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Coming home
My family had only lived back in Northern Ireland for a year when the Good Friday Agreement was signed. Our parents told us we would be moving 'home' the night that President Bill Clinton came to Belfast in 1995 – we watched on TV from our home in Surrey, England as the President of the United States planted seeds of hope within the people of Belfast and Derry-Londonderry.
We were in Donegal on holiday Easter week of April 1998. I remember vividly as a teenager the sense of history and hope for the future that the signing of the Agreement symbolised.
It was as if anything was possible.
We lived at a time when politics was about relationship building –the seemingly intractable could be overcome with passionate people, working together to achieve the impossible.
I've been an advocate for the Agreement for the past 20 years: For the values it espouses, for the opportunity it has created and the possibility of our relationships. It was a visionary document that allowed the space for centuries-old conflict to be brought to an end.
I recall in 2001, proudly campaigning for Lady Sylvia Hermon in the Westminster election in North Down – an Irish man shoulder-to-shoulder with a unionist politician! This election was the 'pro-agreement' candidates versus the 'anti-agreement' candidates. For me it was simple: it was the first election I ever voted in and I was determined to 'cross the political divide' to ensure the Agreement survived. In fact, my 18th birthday was the week before the election and I received a copy from the late Sir Jack Hermon of his autobiography: 'Holding the Line'. I also received a book from the wonderful Ciaran McKeown about his role in founding the Peace People.
Perhaps reminding me on my first day of adulthood of the complex and diverse perspectives on the place I called home.
The Agreement created new organisations, bodies, institutions and arrangements - the mechanics to realise the possibility of new relationships: between the communities in Northern Ireland, the people North & South and the people's between these islands. Simply put, the Agreement was about building interlocked and interdependent relationships between people.
Whilst it is of course entirely regrettable that one of the key institutions of our Agreement, the Executive & Assembly are not functioning, it does not deflect from the enduring importance of the Agreement.
Our society is transformed.
I've had the privilege of watching the place I call home become a place of possibility and prosperity. I received a world-class education at Queen's University Belfast and a rewarding and successful career as a solicitor.
I was part of a generation enjoying the possibility promised by the Agreement as we sought to build a normal society and be a generation proud to call here home.
Through my work as a lawyer and my engagement in civic society, I came to realise that not all have enjoyed the fruits of the Agreement. Many victims have been forgotten. Mental health issues are inadequately addressed and paramilitarism remains a scourge in communities. Our children are educated by virtue of their religion and our communities continue to live under the shadow of 'peace walls'.
I came understand why, to some, the Agreement was not a panacea.
We created new institutions and cranes shaped the skyline of Belfast, but these were not changing attitudes.
Put simply: we have not become a truly reconciled people.
The problem is two-fold: firstly, too many saw the Agreement as a final step, rather than the beginning of a new journey. And secondly, we have not fully imagine the possibility of the Agreement.
Hope for Home
Last year, I was invited to address the One Young World summit in Bogota, Colombia. I was on stage with two Nobel Peace Prize winners: Kofi Annan and President Santos of Colombia together with exceptional young people from Afghanistan, Kurdistan, Guinea, Israel, Thailand, Kurdistan and Rwanda. There were 2000 young people representing 198 countries around the world present. In that moment, I realised the awesome possibility of my home. My message was simple: to build peace, you need courage, passion and a dedication to building relationships, especially with those with whom you passionately disagree. My manta: 'it's all about relationships'.
President Santos praised the people of Northern Ireland for giving him the courage to push for peace in Colombia. Delegates from around the world saw our home as a beacon of hope.
This week in Belfast, over 200 international delegates from around the globe will come to Belfast for 'Peace and Beyond'. This is an international conference focused on peace-building to mark the 20th anniversary of the Agreement led by the British Council in partnership with Queen's University Belfast & Ulster University in association with CDPB. This international focus reflects the ripple of the Agreement and encourages us to realise that we can be global leaders in how to build the bridge between peace and reconciliation.
It will also be the week in which the world will reflect on the leaders whose vision and courage brought about the Agreement. My alma mater will host President Clinton, Senator George Mitchell, Jonathan Powell, Bertie Ahern, Lord Trimble, Monica McWilliams, Gerry Adams, Lord Alderdice, Seamus Mallon and many others. This generation understood the importance of compromise and the courage required in relationship building.
A massive day for @QUBelfast one year in the planning. Join the conversation on facebook and twitter using the hashtag #GFA20 pic.twitter.com/CdQovcR83s— Ryan Feeney (@ryanjfeeney) April 10, 2018
Our great hope must be that our current generation of politicians can summon the same vision and courage.
For me, this week will also be about our unsung heroes: the every-day peace builders.
There are many within our society who have been building bridges for their entire lives: often at great cost to themselves and their families.
I think of the extraordinary role of religious ministers; our journalists; our business people; our educators; our trade unionists; our community workers; our student movement; our women's organisations; our youth organisations; our LGBTQ+ organisations; our ethnic minority organisations; campaigners for those with disabilities; our musicians, artists & entertainers; our community & voluntary sector; our entrepreneurs; our police service & emergency service providers; our healthcare professionals; our public servants, our politicians, our civic leaders and all those who have lived out the values of the Agreement.
I think of our victims – that we will find a way to bind up the wounds of the nation to build a peaceful future as a legacy to all who died.
I think of think of the incredible generation growing up in our home: the social entrepreneurs, young professionals, digital experts and ambitious business people. They are building our prosperity process – they understand their responsibility to give opportunity to all.
I think of our selfless philanthropists who have dedicated their passion, energy, time and money to build peace. I'm fortunate to be involved with The Ireland Funds who epitomise this dedication. 40 years: 3000 organisations committed to peace, reconciliation, sports, the arts and education supported by this innovative and dynamic organisation. Understanding that philanthropy equals progress.
It's why this Thursday, as part of 'Peace and Beyond', every day peace builders will be celebrated across 7 venues with 30 organisations and 60 speakers. We will showcase just a snapshot of the thousands of inspiring, innovative and incredible people and organisations who day-in-day-out dedicate themselves to building peace and finding solutions to the complex issues we face.
These people and the thousands like them, represent my great hope for the place I am proud to call home. They represent the vision, courage, resilience and leadership that will continue our journey towards reconciliation.
Home of Hope
In 2021, just 3 years from now, this island will begin a 'second century'. For the Republic of Ireland: it will mark the second century of independence. For Northern Ireland: it will mark the second century of partition / the creation of the state of Northern Ireland.
I ask this question: by the end of the second century, what will we have achieved?
For me, the answer lies in the Agreement. New beginning; Fresh Start; Tolerance; Mutual Trust; Human Rights for All; Partnership; Equality; Mutual Respect; Exclusively Democratic & Peaceful Means; Good Faith; Reconciliation.
Let us take these ideals and realise them in a meaningful and inclusive way.
I believe the best way to answer this question is to ask the next generation. My two-year-old nephew Ollie will probably live to see the 22nd Century.
Therefore, we must have the courage, not to be bound by our own fixation of what the future might be. Rather to dare to ask: what kind of society do we want for our children.
We as a people have a unique opportunity in human history: to build upon our hard-earned peace, to reconcile and to re-imagine the potential of our relationships to build a home of hope.
Written by Conor Houston. Director at Houston Solutions Ltd| Consultant at the Centre for Democracy & Peace Building | Head of Engagement at Digital DNA | Governor at Irish Times Trust | Chair at Ireland Funds Young Leaders Belfast | One Young World Ambassador | Lawyer | Strategist


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A couple of weeks back I wrote about international comparisons of the number of hours that teachers spend actually teaching. The numbers I presented showed that American teachers put in more hours than their counterparts. So I was surprised to see an NCTQ report linking to a study don't teach all that many more hours.
"The Mismeasure of Teaching Time," by Samuel Abrams, takes an extraordinarily detailed look at how OECD data on teacher hours is collected in the United States and how the collection method differs from that used in comparison countries. Abrams makes a convincing case that most of the apparent difference is due the difference in data collection–it mostly ain't real.
Here's a little graph showing in percentage terms how many more hours U.S. teachers (lower secondary) are actually teaching. The left bar is the standard OECD number that Abrams provides and the middle bar is Abrams' corrected estimate.
Basically, Abrams finds that the "myth number" that American teachers spend 65 percent more time teaching than do their counterparts should really only be 14 percent.
The thing is, the numbers I reported from TALIS (right bar) use a completely different survey technique than do the "myth numbers." So nearly as I can tell, TALIS data aren't subject to any of the problems that Abrams finds. (Abrams also points out that TALIS numbers are likely to be better, although still imperfect.) My guess is that the truth is somewhere between the myth and the Abrams' findings.
I have a suspicion that arguments about the number of hours spent teaching is less about setting policy than it is about being "pro-teacher" or "anti-teacher." While it's obviously better to get these sort of facts right, comparisons of the hours spent teaching strike me as far less important than comparisons of pay.
Abrams sums it up nicely:
This myth has precluded legitimate comparative analysis of staffing practices….Finally, this myth has overshadowed the critical issue of inferior pay of U.S. teachers in comparison to that of their OECD counterparts.

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Management in Ireland are involved in regular discussion on various Finance topics. These topics include decisions around cost cutting using Lean and Six Sigma initiatives, as well as decisions regarding asset purchase and disposal. It is important that management have a robust understanding of the financial implications of their decisions.
- Module 1 Financial Accounting Principles
- Module 2: Profit and Loss
- Module 3: Balance Sheet
- Module 4 Budgeting Concepts
- Module 5 Investment Appraisal
Course Objectives
1. Provide an rigorous understanding of Financial Statements to all participants
2. Explain how daily decisions impact reported Financial Performance
3. Change the mindset of participants to include consideration of the business impact of their decisions
Following completion of the Programme, participants will be able to:
1. Understand the role of Finance in their daily operations
2. Understand how they contribute to improving company financial performance
3. Interpret Accounting information in their day-to-day roles
4. Engage in tangible discussions with financial colleagues to drive organisational performance initiatives.
5. Make robust assessments of company financial status
Proposed Training Programme Content
Module 1
Financial Accounting Principles
Duration 2 hours
Introduction to "how Financial people think"
Practical worked examples of the application of: Matching, Accruals, Depreciation,
Module 2:
Profit and Loss
Duration 2 hours
Revenue recognition criteria
Calculating and Assessing Margin (Standard Margin, Gross Profit)
Discussion Items
• How Business People think
• Review and comparison, with group discussion, of Case Study P+Ls
• Impact of discounts on reported margin.
• Price v Volume considerations
• Impact of sales volume on both Manufacturing Variances and Gross Profit
• Relationships between inventory and cash-flow and reported profit
• Capex v Opex
Delivering Sustainable Business Performance
Module 3:
Balance Sheet
Duration 3 hours
Balance Sheet Structure:
Review of Case Study Balance Sheets: Important Ratios
Working Capital
Debtor Days (DSO), Creditor Days, Inventory turns.
Discussion Items
• How to assess working capital position from a company's P+L and Balance Sheet.
• Implications of Cash Conversion cycle on daily decisions.
• Relationship between liquidity, profitability and growth.
Module 4
Budgeting Concepts
Duration 3 hours
The Budgeting Cycle
The importance of Budgeting
Budgeting Terminology (Forecast ,Outlook, Pipeline)
Standard Costing
Calculating Standard Costs
Absorbing Overheads
Impact of Volume on Overhead Absorbtion
Role of Variances
Delivering Sustainable Business Performance
Module 5 Investment Appraisal
Duration 5 hours
Introduction to Investment Appraisal
Relevant Costs for Decision Making
• Make or Buy
• Keep or replace
• Scarce Resources
• Special Order
Projecting Project Cashflows
• Cost Saving v Cost Avoidance
• Tax Considerations
• Depreciation considerations
Long Term Investment Appraisal
• Payback
• Net Present Value
• Internal Rate of Return
• Return on Capital Employed
Managing Investment Risk
• Sensitivity Analysis
• Breakeven Point
Trainer Profile: Mick O'Callaghan
Qualifications: B.E. (Electrical Engineering), M.Tech (Advanced Manufacturing Technology), M.A. (eLearning Design and Development)
Dip IFR (ACCA) C.Eng.M.I.E.I, (Chartered Member of the Institute of Engineers of Ireland F.C.M.A. (Fellowship of the Chartered Institute of Management Accounting) Experience Overview
Mick is a fully qualified Electrical Engineer (B.E., M.Tech, C.Eng, M.I.E.I) and Management Accountant (F.C.M.A).
He has over 25 years "hands-on" experience in a wide range of service and production roles. Prior to setting up his own company in 1997, Mick held a range of Engineering and Business Management roles with companies such as Shell, Saudi Oil, Irish Steel and Input-Output (NYSE I-O).
Since 1997, Mick has been Principal at Value Added Consulting, a specialist Training and Consulting organization focused on the delivery of Business Performance Excellence Training to multinational and SME clients in Ireland and across Europe.
As well as having primary responsibility for client relations, Mick delivers Training programmes in topics such as Finance for Non-Finance Managers, Business Strategy Problem Solving and Project Management, See Mick O Callaghan's profile at http://ie.linkedin.com/in/mickocallaghan


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Proton-pump inhibitors (PPI) are a group of drugs that reduce gastric acid production. They are available by prescription and over-the-counter. They are very similar in action and there is no evidence that one is more effective than another. The effects of some PPIs are may last longer, and therefore, be taken less frequently. The Food and Drug Administration advises that no more than three 14-day treatment courses should be used in one year. PPIs are used in the treatment of conditions, such as:
• Peptic ulcer disease
• Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
• Barrett's esophagus
• Eosinophilic esophagitis
• Stress gastritis prevention
• Laryngopharyngeal reflux
More than half of pregnant women experience heartburn. Heartburn occurs when the valve between the stomach and the esophagus are unable to keep the stomach acids from passing back into the esophagus. During pregnancy, the hormone progesterone causes the valve to relax, which allows the stomach acids to pass back into the esophagus and irritate the linings. Physicians usually try to use diet and behavior modification to treat the symptoms of GERD, however, these methods are often ineffective, causing physicians to increasingly prescribe PPIs. Some of the drugs suggested or prescribed to relieve the symptoms include:
• Nexium
• Prilosec
• Protonix
• Aciphex
• Pevacid
They are among the most widely sold drugs in the world, and are generally considered effective, although not much was known about their safety during pregnancy. Because heartburn can be severe and damaging to the quality of life, Penn researchers stress that patients and physicians need to weigh the benefits and possible risks of PPIs on a case-by-case basis. They also suggest that H2 receptor antagonist anti-reflux medications be considered first during pregnancy to minimize potential risks.
Some of the adverse effects are the elevated risk of developing food allergies, developing drug hypersensitivity, and the development of asthma in children whose mother was exposed to acid-suppressive drugs during pregnancy. Unfortunately, childhood asthma is not the only illness pregnant women should be concerned about. According to Andrew D. Rhim, MD, of the University of Pennsylvania and his colleges, maternal use of PPI's to relieve symptoms of pregnancy-related gastroesophageal reflux disorder (GERD) was tied to a two-fold risk of babies being born with heart malformations. This is particularly concerning to women who take PPIs in the four weeks leading up to pregnancy and during the critical first trimester, when the fetus's heart tube is forming and the heart beats for the first time. There are numerous birth defects that may be associated with PPIs, including:
• Atrial septal defects
• Ebstein's Anomaly
• Hypoplastic right heart sysndrome
• Truncus Arteriosus
• Hypoplastic left heart syndrome
• Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return
• Tetralogy of Fallot
• Conotruncal Heart Defect
• Coarctation of the aorta
In 2001, a study of 995 women who used Prilosec during their pregnancy revealed that five infants born to mothers in the sample group were stillborn, and that overall, there was a possible increase in birth defects.
In 2010, although neither could conclusively prove that the drugs caused birth defects; two studies did raise concerns about the use of PPIs in expectant mothers. Of all the PPIs researched looked at, omeprazole was associated with the greatest increase in the risks for having a baby with a cardiac defect. In several early trials of Prilosec, there was an increased incidence of ventricular septal defects.
The NEJM study is the largest to date and included more than 840,000 births in Denmark between 1996 and 2008. The study showed that 3.4% of the women who took the proton pump inhibitors had infants who had major birth defects. In the women who didn't take the drugs, 2.6% had infants who had birth defects.
Despite early signs that PPIs may be dangerous to take during pregnancy, no pharmaceutical company has designed a study to follow up on the potential risks, even though half of all women experience chronic heartburn during pregnancy and many are prescribed PPIs.
Having a baby should be a joyous occasion; a time to celebrate the beginning of a new life. Unfortunately, some parents' moments of joy turn to times of sorrow due to birth defects caused by medications taken during pregnancy. Birth defects can cause premature death, or physical and/or mental impairment. This is a fate some parents have to struggle through due to PPIs taken during pregnancy.
Although some birth defects are not avoidable, some are. In situations such as these, it is important to protect the legal rights of the baby and the parents. If you were pregnant and took a PPI under the guidance of a physician, you may have a claim against the drug manufacturer. There have been numerous suits taken against the manufacturers of the drugs: Takeda (Prilosec), TAP Pharmaceuticals (Prevacid), AstraZeneca (Nexium), Wyeth (Potonix), and the manufacturers of the generic versions of Aciphex.


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John C. Reilly Talks His Musical Roots, His Friends and Jack White
Published May 24, 2012It's easy to roll one's eyes that yet another actor is making music, but with John C. Reilly in the equation, the end result isn't a foregone conclusion. His Americana folk trio, John C. Reilly and Friends, is no vanity project, despite that fact that he plays the titular hero. In fact, Reilly and his bandmates Becky Stark (Lavender Diamond) and Tom Brosseau refer to themselves as the "Eternal Magic Preservation Society," devoting their musical craft and star power to playing the songs of the past.
Last November, the trio released two singles on Jack White's label, Third Man Records, and have performed a handful of times since then. However, many fans likely got their first taste of Reilly's musical chops in Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, where he plays a lovable screw-up modelled after Johnny Cash named Dewey Cox. While the 2007 flick wasn't a box office success, it established Reilly as a uniquely gifted musician.
Speaking of his project's live show in a recent Exclaim! interview, Reilly explains, "The people who come and scream, 'Shake and bake!' are shocked when I'm suddenly doing these country songs and this old folk music, but I would say 100 percent of the time by the end of it, there's this incredible amount of love coming back from the audience. It's a really special time. And it's not like I'm all serious and don't acknowledge the funny quality of me being there, but I'm also just tryin' to give this gift to the audience, just keep this music alive."
Reilly's dedication to the traditional revival comes from his parents (Mom loved standards, Dad loved Irish folk) and his own immersion in the roots of blues. He spent his childhood singing in musicals and performing, played harmonica in an L.A. blues band, and picked up the guitar when he was 19. He didn't play much in public, but got a crash course in mastering performance anxiety when cast in the Robert Altman film A Prairie Home Companion, a fictional behind-the-scenes look at the live U.S. radio show of the same name.
"I was freaking out," Reilly laughs. "You're up there on stage with some of the best musicians in the country, you know? Pat Donohue plays guitar for the Prairie Home Band, and he's standing there behind me. But actually, as nervous as it made me, it also made me feel really supported. I knew if I blew something, they'd be there to catch me and keep the song goin' if I really messed up."
Reilly's continued to rely on his gut instinct to get by with a little help from his friends. After getting word that White was performing a version of "Mr. Cellophane" (based on Reilly's Oscar-nominated performance in Chicago), the two became friends and mutual admirers of each other's work, leading Reilly to cast White as Elvis in Walk Hard. When Reilly decided to start recording, it was a natural fit.
"We're both from the Midwest -- I'm from Chicago, he's from Detroit -- and we both were raised Catholic in big families, like a lot of the same music and we became friends," Reilly recalls. "Then I realized, 'Wow, Jack's got this whole record label. Wouldn't it be cool to go there and record this 45?' So I pitched him the idea of recording, and he was like, 'Yeah, come down. This weekend or next weekend?' It was that easy. I just went down with Becky and Tom and recorded a whole bunch of songs and picked two for each record.
"Jack's been really incredibly supportive. He let us play at South By Southwest at the Third Man showcase. It's a really, really cool company. Jack's like the Willy Wonka of rock'n'roll. It's such an amazing, creative world there."
A quick three-show tour up the West Coast finds Reilly and friends stopping in Vancouver on May 27 at the Rio Theatre -- the exact same night, in fact, that White will be performing a sold-out show across town.
"Jack White is my chief benefactor who I love and whose show is amazing," Reilly laughs. "We tried to combine it, and we tried to do them in the same venue and it just didn't work out... So what I'm saying is, if you can't get tickets to Jack White, please come see John C. Reilly. It won't be the same, but it will also be very good. I can't guarantee Jack will show up at the show. If fact, there's a high percentage chance that he won't, but I will tell a great Jack White story at my concert."


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Professor Vivian Thomson was on the faculty in the Department of Environmental Sciences and the Department of Politics from 1997 to 2017. Her professional specialty is environmental policy and politics. Her most recent book is Climate of Capitulation: An Insider's Account of State Power in a Coal Nation (MIT Press, April 2017), which has been praised as a "no-holds-barred exposé," a "must-read," a "page-turner," and as "insightful, provocative, vivid, and persuasive."
Her research, lecturing and grants have taken her to Denmark, where she was a Fulbright Professor, to Panama, as Director of UVA's Panama Initiative, to Germany, as a DAAD scholar, to Brazil, where she has ongoing collaborations with colleagues at the University of São Paulo, and to Italy. Her language skills include Spanish, German, and Brazilian Portuguese. From 2002 to 2017 Professor Thomson directed the selective BA program in Environmental Thought and Practice.
She is interviewed regularly on radio and for the print media for her policy expertise on trash, air pollution, energy and climate change. (August 6, 2015 interview regarding new climate regulations)
Books Professor Thomson's first book, Garbage In, Garbage Out: Solving the Problems with Long-Distance Trash Transport, (University of Virginia Press, 2009), examines interstate trash transport in the United States within a broad social, economic, and cultural context that includes comparisons with practices in the EU and Japan. Garbage In, Garbage Out was a Finalist in the 2010 Reed writing competition. Garbage In, Garbage Out has been hailed inside and outside academia as a "breath of fresh air," "original, a substantial contribution to the field of environmental policy," an "outstanding work," and a "rich source of information."
Professor Thomson's book Sophisticated Interdependence in Climate Policy: Federalism in the United States, Brazil, and Germany (Anthem Press) was published in February 2014. In this book Prof. Thomson offers domestic and cross-country analysis of state-national relations in climate policy in three powerful federal nations. The resulting policy framework is called "sophisticated interdependence." Reviews say the book is "packed with insights," "provides rich material for scholars and policymakers," "offers a politically astute roadmap," and "skillfully identifies common ground to break today's stalemates." Click here for testimonials.
Professor Thomson's newest book, Climate of Capitulation: An Insider's Account of State Power in a Coal Nation (MIT Press, April 2017), is a rare inside story based in part on her years as member and vice chair of the Virginia State Air Pollution Control Board. Her candid insights show how Clean Air Act policy processes work on the front lines, when state policymakers translate legal mandates into source-specific emission limits. Climate of Capitulation's analysis includes 16 of the most important coal states. The book provides a useful corrective to observers who reduce environmental policy processes to unhelpful slogans ("Policymakers need to understand science better") or to faulty abstractions ("Citizens don't matter").
National and State-level Policymaker Professor Thomson's first career was as senior analyst and manager at the US Environmental Protection Agency, first in San Francisco and then in Washington, DC. She was appointed by Virginia Governors Warner and Kaine in 2002 and in 2006, respectively, to the State Air Pollution Control Board, the seven-member body that makes air pollution policy for the Commonwealth of Virginia. She is past vice chair of the Board.
Click here for Professor Thomson's detailed C.V.


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Alina and Jorge recently became the new owners of Global Grounds, a coffee shop located in the neighborhood we live in which also borders the UW-L campus. Many of the websites we've built over the past two years have in part been created at this very coffee shop. Alina mentioned to me that she loved the Restore Public House website we created (their next-door business neighbor) and wanted to create a simple but elegant one-page website that didn't break the bank of their newfound business venture.
We worked with them to create a Latinx inspired website that tells their story and invites people into their coffee shop. Check out their new website or better yet stop in and pay them a visit if you live in the La Crosse area.
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For Cheil Amsterdam, technology and data are not buzzwords thrown around to impress existing and potential clients, it's part of our DNA. We were founded by one of the leading technology companies in the world. Thanks to Samsung, we've lived and breathed technology for the past 40 years. During that time, they changed our view on advertising, and we changed theirs on technology.
Loving technology doesn't mean we only specialize in data, programming or AR. It means we use technology and data to redefine the ways people connect with brands. And we realize it's our job to help brands redefine the way they connect with people. As a partner, from strategy to execution. From activation, to content, to tv commercials, or innovative products. Because versatility is what it takes today.
Working this way led to success. At the Cannes Lions, and in winning the hearts of new clients. We're growing. Today around 55 people work and play at Cheil Amsterdam. It's a team of account managers, data-analysts, strategists, creatives, designers, editors, programmers, content- and retail specialists. And the thing that connects these passionate specialists - besides being nice human beings? The love for brands, people and the way they interact.


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Ford contour dual electric fan (a little dirty but work fine) and perfect for a fox or sn95 eletric fan swap. Its rated at 3500 cfm and thin at 3.5"
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Cathy's passion is telling stories through imagery. As an oncology nurse and mum of two, she knows all too well how quickly time passes and moments become memories.
Cathy's passion for photography grew when her first child was born, never wanting to miss a milestone she always had a camera in hand. Cathy specialises in family and lifestyle photography and loves to capture the everyday moments that mean the most. Her style is heavily focused on human connection and her approach to photography is both natural and gentle in order to capture relaxed and candid imagery.


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Event Date: August 25, 2018
Event Time: Sat 7pm & Sun 3pm
Mardra & Reggie Thomas join the talented cast of Crowns. Take a journey with this rich and beautiful Gospel Musical that reveals the story of African-American women and the hats they wear to church. Each hat holds a story of a wedding, a funeral and a baptism as the women share their life stories of how they moved through life's struggles. You will be unquestionably inspired by this stirring musical experience.
CROWNS By Regina Taylor Directed by Tim Rhoze
Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre Noyes Cultural Arts Center
927 Noyes Street Evanston, IL
Saturdays & Sundays AUGUST 11-26
SHOW TIMES: Saturday, 7pm; Sundays 3pm
Box Office info: (847) 866-5915 Tickets $15-25
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A romantic sunset stroll which starts at Rio Alto, Le Panche, and allows participants to enjoy the sea, the city of Cosimo de Medici and a starry sky. Meeting place is at the Casa del Parco at 8.00 pm, with expected return at 10.30 pm. For further information, contact the Casa del Parco on (0039)565 943399 or the Park Guide Cinzia Battaglia on (0039)3473520986 (mobile). It is highly recommended to bring a torch
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My Experience:
I have been eager to find this beautiful look out point as I saw many photos on Instagram of this incredible space. I was referred to this trail route by a friend and last week, on my birthday, I finally made it!
I parked near the Kamloops Regional Correction Centre at the trail head and grabbed a map from the information station. It was very easy to navigate my way, as I was told to find the Sunset Trail, which I found was connected to Ponderosa and a few other short trails. All in all, this was only an hour and ten minutes (both ways) with a break to look at the view.
This park was established in 1996 and encompasses almost 800 hectacres of Mount Dufferin in Kamloops, British Columbia. It is the largest municipal park in the province and named in honour of Kenna Cartwright, former Councillor and Mayor of Kamloops and long time supporter of parkland preservation.
Over forty kilometers of gentle nature trails meander through the park. Trail difficulty ratings (largely influenced by elevation change) are indicated on the park map and at trail junctions in the park.
Know Before You Go:
- Be wary of ticks on yourself, your children, and pets.
- Wear lots of sunscreen and bring a bottle of water.
- Don't forget your camera or you'll be sorry!
Related Links:
Kenna Cartwright Nature Park Map
Information on Tourism Kamloops' Website


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In the end, I was just glad to have made it through with my slip still hidden under my skirt, all of my jewelry still on, and my credit cards all in their proper slots inside my wallet. We all made it home -- children and mother still alive, shoes, ties and tights still attached to the person of origin. Not a bad showing for single parenthood.
I will never forget, before my husband was called into our Branch Presidency, the first Sunday that I went to church with four children all by myself. I left a feverish Josh home sick and went off to brave the weekly three ring circus that is sacrament meeting on my own. I was sure that I would not survive. But I did. I'm happy to say I even made it through the entire meeting without having to remove one kid. I mean, it's really insignificant that Henry stole all the hymn books from everyone in the front row and Sam and Jordan got into a face pinching fight severe enough to cause the woman behind me to reach up and intervene. But we all STAYED in the chapel. Bonus points for that, right?
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Today you should read: Matthew 15:21-39
Jesus is the Lord of the Impossible.
In today's reading, we encounter 3 stories: (1) Jesus heals the daughter of a Canaanite woman, (2) Jesus heals many people through His journey, and (3) Jesus feeds the 4,000. All three of these narratives remind us of the power that Jesus had even in His earthly form.
The Canaanite woman had a daughter who was demon-possessed. She was following Jesus and the disciples, mourning over the state of her child. And what did the disciples do? Did they minister to her? Did they pray for her? Did they ask Jesus for help concerning this woman? Nope, they missed the boat again. The very thing they were being taught to do by Jesus was the thing they were trying to avoid in this moment: ministry. Jesus rebuked them by saying, "I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel." In response to the woman's faith, Jesus healed her daughter and gave the disciples renewed perspective. I think many of us can learn from this today.
Don't be too busy or wrapped up in your "religion" to meet the needs of people around you.
I do want to address Jesus' use of the word "dog" in this passage. Many Jews derogatorily referred to Gentiles as dogs, but I don't believe that this is what Jesus was doing here. Here's a study note that was helpful for me:
Jews frequently insulted Gentiles by calling them dogs, which in ancient Palestine were wild, homeless scavengers. But the form Jesus uses here (Gk. kynarion, "little dog") suggests a more affectionate term for domestic pets. Jesus is not insulting the woman but testing her faith. ESV Study Bible
Now regarding the second mass-feeding of Jesus' ministry…
I had the opportunity to share with you this summer on the feeding of the 5,000 which is found one chapter earlier. Today's story is the feeding of 4,000 men, but if you include women and children, a better count would be between 7,000-10,000 people. Many of us forget that this is a different account than the one found in Matthew 14 (I did, until my first year of seminary). Jesus was so powerful that He did this twice!
The main thrust of my message was this: "Jesus used humble means to do a supernatural miracle." He used fish and bread — enough for maybe one family — to feed thousands of people. While this is a great Bible story, the application is clear for us today. Some of you reading this may feel like you can't be used by God, that God can't possibly make much of your life. Maybe you think that you've made too many mistakes, you're a screw up, your untalented, you're too young, too old, your washed up, you have nothing to offer.
If God can use a few fish and a little bread to feed thousands, He can definitely use you. BELIEVE IT. Humble yourself as clay in the Potter's hands and watch what He will do.
You can listen to my message on the feeding of the 5,000 here.
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In the summer of 2010, I had the privilege of observing the proceedings of a 17-member bench of the honourable Supreme Court of Pakistan, during the initial challenge to the 18th Constitutional Amendment. At a particular point, one Mr. Shahid Orakzai, during the course of his arguments, raised the Holy Quran in one hand, and the Constitution of Pakistan in the other; theatrically, Mr. Orakzai declared that the time had come for the honourable Court to pick one out of these two books… and to "discard" the other. And just the like that, Mr. Orakzai let go of the Constitution of Pakistan, which fell to the floor with an exaggerated thud.
Everyone remained silent – all the honourable judges and the members of the legal fraternity. I imagined that, any moment, the gallery would burst into spontaneous applause.
But then, something incredible happened: Justice Mian Saqib Nisar (one of the junior judges of the honourable Supreme Court at the time), thundered from his seat, at the extreme left of the bench: "How dare you throw the Constitution of Pakistan onto the floor, in the premises of Court Room No. 1!" Justice Nisar – and only he – proceeded to issue a contempt notice to the Mr. Orakzai, who later apologised and was excused by the then Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhary.
Till date, this remains my fondest memory of a Supreme Court proceeding.
Yesterday, Mr. Justice Nisar took oath as the Chief Justice of Pakistan. And his elevation, to the highest seat of justice in our land, brings with it unprecedented hope as well as tremendous fears.
To begin with, there can be no cavil with the fact that CJ Nisar is a judge extraordinaire. Those who know him personally, those who have pleaded before him as a judge, and those familiar with his approach to jurisprudence, can all vouch for his patience, wisdom, and a keen gravitas that is befitting an individual who can be entrusted with the divine responsibility of doing justice among fellow citizens. His judgments over the past two decades – especially in civil, corporate and constitutional matters – have forged the arc of our modern jurisprudence. And his recent dissent in the challenge to the 21st Constitutional Amendment, which deconstructs and obliterates the idea of an unamendable Basic Structure, testifies to his courage and his faith in the promise of our democratic enterprise.
But judicial brilliance, alone, will not be sufficient to confront the many challenges that await the new Chief Justice. The real test for CJ Nisar, and his legacy, will be how he redeems our national faith in the (tainted) project of justice. CJ Nisar inherits a Court that is torn between aspirations of grandeur, and the humble responsibilities of dispensing justice in accordance with law. On the one hand, there are those amongst us who see the court as the 'fix all' institution in our society; those who invite the Court to embrace the role of a 'saviour', even if that means stepping outside the contours of black-letter law. On the other end of the spectrum is the belief that the honourable Court must jealously guard the precarious balance of constitutional separation of powers, instead of attempting to orchestrate revolutions from the bench. And CJ Nisar will have to walk this thin rope, all the while cognizant of the fact that he is being watched through the gaze of history.
While the ambit of judicial reforms is inexhaustible, a number of immediate steps await the new CJ's attention.
To begin with, in order to restore people's faith in our judicial system, concerted steps must be taken to minimise the procedural delays of litigation. In this regard, our outdated procedural laws must be revisited, and a deliberate three-tiered trial and appellate process be developed, with consequences for delay and frivolous litigation, so as to provide inexpensive justice within calculable a timeframe. Furthermore, renewed efforts must be made for better supervision of the subordinate courts, increased use of technology, and development of pre-trial procedures to alleviate unnecessary delays.
Away from procedural issues, the honourable Court must make efforts to nurture the development of meaningful jurisprudence at the trial stage. There is no reason why the trial process – at the criminal as well as civil side – continues to be mechanical in nature, with no new judicial ideas seeping into the trial judgments. All across the world, a large fraction of jurisprudence, especially concerning procedural and evidentiary matters, emanates from trial courts. Through a better training of judicial officers, our trial jurisprudence must be improved, so as to reduce the burden of the appellate courts.
Next, judiciary – especially in the district courts – must be protected against the incursions of 'wukulagardi'. CJ Nisar, with the help of the respective provincial HC judges and Bar Councils, must find a way rescue the bench from being held hostage by (certain members of) the bar. Events such as the locking of court premises and thrashing of district court judges, has caused immense damage to the prestige of law in our society. And impotence of the constitutional courts is part of why this hooliganism has persisted. Under the strong leadership of CJ Nisar, legal fraternity must be taken to task for its persistent tampering with the system of justice.
Also, the honourable Supreme Court must develop ascertainable contours for the exercise of its powers under Article 184(3) of the Constitution. There is no reason for the Court to be embroiled in controversy concerning why PTI's petitions (against Panama Leaks) were initially rejected by the Registrar, only to be accepted later (under public pressure?). It is time that that the honourable Court ends the persisting suspense about what constitutes an issue of 'public importance with reference to the enforcement of fundamental rights', and lays down judicious criteria for the invocation of this power. This will infuse greater moral authority in judicial dictas, while also silencing criticism about the discriminatory use of such power, especially when it comes to adjudicating political questions.
While on the point, a greater sense of transparency and accountability must also be infused in the elevation and functioning of the superior judiciary. In this regard, a more transparent process of judicial nominations, under Article 175A, must be developed, so as to silence all allegations of bias and nepotism. Also, Supreme Judicial Council, which currently serves no meaningful purpose, must dispose off the pending references, in a systematic manner, in order to ensure that "justice is being manifestly seen to be done" in our land.
And perhaps most importantly, the new CJ must take measures to regain the constitutional ground that has (recently) been lost to the khaki establishment. Specifically, the responsibility entrusted to military courts – instituted as a temporary constitutional aberration – must revert to an empowered civilian judiciary that has the courage and tools to convict the scourge of terrorism, in a timely and efficient manner. For this purpose, the honourable Supreme Court, under its new leadership, must develop fresh standards of proof, evidentiary requirements and procedural contours, for trying militants that persistently escape the porous clutches of our existing criminal justice system.
Notwithstanding the enormity of problems, as CJ Nisar takes center stage in our judicial odyssey, there is reason for hope. His personal brilliance will find momentum in his colleagues; he has the wisdom and poise of Justice Asif Khosa on his side; he has the intrepid Justice Mansoor Ali Shah at the helm of affairs in Punjab, and the brilliant Justice Yahya Afridi as the new CJ of Peshawar. This kind of aligning of the stars has not taken place in recent judicial history. And it probably will not, for a long time, again.
This is a time for action, not speeches. It is a time for redemption, not promises. CJ Nisar would know – just by looking at his predecessor – that history is unforgiving of men who are content with simply passing the buck to the next in line. That this earth has swallowed the silent remains of many who were tentative in spirit. And when the spectacle and splendour of this momentary greatness is over, our judgment will be less a function of what we did, but instead of what we could have done.


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In Praise of Useless Reading
"One of the great reasons to read works of the imagination is to overcome our habitual disposition toward utility." - Jessica Hooten Wilson
"One of the great reasons to read works of the imagination is to overcome our habitual disposition toward utility." - Jessica Hooten Wilson
"In this story there is a real evil, real danger, real pain. And, more importantly, real hope and real joy. I felt the story showed respect to the feelings and thinking of kids: it avoided cloying, no-fall-ever-happened saccharinity; and yet it didn't over-burden the kids with darkness." - Mark Ward
"But, finally, good fiction isn't a 'waste of time' for the same reason good music and good art aren't wastes of time. They are rooted in an endlessly creative God who has chosen to be imaged by human beings who create." Why Christians Should Read Fiction
The rest of the series.
In this final post I want to focus further on Tolkien's essay "On Fairy-stories," which I referenced several times in Part 6. We looked at Recovery in the previous post, and I'd like to conclude this series with a look at Sub-creation, Escape, and Eucatastrophe.
Before C.S. Lewis's conversion to Christianity, he viewed myths as being worthless lies, despite their being "breathed through silver." To persuade him otherwise, J.R.R. Tolkien wrote a poem titled "Mythopoeia," in which he mentions the defaced image of God in man. Tolkien writes about the original mandate for man to exercise dominion over creation. Man is a "Sub-creator, the refracted light / through whom is splintered from a single White / to many hues … . / We make still by the law in which we're made."1 In other words, since we bear God's image, though imperfectly, we create because God creates. We imitate and glorify the ultimate Creator as we engage in sub-creation. Tolkien puts it more clearly in "On Fairy-stories" when he writes about creating fantasy: "[W]e make in our measure and in our derivative mode, because we are made: and not only made, but made in the image and likeness of a Maker."2 Of course, Lewis eventually came to agree with Tolkien, and they both used mythology to create their own myths.
On the contemporary scene, one Christian who I believe is excelling in the sub-creation of myths is Young Adult author N.D. Wilson, whom I mentioned in Part 1. Wilson's second book in the Ashtown series (with characters such as Gilgamesh, Arachne, and Ponce de León) was released on September 11, 2012. Christians have lots of practice complaining about fiction they don't like, but here is a Christian who is lighting a candle in the fiction world, rather than simply cursing that bespectacled Potter boy.
The series so far.
As many of us brought up in the Christian tradition can attest, there is a regrettable familiarity that comes from constant contact with Christianity. This includes everything from the order of service, to the songs we sing, and even to what we read in the Bible. As terrible as it feels to admit this, I don't think I'm alone in saying that the force of the gospel wears off once in a while. Amazing grace is not so amazing the millionth time you've heard it. Speaking of this desensitizing, Bradley Birzer writes that there are many "things we have taken for granted or which have become commonplace."1
This is not because we have fallen away as apostates, but it is hapless condition of human beings: We need constant refreshing and reminding that we are the recipients of a truly amazing inheritance. Meeting weekly as a body of believers is one way to remind us of the riches that we have in Christ, but repetition doesn't always do the trick.
The series.
This post is a continuation of the benefits of mythology, a list that began in Part 3 and continued in Part 4.
As unfortunate as it is, the main point of Scripture is often bypassed by Christians who are more interested in the "practical" aspects of the Bible, such as learning how to be nice. In this common moralistic way of reading the Bible, readers mine the Scriptures for daily nuggets to help them become a better person. And yet, as Tim Keller and others have reminded us, the Bible is not about us.1 We could easily label the Old Testament as God's autobiography.
Thus, metanarrative, a larger story that explains the smaller stories, is extremely important for Christians. The metanarrative for us is the overarching story of God's providence that illuminates all of the trillions of individual moral and immoral stories that have been told throughout the history of the universe.2
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The ubiquity of mythology is undeniable, but to what degree should Christians interact with mythology? An answer in the third-century would most likely be in the negative if answered by the church father Tertullian, who famously asked, "What indeed has Athens to do with Jerusalem?" Tertullian didn't have time for a "mottled Christianity," mixed with Platonic philosophies or other heresies.
But what about an answer in the twenty-first century? What amount of involvement with pagan mythology is proper? Christians and non-Christians alike have had differing responses to this question.
Bradley Birzer writes,
To the modernist, "myth," like religion, merely signifies a comfortable and entrenched lie. For the postmodernist, myth simply represents one story, one narrative among many; it is purely subjective, certainly signifying nothing of transcendent or any other kind of importance. For religious fundamentalists, myths also represent lies.1
Some fundamentalists may object to Birzer's taxonomy, but I have witnessed a similar reaction by a fundamentalist leader. A few years ago, I presented this topic at a conference for educators, and at lunch, just before I held my workshop, I mentioned to an inquiring stranger2 that my workshop had to do with the benefits of mythology. He commented that it sounded like "benefits of paganism" and questioned whether there could be any benefits of paganism.3


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Just Judi
Judith Camille Jackson, better know as Judi is most known for being the breakout star from the Bunim-Murray produced and Oxygen Network's hit show, "Bad Girls Club". She was coined "The Voodoo Vixen", now mostly known as "The Voodoo Queen", from the seventh season which took place in New Orleans in 2011. This Pisces, Louisiana rooted girl (Lake Charles), south side of Chicago raised (Beverly & Olympia Fields), has an unforgettable personality from her crazy sense of humor, to her sensitive big heart. In fact, she was so funny that she was parodied on the hit E! show "The Soup" multiple times from her outrageous crying, talking to plants, and bringing personality to a life-sized voodoo doll (Miss Voodoo), which ultimately became another cast mate on season 7. Proud of her Louisiana Créole heritage, she represents it well. She now resides in Atlanta, Georgia. When she is not busy traveling, which is one of her favorite hobbies, she is trying new food (FOODIE), being adventurous, chasing the paranormal and unexplained, making people laugh, and being the mystical, creative, intellectual and artistic soul that she is. Growing up as an only child, she was always in the arts and entertainment from playing the piano, taking jazz, tap & ballet classes, drawing, painting, ceramics, pottery, and creating/making up songs and rhymes. Judi also modeled as a child, and was also athletic, playing volleyball and basketball throughout the school years, and using her loud vocals for cheerleading. In high school, Judi found a way to tie in her love for writing poetry and writing in general, expressing her feelings & thoughts on paper, by working on the newspaper staff. She then went on to Columbia College Chicago, one of the biggest media arts schools in the nation, where she studied Broadcast Journalism Radio & Television before breaking into the industry. After doing so, Judi branded herself as "Judi Jai", which is her name shortened from Judith and Jai because her last name initial is J. Her popularity on her first reality show landed her a spot on the spin off of the Oxygen Network's third season of a dating competition elimination style show called "Love Games" in 2011 which had its final episode on January 23, 2012 when they announced her as the winner. She was also featured in the Oxygen Networks "Top 10 BGC OMG Moments", and crazy Judi won the #1 spot on the countdown. She also made a guest appearance on "Love Games" season 4 in 2012 and hosted "The Judi Juice Challenge". Judi was a contestent on another spin off on the Oxygen Network in 2013 called "Bad Girls Allstar Battle", which was hosted by platinum selling artist Ray J, and came in 6th place out of 14 girls. Judi made an appearance on "Twinstant Replay" after the shows run to recap on the drama. "Bad Girls Allstar Battle" season 1 was a success for Oxygen, raking in a record-breaking 1.73 million viewers during its premiere, making history as the highest-rated series debut for the network. She then went on to host two specials on the Oxygen Network that aired in April of 2014, "Bad Girls Allstar Battle: Most Allstar Moments", and "Funniest Bad Girls Of All Time", which she won the title of "Funniest Bad Girl". Her first radio show, "The Judi Show", aired on rapper Jermaine Dupri's website Global14.com, where she interviewed many famous artist, including NBC's "The Voice" winners. She then went on to having #TheJudiJaiShow on WGTSDB.com. She starred in an independent film called 'Ravens Cravings: A Baltimore Love Thing', and played a character named "Meka", which premiered in major movie theaters on the east coast, available on DVD at Best Buy, Target, Overstock, Amazon, and Fye. She received an IMDb credit for her role. She went on to film her fourth reality show "Bad Girls Club 13: Redemption", on the Oxygen Network which premiered October 7, 2014 and ended with its final episode on January 6, 2015. It was the last Bad Girl season that brought in over 1 million viewers. During the shows run that November she made a guest appearance on Fox News Philadelphia. Judi went on to star in a show not related to "Bad Girls Club" on the Oxygen Network. The name of the show was "Battle of the Ex Besties", which premiered on Valentine's Day 2017. The show was hosted by an E! correspondent, and produced by Fly on the Wall Entertainment. Judi and her partner got the opportunity to return to the show after being eliminated and were guest hosts. Judi also appeared on "Couples Court with The Cutler's" on The CW Television Network & FOX29 in February 2019 where she gave relationship advice. Judi is an author and wrote her first fiction book which is dedicated to her parents: Girvena M. LeBlanc and William E. Jackson who passed away. The book is a romantic thriller called "FOU: Til Death Do Us Part". Fou means "crazy" in French, and the book holds Judi's poems, illistrations, and her mothers very own Créole recipes out of her own cook books. Fou was published June 11, 2015 and is sold at Barnes & Noble, and many other places like Walmart, Overstock, Amazon, and Amazon Kindle. The book comes in many formats. All book proceeds go to Lung Cancer Awareness. She is in the process of writing another titled "The Mémoir of a Krazi Créole", which will be a more personal book about her life. Judi became the very first 'Bad Girl' in history to venture into food, honoring her Créole culture. Mixing her voodoo brand along with her popular "Judi Juice", she endearingly named it "Judi's Voodoo Juice". The hot sauce was released June 1, 2016 and since then has grown with other flavors. It is available for purchase here under the "I Got The Sauce" tab, and in select restaurants/stores. One of Judi's goals is opening up her very own food truck or restaurant in the future, naming it "Girvena's", in honor of her mother. The restaurant will be Créole-Caribbean cuisine and will have a variety of delicious, unique choices, with her hot sauce available to use and purchase. Judi is the owner of her own brand and business: Vixen, LLC., a radio personality, hosting her very own 30 minute a week segment called "The Juice with Judi Jai", which is a recreation of her "The Judi Jai Show", that airs on Power89 & Hot108FM (WGTSDB). She will be a program director at the WGTSDB location in ATL come fall 2019. Alongside being a TV/Radio personality, she is an actor, author, artist, published model, comedian, a musician with constant new music coming out, host, has skill in VJ'ing and voiceover, food/drink/travel blogger and much more. She prides herself on being multi-talented, an entertainer and the "Jill of all Trades". She is currently enrolled at Ashford University, taking online courses to finish up her degree; Bachelor of the Arts: Broadcast Journalism. She has an ongoing charity at LaRabida's Childrens Hospital in Chicago, which she holds a toy drive every year to give back to make their holidays warmer. You can donate at www.larabida.org at any time. She recently filmed another independent film in October of 2017, "The Mercedes Project", and in November of 2017, she kicked off her now official and annual-yearly "A Thankful Turkey Food Drive" in Atlanta. She also filmed another independent film called "The Stacey Staxx Movie" in 2020.
Her first EP "Superstitious" is set to drop October 2020. Judi will also be gracing three brand new TV networks in 2021 so get ready! Check out this moguls store, music and also keep a look out for all of her future endeavors. Follow her official business page on Instagram and Twitter @VixenLLC, her travel page on Twitter @ATripWithJudi and her radio show page on Instagram @TheJuiceWithJudiJai Don't forget to also follow Judi's popular Instagram hashtags of all her great eats, delicious drinks, exotically bomb vacays and charities with #ABiteWithJudi #ASipWithJudi #ATripWithJudi #ACharityWithJudi.


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In the world of eCommerce, innovation equals longevity. If you're not constantly innovating, you'll quickly be eclipsed by your competitors. Our partners at Shopify have taken this principle to heart. Today they're more than the makers of an industry-leading eCommerce platform. Shopify has become a primary thought leader and driving force in this skyrocketing industry.
Shopify recently announced some major updates to their enterprise-level platform Shopify Plus. In this article we'll give you some background for these updates, explain the new features, and outline what they can do for you.
The Power of Listening
At Gauge, we're all about partnerships. We're careful about who we work with, from technology providers to clients to team members. A successful partnership is a two-way street; both parties must listen to and care about the other. This is something Shopify understands, and it's one of the reasons Gauge is a Shopify Plus partner.
Since its start in 2006, Shopify has made a name for itself as a great eCommerce platform for small businesses. In 2014 Shopify expanded their reach with their enterprise-ready eCommerce solution, Shopify Plus. It was designed to appeal to larger businesses and launch Shopify into the next strata with established platforms like Magento.
Shopify Plus wasn't a hit right off the bat. The technology was more powerful and flexible than their basic platform, but they struggled to justify the added cost to their merchants. The new functionalities just didn't seem to be worth the added investment.
So Shopify listened and began to innovate. Over the past few years, they've expanded every aspect of their Plus platform. It can now meet the needs of virtually any merchant, no matter how large or complex those needs are. At their annual Unite conference in May, Shopify dropped a fantastic list of enhanced features to their Plus platform. With these new features, they've closed the gap with their rival Magento.
What are these new features, and what can they do for you?
Multi-Channel Solutions
Multi-channel retail can be tough. Merchants with both brick-and-mortar and digital stores have struggled to understand their complete customer base for far too long. Aggregating customer data is a major challenge; there's a glaring disconnect at the point-of-sale (POS) level. Traditionally, data and payment collection are processed by two completely different systems—one in-store, one online—with no mechanism for exchanging or integrating this data.
This disconnect is nothing new. To address it, Shopify has offered its own POS system as a Plus-level option for a while now. But it had some limitations, and it simply couldn't compete with other popular POS platforms on the market.
Shopify recognized the need to improve their POS system and truly close the data gap. They've significantly enhanced their POS with new features like:
- Multi-channel returns and exchanges
- Online order with in-store pickup
- Tipping options
- Companion app to improve the checkout experience for in-store customers
Shopify Plus has also released a new premium tap and chip reader. This product accepts a wide variety of payment options, including no-touch methods like Google Pay and Apple Pay.
Improved Marketing Tools
One reason we love Shopify is that it reduces technical overhead. By simplifying and streamlining the nuts-and-bolts maintenance, Shopify frees merchants to focus on their growth and marketing.
Upcoming Shopify Plus features will take this to a new level with additions like:
- A new marketing dashboard
- BOGO and quantity discounts
- Dynamic checkout
New Marketing Dashboard
Shopify Plus will now include an all-in-one marketing dashboard to help you understand your customers and elevate your campaigns. We're pretty excited about this one, and it deserves some explanation.
Customer data is like the Photoshop of eCommerce: It's an incredibly powerful tool, but understanding how to use it isn't exactly easy. You need to aggregate your data, analyze it, and then use it to make practical changes.
It can be a Herculean task, and it never ends.
Most eCommerce platforms don't make this any easier. Your platform is a centralized hub that all your other tools plug into. Logic says it should be a central data repository too. But every SaaS, app, and extension collects its own data and then presents it in a separate silo in the admin panel. Sure, you can add a data aggregation tool to your suite of software, but why should you add (and pay for) yet another service?
For Shopify Plus merchants, the new marketing dashboard solves this problem. It will aggregate data from email marketing, social media, paid ad campaigns, discount banners, referral campaigns, store promotions and much more. It'll even compare campaign results and make recommendations to optimize future campaigns. The release is set for summer 2018; sign up for release notifications here.
Promotional Tools
In the past, Shopify's promotional tools haven't been stellar. Even with Shopify apps, it has struggled to compete with industry rivals. Shopify is addressing this with updates designed to give their customers more flexibility. New promo capabilities include:
- Buy One Get One
- Buy X/Get Y
- Quantity discounts
- Shipping discounts
Dynamic Checkout
As eCommerce professionals work hard to create a simple, frictionless customer experience. The new Dynamic Checkout feature will make that job easier. Dynamic Checkout lets your registered customers check out directly from the product page with a single click.
New Back Office Tools
Shopify Plus is also improving the merchant experience with a host of new back-office tools. Historically, digital merchants have relied on third-party services for tasks like inventory management or handling chargebacks. We haven't expected those functions from our eCommerce platform—until now. Here's a quick rundown:
- Locations: You can now manage and track inventory across locations directly from the Shopify admin panel—or the Shopify mobile app. Read more and sign up for release notifications here.
- Fraud Protect for Shopify Payments: Opt in to this service to protect yourself from fraudulent charges on Shopify Payments. See how it works here.
- Shopify Ping: This free mobile app will streamline marketing tasks and aggregate business conversations to make your life easier on the go.
- Kit: Kit is a virtual employee who can learn from site data, help you plan marketing strategy, and create marketing campaigns. Kit works with Facebook and Instagram, plus a growing list of compatible third-party services like Yotpo, Shoelace, and Bold apps. The best part: it's free!
- Native language capabilities: This feature serves merchants across the globe by converting the Shopify admin to German, Japanese, French, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, or Italian. The beta version will drop late summer 2018; join the beta group here.
- Locally relevant payment methods: Payment preferences vary widely by location and culture. Choose country-specific payment options and open up a new world of transaction possibilities.
So far, 2018 has been a big year for Shopify. They're listening to their customers, growing their product, and taking a holistic approach to innovation. These new features solve considerable problems for merchants and make the shopping experience seamless for customers. If Shopify continues at this rate, third-party software service providers may go the way of fax machines and dinosaurs. Could there really be a future where a merchant could run a successful business from a single platform? Maybe or maybe not, but one thing is sure: Shopify is making it fun to find out!
Interested in making the switch to Shopify or amping up your Shopify store? We've got the expertise to help. Gauge is a Shopify Plus partner, and our team has a lot of experience with merchants of all sizes, from all industries. Let's build something together!


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Curacao is one the Netherlands Antilles Islands, located just off the coast of Venezuela. Dutch and South American influences infuse the architecture and culture of this intriguing island. Explore the beautiful towns of Curacao to find out more about this fascinating heritage.
Of course, the highlight of many a Curacao cruise is relaxing on one of the island's heart-stoppingly beautiful beaches, where icing-sugar sand is lapped by clear blue waters. The northern coast is decidedly more rugged, with a dramatic, windswept coastline. The island is also known for its salt flats, where pink flamingos paddle in the shallows.
Popular Ports in Curacao Island
The island's only port is located in Willemstad, Curacao island's capital, which offers a piece of Holland in the Caribbean. The downtown area and the harbour-front are lined with vividly coloured Dutch-gabled houses, and bisected by a network of canals. The town's intriguing mixture of architectural styles has even earned it a UNESCO status.
One of the best ways to explore the city is to take a trolley train tour. You'll pass the stunning Pietermaai Cathedral, and Bolo di Bruit, a building known as the wedding cake house because of its white decorations. You'll also catch sight of Fort Amsterdam, an impressive 300-year-old fort that guards the harbour.
What are the best cruise ships for a Curacao Island cruise?
A trip to the Caribbean tops many bucket lists. If you're having the holiday of a lifetime you need to make sure you travel in style. Here are two choices of liner that will help you make the most of your Curacao Island cruise.
Marella Explorer
The stylish Marella Explorer offers you the best in pocket-friendly luxury. Families can enjoy the activities on the Sport and Family deck, while teenagers will love their dedicated hang out spot, Sturmfrei. Adults can get away from it all at the expansive spa or on The Veranda, an adults-only deck complete with Balinese day beds and cocoon chairs. The whole family will be blown away by the choice of food on offer at the 10 restaurants – from sushi to tapas, pizza to pan-Asian, there's something for even the fussiest eaters to tuck into.
Freedom of the Seas
Royal Caribbean International's Freedom of the Seas gives you the freedom to have the Curacao cruise of your dreams, be it active or indulgent. Kids and adults alike will love the 3D cinema, indoor ice-skating rink, and trying out the unique FlowRider surf simulator, which makes waves with real water. You can even drop the children off at the kids' club and enjoy relaxing at the over 18's solarium or in the spa. There are lots of wining and dining choices on-board, including a Mexican restaurant, a pizza joint and several fine dining options.
Shore Excursion Ideas
With these fantastic shore excursions it's easy to get out and about, exploring the island on land or by sea.
Highlights of Curacao Island
Tick off three of the island's most important attractions on this tour. The first is the Curacao Museum in Otrabanda, decorated in the style of a 19th century mansion so you really understand what life was like back then. There's also an exhibition about the island's geology and a gallery of contemporary art.
The second attraction on the list are the Hato Caves. These subterranean caverns are millions of years old, and studded with unusual limestone formations. The last stop on the trip is the Chobolo Liqueur Factory, where you'll see how the island's famous Blue Curacao liqueur is produced.
Jet Ski Coastal Adventure
The more active members of your group will love this adrenaline-fuelled shore excursion. You'll strap into your safety vest and head out into the Caribbean sea on your jet ski. An experienced guide will lead you on an intrepid journey down the southern coast, past secluded white-sand bays.
You'll also pass the Spanish water lagoon, the opulent neighbourhood of the rich and famous. After an action-packed ride you'll stop for a well-earned rest on a stunning beach.
Curacao Country Drive
Discover some of Curacao's more offbeat attractions on a bus tour around the island. You'll begin at the Old Labor House and Museum, where you can attend a traditional song and dance performance and try on island headgear.
Travel northward to Boka Tabla National Park to marvel at dramatic waves crash against rugged limestone rock formations. You'll then head to the more sheltered Knip Beach, a picturesque swathe of pure-white sand and clear-blue waters, where there's time to swim and relax. A final stop is at the Jan Kok salt lakes, where flamingos paddle in the water.


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Laser lights being flashed at planes is a growing concern for pilots, including those who fly in and out of Changi Airport.
They appear harmless but laser pointers can cause temporary blindness, which is especially dangerous during take-off and landing.
Between January and November last year, the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) received 53 reports of laser lights being flashed here, compared with 28 for the whole of 2015.
Worldwide, the number of incidents has jumped from one a day in 2008 to 17 in 2012, which is more than 6,200 a year.
Recent data is not available but the industry estimates that the figure has easily doubled in the last four years.
In Singapore, first-time offenders can be fined up to $20,000
Subsequent convictions carry a maximum penalty of a $40,000 fine and a jail term of up to 15 months
While such acts have not caused any serious mishaps yet, the numbers are alarming, said pilots and airlines.
Mr Loo Chee Beng, CAAS' director of air navigation services policy and planning, said: "A laser light shone into an aircraft cockpit can confuse, distract or cause discomfort to the pilots."
In more severe cases, pilots may experience temporary flash blindness, and even suffer from eye injuries leading to incapacitation.
"These effects are significant hazards to flight operations and put lives at risk, especially during the critical phases of flight, that is, during take-off and landing," Mr Loo said.
Laser pointers, commonly used during meetings or presentations, typically emit a red, green or blue light.
Even at a very low power of 5 milliwatts (mW), the pen-like battery-operated devices can cause temporary flash blindness in pilots if aimed directly at the eye - even from the ground.
Singapore Airlines (SIA) spokesman Nicholas Ionides said that in such situations, pilots are trained to follow procedures such as looking away from the source and shielding their eyes, alerting other crew members and handing over control of the aircraft to somebody else.
The International Federation of Air Line Pilots' Associations (Ifalpa) said such attacks are frequently the result of deliberate action. "This is either because the perpetrator has a lack of understanding of the consequences, or of more concern, the perpetrator understands the hazards of lasers and illuminates aircraft with the intent of doing harm," it added.
The association is "deeply concerned at the alarming increase in laser strike incidences" and wants such acts to be classified as unlawful, added Ifalpa's acting president, Captain Ron Abel.
A proposal, supported by other industry players, including the International Air Transport Association (Iata), has been submitted to the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) - the commercial aviation arm of the United Nations.
In Singapore, where there are already penalties against such acts, first-time offenders can be fined up to $20,000.
In the case of a subsequent conviction, offenders face a maximum penalty of a $40,000 fine and a jail term of up to 15 months.
The Straits Times understands that so far no one has been prosecuted.


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