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Head of the Citizenship by Investment Unit, Ambassador Emmanuel Nanthan has attributed the success of Dominica's Citizenship by Investment Unit to a solid market of investors and proper marketing.
Ambassador Nanthan stated that private conferences and meetings have been held for the purpose of marketing the island's CBI program, while continuing to work with CS Global, who handles most of the programs marketing.
He noted that they continue to take pride in conducting their due diligence to ensure that the program does not get affected due to negative publicity.
"We actually worked on getting the projects going. So in addition to having prices that are conducive to them, we have gone on a number of private conferences organized by the developers to sell their projects. So these projects are getting direct things from them. But we have also of course continued to have CS Global as our major architect in marketing our program and they continue to market our program all around. There are a number of issues right now, for example the issues with Iran; and so we are trying to ensure that our due diligence continues to be on top. So we have put a ban on Iranians who live and or work in Iran. We will deal with Iranians but only those who live outside of Iran and have their revenue coming outside of Iran for the last ten years or at least ten years. So that takes us from operating in the hotspots," the Ambassador explained.
He noted that the new developments taking place all over the island keeps investors and potential clients interested in the country.
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Ambassador Nanthan added that the country's CBI is a solid programme with clear benefits.
He went on to thank the staff, agents and the developers for their work in ensuring a successful program.
"These are some of the things that help us sell because we are a solid program. We are entering our 27th year as a CBI program in Dominica and there are things that people can see that's happening with CBI monies here in the country. We want to thank the staff of the CBI Unit who continue to work hard day in, day out. We want to thank the developers for doing the projects for being ethical in what they do. That for us is important, getting the work done is important, working together as a team, not just for the CBI office here but for working with the developers and the agents and the other Government departments and that for us is very important. We continue to do what we have to do, going to the different conferences, engage our promoters, engage CS Global in our marketing and selling the program in the areas where we believe, the market is solid and where there is a demand for our program," Ambassador Nanthan added.


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There was once a young man in the early 1900s, who shone amongst his fellow students in intellect, honesty and good character. One day, he walked up to his aged widowed mother and told her that he had been awarded a scholarship for higher studies at Oxford University. The woman looked up at her son, inner conflict writ large in her eyes, as they filled with tears and said, "You will travel across the seas and be away for many years. Who will your sisters and younger brother turn to, in times of need? Who will carry me to my last resting place in case my time comes with you so far away?" There was no hesitation in the young man, as he smiled at the woman sitting before him – a woman, who had borne the rigors of an early widowhood to bring up and educate her six children. The professors in the Punjab University were appalled when the scholarship was surrendered with the simple explanation, "My mother's happiness is more important to me than my scholarship". This young man rose to dizzying heights in the Indian Civil Service, was made a 'Khan Bahadur', opted for Pakistan and became Chairman of the Public Service Commission a few months after independence.
It was perhaps in 1946 that Muhammad Ali Jinnah asked Muslim members of the civil service to return 'honours' awarded to them by the British. The man featured in the opening paragraph of our story was then holding the top slot in the War Risk Commission of India. He promptly had the words 'Khan Bahadur' cut out from his luggage, patching the hole with plain leather. Weeks went by and then one day, an old friend called him from Lahore to say that Quaid-e-Azam wanted his company at breakfast on the following morning. How the three hundred plus odd miles between Delhi and Lahore were covered in a car, cannot be recounted, but the rising sun found him entering Mian Manzar Bashir's residence on Lawrence Road, Lahore.
What transpired at the breakfast table and how the meeting with the Founding Father fuelled the fires that were already burning inside him, was a story that I always listened with rapt attention – for this great man was none other than my maternal grandfather.
I know of another man, who when told that he should submit a claim for the property he had left behind in India, declined to do so, for the simple reason that he had enough to sustain an honourable lifestyle. When he was told that 'so and so' had been allotted 'such and such' property, he turned away with the words that he was not inclined to emulate 'so and so' nor yearned for 'such and such'.
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I concluded my speaking tests at October's end. For one week I asked nearly 450 students the same questions.
"What is this number?"
"What is a difficulty you have overcome?"
"What if you had 1,000,000 won?"
Some students provided pure comedy.
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Student 1: You must clean my room and make me food.
Student 2: You must do my English homework.
Student 3: You must bring me chicken.
But outside of the occasional chuckle, speaking testing is my least favorite duty as a native English teacher.
I understand the rationale. Korean high schools grade students nearly exclusively through performance tests. Whether that is a midterm, a final exam, a speaking test, an essay contest, a listening test, or some kind of project presentation, students' grades almost exclusively boil down to their ability to perform in clutch moments.
Contrast this with American high schools. While tests are no doubt important in high school, test-anxious students can still raise their grade through scores on homework, classroom participation, portfolio projects, and essays. In other words, they can supplement their scores with consistent classroom engagement and diligent work outside of class. Korean students, on the other hand, study for hours upon hours to take grade-defining tests that last anywhere from 1-50 minutes.
I recently had an enlightening conversation with my co-teacher about evaluation differences between the Korean and American education systems. In Korea, a bulk of students' scores come from multiple choice and short answer exam questions. On the other hand, American grades tend to have much more balance between objective scores (like multiple choice) and more subjective grading measures (like essays and projects).
Multiple-choice and short answer questions have their benefits. For one, they are very easy to grade. It's so easy, that most schools do it with scantron machines. Second, assuming that teachers craft questions carefully, multiple choice questions are a fair assessment of a student's knowledge. Ideally, every multiple choice question has one unambiguous correct answer. Therefore, students either know the answer or they don't (though some students can benefit from a 20-25% boost from random guessing). Therefore, one reason Korea leans so heavily on such assessment methods is that many perceive it as more fair and equitable than comparable subjective means of grading
However, multiple choice and short answer questions also present downsides. For one, a solid score on a multiple choice test only reflects the student's ability to correctly identify correct answers. In other words, it is a test of fact recognition rather than deep understanding. It is quite possible that some students who score very high in multiple-choice tests could struggle to synthesize the theories and concepts of a given subject into a coherent argument or explanation (something an essay prompts them to do). In other words, asking students to write essays forces them to demonstrate deeper conceptual understanding than asking them to recognize correct pieces of information.
Another downside is the poverty of creativity. There are countless ways students can demonstrate their knowledge of concepts aside from the recognition of correct multiple-choice answers. They can write an essay, prepare a project, give a speech, or create some form of media. Moreover, such projects demand a higher level of understanding. One must take the time to explain a concept rather than simply recognize a concept's correct components.
However, projects, speeches, and essays are not without flaws. The biggest concern with such methods of assessment is subjectivity. In multiple-choice tests, one either gets the right answer or the wrong answer. Assuming well-constructed questions, there is no room for debate. However, when grading an essay or an oral interview, there is much more room for interpretation.
"What components make up the grade?"
"What weight should each component receive?"
"How do we differentiate a student's performance on each component?"
Most teachers answer these questions in the form of rubrics – point scales that spell out the expectations of a given project or essay. However, despite all efforts toward objectivity, rubrics will always contain some form of judgment.
For example, I borrowed this example from an elementary writing rubric:
A score of 4 – Piece was written in an extraordinary style and voice. It is very informative and well-organized.
A score of 3 – Piece was written in an interesting style and voice. It was somewhat informative and organized.
What exactly differentiates "extraordinary style and voice" from "interesting style and voice"? Unfortunately, rubrics are almost always irreducible to the teacher's subjective interpretation. In other words, the teacher will give higher scores to the essay that they "like more".
For the most part, this is not too problematic. Many teachers can differentiate amazing essays from good essays from average essays from poor essays with acceptable reliability.
But other subjective biases can also creep into the grading process.
One such example is name-grading. If a teacher knows the name on the essay they are grading, they may unconsciously skew their scoring based on their impression of that student.
"This student is always engaged and active in class. They have a terrific attitude. While this explanation could be clearer, I will give them the benefit of the doubt."
"This student always chats while I am trying to give instructions. They disrupt class more often than other students. Their essay has some problems here. I better dock some points."
This is one reason college students should attend professors' office hours when they can. Building rapport and showing initiative may give a student's paper an edge when it comes to grading.
Other subtle biases can also come into play. Teachers may give preferential treatment to essays with cleaner handwriting, essays with strong introductions and conclusions (but maybe weaker bodies), or even the essays they read first and last. Anchoring may lead teachers to cluster essay scores around score of the first paper read.
So while more subjective measures of assessment provide students with more creative outlets to demonstrate their learning, teachers are more prone to cognitive biases than scantron machines.
So one reason I dislike speaking tests is that I know I will not be completely objective and fair. It's far too difficult.
It is impossible to avoid name-grading as I must speak with individual students one-on-one. I see their faces and know their names.
Moreover, a speaking test requires careful listening. I can always read an essay a second time if I am unsure of which score to give. But in an oral interview, I have one opportunity to listen. If my mind drifts for even 10 seconds, I have no choice but to construct an educated guess on students' performance.
I have tried to address these biases in the past. During my first speaking test, I attempted to grade objectively (and ultimately disheartened my students with a C+ overall average).
The second time around, I chose to acknowledge my biases and perform statistical corrections to ensure relative uniformity in the average score and standard deviation among classes. While this provided the illusion of objectivity and equitable grading, I also knew that not all classes were completely equal. As a result, I likely artificially inflated the grades of under-performing classes while unjustly docking points from high-performing ones.
While discussing grading with my co-teacher, he made an interesting point. In Korea, teachers tend to constrain their scores on subjective evaluation inside a limited range. While this might give undeservedly high scores to low performers, it would also reduce the risk of students complaining over their scores. It is far easier to dispute a difference of ten points over comparable performances than it is to dispute a one-point difference.
So this time around, I adopted a new grading plan. I set my base score at 70 points. Students who sit down and say "my name is Min-ho" and nothing more would earn this score. From there, I judge their pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, comprehension, and fluency on a scale from 15-20. A score of 15 reflects no grammar, nearly unintelligible pronunciation, and agonizingly delayed fluency. On the other hand, scores of 20 reflect performances nearly matching that of a native speaker. The average score consequently increased from around a 78 to a 90.
Obviously, this system is not perfect. In some ways, I am a bit of a coddler. However, I tend to have warm opinions of my students. Most students do their work in class, speak when I ask them to, and behave themselves (within reason). If my speaking test is the only score they receive in my class, I want their semester-long efforts reflected in their score.
Despite my concerns, I can take comfort in the fact that my scores only reflect 5-10% of their English grade. Moreover, I only need to sacrifice two weeks a year for this test. I can spend the rest of the time doing what I love – challenging my students to speak English and exercise their creativity.


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North Kesteven District Councillor Andrea Clarke has announced her resignation.
Councillor Clarke, who was elected to the authority in 2011 for the North Hykeham Mill ward stood down due to family reasons.
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Ian Fytche, Chief Executive, said: "We are grateful to Councillor Clarke for her service to the district and its residents and wish her every success for the future."
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Today's my Mom's birthday. What a blessing to know she has just turned 78! I wish her health above all... with that we can figure out the rest.
This is the card I made for her. The image/sentiment is from Deep Red Stamps. This brand is new to me and I own several of these stamps. Very high quality and cool images.
Mom loves cats so the image is perfect for her birthday.
I made some layers with patterned papers and wrapped a cord, while placing a button as a nice touch. The image was colored with watercolors and framed with orange cardstock.
I chose these colors because they are "happy colors"... and I wish she just be happy and healthy. No complaints, no negative feelings... that's just what I wish for her.
The paws in the envelope are also image from Deep Red Stamps.
Happy Birthday mom!


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April Horoscopes - Astrology Guidance For Every Zodiac Sign!
If you felt like you just couldn't make progress in March, you're not imagining it.
"Mercury was retrograde nearly the entire month of March," said Astrologer Anne. "That made it difficult to get anything going and pushed all of us to be patient and take more time for fixing, reviewing, and meditating."
April Astrology: Aries Energy And 'All Systems Go!'
Now that the Sun's in fiery Aries, we're in a new (astrological) year, and things will start moving forward once again.
"Aries is the 'all systems go!' energy," said Astrologer Anne. "When the Sun enters this fiery sign in late March, we start not only a new astrological month but a brand new astrological year. So it's a great time for making new starts."
Where To Get Started?
But what are the best things to start?
"This powerful Aries time inspires all of us to start all kinds of new projects, relationships, and just about anything else wish," Astrologer Anne explained. "The trick is knowing what your best things to start actually are.
"The areas most favored for you this month depend on your zodiac sign," she continued. "You can find out what they are in my April monthly horoscopes, which cover all the important details for every zodiac sign."
April Monthly Horoscopes
As usual, Astrologer Anne has written her regular detailed monthly horoscopes for all zodiac signs.
See your horoscope now so you can make April a great month!
Find Out What April Holds For You
Check Astrologer Anne's April horoscopes at https://astrologeranne.com/free-monthly-horoscopes/
You'll find details about love, money, career, relationships, and more.
Visit the Astrologer Anne website at https://astrologeranne.com/ to get your free, detailed April monthly horoscope forecast now.
About Astrologer Anne
Astrologer Anne is Anne Nordhaus-Bike, a longtime professional astrologer and award-winning astrology journalist.
She's also in demand as a speaker and is a frequent and popular guest on radio, where she takes calls from listeners and shares what's in the stars for every astrology sign. Her free monthly horoscopes cover every zodiac sign for devoted readers on her website. The National Women's Hall of Fame honored her accomplishments, adding her to its Wall Of Fame. She is a member of the American Federation of Astrologers.
For more information, go to https://astrologeranne.com/


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Mission Statement:
The Alberta Correctional Education Association (ACEA) is dedicated to the academic, vocational and personal development of incarcerated persons and the professional enhancement of association members.
Core Principles and Guiding Values:
Every Person has Potential to Learn:
- We believe education contributes to the growth and development of the incarcerated persons by directing the learning process, stimulating intellectual curiosity and promoting lifelong learning.
- We believe education has a responsibility to challenge incarcerated persons' understanding of themselves, their abilities, values and aspirations while respecting culture, language, spirituality, and tradition
Every Person has Potential to Become a More Responsible Citizen:
We believe that an effective way to address crime and crime prevention is to provide education that promotes moral, social and personal skills along with a responsibility to self, family and the larger community.
We believe criminal behaviour is most often a choice; appropriate educational programs influence incarcerated persons to make alternate, pro-social and ethical decisions.
We believe education promotes incarcerated persons self-discipline, self-worth, self-confidence, values and morals, thereby encouraging responsible citizenship.
We believe the community has a responsibility to promote, through education, the reintegration of incarcerated persons into society.
Correctional Education is Unique:
We believe correctional education provides holistic education to address the social, moral, personal, vocational cultural and spiritual needs and academic needs of incarcerated persons.
We believe correctional educators are professionals who have developed skills necessary to teach effectively in a demanding subculture that is security-oriented, high risk and controlled.
We believe correctional education meets the diverse requirements of numerous stakeholders.
Professional Associations Contribute to Growth and Development of the Members:
We believe the Alberta Correctional Education Association (ACEA) maintains and develops professional standards through the creation and use of its constitution, publications, in-services, research and anticipation of the future needs of its members.
We believe the sharing and networking of knowledge, ideas, values and experience provided through ACEA and its activities is of benefit to both the members and stakeholders.
We believe the members of ACEA are the major resource and strength in achieving correctional education mandates.


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How to Facilitate an Effective Retro
Posted on by Jen Skene in Process
Does your product development team do a weekly retrospective? At Carbon Five, we think it's the most important meeting of the week. Here are some tactical suggestions for facilitating a retro, so your team understands their challenges, celebrates their successes, and comes away with an actionable to-do list.
Why are we doing a retro in the first place?
When PMs get busy, retros are often the first meetings they skip. This is a total shame. Here are the benefits of doing a retro:
- The team can identify their challenges. Sure, talking about what's wrong can be cathartic in and of itself. But once you've named the issue, you can start to solve it.
- Team members can propose their own incremental, experimental solutions. We don't need to solve all the company's problems in our retro. We also don't need to wait until the higher-ups tell us how to fix a problem they may not understand. Our team can come up with manageable, iterative things to try out over the next week.
- Team members can share their recent successes. Retros are not about whining about what's bad. We all feel good when we experience regular achievement and success — even small wins — and we feel even better when we share these wins with others.
- Team members can show gratitude for their teammates. Scientifically proven to make everyone feel good. Try it!
Materials you'll need
Paper version:
- Post-it notes
- Pens
- Wall or table to stick the stickies
Digital version:
- Stickies.io – Carbon Five created a web app to help us do retros with our clients, particularly in situations when people are remote. It's free!
The step-by-step
- Each person has 3 minutes to write their reflections on the past week.
- For things that went well this week, start statements with "I like".
- For things that did not go well, start statements with "I wish". This prompts you to frame the problem as a solution, rather than letting you get bogged down in frustration.
- For questions or concerns, start statements with "I wonder".
- Go around the room: each person reads their stickies out loud to the group.
- Cluster the stickies by topic. Example topics: "Yay team!", "Communication", "Our process". One person can take the lead on sorting the stickies, others can help.
- Together, the group writes "we will" stickies. These stickies are directives for what the team will do during the week, to improve the issues the team has surfaced. What makes a good "we will"? Read on.
- Start the next retro by reviewing the prior week's "we wills".
What makes a good "we will"?
Good "we wills" are:
- Not about blame.
- Contributed by all individuals on the team, not only the team lead. To prompt everyone to suggest "we wills", ask open-ended questions like "How might we work in this?" or "What are some things we can try?"
- Actionable. Think of it as a to-do.
- Able to be completed within a week. We're going for incremental improvement here, not a total overhaul. If there is a timeline for completing the "we will", make that clear.
- Experimental. Try out a new process or tool. You don't have to commit to it forever, you can start with just one week.
- Not too numerous. Ideally, the team can do all the "we wills" in the coming week. Three is a good number.
- Assigned to a specific person, if needed. Some "we wills" apply to the whole team, for example, if you're changing a team process or trying to shift the team culture: "We will ask each other more questions". Other "we wills" need to be completed by a specific team member.
Help the team follow through
You may find that people aren't actually doing the "we wills". Shocking, I know. Here's how to encourage people to do the thing:
- Post a link to the "we wills" in Slack at the start of the week.
- If you're using Stickies, you can share a link to the board. If you're using pieces of paper, type up the "we wills" in Google Docs, Confluence, etc, so you have a record and you can share it.
- Put the "we wills" in your task management tool. Assign to specific individuals as needed.
- Start the next retro by reviewing the "we wills" from last week. What's our progress on this one? What about this one? If you haven't done it yet, decide if you want to carry it forward for next week or declare that it isn't important anymore.
Everyone takes a turn as facilitator
Have a different team member facilitate retro each week. That way, everyone can share ownership for improving how the team works together.
What's a good cadence for a retro?
- When should you hold a retro? Retros are a time to reflect. Hold a retro at the end of a sprint or at the end of the week. Hold a retro after your team demos what they have accomplished so they can reflect on that process.
- How often should you schedule them? The best cadence for your retro will depend on your team. We like weekly retros, so there is a frequent opportunity to address challenges before they grow. If a team is humming along, you may need a retro every other week. Once per month is too infrequent; there's too much time for unresolved issues to fester.
- How long should a retro last? It depends on the size of the team and the depth of discussion you desire. Start with 45 minutes. If you find you need more time, schedule the next one for an hour. If it takes less time, finish early.
- When is it okay to cancel a retro? Almost never. If everyone is busy and it feels like there is no time, you need that retro even more. A retro is an opportunity to de-stress, and an opportunity to find out how your team can function more efficiently. If things are going well, a retro is still a good use of time: there is always room for improvement.
Use retros to build psychological safety on your team
A regular retro creates an emotionally safe space for your team.
Retros should not be about blame. Don't confuse a retro with an incident postmortem, where the goal is to figure out what went wrong. Postmortems are valuable, but they deserve a separate meeting.
I am amazed at how using the language "I like", "I wish", and "I wonder" elevates the group's mood. These words are inherently non-confrontational. Starting a sentence with "I wish" transforms you into an optimist, and you start thinking of solutions. Starting a sentence with "I wonder" prompts you to get curious.
Retros are an opportunity for people to bring up tough issues, ask their team members for help, and express appreciation for each other. Together, these actions build psychological safety. Retros also make people feel better. They diffuse interpersonal tensions. Teammates realize other people share their concerns and their commitment to making things better. Retros can be cathartic mini group therapy sessions.
What are your favorite ways to get the most out of your team's retro? I'd love to hear them! Send a note below.
Illustrations by Lo Wheelwright.


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Don't Be the Best – Be Unique by Combining Your Interior-Branding
Being Unique Is Really Important…But why?
We are often told to be the best so that you are safe and ahead of the game. But, here's what you probably didn't realise . . . All of us are born with unique abilities, for which people often try to imitate others.
But, even though it is good to be the best or a popular company, being unique will leave your company's mark on everyone's mind.
Therefore, no one will ever be able to reach the one-of-a-kind standard that your company and services or product created for itself and for your clients.
Because in the long run in order to survive, it is important to focus on your staff and your professional unique capacities and to work with them to improve.
Just because there will always be someone better, doesn't mean that your special offer won't be useful for your clients. Understanding your company's unique abilities will only lead you to create an experience like no other. As Simon Sinek said, that's how Apple, Martin Luther King, and the Wright brothers …started their way to success.
Moreover, it is wise to understand the potential of your staff to extend their capacities because striving for perfectionism is never in the human nature.
"A candle loses nothing when it lights another candle. Be the light that starts the fire in someone else. Let your brand be that candle who lights others."
How to be unique by combining your interior-branding
A physical space is of paramount importance when it comes to branding. With every step or turn of a customer, interior-branding has the ability to convey a message. Or to better communicate to the targeted demographic. The story that is presented through a design atmosphere can be shown through graphics, signage, colour palettes etc.
Moreover, uniqueness of a brand may depend on certain factors. Such as, how effective the shapes, colours, and textures collaborate in terms of brand design? Or how well do the designers communicate the stories of the particular brand? Or the kind of thought process that is given in the design? The more attention to interior-branding might lead up to effective yet appealing designs.
Why is it important to combine your interior design with your brand?
Do you prefer a beautiful design over a meaningful design? Well, the modern world has changed pretty much to admit the opposite. The impacts of meaningful designs over beautiful designs are far beyond.
An interior design is given a whole new face with branding. In a fast pacing world, clients are compelled to differentiate themselves from their competitors. Brand design plays a huge part in differentiating a particular brand. Or giving the interior design a clear, distinct voice by branding aspects.
It is pretty much an easy task to please the eye through the interior design. But to resonate interior design through brand design? Yes, it can be an overwhelming process where design professionals are to be engaged.
Which should be first? Brand design or interior?
The design process is a result of the understanding of the brand and the interior, and of a graphic and an interior designer. The deeper understanding of the combination of interior-branding of the designers will always lead to one of a kind and innovative designs.
Neither brand design nor interior design comes first in the design process. If an interior design is forced to adapt to a logo or when a logo is designed to follow an interior, the whole design process will be lacking in essence. Thus, the design process will not be a smooth one. Therefore, the possibilities of unique design inventions are crushed. The equal collaboration of a graphic and an interior designer is highly required in terms of interior-branding.
The Puma Store in Japan which is designed by Nendo is one example that shows the importance of brandscaping. A series of steps is designed as display stands to remind its users on the importance of leading a healthy life in connection with Puma. The subtle connection of Puma and Sports has been manifested in the Puma interior that leaves an impact on Puma users.
100% chocolate cafe is an interior design effort of Masamichi Katayama which is situated in Tokyo. The ceiling design of 100% chocolate is done by dark wood panels that are shaped like oversized chocolate sizes. Each variety of chocolate products is assigned with a shade of colour and a number. The use of materials and colour palette has been taken into intelligent consideration to fit the concept of the 100% chocolate cafe. The 100% chocolate cafe lets chocoholics indulge in the process of chocolate making by placing an open kitchen in the layout.
Apple is a renowned brand known for its sleek design and the simplicity. The interior design of Apple stores is taken into sensitive consideration in terms of straightforward materials, a minimal colour palette and the layout of the space. Particular areas are devised according to the functionality, where the layout is pretty straightforward yet simple. Apple convinces its users that the physical representation of an Apple store is what the brand philosophy is about, from the spatial configuration to attention in the detailing of product arrangement.
The Cherry Home is a two story bedding boutique that is designed by CAS. The store is designed with a tone of soft pink and white, inspired by the cherry tree. The interior of Cherry Home gives the users a sense of serenity within the interior space.
Whitewashed wood planks are used in the ceiling design of the second story, which displays children's items. Ceiling-high wooden displays are used so that more products can be put on display without cluttering the store, therefore maintaining the serenity on the cherry tree.
Interior-branding has a great amount of impact on consumers and also the employees of a company. So, it is important to consider the interior in terms of branding for a distinct and personalised identity.


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Miley Cyrus has two boyfriends? And one of 'em is Justin Bieber?
Hollywoodnews.com: Well, Boom Boom Clap Boom De Clap De Clap…This is news.
Miley Cyrus apparently has two boyfriends. And she's only 17.
It's between Australian heart throb Liam Hemsworth and Justin Bieber. She first met Hemsworth, 20, during the production of Disney's "The Last Song."
The U.K.'s The Sun heard Miley joke: "I have my travel-size boyfriend and I have my oversized security boyfriend. It's perfect!"
The Sun also writes:
The teen sensation should be careful what she says if she wants to avoid bust-ups with the Bieber Fever brigade.
Bieber's fans went crazy, making death threats to Kim Kardashian when the duo quipped that they liked each other.
How true it is that Cyrus is linked with Bieber, has yet to be determined. We'll wait for the Gossip Cop ruling.
The whole news byte is head-spinning as we had Bieber linked with Kardashian's sibling Kendall Jenner.


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Staff at Kempston Outdoor Centre
Bryan Richardson - Centre Manager
Ben Holmes - Instructor
Ben freelanced for various companies while studying Adventure Recreation at the University of Bedfordshire, then joined the team full time in 2008 after graduating with honours.
He is a summer Mountain Leader, Single Pitch Award and Climbing Wall Leading Award holder and most recently became a level 2 paddle-sports coach. When not at the centre Ben enjoys `rock climbing in its many forms´, a bit of DIY (as long as its wood work!) and time with his young family.
Unofficial title: Tech support
Fun fact: At university I once or twice abseiled out of my bedroom window on the 7th floor using a desk for an anchor.
Currently into: Bouldering
Best piece of kit: Palm Sidewinder Combi Salopettes (canoeing waders)
Jean Davies - Administrator
Jean joined the centre team in 2007 to take on some of the workload for D of E and centre administration. Having worked for central government she has gained a wealth of experience that we make extensive use of. Needless to say we are very grateful to have her on board!
Unoffical title: The Personal Assistant
Fun fact: Used to work for HM Treasury.
Currently into: Zumba, Charity Fundraising
Best piece of kit: Cork Screw
Adam Ciantar - Instructor
Adam started volunteering at Kempston about three years ago and after a year or so got offered a job as a causal member of staff. He continues to be the driving force behind the climbing wall and is responsible for the regular route-setting of increasingly difficult boulder problems. Needless to say he enjoys bouldering and sport climbing!
Unofficial title: "The one with the piercings", "Dyno boy"
Fun fact: You can guarantee my iPod is near by.
Currently into: Bouldering
Best piece of kit: La Sportiva Solutions (climbing shoe- solution by name solution by nature)
Ian Melville - Instructor
Ian joined the team in 2007 and became a regular contributor to the after school clubs and day to day sessions at the centre. Ian is a BCU level 1 coach, Climbing Wall Award holder, and GNAS archery leader. Keen to dip his toe in many different adventure sports, Ian is a familiar face to those who visit the centre regularly. Also a keen photographer, you may see Ian´s pictures on many of our leaflets and this website.
Unofficial title: Beardy man
Fun fact: Big fan of folk music!
Currently into: Sport Climbing
Best piece of kit: Woolly hat!
Maclaine Colston - Instructor
Mac Joined the team in February of 2012 during his studies at Shuttleworth College with a desire to hit the ground running with centre experience when he finished. Having completed his diploma Mac is a regular provider of outdoor activities at the centre and is persuing National Governing Body qualifications in climbing and paddlesport.
Unofficial title: Big Mug
Fun fact: A leading player of the hammered dulcimer. Has played at the Royal Albert Hall!
Currently into: Land Expeditioning
Best piece of kit: Rab Latok Jacket. Cozy.
Sacha Fisher - Instructor
Sacha joined the team in February of 2012, having had a varied depth and breadth of experience across the UK. She started her outdoors employment as a sailing instructor on the South coast, going on to study Sports Science at Bangor Uni where she developed a love for walking and climbing and did her Mountain Leader Training. Since then she has worked in FE, gained her Summer Mountain Leader, PGCE and CWA before arriving at Kempston after a career break.
She previously enjoyed adventure racing but now can be found running in circles at orienteering events at the weekends.
Unofficial title: ..?
Fun fact: leads a double life as... a chartered accountant!
Currently into: Orienteering & mountain Biking
Best piece of kit: Buff
James Walsh - Instructor
James joined the team in February of 2012 and is our bushcraft specialist. He completed an apprenticeship after leaving school gaining an NVQ in Outdoor Activity Leadership and went onto work for various Outdoor Providers around the country. James then studied Outdoor Studies at Manchester Metropolitan University graduating with honours. He is also a youth worker and has worked for various charities including the Princes Trust. James is a UKCC Level One Paddlesport Coach as well as being Mountain Leader and SPA trained and has an active interest in the outdoor environment and bushcraft.
Unofficial title: Walshy
Fun fact: James was born on Christmas Day which he claims is the worst possible day to have a birthday
Currently into: Hillwalking /Indoor Climbing
Best piece of kit: Rab Vapour -rise Jacket
Chris Stapleton - Instructor
Chris started with us in 2013 after finishing his university studies. With paddlesport being his speciality, Chris spends much of his summer on the river looking after our many and varied clients.
Unofficial title: Unit
Fun fact: He can wiggle his ears
Currently into: white water kayaking
Best piece of kit: Drysuit for all those silly swims


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The 2019 Lanzarote International Film Festival closing ceremony will take place next Saturday 18th May in Teatro El Salinero at 8.30 p.m.
The event will be hosted by Nacho Peña, a comedian from Lanzarote and regular collaborator of another local comedian, Gazz. Nacho is known for his video platform Vine. Nowadays, he is producing content in other social networks like Instagram. We have seen him in several advertising campaigns for beer, alongside other Canarian comedians, and even in music videos such as El Vega.
The closing ceremony will kick off with a concert by the Brass Orchestra of the Conservatory of Music.
At this year's edition, the jury includes several cinema professionals. The winner of the International short film section will be selected by Maribel Verdú, Leandro J. Betancor and Daniel Grao. The National short film section will be evaluated by Pedro Ayose, Eva Llorach and Antonia San Juan. And finally, Marcos Méndez, Fran Perea and Antonio Velázquez will be in charge of choosing the short documentary film.
Gianluca Gielle, Sandra Wahlbeck and Manuel Castillo Huber are in charge of the Animated short film section. And, lastly, the Canarian short film will be selected by Fermín Otamendi, Pablo Blanco and Andrés Santana.
After the concert, the jury will announce the 2019 festival winners and will explain the reasons why the short films were awarded.
All winning films will be screened for those who couldn't watch them during the week in CIC El Almacén. Please enjoy them.
The president of the Festival, Ismael Curbelo, Isaac Castellano, Minister for Culture from the Government of the Canary Islands and Jimena Álvarez, Culture City Counsellor from Arrecife, will also take part.
Award and Sculpture for the short film winners:
Every short film that wins an award will also receive a €1,500 prize, and a sculpture designed by Lanzarote's artist Ildefonso Aguilar.
Tickets (€5) can be purchased online at Ecoentradas. If they are still available, they will be on sale on Saturday at 7 p.m. in Teatro El Salinero.


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The Quiet Gentleman by Georgette Heyer
Published: Sourcebooks Casablanca (1951), eBook, 368pg
Source: Bought
Genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Romance
Returning to his family seat from Waterloo, Gervase Frant, seventh Earl of St Erth, could have expected more enthusiasm for his homecoming. His quiet cousin, stepmother, and young half-brother seem openly disappointed that he survived the wars.
And when he begins to fall for his half-brother's sweetheart, his chilly reception goes from unfriendly to positively murderous. (from Goodreads)
The Quiet Gentleman is a FANTASTIC book, you guys. I LOVE IT SO MUCH.
First up, right, is the unusual hero and heroine. Gervase, the hero, is quiet and unassuming and everyone totally thinks he's a doormat. He's the new head of the family, but since everyone else wanted Martin to be the Earl, they all ignore Gervase and his fantastic features. Much like Hugo's family in The Unknown Ajax, everyone forgets that he was in the battle of Waterloo and kicked major butt. All they see is the top layer of accommodating unloved half-brother, and they ignore the fact that he's a decorated army dude who is actually competent.
However! Gervase is not actually all that accommodating. He's not exactly a troll, but he's sort of on the edge of being one. A typical conversation with Gervase will be something like the following:
Gervase: Take away this fugly vase please I don't want it in my dining room
Gervase's step-mother: Leave it there I am the boss and not you
Gervase: Oh, you like that vase? I'll have it put in your sitting room then
Gervase's step-mother: Leave it where it is
Fugly vase: *shows up in step-mother's sitting room*
Speaking of Gervase's family (again), they're all terrible people. His step-mother is a horror, his half-brother's a toddler in an adult body, and his father (deceased) held a grudge for 30 years and blamed a baby for his problems. He's why everyone hates Gervase and/or doesn't understand him. Everyone except Gervase's cousin, who is very nice and is his friend and omg, View Spoiler »the ending about broke my heart « Hide Spoiler. (Gervase also has a half-sister, but she barely shows up.) Ugh, that family.
Luckily Gervase a) doesn't scare easily, b) actually seems fond of his family (including his terrible half-brother!), and c) knows how to handle them all so he gets what he wants with a minimum of fuss. Success!
The second thing I loved was Drusilla, the heroine! She's probably the most unusual heroine I've found in a Georgette Heyer book so far; she's not conventionally beautiful (her eyes are her best feature), she's a little overweight, short, and she has a lot more common sense than most everyone else in the book. She was so refreshing and amazing and YAY! Drusilla!
Her parents are, unsurprisingly, also unusual: her father's one of those "back to nature" kind of dudes and her mother is a famous author. They show up at the end and have a very funny scene with Gervase's step-mother– I just loved Drusilla's whole family.
Third amazing thing about The Quiet Gentleman: it's a mix of mystery, Gothic romance, and straight-up romance. The mystery is not all that twisty and I figured out the almost-murderer early on, but there's so many red herrings I second guessed myself all the way 'til the end. The Gothic elements gave the story a fantastic atmosphere, though considering how GH played with those elements, that atmosphere was a mix of funny/spooky. For example: Drusilla is walking through the woods at dusk and hears strange noises. Does she
a) think it's a villain out to attack her?
b) think it's a wolf about to attack her?
c) think it's a rabbit jumping through some bushes?
The answer is c, because of course it's only a rabbit. lol.
Not SO amazing, but still pretty sweet: the beta couple starring Gervase's military friend and Martin's not-really-his-girlfriend. They're so cute together, omg.
I didn't like how the not-really-his-girlfriend was basically slut-shamed when all she did was be friendly to Martin and he refused to obey the conventions of the time, cornered her in a lonely spot, and then tried to rape her. He attacked her! No "boys will be boys and you can't show them ankles least they go insane with lust" nonsense, please. I mean, it does fit with the times, both the story's setting and when the book was written (1950s), but it wasn't any fun to read about. UGH.
That low point aside, I very much enjoyed The Quiet Gentleman and I'll definitely be reading it again.
Read: January 31-February 3, 2014


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Cancer Support Group
First Tuesday of the month, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Highland Park United Methodist Church, Room 218
3300 Mockingbird Lane
Dallas, TX US 75205
Date: Oct 6, 2020
Time: 11:30am
This is a warm and friendly group for participants with a recent diagnosis, cancer survivors, and/or family members. You are invited to bring your lunch or purchase lunch on site if you like.
For more information, please contact Rev. Camille May, 214-523-2243.
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The average Hispanic client is a 31 year old unmarried woman with one (35%) or two (33%) children. Hispanic victims typically have low education levels, with two out of three (65%) lacking at least a high school diploma. A little more than half has earnings from employment; 24% report no income at all when they first come to MSCFV for services. The average Hispanic client received MSCFV services for 3.5 months. This is significantly longer than the average of two months for other MSCFV clients.
Most Hispanic victims who receive MSCFV services experience abuse at the hands of a boyfriend (67%) or spouse (52%) who lives with them. A significant minority of Hispanic victims (28%) have left their abuser at least once before. Half of Hispanic clients come to MSCFV for services after a specific abusive incident. Police are involved in most of these specific incidents.
All MSCFV Services are available in English and Spanish. MSCFV has a model program and service delivery system for Spanish speaking victims.
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L Brands (LB) - Get Report reported third-quarter profit that declined from a year ago and issued light current-quarter guidance this afternoon, exacerbating concerns of a slowdown at its Victoria's Secret brand.
Shares were down about 2.8% to $66.05 in Tuesday's extended trading session.
After the market close, the parent company of Victoria's Secret and Bath & Body Works said earnings fell 24% year-over-year to 42 cents per share in the third quarter. Profit nonetheless beat the FactSet mean estimate of 40 cents a share.
For the current quarter, L Brands anticipates earnings between $1.85 and $2.00 a share, down from $2.15 a year prior. Analysts surveyed by FactSet were modeling $2.03 a share.
Same-store sales at the company's Victoria's Secret brand declined 1% in the quarter vs. 7% growth in the year-ago period. A 7% increase in same-store sales at Bath & Body Works, however, helped bring total same-store sales growth to 2% for the most recent quarter.
Total revenue of $2.58 billion was in line with analysts' projections.
L Brands will hold a conference call to discuss the results at 9 a.m. EST on Thursday.


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Dizzy's Club
With pianist Tord Gustavsen, bassist Siguard Hole, and drummer Jarle Vespestad.
For his soon-to-be-released eighth album on ECM Records, The Other Side, pianist Tord Gustavsen returns to the piano trio setting that first brought him to worldwide attention in 2003. His website gets it right: "The elements of Gustavsen's work remain intact—a paradoxical blend of simplicity, quietude, and sensuality built on the hymns of his youth, a Nordic kind of blues, and an instinct for composition." He'll be joined tonight by his trio mates from the recording: Sigurd Hole on bass and Gustavsen's longstanding collaborator Jarle Vespestad on drums. This highly sensitive trio leaves room for an exemplary amount of space in its music, but engaged listeners will find no dull moment. Don't miss your chance to experience the next step forward in Gustavsen's distinctive and truly beautiful conception of the jazz piano trio.
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Dizzy's Club
Broadway and 60th Street
5th Floor
Set Times*
7:30 & 9:30pm nightly
Late Night Session Tues-Sat
Doors Open at 11:15pm
*unless otherwise noted
Reserve by phone
In person after 6pm
daily at the club
Price Info
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LeekeWorld troubles
I am this close to boycotting this company. Every time that I have a problem, they are extremely unhelpful and do nothing. I swear during my 10 years in the hobby, I've never encountered a company with as awful customer service as Leeke.
Okay, so last week I made an order for a pair of shoes and some laces. The shoes that I got were a pair of sneakers in L-Girls size: LS-287_G. I have a Vito guy from Souldoll and his feet are bigger than my 65cm female dolls', so he can't wear MSD shoes but then 60cm+ boys' shoes are too big to him. In the general category for the L-Girls shoes, they list the size as 6.7cm. I thought that the maximum outer lenght for the shoes couldn't be more than 8cm. So, they should work fine for my Vito guy whose foot lenght is around 7.3mm.
Well, today I get the shoes, and they seem quite big to me. I measured them and lo and behold: the outer lenght for the shoes is 8.9cm. If they list their L-Girls' feet size as 6.7cm, 8.9cm is over two centimetres bigger than that.
Now, I realise that the outer lenght of the shoe HAS to be bigger than the lenght of the doll's foot. But 8.9cm, really? What in the world… Not to mention, there are no measurements listed on those particular sneakers' page. So, if I buy these shoes that don't have any special measurements listed, of course I'm going to assume that they are the same size as their standard shoes for L-Girls, which is around 7.5~7.9cm, depending on the shoe. But yeah, definitely not bigger than 8cm in outer lenght.
So, I messaged to Leeke about this problem and requested that they would list individual measurements for each shoe in the future to avoid any more misunderstandings. For once they got back to me within the same day, but… well, see for yourselves:
Dear customer
Thank you for shopping with Leekeworld.
We checked your order.
We are so sorry about this problem.
When we make the Sneakers in Leekeworld. we made them larger than the actual doll's feet size.
We thought it looks better when we take photos and wears the Sneakers.
So we are making the Sneakers larger.
The G size is bigger than G size.
The L size is bigger than L size.
The LL size is bigger than LL size.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.
Thanks a lot and have a good day.
From Leekeworld
… all I can say is… what in the world?! Sure, maybe the shoes will look better in a larger size if you photograph them individually, or like, only from the ankle/knee down when a doll is wearing them. But I assure you, if you took full body shots of the whole doll, it would look quite ridiculous. And how is this "the G size bigger than G size" thing going to help me? How much bigger is it? Give me actual measurements! You expect your customers to buy these shoes that can cost between $36-49 to try and see if they might fit their doll? What in the world… I'm just speechless. Like, sure, no wonder your doll shoes look almost perfectly in-scale miniatures of human size sneakers if you make them bigger… that smells like false advertising to me.
Seriously, if this isn't ridiculous, I don't know what is:
This isn't the first time I'm having problems with Leeke. Once I made a group order for their wigs and the order's total value was at around 400 USD. Then, when I got the order home, one wig was missing. I took photos of the wigs that I did get, as proof, and messaged to them. In their reply they basically accused me of lying about the missing wig: that surely I didn't inspect the box well enough and the wig had to be there. It wasn't that they forgot to include it. And I'm just like… if I can afford to make an order worth $400, WHY ON EARTH would I try to scam you out of ONE wig? One wig. If I was being dishonest, don't you think I'd have claimed that several wigs are missing from my order, hmm? Well, eventually they did believe me and refunded me for the missing wig (in points, not in actual money), but… it was unnecessarily difficult.
And just recently Yenna asked them to take a photo of one of their in-stock M-size shoes, as they use G-size shoes' photos for the M-size shoes. Because let's face it: shoes made for 40cm dolls ARE going to look different from shoes that have been made for 60cm+ dolls – just like a wig made in 9-10inch size is going to look different from a wig made in 6-7inch size. And Leeke's reply? No, we won't do it. Like, don't you care that a customer might not purchase your items, if you can't bother to market them?
Every time I deal with their customer service, I'm left with this feeling that I'm doing the wrong thing by messaging them. Like, I'm bothering them and if I report a missing item or a problem with an item, I'm a liar trying to scam them. Customer service is supposed to, you know, serve the customers… would it kill you to be helpful for once?
I seriously wish other companies would pick up more variety in wig colours, 'cause damn… I really feel iffy about supporting a company that treats their customers like trash. :/
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Yup, Leeke probably has the shittiest customer service out of all the companies I've ever dealt with. Too bad they have the best colour options for wigs and as long as you know what style/size combos to avoid, also the best wigs around.
But I sure as hell am NOT buying shoes from them again unless I know with 100% certainty what I'm getting. The pair I asked a photo of, ended up pretty much how I'd envisioned them to be, but the other pair I also bought in MSD size was just ugly as hell. I understand it takes time to take, edit and upload photos of the products but how about do it anyway?? The small sized shoes are signifigantly different looking from the large ones they photograph. They even have a different angle in the heel height for the MSD shoes. And that whole let's add like 2cm extra to make them better is utter bullshit. Even 1cm is pushing it a bit, if you want the shoes to, you know, look like they're in scale. Let alone 2!
Clearly they don't care that their shitty service is turning away even their long-term customers. I remember ordering shoes from their very first shoe preorder ever, so basically I've been with them for as long as they've been making shoes, but I really don't want to support them anymore.
I'd also really like to give them feedback on those ~arteesteeeek~ wig photos they have from their other photographer (the one that doesn't shoot in studio light, uses weird angles and stupid filters on the photos) cause those are not one bit helpful. But I know they won't do anything about it even if I mention it. Luckily most wigs also have the studio light versions but those are only with 9-10″ size on huge round volks heads. :/ The msd size photographer should lay off the filters and artisty when they're trying to sell products.
Yeahh, I tend to avoid Leeke unless I need some extremely special wig color (like those gradients they offered). But recently taobao really has been fulfilling all my needs. The reason I avoid Leeke is that their wig quality has actually disappointed me 9 out of 10 times =/
I'm sorry to hear about your issues with them, that really takes the cake. I would try to avoid them as much as possible after that ^^;;; The worst thing is a company that doesn't seem to care at all =O And they've done some other shady things in the past as well I remember.
Joo, leekellä on ollut riman alituksia niin kauan kuin muistan :/. Tosi harmi, että se on yksi ainoista firmoista noin isolla peruukkivalikoimalla (värien ja mallien kanssa). Aloin boikotoimaan firmaa sen jälkeen kun olin tilannut peruukkini ja toinen oli ihan käsittämättömän huonolaatuinen. Valitusviestin vastaus oli että "Joo, joskus nää peruukit on tälläsiä". Maksan erikoiscustomi peruukista normaalia peruukkia isomman hinnan ja firma ei halua edes korvata peruukkia jota on täysin mahdoton käyttää tai stailata millään lailla. En edes käsitä miten sieltä päästetään tuollaisia kakkosluokan tavaroita läpi asiakkaille (joista ei selkeästi välitetä pätkääkään). Viimeinen niitti oli silloin aikoinaan leeken "taidevartalo" joka ei "missään nimessä" ollut mikään toisen tekijän kopio. Että sellainen firma.
I've never had a single problem with Leekeworld, and they always responded fast and professionally (albeit in broken English) whenever I wanted to combine orders etc. I must be one of the lucky few. This, however, is inexcusable. They should clearly state on their website the exact measurements of their products, so their customers aren't mislead like this. I hope you can get your money back. This is clearly false advertisement.


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On Sunday, Iceland's Prime Minister Sigurdur Ingi Johannsson announced his resignation after his ruling party, the Progressive Party, had it's number of seats voted down from 19 to 8 in the nationwide election.
Coming in second behind the Independence Party, was the anti-establishment Pirate Party, who gained 7 seats in the election. They now hold 10 seats in Parliament and are looking to make an even bigger splash in the pond.
The Pirate Party of Iceland was formed in 2012 by Birgitta Jónsdóttir and other internet activists, who push for internet neutrality and privacy, supports crypto-currencies like Bitcoin, a massive change in copyright laws which legalizes internet file-sharing, non-violence, complete transparency, open-source communication and other open-source methods, which produces a free-flow of information sharing. This movement is seen as being directly opposed to the goals and plans of the banking and political elite.
The Pirate Party has also voiced support for offering asylum to whistle-blowers like Edward Snowden, although the bill which was proposed in July of 2013, did not receive enough support. However, more than three years later and with even more public support and now triple the amount of Parliament seats, such a bill might receive enough support this time around if it is once again proposed.
"We are a platform for young people, for progressive people who shape and reshape our society. Like Robin Hood, because Robin Hood was a pirate, we want to take the power from the powerful to give it to the people," said Birgitta Jónsdóttir.
For Iceland though, this isn't all that shocking of news to see that a revolutionary, anti-establishment party has gained such popularity. Looking back at 2008 when the global stock market took a big dive, banks in the U.S. and throughout Europe were bailed out and forced the people of those countries to bear the economic burdens such measures created. In Iceland however, they decided to arrest and jail their bankers for creating the financial crises and instead, the people were bailed out financially.
Former President Olafur Ragnar Grimmson said in 2013:
"Why are the banks considered to be the holy churches of the modern economy? Why are private banks not like airlines and telecommunication companies and allowed to go bankrupt if they have been run in an irresponsible way? The theory that you have to bail out banks is a theory that you allow bankers enjoy for their own profit, their success, and then let ordinary people bear their failure through taxes and austerity. People in enlightened democracies are not going to accept that in the long run."
Perhaps the people of the United States and European Union should take note of what has happened and the success such measures have created. As Grimmson said, why is it that banks get to play around with billions and trillions of dollars with no repercussions?
The trend is growing and building as the Pirate Party has been established in over 40 countries, including Sweden, Germany, France, Iceland, Austria, Australia, Greece, Spain and the United Kingdom, among others.
The Pirate Party movement started in Sweden in 2006 by Richard Falkvinge, who was protesting Sweden's debate over changes to copyright laws. Three years later, the Swedish Pirate Party got over 220,000 votes in the elections and gained two seats in Parliament. The campaign funds they spent was less than 1% of what the competition spent and was so successful because of their open-source methods of spreading the word about the Party and it's goals. Richard then went on to write a book called Swarmwise, which can also be viewed here in pdf format.
The revolution of humanity is continuing full speed ahead. The Pirate Party is part of the solution. Iceland once again is taking the lead in massive progressive and positive change for the world. Share the news with your friends and family. Great things are happening in our world.
Lance Schuttler graduated from the University of Iowa with a degree in Health Science and practices health coaching through his website Orgonlight Health. You can follow the Orgonlight Health facebook page or visit the website for more information on how to receive health coaching for yourself, a family member or a friend as well as view other inspiring articles.


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Jailir posted a topic in General Gaming DiscussionsHey guys, Just wondering if any AdK members play WoW at all and are looking forward to the newest expansion. I'm pumped for it and although the game gets a ton of hate I love it (8 year player, can't quit). Would love to play with a few of you guys sometime, I raid heroic but am looking to start mythic if anyone else is that geared and in a mythic guild (longshot I know). -Jailir