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When the red carpet is rolled out, celebrities are ready to rock and roll. Especially if the red carpet belongs to the Grammys because that is where all stops to fashion are pulled out and divas are at their sartorial best. All of the music industry's most beautiful and stylish women come prepared to make a statement. And thus as much as the Grammys are known for music, they are also known for bringing out the best and the worst in the attendees, sometimes to the point of being scandalous.
Everybody is out to stun, but many end up shocking instead. And sometimes there are other kinds of fails – like a wardrobe accidents, terrible outfits, or worse, like when your stylist gets you a dress that someone else is also wearing at the same red carpet event! Epic fail. The Grammys were the same this year – there were red carpet wins and red carpet fails. But many divas and singers decided to step up and carry on the Time's Up flame. Like the all-black ensembles of the Golden Globes, this time the code was to show your support by carrying or wearing white roses. The symbolism wasn't lost on many, and the support remained big and bright – despite some of the disaster dresses. Let's see which celebrities lit up the red carpet with their style, and which ones threw down their money on trashy stuff instead.
20 Rocked It: Lady Gaga Stunned In Black
Lady Gaga can stun or shock, depending on her mood. She's the one who can take a tumble in ridiculously high heels and still emerge as the winner. or wear a meat dress with such nonchalant style, that others were tempted to follow suit. This year, she pulled out all stops in a stunning Armani Privé gown over a bodystocking – and she did not forget to wear a #Time'sUp pin either, on a tiny pair of white roses. The Lorraine Schwartz earrings matched perfectly as did that sublime makeup. The highlight was, of course, her corset braid – meaning she wore her braid literally in a corset style – with a black thread lacing up those blonde locks. Her rings made a statement of their own and it was Gaga all the way this year, with a hint of Game of Thrones as well!
19 Failed: Pink Looked Like A Tassel
So we adore the fact that Pink walked the carpet with her little girl in tow. And her little one looked adoringly sweet in a grey tassel dress. But why Pink decided to dress like a multi-colored duster is anyone's guess. The same brand that made Gaga a red-carpet hit this year turned Pink into a meme queen. Dressed flamboyantly in a multi-colored feather gown from the Armani Privé Fall Couture collection, Pink redeemed herself by carrying a white rose pin. Flamboyance is her middle name but her stage performance was another shocker. This year, Pink stepped on stage barefoot, dressed in plain jeans and a tee to sing her heart out. And this plain Jane look was a statement of its own.
18 Rocked It: Miley Cyrus In An Elegant Jumpsuit
This time Cyrus did not set any tongues wagging with any dance moves or barely-there outfits. She walked the red carpet in sartorial, elegant style dressed in a strapless velvet jumpsuit and glittery high heels. The Jean Paul Gaultier ensemble came with a cropped piece that draped over her shoulders and made her look fierce. The accessories were minimal and she carried a simple white rose to show solidarity with the #Time'sUp initiative. Her hair was slicked back in Hollywood elegance and she rocked the stage later in a deep purple gown as well. Simplicity seemed to be her middle name this time around but there was still some mischief in the air when she pouted with the white rose for the shutterbugs.
17 Failed: Jaden Smith Looking A Little Too Casual
What was Jaden Smith thinking with his patchwork jeans, that oversized parka and the word "Syre" scribed on the back of his hand? The guy wanted to be cool for sure. So he wore an MSFT rep top and G-Star RAW denim; sadly, with sneakers. The "Syre" scrawled on his hand was his way of promoting his latest studio album of the same name. While this up-and-coming 19-year-old does show nuances of style every now and then, he looked more like a Raggedy Andy doll dressed in urban fashion than a real musician. You do need to up your ante, Jaden, especially in fashion.
16 Rocked It: Chrissy Teigen In Maternal Silver
Chrissy Teigen is pregnant with her second child with hubby John Legend but if you thought that would affect her red carpet stride, you'd be wrong. Chrissy looked ravishing in a silver Yanina Couture gown as she prettily posed for the shutterbugs, cradling her baby bump with sass. The dress can only be described as blindingly silver and Chrissy wore matching blindingly silver heels with it. To top it, this metallic dress was no boring maternal number as it had strategic and alluring cut-outs on the sleeves and a daring slit right in the middle. Chrissy looked gorgeous and proved that you can wear anything you want while pregnant, and look amazing while you are at it – if you are a supermodel, that is.
15 Failed: Lana Del Ray Looked Like A Washed-Up Angel
Despite being dressed in a rather resplendent Gucci gown, Lana Del Ray kind of looked washed-up and washed out. The cream gown did nothing for her complexion and the rather nude makeup look added to her overall lifeless appearance. The dress seemed better suited for someone who was a prom wallflower and even the loud chains could not jazz it up. This flowing off-white gown was adorned with crystal embellishments and also had a thigh-high split, which did manage to save the outfit from being a total and complete drab. Lana donned a halo made up of stars on top of her head. She completed her look with a white rose corsage around her wrist. Yep, prom night nightmares and even that winged eyeliner could not revive her look. Very blah.
14 Rocked It: SZA Looked Ethereal In White
SZA, or rather Solána Imani Row,e looked absolutely ravishing in a frothy Atelier Versace creation as she strode down the red carpet of the 2018 Grammys and bagged the Outstanding New Artist trophy too. In this sheer sequined gown, the Ctrl singer looked like an angel come to life as she walked the red carpet. With dramatic tulle sleeves, a bodice made of sheer and intricate beading, and thigh-high slits, SZA looked amazing. The white rose and those flowing locks perfectly complemented the outfit. The sweetest bit was that she brought both her mom and grandmother as her dates, who watched her strut the stage and red carpet adoringly. She's clearly an angel with an angelic heart.
13 Fail: Cardi B Looked Too Frilly
Twitter was in no mood to spare Cardi B and compared her dress to a special dish made by a cow's stomach called Menudo. Her very structured dress by Ashi studio left the people in splits and the colorful creation she then donned for her stage performance hasn't endeared her to the fashion-conscious folk either. The Twitter-stopping gown, designed by Mohammed Ashi, featured a voluminous skirt with a high-low hem so that it looked like a gown with angel wings from behind but a frock from the front. It also featured structured off-the-shoulder sleeves. A sheer panel down the front of the dress showed off her curves, and even partnering the outfit with a pair of red-soled Christian Louboutin heels and a string of diamond bracelets could not save her from the being the butt of jokes on Twitter. The over-the-top nails didn't help either!
12 Rocked It: Ashanti In Peekaboo Gold
Ashanti graced the Grammy red carpet literally dressed like a gold statue. Her golden gown sported a very demure high-neckline, fully covered long sleeves and a beautiful full skirt. The gown was cinched in at the waist and highlighted her incredible figure. The other thing that her gown managed to highlight was the fact that she clearly hasn't aged! Ashanti remained unfazed as she sashayed down in this glittering frock that she accessorized with strappy gold sandals and a whopping diamond ring. Her makeup remained minimal as she wore her hair in a sleek do, highlighted those beautiful dark eyes, and opted for nude gloss.
11 Failed: Alicia Keys Made Her Black Outfit A Bit Too Complicated
We love Alicia Keys. And we love her makeup-free appearance as well. Plus we really, really love her music. What we don't love is this black ensemble. It does nothing for her gorgeousness and the neckline is too weird for words… This 37-year-old singer who is a 15-time Grammy winner wore a Bao Tranchi bodysuit. It had a long-sleeved top with a plunging neckline and some really psychedelic B-grade sci-fi flick cut-outs. The ensemble was coupled with matching black velour trousers, which again, did nothing for her body and the singer accessorized it all with black hoop earrings and some rather interesting rings. Her hair was pulled back into a pair of twisted braids and while there was a rather gamine air about her, we think the outfit tanked. But we still love Keys.
10 Rocked It: Hailee Steinfield's White Dress & Purple Boots
At first, Hailee Steinfield's outfit looks demure and conventional – a crisp, strapless white gown, slashed safely in the middle. But what makes it absolutely gorgeous are those shiny purple boots. Oh, how we love Hailee for this red carpet sass. She made the simple white gown super interesting and bold. The 21-year-old singer and actress wore the minimalist, strapless dress by Alexandre Vauthier, and the eye-catching pair of knee-high purple and metallic boots are also by the same designer. With this striking combination, she rightly skipped a handbag. But bling is fun and so Steinfield completed her look with diamonds from Marli, Hearts On Fire, Djula, and Mattia Cielo. The last touch that really elevated her look was the bold and colorful makeup. Of course, Hailee being completely gorgeous does not hurt the look either!
9 Failed: Coco's Chain Dress Was Not Very Classy
Frankly, if it's Coco, there will be skin shown. Period. It's own of her claims to fame. Her bikinis are tiny and defy gravity – we think she sticks them on. At the 2018 Grammy red carpet, Coco Austin showed skin as usual, though not so much. Unfortunately, the dress lacks class, sass or anything in between and seems to be held up by elastic chords on the sides. She could have dressed up that resplendent figure better. Cutaway panels crept up the length of each of the dress's sides and her modesty was protected by the dress being held together with chains. Obviously, this was a dress that fit in with her usual aesthetic, but it simply did not do her any favours. The chunky jewelry lacked sass too and overall this was a rather blah look. A classier and more sophisticated gown would suit her looks much better.
8 Rocked It: Anna Kendrick In Checked Simplicity
Trust Anna Kendrick to do everything with style. Her simple strapless bodysuit emphasized her slim waist and the slightly oversized suit sat elegantly on her. A pint-sized statement arrived in a Balmain suit and Ara Vartanian earrings. And in case you were wondering why she chose to cover up so much when the red carpet is all about flashing shocking and stunning amounts of skin, she didn't! The suit may have covered her up but focus on the bodysuit, people – yep, it's beautifully sheer. Heidi Klum can take some lessons from this very cool gal who knows just how much to show and how much to cover up. Basically, it's all about balance! And we love those pink pumps. Anna is the queen of looks that are simultaneously cool and alluring at the same time – and that is no small feat.
7 Failed: Ava Max In A Sunny Number
So Ava Max tried to do an Anna Kendrick but the fit and the colors and the print and just the whole darn outfit went very, very wrong. Clearly she did not follow Anna's advice with small but bold touches to update the classic suit look. Instead, she went all out in every direction possible. The skin-colored bodysuit did her fair skin tone no favors under that very, very bright pantsuit. She seemed to have aimed for hipster chic but looks more Hawaiian reject! The blonde locks seem to clash with the colors. The rose tattoo seems very opportune and perfect if in a tad, umm, risqué place. Her beaten gold neck piece also seems a bit out of place in that very busy ensemble. Overall, it was not a look good for the red carpet.
6 Rocked It: Rita Ora's Black Slashed Number
Rita Ora can both shock and stun depending on how she feels. This time, she definitely stunned in a beautiful black number slashed almost to the point of being too much – almost, but not quite. But then, she's Rita Ora and she can carry it well! She wore a black velvet Ralph and Russo embellished one-shoulder gown with matching pointy black stiletto Louboutin pumps. Though she did step on the train of her gown, she managed to avoid tripping or having an incident of any sorts. With Hollywood-esque slicked-back hair, a chic matte red lip, rings, and statement studs, Ora looked like a Hollywood goddess and she knew it too. She paired her risqué look with the quintessential white rose and looked just about perfect as she showed off her toned legs.
5 Failed: Pharrell Williams In Another Over-The-Top Hat
Pharrell Williams and his wife Helen are happy. And there is nothing you can do about it! Dang the red carpet. Clearly, when it comes to red carpet casual style, Williams leads the pack. Wait, what? Did we just say red carpet casual style? Yes, indeed. And when Pharrell William decides to step out in jeans, a red jacket, and some mighty strange shoes, there's not much any red carpet can do about it. To make up for the jeans, he did wear a hat – you know, just for appearances. But he wore a ridiculously oversized fedora, so thank you, Williams, for the little favor. His wife Helen was a perfect partner in crime, donning a silk jumpsuit that looked more like a casual luncheon dress than a red carpet walk. But hey, they are happy and they know it!
4 Rocked It: Kesha's Blue Elvis Presley Look
People have been dissing Kesha's blue country take of a pantsuit – but with that fierce expression and a healthy body and face – she looked utterly ravishing! Plus with all that this singer has been through, it was perhaps her #MeToo moment where she stopped being a woman and was a person and an artist first. So for Kesha, wearing Nudie Cohn's rhinestone-studded suit, the same guy who made Elvis Presley's white suit, was a big statement! The blue vintage Nudie suit with cream-colored embellishments and rose embroidery sat perfectly with the #Time'sUp theme of the 2018 Grammys and Kesha looked like a dream. And her stage outfit in white was no less fierce as she sang her heart out for the audience to marvel at as it resonated from the rafters!
3 Failed: Andra Day Looking Like A Messy Throwback
Andra Day channeled her inner moll with her thigh-showing lilac blazer/dress and while the bouffant seemed a nice touch – everything else seemed a tad over-the-top. Her throwback look seemed more like a costume than anything else. Andra, who was born Cassandra Monique Batie, was discovered by Stevie Wonder, or rather his wife, and rose through the ranks of the music industry by doing covers before she finally landed a sweet deal. Her voice is powerful enough and when she changed into a flowing white dress to join Kesha on stage to sing the hit "Praying" and she looked resplendent. The lilac dress flashed a lot of thigh and had crimson lapels and pockets, which she matched her makeup too. It wasn't all that much a look for her, though.
2 Rocked It: Janelle Monae Is Making A Statement
We don't know what matadors are wearing these days but if it's anything like Monae here, "hubba hubba" is what we say. She utterly rocked the gorgeous pantsuit, which was embroidered with more than just design. The embroidery had flowers as well as locks with keys – a statement that resonated with her #Time'sUp pin on the lapel. She clearly thought about this outfit for a while. That hair, with a few coy clips peeking through and that bold, bold makeup also elevated the fun look. It's like Janelle strode in and won everything – now could everyone else just go home already! The frilled cuffs of her shirt, those awesome rings and that attitude on stage – no wonder Monae is a fashion icon, unlike others. She shows us how to have fun with fashion – don't take it too seriously, but make sure your statement hits the right note.
1 Failed: Joy Villa Is Wearing One Weird Look
Seriously? Joy Villa chose a look that made her political views very clear, and this was not the right place or time for it. Joy Villa has gone princess with a really bad taste in fashion. Born Joy Angela Villa, she adopted the stage name Princess Joy Villa and has been considering herself music royalty ever since, except that she has just one album, but plenty controversial Grammy dresses to her credit. If this time's pro-life dress wasn't enough, last year it was a Pro-POTUS slogan emblazoned dress that proclaimed "Make America Great Again." Has she gone gaga? A simple but elegant dress would've done wonders, but she clearly wanted an outfit that said a thousand words.


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The Liberian government was recently among several other African countries that took part in the first Food and Agriculture Organization/World Health Organization/African Union International Food Safety Conference in Addis Abba, Ethiopia.
During the conference held from February 12 to the 13 2019, Liberia was represented by Deputy Commerce Minister for Industry, Mr. George D. Wolo.
The joint conference was graced by ministers of health, agriculture, leading scientific experts, partner agencies as well as representatives of consumers, food producers and the private sectors.
The essence of the International Food Safety Conference, held in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Abba, was to identify key actions and strategies to address current and future challenges to food safety at the global level.
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Liberia's Deputy Commerce Minister for Industry, Mr. George Wolo, who represented his country, described the gathering as a pivotal moment that demands urgent international reflection on actions needed to sustain food safety.
The exercise, held from February 12-13 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia will continue later in Geneva, Switzerland.
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At the same time, the Chief Executive Officer of New partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAIS) and Chairperson of the conference, Mr. Ibrahim Assane Mayaki, highlighted the integral role of food safety in achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Mr. Mayaki made particular reference to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2,3 and 8 and recognized that foodborne diseases make 600 million people ill and cause 420,000 premature deaths annually.
He said the situation translates into productivity losses of US$95 billion a year in low and middle income countries alone.
The Chief Executive Officer of New partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAIS) and Chairperson of the conference said participants also noted the ongoing changes in climate and in global food production and supply system, including the need to empower the consumer through improved and evidence-based health and nutrition information and education.
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So ya. I've been seriously slacking on the chicken keeping posts. Not because I'm not involved with my birds, but because well, I've been a busy girl! At least I feel like I've been busy.
So here's the scoop on the coop, the hens, and the mallard ducks that were originally thought to both be ladies but it turns out one was masquerading as a lady and is in fact a boy. Dude looked like a lady! And now you can watch this impromptu, has zero to do with chickens video of clips from Mrs. Doubtfire to the tune of Dude looks like a lady – which does have something to do with my post!
Ok. Now that we got that out of the way, onto the topic at hand. Chickens. And female impersonator ducks. We are now down to 3 roosters from the original crew of 5. Whew. Two of our Barred Plymouth Rock boys got relocated to new homes where a roo was needed – one to help heal some hens that lost their leading man and the other to help provide some cross-bred fertilized eggs to Rhode Island Red ladies. At least that's what they told me. I've still got 1 BPR and 1 Golden Laced Wyandotte boy to find a home for, otherwise the hubs says they're going to become freezer meat by the end of next week. gasp. Who knew it would be so hard to find homes for these beautiful boys? Everyone wants hens I guess and aren't too keen on keeping a rooster to protect their ladies. With only 7 hens needing to be overseen by a male, we don't have enough hen to roo ratio to keep them from fighting. No fights so far in the pecking order so that's good news. The Wyandotte boy we are keeping has been named Thor – because he will put the hammer down! hahahaha! I'm hilarious. But seriously, that's his name.
They all have had their first adventures in the yard, and do in fact live up to the name chicken. They don't go much further than the side and back of their coop. We even picked up a duck and put him right on the edge of the creek. He complained, loudly, the whole way back to the coop. Well then. So far we are letting them out of their fenced in run a few hours per week. They are always on the hunt for fresh greens, so we keep watch over them so they don't wander into the garden thinking it's their own personal buffet. They get fresh greens in between because any weeds I pull from the garden and flower beds go right into the run for their enjoyment. They also get all of our veggie and bread table scraps, as well as scratch. When we mow the lawn, hubs dumps one of the bags of cut grass into the run and they just go nuts! Bugs, fresh greens, stuff to kick around. Chicken bliss. The ducks have a nice little pool filled with water that I change every other day. They enjoy having bath time options and will go into it first thing in the morning. For now, it works for them.
Speaking of ducks, we originally thought we had two ladies. I always thought that the smaller one must have been a runt or the bigger one was in fact a boy and just didn't know it yet. Then his feathers started to change. I first noticed specks of green around his eye and though maybe he had some grass stuck. Nope, it was feathers. Hubs searched the net and found out the males are colored very similarly to the females up until about 14 weeks old. They do this to camouflage themselves from predators. I bet you didn't know that either, so you've learned a new interesting fact to bust out at cocktail hours and family dinners. Woo hoo! So we have a male and female mallard. I'm so psyched.
Right now our chickens are 15 & 17 weeks old. They don't start laying until 26 weeks old. Arrrrrgggggh! Needless to say, we'll most likely have to play some tricks on them by keeping the coop warm and lighted if we want to see eggs before spring. But that's ok. While raising chickens from chicks can be time-consuming and stressful, eventually it'll even out. These birds know my voice and touch, and come running to the run door when I go outside. They make sweet little purring noises when I feed them scratch, will jump up to get a piece of cold crisp lettuce from my fingers, eat bugs (except lighting bugs…those apparently taste bad to them), provide nutrient rich compost for our garden, and provide much entertainment for the hubs and I, as well as our friends and family. And someday, they will provide us with eggs. Anything worth having does require some work and some effort, and I'm not against getting my hands dirty. I am glad that I have taken the step to knowing where yet another source of my food comes from – you can't get any closer than your own back yard.
I have learned that chickens may not be the smartest animals but they do learn quickly. Bedtime starts shortly after the sun starts to set. They have shown me cucumber slices are by far the most coveted of table scrap treats. They have made it known that wearing bedazzled sandals near them is ill advised because they turn into bling chasing whores who will peck at my feet trying to lay claim to the sparkle. They will all gather at the door to listen intently while I talk sweetly to them. They have taught me to take pleasure in the simple little things.
We've got some finishing touches that need put on the coop, like finishing the nesting box and trimming the outside to cover the bazillion staples on the chicken wire. We are most likely going to have to put battens on the coop to match the shed since the boards shrunk in the extreme heat we've had these past weeks. But our birds are happy and healthy and that's what matters most. Now give me some eggs!


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Endless fun is the only rule in Marble Town! Set up the six-piece set—complete with a cord to designate the perimeter—any way you please. Then grab your marbles and shoot through the hole in each numbered wooden building to score. Rearrange the town for a different game (and different level of difficulty) every time you play. Comes with 10 assorted marbles..
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- Marble Town
- The only rule is endless fun!
- Rearrange the pieces for differing levels of difficulty
- Six-piece set with perimeter cord
- Comes with 10 assorted marbles.
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text: Add comment The best and worst foreign-Chinese movies of 2015 A look back at 2015's good, bad and laughably bad Chinese-foreign co-productions By Aaron Fox-Lerner Posted: Tuesday December 22 2015, Updated: Monday December 28 2015 The growing Chinese market is provoking yet another freak-out in the US about the rise of China, but few have bothered to look at what this means in terms of the films. With that in mind, we've rounded up five of the biggest co-productions this year. Some you should check out; some not so much.The goodWolf TotemJean-Jacques Annaud, Mainland/ France 2015Although it's adapted from Jiang Rong's smash-hit novel of the same name, about a young man sent to Inner Mongolia during the Cultural Revolution, the plot and characters are the weakest elements of this film. Instead, Jean-Jacques Annaud – a French director with a long history of working with animals – shines when focusing his camera on the wolves and the gorgeous landscape of Inner Mongolia: the movie at times feels more like an ethnographic documentary than a fiction film. Despite having a French director and French funding, Wolf Totem really feels like a Chinese production, and is all the better for it.The 'meh'Hollywood AdventuresTimothy Kendall, Mainland/USA 2015Helmed by an American director and crew but clearly aimed solely at Mainland audiences, this Chinese action-comedy flick is surprisingly funny in its first third, before somewhat lamely falling apart for the rest of the film. Produced and co-written by the Taiwan-born, US-raised Justin Lin (director of many Fast & Furious films), Hollywood Adventures stars Zhao Wei, Huang Xiaoming and Tong Dawei as a trio of Chinese innocents trying to survive in a violent and hedonistic America. How violent and hedonistic? The most popular TV show consists of nothing but guys being socked in the face in front of an American flag. Unfortunately, amusing jokes like that are soon lost in a story that awkwardly tries to cram in forced romance, action scenes and overly cute, self-referential humour.Mountains May DepartJia Zhangke, Mainland/France/Japan 2015While large commercial co-productions have drawn a lot of attention, Mainland indie film directors have long been dependent on foreign financing to produce their films. Chinese critical darling Jia Zhangke's latest represents something new in that it was partially shot in Australia. That said, it also represents a disappointment compared to his earlier work. Jia's deft visual touch remains intact, but the film's three-part story never quite coalesces. The details and accents in the Australian sequence are off, while the acting leaves something to be desired. That said, even a world-class thespian would have trouble making lines like 'Google Translate is your real son!' sound good.And the really uglyDragon BladeDaniel Lee, Mainland 2015We'll say this for Dragon Blade: it had a real budget. With all that money spent on special effects, it's too bad they couldn't come up with a better colour scheme than the toilet-like brown and yellow employed for the entire film. Dragon Blade really wants us to know that it's gritty, resulting in a whole lot of bad stylistic choices. Jackie Chan, for example, plays an ancient Silk Road cop while sporting a goatee and braided dreadlocks. That look doesn't work well for anyone, but especially not middle-aged Asian men. John Cusack and Adrien Brody also show up as grim, rival Roman Centurions. Cusack mumbles and shrugs his way through the film, while Brody's actually pretty enjoyable as the scenery-chewing villain. Add in a singing royal Roman moppet that Cusack is protecting and it starts to sound so bad it's good. Trust us, though – it's mainly just bad.OutcastNick Powell, Mainland/Canada/France/USA 2015Outcast basically plays out like a worse version of Dragon Blade, a sentence we can't believe we just typed. Here, the foreign warriors stranded in China are a pair of former Medieval crusaders played by Hayden Christensen and Nicolas Cage. They're both saddled with guilt from all the killing they did, but end up using their mad killing skills to protect the heir to the Chinese throne from his evil older brother, in a plot as bland and forgettable as the film's title. Even Nicolas Cage, who has a terrible haircut and strokes his chin with a live snake for no reason, can't save this film with his manic overacting, and Christensen is hardly any better. On the plus side, it's only 90 minutes! 4 out of 5 stars submit


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|Welcome to the Showcase of Homes
|Your home should reflect your unique and individual design personality, and here at Village, we are committed to helping you achieve your dream décor. As a starting point, we've developed our Showcase of Homes, decorating five homes with beautiful Village products. Each home spotlights a different design theme, including the Traditional Home, Country Home, Contemporary Home, Romantic Home and the Eclectic Home. We've interpreted each of these overall themes in foyers, living rooms, dining rooms, kitchens, bedrooms, children's rooms and bathrooms, and we invite you to take a virtual tour of these rooms. We've also made it easy for you to recreate a particular look in your own home, by listing which Village collection is used in each room, so you can ask for it at your local retail store!
|Classic motifs such as stripes, bouquet florals and rich damasks characterize the Traditional Home.
|Simple gingham checks, stripes and nostalgic Americana images lend appeal to the Country Home.
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Shahrukh Khan received an honorary doctorate from the UK's University of Edinburgh and as usual he delivered an awesome speech which will give you goose bumps. Also with all the titles like King of Romance, King Khan and Badshah of Bollywood, don't forget to add 'Dr' Shahrukh Khan.
1. Hindi filmon ki tarah, life mein bhi, anth me sab kuch theek ho jaata hai. Aur agar na ho, toh woh anth nahi hai…picture abhi baaki hai mere dost.
2. Study hard. work hard. Play harder. Don't be bound by rules. Don't hurt anybody, and never ever live somebody else's dream.
3. It's okay to be confused. Confusion is the route to all the clarity in the world.
4. Art is more important than the artist – have no attachment to your own art. It's regressive, move on.
5. Don't become a philosopher before you become rich.
6. If you aren't charged up about doing something, if you don't have, what in Hindi we call the "Josh", the fire in your belly for it, then don't do it.
7. Chak De India taught me that whatever it is that is pulling you back, is not going away unless you stand up and start forging your own path with all your might in the opposite direction. Stop whining and start moving.
8. Live now, live today. Don't be bound by rules, live your own dreams.
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[WASHINGTON] US President Barack Obama will head to London next week to join the international chorus of leaders imploring Britain not to leave the European Union.
The White House said Thursday the president will arrive in Britain on April 21 for a three-day visit, just two months before the country votes in an referendum on the issue.
"He will make very clear that this is decision for the people of the United Kingdom to make," Mr Obama's close foreign policy adviser Ben Rhodes told reporters.
"But we have no closer friend in the world and if we are asked our view as a friend, we'll offer it."
Mr Rhodes said Obama would be "very straightforward and candid as a friend as to why the US believes that it is good for the UK to remain in the EU."
Opinion polls suggest the June 23 vote will be a close one, but large numbers of voters remain undecided and Britain's allies are keen for Europe's second largest economy to stay in the bloc.
Aside from meeting British officials, Mr Obama will have lunch with Queen Elizabeth II on April 22, one day after the long-serving monarch's 90th birthday.
He will also stage a joint news conference with Prime Minister David Cameron, who is campaigning for a vote to remain in Europe despite broad support for "Brexit" within his Conservative Party.
On Sunday, after his stay in Britain, Mr Obama will head on to a major industrial fair in Hannover, Germany, where he will give a more general speech on the challenges facing Europe.


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Stylecraft special yarn giveaway – I have been exploring different yarns this week, the stylecraft special yarn crochets up beautifully and is so nice to work with, so I am giving away 2 balls on crochet 'n' create, it is enough yarn to make my CrissCross Matinee Coat.
Stylecraft Special Yarn is 100% Acrylic worsted weight #3 yarn – which is Double Knitting in the UK and 8ply in Australia/New Zealand, it is available in over 80 gorgeous colors.
Each ball of Stylecraft Special has approximately 295 metres or 322 yards.
The giveaway is open to everyone so if you would like to win these 2 balls of Stylecraft Special enter with the Rafflecopter form below, One winner will be chosen at random from the entries submitted and the winner will receive 2 balls Stylecraft Special. Good luck to you all.
Start Date: 27th April 2018 1.00pm (gmt)
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If you are not lucky enough to win the stylecraft special yarn giveaway and would like to buy your own colors of the yarn, you can get it direct from Lovecrochet.


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Why I am Angry January 6, 2018
I AM angry with the Mizrahi elite. Very angry indeed.
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Hebrews 10:25 says, "...not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together."
This verse is quoted quite often in the churches to exhort people to attend church consistently.
But is this what this verse is talking about?
Let's understand this verse in the context of Hebrews.
The book of Hebrews was written to Jewish people who were on the verge of willfully rejecting the new covenant (NC) of grace.
In rejecting the NC, as we learn in Hebrews, they were making a decision to continue to practice the requirements of the old covenant (OC) of law.


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Here's a new restaurant game for girls in which you will have to help the waitress to prepare customer orders as soon as possible. Please note that the time of this cooking game is limited and therefore you will have to try to go as fast as possible. Girl Games relies on you to take your role properly.


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Wearable Devices Magazine - The Authority in Wearable Technology. 50 wearable tech gamechangers for 2016. It's that time of year once again when the Wareable team set aside thoughts of mince pies and look ahead to what's in store for wearable tech in 2016.
In last year's Wareable 50, we correctly pointed out that the Apple Watch (surprise, surprise), Xiaomi and Tag Heuer would be grabbing the headlines. We also said it would be a big year for the Jawbone UP3 and smart clothing. So we didn't get everything right. Now it's time to to make our predictions again. We've sat round tables, collected our thoughts, drank endless cups of coffee from Wareable-branded mugs and reshuffled the list more often than a coalition cabinet. Google Looks to Connect More Devices. Wearable devices: Powering your own wellness. Wearable Devices Magazine - The Authority in Wearable Technology. When Technology Changes Who We Are: Advantages of Wearable Devices. Working with technology on a desktop computer is one thing.
Using it on a smartphone is another. Wearing it is something else. How do wearables affect us? In this article... Wearable Technology and the Internet of Things - Ericsson. Body of sensors Consumers see that smartphones don't have to be the only information device in the IoT era, in which devices and physical objects will be connected via the cloud.
In the future, 74 percent of the smartphone users surveyed believe they will be using wearables to exchange information with other devices and physical things around them. It's also a shift that has been pointed to in Ericsson ConsumerLab's annual trend report, the '10 Hot Consumer Trends 2016', in which we indicated that 85 percent of smartphone users think intelligent wearable electronic assistants will be commonplace within 5 years.
Wearable devices technology. How wearable technology will change our lives. History tells us: we need wearable technology heroes. Five ways wearable tech will change your life. The world's first wearable wasn't exactly what you'd call practical.
It was invented in the early 1960s by two mathematicians, Edward Thorp and Claude Shannon. They created a computerized timing device that helped them cheat in roulette. The device was so tiny that during the game, half of it was hidden in a shoe and the other half in a pack of cigarettes. Since then, wearables have come a long way – they've transitioned from "gadgets" to must-have devices that manage our health, productivity, and safety.
How Wearable Technology Will Change the Internet. Home » Data Visualization » How Wearable Technology Will Change the Internet New round here?
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Update: Rumors are a risky game - sometimes you stumble upon the truth and other times its just a concept image. This is the case with the press render of the Samsung Galaxy S8, its just a skillfully made 3D render made by one @VenyaGeskin1.
This particular Twitter account has published many images, claiming some to be leaks of official images but its clear now that the renders are based on rumors and various info that came through unofficial channels.
Sorry guys, but I thought you know that I make concepts and renders 🤔— Benjamin Geskin (@VenyaGeskin1) January 29, 2017
Thursday and Friday brought a lot of news from the Galaxy S8 rumor stack including a leaked live-image and a full list of alleged specs, including a strange resolution that ends up being higher than the LG G6s. But anyway, the following is an image of what is believed to be an official render of the Samsung Galaxy S8.
Now, if you compare the render to the live image we saw on Thursday, they coincide pretty well. The proportions of the camera module next to the rear-mounted fingerprint sensor look spot-on in the image.
If we look at the front of the render, and then look back at the supposed front-glass panel for the Galaxy S8, the two arent consistent with the leaks we are getting. So either this is fake, or that glass is.
More will reveal itself in the coming weeks. We are still looking at a March 29 Unpacked event, as well as an April 21 official sale date. Check out the full list of recently-leaked specs here.
Don't twist my comment I said 3600mah running 10nm is greater than the 3500mah using the same processor 10nm I want upgrade not downgrade did you get it?
I'll be fine, the screen size increase from the S6 edge+ will be only minor and pixel amount increase incredibly minor, and the battery increases by 500 mAh + the 10nm processor which does play a big part if you do something power intensive on the CP...
The display is far more infuential than the SoC and that is considerably larger. Set a high CPU usage app. running and turn off the display with it running in the background, then just play a video. I guarantee the the video will drain the battery mu...


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Hazy sunshine, 22º, very light SE.
Still rather quiet in South Oxfordshire no migrants to speak of, 2 Chiffchaff is about all.As for other species, 5 Meadow Pipit seen, a flock of 40+ Skylark flew over, 2 Kestrel, a Mistle Thrush, 2 Pied Wagtail, 5 Yellowhammer, 30+ Goldfinch and several Red Kite and Buzzard.
24-spot Ladybird seen in Wallingford and a couple of other species recently.
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This file is a photograph shot with real styled props and the frame includes a Smart Object for you to drop in your design without worrying about angles, luminosity. Basically the job is already done by me in Photoshop.
♡ What you will regain:
A layered .psd file with a Smart Object
A High res 300Dpi Web resolution JPEG
A High res PNG file to slide your design using another software than Photoshop.
♡ Simply overlay your artwork as a .png or click on the Smart Object layer, add your design and voila!
♡ For Photoshop users — VIDEO TUTORIAL HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxTge8fHbW8. Note that the smart object will not work within Elements.
♡ This frame mock up is for 20x25cm – 8×10″ prints. ♡ The file comes without watermark. Please note this file is simply layered with a Smart Object. This scene was really shot this way with natural light and the photo is one background.
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♡ Non-exclusivity: When you purchase an product from White Hart Design Co. you agree to a non-exclusive limited consume license that allows for personal and professional consume only of the item.
♡ How to consume your product: you can crop the image and overlay the image with your own text or artwork, as well as edit and manipulate the image to suit your needs. You can also consume any mock ups of White Hart Design Co. to display your products on your websites, online platforms, social media and anywhere you see fit for your business.
♡ Once you absorb added your product or image to the styled Photograph you (or anyone) can also share it on social media for promotional purposes.
♡ You are allowed to re-consume this image multiple times in your shop to display your items, although it is recommended to absorb a few consistent mockups to create a stronger brand image.
♡ What is not allowed: you may not sell, lease, loan, transfer, share or give the image to a third-party to consume in any way.
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Fifty priests – 40 diocesan, 9 Passionists, and one Capuchin – attended the recollection on 2-3 February at Lomoyon Beach, Kiamba, Sarangani.
Fr. Clarence Marquez, OP facilitated recollection.
His first topic was "Paul, Servant and Apostle" Romans 1:1. "From Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus who has been called to be an apostle, and especially chosen to preach the Good News that God promised long ago through his prophets in the scriptures".
The Damaseus event: Acts 9:1-9, was not a conversion but a call (cf. Gal. 1:13-16) "…then God, who had specially chosen me while I was still in my mother's womb, called me through his grace and chose to reveal his Son in me, so that I might preach the Good News about him to the pagans" (Gal. 1:13-16).
In the Second Letter to the Corinthians, St. Paul writes "The servants of Christ? I must be mad to say this, but so am I, and more than they; more because I have worked harder, I have been sent to prison more often, and whipped so many times more, often almost to death…I have worked and labored, often without sleep…(11: 23-30).
Topic of lecture 2: "Paul and the Law". Called the "Antioch Event". Titus a gentile convert was brought to Jerusalem by Paul and Barnabas. He was Greek. And Titus was not compelled to be circumcised according to Jewish law. This caused a great deal of controversy. Paul said to Peter "…what makes a man righteous is not obedience to the Law, but faith in Jesus Christ". "…we hold that faith in Christ rather than fidelity to the Law is what justified us, and that no one can be justified by keeping the Law". (Gal. 2: 11-17).
Focused group discussions (FGDs) followed the 2nd topic, Quality of responses, not quantity matters.
The recollection ended with the celebration of the Eucharist and lunch.
Meeting followed thereafter: Decisions.
1. March recollection. Date: March 2-3, 2009. Venue: either Trappistines' Monastery or Labu Beach, depending on availability. Topic: "Ecology".
2. Redemptorists' Itinerant Mission Team (RIMT). Priorities: 1st Maasim; 2nd Tampakan; 3rd Marbel. Duration, about 5 months. RIMT has a house/center in GenSan.
3. Election 2010. Fully automated. Cost: 12-14 billions. Voters' ed, cleansing of voters' list, assistance to person who may need it.
4. Diocesan Formation and Development Center (DFDC). Floor-tiling to commence after February 12. Parishes to contribute manpower, money and in kinds. 2nd floor to start on April after studying bids of Non Construction and Chiu Kim construction.
5. Use of personal vehicle. For personal use, person's expense. For parish use, parish's expense. Mixed – use one's conscience.
6. Newsletter, c/o Fr. A. Buenavides, approved.
7. Fr. Noe Pedrajas assigned to Norala as Vicar, effective February 13. Fr. Ronilo Huesca to help at St. Michael's Parish while Fr. Jesus Jordan is recovering from surgery.
8. Maitum's new rectory, approved.
9. Signature campaign to pressure SP members, South Cotabato to pass the environmental Code.
We thank Mrs. Luz Mosqueda, John and Jenny Mosqueda – Pimentel and Fr. Greto Bugas, the parish priest for providing venue and food.


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Golf season is about to pick up for me. The Chapel Hill Country Club is re-opening after a 8 week conversion to Bermuda greens. The greens look great and I cannot wait to get back out there!
In March 2017, the USGA and R&A (golf's rules making bodies) put forth a series of proposed changes to the rules of golf that are scheduled to be in place on Jan 1, 2019. One of the key changes is what a caddie or partner can do for a golfer on the course. The actual language is cut'n'pasted below from the USGA website. (I added the underlining, and left out some text to keep things short.)
Proposed Rule: Under new Rule 10.2b(3):
The current prohibition would be extended so that, once the player begins taking a stance for the stroke and until the stroke is made, the player's caddie must not deliberately stand on or close to an extension of the line of play behind the ball.
Reasons for Change:
Although a player may get advice from a caddie on the shot to be played, the line of play and similar matters, the ability to line up one's feet and body accurately to a target line is a fundamental skill of the game for which the player alone should be responsible.
They do not want a caddie helping a player with alignment on the golf course. Why? The coaching/advice helps the player be a better golfer. This is a competition, so they want to test the skill of the player not the caddie and the player.
Investing is not a competitive sport. You are free to get your alignment advice from wherever you want. In fact an entire industry exists to sell you all sorts of advice.
The modern investor seeks advice on tax related matters, education planning, retirement planning and risk management. Good coaching, in these areas, will have a large impact on his/her financial life.
So please, take advantage of what you are allowed to do in the investing world…………get yourself properly aligned with someone you think will help you achieve your financial goals.


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The EXPLORE HCC workshops were funded in part by OSHPD who required both pre and post surveys. The survey questions are listed below with corresponding responses. These questions were designed to evaluate student pre and post knowledge of healthcare careers and the ability of the student to seek basic medical and mental/ behavioral health services.
a. Survey Design
Google Forms was used to create an online form and repository for all pre and post data collection. The initial Google Forms access was created by Mr. Ben Howell, Principal at Sonora High School, but subsequently managed by Dr. Stacey Hoffmann and Dr. S. Todd Stolp, members of the HealthLitNow team. Approximately 850 7 th – 9 th grade students from 13 Tuolumne County schools attended the workshops. Schools participating in EXPLORE HCC workshops returned 638 pre and post surveys representing 75% of the total estimated students attending.
b. Survey results
The survey consisted of 10 questions. The following is the tabulation of the results of each question,
- Are you interested in working at a job in a health field some day?
□ Yes □ No
If so, what health-related jobs interest you?
- Would you be the first person in your immediate family to attend college or a school for a health career?
- How confident are you in your ability to complete the application process to attend a school after high school for a health career?
- How would you rate your understanding of how to stay healthy and what to do when you are sick?
- How comfortable would you be with accessing county mental health services if you were experiencing a mental health issue?
- How would you rate your understanding of the range of jobs available in healthcare?
- How interested are you in working as a mental health provider?
- How interested are you in working as a primary care provider?
- How interested are you in serving in a medically underserved area? If you answered "not interested at all" to question #7 or #8 skip this question.
- How aware are you of financial aid programs available to Californians interested in mental health and other primary health care careers in medically underserved areas? If you answered "not interested at all" to question #7 or #8 skip this question.


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"Career-readiness" is more than a buzzword these days, it's a true indicator of what is expected of today's colleges. In a survey conducted by The Career Leadership Collective, a number of participants were asked to identify why scaling career services is so important to the lifeblood of an institution. While a number of reasons were chosen, a few stood out:
- College's ROI depends on a well-developed career services machine.
- 1 to 1 career advising is not always feasible in its current form.
- There is a huge demand for career education, but little resources.
While all those involved could agree that these were a huge driving force for improving career services, many participants found large barriers between executing the dream and staying in the dark ages. Of the 8 barriers identified, the following 4 were found to be the greatest obstacles in scaling career services:
Figure 1: What do you believe is the most significant barrier to scaling career services at colleges and universities? Source: The Career Leadership Collective
Many of these issues may sound familiar—like any business, colleges and universities often face similar struggles. Looking at these four culprits, we'll listed a few strategies to tackle them:
#1: Become a Change Agent & Identify Your Champions
Change agents are those individuals willing to strategize and execute the big decisions, while identifying champions for their cause to align around a common goal. Identifying change agents within a company or, in our case, a university or college, is the first step in beginning to scale career services.
If you've already looked at this blog post, chances are you might be your change agent.
In her Forbes article, 5 Things You Can Do To Be A Change Agent At Work, author Maria Gamb characterized 5 ways to become a change agent at a company. Here we've listed four from her original list, while also identifying one of our own:
- Rebuild trust among your peers and colleagues. It's not enough to consider yourself a change agent, you need to gain others' trust that you would be a leader for their aligned goals as well.
- Change your own perception. You might have you own ideas for what you would consider a good strategy for scaling career services, however, you need to ensure your perceptions align with others as well, including your champions, which will discuss next.
- Identify your champions. You'll need to begin identifying your fellow champions. One of the best champions you can get on your side is your Director of Career Services, or any corresponding authority over student life and the career services department.
- Decide what's truly important. Meet with others in your inner circle, including your champions. Write down and provide proof for what the most important changes would be, how they would impact the bottom line and how you imagine implementing them.
- Be predictable. Let's call this the "stick to your story" step. Once you've aligned your goals and strategies, you need to "stick to your story" so to speak on how you plan to keep to your goals. This is quite important for gaining credibility with senior staff and decision-makers.
Begin building your case for how to best tackle scaling career services, and start preparing a presentation to show decision-makers. Both this preparation, along with your champions and allies will be important in tackling #2 on our list.
# 2: Breaking Through the College & University Silos
At a whopping 44% of respondents, many universities found "silos" to be the biggest obstacle in scaling career services.
Like businesses, there can be a fair amount of bureaucracy at a college or university that may hold up major changes to scaling career services. In our previous point, we discussed the importance of building a team of champions to help break through the bureaucratic noise of college institutions.
In another Forbes article, author Brent Gleeson, discussed the "silo-mentality" that needs to be broken in order to achieve strategic change. Having a powerful champion can help do just that by creating a unified vision for higher-ups to corral around. They can also help answer the tough questions, which brings us to point #3 and #4.
# 3: Ensuring Quality Career Services Through Scaling
This is probably one of the most pointed questions you'll receive to try and debunk scaling career services. However, you'll continue to argue that without scaling career services, quality in career education will most definitely suffer.
"Scaling" can often seem like a dirty word. However, it doesn't have to be. Nor does it have to be an impossible task. For many universities, the need to scale is inevitable. Research has shown that there is typically 1 career advisor to every 400 students. Moreover, The Career Leadership Collective found that in order to meet most students' educational and career needs, career service departments would need 3 to 10x the staff.
New technology offering automation of career service tasks have helped tackle numerous obstacles that can greatly alleviate employees and take the department out of the "dark ages":
- Student assessments to help align interests with majors by automatically coordinating with school catalogs and possible career paths
- Career posting and resume management to help soon-to-be-grads with post-college prospects
- And much more
Awato has helped numerous colleges and universities scale these kinds of services through their automated platform.
# 4: Debunking the Financial Burdens of Scaling Career Services
You can't afford not to…is more than a sales ploy in this case. If you've read any of our previous blog posts you would see the immense cost and impact on student retention that not scaling career services can have.
Career services are vital to vulnerable times in a student's college life. In fact, first year college students have one of the highest churn rates of any year. Moreover, by utilizing the same technology discussed in the previous section, colleges can invest in the cost of one platform to increase productivity of the staff they currently have.
If you're interested in learning more about how technology such as Awato can help in scaling career services at your college, reach out here.
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Alumni of the Month: Régis Schultz, President of Monoprix since 2016
Once a month, we showcase a member of Dauphine Alumni. This month we are proud to present Régis Schultz.
Régis SCHULTZ has been President of Monoprix since 2016. He is also a member of group Casino's Executive Committee.
Prior to Monoprix, Régis Schultz had a remarkable career in Finance and General Management centered on the Retail sector starting out in Finance with the Pernod Ricard group, Régis SCHULTZ joined Kingfisher in 2000 as Head of Corporate Financial Control for the Castorama group, before being appointed CFO of Castorama France, then Director of Corporate Strategy and member of the Executive Committee at Kingfisher headquarters in London. In 2005, he moved to B&Q, the UK DIY retail market leader as Financial Director, and then as Commercial Director and Deputy COO. In 2008, Régis was appointed CEO of BUT, the ailing retail chain, before joining Darty as COO and President of Darty France.
Régis SCHULTZ graduated from Université Paris-Dauphine with a DESS in Corporate Finance and Financial Engineering.
What did you study at Paris-Dauphine?
I graduated with a DESS (225) in Corporate Finance.
What is your fondest memory of your time at Paris-Dauphine?
My Macro-Economics classes where I discovered the world from a new perspective, my DESS Finance classes that covered issues I had encountered working part-time as a financial analyst, and my never-ending squash matches in the garage!
Have you stayed in touch with your classmates?
Yes, the mother of my children and my closest friend.
How did your studies at Paris-Dauphine advance your career?
They gave be a solid foundation in finance and business and taught me to look for and find solutions.
What image do you have of Paris-Dauphine today?
I have returned to Paris-Dauphine several times and I always found the same atmosphere I so enjoyed when I studied there along with a more focused feeling of professionalism and ambition than there was at my time.
How important do you think building a network is for someone's career?
I am not much of a networking person, which is certainly a mistake on my part. A network is an incredible resource that helps you go faster and farther.
What advice would you give to students who want to launch a start-up?
Given my career path, I'm not the best person to give entrepreneurship advice. But what I can say is this: go where your passions leads you – that will give you the drive you need to succeed.


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Preservationists get a shot at making history
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After the disappointment felt by Preservation Greensboro when the North Carolina General Assembly failed to renew the state's historic tax credits last week, the organization can celebrate a small victory for the Cascade Saloon.
Built in 1895, the Cascade Saloon at 408 and 410 S. Elm Street is one of the oldest buildings in the city. It looks pretty good for its age, but it has been in desperate need of repairs for several years.
The City of Greensboro used eminent domain to take over the Cascade Saloon earlier this year and has since debated what to do with the building.
In July, Council members reviewed the options. The best demolition bid quoted the cost of tearing down the structure at the high fee $600,000 due to the adjacent train tracks, which see a high volume of trains come through the city each day.
Preservation Greensboro offered to take ownership of the building in order to stabilize and restore it, but asked the city for $175,000 to help subsidize the costs associated with renovating the nearly 4,000 square foot, two-story structure.
Marsh Prause represented Preservation Greensboro for the agreement, and made the case for the transfer of ownership.
"We're offering to take this problem on for you," said Prause.
"It has negative value. We're asking you to offset some of the liability and risk we are willing to take on for you."
Even though the city would have to use taxpayer funds to hand over the building, the simple math of the cost difference made the choice clear for councilman Zack Matheny.
"We were going to spend the money no matter what," said Matheny.
Matheny also added that Preservation Greensboro would be a better owner for the building, pointing out the group's experience with and knowledge of historic preservation and the city's track record of property ownership.
"We [as a city] aren't the best landlords," said Matheny. Once restored, the building could also generate revenue for the city by housing a local business.
"There will be jobs in this building when it is preserved," said Dawn Chaney of Chaney Properties. Chaney recently purchased another historic empty building in downtown Greensboro, and has cited the 25 jobs that the new tenants, 1618 restaurant, will bring to the area.
Councilwoman Sharon Hightower voiced her concern over Cascade Saloon's proximity to the railroad tracks, and was doubtful that any business would ever want to be there.
"I don't see anybody buying it and putting an office in there and listening to the train coming through 30 times a day," said Hightower.
Hightower and councilman Jamal Fox also felt that certain aspects of the agreement were too vague. According to Preservation Greensboro, a private donor has offered to provide funding for the restoration, but the organization could not reveal the donor's identity due to the current nondisclosure agreement. This was not acceptable for Fox.
"If we are going to provide tax payer dollars I think we should know who they are," said Fox.
Hightower also seemed apprehensive that restoration efforts would disrupt local businesses, while Prause pointed out that tearing the building down would be just as complicated.
"Anything that happens with this building will create some access issues," said Prause.
The economic potential for the building was a major selling point for supporters of the agreement, but some of the most compelling arguments came from those who pleaded for the preservation of such an historic property.
While councilwoman Nancy Hoffman brought up the potential tax revenue that the city could collect from the property, she also shared her appreciation for the beauty of cities like Charleston and Savannah due to the reverence that those places have for architectural history.
"We have an opportunity to save an historic building," said Hoffman.
"Once it is fixed up it has the potential to be an icon," said Prause. "It could stand out more than any building downtown."
Members of Preservation Greensboro said that the timing was critical, and that if the city wanted to save Cascade Saloon, then this was its chance.
Just east of the train tracks, the building is somewhat symbolic of the revitalizing efforts for all of downtown. For years, buildings in the south and east sides of town have been neglected. As structures have been purchased and transformed into new businesses, the entire atmosphere of downtown Greensboro has been remodeled one historic building at a time.
In a situation with only three options – tear down the historic building for $600,000, let someone else restore it into a operating business for $175,000, or do nothing and risk the liability of the nearly 120-year-old structure caving in on itself – the choice was clear to Vaughan.
"To me it is just a no brainer," said Vaughan. The council will pass the ownership of Cascade Saloon, but will not pay out the $175,000 to Preservation Greensboro until the organization provides more transparency as to who the donors are, and what they plan on doing with the structure.
For now it appears that this nineteenth century structure could have a twenty-first century future. !


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Well, we've got a beautiful tree - check, wonderful ornaments - check, presents and cards for all - check, dozens of delicious homemade cookies - check, plus one case of the flu and one case of raging holiday stress syndrome - check and check!
Why is it we women always turn into our mothers? And not the older, wiser versions, but the ones who made the mistakes we swore we'd never make? This is me at Christmas, my first one in my own home with my own significant other: trying to do 500 projects I don't have time to do in order to make Christmas "perfect", i.e. making myself and everyone around me unhappy trying to make myself and everyone around me happy.
My mom used to be that way. Dozens of boxes of cookies for everyone she knew, parties and feasts, presents and gingerbread houses and crafted wreaths and even a Christmas tree made out of chickenwire and boughs. And through it all, there was me as a kid, helping her and feeling like I was special doing it. Now, my mom was a stay-at-home mother way back when, and she expressed her creativity that way. As the "creative" child, and the youngest, what was the time of year I got the most attention and praise? You got it, Christmas project time.
So here I am, knowing my mother gave up stressing herself unduly years ago, especially when she stopped having kids around to help her and started working herself, but trying to be her at my age. Technically I know it's different: I have two jobs instead of none and no eager little fingers to help me. But there's a little girl inside of me that still wants the same safety, love and attention a "perfect" Christmas brings, with the whole family close together (not scattered around the country) and me in the center of it all, being told I was good. So, on the year I first try to have a relaxing Christmas by staying at home with the woman I love and doing our own thing, I find myself desperately trying to please... whom? Some inner critic who tells me I will not be good and safe and nobody will love me if I don't make everything just right. And, as a consequence, falling apart.
I know this now, and I'm getting a grip on it (and hey, I've finally got almost everything done, anyway), but it disturbs and fascinates me how the emotions of a three year old that I thought were well resolved can come around to smack me in the face thirty-one years later. And it's not like I can make it "perfect," anyhow - whatever that means. The stress and the weather mean somebody is always sick on the holidays - this week it's Marci, I'm hoping to squeak by without getting ill, if I'm lucky. And we're all adults now, with another generation of kids in the family and no one big enough to lift me up to put the angel on the tree anymore. I guess it's just that, despite my age, facing creating my own adult traditions of Christmas unearthered some desires unfulfilled, wishes that our nuclear family hadn't exploded before I was out of my single digits, that can't be dismissed no matter how much I want to be "healthy" or maturely blasé about them.
So, I'm working on it. And next Christmas will probably be a whole lot better - the bridge will have been crossed, and so on. In the meantime, I'm planning on scheduling a good amount of rest for myself over the holidays. And I'll put up the angel myself.


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Finally after 3 weeks of calling sprint i finally got a tracking number... It was a sprint in store pre order and instore pick... My patience was tested... Was frustrated but when i saw its coming at 3 pm tomorrow and i can pick up after work at 4:30pm every frustration i had was wiped out... Atleast now less worry
Which one did you order
Im tired of Sprint, they told me I would not receive a tracking number since I preordered at the store and had it sent to teh store. You alsways get a different answer every time.
I ordered iphone 6 plus (silver16g) (gold64g) on 9/12 at 7:30pm pst checked on ups it will be on the store at 3pm tomorrow shipped via next day air
They told me the same but when i received the email from sprint its under my name like its individually shipped under my name except the address is the store address and it has tracking number i can use to track on ups
See, way too many inconsistencies. If it was done this way for you, it should be done that way for all. Give consumers a sense of hope that they'll actually receive their phones. So you just received an email from sprint with your tracking number? Hmmm, maybe Ill call them again tomorrow and burst their brains and make them give me info other than things that are scripted.
Yes i just received it an hour ago. I have been checking online for weeks and i found the tracking number and after 10min they emailed me. Does not say anything what time it will arrive on the email but on ups website when i tracked it, it says 3pm tomorrow via next day air saver... Every Time i call the store its the same answer that they have not received my order yet and to call every week
when did you preorder?..
okay for sure. thanks for the feedback. i guess your phone is on track 3 weeks.. but thats a shame it didnt come on the 19th like how it was suppose to really go down.
i preordered mine on the 18th.. so the wait is gonna be real.. =/
i tried even contacting everyone.. the store..
sprint hotline..
no one can provide information for me..
i even private messageed sprint care..
and they seemed to try to help me
but then they just stopped replying..
no help..
they just front and ask a bunch of questions then never get back to you.
Same thing happened to me they will ship it to store in your name and with the store address... Store people don't know anything until it is shipped from the warehouse i guess. But once they ship it they email you but i found out the tracking number when i check it on sprint tracking page
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