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US envoy to UN says Washington will oppose such moves because US does not recognize Palestine as a state
US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley indicated she would block any appointment of a Palestinian official to a senior role at the UN because Washington "does not recognize Palestine" as an independent state.
Speaking on Tuesday before the House Appropriations State and Foreign Operations Subcommittee, Haley was asked about the move by the US in February to oppose the appointment of former Palestinian Authority prime minister Salam Fayyad to be the new world body envoy to Libya.
"Ron Dermer, Israel's Ambassador to the US, called Mr. Fayyad a peace partner," Representative David Price (D-NC) was quoted by the Jewish Insider as saying during the hearing. "Was Mr. Fayyad denied simply because of his nationality? Would any Palestinian have been blocked? As you know, this isn't a state representative."
Haley said that while Fayyad was "very well qualified and is a good, decent person," the decision was based on the fact "that the US does not recognize Palestine… and because that is how he was presented, we did oppose that position."
"If we don't recognize Palestine as a state, we needed to acknowledge also that we could not sit there and put a Palestinian forward until the US changed its determination on that front," she said.
Fayyad was prime minister of the Palestinian Authority from 2007 to 2013, and also served as finance minister twice. He had been tapped by UN chief Antonio Guterres to replace Martin Kobler of Germany, who has been the Libya envoy since November 2015.
Haley said in February that she did not "support the signal this appointment would send within the United Nations," where the Palestinians do not have full membership.
Israel welcomed the move at the time, even though Fayyad is widely respected in Israel and abroad as a pragmatic and moderate Palestinian leader.
Israeli ambassador to the UN Danny Danon hailed "the beginning of a new era at the UN," less than a month after the inauguration of US President Donald Trump who had sharply criticized the UN for its anti-Israel bias and had vowed that "things owuld be different" once he is in office.
Trump and Haley also criticized the United Nations for adopting a resolution in December 2016 that demanded an end to Israeli settlement building. The resolution was allowed through after the administration of then US president Barack Obama chose not to use its veto power.
Haley too has vowed to back Israel at the UN, calling on the world body to stop its bias. She's said that there was now a new era at the UN and that "the days of Israel bashing are over."


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Welcome to the introductory video to Adventure Tactics: Domianne's Tower from Letiman Games! If you'd like to learn how to create a character, visit the video link below!
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The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) limits access to the Canadian NPAC to Eligible Shareholders and non-shareholders who demonstrate to the board of the CLNPC that they require access to portability corrected routing information in order to deliver a service or services to one or more Canadian carriers or their subscribers.
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- CRTC Decision 1997-08 set out the rules for local competition in Canada. Inherent in the decision is an obligation on Local Exchange Carriers ("LECs") to implement local number portability and join the CLNPC, thus all LECs are Shareholders in the CLNPC.
- Subsequent Decisions extended this obligation to Wireless Service Providers ("WSPs") and prohibited entities other than LECs and WSPs to access the NPAC Data.
- In due course the CLNPC Board recognized that under certain circumstances it was appropriate for non-Shareholders to access the NPAC Data for the purposes of "routing, rating, and billing" to the benefit of Shareholders or their subscribers. A Third Party Access Policy was implemented with the consent of the CRTC.
- The Third Party Access Policy requires all third parties (i.e. non-Shareholders) seeking access to the NPAC Data ("Third Parties") to execute the appropriate form of agreement with the CLNPC.
- Third Parties must demonstrate to the Board of the CLNPC that they require access to the NPAC Data in order to deliver a service or services to one or more Canadian carriers or their subscribers.
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- The CLNPC offers certain forms of agreement allowing non-LECs and non-WSPs to engage in authorized redistribution of the Canadian NPAC Data to entities whom the CLNPC has authorized to receive such data ("Qualified Entities").
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CFE Tax Advisers Europe, the leading association of European tax institutes and tax advisers' national associations, held its General Assembly and technical committee meetings on 7 June in Brussels. By unanimous vote of the CFE General Assembly, Croatia, represented by the Croatian Chamber of Tax Advisers (HKPS), was admitted as a full member of CFE Tax Advisers Europe. Further information on the CFE member and observer organisations is available here.
Delegates of the CFE member organisations discussed among other issues, the preparations for the CFE's 60th Anniversary, to be marked at the next General Assembly at 4 October in Torino, Italy, co-hosted by the CFE member organisations from Italy, ANTI and CNDCEC.
The Global Tax Advisers Platform (GTAP), representing more than 600,000 tax advisers in Europe, Asia and Africa met in Brussels in conjunction with the CFE Tax Advisers Europe General Assembly. Representatives of CFE Tax Advisers Europe met with delegates from the Asia-Oceania Tax Consultants' Association ("AOTCA") and the West African Union of Tax Institutes ("WAUTI"), as well as observer organisations such as STEP and AMA. Further steps were discussed to contribute to the international tax reform debate on behalf of the global tax professionals community, as well as the recently adopted joint paper on the OECD consultation on tax morale.
Traditionally, CFE Tax Advisers Europe awards the Albert J Rädler Medal Award for academic excellence in European taxation. This year's medal, by unanimous decision of the CFE Academic Jury composed of Prof Dr Pasquale Pistone, Prof Dr Michael Lang and Prof. Dr Otmar Thömmes was awarded to Tom Ceulemans of the University of Antwerp for his Master's thesis entitled "The Implementation of Articles 7 and 9 ATAD (EU Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive) regarding CFC rules into Belgian Corporate Income Tax Law". The press-release is available here.


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How to Bunny Hop in Counter Strike 1.6 / Counter Strike Sourceby Tiffany GardenUpdated September 22, 2017
Bunny hopping is a method of avoiding gunfire in Counter Strike 1.6. The bunny hopping process involves jumping and moving as though a rabbit would. You jump forward and from side to side, making it very difficult for your opponent to aim at you. You may encounter difficulties in aiming while bunny hopping. Practice bunny hopping so you can avoid incoming fire and still hit your opponents at the same time.
Begin moving forward with the "W" key.
Press "Space" to jump. Release the "W" key and press either "A" or "D" to strafe to the left or right, respectively.
Move your mouse in the same direction as your character is strafing.
Jump exactly as you hit the ground and hit the opposite strafe key. Move your mouse in the direction you are strafing every time. You may need to practice bunny hopping for some time before becoming proficient at the process.
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Dating back to the time when Native Americans made their way westward through the Missouri, Kansas, and Oklahoma border area in the 1830s, there have been reports of a strange light that has been seen along a stretch of road. This is a very unique occurrence in that it has been investigated by many, but still remains a mystery to this day. Read the full story>>
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Manhattan Community Access Corporation v. Halleck
A robust system of free expression requires at least two things. First, strong protections for free speech in the public sphere, including protections against viewpoint discrimination, content restrictions, and other forms of censorship. Second, strong protections for private actors to speak, not speak, or to censor speech that does not comport with their views or values when that speech is performed on private property. The First Amendment protects people from government action, but it rightly can't be used against, say, Walmart or the NFL. By limiting the First Amendment to government actors, we maintain a broad ecology of free expression where individuals aren't subject to constitutional liability because they choose to use their property to promote ideas that conform with their values.
The difficult question, however, is when someone is a "state actor" for the purposes of the First Amendment. This case centers around whether a public‐access TV channel run by private nonprofit corporation is subject to the First Amendment. The Manhattan Neighborhood Network (MNN) was designated in 1991 to operate a public‐access channel in New York City. The Manhattan Borough President has no control over MNN and chooses only two of the thirteen members of the board of directors. Jesus Melendez was a sometime contributor to the network who was suspended in 2012 for harassing an employee. He later produced a video that included harassing and threatening language toward MNN and the staff. In response, MNN banned the video from further airings as a violation of the network's zero tolerance policy for harassment. Melendez and his associate DeeDee Halleck brought a First Amendment claim against MNN, but the initial question was whether the network is a state actor for the purposes of the First Amendment. The district court said no, noting that, while it was a close call, other circuits had concluded that privately run public‐access networks were not state actors. The Supreme Court hasn't yet weighed in on the question directly, but Justice Anthony Kennedy, in a 1996 concurrence in a case dealing with laws regulating content on public‐access channels, wrote that they should be considered state actors who run public fora and are thus subject to the First Amendment. In his concurrence in the same case, Justice Clarence Thomas disagreed, writing that "franchising authorities require cable operators to create public access channels, but nothing in the record suggests that local franchising authorities take any formal easement or other property interest in those channels that would permit the government to designate that property as a public forum."
The Second Circuit agreed with Justice Kennedy, holding that MNN was a state actor, but in so doing it failed to properly apply the Supreme Court's state‐actor tests. As the dissent pointed out, it hadn't been shown that "MNN is 'controlled' or 'compelled' by the state," or that two members of a thirteen‐person board of directors was enough for "joint action" between the state and a private entity. As for whether MNN performs a "public function," the dissent rightly observed that "the ownership and operation of an entertainment facility are not powers traditionally exclusively reserved to the State, nor are they functions of sovereignty," adding that "it is fortunate for our liberty that it is not at all a near exclusive function of the state to provide the forums for public expression, politics, information, or entertainment."
Cato has filed an amicus brief supporting MNN's petition for Supreme Court review. While it's possible that some public‐access channels could be rightly called state actors, the Court should take the case to clarify the state‐actor test and to review the Second Circuit's unnecessarily broad opinion. Public‐access channels may be set aside for access by the public, but the Supreme Court has generally required the added showing that it is operated by the government or that there's a sufficient connection to the government. That is not the case for MNN. Moreover, such a holding could be dangerous for other businesses, such as Internet service providers, who often have specifically sought to partner with municipalities to provide communities with access to the Internet. Over the past few decades, lawsuits have been brought arguing that AOL, YouTube, and even search engines are state actors. Those challenges rightly failed, but the Second Circuit's opinion could make it easier to bring, and win, similar cases in the future. Ultimately, clarifying the lines between the government and private actors helps create a more vigorous system of free expression.


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New Orleans QB Drew Brees delivers
WHO DAT goin' deliver the New Orleans Saints a win and the secretaries a sandwich? None other than Drew Brees, whose five Jimmy John's stores, soon to be 20, are going head to head with New Orleans' iconic muffulettas and shrimp po'boys. Anyone who thinks they can beat him in his adopted hometown just might get the Saints' "Who dat?" game-day chant in reply.
I'm riding shotgun in Drew Brees' Chevy Tahoe. I had expected Brees, the quarter-back for the New Orleans Saints, to drive up in a Mercedes. After all, he could get a good deal on one since the Saints play at the Superdome, now called Mercedes Benz Superdome. And even though the floodwaters in New Orleans mercifully receded after Hurricane Katrina broke the levies in 2005, Brees still pretty much walks on water here.
In a No. 9 eats No. 9 world (his favorite sandwich and his football jersey), Saints quarterback Drew Brees' competitive streak delivers on the field and at office buildings around New Orleans.
Just an hour before meeting Brees at the Saints practice facility, I finished reading "Coming Back Stronger," Brees' book about his long road to the Super Bowl championship that saved both him and a city. I have a lot of questions that don't relate to the reason I'm here. But my time is limited—just the 30 to 40 minutes the drive to his Jimmy John's store in Covington, Louisiana, takes and an additional 30 minutes for the photo shoot. I have promised his agent not to ask for more.
As we sail along the 24-mile bridge over Lake Pontchartrain, photographer Michael Palumbo is already at the restaurant, hurriedly setting up lights.
I climb in the car, and Brees turns down the radio. "I'm rocking the '80s on 8," he says, grinning as he points to the radio station on his dash. "That's my thing." He then excuses himself to make a quick call to his wife, Brittany, who is still back in San Diego. I try not to resent this other woman horning in on my time. He concludes the call after they decide who will take which child to practice or a school audition when he returns home. "I love you," he says, hanging up.
He then divides his attention between the road and me.
Brees is a champion multi-tasker. He took the red-eye in the night before so he could spend Easter with his three sons and his pregnant wife, and still make it to a 10 a.m. workout session—and I'd like to think to our interview. After the photo shoot, he and his agent, Chris Stuart, will tour sites for additional Jimmy John's on the way to a Frito-Lay event and another appearance that night. I am hitching a ride back to my rental car with the photographer. Ironically—and fortunately—Palumbo lives just a few blocks away from the Saints' practice facility.
Brees has the confidence of a leader among big, strong men who wear helmets for a living, but also a playfulness I didn't expect. He exudes happiness. He's wearing an untucked blue-and-white checked shirt and jeans that cover his weight-lifted physique; a rubber band sandwiched between a sports band and a rubber cause bracelet given to him by a veteran; and a 1,000-watt smile. (He likes the way a tight rubber band feels on his wrist, he explains.)
I can ask him anything I want within reason, but here's what I ask: "Why Jimmy John's?"
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There's more to Drew Brees' football story than football. At just barely 6-foot, Brees was considered small for a quarterback. A story in Sports Illustrated tells about the time Brees attended what the magazine called a "poke and prod" for scouts before the Hula Bowl in 2001. Brees' height came in at 5'11 7/8" and he refused to leave the stage until they measured him again at 6' even.
Saints Quarterback Drew Brees, right, catches up with his manager and operating partner, Matt Jensen, at the store in Covington, Louisiana.
Carl Buergler, his back-up quarterback at Purdue, laughs when he remembers how Brees likes to talk about the time he beat Andy Roddick in a tennis match in high school. Roddick, a former No. 1 ranked tennis player, beat him every other time, Buergler says, but Brees likes to talk about the time he defeated Roddick. It's not self-delusion, it's the way athletes toast life. When you complete 82 percent of your passes in a Super Bowl game, who remembers the ones that got away?
Reciting the list of accolades for Drew Brees is not freakishly fast—like, say, making a Jimmy John's sandwich. Brees has been a pro-bowler (that's a football fan favorite who is selected to play in the Pro Bowl, not a professional bowler) four times, a two-time Heisman trophy finalist who also took Purdue University to the Rose Bowl in 2001, holds multiple QB records and won Super Bowl XLIV, at which he was named the Most Valuable Player. His victory was against the Indianapolis Colts' Peyton Manning, no small feat.
According to Forbes magazine's 2013 list of the World's Highest-Paid Athletes, Brees is fifth, with total earnings of $51 million, which includes $11 million in endorsements.
It's not the money that motivates Brees. A Christian who is happily married to a woman he says in his book he plans to spend the rest of his life with, Brees' focus is also on his Brees Dream Foundation, which raises millions for various causes in San Diego, New Orleans and West Lafayette, Indiana, where Purdue is located.
But what makes Brees' story unique is he feels he was called to New Orleans when both the man and the city needed a comeback story.
San Diego was not going to make the playoffs in 2005, but in the last game of the season with the Denver Broncos, Brees scrambled to recover a lost ball and ended up with a defensive player on top of his throwing arm. "My body went numb," he says. "I was in shock…As a quarterback this is my livelihood." His right shoulder was out of the socket. The timing couldn't have been worse. "It was the last game of a season going into a year without a contract," he says, grimacing.
Brees gets solemn when asked how he handled the injury. He admits he allowed himself two or three days to wallow in self-pity and then decided God had allowed this to happen for a reason. He put in a Herculean effort to rehab the arm, and by the time teams were looking to add players, he was available. Two teams were interested, the Miami Dolphins and the New Orleans Saints. Eventually, the choice was obvious. Miami had doubts, the Saints had faith.
Being a quarterback, Brees says, means "getting comfortable being uncomfortable." "Quarterbacks get way too much credit when we win and probably too much credit when we lose," he says. But they are the leaders of the team and "everyone looks to the quarterback for confidence and poise." And you have to get comfortable "being the guy," he adds.
Brees was picked up, along with several other players who didn't make the early rounds of the draft. "We were the unwanted bunch," he says.
Mirroring the team was New Orleans itself. Hurricane Katrina not only wreaked havoc on the physical city, but on its psyche. The Superdome had served as a shelter for thousands of victims, and the team had to play out of state for the 2005 season. There had been a mass exodus to higher ground and people were just starting to dribble back in. The jazzy city that knew how to throw a party had lost its mojo.
Brees led the team and the city to a winning season its first year back in the Superdome. And to a Super Bowl win a few years later. To say the city is grateful is an understatement. "Who dat," New Orleans shorthand for "who dat say they want to beat them Saints," has been incorporated into a Super Bowl song, as well as the Saints' cheer.
"It's a great vibe," Brees says about New Orleans. "The people have such a great love for people who want to make their city better."
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So why Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches?
The most popular delivery man is the QB himself. Drew Brees says he tries to "grab a delivery" every time he's in one of his stores.
"I like the No. 9, the Italian Night Club," he says. He pauses, looking for my reaction and it's not until later I realize why. His jersey number is the famous No. 9 that can be seen on every man, woman and child in New Orleans on any given game day.
While in college at Purdue, Brees estimates he ordered sandwiches from Jimmy John's at least three times a week—always the No. 9. Since the chain didn't have stores in San Diego or New Orleans, he only could indulge his taste buds when back in Indiana for events like charity golf games.
When you make millions a year, there is no shortage of companies that pursue you. "We'd been approached by QSRs," he says, "but they were not brands where I ate."
Brees and his agent, Chris Stuart, were eating No. 9s in West Lafayette after an absence of six months, when Brees says he told Stuart, "We have to bring this down to New Orleans."
And it's not like he didn't have some pull. Carl Buergler, that same Purdue back-up quarterback, was now Jimmy John's director of operations.
Buergler knew how much Brees liked the sandwiches, so he called him with the good news: Buergler was talking to a group who wanted to buy the rights to New Orleans. There was silence on the other end of the line, and Buergler says he thought the call had been lost. Then Brees replied, "That sucks. I was interested in doing it," Buergler remembers.
Founder Jimmy John Liautaud isn't a celebrity chaser. "I was cautious about a guy who makes $50 million" wanting to run sandwich stores, he says. "But Carl convinced me. Once all the stars aligned, we did it."
Brees, and his partner Stuart, were given one store to start—just like every other franchisee. After opening his third store, Brees signed a development agreement for 20 additional stores in the Northshore area of New Orleans. He has five stores open and his store near Tulane University is a nod to his own college experience eating Jimmy John's, but more important, he confesses, is it's close enough to his house to deliver.
Buergler knew Brees would be good for the brand. "He's the most competitive guy I know," he says. "At Purdue he was always the guy you're chasing, and now we're competing again." That's because Brees wants his stores to stay in the top 5 percent, and as the person who runs the corporate stores, Buergler's stores are expected to be in the top 5 percent.
Buergler has no qualms Brees' stores will perform. Brees attended training, picked Liautaud's brain numerous times and emulates the sandwich master. "The more you do things just like Jimmy, the more successful your stores are," Buergler says.
"Drew is totally engaged," Liautaud says. "He's into the P&Ls. He's all over it."
Buergler already knew about Brees' legendary work ethic. "So much work (for quarterbacks) is done off the field," he says. Brees would spend hours watching game films and perfecting his game. He works out all year with a trainer, and never takes the health of his throwing arm for granted.
As the back-up quarterback, Buergler didn't see much playing time. "At Purdue, he never wanted to come off the field," Buergler says. He still doesn't. The back-up quarterback for the Saints, "doesn't even have to bring his helmet to the game," Buergler quips, adding, "He was amazing, so my job was pretty much a clipboard and headset to support him."
Brees did do something for Buergler's career, however. He introduced him to Jimmy John's at a quarterbacks meeting. Buergler got a job there later and worked his way up to corporate.
As an owner, Brees has one advantage other Jimmy John's operators don't. When he delivers, people swoon—and not just over the sandwiches. He says he tries to "grab a delivery" every time he's in a store. The last time, he went to an office to hand out sandwiches to six secretaries. "They were over the moon," he says, laughing. "That was cool."
On our visit, Brees was in the Covington store just a few minutes before people heard from the clerk at the neighboring Cold Stone Creamery that No. 9 was next door. He graciously signed autographs and posed for pictures.
Two women having a meeting over lunch said they visited the restaurant after someone from the store brought by samples to their medical office a few days ago. "We sample every day so people will know we're here, and in almost every case they order," Brees says. "It becomes part of their lifestyle."
Will he ever push for adding a muffuletta, New Orlean's signature sandwich, to the menu? "There are other places in New Orleans that can do that," he says. "We'll stick to ours."
Driving back across the longest bridge in the U.S., photographer Palumbo tells me something Brees said during the photo shoot. Palumbo wanted him to hold a sandwich like a football. "Give me your game face," he prompted. Brees shook his head. "You know that's not what this is about," Palumbo says Brees replied. "How about a proud face. I'm proud of what we built."
A couple more clicks of the camera and then Brees sits down and eats the prop—a No. 9 Italian Night Club.


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You Don't Have to Live With Chronic Dry Eyes17 Oct, 2018
Dry eye is a condition in which there are insufficient tears to lubricate and nourish the eye. Tears are necessary for maintaining the health of the front surface of the eye and for providing clear vision. People with dry eyes either do not produce enough tears or have a poor quality of tears. Dry eye is a common and often chronic problem particularly with older adults.
Dry eyes can be diagnosed through a comprehensive eye examination. Testing, with special emphasis on the evaluation of the quantity and quality of tears produced by the eyes, may include:
- Patient history to determine any symptoms the patient is experiencing and the presence of any general health problems, medications taken, or environmental factors that may be contributing to the dry eye problem.
- External examination of the eye, including lid structure and blink dynamics.
- Evaluation of the eyelids and cornea using bright light and magnification.
- Measurement of the quantity and quality of tears for any abnormalities. Special dyes may be instilled in the eyes to better observe tear flow and to highlight any changes to the outer surface of the eye caused by insufficient tears.
Using the information obtained from testing, your doctor can determine if you have dry eyes and advise you on treatment options.
- Medication changes may be made if they have been associated with dry eye.
- Over-the-counter topical medications, such as artificial tears, gels, and ointments, may be recommended.
- Environmental and lifestyle changes, such as cutting back on screen-time and taking eye breaks, may be recommended. You may also be encouraged to take regular breaks to squeeze your eyes shut several times in an effort to replenish basal tears and spread them more evenly across your eye. Additionally, it may be recommended to wear sunglasses that wrap around the face and have side shields that block wind and dry air from your eyes and help reduce symptoms.
- Dry eye medications may be prescribed. Restasis and Xiidra are the only prescription medications approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for treating dry eye. Corticosteroid eye drops may be prescribed short-term to reduce eye inflammation.
- Surgical options may be recommended. One possible procedure includes the insertion of punctal plugs (made of sillicone or collagen) to partially or completely plug the tear ducts at the inner corners in an effort to avoid tear drainage. In severe cases, surgical closure of the drainage ducts by thermal punctal cautery (surgical closing with the application of heat) may be recommended to close the tear ducts permanently.
- Scleral contact lenses may be recommended to relieve the discomfort in severe cases.
National Eye Institute supported researchers are studying the underlying causes of dry eye to better understand the disease and to develop novel treatments. Researchers are investigating factors that influence the ability of corneal nerves to sense tear evaporation. For more information, visit their website.
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Sessions on technology, climate change, developments in the workplace, vineyard replanting and many others got members thinking about the future and what it may hold for our sector.
The speed of change in the modern economy and society is incredibly rapid. Look back 10 years and a whole new lexicon was about to explode into our consciousness – GFC, too big to fail, quantitative easing etc. Combined with accelerated development of technology and infiltration of social media, it all confirms that change is the only constant!
Thinking Smart and Looking Ahead … it is for that reason in 2011 that NZW commissioned PwC to conduct a strategic review of the industry. That review has framed much of our focus over the past seven years, but times have moved on and earlier this year NZW commissioned PwC to conduct another review for us.
Members have already seen the outcomes from the first Review report. We have launched the New Zealand Wine Awards – to celebrate not just our wines but our regions and our people – and we have refocussed the Bragato Conference.
Over the next month or so the final report from PwC will be delivered to and considered by the NZW Board. On October 11 PwC will present their report to the Board while on 25 October the Board will meet to consider its response to the report. Shortly thereafter members will receive the report and be advised of the Board's decisions.
I don't know what will come out of the final Review report but I know the report and the resulting recommendations will be important. The review is not about the issues of today, rather it is about the opportunities and challenges of tomorrow. It is the epitome of Think Smart, Look Ahead.
So thank you to those of you who participated in the two-member surveys conducted as part of the Review – and watch out for the review outcomes coming your way soon.


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Not only good in a dining area, this versatile French Inspired Silhouette Sideboard looks great in a foyer or living space and of course it's perfect for the kitchen. Where ever you put it, you will love its great storage and deep black CHIMNEY finish.
Framed door panels with drop pendant pulls
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If you missed our stories on Instagram last week, we shared we are in the beginning stages of building our new home (our forever home). You can see all of those stories saved in our "New Home" Highlight here. We answered some of your questions there, but wanted to share a little bit more here. We received some really great questions from all of you and are so excited to share the entire process here and on Instagram with you! So, let's get to it…
The First Step(s)
The Vision
Not exactly sure how it came to us, but one day back in 2015, we were thinking about our new home and grabbed a pencil and some scrap paper and sketched out this simple layout below.
In the sketch above, here is what we knew we wanted :
- Steps leading up to a covered front porch
- An entryway leading into the Living Room
- A brick wall in the Living Room with a wood-burning fireplace and cut out to hold firewood
- Hallway with the Boy's Bedrooms and Bathroom on one side of the home
- Half-Bath near the front of the home
- Master Bedroom entry centered with the fireplace to enjoy the fireplace from our bedroom
- Master Closet close to Laundry Room
- Open Kitchen and Dining Room
- Sunroom
- Detached Garage with Studio Apartment above
- Laundry/Mudroom Connection Room which will house the stairs to the Studio and also become the enclosed walkway from the Garage into the Home
After we sketched, we sent the sketch over to Chelsi's Mother and she quickly began drafting up a more accurate floor plan to scale and sent us over a few drafts. Once we received the drafts with dimensions, we were able to get a better feel for the overall layout and began making revisions… erasing and drawing, erasing and drawing….
We made quite a few revisions but the two main ones are- we ended up flipping the entire floor plan so that the Master Suite, Laundry/Mudroom, and Garage will all be located on the right side of the house instead of the left. We decided to have a Dining Room/Sunroom combination instead of these two being separate rooms to save on square footage.
Now, Onto the fun part…
We have designed our Kitchen pantry to have two entries- one from the kitchen, and one from the hallway which has access to the Garage. Our pantry will have counter space to hold our microwave, toaster, and other smaller appliances to minimize clutter in the kitchen.
The kitchen will be located in the back center of the home. The left side of the kitchen will open into the Sunroom which will also hold our dining table and a small sitting area.
The right side of the kitchen will have an opening into a hallway with windows and a door which will lead to the back porch.
Below is the closest photo we have come across to what we are envisioning for the Laundry/Mudroom connection space which will house our stairs to the Studio Apartment, door to the Garage, and have an open entry into the hallway of our home.
Even though the half-bath will be small, we know we want it to be impactful yet beautifully simple. We love the aesthetics of this bathroom below.
While there is a lot we already can envision for our new home, there are still things we cannot decide on. Example, window placement- specifically in our master bedroom. We have one exterior wall to put windows on and of course adding windows all along that wall sounds great but we are trying to envision which wall we will be placing our bed on which will determine where the windows will be placed.
Our Plan
Our first step was to draft the design of the home and source inspiration images for our architect. The second step (our current step) is to take our design to our architect to begin having the official blueprints drawn up. Once we have the official plans, we will be able to have the property surveyed, start clearing the trees, bring in fill dirt to level the property, install a septic, drainfield, well, and begin laying the footers and foundation for the Garage structure and the connection Laundry/Mudroom.
Once the Garage and Studio Apartment above is complete, our plan is to move into this for a few months while we build out the rest of our home.
Q : What is the overall aesthetic of your new home?
A: We are calling it Modern Traditional with European influences.
Q : What size home are you planning to build?
A : We haven't decided on the total square footage yet since our plans are not finalized, but no more than 3,000 square feet.
Q : Where will you build?
A : We will build on our property on family land. We were given this property by Chelsi's grandfather over ten years ago. It is located beside Chelsi's parent's property and is where she and her mother both grew up.
Q : What made you decide this?
A : When we acquired our Modern Cottage, we originally wanted it to be our photography studio. When the county wouldn't comply with rezoning it to commercial, we decided to "fix it up", move out of our rental, and live in it for 5 years. Well, the "fixing up" turned into ripping everything down to the studs and investing a lot more than we originally planned. But we still knew this wouldn't be our forever home- just a home for us to love and grow in. A home that was ours. We have been in our Modern Cottage for 6 years this September.
We are so excited to share every process with you along the way! The good, the bad, the ugly… and of course, the pretty! If you have any questions, leave us a comment and we will be sure to answer you!


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MaryJo Simpkins, age 72, of Frenchburg, KY passed away Tuesday April 9,2019 in St. Claire Medical Center, Morehead, KY after an extended illness. She was born in Minueapolic, Minnesota on February 22,1947 a daughter of the late to Joseph and Mary Joan Gacek Migliaccio. She attended the Bethel Baptist Church, Frenchburg, KY.
Surviving is her husband of 46 years Wayne Simpkins, son Paul (Michelle) Simpkins of Frenchburg,KY. daughter Joann Simpkins of West Liberty ,KY, grandson Scottie Simpkins of West Liberty,KY; two step-grandsons Joshua & Dustin Robert of Frenchburg ,KY; step great-grandchildren, Haley, Rashelle, Blake Robert of Frencbhurg, KY. Sister Kathy & Steve Letendre of Minnesota; half-sister Anita Mae Nortahl of Calfornia, half-brother Joseph Migliaccio. Services will be held at a later date. Interment in Poplin Cemetery, Kendrick Ridge Rd. Frenchburg, KY. Menifee home For Funerals,Frenchburg,KY with Randy Halsey,Funeral Director.
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Back in November, I went to Madrid for a conference. I had a few days before the conference to explore a bit, as I had only visited Barcelona in the summer of 2013 for a few days. It was nice to be back in Spain, this time exploring a different city, and one activity I did was take a cooking class. I will have some Spanish-themed posts from what I learned 🙂
The food in Madrid was excellent. All the various tapas, the mains, and most restaurants (including hotel restaurants) were top notch. And let's not get started with the wine. I had a glass everywhere I went! Another activity I did was attend a flamenco show — truly an amazing experience and I recommend going to a show if you're ever in Spain.
Back to the cooking class — I'm not sure why I never took classes in my previous travels, but I've resolved to do so in the future. It was the most fun I had (and also a good way to spend a rainy day), while learning a lot about Spanish culture and markets and cooking.
On my very first trip to Spain in 2013, my friends and I were hungry after spending more than 24 hours getting to Barcelona. We walked around and found a tapas bar (basically small dishes meant to be shared, like appetizers). One of the tapas we ordered was patatas bravas. It's basically fried potatoes with a smokey paprika sauce (bravas sauce), and served with or without an aioli. In Madrid, it's not served with an aioli. That first tapas place was the best version of patatas bravas we tasted.
I was glad it was one of the recipes in the cooking class I went to, so here it is!
- 3-4 potatoes, cubed
- olive oil
- 1/2 tsp salt
Bravas sauce
- 2 tbsp oil
- 1 tsp sweet/mild smoked paprika
- 3/4 tsp hot smoked paprika (can substitute with mild)
- 3 tsp flour
- 1 pinch white pepper
- 1 tsp vinegar
- 150 mL of broth (meat or vegetarian)
Aioli (optional)
- 1 egg
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp dijon
- 1 cup oil (grapeseed, avocado, or olive)
Create the aioli (if making) by placing the egg, garlic, mustard, and salt in a food processor. Let run until mixed, and slowly drizzle in the oil slowly, until it starts to emulsify and thicken into a mayo-like texture. Set aside.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Drizzle a tray or dish with oil, and add the potatoes and salt. Rub all potatoes with the oil, and place evenly on tray. Place in oven, and let roast until golden brown and crispy. Alternatively, these can be fried in a pot on the stove.
In a saucepan, heat the oil over medium heat. Once heated, take off heat and add the paprika, whisking well. Return to heat and add the flour. Stir to create something similar to a roux, and cook for a minute.
While continuously whisking, slowly add the broth. Bring to a boil until the sauce thickens. Add the white per and vinegar. Season with salt, to taste.
Once the potatoes are done, serve immediately with the sauce and aioli. Enjoy!


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While organisations often task the HR team with the learning and development initiatives for their employees, the best leaders remember that their HR teams need looking after, too. The landscape of Human Resources and People Operations is undergoing so much change that it can be difficult to keep up with all the newest solutions, methodologies and industry knowledge circulating out there. That's why it's a good idea to start looking out for next year's HR events now, and build a timeline of educational and networking opportunities to keep yourselves up to date.
As the year (and decade!) comes to a close, we've compiled a comprehensive list of HR events to get excited about in 2020. If there's an event we've missed that you think deserves a place on our list, let us know at email@example.com and we'll consider adding it to this guide.
Without further ado, let's jump into the list of events. They're grouped into three sections; Europe, US & Canada, and Rest of the World and ordered chronologically within each section for easy navigation. We hope you find it a useful resource!
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Hear from 40+ global d&i experts and network with 500+ diversity, inclusion and HR professionals, at the leading event for organisations looking to accelerate their workplace d&i strategy.
Now in its 18th year, the HRD Summit UK offers the most senior HR and business leaders from around the UK and parts of Europe, the perfect platform to connect and learn about best practice and the changing workforce.
A highly focused event that brings together buyers and suppliers, the summit consists of one-to-one business meetings, interactive seminars and valuable networking opportunities; all to enable you to create lasting business relationships.
"Learning Together" is the LPI's Global Partner Conference – bringing together our community of international business partners in a creative and inspiring environment to share strategic aims and explore collaborations that lead to new and exciting opportunities in the workplace learning market.
The HR for Tomorrow Summit will again bring together the world's most influential business thinkers, HR decision makers and innovators who are taking HR to new frontiers. Join us for two intensive days of success stories, thought-provoking industry content and a peak at new technology trends.
HR Conference UK is a world class platform for advanced business knowledge and collaboration between industry leading solution providers and Chief HR Officers. This luxury learning experience offers a full day of thought leadership workshops, business meetings, networking dinners, and the latest industry information and research materials for the invited senior HR practitioners who represent their organizations to solve their latest business challenges.
The HR Tech Summit in DACH! The Rethink! HR Tech 2020 is the top management platform to discuss the latest technologies and strategies in the field of HR technology. Tailored to the complexity of your business, it offers you HR approaches and solutions for efficient human resource management. Networking & Benchmarking - Meet 250+ CHROs and HR Decision Makers on the 6th Rethink! HR Tech 2020
This conference programme aims to give senior industry professionals access to new ideas, solutions and innovations to help take their departments and companies forward. The agenda is pitched at a high level and we endeavour to present new case studies and new thinkers on the programme each year.
Founded by Sigmar Recruitment, Talent Summit has grown to become one of the largest HR & Leadership conferences in Europe, showcasing the latest thinking on talent topics from around the world. Its mission is to share thought leadership on talent to build better workplaces and working lives in an increasingly complex world of work. The 2020 series will welcome over 1,300 attendees.
HR Tech Europe is the leading HR tech summit bringing together CHROs & HR executives to discuss key industry topics, share knowledge, create new partnerships, and identify opportunities for their business. Networking & Benchmarking – Meet 150+ CHROs and HR decision-makers from renowned European companies!
HR Live features deliver the greatest marketing impact possible, giving you the chance to educate and engage a captive audience of senior HR leaders and be part of their business strategy. As well as raising your profile amongst clients and potential prospects, you will be aligning yourself to the most inspiring and thought provoking event in the HR industry.
This event is about embracing transformation and adaptation as an imperative for survival on both an individual and organisational level. You will discover a variety of new techniques for staying relevant and efficient. On top of that, you'll get to interact and network with leading innovators and disruptors within HR.
Discover how to inspire, transform and grow your organisation by putting purpose at the heart of what you do. Today, it is not uncommon that as little as 20% of a company's value is captured on its balance sheet – a staggering decline from 83% in 1975.*
This joint TAtechEurope – UNLEASH mega conference offers recruitment advertising and technology companies an unparalleled opportunity BOTH to interact with current and prospective customers at UNLEASH and to connect with current and prospective B2B partners at TAtechEurope.
In an era of rapid digital transformation, it's easy to be bewildered by the variety of technology on offer. Learn from experts and peers what works, what doesn't, and most of all: how to not lose sight of the human element in transformation where technology is the enabler! Business, leadership and company culture truly need to change and HR can become the key enabler to ensure that business chooses the right path into a better future for all.
We will covering the latest trends, developments and technology that will be effecting HR in the Year 2020. Listen to experts discuss the best practices.
Now in its 10th year, the HRD Summit EU offers the most senior HR and business leaders from around the globe, the perfect platform to connect and learn about best practice and the changing workforce.Taking place on 6-7 May 2020, at the RAI Amsterdam, you will be joining over 600 HR Directors, C-Suites and business leaders alike, from the likes of; Patagonia, Uber, Shell, IBM, Jägermeister, Aviva, Santander and many more.
This is an exciting time for HR and the HR (technology) market, and change is inevitable. But what is the role of HR and its Leaders in all this? More than ever, it's important that executives involved in people strategies take the time to understand the business. Those who are aware of the market's disruptions and associated trends can harness the transformation and keep their companies moving ahead.
Engage Employee provides hugely successful leadership events including Directors Forums, leadership roundtables, annual Employee Engagement Summit. Supported by our dynamic website, weekly newsletter, webinars and digital media. We may use your information to send you details about goods and services which we feel may be of interest to you.
HR360 is THE meeting place for Global and European HR leaders from the World's biggest companies to share practical insights on how to boost the business bottom line.
HR360 is THE meeting place for Global and European HR leaders from the World's biggest companies to share practical insights on how to boost the business bottom line.
The CIPD Festival of Work brings together two unmissable CIPD events, the Learning and Development and HR Software and Recruitment shows – and adds in a brand-new dimension, The Future of Work.
We zoom into the Future of the work, the Future of HR and the Future Workplace. The Forum aims to transform your thinking about the HR profession, shifting your paradigms to perspectives that you have not considered yet. The forum moves "beyond" the ongoing debate on HR, becoming an impactful journey and must-attend highlight for a progressive HR curriculum.
An immersive event for you to learn from employers at the forefront of wellbeing best practice, to hear from sector specialists and industry visionaries
The HR of Tomorrow conference is a global series where 100+ high profile HR experts and decision-makers from Europe and various countries around the world come to share their expertise and meet their peers. The participants include CHROs, VPs of HR, CXOs, Head of HR, and Directors from top global companies along with SMEs and hyper-growth startups.
The London Hr Summit Is Specifically Organised For Senior Professionals Who Are Directly Responsible For The Hr Services Of Their Organisation, And Those Who Provide The Latest And Greatest Products And Services Within The Sector.
The HR Congress is more than an event. It is more than a community. The HR Congress is a global movement towards "Designing and Building People Centric Organizations"
Created by leaders and practitioners, for leaders and practitioners. Come share, learn, explore, and create and the Philadelphia version of the PAFOW global event series. It's now the preeminent event bringing together leaders, practitioners, vendors, academics, and all those interested in how people data and analytics will affect the future of work and, in fact, our daily lives. People Data for Good is what we stand for
HRPA is the largest annual HR conference in Canada. The HRPA Annual Conference & Trade Show brings together the people and companies redefining human resources to offer the industry's boldest and brightest ideas, innovations, solutions, tools, resources and best practices.
The North American HR Executive Summit brings together the "who's who" of industry executives, cutting edge service and solution providers, and media partners from across North America to network, benchmark, share, and learn real-world solutions to universal challenges that face every HR professional in their daily work.
The Social Recruiting Strategies Conference (SRSC 2020) brings together HR Corporate Recruiters, Chief Human Resource Officers (CHROs), VP Strategy, VP of Recruiting, Senior HR Executives, Recruiting Leads, Senior Sourcers, Staffing Director, VP/SVP HR, Social Recruiting Strategists, Workforce Planning Leads/Directors, HR Directors/Managers, Senior Professionals in Human Resources(SPHRs), Professionals in Human Resources(PHRs), Recruitment Agencies.
WORK REBOOTED is a curated knowledge-sharing network with a mission to critically re-examine how we think about the nature of work, the concept of employment and what it takes to build a thriving workforce as we head into the 4th industrial revolution. We faciliate open, honest dialog that leads to positive social change and prosperous business outcomes.
Join us at MH-SHRM's mentor walk, an event that will connect emerging HR leaders with a variety of experienced HR executives from across the front-range. All proceeds from this event will benefit the SHRM Foundation.
The Public Sector Leadership Conference 2020 will inspire public sector organizations to think differently, act inclusively, and work effectively to lead change in an uncertain climate.
Great workplace cultures don't happen by accident—they are designed! Informed and innovative leadership is key to shaping a strong, vibrant workplace culture that supports all employees.The theme for the 2020 corporate culture conference is "culture by design." We will delve into the factors that support and shape great organizational cultures.
On February 11-12, 2020, Hiring Success 20 will once again bring together Talent Acquisition leaders, industry experts and analysts in one of the most exciting tech hubs worldwide: San Francisco. This will be one of the most important talent acquisition events of 2020 - and we would love for you to be amongst our more than 1,500 guests.
The HR Strategy & Innovation Summit is an invitation-only, premium Summit bringing leading HR executives and innovative suppliers and solution providers together. The Summit's content is aligned with key HR challenges and interests, relevant market developments, and practical and progressive ideas and strategies adopted by successful pioneers.
Participants include national and international HRD thought leaders and HRD scholars, scholar-practicioners, practitioners, graduate students, and university faculty. The organizations represented include national and international universities, nonprofits, governments, and corporations from around the world.
Embrace the Future of Talent Sourcing and RecruitmentTo overcome the skill gap and recruit the best talent, your organization needs to embrace digital talent acquisition. Leading companies are leveraging social media, new technologies, and innovative models to source new talent. Get the right talent at the right time to stay ahead of the game.
Our members-only Policy Conference features briefings from senior-level enforcement officials, policymakers, and industry experts on the major focus areas of workplace regulators, including fair employment, wage and hour, contract compliance, diversity, immigration, labor relations, and state standards.
Network & learn with Ohio's Finest HR Managers. Save the Date for this "must attend" annual conference for community bank HR managers.
The HR West Conference is where you go to find out What's Next. Convening annually for 36 years in the San Francisco Bay Area, the event takes place in the most innovative place on earth---home to the world's leading-edge companies. Practicing HR here requires skills beyond the ordinary. Join us March 9 - 11, 2020 at the Oakland Convention Center, Oakland, CA for three phenomenal days of learning, networking and inspiration.
The 54th Annual Northern Ohio Human Resource Conference (NOHRC) will be bigger, better, and bolder in 2020. We meticulously and compassionately listened to preceding sponsors, exhibitors, and attendees to enhance the overall experience of this incredible event. NOHRC 20/20, the Perfect Vision for HR is truly focused on providing an extraordinary experience for everyone!
Let SHRM be your guide to understanding the complex legal landscape that affects your organization. You'll gain an insider's look at the current agendas of the presidential administration and Congress, as well as public policy issues that impact the workplace. When you ensure that you are operating in compliance with legislative regulations, you're creating a better workplace by protecting not only your employer, but also your entire staff.
By attending Gartner Digital Workplace Summit you're joining a community of trailblazers, thought leaders and industry experts pushing the bounds of the digital workplace. This conference is the one place you can access research-backed sessions, get expert advice on your specific challenges and interact with colleagues — all in one place, over two days.
The Talent Management Stategies Conference will be a powerful idea fest driven by insights from innovators disrupting the nature of work, leadership development, succession planning, what it means to be digital, and much more. But it goes beyond presenting ideas -- it is an interactive summit in which every participant shares challenges and advancements, and every participant co-creates with peers and speakers new practices to bring back to their organizations.
Change is hitting the corporate workplace at an unprecedented pace. Is your organization ready for the future?From engaging passive candidates to blind hiring, the gamification of HR to making the most out of feedback tools, providing an exemplary candidate experience to building a learning & development platform for global teams – HR Transform will dive deep into how executive level people leaders can bring the future of work into their organizations.
At HCI's 2020 People Analytics & Workforce Planning Conference, you will learn how to integrate your people strategy with your business strategy from a hand-picked group of thought leaders, practitioners, and experts. Get peer-to-peer networking, workshops and hands-on practice to support your people analytics initiatives across the talent lifecycle. Learn how to develop, adapt, and execute workforce plans when your environment is constantly changing.
i4cp's Next Practices Now Conference is the top-rated human capital event of the year. Designed for senior HR, talent, learning, and other business leaders - and closed to vendors and consultants - the i4cp Next Practices Now Conference offers superior networking and thought leadership so you can better understand and address the critical HR and workforce issues facing your organization.
SOAHR is the can't-miss conference of the year for anyone in HR or People Management!If you're looking for a conference that will supply you with actionable ideas, new insights, and best practices for you, your team and your company, you don't want to miss this event.
Our Spring SourceCon conference in Seattle is for recruiters and sourcers who want real answers and real solutions to everyday problems and challenges they encounter. SourceCon is the largest gathering of industry innovators and recruiting thought leaders for real conversations and networking opportunities.
As we plan for the seventh year of the conference, we continue our tradition of bringing together thought leaders, innovators, and expert practitioners – on the stage and off – to shape the future of people analytics. It is the result of highly collaborative work by our extraordinary student team and Wharton People Analytics' faculty and staff.
This is annual gathering of the nation's savviest HR and Benefits professionals where you'll gain the foresight you need to create the perfect benefits package for your organization. You'll discover strategies that help organizations from various industries and sizes thrive, as senior HR and benefits executives share their experience along with best practices and tips.
This Summit will leave you energized and excited about finding the best talent, a solid grasp on emerging trends in talent acquisition, engagement, and retention; new approaches to learning; the most innovative and effective approaches to compensation and benefits; and the latest case studies in performance management.
This program is intended for senior HR leaders with 15+ years of HR experience who are responsible for planning the strategic direction of their organizations. By bringing together the best and the brightest, the program provides HR leaders with a powerful and practical learning experience.
Join Human Resources professionals from across the state and beyond at HR Virginia's Annual Conference at the Omni Homestead Resort for a unique venue to experience a conference full of keynote speakers, interactive breakout sessions, sponsor & exhibitor Marketplace and networking opportunities. You'll leave energized by the past, present and future of Human Resources.
The annual SIOP conference helps to support the vision of SIOP, namely, to be recognized as the premier professional group committed to advancing the science and practice of the psychology of work.
To drive inclusive work cultures, leaders must help employees feel supported, heard, and valued. They must reward inclusive behaviors while proactively addressing exclusionary behaviors that single out, overlook, and devalue individuals' unique contributions and sense of belonging.
Save the date for the largest HR event in Western Canada with insightful keynote presentations, concurrent tracks of breakout sessions, peer-to-peer dialogues and the opportunity to earn Continuing Professional Development hours. Our 2019 conference welcomed 1,200+ delegates, 40+ speakers and 100+ exhibitors!
Our Talent Acquisition Compliance Summit brings together recruiters, talent acquisition managers, compliance practitioners, and in-house employment counsel to discuss practical strategies for managing talent acquisition compliance requirements and risks.
Interactive inspires, educates and connects top talent leadersGain actionable takeaways you can apply to optimize your team's hiring processes now.Get innovative new hiring strategies to keep your talent organization competitive.
And when we put our differences and our humanity together in one place and talk about the future of work – that's when the magic happens. Workhuman® Live is a one-of-a-kind HR conference.You'll be grateful you came.
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The Institute for the Liberal Arts: Year Two
Drawing upon Swarthmore College's reputation for innovation and tradition and its worldwide network to serve, support, and evolve the role of liberal arts education on the national and international stage, the College's year-old Institute for the Liberal Arts (ILA) has two upcoming events designed to involve alumni and friends in its work.
On Oct. 24, in the talk "Now You See It: Why the Future of Higher Education Demands a Paradigm Shift," Cathy Davidson, Ruth F. DeVarney Professor of English and John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies at Duke University, will explore how interactive digital technologies have transformed human learning processes. Davidson believes we are on the threshold of a monumental transformation in higher education, one aimed at the needs and expectations of the next generation of connected, multidisciplinary, and multicultural global learners.
On Feb. 22, the institute will celebrate the College's sesquicentennial with a daylong symposium featuring alumni liberal arts leaders. Mary Schmidt Campbell '69, P'90, dean of the NYU Tisch School of the Arts, will deliver the keynote address on the globalization of education. Panel discussions are titled Fostering a Democratic Society through Education and The Future of Knowledge and will feature: William Boulding '77, dean of the Duke University Fuqua School of Business; Christopher Edley Jr. '73, former dean of the UC–Berkeley School of Law; Christina Paxson '82, president of Brown University; Phyllis Wang Wise '67, chancellor at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign; Rebecca Bushnell '74, professor and former dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania; Sean Decatur '90, president of Kenyon College; Ellen Schall '69, dean and professor of health policy and management at New York University's Wagner School of Public Service; and Philip Weiser '90, dean of the University of Colorado Law School.
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Mistaken, hilariously, both for an Eskimo and a Japanese, there is something sparrow-like about the renowned Hindi writer, Nirmal Verma: his diminutive frame, his tiny voice, his timorous friendliness. But that's as far as it goes. He has none of the sparrow's chatty squabbliness, none of its instinct for companionship or community. As a young boy in fact - the fifth out of eight children - Verma used to cocoon himself in from the boisterous tumble of life with his siblings by playing an unusual and solitary game. He would imagine death close at hand. Impending. Five minutes away. Then compelled by its urgency, he would try and remember all the things he held most dear - before dying. "It was just a morbid little game," laughs Verma, a trifle self-consciously. But at 71, those early preoccupations with death, memory and solitude still persist, shaping him as a writer and defining him as a man.
Meeting Verma amid the refined clutter of books and the material frugality of his crumbling barsati in Karol Bagh (he has only recently shifted to the relative plushness of a suburban Patparganj flat), one is struck by the curious mix of the affable and the aloof that makes up 'Nirmal Verma'. Despite the hospitable offers of coffee and food; the untiring conversation and self-effacing, old-world genteelness; despite the cigarettes and drinks and rounds of friends; the need to be "tortuously honest" as he puts it - there is something impenetrable about him. As Shiela Sandhu, erstwhile proprietor of Rajkamal Prakashan, who's published all of Verma's books, says, "I've been close to Nirmal for over 30 years, but I still don't know him. He knows everything about me, but I don't really know anything about him." The poetess and writer Gagan Gill - Verma's wife by a second marriage, 30 years younger than him, yet a kindred spirit if he has any - confirms that. "There are spaces in his head," says she, "that I'm not allowed to visit. Spaces, I think, he keeps closed even from himself."
But solitude is not merely a temperamental indulgence for Verma, it is the crucible of his creative imagination. With his very first book, Parinde (1959), a collection of short stories, Verma was hailed by critics as one of the leading architects of the 'Nayi Kahani' movement in Hindi literature. His inward eye; the play of memory; the contemplation of death - and the psychological exploration of human beings caught in a web of relationships-marked a significant departure from the dominant Premchand school of social realism. In Verma's work, personal conscience, existential questions and deep spiritual anxiety became the dramatis personae, replacing the oppressions of caste and plough that had dominated the Leftist Progressive Writers' Movement. Writers like Ismat Chughtai and Manto, who were part of the movement, did tackle introspective questions, much like Verma. But their work, unlike Verma's, was informed heavily by social concerns.
Verma's books - Lal Teen Ki Chhat, Ek Chithda Sukh, The World Elsewhere, Such a Big Yearning and Other Stories to name only a few - were not merely a departure. They triggered off a wave of experimental writing and ushered in a modernist sensibility.
"We live in a chaotic world of events," says Verma, "it is only in some blessed moments of self-reflection that one can see the connectedness of things, make some sense of the world." As one of his characters says in the story Jalti Jhari (The Burning Bush), "As long as we have our solitude to commune with, even when we're with others, then, in any real sense, we're not alone."
And so it is that even on the eve of receiving India's highest literary award - the Jnanpith - Verma sits amid a swirl of friends and congratulatory phone calls, unfailingly courteous, yet withdrawn in his contemplative cell. Inviolably other-worldly and private. Companionably alone. "Bada ajeeb laga," he said upon hearing about the announcement. "I thought such awards were meant for other people." An unmistakable flash of irony in his otherwise characteristic humility. Verma's stature in Hindi literature is undisputed; his corpus huge - five novels, eight short story collections and nine books of essays and travelogues. As poet and critic Ashok Vajpeyi says: "If I were to think of five great innovators of the fictional medium in Hindi, Verma would definitely be one of them." But, for leftist critics like Namvar Singh and Rajendra Yadav, this very innovativeness has marked Verma out as an 'outsider'. For them, his absorption with the inner landscapes of human beings rather than 'real' political or social contexts have been a betrayal of ideology; the foreign locales in many of his stories, a betrayal of geography.
Fresh out of a masters in history from St Stephen's College, Delhi, like many idealists of his generation, Verma started out as a Marxist. But deeply disillusioned by the Soviet invasion of Hungary in 1956, he renounced the Communist party. Three years later, he was invited by the Oriental Institute in Prague, Czechoslovakia, to translate modern Czech writers like Karel Capek, Jiri Fried, Joseph Skoversky, Milan Kundera and Bohumil Hrabal into Hindi.
The Czechoslovakia that Verma saw in the nine years that followed - the acute poverty, the intellectual censorship, the dishonesties of realpolitik - haunted him for years. Says he: "I went there as a socialist, but when I saw the deformities in a so-called socialist state, I was compelled to think of other alternatives for post-Independence India." That alternative slowly presented itself, less as a political model than as a liberal, humanist view; a literary vision shaped in huge measure by Verma's 'European experience.'
Travelling extensively through the US and Europe, Verma devoured writers and poets like Thomas Mann, William Faulkner, Rainer Maria Rilke, Virginia Woolf and Anton Chekov. They opened up worlds, a "depth of human experience", which Verma says, he would have otherwise remained unaware of. This period changed him definitively. As Vajpeyi says half in praise, half in mock hyperbole: "He gave up the politics of history for the politics of eternity."
True. It is the "politics of eternity", the great human questions which still absorb Verma. The idea of sacrificial death and rejuvenation. The figure of the redemptive Christ. The individual conscience. "I'm mystified by the question of how to apply all this to one's choices," says he. Subliminally perhaps, events in his own life have contributed to Verma's literary temper, compelled his spirit of inquiry. Verma's marriage with Bokul, an Indian doctor in Czechoslovakia, broke up when their daughter, Putul, was only three. Friends hazard-though they can't really know-that the episode, painful as it was, left many residues. Verma's fiction is full of dislocated characters who cannot connect-either with other characters or with their landscape. They are usually symbols of an essentially tragic human condition.
But it is not so much his complex interiorised worlds, as his superlative prose, his stature as a stylist that sets Verma apart as a master. Lyrical and resonant, a melancholic strain, a certain quality of ache imbues Verma's writing. As Sheila Sandhu says of his prose: "It's woven intricately." Rain, soggy leaves, elusive motes of light, shadowy worlds, the mountains of his childhood spent in Shimla-these make up the rich tapestry of Verma's fiction. There is nothing raucous about his writing; everything is understated, etherised into beauty. As long-time friend and journalist Mrinal Pande says of him: "Nirmal is mortified by crudeness."
> Catholic in his tastes, extremely well-read - "there can be," he says, "no untouchability in literature" - Nirmal Verma, in every sense of the word, is a self-fashioned man. His parents, he remembers with affection, had no intellectual pretensions. His father, an officer in the defence department of the British Indian government, was in fact, deeply dismayed by his son's literary ambitions. But Verma was lucky. He had a twin soul in his elder brother, the painter Ram Kumar, who first inspired Verma to write. They fed each other's creativity, and clung to their dreams.
Once deemed the 'outsider', chastised for examining his Indian characters in foreign places and conditions of exile, over the years, Verma has been making an interesting inward journey, towards a more traditionalist, Indocentric view of the world. "We have to decolonise our imagination," says he. "We can engage creatively with the West, exercise moral choice only when we are deeply rooted in and familiar with our own culture."
Ironically, Verma's traditionalist stance, his call for a reassessment of the past, his crusade for the revival of Hindi as a vehicle of intellectual thought, has fetched him fresh flak. Coinciding as this does with some political nuances of a right wing on the upswing, Verma's old opponents now accuse him of being a closet BJP man. But Verma resists cooption. To the disappointment of some, he may not ever have taken to the streets like Sartre, but he has always maintained an authentic moral voice. He has criticised Indira Gandhi's Emergency, voiced the cause of Tibet and defended Salman Rushdie's right to enter the country of his birth. That he has not been strident enough for some is more an expression of his shy personality than an indication of his moral courage.
In the final consensus, Verma presents to the world the quintessential integrity of being a writer. Refusing to be ensnarled, he has time and again declined top journalistic positions. Vajpeyi, who's been stung by his ire, stands affectionate testimony to that. When Gill married him, Verma had three plates to his name and no pillow. But cherishing his untrammelled space, and marching as he does to a different drum, Verma had made an elegance of penury.
Verma has held many chairs, received many prestigious awards. But as a character in his latest novel Antim Aranya says, "I've heard the word happiness, but I have never seen it." That sums up Nirmal Verma, the artist and the man for you.


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Being your own advocate is a crucial component of a successful career in the arts. But how do you distinguish between the kind of assertiveness and confidence that forwards your career, and the brassy showbiz arrogance that makes everyone hate you? It's a tricky delineation, and often they feel like two sides of the same coin. Where they differ is the lasting effect each has on your career and your colleagues. Here are some things to keep in mind as you hone the kind of professional personality that will bolster you up without cultivating toxic behaviors.
Confidence – First impressions are not to be underestimated. True confidence is a winning ticket. Naturally, talent and being a fit for the part will take precedence, but in a saturated market, where casting directors have the ability to choose not only who fits the part, but who they want to work with, confidence can give you an edge. It signals the casting director that you trust your training, that you don't have wild insecurities to which directors and coaches will have to cater, and it allows your work to shine brighter than your persona. It's human nature to want to trust someone who is already trusted. That starts with you. It should be noted that confidence isn't something you are born with. It takes practice. Fake it till you make it!
Arrogance – Bringing genuine arrogance into the room is a turn off. Most people have an intuitive sense for it and it will leave a bad taste in their mouth. They don't need to hire someone they just don't like. My caveat is to be honest with yourself. If you're actually being a diva, that's one thing. But "diva" and "arrogant" can also be lazy labels thrown around to discredit actors who are standing up for safety measures or fair treatment. It can disguise nepotism, racism and misogyny. Don't make excuses for yourself, but be honest in your assessment of the situation.
Confidence – You are part of the package. Confidence makes you memorable. If you didn't get the role the first time, casting directors might keep you in mind for future. Working with a confidence, humble, professional actor is a dream and a rarity. If you win a team over on set, you're more likely to be hired again, to have roles rewritten and expanded, and generally to have a more respected long term career.
Arrogance – Okay, so maybe you skated through and got cast on charm, talent and BS. But arrogance makes you difficult to work with. It means you're not really listening, and probably not taking direction well. It means maybe you cranked out a good performance on this project, but people might think twice before calling you in again in future.
Confidence- Remember that it's not just about your individual performance. Storytelling is collaborative. Whether you're a lead role or ensemble, you will help set the tone for any project. Confidence will help you project an environment of calm professionalism that will create space for art to flourish.
Arrogance-Arrogance is vampiric. It excludes the talent and contribution of others. It is divisive and isolating, and not conducive to strong leadership or positive modeling.
Confidence – This is where confidence vs. arrogance truly make a difference. Confidence is inclusive. It is not threatened by the success of others, nor distracted by ego, so it allows you to learn from others. It is a foundation for, and not a hindrance to, good work. It helps you grow as an artist while still promoting yourself to the best of your ability.
Arrogance – Arrogance will limit you. It is self-promotion without self-reflection. It is tied to ego and adulation and will shut out the input of artists from whom you could learn.
As unfair as it may sound, it's not just about the work. If you're serious about a lifelong acting career, you need to become self-sustaining. You are inextricable from your acting. Cultivating confidence will help you get out of your own way, be a positive networking force, and elevate your work. Arrogance will only grind away at your growth and your professional relationships. Take comfort. It's your choice.