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DDC Board of Friends
Shaun Abreu
Staff Attorney, New York Legal Assistance Group
Mr. Abreu is a New York native with experience in political management, civic engagement, and legislative affairs. In New York City, he served as a member of his local community board, a board director for his local park, and a court-appointed special advocate for children in foster care. His campaign work includes bids to elect Congressman Adriano Espaillat, the first Dominican-American elected to Congress, as well as city council members and state legislators. He interned for the Honorable Rolando T. Acosta, the Presiding Judge of the Appellate Division for the First Judicial Department, and the Natural Resources Defense Council. Most recently, he clerked for the National Labor Relations Board in Louisiana, where he defended the right to unionize and the integrity of the collective bargaining process.
While in law school, Mr. Abreu published articles in Inside Higher Ed as a co-author with Congressman Espaillat. In one article he discussed the historical significance of Upward Bound and the damage done by the recent administration's efforts to undermine the program, which raised crucial awareness. He has additionally written for the Tulane Environmental Law Journal, El Diario, and the Manhattan Times. Most recently, Mr. Abreu authored a forthcoming article for the Quinnipiac Health Law Journal, "Navigating Choppy Waters: Reasonable Accommodations in Standardized Testing and the Workplace," in which he explores the legal hurdles aspiring attorneys with ADHD face under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Most recently, Mr. Abreu worked as a Labor and Employment Associate at Genova Burns. Currently, he works as a staff attorney at the New York Legal Assistance Group: a nonprofit organization that provides free legal services to low-income tenants across the city.
Mr. Abreu received his B.A. from Columbia College, Columbia University and J.D. from Tulane University Law School. Mr. Abreu is a former Upward Bound DDC student.
Prisca Bae
Global Public Policy and Government Affairs, PepsiCo
Ms. Bae is Senior Director for Strategy and Planning in the Global Public Policy and Government Affairs group at PepsiCo where she serves as chief of staff.
Previously she managed the gender diversity and women's strategy for PepsiCo's Global Diversity & Engagement Center of Excellence, where she led the development and launch of a $100 million commitment to women and girls for Performance with Purpose 2025, the company's sustainability agenda.
Before PepsiCo, Ms. Bae worked with Fortune 100 companies on strategic women's empowerment programs as vice president at Seneca Point Global (SPG), an advisory firm founded by Ambassador Melanne Verveer, the former U.S. Ambassador for Global Women's Issues, and Kim Azzarelli, author and advocate for women and girls. Prior to SPG, she helped launch and served as the inaugural Director of the Women in the World Foundation, a public charity founded out of Tina Brown's Women in the World Summit at Newsweek & the Daily Beast.
Ms. Bae joined Women in the World from Goldman Sachs, where she managed Goldman Sachs Gives, a billion dollar charitable fund available to partners of the firm. She was also an attorney at Latham & Watkins, LLP in New York and served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable William M. Hoeveler, Senior Judge in the Southern District of Florida. She has also worked for the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice and on the Ron Kirk for United States Senate Campaign in Texas, where she led Asian American stakeholder and community engagement.
Ms. Bae received her B.A. from Columbia College, Columbia University and J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall). She lives in New York City.
Lisette Camilo
Commissioner, Citywide Administrative Services, Office of the Mayor, New York City
As Commissioner of the Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS), Ms. Camilo leads the agency that handles New York City government's real estate, procurement, contracts, personnel, and Civil Service. She was appointed to this post in January of 2016.
Ms. Camilo has a long history of public service. She was appointed as the Director of the Mayor's Office of Contract Services (MOCS) and City Chief Procurement Officer by Mayor Bill de Blasio in April of 2014, where she ensured Mayoral agencies' compliance with all legal and regulatory requirements related to the City's procurement of billions of dollars of goods and services. Commissioner Camilo began at MOCS in 2011 in the legal unit, and later served as its Acting General Counsel.
Prior to MOCS, Ms. Camilo served as Legislative Counsel to the New York City Council committees of Contracts, Juvenile Justice, and General Welfare where she drafted legislation and coordinated oversight hearings. Previously, she was an attorney practicing Immigration law at a private law firm. She began her legal career as Counsel for UNITE HERE Local 100, which represents hotel, restaurant, and commercial cafeteria food service workers.
Ms. Camilo began her involvement with the Double Discovery Center as a volunteer while a college student. Her work continued after graduation, including managing the Early Intervention program as a full time staff member and becoming a member of the Board of Friends.
Born and raised in Washington Heights, Ms. Camilo is a graduate of Columbia College, Columbia University and George Washington University School of Law.
Susan Chang-Kim
Columbia College Vice Dean and Chief Administrative Officer
With more than 20-years of experience in higher education administration, Ms. Chang-Kim has worked to build a strong, future-forward institution through astute leadership, effective management of assets, and the cultivation of cooperative relationships both within the College and across the University.
As the Vice Dean and Chief Administrative Officer of Columbia College since 2012, Ms. Chang-Kim is responsible for strategic planning, policy development, key administrative functions and student wellness support that informs and supports the College's mission to provide best-in-class programs and services for undergraduate students, faculty, alumni and staff. Working closely with Dean James J. Valentini, she coordinates with the senior leadership of the College and the University to guide and advance the dean's priorities, initiatives and partnerships, including the College's multi-year strategic plan, the $750 million Core to Commencement campaign, My Columbia College Journey, and the ongoing collaboration with the JED Foundation.
She began her higher education journey in 1997 working at Teachers College in the Career Services Center. From there she joined the Center for Career Education at Columbia University, where she held several roles and was promoted to Associate Dean in 2004. She joined Columbia College dean's office in 2006 first as Director of Project Management and then the Director of Finance before being promoted to Associate Dean for Planning and Administration in 2009.
Ms. Chang-Kim earned her B.A. in Sociology from the University of Maryland and her M.A in Higher and Postsecondary Education from Teachers College.
Constantine S. Dimas
Chief Business Officer, Loews Hotels & Co
Mr. Dimas' leadership is defined by perpetually creating value through forward looking vision while espousing a deep commitment to improving himself and those around him.
For the past eleven years Mr. Dimas has been proud to serve in an ever-expanding succession of roles at Loews Hotels & Co in New York City. In a company defined by its strong culture of innovation, hospitality and prudent capital stewardship he has thrived and also cherished his time in service to Loews and also to the Tisch family.
As the company's first Chief Business Officer Mr. Dimas has delivered inspired results. Since assuming his current role in 2017 he has structuring pioneering and highly complex hotel joint ventures. Mr. Dimas' most notable leadership involved the company's first ever bond offering in the development of the Loews Kansas City, an 800 guestroom $325mm public private partnership.
Mr. Dimas was also proud to structure two joint ventures with the Cordish Companies – one with the Texas Rangers and another with the St. Louis Cardinals - to develop sports resort hotels. These three projects represent in excess of $500mm and 1,300 guestrooms of active development with in excess of $600mm and 1,400 guest rooms in additional development in the Loews pipeline.
During his tenure at Loews Mr. Dimas has also served as the company's first Senior Vice President of Asset Management; Owner Relations as well as the first ever Vice President of Food; Beverage. In each role Mr. Dimas drew upon a diverse background as an entrepreneur, operations leader and executive level strategist to deliver both cash and brand value to Loews and its partners through positive cultural change and business innovation.
In addition to having owned several hospitality-related businesses, Mr. Dimas was privileged to serve as Deputy Chief of Staff to U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-NY). In this role, he worked on a range of issues including power deregulation, economic development for upstate NY and also aided in launching several New York State based businesses. He has also developed multi-family Section 8 properties for a national residential real estate firm.
A graduate of Columbia College of Columbia University with a degree in philosophy, Mr. Dimas is a past Chair of the Board of Friends of the Double Discovery Center. He is also a Trustee of Riverspring Health, one of America's most respected diversified elder care non- profits and MLTCs. He is also Treasurer of Friends of Schumer, Senator Schumer's fundraising entity. Mr. Dimas resides with his amazing wife and awesome son in Bronxville, New York.
Natalie K. Edwards
General Counsel, M&A Legal, Citi
Ms. Edwards is a leading Mergers & Acquisitions lawyer with close to 20 years' experience advising major corporations and businesses on complex acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures and strategic alliances. She is the Head of M&A Legal (the legal group that conducts global strategic proprietary M&A transactions) and a Managing Director at Citigroup Inc. Prior to her role at Citi, Ms. Edwards was an M&A lawyer at Linklaters LLP in New York, London and Shanghai. She started her career at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP in New York and London.
Ms. Edwards is a graduate of Dana Hall School, Columbia College and Columbia Law School.
Frank Garcia
Director, Axonic Capital
Mr. Garcia is Director at Axonic Capital, a New York based trading and investment firm that manages client capital through structured credit, systematic mortgage, mezzanine lending and real estate strategies. He is responsible for trading of residential mortgage backed securities in North America and Western Europe. Mr Garcia oversees a portfolio of ~1bn in residential mortgage backed securities and hundreds of loans and physical assets across Spain.
Mr. Garcia is a graduate of Riverdale Country Day School and obtained his B.A. Financial Economics from Columbia College
Cristina Cue Gil
Founder, Soma J, LLC & Permian Basin Hispanic Medical Society Foundation
Ms. Cue Gil is co-founder of Soma J LLC, a real estate management company, as well as founding Board Member of the Permian Basin Hispanic Medical Society Foundation (PBHMSF), a non-profit organization that brings together medical professionals to serve the Permian Basin community in Texas by providing much needed health services and resources. Currently, she serves as the Treasurer for the PBHMS Foundation. The Foundation fundraises and annually awards scholarships to local students pursuing a career in the medical field.
Prior to her real estate and philanthropic work, Ms. Cue Gil had an extensive career in finance with positions in investment management at Morgan Stanley, which included working in New York, Tokyo, and Philadelphia. She has since worked in credit management at ACE INA Insurance Company; and most recently as a financial analyst at the oil and gas operator, Kinder Morgan.
Ms. Cue Gil has served on the boards of the Crisis Center of West Texas and the Junior Leagues of Corpus Christi and Odessa as well as the Gulf Coast Humane Society. She recently served as the PTA President of her children's school.
Ms. Cue Gil graduated with a B.A. in Economics from Columbia College, earned a Master of Liberal Arts from the University of Pennsylvania and earned a Certificate in Accounting in Finance from the Wharton School of Business at UPENN. She currently lives in Odessa, Texas with her husband and three children.
Eldridge Gray
Managing Director, Seven Post
Mr. Gray has worked in the investment industry for 34 years. At Seven Post, he is a member of the Executive Investment Committee and advises clients regarding broad asset allocation strategy, risk management, alternative investments and asset/liability planning. Prior to joining Seven Post, Mr. Gray was Managing Director in the Investment Management Division and Vice President in the Securities Division of Goldman Sachs. Previously, while based in Hong Kong, he worked in distressed debt investing for the $1.5 billion GS Asian Special Situations Fund.
Mr. Gray served as Chair of the Board of Friends of the Double Discovery Center in its early years. He is a Regent of the California Tribal College; Co-Chair of Board of Directors of BUILD, a national high school entrepreneurship program; and an at-large member of the San Francisco Estate Planning Council, and a former Trustee of The Nueva School.
Mr. Gray received B.A. from Columbia College, Columbia University and an M.B.A from The Wharton School.
Maria Ramirez Jurgens
Former DDC Counselor, Upward Bound and Talent Search
With almost a decade of prior experience working at DDC, Ms. Ramirez Jurgens provides an uncommon perspective that serves as a bridge between the collective experience of past generations of alumni, volunteers, and staff who remember DDC in Ferris Booth Hall during the 1990's with those who are carrying out and benefiting from DDC's mission today in Lerner Hall.
During her time at DDC, Ms. Ramirez Jurgens served as a Counselor for the Upward Bound and Talent Search programs and Director of the Early Intervention program. She also served as the DDC Volunteer Outreach Coordinator recruiting Columbia University students and faculty to teach, tutor and mentor DDC students.
Ms. Ramirez Jurgens formally returned to the DDC family as a member of the Board of Friends after obtaining her Master's degree from NYU in education and technology, and then working for several well known television and media companies that value the importance of children's education, including Sesame Workshop, Nickelodeon and the Center for Children and Technology. She is a graduate of Columbia College and an active Columbia University alumni community leader.
Roger Lehecka, Chair
Partner, R&R Education Consultants, Former Dean of Students, Columbia College
Born and raised in New York City, Mr. Lehecka attended public schools before enrolling at Columbia College where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and graduated with honors. He subsequently earned graduate degrees from Harvard and Columbia.
As an undergraduate, Mr. Lehecka was a co-founder of Project Double Discovery, now known as the Double Discovery Center, which in 1965 was a pilot program for Upward Bound.
He spent 19 of the 33 years that he worked at Columbia as Dean of Students of Columbia College (1979–98) and 30 years as an officer of its Phi Beta Kappa chapter. He also spent 20 years as Columbia University's representative on the Ivy Policy Committee, including six as its chair.
As Dean of Students, Mr. Lehecka made increasing the overall College graduation rate and eliminating racial disparities in graduation rates his first priorities; both those goals were achieved. An early advocate for the admission of women to the College, he played a role in its smooth transition to coeducation. He oversaw the expansion of Columbia's New York State Higher Education Opportunity Program into a National Opportunity Program and helped to begin and shape the program of resident professors in several college residence halls. Integrating academic life and residential life, and having his staff understand the primacy of Columbia's academic mission, were important priorities for him as Dean of Students.
Although Mr. Lehecka retired as an administrator in December 2004, he continues to serve Columbia, including more than 30 years on the Board of Friends of the Double Discovery Center. Since 2007, he has taught an undergraduate seminar at Columbia on Equity and Access in American Higher Education. In February 2015, he received the Heritage Award from Columbia's Black Alumni Council.
As the principals in R&R Education Consultants, Mr. Lehecka and his wife Ria M. Coyne have helped companies and foundations develop and run college scholarship programs for needy students. Their clients have included the Lenfest Foundation, which serves rural Pennsylvania students, and the New York Times College Scholarship Program, which serves New York City students.
Helen L. Stambler Neuberger
Chair, Board of Directors, National Dance Institute
Ms. Stambler Neuberger was present at the beginning of Double Discovery, living in the dorms with the high school students in the program's first summer in 1965. She also taught a course in Constitutional Law at Double Discovery in the summer of 1967. Ms. Stambler Neuberger has served on the Board of Double Discovery Center since 2014.
A strong sense of social justice has guided Ms. Stambler Neuberger's life. A deeply committed advocate for the arts and education, she spent her entire professional career helping children and adults with the greatest needs. She taught in Harlem; coordinated school-based and collaborative arts programs in the Washington Heights/Inwood section of Manhattan and citywide; and went on to become Director of Arts and Cultural Education for the New York City Public Schools.
Ms. Stambler Neuberger is Chair of the Board of Directors of National Dance Institute. NDI was founded in 1976 by New York City Ballet principal dancer Jacques d'Amboise in the belief that the arts have a unique power to engage all children—regardless of background, ability, or socioeconomic status - and motivate them toward excellence. NDI students work collaboratively with rigor and joy, think creatively and act with empathy. Since its founding, NDI has impacted the lives of over two million children imparting skills critical to their success, both in school and in life.
Ms. Stambler Neuberger is Immediate Past Chair of the Board of the Neuberger Museum of Art, serves on the Arts Advisory Council of Hunter College and has been a consultant to arts organizations seeking to develop programs for schools.
Ms. Stambler Neuberger earned a B.A. in Political Science from Barnard College, and a M.Ed. from Harvard University Graduate School of Education, each on full scholarship. She was a Fulbright Fellow to China, Hong Kong and Taiwan in 1990 to study Chinese Arts in Transition. For her work in building collaborations between the public schools and many arts organizations and museums, Ms. Stambler Neuberger received the prestigious Schools and Culture Award in 1986 from the Mayor of New York. She was a Fellow at the Institute for Educational Leadership and was elected to Pi Lambda Theta Honor Society for Women in Education.
Ms. Stambler Neuberger is a painter and, with her husband, Jim Neuberger, enjoys collecting art from a wide range of cultures.
Rene Plessner
President, Rene Plessner Associates
Born in Belgium and raised in the United States, Mr. Plessner graduated from Columbia College. He began his career at Helena Rubinstein and also held positions at Lehn & Fink and Revlon. Entering business for himself, he started Spectrum Cosmetics, Inc., a manufacturer of a prestige cosmetics line for black women. In 1972, he founded Rene Plessner Associates, Inc., an executive search firm committed to finding corporate executives who are both business-minded and creatively inspired.
Rene Plessner Associates, Inc. is a boutique executive search firm founded over 25 years ago specializing in recruiting for entrepreneurial companies including cosmetics and image-driven firms. There is a particular emphasis on finding talented individuals for entrepreneurial companies, but whether a large corporation or a family-owned business, the common desire and requirement on the part of our client is a thorough understanding of their recruiting needs.
Cathleen Trigg-Jones
Founder/Producer, Catscape Productions
Ms. Trigg-Jones is an Emmy Award-winning Journalist, Executive Producer, Philanthropist, Media Coach, Author, and Actress.
For over two decades, Ms. Trigg-Jones has dedicated her time, energy and expertise to giving others a platform to share their stories in all aspects of television, marketing, advertising.
Ms. Trigg-Jones' full-service, multi-media production & marketing agency, Catscape Productions, is a collective & incubator for women in film and television focused on producing content that is responsible, entertaining and socially charged in hopes of changing the landscape of how women are portrayed in the media, in front of and behind the camera.
In 2018, she leveraged the 18 years she spent as CMO of Lexington Plastic Surgeons, leading to the growth & success of multi-million-dollar medical practice, to found Trigg Global Media Group, a media consulting firm providing strategic marketing, advertising, branding and business support to CEO's and Fortune 500 companies.
Ms. Trigg-Jones has won numerous awards for her professional and philanthropic affiliations. She is an EMMY award-winner, has been recognized by Black Women In Media, and 2018 received the BMW "Women of Excellence" Award and the CASA of Essex County "Child's Hero" Award.
Ms. Trigg-Jones is a member of The Screen Actors Guild, The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, The New York and National Association of Black Journalists, the New York-New Jersey Minority Supplier Development Council, and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. In addition, she serves on the board of AHEAD, a not-for-profit organization that provides educational, health and agricultural resources to underserved communities around the world.
In 2008 Ms. Trigg-Jones created "The Trigg House," a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization that provides services, including housing, education, mentorship and counseling to teens aging out of the foster care system to help them transition into the real world, a cause near and dear to her having been a product of the foster care system herself.


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Support the Maurice Lucas Foundation
Help us empower Portland's youth with opportunities for positive developmental growth.
By ML20 Admin
Help us empower Portland's youth with opportunities for positive developmental growth.
The foundation is named in honor of Maurice Lucas (1952-2010), the starting forward on the 1977 NBA champion Portland Trail Blazers team. Besides his outstanding achievements on the court, Lucas also gave selflessly of his time and energy to Portland youth. The Maurice Lucas Foundation focuses on middle school kids in the Portland metro area. The foundation teaches life lessons through sport. After school programs, sports camps and outings change the lives of the youths who participate. Since its formation, 436 students have successfully completed the foundation's academies and hundreds of others have participated in its sports programs.
Contact Info:
David Lucas (503) 880-4323
Have I mentioned how much I love this program? It is just great. My daughter was saying the other day that she would not have near as good of grades without it. From my perspective, the stress in our home has dropped significantly because she is all done with homework before it is time for her to WIG out about it! Thank you so much for all you are doing for her.

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South Africa spends R122 billion in communications
JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – END-user spending on communications services in South Africa is forecast to total R122 billion (9,34 billion) in 2017, representing a 0,7 percent increase from the previous year. This is according to Gartner Inc, the American research and advisory firm. "The forecast growth rate is slight, mainly due […]Read more ›


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SUPERSONIC PREVIEW "Red, White, and Blue: Tracks" – SPC001
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The SUPERSONIC Pod Comics universe begins here! Red, White, and Blue, the United States' super team, has a mission, but the tracks lead them to something unexpected . . .
This story sets up a bold new series of superhero storytelling — SUPERSONIC Pod Comics! Please check out our Kickstarter — http://supersonicpodcomics.com/kickstarter — where you can support this free, weekly superhero audio drama podcast!
Written by Ben Avery
Sound Design by Nathan James Norman
Red, White, and Blue created by Ben Avery
A SUPERSONIC Pod Comics production
Red: Ben Avery
White: Nathan James Norman
Blue: JS Earls
Also featuring: Kristin L. Norman, Chelsea Shattuck, and Matthew Williams
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The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (ADOT&PF), in cooperation with the Alaska Division of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), is proposing to reconstruct the intersection of Airport Way and Cushman Street in Fairbanks, Alaska.
Project Purpose
The purpose of the proposed project is to modify traffic operations to improve motorist and pedestrian safety, improve air quality, and decrease delays at the Airport Way intersection with Cushman Street.
Project Scope
The proposed project will reconstruct Airport Way between Barnette Street and Noble Street, and along Cushman Street between Gaffney Road and 15th Avenue. Project improvements consist of:
Construction is planned for 2022, contingent on available funding.
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We're shaping the future. Join us.
We thrive on solving problems.
At RSG, you will thrive on solving problems and have opportunities to work on a variety of projects with multiple challenges and responsibilities. Our culture attracts and retains professionals who are passionate about learning, team building, and making positive contributions to our clients' projects, our communities, and the environment we all share. We all enjoy excellent employment benefits and opportunities for advancement.
We offer benefits that go beyond the basics.
We offer generous and flexible paid time off for holidays, vacation, and personal time, separate paid sick time. We are also 100% employee-owned as an ESOP. Learn more about our wellness, insurance, retirement, and workplace benefits below.
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At some point, you have probably seen people doing squats at the gym or heard someone talking about the importance of knowing how to do squats correctly.
If you have ever wondered how to do a perfect squat or perhaps would like to incorporate squats into your workout routine, it is important to first learn how to perform a perfect squat. It is vital to first learn how to do squats to ensure you do them properly, get the most out of move, and avoid injury.
How to do a proper squat:
- Begin by standing upright with feet wider than shoulder width apart and toes pointed outwards.
- Bend at your both your knees and hips, while maintaining a flat back and squeezing your butt and abs.
- Keeping your knees in line over your 2nd toes, continue to lower yourself without pulling on your neck with your arms until your thighs are parallel to the ground.
- Press your heels into the ground and slowly return to a straight standing position.
- Repeat subsequent reps.
If you need support in developing good squatting form, protect your back and the rest of your body by practicing with stability ball wall squats.
To do a stability ball wall squat, place a stability ball against the wall and lean against it, making contact with your tailbone and lower back. Gently lean into the ball, inhale, and slowly lower your body by leaning into the ball. Then exhale, keep your core engaged as you lean into the ball, and return to a standing position.
Why squats?
A proper squat improves your lower body mobility and strengths your legs, glutes, and abdominals. Since it engages your entire lower body, it is one of the most time-effective moves.
Squats also help you form the habit and movement of using your lower body to do everyday tasks, such as picking up heavy objects, rather than your back. So when you get to pick up a box, grocery bag or even a child, use the same supportive form as you would to perform a squat!
How often to do squats?
Depending on your workout routine, aim to do squats a couple of times a week. Start out by doing 20 squats or 2 sets of 10 squats per session so you can first perfect your form.
Overall, you will really feel your lower body strengthening as you consistently do squats, as well as greater stability and support through your core and back.


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What is Discover Letchworth?
Discover Letchworth is a vibrant gateway to our garden city; a space where the community and visitors alike can find information on a range of arts and cultural events and local services, wellbeing activities and a one stop shop for everything there is to see, do and know about the Garden City.
Replacing the town's old Tourist Information Centre, we will offer tailored information to visitors from around the world to enhance their experience of visiting the world's first garden city, whether they are professionals, academics or tourists.
Joining the Heritage Foundation at One Garden City, our service will be open to everyone and will continue to be flexible and evolve to help meet the needs of our local community in the future.
Why did you create Discover Letchworth?
Back in 2018, we looked at our current tourist information service and, after discussing with local groups and organisations as well as members of the community, decided that we needed to modernise the service to meet the needs of the town more effectively.
This feedback led to us creating our vision to make Discover Letchworth a more community focused space, while continuing to offer an excellent service to the community and visitors alike.
How can I find out more about the service?
We're open at One Garden City every Monday to Saturday from 10am to 4pm, so drop in and chat to one of the team.
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Next week our weekly special is chicken fajitas, black bean and corn salad and Spanish rice. The special comes with freshly brewed sweetened and unsweetened iced tea.
The vegetarian option is black bean cakes with pico de gallo.
Our featured dessert for the week is chocolate cinnamon cake for $23.95
If you order by 4:00 PM on Friday, August 30th, its $7.95 per guest.
Orders placed after 4:00 PM on Friday, August 30th are $8.95 per guest.


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The occupation tax is imposed on automobile rental businesses based on their charges for automobile rentals in Illinois for periods of one year or less. The use tax is imposed on persons renting automobiles in Illinois based on the rental price. Rentors collect the use tax from rentees and in turn meet their occupation tax liability by remitting the tax to the Department of Revenue. If the use tax is not paid to the rentor, the person using the automobile in Illinois must pay the tax directly to the department.
Counties, municipalities, certain mass transportation districts, and the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority (MPEA) are allowed to impose automobile renting occupation and use taxes. If imposed, the department collects the taxes for these local governments and returns the collections to them.
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PDF version of Dartboard Drinks (PDF 786 KB)
Game 1: Dartboard DrinksAge Appropriateness: 5-11 years
Learning outcomesParticipants
- Are able to identify the amount of sugar in some common drinks; and
- Are able to identify drinks that are lower in sugar and higher in nutrients.
- This game follows a similar pattern to regular darts involving balls thrown at a target (white board or similar).
- The board is marked in a series of concentric circles with the smallest circle in the centre marked as water. Circles are marked in order from drink most to drink least, ie. the bullseye is water, next circle is milk and so on. A point scoring system is linked to each drink type whereby the drink most circle has the highest point value and the drink least circle has a very low or zero value.
- This game combines fun and physical activity with reinforcement of learning outcomes.
Required items
- A target (white board/rebound wall/material, etc).
- Scoring table (this can be written up on the same board – or on paper).
- Three (3) x balls.
- Pen and paper for scoring.
- Masking tape or other suitable marking system to mark the standing position for the thrower.
|Person's Name
|Drink Type
|Points on each throw
|Tally (total points)
- On the ground measure or pace approximately 3m from the target.
- Discuss the scoring table with the participants, including the sugar and nutrient characteristics of each type of drink.
- The participant stands with their toes behind the line. With 3 throws, the thrower attempts to hit the bullseye to achieve maximum points.
- After the last ball is thrown, the score total or total drink types (for younger players) is recorded.
- Repeat steps 3 -4 with each other player.
- The winner is declared after 5 or more rounds, depending on class size.
- With a large group consider multiple targets and 2 -4 players per target.
- Compare the amount of sugar in soft drink and 100% juice.
- Discuss the difference between added sugars and naturally occurring sugars.
- Naturally occurring sugars are found in a variety of foods. For example, milk has natural sugar (lactose). Fruit and fruit juice contains natural sugar (fructose).
- Added sugars are defined as all sugars and syrups that are added to foods during processing and preparation.
Key messages
- Although some drinks and foods contain natural sugar, like milk and fruit, they also contain nutrients and when consumed in moderation as part of healthy eating can contribute to good health.
- Intake of added sugar in our diets should be minimised.
- When consumed in large amounts, sugar can contribute to weight gain and tooth decay and being overweight can lead to heart disease, diabetes and other chronic diseases.
- Remember to judge a drink or food by the nutrients it offers rather than simply the sugar content.
- Remember to read the label to see what your drink contains.


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Founded in 2015, Kilimandjaro Music Awards-KMA is the most important and biggest Music Awards Ceremony for African Artists living in North America. The goal of the event is to promote careers of African artists and the African contribution to the diverse Canadian and North American Cultural landscape.
This year, the event will be held on Saturday Saturday November 14th , 2020 inside the prestigious Toronto Pavilion and we are expecting about 1300 people that day.
This event is a great rendez-vous of the Black Community and is endorsed by the Ministry of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture industries of Ontario.


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Adobe on Tuesday announced that its UX design software Adobe XD is opening up its platform to allow users to customise their design tools with the help of third-party, community-created plugins. Using the opened up Adobe XD APIs, developers now have the ability to build new features and capabilities atop Adobe XD. The American software provider also announced that it is integrating Creative Cloud and Adobe XD add-ins to apps like Microsoft Teams, Slack, and Jira. Lastly, the first list of recipients of the $10-million (roughly Rs. 7 crores) Adobe Fund for Design has been revealed.
The open platform for Adobe XD will be made available widely starting "later this year". However, Adobe has started working on plugins with developer partners including Microsoft, Trello, UserTesting, Airtable, Dribbble, Silicon Publishing, Slope, inMotionNow, Astute Graphics, Anima, and Google Cloud.
In terms of third-party integrations, Microsoft Teams and Slack now get richer previews of Creative Cloud assets and notifications in the event of comments on Adobe XD prototypes.
Announced first back in May this year, the Adobe Fund for Design has received its first list of recipients. The list includes names like CloudApp, Stark, UI Faces, Yummygum, Odin Chart, and more. The $10 million amount has been distributed in the form of grants and equity investments. In addition to financial support, Adobe provides recipients of the fund's investments with access to industry experts, early access to technology, partnership and go-to-market opportunities, and exposure to Adobe's network of passionate customers.
"We are committed to developing a rich ecosystem around Adobe XD to fit the modern designer's needs," said Scott Belsky, Chief Product Officer and Executive Vice President, Creative Cloud at Adobe. "Delivering seamless, engaging user experiences is imperative for brands, companies and all digital products, and Adobe is focused on serving designers with powerful collaboration capabilities."
Users can avail the starter plan for Adobe XD for free on xd.adobe.com. Those looking to upgrade can avail the $9.99 (approximately Rs. 700) single app plan that allows Creative Cloud users access to unlimited shared prototypes and design specs.
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Massive update on Sivakarthikeyan's Hero is here
Following the success of Namma Veetu Pillai, fans of Sivakarthikeyan are eagerly looking forward to his upcoming projects, one of which is Hero, directed by P.S. Mithran of Irumbu Thirai fame.
The makers have taken to Twitter to announce that the trailer of Hero will be releasing on December 13 at 8 am in Chennai's Sathyam Cinemas. It was earlier reported that Bollywood actor Abhay Deol will be playing the antagonist in the film. Kalyani Priyadarshan, who had been roped in to play the female lead, will be making her maiden venture in Tamil with Hero.
Produced by KJR Studios, the distributors of Ajith's Viswasam, Hero has music composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. The movie will hit the screens across the world on December 20.


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This add-in will duplicate existing sheets with or without views, apply view template, to sheets as well as export and import sheet list csv files.
View Sets allows you to Save View configurations for quick retrieval.
Isolator allows you to isolate specific items in your model by Category, Family and/or Type.
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Copy multiple families shared parameters from one family to another in what can be as little as two clicks of the mouse.
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Allows you to turn your favorite photos into awesome works of graffiti art.
Choose an effect. After picking a photo from your library or a snapping a new one within the app, you're able to scale and position it on the wall. The moment your fingers leave the screen, your photo will be turned into graffiti. You can then adjust parameters, change filters.
Design your work. You can freely paint on the wall, and even tag your work.
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Former No. 1 Paid Photography app in Italy, France, Germany, Austria, Egypt, Panama, Russia, Belguim, South Africa, Netherlands, Bulgaria and Kuwait!
From the makers of "Sketch Me!" comes are our beautiful new App "Graffiti Me!".
Turn your photos into awesome graffiti with Graffiti Me!
It's taken a long long time, and after many many user requests, we are very proud to have Graffiti Me! officially launched on the AppStore!!!
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- Supports Facebook, Twitter and e-mail so you can easily share your graffiti with your friends, as well as save them to your iPhone.
- Features an easy-to-use interface. You can use your finger to move an image around on the screen to find its best position. You can also zoom in and out through the pinch gesture.
- Auto Paint mode (as shown in screenshots), this is where the user can add adjustable paint filters to the photo.
- Adjustable threshold parameters mean that you can have extra control over how the graffiti effect turns out.
- Allows includes 'Custom Paint' mode, use your finger to spray paint areas of your photo.
- Incluses 'Tag My Work' feature. Tag your masterpiece, so everyone knows your work!
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- March 1-4, 2018
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The 2018 TYR Pro Swim Series stop in Atlanta concluded on Sunday morning with timed finals of the men's and women's 1500 meter free. Read on for highlights from this morning's events.
- Pro Swim Series Record: 15:35.65- Katie Ledecky, Santa Clara 2017
- Pool Record: 16:15.58- Brooke Bennett, 1995
- GOLD: Ashley Twichell– 16:08.70
- SILVER: Kristel Kobrich– 16:11.09
- BRONZE: Erica Sullivan– 16:38.40
TAC Titans' Ashley Twichell swam to a new best time this morning as she won the mile, outpacing Chilean Record holder Kristel Kobrich. Twichell knocked about 2 seconds off her former best time, taking down a 23-year-old Pool Record in the process as she touched in 16:08.70. Kobrich finished a couple of seconds back for silver and was also under the former Pool Record. U.S. National Teamer Erica Sullivan picked up the bronze. Behind her, Bolles' Kensey McMahon (16:42.91) and Magnolia Aquatic Club's Kaitlynn Sims (16:42.98) battled closely for 4th place.
Sims slightly trailed throughout the race. She made up some ground in the final 100 meters, but came up just hundredths shy of McMahon. That was a lifetime best for McMahon by almost 4 seconds and a best time for Sims by over 2 and a half seconds.
- Pro Swim Series Record: 14:53.12- Jordan Wilimovsky, Mesa 2016
- Pool Record: 14:56.40- Kieran Perkins, 1996
- GOLD: Andrew Abruzzo– 15:13.79
- SILVER: Zane Grothe– 15:23.72
- BRONZE: Jake Magahey– 15:35.66
Plymouth Whitemarsh's Andrew Abruzzo set the pace early on, earning his 2nd distance medal of the meet as he dominated the field. Indiana postgrad Zane Grothe, who won the 400 free and 800 free here, landed in the top 3 again with the silver. SwimAtlanta's Jake Magahey had a big swim, dropping nearly 20 seconds from his lifetime best to take 3rd. Sandpipers of Nevada's Brennan Gravely tried to run Magahey down at the end, splitting 28.60 on the last 50, but came up with a 4th place finish in 15:36.31. Another Indiana postgrad, Marwan El Kamash, rounded out the top 5 in 15:50.79.


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Las Olas Boulevard is a popular thoroughfare in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States that runs from Andrews Avenue in the Central Business District to A1A and Fort Lauderdale Beach. The easternmost section of the boulevard is interlaced with canals and waterfront homes. The commercial stretch, approximately 1-mile (1.6 km) in length, features cool sub-tropical breezeways and courtyards with bars, nightclubs, bridal stores, shops, boutiques, art galleries, restaurants and the Riverside Hotel. The name "Las Olas" means "The Waves" in Spanish. The road once carried the designations of State Road A1A Alt. and State Road 842.
Las Olas has its own historic house, a museum of art, a nearby IMAX cinema and an art house movie theater within a short walk. Las Olas Boulevard can be accessed by the Fort Lauderdale water taxi. The boulevard is a popular dining and shopping destination for locals and visitors as it is situated close to Fort Lauderdale Beach, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and Port Everglades.
The boulevard was constructed in 1917, when Las Olas was just a dirt road that crossed the swampy wetlands to the barrier island at Fort Lauderdale Beach. The Las Olas Isles were dredged in the 1920s to create land for the areas most picturesque waterfront residential district. The modern commercial segment of Las Olas Boulevard was constructed during the Post World War II era. The westernmost downtown segment was entirely reconstructed since the 1970s. The boulevard begins at the famous Elbo Room bar where the beach meets the boulevard and ends in the west at the Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale.
In the early 1980s Las Olas went through a major renovation program to enhance property values. The land was worth much more than that of the standing homes. It was decided that anyone who wished to buy property on one of the isles would have to tear down the existing home and build a home of equal or greater value than the land. There were a few celebrities who already lived on Las Olas, but new homes and waterfronts made it more appealing to move to the area. Professional tour companies provide tours that take people down the waterways to show off the celebrities homes and yachts.[1][2][3][4][5]
Notable residentsEdit
A few of the most notable (past and present) are:
- Johnny Weissmuller, actor who played Tarzan and invented the signature yell.
- Wayne Huizenga, CEO of Waste Management, Inc, Blockbuster Video and AutoNation.
- David L Cook, Christian music star and entrepreneur.
- Connie Francis, actress and movie star who was featured in the movie, Where the Boys Are which was filmed on Las Olas Blvd at the famed Elbo Room.
- Dan Quayle, former Vice President of the United States.
- Lee Majors, actor who played The Six Million Dollar Man and former husband to Farrah Fawcett.
- Sonny and Cher, singers and actors.
- Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, television and movie stars. Stars of I Love Lucy fame.
- Gloria Vanderbilt, designer and socialite.
- Preston A. Wells, Jr, Owner of much of the Las Olas Blvd real estate, including the Riverside Hotel, and the owner of the development company, The Las Olas Company.
- Frank and Ivy Stranahan, founding pioneers of Fort Lauderdale and the first residents of Las Olas Boulevard. Their trading post Stranahan House is located between the boulevard and New River.[6]
- ^ "Fort Lauderdale Sightseeing Cruises, Tours, and Private Charter Cruises on the Carrie B of Ft Lauderdale, Florida". Retrieved 2010-11-04.Las Olas Tours of Celebrity Homes
- ^ "Genealogical Society of Broward County (GSBC) - Biographies". Retrieved 2010-11-04.Johnny Weissmuller
- ^ "Wayne Huizenga selling Fort Lauderdale 2BD for $1.55M | BlockShopper South Florida". Retrieved 2010-11-04.Wayne Huizenga sells Las Olas home
- ^ "ci.ftlaud.fl.us". Archived from the original on 2010-11-24. Retrieved 2010-11-04.Connie Francis Celebrates the 50th anniversary of Where the Boys Are on Fort Lauderdale Beach
- ^ Hilton, Spud (2010-03-27). "Travel | More elegant Fort Lauderdale sheds rowdy spring-break past | Seattle Times Newspaper". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2010-11-04.
- ^ Historic Stranahan House Museum. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
External linksEdit
- Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale One East Las Olas
- Stranahan House Historic home with daily tours
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The only therapy animal that works is another human being, argues Tony Daniel at the Federalist. Read the essay here.
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In-person bill payments can be made at many locations across Seattle. This includes at many QFC, Safeway, Walgreens, and Fred Meyer stores.
To find a bill payment location near you call CenturyLink at (866) 449-1980 during normal business hours of 8:00 am - 6:00 pm Monday - Friday, and 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Saturdays.
You can also look-up locations at https://www.centurylink.com/home/help/account/pay-bill/pay-in-person.html
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All customer equipment returns are handled by mail. CenturyLink will provide a prepaid return label for you to return cable television equipment by U.S. mail, or similar service, at no cost to you.
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Intel hit by downturn in PC markets, processor and chipset sales down
Intel has reported fourth quarter profits down 90% and revenue down 23% from Q4 2007, due the downturn in PC markets.
The company posted net income of $234 million from revenue of $8.2 Billion, with microprocessor and chipset sales significantly lower versus the previous quarter.
Revenue from Intel's Atom processors and chipsets was up 50% to $300 million, although the lower cost of the processor meant that they did not have significant impact on the company's bottom line.
Intel also made a $1 billion net loss from its equity investment in WiMAX wireless broadband provider Clearwire.
Intel president and CEO Paul Otellini said: "The economy and the industry are in the process of resetting to a new baseline from which growth will resume. While the environment is uncertain, our fundamental business strategies are more focused than ever.
"Intel will continue to extend its manufacturing leadership, drive product innovation, develop new markets and implement operating efficiencies that have already taken more than $3 billion out of our ongoing cost structure since 2006. Intel has weathered difficult times in the past, and we know what needs to be done to drive our success moving forward. Our new technologies and new products will help us ignite market growth and thrive when the economy recovers," he added.
Owing to the uncertainty of the economic situation, Intel has refused to make a revenue prediction for the first quarter of 2009, although the company said that it was planning on revenue of around $7 billion.


text: TB is a communicable disease which is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria. Causes lesions in the lungs known as tubercles. It influences lungs in 80 percent cases. However, it also can affect other parts of the body such as an abdominal cavity, joints, meninges, female reproductive organs, skin. TB can be prevented, treated and cured with appropriate treatment and medications.Table of Content1. Introduction2. Epidemiology3. Types of TB4. Causes/risk factors5. Sign and symptoms6. Diagnosis 7. Treatment8. Prevention9. Conclusion10. ReferencesIntroductionTuberculosis(TB) is identified by German Microbiologist Robert Koch in 1882. Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria is founded in both animal and humans which is the cause of TB. It causes lesions in the lungs which is known as tubercles (Aldridge, 2016). Although TB is a communicable disease it can be treated, prevented and cured.EpidemiologyTB is an infectious disease. It affects one-third of the world's population. It is also the most leading cause of death and second leading cause of death from infectious disease worldwide. In 2013, 9 million new cases of TB were reported. The case detection rate was only around 64% because around 3.3 million people suffer from TB was undiagnosed or not reported. At the same time 1.1 million people were estimated to have tuberculosis- human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) co-infection (Dheda, Barry & Maartens, 2016). TB is patent in Asia and Africa because 86% of TB cases reported in these areas (Kakchapati, Gyawali, Jha , 2012). Inadequate treatment or irregular drug supply of TB can result from Multidrug-resistance TB(MDR-TB). Resistance to both isoniazid and rifampicin is known as MDR-TB. Morbidity and mortality rate of MDR-TB is higher than drug-sensitive TB (Kakchapati et al., 2012).Types of TB90% people infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria remains asymptomatic and they cannot transmit an infection to others known as latent infection (Zumla, Raviglione, Hafner & Reyn, 2013). About 10% of latent infection can progress to active infection if not treated on time. Patients with active infection develop symptoms and can be transmitted infections to others. On the basis of human organs, there are another two types of tuberculosis which are pulmonary and extrapulmonary TB. TB which affects the lungs is known as pulmonary TB. TB which affects others parts of the body such as, skin, female reproductive organs, meninges, the abdominal cavity is known as extrapulmonary TB. About 85% of diagnosed cases of TB is pulmonary and 15%of TB is extrapulmonary. Causes/Risk FactorsThe main cause of TB is Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria. It can be transmitted through droplet, when TB patient exhales, laughs, sneeze or a cough, the bacilli released into the air. If the healthy person inhales the air they can be infected. On the other hand, in comparison with other infectious diseases, it advised less infectious (Cooper, odle , 2014). There are many other causes which can increase the risks of TB. They are overcrowding, homelessness, malnutrition, the presence of HTV.Sign/ symptoms Although, more than 90% of people infected with M. tuberculosis they remain asymptomatic which is known as latent TB. Despite, active pulmonary TB have symptoms like a chronic cough, sputum production, appetite loss, weight loss, weakness, fever, night sweats and hemoptysis (Zumla et al.,2013). Fluid may collect in pleural cavity which is known as pleural effusion may cause difficulty in breathing and shortness of breathing and also recurrent cough for weeks to months (Cooper et al., 2014).DiagnosisThe tuberculin skin test and the interferon-gamma release assay can use for diagnosis of latent infection and risk groups. However, these test is not suitable for the patient who has active TB (Zumla et al., 2013). The culture and sputum microscopy is standard methods to diagnose active TB (Zumla et al., 2013).Treatment There are various drugs which are used to treat TB. They are Isoniazid, rifampin, ethambutol, and pyrazinamide. These drugs are using to treat TB but it differs for latent and active Tb as well as multi-drug resistant TB. A person who is suffering from latent Tb and have increased the risk to developed active TB they required preventive treatment. In latent phase isoniazid, 300mg daily given for six months and recommended to continue until nine months if its co-infected with HIV infection. Directly observed therapy (DOT) is used to control MDR-TB by tuberculosis control programmers which helps to decrease the number of defaulting therapy (Dheda, 2016). MDR-TB needed prolonged treatment compare to other TB. PreventionGenerally, Bacille-Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine is used to prevent TB. BCG is one of the most effective methods to prevent TB during childhood. People infected with HIV a lives in high burden area with an unknown result of tuberculin test and without active TB recommended to have isoniazid for at least 6 months as preventive therapy (Zumla et al., 2013). In addition, there are various preventive measures of TB. The regular screening program in the high-risk area, avoid overcrowd and maintain hygiene also can help to prevent TB.


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At Ottawa Hills Junior/Senior High School, we want you to say something if you see, hear, or know of potential dangers that could impact the safety and security of our school. Whether you are on your way to school, walking in our neighborhood, or on social media, remember we all play a role in keeping our communities safe. Stay vigilant and say something when you see signs of danger, threats to do harm, or any suspicious activity. You can report to any trusted adult, including a teacher, parent, administrator, counselor, or secretary. Depending on the seriousness of the situation, you may consider calling the Ottawa Hills Police Department directly.
As part of the Lucas County Anti-Bullying Campaign, the Lucas County Sheriff's Office in conjunction with the Lucas County Commissioner's Office offers assistance to anyone who wants to report bullying or other forms of school-related issues. The Lucas County Sheriff's Office Bullying Hotline is available 24/7 at 419-654-3425.
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Rene Descartes has a lot to answer for: the body/mind dichotomy is not useful, and privileging one over the other - most often, the mind - is getting humanity nowhere near the road to full mental, physical and emotional health.
O'Donovan proposes a sort of t'ai chi of forward movement, a slow pace that by extension, ought to slow down our thoughts as well, allowing us to experience the present moment with all our senses, whether we're on the way to work or working our way up a mountain.
Personally, I've been walking more slowly due to a banjaxed Achilles tendon, and it's been an interesting experience. I have to warn those who wish to walk with me that I am slow, allowing them the opportunity to go at their own pace.
In more instances than not, the person will attempt to keep at my pace, and then gradually increase theirs. I've found it a challenge to keep to the speed that is healthy for me, and have to fight the urge to go faster.
It's uncomfortable! It's also illuminating: I used to speed along, because I was just so busy; now, I find I do in fact get to where I need to go, no matter my pace, and I see more of the world around as I take my time.
So, I'm all for the notion of mindful walking, and I particularly like O'Donovan's suggestion that walking added to talk therapy is a way forward for those looking to minimise their emotional challenges, whether they are presented via anxiety, panic attacks or depression.
He points out that we are often less guarded, and more fluid in our verbalising of our emotions when we're walking and talking with a friend.
The notion that talk therapy can be taken out of the therapist's office and out into the world is fascinating. I'd like to read about that, in fact.
This is something you can do without a ton of bells and whistles, in keeping with the simplicity of the philosophy. I was displeased by the layout of the book, which has blown up the font size almost to a point where I don't need my specs.
This does the writer a disservice, as it only serves to annoy a reader who has paid almost €20 for a tome that is probably half the length of its 300-plus pages. It is a shame, because O'Donovan's thesis is entirely sound.
Heart of Miracles
My Journey Back to Life After A Near-Death Experience By Karen Henson Jones Hay House (2015) €16.50 HHHII
Diagnosed with Sudden Arrhthymia Death Syndrome, a condition that causes the heart to beat irregularly and, in severe cases, stop and cause early death, the author undertook surgery to implant a device that would basically shock her heart back into action should she go into cardiac arrest.
It didn't work, and just before collapsing, she was conscious enough to say to her mother, "I am going to die now."
Her subsequent out-of-body experience inspired her to get her act together and truly live from her spiritual heart.
Her survival was nothing short of miraculous, and her story is indeed a cautionary tale for those who keep putting off living their best lives.
Yet her writing isn't preachy, despite her experience heavily involving divinity as framed in a Catholic perspective.
Dreams at the Threshold
Guidance, Comfort, and Healing at the End of Life By Jeanne Van Bronkhorst Llewellyn (2015) €19.50 HHHHI
Dreams play a big part in psychotherapy, and the notion that they are only now being used in hospice and end-of-life care seems like an obvious enhancement once Van Bronkhorst lays out the benefits and shares inspiring anecdotes.
Unhappy, frightened people find hope and joy in their dreams as they prepare to move on, and the richness of such an approach in hospice is one that I hope to hear more of as time goes on. The text gets slightly repetitive as Van Bronkhorst categorises the sorts of dreams that can be experienced, when it basically boils down to narratives of moving, packing, crossing bodies of water or tracts of land - metaphors that are fairly straightforward in interpretation.
I disagree with her when she tries to classify visitations as an unconscious experience, as before my father passed, he was sitting around chatting with his mother, who had died many years ago. Otherwise, this is a wonderfully compassionate breakthrough for those struggling with end-of-life issues, and there is much comfort to be found here for friends and relatives, too.
A Memoir of Love Addiction By Shary Hauer She Writes Press (2015) €8.11 eBook HHHHI
This pain-filled account of love addiction is almost too painful to read, which is a testament to the author's honesty and is a challenge to the reader's fortitude. 'Love addiction' is almost too simplistic a label to place on an almost ungovernable pursuit of affection.
Addiction as a state-of-being has been softened to buzzword, which is a tragedy given the number of people in the world who struggle with it in any way, shape or form. In this case, it can be minimised by terms like desperation or neediness, making it seem like a boy-crazy - or girl-crazy, for that matter - adolescent condition.
Hauer investigates her own life in a forensic manner, tracing her issues around not having enough love back to her family, and through the relationships with men that followed.
There's hope at the end of the tunnel. This is not for the faint of heart, but it is for the strong of spirit, especially those who can stand to look in the mirror that Hauer holds up.
Reprogram Your Life
Bioscience for a Healthier You By Dr Steven Willey Smith Publicity (2015) €8.23 eBook HHIII
It took ages for Willey to get to the meat of his thesis: that a balanced diet that ensures your insulin is working to its best effect, wedded with a good strength-training and aerobic programme, will help you be healthy and live longer.
In other words, not much new here. This felt like a protracted sell for an accompanying app. Frankly, I think that the app has incredible value, and you'd need it were you going to keep up with the suggested fitness programme. But if you're looking for inspiration, you may find it here.


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Tools and Tricks for Prospective Founders – from a Project Idea to a Successful Pitch
Tools and Tricks for Prospective Founders – from a Project Idea to a Successful Pitch
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Being an entrepreneur is more than just a job - it is a life-long passion. With every new project, every new company, your repertoire of tools and methods for planning the company will grow. But how to get started? - Jan Fülscher knows the craft and science of entrepreneurship from his own experience as founder and co-founder, companion and investor. In this course, he shares the most important tools and tools to achieve a quick start of your venture. These tools include the Business Model Canvas / Lean Canvas, competitive analysis, financial planning, business plan, investor pitch and many others.
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The detailed course programm will be published soon. This course is also available in German
8.30 Get your course documentation at the reception
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9.10 Presentation I
10.00 Coffe break
10.20 Presentation II
12.30 Presentation III
13.40 Short break
13.50 Presentation VI
14.50 Short break
15.00 Presentation V
16.00 Short break
16.10 Presentation IV
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Versace SS17 Campaign UPDATE
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Confirmed: Wenger Will Break Club Record To Sign This Deadly Striker!
Follow ooh to be a Gooner on Facebook and Twitter for more latest Arsenal news, match analysis, transfer news, injury news, team news and rumours from reliable sources around the World.
Arsenal are set to focus its attention on signing Alexandre Lacazette after losing hope of signing Kylian Mbappe, according to reports.
Mbappe has emerged as Arsenal's top target after a superb breakthrough season at Monaco.
Wenger who happens to be a big admirer of the teenager was keen to make him Arsenal's next marquee signing and we were even rumored to have made a record breaking £95m bid for the striker after last season.
But the teenager is also attracting interest from Real Madrid and The Daily Mail via The Daily Star claim Arsenal are wary of the Spanish giants interest.
The report claims Arsenal are now scared that the player will not be able to turn down the Spanish giants advances. They believe the lure of playing in the Champions League with Madrid will be too much for Mbappe to turn down, as a result we have lost hope in securing his signature.
The report didn't stop there, they added that Arsenal will now focus on signing Lacazette from Olympic Lyon.
Wenger wants to sign a striker this summer and is prepared to pay in excess of £50m to bring Lacazette to the Emirates.
Lacazette wants to establish himself at a bigger club, having scored more than 90 goals in his last three seasons in the French league.
Gooners wouldn't mind whether we get Mbappe or Lacazette as long as either of them prove to be an upgrade to our current options, we are good to go!Follow oohtobeagooner on Facebook and Twitter for more latest Arsenal transfer news, injury news, team news and rumours.


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ImpactCloud.org, an alliance of cloud technology vendors working with humanitarian organizations, launches today.
Improvements in global internet connectivity have allowed more emergency responders to leverage cloud based solutions, which provide access to files from anywhere, so they can gather data, build insights from that information, and make their response more efficient as a result. By forming this coalition, Box, Salesforce, DocuSign, Okta, Splunk, Tableau, and Twilio are coming together, "to help humanitarian organizations make the most of these trends."
The new platform will allow humanitarian organizations to reach out to any of the alliance members listed on www.impactcloud.org, and the companies will work together to figure out the best way to collaborate on a comprehensive response.
"It's an exciting shift toward interoperability that is occurring in cloud computing," said Bryan Breckenridge, executive director of Box.org, which works with global nonprofits and philanthropic organizations to leverage cloud platforms like Box in their work.
Crossing the Rubicon for disaster response
How Team Rubicon is expanding opportunities to serve, maximizing its capacity as a disaster relief organization, and influencing the field of humanitarian response through a volunteer base of veterans.
"We are going to remove some of the consulting hours that development organizations would typically have to invest to demystify how these technologies fit together," he said.
Uber, the ride-hailing app, represents one powerful example of the power of interoperable platforms, versus a proprietary stack, Breckenridge said. Uber uses Twilio for text notifications, Sendgrid for emails, and Braintree for payments.
Development organizations have taken advantage of these services too. Box has helped Team Rubicon keep track of documents between its Los Angeles, California, headquarters and veterans responding to disasters worldwide. Salesforce has helped the American Red Cross consolidate information from 150 national partners and 500 field units. And Tableau has worked with Path on a five-year "Visualize Malaria No More" campaign training community health workers to use interactive dashboards.
The coalition has listed case studies on how their platforms can be leveraged for crisis response on the Solutions Center for NetHope, a consortium of nongovernmental organizations committed to technology. By coming together, with Box bringing file sharing, Salesforce bringing structure and organization, and Tableau bringing data visualization, for example, these cloud-based companies believe they can do more to help organizations streamline their processes.
But the humanitarian sector can only take full advantage of cloud technology, or any technology for that matter, when reliable and affordable connectivity makes it to the last mile, said Isaac Kwamy, director of global programs for disaster preparedness and response at NetHope.
Simplicity, efficiency, portability, as well as offline capability, are some of the most critical factors to consider when developing technology solutions for the humanitarian sector, he added. So the coalition is only part of the solution to make cloud-based solutions more accessible to humanitarian organizations.
"Cloud-based solutions usually solve a particular problem that users face, whether it is document management, identity management, or analytics," said Gisli Olafsson, chief technology officer at Beringer Finance, an adviser to the coalition. "It is when you combine those different solutions together that you enable complex problems to be solved."
Most humanitarian organizations do not count software development among their core competencies. Instead they look to cloud-powered companies for ways to do more with big data for disaster response. These vendors hope to help emergency responders innovate across cloud platforms to improve their operations, and in the process learn from one another how to better serve this sector, from applying their services to disaster response to pricing their products appropriately.
As tech moves toward shared value, what is the role for 'bridge builders'?
Tech companies are getting more interested in development impact and social good, and they're doing a lot more of their relationship building with nonprofits in-house. What does that mean for the organizations that used to make a living brokering these partnerships?
"We view our role in this as one of many enabling factors to help these organizations do what they do best," said Corey Marshall, director of Splunk4Good. "If we can help enable them via coordination of process, communications, and technology, they can focus on saving lives."
Cloud-based solutions can help humanitarian organizations respond to the changes brought by growing mobile phone ownership and expanding internet connectivity, like the affected populations communicating their needs rather than waiting for aid, and cash becoming more mainstream, Olafsson said.
"The way we respond has not changed much in the past few decades. We simply throw more money and more organizations at the problem," he said.
While improvements in connectivity have powered cloud based solutions, they have also caused increased centralization as the field is able to share more with headquarters, Olafsson said, explaining this is the opposite of what is needed, which is to improve efficiency in the field.
"Solutions that enable the use of cloud based solutions in the field, in particular by enabling their use in intermittently connected environments, will give the power back to the field workers and enable them to make better informed decisions at the place where they should be made," he said.
While the impact of the coalition remains to be seen, the members are seeking feedback from emergency responders as they determine next steps and bring in more partners, said Neal Myrick, who directs the Tableau Foundation. Over the long term, he hopes the alliance can be part of what moves emergency responders from reactive to proactive approaches, so that data is more readily available when a disaster hits.
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Ron Martino
Ron Martino is the Senior Vice President and General Manager on Edge Processing. He is responsible for driving embedded compute leadership for edge processing in industrial, IoT and networking markets.
Design more intuitive, personalized experiences with i.MX 8
Get ready for a radical shake up of multimedia and display applications across all kinds of industries.
If you're familiar with i.MX, from the very first i.MX processors to the i.MX 6 and 7 series, then you're aware of its reputation for performance, power optimization and integration capabilities. The new i.MX 8 family incorporates those same key attributes but extends them into realms the industry has never experienced — it's poised to revolutionize interactivity.
i.MX 8 incorporates innovations in the processor — complex graphics, vision, virtualization and safety to help revolutionize interactivity for a wide range of uses in many, many markets. The capabilities of this family is broad, so let's focus that innovation down to something familiar to all of us: your car. Here's what the next generation cars, powered by i.MX 8, can bring to you.
Connect to your car data in the multimedia "e-cockpit" powered by i.MX 8
As the driver, you connect with your car in multiple ways. You process information given by the infotainment, dashboard, telematics systems and camera systems, all while keeping your eyes on the road.
This multimedia centric e-cockpit will revolve around the i.MX 8, a single chip that drives all displays from infotainment to heads-up-displays (HUD) to instrument clusters. It's optimized for the intelligent transfer of data and information management from multiple subsystems within the IC – as opposed to only delivering raw performance through one or two processing blocks.
So what can you expect in this new world of the e-cockpit?
Deliver safety features that automotive OEMs require
Passenger safety is a critical feature of the e-cockpit. You'll keep your eyes forward on the road through advanced heads-up displays, intuitive gesture control and natural speech recognition.
You can significantly increase performance and deliver safety features that automotive OEMs require for next-generation systems using our approach to vision processing, graphics rendering and audio acceleration.
A hand wave command can change the radio station using i.MX 8 powered cameras inside the car. Passengers in the back seat will turn on the air conditioning via voice commands using built-in microphones.
These same cameras will soon be sophisticated enough to detect and recognize objects and people in the vehicle. This has tremendous safety implications. It could alert a sleepy driver to stay awake and it could even help stop a thief from starting your vehicle – all via facial recognition.
Get fail-safe reliable display of critical information – even if the OS crashes
Let's face it, we've all come to live with a lower level of reliability from our mobile devices because of their utility in our everyday lives. Automotive OEMs are pursuing similar software technologies in their infotainment systems to deliver similar levels of utility and convenience.
However, in the event of a software crash, you still need to display critical information to the driver – speed, gear selection, fuel level, cameras, etc. The i.MX 8 series allows this information to display to the driver even in the event of an operating system crash.
Reliable security is built into the i.MX 8 at every stage of design. We offer automotive grade, fail-safe reliability for solutions that are designed from the ground up specifically for optimal function in harsh operating conditions.
Your idea of science fiction becomes a reality
Capabilities that you've only seen in the movies will be brought to life with i.MX 8.
Augmented reality (AR): The car's infotainment system integrates with AR and works with the windshield and gesture control. Imagine you're on a long road trip and a point of interest pops up as an icon on the windshield in front of you as you're driving, with your eyes still on the road. You could 'grab' that icon through gesture control, as you might on a desktop computer, and 'throw' it into a file on the other side of the windshield to save for later reference or for your passenger to investigate.
Enhanced convenience: Enhanced driver accessibility and communication that goes beyond a Wi-Fi hotspot inside the car or surround view parking cameras is possible with i.MX 8 processors. Imagine your seat and steering preferences automatically adjust through the vehicle's facial recognition system, while it simultaneously syncs your phone and tunes the radio to your favorite station. When your mom calls, her photo pops up on the display.
Device connectivity: Your devices that you bring into the car can connect to enhance your driving experience using i.MX 8. Your favorite applications from your mobile device will be available to you via your infotainment, cluster and heads up displays. You'll control them through gestures or natural language so that you can focus on driving yet safely interact with your devices.
Benefit from security enhancements that meet next-gen OEM requirements
And, of course security is key. Automotive hacks make headlines on a daily basis, and OEMs take security of their systems extremely seriously due to the negative publicity these hacks generate. The i.MX 8 will integrate significant enhancements to security blocks that will meet next generation OEM requirements and provide more flexibility in the security architecture of the vehicle network
Design a single hardware platform and scale it across multiple market segments
i.MX applications processors are truly the industry's most scalable platform. You can design a single hardware platform and scale it across multiple market segments with the unique approach to pin and software compatibility within the i.MX families.
The future looks very bright for i.MX in automotive. Prepare yourselves for the next level of user experience in the vehicle—it's going to be a great ride.
Ron Martino is Vice President of Applications Processors and Advanced Technology Adoption – Microcontrollers, Freescale Semiconductor
Ron Martino is the Senior Vice President and General Manager on Edge Processing. He is responsible for driving embedded compute leadership for edge processing in industrial, IoT and networking markets.


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By now everyone has gotten past their New Year's resolutions and is picking up where they left off last year. So thinking about my
first blog post for 2011 I would like to cover the following areas:
- A look back at 2010
- Maintaining momentum in 2011
- The focus for the year
Reviewing 2010
The nice thing about blogging is that you can go back and see how you've progressed throughout the year. In last year's blog post: Upgrading for 2010 I had worked on a business plan to startup a new Life Sciences practice for an IT services company. I covered the five focus areas last year by writing about the following topics:
- Social Media – from the use of these tools to deriving 'value'
- Cloud Computing – producing a white paper for my employer
- Drug Development
- A three-part series on Aligning Life Sciences and IT – covering how to leverage information technology; Mobility and Innovation and the Business Process
- Innovation and Outsourcing
- A book review on 'selling'
- Patent Expiry
Unfortunately the business plan was not approved, and I moved to another opportunity to do business development for an IT services company. This challenging role now has me advising clients on the best use of IT within Life Sciences and Healthcare. This opportunity came by way of my network, and for that I can thank Robert.
Maintaining Momentum in 2011
I continue to focus on the use of social media tools. So I am thankful for my LinkedIn network and my followers on Twitter. I have come across lots of folks with the same interests and challenges for the Life Sciences and Healthcare industry. There are tons of creative people with new ideas for solving today's business problems. In 2011 I want to carry the momentum started in 2010.
The Focus for this year
I plan to enter 2011 by expanding on last year's topics. How do I combine my interests with the tasks of being a business development executive? Here's what I've come up with:
- Leveraging Twitter to cover the following areas:
#pharma – how is clinical development, social media, and regulations impacting this segment of Life Sciences?
#mHealth and #mobility – the use of mobile devices will impact healthcare throughout the world.
#hcsm – how to best leverage healthcare social media?
#healthit and #it – what is the impact of IT on the organization?
#personalizedmedicine and #genomics – will genomics have an impact on healthcare in our lifetime? (I'm currently waiting on results of my own genomics that has to do with ancestry.)
- Business process improvements in the areas of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM); Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and Supply Chain Management (SCM).
- Clinical Development and Analytics
- Cloud computing
- Mobility
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Globalization
In case I forget to add Marketing and the use of Social Media to further drive IT services opportunities. I will be more involved in our website and the use of the social media tools.
I continue to have a personal interest in the Life Sciences and Healthcare industry. Last year I saw the impact of 'personal health records' for my brother who is a kidney transplant survivor. I've have friends succumb to diabetes, and parents who are aging. How will technology help to improve the lives of these people? Will this be something I will see in my lifetime?
So like the snow storms on the East coast of the US. As of January 2011 there are more storms this year than last year. We are starting 2011 with a lot of momentum.


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A clean revolution is quietly taking place on Europe's roads. Hydrogen fuel cells are powering fleets of public buses and refueling stations are being deployed. Building on the results of several pilot projects, uptake of the technology is accelerating rapidly, putting hydrogen fuel cells in a position to underpin zero-emissions transport Europe-wide.
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Today at 7PM the Tryon ARC will run a NET to go over the last minute preparations for tomorrows Field Day. Please be present on this net if you can. Band captains will be attending this NET. If you have any questions or would like to get a time slot on a specific band, this will be a good time to do so.
Month: June 2012
Martin W. Clark (WB2NLE) SK.
The Tryon ARC deeply regrets to announce the death of one of our older members, Martin W. Clark (WB2NLE). Martin, of Broadalbin, passed away Thursday, June 7, 2012 at the age of 88.
Martin was a member of the Broadalbin Kennyetto Volunteer Fire Department for 45 years and a life member of the American Legion Robert Lee Walsh Post 337. He was also a member of the John A. Baird VFW Post 8690, Fulton County D.A.V., and the Fulton County Historical Society. Additionally, Martin was a member of the Fulton County REACT Club and the Tryon Amateur Radio Club.
For more information about the service please visit this obituary article in the Leader Herald.


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Conditions and demandingness
Most demanding known diving terrains on the expedition routes of the Sea Lady are the Blue Corner in Nusa Penida, Pillastearn, the Nisaleme Island and the Langkoi Rock at the Komodo Islands and the Kals Dream in Alor.
The named localities require a real diving experience, sufficient practice with demanding diving, AOWD and at last 100 dives. It is obligatory to have a signal buoy on such dives and of course to have knowledge and good practice in working with it. Furthermore, it is absolutely necessary to follow advice of the guide and be disciplined. Prior to diving on these places, you will undergo a special training and you will have to sign a document, where you confirm that you understood all the instructions from the guide and you are well aware of all risks.
It is an essential duty for participants to have diving and travel insurance!
Most other localities belong to easy and of course also beautiful terrains. It is not necessary to be afraid. However, it is good to bear in mind that the sea and its inhabitants deserve our full respect. We fit our programs not only for experienced divers, but also for advanced beginners, who fell for the underwater world and long for something new and unusual.


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All tour information is user generated and although we try our best, we cannot guarantee its correctness. Always consult people with knowledge about the area and get a proper map. If in doubt, hire a guide!
From Erigné (1186m) or Charny (1273m), take the trail that traverses to pont de Chardonnière (1309m). Follow the torrent via one or the other bank and pass the Chardonnière country cottages (1346m). Continue by skirting the Terres Maudites towards the east, in the direction of the Bretolet pass. Slightly before the end of the dale, overtake a small scoop on the right where several corridors emerge including Pas de la Latte, on the left bank, (walkway in summer) and la Virgule, on the right bank, which starts with a small very narrow and very boxed in corridor, facing W. You come out of the corridor to overtake a rather steep and now very exposed slope (rock barriers at the base). Go primarily to the left (E) to go up to the base of la Virgule: ice gully in a circle arc bordered on the left by a rocky vertical muraille even overhanging and on the right by immense rock slabs, not very broad but less exposed and less steep. Go completely up this ice gully and around 2250m you pass a striation in the muraille overlooking on Switzerland, Brêche de Roland style: la Fenêtre des Chamois. From there the slopes are less steep and it is easier to reach Bossetan summit (2406m) via the N ridge resulting from the above muraille.
Descent by the same route or directly in the large slabs if the snow conditions are optimum.
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Hello! I am Fer, I have lived most of my life in Madrid and I have been fortunate to have been able to travel quite a lot. I had to travel for work and that's where I took pleasure to know other countries and meet other cultures.
I travel, but not only to be able to say that I've been in such or that place or to enjoy that feeling of freedom and (almost) fear that it gives you when you know you're going too far. But because traveling makes you a little more different (and for me better) every time.
I am passionate about photography and that is what I try to contribute in this blog.
Hello! I am Vero, a marplatense who in 2002 went with a friend to Spain, only for a couple of months, these became almost 16 years.
In these years in Spain, I studied administration and finance, a Degree in business and tourism activities and digital marketing.
I worked in banking, I had my own business and in 2014 Touristear travel blog was born. Since then, I share tips for traveling as a couple, by car, weekend getaways and dream road trips.
I love to travel, meet new places and their customs.
Touristear travel blog was born in 2014 as a way to share everything we knew about travel. We had been traveling for many years, had lived in other countries and thought it was a good way to share our travels, both with friends and family, and with the world.
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We have a few exciting changes happening in 2019…The Splatter Make team will be heading back to the workshop to get crafting and put our signature magic on a new party product!
Take a quick peek and look at a few parties that we recommend held by our preferred independent party hosts.
- Mythical Makeovers Party
- Make A Charm Bracelet Party
- Special Effects Makeup Party
- Sewing Bee Party
- Graffiti Party