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I recently began a project at the British Museum, where I am a curator, to collect old and new postcards from across the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia.
The aim is to develop the world's largest public collection of this material and a permanent record of a disappearing world through a medium which is itself becoming rather outdated by modern media! Each card is numbered, registered, scanned and goes onto our Collections Online section of our website, and anyone can use the images for publications or powerpoints, free of charge.
We're getting a lot of interest in this, including donations and people sending in new ones from abroad. I'm putting a few on permanent display next month too, and am always on the look out for more - particularly if they've been postally used and have interesting messages on the back.
Moreover, I've just come back from Kazakhstan and if all the cards turn up safely I'll post a postcard diary of how the trip went! I'd also be really interested to hear your feedback of course.
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I does sound interesting! Please notify me when an array of images is available online: larrynstout at hotmail.com
P.S.-- As it happens, years ago I concocted a stained glass panel that I styled "Post Card from Memphis":


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Summerset Group, the retirement village operator and developer, more than tripled its net profit, beating the forecast from its 2011 prospectus, and will pay a bigger dividend than what analysts were picking.
Net profit climbed to $14.8 million, or 6.96 cents per share, in the 12 months ended Dec. 31, from $4.3 million, or 2.39 cents, a year earlier, the Wellington-based company said in a statement. That was ahead of the company's initial public offering forecast of $14.3 million.
Underlying profit, the company's preferred measure which removes unrealised movements in the value of its property, jumped 88 percent to $15.2 million, ahead of the IPO forecast of $9.7 million.
Last month, Summerset said it beat its annual sales targets with 331 occupation rights changing hands, and last year raised its forecast build target to 300 units a year by 2015.
Total revenue climbed by a third to $53.2 million in the year, including a $15.1 million gain in the fair value of investment property, while operating revenue gained 13 percent to $38.1 million.
The board declared a dividend of 2.5 cents per share, and has set up a dividend reinvestment plan with the support of cornerstone shareholder Quadrant Private Equity. Forsyth Barr analyst Jeremy Simpson was expecting a dividend of 2.1 cents per share.
"Our results were driven by very good sales and a continued strengthening of the company's internal development capabilities," chief executive Norah Barlow said in a statement. "Our strong sales of occupation rights, range of quality new sites, and increased efficiency through the inhouse management of the development and construction process has increased the rate at which we can expand."
This week, Summerset's plans had a spanner thrown in the works by the Auckland Council turning down consent for a planned village on a 7.6 hectare site in Hobsonville, a decision that's been appealed.
Barlow told BusinessDesk the decision won't impact on Summerset's build plan, with a handful of other new villages in the pipelines and cheaper development coming from internalising that management.
She said she's optimistic about the company's future, with demographics for over-75s and over-80s set to double between 2011 and 2031, and Summerset likely to reap the benefit from that population shift.
The shares gained 2.8 percent to $2.55, and have advanced 11 percent this year. The stock is rated an average 'outperform' based on four analyst recommendations compiled by Reuters, with a median target price of $2.64.
Today marks the end of the escrow period for Quadrant Private to keep its majority stake in the company. Barlow said she hadn't heard whether the firm had decided to sell down.
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Policy, Empathy and the International Refugee Crisis
Last week's executive order from President Trump has returned the international refugee crisis to the forefront of discussion in American politics. Any time we talk about refugees, it's easy to get caught up in the risks or burdens that may come with allowing so many foreign people into our communities.
The Syrian civil war has led to the the single largest humanitarian crisis in modern history. More than 11 million people in the country have been displaced from their homes, and another 4.8 million have fled to neighboring nations as refugees.
As more and more Syrians are forced to leave their homes and country, the pressure to admit more refugees has increased on the United States and Europe. But even though the United States has a humanitarian responsibility to provide aid to refugees, the political discourse across the country has been split on the issue, leaving the lives of millions of innocent Syrian refugees in limbo.
Scroll down for a set of videos and articles from Chicago Ideas and around the web that dig into the overall political climate in the Middle East as it relates to the Syrian refugee crisis. Each piece serves to educate on the experience of being resettled as a refugee, and what's at stake if the international community does not address the crisis in a more impactful way.
What to Watch
The Vetting Process
The existing process for Syrian refugees to be granted access to the U.S. is long, arduous and oftentimes futile.
Is U.S. Foreign Policy Driven By Interests or Values?
If Saudi Arabia's number one export to the U.S. was bananas instead of oil, would we treat them differently?
Syrian Refugees Aren't Victims—They're Survivors
Media portrayals of Syrian refugees often show suffering, but their resilience suggests anything but victimization.
What to Read
9 Maps and Charts That Explain the Global Refugee Crisis
To understand what is at stake with the global refugee crisis, you first need to comprehend the sheer scale of the problem. [via Vox Media]
Immigrants From Trump's Banned Nations Are Educated, Mostly Citizens and Found in Every State
For decades, people have been immigrating to the U.S. from the seven countries targeted by last week's executive order. Here's a look into where they've settled and what they've done since arriving. [via New York Times]
What to Do
How to Help Syrian Refugees in Chicago
We spoke to Syrian Community Network founder and executive director Suzanne Akhras Sahloul about what everyday Chicagoans can do to help with the refugee crisis.
Call Your Representative
No matter where you stand on the issue, the easiest way to be an active citizen is to call your elected representatives. There are a number of sites that let you find your congresspeople and track their votes. Here's one to bookmark.


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EU antitrust & e-commerce after Coty: all clear now?
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Ha, it feels good to post another recipe here! I haven't really had the time to do any baking lately but I'm really looking forward to it.
I made those cookies right before leaving on holiday, took some with me and gave some to my friends and family. Over the years I tried A LOT of cookie recipes. And I think I finally found THE ONE. You can decide to remove or replace the macadamia nuts or add another topping if you feel like it but as long as you use this cookie dough and finish with a pinch of salt, they'll taste WONDERFUL.
Makes 40 small cookies.
you'll need
- 200g softened butter
- 125g caster sugar
- 125g brown sugar
- 400g flour
- 1tsp baking powder
- 1tsp vanilla extract
- 2 medium eggs
- 250g chocolate chips
- 50g macadamia nut chips
- 1tsp fleur de sel (french sea salt)
- Firstly, stir the butter and sugar together (caster & brown) until it's light and creamy.
- Add the two eggs and the vanilla extract. Combine.
- In another bowl, mix the flour and baking powder with the chocolate and the macadamia nuts. You can chop your chocolate and nuts, as mentioned in my last recipe. It tastes better than pre-made chips.
- Combine the content of the two bowls together evenly. Put in the fridge for 30 to 60 minutes.
- When the dough is stiff, put out of the fridge and preheat your oven at 230°.
- You now have to shape small balls of dough and arrange them on your baking tray so they don't overlap during cooking. I usually use this cookie scoop to do so but you can shape them with your hands.
- Slightly flatten the balls with your fingers and dust them with a pinch of sea salt.
- Put your baking trays in the oven and cook for about 6 minutes. I like to cook the trays one by one so the heat is distributed evenly. They'll come out very soft (and that is totally okay, no worries) with melted chocolate.
Let them cool down for 5-10 minutes before eating!
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Reason/Humanism Collaborative MegaSite
Posted by RB on January 17, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Greetings Advocates of Reason and Humanism,
Are you interested in joining an ambitious international community of advocates for reason and humanism who are working to create a major independent media voice?
I and a growing group of freethinkers are working to expand our small collaborative website, http://www.theedger.org (name to change), into a broadbased collaborative site. The primary – though not exclusive – focuses of the site thus far have been secularism, religion and atheism. We are expanding the site's purview to advocate for reason and humanism more broadly – all areas of public life. Since the site's launch in June, it has gained the endorsements of both the world's largest freethought, science and reason advocacy organization (The Center For Inquiry) and the world's most visited science/atheism blog, Pharyngula, in addition to throngs of other rationalist blogs.
The expanding site will include up-to-date news, quality thought pieces, and original multimedia (e.g., vlogging, citizen journalism, digital arts, etc.). Plans for the coming months include mass email campaigns seeking collaboration and promotion from hundreds of bloggers, university faculty, student organizations and advocacy organizations. We aspire to grow in the direction of online success stories like Daily Kos, who through broadbased collaboration, have built a leading news and views site that facilitates net and community-based advocacy and seamlessly collaborates with traditional advocacy organizations.
The Internet enables unprecedented levels of democratic engagement. Never before have so many been able to create broadly accessible media and organize with people near and far. At present, there are thousands of people advocating for reason and humanistic causes on personal blogs, YouTube accounts and so on. This is good, but we can achieve FAR more working together than we can in isolation. In fact, to a large degree, solo advocacy bloggers are wasting their time, efforts and skills. Solo blogging is simply inefficient.
So, what's the focus of your advocacy for reason and humanism? Media reform? Drug laws? Gay rights? International trade? Science education? Sexual education? Protecting the environment? Healthcare? Meditation in schools? Third world assistance?
Lets make a difference. Together.
The expansion infrastructure is being built now, with official release of the revamped site coming in February or March.
If interested in joining our team, leave a comment or email me: theframeproblem at live dot ca.
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How to get what you want: top negotiators on the tricks of their trade
Want a pay rise, a new job, an amicable divorce… or just for your kids to eat their dinner? A divorce lawyer, hostage negotiator, parenting guru, broker and retail expert show you how
Ayesha Vardag won the landmark ruling in 2010 that German heiress Katrin Radmacher's prenuptial agreement was legally binding, protecting her £106m fortune. She also recently won the right for Pauline Chai, wife of Laura Ashley tycoon Khoo Kay Peng, to have her divorce case heard in the UK, paving the way for what could be one of the biggest divorce payouts in history.
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This kid just doesn't get what the deal is with avocados. Because apparently babies don't like delicious foods, or something
Every time this tot get a spoonful of the stuff, well, her face pretty much says it all. She displays total and complete disgust and confusion
Come on, kid, don't even try to pretend that you don't love guacamole.
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text: NEWS Mavado: Life After Death 8/23/2007 by Hillary Crosley FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME A few months ago, I heard a reggae song called "Weh Dem a Do" on the radio but had no idea whose haunting voice was singing it. I eventually tracked down and e-mailed the contact for the artist, whose Slouched in a booth, Mavado (real name: David Constantine Brooks) quietly shares he's not obsessed with death - though his songs talk a lot about it - and that he's ready to give Sean Paul some mainstream competition. The lanky artist's debut album on VP Records, "Gangsta for Life," dropped this summer, and his single, "Dying," is spinning heavily on R&B/hip-hop WQHT (Hot 97) New York."I want to be on MTV," Mavado, whose promotional single "Weh Dem A Do" hit radio a few months ago, says. "I want to be a reggae pop star."The Kingston, Jamaica, native got his music initiation when he first met reggae icon Bounty Killer when he was 15, and he is still affiliated with the heavyweight's circle. Under Bounty's tutelage, Mavado, who took his name from the highbrow watch company, says he's learned to be sure of every business move he makes in order to build a solid career. And while his songs are melodious (and perfect for summertime festivals like Caribanna and New York's West Indian Day Parade), his lyrics are rife with violence.Mavado's talks about death may stem from a serious run-in with the Jamaican police. According to the MC, when he turned himself in to the Kingston police earlier this year on charges about which he refused to elaborate, an officer tried to throw him through a glass window. Bracing the fall with his hand, Mavado lost three of his fingers, which were reattached during a hospital visit. But once at the hospital, the police said Mavado escaped."The police say I'm wanted for a couple of things," says Mavado, who is still allowed to enter Jamaica. "And they tried to throw me through the window and get rid of me but I didn't go through. They say in life you must deal with death. So in the midst of life, you're in the midst of death."Mavado associates himself closely with 2Pac, citing a bit of "So Many Tears" on his album."2Pac has been my idol for so many years," Mavado says. "He was a lot different than all of the other rappers because he had a different style and he lived it. When I checked up on 2Pac's life, most of the things he went through are the same things I'm going through now, like haters and problems with the police. It's like I'm going through 2Pac's struggle with my own." FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME


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It is without question that the entertainment world has changed dramatically in the last decade. With the rise of streaming services like Netflix, there have never been more choices for consumers to enjoy media from the comfort of their own home.
Yet, there is still a certain joy in seeing a new motion picture in a movie theatre on the biggest screen imaginable. It provides a great escape from our hectic lives for at least a couple of hours. In order to compete with all the new distractions and emerging technologies, movie theatre exhibitors have been coming up with innovative ways to entice consumers away from their couch.
Cineplex Inc., the largest exhibitor in Canada, wants to help bring in a new era of movie going that literally makes audiences feel like they are a part of the action. Their answer? Cineplex 4DX.
Launching at the Yonge-Dundas theatre in downtown Toronto, the new movie-going format seeks to provide audiences with motion seats that combine with effects to enhance the experience in reaction to particular scenes. 4DX uses augmented technology to simulate environmental changes in movies, even scents.
Say, for instance, that you are watching Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, the upcoming installment in the Star Wars series. All of a sudden it starts to rain in the film, and your seat synchronizes with the film in a way that makes it feel like you're been caught in a rainstorm.
Sounds pretty cool, right? There is only one big issue facing 4DX's future: cost. To see a movie in 4DX, it will cost you $25 for an adult ticket. That may be a tough sell to students and families, though initial numbers are encouraging. Cineplex CEO Ellis Jacob implies that this new technology will please audiences enough to be willing to fork out the extra cash.
According to Ellis, since the experience opened on November 4, the plan seems to be working. The new Marvel feature Doctor Strange passed the first test, with Ellis commenting that they've sold out almost every 4DX show since.
While Cineplex's 4DX experiment is a giant leap forward for consumer-product interaction, it isn't new. The concept has been around for the last few years in countries like South Korea.
Some independent theatre owners, however, feel that these new upgrades and technologies distract from the actual movie watching experience. In a recent interview with the Ottawa Sun, Lee Demarbre, co-owner of the independent Mayfair Theatre in Ottawa, said, "People who are making these decisions don't watch movies. Everything keeps changing and I like it less and less. If it's not broke, don't fix it."
Despite Dermarbre's pleas to keep to the traditional movie-going experience, companies like Cineplex continue to push the boundaries of theatrical enjoyment. As long as audiences are willing to fork over the cash though, they show no signs of slowing down.


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Everyone knows what branding is, right? What if I told you that your brand goes much further than a logo or a slogan, or that your mismatched socks at a removal could be indirectly hurting your companies brand. It's true, I recently took a class at the NAA conference in Dallas on marketing and one topic that really hit home was the importance of branding. From the car you drive, to the shirt you wear at the removals or inspections, every decision you make when you are in front of customers directly relates to your company's branding.
I am not saying that you have to wear a suit or go out and buy a brand new truck to be taken seriously, but there are some simple ways that you can help your brand as an auctioneer.
- Be a Professional: Your'e being watched! From your inspections and removals, and most importantly your sales calls. Are you portraying the brand of your company in the right way? If not, you could be jeopardizing future business. Sellers put a lot of trust in an auctioneer, they trust that you know how to get them the best price for the assets that they have to sell. Making a seller comfortable by portraying professionalism from your appearance all the way down to your business card can go a long way.
- Customer Service: Does your seller feel that you are working for them and not just a commission? Spend time to explain the process, answer questions and make your sellers feel like you are working for them. Take their concerns (even if you don't agree) and suggest why you do the things you do. Some would disagree that customer service can impact your brand, I would argue that customer service might be the most important factor because it is all about public perception.
- DO NOT FORGET ABOUT THE BUYERS! It would be impossible to have an auction without the buyers. It can be easy to get caught up in working for your sellers and discounting the importance of the buyers. Don't let a few bad experiences with some bad apples sour your view of the rest of the paying customers out there. We see buyers converting into sellers every single day, let your company brand speak with your customer service and good things will come.
- Proof Your Auctions: Would you think that sellers research your previous auctions before signing a contract with you? I would bet a lot of them do. It's important to realize that the quality of your pictures and descriptions not only directly impact the outcome of that auction, but can be used as a future sales tool as well. Like it or not, misspellings, grammatical errors and poor pictures are a reflection of your services and the brand of your company. Take pride in your auctions, don't cut corners and the result will be happy sellers and potential referrals in the future.
Every business decision you make will directly reflect your company's brand, even if you don't realize it. You would be surprised at how deep this brand discussion can go.
- Phone Recordings: Does your voicemail say "Jim's Phone" or "XYZ Auction Service?" Do you still have "She shook me all night long" as your ring back tone?
- Email: Do you have a custom email domain for your business or are you still using Gmail or Yahoo? The price of these can be as little as $10/month through Google Apps and other sources.
- Even your location and/or warehouse: It would be hard to do an auction for industrial equipment in a 500 square foot office. Conducting auctions in a warehouse in downtown Minneapolis is as much of a branding decision as a pole barn in Waseca.
I hope that this blog can start thinking about how your brand can directly affect your bottom line. I know that I have some work to do when it comes to branding K-BID corporate, what are some minor changes that you can make?
If you want to learn more about branding and all sorts of auction marketing ideas, check out Ryan George's blog from biplane productions. I have to give credit to Ryan and the rest of the instructors from the NAA ATS class for a lot of the ideas within this post.
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According to legend, a very strange figure haunts a railway overpass outside Clifton, Virginia. The sinister soul, sometimes dressed in a white costume with long ears and wielding an axe, is the inspiration for Colchester Overpass's more widely-used nickname: Bunnyman Bridge (or Bunny Man Bridge).
Like any good urban legend, there are countless variations on the story of Bunnyman Bridge. One of the most common asserts that in 1904 an asylum for the criminally insane in Clifton was closed down and the inmates there transported to other facilities. During relocation, one of the transport vehicles crashed right near what would become known as Bunnyman Bridge.
The driver and most of the inmates were killed in the crash, but a few managed to escape. A manhunt commenced, and all but two of the inmates were rounded up. In the days that followed, rabbit carcasses were found, skinned and mutilated, hanging from the trees surrounding the Colchester Overpass. The rabbits were said to be missing chunks torn out by human teeth.
Authorities redoubled their efforts to capture the remaining inmates. The first, Marcus Wallster, was found hanging from the bridge, killed just like the rabbits. The other, Douglas Grifon, remained at large. Dubbed "the bunny man" by authorities, Grifon continued to stalk the woods of Clifton until police boxed him in at the overpass. He made a last-ditch effort to escape, but was struck by an oncoming train and killed.
Police supposedly heard laughter as the train barreled past. Soon thereafter, they uncovered just why the Bunny Man had been imprisoned to begin with: he killed his whole family, either on Easter Sunday or Halloween night.
Online accounts claim that the legend's ghastly events can be corroborated at the "Old Clifton Library" and its microfiche collection. Local historians, however, maintain the tale is easy to disprove, at least in its particulars, starting with the fact that there was no such asylum in the area in 1904.
Yet the dark story refuses to die in Clifton. Some reports claim that every year around Halloween rabbit carcasses appear on and around the bridge, while others assert that the Bunny Man can be seen standing under the bridge or at a curve in the road, hurling an axe at passing cars.
The story of the Bunny Man has even found its way onto film, most overtly in the 2011 horror film and its sequels. A sinister bunny man also appeared in , which is set in the fictional town of Middlesex, Virginia.
What makes the tale particularly chilling—as if an axe-wielding maniac in a bunny suit isn't chilling enough—is that, in spite of its incredible details, the bunny man legend does seem to have some basis in fact.
Historians investigating the Bunny Man legend found two separate incidents about a week apart in October of 1970 that may prove to be the true genesis of the strange stories surrounding Bunnyman Bridge. On October 19, a young couple driving home from a football game stopped their car near the bridge.
Shortly after they had parked, a man dressed all in white smashed their car window with a hatchet, shouting at them about trespassing. They sped away, later finding the hatchet on the floorboard of their car.
The young man, an Air Force Academy Cadet named Bob Bennett, reported that the attacker had been wearing a white suit with long bunny ears, while his fiancée described something more closely resembling a Ku Klux Klan robe and hood.
Ten days later, a construction security guard saw a man wearing a bunny costume on the porch of an unfinished home on the same road near the bridge. When the guard approached the man, he started chopping at one of the porch posts with an axe, shouting about trespassers. Police investigated both incidents, but both cases were closed due to lack of evidence.
During the investigation, more than 50 people contacted police with reports of the Bunny Man, and several major newspapers, including the Washington Post, ran stories on the case. Some articles even reported that the mysterious costumed figure had eaten a local man's cat.
The Bunnyman Bridge remains a popular destination spot for ghost hunters and legend trippers. If you decide to go yourself, beware. The police heavily patrol the area, especially around Halloween night, to discourage vandals and troublemakers. And if the police aren't present, there may be something even worse waiting for you beneath Bunnyman Bridge…


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Cupping is an ancient Chinese therapy in which a cup is applied to the skin and the pressure in the cup is reduced (either by heat or suction) in order to draw and hold skin and superficial muscles inside the cup. Sometimes, while the suction is active, the cup is moved, causing the skin and muscle to be pulled. This is called sliding cupping.
Cupping is applied to certain acupuncture points as well as to parts of the body that have been affected by pain. Cupping has greater emphasis on acupuncture points on the back, due to the ease with which it can be performed. It is frequently used before or after acupuncture, especially for back pain.
Cupping is based on the meridian theory of the body. On one hand, cupping removes any stagnation in the body and opens the meridians so that qi can flow freely. On the other, it also helps to rejuvenate certain meridians and organs that are not functioning at their best. From a scientific standpoint, cupping is known to help activate the lymphatic system, promote blood circulation, and is good for deep tissue repair.


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Buying British is Best! This is the proud boast of online and mail order lingerie firm Wickedelic Lingerie, as they appeal to talented UK lingerie designers to contact them with their new styles.
Online PR News – 17-July-2009 – – Buying British is Best! This is the proud boast of online and mail order lingerie firm Wickedelic Lingerie, as they appeal to talented UK lingerie designers to contact them with their new styles.
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Recently we saw International Women's Day 2018 come and go, and there's definitely been big strides made for gender equality in the workplace.
But unfortunately, we're not there yet. Many industries still have a large gender bias in their recruitment.
There's still a tendency for employers to appoint men to senior leadership roles over women. And this isn't just a marketing issue. This is an issue that spans across many industries and occupations, and it needs to be addressed.
Bias in Marketing Output
In fact a study by TotalJobs revealed the bias in language used to market job roles. It found that the top male-biased words in UK job descriptions are more active and dynamic, whilst the top female-biased words were more passive.
Essentially, male bias shows words that imply positive actions, whilst female bias shows words that describe passive qualities. For reference, the most common male biased words in UK job adverts were 'lead' and 'analyse', whilst the most common female biased words were 'support' and 'responsible'.
Even ignoring the active/passive divide, these common biased words enforce the notion that men are primed for leadership roles, whilst women are suited to support roles. This doesn't exactly provide equal opportunity for both women and men in leadership and senior roles.
Skewed Targeting
The study found that ads with executive/senior job titles such as 'director' or 'partner' contained language that unintentionally skewed towards male-bias.
And it's not just senior roles either. Roles that were labelled as 'junior' and 'senior' skewed towards male-biased language.
Meanwhile, roles titled 'assistant' featured more female biased wording. Job ads may be giving the impression that men are primed for advancement, whilst women are confined to assistant roles, and the employers might not even realise.
This brings us to one of the main issues with gender bias; Many people don't even realise they're showing bias.
Is It Accidental?
It's easy to say that bias doesn't exist in your firm because nobody actively practices it. But inequality may present itself subconsciously, and this could have a significant effect on the recruitment practices of your firm.
The study also showed that there is still a clear male bias in recruiting for marketing roles. Statistics show that there is a 52% to 33% male-female bias for marketing roles.
Take a look at your own job ads and your own marketing. Can you spot any unintentional gender-biased language? It's more common than many people realise, and it can subconsciously have a large effect on the potential for equality in recruitment.
Perception of Women in Marketing
What's more, studies have shown that women are actually better at certain areas of marketing than men. One of these areas is Search Engine Marketing.
The study found that women's Adword Grader performance scores were 19% higher than men's. Yet despite this customer satisfaction rate seems to be lower than men's. But why is this? Why is the customer satisfaction rate for women lower to such an extent while they have better Adwords performance scores? Gender bias may be at play here.
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While the basics of most cooking equipment hasn't changed in decades (or even longer), the past several years have seen kitchen equipment manufacturers build remote monitoring into their products. If used properly, this technology can play an important role in equipment maintenance and food safety, both now and in the future.
Higher-tech functions continue to have the greatest impact on the cold side. More operators now use remote monitoring systems to ensure their refrigerators and freezers maintain safe temperatures, according to Rusty Parke, vice president of operations for Indianapolis-based Vanco Commercial Service. "We're seeing a lot of interest in K-12. They're asking if there's any type of system [that can monitor their refrigeration] if they lose a freezer or something when they're away on breaks."
These systems, which can be either built in to equipment by the manufacturer or purchased from a third party, can be set up to send emails or texts to operators when a piece of equipment's temperature falls out of the safe zone for a set amount of time. Once that happens, operators can reach out to a service agency about a possible repair call.
Such monitoring, Parke notes, has other uses, too. Many governing bodies require operators to track the temperature of their refrigerators multiple times a day. These systems can automatically store temperature data and allow operators to access it via the internet, removing much of the human element and reducing the demands on employees.
Further, these systems can help diagnose hard-to-pinpoint refrigeration issues, Parke adds. By placing a sensor outside a box that's having trouble, service agents can determine whether the ambient temperature is so high that the unit can't maintain temperature. Service agents simply need to look in the temperature logs for the times when the refrigerator is out of the safe zone and see if the nearby ambient temperature spikes at that same time, Parke says.
While operators and service agents use remote monitoring to maintain their cold equipment, these options aren't as widely used on the hot side, Parke says. Makers of higher-end equipment have started building remote monitoring systems into their products, but to date, he hasn't seen any service notifications that were automatically generated from these units.
Parke acknowledges there's potential in remote monitoring on the hot side. He also stresses that high-tech advances must ultimately save operators money. While that's an easy sell with refrigeration and the thousands of dollars (or more) of product they hold, the value proposition for cooking equipment isn't as clear. "If we're dealing with just standing pilots and burner valves and things of that nature, there's probably not much worth on something like that," he says. "If it's a high-efficiency combi oven that's $50,000 to $60,000, we might have more worth there, but we also need to prove that those additional dollars spent at the time of manufacturing and purchase are worth it. Where are my savings? Put it in my P&L, so to speak."
Looking ahead, Parke sees the biggest opportunities for remote monitoring in warewashing and ice machines. On the ice machine front, he hopes remote monitoring could keep an eye out for the mold and slime that can so easily form in these units.
For warewashers, such programs could monitor the final rinse water temperature to guarantee that dishes are coming out sanitized and ready for use again. "We have not found the temperature monitoring system to work with a commercial dish application. Operators are having to chart those [temperatures] the same as refrigeration," Parke says.
Whether remote monitoring plays a major role in the maintenance of all kitchen equipment or stays primarily on the cold side remains to be seen. In either case, operators should explore the technology today to see how it can benefit them now and in the future.


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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1707249357803977208.post2788265319725802086..comments2020-06-21T09:45:14.276-04:00Comments on Random Acts of Color: Salvaging Your Selvages: Beating on an Open ShedDenise Kovnathttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1707249357803977208.post-40338345730699779372018-10-21T17:10:49.049-04:002018-10-21T17:10:49.049-04:00Thanks, Ettenna! I call this "Mindful Weaving...Thanks, Ettenna! I call this "Mindful Weaving."Denise Kovnathttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1707249357803977208.post-32165203955123802822018-10-21T15:06:29.178-04:002018-10-21T15:06:29.178-04:00When the weft lays in the woven warp it does not l...When the weft lays in the woven warp it does not lay in a perfectly straight plane. It curves around the warp threads. Therefore it needs extra thread or the edges will draw in. That is why a 45 degree angle works and beating on an open shed - the extra yarn is either locked in by closing the shed on the angled weft OR the extra yarn needed comes from the slack weft outside the warp. That is why you never hold it tight as you beat in the weft but rather let it droop off the selvage edge- so the extra weft needed can come from the excess thread between your selvage and the bobbin. Hard to explain - easier to illustrate. Also if your yarn is hairy you need to always have some angle so the yarn at the small end of the triangle formed at the selvage by the open shed does not "hold" your weft. If laid in perfectly straight the extra needed to curve around the warp threads cannot come from the extra between the selvage and the bobbin. I am sure you know all of this and I am "preaching to the choir" but if a new weaver sees it perhaps it will help them.
I find that if I am laying it in at an angle and still getting draw in that it helps to close the shed with the yarn held at the angle. There is experimentation involved as you don't want too much or too little.
I am always working on my selvages. I had someone recently tell me to move where I sit in relationship to the loom - for example a bit off center point to one or the other side. I haven't tried that yet - on the next warp!
Ettennahttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1707249357803977208.post-17619743183133949612018-10-21T09:42:11.311-04:002018-10-21T09:42:11.311-04:00Ettenna, this is a mystery to me! Perhaps the key ...Ettenna, this is a mystery to me! Perhaps the key here is laying the weft in at an angle. My teacher always said that the ideal angle for this is 45 degrees -- but I find that I can't manage that, typically, because of the short depth between fell line and beater (as opposed to the width of the warp in the reed). So yes, a steep angle will give you lots of weft to adapt to wriggle in and out among the warp threads, don't you think?

Still, my experience has been that I get less draw in by beating on an open shed, given that I don't lay the weft in at a steep angle. Perhaps the actions of throwing the shuttle and beating are more individualistic than we realize. Or there may be other variables, such as the type of yarns, sett, who knows?Denise Kovnathttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1707249357803977208.post-7653092832948170612018-10-21T08:55:29.530-04:002018-10-21T08:55:29.530-04:00I have always woven & also taught beating on a...I have always woven & also taught beating on an open shed. However if I lay my weft in at an angle, close the shed & beat I get less draw in.. thoughts?Ettennahttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1707249357803977208.post-66914328852146322222018-10-20T22:41:59.620-04:002018-10-20T22:41:59.620-04:00Glad you agree. It would be interesting to know ho...Glad you agree. It would be interesting to know how many weavers know this!
Denise Kovnathttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1707249357803977208.post-27798312168963245592018-10-20T17:06:56.880-04:002018-10-20T17:06:56.880-04:00Totally agree with better selvedge when you beat o...Totally agree with better selvedge when you beat on an open shed. I wish the myth about beating on a closed shed would die!Liz aka Fibergeekhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com


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One of the most-asked questions in our house is, "What's for dinner?"
This weekend, as I was making my weekly menu so that I could go to the grocery store, Michael asked the question.
"What are you thinking about for lunch?"
I have a very real problem. I usually grocery shop on Saturday mornings, but by the time I do the shopping and the putting away, I am not in the mood to cook lunch. I usually try to pick up something easy that I can throw together for lunch.
When I told him that I didn't know what I was making, he said, "How about shrimp tacos?"
I have never made shrimp tacos in my whole entire life.
I guess I should be flattered that my husband thinks that I can make pretty much anything that he thinks up. But that's a daunting prospect!
Okay, shrimp tacos it is.
Then he threw in the whammy.
"Or just make some kind of lettuce wrap with shrimp."
Low Carb Lou strikes again!
But that's not always a bad thing. He forced me to think outside my culinary box and I made these beautiful Shrimp Lettuce Tacos. Yes, I know they're not technically tacos because I didn't use taco shells or tortillas, but I'm still calling them tacos. Come along for the ride. You're going to love this!
Shrimp Lettuce Tacos
- 2 pounds of medium to large shrimp, peeled, deveined
- 2 packages of mild taco seasoning
- 1-2 heads of butter lettuce
- 2 red bell peppers, seeded and julienned
- 1 small onion, cut into rings and then halved
- 1 stick of butter
- olive oil
- Limes
- sliced avocado
- thinly sliced red cabbage
- Honey Chipotle Sour Cream
- Cilantro Lime Sour Cream
Place raw shrimp into a gallon-sized zipper bag. Add taco seasoning packets. Seal the bag and shake and massage to be sure all shrimp are well coated. Set aside while you slice the peppers, onions, cabbage, and avocados and prepare the sour cream sauces (recipes below).
In a large skillet, melt half the stick of butter with 2-3 tablespoons of olive oil. Add the shrimp and stir for 4-5 minutes until shrimp curls and is cooked through. Drain onto paper towels.
Add the other half of the stick of butter and 2-3 more tablespoons of olive oil to the skillet. Once butter has melted, add the onion and bell pepper. Saute until vegetables are tender. Drain onto paper towels.
Set up an assembly line with lettuce leaves, shrimp, onions and bell pepper, and garnishes. Arrange according to your tastes. Serve with a lime wedge for squeezing over the tacos before eating.
Well Duh #1: Try to use a taco seasoning that is powdered without chunks of dehydrated onions or chiles. I used Taco Bell mild taco seasoning and I actually let the shrimp marinate in the seasoning for about 30 minutes.
Well Duh #2: Honey Chipotle Sour Cream Sauce:
- 1 cup of sour cream (I used light)
- 1-2 tablespoons of adobo sauce
- 2 tablespoons of honey
- 1 tablespoon of milk (I used skim)
Mix together until smooth and creamy. Pour into a squeeze bottle for drizzling.
Well Duh #3: Cilantro Lime Sour Cream Sauce:
- 1 cup of sour cream (I used light)
- 3 tablespoons of finely-chopped cilantro (I used cilantro paste in a tube)
- Juice of 1 lime
- 1/2 teaspoon of salt
- 1 tablespoon of milk (I used skim)
Mix together until smooth and creamy. Pour into a squeeze bottle for drizzling.
Well Duh #4 These components would make a wonderful salad!!
Well Duh #5: When purchasing shrimp, I got peeled, deveined, uncooked, frozen shrimp. There were roughly 40 shrimp in each 1-pound bag that I used. I thawed them in a colander under running room temperature tap water.
Well Duh #6: We had a lot of leftover sauce and, let me tell you, it's good on EVERYTHING! We ate it on egg rolls. We ate it on taquitos. We ate it on omelettes. Good stuff!! You can usually find squeeze bottles in the gadget section of your grocery store. The ones I found were less than a dollar each.
These were a HUGE hit with my tribe! I mean a HUGE hit. As in, "When can we have these again, Mama?" and "Oooh, I don't even want these in tortillas! They're perfect like this!"
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Voucher products can be created in onCourse, and then offered for sale either via the College website or through the office via checkout. These vouchers can be gift certificates, a way to sell a bundle of enrolments as a set fee, or as a method of issuing a student with a credit, allowing them to apply that credit to an open or restricted range of courses.
Example 20.1. Voucher Use Cases
A voucher product for sale for a user specified dollar value. The redemption value is the same as the purchase price and has a fixed redemption period e.g. 12 months. This type of voucher is typically known as a gift certificate.
A voucher product for sale for a different redemption price to the purchase price. e.g. purchase price $100, redemption value $120. This type of voucher can then be used as credit to purchase enrolments or other products.
A voucher product offered for sale for a fixed fee, redeemable for a single enrolment in a course or set of courses.
A voucher product offered for sale for a fixed fee and fixed number of enrolments from a set of one or more courses. For example 4 enrolments from one course (a year's worth of enrolments in a course) or 4 enrolments in 4 courses (one enrolment in each of the four courses).
A way to sell a bundle of enrolments to a company for a fixed fee, for their staff to enrol in a class of their choice from a course, e.g. 10 enrolments in your choice of classes for the course Computers for Beginners. This type of voucher would send the invoice on redemption to the nominated company contact, rather than to the student.
A voucher is a product which can be sold and later redeemed for other purchases or enrolments. Vouchers can be redeemed for a monetary value or for a fixed number of enrolments in a set range of courses. The voucher type describes how much the voucher costs to purchase, how long it is valid for and what it can be redeemed for.
Vouchers are the list of purchased voucher type products. Vouchers can be purchased and redeemed through checkout. This list shows who purchased the voucher, who it is redeemable by and what the remaining value of the voucher includes. Every voucher has a unique code that must be quoted for redemption.
For most cases when a user wants to buy a voucher, they will nominate the price they wish to purchase the voucher for, and that the price will also be the redemption value of the voucher. (Type 1) This type of voucher product will be created by default for all onCourse instances and be called "Gift certificate". It will only be enabled if the College has the right license that enables this feature.
In addition, colleges can create other types of voucher products that are linked to enrolment permissions and these will have purchase prices fixed by the college. Some of these types of voucher products may also be available for sale on the website.
A voucher may be sold as part of the existing QE process or it may be given away for free (sold with 100% discount). Either way, an email is sent to the payer with the details of that voucher (not the student since it may be a gift, if the student and the payer are different people).
To open the voucher type window you can either use the Dashboard favourites links, type 'Voucher Types' into the Find Anything search bar, or in the onCourse navigation menu under Products > Voucher Types.
If a voucher passes the expiry date, the status is set to 'Expired' and the balance of the voucher purchase price is transferred from the Voucher Liability account to the Vouchers Expired income account. Expired vouchers are greyed out in the voucher list and can't be redeemed and edited. Their expiry date can not be changed.
To create a new voucher type simply click on the + icon in the bottom right hand side of the window and enter the information required.
There are a number of fields in a voucher record. They include:
SKU - this refers to a stock-keeping unit, a unique identifier for each distinct product and service that can be purchased. You can create whatever product code you want for any voucher.
Name - allows you to name the voucher.
Liability Account - allows you to choose the liability account you want the purchase price of the voucher to be deposited into until it is redeemed or expires
Expiry date - this allows you to create a expiry date for the voucher from the date of purchase e.g. 365 days.
Options for redemption - you can select whether you want the voucher to be able to be redeemed for an enrolment/s, for the purchased price or for different price.
If you want the voucher to be able to be redeemed for a enrolment you can leave the drop down box as "enrolment in" as this is set as the default. You will need to choose how many enrolments you want it to apply to in the text box below. A voucher may allow for multiple enrolments in one course, an enrolment in choice of courses, or a mix of the two.
The section below this drop down box will change depending on the choice you make. The range of fees for the selected courses is shown to help you discern the correct voucher price.
When you select 'enrolment in', switch on the Course button and then type in the name of the course/s you want to add. The more you type the more refined the auto-completion choices will become. To add a course from the list, click the 'add' button to the right of the course name. Or you can click 'add all' to add all choice appearing in the selection window.
If you want to apply a voucher to more than one specific course then you can add each course one by one using the first option "Course" making sure you select OK after each course added.
A standard 'Gift voucher' type of voucher is redeemed for it's purchase price. You can choose this option from the drop down menu.
If you want it to be redeemed for a different price than the one purchased for then select "value" from the drop down menu and choose the amount it will be redeemed for. This would usually be more than the purchase price, not less.
The last lot of fields on a voucher record let you set the rules of where the voucher can be purchased. The choices allow for purchasing to be disabled entirely, purchased in the office, or purchased both in the office and online. You can also add a more in depth description that will be displayed on the website (as long as both check boxes are selected) in the Web description field.
Purchasing a voucher in onCourse is done through checkout window. You can search for a voucher by either start typing in the Vouchers name or SKU in the 'Enter course or item' field on the left side of the page. Alternatively you can click in the 'Enter course or item' field, then click on the 'Show all' button next to the word 'VOUCHERS' on the right side of the page. Once you have found the voucher you want, click it and it will add to the cart. You can then accept payment as usual.
When a voucher is purchased it always gets sent to the payer just like the invoice does.
A student can redeem a voucher either via an office based enrolment in Checkout or by enrolling online themselves. They will have to supply their voucher code which can be found in their voucher confirmation email. A student can type in the voucher code in the payment window during an online enrolment or your staff can redeem the voucher for them during an office based enrolment.
For more information on the financial transactions that occur in the general ledger when a voucher is bought and sold, refer to the accounting chapter.
A voucher is a payment method against an invoice.
When you are trying to redeem a voucher in checkout:
You have to firstly add the student/s, class/es or product/s as normal when enrolling a student
In the bottom field on the left hand side, 'Enter voucher or promotion..', enter the voucher code that the student would have received by email.
The voucher will attempt to validate automatically. If valid, it will apply to the current checkout. If not, an error will show.
If the voucher has a different contact set as the 'Send invoice on redemption to' contact, then this contact will also be added to the cart and will be chosen as the payer. This will not be able to be changed.
The voucher will apply as much credit as possible to the invoice. If there is a remainder then that credit will remain on the voucher for later use. You cannot edit how much of the voucher to apply.
Additional payments can be added if there is a difference between the voucher balance and the invoice balance, such as a credit card payment. If the voucher is paying the amount in full, then the payment type will read 'No Payment' and the Pay Now amount will be $0.
Continue the process as you normally would when enrolling someone through checkout
On occasion, you may need to find a voucher that was redeemed in a sales process. From either the Invoice, Enrolment or Payment In window, you can use the 'find related' function to go back to the voucher that was used during the sale.
Select the record you want to investigate with a single click in the list view and click on the 'Find related' icon and select the option 'Voucher redeemed'. This will open a new list showing the voucher, or vouchers that we used as a payment method for the record.
During the checkout stage of your website enrolment there is a field (as seen in the screenshot below) in the Summary section that allows you to enter a voucher code. This field is available again on the payment page. Enter the voucher code, click "Add Code' and it will redeem it against the value of the order if it is valid. If the code is not valid then an error message will appear.
Additional payment methods will be requested during the final stages of the checkout process if the voucher doesn't cover the entire balance of the enrolment(s).
When someone buys a voucher through the office they need to wait up to 15 minutes before they can redeem it online.
The cancellation process will check if any of the enrolments invoices were paid using a voucher. If you cancel a class and then credit all the students, regardless of how they paid their enrolment fee value will be created as a credit note.
To cancel a voucher purchase, Go to the Sales window (can be accessed via the Dashboard highlight the selected record, click on the cog wheel, then select "Cancel voucher". This process is similar to cancelling an enrolment, in that you have the option to provide a credit note during the cancellation process, or retain the fee paid.
A cancelled voucher can not be redeemed.
The options available are:
Create credit note to reverse the voucher fee - this is checked by default, however if you wish to not create a credit note then uncheck this box and select Proceed. Unchecking this option retains all the fee paid for the voucher for your business.
Retain administrative fee - select this box as well if you want to deduct an admin fee from the credit note. From here you can then choose the amount deducted, whether it includes GST and the account the retained fee is attributed to.
It's your responsibility to note this message during cancellation and follow their own internal policies regarding voucher. You can either use the credit to provide the student with a new voucher to the same or original value, or use the credit note for a standard transfer or refund. For purchase price vouchers this will not be a problem, only fixed price vouchers that offer greater value or enrolment cluster vouchers.
You may want to use vouchers in place of credit notes for a variety reasons:
They remove credit note balances from your trade debtors account
If unused by the student, they automatically expire after a fixed period of time to become income for your business, instead of remaining as a liability indefinitely
They can be used to enrol online by anyone who has the voucher code e.g. the student can gift their credit to a friend by giving them the voucher code
To convert credit notes into gift vouchers, you first need to ensure you have a voucher type set up that can be purchased for a variable amount.
Example 20.2. How to create a voucher type that can be purchased and redeemed for an amount of any value
Go to the menu Products > Voucher Types to open the list view
Click on the + to create a new type of voucher
Enter a SKU and voucher name. Commonly, this type of voucher is called a 'Gift Voucher'
By default, your vouchers will be set to expire a year after purchase (365 days). Change this value if you wish.
Select Can be redeemed for... 'Purchase Price'. This will make all the other options on the general tab disappear.
If you wish to sell this voucher on your website, go to the tab Web and check the option 'Can be purchased online'. You may also wish to add a product description on this tab also
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Reflective Blog: My Blog experience
To be honest, this is the first time for me to write the academic blog. In the first blog meeting, we discussed lots of things interesting like how to post a blog or share the feature photos. In the next meeting, we asked Jackson to take a photo for us and use it on the membership page. After that, our first semester started. Every Thursday we have lecture and it related in our blog, I learned a lot from these lectures. Each lecture cover different aspect in the urban design, such as Sustainable Transport, Landscape Urbanism, Effective Economics, Neighbourhood design and Politics of Urban Design etc. Then we started to write the blog, because English is not my first language, I always worried about I will make the mistakes when I writing the blog. Finally, I overcome it and try my best on it.
For the blog writing, firstly, I learn how to analysis the notes which I have taken during the lecture. It was very hard for me. Because of the language problem, some of the content I cannot fully understand. I asked lots of questions with Adem, Ryan and other classmates. They are very kind for helping me. Through these questions, I gradually can understand these lectures and during the discussing with my classmate, we all have our own options and we shared each other to improve our understanding of the urban design.
My first blog describes the lecture of Landscape urbanism which is talking about how the landscape urbanism working in the past and nowadays. My main point of this blog is in the different region has different design method to arrange the landscape urbanism. I showed an example in Hong Kong. Because Hong Kong is a typical intensive city but has lots of small-scale parks to satisfy the residents who live around and then I wrote the history of landscape urbanism. Through this blog, I learn how landscape urbanism been designed and how to arrange it.
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Gag order?- Now Lebanon
Gag order?
Matt Nash, September 21, 2011
The Beirut Bar Association recently initiated disciplinary action against two lawyers for criticizing a draft association rule that would limit attorneys' ability to speak to the media, prompting outcries from the lawyers and human rights groups.
In July, Carlos Daoud wrote an article slamming the draft rule as an affront to freedom of speech, contending it violated human rights conventions and ran contrary to laws in Europe and the US. Fellow Beirut attorney Nizar Saghieh printed the piece in a new journal he is publishing.
Daoud told NOW Lebanon that around 10 days ago the Bar told both him and Saghieh they were under internal investigation and would have to answer questions about the article to determine whether or not the Bar will take disciplinary action against them.
Beirut Bar Association President Amal Haddad, the only person authorized to speak on the organization's behalf, refused to comment. She said the rule is still only a proposal under study by the Bar's board, and that the investigation of Daoud and Saghieh is nascent, therefore it is premature to speak with the press about these issues.
Daoud said he did not think the rule's authors intended to limit lawyers' freedom of speech, but he insisted that would be the consequence if it passes.
"We are now 10,000 lawyers in Lebanon. If each lawyer wants to talk to the media, it could be publicity for him or marketing for him. If an unknown lawyer each week talks to the media, he could become a star in Lebanon and start getting many more clients. This is the reason [for the proposed rule]," Daoud said.
Saghieh, a well-known human rights lawyer, said that if the rule passed, it would severely impact his work. He often represents refugees and asylum seekers detained in Lebanon for illegal entry or for overstaying their visas, which he and many other human rights groups consider violations of Lebanon's constitution.
Several of his clients have been held in detention both after their sentences expired and, in some cases, after judges specifically ordered their immediate release. Last year General Security confiscated Saghieh's passport and held it for two days. He and 16 human rights groups claimed the move was an attempt at intimidation, which General Security denied.
"When I was pursuing cases against General Security, do you expect me to stay silent while they seize my passport or keep refugees detained?" he said.
"We consider that if you're a lawyer defending a social cause, you're compelled to go to the media. We're defending people who are really marginalized. We need the media and the public to support our cases," he added.
Daoud and Saghieh condemned the Bar for initiating disciplinary action against them, with Saghieh going as far as calling it "authoritarian." The men said Daoud is being pursued for writing the critique and Saghieh for publishing it.
The investigation is still in its first phase, and Daoud said they will have to undergo questioning on October 11. After questioning, the Bar's disciplinary board will decide whether to pursue further action. They could face penalties ranging from a formal warning to being permanently disbarred.
This week the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network, the International Federation of Human Rights, the World Organization against Torture and the Frontiers Ruwad Association, a local group that provides legal services to refugees and asylum seekers, issued statements denouncing the Bar.
Daoud stressed that he and Saghieh are most concerned about the impact the proposed rule, if passed, would have on lawyers' rights of expression.
"This isn't about Carlos Daoud and Nizar Saghieh. This is about freedom of speech, the ability to write an article or be able to speak. No one should tell anyone they don't have that right," Daoud said.
To read more: http://www.nowlebanon.com/NewsArticleDetails.aspx?ID=313769#ixzz1YlYAuzt8
Only 25% of a given NOW Lebanon article can be republished. For information on republishing rights from NOW Lebanon: http://www.nowlebanon.com/Sub.aspx?ID=125478


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I recently interviewed fellow Business Development Consultant Kathryn Bistacchi of KSB Consulting. Kathryn is familiar face for those in the legal and professional services sector in Manchester, known and respected for her work with various Manchester based law firms and accountants.
When I was looking to set up KO Consulting I was introduced to Kathryn, she was generous with her time as I quizzed her about her route to success and what she brings to the firms she works with. It's now 18 months since KO Consulting started and 3 years since Kathryn started KSB Consulting. I was interested to hear more about her journey and how firms can benefit from using external expertise to grow. Luckily all it took was a slice of cheesecake and a cup of tea to convince Kathryn to spend time with me while I quizzed her for a second time, this time drawing on my experiences of the last 18 months.
Can I start by asking why you decided to move away from the security of full time employment into a consultancy role?
I had a light bulb moment after working as a sales & marketing manager for an SME that they didn't need someone of my level in a full time capacity but did need some support and this made me realise that there must be so many other businesses out there in the same position. I think I always did want to work for myself just didn't know what, made sense to stick with what I had been doing for the past 10 years and what I actually enjoyed doing but for lots of businesses instead of just one.
How did you decide to focus on the Professional Services Sector? Was this decided at the outset or did this just evolve naturally?
This was not a conscious effort and did just happen because of the contacts I had previously. I did get my fingers burned early on from a company that went into administration before paying my invoice, they weren't in the legal sector and it was a valuable lesson to trust my instincts about who I wanted to work. Since then I made a conscious decision and has been ever since to work with business to business service based clients.
In your view what do businesses gain by having someone from outside the business coming in to assist with their business development?
I don't get involved in the day to day politics and get to see the wider picture, plus I'm able to bring the knowledge of what works for others. I also find as I am not there all the time that clients make the most of the time I am there and ensure what I need from them is done for when I am next in, giving them that motivation and nowhere to hide.
Are their challenges to overcome not being there day in day out?
I have found that businesses want me to be the one who builds the relationships, but by not being there every day it forces them to step out from the shadows, I will orchestrate from behind closed door but my whole philosophy is the best person to sell the business are the owners/partners/managers of the business. It is all about relationships at the end of the day.
How do you get round those challenges?
Basically by giving them no choice! I take a step back, but I'm also there to support and motivate when required.
If a firm is looking to improve their business development where or what activities would you suggest is the best place to start?
I'd definitely start with their existing clients base, this is so often over looked with businesses too busy chasing new business they forgot to look after and make the most of what they have. There is always opportunity for cross selling and referrals if you ask and it is a much easier sale.
Would you go back to the security of a full time role now you've experienced working for yourself?
No I couldn't, this was pretty much decided after the first 3 months on my own. I think it would be like hiring a caged tiger now, but this is what motivates me to carry on.
Finally what advice would you give to someone looking to move into a consultancy role rather than a full time position within one company?
Understand your market, who would want your services and test the waters by asking those contacts you already know to see if they would be interested in you working with them as you never know you could get some business lined up before you even start. But don't wait to get all your ducks in a row as this will never happen and you just have to take that leap of faith.
My motto is "Just hold your nerve and keep going!"
It was very interesting to note the differences and similarities in our approach. The main similarity was our agreement that organisations don't use their existing relationships enough and often prefer to ring fence business development as a separate activity, instead of integrating it into daily operations. We are also in agreement that for us, the benefits of a full time role didn't outweigh the freedom and satisfaction we get from working for ourselves and helping other organisations to develop and succeed.
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