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Hotpoint Blender
There is a new kitchen essential that all foodies should consider: Hotpoint's Steam Blender. For the busy cook, or those who are pressed on time, I consider this small kitchen appliance to be essential to make: soups, milkshakes, juices, baby food and crushing ice, in a matter of minutes, in fact, I've made a soup from start to finish in 15 minutes.
Stellar Tate Stackable Draining Casserole
Stellar Cookware, the revered cookware brand, also known as "The Choice of Professionals", have developed a new cookware collection called Stellar Tate. The geniuses behind this well revered brand, have developed a new set of innovative cookware which enables saucepans and casserole dishes to be easily stackable, allowing better safety and storage in your kitchen. What is impressive about this new range is that draining liquids from the saucepans or casserole dishes easier to handle, as the innovative pan lid is a handle that locks to the main pan handle, this alongside the pouring lips allows liquid to be safely poured away, using one hand for the saucepans and two hands for the casserole pans. Effectively, using this range, there will be little need for a colander to drain liquids from pans. Each saucepan and casserole dish comes with Stellar Lifetime Guarantee - is likely that the saucepans and casserole dishes will last last longer than me!
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Oxo Omlette Flipper
I thought that whilst this product is entitled "omelette turner", it will be equally suitable to turn pancakes or when making quesadillias. You see the pancakes I make fill the frying pan and I often find it difficult to flip them over without causing the mixture to spray over. The flexible head and edges is perfect for sliding the underneath pancakes or omelettes. I loved using this product and promptly used this when making my Elvis Presley Pancakes which I may add turned out to perfectly shaped. The thing that impressed me most, was the length of the omelette turner which again made this product easy to use and flip. Retailing at £8, this is a gadget which will be welcome in your chicken.
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For Immediate Release – New York, NY – AdTheorent, Inc., the first intelligent Real Time Bidding (RTB)-enabled mobile ad network, today announced the recent appointment of James Rhee as Vice President of Product Development and Daniela Lupton as Director of Strategy. With tremendous year over year growth, the company has expanded its team by 50 percent in the past six months, with these two positions representing the company focus on sales and technology.
AdTheorent also announced the recent expansion of its geographic footprint with key office openings and market penetration in Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston and Detroit. This increase in sales representation has contributed to the rapid growth of the business. In the first half of 2013, the company has tripled its advertiser clients, yielding more than double the revenue and a 25% increase in average campaign spend as compared to the first half of 2012.
"Advertisers are seeing the results from AdTheorent's combination of Mobile Real Time Bidding and the predictive capabilities of AdTheorent's Real Time Learning Machine (RTLM) to deliver outstanding and transparent results," said Anthony Iacovone, Founder and CEO of AdTheorent. "To support this pace of growth, we continue to expand into new regions through the hard work of some of the top minds in mobile."
"My experience with AdTheorent during a recent campaign was nothing but positive. Utilizing RTLM, AdTheorent was able to efficiently optimize towards our campaign KPIs, improving day-by-day over the course of an extremely short flight," said Jennifer Sacks, Digital Planner, MEDIA STORM, LLC. "After the campaign wrapped up, AdTheorent provided deep learnings into our core audience, illustrating the time of day when our users were engaged, apps and content verticals that performed strongly, and even drilling down to the type of device and carrier where users were apt to interact. These insights will help us plan accordingly for future initiatives."
As Vice President of Product Development for AdTheorent, James Rhee will manage the technology team. Prior to joining AdTheorent, James was director at MediaMath's client solutions. His role was to design, implement and deliver custom solutions to high-value clients such as GAP, GEICO, Guthy-Renker, and Merkle, to enable them to effectively achieve their business goals in a timely manner. James led integration efforts with all major data partners such as BlueKai, TargusInfo, DataLogix, and LiveRamp to deliver custom audience targeting solutions for the company's clients. Prior to that, he was a consultant at EidosMedia where he handled its major US clients, including the Washington Post and Dow Jones Newswires, to provide strategic technical solutions to their Internet business. Previously, James was a software engineer at Yahoo! working on contextual ad matching/serving products.
As Director of Strategy, Daniela Lupton will support the growing sales team. A MediaVest veteran, her most recent position was Mobile Associate Media Director on Procter and Gamble. In that role, she worked with many top-tier clients including Continental and Track, and she oversaw all P&G's mobile investment. She lead the dedicated mobile team to bridge the gap between mobile and digital proving the ROI of the mobile medium while delivering meaningful and strategic solutions across over 50 brands.
Added Mr. Iacovone, "By adding the deep technical and industry expertise of James and Daniela to an already talented team, AdTheorent will continue to deliver the best and most intelligent breakthrough solutions to our clients."

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A fire set to a Central Florida church after an Arabic phrase "Allahu Akbar" and a swastika was spray-painted on one of its walls obviously is a hate crime but in a Barack Hussein Obama (Muslim)-ruled country, it never will be called that.
Florida Today Melbourne police are ruling out hate as a motivation in the case of a church where vandals spray-painted "Allahu Akbar" and a swastika and set fire to a storage room, leaving behind at least $5,000 in damages.
"It's a tragedy what happened at the church, and we're not dropping (the investigation) by any extent, but there's nothing that would lead us to believe that this is nothing more than graffiti," said Lt. Cheryl Trainer of the Melbourne Police. With a hate crime, an enhanced felony under Florida law, "you have to show a motivation. I don't know why the (vandals) chose this church, but there is nothing about the graffiti that targets Christians or them. (So painting the phrase that every Muslim terrorist shouts while beheading Christians doesn't mean anything?)
Trainer said police don't have any suspects, but (MUSLIM) juveniles are likely the culprits.
The blaze spread through a storage room at New Shiloh Christian Center, 3900 Sarno Road, setting off an alarm about 2:30 a.m. Tuesday. Sprinklers were activated, which church officials credit with keeping the fire from spreading to a nearby electrical room. It was the second time in less than a month that vandals struck the predominantly African-American congregation with graffiti.
Most shockingly for church members, the vandals took time before setting the fire Tuesday morning to scrawl blue graffiti on a nearby maintenance shed that read "Allahu Akbar," which means "God is great," in Arabic. Church workers also found a swastika — the symbol used by Hitler to denote superiority and strike fear in his enemies — with the words "We see u" painted in.
Bishop Jacquelyn Gordon, overseer of the 1,500-member congregation, was stunned to learn that the incident is not being considered a hate crime. "My concern is why did they target us? Why did they take the time to do that when there are two other churches across the street? I'm very disappointed. We pay taxes like everybody else," Gordon said.
"Obviously we don't know the mindset of the person who did it but none of the symbols are seen to be bias toward that church. Clearly we're dealing with someone who is immature," Trainer said. (No, you are dealing with Muslims)


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"For years, Benson Place has offered new homes and high-end amenities at an exceptional value," explains Aimee Miller, ReeceNichols agent and co-community manager with Heather Duty. "The builders are attuned to what buyers are looking for and continue to adjust their floor plans and finishes to meet demand. These efforts result in well-designed homes that offer an assortment of elevations and beautiful streetscapes that welcome residents and visitors alike."
Summer can be a busy time for families, but the warmer months prove to be a popular time to move into a new home. Benson Place currently features seven completed, move-in ready inventory homes that are open to tour daily. Additionally, an assortment of inventory homes now under construction allow buyers the opportunity to choose their finishes and still have time to move before school starts.
For those interested in building, a limited number of homesites are now available in Benson Place's Fieldstone, Parkfield and Woodchase areas and a new phase of 61 homesites will open in the fall.
An esteemed team of builders comprised of Aspen Homes, McFarland Custom Builders, Robertson Construction, SAB Homes, Summit Custom Homes and Riead Home Construction afford buyers plenty of options when choosing a floor plan that best accommodates their lifestyle and budget. Miller takes pride in assisting future residents with the process.
"Heather and I have helped hundreds of families find their dream home in Benson Place," said Miller. "It's incredible to work with a buyer for months as their house is being built and see the look on their face the first time they walk into their completed home. After all, we are in the community daily and the people we work with become our neighbors, too. We want them to have a great experience!"
Many attributes have led to the Benson Place's popularity including rolling hills, abundant parkland, and close proximity to the Shoal Creek Golf Course and Hodge Park. Benson Place is within the boundaries of the highly rated Liberty school district and just minutes from excellent shopping, downtown Kansas City and Kansas City International Airport.
"In addition to its incredible location, Benson Place offers amenities that all homeowners are looking for, especially families with children," said Miller. "It's where people want to live and residents encourage their friends and family to live here, too. There truly isn't another neighborhood like it in the Northland."
Community amenities include two swimming pools with cabanas, a children's spray ground, playground, five acre lake, picnic area, walking trails and more than 40 acres of parkland and natural areas. Residents also enjoy the convenience of a day care center and Benton House of Shoal Creek, an assisted living and memory care community, located at the neighborhood's west entrance.
Benson Place is a 483-acre, master-planned community of over 1300 homes located in Kansas City, North on 96th Street just west of Flintlock Road with easy access to I-35, I-435, M-152 & M-291. It is developed by Hunt Midwest, an industry leader in master-planned community development for over 20 years. The Kansas City-based company is owned by the family of Lamar Hunt, owners of the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. Other Hunt Midwest communities include Northgate Village, The Reserve at Riverstone, Woodneath Farms, Running Horse, Staley Hills, Eagle Creek and Timber Trails.
Benson Place is marketed exclusively by ReeceNichols. Furnished model homes are open Tuesday from 1-6pm, Wednesday – Sunday from 12-6pm and Monday by appointment. For more information, contact Aimee Miller or Heather Duty at 816.792.5748 or visit www.HuntMidwestKC.com.


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FOREX-Dollar steadies as investors await U.S. healthcare vote
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed
NEW YORK, March 24 (Reuters) - The dollar steadied near a four-month low against the yen on Friday, ahead of a vote in Washington on new healthcare legislation that some investors view as a litmus test of whether U.S. President Donald Trump will be able to pass fiscal stimulus.
Republican lawmakers have struggled to overcome differences over the legislation after Trump walked away from negotiations, telling them to pass the bill on Friday or keep Obamacare in place. The vote, which had originally been set for Thursday, was postponed because of the tepid support.
"It's just really coming down to what happens in Congress," said Mazen Issa, senior FX strategist at TD Securities in New York.
With a risk-averse mood having taken hold across markets this week on doubts over Trump's ability to deliver fiscal and economic reforms, the greenback has slipped 1.4 percent against the yen.. On Friday, the dollar was up 0.14 percent at 111.08 yen.
Investors were split on whether a potential defeat for Trump would knock the dollar and stock markets - because it would be seen as symptomatic of his inability to get reforms through Congress - or whether it would boost them, as he would then be able to move straight onto tax reforms.
"If healthcare does not pass I don´t think it's USD negative," Brad Bechtel, managing director at Jefferies in New York, said in a note.
While there will be a knee-jerk reaction if the bill does not pass, it will not change the underlying economic picture, he said.
"With a Fed that is in tightening mode and U.S. yields that are perky, along with a looming balance sheet reduction program that is being talked about and is probably not all that far away from implementation, we are not in a USD negative environment."
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against a basket of six major currencies, was little changed at 99.732.
The euro gained 0.2 percent to $1.0813, close to a seven-week peak of $1.0825 touched on Wednesday on the view that the European Central Bank is heading towards tightening monetary policy amid accelerating growth and inflation rates across the euro zone.
Sterling fell against the dollar and euro, retreating from the previous session's one-month highs, as investors braced for Britain's beginning the formal process of leaving the European Union next week.
(Reporting by Saqib Iqbal Ahmed; Editing by Frances Kerry)
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Near Sawrey Farm Alpacas
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elcome to our website!
Near Sawrey Farm Alpacas is home to "woolly" huacaya (pronounced "wa-ki-ya") alpacas, known for their dense, crinkled fleece. My herd lives with many other alpacas in Somis, California at
Alpacas at Windy Hill
. Surrounded by the beautiful mountains and orchards of Southern California, it's a wonderful place to visit. Browse through all our pages to see what alpacas are all about.
To see more, hover your mouse over the HOME button above left for ABOUT US, PRODUCTS, and SALES.
Upcoming BOOTH EVENTS
Check out these dates and places to find my booth full of alpaca products! Many hand crafted items, hand-dyed yarns, toys, socks, shawls and scarves, and more are available.
Discover the feel of alpaca!
New events to be announced!
Fiber Arts Classes
New classes are happening all year round. For a current schedule and idea of what is offered, visit
, the website for Alpacas at Windy Hill, in Somis, CA. There are new types of classes offered and no matter what your skill level, you will be guided through projects and new skills. Whether your interest is in knitting, crocheting, needle felting, spinning, dyeing yarns, or other wonderful crafts, there is an instructor and class for you!
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An interesting Canadian development
Here are some of the questions:
'Do you believe that men and women are of equal worth?' Yes - 193, Not sure - 1, No - 2.
'Would you accept a ban on Christmas trees?' No - 100%
'Would you accept a ban on alcohol?' No - 100%
'Do you think that a male nurse should be permitted to treat a woman?' Yes - 194.
'Do you consider yourself a racist?' No - 100%
Armed with this findings, the municipality has made this declaration:
"We consider that men and women are of equal worth. So, a woman may, inter alia: drive a car, vote, sign cheques, dance, decide for herself." Consequently, "we do not consider normal stoning women in the town square, burning them alive, throwing acid at them or genital mutilation". As the Mayor says to any would be new villagers, "Don't be surprised by this. For us this is the norm. You will be free to appreciate this new way of life".
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Mon, 13 November 2017
Episode two and Coach Gruse is already passing out on the coach at times designated for newborns and the elderly. We talk about the crazy schedule of the coach. It was the first week of the season so tryouts were the main theme. We learn about some of the rules of the high school basketball world and really start to dive in by learning about his favorite drill for finding out who has that grit and heart.
Enjoy the show.
Direct download: Knights-02.mp3
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On Wednesday morning, the United States Justice Department announced the indictment of Russian agents responsible for the 2014 hack into Yahoo and the theft of at least 500 million Yahoo accounts.
According the Justice Department's news release, the defendants include two officers of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), an intelligence and law enforcement agency of the Russian Federation, and two criminal hackers with whom they conspired to accomplish these intrusions.
We've known for some time that spies have targeted email accounts as a primary vector to collect information. Global communications, both personal and business, rely on email as often the first method of communication. This creates a detailed record that can be used for a variety of purposes.
Infiltration into email accounts allows spies to collect credentials that provide access to targeted systems. Monitoring government-agency systems informs policy decisions, collects information on defense and attack capability, and can provide an economic boost to foreign nations. Business systems have lost a fortune in intellectual property to foreign spies.
Compromising an email account can also lead to political and ideological attacks. Both the DNC and the Hillary Clinton Campaign were attacked by Russia. Instead of mining information from critical email accounts to inform Russian policy decisions, Russia used the information to embarrass and undermine the campaign.
One vector to access this information is to attack it at the source. Compromising major email account providers circumvents the email security that a user may deploy. I am not surprised that Russia may have set its sights on Yahoo. Theft of email communications has become a primary espionage goal.
This indictment will likely be met with recrimination and denial. Russia will likely use the same playbook that China used when the U.S. charged five Chinese military spies for cyber espionage against U.S. corporations and a labor organization in 2014. In that indictment, the U.S. alleged that China's Shanghai-based cyber unit had attacked U.S. commercial businesses through cut-out hacker handles named "UglyGorilla" and "KandyGoo."
One of the Chinese attacks compromised Westinghouse's network and stole approximately 700,000 pages of emails, including those of its chief executive. China vehemently denounced the indictment and stated that the U.S. used "fabricated facts" and that it "grossly violates the basic norms governing international relations and jeopardizes China-U.S. cooperation."
China's fierce denial of the espionage relied on the inherent difficulty in cybersecurity to attribute any attack 100% to a particular foreign actor. The parallels between China's cyber attacks and Russia's recent attacks are striking. One can imagine that since Russia has followed China's playbook thus far, they will walk to the next logical conclusion – that they never attacked Yahoo and that the US is using "fabricated facts."
To learn how to defend your organization from non-malware attacks, join us at the upcoming webinar: "Beyond AV Webinar: Cb Defense in 20 Minutes."


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StudioPRO Premium Daylight S-600D LED Video Film Two Light Kit
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- Includes 1 year manufacturer limited warranty and top rated customer support.
- Long lasting LED bulbs, compact design, and 3 second set up for professionals.
- Power with AC Adapter (included) or a V-Lock Mount external battery for wireless operation (sold separately).
- Ideal for professional photographers and videographers alike!
The StudioPRO Premium Daylight LED 600 Light Panel with Aluminum Casing is a 5600-Kelvin full spectrum daylight balanced LED panel light that is great for photography or video. Each have 600 long-lasting individual LED bulbs. Each emits 6800 lumens of light at a one meter distance, which is dimmable with a stepless dial located on the back of the light panel.
These lightweight panels are great for on location videography or photo shoots. The 600 LED light panel produces a longer illumination than normal compact fluorescent lights, because each LED bulb produces a 30-degree angle beam, directing the light further forward.
Each panel includes one soft light filter and one orange filter. The soft light filter is used to soften the light output, and the orange filter is used to balance any green/blue light to make the light temperature more tungsten.
Best Photo/Video Uses: interviews, still photography, and product videos (we use these lights for our videos!), and more!
- Height: Adjustable from 2'3" - 7'6"
- Weight: 2.5 lbs
- Closed Length: 27"
- Stem: 5/8"
- Stem Screw: 1/4"
- Foot print:2'4"
- Base Tube Diameter: 1.5"
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- Quick Release Levers for Smooth Height Adjustments
- Model Number: S-600D
- Daylight 5600K balanced light output
- Dimmable, flicker free dial
- Includes diffusion filter, amber/orange filter
- Weight: 8 lbs
- LED Count: 600
- Illumination: 6800 LM at 1 meter
- 6800 Lux at 1 meter distance
- 1800 Lux at 2 meter distance
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- Power adapter included 100V-240V
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Co-Ed Low Impact Exercise Class @ Oscar Scherer State ParkFriday, February 16, 2018 - 8:15am to 9:00am EST
Free with camping or standard park entrance fee
Ranger Station 941-483-5956
Wear comfortable shoes and wake up with a morning exercise session led by Kate Isles! Exercises do not require participants to sit or lay down and program is considered accessible. Located in the Screen Room by the Nature Center.
Friday Guided Hike @ Oscar Scherer State ParkFriday, February 16, 2018 - 9:00am to 10:00am EST
Free with camping or standard park entrance fee
Ranger Station 941-483-5956
Go on a guided hike with a ranger. Learn about the plants and animals around the park while exploring a trail and hearing some park stories.
Guided Canoe Trip @ Collier-Seminole State ParkFriday, February 16, 2018 - 9:00am to 12:30pm EST
$30 per person, (2 people per canoe), plus park entry fee of $5.00 up to 8 people in your car or $4.00 for a single occupant.
Registration is required.
For more info contact the Ranger Station at (239) 394-3397
Join park staff for a guided 4 mile paddle.
We stop 3 to 5 times to talk about the plants, animals, the park, and Seminole Indians history of the area.
Ages 12 and up.
$30 per person, (2 people per canoe), plus park entry fee of $5.00 up to 8 people in your car or $4.00 for a single occupant.
Registration is required.
Canoe, life jackets, whistles and paddles are provided.
Wear: Comfortable clothing, your shoes could get wet.
Bring: Water, bug spray, sunscreen, sunglasses, dry bag, hat and a light jacket.
There is no place to get out of the canoe once the trip starts, so a restroom stop is wise just before the trip. A restroom is located in the picnic area in the boat basin.
9:00 am - Meet at the Ranger Station to make payment and then proceed to the boat basin/canoe launch area.
9:15 am – Be at the boat basin/canoe launch for introduction and review of paddling strokes and safety tips.
9:30 am – Canoe Trip starts.
12:30 pm - Canoe Trip ends.
Guided Nature Walk @ John D. MacArthur Beach State ParkFriday, February 16, 2018 - 10:00am to 11:30am EST
Free with park admission.
(561) 624-6952
Join us for a guided exploration of MacArthur Beach State Park daily at 10:00 a.m. Meet in front of the Park's Nature Center.
Additional Information:
Bring a water bottle, sunscreen and insect repellant.
Guided Tours of Historic Koreshan Settlement @ Koreshan State ParkFriday, February 16, 2018 - 2:00pm EST
Guided Tours are $2 per person, $1 for children under 6, with regular park admission.
Ranger Station (239) 992-0311 or FriendsofKoreshan.org
Join us for a Guided Walking Tour of the Historic Koreshan Settlement. Explore structures and gardens of the 19th century utopian settlement and learn about these idealistic pioneers. The walking tour is about an hour and a half and is accessible to all.
Additional Information:
Park admission is $2 for bicycle/pedestrian, $4 for one person in a vehicle, $5 for up to 8 persons in a vehicle. Walking tour lasts approximately 1 hour and is mostly outdoors on a crushed shell path. Please bring water, proper footware, and sun protection. Wheelchair available upon request.
Requests for these and other tours for clubs, home school associations, and other groups can be made by calling the Ranger Station at (239) 992-0311. We make every effort to accommodate all groups, however we may not be able to fulfill requests made with less than a two week notice.
Movie Night @ Oscar Scherer State ParkFriday, February 16, 2018 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm EST
Free for registered campers
Ranger Station 941-483-5956
Join your fellow campers and watch a movie together. Be sure to put in your vote for which movie. Options displayed in the Ranger Station and at the Nature Center weekly. Refreshments provided. Campers may bring their own snacks and non-alcoholic beverages. Program is for registered campers only as it takes place after hours. Located in the Nature Center.
Music for Valentines With Billy Kemp @ Collier-Seminole State ParkFriday, February 16, 2018 - 7:30pm to 9:30pm EST
Park Entrance fee of $5:00 per vehicle up to 8 people per car.
(239) 394-3397
Folk music with a Valentine twist.
Join us for a relaxing evening in the campground Screened Room for the "Music for Valentines with Billy Kemp".
Additional Information:
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Two members of a family suffered broken bones when a car ploughed into their home as they sat watching television.
Robert Beattie, his wife Mel and 15-year-old daughter Tash were sitting in their living room when the car smashed into the house.
The woman and girl are recovering in hospital following Friday's crash.
A 26-year-old man from Worcester has been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving and released under investigation.
- Midlands Live: Man guilty of boys' hit-and-run deaths; Who helps the paramedics?
Mr Beattie said it was nothing short of a miracle he and his family were still alive.
"I got my wife out into the kitchen area as best I could, she was very dazed and confused," he said.
"I then had to go back outside, through the opening, to rescue my daughter from the other side of the car who was again shocked and confused and I carried her back round to the kitchen."


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Last year we brought you the live event from Wroclaw, Poland. This year, we live streamed the 30th European Film Awards ceremony live from Berlin, exclusively on Curzon On Demand.
The European Film Awards, presented jointly by the European Film Academy and EFA Productions, honour the greatest achievements in European cinema. This exclusive event is available to watch LIVE in the UK and Ireland only via Curzon On Demand and courtesy of The European Film Academy.
A full list of 2017 award nominations can be found here.
Highlights of the awards nominations are also available to stream via Curzon:
Aki Kaurismäki, European Director, European Film and People's Choice Award nominee
European Discovery – Prix Fipresci nominee
Oriol Tarragó, winner of European Sound Designer
EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD - the 2017 recipient and guest of honour will be director Aleksandr Sokurov. Watch his most recent film Francofonia on Curzon On Demand.


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Peel and slice sweet potatoes. Put in a large pot of lightly salted water. Bring to a boil. Boil 5 minutes, drain and cool. Put sweet potatoes into a 2 quart casserole, dot with the butter. Mix sugar with next 8 ingredients and mix well. Sprinkle over sweet potatoes. Pour orange juice and lemon juice over sweet potatoes. Cover with the sliced oranges. Bake in a preheated 350-degree oven for 45 minutes to 1 hour.
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North East Open Studios
Once again, it's time for North East Open Studios. This will be my seventh year taking part! For a change, I will not be exhibiting in the cabin in my back garden (apologies to fans!), instead joining forces with five lovely creatives at the Phoenix Community Centre at Newton Dee in Bieldside in Aberdeen. We are calling ourselves "Art at the Phoenix" and have our own Facebook page. I will have more space to show my work and it will be great to have company during the event. Four of us are artists, with a fused glass maker and a potter adding to the mix. The venue will be open daily from 9th - 17th September, 10am - 4pm. Look forward to seeing you there! I am number 263 in the book; directions to the venue are in my listing.
Art at the Phoenix is part of the Lower Deeside Trail (which I was part of in past years). It lays out 11 venues, featuring 19 artists and makers, within 6 miles of each other. See map below (also available from my Pebbles on the Beach FB page, and the NEOS website).
Newsletter, August 2017
MBC Art Exhibition
I hope this finds you well and that you have had a good summer. It's hard to believe that it's mid-August already - so next weekend is when the Milltimber, Bieldside & Cults (MBC) art exhibition takes place at the Phoenix Centre at Newton Dee in Bieldside. I will have a few paintings on show, both framed work and mounted and also some of my cards. There is always a great selection of work by local artists.You are very welcome to come along when it's open (see the opening times above). The Milltimber Playgroup mums will be providing teas, coffees and homebakes at the weekend! Hope to see you there.
North East Open Studios (NEOS)
(Saturday 9th - Sunday 17th September).
Just a wee reminder about NEOS. This time, for a change, I will bepart of a lovely group of artists and makers at the Phoenix Centre at Newton Dee in Bieldside. I will have a bit more space than in the cabin, to show my work. The venue will be open 10am - 4pm every day. I am number 263 in the NEOS directory this year. Look forward to seeing you there!
Last but not least ...
I am delighted to be supporting Cornerstone's first ever Art Fair, which will take place on Friday 29th September - Saturday 30th September at the Sir Ian Wood Building at RGU in Aberdeen. They have an Instagram account where you can have a wee preview of the art which will be available to purchase.
Thank you very much for your continued interest and support.
North East Open Studios
It's that time of year again. Artists and makers will be opening their studios, garages, front rooms, shops, galleries and other miscellaneous spaces this weekend, to show the public what they do.
It's my 6th year taking part - once again I am in The Cabin in my back garden. This year I'm number 227 in the directory. There may well be baking. I have been tidying and sorting through my work from the past year, deciding what to put on show. The Cabin is quite small, as those of you who have visited before will know - I am contemplating having an outside exhibition space, weather permitting (and if I can find where I put the little gazebo...), in order to show a wider range of my work.
There are more artists than ever included in the trail I'm part of - this year called The Lower Deeside Trail (see image below). I have also posted this on my Facebook page, and paper copies will be available at any of the entries listed on it. Time to get planning where to go - I have started making my list already!
I look forward to seeing you and welcoming you to The Cabin!
North East Open Studios
Once again, the year has flown by and it's time again for North East Open Studios, when artists and makers across northeast Scotland open their doors to the public. There will be potters, glassmakers, jewellers, painters, photographers, weavers, embroiderers and woodworkers, to name but a few. There will be exhibitions in village halls, garages, living rooms and sheds, studios and workshops.
This will be my fifth year taking part. As usual, I am not as organised as I would like to be. I will be collecting some last minute orders of greetings cards later on this afternoon. And stocking up on real coffee and raspberries for making muffins in the morning. I have not finished hanging my work. The Cabin is clean and tidy, however, so that is a good start. I'm looking forward to meeting new folk, welcoming back friends and people who have visited before.
To help people plan a day out visiting venues which are close together, I am delighted to be part of the North Deeside Road Trail - 13 artists within 15 minutes drive of each other. I'm venue number 214 this year. I look forward to seeing you in the next ten days! Open daily 10am - 5pm, except Tuesday and Thursday (closed). Open late till 8pm on Friday 18th September.
Here's the map - you can click on it to download a copy.
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In any given week Douglas can be working on up to five different kinds of projects. He believes that now is a great time to enter the engineering world, as engineers face lots of interesting challenges.
What's your name?
Douglas Ramsey.
Where do you work?
Mott MacDonald.
What's your job title?
Chartered electrical engineer. I work in the Transmission and Distribution division designing the elements of the power system between the generators and the customers.
This fits well with the diverse work of a consultant engineer. In a week I can work on between one and five projects and have a different role in each. These roles can include project management, substation design, cable/OHL design, technical specifications, product appraisal, due diligence and electrical engineering support for other divisions in Mott MacDonald. In the past couple of years a significant proportion of my projects have been related to the design of the electrical networks for offshore wind farms.
How long have you been doing that?
Six years, since I graduated from university.
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I studied electrical and mechanical engineering at Strathclyde University. In my final year I applied to the Mott MacDonald graduate scheme via the company's website.
What's the work and day-to-day experience like?
It depends a great deal on the projects I am working on and my role within the project team. Generally I am based in the office with one to two days a week out of the office, meeting clients, visiting site or attending conferences.
In my time with Mott MacDonald this has included visiting Ireland, Norway, Sweden, France, Belgium, Holland, Poland and Hong Kong as well as visiting EHV, underground and offshore substations.
What's the best thing about the job?
The diversity of the work ensures the job is always interesting, but most of all I enjoy the collaborative atmosphere of a consultancy. Challenging projects become significantly more manageable when there are world-class engineers available in the same office or available at the end of the telephone.
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Working for a consultancy means that I do not directly make anything physical – this means that there is little manufacturing or construction in my work.
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To stick with engineering rather than moving to another industry at graduation. This is a great time to enter the engineering world with a lot of interesting challenges.
In the electrical power industry, where I work, we are working to meet rising energy demands while coping with the requirement to reduce CO2 emissions and the finite nature of fossil fuels reserves. These challenges will require the application of new technologies and new ways of working. In the next few years this may include a European HVDC super grid, large offshore power generation and "smart grids" being applied at distribution level.


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Various activities are scheduled for the celebration of the Women's Month 2014 at ERDB. This year's theme is "Juana, Ang Tatag Mo ay Tatag Natin sa Pagbangon at Pagsulong." The celebration pays tribute to the strong and resilient "Juanas" who brought inspiring changes here in the country and across the globe. It also recognizes the role of women who untiringly volunteered themselves in time of disaster, conflict, and calamity and their overall contributions to progress.
On March 3, 2014, a flag raising ceremony will be held at the ERDB grounds where the GAD Focal Point System will be the sponsor in the flag raising ceremony. The GAD Focal Point System members will be required to wear violet. Likewise, ten (10) representatives from each bureau will represent ERDB in the DENR flag ceremony on the same day. Simultaneous hanging of GAD streamers will be undertaken by the different government agencies from March 1-31, 2014.
To signal the start of the Women's Month celebration, a program will be held on March 4, 2014. Activities for the kick-off program will include the Advocacy Walk in support of the theme. The ERDB Personnel, together with DENR Region 4A, Forest Products and Development Research Institute (FPRDI), Community and Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO), Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO), Asean Center for Biodiversity Conservation (ACB), Local Government Unit, Los Baños (LGU-LB), Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources and Development (PCAARD), UPLB Gender Program, and UPLB College of Forestry and Natural Resource (CFNR) will be invited to join the advocacy walk around the UP College of Forestry campus. This will be followed by an opening program where the ERDB Director Portia G. Lapitan will give the message and a guest speaker will be invited.
Also on March 4, the Tianggehan sa ERDB will be put up at the ERDB grounds. The bazaar will feature a variety of products like plants, foodstuffs, novelty items, and clothes. This will be participated in by the ERDB Divisions/Units and other invited entrepreneurs.
The Gising Diwa Program will be conducted in Sta. Rosa Elementary School, Central III on March 7, 2014 among Grade 5 students. This aims to share to the students' awareness on different environmental issues and concerns.
On March 11, 2013, the Seminar on Endocrine Concerns will be held while on March 14, 2014, a Seminar on Disaster Preparedness will be conducted at the ERDB Conference Room. Along with the Seminar on Endocrine Concerns will be the actual vaccination for pneumonia and flu. The Seminar on Disaster Preparedness will focus on household and office disasters.
As a continuing activity, the Gender Sensitivity Training for Contract of Services will be held on March 18, 2014 to discuss the existing gender concerns which are vital in the gender sensitization process.
The final activity will be on March 31, 2014 where the Enhanced Gender Tools will be launched. Marla V. Cambay, TDD


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Duke cornerback Bryon Fields Jr. may have worn his 2013 ACC Coastal Division Championship ring Friday, but he doesn't consider himself above his teammates.
It's actually quite the opposite.
Fields earned that ring at Bank of America Stadium, just a few miles from the Brookshire Boulevard area, where he was raised.
Duke bolted to the ACC Championship Game that year, only to be throttled 45-7 by Florida State. The Blue Devils, who won 10 games that season, were awarded jewelry to commemorate the accomplishment, and Fields is the only active player to have played in that game. He even recorded a sack against future NFL first-round pick in Jameis Winston.
A 5-foot-11, 185-pound redshirt senior who missed the 2015 season because of a torn ACL in his right knee, he said he wants his blue-collar approach to be an example for his teammates.
"I've seen a lot and I've played a lot so I just try to shed wisdom and let them know I'm available and let them know about anything they need," Fields said Friday, Day 2 of the ACC Kickoff media event at Charlotte's Westin hotel. "I just try to set the example and try to earn the guys' respect every time I come out on the field."
Fields is the unquestioned leader in a secondary that lost three starters from a year ago. The Providence Day graduate was tied for second on the team in interceptions (two) and added 30 tackles in Duke's 4-8 season. He credits the people at Providence Day for grooming him into what he is.
Fields said it was an adjustment – both physically and mentally – going to Providence Day. His home is in northwest Charlotte, and the school is south of the city.
When Fields enrolled, in the sixth grade, he had to make new friends and adjust to the private-school lifestyle. But when he adjusted, he blossomed.
Under head coach Bruce Hardin, Fields helped lead the Chargers to three state playoff berths and one championship.
"I really appreciate the experience I got at Providence Day and I appreciate all the support," Fields said. "They allowed me to grow. I was a lot more prepared than a lot of other people."
Fields said he sees a lot of similarities between Hardin and Blue Devils coach David Cutcliffe. That factor, coupled with the proximity to home, encouraged Fields to chose Duke.
Scoping the crowd for his family when he was younger was a pregame ritual, and that has continued in college.
"I play for God and then I play for my family," Fields said. "They try to come to all the games. I really wanted to go to Duke so I could stay closer to home. That's been huge for me."
Fields was joined at the event by sophomore quarterback Daniel Jones, who played at Charlotte Latin, one of Providence Day's biggest rivals. The two always joke about their high school days, but it's all love in the locker room. On the field, it's still a rivalry.
"He's obviously an elite defensive back and if something works against Bryon, then it's probably going to work on Saturday," Jones said.
Last season was the Blue Devils' first losing season since 2012, before Fields arrived. Now in his last year, he wants to remind people of the success Duke has had recently.
That's why he wore the ring.
"The goal is to win every game we play honestly," Fields said. "I think we have the team that has enough talent and if we really lock in and focus and mature like we can, then we have a chance to win every game we play."


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He's not a winger, he never will be a winger because he's not good enough on the ball. For all his defensive workrate, he basically offers nothing going forward.
He played out of his skin last season. His workrate was unbelievable and he made a good make-shift winger; but that tactic was never going to work for long.
This idea that we should just hoof long balls to Mandzukic on the wing as our primary attack option is not only a failed experiment, it's downright embarrassing.


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It was all by chance that I met Jennifer and Frankie. I answered their wedding request on Gigmasters in the dead of winter in 2014 and they hired me soon after for their June wedding in Watch Hill, Rhode Island. And y'all, this wedding was gorgeous!!
A private home set back off the beach, just a short distance from Taylor Swift's digs in Watch Hill, was the setting for their intimate ceremony and reception. June 7, 2014 these two love birds said their "I dos" on a crystal clear, beautiful summer day. Their ceremony took place on the sweeping lawn overlooking the ocean. It truly showed Jennifer & Frankie's personality - intimate, sweet and playful. Instead of rice, these two opted for small beach balls to be thrown as they went in for the first kiss. Their sweet dog Roxy even got to join in on the ceremony.
All the details of the day were accounted for. Frankie received Rhode Island cufflinks from Jennifer and Jennifer received a beautiful bracelet. Purple accents were worked into the theme, my favorite being her purple Tom's wedges. Their dog Roxy was also all decked out for the occasion in her "I do too" bandana.
The reception was idyllic and simply a celebration of love, family and being together. Guests danced to the band out on the patio, relaxed by the fire pit, and made quick trips out to the beach to take in the views. Dark and Stormy cocktails and New England beers were served out on the patio. Avenue N catered the reception with a beautiful spread, including passed lobster rolls and sliders. No cake for these two! Dessert was the couple's favorite: milk and warm chocolate chip cookies! Beautiful peonies scattered the reception and bouquets thanks to the lovely Michelle at Metamorphosis.
After the first dances, Jennifer, Frankie and I set off to the beach for a more intimate photo session. These two make each other laugh and that is what I love about them. Most couples get all serious and posed for this portion of the wedding photos, but these two let loose. It makes my job even easier when couples can truly be themselves and just enjoy this special day of joining two lives into one.
The weather, the atmosphere, the vibes - it could not have been better! The day went off without a hitch:)
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FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2018 file photo, a group of volunteers wearing handbook, Korean traditional dress, greet athletes entering the Olympic Village as flags including North Korea's, fly prior to the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea. Olympics are often presented as an ideal, but because of what they are – a gathering of people from many diverse nations with many national interests that takes place in the real world – politics can tend to pop up. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File) Jae C. Hong
FILE - In this Feb. 7, 2018 file photo, members of a North Korean cheering squad arrive at the Korean-transit office near the Demilitarized Zone in Paju, South Korea. A North Korean delegation, including members of a state-trained cheering group, arrived in South Korea on Wednesday for the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon,Pool, File) Ahn Young-joon
FILE - In this Feb. 6, 2018 file photo, members of conservative civic group hold a picture of a North Korean flag and a picture of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as police officers stand guard before North Korea's Mangyongbong-92 ferry arrives at Mukho Port in Donghae, South Korea. The art troupe, led by Hyon Song Wol, also the leader of the famous Moranbong girl band hand-picked by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, will perform in Gangneung and Seoul on Feb. 8 and Feb. 11, respectively, before returning home. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File) Lee Jin-man
FILE - In this Feb. 7, 2018 file photo, Hyon Song Wol, head of North Korea's Samjiyon Orchestra, leaves the Gangneung Arts Center after touring the facility ahead of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File) Jae C. Hong
FILE - In this Feb. 7, 2018 file photo, a group of spectators wave Korean unification flags as members of North Korea's Samjiyon art troupe leave the Gangneung Arts Center after touring the facility ahead of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File) Jae C. Hong
FILE - In this Feb. 5, 2018 file photo, North Korea's Ryom Tae Ok and Kim Ju Sik, center, practice next to South Korea's Kim Kyu-eun, front right, and Alex Kam during a pairs figure skating training session prior to the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File) Felipe Dana
FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2018 file photo, North Korea's Ryom Tae Ok and Kim Ju Sik perform during a Pairs Figure Skating training session prior to the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File) Felipe Dana
FILE - In this Feb. 3, 2018 file photo, illuminated Olympic rings shine at dusk prior to the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File) Felipe Dana
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea — On the one hand: The world gathers for a scripted, globalized spectacle of competition and unity. North Korean athletes and performers stream into the rival South for a display of cooperation that maybe, just maybe, could ease anxiety about possible nuclear war. The North's head of state announces plans to visit the South for the first time. The U.S. vice president is stopping by, too.
On the other: Angry South Koreans bump up against riot police to protest the arrivals. The North's government immediately calls the demonstration a "spasm of psychopaths." The president of the United States insists that America must become "great again" — and goads the North Korean leader on Twitter.
And outward from there it ripples, across a planet riven by uncertainty and anger.
That the world is a contradictory and quarrelsome place is hardly breaking news. But on the week that the 2018 Winter Olympics begin, tucked away in chilly mountains that loom over one of the planet's most contentious patches of earth, it somehow seems more so at this moment.
When the torch is lit during the opening ceremonies in Pyeongchang's Olympic stadium on Friday night, it will become one of many flames being fanned around the world. Few others are anywhere near as uplifting.
"It's hard to talk about these Olympics without bearing in mind that for all the wonderful ideals that are brought to mind by the Olympic Games, and rightfully so, right now the Korean Peninsula is the most dangerous place on Earth," says Mark Hertsgaard, author of "The Eagle's Shadow: Why America Fascinates and Infuriates the World."
As its organizers often say, an Olympics are an opportunity to sublimate politics into healthy competition and show that the world can come together for a noble purpose: an excellence of body and mind produced by hard work and sheer determination.
And yes, that's happening in Pyeongchang even before the Games begin, most dramatically with the joint Korean women's hockey team, which will feature players from the long-divided North and South skating and competing together on the same ice.
But bypassing political bumpiness entirely is a challenge when the other main point of the Olympics — national pride, as seen through the prism of sports — can come with some serious geopolitical baggage.
This is also the first Games to take place since Donald Trump became president of the United States in early 2017. And whether you love him or hate him, it's clear that he has changed the global conversation through his willingness to be voluble in ways previous presidents have avoided.
One of Trump's hallmarks has been his attitude of America first. That has always played to a mixed audience at the Olympics, and this edition will be no exception. For all its country-specific fervor, the Olympics is a proudly multilateral event taking place this year in a world that, from Brexit to Trump policies, is awash in a burst of unilateralism.
How those two notions mix — particularly with U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and North Korea's figurehead head of state, Kim Yong Nam, both planning to visit Pyeongchang with clear political agendas — will prove interesting.
There is also the specter of non-athletic scandal around the edges.
• The Russian team is banned because of doping issues; Russian athletes, however, are competing — but without their flag to wrap themselves in.
• U.S. Gymnastics, a staple of the Summer Games, is reeling after its team doctor was convicted of sexually assaulting dozens of athletes.
• Even the fall of TV personality Matt Lauer, a fixture of past Olympic coverage for American viewers, was linked to sexual misconduct at the Sochi Games.
But geopolitics hang heaviest.
This corner of the world is filled with countries whose histories run deep with unique, often tense relationships with each other and with the United States. That's true not only of the two Koreas but of neighbors Japan and China, the locations of the 2020 and 2022 Games respectively. With that trifecta in mind, it's hard to imagine that regional relationships won't affect the tenor of not only these Olympics but the next two as well.
That's on display this week. Pence is coming to Pyeongchang as a kind of bulwark against too much good feeling about Korean cooperation. "We'll be ensuring that whatever cooperation that's existing between North and South Korea today on Olympic teams does not cloud the reality of a regime that must continue to be isolated by the world community," he said Monday.
Not to be outdone, the North's official news agency is weighing in regularly as the opening of the Games approaches. "The U.S. has revealed its intention to make the Winter Olympics a theatre for stand-off with the DPRK," it said, using the initials for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the North's official name.
Against this backdrop, it will be interesting to watch the opening ceremony, typically a moment for a country to showcase vivid imagery about its own history. What space, if any, will that performance give to North Korea and the conflict that divided the peninsula seven decades ago?
"There is a way in which countries use especially the opening ceremony to talk about their narrative, their myth, their origin," says Sarah Mendelson, head of Carnegie Mellon University Heinz College's program in Washington and the former U.S. ambassador to the U.N. Economic and Social Council.
"It's going to be very interesting to see how they deal with this — with the Korean War," she says. "How do you not talk about the seminal event?"
On the ground in Pyeongchang, optimism presents itself in remarks like this one a few days ago, from athletes' village volunteer Go Do Hyoung, a South Korean faced with the possibility of meeting people from the North:
"I just want to say to them, 'How are you? Nice to meet you. Welcome to South Korea.' And just take one picture, something like that. We South Korean people don't have much chance to talk with North Korean(s). So I just want to know who they are and what they want to know about. Just know them in person."
Ultimately, that's where a lot of human diplomacy takes place: at ground level, among amateurs. You just have to create the conditions for it. The Olympics does that — puts people of many stripes together in an arena where, unlike the thunderdome of actual politics, winning doesn't have to mean making sure that the other party is told aggressively that they've just lost.
"We get to see, in the Olympics, where clash doesn't have to be destructive. This kind of clash shows us what we can be capable of," says Meg Mott, a political scientist at Marlboro College in Vermont. "It can show us how to have winners and losers and not destroy each other."
At a moment in history when enmities are high and hints of war are in the air, that's a notable message — especially when coming from a bunch of highly skilled athletes gathered in the mountains to show what humanity's excellence can really mean.
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I came across above terms recently in the controversy relating to DLF vs Vadra. Although, I had heard these terms earlier, but frankly speaking could not explain these with confidence when some youngster in the family asked about the exact meaning of the above terms. So, I searched internet and thought to share it with our readers as many of you might also fumble in explaining the same. Moreover, this will be a good lesson for young students and those preparing for competitive exams. Let us discuss these in brief one by one.
What is Banana Republic ? Define Banana Republic
The term "Banana Republic" is loosely used and no single definite meaning can be given. Popularly, the terms is referred to small Latin American Caribbean or African countries which are politically unstable, dependent on limited agriculture and ruled by a small, self elected wealthy and corrupt clique. The 'banana republic' thus refers to 'politically unstable country that economically depends upon the exports of a limited resources (usually fruits, crops), which is dominated by a rich businessmen or other elites and has a impoverished working class. It a a derogatory term and is also used to refer to the countries which are commercially exploited for private profits by the State itself for the benefit of small elite class.
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Honduras and Guatemala are two countries which have been dubbed 'banana republic' in the last century. ( It is said that the term BANANA REPUBLIC was coined by American author O. Henry in his 1904 book of short stories, "Cabbages and Kings", set in the fictional "Anchuria", which was based on his 1896-97 stay in Hondura
The term was in news and raised controversy when Robert Vadra, husband of Priyanka Gandhi (and son in law of Sonia Gandhi) on his Facebook described India as "Mango people in banana republic". This led to massive protests on social media. Mr Vadra closed his FB account. When on 9th October 2012, in morning I visited wikipedia website, India was also referred as "Banana Republic", alongwith Honduras and Guatemala on the basis of above comments by Vadra. Thankfully, better senses prevailed, and wiki decided not to go with Vadra and thus the name of India was removed from the heading "Banana Republic" by Wikipedia by evening of 9th October, 2012. However, the details are available in the history of that page and thus blot will continue.
[I would like to add here that brand 'Banana Republic' is also a well known American clothing brand. It was found in 1978 by Mel and Patricia Ziegle. There are over 500 stores across US. See picture above. The brand was later on taken over by Gap. ]
Who are Mango People ?
The term Banana Republic was not new to me, but 'Mango people' was certainly new. I came to know that this has been used in some movie, which I have not seen. I was wondering what is origin of this term. I realised that unlike other phrases, "mango people" is strictly of Indian origin and is a literal translation of Hindi Phrase "Aam Aaadmi". Most of Indians know that the king of Indian Fruits, Manago, in Hindi is known as "Aam". Similarly, Aaadmi when translated into English means Man/People. Thus, when Robert Vadra referred to Mango People, he referred to "Aam Aaadmi", the main plank of Congress in last election. Now the son in law of the Congress leader, Ms Sonia Gandhi, Mr Vadra disdainfully referred to "Aam Aaadmi" as Mango People. This really enraged Indian public in general, and he was forced to close his Face Book account itself.
An Interesting comment for Robert Vadra which I came across on the internet : "Robert Vadra, tum aage badho, aam aur kele tumhare saath hain." (translated in English, it means, Mr Robert Vadra, move ahead, Mango and Bananas are with you)". I liked this comment.
What is Quid Pro Quo ? Define Quid Pro Quo.
This is a latin phrase and literally means "this for that", and is frequently used "a favour for a favour" or as in political circles and organisations we call "you scratch my back, I will scratch your back". In legal terms it indicates that an item or a service has been traded in return for something of value, usually when the propriety or equity of the transaction is in question. Therefore, in the case where DLF has allegedly favoured Mr Vadra by selling properties at a much lower price than the market price, Mr Vadra is alleged used his political clout to give benefits to DLF company in return for interest free loans and properties at throw away prices.
What is Sweetheart Deal? Explain Sweetheart Deal
A deal in which one party offers the other party with very attractive terms and conditions. Such deals are usually considered as unethical. Such contracts are abnormally favourable contractual arrangements and frequently used in describing deals involving government or political associated officials and hints at the presence of corruption. It is also used to describe an action between two parties in which a third party is put at distinct disadvantage. It is sometimes also used to refer to collusive, unethical agreements between unethical union officials and management, wherein such union officials may gain personal benefits by granting certain concessions to management / employer.
Thanks Mr Kejriwalji, by your disclosures on this corruption issue, we have learnt / refreshed the meaning of these terms.
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