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Investing in our Future | Special Rate Variation
Consultation has concluded
UPDATE: The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal announced its approval of Council's application for a cumulative rate increase of 45.3% from 2016 to 2020 on 17 May 2016. For further information refer to the news item below.
Wingecarribee Shire Council provides services and facilities across 22 towns and villages and 46 rural localities spread across an area the same size as the Sydney Metropolitan Area. Servicing an area of this size is a challenge and like many other NSW councils, our roads, footpaths, buildings, drainage and other community assets are getting old and need to be upgraded.
Our assets in their current state are continually deteriorating and need costly maintenance. To improve our public assets and meet the needs of our community we need to spend more money on renewal and upgrade work but costs are rising while rate revenue is limited.
We need your help to make some important decisions. Without a rate increase we won't be able to maintain our essential infrastructure and services. Three scenarios have been developed for consideration. These include the option to not seek a special rate variation and allow our assets to DETERIORATE. The second and third scenarios seek rate increases to allow our assets to be MAINTAINED or IMPROVED.
Following surveys earlier in 2015 Council took a further step towards a possible rate variation by resolving to exhibit three draft documents:
Draft Delivery Program 2013-17 (Revised Dec 2015)
Draft Long Term Financial Plan 2016-2026
Draft Strategic Asset Management Plan 2016-2026
The exhibition concluded at 9am Monday 1 February 2016. Staff are now collating submissions and will report these to the 10 February 2016 meeting of Council.
Take a look through the document library and frequently asked questions to learn more about the
'Investing in our Future' proposal and specific transport,
building, park, environment and stormwater projects that Council would address as priorities under a
special rate variation.
Special Rate Variation approved - 17 May 2016
The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal announced its approval of Council's application for a cumulative rate increase of 45.3% from 2016 to 2020 on 17 May 2016.
Following a period of sustained community engagement, Council at its meeting of 10 February 2016
resolved to apply for an SRV to reduce infrastructure backlogs and achieve sustainability indicators set
by the NSW State Government's 'Fit for the Future' Local Government Reform program.
Council applied for a cumulative rate increase of 45.3% from 2016 to 2020, with the 2019-20 proposed
increase to include continuation of the Environmental Levy in perpetuity.
IPART approved Council's application with percentage increases to be applied as follows:
2016-17 8.55%
2019-20 12.15% (includes continuation of the Environmental Levy)
For further information read:
WSC Media release
IPART media release
IPART Determination
Application, submissions and notification letter
IPART exhibit SRV applications and seek further comment from community
EXCERPT FROM IPART MEDIA RELEASE:
Twelve councils across NSW have officially applied to the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) to increase their general revenue above the rate peg in 2016-17.
The rate peg for 2016-17 is set at 1.8%. Councils requiring additional revenue are able to apply to IPART for either single year or successive annual percentage increases above the rate peg. These special variations can be permanent or temporary, and are assessed against guidelines published by the Office of Local Government.
IPART Chairman Dr Peter Boxall said all applications will be determined by IPART by mid-May and could be applied to rates for the 2016-17 year. "Each application will be carefully assessed against the criteria established by the Office of Local Government with councils required to demonstrate the need for and the purpose of the additional revenue, evidence of community consultation and an assessment of the impact on affected ratepayers," Dr Boxall said. "As councils must engage with the community when assessing options for a special variation, we expect councils will have sought and considered the community's views on the special variation."
"Community members wishing to make submissions directly to IPART can do so until 14 March 2016, and these submissions will be considered as part of our determination."
Full details about the assessment criteria for Special Variations, the detailed proposals submitted by each council and how to lodge a submission can be found at www.ipart.nsw.gov.au.
Council votes to apply for Special Rate Variation
Wingecarribee Shire Councillors have voted to submit the 'Improve' scenario for a Special Rate
Variation to the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) for determination. Read media release.
Once IPART have received and processed the application the community will again be offered the opportunity to make submissions about the proposal. Register your details on this site to ensure you are notified of the opportunity to review the application and consider making a submission.
Council to decide whether SRV application will be submitted to IPART
On Wednesday 10 February 2016, Wingecarribee Shire Council will consider a report outlining the response to Special Rate Variation (SRV) consultations and resolve whether to apply for a rate increase.
An extensive consultation period which started in August 2015, recently concluded with the public exhibition of a draft Delivery Program 2013-17 (Revised December 2015), draft Long Term Financial Plan 2016-2026 and draft Strategic Asset Management Plan 2016-2026 from 11December to 1 February 2016.
These plans are being considered by Council on Wednesday night within the 'Investing in Our Future - Proposed Special Rate Variation Application to Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART)' report. Read the Council report and associated documents here or check out the full Business Paper (look for page 47 of 10/2/16 agenda).
We will keep you posted about Council's decision and any further opportunities to comment. For more information visit www.yoursaywingecarribee.com.au/SRV
The first Ordinary Meeting for the year will start at 3.30pm on Wednesday 10 February 2016 in the Civic Centre on Elizabeth Street, Moss Vale.
Consultation continues for SRV. Exhibited documents provide detail.
On Wednesday 9 December 2015 Wingecarribee Shire Council resolved to notify the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) of councillors intent to apply for a Special Rate Variation in the new year.
Councils considering a rate increase must comply with the requirements set out in Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) guidelines, including a notification confirming their "intention to apply" while they continue with consultation. Wingecarribee Shire Council has confirmed this intention and will now notify IPART. The actual application (due in February 2016) cannot be submitted until Council makes a formal resolution to do so.
A draft Delivery Program 2013-17 (Revised December 2015), draft Long Term Financial Plan 2016-2026 and draft Strategic Asset Management Plan 2016-2026 have now been placed on exhibition until 1 February 2016. These documents provide greater detail about the community benefits each Special Rate Variation scenario would provide.
Council to consider report about SRV on 9 December 2015
Wingecarribee Shire Council will consider a report outlining the recent response to Special Rate Variation (SRV) surveys on Wednesday 9 December 2015 and resolve whether to continue with consultation.
Councils considering a rate increase must comply with the requirements set out in Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) guidelines, including a notification confirming their "intention to apply" while they continue with consultation. The actual application (due in February 2016) cannot be submitted until Council makes a formal resolution to do so.
The next stage of consultation, should Council agree to it, would see a draft Delivery Program 2013-17 (Revised December 2015), draft Long Term Financial Plan 2016-2026 and draft Strategic Asset Management Plan 2016-2026 placed on exhibition until the end of January 2016. These documents provide greater detail about the community benefits each special rate variation scenario would provide.
These plans are being considered by Council on Wednesday night within the 'Investing In Our Future – Special Rate Variation Proposal' report. Read the Council report and associated documents here or check out the full Business Paper (look for page 57).
Earlier time announced for Council meeting
Please note that Council's final Ordinary Meeting for the year has been brought forward an hour to ensure all items on the agenda are heard. The public meeting will now start at 2.30pm next Wednesday 9 December 2015 in the Civic Centre on Elizabeth Street, Moss Vale.
Survey closed. Response to be considered by Council in December
The survey about the Special Rate Variation closed at midnight on Monday 2 November 2015.
An independent research company is now analysing the community response. The responses collected via this website, postal returns and a telephone survey will be reported to Council in December 2015.
We will keep registered YourSayWingecarribee members updated on progress via email. If you're not already registered you can sign up here.
Come and chat to us at a kiosk or ask a question.
We're visiting towns and villages across the Shire to ensure that residents are aware of the opportunity to comment about the Special Rate Variation proposal. Pop in to have a chat with a staff member.
If you can't make it to a kiosk but have a question, please use our ask a question facility and we will get back to you shortly.
Media Release provides history and overview of proposal
The decision to begin consultation follows a recent Asset Survey undertaken by Council.
"Back in August Council commissioned an independent consultant to undertake an asset survey," explained Council's General Manager, Ann Prendergast.
"This report revealed that residents were relatively supportive of a proposal by Council to increase funding for its assets including parks, stormwater drainage and buildings," Ms Prendergast said. "This report follows on the back of a community satisfaction survey undertaken in July which highlighted roads and general infrastructure as some of the areas requiring most urgent attention."
The customer satisfaction survey follows on from Council's Fit for the Future Improvement Action Plan submitted to the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) in June this year. One of the identified key improvement strategies of this endorsed action plan included an application to IPART for a Special Rate Variation.
"Our Fit for the Future submission was a significant milestone document for this Shire," Ms Prendergast said. "It detailed how we proposed to guide our Shire's growth and deliver quality services in-line with our community's expectations in the years ahead."
"It highlighted where we both met the State Government's Fit for the Future benchmarks but also detailed our short-comings and our proposed improvement strategies to achieve the remaining targets."
Under the Fit for the Future reforms, councils across the State had to meet a series of 'fitness' criteria relating to scale, capacity and financial health.
In an earlier review undertaken by the NSW Independent Local Government Review Panel,
Wingecarribee was categorised as sustainable in its current form and not recommended for
amalgamation.
"Even though our Shire wasn't earmarked for a merger and we had a healthy financial platform from which to prepare our submission, we still have much work to do to meet the remaining criteria and prove we can remain as a stand-alone Council," Ms Prendergast said.
In particular, the review found that Wingecarribee Shire Council needed to invest more in asset renewals.
"This means we need to spend more money on existing infrastructure like our roads and footpaths or face a larger bill down the track as they deteriorate with age," the General Manager added. "It's an issue not unique to our Shire and is a situation being grappled with across all levels of government."
A range of strategies to meet the remaining benchmarks by 2020 was included in the adopted submission including an SRV application. This application would form part of Council's broader longterm financial sustainability approach.
"We'll be visiting various locations and attending numerous events throughout the Shire," Ms
Prendergast said. "We encourage as many people as possible to attend to learn more about the proposal."
Meetings scheduled for Wednesday 21 October at the Moss Vale Civic Centre will also feature question time with senior management of Council.
In coming days households across the Shire will also receive an information booklet detailing different funding scenarios and options. This will include a Reply Paid postcard survey and will be further followed up by a random telephone survey and an online survey.
"It's really important that our residents provide us with their feedback and opinions because ultimately, their decision will influence the course of action that Council proposes," Ms Prendergast said.
"We're waiting to hear how our residents want our Shire to look and feel in the years ahead."
For more information including the full schedule of public Information Kiosks visit Council's online consultation hub www.yoursaywingecarribee.com.au
Booklet about Special Rate Variation coming to your letterbox soon
Distribution of a booklet about the Special Rate Variation proposal will commence from 7 October 2015. It will be delivered to all households and also posted to non-resident ratepayers. Distribution is via Australia Post and may take up to 7 working days to arrive.
Please read the booklet carefully BEFORE completing the survey. Consider what improvements you'd like to see around your area as well as across the Shire. Take a look at the OPTIONS and think about the impact on your rates.
What is rate pegging?
What is a special rate variation?
Why do we need a special rate variation?
What are the three special rate variation scenarios?
Public exhibition concludes
SRV Kiosk at Moss Vale
SRV Kiosk at Mittagong
Public exhibition commenced
Council Meeting - report to be considered
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IPART announce receipt of SRV applications
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Misk Art Week showcases artists from Saudi Arabia and international community
Misk Art Week showcases artists from Saudi Arabia and international community /node/1980176/lifestyle
Afra Aldhaheri's "End of A School Braid" (2021), part of the Misk Art Grant exhibition "Under Construction" at Misk Art Week 2021. (Omar Al-Tamimi)
https://arab.news/gg82k
Updated 03 December 2021
Rebecca Anne Proctor
For its fifth year, Misk Art Institute's annual event features several exhibitions exploring the nature of identity
RIYADH: Inside Riyadh's Prince Faisal bin Fahd Arts Hall, multimedia artworks are displayed across the venue's two floors on the theme of Takween, which means "form" in Arabic, and its relation to one's identity.
As part of Misk Art Week's fifth outing, taking place until Dec. 5, artists from Saudi Arabia, the Gulf, North Africa and the wider international community present art that questions identity — specifically how an individual's social, historical and cultural origins influence their past, present and future.
From video works produced with AI to paintings, textile-based art and installations, the art on show aims, according to the Misk Art Institute, to offer a "critical platform for the creative community," fostering cultural dialogue and intellectual exchange.
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As visitors enter the hall, they are confronted by two dark figures by Saudi artist Filwa Nazer, made of black polyethylene industrial netting and titled The Other is Another Body (2021). The figures seem to guard the vibrantly colored wool-weave tapestry work hanging on a wall between them, titled Palm (1985), by American artist Sheila Hicks.
The works are part of Here, Now, the third in a series of the Misk Art Institute's annual flagship exhibition, curated this time by British writer and curator Sacha Craddock alongside Misk's assistant curators, Nora Algosaibi and Alia Ahmad Al-Saud.
The show, which features a mix of emerging and established artists and runs until Jan. 30, 2022, is the first in the Saudi capital to present works by both Saudi and international artists, including ones by well-known Saudi artists such as Manal Al-Dowayan's abstract black and white work, I am Here (2016), Ayman Yossri Daydban's Tree House (2019), and Sami Ali AlHossein's colorful abstract figurative works on canvas. There is also a painting by renowned Sudanese painter Salah Elmur titled The Angry Singer (2015) and delicate floral drawings by Korean artist Young In Hong dating to 2009.
While without an overarching narrative, the show prompts the spectator to question, like the exhibition's title, "why here and why now?" It encourages the visitor to reflect on the artworks and the nature of identity in a reflective, personal and subjective manner.
Upstairs is Under Construction, an exhibition of Misk Art Grant recipients who hail this year from Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait and Algeria. The grant funds up to SR1 million ($266,632) and has been distributed among the nine participating artists and collectives.
Basma Al-Shathry, lead curator at Misk Art Institute, said: "This year's Misk Art Grant exhibition, 'Under Construction,' explores how identity is perceived as an emblem of growth, continuity and endless iterations of cultural representation throughout history. It has been a delight to bring together artists and designers from both the Middle East and North Africa to address the theme as a process of development, repetition, distortion and incompleteness in a time of synthesis, understanding and promise for the future."
Mira AlMazrooei and Jawaher AlMutairi's "Glass Libary" (2021). Part of the Misk Art Grant exhibition titled "Under construction" at Misk Art Week 2021. (Omar Al-Tamimi)
The works on show also respond to the theme of identity while focusing on how identity can be perceived as a method for growth and renewal, as well as social and historical continuity, via the incorporation of cultural representations throughout history.
One of the most poignant works is by Emirati artist and designer Latifa Saeed's Sand Room (2021), which presents an assembly of sand-encased glass panels in the form of a cube that one can enter to observe the desert sand sediments that she collected from construction sites around Dubai.
Latifa Saeed's "Sand room" (2021). Part of the Misk Art Grant exhibition titled "Under Construction" at Misk Art Week 2021. (Omar Al-Tamimi)
"My research and work is always about transformation, whether it be of a city or of one's mentality," Saeed told Arab News. "I began by building an archive of sand from Dubai because the sites from where I collected the sand we cannot visit anymore because they are now construction sites.
Saeed visited development sites in Dubai, and before the construction started she would collect sand from the area and label it accordingly. She now has more than 200 different types of sand from these areas.
"I am archiving, preserving and documenting the Dubai landscape, topography and the material itself," she said.
Near to Saeed's mesmerizing room of sand specimens is Emirati artist Afra Al-Dhaheri's End of a School Braid (2021) — a large installation of twisted and backcombed off-white colored rope that hangs from the ceiling. In this piece Al-Dhaheri examines how hair can be seen as the keeper of memories, preserving not only time but cultural norms and heritage.
Bahraini artist Noor Alwan's Sacred Spaces (2021), a series of hanging textile-based tapestry works, similarly seeks to preserve personal and collective memories. Growing up, she would watch her grandfather ritually draw hundreds of patterns on paper — a tradition that stemmed from his childhood and that immersed him in a meditative process of repetition. Alwan recalls his trance-like process of art creation and likens it to a shared Arab collective practice — with elements mirroring the mesmerizing geometric forms of Islamic art.
Nour Alwan's "Sacred Spaces," (2021). Part of the Misk Art Grant exhibition titled "Under Construction" at Misk Art Week 2021. (Omar Al-Tamimi)
Moving into the rapidly developing digital landscape is an engaging work by Saudi artist Obaid Alsafi, titled Beyond Language (2021), in which a poem by the late revered Saudi poet Muhammad Al-Thubaiti Poetry (1952-2011), titled Salutation to the Master of the Arid Land, is transformed into a video work with sound via artificial intelligence. For the work, which captivates the viewer through its colorful abstract images — some seem like palm trees while others appear to be figures — Alsafi trained the AI through data collection and machine learning to understand poetry and produce visual representations of each verse with accompanying machine-made sound.
"The first form of art in the region and the way we connected with each other was through poetry," Alsafi, an artist who studied computer science, told Arab News. "Al-Thubaiti, one of Saudi's pioneer poets, changed the way that poetry was written and read. Everyone sees AI as robotic, but my vision, I want to see how we can make the machine more human so that it understands language, learn and develop artwork depending on the vision of the artist. I believe artists can use AI as a tool to develop their work."
Lastly, there is the second iteration of works created in the Masaha residency program, located in the basement of the Prince Faisal bin Fahd Arts Hall.
The program, part of Misk Art Institute's mission to support Saudi and international practitioners across the artistic disciplines in the research and production of new works via mentorship opportunities, can be viewed on the ground floor. Titled HOME: Being and Belonging, the works by 10 visual artists from the UK, Guatemala, Morocco, India, South Korea, and from across Saudi Arabia, examine questions of how an individual and collective sense of belonging and nostalgia for one's culture and heritage stems from one's socio-cultural and ethnic background. The works on show explore how our sense of belonging changes and transforms with time.
The residency offers international artists the opportunity to create work on site at Masaha over a three-month cycle. Many of the participating artists are showing their work for the first time in the Kingdom — demonstrating once again Misk Art Institute's broader aims to expand Saudi Arabia's cultural landscape through international creative dialogue.
Hana Almilli's "Through The Earth I Come Back Home" (2021). Part of the Masaha Residency showcase during Misk Art Week 2021. (Omar Al-Tamimi)
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Syrian arts, culture festival opens in London /node/2009121/lifestyle
DUBAI: The Syrian Arts and Culture Festival, a new multidisciplinary event showcasing the country's creative talents, has opened in London.
The inaugural event, running until Feb. 4, brings together established and emerging artists, filmmakers, performers, and musicians to offer audiences alternative narratives and perspectives on Syria, its people, and its culture.
The SACF is a project by Zamakan, a non-profit platform that aims to create opportunities for artists, cultural workers, and creatives from West Asia and North Africa, and Marsm, a London-based events company.
Upcoming events feature a performance by Syrian musician Ibrahim Keivo. (Syrian Arts and Culture Festival)
SACF is a transliteration of the Arabic word saqf, meaning roof or ceiling, a word which is also used to represent the limit of something. According to the website, the festival, "aspires to be a creative platform where limits can be pushed and boundaries are broken."
For the opening night, the festival presented two solo performances by the acclaimed Syrian classical guitarist Ayman Jarjour and and Palestinian ney (a type of flute) virtuoso Faris Ishaq.
Upcoming events feature screenings of Syrian filmmaker Omar Amiralay's movies, a traditional food workshop, and a performance by Syrian musician Ibrahim Keivo.
Topics: Syrian Arts and Culture Festival London
Meet Saudi beauty guru Hessa Alajaji: The face behind Han Makeup /node/2009041/lifestyle
Meet Saudi beauty guru Hessa Alajaji: The face behind Han Makeup
Hams Saleh
DUBAI: Saudi makeup artist Hessa Alajaji's beauty brand Han Makeup, which she has been working on since 2017, is finally here much to the delight of makeup aficionados.
"Our goal is to have a brand that covers all the products that anyone would need when doing their makeup," said the content creator who co-founded the brand in an interview with Arab News. "We have started with makeup brushes as we have noticed a lack of sets that give you the requirements that you need."
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Alajaji first gained popularity on social media, where beauty lovers flocked to her Instagram account for creative shots of colorful, otherworldly makeup looks and sneak peaks of the artist's life. With more than 35,000 followers on Instagram, it was time for the creative talent to translate her know-how into a business.
The pandemic slowed down the artist's production plan, but she said it allowed her to test the brushes with several leading makeup artists and users who "all praised the quality" of her set.
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Priced at 450 SAR, the set features 10 brushes that will help makeup lovers create knife-sharp eyeliner looks, natural looking eyebrows, and softly blended eyeshadows.
The set, which is made out of natural and synthetic hair, also has larger tools that can be used to contour, highlight, conceal or to apply foundation.
The feedback on her release "exceeded" her expectations. "Clients loved the brush set and we have been receiving amazing feedback. We love that our brushes were a part of the most memorable moments of our clients like their wedding day, engagement party, New Year's Eve, etc.," she said.
The Riyadh-based entrepreneur, who has collaborated with international brands like Sephora, is currently working on developing three new products. "We want to venture into cosmetics in 2022 and launch a few products," she teased.
As of now, her products are not manufactured in Saudi Arabia, but the beauty guru said she hopes to produce her brand in her home country one day.
"We secure different samples from factories across the world like Italy, Korea, China, etc., and we proceed with the best quality we get. Quality is the determining factor not location nor the "made in" label," she added.
Alajaji said she has always had a passion for arts. "That passion grew with me as I got older and I started discovering makeup when I was in high school. I fell in love with it from the beginning as it allowed me to express my creativity and art," she said.
Topics: Hessa Alajaji Han Makeup
Jessica Chastain, Diane Kruger discuss all-women spy flick 'The 355' /node/2009031/lifestyle
Jessica Chastain, Diane Kruger discuss all-women spy flick 'The 355'
Raffi Boghosian
LOS ANGELES: US actress Jessica Chastain's "The 355" just hit theaters to mixed reviews and Arab News sat down with the star to hear more about the game-changing film.
In early 2018, Chastain pitched studios on a movie about an all-female team of spies — four years later, she's starring in it.
Perhaps best known for her dramatic roles, the bombastic action of "The 355" is something of a departure for Chastain.
The story sees a team of spies from agencies around the world uniting to stop a dangerous enemy.
Perhaps best known for her dramatic roles, the bombastic action of "The 355" is something of a departure for Chastain. (YouTube)
"It was never my intention even with making this film to be an action star or that kind of sarcastic one-liner character that you would see in all these genre movies," the actress, who stars as spy Mace Brown, told Arab News. "I like playing all different kinds of parts as we see in 'The Eyes Of Tammy Faye' or in 'Scenes From a Marriage' and I just want to do everything."
The film had a lacklustre showing at the American box office and with critics who cited a generic plot, flat characters and uninventive action. Chastain, however, believes the movie is being held to unfair standards.
"The industry tends to be more critical of a film that may be an ensemble of women or about a group of people that aren't often celebrated by this industry," she said.
"We're living in a pandemic and there is no sense to anything that's happening right now because people's safety is the only thing that they care about. And we need to stop using the pandemic as a way to devalue the stories of others," added Chastain.
Co-star Diane Kruger, who plays the role of spy Marie Schmidt, said her cast members helped her to overcome the physical and emotional stress of filming only six months after having a baby.
"It became exhilarating, week after week feeling I was able to kick higher, lift heavier just feeling my body coming back and becoming stronger again and taking control over myself again," Kruger said. "It felt really empowering. It's a little silly to say, but it did feel like this movie in a way helped me get back to me."
Topics: Jessica Chastain Diane Kruger The 355
'I'm carried by passion': Syrian actress Kinda Alloush says as she discusses upcoming projects /node/2009016/lifestyle
'I'm carried by passion': Syrian actress Kinda Alloush says as she discusses upcoming projects
William Mullally
DUBAI: It's been five years since Kinda Alloush, one of the most popular actresses in the Arab world, decided to take a prolonged break for the first time in her career. She had dominated Syrian television in one decade and then Egyptian film and TV in the next, but Alloush had found, at the height of her fame, something that mattered more: The chance to start a family with her husband, Egyptian actor Amr Youssef.
Alloush, 39 and now the mother to a 3-year-old daughter named Hayat, has since returned to the screens both big and small, but while she is as popular as ever, the Syrian superstar is not the same person she was in the last phase of her acting journey. With each project she now takes, Alloush yearns for more, and she's tired of playing it safe.
Alloush stars in "Sittat Bayt Al Ma'adi." (Supplied)
"For a long time, I played roles that were very similar to each other. I'm not sure why — maybe I fit a type. Maybe it's my face," Alloush, who has long played the 'good girl', tells Arab News.
"Now, I don't want to just add a new film to my archive, I don't want to just say 'I did a new movie, it's so successful, I'm so happy.' That's not what I'm looking for. What I'm looking for is to learn. It's about how to really make yourself richer on a human level, not just the acting level. I want to go back to my country and to feel that I am now a different person," Alloush continues.
Each role that she has taken since her break from acting has pushed her in a different direction, stretching muscles — physical, mental, and spiritual — that she didn't know she had. Currently, she's filming "Yellow Bus" in Abu Dhabi, an OSN Original about an Indian girl who goes missing after falling asleep on a school bus, and her mother's search to find out the truth. Alloush plays Mira, the missing girl's school principal.
Alloush is married to Egyptian actor Amr Youssef. (Supplied)
"I read maybe 10 pages of the script before I knew I had to be in this movie. It's a human story that could have happened anywhere in the world. I assure you that if anyone watches this movie, they will feel the pain this family felt. And that is what happened to me; I felt the pain, I felt every detail written into this movie. And I felt that I wanted to be a part of this, no matter how busy my schedule was," says Alloush.
The film also offers Alloush something none of her previous work has — the chance to act in a different language with a multi-cultural cast featuring Bollywood stars Tannishtha Chatterjee and Amit Sial along with an American director in Wendy Bednarz.
"It's my first time acting in English. I've been doing this for more than 17 years in Syria and Egypt, but all my projects were in Arabic. I've spoken English for a long time, but it's different to act in English rather than to just speak it. You need to be so real. I need to make you believe me, to make you feel what I'm feeling. And pushing myself to do that, opposite these amazing actors from different backgrounds and different styles, makes it such a rich and challenging experience," says Alloush.
The actress stars in the upcoming Netflix original film "The Swimmers." (Supplied)
And with Mira, Alloush is finally playing against type, abandoning her 'good girl' persona.
"Mira is really different. She's a bit controversial. You can't really put your finger on her. You need to finish the movie before you have a full view of her many layers. At the beginning, you'll wonder, 'Why did she react like this? Why did she do that?' And your curiosity pays off as you learn more about her story. She's so unlike anyone I've ever inhabited."
Alloush, who already boasts 10 million followers on Instagram, will also soon be introduced to a wider audience than ever before when she stars in the upcoming Netflix original film "The Swimmers," based on the real-life story of Sara and Yusra Mardini, the famed Syrian refugees-turned-Olympians. The film was written by BAFTA-winner Jack Thorne and directed by Egyptian filmmaker Sally El-Hosaini.
Alloush stars alongside Ahmed Ezz in 2012's "El Maslaha." (Supplied)
"'The Swimmers' is so interesting, because every bit of it is true to life, with all the characters still living, including these two famous swimmers. Although my character is pure Syrian, working with German actor Matthias Schweighöfer, Ali Suliman from Palestine, and Ahmed Malek from Egypt also brought a real multicultural spirit to the project, which made for a rich experience as well," says Alloush.
While Alloush moved to Egypt just as the Syrian civil war began, the actress has devoted much of her free time to the refugee cause ever since, becoming a 'High Profile Supporter' of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. In another upcoming film, entitled "Nuzooh" (Displacement), Alloush will tackle the country's trauma from the civil war, giving perhaps the most harrowing experience of her career.
"It's about a Syrian family, and it's a very difficult, sensitive subject. We filmed it in Turkey," she says. "While I'm from Syria, I didn't live through the war in Syria. With this movie that I've just finished, I felt like I was living the war in every small detail. It was a really difficult experience unlike any I've had."
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While Alloush is testing her limits as an actor, she's also never been more fulfilled by her craft.
"I'm collecting experiences. When I enter a new project, I feel like I am empty, and I want to fill myself in some way — to learn, to hear, to talk to people from a different culture," she says. "I'm carried by passion. Maybe other people have a different approach, but for me, it's about love. I want this to make me richer on a human level. And it is working."
With each of her three upcoming movies, she hopes that audiences can take away just as much as she did.
"With a great movie, you feel that you traveled to another civilization. With this craft, I can take you there. I can open your eyes to a new horizon, a new space, and new stories that you've never heard about, and people that you've never met," says Alloush. "Each of these (films) can do that, I believe."
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Review: 'Brazen' — bizarre romantic murder mystery combines the worst of both genres /node/2009001/lifestyle
Review: 'Brazen' — bizarre romantic murder mystery combines the worst of both genres
Matt Ross
Netflix adaptation of Nora Roberts' novel is a nonsensical mess
LONDON: When Alyssa Milano was announced as the lead in Netflix's adaptation of Nora Roberts' novel, "Brazen Virtue," the author reported that she was deluged with comments from fans infuriated that Milano's liberal politics did not square with their own. Many even threatened to boycott the movie in retaliation. Roberts, to her credit, welcomed them to exercise their right to do so. As it turns out, giving "Brazen" a miss is absolutely the right thing to do — not because of Milano's personal beliefs, but because it's an awful film.
Milano stars as Grace, a bestselling crime-fiction author who receives a call from her sister Kathleen (Emilie Ullerup), asking her to come visit. Kathleen has left her creepy husband, kicked her addiction to prescription meds, and retrained as a teacher in a bid to get sole custody of her son. Grace gives her the thumbs up, and concentrates on flirting with Kathleen's hunky cop neighbor Ed (Sam Page). But when Kathleen is killed, and Ed inexplicably winds up heading the case, Grace focuses her problem-solving skillset on her late sister's murder.
Milano stars as Grace, a bestselling crime-fiction author who receives a call from her sister Kathleen (Emilie Ullerup), asking her to come visit. (Supplied)
This is the jumping-off point for so many of the film's inconceivable narrative contortions. Why is Ed, the victim's neighbor, the only homicide cop available? Why are the police happy to let the victim's (unqualified) sister be so heavily involved? Why does nobody have any issue with the fact that the lead cop and the victim's sister are constantly making googly eyes at each other? It's absolute nonsense.
Milano and Page at least have the good grace to attempt a serious take on this joke of a script, even as "Brazen" — written by David Golden and directed by Monika Mitchell — asks them to plough through an increasingly ludicrous series of plot 'twists' and villain reveals. "Brazen" definitely achieves what it sets out to do — take a romance novel and cross it with a convoluted murder-mystery. That might sound like something approaching a compliment; it definitely isn't intended that way.
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Leaf Storm and other Stories.
"As I hear him, I understand that he's not more moronic because of the brandy than he is because of his cowardice": First Edition of Leaf Storm and Other Stories; Signed by both Gabriel Garcia Marquez and translator Gregory Rabassa
Garcia Marquez, Gabriel .
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1972.
First edition of this early collection of stories by Garcia Marquez. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Gabriel Garcia Marquez and additionally signed by the translator, Gregory Rabassa. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Guy Fleming. Uncommon signed by both the author and translator.
La Hojarasca was first published in Bogota, Columbia in 1955, later translated into English and published in 1972, as The Leaf Storm. Widely celebrated as the first appearance of Macondo, the fictitious village later celebrated in One Hundred Years of Solitude, La Hojarosca was a testing ground for many of the themes and characters later immortalized in One Hundred Years of Solitude. "Garcia Marquez has extraordinary strength and firmness of imagination and writes with the calmness of a man who knows exactly what wonders he can perform" (Alfred Kazin, New York Times Book Review).
"They were so close to each other that they preferred death to separation": Rare First and Second Editions in Spanish of the Author's Masterpiece Cien Anos de Soledad
Garcia Marquez, Gabriel.
Cien Anos de Soledad (One Hundred Years of Solitude).
Buenos Aires: Editorial Sudamericana, 1967.
First edition and second edition of the author's masterpiece; which is recognized as one of the most significant works in the Spanish literary canon. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. In excellent condition with light rubbing and wear. The second edition was published one month after the first, with this edition notable in that it represents the original cover design intended by the author. To rush the first edition to press, Sudamericana disregarded the image created by the author's friend in Mexico and instead printed covers bearing an unauthorized image that García Márquez intensely disliked.
First Edition of One Hundred Years of Solitude in the First Issue Dust Jacket; Inscribed and dated by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
One Hundred Years of Solitude.
First American edition of the author's magnum opus. Octavo, original green cloth with gilt lettering to the spine. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the dedication page, "Para Rita, de su amigo, Gabriel Garcia Marquez 1976." Fine in a near fine first issue dust jacket with the exclamation point at the end of the first paragraph on the front flap. Jacket design by Guy Fleming. Translated by Gregory Rabassa.
First Edition of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's The Autumn of the Patriarch; Signed by Him
The Autumn of the Patriarch.
New York: Harper & Row, 1976.
Early printing of Garcia Marquez's first novel after the worldwide success of One Hundred Years of Solitude. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Gabriel Garcia Marquez on the dedication page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Guy Fleming. Translated from the Spanish by Gregory Rabassa.
"They were so close to each other that they preferred death to separation": Rare First Edition in Spanish of the Author's Masterpiece Cien Anos de Soledad; Inscribed by Gabriel Garcia Marquez in the year of publication
First edition of the author's masterpiece which is recognized as one of the most significant works in the Spanish literary canon. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed and dated by the author on the dedication page. Additionally signed by the translator Gregory Rabassa on the front free endpaper. In very good condition with some wear and rubbing to the extremities. Housed in a custom clamshell box.
First Argentinian Edition of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's first book La Hojarasca; Which introduced the World To Magical Realism; Signed by Him; From the Library of Gregory Rabassa
La Hojarasca.
Buenos Aires: Editorial Suamerica, 1970.
First Argentinian edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author's first book. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Signed by Gabriel Garcia Marquez on the front free endpaper. From the library of Gregory Rabassa, with his signature. Rabassa was the translator of La Hojaraca into English and Cien Anos de Soledad, among others. He was a translator of the works of several major Latin American novelists, including Julio Cortázar, Jorge Amado and Gabriel García Márquez. On the advice of Cortázar, García Márquez waited three years for Rabassa to schedule translating One Hundred Years of Solitude. Garcia Marquez later declared Rabassa's translation to be superior to the Spanish original. In good condition.
"There is always something left to love": First Folio Society Edition of One Hundred Years of Solitude; Signed by Gabriel Garcia Marquez and the Translator Gregory Rabassa
London: The Folio Society, 2006.
First edition of the Folio Society edition of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's magnum opus. Octavo, original green cloth, pictorial endpapers. Signed by Gabriel Garcia Marquez on the title page. Additionally signed by the translator, Gregory Rabassa on the title page, who has transcribed the line from this novel as follows, "There is always something left to love. Gregory Rabassa." Fine in a fine slipcase. Illustrated by Neil Packer.
First Edition of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's La Mala Hora
La Mala Hora.
Madrid: Propiedad Literaria Reservada, 1962.
First edition of this work written just before One Hundred Years of Solitude. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. In very good condition with some light rubbing and wear.
First Edition of News of a Kidnapping; Inscribed by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Garcia Marquez, Gabriel; Translated by Edith Grossman.
News of a Kidnapping.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1997.
First edition of this work of nonfiction by the Nobel Prize-winning author. Octavo, original half cloth. Inscribed and dated by Gabriel Garcia Maquez on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Carol Devine Carson. Translated by Edith Grossman.
First Spanish Edition of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's El Otono del Patriarca; Signed by Him and Gregory Rabassa
El Otono del Patriarca (The Autumn of the Patriarch).
Barcelona: Plaza & Janes, 1975.
First Spanish edition of this "majestic, superb…a stunning portrait of the archetype, the pathological fascist tyrant" (The New York Times). Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Signed by Gabriel Garcia Marquez and the translator Gregory Rabassa on the front free endpaper. Rabassa translated this novel into English. In very good condition.
First edition of this work of nonfiction by the Nobel Prize-winning author. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Gabriel Garcia Maquez on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Carol Devine Carson. Translated by Edith Grossman.
"Only God knows how much I love you": First American Edition of the Love In The Time Of Cholera; Signed by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Love in the Time of Cholera.
First American edition of Garcia Marquez's work, which ranks as one of the great novels of the last half of the twentieth century. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Gabriel Garcia Marquez on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Carol Devine Carson and Chip Kidd. Addionally signed by Chip Kidd on the jacket rear flap. Translated from the Spanish by Edith Grossman. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Rare and desirable signed by Garcia Marquez.
First Edition of the Nobel Prize-Winning Author's Second Book; Inscribed by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
El coronel no tiene quien le escriba (No One Writes to the Colonel).
Medellin, Columbia: Aguirre Editor, 1961.
First edition of the author's second book, later translated into English as No One Writes to the Colonel. Octavo, original wrappers. Inscribed and dated in 1963 by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. In near fine condition with a trace of wear. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. An exceptional example of this rarity.
"A falcon who chases a warlike crane can only hope for a life of pain": First Edition of Chronicle of a Death Foretold; Signed by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Chronicle of a Death Foretold.
First edition of this novella by the Nobel Prize-winning author. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Gabriel Garcia Marquez on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Alain Gauthier. Jacket design by Sara Eisenman. Translated from the Spanish by Gregory Rabassa.
Cien Anos De Soledad; Signed by Gabriel Garcia Marquez and translator Gregory Rabassa
First edition, early printing of the author's masterpiece which is recognized as one of the most significant works in the Spanish literary canon. Octavo, original wrappers. Signed by Gabriel Garcia Marquez and the translator of this novel into English, Gregory Rabassa. Very good in wrappers.
First Edition of Garcia Marquez's El otono del Patriarca; Signed by Him and Jose Saramago
Garcia Marquez, Gabriel (Jose Saramago).
First Spanish edition of this "majestic…superb…a stunning portrait of the archetype, the pathological fascist tyrant" (The New York Times). Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Signed by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. From the library of Jose Saramago, with his signature on the front free endpaper. Both authors were recipients of the Nobel Prize in literature. A nice association linking these two great writers of the twentieth century. Very good in wrappers.
First Edition of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's No One Writes to the Colonel and Other Stories; Signed by Him
No One Writes to the Colonel and Other Stories.
Early printing of the Nobel Prize-winning author's first book to be translated into English. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Gabriel Garcia Marquez on the half-title page. Fine in a fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Guy Fleming. Rear panel photograph by Jerry Bauer. Translated from the Spanish by J.S. Bernstein. A superior example, uncommon signed.
"Nada en este mundo debe ser mas tremendo que los escombros de un hombre": First Edition of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's first book La Hojarasca; Which introduced the World To Magical Realism
Bogota: Ediciones- S.L.B., 1955.
First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author's first book. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers by artist Cecilia Porras. In near fine condition with only a few closed tears. Signed by the translator Gregory Rabassa on the half-title page, with the opening sentence transcribed, "Nada en este mundo debe ser mas tremendo que los escombros de un hombre. Gregory Rabassa." Rabassa was the translator of La Hojaraca into English and Cien Anos de Soledad. Laid in is the original Bogota bookseller's bookmark. Garcia Marquez has been quoted as saying that prior to the publication of One Hundred Years of Solitude none of his books had sold more than 700 copies. Despite the poor sales and even after the success of Cien Anos de Soledad, Garcia Marquez described La Hojarasca as the favorite of his own works because of its spontaneity and honesty. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. This present example was purchased upon publication and well-cared for. This is by far the nicest example we have seen.
"It's enough for me to be sure that you and I exist at this moment": Rare First Edition in Spanish of the Author's Masterpiece Cien Anos de Soledad; Inscribed by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Cien Años de Soledad (One Hundred Years of Solitude).
First edition of the author's masterpiece which is recognized as one of the most significant works in the Spanish literary canon. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Inscribed and dated by the author on the dedication page. In near fine condition with some very light creasing to the spine. An exceptional example, as this book was poorly made; desirable in this condition and signed. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.
"Only God knows how much I love you": First British Edition of the Love In The Time Of Cholera; Signed by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
First British edition of Garcia Marquez's classic work, which ranks as one of the great novels of the last half of the twentieth century. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Gabriel Garcia Marquez on the dedication page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Andrew Kulman. Translated from the Spanish by Edith Grossman. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Uncommon signed.
First Edition of Memories of My Melancholy Whores; Inscribed by Nobel Prize-Winning Author Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Memories of My Melancholy Whores.
First edition of this "masterful. Erotic work" (Ilan Stavans). Octavo, original boards. Inscribed and dated by Gabriel Garcia Marquez in the year of publication. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Translated from the Spanish by Edith Grossman. Jacket design by Carol Devine Carson.
"The only regret I will have in dying is if it is not for love": First Spanish Edition of the El Amor En Los Tiempos Del Colera; Inscribed by Gabriel Garcia Marquez to fellow Nobel Prize-winning novelist Jose Saramago
El Amor en los Tiempos del Colera (Love in the Time of Cholera).
Madrid: Mondadori, 1987.
First Spanish edition of the author's masterpiece which ranks as one of the great novels of the last half of the twentieth century. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, boldly inscribed by Gabriel Garcia Marquez on the dedication page to fellow Nobel-prize winning author Jose Saramago, "Para Jose, del amigo G. Marquez." Two of the most significant authors of the twentieth century, Colombian novelist Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Portuguese writer Jose Saramago's several best-selling works have achieved significant critical acclaim and widespread commercial success, notably for their unique and distinctive styles and ability to convey the depth of experience of the human condition. While Marquez singularly popularized the style of magical realism, Saramago created his own experimental style featuring long sentences and unique dialogue structures to convey the experiences of his characters. Marquez was the first Colombian and fourth Latin American to win a Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982 "for his novels and short stories, in which the fantastic and the realistic are combined in a richly composed world of imagination, reflecting a continent's life and conflicts." In 1998, Saramago was also awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, notably for his "parables sustained by imagination, compassion and irony", and his "modern skepticism" about official truths. From the library of Jose Saramago with his ownership signature to the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. An exceptional association connecting two Nobel prize-winning literary masters.
Gabriel Garcia Marquez's La Mala Hora; Signed by Him
Barcelona: Plaza & Janes, S.A. Editores, 1978.
Early printing of this work written just before One Hundred Years of Solitude. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Boldly signed by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. In near fine condition.
"It's enough to know that you and I exist at this moment": First British Edition of One Hundred Years of Solitude; Signed by Gabriel Garcia Marquez and the Translator Gregory Rabassa
First British edition of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's magnum opus. Octavo, original green cloth. Signed by Gabriel Garcia Marquez on the dedication page. Additionally signed by the translator on the half-title page, who has transcribed the classic sentence of this novel as follows, "It's enough to know that you and I exist at this moment. Gregory Rabassa." Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of wear. Jacket design by Toni Evora. Translated by Gregory Rabassa. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. A unique example.
"It's enough for me to be sure that you and I exist at this moment": First Edition of One Hundred Years of Solitude; Signed by Gabriel Garcia Marquez with a large drawing
First American edition of the author's magnum opus. Octavo, original green cloth with gilt lettering to the spine. Boldy signed by Gabriel Garcia Marquez on the dedication page, who has drawn a large flower. Translated by Gregory Rabassa. Near fine in a near fine first issue dust jacket with the exclamation point at the end of the first paragraph on the front flap. Jacket design by Guy Fleming. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. An exceptional example of this landmark novel, rare and desirable signed and with a large drawing.
"The only regret I will have in dying is if it is not for love": First Columbian Edition and True First of the El Amor En Los Tiempos Del Colera; Signed by Gabriel Garcia Marquez with a Large Drawing of a Flower
Bogota, Columbia: Editorial Oveja Negra, 1985.
First Columbian edition and true first that ranks as one of the great novels of the last half of the twentieth century. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Gabriel Garcia Marquez on the dedication page, who has added a large drawing of a flower. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. An exceptional example.
First Edition of the Nobel Prize-Winning Author's Autobiography, Living to Tell the Tale; Signed by Gabriel Garcia Marquez with a Large Drawing of a Flower
Living To Tell the Tale.
First edition in English of the Nobel Prize-winning author's memoir. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, who has added a drawing of a large flower. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Carol Devine Carson. Translated by Edith Grossman. A unique example, rare and desirable with the drawing by Garcia Marquez.


Tess C. Taylor, CPC, PHR, SHRM-CP, PayScale Senior BloggerThis year, we've seen a number of new government rules surrounding pay equity and salary transparency developing. This puts a strain on human resource compensation managers and how they must adapt compensation policies. How well HR can keep up with these changes will dictate the future of compensation planning across all organizations.
This year, we've seen a number of new government rules surrounding pay equity and salary transparency developing. This puts a strain on human resource compensation managers and how they must adapt compensation policies. How well HR can keep up with these changes will dictate the future of compensation planning across all organizations.
What are some of the more recent rules impacting compensation?
Five years after the law was initially passed, The Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) put forth the "CEO pay-ratio" rule that requires companies to prove executive salaries are directly tied to company performance. And really, this action was long overdue. In 2014, the AFL-CIO reported that CEO salaries were 373 times higher than those of the average worker. Consequently, the US is already behind European nations, which faced similar mandates—designed to move towards greater transparency in business earnings and close the poor vs. wealthy gap.
Then there was the new federal overtime rule that President Obama announced in June, amending the FLSA for the first time in many years. Overtime will now cover nearly 5 million white collar workers who previously earned too much to qualify for overtime payments. The new threshold is set at $970 per week, or $50,440 annually – a victory for the shrinking middle class. This article in the Business Journals explains the change in greater detail.
How can compensation professionals develop best practices around these changes?
Securing the right HR data management and reporting systems that are geared towards current and future changes.
Partnering with a salary survey company that can create current salary ranges for all work types, especially those affected by the above mandates.
Staying ahead of any and all compensation trends, including those relating to ACA and FLSA laws.
Being the chief compensation strategist for their organizations by staying educated and leading their teams with the right information.
If you want to learn more about ways you can best manage regulatory compliance during these times of change, be sure to read our free downloadable reports available to you on demand from PayScale.


Is This Nail Look a Thing Now? It's Been Popping Up Everywhere in Hollywood!
Last night while out promoting Spring Breakers, Ashley Benson and Vanessa Hudgens were both sporting a nail look I keep seeing everywhere.
It's the pointy-heart mani, a look you might remember Kelly Osbourne wore to the Golden Globes.
The idea is that you file the nail itself into a point that then becomes the bottom of a heart. I'm not against the look in theory—it's actually kind of cute, even if it's a little contrived. And it's romantic, sure, but seems you'd keep accidentally stabbing everyone you come in contact with. Not so sweet.
What do you think of this look, ladies? Would you wear it?


East London Pub Co is relaunching the legendary Camden pub, The Lock Tavern, with a four-day festival this Easter.
With entirely new interiors, the north London institution is kicking off the Easter weekend with a raucous four-day festival in collaboration with record label Communion Music.
The relaunch marks a full revamp of the iconic Camden venue as part of a huge investment by the East London Pub Co, who acquired the pub in 2018. The new-look Lock Tavern playfully mixes industrial exposed brick with plush leather banquettes and accents in dark teal, orange and gold, retaining the day-to-night, party ready, music-led atmosphere for which the pub is renowned.
From Friday 19 to Monday 22 April, guests can party all weekend long with four days of free celebrations and music from up-and-coming DJs and artists from the label that represents George Ezra, Ben Howard and Jade Bird.
Throughout the weekend, 20p from every drink sold will be donated to Choose Love, Help Refugees, helping to raise funds to provide emergency aid and long term solutions where they are most needed.
Guests can get in the party spirit with The Lock Tavern's extensive drinks offering, from a wide selection of cocktails to tailored G&Ts, beers and wine. The Lock Tavern's chefs will also be on hand to fuel the revelry with classic pub grub available all weekend, and partygoers can take the celebrations alfresco on the sun-trapped terrace.
East London Pub Co, founded by entrepreneur Patrick Frawley, operates a small group of pubs including the iconic Ten Bells in Spitalfields, The Gun in Docklands, and the new Edgeley Road opening in Clapham, this summer.


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Armed with only office supplies, the trio must work together if they're going to survive. Who said those team-building weekends wouldn't come in handy?
Paying homage to 1980s creature features, SHREDDERS is a blend of action, horror and hilarious comedy dripping in neon and synth.
15 years after a zombie outbreak (ZE Day) Zombies live among us, working 9-5 jobs, holidaying in Barbados and living "life" to the fullest.
A documentary crew have been given exclusive access to a group of zombie's day to day "lives"
Posh Dinosaur Productions presents 'Cupid' a 10 x 5' an inspiring original UK Comedy WEB SERIES exploring the hilarious yet complicated and rewarding nature of relationships.
The series follows Ben (Michael James Dean) a young man looking for love on a dating website after a series of disappointing relationships. Things take an unexpected turn when help flutters into his life in the form of Cupid (Darren Ruston) who offers to help Ben find that special someone. No longer innocent and cherubic, this Cupid is hostile and disheartened, but he recognises something in Ben that he hesitantly welcomes and they embark on a weird and whimsical journey.
Darjeeling is a thriller that encourages the audience to look beneath the surface and question the importance of our decisions in life and how precious our time really is.
The Banana Jims series follows Artist Banana Jims as he creates a unique piece of artwork.
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When it comes to abstract photography - the way the lines and shades of an object play off of each other are the most important. Everyday items are built with a certain practicality in mind - so in general, the function takes precedent over the design.
When you're taking abstract photos - you're essentially stripping an item down to its bare essentials and re-designing it. Zoom in on the object and look at it from unique perspectives. Find shapes and lines that play off each other and give you a feeling that goes beyond the context of the object itself. Force yourself to look at the object in a new way and the need to abstract will come naturally.
This is a type of photography that makes use of extreme close-ups. Macro photography is not always abstract, but generally zooming in close to an object will help you to see the object as a collection of lines and shapes playing off each other rather than an object as whole. This will help when trying to convey an image of the object in an abstract manner.
Abstraction is not about viewing objects as they appear and following photographic guidelines. Don't be afraid to shoot out of focus, blur subjects in motion, and use unconventional lighting and angles.
When working in more concrete genres - post-production is mostly confined to a rigid set of rules that help to give the image the best focus possible. With abstract photography - there are no such rules. Play around with extremes in levels and saturation and feel free to alter colours and shapes. Don't get discouraged if it looks odd at first - play around with it and have fun! Remember, it's called experimental art for a reason.


Mary Ann Somerville, former superintendent of Las Lomitas Elementary School District, is also a former Stanford basketball player. Her basketball and education pasts converge at Maples Pavilion on Friday, Jan. 26, as Stanford women's basketball celebrates Graduate School of Education Night.
Mary Ann will be throwing T-shirts into the crowd and will be recognized as one of the Graduate School of Education's five alumnae hoops players as part of the school's centennial celebrations.
Mary Ann watches a lot: She's been a season-ticket holder all these years. The game vs. Arizona State tips off at 7pm. Friday, Jan. 26. Tickets are $10 and up with code GSEWBB.


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Governor Signs "Red Flag" Bill making it Law
Governor Jared Polis signs the Extreme Risk Protection Order into law
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Colorado has become the 15th state to allow temporary removal of firearms from a person who is determined to be a threat to self or others.
Conversation with a School Shooter: Man Remembers Firing His Gun at School When He Was a Teenager
A man who fired his gun on a school campus as a 14-year-old in 2003 said he regrets that he thought that was the best way to protect himself. "If I had the wisdom and knowledge I have now, I definitely wouldn't have made the decision I made," he said.
Operation Gun Debate: Two Trauma Surgeon Brothers Talk Guns and Injuries
The Moore brothers have nearly 75 years of trauma surgery experience between them. The pair grew up with guns, but they have differing opinions about who should have access to semi-automatic rifles, like the AR-15.
Former Columbine Student Reflects on Killers' Red Flags
A student reflects on red flags ahead of the Columbine High School shooting 1999. What are the warning signs? An expert explains what behaviors might be warning signs.
By the Numbers: Illegal Marijuana in Colorado
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Is Colorado's marijuana black market growing? Experts say it is difficult to truly measure something that is happening underground, but most of the existing measures from law enforcement point to a black market that has grown since recreational use and purchase of cannabis was legalized in 2014.
State Audit Finds More Problems with System to Help Vulnerable Adults
Colorado failed adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities thousands of times in fiscal year 2017, according to a new state audit.
Colorado Law Enforcement Unraveling Complex Networks of Marijuana Grow Houses
From the front window of Jeanne Hanks' Firestone home, she and her daughter watched nervously as a truckload of armed law enforcement officers piled into the house next door in March 2018.
Fighting Colorado's Black Market: A Cannabis Industry Insider Weighs In
Law enforcement in Colorado are not the only ones seeking an end to the state's underground marijuana black market. The cannabis industry wants it gone too.
EXCLUSIVE: Killer Blames Marijuana Edible for Wife's Murder; New Research Explores Edibles and Psychiatric Effects
A killer speaks out from behind bars for the first time and says a marijuana edible caused him to murder his wife. "I didn't know it was my wife!" he exclaimed. RMPBS looks at new emergency department research related to edibles.
Marijuana Murder? : A Reporter's Notebook about the case of Richard Kirk
Behind the scenes as a reporter details why she pursued an interview with the killer who claimed a marijuana edible caused him to kill his wife.
Results of the 2018 Midterm Election
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Here are the winners and losers in Colorado's statewide races for the midterm election 2018:
In Colorado's Largest County, Voters Look Back as They Prepare to Vote
Republicans and Democrats often don't agree on much when it comes to politics, but in Las Animas County, a group of eight men and women came together for an "Insight" political round table. "Insight: The Voters" airs October 11 at 8:30pm on Rocky Mountain PBS.
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Colorado's treasurer invests and manages more than $6 billion in tax dollars, oversees the public's unclaimed assets, and sits on the board of the Public Employee Retirement Association, which manages pensions for more than a half million Colorado public employees, like teachers and police.
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Hello Again, Adele
By Sam Payne -
Let me take you back to January 2011, the month that Adele released her multi-platinum album, 21. It went on to become the bestselling UK album of the millennium, and sold over 30 million copies worldwide. Adele single-handedly changed the industry, revitalising the lagging sales of the UK and the US.
After a three-year hiatus, Adele stormed back onto the scene with the release of her video for 'Hello'. In the first day it broke the record for single-day views after it was watched 27.7 million times – a record previously held by Taylor Swift. After 48 hours, the video had reached 50 million views. People were listening to Adele's new single more than one million times an hour. Even in this digital age, these numbers are unprecedented.
The singer's return has come at just the right time. In an industry overwhelmed by streaming services, such as Spotify, Apple Music, and Tidal, getting fans to actually pay money for the music is becoming more and more rare. Nobody really knows if Spotify is the saviour or the enemy of the artists. It is a huge industry statement that Adele has made by not making '25' available on these streaming services.
Earlier in the year, Taylor Swift famously wrote an open letter, 'To Apple, Love Taylor,' where she outlined why she would be withholding her latest album, 1989, from Apple's new streaming service. Unfortunately, Swift's good intentions (and a number of controversial law suits) lead to accusations that she's a money-grabbing diva. She has been the subject of social media criticism ever since.
I'm hoping that Adele, like some musical superwoman extraordinaire, is going to swoop in a give us all the answers – or, at least, start making money for the industry again. With her next album, titled 25 (she's as original as ever)around the corner, there's hope that it may give the industry the direction it so desperately needs. But can Adele save the industry again? Only time will tell.
Of course, this is no disrespect to Taylor Swift. After all, who doesn't love the country songstress turned pop princess after seeing her in Earlham Park earlier this year? (And for those worrying about the somewhat repetitive age-related titles, Adele assured her fans that 25 "will be the last number one".)
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An image from Jules Allen's new book, "Marching Bands."
Renowned photographer and Queensborough Community College professor Jules Allen has chosen to celebrate the culture of black marching bands across America with the publication of his fifth photography book.
He continued a loose documentation of black marching bands for years later and was inspired to probe deeper into the subject in 2005. It was at this point that he began to organize trips across the country to photograph bands of all sizes at different events, from homecoming celebrations, to battle of the bands and cultural parades such as Juneteenth events commemorating the end of slavery in the United States.
Allen said that as part of his project he would go to their meets before performances to learn more about the bands and he was struck by the musicianship and rigorous organization of the ensembles.
The photographer has also had considerable success with his previous photography projects. His work has been featured in the New York Times and in museums and private collections throughout the world, including the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), the Brooklyn Museum, the Smithsonian and the National Gallery of Art.
Allen has chosen to shine a light on the black experience through his choice of subjects in previous books such as "Black Bodies," a book of nudes fighting the negative characterization of the black female body; "In Your Own Sweet Way," a collection of intimate photographs taken while traveling in Africa, and "Double Up," an examination of the world of African-American boxers at a famous gym.
Although Allen has published four of five of his photography books with Queensborough Community College, he believes "Marching Bands" to be his greatest piece yet.
"I think this book is going to be a really beautiful book, by far the most beautiful book I've done, and no one else has offered me more latitude or volume than the QCC press," Allen said.
QCC Art Gallery Executive Director Faustino Quintanilla is a longtime collaborator, with the two having met in the early 1990s and producing the gallery's first ever published book together, "Hats and Hats Not." Both believe that an artist must create his own work in order to really be able to connect to students and teach in a meaningful way.
"These books provide a permanent artistic record of what we do and serve to promote intellectual curiosity for the arts," Quintanilla said.


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Marcel Hirscher beats Ted Ligety, bags 25th World Cup win (video)
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Who is the world's best giant slalom skier?
It might not be the man they call Mr. GS, the Olympic champion Ted Ligety.
Austrian Marcel Hirscher won for the second time in three giant slalom races this World Cup season, beating second-place Ligety by a comfortable 1.22 seconds under the lights in Are, Sweden, on Friday. German Stefan Luitz was third.
"He blew us all away," Ligety said of Hirscher.
Hirscher, the three-time reigning World Cup overall champion, became the 13th man to reach 25 career World Cup wins, tying with Norwegian rival Aksel Lund Svindal on the all-time list.
Hirscher is one win behind legend and countryman Franz Klammer to reach the top 10. The all-time leader is Swede Ingemar Stenmark, who won 86.
"Cool," Hirscher said.
Ligety, who won his 24th career World Cup race in Beaver Creek, Colo., on Sunday, is the two-time reigning World Cup giant slalom season champion. Hirscher finished second to Ligety in both of those years, including last season, when Ligety won the season title by .01 of a second in the final race and on a points tiebreaker.
But now it is Hirscher who leads the World Cup giant slalom standings with 260 points to Ligety's 206. (Addition: It should be noted that Ligety is skiing with a broken wrist, surgically repaired with four screws in his hand three weeks ago.)
"My hand's not perfect," Ligety said. "I definitely avoid hitting gates with it and putting it on the snow, but otherwise I don't really think about it when I'm skiing."
The men's Alpine skiing World Cup continues with a slalom in Are on Sunday.
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Five ways to go wrong with continuous integration
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Mritunjay Dubey
Continuous integration doesn't get rid of bugs, but it does make them dramatically easier to find and remove.
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Continuous integration (CI) has become a staple in the world of agile software development, largely because it allows teams to detect problems early. In CI, developers integrate code into a shared repository several times a day, and each check-in is verified by an automated build.
However, despite its many benefits, CI can sometimes go terribly wrong — often because of harmful 'antipatterns' or bad practices. This article explores the antipatterns and bad practices that make CI ineffective and how you can avoid them.
What is an antipattern?
An antipattern is just like a pattern, except that instead of a solution it gives something that looks superficially like a solution but isn't one.
Andrew Koenig
author, member of the Large-Scale Programming Research Department at AT&T's Shannon Laboratory and project editor of the C++ standards committee
Antipatterns are common 'solutions' to development problems that actually do more harm than good. While antipatterns appear to solve problems, they also create new problems and for CI to work properly antipatterns must be replaced with more effective and reliable alternatives.
Five common CI mistakes
#1 Infrequent check-ins
This antipattern makes development teams go against the fundamental principle of CI — they let code stay on local laptops for too long without it being committed and checked-in.
This is usually because the feature they're working on needs an exhaustive set of changes to be complete. But, as the feature is being developed, other project members continue to check-in their work. As more code is gradually checked-in, merge conflicts arise that are difficult to solve and can severely delay integration.
How to avoid it
Split the feature into smaller, independent tasks that are followed by a commit and check-in. Small commits and frequent check-ins will make integration faster and hassle-free. Small commits also allow for specific tasks to be reverted, if necessary, rather than the whole feature.
For example, tasks for implementing a write to a database could include:
Add a repository layer to a write to database
Introduce a new endpoint and integrate it with the repository layer
Introduce different error responses when a write fails
Add validation checks for the request body
#2 Feature branches
This antipattern dictates that all feature development should take place in a dedicated branch. This makes it easy for multiple developers to work on features without disturbing the main codebase.
However, if feature branches don't get changes from the mainline (the main branch for the repository) until it's finished, the project isn't even close to following continuous integration. In fact, this approach is more like continuous isolation, or CI theatre.
An isolated feature branch leads to multiple conflicts because by the time the feature is completed, the mainline will have tons of changes. This forces all developers to sit together and merge or important changes might be missed.
Let's look at an example.
Source: Feature Branch by Martin Fowler
The image above shows a repository containing many long-lived feature branches. The branch by Professor Plum has local commits P1, P2..P5 and she has taken changes from the mainline at points P1–2 and P3–4. Finally at P1–5 she merges her feature to the mainline.
The branch by Reverend Green, which started at the same time, has local commits G1, G2..G6 and has changes from the mainline at G1–2, G3, which are before P1–5. When he decides to merge it to the mainline, he needs to incorporate all the changes done by Professor Plum. And because there are a lot of commits, it will be difficult to integrate them all.
Avoid long-lived feature branches and maintain only one branch as a source of truth. Begin all development work with checking out from this branch — commonly known as the 'trunk' (or 'main' in Git terminology) — and pushing to it. This is called trunk-based development, because everyone develops against one branch: the trunk.
In projects which need to have pull requests approved before the merge, use short-lived branches for each task. You can merge these branches when the task is completed. These branches can be deleted and the next task could be taken on a fresh branch taken from mainline.
This approach increases the number of PR approvals, but also it makes the PRs shorter and crisp, which can be approved quickly. The larger a PR is the more review effort it requires.
In the image above, Reverend Green makes a local commit G1 and merges it to the mainline. Professor Plum makes a local commit P1 and before she can merge it into mainline, she needs to take commit G1, merge it locally with her changes and then push. Reverend Green does the same when he needs to push the next commit. It's a series of small merges, without needing a huge merge event.
#3 Broken builds
In reality, a broken build is not a problem — the build pipeline is designed to give early feedback when something goes wrong. The problem, however, arises when a build stays broken for a long time.
If a broken build isn't fixed quickly, it blocks other check-ins. Check-ins on a failing build then create more files, more changes and more dependencies that make it difficult to detect and isolate the defect.
Be disciplined about fixing broken builds as soon as possible. When fixing the build requires a lot of time, revert the commit instead, so that one person can look into the build issue, while others get unblocked to check-in.
#4 Build time
One of the main reasons for taking a CI approach is to get faster feedback. A long-running build defeats this purpose by increasing the wait time for developers after check-in. Often, this leads to our first mistake, infrequent check-ins, because developers tend to check-in multiple commits at once to avoid long wait times.
One reason for a longer build time is running all sorts of checks and tests as part of the build. To overcome this, configure the build to just compile the code and run quick unit tests. Push all the other checks and tests that need time, such as testing integration among different components, to the next stages in the pipeline.
The goal is to find the right balance between tests/checks and build time so a build is stable enough to move to the next task. Use the test pyramid (see image below) to achieve this balance.
In this method, only the unit tests will be run as part of the build, which take minimal time. As you can see from the pipeline image below, everything else can run later without blocking developers from moving to the next task.
A demo pipeline that runs different kinds of tests in different stages
#5 Build feedback
If teams don't realize their build is broken, they're likely to keep making check-ins on a failing build, leading to the issues we highlighted in mistake #3.
Set up a CI dashboard showing the status of the build, and configure CI servers to notify teams by email or on Slack about broken builds. As soon as the team receives a broken build notification that should become their priority.
Source: GoCD - Slack Build Notifier by Ashwanth Kumar
While doing this, though, it's important to avoid alert fatigue. When people become inundated with build notifications, they're likely to start ignoring them, rendering the whole process ineffective.
So, instead of configuring the CI server to send notifications after every check-in, you should notify people when:
A new check-in fails, so that your team can fix it
A new check-in fixes a broken build, so that those who were waiting for the build to be fixed can check-in their code
Avoiding CI mistakes: a checklist
Make small, independent and frequent commits to the remote repository
Use trunk-based development or short-lived branches for small tasks
Make fixing a broken build your top priority, and don't allow check-ins until the build is fixed
Reduce build time by getting faster feedback if something goes wrong
Set up a dashboard and a notification mechanism to inform team members about build status. Only send important CI notifications to avoid alert fatigue
Above are the antipatterns or bad practices of continuous integration that occur in a day-to-day project. Hopefully, the solutions shared will help avoid these problems and put your project one step closer to continuous integration and eventually continuous delivery.
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Well, I woke up this morning, took two (maybe three) steps and my right knee was in pain; worse then yesterday! 😦 I can't think of what I did that might have agitated it to that point, but apparently I did something!
I did not want to wait another day to see if it gets better, so I called. My appointment with the sports doctor is Thursday in the early AM. He worked wonders on my leg muscle in the past; hopefully he can do the same for my knees (my left one hurts as well, not quite as bad though).
On a good note I got an A on my final exam for my Family Law class and an A as an overall grade. Woot!
I'm sorry…hope you feel better soon!
Sorry about that knee…that really stinks. As you probably know, ice as much as possible and try to keep that knee elevated. Knees can be finicky (sp?) characters, but you will probably be back running in no time.
Congrats on that A. That is huge and I can remember being in school and how important those grades were to me.
Like all things this will pass. Don't get too down on it. You will lool at this time in the future and it will feel like a drop in the bucket.
I'm sorry to hear you're knee is still bothering you, and just in time for some cooler temps. Get well soon!
Hang in there, ice, rest, ibuprofen… glad you are seeing the doc today. I wonder if one of the weightlifting machines aggravated further? Or maybe it just swelled some over night. You will be back soon.
CONGRATS ON THE GRADES!! I HOPE YOU FEEL BETTER TODAY.
Awesome grade in Family Law. Congrats! That was a class I always liked, but in the real world, not the area I want to practice. Every area takes a special kind of person and I don't have the heart for family law. I'm so glad it went well for you.