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Leonard Slatkin
Slatkin, Leonard
Leonard Slatkin
When the curtain rises on some of the world's best-known symphony orchestras and opera companies, it is often Leonard Slatkin holding the conductor's baton. In the United States, Slatkin is the director of the Washington, D.C.-based National Symphony Orchestra, with which he tours. In addition, he was named chief conductor of England's BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) Symphony Orchestra. Slatkin has also served in concert halls across America, and in Tokyo, Paris, Berlin, and Tel Aviv. More than 100 recordings bear Slatkin's name.
A native of Los Angeles, Slatkin came by his musical leanings through his parents, both studio musicians working in the film industry. His mother, Eleanor Aller, a cellist, and father Felix Slatkin, a violinist-conductor, were founding members of the Hollywood String Quartet. At age three Slatkin began his violin lessons; by the time he was 20, Slatkin had learned viola, piano, and composition; he also studied conducting with several maestros, including his father. Responding to a query on a BBC online interview, Slatkin gave his opinion on whether musical talent was a product of nature or nurture. "I think it can be taught but it doesn't hurt to have it in the family," he said. "On the other hand my father, who was possibly the most musical of anyone in
For the Record…
Born on September 1, 1944, in Los Angeles, CA; son of Felix Slatkin (a violinist and conductor) and Eleanor Aller (a cellist); married Linda Hohenfeld, 1986. Education: Attended Indiana University, 1962, and Los Angles City College, 1963; graduated Juilliard School of Music, 1968.
Made conducting debut as assistant conductor, Youth Symphony of New York, 1966; named assistant conductor, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, St. Louis, MO, 1968, became principal conductor and musical director, currently conductor laureate; founded St. Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra, 1969; National Symphony Orchestra, Washington, D.C., musical director, 1996-; BBC Symphony Orchestra, London, England, chief conductor, 2000-; guest conductor for orchestras and opera companies worldwide; conductor for more than 100 recordings.
Awards: Grammy Award, Best Classical Orchestral Performance (with others) for Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 in B Flat, 1984; Declaration of Honor in Sliver, Austrian Government, 1986; named to city of St. Louis Walk of Fame, 1990; Laurel Leaf Award, American Composers Alliance, 1993; Grammy Award, Best Classical Album (with others) for Corigliano: Of Rage and Remembrance, 1996; Anti-Defamation League, Community Service award, 1998; honorary member, Royal Academy of Music, London, England; several honorary doctorates.
Addresses: Office —National Symphony Orchestra, John F. Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C. 20566. Management —Sylvie Bigar, International Public Relations, 125 West 72nd St., Suite 5R, New York, NY 10023.
our family, came from a decidedly unmusical household. He happened to pass down his genes and I have a seven-year-old son who is turning out to be quite a talented young pianist."
Stints at the University of Indiana and Los Angeles City College were followed by advanced training under Walter Susskind at New York's prestigious Juilliard School of Music, from which Slatkin received his bachelor's degree in 1968. That same year the young musician joined the St. Louis Symphony as an assistant conductor, moving up the ranks until Slatkin was named principal conductor in 1975.
As musical director of the St. Louis Symphony, Slatkin enhanced awareness of the orchestra via a major international tour in 1985; five years later the city of St. Louis returned the favor by naming the conductor to its Walk of Fame. Slatkin diversified his efforts with conducting roles around the United States at the Great Woods Performing Arts Center and the Blossom Music Center. In October of 1991, he reached New York City with his Metropolitan Opera debut conducting La Faniciulla del West.
The year 1996 marked Slatkin's debut as musical director of the National Symphony Orchestra. In this role he is an advocate for the arts in America, and his musical interests are wide-ranging. While an interpreter of such historic names as Sergei Prokofiev and Igor Stravinsky, he is also a champion of twentieth-century composers like John Corigliano, Elliott Carter, and John Zorn; at the same time, Slatkin seeks out new talent, especially from Americans of diverse cultural backgrounds. In a VH1.com article, he singled out Tan Dun, Roberto Sierra, and Bright Sheng as three rising composers who "are primarily American, looking back to their heritage, just as other Americans earlier looked back to their Russian or German heritage."
Slatkin's commitment to music extends to the artists of the future. As early as 1969, he founded the St. Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra; Slatkin also is associated with the D.C. Youth Orchestra. When funding for the latter organization was threatened, Slatkin spearheaded a campaign to raise the needed money. In an April of 2002 letter to the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, Slatkin pleaded his case for the support of musical education. "The importance of music education in the lives of our children has been demonstrated time and time again," he wrote. "Recent studies show a direct correlation between music study at an early age, and increased scores on SAT tests later in that person's life." Slatkin recalled growing up in Los Angeles, and how when "Mrs. Otto, my fourth grade music teacher, walked in the room, all of the pressures of early academic life were put into an entirely different perspective….We could imagine ourselves to be the best band in the world. Maybe we were."
A recording artist, Slatkin received recognition with five Grammy Awards and about 50 Grammy nominations. But for all his acclaim, the conductor has not been without controversy. He caused a flap when he remarked to the London Times that overweight musicians, especially female ones, gave him pause. "I tend to favor covered arms, especially among the violinists," commented the conductor. "You don't want to see too much flapping about." While some criticized Slatkin, others agreed with his views: "Leonard is right," Cindi Hubbard of the Women's Philharmonic was quoted on VH1.com. "My feeling is that all musicians … should be professional in their appearance onstage."
Appointed chief conductor of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Symphony Orchestra in 2000, Slatkin was also the first American to lead the popular "Proms" festival, a yearly concert event held in London, the following year. Slatkin was preparing for the September 15, 2001, spectacle, the Last Night of the Proms, usually a lively occasion that invites a crowd of 6,000 to sing along with the orchestra and chorus as a worldwide audience listens in via live television and radio broadcasts. It was September 11, and the conductor was on his way to the BBC studios to work on his introductory speech. "I was feeling exhilarated," Slatkin recalled in a letter posted to the National Symphony Orchestra website. "As I stepped into a taxi, I could vaguely make out the voices on the radio … words like 'twin towers,' 'Pentagon,' 'terrorists' were coming from the announcer. I asked the driver to turn it up and, like almost everyone else, was taken to a place I did not want to be."
The musicians arrived, and the talk was all about the day's tragic events. "I told them that we had not yet decided on the appropriate course of action for the concert, but asked for a moment of silence for all those who perished," wrote Slatkin. "We then did what we do best, played music." The Last Night concert went on as scheduled, with United States and British flags waving in the Royal Albert Hall. A minute's silence was observed by the players and audience, and Slatkin's introduction reflected the mood of the occasion. "One thing became very clear to us," he said to the audience, "that the very special nature of the Last Night of the Proms for this night would not be the same. What was to be a celebration of the new—me—and the traditions—you—would have to be put aside for a moment. We use music tonight to express all the emotions we all feel." Samuel Barber's somber Adagio for Strings was added to the program as a tribute to the victims of September 11. According to a BBC report, "one traditional favourite was retained, however—the rousing hymn Jerusalem was sung as an encore."
The 2001 Proms was likely a nerve-wracking occasion for conductor and orchestra alike; but as Slatkin was quoted in a BBC interview, "My father taught me something a long time ago about being nervous … He said if you are prepared and you have worked hard you have to go out there and do your best, and if you can come off saying you have tried your best then you have no reason to be nervous because you have prepared—if you have not prepared you have no reason being on the stage."
Selected discography
With the BBC Symphony Orchestra
Bernstein: Symphony No. 1 & 2, Chandos, 2001.
(Also with the National Symphony Orchestra) Kamen: The New Moon In The Old Moon's Arms, London/Decca, 2001.
Camilo: Concerto For Piano, London/Decca, 2002.
With the London Philharmonic Orchestra
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 & No. 1, RCA, 1993.
Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 94, 98 & 104, RCA, 1994.
Walton: Symphony No. 1, Virgin Classics, 1994.
Haydn: The London Symphonies, Volume 2, RCA, 1996.
Haydn: Symphony Nos. 93, 99 & 100, RCA, 1997.
Haydn: Symphonies 95, 97, 101, RCA, 1998.
With the National Symphony Orchestra
Corigliano: Of Rage and Remembrance, RCA, 1996.
Prokofiev: For the Love of Three Oranges, RCA, 1998.
With the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
(Also with the St. Louis Symphony Chorus) Mahler: Symphony No. 2, Telarc, 1990.
The American Album, RCA, 1991.
Gershwin: Works for Piano & Orchestra, RCA, 1992.
Leonard Slatkin Conducts American Portraits, RCA, 1992.
Rachmaninoff: The Three Symphonies, Vox, 1992.
Rachmaninoff: Works For Piano and Orchestra, Vox, 1992.
Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker, Swan Lake, RCA, 1992.
(Also with the St. Louis Symphony Chorus) Rachmaninov: Orchestral Music, Vox, 1992.
(Also with Alicia De Larrocha) Ravel: Piano Concertos, RCA, 1993.
Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin, RCA, 1994.
Copland: Music For Films, RCA, 1994.
(Also with the St. Louis Symphony Chorus, St. Louis Children's Choir) Orff: Carmina Burana, RCA, 1994.
Mahler: Symphony No. 10, RCA, 1995.
Barber: Violin Concerto, Cello Concerto, RCA, 1996.
Barber: Adagio For Strings, EMI Classics, 2001.
Bizet: Carmen; Grieg: Peer Gynt, Telare, 2002.
With others
(With the BBC Philharmonic) Bach Transcriptions, Chandos, 2000.
America's Intelligence Wire, January 12, 2003.
Newsweek International, December 6, 1999, p. 102.
Washington Times, February 2, 1996, p. 16; April 2, 1997, p. 11; November 28, 2000, p. 5.
ArkivMusic, http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/albumList.jsp;jsessionid=66A8C04311D1A1A1B523A230002291B1?page_size=100&name_id1=20061&name_role1=3&bcorder=3 (March 10, 2003).
"Ask Online-Leonard Slatkin Chat Transcript," BBC, http://www.bbc.co.uk/proms/you/transcripti.shtml (November 13, 2002).
"BBC Proms Conductor Leonard Slatkin Quizzed," BBC, http://newse.thdo.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/talking.point/forum/newsid_1383000/1383576.stm (November 13, 2002).
"Leonard Slatkin's Testimony in Support of Music Education," John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, http://www.kennedy-center.org/nso/orchestra/slatkin/testimony.html (November 13, 2002).
"My First Last Night," John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, http://www.kennedy-center.org/nso/orchestra/slatkin/lasUiight.htmlg/(November 13, 2002).
"Slatkin Says Overweight Musicians Should Cover Up," VH1, http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1123379/08242000/slatkin_leonard.jhtml (November 13, 2002).
"Sombre Proms Reflect Public Grief," BBC, http://news.bbc.co.Uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/1546547.stm (November 30, 2002).
"State of the Art: Slatkin Foresees Multicultural Future," VH1, http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1121829/07072000/slatkin_leonard.jhtml (November 13, 2002).
—Susan Salter
Slatkin, Leonard
SLATKIN, LEONARD (1944– ), U.S. conductor. Born in Los Angeles into a distinguished musical family, he studied violin, viola, piano, and composition. He took conducting lessons at Indiana University (1962) and Los Angeles City College (1963), continuing his training with *Susskind at Aspen (1964) and with Morel at the Juilliard School of Music (1964–68). Slatkin made his Carnegie Hall debut at age 22. He was associated with the Saint Louis so (1968–96) and became its music director in 1979. Under his direction the orchestra became a leading American ensemble. He was appointed musical director of the New Orleans Philharmonic so (1977–79) and music director of the bbc so (2000–4). In 1996 he became music director of the National so of Washington. He has been guest conductor with major U.S. and European orchestras, festivals, and opera companies, making numerous recordings and appearances in radio and television programs. Slatkin combines the roles of internationally celebrated conductor, staunch advocate for music education, and champion of American music. He is known for his sure command of form and superb performances, for his adventurous programming, and for his interpretations of 20th-century American music as well as of the standard classical repertory. He worked with student orchestras and became in 2000 the director of the National Conducting Institute, a school that trains young music directors. Among his honors are Grammy awards, the National Medal of the Arts, and honorary doctorates as well as honors for his artistic contributions and for his work in the community.
Grove Music Online; G. Crankshaw, "Leonard Slatkin: American Champion of English Music," in: Musical Opinion, 114 (Nov. 1991), 398–99.
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MISENHEIMER, N.C. - The Brevard College Tornados Baseball team (6-16, 1-12 USAS) fell in USA South Conference action to the Pfeiffer Falcons (14-4, 8-3 USAS) on Saturday evening at Joe Ferebee Field.
The Falcons and Tornados battled to a 1-1 tie through four innings before Pfeiffer surged for a seven-run fifth inning to help take the 9-2 victory.
Matthew Scavotto (1-3) got the start for BC, lasting four and a third innings. The freshman allowed just one run through the first four innings before the fifth inning, where he was tagged for three more runs for a total of four earned runs on six hits. Scavotto struck out three Falcons as well.
Alex Winchester and Ryan Terte shut down Pfeiffer in the seventh and eighth innings in relief work. Winchester struck out two batters, while Terte got one Falcon out swinging.
Donny Carsillo and Johnny Flynn picked up BC's only RBI's of the evening, while Joseph Zub and Jack Atkinson came across to score for the Tornados.
Brevard got on the board first, as Donny Carsillo singled home Atkinson in the top of the first inning, giving the Tornados a 1-0 lead.
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Monday, September 21, 2009
Shopping, posting and flexing
I'm still saddle shopping and I think I'm inappropriately in love. It's an off brand saddle and I probably won't bid on it because I can't find anything about the brand anywhere online. You can find it here.
I love the shape and color and simplicity (no tooling) and love that it has a short skirt too. But I'm pretty paranoid about off brands. So I probably won't bid. probably. (come one, someone talk me into it! lol)
Today we took another set of lessons from the trainer. I have more to work on and overall everything went great. Adam even learned to bit Lily.
Now Lily will take a bit readily - if you know what you're doing. I never realized I was just doing it for everyone and never forcing them to do it. This is why I wouldn't make a good teacher. I'm too focused on accomplishing the task rather than teaching the task.
It took Sierra 30 minutes to get her bitted and pretty much the same for Adam.
Lily is such a good teacher, she really is. She won't do it unless you have some ability to figure it out.
Cibolo got a bit irritated with the repeated flexing we were doing and when I got off him I could tell he was just bummed. But he's very forgiving and he eventually started palling around again.
The thing about Cibolo is that he seems somewhat resentful of repetition. So while I listen to the trainer and flexed over and over on my lesson, I want to make sure to reward and stop the first time he does it correctly. As long as his turns get more curvy, I think we're good.
Plus there's this weird thing about flexing.
By flexing I mean the kind when you turn your horses head to your stirrup. I do it on the ground, but never did it much in the saddle. I've done plenty of hindquarter one rein stops (Canyon flashback here). But she wanted Cibolo to float to a circular stop. To give to the rein and curve his body because he's a little stiff. So she wanted more flexing at a stop and all the way to the stirrup.
So here's the weird thing about flexing this way. John Lyons is sort of in a different camp about flexing to your stirrup (and I'm walking a line between my 3 favs: Parelli, Lyons, and Rashid. hopefully they don't all show up at my door at once and ask me to choose!). John's like "look, when you pick up that rein, your horse should do something. stop pulling his head around. It's not doing anything."
Yea. Me and John. We are on a first name basis around here. Ha!
Anyway, I sort of lean this way. But I don't know much about riding, I'm very much learning. So I'm trying to figure out what works well. I know part of why she wants me to work on this this way is because he noses out so much, he needs more discipline there. And she's a Parelli based trainer, mostly.
Anyway, I think I know how Cibolo would vote. Flex schlex. where's the cookies?
Oh. And I'm really figuring out how to post. I'd say I'm at 60% on take off and 80% once we're going. It lasts a little longer too, breaking down at every other turn (which is a massive improvement, trust me).
I'm probably on the wrong shoulder or what ever, but I can feel the rhythm. Cibolo is doing better at keeping the trot going, which helps (I guess he's better since I'm not like some crazy monkey on his back, right?).
And here is this week's gratuitous ear shot:
Isn't he handsome?
5 comments:
- One Red Horse said...
As a recovering ebay saddle junkie, I know what great deals you can find and what junk you can get stuck with. I've done both. Here are two links to different Easy Rider saddles
If it is a sugar creek easy rider, jump on it. They look awesome. Don't know about the other company. Good luck.
- September 21, 2009 at 11:41 PM
I'm not a big fan of lateral flexing - I do a little bit of it to help the horse relax its neck muscles - but I don't want to end up with "rubber neck" either, and I don't do the nose-to-stirrup thing. And I also don't do lots of repetitions - if the horse gets it after three or so repetitions, I stop. I might come back to it later or the next day to confirm that its learned, and to give the horse an easy task to do well.
- September 22, 2009 at 5:55 AM
- Laughing Orca Ranch said...
Yes, he is handsome. In that last photo, he looks as if he has bedhead. hehe!
I got burned on eBay too many times. I don't buy anything through there anymore. So, I'm not much help. Sorry. I do hope you find the perfect saddle for you, though.
Baby Doll appreciates Cibolo's views on flexing, too. If I make her flex she gives me the evil equine eye and then demands cookies....as if she just completed an amazing high wire balancing act or something. lol!
- September 22, 2009 at 12:51 PM
- Adventures of a Horse Crazed Mind said...
Ok here is my thought. Have you ever seen a horse try to itch a spot on his ribs? He tends to swing his head around and take a wild stab at hitting the hitchy spot. Have you ever seen a horse turn his head that far around (on his own) around and look comfortable and relaxed doing it? Maybe you have but in my mind it is not comfortable for the horse and maybe not even good for him. So my opinion is that I dont look for a nose to my knee position. I take my inside rein, give a pre-cue (slide my hand up and down the rein once) then reach about to the crest of the shoulder down the rein, take a hold and slowly bring my hand to the inside of my thigh. The head of my horse is bent to the inside but his nose is no where near my knee. There I hold. As soon as I feel that neck relax and the rein relax slightly I drop my rein. I do the same thing at a walk but only drop my rein when he comes to a stop.
Then I work on the hip. At a walk I do the same pre-cue then take a hold of my rein and bring my rein hand to my belly button. I hold it there and turn my head over my shoulder to look at my horses hip...my inside leg is on, outside leg is off. I hold that position until the horse crosses over in the hind end and the hip disengages at which point I drop the rein.
Once those two points are in place I simply had to reach for that rein and bring it to my belly button and my horse would stop and his hip would disengage.
- September 23, 2009 at 1:53 AM
- Anne Coyle said...
While I understand it's always nice to get something at a good price, I have to urge you to be really, really careful about off-brands. Usually, there's a REASON WHY they are off-brands. I prefer sticking with well known names when buying saddles, other tack, and even equestrian riding apparel, after several dismal experiences with "great prices" from unknown manufacturers and virtual sellers. All I will say is that it was an expensive lesson.
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Mollie F. Hartman Lustig practices civil law with a focus on employment, governmental and family law. She focuses on employment matters for governmental entities, employers and employees, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment, discrimination, whistle blowing, civil rights and family leave matters. She represents family clients in separation and divorce matters, custody issues, child support/alimony, paternity and adoption matters, etc. Mollie represents municipal building departments in connection with the enforcement of Uniform Construction Code violations, litigation, county appeals board hearings and imposition of liens for tenant relocation and emergency repairs.
Before joining CLMC, Mollie was an associate with a NJ firm handling civil litigation matters focusing on labor and employment matters for municipal entities throughout New Jersey. Prior to her employment related work, Mollie was a solo practitioner in Warren, New Jersey focusing on a wide variety of family law matters. She clerked for the Honorable Claude M. Coleman, J.S.C. and the Honorable Craig R. Harris, J.S.C., Essex County Superior Court. During her clerkship, she served as a Court Certified Mediator on child custody and parenting cases.
Mollie is a graduate of the University of Rochester and obtained a Juris Doctorate from Suffolk University School of Law in 2010. While in law school, Mollie served as a Rule 3:03 Certified Student Attorney for the Suffolk University Legal Services and completed a concentration in Civil Litigation.


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Nikon D50 SLR Digital Camera Review
The Nikon D50 is one of the cheapest digital SLR cameras available in the market right now, this is an attempt by Nikon to capture the entry level digital SLR market such as those considering upgrading from a compact digital camera. For the D50 Nikon have simplified the controls making menu navigation more user friendly and have used SD memory cards for storage rather than the Compact Flash cards used in higher end models. The Nikon D50 also has a much lighter plastic body when compared to the sturdy alloy construction of the more expensive Nikon D300.
However, just because the D50 is a cheap (relatively speaking for digital SLR's) camera, that does not mean it is a bad camera. The Nikon D50 shares many of the features of its more expensive siblings, it simply has a lower specification so is more suited to enthusiastic amateurs as opposed to semi-professional photographers. The Nikon D50 has an amazing spec for a bottom of the range model, including 6.24 megapixel resolution, 23.7mm x 15.6mm RGB CCD (charge-coupled device or electronic light sensor), four advanced exposure modes, 3 image size and compression settings, auto-exposure and auto-focus lock buttons, 4 ISO speeds, auto shutter and aperture priority, and an AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G DX lens as standard.
The Nikon D50 uses a TTL phase detection 5-point autofocus system ( for comparison the D300 has a 51 point system), continuous shooting modes with a maximum shooting speed of 2.5 frames per second, self-timer mode and there are a total of 20 custom-programmable functions available. The built-in flash has a range of modes including normal sync, Red-eye Reduction, Red-eye Reduction with Slow Sync, Slow Sync and Rear-curtain Sync. The Nikon D50 has a hotshoe fitted so will easily accept Nikon flashguns (either auto or manual).
Images are composed using the optical viewfinder monitor and played back on the main 2 inch LCD screen with 130k pixel resolution. PictBridge support is included which allows direct printing with compatible printers. At 133 x 102 x 76mm, and weighing just 540g, the D50 is good sized. The Nikon D50 ships with a rechargeable Li-ion battery, Charger, Video out Cable, USB Cable, Strap, Lens Cap, Quick Start Guide, Instruction Manual and PictureProject software on CD-ROM. As with most digital SLR cameras, no memory card is supplied so add this into your budget.
If you are a keen photographer and are looking to take your hobby to the next level, the Nikon D50 will be perfect for your needs. This camera fills the gap between compact digital cameras and expensive digital SLR's designed for professionals. Nikon deserve to sell tons of these cameras as they offer all the features and capabilities hobby photographers require from an SLR without breaking the bank!


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I am exhibiting as one of three artists at the winter exhibition at Maisie and Mac in Cupar, Fife, which runs into the first week of the new year 2018. Alongside a wonderful array or original work, both paper and canvas art prints are available. http://www.maisieandmac.com/
The current exhibition at Maisie & Mac features stunning, dramatic botanical portraits by Victoria Scrivener-Anderson, fabulous large scale ink & mixed media images of hares & other subject matter from Hayley Mills and beautiful landscapes from Jenny Moran in saturated colour. We also have expertly made stained glass birds & animals by Eddy Crick & handmade lampshades from Lee Walls.
The exhibition runs into the first week of the new year


text: This week 2A have been learning all about 'The Enormous Crocodile' by Roald Dahl. We have been very busy practising the words and actions from our WAGOLL (what a good one looks like). The children have done a brilliant job at remembering the WAGOLL and performing it with lovely expression! Well done 2A!


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Commission decision to activate Article 7 (1) TEU as regards the situation in Poland: extracts from the vote
Event date: 01/03/2018
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During the EP plenary session (28/02-01/03 2018) in Brussels, MEPs vote on the European Commission's call for EU governments to determine whether Poland is at a clear risk of a serious breach of EU values. MEPs express their concerns regarding the rule of law in Poland, the separation of powers, the independence of the judiciary and fundamental rights. The results are: 422 in favour 147 against and 48 abstentions.


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Since I've not gotten any comments on this question at all, I'm going to assume either 1) it's Saturday and everyone is out enjoying the spring weather or 2) there's not much interest in what J. K. Rowling publishes on her Website.
Besides this, I'm not sure there's a whole lot of concern about cultural appropriation except as a tool to attack people who are perceived as targets in some way. I expect Native Americans are fairly used to being abused, so another semi-fictional essay on skinwalkers isn't going to affect their social outlook one way or the other.
Looking around in the broader arena, I notice a lot of weariness with ideas like political correctness, cultural appropriation and even diversity. The scuffle that's playing out between the Sad/Rabid Puppies and SJWs in the SFF field seems to be playing out in the larger political arena, as well. Here's an article by Robert Kuttner in the Huffington Post, for example, that explains presidential candidate Trump's success in the US Republican primaries as a response from the right to increased pressures about diversity, political correctness and racism vs. privilege in a time when the middle class is struggling economically.
Here's an article from Anna Holmes in the NY Times that suggests diversity has been belabored to the point that people are weary of trying to accomplish it. According to the author, diversity as a result has become a "cliché, a convenient shorthand that gestures at inclusivity and representation without actually taking them seriously." According to Holmes, the term has also become questionable because it tends to pit all "other" against white, male Americans.
Here's an interesting review by Tricia Rose of Jeff Chang's Who We Be from the NY Times that suggests we're in a "postmulticultural moment" and an era that Thelma Golden and Glenn Ligon half-jokingly called "postblack." This is the idea that the American melting pot is doing its work, and we're approaching a time when SJW activists have lost their political platforms. This might be one explanation for the increased frenzy in attacking silly little essays like Rowling's piece on American magic.


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It is not the most visited part of the country by foreigners, but Kedah is actually one of the prettier states in Malaysia. It's about 45 km south of the Thai border and 100km north of Penang. This is where my travel expedition began in exploring the many Siamese temples that are located mainly in the kampongs.
In the beginning during my preparation for this travel expedition, I was skeptical like any non-native Northerners would. My imagination was running wild thinking where am I going to put up the night, how far are those temples form towns, etc. I faced difficulties in finding a detail map for direction to all the temples in Kedah. Then I started to refresh my bold experience in going to Kelantan in the past where the journey was much more treacherous whereas Kedah can be reached via the North-South Highway at ease.
Driving from K.L. we should pass by major cities and towns e.g. Ipoh, Taiping, and Penang before reaching Sungai Petani. One can find a suitable hotel easily in Sungai Petani. If you to go further up north, you can easily choose a hotel too in Alor Setar the capital city of Kedah. There are plenty of hotels to suit your budget after travelling a long distance covering over 400 km from K.L.
Taking the route from Sungai Petani to begin the temple visit, you can enroute back to the North-South Highway heading up North direction. Exit at Gurun toll plaza before reaching Alor Setar.
Following the simple direction to Wat Sungai Siput provided below, you can reach all the temples featured in this travelogue.
Sitting majestically in meditation post against the blue sky is the 21 meter tall sitting Buddha in this 200-year-old Siamese temple. This architectural marvel of the solid Lord Buddha sculpture is located in Kampung Kalai and is about 50 km from Sungai Petani town.
It is the biggest stone and clay Buddha statue in Kedah state, sitting on a decorated lotus plinth base that was built in 1984 (B.E.2527). The four concrete walls of the base are crafted with Buddha's Jataka epic stories.
The remains of the previous Chief Monk, Ven. Chao Koon Bao was laid here to rest within the temple compound.
Featured here are CK Bao's amulets blessed in B.E.2536 that are still available at Wat Kalai for donation.
The above white piece 8 Directional Phayant (with red color print) is good for protection and blessed by CK Bao with the temple code stamped on the surface. This particular piece is limited in quantity and would become a rare piece of collection in the future.
|An old photo of CK Bao and LP Lingdum
CK Bao's Phra Sivichai made from holy soils is very well known and a favorite among seasoned collectors. His Phra Sivichai is highly sought after by most businessmen particularly Penangites. Thus, the price of CK Bao's Phra Sivichai clay votive tablet can command a hefty price and it's difficult to get.
From our findings if you are willing to travel further up north to Wat Prom in Perlis, you may be able to find an alternative solution to obtaining a good piece of clay Phra Sivichai votive tablet at a reasonable price.
Let's divert our attention a little to Wat Prom Wigtr in Perlis. Wat Prom Wigtr is commonly known as Wat Prom by the locals. Archan Chiang is one of CK Bao's desciple whom learned the art of making efficacious Phra Sivichai using the same method and holy soils.
All Phra Sivichai are baked in high temperature and as a result it can have 2 variation of colours. Black colour is due to under heating during the heating process of the clay. Brown reddish colour (Phra Sivichai B.E.2541 example shown below) is the most common colour due to the correct heat temperature during the clay baking process.
This is relatively new but lovely temple located admist the thick rainforest in Lubuk Merbau area. The temple is only 10 years old (since 2000-2010) and recently celebrated its 10th year anniversary on 31st August. Its achievement thus far was largely attributed to Archan Tia.
http://archantia.info/ /
The direction to go to Wat Sg. Siput is provided below for easy navigation.
Tips for First-Timer; Don't be afraid and have confidence that Archan Tia will bless your journey. Ask the locals if you are unsure of the way.
1. Exit at Gurun toll plaza from the North-South highway. Turn right at the traffic light junction.
2. Go straight for about 15km. When see Kg. Gajah Putih/ Lubuk Merbau signboard, turn Left.
*Do not be afraid as you might think that you are heading to nowhere when travelling along this small village road. Along the way you will find Wat Kalai signboard.
3. See Lubuk Merbau/Nami signboard, turn Right.
4. Pass through Wat Kura (Tortoise Temple). Go straight further.
5. See Kg. Sg. Mas & Padang Durian signboard. You will see Wat Sg. Siput signboard. Turn Left.
6. Wat Sg. Siput is about 1-2 mins further inside.
WAT VISUTTHIPRADITTHARAM (Wat Titi Akar)
Wat Visutthipradittharam is also known as Wat Titi Akar that is located at Kampung Titi Akar not far away after Wat Kalai. The current Chief monk is Porthan Choi with lots of metta and kind hearted. The temple compound and its buildings are very well maintained.
Wat Titi Akar is another old temple with many years of history that had served the Thai community here in the past.
This temple is is located at Kampung Cina. The people in the temple surroundings are very warm and friendly. This temple is quite reputable with many support given to other Buddhist temples. Here you can find various amulets from other Thailand temples for donation.
WAT NANAI (Wat Veluvanaram)
Located at Kampung Tok Set not far way from Wat Phodhichetiyaram. This temple is need of donation to fund the building of its Ubosot. We did not get much info about this temple due to the timing factor. With the generosity of visitors, I am very certain that Wat Nanai will be able to build its Ubosot.
WAT THEPCHUMNUM (Wat Naka)
This temple is well known and associated with LP Lingdum also known as Porthan Orchit. The temple compound is large and well managed by the Thai villagers in this small community. LP Lingdum lived during the same era as LP Khron "Tok Raja" of Wat Bangsek in Kelantan.
|Old photo of LP Lingdum and Tok Raja LP Kron
LP Lingdum monastical name is Phra Kru Nikrodhammathada. This is the story of LP Lingdum from a published article. Born on Wednesday, 18th July 1888 in Kampung Phakhla, Kampung Terap district, state of Saiburi (now present day Kampung Chang Deng, Padang Terap district, Kedah). His lay man name was Nai Chum Suwannarat. His father's name was Nai Boon Keow Suwannarat and his mother's name was Nang Boon Thong Suwannarat. They were both Malaysian of Thai origin. He was the 2nd of 3 siblings in the family. His elder brother passed away at 7 days old. His younger brother Nai Yot Suwannarat carried the family name of Suwannarat.
At age 13, his father sent him for religious studies under Phra Ajahn Oon, Wat Phakhla (now known as Wat Chang Deng). Not long after that Ajahn Oon was affected with paralysis and had to leave the monkhood. Phra Ajahn Oon's disciple Phra Kwanthong then sent Nai Chum to study under Phra Ajahn Thong at Wat Kampung Padang. On Sunday 22nd May 1904, Nai Chum became a novice monk under Phra Ajahn Si of Wat Pakhla. In 1905 he left the Wat to help his family in the fields (planting), orchard and husbandry. On Sunday 21st June 1908, he was ordained at Wat Pakhla in Kampung Pakhla. His ordanination name was Phra Chum Cheiyamani. He studied Phrathamvinai and Phrapatimok under Phra Ajahn Plian at Wat Lampan.
Through his miraculous virtues, his saliva was claimed to be able to cure sickness. According to a witness Nai Praphan Sunwanlaong of Kampung Tong Prok, once Phra Khru Visutsilayan (LP Lingdum) was invited for prayers (Suad Ban) at a Chinese family's house, the owner placed a small cup of medicated oil in front of Phra Khru in the hope that the oil will be blessed to cure his son's illness. While Phra Khru was praying he became thirsty and mistook the cup of oil as a cup of Chinese tea. When Phra Khru took a sip, he immediately spitted back the oil into the cup. The owner of the house saw the incident and thinking that Phra Khru had blessed the oil, took it as medication for his son. His son was cured of the illness after using the oil. The news of his miraculous cure spead. People then started calling him "Orchit" (in Chinese it means black tongue or Luang Phor Lingdum).
Located at Kampung Wat Padang Peliang is this historical temple that is closely associated with Rajamuni Samiramo (Luang Phor Thuad). This is considered an important holy site where the body of LP Thuad was laid to rest for a night during the entire journey to transport the body from Gerik to Wat Changhai to be cremated.
LP Win's live a long life journey (1911 - 2006) and came to rest where his remains was kept in Wat Thepsuwannaram today for visitors and devotees to pay respect. LP Win is very well known for all his efficacious handwritten Takrut in both escaping from harm "Klew Klaad" and "Mahaniyom" for business.
With this article may you also be able to find joy in visiting Thai temples in Kedah. Sadhu! Sadhu! Sadhu!
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Rib Eye Steak with Great Garnishes
From Dorothy McNett's recipes at www.dorothymcnett.com. For busy people on the go, doing a quick and easy and delicious and nutritious rib eye steak is very easy! Serve with lots of baby greens on the plate.
1 - 3 rib eye steaks
Sprinkle each steak with herbed sea salt, pepper, and herbes de Provence. Heat a heavy bottomed fry or saute pan with oil just to coat the bottom of the pan. When hot, (but not smoking!) add the seasoned steak and cook for about 3 minutes on the first side, then turn the steaks and cook another 3-4 minutes on the second side, or until done to your liking. Remove steaks to serving plates, sprinkle each steak with the about 1 tablespoon sunflower seeds. In the hot pan, add about 1/4 cup of port and cook and stir with a silicone spatula to reduce the sauce, bringing up the browned bits on the bottom of the pan. Pour over the steaks and serve along with the baby greens and that have been drizzled with olive oil. Garnish with dried berries.
Recipe created 2006-12-13.


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A spotlight on plasma: Thrombotrol
Thrombus. It sounds like something you learned about at school in maths, doesn't it? Around the same time as parallelograms or equilateral triangles. The word itself offers little clue of the massive and shattering impact it can have. You've probably heard of it by its more common name: a blood clot.
A clot can block the blood flow in our veins or arteries with devastating consequences – a heart attack, stroke or a piece can break off from a thrombus in a vein and become an embolus in the lungs.
This is what happened to Nalini, now mum to a five year old daughter, who developed a thrombus and an embolus when her baby girl was just six months old.
Shortly after the 2011 Christchurch earthquake and just months after giving birth to a healthy daughter, Nalini became ill. After a blood test she was admitted to hospital that afternoon with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia and began chemotherapy the same day. Between 2011 and 2013 Nalini needed an astonishing 59 blood products to pull through.
Nalini's illness was tough and unrelenting, with life-threatening complications: infections and a thrombus. She developed a thrombus in the deep veins in her leg which extended up into the veins in the pelvis and then the vena cava. A chunk of the thrombus broke free and ended up in her lungs, producing a serious pulmonary embolus. It was the thrombus and embolus, and the risk of more of these happening in the next few days that meant she needed six transfusions of Thrombotrol.
Thrombotrol is a concentrated form of Antithrombin, a clever little protein that keeps the blood flowing. It is essential for keeping the clotting process under control. What makes this life-saving medicine extra special is that Thrombotrol can only be made from human plasma; it can't be created in treatment-sized doses from synthetic molecules in a laboratory. The plasma is donated by people who have normal amounts of these little proteins and given to those who don't.
Nalini says that at times it was touch and go. 'At 11pm one night the hospital phoned my husband and told him to 'bring the baby now'' – she was just so ill. She says she is hugely grateful to the blood donors who saved her life, through vital transfusions of blood, platelets, fresh frozen plasma and Thrombotrol.
Thrombotrol is one of the many reasons why the people who give plasma are so important. In New Zealand, people like Nalini can be treated with 13 different lifesaving products made from plasma donations. In fact, New Zealand Blood Service needs to collect around 1,000 plasma donations from New Zealanders every week to meet the need for plasma products.
'Each of the blood products I received allowed me to continue the rigorous and unrelenting chemotherapy,' Nalini says. 'Each time I received a bag or bottle of 'goodies', I would look up at it with such gratitude.'
About donating plasma
Donating plasma is similar to giving whole blood (this is what you probably think of when you hear 'blood donation'). In fact one of the eligibility criteria to give plasma is that you need to have donated whole blood at least once in the last two years. When giving plasma, whole blood is taken through a needle in one arm, just as for a whole blood donation. A machine then separates out the plasma, returning the rest of the blood to the donor through the same needle. This process is called apheresis (pronounced ay-fur-ee-sis) meaning 'to separate'.
If you're a whole blood donor, why not consider switching to plasma donation? To become a plasma donor, you need to:
- Be 18-60 years old
- Meet certain height and weight requirements
- Have donated whole blood at least once in the last two years
- Meet donor eligibility requirements listed in the donor questionnaire
- Have suitable veins and haemoglobin levels
- Be able to donate at the Epsom (Auckland), North Shore (Auckland), Hamilton, Tauranga, Palmerston North, Wellington, Christchurch or Dunedin Blood Donor Centres.


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Slip Forming Civil Seminar Topic
Slip Forming Civil Seminar Topic: Civil engineering course put more attention to concrete and reinforcement while almost ignoring the major component like form work. No attention is paid to economic design of form work. Form work costs approximately 10% of the total cost of the construction projects but at the same time sheltering/scaffolding involves major capital investment.
The construction industry today lacks Engineers who can design a good form work system. There are enough Engineers to do concreting, reinforcement and a structural design but there are not many to improve upon the form work. The procedures so far have been mainly hit and trial at least for the smaller construction companies. In spite of being such a major capital cost component, no enough research has been done to minimize the cost of form work.
The increasing shortage of skilled carpenters, the cost of timber and economic disadvantages of economic disadvantages of traditional purpose built forms have made the use of SLIP FORMING is necessary. So that revolutionary technique called SLIP FORMING is in introduced. Slip forming is technique of construction using mechanized form work. Slip forming is process of continuous lifting of form work by a hydraulic system of jacks and pumps.
With the invention of slip forming technique and due to speedier completion of work by the technique, there are substantial savings in cost in terms of wages and interest. This technique has no comprises against quality control and Homogeneity of structure. The cost saving will not appear automatically just because slip forming has been used .This technique has a lot of scope for improvement. But it can be adapted for tall framed structure. For slip forming work ordinary concrete of equally M20 &M25, rarely M30. Generally Portland cement is used for concreting. Fast setting cement in special cases work during winter and slip form progress is chosen. After dismantling the slip form components it can be used for span more than 25 years.


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A good leader does not set out to create fear and panic among his people, a good and responsible leader is one who even in the midst of crisis will tell his people that things will get better and that there is light at the end of the tunnel.
When Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia said at the Central University that Government was going to go to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), for bail-out, he said nothing new, it is not that the obvious decision to take was not known to the Government, but that in office, one needs to look at all the options available, before taking any decision that could have consequences, if any on the governed
'Na who cause am' is a phrase in pidgin English that we use to denote so many things, it is also a circumstantial phrase, used by many and for all sorts of reasons. In simple English it means 'who caused it'.
So when I asked who caused it, for Dr. Bawumia to have the impudence and the bravado to throw his weight around, going round the country blowing his trumpet as if he is the best economist this country can boast of.
This same gentleman in his PHD Thesis, wrote on the economic theory espoused by former President Jerry John Rawlings, the architects of that module are still around and can still make meaningful contribution to the ailing economy.
So I ask again, na who cause am? It is no longer a matter of rocket science, the answer is before us every day, we are dealing with two disaster of individuals foisted on us by the appointing authourity and so I bring to you, Seth Terkper, Minister of Finance and Economic Planning and the Governor of Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr. Henry Wampah, why they are still in office is the most difficult of all the questions.
In any civilized society, these gentlemen will have done the honourable thing of quitting, before they are pushed, but in Ghana where we worship and adore incompetence, they will carry their shoulders high and lead us all into a ditch.
It strikes me that no one ever says sorry in Ghana, I mean tell when a Ghanaian leader or Minister past or present, even in the future said, "I am sorry it was my fault, I caused it, I could do better, I took the wrong counsel or gave the wrong diagnosis of a problem".
I am struggling to understand, why or what is it that Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia knows that people appointed at the crucial time of our economy, do not know.
I trust in the judgement of President, John Dramani Mahama, it was the reason why despite the temptation to vote for Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), I voted for John Mahama, and I have no regret for that. That trust is what is letting me think that when he is still confident of his Finance Minister, I am tempted to go along with him, but the signs are so nebulous that I am having to question my own trust and whether it is a blind one.
I am not old, but in my young adult life, I have never heard a sitting President, publicly against the pressures brought to bear on him to change his appointee, repose so much confidence in his appointee and say "I will not change him". This is what President Mahama did when the Managing Director of a bank visited him at the Flagstaff House, he told her, pressure from within and without his political party is been brought on him to change his Finance Minister, but he will not budge to the pressures.
I thought as a communicator, the President will choose his words carefully and know when to say what and when to keep quiet, but some of his utterances have come back to bite him.
After all the public show of support for his Finance Minister, how can he turn around and fire him, but if the circumstances have changed, it is only fair to Ghanaians that he relieve the man of his post, after all it is only a fool who does not change his mind.
Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, is seen as a financial whiz kid, an economic guru, a new kid on the block, by members of the NPP and some Ghanaians, when the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has the men and women, who are by far more competent and qualified than him.
A friend made an analogy of what is happening to the economy to a man whose car is stuck in the mud, even women, will teach him how to drive, that is what is happening to the Government.
Seth Terkper is so 'incompetent' to the extent that even small boys, who do not understand what demand and supply is in economics have all become experts in how to run an economy.
Why is Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the twice defeated Presidential candidate of the NPP so confident of winning the 2016 elections, the answer is that with Seth Terkper at the Finance Ministry, his work is cut out for him, because the man does not have any surprises up his sleeves again, as far as resuscitating the ailing economy is concern.
What new ideas does the man have, he has exhausted all the tricks in the book, his is like an old wine in a new bottle, and his last dance is taking too long to come.
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When selling your product or service, cool your jets when talking to prospective clients. Don't spew out so much information, so fast, that the person you're talking to feels like they're getting sold. No one likes to feel like they're getting sold, and if you do business this way i.e. high-pressure, frantic, or "Do this now to get the discount," you're not going to be successful for long.
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This is kindergarten type sales, and it doesn't work when selling high-priced products and services. Yes, you may get the odd one or two people that buy what you're selling, but what I'm talking about is providing real long-term value to your clients.
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Your job as a sales rep is to guide the person down a path, sharing helpful, useful, and timely information to them along the way, which ultimately leads them to making the purchasing decision for themselves. This is the most powerful type of sales you can do. Guide the person so that the lightbulb goes off in their head, and they say to themselves, "This is a no-brainer. I'd love to do this."
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Be relaxed when you're selling.
I know it's not easy to cool the jets when you get excited, but you need to learn to lay low, ask a lot of great questions, and then sit back and listen. The better listener you become, the more successful you'll be in sales. Have you ever met someone and you've said only a few words to them and they told their friends that the two of you had the best conversation ever? Bingo! You do this, and you've won the sales race, as well as a new relationship. The funny thing is that you may walk away from the conversation saying, "That was so boring, they talked the whole time," but remember, sales is about the other person, so just relax, enjoy the moment, smile wide, and pay attention to them like they were the last person you were ever going to speak with.
Remove the pressure.
You don't want to start pounding them with phone calls or emails too soon. Have a methodology to your madness. If you didn't get the immediate sale, simply send a quick thank you follow up email to the person, sharing how much you enjoyed learning about what they do, and that you look forward to speaking with them again soon. Then a few days later, circle back with some helpful information that's related to your product or service and how it's directly going to benefit them.
Sales is a balancing act, don't act or follow up enough, and you'll show up to find another vendor supporting them, while if you push too hard, they'll get turned off and you'll end up showing up to another vendor supporting them. Just like in your life, implement balance for best results.
Look at it like this, you don't want to act like you just got shot out of a rocket when you first talk to prospective clients.
Settle down, remember back to when you started dating and you got a little bit more experienced than you were when you were fifteen years old, this is how you need to act. Cool, but in control.
Relate sales experiences.
One thing I do all the time is look to relate my personal experiences to sales experiences because I've found that they're really intertwined. Treat prospects and clients like you'd like to be treated yourself, and you'll without a doubt have outstanding results. Always remember to laugh and have a good time when selling, and don't take things too seriously. There's always a solution, no matter what the circumstance or condition, the challenge for you as the sales rep is to find it and present as fast as possible. Remember, you're running the show, so make it the best ever.


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To a black man in 1960s America, being heard – his valued and counted – must have meant the world. In startup language, that is proto customer development. Don Draper would have given Eric Ries a run for his money.
Marlon Brando once complained that working on the set of a troubled film was like trying to do a crossword puzzle while falling down an elevator shaft. That description came to mind today because it fits perfectly a job in Silicon Valley that recently opened up: CEO of Twitter. [Source: Pando.com]
I decided to ask myself a question: What is more important to me, my business or my employees?
Last night Perth based film maker Matt Hardie was celebrating his Tropfest win for his short film Bamboozled (above) – today however he has woken up to outrage from the Trans and Gay and Lesbian community, labelling his film as offensive and insensitive. On top of that now social media activists are berating the film for it's glorification of rape culture.
There are four ways aspiring entrepreneurs can develop their million dollar idea. They can stand in the shower and wait for the 'aha!' moment. They can listen to customer complaints and detect trends. They can market-test an existing idea to see if anyone else cares. Or they can just steal someone else's.
The month was February 2012 and myself and three other cofounders held a launch party to announce a new venture we had been working on to the world, that business was a new application called Cofounda.
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If you are really dumb enough to think that this whole NSA Prism controversy is actually controversial then you are an idiot.
Having recently moved up to Sydney from Melbourne to take on a new opportunity, one of the first ports of call on my list was visiting arguably Australia's largest start-up conference
I have observed a number of interactions over the past couple of weeks between folks in the Sydney scene that could have gone completely different and actually yield better results for all parties involved.
Over the last couple of months, I have been involved in a few discussions, some private, some in a group environment, some in a government capacity – all revolving around the term "startup" and who in fact it actually belongs to. I must admit, I have been fence sitting when it comes to this particular topic, and part of me get's really annoyed about the conversation, as I don't feel comfortable excluding a group from using a term because it doesn't fit the definition another is giving it.
The word bigot has become like the word migraine, it is overused and has been given it's own meaning in an urban context. Just like someone in the workplace is "going home because they have a migraine" [if you really had one, you would not be driving home, you would be crawling into the darkness of a storage cupboard at work to sleep] the word "bigot" is thrown around on and offline these days like confetti at a wedding.
If there is one thing that is certain in our society, it's the fact that everyone has an opinion, and we are entitled to express it. If people disagree with that opinion they in turn are entitled to express that. When opinions are given in forums by people who may have a public profile, we see people expressing their opposing opinions on a grander scale such as protest, petition or demonstration – all of which are perfectly legal and acceptable ways to get their point across.