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This article was written by Ed Hatton for the column the Start up Coach and published by the South African edition of Entrepreneur magazine in May 2012 and is posted here by their kind permission.
Getting a response from initial e-mails is a challenge
This entrepreneur started a company to market advertising for digital publications and mobiles. Like most start-ups he has a challenge in making initial sales, and he has identified a weakness in his initial e-mails to generate interest. For instance his e-mails promoting a new product for organisations sending electronic statements has produced no response. He asks what he should include in the e-mail.
This entrepreneur actually faces two challenges: He needs to attract attention from potential customers who do not know his business or his products. To do this he has tried using e-mail as an inexpensive way to communicate his offer, but has been unsuccessful. His second challenge is that he is promoting advertising in the digital world, so his digital communications have to be arresting and effective, he cannot use traditional media to market his products.
E-mail is incredibly efficient at sending messages but this has brought about the major problems of e-mail overload and spam. As a result defences against unwanted mail have been built. Many of this entrepreneur's e-mails will never be read, victims of spam filters or the delete button. If they are read, it will be a quick scan, so messages which don't immediately attract attention will be ignored. Continue reading
This article was written by Ed Hatton for the column the Start up Coach and published by the South African edition of Entrepreneur magazine in April 2012 and is posted here by their kind permission.
Start ups in small towns need excellent marketing strategies
This entrepreneur plans to start an event business that will offer wedding and party planning and a catering service offering African gourmet meals with a twist. He requests advice on marketing and penetrating the limited market in his small town. As an unknown young black entrepreneur he has concerns about succeeding in marketing to a predominantly white and older community.
The first step is market and competition evaluation, to determine if there is enough market, and whether his business could win against established competitors. If either of these are negative then the entrepreneur needs to answer totally different questions.
Assuming this has been done and the market is available, then there is a mix of good and scary news. The good is that he is thinking of how to be different. The idea of gourmet African meals is exactly the sort of unique selling proposition that great businesses are made of. The scary part is that any market is really hard to penetrate. What is usually in the target's mind on first approach is something like:
Entrepreneurs are frequently great salespeople
It is rare to meet an entrepreneur who thinks they are a great salesperson or sales manager. Most times they will use language like "I just don't have the gift of the gab" or 'I know my products but…". But usually at start up the entrepreneur has to be a salesperson – there is nobody else around!
It is also rare for entrepreneurs to take steps to develop selling or sales management skills, which is odd. They will frequently take financial courses, read marketing 'how-to' books and study HR and staff management. The business is totally dependent on sales being made, and yet it is the one art that entrepreneurs seem to shy away from.
Let's back up a bit. At the time the business launches, the entrepreneur talks to prospective customers, defends the price, negotiates terms, enthuses about the qualities of the products or services and spends lots of effort to think of ways he can make initial sales. Contrary to the usually-expressed belief by entrepreneurs that they cannot sell, they are often really good salespeople. They work really hard and are determined to make sales because they have to. Their product knowledge is awesome; they have the ability to shave a price and the knowledge of when cutting further will hurt the business. They make very sure that what was promised gets delivered, and attend to any customer complaint with vigour and immediacy. Continue reading
This article was written by Ed Hatton for the column the Start up Coach and published by the South African edition of Entrepreneur magazine in March 2012 and is posted here by their kind permission.
A business with no sales needs to change or close
This entrepreneur started a model and artist management company and signed up models, planning to take a commission of their earnings. But there have been few castings and very little income. E-mails to potential clients go unanswered. She asks if she should change her way of finding clients.
This entrepreneur is faced with a three way choice right now. She can persevere, working hard to make a break through, she can quit, or she can change strategy and tactics. When potential buyers do not buy a product or service as expected businesspeople either become bewildered, as is this entrepreneur, or frustrated and angry at the buyers 'illogical' refusal to buy. This is naive; the buyer has no obligation to buy from the entrepreneur.
The key question to ask is 'why would they buy from my business?' Are the models more talented, or less expensive? Are my services superior to those of others? Users of models have an enormous choice, and will have their favourites. They know what to expect and the like the look of the models they use. If they want a fresh look there will be a large choice from their current agency. So why would they switch from the known and liked to an unknown agency and model? Continue reading
This article was written by Ed Hatton for the column the Start up Coach and published by the South African edition of Entrepreneur magazine in February 2012 and is posted here by their kind permission.
Having one large customer is wonderful – until something bad happens
The Challenge
This entrepreneur has printed training manuals for a large national company for 18 months. He purchased additional machinery for their work, although there was no contract in place. Recently the orders have dwindled and the new machinery stands idle. The buyer now places orders with a friend. The entrepreneur asks if there is any way he can complain about cronyism.
Our response
Most small businesses dream of having at least one really large company as a customer. Big orders mean rapid growth and the cost of sale is lower than dealing with many small businesses. But there are disadvantages – entrepreneurs entering deals with very large organisations should consider Porter's 'Five Forces' model, where the power of customer is identified as a competitive force. Continue reading
This article was written by Ed Hatton for the column the Start up Coach and published by the South African edition of Entrepreneur magazine in October 2011 and is posted here by their kind permission.
The answer to insufficient sales may be more money invested, but there are other opportunities
By Ed Hatton
The challenge
I have just started a college with a unique range of course offerings. Enrolment numbers are poor due to a low advertising budget. How do we get investors involved without having surety?
Existing entrepreneurs reading this will probably be smiling wryly. Cynics say the first two laws of start-ups are:
In this case the entrepreneur has assumed that the only way to increase enrolment is to put a lot of somebody else's money into advertising. There are a couple of issues with this proposed solution.
Firstly investors put funds into businesses because they believe they will make a good return. So this entrepreneur will have to demonstrate that the project will make money, despite the fact that early enrolments are poor. Facts, figures and hard information are needed, not just self belief and enthusiasm. Continue reading
This article was written by Ed Hatton for the column the Start up Coach and published by the South African edition of Entrepreneur magazine in August 2011 and is posted here by their kind permission.
A new entrepreneur faces a steep learning curve with no mentoring
The challenge
An entrepreneur started a website to provide youth with a free service for employment and small business opportunities. The income comes from web publishing and affiliate programs. He has no IT background and has to learn operations, marketing, finance and everything at once. He also doesn't have anyone to bounce new ideas off.
This entrepreneur, operating in a rural area, wanted to make a difference to young people and small businesses. The web site breaks even but he is frustrated at the slow growth and his own lack of knowledge. This is a near-universal problem with new businesses, the learning curve is both steep and multi-disciplined. Affordable advisors are hard to identify.
Learning and getting advice
Finding appropriate learning opportunities and information while running a new business is a challenge. There are many courses advertised and choosing the right one is crucial for entrepreneurs on tight budgets and with limited free time.
Start with the free information on the internet. Entrepreneur magazine's website at www.entrepreurmag.co.za is a valuable resource, so is the SME Toolkit (www.southgafrica.smetoolkit.org) and many others. There are many great business blogs which starts ups can follow at no cost including my own at http://marketingstrategy.co.za. It takes time and patience to search for good information, but this is time very well spent.
Entrepreneurs should not be afraid to ask for advice, but only when they have done the basics. Many business people are happy to help but don't expect them to come up with answers when the entrepreneur has been too lazy to investigate options. Start with a successful business nearby that is not in competition with yours and then ask the managers for assistance. This works well in the internet world, where free advice is a part of life. Coaches and mentors are available for a fee, but set the expectations and budget in advance. Continue reading
This article was written by Ed Hatton for the column the Start up Coach and published by the South African edition of Entrepreneur magazine in August 2011 and is posted here by their kind permission.
Starting a new business to supply an innovative solution needs lots of research
By Ed Hatton
The challenge
I have been developing a product for the health and beauty industry for the past 2 years. How do I sell and market my product both nationally and internationally?
Many wonderful inventions never see commercial reality, let alone international success so the questioner is wise to ask for advice on the way forward. If the market does not see the value of a new creative concept it will not sell. The inventor may get excited about something that solves one of her own problems, but before launching a start up business she needs to be sure that the market has the same need and sees the value of her product in addressing that need. Continue reading
This article was written by Ed Hatton for the column the Start up Coach and published by the South African edition of Entrepreneur magazine in May 2011 and is posted here by their kind permission.
Moving a business to a new location can be like starting all over again. By Ed Hatton
An entrepreneur moved his event management and wedding planner business to a new province where no-one knows his business. He needs to attract clients but isn't sure where to begin. He has been distributing pamphlets, but so far no-one has gotten back to him.
This entrepreneur had a thriving business doing wedding planning, parties and corporate event management and then he moved to a different province. When he started operations in his new location he realised just how much personal reputation and word of mouth had meant. In the new location he is unknown and potential clients are wary of entrusting important events to him.
The business must be started again in the new location. As before, he has to build a client base and a solid reputation to provide a platform for growth. He has the advantage of being experienced in running events and weddings, so he does not start quite as 'cold' as he did originally. Against this are a number of part-time wedding planners and event managers who are established and compete with him for business. Continue reading
This article was written by Ed Hatton for the column the Start up Coach and published by the South African edition of Entrepreneur magazine in April 2011 and is posted here by their kind permission.
Securing advertising income in a massively competitive environment requires smart strategy and good delivery – by Ed Hatton
The Challenge
An entrepreneur wants to approach businesses to advertise on his free business listing website. He has all the stats of how many visitors he has to his site but he doesn't know what angles to use.
This entrepreneur has chosen the online sector for his new business. One of the key issues is the speed of development; new innovations change the landscape all the time. Another risk is the extent of the competition. There are thousands of directories, and hundreds of search engines, all trying to attract people searching for information or potential suppliers.
In this heated environment it is easy to focus on the measures that the industry uses – page impressions, unique visitors and click-throughs. But these are only measurements of traffic. The entrepreneur's business must find and address a need profitably if it is to survive and prosper. All the visitors in the world mean nothing unless visitors use the information from the directory to buy or enquire about services. Similarly companies listing on his directory are there to source new enquiries which they can turn into business opportunities.
So now the question becomes 'how can this directory generate business opportunities for the business listed?' This must be done in a highly competitive environment with industry giants and thousands of small competitors trying to do the same. Continue reading
Your sales force has a major impact on the success of your advertising
Every business spends time and money on marketing promotions and advertising, even if it is only signage or business cards. The objective is to make customers and potential customers aware of your company and its products and services. Most advertising also has the objective of inviting prospective buyers to approach
your company and either enquire or buy items. When the advertising succeeds and a customer engages with one of your salespeople, you should get value for your money spent on advertising by making a sale – but it does not always work out that way.
Prospective customers may not buy if the salespeople ignore them, if the product is not in stock, or not at the price advertised. Sometimes making the sale will depend on the salespersons product knowledge or their ability to really to a customer's requirements. Are they able to match specific products to address customer needs or are they restricted to reciting (or reading) specifications and prices?
A lost sale
Some time ago I looked for a new device to heat a room in my home. There were many types of heaters and airconditioners to choose from. I had seen an advert for a type of heater that seemed to satisfy my needs and I had been attracted to the special price, so I visited the store. There was a display of the heaters on promotion near the entrance to the appliance store, with several neatly uniformed salespeople poised. Continue reading
This article was written by Ed Hatton for the column the Start up Coach and published by the South African edition of Entrepreneur magazine in March 2011 and is posted here by their kind permission.
Responding to a need is a great way to start a business, but it is not as simple as it seems
The Challenge
An entrepreneur has recognised that government departments and some private companies often pay their suppliers very late, or make wrong payments. Together with her spouse who runs a human relations consulting firm which is fully accredited with ETDP-SETA, she has the knowledge and expertise to set up policies and train people to fix this problem and so improve service delivery. However she has not be able to form a strong sales and promotion strategy.
Our response
This woman dreams of becoming an entrepreneur while she runs the department which pays suppliers in a large company. She sees entrepreneurs struggling to get paid on time by government departments, local authorities and some large companies. She knows she could put the right policies, processes and training in place to turn the situation around. Her spouse could do the training and the combined service would enable departments to make payments on time. President Zuma, in his State of the Nation address suggested that this improvement in service delivery was vital, so the need for the service is there.
Who has the need?
This business opportunity looks like a textbook case of identifying an unmet need and having the capacity to fill that need. But, and this is a lesson for all entrepreneurs, first ask who has the need. For instance consider out of order traffic lights. The motorist desperately needs them fixed, but the duty pointsmen earn their living from them. The roads department is judged on performance but has harsh budget restrictions, so they may have mixed feelings. The point is that answering a need may have to include appropriate strategies if the party with the need is different to the party who will pay. Continue reading


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What Is The Fourth Of July? O Say! Can You See?
July 4, 2014
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Francis Scott Key witnessed the twenty-five hour bombardment of Fort McHenry from a British troopship anchored some four miles away. He had boarded the ship to negotiate the release of an American civilian imprisoned by the British, and had been detained aboard as the bombardment began.
On September 14, 1814, as the dawn's early light revealed a flag flying over the fort, Key exultantly began jotting down the lines of the song that became our national anthem. Little known to most people, the flag flew only as a result of the bodies of dead Patriots huddled around the base and holding up the pole.
Today, Americans will be celebrating their independence from the oppression they experienced at the hands of the British Crown. Will you join us in remembering the Warriors who gave their lives for the freedom we enjoy today?
Please join us in supporting our Troops, our Warriors, our Friends!
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By: Lynette Guastaferro
Posted: Friday, May 3, 2013 - 1:27pm
8th Grade Students Use Civil Rights Curricular Program as Path for Growth and Mastery
By Emily Durkin, Teaching Matters Program Coordinator and guest blogger
By: Lynette Guastaferro
Posted: Wednesday, March 13, 2013 - 12:04pm
Cooking Up Curricula: Not Always Best From Scratch
Perhaps it's fair to expect that the best and most experienced gourmet chefs will write their own cookbooks and never use a prepared mix for any part of their recipes. But that particular preference for creative uniqueness has its limits. In New York City, there seems to be a prevailing notion that all teachers must develop curricula from scratch. That's neither practical nor wise.
When teachers join together, spend the time, and do the hard work of creating novel curricula and assessments, the results can be extraordinarily good. We've seen it - and participated in it. Professional learning communities can generate beautifully crafted solutions to their own schools' and students' needs, while honoring the rigor represented by new Common Core standards. But unfortunately, many urban schools face challenges that cause this organic curriculum development strategy to fail. The failure causes many new teachers unnecessary stress, and even worse, harms students.
We have found that a well-designed, rigorous curriculum developed externally but adopted and adapted by teachers to meet their students' needs best serves some urban schools. How does a principal decide whether to buy or to build? And now that we are moving to Common Core standards...
By: Lynette Guastaferro
Posted: Saturday, February 23, 2013 - 2:05pm
Great Principals Know Teaching Matters - and We Recognize Them
Great Principals come in a wide variety of personalities and styles - there is no single template. We celebrate them and their schools each year when we award our Elizabeth Rohatyn Prize, for which nominations will be accepted starting March 1.
Even with great variation among type, we see one especially important commonality among the finest principals. They understand to their core that teaching matters. Great principals are not always the building's classic instructional leader. But if they're not, they have one or more great instructional leaders at and on their side.
The most effective principals almost always set up systems to ensure that teachers are working in collaborative ways. Sometimes the collaboration is subtle, and sometimes, as we saw in our last two Rohatyn Prize Winners, teacher collaboration and continuous improvement are built into the school's DNA.
Collaboration is not an end in and of itself. It's about developing trust. Trust in schools makes it possible for people to grow. How?...
By: Lynette Guastaferro
Posted: Wednesday, January 23, 2013 - 6:08pm
Moving Forward After a Deal's Demise
There is every reason to bemoan the lost chance of a teacher evaluation deal last Thursday night, not the least of which is the hundreds of millions of dollars now derailed from educating children. Even more dollars may be at stake. Equally important, New York City has stalled in adopting a new evaluation system that can and should benefit teachers and students alike.
A strong, meaningful process for teacher feedback is critical to teacher development and retention. A great number of teachers, especially in their early years, suffer from the sinking sense that they are flying the plane alone with no support. I can attest to the feeling from my own personal experiences as a rookie teacher years ago.
The evaluation and feedback system that the teachers' union and New York State had apparently agreed to could have offered a strong starting point. While many teachers rightly fear value added analysis, which has been shown to be unreliable when used alone, this evaluation system offered multiple measures, including the use of local measures which could be designed to capture gains that may not show in state tests.
Just in the past month, the Gates Foundation issued a report that promoted a three-part methodology in evaluations, consisting of student performance, student evaluations of teachers, and observations of teachers in the classroom. The Gates...
By: Lynette Guastaferro
Posted: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 - 5:08pm
Are you a smart consumer of data?
by Evan O'Donnell, Director of Information and Technology
Teachers are often told to be careful consumers of data and to look at more than one source when identifying student learning problems. This is good advice. But while a one-stop shopping experience might be preferable, in practice these multiple sources are rarely found in the same place. In most schools, when a student takes an assessment, the type of assessment determines where the data will go.
State testing data can be found in ARIS, while local assessments go into the teacher's grade book. Predictive assessments can be in Acuity, or in the assessment provider's proprietary system. This can make it difficult to look at different data sources together. So, the challenge becomes how to take diverse products from many different aisles and put them in the same shopping cart.
As with any complex problem, sometimes simpler is better. And there are some simple strategies for schools to use when incorporating student-level data in their instructional decision making. Just follow the same strategies you use when buying groceries:
- Make a List & Budget
- Grow Organic
- Shop Local
First, make a list...
By: Lynette Guastaferro
Posted: Monday, July 23, 2012 - 9:53am
How 60 Kids, 3 Teachers, and 1 Innovative Principal are Improving Teacher Effectiveness
Teaching Matters is pleased to announce that Rose Kerr, principal of the Staten Island School of Civic Leadership (R861) is the recipient of the second annual Elizabeth Rohatyn Prize for Schools Where Teaching Matters. The $15,000 prize was presented to Ms. Kerr at the Fifth Annual Teaching Matters' Forum for Principals based on the school's innovative "Triad Model."
The Triad Model is a teacher effectiveness initiative that puts three teachers in charge of comprehensive instruction for two classrooms. This allows the team of teachers to own responsibility for everything from analyzing student performance data and developing interventions, to scheduling. The initiative elevates teacher teaming to a whole new level. During her acceptance speech, principal Kerr explained the powerful effects of the Triad Model. She emphasized that it didn't necessitate additional funding to implement but simply required reorganizing...
By: Lynette Guastaferro
Posted: Sunday, March 10, 2013 - 11:38am
Five Principals of Schools Where Teaching Matters
Public voting has closed for the 2012 Elizabeth Rohatyn Prize for Schools Where Teaching Matters and the following five Finalists have been determined!
Evelyn Finn, Lavelle Preparatory Charter School, Staten Island, NY
Extensive and intensive training program for newly hired teachers emphasizing behavioral strategies, core content, pedagogy and more.
Cynthia Fowlkes, Academy of InnovativeTechnology HS, Brooklyn, NY
Peer observation process whereby teachers collaborate in content and grade level teams to improve student outcomes using Danielson Rubric (teacher evalmetric). Teachers regularly observe peers and make recommendations related to practice.
Rose Kerr, Staten Island School of Civic Leadership, Staten Island, NY
"Triad Model," a teacher effectiveness initiative puts three teachers in charge of comprehensive instruction of two classes, allowing them to share responsibility to analyze student performance, develop interventions and create learning opportunities.
Christopher Lehmann, Science Leadership Academy, Philadelphia, PA
Inquiry-driven and project-based approach, using tech tools to allow all members of the school community to learn - students, teachers, parents.
Shimon Waronker, New American Academy, Brooklyn, NY
Unique human capital model...
By: Lynette Guastaferro
Posted: Friday, May 4, 2012 - 5:18pm
Is Every Teacher a Literacy Teacher?: Reading and Writing in the Content Areas
by Dr. William L. Heller, Using Data Program Director
Cross-posted on the TERC Using Data blog
There is a growing philosophy that every teacher is a literacy teacher, a view that is becoming increasingly important as states prepare for the Common Core State Standards, which place an emphasis on content literacy.
But what does "every teacher is a literacy teacher" actually mean? Will science teachers be expected to put away the Bunsen burners and take out the Balzac? Will social studies teachers be responsible for teaching contractions alongside the Constitution? If we misunderstand the idea, we may misapply it, and it may even lead to resentment among teachers who feel they are being asked to take on another's responsibility.
Part of the confusion may stem from the tendency to refer to the English Language Arts (ELA) class as Literacy class. I've done it myself. After all, that is the class where students...
By: Lynette Guastaferro
Posted: Thursday, March 8, 2012 - 4:57pm
Rohatyn Prize for Schools Where Teaching Matters
Teacher effectiveness is a hot topic these days, but lately the conversation and investment has focused on teacher evaluation. While measuring teachers' effectiveness is a significant first step, more important will be to use this information effectively and strategically to develop, retain and reward effective teachers.
There is no question that teaching matters. Accordingly, this year's $15,000 Elizabeth Rohatyn Prize will highlight innovations in the area of teacher capacity-building and effectiveness. Teaching Matters is seeking nominations to highlight replicable, school-based strategies that education leaders implement in this area.
Teaching Matters urges you to nominate a school principal whose leadership results in an academically rigorous and innovative learning environment. This year's submissions will be accepted from all publicly-funded K-12 schools in the New York metropolitan area (within a 100 mile...
By: Lynette Guastaferro
Posted: Friday, November 4, 2011 - 9:43am
Even Nothing Can Be Something
by Dr. William L. Heller, Using Data Program Director
Cross-posted on the TERC Using Data blog
There are often revelatory moments in the data inquiry process, where your analysis will lead to great insight and discovery in a way that challenges your assumptions and changes the way you think about teaching and learning in your school. There are other times when the data shows exactly what you were expecting, confirming your predictions and giving you valuable evidence in making your case to others. Many times, however, the data doesn't show anything at all.
This can be somewhat dispiriting to an enthusiastic data team, but it doesn't need to be. Sometimes the data may show nothing, but that's still valuable information that puts you ahead of where you were before you looked. We don't complain when our dentist finds no cavities, when the mechanic finds nothing wrong with our car, or when a medical test comes back negative. Similarly, in data inquiry...


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Updated: September 8, 2014 NETGEAR and other vendors such as D-Link are creating more apps to make network devices easier to install and manage on your home network. The NETGEAR Home Monitoring Apps helps you to use your PC or … Continue reading
New eVoice VoIP Manages Your Business Calls with WiFi
A new app for the Android smartphone was recently unveiled as a result of a partnership between eVoice and j2 Global Inc. The new app provides Android users with a way to prevent dropped business phone calls without using up … Continue reading
Different Types of Wi-Fi Apps for Your Smartphone
Updated: August 24, 2014 As smartphones become more widely used, you will find hundreds of apps in the app store related to your device that can help make tasks easier. Regardless of the type of smartphone you use, you will … Continue reading


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The Matcha Tea You Didn't Know About
For your occasional tea drinkers, you'll find only four kinds of tea: white, green, oolong (Wulong ) along with black. Quite accurate. What's as yet not known to most is that these are only the basic types of tea also you will find a lot of other varieties that hold the same quantity of health benefits as the most popular four.
Or possibly more.
Adding the Matcha Tea. Matcha is actually a Western word which basically signifies"powdered tea". It began from Japan and often used in imperial tea ceremonies. Maybe not your usual tea, eh? Matcha is a special sort of green tea extract powder at which in fact the entire leaf is absorbed along with other teas which only create the beverage after spraying on the loose leaves in boiling H20. Hence, you simply take maximum advantage of those wellness elements found in your plantlife.
When you drink matcha tea, then you're ingesting lots of rich nourishment in the human body because you're consuming the complete foliage and not simply the brewed water. Vitamins, fiber and chlorophyll are a few of the supplements found in matcha that, upon ingestion, can work great things for your wellness. It's a sugarfree drink perfect for diabetics and making matcha tea drinkers more unlikely to own high glucose levels. Not to say that the quantity of antioxidants which cleanses the human body of toxic build-up. Different vitamins present in matcha are natural vitamins A, b 6, bcomplex Vitamin C, E, K, niacin, folate, riboflavin, thiamin and minerals such as iron, calcium, potassium and the record continues.
Matcha green tea extract powder might just be the finest caliber of tea from the world, but don't get too excited since it is really hard to come across the maximum quality of matcha out Japan. Other nations just don't provide a conducive environment to cultivate such high-quality products. But don't be dismayed as offered matcha tea created anyplace continues to be quite amazing.
If you're now prepared to take your first taste of matcha tea, then let's help you pick on the best way to buy the matcha which is appropriate for you.
Most proficient matcha certainly not go away Japan, so you want to become somewhat cautious and meticulous in picking the most appropriate product. There are two basic Forms of matcha tea: The Usucha or Lean Tea and Koicha or Thick Tea. Usucha are tea crops which can be less than 15 years old and it has a stonger and much more sour taste than koicha. Being one of the absolute most common number of matcha tea, usucha is largely advisable to fresh matcha tea drinkers.
Koicha stems in Letting youthful leaves of tea plants that are atleast 30 yrs of age. Such a matcha tea is more finer and more high priced. It's a distinctive sweeter and mellower style. In tea ceremonies, koicha is well prepared with less water than usucha.
Purchasing your first matcha tea is sometimes considered a small tricky if you don't know the fundamentals. Here Is Some Advice That May assist:
– Assess the shade. Greener tea means higher quality;
– choose the powder that's been stoneground due to the fact this process allows the tea leaves to retain most of its own antioxidants;
– Find a means to check whether the tea has been processed and grown in Japan mainly because that is where most of the finest matcha teas arise; and
– Attempt to set the section of the tea plant utilized since a few tea manufacturers have a tendency to mix different regions of the vegetation such as the leaves and stem which attracts about a intense taste Matcha Tee kaufen.
At this time you are ready to start on a fresh matcha tea regimen. Proceed to buy your first matcha and ready your first cup. Take a sip and enjoy its health-giving rewards that can persist for an eternity.
Ann Trenton has been writing Net content articles on distinct health issues for the last several yearspast She's a registered nurse that began writing stories as a little girl. She loves creating articles and blog posts concerning tea and tea period.


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AMC closed out the first half of the fourth season of "The Walking Dead" last night with 12.1 million viewers tuning in for the episode.
That's up 15% on last year's mid-season finale, while the season so far has averaged 13 million viewers – up 29% from the first half of season three. The show returns in February and here's the trailer (be warned, spoilers for the finale).
Craig Zadan and Neil Meron are developing "Nemesis," an eight-hour miniseries adaptation of William Bernhardt's book about famed Prohibition agent Eliot Ness, for NBC. The story follows a post-Untouchables era Ness when he was Cleveland's Director of Public Safety.
The population becomes terrorized by America's first serial killer, the so-called 'Torso Killer'. who is leaving decapitated bodies in his wake. Ness takes over the case, but soon the case takes over his life.
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This post is slightly delayed, but hey, we all have busy lives! So, I went to see A Month in the Country by Ivan Turgenev in the Gate Theater.
Actually it was the first time I saw Russian classics being staged here in Dublin (perhaps I am not as outgoing anymore). Although I can't say that Turgenev has ever been my favorite author, the play has been directed to the top mark. To make this a short read, here are the main points about my experience:
- Aislin McGuckin is so perfect for the role of Natalya
- The rest of the cast is obviously also amazing
- At times I didn't feel a huge distinction in the stage setup between outside and inside the house
- Monologues, monologues, monologues
- So many love triangles, you'll lose count
- It felt so classy, my inner princess was all smiles
- If you haven't seen it, go see it!
I am absolutely thrilled this run has been extended till 29th of August.
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I had the "tres grand honneur" to be interviewed by the reporter's team of "le petit fujimi" wich is a very interseting magasine fully made by the childrens of the international french school in iidabashi.
After watching a match , they asked many fun and interesting questions about the different aspect of fightings life.
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Date Published: 1928
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AHMEDBAD : Decks have been cleared for Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ) to formally acquire Kattupalli Port near Chennai from L&T Shipbuilding Ltd (LTSB) after a Government agency cleared the bifurcation of the environment and coastal regulation zone (CRZ) clearances granted to the shipyard-cum-port complex.
On October 13, the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC), functioning under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, approved an application filed by LTSB to amend the green clearance — issued earlier to LTSB — and to split it between LTSB and Marine Infrastructure Developer Pvt Ltd (MIDPL), a separate company formed by LTSB to vest the port business at Kattupalli, an official briefed on the EAC decision said.
This was the last of the statutory and regulatory clearances required to formalise the deal which was first announced in November 2015. Pending approvals, APSEZ has started running the de-merged Kattupalli Port as an "official operator".
Formalities for the acquisition of Kattupalli Port, is in the final stages. APSEZ has paid Rs. 1,450 crore till March 2017 for the acquisition which will be completed soon, according to the company. The firm achieved over 500 per cent growth as the official operator of Kattupalli, with container volumes rising from 7,900 TEUs a month in November 2015 (when the deal was announced) to over 35,000 TEUs per month in FY17.
APSEZ plans to transform Kattupalli into a multi-commodity port with a capacity to handle 24.65 million tonnes (mt) of cargo including 1.8 million TEUs, 149,899 automobiles, 0.44 mt of project cargo, 1.82 mt of break bulk/general cargo and 0.57 mt of edible oil, base oil, lube oil and non-hazardous liquid cargo.
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The Rising - Ballad of Mangal Pandey ( in English ) / Mangal Pandey - The Rising ( in Hindi ) - ***** ...........A movie with honest intentions and sincere work . The events leading to the "birth of the seed" of Indian freedom movement is depicted with a mix of fact and liberal doses of fiction . However the elements combine well as a whole. The movie does suffer from a certain lack of pace in the 1st half and also some of the characters are not fully developed . My personal favorite moment : Mangal taking on the British Army all alone . All in ALL a good HALLA BOL !!!
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Jhansi Junction is a major railway junction in the city of Jhansi in Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh. It is one of the busiest and largest railway stations in India. It is a major intercity hub and a technical stoppage for many superfast trains in India. Jhansi has its own division in the North Central Railway zone of Indian Railways. It lies on the main Delhi-Chennai and Delhi-Mumbai line. The station code is JHS.
The railway station was built by the British in the late 1880s. After a long survey of three places the current site was selected for the station. The station has a massive fort-like building painted in maroon and off white.
The station had three platforms in the beginning. ( Platform One is 2,525 feet (770 m) long making it the fifth longest in the world. It could easily handle two trains at a time (Same are the cases with platforms two and three).
Jhansi Junction was the focal point for The Indian Midland Railways Company which laid down lines radially in all directions from Jhansi Junction and managed the large workshop at Jhansi.
The first Shatabdi Express of India started between New Delhi and Jhansi.
Earlier Jhansi used to be a part of Central railways zone headquartered at Mumbai but now comes under North Central Railway Zone headquartered at Allahabad.
Jhansi Junction is linked with many industrial and important cities of India by direct trains like New Delhi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Bhopal, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Kolkata, Jammu, Agra, Bhubaneshwar, Ahmedabad, etc.
Jhansi Junction is served by 4 broad gauge routes:
To Delhi – Mumbai
To Delhi-Chennai
To Jhansi – Kanpur Central
To Bina – Bhopal
To Khajuraho – Manikpur
There is an ongoing survey for a new line between Jhansi Junction and Shivpuri in Madhya Pradesh which would be further connected to Sawai Madhopur and Jaipur
About Jhansi:
Jhansi is a historic city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It lies in the region of Bundelkhand on the banks of the Pahuj River, in the extreme south of Uttar Pradesh. Jhansi is the administrative headquarters of Jhansi district and Jhansi division. Called the Gateway to Bundelkhand, Jhansi is situated between the rivers Pahuj and Betwa at an average elevation of 285 metres (935 feet). It is about 415 kilometres (258 mi) from New Delhi and 292 kilometres (181 mi) from Lucknow
The original walled city grew around its stone fort which crowns a neighbouring rock. The ancient name of the city was Balwantnagar.[citation needed] From 1817 to 1854, Jhansi was the capital of the princely state of Jhansi which was ruled by Maratha rajas. The state was annexed by the British Governor General in 1854; Damodar Rao's claim to the throne was rejected but Rani Lakshmibai ruled it from June 1857 to June 1858.
Some trains are originate and passes through Jhansi Junction railway station
22182:Hazrat Nizamuddin – Jabalpur Super Fast Express
15016:Yesvantpur Gorakpur Express
12621:Tamil Nadu Express
11069:Tulsi Express
11070:Tulsi Express
22679:SVDK Premium Express
82651:Yesvantpur – Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Suvidha Express
12171:Mumbai LTT – Haridwar AC Super Fast
18215:Durg Jammu Tawi Express
22455:Sainagar Shirdi – Kalka Super Fast Express
12405:Gondwana Express
12409:Gondwana Express
22691:Bangalore – Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express
22693:Rajdhani Express
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One thing you will notice about any team is that over time, the individuals play a relatively predictable role in the team's success or failure. Furthermore, if there is a dominant player/leader, the group will begin to take on the persona and will of that player – manipulated into "yes men" as opposed to independent thinkers who add individualized value to the team decision making processes. The team inevitably "molds" itself to the likeness of the key player so that they may experience continuous perceived wins/rewards. It's a phenomenon known as Groupthink and it is more common than not. Although this type of strategy may work in physical team sports it tends to be a perfect derailer in business.
The eight symptoms of groupthink are as follow:
- Illusion of Invulnerability –Because there are no dissenting opinions, an atmosphere of excessive optimism is created that encourages extreme risk taking.
- Collective Rationalization – Members discount warnings; they convince themselves that their decision is the best option and they do not reconsider their assumptions even when there is contradictory evidence.
- Inherent Morality – Members believe in the rightness of their cause and ignore the ethical or moral consequences.
- Stereotype Outsiders – Outsiders dissent from the group and are therefore inferior, making consideration of their point of view "unnecessary."
- Pressure Dissenters – Members are pressured not to express arguments against of the group's views and are penalized for dissenting opinions.
- Self-Censorship – Doubts and deviations from the perceived group consensus are not expressed.
- Illusion of Unanimity – Because no one voices a dissenting opinion it is assumed that silence is synonymous with unanimity.
- Self-appointed 'Mindguards' – Members protect the group and the leader from information that is contradictory to the group's cohesiveness.
Daunting, yes. However, there are many methodologies that individuals and groups can adopt to avoid, break through, and overcome groupthink:
- Challenge the norms. Ask critical questions, others may have the same question or may not be as savvy as you to have thought of the question.
- Be a Disrupter. Suggest new technology, new ways of doing things, or new manners of sharing information.
- Maintain professionalism. Sustain loyalty to the integrity of your profession rather than to the cohesion of the team.
- Champion a cause. Great for those who do not like attention: in this manner your group can always rely on you to offer an informed opinion from a given perspective.
- Be a Dissenter. Great for those who love attention: ask questions from a dissenting perspective just for argument sake. It does not require that you believe in the cause, just that you help your group to "think outside of the box."
This is not an exhaustive list. There are many ways for you to contribute and to be a valued team member. Consensus may not always be realized when the group respects diversity of perspective and the dynamism that critical thought adds to the team, the process, the procedure, and ultimately the decision. Simply going with the flow and remaining silent when there is an egregious error wastes time, and over time wears on the team and the organization's morale.
- Encourage small group creative interactions.
- Assign a meeting facilitator and rotate responsibility.
- Assign the role of "devils advocate" and rotate responsibility.
- Embrace constructive criticism. Encourage questions.
- Maintain objectivity. Include outside "counsel" for crucial decision making.
- Reward creativity.
The most important aspect is to make people feel that their input is valuable and that they can contribute without reprisal. Furthermore, processes should feel objective where everyone has the opportunity to be recognized and success is not defined relative to one player/team member. Just as plants tend to grow toward sunlight, people tend to gravitate toward reward. Reward means praise, acceptance, benefit, as well as award. Objective and rewarding experiences help to foster the type of environment where the individual employee thrives, producing their best product, and enabled to add value to the team as a whole.
Embrace differences and encourage critical thinking to overcome groupthink and to arrive at the most creative and value additive business solutions.


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House of Epiphany is located in Kent, WA as part of King County. This senior care home is in the heart of the Seattle-Tacoma region. It sits just 19 miles from each of the larger cities. Kent has a much smaller population and is a nice, quite place to live. Since it has access to entertainment areas, it is a big draw for family and friends who want to visit.
The staff members within this community are nothing but the best. They have been hand-picked because of their levels of training and their attention to details. They take extra time with the seniors in order to ensure their high quality of life and to get to know them. Employees treat seniors like family members and care for them with compassionate hands.
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David's litigation practice has included trial court and appellate cases, and arbitration matters, representing individual and corporate plaintiffs and defendants from small towns in Kentucky to federal courtrooms in New York, Chicago, Indianapolis and Jacksonville.
In recent years, David's practice has been concentrated in general commercial litigation, trust and estate litigation, employment-related disputes, insurance and healthcare disputes, and public advocacy and constitutional litigation. David has been retained by numerous other attorneys in professional practice matters, and has been engaged as an expert witness in multiple attorneys' fee matters. David has consistently been included in recent editions of The Best Lawyers in America and Kentucky Super Lawyers.
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David received his undergraduate degree from Harvard College (A.B., magna cum laude, 1978), and his law school degree from the University of Michigan Law School (J.D., 1982).
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David is admitted to the Kentucky bar (1982), and is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Sixth and Seventh Circuits, and the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky and the Southern District of Indiana.
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In recent years, David's practice has been concentrated in general commercial litigation, trust and estate litigation, employment-related disputes, insurance and healthcare disputes, and public advocacy and constitutional litigation. David has been retained by other attorneys as an expert witness in multiple attorneys' fee matters, and he has consistently been included in recent editions of The Best Lawyers in America and Kentucky Super Lawyers.
In general commercial matters, David has worked on a variety of contract, partnership and joint venture disputes, securities fraud and class action litigation, RICO claims, and financial institution disputes.
Significant matters in the last decade have included the successful recovery in 2011 of a substantial attorney's fee for an attorney/client from her former co-counsel; the successful prosecution in 2010 of claims for a real estate mortgage broker's commission; the successful defense in 2009–10 of a $30 million contract dispute against the acquirer of healthcare properties; the enforcement in 2008 of a hedge fund manager's non-compete agreement in New York arbitration proceedings; and the successful enforcement in 2007 of partnership buy-out provisions in Atlanta arbitration proceedings. Earlier noteworthy matters include a federal jury trial in Louisville resulting in a $28 million judgment for an insurance client in 2003.
In trust and estate matters, David has successfully represented corporate and individual fiduciaries defending their actions as executors and trustees, beneficiaries challenging trust administration practices, and individuals challenging or defending wills. Significant matters in the last decade have included defending the executor and trustee of multiple family estates and multimillion dollar trusts in extensive state court fiduciary litigation; resolving claims against two trust company clients accused of negligence; representing an individual beneficiary challenging the administration of her prominent parent's estate; and serving as litigation counsel to a financial institution client administering a $30 million estate involving renunciation of spousal rights, sale of majority ownership of a closely-held business, pursuit of malpractice claims against former counsel, and the successful defense of efforts to remove the executor.
In employment-related disputes, David has represented a number of individuals and employers. David has obtained a $500,000 settlement for a state government employee alleging violations of Kentucky's whistleblower statute; he obtained another $490,000 settlement for a University administrative employee alleging religious discrimination; he successfully defended a Kentucky state agency and its Cabinet Secretary from a whistleblower's claims pursued at three separate administrative and appellate levels; and early in his career he acted as co-counsel in a federal court jury trial for a whistleblower who was awarded a $45 million judgment. Meanwhile, David has advised employees and employers concerning enforcement of noncompetition agreements, and litigated wrongful discharge allegations, claims for breach of employment contracts, and disability, civil rights and constitutional law claims.
In connection with insurance matters, David has represented individual and corporate policyholders, as well as insurance agencies and commercial insurers, in disputes and lawsuits involving insurance practices and coverage issues, bad faith allegations, professional liability claims, interpretation of reinsurance treaties, and breach of contract claims. Significant recent matters have included successfully representing corporate and individual policyholders in three separate federal court declaratory judgment actions in 2012 and 2010 seeking to confirm commercial insurance coverage.
In the healthcare context, David has represented clients in matters ranging from working to establish a regional managed care organization; defending a statute permitting licensing of a heart surgery practice; advising a statewide nursing association; representing a claims-administration entity in connection with its contractual obligations; and defending commercial claims against the nation's largest provider of services for people with disabilities.
David has handled a variety of public interest and pro bono matters, including acting as the prosecutor retained by the Louisville Metro Council in 2013 to pursue censure and removal charges against a Council member because of personal financial improprieties, serving as co-counsel in a successful First Amendment challenge to a Bar Association reprimand of a Kentucky attorney who had publicly criticized the Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission, Berry v. Schmitt, 688 F.3d 290 (6th Cir. 2012); mounting a successful challenge to the constitutionality of state funding for a private religious college, University of the Cumberlands v. Pennybacker, 308 S.W.3d 668 (Ky. 2010); pursuing an Open Records Act challenge on behalf of the Council on Developmental Disabilities against a state agency; and successfully defending the LGBT Fairness Campaign in Louisville from allegations of an unlawful political boycott from 1994-98.
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From 2002 until 2006, David served on the Kentucky Board of Education, where he was chairman of the Audit Committee and a committee overseeing the Kentucky Schools for the Blind and Deaf. David has served as President and member on a number of non-profit community Boards, and currently serves as a member of the Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence, and on the Board of Community Foundation of Louisville.
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These dedicated pedal pushers are standing outside on this frigid morning collecting used bikes that they'll fix up and sell to low-income Vermonters. Bike Recycle founder Ron Manganiello says people who meet BRV's income guidelines can receive a bike, helmet, lock and a set of lights for just $20. That's a great deal.
Manganiello says that, since its inception four years ago, BRV has refurbished and sold thousands of bikes to people who need them. BRV shop manager Mark Rowell adds that BRV isn't just providing bikes. "We train at-risk youth, we train volunteers to work on bikes," he says.
BRV accepts used bikes as donations at its HQ in the Good News Garage building, in the former bus barns
This is only the second time they've tried this approach; they staged their first mobile bike drive three weeks ago in front of General Dynamics and collected 15 bikes.
Why stand outside right now asking for bikes? Are they doing a special push for the holidays? Rowell says no. "We spend the winter fixing bikes and getting them ready for spring," he says.
They don't seem to be doing as well this morning — probably because they forget to tell us they were doing it! So none of my co-workers brought in bikes. Too bad. Maybe next time. I hope all the people at VEIC and JDK and Kelliher Samets Volk pony up some wheels. If you read this before 10 a.m., feel free to drop by with a donation. We're at the end of South Champlain Street, across from the Bobbin Mill.
Here's a short video from Mountain Lake PBS with more information about BRV.
The folks in the photo, left to right: BRV volunteer Parker Brown, Rowell, Americorps/VISTA Emily Eschner and Manganiello. I think I'm going to go outside and offer them some coffee.


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Ingush YABLOKO submitted signatures for registration
at the municipal elections
Press Release, August 28,
On August 26 the Ingush regional branch
of the YABLOKO party submitted signatures required
for registration of election lists at the campaign.
Now the republican electoral commissions have to decide
whether to let YABLOKO to participate in the elections
that will be held on October 11. It is the first time
in the history of Ingushetia that elections of legislative
bodies on the municipal level are taking place. Regional
branches of political parties have begun actively
campaigning in the republic. Daud Garakoyev, leader
of the Ingush YABLOKO, told about the specifics of
the election campaign in the region
Territorial Electoral Commission refuses to register
YABLOKO at the election in Klin, Moscow Region
The Territorial Electoral Commission
refused to register YABLOKO at the election in the
Klin district, Moscow Region. The election will take
place on October 11. The decision on non-registration
of YABLOKO's list was adopted on the night August
26. It should be noted that the decision refers to
all YABLOKO lists for all the cities and settlements
of the Klin district...
On the night when the Territorial
Electoral Commission refused to register YABLOKO in
the race someone broke windows in the office of the
Klin YABLOKO situated in the centre of the city. YABLOKO's
staff are certain that this case of vandalism is politically
about poisoning of dogs in Ivolginsky Buddhist temple
in Ulan-Ude, Buryatia, confirmed
Press Release, August 27,
The information about poisoning of
dogs in the Ivolginsky Buddhist temple in Ulan-Ude,
Buryatia, specially before President Medvedev's
visit to the temple is confirmed by the largest newspaper
of the region Inform Polis."The local authorities
obviously overdid it in their wish to secure President's
visit. The residents of Verkhnyaya Ivolga village
neighbouring to the temple found themselves in the
transport blockade. From 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. they
could not get out or come to the village. And two
days prior to this, the police had visited every house
and registered all the dwellers, their vehicles and
cattle, they had also found out the names of all their
cats and dogs. And then dogs who commuted from the
village to the temple to get their food became dying.
It turned out that the local veterinary service gave
poison to all the dogs," runs the paper.
Saratov branch of YABLOKO on the coup d'etat
of August 1991
Press Release, August 24,
A round table talk devoted to the
development of August 1991 took place in the Saratov
branch of YABLOKO last Friday. "democrats of
the first wave" – members of the Memorial
society, YABLOKO, the former SPS party, the Right
Course and Solidarity movement, as well as their colleagues,
opponents and students participated in the discussion.
poisoned in the Buddhist temple in Ulan-Ude for Dmitry
Medvedev's visit
Feeding and giving shelter to homeless
dogs and cats is a tradition of any Buddhist temple.
Buddhists respect all the living beings in the world,
as all of them are in the single Sansara Wheel, the
ever going circulation in the world, and each of us,
according to the Buddhism, can come as any living
being in his next life. Moreover Buddhists honour
dogs and cats that have been accompanying man for
thousands of years. And every monastry has dogs and
cats fed by the monks and the believers.
submits signatures for registration at the Moscow
City Duma election
Press Release, August 26,
Today YABLOKO has submitted about
80,000 signatures to the Moscow Electoral Commission
for registration at the Moscow City Duma election.
Sergei Mitrokhin, YABLOKO's Chairman and leader
of the party election list, and activists of the Youth
YABLOKO submitted to the Moscow Electoral Commission
ten boxes styled as apple boxes (YABLOKO means "apple"
in Russian).
stops YABLOKO's motor race
Road police blocked YABLOKO�s motor
column - 15 cars with YABLOKO�s flags and symbols
� by the Kremlin. The motor race was organised on
the last day of collection of signatures required
for registration of YABLOKO in the Moscow City Duma
election race.The police ordered
YABLOKO�s cars to stop and took all the driving licenses.
Only after that the police explained their actions.
Police officers asked for a permit to conduct such
an action, and when Sergei Mitrokhin came to the site
they accused the activists in �creating traffic obstacles�
and ordered to draw protocols of administrative violations.
arrests the participants of YABLOKO's motor
Press Release, August 25,
The road police stopped YABLOKO's
column – 15 cars with YABLOKO's symbols
– in the centre of Moscow. The police announced
that the motor race was unlawful and insisted that
it required prior registration with the local authorities.
The police also demanded to take YABLOKO
symbols and flags off the cars, saying that they may
release the column only on this condition.
YABLOKO organisation in Omsk: "A human rights
activist today and a corpse tomorrow?"
On August 24 activists from the Omsk
Youth YABLOKO organisation conducted two pickets at
the centre of the city. The activists held placards
�A human rights activist today and a corpse tomorrow?�
and ��No� to �unacceptable� versions and �yes� to
proper investigation!� The action
was targeted at drawing public attention to the frequent
murders of human rights activists in Russia. Young
activists decided to �visualize� such a situation
for the city residents: people covered with white
sheets were lying by their feet symbolising murdered
human rights activists.
Newsletter, August 2009
A massacre of human rights
The Russian Party YABLOKO, ELDR member,
calls for a cardinal change of the Russian federal
policies in the Northern Caucasus. "The kidnapping
and murder of Zarema Sadulayeva and Alik Dzabrailov
shows the inability of the regional governments to
perform their functions", Sergei Mitrokhin,
Chair of the party, said.
"It is obvious that the murder of human rights
activists Zarema Sadulayeva and Alik Dzabrailov is
connected with their professional activities",
he continued. Statement of the YABLOKO party, August
13, 2009.
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in memory of Natalya Estemirova in St.Petersburg
zaks.ru, August 24, 2009
About two dozens of people gathered
in Chernishevsky Garden in St.Petersburg on August
22 so that to pay tribute to the memory of Natasha
Estemirova. It was the 39th day since Natasha's
death, which, according to the Muslim tradition, is
a commemoration day.
has collected 78,000 signatures
YABLOKO has collected 78,000 signatures
(as of today) required for registration of the party
in the Moscow City Duma election campaign. We shall
continue collection of signatures until night August
Sergei Mitrokhin, Chairman of the party and leader
of YABLOKO's election list said, "We shall
continue collection of signatures in the remaining
two days so that to have excess signatures to secure
ourselves from possible fault-finding of the Electoral
of the North-Western District of Moscow interferes
with YABLOKO�s collection of signatures
Press Release, August 20,
Police made another provocation against
YABLOKO�s collectors of signatures for registration
of YABLOKO�s list at the Moscow City Duma election
campaign. YABLOKO�s activists planed to collect signatures
by the Planernaya metro station (North-West of Moscow).
Hardly did they began their work when Leutenant Maxim
Seleznyov of the Northern Tushino police department
announced to them that they were detained for unsanctioned
picketing and had to go to the police department with
celebrated Savior of the Apple Feast Day
Protection from Arbitrary Rule on
Savior of the Apple Feast Day (Yablochny Spas), such
was the slogan of the YABLOKO�s action conducted on
August 19. A coach with party symbols took YABLOKO�s
activists first to the Kitai Gorog police department
(the one which detained YABLOKO�s collectors of signatures
at the Red Square), then to the court and then to
lay flowers to the memorial cross set at the place
of the church pulled down 45 years ago.
will pay the repairs of Sayano-Shushenskaya hydro-electric
power station?
Sergei Mitrokhin's blog
at the Echo Moskvi radio station web-site
August 18, 2009
All the technogenic disasters in all
the countries have some common roots (natural calamities,
human factor, etc), however, Russia's disasters
have some specific traits rooted in our policies.
This refers to abrupt and ill-conceived commercialisation
of the spheres that had to be governed with professionalism
and rational conservatism. Thus, for example, there
was not a single professional power engineer in the
RAO Unified Energy System of Russia board since 2002,
the board had only specialists in financial flows.
to collect signatures at the key Moscow railway stations
On Friday, August 21, candidates to
the Moscow City Duma from YABLOKO and party activists
will collect signatures required for registration
of YABLOKO's election list at eight Moscow railway
postponed examination of the cases of YABLOKO's
collectors of signatures
Press Release, August 19,
Court hearings of the YABLOKO activists
cases (collecting signatures at the Red Square) have
been postponed. The court sent three cases of alleged
"resistance to the police" back to the
police department. The trials were appointed on August
25 and August 27.
expresses condolences to the relatives of the pilots
and the victims of these accidents stations
Statement of the YABLOKO party,
August 16, 2009
Two tragedies with aircrafts took
place at Ramenskoye, Moscow Region and Kaluga on August
16. Igor Tkachenko, Svetlana Fedoryenko, Anton Khachkovsky
were killed in these accidents. There are casualties
among civilians – residents of Ramenskoye, Moscow
Region.We are grieving and expressing our condolences
to all the relatives of the victims and those injured.
International. Newsletter. Issue No 148
LI President condemns Burmese court
Lord Alderdice in meetings with Turkish Police Academy
on Kurdish Question
Zille criticises President Zuma on ministerial spending
and corruption
YABLOKO faces difficulties in campaigning
FNF and RELIAL host event on democracy in Latin America
Estonia seeks more budget cuts for euro bid
LI calls for submissions for contribution to the UN
Human Rights Council
arrests YABLOKO's activists collecting signatures
at the Red Square, Moscow
Press Release, August 13,
On August 16, members of the Youth
Organisation of YABLOKO and Deputy of the Moscow City
Duma Sergei Mitrokhin came to the Red Square to collect
signatures in support of YABLOKO's election
list. (Such collection of signatures is required by
law from all the non-parliamentary parties so that
to be registered for running their election campaigns.
The law does not specify the time and place of collection
of signatures).
Several security service and police
officers came to the activists and asked for a permit.
The young people gave to the officers their written
address to the law enforcement bodies where they cited
the law and explained that collection of signatures
at the Red Square does not require any prior permits
or registrations. However, the police was not satisfied
with the explanations.
presents it programme for the Moscow City Duma election
On August 13 top candidates from YABLOKO
s electoral list for the Moscow City Duma election
Sergei Mitrokhin and Alexei Yablokov presented YABLOKO
s election programme in the Interfax press-centre,
and renown human rights activist and head of the Moscow
Helsinki group Ludmila Alexeyeva told about Public
Council she heads in support of YABLOKO s candidates.
Moscow Region branch of YABLOKO nominated its candidates
to run at municipal elections
Press Release, August 10,
21st conference of the Moscow Region
branch of YABLOKO took place on August 8. The Conference
nominated candidates to run at the municipal elections
in the Moscow Region.
Thus, Misheronsky city in the Shatura
Area will have four candidates. The Klin branch of
YABLOKO headed by attorney Elena Samsonova had the
proxies for nominating candidates in the Klin area.
of human rights activists represent the results of
the federal policies at the Northern Caucasus
Statement of the YABLOKO party,
August 13, 2009
The Russian United Democratic Party
YABLOKO calls to a cardinal change of the federal
policies at the Northern Caucasus. Kidnapping and
murder of Zarema Sadulayeva and Alik Dzabrailov shows
inability of the regional governments to perform their
functions, marks a failure of the federal policies
in Chechnya, where unlimited power was vested to Ramazan
Kadyrov and none of the human rights envisaged by
the Constitution of the Russian Federation are guaranteed,
including the right to life.
in memory of human rights activists murdered in Chechnya
to take place in St.Petersburg
Press Release, August 12,
An action in memory of Zarema Sadulayeva
and Ali Dzabrailov who worked in the Let's Save
the Generation nonprofit organisation will take place
on August 12 (at 7 p.m.) by Solovetsky Stone in St.Petersburg. On August 11 Zarema Sadulaeva,
head of the Let's Save the Generation nonprofit
organisation and her husband Ali Dzabrailov were kidnapped
in midday when armed people came to their office saying
that they represented law-enforcement bodies and took
the activists with them. The next night the bodies
of gunshot activists were found in the trunk of their
of the accident with the Kursk submarine would a step
towards responsible governing
Statement of the YABLOKO party,
August 12, 2009
The Russian United Democratic Party
YABLOKO proposes to conduct objective investigation
of the causes leading to the accident with the Kursk
submarine and the actions of the officials during
the rescue operation. We should conduct such investigation
so that to at least to pay tribute to the dead sailors.
Supreme Court of Dagestan appoints new trial on Farid
Babayev's case on August 25
Press Release, August 12,
On August 11 Dagestan's Supreme
Court appointed on August 25 a new trial on the murder
of Farid Babayev, leader Dagestan YABLOKO and candidate
to the Deputy of the State Duma.
Earlier on January 20, 2009, the Supreme
Court of Dagestan ruled out that Rasil Mamedrizayev
was guilty of the murder of Farid Babayev sentencing
him to 16 years of imprisonment. The court acquitted
the second accomplice Seferali Sefemerzoyev.
Gazeta switched into a "black PR" campaign
Press Release, August 3, 2009
Press Service of the YABLOKO party
was surprised to see an article entitled Why Yavlinsky
Was Summoned to the Kremlin by Elina Bilevskaya in
Nezavisimaya Gazeta of August 3. The article states
that Yavlinsky made agreement with the Kremlin so
that to secure deputies' mandates for the party
in the Moscow City Duma election.
Gazeta, July 27, 2009. Domestic Pain.
Pressure on human rights activists in Russia has been
growing in contrary to the worldwide statements of
Dmitry Medvedev's about their support
By Boris
Policies targeted at discrimination
of human rights organisations represent one of the
specific traits of Putin's era.
Since 2004, when Vladimir Putin stated that many non-governmental
organisations worried only about their financing from
foreign funds and could not "bite the feeding
hand", the Kremlin propaganda has been promoting
a simple thesis: human rights activists are those
who get foreign money and work it out by "harming
Russia's interests".
interferes with YABLOKO's collection of signatures
Press Release, July 30, 2009
Police stopped collection of signatures
required for registration of YABLOKO's list at the
Moscow City Duma election. Collection of signatures
has begun today.
At Pushkinskaya square police stopped 15 people engaged
in collection of signatures and took their flags and
cloaks with YABLOKO's symbols. When one of the detained
said that this demand was unlawful, he was arrested
and taken to the local police department as organizer
of the action. YABLOKO's symbols were also taken to
this police department.
against "people's garages"
Press Release, July 28, 2009
About 300 people participated in the
protest action against construction of the so-called
«people's garages" in the Sokolinaya
Gora district, Moscow. The residents of the area whose
garages are to be pulled down so that to construct
"people's garages" instead participated
in the action.
to begin collection of signatures for the Moscow Duma
election at the infill plots
YABLOKO to begin collection of signatures
in favour of its list of candidates for the Moscow
Duma election in the yard of Vavilova 48, where Alliance
Group is going to build an elite block of flats instead
of the sports ground belonging to the condominium
of the block of flats No 48. The right of the condominium
to the sports ground was confirmed by the Court of
Electoral Commission attested YABLOKO's election lists
for the Moscow City Duma election and the party can
start collection of signatures
Interfax. July 27, 2009
The lists of candidates to the deputies
of the Moscow City Duma submitted by the YABLOKO party
to the Moscow Electoral Commission were attested and
certified at the Commission meeting on Monday.YABLOKO's
list of 49 candidates was approved by the party conference
of the Moscow branch of YABLOKO on July 22. The list
is topped by Moscow City Duma deputies Sergei Mitrokhin,
YABLOKO's leader and Chair of the Moscow branch of
YABLOKO, and Eugeni Bunimovich, Deputy Chair of the
Moscow YABLOKO.
youth organization of YABLOKO commemorates ten years
of Putin's coming into power
On August 9 St.Petersburg youth organization
of YABLOKO conducted the Ten Years Under Putin action.
The action took place in the centre of St.Petersburg
(Bolshaya Moskovskaya) under close supervision of
police demands that YABLOKO should collect signatures
in silence
Press Release, August 6, 2009
On August 5, the police interfered
with collection of signatures by the YABLOKO party
by Tushinskaya metro station. This time collection
of signatures was organized by four groups of businessmen.
The police asked the collectors to take off all YABLOKO's
flags and coats with party symbols. They also asked
YABLOKO's activists to show an allowance from
the local authority, however, such an allowance is
redundant for election campaigns. In spite of this
YABLOKO had informed the local authority of the North-Western
district of Moscow of such collection.
head fired due to violations
Press Release, August 4, 2009
"YABLOKO supports the decision
[of the Moscow Mayor] to fire the head of the North-Western
administrative district of Moscow Viktor Kozlov",
said YABLOKO's leader Sergei Mitrokhin. According
to Mitrokhin, such decision of the Mayor of Moscow
demonstrates that he decided to reform his team. Mitrokhin
also added that "the fact that Kozlov was sacked
confirmed that YABLOKO's criticism of the ex-Prefect
was correct".
candidates to the deputies of the Moscow City Duma
to participate in collection of signatures
Press Release, August 3, 2009
On August 3 YABLOKO's candidates
to the deputies of the Moscow City Duma will participate
in collection of signatures required for enrollment
in the election campaign.
Elections to the Moscow City Duma, 2009 -
new theme in Elections
of the Youth Organisation of St.Petersburg YABLOKO
to conduct Ten Years of Putinism Action
Press Release, August 6, 2009
On Sunday, August 9, activists of
the Youth Organisation of the St.Petersburg branch
of YABLOKO will conduct Ten Years of Putinism action.
That is how young democrats are going to mark the
ten year anniversary of Vladimir Putin coming into
power. On August 9, 1999, President of Russia Boris
Yeltsin appointed Vladimir Putin acting Prime Minister.
A week later the State Duma officially approved the
acquitted YABLOKO�s collectors of signatures
Judge of the court of the first instance
(Dorogomilovo Moscow court) returned to the police
the case on arrest of two collectors of signatures
of the YABLOKO party who were incriminated �conducting
propaganda in the restricted period�.
begins collection of signatures for enrollment in
the Moscow City Duma election race
Press Release, July 31, 2009
YABLOKO began collection of signatures
for registration of its list of candidates for the
Moscow City Duma election. However, collectors of
signatures encountered hostile actions from the police.
On July 30, two party activists were arrested by the
Park Pobedi metro station and were detained in the
local police office (Dorogomilovo) for several hours,
after which the case of �administrative violation�
was sent to court.
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MATCH VERDICT: Lockie leads the way in dominant display
The top-of-the-table clash turned into a comfortable night for Spalding United's under-21s.
They took another huge step towards the south section's championship by inflicting a first defeat of the season on second-placed Boston Town.
Although the Tulips have only just entered the second half of their debut campaign, surely they are unstoppable now.
Jonny Lockie led the way with a hat-trick as Matt Clarke, Lewis Millington and George Couzens also hit the target.
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The Tulips' under-21s have already shown development by going into the senior squad.
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Lockie and Jack Fixter are regularly involved with the under-21s but this time, Lewis Thorogood's squad was also boosted by three over-age players with plenty of senior experience.
The midfield partnership of Beeson and Gary King gave licence for Jordan Neil, Lockie and Millington to support Couzens going forward.
First-team captain Jackson offered words of encouragement to the back four where under-21s skipper Clarke was influential again.
Spalding made it easier for themselves and a dominant display keeps them very much in pole position.
4-2-3-1: Smith (sub Christopher h-t); Floyd (sub Gordon 76 mins), Fixter (sub Moulds 76 mins), Clarke, Jackson; King, Beeson; Lockie, Neil, Millington (sub Havard 71 mins); Couzens.
4-4-2: Robinson; Lytvynets, Demeter, Field, Forth; Eyett, Eyes, Maddison, Frost; McDonald (sub Mido 71 mins), Raducan (sub McKue 71 mins). Subs not used: Nuttell, Jezkovs.
Natalie Hudson.
Lockie (21 mins, 1-0); Clarke (27 mins, 2-0); Millington (33 mins, 3-0); Couzens (49 mins, 4-0); Eyes (53 mins, 4-1); Lockie (71 mins, 5-1); Lockie pen (88 mins, 6-1).
Maddison, Lockie (persistent fouls); Millington (unsporting behaviour).
Long Eaton United (A) – Friday, December 29, friendly.
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