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WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
W.W. Grainger, Inc. v. Kyle Younger
Case No. D2011-1745
1. The Parties
Complainant is W.W. Grainger, Inc. of Lake Forest Illinois, United States of America, represented by FairWinds Partners, LLC, United States of America.
Respondent is Kyle Younger of Steens, Mississippi, United States of America.
2. The Domain Name and Registrar
The disputed domain name <graingersafety.com> (the "Disputed Domain Name") is registered with Melbourne IT Ltd.
3. Procedural History
The Complaint was filed with the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center (the "Center") on October 13, 2011. On October 14, 2011, the Center transmitted by email to Melbourne IT Ltd. a request for registrar verification in connection with the Disputed Domain Name. On October 24, 2011, Melbourne IT Ltd. transmitted by email to the Center its verification response confirming that Respondent is listed as the registrant and providing the contact details for the Disputed Domain Name. In response to a notification by the Center that the Complaint was administratively deficient, Complainant filed an amendment to the Complaint on October 25, 2011.
The Center verified that the Complaint together with the amendment to the Complaint satisfied the formal requirements of the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (the "Policy" or "UDRP"), the Rules for Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (the "Rules"), and the WIPO Supplemental Rules for Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (the "Supplemental Rules").
In accordance with the Rules, paragraphs 2(a) and 4(a), the Center formally notified Respondent of the Complaint, and the proceedings commenced on October 26, 2011. In accordance with the Rules, paragraph 5(a), the due date for Response was November 15, 2011. Respondent did not submit any response. Accordingly, the Center notified Respondent's default on November 16, 2011.
The Center appointed Douglas M. Isenberg as the sole panelist in this matter on November 23, 2011. The Panel finds that it was properly constituted. The Panel has submitted the Statement of Acceptance and Declaration of Impartiality and Independence, as required by the Center to ensure compliance with the Rules, paragraph 7.
4. Factual Background
Complainant states that it "is the leading broad-line supplier of safety, facilities maintenance, repair and operating supplies in North America"; that it has been a publicly traded company in the United States since 1967; and that it has won numerous awards, including being ranked at No. 3 in Fortune Magazine's America's Most Admired Companies, Diversified Wholesalers in 2007 and being ranked No. 2 in 2008.
Complainant further states that it is the owner of, and has used since at least as early as 1927, the mark GRAINGER in connection with the production, promotion, sale and distribution of safety, facilities maintenance, repair and operating supplies. In support thereof, Complainant cited (and provided supporting documentation for) the following federal Trademark Registrations in the United States: Nos. 1,559,199; 1,747,557; 2,039,641; 2,128,519; 2,194,993; and 3,053,642. These trademarks are referred to collectively hereafter as the "GRAINGER Trademark." Complainant further states that it "generates significant sales revenue as a result of the advertising and marketing it conducts on its <grainger.com> website," screenshots of which were included in the Complaint.
The Disputed Domain Name was created on March 11, 2005, and does not appear to be used in connection with an active website.
5. Parties' Contentions
A. Complainant
Complainant contends, in relevant part, as follows:
- The Disputed Domain Name is confusingly similar to the GRAINGER Trademark because Respondent "initially attracts searchers by using a confusingly similar copy of Complainant's Marks which only adds an additional word 'safety', thereby making internet users think that the domain will lead to one of the Complainant's legitimate sites. This confusion is heightened by the fact that many of Complainant's products are, in fact, safety related."
- Respondent has no rights or legitimate interest in the Disputed Domain Name because, inter alia,
"[w]here a domain is identical or confusingly similar to a well known trademark yet does not resolve to any website, panels have not hesitated to hold that no legitimate interest exists on the part of a respondent…Respondent is not commonly known by the name <graingersafety.com>…[s]earchers for Complainant's goods and services branded with its Marks, who typed in the Disputed Domain would be confused and think they were attempting to visit a site of the Complainant's until they discovered that this domain does not resolve to any web Content…Respondent has diminished consumers' capacity to associate the Marks with the quality products offered under the Marks by Complainant by using the Marks in association with a domain that does not resolve to any content."
- Respondent registered and is using the Disputed Domain Name in bad faith. "Respondent intentionally used the Marks without consent from Complainant and was put on constructive notice of Complainant's rights in the Marks through Complainant's Federal Trademark Registrations, most of which predate the creation date of <graingersafety.com>"; and because Respondent's "passive holding" of the domain name amounts to bad faith.
B. Respondent
Respondent did not reply to Complainant's contentions.
6. Discussion and Findings
Pursuant to the Policy, Complainant is required to prove the presence of each of the following three elements to obtain the relief it has requested: (i) the Disputed Domain Name is identical or confusingly similar to a trademark or service mark in which Complainant has rights; (ii) Respondent has no rights or legitimate interests in respect of the Disputed Domain Name; and (iii) the Disputed Domain Name has been registered and is being used in bad faith. Policy, paragraph 4(a).
A. Identical or Confusingly Similar
Based upon the trademark registrations cited by Complainant, it is apparent that Complainant has rights in and to the GRAINGER Trademark.
As to whether the Disputed Domain Name is identical or confusingly similar to the GRAINGER Trademark, the relevant comparison to be made is with the second-level portion of the domain name only (i.e., "graingersafety"), as it is well-established that the top-level domain name (i.e., ".com") should be disregarded for this purpose. See WIPO Overview of WIPO Panel Views on Selected UDRP Questions, Second Edition ("WIPO Overview 2.0") paragraph 1.2 ("The applicable top-level suffix in the domain name (e.g., '.com') would usually be disregarded under the confusing similarity test (as it is a technical requirement of registration), except in certain cases where the applicable top-level suffix may itself form part of the relevant trademark.").
The addition of certain words, as here (that is, "safety"), can "exacerbate…the confusing similarity between the [Complainant's] trademark and the Domain Name and increase…the risk of confusion between the Domain Name and the [*] trademarks." Costco Wholesale Corporation and Costco Wholesale Membership, Inc. v. Kenneth Terrill, WIPO Case No. D2010-2124 citing Playboy Enterprises International, Inc. v. John Taxiarchos, WIPO Case No. D2006-0561 (citing Yellow Corporation v. MIC, WIPO Case No. D2003-0748 ("when a domain name is registered which is a well-known trademark in combination with another word, the nature of the other word will largely determine the confusing similarity")).
Here, because the word "safety" is associated with the GRAINGER Trademark, this word increases the confusing similarity between the Disputed Domain Name and Complainant's trademark. See, e.g., Gateway Inc. v. Domaincar, WIPO Case No. D2006-0604 (finding the domain name <gatewaycomputers.com> confusingly similar to the trademark GATEWAY because the domain name contained "the central element of the Complainant's GATEWAY Marks, plus the descriptive word for the line of goods and services in which the Complainant conducts its business"); and Guccio Gucci S.p.A. v. Hainei Zhou, WIPO Case No. D2011-1017.
Accordingly, the Panel finds that Complainant has proven the first element of the Policy.
B. Rights or Legitimate Interests
Complainant has argued that, inter alia, Respondent has no rights or legitimate interests in the Disputed Domain Name because: "[w]here a domain is identical or confusingly similar to a well known trademark yet does not resolve to any website, panels have not hesitated to hold that no legitimate interest exists on the part of a respondent"; "Respondent is not commonly known by the name <graingersafety.com>"; "[s]earchers for Complainant's goods and services branded with its Marks, who typed in the Disputed Domain would be confused and think they were attempting to visit a site of the Complainant's until they discovered that this domain does not resolve to any web Content"; and "Respondent has diminished consumers' capacity to associate the Marks with the quality products offered under the Marks by Complainant by using the Marks in association with a domain that does not resolve to any content."
Under the Policy,
"a complainant is required to make out a prima facie case that the respondent lacks rights or legitimate interests. Once such prima facie case is made, the burden of production shifts to the respondent to come forward with appropriate allegations or evidence demonstrating rights or legitimate interests in the domain name. If the respondent fails to come forward with such appropriate allegations or evidence, a complainant is generally deemed to have satisfied paragraph 4(a)(ii) of the UDRP."
WIPO Overview 2.0, paragraph 2.1.
Accordingly, as a result of Complainants' allegations and without any evidence from Respondent to the contrary, the Panel is satisfied that Complainant has proven the second element of the Policy.
C. Registered and Used in Bad Faith
Whether a domain name is registered and used in bad faith for purposes of the Policy may be determined by evaluating four (non-exhaustive) factors set forth in the Policy: (i) circumstances indicating that the registrant has registered or the registrant has acquired the domain name primarily for the purpose of selling, renting, or otherwise transferring the domain name registration to the complainant who is the owner of the trademark or service mark or to a competitor of that complainant, for valuable consideration in excess of the registrant's documented out-of-pocket costs directly related to the domain name; or (ii) the registrant has registered the domain name in order to prevent the owner of the trademark or service mark from reflecting the mark in a corresponding domain name, provided that the registrant has engaged in a pattern of such conduct; or (iii) the registrant has registered the domain name primarily for the purpose of disrupting the business of a competitor; or (iv) by using the domain name, the registrant has intentionally attempted to attract, for commercial gain, Internet users to the registrant's website or other online location, by creating a likelihood of confusion with the complainant's mark as to the source, sponsorship, affiliation, or endorsement of the registrant's website or location or of a product or service on the registrant's website or location. Policy, paragraph 4(b).
In this case, Complainant argues that bad faith exists pursuant to paragraph 4(b)(iii). However, Complainant does not explain how Respondent is a "competitor." Nevertheless, the Panel agrees with Complainant that bad faith may arise even in a case of passive holding such as here. As a previous panel noted in the frequently cited case Telstra Corporation Limited v. Nuclear Marshmallows, WIPO Case No. D2000-0003, the following factors are applicable in assessing bad faith when passive holding exists: whether Complainant's trademark has a strong reputation and is widely known; whether Respondent has provided evidence of any actual or contemplated good faith use by it of the Disputed Domain name; whether Respondent has taken active steps to conceal its true identity, by operating under a name that is not a registered business name; whether Respondent has actively provided, and failed to correct, false contact details, in breach of its registration agreement; and "taking into account all of the above, it is not possible to conceive of any plausible actual or contemplated active use of the domain name by the Respondent that would not be illegitimate, such as by being a passing off, an infringement of consumer protection legislation, or an infringement of the Complainant's rights under trademark law."
While not all of the Telstra factors are applicable here, it appears that the GRAINGER Trademark enjoy a strong reputation and is well-known, based upon its long history and numerous registrations and Complainant's prominence; Respondent has not provided evidence of any actual or contemplated good faith use by it of the Disputed Domain Name; and it is at least difficult to conceive of any plausible actual or contemplated active use of the Disputed Domain Name by the Respondent that would not be illegitimate.
Accordingly, the Panel is satisfied that Complainant has proven the third element of the Policy.
7. Decision
For the foregoing reasons, in accordance with paragraphs 4(i) of the Policy and 15 of the Rules, the Panel orders that the Disputed Domain Name <graingersafety.com> be transferred to Complainant.
Douglas M. Isenberg
Sole Panelist
Dated: December 7, 2011


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The Cold War, counterculture, and civil rights
Following World War II, the United States emerged as one of the two dominant superpowers, the USSR being the other. The U.S. Senate on a bipartisan vote approved U.S. participation in the United Nations (UN), which marked a turn away from the traditional isolationism of the U.S. and toward increased international involvement.
The primary American goal of 1945–48 was to rescue Europe from the devastation of World War II and to contain the expansion of Communism, represented by the Soviet Union. The Truman Doctrine of 1947 provided military and economic aid to Greece and Turkey to counteract the threat of Communist expansion in the Balkans. In 1948, the United States replaced piecemeal financial aid programs with a comprehensive Marshall Plan, which pumped money into the economy of Western Europe, and removed trade barriers, while modernizing the managerial practices of businesses and governments.[172]
The Plan's $13 billion budget was in the context of a US GDP of $258 billion in 1948 and was in addition to the $12 billion in American aid given to Europe between the end of the war and the start of the Marshall Plan. Soviet head of state Joseph Stalin prevented his satellite states from participating, and from that point on, Eastern Europe, with inefficient centralized economies, fell further and further behind Western Europe in terms of economic development and prosperity. In 1949, the United States, rejecting the long-standing policy of no military alliances in peacetime, formed the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) alliance, which continues into the 21st century. In response the Soviets formed the Warsaw Pact of communist states.
In August 1949 the Soviets tested their first nuclear weapon, thereby escalating the risk of warfare. Indeed, the threat of mutually assured destruction prevented both powers from going too far, and resulted in proxy wars, especially in Korea and Vietnam, in which the two sides did not directly confront each other. Within the United States, the Cold War prompted concerns about Communist influence. The unexpected leapfrogging of American technology by the Soviets in 1957 with Sputnik, the first Earth satellite, began the Space Race, won by the Americans as Apollo 11 landed astronauts on the moon in 1969. The angst about the weaknesses of American education led to large-scale federal support for science education and research.
In the decades after World War II, the United States became a global influence in economic, political, military, cultural, and technological affairs. Beginning in the 1950s, middle-class culture became obsessed with consumer goods. White Americans made up nearly 90% of the population in 1950.[174][clarification needed]
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Main articles: History of the United States (1945–64)
Climax of liberalism
The climax of liberalism came in the mid-1960s with the success of President Lyndon B. Johnson (1963–69) in securing congressional passage of his Great Society programs. They included civil rights, the end of segregation, Medicare, extension of welfare, federal aid to education at all levels, subsidies for the arts and humanities, environmental activism, and a series of programs designed to wipe out poverty. As recent historians have explained:
Gradually, liberal intellectuals crafted a new vision for achieving economic and social justice. The liberalism of the early 1960s contained no hint of radicalism, little disposition to revive new deal era crusades against concentrated economic power, and no intention to fast and class passions or redistribute wealth or restructure existing institutions. Internationally it was strongly anti-Communist. It aimed to defend the free world, to encourage economic growth at home, and to ensure that the resulting plenty was fairly distributed. Their agenda-much influenced by Keynesian economic theory-envisioned massive public expenditure that would speed economic growth, thus providing the public resources to fund larger welfare, housing, health, and educational programs.[179]
Johnson was rewarded with an electoral landslide in 1964 against conservative Barry Goldwater, which broke the decades-long control of Congress by the Conservative coalition. However, the Republicans bounced back in 1966 and elected Richard Nixon in 1968. Nixon largely continued the New Deal and Great Society programs he inherited; conservative reaction would come with the election of Ronald Reagan in 1980. Meanwhile, the American people completed a great migration from farms into the cities and experienced a period of sustained economic expansion.
Civil Rights Movement
Starting in the late 1950s, institutionalized racism across the United States, but especially in the South, was increasingly challenged by the growing Civil Rights movement. The activism of African-American leaders Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King, Jr. led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott, which launched the movement. For years African Americans would struggle with violence against them but would achieve great steps toward equality with Supreme Court decisions, including Brown v. Board of Education and Loving v. Virginia, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and the Fair Housing Act of 1968, which ended the Jim Crow laws that legalized racial segregation between whites and blacks.
Martin Luther King, Jr., who had won the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to achieve equality of the races, was assassinated in 1968. Following his death others led the movement, most notably King's widow, Coretta Scott King, who was also active, like her husband, in the Opposition to the Vietnam War, and in the Women's Liberation Movement. There were 164 riots in 128 American cities in the first nine months of 1967. Black Power emerged during the late 1960s and early 1970s. The decade would ultimately bring about positive strides toward integration, especially in government service, sports, and entertainment.Native Americans turned to the federal courts to fight for their land rights. They held protests highlighting the federal government's failure to honor treaties. One of the most outspoken Native American groups was the American Indian Movement(AIM). In the 1960s, Cesar Chavez began organizing poorly paid Mexican-American farm workers in California. He led a five-year-long strike by grape pickers. Then Chávez formed the nation's first successful union of farm workers. His United Farm Workers of America (UFW) faltered after a few years but after Chavez died in 1993 he became an iconic "folk saint" in the pantheon of Mexican Americans.
Main article: African-American Civil Rights Movement (1955–68)
The Women's Movement
A new consciousness of the inequality of American women began sweeping the nation, starting with the 1963 publication of Betty Friedan's best-seller, The Feminine Mystique, which explained how many housewives felt trapped and unfulfilled, assaulted American culture for its creation of the notion that women could only find fulfillment through their roles as wives, mothers, and keepers of the home, and argued that women were just as able as men to do every type of job. In 1966 Friedan and others established the National Organization for Women, or NOW, to act for women as the NAACP did for African Americans.
Protests began, and the new Women's Liberation Movement grew in size and power, gained much media attention, and, by 1968, had replaced the Civil Rights Movement as the US's main social revolution. Marches, parades, rallies, boycotts, and pickets brought out thousands, sometimes millions. There were striking gains for women in medicine, law, and business, while only a few were elected to office. The Movement was split into factions by political ideology early on, however (with NOW on the left, the Women's Equity Action League (WEAL) on the right, the National Women's Political Caucus (NWPC) in the center, and more radical groups formed by younger women on the far left). The proposed Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution, passed by Congress in 1972 was defeated by a conservative coalition mobilized by Phyllis Schlafly. They argued that it degraded the position of the housewife and made young women susceptible to the military draft.
However, many federal laws (i.e., those equalizing pay, employment, education, employment opportunities, and credit; ending pregnancy discrimination; and requiring NASA, the Military Academies, and other organizations to admit women), state laws (i.e., those ending spousal abuse and marital rape), Supreme Court rulings (i.e. ruling that the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment applied to women), and state ERAs established women's equal status under the law, and social custom and consciousness began to change, accepting women's equality. The controversial issue of abortion, deemed by the Supreme Court as a fundamental right in Roe v. Wade (1973), is still a point of debate today.
Further information: Second-wave feminism
The Counterculture Revolution and Cold War Détente
Amid the Cold War, the United States entered the Vietnam War, whose growing unpopularity fed already existing social movements, including those among women, minorities, and young people. President Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society social programs and numerous rulings by the Warren Court added to the wide range of social reform during the 1960s and 1970s. Feminism and the environmental movement became political forces, and progress continued toward civil rights for all Americans. The Counterculture Revolution swept through the nation and much of the western world in the late sixties and early seventies, further dividing Americans in a "culture war" but also bringing forth more liberated social views.
Johnson was succeeded in 1969 by Republican Richard Nixon, who attempted to gradually turn the war over to the South Vietnamese forces. He negotiated the peace treaty in 1973 which secured the release of POWs and led to the withdrawal of U.S. troops. The war had cost the lives of 58,000 American troops. Nixon manipulated the fierce distrust between the Soviet Union and China to the advantage of the United States, achieving détente (relaxation; ease of tension) with both parties.
The Watergate scandal, involving Nixon's cover-up of his operatives' break-in into the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex destroyed his political base, sent many aides to prison, and forced Nixon's resignation on August 9, 1974. He was succeeded by Vice President Gerald Ford. The Fall of Saigon ended the Vietnam War and resulted in North and South Vietnam being reunited. Communist victories in neighboring Cambodia and Laos occurred in the same year.
The OPEC oil embargo marked a long-term economic transition since, for the first time, energy prices skyrocketed, and American factories faced serious competition from foreign automobiles, clothing, electronics, and consumer goods. By the late 1970s the economy suffered an energy crisis, slow economic growth, high unemployment, and very high inflation coupled with high interest rates (the term stagflation was coined). Since economists agreed on the wisdom of deregulation, many of the New Deal era regulations were ended, such as in transportation, banking, and telecommunications.
Jimmy Carter, running as someone who was not a part of the Washington political establishment, was elected president in 1976. On the world stage, Carter brokered the Camp David Accords between Israel and Egypt. In 1979, Iranian students stormed the US embassy in Tehran and took 66 Americans hostage, resulting in the Iran hostage crisis. With the hostage crisis and continuing stagflation, Carter lost the 1980 election to the Republican Ronald Reagan. On January 20, 1981, minutes after Carter's term in office ended, the remaining U.S. captives held at the U.S. embassy in Iran were released, ending the 444-day hostage crisis.
Main article: History of the United States (1964–80)


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Stayed up too late, of course, and then ended up spending much of the night dozing on the couch with the slightly-coughing baby, turning on the TV to check on the progress of Our Nation.
My first observation concerns voter fraud. Boy, it must be easy to do.
I went to vote at the Unitarian Church (after an initial stop at the synagogue literally right next door - I couldn't remember if that was my precinct. Two years is a long time, okay?). The guy asked my name. He found it on the list. Told me to sign my name and put down my driver's license number. I couldn't remember (do you see a theme?) if that was my social security number or not (in Florida, it's not), and before I could finish my question, the guy said, "Oh, just write down the last four numbers of your social security number. That's okay."
End of examination. No ID required. Say you're someone, sign that name, and vote.
Not exactly reassuring.


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While browsing extraordinary works to bid on by such art luminaries as Alex Katz, Sterling Ruby, Richard Serra, and Christopher Wool, guests perused the debut art exhibition of aspiring teenage artists from Free Arts NYC's Portfolio Mentorship, Creative Career Exploration, and Museum and Studio Visits programs. Then they discussed the artwork over Perrier-Jouët Grand Brut Champagne and hors d'oeuvres from Casa Lever while the band Onyx Collective played in the background to set the mood. A sit-down dinner at tables decorated with floral arrangements from Aurora Botanica was followed by a live auction led by Sotheby's Andrea Fiuczynski. Among the works up for auction included an untitled oil and etching on paper by Christopher Wool, which was presented by handlers from Crozier Fine Arts. Afterward, the Avalon Jazz Band kept everyone dancing late into the night.
It turns out, social media marketing doesn't have to be same old, same old. More often than not, you scroll through social feeds or streams and see a celebrity or other popular user of the platform promoting an item by holding it or standing near it, with a bland smile and generic copy pasted into the photo's description.
Now, of course, not every sponsored post plays out like this. But a lot do. And where's the fun in that?
Through a new campaign, which launched last September, Viktor & Rolf took its Flowerbomb fragrance brand into the 21st century. The company combined brand messaging, hints of surrealism and whimsicality, and nodes of dreaminess, and created something exciting and new for influencers.
Instead of shipping various influencers bottles of their fragrance, Viktor & Rolf worked with influencer marketing platform Fohr Card to carefully select influencers who "match our consumer and embody our brand," Laura Azaria, vp of marketing for European fragrances at L'Oréal USA, told Adweek.
"We weren't interested in them just having a fragrance bottle in their hands, though we do love our bottle," Azaria said. "It's beautiful."
Instead, Viktor & Rolf worked with various designers and the influencers themselves to create a lush flower-scape for influencers to interact with and eventually post on their own social channels.
"It was the perfect campaign for me to work with," said Katie Rodgers, also known as @paperfashion on Instagram. Rodgers started to post her art online in 2009 while working full time before eventually quitting her job to pursue her own work a few years later.
"This totally captured the dream worlds that I try to paint, but it was IRL [in real life]," said Rodgers.
Her fans seemed to agree. In fact, a few of the #flowerbomb influencers saw more engagement on those particular photos than their usual posts, as reported by Fohr Card who managed the campaign. Rodgers saw a 45 percent increase over her normal engagement. Jeanne Grey, who posts on @thegreylayers with lifestyle and travel content, saw the highest engagement of the campaign, with 5.82 percent.
"Not only was this campaign unique and really visually appealing, but it also was great to have different creative styles come together," Grey told Adweek. "The florist was there, a team of photographers was there, and we all created this one masterpiece at the same time."
Grey, as her name might suggest, typically posts in a fairly monochromatic aesthetic. This wasn't on purpose, her intentions weren't to attract all her 194,000 followers with some kind of dulled beacon.
"Social media kind of fixed my life, even though normally it goes the other way around," said Grey. "Things got better because it directed my aesthetic. By toning everything down, that simplified the mess of everyday life."
A lot of Instagram profiles can become popular due to their consistent theme or overall color scheme; curating your Instagram feed, and choosing who to follow, is just as intimate as deciding what to post. To that end, viewing your feed is like dipping into your own private space that you got to decorate just how you like.
That's what makes social influencers so powerful. Their fans, or audience, have chosen specifically whose content to pay attention to, whether its funny memes or twee photos of barns. Influencers understand how important that relationship is, and they don't want to abuse that trust.
"For other influencers, it's important to open conversation with those partners," said Rodgers. "You might not right away feel like you want to do it, it may not feel quite right. But you're allowed to feel more confident and ask if you can get more creative. Make it your own."
"Partners are more open to your ideas than you might think," she said. "This was something I felt would really resonate with my audience."
"The relaunch of this 11-year-old campaign came with print advertisements, and this social campaign was a big portion of our overall plan," said Azaria. "It felt new and different, and we were able to convey our aesthetic throughout."
"We always want to continue to dream," she said. "Marketers can't just try to apply the same recipes that already exist, because it's not enough anymore."
Bouquet of wild jasmine, crimson garden roses, burgundy hellebores and ranunculus for author and style icon Kelsey Miller on Glamour Magazine, April 2017
article on THE SPRUCE featuring us on their top 10 florists to follow on IG!
Flower bouquets, crowns and garlands for INSTYLE MAG FEATURE:
"What do you get when you cross Stone Fox Bride, The Black Tux, and Time Inc.'s The Drive? A killer collection of classic Just Married cars adorned in pom poms, feathers, and flowers—plus a crew of smoking-hot automotive experts dressed in their Sunday best....."
Photography: Bon Jane
Shane + Nancy had the most magical intimate wedding on the Manhattanville College campus, photographed by The Ramsdens.
" At one point or another it seems every little girl falls in love with the magical world of flowers, fairies and wood nymphs. As a result, it's no surprise that Rawan Rihani, the Brooklyn-based designer and floral artist, has hit a Proustian nerve with her company Aurora Botanica, whose signature look, ethereal crowns made out of blossoms and berries, seem to be appearing at all the chicest weddings and events around town. Here, Rihani tells us a bit about her inspirations, gives us some tips for setting a summer table and shares the most important rule of thumb when it comes to creating an arrangement at home. "
Published on May 9th, 2016 ( click image to view full article )
February's issue of Vogue Magazine features our flower installation in their "Shakespeare in Love" index.
A beautiful story curated by Chloe + Mint, photographed by Ryon Lockhart Photography on a jewel toned palette moody but happy. Click through to see the full feature on 100 Layer Cake.
Thanks to the team below for inspiring us today…
Photographer: Ryon Lockhart Photography / Venue: The Green Building / Coordination & Design:Chloe+Mint / Florals: Aurora Botanica / Hair: Kristina Maccaro / Makeup: Veronica Velez / Paper Suites:Smitten on Paper / Cake: Cake Alchemy / Linens: La Tavola / Tabletop: Borrowed BLU / Rentals: Patina / Dress: Karen Willis Holmes / Jewelry: Sarah Perlis / Ring Box: The Mrs Box / Model: Taylor Corson
Couture fresh flower headpiece feature. Photo by Victor Demarchelier, Hair by Nicholas Jurnjack, Makeup by Christian McCulloch, Dress by Marchesa, Model is Liu Wen
"An unexpected element makes something feel fresh—that's great fashion," says Rawan Rihani, NYC floral designer and owner of Aurora Botanica. With her signature twist of painterly and playful, wild and couture, she designed this floral necklace just for us—a DIY accessory that will take any outfit to a whole new level. Granted, this is jewelry with a limited lifespan…(you'll want to make it the day you wear it). But the impression it makes? The photos? They'll be the stuff of style legend.
The Inspiration: Fresh Fashion
"This is a fresh alternative to a floral crown, a new way to wear a flower accessory—and one that's seasonless. A flower necklace is a versatile and beautiful way to combine a lot of detail. That's how I approach my floral designs and how I make an outfit, too. I'm attracted to that lush, luxe feeling of mixed textures."
The Color Palette: Rich + Gilded
"I'm inspired by early autumn. This time of year, the flowers become rich and darker with hints of gold and saffron. And I think of the sunsets hitting leaves through the trees. Warm crimson meets the jewel-toned burgundies of dahlias and the deep, dark purples of ranunculus. Strawflowers that have pops of gold in their centers and remind me of Gustav Klimt paintings. "
The Art of: Choosing Blooms
"At the market, I go in as if I'm working with art. I pick a flower because of its color and form; I see what I'm drawn to, and then I see what I can create. I'm also a fan of beautiful smells, and I always play with light and color."
The How To: DIY Floral Necklace
You'll want blooms that can last a while without water. Favorite non-wilters are orchids, dahlias, freesia, strawflowers, spray roses and anthurium. Refrigerate between making and wearing it—ideally happening on the same day—and it should last for a whole evening out.
Click through for the DIY steps!
If anyone knows flowers, it's Rawan Rihani. This bloom-thumbed beauty is the femme florale behind the ethereal crowns in the HONOR x Stone Fox Bride campaign and video. She can craft a flower headpiece with such ease and grace that you'd think it grew out of the ground like that. We spoke with her about essential oils, botanical gardens and the attitude you need to live in New York.
Tell us about your workspace.
My workspace is very peaceful and full of plants. I live in my working studio currently, and I try to keep my studio really calm and peaceful. I try to make it feel like an escape from the city, and always have music on. My studio is filled with work in progress for Stone Fox Bride as well as canvases for paintings and weavings and shelves filled with shells, beads, feathers, vases, crystals, and dried flower crowns.
Signature scent?
My signature scent would probably be the "Love" roll-on oil by Auric Blends from Whole Foods. I love to also play with mixing different essential oils like lavender and vetiver, and make my own perfumes blending some of them together. I also love the Cedrus scent by Fiele Fragrances and also Moonshine by Sisters of the Black Moon they both have a very earthy/woodsy feeling to them that bring me to the mountains.
Favorite outdoor pastime?
I love going to the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens and soaking up some sun while walking through the different gardens there.
If you could swap lives with someone for a day, who would it be?
I wouldn't. I would never want to swap lives, Im engaged to an amazing man, and have a beautiful cat I cuddle with everyday, have an amazing family and have the freedom to make and create everyday. I wouldn't want to lose that even for a day.
Describe living in New York in one word.
Compromise. Living in New York has always and still is compromise. Although, I do what I love, and love my life, living in NY is a compromise, everything is a compromise here, but what you get back is worth what you put in and worth dealing with it.
Song you can't get out of your head lately?
"Be Mankan" by Ali Farka Toure This song is following me everywhere and Im addicted to it. Its so beautiful and passionate and raw and gorgeous. Also, "Gnosis" by Fancy Colors, this song was written by my fiancee Zac Colwell, and the drummer/ co-collaborator of Fancy Colors, David Heilman just made a beautiful music video for this song. It makes me feel like Ive been in the sun all day at the beach and sun-dazed and happy.
"It's no secret that flowers are the perfect way to brighten any room. We decided to put together an arranging workshop for our blog Local Creative, and were so thrilled to work with the flower goddess Aurora Botanica (also known as Rawan Rihani). Rihani is an insanely talented florist, painter, and textile artist, and all-around sweet gal. She has been cool enough to spill the beans and share the magic behind creating dreamy, lush arrangements with a natural and painterly feel. Read on for her step-by-step." Click on the link to read more....
Local Creative feature on their blog, DIY flower arranging and some Q + A
"What is a florist's favorite flower?
A florist's favorite flower or anyone's favorite flower is one that captures your heart. I go through flower crush phases, for instance last year, I was crazy over dahlias + ranunculus (deep + dramatic feeling flowers) , and this year I am more of a hellebore, clematis + poppy (softer +lighter hearted) type of gal!
When did flowers begin calling your name?
I've always felt super connected to nature + flowers, and always used them as source of inspiration for art. Flowers always had my heart. But it was really when I picked up a few shifts at Sycamore Flower Shop + Bar in Ditmas Park, that I fell in love with working with flowers. As an artist + designer, I felt like I found the perfect medium because not only can you play with color, texture, mood, composition but you are also working with a medium that is also alive and has a vibrational energy that came from the earth and that is ephemeral. This combination is what makes working with flowers extra special, therapeutic + uplifting and such a beautiful art form.
What is your sign? How do you think that affects your work?
Im a Taurus. I do identify myself with it because it is said that Taurus surrounds themselves with beautiful things and gathers energy from the earth. Also they say that Taurus is patient, I think I'm a very patient person, and enjoy the process of making, so much that I hate to be rushed!
In addition to floral arrangements, how else do you express your art?
I paint, and dye textiles, weave and will always be trying new things. It is important for me to create and experiment. I believe that when you experiment, is when you discover, and that is a great source of inspiration that can most likely have an influence on the other art forms I practice daily.
What can we look forward to from Aurora Botanica this spring?
New hand painted silks, hand-dyed textiles + weavings for this Spring. Id like to also create some natural perfumes inspired by different flower combinations and scents from nature, but this will most likely be later this year. Im also looking forward to the collaborative workshops that are in the works for Spring. "
Cake styling for Luckybird bakes vanilla bean lemon zest 4 tier cake adorned with strawberries, chocolate cosmos, anemones, ranunculus, jasmine and hellebores.
"It girls move on from magazines, PR, and the DJ booth to get down and dirty with Mother Nature..."
With Thanksgiving approaching, we asked Molly Guy, creative director of Stone Fox Bride, to help us create an abundant harvest table rich in color and textures for a dose of autumnal inspiration for our November issue. Guy, who is known for her lively, bohemian style, is not afraid of mixing, matching, and using unconventional pieces to throw a dinner party. Secret sources include Moroccan textiles and ottomans from Patina, which offers "chic odds and ends that create a cozy, colorful vibe" and eclectic tableware from L'Atelier Vert, including antique Limoges plates and mid-century silverware. To hit her floral notes, she turns toRawan Rihani, Stone Fox Bride's floral designer, to create a low-lying garland centerpiece (so as not to impede the cross table view of your guests), rich in aubergine and burnt orange dahlias. And those blackberry pies from Luckybird Bakery look as good as they taste. Here, a slideshow of fall decorating ideas to get you in the Thanksgiving spirit.
"....Rawan Rihani, a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design who now focuses on floral art for Stone Fox Bride in SoHo, makes both fresh and silk crowns. She believes the trend has grown out of a desire to reconnect with the environment in a digital age. "You cannot help but feel like a goddess in a flower crown," she said. "It's just a small thing, but it changes your entire mentality when you wear it."...."
"Flowers are not cheap," says Rawan Rihani, the Floral Guru (yes, that is her title) at Stone Fox Bride in New York. There's the volume aspect—150,000 orchids don't come easily—and then there's the fact that you can find just about any flower at any given time at a price. Sometimes a high one. "I've heard of people asking in the fall if they can get cherry blossoms and I'm like no. Or they will cost $30,000 for a branch. One thing I've learned is to just throw out a number so they can decide," says Patterson....."
ArtBinder, an app that lets art galleries showcase works and keep track of inventory, celebrated the launch of a new product, the ArtBinder Viewer, last night with a bohemian soiree that was right out of a midsummer night's dream. With Alexandra Chemla as the hostess, it's no surprise that the space, which was transformed into an exotic wonderland by designer Madeline Weinrib, was filled with Chemla's closest friends and supporters, dressed in equally festive attire.Zani Gugelmann, Hayley Bloomingdale, Indre Rockefeller, and Natalie Joos in Gypsy Nation Vintage, all kept cool in shades of white and ivory on what may have been one of the hottest nights of the summer yet. Jennifer Fisher and Athena Calderone posed cheek to cheek in their Stone Fox Bride flower crowns, crafted by Rawan Rihani, who was on site making custom crowns for the evening.Natalya Poniatowski and Claire Distenfeld glided across the vintage Moroccan flatweave dance floor in floor-length dresses like Shakespearean heroines whileHannah Bronfman and Valerie Boster watched a performance by Katie Schecter.In between greeting guests like Jemima Kirke, who opted to go flower crown–less, Chemla, in Carolina Herrera, stole a moment to take in the scene. "I sent over a few inspiration boards and said, 'You guys do you'," Chemla said of her vision for the space and working with Weinrib and Stone Fox Bride. "It's really not meant to feel Moroccan, it's more like an integration," said Weinrib. "I've always felt when you hear the word bohemian that's part of what it is—mixing in different ethnic elements." As guests meandered among the carnations suspended from the ceiling like pom-poms, the sounds of a Spanish guitar accompanied the wind-down of the evening.


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I love prints, especially when they have a bit of iconic design history behind them. The charming prints designed by the late, great American interior designer Sister Parish have been made into decorative accessories and entertaining pieces, thanks to her granddaughter, Susan Crater. Since 2010, Crater and her daughter Eliza carry on Parish's love of American craft with Sister Parish Designs and their printed fabrics and wallpapers. They have recently debuted an American-made ceramic tabletop collection created by Eigen Arts Studios, taking their most iconic patterns and translating them onto decorative items, they exude the same charm and warmth as the textiles. Made of hand glazed earthenware, the pieces, inspired by those found at Parish's Islesboro, Maine home, The Summer House, bring color and a dash of whimsy to the table, while also making for a nice hostess or house gift. Small vases provide the ideal setting for summer wildflowers, platters can handle barbecued chicken, and a footed bowl keeps fruit within reach. If your summer getaway doesn't take you to the stunning rocky coast of Maine, then sweet designs can transport you there in your mind.
Serving platters, available in small or large sizes come in the Serendipity Burmese, and Dolly patterns
Few things say summer more than a pitcher of fresh brewed iced tea, so it's a good thing the pitchers come in three different sizes. The large Serendipity in red has such zip to it.
Flowers are one of things to look forward to whether you are in the city or country. Peony time is now, so large or small, there is a vase that will suit a single stem or full arrangement.
Also available in the array of prints, the footed bowl would be right at home on a kitchen island, filled with ripe peaches and plums.
The Burmese print in green looks so fresh, and is also available in the other patterns shown above


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American Masters's Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself premieres nationally Friday, May 16, on PBS. The network has released a few short clips in advance, and they paint a pretty picture of life at the Review under the Plimp's tenure. The portion above finds Robert Silvers, Jonathan Dee, and others reflecting on Plimpton's business acumen—or triumphant lack thereof—and the relaxed tenor of his leadership. "I think it meant a lot to him to have this kind of camp," Silvers says. "It was a whole little world, you might say. And he was the king of it. And he was a ringmaster, you might say, of a little circus there."
Below, Peter Matthiessen, who died last month and who had been the last living founder of the Review, discusses the magazine's ambitions—its approach to fiction and poetry, and its early coups with interviews.


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Enjoy reading this blog post by my intern, Jalynn mcmillan a future pr maven...
Hello, this Jalynn Mcmillan and I am an intern for Lisa Vento Nielsen for the summer of 2016. I am thrilled to be interning for her as I plan to pursue a career in public relations. Many of the things we (me and the other intern Jennifer) do while interning for Lisa are directly related to our career goals. I would highly recommend interning for Lisa, she is very kind-hearted and patient, if you ever have any questions she's more than happy to help you. She can really help you better yourself.
This internship will help me learn a lot of new skills like marketing, photography and of course will help my resume. Since 80% of resumes end up being thrown out, it is crucial to know how to build a resume that will get you hired. One of the books I am currently reading by Lisa is also truly informative The Book on Career Readiness: The Prof's Guide to Graduating College with a Job Offer.
Last week on Tuesday and Thursday, Lisa did her Career Readiness Training at Staten Island Technical School. The other intern, Jennifer, wrote about her thoughts on that training here. It is exciting to be able to share my thoughts on the event, too. Lisa is interested in having us be "career-ready" and writing a blog post definitely fits in to my career goals of public relations. I am also working on creating some press releases for her company, too! Look for updates on that from me soon, too.
On Tuesday July 12th at Tech, she spoke about topics such as what it takes to get hired and how to make a resume worth reading that won't end up in the trash. As younger people, it may be harder for all of us to be hired. Not only for teenagers in high school, but also for me a sophomore in college. The hard truth is millennials get stereotyped. Employers might take one look at us and their head will be filled with negative, harsh judgements of us right away without even giving us a chance. They could think we are always going to be on our phone or that we are bad communicators or that we are too young to be responsible. Lisa talks about the ways to prove that we all don't fit into that stereotype.
It's also important to utilize social media. Our generation may have to prove ourselves harder than other generations but we have some tools that can help this be easier, too. LinkedIn should be your new best friend. Well, not literally but it can 100% help you on your career search. Even if you are in high school it's never too early to start, who knows it might help you land an awesome internship. If you want to be a journalist you could post some articles on there, if you want to be a filmmaker you could post some of your films, or if you want to be an artist you could post some of your artwork. This will help you be seen by employers. Lisa always says use social media to showcase your brand. Furthermore, it is essential to stay true to yourself and be authentic.
The most important thing you should know is how to create a resume worth reading. Employers want academic success and extracurricular activities but they also want experience. You should have references as well. When building a resume it should be in reverse chronological order. The most relevant should come first and the least relevant last. You should focus on the latest and greatest. As Lisa would say, remember this is the script of your story and it's the paper that gets you in door but it's you that gets you hired.
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These diaries have really helped keep me in line. Knowing that I'm going to have to come here and post all about what I ate all day helps me make better choices. So I think I might keep this up on the weekends. It's impossible for me to do so during the week, unless I wrote it down in a note book or something. Do you find these interesting to read?
8 AM: For breakfast I ate 1 apricot Kolache, 1 cup of milk and 1/2 cup of strawberries. I started out with just the kolache and the milk and was still hungry. I really wanted another kolache but decided to go with strawberries instead because they're free and I needed to get some fruit in. So I'm proud of myself for making that good choice. Breakfast was 7 points.
I'm a little bit moody this morning. I'm not quite sure why but I think it's just realizing that the weekend is pretty much over and it's back to work AND school tomorrow. I need to make sure my mood doesn't affect my eating choices today.
12 PM: For lunch I had a whole wheat bun with BBQ beef. We had more left overs to go with it. I had some cheesy potatoes, sweet potatoes, squash, and a 1/2 deviled egg. All very small portions again. For dessert I had a little bit of ice cream and a small krispy ball. 15 points total. I knew I'd be able to fit in a smaller supper since I'd be home.
3:30 PM: On our way home I drank 3 cups of water and had 4 pieces of dark chocolate for 2.5 points.
5:30 PM: For supper I had 1 cup of oatmeal with 1 TBS of peach pie filling, 1 slice whole wheat toast with a little bit of peanut butter and water. For dessert I had 1 cup of strawberries. This was a total of 5 points.
After supper I had a cup of diet hot cocoa for free. I still have 1.5 points left for the day. I may use them and I may not, but I will not go over. I'm feeling very satisfied as it is and with all of my eating this past weekend, it may be best if I call it quits for the night.
I have to admit that I am concerned to see what I weigh tomorrow morning vs. what I weighed Wednesday morning before we left for my parent's house. I can honestly say that I stuck to my points over the weekend- so I MET THAT GOAL! I really had to work at not over eating, but I succeeded points wise. I missed one workout, but I did get one in. I'm looking forward to my 4:30 AM workout in the morning!


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China faces a long list of challenges over the coming year. Private investment has slowed significantly. Overcapacity plagues old economy sectors and threatens to swell the ranks of the unemployed by millions. Weak global growth has sapped export demand. And now you can add a US pivot to protectionism and nativism to China's list of challenges. But one factor looms over all others in 2017: The Communist Party leadership shuffle.
In the fall of 2017, China's Communist Party (CCP) will meet for its National Party Congress, as it does every five years, to select the Party leadership. Due to retirement age limitations, five of the seven members of the Politburo Standing Committee - the nexus of all power in China - will be replaced. Only President Xi and Premier Li will likely remain on the Committee. Eleven of the twenty-five members of the Party's Politburo are slated to be replaced as well. To put it simply, 2017 is a huge year for Chinese politics. Powerful officials and political factions looking to consolidate control will have a much lower tolerance for turmoil, economic or other, than any time in the past decade. Historically, the CCP strives for economic and social stability during leadership shuffle years.
The Party and the Politburo Standing Committee
For those who are unfamiliar with China's political system, here is a very quick primer. China's paramount leadership body is the CCP. The CCP runs China by sitting atop the military and the government. Within the CCP, authority over the government and military lies in the Politburo, a twenty-five member decision-making body.
The primary power within the Politburo resides in its seven member Politburo Standing Committee. The Standing Committee is the principal core power within Chinese politics, exercising control over the Politburo. Its members include the President and Premier, and like the Politburo, its membership is selected every five years. Membership in the Standing Committee is conferred through a system of patronage. Powerful men, like former president Jiang Zemin, attempt to put proteges and allies into key spots on the committee in order to extend their own power and influence. Ascendancy to the pinnacle of China's political power, the Standing Committee, remains an opaque process, prone to factionalism and surprises.
The Party's Politburo exercises its control over the military and government through appointments to key positions. Xi Jinping, for example, oversees the CCP as General Secretary and lead member of the Politburo Standing Committee. He directs the government as President, a role handed to him by the CCP. He also oversees the military as chairman of the Central Military Commission, an appointment given to him by the CCP.
So, in a year where nearly all Standing Committee members will be replaced, and nearly half of all politburo members will be reshuffled, there is much at stake for those looking improve their standing in the political hierarchy.
Xi will look to consolidate power
Since his ascendancy to Party leader in 2012, President Xi Jinping has maneuvered to consolidate his control and influence over China's political system. He has used anti-corruption fighting to purge political opponents. Last year, he took the unprecedented step of jailing a very powerful former Standing Committee member, Zhou Yongkang. He has squashed civil rights, jailed lawyers, clamped down on internet freedoms, and recently appointed himself effectively commander-in-chief of the armed forces for a more direct role in military leadership. It is highly likely that he is looking to 2017's leadership shuffle in order to amass greater control and extend his leadership mandate.
A widely spreading theory among China watchers highlights the extent of Xi's potential power consolidation. The next Standing Committee will include Xi's successor, who would possibly take control of the CCP chairmanship, the government, and the military in 2022. But, because no clear successor has been signaled, many analysts are reading this as a sign that Xi is not planning on relinquishing control when his term is up in just over five years. The role of president carries a constitutional ten year term limit. Xi's leadership of the CCP via his role of General Secretary of the Communist Party has no term limits. Maintaining control over China's political system beyond his ten year term would require stacking the ranks of the Party leadership with his own people. Xi may be looking to become the new Deng Xiaoping, the paramount leader for life, but so far the likelihood of that is not certain.
Xi's ambitions for consolidating power will require him to place as many allies and proteges in positions of power as possible, a feat made extremely difficult without insuring the CPP's mandate of maintaining stability.
What does this all mean for the economy?
There are two main forces at play in 2017. First, economic momentum is on a downward trend. Overcapacity in heavy industries will continue to drag down growth. Global growth is weak, and China's export manufacturers will continue to suffer. Private investment has slowed, and private firms have been the biggest driver of China's productivity over the last few decades. The massive corporate debt overhang limits monetary easing policies, and has created zombie firms that drain valuable economic resources just to stay open. Stimulus reflation has become less effective over the last few years. Spending and easing have been slow to spread to growth.
But, efforts to maintain economic stability during the leadership reshuffle will trump all other economic factors. Recently in the developed West, accumulating political power can be achieved by exacerbating fear and highlighting turmoil. In China, the Party's leadership mandate comes with the expectation that stability - economic and social - will be provided. Government's key role is to deliver at least the appearance of harmony. Nothing threatens the Party's leadership mandate more than turmoil. A meaningful breakdown in economic or social stability over the next year would compel rival factions and party elders to disrupt carefully laid leadership transition plans already in the works. To that end, Xi and his allies will do everything possible to postpone any signs of economic disruption until 2018, after they have locked in power consolidation for the next five years, or longer. Worries of creating long-term structural problems at the risk of short-term economic gain will be shelved for most of 2017.
So, what should we expect? Due to the diminished effectiveness of broad fiscal and monetary policy, and because of the importance of patronage, we may see attempts to boost growth directed towards specific industries and provinces. Given the recent difficulty in pushing growth forward with fiscal spending, we may see more supply-side policies, like targeted tax cuts. But, if worse comes to worst, every possible reflation measure will probably be on the table.
One of China's largest economic stimulus packages came during the last political reshuffle. During the last leadership changeover in 2012, $157 billion was allocated to 60 specific infrastructure projects. Many of those projects were slated to take place in 2013, but presumably moved up to counter the economic slowdown in a Party Congress leadership reshuffle year. Large sums of capital was borrowed and spent by local leaders at the time as well.
While government intervention efforts have dinimished in effectiveness in recent years, those efforts are not ineffective. In 2016, stable growth was a result of state-firm investment and a government supported property market boom. Beijing has useful tools to stabilize growth, including a low sovereign debt load, the potential to easily drive down the currency, and complete control of the PBOC with its new monetary policy toolkit. The use of all of Beijing's reflation tools pose a potential detriment to long-term economic health, but can certainly be put to use to keep the wheels on the rails for 2017's power reshuffle.
So, while most economic factors seem to be applying downward pressure on growth prospects, the leadership reshuffle means that tolerance for economic turmoil and disruption is extremely low. The potential for reflation interventions is high. Expect all possible efforts to maintain economic stability in 2017. Those forecasting turmoil, a hard-landing, or financial sector problems next year will need to postpone dire predictions until at least 2018.


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Eponymous effort is out in July
Richard Ashcroft has announced the details of his forthcoming new album – which is being released under the name United Nations Of Sound.
The album will be released on July 19 and was recorded in Los Angeles, New York and London by producer No ID, who has worked previously with Jay-Z.
Other musicians featured include guitarist Steve Wyreman, bassist Paul 'DW' Wright and drummer Derrick Wright.
Watch exclusive rehearsal footage of Ashcroft and co on the right now.
The tracklisting of 'United Nations Of Sound' is:
'Are You Ready?'
'Born Again'
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'How Deep Is Your Man'
'She Brings Me The Music'
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The Great Snow Race has finally arrived in Club Penguin. This event is the big party for August, 2011. The Great Snow Race is a very long version of normal sled racing and most of the event is about getting up to the top of the mountain to start the race. Once you get there, you can race against other penguins all the way back down. This entire event will be very familiar to anyone who did the Mountain Expedition from last year. Club Penguin re-used a lot of the same elements from that event. Some might even say that they got lazy and pretty much copied the entire thing, but added a sled race to the end of that. Anyway, here is the complete guide to the event.
Great Snow Race Entry
The Great Snow Race begins in the Ski Village. You can get there by using the main map, or you can travel there by clicking on the poster that appears in Town. Once you arrive, you'll see a huge sign for the race. One of Gary's AC 3000 air conditioner devices is here to add a little more ice to the area, and you'll see a race medal stand over to the right. Walk under the sign to get to the next zone.
Supply Camp
The next zone is the Supply Camp. The main thing to do here, if you're a member, is to browse through the special Great Snow Race supply catalog. There are some cool items that you can buy with coins, but they're all for looks. They won't help you climb the mountain or race faster. Here's a list of the items that you can purchase from the catalog.
- The Rocket Wig (with snow helmet), 350 coins
- Slush Stopper goggles, 150 coins
- Blast-Off Board, 400 coins
- Yellow Hiking Shoes, 200 coins
- Red Hiking Shoes, 200 coins
After you're done browsing the catalog, head up to the top of the screen (near the half pipe sign) to proceed to the next zone.
Ice Cavern
This room looks a lot like the puzzle room from last year's Mountain Expedition. In that room, there was a puzzle where you had to click all of the icicles at the top in a special sequence to get the ice wall to open. This year, Club Penguin eliminated the puzzle part and made this room a whole lot easier. Now all you need to do is to click all of the icicles. Once you do, the wall will open and you can walk through to get to the next zone. Easy peasy lemon squeezy.
Base Camp
Welcome to Base Camp. There's very little to do here, but you can sit around the camp fire (walk near it to see it light up). There's a big screen here showing the Great Snow Race in action. If you look closely, you can see the racers shoot by down the slope right behind the screen. Once you've had enough of the Base Camp, waddle past the sign pointing to the Sled Race to get to the top of the mountain.
Well, we're not quite there yet. Here's another short puzzle you need to do. It seems that the bridge over the chasm is out and you'll need to improvise. This is the exact same scenario from last year's Mountain Expedition, and here's what you need to do.
- Click on the branch in the lower-left corner to lift it up and then click on it four more times to sweep the snow off the axe.
- Click on the axe to lift it and then click on it several times to chop down the tree stump. It will fall onto one end of a sheet of ice.
- Throw snowballs at all of the icicles that are dangling up above the other end of the ice sheet.
- The icicles will drop and flip the stump up over the chasm.
Waddle across the log to get to the next zone.
EPF Members: There's a secret room in the lower-right corner, where you see a sign that says, "EPF Only" and some caution tape. Walk past that sign to go into the secret room and get a special free item. See below for all the details.
Top of the Mountain
We're finally here. Once you've reached the top of the mountain, you'll earn a special stamp, the Mountaineer. From here, you can join in the Great Snow Race, which is a special extended version of the Sled Racing game we all know and love. Join in to head back down the mountain on board an inner tube.
Secret EPF Room
EPF agents can access a secret room from the log bridge area on the mountain. Once inside, you'll find a hidden cave with a viking ship and a frozen walrus inside. Once again, it's the same room as the Mountain Expedition. But this time, there's a free item in here: an Infrared Tracker. Waddle up to the top of the room to get it.


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Meet the Knitting Devil, my souvenir of The Big Day Out (how typical that I go to a music festival and still manage to find something knitting related? At least I didn't actually take any knitting with me, although in retrospect that would have been a mighty fine idea.)
The Knitting Devil agreed with me that Hot Chip were pretty damned fine and worth investigating further.Here's The Knitting Devil deciding where we're heading next - which turned out to be into the Boiler Room for a bit of a boogie.
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Brand New Friend
2 comments :
- Taphophile said...
The Knitting Devil looks like he'd enjoy a good boogie. How does Trudy feel about this, though?
- 9:12 pm, January 31, 2007
- newgreenshoes said...
catching up with your blog here - now I reckon the bags would be great in Mosman, or for that matter the Manly markets, some stuff goes for crazy prices there you know, not seen that many great bags there though (I could run around and bring you flasks of coffee!)
interested to see you went to the Big Day Out, I have not been sure what it is all about and what it means either
have not forgotten the other little thing we mentioned, just been madly busy
- 9:23 pm, January 31, 2007
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