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I specialize in Brand Consulting: Designing, strategizing and honing brands to tell their unique story and to connect with the people behind the ideas.
13+ years as an entrepreneur in the design industry has made it my passion to act as a translator for vision, and helped me develop a process for intentionally designing a balanced and fulfilling life. I have worked as an independent design director with companies of every size, from launching startups to overseeing the brands of multi-billion dollar corporate clients.
Over the past decade, I've worked closely with companies of all sizes in diverse industries (sports, apparel, film, consumer goods, music, corporate HR, startups) on all facets of the clients' brands. These clients include global brands including Nike, Apple, Microsoft, Adidas, Gap, Xbox, Nintendo, Brand Jordan, Underarmour, Champs Sports and Asics; as well as professional athletes like Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Damian Lillard, Ken Griffey Jr., and Ben Simmons.
These projects often involved crafting a new/refreshed brand mark, followed by a strategic development of the brand's overall visual aesthetic, copywriting and advertising, crafting the brand's digital presence (Website, online communications), apparel development, custom illustration and digital concepts, unifying diverse sets of packaging, overseeing advertising campaigns, and establishing my clients as leaders in their industries through premium high-end brand development. I have the skills and knowledge required to steward and strategize a brand from the biggest vision to the smallest details.
Extensive experience has helped me develop a tried-and-tested process for setting a brand up for success.
While products, missions, leadership, and customer bases differ, the core tenets and creative process of what makes a successful brand are very similar.
Uncovering a company's passion and heart for what they do and then communicating that vision to the people they serve is one of my favorite parts of what I do.
Think of it this way: I act as a translator for a brand's vision.
My designs and strategic communications have helped my clients achieve huge goals including: raising over $250,000 in donations for Parkinson's Disease, raising over $2million in startup capital and participation of over 200 current and retired NFL & NBA athletes for a sports media startup, and solidify a smooth transition and cultural buy-in for a $1.7 billion corporate merger.
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I live in Portland, Oregon with my wife, best friend and business partner Shannon, an accomplished photographer, stylist and blogger. We spend our days creating side-by-side, cooking, adventuring, laughing, and being in love. We have a little boy named Elliot and a chunky charcoal lab named Mylo.
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It's not hard to imagine this as a sci-fi movie, maybe Tom Cruise is the hero, trying to out-maneuver a team of scientists who are trying to steal his genome. It's embedded in a microchip he's locked into his briefcase, and maybe the science folk want to replicate a rare genetic variant of his for––uh––not-so-noble biomedical reasons. That you could carry your genome––your entire genetic makeup–– in the palm of your hand may sound more light years away than palpably present. Or that variables in a person's DNA are just a touch-screen-swipe away… (Really?) Really.
CMC alumnus Jay Flatley '74 P'03 is among those on the frontline of this rapid acceleration in biotechnology. As CEO of Illumina, a multiple Fortune "Fastest-Growing" Company designee, Flatley is helping guide the production of machines dominating the genome-sequencing market. These are the machines, essentially, that are making it possible to collect, analyze, and apply a person's full biological information. This sequencing has been particularly helpful in managing the care of cancer patients. "Cancer is a disease of the genome," Flatley says. "Once you understand the mutation patterns of cancer, you have a much broader tool set to go and attack that disease."
Illumina's new HiSeq X ("High Seek 10"), in fact, is reported to be the "world's first DNA-crunching supercomputer," designed to make genome sequencing more affordable than it's been. According to Bloomberg Businessweek, the price tag for sequencing a human genome is currently $10,000. With HiSeq X's arrival, the price will drop to $1,000 in a few years, says Flatley, who was featured in the magazine's Jan. 15 Technology section.
(Read the full interview with Bloomberg Businessweek writer Ashlee Vance.)
In a video accompanying the Bloomberg story, Flatley says getting the price of genome sequencing to a psychologically comfortable number was crucial––especially in terms of market expansion. "If you think about it, if you can get the right treatment to a patient for under $5,000, compared to the cost of getting the wrong treatment--and many of the cancer drugs today cost $5,000 to $10,000 a month--the health-economic benefit of that is enormous, not to mention the benefit to the patient in getting a drug prescribed that is actually going to have some positive effect on that patient.
"We think sequencing is going to become absolutely pervasive," Flatley says. "And clearly that's our goal as a company, to provide technologies that span the breadth requirements of the market, and have features that apply to all of the different market segments."
Believe it or not, there's also––yes––an app for that, which is why that technology is a swipe away. Illumina's developed an app that allows a person to carry their whole human genome on their iPad, to share with physicians. (Flatley revealed some of that technology during a genome symposium in 2012. Watch it on Youtube.) The app is attempting to make user-friendly a massive amount of data that most physicians and consumers don't yet know how to interpret.
Flatley visited CMC in 2012 and spoke at the Athenaeum. (Watch his presentation.) He was an economics-engineering major while at CMC and after three years, transferred into the industrial engineering program at Stanford, which enabled him to earn undergraduate degrees from both schools, while simultaneously working toward his master's at Stanford.
"My CMC education was at least as important, if not more important, than the engineering work I did at Stanford," he has said. He initially planned to be a management consultant, but during a job fair, his last interview was with a small laser company, and he ended up taking the offer. "It was the first time I had ever met someone who was an entrepreneur," Flatley said of the mid-1970s. "We didn't have classes in entrepreneurship back then… I got the bug and … decided to take the plunge and go into a small company.
The job would expose him early in his career to many different disciplines, including his first foray into the life sciences in 1987. In summer 1999, he joined San Diego-based Illumina, which was then developing micro rays. The company went public in 2000, raised $100 million, and enlisted a team of 40 people "three years away from our product––something you could never do today," he said.
Matthew Ferber, director of the Molecular Genetic Laboratory at the Mayo Clinic, attended the 2012 genome symposium with Flatley.
"We recognize how absolutely transformational this next generation sequencing will be to the clinical process," Ferber said. "This is akin to landing on the moon. We are actually going to transform medical care with this discovery."

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N'Gala keen to hold on to a starting spot at Daggers to get campaign back on track
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Dagenham & Redbridge defender Bondz N'Gala is keen to stay in the team and help the club get themselves back on track.
The 28-year-old spent the last two months on loan at rival National League club Leyton Orient, after finding himself out of favour, but returned to the Victoria Road club last week.
And N'Gala found himself straight back in the starting line-up on Saturday, when Daggers suffered a 3-1 home defeat at the hands of strugglers Solihull Moors.
The former Barnet man admitted it was not good enough and they must improve if they want to push for promotion.
"I'm very disappointed, it was a disappointing result, but we have to just get together and go again," he said.
"I think the scoreline flatters the amount of chances Solihull had, I think they had three chances and scored all three, but in all honesty it's not a good result for a team pushing for promotion."
The former West Ham United youngster started the first five matches of the season for Daggers, before finding himself out of the matchday squad.
He was sent out on loan to Orient on November 23 and returned on January 23 after making seven appearances for Justin Edinburgh's men.
The defender scored in a 2-0 victory against Maidstone and was also sent off after just four minutes in the O's 1-0 defeat to Bromley.
"I was away for two months, obviously I'm back now, but in all honesty it should have been a better performance and a better result for the team," he added.
N'Gala believes Daggers have to dig deep and pull themselves out of the rut they find themselves in after only winning once in their last eight league fixtures.
"That's the idea, to dig in together and try getting results, and try to push for promotion," he said.
"There are still 15 games left, we need to try and get a winning run together and then just you never know what could happen."
John Still's men have conceded 10 goals in their last four matches and N'Gala is hoping he can claim a regular spot in the first-team line-up and help Dagenham claw their way back up the National League table.
"Yeah, that's definitely a target to stay in the team, get a good run and help the team get some points," he said.
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Thursday, July 16, 2009
Asking Misses (and Misters) Manners
Here is my latest party dilemma. M and I have decided that Will really needs nothing else. Seriously, it is ridiculous how many toys, books, and clothes he already has. We don't even have room for what he currently owns and shudder to think about the new additions after a party. We have kept his guest list to family and close friends only, but there are still over thirty people that I am pretty sure will be in attendance. So, we considered asking that people not bring gifts.
That being said, I always feel uncomfortable when the invitation says no gifts. To be honest, I usually bring a gift anyway and leave it in the car. If I see other gifts (and I almost always do), I go and get it. I just feel rude not bringing anything and it stresses me out more to have "no gifts" requested than to just go and get a gift. And I like giving things to children!
Instead, we have thought about asking that people bring an unwrapped new or gently used toy or clothing so that we might make a donation to one of our favorite charities. I wonder, though, if that sounds sanctimonious. While not our intention, does it come off as a "Look at us, how good, how charitable we are"? And, will people then just bring two gifts, one for Will and one to donate? Because that really defeats the purpose and will make it a big inconvenience for our guests.
So, then another option is that we could just donate whatever we get. But then what happens if people come over and don't see their toy amongst his possessions? Would you be offended if you found out that your gift had been donated, even if to a good cause? I think I might.
What would you do? And have you seen this done? What are/were your feelings about this type of donation? And if we do decide to go ahead, how do you think the invitation should read? At this point, I guess I am leaning towards just going the traditional route and not putting anything n the invite about gifts, but I am interested for a weigh-in on this topic.
25 comments:
- Rachel said...
I really like the idea of collecting donations, but if you think that's socially inappropriate (and I have no idea) I also like the idea of something like "books only." Books are easy to store, easy to exchange, (easy to donate with no one noticing), and something he will always grow into (we did a 'bring your favorite childhood book' baby shower and it was awesome).
- July 17, 2009 at 1:15 AM
- Kim said...
We had the same issue around B's birthday, so when I had custom invites made - I had a cute little extra insert made about bringing a book instead. I will try to see if I have the file on here..
Personally, I wouldn't collect donations in lieu of gifts for a child's birthday party.
- July 17, 2009 at 5:13 AM
- Kim said...
I should have also added that even with the adorable (and direct) insert, most people ignored it and brought a toy anyway or brought a toy AND a book (because they felt like a book wasn't 'enough'). I remember now that mine was actually phrased to bring a book instead of a CARD (and not instead of a gift), because at the time I thought that I would much prefer to have a book for her signed on the inside by the gifter, since cards are pretty close in price. But some people took that as JUST bringing a book and no gift (which is fine, they just didn't get what I meant!).
Just know that if you do this, people will be confused either way :o)
- July 17, 2009 at 5:20 AM
- Lori said...
I've been in this position a few times already, and it's awkward. I'd go the simple route and then donate the extra toys afterwards. On the subject of people asking where their gift is, I would always keep the items from the people that I know I will see often, others I would put away for later times or donate. When someone would ask, I would simply say, we received so many wonderful gifts that we've put them away to take out a later time, either when the child has outgrown or gotten bored with the current available toys, so that there is a toy rotation, and this way if you choose to donate you have a small white lie to go with it and hopefully you won't hurt anyone's feelings.
- July 17, 2009 at 5:34 AM
We just had our baby's 1st bday party 2 weeks ago, and I felt the same way about gifts. We have so much stuff already, and many of the people invited had given us hand-me-down clothes and toys, etc. etc. that they had done their part!
I really didn't feel comfortable asking people to donate to a charity -- it just seemed like a breach of ettiquete somehow. Anyway, we added the line at the bottom of the invitation "in lieu of gifts the birthday boy will be accepting hugs and kisses".
Noone payed any attention, only one guest didn't bring a gift. Although I think one good outcome was that noone got us anything huge or ostentatious -- just some outfits, a pair of shoes, a small tractor toy, etc. So all in all Im glad we made the effort.
- July 17, 2009 at 5:41 AM
- Tracy said...
I probably wouldn't say or do anything. I think people LIKE to buy gifts for 1-year olds, so let them, and if you so choose, you can donate the toys/clothes/books that you wish to after the fact.
I am astounded that people would ask where their gift is when they come for a visit later. I would never do that...that seems rude to me. Like, "Where's the toy I got him for his birthday?" I just would never ask that.
Anyway, if they DID ask, I'd have no qualms with telling the guest that we've put it away until a later time, or even that "Evan and Rowan have so many toys that we have donated quite a few of theirs to another child less fortunate." But I really can't see any of my friends or family asking. Maybe it's just me.
- July 17, 2009 at 6:15 AM
- Mazzy said...
Truth? I have always ignored the "no gifts please" on any invitation that I've ever gotten that said it. It just feels wrong to go to a party without a present!
People just don't feel right about attending a party without presents, especially a children's party! With only one exception, no one has ever asked me where their gift was (EXCEPTION being my MIL, but that is a diff story) and I would never dream of asking anyone the same. If I were to opine on the subject, I'd say just let people bring presents and then do what you will afterwards. Keep, donate, return, exchange. The act of giving a gift brings people such joy... let your friends and family have that! ;-)
(and ps-he's turning one? REALLY?! wtf has the time gone????!!!!!)
- July 17, 2009 at 7:24 AM
- Confessions of a momaholic said...
in the same dilemma...carson will be one on the 18th of aug and we are also party planning. we have no room for life as it is now in our town house. i agree with the other commenters....people ARE going to bring gifts no matter what you write. BUT if people ask, have a list of a few things you really would like. some people don't mind even buying diapers, pjs, shoes. gift cards to chuck e cheese are a favorite in my house as well as disney dollars which we are saving for the distant future trip to disney!
- July 17, 2009 at 7:43 AM
I wouldn't say anything. I completely understand where you're coming from, because my daughter is about to turn one in about a month. We definitely don't need anything else...but I know for myself whenever I see any instructions about gifts I sort of roll my eyes. A few times people have asked for donations for charities instead, and everyone brought a gift and something for charity. People love buying stuff for kids. Keep what you like, and donate the rest!
- July 17, 2009 at 7:54 AM
Our best friends put "no gifts please" on all the invitations sent to their friends. They assumed (and correctly so) that their families (grandparents especially!) will want to give an actual first birthday gift.
We always can use more books, so you could maybe ask for that? Something cutesy like "we have toys coming out of our ears but we could always use more books". And if you get duplicates, you can always donate those.
- July 17, 2009 at 8:14 AM
- HereWeGoAJen said...
I always think people can get away with asking for anything, if they ask in the right way, but I am not easily offended. Maybe if you did a theme party with a book theme?
Or donate the old toys and let him keep the new ones.
- July 17, 2009 at 9:17 AM
- Ms. J said...
We are having a "One Year Home" party to celebrate being a family with our Lil Pumpkin on August 2nd (we were united on July 28th, and came home to the USA on August 6th).
We specifically put "NO GIFTS OTHER THAN YOUR PRESENCE, PLEASE." on the e-vite, though we included a sentence that we will be taking monetary donations for the China Child of Promise program that Lil Pumpkin came to us through (it pays for some of themedical tests that CHinese children need in order to be made "paper-ready" for adoption). This way, even if somebody tosses in a $1 bill, it's going towards a good use. We will have literature available so people can see what their money pays for, too.
Seriously, stick to your guns and NO gifts!!! I actually hate going to one year old parties because people bring gifts and the kid already has too much of everything anyway.
- July 17, 2009 at 9:21 AM
- Abc said...
I am with you on the "too much stuff!" sentiment. DS is turning 2 and we have a 4 month old so we have double the stuff all over the house and it makes me bonkers. For DS's upcoming birthday I asked people to consider a donation to the animal shelter. I figured no one could argue with the animal shelter since we all have critters. A friend asked me how I would know who donated and how much. I told her I didn't care bc that wasn't the point. I just hope no one brings more stuff!
Youmight be able to donate the extra gifts for a 1 yo but at 2? They remember stuff. I can't even hide the annoying toys anymore.
- July 17, 2009 at 9:42 AM
- Stacy Woodruff said...
I don't know how correct this would be, but could you set up a savings account in his name, and then put on the invitation "While we have more toys than we know what to do with, Will has a savings account of his own, and his college fund could always use a boost." Then put a jar labeled "Will's College Fund" next to the cake? Sounds a little less sanctimonious than donating to your favorite charity. I don't know, just a suggestion.
- July 17, 2009 at 9:51 AM
- Nicky said...
Hubby and I have been discussing this at length as well. Our conclusion: people who want to bring a gift are going to bring a gift of their choosing no matter what you say. Saying "No gifts, please" or anything along those lines will deter very few people. But, asking for donations to charity WILL guilt people into doing that in *addition* to the gift, which seems rude, so we're not going to bother.
You could take the indirect route: whenever you're talking to friends/family, mention that you're excited about the party, but a little nervous that you'll end up with too much stuff. Repeating "We really don't need any more toys! Books are always appreciated, or maybe some bigger-sized clothes, but we wouldn't even know where to put more toys!" will at least plant ideas in people's heads.
- July 17, 2009 at 9:57 AM
- K @ ourboxofrain said...
I have trouble with the gift issue. I have long feared (confirmed by the comments here!) that I am the only person who assumes the inviter meant it when they requested no gifts (or requests donations in lieu of gifts or a specific type of gift only). As a result, we were the only people to show up giftless at a turning-one party for 3 of Harry's friends last weekend. Left me feeling like an asshole (you think I would have learned after the last one-year party we went to where the parents asked people to bring a book in lieu of a gift, and we were the only people who only brought a book).
What I learned: Everyone will just do as they please regardless of what you want for your family and your child and regardless of what you write in the invitation. I was taught that was bad etiquette, but apparently times have changed. We may just skip a party altogether to avoid the lesson that birthdays are about collecting stuff rather than being a celebration of a year in one's life and those with whom it is shared. {/bah-humbug rant}
- July 17, 2009 at 11:31 AM
- Abc said...
I didn't realize I am being sanctimonious by suggesting people give to a charity instead of a gift. Hrm.
Ijust went to a party and took a book and a Borders giftcard for later use. But had the mother told me otherwise, that's what I wouldve done.
- July 17, 2009 at 11:39 AM
I wouldn't ask for donations. I would simply state on the invite something like (albeit kind of corny) "Your presence is present enough"
And since it's only family and close friends, just spread the word that you REALLY don't need/want gifts.
- July 17, 2009 at 12:03 PM
- Stacy Woodruff said...
Tina, I didn't mean you specifically! I hope I didn't offend you. That wasn't the intention. Some people think that asking for donations to a favorite charity in lieu of gifts is like saying "Your gifts aren't good enough for me or my child." I don't feel that way, but I have heard that feeling voiced before. I wasn't directing it at you. Sorry about that.
- July 17, 2009 at 3:54 PM
- Joy@WDDCH said...
That's a hard decision to make but one I UNDERSTAND. When people ask me what my girls want/need I'm always stumped because honestly, they don't need anything!
After reading through some comments I am getting the idea that it won't matter what you put on there. People will bring Will gifts!
- July 17, 2009 at 4:50 PM
- Mommy Shoes said...
This is fascinating to me because I was thinking of the same thing for Z's birthday- even specifically asking for nonperishable food to donate to the food shelf instead of stuff for him. Now, I am sort of re-thinking. Thnaks to you for raising the issue and thanks to all who commented.
- July 17, 2009 at 7:42 PM
- AwkwardMoments said...
unfortunately - we did the whole- your presents are Austin's present route. I still received presents. It's one of those things you are just going to deal with. I would not suggest collecting/donating to charity. I suggest saving to regift or getting rid of the old toys to your local charity if you want to donate. Remember, you are inviting friends/family to celebrate WITH you - Let them Celebrate and then you can weed through the old stuff later
- July 17, 2009 at 7:46 PM
- Lucy said...
Honestly, I say, let the kid get presents! It's his first birthday, the only one he'll ever have! Keep some toys at your parents/in-laws, etc..., donate some you already have that aren't used as much, and keep some put away for a rainy day!
- July 18, 2009 at 7:48 PM
- LORI said...
What if you let them bring gifts (bc they will anyway) and donate his "baby" toys to charity rather than his new ones. This way you get to get rid of things he may have outgrown or doesn't play with and he'll get to keep the more age appropriate toys (and probably some he could grow into) rather than you thinking you have too much now and in 3 months he doesn't like anything and then you have to spend money to replace them. Just a thought...this is what I would do...that way you still get to donate to charity (yay!) but you don't have to worry about someone coming over and not seeing their new toy.
- July 22, 2009 at 4:48 PM
- The Grape Life said...
I would just teach them to sort through the older stuff bc u must make way for newer stuff and donate their gently used toys!
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Sixty-two-year-old actor Dennis William Quaid and his wife, real estate broker Kimberly Buffington-Quaid, are in the process of divorcing.
Buffington-Quaid filed divorce papers in Los Angeles, California on Tuesday, June 28, citing irreconcilable differences and requesting spousal support.
In a joint statement given to TMZ, the couple said, "After careful consideration, we have decided to end our 12-year marriage. The decision was made amicably and with mutual respect toward one another. We will always remain great friends and devoted partners in raising our children."
Buffington-Quaid had formerly filed a divorce petition in March 2012 in Texas but she withdrew the request two months later. She and Quaid are parents of twins, eight-year-old Thomas Boone and Zoe Grace.
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Alleged IS operative arrested for terror plot in Delhi. What kind of presence does the outfit have?
On Wednesday, The Indian Express reported that in September 2017, Indian intelligence agents had arrested an Islamic State operative, who is an Afghan national, ahead of a planned plot to bomb New Delhi. The arrest throws the spotlight on the IS's presence in India, seen by investigation agencies as a limited one.
How many alleged IS operatives are under investigation in India?
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) and state police have so far arrested 75 individuals with alleged IS links. The highest number is from Kerala (21), followed by Telangana (16), Karnataka (9), Maharashtra (8), MP (6), Uttarakhand (4), Tamil Nadu (4),
UP (3), Rajasthan (2), Jammu & Kashmir (1) and West Bengal (1). As many as 53 were arrested in 2016.
One of the first hints of Indian individuals being influenced by the IS came in 2014, when Maharashtra youths Areeb Majeed, Fahad Shaikh, Saheem Tankhi and Amaan Tandeel travelled to Syria, reportedly to join up. Majeed was deported to India and is facing trial; the other three are reported to have been killed.
How did the IS attract these recruits?
Investigators say IS recruiters and trainers use the Internet, the phone and one-on-one meetings for indoctrinating Indian youth and getting them to travel to Syria, Libya or Iraq.
A number of Indian recruits have travelled from home, or places where they are staying abroad. IS propaganda and recruitment depends largely on social media apps such as WhatsApp and Nimbus. Of late, recruiters have been using the "dark web", a class of Internet content that is not visible to general browsing and is not indexed by search engines.
Has the IS carried out any terrorist activities within India?
So far, it has not directly claimed responsibility for any attack in India. However, the 2014 blast on Church Street, Bengaluru, where one person was killed, was allegedly triggered by an individual linked to the IS. Alam Zeb Afridi, alias Mohd Rafiq, hails from Ahmedabad and was earlier with SIMI and then Indian Mujahideen. In its chargesheet, the NIA said Afridi acted on directions from handlers in Syria associated with the IS, and that their target was Israeli tourists in Bengaluru.
Investigating agencies claim to have busted another IS-linked module, allegedly behind low-intensity blasts on a Bhopal-Ujjain passenger train in 2017. Eight members of this alleged module were arrested while a ninth, Saifulla, was killed in an encounter in Lucknow.
How are these individuals linked to the formal structure of the IS in Syria and Iraq and the Caliphate of al-Baghdadi?
Bhatkal resident Shafi Armar alias Anajan Bhai, designated a global militant by the United States, is said to be highest-ranking IS operative in India. During his chats with recruits, he has reportedly claimed to have been tasked by IS chief al-Baghdadi to set up a Caliphate in India. However, intelligence agencies doubt if he has a direct association with al-Baghdadi.
Many officials suspect that Armar, who was earlier with the Indian Mujahideen, uses the name of ISIS on directions of Pakistan. According to Areeb, the Maharashtra youth who was deported in 2016, the IS prefers Arab fighters for jihad and engages Indians mostly in administrative work; Areeb claimed he was part of a team assigned to build Raqqa as a WiFi city.
The latest arrest is an Afghan national allegedly planning a suicide bombing in India. How significant is Afghanistan to IS's India story?
With its territory shrinking in Iraq and Syria, the IS is looking for new bases and Afghanistan is one of the targeted countries. It is said to be eyeing Afghanistan's Khorasan province, where scores have migrated from Kerala. In 2016, 22 residents of Kerala, including six women and three children, reached an IS bastion in Afghanistan. Intelligence reports claimed that four of them, including a child, were killed in bombings by the United States. Intelligence agencies have long suspected that militant groups backed by Pakistan might try to use Afghanistan nationals to carry out attacks in India in the name of the IS. In 2015, such groups had allegedly tried to make use of medical visas granted to Afghan nationals, before their alleged terror plot was thwarted on an alert from Afghan intelligence.
Is the IS, like Pakistani terror groups, active in Jammu & Kashmir?
State DGP S P Vaid said recently that four militants killed in South Kashmir belonged to Islamic State of Jammu and Kashmir (ISJK). This outfit, however, is believed to have no organisational chord with ISIS. ISJK recruits are mostly former operatives of other groups such as Hizb-ul Mujahideen and Lashkar-e-Toiba. The security establishment believes that the IS does not have any defined organisational structure in the Valley or a chain of command transcending borders. In reply to a Parliament question on March 15, 2017, MoS (Home) Hansraj Ahir said, "… A few incidents of unfurling of flags of ISIS by some misguided youth were noticed on different occasions in Jammu & Kashmir in the recent past."
Are the IS and affiliates banned in India?
In 2015, the Home Ministry notified Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) as a banned terrorist organisation under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, stating that it is involved in radicalisation and recruitment of vulnerable youths. Recently, the government included ISIS-K, also known as Islamic State in Khorasan Province (ISKP) or ISIS Wilayat Khorasan.
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Day 1: Tuesday
Meet your tour at the Public Library to embark on a city tour. We start our tour with a cruise in the world famous bay, under the Golden Gate Bridge and around the notorious Alcatraz Island. Return to Pier 39 for a leisurely lunch before an afternoon tour that takes in all the city's famous landmarks, including the Golden Gate Bridge, Union square, Chinatown and Nob Hill. Our tour ends with a night view of the city from the Bay Bridge. Overnight: Modesto – Park Inn Hotel
Day 2: Wednesday
Summer Route: We head east through the farmlands of the Joaquin Valley to Yosemite National Park. This 1,200 square mile wonderland of forests, lakes and waterfalls is located in the Sierra Nevada. Stop at El Capitan, Bridal-Veil Falls, and Half Dome to continue for a walk from the Yosemite Visitor Center to reach one of the highest waterfalls in North America (730 meters) Yosemite Falls.
Winter Route: We start the day with a tour of Monterrey to include the wharf and Cannery Row after our tour we depart south a visit to the world famous Hearst Castle. Built by the newspaper baron William Randolph Hearst, tour the famous house filled with antiques and see why the castle served as a playground for the rich and famous for the first half of the 20th century. In the evening, drive south towards Las Vegas. Overnight at the Comfort Suites Stevenson Ranch.
Day 3: Thursday
Today's route is east through the desert and Death Valley to arrive at the gambling capital of the world: Las Vegas. We stop for lunch at the outlet mall in Barstow, which is filled with all the famous brand names like, Levi's, Nike, Reebok, Timberland, Ralph Lauren and more.
In the evening we take a tour of the strip to see some of the truly amazing hotels and fantasies that are built in the middle of the desert, such as Caesar's Palace, Luxor, Mirage, Paris, Venetian, Bellagio, New York New York, Treasure Island and more. Finish off the evening at one of the many shows or try your hand at one of the many casinos', who knows maybe lady luck will be smiling on you tonight. Overnight: Linq Hotel.
Day 4: Friday
We start the day traveling South East through the desert and the through the Navajo Indian reservation before we come to the South Bank of "One of the 7 wonders of the world" the Grand Canyon. Tour along the south bank and learn how throughout the years the Colorado River carved its way down to the sea and created the wonderland for geologists. After lunch we continue along the canyon east stopping at some of the many Indian market places to browse the handmade arts and crafts. Overnight – Clarion Inn Page.
Day 5: Saturday
After breakfast we depart to the Lake Powell considered one of the most beautiful lakes in America, enjoy a boat cruise on the water and see the hundreds of private coves and the famous salt pillars and famous sand arches unique to the area. After the cruise we head west to Bryce Canyon home to the most amazing natural sculptures of the world.
Our tour will take us to see amazing rock and sand sculptures honed to perfection over thousands of years of rain wind and sunshine.
Experience the unique changing of the colors during the sunset from one of the vista points in the park (may change due to changing sunset times). After the visit we head towards the town of Kanab. Overnight: Days Inn.
On certain departures tour will continue to Cedar City for overnight at the Comfort Inn, Cedar City.
Day 6: Sunday
After breakfast we head into Zion Park.
This park got its name from the Mormon's the settled in the area. They gave it this name after claiming that visiting the park is like a religious experience, the majesty of the mountains and silence of the wilderness make you feel like you have been transported to another place. Tour the park and enjoy a short walking trail along the Virgin River that runs through the park, before leaving this amazing area for an early evening arrival in Las Vegas, option for a late night return to Los Angeles.
• 5 nights hotel accommodation including tax and Continental Breakfast
• Air Conditioned Bus or Van & Professional Tour Guide
• Bay cruise in San Francisco & Admission to Yosemite National Park.
• Sightseeing in San Francisco, "The Strip" in Las Vegas and Hoover Dam
• Entrance to Grand Canyon, Lake Powell, Bryce Canyon and Zion Park
• Cruise on Lake Powell
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Behavioral Determinants of Proclaimed Support for Environment Protection Policies
43 Pages Posted: 12 Aug 2016
Date Written: July 13, 2016
Using a representative survey of German university students, we confirm that proclaimed support for environment protection policies depends on socio-cultural factors and political ideology. Unlike most related studies for other countries, we find that the environmental policy stance of German partisans does not follow the left-right cleavage. Only about 25% of the social-democratic partisans wholeheartedly support environment protection policies, whereas 50% of the green partisans, who, in Germany, also belong to the political left, do so; and when controlling for socio-cultural influences, social-democratic partisans become undistinguishable from Christian-conservative and market-oriented partisans. Focusing on behavioral influences, we find that some of the respondents' psychological traits are not filtered through their political ideology but directly influence their proclaimed attitudes towards environment protection policies. We identify as important behavioral determinants the locus of control and psycho-logical traits that capture the respondents' susceptibility to making use of expressive rhetoric.
Keywords: environment protection, political preferences, ideology, identity, expressive behavior
JEL Classification: D720, P160, Q510, Q580
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New York, July 5, 1921. "Whirl Girls." Our second look at chorus girls for "The Broadway Whirl," a musical comedy revue at the Times Square Theatre. 5x7 glass negative, George Grantham Bain Collection. View full size.
One of the Chorines in the photo is my great-aunt Carol Seidler (real name Sophie Zajdler).
The whirl girl all the way at the back of the line has posed with a nice little hesitation step. She is the cutest one of them all IMHO. At least she knew how to stand. Very nicely shaped too.
Say what you will about what part of which girl looks good or bad but the legs on the girl in front are well shaped. Very well shaped.
I'm glad I read Shorpy only for the articles.
If you put five male celebrities in drag, the results would be, from left to right:
1. Lyle Lovett
2. Michael J. Pollard
3. Vic Morrow
4. George Harrison
5. Gary Sinise
I wonder what kind of performance they gave. When we say "chorus girl" today I imagine something like the Rockettes. But if these girls danced, they would have been quite limited in what they could do without hurting themselves if they did it in bare feet. Yet there they are, without even socks on, and the audience is there in the background so this must be their full costume.
Maybe they just stood there and sang, without dancing? But then why wouldn't they have fashionable footwear (for the period)? Even the name "whirl girls" suggests they were dancers.
A mystery.
[They're dressed a bathing-girl (beach) scene. - Dave]
I normally loathe the folks who make fun of Shorpy's maidens of yore. But I can't help saying that this photo must have been taken on the day that the bored, middle-aged wives took over. The real Whirl Girls must have been tied up in some closet when this was being taken.
The second girl has a lovely look of wistful self-doubt and longing that is sharply fetching.
"New Summer Show at The Times Square Is Rich in Girls and Has Good Comedians." New York Times review.
What really blows me about this picture is that I closely resemble (or did when I was younger) the girl in front. Same hair, nose, even expression. Very odd feeling.
They had ambition, they had.......well, they had ambition.
I think I found your grandma.
The one all the way to the right is looking right at me. Look at her! She's HOT! I think she likes me. Someone introduce me to her. The way she's smiling at me makes my heart flutter. What should I say to her? Is she going with anybody? Should I ask her out?


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Great Place To Work in Nigeria (GPTW), an affiliate of Great Place to Work, San Francisco USA is an organization that specializes in analyzing, understanding, selecting and publishing Best Workplace lists in the country. Here is their list of the Best Places to work in Nigeria:
- Guinness
- First Bank
- Guaranty Trust
- Accenture
- Fidelity Bank Plc
- Lagos Business School
- Financial Institutions Training Centre (FITC)
- Total Nigeria Plc
- Access Bank Plc
- Glaxosmith Beecham Plc
- Accion Microfinance Bank Limited
- Adic Insurance
- Red Star Express
- Oando Plc
- Skye Bank Plc
- Microsoft
The survey was carried out among 250 nominated companies from a cross-section of Nigerian Stock Exchange listed companies, global multinationals with presence in Nigeria, government agencies, non-governmental agencies and educational institutions in Nigeria. Based on Trust Index and Culture Audit which showcases best practices in employee policies and programmes demonstrating the five dimensions of the Great Place To Work Model: Credibility, Respect, Fairness, Pride, and Camaraderie''.
I wonder why there's so many financial institutions and very few oil and gas companies.


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Finnish scaleup Streamr is the creator of a cloud-based platform where companies and developers can easily create real-time micro-services and streaming analytics. Eager to grow their business across Europe, Streamr has joined the EIT Digital Accelelator programme to help build their network and to attract new clients.
Founded in 2014, Streamr provides an end-to-end data pipeline from the initial reception and storage of real-time data to processing, calculation of streaming analytics, distribution and automation. Their solution is particularly targeted at sectors where real-time data is generated constantly, like Internet-of-Things (IoT), Industrial Internet-of-Things (IIoT), Industry 4.0 (the latest trend of automation and data exchange in manufacturing), smart cities, building automation, and smart traffic.
The Streamr concept was born when its founders realised that the exponential growth in real-time data meant that the world was quickly moving towards an algorithmic economy. The founders were all algorithmic traders, and had witnessed a similar transition take place in the financial markets some 10 - 15 years ago. Being experienced coders, they decided to build a platform which allowed for easy development and deployment of scalable streaming analytics and real-time decision rules. There wasn't anything similar already on the market, and certainly not in the price bracket that Streamr could offer to its clients.
Streamr's clientele consists of software developers, data scientists, and data engineers. Existing customers include as Rolls-Royce (marine technology), Alma Talent, and Google Digital News Initiative. In addition to the developer community, Streamr sees the enterprise market as a highly relevant source of future clients.
Henri Pihkala, CEO of Streamr, said:
"Building an ecosystem and attracting new clients is crucial for our growth, and this is where we see great potential in EIT Digital's European partner network. On a parallel track, we will probably need additional financing to support our growth. In this respect, access to finance and the channels to the European investor base that EIT Digital can open up for us are of particular interest."
"It is also the case that many other accelerators are geared up to serve early stage startups, and we've kind of moved beyond that. Given that scaleup companies are the main focus of EIT Digital, there was a good match."
Streamr will join EIT Digital's Digital Infrastructure Action Line, focusing on enabling digital transformation by providing secure, robust, responsive and intelligent communications and computation facilities for markets. Digital Infrastructure targets in networking the mobile broadband infrastructure, network softwarisation, and the Internet of Things; in computing: cloud computing, Big Data, and Artificial Intelligence; in security: privacy, cyber security, and digital ID management.
Last November Streamr took the third prize in the Digital Infrastructure category of the 2016 EIT Digital Challenge.


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I have given a lot of flops too: Salman Khan
The actor gets candid about his track record at the box office and challenges his critics to speak out loud in the open
Salman Khan is busy promoting his upcoming film, which also marks the debut of his brother Arbaaz Khan as a director. Khan who is known to hate giving interviews to the media is thankfully at his candid best today. Chilling between a series of tete-a-tetes at Bandra's Mehboob Studios, Salman Khan talks to us...
Photos: Salman and family at 'Dabanng 2' screening
Is the upcoming sequel going to be your birthday treat?
If people enjoy the film then it is a Christmas and birthday treat. Agar picture nahi chali to kaunsa treat? Jis hisaab se humko reactions mille hai, they are similar to what the first Dabangg was, so I think we are in the safe zone. I think emotionally, ethically and principally this film is correct. It is larger than the earlier one but neither very similar to the first one, nor very different.
But these days audiences come to see only Salman Khan in a film?
No yaar. It's a whole package. Salman Khan ne bahut badi badi bhi di hai (flops). Now if I do a pakao film, which has lot of bhashanbaazi, no one will come to watch. Dabangg is a film which people can watch with their friends, family and girlfriend and have fun.
People talk about your successful streak now but you had given nine straight hits when you started your career?
Yes, there were nine films before Love flopped. That's why I say let the audience decide. Tab mera dimmag agar kharab hona hota to Maine Pyaar Kiya ke time ho jata, which had broken all records that time. Then Hum Aapke Hain Kaun broke Maine Pyaar Kiya records. I had nine hits till Love came in and then there were disasters like Suryavanshi, Chand Ka Tukda, Chandramukhi, Jagruti and Nischai. I wanted to buy a house that time.
You signed these films because you wanted to buy a house?
I signed the best of the lot offered to me at the time. Nischai had Vinod Khanna in it and Jagruti was produced by the top action director that time so I thought action would be superb. But they didn't work. Love I thought was a superb film directed by Suresh Krishna but nahi chali. But I always knew that I had a Karan Arjun, Andaz Aapna Aapna and a Hum Aapne Hain Kaun to fall back on.
Andaz Aapna Aapna has become a cult film now...
But woh film bhi nahi chali. Cult film ka faida kya hai? Producer ka pack up ho gaya and he has not been able to make another film after that. Even Hello Brother is watched on DVD everywhere but faida kya? It was a disaster at the box office.
While you have a huge fan following on Twitter, there are also nasty comments on other social networking sites. How do you deal with such comments?
Atey hai. Kuch log to mujhe pata bhi hai jo mujhe uksane ke liye karte hai. But they do these from behind iron curtains. Samne aaakar bolo tab maaza aayee. I don't react to these tweets although sometimes it is difficult.
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Witches Be Burned is the first book I ever read by Stacey Kennedy. As I read this book I felt that I was missing something. The reason for being lost I found was that this book is the sequel to Werewolves Be Damned, so if you haven't read the first book I do advise that you do so to get Nexi back story.
Witches Be Burned has everything; it has witches, vampires, werewolves, and guardians. This story was made for every paranormal romance lover out there. Nexi has lost her entire family and she's hell bent on getting revenge. Only one person can either help her or at least try to keep her safe that is Elite Guardian Kyden. This book was so compelling that I hated to see it end.
All in all, this book was a truly enjoyable read that it's like a mini cliffhanger that leaves you wanting more.
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- Employer: Richmond upon Thames & Wandsworth Borough Council
- Reference: randw/TP/445/552
- Published: Thu 06/06/2019, 15:19 PM
- Closing on: Sun 14/07/2019, 15:19 PM
- Working Pattern: Full Time
- Hours: 36 hours per week
- Salary: £34,554 - £40,653
- DBS Check: No
- Location: Wandsworth
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Electrical Engineer
Wandsworth Council has a reputation for providing high quality services to our leaseholders and tenants. Our electrical engineers are responsible for the provision of safe, reliable and efficient electrical services to borough's residents. Duties include liaison with & monitoring of contractors to ensure their prompt attendance to breakdowns, effective repair works completed according to an agreed programme, maintenance visits and statutory inspections are conducted as specified. Confidence in using computer systems including MS Office software are essential, as is the ability to deal sensitively with residents and their representatives with the highest standard of customer care.
Reporting to the Senior Electrical Engineer and responsible for the management and supervision of electrical installations, electrical services including boroughwide electrical maintenance contracts and project work. This includes fire alarms, automatic opening ventilation, CCTV, emergency lighting, lightning protection systems, integrated reception systems, digital video recorder (sheltered housing schemes), door entry systems, Sky updates, stand alone aerial systems and Community Fibre. Carries out pre and post inspections on electrical installations and assists with Major Works projects. Ensures that the contractor provides certification for each electrical installation when required.
Experience in Electrical testing procedures in accordance with the 17th Edition of IET Wiring Regulations; C&G 2330, 2357, 2365 level 3 AM2 & NVQ 2356 level 3 standard or equivalent in electrical or electronic engineering or have C&G 2391, 2394 & 2395 in inspecting and testing and certification of electrical installations or relevant experience gained within the industry.
In return, we can offer you working arrangements that will enhance your work-life balance. These include Compressed hours, home working (dependent on service need), part-time working, annualised hours, term time only. and a generous holiday allowance of 31 days plus bank holidays.
In addition, we offer a range of staff benefits such as membership of the Local Government contributory pension scheme, childcare vouchers, new technology scheme, interest-free loans on annual travel cards, discounts at many leisure activities, restaurants, shops, and other establishments. A wide range of developmental opportunities are also offered.
Richmond and Wandsworth are currently reviewing our pay, reward and benefits framework, in partnership with Trade Union colleagues. We are developing different options that make sure we have a fair and transparent system in place.
The closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. Therefore, it is strongly advised that you complete and return your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
Richmond and Wandsworth Councils are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions to the Councils and can improve the way we deliver services. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer.
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This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) helps employers make safer recruitment decisions and prevent unsuitable people from working with vulnerable groups, including children. It replaces the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) and Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA).


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Learn How To Get Rid Of Grey Hairs.
With age, our hair becomes grey naturally but when there is a lack of supply of the essential nutrients we experience premature grey hair. Vitamin A and B and minerals like copper, iron and zinc are the essential ingredients for the hair.
To prevent premature greying of the hair, one needs to stay away from harsh chemical products like shampoos, hair colour and dyes. Because of the presence of toxic chemical ingredients, they damage the hair and the scalp extensively. You should always try to use products made from natural sources. When you do have premature grey hairs, you get tempted by loud advertisements and end up buying costly products which not only makes your wallet lighter but also don't produce any results whatsoever.
You can, in fact, get your desired result just by using natural ingredients which are available around you. This treatment just uses a single ingredient which is already available in your kitchen. The magic ingredient here is a cup of potato peel. This is because, the starch in potato works as natural coloring agent for our hair. Within weeks or months, you should get the effect fully.
Here is the procedure to prepare the remedy
Collect one cup of potato peel and add 2 cups of water over the potato peels. Cook the total mixture for 5 minutes. Let it cool and weight for the mixture to turn yellow. Strain the liquid.
Learn how to use it
Shampoo your hair, as usual. Subsequently, apply the potato mixture on your hair and wrap and cover your hair with a towel and keep it for 15-20 minutes.
Potato mixture will make your hair darker and prevent the occurrence of premature grey coloring.
If you find this information is useful, please share it with your dear ones.


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Section 2—The economic impacts of public education investments
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Monday, July 27, 2009
Getting Stuff Done
Magic is a wonderful game that seems to attract its fair share of programmers but very few programs ever get finished enough to be useable. Part of this problem is that people try to add too much stuff and get overwhelmed. I didn't have this problem with MTG Forge version 1 but I'm definitely having it with version 2. In version 1 I knew that it was going to be not-perfect so I didn't sweat the details. At first the computer treated all mana costs as colorless. I wasn't trying to make the computer perfect and later I was able to update the code so the computer would tap the appropriate lands.
I also programmed MTG Forge with only a few of the phases because I didn't know how to program all of them. While this annoying from the players perspective, it enabled me to work on the rest of the program and get it done. The same thing could be said about the user interface. It isn't perfect but it has gone through a few upgrades and it looks better. At first the card picture was only displayed on the right and the cards in your hand and on the battlefield were just colored boxes.
Much like writing a paper for school, you just sit done and "get it done" or as we say in the south "git er done."
p.s. By south I mean the southern USA not South American.
5 comments:
- Xuelynom said...
A-choo! -snif-
Somewhere, someone must be saying something about me...
- July 27, 2009 at 2:20 AM
- willow said...
Wow, I'm really happy you talk about this. I'd say it's my philosophy for all things in life, especially programming.
Once the application is out, there are so many people ready to criticize and say "I wouldn't have done it like this". But when they give it a try themselves, they realize months of work await them. I laughed recently when I came across a forum that sort of trashtalked my game. The guys were ready to recreate a new Shandalar, that would be 100 times better than Wagic... well, as expected, their project never went further than a forum discussion :P
- July 27, 2009 at 5:44 PM
- Unknown said...
No prob Forge - there was no doubt what you meant about the South.
willow - that's what I like about MTGForge. It's rough around the edges, but it's workable. It's malleable and instead of just criticizing it, we have a team of blacksmiths to hammer away at it to fix what we don't like about it.
- July 27, 2009 at 7:02 PM
- rising fruition said...
My tendency is to design for all possible features. When I do that, I find that the project is too big, and I lose motivation.
When I force myself to do the simplest thing that could barely work, just to make some progress, I usually make progress, and then I can change it a little to make it more general. And, since I have working code, I change it only to the extent I need to get the next thing barely working.
I still have to force myself to work this way. But, dang, the times I have, have convinced me it is a good way to do things. At least compared to the over-design-things end of the spectrum.
- July 27, 2009 at 10:55 PM
- Forge said...
It is always easy to trash talk another program but it is a million times hard to make one yourself.
Alot of commercial videogames get mediocre reviews but they still get made, the same thing could be said about movies.
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ISCP fights the HITSNovember 26, 2012
ISCP shows solidarity across the generationsNovember 25, 2012
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Across the generations we standNovember 21, 2012
Older people are suffering the ill effects of the cutbacks and they stand in solidarity with their children & grandchildren who are also suffering.
This is why the Irish Senior Citizens Parliament will proudly march alongside trade unions and other community groups before Budget 2013 on Saturday next to say "No to Austerity". We are asking all our members around the country to walk alongside us with dignity & respect to show the Coalition government that we have had enough of the recession, enough of the cuts to income and enough of the threats to the travel pass. The last Budget saw a vicious cut to the means tested fuel allowance thus increasing fuel poverty.
So walk alongside us … but wrap up warm with good shoes and scarves and gloves. This time however we want you to wear different shades of grey to symbolise the many hits we've taken. But we are not without hope – wear a sprig of green as well to show that we still have hope. And what about some "Greys in Shades" – wear some sunglasses as well.
Lastly what about some placards? We'll have some but we encourage you to make your own & bring them with you. Your own words are always best but here are some possible slogans you could have on your placards:
- We've paid for our Pensions
- For a proper health service
- Keep Older People Warm & Mobile
- Fair Pensions for all
- For dignity & respect
- For a better, fairer old age
- A Fairer Ireland for Older People
- HITS – Health, Income, Travel, Security
- Hit the bankers – Not the pensioners
- Bash Bankers – Not Pensioners
- We all stand together
- Hands off our Pensions
- We've paid for our pass
- No more austerity
- Enough is Enough
- No more cuts
- We're all in it together
- Why not just shoot us?
- Never too old to suffer
- No Country for Old Men … or Old Women
Shades of Grey & a little greenNovember 16, 2012
Meeting Point: Cathal Brugha Street (just off O'Connell Street) look out for our banner
Time: 12.45 pm
Theme for ISCP: "More than 50 Shades of Grey and Green"
Bring your own poster or banner and remember "a picture paints a thousand words".
So please use your wonderful imaginations to highlight YOUR burning issues
Remember also we are asking all our participants to dress in Shades of Grey with a sprig of Green.
Also to wear Sun Glasses (Shades!!)
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Check our website http://www.seniors.ie and follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Wrap up well and please join us.
More than Fifty Shades of Grey with a touch of GreenNovember 15, 2012
"No To Austerity!"
The Irish Senior Citizens Parliament (ISCP) will be taking part in the anti-austerity march & rally being organised by the Dublin Council of Trade Unions on Saturday 24 November 2012.
"We are calling on all older people from around the country and especially those in the Greater Dublin area to join us", said Máiréad Hayes, CEO of the ISCP. "We want our members and friends and families to march in protest at the cuts and in support of investment and job creation."
The Parliament is asking their members to dress in shades of grey with a sprig of green. "The grey of austerity must be offset with the green shoots of hope", continued Ms. Hayes. "There are a wide variety of older people in Irish society and this will be reflected in the shades of grey we will wear on the march. Older people are working, retired and unemployed. They are able bodied and disabled. They are carers and they are being cared for. They are living alone or in families or in homes."
"However we stand together in 2012, the European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations, with all those suffering under the austerity budgets and those struggling to survive on the brink of poverty", concluded Ms. Hayes. "Older people and their families are all too familiar with the effects of the cutbacks on the most vulnerable in Irish society."
ISCP at the National DemonstrationDecember 3, 2010
The Irish Senior Citizens Parliament supported the National Demonstration organised by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions on Saturday last. ISCP people came from as near as Finglas and as far away as Donegal on a cold, snowy Saturday to show their solidarity and to make the voice of older people heard. We joined something between 50,000 and 100,000 marchers from Dublin's Civic Offices to the GPO.
We would like to thank everybody who joined the ISCP on the demonstration. In particular our friends from Older & Bolder were prominent with their pink umbrellas.
Evie Franks made a video about the Demonstration & included short interviews with the Parliament's CEO, Máiréad Hayes, and Paul Walsh from the Parliament's Limerick Division about why this Demonstration was so important.
Addressing the crowd, master of ceremonies Fintan O'Toole said thatv "We are here to say that we are who we are – citizens of a proud and free Republican democracy". Other speakers at the event included Ictu President Jack O'Connor, Ictu General Secretary David Begg, and Siobhán O'Donoghue of the Community Platform. Marie Doyle of the Retired Workers Committee spoke on behalf of pensioners. She said elderly people had made a huge contribution to the State during their working lives and were now being treated like parasites. "We resent being told that we are a burden for the State".
Performers Christy Moore, Frances Black and Jinx Lennon also entertained the crowd with relevant and hard hitting songs while actress, Ruth McCabe read, with emotion, from the 1916 Proclamation and the 1919 Democratic Programme the seminal founding documents of the State.


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Per Mertesacker regrets having rushed into a shot when he got the opportunity to score and put Arsenal ahead in the second half against Chelsea on Sunday, 26 April.
The Gunners were held to a goalless draw by Chelsea and John Terry put in a massive shift in front of the goal as the Blues restricted Arsenal from getting shots on target.
"Performance-wise it was a good one but it wasn't enough to get the vital three points we needed to compete for the first place," Mertesacker told Arsenal's official website.
"I rushed myself. When you are a defender in that position, you still need to learn how to deal with those situations. I rushed a bit, nobody told me that I had time. It came out of a set-piece and it was more than a coincidence. Our focus was strong today," he said.
The draw for Chelsea means that they could win the title next week, if they defeat Leicester City and Crystal Palace in their next two games, ahead of their trip to Liverpool.
Arsenal failed to create any clear opportunity in the second half but could have won it at the end had Mesut Ozil not let the ball slip between his legs in front of an open goal. Danny Welbeck also missed a cross, allowing Chelsea to clear the ball amidst confusion.
In the first half, Ramires managed to go past Arsenal's defence, but handed the ball directly to Ospina.
Mertesacker's chance was among the best opportunities that the Gunners could muster all evening and a better finisher there could have made the Blues wait a week more in their quest to lift the league title.
"Last season we were worse against the top teams, especially away from home, but at home we played on the front foot like always and we deserved that point. We defended really well against a top team. We could have done better in the final third because we had a couple of counter-attacks and we maybe lacked the last pass," the centre back said.
"We'll keep fighting towards the end and we want to stay near the top of the table. We've fought hard to get there, to be the main title contender other than Chelsea, so let's try to stay in that position. We are on a strong run so let's keep on that," he concluded.


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The LG G Flex is the company's first curved-display device, capturing an emerging trend that's only really seen one rival, in Samsung's Galaxy Round. Launched in Korea in October, EE has confirmed that it will be selling the G Flex in the UK.
We caught up with with the curvy handset, setting down roots in the UK for the first time. Although EE will be showing the device off at various stores around the country before Christmas, it isn't due to go on sale until February 2014.
A glance at the spec sheet of the G Flex tells two stories. One is that there's a 2.3GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 chipset at the heart, along with 2GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage. There's a huge 3500mAh battery, the 13-megapixel rear camera and bags of connectivity, with LTE, Bluetooth 4 and everything else. All high-end stuff.
Then there's a 6-inch display, which has a resolution of 1280 x 720, a strictly mid-range resolution. It's a curved P-OLED (plastic OLED) display that uses plastics where other displays have glass, which allows it to be flexible and take the curved form. The use of plastic means that the G Flex really does remain flexible. It's not going to be constantly changing shape, but you can place it down on a table and it doesn't break if you put something heavy on it, it just bends and bounces back to shape again.
The resolution might be a negative when put side-to-side with other phablets offering 1920 x 1080 pixels, but in reality, LG's display looks great. The curve matches that of the latest curved TVs, aiming to give you a more immersive viewing experience. It's punchy, it produces great colours and watching video, and we didn't feel like there was a downgraded experience as a result of the definition.
That may change once you fire up your favourite Full HD movie, or in getting to grips with some of the more advanced Android games.
There has always been a lot of hyperbole in smartphone design about natural curves, or human design language. LG is saying the same things about the G Flex, that it will sit in your hand better; that it fits your face better.
These things are true. Hold the G Flex to your face to make a call and that curve wraps around you in a way that something like the HTC One max doesn't. That perhaps avoid the worst of the Dom Joly massive phone jokes, and makes for a more natural calling experience.
It also sits nicely in the hand and the tactile feeling of the self-healing back is nice and grippy, so it feels secure, again, something that larger format devices sometimes struggle with. That makes the LG G Flex something of a triumph in solving some of the big-phone-on-the-go problems. But it introduces some problems of its own.
The curve of the back means that the G Flex is a little like a rocking horse when you put it flat on the table. It's the same problem that the curved back of the HTC One max presented. If you poke your device, perhaps to browse email when it's on a table, it will rock around.
READ: HTC One max review
This isn't something that happens on the Note 3 or the Sony Xperia Z Ultra, because of the flatter designs. There's no real win-win solution, it's just an accepted byproduct of the device's design and whether that's a problem for you will come down to how you predominantly want to use your device.
Overwhelmingly, the LG G Flex feels like a device that's been designed to use on the move, the phablet of the commuting classes. Slip it into your pocket and it doesn't feel uncomfortable or wrong, any more so than other devices with huge displays, and the flexibility means that if you sit on it, it isn't going to crack.
The LG G Flex offers a lot of smart software additions on top of Android 4.2.2. Many we saw on the excellent LG G2, but here there's a nod to those wanting to make better use of the display size - something that HTC notably failed to do with the One max, and Samsung has been very good at doing with the Note family.
Our favourite is the split-screen function. You can dump a map to follow in one half while you read your favourite website in the bottom. You can move the divide so you can see as much as you want of each app and swap them over at the press of a button.
There's also the option to use a three-finger swipe off the side of the device to stack up apps you're using. It makes it really easy to switch from one to the other and having a clipboard that offers more than just one selection is a real benefit for multitaskers.
And there's a neat gesture to unlock the G Flex and head straight to your media. Gripping the phone at both ends in landscape, you can swipe from the centre with both thumbs - a little like drawing back curtains - and you enter QTheater with photos, video and YouTube ready for your entertainment.
Like the LG G2, there are controls on the rear of the G Flex. You'll find the standby button and volume controls here, and just like the G2, some will complain about this, but we don't really have a problem with it.
The standby button is smart, however, because the entire thing is now illuminated and you can assign colours to different alerts, as well as indicating when faces have been detected when using the rear camera: perfect for when you're taking a selfie using the camera on the back - in combination with the "cheese shutter" perhaps - rather than the front.
Unfortunately our time with the LG G Flex was limited, so we can't bring you an exhaustive and evaluative review just yet. But there's certainly something exciting about this handset. Some will say that the only reason for the curve is that LG wants to demonstrate what can be done. Perhaps that's true, and perhaps the real excitement is for where this can go in the future.
With 2014 just around the corner and a new generation of devices to come, the encouraging thing is that LG has incorporated features that take advantage of the size of the G Flex and those can easily be transferred to other large devices.
We'll be bringing you a full review of the LG G Flex when it launches in the UK in February, but our initial impression is that it isn't just a gimmick and we actually quite like it.
If you're keen to see the LG G Flex yourself, it will be on show in EE stores from 20 December in the following locations: Westfield Stratford, Westfield White City, London Oxford Street, Bluewater Kent, Nottingham Clumber Street, Trafford Centre Manchester, Brighton Western Road, Cambridge Lions Yard, Merryhill Centre and Sheffield's Meadowhall Centre.


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Just in time for Valentine's Day, social scientists have announced a new theory of marriage, http://nyti.ms/1f00hLA. At its heart is the idea that people marry to get their needs met, and that, over the years, marriage has changed as people's most pressing needs have changed. Here's their picture of how American marriage has developed over the years.
In the agrarian times of the nation's first century, people needed "institutional marriages" so that families could meet their basic needs for food, shelter and security. As the country became more industrialized and urban, "companionate marriages" became possible where couples, now more secure in terms of basic survival, could focus on satisfying their needs for love and intimacy.
Since the mid-nineteen sixties a new type of partnership has emerged. It's called the "self-expressive marriage" in which, as the researchers put it, "Americans now look to marriage increasingly for self-discovery, self-esteem and personal growth." To achieve happiness in this self-expressive marriage, we're told, couples must give the requisite time, energy and resources to enable the partnership to "facilitate each other's self-actualization." The New York Times summarizes the article in this way: "Couples can be happier now than ever before. But it's rare."
Rare, indeed. If happiness proves elusive in today's marriages, I suspect it's not just because people may lack the will or the resources to make "self-expressive" marriages work. I think the problem may have something to do with the way this new model for marriage is framed. I wonder if it isn't too narrowly drawn, too focussed on the self. Marriage, of course, has always been about getting our personal needs met, and "self-expression" strikes me as a good thing to pursue, with your partner's support. But if "self-actualization" is the only focus for a partnership, I'm not sure it will have much staying power. In my experience, if marriage doesn't become something more than an exercise in self-interest, it won't grow; it will die.
I ought to say a word about 'my experience' when it comes to marriage. I confess I bring decidedly mixed credentials to the discussion. I've long felt passionate about marriage. As a newly-wed in the early 1970's, I wrote a book that made the same point this new study emphasizes, that contemporary marriage, now free from traditional constraints, offers couples the chance to pursue new opportunities for personal dedication, Partnership: Marriage and the Committed Life (1975). In the book I described what this new form of partnership might look like and in my personal life I tried to live out this new style of marriage. The book did pretty well, but the marriage foundered. I consider the slow decline of that marriage and its ultimate demise to be the greatest failure of my life . But I also count that painful defeat as one of my life's greatest learning experiences.
These days I still feel passionate about marriage, both in general, and, quite specifically, about the gift of my present marriage. So, forty years after first grappling with these matters, I'm at it again, offering my take on the prospects for marriage today. My approach this time is seasoned with a bit more humility and with some measure of confidence that comes from having experienced not only a painful defeat, but also many years of real fulfillment as a married person.
To my mind, today's "self-expressive marriage" needs something more, something to keep the marriage from deteriorating into a rivalry between competing self-interests. I'd like to suggest a healthy dose of mutuality in marriage. I see a mutual marriage as one where you're as committed to making sure that your spouse's needs are met as you are to getting your own needs satisfied. In my view, marriage at its best is a matter of two people sharing three loyalties: each of you is loyal to your own fulfillment, you're both dedicated to the other's best interests and together you're committed to the marriage itself, to making it an effective and satisfying means for caring for each other.
I've learned to develop a fierce loyalty to the relationship itself, as if it were a living creature born of love, sustained by forgiveness and fueled by desire and delight. Thinking of marriage this way shifts the focus away from constantly assessing just how much I'm getting out of the marriage and toward gauging how well the two of us are doing in building a partnership that serves us both. Of course, no marriage can guarantee that each partner will always be able to meet the other's needs while getting their own needs fully met. But a spirit of mutuality in the marriage can help a spouse cope with being in that unfair place where they're giving more than they'd like and receiving less than they need. It encourages a sense of resiliency through the difficult times, and holds out the prospect that both will work hard to right the imbalance as quickly and effectively as they can.
Mutuality in marriage, I've found, means working to become as good as you can at some very important things: when your marriage becomes that trusting place where you each receive acceptance and you both find solace and delight in one another, when you feel free and safe enough to tell each other anything and everything and secrets are no longer necessary, when disagreements aren't left to fester and you're both quick to ask forgiveness and to forgive without reservation, when you spend less time trying to convince and more time learning to understand each other, then you can be confident that you've built something very powerful together. You've effectively doubled the possibility for self-fulfillment as you each become the strong advocate for the other's best interests.
I see mutual marriage as building capacity for something else, as well: for altruism, for sharing a love that goes beyond yourselves. When your marriage is steeped in a spirit of mutuality, you're able not only to satisfy your own needs, you can serve others as well. This value-added dimension of marriage can take many forms. A marriage may become a sheltering place for nurturing children. It can become a center of hospitality, where a couple welcomes others into their home and into their love. And, a mutually-oriented marriage can be a powerful resource for spouses to support each other as they seek, through separate and shared commitments, to make a difference in the world.
So in this, the season of love, I say hurrah for marriage with all the changes it's been through and for all that are yet to come. And here's to all the lovers hoping to satisfy their needs in today's "self-expressive" marriage. I can't think of a better valentine we married couples could give each other than to embrace the values of mutuality and altruism in our marriages so that they might flourish, endure, and truly satisfy.
Edward R. Dufresne © 2014