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Céleste at The Lanesborough - Hyde Park Corner, London
I first visited The Lanesborough many moons ago, when I was a fresh young thing enjoying afternoon tea at a friend's 21st birthday party. Fast forward 'x' amount of years, (I can't reveal all of my secrets!) and I returned ( a few weeks ago) with my partner in crime, Scott. We were not sitting down to delicious afternoon tea on this occasion, but, an exquisite Michelin-starred set menu lunch. Our feast was simply outstanding and I didn't think once about homemade scones and clotted cream! (Yippee!)
Since my first encounter, The Lanesborough, which overlooks Hyde Park Corner, and, is close to Knightsbridge and Buckingham Palace, has undergone extensive refurbishment; from top to toe in fact! Reopening its doors in 2015, after many months of meticulous renovation, the hotel's 93 bedrooms and elegant dining rooms, have been restored back to their original Georgian grandeur. The luxurious interiors were designed by Alberto Pinto, "and executed after his death in 2012 by his team and sister, Linda." Greeted by immaculately dressed doormen, who ushered us through to the splendid entrance hall, we soon made our way over to Céleste...
Was there a WOW factor? Yes, most definitely yes! Lashings of gold gilded fixtures and fittings, opulent chandeliers, starched white table linen and shiny silver cutlery, powdery blue walls, impeccably dressed waiters, and, a towering glass roof bathing the room in warm, natural daylight.
We were shown to our seats (nothing beats snuggling up on a sofa, well, it might be frowned upon here, I guess!)...
Presented with complimentary bubbles...
... before deciding which courses to choose between.
Whilst reading the mouth watering menu, we tucked into delicious bite-sized lentil tacos...
... as well as homemade bread, which we coated in creamy whipped butter.
After the scrumptious introductory offerings, our starters arrived. Each dish so beautifully executed with artistic flair and finesse. Alas, you would expect nothing less than perfection from Executive Chef Florian Favario, protégée of triple Michelin-starred chef Eric Frechon, who runs Epicure restaurant in Le Bristol Hotel, Paris. On the cards for me, 'Sautéed Squid, Black Ink Porridge and a Red Wine Sauce.'
Succulent, delicately cooked squid on a bed of rich black ink porridge and a crisp wafer to polish off every last morsel!
Scott went for the 'French Onion, Caramelised Onions and Oxtail Broth'. A fun and playful presentation that delighted and intrigued us both.
The oxtail broth was poured from a transparent teapot, which I would quite like to have taken home with me!
I had one or two spoonfuls, and the soup was meaty yet light and rich all at once! So many gorgeous flavours all swimming harmoniously together in one bowl.
The buttery crisp bread was coated in shavings of comté cheese. YUM.
As if the meal couldn't get any better... My main was heavenly!
'Scottish Salmon, Slow Cooked, Sautéed Cabbage and Ginger Butter.' It's worth a trip up to London from Bath, just for that! The most delicate salmon I think I have ever tasted, accompanied by an intense creamy, buttery ginger sauce and caramelised, charred cabbage and brussel sprouts.
From surf to turf. Scott too found himself in food heaven with his 'Braised Lamb Neck, Spiced Carrots, Lemon and Ginger.' Perfectly autumnal and heart warming, one we would love to replicate in the kitchen!
Our gastronomic journey was nearing its end as we moved from savoury to sweet. A party on a plate for me! Here is my 'Blueberry, Light Lemon Mousse, Shortbread and Blueberry Sorbet.'
An explosion of chocolate for Scott. 'Caraïbes Chocolate, Chocolate Sorbet and Creamy Chocolate.' Each component of the dish so carefully catered for, ensuring artistic perfection.
Having been wined and dined to our hearts content, our meal ended with complimentary petits fours. Plump pink marshmallows, caramelised nuts and creamy fudge squares encased in a hollow chocolate sphere, laced in edible gold leaf.
Priced at £35 pp for a three course set menu and glass of bubbles, lunch at The Lanesborough was worth every, single penny. We felt it was very good value for money, considering the level of service, as well as the quality and presentation of each dish presented to us. Not forgetting the stunning setting, which had not an ounce of stuffiness or pretentiousness, but of warmth and welcome.
Not a treat for every day of the week, but one you must pop on your 'Restaurants To Visit' list, unless you have ticked it off already!
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Juggernaut is a 1974 British crime suspense film starring Richard Harris, Omar Sharif, and Anthony Hopkins. The film, which was directed by Richard Lester, was largely shot on location aboard the TS Hamburg in the North Sea. It was inspired by real events aboard QE2 in May 1972 when Royal Marines from the Special Boat Service were parachuted on to the ship because of a bomb hoax. In the film, Richard Harris leads a team of Naval bomb disposal experts sent to disarm several large barrel bombs that have been placed aboard an ocean liner crossing the North Atlantic. Meanwhile, ashore, the police race against time to track down the mysterious bomb maker, who calls himself "Juggernaut," who will for a ransom reveal the information that will disarm the bombs. Avertisements were run in British papers, soliciting extras who would take a lengthy cruise in the North Sea for free, but with the knowledge that the ship would actually seek out the worst possible weather, as the story demanded seas too rough for the lifeboats to be lowered, trapping the passengers on board.


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So you want to DIY your brand until you can afford to hire someone to help, but you just can't seem to get your fonts right.
Well for one, I think, this is a smart way to get started with your business. So many things change when you first get started with your business that things are more fluid and less solidified. This is all a part of the process.
As you start working on your business and learning more about what direction you really do want to take you'll have the flexibility to make adjustments and changes. So in a sense, it is really smart to hold off on hiring to design your branding until you have a clearer vision of what the basics of your branding are.
But until then let's talk about a part of branding and design in general that people often make mistakes using fonts for their business. Luckily with a few pieces of information, you can successfully avoid making these same mistakes.
Let's talk about the 10 mistakes every newbie makes with fonts and what you can do to fix the problem now.
They use too many fonts. Use 1-2 fonts with a max of 3 for everything that you create for your business. Just because you're making a quote for one piece of content and then a blog promo for another doesn't mean that they need different fonts on every piece. Pick 1 - 2 fonts and use them on all of your content and your website. Not to mention you lose out on all the recognition you could have for your content if you are constantly changing fonts.
Consider the personality. Fonts have different personalities so choose them according to your brand personality. Is your brand personality big and bold? Is it more subdued and classic? Modern and luxurious? I guarantee there is a font to match. Spend some time reviewing Google Fonts or Font Squirrels for inspiration.
Pairing fonts successfully. For pairing fonts look for contrast think thick/thin short/tall decorative/clean. To get some inspiration for fonts that pair well together check out Pinterest. Just make sure you read the license agreements before downloading and using any fonts you find in your search.
If you are struggling to make it work with multiple fonts choose one font with lots of variations. Then use one font for all of your branding material. Use the different variations to create visual hierarchy and interest all while staying simple and streamlined.
For simple elegant combination pair a serif font with a sans-serif font. Serif means it has what we call feet. And the sans serifs do not. Typically they work together to look elegant and gorgeous.
Steer clear of fonts that are overused like Comic Sans, Papyrus, or Trajan Pro. Just no. Trust me. If you want to stand out and be taken seriously choose fonts that others don't use or fonts that are used too much.
Never use blue text on a red background… ever! Be very careful of how you use different colors for the fonts and for the background. You want to make sure it is clear and legible. If there isn't enough contrast or you make it hard to read you'll just give everyone a headache and wonder why your designs aren't looking professional?
Reverse type (light color font on a dark color background) is good for heading and buttons not long blocks of text. Use these blocks of color strategically in your content to drive people with calls to action or opt-in buttons. Don't use them for big blocks of text in your copy.
Use all uppercase text sparingly because it becomes hard to read as big blocks of text. We read by understanding shapes and patterns and when you use all caps for all of your text every word becomes a rectangle. You lose the shapes of the letters and the patterns that we've come to recognize as words.
Don't combine two similar fonts. If you have a serif combine it with something different not another serif font. The lack of contrast will look sloppy.
Once you've identified the fonts you want to use for your business do whatever it takes to stay consistent with them. If you need to write their names down on a post-it-note then do that, or better yet make a style guide for your business where you keep all that information. Along with what sizes you use for headings, what style you use for different situations, and what you use for buttons/calls to actions on your website.
In fact, I encourage you to make this document this makes it easy for you to stay consistent, hand over the information to a VA or designer when they are helping you create materials for your business, and give you one spot to reference when you create your next promo image.
It may feel like you're not being as creative as you were when you were using all the fonts but that repetitive element in your graphics and visuals will help you build recognition for your business.
How awesome would it be to hear "I saw that image and I just knew it was yours!"
That's the result we are all hoping for when we put anything out into the world. We want people to connect it back to us. And even though what font you use may seem like an insignificant decision you have to make it is one of the most fundamental to your success of building recognition and standing out online!
Let me know in the comments: What is your #1 struggle with using fonts for your business materials?
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AceShowbiz - Bradley Cooper wanted Jack White to play the male lead in "A Star Is Born" before agreeing to take on the role of Jackson Maine.
The first-time director tells Variety he had someone else in mind for the part before Lady GaGa signed on, but he refused to name names, revealing only that studio bosses "wouldn't make the movie" with his pick.
Sources now claim the former The White Stripes leader, who has appeared in the films "Cold Mountain" and "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story", was the star in question.
Cooper and White reportedly met, but it's not clear whether that was to talk about the role of Jackson or as the film's music consultant - a job that went to Willie Nelson's songwriter son Lukas.
Cooper was previously offered the role of Maine by pal Clint Eastwood, when he was on board the project as director, but the veteran moviemaker's "American Sniper" star turned him down because he didn't think he was old enough to portray a grizzled, alcoholic rock star.
The first-time director eventually decided to play his own leading man opposite Lady GaGa, and their film has become a huge hit, sparking Oscar buzz, particularly for their song "Shallow", which many critics feel should pick up Best Song at the Academy Awards next year.
Cooper tells Variety he's well aware it's an Oscar-worthy song and he'd love to sing it onstage at the Dolby Theater next year.
"We talked about that actually, because I'm such a maniac," the actor/director says. "I started texting her (GaGa) the whole pitch of how we should do it. So we'll see. There might be a cool, unorthodox way we could perform it."


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Police have identified a woman who was found dead in a Phoenix alley Tuesday as 38-year-old Darling Williams.
On Tuesday morning, police responded to a report of the dead body of a woman in the alley near 39th Street and Wilshire Drive.
Detectives are working with the Maricopa County Medical Examiner's Office to determine a cause of death. Preliminary evidence suggests that Williams likely was a homicide victim, Phoenix police said.
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The 401(k) plan is usually at the back of an employer's mind. It doesn't renew annually, and it never fights for attention like health insurance and business insurance renewals do. However, it's time to bring that afterthought to the forefront. With the Department of Labor's (DOL) Fiduciary Rule, a litany of class action lawsuits and the fact that 65 percent of DOL audits in 2014 resulted in plan sponsor fines; there is a certain level of responsibility expected of employers. The DOL Fiduciary Rule is the byproduct of many of these class action suits, years of haggling with Wall Street to close loopholes that have existed since 1940, and the Obama administration's desire to bring objective advice to employers and participants alike. Over the
How Will It Affect Employers?
It's essential for employers to understand how this new standard will impact their business practices as well. According to a U.S. Chamber of Commerce issue brief, the rule "affects how investment advice is provided to every 401(k) plan, every IRA, and every rollover or distribution to or from either." The impact of this reform is sweeping, and given the forecasted movement of 401(k) and IRA money over the next 20 years, as baby boomers retire, much is at stake. Plan sponsors need to understand their responsibilities about their fiduciary relationship with their advisor and the quality of advice they, and their employees are receiving. Ultimately, it's always the employer's responsibility.
The DOL's rule redefines who is now a fiduciary and further clarifies education from "advice." It targets financial advisors of 401(k) plans and IRAs that are "brokers" and how they get paid. There has been a distinct difference between these two different types of advisors, and this new rule aims to close that gap. Here is a breakdown of the two types of financial advisors presently:
Under the regulation, employers will now have a new working relationship with their advisor if that advisor is a broker. This may include additional paperwork, possibly higher costs and a new set of limitations and exemptions. Employers will now have to carefully vet the type of advisor they choose to manage their plan and the compensation structure these advisors utilize. Further scrutiny will be required when the new threshold for "advice" (as opposed to "education") is met when interacting with employee/participants. This is a significant change for brokers and the plan sponsors who hire them. Because their previous method of compensation (commissions paid as 12(b)1 fees) causes conflicts of interest, that method of compensation is now a "prohibited transaction" under ERISA for BOTH recommendations to the plan as well as to the participants. There is, however, an exemption to the "prohibition" called the "Best Interest Contract Exemption" (BICE).
Background of BICE
Understanding that the basic premise of the DOL rule is to assure plan sponsors and participants alike are getting objective recommendations that are in their "best interest", and knowing that the only form of compensation available to brokers is some form of commission, it's easy to deduce the dilemma. Since brokers were previously held to a "suitability" standard of care they were not required by law to offer the "best product", only a suitable one. In some cases, brokers were recommending the products that paid them the most. Obviously varying levels of commissions being paid to the broker would cloud their objectivity and make it difficult to put the client's interest ahead of their own. But once under this new regulation, brokers will be required to put their client's interest first, eliminating their current form of compensation, as it is inherently conflicted.
So now what? Enter BICE … a concession made by the DOL to accommodate brokers who insist on getting paid commissions.
Beware Of BICE
BICE presents an option to allow the now prohibited methods of conflicted compensation to continue, if specific conditions between an employer and their broker are agreed upon. The exemption allows this otherwise "prohibited" method of compensation to exist so long as both parties agree to openly discuss inherent conflicts, as well as carefully reviewing several other disclosures regarding hidden fees and an agreement of heightened oversight by their broker-dealer who employs them.
BICE is a risky agreement, and employers should steer clear. It would be a difficult position to defend if a plan sponsor allowed this conflict of interest to continue, when other "un-conflicted" options exist, such as hiring an advisor that is a RIA and already held to a fiduciary standard.
What Can Employers Do Now?
After learning about the stakes involved, what are some things an employer that sponsors a 401(k) plan can do in light of the DOL's final rule?
While plan sponsors technically have no obligation to make sure their advisor adheres to the DOL's new rule, it comes as no surprise that ensuring broker compliance will be an employer's smartest move during the changeover. The courts will ultimately decide the degree of liability an employer has if an advisor doesn't act in the best interest of the plan or a participant. This upcoming fiduciary standard will take a toll on a broker's methods—as an employer, stay ahead of the game by creating a contingency plan for the positive and negative aspects of the outcome.
Next up: How this rule impacts participants of 401(k)'s and IRA accounts
Brian Menickella is a co-founder and managing partner of The Beacon Group of Companies, a broad-based financial services firm based in King of Prussia, Pa.
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The apartment is located on the second floor with lift.
On entering the apartment there is a spacious living and dining room decorated in an elegant but yet fresh style. The lounge provides a comfortable, welcoming space to relax with two sofas, a coffee table and large dining table and chairs for 6 people. There is a TV, DVD and an AC unit (only in the living).
The large French windows open up to a lovely terrace that faces the communal garden and the gorgeous swimming pool.
All pools are available to swim from June to September, both included. If you plan to visit us outside this period of time and having access to a pool is a must for you, please, contact us before confirming your booking to double check that the pool of your choice is ready to be used. Some pools are closed during the cooler months for maintenance works.
The terrace is equipped with a wooden table and chairs, making it the perfect place to relax with a cold glass of your favorite drink after an exciting day on the beach.
The independent kitchen is classical in style but fully equipped with all the modern appliances as hob, oven, microwave, fridge-freezer, cooking utensils, pots, pans, and even a dishwasher. The washing machine is also in the kitchen.
The apartment features 3 double bedrooms and 2 full bathrooms.
Two of the bedrooms are equipped with a double bed and the third bedroom has two single beds. Furthermore, there is a folding single bed to accommodate a seventh guest that can be installed in any of the two rooms with a double bed.
Both bathrooms are fully tilled and include bathtub, basin and WC.
This is a fabulous apartment, perfect for enjoying all that Sitges has to offer, from the buzzing nightlife, great restaurants and bars to the amazing events and festivals.
If you're looking for a large apartment in a central location with communal pool, garden, parking and AC you won´t find a better place to stay!
The CLARIMAR PACIFIC apartment is the ideal place for families or large groups looking for a spacious and well equipped accommodation with communal garden and swimming pool.
The property is right in the center, with the beaches, the restaurants, bars and shops of buzzing Sitges within easy reach. Location can´t be any better!
Less than 200 mts from the beach.
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If you´re travelling with your pet, please, contact us before confirming your booking.
The local tourist tax is NOT included in the price. This tax, currently, has a cost of 0,90€ (VAT not included) per person (over 16 years) per night, for a maximum of 7 nights, and is payable to your greeter at the property.
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Fall Favorites Preview: Three really cool books that just showed up here at the house.
Not a lot to connect these three – but they're three books I've been selling all summer long for Chronicle Books and their distribution partner publishers, Laurence King and Princeton Architectural Press – and they have been really warmly received by the bookstore buyers I've been talking with.
Girl In The Kitchen
by Stephanie Izard with Heather Shouse
photographs by Dan Goldberg
Chronicle Books | 9780811874472 | $29.95 | Sept 2011
The first cookbook from the winning chef of season four of Top Chef, and now the chef/owner at Chicago's hot restaurant, Girl & The Goat.
First off, in the category of cookbooks by celebrity chefs, this is a great one. Though I haven't yet made my way to Girl & The Goat for a dinner reservation, Chef Izard's reputation precedes her. And this book seems to do a wonderful job of capturing her lively personality and her way with mixing flavors and inspirations.
Like all of Chronicle Books' cookbooks, it's beautifully produced with funky & highly cookable text design, luscious photography, and a rich blend of insider tips, personal history, and yes, recipes. You can check out a few sample pages at Chronicle Books' page for the book.
(Chef Izard's co-author on this book is Heather Shouse, the well-traveled food writer and author of Food Trucks, a survey of the nation's best & coolest food trucks.)
Graphic Design Thinking: Beyond Brainstorming
edited by Ellen Lupton
Princeton Architectural Press (dist. by Chronicle Books) | 9781568989792 | $24.95 | July 2011
Princeton Architectural Press's resident genius for inspiration, design chops, and generally thinking outside the box is Ellen Lupton. Before Graphic Design Thinking, she also gave us Thinking With Type, Indie Publishing, Graphic Design: The New Basics, and one of my territory's all-time best-selling books from Princeton Architectural Press, D.I.Y.: Design It Yourself. She is also the curator of contemporary design at Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum and director of the Graphic Design MFA program at Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) in Baltimore.
This new book packs a ton into fewer than 200 pages: it's a toolkit for designers, writers, filmmakers – any humans, really – on ways to think about a problem (a design brief, a stalled project, that troublesome second novel), how to unleash your brain's creativity, and how to structure your ideas.
Let's Make Some Great Art
by Marion Deuchars
Laurence King Publishing (dist. by Chronicle Books) | 9781856697866 | $19.95 | Aug 2011
A tall book, a beautiful object, with paper that begs to be drawn in or doodled upon. An inspiration.
But nothing I could say about this book will match what these charming introductory videos will show you. (All via the author's page at Vimeo.)
Ta-da! It's my3videos!
How to draw a simple bird from Marion Deuchars on Vimeo.
Draw on the Plinth from Marion Deuchars on Vimeo.
Can you draw the Mona Lisa's smile? from Marion Deuchars on Vimeo.
The book has a lovely homepage all its own, too. Explore more.


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For many Small-Medium Enterprises (SMEs) here in Singapore and globally, trading and operating on the international market is a big step forward. Many SMEs aspire to expand towards a global market, operating in various countries and diversifying their product range.
But financial problems, lack of support, and lack of information is hindering many SMEs from going international. According to the strait times:
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore would like more information and support on global trade opportunities to help them internationalise… Suggesting there is room for further growth, the accounting body's research revealed that nearly half of respondents in its latest survey would still like to receive information and support on international trade opportunities,"
An HSBC report also supports SMEs move towards the international market, saying it could bring in more cash into the country:
Singapore's mid-market enterprises (MMEs) are the cornerstone of Singapore's economy but could contribute millions of dollars more to the economy if they were to maximise international trade and export opportunities… The HSBC report explored the business strategies of 1,400 MME senior executives in 14 countries – including 100 executives from Singapore. The report also included economic analysis of MMEs across each of the countries.
SMEs' Financial problem
But despite the big potential of having local start-ups and small firms internationalise their operations, they face big problems that hinder them from going global.
One of the biggest financial challenges of many SMEs in Singapore is managing their cash flow. This is a big hindrance to their growth and international expansion since keeping up with day-to-day operations, like employee payments and maintenance budgets, are hard to manage and projected cash inflows are difficult to predict due to manual recording of data.
These factors make any plans of global expansion hard to execute and virtually impossible without any form of financial technology solution.
According to a the straits times report, "The SME Development Survey by DP Info in November found about 35 per cent of SMEs saying they had finance-related issues… And among these 35 per cent, the proportion experiencing delays in payments from customers skyrocketed from 14 per cent in 2016 to 81 per cent last year."
Because of delayed payments from clients, management of working capital has become a top-priority agenda for many start-ups, with financial managers finding convenient ways to free cash trapped in the order-to-cash cycle.
SCF As A Fintech Solution
Supply Chain Financing (SCF) program has become a global financial technology solution for better cash flow management, with major international banks reporting 30% to 40% annual growth rates in SCF programs, and SCF growth rates are expected to continue to grow.
Citibank's report "Benefits Beyond Treasury: How Supply Chain Finance Impacts the Bottom Line" also talks about the benefits of an SCF program in the overall operations of a company:
"SCF clearly provides benefits across the organization: from procurement negotiations, to setting measurable goals within treasury, to company wide profitability. And as we've seen, improved working capital ensures companies remain competitive within their industries. Perhaps most important, however , is to conduct a benchmarking exercise to ensure you are not inadvertently financing your competitors."
Having an effective SCF program in place can greatly improve a start-up company's cash flow statement, giving them a clearer view of cash inflows and outflows. As a result, it becomes easier to manage finances and formulate a plan for global expansion.
Better support for global expansion and a strong financial management solution is the key to a better business climate for start-ups in Singapore. With these factors set in place, internationalisation of local Singaporean start-ups will not be far behind.


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Former President Bill Clinton said Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney can't say what they believe and get nominated in a GOP primary, in an interview with Esquire published Wednesday.
"As a private citizen he [Gingrich] was for certain important health-care reforms and believed in climate change and believed there had to be a strong reaction to it. And now he's just like Romney," Clinton said. "Neither one of them can say what they believe to be true and get nominated. Romney's still trying to figure out what he did as governor of Massachusetts and still appeal to this driving vituperative energy."
Gingrich has cited his work with Clinton when he was Speaker of the House as evidence that he can fix the economy. Other times, he has left out Clinton and touted balancing the budget and creating 11 million new jobs.
When asked last December whether Gingrich could take credit for balancing the budget, Clinton said, "Not really, but I think he did work with me to pass some good budgets."
Clinton, however, praised his former adversary last November to NewsMax, saying, "I think he's doing well just because he's thinking, and people are hungry for ideas that make some sense."
Clinton also praised Romney's record as governor of Massachusetts in December, adding that it would be a "mistake" to underestimate him.
Clinton told Esquire that Republicans have been pushed farther to the right.
"Every time the president adopts a plan that they [Republicans] once advocated, they abandon it and push farther to the right," he said. "But the voters can push them back."


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Development of civilization - it increases opportunities for more people to live as dictate their own interests, needs and desires. And less power have to spend to overcome the pressure from any authoritarian structures. Living in freedom raises many new questions to the individual and society. It turns out that you need to learn this difficult case - to live a genuine life, listening to their most profound desires and trust yourself. That is, one must be sincere. And what happens in life? In life, people often wear masks. And we do not want to admit it to them. Mask - "I am not such, I have everything, so they need to change", people often justify themselves. And here it is necessary to have a strong desire to learn the truth, honesty and courage to see yourself the way you do. And it is very painful. In order to move forward, you need to know where we are and what we have in reality. How can we change ourselves, if we do not know who we are and that is the?
You afraid of such things as deception, lies, betrayal, fear and other negative qualities? From the perspective of psychology in them there is nothing terrible and immoral. You have developed these qualities throughout childhood, to protect them from the pressure of the outside world to get what you want. All of us, as children, had to go to the deception in order to get something from the world of adults or not to be punished. Social morality condemns negative qualities. You want to hide these qualities. You are making efforts to comply with the standards of morality. You put the mask. A mask, in the end, this is a lie. But, hiding the negative qualities of society, you`re hiding them from themselves, because they were "disgraceful." You deprive yourself to act and to overcome its flaws. You will never be able to become better and change your life if you do not see them and not have to work with them. You can lie to people, wearing different masks, but never deceive yourself. Honestly look at yourself and then your life will change, you no longer need to hide, and you will find freedom.
If you honestly look at yourself, you`ll notice that all of those tired of wearing masks. Somewhere deep inside yourself you know that it`s not like you people and your mask. This further complicates your life, because instead of true love, which is so necessary to us all, you get a substitute. Sincerity gives you tremendous joy. The joy of the sincerity of his own like no other. So let us live own natural life!
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Avatar: The Last Airbender was and still is one the greatest shows that that has ever come out of Nickelodeon, and its sequel series did not disappoint at all.
Our series follows Avatar Korra, the Avatar born after Avatar Aang, main hero of the original series. She has already mastered 3 of the four element by episode 1 of the first season. But wait, all of Avatar had each season designated to learn an element? What can they do with Korra then? SO much more than the world was ever prepared for.
Book 1 – Air
Avatar Korra moves to Republic City to learn from Avatar Aangs son how to master Airbending, the one element she has never had a natural talent for. Korra is a hot tempered girl and being that Airbending is a calm element, she gets easily frustrated, and soon joins a pro-bending tournament series with our soon to be best friends Mako and Bolin. The brothers help Korra in stopping an equalist revolution, led by an evil mastermind named Amon, who has the ability to take away someone's bending away, and his journey to make to world a place where non-benders feel equal, no matter how evil the means. This first season is full of action, romance, and plot twists that show how much the world of Avatar continues to thrive.
Book 2 – Spirits
The Spirits are turning evil and attacking to world. It's up to Avatar Korra to get more in touch with her spiritual side, as being the bridge between the spirit world and human world, maintaining balance, is her job. She looks to her Uncle Unalaq, who has always been in touch with the spirits, to guide her in her journey of finding a way to make to balance of the two worlds come back, and after finding out that her uncle may not have been the best guide, she looks towards her past lives, and eventually going back all the way to the very first Avatar, to find guidance and that the greatest evil the world has ever seen is about to be unleashed by her uncle. Can Korra find a way to stop Unalaq and Vaatu from destroying both the human and spirit worlds, and can Korra make peace with the spirits?
Book 3 – Change
Korra has merged the human and spirit world, allowing the spirits to freely roam the lands, and when a sudden burst of Airbenders start to show up, she realizes her choice to restore balance may have had unexpected consequences. With trying to juggle making the spirits happy, finding all the new Airbenders and making them aware of their new culture, and having to fight of an evil organization called the Red Lotus, a group of people who individually can take down whole armies due to their amazing bending abilities, Korra has to continue to try and bring balance to a world that feels they don't need her anymore.
Book 4 – Balance
Korra has gone missing, and is fleeing her duties of being the Avatar as her battle with the Red Lotus has left her with emotional and mental scars, and with Kuvira, a member of the Metal Clan, trying to take over the Earth Kingdom by any means necessary, the world soon realizes that Korra is needed to help with their problems, but can Korra overcome her inner demons in order to finally bring balance to the world?
This is the part where I will get major spoilery and political because of the topics I'm about to address, so if you wish to watch the show without ruining anything, don't read past here.
The reason I titled this as the show that turned the world upside down is because of all the topics they chose to address during this series. Mental Illness, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Bisexuality, Murder and Suicide, and so many other topics that are big in today's society, and they tackled them all. They went to places that no other show has gone for the audience it was made for. Having Korra almost killed in multiple occasions, having her think the world didn't need her, having her have mental flashbacks of all of her attackers making her unable to fight and causing her distress beyond belief, having severe PTSD because of all of her attackers, but being able to work through it do to her duty, her friends, her family, and her loves. In season 1, we see Amon die by murder/suicide, as his brother kills them both by blowing them up. In season 4, we see not 1, but 2 Bisexual people coming together and falling in love, with the characters being Korra and Asami, both women who have dated Mako in the past, but grew to have romantic feelings for eachother (no this is not just in my mind this is canon and the writers of the show have confirmed it), all topics that are huge in today's society. All topics that need to be addressed, and make people realize that these are serious issues that need to be address to our youth if we have any hope for our future generations to thrive. To live equal. To be in touch with your spiritual sides, and if you don't have one, accept others for theirs and don't discriminate against them for it. To accept that change is always going to happen and we need to work together to get through it and accept it. To maintain balance in the world by not messing it up, by not destroying the land, or the cultures, or peoples identities. Literally just went season by season in the messages that our leaders need to be taught so that our world can one day be a world of peace and equality, a place where strong women are a thing to be proud of, and not discriminated against. A place where the LGBTQ community have the ability to not live in shame and accept who they are because so does the rest of the world. A place where the religion isn't a cause of war, and isn't something to be ashamed of. A place where our governments aren't making decisions for themselves but decisions for the masses. A place of Justice. That is what Korra has done to the world. We will not be silenced, and the changes that we need to see happen are going to one day be a reality, because we as human kind will continue to find injustice and continue to fight for the lives that matter, continue to fight for equality amongst all lives. The change is happening.


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I showed a sample of these place cards I was working on for this wedding earlier this year but was SO EXCITED!!! to see an actual professional photograph of my work on a blog! Rarely do I get to see the finished product and how it incorporated into a bride's wedding.
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Keaton Beach Fishing Report March 18 -19 2016
The trout have really taken off as of this week with Gulf water temps jumping up from 59 degrees Sunday the 6th; to 74 degrees as of Monday, March 14th.
We had limits on board One More Cast for the last three trips. Billy Pillow and I had ten trout in under 4 hours last Friday catching them all on live shrimp and pinfish under Back Bay Thunders. Saturday I had Joe Sheffield and his son, JoeWilliam, both from Tifton, Ga. out and they caught their limit as well on live shrimp. We also had two trout on Assassin's Stinky Pink 5" shad under a Cajun Thunder Saturday. We fished 4 - 6.5 feet of water both days.
Monday, I had Richard Taylor of Perry, Florida out with Ted Grumbein of Pennsylvania out and we limited out with 15 trout and one red. We had three trout over 20" including a 24" 4.23 pound trout Richard caught. We caught two keepers on Assassin's Elite Shiner ( Albino) under a Cajun Thunder. We fished 3 - 6 feet of water with live pinfish and live shrimp to land the balance of this fine mess of fish.
Kay Willingham and Pete Giddens of Ocilla, Ga. had their limit of trout with two over 20" and a 26" redfish, Monday as well, using live shrimp under Back Bay Thunders from 3 - 5 feet of water.
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Fashion in Film Festival presents:
If you don't come in on Sunday, don't come in on Monday:Is contemporary clothing manufacture coming clean? A two-day film event + panel discussion 12-13 October 2007 £7/£5 members & concessions PROGRAMME Friday 12 October 2008 8:00pm "Knitoscope Testimonies" video piece by Cat Mazza, 2006 (2,58 min) "No Sweat" dir. Amy Williams, 2006 (54min) Screening will be followed by a Q+A session with director Amy Williams Saturday 13 October 2008 7:00 pm "China Blue" dir. Micha X. Peled, 2005 (86 min) 8:30 pm Panel discussion (speakers TBC) This event will feature two documentaries and an artist video revisiting the highly troublesome subject of clothing sweatshops. In the beginning of the twentieth century, signs on the New York City sweatshop doors infamously announced: "If you don't come in on Sunday, don't come in on Monday." Since then, issues of exploitation in the garment industry have been subject to much criticism, debate and action, culminating in the 1990s labour legislation changes and formation of organisations such as the Fair Labour Association. So, just what has happened to sweatshops since these new regulations came into force? Two documentary filmmakers, Micha X. Peled's (China Blue, 2005) and Amy Williams' (Sweat X, 2006), recently brought (or smuggled) their cameras inside clothing factories in Asia and North America respectively. Their intention was to show that despite the garment industry legislations, factories continue to operate in shady ways with labour conditions that continue to be alarmingly poor. The ever topical issues raised by Peled's and Williams' documentaries will be picked up by a panel of clothing designers and manufacturers, representatives from trade unions and fair trade companies, journalists, academics and auditors. The discussion will address the garment workers current conditions, good practices of clothes manufacture, successes and failures of the 1990s campaigns against sweatshops, the effectiveness of labour legislations and codes of conduct, consumer responsibility and the future of the apparel industry.
Since the Nike, the Gap, Wal-Mart and even Disney sweatshop scandals of the 1990s, trade unions and the garment industry have taken action implementing codes of conduct and social audits in factories. Having to acknowledge the existence of labour exploitation and abuse to their offshore manufacture, Nike may have "cleaned up" by putting into practice stricter codes and audits. In an effort to become "transparent" the global retailer even recently published details of 700 of their contracting factories. But has this practice been followed by other manufacturers? Today, numerous anti-sweatshop campaigners and pressure groups work alongside companies, aiming to improve labour and pay conditions. At the same time, new clothing companies crop up branding themselves "sweatshop-free." Still, thousands of manufacturers don't participate in the anti-sweatshop movement and bad practice such as grave negligence or falsifying evidence during audits remains a recurrent pattern. Clandestinely shot, China Blue (dir. Micha X. Peled, 2005) follows the 17-year-old factory worker Jasmine and her friends through the meanders of a blue-jeans factory in China. Jasmine, who had to leave her home province for a job in the city, is soon bitterly disillusioned with the harsh working environment she encounters. Despite appallingly low wages, Jasmine and her fellow workers are constrained to work around the clock in order to meet the tight delivery schedules imposed on them by big orders from the West. Fined if found asleep and forbidden to strike, Jasmine and her friends need to find alternatives to their exhaustion in order to keep going. China Blue is a poignant testimony to the persistent inhumanity of the Chinese garment manufacture and a comment on the economic pressures applied by the global fashion industry. No Sweat (dir. Amie Williams, 2006) takes us to Los Angeles, the largest and most dynamic area of garment production in North America. The film follows two self-proclaimed ethical labels American Apparel and SweatX T-shirt which have been widely recognised for providing fair working conditions in their factories. Founded by the entrepreneur Dov Charney and built from the ground up, American Apparel's anti-sweatshop rhetoric broadcasts care and workers benefits such as healthcare, paid leave, company-subsidised lunches, free English language classes and even on-site masseurs. Similarly, the T-shirt company SweatX, with a start-up capital of 2.5million US dollars funded by Ben & Jerry's Ben Cohen, started with a determination to operate ethically. No Sweat takes us behind the scenes of these two 'worker-friendly' companies and unveils a different much more distressing reality. Knitoscope Testimonies (Cat Mazza, 2006) is a computer-animated programme that translates the artist's hand-knitted panels into moving images. The video focus on labour movement, continuing Mazza's involvment with anti-sweatshop activism.


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och. 13:10; See Josh. 7:25
Deuteronomy 21
Atonement for Unsolved Murders1"If in the land that the Lord your God is giving you to possess someone is found slain, lying in the open country, and it is not known who killed him, 2then your elders and your judges shall come out, and they shall measure the distance to the surrounding cities. 3And the elders of the city that is nearest to the slain man shall take a heifer a that has never been worked and that has not pulled in a yoke. 4And the elders of that city shall bring the heifer down to a valley with running water, which is neither plowed nor sown, and shall break the heifer's neck there in the valley. 5Then the priests, the sons of Levi, shall come forward, for the Lord your God has chosen b them to minister to him and to bless in the name of the Lord, and c by their word every dispute and every assault shall be settled. 6And all the elders of that city nearest to the slain man d shall wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the valley, 7and they shall testify, 'Our hands did not shed this blood, nor did our eyes see it shed. 8Accept atonement, O Lord, for your people Israel, whom you have redeemed, and e do not set the guilt of innocent blood in the midst of your people Israel, so that their blood guilt be atoned for.' 9So f you shall purge the guilt of innocent blood from your midst, when you do what is right in the sight of the Lord.
Marrying Female Captives10"When you go out to war against your enemies, and the Lord your God gives them into your hand and you take them captive, 11and you see among the captives a beautiful woman, and you desire to take her to be your wife, 12and you bring her home to your house, she shall shave her head and pare her nails. 13And she shall take off the clothes in which she was captured and shall remain in your house and g lament her father and her mother a full month. After that you may go in to her and be her husband, and she shall be your wife. 14But if you no longer delight in her, you shall h let her go where she wants. But you shall not sell her for money, nor shall you i treat her as a slave, since you have humiliated her.
Inheritance Rights of the Firstborn15"If a man has two wives j the one loved and the other unloved, and both the loved and the unloved have borne him children, and if the firstborn son belongs to the unloved ▼
▼Or hated; also verses 16, 1716then on the day when l he assigns his possessions as an inheritance to his sons, he may not treat the son of the loved as the firstborn in preference to the son of the unloved, who is the firstborn, 17but he shall acknowledge the firstborn, the son of the unloved, by giving him a double portion of all that he has, for he is m the firstfruits of his strength. n The right of the firstborn is his.
A Rebellious Son18"If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who will not obey the voice of his father or the voice of his mother, and, though they discipline him, will not listen to them, 19then his father and his mother shall take hold of him and bring him out to the elders of his city at the gate of the place where he lives, 20and they shall say to the elders of his city, 'This our son is stubborn and rebellious; he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton and a drunkard.' 21 o Then all the men of the city shall stone him to death with stones. p So you shall purge the evil from your midst q and all Israel shall hear, and fear.
A Man Hanged on a Tree Is Cursed22"And if a man has committed a crime punishable by death and he is put to death, and you hang him on a tree, 23 r his body shall not remain all night on the tree, but you shall bury him the same day, for s a hanged man is cursed by God. t You shall not defile your land that the Lord your God is giving you for an inheritance.
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By Nate Birt
Corn Prices Set To Hit Harvest Low In October
The harvest-low price for corn is likely to occur in October, assuming weather conditions support a favorable end to the growing season, says Peter Meyer, PIRA Energy Group.
It's unlikely we've already seen the low price, he cautions.
"I think there's going to be some pressure from bankers," Meyer tells Tyne Morgan in an "AgDay" interview. "I think the farm economy is one thing that really worries me, and I wonder who's controlling these bushels. Will the banks allow some of these farmers that are struggling a little bit at the moment, unfortunately, to carry these bushels forward? I don't know who's making up the rules."
Prices didn't move much on Pro Farmer Midwest Crop Tour estimates showing a national corn yield of 170.2 bu. per acre compared to USDA's projected 175.1 bu. per acre and soybean yield of 49.3 bu. per acre, above USDA's 48.9 bu. per acre projection. That doesn't mean the trade has turned a blind eye to the market, Meyer says. "I think the trade is watching demand in soybeans, and I think the trade is just kind of whipsawed from that move up to $4.49 [corn in June] and back down," Meyer points out.
By Susan Luke and Ben Potter
Bayer And Monsanto Shake Hands On Merger Deal Valued At $66 Billion
Bayer and Monsanto announced Sept. 14 they have signed "a definitive merger agreement" selling Monsanto to the German-based company for $66 billion, or $128 per share. If approved by anti-trust regulators, the deal would create the world's biggest supplier of crop protection products and seed, dominating more than 30% of the market.
The global Crop Protection and Crop Science headquarters will remain at Bayer's offices in Monheim, Germany, Bayer stated in a release. Global seeds and traits and the North American commercial headquarters will be in St. Louis, Monsanto's current home.
In a Farm Journal Media text-message poll, 67% of the 2,632 farmers who responded said they oppose the merger. Only 10% indicated it was positive. The jury was out for another 18% of respondents, with the last 5% conceding they didn't know.
The combined company could reach $67 billion in sales and occupy the top spot in seed and crop chemicals, according to industry reports.
Boost Your Knowledge With These Farm Journal Media Events
This winter, producers who grow crops, manage dairies and raise cattle will have numerous opportunities for professional development. Take time to attend one of these events and advance your business.
Nov. 7-9: MILK Business Conference in Henderson, Nev.
Formerly known as Dairy Today's Elite Producer Business Conference, this event will challenge you to gain a competitive edge in the dairy industry. Hear from experts and meet fellow producers.
Dec. 8-9: Legacy Project Conference in Kansas City, Mo.
Attend this event to hear from industry-leading experts who will provide insights and answers
to your questions about creating a sound succession plan and passing on your family's legacy.
Jan. 25-17, 2017: Top Producer Seminar in Chicago
Learn concepts and tactics to improve your operation at our premier annual event that attracts upward of 1,000 people. Join us as we unveil the 2017 Top Producer of the Year Award winner.
By John Phipps
Think You're Tough? Think Again
You and three coworkers pick up a 560-lb. rail and run forward to drop it in place on the ties. Then you run back for the next. Repeat. By 7 p.m.*, you have laid a record 10 miles of track, each of you carrying 125 tons of steel, adding track at a rate of 240 ft. every three minutes.
Although this day serves as a special demonstration to show off, it is emblematic of the astonishing effort of thousands of workers, mostly despised immigrants such as those from China and Ireland, who built the Transcontinental Railroad in 1869. Whether boring through the granite of the Sierras or spanning rivers with 85-ft. timber trestles, muscles did almost all of the work.
Stephen Ambrose's 2001 chronicle, "Nothing Like it in the World," is crammed with such jaw-dropping historical detail in a gripping narrative that proves fact can overwhelm fiction for inspirational achievement. As producers brood over the challenges facing U.S. agriculture this winter, learning about what our forebears faced and conquered could provide some much needed spine-stiffening.
*Oh yeah, they began at 7 a.m. and took an hour-long lunch break.
By Nate Birt
Why An Early Fall Meeting With Your Banker Is A Smart Idea
Tens of thousands of U.S. farmers will face financial challenges in the time before and after harvest 2016, cautions Tommy Grisafi, Advance Trading.
Because of that, it's imperative for producers to meet with their bankers, ideally before harvest begins, to have a candid conversation about the availability of operating loans and next steps.
"I think it's a very poor decision to try to let your banker track you down," Grisafi tells "AgDay" host Clinton Griffiths. "Even if you have a problem, that problem's not going to go away. Some bankers are willing to work with people. If they're not willing to work with you, you're going to be in the market for a new banker."
Be aware many other farmers will be in the same situation, he says. That makes it essential to be proactive.
"You're going to see a lot of switching," Grisafi says. "It was hard for a group of farmers to get operating [loans] this year."
That advice comes on the heels of August's Rural Mainstreet Index, the latest available from Creighton University. The 10-state index rose slightly over July to 41.1, marking the 12th consecutive month the index has been below growth neutral. Bankers expect nearly 20% of crop farmers will suffer negative cash flows in 2016, meaning cash expenses will exceed revenues.
Podcast of the Month: AgPro Podcast
From "Top Producer Podcast" host Pam Fretwell comes the "AgPro Podcast," an online-only radio show dedicated to retailers, agronomists and other farmer-facing business professionals. The podcast is valuable to producers who are seeking to learn more about the state of the seed industry, input prices, technological advances in agriculture and more. It can also help farmers identify topics of conversation they should raise with the vendors who support their operation. Episodes average seven to 13 minutes.
By the Numbers: Shipping Stats
89.8M Short tons of food and farm products shipped annually by internal waterborne traffic in the U.S.
461 Deep draft dry cargo barges in operation in the U.S.
1 Port of South Louisiana's ranking as the top U.S. export-import location
by tonnage
Editor's note: All data are from 2014, the most recent year available
The Farm CPA: IRS Attacks Business Discounts
Business Matters: Connect Dots On Hedge Accounts, Cash Sales


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Out and About in October/
October was a busy month for the children at Club Fed. We explored the outside as the leaves changed, had fun learning about pumpkins, and continued our curriculum on Community Helpers and the Community around us. The children of Camp Mighty Redwood and Camp Laurel Oak went on a field trip to Sunnyside Gardens earlier this month. They had a blast pumpkin picking, riding the train, and seeing the butterflies! They also brought pumpkins back for the other classrooms at Club Fed who have all had a great time exploring the pumpkin. They have seen and felt what's inside, baked pumpkin seeds and had them for snack, painted with pumpkin tops, made Jack-O-Lanterns, and even created science experiments with the pumpkins! It has been a month long fun learning unit! Camps Mighty Redwood and Laurel Oak went on a field trip to the Arbor Hill Fire Station. There they learned about fire safety and got to see all of the equipment that the firefighters use when they work to keep us safe. They saw the firetrucks, got to sit inside one and see what it was like, they practiced bandaging friends up, and they got to see the clothes and special equipment firefighters wear! It was a fun time had by all! Officer Perfetti came to Club Fed to talk to the children about Police Officers and all of the important work they do in the community. She supported our curriculum which we have been working on this month around Community Helpers. Camps Mighty Redwood and Laurel Oak even went out to see the police car! With our November curriculum beginning and having a large focus on Transportation, we had Otto the Auto come visit us at Club Fed to teach us about traffic and overall car safety. Otto the Auto is sponsored by AAA and it is a favorite annual event for the children. Thank you also to Mike Sweeney who is the voice of Otto and brings him back every year!


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Ruth Bourne
A varied area with grassland, woodland and plantation
A nature trail leads visitors through the woodland and the variety of grassland and scrub habitats that make up this nature reserve. Part of this follows the canal, with common reeds and other water plants along the margins. The slow moving water creates pond-like conditions and freshwater invertebrates such as dragonfly nymphs and water scorpions can be found.
The reserve, however, has a more unusual habitat; salt marshes. The area overlies salt-bearing rock strata that were laid down over 200 million years ago. The strata were close enough to the surface for saline springs to occur and salt extraction to take place from the Roman period onwards.
Inland salt marshes are rare and they've developed here as a result of saline water in the River Salwarpe, the Droitwich Canal and the local springs, streams and ditches. The most striking of the, normally seaside, plants that occur here is dittander. This grows in tall, luxuriant beds by the Salwarpe and is at its best in summer.
The woodland is managed in partnership with Wychavon District Council and a trail guide is available from the Trust's office.
Species and habitats
- Habitats
- Grassland, Woodland
- Species
- Dittander, Marbled White, Dog's Mercury, Sweet Chestnut, Water Shrew, Primrose, Small Teasel
Nearby nature reserves
- Lower Smite Farm
- 2 miles - Worcestershire Wildlife Trust
- Grimley Brick Pits
- 3 miles - Worcestershire Wildlife Trust
- Trench Wood Nature Reserve
- 4 miles - Worcestershire Wildlife Trust


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At long last we're back with new interviews! First up is our conversation with journalist and entrepreneur Jennifer Brandel. She's the founder of media startup Hearken and the radio show Curious City on WBEZ, among many mother cool pursuits. We talked with her about her career path, how she got into journalism (she attended a lecture by then-up-and-coming NPR host Ira Glass at a friend's urging, and applied for an internship at NPR using a calligraphied cover letter), how she started Curious City, and how that led to her starting Hearken. Her career has combined her curiosity- and desire to stay curious and compassionate- with an approach to journalism rooted in "starting with people's needs rather than your assumptions about what they should get."
Jennifer Brandel was "an intensely curious kid," and that curiosity has been her guiding principle all her life. After a post-college internship with NPR, Jennifer says her 20s were "a total hodgepodge of trial and error," freelancing as a writer among other things, including pitching stories to WBEZ, Chicago's NPR station. That led to her developing a show "Curious City" that asked the public what stories from their communities they wanted told. Jennifer took that idea and founded Hearken, a company that "helps newsrooms listen to the public before they publish" through consultancy and a tech toolset.


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It's a Man's, Man's, Man's World: A Look at the Experience of Female Rock Musicians
This piece was originally published in ORANGE Magazine on October 12, 2014.
Women have always played rock and roll. From '60s wailers like Janis Joplin, to '70s punk legends like Patti Smith, to '80s guitar wizards like Joan Jett and Lita Ford, all the way to '90s alt-rock darlings like Courtney Love, each decade has seen some key female artists in the genre.
Still, the fact remains that rock and roll has always been almost exclusively an all-boys club. For example, less than 20 percent of the bands on the most recent Warped Tour roster included at least one female.
As for the reason why? That's where it gets tricky.
Consider the trials of some of the most renowned women of the genre. Chrissie Hynde struggled for most of the '70s to start a band before finally forming The Pretenders. Joan Jett's debut album got rejected by 23 labels before she finally started her own. Amplify these hardships for smaller acts, and there seems to be a fair share of discrimination against aspiring female rock artists.
khattieQ of Austin punk band BLXPLTN agrees with this notion. "Females are not given the same credit as males for their abilities, an attitude that needs mending in the music scene both locally and nationally," she says. "In my career, I've been lucky enough to have played a lot of different music, from metal to punk. Unfortunately, I have noticed that the discrimination happens in all scenes. Men get to play music well. Women get to play well for a woman."
In khattieQ's experience, people feel the need to categorize women in rock bands differently from men. "What has happened to me in the past, when booking shows with bands that happen to have females in them, is that the venue would call the night 'girls band night,'" she explains. "I found this incredibly insulting. What does that mean? Is every other night 'boy band night?' I have been playing drums for a long time, and I noticed that when fans compliment me in my playing, they often refer to me as 'an awesome female drummer.' It makes me feel like what they really mean to say is 'not bad for a girl.'"
Barry Anderson, the bassist for Austin band The Beat Dolls, agrees to an extent. "I wouldn't say it's necessarily a discrimination. It's more like a lot of female artists, especially in rock, probably aren't taken seriously," he says.
Anderson's bandmate, guitarist and vocalist Angie Munsey, acknowledges the difference in perception among men and women of the genre. In fact, she even admits to judging female musicians herself.
"I do the same thing. If it's a chick band, I think they're going to be terrible, because in my experience, chicks have not been as good as the guys," Munsey says. "[And] by good, I mean good at their instrument and good at being a band member. And I've had better luck with the guys than I have the girls."
Aside from gender discrimination, Munsey and khattieQ say another potential explanation for the male-dominated genre is women are less encouraged to take up a rock instrument at a young age than men. This view is backed up by the research done by Mina Carson and Tisa Lewis in their book Girls Rock! Fifty Years of Women Making Music, where they discuss that rock instruments are often culturally positioned as masculine, or going against traditional femininity, because playing them requires women to do things like cut their fingernails and sweat.
"It's a fact in history that women have been given lesser value, and I'm sure some of it kind of trickles down to today," Munsey says. "Maybe, sometimes, chicks aren't geared toward the guitar or drums or stuff like that, where dudes maybe are a little bit more."
khattieQ agrees. "Until recently, women were not encouraged to play music, especially rock music, as much as men," she says. "Girls, it's like 'go play with your dolls, and don't make too much noise.'"
All of this raises another issue: should successful female rock artists be championed for having "made it against all odds," or should they be treated the same as the guys?
khattieQ says both. "I mean, it will be nice when everyone is respected equally for their work, but I strongly agree that the women that paved the way should be championed for having endured, and 'sticking it out,' and making it so people like us are able to have an easier time making the music we wanna make and getting the respect we deserve," she says.
Anderson, Munsey and The Beat Dolls' drummer Mike Reisch don't feel the same.
"I don't think they should be treated differently. I think we should all be treated the same," Anderson says. "But other people are probably going to put them on a pedestal because they're female. I wouldn't. I would be like, 'You're a musician. You rock. So does this dude over here. Y'all should get together and play.'"
Munsey and Reisch advocate this idea too, saying that talent should be appreciated regardless of gender. "Whether you're male or female, if you're good, you're good, and you've lasted and you're making a living and you're making money," Munsey says.
Reisch minces no words: "If they're good, they should be looked at."
Munsey also points out that men and women are inherently different and encourages all female musicians to recognize that. "It's okay to be a chick," Munsey says. "You don't have to dress slutty to prove you're 'super chick,' or to prove that you can dress slutty just because you want to, and so what if it offends people and so what if guys look at you? Just be who you are."
It's hard to pinpoint exactly why females are so underrepresented in rock and roll, but the bottom line is that the problem has persisted for decades. For khattieQ, there's only one solution — not just for one genre, but for music in general.
"We can change this by having more females playing all kinds of instruments and all kinds of music, all of the time," she says. "I think the only way I can help is by doing what I do, by living my life, by playing music, by being active, being seen and by encouraging other females to do the same."


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The Cincinnati/Dayton Small Group of Ohio Illuman will be meeting on Sunday, March 12, 2017 in Cincinnati. The theme of this month's meeting is Turning Our Lives Around, and we will be exploring the Lenten journey. Last month's meeting focused on forgiveness and hopefully that laid a foundation to this month's meeting that seeks to enter the stage of repentance.
Drumming will begin at 6:00 p.m. sharp, followed by a light supper and our program. A round of council will follow our discussion. Please contact Dan by phone or email for details and to participate.
All men on a spiritual journey are welcome.
Dan Vanoli – Email
(937) 439-2949 – Home
(937) 901-9659 – Cell


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Focus on your attributes
It is so easy to fall into a slump whenever you fall victim to the acidic tongue or on-line comments of the 'body-shamers', but it is so important that you learn how to focus on your attributes and not your so-called flaws. If you do not know who you are, you give another person the authority to define you. You are more than your facial features, weight or height. The bible says that beauty fades and charm is deceptive but a woman that fears the Lord is worthy to be praised (Proverbs 31:30). Apart from focusing solely on your appearance, what are you good at? What brings you immense joy? What can you do so effortlessly without much struggle? When you are able to identify your key attributes, strengths and skills you will grow in self-confidence. Now I can hear someone shout at the screen saying 'Well I'm not so beautiful, I'm not the yardstick of beauty…' for a start, God, the master artisan designed you! You are His very own masterpiece and designer original. You are far too precious to be confined by worldly standards of beauty.
Speak truth into your life
The bible says that life and death is in the power of the tongue (Proverbs 18:21). People that body shame understand how to use this weapon to full effect. They know how to turn a day from one hundred to zero in lightning speed! Ask yourself a question, what are you confessing about yourself? Are you repeating the negativity that you have heard about yourself? Well stop. Do this simple task: Stand in front of a mirror and speak words of life to yourself. Use your bible concordance as a guide to quote scriptures that highlight who you are as a child of God.
Sometimes we wait for others to compliment, praise or celebrate us. Let your ears hear how great you are, how blessed and anointed you are, how valuable you are to your friends, family, colleagues and community. Whenever I feel like dignifying foolish thoughts with a pity party I remember and speak aloud some of my favourite scriptures and quotes such as Psalm 139:14: ' I am fearfully and wonderfully made'
Analyse the Shamer
People that engage in body shaming waste their analytical skills by zoning in on what they deem a problem with your physique. What you need to understand is that behind the mocking smirks, the criticisms or whatever instrument they choose to use to belittle your existence there lies a person with deeply rooted insecurities. As they are pointing at you with the finger of judgement, three fingers are pointing back at them.
They gain pleasure out of promoting other peoples pain. They thrive off putting others down in order to elevate themselves. But what they have failed to understand is that their self acclaimed elevation is as fake as a set of veneers!
Before you start second guessing yourself or crawl into a ball of woes, think twice about the person sending the arrow. Do you really think that an emotionally mature person would stoop so low as to engage in body shaming?
In Matthew 11: 28, our heavenly father extends his hands of love towards you. He wants to peel away the masks of mockery, shame and rejection that you have been wearing for far too long. The weights of worry, self-hatred and anxiety have weighed you down. Why not kneel down at his feet, give him the weights to carry and enter into his rest? Nothing can compare to the comfort of God's love when we cast all of our pain, fears or anxieties at his feet in prayer. Even when we are alone or feel too insecure to confide in friends or family about our problems we can always be rest assured that our loving father is always there to listen to us.
Check your company
How many times has your social media feed been hijacked with the over zealously used hashtag 'squad goals'? As cheesy as it may sound, having a strong circle of friends or family may be of great help to overcoming the negative effects of body shaming.
The bible reminds us that two is better than one (Ecclesiastes 4:9-12) and the encouraging words of a loved one can do so much to steer us away from dwelling on negativity. If you do not have any friends you may benefit from joining an online support group, a fellowship group at your local church or subscribe to a social media vlogger that you know regularly uploads uplifting and encouraging messages. Keep yourself connected to those that will celebrate you, reaffirm your attributes and give you honest and sincere advice and support.
Arise and shine
Body-shamers hate it when their victims realise their worth and value because it undermines their criticisms and silences their hatred. Every time you decide to lift your head up and celebrate your uniqueness, you consume their darkness with your brightness. For too long you have been like a vinyl record with a deep scratch in the groove, stuck on their hurtful words. Get back into a smooth continuous rhythm by making the decision to arise, walk away from the negativity and shine where you are.
- Focus on your attributes
- Speak truth into your life
- Analyse the shamer
- Pray
- Check your company
- Arise and shine
Do you have any other tips to share? I look forward to reading your comments.


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Just got back from a short but sweet vacation.
About this time last week I was camping near the Wyoming border trying to understand the great and terrible compulsion we have to subject ourselves to the unforgiving environment.
Going out into the wilderness and eating, sleeping and waking the next morning is like a sacred American pilgrimage.
Camping, to me, seems like a trial — a way to prove that we're worthy of our frontiersman forefathers. Personally, it tends to leave me exhausted, dehydrated and in a semi-hallucinatory state for the next several days. And unless our forefathers were following Jerry Garcia in 1969 — I'm probably doing something wrong.
It was with relief that I finally got back to work. However, I was telling somebody recently that coming back to the Courant after being gone for a week is like trying to catch on to the grill of a semi going 70 mph downhill with your teeth. Especially now that we're only a few weeks away from Nov. 2 elections.
But things are back and running smoothly. We have a new website — it's better, faster, stronger and can leap over walls in slow motion like Lee Majors. It has a ton of new functionality. Check it out and let us know what you think!
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Software Development
Your role
• Taking part in the conception, implementation and testing steps of our web applications
• Designing and implementing prototypes products, integrating applications with Facebook and Twitter
• Developing of our web applications as well as extending frameworks
• Testing our applications: integration test, acceptance, usability and performance tests
The Internship is not paid
To apply, please send your application in English via e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com consisting of:
• Subject "Internship – Android Mobile Developer"
• Resume/CV
• Cover letter which besides explaining your motivation answers the question "What was your best movie in 2013 and why?"
• Any references, relevant certificates or samples of your technical work (not mandatory, but appreciated)
Ihr Profil
You are
• Interested in new web technologies as well as emerging markets and products
• Paying attention to details and eager to learn
• Autonomous and team-work oriented
• Fluent in English; German and French are a plus
• Experienced in developing and testing web applications with PHP (Object Oriented PHP) or HTML-5
• Familiar with Framework Symfony 1.x/2.x or Test Driven Development tools like PHP Unit or Codeception would be beneficial
Über maviance GmbH
Who we are – maviance GmbH
We are a young international company with exciting products for the mobile/smartphone network that have been developed and are now ready to be launched. We are looking for someone excited to be part of this journey and give us the additional push to ride the waves of change, especially in the newly emerging and shaping markets.
As a young company, we believe in being agile and moving very fast. Therefore you shall be exposed to state of the art software engineering concepts like Behavior/Test Driven Development, Specification by Example, Kanban/Scrum, Continuous Integration, Test Automation, etc. just to name a few.
We offer
• Internship only for students with scholarships under Erasmus+ or similar programs
• A place within a young, dynamic and international team
• Opportunity to learn deep technical skills in real projects – BDD, TDD, ATDD, CI/CD, Kanban, Agile etc
• Participation in international projects while working closely with the management and thus gaining massive first-hand experience
• A wide variety of tasks which imply a lot of responsibilities and creativity
• The internship with a length of 3 months at least (preferred 4-6 months)
• We are based in Germany, Leipzig (one of the most livable and cheapest German cities, close to Berlin)