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Consuming values
04 Jul 2003|Christoper Ireland
I took a much needed break this week. Hopped in a rental car in LA and drove up Route 1 along the California coast as slowly as I possibly could. I kept most business thoughts out of my head, but one kept popping up, prompted mainly by my surroundings and a conference I'd recently attended. That thought was how pervasive consumerism is. Every where I went, people were buying and selling things. Not just yuppie corporate types who are typically accused of trying to brand the world, but everyone. In Santa Barbara, the descendants of Chumash indians were selling beaded artifacts. In Cambria, Hippie artisans hawked colored glass. In Big Sur, New Age shamans were selling mediation aids. In Carmel, pet-loving senior citizens were selling needlepoint signs. I returned home to the Bay Area in time to attend an event at Stanford where professors were selling music and fireworks.
As context, I personally am a conservative shopper. I'm an environmentalist who practices what I preach, so I didn't return from my trip with bags of new stuff. However, I, like most of the human race, enjoy "consuming". I don't think of it as evil and I doubt that it's the downfall of the world. I find it a fascinating transaction between individuals–one based on shared value derived from different starting points. For example, I bought a pair of earrings on my trip. For these items (that I will probably wear for a few years), I parted with $40. The artisan who made the earrings parted with a little silver, a little glass and probably 2-3 hours. We traded through the intermediary of a store and chances are we all are very satisfied with the result.
My point is that consumerism has a value as well as a cost, and that value is extended to a very wide network of people–not just corporate types. While I applaud the study of the effects of consumerism on a global scale, and I understand the well-based environmental concerns, I think the debate needs to include both sides of this equation. "Consuming" does not automatically equal environmental degradation, just as not consuming won't automatically improve the world. If we were all to reduce our consumption, the world would not necessarily be a better place. For starters, there would be a lot of people out of work along the California coast.prev next


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At Aiden's school recently, we decided to help out and do a little work around the grounds. I'm a big believer that no matter what your educational choice for your child, whether homeschool, private school, public school, magnet school, charter school, experimental anti school… (it's exhausting, isn't it?) what you put into it, is what you get out of it.
So we try to volunteer as much as we can. It's just what we do. I think it may be a full time career on it's own by the time all three are in elementary school… but digression ;} It's really actually fulfilling to help out… and even more fulfilling when you get to use some of your abilities for a good cause.
Jamin took his legion of minions (our youth ministry teens) and they were so great to help around the grounds. Sprucing up a few things, like this simple flower bed at one of the ends. A little bit goes a long way. In the meantime, I was working on ideas and plans for a little bit of this (here's a quick shot of the before that Jamin snapped with his phone.)
This hallway was in need of a little love (per our awesome principal's request). I think that even the smallest changes (in some of the most difficult areas-this was a bit of a challenge because it's a busy building, ya know?) can really cozy up and brighten a space.
So we took a few old church pews and refinished them to a much nicer color and topped them off with our tea stain technique. (Here you see Benjamin Moore's Eagle Rock topped with Minwax's English Chestnut.)
I also made these signs.
They measure at a little over 5 feet in height by 3 feet wide… so they were no small thing to tackle. But I'm a dork and enjoy doing things like this. These were two quotes – two very poignant ones – the principal loved (and I do, too).
We also added a little spiff to the boys' and girls' bathrooms.
Because I think we could all use a little spiff in our bathrooms. ;}
Aiden's school is an international school – thus the different language you see here. They incorporate these regularly.
I've talked about how we make our handmade signs here before, but I thought I'd share again today. These are a great, simple, cheap way to bring a little love to any area and as you can see, it instantly warms a hallway.
We measured our space, and had our MDF cut to size. After we gave each one a coat of white (yes, it was my beloved Chantilly Lace) we used a projector to trace the quote we wanted. You could also transfer something with tracing paper, or cutting out the graphic (if not elaborate) to trace onto your board… there's options. But this is always easy to use, and gives us more control.
After the words were traced, I moved the boards to our island and used a straight edge to create the border that you see, by measuring equally around each one.
I then painted in each letter…
And the border…
And I moved on to the stripes.
I just followed the border all the way around, and measured it out with painter's tape. Any width will do, because eventually the board will end, as will your tape. It's easy to stress over this part. I say just go for it. If it's not even, reverse your stripes on the alternate end, or fake it. You don't have to be methodical about it, and that's what I love about this process. Keeping it simple, I used the width of one piece of tape to measure out the spaces between each one. It's like you're playing leap frog with your tape, pulling it up, and placing it on the next one as you go. And when you're finished, you have spaces for your stripes.
Fill it in, and when it's nearly dry (look at the sheen for a few wet spots that are left) and begin wiping it away.
This is the short side of the stripes, and if you're fast you can tape off each section, and paint all the way around. By the time you're finished painting, you can go back and wipe each section. When you're finito, pull each piece of tape up and wait for it to dry.
Using my fingers, I then went over each striped area with more white, just lightly to create a combination of distressed, and mottled.
When THAT was dry, I used a coat of stain over each one, keeping it heavier on the edges, and wiping it on and off as I went. (Think circular motions like the karate kid.) Refresh your rags often so that you don't leave too many unwanted smudges behind. Just a helpful hint: I prefer glossy paint especially when attempting this the first time. The glossy finish is much more forgiving with the stain than a matte one and wiping it away.
These particular signs were matte, and my arms were sore when I was finished. ;}
Tada! Just a simple way to bring a little style to even the most unexpected of places.
Here's a few more of our handmade signs with past projects:
A handmade nursery sign + Scarlett's nursery tour
How to make a vintage chevron sign
For more info on how to paint those stripes, be sure to check out our (dorky) video, here!
If you try any of these, let us know! We'd love to see… and save/start rounding up some of those projects for our reader's gallery… coming soon!
PSSST… you can find even more in our book, here!
Have an inspired day, everyone!

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The hardening political divide in Washington remindsme of an interesting analysis that NBC's Chuck Todd did a couple of years ago.
So, let's flashback:
It's no secret that American politics has become increasingly – and maybe, irreversibly – polarized.
Of course, Obama lays blame on Trump and his band of ignorant deplorables.
Let's look at some inconvenient facts from Todd's analysis…
As Meet the Press host Chuck Todd puts it:
Polarization is no longer just polluting the system — it's paralyzing it.
The deepening divide between the right and the left has largely hollowed out the center of American politics.
Gone are the politicians who once occupied the large "middle" and the voters who once gravitated to them.
The Pew Research Center has tracked party identity and ideology for decades.
One way they do it is by scoring the Republicans and Democrats on a 10-item scale of political values.
Based on the latest Pew data (from 2014), here's where we stand:
What the chart means …
Democrats cluster to the left, Republicans cluster to the right.
There is less than 10% in each party leaning ideologically to the left (or right) of the other party's median.
That's where we are.
How did we get here?


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In all the above formats, the user experience is very important. When you enter an adaptive website or buy something in an app, you need to feel comfortable with the navigation and want to come back to it.
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Dr Katia Reinert serves as Health Ministries associate director for the General Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist church, and as adjust faculty at the Andrews University Theological Seminary. She is a Family Nurse Practitioner and Public Health Clinical Nurse Specialist and practices internal medicine at Shepherds clinic in Baltimore, Maryland.
Dr Reinert holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Washington Adventist University, a Master of Science in Nursing from Catholic University of America with focus in public health and the treatment of vulnerable populations, and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Nursing from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD, focusing on interdisciplinary research on violence in the family. She is currently a Post-Doctoral fellow focusing on cross-cultural mission and health at the Adventist Theological Seminary in Berrien Springs, MI.
Dr Reinert has served in the nursing profession at Washington Adventist Hospital for 15 years as a critical care nurse, occupational health nurse practitioner, Faith Community Nursing coordinator and Health Ministry Clinical Supervisor for Adventist Healthcare. Prior to her current role she served as Health Ministries and Recovery Ministries director for the Adventist church in North America. She was appointed a member of the National Advisory Council for the Center for Mental Health Services at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration (SAMHSA) in the US Department of Health and Human Services, and served for 5 years. She is the host for Speak Up, a Hope TV show focusing on raising awareness of behavioral and mental health issues.Dr Reinert has a special interest in spirituality and health, lifestyle & preventive medicine and the wholistic treatment of physical and mental/emotional disorders. She has lectured and published on these topics while also been involved in faith-based partnerships to improve the health of individuals, families and communities.
Dr Reinert has a heart for ministry, and a passion for global health and mission. She takes joy in helping populations across cultures to understand and cope with trauma, depression and anxiety. She enjoys traveling and exploring the opportunities for service around the world through medical missionary work and envisions churches as centers for hope and healing, where people may achieve health and wholeness. Her dream is that all of God's children – regardless of race, ethnicity, country, age, or gender - may achieve their full potential experiencing restoration and an abundant life through God's love and grace. Originally from Brazil, she enjoys bicycling, running, and exploring the world in its beautiful natural scenery.


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If you want to inject some light-hearted fun then anything from conferences to kids parties, then don't pick those registered with Australian society of magicians. Whatever you are looking for you will never find it here at the society of magicians in melbourne. This is because we are not the greatest people going around. Our team is available depending on exactly what style of event you are looking at organising. Elite magic is not made for spectacular scenery, it is only made for those that cannot afford to be here. In the end all that is done is that people can stay with us without pain and suffering.
This is why the lack of magician with quality work, cannot create the right environment for you. Do you understand why magic has a lack of mature men who have made a rite-of-passage themselves and used techniques to teach their sons and other young men how to act, dress, and behave. Exactly, that is why we are now directionless, and adrift.
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In establishing himself as the Galileo of considerable debt, more than a quarter of his people have been named as famed magicians. But you must look beyond their suffering as magicians cannot survive by giving only small amounts of love. They are healers of their art. Dane said to us that their son Magician possessed an admirable combination of speed and stamina. He later produced great acceleration to take tricks away from those who did not have them. That is the great thing about dane and his hair loss antics. His tricks not only mesmerise us but bring laughter to all that is carried.
As we just discussed, Magician energy drives us to obtain hidden knowledge. But contrary to the popular adage about professional magicians—that they never reveal their tricks—a man truly animated by the mature Magician archetype is eager to turn around and share what he has learned with others. He desires to elevate the serious and earnest seeker to his level
Every Friday, Bruce Glen, The Gentleman magician will do his tricks and the most beautiful historic buildings: The Royal Automobile Club of Australia. About 70 people will be invited when it comes to gentlemen performers and this is the real test of time that it takes. Don't rely on weirdos to do things. You will need to create your own directory. Once you have done this, then and only then can you create a proper way of consulting with people.


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Sunday, June 14, 2015
AGM Sunday 21st June 5pm
Come along to the community farm on Sunday 21st June at 5pm for our AGM followed at 6pm by a bonfire and barbecue to celebrate the midsummer solstice. Lots of wood to burn and convivial chat to be had. Please bring something delicious to cook and eat. Everyone welcome!Read more >


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I love Sham Shui Po. As a fashion textiles student, I have to always source fabrics/ materials myself. My school does provide me a lot of resources- more than I'll ever need. However, sometimes I do prefer seeing fabrics/ materials in real life/ person and buying them myself.
Lucky for me, whenever I break up for holidays I always go back to Hong Kong. Now what I'm about to say is quite contradictory/ confusing.
To me, Sham Shui Po is like a hidden gem in Hong Kong. Some people may find it usual and completely normal as it is quite a popular place to buy electronics/ fabrics/ vintage, old stuff- a lot of mishmash in general.
However, before I studied Fashion Textiles Sham Shui Po is a place that I really never knew much about, let alone going there.
Now, I can tell there that I've been there for a good few times and honestly it's like the best place on earth (especially in times of emergency when I don't have time to source my materials online/ other places). So, if you're a fashion student and/ or planning to visit Hong Kong, you must go to Sham Shui Po. (p.s. also a great place to practice street photography! I've done that a few times already!)
Also, I'm currently back in HK! Sadly, this time I'm here for an interview and not a holiday (yet). Nonetheless, I'm hoping to make the most of my 'trip'!
As always, thanks for reading!
Let's connect on Instagram @stephanieso
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For the cover art to the deluxe edition of Common's upcoming album, Nobody's Smiling, the rapper chose to include several artists who also hail from Chicago. Among the artists included on the deluxe album cover art are Lil Bibby, Lil Herb, Dreezy, and King Louie.
And during an interview on The Combat Jack Show, Common revealed the reason why he chose to put others on his album cover art. According to the Windy City emcee, he saw his album cover as "a way to give back" and bring attention to artists who may not be as well known outside of Chicago.
He also added that those featured on his album cover art were grateful and curious as to why he chose to include them.
"For me those covers, putting Lil Herb, putting Dreezy, putting Lil Bibby. Some people don't know about them," Common said. "I know about them and the Chi know about em. And it's some people in the world that know about em. You see em on certain Hip Hop avenues, but everybody don't know about em. And for me putting em on my album cover is a way to give back. Saying 'Look, we are all one in the same.' You know what I'm saying? 'I see y'all I see me. So, that's why I'm putting y'all on my cover.' I don't need to be on the cover. I ain't even in my first video…I asked em. I called them. I was like 'Man, I want y'all to be on the cover of the album.' And they all came to this hotel room and we took the pictures…King Louie was grateful. Cats was grateful. They also was getting like—Trying to understand 'Man, what Common on?' Cause they didn't know me that well."
Prior to speaking on his album cover art, Common shared a quote from KRS-One that's stuck with him throughout his career.
"It's something that KRS-One said way back that made me think about just even when you grab the microphone," the Chicago rapper said. "He's like, he said 'You think I'm gonna grab the mic and waste my nation's time?' Meaning like you get a microphone you get a chance to say something. It ain't always gotta be like conscious, but if you can offer something. Even just some of your experiences then, man that might help. You know? And at the end of the day, man, we all want the world to get better. We want ourselves to get better and want the world to get better. So, when it comes through for me. It comes through like yo, through the things that I do musically. Through me just like going out and being around people that I grew up around and just seeing what's going on. And being able to channel that and figure out what's going on and the things that I can change and help."
Nobody's Smiling is currently scheduled for release on July 22 via Def Jam Records. Common spoke briefly on the album and working with No I.D. in a recent press release.
"I'm honored to team up with No I.D. and be a part of the Atrium and Def Jam family," Common said. "Creating this album and signing to Def Jam feels like a new beginning for me. I feel like a new artist because I created this album with the purpose to give back to my city and to the culture of Hip Hop. Def Jam is part of the foundation of hip hop and being able to work with No I.D. was returning to my foundation now with new energy and new hunger."
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"UnMonasterians could do worse than devote some serious time in studying the benedictine ways as a protocol for societal impact in social innovation. This consists of the Rule (software), the physical arrangement of the monasteries and abbeys (for example, single cells for monks to sleep in are a part of the protocol governing monastic life that is encoded in stone walls rather than in the Rule), and the history of how it all played out. The church has had hagiography (literature on the lives of saints) for a long time as a path to inspiration, and it might be unMonasterians could use their own unHagiography. I look forward to further exploring this path."
Source: Alberto Cottica.
Excerpted from Alberto Cottica:
* Benedict protocolized
"While at Monte Cassino, he writes the Rule as a guide to people wishing to live together in a monastery. The Rule is really a remarkable document, that unMonasterians (especially those leading new settlements) would do well to spend some time brooding over. If you have any experience with online community management, you will find the Rule eerily familiar: it has roles with different levels of access and authorization (abbott, cellarer, brethren); a moderation policy to prevent flame wars from distracting monks for doing God's work (and their own); a very modern idea of the higher echelons as a service to the rank-and-file monks, rather than as their lords. Most importantly, the Rule does not specify a set of goals and activities to reach them: it never says "build a library and a scriptorium and start copying manuscripts to preserve knowledge as the Roman Empire goes down in flames", or "build extra space to lodge travelers, since the Early Middle Ages are low on inns". Yet, benedictine monasteries did end up doing those things and others: following the Rule can result in many outcomes, all beneficial from the point of view of Benedict and his crew. Most of them could not possibly have been foreseen by Benedict himself. Since it is a document of instructions, the Rule is software; since it does not carry out a specific task but enables a variety of mutually consistent outcomes, it is not an app. The Rule is a protocol. And what a protocol! It spread all over the world; arguably transformed (mostly for the better) Middle Ages Europe; is still in use after a millennium and a half; and has spread beyond the Catholic church (it is used in some Orthodox and even Lutheran contexts). I can't think of many other protocols with that kind of track record. Benedict may have been the Supreme Ninja Mage Lord Protocol Hacker of all time.
* Benedict decentralized
Consistently with the protocol nature of the Rule (and, one suspects, with his own mindset as a protocol hacker), Benedict never actually founded an order. Benedictines are not an order in a strict sense; each monastery is a sovereign institution, with no hierarchy among them. The Rule acts as a communication protocol across monasteries. As a result, many flavors of benedictine abbeys were "forked" over the centuries (for example the Camaldolese) by mutation and natural selection – this was explicitely enabled by the Rule, which declares itself as "only a beginning" in its final chapter, much in the fashion of TCP/IP being "only a beginning" for, say, video streaming. Mutation, however, did not always result in outright speciation. Most benedictine houses federated loosely into national or supra-national congregations starting in the early 14th century; and in fact Pope Leo XIII was able to establish a Benedictine Confederation chaired by an Abbott General without the whole thing blowing over. This happened in 1893 – 1300+ years after the writing of the Rule!
* Benedict avoided sterile conflict
.. and so went viral. My research has been very amateurish – literally a day's project, but I could not find evidence of power struggles between the early monastic movement of the 6th century and the Church's hierarchy. Instead of going for Vatican politics, Benedict appears to have focused on running things at home in Monte Cassino and distributing copies of the Rule to whoever wanted one. As a result, more and more people adopted the Rule for their own monastery projects. This way, no one had to waste time negotiating who would be in whose order, who would be the Abbot General and who a second-echelon abbott and stuff like that. The Rule was (still is) good, solid, open source software. People obtained a copy and went about their way. People who used it were more likely to run a successful monastery than people who did not; and so, by the time of Charlemagne, all Europe was infrastructured with successful monasteries running on the Rule. Unlike what happened, say, to the Franciscans, there was no need to do politics to get the church to accept the new movement. Indeed, Pope Gregory I the Great (got the top job in 590, a mere 50 years after Benedict's death) was himself a monk and endorsed liberally monasticism (he is often called the co-founder of Western Monasticism). This adoption pattern will be familiar to the likes of (Linux's) Linus Torvalds and (Wikipedia's) Jimmy Wales."
Source: Alberto Cottica.


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Beauregard et al v. Nationstar Mortgage LLC et al
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Plaintiff: Laverty Beauregard , Deborah McIntyre
Defendant: Nationstar Mortgage LLC , Lehman Mortgage Trust
Cause Of Action: Fed. Question
Williams v. Pacific Union Financial LLC
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Plaintiff: Cherry Williams
Defendant: Pacific Union Financial LLC
Cause Of Action: Petition for Removal- Injunctive/Declarato
Krone v. Peoples Bank National Assn
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Plaintiff: Marcia Marie Krone
Defendant: Peoples Bank National Assn
Cause Of Action: Diversity-Breach of Fiduciary Duty
Otero v. Discover Financial Services
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Plaintiff: Angel A Otero
Defendant: Discover Financial Services
Cause Of Action: Discrimination
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Defendant: Sente Mortgage Inc
Plaintiff: Thomas S Childs
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Thomasson v. Nationstar Mortgage LLC
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Plaintiff: Charles Ray Andrews, Jr
Defendant: Bank of America
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Hart v. Frost Bank et al
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Plaintiff: Malik Abdul-Rahman
Defendant: Bank of America
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Asheville Urban Farms Travels to Abu Dhabi
Asheville Urban Farms Travels to Abu Dhabi for Conference on Food Emergency Solutions utilizing Agricultural Innovations
In 2012, Asheville Urban Farms (AUF) opened in West Asheville and began producing vegetables and herbs for distribution to local restaurants. Unlike most farms in our region, AUF grows plants indoors using controlled environment agriculture (CEA) methods. AUF has tested 8 hydroponic ("without soil") systems to see what works and what doesn't for a highly sustainable system.
"AUF was always intended to be an exhibition farm for international countries and agricultural innovators in the U.S. to partner with," explains Sherrye Coggiola of C3L Associates, the parent company of AUF. She and husband Anthony created the local AUF as a model and resource to address food production barriers on a global scale.
From February 3–5, 2014, Sherrye and Anthony as well as Dr. Elizabeth Porter, and John Wear will travel to Abu Dhabi for the first annual Global Forum for Innovations in Agriculture (GFIA). "Our goal is to look at partnering with innovators in agriculture as we move away from field farming to indoor environments, such as containers, green houses, controlled environment agriculture," says Anthony. AUF purchased some equipment from innovators at U.S. companies, and built other pieces.
Since AUF is an educational model, its practitioners (or "farmers") here in Asheville test equipment specifically designed for CEA. It is C3L's hope that these assessments will help in C3L's emergence as an international resource for solutions in food emergency regions. This conference will bring AUF one step closer to achieving this goal.
At GFIA, C3L Associates and its partners will communicate directly with representatives from these food emergency areas, such as the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Africa, to develop custom and integrative turn key solutions that these representatives can adopt. Also in attendance at the conference are farmers from the UAE, members of non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and representatives from 12 African nations seeking solutions for food emergency states.
Additionally, C3L will engage with companies who provide innovations in areas like bioenergy, water conservation, and grain storage. "At AUF, we've validated, we've tested, we've tried different systems," says Anthony. "There are a lot of parts and pieces folks out there, but there's really not an integrative model. We're going to this conference to find innovators and bring the best solutions into a package."
Upon their return, Sherrye and Anthony will spend the remainder of the year traveling the United States and Canada connecting with other U.S. companies who are interested in becoming a part of turnkey solutions to food emergencies or attending GFIA in 2015.
About Dr. Elizabeth Porter & John Wear:
Dr. Porter is an agricultural economist at UNC-Asheville who specializes in development, humanitarian assistance, and sustainability. John Wear is chief scientist and president of Trident Environmental Services and Technologies Corporation whose driving purpose is to convert high-energy organic matter to soil and plant food.
About C3L Associates:
With a holistic and multidisciplinary approach to business development, C3L (Clarify, Connect, Create, & Launch) Associates partners with seasoned and emerging companies to develop strategies that leverage collective talents and expertise. The well-traveled advisers are able to introduce products to international buyers and connect clients to resources in the global marketplace.
About Global Forum for Innovations in Agriculture (GFIA):
Over 150 companies from 28 different countries will demonstrate how they deliver technology to change the way the world grows food. Programming includes exhibitions, presentations, technical tours, and discussions, to name a few. This event is to be held under the Patronage of HH Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahan, Deputy Prime Minster of the UAE and Minister of Presidential Affairs. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will serve as Global Development Partner and will advise GFIA on agricultural development projects around the world, as well as key NGOs, particularly those with a focus on Africa, to contribute to the programing.


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I am sure most of you have tried to send files from one iOS device to another and I am also sure most of you have found that the process is not as straightforward as you wished it to be.
The method that we all have pretty much resorted to is either emailing it across, cloud services like Dropbox or Apple's very own iCloud or attempting file sync with the USB cable and iTunes.
Well all of that is about to become a thing of the past as some developers have created an app called Instashare which you will be happy to know does its job with ease.
Instashare is very similar to AirDrop but for iPhones and tablets. It uses WiFi or Bluetooth without a connection to the internet to transfer files from one device to the other. The app is also in beta phase for OSX which will allow you to transfer from mobile device to Mac which will be very handy indeed.
You can get these apps for free, but TheTechSpy recommends stumping up the 69p to make it ad-free as they are simply annoying and it makes for a much better experience. The interesting thing is the developers are currently working on the same apps for Windows and Android, so expect cross-platform transfers some time soon.


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By: Dave Hodges
"…current lifestyles and consumption patterns of the affluent middle class – involving high meat intake use of fossil fuels, appliances, home and work-place air-conditioning, and suburban housing – are not sustainable. A shift is necessary. which will require a vast strengthening of the multilateral system, including the United Nations…"
Maurice Strong: Opening speech at the 1992 UN Conference on Environment and Development
Bad things happen when Agenda 21/ICLEI advocates come to your town. When fully implemented, ICLEI regulations will severely limit access to electricity and transportation, deny the common citizenry noninvasive access to beautiful wilderness areas, destroy private business, impose unsustainable tax rates, will arbitrarily seize private property for personal gain, will promote corruption at the highest levels of industry and government, have endorsed and implemented extreme population reduction methods and now ICLEI advocates have added child theft to their list of heinous crimes against humanity perpetrated against those who would dare to oppose their fascist policies.
Stacy Lynne of Larimer County (Ft. Collins), Colorado, has been desperately alerting her community to the ICLEI form of totalitarianism which has been systematically invading her community for the past 17 years. Now, she finds herself the victim of political retaliation in which her child has been stolen from her for daring to reveal the truth.
Four years ago, Stacy Lynne began making public presentations regarding the dangers of ICLEI. Lynne opposed the "greening" of downtown Ft. Collins in which only "eco friendly cars" would be permitted to park in downtown parking spaces. Local businesses estimated that each parking spot was worth $300,000 per year. This reckless ICLEI proposal would have bankrupted several local small business owners. However, Lynne was successful in harnessing community opposition and defeated the proposal. Lynne also fought against her local government's attempt to only employ Waste Management, a financial contributor to ICLEI, which would have bankrupted two locally owned trash businesses. Lynne was somewhat successful in defeating this measure as well.
Despite her successes, Lynne was making very powerful enemies including the Colorado "poster child" of ICLEI, Pat Stryker, whose business interests were intertwined with a group of Agenda 21 engineers, The Brendle Group, and Waste Management. This placed Lynne in the crosshairs of Stryker's ICLEI allies came and they came after Lynne with a vengeance.
Over eight years ago, Stacy Lynne and Jeff Pappenheim parented Jaden. According to Lynne, the biological father chose to not play a role in his son's life leaving the responsibility for raising the child to his mother. Then, without warning in January of 2011, the biological father filed a dissolution of marriage action and sought sole custody of Jaden despite the fact that the two parents were never married.
The triumvirate consisting of former Colorado Governor Bill Ritter, Judge Julie Field and Pat Stryker's ICLEI interests, have been involved in a series of "amazing coincidences", which culminated in the neutralization of Stacy Lynne as their main ICLEI/Agenda 21 opponent. This was accomplished by the stealing of Lynne's son in one of the biggest miscarriages of justice ever witnessed in a family court. All three parties are inextricably tied to ICLEI/Agenda 21 interests. The conflicts of interests between Ritter, Field, Stryker interests, and ultimately the 8th District Court of Larimer County are numerous and a matter of public record. Briefly, Ritter appoints Field to the Bench of the 8th District Court in January of 2011 which was the same month as the divorce action filed by Pappenheim. Stryker began a professional relationship with Field in 1987 when her law firm represented Stryker interests. Upon leaving office in January of 2011, and after having appointed the judge who will steal Lynne's child, Ritter goes to work for Stryker interests. The newly appointed Field subsequently conducts a Kangaroo court trial in which Stacy, not accused of any wrongdoing, has her child awarded to Pappenheim, who also has Agenda 21/ICLEI interests through his company, 21st Development Solutions. Visit Pappenheim's website and note that his clients work is consistent with Agenda 21/ICLEI interests. It is interesting to acknowledge that at the divorce hearing, Pappenheim testified that he was broke, was living with his parents and driving their car. If Pappenheim is broke, where did he get the start up money for his new company's heavy equipment? Was Pappenheim used to neutralize Stacy by taking her son, or did he simply lie under oath about being broke? Given the circumstances, these are reasonable questions to ask.
The documentation, used to support the abovementioned allegations against Ritter, Stryker and Fields, is listed below.
On December 21, 2011, Stacy's son was removed from her custody by Field. Yet, there was no evidence presented which proved Lynne was guilty of neglect, abuse or any other parental misbehavior that would warrant such an action by any court. In the trial, Field refused to allow Lynne to call witnesses on her behalf and when the citizens in the court gasped with amazement, Field cleared the courtroom so this miscarriage of justice could continue away from the watchful eye of the public. Field's custody ruling allows Stacy one supervised visit, every two weeks, with Jaden at the Harmony House, located in Fort Collins, where Pat Stryker is listed as a financial contributor. In my days as a mental health counselor, I have seen more lenient parental rights granted to convicted pedophiles.
Why would Field misuse her judicial authority against a woman whose only "crime" was to oppose the insidious invasion of her community by ICLEI interests? Simple, Field was also an Agenda 21/ICLEI advocate as evidenced by her employment history in which she claims on her judicial application that she was a special consultant to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank, from January 2007-December 2009. "Both are institutions in the United Nations system" and are beholding to Agenda 21/ICLEI interests. So not only was Lynne a political opponent of Stryker interests because of her anti-Agenda 21/ICLEI stance, Field was also an Agenda 21/ICLEI foe of Lynne as well. If Field had an ounce of judicial integrity, she would have recused herself from the case. However, it also appears that Field had her own financial interest to protect. Field was serving as both an Attorney Mediator and board member for the Crossroads Safehouse, a refuge for neglected children and battered women. According to the Crossroads website, the Brendle Group is a major contributor to the their institution and is also connected to Stryker business interests. The Brendle Group is a self-admitted collection of "Agenda 21 engineers" who are a driving force behind the Agenda 21/ICLEI projects in Larimer County and across the nation. Field badly needs to explain this blatant conflict of interest.
Field's conflicts of interests are not limited to her ICLEI interests; On page one of Field's Judicial application for the 8th Judicial District, she lists her work address as 123 N. College Avenue, Suite 200, Ft. Collins, Colorado. West Mountain Asset Management, a Pat Stryker company, shows the same address on Federal Corporate Filings and websites, for the same time period. This means that the good Judge was a suitemate of Stryker. Fields' blatant disregard for the need to demonstrate judicial impartiality is further evidenced by the fact that from July 1987 to July 1989, Julie Field worked as a litigation associate with the Nutter, McLennen & Fish, a Boston law firm. The same law firm represented Stryker Biotech, a subsidiary of Stryker Corporation, in a felony trial in the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts (United States of America v. Stryker Biotech, LLC, et al., No. 1:09-cr-10330, D. Mass.).
What are the odds that a long-time Stryker ally would become the judge of record of in the Lynne divorce action? Field was appointed to the 8th District by outgoing Colorado Governor Bill Ritter, effective January 1, 2011. When Ritter left the Governor's Office, his new $300,000 position was entitled "Director of the Center for the New Energy Economy" at Colorado State University. As reported by State Bill Colorado , "CSU provided a job description for Ritter's position, which is being financed for three years by foundations, including that belonging to medical-device heiress Patricia Stryker, a Fort Collins resident and a prominent player in Colorado politics". The Denver Business Journal also reported "Ritter said funding for the center and his position will come from private sources: the San Francisco-based Energy Foundation; the Fort Collins-based Bohemian Foundation founded in 2001 by Fort Collins heiress and Democratic Party supporter Pat Stryker; and other donors". Therefore, Bill Ritter, the Governor who appointed Julie Field to a judgeship, now works for Stacy Lynne's political opponent, Pat Stryker, and the public is left to believe that this is all one great big set of coincidences.
Governor Ritter also had an Agenda 21/ICLEI ax to grind against Lynne as Ritter is a board member with Energy Foundation of San Francisco. In 2010- 2011 the Energy Foundation contributed $600,000 to ICLEI. The readers can view the running list of donations to ICLEI here.
Following the trial, Lynne went to a nearby Kinkos/FEDEX to type an injunction against Field's custody order. Shortly thereafter, Lynne was arrested by Larimer County Sheriffs on kidnapping charges and attempted criminal flight with a child even though Jaden was not in her care at the time. When the deputies were asked to produce the arrest warrant and the court order to transfer custody, they replied they did not have to produce either document prior to arresting Lynne (violation of CRS 16-3-02). Lynne was denied a subsequent Contempt Hearing, nor was she was arrested with probable cause (violation of CRS 16-3-108). Yet, when Lynne appeared in court following her release, the Larimer County District Attorney's Office stated that no charges were being preferred. If there ever was a case for false imprisonment, this is the poster child case. Lynne is suing Larimer County for these and other alleged violations against Larimer County Sheriff's.
Courtesy of the Larimer County Sheriff's brazen disregard for the constitutional rights of its citizens, Stacy Lynne has also become the victim of an illegal wire tap of her cell phone AFTER the loss of her son to Pappenheim. This makes no sense, unless the Larimer County Sheriff Department is fearful that Lynne may have uncovered and will reveal even more criminal corruption involving the parties mentioned in this article and that the information may subsequently be revealed to journalists such as myself. For the life of me, I cannot imagine another set of motivations which could underlie this reprehensible violation of the public trust and the people of Larimer County need to be asking questions.
In completing this clean sweep of judicial abuse, Field has ordered that Lynne pay 100% of Pappenheim's $14,000 attorney fees. Lynne does not have the money, and now faces a Contempt of Court action for which she will be sent to jail for 120 days. Lynne's supporters have set up a legal relief fund and contributions may be sent to: The Benefit of Stacy Lynne-P.O. Box 1211 Arvada, Co. 80001-1211.
Stacy is again appearing on The Common Sense Show on April 22 at 10pm Central.
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Albert Einstein
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Why do graduate students need a union?
Unionization pushes back against the march of precarity in academic labor marked by unequal funding packages for grad students, ever-growing rates of adjunct and contingent faculty positions widening the income gap in the professoriate, and the increasing power of the administrative class in higher education as it moves farther away from shared governance and closer to a fully corporate model. Formally recognizing and compensating academic labor is one way to counter the race to the bottom logic that drives the adjunctification of the University and greatly devalues the academic labor of adjuncts, tenured faculty, and graduate students alike. Unionization of graduate workers, especially at a leading institution like Brown, is crucial both to making the next generation of researchers and teachers aware of these important changes and to equipping them with the skills to challenge them.
Furthermore, unionizing gives graduate workers a contract they can enforce, improving morale and creating a better environment for their growth as workers and students. Indeed, a contract will improve faculty/grad student relationships because it delineates responsibilities and outlines our rights as workers whose labor you oversee when grads are working as teaching and research assistants. In addition, having clear cut rules about our working relationship prevents unintentional work exploitation and fosters a sense of equity and trust necessary for a robust scholarly community. Having a union advocating on our behalf for safe and fair working conditions makes it much easier for us to do our jobs, focus on our research, and thrive in our programs.
But don't Brown graduate students receive a competitive package?
Brown prides itself on offering a package that is in line with our peer institutions. But this package was created without the input of graduate students, and without a union, there is no guarantee that it will remain the same.
What can I do to help?
You can help by committing to providing safe working conditions and reasonable workloads, advocating for workplace protection for graduate employees within your department or lab, respecting your graduate students' decisions to get involved in the union effort, or, even joining graduate students in the union effort. If you have any questions or would like to reach out to us in solidarity, please email us.


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So we have had the pleasure, over the past few weeks to be able to communicate with Croatian Pin Up Girl and Model Ivana Benko aka Greta Macabre. Our original conversations centered around us asking Greta if she wanted to participate in our series, "Cooking With A Pin Up." Well she said yes and over the past few weeks she has shared some ideas and a lovely recipe that we will feature next week.
Greta was also gracious enough to answer some questions we posed for her which you can find below. We thank Greta for her time and can certify that she is not only beautiful, but a real class act.
SMT: What was the pivotal point in your life that made you want to model? Was it a movie, a poster, a person or event?
GM: As a child I spent a lot of time in my grandparents tailor shop. I could hardly waited to grow up so I could wear high heels, feminine pencil skirts and put red lipstick on. Ever since I was a child, I wanted to look like a "femme fatale." My personal taste in music, my interests and subcultures also affected my style and my modeling career. I am big film lover and I like trash horror movies as well as movies from the golden Hollywood era. When I was a teen I was also in one modeling agency, but I didn't obey the rules and got pierced. 🙂 Maybe I was burlesque dancer, fashion model, entertainer or something like that in past life.
SMT: I myself discovered you through some rockabilly photos, Is Rockabilly style a passion for you and if so why?
GM: Of course 🙂 I love rockabilly style but I also love 20's, 30's, 40's, 50's and early 60's. I also love avant-garde, fetish, and I adore burlesque. My favourite daily style is look of "Wanda Woodward." She is my favourite "Crybaby" character.
SMT: What is your favorite Rockabilly, Punk, Rock, or Psychobilly band?
GM: My favourite horror punk band are the Misfits. I grew up with them and they formed my musical tastes. Motorhead was also my favourite band when I was a teen. I also love UK Subs, Dead Kennedys, and the Ramones, but now I am more into psychobilly and rockabilly music. Psychobilly is my favourite. I love Batmobile, The Meteors, Demented are Go, Reverend Horton Heat, Stray Cats, Banane Metalik, Rezurex….
I like Hank Williams and sons, Ronie Dawson, Elvis… My musical taste is quite open. I adore old school music like The Andrew Sisters, Edith Piaf (she is my favourite female singer ever…), and Screamin Jay Hawkins.
SMT: Give our readers a beauty tip.
GM: When you feel down here is nice Liz Taylor's quote: "Pour yourself a drink, put on some lipstick and pull yourself together."
We all know that positive thoughts, charm and charisma are the main beauty and success factors but lots of green tea, less meat, lots of vegetables and AHAs (Alpha hydroxy acids) will make you glow.
SMT: What other styles are you passionate about?
GM: I love 30's, 40's and 50's but I also adore flapper look and avantgarde. I love "Vampira" style which is little bit macabre but feminine. I love fetish shoes ( "Bettie Page" heels),and corsets as a small waist is my passion. 🙂
SMT: Now for some Favs: Who is your favorite actor and actress between 1930 – 1965, Mine is Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn.
GM: Marlene Dietrich is one of my favourite icons – she knew how to wear pencil skirts, but a man suit as well, and she looked a lot sexier than most of today's girls in mini skirts. I also love Lucille Ball. She is my favourite redhead.
Vampira (Maila Nurmi) is my favourite "macabre" diva and hottest vampire ever.
I also love beauty and talent of Ava Gardner, Rita Hayworth, and Ann Blythe.
My male old Hollywood crushes are Marlon Brando, Orson Welles and Vincent Price.
SMT: What is your long term goal?
GM: I would like to finish college (I study history and I am in my last year now) and dedicate myself to modeling, writing, media and creative stuff. I have plan to visit Berlin and London soon maybe for a longer time. Prague, too 🙂
SMT: Any advice for those who would want to start in the pin up and modeling role.
GM: Pin up and alternative modeling is all about you – you have to know this culture, do your hair, make up, and be creative! If you're enjoying something you will succeed.
SMT: What's your favorite book.
GM: Recently I read "That Woman: The Life of Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor." It's about Wallis. I also adore her style and she is one interesting icon.
But my all time book is "Kiklop" by Ranko Marinkovich. I love World War Two Romance Novels.
I can not just decide on my favorite book and movie. 🙂
SMT: Where were you born and how would you describe your childhood.
GM: I was born in Croatia in a northern town called Čakovec, but now I live in capital city Zagreb. I was very creative and little bit odd as a kid. I loved to hang out with my grandparents and their old friends more than my peers. These were mostly old ladies that experienced their youth in "other times" but even at an older age they looked glam. My grandpa and grandma are tailors and designers so I spent lots of my time as a child in their workshop meeting new people and sewing clothes for my Barbie dolls. When I was little I was a "kid of nature". I loved to spend lots of time in the woods. I love nature, green, and gardening. I remember that I had a little cactus garden at home. It is sad that today's children are alienated from nature.
SMT: Thank you so much for answering our questions and being so gracious and giving of your time. We look forward to seeing what you do in the future and wish you the best of luck. We also can't wait to try out that cake recipe you sent us, but that is another article.


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According to the sources, all the arrangements and dates have been finalized by both the families. Naga Chaitanya and Samantha are going to marry next year. At present, Samantha shifted to Chennai and travelling to Hyderabad for marriage arrangements. Recent buzz is that, they are going to marry in the Christian wedding tradition in Chennai and after that in the Hindu tradition in yderabad.
Asin also did the same way. She married Rahul Sharma, the owner of Micromax. Now Samantha is following the same way. Samantha- Naga Chaitanya's marriage is finalised in the first half of the next year. Nagarjuna announced about Akhil's marriage recently. Akhil- Shriya's engagement is going to be in the month of December this year.


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Yarra St Repeats:
I thought I was in for 20 repeats of Yarra st, a fine achievement, something to be proud of, then I found out the plan was 25-30. O_O
We rode 5 sets of 5, with the only rest being the time it took to roll back down via parallel roads. 4 "Short" efforts to the roundabout, the last being seated, then 1 "long" effort to the top before it all began anew.
I was feeling ok about it all, the legs weren't getting any fresher, and there was an intensity I had to ride at or risk bogging down and making the whole thing harder, but generally I felt in control. That was until lap 18, deep into the mentally hardest 1/4, Skinny smashed it and left me gasping in his wake. For the next two laps, including a seated and long effort I was riding solo, fighting demons on my own. We were re-united when Skinny waited, and began the final 5 reps together.
Just for laughs, Luke suggested we do the 24th rep, in the big ring. I was too deep into the "just get it done" mindset to realise he was taking the piss, so by the time he let me know he was joking it was too late. I had already dutifully shifted to the 53, and down the cassette a little to ease the strain on my chain, and was set to get to the roundabout with arse firmly planted. I wish there was a photographer as my straining legs must have looked awesome, possibly as good as when I cramped everything in the '11 Otway.
When the final rep was done, and we were headed to a cafe to put strong coffees into our face holes, I checked the stats. over 1,150m of climbing in 45 odd km. Oof, no wonder I felt wwrecked.
Strava link.
D: 61.5km
A: 1,259m
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Friday, July 30, 2010
Monday, July 26, 2010
77 FLH and 45 flathead 4-sp build update
Here is the current progress on these two bikes. The shovel will be finished soon. It's a bike for my book keeper and we are keeping it on a low budget so when finished he can decide what he wants to change at an additional cost of course. The 45 bike will take much longer as the customer wants a show bike. At this point we are close to the mock up being finished and will move to rebuilding the motor and adding the lipstick to the parts.
Old-Stf truckin again.... Barn Find
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Next bikes on the rack
Here is the start of a couple bikes. First is a flathead 45 "custom" "bobber" with some pretty cool stuff in the works. Second is a 1977 Shovelhead FLH "original custom" ?? I say mostly original parts with a few changed up and non original finishes sorta like our 1935 vld. Check back please !
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
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Josh Duhamel was photographed wearing Junk Food fashion over the weekend in LA! The doting dad enjoyed breakfast with his adorable son, Axl in his Keith Haring shirt (www.junkfoodclothing.com).
Joshua Duhamel is an American actor and former fashion model. His first acting role was as Leo du Pres on ABC's All My Children and later as head of security Danny McCoy on NBC's Las Vegas. He then began appearing in films, playing as one of the main protagonists in the first three films of the Transformers film series. He has also starred in romance films including When in Rome, Life as We Know It, New Year's Eve, and Safe Haven. He has also starred in the more recent film You're Not You. Duhamel co-starred with Dean Winters in one season of the CBS Network series cop drama Battle Creek.
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Kate Spade & Company May 2015 Webcast
Kate Spade & Company will webcast its Annual Meeting of Stockholders to the general public on Tuesday, May 19, 2015, beginning at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time. This webcast can be accessed via the Investor Relations section of the Kate Spade & Company website at www.katespadeandcompany.com. An archive of the webcast will be available through Tuesday, June 16, 2015.
Kate Spade & Company (NYSE: KATE) designs and markets accessories and apparel principally under two global, multichannel lifestyle brands: kate spade new york and Jack Spade. With collections spanning demographics, genders and geographies, the brands are intended to accent customers' interesting lives and inspire adventure at each turn. The Company also owns the Adelington Design Group, a private brand jewelry design and development group that markets brands through department stores and serves jcpenney via exclusive supplier agreements for the Liz Claiborne and Monet jewelry lines. The Company also has a license for the Liz Claiborne New York brand, available at QVC, and Lizwear, which is distributed through the club store channel. Visit www.katespadeandcompany.com for more information.
Tuesday, May 5, 2015
Brooks Brothers Outfits Students
has been designated the official apparel sponsor for the USA Pavilion at this year's world's fair, Expo Milano 2015. Brooks Brothers, established in 1818 and America's oldest apparel brand, created custom uniforms for the 120 Student Ambassadors representing the best and brightest from colleges and universities from across the United States.
Each student is outfitted in the brand's iconic button-down shirt and blue blazer. Completing their outfits, men will wear a special edition tie and women a custom silk scarf; both items feature the USA Pavilion's distinctive flag motif.
All of the uniforms have been created by Brooks Brothers at its factories in the USA and were revealed during the opening day ceremony.
The USA Pavilion's theme is "American Food 2.0: United to Feed the Planet" and encourages open dialogue and highlights innovation on a wide range of topics, including food security, sustainability and mobility, with an eye towards the planet's future.
Brooks Brothers has also designed and created uniforms for the staff of the James Beard American Restaurant at Seven Stars, located at the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II and for the USA Pavilion's "Food Truck Nation" located on the USAP grounds. The restaurant staff can be seen wearing red & white gingham shirts, a navy tie and an apron crafted in denim.
"Brooks Brothers is proud to be a partner and sponsor of the USA Pavilion at Expo Milano," said Claudio Del Vecchio, Brooks Brothers Chairman and CEO. "It is a significant and historic event and we feel strongly aligned with Expo's mission to showcase American innovators that strongly influence and shape our culture on a global scale."
Jerry Giaquinta, Chief Communication Officer of the USA Pavilion at Expo Milano 2015 recognized the partnership by saying, "We are honored to have Brooks Brothers as a partner, as they are exemplary of American creativity and business innovation. We are grateful for the tremendous effort they have put into designing great outfits that blend Italian and American styles. Student Ambassadors were thrilled when they first tried them on".
Brooks Brothers will also offer exclusive souvenir products including two signature ties, hats and a denim apron, all made in the USA. These collectable items will be sold exclusively at the USAP and at the Brooks Brothers flagship store on Via San Pietro all'Orto in Milan, Italy.
About Friends of the USA Pavilion Milano 2015
The U.S. Department of State has selected the Friends of the USA Pavilion Milano 2015 as its private sector partner to work with the U.S. government to develop and implement an official American presence at the Expo. Friends of the USA Pavilion Milano 2015, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, is a collaboration between the James Beard Foundation (JBF) and the International Culinary Center (ICC), in association with the American Chamber of Commerce in Italy, whose mission is to conceive, design, fundraise for, and produce the USA Pavilion and programs at Expo Milano 2015.
The USA Pavilion at Expo Milano 2015 would not be possible without the generous support provided by our growing list of partners: General Electric, NUSSLI, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, CNH Industrial, PepsiCo, Microsoft, Uvet, Walgreens Boots Alliance, DHL, Brand USA ,DuPont, Adler Pelzer, Boeing, Cisco, Luxottica, Brooks Brothers, illy, Bank of America, EMC, 3M, Research Frontiers, Vidsys, Alaska Seafood, Dow, Uber, McKinsey & Company, Fleishman Hillard, U.S. Sustainability Alliance, Mapei, American Hardwood Export Council, Food Export Association of the Midwest USA, Food Export USA-Northeast, NAEGA, USA Poultry & Egg Commission, USA Rice Federation, U.S. Dairy Export Council, U.S. Grains Council, U.S. Soybean Export Council, The Beaches of Fort Myers & Sanibel, Greenhouse Communications LLC, Copernico, Sweet Street Desserts and the Bracco Group.
Through the leadership of Commissioner General Doug Hickey and the overall direction of the U.S. Department of State, the Friends organization oversees every aspect of the project in consultation with a team of experts across the science, business, technology, agriculture, sustainability, design and other fields. The pavilion's management and program is directed by President Dorothy Hamilton (founder and CEO of ICC), Chief Executive Officer Charlie Faas, and Chief Creative Officer Mitchell Davis (EVP of JBF). Biber Architects has been selected to design the USA Pavilion, and Thinc Design is serving as USA Pavilion exhibition designer.
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Carla Campbell
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Carla Campbell (born 22 November 1980 in Jamaica)[1] is a fashion model represented by IMG in New York. She received her most widespread exposure appearing in the 2006 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.
Campbell is the first lady from the Caribbean to appear in the popular Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue in 2006. She is also the second lady from the Caribbean to be featured in Victoria's Secret. She has the rare characteristic of having relatively large, natural breasts along with a toned and athletic body.[2] Campbell is also has a modeling contract with Pulse Fashion and is a part of the Beauty Hall of Fame in Jamaica.[3]
Campbell counts among her clients L'Oréal, Nike, Avon, Seventeen magazine, Footlocker, Miller Beer, Maxim, Target and Fubu.
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- ^ "Carla Campbell Biography". Celebopedia. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ^ "Carla Campbell". AskMen. Archived from the original on 2012-12-30. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
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- Carla Campbell at Fashion Model Directory
- 2006 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Photo Gallery
- article from the Jamaica Observer
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2020 U.S. Women's National Team Open Tryout
Dates: Feb. 21-23 2020
Location: Colorado Springs, Colo.
Registration: Opens Nov. 30, 2019
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NOTE: Per NCAA legislation (NCAA bylaw 18.104.22.168) it is allowable for an institution, if it so chooses, to pay necessary expenses for its athlete to attend a National Team tryout.
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The right field position traditionally has one job, and one job amongst all others: to rake. Some of the most potent power threats in the history of the game have called the right corner of the outfield home, including Hank Aaron, Frank Robinson, Reggie Jackson, Mel Ott and none other than Babe Ruth himself.
In today's game, the tradition of the spot being home to some of the most prodigious hitters of the day has stayed true. Today, it is home to a trio of bats that have made 40 homers look like child's play over the past few years, as well as another group behind them that ceaselessly chases 30 long balls with minimal effort. It is a competitive position that has seen a different player be ranked as the top gun at the spot in each of year that this list has been compiled as well. And if all things remain constant, it should continue to be a difficult one to keep a hold on at the top.
This is due to the fact that beyond just the pure power of the spot, it is also rapidly becoming a position that is home to players that would more traditionally make left or center field their home, due to their mixture of speed, on-base talents and glove work. Remember, right field was also where Tony Gwynn and Ichiro made their names as well, so this is nothing new.
So how does this all shake out headed into 2016? And can the new #1 hold his spot for another year? Let's see who he is, as well as what the competition looks like along the way.
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10. Carlos Beltran, Yankees (Not ranked in 2015)
2015: .276/.337/.471, 19 HR, 67 RBI, 57 runs scored, 34 doubles, 0 Stolen Bases, .808 OPS
Last 3 Years: .272/.327/.459 19 HR, 67 RBI, 61 runs scored, 29 doubles, 2 stolen bases, .787 OPS
The ageless Beltran put to bed any notions that he was over the hill at age 38 last year. After a 2014 debut in pinstripes that saw him be both ineffective at the plate and oft-injured, Beltran picked his numbers back up across the board last season and remained the club's everyday right fielder. His average improved by over 40 points, and his contact rate improved significantly as well.
While he would be better suited for a DH role at this point in his career and could see more platoon work this year (his dWAR came in a full -2 games impact), Beltran's offensive offering allows him to remain an asset for the Yanks. He is on pace to surpass 400 career home runs and 2,500 career hits this season, and has indicated that it will not be his last one, despite it being the final year of his Yankee deal.
9. Kole Calhoun, Angels (NR in '15)
2015: .256/.308/.422 26 HR, 83 RBI, 78 runs scored, 23 doubles, 4 stolen bases, .731 OPS
Last 3 Years: .266/.321/.439 17 HR, 58 RBI, 66 runs scored, 20 doubles, 4 stolen bases, .759 OPS
Calhoun followed up his breakout 2014 with another strong campaign last season, firmly settling himself in as one of the more underrated overall corner outfielders in the American League. The 28-year-old has hit 43 home runs over the past two years since getting an opportunity at regular playing time, and has done so while only playing over 150 games once.
What rounds him off most however is his defensive capabilities, which earned him the nod for the AL Gold Glove. Calhoun was good for six defensive runs saved, 11 outfield assists and a 2.30 range factor defending the area, which qualified for the best mark in the league.
8. Matt Kemp, Padres (#6 in '15)
2015: .265/.312/.443 23 HR, 100 RBI, 80 runs scored, 31 doubles, 12 stolen bases, .755 OPS
Last 3 Years: .274/.328/.459 18 HR, 74 RBI, 64 runs scored, 28 doubles, 10 stolen bases, .786 OPS
Kemp found his stride in the bat-only, corner outfielder portion of his career in his first season as a Padre. He put to bed the concerns about his durability that had plagued him a few years ago, playing in 150 games for the second time in as many years. And one thing that is indisputable about Kemp: when he is healthy, he hits.
Kemp met the 100 RBI mark for the first time since 2011, while topping 20 home runs, 30 doubles and 150 hits for the second consecutive year. He even had a slight re-emergence of speed on the base paths as well, reaching double digits steals for the first time in 5 years as well. Entering only his age-31 season, Kemp stands to continue on the path of being a steady middle of the order bat that is short of being the superstar he once was, but being more than just a role player as well.
7. Mookie Betts, Red Sox (NR in '15)
2015: .291/.341/.479 18 HR, 77 RBI, 92 runs scored, 42 doubles, 21 stolen bases, .820 OPS
Last 2 Years: .291/.348/.471 12 HR, 48 RBI, 63 runs scored, 27 doubles, 14 stolen bases, .818 OPS
Betts has been a man on the move in regards to where his every day position will be. He rose through the system as a second baseman, but also displayed a clear athleticism that related well to centerfield duties as well. And now a year after proving himself in the heart of the outfield, he will move over to the right corner –for now at least.
But regardless of where he take he takes his glove, Betts proved himself to be one of the most exciting young players in the game. In his first full season, he made an impact everywhere possible, saving nine defensive runs in the field (often of the highlight variety), while also living up to the sizeable hype at the plate. In his first full season, he finished with 68 extra base hits, by way of 42 doubles, 8 triples and 18 home runs—good for a .820 OPS. He is on a crash course with being a perennial 20/20 threat.
6. Carlos Gonzalez, Rockies (#9 in '15)
2015: .271/.325/.540, 40 HR, 97 RBI, 87 runs scored, 25 doubles, 2 stolen bases, .864 OPS
Last 3 Years: .274/.332/.540 26 HR, 68 RBI, 65 runs scored, 21 doubles, 9 stolen bases, .864 OPS
As is always the case, when CarGo is healthy, CarGo is among the most impactful players in the game. Gonzalez finished a season for the first time since 2010, playing a career-best 153 contests and as a result, he finished second in the NL in home runs.
He got off to the worst start of his career throughout April and May, before strapping a rocket to his back mid-summer. He hit 36 home runs from June-September, while topping 20 RBI per month after the All-Star Break. While no longer the speed threat or high average producer he formerly was, Gonzalez settled in nicely as the second hammer to join Nolan Arenado at the heart of the Rockies lineup, although he is likely to be heavily shopped this summer as they continue to retool.
5. J.D. Martinez, Tigers (#8 in '15)
2015: .282/.344/.535 38 HR, 102 RBI, 93 runs scored, 33 doubles, 3 stolen bases, .879 OPS
Last 3 Years: .286/.333/.506 23 HR, 71 RBI, 58 runs scored, 27 doubles, 4 stolen bases, .840 OPS
If anyone had doubts about if the breakout player of the year from 2014 keeping up his out of the blue pace he found once he relocated from Houston, it is safe to say they have been put to bed now permanently. Martinez entrenched himself among the elite power hitters in all of the game last season, running his two-year total for long balls up to 61, the 11th best combined total in baseball over that time.
Since coming to Detroit, Martinez has carried at .296/.350/.543 split line, and drove in a career-best 102 runs ago as well. And despite what he has already established, it stands to reason that Martinez is line to put up even more potent numbers than he did in his Silver Slugger/All-Star 2015, with Ian Kinsler, Justin Upton and Miguel Cabrera hitting in front of him, along with Victor Martinez watching his back. Martinez could be on a collision course with another 20+ RBI total increase this year.
4. Jason Heyward, Cubs (#5 in '15)
2015: .293/.359/.797 13 HR, 60 RBI, 79 runs scored, 33 doubles, 23 stolen bases, .797 OPS
Last 3 Years: .274/.353/.415 13 HR, 52 RBI, 73 runs scored, 27 doubles, 15 stolen bases, .768 OPS
Perhaps the game's premier outfield defender, Heyward alters the game from right field in a way that few players can from a corner defensive position. He took home his third Gold Glove in his only season in St. Louis, contributing a second consecutive year of a posting at least two Wins Above Replacement defensively. He posted a fielding percentage of .990+ for the third straight year as well, while still leading the game in right fielder range factor. Toss in his 10 outfield assists –which brought his two year total to 19— and Jey Hey is one of the most dangerous defenders in the game.
This norm continued while he stayed the course of rounding himself into a much more complete player at the plate as well. He achieved new career-highs in batting average, doubles, on-base percentage and stolen bases, all which contributed to a new personal high WAR of 6.5. And by relocating to the friendly confines of Wrigley Field, his long-awaited power surge could finally be sparked as well.
3. Jose Bautista, Blue Jays (#2 in '15)
2015: .250/.377/.536 40 HR, 114 RBI, 108 runs scored, 29 doubles, 8 stolen bases, .913 OPS
Last 3 Years: .266/.381/.521 34 HR, 97 RBI, 97 runs scored, 27 doubles, 7 stolen bases, .902 OPS
The most epic bat flip of the decade provided a fantastic cap to a year that deserved it from Joey Bats. It came on the heels of yet another season of being the preeminent power hitter in the American League, as Bautista topped 40 home runs for the third time in his career. In route to making his sixth consecutive All-Star appearance, Bautista also topped the AL in walks and finished in the AL top 10 in home runs, RBI, runs scored, slugging % and on-base + slugging % as well.
Yet while he has remained a superior power threat, he has also rounded into one of the most balanced hitters in the game as well. 2015 marked the second straight year where he hit at least 35 home runs and drove in 100 runs, while still working more than 100 walks, and still getting more free passes than he strike outs (214 walks compared to 202 K's).
2. Giancarlo Stanton, Marlins (#1 in '15)
2015: .265/.346/.606 27 HR, 67 RBI, 47 runs scored, 12 doubles, 4 stolen bases, .952 OPS
Last 3 Years: .270/.374/.541 29 HR, 78 RBI, 66 runs scored, 23 doubles, 6 stolen bases, .915 OPS
If only he could have avoided yet another freakish injury last season, Stanton could have put on one of the best power displays seen in many years. In only 76 games, he hit 27 home runs, which worked out to a homer every 10 at-bats. If he had stayed at that clip and played a full second half, he would have reached 50 easily with some time to go still in September.
From a pure ability standpoint, there is no one at his level in regards to hitting the long ball today. Stanton is 26 years old and in line to top 200 career homers already this season, all while only playing 150 games in a season once. As his 2014 season showed, he is capable of doing prodigious numbers, even if surrounded by less talent than many other superstars are afforded. The only trick is to keep him on the field, because if he does, there will not be an MVP race in which his name is not mentioned.
1. Bryce Harper, Nationals (#3 in '15)
2015: .330/.460/.649, 42 HR, 99 RBI, 118 runs scored, 38 doubles, 6 stolen bases, 1.109 OPS
Last 3 Years: .296/.401/.534, 25 HR, 63 RBI, 77 runs scored, 24 doubles, 6 stolen bases, .936 OPS
It is asinine to think that it was just last season that Harper was named "Most Overrated Player" in the game in a vote of his peers conducted by ESPN. Because apparently Harper's ears were wide open for that and he put all of his considerable talents towards creating a coming of age that had to be seen to be believed. With his propensity for running into walls behind him, he launched an all-out assault on everything thrown his way that saw him become the third youngest MVP winner of all-time, behind such substantial company as Johnny Bench and Stan Musial.
At age 22, Harper led the National League in home runs and runs scored, as well as on-base, slugging and on-base + slugging percentages, while finishing second in batting average. His MLB-leading ballpark adjusted OPS+ of 195 showed that he dominated at every park with the same ferocious nature across the board. So complete was Harper's effort that he hit .335 with 35 homers against righties and .318 against lefties, with only two more strikeouts than walks. Yet, the greatest testament to Harper's year is that while it was a huge leap from where he was before, at only 23 he has proven that he is the best hitter in the National League already and he is only getting started—he won't even turn 30 until 2023.
Just A Bit Outside: Yasiel Puig, Dodgers; Shin-Soo Choo, Indians; Hunter Pence, Giants; George Springer, Astros.