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Their are certain milestones in your life that stand out above others. Getting married, having a child and graduating from a good school are a few of the biggest. These accomplishments can often be as stressful as they are satisfying. People recommend you space these major events out, but Casey and Ehren are doing them all at the same time.
When the couple found out Casey was pregnant they had under 4 months to plan an entire wedding. That's the kind of pressure that freezes a lot of people. But, with the help of their family and friends they not only pulled it together, they did it with style.
The most impressive thing about the whole day was just how relaxed Casey and Ehren were. They were positive, always had a smile on their faces and never stressed.
Casey and Ehren had their wedding at Tribeca Rooftop. This New York wedding venue is one of our favorites and has stunning views of the city. Casey and Ehren took full advantage of the venue. Saying their vows at sunset with the Freedom Tower and lower Manhattan skyline as a backdrop.
One of the things most important to the father of the bride was getting some killer drone footage. Anyone that flies drones knows that NYC is about the most daring place to fly a drone so we brought in Daniel Herbert from SkyGear Solutions who did an amazing job.
Check out the Nathan's photography work on this wedding HERE
Photographer: Nathan Smith from Ira Lippke Studios
Venue: Tribeca Rooftop
Drone: Daniel Herbert | SkyGear Solutions
Flowers: Frank Alexander
Entertainment / Band: Creations Music featuring international recording artist Kim Sozzi
Cake: Lael cakes
Hair Stylist: Rodrigo Padilla / Sally Hershberger
Makeup Artist: Anthea king


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Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Ross Burt and the Lost Map of Influence!
So i spotted these kicking around the internet recently, and thought it sounded like a fun thing to put together - just didn't realise how long I would take picking which images to use, where to put them, how big they should be....but finally got there. There's a template u can find easily on google if u fancy putting one together yourself. The idea is something like to remind yourself and show others what has influenced your art over the years....now for me and I'm sure most of you, that's a heck of a lot of things, but I've tried to stick to artwork itself that has influenced my artwork, rather than get into toys , movies, and everything else - although some of my choices kinda involve elements of some of those areas. What I have tried to do is pick images that represent more than one thing - so not only an artist, but a topic or theme too.
Anyways, I'll put together a proper description to go with this shortly, talking about each image, but it's getting late, so for now u can just look at the nice pictures :)
ok...so here we go with a run down of the pics:
Cheeks - Panthro - Starting at the top left, one of my favourite current artists is Sean 'Cheeks' Galloway. Love his stylisation and simplification, and the fact he designed the recent Spiderman animation means I can now enjoy his work with my son which rocks! This image also covers Th-Th-Th-Thundercats, which was a massive influence when i was about 9, one of my favourite cartoons from my childhood that i occassionally watch again these days, just a fantasticly strong and varied set of characters, and a great mix of sci-fi and fantasy.
Jamie Hewlett - Gorillaz - next up is another of my current faves. First got into Hewletts work at Art College, i kinda missed the Tank girl comics first time round, but I still remember first spotting Gorillaz on the cover of Dazed magazine , and pouring over the Clint Eastwood video. There's a lot to love about Hewletts work, it's contemporary and unique, and the characters have real life and personality...plus i love that u can see it's hand drawn, he doesn't hide the pencil lines. Quality.
8 bit MegaMan - so this covers a bunch of stuff - first up, i love retro video games, the blocky stylings of the NES and the sweet old school arcade cabinet graphics look amazing and have always stuck with me. Plus when i was like 8 or 9 I used to keep a Megaman scrapbook, and draw all the Robot characters. GoodTimes.
Calvin and Hobbes - the genius that is Bill Waterson had to take a large chunk of this map. I first discovered these guys in my early teens, during our Saturday library trips. Finding comic books of anykind in there was hard enough - but this was amazing...these days I own all the books, and I find myself going back to them time and again, pouring over Bills amazing work. And this image best sums it up for me - whenever you read Calvin and Hobbes it feels like you're a kid again, in front of the fire on an autumn/winter day with the comics out. These guys were also the biggest influence behind my Captain Fuzzball comic strip. I only wish Bill would come back to them for one last volume..... Amazing.
Ralph McQuarrie - Rebo Band - oh man. StarWars. Well, Return of the Jedi. I'll go into the entire SW thing later with the main image, but this pic is up there for a few reasons - first up, McQuarrie was probably one of the first concept artists i was aware of, I got the Jedi portfolio for christmas when i was only 7 ish, and it was stunning. This is one of my favourite pieces from that folio - I loved Jedi mainly for the Jabbas Palace scene - so many wierd and wonderful creatures and characters that it blew my tiny mind. Mcquarries work captured moments from the saga in breathtaking style. Wow.
Bryan Lee O'Malley - Scott Pilgrim - I discovered this about 4 years ago when I moved down to London, and quickly caught up on the first 3 volumes. I loved the fact it was simplified with bold lines like an animation, in an almost Cartoon Network kind of way, but it wasn't a kids comic - and it's mix of smart dialogue and original action was a big influence when putting together my first issue of Astrofunk.
Chris Warner - Predator - This is a blast from the past. I remember sitting drawing around the age of maybe 13, and my Dad asked me what I wanted to be - and I said 'Comic Artist...like Chris Warner'. This guy was one of the first artist names I recognised, he was drawing a lot of my favourite comics at that age, when I was getting the british reprints of american stuff - so his Predator strip was one of the first, then Terminator, then his Aliens vs. Predator. I used to sit and just copy some of his covers or splash pages. I guess his work was a kind good balance between cartoony and realistic, and he was working on these cool movie tie-ins. Loved it.
Joe Madureira - Marvel Heroes
J.Scott Campbell - Mary Jane
Gendy Tartakovsky - Clone Wars
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Street Fighter - Third Strike
Mike Mignola - Aliens
STAR WARS - Drew Struzan
ooft..this is taking longer than i thought...to be continued !
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Teak Root Tables
A recent buying trip to the (aptly named) Far East included a stopover in Indonesia to shop the famed bazaars of Jakarta. We knew we'd find the wax-resist batiks we had fallen in love with from (far) afar, but we weren't sure what else this trip might turn up. Sure enough, we found ourselves in a sea of beautiful batiks but we were just as ecstatic when we discovered these extraordinary and truly unique Teak Root Tables in Indonesia's capital city.
Their organic forms are a by-product of managed, sustainable harvesting on Java's teak plantations. The root is painstakingly unearthed instead of being abandoned underground, which we just love. With an unparalleled level of craftsmanship, artisans then fashion these roots into tables by carving, sanding and polishing the surface only, leaving the gnarled structure intact. We were able to hand-pick each of our coffee tables and consoles based on its distinctive characteristics, bringing home the best of the best.
Our Teak Root Tables are functional, one-of-a-kind statement makers. They're an obvious choice for a relaxed beach house, yet equally suited to a strictly modern space given their bold sculptural shapes. Since they're weather resistant, the tables are perfect for outdoor use on decks and patios too, acquiring a silvery grey patina over time. It turns out that when you don't know what you're going to find, you can't help but find something unexpected.


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Bring forty Mithril Bars and four Citrines to Galvan the Ancient in Stranglethorn.
- [Mithril Bar] (40)
- [Citrine] (4)
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The harvesting of precious gems is of utmost importance to our craft, <name>. Few gems are more precious than the citrine. The magical properties we imbue into our goods are amplified greatly by the presence of citrine.
For this lesson, we will fortify forty bars of mithril with four citrines. The result will be a better understanding of magical gemology and the knowledge to create ornate mithril shoulders.
After such mining, your muscles bulge and your body aches!
One can barely keep their eyes from leaving its splendor, <name>. Aye, citrine is a glorious gem.
Pay attention and learn what such a discovery may teach us!
- [Plans: Ornate Mithril Shoulder]
The Ornate Mithril Shoulders are required to complete the quest A Good Head On Your Shoulders.
Quest progression
- [40] The Origins of Smithing / [40] The Old Ways
- [40] In Search of Galvan / [40] Booty Bay or Bust!
- [40] The Mithril Order
- Three quests, which can be completed in any order:
- [45] Smelt On, Smelt Off
- [45] The Great Silver Deceiver
- [45] The Art of the Imbue
- Complete all of the above to get the quest
- [45] Expert Blacksmith!
- Complete any one of the three to progress:
- Again, three quests which can be completed in any order:
- [45] The World At Your Feet
- [45] A Good Head On Your Shoulders
- [45] The Mithril Kid
- [45] Did You Lose This?
This entire series is designed to earn you the recipes needed to complete this quest:


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I have had a really big week this week! My little guy has actually been taking good afternoon naps (for once in his life) which has improved my production by quite a bit. He has never been a good napper, so this is a miracle in more ways than one!
I've been feeling really motivated to get my most important projects out of the way before I meet up with Julie and get some tops to finish for Phoenix Quilts.
The other day during nap time I started, and almost finished, cutting out a new dress for my daughter. I made one for her two years ago that was very ruffled and so cute, I'm sad that she can barely fit into it anymore. So she needs a new one, bigger so she can wear it for another year or two. This morning I cut out the last two pieces, the front and back bodice, so this one is ready to start pinning together. This fabric is from JoAnn's, and I think it's called Arabella.
I am mixing two different patterns and adding a little something of my own, and I didn't want to cut out the bodice pattern so I can use it again in a larger size. So I grabbed my trusty roll of
I've also been working like gangbusters on this simple baby quilt for a new niece who will be arriving any day now (yesterday is fine with my sister-in-law). The fabric is some Summer Song by Riley Blake that I found for $5/yard at my LQS, along with a white-on-white print from my stash.
I strip-peiced two different four-patches, being careful to keep the fabrics right side up, and sewed them together for this really simple design. I started with 5 1/2" strips, so each block is 10" finished. The whole quilt will be about 40"x50".
I pieced the back a little on this one. I had one lonely yellow strip left, so I used it in the middle of the other two fabrics for the back. I had plenty of white, but a solid white back for a baby quilt didn't seem like such a good idea.
The quilting on this was really fun! I've been wanting to learn some new designs, and this is full of them. It has viney hooks, leaves, and flowers. My daughter's quilts, which were longarmed by someone else long before I started learning how, both have similar designs on them. I think it turned out really cute! I hope my new niece loves it.
I still need to finish the binding, but the Superhero Quilt needs binding too, so I'm going to have a big binding party one of these days and get them both done.
I finished quilting this one last Thursday afternoon. Here's a lamp post at night.
The bat signal.
Stark Tower.
The Daily Planet.
The border fabric.
The backing. I didn't plan it this way, but this is actually the back of the Daily Planet.
And to top it all off, I even made 5 strings blocks for a guild charity quilt!
I'm linking up today with Work In Progress Wednesday at Freshly Pieced.


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Ingredients (Serves 6)
- 2kg Inglewood Organic whole chicken (or Macro Organic Woolworths Chicken – tag number #4528)
Moroccan Chicken Marinade
- juice of 1/2 lemon
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1 tsp cumin, ground
- 1 tsp dried coriander, ground
- 1 tsp sumac
Quinoa, Pistachio & Currant Stuffing
- 1 1/2 cups white quinoa
- 1 red onion, finely diced
- 2 sticks celery, finely diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 1/2 tsp cumin, ground
- 1 1/2 tsp dried coriander, ground
- 1 1/2 tsp oregano, dried
- 1 tsp sumac
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 3 cups chicken stock
- 1/2 cup currants
- zest of a lemon
- 1/2 cup pistachio, roughly chopped
- 2 tbsp parsley, roughly chopped
- 2 tbsp mint, roughly chopped
- 1/2 lemon
To Garnish
- 1/2 cup mint sprigs
- 1/2 pomegranate, ariels removed
Lemon, Garlic & Sumac Tahini Dressing
- 2 tbsp hulled tahini
- 4 tbsp coconut milk yoghurt
- 50ml lemon juice
- 1 x clove garlic, minced
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp sumac
Roast Vegetables
- 500g new potatoes
- 500g butternut pumpkin, sliced into large pieces
- 2 bunches dutch carrots, stalks removed
- 6 pieces of corn
Make ahead:Quinoa, Pistachio & Currant Stuffing
In a small bowl add the quinoa seeds and add water to cover. Swirl around to rinse the grains. This will stop the quinoa from being bitter. Drain and set aside.
In a large fry pan over a medium heat add a little olive oil and add the red onion, celery and garlic. Saute for 5-8 minutes until translucent. Add the spices and fry for about a minute until fragrant. Add the rinsed quinoa and chicken stock. Put the lid on and simmer on low for about 15-20 minutes or until the liquid has been absorbed. Set aside to cool down completely.
Stir in the currants, lemon zest, pistachios, parsley and mint and toss to combine the ingredients. Place the stuffing mix into a bowl and place in the fridge until you require it.
Moroccan Roast Chicken
Preheat oven to 190 degrees C (fanbake). In a large roasting pan add a small wire trivet to cook the chicken on. Remove the chicken from the packaging and pat down with paper towel to remove any excess moisture. Place onto the wire trivet in the roasting pan breast side up.
Add 2 cups worth of the Quinoa, Pistachio & Currant Stuffing to a small bowl and add the egg. Stir to combine. Gently spoon the stuffing mixture into the bird pressing it in firmly as you go. Cap the entrance of the cavity with a half a lemon. Tie the legs of the bird together with cooking twine.
Moroccan Chicken Marinade
Mix together the lemon juice, olive oil, salt, pepper & spices in a small jug. Pour over the chicken and rub into the skin.
Roast Vegetables
Add the cut roast vegetables to the same roasting pan as the chicken. Drizzle with a little olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Place the roasting pan in the oven and cook for 30 minutes per 500g of chicken. (i.e a 2kg chicken would cook for 2 hours)
Lemon, Garlic & Sumac Tahini Dressing
In a small bowl add the tahini, coconut yoghurt, garlic, lemon juice and sumac. Stir to combine. Spoon into a serving bowl and garnish with a sprinkle of sumac and a sprig of mint.
15 minutes before the chicken is ready to be cooked bring a large saucepan half filled with salted water up to the boil. Add in the corn cobs and simmer for 5 minutes. Drain the water and set aside.
Add the remaining Quinoa, Pistachio & Currant Stuffing to a decorative bowl and garnish with extra pistachios, pomegranate arils and mint leaves.
Remove the chicken from the oven and let it rest for 15 minutes before serving. Arrange it on a large platter with the roast veggies surrounding it. Garnish the platter with pomegranate arils and mint leaves. Don't forget to gather the pan juices into a jug for drizzling over the chicken.
Cooks Notes
Make sure you have defrosted the chicken the day before cooking so you know that it isn't frozen in the centre!!
Make the Quinoa, Pistachio & Currant Stuffing, Moroccan Chicken Marinade and the Lemon, Garlic & Sumac Tahini Dressing the day or two before. Store in the fridge until you need them on the day.
You could also have the roast vegetables precut and stored in an airtight container in the fridge.
Photos and recipe by Melissa Darr, The Whimsical Wife
Blog site: https://www.thewhimsicalwife.com


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Memorise: For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, the everlasting
Father, The prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6
Father, The prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6
Please Read: Acts 2:22-24
22 Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know:
23 Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:
24 Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.
Bible in one year: Jeremiah 8:18-10:25, Acts 15:36-16:15
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Why is Jesus Christ the wonderful Savior? His confessions and testimony about himself make Him wonderful. Those who witnessed His life testified that He went about doing good (Acts 10:38). My prayer is that if you have not accepted His as the wonderful Saviour, you will do so today.
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Last week I was practically bathed in luxury when I was invited to stay at The Ritz-Carlton, Palm Beach for a couple days. Upon arrival the Valet employees greeted us with a smile, helped the girls out of the car with their toys, and loaded our luggage on a cart for drop-off in our room. We were immediately walked up to the Club Lounge level (extra cost but so worth it) and then directed into our gorgeous ocean front room.
The rooms are shaped in two horseshoe configurations facing the ocean… The room location within the horseshoe determines the quality of the ocean view. Directly ocean facing rooms get the direct sunrise.
More about the Club Lounge:
A personal concierge will welcome you to the Club Lounge with a private champagne check-in experience.
Delight in five food presentations daily, including breakfast, lunch, mid-day snacks, hors d'oeuvres and decadent desserts and cordials for a sweetened nightcap to your evening. Also presented in the lounge are fine selections of still and sparkling wines, liqueurs, spirits and non-alcoholic beverages. All treats and culinary offerings are included in your room rate. Club guests also receive complimentary in-room Wi-Fi, daily pressing service and swift check-out in the Club lounge on departure day.
- Private Balcony with view of the ocean or pool and gardens
- Choice of one king or two double beds
- Marble bathrooms with double vanities, bathtub, separate shower
- Two plush Ritz-Carlton bathrobes
- Exquisite Italian custom made mahogany furnishings and wood-lined closet
- Wood-lined custom closet
- 32″ LCD HDTV Flat – screen and DVD player
- Two-line telephones with voicemail
- Wireless and hard wire Internet access
- Twice-daily housekeeping attention, including turndown service
- Private Concierge service
- Access to The Ritz-Carlton Club Lounge with a continental breakfast followed by continuous light culinary offerings served throughout the day and into the evening
- Use of intimate, balcony lounge overlooking the pool and ocean
- Essentials include: fully-stocked mini refreshment bar, hair dryer, iron and ironing board and in-room safe
The property itself is luxurious and well maintained as you would expect a R-C resort to be. I would say it's rather "picture-perfect" in fact. The pool area is gorgeous and well maintained with a gorgeous private entrance to the beach (that is swept in the morning).
The Ritz-Carlton, Palm Beach also offers diversion for children, like the AquaNuts kids program (with physical activities for those age 5 to 12), or the Coast Teens lounge, where lodgers age 13 to 17 can go to learn how to DJ, get temporary airbrushed tattoos, and visit their own spa.
There are a few choices of eateries at this location: Angle, The Temple Orange, and Breeze, as well as a dining choice at Eau Spa, cabana dining, and a cocktail lounge. We ate at The Temple Orange and Breeze. The breakfast menu at The Temple Orange was bountiful and delicious. You can choose from buffet style or order from a menu. The food was cooked rather well except the scrambled eggs were a bit mushy and my 2-year-old egg lover didn't even want to eat them. Dinner at The Temple Orange wasn't my favorite. Not a huge selection for someone who is rather picky or doesn't eat fish. I eventually went with the Jerk Chicken but I wouldn't order it again. The kids lunch and dinner menu at all the restaurants is the same so my kids got pretty tired of eating hamburgers, chicken strips, and hot dogs in those 2 days. Seeing some variety like Mac & Cheese, grilled cheese sandwich, a turkey or ham sandwich… something, would have been nice. As far as Breeze goes – Breeze is the dining option that is pool/beach side. We had the perfect seats directly in front of the beach. The menu again, pretty good. I had the Loxahatchee gourmet burger. It's 8 oz. CAB, Heirloom Tomato, Mozzarella, and Basil all for $18. The service was okay. It was lunch hour but not extremely busy so I'm not sure why we didn't get more attention from the server. Gratuity is always included though so maybe that's why servers don't always perform at their best?
Overall the staff was very friendly and helpful, the rooms were nicely appointed, the turn down service was top notch, siting on the balcony just relaxing or having a drink made for a very relaxing vacation
If you can swing the cost I would definitely suggest you staying a couple nights here but maybe dine somewhere off site. You will not soon forget your stay and will have a fabulous time.
Ritz-Carlton, Palm Beach:
100 S Ocean Blvd, Manalapan, FL
(561) 533-6000 · ritzcarlton.com
Disclosure: I was invited to experience Palm Beach, Florida by The Palm Beach County Convention & Visitors Bureau. Most expenses were paid. No other compensation was received.


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Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Facinator hats and alternative headpieces
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
I have found that many clients including mother of the bride and bridal guests are looking for an alternative to a large hat or feathers. Many want to dress up their hair in an elegant and more understated way.
With this in mind, I have been designing a range of facinator hats and sculptural hairpins and combs that can be customised to match any outfit. These pieces are very versatile and can be worn in a number of different hairstyles. Some are attached to fine alice bands so that they sit securely and comfortably on the head.
Why not have a piece designed specially for you and enjoy being involved in the design process!
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Finding additional space in a warehouse can be an expensive project, but there is one solution in particular that could double your storage space without being too much of a cost burden: vertical storage racks.
Space benefits
By introducing vertical storage racks, you can store more products per square foot than before. In some cases, you can even double the amount of usable vertical space in your warehouse. This not only frees up additional space for assembly and access, but it also increases warehouse productivity. To see how vertical storage has already had a huge impact on other warehouses, check out http://www.supplychaindigital.com/warehousing/taking-advantage-vertical-warehouse-space.
Storage benefits
By increasing the capacity of your warehouse's storage space, you can open up opportunities to store even more products and make your business more profitable. It is important to ensure that your pallet racking is durable and can withstand the extra height and …


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By Nancy Lockhart
In Christianity, ministers are authorized by churches or organizations to provide spiritual guidance within the church and community. Watching a minister spew such hate and venom from the pulpit was shocking. My initial reaction was - "she has a personal vendetta against someone" I'm wondering what caused this blatant disrespect and un-Godly message from the pulpit. What ever the cause, I feel that the Black church has more to talk about. What about saving some souls? What about uplifting poor people who are most certainly going to face difficult times in 2017. What about police murders, homeless people and the list goes on indefinitely.
No, this woman found the need to stand in the pulpit with tights on - spewing HATE and Venom. I find this very Ungodly.
In Response to Petition in Support of Kim Burrell:
One of the things you're missing is the fact that she certainly did not have a problem taking gay people's money. She was happy to work on an album with openly gay Frank Ocean. She was very happy to accept money for this upcoming movie, aren't gay people in the movie or didn't GAY people produce the movie? I'm not certain. She was Happy to go on Ellen's show to perform promotions for the upcoming movie. Those shows pay appearance fees. (Thankfully she was cancelled) Karen Burrell would have taken GAY Ellen's money. Is this money perverted? No I'm not in support of this at all. Standing in church brutally criticizing a particular sector of people (not knowing a camera is filming) and working with them for HUGE FINANCIAL GAIN is hypocritical in the Christian faith, last time I checked. I cannot support hypocritical actions. Individuals as such seem to find reasons to continuously attack.
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Uber Entertainment's gunning for a macho future where class-based FPS death is televised live, with sponsorships. No doubt taking a page from Bud Light's fake "Grooler" and "Foozie" we have something that keeps your ammo fresh and your bacon crispy.
If you can't get enough of shotgun shells and fried meat and need something to tide you over until the game drops for Xbox 360, Uber sends along this here wallpaper, full of buckshot fatback goodness.


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NEW YORK — Staples will close 225 stores in North America by the middle of next year as the office supply retailer tries to trim costs in the face of weaker sales.
The store closings will come to about 12 percent of its stores in North America. The closings build upon the 40 stores it closed in the region in 2013.
Staples said it is aiming to save $500 million annually through the closings and other cost cutting measures.
The announcement comes two days after electronics retailer Radio Shack announced plans to close up to 1,100 stores, or about 20% of its locations.
Staples also reported that lower sales and earnings in its most recent quarter that ended Feb. 1., a period that included the holiday shopping period.
And it warned that sales and earnings would be lower again in the current quarter, missing forecasts of analysts.
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Botox Therapy For Synkinesis From Bell's Palsy in Charlotte
Dr. Kulbersh: Today I'm here with my favorite patient, Paula Davis. Paula had Bell's Palsy 8 years ago, and did not have a full recovery and was left with right side of the face synkinesis. Though, the past several months, we've been increasing her facial symmetry by using a series of Botox and facial fillers to even the volume on either side of her face. And now she has a very nice even volumetric appearance in her mid-face and her cheeks. But we're still continuing to use Botox every 4 months to help her with her right side of facial synkinesis. On the right side of her face she has some narrowing of her eye. And she also has some asymmetry in her smile during dynamic movements of her face. Paula, can we get you to just raise your eyebrows for us. Ok. And then, can you frown for us? That's perfect. And then, give a big smile for us. And then, just make fish lips. Wonderful. Thanks for doing that.
So, today we will be doing the Botox treatment. And we'll see you in a couple weeks, and we'll do this all over again.
Hi this is Dr. Kulbersh back with Paula. So we're doing the follow-up. We did her Botox for her right side of the face synkinesis. And we just spoke and Paula has improved symmetry around her smile, improved symmetry around her eyes and her eyebrows. And we're here just to kinda take a little video and show what nice results we can get out of Botox. So Paula, if we can just have you maybe, look at the camera and raise your eyebrows for us. And smile. And smile the biggest you possibly can. That's wonderful. And then make fish lips. Ok, and that's great.
And so with Botox, it just really helped with the symmetry with her smile. Not a big a pull over here on the side. The whole area around the eyes. The area on the eyes improved. And just movement as she's talking As we Botoxed the forehead and around the eyes – the whole face just seems more symmetric. So, we have a great outcome today. And I think we're both really, really pleased. Thank you.


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Supreme Court Jester: Obamacare Upheld
Throughout my meeting this morning, my eyes slid often to the clock hanging above the projector screen. 9:30…9:45…10:00. As the second hand reached the apex of its circular path, I crossed my fingers that the Supreme Court (now in session) would turn its eyes from the heated present and, instead, look to the sturdy past … Continue reading
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The Republican party picked up at east 10 governorships Tuesday and may gain even more by the time the final votes are tallied in all 37 Gubernatorial races. With a GOP dominated House and a (barely) Democratic Senate, what lies ahead for the next two years? In the days leading up to the election, Senator … Continue reading
Tea-Party Movement Gains Momentum
Tea-Party Movement is gaining popularity and the Nov. 2 elections are just around the corner. Will the Senate/House see more Republican influence?
GOP Determined to Undermine, if not Repeal, Health-Care Law
GOP is determined to defeat the new Health Care Law. Is that a good idea?


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The Most Sought-After Skills To Acquire in 2017 For Software Testing
The Most Sought-After Skills To Acquire in 2017 For Software Testing
Every year, the software testing field becomes more and more competitive. Find out what skills you need to stay ahead of the competition.
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It is a well-known fact that Software Testers with manual testing skills and QA testing certifications alone would not be able to survive in today's market with a singular skill set. Automated testing is extremely popular. It is true that exploratory testing is critical, and testers have certain abilities that numerous web developers don't, however, the reality remains that automated testing keeps on rising.
The Shift in the Market in Regards to SoftareTesters
From the past many years, QA testing certification and testing analyst employment ads have focused on the requirement for test automation aptitudes. The interest in test automation has kept on developing, and now a few groups are totally disposing of manual testers and procuring just those test experts with test automation abilities. This is mostly because of the proceeding shift which led to the development of Agile, which places importance upon both an "entire team" way to deal with quality and test automation for consistent integration. Notwithstanding, even the groups that aren't completely grasping Agile are perceiving the advantages of automation in the regressing test suites.
Top Skills for a Career in Software Testing
Statistics from 164 job promotions were gathered to figure out what programming skills were required for QA and Testing jobs. We found that 80 percent of the positions required some programming knowledge, and that excludes positions like developers, and test automation engineers, which unquestionably require programming expertise.
It was found that the five most sought after skills for programming are: SQL or social database aptitudes, including J2EE and EJBs, Python, Java, Perl, C/C++.
The following technologies, although they are not programming languages, were, every now and again, required aptitudes: XML, XPATH, HTML, CSS, General web improvement abilities including HTTP/HTTPS, Web benefits or referenced SOAP, and XSL/XSLT.
The five most sought after automation technological skills included: Selenium, QTP, including Selenium Remote Control (RC), xUnit systems, for example, JUnit, NUnit, TestNG, LoadRunner, and JMeter.
Despite the fact that the documentation on some automation tools claim that programming abilities are not required, a developer or test automation designer is eventually required to do some programming. Those without a programming foundation frequently compose tests utilizing a basic language driven by keywords, which a test framework then changes over to code or a test automation build uses to compose test steps.
In different cases, the framework of the test might be data driven, with data sources, inputs, and outputs distinguished in spreadsheets. Here the manual tester is in charge of keeping up the test data and inquiring about irregularities.
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Banker in court for stealing depositors funds
LAGOS – A BANKER and his accomplice have appeared in the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja for allegedly stealing N1,6 million from account holders.
The banker, Arome Augustine Suleiman, and one Etu Yusufu Idoko have appeared before Justice Peter Kekemeke on a two-count charge of conspiracy and theft.
Suleiman allegedly engaged in divulging information on the account of customers as well as their mandate details to fraudsters.
He is said to have provided account details of customers to Idoko through which they both conspired to steal money from their accounts.
The accused are pleading not guilty.
Justice Kekemeke has granted bail to the accused in the sum of N2 million and one surety each in like sum. The surety must be a land owner within jurisdiction of the court with certificate of occupancy and must be civil servants not below Grade Level 10.
The case has been adjourned to May 11 for trial to commence.
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In Cuba, doncellita is slang for nipple, which explains the name of this milky coffee liqueur drink with its nipplelike maraschino cherry garnish. Plus: Ultimate Cocktail Guide
How to Make It
Pour the coffee liqueur into a clear shot glass. Very slowly add the evaporated milk in a thin stream; the drink should separate into 2 layers, with the milk on top. Gently add the cherry and serve right away.


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Animal Spay and Neuter International stall at the Christmas Fayre in London. Funds were raised for 45 spays and neuters by these wonderful people! And rumor has it (and I am sure it is true), this was the very best stall at the Fayre! Thank you most wonderful hard working Team EVER!!!
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Last weekend, the 5000m and half-marathon record holder of Japan, Kayoko Fukushi, gave the marathon distance a go in the Osaka International Women's Marathon. While she still would have beat me, it didn't go quite as smoothly as she had hoped or plan. She was running superbly until about Mile 19, when the proverbial wall hit. See the video below! At least Fukushi had a good sense of humor about it—after each mishap, she wore a smile and laughed. So I guess you can too!
- LetsRun.com: Kayoko Fukushi Hits the Wall in Marathon Debut and Literally Falls on Her Face (3 Times) (January 28, 2008)
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text: Little remained of the story which inspired Zeman's film, Jules Verne's famous novel Face au drapeau (Facing the Flag): perhaps only the rocky island in the middle of the ocean, the mysterious submarine and the strange world beneath the sea... And, of course, its most important aspects – the suspense, the sense of adventure, the excitement of a struggle between noble objectives and base intentions, and the spectacle of those wonderful inventions. At a time when teams of specialists would be working together to create special effects, Zeman and a friend cut grooves into a paint roller and covered all the sets and costumes with stripes resembling the hatching in the beguiling period illustrations of Verne's novels. Even the best special-effects films soon become dated, whilst Zeman's, whose artistic beauty, gentle gags and playful invention were created on a shoestring, are as appealing for the modern audience as they were almost sixty years ago. In its digitised version the film will look even more delightful, especially when the pretty castaway starts ironing her dress down below deck using a hot cannon ramrod.


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Rock Island Maroon
1oz. bottle, Rock Island Maroon Tru-Color Paint is a solvent based paint with an acrylic polymer used as the binding agent which adheres very well to plastic or metal models, when those models are properly prepared. The pigments and/or dyes used to produce the correct colors are very finely ground so that they do not clog air-brushes.
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This is a six hour class (30 minute break midway) designed to get you through your first year of beekeeping here in Colorado. Designed for the beginner, this is an overview of basic bee biology, equipment, installing your bees into your hive, feeding, hive inspections, predators, pests/diseases, honey harvest, etc. Please bring note-taking materials and a camp chair to sit in, and your lunch. If you'd like, you can leave for lunch, No small children please. Instructors: Leonard Rickerman, & Dolly Rickerman
Rocky Mountain Bee Supply
24 S. Walnut St.
Colorado Springs, CO 80905
Parking: Please park in the RMBS parking lot or the north end of the Denver Omelette. DO NOT PARK in the four spaces next to the 64 Store. They will tow you.
No refunds: please call us if you have an emergency. We can try to reschedule you in an alternate class.
Leonard and Dolly Rickerman have been keeping bees on the Front Range for well over a decade. A family business, we have several bee yards that we run for honey production, pollination services, nuc production, and queen rearing. This class is designed to give beginners a very basic overview of beekeeping here in Colorado. Rocky Mountain Bee Supply is dedicated to the success of hobbyist beekeepers and the passion for beekeeping by teaching best beekeeping practices. Our learning never stops.
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Distress Call
Mayday is the universal distress call given during an emergency. In an airplane, there maybe many unusual circumstances that prompts the captain to give this signal. Contrary to the belief that an emergency on board means an imminent crash and virtual death, 70% of airline crashes are survivable. Most deaths occur because passengers are unprepared or in their panic, do not follow safety norms.


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Pittsfield: 2017 In Review
He said that moments after being sworn in as chief on a permanent basis. Mayor Linda Tyer made the appointment after going through the Civil Service process, ending a decade of uncertainty of the position.
And, it lined up with what Tyer herself said 11 months earlier during her state of the city address. Tyer had not only made public safety a priority of her administration - and in early 2017 the Police Department continued a hiring spree to bolster the ranks including 10 additional officers completing training in January and the later formation of a traffic unit - but to also focus on working inside out.
"It is a lot easier to save existing jobs than to create new jobs from outside sources. Our local, hard-working business leaders and their employees deserve, in equal measure, our attention to their struggles and to their hopes. A historic review of Pittsfield's economic development fund proves this theory. Every time we've invested in an outside startup, like EV Worldwide and Workshop Live, we got zero return on our investment," Tyer said back in January.
"Every time that we invested in our local businesses, significant returns were realized for them and us. The Colonial Theater, LTI SmartGlass, Berkshire Museum, Ice River Springs, all of them still with us today employing people, driving the local economy."
In September, Tyer returned to the City Council with another request from the GE Economic Development Fund to help LTI SmartGlass yet again expand. The City Council approved $580,000 to help the company expand its Federico Drive facility, adding 16,692 square feet and adding at least 38 new jobs.
LTI was the first to utilize the newly developed "red carpet team." The Pittsfield Economic Development Agency, Pittsfield Economic Revitalization Corporation, MassDevelopment, the Massachusetts Office of Business Development, and city representatives teamed up to create a "one-stop shop" to help businesses.
That is being further knotted together with PERC, PEDA and the city teaming up to hire a business development director to serve as a point person to quarterback all development opportunities. It came when a number of key people in those organizations left - including PEDA Executive Director Corydon Thurston.
That local company and incentive worked. However, outside entities looking at expanding in the city didn't. The city had waited all year for Waterstone Retail Development to submit a proposal to build a new Walmart Supercenter at the William Stanley Business Park. The estimated $34 million project would have developed the largest parcel on the former General Electric land known as the "teens."
The project had been heavily discussed in 2016 and 2017 turned into a waiting game as Waterstone had to revamp its design and wait for Walmart to approve it. In November, the company submitted the proposal. But hours later, Walmart released a statement saying it was no longer interested. While Waterstone said it was going to continue with permitting for another retailer, ultimately it didn't. It pulled the application, leaving that development's future unknown.
Meanwhile, local company Red Apple Butchers expanded onto North Street. Yummy Treasures won the small business a Massachusetts Small Business Administration's Microenterprise of the Year for being the No. 1 shop on Etsy. Shire City Herbals, maker of Fire Cider, expanded with a half-million renovation of a Commercial Street building. And Carr Hardware won Independent We Stand's Small Business of the Year Award.
And with Carr Hardware's $5,000 cash prize, the company donated it to build a splash pad at Clapp Park. The Rotary Club is taking on the project as a way to give back to the community. That project is expected to move forward in 2018.
In another city park, the Springside House renovation began. After years of planning, the first phase of the renovations began in the spring. On Dewey Avenue, the city prepped parcels for what will become the Westside Riverway Park - a project to demolish a number of blighted homes and replace them with a greenway. That is also expected to progress in 2018.
Dewey Avenue was also where 22-year-old Asiyanna Jones was shot and killed in October. That changed things for resident Valerie Hamilton. Hamilton and Jerome Edgerton went to the City Council to ask for those Dewey Avenue parcels to become the site of a new youth center, which has been talked about on the West Side for years but has never come to fruition.
"No matter how much we please the eye, if the people do not change the problems will continue -- but look fresh," Edgerton told the City Council on why that land should be used for a youth center instead.
The council, however, was reluctant to agree but voiced support for a youth center. It hopes the West Side Initiative can develop the plans.
Unfortunately, Jones wasn't the only tragic death this year. In April, 22-year-old Louis E. Ely was found dead inside a Dumpster on Tyler Street. In May, 33-year-old Matthew J. Gottung was found dead on October Mountain. On July 4, 39-year-old Paul Henry was murdered on John Street. Later in July, 39-year-old Celeste Kordana and 53-year-old John Kordana were found dead in their Harryel Street home.
And in September, 33-year-old Daniel Gillis died after being shot seven times by Officer Christopher Colello during what was reported as a domestic incident.
Gillis hadn't been the only one to be shot by police this year. In January 55-year-old Mark Marauszwski was shot at Rotary Park by Officer Martin Streit; Marauszwski survived and Streit was later cleared of any wrongdoing in the case.
Meanwhile, Officer Michael McHugh, 42, an 18-year veteran was charged with assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon, assault and battery, misleading a police officer or other person, and being a public employee making a false report relating to an incident on July 4, 2016 when he was off-duty. And in March former Police Officer Jeffrey Coco was sentenced to serve 20 months at the House of Correction for stealing from the union last year.
But those two cases don't represent the entire department. Police addressed a massive number of calls every day including shooting incidents, many of which were detected by the city's new ShotSpotter, car crashes, thefts, animal complaints, robberies, medical calls, and are perpetually faced with the opioid crisis that hasn't slowed throughout the nation.
The Department made an arrest in the murder of James Dominguez III last January, arrested individuals involved with the Jones murder, nabbed an Everett man on a murder charge from there, and Officer Brenna Dorr spent the summer leading a massive investigation to break up a prostitution ring.
Officers were also there when a man had a firework explode in his hand in August and were active in trying to track down a man who was allegedly groping joggers throughout the summer. And police were on scene when a woman drove into Petco.
Meanwhile, Officer Darren Derby, who is the city's most known officer for his community policing efforts, represented the city in Austria during the Special Olympic World Games. He and Officer Sean Klink again teamed up to rent an ice cream truck and give pops to children throughout the city.
Police had also stood by to keep the peace when some 800 nurses at Berkshire Medical Center went on strike. The Massachusetts Nursing Association had been in negotiations with the hospital all year over a contract, with staffing levels becoming a sticking point either side could reach a deal on. In October, the nurses went on a one-day strike, which was followed by a four-day lockout. And still, no agreement has been reached.
The nurses held numerous vigils and standouts to gain community support. Pittsfield in 2017 was the site for a large number of public standouts, more than in years past. It started right in January when the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the Berkshire Central Labor Council, and the Berkshire Brigades, organized the Four Freedoms rally in support of those four freedoms and against bigotry and prejudice.
In February, hundreds gathered in Park Square in support of the Affordable Care Act. Others took to the streets and to public hearings in opposition to Eversource's proposed rate increase. Indivisible Pittsfield organized a rally opposition hatred following the events in Charlottesville, Va. And local Democrats took to Park Square to oppose a proposed federal health care bill, among a number of smaller protests.
The protest that led the conversation in 2017, however, was that over the Berkshire Museum's plan to sell 40 pieces of art. The new vision to renovate the museum and create a $40 million endowment faced harsh opposition. Citizen opposition groups formed to oppose the plan and even the attorney general stepped in on a lawsuit.
More residents could have been talking about the museum's plan than the election. This year there were races for City Council, School Committee, and an unopposed race for City Clerk.
The School Committee only had six candidates for six seats. Pamela Farron and Anthony Riello both opted not to seek re-election.
Nearly all of the council seats - except Ward 6 - had challengers but not enough to force a preliminary. Incumbents Kathleen Amuso and Lisa Tully both announced they would not be seeking election - opening the door for two new councilors.
In November, 6, voters cast ballots to bring all of the incumbents back plus Helen Moon to fill the vacancy in Ward 2; Earl Persip for Councilor At Large; and William Cameron and Dennis Powell on the School Committee.
Powell's candidacy faced a rare challenge. Two residents brought accusations before the Board of Registrars saying Powell was falsifying nomination signatures. The Board of Registrars voted in favor of Powell, saying the pair lacked evidence.
The new councilors, Persip and Moon, will almost immediately be asked to make a decision on a new trash collection system. Tyer put forth a proposal to move the city from its current trash collection model of unlimited amounts for residents to limiting trash to one 45-gallon toter with the option for a resident to purchase overflow bags.
In January, the City Council will be asked to make a decision on it. The decision comes a year after the city implemented metered parking downtown, another hotly debated topic throughout the city.
Followed by the rollout of paid parking, the city renovated the First Street Parking lot and installed meters there and is now looking to repair the Columbus Avenue garage, which has had its top floor closed off for a few years because of structural damage.
Meanwhile, the City Council approved lowering speed limits in densely populated areas to 25 mph and construction projects were done on Merrill Road and at the intersection of West Housatonic Street and Center Street.
In the future, the city is looking to build on the momentum that has been growing around the Morningside area. The city has been involved with the Transformative Development Initiative for the last two years and with it, many Morningside residents have joined efforts to redevelop the area.
In August, the city got a glimpse at what is possible in that area when it held a Better Block day. For one day, in one section of Tyler Street, storefronts were filled, activities were organized, and traffic calming measures were put in place.
The goal was to take what others envision as possible and make them a reality, if only for one day. A new mural was unveiled. From there, the hope is the volunteers continue to push for permanent improvements.
It may be only a simple gesture, but that momentum and push from volunteers led the city to purchase trash cans specifically for Tyler Street and the city launched a storefront improvement program to incentivize business owners there to make investments in the facades. Those are a start of a massive push to rejuvenate the area.
A large part of that would be the development of the William Stanley Business Park. Late in the year, the City Council approved $1 million from the GE Economic Development Fund to get construction on the Berkshire Innvoation Center started. The BIC had faced a $3 million funding gap and the city's $1 million was eyed to leverage another $2 million from the state. But, that project still faces challenges with operating funds and the state hasn't released the earmark yet.
Meanwhile, on Tyler Street, Dunkin Donuts applied for a permit to tear down the Royal Cleaners and build a drive-thru restaurant. For some, that was a political victory. It wasn't too long again when Dunkin Donuts looked to tear down the former St. Mary's the Morningstar church. Ultimately the company backed away from the place when faced with fierce opposition.
In December, local developers CT Management closed on a deal to buy the St. Mary's property and save the exterior appearance of the structures there. In all 29 apartments will be constructed in the buildings. The company is doing a similar project at the former Holy Family Church on Seymour Street.
While those two churches may see new life, it still isn't known what will happen to the former St. Joseph Central School. The final class graduated in the spring and the Maplewood Avenue building is now vacant.
Dunkin Donuts and the city hadn't been seeing eye to eye in the past. Just a few years ago the company was denied a permit to build a drive-thru on First Street - at the site of the former William R. Plunkett School. That building had been taken down and this year process, albeit slow progress, had been made in prepping the site for a new Dunkin Donuts.
That site, at the corner of First and Fenn, isn't too far away from the new Cumberland Farms. The former store on First Street and the building behind it on Adam Street were razed and a new one built. Just down the road, at First and Tyler, the former Shell Station was torn down and a new store is being built.
Meanwhile, Johnny's Beach Club was sold and Suzanne Chung is looking to open a Mexican restaurant. The Hangar of Pittsfield opened in the former Chameleons on East Street. Framework, a new co-working space, open on North Street. O'Reilly's Auto Parts is constructing a new store on Dalton Avenue. The Beacon Cinema put in new seats. Mirabito moved to the Downing Industrial Park, and a new gym opened on Elm Street.
The private investment is well needed in Pittsfield. The city is facing budget constraints as it approaches the levy ceiling. With a $3 million increase in health insurance, the city's budget featured a number of cuts elsewhere. The most notable was nearly 70 jobs in the School Department.
The City Council approved the $156.4 million operating budget and $22.4 million in capital borrowing back in June. In the fall, the City Council received news that the property values had increased somewhat, giving a bit of room under the levy ceiling for next year. But, the city is still on a collision course with that ceiling unless values can continue to rise - specifically in the commercial sector.
While the schools did see a decrease in personnel, that hadn't stopped the students from being awesome. Case in point: Madison Quinn. The PHS student started her own non-profit organization to provide care packages for children fighting cancer. She also teams up with St. Joseph graduate Dan Sadlowski, who wrote an inspirational book for children, on a number of projects.
Taconic student Janayah Burgess fixed the eagle flag topper at War Memorial Park on South Street. And students at Reid Middle School raised money for the American Red Cross and later gave up their own treats to provide gift cards to less fortunate teens.
While the school system shed staffing, the Gladys Allen Brigham Center is looking to help out. It announced this year Eureka!, a new program to get young girls into the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields.
STEM education is also eyed to be improved with the new Taconic High School, which made tremendous strides this year. The $120.6 million project is eyed to welcome the first class of students in 2018. Meanwhile, workers have been on the job every day getting the building ready. The Haas Foundation awarded Taconic High School $10,000 to give as scholarships to machining students.
The city did win a grant to hire firefighters. The Fire Department hired a number of new people to fill current or soon-to-be vacancies because of retirements. Of those new hires is a piece of historical significance - Abigail Lemanski became the city's first female firefighter.
In April, retired firefighter Matthew Kudlate saved two dogs from a burning home on New Hampshire Avenue.
Nearly a year after Tahiti Takeout burned, the restaurant reopened this year. That 2016 fire was what earned Lt. Michael D'Avella and Firefighter Jarrett Robitaille meritorious conduct honors from Gov. Charlie Baker this November.
In February, Tech. Sgt. Shane Willis returned to his hometown, Pittsfield, after his fifth deployment and was greeted by dozens of residents waiting to thank and welcome him. When asked about his decision to go into the service he said, "make your decisions, go with it and don't look back."
In a lot of ways, the city did just that in 2017. Many throughout Pittsfield, from private investors to councilors to the mayor, made big decisions - some for the better, some for the worse. But the city has shed a lot of its backward-looking and has focused more inside out, and into the future.


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Swiss FinTech Innovation Lab
The Swiss FinTech Innovation Lab is a cross-disciplinary research program on the global phenomenon of innovation in the financial industry induced by "Financial Technology" (FinTech).
It involves researchers from banking and finance, business informatics, innovation management, strategic management, marketing, social sciences, economics, and many other disciplines. The lab`s goal is to conduct research on the topic of digitisation in the financial services industry together with participants from the whole value chain, including banks, insurers, providers, regulators, and various other organizations and associations from the FinTech ecosystem.
Hosted at the University of Zurich, the Swiss FinTech Innovation Lab cooperates with a broad international network of universities like for example ETH Zurich, University of St. Gallen, MIT, Harvard, Stanford, University of Hong Kong, Singapore Management University, and many others.
The Swiss FinTech Innovation Lab | University of Zurich and the Green Digital Finance Foundation launch Collaboration Program
The Swiss FinTech Innovation Lab from the University of Zurich and the Green Digital Finance Foundation from the Sustainable Digital Finance Alliance, a not for profit foundation founded by UN Environment and ANT Financial, are founding a new collaboration program at the interface of FinTech and green finance. Through an interdisciplinary approach, the collaboration aims to accelerate the development of the emerging field of "Green Digital Finance" which has so far been largely lacking in research, education, policy and in practical application and integration by ecosystem actors. More information can be found here.
2nd International FinTech, InsurTech & Blockchain Forum
On Nov. 5th, the Swiss FinTech Innovation Lab from the University of Zurich hosted the 2nd "International FinTech, InsurTech & Blockchain Forum" at Kraftwerk in Zurich. The forum is an international and interdisciplinary conference on the global phenomenon of the digitization of financial services and brings together top researchers and practitioners. The conference was co-organized together with the NZZ Swiss International Finance Forum, a practitioners conference on Nov. 6th.
The Swiss FinTech Innovation Lab was the academic lead partner of the "Swiss Blockchain Hackathon - Building the fundamental blocks of future finance" on June 21-23
One of the advantages of blockchain technology is the ability to tokenize asset of any shape or from – from diamonds to property from art to cars. This turns previously non-bankable assets into bankable ones making illiquid assets into liquid and tradeable assets. There are a couple of challenges associated with this opportunity one of which is: how is the value of the tokenized assets to be determined? And how can this value be traced? There were prizes available of more than CHF 300'000. More information can be found here: https://hackathon.trustsquare.ch/portfolio/finance/
Lecture Course
The Swiss FinTech Innovation Lab continues its lecture on Blockchain in the spring semester 2020:
FinTech Blog
Read our blog on "FinTech" organized together with "Finanz und Wirtschaft" where the Swiss FinTech Community posts on a regular basis.


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The Office of Community Service, founded in 1993, provides opportunities for our students to get involved in public service. For some, community service is the continuation of a previous volunteer experience, but for many others, it is a new opportunity to open their world in positive ways that they make volunteering a part of their lives. Staffed by Student Managers, the Office offers a wide variety of supported volunteer opportunities in the region that are suited to student's interests and available time including:
Participation of community service adds work and life skills that you can include in your resume. The positive energy of your civic engagement is felt throughout the community.
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The third edition of the (Non) Western Fashion Conference is focussing on the politics of fashion from a global perspective. Despite so-called fashion globalization, the epicentre of fashion is still very much concentrated in Europe. But what do we really know about the global politics of fashion? How does fashion intersect with global politico-economic processes? What are the global power relations embodied in fashion? How do the meanings of fashionable and traditional dress relate to that hegemony? How should agency and orientalism be understood? What are the mechanisms that ensure that the centre of fashion is retained in Europe? How can alternatives be identified and how are they co-opted? What are the politics of fashion appropriation and exclusion? Is dichotomous thinking about fashion reified in the processes of fashion? Although much is written about the influence of western fashion in the non-West, relatively little research is done on what the appropriation of non-western fashion trends in western fashion really signifies. Also, even though trends have been coming from London, Deli, Milan, Shanghai, New York, Sao Paolo, Casablanca and Dakar it remains predominantly European designers who put them on the global fashion map, while Indian, Chinese, Hispanic Latin American, Moroccan and Sub-Sahara African fashion designers continue to be excluded from European Fashion Weeks.
This edition aims to focus on agency in the context of global fashion politics. Sandra Niessen (2003) argues in Re-Orienting Fashion Theory that 'Eurocentric hegemonic fashion discourse aims to preserve a boundary between the West/Rest to both protect its position of power and to ensure the maintenance of a conceptual other for self-definitional purposes.' But she also argues that conceptual traditional dress is just as much a tool for the non-West to differentiate and emphasize local distinctiveness. Traditional dress is rapidly being invented and reinvented to not only create a sense of belonging and stimulate the consumption of a culturally marketed Self, but also to further national interests, stimulate international tourism, influence foreign investments and as a tool for public diplomacy. In the process, self-orientalism is playing an important role whereby, contrary to orientalism, the orientalist gaze is used to turn oneself into the Other to create, maintain and strengthen a distinct cultural identity (Iwabuchi 1994). From this perspective, the Orient is not a defenceless and innocent victim of western orientalism, but actively uses the orientalist gaze to take agency. Therefore the question whether fashion globalization leads to cultural homogenisation deserves a new debate with a focus on the contemporary revival/(re)invention of traditional dress.
The (Non)Western Fashion Conference was initiated in 2012, with its first edition in Rabat (Morocco 2012) and its second in London (UK 2013). Its main objective is to provide a forum for scholars who focus on a wide variety of fashion systems and who wish to rectify a prevailing ethno- and Eurocentric discourse in fashion studies. Although fashion is historically located all around the world, many fashion traditions remain little known and therefore seem less important or influential. Many are misinterpreted due to binary oppositional thinking which creates false dichotomies like traditional versus fashionable, tradition versus modernity, western versus non-western, local versus global, and so on.
The conference aims to gather academics, curators, designers and industry professionals who are engaged in creative and critical thinking concerning (non)western fashion systems in a wide scope of geographical areas and from a wide variety of disciplines. Although it focuses on fashion from so-called non-western regions, it does not wish to be exclusive, but rather stimulate global perspectives. This is not to be mistaken for globalisation, which has been used to create participatory narratives in recent years whereby especially new economies are included in fashion discourse in the light of their recent socio-economic achievements, their convergence with the West and their successful engagement with fashion as consumers and producers. In order to understand fashion beyond Europe, it is important to refrain from thinking that it has only recently emerged as a result of globalisation (Riello and McNeil, 2010, Global Perspectives, 4-5).
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Friday, January 14, 2011
PFF: let's go to Florida
On the back: "The Coral Flamingo is one of nature's greatest combinations of grace and beauty, and at the Rare Bird Farm, just south of Miami, Florida, they may be seen and photographed at their best. These birds have become so tame that one can get within a few feet of them. Here, amid natural surroundings, one would think they were somewhere on Great Abaco or Andros Islands, in the Bahamas, their native habitat."
Not mailed, but with a handwritten message in pencil: " I saw 450 of these birds on parade Saturday it was a sight.Some of them re black underneath or a [illegible] white. Most of them dark pink."
Thank you Beth for hosting Postcard Friendship Friday!
Remember: My new meme Sunday Stamps opens again late Saturday night. See the post below for our great time last week.
13 comments:
- Postcardy said...
I looked up Florida last night when I posted my Florida card. It's still kind of cool for Florida, but definitely better than here.
- January 14, 2011 at 2:36 PM
- Joy said...
I've only ever seen flamingos in wildlife programmes. Pretty birds and definitely worth a postcard of their own.
- January 14, 2011 at 3:13 PM
- Sheila @ A Postcard a Day said...
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- January 14, 2011 at 5:19 PM
- Sheila @ A Postcard a Day said...
Another Florida card! All this wishful thinking. :)
I saw flamingos in the Camargue in the south of France . they are a wonderful sight. The ones I saw had black edges to their wings. It's not terribly warm there either, at the moment.
- January 14, 2011 at 5:19 PM
- Terry said...
Howdy Viridian
Happy PFF ,I'm with you Florida sounds great ! I'll go pack a bag and tag along for some warmer weather :)
It is most unusual to have a cold ,wet, snowy kind of winter in my neck of the woods but nature surprised us this year .
Thank you for this beautiful postcard today .
I feel so much better now.
Take care and have a blessed rest of the weekend .
Until next time
Happy Trails
- January 14, 2011 at 5:21 PM
- Dorincard said...
Flamingos...good to be in Florid-i-a! In Africa, sometimes a daring baboon might catch one before take-off. Can an alligator do that? Why not? Sure.
Flamingo should be always alert. :)
- January 14, 2011 at 6:13 PM
- Aimee said...
Love the flamingo! I heard the same thing about the snow. I was guessing the one state was Hawaii, but I was surprised to hear it was florida. Were they just talking about the contiguous 48 I wonder?
Happy PFF!
- January 14, 2011 at 8:44 PM
- Sreisaat said...
Hello Viridian, and a happy new year!
Thank you for visiting my blog earlier and, of course, I will be delighted to join your Sunday Stamps meme =)
I've seen a flamingo for the first time in my life in Kuala Lumpur's Bird Park; it is right in the centre of the city and an amazing place to visit.
Have a great weekend and see you on Sunday Stamps!
Postcards Crossing
- January 14, 2011 at 9:10 PM
- Aimee Dars said...
I am so ready to leave the snow behind!
- January 15, 2011 at 12:15 AM
- Deborah Swain said...
what a gorgeous linen card. i've only seen flamingoes looking rather sad and straggly in a zoo in england as a child - this looks like a fine example in warmer climes! happy PFF!
- January 15, 2011 at 4:24 AM
- Tete said...
I am so ready to head that way! Wonderful postcard!
Thanks for visiting and leaving a comment on my blog!
Hugs- Tete
- January 15, 2011 at 6:45 AM
- Snap said...
Loved the card. Flamingos are fun to watch and to see them in sunny/warmish Florida would be perfect. Happy PFF!
- January 15, 2011 at 9:54 AM
- GadgetSponge.com said...
Great post! Florida should have taken advantage of the opportunity and had some tourism commercials running.
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Wreath Laying Ceremony at Kimlau Arch American Legion Lt. B.R. Kimlau Post 1291
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Wreath Laying Ceremony at Kimlau Arch
American Legion Lt. B.R. Kimlau Post 1291
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Thank you. Let me acknowledge Commander Kenneth Wong, of the American Legion Kimlau Post 1291; Mr. Peter Woo, Former Chairman of the American Legion Kimlau Post 1291; and, Mr. Richard Shin, Chairman of the Chinese American Veterans Memorial Building Committee.
We are so honored to be standing here in front of this memorial to the brave Chinese Americans who gave their lives for our country.
We are all Americans. And on this Memorial Day we join our countrymen in paying tribute to these veterans, and in humbly thanking them for making the ultimate sacrifice for our country.
We also honor the members of the Chinese American community who are serving today—and have served both here and abroad-- to keep our country safe. They put themselves in harm's way to protect us.
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This Dharma Talk was given by Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.
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- The 2013 SERVICE POPULATIONS are posted on the WVLC web site. The Budget introduced by the Governor last week does not include an increase in the Library Commission's Grants to Public Libraries line. If the Legislature does not increase that line, 2013 Grants-in-Aid (GIA) will be awarded at $4.51 per capita. WVLC submitted an improvement package to increase this to $4.75 per capita but the final number will not be known until the Budget is passed in March. If you have any problem opening the attachment, contact Jennifer Johnson or Rebecca Rice.
- As you know, the WVLC 2008-2012 Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) plan is currently being evaluated. We are trying to gather input from West Virginia's library community about the success of the program. Please consider attending a Focus Group meeting in your area. Another opportunity to comment is provided by a web survey that takes approximately 4 - 6 minutes to complete. Please take a few moments to help us as we try to improve our LSTA program to best meet the library and information service needs of the people of West Virginia. Click on the hot-link to start the survey. http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/779664/West-Virginia-LSTA-Survey
- The 2011 WVLC STATISTICAL REPORT will be mailed to all libraries this week. TheSTATISTICAL REPORT and the 2011 ANNUAL REPORT will also be posted on the WVLC web site. In response to your suggestions, the ANNUAL REPORT was produced in electronic format only this year. Both documents are in PDF format.
- WVLC is waiting on the final approved list of COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION PARTNERSHIP GRANTS (CPPG) from the House Finance Committee. As soon as it is received, the grant agreements will be sent to libraries.
- SNAPSHOT DAY is FEBRUARY 14, 2012. This is a great opportunity not only to take pictures but to get patrons to tell you, and the world why they value the library. If you are not quite sure what to do check out the list of Success Strategies. Also, keep checking the WVLC web site for Legislative Updates, Grant Opportunities, Continuing Education events, and the popular Library Spotlight. We are still working on a new version of the E-Bulletin.
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