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Daniel Shepherd
OKRs and SMART Goals
"One measurement is worth a thousand expert opinions."
- Rear Admiral Grace Hopper
No one sums up the importance of measuring the right things quite like Grace Hopper, aka Amazing Grace. A famed American computer scientist, her achievements throughout a long lifetime have shaped the very world we live in, giving us the popularization of nanoseconds, the catching and coining of the original computer bug, and the first computer compiler, to name but a few. Her achievements cannot be overstated, her legacy is such that her name was given to a supercomputer and a ship, and, in 1969, she was the first winner of the Data Processing Management Association's Computer Science Man-of-the-Year Award.
The search for truth, as summarized by the above quote, is more than just about being objective or correct. Instead, by using empirical data, we can approach the truth in a scalable, replicable framework, increasing accuracy as the efforts are repeated. The opposite is true for opinions: the greater the number, the greater the potential for confusion. Indeed, basing business decisions on 'groupthink' as opposed to robust goal-setting frameworks may be detrimental to the whole as autonomy is decreased, conformity increases, and we "don't share information, [we] share biases [instead]."
How, then, can we hope to curb conformity and encourage environments that use evidence to improve, increase and enshrine high performance and the right decision-making behaviors?
One approach that businesses are taking is SMART Goals.
Nowadays everything is smart, from washing machines to watches, from televisions to water. But, just how smart are SMART goals and how can they be used with OKRs to achieve success?
What are OKRs?
For those who already know about OKRs, scroll down to see how they work with SMART Goals.
For those who don't, Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) is a goal-setting methodology for organizations to set ambitious goals with measurable results. The Objective is the thing you set out to do, and the Key Results are the way you measure the outcome of your actions to attain the Objective.
For a more in-depth explanation, check out this free guide that shows how they work.
What is a SMART goal?
SMART goals, or SMART criteria, are seen as both a goal-writing guide that gives an approach to creating goals for other frameworks, as well as a goal-setting methodology in their own right.
In 1981, George T. Doran introduced the first version of SMART in an article called "There's a S.M.A.R.T. way to write management's goals and objectives". In it, he deplores the state of objective setting, stating that most managers did not know how to set objectives and, furthermore, were actively against it, as they saw it as a 'threat' to their position by trying to quantify efforts in short-term goals.
Key distinctions were also drawn between goals, which were meant to be continuous, long-term beliefs held by executive management like a value statement, and objectives, which were used to quantify these beliefs into actions.
Having set the scene around business challenges and key vernacular, Doran then showcased the first SMART criteria to write effective goals.
Specific - target a specific area for improvement
Measurable - quantify or at least suggest an indicator of improvement
Assignable - specify who will do it
Realistic - state what results can realistically be achieved, given available resources
Time-bound - specify when the result(s) can be achieved
The above criteria, however, were not for everyone. Doran advised that middle to senior management should not use Measurable, as it may be detrimental to more 'abstract' objectives, and further emphasized that criteria were optional, not imperative, for all.
Further guidelines included how to introduce SMART to an organization, such as when a new job becomes vacant, when promoting someone or when the lack of goals has become too much. He also goes beyond goal-setting criteria and gives advice about how to motivate staff and keep them productive. He recommends that periodic evaluations of 'job fit' should be conducted every two to three years (!?), salaries should be reflective of the individual's contributions, not job type, and managers should be penalized for not removing the 'wrong person' from a job.
Since its inception, SMART goals have rapidly grown over 40 or so years, becoming one of the most popular goal-writing frameworks around. However, whilst the letters of the acronym have largely remained the same, the meaning has not. The original approach, popularized by Doran, has been succeeded by a 'replace words as you see fit' mentality so that the letters have different meanings across different companies. In this sense, there is no true SMART approach and, instead, it is best seen as a collection of interpretations around goal-setting.
Incidence of "SMART goals" in written media
Types of SMART goals
Original SMART Goals - The original 1981 writing approach from George T. Doran calls for a Specific target to be identified, that must be Measurable and quantified, Assignable insomuch as there is a given person or team who has ownership of it, Realistic in that it can be achieved given current resource and capacity and, lastly, Time-bound in the sense that it can be accomplished in a given time frame. The intention, far from providing a strict framework, encouraged goal-setters to pick elements of the below criteria as required and stated that goals could be made up of any, not all, of the below pieces. In addition, Doran advised that 'personal' SMART goals did not require feedback or to be 'agreed-upon.'
Assignable
Time-bound
SMART according to Consultants Online - This SMART framework from Consultants Online makes two key changes to the original format. The first, Agreed in place of Assignable, goes against Doran's original advice and mandates that a goal must be agreed upon, whether personal or team. Secondly, Resourced in place of Realistic is one of aesthetics and means ultimately the same thing. However, the biggest difference is that this framework states a goal is feasible only if it passes the SMART test, i.e., fulfills all of the below criteria.
Resourced
SMART(ER) according to Quantum Workplace - The SMARTER approach, espoused by Quantum Workplace, adds an additional layer of specificity. Evaluate goes beyond the original framework by including an element of review, such as looking at performance post-project launch. Revise amends the goal to better reflect performance, measurements or to identify a new area altogether. The concern around this approach, expressed even by the authors in the above link, is that some businesses will not allow revision, or worse, overly allow it to the point where, if goals are not met, they are constantly reduced to the point of having no meaning.
Achievable
SMART(IE) according to Ontrepreneur Academy and Management Center - Aside from exchanging Relevant for Realistic, meaning that a goal would need to be forwarding a particular business agenda/mission, it includes further parameters. Incremental, from the authors, means that a goal can be broken down should it be proved to be unattainable, begging the question of why Achievable was also included. Here, they also must be Educational, providing insight as well as an outcome. A twist on this, from the Management Center, switches out Incremental and Educational for Inclusive and Equitable. Inclusive is meant to involve all groups impacted by a goal in the decision-making process, and Equitable is meant to ensure that a goal does not unintentionally marginalize a particular group.
Incremental
STOOPID Goals according to Performentor - This last acronym is an attempt to remedy the perceived shortcomings of the SMART methodology but uses much of the original approach. The main differences to the standard approach are the inclusion of Objective, the choosing of an incontrovertible metric that employees all agree upon to measure; Observable, that the result must be viewable/verified by multiple people; Iterative, that a goal must be reached twice before being increased; Data-driven, measured with data; and performer-centric, i.e. goals are achieved directly by an individual and cannot rely on external factors. The key advice for this approach from Performentor is that goals need to be 'relatively easy' at first, must be performer-centric to reduce 'stress,' and should actively discourage stretch goals.
Performer-centric
Iterative
SMART goals method
Below is a simplified process of how most companies set SMART goals.
Review documentation around the company's own interpretation of SMART
Write down a goal
Break the goal down into its respective SMART elements using a tabular framework (see below)
Review with manager
Amend or set the goal
Track goal
Review goal
A typical SMART framework
Potential pitfalls of SMART goals
The primary concern when setting SMART goals is in choosing what the letters mean for your own business. This goes beyond making a pithy mnemonic and instead, the choice of words will directly impact how employees understand and implement their goals.
There are a lot of different definitions online as to what exactly SMART stands for, whether it's S, (specific, strategic, and significant), M (meaningful, measurable, and motivational), A (achievable, aggressive, adjustable, ambitious, attainable, assignable, aligned and agreed-upon), R (realistic, relevant and results-oriented) or T (time-bound, timely, and tangible). This multiplicity of meaning not only creates ample opportunity for employees to have different interpretations of what constitutes a good goal but also heavily dilutes the essence of SMART by constant iteration over time, to the point where few practitioners agree upon a given selection.
Later iterations, such as SMARTER and SMARTIE, add further confusion as they seek to incorporate an element of review and refinement into the process. But again, even amongst them, there is little agreement as to what the letters should be. This lack of consistent meaning and approach will mean high upfront training costs, even if an employee has used SMART before, as well as regular check-ins to ensure consistent usage: there will also be challenges around industry benchmarking, as each company may use a different approach.
Another criticism of SMART is that goals have to be achievable. While this seems straightforward on paper, setting a target that can be achieved comfortably is not always desirable as it promotes stagnation, ignores opportunities for growth, and does not push employees to try out new things. Moreover, knowing if a goal is achievable or not at the outset is nigh impossible, unless the bar is set very low.
An additional area of concern is the lack of urgency and excitement in their setting. SMART goals require a lot of known quantities when being created and significant amounts of time can be spent researching the feasibility of a goal, which might be better spent on its attainment. As stated previously, attainability isn't particularly inspiring, especially if the bar is set so low as to need little effort or thought to succeed.
The final challenge is in alignment. The planning and fixing of SMART goals is mostly an individual endeavor, requiring employees to create and managers to review goals, and there is very little in the material to support aligning employee goals to bigger objectives or targets. Again, depending on the particular mnemonic you choose, Alignment and Relevance can appear in it but they offer no guidance as to whether the alignment should be top-down/bottom-up, or whether you align the entire SMART goal or just the Measurable aspect (and many more questions besides).
How, then, can we make SMART goals more inspiring, aligned, and smarter… without inventing another acronym?
Objectives and Key Results are the natural, succinct successor of SMART.
Born out of the same Management by Objectives framework created by Peter Drucker in 1952, both the SMART and OKR approaches seek to improve company performance by clearly quantifying goals. However, they differ in many important regards.
SMART was originally conceived as a way to write goals and wasn't a framework in its own right. In this way, an OKR can be SMART so long as it consists of the same or some elements, but SMART isn't always an OKR.
OKRs have a set meaning and SMART does not. An Objective is always the statement of what you want to achieve, and Key Results are always the way you measure outcomes to see if it was achieved.
OKRs have set components of Objectives and Key Results, whereas in the original and many succeeding SMART guidelines, parts are optional and open to interpretation.
Alignment is not intrinsic to SMART but is fundamental to OKRs. SMART goals improve individual goal-setting in isolation, whereas OKRs are targeted at company-wide adoption and alignment.
SMART goals can take significant time to create as they require researched, achievable goals, whereas OKRs set aspirational targets by default and do not need proof they can be achieved in advance of their being set.
SMART goals are typically measured by a single metric, whereas OKRs are multi-metric. Achievement in OKRs, therefore, can be measured more holistically.
With the above in mind, let's explore how they can work together in making powerful objectives.
How OKRs can support SMART goals
A SMART approach to OKRs
What SMART does very well is training employees to set objectives in a methodical and consistent manner. For those unfamiliar with creating targets, or who are in their first role with more of a bottom-up approach, this will prove pivotal to fast ramping.
The SMART framework we recommend for OKR training is a twist on the traditional approach.
Superlative - Aim higher than the expected outcome
Measurable - Ensure that progress can be quantified
Aligned - Make sure your objective directly impacts overarching company, department or cross-functional objectives
Resourced - Review whether it is attainable currently or, if not, outline with your manager what is needed to achieve it
Time-bound - Verify that even if the objective is not 100% achieved in the given time period, that some attainment yields beneficial results
Superlative replaces Specific as any target, by its very nature, will choose a given area of business or goal to attain. Moreover, Superlative speaks to aiming higher than the intended outcome, inspiring employees, encouraging trying out new things, and pushing people to go beyond business-as-usual to create new habits and ways of thinking.
Measurable here means the same as other SMART approaches, but unlike Doran's recommendation that managers are exempt on the grounds of needing 'abstract objectives,' it mandates all employees to have measurables. If it can't be measured, it can't be objectively or universally accepted as being attained. For 'abstract' goals, such as vision or mission statements, these sit outside of OKRs and instead provide guiding principles rather than measured approaches in their own right.
Alignment replaces Achievable or Assignable. As with the SMART goals replacement, Assignable is a given, as the person writing it is either the one enacting it or part of a team/cross-functional initiative to deliver it. Achievable has also been removed, as it is contrary to OKR methodology and long periods of research are detrimental to attainment. Alignment, on the other hand, speaks perfectly to the purpose of OKRs. An Objective is only worthwhile if it supports other and overarching goals, and in this way, it creates collaboration and clear alignment and collectively benefits the business.
Resourced has been chosen instead of Realistic, as the latter suffers the same pitfalls as Achievable. However, there is a subtle difference here in meaning as it pertains to OKRs. Resourced in this sense does not mean 'if the current resource is not there, don't do it.' Instead, it encourages conversation with managers: if all other SMART criteria (Superlative, Measurable, Aligned, and Time-bound) are met, then resourcing needs to be discussed. If the objective is aligned and has the potential to yield results far greater than the additional resource required, additional support could be found, as well as aligning other teams to this objective.
Time-bound remains the same, but the meaning has been amended. Yes, all Objectives should have a timeframe for completion; however, the key difference here is that even if it is only partially achieved, then there must still be a tangible result at the end. If Objectives are set and only achieve an outcome at 100% completion (such as building a new product), then a new Objective must be chosen instead. Time-bound, in this sense, means that at the end of the timeframe, a minimum level of positive outcome must be met. This is very similar to how, in Agile and SAFe Agile, products and projects are built to be incremental and iterated within a given period, so that even if the first of many stages are met, there is still a success.
The above improved SMART framework will train employees to think about Objectives in an aligned, aspirational, and attainable manner conducive to better focus, greater productivity, and improved collaboration.
SMART goals as Key Results
An alternative approach to weaving SMART goals into OKRs is using them at the Key Result level. Unlike Objectives that need to be aspirational, Key Results focus on the very tangible measurement of progress and have greater detail around proof of achievement.
Let's take the example of an OKR adoption Objective.
The title would be something along the lines of 'Kill it with OKRs' or 'OKRs are the lifeblood of our organization.' This objective is both inspiring and aiming high for the total adoption of Objectives and Key Results across a company. Were the Objective to be a SMART goal , aside from being significantly longer, it would also typically have a lower, more realistic goal in mind such as '75% of our employees have an OKR within 3 months of this project.' It is Specific, Measurable, Assignable, Realistic, and Time-bound, but it isn't particularly inspiring, high-reaching, or concise.
At the Key Result level, however, this level of detail is beneficial in order to correctly measure progress.
The SMART Key Results would be something along the lines of:
Everyone on the team owns an OKR
Overall attainment at 70%
We are tracking 270 key results
Committed OKRs at 100%
It is Specific (own/attain/track OKRs), Measurable (70%/270/100%), Assignable (Everyone/We/Overall), Realistic (only one Key Result requires 100%), and easily Time-bound, if it is put into a platform that allows the creation of session cadences.
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SMART goals for personal/output, OKRs for organizational/outcomes
OKRs are for strategy realization, SMART goals are for individual goal-setting.
The very essence of OKRs is in the setting of connected, transparent goals that envision company, departmental, and team focus. At a glance, anyone within a business can see how their efforts roll up into the progress of bigger, more strategic goals, and likewise for their colleagues. It is this concept that enables OKR adoptees to move quickly, whether it's adjusting strategy, reviewing performance, or moving onto a new project, to combat threats or take advantage of opportunities en masse.
Interconnectivity of aligned OKRs
SMART goals, conversely, like the waterfall methodologies of old, necessitate long-planning and maintaining the trajectory of a goal until it or the timeframe is completed. This approach is perfect for personal objectives where the manner of ending impacts only the individual and each step is almost 'predictable,' but falls short when compared to more aligned, agile-focused approaches to goal-setting.
Let's take the example of adopting OKRs again.
A new starter joins an organization and is unfamiliar with OKRs. Their target for the quarter is to master the finer points of OKR setting and by the end of it, to have created an approved Q2 OKR.
The would look something like this:
OKR adoption as a SMART goal
The reason why this is an effective SMART goal is that the training has few dependencies, the individual can largely control the outcome and can ensure it is achievable in the given timeframe. What it won't do, is affect the organization as a whole or be strategic enough to tie back to overall company objectives. When goal-setting, what is smart for the individual may not be smart for the business as a whole.
However, were this to be a company-wide initiative, such as all employees adopting and excelling in OKRs, then this would be a perfect OKR.
Kill it with OKRs Objective and Key Result
The nature of a company-wide initiative would require multi-metric tracking, to ensure that it is comprehensively achieved, multiple owners for the individual areas of measurement to manage the initiatives which support it, and to identify the areas where it went wrong if it is not achieved completely.
Turning SMART goals into OKRs
If a company is already heavily entrenched in SMART goals, how then can you easily transition from that to OKRs?
Let's take the example of setting a company target to make a brilliant work culture in which employees thrive. This is the perfect SMART candidate for transitioning to an OKR.
Support culture before improving it - The first and most important step in implementing OKRs is ensuring that people, processes, and technology are prepared for the change. Teams already familiar with SMART goal-setting will find this an easier transition than those who are not, but generally the steps needed are to identify what good looks like, choose the right OKR software and run an effective pilot. Great culture is a combination of factors, from transparency to diversity, visible leaders to clear company values: OKRs are for missions that matter.
Aim higher - The second step is aiming higher. If a guaranteed achievable measure of success is 40%, double it. If you're aiming for 90%, add 10%. Anything which makes that target a little bit higher, that bit more challenging but exciting, do it. In a study by Locke and Latham, 90% of people perform better with challenging goals. If your success metric for great culture is aiming for an eNPS score of 30, make it 60.
Measure more - The next step is measuring more. Adding more metrics that analyze performance from multiple perspectives, means better progress tracking, understanding why initiatives are leading or lagging, and better confidence in insights gathered. In the instance of great culture, measure eNPS, internal customer surveys, implementing a new 'Employee of the month' programs and more: don't settle for one metric.
Own the objective - The fourth step is identifying owners. Giving one person the sole responsibility of making a company-wide objective succeed is a recipe for disaster: siloes are for grain, not employees. Multiple metrics, from multiple platforms, mean many teams and individuals will be involved both in the initiatives which drive employee engagement, as well as their success. If Marketing needs to build the forms, Talent Acquisition to attract the right employees, or HR to proactively measure sentiment, then they should all have ownership.
Alignable - The penultimate step is making sure that the objective is supported by other OKRs. Making employees happy, proud, and productive is more than just an HR 'thing.' It's the sum of all employees' efforts in addition to extraneous company achievements. Gaining series C funding, entering a company reorganization, or managing an M&A all contribute to the attractiveness and culture of a company but are not the direct efforts of cultural initiatives. A great culture OKR could be linked to a Talent OKR of 25% increase in internal employee referrals, a PR OKR of 100 positive mentions in leading industry publications or a Marketing OKR of an average G2 score of 5 stars.
Make objectives exceptional - The final piece is using words that make an objective motivating. Language shapes how we and our colleagues perceive a target, motivating or demotivating us based on the respective merits of the phrasing. In short, according to a number of eminent behavioral studies, those who are more inspired, display increased goal progress due to setting more inspired goals. To improve company culture, bin BAU phrasing like 'Improve company culture by increasing eNPS score by the end of Q1' and animate your staff and efforts with 'Create the most awesome culture!' as an Objective.
Transforming SMART goals into OKRs
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Q: How to allocate memory in this case? I have pointers in main for which I don't know it's size. A function returns this pointer to main. Inside the function I can calulate the size of pointer and hence need to store values in them and return them to main. How to modify/allocate memory in this case.
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A: The second version is essentially correct.
You need to say:
realloc(*row_value, 10 * sizeof(int));
//     ^^^

Mind the star!
If it helps, rename your function arguments to:
col_row_value(int ** ptr_to_row_ptr, int ** ptr_to_col_ptr);

That way, you won't confuse yourself as much.

A: This:
*row_value=(int*)realloc(row_value*,10*sizeof(int));

should be:
*row_value = realloc(*row_value,10*sizeof(int));
                 /** ^ **/

Note the cast is unnecessary. Assign the result of realloc() to a temporary pointer in case the reallocation fails which would mean the original memory would be inaccessible.
int* tmp = realloc(*row_value, 10 * sizeof(*tmp));
if (tmp)
{
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}

Note the for loop does not assign a value to the first element in row_value or col_value:
for(i=1;i<10;i++)

as it starts at index 1 and the assignments within the for should be:
(*row_value)[i] = i;
(*col_value)[i] = i;

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The AGM17 will take place inside the Firmafede Fortress and in the streets and squares of the historical center of Sarzana (La Spezia). In this way more areas of the city will be involved in the event, offering all visitors the opportunity to live the ospitality and beauty of Sarzana.
The event is today considered one of the great international appointments of the acoustic guitar universe, not to be missed by luthiers, companies, artists and guitar lovers, and is able to bring the public closer to very high quality musical ideas.
The first 3 days of the AGM, Wednesday 28, Thursday 29, Friday 30 will be dedicated to the Lutherie, Guitar Didactic and Ukulele Courses. Morning and afternoon fulltime workshops for all those who wish to learn or improve guitar making techniques and playing techniques. Courses will be held by established international teachers.
Friday May 30, Saturday May 31, Sunday June 1, from 11am to 7pm, will be dedicated to the Lutherie, Import, Vintage Guitars and Accessories Exhibition, which will fill all the rooms and spaces inside the Firmafede Fortress, with the best luthiers, guitar makers and companies coming from all over the world. (130 stands in 2013).
Thursday May 29, the first part of the evening concert on the main stage, at 7pm, will be dedicated to the "NEW SOUNDS OF ACOUSTIC MUSIC" – Carisch 2014 Award "In the memory of Stefano Rosso", a young guitarists contest which every year discovers new talents in the guitar music. A jury of journalists, artists and experts in the field will choose the winners, both in the fingerstyle and songwriting field.
Inside the concert will be presented the City of Sarzana-Liguria Region Award "STRINGS & VOICES for DIALOGUE & CIVIL RIGHTS", 6th edition.
A celebration of the popular song as a prominent instrument of social commitment, for dialogue and civic progress, and its interpreters par excellence: the voice and the acoustic guitar.
The Award will be presented to the winner artist by the Major of the City of Sarzana. (1st edition attribuited in memory of Woody Guthrie, 2nd edition to Jackson Browne, 3rd edition in memory of Victor Jara and Violeta Parra, 4th edition to Francesco Guccini, 5th edition in memory of Miriam Makeba).
Friday 30 and Saturday 31, starting at 9pm, the best international guitar players, both in solo and in ensemble, will perform on the main stage: usually unforgettable concerts!
Concerts and performances of the best guitarists on the main stage will go on all day Sunday 1st June.
Have a good trip to Sarzana on 2014, May 28-29-30-31 – June 1!
As always, in January 2014 we will visit the NAMM Show in Anaheim, Los Angeles US, and in March the Musikmesse in Frankfurt.
We will be available and happy to meet you there.
Friday May 30 from10:30am to 7pm: BLUEGRASS MEETING!
More than three Centuries of history in this Show, with Italian, Brazialian, American mandolins and other similar instruments. It will be present the Lute Cantabile by Luigi Embergher, single model in the world.
The conferences and the workshops will be held inside the hall Sala delle Capriate in the 3rd floor of the Tower Area.
It is a beautiful location and the program will be full of interesting discussions and objects, with prestigious speakers and important guitar histories.
performances, guitar presentations, showcases on a dedicated stage located on the terrace of the Firmafede Fortress. The schedule will be formed Friday morning at the opening of the Show.
The first 3 days of the AGM, Wednesday May 28, Thursday May 29, Friday May 30 will be dedicated to the Lutherie, Guitar Didactic and Ukulele Courses. Morning and afternoon fulltime workshops for all those who wish to learn or improve guitar making techniques and playing techniques.
Part One: Sound boards, backs, and sides, including a discussion of access panels and glues.
Part Two: Necks and Adjustable Playing Action. Sound holes and ports.
Day 3 – CNC for Small Custom Builders – Presenting Your Work to the World – Photographing instruments – Photoshop for Luthiers.
Diane Ponzio accomplished singer-songwriter and proud Ambassador for the Martin Guitar Company, will teach you how to play " the happiest instrument in the world" – the ukulele.
The first day will be devoted to left hand study, learning the basic chords.
The second day, will focus on and introduce ways to strum and pick.
THURSDAY MAY 29 – h. 7p.m.
The best performances will win musical instruments and accessories offered by CARISCH spa, MOGAR spa, John Pearse Strings, B-Band Pickup Systems, partners of the event.
With the award we intend to recognize his human and artistic depth, universally recognized in music and social scenes, and his extraordinary engagement in civil affairs around the world.
Born in Ireland in 1951, Sir Robert Geldof founded his own group, the Boomtown Rats with whom he often topped the British charts in 1975, but he is especially known throughout the world for his commitment to the fight against hunger and disease in Africa. While devoting time and energy towards his personal commitment for these causes in spite of facing great difficulties, he often sacrificed his musical career to do so throughout the years.
In 1984, inspired by moving pictures of African children dying of malnutrition, he wrote the song "Do They Know It's Christmas?" along with Midge Ure, which was sung by the best British artists of the time in a group that was called Band Aid, obtaining huge success and generating income that was donated 100% as aid to victims of the famine in Ethiopia.
In 1985, in the wake of these experiences and with the help of many other artists, Bob devoted heart and soul to the organization of the Live Aid rock concert, broadcast worldwide on July 13 on two different continents, at Wembley Stadium in London and JFK Stadium in Philadelphia. Unprecedented in the history of television and music, major personalities from the world of music and entertainment attended the event, which managed to raise more than 48 million dollars donated in its entirety to the peoples of Africa.
In 2004 he was appointed as a member of the newly formed "Commission for Africa" whose aim was to come up with new ideas in order to reduce poverty in the troubled continent. He then formed a new formation of "Band Aid" and recorded a new version of the single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" once again to raise funds to help the people of Darfur in western Sudan.
In 2005, he created a new event, "Live 8", a series of 10 concerts organized in July of the same year in G8 countries to support the campaign against poverty, which brought together millions of music fans and people who believe in the possibilities of this difficult but worthwhile project.
Later in 2005 Geldolf presented a film for BBC 1 and wrote a book to accompany the television series in Africa, which was very well received by critics and shows his deep respect and love for the land.
There are many awards he has received throughout the world, including the nomination as baronet, to which the City of Sarzana and the Liguria Region adds its same deeply felt recognition for his unceasing work as the promoter of campaigns and events for the improvement of living conditions of people in Africa and for the advancement of a universally civil society.
The Award is a work of the great italian sculptor Giuliano Tomaino and it ill be presented to Bob Geldof by the Mayor of the City of Sarzana on the main stage in the evening concert of Thursday May 29.
Martin Guitars-EKO partner of the event.
Everything went well, even the weather was good, with a shining sun which has been present during the days and a nice climate during the night concerts.
Nice comments by musicians, exhibitors and visitors, who really appreciated the quality of the concerts and the organization of the big acoustic guitars exhibition with 123 stands present!
Here are the first photos of the event. We will come back soon with a full report and news on the new event which we are organizing, the ACOUSTIC GUITAR VILLAGE within CREMONA MONDOMUSICA, the annual lutherie show at Cremona Exhibition Centre.


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Check out the final trailer for Jason Momoa's 'Aquaman' (VIDEO)
Tuesday, 20 Nov 2018 05:38 PM MYT
By Serena Kaur
A screengrab from Jason Momoa's 'Aquaman'.
LOS ANGELES, Nov 20 — Warner Bros has released the final trailer for upcoming action-packed superhero movie Aquaman.
Jason Momoa stars as the titular hero and the film will reveal the origin story of half-human, half-Atlantean Arthur Curry. The movie also stars Amber Heard as Mera, Willem Dafoe as Vulko, Nicole Kidman as Queen Atlanna, Patrick Wilson as King Orm, Dolph Lundgren as King Nereus, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Black Manta, Ludi Lin as Captain Murk and Temeura Morrison as Arthur's dad Tom Curry.
The synopsis of the film reads: "From Warner Bros Pictures and director James Wan comes an action-packed adventure that spans the vast, visually breathtaking underwater world of the seven seas, Aquaman, starring Momoa in the title role. The film reveals the origin story of half-human, half-Atlantean Arthur Curry and takes him on the journey of his lifetime — one that will not only force him to face who he really is, but to discover if he is worthy of who he was born to be a king."
Aquaman is set for US release on December 21.
Dave Bautista to join Jason Momoa in 'See' for Apple TV+
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Had a vision yesterday evening. A vision about how file handling could get more generic and less hard-coded.
Previously, I've been thinking that each type of entity, like an asset or a sequence, could only have one type of child – assets have variants and sequences shots – so that there would be some structure in how the users worked.
I'm thinking of generalising file management enough so that it basically acts like other file management app -Explorer on Windows versus Finder on OSX – where you can create any folder under any entity – like a shot under a job directly, skipping the sequence-parent. Or any random folder wherever.
Once the user has created a project shell, like 1 sequence and 1 shot, they have essentially specified how they've chosen to structure their work.
We could store that in a preset. So that for their next similar job, they could hit "Add by preset" which makes an empty shell identical to the one they saved.
To expand on the pre-built types, like shot, asset or sequence, by letting users enter any type as the name, setting properties on their new type, and then saving it as a new type.
Next time, they could enter that type and it would use their previous template.
Making Dashboard more into the explorer enforces the one benefit of using the Dashboard over the explorer – Name conventions and placing of files and folders. That's what they get and that's what the Dashboard is supposed to take care of.
More generic means more flexible. Advanced users will like it more and our development would get drastically simplified.


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Maison du Peuple in Peril
By Andrew Ayers
Maison du Peuple
Photo © Lolo92110
Rendering of Groupe Duval's proposed addition
Image courtesy Groupe Duval
It features prominently at this year's Grafton-curated Venice Biennale, held up as a historic example of "freespace" in the central pavilion: the mythic Maison du Peuple (1936–39) in the Parisian suburb of Clichy-la-Garenne, a transformable box of tricks built by architects Eugène Beaudoin and Marcel Lods, with help from engineer Vladimir Bodiansky and designer/manufacturer Sc Jean Prouvé, who produced many of the all-metal building's prefabricated parts. But now Docomomo France has published an open letter—signed by prominent figures such as Mario Botta, Jean-Louis Cohen, Kenneth Frampton, Herman Hertzberger, Kengo Kuma, Jack Lang (the former French culture minister responsible for the building's 1983 listing as a historic monument), Robin Middleton and Mark Wigley—protesting insensitive redevelopment plans to build a 315-foot-high tower bang on top of this precocious example of hi-tech Modernism.
Unloved and misunderstood for decades, and essentially abandoned despite partial restoration at the turn of the millennium, the Maison du Peuple has long been a headache for mayors of Clichy-la-Garenne. The current incumbent, Rémi Muzeau (of rightwing party Les Républicains), saw his chance in 2016 when "Inventons la Métropole du Grand Paris" was launched: inspired by the 2014 "Réinventons Paris" campaign, it put difficult sites in the Paris region up for grabs, inviting developers to join forces with architects to propose innovative and financially viable redevelopment programs for them. The winners in Clichy—whose vanquished rivals included a project by Shigeru Ban—are French architect Rudy Ricciotti and developer Duval, who propose turning the restored Maison du Peuple into a food hall cum mini-offshoot of the Centre Pompidou, with a "braided" concrete tower of luxury apartments and hotel accommodation rising above. To build the tower's foundations, the Maison du Peuple's rear will have to be partially destroyed, despite the historical interest of its curtain wall, the very first example in France, which takes the form of clip-on sheet-steel/mica-asbestos sandwich panels designed and manufactured by Prouvé. The project would also require digging out a car park underneath the Maison du Peuple.
Besides the potentially disastrous damage to the building's structural integrity that these interventions could entail, Docomomo fears a dangerous precedent will be set if Ricciotti's project is allowed to go ahead—what is the meaning of historic-monument protection if a site's aesthetic and programmatic integrity can be so blithely ignored? And while obsolescing buildings must obviously adapt if they are to survive, there seems to be a political dimension to the decision made in Clichy: surely it's no accident that this "people's palace," a monument to the social policies of the Front Populaire (the short-lived leftwing coalition which introduced paid vacation for French workers), should be subject to naked, aggressive gentrification of the most trite and uninspiring kind.
At the time of writing, the Duval/Ricciotti project has already cleared the first planning hurdle: local zoning has been reconfigured so that the site is now considered "peripheral" (it is of course nothing of the sort), meaning that, subject to impact studies, height restrictions can be waived and a tower constructed there. The next stage, after ground surveys have been carried out, is filing of the planning application, probably this fall. If public opinion mobilizes sufficiently over the coming months, this highly questionable project can still be stopped.
KEYWORDS: Docomomo modernism Paris
Andrew Ayers is a Paris-based writer, translator, and educator.
Parc du Peuple de l'Herbe by AWP + HHF
Maison Cheval Blanc Debuts in Paris
La Poste du Louvre by Dominique Perrault Architecture (DPA)


An opportunity – or a scam?
One of the things we like to keep warning aspiring writers about is that there are lots of sharks out there just waiting to eat you up – or to be exact, eat up your money. Unless you're one of the chosen few, a JK, Rankin, McColl-Smith or whatever, you aren't likely to get rich. Most self-published authors make less than £300 from their efforts in their entire career. You need help to hit the big time.
Wouldn't it be great if your book won the Joe Bloggs Prize for fiction this year? Or even if you won the prize for something else? You could put it on the cover of your book – winner of the 2015 Bloggs Prize. Or how about a short quote? – "A dazzling new star in the literary firmament." Sounds just the very dab.
So it's naturally very attractive to enter literary competitions. The prizemoney is secondary, actually, it's the fame you're looking for.
Ah, but there are problems. First of all, most of the big competitions will only accept entries from publishers, which means that the author is disqualified straight away. Then there's usually an entry fee. Now I'm going to make a confession: I've entered a few of these competitions and have lost every single time. Every time. A waste of money. I don't object to a small entry fee – after all the judges have to be paid something for reading all the junk I send in – but I'm not certain that my stuff is actually read at all. If hundreds, perhaps thousands, of writers each send an entry accompanied by – say – £20, that's quite a lot of money, isn't it? Hmm. I can see shark fins in the sea nearby.
So try to find freebies, or at least competitions with very small entry fees. They do exist, and they're probably more honest as well.
And now I'm going to award my prize for the 2015 Competition Scam Of The Year. Narrative magazine offers $50 for any six-word story they choose to publish. The submission fee? $15. You read that correctly, $15, in other words $2.50 for each word they actually get around to reading.
Time to head for the safety of the beach.


We walked out asked RS gold nmom if he had money to buy it for him. N mom told him no because of olive garden n dad said no because of dentist. Brother remembered he once said no because he had a surgery.
I told n mom the truth that she prioritizes health like its a toy. Health is not first. and if it is its just the same as a toy for her.
Nmom spotted a grave and told us again werid morbid stuff about where she wanted to be buried. This time she said that place but before it would be argument and confusion where she would wonder if she could put a memorial on one place and a grave on the other.
When annoyed I told her I don't wanna hear this again as you do not ever stay in one place and its morbid. She said she would write it down and that I should too soon.
Said no as I plan on living as long as possible and I amyrs cheap RS gold of age I really doubt if I die before her which would either n mom finally succeeds in murdering me, I have allergy attack, or not solving anything I commit suicide.


The office will be closed: Friday, December 21 @4:00 pm and will re-open Monday, January 7 2019! Merry Christmas Everyone!
Please send your Read-A-Thon packages back to the school to be entered into the prize draws.
Parent Teacher Interviews are Coming!
Bookings are now open, please refer to your email for links.
The Office will re-open to the public on WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22 2018 Have a Safe and Happy Summer!
Parent Appreciation Drive Thru, Friday!
Spring Pictures and KinderGRAD Photo Day May 1 & 2.
Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten registration is now open! To fill out the form, click here. Please have a copy of your child's birth certificate, legal and immigration documentation for registration.
Come check us out in the Learning Commons!


Late last summer, I purchased a Princeton 10' x 10' shed kit from Home Depot. My husband put the kit together with a few reinforcements to the floor and door to make it stronger.
The shed sat all winter unpainted and un-landscaped.
Here is the shed early this spring.
The shed was sitting on cement blocks and shims, and definitely needed paint and landscaping.
Have you ever removed sod to make a flower bed? These are the tools we used. A spade to remove sod, and an ax to remove large tree roots.
My youngest daughter helped her mom, with bad knees, on Mother's Day weekend with this project. I showed her this You Tube Video on sod removal prior to our project. We only removed sod on the one side and the front of the shed.
After removing the sod, my daughter put in plastic landscape edging from Menards. Even though black landscape edging is boring and plain, it keeps out most grasses, and I use it often. I used black landscape fabric under Nurserymen River Pebbles. I had the four round stepping stones already from a different flower bed.
I purchased some heavy weathered wood look pavers at a local nursery. We enlisted my husband's help to level the pavers. They were very heavy.
My husband also painted the shed a gray color and added matching lattice to the bottom to cover the cement blocks.
I found this rustic table while junking this spring. I sealed it with THOMPSONS WATERSEAL Wood Protector . Now to put it all together!
I put the cement pavers on one side to anchor a little seating area with the two bistro chairs that match my stenciled deck table.
The flowers are Kalalou Galvanized Metal Flower Wall Hangings, Set of Five . (And available through Amazon) The window frame flower box has been on my Christmas mantel and above my potting bench in previous years.
The garden shutter sign is a project from last summer.
I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out! Thanks to my helpers too!
I will re-visit the shed during my annual garden tour after the flowers fill in.
Love it!! I wish I had a junk shed other than my garage!
Hi, Carlene. I am writing an article for TheSpruce.com about garden sheds and would love to use the 12th photo down as an example. I would, of course, give you credit and a link back. Please let me know if this would be okay with you. Thanks.


What should you take for your dog when you're going on a holiday or for a longer trip?
If you're planning to go abroad, even just for a few days, then definitely don't forget about the animal's passport. When you're packing this dog passport, make sure that you check off-hand, that your four-legged friend has all its vaccinations valid. If you're planning to travel only within Czech meadows and groves, then you don't have to take the dog's passport with you, but, of course, you won't ruin anything, if you take it with you just to be sure.
Another possible sport at which you can play with your dog and exercise with them at the same time, is the Dog Puller. You can practice it with all the dog breeds, no matter the size or age.
Vacation time is finally here and many of us are planning where they will be headed this year. If you decide to go for an adventure by car and to take your dog friend with you as well, a bit of advice might come in handy on how to provide safety for the dog and how to make the journey as pleasant as possible for them.
This is really what this sport is about – herding balloons. The aim is the same as for herding sheep, get all the balls into the gate. And do not be mistaken, treiball is not only for herding dogs. You can do this sport with dogs of any race, size and age.


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Contrary to earlier reports the upcoming TWS earphones from Samsung will be called 'Galaxy Buds Pro'
By Mohsin Naeem November 28, 2020
The Galaxy Buds were quite a success with Samsung users
As the year-end is coming close, the rumors around the upcoming Galaxy S21 devices and their peripherals are getting more frequent. Reports suggest that Samsung may unveil the next iteration of its flagship truly wireless earphones with the Galaxy S21 smartphones.
A few weeks ago, we reported that Samsung had trademarked the name "Buds Beyond," and it seems these will be the upcoming flagship galaxy buds. However, later reports suggest that Samsung may refrain from using "Buds Beyond" as the name of the upcoming TWS earphones.
Now, a report from Gizmochina reveals that these will be named "Galaxy Buds Pro," and Samsung will reveal these alongside the Galaxy S21 lineup. The term 'Galaxy Buds Pro' was actually revealed via Indonesia's telecom certification bureau. As it turns out, the same buds have already been certified by China's 3C and Korea's KRR certification.
As far as the specifications of these devices are concerned, there is not much out there; however, the information is coming slowly but surely. The Galaxy Buds pro will come with a 472mAh battery similar to the Galaxy Buds Live released earlier this year. Another similarity between the Buds Pro and Buds live may be the ANC capabilities. Reports have also suggested that these will not offer the beads-like design of the Buds live; rather, these will be based on the design of the original Buds and Bus+.
The production of these devices will start in Vietnam in December and January. To cater to the American and Canadian markets, production will be extended to Brazil later in February.
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Mohsin is a budding writer who has a thing for PC hardware and gaming. He has been building computers according to the need of his clients and is well versed in the area. He is an economics major and the analytical skills he learned from his academics adds to his writing and gives him a unique way to observe the tech industry.


This is part three of the series How to Generate Traffic and Leads for Your Business don't miss part one and part two.
You don't have a business until you are sure about the product or service that you are offering to the public.
Why should people chose you?
If you don't know the answer to these questions then you will struggle perpetually at generating traffic and leads for your business.
Have you ever noticed a restaurant that can't seem to figure out what they really do.
They have everything on the menu from shrimp fried rice to bar-b-que cheeseburgers.
The same concept applies to your business.
The number one reason that you are not confident about your odds of finding success is you don't clearly understand what you have to offer that separates you from everyone else.
Reply in the comments below with a short description of what you feel makes you the best choice for your clients.
My name is Darnell Jackson and I make it easy for people to start and grow their business online.
You can get free tips and training at my blog Your Online Biz or you can hire me if you need help.
#1 – Explanation of what I do and why it's important to you, the person I'm talking to.
#2 – Call to action. You always want new people you meet to do something, in this case it's go to my blog for free tips or hire me.
I've been thinking about this since I read a post by Marcus Sheridan (which now I can't find) and I finally decided to come back to this idea.
This "elevator speech" as this is sometimes called is the HEART of your marketing campaign.
It is where you will draw your inspiration to make your best offer to your prospective customers in advertisements and online content.
If you don't have this together and clearly understood in your mind it won't do you any good talking to people about your business because you will not connect with them, therefor you will not convert them.
Don't get confused a business is simply a lead conversion machine fueled by somebody's desire to be successful.
It can't go anywhere without a clear understanding of WHY it will move it forward.
This is why I talk about QUANTITATIVE vs QUALITATIVE metrics in the 5M reports you have to start with the QUALITY then through your marketing strategy share this with the maximum QUANTITY that you can afford.
This is why you are better than your competition. Is it your location? Does your restaurant sit right on the water where everyone wants to hang out? Is it your service? Are you the best at helping people and leaving them happy happy happy? Are your wings simply the best in town because you fry them and grill them?
This is the marketing strategy that you will use to get the word out about about your high quality products and services. There are 6 million ways to die as they say in some old saying. Well there are probably 12 million ways to market your business. You don't need 11,999,990 of them.
#1 - Weekly Business Licenses.
A great way to know who is motivated to do business is someone who just opened, a business.
You may have to do some digging in your local area to find out where the business license filings are recorded but get a copy and mail these potential leads a postcard announcing your best offer.
That means price your offer so that you at least break even with the cost of your campaign if you only get one sale out of 100 mailings.
Example. 100 post cards X's the price of a US Stamp $.49 = $49.
In your mailing offer a service or product that earns your business at least $49.
That means if you get ONE sale you'll break even.
The side effect of this is TRAFFIC as all of the "tire kickers" visit your website and checkout your "about page", don't worry, they'll be back especially if you use email marketing to capture their email address.
#2 - Daily Warranty Deeds.
Again you may struggle finding this information if you don't have a daily record in your area.
Warranty Deeds are the results of a real estate transaction, this means someone has bought a house.
Who buys more "stuff" than anybody?
People who have just bought a house.
Use the same strategy as step #1 and mail post cards to these people announcing your best offer.
Don't forget to customize this mailing campaign so that you acknowledge the fact that you are not dealing with business owners as in step #1 but NEW homeowners. Why not say congratulations on your new home in your mailing?
Want to know who is spending money in your town?
Find out who is filing permits with the city to do construction on their property.
These people are in the mood to spend like you wouldn't believe.
If you offer them the right product or service your chances of conversion will rise substantially.
Don't think that your offer has to be something related to housing either.
Remember people are interested in tons of things these days with their "Google heads".
Just make the best offer that you feel is enticing to the most people and you might be surprised at the results, business owners spend money.
Don't forget they have families too.
Where can I find this dater' if there aint a Daily Record in my area?
If there isn't a daily record in your area then you have found as good a reason to move to Sunny Florida as you'll ever need.
Seriously life's too short why not come on down to Sunny FLA where we still have some global warming left.
Then use click2mail.com to send out your postcards.
Remember to use this technique and emphasize why you are the best OBJECTIVELY and keep it 100 and simple as possible.
Great post Darnell!! I like the fact the you are real and I am learning a lot about what it takes to be successful online. Thanks again.
yeah i'm real maybe too real ha haaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! thanks for feedback have a great weekend!
Thanks for stopping by I appreciate the feedback it took me a while to figure this stuff out, lol.
This is such a very good post! Thank you very much for sharing. I have learned something new today. Thanks to your article. Will definitely visit MelissaData.com then will use click2mail.com to send out postcards.I will definitely use this technique and emphasize why I am the best!
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Q: What is the latest with regard to forming a new political party?
A: Before I answer your question, let me clarify something; the idea of forming a new political party did not come from Wimal Weerawansa, Udaya Gammanpila or Dinesh Gunawardena. This is not something we want.
Look at the sad fate of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party today. The SLFP is under the control of the UNP. The SLFP has become a puppet that dances to the tune of the UNP. The SLFPers are disheartened by this situation. It was the SLFP that appealed to former President Mahinda Rajapaksa to form a new party. It is the SLFP that wants a new party, not us.
Mahinda Rajapaksa and party leaders are in the forefront of forming the new party. They will reveal all the details at the correct time. What people must do is wait patiently till that time comes.
Q: We feel it is just a media gimmick. Your views?
A: Until the Government announces the dates for the local government election, they will not divulge any details about the party. Since there is no talk about an election, forming of a new party may seem like a joke to most people. Call it whatever you want – media show, media gimmick – but there is a new party is the offing. We are not in the least bothered about what others think.
There is no exact date as to when the provincial council elections will be held. During our administration we never postponed elections. Actually we conducted elections before the scheduled date. This Government keeps on postponing elections.
Q: You wouldn't have been in Parliament today if it wasn't for the SLFP. It is your duty to unite such a party; not divide it. Do you agree?
A: I don't agree with that argument. Nobody is trying to divide the SLFP. If that was our motive, we could have done it during the last general election. But we decided to contest from the SLFP, knowing very well what President Sirisena's agenda was.
Let me put it clearly; it was Maithripala Sirisena who divided the SLFP. And it happened way before 8 January. After 8 January he took charge of the SLFP. Today SLFP has become a cat's paw of the UNP. No one can say we divided the SLFP. That is a baseless allegation.
Q: It is no secret that forming a new party will further weaken the SLFP, which will be beneficial to the UNP. Are you on a secret mission to strengthen the UNP?
A: You need to ask that question from President Maithripala Sirisena. When the President felt we could win the general election, he sent a letter stating Mahinda Rajapaksa would not be made the prime minister. Then, through the National List he brought in defeated people to Parliament. Even among the 95 selected Parliamentarians, some are openly supporting the UNP. It is President Maithripala who should be held responsible for the sad fate of the SLFP today. We are not ready to work with Maithripala Sirisena, who works according to the whims and fancies of the UNP.
The truth is, if it wasn't for Maithripala Sirisena, the UNP would never have come to power. They would have never formed a government. President Sirisena not only brought the UNP back to power; he destroyed his own party to strengthen the UNP. No SLFPer should expect President Maithripala to work with them to defeat the UNP in a future election. He will never defeat the UNP.
A large number of people who voted for Maithripala today regret their decision. Professionals, intellectuals, farmers, they have all taken to the streets. Farmers in Medirigiriya and Polonnaruwa are protesting. Our only hope is to give leadership to such people to oust the Wickremesinghe-Sirisena dictatorial regime.
Q: Even if there is a need for a new political party, why do you want Mahinda Rajapaksa to head that party? Why is it so difficult to find a new leader?
A: You should ask that from the people. It is the people of this country who want Mahinda Rajapaksa to be the leader of the new party. Ranil Wickremesinghe lost some 20 odd elections and today he is the Prime Minister of the country. So why can't Mahinda Rajapaksa who lost just one election give leadership to a new party? On the other hand, Rajapaksa wouldn't have lost the election if people like Anura Dissanayake and Champika Ranawaka conspired against him with false accusations.
Q: But Mahinda Rajapaksa has never admitted he is ready to head the party; your comments?
A: In the last few weeks in several instances he has made statements that he is ready to take up the leadership of the new party. Knowing he is ready to accept this new challenge, to disable Mahinda Rajapaksa politically, this Government arrested Yoshitha Rajapaksa. Now next in line is Namal Rajapaksa. Very soon Namal will be arrested. But nothing will stop Mahinda Rajapaksa.
If Mahinda Rajapaksa is a 'defeated leader' rejected by the people, why are they threatened by him? Why do they worry so much when Mahinda Rajapaksa says he is ready to head the new party? Mahinda Rajapaksa is a strong leader, wanted by the people and loved by people. He is still a hero. No amount of corruption charges, allegations or accusations will prevent him from being the people's president.
Q: Don't you think this constant struggle to bring in Mahinda Rajapaksa and form a new party has somewhat damaged the reputation of politicians like you, Gammanpila and Vasudeva?
A: No, I don't agree with that. I feel our struggle to bring back Mahinda Rajapaksa has made us more popular among people. I think people love and respect us more because we are with 'their leader'. However, if somebody's reputation has been tarnished, that is of politicians who brought this Government into power. Anura Dissanayake, Champika Ranawaka and Athuruliye Rathana Thero are classic examples of people who have lost the love and respect they received from people.
Q: You accuse the Government of having failed to catch thieves as promised during elections. But when they arrest somebody, you claim it is politically motivated. Why?
A: What's wrong with us complaining when Anura Kumara Dissanayake himself has criticised its work? Anura Dissanayake is the head of this catching thieves committee. If they genuinely want to stop financial frauds, why haven't they taken any action against the Governor of the Central Bank over the Treasury Bond issue? There are similar cases in the Inland Revenue Department and Sri Lanka Customs. What action has been taken against them?
We have proof that some of the ministers have spent billions of rupees to upgrade their ministries and offices. They are thieves too. Anura Dissanayake has openly said one of the biggest rogues is seated in the fifth seat front row in Parliament. Why can't they take action against them? Any fool can understand these arrests are done to politically suppress those who are posing a threat to the Government.
Q: What are your views on Yoshitha Rajapaksa's arrest?
A: Yoshitha has not held any position at CSN. Just because he was referred to as Chairman in some emails, is that proof enough to arrest someone? If there have been any financial irregularities as claimed, then they should arrest the legal owners whose names appear in the documents at Samagam Madura.
Yoshitha's arrest is illegal because it was not done through the courts. A Minister in this Government who is a legal expert had instructed not to arrest Yoshitha without instructions from the AG's Department. But without instructions from the AG's Department, they went ahead and arrested Yoshitha. This is purely a hunt. If Mahinda Rajapaksa and his administration played out people's money, they should have continued the war. Isn't that the ideal way to earn money? Billions were wasted on the war.
Mahinda and his Government put an end to that. Now isn't that the biggest saving? Unfortunately the very same people are labelled as thieves. People pelted stones at the Jaffna University but not a single person was arrested. However, Buddhist monks were taken to custody in numbers for speaking on behalf of soldiers. Is this the justice they promised?
Q: Why do you say Namal Rajapaksa will be arrested next?
A: A majority in the Government are not happy with the present situation. Unfortunately they are reluctant to express their opinion openly. They support us and give us information. They have given us information that Namal Rajapaksa is next in line. Not only Namal, they want to arrest Gotabaya Rajapaksa too. But they cannot take Gotabaya because of the Court order.
Q: Who are these Parliamentarians?
A: Mostly UNP Parliamentarians. They are disgusted with the present situation. They say their leaders are sick minded.
Q: Summons were issued on you to appear before Court on 18 March for disrupting traffic during a protest. Your comments?
A: When UNHRC Chief Zeid Al Hussein came to Sri Lanka, we organised a protest rally. We decided to have it on a Saturday because we did not want to cause any inconvenience to the people. It was a very peaceful protest. However they have issued summons for me to appear in Court on 18 March based on some unheard of law. This is the first time I heard of such a law. This is the Government that promised five-star democracy to the people, but they won't allow us to conduct a peaceful demonstration.
Q: Do you remember how protesters were shot and killed in broad daylight during your regime?
A: Are you saying this Government is yet to kill protesters? Is that what you are trying to say? Yes, during our administration a few unfortunate incidents occurred. But as a Government we openly condemned such incidents. But we should not forget it was the UNP and the JVP that gave leadership to most such protests for mere political purposes. I agree in some instances the Police too acted in a very irresponsible manner. But that does not mean we can accept what happens now.
Today we cannot hold a single rally or a demonstration because they get a Court order preventing any public gathering. Is this the democracy they promised? When it happened during our time it was suppression; today it is democracy.
Q: What is your stand on the Economic and Technology Cooperation Agreement (ETCA)?
A: During Mahinda Rajapaksa's time we tried to enter into a very similar agreement called CEPA. Manmohan Singh was in Sri Lanka to sign the agreement. But when we politicians and the business community explained the danger such an agreement posed to the country, President Rajapaksa decided to call off CEPA. The matter was never discussed after that.
We don't see much of a difference between ETCA and CEPA. India wants a solution to its unemployment issue, so it is keen to find job opportunities in the Sri Lankan job market. In Sri Lanka we don't have massive job opportunities in order to open up the market to other nations. The situation in countries such as Middle East, South Korea and Singapore is different. They cannot find people in their countries applying for certain jobs due to education level and type of work. Therefore they have entered into agreements with other countries and opened up their job market. But Sri Lanka still has more than 5% unemployment. In such a situation, why do we need to allow Indians to enter our labour market?
Even without an agreement between the two countries, there are Indians who work in Sri Lanka with tourist visas. In Jaffna, you will find Indians working as photographers. In Pettah, Indians work in small-scale hotels. There are Indian workers at the Colombo Port too.
We are against ETCA for genuine reasons; no one should think our protest is politically motivated. Some argue that since India is a powerful country in the region and especially since it is our neighbouring country, we shouldn't have frequent rifts with them. My answer is if that is the case, let Sri Lanka be its 26th state. We don't need a Parliament in Sri Lanka. Let's all go to Lok Sabha.
Sri Lanka is not geographically connected to India. We are an independent nation. We are not part of India. The Colombo Port and Indian Port are vital to India. This is why the Hanuman Bridge is being built. India wants the two countries connected. It is the duty of leaders of this country to protect Sri Lanka from such double-standard nations.


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What did people in the 1700s use to preserve meat & fish?
Preserving Foods With Salt
Salting was the most common way to preserve virtually any type of meat or fish, as it drew out the moisture and killed the bacteria. Vegetables might be preserved with dry salt, as well, though pickling was more common.
How was food preserved in the 1800s?
The three main ways of curing (the process of preserving food) during this time included drying, smoking, and salting. Each method drew moisture out of foods to prevent spoiling. Fruits and vegetables could be dried by being placed out in the sun or near a heat source.
How did old people preserve food?
The most common and familiar include drying, salting, smoking, pickling, fermenting and chilling in natural refrigerators, like streams and underground pits.
How was food kept cold 17th century?
By the end of the 17th century, iced liquors and frozen juices were popular in French society. For centuries, people preserved and stored their food � especially milk and butter � in cellars, outdoor window boxes or even underwater in nearby lakes, streams or wells.
What did people in the 1700s use to preserve meat & fish? – Related Questions
How did pioneers keep meat from spoiling?
Brine was saltwater that was traditionally "strong enough to float an egg." Preserved in this way, homesteaders could keep meats for weeks and months at a time. However, like the other staple of pioneer diet, salt pork, "salted down" meat had to be laboriously rinsed, scrubbed, and soaked before consumption.
How did colonists keep food from spoiling?
FOOD PRESERVATION IN COLONIAL/EARLY AMERICA
Colonial Americans employed a variety of effective food preservation techniques, many of them dating back to ancient times. Salting, smoking and potting were most often used for meats; pickling, drying, and cold (basement/root cellar) storage for eggs, vegetables, and fruits.
How was food kept cold in Colonial America?
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Colonists could also supplement with fresh meat, which could be kept cold by hanging in their unheated attics or by putting the meat on ice for the short-term. Another process used to preserve meet was known as salting.
How was ice made in the 1800s?
In order for natural ice to reach customers in the 1800s, it had to be cut out of ponds, lakes, and rivers and transported to the customers. Shockingly, only 10% of the ice that was harvested ever made it to the customer, the rest simply melted en route.
What did people do before fridges were invented?
Community cooling houses were an integral part of many villages to keep meat, fruit and vegetables stored. At various points in time ice houses were built often underground or as insulated buildings – these were used to store ice and snow sourced during winter, to keep foods cold during the warmer months.
How did they used to make ice?
For millennia, those rich enough got servants to gather snow and ice formed during the winter and stored it in straw-lined underground pits called 'ice houses'. But the ancient Persians stumbled across a neat bit of physics that allowed them to create ice from water even during the summer.
How long did ice last in an ice house?
In 1790, Morris's house at 6th & Market Streets became the executive mansion of the United States while Philadelphia served as the 10-year temporary national capital. The icehouse was utilized by President Washington and his household until 1797, and by President John Adams and his household from 1797 to 1800.
What did the first fridge look like?
The earliest models of the refrigerator really just had one feature to them-a chunk of ice. According to archival records from the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, the icebox was an insulated cabinet with a compartment containing ice that kept perishable foods cool.
Did they have ice cream in the 1800?
Until 1800, ice cream remained a rare and exotic dessert enjoyed mostly by the elite. Around 1800, insulated ice houses were invented. Manufacturing ice cream soon became an industry in America, pioneered in 1851 by a Baltimore milk dealer named Jacob Fussell.
How did Victorians keep ice frozen?
The Victorian cook would then have used an ice cave – a metal box in a wooden chest filled with more ice and salt – to freeze the moulded ice solid. Agnes Marshall's The Book of Ices is available as a modern reprint, called Ices and Ice Creams.
How did they keep ice cream cold before refrigeration?
Time-consuming and costly, the old-fashioned way was to place the ingredients into a thin drum, which was then sunk into a larger container which held a mixture of ice and salt. Although water freezes at 32F (0C), milk and cream will not freeze until they are down to 20F (-6.7C).
What was the first flavor of ice cream?
So, what was the first ice cream flavor? While every region has its own variation, the first-recorded flavor seems to be Alexander the Great's ice concoction mixed with honey and nectar. Luckily, ice cream has come a long way from its icier origins.
What is the least popular ice cream flavor?
Some flavors are more popular than others, though. Here are America's least favorite of common ice cream flavors, according to a recent YouGov poll.
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Chocolate, 17% (of people's top flavor)
Vanilla, 15%
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, 6%
Cookies n Crème, 6%
Which country eats the most ice cream in the world?
The US still retains one title, however, and that's for being the biggest ice cream lovers in the world. On a per capita basis, each person in the US is eating, on average, nearly double that eaten by most of the rest of the world – 18.3 litres each.
Which is older vanilla or chocolate?
Because they think vanilla (due to its white color) is the basis for all other flavors. However, according to historical evidence, chocolate was the flavor invented first!
Why is vanilla ice cream so good?
Vanilla is a universal flavour
It adds a warming, sweet and rounded flavour that compliments anything it's added to. Cocoa on the other hand, will overpower your recipe and taste like nothing but chocolate!
Why chocolate ice cream is better than vanilla ice cream?
Chocolate ice cream although it may contain more calories than vanilla also has more health benefits. Such as helping with skin, heart, and increasing the amount of happiness you'll feel. The magnesium levels in chocolate also relieve menstrual cramps.
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In 2017 International Women's Day is being held on 8 March. This is world-wide day that celebrates the social, economic, cultural and political achievement of women.
As part of the 2017 campaign people are being asked to make a pledge for parity. As a charity that supports the further education of women via interest-free loans Futures for Women is delighted make a pledge to help women and girls achieve their ambitions.
Please consider making your own pledge via the link below and help women all around the world to achieve parity.
Do you have any spare law or education books?
Futures for Women is a charity that encourages the further education of all women in order to improve their career prospects and allow them to become financially independent. We were therefore pleased to hear from an inmate at HMP Bronzefield that a new library is being established at the prison which will give the female prisoners the opportunity of borrowing books that will increase their knowledge of the law and other areas of education. The prison has been given a small budget for the establishment of the library and is also being supported by local companies who have donated shelving, lockable cabinets and educational books. But more support is required. Do you have any law books or educational books in subjects fields within the national curriculum that you could donate to the library? The inmates involved with the project are working hard to source books, establish library book processing systems and stock the shelves so that the women in the prison can access educational resources that will improve their knowledge and allow them to self-educate and hopefully open up a new life after release.


Isaac Cordal lives and works in London. His work is driven by the sculpture and installation itself. Cordal is a first and foremost a traditional sculptor, modelling his primary figures in clay. He then casts multiples in cement using silicone moulds. The multiples are then installed in their urban locations, and it's this vernacular approach to his street level intervention that harmonises his work so well to it's environment. The cement figures blend into the landscape by their use of similar materials to which they are placed within. He installes the tiny dioramas in cities around the world, takes photographs – leaving his work to be kicked or ignored or taken away.
Isaac Cordal is interested in representing prototypes that represent human beings in modernity. He tries to do scenes that summarize recognizable behavior patterns. In his projects Coral interpets the concept of "The Death of Distance". The daily global news become part of our local area. Coral is iterested to reflect on current problems and provide coverage through art.


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Poetry in the Park: Outdoor readings will combine civil rights history and the arts
Updated: Apr. 28, 2022, 4:18 p.m. |
Published: Apr. 28, 2022, 2:23 p.m.
Nabila Lovelace, the Magic City Poetry Festival 2022 Eco Poetry Fellow, gives a reading in Birmingham Botanical Gardens. (Shauna Stuart/ sstuart@al.com)
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Two Birmingham arts organizations are pairing with the National Park Service to host an afternoon of poetry readings along the Birmingham Civil Rights Trail.
This weekend, St. Paul United Methodist Church will collaborate with the Magic City Poetry Festival, National Park Service park rangers, and music education non-profit Scrollworks Music School to deliver programming centered on civil rights history and the arts.
The event, which is free to the public, will take place from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday April 30. The program will begin in the Fellowship Hall of St. Paul United Methodist Church. After the program, local Birmingham tour guides will lead guests to various stops along the civil rights trail, where stationed poets will share their work. Poets giving readings that afternoon include Sanovia Muhammad, Liz Hughey, Kwoya Fagin Maples, and Caleb Calhoun. The event will conclude at St. Paul UMC with a performance by Scrollworks' musical students and a communal drum circle.
Participants will meet at St. Paul United Methodist Church at 1500 6th Avenue North, 35205, and can park in the lot adjacent to the church building. Masks that cover the nose and mouth are required for the indoor portion of the program at St. Paul UMC.
The afternoon of readings is one of the Magic City Poetry Festival's series of events in honor of National Poetry Month. Founded by poet and educator Ashley M. Jones, the Magic City Poetry Festival celebrates community through poetry, history, nonprofits, craftspersons, and culture workers in Birmingham, Alabama. For Jones, accessibility has always been a key component in organizing events around art and culture and the theme "poetry for everybody" is central to the mission of the Magic City Poetry Festival.
"Poetry is for everyone. And if I'm doing a program for the community, how can I cut the community out by charging them money?" Jones told Al.com in a 2019 interview. "Every event during the festival is free for that reason. So anyone can come. There's no special seating. There's no VIP. Everybody is the same and everybody gets to come and experience the arts."
In a press release about Saturday's poetry series, Jones said the Magic City Poetry Festival was honored to host the event in partnership with the Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument, St. Paul United Methodist, and Scrollworks.
"In my own life, history and art have always been connected - growing up in Birmingham, I always knew I walked on hallowed ground," said Jones. "This event will serve to share that connection with our community - what a joy to bring poetry to the people in this way!"
In 2021, Jones was selected as Alabama's Poet Laureate. She is the first Black person and youngest person to hold the title. Poets, including Jones, will also have their work for sale at St. Paul UMC through the duration of the program.
"We are honored to collaborate with local poets, musicians, and educators in reflecting on our civil rights history," said Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument superintendent Kristofer Butcher in the same release. "Spoken word and music encouraged civil rights activists to believe a better future was possible. Coming together through artistic expression is an important way of continuing that legacy."
Poetry has a storied history in the civil rights movement, particularly surrounding events in Birmingham. Dudley Randall penned the poem "Ballad of Birmingham" in response to the 1963 bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church. Poets who rose to prominence during the peak years of the civil rights movement, including Birmingham native Sonia Sanchez, ushered in the Black Arts Movement, a group of Black, politically aware performance and visual artists who called for the creation of work to reflect pride in Black history and culture.
Dozens of Black churches in Birmingham hosted mass meetings during the fight for social justice in the 1950s and 1960s, and St. Paul United Methodist Church is one of three churches affiliated with Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument. In 1956, St. Paul UMC served as a meeting site to integrate Birmingham buses. In1963, the church hosted training sessions in nonviolent civil disobedience for demonstration participants. The Palm Sunday March in the spring of 1963 departed from St. Paul, leading over 500 protesters to the steps of city hall.
"We look forward to sharing our history and its impact on the civil rights story through spoken word and music," Reverend Richard Stryker of St. Paul UMC said in the press release about the upcoming poetry event.
This weekend's outdoor poetry reading is the Magic City Poetry Festival's second iteration of Poetry in the Park this month. The first installment showcased a series of readings and tours at Birmingham Botanical Gardens.
After two years of mostly virtual programming due to the COVID-19 pandemic, an overarching theme of this year's Magic City Poetry Festival is poetry and a creative relationship with space, particularly communing with the outdoors. Readings at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens featured poetry from Halley Cotton, Matt Layne, and Nabila Lovelace, the Magic City Poetry Festival's 2022 Eco Poetry Fellow. The Eco Poetry Fellowship is a yearlong tenure which pairs poetry with environmental and social justice initiatives. Tina Mozelle Braziel, who was MCPF's first eco poet, devoted her role to the preservation of Alabama's waterways. Salaam Green, whose tenure was 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, worked with people in north Birmingham to tell their stories of struggles for justice in the midst of land and air pollution. Lovelace will partner with the National Park Service for the tenure of her fellowship.
Magic City Poetry Festival's April events conclude this week. On Thursday, April 28, the festival will welcome guests for "Untethered " a night of poetry and storytelling on the rooftop garden at Mexicali Blues in Trussville. On Saturday, the organization will host two events-- Poetry in the Park on the civil rights trail and "How to Honor Memory" a free workshop led by poet and writer Alina Stefanescu.
With this weekend's events approaching, Magic City Poetry Festival co-chair Laura Secord is looking forward to continuing to welcome guests for a fourth year of free art for the public, a concept she initially thought would be a challenge.
"This idea for having poetry for the public was really Tina and Ashley's. Because they are young and they didn't think 'That's going to be hard to do.' That's what I [initially] thought. 'Oh my goodness. That's going to be hard to do because I've done all this stuff all my life,' " Secord told Al.com in an interview earlier this month. "But it's worked out beautifully."
Looking to attend the remaining Magic City Poetry Festival events in April? Here's the schedule:
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