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StartUP FIU Food
Supporting Miami's food entrepreneurs to build and grow successful, long lasting companies.
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Supporting Miami's food entrepreneurs to build and grow successful, long lasting companies.
Learn more about our programs:
StartUP FIU Food delivers its industry expertise and management training using a practical, hands on approach that stresses the development of new skills and tools to be immediately applied to the business without the need for large capital outlays.
The world is becoming increasingly specialized and this holds true for pre-accelerators and accelerators. StartUP FIU Food is a domain specific, industry focused incubator that serves local, small food and beverage business owners that want to grow and scale their companies. The Chaplin School of Tourism and Hospitality partners with StartUP FIU to bring world class expertise and practical knowledge about every aspect of the food and beverage industry—from recipe development to packaging design and regulatory requirements—to the participating business owners. The industry focus is complimented with a full range of training in entrepreneurship and small business management. StartUP FIU Food was launched & supported by a $500,000 grant from the Citi Foundation, which supported business owners who are most in need of additional resources and training.
StartUP FIU Food Incubator is a cooperative effort with the Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism Management to leverage a state of the art commercial kitchen to develop food entrepreneurs.
This program is not limited to FIU students or alumni.
StartUP FIU FOOD has developed a Membership Program for food entrepreneurs with a desire to learn, network, and grow. FEED will provide food entrepreneurs access to Group Mentor Sessions, Monthly Financial Labs, Focus Group Sessions and more.
This program is not limited to FIU students or alumni.
Annual Membership fee of $3,000
In Spring of 2018, StartUP FIU Food will offer a 3-month non-degree certificate program in Finance or Marketing & Branding for local food entrepreneurs. You'll gain industry-specific business training and have access to a full range of resources.
"In this program hands-on, practical techniques are used to better understand today's food customer and apply this knowledge to scale a sustainable business."
-Anna Etienne, Director, StartUP FIU Food
Mentors are a critical success factor for any program to accelerate the growth of a business. Their experience and advice saves time, energy and capital for busy entrepreneurs. StartUP FIU Food prides itself on its mentors, many of whom manage some of the most well known companies in Miami.
"When you risk it all, it's like burning your safety net…and there is nothing there to catch you if you fail. High risk, high reward."
-Letty Alvarez, StartUP FIU Food Mentor, CEO of LA Sweetz
"When you risk it all, it's like burning your safety net…and there is nothing there to catch you if you fail. High risk, high reward."
-Letty Alvarez, StartUP FIU Food Mentor, CEO of LA Sweetz
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Flourish Media
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LA Sweetz
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The Creative Complex
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If you'd like to set up time to speak with someone from the StartUP FIU Food program, or receive more information please feel free to send us a message and we will get back to you at our earliest convenience.


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Why is water being fluoridated across America when fluoride is acknowledged to be a deadly poison? Water chlorination is used to sterilize the water supply while water fluoridation is promoted to medicate children and prevent cavities. Fluoridation of water has been found to decrease human fertility, promote skeletal fluorosis, increase hip fractures, decrease I.Q.s and influence brain function and promote cancer in animals. Is there a hidden agenda behind water fluoridation? ($22.95)
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Call for Solidarity; blogger in distressPublished December 13, 2011 blogosphere , economy , health care , netroots Leave a Comment
Catholic bishops run our countryPublished November 26, 2011 Culture of Harassment , health care , Obama , women's rights 1 Comment
White House Openly Considers Caving to Bishops on Birth Control Coverage
We need politicians who can explain the concept of separation of separation of Church and State to the Catholic Church.
We also need a president who is not a women hating ogre.
Cardinal Wuerl, champion in the war on womenPublished October 15, 2011 Capitol Hill , Culture of Harassment , health care , religion , Republicans , women's rights 2 Comments
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House Passes H.R. 358, the "Let Women Die" Act of 2011
Today the GOP-led House of Representatives, with the blessings and encouragement of the United States Council of Catholic Bishops and extremist religious groups such as the Family Research Council, passed a bill in a vote of 251 to 172 that would, among other things, allow doctors and hospitals to "exercise their conscience" by letting pregnant women facing emergency medical conditions die.
Anyone who would like clarification on this is encouraged to contact Cardinal Wuerl:
Archbishop of Washington:
His Eminence Donald W. Wuerl, 301-853-4500
Be courteous!
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Obama's, Congress's, and City Council's war on DC's poorPublished July 27, 2011 Capitol Hill , Child Welfare , class warfare , DC , health care , women's rights 2 Comments
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These kinds of efforts have been going on for years and it is only getting worse.


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In the late 1960's, Exxon, utilizing a New York based engineering company (Van Houten Associates), developed a Single Point Mooring concept known as a Single Anchor Leg Mooring (SALM) and installed two systems in Libya and Okinawa.
In 1972, Exxon offered to licensee the technology to interested contractors. A gentleman named Ben Gross (longtime experience in the valve business) enlisted the support of Van Houten Associates as an outside engineering company, negotiated a License Agreement with Exxon and established SOFEC (Specialized Offshore Facilities and Engineered Components) and began active operations.
Formed to serve the requirements of the Offshore Oil Industry by providing facilities for mooring and loading/offloading tankers, SOFEC performed its first contract in 1973-74 designing, fabricating and installing the world's deepest (at the time) tanker loading facility for Esso Malaysia in the South China Sea.
In 1983, Vickers PLC acquired SOFEC. On January 19, 1988, a management group headed by SOFEC's president, Bill Kiely purchased the company from Vickers PLC. Kiely and five other management personnel completed the buy-out with financial support from PacifiCorp. Credit Inc. of Portland, Oregon.
Since that time, SOFEC has completed over 100 projects in most areas of the world and has developed a sophisticated technology base which has expanded SOFEC's market place from import/export terminals, to include advanced permanent mooring stations for floating production and storage facilities and a significant presence in the U.S. Military market.
The Key Personnel who were involved during SOFEC's initial years, and those who have joined the company in the intervening period are still and continue to be associated with SOFEC. The first class team has allowed the company to develop over the years to become a global leader in providing turnkey state-of-the-art Single Point Mooring systems to customers worldwide.
SOFEC's technology, while largely developed around the requirements for tanker mooring facilities, includes excellent capabilities for the prediction of loads and motions on floating structures and the ability to successfully design and construct specialty equipment to meet an increasing variety of applications.
SOFEC's engineers are expert in the development of environmental forces, hydrodynamic analysis, structural dynamics, geotechnical analysis and the design of structural, mechanical and hydraulic systems. In addition to these classical engineering capabilities, SOFEC's staff is skilled in the practical requirements imposed by the fabrication and assembly of large structural components and heavy, precision machined weldments, and the transportation, installation, testing and maintenance of these systems in the ocean environment.
In December 2006, MODEC Inc. acquired SOFEC to enable MODEC to strengthen its competitiveness in the FPSO industry by ensuring ongoing access to SOFEC's patented turret and mooring technologies for MODEC's FPSO and FSO construction business.
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As many people are, I'm thinking about Easter coming up on Sunday. Whether you celebrate it more as a spring holiday and just get together with friends and family, or it's a religious day for you, something that's very traditional and well-known are Easter eggs. People, churches and towns around the US will gather up little plastic eggs of bright colors and hide pieces of chocolate or candy and little stickers and toys inside of them and then scatter or hide them around the house and yard for little boys and girls to find. Maybe you've had the fun opportunity of filling the empty eggs with the surprises for the boys and girls.
If you think about it, Easter eggs are a lot like each of us: you never know what's inside until you open up the egg. Sometimes you'll find it filled with treats that you would rather trade with someone else and sometimes you'll be thrilled with the surprise inside. Part of the gift of Easter eggs though, are the adventure of finding them, or of getting to know the other people that we share this world with. Just because the egg is yellow on the outside doesn't mean that you'll find the same thing on the inside all the time, or that it will always be your favorite filling because you love yellow.
As you finish this week working on victories, I encourage you to not judge people before you get to know them. Apply the breaks a bit to your speed through life and take the time to get to know someone before you jump to a conclusion about who they are or what role they may play in your life and success. Maybe even take the time to get to know someone that you've not connected with in a long time or never really took the time to develop the relationship beyond a surface level. The way you treat others can have a big impact on your ability to achieve victories, personally I'd rather have a team I can work with than find myself alone trying to be everything for everyone.


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Aragosta at Goose Cove
Arigosta was the full experience, caring personnel who made you feel welcome and at home, a beautiful, warm decor that invited you to spend time, thoughtful, local, deliciously prepared and presented food. It was a rare treat. We truly appreciated every moment and every person who was so kind towards us.
Fantastic food and presentation, gorgeous decor and table settings. Service was a little slow, likely due to this being the last night of the season and limited staff. Can't wait to return.
Lovely dining room, great wait staff, and wonderful meal.
Aragosta is well worth the trip, be sure to reserve well in advance. The views are breathtaking and the cuisine is superb—locally sourced, beautifully presented, perfectly cooked. The chef and kitchen team are amazing!! The ambiance is lovely and our server was excellent. Aragosta is a special experience, we highly recommend it!
Aragosta has delicious, fresh, innovative food served by a friendly, attentive staff in a warm, stylish, comfortable environment in one of the most beautiful spots on the coast of Maine. Love it!
Outstanding on every level. Devin's cuisine is divine, and what a joy to have this special restaurant in our little town.
Amazing place!
I dined alone at Aragosta on this occasion. The opening cocktail was the best I have had for a time. My salad was wonderful and my entrée, duck breast, was beautifully prepared, and with a fantastic rich taste. The cocktail was so good I had another for dessert.
They just get better and better. A close to perfect meal.
A fabulous brunch on the deck in July and an incredible dinner in October was as, as usual, exemplary. I have read and heard many complaints about the noise in the new location and I agree. Hopefully something will be done to correct this problem over the winter. Carpet tiles along the main walking area leaving the tables on the lower level on the bare floor would be great as they can easily be replaced individually if need be. Linens on the tables and fabric chair covers would also help and add to a little more class as well. Swags over the the windows not obstructing the view would also help. Thank you, Devon, for giving us such a fabulous dining experience here on this special island!
Its remarkable what these folks have accomplished at Aragosta. The park-like setting at the end of a winding country road, is pure coastal Maine with southern views over the deep blue ocean and far flung islands. The building is minimal in concept/design, utilizing the stunning view and fauna yet just as successfull in creating an absolutely wonderful ambiance inside. The fieldstone fireplace is central to to warm atmosphere. The service is impeccable, informative. The selection ranges from the familiar (Lobster dinner) to the unfamiliar (at least for me) The food is georgeous in its presentation and delectable flavors abound. And a good amount of food was served. I was well fed, not stuffed but certainly didnt leave hungry. Just perfect all around. As the sun set and the warm ambiance eliminated the inside, I felt like I was at some kind of remarkably civil dinner party. I finished my appetizer then hung out on the leather sofa in front of the fire place and was politely notified when the next course was ready... others strolled out to the sprawling porch/deck with coffee or a glass of wine. I could just go on and on... it's such a great experience.
This is the "go to" restaurant when you want to impress your friends and family with a wonderful experience. I have never had poor service or anything go wrong when I choose to eat there. The grilled duck was amazing melt in your mouth cooked to perfection. The lobster pasta dish is excellent. The wait staff is professional, warm & friendly, and well trained. No grumpy help here!
Simply amazing!
Fantastic dinner, top notch service. One in a party of three has celiac; server and kitchen were very very attentive to ensure everyone experienced the taste and presentation of each course. Highly recommended.
Devin has really come into her own at Goose Cove. We've dined at Aragosta several times this summer. It's always been a great culinary experience.
Beautiful location, delicious food, lovely and knowledgable service. Expensive, but worth it for a special occasion! We hope to go back next season.
The space and location are gorgeous. The food was fresh, local and deliciously prepared. Would have liked to see another fish option on the menu. The servers were very helpful but we felt they needed more of them. While all beautifully prepared and quite tasty the timing of our appetizer, first course, main, bread and the kitchens tastings all came out too close to each other or on top of each other. We had to wait for our reservation and then again to order a cocktail. We really enjoyed Matt the sommelier who was very attentive. All of his recommendations for wines new to us paired perfectly with each course.
We arrived at sunset to see the beautiful deck and beach. Would be nice if the outside was softly tastefully lit at night so we weren't just looking out at darkness from our table. This is all constructive criticism. We will definitely be returning and recommending to friends.
As always , perfection in the most beautiful surroundings.
Expensive - but worth every penny. The service, the food, the presentation was worth every penny. The view is spectacular. The use of local foraged foods native to the island made it a really special experience. We dine out a lot and highly recommend! Hope they can stick around!!
We've now enjoyed several meals at Aragosta and would describe the noise level as overly loud and challenging to table conversations", not "energetic." We're hoping in the future that you will consider sound dampening as a means of reducing the ambient noise factor.
Our first two evenings at Aragosta were exceptional, relative to our actual food choices. This most recent meal was, however, a bit underwhelming. The focaccia tasted stale, as did the butter. And the pasta in the linguine and clams entree was far from resembling linguine as we know it. Very disappointing, as was the presentation for this dish. And we had to ask for a bowl for the shell orts.
We will be dining once again on 9/27 with good friends from California. We've raved about our previous dinners at Aragosta with them and look forward to more of the same exceptional offerings.
How in the world does she get those flavors. Absolutely exquisite. The location is enchanting even though the first sign from the road is difficult to see before you pass it. Oh well, as long as you get there.
Wonderful place!! An excellent experience from start to finish! We loved this restaurant and the food, appetizers, drink's and desert were amazing! I would highly recommend. It is quite a dining experience and the beautiful views from every seat in the restaurant make it an extra special place. Beach below is beautiful. Go before your reservation and see for yourself. We tried their linguine and clams, oysters, haddock and lobster dishes as well as their cheese board. They were wonderful! The chef is spot on!! Thank you for a wonderful dinner and hospitality - we will be back. 👍👍
food was so disappointing. View is terrific, but food - not so much
My weekend guests were sophisticated foodies from The Bay Area. We had dinner twice at Aragosta and both times had excellent service by wait staff Alison. Matt satisfied our special request from the wine cellar. Not one disappointment in the apps and entrees between the 3 of us. Love, love, love Aragosta. Even better than at former location which I also patronized frequently and my guests were familiar with as well.
Truly memorable dining experience, exceptionally good food. amazing flavors. Authentic farm to table, locally sourced. Even the linens and dinner ware is locally made and they churn their own butter and make their own sea salt. The food is delicious, the Lobster Casoncelli is incredible. Top all of this off with a wonderful setting, with beautiful view of Goose Cove and a very warm and inviting staff all together a great place to experience.
Fantastic service, great location. Loved the amuse-bouche and the sorbet palette cleanser. The appetizers were fantastic, though the eggplant entree was a little light on substance and not that filling.
Outstanding FOOD, SERVICE & LOCATION! Devin and her team have totally transformed the old Goose Cove Lodge and it looks incredible! Such a treat to enjoy the food we love from Aragosta in the beautiful new setting!
We absolutely love this place. Best waterfront restaurant in Maine!
We had such high hopes driving from MDI (not short trip)
Very slow to seated, very! Slow to get a waiter , and when he arrived was a chatty disorganized chap. Took forever just to get a drink
Food varied. Filet excellent, quail was worse than store bought chicken fingers w nothing else on plate but a light smear of guacamole
So much staff running around but no one got even close to attending to us
Lovely interior, great views but we won't be recommending or going back
This is an amazing restaurant from start to finish. The food is lovely, so creative and special and locally sourced. The service is beyond gracious. The dining room is beautiful and of course looks out on beautiful Goose Cove. I felt I was part of something very special. My husband loved it as well.
Wonderful world class farm to table food with local ingredients with an equally amazing view
It was just lovely. Food presentation excellent. Wine selection suggestions for each food. Pleasant well trained staff and beautiful location. I would love to stay there in the future.
Gorgeous spot and absolutely amazing food. Local produce, fish and meat prepared with love and creative twists. Will be making a yearly summer pilgrimage here from now on!
Aragosta is in a beautiful setting at Goose Cove and the dining room is lovely.
Portions are relatively small and prices are high. A main course of sliced tomatos, some burrata
and a few pieces of fried eggplant was good, but expensive at $30. The pasta with clam sauce
was gummy. Go for the setting, but be aware of the cost.
Fantastic food- incredible setting. wonderful service. They even made an effort to make our kids feel special and enjoy the experience. It was a treat for the entire family-- the way dining should be! I would definitely recommend and I plan to return again!
Our server Rosie was cheerful and patient, Matt 's suggestions about our wine selection was excellent.
Almost perfect. Ambiance and view are incredible, service is top notch, and the detail around the food preparation almost flawless. The only item that "suffered" were the locally raised lamb chops. They were cooked as requested, and tasted good, but the fat to meat ratio was too high, and ultimately not very filling, especially for the price. The only other small complaint is that they could benefit from more wines by the glass. Otherwise, a close to perfect meal.
Delicious food and beautiful setting
We loved the setting, the decor and the food at Aragosta....everyone at the table loved their dinner!!! Would highly recommend it!
A completely wonderful dinner. The lob-stah pasta with the Gorgonzola cream and butter sauce was to die for. The salad had 7 different lettuces' and had a light dressing. The wine list was very nice. Dessert was quite nice and the 44 North coffee topped off a very pleasant meal with lovely bride. We will definitely return to this beautiful ocean setting.


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AES Maintain – New Door at Sony
The AES Maintain team continues to develop and we are taking on new commercial, industrial and public sector projects. This recent contract involved removing and replacing the existing door at Sony's Weybridge office and replacing them with bespoke revolving doors.
This project was managed by Tim Athey who runs our maintenance department. For more information about this or similar projects, or details about our term, planned and reactive maintenance packages, you can contact Tim by clicking here.


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The agency turned to Bob Bailey, a pioneering animal behaviorist who had already overseen a number of hilarious projects, such as the Acoustic Kitty (a cat with a listening device) and the World War II-era pigeon missile (an actual missile full of actual pigeons that guided it by pecking a map). At this point, it's probably good to remember that there was quite a lot of LSD floating around Langley at the time.
Bailey planned to train his birds to carry listening devices that they would deposit on window ledges and rooftops. He also designed a tiny camera that the raven would activate by pushing it against a window. Because the world is apparently a cartoon, Bailey's plan was a roaring success, and the CIA happily shelled out the cash to build spy-raven training facilities. The next steps: motorcycle-riding mice and martial arts-practicing turtles.
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"If we can't train them, we can feed them to the ravens."
Sadly, the spy-raven program was terminated in the 1970s. However, Bailey strongly insinuates that the ravens were successfully used in the field a number of times. He even jokingly hints that there might be CIA-trained "rogue" raven agents out there today. And that goddamn well better be the plot of the next Bourne movie.


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SAI Responds to AFL-CIO 'Responsibility Outsourced' Report
May 7, 2013
>>Read SAI's Responses to the AFL-CIO's Recommendations (PDF)
>>List of Corrections to the AFL-CIO Report Prepared by SAI (PDF)
SAI has been asked to respond to the AFL-CIO's April 23 'Responsibility Outsourced' report. While certain parts of the report contain constructive criticism that we welcome and will consider, many of the sections contain errors of fact and substantially mischaracterize SAI's work partnering with stakeholders and successfully implementing programs that have improved the lives of workers around the world. SAI and SAAS are highly receptive to the recommendations to reform social auditing listed on page 53. We welcome discussions with the AFL-CIO on these and on the changes already decided for the SA8000 system.
SAI is one of many organizations working in a greater movement to improve workers lives and enable people to break the cycle of poverty, a movement that includes the important role of trade unions such as the AFL-CIO, which have had more than 50 years to achieve our shared goals. Therefore, we are disappointed by the harsh criticism of SAI, FLA and the entire multi-stakeholder approach. Below we have listed SAI's response to these recommendations, and hope to engage with the AFL-CIO to discuss how we can integrate discussion and consideration of these into the SA8000 standard revision and system improvements. SAI has already reached out to the AFL-CIO with a request for discussion.
Although we asked to review the report prior to publication to check for accuracy, AFL-CIO refused to grant that opportunity. Had we done so, we would have provided a list of factual corrections for their consideration. The list is available here. Overall, this list is secondary in comparison to the major changes and collective efforts that are desperately needed to improve workers lives in global supply chains. As we've seen recently with the devastating Rana Plaza building collapse in Bangladesh, there is a lot of collective work that needs to be done as these issues are far greater than all of our organizations combined.
One of the major misperceptions in the report pertains to SAI's funding model. SAI is a nonprofit organization; its diverse revenue sources, both restricted and unrestricted, are monitored and publicly available through its IRS 990 form that is available on SAI's website. SAI's work, like that of the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) and the ILO's Better Work, consists primarily of partnering in training and capacity building, to promote sustainable ILO-compliant practices that also meet the requirements of labor laws. The training has been supported by a mix of grants (from sources as varied as the European and US government agencies, the Ford Foundation and the Rockefeller Foundation and individuals) and appropriately, by those seeking to be trained. This training is variously directed to workers, managers, government labor inspectors, supply chain managers, auditors, and civil society organizations. Since SAI began 16 years ago, many of our training programs have been done in partnership with unions, especially the ITGLWF. (See corrections list)
SAI does not conduct, or pay others to conduct, SA8000 certification audits. Corporate funding of SAI work is not related to the certification bodies' work for SA8000; instead it funds capacity building, improvement of management systems, building more responsible purchasing practices, and increasing worker participation. The vast majority of SAI's funding, including corporate funding, is restricted – the funding is specifically used to pay for needed improvements in managing a company's supply chain through training or capacity building programs. It is appropriate for business to pay for this, as all parties understand that is a type of investment in human capital that is key for both human and economic development. Furthermore, this model is in alignment with the programs supported by the AFL-CIO that were listed on page 50-51 of the report.
We are receptive to the seven recommendations to reform social auditing listed on page 53 of the report. Five out of seven of the report's recommendations are germane to current practices and recent changes SAI and SAAS have already made. One recommendation has been put to SAI that we wish to explain our disagreement with, and the last is inapplicable to SAI's model. Please find the AFL-CIO's recommendations below, followed by our responses. The text can also be viewed as a PDF through the link below.
>>Read SAI's Responses to the AFL-CIO's Recommendations (PDF)
>>List of Corrections to the AFL-CIO Report Prepared by SAI (PDF)
AFL CIO Recommendations: Governance structures of MSIs must include a proportionate number of workers' representatives, who shall be on an equal footing with members with regard to decision making.
SAI Response: The above recommendation is integral to our governance structure. Officials from global trade union confederations are, and have always been part of, SAI's Advisory Board (AB), and this is enshrined in our procedures and practice. Currently, a trade union seat is occupied by Ivano Corraini, from the Italian La Federazione Italiana Lavoratori del Commercio, Alberghi, Mense e Servizi (FILCAMS-CGIL), and Jan Furstenborg, formerly the head of UNI Global Union's predecessor, FIET, sits on our Founders Committee and Board of Directors. Founder Committee members are invited to all AB meetings, are encouraged to contribute to AB discussions, and receive all information sent to AB members. Information on the Founders Committee is available here.
This year, we are accepting nominations to fill vacancies in corporate, NGO and trade union seats on our advisory board and welcome trade union representatives. Several AB candidates will be nominated by the AB Membership Committee at our upcoming spring AB meeting. Likewise, we heavily involve the advice of trade union representatives with specific experience in geographic areas and industrial sectors where the right to freedom of association and collective bargaining are often infringed upon by employers.
AFL-CIO Recommendation: Before being certified or accredited as compliant, social auditing schemes must publicly disclose to local relevant authorities and workers that a facility, brand or retailer is seeking such certification, opening a period for public comment by those regulatory authorities and workers that can result in facilities or brands being blocked from certification until violations and grievances are remedied.
SAI Response: First, we will consider the recommendation to alert relevant authorities that a facility is seeking certification. Currently, this practice informally comes up when Certification Bodies consult local authorities for information about local intelligence and document this process, a requirement of SA8000 Certification Methodology.
Secondly, workers are informed that the facility in which they work is undergoing SA8000 certification. Election of worker representatives or involvement of existing worker representatives is a requirement of the standard. A new requirement provides that during audits these representatives must participate during opening and closing audit meetings, enabling worker direct access to all audit findings and plans for remediation.
Finally, SA8000 Certification Methodology requires facilities to remedy major violations before they may be certified and the worker representative is integral to this process. As the AFL-CIO may be aware, large organizations often have a constant inflow of grievances that must be kept open until they are investigated and resolved. Frequency of the filing of complaints is often a sign of an effective system in which workers have confidence. It is more proactive than requiring facilities to remedy all current grievances before certification to require facilities to have a robust grievance management system in place at their factory in order to develop and sustain an internal process for complaints, and to demonstrate to auditors through documented evidence and employee interviews that the system is functioning.
AFL-CIO Recommendation: Inspection methodologies must be dramatically improved, including:
a. inspections must be without notice;
SAI Response: a., b. & c. We agree. Unannounced audits, offsite interviews and interviews with regulatory agencies, trade unions, local stakeholders and community are already a part of SA8000 Certification Methodology. This is disclosed in SAAS Procedure 200.
AFL-CIO Recommendation: Rather than drafting unilateral and voluntary remediation plans, social auditing schemes must submit to an independent conciliation and arbitration process that includes unions in any workplace where they exist.
SAI Response: Unilateral and voluntary remediation plans are not part of SA8000 Certification Methodology. Auditors are prohibited from defining remediation plans, which is considered to be consulting and therefore a conflict of interest for auditors to engage in. Management and worker representatives involved in certification audits are presented with all nonconformities and must submit root-cause analysis and evidence of systemic corrective action for each nonconformity issued. An independent conciliation and arbitration process capable of operating in a fair and unbiased manner does not exist in many areas where remedial actions are planned and take place. The certification process for remediation plans is not unilateral, but proposed by the facility seeking to qualify for or maintain its certification and must be approved by the third party audit organization.
AFL-CIO Recommendation: Social audits must be released to workers and the relevant authorities.
SAI Response: There are two elements to this comment: 1) as noted above, by worker representative participation in the audit opening and closing meetings, they are informed of the audit results. 2) In general SAI supports that social audits are sent to relevant authorities. However, as SA8000 is a voluntary system, in order for auditors to gain access to facilities they must agree to confidentiality. As stated above, where manageable nonconformities are found, management and worker representatives involved in certification audits are presented with all nonconformities and must submit root-cause analysis and evidence of systemic corrective action for each nonconformity issued.
AFL-CIO Recommendation: MSIs must work with global brands to discuss how their purchasing practices impact the ability of the supplier factories and subcontractors to respect international standards and domestic law and should seek agreements with such brands to ensure their practices facilitate rather than undermine compliance.
SAI Response: We agree. This is a central part of SAI's Corporate Programs and improvement programs. SA8000 is just one part of SAI's broadly based program, which includes capacity-building, training and responsible purchasing. The majority of SAI's work focuses on capacity-building and training at both producers and buyers, with the clear aim of promoting workers' rights and improving working conditions. Our current training program based on the UN Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights calls for and explains the reason for a mutual buyer-supplier code of conduct.
AFL-CIO Recommendation: MSIs must encourage global brands to consolidate their supply chain to reward compliance with greater volume and longer-term relationships and to sever ties with noncompliant factories.
SAI Response: SAI is in complete agreement with this recommendation and currently does engage in this practice. Most global companies are in the process of reducing their supply chain and SAI works with these companies to use improved social responsibility as one of the criteria that suppliers must meet in order to be retained as a supplier. We advise that the global brand should set a measurable target and give the supplier time to meet the improvement goal, rather than terminate them, possibly costing jobs. In addition, SAI advises global companies to set social performance requirements, or hurdles, that new suppliers must meet in order to be considered. These strategies help global brands to elevate the overall quality of social performance in their supply chain.


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So….my 3 weeks holiday with my family is finally coming to an end. Have been on leave since the 15th of Dec, and with my family in Taiwan and Singapore. Totally enjoyed the break, but its time to get back to work.
After my scheduled doctor's appointment tomorrow morning, will be on the 4pm flight back to Hong Kong.
It'll be a little hectic over the next few days, as I'll be taking over my new apartment, turning on the electricity, water and gas for the apartment, and taking delivery of the bed. On top of that, there will be the odds and ends like the iron, ironing board, washing detergent, dryer, etc etc to buy.
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Oh my, this Aretha Franklin remix from Kraak & Smaak has me weak in the knees. Luckily I am sitting down chairdancing the afternoon away, so not a problem. Be safe, however, as spontaneous and uncontrollable dancing will likely occur!
Aretha Franklin – 'Think (Kraak & Smaak Club Remix)'
Aretha Franklin – 'A Deeper Love (Trick Folexxx Remix)'
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A caring Board of Trustees ensures The Village at Rockville's future.
President and CEO Larry Bradshaw invites you to meet our leadership.
Today's Board of Trustees shares a devotion to the ministry, guiding our growth to make The Village a retirement destination for new generations. "The Trustees don't just meet in a Board Room. They are out in the community, speaking with neighbors and seeing for themselves opportunities for improvement," says NLCS President and CEO Larry Bradshaw. Led by Board Chair Scott Ickert, their efforts are driving our creation of new residences, a new assisted living neighborhood, and home and community-based services.
The Village at Rockville's Board of Trustees:
Jeanne R. Buster currently serves on The Village at Rockville's Board of Trustees as Chair and as a member of the Governance Committee. Mrs. Buster worked as a paralegal, primarily with the International Criminal Antitrust Group in the Washington, D.C. office of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, an international administrative law firm with 22 offices throughout the world, for over 40 years before retiring in 2009.
Mrs. Buster, a life-long Lutheran, has served internationally and at the national, synodical and local levels of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). She served as president of the Auxiliary at The Village at Rockville from 2012-2015. Mrs. Buster attended the University of Minnesota for two years prior to moving to Washington, D.C. in 1959, where she attended George Washington University, and subsequently the University of Maryland, College Park and its Law School.
Immediate Past Chair
Pastor Ickert serves on National Lutheran Communities & Services' (NLCS') Board of Trustees, as well as The Village at Rockville's Board. He has been the Senior Pastor of Resurrection since 1995, having previously served parishes in Richmond and Leesburg, Va.
Early in his career, he was a full-time graduate student at The Catholic University of America, earning his Ph.D. in Church History in 1985. In 1990 he was called by the Lutheran World Federation to a research and teaching position at Mansfield College, Oxford, as well as a part-time teaching position at Ripon College Cuddesdon. Five years later Rev. Ickert left those positions to accept the call to Resurrection.
He has been active in ecumenical and inter-religious work for most of his ministry, having served a term on the U.S. Lutheran-Roman Catholic Dialog (Round #10); was appointed by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) Church Council to serve as observer/participant for two consecutive rounds of the U.S. Catholic-Reformed Dialog; was appointed to serve a term on the Theological Commission of the Reformed Church in America; is a founding member of the Lutheran Episcopal Coordinating Committee; a member of a Lutheran-Catholic Dialog; and is Lutheran convener of a Lutheran-Jewish Dialog.
Secretary, Treasurer
Cornell P. Abod serves on the Village at Rockville's Board of Trustees as Secretary and Treasurer and as a member of the Joint Finance Committee. Mr. Abod, a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in private practice, owns and operates C.P. Abod & Co. LLC, a tax and accounting firm, located in Gaithersburg, Md., as well as Beacon Investment Advisors LLC, a registered investment advisory firm, also located in Gaithersburg.
Prior to entering private practice in 1997, Mr. Abod served as a Financial Accounting Director with Adventist Health Care in Rockville, Md. and was with Ernst & Young's financial statement audit group in Washington, D.C. for five years. Mr. Abod received his B.S. in Accounting from the University of Maryland, College Park.
President & CEO, National Lutheran Communities & Services
Larry Bradshaw joined National Lutheran Communities & Services (NLCS) in October of 2009 as President & CEO. He brings more than 30 years of experience in the not-for-profit senior living industry. From 1987-2006, he was Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President for Strategic Growth with Asbury Communities, a not-for-profit, multi-site, senior living organization. In 2006, Larry took on the role of President for Asbury's for-profit company, The Asbury Group, offering consulting services to other Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRCs). Larry was also the principal of Bradshaw Insights Group, providing consulting services to CCRCs in everything from strategic planning and board development to financial analysis and capital structure development.
As the President & CEO at NLCS, Larry's focus is strategically growing and furthering the organization's 126-year mission and ministry of providing lifestyle, residential and health care options for seniors. He leads a team of dedicated professionals whose collective goal is to meet the ever-changing needs of seniors, while providing excellent care and innovative services that preserve seniors' independence and dignity. Under his leadership, NLCS has become a multi-site organization offering a wide range of services including home health care and community clinics.
Larry is an active member of LeadingAge and LeadingAge Maryland, has served as a CCAC (now CARF) Commissioner, and as Chair of CCAC's Financial Advisory Panel. He is a frequent presenter at numerous national meetings, including LeadingAge, the National Investment Conference, and Ziegler's Senior Living CFO Workshop.
Larry has a B.S. in Accounting from Emporia State University and an M.B.A. in Technology Management from The University of Phoenix.
Resident Board Member
A retired teacher from the Montgomery County Public School system in Maryland, Ms. Keller joined The Village at Rockville's Board of Trustees in 2015. She also worked in Adult Education workshops and as a reading specialist at Germantown Elementary School, Germantown, Md.
As a resident at The Village at Rockville since 2008, Ms. Keller is serving a two-year term as Secretary of the Independent Living Council. An active member of Redeemer Lutheran Church in Damascus, Md., Ms. Keller also does volunteer work for The Village at Rockville residents and guests in the Rehab Center, as well as for other projects in the community.
Bonnie Keller is an active member of many community programs and associations such as the Community Bible Study, Montgomery County Public School Retired Employees Association, Family and Community Education, Rainbow Women's Homeless Shelter of Rockville, and the Mini-misfit Miniature Club of Damascus.
Ms. Keller attended Eastern Michigan University where she earned her B.S. and M.A. degrees.
Board Member
Irene Fraser, Ph.D. is a member of the The Village at Rockville's Board of Trustees. Dr. Fraser is a political scientist who has specialized in research on Medicaid, private health insurance, and health care measurement, payment, and delivery. She is currently a Senior Fellow with NORC (formerly known as National Opinion Research Center) at the University of Chicago, an independent research institution that provides data and analysis to guide programmatic, business, and policy decisions. She is also on the Board of The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit organization that promotes improvements in the safety of health care by giving consumers data to make more informed hospital choices.
From 1995 to 2015, Dr. Fraser was Director of the Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The focus of this Center is on improving the quality and value of health care by improving the organization, structure, and financing of health care organizations and markets. The Center develops and maintains measures of quality and efficiency through the The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Quality Indicators (QI); leads and supports research on financial and organizational strategies to improve quality and value; and manages the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), a public-private partnership with states to produce all-payer databases, tools, and research on inpatient, emergency department, and ambulatory surgery care.
Dr. Fraser also spent eight years working on access and delivery issues at the American Hospital Association, as Senior Associate Director for Policy and Director of Ambulatory Care. Earlier in her career, Dr. Fraser was Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the Public Policy Program at Barat College and adjunct faculty to the Institute for Health Law at Loyola School of Law.
Dr. Fraser's work has appeared in journals including Health Affairs, Inquiry, Health Care Financing Review, Medical Care Research and review, Journal of Healthcare Management, Journal of Ambulatory Care Management, Health Services Research, and Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law. A monograph series on the uninsured includes volumes on state Medicaid expansions, programs to promote private health coverage for the employed uninsured, and uncompensated care pools. Irene has a B.A. in Political Science and Spanish from Chatham College, and her Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Illinois.


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The Lyft and Uber apps can dispatch wheelchair-accessible vans in several cities. In 20 cities, Uber Assist trains drivers to provide extra help for people using canes, walkers and folding wheelchairs, though riders must still be able to enter and leave the car on their own.
In the Bay Area, though, frail older people can get "door-through-door" services from 12-year-old SilverRide. Its trained, vetted drivers escort riders out of their homes, help them transfer into and out of the car, and then accompany them to their specific destinations.
"Door-to-door takes you to the entrance to the hospital," said Jeff Maltz, a co-founder of the service. "We'll take you all the way to the doctor's office." SilverRide has pilot programs underway in Sacramento, Los Angeles and Kansas City, Mo., Mr. Maltz said, and will expand further next year.
Another smaller player, GoGo Grandparent, piggybacks on Uber and Lyft, hiring operators who can take riders' requests on standard telephones, via push button menu, or by voice. The operators arrange the trip, charging 27 cents a minute over the ride-hailing fees. (Of course, family members can dispatch Uber and Lyft to pick up their older relatives as well, for no extra cost.)
That raises a key question: Will ride-hailing be too expensive for many seniors? In the U.S.C. study, the typical trip cost $22; the cost per month, had users actually paid it, averaged $500. After the study, about a fifth of riders said they wouldn't continue using ride-hailing, mostly because of cost.
Some Medicare Advantage programs now cover rides to medical appointments and pharmacies; Lyft expects to partner with most Advantage plans by next year, Mr. Renwick said. But most older Americans still use traditional Medicare, which doesn't cover such transportation.
Experts like Alexandre Bayen, director of the Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California, Berkeley, also worry about ride-hailing outside metropolitan areas. "The rural population might not see this for a long time," he said. He envisions a combination of new public policies, subsidies and public-private partnerships to make ride-hailing broadly available.


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Help to Buy 101: Help to Buy equity loan explained
Help to Buy 101 | Help to Buy explained
Potential buyers are often confused by the home buying process, especially when you add schemes such as Help to Buy to the equation. However, the whole process is likely much simpler that you think!
So, take a breath and stop fretting. Read our Help to Buy 101 and find out all you need to know about the Help to Buy equity loan.
Help to Buy 101:
Help to Buy is a government backed scheme which aims to help first time buyers get a foot onto the property ladder. The Help to Buy equity loan enables purchasers to buy a new build home with the help of an equity loan, also known as shared equity.
The government provides a loan of up to 20% of the home, so the purchaser only needs to raise a 5% deposit, with a 75% mortgage making up the rest. As the equity loan counts towards your deposit, you may be able to take out a mortgage where you might otherwise struggle. This also means that you don't have to take out a costly 95% mortgage.
London Help to Buy:
The concept of London Help to Buy has caused some confusion amongst buyers since its launch in February 2016, however, the process is almost identical to the normal Help to Buy equity loan!
The only difference is that, to reflect the current property prices in the capital, the government increased the upper limit for the equity loan from 20% to 40%, enabling buyers to get a foot on the property ladder within Greater London. The buyer is still only required to raise a 5% deposit, with a 55% mortgage to make up the rest.
The Help to Buy equity loan is a government backed scheme which helps buyers who can't quite afford to buy a property outright. Because of this, there are some specific eligibility criteria that you need to meet:
- You must be at least 18 years old.
- You have at least 5% deposit of the full purchase price.
- You must be able take out a mortgage for 25% or more of the full purchase price.
- You are able to prove that you can afford the mortgage repayments and other outgoings on the home you wish to buy.
- You do not already own a home, or you will have sold your current property before or at the point of completion on your Help to Buy home.
Things to note:
- The Help to Buy equity loan is only available on new build properties.
- You cannot buy a home that is on the market for more than £600,000.
- You may need to pay stamp duty land tax when you purchase.
The Help to Buy equity loan is interest free for five years – you are only required to pay a monthly management charge of £1 during this time. After the five years, the purchaser pays an annual fee of 1.75% on the amount of the outstanding loan; this fee will increase each year with inflation.
You will have to pay back the Help to Buy equity loan when you sell your home or at the end of your mortgage period – whichever comes first. However, you can also pay back some of the equity loan without selling your home; you can pay back either 10% or 20% of the total amount, so long as the loan is worth at least 10% of the value of your home.
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And that's it! If you think that the Help to Buy equity loan is the home buying option for you, then why not take a look at our available properties; you can use our property filters to find your ideal home, basing your search on key criteria including location, number of bedrooms and deposit amount.
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Today see the Prague debut of the first ever Sound of Silent Movies festival, which matches up eight musicians and bands from the Czech Republic and abroad in a competition to find the best-improvised soundtracks to a line-up of classic silent films.
The slapstick antics of Laurel and Hardy or Charlie Chaplin will get a new musical accompaniment across thirteen festival evenings when talented bands, soloists, and DJs from an array of genres will perform on-the-spot soundtracks for cult films such as Train Chase, Modern Times, Dictator, and Bicycle Thief.
"I appreciate this idea to remind viewers of the beginnings of the film industry, its history, and development. All of this, accompanied by live music on the outdoor terrace in the Pražačka will not be an ordinary summer cinema [but] a cinema that will introduce movies to people in a broader context," says Prague 3 mayor Alexander Bella of the project.
Among the artists slated to perform is Lenka Morávková whose Bohemian Cristal Instrument is a one-of-a-kind musical sculpture made from Czech glass (Train Chase, 1916). For the opening night, guests will be treated to the acid jazz and triphop grooves of Atomic Gigolo who will jam to screenings of Ferda Mravenec (1943) and King Kong (1933).
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A modern, well secured, insulated and efficient home is the dream of every person. That is why whenever anyone gets a chance to buy a home for himself, he or she searches for an ideal home with all these luxuries. If you are a homeowner and want to sell your home in the coming future, you need to upgrade your home according to buyer's requirement to increase its worth. A kitchen and the bathroom are the most important room to represent your home's efficiency and style as potential buyers are most interested in these rooms. Focus on these rooms to improve the value of your home. Update your kitchen by these upgrades to see a great uplift in your property value.
Start with the Cabinets
Just like the kitchen is the heart of the home, the heart of the kitchen is its cabinets. While planning to renovate a kitchen put a prime focus on cabinets. For the sale point view instead of tearing them out, you can remodel them by refinishing or resurfacing or simply by painting. New and interesting paint colors can add life to the cabinets. Hardware is considered the jewels of cabinets. Décor your old cabinets with the new jewelry to create a contemporary look. To give your kitchen a spacious look you can simply remove the cabinets doors and décor these open shelves with dishes and utensils you already have.
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The education section of has several such insightful articles on a range of topics. Board members should not be chosen because they golf with the mayor; all board members should have a Master's degree in Education or have an extensive social justice background. The few Americans eager to hear education debates are not likely to see much coverage on the networks running debates. For that, you should make preparations to produce a good education speech and memorable.
Our cross-cultural studies convince us that high average levels of achievement can be attained without the psychological and monetary costs of creating an educational system stratified on the basis of presumed ability" (Stevenson and Stigler, 112). The idea that the definition of education is the delivery of knowledge, skills and information from teachers to students is misguided.
This type of education system is basically provided by the private and governmental schools. If you decide to participate, a new browser tab will open so you can complete the survey after you have completed your visit to this website. Education today requires one to mould a child into an individual capable of contributing effectively to society and to the world community at large. Tertiary education generally results in the receipt of certificates, diplomas, or academic degrees. This decision was taken on the basis of a meeting led by the medical education minister on Monday.
But looking to the serious demerits put for ward by those who appose this modern system of co-education it becomes doubtful whether it suits our society as fairly as it does in the west. Education does not play as central a role in the American conception of the tasks and responsibilities of childhood as it does in Chinese and Japanese societies" (Stevenson and Stigler, 126). And with international terrorism rising as a topic of importance , education will likely remain a second- or third-tier issue for voters. Someone specializing in special education needs to be able to see this, understand it, and utilize to the best of their ability.
Voters without children, or parents with children old enough to be out of the school system have no personal stake in school reform, while everyone, regardless of age, has a stake in the economy. In all, we can say that idealistic approach to education has its own merits and shortcomings. Answering the anecdote about education of the anecdote about education and regions will be left out of 100{8e04ce58bcfa376ce489b26ba1c654110e92e7925763b0ffd41ff45b85d45886} computer-led courses.
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On August 6th, Radio Free Asia reported that Karamay, a city in China's northwestern Xinjiang province has prohibited women who wear Islamic clothing from traveling on public transport. Based on Karamay Daily, the authorities said people wearing hijabs, burkas, or clothing with the Islamic star and crescent image are banned from riding local buses. The paper said that the ban also extends to men having "large beards," adding that "those who do not cooperate with inspection teams will be handled by police". On the same date, Bloomberg News reported that the Chief of the Communist Party in Xinjiang – Zhang Chunxian signaled new curbs on births for Uyghur Muslims. He wrote in an essay in the August edition of Qiushi, an official magazine of the party, that Southern Xinjiang will, "implement family planning policy on all ethnic groups to lower and stabilize an appropriate birth rate." This is despite China relaxing its one child policy for some of its citizens.
These are just the latest racist, discriminatory policies instigated by the totalitarian anti-Muslim Chinese regime against the Muslim Uygur population and their deeply held Islamic practices and beliefs. Not only are Uyghur Muslim women systematically pressured to abandon their Islamic dress by this tyrannical system, but they are also robbed of their God-given right to bear children and define the size of their family according to their own wishes! It is just one arm of the onslaught of the Chinese government against its Muslim minority to curb the resurgence of Islam within the region. Uyghur Muslim women have previously also been forced to undergo horrific abortions, even in their ninth month of pregnancy. Additionally, on July 28th, the Chinese regime killed dozens of Uyghurs in Yarkand in Chinese, Shache county, Xinjiang.
This is happening at a time when we also witness the carnage that has befallen the honourable Muslim women of Gaza, Syria, Pakistan, Myanmar and elsewhere. From East to West, the daughters of this Ummah have been exposed to the wolves due to the absence of a leadership to protect their blood, honour, and Islamic beliefs. Indeed for over 9 long dark decades, since the destruction of their shield and guardian, the Khilafah State, the story of the lives of Muslims women has been one of indignity and intense suffering, insecurity and persecution, death and destruction. Under democracies and dictatorships alike, they have become helpless victims of predator Kufr rulers and regimes who have been allowed to oppress and kill them at will by the existing world order that cares nothing about their blood and honour – a world order that includes the puppet rulers of the Muslim world who have abandoned our sisters, aborted their sense of humanity and become adulators of the rotten nationalistic secular and capitalist world system. Indeed the hands of many of these rulers are themselves drenched in the blood of our sisters.
O Sons of the Muslim Armies!
Does the suffering of your sisters not haunt your minds? Do their tears not burn your hearts? They are crying out to you from ash-Sham to China to give victory to Islam through giving your support to the establishment of the Khilafah so that they may live in dignity and security, practicing their Deen in peace. They have placed their hopes upon you, their brothers to save them from their oppressors. So do not abandon them to the clutches of their tormentors, for surely your Lord سبحانه وتعالى will account you for what you have witnessed and whether you fulfilled the duty that Allah سبحانه وتعالى has placed upon your shoulders as defenders and protectors of your Ummah and Deen. Your obedience and allegiance belongs to Allah Almighty alone, and not to these regimes you serve who have proven time again to be enemies of Allah سبحانه وتعالى and the believers. So return honour to yourselves and secure the pleasure of Allah Almighty and the rewards of Jannah by becoming the Ansar of today and the soldiers of the Khilafah.
وَمَن يُطِعِ اللّهَ وَالرَّسُولَ فَأُوْلَئِكَ مَعَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمَ اللّهُ عَلَيْهِم مِّنَ النَّبِيِّينَ وَالصِّدِّيقِينَ وَالشُّهَدَاء وَالصَّالِحِينَ وَحَسُنَ أُولَئِكَ رَفِيقًا
"Whoever obeys Allah and the Messenger, they will be with those whom Allah has blessed, of the Prophets, the Siddiqun, the martyrs and the righteous ones to whom God has granted His favors. They are the best friends that one can have."
(An-Nisa: 69)
Women's Section of The Central Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir
Tuesday, 16 Shawwal 1435 AH
Issue No : 1435 AH /059


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The vast majority of teeth and gum problems stem from two dental diseases: dental caries (tooth decay) and periodontal (gum) disease. But although these dental diseases are all too common in our society, there's a good chance you can prevent them from harming your own dental health.
That's because we know the primary cause for both of them—dental plaque, a thin film of bacteria and food particles that can build up on tooth surfaces usually as a result of poor oral hygiene. Remove this plaque build-up daily and you dramatically decrease your risk for disease.
The primary way to do this is with a daily habit of brushing and flossing. While regular dental cleanings remove plaque and tartar (calcified plaque) from hard to reach places, it's your regular practice that removes the bulk of daily buildup. Interrupting plaque buildup helps keep disease-causing bacteria at bay.
That also means performing these two hygiene tasks thoroughly. For example, you should brush all tooth surfaces, especially in the rear and along the entire gum line (a complete brushing should take at least 2 minutes). And by the way, "thorough" doesn't mean "aggressive"—a gentle circular motion is all you need. If you scrub too hard, you run the risk over time of damaging your gums.
And while many people discount flossing as a hard and unpleasant task, it's still necessary: at least half of the plaque in your mouth accumulates between the teeth where brushing can't reach effectively. If you find flossing too difficult, you can take advantage of tools to make the task easier. A floss threader will make it easier to get floss through your teeth; you could also use an oral irrigator, a device that emits a pressurized spray of water to loosen and flush away some plaque.
Along with dental visits at least twice a year, daily brushing and flossing is the best way to reduce your risk of both tooth decay and gum disease. Avoiding these two diseases will help ensure your smile is attractive and healthy throughout your life.
If you would like more information on preventing dental disease, please contact us or schedule an appointment for a consultation. You can also learn more about this topic by reading the Dear Doctor magazine article "Daily Oral Hygiene: Easy Habits for Maintaining Oral Health."
While we often associate tooth decay with cavities forming in a tooth's visible or biting surfaces, the occurrence of this all too common disease isn't limited to those areas. Cavities can develop in any part of a tooth exposed to bacteria.
Gum recession, the shrinking back of the gums from the teeth, can cause such exposure in areas normally covered by the gums. Because these areas are usually more vulnerable to infection when exposed, cavities can develop at or right below the gum line. Because of their location it can be difficult to fill them or perform other treatments.
One way to make it less difficult is to perform a crown lengthening procedure. While the term sounds like we're increasing the size of the tooth, we're actually surgically altering the gums to access more of the affected tooth surface for treatment. It's typically performed in a dental office with local anesthesia by a general dentist or a periodontist, a specialist in the gums.
During the procedure, the dentist starts by making small incisions in the gums to create a tissue "flap" that can be lifted out of the way. This exposes the underlying bone, which they then reshape to support the gum tissue once it's re-situated in its new position. The dentist then sutures the gums back in place. Once the gums heal, the decayed area is ready for treatment.
Crown lengthening is also useful for other situations besides treating cavities. If a tooth has broken off at the gum line, for example, there may not be enough remaining structure to support a crown. Crown lengthening can make more of the underlying tooth available for the crown to "grab" onto. It's also useful in some cases of "gummy smiles," in which too much of the gum tissue is visible in proportion to the tooth size.
Because crown lengthening often involves removing some of the bone and is thus irreversible, you should discuss this procedure with your dentist in depth beforehand. It could be, though, this minor procedure might make it easier to preserve your teeth and even make them look more attractive.
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Gum recession is an all too common problem for millions of people that if left untreated could lead to tooth and bone loss. But the good news is not only can the process be stopped, much of the damage can also be repaired through periodontal plastic surgery.
Gum recession occurs when the gum tissue protecting the teeth detaches and draws back to expose the root surface. This exposure may result in a range of effects, from minor tooth sensitivity to eventual tooth loss. There are a number of causes for gum recession, including overaggressive brushing or flossing, biting habits or badly fitting dentures or appliances.
The most prominent cause, though, is periodontal (gum) disease, a bacterial infection triggered by plaque buildup on tooth surfaces due to poor oral hygiene. Fortunately, early gum disease is highly treatable by thoroughly cleaning tooth, root and gum surfaces of plaque and calculus (hardened plaque deposits), along with possible antibiotic therapy, to reduce the infection and promote tissue healing.
Unfortunately, advanced cases of gum recession may have already resulted in extensive damage to the tissues themselves. While disease treatment can stimulate some re-growth, some cases may require reconstructive surgery to repair and further rebuild the tissues.
There are several techniques periodontists (specialists in gums, bone and other dental support structures) or dentists with advanced training can perform to "re-model" recessed gum tissues. One of the major areas is placing tissue grafts (either from the patient or a human donor) at the site to encourage further tissue growth. Properly affixing a graft requires a great deal of training, skill and experience, especially in cases where the graft may need to be connected with adjoining tissues to establish a viable blood supply for the graft.
In skilled hands, a periodontal surgical procedure is fairly predictable with minimal discomfort afterward. And the lasting effects are well-worth it — not only will your health benefit from restored gum tissue and greater protection for your teeth, you'll also enjoy a more attractive smile.
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A change of environment usually helps when you need a dose of inspiration. So it's a good idea to take a break from traditional workspaces every now and then, and sit at a café to get work done. And when you've just launched your own business, cafés don't cut it and renting an office is too expensive. It makes more financial sense to start out at a coworking space, and with the increase of independent businesses, there have been plenty to choose from. We've put together a list of places around Iskandar Puteri that'll help get the creative juices flowing and serve you juice too.
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Easily considered as the Shangri-La's of coworking spaces, IskandarSpace provides the essential facilities like meeting rooms, printing and scanning facilities, and a pantry (with unlimited coffee and snacks to boot!). But unlike other spaces, it has a 24/7 access and a gaming room for when tenants need a break from looking at spreadsheets for too long. Who doesn't appreciate a place that prioritises both work and play? Business owners can choose from 4 available passes – Day, Hot Desk, Fixed Desk, and Private Suites – so there's a space fit for everyone.
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DreamSpace Puteri Harbour
This coworking space prides itself in being the best option for your professional needs. From its location to its facilities to the thriving community it's dedicated to building, DreamSpace believes it's the best choice one can make for their business. It currently offers 3 passes: Coworking, Serviced Offices (for 2 people), and a Business Office (for 4 people). DreamSpace also takes its working experience a step further by providing potential customers the option of trying its facilities and space using its 7-day trial pass. The best decision for your business starts here.
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At V Workspace, new business owners have the option to choose from 5 services — ranging from Shared Spaces, Satellite Offices, Serviced Offices, Temporary Offices, and meeting and event spaces — so this space has everything a new company needs to get the ball rolling. Its main objective is to give its tenants convenience and value for money. A few of its packages offer administrative support, which is considerably helpful to new businesses, plus mailing and printing services which includes fax, copy, and scanning. And seeing as no office is complete without a well-stocked pantry, V Workspace has taken good care to provide the most for its tenants.
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El Guapo Chicory-Pecan Bitters - Culinary Recipes
Use this bitter with meats with rich dark sauces. As well as with sweets such as pecan pie, ice-creams, and as an extract in baked goods.
Used to top the Cook Me Somethin' Mister Jambalaya being made at Tales of the Toddy 2014 put on by Tales of the Cocktail.
1 tbsp El Guapo Chicory-Pecan Bitters
1 tbsp El Guapo Crawfish Boil Bitters
1/2 lb Sweet Potatoes (boiled until tender)
4 oz Pecans (toasted)
1 cup Milk
1/4 cup Sour Cream
1 tbsp Cider Vinegar
Salt & Pepper to taste
Add all ingredients to a blender and puree until smooth. Perfect to top Jambalaya rice; as a dip for fried goodies or fresh vegetables; drizzled over grilled meats or fish; or used as a salad dressing.
3 lbs sweet potatoes
3 cups water
1 cup cane syrup (not molasses)
1 cup packed light brown sugar
1/2 oz El Guapo Chicory-Pecan Bitters
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp allspice
1/2 grated nutmeg
1/2 tsp Kosher salt
1 tbsp unsalted butter
1 tsp vanilla
1 lbs (about 3 cups) AP flour
3/4 oz baking powder (about 4 tsp)
1 tsp kosher salt
1 tbsp unsalted butter cut into small pieces
3 tbsp lard (or sub with 3 tbsp butter)
1 whole milk
Preheat oven to 375°F. Peel and cut sweet potatoes into 1/4" slices. Add all "filling" ingredients in to a 12" cast iron skillet and simmer until the sweet potatoes can be easily pierced with a knife. Remove the sweet potatoes with a slotted spoon and continue cooking the syrup until it is reduced by half. Then remove from heat and pour syrup into a separate bowl. No need to wash the skillet.
Sift flour, baking powder, and salt in the bowl of a food processor. Add lard and pulse 10 times. Add butter and again pulse 10 times. Add milk and pulse until it looks like crumbs. Add additional milk if needed.
Pour into a lightly floured surface and press into a ball. Divide the ball into 2 equal pieces. Quarter one of the 2 balls. Now roll the 2 small sections until about 1/8"-1/4" thick. Cut into small dumpling sized pieces. Roll out the larger ball in a disk 1/8"-1/4" thick and cut into strips 1" wide. Put about 1/3 of the sweet potatoes in the bottom of the skillet and top with the little dumpling from 1 of the small balls. Add another 1/3 layer of the sweet potatoes and again top with the little dumplings from the other small ball. Add the remaining sweet potatoes and top with the syrup. Lay the strips from the larger ball on top to make a lattice pattern.
Bake 45 minutes and then brush the lattice with about 1 tbsp melted butter and sprinkle with white sugar. Bake an additional 15 minutes until golden brown.
1/2 + 1/4 cup Old New Orleans Cajun Spice Rum
1 oz El Guapo Chicory-Pecan Bitters
1 lb Venison, Beef or Pork, cubed
1 large sweet potato, cubed
1 1/2 cups water
1/2 medium onion, diced
1 garlic clove, minced
1 tbsp corn starch
1 tbsp olive oil
salt & pepper to taste
fresh chopped thyme & parsley
cajun spice pecans (optional topping)
In a dutch oven over med-high heat, add the olive oil and the cubed meat sprinkled with a little salt & pepper on all sides. Add in onion and cook until soft and lightly caramelized. To that add 1/2 cup rum, bitters, water, and garlic. Cook on low heat for several hours until the meat is tender. Add the sweet potato and cook until softened (about 1 hour more on low heat). In a small bowl, combine the remaining 1/4 cup rum with the corn starch and stir into the stew. Bring to a light boil to thicken. Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve over grits or rice. Sprinkle with the chopped herbs and top with the Cajun Spiced Pecans if desired.
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2 oz Old New Orleans Cajun Spice Rum
1 tsp butter
4 dashes El Guapo Chicory-Pecan Bitters
Salt and Pepper to taste
Add all ingredients except salt and pepper to a non-stick pan.
Place over medium heat and stir until the liquid has evaporated.
Continue stirring and toast the pecans until they are browned and toasted.
Remove from heat and toss with salt and pepper.
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6 large eggs
4 tbsp sugar, + more to sprinkle
pinch Kosher salt
1 tbsp El Guapo Chicory Pecan Bitters
2 cups whole milk
4 tbsp unsalted butter
white bread slices, lightly toasted
Whisk the eggs, milk, bitters, salt and sugar together. Soak toasted bread slices in the mixture and allow to set, then sprinkle a little sugar on each slice. Add a little of the butter to a pan on medium heat, and add more as needed. Cook a couple of slices at a time until golden brown on each side. Serve with warm butter if desired and warm Chicory-Pecan bitters spiked maple syrup.
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1-2 tbsp sugar
1 tsp El Guapo Chicory-Pecan Bitters
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