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"I love what we do," the Board member told me. "Our cause is amazing, but I won't introduce my friends and colleagues to the organization." I hear words to this effect all to often. Great mission, good programs, lousy treatment of donors. It's the latter that is causing all the problems.
Bad stewardship—or no stewardship at all—will not only make you lose donors, it will prevent you from getting donors, and often the potentially biggest donors, in the first place. If your board doesn't think that you treat your donors well, they won't want to bring them to the table. And that is tremendous loss. But it is far from the only loss.
Donor attrition is a huge problem for nonprofits. All studies point to the depressing fact that each year we are losing serious ground. For every new dollar raised, we lost more than a dollar; for every new donor we get, we lost a significantly higher number. And this doesn't count the phantom donors—those who are there but you can't get to.
All too often, stewardship is defined as sending a thank you letter. And all too often, even this step is overlooked. But stewardship is so much more. Considering stewardship in its broadest sense, it involves planning and managing your resources. In the case of nonprofit, one of our most valuable resources is our donor base.
Good stewardship starts with defining the stewardship strategy for a donor or a group of donors. And the first step of that is clarifying (with the donor!) how you will recognize the donor's generosity. Donor recognition goes from ensuring to keep the donor's confidentiality by keeping the donor's name, the size of the gift, or anything else the donor requests, out of the public eye, to emblazoning the donor's name on a program or building. It is critical that you and your major donor agree on this. It is wonderful if your annual donors know what they can expect—and then get what they have been told they are getting.
That, of course, is the second step of good stewardship. This starts with acknowledging that you have received this gift (or this pledge). For a gift, this is the document that also provides the donor with any tax information he or she needs for tax purposes. This should be non-negotiable. It's something every donor, regardless of the size of the gift, should get. And they should get this within 48 hours of you receiving the gift. If what you get is a pledge, then a signed pledge agreement should be shared with the donor.
At this point, your stewardship strategy starts getting personalized—but all stewardship plans will follow the same trajectory. Visually, it looks like this:
Once you acknowledge, you then thank. Yes, I KNOW your acknowledgement is in the form of a thank you letter. So what? You can't send another, more personal thank you? How would this hurt? Now think how much it could help.
Connecting the dots for your donor will also help. Showing how the gift—very specifically for major gifts, more generically for annual or smaller ones—made a difference will truly make a difference in your donor retention rates.
All of this feeds into what you must constantly and consistently do: Bring your donor in closer. All fundraisers know that your best prospect for a gift is an existing donor. It makes me nuts when I hear people say, "We can't bother Joe for this, he just gave a gift." The act of giving one gift makes Joe the obvious prospect for a second gift, assuming the project, the amount and the timing are right. But if Joe doesn't feel part of the team, he won't want to play ball—and that will mean that Joe will become part of the dismal statistics on donor attrition.
Even more importantly, as you begin to treat your donors right—do the things that keep them and bring them closer—your Board members will start to think, "I want my friend or colleague to experience this," and they will become willing to introduce them to your organization.
Janet Levine works with nonprofits and educational organizations, helping them to increase their fundraising capacity. Learn more at http://janetlevineconsulting.com. While there, sign up for her free newsletter.


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One of my favorite roles here at The Sisterhood of the Shrinking Jeans is mentoring new runners and then getting to share their success stories. We have a Couch to 5k group over on Facebook where runners can get encouragement and begin their running journey. In addition to our C25K group, our Run … [Read more...]
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You can listen/buy it on Itunes or cd baby.
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Surrogacy: New South Wales
Relevant Legislation?
Guiding Principle
Legality: What kinds of arrangements are legal?
Altruistic surrogacy arrangements are legal. 1
'Reasonable costs' may be associated with
(a) becoming or trying to become pregnant,
(b) a pregnancy or a birth, and/or
(c) entering into and giving effect to a surrogacy arrangement. 2
They may include costs associated with the surrogate mother's medical treatment, travel or accommodation; health, disability or life insurance that would not have been obtained otherwise; loss of earnings as a result of unpaid leave; entering into the agreement; and/or costs associated with the surrogate mother and her partner (if any) undergoing counselling; receiving legal advice; and being a party to proceedings in relation to parentage orders (including reasonable travel and accommodation costs). 3
Commercial Surrogacy
Commercial surrogacy agreements that involve the provision of a fee, reward or other material benefit or advantage to a person in relation to entering into a surrogacy agreement, giving up a child, or consenting to the making of parenting orders are prohibited and subject to significant fines and/or up to two years in prison. 4
It is also prohibited to travel to another jurisdiction (for example overseas) to engage in commercial surrogacy arrangements, because the law has extraterritorial effect. 5
Who may enter into a surrogacy arrangement?
Gestational or Traditional Surrogacy?
What criteria do the commissioning person(s) need to meet?
Note: There is an overarching principle that the best interests of the child are paramount.
Criteria regarding the 'intended parent(s)' include that:
- the arrangement must have been made prior to the surrogate conceiving a child;
- the intended parent must be a single person or a member of a couple (where both must apply);
- the intended parent(s) must be over the age of 25 years (or the maturity of a younger intended parent has to have been established via counselling);
- the applicant(s) must demonstrate a medical or social need for a surrogacy arrangement;
- each of the parties must have received counselling from a qualified counsellor about the surrogacy arrangement and its social and psychological implications before entering into the arrangement;
- each of the affected parties must have received legal advice from an Australian legal practitioner about the surrogacy arrangement and its implications before entering into the arrangement;
- the applicant(s) must be resident in NSW.
What criteria does the birth mother need to meet?
In addition, the birth mother must be over the age of 25 years;
The birth mother and the birth mother's partner (if any) must also have received further counselling from a qualified counsellor about the surrogacy arrangement and its social and psychological implications after the birth of the child and before consenting to the parentage order.
The legal advice obtained by the birth mother and the birth mother's partner (if any) must have been obtained from an Australian legal practitioner who is independent of the Australian legal practitioner who provided legal advice about the surrogacy arrangement to the applicant or applicants.
Is advertising legal?
(Other advertising – for example for commercial surrogacy, or where a fee has been paid – is subject to significant fines and imprisonment for up to 2 years). 8
Can agents or intermediaries or other people be involved?
Enforceability: Can the parties change their mind?
Nevertheless, an obligation under a surrogacy arrangement to pay or reimburse the birth mother's surrogacy costs is enforceable, provided the arrangement is a pre-conception surrogacy arrangement. 10
Parenting Orders?
Access to Information for Children?
- Surrogacy Act 2010 (NSW) s 6(1). ↩
- Section 7. ↩
- Section 7. ↩
- Section 8. ↩
- Section 11. ↩
- Section 25. ↩
- Sections 18, 21-38. ↩
- Section 10. ↩
- Section 6. ↩
- Section 6(2). ↩
- Surrogacy Act 2010 (NSW), s 37; Assisted Reproductive Technology Act 2007 (NSW), s 41B; Assisted Reproductive Technology Regulation (NSW), Cl 17A. ↩


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White House may cut purse strings to enforce online credentialingPosted: October 21, 2011 in coercive funding, federal mandate, NSTIC
H.R. 2885, The Legal Workforce Act markup addresses security infrastructurePosted: September 14, 2011 in E-Verify, employment, federal mandate, immigration, jobs, Judiciary Committee, Legal Workforce Act, national identity, Real ID, SSN#s
"On page 46 of the new draft, HR 2885, the prohibition on using the E-Verify database for other purposes is removed and replaced with a new section that allows the system to be used to "protect critical infrastructure". That term is broadly defined and it's not clear what this would mean in practice – screening air travelers, controlling access to federal facilities – but it is a clearly huge step expansion of the program. In one paragraph the government has said that E-Verify is not just for employment but also can be used for verifying identify for national security. You would now have to have your information correct in E-Verify not just to get a job but also potentially if you need to access "critical infrastructure". Ironically this comes right after the paragraph saying there will be no National ID card."
– Chris Calabrese, ACLU Technology Counsel
WHO : House Committee on the Judiciary
WHAT: Full Committee Markup of HR 2885: The Legal Workforce Act
WHEN: Thursday 9/15/2011 9:30 AM EST/10:30 CST/ 6:30 AM PST
WHERE: 2141 Rayburn House Office Building
WHY: Considering integrating drivers license records with E-Verify data management
AMERICAN JOBS: Why broad based coalitions are opposing the Legal Workforce ActPosted: September 14, 2011 in E-Verify, employment, federal mandate, immigration, jobs, Judiciary Committee, Legal Workforce Act, national identity, Real ID, SSN#s
ACLU Coalition (Democrats, Libertarians & Independents)
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Welcome back, my friends!
Where has March gone? Here we are at the last Wednesday of the month already! So far, the boys of the house are on the mend from flu-apocalypse. John and Ian seem to be officially fever-free, but they are still tired, especially Ian. Jem's temp still fluctuates, and, like me, bless his heart, he's mean when he doesn't feel good. We've done a good bit of grumping at each other the last couple days, but he's also been an eager participant in lots of story time which has been lots of fun. In addition to nursing everyone back to health, I've also been working on my own health. I began tracking my food and exercise with MyFitnessPal this week for the first time in a couple of years, and I'm already feeling better about myself. As one would expect, a lot of my mood, sleep, and food choice issues have significantly lessened as I've exercised regularly. I'm craving better foods, feeling more energetic, and sleeping through the night. Huzzah!
I've been as busy as I can be in the sewing room considering all the flu cooties we've had. Here's the update!
Guild: I joined the Greater Atlanta Modern Quilt Guild last night! I've been an individual member of the MQG for about 9 months, but lately I've really wanted to connect with other quilters in person on a regular basis. I recognized several faces from Instagram, and I'm excited to get to know everyone better.
Tshirt Quilts: I sent off another big (30 shirt) tshirt quilt on Monday. The recipient of this quilt's favorite color is purple, so her mama and I decided that would add a fun pop to the quilt. I've also started the next tshirt quilt in my queue, and it will have orange flannel. I'm breaking out of my navy comfort zone, and I think that's great!
En Provence: I've sewed together a few more blocks and lots of sashing pieces of what I had laid out on my design wall. I put one of them together last week and thought to myself, "Well, my piecing skills are not as great as I hoped." When I mentioned this to my friend Lynn, she said, "You know how you fix that? Keep piecing." She's right, of course, and so I will. Once I get all the ones on the wall done, I'll take them down and put up another set and keep going section by section until I'm ready to put the whole top together. As another friend, Vicki, says: "One Stitch, one block, one row at a time." I'm taking my time on this WIP to enjoy the process and learn what I can about more precise piecing and more traditional patterns. My only "over medium" goal is to get it basted in the next 6 weeks or so, so that I can at least start quilting it as part of the #MachineQuiltingBlogHop.
Modern Birds in the Air: I finished cutting all the pieces this week! Maybe I'll even have some chunks pieced by next Wednesday!
Quilts for Cure: Top #4 is ready to baste! This will be pretty high on my to do list tonight. More blocks arrived this week from the mama of one of the kiddos, Naomi, I featured on the Quilts for Cure blog a couple of weeks ago. It's so special!
Quilting Practice: After I finished the last #OperationSmiley quilt, I got caught up working on other things. Even though I have two quilts basted, I hadn't practiced my quilting in a week or more. Last night I spent about an hour filling a practice sandwich with a variety of stitches. Some turned out better than others, but it felt great to practice!
Stash: I've done some shopping the last couple weeks! I mean, it was shop hop.... Anyway, I always get a smattering of fat quarters at Red Hen. They're irresistible! I also made a special trip to Intown Quilters to get Cotton + Steel / Rifle Paper Co's Wonderland line. Alice in Wonderland is Hubster's favorite book, and I found some lovely prints at the bookstore, so we're going to decorate our room with Alice. Happy (early) 4th Anniversary, Hubster!
Be sure to find me on Instagram @stringandstory and @quiltsforcure. I want to see you there!


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The species name water vole from Latin Arvicola terrestris can be translated as "inhabitant of the ground" and really this animal spends most of its life in burrows as a typical rodent. As the species name suggests it is connected with water. However, in late autumn this small animal can wander far away and settle down at very dry potato field or orchard. Here they dig burrows like moles and those who do not know may mistake water vole burrows with molehills. Molehills usually are more or less round while water voles burrows are oblong. At steep slopes vole make a den in a burrow while at lower places they build it in grass. In winter the den is made under snow and after it melts down it can be found as round grass ball lying about in a meadow. In front of their burrow water vole make something like a lawn – they make a small area with shortly gnawed grass. On the bank or grass shrub they develop "dining tables" where they gather and eat food they've found nearby. When the tasty part has been eaten the vapid parts are left behind and develop a layer.
In natural habitats they feed on reed and yellow water-lily rootstock, rush, arrowheads, sedge seeds, etc. Sometimes they catch some insects, snails or small fish. In good circumstances they mate several times a year and sometimes have up to 10 baby voles. At some places they may do damage to gardens if they are too much, but we should not forget that water vole is a very important part of ecosystem. They develop burrows that are used by different insects, amphibians and small mammals. They are valuable food for different animals. Using modern technologies we may decrease the harm done by Water Voles, but by exterminating these animals we would cause serious damage to nature and lose very significant and interesting species.


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Recently I came across an unexpected surprise at Seattle's Bauhaus Coffee: individually foil-wrapped Ding Dongs for just $1 each. Naturally this was a source of excitement--it's always exciting to find a homemade version of junk food!
Well, upon inquiring further, it turns out that the pastries themselves are nothing of serious note: per the employee I spoke to, they are, in fact, just the commercially made Hostess variety, re-packaged in foil.
However, while one might argue that this is simply a crafty way of re-packaging a 50 cent treat and charging more for it, as it turns out, this way of displaying them is actually quite authentic. Per Wikipedia:
A Ding Dong is a chocolate cake that is sold by Hostess Brands. It is round with a flat top and bottom, about three inches in diameter and a little more than an inch high, similar in shape to a hockey puck. A white creamy filling is injected into the center, and a thin coating of chocolate glaze covers the entire cake. The cake was originally wrapped in a square of thick aluminum foil, enabling it to be carried in lunches without melting the chocolate glaze.
The page also goes on to discuss a bit more about the treat:
The Ding Dong is similar to other cream-filled cakes, such as Arcade Vachon's Jos. Louis introduced before 1934 and still in production. Hostess began marketing their Ding Dong in 1967. The name was given to coincide with a television ad campaign featuring a ringing bell. The company marketed the snacks on the East Coast as Big Wheels, to avoid confusion with the Ring Ding, a similar (and pre-existing) treat by Drake's Cakes. The names were consolidated in 1987, when a short-lived merger of Drake's with Hostess' parent company (then Continental Baking Company) briefly resolved the Ring Ding/Ding Dong conflict. When the merged company broke up, however, Hostess was forced to cease, once again, using the Ding Dongs name in areas where Ring Dings were available. The compromise sound-alike name King Dons lasted untilInterstate Bakeries Corporation, which had recently merged with Hostess' parent company, bought Drake's in 1998. The Hostess product is now sold under the name Ding Dongs throughout the United States. However, the snack is still sold as the King Don in Canada.
and to confirm the bit about the name, I also consulted the official Hostess page:
Of course, the official page also introduced me to a game I'd never heard of: Ding Dong Ditch, which "involves knocking on the front door (or ringing the doorbell of) a victim, then running away before the door can be answered." Who knew? They even have a video of it in action, with celebrities. Here you go:
The name Ding Dong came from the chiming bells used in Hostess' first television commercials and you'll be singing a happy tune every time you polish off a package. Nibble them slowly, like a king or queen, and savor the creamy goodness of every morsel, or bite right into that creamy center and get a mouthful of chocolate goodness.
For more, check out the official Ding Dong page on the Hostess website!


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I've just released an iOS app for https://www.gamerankr.com, and late last year ported it over to source data from giantbomb (my old data provider was crap, and the giantbomb data is great!). GameRankr is simular to goodreads, but for video games instead of books.
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Throughout history we have attributed worth and sentiment to inanimate objects, things that when looked at out of context or without the language to understand their worth would otherwise appear completely insignificant.
But what of those objects that seem not to conform to the vagaries of the human conscious. Objects that seem to have a power all of their own…
Featuring the extraordinary mystery of The Hexham Heads
More info at www.unexplainedpodcast.com and on twitter @unexplainedpod
Research, writing, music and production by Richard MacLean Smith.
Some interesting links:
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1. Compilation of Hexham Heads resources, https://hexhamheads.wordpress.com/
2. The Urban Prehistorian (2014), The Hexham Heads Part 1, theurbanprehistorian.wordpress.com, https://theurbanprehistorian.wordpress.com/2014/01/27/the-hexham-heads-part-1-the-discovery/
3. The Urban Prehistorian (2014), The Hexham Heads Part 2, theurbanprehistorian.wordpress.com, https://theurbanprehistorian.wordpress.com/2014/11/26/the-hexham-heads-part-2-tested-and-contested/
4. Hexham Heads Wikipedia page, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexham_Heads
5. Clarke, D. (2012), Heads and Tails, drdavidclarke.co.uk, https://drdavidclarke.co.uk/2012/12/22/heads-and-tales/
6. Clarke, D. (2012), Twilight of the Celtic Gods, drdavidclarke.co.uk, https://drdavidclarke.co.uk/2011/03/20/twilight-of-the-celtic-gods/
7. Clarke, D. (2011), Celtic Curse Tested, drdavidclarke.co.uk, https://drdavidclarke.co.uk/2011/05/04/update-on-campaign-to-protect-celtic-shrine/
8. Boothman, N. (2005), The Wolf of Allendale/The Hexham Heads, taken from Fortean Times published on mysteriousbritain.co.uk, http://www.mysteriousbritain.co.uk/england/northumberland/legends/the-wolf-of-allendale-the-hexham-wolf.html
9. Laycock, M. (2014), Famous Ghost Witness Harry Martindale Dies, yorkpress.co.uk, http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/11559578.Famous_ghost_witness_Harry_Martindale_dies/
10. Treasurer's House Wikipedia entry, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treasurer%27s_House,_York#Roman_soldier.27s_appearance
11. Thomas Lethbridge Wikipedia entry, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Charles_Lethbridge


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This is an expanded version of an opinion piece published in the Irish Examiner on 11 May 2011
The last week has seen an enormous outpouring of national introspection in relation to how we will get Out of the mess. At the heart of this has been the as ever controversial, polemical, and pungent Prof Morgan Kelly, whose proposal at the weekend that we ditch the bailout and simultaneously close the gap in the national finances in the course of one year has been at one and the same time reviled and welcomed. Kelly deserves enormous kudos for being a (almost) lone voice in the wilderness, calling the property bubble for what it was and in doing so dropping the scales from many of our eyes, and more latterly for holding up a stark mirror to the folly that has been the banking rescues.
It's probably no exaggeration to say that millions of words have been written about the Irish banking collapse, and about the consequential economic disaster.
Curiously muted has been the discussion around jobs. At start of 2007 unemployment was just over 4%, while now it is now at 14.6% at last count. While this is not by any means the worst in the European Union is a very very serious and rapid deterioration.
This tripling of unemployment has of course occurred against a background of massive emigration, and the headline unemployment rate masks startling discrepancies. Overall male unemployment is now just under 18%, while for men between the ages of 20 and 24 is nearly 33%. A very useful recent post on the Irish economy blog discusses the issue of male unemployment.
Nobel prizes and economics have been awarded for people who have worked on the issues of unemployment, unemployment solutions, and the issues of the effect of unemployment, particularly when young, on long-term work prospects.
It against this background that one cannot but welcome the focus that this government has now shown in trying to begin the process of reducing unemployment. Under the watch of Brian Cowan we saw not only the collapse of the Irish banking system, not only the collapse of the Irish fiscal system but also the collapse of the Irish employment system. When Hercules had but one Augean stable to clear out this government has three, any one of which would daunt the staunchest.
The initiatives themselves are worthy, but will hardly reduce the unemployment level by much. At most they can best be seen as an opportunity to ensure that certain categories of industries are favored, that certain types of jobseekers are favoured, and that the government is seen to be doing something. Being seen to do something as important, as it might well give people a degree of confidence, that somebody somewhere is trying…we have a small reduction in the lower rate of value-added tax, which will almost certainly not on past experience translate to a reduction of prices for the Irish tourist product, prices tending to be sticky downwards; we have some additional expenditure on minor roads; we have a reduction in PRS I at the lower level but only for a time limited period; we have some incentivization for universities to seek additional non—Exchequer funds and to be then allowed to employ people; and we have the introduction of common tourist Visa between Ireland and UK, in hope of cashing in on large numbers of non EU residents visiting the Olympics one assumes. The largest single amount of jobs noted will be training and internships, worthy but not self evidently sustainable in the long-term. No mention is made of serious reform of FAS, there is no serious evidence given to a concentration on youth unemployment, other than the assumption that persons going back into training and education will be young, there is little evidence that the national obsession with the construction industry has finally been purged. Commenting on the jobs initiative the entrepreneur Jerry Kennelly of tweak.com welcomed it, insofar as it went, but pointed out that the government really need to get serious with telling people who had worked in the construction industry that their jobs were irretrievably gone. He suggested that the need to be given much more significant incentives to reskill, or, and this is characteristic of the frank way in which she speaks, beautiful to emigrate. No politician is going to tell people to emigrate… that would smack far too much have Brian Lenihan senior and his statement about a small island. Examining the jobs initiative one sees that the largest single amount of money being spent is in the reduction of the value-added tax. The assumption appears to be that if prices fall more people will spend money and more people spend money domestic demand increasing will result in increased employment in the retail hospitality and other industries. In addition, while I don't believe necessarily that the minimum wage, which is in any real sense pretty paltry, is a serious disincentive to employment, it does also seems somewhat perverse that in an environment where we should be taking every opportunity to enhance the competitiveness of the nation we increase, at least relative to where it has been for the first couple of months, the cost of employing persons.
Before we get too carried away with congratulations however we need to be cognizant of the fact that this is a jobs initiative built upon an extremely unfortunate foundation. The proposal to levy not the premiums but the actual asset values of pension funds is entirely regrettable in my view. Irish pension underfunding is a massive problem not just for the public sector because of the private sector. At least in principle in the public sector all employees who are members of the defined benefit scheme can hope there would be tax revenue to pay their pensions. In the private sector people have to put aside funds, and while there are very generous tax breaks for doing so the long-term argument in favour of encouraging private sector pension provision is indisputable. Make no mistake; this is a levy, a tax, on thrift. For every multimillionaire who has put aside vast sums of money as tax shelters there are a dozen or more small to medium business owners who have put aside a modest amount of money to try and ensured they will not be reliant simply and solely understating their old age. It is astonishing that the pensions board has not been up in arms about this, in particular the consumer and pension representatives. What we have here is a retrospective tax on saved income, and if constitutional there is no reason why such a tax cannot be applied to bank deposits or other forms of wealth. Taxes on income from such savings are one thing but this is a new departure. And it's an unwelcome one. If the government can levy on the wealth, the savings, of persons accumulated in pension funds why can they not so similarly lengthy on other forms of saving? Could the government, using the same justification is here, put in place a 0.6% levy on the level of deposits in Irish banks? The fig leaf that has been used here is that there has been very generous provision for tax relief and pensions investments over the years, and that it's appropriate that this be retrieved. 2 problems arise with this: first will we see this logic applied to the recouping of what ought by the government's logic be "excess" wealth accumulated through other areas where there has been overgenerous tax provision such as the bubble wealth accumulated by developers and speculators in land or to the very large bonuses paid by failed banks to the executives who led them into failure, and secondly the government is already committed to the IMF deal which involves a reduction in the future of the tax incentives for investment into pensions.
One has to reluctantly conclude that having given a public, electoral, commitment to the idea of a jobs budget that then became a jobs initiative the government felt it had no choice but to continue to do something. The Financial Times has suggested that some government election policies, this amongst them, are best left unfulfilled.
As I have said doing something is a good idea, the individual ideas are not themselves bad, it gives a strong signal that the government is at least thinking about the unemployment issue, and they have to start somewhere. However there are other places than the pensions funds of private savers that could have been used to fund the reduction in value-added tax, which is at the center of this initiative.
One obvious place would have been the largest single tax break (above the individual tax credits), which the state gives, namely the exemption of the principal private residence from capital gains tax. Important research on the cost of various tax incentives was undertaken by Dr. Michael Collins of TCD. He finds that the total amount of tax foregone by the exemption of the principal family residence from capital gains tax was something of the order of €2.4 billion per annum, albeit based on 2006 Data. The total sum estimated to be raised in a year from the pensions assets levy is some €470 million. Even allowing for the collapse in property values from their bubble prices it should be entirely possible to raise a goodly chunk of this by the exemption being removed.


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LocationVienna, Austria
Partners in ChargeZaha Hadid, Patrik Schumacher
Project ArchitectCornelius Schlotthauer
Construction Project TeamEnrico Kleinke, Markus Planteu, Vincenco Cocomero, Peter Irmscher, Katharina Jacobi, Constanze Stinnes, Peter Hornung, Frédéric Beaupère, Mirjam Matthiessen, Marc-Philipp Nieberg, Tom Finke,Kristoph Nowak, Susanne Lettau, Jahann Shah Beyzavi, Florian Goscheff, Daniela Nenadic, Judith Wahle, Rassul Wassa, Julian Breinersdorfer, Nastasja Schlaf, Muhammed Patat, Elisabeth Dirnbacher
Competition Project TeamCornelius Schlotthauer, Marc-Philipp Nieberg, Enrico Kleinke, Kristoph Nowak, Stefan Rinnebach, Romy Heiland, Richard Baumgartner
Structural EngineeringVasko und Partner Ingenieure
M&E EngineeringVasko und Partner Ingenieure
Façade EngineersARUP Deutschland GMBH
Lighting EngineersArup Berlin
Fire protectionHHP West, Bielefeld
Site SupervisionIngenos Gobiet ZT GmbH, IC Consulenten, Ziviltechniker GmbH
ClientUniversity of Economics Vienna
Area28000.0 m2
Project Year2013
Text description provided by the architects. Architectural Concept
The new Library and Learning Centre rises as a polygonal block from the heart of the new University campus. The interior of the LLC is informed by the external circulation of the masterplan which maps out the different levels of the building. The straight lines of the building's exterior separate as they move inward, becoming curvilinear and fluid to generate a free-formed interior canyon that serves as the principal public plaza of the centre, as well as generating corridors and bridges ensuring smooth transitions between different levels.
Functional Plan
The aim of the functional plan is to clearly define the different areas of the building. The plan is translated into a three dimensional object which outlines the space around the central atrium, the corridors and the canyons. The main block of the building houses the Service Area, the Learning Centre and the Economics Library, with Student Services and Library Management located in the smaller block.
While the interior edges of the site join together in a flowing free-form, the exterior edges of the building are cut sharply and their alignment contrasts with the site edges specified on the master plan and with the position of the adjacent buildings.
Internal Circulation
From the main entrance of the LLC, visitors can walk directly to the central auditorium which also functions as a large atrium flooded by natural light. A system of ramps leads from the auditorium to the library entrance and the central services on the first floor. The security and locker areas are located on the mezzanine below.
Visitors can access the library and the student management offices via ramps and stairways spiralling upwards from the ground floor. The different areas on the upper levels are connected via platforms, bridges, terraces and galleries.
The external appearance of the LLC is characterized by two elements of contrasting colours separated by a glass joint: shell and shadow. These different colours facilitate the orientation and understanding of the two primary areas of the building from the exterior.


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Weekly Workout Schedule
Lindsey Calla
It's been a few weeks since I've traveled and I've been settling back into New Orleans life slowly, as one does down south! It's been a mix of catching up on emails, errands but mostly getting back into a workout routine. Even though I was active on all of my trips, I didn't keep up with my ashtanga practice like I do at home. I'll usually put in about 2 hours of practice a day, slowly chipping away at the primary series and woefully wondering why my ligaments and muscles still want to be so. un. flexible. Nothing truly good comes easy so I'm willing to put in the work and it conditions and tones unlike any other workout tbh.
My workout schedule is as follows on a typical New Orleans week at home:
Sunday-Wednesday: 1.5-2 hour primary series Mysore practice from 9am-11am. *Mysore means that I show up to the studio but lead myself through the poses and count the breath myself, rather than following a teacher's lead. The teacher will help adjust and teach new poses when I'm ready.
Thursday: 9 am-11am led ashtanga primary series where Stephen, my teacher, leads us through the breath count rather than us practicing mysore style
Friday: 10am-11:15am, Level 2 yoga class at Reyn taught by Stephen. This is basically more of a workshop than a power hour, so it gives me time to play around with more advanced poses I don't usually practice all week like Camel and forearm balances
Saturday: Rest!
There are a lot of days that I'll do my own practice at home rather than in the studio. Because I have the breath and poses memorized I can do it wherever, whenever. I ended up changing my dining room into a yoga room so I have no excuse to not fit it in! I love having a sanctuary, a place where I feel truly comfortable and inspired, to devote just to yoga. I'm going to do a separate home post but here's just a teaser!
The one thing I always do post-yoga is come home and make a protein shake, which sounds really cliche but I'm working on building muscle, especially in my arms, so protein is key. I'm really into Tera's whey protein at the moment, mostly because it is organic, non-gmo, grass fed, fair trade and has very, very few ingredients. Highly recommend!
In terms of cardio, I feel that this style of yoga heats my body up internally and burns fat while also building strength, however since I drive a lot and don't move as much as I used to in NYC I'll jump rope, take a walk around Audubon Park or do incline interval workout at the gym. It's always just about moving more and eating fresh foods. Doesn't need to be much more complicated than that!
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Leadership Award Winners
The LSBC Distinguished leader award recognizes is given annually to an LSBC alumni for their contributions to the Santa Barbara Community. Typically, the LSBC Distinguished Leader award goes to an individual that exudes the values, skills and commitment to Santa Barbara that LSBC seeks to instill in its graduates. Nominated by LSBC alumni, the Distinguished Leader award has been given to the following individuals for their ongoing commitment to the Santa Barbara Community:
Colette Schabram, Class of 2017
John J. Thyne, III, Class of 2000
Judy Hawkins, Class of 2002-2003
Ron Boehm, Class of 1991
Marlys Boehm, Class of 1994
Karen Ramsdell, Class of 1992
Kent Epperson, Class of 2006
David Hall, Class of 2004
Roger Horton, Class of 2000-2001
Shirley Hobson, Class of 2004
Joe Holland, Class of 2001
Irene Macias, Class of 2000-2001
Judi Weisbart, Class of 2000-2001
Ernesto Paredes, Class of 1994
Emma Torres, Class of 1993
Miguel Avila, Class of 1991
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Compass Charter School is a new, progressive, public elementary school that opened in the Fall of 2014. Our inquiry-based, integrated curriculum focuses on sustainability and the arts. We believe that children learn best when they engage in hands-on and playful experiences that are as authentic as possible.
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Compass Charter School is a safe and nurturing educational environment that honors the individuality of each learner. By engaging in a process of inquiry, our graduates will be equipped with the necessary skills to lead fulfilling personal and professional lives, including a developed sense of self, the ability to think in innovative and flexible ways, and the inspiration to make a positive impact on their community.
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We have enjoyed it so much that every year we look forward to sharing the excitement with one lucky winner.
That's right - enter to win a free fishing and lodging vacation package at Denise Lake Lodge in celebration of our up-coming 30th anniversary!*
The Drawing will take place on Valentine's Day - February 14, 2019 - and subsequently posted on our website at www.deniselakelodge.com, as in addition to our social media. Good luck!
- 6 Nights Lodging, Alaska Hot Hearty Breakfast, 3 Fisherman's Lunch Pails, Famous Friday Night Fish-Fry with Beverage & Dessert
- 3 Professionally Guided Fishing Trips – All Gear Provided
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Supplemental Dental Insurance
When you buy a major medical insurance policy, dental insurance is usually not included. Typically, you have to purchase a supplemental dental insurance plan separately.
Have you ever wondered, though, if you could have more than one dental plan? The answer is, "Yes, you can." Supplemental dental insurance can help if you have dental needs that your current dental plan won't cover.
However, while it may cut back on your out of pocket costs, having a second dental plan will not double your coverage. When you have two dental plans, the insurance companies work together to coordinate your benefits.
Supplemental dental insurance and benefit coordination
Having supplemental dental insurance, or "dual" coverage, does not mean you'll be able to get dental work free. It means that your plans will work together and coordinate your benefits so you can get the work done for less.
In practice, this means one plan will be the "primary" plan and the other will be the "secondary" plan. The primary plan pays first, and then the secondary plan kicks in.
However, a secondary plan's benefits are typically limited. In most cases, it only pays whichever is less: its normal benefit or the patient's out of pocket costs under the primary plan.
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Suppose you have two dental plans, and each includes two cleanings a year. That sounds like you'd be allowed to get a total of four cleanings a year, doesn't it?
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This means that if you shop for a second plan, you will want to coordinate as well. You will want to look for additional coverage that fills gaps in your primary plan, not simply duplicate what you have.
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Parents can swap sugar-laden candy treats for Pirate's Booty, a baked, all-natural snack that parents can feel good about adding to the Halloween treat bowl!
Pirate's Booty is all dressed up for Halloween!
This year Target and Super Target stores across the county are offering special Halloween 20-packs of half-ounce, 65-calorie bags of Pirate's Booty Aged White Cheddar. The Halloween 20-packs of Pirate's Booty will be available from mid-September through October.
Pirate's Booty is a healthier treat option with less fat and fewer calories than traditional Halloween candy and zero grams of sugar. Also, Pirate's Booty is made without trans-fats and is gluten, peanut and tree-nut free, so it's safe for trick-or-treaters or classmates with these common food allergies.


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Diablo, the Lord of Terror, has fallen to a brave hero beneath the church of Tristram. Now that hero is gone, replaced by a Dark Wanderer who roams the world of Sanctuary leaving death and destruction in his wake.
As a hero of humanity, you must face the minions of Diablo's evil brothers and stop the Dark Wanderer before he fulfills his terrible destiny.
SCA is going strong and after the release of the "Undead of Khanduras" faction, we are ready to add another playable faction in the next major update! To make the waiting game slightly easier - we've made a new cinematic trailer for you to enjoy!
Stay Awhile and Listen to the Story Behind Diablo's Creation.
Diablo 2 in a higher resolution? Yes its true, and yes it rocks!
Although I have been working on this for about three years now, I was yet unable to provide a final version. This changes today with d2:elements v1.0...
After a long slumber, The Hordes of Chaos Beta Release 7 has finally arrived! You can find the download here This release will fix the infamous Drider...
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Dark Alliance Pre-Alpha Version includes 2 new classes: Necromancer and Barbarian and alot of bug fixes/improvements. Supports d2se mod management.
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UNHANDLED EXCEPTION: ACCESS_VIOLATION (c000005) Quick Fixes:
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Actually the fix is simple. Run the game in windowed mode by right-clicking the game icon, selecting Properties from the dropdown list, clicking the Shortcut tab on top, and adding -w to the end in the Target dialog box, then login to the server and let the game automatically patch, then close and run the game again without the window mode -w. This fixed it for me.
Where can i get the Diablo 2 v1.14a patch?
Hello, does Shadow Warrior from Assassin get exceptional or elite claws at higher skill levels?
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The Teacher in Me quilt exhibit will be on display in the Erpf Gallery August 6th – October 1st, and will feature quilts by Arlene Vrooman. An Artist's Reception will be held on Saturday, August 6th, from 2-4 PM, at the Erpf Center in Arkville. The Erpf Gallery is open Monday thru Friday 9 am to 4 pm, Saturdays 10 am to 2 pm. All other times by appointment.
This is the third annual exhibit featuring local Catskill Quilters in the Erpf Gallery. The Catskill Mountain Quilters Hall of Fame spends the spring selecting the artistic talents of Catskill quilters, of which there are many. Following its goal of cultivating local traditions of art and culture, the CMQHOF chooses a successful quilter who has kept quilting alive, while also encouraged it to grow. This year, Arlene Vrooman was the clear choice for the Erpf Gallery exhibition.
Arlene Vrooman began as a music teacher, graduating Albany High School in 1946 and the music department of Academy of Holy Names in 1947 with a Teacher's Certification in Piano. When Mrs. Vrooman married, she gave up music to raise seven children. Making clothes became a necessity and she taught sewing in Adult Education classes and twenty years as a 4-H Leader. In the 1970's, Mrs. Vrooman began teaching quilting and now, at age 88, still teaches three days a week in her home.
Mrs. Vrooman was inducted into the Catskill Mountain Quilters Hall of Fame in 1987. She gives lectures, demonstrations at events, and enters quilts in several shows each year. With her daughter she sells quilts and gift items in their "parlor shop" seven days a week.
The Teacher in Me quilt exhibit by Arlene Vrooman is on display August 6th through October 1. The Erpf Gallery is open Mon – Fri 9 am - 4:30 pm and Saturdays 10 am to 2 pm. For more information, contact the Catskill Center at 845-586-2611, or visit www.catskillcenter.org.


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Late last year, I sat down for coffee with Ed Rollins, shortly before he became Huckabee's campaign chairman. As Reagan's chief political strategist and a pioneer of opposition research ("when I was the White House political director, we had so much stuff on Bill Clinton it went up to the ceiling"), Rollins seemed like an eminent authority on beating the pants off Democrats. I wanted to know how he would run against them in 2008.
First, he laid out a general approach to the subject. "You have to understand, there are two kinds of issues: emotional issues and intellectual issues," he said. "What you try and do is vilify those people on an emotional level and watch them explain intellectually. You want to make them explain why, if someone raped their wife, they wouldn't want him executed." Hillary Clinton, with her cerebral hectoring, is a good target for such an attack. "You always want to take Democrats places they can't go away from," Rollins said. (Words to make the blood of any veteran of the Carter, Mondale, Dukakis, Kerry, or Gore campaign run cold.) "The Democratic Party is still a liberal, anti-war party that has learned nothing from its time in the wilderness. I would take Charlie Rangel's tax package and wrap it around Hillary's neck. You can't let her become a centrist. She's going to have a master strategist in her husband if he stays behind the scenes. I'm not someone who doesn't think she can win. If everything goes well for her, she could win easily." As for Obama, Rollins would try to nail him on his proposal to raise the level of income subject to social security taxes.
But Rollins didn't seem to have a lot of conviction in his strategy. He was disenchanted with the state of the Republican Party, comparing it unfavorably to the expansive one he had known under Reagan. "We started in 1980 and played addition: let's go out and get Democrats," he said. "Today, if you're not rich or Southern or born again, the chances of you being a Republican are not great." Karl Rove directed Republican Presidential campaigns toward the Party's base—"and there's nothing left of it."
I heard something similar from Craig Shirley, a Republican publicist and author in Alexandria, Virginia. His diagnosis of the health of his party is so dire that he almost sounds as if he'd like to see Clinton get elected, in order to galvanize a Republican revival. "There are a lot of conservatives who'd tell you, given the choice of candidates—and I'm not going to name names—on the Republican side, versus having Hillary as President, it would give them pause before they'd give you an answer," he said. Frank Luntz, the Republican pollster and focus-group guru, told me that the fall campaign will be "a schoolyard brawl and everybody will take part in it. It'll be like the food fight in 'Animal House.'" But this year, he added, the usual Republican attacks won't work, because swing voters have crossed the threshold of disgust. "Republicans are really good at the sledgehammer approach," he said. "They're not as good at the fine criticism. If you go after Clinton, do it out of disappointment, regret, or even shame. Don't go at her out of anger, because you will end up mobilizing her base and pushing swing voters away from you."
So what will make this year different from all other years? Talk to Clinton advisers and they'll tell you: Nothing. It won't be. The Republicans who are currently praising Obama are wolves in sheepskin, and Obama himself, with his appeal to transcending partisanship, is the little lamb that never smelled the blood of the slaughterhouse and won't know what's happening until the knife is at his throat. As evidence, they could cite "Hillary: The Movie," a film just released by Citizens United, the right-wing attack organization led by David Bossie, which steered the press to various Clinton mini-scandals in the nineteen-nineties. The film, complete with cheesy reënactments and a menacing score, features commentary from such above-the-fray observers as Ann Coulter, Dick Morris, and Newt Gingrich. It delivers exactly the kind of bilious invective that Republican strategists assured me won't work this time. (Media inquiries about the film are directed to the public-relations firm of Shirley & Bannister, suggesting that Craig Shirley is not quite so prepared to accept a Clinton Presidency as he led me to believe.)
If I were advising the Obama campaign, I'd find a quiet way to get as many copies of "Hillary: The Movie" into voters' hands as possible—only because it will remind them of the relentless ugliness in store for all of us if she becomes the nominee or the President. Clinton hatred has always revealed far more about the pathologies of those who suffer from it than about either Bill or Hillary. But that doesn't make it any more appealing. And in case anyone had forgotten the mental atmosphere of the nineteen-nineties, the Clintons themselves have helped exhume it in the past couple of weeks. Perhaps Citizens United will release a fall film called "Madrassa Man," and Fox News will refer routinely to "President Barack Hussein Obama," and something called Obama hatred will become a feature of American political life. Perhaps, as Sidney Blumenthal told me, transcending partisanship is not the point. But the Clintons, who've spent the past few weeks trying to diminish Obama and distort his views as much as possible, are making even hard-headed politicos want to believe that we can do better.


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Albion unveiled their new Premier League home kit today - and we're loving the smart, new design.
The Nike shirt has three thicker blue stripes and white sleeves - and the team will now wear white shorts and blue socks.
The Seagulls have also revealed their away kit, which will be a green shirt and white shorts. Click here to view the new away kit.
The full kits are available now to pre-order before the 5pm deadline on Monday, 23 July from the club's online store, BrightonAndHoveAlbion.com/shop
Adult home and away shirts are priced at £50 each, with youth sizes of the shirt £40 each. Adult shorts are £20 in both the home and away variations, with youth shorts priced at £18.
Little kids' kits are available priced at £40, with infant kits priced at £35.
Brighton begin their Premier League season away to Watford on August 11.
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Swale of a job Lititz aquifer project a model for smart growth
By: STEPHEN SEEBER Record Express Staff, Staff Writer
Stormwater management. The subject is rarely a hot topic for the local gossip crowd, but it is a fundamental smart growth practice that has quietly put Lititz on the map of how development should be conducted.
At least that's how the Lancaster County Planning Commission sees Lititz's handling of a critical aquifer recharge area restoration project at Butterfly Acres, a community development near the public library.
Through a collaborative effort of the borough's Flood Control Committee, Landstudies Inc. and the Susquehanna River Basin Commission, the four-year effort transformed an existing stormwater swale into a low maintenance, natural area with both environmental and community benefits.
Last month, the county's planning commission gave Lititz one of five achievement awards during its annual Envision Leadership banquet in Columbia, recognizing Butterfly Acres as having "attributes that we'd like to see replicated in projects throughout the county," according to LCPC executive director James R. Cowhey.
This week, during the Feb. 28 borough council meeting, Lititz's unsung heroes were in the spotlight.
"It's not very often that a stormwater project rises to this level," said borough council president Karen Weibel, beaming with pride as she touted the volunteer work of Lititz's Flood Control Committee.
"You toil in the background and no one knows what you do," she added. "Bravo!"
"It's a privilege," said Gladys Crowl, one of three committee members on hand for Tuesday night's award announcement in council chambers. "I feel we've done a lot in the borough."
Crowl was joined by her fellow committee members Sid Long and Jimmy Kreider (of Landstudies) at the meeting.
Kreider offered a brief explanation of the project during Tuesday night's meeting, and pointed out that it is a perfect example of how a community should work together to turn a problem area into an asset.
"This project has multiple layers of benefits," Weibel added. "On the surface, the project created a unique natural area and reduces damaging storm flows, while providing the hidden benefits of significant groundwater recharge."
Weibel also pointed out that since the borough adopted a Flood Control Committee in 1987, fewer streets seem to be closed after heavy rainfalls. In September, after seven inches of rain fell in a short amount of time during Tropical Storm Lee, only one borough street had to be closed to traffic, and only for several hours.
The projects, she said, are paying off.
Butterfly Acres is located on a Critical Aquifer Recharge Area (CARA). These areas were identified in northern Lancaster County as part of a Susquehanna River Basin Commission study conducted in 2002 to determine the water budget for the aquifer. These areas contain unique geological characteristics that allow for substantial groundwater recharge. Infiltration trenches were installed at the project site to restore the connection between surface and groundwater, stormwater runoff was reduced, and enhanced soils and a vibrant native plant community filter surface water runoff, thus improving water quality.
Much of northern Lancaster County relies on groundwater for potable water use, therefore restoration and protection of CARAs is important, borough council stated in a press release issued Tuesday night.
The 2,300 foot long restored natural area is located between South Cedar Street and Kissel Hill Road, and signage along a pedestrian walkway was recently installed for community education.
"The award winners truly exemplify what it means to achieve smart growth in our communities," said county commissioner and former Lititz Borough Council president Dennis Stuckey during last month's award banquet.
The award is now on display at Lititz Borough Hall. More LITITZ BOROUGH, page A16


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I am extraordinarily excited to announce the launch of be bright books! This is not only a new branch of Luke Flowers Creative, but also the start of a lifelong dream to write and illustrate my own books. My hope is that each book will be a doorway to share, teach and inspire creatives of all ages. I have been compiling a long list of book ideas over the years that i am eager to bring to life, and I look forward to sharing this creative adventure with you!
My day-to-day focus will still be with Luke Flowers Creative as I create unique illustrations for my cherished clients. However, I am equally excited to begin the adventure of releasing my first children's book this year! There is still a lot of work to be done with illustrating, editing and publishing. thankfully the wheels of creativity are spinning and the coffee flows freely in the creative cave. I will certainly keep you updated as i passionately pursue each step in achieving this dream.
The first release of Be Bright Books will be "Captain Krad's Curio Shop"! The story of a truly illuminating octopus named Brighton, who uses his vibrant creativity to express himself and inspire others. Along with a crew of incredibly unique aquatic creatures, they restore hope in the heart of Captain Krad while shining a light on their own dreams. This is a bright and inspiring book for anyone who has ever had a dream, lost a dream or is searching for one!
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Hi folks,
Reviews for "Witness: Hillary's Song Cycle" are coming in and the record release show on November 8 was a big hit. At the show, I was so inspired by my amazing band of talented women who read Hillary quotes with pride and depth and played their hearts out. People laughed and cried and there was much needed catharsis for all. Performing these songs live was one of the highlights of my career as a musician. I absolutely loved getting in front of a mic (without a guitar!) and playing Hillary Clinton in all the moods I wrote for her: crass, angry, depressed, wild, hopeful, etc. I am so happy to have gotten some great video footage of the show to share with you. Check it out:
"ON THE EDGE" (Hillary starts to get her strength back):
"FORGOTTEN" (Hillary stops giving a f*ck and realizes she's free) [EXPLICIT]:
"WITNESS" (Hillary looks ahead to the future with hope):
After the show I got some excellent feedback. Everyone I spoke with felt I should go further with "Witness" and have it staged, with a director, in a theatre space, etc. I am really clueless as far as that world, since my last musical theatre performance was my high school production of Godspell in 1997! Regardless, I am diving in. I've started to send "Witness" around to reading series and such.
As one of my first forays into the theatre world, I will be performing "Witness" and other political tunes at one of the most iconic cabaret spots in New York City: The Duplex on January 20. That day also happens to be the one year anniversary of Trump's inauguration, so we will be sure to make it worth your while to go out that evening. I'll be joined by the wonderful Deidre Rodman Struck on piano:
If you haven't heard "Witness" yet, you can stream the whole album on Spotify and at witnesshillaryproject.com. You can also buy it on CD (along with all my other records) -- it's a great holiday gift for the feminist and/or Democrat in your life.
Thanks for stickin' with me and to all the Kickstarter backers who made "Witness" possible, I am so grateful. I can't wait to see where it goes next.
P.S. For my fans in the UK and Ireland: Rich and I will be returning this coming summer 2018 for a tour. I'm now represented by Brookfield Knights and am looking forward to seeing what that brings as far as gigs and such!


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The simplistic view of street harassment portrays men as apples and women as oranges.
It then goes on to highlight problems and differences in terms of a "battle of the sexes".
My view is different. I believe that all men can be described as follows:
- Oranges are men who are NOT sexist to women.
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5. Provides women with methods to protect themselves from the Bad and Rotten Apples.
6. Provide women with a means to talk about their experiences with Good, Bad, and Rotten Apples as part of the healing and educational process.
I believe the rise of blogging and mobile reporting technology provided by Hollaback, Stop Street Harassment, and other websites serve the purpose of the following:
1. They make society aware that street harassment is a major problem for women. That the mere existence of harassing behavior, even if unintentionally harmful, is a major problem. Therefore, the majority of men will no longer be able to claim that their harassing actions were unintentional. They need to either take responsibility for changing their actions or be identified as intentional harassers.
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This episode is dedicated to Coworking, specifically, to the Impact Hub in King's Cross, London. I speak to Maria Trindade, Will Cardy and Letizia Custodero from Impact Hub and to Luca Turconi, from Accelerance.
00:30 Pilar's introduction. Reflections on her attempt at a Writing/Work Holiday. (Pilar mentions Episode 1, on Work Holidays.)
Why coworking spaces can help with motivation. (Self-determination theory.)
Deskmag's 3rd Global Co-working survey. www.deskmag.com/en/1st-results-of-the-3rd-global-coworking-survey-2012
Luca Turconi, Accelerance
08:30 Impact Hub. www.impacthub.net and Impact Hub King's Cross.
13:57 A tour with Maria Trindade, General Manager of Impact Hub King's Cross.
19:25 The story and ethos of Impact Hub.
21:20 A chat about the membership with Will Cardy, Communications Manager.
23:45 Letizia Custodero, Operations Manager, talks about the different events organised and hosted by Impact Hub King's Cross.
29:30 Pilar talks to one of the members, Luca Turconi, founder of Accelerance. Luca describes his organisation and shares how coming together for a couple of days has helped his global team.
41:10 The new Virtual, not Distant online course for managers and leaders of virtual teams.
Pilar's script:
If you regularly listen to this podcast, you will know that every other week, I have virtual coffee with Lisette, and we talk about work practices in virtual teams and remote working. (If this is your first time listening, welcome!) And often when the term remote working comes up, many people think of it as working from home. So we're either in the office, or we are at home. But we know that people work in cafes, although we might associate that more with freelancers, people work on trains, on planes, in airports and of course, there's that 21st Century phenomenon, the co-working space.
Co-working spaces are great, because they don't just provide an affordable workspace (more of this lately) but they also provide a community. If you are a freelancer or an entrepreneur, you don't need to sit at home on your own, or hire a room to house your desk. You can now look for the most convenient co-working space (of which there are many in the big cities) and you can have a space where you go in with your laptop, do your work and every now and then, turn round and chat to someone around you. If you think about motivation theories, many of them have an element of connection, relatedness, or social aspect to them. Deci and Ryan, for example, in their self-determination theory suggest that our motivation increases if we feel like we have a sense of autonomy, a feeling of competence and a sense of connection to others or another purpose. A co-working space takes care of this for freelancers, not just by placing other physical bodies around you, but often by sharing common values and organising events to build a sense of community.
Interestingly, according to Deskmag's annual Global Coworking Survey in 2012, which they sent to around 2000 participants of which just about half were freelancers, but also included small and big company employees, 71 percent of participants reported a boost in creativity since joining a coworking space, while 62 percent said their standard of work had improved. This just adds another alternative to flexible working. Flexible working is not always just the office, or the home, there can be other alternatives. Coworking spaces are also usually open beyond office hours, so that adds an element of flexibility to their members.
So as you have probably guessed, today's episode is dedicated to Co-Working, and more specifically, to Impact Hub, which is one of the first co-working spaces set up in 2004, and, even more impressive, it's now a global network, with hubs in over 70 cities in countries including Australia, The Netherlands, Spain, Italy, The States, South Africa, the Philippines, you name it. Or do go their website and have a look at a very impressive map. Impacthub.net
More specifically, I am dedicating this episode to the Hub in King's Cross, which is one of four London hubs. And, it's where I'm based. It's actually where I first gave my Virtual not Distant talk, as part of the lunchtime talks we used to have. And now Virtual not Distant is about to become an online course, a ten week programme to help you lead virtual teams.
This was actually one of the first set of interviews I carried out back in October 2014 when I first started this podcast, in fact, before the podcast launched and, I have to say, the quality of the audio is not great, because I didn't realise how much background noise my trusty Roland would pick up. So all the white noise which in a space, when you're sitting there, just becomes a buzz of activity which helps you to concentrate, on a podcast is just too much. So that's why it's taken me quite a while to put this episode together. It's also a little bit different to the other episodes where I have guests, as due to the sound quality, I've chopped the interviews, but I did get to talk to three of the Hub hosts. The hosts are the people in each Hub who look after the space, and, of course, who look after the members. And, to be honest, they are the reason why I've stayed at the Hub, because they make you feel like you really belong.
To describe the Hub (and it's funny, because it's only recently that they changed their name to Impact Hub but it's really difficult for me to get used to it, so I'll apologies now, sorry, for still calling it the Hub… so, to describe this coworking space I'll read a bit from their website, why paraphrase something which is so clear and succinct.
"Located just steps away from King's Cross station, we are a unique ecosystem of resources, inspiration, and collaboration opportunities that support a more sustainable world.
The Impact Hub London community is made up of social businesses addressing challenges both locally and globally. Our members are entrepreneurs, social investors, freelancers, advocates, campaigners, creatives, artists, consultants, coaches and more.
Our beautiful listed building is just one minute from King's Cross station. Members enjoy a global platform connecting you to 7000+ entrepreneurs, access to training and support, touchdown meeting spaces and hot desks; a flexible exhibition and events space; a fair-trade and organic cafe bar; and a programme of lectures, training workshops, debates and music.
We are part of a global network of connected communities that enable collaborative ventures. Impact Hubs unite people from every profession, background and culture with imagination and drive to pursue enterprising ideas for the world. These are the people who see and do things differently and have entrepreneurial passion to create sustainable impact."
So you see that, like many co-working spaces, they are more than a physical space to work where you can share the internet. Right, let's go over there now, let me introduce you to the General Manager of Impact Hub Kings Cross, Maria Trindade …
So, the first Impact Hub, which was known as The Hub for a very long while, was set up in 2004 by a group of graduates who couldn't find a space to work on their projects, who wanted to work on social businesses and who were looking to be part of a different sort of capitalisms. I think that was just around the time too when Social Enterprises were replacing the more traditional companies and even charities, in the UK, at least that's how I remembered it. A new business model was emerging which didn't seek to make profit for profit's sake but was looking to be as independent as possible, as sustainable as possible, by being able to invest any accountable profit back into the business.
So after talking to some of the hosts, I thought it would be good to talk to someone else who was based there. The lovely Luca Turconi, founder of Accelerance offered to have a chat. Him and another of Accelerance's people, Antoine Gerome are both based at the Hub, they're there every day and always sit in the same place, upstairs. Accelerance is made up of a team of people who help organisations grow – they are part consultants- part coaches, facilitators… but I think I'll let Luca tell you about who they are, he'll be much more eloquent than myself. Just to let you know that we were in the coffee area and my recorder picks up a lot of background noise unfortunately, it's designed to pick up voices equally, so it will feel a bit noisy at times. Anyway, here's Luca.
"We operate based on trust.
Luca Turconi
What's interesting for a company like Accelerance is that the Hub provides not just a space for Antoine and Luca to sit together but it's also a space that their partners can use when they are in the city. They also use the meeting rooms when they need to have training together, meetings etc. Plus, they also tap into the Hub's talent for help to grow the company, for marketing, social media, etc.
One of the things that Luca said during our conversation, brings me back to what I was talking about at the beginning, that coworking spaces help fill the need for being physically close. It's interesting, because I'm a great advocate for finding ways of working together when we're not in the same physical space, and I think technology when used well, can really replace a lot of the traditional office space, but I'm not sure there's ever going to be a replacement for sharing the same space, especially when being in a group. And this is specially important for teams of people who haven't met each other in person before starting to work together, or becoming part of an organisation. So, Luca was telling me about a couple of days together the Accelerance partners had last year in Singapore, here he is again.
Well, I hope you enjoyed the tour around the Impact Hub London, remember you can check out whether there is a location near you by going to Impacthub.net