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Responses from the implementation of Debbie's doctor time scheduling:
Just a quick note to say thank you for having Debbie. I feel we benefited greatly from her visit. Now we need to get active!!! I want to be a leader for the team and I am making this email my commitment to do just that. I am excited about the changes and I want to keep the team excited with me. I know you both have worked hard and spent major money and time on this; it's time for us to commit to the success of Cook Orthodontics. :)
Office of Dr. Devon Cook
Debbie and Lori,
Hi all, I have been reading this book called KNOW CAN DO! Put Your Know-How Into Action by Ken Blanchard, Paul j. Meyer, and Dick Ruhe. Lori, ever since the class I attended in Texas with you, I have read and studied a lot! Anyway to make a long story short I just realized the you both have been acting as part of my follow up plan and didn't even know it. Both of you have been there for me every time I needed to be redirected or put back on the right path. You both have always given me some kind of positive feedback. And I just wanted to take a minute out of reading this book to say thank you!
Thank you for believing in me and thank you for explaining to me exactly what was expected out of me. I am the type of person that sees usually only black and white (please note I said usually) but I must admit I am starting to see small shades of gray now and am working on seeing different colors. I am not afraid of the unknown any longer and I am not afraid of letting my co-workers be as good as I am. I actually embrace that now, and wish that with a little more work I will have the self confidence to try to step in and teach my co-workers (that have been there a while) tricks or new methods that I have learned along my way.
I know that this would probably sound weird to someone else that did not know me before but I knew you two would understand this. So from the bottom of my heart I THANK YOU TWO FOR MAKING ME HELP MYSELF TO BECOME A BETTER PERSON AND CO-WORKER! I just thought you two needed to know that!
Charlotte from Dr. Lupi's office
"In general, I think that the conversion to the Dr. Time schedule has been one of the "Best" changes that we have ever made!"
Dr. Gregory Hack
"I think the new schedule with Doctor time has made a fabulous difference in our schedule and in the lives of our Doctors, employees and patients."
Susan Gula
has worked with my clinical team as a consultant and is one of the best in languaging and clinical organization. She has the ability to communicate the view of the doctor with sensitivity. Due to her vast clinical experience, she is also able to acknowledge the needs, as well as the talents, of the staff. I feel
is one of the best consultants we have had the privilege to work with."
Terry Dischinger, D.D.S., PC
Lake Oswego, OR
"My practice experienced a welcomed transformation in efficiency when implementing suggestions from
Debbie Best
of Consulting Network. My staff has never been so empowered. She is truly is the 'Best'."
John J. Eisinger, D.D.S.
Monterey, California
"My office has increased in overall productivity and clinical efficiency with the help and guidance of
Debbie Best
Lori Garland Parker
of Consulting Network. I owe a lot of my success and sanity to them."
Kyle R. Childers, DMD, MS
Benton, IL
"I invited
to visit our practice out of the desire to continue the growth and profitability that our practice has enjoyed since opening 11 years ago. My staff welcomed
and through her professional and experienced eyes, we were able to see what we do well and areas where we could improve. Our practice and our patients have certainly benefited."
Frank J. Stitch, D.D.S., MSD
Coppell, TX
"As the wife of the orthodontist and one who also works in the practice, I have had the opportunity to see
's talents from two viewpoints.
has a way of connecting with the team and letting them know when they believe in themselves their abilities are endless. Also her extensive background provides Ross and me the support and guidance to make the goals for our practice a reality."
Mary Stryker, Office of Dr. Ross Stryker
Lebabon, MO
"Thanks a million Deb! You're the best. I couldn't come close to the practice we have without your expertise and help."
Dr. Pat DiCiccio
"You have always been a wise friend rather than simply a consultant for us."
Dr. Michael Cherre
"Just a quick follow up after we have completed a full quarter with our new schedule... Since changing to indirect bonding with Lori and having you standardize our schedule allowing more bondings in a day with less chair time, we have already collected 25% more this quarter than we did the first quarter of last year! If that stays on track, we will increase an unheard of 35% this year. More important than any of that, I went home at 5:20 yesterday for the first time since I opened my doors eight years ago, and I did not have conferences to do when I got home. Thank you for your help with our schedule. My level of burn out is greatly reduced, and I feel I am on the right track because of it, and my wife sure is glad to see me at a decent hour and not be preoccupied with work when I get home.
If you say in your lectures that you and Lori can increase collections 35% annually, they will sit up and listen won't they? They have to know that we have $0 over 90 days and our 60 day receivable is only $5600 with a practice our size. Helps a lot with the bottom line! Thanks again SO much for your help."
Dr. Chris Wenderoth
"It took me 10 years to finally admit I needed help to create the team and practice I envisioned. I could see 'it' but I couldn't get there. Lori Garland Parker possesses amazing powers of observation, allowing her to quickly evaluate the positives and opportunities of your office. She communicates the goals/desires of the doctor in a delicate, yet clear fashion. Her first hand clinical experience provides excellent perspective in recognizing the needs and talents of the team as well. She strives to get the entire team, doctor included, to raise their game to a new level. Lori will challenge you to be better and I love it. Lori's follow through and support are first rate. I was amazed at the commitment level she made to our practice. Regular phone and email consultations with my clinic coordinator provided tremendous assistance in reaching our objectives. It's quite rewarding to watch long term team members reach new heights with Lori's guidance. I am sure my association with Lori will continue throughout my career."
Dr. Rob Sheffield
Antioch, CA
Dear Deb:
"In thinking about my office, I have come to realize what an important role you have played. Training my staff, instituting doctor time scheduling, improving office efficiency and making recommendations for systems (such as Kodak, now Carestream), keeping me current and into this century. You have always been available when I would call needing information about a process or problem. Your thorough understanding about all the products available to the orthodontic practice is incredible.
I can only imagine how poorly my office would have functioned if I had not become acquainted with you those many years ago. I was impressed then, and am still impressed with your expertise. Over the years, we have developed a friendship that has been a blessing for me, and my wife. Any Doctor in an orthodontic practice, that has been fortunate to have you provide the management services for their office, has benefitted greatly.
My staff and I have heard you lecture on many occasions, and still walk away with new ideas. You are a wealth of information for all of us that have used part or all of the services your company provides.
Thank you for caring about orthodontics, and thank you for being such a good friend."
Cecil E. Alumbaugh, Jr., DDS, Inc.
Diplomate, American Board of Orthodontics
"I have worked in the same orthodontic practice for over 20 years and for the past 15 years in the position of Clinical Coordinator. When we opened a new office it provided a fresh new appearance, but had some of the same existing issues. I came to a point in my career where I needed some additional guidance in the most efficient way to run the clinic on a daily basis. Lori came in and assisted me which gave me the encouragement and support I needed. She worked well with our entire team and gave the doctor suggestions to implement how we could run more efficient as a team. Those suggestions worked! I feel Lori has given me a whole new outlook on my career as well as assisted me in becoming a stronger, more confident leader."
Dana Barnes, RDA
Lori Garland Parker met with the staff and doctors of Drs. Cooper and Chockley's office in Tulsa. At the morning meeting, Deborah Rovertson brought in a box of Godiva Chocolates and read the following:
"How is the Cooper & Chockley Orthodontic Office like a box of Godiva chocolates?
- It is full of individual treasures but none as great as the box as a whole.
Godiva is world famous for what they do as well as how they do it. They are associated with QUALITY and EXCELLENCE. If I set this box next to a Whitman's Sampler or the largest Valentines Day heart full of Nestle's best, they wouldn't stack up to the Godiva name and reputation. Godiva's quality of workmanship and their investment in excellence puts them is a class all their own.
Yes, there are other orthodontic offices, but what makes this office unique? In this box of chocolates, every piece was hand selected like the people in this office. Our Doctors consistently invest in training and technology to insure that our quality of service meets and exceeds the highest standards.
So I ask you, as each of us is an individual treasure in this Orthodontic Box, what do you bring to the box as a whole? What special delight does someone find in you?"


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Although some months have alternative birthstones, the most commonly purchased birth stones are the 12 traditional stones: garnet, amethyst, aquamarine, diamond, emerald, pearl, ruby, peridot, sapphire, tourmaline, topaz and tanzanite. June, October, November and December have alternative birthstones that are not as popular as the primary ones.Continue Reading
The alternative birthstone for June babies is alexandrite, which is not nearly as popular as the pearl that has been traditionally used for decorations and jewelry. The October alternative is opal, which is not as popular as tourmaline, and citrine is not as popular as topaz for November babies. December has three gems, but zircon and turquoise are not as popular as tanzanite.Learn more about Precious Metals & Gems

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Why I Will Never, Ever, EVER Get a Tattoo
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Today's Open Thread is about all things Britney. Cat Marnell wrote about Britney's perfumes (and a concert) years ago for this very website. After the article was published, the PR team repping her fragrances sent around three bottles of each fragrance. There are still a few bottles floating around the beauty closet; Annie used a bottle of Radiance in an xoVain post as recently as yesterday.
Cat gave me Curious and I still wear it often. Erica, one my best friends in college, wore Curious our freshman year. To me, it smells of innocence, "Grey's Anatomy," and newness (the start of college, the start of this job). It's my favorite Britney scent. My second fave is Hidden Fantasy; I keep it on my desk at work. Cat's fave was Midnight Fantasy. Of that particular scent, Cat recommended the following, "Get it, worship it, spray it all over yourself and your dog. If you don't have a dog, spray it all over your father."
My favorite Britney video is "Oops!... I Did It Again."
My favorite Britney song ever is "Toxic" and I really enjoy "Work Bitch." I appreciate that the word "bitch" is apparently a part of the Britney brand.
What is your favorite Britney song, video, and perfume? Are you looking forward to her new album?


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Palestinian News Item
Official PA daily calls Israel "'48 occupied land"
Official PA daily, Al-Hayat Al-Jadida - Aug. 30, 2010
"Minister of Prisoners' Affairs, Issa Karake… visited the home of the Palestinian
(Martyr) Ayyat Muhammad Lutfi Al-Akhras (at age 17 the youngest Palestinian female suicide bomber), who died a Martyrs' death on March 29th, 2004 (the correct date was March 29, 2002 when Ayyat Al-Akhras carried out a suicide terror attack in a Jerusalem supermarket, killing two Israelis, -Ed.), in the Dehaishe refugee camp. Her body is still being held in the numbered military cemetery [reference to Israeli cemetery for enemy casualties, -Ed.] within '48 occupied land. Karake's visit marked the National Day for Returning the Bodies of Palestinian and Arab
and MIA's… He [Karake] condemned the Israeli policy of punishing the dead along with the living, contrary to international agreements…
He said that 317
are still prisoners in the so-called numbered cemeteries and in cemeteries, lacking the minimum moral, religious and humanitarian foundations. Karake added that Israel is the only country in the world which imposes punishments on dead bodies and holds them, nameless, in cemeteries which are vulnerable to erosion in winter and to the gnawing of wild animals. Karake said that hiding the bodies of the
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Condell Medical Center in Libertyville will pay a $36 million settlement to government health programs after the hospital said it accepted improper payments from federal health insurance programs for more than five years, the U.S. attorney's office in Chicago said Monday.
The improper payments, which Condell executives brougto the attention of the U.S. attorney, were uncovered in the process of the medical center's due diligence with Advocate Health Care, which Monday finalized a deal to buy the 283-bed hospital in Lake County for $180 million.
The settlement resolves deals that included improper loans made to physicians, leases with doctor practices that were below fair market value and hospital payments to doctors who performed "patient services without required written agreements," the U.S. attorney's office said in a statement.


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ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) - Wise Dan beat Animal Kingdom, the 2011 Kentucky Derby winner, on Saturday by 1½ lengths in the $2 million Breeders' Cup Mile on the turf.
The time was 1:31.78, a course record at Santa Anita.
Wise Dan, the 8-5 favorite, capped a brilliant season. The 5-year-old gelding won five of six races, and moved into the Horse of the Year discussion with his fourth straight triumph.
Wise Dan angled off the fence turning for home and surged past the pacesetting Obviously to give jockey John Velazquez his 12th Breeders' Cup win. Animal Kingdom, stuck in traffic for most of the race, sprung free late and stormed through the lane in his first race since February.
Wise Dan, trained by Charles Lopresti, paid $5.60, $3 and $2.80. Animal Kingdom returned $6.60 and $4.60 while Obviously paid $4.20 to show.
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1977 Ford F350 Vehicle Speed Control Recall | Sept 23, 1977
Some Of The Involved Vehicles May Have Defective Carburetors In Which, Under Certain Circumstances, The Secondary Throttle Plates May Stick Open.. Follwoing Is The Summary Of Corrective Actions Taken: Dealer Will Inspect And, If Necessary, Replace The Carburetor At No Charge To Owner.
vehicle Description: Passenger Vehicles And Light Trucks Equipped With 460 Cidengines.system: Throttle Linkages; Throttle Lever.consequences Of Defect: In The Event Of Throttle Sticking, The Vehicle Maycontinue To Accelerate After The Accelerator Pedal Is Released. Continuousacceleration Could Occur Without Warning And Lead To A Loss Of Vehicle Controland An Accident.note: The Likelihood Of The Condition Occurring Can Be Reduced By Avoiding Fullor Nearly Full Depressions Of The Accelerator Pedal As During High Accelerationor Full Power Operations.
This recall was issued on Sept 23, 1977 for 1977 Ford F350, manufactured by FORD MOTOR COMPANY, in response to Vehicle Speed Control problems.


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Gwyneth Paltrow, Justin Timberlake, and Boardwalk Empire Win Creative Arts Emmys
One step closer to the EGOT, Gwyneth.
Gwyneth Paltrow and Justin Timberlake have new statuettes to squeeze onto their mantles, or wherever it is that they keep their ever-expanding heaps of trophies: Paltrow won an Emmy on Saturday for her guest-starring role on Glee, and Timberlake won two — one for hosting SNL, and one for co-writing his monologue song. This is Paltrow's first Emmy, but it's Timberlake's third and fourth, which is almost equal to an Oscar. On the drama side, Loretta Devine won for guest-starring on Grey's Anatomy, and Paul McCrane * (a.k.a. Dr. Romano a.k.a. Montgomery from Fame) won for guest-starring on Harry's Law. Deadliest Catch won Best Reality Show, Jeff Probst won Best Host, and Boardwalk Empire totally cleaned up and took home awards in seven different production categories.
*This post has been corrected to show that Paul McCrane is the actor, and Josh Peyton is the name of the character he plays on Harry's Law.


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Coordinates: 50°08.2′N 125°21.2′W / 50.1367°N 125.3533°W
Ripple Rock is an underwater mountain that had two peaks (9 feet and 21 feet below the surface) in the Seymour Narrows of the Discovery Passage in British Columbia, Canada,[1] a part of the marine trade route from Vancouver and coastal points north. The nearest town is Campbell River. Only 2.7 metres (9 feet) underwater at low tide, it was a marine hazard in what the explorer George Vancouver described as "one of the vilest stretches of water in the world."[2][3] The hazard was not only hitting the rock but also big, dangerous eddies caused by tidal currents round the rock.[4] Ships using the strait preferred to wait until slack tide.
Its top was removed by a planned explosion on 5 April 1958.[5] This is a National Historic Event in Canada. The Ripple Rock explosion was seen throughout Canada, live on CBC Television. It was one of the first live coast-to-coast television broadcasts of an event in Canada.[6]
It was so named in 1860 by Captain Richards, RN, because its summits were about at sea level and made a prominent standing wave in the fast tidal current of the strait.
The first known large ship to fall prey to Ripple Rock was the sidewheel steamer Saranac in 1875, as it was heading north to Alaska. At least 20 large and 100 smaller vessels were badly damaged or sunk between then and 1958. At least 110 people drowned in these accidents.
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In the 1860s a plan was started to link Vancouver Island to the mainland at Bute Inlet, using Ripple Rock to support the bridge. This plan continued through the years, and caused political opposition to destroying Ripple Rock, until it was decided to destroy the rock to improve safety for mariners.
As early as 1931, a marine commission recommended removing Ripple Rock, but it was not until 1942 that the government authorized attempts to remove it.
The first attempts at planting explosive charges on Ripple Rock were made with floating drilling barges with the goal of blasting the rock into pieces. The first, in 1943, was secured with six 3.8 cm steel cables attached to anchors that altogether weighed 998 metric tons. This approach was abandoned when one cable broke on average every 48 hours. Another attempt in 1945, involving two large overhead steel lines was similarly abandoned after only 93 (out of 1,500 planned) controlled explosions were successful.
In 1953, the National Research Council of Canada commissioned a feasibility study on the idea of planting a large explosive charge underneath the peaks by drilling vertical and horizontal shafts from Maud Island in the sound. Based on the study, this approach was recommended. Dolmage and Mason Consulting Engineers were retained to plan the project, and three firms, Northern Construction Company, J.W. Stewart Limited and Boyles Brothers Drilling Company, were granted the contract, which cost in excess of 3 million Canadian dollars.
Although not planned as a test for nuclear weapons purposes, this large underground explosion at Ripple Rock was of interest to nuclear weapons scientists at the United Kingdom's Atomic Weapons Research Establishment at Aldermaston, which sent a delegation to Canada and set up various monitoring instruments to record data from the explosion. Little more is known of their objectives, although there are detailed accounts in two declassified documents in the National Archives in London.[7][8][9]
Between November 1955 and April 1958, a three-shift operation involving an average of 75 men worked to build 500 feet (150 m) of vertical shaft from Maud Island, 2,370 feet (720 m) of horizontal shaft to the base of Ripple Rock, and two main vertical shafts up into the twin peaks, from which "coyote" shafts were drilled for the explosives. The contract was awarded to two firms for $2,639,000. At the time of the contract it was estimated the tunnels and shafts would not be completed until either 1957 or 1958.[10] 1,270 metric tons of Nitramex 2H explosive was placed in these shafts, estimated at ten times the amount needed for a similar explosion above water.
The explosion took place at 9:31:02 am on 5 April 1958. 635,000 metric tons of rock and water were displaced by the explosion, spewing debris at least 300 metres in the air which fell on land on either side of the narrows. The blast increased the clearing at low tide to about 14 metres (45 feet).[11] After this, its two peaks were 13.7 m (45 ft) and 15.2 m (50 ft) underwater.[12]
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police had cleared the area of people within 3 miles of the explosion, and the engineers and TV crew that witnessed the explosion were housed in a bunker.
The explosion was noted as one of the largest non-nuclear planned explosions on record, though Soviet authorities reported a larger explosion in the Ural Mountains to carve a new channel for the Kolonga River and in China to open a copper mine.
Cultural references[edit]
Vancouver based punk rock band the Evaporators' 2004 album was named after Ripple Rock and includes a song that details its history and destruction.
The first song recorded about the blasting of Ripple Rock was named "Ripple Rock" and was recorded by Canadian folk and country singer Stu Davis.
In 2008 Campbell River celebrated the 50th anniversary of the blast with a commemorative blast done by a Vancouver special effects company. It took place at 9:31:02 AM, on 5 April 2008.
See also[edit]
- ^ "Ripple Rock". BC Geographical Names.
- ^ Vancouver, A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean and Round the World 1791–1795 (1798)
- ^ http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/19876.html
- ^ https://books.google.com/books?id=QuEDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA120
- ^ "Canadians Destroy Rock Periling Ships In 1,375-Ton Blast". New York Times. CAMPBELL RIVER, B. C. April 6, 1958. p. 1. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
- ^ B.C.'s deadly Ripple Rock blown up, CBC Broadcast Date: April 5, 1958
- ^ ES 4/310 Measurements of ground shock and air blast from the Ripple Rock explosion. The National Archives, London, 1959.
- ^ FO 371/135561 Technical Conference on detection of nuclear tests. The National Archives, London, 1958.
- ^ FO 371/135561 Request for information on Ripple Rock explosion. The National Archives, London, 1958.
- ^ "Blast to end Peril at Ripple Rock Popular Mechanics, June 1956, pp. 120-121.
- ^ A video of the Ripple Rock explosion on YouTube
- ^ http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/19876.html
External links[edit]
- Google Earth view (Seymour Narrows is at the center of the image)
- Museum at Campbell River history of Ripple Rock
- Stories in the News article on Ripple Rock
- The Taming of the Rock, by Jeremy Leet
- "B.C.'s deadly Ripple Rock blown up" CBC broadcast from April 5 1958
- Courtesy of the Hagley Museum & Library: The Maud Island Mine head for the Ripple Rock tunnel
- Courtesy of the Hagley Museum & Library: Loading explosives for placement in the Ripple Rock Tunnels.
- Ripple Rock 1958 (Canada) - One of Top 10 biggest non-nuclear explosions ever Film clip on Live Leak website


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Facebook Home grabs home screen on Android phonesFacebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg introduces a new product for certain Android phones. Facebook Home brings the content normally found in users' News Feeds to their home screen. It also enables faster access to Facebook apps and messaging features, no matter...
-At an event held at Facebook Headquarters, CEO Mark Zuckerberg put an end to some persistent rumors. -Today, we're finally gonna talk about that Facebook phone-- or more accurately we're gonna talk about how you can turn your Android phone into a great, simple social device. -With its new product that's only available on certain Android phones, the social network makes a grab at precious real estate on your mobile device. -The home screen is really the soul of your phone. You look at it about a hundred times a day. It sets the tone for your whole experience and we think that it should be deeply personal. -Facebook Home transform your home screen even if your phone is locked into a slideshow of photos and status updates showing you your news feed without ever launching the Facebook app. -If you're not a rabid Facebook user, then you might find this experience kind of hijacks your phone and offers up a learning curve that you have to overcome in order to use it. -With another feature Chat Heads, messaging also infiltrates your phone. Buttons with the sender's profile picture pop up no matter which app you're currently using. -Just by tapping on this chat head, it pops me into the conversation. And the thing that's so cool and so special about this, is that, this is all happening right over the article I'm about to read and right over the app I'm using. So, no matter what you're doing, you can just quickly pop into these conversations. -A phone was unveiled but Facebook isn't jumping into hardware. The new HTC First will be preloaded with Facebook Home. -This is not a fancy phone. It doesn't have whistles and bells. It's not particularly pretty to see. It doesn't have fancy accents or anything like that. I think it's gonna be a really tough sell. The only nice thing is the price. -The phone will run a hundred dollars, but Facebook addicts might consider the device priceless. In San Francisco, I'm Sumi Das, cnet.com for CBS News.


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Pevonia Launches New Campaign: Live.Beauty.Full.
Pevonia launches a new wellness campaign to offer tools for a balanced lifestyle.
Pevonia is shining a light on how every day stresses – a crazed schedule, deadlines at the office, or an over-packed social calendar – can have a damaging or even an aging effect on skin, as result of a drained well-being. Pevonia's new Live.Beauty.Full. campaign encourages people everywhere to give time to themselves,live in balance, and see the results through their rejuvenated and beautiful selves.
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Lydia Sarfati Brings Repêchage Education to Accra, Ghana
Skincare professionals attended a 5-day course complete with demonstrations and hands-on workshops, and were introduced to new Repêchage products.
In collaboration with Allure Spa in the City, Repêchage CEO and Founder, Lydia Sarfati joined Dzigbordi K. Dosoo, CEO & Founder of Allure Africa, on May 16-May 20, 2016 for the launch of the new Repêchage Fusion Express Bar and Spa Masks with Nutriceutical Organic Actives and at-home products, as well as a 5 Day Hands-On Workshop at the American Skin and Body Care Academy.
"Although it can be exhausting, my passion to help other industry professionals inspires me to continue traveling around the world and take part first-hand in our educational programs," said Sarfati. "In our field, hands-on training and continuous education is paramount to our success, and I want to help provide professionals with the tools to be successful."
Sarfati introduced the new Repêchage Fusion Express Bar and Spa Masks with Nutriceutical Organic Actives and at-home products - which was launched in the U.S. on May 2 at the Repêchage 18th Annual International Conference - to the beauty professionals in Accra. This new spa treatment utilizes Repêchage's renowned Laminaria digitata seaweed, organic actives of chocolate, matcha (green tea), mixed berries (blueberry, strawberry, and beet root) and vanilla and pumpkin actives to create the four Fusion Facials: Chocofina Fusion, Matchafina Fusion, Berryfina Fusion, and Vanillafina Fusion. All have intensive anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory benefits and leave the skin looking and feeling restored, smooth and hydrated. To complement the treatment, Sarfati developed two at-home products suitable for all ages: Repêchage Fusion All Natural Face Moisturizer - a rich soufflé of whipped coconut oil combined with aloe vera, chamomile, vanilla and rooibos essence and Laminaria complex, and Repêchage Fusion All Natural Face and Body Wash - a gentle cleanser that combines a blend of coconut and olive oils with the scent of tropical acai berry.
During the 5-day course, attendees also had the opportunity to learn about the many signature Repêchage methods and practices that Sarfati has developed throughout her influential career. Attendees were provided insight into Repêchage's various treatments and protocols, including the art and science of facial and body massage, featuring the Lydia Sarfati Signature Massage, and a demonstration and hands-on workshop with massage techniques including European Facial Massage, Ayurvedic Massage, and massage with the Repêchage Lamina Lift Mask. Demonstrations and hands-on workshops with Repêchage Clinical Facial treatments, Repêchage Signature Facial Treatments, including the classic Repêchage Four Layer Facial and anti-aging Vita Cura 5 Phase Firming Facial, and Repêchage Signature Body Treatments, including the Waxing is Relaxing Concept, after wax rituals, the Repêchage Anti-Aging Hand Treatment and the Repêchage Thalassotherapy Foot and Leg Treatment, were also highlighted.
For more information about Repêchage education, visit http://www.repechage.com/pages/lydia-sarfati-academy-calendar.
Jurlique Wins 2016 CEW Eco Beauty Award
DAYSPA congratulates Australian natural skincare brand Jurlique on their first Cosmetic Executive Women Beauty Award win in the "Eco Beauty" category for 2016.
The prestigious CEW Eco Beauty Award recognizes and honors beauty brands that have moved further toward the goal of sustainability. Entrants are scored based on a number of science-based sustainability criteria that recognize efforts to reduce the use of environmentally harmful materials and practices and increase consideration for human rights. CEW's more than 6,000 members selected 212 finalists from more than 800 entries. Winners were ultimately chosen by the CEW Board of Governors, along with a select group of beauty industry members.
"This award is such an honor for Jurlique and our parent company, Pola Orbis Holdings, and we are thrilled to be recognized by CEW for our leadership in the space. Sustainability has been core to the brand's DNA since we were founded 30 years ago and we continue to create products with the environment in mind at all times," says Rose Fernandez, Vice President and General Manager, North America at Jurlique. "Over the last few years, our team has made an extraordinary effort to make our business even more sustainable to significantly reduce our carbon footprint, water usage and waste. For example, we've installed solar panels and a power production system at the Jurlique farm and warehouse, aiming to make us self-sufficient during summer. We reuse water from our factory to irrigate our crops at the farm. And we've switched our iconic Hand Cream range from aluminum to 100% recyclable plastic tubes. This change alone has reduced overall environmental impact by approximately 28% and a reduction of 70% in product waste. Our overall goal is 0% waste to landfill by 2020 at our farm and factory."
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Performance Health Announces 2016 Educators of the Year Award Winners
Julie Goodwin BA, LMT, and Dale Alexander Ph.D, M.A., BSEd., LMT were this year's award winners.
Performance Health has announced the winners of the 2016 AFMTE, Biofreeze and Bon Vital' Educators of the Year Award. Julie Goodwin BA, LMT, is the recipient in the teacher category and Dale Alexander Ph.D, M.A., BSEd., LMT, is the recipient in the continuing education category.
Performance Health, manufacturer and marketer of Biofreeze and Bon Vital', annually partners with the Alliance for Massage Therapy Education (AFMTE) to recognize excellence in massage and bodywork education. The award serves to foster a culture that supports raising the standards of excellence in massage and bodywork education. The recipients are chosen based on their experience, teacher training , and how well they meet the AFMTE Core Competency Standards published in 2013.
Julie Goodwin, BA, LMT, is a graduate of Kent State University and the Desert Institute of the Healing Arts. She operated a private massage practice for nearly thirty years. Her teaching career spans more than twenty years, in academic and technique classes; she retired from Pima Community College in 2016. An Approved CE Provider, Julie is the author of Touch & Movement: Palpation and Kinesiology for Massage Therapists and created the website TxPlanner: Mobile Pathology for Bodyworkers.
Dale G. Alexander, Ph.D, M.A., BSEd., LMT., has been teaching advanced studies in the Massage Therapy profession since 1986. Originally trained as a Biology teacher then as a psychotherapist, he has sought to discover the underlying elements of neuroanatomy and physiology that contribute to and perpetuate chronic somatic dysfunction. His advanced studies with Drs. John Upledger D.O., Jean Pierre Barral D.O., and Richard MacDonald D.O. and Movement, Energetic and Brain studies with Lansing Barrett Gresham laid a rich foundation. From this foundation, decades of clinical experience with clients have led him toward the discovery of common progressions associated with the aging process.
"Julie and Dale truly exemplify the principles on which this award was founded," said Lynda Solien-Wolfe, Vice President, Massage and Spa, Performance Health. "Their lifelong devotion to raise our profession's educational bar is not only an inspiration to us all, it benefits us all."
The winners will attend the 2017 Educational Congress in Tucson where they will share the specific ways they demonstrate their commitment to excellence in education. For more details, please visit www.performancehealth.com.
Satin Smooth Names Kelley Baker as New Brand Ambassador
The LA-based brow expert will create "Brows that Wow" with the waxing brand.
Satin Smooth, an industry leader in depilatory waxes, recently named Kelley Baker of Kelley Baker Brows as the company's new brand ambassador. Satin Smooth and Baker will team up to create "Brows that Wow" with Satin Smooth's high-quality, Italian-made waxes and accessories.
Baker is the quintessential California girl - a celebrity makeup and brow artist with a reputation for shaping brows to absolute, eye-framing perfection. Her charisma and stunning brow transformations, combined with her social media savvy, have turned her into an internet sensation with a cult following of over 600,000 fans.
Baker brings a fresh, fun approach to brow shaping, making her a natural choice for Satin Smooth's brand ambassador. "If a brow artist is only as good as their tools, Satin Smooth will help create your masterworks," says Baker.
Find Baker in action at the Satin Smooth booth (#1943) at the Premier Orlando show, June 5th-6th, 2016. For more information on Satin Smooth, please visit satinsmooth.com.
Global Wellness Summit Predicts Future of Wellness in Europe
Ten experts shared their predictions for the future of wellness, travel, spa and beauty in Europe.
The Global Wellness Summit (GWS), an annual conference for international leaders in the wellness industry, recently released ten predictions for the future of wellness, travel, spa and beauty in Europe. The organization asked its partner experts in Europe – from CEOs of top travel, spa and beauty companies to leading economists and researchers – to forecast where wellness is headed in Europe. Predictions range from European nations increasingly "legislating wellness" by taxing unhealthy products, to a surge in new wellness properties (and discovery of little-known traditions) across Eastern Europe, to the vast European beauty market being rewritten by both wellness and high-tech approaches, to wellness resorts refocusing on nature, peace and authenticity.
The predictions spark a conversation that will continue at the Global Wellness Summit being held in Kitzbühel in Tyrol, Austria this October 17-19. The theme of the 10th annual conference is "Back to the Future", where the future of the wellness market will be analyzed through the lens of history, for both Europe and the world.
1. Europe has long been the world's wellness leader; has seen stagnation in last decade; but investment and innovation is coming.
Sue Harmsworth, MBE, GWS Board Member & 2016 Co-chair; Founder & Chairman, ESPA International, UK
Anna Bjurstram, GWS Board Member; VP of Spas & Wellness, Six Senses; Owner, Raison D'Etre, Sweden
When it comes to wellness, Europe has for centuries been way out in front: with the region (especially Austria, Germany and Switzerland) inventing the truly holistic wellness concept that extends far beyond spa, to include nutrition, fitness, traditional medicine, mindfulness and a powerful connection to nature (kurs, baths, and healing systems like 19th-century Sebastian Kneipp's, marrying hydrotherapy, herbalism, movement, nutrition and mental wellness).
For so long, the world has had major catching up to do, but in the last decade they (i.e., the Americas, Asia) have: there has been recent stasis in Europe in innovating new, creative wellness offerings. In the future, Europe will (and must) focus on European Wellness 2.0, and private investment in older, once-state-sponsored European spas - as well as new wellness retreat concepts – will heat up to help make that a reality.
2. Wellness will be legislated: European nations will increasingly tax unhealthy food and beverages – and "Big Food" will remake themselves as wellness companies.
Thierry Malleret, PhD, GWI research partner; co-founder/author of the Monthly Barometer; founder, Global Risk Network at the World Economic Forum, Switzerland
More than half of European adults are overweight, with obesity tripling in many European countries since the 80s (WHO). The sheer cost of this epidemic means than more European nations will start taxing unhealthy food and beverages. In March, the UK joined Scandinavian countries, France and Hungary in imposing a sugar tax on canned drinks. The imperfection of the new UK tax (not a brave, broad-based tax on sugar) shows the intense battle-lines between governments and phenomenally powerful "Big Food". But more countries will take action, and the laws will expand to "bad" fats (like palm oil), high salt and highly processed foods.
Fighting back against the new legislation, European food and beverage manufacturers will reduce the amount of sugar in their products to preempt governments, as they also rebrand/reengineer around "healthy" or "wellness" foods. Nestlé, Europe's biggest corporation and the world's largest food company, looks to be taking a radical path: redefining itself as a scientifically-driven "nutrition, health and wellness company," with plans that its foods will be the vehicle for an entirely new type of medication: both preventive treatments and traditional medicine…rewriting what "food" and "pharmaceuticals" could be in the future. Watch this space.
3. Tourism will be Europe's fastest growing sector – and wellness travel will grow even faster.
Jean-Claude Baumgarten, GWS Board Member; Chairman & CEO, CREWE Associates; Former President & CEO, World Travel & Tourism Council, France
Tourism will continue to have a very strong economic impact in Europe, and wellness tourism will grow even faster. Europe's tourism market will grow 2.8% a year over the next decade, outpacing annual economic growth of 1.9% - making it Europe's fastest growing market, equaled only by the financial sector. As Europe rapidly moves towards a service economy, tourism suddenly has greater absolute value than sectors like agriculture, manufacturing and chemicals – and represents nearly 60% of Europe's entire retail sector.
And with vastly increased stress, an aging population, and people's new quest for total wellbeing, over the next decades European wellness tourism will grow significantly faster than tourism overall. For instance, Global Wellness Institute research estimates a 7.3% annual growth rate between 2012-2017. The wellness travel outlook is very positive in mature Northern and Middle European nations; will grow even faster in Southern Europe (Italy, Spain, Portugal, etc., provided their economies continue to strengthen their recovery); and is bullish for the rest of developing Europe (including Russia, depending on economic/political factors) – where it's safe to say it will expand at the pace of the middle class.
4. "Get Thee to a Wellness Monastery": European wellness resorts will refocus on deep authenticity, peace, quiet and nature.
Dr. Franz Linser, GWS Board Member & 2016 Co-Chair; Founder, Linser Hospitality; former Olympic ski coach, Austria
The European (and global) consumer is facing unprecedented stress and 24/7 digital connection and "noise." Radically pressured lives mean we don't feel well anymore, and it's creating new desires: for complete time out, uncompromising peace and quiet, and to be close to the forces of nature. And European wellness/spa resorts will increasingly shift their focus from glitzy, amenity-driven, "exotic" luxury to meet these powerful needs. Everything – from resort design/environments, guest rooms, spa treatments and fitness experiences – will shift to intense authenticity and nature…the new stage for self-transformation and "re-finding oneself."
Equal parts spectacular and simple wellness retreats will appear on top of mountains, deep in the woods and snow, on the water, in the form of everything from treehouses to houseboats. Spas, treatments and saunas will emerge from the basement to burst out into the trees as new "nature cocoons." The new luxury: sleeping in a glass igloo, wrapped in reindeer skins, with the Northern Lights sparkling above. Wellness retreats being developed in former monasteries (i.e., Schloss Mondsee, Austria; Eremito, Italy) are as much a tangible trend as a perfect metaphor for the future directions in Europe's wellness destinations: calm, simplicity, wild nature, spirituality and profound self-seeking will be front-and-center…and they will give Europeans (and the world) what they most desperately seek.
5. Spa 2.0: Rise of the European mini-kur
Anna Bjurstram, GWS Board Member; VP of Spas & Wellness, Six Senses; Owner, Raison D'Etre, Sweden
Bathing, and going on serious (10-day-plus) kurs, has always been a way of life in Europe. But now this time-honored, time-intensive tradition is emerging as a much shorter affair. "Mini-kurs" that pack in a 2-3 hour bathing ritual, spa treatments, nutritious food, movement, relaxation, and meditation/mindfulness (in one day or two) will trend. "Taking the waters" and hitting spa resorts will happen in shorter injections because busier Europeans are short on time, and there's also growing unease about air travel, so people are staying closer to home.
The "wellness staycation" concept, which has been popular in Scandinavian countries for some time, will now spread across Europe. And people will increasingly embrace these much shorter, but still transformational "just being" experiences everywhere from Tylösand Hotel & Spa in Sweden to Fredreichbad in Baden Baden, Germany.
6. A wave of new wellness properties and traditions - from the Baltic to the Black to the Caspian Seas - will be discovered by the world.
Alla Sokolova, Initiative Chair, "Baltic to the Black Sea," Global Wellness Institute; Co-owner, General Manager, IWC Balans, Latvia
European wellness seekers will increasingly "head east," from the New Europe stretching from the Baltic to the Black Seas, further out to the Asian Caspian Sea. This region will undergo exciting wellness resort development, opening up their fascinating, little known wellness traditions to the world. So many forces are driving this eastward Wellness Renaissance. As former Soviet republics regain their footing, leading global wellness brands (whether Six Senses in Kazakhstan or Chenot Palace coming to Azerbaijan) are making moves – and the wellness property pipelines are heating up in Croatia, Estonia, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia – and the seaside "Stans." The region not only boasts an incredible, centuries-old, spa and bathing culture, the modernization of huge, former Soviet medical-wellness health resorts is underway. For instance, the stunning Kemeri Wellness Village & Hotel under development in Latvia (once a 19th-century bathhouse under Tsar Nikolai I, and a Soviet-era health resort with 100 doctors and 1 million treatments performed annually) is a shining example. Set in historic buildings in a National Forest, this new wellness community will include a 5-star hotel and clinic, with programs from balneotherapy to sleep to fertility.
And if the wellness traveler craves new, hyper-authentic experiences, the Baltic-to-the-Black Sea traditions, where Nature is Healer, really deliver. From climate therapy (where precise microclimates, including "doses" of mineral water, sunlight, contrasting temperature and humidity, and exposure to phytoncides from forest bathing, are prescribed – to the unique bathing tradition of the "pirt" (so different than the Russian banya), where forest-gathered herbal "besoms" (bouquets) are applied – to the ancient (and antioxidant) "black smoke saunas" – to a powerful focus on "wild fitness" and music therapy. The Baltic-to-the-Black-Sea nations have some of the most established wellness cultures on Earth, but they've flown under the radar. That's about to change.
7. First true chain of hot springs resorts will stretch across Eastern Europe.
Andrew Gibson, GWS Board Member; VP Spa and Wellness, Fairmont Raffles Hotels and Resorts, UK and United Arab Emirates
Look out for the first true chain of branded hot springs properties (a collection of wellness hotels owned by one company) to stretch from Poland in the North to Moldova in the South. These will be fantastic thermal water retreats integrating medicine and wellness, and capitalizing on Eastern Europe's (including countries like the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovenia and Slovakia's) abundant natural springs and kurs, long-established medical-wellness retreats, and rich-in-culture cities.
Private companies will work closely with state tourism departments to create safe destinations with reduced risk of terrorism, and once developed, this property network will likely become the world leader in "hot springs wellness." And as the thermal springs movement gathers steam, look for national tourism boards, or group of countries banding together, to promote this new "Hot Springs Road" that will wind across Eastern Europe: from Budapest to the amazing Karlovy Vary spa town in the Czech Republic.
8. Wellness will rewrite the European beauty market: "Beauty from the inside out" overtakes "hope in a jar."
Jacqueline Clarke, Wellness Research Director, Diagonal Reports, Ireland
The legacy global beauty culture is largely a European creation, where the focus has long been on the "cosmetic" (or external "appearance" and "artifice"). But a megatrend unfolding in Europe (as it has in the U.S. and Asia) is wellness-as-beauty…or "beauty from the inside out." And this dramatically different philosophy and aesthetic will shake up the marketing strategies and sales monopolies of the big cosmetic/skincare houses. Because the beauty-comes-from-within argument makes the cosmetics (and purely topical skincare) argument look more like hyped "hope in a jar."
The European wellness-as-beauty wave will inspire new categories that will recast beauty as self-care and prevention vs. mere "cosmetic repair": a dizzying array of functional solutions, along with a boom in the natural and organic generally (whether applied "within" or "without"). Is it all over for skincare and cosmetics? Hardly. One example: two French companies, L'Oreal (with their Vichy and La Roche-Posay brands) and Pierre Fabre (with Avene) show how wellness creates a new mega-category: healthcare for the skin. These products offer up the European heritage wellness of mineral springs water. And in the future almost every European company will adopt a wellness-as-beauty vocabulary and approach: whether it's active cosmetics, dermocosmetics, etc. And crucially, with the shift to beauty-as-wellness, greater emphasis will be placed on evidence.
9. High-tech beauty (devices and more aggressive procedures) finally hits Europe.
Michael Schummert, GWS partner; CEO, Babor GmbH & Co., Germany
Near-medical, high-tech, device-driven beauty procedures are a booming market in the Americas and Asia, and they're about to become one in Europe. We will see European hotel spas increasingly offer sophisticated "I-want-results-immediately" treatments using all types of cutting-edge beauty technology - which might start with a computer precisely analyzing your skin condition, followed by an intensive microdermabrasion peel, ultrasound or needling. At European spas, a "holistic" approach won't just mean adding yoga, meditation or nutrition to massage, it will mean adding high-tech beauty to the already high-touch menus.
But the international differences will remain huge: while Asia and the U.S. are embracing ever-more-invasive procedures, Central Europe, for example, is only getting accustomed to microdermabrasion and ultrasound. And with the European beauty consumer a unique balance will need to be struck: they want high-impact results, but typically won't accept any downtime after a treatment.
10. New, important distinctions will be made between wellness, wellbeing and happiness.
Susie Ellis, Chairman & CEO, Global Wellness Institute; 2016 GWS Co-chair & Board Member, United States
Shifts in language indicate shifts in thinking. If we've had the term" wellness," the "quality of being healthy", with its emphasis on proactive improvement of physical, mental, social, etc. health, since the 1970s, there has recently been a confusion, or even a supplanting, of the concept by the terms "wellbeing" and "happiness" – in Europe and globally. This has been spurred by important research that measures "happiness" (i.e., the "United Nations World Happiness Index") and "wellbeing" (i.e., the "Gallup Healthways Well-Being Index") in nations around the world, which captures key measurements like social support, trust in government/business, freedom – in addition to income realities and the physical health of the population. These studies have helped put "happiness" and "wellbeing" on the global stage, with a growing implication that these are "bigger," more capacious concepts than wellness.
But they also reveal why confusing "wellness" and "wellbeing" is problematic. For one, "happiness" measurements are often not good indicators of a population's health. One example: Mexico ranked #10 (out of 200+ countries) in Gallup's well-being report, despite having the highest obesity rates in the world. And these studies capture "perceptual" wellbeing (they survey people). This can skew things: if a population has lower expectations (of money, education, health) they might rate their happiness higher than wealthier nations – and one might feel a little less "happy" if they were surveyed later when they're sick from a chronic disease. Measuring happiness is very important, but we don't want to lose sight of the goal: taking action to create a healthier world. It's not enough to take the "heartbeat" of happiness…we have to change people's heartbeats.
Europe has much to teach the world about "wellness," "well-being" and "happiness" (North European nations dominate the UN Happiness Report). But there will be a growing distinction between these terms/concepts there, with wellness becoming associated with health and prevention and wellbeing associated with happiness. In a world where wellness has become a massive, so, heavily commercialized, market, there's a temptation to move on to a fresh, big word. But Europe especially, as the pioneer of holistic wellness, should embrace "wellness" – staying true to the prevention mantle that will be so important for the region, and the world.
For more information on the Global Wellness Summit, please visit globalwellnesssummit.com.
Pevonia Welcomes New VP of US Sales
Michele Fenske will serve as the new Vice President of US Sales at Pevonia.
Pevonia recently announced that Michele Fenske will serve as the brand's new Vice President of US Sales. In a press release, the skincare company stated, "An innovative sales leader with more than 18 years of industry experience, Michele started her career as a licensed aesthetician, pursuing her passion of sales and education by working with some of the top international skin care and makeup companies, and has now earned the title of Vice President of US Sales at Pevonia. Her proven ability to produce outstanding results and expand the partner base through effective needs analysis and solution selling techniques has led Michele's success. Her expertise in building a proficient sales team, training staff to increase productivity, and her love for educating has contributed to her success and alignment with corporate objectives. Michele possesses a demonstrated track record of surpassing goals and company expectations. Her broad spectrum expertise includes leadership and team-building, account management, territory management, prospecting and lead generation, performance analysis and strategic planning."
For more news, please visit PevoniaPro.com.
Pevonia Holds Annual Global Distributors Meeting in Florida
The theme of this year's meeting was the brand's upcoming 25th anniversary.
Skincare and luxury spa product brand Pevonia recently held its annual global distributor meeting at its headquarters in Daytona Beach, Florida. The meeting, which saw over 100 countries represented, focused on Pevonia's 25th anniversary in the skincare industry.
Pevonia co-founders and owners, Philippe and Sylvie Hennessy, along with brand executives including CFO Rob Livingston, Global Vice President of Marketing and Communication Maritza Rodriguez, Medical Director of Global Education Dr. Christian Jurist, Director of International Business Development Ron Jean, and International Business Director Annette Liles, participated in key speaking and panel discussions covering core business topics in operations, product development, sales, education and marketing.
The meeting also presented some of Pevonia's exciting upcoming launches including its new and improved Men's Line, BodyRenew - a chic and budget-friendly bath and body collection, and collections focused on individual scents such as Lavender, Tropical and Citrus. Other notable topics included Pevonia's Loyalty Program, Holiday Promotions for 2016 and product development for 2017.
For more information, please visit pevoniapro.com.
Spa News: The Ritz-Carlton, Chicago to Offer Rooftop "Voga"
The energetic class fuses yoga with "Vogueing" for a fun take on fitness.
Fitness gets a fun twist this summer with The Ritz-Carlton, Chicago's brand new wellness offering, Rooftop "Voga." The class, which will be held every Friday at 4 PM beginning June 10th, is a blend of yoga and "Vogueing" - the 80s-style dance made popular by Madonna. Rooftop "Voga" offers an energetic and fun way to incorporate fitness into guests' daily routine.
The class is complimentary for hotel guests and encourages attendees to take their vinyasa to a new level - the rooftop of the historic Water Tower building to be exact! Guests can let loose and work out in a fun, lively environment with stunning views of the Chicago skyline - legwarmers encouraged!
For more information, please visit ritzcarlton.com/en/hotels/chicago/spa.
Beauty Pitch 2016 Announces This Year's Semi-Finalists
Twelve beauty entrepreneurs make up the semi-finalists in the contest's two categories.
The Professional Beauty Association (PBA) just announced the 12 semi-finalists who will advance to the final round of Beauty Pitch 2016. Held Saturday, July 23, Beauty Pitch 2016 is part of INSPIRE: A Night Celebrating Beauty Entrepreneurs, which kicks off the PBA's Beauty Week and Cosmoprof North America's (CPNA) exhibition in Las Vegas.
The following companies have been selected as Beauty Pitch 2016 semi-finalists:
- Alexandria Professional
- The Brush Guard
- FlipIt! Cap Company
- Hey Honey
- pur~lisse beauty, LLC
- Sunlights Balayage
Three companies from each category will be selected as Beauty Pitch 2016 finalists on Wednesday, June 8th. These companies will advance to the live Beauty Pitch competition, taking place on Saturday, July 23rd.
INSPIRE: A Night Celebrating the Beauty Entrepreneurs will feature networking with some of the industry's biggest names, including President and CEO of Sally Beauty Holdings, Christian Brinkman; President of Jinny Beauty Supply, Eddie Jhin; President of CosmoProf and Armstrong McCall, Sally Beauty Holdings, Mark Spinks; Vice President of Merchandising and Planning for SalonCentric, Steve Orzel; and celebrity hairstylist Ted Gibson.
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.: INSPIRE Reception
7:00 p.m. – 8:15 p.m.: INSPIRE Dinner
8:15 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.: Beauty Pitch 2016: Live Competition
10:00 p.m.: Dessert Buffet
Visit https://www.probeauty.org/beautyweek for Beauty Pitch 2016 and INSPIRE registration details. Tickets can be purchased separately for each event.
Net proceeds from the INSPIRE event will be divided equally between the PBA Foundation, an organization supporting industry related charitable initiatives and the historical preservation of the beauty industry, and City of Hope, a world-renowned comprehensive cancer treatment and research center.


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Ranieri, Rosen note advantages of renting REO properties
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The federal initiative to sell REO properties in bulk and convert them into rentals has gained the support of Lewis Ranieri, a housing finance expert credited with a major role in creating the mortgage-backed security.
Ranieri, together with University of California economist Kenneth Rosen, wrote a paper outlining the possible advantages of converting REO homes to rentals and of government involvement in that effort.
According to the paper, the impact will vary by location and be most beneficial if bulk sales are focused in specific metropolitan areas, such as those which have both strong fundamentals for rental properties and a large number of foreclosed homes. This should improve investors' ability to participate effectively and maximize the effect on the housing market.
This could benefit the economy by decreasing the unused inventory of homes, meeting rental demand, stabilizing home prices and increasing economic activity, the pair said. Owners may need hep with financing that government involvement can help provide, although the two list involving competent rental management as the first concern to ensure success.
Investors who wish to hold the properties for a limited time may be able to dispose of them through a rent-to-own agreement with tenants, by reselling them to larger investors and public companies or through a sale to owner-occupants once the market improves, the report notes. For those who assemble enough properties and leases, other options may be available.


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This year marks the centenary of the suffragette who famously died after being trampled by the King's horse. Ahead of the Derby this Saturday, a long-awaited plaque has been unveiled at Epsom to remember Emily Wilding Davison and on the day, among other activities, the racecourse will be displaying images of her and the suffragette cause on large screens.
The 100th anniversary of Wilding Davison's (pictured) death has got me thinking. Not only about how far women have come in a century but more importantly, the messages that still exist today – and that we are 'teaching' our children – about a "women's place" in the world. More and more women are becoming the sole breadwinners in the household and more women, like myself, are entrepreneurs. More women, and mothers, are in work, with the number of stay-at-home mothers reaching a record low recently.
Many, many years on from the Suffragette movement, are we now among the first generation where it is just as likely that a child – be it boy or girl – will hear "you take after your mother" as much as I hear "you take after your father?"
Are we the first generation likely to start hearing 'like mother, like son' as commonly as I hear 'like father, like daughter' said about me? Will it become more common for children to follow the footsteps of their mother's business, not just their father's?
Liz Dunley is finance director of The Conran Group, the design-led business founded by Sir Terence Conran. I sat next to her at a dinner at the Chelsea Flower Show last week, hosted by another great lady – Fiona Hamilton, head of retail for Jones Lang La Salle in Scotland.
I had anticipated it would be just about the most bourgeois version of a ladies day out, what with all the flowers, aprons and seeds I expected to see (I had never been before, forgive my ignorance) but rather I got to spend time with eight great ladies and enjoyed my first foray into learning my Bougainvillea from my Bergamot (albeit I couldn't smell anything. How can a flower show not smell of flowers?)
Anyway, I stray from my point. I told Liz that where I find myself today (albeit I often need to consult my diary to know where I am supposed to be in fifteen minutes time, or where I was yesterday) is something I have my father to thank for in the main. I hold him responsible for many of the opportunities life and business have afforded me.
People who know my father and I often say 'like father, like daughter' to me, and my surname has at times generated goodwill if I have been in meetings with people who recognise the connection. Given women are a firm fixture in the workplace in a way that wasn't the case in my mother's generation, are we likely to start hear 'like mother, like son' more? And furthermore if that's the case, will mothers want their children bearing their surnames?
Surely if a mother has been most active in the corporate world, it would be beneficial to her offspring to carry her name not his? That argument wasn't and isn't terribly popular (trust me, I know, I tested it on my other half) – but it's certainly food for thought.
Over dinner Liz and I discussed what might be expected from the next generation. Her mother was born shortly after the First World War, the youngest of four children and the only girl. She was lucky enough to have a father who gave her the same opportunities as her elder brothers: quite unusual at the time and something that shaped her thinking. She in turn passed on the expectation to Liz and her sister that a career was a valid and important option.
Now that both of Liz's daughters are succeeding in their careers and have started to talk about the choices she made to have a career, she now knows that her decisions have shaped their expectations. Plus, she says, it is "very reassuring to have the guilt of the early days of nannies replaced by their positive affirmation". It used to be nature vs nurture but isn't it now nature and nurture, working together? Isn't it inevitable that mothers are just as likely to be the business figurehead at home?
I've heard the expression 'like mother, like son' only once in my life. Joe Corre (pictured) is Vivienne Westwood's son and co-founder of Agent Provocateur. When an MBE was awarded to him in the Queen's birthday honours list in 2007 for services to fashion, he turned his down.
Anti-establishment gestures are in Corre's DNA, given that his mother, Vivienne Westwood, famously arrived knickerless to Buckingham Palace in 1992 when she received her OBE from the Queen. I remember comments in the paper at the time saying "he's definitely his mother's son".
I spoke to Max Konig, son of interiors legend Nina Campbell over the weekend. Is he a lone son working in a famous mother's business? Does being introduced as Nina's son annoy him?
"It doesn't and it shouldn't, after all that is who I am," he told me. He adds that the majority of the time, women are right and worth listening to as their gut feeling is probably spot on. "That is probably the first lesson my mother taught me when I came to work for her – so far so good, however annoying it can be." I nod my head just as he adds "and they also love to tell you they are right". I'll make sure his mother and wife read this.
Max puts it well when he says: "My honest assessment is that a working mother works harder than any other man I know, they have an energy level that is extraordinary, it can be a little irritating." The association, for him, is a good thing and one of which he is fiercely proud – but for now, it is the case that a son in a mother's business is unusual.
Historically, there were many daughters who rejected their maternal influence to make the progress we all now accept and benefit from. Or perhaps less stereotypically, these daughters forged their own path supported by their mothers' aspirations for 'a different outcome for their daughters'.
So if you're watching the Derby this weekend, make sure you remember the very special lady who, along with other Suffragettes, helped change "women's place" in society forever.


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