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Top 10 First-Time Disney Cruise Line Tips
These first-time Disney Cruise Line tips are designed to help you with things you might not know about Disney Cruise Line and are based on our first sailing on the Disney Magic. Many of these we learned while planning for our first cruise, but other things we learned while on board the cruise, and made note of things we thought contradicted advice we had heard elsewhere.
If you're a Castaway Club member or a seasoned Disney Cruise Line veteran, some of these may seem obvious. However, based on our conversations with our guests aboard the Disney Magic, things aren't always quite as obvious as they might seem. If you're planning a 2018 Disney cruise, these updated tips should come in handy.
Also, if you're thinking about setting sail in 2018 or beyond, you should definitely order the free Disney Cruise Line Planning Video. It offers some great video footage of Disney's fleet of ships, ports of call, staterooms, dining, entertainment, and much more. It's a great way to choose which ship and itinerary are right for you!
Fortunately, setting sail on the Disney Cruise Line is a far less complicated experience than visiting one of the theme parks, so there's not a ton you need to know to "do it right." These 10 tips should at the very least set you on the right course! Note that these tips all cover the experiences aboard the Disney Cruise Line ships themselves. If you're looking for Disney's Castaway Cay Tips, read this post.
Let's take a look at the tips for having a great time your first time setting sail aboard the Disney Cruise Line…
Every Restaurant is "All You Can Eat"
One of the selling points of Disney Cruise Line is that soda is all-you-can-drink and there are places to grab food throughout the day without a surcharge. (As a point of clarification since we've met many people who call this "free," it's not free–it's built into the cost of Disney Cruise Line, which costs more than other cruise ships in its class.) However, many people don't know that meals at rotational restaurants are all-you-can-eat, in a way.
At these restaurants, you can order as many appetizers, entrees, and desserts as you want, make substitutions, etc. If you really like a particular appetizer or entree, order another! We did this at every meal, and always found the servers happy to oblige. Just remember, with great power comes great responsibility.
We don't recommend ordering so much food that you only eat half of what's on each plate. Ordering a half dozen lobster entrees for yourself might seem like a good idea, but it's wasteful and probably won't endear you to your server.
Tipping is "Different"
We read that tipping was different prior to our trip, and everything we read made it sound super complicated. It's not. Basically, your onboard stateroom account is automatically charged a set amount towards the end of your cruise for housekeeping, your server, your assistant server, and the dining room manager, with envelopes also provided for the same so you can leave additional cash should you believe they deserve more. You can find out what the exact default amounts will be for your cruise with the Disney Cruise Line Blog Tip Calculator.
Should you want to tip less, you can go to Guest Services to change the amounts. We noticed fairly long lines at Guest Services the last night of our cruise, and assume this was why. We're not going to get into the controversial area of recommended tips here, but our general advice is "don't be an ass." In the cruise industry, these tips are customary, and these positions in the crew depend upon them. If you vehemently disagree with the concept of tipping these positions, maybe you shouldn't take a cruise.
I know I wouldn't take a cruise if I hated being on a boat, and this type of tipping is as much a standard of cruising as cruises taking place aboard boats. Personally, I'm not a fan of the social construct of tipping (I feel that what's now "standard" gratuity should be built into certain wages, as they are in most of the civilized world) for a variety of reasons, but until I can convince the rest of society to agree with me, I uphold my social obligation to tip.
Nightlife is Tame, But Fun
This one varies widely depending upon the Disney Cruise Line ship you're sailing, and how full your cruise is, I think. On our cruise, "After Hours" was pretty much a ghost town every night after 11 p.m. This is partly to be understood. Unlike other ships, Disney Cruise Line caters to families, precluding many parents from participating in the night life scene.
Still, we highly recommend checking out the night life. We found that, while sparsely attended, it can be highly entertaining. Perhaps not in the way you're thinking, though. While it can be fun in itself, what we found more fun was people watching. (Yes, we were those people in the corner, creepin' on the people in da club!) Some of the guests who have the most fun in the clubs presumably haven't been on the party scene in a while.
Pour copious amounts of alcohol on that, and you the fuel for an awesome fire. We had a blast just watching the partying, and we are 100% certain the partiers had fun doing the party. Regardless of whether you want to be a party animal or a creepy lurker like us, we bet you'll have a good time.
Don't Miss the Fireworks
If you're comparing them to the fireworks at Walt Disney World, the fireworks on the Disney Cruise Line are going to disappoint you. They are relatively short by comparison, and not as large in scale.
But take a step back for a second. Walt Disney World fireworks are launched from the land. On Disney Cruise Line, you're floating in the middle of the ocean, with a private fireworks show over the water. That's pretty impressive, and watching them explode over the water as other ships blast their horns in the distance is a pretty cool experience.
Research Rooms
Frequent cruisers are very particular about their room, and for good reason: not all of the rooms in the same class are the same! At first blush, choosing a room seems pretty easy, since there's inside, oceanview, and verandah. However, there are actually several "secret" verandah and porthole staterooms, as well as mini-suites and oversized rooms, all of which are priced in a lower tier.
In our case, we didn't have the ability to pick a room, as we booked a last-minute, restricted fare "verandah or better" (VGT–there are also IGT and OGT restricted) room. The benefit of this was saving money during the off-season (since the ship wasn't full, last minute deals were offered) and guaranteeing ourselves a verandah view room. As a side note, you also should give serious thought to which class of room to you want, and whether it's worth the money to splurge and upgrade.
While a verandah is probably nice on longer cruises, we learned that it was an unnecessary luxury on a short cruise. By contrast, we've heard that a verandah is pretty much a must-do on an Alaskan cruise, due to the view of whales it might offer.
Palo is a Must Do
Some guests are likely to balk at the cost of Palo, wondering why they should pay extra for a meal when their normal rotational dining is "free." Well, again, those meals aren't free, they're built into the cost of the cruise. Instead of looking at those as free and Palo as $25 per person, look at Palo as costing about 2% the total of your cruise (give or take depending upon the cruise's actual cost). For a 2% increase in cost, does it not make sense to upgrade to a superb fine dining experience?!
We have a full Palo Dinner Review you can read if you need further convincing, but suffice to say, we fully believe that Palo is well worth the additional cost and highly recommend it for any couple looking for a romantic meal or foodies wanting a fine dining experience. The incredible service, atmosphere, and cuisine are all virtually unparalleled, and we now cannot imagine doing Disney Cruise Line without a meal at Palo.
Don't Skip the Nightly Shows
If you look at reviews of the nightly shows, they vary widely. On the Disney Magic, we saw Twice Charmed: An Original Twist on the Cinderella Story, Villains Tonight!, and Disney Dreams – An Enchanted Classic. I thought Twice Charmed was very good, Villains Tonight! was a mess, and Disney Dreams was excellent. Sarah thought Twice Charmed and Villains Tonight were okay, and Disney Dreams was very good. If you look around the internet, you'll find reviews even more all-over-the-place than ours.
The point is, it seems that no one can agree on which of these shows is awful, good, or great, and the only one who can determine whether you will like the shows is you. That requires you going to see the shows. Besides, if you're going on a Disney cruise, you really ought to see the Disney entertainment on that cruise. The good news is that, regardless of what you think of the story of the show, production values and acting are top notch in all of the shows.
Use the Personal Navigator
If you're like me and think your main option for entertainment on a cruise is lying around reading a book (more like falling asleep with a book on your face), boy, are you wrong! There are multiple, simultaneous options pretty much all day long. Granted, not everything is going to appeal to everyone, but you'll probably never be wanting for anything to do while you're on the cruise.
You're provided a Personal Navigator each day with the schedule of events on it, but we recommend downloading the Personal Navigator App and using that. Even though we couldn't use our phones on the cruise, we still carried them for the clock (who wears watches these days?!) and other apps. Of course, if you're going to be in the pools a lot, maybe carrying around your phone isn't such a good idea.
The Ship is Beautiful
The Disney Cruise Line ships are seriously beautiful. Seriously. Each of the ships has its own distinct features and design, but they're all basically modern luxury ocean liners in the style of Art Deco or Art Nouveau. The details are stunning, from gorgeous chandeliers to handrails, the design of these ships is very thoughtful and meticulous.
If you're a fan of these styles of architecture or themed design, take some time to explore the ship. Go in the movie theater when it's not in use, wander around the main lobby, stare at that handmade chandelier. A big draw of Disney is in the parks' highly immersive environments, and while Disney Cruise Line doesn't isn't necessarily thematically transportive (although it is literally transportive), the ship itself does make you feel a bit like you're aboard a ship during the golden age of cruise ships.
People Sleep In
This is one of those seemingly obvious ones, but it's clearly not that obvious given that the ship is particularly deserted in the early morning hours. I know I often harp on being up for the sunrise, and I realize people take cruises on vacation, but get up for the sunrise at least one morning!
There are very few people around, and seeing the sunrise on the open water is really a sight to behold. You can see and do a lot without worrying about other people in the early morning, so why not get up early during your day at sea, and go back to your stateroom in the middle of the day to take a nap?
Okay, that covers the first-time lessons we learned on the Disney Cruise Line. As I've said before, I didn't think I was a cruise person before, but the Disney Magic sold me on the Disney Cruise Line. Now I can't wait to do the other ships. We plan on doing a lot more posts on the Disney Cruise Line (much of which we'll wait to write until we have more experience), so if you have any questions or topics you'd like to see covered, please let us know! If you're planning a Disney Cruise Line voyage in the interim, you might also consider checking out the comprehensive advice offered in the Unofficial Guide to the Disney Cruise Line 2018 book.
Planning to set sail aboard one of the Disney Cruise Line ships? Read our comprehensive Disney Cruise Line Guide to prepare for your trip, plan entertainment and other activities, and learn what to expect from your Disney cruise! For info on specific ships, see our Disney Dream Ship Guide.
If you want personalized recommendations for Disney Cruise Line itineraries, ships, and more, click here to get a cruise quote from a no-fee Authorized Disney Vacation Planner. They can find you all of the current discounts, and help you plan the details of your cruise!
Your Thoughts…
If you've cruised with Disney Cruise Line before, what first time "lessons" would you add so that people avoid common mistakes? Any other tips? Any questions? Hearing your feedback about your experiences is both interesting to us and helpful to other readers, so please share your thoughts or questions below in the comments!


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Alabama's Largest Yoga Class
(HUNTSVILLE, Al) On Saturday morning, April 28 from 8:00 – 9:30 a.m., Huntsville Botanical
Garden will host Alabama's Largest Yoga Class led by Katherine Orton as part of the Healthy
Huntsville initiative in partnership with Sterling Health. Best of all, the class is absolutely FREE!
Enjoy one of Huntsville's most beautiful locations as you relax and stretch your body. Katherine leads you in a morning yoga routine that will leave you full of energy for your Saturday and Panoply weekend.
This event is beginner level and family friendly. Complimentary snacks and beverages will be served after the class.
Healthy Huntsville 2012 is a partnership between the City of Huntsville and local businesses and
organizations geared to making Huntsville a healthier city in 2012. It's estimated that nearly a
third of adults in Madison County are obese, and Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle hopes the
Healthy Huntsville initiative can change that statistic.
The initiative's goal is to raise awareness on the impact of obesity and type 2 diabetes, educate
the public on the science of health, promote fitness and nutrition, and to provide practical tips
for healthy lifestyle changes.
So come on out to the Garden and start your Saturday off with a series of poses and stretches
that are sure to leave you feeling refreshed, recharged and ready for the rest of your weekend!

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2 Chainz upcoming album 'Based On A Tru Story II: Me Time' is stirring up a lot of buzz. The G.O.O.D Music rapper recently had a album listening party in Atlanta at club Prive, everyone has been saying that his new music is fire.
Click here to listen to his new single 'Netflix' featuring Fergie. In the record he did a slight diss to Ludacris. Tity Boi says: "& I don't get dropped, b*tch I drop the label." Ludacris made some sly remarks about 2 Chainz on The Breakfast Club basically saying he stills get paid off of 2 Chainz. I guess this was a way of setting the record straight.
Checkout B.O.A.T.S II: Me Time tracklists below.
1. "Fork" (prod. by Mike WiLL Made It and Eardrummers)
2. "36″ (prod. by Crak King)
3. "Feds Watching" (prod. by Pharrell)
4. "Where You Been?" (prod. by Mike WiLL Made It)
5. "I Do It" feat. Drake and Lil Wayne (prod. by D. Rich and Wonder)
6. "Used 2″ (prod. by Mannie Fresh)
7. "Netflix" feat. Fergie (prod. by Honorable C.N.O.T.E.)
8. "Extra" feat. Rich Homie Quan (prod. by Wonder)
9. "U Da Realest" (prod. by Drumma Boy)
10. "Beautiful Pain" feat. Lloyd and Ma$e (prod. by Honorable C.N.O.T.E.)
11. "So We Can Live" feat. T-Pain (prod. by DJ Montay and J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League)
12. "Mainstream Ratchet" (prod. by Lil Korey)
13. "Black Unicorn" feat. Chrisette Michele and SunniPatterson (prod. by DJ Toomp)
14. "Outroduction" (prod. by StreetRunner)
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15. "Employee of the Month" (prod. by Diplo and FKi)
16. "Live and Learn (It Will)" feat. Dolla Boy and Pusha-T (prod. by V Don)
17. "Livin" feat. IAMSU! (prod. by League of Starz)


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Blue Mark Studios
Atlanta is home to many artists. There are galleries and exhibition spaces throughout the city. As an artist cooperative and special events venue, Blue Mark Studios can offer a creative atmosphere and environment that completely complements the work ethic and needs of local artists while providing a safe and secure studios and work suites, a new and exciting venue, and the full support of a competent and capable staff.
The idea of an event space that would house galleries and work space was the concept of owner Bryan Seay. He envisioned the preservation of an Atlanta landmark that would result in the creation of an inspiring environment, one that would be attractive to emerging and professional artists as well as creative professionals. The result was the birth of Blue Mark Studios, already one of Atlanta's most talked about new spaces, and the perfect spot to host your next special occasion.
Before Blue Mark Studios
In 1881 the building was built to house the Jefferson Street Methodist Church for Exposition Cotton Mills housing community. It was sold and re-named the New St. James Baptist Church in 1975 , which flourished in Atlanta for nearly 30 years. By 2008 the Church was home to a congregation of less than a thirty members and had fallen into financial difficulty and disrepair.
Blue Mark Studios Building Preservation
With an inspired vision and a lot of hard work, it took just a year for Bryan Seay, owner of Blue Mark Studios, to restore the dilapidated building into the unique property it has become.
His intent was not to tear the building down, but to restore the Church to its original state, thereby preserving its history and creating a unique environment that would become home to an arts and cultural center...
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Blue Mark Studios, with its historic interiors and inspiration-infused atmosphere, is one of Atlanta's premier artists' cooperatives and special event venues.
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Designer Take – Tommy Hilfiger
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The Landscape of Classic American Sportswear would be incomplete without mentioning the name Tommy Hilfiger. Since the launch of the Tommy Hilfiger Corporation in 1984, the brand has grown from its humble beginnings in menswear to perfume, lifestyle lines, women's wear and exclusive denim collections. No matter which item, the Hilfiger philosophy is ever present: always youthful, always fresh and always classically American. 2nd Take offers Hilfiger women's and men's clothes online.
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While he was still a student, Hilfiger started designing clothes for boutiques around New York. Soon he became a full-time designer and introduced his first men's clothing line. Hilfiger's unique and 'never seen before' design inspiration gave the American fashion world a fresh new look. Since 1985, the American brand has continued to grow globally and in 2004 it was introduced into the South African market.
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The white, blue and red Tommy Hilfiger flag logo symbolises classic, fresh and high quality American style worldwide.
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The Hilfiger brand retails a collection of women's and men's clothes online and internationally including casual sportswear, accessories, footwear, perfumes, home products and luggage. The brand is aimed from 25 to 45 year old trendy individuals who search for the classic American style.
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The label Hilfiger Denim targets the 18 to 28 year old denim oriented generation. Its collection consists of casual, denim sportswear for men and women. Hilfiger Denim is the more trendy, cool and fresh label, than the original one Tommy Hilfiger.
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Tommy's media appeal extends beyond the fashion community. Famous for slapping Axl Rose in 2006, Hilfiger injected a good dose of rebellion into the sometimes conservative scene of American Sportswear. He also recently served as fashion consultant on American Idol, a show viewed by over 17 million people worldwide. No matter where he goes from here, we can be certain of one fact, the future of Tommy Hilfiger could never be dull.
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#GOT: Insights from "The Coming Of The First Men" (The World Of Ice & Fire)
"The World of Ice and Fire" #GameofThrones
So, George R. R. Martin and his helpers Elio M. Garcia Jr. and Linda Antonsson wrote a book called "The World of Ice and Fire: The Untold History of Westeros and The Game Of Thrones."
The book is an attempt to give serious fans a glimpse into the history of the Westeros from the beginning of its recorded history up to where the books begin. It is certainly not an attempt to write a "World of Ice and Fire Review" more an attempt to write a "World of Ice and Fire Companion Guide."
As with most of GRRM's ASOIAF writings The World of Ice and Fire is very dense and detailed writing and I have learned that taking it a chunk at a time is pretty helpful.
So, that is what I am doing here, tackling each chapter of the book and seeing what insight I can share (if any).
A Song Of Ice and Fire: "The Coming Of The First Men"
Well, the famed "First Men" (the humans) showed up in Dorn by the thousands (we have no idea from where apparently) and then either took a few years, decades, or a century to migrate and spread all f the way to the North.
Why so much uncertainty? Remember that one of the conceits of the book "The World of Ice and Fire" is that it is told from the perspective of a Maester named Yandel writing about the different accumulated histories the Citadel has amassed over time. Throughout the book, the Maester's are skeptical about the "handed-down" aspects of the stories they relate to us.
The first men seemed to arrive in Westeros fully formed, farming, domesticating animals, and with the ability to make weapons and tools.
Anyway, once they got to the North they started farming, which meant that they also started cutting down the Weirwood trees in general and the one's that the Children of the Forest had carved faces on in specific. As a result, the Children declared war on the First Men.
Maester Yandel suggests that most of the advantage went to the first men because they were larger and had better weapons, but despite the First Men having these advantages, the war lasted nearly 100 years. Obviously, the combination of the magic of the Greenseers and the ability of them to talk to and command animals probably helped here.
Maester Yandel pooh pooh's the idea that the Children of the Forest were able to create the Swamps that allowed them to hide from the First Men (suggesting there must have been a natural disaster or weather event that created the swamps) but as we know from watching the show, as they reached the brink of disaster in the was the First Men, the Children used humans & magic to create White Walkers.
At the end of this long war, both the Children and the First Men (or at least the cooler heads among both races) decided to negotiate a truce which was negotiated on the island beyond the swamp where the Children were at the time based. The First Men agreed to stop cutting down the Weirwood trees. The Children created an "Order of Green Men" whose job it was to protect the trees.
Nobody knows if the "Order of Green Men" still exists.
What Does This Add To My Understanding of Game Of Thrones?
Both the books and the television show have made reference to the war between the First Men and the Children, but this (for me) added a great deal of context to why that war was so important to the development of both the cultures of humans and the Children of the Forest in the North.
Because of the war, the Children were almost driven to extinction and pushed what was left of them all the way to "the neck." This explains why it took such a long and treacherous journey for Bran (and his motley band) to find them.
It also provides more context for why the North now worships at Weirwood trees as the truce between the humans and Children followed Greenseers using the trees and other magical powers against them. After you have been fighting for 100 years against a foe with magic and who worship and use trees against you, you might start to have respect for the trees too.
Anyway, that was what I got from this relatively short chapter.
Last time I talked about the "Dawn Age" chapter.
As you may know, I do recaps of Game of Thrones. You can read my recaps of Game of Thrones Season 6 by reading "The complete #OPS guide to Season 6 of #GameofThrones"
You can also read my series on the "Top Ten Problems" that I had with Season 6 of Game of Thrones.
What did you think of "The Coming of The First Men"?
Did you gain any insight that I missed?
Let me know, leave a comment!


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OPTIMAX Summer School
By Rob Thompson, University College London
Now in its fourth year of running is the well-regarded three-week summer school, OPTIMAX. It comprises of team-based research to investigate real world research questions within medical imaging, giving students from all over the world the chance to try their hand at research with hands-on expert support throughout. The students and tutors come with completely varying professional backgrounds, including Computer Science, Physics, Medicine, Radiography, Occupational Therapy and Engineering.
This year we have 59 participants, coming from Brazil, South Africa, Iraq, Portugal, Ireland, Norway, Switzerland, The UK, The Netherlands, Vietnam and Sweden. This year, OPTIMAX is being held in the University of Salford, but it has also been in Lisbon and Groningen. Below are the thoughts of some of this year's participants on their time at the summer school.


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Vegan Lasagna
When I shared a photo of my mum's veggie lasagna in mid-February, tons of people asked me for a recipe! I whisked my mum into the kitchen and we cooked the lasagna again for you.
Vegan Lasagna
4 tbsp plant margarine or vegan butter
3 tbsp whole wheat flour
1L oat milk
2 bouillon cubes
Salt and nutmeg to taste
500-600 g frozen veggie mix (should contain carrots, peas, corn and other veggies if you like)
100 g vegan crumbled cheese
Sieved tomatoes
150g oat cooking cream (or another vegan crème fraîche substitute product that you can find)
Lasagna sheets
Melt butter or margarine on high heat. When melted, add the flour and sautée lightly.
Very (!) slowly, on high to medium heat, add the oat milk until you have a thick sauce.
Add the bouillon cubes, salt, nutmeg and your frozen veggies.
Coat a baking sheet with oil and cover the bottom of your dish with a thin layer of sieved tomatoes.
Cover the tomato layer with lasagna sheets.
Cover both layers with your veggie sauce.
Add cheese.
Continue creating these layers by repeating steps 4 to 7 (sieved tomatoes, lasagna sheets, sauce, cheese, sieved tomatoes, lasagna sheets, sauce, cheese,…) until you have 3 to 4 layers (you should end with a layer of lasagna sheets).
Add sieved tomatoes into the cup of your crème fraîche substitute and mix these two together.
Cover your last layer of lasagna sheets with the crème fraîche mix and add extra cheese on the top.
Bake your lasagna for about 30 mins at 200 °C (392 °F) in the oven.
Technically your lasagna is ready to serve, though it won't be firm yet (which I actually prefer). If you would like a firmer consistency, leave to cool for 15 minutes before serving.
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When I planned my recent Wild Images photo tour of Madagascar I asked myself, if I could only visit once, on a 'Best of' tour, which of its amazing animals would I want to include in my itinerary? Starting in the unique spiny forest of the southwest near Ifaty, itself an un-missable attraction, Long-tailed Ground Roller must be one of the most enigmatic birds of the 'Eighth Continent' and then there was Ring-tailed Lemur. Having seen this beautiful creature so many times on Johnny Morris's 'Animal Magic' TV programme as a child no wildlife tour of Madagascar would be complete without it. We can see it easily at Isalo National Park, a few hours drive from Ifaty. Including these two locations would automatically pick up some other good lemurs like the outrageous Verreaux's Sifaka as well as more birds and reptiles but where to next? The eastern rainforest for Indri, the largest extant lemur, as well as Diademed Sifaka (some say it is the most beautiful of all the lemurs) and Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur, another cracker, is another not-to-be-missed destination, particularly as it does not involve a flight with the notoriously changeable Air Madagascar. That still left some time to go both west and north and I wanted to do something different to simply following the main birding drag, which would have taken us to Mahajunga on another notoriously unreliable flight.
So what next? Fosa of course! I'd long admired Nick Garbutt's amazing photos of Fosa, a unique carnivore, that shares traits with cats, dogs and mongeese and is the only predator in Madagascar capable of preying on adults of any of the lemurs. It is thought to have evolved from a single mammalian ancestor (along with the other Madagascan carnivore members of the family Eupleridae), which made the crossing of the Mozambique Channel on floating vegetation, long after Madagascar had split from Africa c.150 million years ago, at a time before mammals had evolved of course. [Such an event is thought to have produced all of the lemurs, tenrecs and Madagascar rodents, each family deriving from a single refugee. This might sound an unlikely way to have produced the present set of mammals in Madagascar but even one million years is a long time for a random event like this to happen! Remember that a primate has now managed to reach the moon (probably). Faced with a vast unexploited area of habitat the colonists radiated into an array of specialists, each finding their own niche.] The Fosa is a hunter of the other mammal groups, particularly lemurs. Imagine an animal so sleek and fast that it can hunt down an agile primate, which is capable of making 10 metre leaps between trees in its efforts to evade capture. It has flexible ankles, which allow it to jump from tree to tree and descend them headfirst, semi-retractable claws like a cat, a super long tail to aid balance during chases and a fearsome set of teeth. It is certainly the lemurs' nemesis.
Although it is the most widely distributed of Madagascar's carnivores, the Fosa is very thinly spread and usually very elusive. However, there is a reliable place to see it, Kirindy Forest, just north of Morondava on Madagascar's west coast where they are more or less habituated. In fact, they are so at home around the Forest Research Station that it is a challenge to photograph them with natural-looking backgrounds away from the rubbish ('fako') dump, where they scavenge leftovers. I spent hours following them around and enjoyed a few superb encounters when they simply sat down in the forest and allowed me to do the same only a couple of metres away. We saw at least four different animals, two gnarly males, both with damaged left eyes but also a perfect young male and female. We even saw one at night hunting along one of the forest tracks. It almost bounded right up to us before realizing its mistake. While watching the tourists come and go I couldn't understand why they would all just take a few snaps at the rubbish dump and then go back to the restaurant, thinking 'job's a good un'? One of my mottos springs to mind 'why go off and do something else badly?' I had Nick's superb photos and some other ideas in my mind's eye and here are a few of my efforts.


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Episode 57 - John Holl Goes to Cuba
Today we're talking to one of our own, Mr. John Holl. Our esteemed co-host used his fancy beer magazine journalism credentials to get into what has increasingly become a hot destination for Americans—Cuba. Traveling to Cuba is still rare though, especially among beer editors, so we decided to dedicate an entire episode to talking about what John found there. Tune in now to hear about Cuban's love for thumb-drives, adjunct lagers, and of course vintage American cars.
As always you can (and should) email your questions, complaints, whimpers, or whines to us at firstname.lastname@example.com. We read everything we get and we'll try to respond as quickly as we can. If not online, then on air. And THANKS!
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What a ride is has been to see all the work happening through CUDA since it began in 2008! We initially identified specific needs for which we saw solutions and have been pursuing a closing of those gaps ever since. We have dreams of transforming education with a city full of schools that have functioning libraries, raising children who love to read and are encouraged to learn well every day. We envision small business owners who are passionate about their work with ideas of how to grow it being able to access the little boosts they need to take a new step and establish a reliable source of income for their families. We hope to see doctors able to teach the right patients how to prevent serious illness instead of barely keeping up with the emergencies and diseases that present themselves at the bustling clinic every day. We want to be more than a band-aid or reassurance, but to actually address the source of the problem and make it better, for real.
We love that you are part of it, that this network stretches across the hemispheres and around the world, and every hand that lends a few dollars or buys a book or helps pay one of our workers their salary for the month helps hold that network together. Even the people who come into the coffee shop or take a language class build more sustainability for this organization, so that we can dream bigger instead of scrambling just to keep the commitments we've already made. We need our workers, our supporters, ourselves, our target populations and our customers - the interweaving of them all keeps us afloat.
The reality of running an NGO is that it's hard to keep all those connections taut. Interest wanes or the program hits a rough patch and makes everyone nervous. Tourist activity drops off in the rainy season and coffee sales go down. As Christians, we trust that God will provide even while yielding our own hopes and dreams to Him. It's a tough place to be, to know when to let go of an effort that is not proving fruitful or when to be faithful to the vision when we can't see how we can afford to serve those people. Yes, our experience is beautiful. Yes, we've learned a great deal. Yes, it's been frustrating to navigate Peruvian red tape and time frames and international fundraising to keep things going. Yes, we are hopeful and excited about every new opportunity. Yes, we always need help to make it happen.
Development work is by nature slow, as we address the underlying systemic issues that restrict education, business advancement and health. In a numbers game, we won't ever win. But in terms of long-term solutions, we are confident of our approach and the ways real change can happen.
We ask your prayers as we continue working, that there will be the right intersection of support and opportunities and willing participants to keep it all going.
- Pray for the success of our local coffee shop and language school.
- Pray for coffee sales in the US of A to continue growing, so that alongside donations, we have the solid foundation we need to build a lasting organization.
- Advocate for us, spreading the word and sending interested parties our way to fill in the gaps in our know-how or manpower or funds.
- Pray that we will see God's provision so clearly that we press forward with renewed strength and courage.
- Pray for our workers to have wisdom in all their interactions, to learn to see the world with new eyes and have hearts like Jesus toward those who come to us for help.
And we pray that you recognize your value in this far-reaching web, as we each do our part and see it build together toward something else altogether, looking forward to His kingdom and the true healing that will fix every broken thing that we haven't yet been able to reach.


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Escape the winter chill this January with Chili (nom, nom) Winter Days at Boordy Vineyards (12820 Long Green Pike, Hydes, Md.). Located just 25 minutes from the Inner Harbor, Boordy is home to award-winning wines and a gift shop housed in a 19th-century building.
Weekends in January (21-22 and 28-29), Boordy is celebrating Chili Winter Days. Indulge in hot wassail (hot mulled punch or cider) and feast on three styles of hot chili (beef, pork and vegetarian) paired with six wine samples.
After you've filled your belly enjoy a vineyard tour, sit by the outdoor fire or catch live music in the upper barn. An engraved Boordy wineglass is included with your admission ($15).
Vineyard manager Ron Wates oversees the vineyard operations and credits sustainablity as one of their objectives. They've reduced their dependency on pesticides for healthy, balanced soils and to provide an environment that is beneficial for plants, animals and insects. They've also placed the farm on permanent preservation with the Maryland Environmental Trust.


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The JAMS/NAFCM 2016 Mini-Grant/Incentive Support Track III will focus on Navigating Cultural Differences. Your community mediation center may use this focus as part of a preventive strategy—through mediation, facilitated dialogue, and training—cultural differences need not become polarizing differences. This could include facilitated dialogues to increase understanding and removing cultural and religious barriers. This could also include mediating disputes which in part may arise from the misperceptions and stereotypes one party has of the other, discrimination based on religious or cultural appearances, sexual harassment, harassment, communal tensions, bullying, workplace discrimination, housing discrimination, and access to time/space to practice religious beliefs. Conflict prevention, education, and creating educational programs for our community is a needed resource as well.
This year the mini-grant will ask that your community mediation center has formal working partnerships with at least one of the following: The local Human Relations Council, the Ministerial Association, Religious or ethnic-based centers, Fairness Organizations, local colleges and universities with cultural or gender studies department, local organizations focusing on creating a more culturally-inclusive community, or neighborhood associations that are a direct link to municipal governments.
The 2016 Request for Proposals can be found here, and additional information on proposal attachments can be found here.
Important dates if you are considering possible participation in this year's offer are:
Release Date: By April 18th, 2016.
Bidders' Conference: Friday, April 29th, 2016; 2 PM Eastern standard time. You may register for this conference by clicking here.
All responses to be received by NAFCM on or before June 13th, 2016 at 11:59 PM applicant'slocal time.
This page will provide program and application specifics as they become available. Further, during application periods, NAFCM will post all questions and answers to this page. If you have a question please email firstname.lastname@example.com


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Employee Training & Development Solutions
Your Organization has Many Training Needs
And there are many ways to address them. You can bring in a "guru" to speak to your employees. You can purchase a training program "off the shelf". In certain situations, these might be effective.
But what makes your company a success is how you differentiate yourself from your competitors. Many times, generic won't do.
Novita works with you to:
- Develop content from subject matter experts (SME) both internal and external.
- Create instruction around that content which speaks directly to your employees.
- Deliver the final program in a classroom, online, video, webinar or any other format.
Throughout the process, we use creativity to build programs that are engaging and effective.
Five Reasons to Custom Build Training
- It's less expensive in many cases, and you own it and can use it over and over.
- It's not just tailored to you, it's made for you using your issues, your products, your industry.
- The knowledge you need exists within your employees. We help uncover it.
- You can't train on a process until you know what that process is. We help document it.
- Training is more measurable when addressing the exact problem.
We help you Improve Employee Performance by Changing Employee Behavior
Whether a brand-new employee or 15-year veteran, if you want to increase an employee's productivity, he or she needs the:
- Appropriate knowledge to improve.
- Practical application of that information.
- Motivation and incentive to change.
Overlook one and your employee's performance is compromised, but so is the objective you've set for yourself, your team and organization.
No matter the topic, Novita helps you achieve your objectives
We offer the following services…
- Training Needs Analysis
- Content Development
- Process Development
- Instructional Design & Development
- Writing / editing / proofreading / translation
- Graphical User Interface (GUI)
- Web Programming
- Video / Audio script Writing
- Video / Audio Production
- Train-the-Trainer
- Facilitation
- Curriculum design
- E-learning Computer & Web Based Training
- Instructor-led classes:
- Participant Guide
- Instructor Guide & Slides
- Train the Trainer Workshop & Guide
- Systems/ERP Training & Technical User Manual
- Company Handbooks
- Job Aids
- Online Tutorials
- Creative Simulations & Role Plays
- Online Bulletin Boards
- Operations Manuals
- Newsletters
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GDPR Overview
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect on 25th May 2018, effectively replacing the UK current Data Protection Act by the Information Commissioners Office (ICO).
GDPR brings EU data protection regulation into line with ways in which data are now used and harmonises regulation across the EU. It directly effects all organisations that control or process individual data and gives individuals greater control over how organisations use their data.
Why it was introduced
Data are now being used in previously unforeseen ways, as the current DPA legislation pre-dates internet and Cloud technology which created new ways to exploit data.
GDPR strengthens data protection legislation and introduces tougher enforcement measures. The objective is to improve trust in the emerging digital economy and provide a simpler, clearer legal environment which is consistent across the EU.
CogniSoft and GDPR
GDPR directly affects CogniSoft's procedures and policies as both a controller and a processor of data. We control data on behalf of our employees and business contacts, but to a greater quantity we process data on millions of individuals on behalf of customers through our hosting, support and consultancy services.
We have gained a comprehensive and detailed understanding of GDPR in order to fully support our customers and provide necessary safeguards for the data they use. An information pack was recently sent to the nominated contact at all customer sites.
If you would like further details or to request a copy of the information pack, please contact us or speak to your Account Manager.


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Hunter cuts Washington state $6,000 check for decades-old deer killing
A contrite hunter who 40 years ago killed three whitetail deer illegally in Washington mailed the state's wildlife department a check for $6,000, or roughly what he would earn today had he poached the deer today, The Spokesman-Review reported.
Identified in the report only as Roy from Montana, he apparently asked that the money be earmarked for wildlife enforcement in the area.
Capt. Richard Mann, from the Washington Fish and Wildlife Department, told the paper that the hunter insisted on paying even though the statute of limitations had clearly expired.
"I was amazed," Mann told the paper. "It's not uncommon for me to hear from people who are sorry for a wildlife infraction, but usually it's because the judge stuck them with a big fine."
The paper reported that the check, which was received last week at the department's headquarters in Olympia, had a message on it.
"My conscience has not allowed me to put this sin to rest until now. I know that God has forgiven me and hope that WDFW will as well."


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What are the best logo makers generators for startups or small businesses? Is Wix the best logo maker generator on the market? Read and find out!.
As small and minimal as your logo may be, it still has a big role to play. The logo will be seen everywhere, both offline and online and serves as a visual mark of reference for your business and brand. What are we trying to say is that it will transmit your business's message to your clients and potential buyers. Because of that, having a great logo is one of the things you should plan, when preparing to launch your own business. So, what's stopping you? Well, you may have various skills and talents, however, designing a business logo may not be one of those skills. So, what if you could design your business logo with the help of a professional designer. What if we told you that using a logo maker generator is your best option to create the logo of your dreams? Yes, a logo maker generator is a time-saver and your chance to create a great business logo in just a few minutes.
What are the best logo makers generators for startups and small businesses?.
There are lots of logo makers on the market, but finding and using the best one is certainly an advantage. According to some people and businesses, Wix is one of the best logo maker generators for small businesses. This is a revolutionary logo generator that is super easy to use, save you costs, and adapts to any level of computer skills and expertise. Not only you will be able to create a great business logo but you will have more time to focus on running and developing your business. By using the Wix logo maker generator, you will instantly become your own logo designer. The logo maker is a complete and sophisticated solution that is really simple and yet effective to use. This tool will start by asking you a few different questions – the industry you are in, the name of the brand, the adjectives or characteristics that describe your business, and etc. Based on the answers, the tool and its amazing algorithm will generate a selection of variations of what your business logo might look like. All you have to do is pick your favorite kind and customize it according to your needs and specifications.
You can customize the fonts, the icons, the colors, and etc. until it perfectly suits your brand. In just a few minutes, you will be able to personalize, imagine, and download a logo that is a pure representation of your brand. Once you are satisfied with the end result, you can download the logo, and use it in any imaginable size. You can use the logo for all of your promotional and marketing efforts including your website, blog, social media channels. Watermarks, business cards, and etc. If you are interested in creating your logo with Wix logo maker generator, there are a few steps you will need to take:
Enter the name of your business or brand
Fill in your industry or business
Pick the adjectives that best suit your brand
Choose from a couple of logo options
Choose your favorite version
Customize the logo design
Download the logo
By following these steps, you will be on your way to creating a great professional business logo that best describes your brand and the products/services you are selling! Explore Wix logo maker, go through the options available, and have fun while creating your logo!


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Lumla is located in the Tawang Dictrict of Arunachal Pradesh in Eastern India. Arucnachal Prades means "land of the dawn-lit mountains". It is the eight least populous district in India. Tawang district had according to the 2011 census 49,950 people. The Tawang area has a population density of 23 per square kilometer. The altitude of the district ranges from 3.500 feet (1100 meter) to 22.500 feet (7000 meter). The largest town is Tawang town with 20,000 ps.
One can reach Tawang via Guwahati and Tezpur in Assam (daily flights from Delhi). From Guwahati it takes about 13 hours to reach Tawang by road, and from Tezpur 10 hours. One has to pas the beautifull Sela pass at a height of 14.000 feet (4300 meter)
The people who live in the district are Monpa (the dominant ehnic group), Takpa (a small tribal group scattered in the East and the North) and Tibetans. The main religion is Tibetan Buddism. The people there speak Mon dialect, which is quite close to Tibetan or Bodi language. When they do prayers or study buddhism they have to study in Tibetan.
The main source of income is agriculture. They grow crops like rice, maize, millet. potato and several different types of vegetables. The people also keep domestic animals like cows, yaks and goats. One of the most common foods is rotten cheese, which has a terrible smell but for them this is a very important food. They also eat chillies and other local vegetables.
They also do lots of labour works like road construction. You will find many women with children breaking stone for use in the roads.
Lumla is about 1 hour from Tawang town by road to the West. Lumla is a village which has a special status under the district of Tawang. The overall administration is controlled and guided by the deputy commissioner with his head quarter in Tawang. Under this administration Lumla has its own additional deputy commissioner who administrates the Lumla sub division. The Lumla district has direct borders with Bhutan and Tibet (China).
Please find a recent article in The Economist on Arunachal Pradesh: The Economist 12 10 2012


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This cloth Tracker Badge is for the Monster Scouts who study the feet of obscure creatures and beasts. It's not a fetish, it's SCIENCE! C'mon!
It's a Patron badge, meaning that it can be purchased and traded with other Monster Scouts.
It's part of the Monster Scouts program, found at http://www.monsterscouts.com
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- Measures just over an inch wide and tall
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We are in the middle of a heat wave. Ugh. Have i mentioned I love rain? This summer has been one of the hottest I can remember. I don't like it, and I'm pretty sure kids don't like the heat either…So how we beat the heat is head to the local beach by the ocean. At the park they have a kid's water park! Fun!
The water is SO COLD! It is pumped out of the ocean and filtered. It takes a while for you to get used to the contrast between hot and cold!
I like this picture because it shows my son on the left clenching his fists out of excited anticipation for the bucket of water to soak the other kids. And, knowing him, he is cold! He knows it's about to shock the kids. Evil grin perhaps?
The picture shows a merger of hot & cold. Water & earth. Kids merging together to get wet. And community merging together to enjoy the outdoors together! I guess the summer's not that bad…


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Ok, call me a softy, wimp, whatever, but this show gets to me every single week. Heck, this week it put a lump in my throat in the first five minutes... usually that doesn't happen until the end of the show.
If you're not familiar with the premise, on each episode the crew (including the ever-popular Ty Pennington from Trading Spaces) visits a family that has either submitted a request, or has had someone else submit a request for them, to have their home completely made over.
What happens is that with a construction/design crew of over 100 people, the house is completely gutted and updated depending upon the needs of the family. This usually includes state of the art appliances and plasma TVs, which are not necessarily needs, but once you've heard the family's story you won't begrudge them these things.
When I started watching the show I thought it would be great to have my house done. However, as the weeks go by, I'm thankful that I'm not on the show, as the families that appear have had life hand them some serious hardships. We're talking paralysis, death in the family, etc.
Yes, this stuff happens to other people, but it does my heart good to see families who have fallen on tough times have something that is equivalent to a gift from God bestowed on them. The appreciation in the faces of these people is truly something to behold.
The flip side of the coin is that I cannot imagine the designers who are regulars on this show walking away without being changed forever.
Definitely worth watching. I recommend it highly.
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23 MAR 2016: William "Bill" Maguire was a well known and popular figure in the Canadian travel industry. Bill died suddenly but peacefully this weekend at home and with his wife Doris by his side.
Bill enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces (Reserve) in 1943 and started his military career in the Army later transferring to the Royal Canadian Navy. After after a long career in sales he became a certified travel agent and opened Maguire Travel from 1979-1999.
In 1982 Bill joined The Association of Canadian Travel Agents (ACTA). He sat on the National Board of Directors and was subsequently elected Ontario president and then National president.
He also served his community as a member of the Lions Club of Cobourg where he was an active member for 50 plus years, holding several elected positions within his local club and district and was elected by the Lions of the World, as International Director of Lions Clubs for a two year term from 1977 to 1979.
Bill was invited, and served, as the only public sector advisor to the passport division of External Affairs and International Trade, Canada, from 1992-1999.
He was also a recipient of the Queen's Golden as well as the Diamond Jubilee Medal for his voluntary contributions to his community and to Canada in general.
Bill and his wife Doris have lived in the Cobourg area for over 58 years and celebrated their 68th anniversary in 2015.
Bill Maguire was a huge force in helping to build the Canadian travel industry and its success today owes much to his efforts.
Our condolences go to his wife Doris and to all the members of his family.
Wednesday, March 23, 2016 from 3-5 p.m.
MacCoubrey Funeral Home, Cobourg
Memorial Service Thursday, March 24, 2016 at 1 p.m.
MacCoubrey Funeral Home, Cobourg Reception Lions Community Centre Cobourg
In lieu of flowers, donations to the NHH – Lion's Chemo Clinic would be appreciated by the family.
Condolences received at www.MacCoubrey.com.


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Keenora Fluffball feeling cool at Frankfurt Messe.
It was such a blast! :3 Thank you so much MaximNoise and all the others who made that weekend possible :3
It was such a blast! :3 Thank you so much MaximNoise and all the others who made that weekend possible :3
My sum-up of the #GermanComicCon "German Comic Con 2017 – Frankfurt, Germany" #GCCFrankfurt #MaximNoise https://t.co/yEqYwFML16
A lot of my friends and me are going to be at the German Comic Con in Frankfurt, Germany next weekend! It will be such a blast for two days! You can find us at the Con itself and even on stage from time to time :3 The Con will be open on Saturday (22nd
And here we have the LIVE Performance of MaximNoise at the Videodays 2015 from last year! 15000 people in the crowd and a great artist on the stage mixed up with a pile of Fursuiters were just AMAZING!!! Thank you Max for this great experience :')
There it is! Finally the music video of MaximNoise is OUT NOW! Thank you so much ^-^ That's the first thing in the year 2016 😀 Wohooo ^-^ Thank you so much ESC Yote Arco Fluffypaw Tristan Dainty WereFox Aries Khajik Jason Lorcan Pistachio and Carbine ^___^
#RefugeesWelcome #mundaufmachen http://t.co/c3HkUTmNZK @maximnoise
MaximNoise made the second part of his Vlog at the Videodays 2015 and before the final music video is going to be published you gonna see this x3 spielkind https://youtu.be/6DG6yWyB0X0
This was by far the greatest thing EVER O.O!!!! VD15 Thank you so much MaximNoise Arco Fluffypaw ESC Yote Khajik Dainty Tristan Carbine Pistachio Werefox Jason Lorcan CyaniiChan
So we are going to be on stage with MaximNoise Y-TITTY etc videodays check the live stream on YouTube :3
Being in front of 15000 ppl in a bit with so many friends ^__^ Arco Fluffypaw ESC Yote Khajik Werefox Dainty Tristan Jason Lorcan Pistachio, Carbine and of course MaximNoise….wohoooo x3


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There are several reasons why an institution might decide to invest in professional development trainings on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Some organizations are motivated by a mandate from a funder, for others it's precipitated by an internal call from staff who want to create a more inclusive culture. Hopefully, you haven't hit a crisis point triggered by a failure of leadership to interrupt oppressive behavior in the workplace.
Distractions Abound: 3 Ways to Stay Focused
Yesterday, as I found myself going down the rabbit hole of Tweets about Donald Trump Jr.'s emails, I stopped mid-scroll realizing that once again I had gotten distracted.
It's busy day. I've got proposals to write, client projects to design, and emails to respond to. It's a Tuesday, which means that most of my team is in the office today and I want to be available to them if they need my input or support. I don't have time to be distracted.
But distractions abound.
We're only halfway through 2017 and the year has already presented us with more terrifying distractions than we can all handle.
Working within social justice with a commitment to making the world a more equitable place often means not only facing the difficult realities but responding with urgency to protect the most vulnerable. It can feel like we're putting out fires in a fire swamp. Just when you think you've made it out, here comes Donald Trump Jr. and his email-gate quicksand threatening to take you under. (That's a Princess Bride reference.)
In moments like this, you have to remember your "Why". Why do YOU get up every day and commit to making an impact in the world? Why is it worth it to keep getting up and fighting back no matter how down and dirty the forces of chaos and destruction decide to get? In times like these, you have got to be anchored to your "WHY". Allow it to be the thing that brings you back when you find yourself working so hard to keep up with the never-ending assault on our civil and human rights.
Three ways to make your "WHY" your anchor in times of mass distraction:
1. Define and Refine your Three L's. I love this exercise I learned it from my coach, Jlove Calderon at Move the Crowd. It's a staple of the MTC methodology. How do you "Live, Love, and Lead"? Three statements that clarify your values and vision for your life and work. When I find myself losing sight of the big picture I come back to my 3Ls. Some days/weeks I need it to be an open tab on my laptop as a daily affirmation of why, who, and what I want to bring to the world. I look at my commitments and use my 3Ls as a litmus test to ensure that the work I'm doing aligns with what matters most to me.
2. Create a Flame Keeper Circle. These are the folks who know you at your best and know the signs when you are losing your light. This circle is who you turn to when you need to be reminded, affirmed, or held to account. They hold you up and they also keep you grounded. They might be mentors, friends, a Mastermind group of other leaders who meet monthly. Maybe you have regular check-ins via Skype or just a group text chain as long as you know you can depend on them to support you when need it most.
3. Accept that Change is a Constant. At any point, we have to be prepared for the possibility that what drives you, what feels like your purpose may one day change. Perhaps you woke up after the 2016 election and decided that your new purpose was to protect and preserve American democracy or maybe your "Why" became more radical as you realized that scientists no longer have the luxury of being agnostic when it comes to social justice. Move toward what excites you, makes you feel most charged and ready to take action. But most of all don't be afraid to say yes, to change when she comes a knocking.
Lastly, keep telling stories. Stories are how we remember what matters.
At Create Forward we use storytelling to help our clients identify what matters most to them. In defining the moments when we feel most excited about our work and the communities we serve, we discover what we most value, we see the kernels of an irresistible vision for the future, and most of all we're reminded of our "Why".


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H.R. 4015, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act, is scheduled for a vote on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives this week. Reforming the proxy advisory industry is a topic important to many public companies and we see widespread industry support for our efforts. Nasdaq gathered nearly 300 signatures for our letter sent Friday to House leadership in support of this legislation as it clears a key hurdle toward enactment.
While proxy advisory firms wield enormous influence over the corporate governance landscape, their methods are not transparent, and they are rife with conflicts of interest. Our 2017 Nasdaq-Chamber Proxy Season Survey results show that while there has been a modest increase in communication between companies, proxy advisory firms and shareholders, many issues remain.
Proxy reform is an integral part of the Revitalize initiative we launched in May to streamline and reform the capital markets ecosystem and continue our leadership role as an advocate for all public companies. We remain committed to working with Congress to move proxy advisory legislation through the process of becoming law.
Nasdaq is proud to advance dialogue for reforms that provide for more robust, transparent and efficient markets for both issuers and investors.
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WASHINGTON — President Obama and European leaders pledged Wednesday to bolster the NATO alliance and vowed that Russia would not be allowed to run roughshod over its neighbors. But the military reality on the ground in Europe tells a different story.
The United States, by far the most powerful NATO member, has drastically cut back its European forces from a decade ago. European countries, which have always lagged far behind the United States in military might, have struggled and largely failed to come up with additional military spending at a time of economic anemia and budget cuts.
During the height of the Cold War, United States troops in Europe numbered around 400,000, a combat-ready force designed to quickly deploy and defend Western Europe — particularly what was then West Germany — against a potential Soviet advance.
Today there are about 67,000 American troops in Europe, including 40,000 in Germany, with the rest scattered mostly in Italy and Britain. The Air Force has some 130 fighter jets, 12 refueling planes and 30 cargo aircraft. At the end of the Cold War in the early 1990s, it had 800 aircraft in Europe.
The United States Navy, meanwhile, has dropped to 7,000 sailors and Marines, down from the 40,000 sailors who were stationed at nine major Navy bases during the height of the Cold War. Today, there are no American aircraft carrier groups based in the Mediterranean, although the Navy does have one destroyer deployed at Cádiz, Spain.
In other words, "the limited ground forces in Europe are not designed to suddenly project power against Russia in a number of days," said Anthony H. Cordesman, a military analyst with the Center for Strategic and International Studies. "Basically, the most constructive thing you can do is not create such a challenge that Russia would feel compelled to respond."
Pentagon officials will not make public precise details about the American arsenal of weapons and equipment in Europe for security reasons. But an official with European Command, which is responsible for American military operations in Europe, said Wednesday that the American military presence there was 85 percent smaller than it was in 1989.
In the past quarter-century, the United States has divested itself of hundreds of bases and radio and radar positions originally meant to protect Western Europe from the Soviet Union.
Even if Russia moves into eastern Ukraine, senior administration officials said, there should be absolutely no expectation that American troops would head to Kiev.
"The American people are not going to war with Russia over Ukraine, full stop," a senior administration official said, echoing public comments by Mr. Obama.
In recent years American officials have sharply criticized NATO nations as not spending enough on their militaries and in effect subcontracting their defense to the United States. Mr. Obama returned to that theme at a news conference with European Union officials in Brussels on Wednesday, when he professed "concerns about a diminished level of defense spending among some of our partners in NATO."
In part to force European nations to pay more, Mr. Obama has continued the most recent drawdown of American forces from Europe that started in the George W. Bush administration. But Mr. Obama is cutting the forces to new lows. Citing budget constraints, he recently announced plans to reduce the Army to its smallest level since before the World War II buildup.
European officials, who are balancing their own budget cuts, have made clear their distaste for engaging militarily in Ukraine. So far NATO has taken a series of relatively modest military steps to reassure its East European members, including sending two NATO surveillance planes to patrol Polish and Romanian airspace. The United States has sent six F-15 fighters to Lithuania to bolster a NATO air policing mission in the Baltic States and has sent 12 F-16s to Poland, which borders Ukraine.
But moving beyond that would require a wholesale rethinking of the downsizing of the American strategic posture in Europe. European allies would have to at least slow cuts in military spending and renew debate on how that money is spent.
NATO has agreed that member countries should spend 2 percent of their gross domestic product on defense and should cooperate more to reduce expensive overlaps. But last year only a handful of NATO countries met the target, according to NATO figures, with the United States leading the way at 4.1 percent. Overall, European members of NATO were at 1.6 percent.
Richard Dannatt, the former chief of staff of the British armed forces, made a public plea this week that the British government reverse its plans to reduce regular army troops to their lowest number since the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 — some 82,000 — by 2018, and to withdraw all of its 20,000 troops from Germany. Mr. Dannatt said that Britain should keep 3,000 troops in Germany as a "statement of military capability to underpin diplomacy."
"With a resurgent Russia," he said, "this is a poor moment for the U.S.-led West to be weak in resolve and muscle." Diplomacy and sanctions may be the right response for now, he said, but the Russian president, Vladimir V. Putin, "will look beyond those things to see where the real check on his actions might come from."
To be sure, even during the Cold War, when America had hundreds of thousands of troops in Europe and aircraft carriers, destroyers and fighter aircraft at close reach, American military planners were making no plans to enter Ukraine. The country was, after all, then the domain of the Soviet Union.
"The Germans lost World War II in the Ukraine," said George Friedman, chairman of Stratfor, a strategic risk analysis company. "You're fighting on the Russian doorstep with limited resources in the place that's been a graveyard of other military ambitions."
With no sea access to Ukraine save the narrow Bosporus through Turkey to the Black Sea, American and NATO ships trying to get there would be sitting ducks, necessitating the need to knock out any Russian air defenses with the American B2 stealth bombers that were used during the first days of the Iraq war, military experts said.
An air fight with Russia would most likely entail much more than anything the United States has seen in decades. And things could spiral quickly.
"If the U.S. fields an inferior conventional force in Ukraine that faced a superior Russian force, that would entail a potential escalation to a higher level of intensity," said Loren B. Thompson, chief operating officer of the Lexington Institute, a research organization.
A Pentagon official said Tuesday that "all things being equal, the United States military is vastly superior to Russia's, but that doesn't mean we're looking to get into a fight with them."
NATO has refrained from deploying a substantial number of troops in member states bordering Russia — "a unilateral promise made to Moscow in 1997, when Russia was behaving more cooperatively," said Ivo H. Daalder, the former American ambassador to NATO. He urged "sound plans, forward deployment of real capabilities and demonstrable will."


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With this result we are still alive and we can remain optimistic-Vingada
The Highlanders manager was pleased with his team's fighting spirit after they rescued a late draw against Chennai...
NorthEast United secured a decisive point away from home at Marina Arena as they thrice came from behind to earn a 3-3 draw against defending champions Chennaiyin on Saturday night.
Speaking to the press after the whistle, United manager Nelo Vingada stated that they deserved to win despite a few observers claiming that they always scored against the run of play. He said, "It was a fantastic game for the supporters, who came here today, as they witnessed six goals and high-profile substitutions. Even when the score sheet read 2-2, I think Chennai supporters felt that we could win the game. Maybe, we were lucky to snatch a late goal, but we fought to bring the luck to us."
Bernard Mendy changed the game as he set up Dudu Omagbemi's third goal of the night with a superb cross from the right flank. The Portuguese coach acknowledged his significance as he admitted that Chennaiyin were attacking fiercely after he came on.
"Mendy, after coming on and despite not creating any clear cut chance, changed the game as the ball was played more in our defensive half," claimed Vingada. "After they had scored the third goal, we started pressing them as the ball was then played mostly in Chennai's defensive half. We deserve the draw; it was the correct result according to what happened during the game.
"We missed many chances; maybe, we created more clear-cut chances than them, but the result is more important although nothing is decided based off that. Producing a result in the last moments builds the morale and we can approach the next two games – especially the next game against Delhi – with much confidence."
The game saw the Marina Machans involved in yet another tussle as goalscorer Nico Velez appeared to spark a scuffle in the second half of the game. Stating that the controversy was the only stain in an otherwise fantastic game, he announced that the Highlanders could still make the playoff stages despite sitting two points adrift of fourth-placed Delhi Dynamos.
He said, "We lost in Goa in the last second. We lost in Kolkata in the last second, too. In those games, we were the better team on the pitch. We weren't better here tonight and Chennai weren't better either. Most of the game was very tough as some mindgames took the limelight as it did in Guwahati. It is not good for the game, especially with the staffers, players and coaches getting involved. It's the bad part of the game, which was really good.
"With this result, we are still alive. We can remain optimistic. The next game will be crucial, but our progress also depends on the outcome of the Atletico de Kolkata versus Kerala Blasters game [on November 29]. I believe the second team to be qualified can be decided in Kerala. I don't know which result is more important as Kolkata is three points ahead of us. I'm very optimistic. I believe we can do that as the team is responding well."
Despite Katsumi Yusa's prominence, the former Portugal Olympics manager demoted him to the bench. Questioned about his decision, he said, "Since [Rowllin] Borges is out – he is a crucial player in front of the defense – we did not have an Indian player to replace him like-for-like. To bring one player in his place, we had to sacrifice a foreign player while keeping the organization and without making too many changes to the setup. He has played every game, so we also intended to give him some rest."
United host playoff rivals Delhi Dynamos on Wednesday night at Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium; however, a victory may not be enough to seal their place in the semi-finals, but a loss will sound the death knell to their chances of doing so.
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Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Amanda Shires will play in the Wagner Theatre on November 2
Lancaster – Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit will be the first act to play at Ohio University Lancaster's Wagner Theatre as part of an expanded relationship between the Lancaster Festival and the Lancaster Campus.
"We are pleased to have Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit as the first artist presented in this new collaboration with the University. Already known as a member of the band Drive By Truckers, Jason is now forging his own identity, recently winning the 2012 Song of the Year award from the Americana Music Association," said Lancaster Festival Executive Director Lou Ross. "Singer/songwriter, Amanda Shires will also return to Lancaster to open the evening."
The Festival and Ohio University Lancaster recently agreed to expand their relationship beyond the traditional summer musical events that made use of the outdoor resources of the campus for more than 25 years. The two organizations are going to work together to bring up and coming artists in the fall and spring to the Lancaster Campus' indoor venue, the 500-seat Wagner Theatre.
"We are thrilled that the Lancaster Festival was able to find an act to come to the Wagner Theatre so quickly," said Ohio University Lancaster | Pickerington Dean Jim Smith. "We think Isbell will be a wonderful musician to have perform in the theatre."
Isbell and the band are known for their country-infused folk music. Isbell is a guitar player from Alabama, whose songs have recently been about how the economic downturn impacted his part of the country.
"We are so excited for the opportunity to present talent like Jason Isbell with his band, and to present new, fresh musical acts in Wagner Theatre and on the OUL campus," said Steve Wells, Lancaster Festival board member and chair of the Ohio University Lancaster | Pickerington Promise Lives Campaign Steering Committee.
One of the goals of the Lancaster Campus has been to become the cultural and intellectual center of Fairfield County and the surrounding area. Smith said building on the existing relationship OUL has with the Lancaster Festival is a fantastic way to do that.
"The Lancaster Festival is proud to add to the wonderful selection of cultural events presented year-round in this community," said Ross.
The concert is scheduled for Friday, November 2.The doors will open at 7 p.m..The show will begin at 8 p.m. Isbell is on tour supporting the release of the album "Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit Live From Alabama."Tickets go on sale Saturday, October 6 and are available online at www.lancasterfestival.org or by calling 1-800-LAN-FEST (536-3378).Reserved seats are $20 in advance, $15 for Ohio University students (Ohio University email address must be used when ordering). Tickets will be $25 on sale at the door.


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Tom Eblen: Civic and business leader John Bradford featured in Georgetown exhibit
Many people go through school hating history. All of those dates to remember! Besides, people from the past are usually portrayed as one-dimensional heroes or villains, their claims to fame reduced to a sound bite.
A good example is John Bradford, who published the state's first newspaper, the Kentucky Gazette. That's all I remember about him from Kentucky History class.
Then my daughter, Mollie, and I wrote a chapter for the book Bluegrass Renaissance: The History and Culture of Central Kentucky, 1792-1852. We told the story of Transylvania University's dramatic rise and fall in the 1820s under President Horace Holley. In our research, we discovered that the man behind the scenes of that "rise" was Bradford, the longtime chairman of Transy's Board of Trustees.
I learned much more when the Cardome Center in Georgetown asked me to research and write an essay about Bradford for a symposium last month. The symposium, which featured a dozen prominent Kentucky journalists, was about the history and future of the news media.
The city of Georgetown owns Cardome, a former Catholic girls' school. A non-profit association has a long-term lease and ambitious plans to create the Center for the Written Word, a writers' retreat and museum.
The symposium, Words in a Changing World: From Bradford to Bloggers, opened the museum's first exhibit, a display of original and facsimile copies of the Kentucky Gazette, which Bradford published off and on from 1787 until his death in 1830. The free exhibit runs through July 5.
The old Gazette copies make for some interesting reading. But they reveal little about their publisher, who was a Renaissance man of the Kentucky frontier. Bradford's legacy continues to shape Lexington in ways that might surprise you.
Bradford was born in 1749 near Warrenton, Va. A surveyor like his father, he came to Kentucky to seek his fortune. In the 1780s he and his brother, Fielding, laid claim to 6,000 acres, mostly along Cane Run Creek between Lexington and Georgetown.
Kentucky leaders who wanted to break away from Virginia and form a new state decided they needed a newspaper to publicize their cause, but there were unable to attract a printer from back East. So, on the promise of future state printing work, Bradford and his brother bought a press in Pennsylvania and brought it down the Ohio River on a flatboat and overland from Maysville on pack horses.
During its early years, the Gazette was the only newspaper within 500 miles of Lexington. It published weeks-old reports of national and international news and a smattering of local happenings. There was special emphasis on reports of Indian attacks on settlers. Bradford himself participated in attacks on Native American settlements in what is now Ohio.
Like most small-town publishers, Bradford became involved in many aspects of civic and business life. He chaired the town trustees for many years and was a legislator and sheriff. But he was more businessman than politician.
In addition to running newspapers in Lexington and Frankfort, Bradford was the state's first book publisher and owner of an early bookstore. In 1796, he was a founder of the Lexington Public Library. He started the first mail service between Central Kentucky towns as part of newspaper delivery.
Bradford promoted emigration to Kentucky and helped start the Kentucky Vineyard Society to try to develop a local wine industry. He owned a tavern, a warehouse and a steam-powered flour mill and cotton factory on Vine Street. A mechanic and mathematician, he designed much of the machinery.
Bradford lived at the corner of Second and Mill streets in a house he bought from Henry Clay's father-in-law, Thomas Hart. The house was torn down in 1955, 125 years after Bradford's death, to create a parking lot. Public outrage over the demolition led to creation of the Blue Grass Trust for Historic Preservation.
To read the full essay on Bradford, go to my blog: Tomeblen.bloginky.com.
John Bradford's Kentucky Gazette
Where: Cardome Center, 800 Cincinnati Rd., Georgetown
When: 9 a.m. — 5 p.m., Tues.— Sat. through July 5.
Admission: Free
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It's unusual to go to a public movie theatre and only see Bernie Madoff types in the seats. Landmark Theatre is just such a place, and until recently, I didn't know how they could maintain such a clientele.
Last night, I saw The Ghost Writer at the Landmark, which, other than the Laemmle, is one of the few theatres in the city that show first-run independently distributed arthouse-type movies.
On the way up the escalator from the parking lot, my wife asked why I wanted to see the movie. I said it was because of a review from Kenneth Turan in the Times. She then asked what the movie was about, but I didn't know because I stopped reading the review after the first couple of sentences when he called it "Polanski's best work in quite a while."
After the movie, my wife wondered how the director could get away with filming at all the locations, since it's set in both the East Coast and the UK.
It's a great point, because to put those kinds of limitations on an artist -- i.e., shoot your film only where you can't get arrested -- is amazing. It reminds me of how my dad made me take photos as a young photography student using a manual-everything Nikon F without a zoom lens. I know it's a stretch, but you try shooting cheerleaders at a football game with a standard lens. It just can't be done!
The plot grabs you from the beginning of the movie, with Ewan McGregor as the Ghost as well as the perfect Everyman. Pierce Brosnan was excellent as the Tony Blair-like former Prime Minister Adam Lang, but the most interesting casting choice had to be Kim Cattrall in a British accent as Lang's executive assistant. I am sure her performance will be debated, but in terms of story shorthand, I have to applaud the choice. There's subtext to her role that would be difficult to understand without her actor backstory.
Mr. McGregor's assignment is to ghost write an autobiography for Adam Lang, or rather, to take an autobiography already written by the previous ghost writer and rewrite it. Thus begins both an adventure and a mystery, in which the protagonist unwillingly needs to figure out what happened to the previous ghost and why it happened.
I love how filmmakers these days -- Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds and Woody Allen's Match Point -- build tension and keep it tight until the very end, and Ghost is no different.
As for the Landmark Theatre and getting a seat, well, that's another mystery I'd like to reveal. You just have to know how to operate the system: purchase tickets in advance. How much in advance? Try at least one day in advance, as all the seats are reserved, and no one buys a seat in advance if it's for a seat in the first row.
But here's the thing. Bernie Madoff types get to be that way not because they spend money, but because they save it. So buy your passes in advance at a discount, then physically go to the theatre and use the passes to get the best seats in the house -- one week in advance! It works great when you watch a film and then buy your reserved seats for the following week. In the comfort of their stadium-style leather seats, it's just like having your own private screening room.