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Multi-Media Campaign on Gender and Power Relations
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The concept gender refers to the different societal expectations, norms and values ascribed to men and women, and to boys and girls while gender equality can be defined as a social order in which men and women share the same opportunities and or obstacles in participating in the socio-economic affairs of their society.
Gender equality should be looked at in terms of equality under the law, equality of access, equality of voice and equality in power sharing.
The population of Namibia is estimated to be 2.1 million, with a growth rate of 2.6 and population density of 2.1 persons per sq.km. The majority of the population (67%) resides in the rural areas. Overall, women constitute more than half of the population outnumbering men with (51%) compared to (49%) and ratio of 94/100 females. Available data shows that 52% of voters in Namibia are women compared to 48% men. There is a belief that education is the greatest equalizer in social, political and economic spheres. In Namibia, available statistics indicate that currently in the education sector both enrolment and graduation, right from primary school to tertiary education, females outnumbers the male population. However, the equalizer concept falls short home. For example, the percentages of seats held by women in government, from parliament to local authority in % by end of 2010 are not encouraging. The picture is as follow: Cabinet 23%; Parliament 22%; Regional Councils 23%; and Local Authorities 40%.
Gender equality is enshrined in the Constitution of the Republic of Namibia; however, the daily lives of women have been relegated into inferiority status as a result of societal constructs. Namibia participated in the Fourth World Conference on Women held in Beijing, China in 1995, adopted the Beijing Plan of Action and soon after Namibia's National Gender Policy was promulgated with the following thematic areas amongst others:
· Gender Poverty and Rural Development
· Gender Balance in Education and Training
· Gender and Reproductive Health
· Gender and Economic Empowerment
· Gender Balance in Power and Decision-making
· Gender and the Environment
· Gender and Legal Affairs
· Gender Based Violence
· The Namibian Girl Child
In addition to the above, Namibia is signatory to the 2008 SADC Protocol on Gender and Development that commits member countries to ensure 50/50 gender representation by 2015. Namibia is expected to hold the Presidential and National Assembly elections in 2014 and the Regional and Local Authority election in 2015. The importance and opportune timing of this campaign cannot be over emphasised.
Statement of the Problem
Although the country made tremendous strides in the first ten years after independence to fill the gap of gender inequality, of recent Namibia has witness a drop in progress to its efforts to achieving gender equity, most especially in governance, both in public as well as private institutions. Right from highest public institutions to the household level, the daily lives of women have been relegated into inferiority status as a result of societal constructs. Women are traditionally disadvantaged as their access to productive assets and employment opportunities is less secured. Generally, there is income inequality between women and men in Namibia as shown by the levels of Gini - coefficient figure which is higher for men (.64) than for women at (58), suggesting that, there is an economic gap between men and women in Namibia.
Target Population
The "Namibia Gender and Power Relations" Multi-Media Campaign will be a national project targeting boys and girls, men and women and institutions of power.
Time Frame
Currently the project is slated for two years to start May 2014 and run through to May 2016. However, depending on the reception and impact it could be shorter or can be extended.
Goal of this Project
The goal of this project is to create awareness, provide a platform for the public to engage for gender as national discourse and advocate for democratic governance and participation of both men and women in all social life from a gender perspective in order to contribute to the realisation of an inclusive and just Namibian society where every citizen enjoys his or her human rights and equal opportunities regardless of his/her socio-economic or political standing.
The specific objectives of the project are:
- To organize and encourage national and regional debates and discussions on democratic governance and participation for all, from a gender perspective;
- To provide the necessary skills and expertise in mass and multi-media for a national gender dialogue;
- To produce print and audiovisual materials aimed at setting the pace for a national gender discourse;
- To donate all produced materials to institutions with gender specific programmes for use and further distribution;
- To create platforms for gender and power relations discussions through talk shows, public debates and lectures; using ICT and social media by developing a Namibia Gender website with blogging, SMS and polling facilities that will provide opportunities of material incentives through draws and price awards.
Justification of the Project
The "Join-Us" multimedia campaign on Gender and Power Relations will be designed creatively beyond the limitations of the traditional one-directional mass media communication, it would allow instant feedback, it would be fun, creative, entertaining, educational, informative and promotional, it will be interlinked with mass media approaches such as outreach activities and other interactive processes such as public debates, dramas, discussions and lectures, giving insight into the need to understand audiences as diverse, and to the importance of providing opportunities for audiences to 'talk back' and to engage with the campaign.
The "Join-Us" multimedia campaign is about empowering people to address individual, community and social level transformation of the way boys and girls, men and women coexist, interact and share public space and society's resources amongst themselves including governance.
The methodology anticipated is to partner with stakeholders interested in the gender and governance dialogue. Specific institutions identified include the Ministry of Gender, Women and Child Welfare; Ministry of Education; Ministry of Information and Communication Technology; political parties; NBC (Radio & TV); Telecom Namibia; MTC; Local radio stations; Local print media houses; Electoral Commission of Namibia; Women and Development (WAD); UN and NGOs.
The project will start with the creation and hosting of the Namibia Gender and Power Relations Campaign website that will start with a baseline poll survey; the website would cater for all national languages and English. Other implementation activities will include:
- Develop print materials, radio and TV programs aimed at introducing the campaign;
- Distribution points for print materials will include hair salons, open markets, clinics doctors' consulting rooms, banks, restaurant, municipality pay points etc.;
- Quizzes and SMS competitions with prizes would help propel the messages;
- With social media, messages from the audiovisual bouquet would be available on social through the website in a language and format targeting social media enthusiasts, more especially the youth. In addition messages would be put in formats for downloads targeting the rural and urban population;
- Key messages will be distributed through Cell phones, website portal, public automobiles and screens for example through school and community libraries and halls;
- Audio messages will be packaged in CDs and flash drives and distributed to hair salons and automobiles (taxi and buses) with draws and price awards to owners;
- Produce Audiovisual Gender heroines bouquet (women who inspire women folk and the community at large, credentials on achievements, not necessarily political, those who qualify as gender heroines must be achievers in their right, our sisters and our mothers, with aperitif slots or "sights, movement and sounds and people and gender bouquet of our heroines), Gender Theme Song, DVD, fabric backdrops and banners
- Produce four Gender Docu-drama films from four blocks with duration of 8 minutes times four blocks. Documentation would cover, comedy inserts, discussions, debates, interactive sessions, dramas, interviews, extra-curricular activities, workshops, relevant meetings and parliamentary sessions,
- Produce four short audio stories and messages; these inserts would correspond to the themes expressed on social media and the location issues.
Because of the importance of gender equality, the final products of all the agreed formats would be launched by high profile personalities.


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'We're raising our kids in a confusing food culture. And we are the generation that grew up with an ever-changing rhetoric around healthy eating.'
Ahead of the launch of the YG cookbook later this month, I was asked to write an opinion piece on Millennial parenting and food for leading global trend forecaster, The Future Laboratory. The last piece I wrote for them (on whether women change when they become mothers) was the most-read story of the month, so if you liked that one, here's the next in my series of writings on aspects of modern motherhood: modern parenting and food.
How do you feel about the issues raised? Do you agree, do you relate? Let me know in the comments below, or on Instagram here.
It's never been harder for a parent to keep a child's diet on the straight and narrow. Western Millennial mums and dads face daily pressure as they navigate the confusing 21st-century food landscape, trying to make good choices for their children. And while brands are in a position to help, more tend to add to the confusion than dispel it.
While the UK government recently took the unprecedented step of levying a tax on drinks containing more than 5g sugar per 100ml (for context, soft-drink category leader Coca-Cola contains more than double this amount), almost a third of British 2–16-year-olds are overweight or obese, according to government figures. Data emerging this month confirms that the UK has its first neighbourhood where more than half of children are overweight (with nine boroughs close behind). Even celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has launched a new campaign for a 9:00pm watershed on junk food advertising, so children will no longer be exposed to it on tv.
The child-feeding pressures that Millennial parents face are fundamentally different from those faced by previous generations (and by many parents in other modern food cultures): our problem is abundance, not scarcity. Not 'will my children have enough to eat today?' but 'will my children eat badly today?' And this isn't a social class issue – the statistics are too widespread for that.
And although, as a generation, Millennial parents may be less concerned about the cost of feeding their kids (today, on average, food shopping bills represent a smaller percentage of the family's household outgoings than in previous decades) we do have trust issues. Every time we shop we're deciphering packaging claims, looking at traffic-light symbols and ingredients lists. A wholegrain, organic cereal might have fibre and vitamins, but a closer look reveals more sugar than a chocolate bar.
Millennial parents work longer hours than their parents did, so naturally they are interested in brands that speed up the process of putting nutritious food on the table.
We live in a confusing food culture. Millennials grew up with an ever-changing rhetoric around healthy eating: in the 1990s, fat was the enemy, in the 2000s low-carb diets were all the rage, and ever since we've witnessed an evolving, confused conversation about what a healthy diet involves. It might be five-a-day, high-protein, Paleo, plant-based, dairy-free, gluten-free or vegan. We see these words on food packaging every day but they're increasingly meaningless. To help today's 20- and 30something parents, the most significant move that brands can make is to demystify and simplify food choices.
Brands doing this are thin on the ground, with far more adding to the confusion than reducing it. But heroes do exist, such as fast food chain Leon with its fun but no-nonsense children's menu, independent ice lolly brand Lickalix, and fruit-treat brand Bear Nibbles, which cold-presses whole fruit into sweet-like shapes. And to offer clarity for families dining out, the Soil Association's annual Out to Lunch survey creates an annual league table of high street restaurants, based on the nutritional standards of their children's menus.
Then there is time-saving. Millennial parents work longer hours than their parents did, and a greater percentage of families have two working parents, so naturally they are interested in brands that speed up the process of putting nutritious food on the table. Leading the charge is Hello Fresh with its direct-to-door family cooking boxes that lean heavily on fresh, whole ingredients.
Such was my own confusion about the task of teaching my children to eat well, I wrote a book about it. Young Gums: Baby Food With Attitude will be published this summer with the aim of inspiring parents to cook interesting, healthy food for their babies quickly and cheaply. Because what parents need is straightforward instructions that help them save time and money, without compromising their children's health.
Beth Bentley is global vice-president of strategy at Virtue Worldwide, the creative marketing agency of Vice Media. A Millennial mother of two living in East London, her Instagram blog about modern baby weaning is being turned into a book by Penguin Random House - Young Gums: Baby Food With Attitude is now available for pre-order on Amazon.


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For system memory, the Dell OptiPlex GX620 uses DDR2 SDRAM that runs at 533 megahertz. The modules are configured as two memory sticks of 256 megabytes each, although users can upgrade the system with additional memory, totaling up to 4 gigabytes. The hard drive uses a SATA interface that features a throughput of 3 gigabits per second, while its speed is capped at 7,200 rotations per minute.
The Dell OptiPlex GX620 uses the Intel GMA 950 card as an integrated graphics solution and an AC '97 compliant sound card for audio output. The system doesn't come with a monitor or a floppy drive, but it includes a USB keyboard and a USB optical mouse in addition to an integrated Ethernet controller and a 280-watt power supply unit.


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Jackie who has been a very dear friend to me for the last several years made this for me for my birthday. My birthday is in November but she couldn't wait to give it to me. I LOVE IT SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH! I think it means even more to me because I stitch and know how long it must have taken her. Now just to find a place of honor for it in my house. I was kinda bummed this weekend because Monday(Oct. 5) is Frank and my anniversay and he is still in Afghanistan. Jackie helped bring a smile to my face.
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Sheikh Mohammad Nasiruddin Al-Albani - one of the primary figureheads of the Salafi movement in the 20th Century, and a former teacher at the Islamic University of Madinah. He is regarded as a leading scholar of the "Sunni" sect, and one of the most prominent proponents of the Salafi ideology.
Salafis are often the first to wrongfully and unjustly accuse Shia Muslims of believing that the Holy Quran has been subject to distortion - in particular, holding the belief that certain verses have been removed from today's Quran.
Little do they know that their very own Sheikh Al-Albani has openly admitted that Abdullah ibn Masoud, one of the most revered Sahaba (companions of the Prophet) for "Sunni" Muslims, believed that Surah Al-Falaq (113) and Surah Al-Nas (114) were NOT originally part of the Holy Quran, and that these chapters had been ADDED to the book of Allah. Al-Albani goes on to say that Abdullah ibn Masoud would, therefore, WIPE OUT these two chapters of the Quran whenever he saw them... "out of his care for the Quran" - as Al-Albani puts it.
The intent behind translating and exposing this recording of Al-Albani is to reveal the nature of Salafi scholarship, who tirelessly attempt to hide such things from their followers. Notice how, within the video, Al-Albani says that there is no benefit in revealing Abdullah ibn Masoud's belief in Tahreef (distortion) of the Quran, as this was merely a "mistake" of ibn Masoud. Al-Albani ironically also says that Abdullah ibn Masoud was a "virtuous" man who has "served the religion", and therefore, his "mistaken" opinion that the Holy Quran had been distorted can be overlooked.
It is truly laughable that their common laymen have never heard of such a belief held by one of their most prominent narrators of Hadith, and one of their most revered Sahaba. We wonder what they will now say about Abdullah ibn Masoud...
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Game Beats Parents and Teachers at Handwriting Instruction
The season of letters to Santa once again highlights the deficits in handwriting education. Boreaal, a small Dutch publisher, has created a solution for this large social issue: LetterSchool, an educational app that competes with advanced games.
Boreaal Publishers thinks it's high time for a new approach to handwriting instruction. The need for one is high; in the United States and other Western countries, handwriting quality is deteriorating. Boreaal says that LetterSchool, the educational game it just released, can provide better instruction than parents or teachers.
In LetterSchool children between 4 and 6 learn all about letters and numbers: writing, counting, phonics and more. It is a universal application for the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. The makers have invested heavily into high-quality graphics, effects and animations at a level not easily found in educational apps for this age group. LetterSchool is using an entirely custom-built, full-featured OpenGL-based 3D game engine. Young children work magic as they write letters and numbers with sparkling candy, squealing tires, cuddly animals, whistling trains and humming lawn mowers. The wide variety of games captures the child's attention and keeps young players practicing their letters and numbers, over and over again. At home, at school, in the car and everywhere else, children can learn at a comfortable level and at their own pace.
In the app, young children practice each letter or number in four steps combining different learning approaches. They first play every letter and number in the silver level, then play them again in the gold level with greater challenge. To put their acquired skills to the test, players write their very own letters in the final free-form writing game. This extensive practice in two distinct levels ensures children's letter knowledge takes permanent root. LetterSchool makes exclusive use of visual information to demonstrate the letters: American studies indicate that visual clues are easier for a young child's brain to process than verbal instructions. And visual interaction is exactly where mobile devices are very well suited for.
At home, parents rarely know how they can best help their children learn to write. At school, overfull curricula leave little room for handwriting lessons. Moreover, those lessons often make less than optimal use of the available time. There are several reasons for this. Many schools consider handwriting skills a lesser subject. In studies, many teachers indicate that they received poor handwriting instruction themselves. The quality of LetterSchool's instruction is constant and independent of the person, place and time. These are a few reasons why LetterSchool provides better handwriting instruction than parents and teachers.
About the creators:
Boreaal Publishers and PiMZ.com formed a select team of specialists for the LetterSchool project. The contributors have decades of combined experience in education, publishing, software development and computer graphics.
You can install the free lite version, which will allow you to reach the gold level and test-drive the free-form writing game quickly. You can also request a promotional code to install the full version. Feel free to download our media kit containing high-resolution artwork and background information on LetterSchool.


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Wow if I run into someone this Halloween with effect makeup that looks as realistic as the video above it will certainly send shivers up my spine. It demonstrates that you can really step it up from the production rubber mask that most people pick up at the corner drugstore. Have a look at the tutorials listed for more Halloween scar techniques.
On a related note there is a frightening trend in body art. It is called Scar Tattoos. Don't look at the images below if you have a queasy stomach. We all have a few scars here and there from the inevitable misfortunes of living life but a scar tattoo is the deliberate mutilation of the skin to form a raised tattoo from the resulting scar tissue! You wouldn't catch me even considering doing something like this for a second but I guess it appeals to many people.
The following are real Scar Tattoos!
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Wow! I'm not impressed or anything, just shocked at the lengths people will go in the name of body art.
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I spontaneously created never-before-spoken profanities when I realized what I was looking at. Pret-ty gross.
Scarification is the term for this – it's very, very old, almost as old as humanity.
Photoshop. lol
i loooooooove tha kitty one!!! lol
What the hell is wrong with you?
Man, I love tattoos, bu ti would never cut chunks of my skin off just so that it can turn into a decorative scar. Man…..
thats not art. thats someone saying "hey look at me". if you are stupid enough to cut perfectly good skin off your body to make a picture, i almost think you deserve whatever infection you may get.
how about shoving red hot pokers in our eyes. That would be very artistic.
i wonder if any of these folks eat that skin thats left over. I bet thats why they do itin the first place. CANNIBALS!!!! aaagggghhhh!!!! lol
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Cogan MacKenzie, Sullivan Gates and Jake Gibson aren't your typical recon team. Firefighters in their previous lives, they lack the tactical presence the other teams have—a fact no one's willing to let them forget. But when they get the chance to go searching for another missing team, they don't let a lack of well wishes stop them. They just never counted on running into a woman fighting off a horde of undead. Or that she'd give them the answer to the one question that's been on everyone's mind.
How the whole damn thing got started.
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"Damn it, Lelin, keep up!"
Harper Rawlings darted along the edge of the creek, pivoting just long enough to release another arrow, hitting the creature closest to her. The zombie's head snapped back, making an eerie cracking sound before it fell into the water, a circle of droplets spraying into the air. The splash sent a ripple undulating across the surface, destroying the crystal-clear reflection of trees and brush. She glared at the man trailing behind her, his feet moving methodically along, his gaze blank. Unreadable.
She cursed again, kicking another creature in the face when it jumped out from behind a tree, knocking it down, the hard crunch of bone ringing through the air. She checked the area in front then took off, winding her way down the narrow trail, wondering why she even bothered dragging Lelin's ass from day to day when she'd move quicker without him. Without the scathing looks and vile comments on the rare occasions he showed any sort of consciousness at all. He'd been somewhat cooperative when they'd first ventured out of the facility three months ago, but had grown increasingly agitated with every passing day. She'd finally had to bind his hands when he'd become violent, trying to stab her one night when they'd holed up in an abandoned building.
He growled behind her, the sound disturbingly similar to the chorus of grunts echoing around them. She glanced back at him, disgust and hatred churning in her gut as he glared at her, his lips curved into a cruel smile. Great. Of all the times for his personality to make an appearance, it had to be now. In the middle of nowhere. An aggressive group of infected on their asses.
He laughed, the sound bitter and smug. "Do you see how fast they're running? It's happening everywhere. Quicker than I ever imagined. I told you it was only the beginning."
"Well, it'll be your end if you don't move your damn feet."
"Untie me and I will."
It was her turn to laugh. "And have you run off on me and get yourself killed? Or maybe you'd like to try and stab me in the back again? No thanks."
"They won't kill me. And I don't have any weapons to kill you with."
"They aren't human. They kill everyone. And everything's a weapon in the right hands."
"You mean like yours?"
She jumped across a narrow twist in the creek, stopping long enough to ensure he made it. "People like you are the reason people like me were necessary. Not that any of that matters now."
"What's wrong, Agent Rawlings? Losing faith?"
"Faith isn't going to stop this plague. That's up to you. And I'm not an agent anymore."
"Who said I'd stop it?"
"Who said you'd have a choice?"
He chuckled, the tone rising sharply at the end. "That's the problem, isn't it? The reason we're out here. I do have a choice, one that'll get you killed for your efforts. You never should have left the facility. I told you I needed to stay."
"The damn place got overrun. Those motherfuckers were everywhere! I can't kill them all, Lelin. Not alone."
She cursed when he purposely slowed. He was right about one thing. He'd get her killed if he didn't cooperate at least a bit. Lelin gave her a cruel smile just as three zombies pushed out of some brush off to her right, gazes focused on her. One tipped its head back and screeched, the raspy sound sending shivers down her spine. They raced toward her, feet pounding the dirt, bodies uncharacteristically steady.
She notched an arrow, releasing it and reaching for another before the first even hit its mark. Thank god she'd been able to grab the bow during their escape. Ammo had become more extinct than humans. At least she could make her own arrows when needed. Damn hard to make a bullet from a branch and some bone.
The creature dropped, as did the next, leaving the third several feet away. Harper pushed Lelin aside, unsheathing her knife when a pop echoed through the woods. The zombie collapsed, pieces of shattered skull spraying across the ground.
She pivoted, sheathing her knife then swinging her bow back into place, another arrow held firm when her breath left her on a startled gasp. Three men stood on the other side of the small creek, guns drawn, gazes fixed on her. They wore faded cargo pants with shirts and jackets, the sleeves frayed around the edges. Firm, thick muscles bunched the fabric of their clothes, and she could tell just by looking at them they were intimately aware of each other. A team.


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Boon Siew Honda recently unveiled what it calls "Malaysia's first long-distance moped bike", the Honda Future. According to Boon Siew, their new kapcai is capable of traveling a maximum distance of 338 km on one full tank of petrol (5.6 litres) in the ECE40 Mode, which is best in class, and 100 km more than what the Wave 125 X Ultimo can do.
The Future is powered by a new 125 cc air-cooled engine. The four-stroke SOHC unit has 7.6% better fuel economy compared to the Wave 125, it is claimed. The Future's rated 60.3 km/l is a 0.5 km/l improvement over the older bike. Quite substantial.


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100 Sketch Challenge – Sketch 54
One of those moments when you realise that the only thing standing in your way…. is your crappy attitude.
One of those moments when you realise that the only thing standing in your way…. is your crappy attitude.
Mermaids in a sardine can, I don't know why…
Oh Moira, you are by far the weirdest sister and I love you dearly. The world needs more of your delightful quirkiness!
Another Weird Sister – this is Carmen. She is very enlightened, very calm and EXTREMELY bendy. She makes me want to get out my yoga mat right now.
Halfway through the challenge and look who has shown up! May I present Beatrice. One of my 'weird sisters' who keep appearing in my sketch books. Beatrice is a very cool, very smart urban artist with a caustic wit and a huge … Continued
Approaching the half way mark of the 100 sketch challenge and feeling a little creatively challenged I must say. A doodle will have to suffice today…
Colin Beavan AKA 'No Impact man' has a new book called How to be Alive. In it he discusses how people stay in situations that don't work ('standard life approaches') even though there are plenty of other options if you just … Continued
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Relax – " So long as you have food in your mouth you have solved all problems for the time being" – Franz Kafka.


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Beauty Favorites Friday: Dr. Dennis Gross Alpha Beta Glow Pads./
Today's beauty favorite comes from my beauty blogging friend Laura at My Newest Addiction Beauty Blog.
MNABB was started to document Laura's adventures/misadventures with various products and looks. It has become so much more. She has started doing videos, giving tips and advice, as well as reviews.
Laura uses Dr. Dennis Gross Alpha Beta Glow Pads all summer long. I do too! Read on to see why Laura loves this self-tanning fave.
For the summertime I find it essential to have Dr. Dennis Gross Alpha Beta Glow Pads on hand. In a nutshell: these pads are the only anti-aging, exfoliating, self-tanner that come in the form of a 3 in x 3 in pre-moistened towelette (it also contains Active Vitamin D). The genius behind these pads is Dr. Dennis Gross who is a trusted NYC dermatologist who created the his at-home skincare line to supplement his practice.
Why are these my Summer Beauty Favorite? There are a few reasons. First of all, I am making a conscious effort to minimize the damage caused by being out in the sun too long. The only problem is that I still want to look sun-kissed and glowing. As soon as warmer weather starts rearing it's marvelous head around the corner I pull these babies out and all is good. They give off the most even, natural-looking tan I have ever witnessed. The first time I used them this season I had people at work asking me if I had taken a fun vacation because the effects are just that convincing.
Another reason I love these pads is because I DO live on the east coast of Florida and I DO go to the beach pretty regularly. While I am there I am covered in sunblock. I always manage to have a face that is lighter than my body and these pads are wonderful at correcting that.
One of the problems with most self-tanners is that they smell horrible and if you apply it before going to bed you will find that it will rub onto your pillow or sheets as well as your clothes. Alpha Beta Glow Pads don't transfer onto fabric around you at all. As far as the smell goes, the pads themselves don't have an odor but once applied to your face and the self-tanner activates it does have a distinct "self-tanner" smell. So these are something that I would do in the evening before bed.
And finally, the skincare aspect is truly amazing. The exfoliation is very mild and has never irritated my skin, as most exfoliators tend to do. Also my skin stays very clear, looks smoother, and my pores have decreased dramatically since I first started using them. These pads have honestly changed my skin for the better and I hope to never have to be without them.
Tips for application: The instructions say to apply using a circular motion and always start the process on the area of the face that you want the most color deposited. I start on my cheeks, then the forehead, and then the chin. I then blend it all together making sure to get the area around the brows as well as the ears and neck (front and back). That may seem like a lot of area to cover with such a small towelette but I assure you that you will find it to be more than enough moisture in the pads. I sometimes to a second blend over my face.
I wholeheartedly recommend anyone to try Dr. Dennis Gross Alpha Beta Glow Pads and urge you to try them!
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Dharmaraja College, Kandy, Sri Lanka (est. 1887)
Located on a hilltop overlooking Kandy Lake, Dharmaraja College, Kandy is one of Sri Lanka's oldest and premier national schools. A Boys' School with around 150 Teaching Staff and around 4000 students (who go by the name of 'Rajans'), Dharmaraja College has been a leading educational establishment in Sri Lanka and has produced the country with many renown figures in disciplines ranging from science, politics, arts to sports. The prolific list of Dharmaraja's Old Boys include the likes of E.A. Gunasinghe, William Gopallawa, T.B. Kehelgamuwa and many others.
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Glimpse of DAANA in 2018
Year 2017 has gone long ago. We the BOD 2017 are trying to wrap up things tightly and leave our organization in the skillful hands of BOD 2018. Before that, let's take a brief moment's pause to have a quick glimpse of DAANA in 2017.
DAANA was able to raise and donate Rs 1,336,560 to support numerous projected we launched in 2017 as illustrated below.
DAANA Financial Support for Dharmaraja College – 2017
Support for Old Rajans Rugby Football Association - Rs. 184,000.00
Dharmaraja College Science Exhibition wall - Rs. 30,000.00
Pradashina Medical Camp by OBA - Rs. 118,560.00
DAANA scholarship program - Rs. 984,000.00
DRC cricket indoor nets project - Rs. 5,000.00
Old boys house renovation - Rs. 15,000.00
Summary of Activities
Rajans Rugby – Day Sponsorship Campaign 2017
Several of our members generously contributed to support Rajans Rugby Day Sponsorship Campaign organized by Old Rajans Rugby Football Association.
DAANA vice presidents visit to Dharmaraja College 2017
DAANA vice president Dr Nishantha Bandara's visit helped us consolidate our link with DRCK and to get a more accurate picture of its needs. Undoubtedly it was a crucial factor to have such a successful scholarship project this year.
Study Opportunities in US seminar 2017
For first time DAANA was able to organize a seminar on study opportunities in the USA for DRCK students with the help of the representatives of University of Houston-Victoria Texas.This was a splendid opportunity for the students to get first-hand information.
AGM and Get-Together 2017
AGM and get together was organized in a rush, but it was truly successful and fun event that generated a lot of Rajan spirits at the nation's capital. However, more entertaining was the BOD after event party! BOD 2018, you should continue this as a tradition.
Pradakshina Medical Camp – 2017
Within a short time a lot of members contributed generously to support this medical camp dedicated for past/present teachers organized by Dharmaraja Old Boys Association.
DAANA Scholarship Program 2017
This year we were able to increase the number of scholarships by 18 and the individual scholarship by Rs 500. ( 68+ scholarships/ Rs 13,500 per student)
DAANA members of Houston gathering
DAANA members of Houston chapter organized a get-together to welcome a past president of DAANA Sajith Ellepola, a past president of DAANA, who was visiting.
DAANA presence on Amazon
We were able to integrate DAANA as a charitable organization in Amazon to receive 5% contribution from your next purchase. Please select DAANA as your charitable organization when you are making your next purchase on Amazon.
Finally, we hope we lived up to your expectations, raised Rajan spirits and brought DAANA one step further. We must confess we truly enjoyed this ride! Hope you do the same BOD 2018!
Signing off BOD 2017
Date : 26th-January-2018
200+ Old Rajans in North America own it!
DAANA would be stronger, if everybody participates.


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You can read about the stages of divorce, solicitors fees, and court costs. Thats one thing. But the costs spiral into your emotional, spiritual, and physical well being as well. We can support you through those emotional times and recommend professional legal services too. So relax, read on and really think about the next move that is the right one for you.
These will vary dramatically depending upon your location, the solicitor that you instruct, their position in the firm. Some may charge higher fees than others if you use a higher profile solicitor's practice, for example any you can expect any major city law firm or national law firm to have higher costs to an out of town family law firm. Costs can range from anything as little as £100 per hour to over £300 per hour. City Centre lawyers and particularly in the capital are always going to charge premium rates, and that does not necessarily make them better.
This is a personal matter for you to negotiate and agree with your legal adviser. For example, you could be charged an hour for the meeting you have with your lawyer then further hour for them to write up the notes of the meting! Remember, you are employing them, not the other way round, so don't let the cost of divorce spiral and set very clear expectations up front. That way you can avoid a nasty surprise in the mail such as an invoice for £25,000 before you even get to court!
A Solicitor will normally give you an estimated overall cost of the divorce based upon the time they think they would spend on your case. Beware the conditions. Letters, emails, copying, travelling can all add to the overall cost of divorce. Any legal argument that is contested or "defended" is clearly unpredictable and the costs can quickly soar.
If the divorce is not contested you can opt for a DIY divorce package which again, there are a number available online. Do you need a divorce solicitor?
Again these will vary depending upon who is instructed., and from what Chambers. Typically, a barrister will be self employed member of a set of chamber. They will pay for a clerk to manage their diaries and caseload. Barristers usually charge on a daily basis or per hearing to act as counsel at court. The fee can depend on complexity of the case and the amount of papers to read (ever wondered why the court files are so big?)
Costs can range from anything from around £500 for a court appearance again depending upon the barrister that is used. That, by the way, also include the situations where a settlement is agreed without a full hearing taking place. These are often called "out of court settlements."
Barristers are not normally contacted by the parties to a case. They are usually instructed by the solicitor.
One crucial thing to remember is every hearing you have a barrister you will also usually be paying the solicitors firm too, because they will send an assistant to take notes. So don't be surprised when the divorce costs go up and up, every time you go to court!
Here is an idea of some of the applications you can make through the courts directly. Most of these you can do yourself, but legal advice is always recommended because there are many legal loopholes that could damage your future interest if ignored now. Also, you might find some of the language used confusing so a solicitor can help. Approximate costs:
Mediation is fast becoming the norm in divorce cases to help couples negotiate outside of expensive court hearings. Mediation can take away all of the drama and all of the emotion and get down to business for a fraction of the cost of barristers fighting it out on your behalf. Your solicitor will normally refer you to mediation and costs can vary around the £100-£200 per session. Our stress free divorce page will also help you negotiate more easily.
OK so we have covered the basics for you. But each individual case is going to present its own unique challenges. You may also factor in independent financial advice, professional debt advice, conveyancing fees if there is a property to be sold, you may need personal or business accounts prepared for the court. You may also seek out counselling or other emotional support.
If you get it wrong, it could end up costing much more than you think. Maintenance payments, child care payments, future sale of property, or inheritance, future pension benefits. Make sure you get the right level professional legal advice to suit your individual needs. A few hundred or even a few thousand invested now could save you a small fortune in future.
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CTW NAMM Coverage: Pivitec Personal Monitors/
In case you hadn't noticed, personal monitors are exploding. Well, that's not true; the market for personal mixers is exploding. Aviom started it all back in the late '90s (and hasn't done anything since...), and we've seen many new players take the field in recent years. Roland has their M-48s; MyMix is doing well, we looked at the new Elite Core system at WFX, heck, even Behringer has a personal mixing system. And now we have Pivitec.
The team at Pivitec are the same guys who designed the original Aviom system. Apparently, they are not content to sit around doing nothing for 10 years, so they have taken a new approach to personal mixing. The system is based on the open AVB standard, so it should be fairly easy to convert from other protocols. Like every other system on the market, it's based on an input module (a 16 channel analog in to start with), a distribution switch (in this case an 8-port POE managed switch), and a module for each musician.
Where they diverge is in the control surface. Instead of the standard box with a bunch of knobs (or a single knob), they are using an iPad app to control each mixer. The iPad has a few distinct advantages. First, it's big and self-illuminated. That makes it easy to use on dark stages. Second, it's just software. So changes are easy to make.
Each individual mixer has plenty of DSP inside to handle things like master EQ and individual channel EQ. They could even add compression and reverb if they want to. The system will initially ship with the ability to mix up to 32 channels, and the expect to be doing 64 channels by summer. They told us that mixing 128 channels is easy and they can probably go up to 400 or so.
And this is where it gets interesting. While it might be possible to mix 400 channels, they also realize it may not be a good idea. They plan on listening carefully to their customers and rolling out features that make sense for the end user. We talked with them about coming up with a monitor engineer function, for example, and they thought that sounded like a great idea. As I said, the benefit of doing this in software is that it's easy to make changes to the interface.
It was a bit hard to tell from the tracks they had playing, but overall, the audio quality was good. The software is still in development so I'll withhold judgement for now. They expect to ship in low quantity by March, with volume ramping up after that.
Pricing is not too bad; the input module will list for $999, the individual mixers are $795 and the switch will be in the $500 range. Of course, this doesn't include the iPads, so you'll have to consider that. Still, the ability to mix up to 64 channels for $1300 per mixer (plus input modules) isn't too bad.
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This is part three of a three-part series on entrepreneurship. The parts:
- 'Is it too late for me to start my own business?', and other sheepish questions (Lucky7 post)
- Who this new generation of aspiring entrepreneurs are and the new Golden Age of tech (Lucky7 post)
- How I define the soul of entrepreneurs: you change the world
Part Three
You create the future. Others dream about it, some write about it, many read about it. But the rare few actually create it. You are one of those rare people, and you are to be cherished by humanity for being so brave to define the future for all the rest.
"The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man." - George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)
You create the jobs. There is no company that anyone goes to work for that didn't have a brave creator at the beginning of it all. Your company can grow beyond you, but no one at your company today would be there if it were not for you giving birth.
You define the soul of the company. It was your unreasonableness, your "craziness", your dream, and, perhaps most importantly, your values that were seeded in its birth. Others can lead and tap into that soul, but if it weren't for you there would have been no soul in the first place.
You know the triumphs and the defeats like no one else. You have ridden the emotional highs and lows like no one but other creators can understand. The company means more to you than it can mean to anyone else - because you were there at its inception. You were in the hospital room for its birth, along with perhaps a few other proud parents (your co-creators). The parent has the most history with the child, even when the child grows into an adult. It is easier to be the grandparent, cousin, or just the friend, acquaintance, or bystander.
"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat." - Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919)
The world needs people like you. People like you founded the greatest country in the history of the world. The world benefits from your ambition, your dreams, your daringness, your willingness to walk into the arena. There are many operators, but there are very few creators. Many benefit from the few daring souls that have the courage to begin in the first place. Your being results in their doing.
You will always be a creator at your core. That is who you are. You were born to change the world. From your sweat, many flowers will bloom. When you die, the world will remember the garden you seeded. You will be remembered more for creating than those that were just a part of it. Because without you, none of it would have existed - the world would have merely stayed static and the future wouldn't have progressed. You are our future.
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Cocaine has made a name for itself as the go-to party drug, but it's also extremely addictive. Once considered an afterthought after the new wave of designer drugs flooded the market, cocaine use is back on the rise in the United States. With so many people using it, overcoming cocaine addiction is harder than ever before.
Today, people buy cocaine illegally off the streets and use it to achieve a euphoric high. Snorting is the most common way that people take the drug. This method allows the body to absorb the drug via nasal tissue. Others rub the drug into their gums as a quick way to get the drug into their system.
When people typically use cocaine, they're also putting other chemicals into their bodies. This drug often contains talcum powder, sugar or cornstarch as a filler. In some cases, makers mix in amphetamines, another dangerous drug which is in the stimulant category.
Overcoming cocaine addiction isn't easy. The drug is so hard to overcome because it's one of the most addictive drugs on the planet. Once people start taking cocaine, it's nearly impossible for them to free themselves from its grasp. The addictive nature of the drug is why no one should try to overcome cocaine addiction alone.
Just like any other substance abuse problem, overcoming cocaine abuse starts with detox. This process helps set a strong foundation for rehab to build upon. Once in rehab, overcoming addiction involves a lot of therapy such as family and cognitive behavioral therapies.
Beating any addiction doesn't happen overnight. Since addiction is a mental disease, people who suffer from it can never truly beat it. However, they can learn to cope with and manage it.
Cocaine poses a number of dangers for users. It can cause stroke because it constricts the blood vessels and raises blood pressure. It can also create heart problems because it increases heart rates and blood pressure.
In some cases, blood vessel constriction is strong enough to cut off blood flow to the brain entirely. Men under the age of 40 are at the highest risk of stroke after taking cocaine. The increase in blood pressure may also damage other organs in the body.
The way people take cocaine can also cause damage. For example, people who snort cocaine may suffer nasal damage. Over time, cocaine damages the septum, which is the thin membrane that separates the nostrils.
After snorting cocaine for an extended period of time, people might have an impaired sense of smell. In fact, some cocaine users always have bloody or runny noses. Others say that they have trouble swallowing after taking cocaine.
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Some of the Xbox 360's most popular games are being heavily discounted this week. The goal appears to be to keep consumers focused on Microsoft's current console as hype ramps up for the upcoming Xbox One and Sony PlayStation 4.
The bargains, which Microsoft is collectively referring to as the Ultimate Game Sale, will be unveiled this week. That said, the first game to be discounted hasn't yet been announced. When that changes, word will come from Microsoft Xbox Live spokesman Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb via his Twitter account.
While we don't know how much each game will cost, Hryb has revealed the list of games that will be discounted. As you can see below, it's no chump list. Some of the games — including Crysis 3 and Forza Horizon — are less than six months old and among the highest-rated titles currently available for the Xbox 360 console.
Without further adieu, here's the list:
Assassin's Creed III
Bioshock Infinite
Borderlands 2
Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway
Command and Conquer Red Alert 3
Crysis 3
Divinity II: The Dragon Knight Saga
Dragon Age Origins
Far Cry 3
Far Cry Instincts Predator
Forza Horizon
Gears of War: Judgement
Hasbro Family Game Night 3
Hitman Absolution
Kinect Sports 2
Left 4 Dead 2
Lego Batman 2: DC Superheroes
Lego Lord of the Rings
Mass Effect
Metal Gear Rising: Revengence
Monopoly Streets
Perfect Dark Zero
Rockstar Table Tennis
The Orange Box
Tomb Raider
Witcher 2
XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Make sure to check in with Hryb and/or the Xbox Live Marketplace to see when each game will be discounted.


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I wanted to setup a page full of helpful resources for a long time. But, like so many things we "want to do", it gets placed on the backburner for far too long.
This weekend I finally got around to setting it up.
It's very basic. If you look at the top of the site, one of the navigation links will be Resources. When you click on that link, you will be taken to a shared Dropbox folder. I've added a handful of common forms you might need to download.
For now, I've got some common CRA forms. My plan is to keep adding new files, forms, and guides as I come across them. I'm sure 95% of the files in this folder will be easily found elsewhere on the internet...but I just wanted to create a central location for you to find and download them. I will also make sure to rename them so it's clear what you're downloading. I'm sure some of you will know what a tx19-12e.pdf is, but for the rest of you, I will rename the file something more reader-friendly.
The shared Dropbox folder was just the easiest way for me to share all those files at once. Having to link to each one individually seemed like a sizeable pain in the butt. If I come across another way of doing this, without requiring too much coding knowledge, I'll probably change it. I'd much rather have it right on the sight, but this should work for now.
If there are types of files, forms, guides, etc. that you'd like to see there, just let me know in the comments.


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Meat Production and Consumption Continue to Grow
Global meat production increased by 2.6 percent in 2010 to 290.6 million tons, an increase from the 0.8 percent growth rate of 2009.1 (See Figure 1.) Even with this minimal increase, however, worldwide meat production has tripled since the 1970s.2 The increase continued the steady growth of the past decade. Since 2000, global meat production has risen by 20 percent.3
Meat consumption is also growing worldwide. Per capita meat consumption has increased from 41.3 to 41.9 kilograms.4Consumption varies greatly between countries, however. In the developing world, individuals eat about 32 kilograms of meat a year.5 But consumers in the industrial world eat about 80 kilograms per person each year.6 (See Figure 2.)
Pork is the most widely produced meat in the world, followed by poultry, beef, and sheep.7 (See Figure 3 and Table 1.) Total pig meat production increased by about 3 percent in 2010, to 109 million tons.8 China, which holds nearly half of the world's pig market, has been affected by an elimination of sow subsidies—the government funds paid farmers to increase hog production—as well as by outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) and swine blue ear disease.9 Reduced supplies in Asia are expected to translate into record exports by the United States to feed rising demand in traditional Asian markets such as South Korea, China, and Japan.10


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Leaving a Legacy
As we wrap up our 2015-2016 Chamber sponsored Leadership Toccoa and Youth Leadership Program in a couple of weeks, it raises some questions:
- What legacy are we leaving and what future are we establishing for the generations to come?
- What we do today will lay the ground work for all who come behind us?
- How can we each have a positive impact for the generations to come?
The future leaders of this community need valid reason to come back to Stephens County after they complete their college education. For those who chose to further their education locally or to move directly into the workforce after high school, what will keep them here? How can we encourage them to invest their talents back into the community that poured into them?
As our community leaders work hard every day to increase job opportunities in Toccoa-Stephens County, the work doesn't stop there. We must all help to establish relationships and a sense of ownership and pride in our community to encourage the next generation to commit to give back to the community that raised them. How do we do that? We can start with the opportunity we have to connect and build relationships with our youth through Mentoring, Internships, and Scholarships.
Becoming a Mentor in the Middle School may make a difference in one child's life. We, as Mentors, expose these children to a caring, dependable adult who will be there for them each week. A Mentor is a role model, a coach and a listener. Mentors also are a link to other cultures and attitudes, we can show these students an alternate lifestyle that may help them break this destructive cycle. Mentoring is a commitment of ONE. One student, one hour each week and for one school year.
This school year we have a shortage of Mentors for our Middle School students. As of today we are lacking 18 Mentors for 16 male students and 2 female students. You CAN make a difference! Contact the Chamber for more details on how you can become a mentor for one of our Middle School students in Stephens County.
Help a student get experience in the workplace by offering them an internship. Internships can provide a great transition between the education process and a career. By bridging the gap between learning and finding a career, internships can speed up the process of moving students toward their career goals. Interning will help teach responsibility, develop skills, create relationships that may lead to a business mentor, sources of job opportunities and references.
We must raise the next generation of leaders to be catalysts of change and prosperity in Toccoa. We must invest in their cultural preferences and not limit them to ours. Our students today are the business leaders of tomorrow…let's look for ways to keep them! They are our greatest resource!


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I first met Kergan Edwards-Stout at the Rainbow Book Fair in New York. Kergan Edwrads-Stout's debut novel Songs for the New Depression won the Next Generation Indie Book Award and place on several Best Books of the Year lists. We've both been members of a terrific group of LGBT authors and publishers on Twitter who support each other's work, so it was a pleasure to finally connect with him in person. With his new book, Gifts Not Yet Given, coming out on October 15th, I thought it would be a great time to find out more about this new title and what he's been up to since we met in person.
Ken Harrison: Kergan, it is great to reconnect!
Kergan Edwards-Stout: Thanks so much for the opportunity! I love Top2Bottom Reviews, so it is a thrill to be on it!
Harrison: It's been a while since we've seen each other. What have you been up to?
Edwards-Stout: Well, with two kids, my life is all about our family. Given how much I'm in my car, shuttling our boys to school and such, it seems as if "author" has been replaced with "chauffer." But I've been busy writing—
Harrison: Are you still writing for Huffington Post?
Edwards-Stout: Yes, I am, but I've been really focused on getting this new book out.
Harrison: That is Gifts Not Yet Given, right? What is it about?
Edwards-Stout: It is actually a collection of 14 short stories, each set around a holiday. From Halloween to Memorial Day, Thanksgiving to Christmas, the tales illuminate those small, surprising, and pivotal moments in which personal awakenings occur and hearts unexpectedly expand.
Harrison: What was your goal with the book?
Edwards-Stout: Well, after Songs for the New Depression, I was looking at what I wanted to do next. I've been working on a memoir, which explores a very traumatic event in my life, but memoirs are very tricky to write, and this one—well—it ain't an easy one to tell either, given the emotions it brings up. Songs took me twelve years, from beginning to end, and as I didn't want another 12 years to pass before the next book, I looked at all I'd written in the past, and realized I had several short stories already written.
Harrison: And they're all about holidays?
Edwards-Stout: They're related to holidays, but they're more about specific characters than about the holidays themselves. I tried to create what I call "holiday stories for the rest of us." The characters are young and old, gay/straight, of all ethnicities and faiths, etc.–I wanted to highlight our common humanity. I wanted a book which conservative straight folks could read, and maybe have their eyes opened, while the LGBT community might read it and think, "At last, we're included."
Harrison: What do you mean?
Edwards-Stout: Well, the first story, The Nutcracker, is about a straight woman who has been career-obsessed her whole life, suddenly at a holiday office party finding herself wondering why. And the next story, Festive Beaver, is about a young gay boy orchestrating his elementary school's Mardi Gras celebration. There's something in it for everyone.
Harrison: When we first met, your debut, Songs for the New Depression, had just come out.
Edwards-Stout: That's right!
Harrison: Tell me more about that book.
Edwards-Stout: Well, prior to writing that, I had never thought of myself as a writer. Then one day a line popped into my head. I didn't know who it was or what it meant, but I wrote it down, and it is now the first line in the novel.
Harrison: Wasn't it inspired by your partner who died?
Edwards-Stout: Yes, as well as other friends I lost. But my goal in writing it was to try to capture that moment in time, when we didn't yet have the drugs we have today. It is my attempt to capture that mix of love, sex, fun, and uncertainty many of us experienced. I kept thinking, what would it be like to know you were dying, and yet have regrets? The novel kind of spiraled out from there.
Harrison: And it has gotten a lot of praise…
Edwards-Stout: I was really pleased and surprised to find it on Library Journal's recent list of gay fiction… The book isn't for everyone, after all. The lead character is a very cynical but funny man, facing death. But readers have embraced him, and I'm thankful that they have given him a chance.
Harrison: What's next for you?
Edwards-Stout: Well, I have to pick the kids up from school, but after that, it is back to writing.
Harrison: My best wishes to you and to your new book, Gifts Not Yet Given. When does it come out?
Edwards-Stout: It is on Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble, as well as independent booksellers everywhere.
Harrison: Well, hopefully we'll connect again before the next Rainbow Book Fair, but until we do, best wishes!
Edwards-Stout: Thanks, Ken! Can't wait to see what Seventh Window publishes next!


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Roller Derby Survey Results – Part One
I've been involved in roller derby for 10 years. As a skater, league president, business owner, fan & volunteer.
The growth and development of the sport has fascinated me. And so much has changed in such a short time!
A few months ago I was chatting with some fellow derby nerds, swapping stories about the challenges our leagues were currently facing, and I thought "I wonder how many of these are local based challenges, and how many are affecting our sport as a whole? Are there things we can learn from other leagues, rather than trying to figure it all out ourselves?"
So the idea to create an international, unaffiliated survey of all things roller derby was born.
After some crowd sourcing for questions – apparently there are lots of things we want to know about each other! – The State of the Roller Derby Survey was written and released to the public on March 28, 2017.
To date it has been filled out by 1,744 individuals from across the globe.
And it is still open – so go fill it out if you haven't already!
Although there are MANY hours of analysis contained in the survey results, we thought we'd release some of the simpler ones to start! So here are some of them….
49% of respondents were from USA – 0.4% were from Brazil
76% were currently skating – 6.5% were active officials – 6.8% were retired officials
45% started skating in 2013 or later – 35% retired in 2016
Roller Derby people are aged: 20-24 (6%) 25-29 (19%) 30-34 (26%) 35-39 (22%) 40-44 (12%)
The percentage of derby people that are married/common law with kids is the same as those who are married/common law without kids (approx 31%)
50% of people spend between $0 – $1,000 annually on derby. 50% spend between $1,000 – $3,000.
The majority of Roller Derby Seasons start in: January (37%) February (24%) March (12%) or September (9%)
30% of you don't have an Off Season. 60% take between 1-2 months off a year.
Over 50% of respondents have only 1 or 2 teams in their league. 1.2% have 10 or more teams.
24% of leagues have less than 20 skaters in their league. 52% have 20 – 50 and 18% have 50 – 100 skaters.
10% of leagues have zero on-skates officials at the moment. 67% have between 1 and 5 officials. 3.8% have 10-20 on skates officials in their league.
League Growth: 55% said their league had grown in the last 3 years. 45% said their league had shrunk in the last 3 years.
Most leagues added between 1 and 10 skaters in the last year (77%). 4% said they added more than 20 skaters.
87% of leagues had between 1 and 10 skaters retire last year. 26 respondents said they had more than 20 skaters retire in 2016.
Why did people leave roller derby? Injury (6%) Career/Life – had to move (21%) Career/Life – no time for derby (34%) Burn out – derby demanded too much time to continue (21%) Other (16%)
Junior Roller Derby: 35% of respondents said there was no junior derby in their area. 24% said there was junior derby, but it was unaffiliated with the adult league, 17% said the junior team was combined with the adult league, 22% said they were unaffiliated but worked with the junior league.
Top League Priorities: Recruiting Skaters (31%) Retention of Members – skaters & officials (21%) Being more Competitive (26%)
Phew OK that's a lot of data! And there's still LOTS more to sift through!
BTW if you or someone you know has a background in data analysis and is interested in working on this project I'd love to hear from them! Get them to contact us through the website.
Thank you to everyone that filled out the Survey – to everyone else GO DO IT NOW! Data is power people!
xo Luludemon #44 – Pivotstar Founder, Derby Coach and Drinker of Proper English Tea
Why did the derby ages only go to 44? I'm going to be 60 in a few months and another lady on my team is 62. Although, I'm currently not skating as I look after my terminally ill husband, I do plan to return one day.


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