In most parts of the world Father's day falls on the third Sunday of June – this year June 21st. So it is time to get ready. However, Father's day is a movable feast. In the South Pacific where Father's day is the first Sunday of September you still have plenty of time so think about which of these ideas you might like to put into action before the day.
There are lots of cheezy ideas out there of what to get kids to do for their Dads. I have tried to make suggestions here that are both creative and outwardly focused – things that kids can do for Dad not just on the day but over the entire year.
1. Many of the ideas I suggested in Let's Get Creative – Honouring Our Mothers, would just as easily work for fathers too.
3. Ideas like this one: Dad's Token Tin that encourage kids to be giving rather than getting are great for Father's day too.
4. I like this Father's Day Stencilled Glass Plate because it is a little different from the usual home made gifts and gives kids a chance to get their hands dirty in paint.
5. A Father's Day book which, as the creator says captured the kids creativity and expressed a love for their dad like only a child can tell it.
6. Dad's Car wash kit for a kid who loves to help Dad wash the car. This could be creatively adapted for any activity that a Dad shares with his child – gardening fishing, hiking, sports could all be the basis for a gift like this.
7. Dad Rocks Paperweight. I liked this suggestion for its simplicity and adaptability for a last minute idea. And of course you don't need to restrict the words to Dad rocks – kids could come up with their own creative messages for Dad. And if you have some paints around let them paint them.
8. And while you are thinking about rocks try this idea – How to make garden markers with painted stones. I am sure this could be a hit with kids of all ages.
9. My Father's Hands. Making photo collections either to frame or in book form are always a hit with Dads. I love this creative variation on this – a photo of a Dad holding the hand of each of his kids.
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iMessage Developer Quits Apple for Messaging Startup Layer
Andrew Vyrros, who led the development of iMessage and FaceTime and was also a developer at Steve Jobs' NeXT computer company, has left Apple to join a messaging startup. According to The Verge, sources are claiming that he actually left Apple several months ago for messaging startup Layer, where he now serves as CTO.
"Vyrros is only the latest of several tech all stars to join Layer. Jeremie Miller, the man credited with creating the XMPP (Jabber) chat language joined the company last fall, as did George Patterson, former director of operations at OpenDNS — a global infrastructure that handles 50 billion queries per day. Layer was also co-founded by Ron Palmeri, one of the guys behind Grand Central, which was acquired by Google and became Google Voice."
Vyrros, who saw iMessage grow from nothing to handling billions of messages per day, said in a blog post yesterday that at Layer, he is not just focusing on a single application. "We're laying out a whole dang platform, something that can grow a multitude of novel apps", he wrote. Layer also provides push notification services, cloud sync, offline storage, and "most other services a message app would need", he added.
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[Listicle] Entrepreneurial TEDx Talks To Kickstart 2021
As we're fresh into the new year, many of us probably have resolutions we want to achieve or things we'd want to learn for the year.
For aspiring entrepreneurs or leaders trying to break out of stagnancy or an issue in your company, you may be looking for inspiration.
Hence, we compiled 8 recent entrepreneurial TEDx Talks you can check out in this list. These videos are all at most 12 months old.
These speakers are all sharing advice and insights from their experience which may be relevant to what you're facing, which you could learn a thing or two from.
1. How I Became The Youngest Entrepreneur
15-year-old Tilak Mehta is the founder and CEO Papers N Parcels, a digital courier company that does one-day parcel delivery through Mumbai dabbawalas. Tilak was only 13 years old when he founded the company and became CEO.
Dictionary Time: Dabbawala is a 130-year-old service in Mumbai that delivers lunchboxes at very low cost and in an eco-friendly way via bikes and railway trains.
Tilak giving his talk / Image Credit: TEDxGSMC
The idea started when Tilak wanted to get his book delivered on the same day, but found out that the delivery cost was more than the book itself. He brought this courier business idea to his father and they started it under Tilak's leadership and his father's advisory.
Who's it for: Aspiring young entrepreneurs like his age, or sceptics who are curious as to how young entrepreneurs can lead a business.
Duration: 15:23 minutes.
You can watch the talk here.
2. The New Secret Superpower For Entrepreneurs
David Asarnow is the founder and CEO of Business Nitrogen in the US, which helps businesses find ways to create value and profit. In his twenties, he built a US$45 million division for a company over five years.
He talked about the importance of collaboration for a business to be successful. He shared advice about not jumping off alone when you want to start a business, but to find and attract people to join you instead.
He gave examples of how this accelerates results and puts one way ahead of the competition compared to doing it alone.
Who's it for: Entrepreneurs who find it hard to delegate tasks with trust in their startup, or entrepreneurs thinking of how to look for a team or collaborators.
3. Survival Tips for New Startup Entrepreneurs
Keshav Chintamani, is the founder and CEO of Tractonomy Robotics in Belgium, which builds autonomous robot carts to improve a supply chain's efficiency.
Keshav giving his talk / Image Credit: TEDx RWTHAachen
Keshav shared some tips he learned from his startup journey, two of which I want to highlight:
You might have a great idea but maybe nobody needs it. It might be too complex, too expensive, or impractical. Keshav went to different factories to find the common problem that all factories had, which he could help with.
Don't look for money from investors to create a prototype or do R&D. Work for other people instead and use your other talents to sell yourself first, then use that money you earned to create that prototype. Because it's your hard-earned money, you're likely to get your prototype right the first time.
Who's it for: Aspiring entrepreneurs thinking of doing market validation, or entrepreneurs looking for investors to fund their R&D.
4. How To Create 600,000 Jobs In 6 Months In Afghanistan
Sanzar Kakar is the chairman of AHG (Afghanistan Holding Group), a business service group that provides taxation, accounting, auditing, and more. He also served as the Economic Advisor for the Afghanistan Investment Climate Facility.
The highlight of the talk was his explanation about being realistic regarding the sectors you should tap into when creating jobs for a nation. For example, he ruled out manufacturing, IT, agriculture, and mining in Afghanistan because of countries that have already dominated the export market for those like China and India.
Hence, he tapped into the local exchange of goods and services as a means to circulate cashflow around the country and give people jobs, which is how his services come into play.
Who's it for: Entrepreneurs who are looking to solve national problems like widespread unemployment through service-providing technology.
Duration: 11:49.
5. Accountability Is A Love Language
Tafadzwa Bete Sasa is a coach and training facilitator in Zambia who founded GoalGetter Tribe. She has spoken in various notable forums such as the World Economic Forum on Africa meetings.
Tafadzwa giving her talk / Image Credit: TEDxLusaka
The highlight of her talk was about the importance of creating a space whereby the person who is accountable doesn't feel personally attacked, otherwise the conversation will just be about defensiveness, justifying their actions, and continuing this cycle of low performance.
Who's it for: Anyone in a managerial position who plans to hold an accountability conversation with results.
Duration: 12:13 minutes
6. From Scientist to Entrepreneur
James Hutchinson is the CEO of KiwiNet, a company that sells findings from academic and research institutes to startups that can create technology solutions out of the research.
James giving his talk / Image Credit: TEDxRuakura
He got the idea after realising that not much research reaches the general public. The highlight of his talk was the similarities he drew between science and entrepreneurship.
Both enrich peoples' lives and solve problems in their own way but could not easily meet, so James found a way for both of them to leverage on each others' strengths.
Who's it for: Professionals in other fields like science who want to create a business out of selling research or tap into the startup ecosystem.
7. Management Lessons From Chinese Business & Philosophy
Fang Ruan is a management consultant and a co-leader of Boston Consulting Group Henderson Institute in China.
She shared about the unconventional management lessons she learnt from leaders like Miranda Qu, founder of Xiaohongshu, a popular e-commerce site in Shanghai.
Fang Ruan giving her talk / Image Credit: TED
The highlight of the talk was about how Chinese companies were now straying away from the typical Confucian practice of organising and regulating things.
Instead, they're adopting the Taoism practice of letting things develop naturally. In essence, it's about moving away from a controlling management style to one that's more about supporting.
Who's it for: CEOs who are looking for ways to pivot their management style.
8. When Are You Good Enough to Become an Industry Expert?
David Mitroff is a business growth speaker with a PhD in clinical psychology. He also teaches entrepreneurship and marketing courses in the University of California, Berkeley, and is a Google Mentor for the Google Launchpad Accelerator program.
Looking back at his personal journey, David shared how he didn't want to wait for decades to become an industry expert in the stand-up comedy world. With his strategies, he was able to be recognised as one in 3 years instead.
The highlight of the talk was how nominating and endorsing other people in their niche help yourself gain the same in return.
Who's it for: Entrepreneurs who are interested in being consultants, or are wondering when they can declare themselves an industry expert.
You can read more TEDx Talk-related articles we've written here.
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Featured Image Credit: Fang Ruan (left) by BCG / Tilak Mehta (right) by Business News Trends
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US January 13, 2018
Teri Webster
Zuckerberg lost $3.3 billion after announcing major changes to Facebook news feed
Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook CEO and founder, lost $3.3 billion after announcing changes to Facebook's newsfeed. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Facebook chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg announced major changes to his social media empire this week that caused stocks — and his fortune — to tumble, Bloomberg news reported.
Zuckerberg lost $3.3 billion Friday after he said content from family and friends, and not media outlets and businesses, will dominate Facebook's news feed. Facebook's shares fell as much as 5.5 percent, to $177.40," Bloomberg reported.
But Zuckerberg won't be going broke anytime soon. Although he lost his spot as the world's fourth-richest person to Spanish retail billionaire Amancio Ortega, Zuckerberg's fortune is still standing strong at $74 billion.
Zuckerberg and other Facebook executives said in published reports that the changes will be better for users and the company in the long run.
In a post on his Facebook account, Zuckerberg announced Thursday why he's making the change. The post read, in part:
"But recently we've gotten feedback from our community that public content -- posts from businesses, brands and media -- is crowding out the personal moments that lead us to connect more with each other.
It's easy to understand how we got here. Video and other public content have exploded on Facebook in the past couple of years. Since there's more public content than posts from your friends and family, the balance of what's in News Feed has shifted away from the most important thing Facebook can do -- help us connect with each other."
The changes could also be due to backlash social media has faced over fake news, cyber bullying, and Internet addiction, Bloomberg reported.
"We feel a responsibility to make sure our services aren't just fun to use, but also good for people's well-being," Zuckerberg wrote.
An article on Facebook's news room section indicates the social media giant employs "social psychologists, social scientists and sociologists, and we collaborate with top scholars to better understand well-being and work to make Facebook a place that contributes in a positive way."
What about videos?
Facebook users can expect to see fewer videos in their news feeds.
"There will be less video," Adam Mosseri, Facebook's vice-president in charge of news feed, told Wired magazine. "Video is an important part of the ecosystem. It's been consistently growing. But it's more passive in nature. There's less conversation on videos, particularly public videos.
And pages about people and businesses will have less priority.
"There will be less content directly from (professional) Pages," Mosseri said. "Page content will still be an important part of the ecosystem, but it will shift a little bit. Content that is shared and talked about between friends will grow, and content that's directly consumed from Pages directly will shrink slightly."
What are some of the other changes?
The article on Facebook's news room, lists some of the other changes.
Users are now able to "snooze" people for 30 days, rather than "un-friending" them, the social media giant announced in December. Another feature is "Take a Break," that allows people to restrict the visibility and access of an ex-partner. Finally, Facebook is hoping to boost suicide prevention.
"We recently released suicide prevention support on Facebook Live and introduced artificial intelligence to detect suicidal posts even before they are reported," the article states. "We also connect people more broadly with mental health resources, including support groups on Facebook."
Here's is the announcement Zuckerberg made on Facebook:


I am familiar with Calligraphy. I am familiar with Graffiti. But I was not familiar with Calligraffiti, until it was brought up to my attention recently by one of my Etsy shop customers. I have seen the art before, but did not recognize it as calligraffiti.
Traditional handwriting with a metropolitan attitude.
He is a Tunisian-French street artist mostly known for his style of Arabic calligraffiti. A free form of art that does not follow the rules of classical Arabic calligraphy, but reflects devotion to Arab art and culture. He integrated his appreciation for Arabic calligraphy with his talent as a street artist to create stunning calligraffiti art on walls.
While I am unable to read the Arabic words in his art, I am fascinated with his talent as an artist, and admire his goal as an Arab.
His style of art will soon be introduced into the fashion industry through the french design brand of Louis Vuitton.
That is truly beautiful and unique. I can't wait to see eL Seed's Calligraffiti on home furniture and accessories. I can see it coming, can't you?


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Political Correctness has ruined Christmas? Is displaying a nativity scene so of
shyonegbposted 11 years ago
Political Correctness has ruined Christmas? Is displaying a nativity scene so offensive?
What is the true meaning of Christmas? How can telling a story about the birth of Christ can be deemed as politically incorrect?
Uninvited Writerposted 11 years ago
Christmas is doing quite well. No one is stopping you from having a nativity scene in your own house.
Galadriel Arwenposted 11 years ago
How interesting that you believe some governmental decree has "ruined your Christmas holiday." Jesus was crucified on the cross because of his belief. Do you think Jesus cared or paid attention to what the other people said? He told the tales he wanted others to hear and paid a high price for voicing his opinion. His disciples also paid a high price for following his example. Honestly, has religion truly been acceptable to everyone? No one can ruin your holiday except you.
shazz01109posted 11 years ago
The political correctness has gone too far. All holiday displays of the season for this time of year, secular and non-secular should be displayed, even government property. To me, that is TRUE diversity. And these displays should be done side by side. It might even help create educational discussion:o And the political correctness should not effect or ruin ur Christmas.
wsp2469posted 11 years ago
Yes, political correctness has ruined Christmas in the workplace (in some cases) but not in general. No, displaying a nativity scene is not so offensive.
Any (other) questions?
rspears01posted 11 years ago
I don't think political correctness has ruined Christmas in a way that is more major than it's ruined everything else. Politcal correctness ruins society. While we have to have a level of respect for people (or should at least) there is nothing wrong with calling a white person white. There's nothing wrong with calling a black person black. It's just how it is...people should get over all the political correctness BS and just call it as it is.
As far as a nativity scene being offensive. No, it is not offenseive. At least it isn't offensive to me.
CHRISTmas is the Christian celebration of the birth of Christ. Whether someone else thinks it's stupid or not really doesn't matter. CHRISTians should have the right to their own beliefs, practices and religion. CHRISTmas is a major holiday within the CHRISTian faith. Why leave CHRIST out of it?
Lady Roseposted 10 years ago
In my country manger scenes are traditionally displayed everywhere. Maybe because of the unique peculiarities in them that almost border prophanity... See my hubs on "el caganer" and the Scatologic Christmas in Catalonia for a taste of what i am talking about.
georgiecarlosposted 10 years ago
Really? i didn't know about this. In my country, everyone puts up a nativity scene/manger and people don't mind.
In my opinion, I think people should stop over thinking things. All holidays have a certain "image" and there is nothing wrong with that. In fact, the reason why we have Christmas is because it's the birth of Jesus, thus the Nativity scene.
Also, just a thought, but the people making a big deal out of this, are they really for "political correctness" or just trying to create an issue?
home witchposted 10 years ago
You know, the whole linking of Christmas to Christ is in itself a fallacy. He was not born on the 25th of December. The celebration now known as Christmas was originally a pagan holiday Yule. The church founders just renamed the holiday and took it over because they found it impossible to stamp out the pagan celebrations of having a Yule log, giving presents, having a Christmas tree and most other parts of the Christmas season rituals. So telling the story of Christ is not the true meaning of Christmas anyway - it is just a version of what Christmas now means. So to be really PC Christmas needs to link back to its pagan past, realise that the birth of Christ is not really linked in anyway to this holiday.
Helpful Hannaposted 10 years ago
My favorite Christmas decoration is a nativity scene. I don't want to offend anyone, but I am celebrating a religious holiday. They don't have to agree with my beliefs, but my beliefs won't change just so I can be politically correct.
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Do you put up a nativity scene in your house at Christmas?
by Flo Belanger 10 years ago
What kind of a display do you have? Where do you put it? Does it go in the same place each year? Do you have a tradition around it?
How many innocent lives is political correctness worth?
by lostgirlscat 11 years ago
If you'd been a prosyletizing Catholic, Mormon, Jew or any other"orthodox" religion, the military would have evicted you from their ranks, but be a radical muslim, such as Major Nidal Malik Hasan and instead of providing therapy to PTSD soldiers, you can spend your time trying to convince...
how do you say christmas nativity scene in french?
by whitty23 8 years ago
We are not equal, life is not fair, there are winners and losers
by ga anderson 6 years ago
We are not equal, life is not fair, there are winners and losers - Deal with it.Forums of polite discussions. Threads of polemic rhetoric. Well, we can still be polite, but it is time to not be afraid to call a spade a spade. Or would you feel less offended if I did the... "a rose by any other...
Is anyone else sick of the words "politically correct"?
by Schandee Decker 6 years ago
Is anyone else sick of the words "politically correct"?Who thought this up, a politician and why are so many people going along with it. We keep changing in America to accommodate more people we don't need. Who else is sick of being told what to say and how to, isn't this going against...
"Politically Correct?"..Why? Why Not "Candidly Honest?"
by qwark 10 years ago
Why are we "Americans" so damned sensitive about the way something is verbally expressed?Why not tell it like it is!?


" Art, for me, has a deeply human ambition, in the most positive sense. Dying can also be art.
in which we dissolve, to then be dead. A task that lies in store for each of us. "
For years, I have a dreamed of a room in which people can die in peace. It's a simple room: flooded with light, with a wooden floor. It is a copy of a room I once saw at the Museum Haus Lange-Haus Esters in Krefeld, Germany; a marvellous piece of classically modern architecture that concentrates on the basics. I have recreated this room - as an artist, that is what I do - and at the moment, it is standing right here in my studio. Any minute it could be dismantled, put on a plane and reinstalled anywhere in the world, for someone nearing the end of their days and who wants to die in a humane and harmonious environment.
I'm not a naive person, but I don't think there is anything wrong or perverse about this dream. I think it's quite innocent. So it has been rather a shock to me that for the last week I have been receiving death threats by phone and email.
It started at the beginning of the week, when I mentioned my project about death and dying in an interview with a reporter from the Art Newspaper. I didn't think much of it, as I have talked to curators about this at length since 1996, and there have been several mentions in exhibition catalogues.
The reporter was very interested and wrote an article about it. Two sentences from this article have been quoted repeatedly: "I want to display a person dying naturally in the piece or somebody who has just died. My aim is to show the beauty of death."
I did say those things, and I still mean them. Of course I expected reactions. But I didn't expect that quite so many publications would quote me without putting the statements into context. Within a few days, thousands of articles appeared across the world relying only on these two soundbites. In a way, I am not surprised that they have triggered some absolutely horrific images in the heads of journalists and readers. And yet I am still astonished by the nature of the comments I received, and disturbed by their vulgarity and violence. I received threats in multiple languages, some of them absurd, some of them seriously threatening.
Someone emailed to suggest I should be "slaughtered" and given "the Jesus treatment". Someone else emailed: "Why don't you kill your mother and show her to us while he's [sic] dying?" Another told me my artworks were "degenerate". The reaction in Britain has been more balanced - I guess people find it easier to talk and even laugh about death there. After Damien Hirst and the Young British Artists, perhaps they are more used to artists pushing a few boundaries as well.
The irony is that I have never been the type of artist who courts controversy for controversy's sake. I was trained as a painter; my first exhibition of paintings was in 1985. Even back then I was fascinated by the portrayal of inner spaces in art: rooms you cannot enter, places that cannot communicate with the outside world. Gradually I realised that sculpture, and eventually architecture, enabled me to investigate this fascination in a more direct way. Nowadays I mainly build and recreate rooms.
Of course I am not the first artist who is interested in death as a subject. I doubt that those who call me "degenerate" would say the same about Michelangelo's statue of David - and yet we know that Michelangelo used to cut up dead people to study their anatomy. Is that not much more shocking than what I am proposing to do?
I find the public portrayal of death on TV and on the internet violent and cruel; it lacks grace and respect for the human spirit. But I don't think there is anything cruel in the reality of death in itself: there has to be more humane way of presenting it.
I think our culture needs to reinvestigate the way we deal with death. It has not just become a taboo, it is something that we actively try to push out of our daily lives. People used to die within the family. These days, many die in hospitals, locked away from the public.
From what I have seen with my own eyes, the conditions of dying in German hospitals are scandalously brutal and bleak. And it's not much better in Britain. When I put on my installation about private spaces in two flats in east London in 2004, I used to have to walk past the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel every morning. One day, I saw a woman who had escaped the hospital and was screaming as doctors were treating her on the road. Was it a humane place to die? I don't think so.
My very first job as a teenager was with an undertaker, here in Reydt in the industrial west of Germany. I used to carry coffins from the church to the hole in ground. It was a well-paid job, mainly because no one wanted to do it. The other people I worked with were an alcoholic and a disabled man. It tells you something about the fear we have of death that we get the people at the bottom of the social ladder to handle our dead. Shouldn't this last journey be the most intimate and personal journey in a person's life?
More recently, I had first-hand experience with death when my father died. I wanted to give him a personal farewell, something that spoke of our relationship, so I wanted to design a personalised gravestone made of lead. It turned out to be nearly impossible: there are so many rules. In my view, the dying should be able to define the rituals and sites of their funeral themselves.
I grew up in a Catholic environment - I was even an acolyte in my local church for more than five years. My feeling is that the church used to provide us with rituals and ceremonies appropriate for death, but in a secular age, don't we need to create our own?
For my project, I am not proposing that I would bring about someone's death, or stage it. Nor am I suggesting that I would encourage someone who wants to take their own life. All I want to do is offer a room, a space in which they spend their last hours as they wish. Whether it is a public event or a private event, that is entirely up to them and their relatives.
I have also considered building a room for giving birth in. But I'm not sure there is much of a need for it; I have seen the sort of rooms people give birth in these days, and they are fine. Husbands are encouraged to take part in the process - everyone works together to make it a positive experience. I would like it if we can make a death a similarly positive experience.
Not all responses to my project have been negative. The Jesuit priest Friedhelm Mennekes has supported my project. He feels that there is a need to engage in a serious way with death, to show it as it really is. And there have been emails from people who have expressed interest in taking part. I don't know if I will get back to these people yet, but the project will go ahead. There is one person in particular I could imagine working with. Of course, no one can tell when it will happen - that's the deal with death.
To those who call me a coward for not putting myself up for the project, I would just like to say: when my time is up, I myself would like to die in one of my rooms in the private part of a museum. I live for my art, so I would like to die surrounded by art too. My aim would be to find a way of death that is beautiful and fulfilled: I couldn't image a better place than a gallery to do so.


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Véronique Sylvain est une poète franco-ontarienne née en 1986. Le Nord ontarien et sa nature occupent une place importante dans son œuvre.

Biographie
Véronique Sylvain naît en , à Kapuskasing, et grandit sur la ferme familiale à Kitigan, en Ontario. Elle obtient un baccalauréat en littérature de l'Université Laurentienne, à Sudbury, puis une maîtrise en lettres françaises de l'Université d'Ottawa.

Après avoir travaillé aux Éditions Prise de parole, elle décroche un poste de responsable des communications aux Éditions David.

Vie littéraire
Véronique Sylvain commence par écrire des chansons, ce qui l'amène à participer au concours Ça m'chante en 2003.

Après voir publié quelques poèmes dans le journal étudiant de l'Université Laurentienne (L'Orignal déchainé) et des revues, elle participe à un recueil collectif au début de 2019 : Poèmes de la résistance (Prise de parole). Son premier recueil solo, Premier quart, paraît plus tard la même année. Cette œuvre, saluée par la critique, lui vaut quatre prix littéraires, dont le Prix Trillium et le Prix Champlain; ce dernier est assorti d'une résidence d'écriture d'un mois à la Maison de la littérature, dans le Vieux-Québec. Véronique Sylvain participe ensuite à deux autres collectifs : Imaginer l'après (Prise de parole, 2020) et Projet TERRE (David, 2021).

Les poètes franco-ontariens Michel Dallaire, Patrice Desbiens, Robert Dickson et, plus particulièrement, Robert Yergeau ont nourri l'imaginaire de Véronique Sylvain. La poète a d'ailleurs dédié à la mémoire de ce dernier sa thèse de maîtrise. Ses influences incluent aussi des haïkistes japonais.

La poésie de Véronique Sylvain est « habitée par le nord ». Elle rend hommage à la résilience des Franco-Ontariens, en particulier ceux qui, comme les hommes de sa famille, travaillent la terre ou descendent au fond des mines.

Œuvres

Poésie

Collectifs

Prix et honneurs

 2020 : Lauréate du Prix de poésie Trillium pour Premier quart
 2020 : Lauréate du Prix du livre d'Ottawa pour Premier quart
 2021 : Lauréate du Prix Champlain pour Premier quart
 2021 : Lauréate du Prix émergence AAOF pour Premier quart

Notes et références

Littérature franco-ontarienne
Poète canadien du XXIe siècle
Femme de lettres canadienne
Franco-ontarien
Écrivain franco-canadien du XXIe siècle

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Chef Gordon Ramsay wants to bring his reality show to San Francisco.
Kitchen Nightmares, the FOX program featuring celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay spitting out food and screaming at people, is looking for a new serving of reality television victims in San Francisco.
So if you or someone you know is running a restaurant into the ground, this might be a shot to turn things around -- or at least be embarrassed on cable television.
The online application includes questions like "List Five Things the Restaurant needs Help With" and "Why should Gordon Ramsay pick you and your restaurant?"
Applicants are also encouraged to submit a video audition. Ramsay loves complaining about kitchen cleanliness and lazy chefs serving frozen food, so it might be time to look into the dark corners of the walk-in for some juicy rant-bait.
Jackson West can think of a few restaurants that are perplexingly still in business.


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So what is the Cleopatra slot machine? How do you play this slot machine? What are your chances of winning when you play the Cleopatra slot machine?
What is the amount you can bet while playing the Cleopatra slot machine? We will discuss all this and more about the Cleopatra slot machine briefly in this article.
What is the Cleopatra Slot Machine?
The Cleopatra slot machine is a video slot that features imagery from the times of Cleopatra, including symbols of Cleopatra and the Sphinx. As the name suggests, this slot machine is based on the famous Egyptian queen Cleopatra. The slot has some fantastic graphics representative of the times of Cleopatra, including the Sphinx, and also great sound effects.
The Cleopatra slot machine has been developed by International Game Technology (IGT), a well-known name in this domain.
The Cleopatra slot machine is a 5-reel 20-payline machine, which means you have the chance to bet on these lines and win up to 10,000 coins. It has a number of cool player-friendly features and allows you the chance to win big money when you play it.
These features include free spins, scatter multipliers, and more. Each of the 20 paylines is a potential source of a huge win, which is one of the reasons why this video slot is so popular among players.
By playing the reels at the Cleopatra slot machine, a player can potentially nail a maximum of up to 100,000 credits. Getting hold of the bonus on offer opens the doors to even more massive wins. Then, there is the Cleopatra Mega Jackpot slot machine, which has an additional jackpot running into millions of dollars.
Recently, IGT, the manufacturers of the Cleopatra slot machine, launched a version of this slot for the smartphone market. Now players can play the Cleopatra slot machine directly from their iPhones and iPods. Needless, to say, the smartphone version is a scaled down and portable version of the online game, but has all the features and retains the same looks as the online version.
You can play the smartphone version of the Cleopatra slot machine in two modes – Instant Win and Tournament. The tournament mode has one notable additional feature – it tracks the player's score during the course of the tournament and also posts it to leaderboards.
Whichever the mode you opt to play in, the smartphone version of the Cleopatra slot machine comes with excellent quality graphics and cool sound effects.
You can play the smartphone version of the Cleopatra slot machine for free or for real money. There are two ways you can play the Cleopatra slot machine – you can hit Play or, optionally, you can shake your smartphone.
On the flip side, you do not have the possibility of winning huge jackpots when playing the smartphone version of the Cleopatra slot machine. However, at $1.99 on the App Store, it is cheap and fun as well.


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Les Scènes du Jura sont une scène nationale située dans le département du Jura, s'attachant à promouvoir la création contemporaine par les arts du spectacle sur l'ensemble du territoire jurassien.

Historique
Née en 1997 de la fusion du théâtre municipal de Dole et du théâtre de Lons-le-Saunier, les Scènes du Jura sont alors « théâtre missionné » et tentent de créer une place au monde du spectacle sur l'ensemble du territoire jurassien.

Aujourd'hui, de nombreuses collectivités locales ont rejoint les villes de Dole et de Lons-le-Saunier : la communauté de communes de Champagnole, les villes de Poligny, d'Arbois, de Salins-les-Bains ou de Morez et la communauté de communes du pays de Saint-Amour ont intégré l'association.

En 2005, les Scènes du Jura inaugurent officiellement leur label de « scène conventionnée », attribué par l'État, reconnaissant ainsi la valeur du projet artistique porté par leur directeur, Franck Becker. Avec l'arrivée de Virginie Boccard à la direction en , l'État et l'ensemble des collectivités partenaires ont renouvelé leur soutien. Les Scènes du Jura ont été labellisées scène nationale  le  par la ministre de la Culture, Aurélie Filippetti.

Notes et références

Lien externe

Scène nationale
Culture dans le département du Jura
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Buying a new car should be a pleasant experience for both the customer and the seller. However, many used car purchasers fall prey to the scams of unscrupulous dealers.
This article will introduce you to some of the common tactics used by bad car dealers. Once you are already familiar with how they're played, you will be able avoid it and save yourself from being scammed.
When a salesman notice that you are interested in one of his cars, he will tell you that there are multiple intrested parties who may come back to buy the car. He will do this to pressure you to buy the car on the spot. He will make you feel that if you do not take it now, somebody else will.
If you sense that the negotiation is headed this way, take it easy. Do not show that you are worried because you already know at the back of your head that it's just a tactic. Take your time, do your research and make sure that you do a thorough inspection. He may be hiding something that's why he's rushing you to get it on the spot.
Bad dealers hide the history of a vehicle that's been salvaged. Salvage titles are assigned to cars that are deemed total loss by insurance companies. This is also referred to as "branding" a vehicle. Vehicles with branded titles have lower market value and difficult to sell. Title washing washes away the brand. Once the brand has been eliminated, the car's value goes up and it's a lot easier to sell.
Titles are washed by transfering a salvaged vehicle to a state that doesn't recognize the brand. When the state issues a new title, it may no longer show that it had been salvaged. If not, the seller will move it from state to state until the branding is gone. When it is, the vehicle's history will have been "washed" clean.
Make sure that you get the VIN and get a vehicle history report. This will help you check if the car has a clean title.
The target of this scam are online used car buyers. The scammer will use stolen images and post bogus vehicle listings online. The scammer will pretend to be the owner of the car being sold. The selling price is much lower than other listings for the same car, to lure you into contacting the seller.
The seller will refuse to meet up since he's overseas and he can only do the transaction using the "fake escrow service". After you register you will get a bogus email, telling you to deposit the payment through cash wiring services like Western Union, Moneygram etc.. After the payment has been sent, the seller will no longer respond and your hard earned money is gone.
Be careful when buying online. If the price is too good to be true do a background check. If you find the seller shady, walk away from the deal. Look for established sellers with sufficient feedback to back up their credibility.
Curbstoners are people who actively and regularly buy and sell vehicles without a license, proper permit or a legally established place of business and pretends to be private sellers in order to attract buyers.
You can easily become a victim of fraud involving issues like Odometer Tampering, Undisclosed Frame Damage or Salvage Rebuilt Vehicles, Faulty Safety Devices, Mechanics or Promissory Liens and other problems that may not be truthfully disclosed at the time of sale.
When a car is bought from him, he will leave the title blank or "open." Without his name on the document to avoid paying Sales Tax, Federal Income Tax and any other declarations that are legally required.
You will find them along the highway and on free advertising sites, like Craigslist. Be sure to check the contact number, if it appears on various private-party listings. If it does, then you know that the seller is one of them. Verify the name on the Certificate of Ownership (title) matches the seller's name. Avoid sellers who only accepts cash and refuses checks or money orders.
In this situation, the dealer allows you to leave with the car before the financing have been finalized. You will later receive a call informing you that the deal cannot be made as agreed. So you would have to come back and they will pressure you to accept new, more expensive terms using a variety of tactics.
To avoid this, make sure that the financing is final before you leave with the car. Do not forget to ask for a copy of confirmation, signed by the lender.
These are some of the dirty tactics used by bad dealers. Make sure that you remember them when you go out there to begin your search. If you sense that the negotiation is headed towards any of these, then it's time to walk away and find a better deal somewhere else.
When you are in the market for a used car, it is important that you know and understand the basic structure of a used car dealership. This will give you a heads up on what to expect once you're there and an idea on how they will accommodate you on your visit.
Here I will enumerate the basic structure of a used car dealership and how they function. It will help out in your preparation so you'll have the confidence in implementing your car buying strategy.
They are the front liners. They would assist you and facilitate the car sale. They will hand you the buyer's guide for the car that you will be interested in. They'll go over it with you and make sure that all your questions are answered.
Keep in mind that they are there to make sure that your time spent was worth it. So better use it to your advantage. Make sure that you have all the time that you need for inspection, do not be pressured. Ask as many questions as you can and do not hesitate to haggle.
This team is composed of the head of each department. Most probably you will have a brief moment with one of them while inspecting a car. They are likely to approach you and the associate to check on the progress of the sale or to simply give you a warm welcome.
You will see them on their designated area working with their team. They are there to coach, mentor and train their members.They make sure that they are motivated and equipped to take on their assigned tasks.
They also make sure that business strategies are wisely implemented. Above all, they make sure that the firm's operation is flowing accordingly.
This department is responsible for recording and tracking sales, services and repair bills and all warranty claims.
The people behind this department are the machinery behind the sales team. They determine the amount of discount and price to be attached to each vehicle model. They work in very close coordination with all the other departments in the dealership.
When the car that you bought fails to operate properly while under warranty, the dealership is under obligation to offer a refund or servicing.
Most used car dealerships have an in house servicing department that is responsible for all repairs and maintenance of vehicles. The guys and gals in this department have a sixth sense that can diagnose a car by listening to the roar of the engine.
After you confirm your intention to purchase a vehicle, the sales person will take you to the F&I team. It is then the mandate of this department to figure out which loan or payment module best suit you.
I will encourage you to go through this carefully to make sure that terms that you will get is within your range. Analyze your monthly expenditures and be as honest as you can when disclosing other financial commitments so that you will be able to get the payment scheme that will work out well for you.
Most of the cars bought in the US are financed. Financing can come in a number of ways, one of which is loans. Loans are a preference of most new car owners because of their easy repayment, the department responsible for marketing car loans is the finance and insurance department (F&I).
Used car dealerships work in close coordination with banks, this ensures that they get lease or loan financing at lower rates. A dealership may get the financing from a partner bank at about 6% they would then offer the car buyer the same car financing at 8%, they will have a profit of 2% on the loan.
There are good dealers and bad dealers out there, so you should be careful when buying a car to ensure the overall package you are getting is fair for you.


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Navigating the Road Ahead as a Solid Organization
The first element of fundraising success begins with defining your nonprofit as a solid organization. Is this still valid today?
Even before the momentous events of 2020, the world-wide pandemic, and last summer's civic disruptions there have been a growing number of voices that are challenging the status quo of accepted best practices. Our daily discussions have changed to include social justice, public health and virus mutations. So how is this affecting nonprofit organizations?
The first element of fundraising success begins with the nonprofit organization itself: what it does, how it describes its purpose, and how it differentiates itself in the philanthropic arena. Historically, we have advised our nonprofit clients to highlight their capabilities and accomplishments to demonstrate that they are a solid organization worthy of a donor's philanthropic investment. We define a solid organization, as follows:
Element #1. A solid organization
While it may seem obvious, it must be emphasized that people generally prefer to invest in successful organizations — those they know will use their money wisely, and continue to serve the community well for many years to come. That's one reason that "established" organizations raise a great deal more money than those which are lesser-known. The "mainline" organizations have simply been around long enough, and provided quality service to enough people, to earn and keep the community's trust and confidence.
If an organization is contemplating a capital campaign or a new major gifts initiative, then, it should be able to demonstrate that it is:
Providing a needed service, with quality and reliability
Led by competent and respected professionals and volunteers
Financially sound and well-managed
Known and valued in the community
Post-Covid Analysis:
Can we still say that the established and solid organization is raising more money? By some accounts, philanthropists, foundations, and corporations have devoted more than $10 billion in the past year toward racial justice programs, and are supporting many newly-created organizations and initiatives. Observing recent events it may seem that disruption, activism, and new are more important organizational attributes than established, successful and effective.
Why do we still believe that being a solid organization and providing a needed service while being financially sound is an important ingredient for future success?
The objective to define your nonprofit as a solid organization originates from a marketing and sales perspective. The guiding concept is that the solid organization is more capable of future success which distinguishes it in a competitive marketplace and leads more readily to an awareness of, admiration for, and support from a constituency of donors. Just as an investor works to carefully evaluate how they invest their assets; it is also true that donors will seek the best and most effective organizations for their largest philanthropic gifts.
Some nonprofit industry disrupters are challenging the status quo of social policy and suggesting that donors have too much influence over organizations. Instead nonprofits should be more focused on what is best for constituents, and the community; moving from a donor-centric model to a community-centric policy. But this presupposes that the donor is more motivated by the influence that they may obtain, rather than the impact of their gift.
Today, we are also witnessing both demographic and technological change at a more rapid pace. Millennial donors are engaging in new ways of giving back which frequently highlight socially rewarding media platforms that aggregates their giving and preempts any direct relationship with the charity, nor presumably any consideration for whether or not they are giving to a solid organization.
Further change is certain as technology, culture and societal norms evolve the way donors give. Does this mean the donor of tomorrow will let some thing or someone else decide who receives their benevolence? Regardless of the "how" of engagement, we still believe it's about the "what" of impact.
We believe that donors will continue to make their own decisions, and seek to balance sound economic judgement with a genuine desire to resolve societal issues. We are also confident that there will be a high level of competition for the attention and loyalty of donors, and that these same donors will want to be confident that their chosen organizations will do what they say they are going to do.
It is still critically important to demonstrate that your nonprofit is a solid organization, well-managed and financially sound. However, this will require you to continuously question, prove, and demonstrate your relevance to donors in light of societal issues that came to the forefront in the past 16 months. New does not equal better and established does not equal inconsequential.
Adherence to your mission and serving your constituents with quality and reliability will distinguish you as a solid organization in an increasingly competitive fundraising environment.
So what has changed? We believe that the lens through which donors view your organization is changing and continues to evolve, which will be explored in our next blog entry.
Working transparently and honestly to define your solid organization as one that: provides a needed service, with quality and reliability; is led by competent and respected professionals and volunteers; is financially sound and well-managed; and, known and valued in the community will lead to more successful and effective fundraising.
Links to previous Road Ahead Blog posts:
Navigating the Road Ahead … through the essential elements of success – Introduction.


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November 16, 2020	 Documentary/Reality
Transhood—a new HBO documentary from director Sharon Liese—just wants audiences to know that trans kids exist, and their experiences are valid. Over the course of five years, beginning in 2015, Liese captured the lives of four young people living in Kansas City, all of whom are transgender or questioning their gender in some way. Their...	Read more
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'After So Many Days'
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October 21, 2020	 Music
You know how all the days seem to blend together and mean nothing lately? Well if you need a little reminder that that's not true, or at least proof that it can be not true, there is no better movie than After So Many Days, now available on VOD. The documentary follows Jim & Sam, personal and professional partners, as the married couple...	Read more
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October 5, 2020	 Documentary/Reality
Kirsten Johnson kills her own father a half a dozen times in Netflix's Dick Johnson Is Dead. But she always brings him back to life. This odd and heartwarming new documentary comes four years after Johnson's critically acclaimed film Cameraperson, a collage of her experiences behind the camera over the course of her life. This time, Johnson...	Read more
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September 25, 2020	 Romance
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September 5, 2020	 Comedy
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Chelsea glory are in the Europa League this Season because the Club has not yet lose a game in the Europa Champions League this Season.
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Further to our announcement last week regarding the Cancellation Fund for Cultural Organisations, we can confirm that guidance for organisations seeking to apply to the fund has now been published.
Following the success of the initiative in both 2020 and 2021, Creative Scotland and Crowdfunder have once again teamed up to launch the Creative Scotland Crowdmatch competition to award £80,000 in funding to 20 creative projects across the country.
New grants will fund next phase of SWG3's plans to transform the entire campus into an iconic new cultural destination in Scotland
Creative Scotland welcomed the Culture Secretary, Angus Robertson's announcement on 03 January of £31.5m in funding support for Cultural Organisations. This funding is specifically for organisations which have lost income due to cancellation or deferral of performances or cultural activity as a result of the necessary steps taken to mitigate (...)
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Six creative organisations and businesses across the country are piloting new initiatives to improve working conditions for people with caregiving responsibilities in the arts, screen and creative industries.
Production Lines presents Prism thanks to Digital Pivot 2021
Production Lines will present prism in February 2022 with thanks to funding from Creative Scotland's Digital Pivot 2021, part of the Creative Digital Initiative, which supports creatives in exploring a more digitally based practice.
Targeted funds for culture and events
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Rhodes, Tyson And Shakira To Share A House On Reality Show
28 Sep 2011 by Jasmine Stone in Epic, Media, Models, Sport
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The Indian game show, Bigg Boss, is comprised of celebrity contestants, and uses roughly the same mechanic as Big Brother. You know, with the "Wizard of OZ pay-no-attention-the-man-behind-the-curtain" voice. Because that happens in reality. Jonty is reportedly pretty keen, because his stint in the fifth show in the series means he gets to see model, Poonam Pandey.
Just in case you forgot, she was the girl that said she'd strip if the Indian cricket team won the Cricket World Cup earlier this year, and never kept her promise.
Jonty joked about it saying, "Let's hope I get to see Poonam Pandey, but by all accounts she is still in hiding from the Indian cricket team."
He reportedly also said, "If Mr Tyson (I think that's what I will call him if I have to share space with him – much safer) and Shakira are in the house, it will be interesting to get their impressions of India, as I don't think either of them has spent nearly as much time as me in this amazing country."
He also mentioned that he is keen to see former cricketer, Navjot Singh Siddhu's, who will be joining him on the show. Rhodes is hopeful his time on the show will help him with his Hindi, or as he refers to it, "that stuff".
He is still in discussions as to how long he will be on the show, which is to start on airing on the 2nd of October, on a channel by the name of Colours.
Whatever that is.
[Source: news24]
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Brendo to tackle Repco Rally New Zealand
Brendo and Rhianon are heading to New Zealand in a couple of weeks time to compete in Repco Rally New Zealand, a round of the World Rally Championship.
The pair will once again drive a Ford Fiesta from Kayne Barrie Motorsport and will contest the Fiesta Sporting Trophy, part of the New Zealand Rally Championship which will run in conjunction with the WRC event. After their performance in June's Rally of Whangarei in which they were clearly the fastest Fiesta, Brendo is really looking forward to returning to New Zealand.
"It was really disappointing not to finish Rally Whangarei after we got a flat tyre on the second day, especially as we had had such a good run on the Saturday," Brendo said. "We are really keen to get back there and try and go one better."
"The roads over there are awesome," he added. "To have a trouble-free run would be fantastic."
Five crews will contest the Ford Fiesta Sporting Trophy in Repco Rally New Zealand which starts in the North Island city of Hamilton on August 28.


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The Doctor and AK47's route to ONE Featherweight Kickboxing Grand Prix final
By: Stephen Foote | October 11, 2019 12:55 am
Three tournaments will conclude at ONE: 'Century' this Sunday. The flyweight and lightweight finals feature in the morning but arguably the most intriguing match of comes in the late card when Giorgio Petrosyan and Samy Sana square off in the Featherweight Kickboxing Grand Prix final.
Unlike its counterparts that have undergone multiple changes the kickboxing competition has been unaffected by injury, making it the most genuine representation of a Grand Prix of the three.
Read into that what you will, but the matchup alone is enough to make the mouth water – two battle-tested world champions putting it all on the line in what promises to be an inferno of a contest.
Petrosyan needs little introduction, his plaudits and pedigree speak for themselves. Known as 'The Doctor' for his surgical approach to striking, Petrosyan has achieved just about everything there is to achieve in the world of kickboxing.
Revenge match
The Italian-Armenian began his professional career in Muay Thai, where he once held a staggering 42-fight undefeated streak. He then turned his attention to kickboxing, establishing himself as one of the best on the planet with wins at the K-1 World Max tournament in 2009 and 2010.
Since signing with ONE during the advent of its Super Series competition in 2018, Petrosyan is yet to be beaten.
But if anyone is capable of handing him his first loss, it's striking savant Sana. The Frenchman of Algerian heritage was a star on the Muay Thai stage before he joined ONE, claiming the WBC Muay Thai World Championship in 2016.
His campaign was a mixed bag to start, but he's begun to find his feet in recent months, improving steadily to earn a couple of statement wins, including a victory over Petrosyan's brother, Armen, in November 2018.
It adds another wrinkle of interest to the bout, where you can be certain Petrosyan will be out for payback on behalf of his brother, and you can be equally certain that Sana will be prepared for exactly that.
Petrosyan's road to the final
The tournament got off to an auspicious start for Petrosyan, Entering as one of the favourites, he immediately hit a road bump in his quarter-final bout against Thai great Petchmorakot in Sinagpore.
Petrosyan was originally deemed to have lost a split decision, only to have the result reversed to a No Contest on the grounds of illegal clinching.
That resulted in a rematch, where Petrosyan swiftly staked his claim as the fighter to beat with a comprehensive unanimous decision win to move to the semis.
Waiting for him there was Thai enforcer 'Smokin' Jo Nattawut, a formidable obstacle in Petrosyan's path to the main event.
But 'The Doctor' stepped up with his most emphatic display yet on the ONE Championship stage, overwhelming Nattawut with a trademark display of clinically crisp striking, punctuated by a stinging left hand that put an end to the bout in the very first round to book his ticket to the final.
Sana's road to the final
The 30-year-old Parisian nicknamed 'AK47' entered the Grand Prix on uncertain terms, coming off the back of a loss to Nattawut in Bangkok.
But the memory of that defeat was quickly erased by a statement upset win over Thai legend Yodsaenklai Fairtex in his quarter-final, which sent a message to the rest of the competitors that he was a legitimate contender for the title.
The semi-final pitted him against dangerous Russian Dzhabar Askerov in Bangkok, where Sana carried his momentum from his quarter-final victory to capture a convincing majority decision victory to advance to the competition's showpiece bout in Tokyo.
When you look at their respective resumes, it's understandable to instantly start leaning towards Petrosyan as a fairly solid favourite.
But that wouldn't be doing justice to the fire and brimstone that Sana has bought with him to the cage so far in this tournament. The Frenchman has overcome the odds at each stage, and made both fight fans and his colleagues stand up and take notice of his exceptional abilities.
However, that same degree of heart and determination lies within Petrosyan, and you can be certain a fighter of his experience won't shy away from the bright lights come October 13.
When push comes to shove, it's difficult to look past Petrosyan's poise and lethal combination of both power technical striking and elite defence when it comes to predicting a winner.
That said, Sana's height and reach are bound to pose problems, and Petrosyan will need his wits about him, as well as a willingness to adapt and adjust mid-fight.
Given what we know about Petrosyan, already considered one of the greatest kickboxers of all time, it seems a safe bet to believe he'll do precisely that.
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