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Le Passage Cairo
Reviews summary
12 Traveller reviews from Holiday Watchdog
"it was a great holiday, im going back in september, i got off on the wrong foot with the staff they were a bit rude at first but i just put them in theyre place. i was begged not to go because people had mentioned a virus, but i had already pre booked, i went and i enjoyed every minute, it was fantastic, there could be a few changes, the food is a bit bland and it could be of more quality, and the service could b a lot quicker."
Holiday details
- Travel date: 9th May 2010
Avoid Castle tours - cario int airport
"We arrived in Cario Airport and met an agent from Castle tours. It all started well. We went up to their offices and designed our tour package for our 2 children and 2 adults. The first day went as planned. The second day our 8 seater people carrier changed to a 5 seater car, driver,guide and 4 of us all squeezed in. After complaining they switched back to the 8 seater people carrier. Our guide kept ripping us off - he would say that he was not allowed into one of the exhibits and ask one of the locals who were hanging aruond to take us for a tour and then had to tip them. The drivers were good but our guide - Ahmed,`the worst ever. One the second day we paid for a trip to the Suez Canal - we took a 2 hour drive up there and needed our passports to cross over. He forgot to tell us about this and we could not go over the canal. Our guide, took us into a number of off the tour places - were we were expected to buy things and were I saw him receive kick backs from th owners whenever we bought things. The Movenpick was a good experience for us - good food and friendly staff. Clean accommodation. "
Holiday details
- Travel date: 12th October 2008
A comfortable and well equipped hotel
"We stayed at Hotel Heliopolis after our plane was diverted by B.A. on a long-haul flight and we were stranded in Cairo for 2 nights in October 2007. We were allocated Room 4028, which overlooked the pool and gardens. It was a very nice, quiet room and was well equipped. Hotel Heliopolis is a lovely hotel and very comfortable with many facilities and shops on the ground floor. The staff were very polite, friendly and helpful. They were very well staffed, organized and efficient when dealing with us, especially when over 300 of us descended on them at 4am in the morning. We were all very tired, ratty and not very happy at being dumped in Cairo but our rooms were allocated very quickly so that we could get to bed. The hotel is close to the airport rather than the city centre and I think it would be more suitable for a business stay rather than for tourists. It had two or three restaurants and the food was very good. We were supposed to have been on our way to Mauritius when we were diverted to Cairo and we did not really want to be there with no luggage or money but, all in all, if we stayed there under normal circumstances I think we would have really enjoyed our stay at this hotel."
Holiday details
- Travel date: 25th November 2007
a nightmare !!!
"don't spend your time in this hotel!! try to imagine: after a daytour we wish to have a "good sleep": impossible! why? because of a wedding starting around 6pm till 4/5 am!! arabic music during all the night, and when you ask to the reception if it is an hotel they answer: of course! but tonight there is a party!! NEVER AGAIN!"
Holiday details
- Travel date: 6th November 2007
Worst Hotel Ever!!!
"They claim themselves to be a 5 star...it's more like a two star. The lobby area is pretty, but their rooms (so call bungalows) reminded me of a room from a cheap las vegas motel. first, it was a maze finding our room, and the actual rooms were shabby with old with run down furniture. The customer service there....well, there WASN't ANY!!! Everyone was so incompetent...from the people at the reception desk to the managers!!! when i asked for a pen, the reception guy just looked and smirked at me and said "wait a minute". after five minutes, it took me to angrily say "how long does it take to wait for a pen"!!! before he handed me his! (can't believe a five star hotel can't afford more pens!!) We asked the manager to use his computer to print off an itinerary for our flight for our guide as his computer is the only one connected to the printer...he says he needs to work on his computer for an hour...10minutes later, he's chatting with his workers, so we go up to him ready to ask if we can use his computer since he's not, he hurrily returns to his desk when he sees us. I wait at the bakery area, right in front of the service girl to order some ice cream...she ignores me and continues to talk to three of her colleagues who were at the counter as well. My husband got fed up and interrupted their conversation...the result, i got a tablespoon scoop of ice cream for 5 euros! It's bad enough that the food there sucks like crazy, but for breakfast, My husband had to walk to the waiter, get his coffee poored into his cup and walk back to our table. I almost triped on a pile of pepper that was under our table during breakfast. I went to go tell the waiter as it was hazardous for others...he kept on saying "I know, I know"...My husband and I moved to another table, and 20minutes after, I went to the manager as nothing was cleaned up yet!!! This hotel is soooo horrible!!! Nothing about it is good. There's so many better ones in Cairo so definitely shop around!!!"
Holiday details
- Travel date: 17th August 2007
Away from the hustle
"We stayed at this Movenpick 1 night in May 2007 while we were in transit. This is one of the best hotels weâve stayed. It is a 5 star hotel that boasts all the superb services synonymous with a 5 star hotel. The rooms were spacious and clean. The service was excellent. The hotel also offers free transport into Cairo and Giza and small tours can be booked at the hotel"
Holiday details
- Travel date: 20th May 2007
Close to airport, but far from tourist attractions
"Selected by Overseas Adventure Travel (OAT) for one night both at the beginning and end of tour because of proximity to airport. Not a good location for sight-seeing with the pyramids over 20 miles away and the Citadel and downtown bazaars probably a good 8 miles away. Rooms were clean and maintained. Impressive lobby. Breakfasts and dinner (buffet optional) at the Orangerie were good, nothing remarkable. Be careful when signing your bill in the restaurant. One member of our group was handed and signed a $60 bill intended for a party of 4 sitting next to her. They relented ONLY when they found her original bill."
Holiday details
- Travel date: 25th March 2007
Fabulous Reception Area
"Only stayed here for one night. Arrived in the dark & left early morning while it was still dark. Reception is quite busy & looks very smart. Lots of staff to book you into your room but they were not too friendly & long delay before finally being shown to the room (considering we arrived at 9pm I would have thought room would have been ready)! Rooms are quite small, but the bed was the most comfortable one I have slept in. We had a view of the pool which looked fab but not enough time to use it. I would go to this hotel again to see what it has to offer in the daylight."
Holiday details
- Travel date: 12th March 2007
Surley and Incompetant
"Found room to be tired and shabby. Handle on shower fell off when used. Telephone did not work in our room so early morning wakeup call was made to the bathroom phone. We were a party of 8 whose order for dinner was taken promptly. However 45 minutes later we were still awaiting our drinks and no sign of food. When we asked for some attention regarding this we were met with arrogance. Presented with WARM glasses with a flourish. Wine waiter had arguement with waitress in our presence and we believe that the wine had been decanted into a bottle (red wine bottle cork had no colour on it and did not make the usual sound when uncorked). Food however was good when it finally arrived after about one and a half hours. At breakfast we showed ourselves to a table as there was nobody there to do so. We were then reprimanded by the waiter for doing this. As we were being ignored we attempted to pour ourselves a cup of coffee from the pot and were in trouble for this as well. From our observation it would appear that whilst there are adequate staff to serve they are totally disorganised. Luckily we were only at this hotel for one night. From conversation with other customers it would appear that our treatment was not an isolated case."
Holiday details
- Travel date: 10th March 2007
skip the food
"Overnight at the Movenpick Heliopolis left us with indigestion: the food at the "Italian" restaurant was literally inedible. Stick to the ice creams.... maybe the hamburgers. Bathroom needs renewing: chipped tiles, and skimpy towels."
Holiday details
- Travel date: 22nd February 2007
Convenient to airport, but nothing else nearby
"This hotel is well-managed, clean and has several onsite activities if you need to kill some time as you transfer flights at the Cairo Airport. It has several restaurants, (European/Egyptian food, Chinese, and Italian and a lobby bar. Also has a pool and poolside restaurant. Also fitness center including sauna and steamroom. Three or four small shops, but not much for shopping. There is nothing else nearby and is about 25 minutes into Cairo if there is no traffic, which is rare. Otherwise, count on an hour to hour and a half. There is a free shuttle twice a day into downtown. Only other hotel at the airport is a Novotel, which I did not go to. Rooms were comfortable. Non-smoking rooms available. Hairdryers in room, mini-bar was not stocked. Nothing much for kids to do here other than the nice size pool, but in winter it is too cold for that."
Holiday details
- Travel date: 13th January 2007
Liked the setup
"We spent one night on New Year's eve at the hotel on our way back to the USA. We were pleasantly surprised by the setup and looks of the hotel. It is definitely nice. We did not attend any of the gala parties because of our limited time but ate at the Azure restaurant which was quite nice. The staff was helpful and friendly. Rented a limousine from the hotel to go to Memphis-Sakarra. They ended up charging us a lot more than originally negotiated, that was an unpleasant experience. If you are going to rent a car from them please get the rates in writting ahead of time. I will recommend this hotel to anyone on their way in or out of Cairo due to its proximity to the airport."
Holiday details
- Travel date: 2nd January 2007
Hotels near Le Passage Cairo
- Le Meridien Cair... Distance: 1020 meters
- Cairo Airport Ho... Distance: 1036 meters
- The Gabriel Hote... Distance: 2493 meters
Le Passage Cairo is also called
- Movenpick Resort Cairo Pyramids Hotel
- Moevenpick Cairo Heliopolis Hotel
- iberotel cairo hotel


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It's about half way through 2010 now and research say thatroughly 50%of our New Years Resolutions have been kept so far withjust 12%lasting the whole year. That's only 1 in every 8 of us getting what we want this year and more of us are going to give up by December. How can you save yourself from becoming just another statistic?
Before 2010, I'd never achieved a meaningful goal in my life, never mind a full resolution for 365 days. On December 31st 2009 I decided this was going to be the year I turned everything around. I got drunk at a New Years Party and something deep clicked within me and I knew that the fresh new year would be different if it killed me. From the inside looking out, here are some of the tips that actually work.
1. Set habits that support your goals – You might have a goal to earn $1000/month from something you are passionate about. A great idea is to install relevant habits in your life, one month at a time. Resolve to do one thing every day for 30 days to make that habit automatic.I often make goals in my head and they stay there. A calendar month is perfect for this.
You could set the habit of
- Writing 1000 words per day
- Contacting 10 prospective buyers per day etc
- Attempting a new diet
- Daily exercise
The amazing thing is that when the month is over, your goals are going to happen. It's just a matter of time and enjoying the ride. The habit will be so deeply ingrained within you that you will not even think of it as work or effort, it will just come to you naturally.
Three months down the line you could have contacted 900 prospective business partners, exercised daily for 90 days, wrote a book or two with the 90,000 words you've wrote or totally turned your diet around. When you start stacking habits one after another with a new one each month then you totally change as a person and it's a beautiful experience. Putting this formula to use is worth millions to the unhappy rich people if they could be shown its explosive power.
2. Don't set them too far in the future– Have ideas about where you want to go goals-wise a few months from now but don't set anything in concrete beyond 3 months. I live to keep it to just this month and the next one. Life's circumstances will change so quickly that you might be in a completely different place 6 months from now to where you envisioned.
3. What's the bigger picture?– Usually you will have lots of smaller goals that converge around one larger goal. Identify that larger goal and by holding the picture of it in your mind you will be motivated more than holding the picture of "I have to exercise AGAIN today, this stuff never ends!". This is simple but powerful.
4. Set small goals to get moving– Sometimes when you're in a rut it can be hard to even get out of bed in the morning. My only goal for January was to get out of bed each day at 9am, stay awake and nothing else. No job, no income etc. It's amazing how little goals can spur you on to progressively bigger and bigger ones. That little exercise of self control shatters low confidence and you can build yourself from there. Push yourself a little further with each new goal and a year from now you will be astounded at your progress.
5. Set large goals to motivate you– Doesn't this contradict what I said before about setting smaller goals? Not really. You see, the small goals will get you off the ground and moving but it takes a big beautiful image of what you want to keep you going through the tough times. Take action now in small amounts but have yourself pointed towards your major goal.
6. Maybe you have to suffer more?– You will suffer continually until you take control of your life. Many of life's great successes come out of great suffering (Buddha is a good example). You were put here to create and express yourself. You're beyond the level of an animal that lacks self direction and you will keep on suffering until you do what you intuitively know is right. You can choose to follow your goals right now though even if its only baby steps at first. Seize today and tomorrow will fall into place or keep on suffering.
7. Are they your goals?– Are you working to go to University when the only real motivation is coming from your family? Or working a job you hate to please Daddy? It takes real guts to look within and admit something like this to yourself and I challenge you to do so now. If you felt uncomfortable doing that, there's something to this.
Set your own goals. You'll have to live with what happens and when people see what a success you are becoming they will start to back you up. You'll be a huge difference in the lives of those around you. How's that for inspiration!
8. Tell People– I often make goals in my head and they stay there. By getting the goal into reality, you are half way there already. By telling someone close to you, you feel an obligation to do it and you will get comfortable with the idea that you can tell people a goal and know that you will achieve it. It feels great to tell someone something and watch their faces drop as you go out and do exactly what they said you couldn't.
9. Set top-down goals– We must set goals with the highest good in mind. Start at your life purpose and work your way down. If you don't know your purpose, start with your highest values. Setting a goal of $3000/month income will bore you so much if you do it bottom up. It's literally the difference between a job you love and a job you accept. There is a part of us that knows setting goals for money, status etc will not make us happy. If we are working towards the greater good then every moment is a joy to experience.
10. Set scary goals– We can all set a goal to lose 5 lbs. Imagine a goal of having "ultimate vitality and being full of life, having enough energy to feel great and do what I love all day and still have energy left to play with my kids". Which one will motivate you more? The 5lb goal is logically easier but nobody is motivated to lose just 5lbs for the sake of it. Constantly facing our fears with huge goals is an amazing adrenaline filled ride. Sometimes setting a huge scary goal will cause you to fail but you will have come so far towards it that the puny goals you set beforehand will seem trivial.
11. My #1 Tip For Achieving Your Goals– In 2010 I've set so many goals and achieved them all (I'm big-headed about it too!). Every single one for 3-4 months consecutively. Getting up at 5am daily, exercising daily, eating a Raw Food Diet. I always felt that I was swimming upstream though, living by the motto "You have to fight hard to get what you want".
My goal for May is to be totally in the moment as much as I can. If I catch myself thinking about the future or the past, I watch my mind doing that and then pull the attention back into this moment. This is my ultimate secret to goal setting. We live so much in the past and future in life that we fail to appreciate what we have now. Watch your mind doing this and it dies down on its own and you'll be left with all that is left which is this beautiful moment. Goal setting is ultimately about deciding a journey and enjoying the moment you're already in.
Life is a journey, not a destination. We've all heard this but how many of us practice it daily? If you could really press fast forward to the ultimate destination would you? I don't want to meet Mr Grim Reaper any sooner than I have to. Enjoy the journey. By taking action and being totally mindful of this moment, you will achieve your goalsandenjoy the process which is something we all deserve to experience.
Richard Shelmerdine is a Guest Blogger for PickTheBrain and a contributing writer for DumbLittleMan. He has his own blog which focuses on self improvement and growth. Check it out!
How to Get Sh*t Done will teach you how to zero in on the three areas of your life where you want to excel, and then it will show you how to off-load, outsource, or just stop giving a damn about the rest.

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So that's me! Little Miss Late with this weekends CSA bin list! I apologize!! (This is now my third attempt writing this as technology is clearly against me!)
Reminder to all customers that payment is due June 1. If you gave us cheques they will be cashed otherwise please send an EMT to us. If you have any questions about what you owe or the payments please email email@example.com.
This weeks bin contained a lot of the same as last week.
- 8 radish
- 10 rhubarb
- Mesclun mix or head lettuce
- 1 pac choi (like bok choi)
- 1 bunch of asparagus
- 1 bag of spinach
- Green onions
- Herbs: dill, cilantro, pea shoots (this herb is new to us too but the farmers say it's good in stir fry! Lucky for us that's in our menu plan for the week!)
Cilantro is pictured below.
And this would then be pea shoots.


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- Links and mirrors of hacked Embassy websites reported by http://hackread.com/
- http://washington.mofa.go.ug
- http://canberra.mofa.go.ug/
- http://london.mofa.go.ug
- http://moscow.mofa.go.ug
- http://canberra.mofa.go.ug
- http://berlin.mofa.go.ug
- http://zone-h.com/mirror/id/22455180
- http://zone-h.com/mirror/id/22456296
- http://zone-h.com/mirror/id/22455128
- http://zone-h.com/mirror/id/22455931
- http://zone-h.com/mirror/id/22456042
- http://zone-h.com/mirror/id/22456147
- Deface message:
- This site has been hacked because of the world's silence about the three years of massacres that occur in Syria and this is still happening. The security breach is not to make damage, It is only to deliver a specific message to the world. For three years the Syrian people are suffering from hunger, thirst and cold, and lack of artifice, there are women raped, and children dying and houses have been destroyed and generation do not know their destiny and after all that the world accuse us of terrorism....
- We are not here to defend ourselves, but we came here to show you the truth. US has made Osama Bin Laden and helped him and funded with money and weapon, then called him a terrorist. Then got rid of him when she wants that. USA now supports Bashar Al Assad, the president of the Syrian massacre. Soon she will call him a terrorist as what happened with Osama bin Laden, then she will get rid of him. But do you know why she don't wants to get rid him now? She allows him the opportunity to kill the largest possible number of Syrian people. Do you know why? to make the task easier for Israel. This is the truth, You are the judge.
US, UK, AUS, German Embassies hacked by Syrian hackers
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Acresso Announces AdminStudio for LANDesk Management Suite; Speeds the Delivery of Reliable Applications, Reducing Total Cost of Ownership for Desktop Management
OEM Agreement Brings Streamlined Application Customization and Management to LANDesk Users
Schaumburg, IL - July 8, 2009 Acresso Software today announced a new, multi-year OEM agreement with Avocent's LANDesk division to provide a free limited version of the AdminStudio application readiness solution to users of the latest version of the LANDesk Management Suite. Available today, the AdminStudio Limited Edition for LANDesk Management Suite enables IT administrators to capture information about applications, customize those applications for their organization's needs, and hand off the prepared applications to the LANDesk Management Suite 8.8 for deployment. The end result is reduced total cost of ownership for desktop management in the enterprise.
Over 10,000 companies around the world use AdminStudio to manage application readiness, OS migrations, and new application rollouts for traditional (MSI) and virtualized environments. Software deployments and OS migrations are among the riskiest functions of IT. Deploying a poorly prepared or tested software package can crash mission-critical applications, slow productivity, and send help desk costs soaring. The AdminStudio Limited Edition for LANDesk Management Suite gives those customers the automated tools they need to ensure MSI packages deploy successfully. The AdminStudio Limited Edition for LANDesk Management Suite includes basic functionality to help IT organizations prepare applications, including:
- a limited version of the AdminStudio Repackager, helps ensure system changes and data are captured properly to better align the customized application or patch for the enterprise's needs
- a full version of the AdminStudio Tuner, the key to amend, modify, or remove information from a Windows Installer package or transform, ensuring they conform to Microsoft guidelines and organization-specific requirements
- a special AdminStudio Distribution Wizard, simplifies distribution of the final Windows Installer package (MSI) to the LANDesk Management Suite or to a network location, FTP server or an administrative location
LANDesk customers can access the AdminStudio Limited Edition LANDesk Management Suite at the Acresso website.
Avocent's LANDesk software is a two-time winner of the prestigious "Best of the Test" award from Network World, an IDG company (2009, 2007), has earned high honors from Network World's test lab, and has won Network World's "Clear Choice Test" award for three consecutive years (2008, 2007 and 2006).
"AdminStudio has been the go-to toolset chosen by LANDesk users for application preparation, and we're pleased to work with Acresso to provide this important technology to our customers, which enables end users to manage application readiness and rollouts with ease" said Coby Gurr, product line manager in Avocent's LANDesk division. "This alignment allows LANDesk to focus on other PC lifecycle management capabilities, with the assurance that our customers can easily create reliable, error-free packages."
"In today's economy, all organizations can benefit from a reliable application readiness tool to help the IT team increase efficiency and save money," said Steve Schmidt, vice president of product management for Acresso. "This OEM agreement gives LANDesk users greater access to basic automated AdminStudio tools that start a successful deployment, increasing PC system reliability, improving productivity, and cutting IT costs."
Supporting Materials for All Journalists:
- AdminStudio datasheet
- Virtual Applications, Real Advantages white paper
- Benchmark of AdminStudio application virtualization support


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In the market for an iPhone? Here's a breakdown of all the currently shipping iPhones from Apple.
Major Wi-Fi Vulnerabilities Uncovered Put Millions of Devices at Risk, Including Macs and iPhones
Vanhoef said an attacker within range of a victim can exploit these weaknesses using so-called KRACKs, or key reinstallation attacks, which can result in any data or information that the victim transmits being decrypted. Attackers can eavesdrop on network traffic on both private and public networks.
As explained by Ars Technica, the primary attack exploits a four-way handshake that is used to establish a key for encrypting traffic. During the third step, the key can be resent multiple times. When it's resent in certain ways, a cryptographic nonce can be reused in a way that completely undermines the encryption.
As a result, attackers can potentially intercept sensitive information, such as credit card numbers, passwords, emails, and photos. Depending on the network configuration, it is also possible to inject and manipulate data. For example, an attacker might be able to inject ransomware or other malware into websites.
Note that the attacks do not recover the password of any Wi-Fi network, according to Vanhoef. They also do not recover any parts of the fresh encryption key that is negotiated during the four-way handshake.
Websites properly configured with HTTPS have an additional layer of protection, but an improperly configured site can be exploited to drop this encryption, so Vanhoef warned that it is not reliable protection.
Since the vulnerabilities exist in the Wi-Fi standard itself, nearly any router and device that supports Wi-Fi is likely affected, including Macs and iOS devices. Android and Linux devices are particularly vulnerable since they can be tricked into installing an all-zero encryption key instead of reinstalling the real key.
This vulnerability appears to be caused by a remark in the Wi-Fi standard that suggests to clear the encryption key from memory once it has been installed for the first time. When the client now receives a retransmitted message 3 of the 4-way handshake, it will reinstall the now-cleared encryption key, effectively installing an all-zero key.As a proof-of-concept, Vanhoef executed a key reinstallation attack against an Android smartphone. In the video demonstration below, the attacker is able to decrypt all data that the victim transmits.
iOS devices are vulnerable to attacks against the group key handshake, but they are not vulnerable to the key reinstallation attack.
Fortunately, the vulnerabilities can be patched, and in a backwards-compatible manner. In other words, a patched client like a smartphone can still communicate with an un-patched access point like a router.
Vanhoef said he began disclosing the vulnerabilities to vendors in July. US-CERT, short for the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team, sent out a broad notification to vendors in late August. It is now up to device and router manufacturers to release any necessary security or firmware updates.
Despite the vulnerabilities, Vanhoef says the public should still use WPA2 while waiting for patches. In the meantime, steps users can take to mitigate their threat level in the meantime include using a VPN, using a wired Ethernet connection where possible, and avoiding public Wi-Fi networks.
Vanhoef is presenting his research behind the attack at both the Black Hat Europe and Computer and Communications Security conferences in early November. His detailed research paper (PDF) is available today.
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I seem to be the only one who doesn't have any idea what I'm doing.
Time for AirPort Extreme firmware update...
Question I have is will Apple since they have abandoned Airport development. If so how far down the model line will they patch. I have the last APE but also some last gen APX I use as satellites. So I'm hoping Apple patches for all models with WPA2 capability. This will be a test to see how much it really cares about user security with it's response time and comprehensiveness since the patch isn't that difficult from what I've read.
Time for AirPort Extreme firmware update...
I hope they update all their AirPorts and Time Capsules, but I am not hopeful. In this case, I hope I am wrong.
Apple needs to either drop their Airport and Time Capsule products or publicly affirm their commitment to bringing out new products which resolve this vulnerability. I'm not sure how long this will take to develop and release but don't leave us waiting a product which they have no intention of releasing.
It's something that can be patched with firmware, not hardware replacement.
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MUST SEE VIDEO=> Sarah Palin RIPS Obama for Disgraceful Apology at Hiroshima on Memorial Day Weekend
Thank God for Sarah Palin.
Is there anyone who has done more to shine a light on Barack Obama's naive and evil anti-American beliefs?
Sarah Palin was a prominent leader of the Tea Party movement.
And today she is a leader of the Trump revolution.
Friday in San Diego Sarah Palin ripped the Boy-Wonder for his pathetic apology tour speech in Hiroshima.
Once again Sarah Palin nails it.
I want a president who inherently knows it weakens us showing up, Memorial Day weekend even! No! Instead of showing up somewhere to promise, hey when you mess with the innocent, you pick a fight with America, you steal our security, you spit on our freedoms, we'll put a boot in your ass. IT's the American way!
AWESOME! Watch @SarahPalinUSA at the SD Trump Rally DESTROY Obama for his PATHETIC Hiroshima "Apology Tour" #MAGAhttps://t.co/y5pe8hGEcZ
— The Majority Awakens (@DefendingtheUSA) May 28, 2016
Sarah is not the only one who was appalled with Obama's apology in Hiroshima.
How many more people have stories like this about Hiroshima? https://t.co/DW3G1OCOc9
— Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) May 28, 2016
January can not get here soon enough.


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If you do not like your smile due to crooked or crowded teeth, or you have an underbite or an overbite, there are braces that can help you. In the past, adults would have to wear their braces for a longer period. Fortunately, due to improved braces technologies, you can choose speed braces.
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If you choose traditional braces, your dentist may have to pull some teeth to provide space for your straightened teeth, because your jaw has stopped growing. Because the slide mechanism on speed braces allows your teeth to move, your dentist will likely not have to pull any teeth. In some cases, you would need to wear a palatal expander during your treatment to spread your jaws. Because speed braces work more quickly, you will likely not have to wear this.
Many speed braces use metal brackets, but in many cases, you can also choose ceramic brackets for improved aesthetics. Talk with your dentist today to see if speed braces will work for you. For more information, contact a professional like Scott A. Wright, DDS to learn more.


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The old pilings seen in the above image used to support a dock in the days when Denis Bay was home to the Deep Sea Fishing Club.
The club was available to the general public with hotel services and conveniences for $22.00 per week with all meals included. It was described by Desmond Holdbridge in his book Escape to the Tropics, written in 1937 as "a quaint institution, now non-existent, where no fishing was ever done."
The Deep Sea Fishing Club was owned by a group of St. Thomas businessmen who purchased the approximately 100-acre parcel sold for $1,250 in 1937.


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Vol. 1, No.
In This Issue:
Holiday and Snow Closing reminders
Please remember that the Athenaeum will be closed for Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and December 26th. We will also close for New Year's Day, but will re-open for January 2nd and 3rd (First Saturday, 10am to 2pm). Although we haven't had any major snowfalls yet, please also remember that if the Philadelphia public schools close, so does the Athenaeum.
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I have nothing nice to say, really. Winter depression is getting harder to fight off. We're down on luck and every time we(Runar and I) think we'll have a chance at just chilling out with some alone-time, something happens and...well, you get the picture.
Instead I give you today's annoying, weird, sick and cute from Pintrest
There are some great stuff over there, but some of it just makes me want to scream cusswords
like these
All this does to me is that I want to say: Oh, go fuck yourself!
No, it wont
Deep. Any deeper and you'll have to learn Chinese
Thing is, Pintrest is like Netflix, it gives you what it thinks you like. I get a lot of weird (what a surprise *), but it is usually the weird stuff that makes me laugh.
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Working on Wedding Sparrow has been a journey. So much has changed since I started this as a fun project during 2011. I cannot believe how much I've learned about the wedding world and how much I've learned about myself. I invite you to read more about my story, how I started Wedding Sparrow and what I think the future holds for us.
There's a reason we've been voted Best Wedding Blog 4 times, we offer the wedding industry something different. The fine art niche. Following my love for all things tangible, I also exclusively feature film photography. My love for film shines through the quality of work we feature on the blog and I'm inspired by how many photographers, stylists, florists and artists now feel the same.
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I'm driven by the beauty of editorial wedding photography shot on film, and after realising in 2011 that there wasn't another blog out there curating what I wanted to see, I created one myself on good old Wordpress. Fast forward 8 years and it's a 5 (wom)an team based all over the world with access to almost 2 million blog readers and over 1/2 a million+ social followers! I'm inspired by simplicity, beauty, originality and the complexity of nature, and you can read more about my founder story in the Industry category and what makes me tick.
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Conferences and study events
The On Common Ground series of conferences ran from 1996 to 2009. The proceedings are listed on the publications page. The conferences consisted mainly of papers, with some practical sessions and workshops.
The study forums held in 2013 and 2015 had two days of workshops and presentations, guided by leading researchers, teachers and performers. Due to the practical nature of most of the sessions, the proceedings are not being published, but some authors have provided papers that can be downloaded from the study forum pages.
The conference on Histories of the Morris in 2017 was organised in partnership with The English Folk Dance and Song Society, supported by The Morris Ring, The Morris Federation and Open Morris. The proceedings are being prepeared for publication by the EFDSS.
- On Common Ground 1 (1996) On Common Ground
- On Common Ground 2 (1998) Continuity and Change
- On Common Ground 3 (2001) John Playford and the English Dancing Master, 1651
- On Common Ground 4 (2003) The Problems of Reconstruction and Re-creation in Dance before 1850
- On Common Ground 5 (2005) Dance in Drama, Drama in Dance
- On Common Ground 6 (2007) The Minuet in Time and Space
- On Common Ground 7 (2009) Kings and Commoners: Dances of Display for Court, City and Country
- Study Forum 1 (2013) Reconstructing Technique - Creating Performance
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Constructing and calibrating a global brand from two of the world's leading retail pharmacy names, each with a robust wholesale and distribution network, presented unique logistical, cultural and strategic challenges. Straightline was tasked with authoring a new visual identity and accompanying brand system for building allegiance and a sense of common purpose between all employees and WBA, while enabling individual companies to maintain their distinct sub-cultures – all on an extremely aggressive timeline.
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This is a study of business thought, but in its consequences it is necessarily a study of cultural dissent as well: its promise, its meaning, its possibilities, and, most important, its limitations. And it is, above all, the story of the bohemian cultural style's trajectory from adversarial to hegemonic; the story of hip's mutation from native language of the alienated to that of advertising.
It is more than a little odd that, in this age of nuance and negotiated readings, we lack a serious history of co-optation, one that understands corporate thought as something other than a cartoon. Co-optation remains something we vilify almost automatically; the historical particulars which permit or discourage co-optation—or even the obvious fact that some things are co-opted while others are not—are simply not addressed. Regardless of whether the co-opters deserve our vilification or not, the process by which they make rebel subcultures their own is clearly an important element of contemporary life. And while the ways in which business anticipated and reacted to the youth culture of the 1960s may not reveal much about the individual experiences of countercultural participants, examining them closely does allow a more critical perspective on the phenomenon of co-optation, as well as on the value of certain strategies of cultural confrontation, and, ultimately, on the historical meaning of the counterculture.
Many in American business, particularly in the two industries studied here, imagined the counterculture not as an enemy to be undermined or a threat to consumer culture but as a hopeful sign, a symbolic ally in their own struggles.
To begin to take co-optation seriously is instantly to discard one of the basic shibboleths of sixties historiography. As it turns out, many in American business, particularly in the two industries studied here, imagined the counterculture not as an enemy to be undermined or a threat to consumer culture but as a hopeful sign, a symbolic ally in their own struggles against the mountains of dead-weight procedure and hierarchy that had accumulated over the years. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, leaders of the advertising and menswear businesses developed a critique of their own industries, of over-organization and creative dullness, that had much in common with the critique of mass society which gave rise to the counterculture. Like the young insurgents, people in more advanced reaches of the American corporate world deplored conformity, distrusted routine, and encouraged resistance to established power. They welcomed the youth-led cultural revolution not because they were secretly planning to subvert it or even because they believed it would allow them to tap a gigantic youth market (although this was, of course, a factor), but because they perceived in it a comrade in their own struggles to revitalize American business and the consumer order generally. If American capitalism can be said to have spent the 1950s dealing in conformity and consumer fakery, during the decade that followed, it would offer the public authenticity, individuality, difference, and rebellion.
If we really want to understand American culture in the sixties, we must acknowledge at least the possibility that the co-opters had it right, that Madison Avenue's vision of the counterculture was in some ways correct.
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Advertising and menswear, the two industries with which this book are directly concerned, were deeply caught up in both the corporate and cultural changes that defined the sixties. The story in men's clothing is simple enough and is often cited as an indicator of changing times along with movies, novels, and popular music: the fifties are remembered, rather stereotypically, as a time of gray flannel dullness, while the sixties were an era of sartorial gaudiness. The change in the nation's advertising is less frequently remembered as one of the important turning points between the fifties and sixties, but the changes here were, if anything, even more remarkable, more significant, and took place slightly earlier than those in music and youth culture. Both industries were on the cutting edge of the shifts in corporate practice in the 1960s, and both were also conspicuous users of countercultural symbolism—they were, if you will, the leading lights of "co-optation."
But both industries' reaction to youth culture during the sixties was more complex than that envisioned by the co-optation theory. Both menswear and advertising were paralyzed by similar problems in the 1950s: they suffered from a species of creative doldrums, an inability to move beyond the conventions they had invented for themselves and to tap into that wellspring of American economic dynamism that Fortune called "the permanent revolution." Both industries underwent "revolutions" in their own right during the 1960s, with vast changes in corporate practice, in productive flexibility, and especially in that intangible phenomenon known as "creativity"—and in both cases well before the counterculture appeared on the mass-media scene. In the decade that followed, both industries found a similar solution to their problems: a commercial version of the mass society theory that made of alienation a motor for fashion. Seeking a single metaphor by which to characterize the accelerated obsolescence and enhanced consumer friendliness to change which were their goals, leaders in both fields had already settled on "youth" and "youthfulness" several years before saturation TV and print coverage of the "summer of love" introduced middle America to the fabulous new lifestyles of the young generation.
The counterculture's simultaneous craving for authenticity and suspicion of tradition seemed to make it an ideal vehicle for a vast sea-change in American consuming habits.
Then, in 1967 and 1968, advertising and menswear executives seized upon the counterculture as the preeminent symbol of the revolution in which they were engaged, embellishing both their trade literature and their products with images of rebellious, individualistic youth. While leaders of both industries appreciated the demographic bonanza that the baby boom represented, their concentration on the symbols of first youth and then culture-rebel owed more to new understandings of consumption and business culture than to a desire to sell the kids. The counterculture served corporate revolutionaries as a projection of the new ideology of business, a living embodiment of attitudes that reflected their own. In its hostility to established tastes, the counterculture seemed to be preparing young people to rebel against whatever they had patronized before and to view the cycles of the new without the suspicion of earlier eras. Its simultaneous craving for authenticity and suspicion of tradition seemed to make the counterculture an ideal vehicle for a vast sea-change in American consuming habits. Through its symbols and myths, leaders of the menswear and advertising industries imagined a consumerism markedly different from its 1950s permutation, a hip consumerism driven by disgust with mass society itself.
Capitalism was entering the space age in the sixties, and Organization Man was a drag not only as a parent, but as an executive. The old values of caution, deference, and hierarchy drowned creativity and denied flexibility; they enervated not only the human spirit but the consuming spirit and the entrepreneurial spirit as well. And when business leaders cast their gaze onto the youth culture bubbling around them, they saw both a reflection of their own struggle against the stifling bureaucracy of the past and an affirmation of a dynamic new consuming order that would replace the old. For these business thinkers, the cultural revolution that has come to be symbolized by the counterculture seemed an affirmation of their own revolutionary faiths, a reflection of their own struggles to call their corporate colleagues into step with the chaotic and frenetically changing economic universe.
The revolutions in menswear and advertising—as well as the larger revolution in corporate thought—ran out of steam when the great postwar prosperity collapsed in the early 1970s. In a larger sense, though, the corporate revolution of the 1960s never ended. In the early 1990s, while the nation was awakening to the realities of the hyperaccelerated global information economy, the language of the business revolution of the sixties (and even some of the individuals who led it) made a triumphant return. Although on the surface menswear seemed to have settled back into placidity, the reputation of the designers and creative rebels who made their first appearance during the decade of revolt were at their zenith in the 1990s; men's clothes were again being presented to the public as emblems of nonconformity; and the magazines which most prominently equated style with rebellion (Details and GQ, the latter of which had been founded at the opening of the earlier revolution in 1957) were enjoying great success. The hottest advertising agencies of the late 1980s and early 1990s were, again, the small creative firms; a new company of creative rebels came to dominate the profession; and advertising that offered to help consumers overcome their alienation, to facilitate their nonconformity, and which celebrated rule-breaking and insurrection became virtually ubiquitous. Most important, the corporate theory of the 1990s makes explicit references to sixties management theory and the experiences of the counterculture. Like the laid-back executives who personify it, the ideology of information capitalism is a child of the 1960s; the intervening years of the 1970s and 1980s may have delayed the revolution, but they hardly defused its urgency.
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MILLWALL have been drawn alongside West Brom, Luton and Gillingham in Group H of the EFL Trophy.
Sixty-four teams were in Wednesday morning's draw, with 10 Category One Premier League and six Category One Championship clubs joining 48 League One and League Two teams.
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Flush from my success with curried fish pie, it was time for the next Modern Baker Challenge recipe — cabbage pie. The Savoy cabbage for this recipe had been in the refrigerator for a few weeks, so I knew I had to make it soon. I decided to change this one up just a bit. Rather than making a typical double-crust pie, I thought I'd use my new Celtic baker from King Arthur Flour and make it more like a pot pie.
After blanching and shredding the cabbage, I sautéed onion and garlic in olive oil, then added the cabbage and cooked it down. I scraped the vegetables into a bowl and seasoned them with salt and pepper. I stirred in ricotta, parsley, eggs, and Parmigiano-Reggiano, then poured the mixture into the casserole dish.
I topped the pie with rolled out pieces of crust, then baked it at 375°F for about 30 minutes. The filling set up nicely and the crust was lightly browned and flaky.
Although this dish would make a nice appetizer or light dinner, I served it as part of our St. Patrick's Day meal, alongside corned beef, mashed redskin potatoes, and Irish brown bread. The cabbage pie was well-seasoned and made a nice accompaniment to the rest of the meal.
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Not being shy about demonstrating my stunning command of the blindingly obvious, I will share with you the startling insight that cross-border trading and ownership of securities will only continue to increase as markets globalize.
Not being shy about demonstrating my stunning command of the blindingly obvious, I will share with you the startling insight that cross-border trading and ownership of securities will only continue to increase as markets globalize. The world keeps getting smaller. As comedian Steven Wright observed, everything is within walking distance if you have the time.
This is reflected in the challenges to the regulation of international securities transactions in dynamically changing markets. When activities appear to be unregulated, the regulators can take heat, and when they get involved and try to direct matters, they can be faulted for getting in the way and adding costs. It is like the classic question — is it better to ask permission or seek forgiveness, and why in marriage the answer is usually both.
Addressing these challenges, two recent regulatory developments provide some clarity in steering securities transactions across international borders. The first, Ontario Securities Commission Rule 72-503, deals with distributions of securities to non-local investors. Prior to the adoption of the new rule, the principal source of guidance was a regulatory interpretation note. That note expressed the regulators' views that there is no benefit to Canadian regulators becoming overly involved in foreign capital raises. That meant our laws would generally not be applied so long as "reasonable precautions" were taken to ensure that the securities "came to rest" out of the province. These objectives are understandable. It is unlikely that foreign investors would expect Canadian laws to protect them. Nevertheless, they were often difficult to apply. For example, it was challenging to know when things "come to rest," the only certainty being that after considering the question I myself would need to rest.
Under the new rule, distributions of securities to non-Canadians can be completed on a prospectus exempt basis if certain black and white conditions apply, specifically if the offering is qualified in the United States or another specified foreign jurisdiction, if the distribution is part of an offering concurrently qualified by prospectus in Ontario or if the distribution is being made to a non-Canadian (or, if through an impersonal stock exchange, if the issuer/seller has no reason to believe that the purchaser is Canadian) and there are restrictions on resale.
There are still some judgment calls to be made. The "come to rest" test, for example, will apply to determine if there is a distribution in Canada in the first place. Ultimately, however, there are generally clear exemptions on which reliance can be placed.
The other regulatory development is the initiative to reform (by amending National Instrument 45-102) the principles that determine when Canadian securities laws apply to resales of securities. The policy rationale for these rules is clear: There is no reason for Canadian rules and regulators to be involved in trades where there is minimal connection to Canada and little or no likelihood of a market for the securities here. Under the current rules, securities that are not freely tradable can be resold if, among other things, the trade is made outside Canada and Canadians do not own more than 10 per cent of the securities or constitute more than 10 per cent of the security holders of the issuer. The principal problem with this standard is that often issuers themselves do not have great visibility on their security holders, so it is burdensome at best to expect security holders to know when they can rely on the exemption — not to mention that the availability of the exemption could change back and forth, complicating any sales efforts.
If adopted, the proposed amendments would create an exemption for resales of shares of non-reporting issuers if, among other things, the trade is made to a person or on a market outside Canada and if at the time of the original distribution the issuer was a "foreign issuer" (essentially an entity organized under foreign laws that does not have its head office or a majority of its assets in Canada or for which Canadian residents are a majority of the board or the executive suite).
In contemporary times, it is important that we have coherent and practical rules for securities to cross borders, as one bad review on TripAdvisor and travelling securities may choose to go elsewhere.
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Successful Online Examination conducted by one of India's Top University
YCMOU has been using Eklavvya.in for managing online examinations for their B Sc course students. Here is success story of YCMOU in terms of technology adoption.
About YCMOU:
The Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University (YCMOU) is second largest university of India in terms of student enrolment.
The main aim of the YCMOU is to become a Mass Varsity and to make available to the common man, educational programmes that are of practical use in his day-to-day life and those that provide better prospects for the future. The University offers several offline programmes and has also embarked on a number of innovative online initiatives.
Current Admission Situation:
YCMOU has courses for undergraduate computer science stream with enrollments running in thousands each year. Admission process along with examination process is important task and most of the students are working professionals. Students enrol to university course through study centers situated all over Maharashtra. Student admission form processing, repeater form processing, examination fee collection are some of the regular processes managed by university.
Online Examination and Online Form Filling:
University decided to use ePravesh for managing online enrollment/ form filling process and Eklavvya.in for managing online examinations. Entire admission process was conducted in paperless manner with student uploading photographs and other admission information.
For Online examination certain security measures were used including web camera authentication, study center examiner authentication. It resulted in simplification of overall examination process. Repeater students were able to make online fee payment for the exam. Online examinations were conducted using Eklavvya. More than 50,000+ exams were conducted over the period of 2 weeks time.
Entire process was conducted in paperless manner and with 100% accuracy. It resulted in instant marksheet generation for the students and university is able to declare results ahead of time. Overall process resulted in huge saving related to administration cost.
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Jardin January
The holidays were a little stressful...let's relax in a nice garden. Work on any piece with flowers or gardens.Fangirl February
Send a Valentine to your favorite designer...or at least work on his or her designs for the month!March Madness
Stitch or knit on something different every day...it's madness...of the funnest possible kind.Amazon April
Dip your needle into the vast swath of fabric dedicated to your BIGGEST projects!May Memories
Remember when you took that class? Or decided to commemorate that event? And then abandoned your poor WIP? Take a stroll down memory lane by working on it again.Jumanji June
Is it a jungle out there in your stash? Give some love to the projects with animals or birds.Jolly July
It's a jolly holiday with your WIPs...you can concentrate on Christmas designs, ornaments, or even pick a different holiday to render in stitchy goodness.Altius August
Embrace the Olympic motto--Citius, Altius, Fortius (Faster, Higher, Stronger)--by elevating your mind. It's the perfect time to learn something new! Or maybe achieve some goals...September Smalls
We all love gadgets, and none better than the teensy tools and holders we make ourselves. Let's stitch some smalls--needlebooks, fobs, biscornus, scissors keeps, pincushions--or knit some teensy things--amigurumi, jewelry, sachets....Obligation October
Wow, the holidays are only a couple months away! Avoid that last-minute crunch and work on some gifts now.Nail It November
What's lying around that's so close to being finished you can't stand it anymore? Get to it and finish it!Delightful December
The holidays are a time for relaxing...at least, that's the theory! No stress here...work on whatever you want and enjoy!
Just take a look at the fabulous people who participated in Theme-a-licious 2012!
Jardin January
The holidays were a little stressful...let's relax in a nice garden. Work on any piece with flowers or gardens.
Figural February
Who are the people in your neighborhood...your WIP neighborhood, that is? Give your people-populated projects some face time this month.
March Madness
Work on something different every day...it's madness...of the funnest possible kind.
Amazon April
Dip your needle into the vast swath of fabric dedicated to your BIGGEST projects!
Monochrome May
Pick a color, any color, then stitch only on projects that contain that color for the month!
Jumanji June
Is it a jungle out there in your stash? Give some love to the projects with animals or birds.
Jubilee July
It's time to celebrate! What are you celebrating this year? Stitch on your holiday-related projects, OR find some WIPs you know you'll never finish and set them free.
Airborne August
What's that soaring through the air with the greatest of ease? It's the things with wings on your WIPs!
Sampler September
Whether you're stitching the alphabet over and over (and over), starting your own band (sampler), or marking some spots, this is your month!
Opulent October
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No-Xs November
What can you make without making an X?? Blackwork, hardanger, embroidery, needlelace, and the list goes on! Don't panic...you can even backstitch for the month!
Detritus December
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Who cares about the mission? Creating and leading through a meaningful mission statement.
In corporate culture, mission statements have frequently been lampooned. In fact, the website of the popular Dilbert comic strip features a game in which you can plug in nouns, verbs, and adjectives and generate your own meaningless mission statement, such as: "Our mission is to proactively provide access to emerging paradigms to meet our customers' needs."
Ask faculty on nearly any college or university campus to identify their school's mission and you will likely get a blank stare. If pressed, some might say their school's mission statement was written by a committee, has no relevance to what they do, and only surfaces during accreditation visits. Make no mistake, though. The most successful and most focused companies and campuses are defined by their mission and driven daily by a sense of that mission.
When I became president of Fairleigh Dickinson University (N.J.) in 1999, I joined a wonderful institution with talented faculty, illustrious alumni, exciting programs, and rich traditions. What I didn't find, though, was a coherent vision or idea uniting the community. I visited every department in the university, met with scores of regional business leaders, and held gatherings with alumni. I read about our history and studied the campus environment. What emerged was a proposed new mission: "to prepare world citizens through global education."
The mission, which was adopted by the Faculty Senate and Board of Trustees in 2000, fulfills several key criteria: It is linked to our traditions; it is responsive to the needs of our students in a global economy and an increasingly interconnected world; it is distinctive; and, many say, it is even a bit inspiring. While some universities now include an international element in their missions, we believe FDU was among the very first--if not the first--to make global education the cornerstone of its vision for the future.
It's easy to write a mission statement. Just ask Dilbert. The real challenge is to create a sense of mission across the institution. We decided to kick-start the process by investing in a few breathtaking initiatives. If we could conspicuously demonstrate something real, then other ideas and activities would follow. Here are three examples:
* The development of online learning. This excited many in higher education, but most thought only in terms of reaching new students and creating new revenue streams. FDU took a different approach. If the internet could be used to reach out to the world, then it could also be used to bring the world to campus.
In 2001, led by our new Office of Global Learning, we introduced a groundbreaking distance-learning program and became the first traditional university to require that all undergraduate students take one online course per year. The initiative not only prepares students for a lifetime of learning on the internet, but it uses the internet to explore global issues and perspectives.
The first online course developed was "The Global Challenge," a university core requirement taken by all freshmen. Freshmen report that it is among the hardest courses they've ever taken; seniors say it is among the most valuable.
* The creation of our Global Virtual Faculty (GVF) program. The program now features nearly 60 scholars and professionals from around the world. They partner with FDU faculty via internet chat rooms to bring international perspectives to our students. Examples of GVF include the senior political columnist from the Times of India, a Hungarian environmentalist, a former head homicide investigator from Scotland Yard, and an Arabic literature professor from Egypt.
* The renewal of our historic connections with the United Nations. The most visible activity is the UN Pathways Lecture Series, which regularly brings ambassadors to campus for lectures and dinners. Several times each semester, we broadcast FDU-created panel discussions from the United Nations media room to our campuses. This is state-of-the-art interactive videoconferencing, with students asking live questions of the UN speakers.
Overall, more than 60 ambassadors, diplomats, and even heads of state have met and spoken with our students. In addition, FDU students and faculty enjoy special access to UN facilities and briefings because we earned nongovernmental organization status based upon our mission and commitment to global education.
These major programs have been effective and popular and have earned national recognition. We understood, however, that we must do more to change the campus environment. Sometimes small efforts can have a great impact. Many campus signs are translated in seven languages. Campus dining halls regularly feature food from different countries and cultures. Four visiting international faculty suites were added in our two new residence halls. We are constantly seeking to reflect the mission in everyday campus life.
Large systems are inherently stable and resist change. Creating a sense of mission, though, requires change. At Fairleigh Dickinson, we naturally faced some resistance to change--and we still do. But at the same time, like most institutions, we have many great people who are ready to create a new, exciting environment. How can we encourage them?
It begins with frequent and consistent communication. Presidents and other administrators must passionately convey the mission and discuss how others can contribute to that mission. In professional writings and presentations, we must heavily emphasize the mission. In personal talks and daily activities, we must advocate constantly for the mission. At Fairleigh Dickinson, everyone knows my message and my priorities.
The force of example can be powerful. I never ask anyone to do anything that I would not do. I co-authored a book, Coming of Age in a Globalized World: The Next Generation (Kumarian Press, 2006), which examines the impact of globalization and explores global education and world citizenship. I further developed and co-taught the course "Globalization and World Citizenship." I created a personal web page that is informative and demonstrates my international experience and commitment. If I want my community to live and breathe the mission, I better do that as well. And I better be persistent, consistent, and conspicuous in doing so.
But this is just a start. To fully build a sense of the mission throughout the community, administrators must empower individuals. We must set the direction but then encourage individuals to exercise their creativity. When individuals are trusted, their ideas are valued, and they are given permission to explore, then agents of change will emerge.
These agents of change must be supported and applauded. At Fairleigh Dickinson, our real progress has been forged by faculty. Each of the initiatives described above has been led by a faculty champion. By empowering those in the best position to innovatively direct programming, we began to transform both the content of the programs and the entire academic landscape.
I recall sending two faculty members to India to explore the possibility of an academic partnership. They had the freedom to choose a partner, to develop the curriculum, and to negotiate the agreement. The result was an exciting dual-degree program with one of the top business schools in India. In this program, students study in their home country and then at FDU and receive two degrees: one from their home institution and one from FDU. Now, through our Office of Global Partnerships, we have such partnerships--all led by individual faculty--with institutions in China, Cyprus, the Dominican Republic, India, Monaco, and Turkey.
Fairleigh Dickinson was the first U.S.-based university to own an overseas campus when we opened Wroxton College in England in 1965. And when we wanted to explore the possibility of another international campus, we looked to faculty and staff to study potential approaches. Faculty and staff led the entire process. The result was the opening of our new campus in Vancouver, Canada, last fall. The campus primarily serves international students and offers degrees in business management and information technology.
Our mission is now eight years old. What are the results? Certainly, we are gaining a reputation for innovative academic programs. Beyond that, our total enrollment has risen 27 percent and we've delivered eight budget surpluses (after more than a decade of deficits). Support for our programs has grown greatly, and we are now in the middle of the most successful capital campaign in the university's history.
Some might look to replicate successful practices from one institution to another. The ideas and programs at Fairleigh Dickinson University are exciting, redefining, and successful. The "best practice" lesson, however, is not about UN Pathways, Global Virtual Faculty, or international campuses. It is the simple assumption that everything must be driven by the mission. If leaders and institutions work to make a mission real and can successfully create a sense of shared mission, then the possibilities will stretch beyond the horizon.
J. Michael Adams is the president of Fairleigh Dickinson University, New Jersey's largest private university (www.fdu.edu), and co-author of Coming of Age in a Globalized World: The Next Generation, available at www.nextgenerationbook.com.
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The former FLOTUS also explained to Ellen Degeneres how Barack stepped in and saved the day.
In T.I.'s latest role as drug dealer-turned entertainment mogul Lucas Frye on season three of Showtime's House of Lies, Tip has been able to show his acting chops, which, according to the show's creators, Matthew Carnahan and David Walpert, exceed all expectations.
"When you bring in somebody who's a non-actor you just don't know what you're gonna get," Carnahan noted when talking with reporters. "It was a big risk. I think he had been undisciplined on other projects, or so I had heard, but he just came in and he was prepared and he was funny, funny, funny," added Walpert.
Carnahan first discovered the "Whatever You Like" rapper's sense of humor during a table read for one of season three's early episodes.
"I definitely didn't realize how funny he was at first," remembered Carnahan. "But a lot of the stuff he was coming up with, a lot of it was on the page but a lot of it wasn't. He was great and unpredictable in a good way."
In season three, T.I.'s character is as complex as he is charismatic, sparking up a relationship with one of the show's main characters, Jeannie Van Der Hooven (Kristen Bell), while simultaneously battling with his brother (Mekhi Phifer) over company decisions. According to David Walpert, T.I. was the perfect fit.
"He's not playing a rapper, he's playing a hip hop entrepreneur, so we talked about a few other hip hop artists but mostly it was other actors that he was up against for the part," Walpert pointed out, also adding, "I think we wanted a little feel of danger but also someone we thought would be sympathetic and he scored on both those counts, which is a tough one cause there are tough guys who don't feel vulnerable or comical and I think he did both really well."
Walpert and Carnahan agree that after this role, the Grand Hustle emcee should be primed to take his acting game to the next level. "From the moment we sat down with him he had a real sense of the character. He hadn't even read anything, he went off a description. We just told him it's kind of like a Jay Z or Dame Dash and he knew that situation and said he had a few ideas about how a character like that carries and uses power and he really knew it," remembered Carnahan, with Walpert concluding, "I really feel like now he can take this [experience on House of Lies] and cash it in for a big feature. He just has, whatever that 'thing' is, he has it."
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While some of the fresh stock is either priced lower or is coming with increased grammage, prices of some products will remain unchanged for at least a month. Aspokesperson for HUL, maker of Lux soap and Surf detergents, said: "Our systems have transitioned and we have started despatches from factories and depots. Most of our distributors will be starting normal despatch of our products shortly." Beverage maker Coca-Cola, too, said it has transitioned to GST.
"Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages (HCCB) has carried out enablement, sensitisation and capability building sessions for its 4,000-strong distributor base. Implementing changes has not been an easy task," an HCCB spokesperson said. Dabur, maker of Real juice and Fem bleaches, and had stopped primary sales from June 29, will start invoicing of primary sales from Tuesday, a company official said.Meanwhile, distributors of Reckitt Benckiser, Parle Products and HUL said they have not received fresh stock from the companies since GST kicked in since July 1.
"Supply has not been so robust for the last few weeks and since implementation, we have not received any stock," said a Delhi-based distributor working with multiple firms. Another distributor of a large FMCG company said that "while supply has been irregular, we still have old stock that we are sending to retailers. There is no shortage of goods in the market." Tax expert Abhishek Rastogi said consumer goods firms have been facing a dual problem.
"One is the issue of pricing where they need to be careful of the anti-profiteering clause, and second, clearance of products on which taxes of the pre-GST regime were paid. As old stock in shops gets cleared, demand is expected to increase and supply will resume. All of this will hopefully get sorted within this month," said Rastogi, a partner with taxation consulting firm Khaitan & Co.
Eligible closing balance of tax credits in the previous regime will transition into opening balance for the GST era. In case the invoices are not there, the wholesalers and retailers will be able to claim input tax credits on unsold inventory to the extent of 40-60 per cent. The government has given a time frame of six months for clearing the old stock and availing this benefit. There are provisions which have been incorporated for high-value items of more than Rs 25,000 for which the credit can be given by way of the credit transfer document.
However, price changes will start reflecting in new stocks starting Tuesday only partially. An official at biscuit maker Britannia said the company plans to drop prices of some brands like Good Day, but will take a price increase on entry-level brand Tiger.
"We will action price decrease in the first fortnight of July," said the official. Reckitt Benckiser too plans to drop prices of Dettol soap or increase grammage on fresh stock from this week. Others such as Parle Products, Dabur, Godrej Consumer Products and Bisleri said any price changes would take at least a month.