spouse receives the entire estate if the decedent is not survived by descendants or parents, or if the only descendants are also descendants of the surviving spouse and the surviving spouse has no other descendants.
- The surviving spouse receives the first $200,000 plus ¾ of the balance of the estate, if decedent is not survived by descendants but is survived by a parent.
- The surviving spouse receives the first the first $100,000 plus 1/2 of any balance of the estate in all other scenarios.
IF you want to make sure your estate goes to specific people, you need to have a written will that is properly executed and witnessed.
Contact Attorney Curran to discuss your options:
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Any time you have to go to the boss with a big purchase
order, he or she is going to scrutinize the expenditure. As an IT person, it
can sometimes be difficult to justify needed upgrades to someone who doesn't
understand the intricate workings of the company's computer system. How do you
explain why the company needs a redundant server, for example?
At Memory America, we can't convince your boss why it is so
important to install RAM to give employees more memory and better performance.
We can however, offer your boss the reassurance of our lifetime warranty. That
means when your boss signs that purchase order, he or she is getting our
guarantee. If any of our RAM should be defective, we will replace it at no cost
to you or your company.
In the business world, so few things are guaranteed, that
your boss should jump at this offer. Or at least, it might be the final little
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"There are no ordinary moments."
I just finished reading "The Way of the Peaceful Warrior" by Dan Millman, and these simple words hidden within the pages just floored me.
"There are no ordinary moments."
Like most words of wisdom, what is simple is what is what is gold.
We are alive! We exist! THAT in itself is the greatest gift of all. To be in this world, to experience life, to create moments!
We are surrounded by magic in every single moment we are here, yet as we grow older, we learn to become conditioned to live everywhere else but where we are.
We go through life sleepwalking, longing for something more, longing for something, anything... else. We simply exist while ignoring the extraordinary that goes unnoticed all around us.
But there are no ordinary moments.
Simply breathing is an extraordinary moment.
A dog barking is an extraordinary moment.
The breeze in the trees is an extraordinary moment.
Waking up every morning is an extraordinary moment.
There is magic and beauty all around for those that will slow down and look. Like Ming-Dao Deng said, "The sacred lies in the ordinary."
And something I know, is that when we slow down to fully appreciate what is ordinary, life becomes beautifully extraordinary.
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Saturday, April 3
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Don't "taco" with your mouth full!
Ummmmmm….., taco salad! Taco salad is super easy to make and can help ya get rid of produce before it goes bad. This is just another daily eat, so you can really make it any way you like. But, here is how I made mine.
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Aspen will be breeding one of my mares Spring 2004. He is the son of Malabar Duke and Malabar Roda by Prince
Ebony and Bint Shahrah. Both Malabar Duke and Malabar Roda are the Grandget of Hallany Mistanny. Bint Shahrah
was the daughter of Hallany Mistanny, dam of Malabar Roda; Mistanny Ann, the dam of Malabar Duke, was also the daughter of
Hallany Mistanny. Beautiful and wonderful moving horses with great temperaments. Malabar Duke has a son that went
on to win the German Nationals. Malabar Duke was also a Park Class Champion. He has many more get winning elsewhere
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June 4, 2018
Using Lead-Velocity Rates to Inform Your Growth Strategy
Metrics attract us all. Numbers feel like hard-data ways to assess performance. And they are—but only when measured correctly and only when the measures are used correctly. We love metrics at FrogDog, and we tie all our marketing efforts to measures of success. One valuable metric—when used the right way—is the lead-velocity rate. Here's what […]READ ARTICLE


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DAY 6 - Saturday, August 24th
Pages read: 127 pages of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
Total pages read: 345 pages of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows - finished
∞ Bookish Wishes @ Kelsey's Cluttered Bookshelf
Question 1: If you could be like any character from a fictional book, who would it be? What do you like about them?Tell me why!
Question 2: There's lots of books out there, but is there one that you've been dying to read that doesn't seem to be written yet? Describe it briefly.
I'm only going to answer question 1 because I really can't think of a book that I want to read and that hasn't been written yet. Which is good cause I already have too many on my TBR pile... And I guess I ended up answering question 2 didn't I?
As for question 1, I would like to be Jane Eyre cause she is my all time favorite heroine. She's strong, passionate, selfless and has a very strong sense of right. She leaves everything behind, including the man she loves because she can't condone with the circumstances she knows are wrong. And when given a way out she refuses to accomodate. If she cannot be with the one she loves, she knows she will be happier alone. So, yeah, I would very much like to be her. Plus, she does get her happy ending!
∞ Acrostic Book Poem @ I Read, Ergo I Write
- Pick a book! Any book!
- Write the title vertically on a sheet of paper.
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Jed Burchett
Head of School
Jed is a graduate of Sonoma State University and holds a Bachelors degree in Art History. He attained his Montessori teaching credential through the Maria Montessori Teacher Training Center with graduate units through California State University East Bay. Jed also attended the Adolescent Teacher Training Program in Hershey, Ohio. Before joining the teaching staff at BCMS in 2005, Jed worked as a counselor in a group home for deaf teenagers in the foster care system. He shares his knowledge of American Sign Language with his students at BCMS. Jed lives with his husband in Sebastopol with their many pets.
Jessica Omar
Head of Operations
Head Teacher, Sequoia Classroom (Upper Elementary, ages 8 – 11)
Jessica has taught at Brush Creek Montessori School since 2004. She holds a Montessori teaching credential from the Maria Montessori Teacher Training Center. She graduated from Sonoma State University with a BA in education and Liberal Studies. In addition, she completed her Elementary Training at the Montessori Teacher Education Center of the San Francisco Bay Area. Before joining the BCMS staff, Jessica spent a year working at Little Oaks Montessori in Petaluma, CA. Jessica lives in Windsor with her husband and their two sons.
Pauline Gutierrez
Admissions Director
Head Teacher, Eucalyptus Classroom (Lower Elementary, ages 6 - 8)
Pauline is a graduate of Prescott College with a BA in Education. She also completed her Montessori Teacher Training at Clay Platte Children's House in 1984. She has worked as a Montessori Head Teacher in the Preschool and Lower Elementary Classrooms for 30 years. Pauline is married and has four grown children.
Susan Morrell
Head Teacher, Redwood Classroom (Primary, ages 2.5 – 6)
Susan Morrell is a graduate of Sonoma State University with a BA in Liberal Studies. She earned a Montessori teaching credential from the Maria Montessori Teacher Training Center. Before joining the staff at BCMS in 2006, Susan spent six years as an Assistant Teacher at the Montessori School of Petaluma. Susan is married and has two sons.
Kim Mrad
Head Teacher, Redwood Classroom (Primary, ages 2.5 – 6)
Kim Mrad majored in child development at the Santa Rosa Junior College, where she received an Associate Teacher Certificate. Before joining the staff at BCMS, Kim was an assistant teacher at the Montessori School of Petaluma for four years. While working at MSOP, she received a Montessori early childhood assistant teaching certificate from the Montessori Teacher Education Center in the San Francisco Bay Area. She completed the Montessori Teacher Training program in 2013. Kim is married with a son and daughter.
June Lee Saler
Music Teacher (Elementary Programs)
June Lee Saler has been the music teacher for both elementary classes since 2009. She also teaches in the Lower Elementary classroom on Fridays. She holds a Masters of Fine Arts from California State University, Fullerton as well as a California Multiple Subjects Teaching Credential. June Lee organized the BCMS Band in 2012. She accompanies school choirs from elementary through college levels, specializing in musicals, and currently holds private piano lessons after school for our students. She has four college-age children.


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Relais Felciaino B&B
|A nice charming bed and breakfast close to the coast of Tuscany
Relais Felciaino is a nice bed and breakfast in Tuscany located on the "Strada del Vino" which links Bolghieri with Castagneto Carducci. It is a small property formed by six ample and comfortable rooms, newly renewed as a result of the restoration of a farm house belonged to the Conti della Gherardesca.
All the rooms are equipped with private en-suite bathroom, air conditioning, Satellite TV, fridge, safety box and WI-Fi internet connection.
One of the rooms has been equipped for disabled people.
All the services are cured to the smallest detail: daily cleaning, private parking with car wash.
Breakfast is rich and able to satisfy everybody.
Small size pets are admitted.
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Joined @BevanDufty crusade to improve health & safety at 16th st Bart station. The city & Bart can & will do better. pic.twitter.com/df6iyboia3— Hillary Ronen (@HillaryRonen) October 18, 2017
If you ever feel yourself losing faith in politics, just remember that not all lawmakers are out to get you.
Take Hillary Ronen and Bevan Dufty for example – upon finding out that some public transit stations didn't have full-time janitors, the two California legislators rolled up their sleeves and got the job done themselves.
The dynamic duo have spent every Wednesday morning for the last two months cleaning up several Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) stops that are notoriously filthy. Ronen, who is a city district supervisor, described the plethora of used needles, trash, and filth at the 16th Street Mission Station as "unacceptable".
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Dufty, who is a a former supervisor and current member of the BART board, became inspired to get down in the dirt after receiving a number of complaints from transit passengers about the mess. Because there was not a full-time janitor at the station, the station's stench had become almost unbearable.
When Ronen encouraged the BART board members to join them for the morning cleanups so they could see the mess themselves, no one has yet accepted.
"BART and the City must do better," she said in a statement. "I am escalating this issue by calling on each of the other eight BART Directors to join Bevan and me in these weekly cleanings, to see for themselves the conditions they have created for our community and to commit to immediate improvements."
Although her actions didn't work on the BART members, they did inspire Jane Kim of the city's Board of Supervisors to say that she would pick up a broom during next week's cleanup.
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Since Dufty and Ronen began their work in September, however, San Fransisco Chronicle says that BART has assigned a janitor to the stations for eight hours a day, five days a week. The agency has also begun power-washing the station every night.
16th st BART station disgusting this morning. Dead pigeon, poop, needles...This is a major transit hub. Unacceptable pic.twitter.com/LPhtCk0fEA— Hillary Ronen (@HillaryRonen) November 1, 2017
KQED morning news editor Ted Goldberg remarked on how this inspiring behavior is not out of the ordinary for Dufty: "This is the kind of work Bevan Dufty did as a member of the [San Francisco Board of Supervisors]. I saw him cleaning up trash the morning after a street party in the Castro years ago."
Additionally, Ronen and Dufty have inspired the public to pitch in as well.
City resident Jonathan Lyens tweeted: "I'd like to join in! People with disabilities depend on a clean and safe system … and this blind guy is ready to be part of the solution."
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About miraculous
a brand new multimedia night show experience
in celebration of singapore cable car 45th anniversary
Watch the spectacular "Miraculous", a multimedia night show, where central characters Mira & Mirak - a pair of mighty squirrels who live in a heart-shaped Angsana tree at Arbora. The squirrels have a special ability to camouflage and can only be seen through their luminous back strips and tails. The kaleidoscope of lights featured on the tree represents diverse energy - pink for love, gold for health, purple for wealth, orange for happiness & blue for knowledge.
Come & experience the miraculous
Show Notice: Please note that Miraculous Multimedia Night Show will not be available from 29 July to 8 August 2019. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
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The nightly show is complimentary for all cable car riders, diners at Faber Peak and Faber Licence members.
Location: Arbora (Level 2, Faber Peak Singapore)
Show Times: 4 shows daily at 7:30 PM, 8:00 PM, 8:30 PM and 9:00 PM
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As a photographer, you have these little moments when you haven't met someone before, and they pull up in their car, and you just get giddy because you know that they are going to make your job very, very easy. This was one of those times. I did a little happy dance when they pulled up in their car. Gorgeous couple, gorgeous baby bump.
I can't wait to meet their new addition in April! (And baby is a surprise! How fun is that?!!) Thank you so much for trusting me with your images.