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I am working on a presentation that will be given in a few weeks to a group of many folks interested in serving Catholics. Among them will be owners of religious bookstores.
These men and women serve in a very special mission field. Often, they are on the front lines of the New Evangelization — answering questions, clarifying misconceptions, and simply being a listening ear for folks who have faith issues. I've met more than one person who was drawn into full Communion with the Church via their local Catholic bookstore.
But these Catholic bookstores also face many challenges. In an "on demand" age when many of us are more likely to hit Amazon for our quick book fixes, some of these retailers/evangelizers are struggling to keep their stores open.
So today, I'd like to hear from you on a few questions:
1. If you shop at a local Catholic retail store, why do you choose to do so?
2. If you don't, what could your local Catholic retail store do to entire you in the door?
3. What would you like to see happening at your local Catholic bookstore? Speakers, concerts, prayer meetings, bible studies? If they offered these, would you attend?
4. What was the last item you purchased at a Catholic bookstore?
Thanks, in advance, for sharing your insights on these questions!
Copyright 2014 Lisa M. Hendey

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The first thing I see when I go to visit with artist Patrick Dougherty is his full head of white hair. It's an illuminating color that stands out among the backdrop of the earthy browns and springtime greens of Bernheim Forest. Dougherty is busy grabbing sticks, checking the structure of his in-progress sculpture, and offering suggestions and encouragement to the group of local volunteers who have come to help in building his latest stickwork. Dougherty, who has been at Bernheim since April 9th, is close to finishing his three-week installation of a work that flows like "two serpents intersecting which creates positive and negative space allowing you to be in the wall and outside the wall within one piece." Doesn't this sound like a description of an Escher print? Wait till you see it.
Artist Patrick Dougherty with Spalding University student volunteers.
Since 1980, Dougherty has been creating dramatic works from the simple material of willow and maple branches. His inventive imagination and skilled engineering take a pile of sticks and transforms them into fantastical creations that could easily be found in the world of J.R.R. Tolkien. To date he has created over 200 sculptures and comes to Clermont by way of France where he finished an installation in March.
Bernheim's Executive Director Mark K. Wourms, Ph.D., was instrumental in getting Dougherty to create one of his installations at the forest as part of a visiting artist program and, after funding was secured through private donations, Dougherty arrived ready to work.
Julie Gross: You've made over 200 sculptures. Is it wearing on you?
Patrick Dougherty: On me, yeah, but I'm used to it. I work eight hours a day every day at it.
A lot of ibuprofen right?
Not so much. Flexibility is probably a function of use, and I rest when I need to.
Does Kentucky remind you of home? [Dougherty's roots are from North Carolina].
Where I live it's very much like this. A lot of the same trees and so forth. Kentucky's a great place.
I've read that you spend one week a month at home?
That's exactly right.
It must get lonely?
Yeah it does, but you pay for your pleasure. That's the value of being able to get out and make work and then develop a career where there's a demand for it. So, in one way it's a hardship and in another way it's a pleasure.
So it doesn't seem like you're close to retirement.
You never know if you will or not. I guess it depends on your health.
It seems that with your ability to make dwelling-like structures you could survive the post apocalyptic era.
I guess I could, provided there were sticks.
Patrick Dougherty installation
You built you own home in North Carolina and you were quoted in a New York Times article written by Penelope Green that you felt that "it was a passage, finding my way through a house and into a life. It was a real quest." What is your quest in life now?
My life is firmly lodged now in making work and being in the world of ideas, having a larger conversation, and being responsible to the larger movement of thought. I want to appeal to any passerby not just the most educated person.
Do you have a preference as to where you work?
There are no bad sites. A lot of times I'll ask my sponsors to consider something they haven't considered because they tend to think conceptually and might say that they want a piece that sits in sight of the road so that not only people here can see it, but the world can see it.
What is your impression of Bernheim?
I've been lucky to have great places to work. Martha Slaughter (the visual arts coordinator) is a real force and Bernheim's art program will really mature and do well with her. She's low-key and is a great person and Mark Wourms is trying to change things up a bit. A garden like this has its life and there's not that much to change about it. It's simply the beauty of the woods.
Dougherty's stickwork is expected to stand for two years and then will eventually return to the forest floor as mulch. His recent monograph Stickwork is full of beautiful pictures and information, including sketches, of some of the creations he has built over the last twenty-five years. Be sure to pick up a copy in Bernheim's award winning visitor's center and see more of Dougherty's work at www.stickwork.net.
Patrick Dougherty will be giving a free lecture at 21c Museum tonight (April 24th) at 6pm. The official unveiling of his work will be Thursday, April 26th @2:30 pm @ Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest.
For more interview and photos go to artintheblue.com.


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"Saturday Night Live's" Seth Meyers headlined Saturday's White House Correspondents' Association dinner, and somewhat surprisingly went after media outlets on both sides of the aisle.
Apart from jibes at Fox News, the New York Times, and NPR, Meyers said of MSNBC's event after party, "President Obama makes the Kool-Aid, and everyone there drinks it" (video follows with transcript and commentary):
SETH MEYERS: I of course am contractually obligated to attend the MSNBC party tonight. Everyone knows how the MSNBC party works. President Obama makes the Kool-Aid, and everyone there drinks it. Too close to my home?
There actually are some unscheduled parties happening tonight, and I've been asked to give everyone a rundown. Fox News is having a party. Security is tough, so make sure you bring your driver's license and your long-form driver's license. But if you're blonde don't worry about it. Just bring that dynamite smile.
The New York Times party used to be free, but tonight apparently there's a cover. So like everyone else, I'll probably just go to the Huffington Post party. And the Huffington Post's party is asking people to go to other parties first and just steal food and drinks and bring it from there. Don't get me wrong, I love Arianna Huffington, especially her voice. She sounds like a woman who would be sitting up in bed with a sheet wrapped around her as James Bond was walking out the door. "Will I see you again, James?"
Andrew Breitbart's after party's going to be crazy. I mean, it won't be good but it'll be crazy.
Side note, I actually met James O'Keefe last night. At least I think it was James O'Keefe. It may have just been a regular pimp who hated organized labor.
NPR is having a party, but I'm sure it'll be pretty sedate. How wild can a party get when it's held in accordance with Sharia law? It's what I was told.
Funny stuff, and somewhat gutsy given the audience.


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THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., March 15, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) today announced plans to conduct VESALIUS-CV, a multinational clinical outcomes study for Repatha® (evolocumab) which will involve at least 13,000 patients worldwide at high risk of experiencing a first cardiovascular (CV) event, despite optimized treatment with lipid-lowering therapy.1 The study will be the first to investigate long-term outcomes in this population with Repatha for a minimum of four years.1
Conducted in collaboration with the Brigham and Women's Hospital Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) Study Group, patient enrollment for VESALIUS-CV is due to begin in the second quarter of 2019. The multicenter, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, parallel-group outcomes study will include high-risk patients who have not yet had a heart attack or stroke, but have coronary, cerebrovascular or peripheral arterial disease, who may have had interventions, such as a coronary arterial bypass graft (CABG) or stents, or who may have diabetes with indicators of increased CVD risk.1
"High cholesterol is the most important risk factor in coronary heart and vascular disease, but we know that recommended levels of LDL-C or 'bad' cholesterol are frequently not reached in very high-risk patients," said Robert Giugliano, M.D., principal investigator and a senior investigator at the TIMI Study Group at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School. "The VESALIUS-CV study will explore the impact of evolocumab on major cardiovascular events, such as heart attack or stroke, in patients who are already receiving treatment for lipid lowering and cardiovascular disease, but remain at high-risk, allowing us to better understand the benefits of significant LDL-C lowering in multiple patient types."
Amgen and TIMI previously collaborated on the Repatha cardiovascular outcomes study (FOURIER), which demonstrated Repatha's efficacy in reducing low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels, as well as the relative risk for major CV events in high-risk patients with a history of heart attack or stroke.2 VESALIUS-CV will build on these findings by exploring the potential benefit of Repatha in preventing a first heart attack or stroke in patients with some of the most significant risk factors for a first CV event.1
VESALIUS-CV is part of Amgen's PROFICIO (Program to Reduce LDL-C and cardiovascular Outcomes Following Inhibition of PCSK9 In different pOpulations) program. This program of clinical studies investigates the impact of Repatha on CVD across multiple populations. To date, the PROFICIO program consists of 36 trials including more than 38,000 patients worldwide.3
"PROFICIO represents our commitment to advancing the science of cardiovascular disease and improving the care of patients worldwide, and VESALIUS-CV is an important addition to this growing program," said David M. Reese, M.D., executive vice president of Research and Development at Amgen. "By continuing to invest in new scientific discovery through PROFICIO, we can help address some of the most significant unmet needs in patients at risk of life-changing cardiovascular events."
About VESALIUS-CVVESALIUS-CV is a Phase 3, multicenter, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, parallel-group outcomes study. At least 13,000 patients will be enrolled in the study globally, with at least 6,500 patients per treatment arm. Repatha (140 mg) or placebo will be self-administered subcutaneously every two weeks for a minimum of four years. Follow-up of all randomized patients is planned to continue for a minimum of four years and until a sufficient number of patients have experienced the composite endpoints. Two primary endpoints include time to coronary heart disease (CHD) death, myocardial infarction (MI), ischemic stroke (triple component); and time to CHD death, MI, ischemic stroke or any ischemia-driven arterial revascularization, whichever occurs first (quadruple component).
About Repatha® (evolocumab)Repatha is a human monoclonal antibody that inhibits proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9). Repatha binds to PCSK9 and inhibits circulating PCSK9 from binding to the low-density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor (LDLR), preventing PCSK9-mediated LDLR degradation and permitting LDLR to recycle back to the liver cell surface. By inhibiting the binding of PCSK9 to LDLR, Repatha increases the number of LDLRs available to clear LDL from the blood, thereby lowering LDL-C levels.4
Repatha is approved in more than 60 countries, including the U.S., Japan, Canada and in all 28 countries that are members of the European Union. Applications in other countries are pending.
Important U.S. Product InformationRepatha is a PCSK9 (proprotein convertase subtilisin kexin type 9) inhibitor antibody indicated:
The safety and effectiveness of Repatha have not been established in pediatric patients with HoFH who are younger than 13 years old or in pediatric patients with primary hyperlipidemia or HeFH.
Important U.S. Safety InformationContraindication: Repatha is contraindicated in patients with a history of a serious hypersensitivity reaction to Repatha. Serious hypersensitivity reactions including angioedema have occurred in patients treated with Repatha.
Allergic reactions: Hypersensitivity reactions (e.g. angioedema, rash, urticaria) have been reported in patients treated with Repatha, including some that led to discontinuation of therapy. If signs or symptoms of serious allergic reactions occur, discontinue treatment with Repatha, treat according to the standard of care, and monitor until signs and symptoms resolve.
Adverse reactions: The most common adverse reactions (>5% of patients treated with Repatha and occurring more frequently than placebo) were: nasopharyngitis, upper respiratory tract infection, influenza, back pain, and injection site reactions.
From a pool of the 52-week trial and seven 12-week trials: Local injection site reactions occurred in 3.2% and 3.0% of Repatha-treated and placebo-treated patients, respectively. The most common injection site reactions were erythema, pain, and bruising.
Allergic reactions occurred in 5.1% and 4.7% of Repatha-treated and placebo-treated patients, respectively. The most common allergic reactions were rash (1.0% versus 0.5% for Repatha and placebo, respectively), eczema (0.4% versus 0.2%), erythema (0.4% versus 0.2%), and urticaria (0.4% versus 0.1%).
The most common adverse reactions in the Cardiovascular Outcomes Trial (>5% of patients treated with Repatha and occurring more frequently than placebo) were: diabetes mellitus (8.8% Repatha, 8.2% placebo), nasopharyngitis (7.8% Repatha, 7.4% placebo), and upper respiratory tract infection (5.1% Repatha, 4.8% placebo).
Among the 16,676 patients without diabetes mellitus at baseline, the incidence of new-onset diabetes mellitus during the trial was 8.1% in patients assigned to Repatha compared with 7.7% in those assigned to placebo.
Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia (HoFH): The adverse reactions that occurred in at least two patients treated with Repatha and more frequently than placebo were: upper respiratory tract infection, influenza, gastroenteritis, and nasopharyngitis.
Immunogenicity: Repatha is a human monoclonal antibody. As with all therapeutic proteins, there is a potential for immunogenicity with Repatha.
Please contact Amgen Medinfo at 800-77-AMGEN (800-772-6436) or 844-REPATHA (844-737-2842) regarding Repatha® availability or find more information, including full Prescribing Information, at www.amgen.com and www.Repatha.com.
About Amgen in the Cardiovascular Therapeutic AreaBuilding on more than three decades of experience in developing biotechnology medicines for patients with serious illnesses, Amgen is dedicated to addressing important scientific questions to advance care and improve the lives of patients with cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide.5 Amgen's research into cardiovascular disease, and potential treatment options, is part of a growing competency at Amgen that utilizes human genetics to identify and validate certain drug targets. Through its own research and development efforts, as well as partnerships, Amgen is building a robust cardiovascular portfolio consisting of several approved and investigational molecules in an effort to address a number of today's important unmet patient needs, such as high cholesterol and heart failure.
About AmgenAmgen is committed to unlocking the potential of biology for patients suffering from serious illnesses by discovering, developing, manufacturing and delivering innovative human therapeutics. This approach begins by using tools like advanced human genetics to unravel the complexities of disease and understand the fundamentals of human biology.
Amgen focuses on areas of high unmet medical need and leverages its biologics manufacturing expertise to strive for solutions that improve health outcomes and dramatically improve people's lives. A biotechnology pioneer since 1980, Amgen has grown to be the world's largest independent biotechnology company, has reached millions of patients around the world and is developing a pipeline of medicines with breakaway potential.
For more information, visit www.amgen.com and follow us on www.twitter.com/amgen.
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No forward-looking statement can be guaranteed and actual results may differ materially from those we project. Discovery or identification of new product candidates or development of new indications for existing products cannot be guaranteed and movement from concept to product is uncertain; consequently, there can be no guarantee that any particular product candidate or development of a new indication for an existing product will be successful and become a commercial product. Further, preclinical results do not guarantee safe and effective performance of product candidates in humans. The complexity of the human body cannot be perfectly, or sometimes, even adequately modeled by computer or cell culture systems or animal models. The length of time that it takes for us to complete clinical trials and obtain regulatory approval for product marketing has in the past varied and we expect similar variability in the future. Even when clinical trials are successful, regulatory authorities may question the sufficiency for approval of the trial endpoints we have selected. We develop product candidates internally and through licensing collaborations, partnerships and joint ventures. Product candidates that are derived from relationships may be subject to disputes between the parties or may prove to be not as effective or as safe as we may have believed at the time of entering into such relationship. Also, we or others could identify safety, side effects or manufacturing problems with our products, including our devices, after they are on the market.
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Studo MüCKE 's fashion pieces which caught my attention include second hand man's business shirts restyled as women's tops and dresses.
Studio MüCKE Shirt Dress
Studio MüCKE Intersection Top
Other products include accessories such as tube scarves made out of reclaimed sweaters, and unique t-shirt scrap necklaces; a clever design I've not seen before:
Studio MüCKE Recycled T-shirt scrap necklace
Studio MüCKE Tube Scarf made from reclaimed jumpers
Studio MüCKE's Head Designer, Ellie, has some taken time out of her busy schedule to talk to Recycled Fashion about her interesting recycled fashion line, and the additional activities Studio MüCKE is involved with.
Can you tell us about Studio MüCKE?
Studio MüCKE was estabished in 2007 to bring together my love of design and the environment. We create high quality clothing and accessories for women, from reclaimed garments. We set out to be a sustainable business from the outset, so other than using reclaimed materials we have a number of other practices in place to minimise our negative impacts. We save the majority of all our fabric scraps so they can be re-used back into the design process, use a front loading washing machine with eco-store products (we love these guys) and design products with respect the history embedded in the garments. We also hope to educate in two ways. Firstly, through the way we design our garments. This for us means a non-trend focused approach but still a very high-quality design outcome that is often interactive and challenges the people who consume the pieces to engage and think. And secondly, through our exhibition practice and teaching. Our goal for the future of the business is to grow holistically (and yes, slowly!) bettering our practices with every step.A love of design, the environment and making things is what drove me to start studio MüCKE. But it was also the frustration with an unsustainable fashion industry that made me realise I had to create my own opportunities if I wanted to pursue a career in the industry that would make me happy.
What inspired you to start your business?
What inspired you to start your business?
Where do you obtain your recycled materials from to produce your work?
Mostly we source materials from op shops or secondhand. Sometimes people give us items too. And we're happy to take private customers, working with an old shirt you've been hanging onto and transforming it into a personal customisation.
I notice you offer workshops, can you tell us a little more about the classes you teach?
Usually this is through a festival, as part of an exhibition or within a school. The workshops vary from teaching people how to use old t-shirts to make into accessories to transforming an old shirt into our signature MüCKE shirtDRESS.
What would you say are your best selling pieces that sell in your online shop?
Our best selling pieces are definitely the MüCKE shirtDRESS and shirtTOP, made from a man's business shirt. We've been making these since we started the business and they define what out business is all about. They are a flattering fit and great for a multitude of occasions from the beach to the high street or a wedding.
Studio Mucke ShirtTOP
Studio Mucke Red Shirt Dress
I like the way Studio MüCKE's shirt tops and dress designs are reversed, with the back of the original shirt, becoming the front of the new garment, and the old sleeves are used as a tie at the back of each piece. One of my own shirt refashions (seen here) involved using the shirt sleeves as ties around the back. Using the collar as a halterneck I find really clever.
Thank you for your time Ellie, and all the best for Studio MüCKE!
Studio MüCKE can be found on facebook, they have a blog, and of course, their own website.
Disclaimer; the review and opinion provided in this blog post is unbiased and unpaid


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This week on the finale of the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, we got a peek into Kyle's new closet!
Wow! She actually refers it to as a "dressing room", only because she feels a little guilty about taking up one whole bedroom in her home and converting it into a closet, and that's why there's a pull-out sofa in there.
That way it still could be considered a bedroom, right? Lucky guests, right?
Here are a few shots from Kyle's instagram.
I do love the mirrored vanity centered in the window,
and of course the corner handbag display.
The mirrored closet doors make the room look twice as
big and add to the whole glamorous vibe of the room!
This is what the room looked like before!
I guess her old closet, pictured above,
was getting a little cramped!
Meanwhile, Andy asked Kyle if she consulted
Lisa about her closet makeover.... ummm..,
No... oh yes, she did. But Faye Resnick designed if for her.
And here's Lisa's massive closet!
Stay tuned...
next week I discuss the whole kaftan look
that has taken over Bravo this season.
photos via People & Bravo
ciao! fabiana


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Dan Merzel is passionate about two things—math and baseball.
Math he excelled at in school and on his own, taking CTYOnline algebra courses in eighth grade, majoring in applied math and statistics at Johns Hopkins University, and earning an MA in math education.
Baseball he played afternoons and on weekends, first in Little League, then in high school, and later at Hopkins, where his team made it to the 2008 Division III College World Series.
Now as a professional umpire and CTYOnline AP Statistics and Honors Algebra instructor, Merzel participates in his favorite sport and his favorite subject.
"I love being able to go to the baseball field for work every day," says the Class AA Eastern League umpire. "And I love working one-on-one with my CTY students. You can tell by the quality of the questions they ask and the pace at which they work that they really have a passion for math. We share that."
Share your own CTY Eureka moments at #CTYEUREKA.


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H.R.1553 - Caroline Pryce Walker Conquer Childhood Cancer Act of 2008110th Congress (2007-2008)
|Rep. Pryce, Deborah [R-OH-15] (Introduced 03/15/2007)
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|H. Rept. 110-706
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|07/29/2008 Became Public Law No: 110-285. (TXT | PDF) (All Actions)
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Public Law No: 110-285 (07/29/2008)
Caroline Pryce Walker Conquer Childhood Cancer Act of 2008 - (Sec. 4) Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to continue to enhance, expand, and intensify pediatric cancer research and other activities related to pediatric cancer, including therapeutically applicable research to generate effective treatments, pediatric preclinical testing, and pediatric clinical trials through National Cancer Institute-supported pediatric cancer clinical trials groups and their member institutions. Encourages the Secretary to take into consideration the application of such research and other activities for minority, health disparity, and medically underserved communities.
Authorizes the Secretary to award grants to childhood cancer professional and direct service organizations for the expansion and widespread implementation of: (1) activities that provide information on treatment protocols to ensure early access to the best available therapies and clinical trials for pediatric cancers; (2) activities that provide available information on the late effects of pediatric cancer treatment to ensure access to necessary long-term medical and psychological care; and (3) direct resource services such as educational outreach for parents, information on school reentry and postsecondary education, and resource directories or referral services for financial assistance, psychological counseling, and other support services. Encourages the Secretary to take into consideration the extent to which an entity would use such grant for purposes of making activities and services available to minority, health disparity, and medically underserved communities. Requires the Secretary to develop and implement metrics-based performance measures to assess the effectiveness of activities funded under such grants. Requires any information made available pursuant to a grant to be: (1) culturally and linguistically appropriate as needed by patients and families affected by childhood cancer; and (2) approved by the Secretary.
Authorizes appropriations for FY2009-FY2013.
Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to award a grant to enhance and expand infrastructure to track the epidemiology of pediatric cancer into a comprehensive nationwide registry of actual occurrences of pediatric cancer. Requires such registry to be updated to include an actual occurrence within weeks of the date of such occurrence. Subjects such registry to federal laws regarding records maintained on individuals, health information privacy regulations, informed consent regulations, and any other federal laws relating to the privacy of patient information.


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I have always had a soft spot for coral. Reminding me of my Nana's lipstick when I was a just a kid, it is such a bright and happy colour that looks fabulous against summer skin. If you dig coral as much as I do, feel free to get pin happy here ♥
Coral parakeet // Jo + Nita Photography
The Vault Files // Weddingomania
Martha Stewart Weddings // The Wedding Chicks // Oh So Beautiful Paper
Have an extra fancy pants evening beautiful people xox
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I love this color especially for spring and summer. It just makes everything bright and fun.
Clouds of Colour
I looooove coral! Especially with turquoise… lovely collection Jax! xx
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Hey Gaby! Thank you for stopping by. And you so very welcome, I am head over heels with your blog xox
Gaby [The Vault Files]
What a gorgeous board! Thanks so much!


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It was over half a century ago in 1958, as Lonnie Donegan was ruling the charts with 'Rock Island Line', that Joe joined his first band, the Spacemen Skiffle Group, at the age of 17. Three years later he was the resident lead guitarist on producer Jack Good's groundbreaking TV show Boy Meets Girls. He found himself backing visiting American stars like Gene Vincent, Eddie Cochran and Johnny Cash. (and that's Joe's rockabilly lead guitar you can hear all over Billy Fury's classic 1960 album "The Sound Of Fury"....)
1960 was the year when the Spacemen became Joe Brown's backing band The Bruvvers as the hits began to roll in, starting with 'The Darktown Strutters Ball' and reaching a crescendo in 1962/3 with 'A Picture Of You', 'It Only Took A Minute' and 'That's What Love Will Do'. During this time it was JOE who was headlining British tours that featured Del Shannon, Dion, the Crystals… and an up and coming band called the Beatles.
The Beatles of course changed the whole pop music landscape but Joe was already broadening his own horizons. He starred in the long running West End musical "Charlie Girl" in 1965 and has since appeared in "Sleuth" and "Pump Boys And Dinettes" which in 1985 he directed and took on tour. And there were films "What A Crazy World", "Three Hats For Lisa", "Spike Milligan Meets Joe Brown" and "Mona Lisa" with Bob Hoskins. Not to mention his regular TV appearances which included three series of "The Joe Brown Show" on ITV and his Radio 2 stints either side of the new millennium including presenting "The Rock Island Line", "Good Rockin' Tonight", "Let It Rock" and "Joe Brown's Sunday Roast" which was a regular programme on BBC Berkshire
Throughout these five decades Joe was touring regularly, playing up to 200 shows a year. In the early Seventies he formed Brown's Home Brew which included his late wife Vicki and Joe Fagin they released two acclaimed albums and toured the UK twice. Joe has continued to headline his own tours as well co-headlining the hugely successful "Solid Gold" tours and with Marty Wilde in the nineties.
Since the new millennium Joe has been confounding people's expectations of him on a regular basis. In 2002 he appeared at the Glastonbury Festival and endeared himself to the latest generation of rock fans. Later that year he won a brand new world-wide audience with his show-stopping appearance at "The Concert For George", staged at London's Royal Albert Hall in tribute to George Harrison with a stellar cast of musicians.
Joe was asked by Olivia Harrison & Eric Clapton to sing 'Here Comes The Sun", 'That's The Way It Goes' and to close the show with 'I'll See You In My Dreams', a favourite song of George's. Joe describes the show as "the highlight of my career" and the DVD of the concert has now been certified many times Platinum in the USA whilst the film has also been shown around the world and continues to be repeated.
If Joe has any regrets, it's that he hasn't released enough records. Indeed between the mid Seventies and the early Nineties he scarcely released any. That changed when he took on new management and adopted a new approach in1990. He very soon had a new live album "Joe Brown Live " released in 1990 and signed a publishing deal with Warner Chappell in Nashville in 1991 when he started going there to write songs for the country market.
That led to the release of the "Come On Joe" album in 1993, recorded at his own home studio, produced by his son Pete and featuring his touring band – guitarist Neil Gauntlett, bassist Rico Nilo and drummer Phil Capaldi. Come On Joe was followed closely by an 'In Concert' video and in 1997 "56 And Taller Than You Think". His next studio album "On A Day Like This" was recorded in Nashville in 1998 and produced by Roger Cook with whom Joe would later write a musical about Skiffle which premiered in 2005. That same year Joe agreed a deal whereby his records would be released by Track Records, the first album released under this agreement being "Hittin' The Hi Spots". In recent years he has also released a live double album, an all instrumental album and a live performance DVD.
Next studio recording was "Down To Earth" and the next phase in Joe's extraordinary career. As well as some strong cover recordings there were also a couple of his own that stand up tall against the illustrious covers. These also include Hoagy Carmichael's 'Lazybones' that Joe learnt from George Harrison. "He loved Hoagy Carmichael. He used to play me his records all the time," Joe says.
Meanwhile in the Autumn of 2005 Joe completed a 37 date British tour with special guest Sam Brown and a DVD of Down To Earth In The Studio was released in 2006. By Spring of 2007 Joe and the band had just finished a further 36 date solo tour with son Pete firmly in his band.
He completed a sold out 40 date tour in autumn 2007 and for those dates Joe was joined by another British icon....the one and only Dave Edmunds. The man who 'knew the bride when she used to rock n, roll', whose swagger and guitar genius saw him signed to Led Zeppelin's Swansong label and whose hits lit up the charts world-wide. Dave kept the rock beacon burning brightly with songs such as 'Girls Talk', 'Queen Of Hearts' and 'I Hear You Knocking' and still found time to work with Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Eric Clapton, Jeff Lynne and the Everly Brothers and many others.
Joe Brown and Dave Edmunds was a remarkable combination, a brilliant pairing of singer / songwriter / guitar heroes and an evening that was compulsory for anyone who calls themselves a music lover.
2008 was to be a special year – his 50th as a professional musician. The story went on and gathered momentum in a big way when Joe's 50th Anniversary album released in February confounded certain peoples expectations by going Gold, selling over 125,000 copies in the UK and staying weeks on the chart with several weeks in the UK Top 20 and Joe was the undoubted star at the Mayor Of London's St Patrick's Day Concert in Trafalgar Square where with his band and three additional traditional Irish musicians he delighted an Irish crowd of several thousand braving the worst weather of the year.
In June Joe took his band and Special guest Sam Brown to Germany to perform three special concerts for several major Radio & TV stations as a result of the media interest in the Down To Earth release there, it marked his first official album release in over 40 years there. A new album Live In Germany containing performances form the radio tour was the result of that trip and was soon released. Later in 2008 his last studio album More Of The Truth was released and gathered more critical acclaim for the man from the 50's who in 2008 was as contemporary as you could get and his 50th Anniversary Concert at The Royal Albert Hall in September 2008 was a complete sell out and featured guests such as Mark Knopfler, Jools Holland, Dennis Locorriere, Dave Edmunds, Chas 'N' Dave, his daughter Sam Brown and Sha Na Na founder Henry Gross whist his 50th Anniversary Autumn tour sold out tall he major theatre venues it visited here too.
This momentum on the live front continued In 2009 and in June Joe was awarded the coveted Outstanding Contribution to Music Award by MOJO Magazine which was presented to him by Mark Knopfler and two days later it was announced that he was to be awarded an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours list.
On top of the two earlier honours the USA instrument manufacturer KALA, in conjunction with Joe developed a special Joe Brown Signature Series Ukulele which is now available in stores or directly from Joe Brown Productions. They are beautiful instruments and come in various models, a very special higher end of the range series made from Koa & Spruce and a more accessibly priced Mahogany model. All models carry Joe's signature.
Kala said when first approaching him that they could not think of a better ambassador for the Ukulele worldwide to represent their instrument and were delighted when Joe accepted and started to work with them on its development.
Latterly Joe has continued to break box office records and gain new supporters throughout 2009 and 2010 when having cropped up as a special guest on Bob Harris' own 40th Anniversary programme for BBC Radio 2 Joe then completed his own UK tour and rounded off the year by joining fellow British institutions Status Quo in December for the arena section of their Quid Pro Quo tour. The response was terrific both at shows and on the Quo website where positive comments from their fan base ran into pages and pages for the 9 shows which Joe and the band performed with them.
Throughout 2011 Joe continued to show the way and his touring even as he moved into his 70's would still put many a young band to shame . A show was filmed and recorded in Liverpool and the result was a DVD with bonus 2CD box set issued late last year called Live In Liverpool.
Towards Christmas 2011 Joe and the band were to be found recording a very special Ukulele based CD at British Grove, Mark Knopfler's recording studio and then over Christmas and into January work has carried on at Joe's own studio and this very special CD will be released in the UK in late Spring this year, 2012 will be another memorable year for Joe.
If Jools Holland's Later and Hootenanny shows together with Glastonbury, Cropredy and Trowbridge Music Festivals all played their part in Joe's rise and rise and a new international audience also found him via his stellar performance closing the Concert For George tribute with 'I'll See You In My Dreams' then now this has gone one step further as Joe's own original album version of I'll See You In My Dreams recently featured worldwide in one of the hit TV CSI programmes.
Joe is, without doubt, a one off, a compelling and unique performer with a rare and singular track record, an extraordinary talent and a truly enduring Rock Legend – catch him while you can.


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I came across this on the net a long time ago . There's a full analysis of each of these six types of writers at http://alexeimaximrussell.blogspot.ca, and the Writer and Blogger Alexei Maxim Russel is the originator of the above meme. I really enjoyed this the first time I saw it. And I kept it and often found myself looking over it again and again. I thought it not inaccurate at all when it comes to a generalization (nothing more) of the various categories of scriveners one comes across in the world of writers. As with most of these categories they only work to an extent, but they might serve as a compass along the often uncertain routes of a writing life. If there is anything the meme teaches its this: don't be bitter. Writing is incredibly difficult. Too many people think that a few years and a few novels a writer makes. Not at all. Don't be fooled. Follow your own dreams. The one true measure of a successful writer is that s/he always remained true to their artistic vision, and the only way to do that is to love what you do. That, a solid dose of common sense and a willingness to stick to a book till its over and sell it, and one will be fine. Oh, and have fun. Its never boring.
Month: May 2015
Nicholas Lundberg leaving CCJ, Parkgate Street, Dublin. Picture: Caroline Quinn
By Conor Feehan – 17 March 2015 03:00 AM
A former cleric has walked free from court despite pleading guilty to indecent assaulting a 10-year-old boy over 50 years ago.
Nicholas Lundberg (75), of St Werburgh in Swords, had the case against him struck out, with the facts deemed proven.
Judge Anthony Halpin said the victim had sought and received compensation from the accused a decade before making a complaint to gardai about the sexual assault.
The judge said that the victim's "primary duty" was to report the offence to the gardai. The judge noted that the offence had not been reported to gardai in a "timely" manner.
Lundberg is the former editor of the Irish Catholic magazine.
He pleaded guilty at Dublin District Court to indecent assault on a pupil at a Raheny school in 1963.
The evidence heard in the case was that when Lundberg was a 24-year-old teacher he invited his victim to his home on trust and brought him into a room which he then locked.
"He put a blindfold on me and walked me around the room, asking me to touch things like the furniture, and then told me to touch parts of him like his nose or his chin," the victim told the Herald. "He took my hand and touched his penis with it, using it to rub him.
"He told me not to tell anyone, that he had permission from the parish priest to 'test me'. Of course, there was no test and the priest had no idea, but I didn't know that."
Lundberg has no previous convictions, expressed remorse, and had pleaded guilty.
"It wasn't until the Goldenbridge revelations broke that I realised what had happened. It hit me like a tonne of bricks," the victim told the Herald.
via Ex-cleric guilty of sex assault walks free – Herald.ie.
see also :http://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/teacher-spared-criminal-record-for-indecent-assault-on-boy-8-1.2141934


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They say that all good things come to an end, thankfully this remains true for horrid atrocities as well. One such ending took place in 1991 with the ending of apartheid, a system of racial segregation that existed in South Africa on the back of legislation introduced by the National Party. The Day of Reconciliation was introduced in 1994 as a way to heal the rift between the people of South Africa, and bring harmony to a nation still suffering from decades of injustice.
History of Day of Reconciliation
The history of the Day of Reconciliation is the history of a nation suffering under the auspices of colonialism and the inherent racism that existed as a part of this practice. While apartheid became legislated in 1948, racial segregation had been a reality in South Africa since the reign of the Dutch Empire in 1652, and saw no change when the British took possession of the country in 1795. Things only got worse in 1950 when non-white political representation was abolished in the country. While it served to deeper entrench the policies of racial segregation, it also sparked off a series of rebellions, violence, and a trade and long arms embargo against the country.
The date for the Day of Reconciliation was selected due to its significance to both the Afrikaner and African people. For the Afrikaner it was known as the Day of the Covenant, a religious holiday celebrating a victory over the Zulus by the Voortrekker's in 1838 at the Battle of Blood River. For the Africans it was a day of one of an important protest in 1910 against racial discrimination. In 1961 the Umkhonto we Sizwe, the "Spear o the Nation", was established, an armed force of the ANC. The first acts of sabotage and violent resistance against the apartheid leaders also happened on that day in history.
How to celebrate Day of Reconciliation
Celebrating the Day of Reconciliation involves a deep look at our lives and the world that we live in. Take some time to educate yourself on colonialism and how it affected, and still affects the people who suffered under it. Colonialism and racism often go hand in hand, and their effects don't end with the people who lived under them, but carry down through their children and grandchildren. Systems of governance and societal pressures don't change overnight, so spend your day learning how to dig the last roots of it out of your neighborhood and country.


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Saturday was Leeds 2nd Birdfair and we headed over in the morning to check it out. It was already busy with people arriving when we got there around 10 so we decided to walk around the hides first.
A Sedge Warbler was singing outside the lagoon hide, flying about in the grass putting on quite a show!
I could see Great Crested Grebe chicks across the lagoon, they're quite big but the stripes are just still visible. A Cormorant was stood with it's wings spread on one of the islands. A Black Headed Gull flew up from one of the rafts and chased a Heron right off the lagoon, I noticed it had a least one chick on there. In front of the hide a Coot and two chicks were picking at the algae.
In the trees by the willow path Great & Blue Tit youngsters flew about. A Reed Bunting and Robin were on one of the feed tables.
My daughter spotted several Damselflies as we walked around the reserve, there were quite a few about though not many at the actual dragonfly ponds!
I did however spot a Reed Warbler at the edge of one of the ponds, of course it stayed just enough out of sight I couldn't get a good shot, we stayed and watched till it flew off.
I did however spot a Reed Warbler at the edge of one of the ponds, of course it stayed just enough out of sight I couldn't get a good shot, we stayed and watched till it flew off.
We walked through the hay meadow for the first time in years! We were buzzed by Swallows and Ringlet Butterflies at every turn. I didn't realise there was a viewing screen part way around either, there was not a lot to see but we could hear a Chiffchaff calling. A Large Skipper was hanging on a leaf, the only one we saw all day and a Meadow Brown was hidden in the grass.
On to the visitors centre for a much needed cup of tea and we also got a couple of Canadian molasses cookies that someone had home baked for the fair. I didn't take a photo because I ate them too fast, they were absolutely delicious, I ate my daughters too as she wasn't keen! We wondered around the stalls and had a chat with the local RSPB group with a view to joining. The practicalities of me getting to regular meetings at the other side of Leeds aren't great unfortunately but i'm going to look into it further as the trips are appealing.
I managed to restrain myself and only bought one book from the book stall and my daughter picked out some jam from the Calverley Beekeepers as we got some last year and she loved it. After a couple of jacket potatoes from the food stall, where the people were working flat out serving food we had a walk up to the managers garden.
We sat at the garden for a little while and watched Jackdaws and around a dozen Stock Doves, the most i've ever seen in one go before, possibly some juveniles there? A loud noise signaled the arrival of 3 Jays, I think a couple of youngsters and an adult, the feathers were sticking up on two of the birds heads.
Unfortunately we had to leave just after lunch, I wanted to stay for the Birdsong walk but we had other plans. Roll on next years!


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American Forests offers a list of "The Ten Best Cities for Urban Forests" in the United States. Among them is my old stomping ground:
Minneapolis can now add the credential of having one of the top urban forests. The City of Lakes is home to an abundance of varied parkland — a park every six blocks — including those designed for off-road cycling and those for hiking, canoeing and swimming. Minneapolis' tree canopy of 31 percent is only 6.5 percent shy of its potential canopy of 37.5 percent based on geographic information system (GIS) analysis and modeling. Minneapolis was actually one of the first cities to use the U.S. Forest Service's iTree assessment tool to determine the benefits of its urban forest. Today, it's estimated that the city's urban forest has a structural value of $756 million and also reduces energy use by $216,000 per year.The photo shows Minnehaha Creek above the falls, by zuluadams, via Stuff about Minneapolis.
(Reposted from 2013 for Arbor Day 2015)


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Today's mani is inspired by nail art I've seen around and have been dying to try... the braided nail :) I saw a tutorial on YouTube by CutePolish and decided to take a whack at it hahaha. Here's my interpretation...
Colors Used: Bonita - Neon Citrus, JLB - Immortal Gold, Sally Hansen - White On
The one thing I will say about this mani is... it was a tad bit messy! I flooded my cuticles with polish (not all of which did I get rid of :\)
I chipped my thumb while at the DMV, playing with my necklace because I was bored out of my mind. I really dislike going to the DMV...
A closer look. You can see that the neon isn't quite opaque enough to cover the white (and vice versa). I dunno... I kinds like it :P
My current-favorite dress in the background lol.
And the "pinner"...
I had fun with this mani, it's really great! I highly suggest that you watch the video tutorial on this look before doing anything. She has some really great suggestions that I used, even down to which polishes I should use!
That's all for now, if I have time this evening I will share my current nail haul :)
Until next time!
Stef <3
P.S. Don't forget to vote for a nail tutorial you would like to see me do!


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Anthony Lake is the sixth Executive Director of the United Nations Children's Fund. Over a career spanning 45 years of public service, Mr. Lake has worked at the most senior levels of the US government, including his tenure as National Security Adviser (1993-1997). He also served as the U.S. President's Special Envoy in Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Haiti.
Mr. Lake's experience in international development began in the 1970s, as Director of International Voluntary Services, one of the world's oldest peace organizations. He has also served on the Board of Directors of Save the Children and the Overseas Development Corporation. Over the past ten years, Lake has been an International Adviser to the International Committee of the Red Cross, and Chair of the Marshall Legacy Institute. From 1998 to 2007 he served on the Board of the US Fund for UNICEF, with a term as Chair from 2004 to 2007, after which he was appointed a permanent honorary member.


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But he is still vain, so I am figuring the need to feel human, for someone who cannot breathe unassisted could be a factor in when going for vacation...and the limb anvy might get the better of him so he adds what is visible on others with wetsuit...Starsky wrote:Holy shit!
No feet.... Ergo not barefoot.
The dude is ALL black all the time, come on man.... No pink bits!
He rocked a pair of ronix cells last time we rode together.
...but ok I do see the point...probably not barefoot.


text: (…through persuasion of course) I guess it's safe to say this year has been full of many surprises (or shocks, horrors, crashes and burns), with Brexit and now Trump winning the elections; we're either going mad or there's something deeper happening. Much to my surprise, the definition of the verb 'Trump' is "to surpass (something) by saying or doing something better", coincidence or not he really did find a way to say or do something better than his opponent, and much to my dismay this led to his victory! Unable to find evidence that the population is actually going crazy, I found theories that could explain different methods he has used to persuade the public.So how did Trump's triumph trump them all? Firstly, as much as we think we're in control of our decision making, a lot of the time we're influenced by the things that we're constantly exposed to without actually realising. We must look back and ask where Donald Trump even came from… how could someone who wasn't even a politician have a chance at becoming the President of the United States? Trump actually featured on 11 seasons of The Apprentice U.S.A for 11 years, with a total of around 64 million viewers in that time, which is about 20% of the population! So adding that to his constant appearance on the news and debates with his outrageous comments, he became someone at the forefront of everybody's minds. How? Familiarity: The mere exposure theory (1968) explains that by simply being exposed to something consistently, it can actually make you like it more…which also why explains why constant exposure to advertisements makes them stay in your mind (even when you don't want them to)! In addition to this, our subconscious brain sometimes pushes certain ideas to the front of our minds purely because its more available than other ideas – the availability heuristic. For example a study by Schwartz (1991) asked people to write 12 or 6 examples of where they had been assertive. When writing 12 examples, as opposed to 6, people rated themselves as less assertive. This is because it was easier to recall 6 occasions rather than 12 therefore recalling 6 occasions made them feel more assertive, and struggling made them feel less so. So with Trump constantly in the headlines, it became easier to think about him and also made him the more favourable candidate. RepetitionOne of his most commonly used and visible persuasive techniques was repetition of attractive phrases and words. One of his most common phrases was "Let's Make America Great Again" which actually became his slogan, and was very catchy. In the video however we see him repeat in a more subliminal message by using the word "Win" 11 times in 22 seconds! The Likelihood Elaboration Model (Cacioppo, Petty & John, 1986) explains that if we are attracted a positive cue as opposed to the content of the message we will use the Peripheral Route of processing, which is more automatic and based on almost illogical processing. The message he used says that we will start to win (a positive cue) at all the things we are losing in, but he doesn't provide how we could do it and instead just uses an irrelevant positive buzzword! As he repeats a positive word several times we associate his message with a positive outcome and believe that by voting for him we are actually going to start winning (…and who doesn't love winning!?). Fear: I think this was one of his most POWERFUL persuasive techniques during his propaganda-filled debates… He seemed to always over-exaggerate the threat of minorities which ignited a lot of resentment as a result! In this video he talks about "large segments of the muslim population" hating American's and he talks about murder, beheadings and the world trade centre. All of these statements were untrue but he preyed on the American populations' fear of a repeated attack on the World Trade Centre's, and makes it more viable for things to get "worse and worse". A study by Asch (1951) showed that when the majority make a decision, the minority agrees even if they know that it is a wrong decision. This supports the idea of hating on minorities unrightfully, as he uses the normative influence by making everyone feel that hating is what the majority are doing, so we should all be doing it.Relief:And then in response to his fear provoking, what he does is try and provide relief through voting for him. The "win" video was a great example of this as he made himself the solution to all of the problems we are losing at. Dolinski and Nawrat's (1998) study showed that a fear and then relief procedure actually increases compliance. They showed that when anxiety is provoked and then revoked by a positive solution, people are more likely to comply with several requests, which could explain why people trusted him and voted for Trump even though his claims were Bogus (excuse my language).Dominance:Last but not least, Trump had a great knack for making himself look like the better candidate regardless of the insults he was throwing around, he often created a setting of playground bullying. Trump quite often wound up his opponents during debates or quoted statistics of how he was better than they were, which from an outside perspective is very clearly a childish thing to do, but somehow it always made him look more dominant. In one of his debates with Jeb Bush we see that Trump looks at the audience but Jeb looks at Trump for most of the debate as if to say to seek reassurance through watching Trump's reactions. This is a very common reassurance seeking technique that anxious children use for self-affirmation (to feel like they're doing the right thing), therefore making trump look more powerful. Knutson (1996) also showed that participants actually rated people who present angry and disgusted facial expressions towards others as more dominant. In this video and throughout a lot of his debates, Trump tends to do to discount the argument of his opponent by using these types of facial expressions to ridicule his opponents and look more dominant (like a bully).Jeb constantly looking to TrumpSo in conclusion, though we may have thought Trump was a clown at times and highly inadequate, he seems to have done some things right to have won over the U.S population. Who knew people could be so easily influenced hey?Asch, S. E. (1951). Effects of group pressure upon the modification and distortion of judgment. In H. Guetzkow (ed.) Groups, leadership and men. Pittsburgh, PA: Carnegie PressDolinski D. and Nawrat R. (1998). Fear-then-relief procedure for producing compliance : Beware when the danger is over. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 34, 1, 27-50.Knutson, B. (1996). Facial expressions of emotion influence interpersonal trait inferences. Journal of Nonverbal Behavior, 20(3), 165-182.Petty, R. E., & Cacioppo, J. T. (1986). The elaboration likelihood model of persuasion. In Communication and persuasion (pp. 1-24). Springer New York. Schwarz, N., Bless, H., Strack, F., Klumpp, G., Rittenauer-Schatka, H., & Simons, A. (1991). Ease of retrieval as information: Another look at the availability heuristic. Journal of Personality and Social psychology, 61(2), 195.Tversky, A., & Kahneman, D. (1974). Judgment under uncertainty: Heuristics and biases. Science (New Series), 185, 1124-1131. Zajonc, R. B. (1968). Attitudinal effects of mere exposure. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 9(2, Pt.2), 1–27


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Jeff Leventhal, the CEO of our portfolio company WorkMarket, emailed me yesterday. He said:
i would love to see an avc post about copycats like samwer bros. what do u think of this form of entrepreneurs, etc?
I looked back over my archives and I guess I've never addressed this topic here at AVC. So here goes.
It's a free market out there. People can do what they want. That's even more true globally. If you are successful, you will be cloned. That's life. In fact, it's a sign that you've made it when clones of your website, mobile app, and business start cropping up.
That said, I am not a fan of this behavior and approach to making money. It is devoid of any creativity. It doesn't inspire me. And we avoid doing it and investing in those who do it. As Jeff said to me in an email reply:
the problem is that people make money doing it........these people should just internally understand that they are not entrepreneurs and not creating true value.
I agree with Jeff on that.
Some will say, "But you are an investor in Zynga and they copy others' games." I accept that critique but we committed to invest in Zynga when it was just poker on Facebook and that was an entirely new idea. They grow by adapting other games to their social model for sure. That's the history of the games business by the way. Even so, I'm not attracted to or inspired by this approach to making money.
Our approach at USV is to invest in the category creator, the innovator, the market leader. That's what attracts us to startups. And when the category creator executes well, we have found that it can win the market by a long shot and produce fantastic returns.
There are a few examples of USV portfolio companies that were not the category creator. Lending Club is a good example of that. We invested in Lending Club because they innovated around the peer to peer consumer lending model and came up with the winning approach and they are now the clear market leader. That was a late stage investment made out of the Opportunity Fund. I suspect that we will do that kind of thing more frequently in our Opportunity Fund investments.
But in the early stage sector, we are drawn to entrepreneurs who have new ideas, novel approaches, and big visions with long roadmaps. We are not drawn to those who seek to knock off another company and execute it better or in a different geographic market. If that is what you are doing, I am certain you can find investors and I am not looking down on your approach. But we are not the best investor for you and your project.
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Preparing a fishing hut and top chef lunch are the easy parts of a salmon fishing event. Lining up an interview with one of these fine fish is where we really excel and where true skill is required.
Here's a little salmon fly pattern I created 15 years ago which has been a highly productive little creation to say the least. On all salmon fishing event days only the best proven salmon fly patterns are provided.
Look at the perfect light conditions visible in this beautiful shot of the River Tay upstream of Dunkeld Bridge. Treat your key business asociates to an encounter with Mother Nature in all her magnificense.
There's a huge thrill leading up to the capture of a wild Atlantic salmon on the River Tay but even more so when you get a close up look at this absolute marine perfection in a landing net.
Here's 9 of my own personal "Copperass' salmon flies which is a highly effective pattern on the River Tay. Having complete faith in the pattern you're fishing is an important part of salmon fly fishing.
Here's a shot taken from the boat while anchored up and roping a fishing guest down through the famous Catherdral Stream. Book a salmon fishing event and experience this magic for yourselves.
The River Tay is Scotland's true big fish river and this perfect 17 pounder has been close to the average size of Spring salmon that's been caught so far this year.
The traditional River Tay hand built salmon fishing boats allow an effective additional salmon fishing approach under certain water conditions. A salmon fishing event includes the use of these fine boats.
Here's the end product of some tactful tuition and a little bit of persistent consistency. Nothing beats the thrill of the accomplishment of catching a wild Atlantic salmon on a fly rod.
Here's another shot of a perfect fresh run River Tay Spring salmon which was caught during the month of June. Book your salmon fishing event now and put yourself in the picture!
All River Tay salmon fishing events include professional instruction on how to use a salmon fly rod and selected the most appropriate salmon flies to match the river fishing conditions.


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It's National Bacon Day and I'm celebrating it by advising consumers to stop eating bacon cured with sodium nitrate.
When I began writing as a consumer journalist, one of the first things I found out that amazed me was sodium nitrate is a carcinogen.
It was during the 1970s. When a reporter asked the researcher who conducted the breakthrough research if he was going to continue to eat meat cured with sodium nitrate, he said no. He had eliminated it from his diet.
Now, here we are in 2014. What's happened since the information about sodium nitrate became known? Record numbers of people are eating bacon. In America, there's a bacon craze.
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The Sater Design Collection recently announced the recipients of our first annual Builder of the Year awards.
Awards were presented to the first and second place winners. The first place Grand Award was presented to Mark Johnson Custom Homes for building the "Massimo".
The second place Honor Award winner was Nadeau-Stout Custom Homes for building a modified version of the "Plantation Pine Road".
The requirements to be eligible for the Builder of the Year awards are:
The photos are then judged by Dan Sater, II, FAIBD/CPBD/CGP. The winners are chosen based on how closely the original home plan was followed, as well as the quality of the build and the photography.
Our Builder of the Year award program is open to all builders in our builder's program who construct a Sater Design Collection home plan. Photographs are to be submitted within the year the home was built to be considered. Awards will be made every year in January.
We want to thank our 2015 winners for submitting their photos and for allowing us to recognize their superb representation of these Sater Design Collection home plans.
Mark Johnson Custom Homesis a family-owned business in Wilmington, NC. They specialize in new custom home construction and remodeling. They have excelled not only in custom home construction, but in multi-family construction, concrete construction, LEED for Homes Platinum, energy efficient/sustainable remodels and renovations.
Nadeau-Stout Custom Homeshas over 40 years of custom building experience in Marion County, FL. Andre Nadeau is a long time member of the Marion County Building Industry Association and has a reputation for building high quality homes. Rusty Stout is an Ocala, FL native and is a second generation builder with a love for custom home construction.
Sater Design Collection was established in 1994. It was created by Dan F. Sater II, FAIBD/CPBD/CGP, as an evolution from his award-winning custom home design business, The Sater Group, established in 1984. In an effort to combine custom quality designs with more affordable pre-drawn home plans, Sater Design Collection has become one of the country's most recognized residential design firms specializing in luxury home plan designs. Sater Design Collection has been selling pre-drawn house plans online since 1996.
If you have any questions about our Builder of the Year program or would like more information, contact us today!
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Repeal Don't Ask Don't Tell
The military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (DADT) policy is an unfair, outdated measure that violates the civil rights of some of our bravest, most heroic men and women.
That's why it's such good news that Senator Gillibrand has secured an agreement from Senator Carl Levin, Chairman of the Armed Services Committee, to hold the first Senate hearing on repealing DADT this Fall.
We have to prepare for this hearing, so Senator Gillibrand is launching a nationwide call to action. Our goal is to get thousands of people to stand with her and to show that America is ready to repeal DADT.
Use this form to make clear, once and for all, that by repealing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," we will make America stronger ? both militarily and morally.


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Repair article in MTBA Magazine
Here is an article that was published by MTBA Magazine about carbon repair on mountain bikes.
John Hardwick (the Editor at MTBA) came to our workshop and documented a typical repair, on his own Scott Spark which suffered top tube damage.
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Pathways Academy of Technology and Design Hosts Weekend Hackathon for Middle School Girls
Hartford area girls, from the city and the suburbs, gathered at the region's premier information technology high school for a free day of computer coding and prizes, including Lenovo laptop computers.
On Saturday, Dec. 5th, at 8:30 a.m., Pathways Academy of Technology and Design, recognized in 2014 by the Magnet Schools of America as the top magnet secondary school nationally, hosted girls from around the region in a major computer-coding event sponsored by Lenovo Computers. Lenovo provided gift bags for all students and prizes plus three new laptop computers.
At this Hackathon, teams of students developed computer applications designed to meet the needs of local non-profit organizations that will be present at the event. Each team of middle school girls will be led by teenage girls from Pathways Academy who will teach the younger students about writing computer code and design a product to meet the needs of the non-profit clients. The organization Random Hacks of Kindness, which is dedicated to combining technology and philanthropy, is partnering with Pathways to run this special event.
"Our collaboration with companies like Lenovo allows Pathways to offer unique opportunities for real-world learning," said Principal David Goldblum. "Lenovo is particularly interested in developing its pipeline of female employees so they asked us to target this event to girls who might one day want to go into technology careers."
Pathways Academy of Technology and Design is a college preparatory school that specializes in preparing students for career opportunities in programming database design, digital video production, networking and web design. Students leading the app development teams on Saturday will be applying what they have learned in their coursework.
"Many of our students have already completed several app prototypes as part of their coursework," said Raul Vargas, Pathways Technology Teacher for the mobile app course. "The exposure provided by the Lenovo Scholar Network plays a critical role in building their proficiency and confidence as they look to transition into college or the professional world."
Pathways is one of five NAF Academies in the Hartford Public Schools system; these are professionally-themed schools that offer paid internship opportunities to their students and maintain close partnerships with the business community. The others are: The Academy of Engineering and Green Technology, the Academy of Nursing and Health Sciences, High School Inc. and the Hartford Culinary Arts Academy.


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Outsourcing and offshoring are two of the most common buzzwords of the 21st century business world ? and outsourcing IT is one the most common practices amongst businesses large and small in the digital age. However, when it comes to having someone else take over your IT, are you outsourcing, or are you offshoring it?
If you?re considering the switch to outsourcing your IT needs, then there are a few key differences you need to understand between outsourcing and offshoring.
Similar Names ? But Aren?t the Same
The main difference between outsourcing or offshoring IT is the strategy by which you want to get the job done.
Traditionally, outsourcing is handing off work or business functions to another, 3rd party vendor, within the country or relatively close proximity. Outsourcing is what most companies tend to do to improve their bottom line while maintaining core business functions like IT. An example of this would be your business outsourcing your IT to a local company like NENs, who steps in as a third party to manage that aspect of your business for you.
Offshoring is something a bit different, and doesn?t usually include a 3rd party vendor. Offshoring is moving part of a business to an overseas location, usually in a country where there would be economic advantage to have functions moved to, where there may be an added level of expertise for a given business function. An example of this would be a company moving one of its factories to India to take advantage of a lower-cost but skilled workforce.
So, What Should I Outsource? What Should I Offshore?
If you?re a larger company looking to physically move some massive factories to cheaper locations, then offshoring may be the answer you?re looking for. You?ll keep everything under one company umbrella, and become a global organization.
However, if you?re a smaller company just looking for some assistance or to gain an edge in the market, outsourcing is the way to go. When you outsource a business function like IT, you?re taking that stress off the plate of your management team, and potentially even gaining new technological advances for your company like increased cybersecurity or reliable disaster recovery ? without ever leaving the county.
It?s All About Location
Whether you?re looking to outsource just a single aspect of your IT or the whole IT atmosphere of your organization, location comes into play.
When you offshore, you?re moving part of your business overseas. This means differences in time zones, massive travel to meet face-to-face, and potential language barriers that can get in the way of fixing even the simplest IT solutions.
Outsourcing, however, is best handled by a local IT provider. Although your IT may be handled by a third party when you outsource, partnering with a local provider like NENs means you can have easy access to the expert team handling your IT needs ? and they?ll be up at the same hours you are.


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PF Burridge can be described as a general building contractor capable of building just about anything and we have been involved in the construction or renovation of a great variety of construction projects since the company was established in 1965. However our main areas of expertise fall into the following five main sectors.
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Jimmy & Christine Moore Coming To Raleigh/Durham, NC On May 4th
We're coming to the Triangle area of North Carolina in early May
If you live in the Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill area of North Carolina, then Christine and I would absolutely LOVE to meet you when we come to the area for a visit on May 4-6, 2008. Please contact me at email@example.com if you would like to meet for dinner on Sunday, May 4th at 6pm.
We are deciding between two places to eat:
Rio Churrascaria at US1 and 64W in Cary, NC or the Golden Corral at 3800 N. Roxboro Road in Durham, NC. I didn't want to exclude anyone who wanted to come because they couldn't afford the Brazilian steakhouse, so let me know what you preference is for the meetup. I'll e-mail everyone back who plans on attending to let you know where we will be eating. :)
There's a great group of low-carbers in that area who try to meet up every once in a while called the "Triangle Low-Carb Cooking Meetup," so I hope we can have a good crowd show up. It's good when we can get together and exchange ideas about how to make the low-carb lifestyle work in our own lives by learning from the experiences of others. If you live in this area, then I sincerely hope you can come.
I have been invited to speak to the patients of low-carb diet clinician Dr. Eric Westman at Duke University on that Monday night and then check out his clinic on Tuesday morning before heading back a few hours south to my home in Spartanburg, SC. It'll be a fun time to talk about how livin' la vida low-carb has changed my life and I know there are a whole bunch of you who read my blog from the Triangle area.
If you're coming, then I will have a special prize for you as a gift of gratitude for coming out to see me and Christine. It would be a true honor to be able to meet you in person and share how low-carb living has impacted our lives for the better. Remember to e-mail me at firstname.lastname@example.com if you are coming along with your preference about where to dine so we can know how many to plan for. SEE YA SOON! :)
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Jaya moved up from party's no. 5 in 1988 to no. 1 as India's most enigmatic woman CM
Jayalalithaa is dead. Long live Amma. From a damsel in distress to the dominant deity of Tamil politics, Jayaram Jayalalithaa's life was a tale of both victory and heartbreak.
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Jayalalithaa is dead. Long live Amma. From a damsel in distress to the dominant deity of Tamil politics, Jayaram Jayalalithaa's life was a tale of both victory and heartbreak. She won a few battles but lost even fewer. The ninth, yet youngest-ever Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Jaya's life teemed with challenges and chicanery. The resident of a political palace, she was the worst victim and the best beneficiary of palace intrigues. She was born in a Brahmin family. Yet she became the unchallenged leader of a Dravidian party, which was born out of anti-Brahminism. Once she was a glamorous highly paid film star.
But she mesmerised Tamil voters as Amma by showering largesse on the poor. In death she became taller than in life. From her Poes Garden home, jail and finally to her resting place by the eternal Bay of Bengal, she affected everyone and everything she touched. Perhaps Jaya was the only elected leader whose photograph was carried by ministerial and party colleagues in their pockets. While other CMs visited Delhi to sing paeans of praise to prime ministers, prime ministers sought Jayalalithaa's indulgence. She rarely spoke to the media, choosing to convey her public messages through frequent written statements.
Her steely exterior concealed an insecure and suspicious person who didn't trust her own shadow. She always kept a tape recorder nearby while speaking to journalists or visitors from the corporate world. Yet she remained confident of her style and substance. During the past 30 years, I met her on a dozen occasions and interviewed her four times. I even met her briefly a few months before her death. She declined to speak on record but during my brief interaction, she was brimming with confidence, perhaps looking for an opportunity to intervene in national affairs. She didn't appear perfectly fit to fight; yet she was definitely looking forward to a big development push to Tamil Nadu's economy governance and her expanded political role. Excerpts from interviews:
So you are convinced you are on the comeback trail.
I don't think I ever went away. I have been very much here and the people of Tamil Nadu realise that the state can progress only if I'm there.
You mean there is no alternative.
There is no alternative.
No alternative to Jayalalithaa?
That is precisely what I mean.
Do you have any political ambitions left?
I never dreamt that one day, I would become CM of Tamil Nadu but it happened. Similarly if a bigger responsibility is offered to me, I will not shirk my duty.
—India Today, Nov 28, 2005, a few months before TN Assembly polls
But that moment never came. Jayalalithaa was skeptical about the survival of women in Indian politics. When the PV Narasimha Rao government decided to downgrade her security in 1992, she became paranoid. During a 80-minute interview, she bemoaned the "battering that I am receiving from the press and the Opposition, no decent woman wants to come to politics today. I am being portrayed as some kind of a medieval monster… a megalomaniac".
Would you say being a woman administrator is a liability?
Being a woman itself is a liability. There was once a time when many women from decent families wanted to come into politics. But seeing the kind of battering I have received, they are all put off. If this trend continues unchecked, in the end we will only be left with goons and criminals and blackmailers and forgers.
—The Indian Express, Dec 2, 1992
In 1988, the AIADMK split. Jayalalithaa led her own section in the Assembly polls. The mettle of a true political leader is proved under fire. Post attacks from rivals, her escapist attitude evaporated in the face of hostility from her avowed adversary M Karunanidhi. Jaya was a rare contradiction—a reluctant politician who enjoyed the taste of battle.
Does it mean that you are unable to cope with the political pressures and want to escape them?
The life of any political leader is full of tensions, especially when it involves high-level power politics. But I've never felt there is a situation, which I can't handle. There is a difference between one's ability to handle a situation and the desire to handle it. For example, I never wanted to enter films but was forced to by my mother. And I made a success of it. Similarly, I was reluctant to enter politics but MGR forced me to, and now I am in the thick of it. I have no options. But I don't enjoy politics.
But vacillations on your part give the impression that you are trying to run away from your responsibilities.
My life has always been full of ups and downs. That doesn't mean I am running away. For example, the moon disappears for a short while doesn't mean that it has gone away forever. The moon is a constant factor—it just keeps waxing and waning. It is due to personal compulsions that I have been viewed as being in and out of politics. But I was never really out of it. Now Karunanidhi has solved this dilemma of mine by his vindictive and petty actions. Even though I wanted to keep out of politics, Karunanidhi has given me the resolve to continue.
—India Today, April 30, 1989
Jayalalithaa learnt her first lesson in dirty power politics when she was ejected from the funeral procession of mentor MG Ramachandran on December 25, 1987. Politics hath no fury like woman wounded. A fast learner, she became Tamil Nadu's first female Leader of the Opposition in April and its youngest CM, two years later.
Wasn't that physically exhausting?
There was no physical strain. I suppose it was my will power. But there was mental and physical torture. Seven or eight ladies, I wouldn't name them, landed up on the morning of the second day, stood by me, and started stamping on my feet, driving their nails into my skin, pinching me, and so on. Except for my face which was spared because it was visible, they attacked me everywhere else. Then, when the body was taken inside Rajaji Hall for the performance of the last rites by the family, I wasn't allowed there.
It appears there is a group within your party that wants to sideline you. How will you deal with them?
I will carry the message of Anna and MGR to the people. When Anna died, MGR was only the treasurer of the DMK number four in the party. Now without MGR, as party propaganda secretary, I am number five.
—India Today, Jan 15, 1988
When Jayalalithaa finally departed the stage on December 5, 2016, she had moved up from No. 5 in 1988 to Numero Uno status as India's most enigmatic woman CM.
Prabhu Chawla
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Bill Gilliam, co-chair of CoL&CPS, and Alan Ainsworth worked together to produce an excellent mix of architectural history and photographic opportunities for the club walkabout on Tuesday, August 6th. Starting at Cannon Street, we looked first at the station itself and heard something of its history, before moving on to consider the merits of 30 Cannon Street - apparently best viewed on weekend mornings to catch the sun on its east-facing apex. We paused to take in the significance of St Stephen Wallbrook (with its altar by Henry Moore) and took the lift to the roof terrace of 1 Poultry. We moved on past St Mary Woolnoth, up Lombard Street with views of the Shard from the side streets and to Eastcheap, passing several buildings by Richard Rogers, finishing at the Heron Tower.
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