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Marketing Executive (B2B International Events) - Mandarin Speak
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- Arts & heritage, Events, Press, publicity & PR, Marketing & PR, B2B, Conferences & events, Digital marketing, PR, Media, B2B
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Are you a fluent Mandarin / English speaker with 2+ years of marketing experience looking for a fab new role involving international travel?
This is a fantastic opportunity to work alongside an experienced team marketing international B2B large-scale conferences and events!
The Company
Well established London PCO (Professional Conference Organiser) who deliver amazingly high profile large scale 4-5 day global conferences (circa 10,000 pax + 300 exhibitors) for the energy and oil & gas sectors. London office and friendly and fun team.
The Role
Reporting to the Head of Marketing, this is a superb 10-month FTC for a fluent Mandarin/English speaker to support the team expanding the company's international reach and gaining extensive exposure for their B2B international conference. A challenging and varied marketing role aiming to maximise delegate attendance by creating imaginative marketing content, maintaining a consistent event branding to reach the desired target market and delivering innovative campaigns to budget. The position will also involve liaising heavily with media, key partners and suppliers in China and as such the post holder will need to be fluent in Mandarin (written & spoken). The role offers a brilliant opportunity for a marketing executive to develop new skills and grow your career in a creative and lively environment. You will also be required to go on-site to the energy sector global conference in Asia. This contract role starts in July 2018 until May 2019.
Your main responsibilities will include:
- Assist the Head of Marketing to deliver all marketing activities and produce progress reports
- Source opportunities and manage a creative advertising campaign working with local TV stations and publications
- Write copy, proof read and liaise with designers and printers for all marketing material (brochures, flyers, e-newsletters, websites, event stands, promotional gifts)
- Identify other major industry events and organise stands to promote the conference
- To research, negotiate and develop relationships with media partners and assist with PR initiates (including writing and distributing press releases)
About You
You'll be a Marketing Executive / Coordinator with 2 years' of B2B marketing experience and a good understanding or interest in large scale conferences and exhibitions. To apply for this role, you MUST be bi-lingual (English & Mandarin) and have excellent attention to detail. You need to be confident to negotiate and communicate with key stakeholders and media partners (phone/email and face-to-face). I am looking for a professional team player who is highly motivated, organised, eager to learn and think on your toes to solve problems quickly and efficiently. You'll need to be creative and have the ability to work to deadlines, manage your time effectively and willing to travel internationally. A "nice to have" would be experience within oil & gas sector but this isn't essential.
Key Requirements:
- Fluency in written and spoken Mandarin and English is essential
- Minimum of 2 years' B2B marketing experience
- Experience working on B2B events is highly advantageous but not essential
- Knowledge of conferencing, exhibitions or B2B events
- Strong negotiation and communication skills (both writing and verbal)
- Able to travel internationally for events
If you are looking for an opportunity to build your career in marketing and have exposure to large-scale global events…AND travel internationally - this could be a truly fab role for you!
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Home of LadyShuttleMaker.Etsy.Com. A blog about my Ceramic Tatting Shuttles, all my tatting endeavors, adventures, creations, patterns and maybe more.
Friday, June 29, 2007
Love to TAT
I wanted to tat something for my Aunt who is sending me copies of some of my great grandmother's original poetry. I don't know what this motif is going to be, I just started tatting and this is where I ended up. I guess even I will have to wait to see what it becomes.
I finally got my Tatters across Time mailed off. I've had it finished for a couple of weeks but they are very particular about how it should be packaged and sent back so that took me almost as long as the actual tatting. But it is another thing I can cross off my list and I am very excited for the next step of the program.
It's been two weeks since the dog attack and I have not been able to do any pottery. My hand just hasn't healed enought yet. I have been out longer than I thought I would, much to my chagrin, but I have been able to do a lot of other things I normally wouldn't have time to do. So I guess there really IS a bright side to everything.
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text: Myrtle Beach is a town of many tastes. Its culinary landscape is appetizing enough to attract foodies of all sorts to try its smorgasbord of flavors. Enter Habibi's Café. Located at 3312 Waccamaw Blvd., this Myrtle Beach establishment makes my mouth happy because nothing on this Mediterranean menu is a miss. The vegetarian options are a delightful beginning on a wonderful, epicurean journey. The hummus is superior all on its own or slathered atop crispy, moist falafel. The falafel, however, is also wonderful with the crushed red pepper sauce. The condiment, which is slightly chunky, adds a spicy kick to the starters and entrees on the menu. I adore it more than mustard and ketchup. No kidding. Another appetizer well represented here is the baba ghanoush, an exemplary combination of roasted eggplant, tahini sauce, garlic and lemon. The divine tinge of sour flavor transposed against a tangy aftertaste immediately makes me dive in for more. The menu selections featuring meat are just as phenomenal. My addiction is the shish kebab plate because the marinated lamb is grilled to succulent tenderness. Recently, the menu was expanded to add several Mediterranean favorites, most notably kibbee (Lebanese-style meatballs made with ground lamb, beef and bulgur wheat that is served with tzatziki sauce) and fattoush salad (a zingy, coarsely chopped salad that includes cucumbers, tomatoes, mint, garlic and a tart flower called surmac). Habibi's Café is own and operated by the Safa family, including Mike (the dad), Susie (the mom) and Mazin (a son). They treat every customer like family. So, don't be surprised if stay awhile to chat. Appetizer prices start at $5.99, while platter prices are no more than $14.99. Habibi's is open seven days a week. For hours and more information, call (843) 236-0150.


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Saint John Wedding with Miranda O'Leary Photography
A Saint John Wedding with Miranda O'Leary Photography
The Saint John wedding season is keeping me super busy. With about two weddings per weekend I'm really in a wedding zone.
I have met so many wonderful couples already and love telling about all the fun we have during the wedding day events.
This Saint John wedding was not an exception. It started off with me seeing a gorgeous bride waiting for my arrival so she could begin putting on the most special dress she will ever wear. She looked amazing and the smile didn't leave her face.
This couple decided to go against tradition in regards to waiting until the ceremony to see each other. The decided they didn't want a big gap between ceremony and reception so they had a first glance session earlier in the day.
The first glance is set up so the bride and groom still get the impact with all the emotions of the moment when they see each other for the first time. It's private and always very special. I had the bride walk up to her groom who had his back turned away from her until she tapped him on the shoulder. They turned and had so much happiness fill their faces. It was wonderful to capture.
We finished up their formals and then the family arrived for their portraits. Then off we went to the ceremony.
The father of the bride looked so proud walking her down the aisle. The groom was still full of joy as he watched her walk towards him for the second time that day. It was a beautiful ceremony with wonderful music being sung by family members.
The reception for this Saint John wedding was held at the Delta. They really know how to run a great event. Everything went smooth as could be. Some funny speeches were given about one guy named Matt… wait, Don, or was it Dino. I can't remember what his real name was but for those who were there I'm sure they all call him something. :)
Thank you Mare and Matt for letting me share in your day. Enjoy the Samples.
If you have an upcoming wedding and need a Saint John wedding photographer, please contact me to see if I'm right for you. After all, I love being in the wedding zone:)


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Traditional Literature
Materials for Youth 6: Traditional Literature from Annette Lamb on Vimeo.
To read the transcript of this video, go to the transcript page.
Storytelling is the way that people of all ages make meaning in their lives. From simple anecdotes to thought-provoking conversations, we hear and tell stories throughout the day. We share our stories in person, on the phone, and through social media. These stories are told and retold through words and pictures.
Traditional literature tell stories that were originally shared through oral tradition. The stories have been spread by word mouth and ultimately recorded as print materials.
Often passed from generation to generation, the stories may take a formulaic approach that can be seen across cultures. The characters are often stereotypes representing traditional views of "good" and "evil". These types of stories help youth cope with their daily world (Bettelheim, 1976).
Much of this literature has passed the test of time because they're just plain good stories. Stories of King Arthur and Johnny Appleseed have been shared from generation to generation. The phrases "once upon a time" and "they lived happily ever after" have become a part of our culture and are associated with make believe and fun.
You many wonder about the application of traditional literature to today's world. Keep in mind that many of the stories we read today have characters, themes, and plots that originated in earlier times. Think how many of current books use the basic structure of the "Cinderella" story. In addition, the popular genre of fantasy plays an important role in traditional literature.
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon (2009) written and illustrated by Grace Lin is a beautiful example of how Chinese folk-inspired characters and stories can be presented in a way that appeals to today's youth.
Tomie dePaola is well-known for re-telling traditional literature such as The Legend of the Bluebonnet (1983).
Categories of Traditional Literature
While modern stories usually include well-developed, multi-dimensional characters, and complex plots, traditional stories generally use stereotypical "good" and "evil" characters, straight forward plots, and story lines that include reward and punishment based on kindness, mercy, and justice.
Folklore is a general term that relates to the many traditions included in a particular culture or subculture. Narratives are one element of folklore.
Folktales and Fairytales
Folktales are the most general stories of a culture. Many of the basic story lines are repeated around the world with different characters and settings.
Some folktales have a particular structure. "Why" stories focus on answering a question such as Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears (1975) retold by Verna Aardema. Stone Arch Books has produced a series of "How and Why" graphic novels for youth based on Rudyard Kipling's stories such as How the Leopard Got His Spots (2012) and How the Camel Got His Hump (2012).
I Know An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly (1997) and The House that Jack Built (2004) retold by Simms Taback are examples of cumulative tales that build with each addition to the story.
Some folktales often feature specialty characters. For instance, trickster tales feature a cunning or mischievous character that out-wits other characters. They are popular in Native American culture. Similarly, noodle tales feature buffoons or stupid characters that get into trouble and make silly mistakes.
Many folktales feature anthropomorphized animals. Gerald McDermott is well-known for his trickster tales with anthropomorphized animals like coyote, monkey, and raven.
Fairytales are a specific type of folktale. They may include fairies, witches, magical objects, and even talking animals. Charles Perrault (1628-1703) was a French author who wrote many well-known fairy tales including Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, Puss in Boots, and Sleeping Beauty. Many of his works were rewritten by the Brothers Grimm.
Mother Goose is an imaginary author often associated with fairy tales and nursery rhymes. The character was identified in books as early as the 17th century. Charles Perrault published Tales of Mother Goose in 1697. Books like Sylvia Long's Mother Goose (1999) by Sylvia Long continue the tradition. The image below is from the electronic version of the book.
Classic stories like Snow White and Rapunzel are a couple examples of fairy tales. Although youth probably know Rapunzel best through the Disney movie Tangled, there have been many other retellings such as Paul O. Zelinsky's (1997) Rapunzel that retells the Brother's Grimm version. The image below left shows the cover from the traditional story of Rapunzel and the book cover below right shows a leveled reader for children based on the Disney version.
Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) was a Danish author who published fairy tales including The Princess and the Pea, Thumbelina, The Little Mermaid, and The Emperor's New Clothes. He first published the book Fairy Tales in 1835. Many of his works have become popular Disney movies as well as Disney children's books. In addition, they're popular as apps. Snow Queen from Timecode is based on the Hans Christian Andersen. Containing seven chapters and over 300 interactive objects, the book engages school-aged children for hours.
Increasingly fairytales are being adapted as ebooks and interactive apps. Fairy Tales Children Stories by Lazy Bird is an app containing 50 custom fairy tales.
Ballads, Epics, and Legends
The terms ballad, epic, and legend are often used interchangeably, however there are subtle differences.
A ballad is a narrative written in verse and set to music. They often involve hero stories. Ballads are sometimes retold as picture books. Casey at the Bat: A Ballad of the Republic Sung in the Year 1988 (2000) written by Ernest L. Thayer and illustrated by Christopher Bing is a faux-scrapbook version of this famous ballad. The image below shows a two page spread from the book.
An epic is a work of poetry with a theme related to heroism. The Iliad, Odyssey, and Beowulf are examples. Graphic novel versions of Beowulf are popular. Some scholars also consider epic prose such as Thousand and One Nights in this category. Epic fantasy such as Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien is considered epic because of it's long time span encompassing many years.
Legends are historical narrative that reflect folk belief. They often have roots in fact, but have been elaborated on through history. King Arthur and Robin Hood are examples. Washington Irving's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is rooted in legend.
Merlin and the Making of a King (2004) by Margaret Hodges retells four legends related to King Arthur.
A fable is a short fictional story featuring characters such as animals, mythical creature, or other elements of nature that are anthropomorphic. The narrative often includes a moral lesson. Aesop's Fables are probably the best known stories, but there are many others.
Aesop's Fables (2000) by Jerry Pinkney contains almost 60 fables. Fables (1983) by Arnold Lobel is an excellent collection of fables with attractive illustrations. Click the two-page spread below right to read the fable. Think about the relationship between the text and the image. Was the illustration effective?
Try It!
Explore The Aesop for Children illustrated by Milo Winter from the Library of Congress. Web-based versions of these fables are common. Do a search for Aesop Fable app and you'll find lots of great examples at the iTunes App Store and Google Store.
Myths often tell the story of ancestors, supernatural beings, heroes, gods, or goddesses with special powers. Sometimes myths try to describe aspects of customs or explain natural events such as the sun or lightning. These stories sometimes contain mythical characters such as mermaids, unicorns, or dragons.
All cultures have myths. For example, the classical mythology of the ancient Greeks and Romans is familiar to most people. The stories of Native American people are also well-known. The same myths can often be found in different parts of the world. For example, creation stories related to plants, animals, and people are common among many cultures. The Norse people are another group with well-known myths.
In the Beginning: Creation Stories from Around the World (1988) (shown on right) by Virginia Hamilton contains a collection of myths focused on the topic of creation.
Recently, authors are combining traditional mythology with fantasy elements.
Nancy Farmer's The Sea of Trolls trilogy (shown below) is a great example of a young adult trilogy that blends Norse mythology with an invented story that connected with today's readers. The trilogy includes The Sea of Trolls (2004), The Land of the Silver Apples (2006), and The Island of the Blessed (2009).
The Percy Jackson and the Olympians pentalogy (2005-2009) by Rick Riordan weaves Greek mythology with modern fantasy elements. Riordan's The Heroes of Olympus is a sequel series.
Tall Tales
A tall tale is a uniquely American story form that features
(1) a larger-than-life, or superhuman, main character with a specific task,
(2) a problem that is solved in a humorous or outrageous way,
(3) exaggerated details that describe things larger than they really are, and
(4) characters who use everyday language. Many tall tales are based on actual people or on a composite of actual people.
Exaggeration is the major element in tall tales. Johnny Appleseed, John Henry, Pecos Bill, and Paul Bunyan are well-known examples. Although rooted in American culture, tall tales can be found in other cultures too.
The picture book format is popular for tall tales. John Henry (1991) by Julius Lester and Jerry Pinkney is an award-winning example.
Steven Kellogg is well-known for retelling tall tales. His endearing illustrations bring stories like Johnny Appleseed and Paul Bunyan to life.
Multicultural Perspectives
Every culture has its own traditional literature. East and Thomas (2007, 125) encourage teachers and librarians to make use of the many folktales from around the world.
"Folktales offer many opportunities to explore cultural traditions. They also allow readers to compare and contrast, to analyze plot sequence, to demonstrate comprehension, and to understand the characteristics of this genre. Since they are part of the oral tradition of literature, they are great for retelling, dramatization with props, and the development of presentation skills."
It's useful to identify authors associated with particular cultures. For instance, Joseph Bruchac is well-known for his works related to Native American culture.
Many stories carry similar plots and patterns found in other cultures, but may have variants in the characters and settings that are unique. Most children are familiar with Trina Schart Hyman's (1982) version of Little Red Riding House. However, Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China (1989) by Ed Young is an excellent version set in China. The Gingerbread Man is another great story with multicultural retellings available.
It's fun to pick out the differences and similarities in a Chinese or Icelandic retelling of Cinderella, for example, although it can be a shock if you don't know that's the basis of the plot when you start reading the book. Cinderella stories have been retold in cultures around the world. Compare a couple of the examples below:
Adelita: A Mexican Cinderella Story (2002) by Tomie dePaola
Cendrillon: A Cajun Cinderella (1998) by Sheila Hébert-Collins - Cajun American
Cinderella (2005) retold by Barbara McClintock - French
The Egyptian Cinderella (1989) retold by Shirley Climo - Egyptian
The Gift of the Crocodile (2000) retold by Judy Sierra - Indonesian
The Golden Sandal (1999) retold by Rebecca Hickox - Middle Eastern
The Irish Cinderlad (1996) by Shirley Climo - Irish
The Korean Cinderella (1993) bu Shirley Climo - Korean
The Way Meat Loves Salt (1998) retold by Nina Jaffe - Jewish
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters (1987) retold by John Steptoe - African
The Persian Cinderella (1999) by Shirley Climo - Persian
The Rough-Face Girl (1992) retold by Rafe Martin - Native American
Smoky Mountain Rose (2000) retold by Alan Schroeder - American
The Turkey Girl: A Zuni Cinderella Story (1996) by Ed Young - Native American
Yeh-Shen (1990) retold by Ai-Ling, Louie - Chinese
Try It!
Go to the Cinderella Around the World project to explore a school project that explored various versions of Cinderella. Think about a project you could coordinate using another popular theme. Go to the Folk and Fairy Tales Varient page from the Allen County Public Library for lots of examples of other classic fairy tale stories.
Religious Perspectives
Tales based on religious beliefs such as the stories of Moses and Noah's Ark fall under the umbrella of traditional literature, and not just those from the Judeo-Christian faiths. Noah's Art (2002) by Jerry Pinkney is an example.
Having knowledge of the Bible as literature is important to western cultures so statements like "the patience of Job," "toppling like the walls of Jericho," and numerous other Biblical references in contemporary literature and conversation can be understood.
In this day where religion plays such an important part in world politics, it is important for children to understand other faiths as well. Many traditional literature books for children can help youth become aware of these differences from an early age.
For instance, Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns: A Muslim Book of Colors (2012) by Hena Khan and Mehrdokht Amini is a wonderful way to introduce the world of Islam to young readers.
Read Sanders, Jennifer, Foyil, Kris & Graff, Jennifer M. (2010). Conveying a stance of religious pluralism in children's literature. Children's Literature in Education, 41, 168–188.
Read Lambert, Megan (November/December 2013). Faith in reading. Horn Book, 55-59.
Modern Takes on Traditional Literature
Many authors have enjoyed playing with traditional literature. While some writers simply adapt the themes to new environments, others completely reinvent the tales or give them a new twist. For instance, The Spider and the Fly (2002) by Tony DiTerlizzi is an example of a classic story that has been retold through stunning visuals.
Diane Stanley (2004) is well-known for her stunning biography picture books, but she also reinterprets classic folktales like The Giant and the Beanstalk (2004), Goldie and the Three Bears (2003), and Rumpelstiltskin's Daughter (1997).
Unfortunately, some English adaptations of global folktales have rewritten the stories to reflect Western European values and story structures. In many cases, the cultural authenticity of these folktales is lost. For instance, Disney movie screenwriters have been accused of rewriting tales to fit the values of modern American culture.
Read Hsieh, Ivy Haoyin & Matoush, Marylou M. (2012). Filial Daughter, Woman Warrior, or Identity-Seeking Fairytale Princess: Fostering Critical Awareness Through Mulan. Children's Literature in Education, 43, 213–222.
The Fairy Tale Detectives (2007+ series) by Michael Buckley immerse youth in the characters of the Brothers Grimm through mystery series focusing on the Sister's Grimm and The Goose Girl (2003) by Shannon Hale is based on a Brother's Grimm story.
The Interrupting Chicken (2010) by David Ezra Stein is a wonderful example of humor connecting modern and traditional stories. It's bedtime and little red chicken is reading traditional stories familiar to most children. The participatory elements make children feel like they're a part of a secret. Click the image below right to see a sample page.
Mo Willems reimagined a classic story renaming it Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs (2012). Click the images below to read a couple sample pages. It's hilarious.
Jon Scieszka is known for reimagining classic works like the Three Little Pigs and the Frog Prince.
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Go to Fairy Tales, Old and New from Madison Public Library. Notice the settings for the new versions of traditional stories. Think about how these new settings might appeal to particular youth.
The Benefits of Traditional Literature
Occasionally, parents and teachers may express concerns about the contents of folktales. It's important to make them aware that these stories are unlikely to harm their children.
Tunnell (2012) identified four common concerns: psychological fantasy, violence, frightening for young children, and a waste of time. According to Tunnell (2012, 113),
"some adults fear that fantasy stories will lead children to be somehow out of touch with reality - to suffer from fantasy in the clinical, psychological sense of the word. Psychological fantasy - the inability of the mind to distinguish what is real - does not result from reading literary fantasy. In fact, children who read stories that contain unrealistic elements - animals that talk, magical events, time travel - are actually less at risk of losing touch with the realities of daily life."
Tunnell (2012, 113) notes the concerns of critics who wonder if "violent acts in some traditional tales will breed violence in young children." However, this concern is also unfounded. The research shows that children with "rich fantasy lives" aren't more likely to be aggressive. Instead, most traditional stories model the cultural value of rewarding appropriate behavior.
While many traditional stories can be scary, Tunnell (2012) notes that the plot elements are far from the lives of children and are unlikely to cause "real-world" fears. Most traditional stories evoke a message of hope.
Finally, some adults feel that traditional stories are not important because they aren't connected to the "real world". However, it's important to remember that fantasy can stimulate creativity and imagination in children.
Evaluation of Traditional Literature
Books chosen in this area, whether for the class assignment, for your own children or grandchildren, or for your library collection, should meet specific evaluation criteria to ensure the "tradition" of the traditional literature.
First, what do the professionals say in reviews and other selection guides? Materials chosen should always pass this initial test.
Disney and other publishers of movies and merchandise present a unique case for libraries. These stories are often based on traditional literature, but have been updated and "jazzed up" for today's multimedia audience. Although they may not be the best works of literature, Disney's characters and books are extremely popular. Reluctant readers may be willing to dive into a leveled reader focusing on stories associated with Frozen, Cars, or Toy Story. Keep in mind that the popularity of these books will quickly wane as the popularity of the movie diminishes.
Huck and Kiefer (2004, p. 244) outline the following six evaluation guidelines specific to folktales, including tall tales, fables, myths, epics, and religious stories:
- Is there some mention or citation of the original source for this tale?
- Is the plot simple and direct?
- Is language lively and engaging and in keeping with the oral tradition?
- Does the theme emerge from the telling of the tale? If so, what is the story's message or moral?
- Do illustrations add to and extend the story?
- Are illustrations and details true to the culture represented?
- Does the story represent cultural norms, or is it rewritten to conform to western mores?
Please keep these criteria in mind as you examine the different books that you critique.
For lots of journal articles related to fairytales, go to Marvels & Tales: Journal of Fairy-Tale Studies.
Bettelheim, B. (1976). The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales. New York: Knopf.
East, Kathy & Thomas, Rebecca L. (2007). Across Cultures: A Guide to Multicultural Literature for Children. Libraries Unlimited. Available as eBook through IUPUI.
Huck, C. S., & Kiefer, B. Z. (2004). Children's Literature in the Elementary School, 8th ed. Boston: McGraw Hill.
Irwin, Marilyn (2013). Materials for Youth. Lecture notes.
Stoodt, Barbara (1996). Children's Literature. Macmillian Education.
Tunnell, Michael O., Jacobs, James S., Young, Terrell A., & Bryan, Gregory (2012). Children's Literature, Briefly. Fifth Edition. Pearson.


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Actually, table salt, sea salt and kosher salt all have almost the exact same amount of salt in them. The extra mineral content you get from sea salt is pretty minimal. The only real difference is taste and texture. Table salt usually contains iodine and this is used to help prevent certain thyroid diseases. Sea salt is made from evaporating water from different ocean areas so depending where it comes from, the taste will vary. Some people find that the larger grain of kosher and sea salt makes them use less, but what I find is people mistake these salts as being healthier choices and just use more: defeating the whole purpose.
Whatever you choose to use, just be aware that overall we want to reduce our sodium intake to avoid high blood pressure and water retention (about 1tsp per day total from foods and what we add). Try using other spices like garlic, pepper and basil in your cooking instead salt where possible.


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The journey of menopause is an inner quest and a sacred rite of passage that is suppressed, devalued and ignored in contemporary society. This potent female metamorphosis gifts many treasures to the woman who is
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The sweet heart-space of menopause metamorphosis emerges here in soothing, rousing, precious, penetrating words and images. We all need wise guides as we traverse our passage to power. I call them butterflies, those women who so confidently and serenely fly ahead of me, urging me to take another step, and another, into my own truth and wisdom. This book is a butterfly made of wise words and exquisite drawings. It is strong enough to carry you, bright enough to light your way, and powerful enough to push you to your edges, if you dare to take it to your breast, if you allow it to touch you deeply.
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Once a year we honor grandparents with a special day. Warrior Grandparents descend to our campus for tea, cookies, cake and finger sandwiches. How we enjoy having them visit our campus, meet our teachers and classmates. The Warrior Gym turns into a theatre where we entertain them with poetry, song, dance and our laughter.
After the show, grandparents headed to our library to visit our Annual Fall Book Fair. Paw Paw and Nana are always good for a new book or two!


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Development economics - Modulo inequality
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- Classe di laurea LM-52
Inequality, once a side topic in a standard economic course, is increasingly an issue at the core of the subject. The module Inequality of the Course Development economics is meant to look at the complex links connecting economic inequality to growth and development and possibly to understand them. Students attending this module will be able to understand the difference between global and international inequality and to calculate them both employing micro data.
The assessment of income inequality: methods and results.
Why the Human Development Index has been devised and what is the insight it offers.
Issues about world-wide health and education inequality and its implications on economic development.
The complex link between economic growth and income inequality.
- 1. (A) Branko Milanovic Worlds apart Princeton University Press, Princenton and Oxford, 2005
- 2. (A) E. Croci Angelini Lecture notes mimeo, Macerata, 2013
Lecture notes will be downloadable on the seminar webpage
- class lectures and working groups starting in the lab and continuing autonomously towards writing the final assignment
- assignment presentation at the end of the course and written exam in 2 hours with open questions


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The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business
Hon. Peter C. Economus
Hon. Edmund A. Sargus, Jr.
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Michelle Pfefferle joined Organ Cole in 2015 after serving as career law clerk to the Honorable Peter C. Economus, U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio, and law clerk to the Honorable Edmund A. Sargus, Jr., Chief U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio. Michelle has experience with complex civil litigation; contract disputes; class actions; and matters involving employment discrimination and retaliation, consumer protection law, intellectual property, civil rights, election law, insurance law, and fiduciary duty. She also has experience with Social Security appeals, habeas matters, and federal criminal prosecutions. Before serving as a federal law clerk, Michelle practiced corporate and estate planning law at Bailey Cavalieri LLC.
Michelle graduated cum laude from The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, where she served as an Associate Editor for the Ohio State Law Journal. Michelle grew up in Ohio and attended the Ohio State University Fisher College of Business, where she graduated Magna Cum Laude from the Honors Contract Program, served as a Member of Ohio Staters, Inc., and founded the Ohio Union Art Board.
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You Can't Con a Con Man If You Don't Even Try
By Dustin Rowles | TV | July 20, 2009 |
By Dustin Rowles | TV | July 20, 2009 |
After running through the entire series of both "Burn Notice" and "Psych," I became desperate to find a modest replacement for my summer television watching needs. I don't ask for much: Compelling storylines, charismatic characters, a good hook, and self-contained episodes. The summer is no time to get involved with a serial drama, which I learned back in May with "Breaking Bad" (unbelievably great series, but goddamn, it's heavy). With season two of TNT's "Leverage" debuting last week, it seemed as good time as any to give it a shot, although TNT's slate hasn't impressed me at all yet ("Raising the Bar" and "HawthoRNe" are too generic, and "The Closer," combines blandness with terrible actressin').
I gave "Leverage" eight episodes to hook me (I really wanted to be hooked), but, alas, like the other TNT dramas, this one is aimed at an audience that has no interest being entertained. I can't, for the life of me, figure out the demographic for "Leverage." It's not dumb so much as it's dull. It's flat and uninspiring -- it's a con show for the same people who like "Walker: Texas Ranger" or "Xena: The Warrior Princess." They want to believe it's a con; they just don't want to try to follow along. It's playing in an intelligent genre, but it's out of its depth. But I'd forgive all of that if it had even an ounce of wit or charm. Unfortunately, it's "The A-Team" without any of the guilt or the pleasure. The only thing it leaves you feeling is apathy.
Timothy Hutton, who is easier and easier to confuse with Campbell Scott as they both age, stars as Nathan Ford, a former insurance investigator who lost his job and wife to alcohol and his son to an illness his insurance company wouldn't provide benefits for. In the world of "Leverage," insurance investigators are on equal footing with spies -- they use covert operations and bullets, apparently, to ensure that policies are invalidated by fraud. And by the looks of Hutton, they also stop shampooing their hair.
Through a convoluted series of event (meant to disguise their illogic), Nathan hooks up with four felons -- the muscle, Eliot Spencer (Christian Kane); the tech geek Hardison (Aldis Hodge); the thief, Parker (Beth Reisgraf); and the grifter, Sophie (Gina Bellman) -- who decide, after a huge multimillion dollar score, to use their skills to protect the poor from the wealthy. Nathan is their ringleader, and as such, many of the cases revolve around the exciting world of insurance fraud. And similar to "Burn Notice," the "Leverage" tea -- working outside of the law -- doesn't aim to kill their enemies, but to set a trap so that the baddies hang themselves on their own rope.
One of the bigger problems with the show is that the cons aren't particularly well developed. The writers provide the illusion of long cons -- the characters take on fake identities, pick a few pockets, and hack a couple of computers -- but there's not a lot of misdirection. They just dress up as caterers, poker players or wealthy businessman and deliver incredibly bad accents long enough to discover a briefcase full of money. They take money, give it to the poor people, and blame the wealthy people for the thefts, who are shipped off to prison.
But flimsy plotlines and leaps of logic can be forgiven if the cast is charming enough (see, e.g., Shawn, Gus, Michael Weston, and Sam Axe). But these characters are worse than glum and self-serious -- they actually attempt to nod in the direction of the occasional quip or one-liner, but they fall flatter than Kiera Knightley's chest under a limbo pole. They sort of want to be goofy, but it's not within their range as actors, so it all comes off like a bad knock-knock joke at a Congressional hearing. The only character with an ounce of personality is Hardison, the tech guy, but he's also the worst actor of the bunch (some may recognize him as Ray Voodoo Tatum from "Friday Night Lights.") Timothy Hutton, meanwhile, mopes through most of his scenes, as though staring off into the distance at his 30-year-old Oscar and hoping someone will give him his movie career back.
Indeed, "Leverage" very desperately wants to be Ocean's 11 for the small screen, but it lacks the breeze and the humor, nor does it have the cheese of "The A-Team," which is sad because this is the rare show that could benefit from some camp. The drama comes from Dean Devlin, the one-time producing partner of Roland Emmerich. Unfortunately, "Leverage" doesn't even have the over-the-top stupidity of their partnership. There's no spectacle here, just blah.


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Sailing and boat tours in the charming shoreline of Southeast Sardinia
Villasimius is a charming city in the south-east coast of Sardinia, around... Villasimius is a charming city in the south-east coast of Sardinia, around 60 km from Cagliari, and one of the best vacation spots on the island. The location is loved for the crystalline water, white beaches, glamorous lifestyles and fine food. Another perfect travel destination not too far in the southeast coast is Costa Rei. Find out more
This rubber boat excursion sets from Cala Sinzias bay heading south and its first stop is the circumnavigation of Punta Molentis, one of the pearls of Villasimius and all of southern Sardinia. The promontory and the beach of Punta Molentis are part of the marine area of Capo Carbonara and the name derives from the fact that once the "molenti", that...
This rubber boat excursion sets from Cala Sinzias and its bay is fully navigated heading south. The charming Punta Is Cappuccinus can be also admired.The tour continues with the circumnavigation of the Island of Serpentara, a small island of granite rocks, part of the Marine Protected Area of Capo Carbonara, which probably owes its name to the elon...
Discovering Villasimius and Costa Rei, pearls of Southeast Sardinia
Villasimius is a charming city in the south-east coast of Sardinia, around 60 km from Cagliari, and one of the best vacation spots on the island. The location is loved for the crystalline water, white beaches, glamorous lifestyles and fine food. Another perfect travel destination not too far in the southeast coast is Costa Rei.
Villasimius is now the pearl of the south and if you are looking for breathtaking views, a great mix of relax and active vacation this is your dream destination.
Villasimius was once a small village of farmers, shepherds, and miners. During the last decades it became a renowned touristic centre rich of handcrafting shops, restaurants, cosy venues and clubs.
The shoreline is graced with sandy beaches interspersed with inlets offering flickering crystal-clear water, granite cliffs, delightful coves, lagoons and verdant hills. The Marine Protected Area of Capo Carbonara is rich in underwater treasures, ideal to discover doing a rubber boat tour with snorkeling. Serpentara is the main island of the Protected Area, an isle rich of different spots where to practice these sports and enjoy authentic underwater paradises. Among these spots is worth to have few stops: the shoal of Santa Caterina, the Variglioni of Serpentara, and the so-called Ship of Cabbage.
In Villasimius there are plenty of opportunities for those looking for an active holiday: kite, deep diving, sailing, SUP are just a few of the sports you can practice. For breathtaking views, you can also reach the highest point of the coastline walking, by bike or by horse.
Natural gems of the seashore are: the Stagno di Notteri where pink flamingos and other rare species of wild birds nest, Porto Giunco with the amazing panorama of the Aragonese tower, the Spiaggia del Riso remarkable for its rice-shaped sand, and Punta Molentis famous for the shallow water and the suggestive shapes of its granite rocks.
You can also take a panoramic trip by boat or by road starting from Capo Boi, the southernmost point of the Marine Protected Area, and visit wonderful beaches such as Campulongu, Campus (o Villaggio dei Mandorli) and Porto Sa Ruxi, all bestowed with dazzling blue seas and white sandy beaches framed by Mediterranean maquis. The seashore is in fact embraced by the Oasis of the Sette Fratelli (Seven Brothers) one of the greenest and most charming places in Sardinia, a nature reserve full of pleasant surprises and breathtaking scenery where you can smell myrtle, oleander, and juniper, and home to different species such as deer, foxes and golden eagles.
The same sort of experience can be enjoyed when reaching Costa Rei which is still part of the natural Oasis of the Sette Fratelli mountain where the amazing views on a glimmering blue sea are blended perfectly with Mediterranean scents.
Among the most popular beaches in Costa Rei is Cala Pira, a small bay surrounded by secular bushes of juniper trees and pink granite rocks that gives pink reflections also to the crystalline water. In the northern hill of this small corner of paradise, the austere silhouette of the Aragonese tower of the 15th century is, even more, gracing the view. Our rubber boat tour can get you both to Cala Pira and Punta is Cappuccinus another charming spot of this coastline.
Another beach that is worth a mention in the Costa Rei area is Cala Sinzias, a long stretch of fine white sand enclosed between two small cliffs and protected by a thick pine forest, featuring a sea with so many different shades of blue you won't be able to count.


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FEI removes MSM from the prohibited substances list
The British Equestrian Trade Association (BETA) has welcomed news that the International Federation for Equestrian Sports' (FEI) has decided to remove MSM – dimethyl sulphone – from its equine prohibited substances list.
The move follows extensive lobbying by BETA, which opposed the listing and proposals to classify MSM as a controlled medication and specified substance from 2018.
"The BETA Feed Committee provided extensive technical evidence to support our belief that defining MSM in this way could have had a significant and potentially negative impact on the industry," said BETA executive director Claire Williams. "We are delighted that our challenge proved compelling enough for the FEI to reconsider its decision and change the list."
MSM is an organic sulphur compound that occurs naturally in plants such as maize, oats, apples and alfalfa. It has been used in both human and animal nutrition since the 1980s and is commonly used in equine diets, where it is widely fed at rates of up to 24g a day to horses competing under FEI rules without regulatory incident.
"We believe that there might have been a level of confusion surrounding this substance and we are immensely relieved that the issue has been addressed by the FEI," added Claire Williams.
The British Equestrian Trade Association represents the interests of more than 800 member companies engaged in the manufacture, distribution and retailing of equestrian-related products. While representing all aspects of the equestrian industry, BETA's membership is responsible for 90% of the UK market for equine feeds, as well as significant proportions of overseas markets.


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Today more than 40 people on six teams that I work with at Fusionfarm, a digital marketing and creative services agency, pitched their startup ecommerce business ideas to a local panel of people involved in the Iowa City and Cedar Rapids startup community.
I've written about my involved in the project here and here.
You can read more about today's pitches and view each of them on the Fusionfarm.com blog.
Roughly 12 weeks ago 40 members of the Fusionfarm staff launched a project called Ecommerce Camp. Six teams were each given $5,000 to launch, market and run a startup ecommerce business. The goal is to increase the ecommerce acumen within the agency and to increase collaboration between product, sales, technology and creative people.
The startup funds are spent however each team determines. The only caveat is that everyone involved meet weekly to share insights, lessons learned and obstacles overcome.
Today, each team pitched its idea and business model to a panel of six people actively involved in the local startup community. Each pitch was limited to five minutes, five slides, one handout and five minutes for questions from the panel.


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Is your home properly insured for winter?
The winter months can really take their toll - and not just on temperature levels! Make sure that your home is protected from the elements with Tower Insurance.
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Angiotensin Receptor Blocker
Angiotensin II, produced within the body, tends to narrow your blood vessels thereby increasing blood pressure. It also leads to a subsequent increase in the amount of water and sodium in the body. Over time, the walls of the heart and blood vessels thicken.
Angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) are drugs that block the action of the angiotensin II. These ARBs widen the blood vessels and reduce the water retained within the body. The action of the angiotensin II receptor blockers is similar to that of the ACE inhibitors. They are prescribed for persons suffering high blood pressure. ARBs are also prescribed for chronic kidney disease and heart failure. But they might lead to side-effects such as dizziness and headache and pain in the legs and back. Women who are pregnant or planning to have a baby must avoid ARBs as they can cause birth defects.
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Size comparison to a garbage can - pretty compact!!
One of 3 MoneySaver pumps that will be connected to the Nexus filters.
The top of one of the 3 Spindrifter bottom drains - obviously the bottom portion of the airdomes are already in the concrete at the bottom of the pond.
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3 Nexus - waiting to move to the equipment room.
Looking down into the empty Nexus - which will eventually be full of special bio beads.
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- A Neighbor Space garden
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Xochiquetzal means The Place of the Quetzal Bird— a rare bird that lives in the cloud forests of Chiapas, Mexico and Guatemala, and has inspired people with its beauty and magic throughout the centuries. The Xochiquetzal Peace Garden was founded in 1993 by teachers from Whittier School. Their vision was to provide a peaceful, green oasis where teachers and students could learn about science and the environment. What was once an empty city lot adjacent to a graffiti-laced wall is now a florally diverse, peaceful garden with a mural of mystical realism. With the help of community members, businesses, and numerous gardening organizations, this vision has become a reality.
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As a New Yorker familiar with the hard-nosed West 4th street pick-up b-ball games that attract many onlookers (natives and tourists), I'm definitely interested in seeing this upcoming new documentary feature titled Doin' It In The Park.
Co-directed by Bobbito Garcia and Kevin Couliau (their debut) what's Doin' It In The Park about? The film:
… explores the definition, history, culture and social impact of New York's summer b-ball scene, widely recognized as the worldwide "Mecca" of the sport. In New York City, pick-up basketball is not just a sport. It is a way of life. There are 700+ outdoor courts, and an estimated 500,000 players, the most loyal of which approach the game as a religion, and the playground as their church.
The film lovingly uncovers this movement through the voices of playground legends, NBA athletes, and most importantly the everyday non-pro ballplayers who just love the game.
The co-directors visited 180 courts throughout NYC's five boroughs to compile footage for the film, said to have traveled to a majority of the locations by bicycle, carrying camera equipment and a ball in their backpacks, providing an unprecedented perspective on one of America's most popular, and accessible forms of recreation.
By any means necessary, right?
A few of the folks you can expect to see in the film: Julius "Dr. J" Erving, Kenny Smith, "Pee Wee" Kirkland, "Fly" Williams, God Shammgod, Tim "Headache" Gittens, Corey "Homicide" Williams, Kenny Anderson, Jack Ryan, Richard "Crazy Legs" Colon, Niki Avery, Milani Malik, and the Park Pick-Up Players of NYC.
The film has a release date of 2012, but no specific month yet; however, if you live in NYC, you should know that it'll screen at Marcus Garvey Park, in Harlem, on August 12, as part of the 10th annual ImageNation Outdoors event, which includes FREE film screenings and music performances. More on that event HERE.
Watch the trailer for Doin' It In The Park below:
DOIN' IT IN THE PARK: PICK-UP BASKETBALL, NYC – Trailer from Doin' It In The Park on Vimeo.
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Yesterday, 44 Senate Democrats, including Senators Chuck Schumer, Elizabeth Warren, and Bernie Sanders sent out a letter calling for a "bipartisan" Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. In doing so they exposed the fact that they're advocating for an outrageous double standard when it comes to who's leading the CFPB. That's because, when Democrats were in charge they had no problem confirming Richard Cordray, an extraordinarily partisan Democrat, to run the agency.
It's only when Republicans are in charge that their concerns about the partisan credentials of the Director of the CFPB materialized. After all, if they truly wanted a bipartisan nominee, they would have voted down someone with Cordray's resume. Here are facts:
- Before running the CFPB, Richard Cordray was an elected Democratic official, having won the post of Ohio Attorney General.
- Cordray is now running for Governor of Ohio, as a Democrat, further underscoring his Democratic bona fides.
- In 2016, 100% of the $50,000 in political contributions made by CFPB employees went to Democrats. The CFPB "was one of just four agencies" in which not one penny went to a Republican candidate.
No one should be fooled by the Senate Democratic letter. The single purpose of their letter is to keep political control at the CFPB in Democratic hands.


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Showerbuddy shower chairs help people with diminished mobility to access their normal bathroom without the need for expensive bathroom remodeling.
Showerbuddy shower chairs allow you to access your existing toilet and shower during a single transfer when previously this has been a difficult and for some an impossible task. Whether you shower over a bathtub or cannot negotiate over the shower step a Showerbuddy shower chair could be right for you.
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Pizza Hut Domino Commercial
In August 2017 we realised a 50,000 dominoes commercial for the American pizza company 'Pizza Hut'. The project took place at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas and was built together with 11 other domino artists from America and Germany. Pizza Hut decided to celebrate their new rewards program 'Hut Rewards' with a guessing game, in which their customers could guess the number of dominoes set up. The winner got free pizza for life!
Our duties involved the setup and team-leading activities, whereas Steve Price (Sprice Machines) and Lily Hevesh (Hevesh5) were in charge of the organisation. The setup included the record for the biggest pizza ever built, 300 Pizza Hut pizza boxes and about 59,000 dominoes in total.
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Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Did you know you can lose fat just by doing one simple thing, and it
doesn't require any time, effort or money. Want to know what it is?
Stop Drinking Your Calories
Fat loss programs work by reducing your total calorie intake. The
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are gimmicky and take a lot of effort. By simply not drinking
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with no real effort at all.
Read the full article at What to Drink for Fitness
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Thursday, June 23, 2011
Many bodybuilders are confused on what they should eat, well this is my healthy grocery shopping list for bodybuilders – it should help you get a good idea of what you should buy when you go to the grocery store. You will notice I stick to foods as close to nature as possible with no processed or junk food (except on a rare cheat day).
Bodybuilding Grocery List
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
What is Strength?
Strength is the ability of muscles or a group of muscles to generate
force. You can't get anymore simple than that.
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Tuesday, June 21, 2011
What is brolic?
Brolic definition: Brolic is a slang word meaning big, muscular, buff, diesel, built and possibly tough and aggressive. An example would be "Nobody messes with that dude, cuz he's crazy brolic."
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Thursday, June 16, 2011
Potato Panic
by Dwayne Hines
Have you noticed the attack on potatoes in the press? Potatoes even
made the front page of the Wall Street Journal recently. The story is
the move by the Department of Agriculture to eliminate the potato
from school breakfasts – at least federally subsidized breakfasts.
And they are also going to be largely removed from lunch menus as
All of this concern about getting the potato off the menus begs the
question – what is wrong with the potato? Is it some nefarious food
element that will drastically harm children? Should you also avoid
the potato like the plague?
Are Potatoes Good or Bad?
Sunday, June 12, 2011
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Saturday, June 11, 2011
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Thursday, June 02, 2011
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"I am delighted and honored at this invitation by Mr. Ibrahim and Mozaic Hotels and Resorts. Being a part of their exclusive Christmas retreat this year is certainly one of my capstone achievements for the year", says DJ JT
DJ JT is a Universal Music artist whose electronic dance mixes are heard around the world. Currently, he airs weekly on J-Wave Radio in Tokyo, Japan and on SwurvRadio in the United States. His recent remix for artist Ne-Yo has set trending numbers on the exclusive EDM site Beatport and iTunes.
Recently JT grabbed headlines once again as he "created another historical landmark in his career by landing three songs in just two weeks at the number one spot for the best remix of that particular song title. This feat made DJ JT the first and only Singaporean DJ to break through the international music scene working at par with other renowned Swedish and Dutch powerhouse DJs." (Top40charts.com)
This week, DJ JT became the first Asian EDM DJ to receive a special invitation for the 55th Grammy Awards. As Asia's first global representative of the genre, the Grammy invite holds a special place with the DJ as he continues to lead his market deeper into the global music industry community.


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My reason for writing this poem is quite simple…
In living through the heart, life's parallels-there are so many shifts of emotions: Times of extremes- sadness and joy. This happened to be a particularly joyful day of receiving and giving.
Words Lovely Words
words expressed
with meaningful intention-
lovely words,
were gifted to me...
at the chrysalis
of this opening of hearts
energies are flowing-
finding the need
to sit-breathe-
take it to my soul
my spirit intense...
"can this be real?"
to feel such luminosity-
within me
within these moments
feeling so much joy...
"is this a dream?"
if so, allow me to continue
this lucid dreamtime-
hearing, feeling
moving gently into-
unbroken moments
in its gradual unfolding,
simply, without confusion-
within its own divine time
until it's completely free to fly...
~If you are interested in seeing your poetry appear in this blog, or submitting a poem by a woman that has inspired you, please click here for submission guidelines. I greatly look forward to hearing from you!~


text: Home CATEGORIES Corporate Ethics Salman Khan's Latest Ad Campaign Features Unsung Heroes Of India Corporate EthicsEducation and Skill TrainingFlashbackHealth & SanitationNation BuildingOPINIONSPHILANTHROPYResponsible Stars Salman Khan's Latest Ad Campaign Features Unsung Heroes Of India By Kasmin Fernandes - April 30, 2018 466 0 SHARE Facebook Twitter The fashion industry gets a bad rap for promoting capitalism and a culture of excess. Various fashion houses around the world (Prada, Tsumori Chisato, Prabal Gurung) are preserving the art and heritage of indigenous people. Closer home in India, fashion designers like Gaurang, Krishna Mehta, Samant Chauhan and Shruti Sancheti are supporting families of traditional weavers and reviving textiles at the same time. They are proving that fashion does have a heart. One such clothing line is Bollywood actor Salman Khan's Being Human. Their latest #LookGoodDoGood Spring Summer '18 campaign supports 9 "unsung heroes" from around the country. According to Khan, they have "stood up to BE HUMAN for various causes". Being Human Clothing embodies six positive, simple and humane values: love, care, sharing, hope, help and joy. Each of these values form the brand's DNA and the campaign endeavours to reflect that. Take for example, Disability Rights Activist Virali Modi. Her perseverance has made many railway platforms, trains, and even restaurants totally accessible for the physically challenged through her campaigns for building ramps. Another unsung hero is Ankit Kawatra. He founded of 'Feeding India' in 2014 after he witnessed food for at least 10,000 people getting wasted in a wedding. His NGO serves nutritious meals to those in need by collecting extra food from restaurants, colleges, and homes in 57 cities with 8,500 volunteers. It has served 11 million meals till date. Gopal Baranwal represents Manorama Paathshaala, a neighbourhood learning centre aimed at providing education and opportunity for some of the most vulnerable children in Mumbai. Gopal himself studied at this centre and now volunteers there. He teaches kids there. Seeing how he comes from the same background as them, the kids look up to him. Azhar Maqsusi is the founder of 'Hunger Has No Religion', which provides free food to the needy in Hyderabad, Secunderabad and 6 other locations in different states of India. Under this programme around 100 men, women, and children are fed on a regular basis. The tireless Ashok Nayak founded 'Raktdaan', a blood call centre where you can get blood free of cost. "Blood is a valuable resource which cannot be produced in a factory. So it is our responsibility to make it available and donate for humanity," says Nayak. Beena Rao is the founder of 'Prayas' which conducts free coaching classes for the underprivileged. She started by giving moral education to slum children by conducting free workshops for them. Around 5,000 children have benefitted since she founded this organisation. Shot by renowned photographer Prasad Naik and conceptualised by Pulp, the advertising agency, it puts the activists in the spotlight by having them model the clothes. The idea is to sow the seeds of Social Responsibility, especially in the youth, by bringing these everyday heroes into the limelight. Khan added, "Their phenomenal work despite limited resources inspires me to do more. I hope it has the same effect on people reading their stories too." Said Manish Mandhana, CEO of The Mandhana Retail Ventures Ltd, the global licensee for Being Human Clothing, "The thought is always to get like-hearted people together and collectively create a stronger communication that inspires individuals to Doing Good while Looking Good. We shall further continue to grow, supporting the twin cause of Education and Healthcare that Being Human – the Salman Khan Foundation has initiated." Share your own socially responsible story or nominate someone you know and your "hero" could be featured in their next campaign. Ashok Nayak, founder of Raktdaan from Indore, who features in the current campaign, is the winner of the previous digital contest hosted for #5YearsOfBeingHumanClothing.


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LOS ANGELES: A shooter took three hostages at a veterans' home in Napa Valley, northern California, the state's veterans affairs department said Friday.
Spokesperson June Iljana confirmed the hostage situation in Yountville, but did not offer more details.
"Law enforcement is at the Yountville Veteran's Home right now following reports of gunfire," CalVet secretary Vito Imbasciani said in a statement.
"The safety of our residents, workers and the community is our top priority. We have activated our emergency response protocol and are cooperating with law enforcement."
The Napa County Sheriff's Office released an advisory on social media warning people to avoid the area. Police were not immediately available to provide more information.
California Highway Patrol added it had dispatched "officers and aerial resources" to the scene, with a SWAT team also enroute.
According to the San Francisco Chronicle, the incident unfolded around 10:30 am (1830 GMT).
The Veterans Home of California-Yountville's website says it is the largest veterans' home in the United States, inhabited by around 1,000 "aged or disabled veterans." - AFP


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Lincoln Park Urban Hiking Denver
Animals might be the theme of Lincoln Park, also known as La Alma, neighborhood. With MaxFund on its eastern boundary and the Buckhorn Exchange on its western, both places show the variety of the neighborhoods and the surprises around every artistic turn of this central neighborhood. Bounded by W Colfax Ave on the north, W 6th Ave on the south, the Cherry Creek on the east and the S Platte River on the west, a 2.5-mile walk through Lincoln Park is quite enjoyable.
Who's Looking at You?
Lincoln's Park western edge of Osage was once the hangout for railmen and phone men. They installed this infrastructure during the day then hung at the Buckhorn and other rough and tumble salons at night–which explains why the Buckhorn holds liquor license number one for Colorado. Now the Buckhorn, with its upgraded clientele, is the last stop before entering the light rail station to downtown.
In Harmony and Mariposas
Moving easterly through the neighborhood, you'll come across the Mariposa area. Once a place where folks avoided, it's now a beautifully redeveloped income-qualified and market-rate housing complex with non-profits on the first floor servicing the community.
Talent Everywhere!
Next up on the easterly trek is the Santa Fe arts district. Be sure to come back on the First Friday of the month to catch the open gallery scene, and enjoy the district on this walk as well. You'll be welcomed by colorful murals, eclectic galleries and cultural museums. Don't miss the Su Teatro theatre, originally one of Denver's first silent movie houses and now home to great Latin-influenced shows, community plays, and local entertainment.
A Tiger Crosses the Road…
No matter what streets you walk in Lincoln, a riot of colors will greet you on almost every available wall. You'll eventually end up on the east side of the neighborhood at Sunken Gardens Park. Once the darling of the area with manicured gardens and flowing creeks, it's now an open grassy park that welcome West High School kids and locals to lounge in the open space.
Interspersed between the history and the murals are homes from the Victorian area, smaller historic shotgun homes, and a mix of wooden and brick homes in between. Be sure to enjoy the wide range of architecture and art throughout the neighborhood.
Click here to see the route, map, and turn by turn directions.
~See you on the trail


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Don't fear complexity
"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication."
― Leonardo da Vinci
A very sensible thing to say Leonardo. Elegance and ease of use are often down to simplicity, not just in terms of design and aesthetics, but also features and functions. If an object has only a few features, it's usually easier to understand and operate and is therefore perceived as sophisticated. This has become a truism: simplicity has become a contemporary design fetish.
As a model of simplicity of design a table chair is a good example. Possibly this nice Quaker number. Look at it – it's beautiful. For me it seems to satisfy that famous Modernist principle: form follows function.
This chair is comfortable to sit on. It's beautiful to look at as it's unblemished by erroneous detail. It's made with quality wood. I know this because I can see the raw material. If I could touch it I would be able to feel the grain of the wood.
I often hear this quote from ex-lifestyle salesman Steve Jobs: "Design is not how it looks but how it works" this chair works because it is comfortable to sit on. If this chair was uncomfortable I doubt it would be held in much regard. It would be a useless object, a bit like this useless cheese grater.
But surely this is a far too simple example for our complex, ever evolving digital world. A chair is an archetype. I have been sitting in chairs before I understood what a chair, or even the act of sitting, was. And they really only serve one major purpose; I don't wish to stand, what shall I do? I shall sit. Simple.
But can – or should – we fetishise such simplicity when remembering our complex, ever evolving, digital world? Given more complex scenarios, do we require more complex solutions to govern how we interact with the world around us or should we always – as do Leonardo and Steve Jobs – fetishise the 'simple'?
What got me thinking about our need for complexity was the upcoming demise of Google Reader, an RSS feed aggregator that has been part of my daily ritual for a number of years now. Its retirement prompted me to check out the raft of services that were popping up in my feeds, all excitedly selling themselves as the best alternative to Google Reader.
So I checked a few out – and got a little frustrated by the amount of compromise over control I would have to give up – many of the services were offering stripped down, overviews of my feeds (usually with a prominent and mysteriously curated selection I didn't ask for) all so that they could offer a simpler product – simpler in its use, and simpler in it's features and functionality: and this was exactly not what I was looking for – I wanted complexity. I wanted control. I wanted all the features Google Reader offered. This made me think a little on why I liked Google Reader so – I wanted the breadth of features Google Reader offered even though I didn't use them all – I wanted options. I wanted features. I was used to Google Reader, it was like an old friend, a comfy tracksuit, my favourite mug to drink tea out of. It wasn't perfect (what, or who is?) but I was used to its dense landing page, its no frills Windows-like setting and management areas – quite cumbersome at times, a little ugly, but lots of features, lots of control. The design is no way perfect, but once I had got used to it, it was my pal, my friend.
We expect a lot from the devices, websites and apps we use on a day to day basis. Much more than simply wanting to rest tired legs. My phone is no longer a phone, it has a multitude of uses. Think of the last time you had to learn a brand new operating system for a new mobile or computer – you had to learn how to use it. It might appear simple now, beautifully realised and a wonder of ease of use – but that didn't happen instantly. There was a learning curve, however short.
So sometimes we need complexity to deal with complex tasks. And sometimes we actively desire complexity. UX/Design guru-type Don Norman uses a lovely example in his book 'Living with Complexity' of when we actively pursue a more complicated experience.
His example is the humble cup of coffee. I love coffee but try not to drink too much of the stuff, but I always have a mug after dragging myself out of bed. I don't want to mess about in the morning – my coffee making priority is speed. I chuck some pre-ground coffee out of a packet into a cafetiere, pour over boiling water, wait a bit, pour into a mug. Add milk. Drink. Job done. I can set off to work riding my coffee buzz.
But there is another instance of coffee making, one which requires a lot more complexion for (basically) the same result. Here is Don Normans example of a complex way to make coffee:
"Put the water in the righthand container, the coffee in the left. Light the fire under the right-hand container and when the water boils, the resulting air pressure forces the water into the left-hand container, where the water mixes with the coffee. The left-hand side is now heavier than the right-hand side, which causes a cover to drop over the flame, allowing the right-hand side to cool, decreasing its pressure. The coffeemaker's manual says this creates a vacuum on the right that sucks the coffee back into the container, straining the beans out as it makes its passage."
Now you could argue that this gives you a better cup of coffee – I would imagine you would certainly be more smug when drinking a cup – but is this complexity really needed? Or is this complexity all part of the experience, a cultural ritual?
I have hopefully illustrated that sometimes there can be a need or a desire for a complex experience, or, in digital terms, a complex interface. In other words, we should not fetishise simplicity above all else. We should not always run scared of complexity and assume that we can create a 'one click' solution to every problem.
Instead, as designers and user experience practitioners it should be our aim to tame complexity.
There is a wealth of writing and thinking around complexity and simplicity (there are links to a couple of books at the end of this post), but as a starting point, here are a couple of pointers that I have found useful when planning and designing interfaces.
Use compartmentalization – a very logical and obvious starting point, and a method that can be applied early in the planning stages of any project. Grouping features into logical 'compartments' is a way of defining focus – users can easily ignore whole 'compartments' of features if they can quickly deduce those features that are not needed for the task in hand. Design can really make a difference with compartmentalization with colour being a very useful tool in reinforcing the differentiation of feature sets.
If you are reading this at a desktop computer take a look at your keyboard. If it's like mine, my numeral pad is separated into it's own unit, and most of the time I ignore it unless I need it and when I do, I shift my focus. No colour difference involved or different styling, just grouping, compartmentalization. And as a user I did a little work – I shifted my focus from one area of my keyboard to another – not a huge ask at all and proof that you don't always have to hide away features for users to maintain focus.
An easy solution to dealing with complexity is to hide features behind buttons or actions. This technique is often bandied about as a solution but I see it more as a last resort. Introducing an interaction to hide/show features down on the importance hierarchy when your feature list is huge I can agree with. Concealing features to maintain your minimal aesthetic is style over content. Only do it if all else fails.
Don't fall for the white space aesthetic – beautiful, minimal design is appealing, it fulfills that ambiguous word 'clean' – minimal, simple layout designs look wonderful and I wouldn't want to put people off striving for this aesthetic, but the temptation with minimal design is to hide functionality behind buttons and actions, or to remove features completely. Start with the worst case scenario, keep all your functionality visible – that is the complexity you need grapple with. Chasing an aesthetic trope before you have done any planning can give you a headache later on in the design process.
One last point. Get your noise to signal ratio right, avoid superfluous graphical elements that serve as decoration only.
So there are various methods that can be put to good use in taming complexity and designing useful interfaces – and its worth remembering that sometimes we need users to put in a little effort too.
Going back to my Quaker chair. I could take this lovely chair, paint it hot pink and varnish it. I am sure it would look quite mad, and someone out there would think it just right for their post-modern brutalist-pop loft apartment in rejuvenated Hackney. I haven't designed a new chair but 'styled' an existing design. "Don't think too much of style." said William Morris over 200 years ago. I agree, best to design the most comfortable chair we can, one without pointless decoration or detail. One that I can sit on for the 20 minutes I might be eating my tea without having to think about the act of sitting. As long as it fits in with the other clutter in my home I would be happy. Mine's an Americano please. Splash of milk.
Living with Complexity by Don Norman is published by MIT Press and can be found at the MIT Press website. Another designer type who has written great words on the relationship between simplicity and complexity is John Maeda, and his book The Laws of Simplicity, (also published by MIT press) can also be found at the MIT Press website. Please take a look at the work of Jeremy Huchisons at his website. You can check out the amazing Balancing Siphon Coffee Maker at the Royal Coffee Makers website.
For those of you interested I am trying out http://www.feedly.com/ for my RSS feeds.


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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday morning announced an overhaul of its news feed to make it the "best personalized newspaper." And, surprise! At a first glance, plenty of people seemed to like it. There will be bigger photos, and users will have more control over their content, such as an all-friends feed.
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Kiwis rock!
Kiwis lead the world in sport, innovation, hospitality and even the film industry. So why are Kiwi's so quick to criticise and disapprove of success like it's a bad thing?
Wikipedia states that Tall poppy syndrome: describes aspects of a culture where people of high status are resented, attacked, cut down or criticised because they have been classified as better than their peers. This is similar to begrudgery, the resentment or envy of the success of a peer.
We need to celebrate others success
By resenting others success we become a culture of haters and that does not sit well with me. It also discourages people to try and do better. That really is not right. It doesn't help with people like Phil Gogh calling people "rich pricks". The culture stems from the leaders - they need to be accountable.
Be proud of our successes, and let them inspire you to do more, be more.
The All Blacks can beat anyone in the world. We won back the un-winnable America's Cup. Peter Jackson has made many block buster movies and NZ is now used for many overseas films. Valerie Adams... Xero ... Air NZ is the best airline in the world... and we are only 5 million people - a small country competing on the world stage - we need to be proud. I am!


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Wednesday, September 27, 2017
Little India
Adding details to an old sketch at Dunlop Street, Little India. No fountain pen for the first time.
My motivation for this piece? I always wanted to get the road signs in with no outline. That explains why the signes are almost in the centre.
Posted by T IA at 11:46 PM Tags: ink, Little India, watercolour


text: If you want Feesh and Cheeps like in the good old days, you should go to Toni's Fish & Chips in Pierneef street. We went on a mission on Friday night to stuff our faces with as much cholesterol-inducing substances as possible. But boy, it was goooood! The fish literally melts in your mouth. The chips are big and wholesome and just perfectly fried. They also acquired a liquor license if you want to wash it all down with a beer. They serve the food in the wrapping paper on your table. I would recommend that you also get the home-made mayonnaise - divine! Be warned, the place gets packed on a Friday night.